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THE MUSICAL. A CURIOSITY. London at Last to Hear and Witness Wagner's " Die Keen." The by no means plentiful admirers of Wagner in England are looking forward with mild ecstacy to the performance of "Die Feeu" at C'ovent Garden. After a prodigious amount ot trouble, Sir Augustus Harris has obtained the right to interpret the opera, which has never before been produced out- side of Munich. The history of this work is curious. It was finished and scored while Kichard Wngner was conducting at the Wurzburg Theatre. The late King Ludwig II., of Bavaria, purchased the MS. score of the opera for a trifling sum, and it was pro- duced at one of the special performances in the Royal Opem House, Munich, at which nobody except the musical monarch was present. Much interest concerning the work was expressed by musicians, but the King absolutely refused to allow a second perform- ance. In 1S88, after the King's death, this cnri- o?ity wits revived, and as the royal cofl'ers were then almost empty, a public perform- ance of "Die Feeu" was given, which added a goodly sum to the Court Treasury. The new King's trustees, however, held posses- sion of the score, and all efforts to secure its right of performance in other cities than Munich were unsuccessful. Sir Augustus Harris at last gained permission to produce the opera at Covent Garden, and the Wag- iieriun cult is in a corresponding state of ner- vous excitement over the event. The libretto of''Die Feen" was based on a fairy story by Gozzi. Its score, according to records left by the composer, was written on a model of AVeber, Beethoven and Marschuer. Musical Notes. A new English opera is called "Deef Tea." Marie Van Zandt receives $800 a perform- ance. Tbe London grand opera leason has col- lapsed. Mascagni's "I Rantiau" occupies leas than two hours. Now York is to have » leuson of German Comic opera. Mrs. Scott Siddona has written an opera for tho Boatonians. Florence will celebrate tbe ccntenniry of Guidini's death. A physician says practice at singing wards off consumption. "Vostitia," Mascagni's new opera, Is in three acts with intermezzi. Offenbach's "La Pericbole" will soon be pro- duced at Monte Carlo. Tbo new Paris Opera Comique will seat 1514, two more than tbo burned building. 'Meister Monole," an opera by Carmen Silva, Queen of Rouuiar.ia, made a hit at Coburg. "I Pugiica," Leoncullo's opera, will be pro- duced in thirty leading theatres in Europe. The Grand Duke of Coburg has offered 5000 marks for the best one act opera written by a German. Matlo Dolna, the reigning Parifian prima ilouna, is 21 and was a waitress only a few years ago. In "I Rnntzau" a chorus behind the scenes attempts to drown a number that ia being sung on tbo stage. Hopper and DeAngeli?, it \j said, desire to lecure "Tho Rainmakers," an opera by Aronsou ind Rosenfeld. Gilbert, Sullivan nnd Carte, as composers acd managers, divided $1,350,000 in lif'.cca year;, profits of their joint labors. The opera was known to the Egytian?. who knew a great many things that tho modern world forgets to give them credit for. Herr Padercwski will sail for tbis country Dec. 11 by tbo Havel. He will begin bis tour in San Francisco under tbo management of Eteinway <t Sons. Mascugni ia cultivating a small moustache, and tbe young composer is having trouble in raising the beard that ij deemed essential to musicians in Italy. Mascagni bas arranged his famous intermezzo for tho voii-e. In tbis new form it will bo sung for tho first time by Miss Kumia Juch at the Lenox Lyceum, Now York. It ia said that Verdi, having completed tho Instrumentation of the score of "Falstaff," has taken up the numerous pagca of music ho wrote for another opera, arranged the old matter, and added ninny now pages. The new opera is to bu "King LeAr." Tbo acoustics of the new Manhattan Opera House are too faulty for the full satisfaction of u play-loving audience. The people in the Loxea can hear well enough, but in the parquet It is itnpodfihle to differentiate sounds with any degree of distinctness. The latest and prettiest son<? now being sung on the etage, ia entitled "The Indian Summer Time." It is by the popular author, Will L. Thompson, of East Liverpool, Obio. The price Is 40 cents. Send the author half-price, and you will receive a copy. A musical piece, entitled "Tho Rainmaker of Syria," was announced last winter as having boon written by Sidney Rosenfeld. Now Ku dul|)ho Aronson gives tho news that the music for it is his coinpos'tion, and that it will be per- formed at tbe Casino by and by. Mme. Kate Rolla, an American soprano, who hn« appeared In Italian and French grand ope--» at. the leading opera houses in Europe during tbo last six years, will make ber American doljut in New York at the Wolff and llolluian BGNi-.erts iu Cbickering Hall this month. Kmil Schwab and H. II. Putnam have written Ilio work, and (je«rgo II. Ilayes tho music, for a li^bt opera oalled "Tbe Continentals," which is ID !>« produced at the boston Park on tho afier- riMon of Dec. 1. The story is conceroud with &..iic'ird, Bunker Hill and tho evacuation <if U.II-HIU by the liritish. The Duko of Edinburgh led the orchestra at a pi-i ("nuance last week of Mackenzie's "Dream 01 Jubal," which was given at the Plymouth Cuil'lball in behalf of charity. Tho Royal lender used hia magnificent Stradivarius violin, * )>icb lias been on view at tbe Vienna Dramatic Vlu-ical Exhibition. The first public performance of Mascagni's xv opera-, "Rant7.au," confirms the impression \rn of the wo<k at. the dress rehearsal, wbioh took place on Wednesday but at tbe theatre at I'cr^olii. This work is full of dramatic powtr, beautiful aielodies and masterful orchestration. It in likely to pjovo as popular as "Cavallerii I'.a ticana." iJvomk ii quoted as having said: "I have been H.«ked frequently what 1 think of America i:.u-ically. I have been askel in England and otoci countries and here. It ia tbo youngest co ntry. How could it hope to be abreast of t!ie ol<j country in music? But I find bore the jtitisiciil temperament, tbe musical faculty; ui! it needs i^ education." fjeatrice Norman Is considering aa offer from ,*Iis. Tburber, of the New York Conservatory of Music. Misa Norman is one of tbo seventeen youn^; women who were selected from numerous upplicants at the Madison Square Garden, SOIEO tiuiti ago, to undertake a thorough course ol musical education for grand open. Misa Nor- ir;:iri i.- undecided .as to whether nbo will pursue tho course. "llnddon Hall," the new opera written by Sydney Grundy and scored by Arthur Sullivan, il'i.'u.rs tu be very successful, after all, in Lon- d'.n. During the first few nights Its f«te was regarded as doubtful, thoush tho bookings, oven tbtffi, were larsje. From a private letter it is leiimed that (irundy and Sullivan's opera has esi ib'istied itself as one of the peruianont suc- et.ijex ot the English metropolis. The choral societies invitoj to attend the Wo 1 M's Fair at Chicago will be permitted to pro-cut special-works of their own selection?, but tho great festival performances in which all will participate will be confined to the great compo- sitions of Bach and Handel, with which all aro supposed to be familiar. Tho singers are all expected to pay tbcir own expenses, but the Bureau of Public Comfirt will guarantee satis- factory and convenient lodging places* The exposition authorities will provide suitable or- chestral for the various works which the indi- vidual societies may wish to produce. Tho latest Italian opera novelty produced in Vienna was Leoncavallo's ''Pagiiacci," which follows the new fashion in deriving its subject from village life and ending in bloodshed two murders in the last scene. A local critic finds these elements in the music. "Harsh modula- tions, frequent change of bar, preference for chromatic scales in contrary motion." The or- chestration shows the influence of Wagner. Wacbtel, the tencr, who was a Viennese coach- man and only went on the stage after bis fortieth year, is still living, hale and hearty, and though he is now seventy years of age, he does not look any older th:in when he was here, over twenty years ago. Then he sang in the "Postillion of Longjumeau," cracking his wbip in true pro- fessional style. Wncbtel says he intends to end his days in his favorite city. Frankfort-on-the- Main. Mr. Bruno Oscar Klein baa composed tue mu- sic for a motet, "Tu es Petius" (soli, chorus and orchestra), which will be performed at Carnegte Music Hall, Feb. 20, on tho occasion of the golden jubliee of Pope Leo XIII. Tho anni- versary proper falls on Feb. 19, but this da'e being Sunday the Pope decreed the celebration to bo held on the following day. The proceeds of the concert will be devoted to the foundation of a college for Catholic church music. The (ierman Llederkrnnz Society, of New York, will make an extended tour of the United States next summer, giving concerts in Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Cleveland and Uufl':ilo. Visits to tho Chicago Exposition and t" Niagara F.ills aro included in tho itinerary. Heinrich Zollner will conduct. The profits of the tour will be devoted to charity. First-class soloists will accompany tho society, and tho entire tour will be in the nature of a summer excursion, lasting from June 23 to July 15. An absurd charge of plagiarism has been made against Mr. De Koven because he used an old Spanish melody in one of his recent operas. It was claimed that this air was tbe private property of a certain social club, and that DC K >ven beard it and appropriated it. Seeing that every great composer has taken popular melodies and folk-songs and improved, adorned and used them, it is rather silly to make a fuss becjuso De Koven does tbe same. Moreover, the brain that can devise the airs in ''Robin Hood" bas already shown its ample capacity to create melodies of its own. But some dogs like to snarl. Poor Lillian Russell! They did not like her in the far West. She played to empty benches in San Francisco. The cold truth is that Lillian Russell is a New York fad. Here the women worship her, copy hor dresses, imitate her ways. Outside of New York she has little attraction. In Chicago she often appears to scanty audi- dencej. In other big cities the draws for a nigbtor two, then the receipts drop to nothing. She did not help Mr. Duff's companies on the roid, and in those days she was in the prime of her beauty. She was created by tne dudes and "dudines" of New York, and it is to them she must look for continued support. When they aro tired of her her fall will be abrupt. Migi Marie Halton, tho finger whose matri- monial and other eccentricities brought her into not altogether enviablo renown at the Casino last year, has apparently won in London the approval that was denied to her conduct in New York. Witbout any further advancement in art than was gained by an elopement, she m«de a decided success in the title role of "La Cigala" at the Lyric Theatre. Then she went to Australia, where her English success was re- pealed in the operetta. She ia now back in London, and has taken a year's lease of the Shaftesbury Theatre, in which she will produce Jakobowski's new opera, the libretto of which is founded on Charles Reade'd "Peg Woffing- ton." A programme of the first concert ever given by the famous planjst Lizt, in 1820, has re- cently been discovered. The future virtuoso Wiis then 9 years old. Ills concert was given at Oldenburg, the selections including Ries'second pianoforte concerto and an impromptu fantasia on a themo to bo furnished by any person iu tho audience. The announcements on tbe pro- gramme ended with an appeal "To tho nobility, the military and tbe estimable public. I am an Hungarian, and I do not know a greater hap- piness than to offer devotedly to my dear country the first fruits of iny education and instruction. That which I lack in maturity and experience I wish to acquire by incessant work, which may, perhaps, one day procure me tbo immense pleasure of figuring among the celebrities of this great country." Some recent repairs in Westminster Abbey in- cluded a recutting of the inscription on the tomb of John Wilson, composer of the scores entitled "Chearfule Ayresor Brtllads," one of which is a setting of a song in "The Tempest." Wilson was a contemporary and friend of Sbakespcarc, and during tho restoration of hia tomb an an- tiquary who »a? present on the occasion enter- tained tbe workman by recounting many inci- dents in tbe composer's history. At tbe con- clusion of a particularly affecting anecdote rela- tive to the musician's goodness of heart the laborer looLcd up sympathetically end said: "I don't know nothin' 'bout thia here moosic myself, bavin* no car for 'and orgins, and bein' worrited by brass bands. But I'm great on charity, and il I'd known that the old gent was so kind btartod I ooold ha'saved bia feelin's last month. Ye see we were a fixin* tbe drains, and not koowin'nothin''bout his principals I run the drain pipe right through 'irn." Mr. Reginald De Koven defends himself vig- orously from the charge of plagiarizing "The Fencing Master." Ho says fftat, hearing a Spanish melody at a club, he incorporated it in his acore, and afterwards learned that Offenbach had previously used il in "La Vie Parisienne." Signor Jannotta, a small Neapolitan music teacher, living in Cbicago, claims to have sup- plied Mr. De Koven with other melodies. But what does this prove? Nothing else than the dearth of melody. Lola's son^ in the "Cavallcria liusticana" is an old Sicilian air; the celebrated "Intermezzo" is stolen bodily from Rubinstein, who doubtless stolo it from others. All Germans and Frenchmen who have never left their ooun- try Lelicve that "Tbe Last Rose of Summer" was written by Flotow, who cooly appropriated it in "Martha." From the earliest times tho best mu>ician3 have pilfered their melodies right and left There are no new melodies to invent. Tbe folk-songs of the elder world particularly oftbe world that basked in a Mediteranean sun contain them all. The same book of popular songa tbat gives inspiration to TschaiKowtky give< inspiration to Dave Brabnm. THE TRIGGER. A NOTABLE EVENT. Mr. Dmido Defeats Mr. Worl^ at the Traps. At the grounds of the Riverton Gun Club, on Dec. 2. a match at 100 live birds was shot by Messrs. T. S. Dando, of Philadelphia, and George U'ork. of New York. Mr. Dando won the match by killing 92 to Work's 84. Mr. Dando made a run of 38 straight and used his second barrel 45 times, while Mr. Work used his second barrel 83 times. Work missed his second bird and was not in it after that. Score: D»udo killed 24 octof firit 25, 23 cut of eeccnd 25, 23 out of UiirJ 25, 21 out if fourth 25. Work killed iflont of flr-t 25, 21 out of ic-cond 25, 22 out of third 25, 22 out of fourth 25. Random Shots. C. W. Toboldt, who has bat one arm, made a score of 240 out of a possible 250, 15 yards, off- hand, with a plain open-sight rifle, on a half- inch ring target, ot Atlantic City Dec. 3, John L. Brewer has challenged Dr. Carver to shoot for the worU'8 championship and $1000 n side, the omtcli to be »hot between Feb. 1 and April 1, 1893, each man to (hoot at 200 live pigeons, London Gun Club rules. The Abeel trophy, shot for by teams of com- panies belonging to tbe Seventh Regiment, N. G. S. N. Y., wa« won Dec. 2 by Company I), whose score for nine men, at 200 and 500 yards, was BIS. This score was tied by Company A, but according to the rules B team took the tro- phy by making the highest score off-hand. BILLIARDS, THE 1VKS TOUKXEY. Details and Scores of the Games of the Week. The seventh same in the Ives tournament was played at Ives' room in Chicago Nov. 28. The contest was between Harry Pagin and Captain Anson, and the latter was badly beaten. The victory was no credit to Pugin. The balls rolled cxasperatingly bad for An- son, but they rolled very handsomely tor tbe Board of Trade amateur. As it was it took Pagin thirty-four innings to run out the game. He made his high run in the twen- tieth, when he added 28 buttons to his string. The score: P»ziu-5, 1, 2, 5, 0, 1, 6, 3, 1, 1, 0, 19. 6, 7, 5, 18, 0, 6, 4. 2J, '2, 2, (t, 11, 0, 0, U, 0, i, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4. Total 130. Average 6 14-3i. Higli run* 28, 19,18. Aniiin 1, 1, I, 0,0,1 9. 0, 1, I. 0, 0, :t, C. 0, 0, 0, 9, C, 0, 5. 4, 0. 0, 1, 9, 3, 0, 11, 18, 0, II, 0. ToUl 84. Aver- age 2 18-33. High runs 18, 11, 9, 9, 9. The eighth game was between Maggioli and Cnpron on Nov. 29. Each man had lost two games. The Canadian was favored by luck and got snoh a lead at the start that the contest was at no time in doubt. His aver- age was the second best of the tourney. The score: Capron 16,19, 10. 7, 0, 0, 2, 11, 0, 4, 0, 44, .1, 25. 0, Cl 0. 0, 10, 0, 17,12,17, 0. W, 30. Total 265. Average- 10 5-26. Hi^h runi 44, 30, 25, 21), 19. H»Kgioll-0. 1. 17, 0, 0. 0, 0, 13, 1, 1, 0, 20, 3. 30, 6, 4, 2. 0, 3, A 0, 5, 3, 0, 0. Total 112. Averagt 4 8- 26. Uleh runs 30, 17,13. On Nov. 30, the tenth game was played. W. D. Harrison (150), the Portland wonder, had no trouble in defeating ''Spike" llaskins (180). The score: Unrrison 24,1. 0. 0 0,14. 2. 0, 1.1, 0, 9. 6, 0. 14, 5. 3, 35, 24, o,3, (l, 11,0, 17. Total 175. Average 7. Higli runs 35, 24, 24. HaikinB 2,8,0,0.0,3,0. 2,0,0,12,0, 1,0,7,0,0, 0. 1,11.4,1,1.22. Total 95. Average 3 5-24. High ruos 22, 12, 11. The eleventh game, on Dec. 1, was between Tagiii and Thatcher. Pagiu won his third straight game. The obese expert made some pretty and difficult shots, and outplayed Thatcher at every point. Thatcher again was the favorite in the betting, and a snug sum changed hands on the result. The best odds were 1 to 2. The score: Pagin 1, 1, 7, 22, 8, 0, 0. 4, 9. 8, 4, 5. 0, 0, 7, 11, 3. 0, 2, S. 7, 11,4. 19. 0. (I, 0. 8, 1. ToUl 150. Average 5 5-29. Hightilt runs 22, 19. Thatcher 1. 2. 0, 2, 0, 0, 24, 0, 7, 0, 5, 0, 0, 4, 0. 0, in, (1,1, 12, 10.5, 1, 0. 1, 0,11, 4, 0. Total 100. Average 3 13-29. Hi^hCTt run 24. In the twelfth game, Dec. 2, C«pt. Anson was soundly drubbed by Frank Maggioli, the (Southern champion. The big first baseman showed a lack ot delicacy of touch, invari- ably touching the spheres too hard. The ivories resented this treatment and rolled badly. The score: Mugioll 2 (I, 0. 1. 0,1, 2. 8, 9,18, 7, 27. 1, 0, 2, 20. 10, 11, 0. 0, 0, 18, 0, 15, 7, 0, 32, 24, 6. 0, 7,7, 0, 1, 20, 0, G, 5. 1.2U. TuUI 300. Average 7 20-JO. High runa 32, 27, 24. Anwn 0, 4.0. 0. 0, 0, 5, 4,1, 15,3, 8, 2,1, 0, 2, 0, 13, 0, ti 1, 8, 1. 0, (I, 0. Hi, 0. 10.0, 1, 7, 1. 6, 0. 0. 0, 27. Tutal 143. Avcragn ;i 26-39. Hiitli run 27. The thirteenth game was played Dec. 3, between Maggioli and Thatcher. Maggioli made a run of 48, but in spite of that was beaten. This was the longest game of the series; it requiring forty-five innings to fin- ish the game. Thatcher did not become warm until the thirty-third, when 19 re- warded his effort. After that it was slow work until the forty-fourth, when he ac- cumulated 30 and had but one to go. Maggi- oli lacked 95 of game. He made a brave ef- fort, but stopped at VI. The score: Tlmlcbtr 2, (i, 13. 30. 7, 7, 0. 1.0, 7, 0, 0. 3, 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 4, 1, 0. 13, 2 0 8. 2, 0, 3, 0, 0, 1, 2, HI 1,2, 7, 1, 3, 0.1,8,10,0,30,1 200. Average 4 20-45. High runs 30. 30. MnguMi 0.3, 4, 2, 0,1, 8,2, 1.0, 11,11.", 2, 8,2, 0, 9, 0, 2, 1, 0, 0, 7, 1, 0, 11, 12, 2, 10, 0, 1, 3, 1, 24, 2. 6, 1, 0, 1, 1. 2, 2, 12 217. Average-4 31-34. High rum 48, 24. Following is the record of the tournament up to Sun lay, Dec. 4: Chines Best High placed. Won.Lost. THQ. average. Pastn. HO................... i 3 35 7 10-211 OalliigliKr,3UO.,............2 2 _ 42 11 3-27 Ilirrlaon. 175...............3 2 1 35 7 Haik'ni. 18»................ 2 1 1 22 « Tlinlclitr.iOU ..............4 2 2 60 615-37 Opron, 265.................. 3 1 2 44 10 5-26 Maggioli. 300............... 5 1 4 48 720-40 Anaoo, 200...................2 2 27 3 26-39 CORRECTING AN ERROR, Is the Ives Tournament For $1OOO or $5OO? We have received a marked copy of the Chicago Mail of the 28th ult., which contains the information that the tournament now in progress at Ives' room in that city is for $500 in cash prizes, and not $1000, as has bee*n published in THE HI-OUTING LIFE. The .Vail is somewhat surprised at the statement made in this paper and wonders where wegot our information. That information was re- ceived through the columns of the New York Nun. -which paper published a few weeks ago a dispatch from Chicago stating that Frank Ives had contributed $1000 tor prizes for the tournament in question. As the Sun is gen- erally believed, and no doubt deservedly so, to be a reliable source of public information, we naturally supposed that the dispatch in question was perfectly reliable. Ifsoreliable a journal as the Sun has been imposed on by the Chicagoans it should not be surprising that THE SPORTING LIFE should fall into the same trap, especially when the manage- ment of the present tournament seems to have done so little in advertising so import- ant a tournament or series of public contests, which should command more than u national publicity. There is certainly nothing surprising in supposing that Chicago should contribute $1000 in prizes for a billiard tournament ot this character. Here in the Knst it is true, $1000 simply represents so much money; for a city like Chicago, however, it should be but a mere trifle or bagatelle. While it is quite the custom, however, to consider a dollar worth ICO cents in this part of the country, we can assure the Mail that tournaments have been given in this part of the country in the past for quite as much money, while the players here probably ranked no higher in the billiard world then than do the ex- perts who are now engaged in the Ives tour- nnnicnt with perhaps the exception of those who rank as ''amateurs," and even the "amateurs" in this tournament seem to be doing very well. At all events it has not been stated so far as we know, that they are not doing their best, more than this no man can do. It is painfully evident from thetone of the Mail that Frank Ives is not only not in high favor in Chicago, but that the casting ot cold water on his present enterprise is quite in order. This is a view that cannot and will not be accepted by (he billiard world in general or at large. Mr. Ives has been indiscreet in the past, so far as his unfortunate relation with the Schaefcr con- test for the world's championship is con- cerned, and it is a question if he received so severe a censure in any paper as in this. That issue, however, has nothing to do with the present tournament. What the billiard world of this country wants at present is not only tournaments but contests, something that will put new or fresh life into the call- ing and rescue the business from its present dull condition. False tacts should not be stated, however, not even with a good or worthy object in view. And if there has been any deception resorted to in the Eastern journals, it is simply owing to the fact that the Nucs, which was supposed to be correct, came directly from Chicago. IVES V9. ROBERTS. The American Not Likely to Play the Match. CHICAGO, Dec. 5. Frank C. Ives, the chftiUp'on billiardist of America, has a scheme whereby he can keep out of the championship of England, 111 which he is to play Champion Roberts. "When I was in England," said he, "I made arrangements with a London house to scud me an English tahle, in order that I might have sii weeks of practice before meetine Roberts. I left England in the latter end of .September, and they promised to ship the table oil the steamer two days after my departure. "When I got to New York I waited n few days until the steamer came iu, thinking I could have the table shipped to Chicago right away, but no table came. I came to Chicago and waited several weeks, and cabled them to ship. They said they would do so at once. Now, I receive a letter telling me of delay, because the}- cannot get slabs and furniture. I am to play Roberts iu January, and I don't see how it can be done unless I get some practice. I have apprised my backer in England that it would be silly for me to attempt any match with Roberta without a good deal of practice at his own game." STEALING BALLS. An Unprofitable Transaction For the Purloiners. A recent telegram from Chicago states that on the night of the Democratic parade there $15,000 worth of ivory billiard balls was stolen from the C. G. Akorn Manufacturing Company, or between loO and 200 sets of balls in all. Either considerable allowance should be made for telegrams coming from Chicago to the daily press, or the owners of the ivory intended to advance the price of that article between forty and fifty per cent, more than the present market value to have the amount of the stolen goods correspond with the figures of the theft. The present retail price of ivory billiard balls is £3.1 per per set, which would make the theft $7000 if 200 sets of balls were stolen, or $o-'SOifl50 sets were taken. This is considerably below half the.figures given, which proves that the party who sent the telegram to the press of the country either did not know the market value of ivory or that the election of Cleve- land has kept the price of ivory from advan- cing nearly fifty per cent, in that particular house. We recently commented at considerable length on the absurdity of stealing ivory billiard or pool balls, to say nothing of the moral or immoral obliquity of such a crime. There is probably no article on the market at the present day, connected with the game of billiards which is watched with such suspicion as ivory. Here in the East there are not a half dozen houses which handle the article that is wholesale. There are numer- ous dealers and agents who are constantly selling ivory billiard and pool balls, and a few wholesale dealers, but all of these men are so thoroughly posted in the business that it would be impossibleto deceive any of them. The retail dealers buy their goods from their wholesale dealers, and rarely, if ever, buy even "job lots," unless some few "broken balls" or sets. Even then, these balls, as a rule, are not purchased unless it is well known that the transaction is legitimate. Pawnbrokers cannot dispose of ivory as a rule. Room-keepers will no more purchase them than would manufacturers. Where, then, is the market for stolen ivory? At tbe same time this theft may be possible, and while the goods may be recovereit, the dam- age through exposure may render the re- covery of the stolen goods worth next to noth- ing to the men who were plundered of so much valuable merchandise. Don't monkey with ivory, should be a good motto for the professional thief. WESTERN ADVICE. Billiard Professionals Should Look Out For Rainy Days. Numberless instances are recorded where billiard players and others directlyconnectcd with the billiard business have fallen ill and died without a dollar in their possession, either to defray the expense of attendance during their sickness or to provide decent in- terment for them when called to obey the last dread summons. It is time this matter should be carefully and earnestly thought of by all in the busi- ness. There are to-day two associations of billiard men in Philadelphia, founded and maintained by the members, to give necessary assistance to each other in sickness and to defray funeral expenses iu case of death. Every inin connected with billiards in the United States should join one or the other of these organization!*. No one has the right to waste his substance during the heyday of his prosperity and success, and then when sick- ness and affliction overtakes him throw him- self upon the mercy and charity of individual friends. "Would it not be well for the organizations mentioned to try and eflect a union offerees, and then to make a single national body, properly chartered, with branches or lodges ir every city, with local self-government, subject to the general rules of the grand body? Make the Order of Billiardists an association which would care for its members in sickness or death, protect their widows and orphans to the full extent of their ability, and thus ele- vate the profession of billiards by teaching nil connected with it to become self-support- ing and self-reliant." Chicago Mirror. Caroms. Low Shaw and wife are giving exhibitions in Chicago. Young Lew Blank, who has been seriously il), is again able to be about. A largo pool room at Tenth and Tasker streets has "gone to meet its grandmother." Two oftbe finest clubs in this city have been supplied with shuffle b iards. Holy St. Pat- rick! W. G. Rhoades reports pool to be so dead in CamJen that he is obliged to resort to pool for drinks. Jnmes Tate and Joseph Douty hare been elected members of the American Billiard Asso- ciation. George F. Slosson is said to bo in better physical condition at present than for many years past. A cushion-carom tournament is in progress among the patrous of tbe Jewel Billiard Parlor, St. Louis, Mo. Tho price of ivory billiard balls has tumbled three dollars per set and ivory pool balls at about the same rate. Pool at the present day in this city has col- Upsed with the fame rapidity that tbe skating rink craze did a few year* ago. A new room wi'h eight or ten of the Brims- wick-Balke Collender tables has been opened at Front and Norris street. 9 , this city. The tables in the Aldine Hotel have been newly covered. The price of billiards in this rjom is 60 cents per hour, "and don't you for- get it." An amateur 14-inch balk-line tournament \» now in progress at the Francis billiard ha.ll in Cincinnati. The start was uvide Dec. 7. The contestants are S. A. Rico, A. B. Divid, Win. Newbar, Chas. Hartcr, Harry Furst and Frank Meyers. There is enough billiard trade at the Conti- nental Hotel for twenty tables. If the starving owners of pool dives whi :h surround this hotel paid more attention to billiards and less to pool they might not be tuffering from chronic ''hydrostatics." Edward MoLaughlin's room on Chestnut street is again beginning to look like a billiard room. He has now seven carom tablei there, which brine him a very eood revenue at fifty cents per hour. What he now wants is two more carom tables find he will have one of the finest room; in this city. Edward Bums inform* us that his trade il slowly improving, while pool is "certainly not what it was." Mr. Burris has a crreat loca- tion for a great billiard room. With fifteen oarom tables and one pool table, with fifty cents per hour for billiards and five cents per ball for pool in an open game, he should mike a for- tune in ten years. A combination game of billiards h,\s been in- troduced in Maurice Daly'a Brooklyn Assembly Rooms, and has become quite a fad among his patrons. The game consists of twenty-four caroms, fifteen of which are required to be made at cushion caroms, then four at two-cushion caroms, succeeded by three at three-cushion caroms and three bank shots. James C. MeCnll, who recently became sole proprietor of the Garden City Billiard Room, Pittsburg, has undertaken to boom the game of pool in the Smoky City. For this purpose he is now trying to arranse a match for the world's championship between Alfiod D'Oro, the present champion, and William Ciearwatcr, of Pittsburg, to Uku place at bis rooms iu Pitta- burg. THE RING. JACKSON READY. The Colored Fighter Anxious and Willing to Meet Corbett. The great colored pugilist, Peter Jackson, sparred four rounds each with Prof. Tom Chandler, of Boston, and Jack Douglas, of Brooklon, in Battery D, before 4000 spec- tators, at Chicago, I>ec. 5. Peter, of course, outclassed his opponents, but the sparring was not heavy, being under police orders. The colored champion said: "Let the public make the match between Corbett and me. If they want us to tight I am ready at any time. I bad challenged him before ho met Sullivan, but it was unheeded. I am fight- ing for a livelihood, and I am willing to meet Corbett any time he wishes. If the public thinks he is entitled to the champion- ship, I have nothing to say. If it thinks II have a right to tight him for it, I am ready. When he says he is willing to fight my money will go up." Jackson thought that in the Snllivan-Cor- belt fight the best man won. "Corbett is a good fighter," he said laconically. Nor did he I attempt to explain away the draw fight be- tween him and Corbett. "If I was not in condition," he said, "I am to blame. That is no excuse to any man. There was $7000 to go to him or me in that fight, which neither of us can claim. Corbett will not fiulit before the California Athletic Club again. I will. 1 am not harping on a challenge nnd do not ! want to annoy Corbett, but I want to meet him. I am willing to sign articles for nine months or a year, but I do not want to wait j two years for a match." Shoulder Hits. Billy Woods has been appointed manager of the Utah Athletic Club. Sullivan has taken a pledge not to drink again for a period of six month?. Bob Fi(/ii:nmon.i is helping Peter Mahcr in his training tnd may be behind Peter when he meets Guddard. Sheriff Norton, of Queens county, has issued orders to all his deputies not to allow any more prize-fights to take place in the county. The Pacific Athletic Club has signed Billy Gallagher, the San Francisco welter-weight, for a finish fight with Jim Burge, the "Iron Man" from Australia. Mike Leonard, the 130-pound boxer of the Varuna Boat Club, has ligneJ to fight an un- known to ft finish before the Columbia Athletic Club, of Washington, on Pec. 24. The Mission City Athletic Club, of San An- tonio, Tex., has arranged a match between "Steve" Butler and F.rnest Hcieh for a purse of $1000. Tbe contest will take place at tbe 28th inst. Bill Slavin, & brother of the Australian heavy- weight pugilist, has challenged Alex Grcggains to fight to a finish fora stake of $1000 and a purse. He agrees to mill it with the California at 158 pounds. ' Eddie" Lneber, the ex-amateur champion 110-pound boxer, and "Mike" Mnlroy, of Brooklyn, have been matched to fight a limited number of rounds in the Cleruiout Avenue llink on the lith inst. George D'xon will not bother any longer with Johnny Uriflin, He will turn his attention to Australian billy Murphy, who has been talking light lately, and if he means business ho will give him a chance. Bob Fitzsiramons has asked President Noel, of tho Crescent City Athletic Club, to arrange a limited round bout between himself anJ Jim Corbett, to take place in New Orleans during the Mardi Gras festivities. Jack Magee, the East Boston middle-weight pntriiist, has been matched to fight Billy Leedom, of Philadelphia, ten rounds before ibe Coney Is'iind Athletic Cluh, on the 28th inst. A purse of $500 will go to the winner. Frank Erne, the Buflalo bantam-weight pugilist who was matched to fivbt Mike llaugh, of Brooklyn, before the Buffalo Athletic Club next Thursday, has forfeited his cluimi on the stake and purse owing to illness. Jim Williams, of Salt Ln.ke, who whipped Charles Turner in San Francisco recently, knocked out Al Smith, of Chicago, at Ogden, Utah. Dec. 1, in tbe first round under a forfeit, tbe fight lasting but two minutes. Joe Choynski has postponed his proposed trip to San Francisco. He will remain in New York until Jim Hall arrives, and then try to got on n match with the conqueror of Ted Pritchord bo- foro the Coney I-lan,l Athletic Club. In an eight round fight between Paddy Madden, weighing 180, and FA Sullivan,weigh- ing 210 pounds, near Toledo, 0., Dec. !, Sulli- van was awarded the fight, because Madden kicked him in breaking from a clinch. Jimmy Lawson, the feather-weight DUgiliet, who is now in Cincinnati, has posted a forfeit of $500 in that city for a finish fight with Joe Walcott, or any other 133-pound man in Ame- rica. Lawson says he can get backing for $2500. The following London cable was received at the Police Gazette office, Dec. fi: "Dick Burge, light-weight champion of England; George Mc- D >nald, his backer, and Austin Gibbons and his brother, James Kerwin and James Hag- gerty will sail to-morrow on tho City of Paris." "Jimmy" Barry, of Chicago, and "Bob" Mc- Quade, of Brooklyn, have signed articles to fight to a finish at 105 pounds. The mill takes place at Fort Wayne, Ind., on tho 21st inst., and will be for a purse of $500 and a stake of $500 a side. Tbe Fort Wayne Athletic Club, of Fort Wayne, Ind., has matched L. II. Daniels, the heavy- weight pugilist of Stookton.Cal., to fight "Jack" Turner, of Chicago, to a finish for a purso of $1500 on the 16th inst. The men will battle at 165 pounds. It is now announced that Billy Leedhatn, the well known Philadelphia pugilist, and not Bill Slavin, will bo substituted to fill tbe place left vacant by pugilist J. King, of Staten Island, to light Con Riordan before the Coney Island Athletic Club. Edward Gorman, the prize fighter, formerly of Hamilton, Ont., is in custody at Columbus, 0., charged with having set fire to his saloon Dec. 5. Insurance, $1500. Eleven whiskey barrels were found to be full of water. He said they were full of whiskey. Abe Willis, the champion bantam-weight of Australia, who was whipped by George Dixon in San Francisco, has, according to latent ad- vices from the antipodes, won a great fight at Sydney. His opponent was Billy Holden, and Willis punched him out in sixteen rounds. The Amateur Athletic Union has decided to hold the annual boxing championship o ntests of America in the Academy ol Music in Phila- delphia on Jan. 5 and 7. The reason assigned for not holding the bouts in New York is tho destruction of tbo Metropolitan Opera House. Tbe contest between "Jimmy" Lynch, of Xew York, and "J"hnny" Gorman, of Long Island City, scheduled to take place under the auspices of the Hamilton Athletic Club in the Claremont Kink, Brooklyn, on the 19th inst., bas been postponed until Jan. 25, owing to tho illness of Lynch. Walter Campbell, of Philadelphia, and Billy Ernst, of Brooklyn, have been matched to spar the leading bout in the place of Jimtny Lynch and Johnny Gorman, at the entertainment to be given under the au?pic<?3 of the Hamilton Athletic Club at the Clermont Avenue Kink, Brooklyn, Jan. 15. Australian "Billy" Murphy has notified the directors of the Olympic Club, of New Orleans, that he will accept their offer of a $3000 purse to fight "Johnny" Murphy, of Boston, provided he defeats "Tommy" White, of Chicago, whom he is now matched to fight the latter part of this month in California. A London despatch, under date of Dee. 0, sny<: "Charley MiLche!!, the prize-fighter, ha^ succeeded in getting into jail. On Mitcuell'a personal application at the Clerkenwell sessions to-day, the magistrate consented to confirm the previous sentence, and commit him in jail for two months at hard labor." Judge Nowton, of tho Coaey Island Athletic Club, arranged another match Dec. 3 between Johnny Reagan, of this city, »n<l Paddy Gor- man, the Australian welter weight. Tho battls will be fought on Thursday. Jan. 2fi, and will be for a purse of $220(1, $1900 of -,.hioh will g» to tbe winner, and $300 to the loser. "Jack" Dempsey bas declined tho ehallcngo of George La Blanche for another fi.-tic en- counter. The ex-uiiddle weight champion eayg he has retired from the ring ftrever. U'cll-in- formed sporting men yay that Deaipgev will never recover from the effects of tbe terrible thumping "Bob" Fitzsimmons guve him in New Orleans. L. Doherty, tbo Cambridge feather-weight pugilist, and "Steve" Fitzj;ibb(in?, of Lowed, Mass., have signed articles of agreement to fight to a finish before the Back Bay Athletio Club, of Boston, on December lf>. According to the articles of agreement the boys will battle at 1 IS pounds for a purse of $500, of which $101) will go to the loser. Pugilism is triuuiphiint in court and the eyes of the law at Portland, Ore. Tho holding of tho judces is that glova contests are legal. Billy Maher and Billy Smith, who were arrested for boxing there, wero acquitted. The indictments found against Jaek Pcmpsry and others havej been dismissed. All tho club) iu tho State in- tend to boom the sp /rt. Johnny Murphy's answer to tho Olympia Club was telegraphed by Captain Cooke a* fol- lows: "Charles Diokson, president of the Olvm- pic Club, Now Orleans: Johnny Murphy will meet cither Billy Murphey, of Australia: Nuno Wallace, of England, or any man weighing 115 pounds, meeting to occur in March, for a $3JOU purse, weight at ringt-ide." Manazer Harrison, of the Pacific Athle'ia Club, of San Francisco, has arranged for a finish fight between Jitn Williams, of Salt Lake City, and Dan Creedon, of Austnli.i. the middle- weight pugilists. The battle will take place in January and the winner will receive $2000 out of the $30(10 purse. Crcn.lon recently defeated "Buffalo" Costollo in Australia. Tommy Burnesficld, a clever boxer of Hart- ford, was to have met T. P. Curey in a six-round fight with light gloves, at Hartford, Ct., Dec. 3, but when the hour for the fi.^ht arrived and the sports had gathered to see the "go," Tommy failed to show up and the gathering was forced to disperse. Tbe reason for Tommy's absence was interference ou the part of his father and tbe police. Jack Dugan, of Troy, N. Y., and Diin Connor?, of Brooklyn, have been matched to fight to a finish under London prize i\n« rules. Accord- ing to the articles of agreement the men will do battle at 110 pounds, wci^h in at the nnf side, tho contest to be decided in private within ono hundred miles of New York inside of six weeks'. A stake of $1000 and a. purfe of $800 will go to tbe winner, while the loser will have to (legend on tho charity of the spectator. Johnny O'Brien, of the Williamsburg Ath- letic Club, and Mike Brcnnan, of tho Brooklyn Athletio CluD, two ex-auiateur stars, who wero matched to battle with skin-tight gloves to a. finish, met yesterday morning in a rendc/.vous at Maspeth, L. I. Tho lads fought for a purse of $125 and a -ido bet of $25 each, tinder Lon- don prize-ring rules. Brennan weighed 128 pounds; O'Brion 131 pounds. In the thirtcentU round O'Brien was knocked out. Iu response to the ohallcnze of Paddy Gor- man, the Au.-tralian welter-weieht, and the offer of a $2000 purse by Judge Newton, of the Coney Island Athletio Club, Young Mitchcll savs that ho has retired from the prize ring for- ever. Mitchell is tho proprietor of a saloon ift Sun Fruncisco, and in doing a good business. His fightinx days within the roped arena ar« over, he says, and ho does not want to be an- noyed any more with challenges from, aspiring pugilists. Charley Mitchell, tho prize fighter, who on Oat. 7 was sentenced to two months' imprison- ment at hard labor for brutally assaulting Geo. Salvage, and who appealel to tho County Ses- sions, appeared in tbe Bow Street Police Court Df-c. 1 and offered to tako his sentence and withdraiv his appeal. The presiding magistrate refused to interfere, and said that Mitchell could surrender to the police if ho liked, but it would be optional with tho police whether they would tako him in custody. The fifth annual boxing and wrestling cham- pionship meeting of the Amateur Athletic Union will be held in Philadelphia, Thursday and Sat- urday nights, Jan. 5 and 7, 1803, under tho auspices of tbe Philadelphia Amateur Swim- ming Club. Competitions in boxing and wrost- lin will be decided at the following weights: Bantam-weight, 103 pounds; feather-weight, 115 pounds; light-weight, 135 pound*; middle- weight, 158 pounds, nnd heavy-weight, over 158 pounds. There will also be two special weight classes at 125 pounds, one in boxing and tho other in wrestling. The results of the special sparring tourr.i- ment given by the Columbia Athletic Cluh, of Washington. D. C., under the auspices of t!i« Amateur Athletic Union, Dec 3, were is follows: Begley, of the Wynnewood A. C., defeated Montroy, of tbe Rocksburg A. C.; Edwards, ol tho West Philadelphia A. C., defeated Baehuia.ii, of tbe Wynnewoods; Holland, of the Wynne- wood A. C., defeated McCarnly, unattached. Stewart, of the local club, had no trouble iti vanquishing Kelly, of the P. A. S. C. Dickin- son, of tbe C. A. C., won tho heavy-weizht con- test from Crompton in four savage rounds. Tom Fitzpatriek, who trained Peter JaeUson for many of bis battles, had a row with Jim Bur^e at San Francisco, Dec. 3, over a game o? cards, and upon Bur*:c making a motion toward his pocket Fiizpatriok slung his right on lb« "Iron Man's" jaw and knocked him dead to t'i« world. Burge, when he regained hi.s sen.3<).-:, tried to end Fitzpatrick's career with a b:g knife. Fiti again gave him a good punching, and once more Bur^o tried to use the knifo \\UU deadly effect, but only succeeded in cutting thn p:ilm of one of the trainer's hands deeply. Burge now says be will kill Fitzpatriek on siijht. Bob Fitzsitr.mons has written the following letter to his backer in Australia: "1'herc is only nne man living who muV fight mo bcforo I ro- tire from tho ring, that individual is Jim lliil', and, believe me, that event will coxe off shortly, and I will give Mr. Hall such .1 tc-son in bo.xmg that ho will remember it the remainder of bU life. He won't get me to EO out for fifteen bo\» ($3), as he did at Folcy'e, so that ho might go to America an undefeated man. You know that quite well, for that blessed 'Smiler' was rcfara.i and yourself time-keeper. Everyone present must know thwt I went out purposely ju=t t'j nblizo Hail and that person who was running him. Notwithstanding all tho.-e facts 'Sini'tir* has reported thruuirbuut tho Slates that Hali whipped mo in real eat nest. Wait awhile uii'i! I get Mr. Hall in a twenty-four foot ring tmi he'll be^in to think he's mistaken bis occupa- tion. I can fight for a kingdom at 151 pound*, and this will bo mv wpi.rht when I fight Hall." Anson says Cooney will not be with Clif« cago next season. John Meara, who broke his ankle In Memphis last season, bas almost entirely re- covered, mid is now resting quietly at hia home in Poiighkeepsie, N. Y. Not a Local Disease Bepftiiss Cetarrli affect A ymir dead, it is not 1h<*n>f in a local distfiivo. If ft did [i»t exi-t in tui:r bl"0fl. i* couM not manifest its*-If in yunr ijusp. The lil-w-d n >w iu >our bruin is tiefuio >ou finish rcft'ling tliis artxl», lnicb in y "»r lifttit iijrai" and u-on d : *iriMit'd t >cnf l:Tur, Ht-'umeli, kMneys an t so "n. \Vli»t«rer impuri- ties the llt'O-I dues not r:i' iy nvav, c;uiso what we (all dUtasta. Tlicivfore, ubuu juu have Catarrh n snnff or oii.or iitlmlmn r«n -=t iimm t iv»- u»lv (cm* po'ary relief. The only way to t-flVct H cur*- is t at- tack the dteetiBO in tim blo< J, ' y taking » coimiiiu* tluiml runiedy like Hood'* S:iri-ap-iri!]ii, wh cii elinii- nat'H »H iunMirnieu aud iliun );«ruitiuotitly cures Cii* tanh. TIIP-IKVOBS of Hood's Sarsapariiia AB a r-niccly ft r Cuitmn i- vn«--.e.l h.r »» nmny \w& pi,- it '' sc'iifil. . ' . i:.' -u-e to »! HIK*.I'^. JiUOD'S cure liver ills.

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THE

MUSICAL.A CURIOSITY.

London at Last to Hear and Witness Wagner's " Die Keen."

The by no means plentiful admirers of Wagner in England are looking forward with mild ecstacy to the performance of "Die Feeu" at C'ovent Garden. After a prodigious amount ot trouble, Sir Augustus Harris has obtained the right to interpret the opera, which has never before been produced out­ side of Munich. The history of this work is curious. It was finished and scored while Kichard Wngner was conducting at the Wurzburg Theatre. The late King Ludwig II., of Bavaria, purchased the MS. score of the opera for a trifling sum, and it was pro­ duced at one of the special performances in the Royal Opem House, Munich, at which nobody except the musical monarch was present. Much interest concerning the work was expressed by musicians, but the King absolutely refused to allow a second perform­ ance.

In 1S88, after the King's death, this cnri- o?ity wits revived, and as the royal cofl'ers were then almost empty, a public perform­ ance of "Die Feeu" was given, which added a goodly sum to the Court Treasury. The new King's trustees, however, held posses­ sion of the score, and all efforts to secure its right of performance in other cities than Munich were unsuccessful. Sir Augustus Harris at last gained permission to produce the opera at Covent Garden, and the Wag- iieriun cult is in a corresponding state of ner­ vous excitement over the event. The libretto of''Die Feen" was based on a fairy story by Gozzi. Its score, according to records left by the composer, was written on a model of AVeber, Beethoven and Marschuer.

Musical Notes.A new English opera is called "Deef Tea." Marie Van Zandt receives $800 a perform­

ance.Tbe London grand opera leason has col­

lapsed.Mascagni's "I Rantiau" occupies leas than

two hours.Now York is to have » leuson of German

Comic opera.Mrs. Scott Siddona has written an opera for

tho Boatonians.Florence will celebrate tbe ccntenniry of

Guidini's death.A physician says practice at singing wards

off consumption."Vostitia," Mascagni's new opera, Is in three

acts with intermezzi.Offenbach's "La Pericbole" will soon be pro­

duced at Monte Carlo.Tbo new Paris Opera Comique will seat 1514,

two more than tbo burned building. 'Meister Monole," an opera by Carmen Silva,

Queen of Rouuiar.ia, made a hit at Coburg."I Pugiica," Leoncullo's opera, will be pro­

duced in thirty leading theatres in Europe.The Grand Duke of Coburg has offered 5000

marks for the best one act opera written by a German.

Matlo Dolna, the reigning Parifian prima ilouna, is 21 and was a waitress only a few years ago.

In "I Rnntzau" a chorus behind the scenes attempts to drown a number that ia being sung on tbo stage.

Hopper and DeAngeli?, it \j said, desire to lecure "Tho Rainmakers," an opera by Aronsou ind Rosenfeld.

Gilbert, Sullivan nnd Carte, as composers acd managers, divided $1,350,000 in lif'.cca year;, profits of their joint labors.

The opera was known to the Egytian?. who knew a great many things that tho modern world forgets to give them credit for.

Herr Padercwski will sail for tbis country Dec. 11 by tbo Havel. He will begin bis tour in San Francisco under tbo management of Eteinway <t Sons.

Mascugni ia cultivating a small moustache, and tbe young composer is having trouble in raising the beard that ij deemed essential to musicians in Italy.

Mascagni bas arranged his famous intermezzo for tho voii-e. In tbis new form it will bo sung for tho first time by Miss Kumia Juch at the Lenox Lyceum, Now York.

It ia said that Verdi, having completed tho Instrumentation of the score of "Falstaff," has taken up the numerous pagca of music ho wrote for another opera, arranged the old matter, and added ninny now pages. The new opera is to bu "King LeAr."

Tbo acoustics of the new Manhattan Opera House are too faulty for the full satisfaction of u play-loving audience. The people in the Loxea can hear well enough, but in the parquet It is itnpodfihle to differentiate sounds with any degree of distinctness.

The latest and prettiest son<? now being sung on the etage, ia entitled "The Indian Summer Time." It is by the popular author, Will L. Thompson, of East Liverpool, Obio. The price Is 40 cents. Send the author half-price, and you will receive a copy.

A musical piece, entitled "Tho Rainmaker of Syria," was announced last winter as having boon written by Sidney Rosenfeld. Now Ku dul|)ho Aronson gives tho news that the music for it is his coinpos'tion, and that it will be per­ formed at tbe Casino by and by.

Mme. Kate Rolla, an American soprano, who hn« appeared In Italian and French grand ope--» at. the leading opera houses in Europe during tbo last six years, will make ber American doljut in New York at the Wolff and llolluian BGNi-.erts iu Cbickering Hall this month.

Kmil Schwab and H. II. Putnam have written Ilio work, and (je«rgo II. Ilayes tho music, for a li^bt opera oalled "Tbe Continentals," which is ID !>« produced at the boston Park on tho afier- riMon of Dec. 1. The story is conceroud with &..iic'ird, Bunker Hill and tho evacuation <if U.II-HIU by the liritish.

The Duko of Edinburgh led the orchestra at a pi-i ("nuance last week of Mackenzie's "Dream 01 Jubal," which was given at the Plymouth Cuil'lball in behalf of charity. Tho Royal lender used hia magnificent Stradivarius violin,

* )>icb lias been on view at tbe Vienna Dramatic Vlu-ical Exhibition.

The first public performance of Mascagni'sxv opera-, "Rant7.au," confirms the impression\rn of the wo<k at. the dress rehearsal, wbioh

took place on Wednesday but at tbe theatre at I'cr^olii. This work is full of dramatic powtr, beautiful aielodies and masterful orchestration. It in likely to pjovo as popular as "Cavallerii I'.a ticana."

iJvomk ii quoted as having said: "I have been H.«ked frequently what 1 think of America i:.u-ically. I have been askel in England and otoci countries and here. It ia tbo youngest co ntry. How could it hope to be abreast of t!ie ol<j country in music? But I find bore the jtitisiciil temperament, tbe musical faculty; ui! it needs i^ education."

fjeatrice Norman Is considering aa offer from ,*Iis. Tburber, of the New York Conservatory of Music. Misa Norman is one of tbo seventeen youn^; women who were selected from numerous upplicants at the Madison Square Garden, SOIEO tiuiti ago, to undertake a thorough course ol musical education for grand open. Misa Nor- ir;:iri i.- undecided .as to whether nbo will pursue tho course.

"llnddon Hall," the new opera written by Sydney Grundy and scored by Arthur Sullivan, il'i.'u.rs tu be very successful, after all, in Lon- d'.n. During the first few nights Its f«te was regarded as doubtful, thoush tho bookings, oven tbtffi, were larsje. From a private letter it is leiimed that (irundy and Sullivan's opera has esi ib'istied itself as one of the peruianont suc- et.ijex ot the English metropolis.

The choral societies invitoj to attend the Wo 1 M's Fair at Chicago will be permitted to pro-cut special-works of their own selection?, but tho great festival performances in which all will participate will be confined to the great compo­ sitions of Bach and Handel, with which all aro supposed to be familiar. Tho singers are all expected to pay tbcir own expenses, but the Bureau of Public Comfirt will guarantee satis­ factory and convenient lodging places* The

exposition authorities will provide suitable or­ chestral for the various works which the indi­ vidual societies may wish to produce.

Tho latest Italian opera novelty produced in Vienna was Leoncavallo's ''Pagiiacci," which follows the new fashion in deriving its subject from village life and ending in bloodshed two murders in the last scene. A local critic finds these elements in the music. "Harsh modula­ tions, frequent change of bar, preference for chromatic scales in contrary motion." The or­ chestration shows the influence of Wagner.

Wacbtel, the tencr, who was a Viennese coach­ man and only went on the stage after bis fortieth year, is still living, hale and hearty, and though he is now seventy years of age, he does not look any older th:in when he was here, over twenty years ago. Then he sang in the "Postillion of Longjumeau," cracking his wbip in true pro­ fessional style. Wncbtel says he intends to end his days in his favorite city. Frankfort-on-the- Main.

Mr. Bruno Oscar Klein baa composed tue mu­ sic for a motet, "Tu es Petius" (soli, chorus and orchestra), which will be performed at Carnegte Music Hall, Feb. 20, on tho occasion of the golden jubliee of Pope Leo XIII. Tho anni­ versary proper falls on Feb. 19, but this da'e being Sunday the Pope decreed the celebration to bo held on the following day. The proceeds of the concert will be devoted to the foundation of a college for Catholic church music.

The (ierman Llederkrnnz Society, of New York, will make an extended tour of the United States next summer, giving concerts in Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Cleveland and Uufl':ilo. Visits to tho Chicago Exposition and t" Niagara F.ills aro included in tho itinerary. Heinrich Zollner will conduct. The profits of the tour will be devoted to charity. First-class soloists will accompany tho society, and tho entire tour will be in the nature of a summer excursion, lasting from June 23 to July 15.

An absurd charge of plagiarism has been made against Mr. De Koven because he used an old Spanish melody in one of his recent operas. It was claimed that this air was tbe private property of a certain social club, and that DC K >ven beard it and appropriated it. Seeing that every great composer has taken popular melodies and folk-songs and improved, adorned and used them, it is rather silly to make a fuss becjuso De Koven does tbe same. Moreover, the brain that can devise the airs in ''Robin Hood" bas already shown its ample capacity to create melodies of its own. But some dogs like to snarl.

Poor Lillian Russell! They did not like her in the far West. She played to empty benches in San Francisco. The cold truth is that Lillian Russell is a New York fad. Here the women worship her, copy hor dresses, imitate her ways. Outside of New York she has little attraction. In Chicago she often appears to scanty audi- dencej. In other big cities the draws for a nigbtor two, then the receipts drop to nothing. She did not help Mr. Duff's companies on the roid, and in those days she was in the prime of her beauty. She was created by tne dudes and "dudines" of New York, and it is to them she must look for continued support. When they aro tired of her her fall will be abrupt.

Migi Marie Halton, tho finger whose matri­ monial and other eccentricities brought her into not altogether enviablo renown at the Casino last year, has apparently won in London the approval that was denied to her conduct in New York. Witbout any further advancement in art than was gained by an elopement, she m«de a decided success in the title role of "La Cigala" at the Lyric Theatre. Then she went to Australia, where her English success was re­ pealed in the operetta. She ia now back in London, and has taken a year's lease of the Shaftesbury Theatre, in which she will produce Jakobowski's new opera, the libretto of which is founded on Charles Reade'd "Peg Woffing- ton."

A programme of the first concert ever given by the famous planjst Lizt, in 1820, has re- cently been discovered. The future virtuoso Wiis then 9 years old. Ills concert was given at Oldenburg, the selections including Ries'second pianoforte concerto and an impromptu fantasia on a themo to bo furnished by any person iu tho audience. The announcements on tbe pro­ gramme ended with an appeal "To tho nobility, the military and tbe estimable public. I am an Hungarian, and I do not know a greater hap­ piness than to offer devotedly to my dear country the first fruits of iny education and instruction. That which I lack in maturity and experience I wish to acquire by incessant work, which may, perhaps, one day procure me tbo immense pleasure of figuring among the celebrities of this great country."

Some recent repairs in Westminster Abbey in­ cluded a recutting of the inscription on the tomb of John Wilson, composer of the scores entitled "Chearfule Ayresor Brtllads," one of which is a setting of a song in "The Tempest." Wilson was a contemporary and friend of Sbakespcarc, and during tho restoration of hia tomb an an­ tiquary who »a? present on the occasion enter­ tained tbe workman by recounting many inci­ dents in tbe composer's history. At tbe con­ clusion of a particularly affecting anecdote rela­ tive to the musician's goodness of heart the laborer looLcd up sympathetically end said: "I don't know nothin' 'bout thia here moosic myself, bavin* no car for 'and orgins, and bein' worrited by brass bands. But I'm great on charity, and il I'd known that the old gent was so kind btartod I ooold ha'saved bia feelin's last month. Ye see we were a fixin* tbe drains, and not koowin'nothin''bout his principals I run the drain pipe right through 'irn."

Mr. Reginald De Koven defends himself vig­ orously from the charge of plagiarizing "The Fencing Master." Ho says fftat, hearing a Spanish melody at a club, he incorporated it in his acore, and afterwards learned that Offenbach had previously used il in "La Vie Parisienne." Signor Jannotta, a small Neapolitan music teacher, living in Cbicago, claims to have sup­ plied Mr. De Koven with other melodies. But what does this prove? Nothing else than the dearth of melody. Lola's son^ in the "Cavallcria liusticana" is an old Sicilian air; the celebrated "Intermezzo" is stolen bodily from Rubinstein, who doubtless stolo it from others. All Germans and Frenchmen who have never left their ooun- try Lelicve that "Tbe Last Rose of Summer" was written by Flotow, who cooly appropriated it in "Martha." From the earliest times tho best mu>ician3 have pilfered their melodies right and left There are no new melodies to invent. Tbe folk-songs of the elder world particularly oftbe world that basked in a Mediteranean sun contain them all. The same book of popular songa tbat gives inspiration to TschaiKowtky give< inspiration to Dave Brabnm.

THE TRIGGER.A NOTABLE EVENT.

Mr. Dmido Defeats Mr. Worl^ at the Traps.

At the grounds of the Riverton Gun Club, on Dec. 2. a match at 100 live birds was shot by Messrs. T. S. Dando, of Philadelphia, and George U'ork. of New York. Mr. Dando won the match by killing 92 to Work's 84.

Mr. Dando made a run of 38 straight and used his second barrel 45 times, while Mr. Work used his second barrel 83 times. Work missed his second bird and was not in it after that. Score:

D»udo killed 24 octof firit 25, 23 cut of eeccnd 25, 23 out of UiirJ 25, 21 out if fourth 25.

Work killed iflont of flr-t 25,21 out of ic-cond 25,22 out of third 25, 22 out of fourth 25.

Random Shots.C. W. Toboldt, who has bat one arm, made a

score of 240 out of a possible 250, 15 yards, off­ hand, with a plain open-sight rifle, on a half- inch ring target, ot Atlantic City Dec. 3,

John L. Brewer has challenged Dr. Carver to shoot for the worU'8 championship and $1000 n side, the omtcli to be »hot between Feb. 1 and April 1, 1893, each man to (hoot at 200 live pigeons, London Gun Club rules.

The Abeel trophy, shot for by teams of com­ panies belonging to tbe Seventh Regiment, N. G. S. N. Y., wa« won Dec. 2 by Company I), whose score for nine men, at 200 and 500 yards, was BIS. This score was tied by Company A, but according to the rules B team took the tro­ phy by making the highest score off-hand.

BILLIARDS,THE 1VKS TOUKXEY.

Details and Scores of the Games of the Week.

The seventh same in the Ives tournament was played at Ives' room in Chicago Nov. 28. The contest was between Harry Pagin and Captain Anson, and the latter was badly beaten. The victory was no credit to Pugin. The balls rolled cxasperatingly bad for An- son, but they rolled very handsomely tor tbe Board of Trade amateur. As it was it took Pagin thirty-four innings to run out the game. He made his high run in the twen­ tieth, when he added 28 buttons to his string. The score:

P»ziu-5, 1, 2, 5, 0, 1, 6, 3, 1, 1, 0, 19. 6, 7, 5, 18, 0, 6, 4. 2J, '2, 2, (t, 11, 0, 0, U, 0, i, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4. Total 130. Average 6 14-3i. Higli run* 28, 19,18.

Aniiin 1, 1, I, 0,0,1 9. 0, 1, I. 0, 0, :t, C. 0, 0, 0, 9, C, 0, 5. 4, 0. 0, 1, 9, 3, 0, 11, 18, 0, II, 0. ToUl 84. Aver­ age 2 18-33. High runs 18, 11, 9, 9, 9.

The eighth game was between Maggioli and Cnpron on Nov. 29. Each man had lost two games. The Canadian was favored by luck and got snoh a lead at the start that the contest was at no time in doubt. His aver­ age was the second best of the tourney. The score:

Capron 16,19, 10. 7, 0, 0, 2, 11, 0, 4, 0, 44, .1, 25. 0, Cl 0. 0, 10, 0, 17,12,17, 0. W, 30. Total 265. Average- 10 5-26. Hi^h runi 44, 30, 25, 21), 19.

H»Kgioll-0. 1. 17, 0, 0. 0, 0, 13, 1, 1, 0, 20, 3. 30, 6, 4, 2. 0, 3, A 0, 5, 3, 0, 0. Total 112. Averagt 4 8- 26. Uleh runs 30, 17,13.

On Nov. 30, the tenth game was played. W. D. Harrison (150), the Portland wonder, had no trouble in defeating ''Spike" llaskins (180). The score:

Unrrison 24,1. 0. 0 0,14. 2. 0, 1.1, 0, 9. 6, 0. 14, 5. 3, 35, 24, o,3, (l, 11,0, 17. Total 175. Average 7. Higli runs 35, 24, 24.

HaikinB 2,8,0,0.0,3,0. 2,0,0,12,0, 1,0,7,0,0, 0. 1,11.4,1,1.22. Total 95. Average 3 5-24. High ruos 22, 12, 11.

The eleventh game, on Dec. 1, was between Tagiii and Thatcher. Pagiu won his third straight game. The obese expert made some pretty and difficult shots, and outplayed Thatcher at every point. Thatcher again was the favorite in the betting, and a snug sum changed hands on the result. The best odds were 1 to 2. The score:

Pagin 1, 1, 7, 22, 8, 0, 0. 4, 9. 8, 4, 5. 0, 0, 7, 11, 3. 0, 2, S. 7, 11,4. 19. 0. (I, 0. 8, 1. ToUl 150. Average 5 5-29. Hightilt runs 22, 19.

Thatcher 1. 2. 0, 2, 0, 0, 24, 0, 7, 0, 5, 0, 0, 4, 0. 0, in, (1,1, 12, 10.5, 1, 0. 1, 0,11, 4, 0. Total 100. Average 3 13-29. Hi^hCTt run 24.

In the twelfth game, Dec. 2, C«pt. Anson was soundly drubbed by Frank Maggioli, the (Southern champion. The big first baseman showed a lack ot delicacy of touch, invari­ ably touching the spheres too hard. The ivories resented this treatment and rolled badly. The score:

Mugioll 2 (I, 0. 1. 0,1, 2. 8, 9,18, 7, 27. 1, 0, 2, 20. 10, 11, 0. 0, 0, 18, 0, 15, 7, 0, 32, 24, 6. 0, 7,7, 0, 1, 20, 0, G, 5. 1.2U. TuUI 300. Average 7 20-JO. High runa 32, 27, 24.

Anwn 0, 4.0. 0. 0, 0, 5, 4,1, 15,3, 8, 2,1, 0, 2, 0, 13, 0, ti 1, 8, 1. 0, (I, 0. Hi, 0. 10.0, 1, 7, 1. 6, 0. 0. 0, 27. Tutal 143. Avcragn ;i 26-39. Hiitli run 27.

The thirteenth game was played Dec. 3, between Maggioli and Thatcher. Maggioli made a run of 48, but in spite of that was beaten. This was the longest game of the series; it requiring forty-five innings to fin­ ish the game. Thatcher did not become warm until the thirty-third, when 19 re­ warded his effort. After that it was slow work until the forty-fourth, when he ac­ cumulated 30 and had but one to go. Maggi­ oli lacked 95 of game. He made a brave ef­ fort, but stopped at VI. The score:

Tlmlcbtr 2, (i, 13. 30. 7, 7, 0. 1.0, 7, 0, 0. 3, 0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 4, 1, 0. 13, 2 0 8. 2, 0, 3, 0, 0, 1, 2, HI 1,2, 7, 1, 3, 0.1,8,10,0,30,1 200. Average 4 20-45. High runs 30. 30.

MnguMi 0.3, 4, 2, 0,1, 8,2, 1.0, 11,11.", 2, 8,2, 0, 9, 0, 2, 1, 0, 0, 7, 1, 0, 11, 12, 2, 10, 0, 1, 3, 1, 24, 2. 6, 1, 0, 1, 1. 2, 2, 12 217. Average-4 31-34. High rum 48, 24.

Following is the record of the tournament up to Sun lay, Dec. 4:

Chines Best High placed. Won.Lost. THQ. average.

Pastn. HO................... i 3 35 7 10-211OalliigliKr,3UO.,............2 2 _ 42 11 3-27Ilirrlaon. 175...............3 2 1 35 7Haik'ni. 18»................ 2 1 1 22 «Tlinlclitr.iOU ..............4 2 2 60 615-37Opron, 265.................. 3 1 2 44 10 5-26Maggioli. 300............... 5 1 4 48 720-40Anaoo, 200...................2 2 27 3 26-39

CORRECTING AN ERROR,

Is the Ives Tournament For $1OOO or $5OO?

We have received a marked copy of the Chicago Mail of the 28th ult., which contains the information that the tournament now in progress at Ives' room in that city is for $500 in cash prizes, and not $1000, as has bee*n published in THE HI-OUTING LIFE. The .Vail is somewhat surprised at the statement made in this paper and wonders where wegot our information. That information was re­ ceived through the columns of the New York Nun.-which paper published a few weeks ago a dispatch from Chicago stating that Frank Ives had contributed $1000 tor prizes for the tournament in question. As the Sun is gen­ erally believed, and no doubt deservedly so, to be a reliable source of public information, we naturally supposed that the dispatch in question was perfectly reliable. Ifsoreliable a journal as the Sun has been imposed on by the Chicagoans it should not be surprising that THE SPORTING LIFE should fall into the same trap, especially when the manage­ ment of the present tournament seems to have done so little in advertising so import­ ant a tournament or series of public contests, which should command more than u national publicity.

There is certainly nothing surprising in supposing that Chicago should contribute $1000 in prizes for a billiard tournament ot this character. Here in the Knst it is true, $1000 simply represents so much money; for a city like Chicago, however, it should be but a mere trifle or bagatelle. While it is quite the custom, however, to consider a dollar worth ICO cents in this part of the country, we can assure the Mail that tournaments have been given in this part of the country in the past for quite as much money, while the players here probably ranked no higher in the billiard world then than do the ex­ perts who are now engaged in the Ives tour- nnnicnt with perhaps the exception of those who rank as ''amateurs," and even the "amateurs" in this tournament seem to be doing very well. At all events it has not been stated so far as we know, that they are not doing their best, more than this no man can do.

It is painfully evident from thetone of the Mail that Frank Ives is not only not in high favor in Chicago, but that the casting ot cold water on his present enterprise is quite in order. This is a view that cannot and will not be accepted by (he billiard world in general or at large. Mr. Ives has been indiscreet in the past, so far as his unfortunate relation with the Schaefcr con­ test for the world's championship is con­ cerned, and it is a question if he received so severe a censure in any paper as in this. That issue, however, has nothing to do with the present tournament. What the billiard world of this country wants at present is not only tournaments but contests, something that will put new or fresh life into the call­ ing and rescue the business from its present dull condition. False tacts should not be stated, however, not even with a good or worthy object in view. And if there has been any deception resorted to in the Eastern journals, it is simply owing to the fact that the Nucs, which was supposed to be correct, came directly from Chicago.

IVES V9. ROBERTS.

The American Not Likely to Play the Match.

CHICAGO, Dec. 5. Frank C. Ives, the chftiUp'on billiardist of America, has a scheme whereby he can keep out of the championship of England, 111 which he is to play Champion Roberts. "When I was in England," said he, "I made arrangements with a London house to scud me an English tahle, in order that I might have sii weeks of practice before meetine Roberts. I left England in the latter end of .September, and they promised to ship the table oil the steamer two days after my departure.

"When I got to New York I waited n few days until the steamer came iu, thinking I

could have the table shipped to Chicago right away, but no table came. I came to Chicago and waited several weeks, and cabled them to ship. They said they would do so at once. Now, I receive a letter telling me of delay, because the}- cannot get slabs and furniture. I am to play Roberts iu January, and I don't see how it can be done unless I get some practice. I have apprised my backer in England that it would be silly for me to attempt any match with Roberta without a good deal of practice at his own game."

STEALING BALLS.

An Unprofitable Transaction For the Purloiners.

A recent telegram from Chicago states that on the night of the Democratic parade there $15,000 worth of ivory billiard balls was stolen from the C. G. Akorn Manufacturing Company, or between loO and 200 sets of balls in all. Either considerable allowance should be made for telegrams coming from Chicago to the daily press, or the owners of the ivory intended to advance the price of that article between forty and fifty per cent, more than the present market value to have the amount of the stolen goods correspond with the figures of the theft. The present retail price of ivory billiard balls is £3.1 per per set, which would make the theft $7000 if 200 sets of balls were stolen, or $o-'SOifl50 sets were taken. This is considerably below half the.figures given, which proves that the party who sent the telegram to the press of the country either did not know the market value of ivory or that the election of Cleve­ land has kept the price of ivory from advan­ cing nearly fifty per cent, in that particular house.

We recently commented at considerable length on the absurdity of stealing ivory billiard or pool balls, to say nothing of the moral or immoral obliquity of such a crime. There is probably no article on the market at the present day, connected with the game of billiards which is watched with such suspicion as ivory. Here in the East there are not a half dozen houses which handle the article that is wholesale. There are numer­ ous dealers and agents who are constantly selling ivory billiard and pool balls, and a few wholesale dealers, but all of these men are so thoroughly posted in the business that it would be impossibleto deceive any of them. The retail dealers buy their goods from their wholesale dealers, and rarely, if ever, buy even "job lots," unless some few "broken balls" or sets. Even then, these balls, as a rule, are not purchased unless it is well known that the transaction is legitimate. Pawnbrokers cannot dispose of ivory as a rule. Room-keepers will no more purchase them than would manufacturers. Where, then, is the market for stolen ivory? At tbe same time this theft may be possible, and while the goods may be recovereit, the dam­ age through exposure may render the re­ covery of the stolen goods worth next to noth­ ing to the men who were plundered of so much valuable merchandise. Don't monkey with ivory, should be a good motto for the professional thief.

WESTERN ADVICE.

Billiard Professionals Should Look Out For Rainy Days.

Numberless instances are recorded where billiard players and others directlyconnectcd with the billiard business have fallen ill and died without a dollar in their possession, either to defray the expense of attendance during their sickness or to provide decent in­ terment for them when called to obey the last dread summons.

It is time this matter should be carefully and earnestly thought of by all in the busi­ ness. There are to-day two associations of billiard men in Philadelphia, founded and maintained by the members, to give necessary assistance to each other in sickness and to defray funeral expenses iu case of death. Every inin connected with billiards in the United States should join one or the other of these organization!*. No one has the right to waste his substance during the heyday of his prosperity and success, and then when sick­ ness and affliction overtakes him throw him­ self upon the mercy and charity of individual friends.

"Would it not be well for the organizations mentioned to try and eflect a union offerees, and then to make a single national body, properly chartered, with branches or lodges ir every city, with local self-government, subject to the general rules of the grand body? Make the Order of Billiardists an association which would care for its members in sickness or death, protect their widows and orphans to the full extent of their ability, and thus ele­ vate the profession of billiards by teaching nil connected with it to become self-support­ ing and self-reliant." Chicago Mirror.

Caroms.Low Shaw and wife are giving exhibitions in

Chicago.Young Lew Blank, who has been seriously il),

is again able to be about.A largo pool room at Tenth and Tasker streets

has "gone to meet its grandmother."Two oftbe finest clubs in this city have been

supplied with shuffle b iards. Holy St. Pat­ rick!

W. G. Rhoades reports pool to be so dead in CamJen that he is obliged to resort to pool for drinks.

Jnmes Tate and Joseph Douty hare been elected members of the American Billiard Asso­ ciation.

George F. Slosson is said to bo in better physical condition at present than for many years past.

A cushion-carom tournament is in progress among the patrous of tbe Jewel Billiard Parlor, St. Louis, Mo.

Tho price of ivory billiard balls has tumbled three dollars per set and ivory pool balls at about the same rate.

Pool at the present day in this city has col- Upsed with the fame rapidity that tbe skating rink craze did a few year* ago.

A new room wi'h eight or ten of the Brims- wick-Balke Collender tables has been opened at Front and Norris street.9 , this city.

The tables in the Aldine Hotel have been newly covered. The price of billiards in this rjom is 60 cents per hour, "and don't you for­ get it."

An amateur 14-inch balk-line tournament \» now in progress at the Francis billiard ha.ll in Cincinnati. The start was uvide Dec. 7. The contestants are S. A. Rico, A. B. Divid, Win. Newbar, Chas. Hartcr, Harry Furst and Frank Meyers.

There is enough billiard trade at the Conti­ nental Hotel for twenty tables. If the starving owners of pool dives whi :h surround this hotel paid more attention to billiards and less to pool they might not be tuffering from chronic ''hydrostatics."

Edward MoLaughlin's room on Chestnut street is again beginning to look like a billiard room. He has now seven carom tablei there, which brine him a very eood revenue at fifty cents per hour. What he now wants is two more carom tables find he will have one of the finest room; in this city.

Edward Bums inform* us that his trade il slowly improving, while pool is "certainly not what it was." Mr. Burris has a crreat loca­ tion for a great billiard room. With fifteen oarom tables and one pool table, with fifty cents per hour for billiards and five cents per ball for pool in an open game, he should mike a for­ tune in ten years.

A combination game of billiards h,\s been in­ troduced in Maurice Daly'a Brooklyn Assembly Rooms, and has become quite a fad among his patrons. The game consists of twenty-four caroms, fifteen of which are required to be made at cushion caroms, then four at two-cushion caroms, succeeded by three at three-cushion caroms and three bank shots.

James C. MeCnll, who recently became sole proprietor of the Garden City Billiard Room, Pittsburg, has undertaken to boom the game of pool in the Smoky City. For this purpose he is now trying to arranse a match for the world's championship between Alfiod D'Oro, the present champion, and William Ciearwatcr, of Pittsburg, to Uku place at bis rooms iu Pitta- burg.

THE RING.JACKSON READY.

The Colored Fighter Anxious and Willing to Meet Corbett.

The great colored pugilist, Peter Jackson, sparred four rounds each with Prof. Tom Chandler, of Boston, and Jack Douglas, of Brooklon, in Battery D, before 4000 spec­ tators, at Chicago, I>ec. 5. Peter, of course, outclassed his opponents, but the sparring was not heavy, being under police orders. The colored champion said: "Let the public make the match between Corbett and me. If they want us to tight I am ready at any time. I bad challenged him before ho met Sullivan, but it was unheeded. I am fight­ ing for a livelihood, and I am willing to meet Corbett any time he wishes. If the public thinks he is entitled to the champion­ ship, I have nothing to say. If it thinks II have a right to tight him for it, I am ready. When he says he is willing to fight my money will go up."

Jackson thought that in the Snllivan-Cor- belt fight the best man won. "Corbett is a good fighter," he said laconically. Nor did he I attempt to explain away the draw fight be­ tween him and Corbett. "If I was not in condition," he said, "I am to blame. That is no excuse to any man. There was $7000 to go to him or me in that fight, which neither of us can claim. Corbett will not fiulit before the California Athletic Club again. I will. 1 am not harping on a challenge nnd do not ! want to annoy Corbett, but I want to meet him. I am willing to sign articles for nine months or a year, but I do not want to wait j two years for a match."

Shoulder Hits.Billy Woods has been appointed manager of

the Utah Athletic Club.Sullivan has taken a pledge not to drink

again for a period of six month?.Bob Fi(/ii:nmon.i is helping Peter Mahcr in

his training tnd may be behind Peter when he meets Guddard.

Sheriff Norton, of Queens county, has issued orders to all his deputies not to allow any more prize-fights to take place in the county.

The Pacific Athletic Club has signed Billy Gallagher, the San Francisco welter-weight, for a finish fight with Jim Burge, the "Iron Man" from Australia.

Mike Leonard, the 130-pound boxer of the Varuna Boat Club, has ligneJ to fight an un­ known to ft finish before the Columbia Athletic Club, of Washington, on Pec. 24.

The Mission City Athletic Club, of San An­ tonio, Tex., has arranged a match between "Steve" Butler and F.rnest Hcieh for a purse of $1000. Tbe contest will take place at tbe 28th inst.

Bill Slavin, & brother of the Australian heavy­ weight pugilist, has challenged Alex Grcggains to fight to a finish fora stake of $1000 and a purse. He agrees to mill it with the California at 158 pounds.

' Eddie" Lneber, the ex-amateur champion 110-pound boxer, and "Mike" Mnlroy, of Brooklyn, have been matched to fight a limited number of rounds in the Cleruiout Avenue llink on the lith inst.

George D'xon will not bother any longer with Johnny Uriflin, He will turn his attention to Australian billy Murphy, who has been talking light lately, and if he means business ho will give him a chance.

Bob Fitzsiramons has asked President Noel, of tho Crescent City Athletic Club, to arrange a limited round bout between himself anJ Jim Corbett, to take place in New Orleans during the Mardi Gras festivities.

Jack Magee, the East Boston middle-weight pntriiist, has been matched to fight Billy Leedom, of Philadelphia, ten rounds before ibe Coney Is'iind Athletic Cluh, on the 28th inst. A purse of $500 will go to the winner.

Frank Erne, the Buflalo bantam-weight pugilist who was matched to fivbt Mike llaugh, of Brooklyn, before the Buffalo Athletic Club next Thursday, has forfeited his cluimi on the stake and purse owing to illness.

Jim Williams, of Salt Ln.ke, who whipped Charles Turner in San Francisco recently, knocked out Al Smith, of Chicago, at Ogden, Utah. Dec. 1, in tbe first round under a forfeit, tbe fight lasting but two minutes.

Joe Choynski has postponed his proposed trip to San Francisco. He will remain in New York until Jim Hall arrives, and then try to got on n match with the conqueror of Ted Pritchord bo- foro the Coney I-lan,l Athletic Club.

In an eight round fight between Paddy Madden, weighing 180, and FA Sullivan,weigh­ ing 210 pounds, near Toledo, 0., Dec. !, Sulli­ van was awarded the fight, because Madden kicked him in breaking from a clinch.

Jimmy Lawson, the feather-weight DUgiliet, who is now in Cincinnati, has posted a forfeit of $500 in that city for a finish fight with Joe Walcott, or any other 133-pound man in Ame­ rica. Lawson says he can get backing for $2500.

The following London cable was received at the Police Gazette office, Dec. fi: "Dick Burge, light-weight champion of England; George Mc- D >nald, his backer, and Austin Gibbons and his brother, James Kerwin and James Hag- gerty will sail to-morrow on tho City of Paris."

"Jimmy" Barry, of Chicago, and "Bob" Mc- Quade, of Brooklyn, have signed articles to fight to a finish at 105 pounds. The mill takes place at Fort Wayne, Ind., on tho 21st inst., and will be for a purse of $500 and a stake of $500 a side.

Tbe Fort Wayne Athletic Club, of Fort Wayne, Ind., has matched L. II. Daniels, the heavy­ weight pugilist of Stookton.Cal., to fight "Jack" Turner, of Chicago, to a finish for a purso of $1500 on the 16th inst. The men will battle at 165 pounds.

It is now announced that Billy Leedhatn, the well known Philadelphia pugilist, and not Bill Slavin, will bo substituted to fill tbe place left vacant by pugilist J. King, of Staten Island, to light Con Riordan before the Coney Island Athletic Club.

Edward Gorman, the prize fighter, formerly of Hamilton, Ont., is in custody at Columbus, 0., charged with having set fire to his saloon Dec. 5. Insurance, $1500. Eleven whiskey barrels were found to be full of water. He said they were full of whiskey.

Abe Willis, the champion bantam-weight of Australia, who was whipped by George Dixon in San Francisco, has, according to latent ad­ vices from the antipodes, won a great fight at Sydney. His opponent was Billy Holden, and Willis punched him out in sixteen rounds.

The Amateur Athletic Union has decided to hold the annual boxing championship o ntests of America in the Academy ol Music in Phila­ delphia on Jan. 5 and 7. The reason assigned for not holding the bouts in New York is tho destruction of tbo Metropolitan Opera House.

Tbe contest between "Jimmy" Lynch, of Xew York, and "J"hnny" Gorman, of Long Island City, scheduled to take place under the auspices of the Hamilton Athletic Club in the Claremont Kink, Brooklyn, on the 19th inst., bas been postponed until Jan. 25, owing to tho illness of Lynch.

Walter Campbell, of Philadelphia, and Billy Ernst, of Brooklyn, have been matched to spar the leading bout in the place of Jimtny Lynch and Johnny Gorman, at the entertainment to be given under the au?pic<?3 of the Hamilton Athletic Club at the Clermont Avenue Kink, Brooklyn, Jan. 15.

Australian "Billy" Murphy has notified the directors of the Olympic Club, of New Orleans, that he will accept their offer of a $3000 purse to fight "Johnny" Murphy, of Boston, provided he defeats "Tommy" White, of Chicago, whom he is now matched to fight the latter part of this month in California.

A London despatch, under date of Dee. 0, sny<: "Charley MiLche!!, the prize-fighter, ha^ succeeded in getting into jail. On Mitcuell'a personal application at the Clerkenwell sessions to-day, the magistrate consented to confirm the previous sentence, and commit him in jail for two months at hard labor."

Judge Nowton, of tho Coaey Island Athletic Club, arranged another match Dec. 3 between Johnny Reagan, of this city, »n<l Paddy Gor-

man, the Australian welter weight. Tho battls will be fought on Thursday. Jan. 2fi, and will be for a purse of $220(1, $1900 of -,.hioh will g» to tbe winner, and $300 to the loser.

"Jack" Dempsey bas declined tho ehallcngo of George La Blanche for another fi.-tic en­ counter. The ex-uiiddle weight champion eayg he has retired from the ring ftrever. U'cll-in- formed sporting men yay that Deaipgev will never recover from the effects of tbe terrible thumping "Bob" Fitzsimmons guve him in New Orleans.

L. Doherty, tbo Cambridge feather-weight pugilist, and "Steve" Fitzj;ibb(in?, of Lowed, Mass., have signed articles of agreement to fight to a finish before the Back Bay Athletio Club, of Boston, on December lf>. According to the articles of agreement the boys will battle at 1 IS pounds for a purse of $500, of which $101) will go to the loser.

Pugilism is triuuiphiint in court and the eyes of the law at Portland, Ore. Tho holding of tho judces is that glova contests are legal. Billy Maher and Billy Smith, who were arrested for boxing there, wero acquitted. The indictments found against Jaek Pcmpsry and others havej been dismissed. All tho club) iu tho State in­ tend to boom the sp /rt.

Johnny Murphy's answer to tho Olympia Club was telegraphed by Captain Cooke a* fol­ lows: "Charles Diokson, president of the Olvm- pic Club, Now Orleans: Johnny Murphy will meet cither Billy Murphey, of Australia: Nuno Wallace, of England, or any man weighing 115 pounds, meeting to occur in March, for a $3JOU purse, weight at ringt-ide."

Manazer Harrison, of the Pacific Athle'ia Club, of San Francisco, has arranged for a finish fight between Jitn Williams, of Salt Lake City, and Dan Creedon, of Austnli.i. the middle­ weight pugilists. The battle will take place in January and the winner will receive $2000 out of the $30(10 purse. Crcn.lon recently defeated "Buffalo" Costollo in Australia.

Tommy Burnesficld, a clever boxer of Hart­ ford, was to have met T. P. Curey in a six-round fight with light gloves, at Hartford, Ct., Dec. 3, but when the hour for the fi.^ht arrived and the sports had gathered to see the "go," Tommy failed to show up and the gathering was forced to disperse. Tbe reason for Tommy's absence was interference ou the part of his father and tbe police.

Jack Dugan, of Troy, N. Y., and Diin Connor?, of Brooklyn, have been matched to fight to a finish under London prize i\n« rules. Accord­ ing to the articles of agreement the men will do battle at 110 pounds, wci^h in at the nnf side, tho contest to be decided in private within ono hundred miles of New York inside of six weeks'. A stake of $1000 and a. purfe of $800 will go to tbe winner, while the loser will have to (legend on tho charity of the spectator.

Johnny O'Brien, of the Williamsburg Ath­ letic Club, and Mike Brcnnan, of tho Brooklyn Athletio CluD, two ex-auiateur stars, who wero matched to battle with skin-tight gloves to a. finish, met yesterday morning in a rendc/.vous at Maspeth, L. I. Tho lads fought for a purse of $125 and a -ido bet of $25 each, tinder Lon­ don prize-ring rules. Brennan weighed 128 pounds; O'Brion 131 pounds. In the thirtcentU round O'Brien was knocked out.

Iu response to the ohallcnze of Paddy Gor­ man, the Au.-tralian welter-weieht, and the offer of a $2000 purse by Judge Newton, of the Coney Island Athletio Club, Young Mitchcll savs that ho has retired from the prize ring for­ ever. Mitchell is tho proprietor of a saloon ift Sun Fruncisco, and in doing a good business. His fightinx days within the roped arena ar« over, he says, and ho does not want to be an­ noyed any more with challenges from, aspiring pugilists.

Charley Mitchell, tho prize fighter, who on Oat. 7 was sentenced to two months' imprison­ ment at hard labor for brutally assaulting Geo. Salvage, and who appealel to tho County Ses­ sions, appeared in tbe Bow Street Police Court Df-c. 1 and offered to tako his sentence and withdraiv his appeal. The presiding magistrate refused to interfere, and said that Mitchell could surrender to the police if ho liked, but it would be optional with tho police whether they would tako him in custody.

The fifth annual boxing and wrestling cham­ pionship meeting of the Amateur Athletic Union will be held in Philadelphia, Thursday and Sat­ urday nights, Jan. 5 and 7, 1803, under tho auspices of tbe Philadelphia Amateur Swim­ ming Club. Competitions in boxing and wrost- lin will be decided at the following weights: Bantam-weight, 103 pounds; feather-weight, 115 pounds; light-weight, 135 pound*; middle­ weight, 158 pounds, nnd heavy-weight, over 158 pounds. There will also be two special weight classes at 125 pounds, one in boxing and tho other in wrestling.

The results of the special sparring tourr.i- ment given by the Columbia Athletic Cluh, of Washington. D. C., under the auspices of t!i« Amateur Athletic Union, Dec 3, were is follows: Begley, of the Wynnewood A. C., defeated Montroy, of tbe Rocksburg A. C.; Edwards, ol tho West Philadelphia A. C., defeated Baehuia.ii, of tbe Wynnewoods; Holland, of the Wynne- wood A. C., defeated McCarnly, unattached. Stewart, of the local club, had no trouble iti vanquishing Kelly, of the P. A. S. C. Dickin- son, of tbe C. A. C., won tho heavy-weizht con­ test from Crompton in four savage rounds.

Tom Fitzpatriek, who trained Peter JaeUson for many of bis battles, had a row with Jim Bur^e at San Francisco, Dec. 3, over a game o? cards, and upon Bur*:c making a motion toward his pocket Fiizpatriok slung his right on lb« "Iron Man's" jaw and knocked him dead to t'i« world. Burge, when he regained hi.s sen.3<).-:, tried to end Fitzpatrick's career with a b:g knife. Fiti again gave him a good punching, and once more Bur^o tried to use the knifo \\UU deadly effect, but only succeeded in cutting thn p:ilm of one of the trainer's hands deeply. Burge now says be will kill Fitzpatriek on siijht.

Bob Fitzsitr.mons has written the following letter to his backer in Australia: "1'herc is only nne man living who muV fight mo bcforo I ro- tire from tho ring, that individual is Jim lliil', and, believe me, that event will coxe off shortly, and I will give Mr. Hall such .1 tc-son in bo.xmg that ho will remember it the remainder of bU life. He won't get me to EO out for fifteen bo\» ($3), as he did at Folcy'e, so that ho might go to America an undefeated man. You know that quite well, for that blessed 'Smiler' was rcfara.i and yourself time-keeper. Everyone present must know thwt I went out purposely ju=t t'j nblizo Hail and that person who was running him. Notwithstanding all tho.-e facts 'Sini'tir* has reported thruuirbuut tho Slates that Hali whipped mo in real eat nest. Wait awhile uii'i! I get Mr. Hall in a twenty-four foot ring tmi he'll be^in to think he's mistaken bis occupa­ tion. I can fight for a kingdom at 151 pound*, and this will bo mv wpi.rht when I fight Hall."

Anson says Cooney will not be with Clif« cago next season.

John Meara, who broke his ankle In Memphis last season, bas almost entirely re­ covered, mid is now resting quietly at hia home in Poiighkeepsie, N. Y.

Not a Local Disease

Bepftiiss Cetarrli affect A ymir dead, it is not 1h<*n>f in a local distfiivo. If ft did [i»t exi-t in tui:r bl"0fl. i* couM not manifest its*-If in yunr ijusp. The lil-w-d n >w iu >our bruin is tiefuio >ou finish rcft'ling tliis artxl», lnicb in y "»r lifttit iijrai" and u-on d : *iriMit'd t >cnf l:Tur, Ht-'umeli, kMneys an t so "n. \Vli»t«rer impuri­ ties the llt'O-I dues not r:i' iy nvav, c;uiso what we (all dUtasta. Tlicivfore, ubuu juu have

Catarrhn snnff or oii.or iitlmlmn r«n -=t iimm t iv»- u»lv (cm* po'ary relief. The only way to t-flVct H cur*- is t at­ tack the dteetiBO in tim blo< J, ' y taking » coimiiiu* tluiml runiedy like Hood'* S:iri-ap-iri!]ii, wh cii elinii- nat'H »H iunMirnieu aud iliun );«ruitiuotitly cures Cii* tanh. TIIP-IKVOBS of

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