Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1893, Page 12

iz —————— THE EVENING STAR: WA HINGTON D. C, SATURDAY. MAY 20, 1893—SIXTEEN P AGES. \ THE NATIONAL GUARD = { Annual Inspections Reveai Most Satisfactory Progress. TO BUILD THE BRIGADE TEAM. Orders Are Soon to Be Issued Calling Upon the Regimental Inspectors to Select Can- didates for an Interesting Competition, in ‘Which the Fittest Will Survive — Private ‘Himebaugh to Be Promoted—Notes. —$<————_—<— NSPECTIONS ARE still proceeding, and with the opening of the rifle gallery competition have shared the interest | of the District National Guard during the past week. So far the in- spections have been ex- tremely satisfactory, and officers and men ulated upon the fact that their appearance ‘was decidedly superior to that noted on pre- ‘vious occasions. Uniforms fit much better;the adjustment of belts and leggings is.as nearly Fight as possible, and over ail there is a neat- ness such as the brigade, good as it always has Deon, never knew before. Maj. Campbell bas every reason in_the world for being proud of the fourth battalion. It made an admirable showing when Maj. Peixotto, ecting for Maj. Macauley, and assisted by Capt. W. E. Horton and Lieut.’ Winthrop Alexander, it 1 through the annual inspection and muster. Rerpriso was expressed by a good many of the ‘fficers who were in the drill hall at the fact that Col. Clay had assumed that the inspection was for a regimept and nota battalion. It has Deen definitely stated, and as recently as some time after the inspections for 1892, that inapec- tion would be by battalions, but the colonel had come to the conclusion ‘that his own w would be the better one, so he took the battalion from the major, had it reformed by the regi- mental adjrrtant, y. and. received it asaregiment. The ceremony of mspection was then carried out as prescribed for a regi- | ment, it being precumed that the absent bat. talion was here. In the formation th command “guides posts” being omitted by the regimental adjctant. the command “companies right,” was executed with the guides in front of the line. The battalion staff, non-commis- sioned staf ani color guard were not able to take their proper distances in front, owing to| the space uceupied by theregimental staff. Both | staffs were al! right with but two mimor exeep- tions, the regimental quartermaster sergeant | isagreeing with regulations as to the positicn | of his sword at “‘ocder” and one of the bat-| talion non-commissioned staff having his cher fons improperly fastened. Company A presented a most excellent a] ance, were steady as men possibly could and this, coupled with the careful sizing, | left little to be desired. ‘The rear rank was a triffe faulty as to alignment on the left and the file closers were uot well aligned. A few of | the men had their marksmen’s buttons incor- | rectly placed. Fourteen men were guilty of } nor errors during the inspection of arms and | @corporal did not wear any chevrons on his Blouse. Fifty-three men were present and | every was a credit to the company | and its cc nding offic Company B—Genral appearance, good, but | the company was not very well sized. ‘The: ‘was faulty alignment in tho rear rank; the tile | closers were too near the rear rank; the rear | Fank men were not well instracted in opening ranks; the file closers did not step back at the Preparatory command for opening ranks: sev— érel men in the rear rank were out of piace ai fest; one man reported for duty after the com- | pany was formed for inspection; there was one corporal in the rear rank and several times | there were evidences of unsteadiness, and yet this compauy de-erves hearty commendation. It is a new organization, ‘but it turned out fifty-three efully equipped and armed with guns which were in firat-cless | dition. For the soldierly appearance of | officers and men too much could not easily be The captain's error was the ealuting of the inspecting party; the first leutenant caught ft for facing about at preiuminary inspec- tioa; the second lieutenant sinned by wearing a Light tie. One man who had a handkerchief protruding from the front of bis blouse was somewhat conspicuous, while five men in the front rank and one mdn in the rear rank in- sisted on keeping the thumbs of their right bands up while at “right-houlder.” Nine men | ‘were guilty of minor errors at the inspection of arms. Company C—This was fair in its general ap- rance, but it was incerrectly formed. Hav- Eig cizteca corporals and privates, it should hase two fours, instead of three. Of the twenty- four mon who were present two wore dirty shoes, three had dirty brasses. five concealed their hands in dirty gloves, while one wore a Pair much torn. the collars of two men, a light tie, tho Keutenant at walked to the rear with bis sword fami clothing and belts were not justed. Five men seemed tahave in-| correct ideas about the manual! Company D—This command waa a thorough looked as finely as any yet in- It was extremely steady and the er. Tore were confined entirely to those small | things, such as failure to come to the port ter closing the chamber or to steady the piece with the left hand in coming from oulder” to “‘order.” Of these blunders there | “were nine. One gua bad a rusty chamber: | snother was afflicted with a defective lock, and | several butt plates were not clean. Forty-two men Were present and two were absent. HOW THE ENGINEERS LOOKED. ‘The engineer corps got along very nicoly— the appearance of ‘the command being good— but the large number of absentees spoiled what might have been a very fine showing. The line was formed five minutes late by the ad- Jucant alone, the battalion being without a ser- | Geant inaje non-commissioned staff and color sergeant were incorrectly formed on the same line and there was no color guard. Neither | the color sergeant nor the quartermaster ser- | geant came te the front at “prepare for inspec- tion” unitl © directed, When company € came on *h; some of the men brought their swords to order and some did not. While at the con panies right” some A started to execute s error was salut- right shoulde fng on answering to muster; the adjutant’s Dinck mark mand “ca: the surgeon m hiv prefixing the com- with the word “battalion:” | e to an order when kis | TY inspection. The genera! appearance of this indeed, the men being y througout. The lieu- ‘Company A weil set up and st was called at muster: the sergeant on the right did not appear to be well instructed in “in- spection arms: one man failed to resume the “port” afte n inspected, and two others com: Company E The lieuten- | ler when x men closed passed in rear of se them at all. The ant did not b Bis name was ¢: Boxes be captain ordered * tion to marter;” the seco’ when mustered: th two men did tion,” or ®rrors, the ranks had no chevrons on 1 bring the ‘eant cost the ing @ nickel ngs instead of the one a few poi lated scabbard with beued. ‘THE BATTERY WAS ALL nrGHT. commands y t proud of the i men who call him captain, ang wreng with his mak e of the batiery when inspected i resp Forty-nine ¥f Cay battery A, li blue and red c’ alike are to be congrat- | | who are not named in the original fort Vachieved. | ones are those of company D, first battalion, “right | | dianapolis, but it will be incorporated and has uanding slipped up by ordering | before giving “attention to mus-| first «ergeant saiuted whon his'name | tion, and if there were any errors they x d to eiude the keen vision of the critics, Thete was but one man absent, THE AMBULANCE COKFS DID WELL More clearly ‘lefined than any other improve— ment noted by the inspection officers during the present tour was that found in the ambu- lance corps. Lieut. Cole, commanding, pre- sented a fine-looking and well-equipped com- pany of young men; bright, intelligent fellows, who seemed thoroughly capable of attending to the important work of their corps. There wase trifle of unsieadiness, during muster, but th perhaps, was to be expected from men who aré not trained to any very great extent in the school of the soldier. Dr. Cole is entitled to a great deal of credit for exalting the standard of his branch of the service. GETTING READY TO BUILD A BRIGADE TEAM. If it can be satisfactorily arranged—and the chances are there wiil be no difficulty in the way—preliminary practice for those who will be ordeted to compete for places on the brigade | team of 1893 will commence on the Ist day of | June. Orders to this effect may be expected | within two or three days. It is intended that each regimental inspector of rifle practice shall furnish a certain number of meuas compet- itors, in all about forty, and to be primarily se- lected from the various commands, as the in- spectors shall deem best. Just what propor- tion of the forty will ke furnished by each of the two inspectors has not yet been decided, | but in view of the facts tbat the second regi- ment has by far the largest, number of sharp- shooters and that the engineer corps isattached to the second regiment for the purpose of rifle practice, it 1s quite probable that two-thirds or, it may be, three-fourths, of the two score of candidates will come from the second regiment and the engineer __ corps. Whether they will have a preponderance on the team when that aggregation is made up is something that will depend entirely upon the | practice. ‘The present plan is to have the bar- racks range opened at 1:30 p.m. on the Ist day | of June, and on that day any of the forty men ave been reported to the inspector gen- competitors may do such practicé as may need to secure their elevations. On | Tuesday, June 6, and the following Thursday the regular practice will begin, each man being permitted two sighting shots at each range pre~ viods to firing a twenty-one-shot score’over tho , 100 and 60-yard ranges. After practice | has concluded on the 8th the total number of | competitors is to be reduced to thirty men, and these are to practice on the 13th, 15th, 20th and | 22d and then be reduced to a total of twenty. After another two days of practive from this aggregate twelve men will be selected to com- | prise the team, four others will be |named as alternates and the remaining four will, if they so, desire, be permitted to practice on the same days ax the team, and will probubly be given preference should any one of the principles or alternates drop cut or be dropped out. It is quite probable that the range will be open for voluntary practice on | Mondays and Saturdays of each’ week during | | the month of Jure,on which occasion men or men who may be cut off in the redactiom, can continue their shooting, and will, if they show especial excellence, stand a good chance of| supplanting some oue of the men who have | previously been selected. The makeup of the | team will not be conducted in accordance with | any hard and fast rules. Gen. Ordway will hold Maj. Harries responsible for the character of the team and the results thatmey be reached, | and Maj. Harries, in his turn, will address him= self to the building up of a barmonions com- bination of _ sharpshooting skill and general desirability. A first-class shot whose presence on the team would be likely to promote discord will receive practically no consideration, for the very good reason that the cultivation of a true team spirit would not then be impossible. The one en- deavor will be toward the training of twelve men who will work solidly together for the p pose of outshooting’any similar number of dividuals in the United States, and to bring this about there will be no restrictions placed | upon the inspector general of rifle practice. There will be no favoritism shown any one: pure merit and the posession of those qualities necessary to the make up of a teamman will be the only things considered. NOTES. Wishin the next few days Private C. L. Himebaugh, company C, first battalion, will be appointed acting first lieutenant and in- spector of rifle practice, to be to assigned such | luty as the inspector general of rifle practice may direct, which means that Lieut. Hime- baugh will attend for the present to the ritle practice of the first, second and third separate | mal companies and probably that of the light | j battery also. ‘The promotion has been well earned and a host of guardsmen who have admired Private’ Himebangl’s energy and skill jwill congratulate him on the honors he hae Two muster rolls ave been received at bri- gade headquarters that are, if anything, a trifle | Detter than that which was commended in thi: column a couple of weeks since. The perfect and light battery A. Finer specimens of paper work than thése rolls cannot anywhere be found. An encampment of the National Guard at Chicago is still a possibility, Gen, Ordway having heard from Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles to that effect. Should n. Miles sueceed in having the War Depart- ment do what little he thinks is necessary the camp will be a reality before the end of July. Secretary Lamont and Mej. Gen. Schofield will probably agree with Gen. Miles’ plan, and if they do then those members of the District of Columbia National Guard who will pdt up the cash for transportation will have a chance to journey westward. Thg Roginski ordnance medal, presented by Ordnance Sergt. L.A. Roginski, and to be won | by the enlisted man whose ofticial rifle practice recogd is uppermost, has been made and is now on exhibition. Capt. H. B. Cilley, ndjutant of the second, journeyed from New Hampshire to be present ‘at inspection, ZIMRI DWIG: aed #INS’ FINANCIERING. How His Chain of Village Banks Was Held ‘Together. Another link in Zimri Dwiggins finangial chain has come to light. Aside from his Columbia Na- | tional Bank, his chain of village banksin the cen- tral states and his U.S. Loar and Trust Com- pauy of Oxford, he organized a concern called the Northwestern Farm and Investment Com- pany of Indianapolis. It has no office at In- for its president E. S. Atkins, a wealthy manu- | facturer of that city. This company issued a number—none of the officers will say how many—of $500 ten-year | debenture bonds paying? per cent interestyind, quoting the language, “secured by a lien ona contract for the sale of certain lands in North | Dakota.” ‘The bonds are handsomely engraved affairs Jand bear formidable-looking seals. These | bonds were distributed about among the coun- try banks in the Dwiggins “chain” and are | held by them as a part of ‘their assets, ‘The other officers besides Atkins were J. M. Starbuck. general manager; W. H. ‘Starbuck, secretary, and Pierre Gray (son of the iinis- ter to Mexico), Both Atkins and Gray, the only resident offi- cinls, absolutely refuse to answer any questions about the concern. . —s00— Tue Assempty Stan for two weeks, begin- ning May 18, sent by mail to any address for 25 cents. et Cause for Discharge. From Puck. Indge (severely ewhipping is the only suitable punishment for youand your kind. The idea of a man of your size beating a poor, weak woman like that!” | Prisoner Why, she k 5 bes I dare you to hit me! Jus once, and Til have you hauled wp before that men were present and one only was absent. ‘The cannon, equipments and everything per- taining to the battery was in the best possible bald-headed old reprobate of a judge and see what ho'll do with you!” Judge (choking)—“Discharged.” | the —* = = Le Ee soe out on the road last Sunday for arun to Ash-| z TRAINED NURSES. TOURING ON WIEELS, |:esctcebcnsos' tess au: aeent| THE RACING WORLD. |. coos cme amcor ron oe ae Cyclers Laying Plans for Next Sum- mer’s Outing, -—— SOMETHING NEW IN OFFICERS. Gossip of the Local Wheeling Clubs—Runs That Have Been Taken Doring the Past ‘Week—Breaking the Record to Maribor. €CIDENTS WILL happen in the best reg- ulated families, and there is no reason why bicycle clubs should prove an exception to this rule, A bicycle club is not an excep- tion, but to the con- trary. it is ina family of wheelmen that acci- dents are likely to hap- pen, and when they do happen somebody or something is sure to need the assistance of a surgeon of some sort. Surgeons, therefore, are almost an abselute necessity in a wheel club, and, adopting the suggestion made in this column many months ago, the Capital Bi, Club has elected as its captain a member of the medical profession, who will Be ablo at all times to,repair damages to those who ride under his cals, although he 8 not an expert at perform- ing aff operation on an iron wheel. It now re- mains for some other club to distinguish itself by electing to the captaincy» man whois a competent machinist and who can at all times manipulate implements to ihe extent of pre- venting long trampsand pushing broken wheels into town. The noxt thing to be taken into consideration in the election of a captain is aman who pos- sesses the 5! and who will not fail to esll runs and thereby allow the interests of the club to wane. Ail the ciub captains at present are able to faldll the last requirement, and au evidence of thisis the fact that not a singie Sunday has passed when ry club did not havea regularly called run of some description, whether of only a few niles or an all-day trip. As June approaches the clubmen are discuss- ing long trips thro ntry, and while many of them will cover only from Sat Monday, there are to be a number of we ten-day trips by 1 1 nuattaclied me It is on_ these ‘riz the benefits of bein are reaped. tofore stated, that ho L. A.W, At most of the pomts of in’ valley there are league ho’ men fave at least $1 a day, and at some of them the rebste allowed is even more, ‘Chen, too, at these hotels proper provision is made for the care of wheels, and the hired helpers abou? them are fully acquainted with the man- ner of cleaning and putting into shape the silent steed, while -th or is out j it of the mountain air and 7 wistance of his wheel. Ladies’ touring perties will perbaps prove a feature of «3 this season. ‘The number of femaie riders of the iron horses has largely in- cre of wheels at the ws hereto- ding rest through the Is, where the w J, as is shown by the «al numerous cyele establishments, and, fore stated, there has been a corr sold. Jos number of ‘other whi Early morning Home are becoming } route is usually and even la through Soldiers’ par because of ils safety, ded have gone through out being troubled. arule there are always some inmates of! the home scattered through the grounds, wh renders it almost impossible for even a lad rider to be troubled or iusulted. THE CAPITAL st. CLUB, Saturday night of last week the anual elce- | tion of officers of the Capital Bi. Club tock place with the anticipated result. There were sts, nor was there any electioncer- lots were cast during the evening unt showed the election of the fol- President, Me. Irving Williamson; Wirt; treasurer, Ed Oldg; W. D. Wirt: exeoutive committee, W. Flowers, L. L. Harben and W. gham. The term of oitice of the newly e! menced wien the result was annou: new captain at once issued a call for a run to Fairfax Court House. When the club house clock indicated the hour for starting Sunday ing there were many members in attend- he weather was good and there was indication that there would be no inter- ruption of the plensant series of rans made by theclub under the direction of Capt. Macdaniel, whose term of oltice expir ‘The expeotations of the realized on Sunday's run. although the r Fairfax is by no means ‘0 be compared to the roads of the District. fax was reached, and after dinner the wheel- men returned home over the old Alexandria and Leesburg pike to Alexandria and from the lntter place they retured over the Long bridge. ‘Tomorrow thie club will go to Laurel; going from here over the Burnt Mills road. Mr. Me- Comb has undertaken to show a new and more captain, Dr 5. 5. Leaming, ted com- direct route from Furnt Mills road to Laurel "secutive days, the course to be a triangular one and if the wheeimen who attend are not lost in the woods they will be satisfied, ARLINGTON WHEELMEN. ‘The Arlington wheelmen went out reeord- breaking last Sunday, and notwithstanding some unfavorable conditions they succeeded admirably in their undertaking. Capt. Clapp had called a run for Mariboro’, and there was large attendance ou the run. Tt was the inten- tion of the chitb to lower the record between this city and Prince George's county seat, and this probably induced the large nur out, as the run wa: really to be a ro tween the members. ‘The distance between the two places is about eighteen miles and the record was held by Mi who ikan Arlington rider. His time was eixty-three minutes, ‘The wheelmen lost but little time in reaching tho top of Good Hope hill, and after leaving there the race was nil that could be desired. Messrs. Terry, Bowen, Hutchings and Stone soon sped away from their companions. ‘Terry and Bowen led off und arrived at the village to- gether, having covered the distance in 58¢( minutes, while Hutchings and Stone dismounter in less than one minule behind them. The other members arrived before dinner, and while waiting for the pot to boil the wheelmen visited the jail and saw Darber aud Pinkney, the condenined murderers, who are to be ex- ecuted next month for the murder of Frank M. Bowie. On tho return trip in_the afternoon some of the natives of Prince George's, thinking they would have some fun with the wheelmen, puta large rubber snake across the road which Capt. thought he would like to’bring homo as a souvenir of the trip, but it was guessed that it was not a live snake, for the jokers knew no better than to remain in sight of the road and ations, which were never Arun to Broskvillo,is on tho schedule for to- morrow, and if co: 4 are favorable there will perhaps be another record lowered, CARROLL INSTITUTE CYCLE CLUB. Although only three members of the Carroll Institute Cycle Cinb turned out on the Balti- more trip Inst Sunday, the trio met with a va- riety of circumstances and enjoyed the day. Capt. Newman and Messrs. Smith and Dean were the wheelmen who got up before brenk- fast and left 1ith and TT streets at 6 o'clock, one ‘hour later than scheduled time. The wheelmen rode out the Burnt Mills road, going to Ashton, re they had breakfast at Mra. Ents’, It wad 30 o'clock when the wheelmen rode away from Ashton over the sandy rond to the Patuxent river. Tho rain the night before had put the road in good condition, but after the river was crossed the road could hardly be distinguished from the ploughed field: -al places Tiding was impossib reached a down pour of rain caused a short de- lay. and, while waiting, the wheelmen masse at St. Louis’ Church, at Clarksville, short run from Highiands, About the services were cc the sunlight showed itself through the broken clouds, and on the wheelmen” went to Columbia, ‘There they met members of the Maryland Club of Baltimore, who were on their way in this direction. Finally afier pulling out of mud holes and over hills the wheelmen reached the mona- metital city. They had hed enough of the road for one day and so they returned home by train. Two runs have been called for tomor- row. One run will start at 5a.m., the destina- tion being Frederick, and four hours later = shgrt run wili be made as far as Rockville, BTOWN CYCLE CLUB, Members are being adm. town Cycle Club at a rate which indicates that the membership will reach fully 100 before the lose of the present riding season. Blank ap= Plications are now in the bands of officers of the club. Capt Cook had eighteen members Gxone h ulmost of the iron steed | As| ed and the | Lhe county seat of Fair- | da owas | Ato the George- | ‘igo was in excellent condition, but be- yond this point mud holes and stones inter- fered with the wheelmon to some extent. After passing Sligo the wheelmen turned to the right and rode to Four Corners, continuing on to Ashton. The latter place was reached an hour before time for dinner and the ridera of the silent steed spent a pleasant time in the coun- tey. Dinner was served at 1 o'clock and Capt. Cook said of it: “+t was our good fortune to sit down to as nice a dinner as we have ever been served.” Shortly after 2 o'clock the eighteen whecl- men sald good-bye to Ashton and returned home. | When Georgetown was reached some of the riders concluded that they had not had enough, and so they rode as far as Bethesda and back to complete the day on their wheel, Acentury rua to Frederick has been called for tomorrow, the start to be made from 14th Street and Florida avenue at 5a. 1m. Quite.» number of the club members have developed their muscles to the extent of making them fast and long distance riders, gud Capt. Cook thinks that before the close of the season the club will have to pay for many century bars. ‘Tho attendance on the club runs has been very Jarge thus far this season, and Capt. Cook ex- pects to turn out fifty members on arun ina few works. : ‘The first Wednesday night run of the season has been called for the Cuain bridge next Wed- nesday evening. The organization of the “P. D. Q.” Club will be perfected next week, the meeting to be held Saturday evening at the residence of Mr. H. W. Higham. A number of applications have already been received. Among them. is one from John Palmer of England, who is at pres- ent residing in this city. He rode a bicycle before many of the fi Waller, Keeneand Higham, ever owned Palmer rede a wooden wheel with iron tires and ni to secure the world’s hip prize, which will be on exhibi- tion at the meeting next week. — TO RACE FROM CHATHAM, VA. Homing Pigeons of the Washington Feder- ation to Fly for Prizes. The secoud race of homing pigcons belong- ing to the members of the Washington Federa- | tion of iiommg Pigeon Fanciers will take place tomorrow. ‘The birds will compete for league honors and aiso for prizes donated by some of | the well-kuown business men in this city. ‘The birds will be liberated at Chatham, Va.—air line distance 124 milesand the race will be flown subject to the Following rules, which will | also govern all subsequent races, viz: Only | one prize te go toa loft, and the winners to be | determined by the average velocity mrde, ‘The prizes for the abore ra s follows: handkerchief case, donated by barre! of pease, donated by 12th street. silk umbrella, donated by Frane th and D streets, shoes, donated by h street. i | MeL | a, four birds making the greatest averago of the loft to which they ch be entitled to « diploma from | Kiven a description of the Lird, the dis- tance flowu, the average velocity made and the name of the owner. ‘he subsequent races to be flown by the Washington fede ion and the prizes for com- petition are ua follows: Thir 28, from § i co 302 miles silver cup, donated by Ed, Voigt, atesville, N. C., handkerchiet box, donated by “, corner Ith aud PF streets. one-half cord of wood, donated Kinder, corner Siuand I streets south- we pair of young birds bred from uae” and donated by Dr. Henry ightwood. box of ci ars, donated by Abe June 4, f | air Line distance 406 miles, First prize, one fn of coal, donated by W. A. Kinder, corner Sth und I streets southwest. Second prize, $5 gold piece, donated by Prof. + 489 ET stroet south | Third prize, silk umbrella, donated, by Abraham Kaufman, 909 Pennsylvania avenue. Fourth prize, box of cigars, donnted by Mrs. C. Bartelmus, 719 43y street southweat, Fitth e, box of cigars, douated by Mrs. Ross, 309 7th street northwest Fifth race—J , from Suwanee, Ga, air line distan: First prize, suit of clothes, donated by the New York Ciothing House, 311 7th street north- west. Second prize, barrel of flour, donited by N. A. Poole, 4 Third pr Lawrenson, street northeasi. urth prize, box of cigars, donated by D. P. es. | | ‘This will end the old bird races for 1893, but | during the Intter part of August a series of | young Lard races will be flown, due notice of Which wiil be given. Greenville, To Wheel 700 Miles in Seven Day Messrs, C. L. Paimer ot the Arlington Wheel- men and J. T. Hunter of the Washington Road | Club started this morning at 5 o'clock in an at Jempt to make seven “centurys” in seven con- is and Ellicott between Frederic, Great’ F City, Ma. * Palmer holds the record of "92 for “cen- turys” and is trying this eenson to add twenty- five more burs fo his badge. A Benefit to Bil irdist Sexton. Abenctit performance was given for “Old Comanchio” William Sexton, the ex-champion billiard player, ‘Thursday night at Maurice | Daly's, New York. Professional and amateur billinrd players from all over tho country were present. Maurice Daly, Edward McLaughlin ively played'a number of games. | ‘and dollars was realized. While the games were in progress a dispatch was re- | ceived from Garnier, the French expert, in | It announced that a benefit perform- s in progress at the French capital for xtonand that Vignaux aud other ster players were taking part. Mr. Sexton ie ill and in wan ‘he proceeds, however, of ‘the two performances will relieve him, gicllae tecredias Keal Estate Matters. Howell E, Jackson has purchased of H. A. Willard for £45,000 subs 5 and 6, equare 248, fronting 50 feet by 147 feet on K street between 13th and 14th streets northwest, J. R. Johnson has bought for $17,200 of Bertha Hammond subs 14 to 16, «q. 98, 63 ft. Y inches by 90 ft..on 2ist and P streets north- west, ‘ f. ¥. Hammond has purchased of J. R. Johnson, for €12.000 sub 44, square 92, 20 by 48 feet, on 2st between I and S streets northwest.'and sub 99. sq) 04, 15.05 by 111, on 2ist between E and F streets northwest. Isabella Bell .has bought of John Cassels for $8,750 sub $7, square 120, 18 by 88 feet, on G, between 19th and 20th streets northwest. V. Beale has purchased sub 178, #q. 721 (21.5 feet front on Massuchusetts avenue be- tween Ist and 2d streets northwest), of Olmstead tor $5,000, Martin V. Webb has bought for $9,000 of D. furner subs 200 and 201, square 1015, each 75 fect on 12th sireet between B and 0 southeast, Jordan has bought for $5,750 34,848 Hew square feet of the Peters Mill seat tract on the Piney Branch road of M. W. Browner. His Policy Gime Broken Up. Hunter Diggs, a colored man, who has, been engaged ina questionable pursuit for’ some time, was arrested last night by Policeman martin and locked up. The charge against him was writing po! Hunter had a little Jo game and was run- ning a book on his own account, Each day he went to his rogular customers, got the small amounts of money.and then went over Women were his chief patrons, and several of them appeared against him in the Police Court today. Hunte- denied that he had been in the busi- | ness as long as some of the women said he had. ‘The judge was inclined to believe the women and sent Hunter where he cannot again engago in the business for six months. an Making a Virtue of Necessity, From the New York Press. Friend —“I see you are drinking lager while you write. Why do you do that? Pe ik it is rather Friend- ring! Ifa don't you drink champagne Po champagne! IfT could afford I fring.” inspires why American Homing Clubs,in whieh | 4 What the Brooklyn Handicap of 1893 Demonstrated. WINTER RAGING HERE. The First Great Race of the Season a Dis- appointment—The Effect of Winter Racing in Washington — The Mile-and-a-Quarter Kecord Now 2.02X—Racing Gossip. eee oq) HE BROOKLYN Handicap of 1898 will long be remembered: as one of the most unsatis- factory races ever run in this country. Long regarded as an event which would result in a contest worthy of the high place in the racing world held by it, the race resulted in a knock-about scramble from thé time the flag fell until the crippled and patched-up son of Eolus and Grace Darling crossed tho wire a winner under the driving, hustling persuasion of Ered Tural, ono ,of the very few great Jockeys on the American turf. In speaking of it in this column last Saturday the writer said the race seemed to be between Lamp- lighter, Judge Morrow, Raceland and Leona- well, Lamplighter and Leonawell finished secdnd and third, respectively, being beaten not by Diublo,but through the disgracefully foul Tiding of a majority of the jockeys in the race. . While the race, a8 run,was a most disappoint- ing one, it demonstrated this fact, at least, that it Lamplighter is as good on Suburban day as he was Monday last, ‘Temmany alone will stand a chance of defe: Lim. Another thing the race demonstrated was the fact thet Judge Morrow is a much overrated animal, one which has no right in high-class. com: In fact, Lamplighter was about the only really great horse in the race. Mr. Lorillard, the owner of Lamplighter, believes that bis horse was the object of premeditated foul ri probably demand an investigation. Disblo, the winucr, ia a bay horse, seven years old, by Eolus, out of Grace Darling. He was bred by Capt. Hancock of Virginia and sold ling to Jonas Lanfeld of New York, for Whom he won a number of good races at two and three years of age. He could not beat the Salvators, nor the Proctor Kuotts, nor the Longstreets of his day, but he was a good sec- ond-class colt aud won some valuable races, When Mr, Langfcld left racig, Diablo was pur- chased by bis present owners, Messrs. Waicott & Campbell, and has ruu in’ their colors ever since, He has been more or leas of a cripple for the past two years, aud broke down so badly at Sheepshead Bay the year before last that he scarcely hobble from the track. He was ‘hed up again last season,andat the Benning ck lust sutuinn ran as well as he ever did in his life, his racos with Fidelio and Gloaming being song the fastest ever run at the local track. WINTFR RACING NEAR THIS CITY, It is understood that there will be racing on both the Ivy City aud Benning tracks next De- cember, and it is beheved that strong efforts will be made, at the former track at least, to run throughout January aad February. The ening of the local tracks at such a time for Tucing would, as it unquestionably should, arouse such a storm of indignation and protest here as*would in all probabflity result in the | passage by Congress of a bill prohibiting any and f betting or racing in the L ature recently passed = Tracing in that state during january and February the propo: race meetings bere duriug the coming winter would never huve been heard of. Such a bill was pasted in New Jersey in recognition of a practically united sentiment of the etaze against the erueliy, of.winter igs are in dishonesty iting augurated here will such erwelty, and indecency attend them. For ti ous, wud in the interests of hum ned’ sport, the Washington Jockey Cleb should not ouly refuse to become a party, directly or indireetly, to winter racing over its track, but it should also use every en- denvor to preventa like use of the Ivy City track. TRACK Gossip. Frank Van Ness, owner of Morello and other horses, after much tribulation is again enabled to start his horses over all tracks excepting those governed by the rulings of the board of control, ‘This comes about” through his rein- staicment last week at Chicago, by the board of appeals of the American Trotting Association, which removes one ot the bans that has so long rested upon this turfman, Some of the turf commissioners of Buffalo, N. Y., whose'rooms were closed by the police, have ‘opened pool rooms at -Fort Erie, on the Canadinn side of the river. The ferry boats make quick trips, and it is expected that iarge numbers of the sporting fraternity of Buffalo will patronize ¢he new venture. ‘ihe Canadian daws do not cover this form of gambling, and new legislation is necessary to close pool rooms across the border. : One would naturally suppose that the road horse of Champion Jim Corbett, in the eternal fitness o& things, would sport tome such title as +" “First Blood,” &e., but in- the classic appeliation of Phras- sobaleus. And so the yawning chasm between pugilism and classiciem is finally bridged. Secretary Hugh D. Mcintyre was the recip- ient of a bandsome token of regard from his many Elizabeth friends on the closing day of the Elizabeth meeting. It consisted of a very beautiful gold timing watch, with suitable chain and diamond horseshoe locket. Col. A. 5. Hilton is trytag to arrange a sum- mer pony racing meeting at Saratoga. He is building a half-mile truck at Woodiawn Park Stock Far he plan is to have the pony races later in the afternoon, after the Saratoga Jockey Club's runn: ced are Over. Mr. Rowe on Tuesday susponded the follow- ing Jockeys from riding for any but their own stables for the period of one week: Simms, Taral, Hamilton, Sloane, Doggett, Littietield, Lambley, Anderson and N. Hill. The three-year-old colt Isinglass, by Ison- omy-Deadlovk, the winner of the Newmarket stakes Wednesday, ran the 13, miles in 2.025;, beating the American record, 2.03%, made by Banquet at Monmouth Park. ' Both races were run over a straight-away course. ‘The shelving of the anti-pool selling ill in the Illinois senate has saved the life of the big Waehington Park meoting, which will be one of the events of the world’s fair. ‘A French exchange says that carrier pigeons are extensively used at ali the Paris trotting and running tracks to send the resulte of the races to down-town betting resorts. ‘Those péople who believe race courses to be the special invention and property of “his satanic majesty”. will be shocked to learn that a kite track will soon be finished at Angel's Camp, California, ‘Though she’s opposed to the turf and its ways, Her opinion can hardly be jus It must be admitted these house-cleaning days She is sure to be “out for the dust.” —New York Sun. Jockey Pat Freeman, suspended thoriie last winter for suspicious Zeke Hardy, has been reinstated Association. ‘The brown horse Major Domo, aged; by Tom Ochiltree, dam Sweet Home, been declared out of all engagements and will be sent to the stud. Cnarade beat Tammany in the Tidal stakes ata mile at Sheepshead Bay on June 23, 1892. "This was ‘Tammany’s unly defeat during the year, ; Fred Gebhard’s filly Experiment, by Uneas- Essayez Li, is to be called Louise hereafter. Itis reported that “Snapper” Garrison will ride C. L. Fair's colt Dare at the American Derb; a More Milk Dealers Called to, Court. ‘The names of the milk dealers sent to the attorney a few days ago from the health oft published in Tz Sran at the time, have been written on informa- tions and filed in the Police Court. There were nineteen names submitted, and as hereto- fore printed the analysis of the samples pro- cured from their places showed the milk to be below the standard. In one case the analysis showed 1 per cent of fats. mt Clerk Washburn has made out '« in two eases and they will probably ved today. ‘The persons — against warrants were ixsued are as follo to drink champagne d’ye think I would wriie poetry?” For that “ont-o'sorts feeling ‘Yake Bromo-Seltzer. ‘trial vostte 100, 8. C. Bowers, Mien Oliver, J. C. DeAtley C. Munck, B. Murphy, Henry M, Kingsley, C. L. Wood, G. W. Leepley, Alexander Gude, J. Lindsey, W. L Tune, A. 0. Horton, F. A. John Mason, G. S, Lewis and Z. Beckwith. George W. Evans, M. J. Fitzhugh, J. F. Sparks, E INTERESTING EXERCISES AT METZEROTT MUSIC MALL LAST NIGHT—ELOQUENT ADDRESSES MADE UPON THE OBJECTS AND AIMS OF THE INSTITCTION—LIST OF THE GRADUATES. A large crowd assembled at Metzerott Music Hall list evening to witness the commence- ment exercises of the Washington Training School for Nurses, ‘This most worthy institu- tion was incorporated by Congress in Decem- ber, 1877. Its particular object and business is the education of skilled nurses suitable for the necds of hospitals and capable of being in- trusted with the care of the sick in their own homes, This commendable object is accom- | plished by a system of lectures and oral in- truction and recitation in the rudiments of such branches of the sciences of medicine and hygiene as may be suficient for the purpose, supplemented by atwo years’ course of prac- tical instructien in hospitsls, The office of nurse is now looked upon as a skilled profession that opens anew and congenial field of labor for women, and moreover is one that is weil rewarded. The Washington Training School for nurses has now been in successful operation for six- teen years, and last night offered to the publio its eleventh class of graduates as a fine result of its Inbors, INTERESTING EXERCISES. Tho exercises, while entirely practical, were very interesting. The graduates wore thelr working garb. and in this respect differed essentially from the traditional sweet girl graduates who wear their best clothes and Sweetest smile fcr such occasions, ‘These p: ticular graduates looked sweet enough, it is true, but it was not especially on account of their raiment, ‘They were all simply attired in the regulation cossume of their profession, consisting of blue gingham dresses, white muslin hemstitched aprons, linen cuifs and Swiss caps. They were also’ provided with the necessary paraphernalia of their business in a small saichel suspended from their waist, con- sisting of a pair of scissors, pencil aud tablet and a pin ball, Most of ‘them also carried thermometers for use in determining their patient's temperature. Past graduates and students acted as ushers and did efficient servico in seating the audi- ence. The past graduates were distinguished from the others by the fact that their caps were fastened by black bands. while the grad- ustes and the undergraduates displayed white bands. Otherwise their dress was the same, The stage ws handsomely decorated with plants and flowers aud the floral offerings to the graduates were banked at the edge of the platform. ‘The faculty of the school occupied seats on one side of the stage and the gradu- ates the other, while the officers of the evening sut in the center toward the rear, In the absence of Commissioner Myron M. Parker, president of the faculty, the duties of presiding aud introducing ‘the speakers olved upon Mr. Henry F. Blount, the ‘vice president, and he performed bis duties in « most acceptable manner. Mr. Parker had been called away from the city unexpectedly and regretted his inability to be present, His part of the program was, however, supplied by other speakers, PROF. POWELLS ADDRESS. Prof. W. B. Poweil, superintendent of the public schools, was the first speaker. In his address be referred to the tendency of the times toward education im special branches, and pointed out the necessity and advantages of sich education, ‘Trained nurses, he said, were Valuable assistants to the physician, and he predicted that the time would come when it | would be found necessary to train nurses for | Special cases, just as it is now considered desira- ble to educate physicians in certain special | lines of their protessions. - |. Mr. Blount also made 9 short addres to the graduates, in which, after pre- dacting that the present term ‘of two: years would be increased to a three years’ course, he enjoined the future nurses to be true to their profession and to themselves and never to en- Rage iuacnse where the disease was one in | Which they had never had ang experience, DR. ACKER TALKS TO THE GRADUATES, The address to the graduates on the part of the faculty was made by Dr. George N. Acker. He talked to them ina most interesting way and gave them dots of good, wholesome advice for, their guidance in the future,in the course of h he pointed out that xs a clear, cool head ne af the most important essentials to the practice of their chosen profession they must be sure to puy special attention to their own health on the gexeral principle that a sound mind can only exist ina healthy body. “There exists yet, 1 must confess,” said be, uch prejudice ‘against the trained nurse among otherwise intelligent people. This is due in part to unscrupulous women, It will be your duty to prove by your example that a good trained nurse is necessary in the sick room, and that time and mouey are saved by employing such aone, * * In having edu- cated you in those things necessary for a good nurse to know, we are benefiting ourselves, and at the same time the community at large. We shail feel amply rewarded when we meet you in the sick room and have the benefit of Four skill in the management of our patients, We shail then regard the instructions we gave you as bread cast upon the waters. * © And | now, ladies, and my colleagues bid you fare- well, trusting whatever par: you are destined to fill in the affairs of life you will ever labor un- der a deep sense of responsibility; that you will always act in sincerity and truth, and ever be governed by a high feeling of duty and moral obligations.” PRESENTATION TO DR. JOHNSON, Dr. 8 8. Adams then made a short address highly complimentary to Dr. H. L. E, Johnson, dean of the faculty, and at its close presented that gentleman on behalf of the graduating classes of 1¥2 and 1893 with a handsome silver pitcher and goblet. Dr. Johnson accepted the gift with thenks and expressed regret that other engagements made it necessary for him to fever his relations with the institution. The | liberal floral offerings were then distributed to the graduates and the members of the faculty, after which the graduates heid an mformal re- ception in the basement and the occasion came toanend. One of the pleasantest features of the program were the spirited musical selec- tions by u section of the Marine Band. LST OF THE GRADUATER The following is a list of the graduates: Virginia Taylor, Maryland; Alpbonsine Le Moine, Canada; Majorie Stuart, Scotland; Ida May Cameron, Maryland; Caroline M. Coggins, Maryland; Gertrude Elenor Knecht, Pennsyi- vania; Annie, M. Wheeling, District of Colum- bia; Lou Vica Jenetto Wright, Pennsylvania, Bertha A. Brown, New York; Mary Warrington ‘Tox, Virginia; Agnes Wallace, Scotland; Mamie E. Greene, Louisiana; Margaret B.’ Fields, Pennsylvania: Alice V. Vance, West Virginia; Julia Ann Ruffin. Maryland; Jessie J. McLeod, Massachaseits; Eda L. Richmond, Wisconsin; Antoinette Rice Gaddess, Pennsylvania Serer as ‘Tne ASSEMBLY Stan for two weeks, begin- ning May 18, sent by mail to any address for 25 cents, > ———-—__. ‘Traffic in Chinese Certificates. The first Chinaman from Victoria, British Columbia, to present at the custom house on Puget sound a certificate issued under the Geary exclusion act has been arrested and ordered to be deported. Fraud hasbeen clearly shown, the Chinaman not having been in this country for six years, The certificate, which is dated the 5th of this month, is genuine, but it has been sold by the original party to the one who presented it, showing that a trade in these certificates has been already begun. ———+e0-—____ A New Trans-Pacific Line. Tho ‘steamer Miowera sailed from Sydney, 8. W., for Vancouver, B. C., Thursday, thus inangurating a new direct service between Au tralia and British Columbia, rt ——_+e-+_____ An Important Point, From Puck. Physician—“Light but nourishin’ food am what’ yo" system needs, Mistah Swoggies, You ous) buy a nice, fat chicken an’ eat a little of it rile Patient—“Am it abs'lutely foh me ‘to buy de chicken, dootah?” maracas feels the we man could har, silver anil the sult EE HOW TO GET STRENGTH. Old age—the picture that springs to every one’s mind—is an aggregation of infirmities. Men am women are growing old before their time. ‘The work and worry of today plunges usinto an old age carly; many die of old age at fty instead of seventy, and the causes that occasion this pre- mature old age bring exaggerated dotage, melan- choly and often insanity. While old age is thus associated with rheama- tism, gout and various morbid conditions, st is nevertheless possibie to have an old age free from ‘them, and, as Sir James Brown says in the British ‘Medical Journal, “to run the course to the century goal without being complicated by any of thesentle infirmities enutherated.” ‘These infrmittes, regarded as maladies of old age, are not essential to it, but due to overwrought nervous systems an} blood that fails to nourish the nerve centers, Paine’ s celery compound orings that first requi- site of rest.red health, perfect sieep—the very foundation of improvement in nervous diseases. To a.body thus refreshed aid thoroughly batheg in its necessary oxygen, improved @igestion, cheen fulness and the workings of & sound body may follow. ‘That melancholy and mental Gepression felt by 80 many men and women, showing only thetr rst gray hairs, is a lamentably common complaint ‘Paine’s celery compound has cured hosts of suck cases. 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