Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1892, Page 9

SPORTS IN THE “GYM.” Tournament Tonight at the Columbia Club House. THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP. Amateur Athletes Who Stand = Good Show— List of Entries for the Events—The Fencing Tournament—Various Current Notes of In- tereet, HE ATHLETES AND GYMNASTS OF Washington are limbering up preparatory to the great struggle for District honors which takes placein the gymnasium of the Co- lumbia Athletic Club tonight. The Y. MC. A. has entered two men, Messrs. Quackenbi and Loveless, for sev- b eral of the events and they are looked upon as yisure winness. Earle C. Quackenbush is prominent in Y. M. C. &. athletics and is « member of the commit- tee on general physical E development. His worl RARLEC. QUACKENBUSH. during the year has brought him to the front in pole vaulting. high ; |. pleasant manner has Jumping, &c. His genial. p' cageor eee WALTER LOVELESS. Walter Loveless is known to every man or boy who exercises in or visits the ¥. M. C. A. gymnasium and no one has more friends. The association members have unlimited faith in his ability and he has not failed them in the t, of which his success last week is a fair justration. 2M. DASHIELE. Mr. J. M. Dashiell is one of the best all- ‘around gymnasts in this city. He is exception- ally good on the trapeze, flying rings and horizontal bar, is a good leaper from the batteau board and, withouta doubt, the best le vaulter in the District of Columbia, hay- ing vaulted in the Atlantic division champion- ship to the height of 9 feet 6 icles and at the C. A. C. games on Analostan Island he. cleared the bar at 10 feet. He is an assistant examiner im the patent office and has charge of the class of navigation. He was born at Annapolis and ‘was educated at the Naval Academy. ROBERT DoDOE. Mr. Robert Dodge is one of the Columbia Athletic Club's most promising athletes, having won at the Atlantic division championship the quarter-mile ran in 55 seconds on a very bad track, but later in the season at the Columbia | Athletic Club's games he won the quarter-mile from seratch m 52 3-5 seconds. He is good with the 16-pound shot, having cleared a die- tance of 35 feet, and as a jumper he is likely to make = mark at the running high and broad jumps. and without a doubt will be a hard man to beat in the quarter-mile championship meeting. He is the son of Mr. Heath Dodge | and is studying medicine at the Georgetown College. | Gate he will cross the ba; | Ata point fifty miles southeast of Rock Island, contest that has taken place in this country for the past twenty years, said the other night that any he had ever seen. Mooney, the clever whi Von Lindgren and who should have been awarded first prize in the heavy-weight class, has gained many friends since his encounter with Dickinson. His hand, which was broken during the contest, is mending slowly. They tell a story'on Mooney when he was in Germany completing his education. In his class was a young German baron who posed ag bully of the school. Mooney stood his insults about America and Americans for some time. Whenever he would get mad and attempt to resent the insults the German would imme- diately challenge him to a duel. Mooney would invariably tell him that that was not the way they settled difficulties in America. One day in the schoo! room, when the teacher was ab- sent, the baron insulted Mooney before the whole class. Thik was more than he could defeated | posed to lick him, and forthwith gave him a good trouncing, which he never forgot. After that the Americans were never insulted. ATHLETIC NOTES. Von Lindgren, who fought such a game battle with O'Leary with one of his hands | practically disabled, has gone out of sparring for the present. He is busy preparing for final medical examination, ‘chick takes place in April. | De Saussaure, the light-weight sparrer. is working steadil7 in the gymnasium and keep- | ing in condition. . Webb, who made such a gallant stand against De Saussaute and who took second prize in | light-weight boxing and wrestling, is practic- | ing at every opportunity. He hopes to make a better showing next time. Sloss D FIVE THOUSAY ILES ON A “BIKE.” | Charles 4. Boyle Will Cross the Continent on a Safety. Charles A. Borle, » well-known resident of western Pennsylvania, although given up by physicians as. hopeless case fully a year ago, will probably return to Pittsburg from the west in a few months « well man after riding 5,000 miles on a bicycle. Owing to an attack of pneumonia he left for Denver and afterward went to Albuquerque, N. M. His health im- proved and the other day his friends in Pitte- burg received word from him about a big journey he had mapped out before his return home. He proposes to make a trip of 5,000 miles over the continent on a bicycle and started on it Monday. Members of the Key- stone Bicycle Club will meet him at Columbus, Obio, or farther west and escort him home. Cycling has been a favorite pastime with Mr. Boyle. When he left Pittsburg hogreighed 145 pounds, but has gained thirty-fiv pounds by exercise on the wheel. Mr. Boyle after receiv- ing» new bicycle wrote his friends that he would leave Albuquerque on March 1, turning the prow of his machine toward the west. OVER THE PLAINS. He will follow the line of the Atlantic and Pacific railway over the plains and valleys of New Mexi¢o, climb the backbone of the con- tinent, cross the deserts of Arizona and west- ern California and find his resting place at Los Angeles, whence he will direct his course up | the coast, passing through San Jose and trav- ersing the famous Yosemite vatley and taking his second breathing spell in San Francisco. After a few days in the city of the Golden remount his iron ‘ip across the coa- steed and set out on his tinent. ss He will visit Sacramento, cross the Sierra da to Cross City and follow the line of the Central Pacific to Ogden. Thence he goes to Grand Junetion, Glenwood Springs, Col., and Leadville, and will traverse the famous Tent esses pass, 14,000 feet above the level of the sea. ALONG THE ARKANSAS. Following the course of the Arkansas river to Manitou Springs he will take in Ute pass, the Royal gorge and other wonders. In Colorado Springs, where he spent several weeks last fal, Mr. Boyle will linger a short time to renew a quaintances and then he will go spinning north to Denver. Leaving the principal city of the Rocky mountain region he will strike out across the plains to St. Joe, Mo., and Burlington, lowa. IL, he wili strike an old and well-travele wheelman’s trail and will go spinning throngh Mendota, Princeton and Aurora into Chicago. Tuence his course will be southeast to India apolis and northeast to Columbus, Ohio, where he will be met by several members of the Key- stone Bicycle Club of Pittsburg, of which he is 0 his home after having marked a letter “t” upon two-thirds of the continent and having cov- ered, with a 24-inch wheel, adistance of oyer 5,000 miles. Mr. Boyle will be met and entertained by the bicycle clubs of the principal cities through INSTRECTOM cr The contests will be under the supervision of John T. Crossley, the C. A. C. gymnasium in- structor. Mr. Crossley bas been the club's di- © rector of physical culture for several years end is high! regarde. He is a vet- eran sthiete, having formerly traveied with Barnum’s circus company. His work with tho ¢lub is the best proof of bis ability as an ath- letic instructor. There are in the Columbia Athletic Club a | mumber of good men. Mr. Dashiell excels in pole vaulting. while Mr. Sewald is a good ali- around man, but better. perhaps, on the flyirg trapeze. Mr. Eagene Crisp has evtered to put the shot. and is looked upon as a dangerous man in this event. Basil Dr of battean b ard and b hapa Beveral of the membersof the junior clas: have entered the events, and Prof. Crossley say» he hae some surprises in store. Ladies wil mitted to the exlibition, and already tickets enough have been sold to warrant a large at- tendance. For the first place in each event a gold medal will be given, while a silver medal is awarded to the second best men. These medals are artistic and expensive and the boys will strain every nerve to win them. PROGHAM Fou TONIGHT. ‘The program for tonight is as follows: Paratiel bare eles, YM. C. A webs, YM As Erncet Sdorseli, PEP om seks f fh “Po Ko pe . C. Harrison, W. 8. Chichester, tT. P. Mackintosh, ; 4 Eruest Morsell Paul Tauseuc, C- Dashiell, Ga! G; <? and fencing tournament, which took place in the gymnasium one week ago, is still fresh in fhe minds of those fortunate to witness it, and the boys are hungry for more »port An old sporting maa who witnessed every glove | the coach, started for the | very little. The men were arranged as folio | self in his fur coat, which he passes on bis long journey. He ts thirty years old. It is expected he will accom- plish bis long ride in about four months. ROWING IN MIDWINTER. Barvard’s Crew Spends Half an Hour in the Barge. The Harvard University crew took its first spin of the year on Charles river on Monday last. The air was sbarp and cold and occa- sional cakes of ice were floating by the boat house as the candidates for the crew stepped into their barge, and steered by C. F. Adams, basin below the bridges. The crew went out in the paper barge which was bought last year, and has been used Ninde, stroke; Kelton, 7; Cummings, 6; Run- toul, 5; Acton, 4; Waters, 3; Newell, 2; Slade, bow. The air was so cold thut Adams wrapped him- while the oarsmen lad extra sweaters on, and even then looked cold. The crew started off with « atroke of about thirty. ‘The men showed up in remarkably good form under the circumstances. the time was good and there was vey little splashing. About half an hour was enough time for the men to epend on the river, and their hands were so stiff then that they were glad to get it Unless something unforseen happens t men will go on the river every day now. LAWN TED Many Tournaments Arranged and Every- thing Pointing to a Successful Season, Oliver S$. Campbell, America’schampion lawn tennis player. who is now abroad, will soon be- gin active training for the forthcoming tennis tournament in England. It is expected that Slocum and Taylor will re-enter the field next season and compete for the championship. The date of the Longwood tournament has been left in the bands of Dr. James Dwight, and in all probability will be the same as last year. All the crack players are looking forward te the Magnolia Springs.St. Augustine and Tamy Bay tournements, which take place between 15th and 29th of March. Among those who ex- pect to compete are V. G. Hall. E. L. Hall, F. Te“Hovey, H. G. Bisby. EA. Thomson, Ever- ett Wrenn, G. F. Brown, jr.,and M. L. Pratt. S$ OUTLOOK. stand. He calmly told the baron that he pro-4 a oe - - _ . # att ‘THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1892—SIXTEEN PAGES. THE CHESS WORLD. Games, Notes. The Steinitz-Tschigorin match ended last Sunday in Steinitz's favor by a score of 10 to 8 and 5 draws. The contest was one of the closest on record and has given to the literature of the | game some fine specimens of masterly play. | Several very important variations have been discovered, especially in the Evans, where Mr. Steinitz has greatly strengthened the defense by some new and remarkable lines of develo; ment, and as everybody knows tho piay of the great master in important matches is compara- tively free from tho crotchets which mar so much of bis closet analysis. The twenty-first game was a remarkably in- teresting Steinitz gambit instead of a king’ gambit, as cabled. ‘Tschigorin inaugurated a new method of attack. which Steinitz thinks hard to resist if correctly followed up, but the Russian did not make the most of his ‘position and a draw resulted on the forty-seventh move, after neariy six hours’ play. The last game wasa king's gambit, opened by Techigorin, but won by the American cham- Pion in twenty-nine moves. PROBLEM No. 97 (TOURNEY No. 10). (Composed for The Evening Star.) Both M."R. Wright and E. P. McMullin of | New York will play at the English champion- : | ships at Wimbiedon. | ‘There are more tournaments than ever on the slate for the coming year and everything W. Renshaw, who held, the chaam ot W. Rens! e the el England for so many years, is ‘eee to bave another try for the honor. Handicap tournawents are much needed in this country and more should ‘be held. ‘They are quite numerous in England and France, but few are held in this country. Campbeil will undoubtedly default the Floride championship, as he does not intend to return to this country until July. strong effort to Clarence Hobart will make a win the championship, and if he shows any improvement should succeed in defeating Campbell. ——_———eo—_____ The Exhibition of Washington Artists, ‘The past week has been an extremely busy one for the hanging committee of the Society of Washington Artists, who are preparing for the annual exhibition, which opens March 15 at Woodward and Lothrop's gallery. Over 300 pictures have been sent in for exhibition. All of these pictures could not be accepted, even if ilable. owing to the limited wall pac hich permite hanging of only about at the utmost. Ihe critical capacities of the hang- ing committee have been taxed and they have given all works the benefit of ‘and conscientious examination. ——— A Serious Accident. A serious accident tock place at llth and L treets northwest, s colored boy samed Buddy” Robinson being run down by car 29 of the Belt line road and run over. He wee taken by the second precinct patrol wagon to the Emer- Geacy Howpital, where his injurien were found to be one leg badly crushed and one ear split. White to play and tn two (2) moves. GAME No. 43—Fourteenti ‘BUY LOPE; White—Steinitz. GAME No. 44. DOUBLE RUY LOPEZ. Sena BOS Sa e om u 11 P- BS I He 19 P- Ph @ Skisen PKG we | 26 Kesumns, ‘0. 4. This problem is impos. uthor’s key, fails ck as the white Ki is piunedg” ‘Dis. i &. Boriett, E. Aus, Reubram, ft. H Lzucrt, Geo. Hetntz. - all the rest incorrect. next week. CORRESPONDENCE. D. Davis. 1. You may have nine queens on the board at one time, that is, the rules allow it, The custom of only claiming somo piece that has been removed is obsolete. 2. Cook's Synopsis of the Chess Openings (Americar edi- tion, Cinn., 1886), edited by J. H. Miller, or Gossip’s Manuel (American edition, New York, | 1890), edited by S. Lipsehutz, are both standard | works and recognized authorities on the gamo. Staunton is, however, still an authority to some extent. A. V. Boatrite. The variations have been about right as to quantity. NoTEs. In the home tourney Capt. O'Farrel holds first place and will retain it even though he should lose all his remaining games. Second lace is undecided, but will probably go to Koight, though Mactariand may overtake him and Gwyer has still a chance. James I. Jellett has won the St.Paul cham- pioaship by the fine score of 24 to 2 against fourteen competitors. An interesting correspondence match is pro- gressing between Mr. Sam. C. Dunham of this city and Mr. Philip Albrecht, a strong player of northern Pennsylvania. ‘The scheme of holding an international tourney at Chicago during the world’s fuir is being vigorously agitated. It is proposed to hold x monster tournament for both profes- sionals and amateurs collected from every country on the globe on the plan of the great London tournamént ot 1862. Albany and Baltimore have commenced a two-game correspondence match. As Tur Stax predicted last Saturday the Veteran Bird defeated the Dutch champion without difficulty by a score of 4 = Sore AN URGENT NEED, An Appeal by the Superintendent of the Dis- trict Fire Alarm Telegraph Service. ‘The superintendent of the District fire alarm, police and telephone service. Mr. H. R. Miles, bas written the following letter to the Commie- | signers relative to that portion of the appro- priation bill that affects his department: In view of the very limited appropriation provided for in the District bill (il. R. 6746) for support of telegraph and telephone service during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1593, feel it 'a duty to appeal to you for stresmous effort on your part to secure before the $ committee an amendment of the eli general supplies, repairs, &c., raising the amount fron £8,000 to 218,000. 1 explained the necessity for this specific sum fally to the House committee, ns you will remember, but as itseems without avail. I called the attention of the committee to the fact that we need 230 new poles to supply the p:ace of that number now rotten and in constant danger of falling. I made it apparent that these poles would cost when sct €1,500, and suggested thal at least $560 worthuf new wire would be needed in making these extraordinary repairs, making a total of $4,000 ubsolutely necessary for special repairs in order to maintain an eflicient fire alarm telegraph, and to impress the fact that if these repairs are not made in the near future the whole system must go down. Texplained also iow it occurred that the lines have unavoidably gotten in this very bad condition, namely, the want of approprfation to purebase and erect poles. I did not over- state the fact, and I now reiterate the warning, with the hope of better success in the § Lalso gave the committee data, in det show that ordinary expenses of the depart- ment would necessarily aggregate £10,000, ex- clusive of salaries. But oniy £8,090 hus been reported. We are trying to get through the resent year on an £8,000 basis, but to do so it [iss been impossible to spend a single dollar to enlarge the fire alarm telegraph, notwithstand- ing an urgent necessity for such extension. As an instance of this J tase the liberty of quoting a letter I received from the pastor of the Cov- enant Church shortly after the recent fire in that church. p He wrote: My Dear Sir: I beg to make appli- cation for the erection of a fire alarm box on the southeast coruer of 18th and N streets northwest. ‘There is much exceptionally valu- able property in this immediate vicinity, and the nearest box is at the southeast corner of Mand Connecticutavenue. ‘Ihe recent fire in the chapel of Covenant revealed the need of a Teums 8. Haxux, Pastor Covenant Church. ‘The only response I was able to make to thi urgent und Feusonable appeal was the stale an swer: No funds. There ure scores of needing fire alarm boxes as much, and some of them more, than the piace mentioned by Dr. | av the contests at the club were as hotly battled ag | The Steinits-Techigorin Match—Problems, | THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO’S FLAMM. ‘The Way the Company Proposes to Brim Its ‘Tracks Into the City. THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE BRANCHES ON DEI- AWARE AVEXUE—STREETS To BE CARRIED OVER ON BRIDGES ERECTED BY THE RAILROAD COMPANY—TH® PROPOSED LOOP aXD STREETS To BE CLOSED BY IT. The railroad problem is one which citizens have thought for a number of years that each new Congress would solve, but the problem still remains. As the present Congress, or at least the Senate end of it, has taken up the sub- ject in a business-like way so early in its exist- ence, perhaps the hope of ® speedy determina- tion of the fate of the steam railroads inside the city limits and the streets now occupied or crossed by them is stronger than it has ever been before. The question that interests the citizens is what is the result to be? The re- moval of the Baltimors and Ohio tracks from the streets they now occupy and their consoli- dation upon one street, the reduction at the same time in the number of crossings and the im- provement in the character of the crossing: have been the subjects sought by a number of Dills that have made their appearance in Con- gress within the past few years. The bill now pending. which is receiving much attention because it is announced as a Dill upon which the railroad authorities and the members of the Senate District committee have agreed, is that known as the Faulkner bill. CONSOLIDATING THE BRANCHES. The Baltimore and Ohio road now occupies a good deal of street room and spreads the annoyances incidental to railroads on grade! over aconsidcrable area by reason of the fact | that the two branches of the road enter the city at different points and do not unite until have passed far into the city, almost to ition at C street and New Jersey avenue. The Washington branch coming in from Balti- more crosses Boundary street at 9th strovt cas and curving across Land K astrects and inter- | PROPOSED mmo PRESENT LINES, > PROPOSED LintS) AND O. ROAD. loop to facilitate the transit of trains in and out of-the city. The area embraced within the loop is intended to be occupied by the railroad company. by freight yards and for other rail- roud purposes. This loop as proposed will ex- tend almost to C street on the south to F street onthe north, and from Delaware avenue on the east to New Jersey avenue on the west. It is planned so that trains can swing right around and not have to back in or out of the city. The accompanying map shows the plans ‘made by” the” engineers of the Baltimore and Ohio Company | in conformity with the provisions of the Faulk- ner bill. It will be observed that the union of the two branches is effected, according to this plan, where the Metropolitan branch now en- ta the suburb of Eckington on the north. ‘The Washington branch curves from its pres- ent line at Montello, crosses the National Fair grounds and the Brentwood road to the place of junction with the Metropolitan branch. From this jnnetion the plan made pro- | public hearing before the District Commis- | | sioners Monday that the bill would be modified | im regard to tue ciosing of these streets. It was not intended, he said, to close North Capitol treet, as the company planned to carry that t by menns of a bridge over the tracks. | This bridge would be a long one, Xtending | clear across the loop. It was stated by the ene | Sineer at the same time that the closing of F | street was not essential to the plans of the com- | pany. That street, he stated, could be left | open as a grade crossing. ‘The bill and plans of the company contem- plate four tracks all the length of Delaware avenue. At their entrance to the city at Boundary these tracks be according to the | bill at grade or in an open cut. | THE PROPOSED BRIDGRS. The company is required to erect bridges | over the tracks to carry Massachusetts avenue, H street and Boundary or Florida avenue over the tracks, the approaches to the bridges being Yoning squares occupies I street for some dis- tance and then jeins with the Metropolitan branch in the possession of Delaware avenue from I street to the station. The latter branch entering the city at the kead of New York ave- nue swings into Ist street cast and ocen- pics that street for w dozen squares until it en- | ters Delaware avenue. ‘The Faulkner bill pro- poses, aw other bills have done,to have these two branches unite outside the city and enter the city by one route, a straight line along Dela- ware avenue to the station, thus benefiting tha, city to the extert’ of reducing the k railronded streets within tie as the Baltimore and Ohio lines are coucerned, by more than halt. THE PROPOSED Loop. The mensure, however, proposes to appro- priate to railrozd uses considerable more ground in the neighborhood of the station than is now occu ‘This is done in order to permit tho railroad company to construct a MASS AVE BRIDGE vides for an absolutely straight throngh Eckington and along ware avenue to the proposed loop. Vill referred to does not definitely describe how and where the union of the two branches shall be made ontside the city. It simply pro- vides that the present tracks Ising within the Dintri outside of the limits of the c shall, uw the supervision of the Distric Commissioners, “be changed and relocated as may be found ‘necessary und convenient for y toreunite the same outside of the city of Washington and north of Boundary street.” line Dela- CLOsIXG STREETS. The bill, as it reads, gives the company the right to occupy with its tracks so much of D street and North Capito! street as come within the loop described, and directs the Commi sioners to close North Capitol street, D, E ai F streets within the limits of the loop. The engincor of the company state the The | y | west approach of the Massachusetts avenue so constructed asto make proper connection with intersecting streets, Besides these bri the company's declared intention above, to erect a bridge along the line of North Capitol street. ‘This latter bridge will be so, long that ite north approach will have to connect with the bridge. Some idea of the appearance of the Proposed bridges can be obtained from the | Pictures accompanying this article made from the plans in the possession of the officers of the | road. ‘The bridge at Massachusetts avenue will be | about 1,400 feet long: that at H street about 880 fect long. It is proposed to make the Massachusetts | avenue bridge cighty feet wide, so as to carry a roadway sixty fect and sidewalks ten feet wide. On the east the approaches of the bridge will rise from Ist and It streets an well as Mamacbu- settsaverne. The grade will be on the E street approach four feet in a hundred and on Massa- | | of such a viaduct has been made by Capt. chusetts avenue and Ist streets two feet in a hundred. On the west the bridge will rise from F street and North Capitol street and Massachusetts avenue. The grade at this end will be four feet in a hundred. This bridge carries Massachusetts avenue over the Dela- ware avenue tracks and also over the western side of tite loop. The bridge at H street is to be six! ide. It will carry the street over ware avenue and also over Ist street east. The plans bp segs approaches of masonry and bridges iron. According to the plans submitted by the company no p¥,vision is made for any crossing between H street and the Boundary. 4 CUT om & vrapvcr. A profile of Delaware avenue made at the District building shows that it is quite imprac- ticable to bring the tracks in by means of a de- pressed cut. Delaware avenue at the Boundar; is forty-three fect higher than at Eand F feet streets, but the great Boundary sewer is there \d the road could not on that account be de- pressed more than about five feet. It is the Impression at the engineer office of the District that it is the railroad’s intention to have the grades of the streets raised instead of sinking the tracks. Some of those who had objections to the Fauikner bill at the hearing the other day sug- gested that permanent provision should be made now to bring the road into the city by meang of an elovated viauct. A general plan sell’s direction in the engineer's office. It be- gins at the north line of Eckington and runs straight to the present depot, where its level is about that of the present level of C street. It is about 8,000 feet long, and, estimating it at 2150 per foot, the cost would be about # million anda quarter dollars—not much more, it is thought, than the cost of the changes required to carry into effect the provisions of the Faulk- ner THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. Big Tortoises That Are Found Upon Them and Their Habits, (HERE Is A GOoD DEAL THAT IS WEIRD about the Galapagos islands, which it has been proposed that Uncle Sam shall buy for a couling station in the South seas. They are sixteen in number—five big and eleven small ones, without counting ever so many little islets—and the line of the equator runs directly through the group. Nevertheless the climate is not very hot, owing to the remarkably low temperature of the surrounding waters. Oace | upon a time these islands were volcanic peaks, uplifted from a portion of the continent which had sunk beneath the ocean, leaving their tops projecting. Darwin, when he visited them, found forty- nine species of animals there which were un- known to any other part of the world. Within recent years many domesticated creatures have been introduced by ships and have run wild. Thus at present there are wild cattle, ( horses and goats on the islands; likewise wild asses, which have acquired 4 remarkable habit of sitting up like rabbits on their Launches. ‘There are will dogs in droves, ay well na flocks of chiekens at large, and on Charies and Chatham islands thousands of puesy cats, every one of them: entirely black, of fava near the coast, and get nig by hunting for erebs ana fishes. lies 600 miles west from Ecuador, to Which it belongs. Some of the yoleanues were eruption aw late as titty years ago. However, by all odds the most remarkable creatures found on the island are the giant land tortoises, for which they are famous. -re- sumably, before the submergence of that part of the continent, thes were ull of cne species; but, after that happened, a colony of them was leit’ on each peak which remained oat of water. From tuese situations of vantage they surveyed the surrounding tloods with Nowchian philosophy. nf unable to swim they could way fron: islaud to islandand so y bred Ly itwelf and de- es corresponding uviroument. Asa result cach iiand his tuday its own peculiar kind of great turtles, Ai is surprising how circumstances alter ani- mals. ‘Ihe savages of the Amazon region feed the common green parrot tor generations with the fat of certain fishes, thus causing it to be- come beautifully variegated with red and yel- low feathers, In like manner the natives of the Malay Archipelago by a process of feeding e'Taikuuve Lory ito the gorgeous y nese Galapagos tortoises are the only sur- vivors of an ancient race of huge turtles which lived so loug ago us the early purt of the ‘Ler- tiury epoclk Specimens weighing ‘from 600 to 700 pounds have been captured, and there authentic record of one individual taken which tipped the scules at 870 pounds, However, nearly all of the very big ones have been caught and devoured, and it will not be long before the race is extcrminated—literally “eaten off the face of the earth by gluttonous man.” It is reckoned that 10,000,000 of these turties have been taken from, the islands since their discovery. No provisions for ships were ever found equal to these tortoises. which will remain in gvod condition tor # year without food or ‘A supply of the latter is carried by the auimals in # bag which contains as much as two gallons, sometimes. ‘Lhey are very sagac- ious, and, when kept on deck, can bé taught to confine themselves to any place arranged for their accommodation by whipping them gently with a rope’s end when they go out of it. ‘The moat is said to be finer than that of the green turtle. Dampier, the explorer, who visited the islands in 16%4, wrote that the fcch remmbled © | pallets in ar ‘Lhe oil,” he says, “we an used ng fevtend of butter to eat #ith dumplings” Kogers, in 1707, wrote: “Lhe eggs of the turtles are as big as those of @ goose, white, with hard sheils and exactly the craateren whtsn weighed, fun pelibay eed creat which w uinds, an it carried them with euse.” In 1798 Colnet ro- ‘mlin, ail of which must remain unprotected Tile the syseopeintion shall be twecensed os in recommended, as you have hitherto ap- ‘oved all these items. I appeal now with con- of success. —_—__—_- Arrest of the “Duke of Gloster.” Thompson, the proprictor of the Gloucester, N.J., race track, was arrested yesterday on a charge of keeping = disorderly house and placed under $1,000 bail. ‘Mrs. D’Avnoo—“Ob, the awfullest thing has med! Clara, who never could deign to ‘at any one in trade, has just discovered — Se bas married is « dry goods ported that the nests of the tortoises were “thrown up in circular form, never cuntainin; it rays through ity daily course.” ‘This last ver femarkable statement would seem to imply that these chelonlans were somewhat with astronom; ‘The tortoises are vegetable feeders, chiofly upon asuccuient cactus. It is said that they are entirely deaf, so that even the of a gun does not startle or alarm them. intervals they make tops, where water is nightonly. Thus, in cent they have worn regular roads from the shore up the mountain sides, by following which the Unluckily for them their esculent qualities have been appreciated from the time when the islands first afforded a landing piace for ves- sels. Toward the end of the seventeenth century the Galapagos group was a famous rendezvous for pirates. who were very fond of turtle meat. During after years whalers used to go thither for the purpose of provisioning their vessels with tortoises, carrying them away by thousands. In 1829 a penal colony was established on Charles isiand which depended largely for food upon turtle flesh. Finally a factory was established for making tortoise oil, which produced 3,000 gallons @ year. Reckoning that ench good- sized animal yielded one gullon it will be seen that this signified great slaughter. Besides the wild dogs have destroyed great numbers, their favorite method being to wait quietly for the eggs to hatch, thereupon devouring the young ones. ——_+e-+ —____ FORTY YEARS IN ONE CHURCH. Rev. Dr. Sunderland’s Long Service—The Associate Who Will Share His Labors. In April Rev. Dr. Sunderland, the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, 414 street, wiil enter upon the fortieth year of his pastoral charge of that congregation. This will be a notable event in the history of that old church, which was the first congregation of the Presby terian denomination organized in the city of Washington. Its history dates back to a period five years before the seat of government was removed to the District. The church is there- fore older than the capital city, and the events in its long and notable career are closely inter- woven with those of the community. It is spoken of as the mother church of the Presby- | teria, denomination at the capital, and the rolls of the organization show the names of many citizens who were prominent in the so- | cial and public life of Washington from its earliest days. As the pastor of this church us wellas because of his many attractive quali- ties both as a preacher, a pastor and a citizen, Dr. Sunderland has exercised a strong wad tive influence in this city. While be has passed the allotted three score and ten years Dr. Sunderland still continues to discharge the duties of his position. Kecently, however. the members of his congregation, who are devot- edly attached to him, desiring to relieve him from some portion of the burden which such a pas- torate involves, extended a unanimous call to Key, Samuel Van Vranken Holmes as associate pastor. This call was accepted and he has entered upon lis work. Mr. Holmes ix w young man of marked ubility and isan eloquent and effective preacher. He was born in 1862 in Prooklyn, N. ¥., where his father, Rev. John MeCiellan’ Holues, was serving uw tor of the Lee Avenue Reformed Church. in 1879 Mr. Holmes entered Williams College. and after graduation in 1883 he spent the fol- lowmg year at the university in Berlin. He returned to this country and entered the Prineston Theological Seminary, graduating in 1887. In the fall of that year he went to| Richfield. Springs, N. Y., and from that pas- torate was called to this city. Mr.. Holmes | found to be dangerous it was demonstrated that officiates at one service on oach Subbath, Dr. Sunderland taking charge of the other, due announcement of which is made each week. —_— ‘Written for The Evening Star: Eventide. ‘Softly o'er the peaceful vale ‘Twilight shadows fall; ‘In his copse the nightingale ‘Tohis mate dott, call. Showy mists, like phantomp O’er the meadows green; glide Hills and distant rpountain hide Ta that slvery theen, Gold and crimson slowly fade From the western sky; Cloudlets meit in purple shade, Darkness draweth nigh. ‘One by one in azure space, Kindiing watch-fres gleam; ‘Mirtored in the lake's clear face— Agel eyes they seem. Birdiingssleep in teaty nest, Velvet bees are still; ‘Nature's voice is hushed to rest By the murmaring rill, POTOMAC WATER. 3 Its Purity Maintained by Experiments at the Naval Museum of Hygiene. HE POTOMAC RIVER WATER FUR- nished Washingtonians after baving for years been basely misrepresented has at last been vindicated and declared to be not only one of the best river waters known, but also absolutely harmless. These statements, how- ever surprising and startling they may appear to the average residen: of this city, come sup- ported by all the force of official and scientific | authority, the statements having been made | by the officers of the naval museum of Hygiene jin this city, who, for more than a year, have been busily engaged in analyzing the Potomac | river water. As the United States naval mu- seum of hygiene is the second oldest one in the world, and as the officers who preside over it are selected because of their special fitness, their opinions cannot well be doubted, especi- ally when, as in the present instance, their conclusions have been reached only after more = year's minute investigation of the sub-| ject. HOW THE WATER WAS ANALYZED. The primary object of their investigation of the water of the Potomac was to determine | which ot several water filters submitted to the museum for trial was the most valuable. To | make a thorough test, such a trial as would Possess scientific value, it, of course, became | Necessary to suvject the filtered water to such an anaiysis as would establish, beyond any pos- ns. sible doubt, the results of the investig It was, therelore, determined by the otlic: charge that in the first place the water to be | filtered should be in every instauce the water coming into the museum through the ordinary | channels, and that in the second place the water filtered by each machine should be ex- amined and an average made on an| anulysis of the ‘results obtained from all. Four different filters were submitted and the | | tests were made of water filtered by them. | Every day. previous to turning the water on | ito the ‘filters, its condition was carefully noted and recorded as to clearness. Then from the filtered water ten drops were each day placed in a given quantity of nutrient jelly previously sterilized and later transferred | to sterilized glass culture plates. At the end of such time as would allow of the microbe organism develqping sudiciently, usually | period of forty-eight hours, the plates were | placed under the microscope, the microbes | carefully counted and their peculiarities of | shape, form, size and all similar details noted and recorded. |. Four different forms of bacteria have been | invariably discovered in every day's investige- tion, and occasionally an ‘odd one or two, but the four forms mentioned have always | been discovered. A striking peculiarity ot two of them is that when placed in the steril- ized jolly they liquefy it and flost around in it One iiqueties « white color and the other a brown. Up to the present time twelve different microbes have been discovered, but none have been found to be dangerous to ‘human life or | health. Bat even had these microbes been a first-class filter removed 90 per cent of all organic life. MINERAL PROPERTIES FOUND. The search for organic life, however, has formed but a part of the experiments madé the ofticers of the museum. Another equally important feature of the e: ts has been the effort to discover what mineral or, other roperties ter possessed, ifany. There- ices email on ceantey of ‘he filtered | water was ever t carefully than placed whee complete evapemeaion coaid After this evaporation the residuum was weighed that its fractional part of the whole might be ascertained. This residuum is composed of silica for the most part and also contains traces of iron and But neither in that portion of the water gots in the District, which would mean a waste of Potomac water through leaky spi every twenty-four hours of 150,000 sel }an amount of water (allowing every resi- dent fifty gallons apiece) sufficient to supply 30,000 residents for twenty-four hours. By the erection of filtering works by the gov- ernment Dr. Ames claims that the quantity of silica wnich would then appear in the water would be reduced to a minimum, and that not only would a great waste of water be saved, but that a great sum of moncy now paid to the — would also be saved. Statistics show that from 3 to 10 per centof water is lost through leaky mains and pipes. Such losses, Dr. Ames claims, is also due to the wearing force of the silica contained in the water,which loss could also be saved through the erection of filtering works. The officers in charge of the museum estimate the cost of a filtering plant comprising 140 filters, capable of filter Ang 66,528,000 gallons every twenty-four hours, to be not over $400,000. Placing the popule- tion of the District at 230,000, this would mean supply of a fraction more than 289 gallons of filtOred water to each inhabitant every twenty- four hours. LANGDON. The District Commissioners are laying side- walks on. 224, Cincinnati, Emporia and 24th streets northeast. The park commission have completed the work of planting trees in the parking of nearly all the streets and the tree boxes are now being placed in position. At the last meeting of the Langdon League, despite the recent stormy weather, the Attendance was large, there being a number of Visitors from the city. The election of officers resulted in the selection of Mr. A. M. Dewey as president, Mra C, A. Baker as vice president; secrotary,and Mrs. Annie treasurer. Tho ‘league is in a Prosperous condition and presents a monthly entertainment of real literary merit. The pro- gram consisted of a patriotic tableau, Colum: bia,” arranged by Mr. Wm. H. i ter'E. Dewey, Harry Trundie a: Higdon in the. principal acoomen recitation from ‘Mother Goose for Young and Old,” Mrs. 1. J. Baker of Washington and Miss Ethel Baker of Langdon; dialogue, “Ihe Lost Knife,” Miss Anna Stuart and three associates; song, “Three Buzzing Bumble Bees,” Mrs. C. A. Baker and Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Dewe; “The King’s Example,” by thirteen juvsnile leaguers: Tecitation, *“His Guardian Angel,” Master Reed Baker of Washington; song. “The Heart That Knows No Sorrow,” Miss Alice Alderman bar- monica solo, Harry Trundle; dialogue, "The Lost Child," Anna Stuart and friend; reading 'y the president, the whole concluding with an old-fashioned mr detention hospital pending an inquiry into his sanity, was cailed in the insane court postponed one ‘an opportunity might be bad to amined by experts'on the subject. By the employment of » ruse « re; managed : Seudder's = yesterda; attorney order that have him ex- cell in the detention day. His inexpert impression as the result of the inter- ee sane and en- woring to cont impression of in- ro Si g pecterred against Kies te may te he that there was no charge. When asked if he pretended not to know that the charge wasthat of murdering Mrs. Dunton, “Marder,” he screamed, “it's a damnable lic. I know noth thfog about minder, bur ate honey soe was any attention toi 3 ld utter nonsense, the result of s" hellish would kill an old woman who months to live at best? Rot and ‘Then the doctor took ona cused the reporter of leered at him through night. As soon as the however, the prisoner o i | j ea 5 insanity, had an hour's ‘interview “ite De, Seudder. He declines to speak for publication mis convinced of De Banseee oi: Mra’Dunton. Mr. of Mrs. has advisad thet the "body be takes 3 tf & CONGRESSMAN’S MAIL. Average Number of Letters Received Dally by & Member of the House. INFORMATION WANTED BY EIB coNsTrTvENTS UPON ALMOST EVERY SURJECT—PaTHETIC AXD ROMANTIC APPEALS FREQUENTLY MADE—somE QUEER SPECIMENS OF LITERARY ComPosrtion— TEE RUSH OF THE SEED sEason. |. One day's mail of a Congressman, if well se lected, would furnish material for « romance, One might naturally conclude that the thou- [sand of letters distributed among members each day dealt only with claims against the gov- ernment—pension cases and the dry details of legislation, with here and there a pathetic ap- peal from poverty for assistance, but there Sreat deal more than this in a Congressman's mail. An average of about eighty thousand letters per month pass through the House post office into the hands of the Representatives te be read and answered. During last month, the shortest of the year, 77,770 letters were received and nearly as many sent out A careful seleo- tion out of these would result in a collection of extraordinary interest for « museum of curt sities in literature. The study of them would open up a great field for observation of humam nature, and one could derive from them @ more varied experience as to the characterssties and peculiar ideas of people throughout the country than he could get in ten years’ traveh The quaint philosophy contained in some of them, the confiding simplicity of others and | the pathos and romance of still others would appeal to one who is a sentimental eympathiser With his brothers in this little world we live om, LITERARY CURIOSITIER. Many of these letters would be treasure te the dialect writer and would prove to the stu- denis of literature how far from accurate the average educated literary man is in bie at- tempts to reproduce the language of the igno- Fantand the idioms of remote communities, There are letters from the mountain a Tennessee and Kentucky and from the dweller on the Santee and from the Scandinavian eet- tlements of the northwest which. while written in English—or, at all events, in no other knowa language—were utterly unintelligible until translated by some one familiar with the dia- lect, the spelling being phonetic and an exact reproduction of the jocal dialect. One letter from the mountain district of Kentucky re- cently was almost musica, in ite phrases and sentences sounded exactly as written, but con- veyed no more intelligence than the Greek de- scription of the blacksmith at work on his anvil would to man who did not understand Greek. Yor this letter was written by @ mative-bors merican, whose parents and grandparents Were Americans and among the ectiier bettless that region. But, being translated by one familiar with the dialect, the corruption of the language was easily traceable. VARIETY OF SUBJECTS TREATED. One could hardly imagine the curious sub- jects with relation to which people write to their Representatives in Congress and the con- fidence which is shown in these letters. A member from the south showed «letter the other day witten to him bya women living m the country, the simplicity of which proved ite sincerity, and the object of which was to seck his aidand advice in matter of virtue and morality personal to the writer. It is not an Uncommon thing for parents who cannot agree upon a suitable name for their young off- spring to refer the matter to their member for advice. Some of the West Virginia members get a good many lettersof thissort. One mem- ber got a letter the other day from the mother of a presumably buxom and beautiful country Juss just budding into womanhood asking Lis opinion as to the advisability of allowing the young lady to marry & young man who was Paying court to her, and giving « full descri Yon of the young man s character and in order to enable the member the more readily to come to @ conclusion. Another letter came from a young Indy whose, true love course w running the rugged way and who sought the member's wisdom for the solution of tems which she and her lover could not settle. ese are but examples of « many such letters which con beeeiees. yy members who represent remote districts, where the simplicity of uncultivated nature prevails. Some of the questions propounded Ly these simple people would puzzle a Solomon, and member experiences no little embarrassment in a anaworing them, thon ube pho hes the wisdom to speak like a Delphic oracle is in a fair way to make himself solid with bis getting credit for it where his advice proves good and not running much risk of censure in any event. NUMBER OF LETTERS PER Dat. The number of letters received by members in the House vary from five or tens day, is about the extent of the mail of Mr. Geissen- heimer of New Jersey, which is about the Syeragentmber of letters received each day by Mr. Harter of Ohio. Mr. having sent anti-silver circulars all country, us receiving replies which daily wails to the highest notch. one other member of the House That other member is O'Donnell of who being an avowed candidate for nation as governor of Michigan, is and receiving letters from peo) tho state. Dalzell, who is piaying cal game in Pennsylvania and la: to succeed Mr. Quay in the Senate, average of about 200 lettersa day. Represen- tatives Huff and Enochs hove bane getting sbout 200 letters a day during the session. Lodge of Massachusetts has « steady run dur- ing each session of Congress of about 150 every day, while Wilson of Kentucky, Peel of Arkap- } i fete i it | peed } &e i H i & tricts receive less mail than any otbers im Con- and altogether are very much less tooubled y their correspondence. THE SEED SEASON NOW ON. The seed season is just now beginning and the members from rural districts are overwhelmed with letters from constituents asking for seeda, | which are given out by the Agricultural De- ‘tment, @ certain proportion to each district. Each member has about 8,600 of weed and 800 agricultural reports to distribute, and most of the country members have already ex- hausted their stock. Meredith of Vi whose constituents appear to be breaking & frost deal of ground tor the spring planting, for several weeks, been getting an average of fifty requests each for seed and Holman bus already responded to letters exhausting bis full 8,800 ‘packages. Besides, all the letters which members of the House receive, each gets daily « copy of five papers, which are sent free by Publishers, ‘and an aver- aitty country weekhes are age of received by each member whose district lies outside of the large cities. The great burden of this corres) hesin the fact that those men who get the most letters are usually the representatives of « class of who insist that y the members the: ves and not by int It is quite obvious that the simple country people who write foradvice in their domestic affairs would be seriously offended if the reply came in the handwriting of an amanuensis, and it is probabie that a member's defeat would be in- evitable if it were shown that be intrusted mere clerk with the coufidence reposed in him. oo WHAT CAUSED HOPKINS DEATH. the be today. There to be trouble boiding of it was set Soon tor us morning 0b 10 o'clock by Coroner a hf. |} a ROS structions from the superintendent of the ral a . the body on Thursday Te compe. ee ee ‘Subpwnss bave been served on the trainmen who found the body to to attend the in ‘But since of these subpanas ‘hare the ‘body was found, Gomstoss ve tacit be under hs jeriodiotons Tee conaty iyeiclan refuses to eursender the body.