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tS) MEN WHO CAN SHOOT. The Ciay Pigeon ‘Tournament to Be Given at Ivy City. THECAPITAL GUN CLUB. Wing Shots Who Have Won Fame-Ar- rangements for the Three Days’ Shooting at the Tournament—A Sketch of an Inter- esting Organization. CLAY PIGEON TOURNAMENT TO BE given by the Capital City Gun Club at the Ivy City race track next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, in which purses aggregating $1,000 will be competed for by the ae and visiti rtsmen, promises to be one of the ‘aryl events of its kind that has ‘ever been held in this part of the country. It will bring to our city the crack shots from the various clubs in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and other states. Forty thousand Keystone targets have been delivered on the grounds and every ar- rangement perfected te insure systematic and perfect management in the details necessary to accommodate the large number of shooters who are expected to purticipate. Entrance to the grounds and grand stand will be free to the public and arrangements have been made to convey passengers from the power house on the Eckington electric road to the grounds by a line of omnibuses, or parties preferring to go by rail can take the 8:20 train, b. and 0. depos, ‘which will land them on the grounds in time to witness or participate in the opemug event at 9 o'clock. ‘THE PROGRAM. Following is the program: First day, May 19, $350 guaranteed. Event No. 1, 10 singles, €25 guaranteed; No. 2, 15 6 pair doubles, $25 gut angles, $50 guaranteed; No. 6, ‘No. 7, 20 singles, les, ‘All purses each day moneys—30 per cent, 25 per cent, 20 per cent, 15 per cent and 10 per cent ond day, May 20, $400 guaranteed. Event No. 1, 10 singles. £25 guaranteed: No. singles, $25 5 . 15 singles, guaranteed; No. 4, 6 pair doubles, €23 gusran- teed; No. 5, 15 singles, #50 guaranteed: No. 6, 10 singles, ‘825. guaranteed: 15 singles, €40 guaranteed; No. 8, 10 singles, $20 guaran- Third day, May 21, $250 guaranteed. Event No. 1, 10 singles, $25 guararteed, No. 2. 10 singles, €25 guaranteed; No. 3, 15 singles, #40 guaran- teed; No. 4, 6 pair doubles, $25 uaranteed ; No. 5, 15 singles. $50 guaranteed; No. 6, 10 singles, $25 guaranteed: No. 7, 15 singles, $40 guaranteed; No. 8, 10 singles, $20 guaranteed. FROM LIVE PIGEONS To CLAY PIGEONS. Prior to the invention by Capt. A. H. Bogardus, the celebrated pigeon shot, of the glass ball as an artificial target, practice at the trap was confined to the shooting of live eons, but the scarcity and high price of irds, combined with the humane desire to provide some artificial substitute which, while affording good practice and test of skill, would at the same time eliminate the element of cruelty attached to live-bird shooting, stimu- lated the inventive genius of sportewen, and resulted finally in the production of a’ new flying target, known as the “Ligowsky clay m,” the invention of Mr. Ligowsky of Cincinnati, Ohio, who for many years reaped a golden harvest from the sale of his birds and tray he “clay pigeon” isa hollow disk molded from clay sod baked ina kiln until hard and brittle so as to be easily shattered by ordinary bird shot. In appearance it very much resem- Dies an inverted saucer, and when thrown from the trap sails through the air with the speed and fight of a swift-flying bird. It was doubt- less suggested by the well-known fact that a hollow shell thrown by the hand with the hol- low side down will sail in nearly a horizontal ht for along distance. The principle in- volved in this invention has not so fnr been im- proved upon, but many substitutes for the cla; igeon have appeared upon the market whic! ¢ found favor with sportsmen and largely supplanted the original invention. The more jese are the “blue rock,” “black bird,” “king bird” and standard key- stone target, all made from a composition of plaster paris and coal tar, which being lighter and more brittle than clay are more roadily broken by the shot and hence are more desir- able for the pur; ‘There are now in thi country over 3. gun clubs, with a total mem- bership of over 60,000 shooters, and it is esti- mated that more than 30,000,000 targets are yearly consumed by this army of “saucer rs," as they are facetiously termed, while the money invested by them in guns and shooting outfits probably reaches 10,000,000. ‘The excellent practice aiforded by this kind of shooting, combined with the recreation and social features incident thereto, renders trap shooting, for those fund of outdoor sporta, one of the most fascinating amusements, and clubs are rapidly organizing in every part of ‘the country. AMERICAN CHAMPIONS ABROAD. The sport has been so popularized abroad by the exhibitions of skill given by Capt. Bogar- dus, Dr. Carver, Capt. Brewer, Buffalo Bill and other experts with the gun during their Euro- tours that clubs are being rapidly organ- Tica im the principal cities of Europe, ervctin s large demand for birds and traps, whic have so far only been manufactured in this country. ‘The most marked result of this inno- vation in shooting has been the development in this country of a number of the most skilled marksmen to be found in the world. Capt. A. H. Bogardus of Illinois was the first of our noted shots to cross the ocean and measure skill with foreign experts, and in a series of brilliant matches in 1880 he easily de- feated the most skilled wing shots of Europe, winning not onl: urels, but many thousands of rs and valuable trophies. Later Dr. Carver, Capt. Brewer and other of our crack shots’ crossed the ocean, and in matches at the Hurlingham Gun Club grounds, London, and at Monaco, the great resort for European trap shots, easily vanquished all competitors. pet ‘The introduction of artificial target shooting ‘bas naturally resulted in the orgauization into clubs of a vast army of sportsmen who are in constant practice and in the uve of the gun. In the event of war these marksmen ‘would be available as a nucleus for the forma- tion of the most formidable corps of sharp- shooters ever called into action, a consideration which should attract the attention of our gov- ernment and lead to some substantial recogni- tion of an element which might readily be transformed into an auxiliary branch of the military service. MUSTORY OF THE THE CAPITAL CLUB. The Capital City Gun Club was organized in 1873, with thirteen charter members, a majority of whom are still active members. Its member- ship was then limited to twenty-five, bat the interest in trap shooting resulting ‘a traps and targets pheations for mer! jultey was inaugurated sugumented in numbers ite rolls sev members, whose social and business standing make ite == the equal of any similar organization the United States, as will be seen by the fol- lowing list of officers and me: Osicers EL Milla, president: |W. M. Shuster, vice president; J.H. Gulick, secretary; Jas. M. Green, treasurer; F. A. , cap tain; F. O. McKnew, fifth member executive committee. Active members—De Witt Arnold, Geo. S. Atwater, J. G. er, Anderson, Louis Barker, 8. Brown’ B's Serrel in (arm Surings, N.C. Knoxville, Tonn., and Chicago, Ill, he greatly distinguished himéelf, turing the diamund pin offered at Knox- ville for the highest average. He also shot against Henry Engle. Fred. Kell and “Mr. Hef- noted pigeon shots of Baltimore, winning out of the three matches, each for $200 a ide, and at Saratoga, last July, out of twenty- eight events he won a place for money in twenty-five of them. Mr. Mills is now serving his fifth term as president of the Capital City Club and has worked with unremitting since its organization to bring it up to its pres- ent condition of prosperity and excellence. M. McLeod, a —~ former president of the club, “whose handscme face’ beams upon the reader, is also oue of the nd most reliable in the club. Mr. ‘McLeod has been assort- ing teller in the cash room, Treasury Depart- ment, for many years, and is well known to of. our citizens, expecially to those hav- ing business with this branch of the depart- ment. He was one of S the original thirteen, yw. w'LEOD. and in the organization and subsequent career of the club he has been conspicuous inhis eup- Port of every progressive movement. Col. John R. Morhous deserves a prominent lace in istory of 1 club as he wan its President and has worked zealously *> ad- Yance its interesis. | In measures proposed to place the elub upon a higher plane and im- prove its business meth- ods Mr Morhous has rendered valuable ad- Vice and assistance. He has always had the ‘ interest of the club at 1. heart and is proud of cot. 3. R. Monmovs. the organization with which he has so long been identified. ‘Mr. Wagner, whose portrait will be readily recognized, needs no introduction to the ublic, especially to Those intererted in Beld sports, as he has been prominently identified with all matters of in- terest and benefit to sportsmen in this city luring the past twenty- five years. He is a member of both the Capital City and Na- tional Gun clubs; a suc- cessful merchant, deal. goods on WM. WAGNER. and one of the best shots, both in thi and at the trap, in the District. of shooting is a model for emulation y those who desire to acquire perfection in the art of wing shooting. His position at the trap is easy and graceful, and when the bird is sprung it is covered and killed with that intuitive pre, cision which can only be acquired by years of practice and a thorough knowledge of the art. Za THE OLDEST HOUSE. Davy Burns’ Cottage and the Talk of Removing It, AN INTERESTING LANDMARK. The Humble Dwelling That Nestles in the Shadow of the Old Van Ness Mansion— The Story of Davy Burns and His Daugh- ter—One of the Original Proprietors. It is not likely that the oldest house in Wash- ington, as the Burns cottage is known, will be one of the attractions at the Chicago fair. A Proposition to buy the house and remove it to Chicago, as was done in the case of Libb; prison, bas fallen through. ‘The owners of Va Ness Park, where the house stands, would like tohave the old structure preserved because of its historic interest. There is ® proba- bility that the property will be sold before long and then it will be novessary to remove the old cottage in order to make way for modern improvoments. The house is considerably over one hundred years old and it has the further distinction of being the only one of the farm houses that dotted the site where the city stands that remains. The owner was David Burns, a Scotchman, like many of the residents in Georgetown at that carly date. He cultivated his land, as did his neighbors, who plowed and toiled over the land where the future copia was to be located unconscious of the fact t one hundred years later men would be found who would give nearly as much a square foot for their farm lands as they asked for them by the acre. Burns cottage scoms to be a rather poor affair today, but no doubt when the old proprietor was alive he lived quite as well as his neighbors if not better. DANIEL CARROLL'S MANSION. Daniel Carroll. who owned the greater part of Capitol Hill and wae known as Daniel Car- roll of Duddington, lived in much the same kind of a house as Davy Burns did. But when his acres were honored with being selected as the site, or rather asa portion of the site of the nation’s capital, he concluded that he must have finer house. So while L'Enfant was preparing his plan of tho city ‘Mr. Carroll gan to build quite an imposing brick house. As it happened it was directly in the way of New Jersey avenue. Mr. Carroll, as befitting the dignity of an original proprietor and also as a prospective rich man, concluded that it was the place of New Jersey avenue to move rather than his house. ‘The irascible French engineer came to an entirely opposite conclu- sion and followed it out by tl of ordering the Carroll hou: at night. was done. ‘There was also war J. Henry Gulick,the efficient secretary of the ef club, is well known to the public asa real es- tate dealer with J. V.N. lnyek. He is @ grad- uate of Princeton Col- lege, of man- ners and a general fa- vorite in social and busi- i The fond- ‘or athletic sports acquired by him at col- lege naturally incul- ated a desire for field since his me sports, residence here he has been an ardent lover of 3. H. GULICK. to his favorite pastime. F. B. Farnsworth, formerly vice president of the club, holds a re- sible position in the Post Oflice Depart- ment, where he is well known and highly es- teemed. While a resi- dent of Chicago somo years ago he establishe 1 a kennel for the breed- ing of English setters and imported the cele- brated prize-winning English sette: “Count- ess,” the founder of tho most noted and valus- ¥, B. FARNSWORTH. ble strain of hunting dogs ever juced in this country. His Practice with the gun at prairie chickens and other game formerly 60 abundant in Llinoisand the western territo- ries naturally made him a skilled marksman, and as such he has proved a valuable acquisi- tion to the club. He is a nervous, quick shot, and cuts down his birds ina style that would do credit to a professional, H. B. F. Happer is the phenomenal shot of the club. though only fourteen years of age he has ac- degree of skill gun which is simply wonderful. In the club matches and in contests with rival clubs “Harry” can generally be counted on to make a straight score, and in the approaching tour- nament the public will have an opportunity of marvelous skill, as he will be en- rineipal events. This sketch of the club would not be com- plete without reference to the treasurer, Mr. james M. Green. He has held the office of treasurer for five consecutive terms, which in- Sete Se Meh ecttnntion in which he is held yy the elub. Mr. Green is probably better known in busi- ness circles than any other member of the club, having for many oars beon associated with Lewis Johnson , bankers, and bein, now one of the most inent and placed the club upon s sound footing, while his extensive acquaintance among men has brought into the club many of ite most desirable members. t- Barker, West’ and want of space, necessarily omitted. pie Ae stan A Theory of Evolution. ‘Way back in those archaic days when time for man a tails ape sat on & tree and amoked « penny And as he ws he smoked, lo! thought began. He knew Ge not crys ‘You see that ape was ‘Thus thought began, and thought is all that makes mau aman; So be it known thai thus im smoke the human race mark how in @ circle move all gublunary Events, lice smoke, resolve themselves into ex- ang 33 inet monkeys pipe made thought, and ‘The ci Take hlin back to Just where be — Pulse. shall A Sign of Spring. From Life, Bamuel Steelo and between the two men. L'Enfant, however, shortly after retired from official life, or to put it in modern phrase he was bounced, and Mr. Carroll’s wrath was pla by having his house erected in another place at the expense of the city. ‘MR. BURNS’ SIMPLE HOME. Mr. Burns, however, did not attempt to build a fine house. He lived in his home and tried to bring up his son and daughter as best an old and rather choleric Scotchman could perform that duty. His son died in early manhood and his daughter, Marcia Burns, lived in the old homestead with her father ' Mr. Burns does not seem to have left much of an impress upon his times, and if it had not been that he came time | in contact with Washington and that great man referred to him as that “obstinate Mr. Burns” itis probable that his name and fame would have been lost in the obscurity which has been the fate of nearly all the original pro- prictors of the land included within the limits of the city. But this remark has preserved Davy Burns’ name in the uncertain amber of history, and he stands out today as one of the men who actually had the assurance tu differ from the great Washington. However, Davy Burns’ lands comprised the what is now the business center nin avenue property aud F street property as exists today, ‘still be managed to dispose of s cone siderable portion of it at good prices, and when Congress convened here for the first time in the year 1800 Davy Burns, in spite of his humble cottage near the river front, had his share of the public regard and deference which even then was paid to men of wealth, for he wasarich man and like other rich men he be- trayed an unmistakable tendency toward grow- ing richer. DAVY BURNS’ DAUGHTER. His daughter was, therefore, an attractive young person independent of the fact that she had » fair, sweet face and was as gentle and good as she looked. The Burns family had no difficulty in being in the social swim of the nation’s capital. Mise Marcia had always an abundance of admirers who accompanied her through the woods when she went to make her party calls, Finally her father, in 1802, died and Miss Marcia being aloue is the world and being burdened with large real estate interests concluded to marry. She selected Gen. Van Ness, a member of Congress from New York, a | 1°: young, handsome, dashing fellow, and he made er 8 good husband and became mayor of the city, president of » bank, and one of the lead- ing men of the town. It was Gen. Van Ness that building a new honse, and while it was built the young couple occupied « house at the southwest corner of 12th streetand D street on Pennsylvania avenue. The new THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C, SATURDAY. MAY 16. 1891—SIXTEEN PAGES. house was grand affair for those days, and even today it has quite an imposing It was built near the old cottage, and, strange to say, both buildings are still standing. GEN. VAN NESS PROGRESSIVE. Gon. Van Ness’ ideas about developing the value of real estate were quite modern. While m. Van Ness gave away lots to people who would improve them. ‘By tole simne a ‘a little boom and reaped the benefits by off his lots at good Prices. They had one @ daughter, who and soon ‘The -stricken mother retired from the wor! and devoted herself to of ity. It was due to her love for the in which she lived for the Test of that the cottage was The American navy is in more denvor today than ithas been for & novel chase and one that is far more important in its real meaning than most folks seem to think. The presence of the | Chitian man-of-war Esmeralda in the waters in which the chase is taking place, with de- signs known to be friendly to the Itate, makes the situation doubly interesting and warrants the publication at this time of the cuts of the trio of dramatis persone in this interna- tional episode. The Charleston is a second-rate craft and is what is known ss an unarmored protected cruiser. She is built of steel, has twin screws and displaces 3,780 tons, She is rigged two military masts, on each of which are two revolving cannon. The vessel is armed with two eight-inch brecch-loading rifles of the latest pattern, mounted in half turrote in the THE 4 Ss THE CHARLESTON. ITATA. then belonging to a Chilian steamship com- my known as Compania Sud Americana de japores, with headquarters in Valparaiso and ing steamers to the northward as far as do, Pern, and southward as far as Port- mond, at the southern extremity of Chili. The company’s fleet consisted of four larger steamers doing the northern service and three aller boats doing the —_ southern, Besides those the company had number of smaller craft, tow &c., doing service in different parts routes. Ttata belonged to the first-named class and was the smallest and oldest of them being then about twelve years old. She is about 170 feet long, 750 tons register, 30 fect beam and drawing’ 15 feet when loaded. She was then able to do seven and one-half knots average speed, and when pressed could make nine. She was a screw propeller, with engines of high and low-pressure type. She ac bow and stern. Besides these there are six | six-inch rifles, three on each side, firing from behind shields, and two rapid-fire guns. The crew consists of about 300 men. She was built by the Union iron works of San Francisco and on her trial speed made an average of over eighteen and one-half knots. She carries about ‘800 tons of coal and can steam 2,500 miles with- out recoaling, at a speed of ten knots an hout She has been in commission about a year and & half and has made two round trips to Hawaii, ‘The officers of the Charleston are as follo Charleston, third rate, flagship—Capt. G Cc. Re commanding; lieutenant eom- mande man C. Todd; Lients. Wells L. Field, N. J. K. Pateh, Jacob J. Hunter, Edw. F. Qualtrough and Geo. M. Stoney; lieutenant (junior grade), James H. Glennon; Ensigns alter 8. Burt and Creighton Churchill; Naval Cadets Thos. P. Magruder, Ben. H. Fuller, . Vogelge Robert E. Carney, Chas. T. Vogelgesang, Alonzo commodation for abont 60 cabin passengers and 200 steerage, and space for 150 head of cattle. These steamers were manned with a very mixed crew, the captain and officers being Europeans and the sailors and firemen Chilians. She carried a full crew of thirty-five men. The only arms on board were six ities, con- tantly kept in the wheel house, and a mall smooth-bore cannon used by all the steamers on that coast carrying the mail, it be- ing the custom to call the attention of the ‘Capitano del porte’ by a gunshot of the ar- rival of the ship in the harbor. Likewise on leaving another discharge was made - This often happened several times a day, the inp from Valparaiso, to Calao taking generally twelve days, and in that time about fifteen in- termediate ports were touched. The Itata dur- ing the expedition against the Peravian moun- n city, Arielppa, in 1889 was chartered as transport by the Chilian gqvernment, as were THE ESMERALDA. Gartley, Matt H. Signor and Albertus W. Catli Medical Inspector Geo. W. Woods, Passed Assigant Surgeon Francis W. ber, Assinted! Surgeon Hothgaurer, Paymaster Arthur Burtis, (fleet); Chief E@incer Fletcher A. Wilson. (flect); Passed Assistant Engineers Ira N. Hollis and Frank W. Bartlett, Assistant Engineer Horace W. Jones, Chaplain Frank Thompson, Capt. of Marines Wm. 8. Muse, Gunner Wm. Walsh, Carpenter Osgood H. Hil* ton. ‘The Esmeralda is very much like the Charles- ton. She is a member of the Chilian navy, but was carried over to the insurgents by her ‘offi cers at the outbreak of the revolution in Chili. She was built in Engiand for the Chilian gov- ernment and launched in 1883, #0 that ebe is at least six years older than the Charleston. She is 3,000 tons displacement, 270 feet long, 40 feet beam, with 18 feet 3 inches draught. She is built of steel, has two screws and de- velopes 6,500 horse power, making on her trial, knots. She carries 600 tons of coal aud hasan endurance of 2,200 knots at ton knots an all the larger ships of the company. Several hed were made with troops, horses and ammu- nition from Valparaiso to Mollendo, carrying atone time as many as 500 soldiers with all their belongings. A few months after this expedition the Itata was taken from the north route, a» new and larger steamer being added to the fleet and taking her lace. Some improvements were then made to er, her boilers possibly renewed, and she was then put on the south ‘route, where she had to encounter rough weather. This route takes about nine days, coaling at soveral ports, su as ‘Lota,’ ‘Cornell,’ ‘Talcauana,’ Val- divia and others until Bortmond is reached, where a twoxlays’ stay is made. Senora Casino, sometimes called the Queen of Chili, who owns all the extensive coal mines and large land tracts in southern Chili, is # prominent shareholder in the company. ‘The other large steamers in the employ were, like Itata, built in England or Scotland and were named ‘Laja,’ ‘Maypo,” *Cachepo,’ and probably all now are used by the insurgents as transports or gunboats.” ALEXANDRIA, ‘THE WASHINGTON-ALEXANDRIA CONNECTION. There is now « continuous movement of ypulation from Washington to this city, and TEE saaed to the coming im of population from the country, the increase of railroad work, some manufacturing improvements and a steady increase of trade is making Alexandria juitea prosperous place, but Alexandria's Wash- figton” conection is the ‘most certain and promising of Alexandria’s resources. The city authorities have — rocogn this, and are seeking to encourage make the | communication, with ington as cheap. comfortal and speedy as possible. In this the board of trade took the initiative, and while a conference with the rail- Teoent mecting of ther talk over the matter would week. Several additional trains have, however, been put on. ‘The presont ferry between the two cities, one of the movt delightful of sum- mer rides, bas been given by the city » special permit to use the lower end of King street for Ff i i i Fal Ea up i : bE i | i ? HI Hi i : ‘8 new ferry house, and a fine steamer will soon be added to the ferry accommodations. PRESENTATION OF RELICS. Thursdsy night at the meeting of Alexandria | pon: Washington Lodge of Free Masons \$ ox- ercises took place in the presentation to that lodge of a neat gavel made of of the elm tree under which Gen. We command of the American army, tion was made on bebalf of Liberty Hand A.M. of Beverly, Mass, by” the ‘Woodbury of ly and the acco ance made by the master of the lodge. passed from labor to refreshment | rt ie 5e7y be GEORGETOWN. NOTES. While the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has commenced operations in Maryland on the new Metropolitan Southern road no work has as yet been done on the same within the Dis- trict lines. ‘The Washington and Arlington Railroad Com- pany, whose bill passed Congress at the last session, has been sold, and it is believed, on good authority, that the Norfolk and Western Toad has got possession of it. It was the stock in this road that the people of Georgetown were unable to get fifteen minutes after the books were opened. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Jackson of 1491 35th streot leave today for Washington Grove. Officer D. J. Cotter, whom the forer with gore eyes, has re town’ Colley leaves today for Annapolis, Play the Naval Academy boys. é irs. Lishear of $228 P street is much pros- trated by the death of her husband. Mr. Geo. W. Casilear, accompanied by his daughter, Miss Belle, has gone to Florida. Mr. T.F.8. King leaves tonight for Fort Wayne, ind. ie mee Fi focayen of Remeeckah, M2: ir. ‘y P. Cramy of has been appointed to the position of “runner? in the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ National made vacant by the promotion of all the employes. of, the Prospect, Tenn Cab | At the conc bis Friday on account of the Mr. Russell Has Left for Alaska to Fit Out Another Exploring Expedition. M10 VALUABLE WORK IN ASCENDING THIS PRA ‘LAST SUMMER DISCUSSED BY THE NATIONAL GEO- GRAPHIC SOCIETY—OTHER INTERESTING FACTS IS REGARD TO ALASKA GIVEN BY DR. JACKSON. ‘The National Society held an un- ‘usually interesting last night in the continue the work of exploration set on foot by the society last year, which resulted in the suc- coneful trip of Messrs. Russell and Kerr of the geographical survey to Mt. St. Elias. In pursuance of this plan adopted by the board Mr. Russell left the city last night on his way to Seattle, Wash., where he will fit out an expedition similar to that which he headed last summer, and will go north for the purpose of continuing the investigations begun then by him in the neighborhood of Mt. St. Elias, which he will endeavor to ascend. His plan is to uti- lize the information gleaned by him during his i Sates y tain, If possible, the nature of the ‘county to the north and west of the great mountain, be- Yond which no definite map exists, He ‘will \d the remainder of his time in am ex- of Yakutat bay and which is regar the most remarkable glacial formations in the world. Thence he will push further up into the extension of Yakutat bay than he did last year, this arm having been named Disenchant- ment bay. It is his hope to be picked up at point where he landed last spring by some returning whaler during the latter days in September and so return to this eoun- ‘One feature of his which differs from that of last season, is to be landed ata point further up on the coast than before, so as to have the shortest possible land rouge to make before reaching Mount St. Ebas. The landing will, therefore, be made at about the piacs where Schwatka went ashore in his expedition. VALUE OF LAST YEAR'S EXPEDITION. Mr. Baker, in making this announcement, spoke of the value of last year’s expedition to geographic science and alluded to a large map of the region between Yakutat bay and Mount 8t. Elias, which hung on the wall, as being the result of last season's recognizance in this part of the world. What had hitherto been shown on the ordinary maps asa blank white space, with Mount Bt Elias anda very few other peaks indicated, and with no reference whatever to glaciers, had been charted by the ex- plorers in’ considerable detail, showing the assemblage of ranges, the association of peak and the system of glacial formations, all run- ning generally, on the west side of the coast range, down to the sea, or rather to the Malas- pina glacier. In the estimation of the speak this was great contribution in iteclf and its value was to be enhanced by the addition of more details and of some information relative tothe country lying beyond the range that formed limit of explorations last summer, which lies about fifty miles from the coast. Mr. Baker spoke of the advantages under which the society is now working in its efforts to stimulate exploration, having the co-opera- tion not only of the geological survey, but also of the revenue marine service and the coast survey, all of these bu- reaus of the government having promised their aid in this matter. The revenue marine will afford transportation to the party and would havo set a date definitely for tart had it not been for the delay in the issue of orders to the vessels owing to international complications that have made it n to withhold them. In case the revenue marine, from this cause, is unable to perform this sert ice the fish commission bas placed the steamer Albatross at the disposal of the society, when she sails north on her regular Alaska: nd thus there is no danger that the party will not be taken to Alaska without the least cost to the society. THE COAST SURVEY'S INTEREST. The coast survey has a large interest in this matter on account of the vagueness of the lo- cation of the international boundary line be- tween Alaska and British Columbia. Tho treaty stipulation is that the line in this region shall follow the top of the range of mountains unless this brings it more than thirty miles from the windings of the coast, and then it bea line running to the coast, ten marine leagues from it. is now a party in Alaska, under the au- spices of the coast survey, that has been working on this problem 'on the Yukon river, and if Prof. Mendenhall can get word to them ‘in time before they start south for home from their winter camp at St. Michael's, at the mouth of the Yukon, they will be ordered to P around out of the regular course into the region of Yakutat bay, and there join the Russell party and work during the summer with it, : PROF. GILBERT'S OBSERVATIONS. At the conclusion of Mr. Baker's remarks the chairman, Lieut. Everett Hayden, called upon some of those present to advance whatever views or information they might have regard- ing Alaska and Aloskan exploration. Prof. Gilbert told why he was glad that this trip was to be undertaken again, from the standpoint of a geologist. He referred to one of the conclu- sions to which Mr. Russell has come on the basis of his observations Inst summer, namely, that the mountains,of Aluska are very young. He had based this @onclusion upon éwo facts which he had discerned. One of these was the existence in the mountain formation of fossil shells which are of the same form as those that exist in the waters of Alaska today. It is a law of geology that shells have cycles of form and that those of one geologic period differ mate- rially from those of others. Hence the infe ence that whenever these mountains were up- lifted the process took _ place eologic age as that in which shows them to be com- tively very young. Prof. Gilbert is therefore anxious that Mr. Russell shall find more shells, to verify or disprove, by the accu- mulation of evidence of this sort, ‘this conclu- sion beyond any doubt. The ‘other point of which the theory was based was the relation that was found to exist between the ‘“faults” on the mountains and the crosion that has been carried on by the grinding ice that has flowed down to the sea over the rocks for an indefinit in the which lence in this region and to ascer- | Y ® | ot night. region can Pp! retin howd aap ing for a tion from a that te to Senorplont the domscetion deer of Siberia to i adapted to the life of this of beria live entirely upon the reindeer—1 milk, its flesh and its labor. ‘They use its skin for dress and utilize every some purpose or other. A bi was lost in the shuifie at the end of the session. | The commissioner of education, thinking to | avert general starvation in the peninsula, has solicited subscriptions from the public through some of the leading newspapers of try to raise a fund for’ the beginning of the experiment of transplanting of the rein- deer. A beginning bas been made and Dr. Jackson will start next week for Siberia, where he hopes to purchase a amall number of reindeer and take them over to one of the islands midway between the two continents at the narrowest point of the Bering strait. THE ABORIGINES WILL ALONE LIVE THERE. There are hundreds of thousands of acres in Alaska covered with tundril, the food of bed | reindeer, and there is no reason why the ani- mal should not live there and eventually fuvnish | food for the thousands of starving natives. Esquimo may be perpetuated. No other race will ever live there. “It is the only land whe # native aborigine can survive, as the had once told a meeting of an Indian tive society. The only white men consent to live there are sailors from their ships, but who are #0 di by the conditions that they beg to be taken away when they happen to be picked up. Dr. Juck- son 8] of an instance when fou edge of the asked where were on their wa; to the southward by the windings of the coast, ‘The Alaskans can be elevated to th tion of the Laplanders if the proper methods are but adopted. They are docile, wide awake and active, not dwarfed as most people seem to think them, but large, well formed and athletic, cane ‘of performing wonderful feats of stren, At the conclusion of Mr. Jackson's interest- ing talk, which was rewarded by hearty ap- ause and the thanks of the society, Chairman den announced that the society would take a trip to Shendon, Va., on the 3d and 4th of June as the guests of Maj. Hotchkiss, who, at the invitation of the chair, went to the black board and did some rudimentary map drawing to show where Shendon is and how historically it is surrounded. He spoke for some minutes ins humorous vein and gave the audience a very clear idea of the location of his home, which isin the midst of the grottoes of the Shenandoah valley Mr. Russell, the society's explorer, then de- scribed some’ very interesting lantern slides, which where projected upon a screen, and gave his hearers an idea of the sort of country that he is to penetrate. Some of the slides were beautiful, showing the marvelous con- struction of the glacier. Mr. Russeli was bid godspeed on his journey and the society ad- Journed. protec- 0 will ninsula, who, when they were hey that th a ea NO GAME YESTERDAY. bus Teams From News. The rain yesterday prevented the Washing- ton and Columbus base ball teams from play- ing their regularly scheduled game here, and as a result the former team stands just as high in the race as it did twenty-four hours ago. ‘There has been no further drop. The team is in such bad shape that the rest is a weloome thing, and maybe when it plays again it will be able to present itself in its regular places and not be transformed into a nine of utility men. There have been several accidents to players that make it almost impossible to obtain any idea of what the team could do if it were all together. The day may come when there will be no men playing on it whohave noted tofor- = ‘of one position in order to play another. It is promised by the directors that there be a stricter discipline in the team during the coming series with the Columbusand Louis- ville teams and that the chances are good for better play. Something like this is necessary, for the crowds dwindle after each exhibition of ragged playing, such as that of Thursday and those of last week. GOOD STUFF IX THR TRAM. ‘The directors were inclined to be annoyed because Tue Star told some wholesome truths last Saturday about the team and its individual faults, but they seemed to lore sight of the fact that the effect of this process was a good one, shown by the remarkable improvement it the work of the team on Monday. con- tinued long enongh to convinee everybody that there is good stuff in the team if itis only brought out by the proper amount of disci- pline. The fact that the stirring up the men received from all sides did good indicates that the fault with the team is largely a matter of discipline, and no one ought to be inclined to protest at the truth-telling, except, maybe, one or two of the men who have been loafing, or doing worse than that Bain Prevented the Washington and Colum- Playing—General YESTERDAY'S GAMES. At Philadelphia—Philadelphia, 4; Pittsburg, 1. At Chicago—Chicago, 12; Brooklyn, 11. At Cleveland—Cleveland, 8; New York, 3. At Boston—Boston, 6; Cincinnati, 3. American Association. At Boston—Boston, 4; Louisville, 2. Atlantic Association. At Albany—Syracuse, 2; Albany, 5. At Troy—Troy, 7; New Haven, 6. At Rochester—Rochester, 2; Buffalo, 9 SHORT STOrs. ‘The team needs lungs. Columbus can't take more than three games. Snyder has his eye on one or two of the men Um pire Jones says that it is a bard job to of- ficiate in a losing town, and = instead of flowing down PR m9 = hie or atone, is to be tried in ‘does | the box.” He did wei year. acces eons ec and fallsiive the naas | ‘The rale fu scoring about rons betted fo of water, showing that the process of ice erd- {has been eliminated and the scorers are happy. sion has not been continued long enough to use the smoothing of the beds and the even- | $ captain and should “fe of the peculiarities and spoke of several tered Se i sy do not isa Place, as Soarhr nitaige, i tet, the nuel of 928,000 "ens peproprintel by Gongroes for the ealablishiment of "ex adequate i ‘systom” in Alaska, this being cag of sides Le resect sie ener in ‘ Smith has not made any sort of # success as lessons from Loh- man. He does not seem to be the same man welland then slump. There is a hoodoo where in town. Ex-Magnate Walter Hewitt is an occasional visitor at the the St. Louis, Boston will win the association bet of @20 game with make more bite than which are in southeastern por- | Baltimore.’ bee ‘went on to eled the re effort : for this purpose | Djs. 3" Was introduced in Congress last seasion, but |S) L (activ PROPOSALS. Pere, Wasi 4 oe reesived | RENE Ny sikta j suppives. for the coun. | July 1. Taos nnd ening | Pots, My we Chane of Waste Paper Siti tier bide a any | cote on Blanks furnished byt formation and bianks appiy to the 3 Stationery for tl. fisca! yeur en. re | ong who desert | §! essed, Septed will we fe pROPC Depart Dw. between Brand € ote, nd to redect 1 alle oF DovaLass.t iss Ex 2 Commnntaaininers mia te (OF —Agnicer DEPARTMEN Aoi a incon, D.C. May 1. Tsun hed omery, Lowber, tis Sty Dt to reject ah detect in same. Bids must be Rt department. 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