Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1893, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1893—EIGHTEEN PAGES. THE NATIONAL GUARD Maj. Suess Succeeds Maj, Harrison in the Third. SEVERAL OTHER CHANGES. ‘The Hilton Trophy to Be Shot for at Sea Maj. Harrison, snd after full and free dis- eussion it decided to selec: Mr. Otto L. + Suess, Maj. Suess has been connected with the third battalion in = times past and pe bas 9 r- firstclnes recotd for ut resigned; on June 25,189, he was commissioned in- spector of rifle practice, with the rank of first lieutenant, and on December 11, 1890, took the position of second lieutenant of his old com- pany, resigning the same November 27, 1891. Every one who knows him is o7 the opinion | that hie prqwotion to the majority of the thicd | bas pseu thoroughly earned. Hi Following clowely and expectedly upon the | on Mej Harrison's rewtgneti sesqpatone—thowe of we Sem. ft cous cay ; ‘Weber of company D'and Lisut, Geo. A. War- ren, the battalion adjutant All three have deen first-class and none of them would ‘would hare accepted it, but. that a battalion commander sh: : battalion, he declined to accept n with the privilege of remaining aiso lost itssurgeon, Dr. 8. A. H. doctor has not resigned. Col. and he has gone up higher. the first regiment, with the rank of captain, thus filling the place vacated by the decease of Dr. Hamilton E. Leach. Surg. MeKim first connected himself with the District National. Guard in May, 1889, and hes always been a most acceptable officer in that or- ganization. OTHER CHANGES. ‘The resignation of Dr. Cole, who for some ‘time past has been the wide-awake and active head of the ambulance corps, has resulted in the commissioning of First Lieut. James A. Watson. Lieut. Watson was first tieutenant of ‘company C, second battalion, as far back as Oc- tober 28, 1887, but since his resignation of that ;—aecepted February 7, 1889—he has no National Guard baviness. of Capt. J. M. Bassett. battalion. and of Second mick of the second sepa- been received at brigade yw await action by Gen. | Ordway. | iving the matter all the thoughtful consideratien it seemed to need, Maj. Gilbert | ‘Thompson has nominated ond Gen. Ordway has appointed J. M. Pollard to be inspector of | rifle practice of the engineer corps, with the | rank of acting first lieutenant. The engineer corps hopes to do more shooting and better shooting than ever heretofore, and to make that a possibili: Thompson came to conclusion that the veteran rifleman, who for many months has been a member of company | A of the corps, must supervise the season's ptretice. A CHAPTER FOR THE CYCLISTS. Maj. George G. Cochran of the thirteenth New York, whose practical experience entities his opinions to thoughtful consideration, has made a most interesting and valuable contribu- tion to the current discussions concerning the | availability and advantages of military eyeing. large bodies would fail to the conclusion arrived at it in smail independent could accomplish a great Cochran: Dodies,” he adds, “it “If each regiment,” he suggests, “were allowed to organize one of the additional com- panies provided for in the new drill regulations From the many bicycle etabs in the vicinity, the National Guard ‘would be much benefited. Such a company should drill as provided for in the present United States Infantry Regulations, but in single rank when mounted, and should consider the bieyele simply as a means of loco- motion. In addition each man +iould be a good signaiman and have some knowledge of teles- raphy. His powers of observation thould be trained to the highest degree, and his ability to draw reconnaisance maps accurately de- company should be tazght great in- dependence of action, and during the summer months be compelled, to furnish maps and in- formation showing the smallest detatis of the surrounding country. If organized under com- i utilized in detachments on outpost duty as scouts, couriers and signalmen. They could seizeand destroy telegraph and railway lices and be of great assistance to the cavalry cov ing the flanks and advance of anarmy. Ai attempt to bring large bodies of them together, however, would destroy the very individuality ‘that in these duties makes them successful. “They must realize that they are infantry- men, and a portion of the regiment whore name they bear, but on account of their fastraction | as bieyclists liabie to be called upoa to perform service of the greatest importance. Theii ment should be the same as that of the men im the regiment, but in addition, | when ordered on service as cyclist infantry. | they should each carry a revolver and the ma- terials for sketching, signaling, &c. “The kits for equipping a signal station can be carried by four machines without discomfort to the riders. These sigual kits should consist | of a telegraph instrument, a few yards of wire, | signal flags and poles, a heliograph, a torch. the necessary tools, oil, &c. In the marches made by the cyclist infantry detachment of company I, thirteenth regiment, complete signal kits were carried in addition to the blankets, knap- | sacks, haversacks, canteens, overcoats, rifle, forty roands of ammunition, two days’ rations | and cooking kita. All these articles were car- | ried on the machine, and not on the rider. The total weight of equipment borne by each was about 7¢ “The bicycle offers to the regiments of the | Guard « new field for investigation and a fruitful one for recruiting,” says Maj. Coch- ran in conclusion, ‘The regiment that first | grasps the situation and can organize the nu- eleus of a bicycle company will be the first one to have full ranks.” WILL AGAIN SHOOT YoR THE HILTON. Until now there has been considerable doubt as to what the brigade team would choot for | this season, but the doubt exists no more, for | two or three days since Major Harries received from Brig. Gen. B. W. Spencer, New Jersey's ‘THE RANGE WAS BEEN OPENED. On Tuesday next, commencing at 1:30 p.m., will commence the competition for places on the brignde riffle team. Fifty men are expected to face the targets and to fire seven shéts each +200, 500 and 600 yards. On Thursday the © men will go through the same program, and when the iast shot has been fired the fate of the twenty competitors will practically be determined upon. for on Thursday night tho number ¢f privileged ones will be cut down to thirty. Those thirty will continue to shoot on ‘Tuesdays and Thursdays until the evening of the 29th instant, when a reduetion of ten will be made, and out of the remaining twenty the team of ‘twelve and the four alternates will be selected. The range was opened on Thursday so as to afford competitors an opportunity to get their elevation, each man firing five shots ateach of the three ranges. There were about five who failed to avail themselves of the priv- PLAIN TRUTHS WORTH READING. A field officer of a leading Brooklyn regiment told some plain truths in conversation the last week, says the New York Times. The subject of the choice and election and the certification of the fitness of candidates for commissions by examing boar is was being discussed. “The accusation is made ization with which I have the honor of being connected,” said the , “that the regi- ment is seeking its officers outside of its own vain Gen Worter, during conversation with me after the Buffalo campaign, said that he thought the members of the National Guard had learned to obey the commissioned officera of the state, whether of their own or some other organization. This statement of his I dispute, and have had experiences which go to prove that I am righi. I thirk, furthermore. that this talk against our electing an ‘outsider’ shows thst I am correct. Joha Smith joins the first regiment and & first-class non-commissioned of- ficer, and that John Jones joins the second reg- tment and makes poor one. A vacancy for a lieutenant oceurs in the second regiment. Now, which would be the wiser course to pursue—to elect Smith or Jones? Are tho lives of the en- Ested men ard the safety of the community to be imperiled simply for the sake of asc atimont? The members of the National Guard should realize that they ere soldiers and liable to be called upon to yield their lives st any woment iz the preservation of peace and order. ““Lhers are other things to be taken into con- jideration in this matter. To be an oflicer of National Guard aman must have spare time at his disposal, besides being possessed of some means aside from those necessary to bis against the organ- et, in spite of all this knowledge, ability and means, in spite of the danger of se- lecting a poor officer, we hear acontinual cry against selecting an ‘outsider’ who is so equipped. One way. and one only, offers out of this dilemma—if s company has a man in its own ranks who the qualifications and is suitable in the respects indicated he should be selected as the candidate for a commission, but not otherwise.” BRIGADE BOARD DETAILS. General orders No. 7, issued from headquar- ters under date of the 3d inst., are as follows: 1. First Lieut. George A. Warren, adjutant third battalion, is at his own request relieved from further duty on the brigade board of ex- amination. 2. Capt. William E. Horton, aid-de-camp, is detailed as recorder of the brigade board of ex- amination, vice Warren, relieved. 3. Capt. Richard A. Pyles. surgeon second regiment, is detailed as a member of theexamin- ing board constituted by general orders No. 1, Paragraph 6, January 22, 1891, from these head- quarters, vice Leach, deceased. NOTES. As is its annual custom the first battalion—in its character as the Washington Light Infantry Corps-—will enjoy at. excursion down the river ‘The day selected is Wednesday next; the desti- nation of the steamer (which is the Chas. Mac- alester) is Marshall Hall and the boat leaves the 7th street wharf at 10 a.m. and 3 ard 6.30 p.m. A first-class, hard-working committeo is in charge of the entertainment and there is prom- | ise of a good time for all wo participate. Gen. Ordway has been absent at St. Prul dur- ing she past week.doing duty as a delegate from the District to the annual encampment of the Loyal Legion. Hereafter commu points on the barracks tion between the firing nge and the targets of the same will be electrically conducted. — Hith- erto the skirmish whistle has been used, but under certain conditions of wind it was inef- fectual at the louger ranges. An ‘electric bell, an adjastable push button and a simple code will do the business much more satisfactorily. Atleast one merching competition is qui probable before the close of this month, and company commanders will endeavor to avoid being canght witha team of weak men when the order makes its appearance. Voluntary practice on the range commences at 1:30 on Mondays and Saturdays, B company of the third battalion held a meet- ing last night for the purpose of electing officers, with the following result: First Lieut. Fabian’ Columbus was elected exptain, vice M. Muhany, resigned;'Second, Lieut, Geo. Phebus fret Heutenant, vice Columbus, promoted; Sergt. J. D. Leeman second lieutenant, viet Phebus, promoted. The clection waa partici- | pated in by about twenty-five members of the company, and,as has been the custom since the organization of the company, the officers se- lected were the unanimous choice of their com- rades. Col. Mosher was ready yesterday to order many companies of the brigade as might have been needed to assist in the presservation of order or the work of rescue at Ford’s Theater, but there wasne necessity for a turnout; in fact there was no work for the troops that were ordered from Fort Myer and the barracks, Mr. Carroll's Fine Yacht to Start for English Wat oa Sunday. Mr.and Mra, Royal Phelps Carroll areto all out- ward appearances the happiest persons in New- port tonight, says a special to the New York Kerald, for they firmly believe that the Nava- hoe is a winner, but they decline to make any predictions. Long after the guns at Fort Adams had sig- naled the set f the sun the stately Nava- hoe, aftera week's absence at Bristoi,where she was built and rigged, dropped anchor in port harbor. On Sunday afternoon, wind’and Weather permitting, Mr. Carroll will start on his journey on board tho Navehoe for Eng- lish waters, where ke hopes to regain for ‘America the Cape May and Breton Reef chal- lenge cups. The Navahoe tonight prosents a peculiar appearance. Her rakish spars and enormous sails have given place to aless notice- able outfit. Her racing sails and spars havo teen “done up” and forwarded to New York and on Saturday they will be taken to England on board the steamer City of Berlin. Mr. Carroll informed me tonight that he had removed 42,000 pounds of lead from the inside of the Navahoe and had placed 40,460 pounds on her keel. About one ton more, which he said was easy to get at, should be removed at leisure while the yacht was on her way toEng- Iand. The crew before the mast numbers 19. There will be two quartermasters and four men in the quartermasters’ department. Capt. Bard and bis two officers will swell the list of the crew to over thirty. Mr. Carroll, while not knowing for acertainty what the water iine of the yacht will be, is of tho opinion that her tucing length will’ be 86 fect 6 inches, or four | inches below the designed lines. Mr. Carroll is more than pleased with his expensive venture and he fully realizes the interest which is taken in his movements. He is too modest by far for an enthusiastie American, but be can’t help it. Mrs. Carroll will at once arrange for her de- rture for England on the steamer New York tor general of rifle practice, information to the effect that the National Mitte Association | trophies—the Histon, the interstate and the | ‘Wimbledon cup—will be shot for at Sea Girt | on the 19th day of August. That means that | the District of Columbia is going to make | another strenuous effort to secure possession of the great international shield. in the purchase of which the late Henry Hilton invested some thousands of dollars. Penzsylvania holds it | now and 9 first-class team from the keystone state may be expected to defend its title, but in spite of the fact that the Pennsyivaniaus have more than eight thousand men from which toe- | lect thedozen who will represent it while the Dis- | trict has to pick its twelve from about tweive | hundred soldiers the local brigade will go into the fight for the purpose of winning, and in the course of itsendeavor to succeed will at least make things interesting for its competitors. How much of competition there will be is not certain, but there will surely be teams from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and | Maine. Massachusetts is a probability and | from across the borders have come whispers of | ® Canadian aggregation. Shouid the loeal dozen | be strong enough to win one or two of the big | matches in Jersey it is quite likely that the winners will have an opportunity to compete gith the i7my team of Wort sheridan daring * mont! jast asareward for = Septemoer, ji | of fane 17. She has a house at Cowes which she will occupy while the Navahoe remains in English waters. Mr. Carroll informs me that he has invited his friend. Mr. H. B. Duryea of New York, to be his guest on the trip to Eng- land to take Mr. Ellis’ place. ‘The her today or Saturday. ‘Two months’ supplies have been ordered. The crew could not be equaled. ——_-+0-— Pedestrianism at Kernan's. Following is the score at 12 o'clock last night walking match at Kernan’s Lyceum: , May Gaffuey, 12 Ps W. A. Hoagiand gave a heel-and-toe exhibi- tion, walking one mile in seven minutes eleven seconds. a A Bicycling Kecord Broken. At abicycle race Thursday evening on the grounds of the Manchester (Eng. ) Athletic Club Reilly reduced by one minute, twenty-s 1 two-fifth seconds the record of the welle m bieyclist Edes for aiity miles path cycling Navahoe’s stores will be placed on board | # NEED OF TEAM WORK | Where the Local Club Has Shown Itself Weakest. PROSPECTS OF THE NINE. A Few Victories From Chicago and Louis- ville Should Better the Senators’ Position— How Yesterday's Game Was Lost —Sport- ing News in General. ee WO SUCH OVER- whelming defeats as that of Thursday and yesterday at the hands of the Clevelands havo rather discouraged local enthusiasts, who have come to look upon the Senatorial sluggers as well migh invincible. But it must be remem- bered that all nines AS have off days and that the Senators generally put up a pretty stiff article of ball. In fact, up to last Thursday they played the best ball of just before they met the Bostons. In that timo they won eight games and lost only three. Loe ing the last two has put them down tho list somewhat, yet their record has been creditable. Thev have won eight out of thirteen games. The Phillies have made the best record, win- ning 10 out of 14, but it must be recollected that theyhave been playing the Louisvilles, where three straight victories was almost a eure thing. Leave those out and they have won only 7 out of 11, no better than Washington's record. This is the work of all the clubs for the period indicated: If the Senators lost two games to the Cleve- lands it must be remembered that they took two games from the Pittsburgs, who have been playing the strongest game of any western club on the eastern trip. Better things are hoped for when the lumen ted Louisvilles and the Chi- cagos come. The other eastern clubs have all had a whack at Barme’s boys and have bettered their positions in consequence. It would be hardly just that our men shouldn't have a share of this traveling pudding, and next Saturday should see the Senators back in sixth place or better. Meanwhile Paltimore, New York and Cleveland, our nearest rivals, will be tackling some difficult clubs themselves and are liable to take a drop in consequence. The most noticeable thing about the playing of the Pittsburgs when they were here was their coaching. They were at it all the time and it was the noisiest kind of howling. This gave the spectators the idea that it was what made them win games. That idea has been pretty well dispelled. The New York papers calied attention to it, and contrasted the quiet work of the Giants and claimed that the Giants Jost in consequence. ‘The Giants turned around 1d won the next two games. That was a cor fo answer. It was tho same here. T irates were noisy. ‘Ihe Senators were quiet, and the Senators won two of the three games. No, it isn't noisy coaching that wins games. ‘The Pittsburgsand the Clevelands,too,showed, however, that they excelled the Senators in team work. They would sacrifice their men around the bases and score them with a good hit. It ccourred consequently that » hit with them meant a run. ith the Senators it meant nothing. Repeatedly the local team had a man on first with no one out. Instead of bunting and sending the runner to second the bateman would try to knock the ball out of the lot. The result would be a pop-up fly or the runner would be forced at second. Of course it will happen that after a runner is eacrificed to third the necessary hit will not be forthcoming. Well. that's hard luck, but it has been correctly played. nevertheless, and no |one can be blamed. Poor whist players will | sometimes beat those who observe tho rules of | correct play, but no one would say that correct piay should be disregarded in consequence. ‘Manager O'Rourke, of course, is well aware of | this. Itmust be in deference to the howls of the crowd that the batsmen try to kill the ball instead of sacrificing. Of course there are times when it wouldnt do to sacrifice—when the club isfar behind aud one run couldn't amount to anything. Then the only chance 1s to hit the bail hard. But ordinarily a rux is as much as a nine should strive for in one inning. Another point in team work in which the home club is weak 1s in fielding balls batted to the infield. It should be understood when a ball is bunted who should field it, the pitcher, | third baseman, first or second baseman, accot ing to the direction of the ball when ‘bunted. Several blunders have recently occurred through two fielders running for a ball which one could have taken. Larkin, Wise and the pitcher should understand what sort of bail each shonid field and when each should cover first. Perhaps there is such an understanding, but by the way it is executed the «pectator would not imagine any previous thought had been given it, ‘There seems to be a lamentable neglect to take advantage of points offered. Doubtless Manager O'Rourke has drilled the team 1m all the points of the game and has given instrac- tions to meet certain cases, but it is vexatious to see other teams come here and play all the points while our own players have the same ‘opportunities and throw them away. ‘St course team work takes. timo to acquire, but it doesn’t seem as though tho local team has gained anything since its first games. There's lots of room for improvemont. Yet with all this fault finding it must be said that the team kas been domg some fine fielding. No fault can be found with the way any position has been played. Every player has fielded bril- liantly at times. The batting has generally been hard. ‘The team, of course, is weakened by the absence of Mulvey, although Farrell has been playing very well at’ third. McGuire has added strength at the bat. and is rapidly got- ting into condition behind tho bat, where he was somewhat rusty at first from lack of prac- tice. ‘The pitchers show signs of improvement, but still betray a painful ignorance of the local- ity of the plate at times. However, on the whole there is every reason to look forward with confidence to the work of the club. It belongs in the first six, and undoubtedly will soon get back there. BACK IN EIGHTH PLACE. ‘The Washingtons Lose Another Game to the Clevelands. It is hardly to be wondered at that the local team played a loose game yesterday. Yester- day's disaster in sight of their hotel, the con- stant passing of the ambulance and patrol wagons, the excited crowds, the distressing rumors—all were enough to take the nerve of the most hardened, For five innings the local team put up a good game. Then came afew hits, and the infield seemed to collapse. Five runs were scored on atriple, two singles, a base on balig and two dropped balls by Larkin and one ‘by Wise. ‘That made the score 10 to 4,and the locals were never in the hunt afterward. O'Rourke hitto the fence for a home run in the ninth, and the visitors on two singles and Sullivan's fumble secured one more score. WASHINGTON. CLEVELAND. eo O'Cousior. “Double pla pire—MeQuaid. ‘Time of gam any team in the league, counting from May 25, | f Record of the Clubs. | Clube. [|= |rc | Chabs, || New Yors...| 18) | Weshinzton th. LEg) 62.9) S SURVIVAL OF SYMBOLISM. The Marriage Ceremony Contains ‘Traces of Prehistorie Custom. From the London Times, Mr. John Macdonell, LL, D., delivered yes- terday the second lecture on “Symbolism in Custom, Ceremonies and Art” at the Royal In- stitution. The lecturer said that no usage had been more prevalent than the blood covenant— that is, the contracting parties drinking blood drawn from each other's bosoms, snd references were given to this practice from Herodotus to modern times. The Scythians made their oaths by dropping blood taken from slight wounds into a bowl of wine, into which were dipped a sword, ar- rows, a battle axand javelins, and the bowl was ‘then drunk by the contracting parties, In Central Africa much the same custom is still found. In tracing the wide prevalence of customs of this character we seem to be in the presence of a fundamental fact of human experience, an impression forced upon all races, that blood, the mysterious source. of life itself, is the aptost emblem of a promise to be kept even unto death. After reviewing the various forms of marriage ceremonies— forms of capture and purchase, pouring of lustral water on the bride, euting bread to- gether, the married pair sitting wide by sido on the skin of an animal slain in sacrifice—the lecturer proceeded to examine tho details of the English marriage service and showed that it was mixture of ceremonies, some of them symbolical and ancient, and that there could be found in it traces of primitive practices com- mon to all Aryan nations. Before the time of writing most of the af- fairs of lite—adoption, the doing of homage, the administration of "justice, for example. wore represented by symbolical rites, Some: what akin to these is another kind of sym- hols—the signs or marks to designate beings real or iegendary—what may bo called the heraldry of mythology or legends—the sym- bols of the gods of Hellas, Rome, Egypt and, equally numerous, those of ' the — saints. Certain ceremonies served in lieu of state- ments of abstract principles. ‘The corona tion ceremonial was, in # sense, the constitu- tion of « country. Not by the bare words of a written constitution, but by visible forms, bya striking and dramatic pageant, peo- ple were taught what their sovereign is and ought to be, and what are his rights and duties, 48 a process of elimination und selection until loose, floating ideas finally crystallize in the aptest form. The free gestures of individual adoration stiffen into a liturgical formula; the ‘uprompted prayer hardens into the form from which there must be no variation of a syllable; the rude, shapeloss stone of the idol is gradually molded into beauty. But at the moment of artistic perfection the symbolic elemont has ‘almost departed. | —— In Amsterdam. Meynheer Huns Von Der Bloom has got ‘A magazine in Kalverstraat, ‘Waere one may buy for sordid gold Wares quaint and curious, new and old, Here are antiquities galore— ‘The Jewels which Dutch monarchs wore, Swords. teacups, helinets, platters, clocks, In mythology, and, indeed, in all arts, there-| Bright Dresden jars, dull Holland ‘crocks, And all those joys I ialght renearse ‘Tuut please the eye, but wreck the purse. 1 most admired an ancient bed, ‘With ornate carvings at Its head— A massive frame of dingy oak, ‘Whose curious size and inold besp Prodigions a, “How much?” I erled. “Ein tousand gildens,” Hans replies And then the honest Dutchman sak . A king once owned that gloriot — King Fritz der Foorst, of blessed fame, Jad owned aud slept within the same! tod and mately gazed, nt splendors dazed, ht it right away, withal to pay But Jacking the m I thus dlscoursed within myself: “nappy Holland! where's the bile ‘That can approximate to this on of the rare antique aniacs hanker for and seek? is fail of stair but fs not old enough, 10 oaken beds pe Antique. Birsey & Gay, Grind Kaplds Micuigan, U. S.A!" At present I'm not saving muon About the simple, gutleless Dutch And as it were a loatusome spot I keep away from Kalverstraat, Determined when I want a bed In which hath slept a royal head Til patroniae no middieman, But deal direct with Micuigan. EvGene Freep. —o2 and Europe in 1893, The United Stat: ro of Paris, ‘The United States do not threaten us from a military point of view, but from an economic point of view they constitute for us an imme- diato and pressing danger. The debt con- tracted by the United States during the civil war will be completely extingnished before the end of the century; while the total debt of European countries is reckoned to amount to the formidable ‘igure of 126 milliards of francs. The United States maintain an army of only 27,000 men—about the number inciuded ina single one of our army corps. In Europe there are 8,600,000 men kept in military service in time of pence; and it is easy to recognize what a loss in their productive enpacity is caused to European states annually. It must be borne in mind that the men ‘thus taken away from peaceful work are ali at the maximum of their strength, and at the age when a man’s character is formed. ‘The loss resulting from such a state of things is frightful, when considered as a factor in tho industrial struggle against the United States, It would be sheer blinduess not to sce that, in those conditions, the progressive and rapid’ development of the United States menaces Europe with such a competition that the time will surely come when the axis of in- dustrial power, of human activity and of polit- ical influence will be changed to the advantage of the new world. This evolution movement threatens France more than any other European nation, because it is France which is bearing the heaviest bur- dens and which has tho largest debt. Every- where in Europe, even among the smallest na- tions, they are talking at this moment only of armaments, increase of soldiers and war mate- rial, and naturally, also, of new taxes. In 1870 Europe dévoted annually to the preparation for war the cum of about threemilliards; at present the annual expenditure for the same purpose is five milliards. In 1870 Europe kept on a peace footing alittle more than 2.000,000 men; today she keeps more than 3,500,000. ‘In 1870 Europe extimated that, in case of war, she could place in line, as a supreme effort. abont 7,000,000 men: today she could have 12,500,000, and her legislation tends to carry that number to 22,000,000. Cigarettes Invade Persia. From the London Daily News, It has taken just seventeon years to convert Porsia into a nation of cigarette smokers. Be- fore that time cigarettes in the dominions of the shah were unknown, all the tobacco smoking being by “kalians” or ble-bubbles™ and chibouks, or long weoden pipes with red clay bowls. But it happened that about 1876 some- body introduced from Turkey the variety known as “eigaretie tobacco” into Ghilan, whence its use has spread. Now, so general is the practice that even the lowest peasant in Persia gocs about with a cigaretio case and makes his own “smokes.” “still Life.” From Life. OTHER LEAGUE GAMES. Philadelphia, 14; Louisville, 4 Boston, 6; Cincinnati, 1. New York, 8; Pittsbarg, 5. | Brookiyn, | Baltimore, The Steed of Steel Seen on Many of the Roads. WHERE RUNS ARE TAKEN. jotes of Interest Regarding the Local Cyeliste—Jaunts of the Past Week — Pro- gram for Coming Sports — Talk of the Clubs. ———— NT HUSIASTIC wheelmen will notallow the hot weather to in- terfere with their coun- try rides, although they will do more riding in the early morning and the cvol of the evening than they have earlier in theseason. Evening rides are getting popu- lar now, and seldom will a moonlight night be permitted to pass without being enjoyed by one or more cycling parties, The Washington Road Club is the first to inaugurate an every-evening run, which is made after 7:30 o'clock, although some of the other clubs will perhaps follow the example later on. Among the clubs Saturday night and Sunday morning runs are being made interesting feat- ures. night rans are started at an hour convenient to most riders who want to take advantage of them and the country terminus is always at a place where some pleasant enter- tainment or enjoyable place is the attractive feature. ‘Then the stay-at-homes make a trip in the morning and join the party that. has ex- joved the night in the country and return ome together. Dickey's, Four Corners, Brook- ville and Merlboro’ are places ‘where these all- night trips are enjoyed, although ‘there are numerous othor places where the wheelmen can get comfortable accommodations and good treatment, WASHINGTON ROAD CLUB. Capt. Jose of the Washington Road Club has announced a schedule of runs for the remainder of the month as follows: Sunday, June 14, Brookville, 9:30 a.m, Sunday, June 21, Fairfax Court House, 9:30 am. Saturday, June 27, Brookville, 8 p.m. Sunday, June 28, Frederick, am. In addition to these there is a run every evening at 7:30 o'clock, all the runs starting from No. 1230 Pennsylvania avenue. The attendance on the runs has greatly increased during the past few weeks and. the evenin, runs are very inviting to ‘the members as wel as to other wheelmen who are invited to accom: pany the club members, At a recent meeting of the club several new mombers were elected, and it is thought that the membership will number fully 100 before many weeks have paseed. Capt. Jose, who is one of the most popular club captains in the city, called aran for Dickey's for last Saturday night, the stay-at-homes to make the trip Sunday morning. Among those who went on the Saturday night trip were C.8, Atwater, E. O. Bowie, Frank Brower and L. J. Woodbridge. The hospitalities of the place were extended as usual and those who wanted to sleep did so as best they could, but there was not much sleep for the “Roadsters,” for {hey were out for an enjoyable time, and they dit, Early in the morning tho wheelmen enjoyed the treats of nature about this delightfally rural spot, and about noon they welcomed Capt. Jose, Secretary G. W. Bennett, J. C. Wood, C. J. Ronsaville, A. C. Gensler, W. Fred Sims, L. J. Dyer and others, who left here at 10 o'glock. Owing to the hot weather on Sunday it was de- cided that there should be no scorching on the way to the falls, but some Alexandria riders on the road complained of the slow pace, cxnsing the roadsters to increase their speed as fur as Cabin Jobn, “Beyond the bridge there was no necessity for the increase, for only one of the Alexandria brethren was in the bunch, and he concluded that he would wait and_ join his own pers, when they reached the bridge, At the jock house the wheelmen put their iron horses in the stable and then ferried across from Sandy landing to the Virginia shore. A-stroll along the river was enjoyed, and then the wheelmen demonstrated that their ap- petites were in keeping with their speed on the Toad. much to the annoyance of the fat spring chickens which in the morning were at liberty to enjoy the beauties of nature. In the after- noon, on the return trip, Capt. Jose set the ace ‘atu moderate gait und the party came into the city together, being accompanied by Mr J.T. Mount of the Arlington wheelmen, Monday morning Messrs. J. C. Wood, W. Fred Sims, C. E. Ganse, A.C. Moran and & Hunter, jr., will go to Bay Ridge to in the cycle races there under the auspices of the Baltimore and Ohio pattern makers, and with fair handicapping it is expected they will capture some of the prizos. On Sunday, June 25, the initial century ran of the club will be made on the road between here and Frederick, the start to be made from the Hotel Arno at 6 a.m. CAPITAL Br cLUB. Sixteon members of the Capital Bi. Club re- sponded to acall for a run to Brookville last Sunday, and Capt. Wirt set a hot weather pace, which made the trip an easy one, and conse- ently enjoyable, as all of the trips of this club are made. ‘The wheelmen found the road in good condition, but the weather was warm enough to make them take to the shady side of the road to get out of the sun, although the light summer hats of the club ‘afford ventila- tion and protection from the sun's rays. ‘Accidents and collapsed tires did not figure in this particular trip, and there was nothing to cause a delay. When Brookville was reached the wheelmen soon found themselves in good luck. ‘They had made arrangements to atop at Mra, Miller's for dinner, and so had another party, but the other party did not appear, and so Mra. Miller assigned to them tho task of clearing the table, which they could not 4 only for the reason that Mra. Miller is a provider, and there was enough food on the table to have fed the members of several clubs. Adayin the country was enjoyed by the wheelmen aud the start home was not made until lato in the afternoon, But on the way home the storm clouds appeared and there was a lively scorch down the road for home. The wheelmen succeeded in keeping clear of the clouds and perspiration was the only cause of the dampness felt by the riders after they re- turned home. Tomorrow a longer journey will be made, Capt. Wirt having called a run for Relay sta- tion on the Baltimore and Obio railroad, ashort distance this side of Baltimore. GEORGETOWN CYCLERS. Capt. Cook is probably the most enthusiastic rider of the silent steed in Washington.and this season he has probably been on the rond more than any other club rider. In addition to mak- ing the ordinary club runs Capt. Cook bas scored several centuries and will make another one tonight. There are several other club members who are making a record of centuries, snd at the close of the season Capt. Cook e: pects his club to be far ahead of the others far as the centuriésare concerned. On Sunday, May 27, George Hunt, I. 1. Fister and Ben Hunt made a century on the Ealtimore road and Sunday last Capt. Cook, H. E. Nordzy, Ben Hunt, George Hunt, LL. Fister and Mr. Lati- mer made a century to Frederick and return. ‘The weather was rather warm, but the riders succeeded in making the century, finishing op scheduie time after a ride of twelve hours. Another century is mapped out for tonight, Capt. Cook, Ben Hunt and LI. Fister being those who are to take part. The made from 14th street and Florida avenue at 10 o'clock and it will be made on the pike between here and Frederick. It is expected that the wheelmen will reach home at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning and finish their century ride on the road between here and Great Falls..as the ctub run for to- morrow will be made to Dickey’s. A large at- tendance is expected tomorrow on the run to Dickey’e, as that is the favorite club run. ‘There was no regular run of the club last Sunday. Arun was cailed for Marlboro’, but Lieut, Wissner, who was to have charge of the run, was detained at home. ‘This was the third attempt made to make a club run to Marlboro’, and each time something happened to prevent the trip. Wednesday night there was a ciub run to Bethesda Park, aud there the wheelmen enjoyed the amusements afforded, and they are numerous. ARLINGTON WHEELMEN, Capt. Clapp of tho Arlington Wheelmen did not callaclubrun for last Sunday. although many members were on the road. They were divided into several parties, each small party going its own way. Hunter made a century to Frederick and re- turn, Several members of the club will proba- bly participate in the ¥. M. C. A. one-mile handicap on the ¥. M, C, A. track June 24. rt wiil be | jesera, Stone, Palmor and | Tuesday night the regular monthly meot- ing of the club was heiti at Budd's, with the usual social features which attend the club's meeting. 5 Mi. Mortimer Redman, the club's vice prosi- dent, is going to Boston ‘in a few days to enter the insurance business thet nd bis departure is greatly regretted by the club members. Tomorrow there will be the usual club ran, the start to be made from 9th and H streets at the usual time. MERCURY CLUB. Capt. Frech of the Mercury Club is still deavoring to make the afternoon and evening runs of the club so attractive that they will be largely attended. In the past he has succeeded admirably, and there is no reason to believe that the same good attendance will not be kept up. The basket picnic of the club was s per- fect success. Monday night the members of the club were entertained at the residence of ‘Miss Webb, and Wednesday evening there was an enjorable run through Soldiers’ Home 0 The Carroll Institute cyclers went to Marl- boro’ last Sunday with a large number of mem- bers on the run. ae NBR CYCLING FOR WOMEN, Dr. Richardson Declares That It is of Great Benefit to Them. Dr. B. W. Richardson in the Axlepiod. In many essays and papers I have dwelt on the effects of cycling on female riders. I refer to the subject again now because the interest in j it—it I may judge from the many anxious com- munications made to me about it—increases, although I doubt whether the number of lady riders increases proportionately. The first question that is usually put on this topic is the kind of cycle that is best suited for Indies, the bicycle or the tricycle. At one time the answer in the affirmative was with the tri- cycle; now, I think, itlies decidedly with the bi- cycle. Bicycles are brought to such perfection, they are so low, they run with so little friction, they are mounted so readily, and are so grace- fulas machines, they hold unquestionably the first place. It is easy also to learn to ride them when the learner is properly taught from the first, and it has seemed to me that the art of getting the balance—which is the prime art— is more easily attaincd by the woman than the man, e readiness with which la- dies mount and dismount is quite a lesson in ease and fulness, especially on those ma- chines which are provided with a seat in lieu of asaddle. There is another and important ad- vantage in the bicyele—namely, that in riding it there is less vibration than from the tricycle; indeed, when the machine is well fitted with the pneumatic tire, vibration is practically ex- cluded. Lastly, the drose is better arranged on the bieyele than the tricycle; there is less rick of the folds of the dress being caught in the wheels, and less resistence from the wind. A second question relates to the amount of exercise that women can take in cycling. This is a question very difficult to answer owing to ifferences of training, practice, age and con- titutional peculiarities, Some women are more fatigued by ten milos’ cycling than others are by fifty. The golden rule in this matter is to let sense of fatigne govern ‘the amount of work done. Of one thing I am most certain— that as among men there is nothing saved, but everything lost, in fighting against actual weari- ness, 0 the fact is still more marked in women, and that it is the safest of safe proced- ures for a woman never to carry her work on the cyclo to a degree of fatigue calling for wore than one good night's reste for recuperation. Altogether, I am of opinion that twenty-five miles. a day is a thor- oughly good day's ride foreven an accom- plished female rider on a moderately fair ordin- ary road. Itis good for women, as it is for men, to dismount occasionally and walk. and it is always good for them to do so when they are ctimbing long and steep hills, The change of movement brings new sets of muscles into play and saves strain on the muscles of respi- ration. e A third qnestion has reference to the age at which girls and young women should com- mence to eyele, I am inclined to the view that for children of either sex much cyeling is not good. While the body is rapidly developing it is easy to produce distortion of trunk or limb by any forced and constrained position, and the skeleton runs extreme risks until it has at- tamed a certain fair degree of firm- of structure. Girls should not gi to ride regularly until they have reached — their seventeenth year, and not — then unless — they strong and well formed. In train’ afterward, up on the seat or saddle, and alwa: dress perfectly free around the w: ‘The ankles ought sufficiently short to prevent embarrassment to the movement of the feet. I can have no hesi- tation as to the kind of seat that should be used by women; the cushion seat is infinitely prefer- able to the saddle. One more among many other questions must be briefly notived:; { mean whether there is any thing anatomically or constitutionally in woman that specially excludes cycling recreation for her. There is nothing more in this respect than in respect to horseriding. Every competent medical man is able to dis- cover and explain some sta! and conditions in which it best for the woman to ride neither a cycle nor a horse; but all conditions being normal, women can indulge in the exercise just’ as safely as men. It is indeed of great use to healthy women for them it secures a quick and sure cultiva- tion of the senses; it leads to a good and healthy muscular exercise; it causes a fine nsion of breathing; it causes the lungs to i ale pure air; it quickens the circulation, and it brings to the mind a free and wholesome change of scene, which is a tonic of tonics to the depression incident to sedentary monotony. Spring in Greece. From the Boston Advertiser. At last, at the end of April, the weather of Greece has become warm and settled, as it often is early in -April and sometimes in March. Nobody could desire finer days than those we had lately, and the nights, with that large moon and fleecy clouds, are like the sum- mer nights of July in New England, when the heat of the day has not been too great. But we do not yethear the nightingale in Athens, though that shy bird must be here eomewhere, as they told us it already wasin the plain of Sparta two weeks ago. I fear that the mereasing noise of Athens, both by day and night, bas frightened the nightingale away, for he no longer seems to sing in the king’s garden, as he did even three years ago. I may thus have to leave Greece without hearing the nightingale. ‘The early spring in Greece is beautiful with flowers and verdure, but it ix not so musical with birds as is tne New England spring. ‘othing corresponding to our blue birds, blac! birds and robins have [heard in the April ig at Sparta or in the fine March morn- ings of Thessaly. Later in the seaton—I sup- pose in May and June—the birds of Athens are said to fill the city gardens with their singing, but very little is heard of that now. Yet, at this time, before May has fairly come in, the roses are’ beginning to bloom, and that lovely climbing and twining plant, the Banksia rose, is blossoming white and yellow over the garden walls of tho five houses near the royal palace and in the grounds of the American School on the side of Lyoabethes. ‘The fields are still deliciously green,althongh the peasants are beginning to cut their barley, and the foiiage of the trees is growing fuller every day. But the season has been a very backward one—no such spring has been known in Athens for thirty years, says Miss Tricoupis, frdthis's the general opinion. Exactly why it should beso nobody knows: for, althoug! there has been deeper snow on the mountains than usual the past winter, that fact alone will not account for the cold and rainy season. In central and western Europe, on the contrary, the spring has been very early, and the freedom from rain and coid weather for nearly all March and April has been very marked. Those coun- tries aro having the weather tht Greece ought to have, and we have been suffering from their ordinary March and April weather. ————_+o+—___. Couldn’t Pass the Band. From the Atlanta Constitution. Smuthville, in the live and liberal county of Lee, has a brass band of some years’ standing. And this is the story which the Enterprise of that place tells of it: “A flagman, almost out breath, rushed into the Academy of Music here the other night while the Smithville Brass Eand was practicing and asked to sce the leader. He said that when the south-bound passenger | train, whieh is due here at 7:15 p.m., got near enough to hear the band the engine pulling the train’ suddenly became unmanageable and stopped dead still, listened a moment, gave a short and unearthly shrick, reversed itself and took the back track for Macon in regular Nancy | Hanks style. As soon as it got out of hearing | of the band it stopped, aud a flagman was sent | ahead to ask the boys to cease playing until they could get it throngh town. Now, any engine that won't pass through the city while | our brass band is playing 1s a freak of the first | water and chould le-tracked and left for the rust to devour, For sweet, heavenly music THE AMERICAN DERBY A Grand Race at Chicago on the| Jom 24th, RACING SURPRISES. Betting Still Carried on in New York—High- Priced Yearlings — “Father” Daly as a Prophet — The Big Plungers — La Tosca Broken Down—Eacing Gossip. ec Ses T Is NOW THE general anticipation among turfmen that Chorister will be first and is the richest prize ever raced for by three- year-olds in any coun- try. It is now proba- = = ble that the only colts sent from the east to run for the Derby will be Chorister, and possibly St. Leonard, from the Keene stable; Don Alonzo, owned by Michael F. Dwyer; G. W. Johneon, the property of the Oneck stable; Ramapo, owned by Gideon & Daly, and perhaps Rainbow, who carries the Morris all scerlet. It is not likely that the $2,600 colt Sir Francis will be scen at Washington Park. He bas not yet shown suffi- cient promise this season. Ramapo is sore and Jame, but mav grow better in time to ran in the Derby. It will be unwise to ship Rainbow to the world’s fair city unless he can run faster in the west than be has been runing st Morris Park, But it is powible that the mile and | ahalf of the Derby may prove more suitable to Rainbow than a shorter distance. His exploit in the Brooklyn Derby at a mile and a juarter was of ligher class than any feat of his since that achievvement. Owing to the frequent running of the many candidates for American Derby honozs quota- tions on that event have recently undergone rapid fluctuations. When Rainbow showed his remarkable form at Lrooklyn be was prompt installed favorite at 5 to 1, but. since lis subso- juent defeats he has receded to 10 tol. G. ¥. Jonson has rlso gone back to 10 to 1, while the western colt Lookout is now favorite at 6 to 1. Chorister has been backed from 49 down to 20 to 1. Lady Violet's recent showing does not justify early impressions formed as to her rosy chances of capturing the 50,000 prize, and the same applies with equal force to Don Alonzo. In fact, the more the horses are shown, the more open the big race at Chicago secms to be, and the better chance the unknown division appears to possess. ‘Although the law abolishing pool rooms bas been put into effect and there are now no places in New York city exclusively devoted to posting odds on racing events, it would be a mistake to suppose that one cxinot place a bet ihe is posted and willing to accept the smell odds offered, for there are many saloons seat- tered over the city where bookmaking is now carried on. The “tickers” furnish the serateh- ings, betting, @c.. and the results foliow shortly after the races are run, so that those who make the books not only avoid paying the heavy tariff which the pool rooms were subject to, but, as there is less competition than under the former system, the odds laid are generally much suorter and the basiness done is conse- quently more profitable. ‘There is a quiet tip circulating around Chi- cago that D. J. MeCarty of California has a rattling good dark horse in the American Derby. This is Oporto, a brown colt, by imp. Mariner, out of Enfaula, and the local “book has been filled abouthim. This is not saying much, | however, for he was quoted a week ago at 1,000 tol The colt was of no account last year and the excitement is most likely occasioned by the | ast memories which clusier around “White Miss Ford, ‘The uncertainty of racing was never better shown than in the sale of Dr. Rice to Fredoriek | Foster for $5,000. Dr. Rice was a high-class two-vear-old and developed into ine-looking three-year-old. He bled from the nose in his two-year-old form and had a repetition of the complaint in the klyn Derby. Horsemen considered the colt well sold when Foster took ebances of purchasing luim. At the first trial | wt the sale he won the Withers stake, worth i over $9,009 to the winner, in handsome style. In Foster's hands he is likely to prove a formidable opponent in the three-year-old | division. The highest-priced yearling of the sale was the chestnut colt by Salvator, out of Lon Lanier, which brought $7,309, Mr. Charles Fieischmen of Cincinnati being the purchaser, and the highest-priced voungster of the Ni tura stud brought $7,800 and went to the Messrs. Keene. This was.a bay colt by Long- fellow out of Belle Knight. and hence a full brother to Freeland. The Kentucky-bred colt therefore beat the California-bred one in the price realized. “Father” Daly bas fallen from grace, and his opinion of a horse's condition is no longer sought by the plungers. He said that Lepanto did not have a chance at Morris Park Wedues- day last, and bet $100 to $30 on Sic Arthur. Lepanto won in a drive, and was bid up to $2,000.and knocked down to Henry Schultz, the owner of Harlem, whom Daly bid up at the Brockivn meeting. “Shultz says that ke will follow Daly all over the country and make it so hot for him that he will keep his horses out of the selling races, I¥ THE STRETCH. The season so far has been a profitable one for M. F. Dwyer. He was $50,000 loser up to the last week of the Brooklyn mecting; but it its probable that he 1s now all of $50,000 winner. Mr. Dwyer's commission oa Stonene!l Saturday is said to have been one of the heaviest he has sent into the ring in weeks. George E. Smaith, “Pittsburg Phil.” is $75.00 out ox the season, Mr. Lorillard’s grand mare La Tosca pulled up very lame after her race in th> Metropolitan handicap on the opening day at Morris Park, | and although not hopelessly broken down, it is hardly likely that she will face the starter again, but will be relegated to the stud, ug imp. St, Blaise—Wood Violet, and Flor- ence Belle (3), by imp. Mucaroon—Cheverrette Mr. Lorillard’s grand colt Locokatchee, ac- cording to tast reports, is not permanently broken down, as was at first tought, and it i probable that he may be able to race at the Monmouth Park meeting. Jockey Clayton is not to be investigated by the board of control after ull. It seems the charges of having pulled Comanche were not pressed by either Starter Rowe or Patrol Judge itegerala, and there was no case against the | jockey to go before the board. The board of control have adopted the follow- ing rale, which is made an additional paragraph to rule 64: “It a horse shall weigh in short of weight, evers horse in the race belonging wholly'or in part in the same interest shail be disquatitied,” &, ; ts i 3 g if fi [ i HG i i 3 E § i 1 ! i fe i pI % if fs i ! | Ha i i i i ay heed att ayy) ry Spen’ . Out of Madstone ie KEEDICK’S TYPEWRITER, Caught by His Better Half im » Plain Ap * of Deception, ‘From the New York Merewry. When Mr. Keedick reached home the other evening he was confronted by a very angry wile. fie had ecarcely got ineide the door and bung his hat on the hal! rack before sbe biurted out . Tou've got a new typewriter!” “Why, yes,” replied Koedick. “How did yon" find it ont?” “Ob, Lam up to your goings on, T can tell ‘on. You go: your vew trpewriter yesterday.” yet did. Who told you?” “Well, if you must know. it was Mra Gas kett. Her husband told ber. You mesda's think you can keep things from me.” “I have no desire to, dear.” “Don't dear me! Your typewriter is only about eighteen years oll? “As nearly as lean judge of ages I should ay poy about _— ves?” Bi “And has melting brown eyes?” ira, Keedick on, indignantly. Posribly, but I haven't noticed them doing any melting.” “Oh, no! Of course not With a soft voice end charming manners?” “It is John Henry Simpson. What are you going to do about it ——_-+o2+—____ Protecting Thicves Instead of Pablie. From the Chieago Feraid. “Joost peeause I baf off too tousand tellers peen robbed I vas seized und @aken here in dot vaggon,” splattered an angry German in broke Euuglich when brought before Capt. Pitcher, the officer of the day at Jackson Park, late Wednesday afternoon. ‘The wrathy Teuton had good cause for bie rage. Conrad Mangeti owner from W He came east week in New York on bu to come to Chicago. Wednesd: Midway Plaisance. After recalling old recollec- tions by a trip thronch “Old Vienna” he ted the Austrian village, He was through the doorw: coming out when young man jostled him violently. The guile- less German thought nothing of the inci dent at thet moment, But, on reaching the gate, he happened to put his hand in bis inside coat pocket. His long leather pocket book was gone. In it were nearly $50 to bills and a check for $2,000 on the First National Bank of this city. He realized that his pocket had been picked, and that the stranger who had bamped up against him had got his money. Raising an outery, he rushed back to find the thief. A Columbian guard was attracted to the spot by the noise, Without listening to the story be called for the patrol wagon aud lagged his un- fortunate victim before the officer of the day. To lim the German related bis loss, He was immediately released. It was then, however, too late to take active measures for the appre- bension of the pickpocket and the recovery of the property. ORO The Duke of York's Tact. From the Pall Mall Gaz: Avery good story is told of the Duke of York in illustration of his tact with men under his command, as well as bis capacity to read character. When in command of the Thrush, trouble, was brought on board a prisoner for conve vance to his place of punishment. On the way the prince came to the conclusion that the fellow bad good staff in him, and he petitioned the admiral to allow the man to be tranéferred. to the Thrush after he had eudured his pen- alty. The admiral doubted the wisdom of the request, but be allowed the prince to have his way. WhenYhe man came on board be was broueht before bis royal highness, who in- formed him that he would have a clean sbeet for past offenses and be put in the first class for leave. The mau hed not been on leave for the: 60 & year, and he was naturally amazed Prince further tnformed him that he might ore hands.’ ‘The experiment was perhaps a hazard- ous one, but it succeeded, and man wae transformed into an active and seaman, and svon obtained promotion. aay.” Paasloe—*How is that? I thought you said she suited you in every way Mra, Pansloe—“She did up to this morning. Then the impudent thing had the cheek to ask for something on her wazes. Ouiy beon here three months, too, Thiuk of it! Ilet ber go without a recommendation, you may be sura”” "ausloe—“'Served her nght” Ropbie. Truth: From the Chicago Tuter-Oeoam Mr. Gospel—“Kobbie, is that a good’boak you are reading?” Robbie—“I_ guess ‘cause I've enjoyed every word of it,” sn give us brass bands and bulifrogs.” THE POET'S DECLINE.