Evening Star Newspaper, February 16, 1895, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. NORDICA SAYS: HAVE used Johann Hoff’s Malt Extract and find it most beneficial as well as agreeable. I would like to know your price per dozen bottles. . _ Beware of imitations. The genuine Johann Hoff's Mait Extract has this signature =~ on neck, label. Eisner & Menvetson Co., Sole Agents, New York. The Clever College Catcher to Be- come a Senator. NOTHING FROM JOYCE OR MERCER Matters to Come Up at the League Meeting. FEW CHANGES IN RULES Little Danny Cocgan, the catcher of the University of Pennsylvania team who has signed a contract to play with the Wash- ington club for the coming season, has been seen here on several occasions with the college lads from “Penn,” and he is unquestionably one of the best backstops in the country, looking at his career from an amateur standpoint. His contract with the Washington club was negotiated some- time ago, but through an understanding between Earl Wagner and Coogan, Presi- dent Young was requested to withhold the promulgatior of the official announcement until the 15th instant. Philadeiphia, New York and Boston all tossed out lines to entice Coogan into their respective camps, but it appears that there Is a personal tle that binds Coogan to Mr. Wagner. While Coogan was undoubtedly the star catcher of the college teams, it remains to be seen how he will pan out in the professional ranks. He would have brighter prospects for success if he weighed twenty or thirty pounds more, for experience has shown that frail catchers do not last long under the present conditions, when speed ts the principal requisite of a pitcher. However, Coogan is a promising lad and he may be- come as famous in league company as he is today in college base ball circles. When asked what he thought of the young man, Mr. Young replied that he had been so closely occupied with league mat- ters during the past few years that he had found it impossible to watch the work of amateurs to any great extent. He had, however, heard Coogan h recommend- ed by persons In a position to know of his ability. “Heard anything about Joyce and Mer- 2" ed th cer?” qu reporter. 7 mng, “but you need account of them. be on will ready to e Wagn anything ungenerous to- 1 official salary ed $60 over the amount he re- 1 that fs as much as ught to receive at the e Wagners, in my opinion, would hey paid him any more. Mr. Mercer is an excellent pitcher and a perfect gentleman, but he can’t expect to jump to tho top of the ladder all at once: men. Ik papers in. my pos “It is claimed,” continued Mr. Young, “that we take advantage of the reserve clause, which statement ts absolutely false. That rule was made to prevent too great competition. Base ball players are treated as well, if not better, than the majority of paid men in any profession, and they cer- tainly receive better salaries than they would were they engaged in other busi- ness. If you and I possessed one-fourth the amount of money that has been lost in base ball we would be wealthy. In 1S8SS and 1880 we made a little money and that started the brotherhood war. No, the play- ers have no cause for complaint, and as I said before, Messrs. Joyce and Mercer will be In uniform when the first game of the ec season !s called.” There was a perceptible revival of bust- ness activity at league headquarters this week in consequence of the preparations eting to take place in New York 7th instant. Mr. Young says the 1 contention will probably be over rangement of the schedule. He does -ipate any further talk about in the membership of the league. and iMe have gone ahead and are ge! ready It is possible that some sts may revive the old ahout Cleveland’s intention to sell out, but Mr. Young says he does not believe ‘there 's the slightest prospect of any change in the league membership dur- ing the next ten years, unless some unfore- ney should arise. geen eme: ‘There may be some discussion over the pro changes fn the rules, but tHere appears to be a general sentiment in favor of making as few alterations In the play- ing rules as possible. There fs likely to be a lively contest between Brooklyn and Cin- cinnati for the services of Pitcher Ad Gum- bert, recently released to Brooklyn by Pittsburg. John T. Brush has filed a long formal protest against Gumbert’s contract with Brooklyn, and he announces that he will make the ficht of his life to secure the enforcement of the alleged contract which he claims was entered into between Connie Mack and Buck Ewing, representing the Pittshure and Cincinnati clubs, respecttve- ly. Charlie Byrne of Brooklyn ts some- thing of a fighter himself, and he will meet Mr. Brush at every point and contest every inch of territory with him to sustain the deal made with Plitsburg for the exchange of Kinslow for Gumbert. In any event, some shrewd base ball polities will proba- bly be played before the matter is: fnally disposed of. ‘There ts also likely to be an interesting te over the proposition to reinstate Pfeifer. For several weeks past Pres- Young's daily mail has been burden- ball enthust- asts from all gections of the country urg- ing the gue to give Fritz another chance league company. Whether there ncerted action on the part of Pfete friends, or whether the movement for his relief is spontaneous {fs a question to be determined by the league. There is undoubtediy @ popular sentiment in favor of dealing fairly with Pfeffer, In view of of the Icague In reinstating nie and Buckeuburger. Fre ident ed with petitions from base Petitions are also in order for the rein- nent of Tim Hurst to the staf€ of 1e umpires. Mr. Young has received @ tch of personal letters and petitions any of the leading ball players in » Icague urging the reappointment of Hurst. It is difficult to ascertain just who is behind the movement against Hurst, for he ts unquestionably one of the best um- pires that has officiated In Washington for many years, and he ts one of the few men who have occupled that thankless position who is not to be intimidated by kicking bail players. His case will occupy the attention of the league magnates when they assemble week after next. Earl Wagner, in a private letter to a friend in this city, written a few days ago, says he will be satisfied if the Senators reach eighth cr ninth place this season. Last year he said he would be satistied if his team kept out of the tail end position. He has had Gus ‘Schmelz and all of his lieutenants hustling for “strengtheners” ever since the last season closed, and he believes that the experience of the old players and the ambitions of the new men will entitle the Washingtons to something better than tenth place. Base Ball Notes and Gossip. Two weeks from today the Washingtons report in this city. The Washington correspondent of the Sporting Life, who is also regarded as the spokesman of the Washington manage- ment, says, referring to Joyce and Mercer: It is my opinion that neither one will be seen in any kind of a base ball uniform in Washington during the season. They both say they will not play on the Washington National League team. Bluff or no bluff, the Messrs. Wagner and Gus Schmelz seem disposed to take them at their words. _ ‘The traveling uniform of the Louisville team will be black all through. It was first intended to have the color blue, but it has now been decided to use black instead. ‘The caps and stockings will also be black, with the name “Louisville” written across the player's breast. Pitcher Breitenstein, the favorite of the Browns’ twirlers, says that 1895 will be his record-making year. This will be Captain Nash’s tenth year of service on the Boston team. This al- most equals McPhee’s record with Cin- cinnatl. Buck Ewing announces that he has re- covered the complete use of his arm. ‘The Cincinnati _— have been pegging away at Hanlon for an exchange of Elton Chamberlain for Gleason. The Baltimore manager, however, does not want Cham- berlain, and has told the Cincinnatis so be- fore. Ad Gumbert has signed a Brooklyn con- tract. His salary ts $2,400. There is a spe- cial clause in the contract releasing Gum- bert from taking part in Sunday games. “Clift” Carroll has been located as farm- ing near Hoopston, Ill. He is through with base ball for “keeps’’ this time., Magnate Freedman says if Ruste plays ball as a Giant next season he will be paid $8,500 and no more. “Eddie” Burke is the latest Giant sign. President Wagner is firm in the determi- nation not to accede to Joyce’s demand for an increase of $500 In his salary. He says that Joyce’s claim that he was promised a raise is not consistent with the facts in the case. Manager Davis of the New York club has notified all the Giants, including Amos Rusie, to report in New York on or before February 25, to be in readiness for the southern trip. $ “Lachance at first, Tom Daly at second, Ivey on third and Tommy Corcoran at rt will be the infield,” says Mr. Byrne of Brooklyn. “There has been some talk of Daly being a weak spot, but just tell me which second baseman overclasses him— MePhee, Bierbaur and Reitz. No others.” Manager Allen of the Union College team made arrangements to take his men ster week on a trip to Washington, New Nork and Philadelphia. Georgetown and University of Pennsylvania, Columbla and Fordham, and probably Princeton, wiil be played. Hatfield has apparently changed his mind, and notwithstanding the $75,000 leg- acy has written, expressing his willingness to sign a Louisville contract, and writes that he {s in the best of condition, and hopes to give a good account of himself. Jack Boyd, one of Manager Schmelz’s pitching finds from the Virginia state league, is a stationary engineer, and is at present employed at Martinsburg, W. Va. The Phillies will start the season with twenty-one men, and all have signed con- tracts excepting Cross, Weyhing and Hall- man, and the last-named have practically agreed upon terms. < Tommy Dowd writes strong letters In support of his club for 1895. He says he will b2 found all over the left fleld and also at the bat. Shugart has signed a Louisville contract, but Tom Brown still refuses to accept the St. Louis club's terms. Manager Davis of the New Yorks says Stafford will play second base. He cannot get McPhee and will not have Pfeffer. Rusie is to be let alone until he sees fit to sign er stop playing ball, The first game of the season will be played by the Louisvilies at Birmington on ‘Thursday next. The Cleveland club has decided to sell elther Pitcher Young or Second Baseman Childs to the Philadelphia club. The St. Louis club has seven pitchers un- der contract, and Manager Buckenberger says all will be retained. Members of the Brooklyn team have been notified to report to Manager Foutz at East- ern Park on the 26th. St. Louis is anxious to let Arthur Clark- son go, and Cinctnnati is looking for an- other pitcher. Clarkson wanis to go to Boston. Von der Ahe taughs at the idea that there will be no Sunday base ball games in_ Missouri. The Washingtons tried to get along with Joyce in 1893, and finished last. Owing to Mulvey’s desertion a hole was left at third base that was never filled. The fatal weakness at third in the 182 nine also kept that team from getting above tenth place. It fot have finished not lower than sev- enth. The Chicago letter to the Sporting Life ‘says: “Speaking of Schmelz’s team, by the way, reminds me that big Jantzen has opened a book, in which bets are register- ed as to who will be Washington's second baseman. Jim Hart says Nicholson; An- son backs Crooks, and Bobby Caruthers boldly says that Crooks is the best of the candidates, and Nicholson the worst. Hers’s a ine for your Washington corre- spondent. Betting—Crooks, 3 to 5; House- man, even money; Nicholson, 5 to 3.” ENDING THE TOURNAMENT. to Columb! Take Second Place by Three Games From the Washiugtons. In the bowling match on the alleys of the Columbia Athletic Club last night the heme team won three straight from the Buena Vistas. For the Columbias Capt. Jake Jones put up a beautiful game;from a scientific stand- point his work was by far the prettiest of the season. Out of thirty chances he made enly six breaks, four of which were im- possible splits. His serial run netted him 514 pins. He also made 178 pins for the highest single game of the evening. For the Buena Vistas King~* made the best serial run—464 pins—and Spiess the highest Individual run of 164 pins. The first and second games were pretty close. In the third the Columbias made their team score of the evening, and the Buena Vistas their lowest, and fell short 80 pins. The scores In detail are as follows: First Game. Scores.) BV. 178 Lane. 143) Meyers. 154) Spiess. 127|Seblafch| CAC Second Game. . Third Game. Score B.V.0. Total.»..++--++++-- 79 In the contest at the Wa: r 4 Club last night the home team won two games out of three from the Carrolls. For the home team Capt. Kidd tallied the excellent serial run of 500 pins; he also made 192 pins for the highest individual run of the evening. Will Downey of the Carrolls captured all the honors of his team; he made the ex- cellent serial run of 501 pins; he also tal- lied 173 pins for the highest individual run of his team. He is a pleasant, steady bowler, and well deserves the honors of bis team on any occasion. ‘The scores, in detail, are as follows: First Game. Scores.{_ C.. 150 Sel +. 761) Total....c0ee Second Game. 151) B. Loc 166 Rice. 135| Downey. Third Game. Scores.) C.I. Buena Vista... A meeting of the league will be held at the Carroll Institute this evening at 8 o'clock to determine the question as to the three disputed games between the Wash- irgtons and the Catholic Club, after the settlement of which the full record of the teams and the players will appear in The tar. The Fight on Newmarket. LONDON, February 16.—The proceedings which the Anti-Gambling League have in- stituted against the Jockey Club at New- market for keeping an alleged gambling ring have been in progress during the past week and have been generally con- demned by all persons interested in sport- ing. John Hawke, who is at the head of the league, is the English representative of Messrs. E. S. Jaffray & Co. of New York. Among the members of the Jockey Club are the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Saxe-Co- burg-Gotha, the Duke of Connaught, the Duke of York and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. The King of Belgium and the Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia are honorary members. The Proposed Water Polo Match. CHICAGO, II.,February 16.—The Chicago Athletic Association sent the following let- ter to John C. Gulick, secretary of the New York Athletic Club, last night: “In reply to your favor of the 12th instant, I am instructed to say that this association will play your club one game of water polo for the championship of the United States In your tank on March 23. —__—_—— Woman Suffrage Association. The Wimodaughsis parlors were crowded at the monthly meeting of the District Wo- man Suffrage Association last evening. Mrs. Martha P. Davis,president, announced that she should be compelled to resign at the next meeting. Reports of the secretary, Miss Mary H. Williams, and of the treas- urer, Miss Cora B. Thomas, were received. The society welcomed five new members. Dr. Clara McNaughton explained the pres- ent status of the bill providing for the ap- pointment of two women on the board of school trustees. I esting addresses fol- lowed, by Mrs. shel Foster Avery of Philadelphia, secretary of the national council of women, Mrs. Jennette M. Brad- chairman of the local council commit- and Mrs. Annie Diggs and Mr. and all of Kansas, Mrs. Johnson of Southworth of Colorado 3 from the states of Idaho and California and others Colorado, elicited Arizona, ‘pplause. Dr. Susan Edson, who has been laid aside from all activities for two years, but whose mental faculties are as keen, and her spirit as gentle and kindly as in her earlier life, was brought from her home by loving hands in her chair to attend this meeting, and was warmly welcomed. ‘Among other members and guests pres- ent were Mrs. Jessie Wait Wright, presi- dent of the Forestville Club, and her moth- er, Mrs. Wright, Miss Emma M. Gillett, Wimodaughsis delegate to the national couneil; Mrs. A. H. Thompson, Mrs. North and Mrs. Wentworth of Connecticut, Miss Diggs of Kansas, Dr. Alice Burritt, Mrs. Jennie Munroe of the local committee on departmental tours; Miss Lucy Anthony and Miss Nicola Shaw of Philadelphia, Eliza Titus Ward, Miss Johnson, Miss Wall, Mrs. C. Augusta Clarke, Miss Adene Williams, Mrs. Martha Vincent, Mrs. C. L. Case, Mrs. B.S. Lucas, Miss Rachel Brill, Miss Annie M. Cochs, Miss Aydelotte, Mr. Wm. Thomas, Mrs.’ Marsh, Mrs. Sutphen, Mrs. Burt and Mrs. Havens. a aes ‘The Old St. Luke's Church. Rev. David Barr, general missionary of the Episcopal diocese of Maryland, has written to The Star calling attention to an error in a statement reported as having been made at the first annual meeting of the Mount Vernon branch of the Society for the Preservation of Virginia Antiqui- ties, held recently in Alexandria. In the report of Capt. Kimper’s speech he was quoted as saying that the Richmond soci- ety has already purchased and restored old St. Luke’s Church, on the Isle of Wight, the oldest Protestant church in the state. Mr. Barr says this is giving too much cred- it to the society, which gave about $250 to the work, the balance of the $10,000 neces- sary being received in the form of contri- butions from nineteen different states of the Union. —>—— Death of Timothy F. Green. Mr. Timothy F. Green of 410 2d street northeast died yesterday morning, after an illness of two months. Probably few faces were more familiar in religious and philan- thropic gatherings than Mr. Green's, and few more welcome. Mr. Green was born in East Haddam, Conn., spent his middle life in Illinois, and came to Washington in 1882, to accept a position in the pension office, where he made many friends, and was a member of the board of review for several years. Mr. Green was a valued officer of the First Congregational Church, an active member of the Y. M. C. A., a lay preacher of much repute, a devoted friend of the colored people, a Free Mason of high degree, and a helpful member of the Cen- tral Union Mission, of Wimodaughsis, the Congregational Club and many other so- cieties. He was generous to a fault, and none ever solicited his aid in vain, or left his presence uncomforted. Mr. Green leaves en invalid wife, three daughters—one a teacher here, one in Illinois, and the old- est married :n the west—and three sons, of whom two—Judge William Green and Mr. Sydney Gren, an Illinois banker—have already arrived to perform the last sad offices. —_———- End of Smallpox. The health officials think that the small- pox is a thing of the past, and in a few days the hospital will be without a patient. There are now seven patients in the hos- pital, and all of them have about recov- ered. They will not be discharged, how- ever, until all danger of spreading the dis- ease Is passed, and then they will be given bills of hea!th. There are only two houses left from which the quarantine has not been lifted, and the flags will probably be taken from these houses by the time the hospital patients are discharged. When the hospital is again without a pa- tient the building will be thoroughly fumi- gated and disinfected and put in condition for use, should there te any more small- pex patients to be cared for. gee At All News Stands. The Evening Star’s Almanac and Hand- bock is on sale at all news stands. 25c, AMONG ATHLETES Busy Scenes in the ‘Local Gymna- siumb., s PREPARING FOR THEPINDOOR CONTESTS el An Offer to tfié, Capitol. Hill got a stats Woo NO COLLEGE BOAT CREW ot For the next: month the various local gymnasiums will present the aspect of a bee hive, though the bees will more resem- ble spiders, especially in their operatigns on the bars and rings. The cause of all this activity is.the official program of events in- the inter-gymnasium . contest given by the Columbia Athletic Club, which is now being made -publie for the first time. The work of getting up the affair has devolved on. Messrs. Eugene Harmon and Sam Stinemetz, the two members cf the committee, Capt. J. T. Bivins having resigned. Here is the program: First, Rorizontal bars; second, pole vault; third, putting the sixteen-pound shot; fourth, running high jump; fifth, flying rings; sixth, hitch and kick for height; seventh, horizontal bar work; eighth, batteau board jumping for height, and ninth and last, standing broad jump, Theeorder may be changed. There has been a good deal of doubt among the athletic club instructors and members as to the probable make-up of the list of entries, caused by the fact that only a few of the contests were definitely settled. Some had counted on hurdling and fencing, and nearly everybody thought that tumbling and wrestling were booked for certain. Mr. Harmon, the chairman of the com- mittee, explained to The Star reporter their absence by saying that the difficulty of judging who were amateurs and who were not operated against wrestling and tumbling, and that, as the C. A. C.’s have manifestly a walk-over in fencing, it would be unfair to put that down. Hur- dling and several other things were left out owing to the length of time required to settle the other contests, all of which are more important. As it stands, the contest Is regarded as a fair one, and, with the exception of shot putting, every club in the city has men more or less proficient in the different sports. Between the two larger organizations, the Columbia Club and the Y. M. C. A,, things have been made as equal as possi- ble, the loss of tumbling, which Horan, Y. M. C. A., had been figured out as sure of winning, being counterbalanced by the erasure of fencing, a point regarded as certain for Columbia. The date of the games ts as yet uncer- tain, but will be settled inside of a week, which will be when the referee, George Goldie, 1s heard from. It will, however, come off somewhere between the 15th and 31st of next month; probably nearer the former date. Scoring the Points. "The question of scoring {s also, as yet, open, the management debating whether to give a special prize to the individual scoring the most points, or to the team averaging the best. It each contest there will be two or more ptizes, each one being donated by some menther'of the Columbia Club. Athletes will, however, be glad to learn that the prizes.will not be medals, but are to be useful articles, and in some cases pieces of plate. In a few days circulars’ will be sent out to the loca ‘ganizations ‘detailing the re- quirements of the ga and asking for entries. These latter will drop in one by one soon after, and fy the first part of March something definite! will be learned as to the number and names of the entries. Busy Scenes in the Gymnasiu At the C. A. C. Club house it is no un- usual s ing and practicing in the gymné amongst them such a well-known athlete s Basil Duke and others, all of whom have been attracted from their elis by the i a few prizes and wear- the law n. Fifty new members, men of standing in the community, have been added to the club rolls since the 1st of January. Of the men who have been regular attendants at the club within the t year or so, Instructor Cr is re- n the following to distinguish them- 8 : High jumping, Roy Hough and Arthur McEthone; pole vaulting, Charley Dudley, nk Emmons and McEthone; flying rings, Sewell and Midge Ross; broad jumping, Craig, Allen, McEihone and Hough; high kicking, J. R. Elder, Allen, Hough and MckElhone; battea-board and horizontal bar by some of the names al- ready mentioned, and for the shot putting, the older men, some of whom have not, however,signified their willingness to enter. Y. M. C. A. Athletes, It is an animated scene that the gym- nasium of the association presents every night, and the number on the floor is so great that every piece of apparatus has men walting to use it as soon as the others get through. Nothing is talked of but the c. A. C. contest, and most everybody is lcoking forward eagerly to Monday even- ing, when the first exhibition of '95 comes off. From the showing made then Instruc- tor Sims will select his team and get them dcwn to hard, steady work. The announce- ment that tumbling is stricken out will, no doubt, cause a feeling of regret among those who were looking forward to seeing Joe Horan do some of his prettiest work. He will, however, have a try at the flying rings and horizontal bar, and in both he ig nearly, if not quite, as proficient as in tumbling. Mr. Sims is counting on the folowing men to wear the red triangle: Harry Greene, Exley and Moore, pole vaulting; Earl Quackerbush and Ed. Playter, high kicking; Hanna, W. C. Prentiss, MeCul- Icch, Monk and Harr, high jumping; Ar- thur Rose and Quackenbush, broad jump- ing, and Horan, Morsell, Trott and Lemon, hcrizontal bar and flying rings. Shot put- ting has not been considered as a possible event, and so nobody has been practicing on it, but as the Y. M. C, A. has such a large number of strong and powerful mem- bers, it is quite likely that a worthy rep- resentative can be found. ‘The attendance has been increasing at such a rate that the business men’s class numbers forty-five or fifty, and unless new lockers are put in there will have to be some doubling up. It has been suggested that branch associations be formed, one in East Washington and one in West Washington. This is done in all the large cities, and has been found to work ad- mirably. It combines the quality of con- venience and less expense, and would have the effect of reaching more people than now attend. . Of course it would take a sum of money to fit up each of the branches, but each section mentioned is quite capable of fur- nishing all that might be required. No official notice has been taken of the scheme, however, and nothing will probably be done for some time. The Orient A. ©. Vice President Kubel of the Orient Ath- letic Club has suggested a plan by which interest in athletics may be revived on Capitol Hill. Mr. Kubel is the owner of the branch post office building on the cor- ner of 4th and East Capitol streets, and he has agreed to out a third story on the building, if the club will lease it for use as a gymnasium. Builders who have ex- amined the structure say that the walls are strong enough to support another story, even if it will be subject to shocks, resulting on its use as a gym. For a long time the Orients occupied the house ad- joining the post office, on 4th street, and It was fitted up very suitably. Recently they were compelled to move out their z letic apparatus by reason of the weakness of the structure and the result is the club is now more of a social organization. If, however, the offer is accepted the club will be once more in the field for athletic honors. Georgetown College Athletics. Talk about boating to be taken up at the university has remained as such and Cor- nell’s laurels are safe from the college boys this year at least. Sam Boyle, the student who was in charge of the mat- ter, did all he was able to do, and if he had been properly supported, the boat club would now be a fact. With BofYle’s departure from the school a few weeks ago, the talk was dropped and attention was turned to tennis and base ball. The effects of the bad weather will be felt, however, in the opening of the season, when the nine plays the leading college teams, all of whom are at work in suit- able cages and under the coaching of ex- perienced men. Tennis, from present prospects, will re- ceive a good deal of attention at the col- lege this spring. —_—_—— LOCAL PRODUCE MARKETS. Eggs Again Down—Poultry Advanc- ing. As intimated in this column a week ago, there was during the past week quite a general advance in wholesale prices in the local produce market, due to the un- usual cold weather and heavy snow falls, and the consequent temporary blockade of the roads. But, as The Star predicted, the weather soon moderating, prices as rap- idly declined, and, with few exceptions, are about as they were previous to the late blizzard-like. weather. Monday last prices reached the highest point during the week. ‘That day eggs were quoted at 30 cents, but they, like other products, next day began to decline, and today they could have been had for,from 23 to 24 cents. With perhaps the single exception df eggs, there was at no time during the week such a scarcity as to create a fear of anything like a famine in any product. The beef famine predicted in certain quarters failed to materialize, although beef slightly advanced for two or three days. Of butter there was at all times a plentiful supply, but of poultry, turkeys especially, the same was not true. Of dressed hogs the receipts were large throughout the week. There was a slight falling off in the receipts of oranges, but not enough to materially advance prices. As a whole, the market was a very well supplied one, firm throughout, and readily adapting itself to the change from intense cold to moderate weather. Contrary to general expectation, the ar- rivals of butter were quite large, consid- ering the effects of the recent cold spell. A generally dull market was, therefore, the result, with a heavy tone and weak on all under qualities. For strictly fancy, fresh creamery 25 to 27 cents a pound was quoted. In Elgin and other western extras prices were slightly advanced, 24 to 25 ruling; so, too, in first and second creamery, 22 to 23 and 19 to 21, respectively, being asked. New York tubs, prime, fell from 19 to 18, and good tubs from 16 to 15. The best of -western dairy remained at 15, good falling from 13 to 12, and fair from 11 to 10. West- ern factory was stationary from 12 to 15. Virginia and Maryland choice dairy packed, 16 to 20; good to prime, 13 to 14, and print, 19 to 20, stationary prices. Store packed, from 8 to 10 for common, to 14 to 15 for choice new. Roll, from 8 to 17. A slow outlet for lower grades is compelling hold- ers to make large concessions. After jumping to 30 cents eggs fell grad- ually during the week to 24 yesterday, and to 23 to 24 today. The market for some time will, it is believed, remain a 23-cent market. Shippers shoul not, therefore, lcok for fancy prices. Buyers are purchas- ing rapidly, and shipments of fresh and de- siral stock should be continued. The re- ceipts are large. Poultry, particularly. turkeys, has shown a general and substantial advance. Tor turkeys and choice chickens there is and will be an active demand, and no fall will occur in the former the remainder of the season. Turkeys advanced 2 cents over last week’s prices, and they run from 12 to M4 cents for dressed stock to from 9 to 11 for live birds. The market is therefore very firm. In chickens there is a liberal receipt of old fowls, but young chickens are searce and high. Receipts of capons are promising, and they run from 13 to 18 cents, an advance of 3 cents; chickens from 9 to 11, and old fowls from 5 to 11; ducks, 8 to 12, and geese, 6 to 8. In dressed meats prices have remained about stationary, hogs alone changing, dropping from & 1-2 to 5 1-4 cents a_ pound. Calves, 7 to 8; sheep, 4 1-2 to 5. For live stock prices in calves alone changed, jump- ing from 5 1-2 to 6 cents a pound. Cattle ranged from 1 1-2 to 2 for rough, to 4 to 4 1-4 for extra; sheep, 2 to 3; lambs, 3 1-2 to 41-2. In fruits and vegetables prices remain as quoted last week. Potatoes from 30 to 7 cents a bushel; sweets, from 75 cents to a barre $3 to $8 a hundred, and onions, $1.75 to $2 a barrel; Bermudas, $2.50 to 5 a crate; apples, from $2 to § barrel. >-— Anti-High Hat Suggestions, itor of The Evening Star: The Evening Star, ever ready to devote its columns to the interest of true has printed many articles, editori on the subject of wearing large hats at theaters, places of public amusement, &c. I have’ seen none which suggested an adequate remedy. The prevention of this hat nuisance appears easy to me. The starting point fs to recognize the distinc- tion in law between an easement and a license. An easement is not revocable at the option of the grantor, while a license is, A person who purchases a ticket to a theater, &c., has received from the grantor merely adicense, and the grantor therefore has the right to go to any lady in the place wearing a large hat, tender her the price of the seat and compel her to remove her hat or leave the place, or he can refuse her admittance to the seat even ufter ticket is purchased. This has been the law of the land for more than a hundred years, and every proprietor of a theater knows it. Or the District Commissioners can refuse to license any place of amusement where the general comfort of the public fs in- terfered with by large hats or anything else. Or the party whose comfort or view is thus obstructed can leave his seat and demand the return of the price of his ticket to a seat. The following case, which occurred in New Jersey some few years ago, will illus- trate the difference between an casement and a license and also show that the rights of men and women are often recognized as equal: A member of a certain church and pew owner therein became the object of the minister's remarks from the pulpit. Notwithstanding the member's objectior the minister continued his remarks from time to time. So one Sunday the mem- ber aforesaid appeared at divine services in a most unusual suit of clothes, and to his brother members announced his inten- tion of attending every Sunday in that garb until the minister ceased his objec- tionable remarks concerning him. His ap- parel, briefly described, was as follows: Upon his head he wore an enormous straw hat covered with ribbons, large flowers, &c., &c. In the place of his usual coat he were a many colored calico jacket with short sleeves and the body of which came just below his shoulder blades. For pants he wore knickerbockers of a bright red color, upon the seat of which were fastened large artificial roses of brilliant hue. He behaved himself throughout the services with perfect decorum. He was arrested fcr disturbing religious worship. His lawyer contended at the trial “that his client hav- ing been granted and conveyed the pew he held the same as ar easement, the use of which he could not be debarred; that his unusual garb was not a disturbance in itself, for his client had as much right to wear a large hat with flowers and rib- bons thereon and bright colored clothes as the female members of the congregation, for the laws of New Jersey did not pre- scribe what clothes people should wear.” The court sustained this view of the case, and the member aforesaid continued to wear his unusual clothes until the minis- ter discontinued his remarks concerning him, . 8. —— Amateur Journalists. A special meeting of the Capital City Club of Amateur Journalists was recently held at the residence of Miss Tyler, 1503 Q street, to make some changes in the constitution which have been thought necessary, and to elect officers. As the at- tendance was small, action on the amend- ments to the constitution was postponed until the next meeting. Mr. Tracy and Mr, L. Underwood made some well-chosen re- marks which would aid in the progress of the ciub. It was agreed that in the future, instead of appointing ten members, each to talk three minutes op magazine articles, there will be chosen two or three members who will carefully prepare a talk from the maga- zines, which will be open to discussion by the club. It is thought that this plan will be more beneficial. The election of officers resulted as fo!- lows: President, Mr. Seth Tracy; vice president, Miss Alice W. Wasserbach; sec- retary, Miss Sarah Willard Howe; treas- editor, Mr. Ed- librarian, Mr. Gustavus Adolphus Schuldt. There is no doubt that with such a corps of officers the organi- zation will prosper and be a credit to itself. The next meeting will be at Miss Tyler's again on the last Saturday of this month, on which an attractive program has been prepared. 4 = Se 5 Ee 5 Fr) The most delicious and economical breakfast food in the wide, wide world. Pure and sweet. Try it! Sold only in 2 Ib, Packages. “ ~ = IN MUSICAL - CIRCLES The Players of Columbian University to Give “Dorothy” for Charity. The Performance Will Eclipse the ormer Efforts of the Club—Uther Interesting Items. There is considerable interest felt in the repetition of “Dorothy” by the players of Columbian University, which will be at the Grand Opera House next Tuesday night. These young gentlemen created a very favorable impression at their first perform- ance, which was quite a brilliant affair, being under the patronage of a large num- ber of society ladies and the seats being sold by subscription. All of the college organizations that present opera make their performances purely burlesque. They make no pretentions to a presentation of the opera selected in the way its authors intended, but simply use it as a vehicle for working in local gags and burlesque bust- ness. Then, too, they sing in unison and never attempt to bring out any harmony in concerted work. The Columbian young men took a differ- ent view of their duty to the work selected for representation. They decided to give a straight performance, to sing the music in parts, as it was written, and to bring out all the harmonic beauties in the composi- tion. In this they succeeded remarkably well at their first performance, the only imperfections being the result of insuffi- cient rehearsal. Since then the players have been hard at work, and now they are satisfied that they will astonish and delight not only their friends, but the general public. The performance is to be given for the benefit of the poor of the District, for the young gentlemen are public spirited and realize the great need that the citizens’ relief committee have for money. They preferred to give their time and talents for the assistance of that body, representing the charity of the District in its broadest sense, to selecting any single charity for aid. The cast in the coming performance will be nearly the same as before, and there will be the same rich costumes and the same excellent ballet, although the work of the latter will be even better than on the former occasion, because the young men have had a longer time in which to perfect themseives in the intricate steps that make the graceful movemenis of the danseuse. The full cast of characters is as follows: Squire Bantam of Chanticleer Hall, Harry Wheldon Hughes; Dorothy Bantam, his daughter, Samuel Hazen Bond; Lydia Hawthorne, her cousin, Milton LeRoy Gough; Geoffrey Wilder, Bantam’s nephew, Theodore Friebus, jr.; Harry Sherwood, Wilder's friend, Melville Dupignac He Priscilla Privett, a widow, Bennet ton Cushman; Lurcher, a ‘sheriff's off William Hu: ngton Conley; John Tuppitt, ze landlord, James ‘Taylor Cronin; his daughter, Wm. Hearne her swectheart, F: Lady Betty, guest of ah Willis Pomeroy; Wilson, Bantam, Horace Hampton Wescott. N, DuShane Cloward is musical and dramatic director, James H. Vermily. instructor of dancing, Oliver Cro Hine assistant stage manager, Robert C. Kelton chorus master and N. Stein assist- ant musical director. The Philharmonic Quartet gave another concert in Alexandria at the Opera House last Wednesday night to a large and cn- thusiastic audience. This makes the third ccncert of this club in Alexandria and testifies to the high apprecigtion cf the music-loving people of that city for the talented young ladies who compose it. It is undoubtedly the best of the female quar- tets in this District, and the members have sung together so long that the harmony and blending of voices is perfect. Never since the old *St. Cecika Quartet, with Miss Minnie Ewan, Miss Harvey, Mrs. Pow- ell and Mrs. H. H. Mills, has there been such a well-balanced number of female voices. Miss Eva Mills gave a delightful musicale to her pupils Thursday evening at 717 12th street, assisted by Mrs. E. G. Harbaugh and her pupils in string instruments. The parlors were crowded with a music-lovin audience, who greatly enjoyed the fine program rendered. _ Among the selections were: “Brilliant Waltz," Miss Yeates; “Flower of the Alps,” Miss Eckiloff. “Dreams,” Miss Roberts; “Bird and Rose,” Miss Cruit, and “Springtime,” Miss Wash- ington. Prof. J. A. Eisenbeiss rendered a fine violin solo, and “Last Night,” a trio, by-Miss Washington, Miss Eckloff and Miss Cruit, was effectively sung. Mrs. Har- baugh’s Mandolin Ciub of young ladies played some beautiful Spanish music, er- ranged by herself for the occasion, in a charming manner. The Alumni Reading Circle of Notre Dame will give a concert at the hall of the institution on Wednesday evening next. The program will include choruses by the Alumni, a duet by Misses Lackey and Daly, vocal solos by Miss K. Lackey, Miss A. Rover, an instrumental number by Misses.M. Nesbitt, M. L. Foley, A. and M. Rover, recitations by Misses F. Rogers and M. Campbell, and a comedietta, entitled “Mrs, Wilson’s Will,” in which Mrs. Fal- vey, Misses Coyle, McGrath, McGowan and Heron will participate. Although Pat. Gilmore ts no more, his band still lives, and under the leadership of Victor Herbert is holding the popular- ity it enjoyed under its former great band- master. It will soon be here for a Sunday night concert at the Grand Opera Hous ena it will undoubtedly be warmly welcom- Victor Herbert occupies a unique position among the musicians of this country. A born irishman, he is German reared, and his associations were with the greatest and best of Germany and all Kurope in music, bis peculiar and striking talents making him a marked figure even at an early age. In this country he has risen from the part of an instrumentalist in Thomas’ orchestra to that of soloist not only of Thomas’ or- chestra, but the first violoncello virtuoso of the country, associate director of the Seidl orchestra, director of Gilmore’s band, and now as composer of the latest and most successful opera, ‘Prince Ananias.” With Gilmore’s band Victor Herbert is said to have worked wonders since he took charge of it. An enjoyable musicale was heid at the residence of Mrs. Meem, 2011 F street northwest, last evening, which was en- joyed by quite a large company. ‘The pro- gram included a violin duet by Mrs. Apple- by and Sewall, vocal solos by Mrs, Hattie Meads Smith, Mrs. Ralph Barnard, Mr. Wm. Hamilton, Mrs. Susanne Oldberg, Mr. Harry G. Meem, a violin solo by Mr. An- ton Kaspar, a duet by Miss Mary Helen Howe and Sig. Mariano Maina, and the sextet from “Lucia,” by Misses Whitcomb and Shepherd, Mrs. H. H. Mills, Messrs. Galloway, Roberts and Stevens. Ail the numbers were well given, though the great- est enthusiasm was created by the excel- lent work of Mr. Anton Kaspar, who first played Vieux Temps’ “Fantasia Appassto- nata,” and for an encore a Bach air. At the conclusion of the program, refreshments were served, and there was dancing. ‘The first public rehearsal of the Rubin- stein Club was held at the Cairo, and the excellent program furnished was thorough- ly enjoyed by a large gathering. Tke club is composed entirely of female voices, and their ensemble work is deserving of the warmest commendation. The program in- cluded “The Song of the Birds,” Max Bruch’s “Flight into Egypt,” the obligato being sung by Mrs. Kitty Thompson Berry, who also sang the obligato in the “Chorus of Siren: from Gade’s cantata of the d “Afton Water,” a “Hunting Chorus” by Hummel, Rhineberger’s “Down the Rhine,” “Daisy,” sung by Mrs. F. A. Gardner; Chadwick’s “He Loves Me” and Weherlin’s “Sunrise,” by Mrs. Kate Scott Brooks; readings by Miss Anita Hendrie, and a piano solo by Mr. Archibald Olm- stead, the accompanist of the club. Each number was effectively rendered, and ap- plause was abundant and encores were fre- quent. High praise was given to the mem- bers of the club for their excellent work. After the program was completed dancing was indulged in. Don’t Fail to Get a Copy. You can obtain The Evening Star's Almar nac_ and Handbook at any news stand, or at The Star office. 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