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10 THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1895-SIXTEEN PAGES. BASOSSHIOLO99OSD Go. WE MAKE THEM. TOPHAM’S TELESCOPES} TRAVEL. Well put together and strong. 45¢. to $1.65. Best Grade, Leather Bound And Riveted. $1.50, $1.85, $2.20. TOPHAM’S ‘Travelers’ and Fine Leather Goods Manufactory, 1231 Penna. Ave. Factory, 1218 ani 1220 B 1t ti tip By ry BAYA. The Danger From |\District Cycle Co. Typhoid Fever Lies chiefly in drifking Potomac water. tent safeguard in the use of a pure wate LUMBIA NATURAL LITHIA W. —the wonder of this generation. | Possesses a cry stal-like clear. Ness—has a delightfal taste and is quick in its curative effects In cases of Blood, Stomach and Kidney troubles. Circular tells about It—send for ts Columbia Natur- al Lithia Water, 460 K St. N. W. f2rr8 024-28e0 We'll make you a Sample Shirt * And if it doesn't come up to your re- * quirements in every particular—why, the logs ts curs—not yours. $1.50 starts the ee price sele. 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Harleston, 1335 F, General Agent Pennsylvania Mutual Insurance Co., home office, 3345 Arch st., Phila, oc24-28d —In the recent Washington Road Club meet. This is but one occasion out of a myriad in which Columbias have been ridden to victory. “Columbias."” “Hart fords.” 452 Pa. Ave. Manager. anl0-3m,28 nT, A RAeAe nase an edersedneaeeeeee Opening FURS, Comprising all the Latest Novelties. 47Fine line of Men's Driving and Dress “JAMES Y. DAVIS’ SONS, {Hatters and Furriers, 1201 Pa. ave, Be ewer ere rere! A New Hat For Ladies. ° a just out this season—a ladies’ ‘‘walk- In black or brown, anf just for walking, cycling or for go Chas. H. Ruoff, Hatter, 905 Pa. Ave. ocl8-24d TRICKS OF HORSE SHARPS. Some of Those That Are Said to Be Practiced Down in Tennessce. From the Chicago Record. The greatest day in every county in Ten- nessee and other southern states is ‘‘thorse- swapping” day, which comes to the county seat the fifst Mcnday in each month and to the other towns on every other Satur- day. It is one of the oldest customs of the country and each county numbers hundreds of men who make their living on the profits of horse swapping. There sre about 65,000 of these horse traders in Tennessee alone. Some grow rich and others grow poor by it. “There are lots of tricks about this ness,” said one of the horse traders, “and I'll give you some pointers that everybody doesn’t know. Unless a man is accustomed to horses it’s the greatest folly in the world to depend upon his own knowledge in pur- chasing, for the horse swappers make their living by bringing up korses with all sorts of defects, and their art enables them to cover them long enough to make a good sale. These tricks are practiced in buying as well as selling. “When a man wants to make a true pull- ing horse balk he mixes corrosive sublimate end tincture of cantharides and applies it to his shoulders. To make a horse appear lame a single hair is taken from his tail and run through the eye of a needle; the front leg is lifted, the skin pressed between the middle and outer tendon, and the needle shoved through. The horse will go lame in twenty minutes. To make a horse stand by his food and rot eat it, his front teeth are greased with tallow, and he will not eat until it is washed out. A fine wire fastened tight around the fetlock between the foot and heel will make a horse ap- pear as if badly foundered. The heaves are covered up by a half pound of birdshot given to the horse. When a jockey wants to “nerve” a horse that is lame he makes a small incision about half way from the knee to the joint cn the outside of the leg. At the back part of the shinbone is a small cerd, which is cut off and stitched. The horse will walk on the hardest pavement and not limp a particle. When a horse goes dead lame in cne shoulder it is dis- guised by creating a similar lameness In the corresponding leg by taking off the shce and inserting a bean between it and the foct. “Black spots are put on a horse by ap- plying a mixture of lime and litharge. A star Is put on a horse easily enough. A Piece of towel the size of the desired star is spread on the part ard warm pitch ap- plied. After two days it is washed until the hair grows out white. Old horses are made to appear young by filing down the teeth and removing the dark markings with a hot iron. The depressions over the eye are filled up by puncturing the skin over the eye and filling through a tube by air from the mouth, then closing the aperture.’ Leaders, Bobs, Rods, & in stock at 30 per cent off marked prices for ten days rather than carry them over to next yeai Now is your chance to get good fishing tackle cheap, TAPPAN'S, 1013 PA. AVE. A Fine Kersey Overcoat for $20 —made to your measure and a fit guaran- teed. See the cloth and the way we make em up. a will agree with us that you can’t duplicate ‘em under $30 elsewhere. CF Sulte and Overcoats to measure as s¢* low as $15. TWO FLOORS of woolens ti © © nelect from. - HASLETT & PISTEL, Up-to-date 1345 PA. AVE. N. W. "shop" 0023-200 The Future ‘ing of Men‘s Shirts and Underwear and Ladies’ Shirt Waists. - rid of all ‘The present finds os getting rid st 3 furnishings in the house at LAK PRICES. $2 Underwear, $1.00. 75c. eck wea kind. 38. $1.50 SHIRTMAICER, P. T. HALL, oos F'St. 022-164 The Care of Fine Horses —has been a study with us for more than quarter of a century. HERE every attention that a modern and thoroug! ly sanitary abode affcrds—supplemented by best of food, beds of clean straw and c: ful grooming by experienced men. We have reo for a Ilmited number of boarders. * EF We also make a specialty of hiring fine turnouts by the trip, week and month, wed- dings, theater parties, etc. Reasonable rat ate: Downey’s Hotel for Horses, 1€22-1628 L STREET. ‘PHONE, 555. oc21-204 FINE TAILORING. ‘We handle only the Higher Grade Cloths, atcdy every detail of fashionable cutting and accept coly fhe finest workmanship. Business Sultings from ‘WO to $85 and up. W. S. TEEL, 935 Pa. Ave. N.W. exiT-tt -se- ECONOMIZING AT MONACO. Evidences That This Resort is on the Downward Grade. From London Society. A very decided and unpleasant change is coming over the spirit of the dreams of the speculator in the formerly much-covet- ed shares of the Monte Carlo Casino Com- pany, and the very decided impression conveyed by a study of the report issued at the meefing of shareholders held the other day is that the whole concern is very rapidly proceeding to that disastrous ter- mination vulgarly known as “pot;” from bad to worse is the progress reported. There was a falling off of more than 3 000,000 francs (£120,000) from the previous year, anc nearly 5,000,000 (£200,000) less than the total received in 1892-93. After deducting 8,000,000 francs (£320,000) for expenses, 11,000,000 francs (£440,000) were left tor division among the holders of 60,000 shares in the company. So it was de- cided to declare a dividend of 160 francs per share, which, with 25 francs interest paid upon each coupon in October, totals up to 8 per cent per annum upon the present value of the shares. This, of course, would satisfy ordinary appetites, but not the vo- racious cormorants who have been used to much higher Interest for their money, and so all kinds of economies are once again under conzideration. Some of these retrenchments in expenses were tried on at the beginning of the sea- son, and met with the disapproval of the Prince of Monaco, who cannot get rid of this gambling scourge (even if he really wished to, which, perhaps, he does not) un- til 1913, All this shows the downward grade, and we very much doubt !f this hell keeps its fires burning till 1013. There Is a proposal to charge admittance to the rooms instead of, as always hitherto has been the cas: admitting gratis on presentation of a visi! ing card, and this innovation would be a good one, for it might possibly keep out some of the roughest who now frequent the gambling saloons at Charley’s Mount. —se0— Ex-Congressman Dorsey Acquitted. Ex-Congressman George Dorsey, presi- dent of the Ponca National Bank, which failed lest spring, was acquitted yesterday at Lincoln, Neb., of the charge of falsify- ing the books of the institution. The ex- Congressman was Indicted jointly’ with Frank Dorsey and E. D. Higgins, but de- manded and was given a eeparate trial. seo A Kipling Story. rday’s Star will contain a capital complete, with characteristic illus- trations, from the pen of Rudyard Kipling. | NOT MUCH SURPRISED English Comment on Mr. Rose’s Withdrawal. COMMENDED FOR HIS ACTION] Move Against Foreign Books at Elkton. THE FOOT BALL PLAYERS When a representative of the Associ- ated Press conveyed to Lord Dunraven the news of Mr. Rose’s withdrawal of his challenge for the America’s cup, his lord- ship declined to talk on the subject, say- In “It is uselesssto ask me questions. I ab- solutely refuse to say a word on the sub- ject at present. How can #t be expected when'I have just been so grossly misrepre- sented? The receipt of the cable dispatch from New York announcing that Mr. Charles D. Rose had withdrawn his challenge, is- sued through the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, for a series of races for the Ameri- ca’s cup next year, did not cause as much surprise as might be generally expected. -The attacks made upon him in the English press were enough to dishearten anybody, and it is now generally believed that the question of a chailenge for races in 1806 will be left in the hands of Lord Dun- raven and the Royal Yacht Squadron, as it is not thought likely that any other club will take up the challenge, in view of the attitude in which the-Royai Victoria Yacht Club has been put by Mr. Rose’s action. However, Mr. Herbert Moir, the well- known Colonial yachtsman, who raised $150,000 in a very short time to build a yacht, to be named West Australia, for 1897, may now challenge for 1896. Then again Sir George Newnes, may issue a challenge, as he announced himself as_be- ing ready to do so soon after Lord Dun- raven’s yacht was defeated. Mr. Percy Thellusson, secretary of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, replying to a dispatch sent to him by the Associated Press, after it had become known that Mr. Rese had withdrawn his challenge for the America’s cup, telegraphed from Ryde, Isle of Wight, saying that tne Royal Vic- torla Yacht Club has no other challenge for the cup. The London Times publishes the letter of Mr. Charles D. Rose to Mr. Percy Thellus- son. secretary of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, dated Newmarket, October 22, which is as follows: “In view of repeated com- ments to the effect that my challenge for the America cup might be construed as an expression of opinion on Lord Dun- raven's action in connection with the last race, I beg that you will kindly cable the New York Yacht Club committee that I de- sire to withdraw my challenge. I should like to add that when I decided to challenge, I did so solely in the interest of sport, and with a desire to win back the cup, and that no question concerning any incident of the last series of races in any way in- fluenced me. I therefore naturally deplore my action having been misconstrued. Comment of the Papers. The Daily London Graphic says of the withdrawal of the challenge for the Amer- ica cup: ‘The Royal Victoria Yacht Club is old enough to have known better than to indorse Mr. Rose’s challenge. The with- drawal from a false position better serves the interests of international yachting than the victory of Distant Shore would have done. It is a matter for congratula- tion that Mr. Rose has thus expressed con- fidence in Lord Dunraven. We trust that we shall hear of no more challenges until the New York committee shall consent to abandon the Sandy Hook course. The Times editortally say: ‘Mr. Rose's challenge was not accepted by a portion of the American public in the spirit it was given and assurances that it implied no censure of Lord Dunraven were given in vain. Perhaps it would be unjust to read in Messrs. Smith and Canfield’s compli- ments to Mr. Rose an attempt to suggest 8 contrast between his attitude and the attitude of Lord Dunraven, hut the words are susceptible of such an interpretation and they might have been selected more carefully. The persistent misconstruction of his motives has compelled Mr. Rose to the step which makes further misunder- standing impossible. A little reflection might perhaps have warned him of the pos- sible consequences befcre he sent the chal- lenge, but, having challenged, no other course was open than that taken, doubt- less to his own regret and the regret of all honorable yachtsmen, both here and in America.” The Daily News will say: “Mr. Rose's withdrawal is not surprising, but It 1s cu- rious that he has taken so long to dis- cover the objectionable interpretation put upon his offer. Still better late than never. We must wait a little on both sides till we have cooled down before beginning a new race. A year is but a span in the life of a nation.” LONDON, October 24.—The Pall Mall Ga- zette, commenting this afternoon upon the action of Mr. Charles D. Rese in withdraw- ing ae challenge for the America’s cup, re- mar} “Mr. Rose has done right in withdrawing. Had he won the cup it would fcrever have lost the inteinational significance which now attaches to it. If the cup is to remain significant in the eyes of English yachts- men it must be sailed for as Lord Du: Taven demands, over an unobstructed course, and Lord Dunraven has, unques- tionably, the first right to a match under such conditions. The Globe this afternoon says: ‘There is litle likelihcod of another British chal- lenger entering the lists for a race in 1896, Lord Dunreven certainly will not do so un- til a course is provided where the com- petitors will have fair play.” Mr. Rose's action in withdrawing his challenge, the Assoctated Press learns, was due chiefly to the Prince of Wales, who spoke to Mr. Rose on the subject when they met at Newmarket on Tuesday last. SHUT DOWN ON FOREIGN BOOKS, A Big Blow Given to the Elkton Tarf- men. State’s attorney Austin L. Crothers yes- terday sprang a surprise on the crowd as- sembled in the betting room at the Elkton, Md., fair grounds by arresting Bookmaker Lewis Gilbert, the agent of Bookmaker Duffy. The charge was the violation of law by selling pools on races at tracks other than the Elkton course. Gilbert accompanied State's Attorney Crothers to the office of Magistrate Peter H. Cleaver, where he was held in $500 bail for his appearance at the December term of the circuit court. The loss of the “foreign” books, in which the Latonia, Morris Park and Alexander Island tracks were played, is @ severe blow to the betting men, and their attentfon was turned to the local books, eight in number. The bookmakers did a big business, and were unable to accommodate all the money. President Andrew Burns of the Racing Association stated that Baltimore will be recognized as a desirable point from which to draw racegoers, and arrangements will be completed at once to accommodate the people of that city. He sald that 12,000 passes would be sent to Baltimore for «is- tribution. The reason that no attempt has been made heretofore to bid for an attendance fro: Baltimore was that the racing syndicate d not wish to antagonize the Washington tracks at St. Asaph and Alexander Island, each track being deemed entitled to all the support it can get from within a radius of 100 miles. The race promoters on the Potomac have posted notices that the horse- men who left them to go to Elkton shall rot return. The feeling now is not of the best between the Virginia and Elkton synd!ca‘es. FOOT BALL. Yal2 defeated Williams easily yesterday by 54 to nothing. The nearest Williams came to scoring was in the second half, when they carried the ball to the fifteen- yard line and then lost it on a fumble. Long runs abounded, Benjamin scoring for Yale from the center and Draper doing ex- cellent work for Williams. The foot ball team of Swathmore was de- feated by the Rutgers team by 26 to 12. | The University of Pennsylvania freshmen = foot ball eleven defeatéd the Haverford team 22 to 6. University. of PennsylVania yesterday de- feated Duquesne A. C. by 30 to 0 at Pitts- burg. This is the lowest score the univer- sity men have made this season. The game was fast and furious from start to finish. The first half resulted in 4 for Pennsylvania, no goal beirg kicked. ‘In the second half the university kicked three goals, but fail- ed on the other two touch-downs. The weather was fine and a ¢rowd of about 5,000 was present. 3 Capts. Lea and Brewer have agreed on the following rules, which will govern the Princeton-Harvard 3 November 2: In addition to the four Ordinary backs, two other men, these being, either the tackles or ends, are allowed befind the line in any formation, provided they. be not more than five yards behind the fine. No man,.how- ever, is allowed to start before the ball is put in play. In case of a free catch the man making the catch is not allowed to run with the ball or pass it, unless he first touch it to the ground. If he dces not run with the ball, he can have the uption of a first down on the spot at which the ball is caught, or he can kick the ball from that sMt, the opposing side not belng allowed to line up within ten yards of the ball. THE OLD NATIONALS. Henry Chadwick Writes About Local Base Ball in the Sixties. Mr. Henry Chadwick, the veteran base ball authority, writes as follows to The Star from New York regarding the early history of base ball in this city, in which he has a prominent place: “I read with much pleasure and interest the well-written article in the issue of The Star of October 19, headed ‘Base Ball His- tory;’ especially that portion of it which contained a brief record of the early days of the old National Club, which was in the zenith of Its existence in 1967, the year I ac- companied the club, as its base ball scribe, on their grand base ball tour through the west in July of that year. The mention of the names of the club delegates of Washing- ton at the convention of the old ‘National Association of Base Ball Players’ of 1866 brought to mind those esteemed base ball friends of the good old days at the capital in 1867, “Especially do I remember that of Arthur P. Gorman, of Frank Jones and of brother Topham, not to mention the individual mem- bers of the National Club's team of players, the gental Harry Berthrong—now a wéll- known artist in Boston—jolly Harry Mc- Lean, the late W. W. Willlams and gentle- manly George Fletcher, both of whom have made their last home runs in the game cf life, and also Messrs. Urell, Hodges, the !at- ter of whom I had the pleasure of meeting when last in Washington; Eb. Smith, Par- ker, Hadley et al., not to mention that noted slugger at the bat, George Fox, and that king of shortstops, George Wright. Then, too, there was Frank Norton—now a wealthy resident of Long Island~and Outfielder Rob- inson. “What an exciting and memorable trip to the west that was, and what a time we had in Chicago after Al. Spalding had pitched the Forest Citys of Rockford to vic- tory against us, and we revenged ourselves on the over-confident Excelsiors of Chicago two days afterward. What an interesting reminiscence @ review of that tour would make for old-time Washington base ball cranks for present reading. Truly, your chapter of base ball history was a multo in Parvo article. Please follow it up with some- thing more in detail of the doings of the old Nationals tn thelr great base ball year cf 1867. Yours truly, “HENRY CHADWICK.” eas TALK OF ‘a FIGHT. ssi Corbett Will Probably Give Bond and Leave. There was another" nieeting last night at Hot Springs between Julian, Brady and the citizens’ committee.’ Mayor Waters, who presided, thought that if a referee could be decided upbh at once the Hot Springs Athletic Club would go ahead and try to bring the battlé off November 1. Af- ter a heated discussion, the refereeship resolved itself down to two names—Jake Kilrain and John Clark. iBrady then said that Julian would have to agree to a referee before noon today af the fight would be declared off. hid Upon hearing the latést developments at Hot Springs, Fitzsimmons said he was still anxious to be locked in a room with Cor- bett to go at it rough and tumble. Dan. Stuart left Hot Springs yesterd for Dallas, Tex., and Vendig will leave to- day. Vendig said upon hearing of the su- preme court's decision: “It cost us $30,000 to find we were on a dead one.” Corbett will probably furnish peace bonds and start for Chicago, via St. Louis today. There is no forfeit in the Maher-O'Don- nell fight, but Smith and Ryan will be paid $500 apiece. . Val Hoffman, the Chicago brewer, offers $5,000 for a private meeting between Cor- bett and Fitzsimmons. ALTAIR CLUB RACES, Interesting Sport Followed by a Ban- quet. The annual “meet” of the Altair Cycle Club was held yesterday afterncon on the Conduit road. The course selected were from reservoir to reservoir. All the thirty- three members of the club were present along the course, together with many out- side bicycle enthusiasts. The cccasion was full of spirit. ‘There were three races, the first begin- ning at 8:15 o'clock. This was a quarter- mile contest. Then fcllowed a mile and later a five-mile race. Competition for championship honors waxed hot, but J. E. Hanger pulled out victor in every contest. The prize of the first race was a pair of patent ieather shoes, offered by Weaver & Moran; the second, a gold medal, and the third or five-mile prize, a twentieth cen- tury bicycle lamp, donated by W. T. and F. B. Weaver. Messrs. W. T. Weaver and H. P. Gilbert were referees of the races and Mr. R. W. Darby timekeeper. After ,the contests) a banauet was ten- dered tiie club by Mr. Darby at his home, corner 29th and N streets. It was a highly enjoyable affair, accompanied by the pre- sentation of an entertaining musical and literary program. Amcng the numbers ren- dered were a vocal octet, by the clu chorus, “Old Kentucky Home,” club; bari- tone solo, Mr. Alfred Fisher; contralto solo, Miss J. Pauline Barnes; piano duet, Misses Rarnes, and sglo,Mr. Louis Weaver. Then came the awarding of prizes by Mr. Darby. Second prizes were awarded to Geo. Weaver, Charles Weaver and Robert Lay- ton. Robert Cox deserves mention for the good general management he gave the va- rious events of the day. zi At the banquet the following members of the club and their friends were present: Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. L. Keyser, Dr. and Mrs. Marion, Mrs. Pruett, Misses Darby, L. Cox, L.’ Weaver, F. Weaver, Crowley, Pruett, Wise, Darby, Cobath, Ad- die Pusey, B. Holtzman, Jennie Britt, L. Barnes, Bessie Barnes, B. Barnes, Rhodes, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Darby, and Messrs. Ballard, R. Cox, A. €ex, Chas. Weaver, L. Weaver, G. Weaver, F. B. Weaver, The: Duvall, J. E. Hanger, jr., Wm. Fisher, A! fred Fisher, E. E. Darby, R. Layton, Chas. Moran, Chas. Jones; C. Staub, B. B. Wilson and Thomas.Hume. An Old Oxford Oataman Dead. The death of H. B. Cotton, president of the Oxford University Boat Club, and bow of the universtty eight !for the last four years, is announced. The Le Dioits. A foot ball team has been organized un- der the name of the Le Droits. ‘They would like to hear from all teams of 130 pounds. The line-up is as follows: Fitz- patrck, c.r.; 1 Brush, r.g.; Hughes, Lt.; Hoover, tain; Bushnell, r.e.; 1.b.b.; Stanley, q. , dress challenges to Thomas Reedy, 18} 5th street northwest. Irwin to Manage the Giants. Arthur Irwin will manage the New York base ball team next season. He returned to Philadelphia yesterday from that city, where he had been in conference with Pres- ident Freedman concerring the matter. Mr. Irwin said that both Mr. Freedman and himself had named a figure as the sal- ary attached to the management of the Giants, and that the difference in the amounts was so immaterial that a definite agreement kad been reached. He will as- sume the duties of his new office immedi- ately after the expiration, on November 1, of his contract with the Philadelphia club. This will make Irwin’s third venture as a league manager, his first experience be- ing in this city in 1892 and his second m Philadelphia. In neither place he suc- ceeded. The Dupont Trophy Shoot. There were a large number of new entries at Baltimore yesterday for" the big handi- cap shoot for the Dupont trophy and a purse of $1,000. Among them were the veteran Capt. Money of New York, Bland Ballard of Louisville, Sewell Daly of Long Branch, Elmer E. Shaner and John G. Messner of Pittsburg, the latter the winner of the great American handicap of 1895. The entrance fee to the big shoot is $25, and entries will not close until the twen- tieth gun has been fired. Challenged by Brooklyn. The following message has been sent to London: “Sir George Newnes, British Chess Club, London—The Brooklyn Chess Club, in behalf of the American chess players, challenges the British Chess Club, repre- senting the chess players of Great Britain, to a match for chess supremacy, to be played by cable on November 14, if poss'- ble. Teams of eight players, and terms to be agreed upon. Early date will accom- modate Mr, Pillsbury’s departure for St. Petersburg. MAREAN, President.’ Basket Ball League Election. Delegates to the District Basket Ball League met lest night at the Washington Light Infantry Armory. The followjng or- ganizations were represented: Light In- fantry, Young Men’s Christian Association, Carroll Institute, Washington Athletic Club, Cycle Corps of D. C. N. G. and Po- tomac Wheelmen. Assurance was received from the Corcoran Cadets that they would Join the league. The following were elected officers: Pres- ident, Oscar Schmidt (re-elected); vice pres- ident, J. P. Tade, ¥. M. C. A.; second vice president, Robert Akers, W. A. C.; secre- tary, F. P. Libbey, Cycle Corps; assistant secretary, Arthur’ A. Alexander, Cycle Corps; treasurer, James Martin, W. A. C. (re-elected). Last year's playing rules were adopted, and to these will be added such amend. ments as the committee on rules may re- port, and upon which it was instructed. The rules committee consists of Messrs. E. Sanderson, W. A. C.; C. E. Marshall, Y. M.C. A., and Maurice Joyce, C. I. The first game will be played on the first Saturday evening In November. . High School Team Won. The Eastern High School foot ball team defeated by 16 to 4 yesterday the second eleven of Kendall Green. The line-up cf* tHe teams follows: Position. Kendalls. -Nicholson (capt.) urst -Right half. -Whitlocke Parson. Left half. O'Connor Maupin Full back Erd Referee, A. P. Schell; umpire, B. T.Welsh; linesman, E. M. Wilson; touch downs, Par- son, Kelly, Hurst and Whitlocke; goals, Meigs (2). Sporting Notes. Preparations are being rushed at Cumber- land Park, Nashville, Tenn., for the fall running meeting,which will begin about the middle of November and continue for iwo weeks. Secretary Parmer ts now visiting northern and eastern tracks obtaining en- tries. At Fountain Ferry, Louisville, yesterday B. W. Tyman broke the one-hundred-mile record. The weather was perfect. The for- mer record, made by himself during his last twenty-four-hour record ride, was 4:20:19, His time yesterday was 4:27:32. The first fifty miles covered was a minute or so behind the record. The last mile was made in 2:47. Quads and tandems were used to pace. Judge Beach of New York has signed an or- der directing Philip J. Dwyer to turn over to the sheriff of Kings county $2,500 belong- ing to Robert Fitzsimmons. This Is part of the stake money in the fight in which he was to have met Corbett. —_——__ EMMA EAMES’ HOUSE. The Singer's Residence’ in Paris Fit- ted Up With American Devices. From the New York Sun. Three seasons with the opera company in New York, half a dozen more in London, including her concert engagements and the big prices paid her to sing in private houses, have brought to Mme. Emma Eames-Story something more than a mod- est competence. The money the prima donna has earned she has carefuly in- vested, chiefly in good American securities, and this autumn she moves into her new house in Paris, which, even for a Parisian home, is a perfect little bijou. Mme. Emma Eames-Story confesses that both senti- ment and a fondness for the pretty gar- dens in the square led her to buy and build on the charming Places des Etats-Unis, that Hes in the most fashionable center of the French capital, just a step off the aris- tocratic Avenue Kleber, and not so very far from the Avenue du Boise de Boulogne, where the young Countess de Castellane is having a wonderful model of the Grand Trianon erected for her occupancy. Much of the charm and interest of Mme. Eames- Story’s pretty house les in the fact that she directed the architect in making the plans, and, with the ald of her husband’s taste, has decorated and furnished it closely after American models. Without it is a three-story mansion, built of the beautiful cream-white stone used in Paris, and within it is fitted with every American convenience—beautiful white bath tubs, electric bells and lights, dumb waiters, stationary washstands in pretty alcoves, and even the latest and most approved American door locks and burglar alarms. The salle d'honneur of the house is its mistress’ music room, done all in pale yellow and white. The grand piano Is of American make, and built in an alcove is a small organ, which Mme. Story thinks, next after a great orchestra, is the most inspiring music to sing to. Opening out of the music room is Mr. Story’s studio, and above stairs are the bed room suites. That of Mme. Story is hung in Pompadour chintzes; its broad windows look out on the flowery square that bears the name of her native country. = oe AMERICAN DIAMONDS. A Few Choice Specimens Found in Different Parts of This Country. From an Exchange. Diamonds have been found occasionally at different places in the United States, but never in sufficient quantities to render systematic mining profitable. The largest authenticated diamond ever found in this country was picked up by a laborer en- gaged in grading the streets of Manchester, Va. Its original weight was about twenty- four carats, and after cutting, a twelve- carat stone resulted. On this stone, called by Capt. Dewey, its owner. the Oninoor, John Morrisey once loaned $6,000, but Mr. Kunz, the diamond expert, appraised its value at less than $1,000, as it is poorly colored and imperfect. Next to this stone comes a sixteen-carat diamond found in 1884 at Waukesha, Wis. A stone over four carats came from Dyers- Ville, N. C., in 1886, and one weighing just a little less was found in Dane county, Wis., in 1893. In Georgia and North Carolina, itacolumite or flexible sandstone is found. This stone, so elastic that a slab of it can readily be put into a curve by the fingers, is found associated with diamonds in Brazil, and this fact led to a search for the gems in these southern states. Quite a number of small stones were consequently found there, mostly in the gold washings of Hall county, Ga. In California's gold diggings, diamonds have also been found in some numbers. About seventy stones have been obtained from one locality at Cherokee Flat, the largest weighing about two and a half car- ats, and the colors varying from rose through various shades of yellow to pure white. The largest price ever paid for a Callfornia diamond in the rough was some $600. There are twenty diamond-cutting es- tablishments now in this country, handling during each year about $1,250,000 worth of stenes. e080 Real Estate. Wm.N.Payre yesterday deeded to Maurice Baer part of lot 17, in Corcoran's sub of “Old Georgetown,” being improved prop- erty in Coreoran’s alley, between M. N. 8ist and 32d streets. AN ADVOCATE OF BLOOMERS A Wheelwoman Who Has Tried Them Beo- _ommends Them. They Are Not Immodest and They Permit of Freedom in Pedaling. Written for The Evening Star. I was out riding on my wheel one of these brisk fall days. The wind was high, my skirt long, arf if ever the desire was strong upon my soul to don the bloomers, knickerhockers, or whatever term Is ap- plied to the bifurcated garment, "twas that same afternoon. There I was struggling against the wind, presenting the appear- arce of a yacht with sails spread, and using as much energy as would have suf- ficed to carry a man three times the dis- tance. My temper was as ruffied as my skirt. I thought then how foolish we women are to be so bound down by clothes, so ruled by inanimate things. Here is one of the most sensible and healthful of exer- cises, from the full enjoyment of which we are prictically debarred by our mode of dress. Physically weaker than men, our movements are handicapped by garments utterly unsuited to the wheel. Yet we won- der why. Weaklings, every one of us, to calmly endure the bondage instead of ris- ing bravely and saying, ‘We will be com- we will assert our right to the of life and limb” (particularly the latter). Such radical thoughts were whirling in my brain when I met a friend, also on the wheel, and we dismounted to rest a while and talk. Naturally the conversation turned on bicycling and costumes suitable for the wheel. My friend strongly advo- cated the short skirt. “Compromise,” she urged, “wear knickerbockers, short skirt and leggins reaching to the knee, and see how you like it.” The result was a hew suit, patterned after my friend’s sugges- tions. I have tried it, and find it better than the long skirt, but the same old trouble arises—the current of air caused by the rapid progress simply throws the skirt right back in the lap, exposing the knick- erbockers underneath. The Effect of Bloomers, Later my attention was directed to a young woman in bloomers. They were of @ medium size—rot too full, nor yet scant enovgh to be called knickerbockers. She sat her wheel perfectly, pedaled with that mechanical precision so indicative of the good rider, and made her way with a mind free ofathe dread of catching skirts. The leggins reached to the knee, and there was not the slightest exposure. With the addition of a pretty shirt waist and a neat cap she was decidedly natty and possessed the advantage of being able to ride farther and with less fatigue than could one ham- Ppered by long skirts. Practical Experience. I know this to be a fact, having tried it to my own satisfaction on a recent tour down the Shenandoah valley. Bloomers were worn during the entire trip. An aver- "age was made of forty-five miles a day, and the perfect freedom of the limbs, un- hindered by yards and yards cf material, was delightful. The scenery was beautiful. In going down a mountain we back-pedal- ed all the way and reached the bottom without once touching the brake, a feat of which we were somewhat pro’ Such a thing would have been utterly impossible with skirts. Riding down hill at a rapid pace, the whole attention fixed on the road and the management of the wheel, a catch- ing of the skirt means a hard fall and the utter ruin of the garment. A Few Strong Leaders Needed. It is said by the conservatives that the bloomers are worn only hy the vulgar, who hope to gain thereby a bit of cheap rotori- ety. This is partly irue; some exaggerated types of this new dress are seen on women whom one would not wish to know. But this can in no wise detract from the good of the movement. Let a few strong lea ers, sure of their position, adopt bloomers; the more timid will follow, and what seems to be an innovation will soon become a custom. The men-are lMberal and broad minded (with few exceptions), readily ac- knowledging the improvement; but ’tis the women themselves-who cry down the in- augurators of a reform tending to free them from a bondage of heavy skirts and tight, uncomfortable garments. Not Immodest. Bloomers are said to be immodest. Im- modesty consists largely in suggestion. If there is any in bloomers it lies in the mind of the prudish onlooker. The garments are not tight-fitting; they simply give freedom to the limb while disguising its shape. I have noticed the peculiarity that the wo- men who are most vigorous and unyield- ing In their denunciation of bloomers are the very ones who, teveral years ago when tight skirts and pinbacks were the rage, were seen in clothes wnich more nearly outlined the whole figure than bloomers could ever do. To the conservative woman bowing low to the traditions of her grandmother, and to the theoretical designer of bicycle cos- tumes, the idea of bloomers does not ap- peal. But for the healthy minded young womar who aims to get all the benefit and enjoyment possible out of her wheel this article is written. She knows the trials and difficulties attendant upon the wear- ing of skirts on the wheel; she knows the labor of pushing against the wind with sail spread; and for her I wish all the free- dem of body intended by the Allwise Father when he gave to her, as well as to her brother, two legs to pedal with. M. F. a DESTRUCTION OF BIRDS. The Demands of Fashion Create Havoc Among the Songsters. From the Chicago News. Tho destruction of the birds-of-paradise for adorning women’s hats reaches alarm- ing proportions when-one realizes that cne London firm alone sold 60,000 sprays of these plumes during the last season. Th2 herons of Florida are said to be suffering terribly at present from this heartless practice of “woman, lovely woman.” Mrs. Edmunds Phillips, vice president of one of the branches of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, writes: “The dorsal and other plumes of certain species of herons, known in trade as os- preys or egrets, or (in French) aigre‘tes, are, it is well known, obtained in their full beauty only in the breeding season. It is the nuptial plumage which is torn from the parent birds, whose bodies are flung aside dead ur alive, as may be, in festering heaps, while the young ones are left to starve, uttering loud and piteous cries. Extensive heronries in Florida and else- where have been utterly destroyed in manner, and exact statistics have been r corded by American and other naturalists, indorsed by the high authority of Prof. Newton, who has suggested that the wear- ers of an ornament obtained at such a murderous cost should be tarred as well as feathered. —_~+-—_-e+ —___ To Prevent Smuggling. To prevent smuggling 1s the ostensible reason assigned by the Nicaraguan govern- ment for the issue of a decree which bids fair to lead to complications in the future. It provides for the imposition of fines upon any person who boards a vessel at anchor in the harbors of the republic without a written permit from the port offi- cer in each case and requires even those persons who have permits to submit them- selves to search upon returning to the shore. Owners of small boats in the coast- ing trade are also required to pay licenses and give bond not to smuggle and are sub- |Ject to disqualification if they violate the decree. --- © +-——_--——- Protection for the Defenscle: A resolution So bs T. U. at Baltimore yesterday deploring the numerous outrages upon defenseles3 wo- men and children and urging that steps be taken to mold public opinion or to se- cure such legislation as would secure to the victims a greater degr@-of pretection. Invitations were received and referred to the executive committee asking the W. C. T. U. to hold its next convention in Tos Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Chatta nooga and Nachville. ———==— THE FRENCH CAVALRY. In the Autumn Maneuvers They Dié@ Not Show to Advantage. From the Pall Mall Guzette. Since the battle of Parnot the scheme under which the manej:vers is being car- ried out has been changed, and now, in- stead of having two corps fighting against two other equa!ly strong bodies, we have a large army of four corps, namely, the sixth, the second sixth, the seventh and eighth,under the supreme command of Gen. Saussier, the commander in chief, Gghting against a skeleton enemy, about equal in Strength tc one army corps, but nominally equal to four, under the orders of Gen. Glovaninelli. Saussicr’s cavatry, under Gen. d’Espeuilles, was sent forward in a northeasterly direction to cover the ad- vance of the army :oward Mirecourt. The cavalry divisions moved by a number of parallel roads, screening from the view of the enemy’s scoujs the march of the four army corps, which marched, royghly speaking, in line, che eighth corps on the right marching toward Dompaire, the sev- enth marching on Valfroicours, the second sixth on Lignevills,.and the sixth on Bulg- © neville, the cavairy watching its ¢ left to ward off any hostile attempts from that direstion. About the same time Giovaninelli started on his march from Mirecourt in & south- westerly direction, his cavalry being the first to start, the commander of the second cavalry division, Gen. de \.ignieres, being ordered to endenvor to penetrate the ene- my’s screen somewh2re about Ligneville, so as to be able from the high ground to the south of that village to see the direc- tion in which iis columns were moving. Two regini-nis of chasseurs led the way, light cavalry in every way, small men mounted on smal) horses, to our Finglish eyes the horses appear a little too small, but they show a good deal of “quality. The chasseurs are followed by two regi- ments of draxvons, the horses Digger, but not so blood-like, and after the dragoons came two cuirassier 1egiments, very well mounted on big, well-bred hunter-like ant- mals, the men appearing to ride better than the dragoons. The horse artillery which accompanied them seemed to be fairly well horsed and in good order. Af- ter moving about 2 mile a cannon ehot was heard and the enemy’s artillery were to be seen on a ridge to the southweét. De Ligniere’s guns were promptly unlim- bered and fire was opened at a range of 5,006 yards, rather a waste of ammunition for horse artillery! The cavalry moved off to maneuver for the chance of striking the enemy’s flank, when suddenly a cloud of dust arose on their flank, the thunder of hoofs was heard, a hasty and confused attempt on the part of the northern force was made to deploy for the charge, and the second division was rolled up end overwhelmed by Saussier’s cavalry, which, admirably handled by Gen. d’Espeuilles, had succeeded In completely surprising the invaders, who must have been abso- lutely annihilated if engaged in anything but a sham fight. . This charge was well timed and well ex- ecuted, but the pace was slow. I had a good opportunity of seeing one regitnent of northern cavalry, chasseurs, wheeling into line to endeavor to meet the charge, and I noticed that the distances were bad- ly kept and the line, when formed, was decidedly . The victorious cavalry charged in one line, the second line being merely a skeleton. At the same time as they charged a regiment of chasseurs suc- ceeced in catching one of the white cap horse batteries on the move, so the rout of the northern force may be assumed to have been final. Gen. Saussier himself wit- nessed the engagement, and after the “pow wow,” in which he pointed out the faults which had been committed, the troops returned to their cantonments, the mae action having only lasted about half an hour. FOILING THE FIRE FIEND. A Good Thing That Pushes Itseli Along in a Beautiful Way. From the Buffalo Courier. A merchant of Gowanda has invented a Tost remarkable apparatus for saving stocks of goods from fire. Instead of pu ting out the fire the apparatus opens the front of the store, and the counters, cases and shelving roll out into the street into their owner's arms. The shelving and counters in the store are all portable, and mounted on rollers. At- tached to the rear end of the shelving is a cable which runs forward and over a wheel below the floor in the front of the store. To this end of the cable are suspended weights sufficiently heavy to overbalance the shelving, cases and goods in them. A Lrake device keeps the weights from set- ting the machine going. Attached to the lever of the brake is a combustible cord which passes upward into the store and is carried along the walls and ceiling, where it will be quickly ignited in case of fire. The sundering of the cord looses the brake, the weights bear on the cable and the shelves start helter skelter for the front of the building. At the same time the win- dows and doors open automatically out- ward, and the entire contents of the store are dumped on the sidewalk in a jiffy. To frustrate the designs of fire thieves the shelves fold up when they reach the street, presenting only blank wood and glass. Those who have seen the apparatus tested say that it works admirably. One night a mcvuse found something palatable in the brake cord and gnawed it in two, where- upon, much to its consternation, the furni- ture, boxes and shelves with one accord be- gan a swift mavement forward, and an automatic alarm attached to the machine began to rouse all the inhabitants of Go- wanda, the hour being 2 o'clock in the morning. The ingenious inventor was one of the first on the scene, and his disgust at being routed out by a false alarm was greatly mitigated by the spectacle of the smcoth working of his machine. It seems to be a good thing, and pushes itself along with no help. — NO TEMPTATION IN $400,000, Knew It Belonged to Another. From the San Francisco Examiner. Maurice Dore, real estate agent, who died recently, was the soul of honor, and few men of the days of forty-nine have been s¢ conspicuous as he is in this one respect. The most striking fllustration of his hon- or is a part of the history of the state After the failure of the Bank of Californis on August 25, 1875, and the suicide of Wm. C. Ralston, little or no trace could be found of the large private fortune of the man who had done so much for this state and whose memory is beloved to this day. Then Maurice Dore came forward voluntarily and said: “I have in my name about $400,000 worth of property belonging to Mr. Ralston. Though there were no papers signed be- tween us, the property was his. It was Mr. Ralston’s habit to trust his friends just as he had trusted Maurice Dore, and it is certain that to many the president of the Bank of California thus turned over large portions of his private fortune. Of these confidants of the mil- lonatre but one was worthy of the trust, but one came forward, and that was Mau- rice Dore. No one but he knew that Ral- ston had placed the property in his name. No one would ever or could ever have been any the wiser if Maurice Dore had not himself come forward and said that the property belonged to Ralston. Mr. Dore was not a poor man, even in those days, though he was not a millio! by any means. The quiet, unostentatious manner in which Dore resigned the $400,- 000 worth of property staggered people, and to this day his name is not mentioned without the story being recalled. He earn- ed his reputation as'an honest man, and few men have ever paid so high a price for the satisfaction of knowing that he was honest—for no one would ever have known that he was not if he had held the $400,000 worth of property. —___+e+_-___ Brasil Would Retaliate. A special to the New York Herald from Buenos Ayres says: Rio Janeiro, Brazil, telegraphs that, in the event that Brazil should be compelled to pay what her gov- ernment regards as outrageous claims, made by European nations, sh® will re- tallate. Retaliation will take the form of an in- creased rate of duty upon all goods enter- ed the custom house from countries which press their claims. The cabinet has already decided this question. All persons concerned in the revolt at Rilo Grande do Sul have been liberated un- der the amnesty law recently sanctioned by President Moraes. Hustler's Cocoa amd Chocolates are for thelr purity and deliciousness of avor, grocers.