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Boger Casement's Party Push
es up the Malinga.
TEE CANNIBAL BALOLOS.
A Too Talkative Woman Butchered
and Offered as Meat.
THE ESCAPADE OF AN ANGRY WIFE
rWlUITEK TOE THS DISrATCIt.1
10.4.
T0 hours later
as we rounded a
sharp bend in
the Malinga
river at a point
only SO yards
across from
bank to bank,
we came in
sight of the re
doubted strong
hold of the
hunted Balolo,
extending for
several hundred
yards along the top of a steep bank some 10
oris feet above the river. From the vast con
course of savages lining the shore, and from
the numbers of canoes we observed darting
about ahead of us, we concluded the size of
the village must be much greater than its
river front would have led us to suppose.
A great cry went up from the multitude
as we shot into view, and the emotion they
experienced at the strange sight of the ves
sel pufihng and panting up against the
current of their river was soon intensified
whenithe deep boom of her "harmony"
whistle rang out over the waters, and the
ludicrous alacrity of the chief who had been
standing on the' bank surrounded bv the
notabilities of his village to accord us a
dignified welcome, to quit the scene on the
breaking out of that sound, was only a little
less premature thau that of the encircling
crowd of men, women and children.
AN UrvlTATIOK TO CAI.I
However? we soon restored quiet, and
Elenge Miuto, Bukunu and others of the
more intelligent of the equator natives
jumped on shore and went up in search of
the chief to tell him who we were and why
we bad come to his country. They returned
bearing an invitation to us three white men
to ascend to the chiei's abode and become
his "blood-brothers. Patsie, ray bulldog,
Snooks and Spot, were already on shore,
having been the first to land, and were
driving great crowds of people before them,
who had never seen beasts such as thee, and
wbo, although they cast longing and glut
tonous eyes on 1'atsie s noble proportions,
and the rounded limbs of Spot, who looked
particularly sneering and puffed up with
bloated aristocratic pride among the
wretched canine inhabitants of Malinga.
were warned by the strange look in the
bleary red eye of the former, and the inde
pendent strut of the latter that they were
animals better left untouched.
The three dogs following in our steps, we
Boon reached the inclosure of the chief
passing through the most crowded collection
of the smallest huts I ever witnessed in an
Atrican village. On every side stretched
lines of these low grass or palm-thatched
structures, in narrow streets, and being
rather a tall man I was able to almost see
over the tops of them all. Bounding this
labyrinth ot streets, or maze of beehives I
might call it, for they buzzed and hummec
with wondering human voices as we passed
along, rose the high barrier all along the
land side of the lortification a structure
built up of tree trnnks, plantain stems and
JESet.iial.a' Scare.
old canoes stuck on end into the ground,
their flat parts facing the enemy, all securely
lashed together by liana ropes.
KOT A M.EASAXT BECEPTIOS-.
On arriving at Esekiyaka's, the chief's
house, we found him waiting for us in the
midst of a crowd of similarly attired and
marked savages to those we had met at the
little fishing village lower down, all armed
with spears and shields, while in their
girdles clitened the copper handles of long,
bright-bladcd knives which rested on the
thigh.
These knives, when they talked among
themselves as the savages often did during
our interview with the chief, they would
grasp in their hands and emphasize every
point of their speech by the wave of a bright
blade through the air, and the flash of its
copper handle as they pointed it at their
neighbor. The effect of this glittering
metal, added to the repulsive and hideously
marked features of all who gazed upon ub,
showing dirty, discolored rows of hied teeth
as they smiled (!) back on us and above
all, the odor ot unwashed bodies, not to
mention cannibal orgies, which the leerine,
cruel look we met at every turn too plainly
revealed that these people often indulged
in, was to make us wish ourselves a little
further of! Malinga and out in the pure
breezes of mid-stream.
However, the rites of blood brotherhood
were soon performed, our pale-skinned arms
contrasting with the rich brown of the mus
cular old Esekiyaka's as we bared them to
the shoulder, while the little knife used on
these occasions punctured the skin just be
low the elbow, causing blood to flow.
"We were on the point of returning to the
Florida, when at tremendous clamor arose
from the direction of the barricade, and
shouting out that the Lufembi were upon
them. JEvervman rushed off to the stock
ade, brandishing spear and Knife. Only
Esekiyaka and one or two of his aged coun
sellors remained behind, and I had my
hands full endeavoring to pacify Paddy and
keep him from lollowmg after the rushing
crowd of excited Malinga warriors (Snooks
and Spot being in full cry at their heels),
who, Tleared, would leave "in Paddy's iron
jaws, it he once got on their track, more real
cause for canine satisfaction than their float
ing tails of monkey-skin or fur.
A MANIA FOB BEADS.
The alarm, however, proved to be a false
one. In a few minutes the crowd resur
rounded us, grinning and leering, so we
thought it advisable to retire from the
chief's presence and take up our quarters on
the oredeckol the Florida, where we were
tpecdily bes-ieged by a clamoring, howling
irowd, endeavoring to get near enough to
exchange their spears, knives, shields and
any brass rods they might possess for small
blue, white and pink beads, or cowrie,
shells. Go dense became the crowd, so per-'
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tinacioui the small boys and outsiders in
climbing up on deck, and so odorous tho
atmosphere that e were more than once
compelled to resort to the extreme measure
of pulling the connecting string of the whi
tie; but the relief so gained was only tempor
ary, for the retreating wave of human beings
soon reformed on the high bank, and sweep
ing back with renewed force, threatened to
submerge us under a perfect deluge of un
gratified demands for more beads and cow
ries. In the midst of this confusion old Eseki
yaka arrived on board with a grass switch
to keep off flies and inflict corporal punish
ment on the small boys who ventured too
near his august person. He had already
iresented us with a fine tusk of ivory on our
laving scaled our friendship by an admix
ture of blood, and ho now came to see what
we were worth, while discharging the obli
gations of African etiquette by returning
our morning's visit. We gave orders to
clear the decks of all would-be bead and
cowrie bnyers, and to hoist the anchor at
tached to the little windlass in the bows pre
paratory to moving out into mid-stream,
where we might discuss matters at our
leisure with the old chief.
THE OLD CHIEF FEIGHTEUED.
Esekiyaka, however, seeing the prepara
tions for departure, made a rush for the
side and was overboard into the first canoe
before we had time to stop him, while his
suite followed suit, many jumping into the
river in their haste to escape. It required
our repeated assurances that we had no in
tention of departing suddenly with him
on board, and the present of an empty tin
of Huntley & Palmer's "cuddy" biscuits to
induce Esekiyaka to venture on the Florida
again.
He informed us that formerly Malinga
had been very rich in ivory, great stores of
it having accumulated from different raids
made up to the headwaters of the river, but
that only two years previously the men of
Lulungu had come up with 100 war canoes
and many guns; that his people being only
armed with spears and bows and arrows,
had been beaten, and numerous captives
taken by the victorious Xiulungus, who,
after their victory, retired with their pris
oners to the island opposite the village.
From this point they had opened up nego
tiations with the remnant of Malinga in
their retreat in the woods for the purchase
back of their relatives by giving up ah their
concealed stores of ivory to the raiders. So
it came about that Malinga was now with
out anything to offer us.
"But," added the old chief, "I can give you
slaves. I have no goats or fowls to present
you with, for we dare hardly leave o'ur walls
on account of tne Lufembiin the forest back
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THE VISIT TO
there; and the river, too, is often barred to
us bv the onslaughts from below but if
you'll have a few men and women to take
back with you down river, all right."
rUEPAKIIfG FOB TBAFFIC.
We endeavored to explain to the poor old
savage that it was not the custom of white
men to keep other people in bondage, but
that we should continue our journey higher
up river, where we heard plenty of hory
was to be obtained.
"Oh! you'll get plenty of it up there," he
said, "but not with those things," pointing
to the beads and cowries lying on the deck.
"Thoe are all very well up there; but they
want spears and knives, too, and they won't
sell you a single tusk, unless you have a
spear or two to give in with the other
things. They have no iron in those coun
tries to make weapons, so you had better
buv spears from us."
This was an eye-opener to us. Learning
that Esekivaka's statement was perfectly
true from xiienge Junto, who got his infor
mation from other sources on shore, we sent
out more beads and cowries for the purchase
of every spear and knife we could induce
the savages to part with.
"We got rid of the old chief towards sun
down, and, night coming on. settled our
selves down to a quiet, cool rest out in the
center of theriver,littledrcamingof the hor
rible deed to be enacted on shore while we
slept. Manyof our men slept on shore, pref
lernng the warmth and shelter oi a friendly
native's hut to the iron deck of the Florida.
As I got up next morning I observed them
crowding down to the beach and into the
canoes to come off to the steamer. On arriv
ing on board Bionelo came up to me and
said that the head and limbs of a woman had
just been offered to him for sale. The man
offering the head had asked for white beads
in exchange for it Horrified at this story,
we asked Elenge Minto if heknewanything
about it, and he answered that the same re
quest had been put to him and that the
people told him the murdered woman had
been one with "too much to say," so they
thought the best thing to do with her was to
kill and eat her.
BEADS VEBSUS APPETITE.
Our white chalk beads, however, had
proved stronger than the desire lor human
flesh; hence the offer of the head and arms
to our men for some ot their beads. Utterly
distrusted with Malinga, its dirt, its people
and their hideous, repulsive countenances
and still more hideous ways, we hove up
anchor as soon as all the crew had reassem
bled and started up river once more.
We were now left entirely to guesswork,
to judge of what lay before us, for Elenge
Minto knfw nothing of the river beyond
Malinga to which he had made one or two
canoe journeys on trading expeditions of
the Lulungu and lower river people. Next
day we continued our journey up broader
stretches of river still between the intermin
able lines of forest trees on each side, seeing
a few strange-looking wild ducks, whose ex
quisite green and blue plumage, with a
shade of gold running "through it like the
pheen ol a peacock's breast, lit up the somber
waters of the .river as they ever and anon
rose at the steamer's approach only to drop
down again to the water a few hundred yards
higher up.
There were silver-tailed monkeys, too,
with black coats and a plentiful crop of
white hair falling over the cheeks and from
the back of the head behind and quite cover
ing the ears beautiful things, leaping away
deeper into the recesses of the forest from
some swaying bough overhanging the river
on which they had perched, watching us
until we came too close .for their tastes.
WOMAN'S BIGHTS IN- AFKICA.
The long reaches of the river opened out
bend after bend and turn after turn without
any sign of a village, aud were beginning to
think of camping for the afternoon to get
plenty of wood for next day when the wife
of one of the men supplied us with food for
talk and a few minutes' excitement. She
had had several little- family affairs with
her husband during the voyage, and had in
variably come off second best in them, for
he stood no nonsense in these matters, and
had oire final and iflcctivc argument for all
too-prnloiiecd conjugal discussions a good,
thick stick, which he generally took care to
provide himself with during wood-cutting
operations.
However, to-day she was rather embold
ened by tho fact 'that her husband had ne-
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glected to bring the usual sapling from the
last camping place, or else she had made up
her mind to strike one last desperate blow
for woman's rights on board the Florida.
The amicable wrangle between husband and
wife had continued for some time in the
stern of the ship, and insult after insult.
such bitter phrases as "that she didn't
know how to boil a plantain even, or "to
make pepper soup," having been heaped
upon the devoted head of the wife, she
abandoned the wordy war, and divesting
The Jtunaway Wife.
herself of her heavy brass anklets, her cop
per bangles and steel bracelets, evidences of
a now brutal husband's once fond regard,
she looked round the ship, and with a blood
curdling yell deliberately climbed the rail
ings and threw herself into the river.
KESCUE OF THE RUNAWAY.
The engineer rushed to stop the engines.
One or two of the black men jumped over
board and swam back toward the head we
could perceive bobbing up and down far
behind us. Others quickly manned the
canoe alongside and paddled off to the
rescue. The injured wife, who was as vig
orous a swimmer a a debater, struck off full
speed, hand over hand down stream. For a
fev moments there was quite an exciting
little chase, until she was overtaken,
dragged up into the canoe and its prow
turned up stream again. She stepped
proudly and with an air of conscious
triumph on her features upon deck once
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OUR CHIEF.
nipre. But, alas! for the vanity of human
wishes, her reception was tar other than she
anticipated. Not even the white men looked
pitifully on her. The engineer shook his
list and her husband but there, let us draw
a veil over what followed.
Later in the day, when harmony was re
stored between husband and wile, I ven
tured to remonstrate with him on striking a
woman saving that a white man who did
so was looked on as a coward. He smiled
and replied:
"Oh ! that may be all very well in your
country, but if I didn't hit her sometimes
there would be no standing her at all. Why,
look at her now, she's quite happy."
rEEFECTLT HAPPY AGAIN.
And so, she was, and although not satis
fied that the man was right, I felt he knew
his business better than I did.
The delay caused by this incident made it
very late when we rounded a point of trees
and came in sight of Baulu village. It
presented a beautiful sight, lit up by the
red light of the setting sun, a long line of
brown buildings under bright green foliage
extending for nearly a mile along the bank
ot the river, a background of dark, seem
ingly impenetrable forest, while the blue
smoke from the evening fires floated out
over the stream, and enveloped the upper
end oi tne here Droad reach oi river in a dim
haze.
The sun sank as we drew near the bank,
where we found the chief attired in a cloth
of dark red, waiting to receive us, sur
rounded by a crowd of men, armed with the
most perfectly made spears and copper
handled knives we had yet seen.
Hogeb Casement.
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Mr. J. F. Meighan, the popular Seventh
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an attack of rheumatism in his right arm.
Working around the store during the fore
noon made it worse. By noon the pain was
so severe that he could not raise his band to
his head and had to carry his arm in a sling.
One of his customers, on leirning the facts,
went across tiie street to E. E. Heck's drug
store, and at his own expense procured a
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suaded the cigar dealer to try it. It eased
the pain and reduced the swelling so that by
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by the second morning was entirely well.
This is only one of the many severe cases Of
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LATE NEWSIN BRIEF.
At Providence, R. I., four strangers beat a
roulette wheel for Sll,700 by plastering It
President Corbln, of the Reading Railroad,
prohibits employes drinking while on duty
under penalty of discharge.
The Canadian Government has decided to
expend $10,000 more or S3O.O0O in all purchasing
seed wheat for Northwest farmers.
Dmcledy Bro s' hardward store, Youngs
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ana a quantity of fine goods stolen.
At Madrid forged notes to the amount of
600,000 pesetas have been discovered in a pack
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"W illiam Jones, driver for Chemical Com
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D. O. Hilleeas. Reading tobacco dealer,
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700. Mrs. Elizabeth Smiley, the oldest resident
of Dunbar, Pa., died yesterday, aged 98. Her
father and mother died at the ages of 1M and
1U2 respectively.
Tho bodies of four colored laborers were
found yesterday in the woods near Blocton,
Ala. 'Ihree had been shot and one killed with
an ax. No clew to the murderers.
Ten skeletons were discovered by exca
vators, near Pierre. S. D. They are the remains
of Henry Mackenzie, wife and friends who
were massacred by Sioux Indians, 85 years
ago.
Tom Madden, aged 13 years, while driving
the larry at the Hill Farm Works, near Dan
bar, Pa , had his feet caught in the guard rail.
He was thrown under the car and received fatal
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Z. C. Ricketts, the Democratic Prosecuting
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removed from office for intemperance. Ho is
one of the ablest men of the State, but has been
ruined by dissipation.
A freight train went through a trestle on
the Georgia Pacific yesterday. Conductor
Mitchell was killed, and four trainmen seriously
and perhaps fatally injured. The officials think
the trestle had been tampered with.
The British steamer Yirent, from Bnlina,
Ronmama, for London, has been abandoned at
sea with her shaft broken. The captain and
eight of her crew have landed at FerroL Tho
mato and 14 other men belonging to the crew
were lost
The Rev. Dr. Duncan McGregor, a well
mown pulpit orator of Brooklyn, and for the
J mst four years pastor of the Carroll Park
Jetbodist Church In that city, Friday night
announced his conveislon from Methodism to
the Baptist faith.
Governor Miller, of North Dakota, has re
fused to sign the bill allowing two years instead
of one for the redemption of mortgaged prop
erty, on account of advices from loan agents,
stating that the measure would result in finan
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John Conklin, of Harrisburg, Pa., who Was
an official of the Iron and feteel Association of
the United States, has been appointed by
Secretary Windom a special inspector under
the Alien Contract Labor law. His pay will
be 84 a day and S3 a day for expenses.
The Russian Government has abandoned
the nrosccntion of the woman Ichebrikov. who
w as charged with writing and sending to the
Czar a letter threatening that unless he modi
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fate of Peter HI., Paul I. and Alexander II.
A special from San Francisco says that a
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and Eastern capitalists. The Government
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Governor Merriam has issued requisitions
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A. bearle abd William C. Paine, arrested at
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a few years ago, a Swedish inventor who had
made some wonderful discoveries in the way of
electrical and steam appliances. He Investi
gated them, had faith in them, and secured a
fine string of patents. He is confident that be
has a million dollars in sight
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above laxative cannot be obtained 2o cents.
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Direct from its triumph at tho
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middleman's or jobbers' profit they invariably have to pay in other stores. We would also call your attention to our beautiful" variety of
Turkish and.Qriental Rugs, as well as our large stock of Chinese and Japanese Mattings,Oil Cloths, Linoleums,etc. If you punchase now,
we will measure your rooms wi thout delay and have your carpets laid on or before moving day.
o"cr:R,T.A:i::Lrsi
All the Latest Designs in Lace and Fancy Plush, Chenille and Turcoman. Window Shades
of Every Kind.
KEECH'S STOCK OF HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS
Includes a complete line of Queensware and Crockery; a full assortment of Tinware and Woodenware, and all the best makes of Stoves,
Ranges, Refrigerators, etc You will also find an elegant variety of Silverware, Cutlery, Pictures, Bric-a-Brac, Lamps, Pedestals, etc
LADIES' SPRING WRAPS AND JACKETS! MEN'S SPRING CLOTHING!
A First-Class Stock in Every Respect. Your Inspection is Invited.
K EEC H S
RELIABLE CASH AND CREDIT HOUSE,
923 AND 925 PENN AVENUE, NEAR NINTH STREET.
tt OPEN SATURDAY XIGHTS TILL 10 O'CLOCK
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Burton Stanley,
Edward Caron,
Jessie West,
and others.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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ALLEGHENY CITY.
GEORGE CONNORS Manager.
EDWARD KEENAN Business Manager.
MAGGIE, THE MIDGET,
ANDHERTINYBABY. Only Midget Mother
and Baby tbat ever lired.
BARBARA GOETZ,
Tbe AlleebenvLonsr-Haired Lady. Her hair
is 7 feet 10 incbes long.
HIT1T1TARD,
Tbe Joint Dislocator.
IDA WILLIAMS,
Tbe Fat Handsome Lady, with her beautiful
Parisian wardrobe.
MISS OALSTENA,
Tbe Moss-Haired Lady.
PROF. ZEMORA'S
Wonderful Egyptian Mystery.
IN THE THEATER:
RICHMOND OOMEDYCOMPANT
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Risen From the Ashes.
Special Scenery and Mecbanlcal Effects.
On Friday Ladies will recelre a Souvenir.
On Saturday Children will recelre a Present:
Open from 1 p. si. to 10 r. it. Admission, 10c!
Children. 5c
Next Week ANGOLA, the Hnman Gorilla.
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HARRIS' JHEATER.
WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY, MARCH 2t
Every Afternoon and Evening.
THE YOUNG AMERICAN ACTOR,
WALTER S. SANFORD,
(Supported by a Strong Company, in
UNDER THE LASH!
Introducing tbe Wonderful Acting Doss,
HECTOR AND HERO,
NEW MUSIC! NEW SONGS1
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MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 24.
Matinees, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
THE
BENNETT
BROS.'
ALL-
AMERICAN
STAR
SPECIALTY
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The Faraons Bennetts.
Fred R. W. W. and Annie.
Tbe Champion Shots of the
world.
Bberidan AFljun,
Tbe Men Who Wrote Mc-
Glnty.
The Ztg Zag
Lady Quartet.
Shoffar A Itlake'.y.
Miss Maude Cliue.
Cain & Loreno.
Miss Lottie Gllson.
Dixon & Lang.
Turner ft Rnlsell.
Matt Farmn.
C. W. LIttlefleld.
Tbe Bennett Bros, trill present $25 to any
marksman defeating Fred E. Bennett.
Nobody barred.
March SI-ELLIOTT'S JOLLY VOYAGERS.
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MUSEUM
COMPETITORS!
TAKE ZE3IIS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
EX2RA.
BIJOU THEATER
WEEK MARCH 31.
The ThriUing Historical War Drama,
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OR. THE
Battlefield of Shiloh.
Benefit of Charity Fund General Alex. Hayi
Post 3. G. A. R.
Introducing Company G, Fourteenth Rerf
ment, and Battery K, X. G. P., Carnesie Camp,
Sons of Veterans, Post 3 Drum Corps, and a
host of volunteer talent.
Entirely New Scenery!
Soul-Stirring Tableauxl
Historically Correct Battle
Scenes!
100 People on the Stage.
ADMISSION 50 CENTS.
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Y SPECIAL REQUEST THE IMPERIAL
Club will hold another Grand Masauerada
all at Imserlal Hall, corner Seventh ave. and
New Grant St.. THURSDAY EVENINQ.
March 27, '20. Royal Italian Orchestra, Colonel
McMichaels, 8.30 to 2. Admission prices: Lady
and gent. Including hatbox, 75c: ladies, includ
ing hatbox, 25c: gents, inclnding hatbox, 65c
Oar first masquerade, held on February 20,
was said to be one of tbe larcest and best ever
held in this city, and as this one is given by
special request, and tbe last one of the season.
It promises to be much larger than the first.
The entire theatrical profession will be in
vited to take pirt, which is a guarantee tbat
some of the finest and most comic costumes
ever witnessed will be seen in the grand march.
To make tbe effect more gorgeous and interest
ing, tbe managers have arranged with .great ex.
pense to introduce
New York's latest novelty,
the Great Fire Dance
(as seen at Hyde t Behman's annual ball la
Brooklyn.)
NOTICES:
Costumes can be had at the hall from J. C.
Kober. Special arrangements for carriages
and cabs at all livery stable?.
No one allowed to take part In the dance un
less in mask. Grand Fire March at 11-50.
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CASINO MUSEUM.
J. W. O'BRIEN Proprietor.
E. W. CONNELLY Manager.
COMMENCING MONDAY, WEEK OF21TH,
Entire Change of Bill.
The Banner Show A Cyclone of Novelties.
The Greatest of All Llllipntlani.
COMMODORE FOOTE AND SISTER,
The Smallest Human Beings on Earth.
Claire Sisters, I Walter Stewart,
Midget and Fat I Tbe Armless and Leg.
Ladr. I less Wonder.
JAMES CARK, ALBINO SWORD WALKER.
THEOTORIUM:
PACEY AND HANLEY'S
CALIFORNIA SPECIALTY COMPANY,
Inclnding
Pacey and Hanley, I Anderson Bros .
P. J. Kenyon, I Thompson and Belle,
Demonin. 1 Lottie Freeman,
CONLON AND DOUGHERTY.
Next Week The Parisian Wonder Astarts.
WEEK OF APRIL 7 Ossified African.
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