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THE STAGE.GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

One Afore Week of tho Highly Successful BogtonJan Opera Company*

At the Grand Opera House, the superior operatic organization known aa "The Bos- toniaas," are giving the most artistic perform­ ances of opera that have been heard here in many years. The personnel of the company in­ cludes such popular artistes as Marie Stone, Jessie Bartlett Davia, Juliette Cordon, Carlotta Macouda, Tom Karl, H. C. Barnubee, W. H. MacDunald, Eugene Cowles, Geo. Frothingham and Frod Dixon. The chorus is one of the finest ever heard in opera in this city, and there is a largo and efficient orchestra.

8ii--'h performances as those of Ambroise Thomas* lovely operas, "Pygmalion and Galatea" and "Mignon," given last week, should draw every !over of opera to the Grand Opera House, and the management has done well to retain these operas in tbe repertoire for this week, which will be the last of the engagement of the Boston ia EH here. Monday night the bright and sparkling comic opera "The Poachers," by Offenbach, will be given for the last time. This opera is lull of taking music and comical scenes, aud it is worth a via t to tbe Grand Opora House to beer the comical aereuade, with the pretty refrain, by Juliftte Cord en, tbe new roprano, who haa ru*de a great hit with np-towu operd-goera. Tbe favorite comedian, H. C. Baruftbee, ia inimitable 1n hta part of JWorcowon, a mule driver, and the cast also includes Edxviu Hoff, George FrothinEham and Fred Dixon.

Tbcre will be tnree performaaceaof "Pygmalion and Galatt>a," un Tueadav, Wednesday and Friday nights. Tbis .production ha.* made quite a sensation. The music !a In Ambrosio Tliomaa'b^st vein and the libreito la moaily takea fvcm W. 8. Gilbert's famous comedy; and whether in nnioical rendcriocr, drama ic work or stage tettinx the production of this opera is almost beyond criticism. Tbe scenery aad costumes brought btro by tbe Bus'oniana lor thia opera are beautiful and costly. The cast includes Marie Stone, as Gnlitea; Jea-ie Bartlrtt Davis, aa Cynitca; Tom ('arl, as Pygma­ lion; W. H. M.icDonald, as Lencippe; H. C. Barnal*>e, as Chrysos; Carlotta Maconda. as Myrene; Josephine Panlett, as Daphne; Eugene Cowles, aa JVwa(,and Fred Dixon,«s Agtucinos.

On Tburaday night "Tfco Bohemian Girl" will be given for tb« last tim«, with Juliftte Oorden aa Arline. and J.vsle Bartlctt Da vis as the Queen of the (rypsiet. and at the Sat tin lav matinee the Bostoniaos* splendid performance of "Mi^non" will be the attraction.

The engagement of the Bostonlnnp will cloae on Sat­ urday night with a grand revival of Yon Suppe'a "Futl- nitz-*"." With tbH popular opera comiijue the Boston- lana made one of their earliest successes, and they still give it a prominent place in their repertoire. It will be given with a strong cast, the leading characters to be taken aa follows: Vladimir............................ ........Jossie Burlett DavlsLyrti*....................................,........Carlotta MacondaIzzet I'aeha.......................................H. C. B-irnabeeCount Kantchukoff.............................Eugene CowlesJulian Hardy..........................................Edwin HoffB-njeant Sieipann......................George Froihingbam

1 Tlie musical public of Ihla city ahould not miaa the beautiful performances eiven by the Boatoniana, who offer a most attractive repertoire, and it is only justice to say that at the Grttnd Opera House they are giving operatic performances far superior to those tbat were give a tbe week before Ittat down town, where the

S'icfB were double those asked at the Grand Opera ouse.

NATIONAL THEATRE.

A Week of Extravaganza at This PopularHouse.

"Bluebeard, Jr./' will begin a week's engage­ ment at the National Theatre on Monday even­ ing. The Ideal Extravaganza Company, by which the piece is presented, is the largest or­ ganization that haa ever appeared at that popu­ lar house, and the entire production is certainly one of the most pretentious and artistic of the kind which has been witnessed in Philadelphia in late years.

Manager Kelly has again exhibited bis enter­ prise in securing this attraction. It is said that he pays the management of "Bluebeard, Jr." (4500 fur tho week's engagement, and that he is will­ ing to cfTer tbe fame cerma per week for a two weeks' engagement of "Crystal f'Jipper," the spectacular ex­ travaganza s*en at the Chestnut Street Theatre last November.

The entire paraphernalia and cast of "Bluebeard, Jr.,** dnwn to the most minute detiil.will be presented on the stage of the National, and the performance will be the same aa that given ttt the Broad Street Theatre. It is confidently anticipated by the management, how­ ever, that the beauties of the acenic acceseoiies will be greatly enhanced by the facilities for lighting, which the incandescent 8j stem of tho National Theatre affords.

Without the electric lights U Ia imposeible to pro­ perly pecnie the best effects iu a "show" piece such as "Bluebeard, Jr." Some of tbe principal scenes sncb as "The Markt-t Place of Conslantinnple," "Tbe Glii- teilng Grctto of Fantastic Fancy," "The Golden Ter­ race iu Blofbeard's Castle," "A Street Sceue In Con­ stantinople," "The Battlementa of tho Castle." and "Truth «nd Lifrht," the great transformation have not yet been witnessed to the best advantage in Pbilft- deh'hia.

M itinees of "Bluebeard, Jr.." will be given Tuesday, Thunriay and S.inirday. The little ones will at these performances have ao excellent opportunity of wit- Be--8ing the fe-'ituies which l;ave proved TO attractive Jo the juvenile portion of the community "The Children's Heroes," "The Old Woman Who Lived iu the Shoe, with Her Children," and the "Littlo Lord Fiuintteroye.' 1 Over forty children, ranging in ages from five to twelve years, take part ia this portion of the iierfurmaoce.

Mfimert Bibeyran's (treat ballets, "The Ballet of Birds and Inat-cts" and 'Tho light of Asia'* will be given In their entirety, and the "Persian Manoeuvres" will be, aa before, one of the chief features of the Wadding pageant of the bigamoaa Bluebeard.ng pageant of the biga

Over two huQitred persons will appear on the stage. The orchf-str* of the National Theatre will be largely augmented, and ft is Manager Kelly'a determination to make the engagement of "Bluebeard, Jr.," a Tory notable one fu the history of the htuae.

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Footlight Flickerings.Wanrice B. Tike haa left tlie Rose Coghlan Co.Anna Belm-'Dt has joined R. It. Mantell's Company.Minnie Remvood ia now with the J. C. Duff Opera CoJennie Cluisty re-ired from Edwin Arden'a Co.,

Oct, 2G.' LydtH Thompson arrived io ftew York City from

England, Oct. 28.Tiio four nion'btf old son of N. C. Goodwin, Jr., died

In tula cily Oct. 26. be Kendah are to visit 'Frisco for a four weeks' stay

At tho Baldwin Thcatte.I/mis Aldrich is to have a new p!ay by J. W. Shan­

non and Frt-d Williams.XVillinm Hcnderaou, the noted manager, died sud-

dctii> lad wefk of pneumonia,J. H. Mack will personally accompany*H. C. Miner's

read lour of "Kogwr Ln Honto."Manager M. B. Leavitt denies that Bessie Cleveland

fe to leave the "Spider a«tl Fly" Co. ^Vaniine Markbatn i-J no lonper with the "Spider and Fly" Company, having recently resigned.

Di«n BouciciuiH and Ben Teal are coU«boratiDg on A new play, written ou niflodram'itic lines.

Mrs. D I*. Borers ha-s been engaged by Manager A. H. t'ttlmer to support Stilvini duriog bis coming tour.

Pttllie, tho bright daughter of Fred Williams, is to be a member of Edwin H. Price's "Bella of Uaalemera" Co.

Dan Coliyer doe*, not go on the road with the Ter- rlsj-3Jillward Co. Frank M. Kendricka will nil his place.

Both Jt-fferson and Fl retice express themselves an thoroughly autisfieU with their experience aa joint itats.

Edna Carev has been re-engaxfd for the leading purl in "Hands Across tbe Sea," by Mess:B. Taylur and Jefferson.' Mrs. Potter has been left alone for a whole woek. The u«Wrt|>»pera uius; be very busy with the Cumplica- lioi.s of tlie political situation.

John \V. BlfKitint-y has cl:*ed a five years* contract witli Lewis Morrisou, by w'-ich M. B. Curtia Mill up- peai -uiler ihe former'* management.

"tmes T. Powers con temp r«tes atari-Ing next season In a inu Icil oome y by nn English author. The piece

.. ;I shortly l.are a London piocluction.MM. T). A. nt, mother of Kei! Burden, died at her:.!« at Di/rchetttfi, Mass., of parnlvfis, Got. 23, in her lt,yc;ir. The interm- nt was at Mount Auburn.

[!:;c!d Bow, of the Vero'-na Jarbeau Co., felt and ko hw arm in two places, at Detroit, Mien. Tbe ac-

!' nt occurred during the last act of tho performance.Marie Haltoo, the Casino soubrette, eloped from

IM-W York, Oct. 30, it is supposed with an English dmnv urt broker named Lewis. The pair left for Eng- fentlon ih' City of Clit'etvr.

MU-iMiiidK. Hull, a joung Southern actress, has'.ii i-nga d by Manager Edwiu D. Price, to piny thei lin,; female purt iu "The Bells of Iluslemero,"

\\ i; it'll will o^en ilt* season in B.B'O:I on Nov. 11.Mrs. Umptiy fa st! !l meeting with preat succe**

ttruUjth the Eutfiii-h provinces. "Twixt Axe and Cruwn" was Uoue O.t. 12, at the Royal Tboatrt*. filao- c»ehter, MM. Laugtry appearing for the first time as Lfidy Elizabeth.

Kate Clax'on's "Booties' Baby1 * Co. for the road tonr irll include Chaa. A. Stevenson, Cnaa. W, Garthhorno, All eH Foilin, W. G. Eeyuier, Tom Joyce, Kenneth |i- , FiTii Tyler, Gertie lloman, Margaret Warlhouse, Viua Oroly, Kdith Ciaoe and Alice Ltigh.

Thu t'ttiuoud old Sadl<-r's Wells, Thefttre, London, wliicu bus been tiiluwcd to gink into a position very ait.ei-fiit frutn its once higb ts'ale, is to be renovated ai' ' will rwipen with a revival of Watts Phillipa' "Loat hi L uduQ,'' under the management of T. Atigell.

It is definitely settled, all reports to the contrary ..- '-withhttuiifiug, tbat Uenry Imuz will not \*ait this t,uT.-ry pruf« aioniJiy next aeawjn. He Ii contem­

plating a visit of pleasure, to see some of hla American fr> 0iida socialU, but. iu a letter just received from

London it ie stated that he will not play here before the aoanon of 1891-92, *hea he hopes to com* with a company and a repertoire which will sustain, if It dors nrt add to, hia American reputation.

Conspicuous members of Wilson Barrett'a company Are Qeorga Barren, a brother of the famous actor and one of England's foremost comedians; Charles C*th- cart, th« well-known stage manager; Auatin Me 1 ford, ^V. A. fclliolt, Cooper Cl>ffe, Alice Cooke and Lillian and Alice Bt-Ire ore.

"A Lucky Penny" It rapidly approaching comple­ tion, and, when finished, should prove a clever vehicle for talented Georgie P*rtter an 1 the America Four, who are to head the troupe. Manager Frank L. Goodwin will nave the attraction in fine shape for the opening, and ha* lecured highly advantage )U9 time.

The fate of Pal-ner's Theatre for next season has been decided. Mr. Palmer during his recent trip to Europe wo* so impressed witb "Tbe Middleman," now playing at the ShafUabury Theatre, London, and by Mr. Willard'a performance of the leading character that be not only purchased the play for this country, but made arrangements for trannporting the entire company here to produce the piece at Palmer's next 8e*e<iQ. "The Mi<Jd!emau" la expected to run through the aeaaon.uud if it fulfills their expectation Palmer'f will be closed to stars and combinations next year.

At London, Eng., Oct. 17, Mrs. Agnes Bobertaon Boucicault obtained an order from the court for execu­ tion upjnany property b.-longing to her former bus- band which could be foanl iu England, to satisfy the claims of tbe divorced wife for unpaid alimony. Under this order a number of Mr. Boueicault's plays were sold. Seven of thorn brought 8^460, and ei«ht othera were purchased by Mrs. Boucicault for 8450. "Lon­ don Awnmnce" fetched £783, "Flying Scud" f2,r>0, "Arrah na Pogue" $760. "Long Strike" 8210, "After Dark" $350, "Formosa" $270, and tb« others small Burna.

Mr. Wilton Lackayp, who recently became a mem­ ber of Angustin Daly's company, on Thursday perma­ nently retired from that organization. He waa cast to play Olii-er, a part he thought uuworthv of him, in the forthcoming production of "A3 Tf ou Like It," and declined the part. T!ier*upon Mr. Daly informed him that according to tho rules of hia theatre there were only two things for him to do either accept the role or resign. He chose to resign. It was to have beon expected from tho moment he eclipsed John Draw, that he would receive no quarter from tbe little clique which practically run Daly and bis company. Mr. Lac'caye expresses himself in very uncomplimen­ tary terms concerning Mr. D«ly*s absurd and tyian- nical "management/1 "No male memhtr of the com­ pany dares to assert bis manhood under Mr. Daly'a dis­ cipline," he aaij, "and the women would go in hya- teric.* at the mere thought of resisting his ordera. I think it surprised him when I, for one, showed my determination to stand on my own feet.11

Olto Hegner, the boy pianist, who is said to surpass even youtig Josef Huffman, was born in Bale, Switzer­ land, thirteen years ago and is theyoungest of a family of four. Hia father, Magnua Hegiier, was a musician in the orchestra of the Opera Hou&e at Bale. Hia mother, while uot a music fan, ia possessed of decided musical tendencies. Tbe lad's talent for music first became manifest when he waa t.ut three years of age. Himself a musician, the lather did all be could to fos­ ter this inclination, and proceeded to give the child as thorough a musical eduration aa his own abilities would admit. Tbe boy's 8rot public appearance waa at tbe Bale Opera House ou the occasion of a benefit when he waa but aeven years of age. He then gave such decided evid»nco of musical genius that Hans Huber, who waa tbeu the greatest teacher in Bale, un­ dertook to complete his eduration. With tbe excep­ tion of hia father, Huber was the only teacher the lad ever had. After big first appearance at Balo young Hegner appeared from time to time at the Kurtaal in Baden-Baden and In Lace me. HB began composing when he was but nine years of age.

AQJUATIC.A New Swimming Champion.

The 100-yds. amateur swimming and plunging championships of England were- held Oct. 7, at the Lambeth Batba, London. C. J. Lenton, Liverpool Swimming School, won the 100yd*. in 1m. 8%^, with W. Knowles only a foot behind, while the third man was beaten but five feet. These times are all under 1:10, and when it is considered tha*. our 100yds. cham­ pionship this year was won In 1:22 2-5, and that our beat record is 1:16 1-5, it can readily bo seen what chance our swimmers would have with the doughty Englishmen. The ttroke used by all the contestants was the Trudgeon, or, as we best kn . w it in this c^uu'ry, the overhand. Tbe winner is but 19 years of «ge. Know lea led until 80 yards, which he awnm in 52»., the best time in the world for that dis­ tance. The plunging championship was won by G. A. b:ako, of the Zephyr Swimming Club, with the re­ markable distance of 73ft. Tin. The second man, W. Jenkinft, of the same club, bad but 59ft. 6iD. as bis be*t plunge. Tn thia game tbe swimmer divta into the wstt-r and good as far as possible with the impetus gained by the plunge, not being allowed to take any stioke with either bunds or feet, or to lift his face out of the wafer so as to breathe. The best record for this sport is 76ft. 3in., by B. Jones, New B:i->Viton, Eng­ land, July 15,188(5, but Blake's record should stand pre-emintnt, as there are some very unsavory stories connected with the measurement of Jones 1 plunge.

Ripples.- George Lee and Wallace Ro-ta arrive'! in New York

Oct. 27, from England, where they have been fur some months. ^

James A. Ten Eyck, thlf Worcester oarsman, has finally made a match with Harry Vail, of Toronto, to row a three milo single soull race on the Schnylkill cuurae at Philadelphia on Nov. 2 for £300 a side.

Simon Perkms, the English oarsman, has issued a challenge to row any man In America from 100 to 1000 mi!es in the English Channel for £100 to £500 a side. Whv did he wait until Lee and Roas left England?

Joey Nuttall, of Staleybrtdge, England, fays that he Is prepared to swim anybody in the world fr-jni 100 yards up to a mi!e, for £50 or £100 a side, and to swim in Lambeth bath in one month from signing articles.

At a recent meeting of the Bradford Boat Club It was vote<-l to withdraw from the New England Ama­ teur Rowing Association if the regatta committee of the Association I* not censured for accepting the entry of J. J. Murphy, the disquti lifted oarsman, for the single acull race iu tbe Labor Day regatta at Boston,

At a meeting of the executive committee of the Harvard Boat Club Oct. 28 a new rule was adopted, aa follows: "Any man who refuses to row upon the Universi'y crew when asked to do so by tbe captain, or who is dismteaed from the University crew for not confirming with its discipline, shall not be allowed to row upon any data crew during tbe same rowing year." The captains of the senior, junior and sopho­ more clans crewj have agreed to the rule.

Nell Matterson eclipsed by sixteen seconds the fastest previous lime when he defeated George Bubear over the Thames championship course, England. Iljg time was 22m. 2s, tbe previous best having been Charles firightwell'?, made in April, 1883. As on tbe former occasion, tbe time wa3 made on the top of a swift run­ ning tide, with all the conditions favorable, there being an almost entire absence of the customary head winds in tbe reaches, but it is more satisfactory to have a eculler liko Matter won hold the fastest record than that it should be credited to a third-rater like Bright- well-

THE WHEEL.F. If. Tuftle, of Chicago, the champion wbeelman of

Illinois, waa defeated on Oct. 26 by Terry Andrae, of Milwaukee, in a championship contest for a gold medal presented by the.Milwaukee \Vbeelmen T s Asso­ ciation. It waa a ten-mile handicap race from Pros­ pect avenue to Wbitcfis'h Bay and return, in which there were «i^ht starters. Audrae mado the run in 38'/4 m., and Tuttle in 30m. Tbe starters aud their time we;e aa follow*: Terry Aodrae, 38^m.; F. II. Tuttle. Chicago. 39m.; E. H. Pa'ge, Waukesha, 41m.; W. 0. Wcgner, Milwaukee, 44m ; G. K. Smith, 44^m.; Fred Schmitz, 4-l^m.; H. P. AnJrae, 45m.; C. Price,

A. J. Sheen, of the Cardiff United Cycle Club, Eng­ land, made an attempt on Oct. 19, at the Sophia Gar- dons track, to redoce (be standing quarter-mile record for eufety bicycles, and succeeded In lowering it by 2 2-5s. Mr. Geo fired the pistol, and the time waa taken by Pembroke Coleman. official time-kerper to the National Cyclists' Union. Sheen later on came out ond had a try for the flying quarter, and lowered that by 1 3-5s., doing the good time of 32J-^».

The seventy-two hours bicycle race at Toronto, Ont., cloaeJ at 11 o'clock Saturday nighf, Oct. 20. Only two remained In the race Rhodes and Desmond. Dingley, who led when the race was adjourned Friday night, did not show up at all Saturday. The score when the seventy-two hour* expired was; Rhodes. 919 miles; Desmond, 832. Rhodes ha* thus beaten the record fur seventy-two hours, which was 904 miles. The tourna­ ment was a financial failure.

A fifty-six notira bicycle tournament closed at midnight Oct. 28 in San Frnnciico. Following ia the score-: Helen Baldwin, of Pittaburg, 884; Kit y O'Drien.of Dublin, 764; Jessie Oakt-s, 764. W. F. Knapp, of Denver, 815; W.J, Morgan, of England, 802 8 Iap3 ; Edward R-ading-, of Oaiaha, 802. Tho laaies were given a handicap of 100 miles. Helen Baldwin was awarded first money.

At a meeting of the Bicycle Road Records Associa­ tion, of England, tbe folio wine claims were approved: M. A. Holbein, I2h.. safety, 173V< miles; M. A. Hol­ bein, 24n., saiety, 324 milea; Ward and Goukiing (dead heat), 12tt., tricy«le, 151 milea; W. C. Gouldlng, 24h., tricycle, 280 miles; G. T. Lwngrldtje, 12h., ordi­ nary bicyclo. 151 miles; F. T. Bidlake, 100 miles, tri­ cycle, 6h, 55m. 58?.

W, W. Taxis, tho crack racing man, who had such phenomenal luck ou the path Ibiss'-'flaon.-baa competed in fifty-five raco-*, and won thirty-seven first, nine second and four third prizes. He rid>»s under the colors of the Schuylklll Navy Athletic Club, uot being a member of any bicycle club.

A. Du Kro-8 recently won the one'rafle'cycle cham­ pionship of Ireland in 3iu. 2 2-5?. The boat time ia 2m. 50s., held by P. Kilkelly. The twenty-five milo championship of Ireland waa also wou by A. Du Kross in lb.27m. 22t., the standard time being Ih. 20m., held by S.M. Adam.

A club known as the Bergen County Wheelmen was organizrd at Hillside, N. J., on Ovt. 26, aud the follow­ ing olficers elected: President, N. Gardlner; vice president, I. D. Co!e; secretary, L. Cole; treasurer, C. Giirdiner.

Grant Bell, the well-known professional, is desirous Oi being reinstated to the amateur ranks.

Dnncan Rots and Prufi-ss?r Donaldaon have sailed for Australia, where Koss intends to gut matches with UoualU Diunie aud MiUer,

BILLIARDS.THE CASE OF JOHN KKANE.

The Importance of Saving Receipts Noble Work at a Critical Moment.

The fact that what promised to be a very nasty scandal, having, through the sober second thought, resulted in the inevitable, which result was simply inevitable from the first, is no reason why this subject should not be commented on just now and right here. It haa always been one of th« rules of the writer, for obvious rea­ son?, to suppress what should not be published and publish only what is absolutely nccesssary. This may not be considered modern journalism, but auch a coarse is at least tempered with charity, for while the journalist is condemned most by those who are shielded most, inasmuch aa that it is not always wisdom to make an ex­ posure, the public nevertheless can see the wis­ dom of the journalist, and it is the public after all that the journalist is interested in and not those who are incapable of thanking a journalist for shielding or keeping information in the dark which would receive the full light of day were the details but known to others. Under such circumstances we must refrain from publishing any name a in thia article other than tbat of one party, just aa we have refrained from publishing ffiuoh iu the past, and just aa we expect to suppress any informa­ tion in the future w hich can result in no good to tu* calling by the publication of tbe follies of others.

Nearly, if n> t eleven years a^o, John Keane became au active member of a billiard association. This wis at a time when John Keant* waa in tbe h<-y<1ay of his physical manliness, not only a splendid specimen of a man physically, but more than sucb, intellectually, morally, professionally and otherwise, it waa at a time when billiard associations iu this country were unknown, and aa tbe time seemed ripo to establish such organizations, inasmuch aa that Michael Plielan tried in his day to establish at least auch an organization, and that the writer took up tbe work almost where Phelan left off, John Keane was one of tbe first men to become an active member when it was exceedingly difficult work to get active men for the association.

John Keauo'a dm-a were prompMy paid into the Aasoclation in question, from Its creation down to the unfortunate difficulty of November, December and January of '88 and '89, which difficulty resulted in litigation. Even at thia period, or during the litiga­ tion, Keane's duea were never m Using, the same hav­ ing been paid with big usual promptness. When it waa decided tbat the Association in question would not permit proxy voting all the money thwt had been collected by the proxy voting party waa offered to the Association referred to, but refused. John Keaue'a dm e were then paid up in full, individually, and tho money accepted by the Association, just as his money has bo en accepted down to tbe present day.

Juat about tbat time the idea occurred to the party who paid Mr. Keane's duea that a receipt for the same might be a convenient thing to bava at some futuro tioie, Inasmuch aa that where there is taxation with­ out representation, anything and everything is poa- sIMe. lha receipts were taken regularly as tbe duea were paid, and carefully preserved. That it was never dreamed that these receipts would be filed away ihe euJaequent events prove.

J; bn Keane, In tbe meantime, who has really been an invalid during the past three or four years, waa slowly but surely growing worse each day. Indeed, hhd it uot been for the generosity of the Brunswick B. C<>l)ender Co., who kept Mr. Keane "going out and in" at his pleasure,or doing auch light woik aa the once famous master of hla art imagined himself ca­ pable of doing, he would have been, drawing benefits hvm the Association during tbe past three or four years. Mr. Keane, however, was aa proud aa hia em­ ployers were considerate, aud it was only when he was obliged to seek refuge In a hospital that the As­ sociation was requested to forward bis benefits.

What did the Association do? Forward a check for the money with a letter of sympathy for the man who had done so much for tbe Association iu the past? Not exactly. Mr. Keane's wife w;»s informed that her nudband's dues bad uot bean paid since laut May, and consequently her husband waa not entitled to a ay benefits. Believing tbat thU Association bad made an unintentional error, and well knowing that her husband's dues had been paid, and that If necessary the receipts could be produced, Mrs. Keane again wrote to the Association aud demanded the benefits which her husband wa-s entitled to. Thia demand received the insulting reuly that while her husbmd was entitled to no benefits in consequence of his dues not having been paid, thrtt the Association would no doubt "donate" something for him, providing hid wife reqneatea such a donation to be made!

Jugglery had now reached its limit, and while John Keane was prostrate and entirely unconscious of what was going ou, tbe party who had saved tbe re­ ceipts for Keane's dues gave formal notice to the As­ sociation through it* treasurer tbat unlesi Mr. Keane's benefit) were paid up in full and immediately that !e>;al proceedings would be taken at once. This proceeding brought the Association to its senses, aud John Keaue received the money which he waa justly entitled to, which money, it la almost eafe to a*y, he never would have received had it not been for the preservation of the receipts for dues paid.

This article is not written because John Keane came ao near being a victim. It wonkl be written if tbe most obscure man connected with the Association had been in his place and threatened with tbe same wrong. These associatioui have much to learn, old as some of their members are in years and cunning. Donating money to out-of-town members during their illne-s is as old a dodge as it was to m-tke them present a doctor's certificate when local members were not obliged to do so. It ia entirely juit and the only safety s'.ich organizations have to insist ou is a physi­ cian's certificate In tbe event ot a member's illness. The same rule ahould apply, however, to all members, it matters not whether they live in Phila­ delphia, New York or New Orleans. Such a proceeding haa not been tbe rale in the past, and the fact that out-of-town members do not, or did uot, send a doctor's certificate on the date of tbeir illuess, should be no reason why they should be insulted ly having a "donation" preiented or given them, as haa frequently been the cas« in the past. Such a proceed­ ing did much towards diaguatiug those who gave life and being to the Association in question, and causing them, finally, to retire from it altogther. If there i3 any doubt on this subject all that ia necessary to do is to publish tbe amount of money tbat has been paid out aa benefits to each member during the paat eleven years. It would then be seen wiiy "floppera" flop when "flopping" produces an annual revenue.

Nor is tbis all. The le^ciu of tbis John Keane business simply shows that all member-* ahould have a receipt for their money, it matters not whether they are out- cf-town tnembera or not. There ia nothing certain in this world, but taxes, death t*nd ingratitude unless, indeed, it be the fact that the men who give most into these associations and expect the least can be relied on to fi^ht tbe battles for those who cannot defend thematlves. "I will give fifty dollars out of my own pocket," said a loc>il professional a few days ago, "to see that John Keane is not wronged." There are more such men in the calling Collender, Trotscher. O'Conoor.Foley.Dodds, Ihe Mii3<ey?, John Miller, Louis Abrams, Bl. Ben- singer, Leo Soli m id t and others, too numerous to men­ tion, for while their names are uot generally a terror, they will serve aa a warning for many a year to come that there mast be no more John Keane buMness in Billiard associations. BIMON WASP.

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Caroms.J. K. 8 ,ulf, of Kinsaa City, Mo., paid this city a fly­

ing visit liut week.1 .The motto of the boss element: Once a boasalwaya a bogs, "and don't you forget it."

If tbe boss element had its way manufacturers would have been obliged tojretire fro m their basin esa half a generation ago.

The monthly meeting of the American Billiard Association wilt take place thij afternoon at Earley Hall. 1321 Arch alreet.

It H Paul that Fred Eames, of Boston, and Thomas Bullock, of Providence, formerly of Philadelphia, aru to be matched to play balk-line billiards.

Harvey McKenna, the billiard expert, is still in very poor health, and may not live to meet Schaefor iu such a match as fa proposed in January.

It has never yet been definitely decided which is the greater horror to the boss element, Ihe presence of Scbaefer or tho presence of a billiard table.

Frank Ives may not have it in hia power to dfcconnt or double discount the bosies a few years hence, if the bosses are permitted to brisa tne managers of the pro­ posed great tournaments.

If H. W. Col lender bad only taken tbe bosses with him, aud dumped them overboard when he waa in the middle of the ocean, th« billiard world would have bailed H. W. Collender as the saviour of the game.

It ia stated by New York professionals, with about as much wisdom as they have experience, tbat the lon­ gevity of gome professional will depend entirely oa tho couditiou ot the treasury of billiard associations.

The professional life of an expert who is not a Slos- Bon or a Schaefer is ten year-. The profeasioaal lifa of a bogj who has not the genius or billiarda of a Sloaaou or Schaeler ia from the cradle to tho grave if the boss can only boa».

It isn't the interest of billiards that the New York billiard bo-wee are locking after in tbe proposed great tournament4 , but the interest ou the $3:JOO which the Uninswick-Balke-ColUnder Company have promised to contribute to the fund.

J. L. Malone, the noted pool expert, is on his way to California, where be haa a contract to give exhibitions iu clubs there, lie will go to Havana between tho 1st aud 15th of January to play De Oro, the present champion, for the emblem.

Imagine an eipWt of Scbaefer'a genius being bossed by a boss, and bossed Into playing a game, which ia tbe only stock iu trade of tho boss, at which game the bu§* may be ablo to make an average of from one to three, it' the boss ia playing his beat game!

It ig the managers of the proposed croat tourna­ ments that Ihe public and the billiard world at large will bold to a strict account, and not thd Do^a element, should the boas element boas the managers to such an extent aa to boaa Carter aud Ives out.

If Leslie Slosson would only ''jump on himself" and retire to some part of tb« world where newspapers are unknown, and remain there, the members of the bil­ liard profession would no doubt pay him the compli­ ment of having done one aeiwible act duriog his life.

It was the boaa element that bossed ij^nnefer out of the great Centennial tournament wuicti w:u held in Ii it. (city in '?$, It now xemaiua to be e«ea

that same boss e'ement still retains the power to boss Ive* and Carter out of tbe proposed great tourna-tU«Dttf.

Joseph O'Connor, formerly of the Columbia billiard room, In fitting up a cafe tud billiard room as an an­ nex to an established hotel on Fifty-seventh afreet be­ tween Second aud Third avenues, New York. The room will contain afz new tables and the opening is expected about Nov. 1.

Despite the alarming reports of Harvey HcKenna'a health be and Billy Oat ton are preparing for a billiard tour of the S>uih and West, and will give exhlbltfoi s at all the large cities on the w,ty. McKenna will play straight rail. 500 or no count, against all comers, and will give 8250 to anyone who beats him at this style of game.

It the bosses who boeied Scbaefer out of tbe '76 tonrnament had their way.Scbaefer would still bo vastly their Inferior as a player, and would be kept iu the backgrounJ by the b<wse§, ju-t as they want to convince tne world that Carter nnd Ives should never come to the front while the boeaes have the power to bosa.

TUB SPORTING LIFK suggests ihe following great experts tor the great tournaments: Scbaefer, Slosson. Ires aud Carter, of America; VIgnaux, Plot and Gar- nler, of France. With- such pi ay on* it should be an easy matter to have four of the greatest tournamontj In the history of the gamo. As experts tbe bosses are dp*d,»nd as bosses they will be buried, metaphorically spe/iking, before the gn-at tournaments are over.

George Slosson DOW says lie is willing to play any sort of a same decided upon, but, like Mr. Troeaner, hn pre­ fer* the balk-line style. Sloseon, however, suegealB a compromise. He rec immends tbat a tournament be held in CbJcago with the handicap of point discount?, which Schaeler insists is the only fair method of even- nlng up the the varying skill of the cracks. This would give Jake a chance to play hla own style of game In hla own city and would be a big concession to biro.

The New York Clipper gays: "Let all the experts wUo desire to take part in the proposed tournament tagin to train at once. It behooves McLaughlin, HeiHer, Ives, Catton, Carter, etc., to go to work im­ mediately on the elght-inrli lines of the game, as those gentlemen will suruly be invitel to enter. Tbe tooruament wtll ba open to all, at £250 entrance, none to be barn d who are in good standing. Thia was the an­ nouncement made when the touruamant was first pro­ posed and no thought has been given to any different programme."

William Sexton, of New York CItv, is one of tho few men tlmt ever held the title of champion of America at billiards who is "dead right." He has been made to say, time and again, things containing no element of truth. The present efforts of Daly and Slosson to get up billiard tournaments wherein there would he no chance for tho best players to show their excellence are thus sat down upon by Sexton in a message r*3- ceived yesterday by Schaefer: "NEW YORK, Oct. 25. Jacob Schaefer: Don't notice newspaper sayings In regard to me. Like your way of handicap. Am with you. Come and plav Slosson for £5. The boys all give George tb» laugh to-uight. WILLIAM SEXTON."

What verdant youth", to be sure, there must he on the New York Prets In the capacity of reporters and news gatherers, and how they are "gulled" and played for "all th*-y are worth" by the bosses of New York. The following from a New York paper Is a fair speci­ men: "Frank Nesbit told Daly yeeterdny that Beaux was a 'dandy' player and tbat he had beaten Eugene Carter even op with the greatest ease. Thia fact Is evidence that he would be able to make an interesting contest for billiard lovers if pitted agnin^t men of ac­ knowledged upted at hilliardp like Sexton, Daly, Slog- son or Sxhaefer!" If the New York bosses do not re- nmin men of "at koowledged speed" it will be owing to the fttct that they cannot play the Journals of their city for all the journals are wortb. It is almost dollars to cents that Slosson and Bchaefer can discount tbe bosses at anv game that can be played on a billiard table witU tbe exception of cash, ion-carom*, aud we aroj3< t so certain that Schaefer cannot discount one of them even at cuehion-caroms. Such reporters should receive the first medal In the school of imbecility.

FOOT BALL.At Hartford, Oct. 24, Yale beat Trinity 64 to 0.At the Berkeley Oral Oct. 31 Tale beat Stevene

30 to 0.Tbe fames of Oct. 30 resulted aa follows: At Phila­

delphia Yale 20, Pennsylvania University 10. At Bethlehem Lafatette 10, Lehigh 16. At Hanover, N. H. Dartmouth CO, Aiuheret 6, At Springfield, Mass. Weslejan 20, Williams 17.

The foot ball names, Saturday, Oct. 26, resulted as follows: Tale, 92; Columbia, 0. Prinoeton, 72; P«no- (ylvanis. University, 4. Harvard, 64; Wesleyan, 0. Swarthmore, 10; llaverford, 4. Tiogft, 4; Chester Military Cadets, 0. Germactown, 6; St. Luke's School, 0.

The foot ball games at home and abroad on Satnr- ilay, Oct. 19, resulted as follows: Pennsylvania Uni- rersitv 6, Lo'iish 4: Swarthmore 1C, Dfckinsou 12; Cornell 106, Rochester University 0; Wealeyan 58, Rutgers 4; Prlnceton 49, Stevens 26; Yale 42, Amherst 0; Harvard 41, Williams 0; Haverford 16, Chester Aca­ demy 14.

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