Evening Star Newspaper, November 8, 1890, Page 9

» ON SAND AND WATER. The Cruise of the South Mountain Fishing Club. AROUND ROANOKE ISLAND. Wading for Oysters—A Sail in 2 Shallow Sea, With no Land in Sight and Searcely Any Watcr—A Fisherman’s Paradise at New Inlet. ————____. ETTER FISHING than that found by the South Moun- tain Fisning Club between Nag’s Head and Hatteras could not be desired. Among other things out of the ordinary in the general. conduct of the club they proposed to do salt water fishing with light tackle— bass rod and reel—such as they used in fishing for bate in the upper Potomac. Four of the members carried split bamboo rods and the fifth had a steel rod almost as light and flexible asa carriage whip. A few hand lines for surf fishing were all the heavy tackle car- ried. The success of the experiment with light tackle was phenomenal. The Roxana was not kept at anchor long in one piace during the eleven d: the club was afloat. Sometimes sbe was anchored in a safe harbor at night, and was under way again before the rising of the sun. Sometimes we sailed at night and were at anchor on the fishing grounds by the early morning. About twenty varieties of fish, including shell fish, were canght girs the trip. and the experience of the club had many shades of coloring. After two days at Nag’s Head, where more time was spent in studying the country than in shooting and fishing, though some of both was done with fair success, anchor was raised andthe Roxana was dropped down several mules to Roanoke Island. ROANOKE ISLAND. This island is well covered with vegetation and appeared to be ina good state of culti- vation. A heavy green grass grew down to the edge of the water, those rough waves were constantly undermining the sod and dashing Spray tar in land. At the lower or southern end of the island there is considerable marsh and at the extreme southern _ point it is « vast marsh covered witha heavy growth of very tall grass and cut in every direction by “guts” or creeks, winding a serpentine way through the grass, which are navigable for small schooners and the mouths of which furnish safe harbors for the oyster schooners. Three nights and one day were spent off this island at different pointa’ The first stop was made off the island for oys- ters and blue fishing, and the night wag spent at anchor there with the expectation of shoot- ing in the salt marsh early inthe morning. Some small, but fine flavored oysters were got with tongs and a good many spots, fry fish and taylors were caught; but the early morning shooting was a failure. Half an hour's wading Was enough to convince the vice president and the novice that there was nothing alive in the marsh at that season, not even a mosquito. So an early start, without any partic- ular destination in view, was decided on. Just as the wind set in the shoulder of the sail an orster schooner, cutting before a brisk breeze, (oranry close by anda Little man with unkempt beard and a fine.pene- trating voice passed greetings to our skipper. He extended an invitation to follow him to the oyster beds and it was promptly accepted. THE OYSTER SCHOONER. The schooner had on board bat the captain, whom our skipper called Capt. Frank, and little boy, bis son. She was a twomaster, a little larger than the Roxana, and her — service was proclaimed by a patch here an: there on both hull and sail. The hull was Painted black, without a stripe of any other color, and her sails were weather stained. A strong breeze sent her over the water at a lively Fate. She passed the little fleet of oyster boats at the lower end of the isiand and the Roxana followed in her wake. Mile after mile she sped along and we swiftly followed aiter, without knowimg or ‘caring where we were bound for. After a while we were almost out of sight of land and the sandy bottom couid be plainly seen running in “potato ridges.” Now and then Capt. Frank would go up the shrouds and take a survey and then come down and alter his course @ little. As the land sank lower on the horizon the sandy bottom rose clearer to the view and for an hour or two we sailed in the muddy trail of the schooner drag- ging bottom, and in time left a muddy wake bebind us. Now and then we would strike a ridge of sand which threatened to stop us, but we cut through under full sail. Bresentiy Capt. Frank's schooner went hard aground and we shot by him by a close shave. About five miles ahead of us wasa fleet of small oyster boate and beyond them was the low ridge of sand which cuts off the sound from the ocean. Capt. Frank called to us to drive ahead as far as we could and then get out and walk. Shortly after the Koxana passed him he got afloat sgain and came chasing behind and every Man was his own pilot. We wer. in waters that neither captain knew. There was plenty of water, but it was spread ov.r such a vast space that it made @ pretty shallow coursing for the sands. Before we got out we had several in- teresting experiences. We had got probably a mile further m when the skipper had decided to drop sail and anchor. A similar idea struck Capt. Frank. Directly both schooners were at anchor in about two feet and « baif of water. Capt. Frank came aboard and explained that a little further on the bottom was full of oysters and that we could get them by wading. WADING FOR OYSTERS. Two miles away we could see men wading about and shoving small boats ahead of them. We were at the oyster beds near Oryon inict. The president, the colonel. and the novice de- cided to bave some oysters. They rowed out in the yawl about two miles with the skipper and With shoes and stockings and all their clothes on, except that the woolen trousers were ex- changed for thin “oilskin,” which looks water- proof, but isn’t. They jumped overboard and chased the frisky oyster on its native heath. They had to wade about and pick up the oysters off the bottom with their hands, and many a cut finger they got. And they got wet, as the vice president warued them they would if they were bot careful; they got tired and hungry, but they got oysters and lots of them see ae -s ‘The boat was loaded down to the gun‘all when they took it back to the Roxana. The major on that trip developed a taste for oysters which seemed to grow on him during the rest of the eruise. The oysters were dumped on the deck of the Roxana and at any time during the rest of the cruise that the major was lost sight of » it was known that he could be found sitting on a block of wood near that oyster pile. He could sbuck more oysters and have less to show for it, over and above & satisfactory smile, than any man on the trip, and they ali had considerable ‘# BO excite- ment in an oyster hunt. It was one of the jol- liest experiences we had, and the result of the sport furnished us with ‘a delicious article of fare for the rest of the trip. Every member of the club pronounced those oysters the finest he bad ever tasted. They had a deticious flavor not discovered in any oyster eaten in Washing- ton. With the oysters on her deck and a tity of wet clothing in the tho ‘Nexans parted company with Capt "s schooner, setting sail for-Roanoke Island and scraping tom as she slid along. Twice on the way ‘ was fast aground and it took the united efforts of club and crew to shove her uff. , IN ROANOKE HARBOR. ‘That night the club were afloat in the deep water harbor off Roanoke Island. A lantern was bung out on one of the davits, just sbove the water, and fishing within the circle of light some tront, blue fish and flounders were caught, not to mention the large number of crabs the novice reeled in on trout tackle. The novice had @ most exciting time with one fish that night. The rest of the club were in the cabin and he was still tempting the fish by casting his hook far out into the dark waters. Presently a fish seized the hook and carried out nearly fifty yards of line from the reel be- fore his course could be stopped. Then there followed a struggle be- tween the fish and the angler. The fish was a monster, a there was ae doubt on that point, and he must managed with care if the tackle was to be saved and he landed. For half an hour the battle continued, the fish sometimes being close to the side of the schooner and sometimes nearly all the line being unwound from the reel and the rod bent almost double. The club came eagerly out of the cabin to watch the fight, and one stood with a landing net ready by the side of the schooner. Finally the monster was drawn to the surface and the landing net was thrust un- der him. There wasa heavy flop on deck and there lay a monster skate. The novice quit in disgust The next day hunting and surf fishing was done on Body Island, for once the shooting being more successful than the fishing. The surf on the ocean side was so terribly rough that it was not possible to get the lines out. In the right season this island is an excellent place for shooting. and those of the party who carried guns ashore found good sport. The Body Is- land mosquito has striped legs, He confines his operations to the sound beach BECALMED. From Body Island westarted for Manteo, but never got there. When well up the coast of Roanoke Island we experienced the first calm. Wecould not move an inch. The colonel at once got out bis rod and began making some prodigious casts out in the smooth deep water. He did not expect a fish, but he never during the trip failed to make ‘casts, as many and as faras possible. In a moment there was a struggle going on between the colonel and a fine blue fish. This was the signal for other tackle to be brought out and the monotony of the calm was broken. For two days the club had been trying to get to New Inlet. but there was a great expanse of shallow water to over- come an@ a narrow and crooked channel, which was not kttown even to the oystermen, must be found in order to get there. We bad almost ziven up the hope of reach- ing New Inlet, when a little sail boat came alongside, in the stern of which sat a white- bearded old man, who, after tinding out who we were, told us that if we would strike out and go as far as we could toward New Inlet we could get within signaling distauce of the life- saving station, and his son, who was keeper, would giadiy come and sail the schooner into the inlet. We got a brisk breeze most timely with this information, and long before we were in sight of New Inlet. At one time during the sail we were out of sight of land. nothing but the waste of water stretching out on every hand. yet we could have waded ashore, if we bad had the enduranee. without getting wet above our waists. The Roxana drew but two and a half feet of water, yet for miles we were dragging the bottom. We came to anchor five miles off shore, and our captain hoisted our only tablecloth to the masthead fora flag. Ina few minutes the stars and stripes shot up to the top of the flag staff at the life-saving station. about five mules off. Then the South Mountain Fishing Club assembled on deck and took turns at the glass to discover any move- ment which would indicate the coming of re- lief. Having got in as far as we had, there was no telling whether we would ever be able to get out again Wwithont assistance, and the New inlet was beyond our reach. At the end of half an hots there had no boat left the shore, and presently the flag was hauled down. AN AMBASSADOR. A moment of despondence settled over the club, but a happy thought struck them, and it was decided that the diplomatic major should take his most insinuating manners and such other things as he might think necessary and go ashore as un envoy. He might have waded, but that would have somewhat disturbed his toilet, besides involving a fatigue, and the mate volunteered to pull him over in the yawl. When they had covered half the distance a sail boat came out from around the point and after a good deal of beating about overhauled them. ‘Lhe rest of the club on the Roxana watched the conference through the glass and from the time it lasted concluded ‘that the major was making use of all his diplomacy. Finally the two boats were seen to drift apart; the yawl tnrned back to- ward the Roxana and the sail boat turned away. It looked to those on board ag if the Roxana had been deserted and a distinguished member of the clul iggested that he always thought the major's skill as diplomat had beer over- estimated. It was a long pull for the yawl and @ long time before the envoy came up along- side. Every member of the club plied the major with questions as they reached out their hands to pull him on board. He slowly settled himself in a comfortable position, took off his coat, wiped his glasses with the deliberation of a born diplomat and then said he guessed we would get there all right. In his own good time he informed us that we had signaled the wrong station, but that Capt. Midget of New Inlet had been telephoned for and would prob- ably come to our assistance. He gave us the further encouraging information that the water Was not very deep around there and that Capt. Midget was the only man on earth, as far ae conid tell,who knew the channel. Weary hours went by. The winds blew up, then died into a calm and a fresh breeze sprung up again, The sun slanted off into afternoon, and still there | were no sails in sight, RELIEF AT LAST. Just when we felt completely deserted the skipper, who had been looking long and earn- estly through his glass, said there was a sail bearing down toward us, but the wind was dying out and coming very slow. It might be Midget or it might uot, but wi ited, having nothing else to do. The winds died out and the tide began to run low. The men on the sail boat were pulling hard toward us, We could see the white suits of the life-saving service and a great shout of welcome was sent up when they got within hailing distance. it was Capt. Midget and No. 6. In about two minutes they were in command of the Roxana, The anchor was up, the sail boat strung behind and the crew and life savers were pulling us through the shallow water. If we did not make itsoon there was no telling when we would get out, for the tide was sinking rapidly. Happily, a breeze sprung up m half an bout and the prettiest of sailing that was ever seen was done by Capt. Midget. The channel, which he alone knew, was scarcely wider than the boat's length and doubled on itself and twisted and wound about through its whole course, Before @ stiff breeze the Roxana shot along, changing her course about every minute, dodging the shoals, turning at an angle here e ‘A SPOILSMAN’S PARADISE, , We remained three days at New Inlet, which is a sportman’s In the inlet there are abundance of black fish, king fish, flounders, blue fish and trout. The trout out- the rest. Less than half a pile away the surf rolled into the Atlantic and drum abounds. Most of the fishing was done with light bass tackle, with which trout, blue fish and flounders were caught. Many of the trout caught were as much as two feet long and prob- ably none less than from sixteen to eighteen inel nally one would run over two feet, They were about as game as the Potomac bass, though, of course, by no means as heavy. to their length, and it took skillful management to land one. The hooks with long double snoods used for the Potomac bass were of no service for this fishing. The trout or blue fish could bite the snood in two nearly every time. Ihad one very large chum hook, with two-inch | links of wire, bitten off clean. The night had to be spent in putting proper wire snoods on hooks in stock. It often took from fifteen to twenty minutes to land a fish, and they struck almost as fast as the hooks were put in water. One hour's fishing showed up the finest string of fish Leversaw. The surf fishing was equally successful, and lines were used, of course, and some of the dram caught measured nearly three feet. A short time spent surf fishing produced two strings of fish, each of which was too much for one man te carry. One bunch was carried on a pole between two men and the other had to be dragged along the sands by one of the life savers, to whom it was given. HOMEWARD BOUND. On the return home trip the club stopped once more at Nag’s Head and made an excur- sion about four miles inland toa fresh water lake, in which they found an abundance of black bass of the large mouth variety. They were there but a short time while a heavy wind was blowing, which interfered with their casting. but they made a fine capture. It was the first time that a casting rod and reel had ever been used onthe lake, The fish there are not quite as game as the small-mouthed bass of the Potomac, but they grow to greater size, are much more abundant and are game enough for any reasonable man. FOR THE GOOD OF THE ARMY. Acting Adjutant General McKeever on Canteens and the Recruiting Service. Canteens and the recruiting service form the main topics for discussion in the annual report just submitted by Gen. McKeever, acting ad- jutant general of the army, to the Secretary of War. He says that great progress is re- ported to have been made in the establishment of the canteen system. At present canteens are in successful operation at sixty-eight posts, and during the six months ended June 30, 1890, transacted a business of $474,625, with a re- sulting profit of $88,430, THE CANTEEN SYSTEM EXPLAINED AND APPROVED. “Some misconception has grown up in the public mind,” he says, “‘in regard to these in- stitutions, engendered, no doubt, by the gen- eric term used as # designation. The word ‘canteen’ has contracted @ specific meaning from many years of use in European armics, and is generally understood as describing a drinking place where soldiers assemble for more or less vicious revelry. As conducted in the American service, the canteen is simply a co-operative establishment, in which a general business, under military supervision, is con- ducted in the sole behalf of the enlisted men of thearmy. The testimony of officers who have reported on the practical operation of canteens confirms the wisdom of the action of the War Department in fostering and encour- aging the extension of the system. There can be no question that it has contributed largely tothe comfort and contentment of enlisted men, and thereby improved and strengthenod discipline throughout the service.” CONCERNING THE RECRUITING SERVICE, he remarks that the operations have been car- ried on in over forty smaller cities and towns, whence recruiting parties have been sent into the surrounding rural districts, and persistent efforts have been made to obtain recruits from farming and other communities away from the great centers of population. In like manner special regimental recruiting parties have been seut out into about thirty different towns to conduct temporary rendezvous therein and freely canvass the contiguous districts, Some of the settours were very successful—others were fairly so, and in some instances the re- sults, as regard the number of recruits ob- tained, were very meager. The class of men thus obtained, it is believed from reports re- ceived, to be considerably above the general average, and during the present fiscal year, with additional appropriation made for the purpose, it is proposed to extend the plan in order that its merits may be more fully tested. itisto be remarked in this connection that throughout the past year recruits have been required before acceptance to present satisfac- tory evidence of age, character, habits, &c., and that this, coupled with the almost general business prosperity throughou: the country, may in s great measure account for the falling off in the number of applicants for admission tothe army, which has been common to all rendezvous for several months, Gon. McKeever says in conclusion of this subject: “Of the 6,390 accepted recruits 4,052 were native born and 2,338 of foreign birth; 5,875 were white and 515 colored. Seventeen thousand five hundred and sixty-three appli- cants for enlistment (over 73 per cent of the whole number) were rejected by recraiting officers as lacking the necessary qualifications, either physical, mental or moral. As in cated by these figures the officers charged the responsible duty of recruiting have, as = rule, zealously guarded the interests of the service in preventing the entrance into the ‘my of men unfitted for the duties of soldiers, In exceptional cases, where recruiting officers have failed in their duty in this respect, they have been replaced by others,” THE COURTS. Count m Generar Tenm—Judges Magner, Coz und Bradley. Yesterday—Taliaferro agt. Douglass; affirmed. Bramhall agt. Walter; dismissed, Homiller agt. Homiller; argument begun, but not completed. Fitzgerald agt. Lemon; affirmed by consent, Crruxat Count—Judge Mor le Yesterday—Riordan agt, Logan; verdict for defendant. Nicholson agt. Baden; death of plaintiff suggested and suit revived in name of A. A. Baden. Lyon agt. Wheatley et al.; ver- dict for plaintiff, $250 June 8, 1888; $200 July 28, 1888. Dennison agt. Waters & Cox; judg- ment by default, Mackall agt. Luckett; verdict for plaintiff. Cuimixat Court—Chief Justice Bingham. Yesterday—Randall Johnson, assault with in- tent to kill Chas, Kenney; convicted and sen- tenced to three years in Albany penitentiary. Arthur Dyson, convicted of assault with intent to Kill Chas, Holmes and motion for a new trial Yesterday. N. Williams aj , $300,and the children; bond, $1,500. Estate of t Spea veat to will filed and F.H. Mackey appointed collector; bond.@10,000, M. Hazel Tune; R. A. Walker Sepotates guar- dian; bond, $2,000. Estate of T. H. Barron; order of publication. Estate of John Mayhew; do. Estate of Ellen D.Henry; will admitted to probate and letters of administration with will anuexed to E.D. Webb; bond, $2,000, Estate of James Cowan; letters of administration is- sued to Jessie Cowan; bond, €2,000. In re Alice Belknap; Mrs. A. T. Belknay eeranet ‘dian; bond, $2,500, Estate be ara tters of administration issued ©. er; bond, $200. Estate of Oscar Whitney; Will proven and letters testament! issued to Elizabeth R Whitney; Estate THE NATIONAL GUARD, RM ge of that A Memorable Season on the Rifle Range Doub and whe bave boca y in their at- eten Ead we tee have been - NOTES OF THE RECENT CONTEST—TER WintEn "Gerona Lieut. W. W. Mortimer, ‘OF THE STAR BADGER—TRIUMPE OF TEE FIFTH BATTALION—THE RILTON TROPHY OR BXEIBI- ‘of exammation asieaeeed: TION—OTHER MILITARY MATTERS, , Sage pet is going to be celebrated — by, battalion, The members of that The shooting season of 1890, s0 fares the Bea are repering to ive @ grand military District National Guard is concerned, has come eee me eins on to an end, but it will not soon be forgotten. 5 a HB. * Hampshire’ but those who hed to wrestle with the | MAL H. B. Cilley Sesteresd os tae miultitudinous problems which arose will ever know the many difficulties which were contin- ually arising to vex the authorities, In the first place there was an insufficiency of ammu- nition, and this condition had to be met by a plan which prevented two-thirds of the men in the Guard from enjoying any practice at the mid-ranges, Then it was a. difficult thing to get men down to practice during the day- time, and on more than one cereal an in- spector of rifle practice has waited three or four hours for the appearance of half « dozen men when there ples beens one or more present. 2 ere Was definite in the arrangement by which the leacrinm was done, and it was quite com- monly the case that those indispensable as- sistants were difficult to find. To enumerate one-half of the obstacles would be quite a task, and yet, in spite of them all, the season cannot be characterized as other than most successful. To be sure, the company practice records will not shine when compared with the records of other organizations in some of the states, but that will be completely lost in the record made by the brig: afternoon and made him- Useful during the battalion match. is apother battalion match at reg team will not suffer, as was the case week, from expert rifieman Practice and can do but poorly without it. Private Murphy of company C, fifth battalion, can have anything he want. He made the ae individual score in the battalion match his company exults. fvvo<: INCREASING THE CITIZENS’ ROLL, A Large Number of Naturalization Pa- Pers Taken Out During the Week. Since the days of suffrage, when a voter of foreign birth was required to show his “citi- zen papers,” there has been comparatively but little use made of the “declaration of inten- tion” and ‘naturalization record” in the office of clerk of the court in this District, and so infrequent have been applications that some of the clerks scarcely knew in what case to look for them. From recent experience, however, they have become as familiar with those vol- umesas the marriage license record and the court dockets and minutes, The naturalization laws require, in cases of minors who are under eighteen years when they arrive in this country, a residence of three years and proof of that fact, and if the applicant isattached to the principles of our form of gov- ernment and is of good moral character—these over-confidence. The most ade team. The evolutionof that ‘ion wastho result of lots of work, and for the most of which no one will get any thanks save from headquarters—Gen. Ordway knows how to appreciate a man’s labors and he never fails to do it, BETTER NEXT YEAR. The outlook for next year seems to be all right. There will be ammunition enough to allow every man his forty shots on the range, and that will be a decided improvement on the plan which was made necessary during the season just closed. Many a man who has failed to make the required 50 per cent at 200 and 300 yards could have lly good | are sufficient for the Jadge of the court to direct shooting at the longer ranges. The re-| his admission to citizenship. Then the appli- ports of all gallery and range practice | cant repairs to the clerk's office, the oath is ought to be turned ‘im on the 30th instant, | filled up with the name, age, country, &., the and as soon as possible thereafter there will be issued to each battalion commander a suffi- cient number of sharpshooters’ crosses and markemans buttons to meet the requirements of the situation and the reports, The demand for buttons promises to be fairly good, but the number of crosses earned be ‘ey & small, much smaller than next year’s crop. some of the states it is but little distinction to be either » marksman og a sharpshooter, but here the badges are worth wearing; they mean something. The present program is to have the majors present them to the winners at the last battalion drill in December, A GRATIFYING succErS, Wednesday's shooting was a success, Some time ago there were croakers who said it would not be possible to persuade men to enter into open and even competition with men whose reputations as riflemen are international, but the showing made in the match for Taz Evex- seme takes the Bibie in hand, listens to the clerk, Kisses tho book, signshis name and is, to all intents and purposes, an American. In je case of those who were adults when they first set foot on American soil five eats’ residence is required for full citizenship, at the applicant must have declared his in- tention two years before, and in each case he must produce evidence that he is attached to the government, is of good character, &c. During the war an incentive was given to foreigners entering the military or naval service by s provision that the service of one year and an honorable discharge entitled them to admission to citizenship. With many it has been thought that the honorable discharge was ai ut for all purposes of citizenship, and s ep ae of those applying now are in category. The recent action of the Commissioners in regard to liquor licenses has had the effect of largely increasing the roll of citizenship, and the act of Congress he ae 8, 1887, to prevent fe ‘acquiring holding ‘real estate sak give a further impetus to our citizen rol = ae streng shots in the ey in eT er of competitors was gratifyin, ean the reaulte’ exceeded the ex ectations of the most sanguine. In the battalion match there was @ great deal of interest felt by all the bat- talions save two—the third and the eighth, HOW THEY FREL ABOUT IT. Capt. Cash is very proud of his Stam badge, Intrinsically, it is more valuable than any he previously possessed, and the probabilities are that he never worked harder for any prize than he did for that on Wednesday. But the cap- tain’s jubilation is no greater than that which now has its headquarters in the breasta of the fifth battalion. t was no great feat for Lieut. King’s team to win the Ordway trophy—that team ought to win prize anywhere— but the joy is not lessened by comment; on the contrary it seems to increase. Arrangements are being made to give the victorious five a re- ception, at which the mophy—6 magnificent bronze clock—will be wound up and started on its life work. On that same occasion, date not yet decided upon, the members of the fifth will ave an opportunity to meet their new sdju- tant—Lieut. M. V. Tierney. ‘That Major O’Brien has determined to main- tain a good rifle team in the fifth is evident But a few days ago. it seemed as sh both Sergt. J. M. Stewart and Sergt, Edwards would be transferred to the engineer company. Now it w settled that Sergt. Stewart will be ap- pointed left general guide and will remain with the fifth, Sergt. Edwards will, in all prob- ability, stay in company B. Sergt Doyle has been tendered the promotion to color sergeant, now & non-commissioned staff position. COL. CLAY'S LUCK. The second ,regiment is chuckling a little over the fact that two of its battlion teams led in the fight for the Ordway trophy, but the regiment is really more proud of the record made by its commander, Col. Clay. The col- onel’s disability—the absence of an arm—com- pelled him to use a carbine, and this same dis- FULL FLEDGED CITIZENS. For the week ending yesterday the following were made full fledged citizens: Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland—Pat- rick Moore, Edward Murphy, R. J. Corcoran, Wm. Carley, P. J. McDonough, A. F. A. King, John Costello, Edmund Daley, Hugh O'Reilly, Michael Freely, Austin Freely, Thos. L. Selby, John Madigan, John H. bulli James Sullivan, Timothy A. Sullivan, Thos. J. Dalton, Daniel Nelligan, James L. Conners, Martin J. O'Donoghue, John Burke, Patrick Smythe, John Halpin, Bernard Conroy, Michael Scanlon, Bernard Conroy, Wm. Messer, James Murphy, J. J. Brosnan, James Rutherford, M. J. Fleming. Austria—R. A. Hebsaker. Saxony—Richard Benndorf, Germany—Henry Bloss, Johan Toenseo, John G. Meyer, H. Kropp, F. Rose, Augt. Long, H. F. E. Dismer, Wilhelm Newland, Louis Brandt, L, Sahm, Theo. Ruppert, F. J. Nolte, Joseph Neurobr, L. Luh, C. L. Windholz, John Weil, C. GC. Hanecke, Frite Wittmer, E. H. Lemour, John C. Boumann, L. Holst, C. F, Bartholomae, Kari August, F. Foster, Augustine Ochstetter, Joseph Meyer and Jobn Lenge. Italy—Giovanni Marimelli and Angelo Antonio Massino. ‘Bavaria—J. A. Roth and Anna B. Geiger. Ruesia—J. G. Bieligh. Switzerland—L. Egioff. Canada—J. F. Finley. DECLARED THEIR INTEXTION, The following declared their intention to be- come citizens: Great Britain and Ireland—Thomas P. Col- lins, Thomas E. Barron, Michael Ryan, Patrick Gallagher, Wm. Hirst, James Allen, Timothy Daly, Dennis Hennessey, John Craven, Charles O'Conner, Martin Flaherty, P. J. McDonough, John Madigan, M. I. Greene, W. M. Drury, James ‘itzgerald, George Woods, James i John ©. Knight, Hugh Harten, Cor- bis 600 and 600 ards Helied inan, Wm. Hannon, Wm. Hanaday in a sitting ture, while the | #24 Dennis Conner. Germany—C. F, Lung, Abraham David, John Heil, Wm. Hessler, Emil Spahn, Henry Waseman, Susanna Ludwig. Italy—Lorenzo Simi, Guiseppi Montozari, Alfonso Amarose. Switzerland—L, Egloff. Prussia—Ferdinand Lambrich, Denmark—Christian Hansen. ee VOTED THE OTHER WAY, A Hume Democrat Complains of Some Tricks That Were Played. “We were swindled, and that is the long and short of it.” He was a Virginian resident of this District and an ardent supporter of Frank Hume in his fight against Gen. Lee in the eighth Virginia district. He was not only dis- gusted, but he was mad clear from the neat derby hat, which was tilted with something of a “touch-me-if-you-dare” air, to the shoes, with traces of good old Virginia mud still hanging to them. ‘Yes, sir-e-e; we were damnably swindled,” he repeated with new and forcible emphasis; ‘we were as other competitors had the advantage of being able to lie down. Any one who will examine the scores published in Wednesday’s Stax will see what has not been generally known; that the one-armed colonel was in second place, He did not know it at the time—was in the match just to help make things interesting—and there- Tore was careless at the last range; something he regrets now. HAVE YOU SEEN THE TROPHY? Very few of the works of art which have been publicly exhibited in this city have attracted more attention or been more admired than the Hilton trophy, which has for the past few days been visible to those who stopped to gaze at it in one of Sake’ big windows on Market space, It is really a splendid specimen of th silversmith’s handiwork and who sees it remarks on the vandalism inaugurated by New York in 1878 and 1879, The empire state team won the trophy those two years, and in order that that fact should not be forgotten the state ‘tary authorities caused the name of the state and the scores of the team to be inlaid in silver in the two cir- cular bosses which flank the great shield. It freshly born babies in the hands of bunco steer- Friwer Pad, Czample, but no one) ora Why, my dear sir,” and he laid his hand followed | until Massachusetts had ite confidentially on Tux Srar reporter's shoulder, mame and the four scores engraved on the four silver bosses which fringe the lower edge of the shield. That last achievement used up all available display space and would give the casual beholder an i: that the big prize had never been held by any other teang than the two mentioned, so that any further addi- “you know, and I know and everybody should know that Frank Hume had all the better ele- ment behind him, but we did not have the Here followed a dismalsigh. ‘Now, x Oneagrerepterl money isa large- ite in ‘tions—mind, I say por- tions to the design will at least have the justi-| Tees °agiie, ett ,yireinin, | district, fication of self-defense. played ca ua Why, curse, me, tt FENCIBLES AND CORCORANS, would make a heathen Chinee blush Lovers of accurate military movements had arare treatin Baltimore Wednesday evening. The managors of the Masonic fair invited the National Fencibles and the Corcoran Cadets to visit them on the closing nignt as the crowning attraction. The Fencibles were to up an exhibition drill, while the were not expected to do anything than lcok pretty. Both companies suc- ceeded in carrying out their share of contract, the Fencibles nat only drilling well, but looking pretty also. Both compauies wore dress uniforms and their march to and from the fair was a continuous ovation. a with shame only to think of the tricks that were played on us, Played on us, my dear sir, when we were striving for the party's good—striving to down an overtowering, gigantic ring organi- zation. Now, consider it, my friend, what would you think of 4 man, an ex-official of this government, too, who would come to you shortly before the election and say he was much interested in the success of our dear friend Hume, and that having considerable in- fluence in one section of the district he thought if he had —_ to tribute among the boys he coul get a number of votes, and what would you think, £ Get you gave that man three ae of the it whisky a good vidence allowed this world to see, and that then this man, promising 6 jets more tume to the music of the National Guar. corps, and on the march were commanded by Maj. Brackett of the second battalion, A bat talion of the fifth Maryland performed escort duty and the members thereof, individually, did their utmost to make things pleasant for ther ta precy my river and he and ano’ man stay drunk on that whisky for eleven 8 end never a drop gets to the mighty voter! Why, I tell you what you would think, you would think ‘damn,’ and that's what I thi: “And then again. You may not have lost faith in human nature enough to believe ‘THANKS, Not a small amount of thanks should be given by the Guard tothe officersand men of the third artillery stationed at the barracks, With- out their sympathy target practice would Ta'this, bus know positively, aud to my sor- failed entire Uniformly they have been a very Kind aut & tou ye Kindness | TOW» £00, ofa aeautdacobin number of men in this city who went to the Lee managers here to it tion to Virginia on Tuesday and Sere seat yy the managers to us, and like inno- cent little lambs we accepted their protestation Risatat Ordnance Sergt. ‘has pro! and furnished tickets for them down into the lone more work than apy mena atthe district only to swell the Lee vote. post and his activity is enthusiastic in ite | sw, |-bye, but wait a minute. Do you nature. First Sergt. H has beens con- | know sort of » machine it is that rans the ual friend, as much interested in the eighth %? Why, they have decided on as any of guardsmen, and First Bergt. | the man are to nominate two years — never failed to render any assust-| trom now, it just thas gang look out. ‘We've gotten lots of experience this year and NOTES, ° , next time—well, next time they think Frank Hume is -s thorough-going, recently im- is succeeding very well with its fair, now pro- | ported western tornado, < rarPtmciepheeancsnoen rn feet The at- Herr: “But, madam, do you allow that 4 SUICIDE’S ESTATE. Attacking the Paper Filed asthe Will of Robert Spear. In the matter of the estate of the late Robert Spear, who committed suicide by jumping from the Free bridge, Georgetown, October 8, a caveat attacking the integrity of the paper Propounded as the wiil has been filed in the Probate court, The caveator is Hatherly Spear, who states that the next of kin besides the cav- eator are Margaret J. Spear, the widow of the deceased, residing in Charles couaty, Md., Thomas and William Spear of South Portland, Me., Mrs, Mary Keys of Green Bay, Wis., Mrs. Margaret Newell of Bowdoinham, Me., and Mrs. Martha J. McGregor of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the last five named being brothers and sisters of the deceased; that he died Octo- ber 8, leaving an estate of bonds, notes and ioe Og! the value of $20,000, and that Octol 17 there was filed in the court by some person or persons unknown to the caveator a paper writing dated July 16, 1886, ae to be the inst will of the tes- tator. e caveator claims that this paper was | not executed by the testator and is fictitious, illegal and void: that if it was executed by him such execution wns ured throug! fraud and undue influence and claims that he died intestate. The prayers are for the ap-| pointment of acoilector and the framing of issues on which a jury shall try the validity of the paper. The purported will left the estate to by divided equalty between the widow and John Critcher of Virginia and named John Critcher, jr., as executor. On the presentation of the caveat to Judge James yesterday he passed &n order appoint- ing F. H. Mackey collector on giving bond in $10,000 and directing that the issues be sent to the Circuit Court for trial. penn Or Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: 0. C. Kenner to Edgar E. Lyon, pts. 113, 114, 121 and 122, Anacostia; $900. Carter B. Braxton to J. L. Ruder, lot 51, sec. 8, Barry Farm; @—. Jesse Shreeve to 8. Gaither, pts. 10 and 11, sq. 345; 8—. F.H. Smith to Max Marshall, sub 12, 8q. 802; $2,100. Margaret Crawford to G. W. Fowler, lot 7, 64. 910; E.E. Hoge to W.L. Lederer, subs 44 and 45, 0q. 855; &—. Visitation to John F. Reynolds Post. It is the season of the annual visitations of the officials of the Grand Army, headquarters of the department of the Potomac, to the posts located in Washington. These occasions are considered very interesting and instructive and | Prometive of closer comradeship in the order. John F. Reynolds Post, No. 6, was visited last evening by Department Commander Urell and staff, accompanied by invited comrades of the G.A.R. in the city. At the encampment of the John F. Reynolds Post, No. 6, G.A.R, last evening a beautiful, highly polished onken ied was presented to the post by Comrade aniel Johnson. The gavel is made of wood taken from the building at Little York, Pa, which was occupied by the War Department of the continental government in 1776. It was made by a workman in the War Department under the direction of Johnson, as- sistant engineer of the department. butrlececmer The End of the Races, The races at Benning today will end the race meeting for this fall After Tae Stan's report closed yesterday the third race, at six furlongs, was won by Mabel, Ofalece second. The fourth race, at mile and one-eighth, showed Gipsy Queen a winner, with Prather second. In the last race, three-quarters of a mile, St John won, Golden Reel second. The The Columbia A.C. foot ball eleven will Play a game at Bethlebem, Pa, this afternoon with the Lehigh University team. Cornell had originally the date, but decided to give it up. The team to buck against the Columbias will be: Capt. Emery, left ; Donnelly, left tackle; Contes, left guard; Balliet, center; Sheldon, right guard; Throckmorton, right tackle; Walker, right end; McClung, quarter- back; Ord: half-back; Dickinson, balf-back; Hutchinson, full-back. The Dickinsou College foot ball team left Carhisic, Pa, last evening on its southern tour. Engagements have been made to play the team of the United States Naval Academy at Annap- olis today, the team of the University of Vir- ginia on Monday and on Tuesday the Colum- bia Athletic Club in this city, BEGINNING THE LEAGUE SEASON, The Intercollegiate Foot Ball League starts ite championship games today. Wesleyan will play Yale, but the contest that principally in- terests foot ball enthusiasts is the Pennsyl- vania-Princeton game which takes place on the former's grounds in Philadelphia, The Peunsylvania consists of Thayer, full-back; Camp and Capt. Charch, haif-backs; Vail. quarter-back; Schoff, mght end: Grittitha, right tackel; Bowser, right gaard; Adams, cen- ter; Thornton, left guard; Dewey, left tackel, Watkins. left Huidekoper, “91, college, substitute half-back; Williams, "91, college; Gay, ‘92, medical; Heisman, "92, law; Graham, “92, veterinary ; Joachim. dental, aud Price, "93, medical, substitute rushers, The team that will represent the orange and black champions will not be the best one pos sible to be gotten out of Princeton, nor the one that will probably play against Yale. In the Yale game iilack aud Speer will be the imstead of Wood i Lewis, who d Warren will probably play end play today lof Davis. Ibe team will be vim, 3, left end; Wood, "92, left tackle; Jefferson, “v2, left guard; J: Riggs. ‘92, right guard; Lewis, "9, Furness, “91, right end; Poe quarter-back; Spicer, 191, half-back; King, °93; balf-back; Homans, "92, full-back. FOOT BALL AT HARVARD, The all-absorbing topic at Harv is the Yale game at Springtield on the 22d, and already speculations are rife as tothe out- come of that contest. Harvard will present the following team: Kushes—Camuock, Upton, Shaw, Cranston, P. Trafford, Newell, Hallowell, Quarter-back—Dean, Ha ks Lake, Sher- win (or Lee). Full-back—B. Trafford. Sub- stitutes—Fearing, Heard, Blanchard, Mason, Burgess, Corbett, ‘The Harvard management has just been dis- appointed by Lafayette’ refusing to play with Harvard the game scheduled for today at Springfield, Itis rather a significant fact and a curious coincidence that Lehigh, University of Pennsyivania, and Lafayette—ald Pennsyl- vania colleges—should refuse to play Harvard. THE YALE-PRINCETON GAME. The foot ball managements of Princeton and Yale have decided to sell the boxes for the Princeton-Yale game at Eastern Park, Brook- lyn, on Thanksgiving Day, by auction on Tues day, November 11, at 12 m., at the real estate exchange, 65 Liberty street, New York city The grand-stand tickets will be placed on sale on and after Monday, There 18 dissatisfaction because the price of admission is raised from 50 cents, which it has always been before, to @l, with $1 extra for reserved seats. With the ex- ception of about a doz: dent goes to sve the Pr: ale game, and tan expenso which only his great interest in ery Princeton stu- program for today is: First race, five furlongs, selling— Tappaban- nock, 95; Rupert, 95; Coldstream, 111; Blanche, 95; Rustic, 111; Dover, 99; Branch, 115, and Pericles, 115. Second race, sixefurlongs, selling, for two- rear-olds—Helen Rose, 115; Mérthwood, 93; ‘irgie, 95, and Kitte T., 115. Third race, one mile, selling—Samaritan, 106; Billgek, 108; Syracuse, 110; King Hazen, 101: Gen Boulanger, 98; Blantyre, 105, and Larch- mont, 110. Fourth race, one mile, handicap—Foxmede, 117; Larchmont, 102; Iceberg, 97; Silleck. 90, aud Tanner, 107. Fifth race, steeplechase, selling—Zangbar, 139; Gray Gown, 130; Evangeline, 136; Mogul, 142; Leander, 130; McKepzie, 137, and Killar- ney, 132, ee ey The Golden Cross. Halcyon Commandery, No. 128, U.0.G.C., held its regular meeting last evening at Golden Cross Hall, Thos, Humphrey presiding. The third degree was conferred on Wesley Kitchen. The quarterly dues were reduced to 75 centa. Lady Adkins resigned as the member of the reception committee for the entertainment to be given by the Grand Commandery and Past Noble A. H. Stamp was appointed to fill the vacancy. The good of the order was discussed by Sir Knights Trainor, Lewis, Cline and others, The commandery appropriated its proportion to defray the expenses of the proposed enter- tainment to be given by the Grand Com- mandery. ——__ Engaged for the Choir. Madame Annie Romer Kaspar has been en- gaged by the musical directory of E Street Baptist Church in this city as their leading soprano, The church is enjoying a marked his college team causes him to go to. The smallest amount that even the most economical can see the game for is reckoned at $6, and many a student has hard work scraping to gob it’ To very many the extra charge, when the bringing of friends be counted, will make the cost rather large. LOCAL NOTES. The game of foot bail which was to have been played this afternoon between the Uni- versity of Virginia and Columbia Athletic Club teams has been p.stponed. The Kalorema Club beat Emerson University Weduesd: very lively game by a score o DISTRICT GUVEKNMENT. COST OF COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES. Mr. George N. Beale, the superintendent of county roads, has forwarded his reportof the expenses of his office during the fixcal year ending June 30, 1590 During that period $8,249.13 was expended in the eastern section, $10,587.63 in the western section, and $30,861.10 in the central section, «a grand total of #49, 997.87 expended during the year; $3,546.69 was expended for the construction and repair of bridges, and $732.86 for the ordinary care of bridges. It took $131,586.99 for the construc- tion of county roads during the year. THE SURVEYOR'S OFFICE RECORDS, The annual report of Surveyor Forsyth was received this morning by the Commissioners, It shows that during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1890, 916 orders for surveys were received and 194 subdivisions recorded. Mr. Forsyth renews his recommendation made last year for an appropriation to copy the original records of his office as they are being defaced and dis- integrated by constant handling, small par- ticles here and there missing, and can only be preserved through copies carefully compared degree of prosperity under the pastorate of Mr. Muir. It is understood that the music will hereafter be a marked feature of the service, and that the choir will be augmented by a number of selected singers, cosy Fell From His Bicycle. Col. N. W. Fitzgerald was thrown from his bicycle on 13th street yesterday afternoon and his shoulder was dislocated and badly bruised, He was taken to his home and attended by Dr. Gow and will be confined to his room some days, ——___. The Pentagora. The Young Men’s Catholic Club will have charge of the “Pentagora” to be given by the ladies of St, Aloysius parish. This honor has been bestowed upon the club by Rev. Father McGurk, and is highly appreciated by the ciub and its friends, all of whom it is expected will attend. The “Pentagora” will occupy five nights from November 10 to November 14, int clusive, at Willard Hall, and there will bea concert on each night. On November 14 the Pastime Musical Club will assist, hi con- sented to play at the ‘Pentagora’ e Te- quest of the Y.MLC.C., among whom ther have many friends. On the other evenings many well-known and distinguished concert will take part, among whom is numbered Miss Mollie Byrne of St. Aloysius’ choir. — The Baltimore a Good Sea Boat. The Secretary of the Navy has received a letter from Capt. Schley, commanding the new cruiser Baltimore, from Lisbon, Portugal, Oc- tober 23, saying that he made the passage from Copenhagen to Lisbon in five days and five hours, The ship encountered heavy gales and behaved admirably, showing sea-going quali- ties ofa high order, She maintained a high varying from fourteen and a half to sixteen knots an hour without difficulty or risk in heavy sea for two consecutive days, giving conclusive evidence that no mistake has been made in tRe calculation of her weights, Capt. Schley says that he never before sailed in a ship baving so much stability and ease of move- ment inaheavy gale. Her greatest roll was thirty degrees, and was 6o easily made and re- covered from that but ordinary inconvenience was felt, There was no time during the gale when her battery could not have been fought. After passing through the lish channe! the steam power was reduced one-half, using forty- five tons of coal per day, including cooking, distilling water and tained consumption. She an ata speed without main: trouble. GEORGETOWN, Exection oF Orricens.—The Musical and Literary and attested by the surveyor, the originals used only in case of litigation. A New Theater. R. L. Britton has completed a deal for the firm of Harris, Britton & Dean, proprietors of Harris’ Bijou in this city, by which they are toerect a $150,000 theater in Louisville, just opposite the one now controlied by them. — She Forfeited Her Collateral. A woman about thirty years old, who was under the influence of liquor, was arrested by Acting Yergeant Trammell at New Jersey ave- nue and K street last evening and taken to the second precinct station. The woman was Lizzie Chaney and she lives on 5th street, only a few doors ‘from the police station, A charge of vagrancy was preferred against Lizzie and she was released on $20 collateral, When the case was calledin the Pol.ce Court this wwe | Lizzie failed to respond and the $20 collat was forfeited. enn A Rejoinder to Stanley. Mr. Barttelot said yesterday that Stanley's account of his brother's death is completely at variance with Jameson's account and Sorga’s confession in London. Mr, Barttelot declares that Stanley only rai the question in order to throw dust in the eyes of the public and that he is quite ready to meet him in a court of law and divulge everything. He also declares that it has been clearly proved that his brother met his death while carrying out Stanley's instrue tions to the letter. Selina The Excavations at Delphi, Henry 8. Wellcome gave a banquet in Lom don last night in honor of Prof. Waldstein, the American archwologist. In the course of an earnest speech Mr. Wellcome spoke in of Prof. Norton of Harvard University for bis advocacy of the project to excavate Delphi, which, he said, contained treasures those of Olympia. He urged the United States government to grant a subsidy and the Ameri- can public to subscribe promptly for the pur- pose of securing for America the honor of pre- senting to the world a great classical discovery. He thought that gold dug from American mines could fifty be used in excavating the treasures of Delphi. mms nies Southern Homeopathists Meet. the Southern Homeopathic Medical Associa- tion to be held at Rirmingham, Ala, the llth, 12th and 18th instante: From the Southern Homeopathic Medical College—F. C. Drane, dean e faculty, and Henry Chandiee, reg- i Maryland ‘State Homeopathic Medical Bociety—N. W. Kneass, Eldridge ©. Price, Ed- ward H. Congdon. Homeopathic Clinical 8o- ciety of Maryland and District of eeesmastie Macpind ead Dapeanaryie. He thie A Garey and &. W. Mifflin. Maryland Medial Investigation Club— ©. Price. Perrin H. Sumner, the New York dephin night. woman is said to have been of an ex- eonaly Joniens i it i if