Evening Star Newspaper, August 2, 1895, Page 11

——— THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, AUGUST, 2, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. 11 Parker, Bridget & Co., 315 7th St. Thin goods have taken a drop. We never carry Suits over from one season to another. Here are a few of the cut pric $5 Striped Planzel Trousers, $2.50. $5 Striped Fiannel Coats, $2.50. $10 Striped Flannel Suits, $5. $13 White Serge Suits, $3, White Duck Pants for $1, If your boy didn’t grow we'd ad- vise buying a dozen of these Suits. Every Boys’ Suit in stock is at half price. All the Thin Wash Suits are in- cluded. Roys’ $2.50 Suits, $1.25. Boss’ $3.00 $1.50. Toys’ $4.00 $2.00. Boys’ $5.00 $2.50. 3”. $6.00 S $3.00. Toys’ $8.00 Suits, $4.00. Boys’ $10.00 x The return of the “Washing- tons” has again “amateurs,” and our se Ball and Athletic Department is again very busy. These goods must also be closed out this season. You'll find lower prices on most everything. Money back for anything we sell that isn’t satisfactory! Parker, Bridget & Co., 315 7th St. - a es a a a eae mes a a Oh! 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Trtal siz AGY, SOLE AGENTS, 43 express prepaid, to any ipt of prive. j Bde, ITH part of tt ARBONA ¢ FASE SPOTS INSTANTLY. ammable== Non-explosive. ure the most delicate fabric or color, er or druggist does not keep it A MYSTERY OF HEROISM A DETAIL OF AN AMERICAN BATTLE ——_+—_—_—_. BY STEPHEN CRANE, (Conclusion.) Second Part. (Copyright, 1895, by Irving Bacheller.) Collins appeared as a man dreaming. In the midst of the questions, the advice, the warnings, all the excited talk of his com- pany mates, he maintained a curious silence. They were very busy in preparing him for his ordeal. When they inspected him carefully it was somewhat like the ex- aminaticn that grooms give a horse before @ race, and they were amazed, staggered by the whole affair. Their astonishment found vent in strange repetitions. “Are yeh sure a-goin’?” they demanded again ard egain. “Certainly, I am,” cried Collins, at last furiously. He sirode sullenly away from them. He was swinging five or six canteens by their cords. It seemed that his cap would not remain firmly on his head, and often he reached and pulled it down over his brow. ‘There was a general movement in the compact column, The long, animal-like thirg moved slightly. Its four hundred eyes were turned upon the figure of Col- ins. “Well, sir, if that ain’t th’ derndest thing. I never thought Fred Collins had the blood in Fim for that kind of business!” “What's he goin’ to do, anyhow?” . “He’3 goin’ to that well there after water. “We ain't dyin’ of thirst, are we? That's foolishness.” ’ omebody put him up to it an’ ke’s he must be a desperate cuss.” When Collins faced the meadow and walked away from the regiment he was vaguely conscious that 2 chasm, tHe deep valley of all prides, was suddenly between him and his comrades. It was provisional, but the provision was that he return as a victor. He had blindly been led by quaint emctions and laid himself under an obli- gation to walk squarely up to the face of death. But he was not sure that he wished to make a retraction, even if he could do so without shame. As a matter of truth he was sure of very ‘little, He was mainly surprised. It seemed to him supernaturally strange that he had allowed his“mind to maneuver his body into such a situation. He under- stood that it might be called dramatically great. However, he had no full appreciation of anything excepting that he was actually conscious of being dazed. He ‘could feel his dulled mind groping after the form and color of this incident. Too, he wondered why he did not feel some keen agony of fear cutting his sense like a knife. He wondered at this because human expression had said loudly for cen- turies that men should feel afraid of cer- tain things, and that all men who did not feel this fear were phenomena, heroes. He was then a hero. He suffered that disappointment which we would all have if we discovered that we were ourselves capable of those deeds which we most ad- mire in history and legend. This, then, was a hero. After all, heroes were not much. No, it could not be true. He was not a hero. Heroes had no shames in their lives and, as for him, he remembered borrowing $15 from a friend and promising to pay it back the next day, and then avoiding that friend for ten months. When at home his mother had aroused him for the early labor of his life on the farm, it had often been his fashion to be irritable, childish, diabol- ical, and his mother had died since he had come to the war. He saw that in this matter of tite well, the canteens, the shells, he was an intruder in the land of fine deeds. He was now about thirty paces from his comrades. The regiment had just turned its many faces toward him. From the forest of terrific noises there suddenly emerged a little uneven line of men. They fired fiercely and rapidly at dis- tant foliage on which appeared little puffs of white smoke. The spatter of skirmish firing was added to the thunder of the guns on the hill. The little line of men ran forward. A color sergeant fell flat with his flag as if he had slipped on ico. There was hoarse cheering from this distant field. Collins suddenly felt that two demon fin- gers were pressing into his ears. He could see nothing but flying arrows, flaming red. He lurched from the shock of this ex- plosion, but he made a mad rush for the house, which he viewed as a man sub- merged to the neck in a broiling surf might view the shore. In the air little pieces of shell howled and the earthquake explosions drove him insane with the menace of their roar. As he ran the canteens knocked to- gether with a rhythmical tinkling. As he neared the house, each detail of the seene became vivid to him. He was aware of some bricks of the vanished chimney lying on the sod. There was a door which hung by one hinge. Rifle bullets called forth by the insistent skirmishers came ‘from the far-off bank of foliage. They mingled with the shells and the pieces of shells until the air was torn in all directions by hootings, yells, howls. ‘The sky was full of flends who directed all their wild rage at his head. When he came to the well, he flung him- self face downward and peered into its darkness. There were furtive silver glint- ings some feet from the surface. He grab- bed one of the canteens, and, unfastening its cap, swung it down by the cord. The water flowed slowly in with an indolent gurzle. ‘And now as he lay with his face turned awey he was suddenly smitten with the terrcr. It came upcen his heart lke the grasp of claws. All the power.faded from his muscles. For an instant he was no more than a Jead men. The canteen filled with a maddening slow- ness in the manner of all bottles. Present- ly he recovered nis strength, and addressed a screaming oath to it. He leaned over un- til it seemed as 'f he intended to try to push water into it with his hands. His eyes as he gazed down into the well shone like two pieces of metal, and in their ex- pression was a great appeal and a great curse. The stupid water derided him. There was the -laring thunder of a shell. Crimson light shone ttrough the swift-boil- ing smoke and made a pink reflection on part of the wall of the well. Collins jerk- ed cut his arm and canteen with the same moticn that a nan would use in drawing his head from a furnace. He scrambied erect and glared and hes!- tated. On the ground near tim lay the old well bucket, with a length cf rusty chain. He lowered ’t swiftly into the well. The bucket struck the water, and then turning lazily over, sank. When, with hand reach~ ing tremblingly over hand, he hauled it out, it knocked often against the walls of the well and spilled some of its contents. In running with a filled bucket a man can adopt but one kind of gait. So through this terrible field, ovee which screamed practical angels of death, Collins ran in the manner of a farmar chased out of a dairy by a bull. His face went staring white with antict- pation—anticipation of a b’ow that would whirl him around and dewn. He would fall as he had ceen other msn fyll, the life knocked out of them so suddenly that their knees were no more quick to touch the ground than their heads. He saw the long blue Hine of the regiment, but his comrades were standing looking at him from the edge of an impossible star. He was aware of some deep wheel ruts and hoofprints in the sod beneath his feet. The artillery officer who had fallen in this meadow had been making groans in the teeth of the tempest of sound. These futile cries, wrenched from him by his agony, were heard only by shells, bullets. When wild-eyed Collins came running, this officer raised himself. His face contorted and blanched from pain, he was about to utter some great beseeching cry. But sud- dently his face straightened and he called: “Say, young man, give me a drink of water, will you?” Collins had no room amid his emotions for surprise. He was mad from the threats of destruction. “I can’t,” he screamed, and in this re- ply was a full description of his quaking apprehension. His cap was gone and his hair was riotous. His clothes made it ap- pear that he had been dragged over the ground by the heels. He ran on. The officer's head sank down and one elhow crooked. His foot in its brass- bound stirrup still stretched over the body of his horse and the other leg was under the stee But Collins turned. He came dashing back. His face had now turned gray and in his eyes was all terror. “Here it is! Hero it is!’ The officer was as a man gone in drink. His arm bended like a twig. His head drooped as if his neck was of willow. He wee to the ground,to lie face down- ward. Collins grabbed him by the shoulder. “Here it is. Here’s your drink, Turn over! Turn over, man, for Ged’s sake!’ With Collins havling at his shoulder, the officer twisted his body and fell with his face turned toward that region where lived the unspeakable noises of the swirl- ing missiles. There was the faintest shadow of a smile on his lips as he looked at Collins. He gave a sigh, a little primi- tive breat4 Itke that from a child. Collins tried to hold the bucket steadily, but his shaking hands caused the water to splash all over the face of the dying man. Then he jerked it away and ran on. The regiment gave him a welcoming roar. The grimed faces were wrinkled in laughter. His captain waved the bucket away. “Give it to the men!” The two genial skylarking young lieu- tenants were the first lo Kain pusoess.uil a it. They played over it in their fash- lon. When one tried to drink the other teas- ingly knocked his elbow. ‘Don’t, Billie! You'R make me spill it,” said the one. The other laughed. Suddenly there was an oath, the thud of wood on the ground, and a swift mur- mur of astonishment from the ranks. The two Heutenants glared at each other. The bucket lay on the ground empty. —__ EXCURSIONS, The excursion of the District of Colum- bia Banjo, Mardolin and Guitar Club to River View this evening on the steamer Pentz promises to be a most successful affair. A great number of tickets have been sold and everything seems to point to one of ths mest enjcyable outings of the year. A waltzing contest will be inaugu- rated on the arrival of the evening boat, and there will be a concert by the mando- lin club. The club will also play on the trip home, rendering several well-known and pretty selections. A number of peo- ple went down this morning and afternoon on the two day boats, and it is thought thaf the Pentz’s capacity will be tested this evening. A number of features have been provided for the concert, including instrumertal and vocal numbers, and the glee club, which is formed of the members of the mandolin club, will sing a number of selections on the home trip. Regular dancing will be provided after the waltzing contest, Arth’s orchestra giving the music. The evening will be moonlight and the sail up the river will be an ideal one in every way, with the addition of the music. Tomorrow and Sunday will be the last chances the public of Washington have to see the wenderful tower diver, Speedy, make his terrific leap at River View. Speedy is the champion of the world in this respect, and his feat is ene of the most wonderful things cn the record. It consists of jumping from a tower eighty feet high into a canvas tank containing but three and one-half feet of water, and those who have seen it are loud in their praise of the little fellow’s nerve and dar- ing. He will jump twice tomorrow and Sunday, in the afternoon and in the even- ing, and from here he goes to Cincinnati and several towns in Iowa to fulfill his nu- merous engagements in the west. A moonlight excursion to Indian Head will be given by Waugh Chapter, Epworth League, this evening on the steamer Harry Randall. The Mt. Pleasant Field Band will furnish the music for the trip and refresh- ments will be on sale during the outing. The boat leaves at 6: Capt. Randell desires to call the publle attention to the $2 excursion of thirty-three hours’ duration that has become popular these hard times. The combination pre- sents many features of enjoyment, and embraces a round-trip passage to pictur- esque Chapel Point, fifty-five miles down the Potomac, via the steamer Hatry Ran- dall, with supper, room and breakfast at Hotel Belleview. Salt water luxuries are there, including fishing, crabbing and a fine bathing beach. The Randall leaves to- morrow morning at 9 o'clock. The Capital Bicycle Club has determined upen a somewhat later date than usual for its annual excursion to Marshall Hall, and this year that always pleasart affair will occur cn Monday eveaing, August 5. The members intend to leave nothing un- done that will contribute to a splendid time. Bicycles will be in the club house racks, the whist experts will cease their silent studies as to how to take the next trick, and actuaily burst Into conversation for the evening, and the amateur pho- tographers, instead of negatives, are ex- pecting to develop great ability for enjoy- ing themselves and aiding their friends in doing Wkewlse. The exclusive use of the steamer Macalester, and of the grounds at Marshall Hall, has been secured by the club, and the number of tickets”has been limited to prevent any possibility of crowd- ing. The tickets are to be had of members and at the club house, and perhaps no bet- ter opportunity for a pleasant moonlight excursion will be afforded during the re- mainder of the season. Those desiring a trip to Norfolk, New- port News, Old Point and the Capes may take the steamer George Leary tomorrow for an excursion to the places named at $2 the round trip. The tickets are good until August 6, and state rooms may be procured at any time. The baat leaves her wharf at 6 p.m., arriving in Norfolk at $ a.m. Returning, leaves Norfolk at 5 and arrives in Washington Monday at a.m, An excursion is given every Saturday to Ocean City, Maryland, over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, the train leaving at 12 necn. This beautiful place is directly on the Atlantic ocean, and possesses some ex- ceedingly attractive features, not the least of which is the surf bathing. The train leaves on other days at 3 p.m. A large crowd enjoyed the delightful sail to Indian Head on the Macalester last evening, the brilliant moonlight adding a great deal to the enjoyment of the evening. The night was an ideal one on the -iver and the many who made the trip were amply repaid. A number alighted at the Hall to enjoy the dancing and take a ride on the Ferris wheel, but the greater part stayed on the boat to get the full benefit of the breezes and the moonlight. The trip will be repeated tonight and tomorrow night, while Sunday at the Hall will be as delightful as ever. —_——.—__ Better Street Railway Facilities for Anacostia. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Permit a citizen of Anacostia to thank you for the “straight from *he shoulder” editorial which appeared in your issue of lest night, relative to the poverty plea ad- vanced by the officials of the Ana ta railroad as a reason for not modernizing the equipments of their road. The Ana- cestia road started twenty years ago with “bob tail’ cars and “bob tail horses,” and at this late day, with a large «nd ssrowing patronage, still adheres to the “bob tall” cars and “bob tail’ horses. The Star’s position as to Commissioner Truesdell re- quiring the citizens of Anacastia to pro- duce figures to sustain their demand for improved car facilities is just «nd proper, and the writer would suggest that no such requirement was exacted of citizens resid- ing in Mount Pleasant when they peti- tioned and demanded better service from the Washington and Georgetown Company. Had the management of the Anacostia road expended less money in gridironing South Washirgton with steel rails and used that money in equipping their main 10ad with modern improved cars, they would not now be in the financial straits they complain of. The greed for territory ex- ceeded their governing ability as well as depleted their exchequer. A “bob tail’ one-horse dirty car leaves lith and M streets southeast every twenty minutes, to take transfer passengers to the wharf. A “bob tail” one-horse car, superlatively dirty, leaves 11th and G streets aoutheast for Congressional cemetery, for which an additional fare is charged. A “bob tail” one-horse car, foully dirty, stands at 2d and Canal streets to transfer passengers to the wharf. As double track is laid un these as well as the main route, it is apparent that territory greed and not judgment has been paramount with the management of the Anacostia road. The citizens of Ana- costia are not unreasonable in their de- mand in asking of a corporation which cc- cupies the center of their main thorough- fare that they be provided with decent ac- commodations, and that their imothers, wives and sisters be not required to serve as conductors. No corporation can expect substantial financial aid from «apitalists who in and out of season pleads the pover- ty act. The writer voices the appreciation of the citizens of Anacostia in thanking The Star for the splendid support given them in their effort to obtain clean, up-to- date cars with all necessary adjuncts. ANACOSTIA. THE DEPARTM@NTAL LEAGUE Games of the Second: Series of Unusnal Toterest. They Will Be Resumed Tomorrow at National Park-Current Notes of the Players. The games in the second series of the Departmental League “schedule have sur- passed these of the. first series in every way. The interest mapifested in the con- tests has been greater, the playing of the teams has gone up to a much higher stand- ard, and the attendance has picked up wonderfully. The games which have been given at National Park under the auspices of this league are very creditable exhibi- tions of base ball, and those interested in the national game are beginning to take notice of this fact. The second series opened July 20 with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the Washington Light Infantry as the op- posing teams. The game promised to be a highly exciting one, but rain cut it short in the third inning, and the two teams will have to wait for the first open date before they can come together again. This will probably be August 9, although the matter has not yet been decided. The second game was not such a good one as the first prom- ised to be, as the District Commissioners had a complete walk-over with the Army and Navy, and the Treasury team had no trouble in defeating the Government Print- Ing Office on the 25th. The rext game, however, between the Army and the Washington Light Infantry, was a good one, and was only won by the latter after u hard fight. The District Commissioners and the Treasury Department teams were pre- yented from coming together Saturday last by rain, and thew will have to wait for the second open date, This game was looked for by a great many as going to be a stub- bern contest, and it gave great promise of fulfilling the prediction. The next game, however, played Monday of this week, was as good an exhibition of amateur base ball for seven innings as has been seen at Na- tional Park for a long time, and not a few were comparing it with some National League games which they had seen there. The teams which played were the Bureau and the Army and Navy, and, after the first inning and a half, when Bernard ard Buckingham went in to pitch, the game Was as snappy and as exciting as could be desired. Tomorrow's Game. The teams which play tomorrow are the Government Printing Office and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. It is safe to say that the printers will not do any monkeying in the first one or two innings with the idea that they are going to have a walkover. “They have been given two scares now, one by the Treasury and one by the Army and Navy, and they are not going to take any charces with that cham- pionship. The Army and Navy team are at the bot- tem of the list, with two more games to play, and the G. P. Q. are just ahead of them, with four to play.. The Treasury, W. L. 1, D. C. 0. and Bureau teams have each won one and lost none,’ and each has four more games to play, | / There are several ‘ggines in the coming schedule which seem toigive promise of be- ing go0d exhibitions of base ball, judging from the cpposing teams and the games which they have recently put up. These are as follows: August 6, Bureau vs. Treas- August 8, Treasuty vs. Army and ugust 10, District Commissiomers ington Light Infantry; August 15, D. C. O. vs. B. of E.’andP.; August 17, W. L. I. vs. Treasury. ‘ There are eleven, gathes, counting the two postponed games, from now until the close of the season. The bureau holds the championship of the’ first series, of course, but from the present outlook it would ap- Pear as though it wag going to have a hard tussle to keep that, tile in the second series. H The G. P. O. and A. an N. teams are out of the race, so far "gs ‘getting the cham- pionship is concerned,’ and it is not ex- pected of the treasury team to finish first. But the W. L. I. and D. C. O. are hot on the trail of the bureau boys and the latter will have to hustle to keep ahead of the game. Notes of the Players. “Tubby” Dickinson was an interested rooter at the game Monday. He was giving the Army and Navy team all the benefit of his knowledge, of course, and he succeeded in helping them not a little by his ener- getic coaching. Harris has an.apt way of catching a base runner at the second bag. He is very quick with the ball, and makes a big bluff, wheth- er he gets his man or not, and that goes a long way sometimes. The Army and Navy team secured an cx- cellent pitcher in Buckingham. He is speedy, and has an assortment of wide curves that are very puzzling. His in-ball is particularly effectivg, so Dickinson says, and he ought to know. The District Commissioners miss the ser- vices of ‘“Nympo” Jones at second base, whoa ts out of the city on his vacation. If the Washington Light Infantry team has nothing else in its make-up it nas at least two good umpires in the persons of House and Heydler. It has been predicted that the latter would make his mark in that profession if he should follow it steadily. The way Merrill played short stop in Monday's game was a caution. He scooped up everything that came his way, and what is more, knew exactly what to do with the ball when he got it in his hands. He cut off runs that would have counted in the aggregate a great deal against the Warriors. Leach’s third-base play in Monday's game was as pretty an exhibition as has been seen at the park for quite a while. During the last innings of tne game he went after everything and came out with a ciean error column. McCauley made a couple of stops that were generally unnoticed in Monday’s game, as most of the spectators were watching the base runner. One of them was a magnificent effort and should have cut off a run but for Beach’s fumble of the ball. SENATORS PLAYED BALL. Finally Concluded That is the Only Way to Win Games. If the Washington base ball team put up a game every day as good as the one which it played yesterday there would be no doubt of its ending the season in a higher place than it has ever seen. Thirteen hits and no errors, good team batting and an ef- fective pitcher ought to win almost any game, and the combination served per- fectly yesterday. As The New Yorks were unable to hit Mer- cer when hits were’ neéded, while Clarke was pounded until Doyle was forced to take him out and substitute German. The latter fared but little better, however, and the Senators continued’! on their way to victory. Selbach, the first man up, made a single, and after Joyce had fied out to right field, scored on Cartwright’s triple to the center field fencé@ The latter scored on Davis’ error on third base. ' H In the second inning, Scheibeck singled and scored on Mércet’s timely double. Another run was sored, in the fourth off Abbey’s double and. Fuller's low throw to the plate, and two in the fifth on singles by Joyce, Cartwright and McGuire. Two more were added in the seventh off of a base on balls, Crooks’ double and Schel- beck’s third single. This stopped the run getting of the Senators. The Giants made three In the first by Butler’s base on balls, Tiernan’s single and Van Haltren’s home run. They did not score again until the sixth, when they made three more by hitting Mercer for four safe hits. Not a base was stolen in the game, and not a Senator upset his dignity by striking out. Joyce had eight chances on third base and accepted each one In great style. Scheibeck played an excellent short, and made three hits out of four times at the bat. The features of the game were catches by Selbach and Butler, and a stop by Crooks that looked good for a two-base hit. A horse interrupted the game somewhat by getting loose from the shed in the corner of the grounds and rurning a few bases on his own account, but he was finally caught and the game allowed to proceed. Doyle gave an exhibition of back talk to the um- pire, as usual, and escaped without a fine, as he generally manages to do. Hunt um- Ppired the bases, and Heydler the balls and strikes. Both umpired very fairly, one de- cision of Hunt on third base, however, be- ing rather questionable. The score: WASHINGTON. NEW YORK. RH.OLAE. RH.O.AE. Selbach, If.. 12°40. 0|Butler, If.. 11°40 i Joyce, 3)... 1 1 2 @ g|Tlernam rf, 11200 Cart'ght, 1b 2 212 1 0) VanHatnet 2 2 411 McGu rec, 0 1 3 2 0|Davis, 3b... 9 0 1 2 1 Has'mcr, rf. 0 1 1 0 0|Doyle, Ib... 1 114 0 1 Abbey, ef.. 2 1 2 0 0|Statord, 2b. 1 225 0 Crooks, 2b. 11 1 2 OlFarell,c.. 0 2016 Scheibeck.ss 2 8 1 2 O|Clarke,p... 0 0 0 10 Mercer, p-- 0 1 1 8 0|German, p.- 0 0 0 0 6 Totals... 0132s olruier so... 00 0 2 2 eS , iMeckin... © 0 8 0 0 “6 92712 6 200-9 20 1-14 000-6 000-9 {Batted for Fuller in nint! E:rred rens—Washington, 5. 1uns—Van Haltres. ‘Twe-base hits—Abbey, Crooks, Mercer and Butler. Tohree-base hit—Cartwrizbt. Stolen bases~McGulre. _ Sacrifice hits—Crooks and le piays—Davis, Stafford and Do: Merevr, 2. Bases on balls—Mercer, German, 1, First"base on errors—Washington, 1. by pitched ball—By German, 1. Left on bases— Washington, G: New York, 3. Umpires, Heydler ard Hurt. “Time, 1.50. 4 Other League Games. Yesterday’s Pittsburg game was a cham- picnship game in every sense of the word. An error McKean made in the sixth inning allowed Pittsburg to, score, two runs and win the game. R.HLE. Pittsburg. 00000200x-271 Cleveland . 0000000 0-062 Pitchers, Hawley and Cuppy. The Bridegrooms batted Lampe all over the field for four innings. Taylor then came in and gave them three bases on balls, which, together with the three doubles and two singles made off his delivery, helped the visitors to‘win the game. R.HLE. Pkiladelphia.0 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 0-812 2 Brooklyn... . 0103020 4x 014 2 Pitchers, Lampe, Taylor, Gumbert and Abbey. : 4 The Browns scored once in the first on errors and a triple, again in the third on a base on balls and two singles, after which the Colts had everything their oak, way. 00210110x593 010000060252 Chicago. St. Louis. PRchers, Terry, Ehret and Kissenger. The Bostons could not hit and the field- ing was very peculiar. Bannon distinguish- ed himself by a very yellow play in ‘the fifth inning, whioh led to the scoring of five runs. Boston was not in the game after that. R.HLE. 0 000-585 a ona 5 7 0 1-1516 2 Pitchers, Delan, Sexton and Hemming. The League Record. Clubs. Clubs. Cleveland. -595| Philadelphia. Pittsburg. 33 -508|Brookiyn. Balt |New. Yor Chie: ‘557| Washingt Cincinnai -563)St. Louis. “ Louisville League Games Today. Baltimore at Washington. Philadelphia at Boston. Pittsburg at Cleveland. Brooklyn at New York. MORRISON'S EFFECTIVE PITCHING. It Contributed Largely to the Y. M. C. A’s Success, The Y. M. C, A. team redeemed itself yesterday after two defeats by the Pension Office nine, in the Independent Amateur League, by giving the Post Office Depart- ment club a drubbing that it will not soon forget, the score being 17 to 8. Morrison, who pitched for the Y. M. C. A., was invincible, striking out twelve of his opponents, and he also did well at the bat, making three hits, one for three bags. Brown of the P. O. D.’s was also effective up to the fifth inning, when his delivery e runs resulted. Xee was put in, i and eight base hits were placed against his credit that re- sulted in as many runs. The playing on the Y. M. C. A. side was very sharp, two doubles and a difficult catch by Hodge in the ninth inning being aceomplished. Fer the P. O. D.'s, Wise distinguished himself by making a number of pretty plz Chapman also did well on first. Hall and Demonville were the only ones who had on their batting clothes, the lat- ter making a pretty hit over Selby’s head for three bases. Today the team from the Treasury De- partment will face the victors of yesterday, and a geod game may be-expected. On Monday the P. O. D.’s will try conclusions with the Pensioners. The Woodward & Lothrop ball nine will play the Y. M. C. A. at Capitol Park to- morrow at 4:30 o'clock. The score: ¥. M.A ICE DEPT. RH.0.A-E, R.H.O.AE, Datton, 2b. 11s 41242 Hodge, ss. 2.24 22121 3 O10 o2900 o11 12001 3100 o1022 360 019014 2112 1 003143 233 10000 412 00000 1427 892798 17 8 cur, 3 by Brown, 9. Brown, 6. Hit by Dole Left on bases Wiid_pitches— op, 4: Carr, 3. Time esers. Healy’ and Har- SHARP TALK TO COURTNEY. Oarsmun Fennel’s Father Discusses the Other's Assertions. ELMIRA, N. Y., August 2—McCarthy Fennell, father of Oarsman Fennell of the Cornell craw, is exceedingly indignant at the statements made by Coach Charles E. Courtney, blaming his son for Cornell's loss of the Henley race. To the Associated Press reporter Mr. Fennell, who is a prom- inent resident, said: “Courtney's state- ments are palpably false, ard do not agree with what my son writes me, and I have every reason to believe the boy gives the true version. I do not care to say anything further until my son’s return.” Mr. Fennell has addressed an open letter to Courtasy, which follows: “Dear Sir: 1 sce that repeatedly in your interviews since your return to this coun- try from England you charge that the race against Trinity Hall could have been easily won by Cornell but for Fennell catching a ereb, that the boys rowed in excellent form and were never in better condition, etc., ete. “In relation to this important matter, you have made several contradictory state- ments from the day you landed in New York up to last, Sunday in Ithaca. Now, according te a brief description <iven of the race by my son, in a letter to me on the 20th instant, you make a serious mis- take in his case, if not in that of the whole crew. The facts given by him in reiation to it are entirely at variance with your published statements, and, such being the case, you have been doing him a gross in- justice, in my opinion. He did not write for publication; corsequently I am not at liberty to quote from his letter. He can speak for himself later on. “Now, sir, were I you, I would in justice to all concerned try to get the facts as they were, and give them to the public as cheerfully as those you have alreag§y given in so many diversified forms. It is no crime to meet with an accident in a boat but it is wicked to give a distorted, ided account of it when one was not an eyewitness. You should be the last man in the world to fall a victim to this sort of thing, and by deception try to maintain your standing with the college faculty at Cornell. As for the people at large, I hear it said that they have no confidence what- ever in you. > “Being prostrated in bed yourself at the time of the race everybody knows your version of it is second-handed, and you should be as slow to handle such informa- tion as you have been ready on other occa- sions to find fault with those who did. “The combined opinion of the expert carsmen of England and Canada is that you overtrained the Cornell crew, It is now as patent as day that you did, and from past experience I have a doubt in my mind if you had not a motive. Of course, you don’t like such criticism, be- cause it reflects on your judgment as an oarsman and trainer. But I fear you will have to swallow the dose and admit, how- ever reluctantly, that the defeat of the crew was due to your method of training. It will not down any longer that the boys were in perfect condition and rowed in excellent form, &c. “This is sheer buncombe. From the fact that you were not an eye witness to the Tace, your account of it cannot be relied on. How comes it you could stay away from your post of duty at a time when, if you had a spark of manhood or the pro- verbial pluck of the American, you shouid insist on being borne to the river on a stretcher, risk your life rather than be ab- sent, and, if no more, cheer up the crest- fallen, much-abused crew with your pres- ence the day of that race? “But no, you would sooner have the odium of defeat cling forever to your name than part with your old tricks. To the surprise of all, you pop up hale and hearty in London immediately after the races, arranging to come back by the first steam- er to An:erica, to be the first in the field to give your many-sided version of that de- Pplorable flasco. You could not wait to ac- company the crew home, but were fleeing from the shore lke ong awaking from the dreams of a hideous past to try in vain to stem the current of popular indignation you knew full well your conduct abroad had aroused in the breasts of the Ameri- can people. “In conclusion, I heg to say your state- ments in relation to my son are egregious- ly, if not willfully, at fauit, and were I you I should endeavor to repair the dam- age by seeking the facts in the case or quit giving interviews until the other side had a chance to be heard. And here let me re- mind you that, in the absence of my son, I shall not stand silently by and tolerate misrepresentations from any one when car- ried tco far, much less allow his name to hang as a fad on the lips of any coward or fake oarsman. . Gigned.) “T. McCARTHY FENNELL.” GOSSIP OF YACHTSMEN. Not S» Jubilant Over the Prospects of Defender. NEWPORT, R. I, August 2.—The yachts- men had an ewsy time yesterday, with nothing te do but stay below. There was not even the calling of a watch. The yachtsmen in their idleness were busy thinking about certain things, chief among which was the question of the measure- ment of the Defender and the probable time that boat would’ have to allow the Vigilant. These facts cannot be found out exactly, because the Defender’s size had not been taken. Those who have the inside track for information are pretty sure, nevertheless, that the new boat will be obliged to give the centerboard about four minutes. If this iz the case, the Defender is not, the gossips say, as good as her owners and builders hz ve hoped she would be. It is rot to be nearly conjectured how much better the Vigilant is than she was in 1898, but allowing that she is six minutes faster, that improvement is not sufficient to satis- fy the statisticians. They have it that the Valkyrie is nine- teen minutes better than the Britannia in light weather over fifty miles, and hat over thirty miles she would be eleven min- utes and two-fifths seconds to the good. In view of these figures the sharps cannot see how the Defender is going to beat the Valkyrie. It may be, they say, that the Defender has not shown her best form. It may be also sail that perhaps the Valkyrie has not shown her best form either. Will Back Peter Agninst Jim. Levy, @ prominent London sporting man, offers to back Peter Jackson against James J. Corbett in a glove contest for $10,000, the match to come off in London in Janu- ary or February next. Robert J. and Patchen Matched. BUFFALO, N.Y., Avgust 2—The offi- ciaJs of the Buffalo Driving Park have ro- ceived a dispatch from Mr. Hamlin, the owner of Robert J., stating that a match race had been made betweer the little Belding Joe Patchen, the stallion that de- feated him yesterday, to be contested dur- ing the circuit meeting in Buffalo Wednes- day, August 7. Mr. Hamlin attributes Robert J.'s Jownfall to the cold, stiff wind that prevailed, and expressed the convic- tion that on his own track the gelding will reverse yesterlay’s verdict. Se STREET RAILWAY UNION. Gripman Sands Expelled—Other Mat- ters of Importance Considered. Had the attendance at last night’s meet- ing of the Protective Street Railway Union been a little greater than it was it would have been difficult for all the members to have gotten Inside the hall where the as- sembly took place. As it was the windows were all occupied in addition to the seats and the standing room, while the overflow found a resting place in the ante-1 The session lasted for four hours, Pre: Lawrence presiding. A number of matters of great importance to the members were discussed, the princi- pal being the alleged conduct of H. E. Sands, a gripman on the Columbia road, who has been suspected for some time past of revealing the proceedings of the meet- ings of the union to Superintendent Boteler of that line. The officers of the union have, it is sald, known for some weeks that information as to what transpired in their sessions reached Mr. Boteler, and were confident that it was only through some one who was working in an underhand manner against the organization that he could learn of what matters were discussed behind their closed doors. Accordingly they set a watch, and, it is alleged, secured conciusive evidence that Sands was the party who had been leaking. The matter of Sands’ conduct was brought before the union soon after the body was called to order last night, and before any other business was transacted. Sands was present, and, after the evidence in the case had been laid before the meeting, many of the most influential of the members made earnest speeches on the case. The matter was very fully gone over, and every oppor- tunity given to Sands to clear himself of the charges against his loyalty to the or- ganization. He, however, fulled to make such an explanation as was satisfactory" to the union, and was, by a practically unani~ mous vote, expelled from gnembership. There was also considerable discussion in reference to the employment by President Phillips of the Metropolitan line of James Davis, a non-union motorman, for the pur- pose of breaking in the motormen on the 2th street line. It was urged by some that extreme meas- ures should be taken in the matter. The more conservative element won, however, for it was explained that inasmuch as President Phillips had stated that it was not necessary for any one to break in with Davis as his instructor, all that remained was for the union to take a definite stand on the question, Finally, by a unanimous vote, the union decided that the union men on the Metropolitan I'ne shali not be per- mitted to break in with Motorman Davis for running the new cars on the 9th street line. The penalty for a violation of this se will be a dismissal from the organiza- tion. It is not anticipated that any trouble will arise from the adoption of this reso- lution, as the statement by President Phillips that they Shall not be obliged to is as instructor 1s a guarantee ple. tee, composed, It 1s understood, es of the Columbia Ratlway Com* pany, Was appointed to call upon Superin- tendent Boteler today, and ask for the re- instatement of Conductor Moore and Gri man Martin, who were recently discharged for what the men consider a trivial viola- tion of the rules, and it was stated that if Mr, Boteler shall refuse the request, an ap- peal wiil be made to President Baker, The report circulated in some quarters that if the men referred to are not reinstat- ed the other conductors and gripmen will refuse to take out the cars Monday morn- ing next was pronounced to be without foundation, Seer a A Pleasant Musicale. ery enjoyable musicale and dance was given by the Montrose Bunjo and Mandolin Club at the Buena Vista club house on 6th street last evening, about 200 guests availing themselves of the hospitality of the club. An entertaining program was rendered, after which the floor was cleared for dancing. Master Sproesser and Miss Barrett danced the h jig very as ably, Mr. Guy V. Coilins delivered a r, tion’ in his usual good style, Mr. ; Webber gave a German dialect recitation, Mr. M. Clarke did fancy whistling and Mr. George O'Conner sang cne of his comic songs, all of which were well received. The Montrose Club, consi: of Messrs. EB, FP. Holcer, DeWitt, J. Viemyer, G. Web- ber and Chas, Reltmann, rendered several selections throughcut the evening. THE CARPENTERS’ COUNCIL. A Long Sexsfion and a Considerable Amount ef Buxiness Transacted. The Carpenters’ Council was in session until nearly midnight last night, and dur- ing that time a vast amount of business of interest to the craft generaily was trareacted, In the absence of the rresident, Vice President Rose presided. The matters of public moment attended to were as fol- lows: The committee on constitution and by-laws reported that those documents were now ready tor the hands of the Printer, and the committee was authorized to have a large number of copies printed. Messrs. D. J. MeCarthy and Francis Flynn, who wore a few nights ago elected delegates from local union No. 19), vice Messrs. Theodore Perry and Alexander Richardson, who declined to serve, were admitted and seated, their credentials proving, upon examination, to be correct. Mr. Francis Flynn was elected sergeant- at-arms, vice Richardson, who had ceased to be a member, and he was duly installed into office. ‘The committee appcinted to secure sig- natures of employing carpenters who are willing to obligate themrelves to hire union labor exclusively made a partial report. A lengthy discuss!on took place on the report, in the course of ‘which it was brought out that the committze had met with good en- couragement in the task ed them, and that there is reason to believe that the efforts of the committee in this direction "ge entirely successful. 1 @ committee having charge of the much-talked-of Shugrue job reported that the carpenters and plumbers have com- pleted their work there, but that much of the stairbuilding stilf remains to be done, ard that Mr. Shugrue is so anxious to have the work finished by union men that he has offered to pay Mr. James Connors, the contractor, the fall amount for his work and finish the building by days’ work, un- der the supervision of his own manager, Mr. Hickey, who also favors the emplo; ment of union labor, but that Mr. Connoks Js so determined to have his own way in the matter, and employ non-union men only, that he has refused to accept Mr. Shugrue's terms, and says he would not do so for the price of two houses like the one he is building for Mr. Shugrue. The committee further reported that the trouble about the Shugrue job and other contracts over which disputes of the same sort have from time to time arisen comes from the fact that no provision fs put in the specifi- cations requiring the employment of union labor, and it is the intention of the Car- penters’ Council to continue agitating the subject until the specifications for build- ings intended to be constructed by union labor shall be so worded that there can be no doubt of their mearing on the subject. The committee on Labor day made a re- pert, which indicated that the carpenters will make an excellent showing on the occasion of the parade. An excellent band has -been already secured. The subject of floats and uniforms was deferred to a@ future meeting. Questions gonnected with the building of Albaugh’s Lafayette Square Theater were discussed. It was reported as coming from good authority that the carpenter work is to be given to a unfon employer, and much satisfaction thereat was expressed. ——__. The most expensive short story ever printed ts “The Long Arm,” the $2,000 prize detective story, the first installment of which will be printed in The Star of Sat- urday, August 3. —= BEAUTY. How to Incrense in Weight and Other- wise Impreve One’s Personal Appearance. Exery normally constituted man and woman warts to look well. This is natural and right, We have little sympathy for these people who, through indolence or giutteny, have permitted them- selves to take on too much flesh, They know that by living abstemfously end taking plenty of exer else they can get back to thelr normal weight. We do, however, have a great deal of syiupathy for those poor, pale, thin sufferers, who either have no appetite or else whose food distresses tem to ewch a degree that they are forced to live on-a most frugal diet. “Going juto a de-line.”” How often do we hear tis expression. What does it mean! It means that people are losing fesh, growing thin, wasting, ‘Their trouble arises from the fact that they are urable to digest sufficient food, and when the stemach is out of ord-r and falls to do its proper werk, foods are worse than useless. They simply ferment in the stomach and fill the system with poiscnous principles. 3 What these people need fs something that will digest their food after it bas been eaten, and it fs in Just such cases that the Digestive Cordial, as mrde by the Mount Lebanon Shakers, is proving remarkably succeesfal. . 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In either case, come im and let us supply your wants, We have eversthing necessary, Colors, Brushes and Blocks for both oil and water color, Easels, Stools, Umbrellas, ete., at prices which are perhaps lower than you have been paying. Geo. F. Muth & Co., 418 7th St. N.W., 4e15-24a_ Successors to Geo, Ryneal. Jr. —that’s our part of it, You'll find 1 ost satisfactory pow. er ond the cleanest. You'll find dlectric ghts cooler and better light than gas—and safer. A word from you and the cuzrent will be on. U.S. Electric Lighting Co., 5213 15TH STREET N.W. “PHONE 77. jy27-200