Evening Star Newspaper, November 2, 1895, Page 17

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. 3 17 ye*-s —for men and boys are here in all the ee smartest styles—AT LOWEST PRICES. , Be + © We challenge comparison. wees bee pee (Men, take a look at our $2.50 and * $3 Decbys—they'll cost you at least SOc. * MORE In department stores. AMES Y. DAVIS’ SONS, ‘atters and Furriers, 1201 Pa. Ave. no2-24d New York’s 400 are wearing BUCKSKIN VESTS. We are the first to introduce them in Washington. See our rich pat- terns—very “dressy.” Not expensive. Snyder & Wood, 1111 Pa. av. Fine Tailoring at Reasonable Prices. n2-14d The clever things in Neckwear That the up-to-date mekers are patting ont, it's ten, to one but we're the first people to "have them. Just now some especially pretty things, worth walking a few blocks to see, are those Fleh looking, exclusive styles in Reversible Kour: fo-hands. Half a dollar is tlie way we've priced "em. WELLS 5 cader witestsl4 10 Pa.Av | ae aa aan The Fame of $ olumbias —Is iar spread. Wherever bi- cycles are in use you'll find Co- lumbia’s the favorite wheels. They're strong—light and beau- tifully built. District Cycle Co., “qitmenis- J. Hart Brittain, 452 Pa. Ave. Manager. 23 nS Dennen 20 pr.ct. off all fishing tackle, not a “fishing thing” instockex- cepted. : Don't want to carry any tackle over to next (FAPPAN’S, 1013 PA. AVE. no2-24d RA ARRAADRARABAZRRARARRRAR A ODS you amateu r icture-takers , © © should fix the fact indelidiy on your > ¢¢ 2 mind that WE DO FRINTING AND > DEVELOP And our work Is clerer enough. to win ux the trade of all the p local’ “crack” photographers. ‘Then, § again, we're thoroughly up to the times in the stock of amateur photographers’ > necessities. Prices right. > Houghton & Delano, 1416 N.Y.Av} Beclperely Fovtopraynec Sunplice._ol 204 “KNOX” —is the name you find in the best Hats a man can buy. Style, durability and becomingness are indelibly stamped in every curve and line in them. per Hat at $5 than any other made. We are le D. C. agents. B. H. STINEMETZ & SON, Batters and Furriers, 1237 Pa. ave. So many men—and women, too— are loging their hair. If you are los- ing yours would you welcome a treatment to prevent it from falling out? Censult™with me about it. 3. H. HEPBURN, M.D., Dermatologis: ‘Mertz building, ‘cor. 1ith and F sts. “8 We're busy making $15 Suits and Overcoats —to ordr—while the old-time, high-priced nol-20d nol-14d ——— tailors are waiting for customers that don’t —— come. —— [We make finer Suits and Ovgrcoats for — $20. In all cases, perfect satisfaction, or we keop ‘em. : “HASLETT & PISTEL, "rto-ate 1345 PA. AVE. N. W. "lerine Shop. Ece We'll Go Halves With you on the price of Furnishings. Get anything you want in the line here, and we'll Going out of the the reason—and de- 1 onr thine to making men's shirts and wear and women's shirt waists. $2 and 2.25 Perrir & Dent Gloves for $1.00. P. T. HALL, vest nol-16d A good — derby for $1.50 is searce. The sort we sell are worth more, but yve buy them in such a_ way that we are able to them go for $1.50. Black and tan “Black and Tan Alpines at $1.50. ter Derbies and Alpines for $2 is the only store In this city * © where you can buy “Dunlap” Hats. Chas. H. Ruoff, Up-to-date Hatter, 905 Pa. Ave. nol -2td are as sensitive to fonl odors and draughts as are human beings. If you want your team to hive all the comfort attention that a modernly equipped and thoroughly esteblishment affords bave it boarded HERE. C3 Fine “Turnouts™ hired by the trip, and month, Weddings and Theater parties a specialty. Downey’s Hotel for Horses, 4022-1628 L STREET. ‘PHONE 555. 031-200 “House Owners” are those VACANT TIOU! ISHILY folks are look’ talent ES of youns nm i is, We'll paper ‘em Text person who nt Tem. Write 1 i you~ that Late of Louis Dieter. oc31-160 ore “‘working comfort’’ in a Cardigan Jacket than you’vean idea of — arm as an overcoat, comfortable as ‘‘shirt= sleeves.” ; Sele wear, too, than you ‘would expect —if you get the right kind— hat’s the kind we sell— the right kind—$1.48 and up. CARE OF THE WHEEL Pointers and Suggestions of Value to New Bicycle Riders. HANDLE BAR AND TIRE How to Ease the Machine in Going Over Rough Places. GET INTO THE COUNTRY —SS A few suggestions as to the care and ad- justment of a Wheel may not be out of place here. Many riders use the machine as ad- justed by the dealer from whom it is rented or bought, and if discomfort is felt they do not know how to remedy it. An important point is the “reach” or dis- tance from saddle to pedal. Care should be taken not to let the leg be at full stretch, but to have free play during the entire stroke. The rider should be able to rest the instep on the pedal when at its lowest point without straightening the leg. With a short reach you can stand on the pedals, back pedal, ride long dis- tances and control the wheel very much better, and you will not be bothered with | the distressing weariness known as the “bicycle knee.” Be careful, too, that the saddle is not tilted too much. All good saddles are adjustable in this respect. If the pommel or front end is tipped too high there is great discomfort in riding, as well as a tendency to slide off backward; if tipped too low you are in danger of going down on the frame. The best plan is to have it level, or nearly so. If a proper adjustment, removing all friction, cannot be secured, a different style or make of saddle should be obtained immediately. For ladies even more care should be taken. Many a woman has been deterred from riding because on her trial trip the “reach” noe too long or the saddle proved unbeara- Drop of the Handle Bar. How often wheelmen are seen riding with forearms horizontal, the handle bar being elevated to a point about opposite the chest. Such riders will never accomplish anything on the wheel, for they have no control of the steering. The bar should be put down until, sitting erect, you can reach the grips with straight arms. For hill climbing the best riders claim that he handles should be low enough to give a moderate lean to the body, and the arms being straight, a tremendous leverage on the pedals is ob- tained, which will carry you up any ordi- Mary hill with very little effort. Drop hany dle bars are valuable in rough and sandy places, where additional weignt forward is needed to steady the steering wheel. There is, of course, a limit to the amount of drop desirable. It is not necessary to have your back horizontal and your hands on a level with the pedals; but the road riders like to put the handle bars low and get down tc their work. You do not need to have Meld of the handleg at all times. Sit erect, and take the bar at its highest point, near the center. One hand will do, as a rule; the wheel is very sensitive, and on good road or concrete will respond to the slightest touch, or to the swaying of the body. Then, when approaching bad road, in speeding, or where the steering is difficult, throw your weight forward, take the handles firmly, and you have a control of your wheel which nothing short of a brick wall or a locomo- tive can destroy. Well-Blown Tires. Keep your tires blown up tight. The rear tire should be so hard as to spread very little when your weight Is on it; the front tire a bit softer. Take hold of the rim with both hands and press the tire hard with the thumbs; it should yield very slightly. With tight tires there is much less liability of puncture and the wheel will run easier, there being less friction of tire against the con- crete. Fifty per cent of the new riders carry no repair kit. Some weeks ago, while on the road near the city, I met a wheelman de- spondently pushing his wheel before him, and on inquiring the trouble was told that had punctured, that he carried no rep: kit, and that if he possessed one he would not know how to use it. Fortunately for him his tire was of the same type as mine, and in ten minutes I had the wheel ready for riding. But had his tire been of a differ- ent make it would have meant a three-mile tramp to a repair shep. It cannot be too strongly urged that all wheelmen should carry, at all times, tools and a repair outfit, and should learn, before going on the road, how to find and mend punctures. The opera- tion is an extremely simple one, and can gen- erally be learned from the book of instruc- tioms accompanying the wheel. But if this does not make it clear go to your dealer or to a repair shop and pay, if necessary, for lessons in this most important branch of wheeling. There is nothing more provoking than to be fetched up ten miles from home with a flat tire, with no mending outfit, and the prospect of a long, wearisome walk home. For a long tour it is well to carry plenty of patching rubber (or plugs) and several tubes of cement. The Gear. ; ‘The question of gearing is much discussed, and there are firm advocates for both sides, With a low gear power is increased at the expense of speed; with a high gear speed is gained at a corresponding loss of power. But as momentum is such an importaat factor in riding, and as most hills can be climbed easily if a good start is obtained, a high gear is preferable—say, 70 or 72 incnes. With six and one-half or seven-inch cranks this gear will give many advantages, espe= cially in rolling country where a rapid rush down hill will carry the wheel to the top of the following hill with little or no effort. The Ankle Action. Constant attention should be given to the Be systematic. Have a regular day for our wagons to call for your laundry bundle and a regular day on which to return it. You will thus be relieved of carrying and calling for your bundle, and you will always have clean linen in , the drawer. Drop a postal and name the day when our wagons are to call and start this grand stem that is to relieve you of all trouble and worry about your laundsy. THE YALE, F. H. WALKER & CO., 514 loth st. —and — 1104 14th st. "Phone 1092. Plant, 43 G st. The Oldest Tailoring Establishment ** * In the city is Teel’s. A long eaperience has Sg ht us how to turn out well-cut, ad well-made garments ut a rea: . able price. 026, S. Teel, 935 Pa. Ave. n.w. Washington has an Expert Whose cleverness In the way of repairing fine and comp (Bae timepieces has time and time again out-of-town "ei an expensive vateh or clock. reasonable and work fully guarsnteed. His name Is Hutterly, The Timepiece Expert,632 G St. nol-124 acquiring of a good ankle action. Anyone can do it when thinking about it, but*en- deavor to find out if you are doing it at other times. The toe should be depressed as the pedal goes down, and lifted quickly to apply the power at the top of the stroke, producing a “clawing’’ action of the foot. In long-distance riding, as a rest to the thigh muscles, and in hill climbing, ‘this ankle action will be found of great assist- ance, and in track and road racing it is ab- solutely irdispensable. Some wheelmen pedal naturally; but through perseverance the art can be acquired by all, and will undcubtedly pay for any trouble necessary in learning it. The principal muscle devel- oped by this action is on the front of the leg, close alongside the shin bone. Ease Your Machine. If you have a rough piece of road to traverse, car tracks to cross, or if you come to any place where the riding is at all bad, do not rest your dead weight in the saddle. Rise a little and ease your ma- chine, bearing harder than usual upon the pedals so as to be supported by them. Par- ticularly is this precaution valuable in go- ing over humps, ruts and “thank-you- marms.” Careful riding does not always imply a slow pace. Those who make very fast time are often the most prudent and watchful of wheelmen. The outlook for ob- stacles and the instinctive disposition of the weight of the body in avoiding them becomes almcst automatic after a while and saves much hard wear and many a break down. It is the sudden jar and shock, with the dead weight of the rider to sup- port, that racks a wheel. For this reason coasting on light machines is dangerous. They are not made to stand the sudden drop of 150 pounds on the saddle, and many broken frames result from injudicious coasting. It is well to observe the rule never to coast on the road unless the hill is known to be smooth, and it is better not to coast at all. Half the pleasure of wheeling is lost to those who corfine their riding to the hours of daylight, particularly during the heated term. But in the fall and winter seasoas night riding is not less delightful. A good lamp is necessary for your own protection, as well as that of others; and if you are timid about it take advantage of the moon- light nights for the first attempts. Whirl- ing along a good road on a frosty night, now in the dense shadow and then out into the broad, soft light of the moon, an ex- hilaration is produced which I would not barter for all the day riding of a year. Get Into the Country. w But whether you ride a pneumatic or a solid, whether your handles curve up or down, whether you ride in day or night, fast or slow, get away from the dusty con- crete streets out into the country, where, the cool, fresh air will make every drop of blood in your body tingle with new life, and where old Mother Nature has prepared wondrously beautiful effects in her autumn foliage to charm and delight -the eyes of the beholders. There are pictures of road and stream, trees and hills, that will po with you through all the cold winter and chéer you until spring, with her freshness, comes ugain. Seek the country roads. Drink desp draughts from nature's phar- macy; she will present no bill. —— RELYING UPON ARGUMENT Holmes Decides to Present No Testi- mony. He Claims That No Case Has Been Made Against Him—The Court Says the Jury Must Decide That. Immediately upon the reassembling of court in the Holmes murder trial, in Phila- delphia, yesterday Mr. Rotan advanced to the bar of th2 court and said: “May it please the court, the commonwealth h&s closed its case, and we feel sure that it has not proved its case. It is incumbent upon the common- wealth to prove murder beyond a reasonable doubt. They have not done so.” Mr. Graham smiled broadly. “They have proved,” continued Mr. Rotan, “that these men came hefe to carry out a fraud, but their testimony does not show that this man was killed by somebody else. It may have been suicide; it may have been a Killing, but we feel sure, under the rulings, that there is a reasonable doubt; first, as to whether Pitezel wus killed: second, as 0 whether the prisoner killed him. They have not made out what the law calls a corpus delicti. They have proved that a body was found, but not that anybody killed it. We herefore, pray that you take the case away from the jury or give them binding in- structions.” “This is so ridiculous,” interposed Mr. Gra- kam, “that I decline to argue it.” ‘This is not the time to make a ruling,” Judge Arnold decided: “I express no opinion. The jury must decide after they hear the evi- dence.”” “Then,” continued Mr. Rotan, “we must entreat your honor to grant us a continuance of at least an hour in which to decide upon a line of defense. In consequence of the lack of time to outline our course and the vast quantity of new testimony introduced we.cannot proceed without at least this brief continuance.” Mr. Graham objected, saving when the first motion for a continuance was made counsel had pleaded that they would go on if no evidence was introduced except that ring on this crime, and, as the other mat- had been ruled out, the case ought to Froceed. Judge Arnold told counsel they must make their election between calling witnesses or going to the jury on argument alone, but after a side-bar consultation he ordered a recess of half an hour to permit them to con- fer with the prisoner on the question. No Testimony for the Defense. It was forty-five minutes later when Messrs. Shoemaker and Rotan returned to court and h&ld another whispered talk with the judge and the district attorney. This lasted for ten minutes and then there was an order to bring the prisoner back to the dock. Mr. Rotan said: “On account of our in- ability to bring a number of important wit- nesses from other places we have, after a conference with our client, decided to pre- sent no testimony whatever, feeling that the commonwealth has not proved its case. We do this, however, with the proviso that the court does not hasten us on with our speeches, which we have had no time to prepare. We ask, therefore, that the argu- ments be postponed until tomorrow morn- ing.” Judge Arnold asked District Attorney Gra- ham's opinion. “The case has closed,” replied that official, and I should prefer to open argument in the It won't take long. It is easily d the judge, ‘‘we will hear both sides tomorrow.” The court then adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning. Holmes Defends Himself. . A letter signed by Holmes appears in a Philadelphia local newspaper, in which he declares that he has been most maliciously attacked. “I am called intelligent,” he says, “and then I am abused for that, and it is assumed that a man who is enlightened must be a great criminal. I have told the truth about myself, unpleasant as it has been to tell it, and because I have told the truth it is alleged that deeds of the darkest villainy muat have been kept back. I had never learned until this trial that sincere con- ion must be taken as an indication of n crime. © real evidence has been brought against nd none will be, for I am not guilty. Pitezel in her sorrow, me, I sympathize with Mr but I cannot be accused of anything worse than an attempt to conceal her husband suicide, thus saving his family from < grace and preventing the forfeiture of life insurance policy “Before I am condemned in any man’s mind I want that man to remember that I have confessed to the truly unforgivable —to planning to get money from an i ance company. I have confessed myse menace to the calm routine of a dividend- paying concern. I declare that officials of companies, and especially of the compan now prosecuting me, have said that the cnly way to stop raids on their finances by swind- lers was to make an example by hanging somebody. They have decided to hang me, and they are trying to do It as a warning to others who fail to realize that one thing is more sacred than human life or law—the funds of an insurance company.” e+ ——____ The Star and the Electio: Everybody can get the latest election re- turns from The Star's stereopticon display Tuesday evening. Bulletins will he repro- duced as fast as received. PLANS FOR WINTER The Washington Cliess Club Prepare for the Long-Evenings. MATCHED WIP THE RICHMOND PLAYERS Pillsbury Talks of ‘the Coming St. Petersburg Meeting. LIPSCHUTZ AND SHOWALTER The Washington Chess Club is considering plans for its winter tourney. Mr. F. M. Wright won first place in the Libbey cup centest for the third successive time, and the cup has become his personal property. Consequently there will be no more Libbey cup championship tournaments, The tournament committee is considering the advisability of holding a continuous tourney, lasting three or four months, with prizes for the person playing the greatest number of games, and for the player having the greatest percentage of games won to games played. The scheme has worked suc- cessfully at the Brooklyn Chess Club. Another plan suggested is to have a tourney, open to all, with individual matches between the contestants. The entrants are paired, and during the first month each pair plays a certain number of games to determine the supremacy of the two players. The winners in the first month are then paired and play individual matches in the second month. The pairing continues until there is but one player left. players losing in the individual matches dropping out each month. It is believed this arrangement would be a better method of determining the championship .than the ordinary tour- nament. Mr. J. E, Macfarland paid a flying visit to the city this week. He came in from field work in Tennessee in connection with the geological survey, and left next day for Chi- cago to pursue his studies in geology at the University of Chicago. Mr. Macfarland is not playing much chess nowadays. He is a strong player, however, and is probably better posted in the openings than any local player. Were he to remain here for a sea- son he might have something to say about the District championship. He expects to return next summer, and may make himself. heard then. Capt. J. P. Walker has returned to the city after an absence of two or three months. He is-at the chess club nearly every after- noon, and is still playing the queen's attack, of which he might be called the originator and perhaps only eaponent. It is contrary to the principles of the game advanced by well-known players to move out her majesty on the third or fourth move, and yet he makes a good showing against the best of his opponents. The WaShington Chess Club will probably lose its correspondence match with the Rich- mond Chess Club. The Virginians ha ready won two games b#' superior play. third game {s regardéd as a win for Wash- ington, while the coen eam’ looks like a draw. The result is:prébably due to the difference of methods adopted. The Rich- mond club played alf the games as a club. ‘The local club divided’ itself into teams, with the result that one man, the captain, did all the work for the team. The Washington Chess Club will hold its regular meeting at the club rooms, 614 12th street northwest, next Monday evening. The Capital Bicycle Club will give more attention to chess this winter than hereto- fore. A chess committee has been selected, consisting of Messrs. A..Dx Usina, chairman; G. Doug: d) Chas. Barrick. New tables and a have been added to their rooms. ‘Tue clib has challenged the Baltimore Chess Club to a match across the board, the teams to consist of about six men. Among the strong players of the elub are Usina, Douglas, Barrick, Carr, Lor- den, Quackenbush and Dr. Welch. Mr. Adler of Harrisburg, La., is in the city and is making things lively at the ehess club by his vigorous play. He plays chess for pleasure, and his game is of the brilliant, dashing order. He got Me better of Mr. W. A. Gwyer, jr., the other evening. Then Dr. Hawkins, who is always earnest, tried his hand and came out victorious. It is saids he quit even with Mr. Braid, but the latter's count was different. ; Mr. H. N. Pillsbury, the winner of the Hastings tourney, is at Philadelphia this week, the guest of the Franklin Chess Club. From there he visits Pittsburg, Buffalo, Rochester and Auburn. Mr. Pillsbury was in Boston last week. While there he mailed his acceptance of the terms and arrangements for the match be- tween the five masters, ‘namely, Tschigorin, Tarrasch, Lasker, Steinitz and himself, at St. Petersburg in December. In speaking of the prospects of winning first place in the coming match, he sald he thought Tschigor- in’s chances were superior on account of his physical condition and being acclimated; that Lasker's physical condition and Stein- itz's age were, perhaps, against them. He modestly spoke of his own youth as being in his favor. AMERICAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. Moves Made in the Recent Games Be- tween Showalter and Lipschutz, The second game of the American cham- plonship chess match between Showalter and Lipscutz resulted as follows: Queen's Gambit Declined. ipschutz. Showalter. Showalter. Lipschutz. Black, Hob coreaeee x Resigns, 2h. 59m. Kt—iel 7 KuQix Beh 2h. 40m. Showalter won the third game, the moves being as follows: Ruy Lopez. S. Lipsehuetz. Show: +s. Whi Black, Bo R—-Ksq 36, BBS 2 Boks P—OBE ct Kt P R-KKS R—KS 4 5 Px 50 PxP Resigns The fourth game, which was drawn, was DURRANT FOUND GUILTY AFTER YOUNGER MEN Oheers at the Verdict Rang Through the Court Room. é Death Will Be the Penalty—Soon to Be Tried for Minnie Williams’ Murder. ‘William Henry Theodore Durrant was con- victed in San Francisco yesterday afternoon of the murder of Blanche Lamont, for which he has been on trial since July 22 last. The jary was out twenty minutes and arrived at the verdict on the first ballot. As there was no recommendation of mercy the punish- ment was fixed at death. Judge Murphy finished his charge at 3:30 and the jury at once retired. The throng of spectators who had remained in the over- crowded court room all the afternoon to hear the judge's charge settled themselves back in their seats to await the return cf the Jury. Mrs. Durrant and the prisoner talked and laughed together as if an acquittal were a foregone conclusion. They were surrounded by half a dozen.friends and the conversation was animated, when it became whispe-cd about that the jury had agreed upon a ver- dict. In an instant a hush fell upon the little circle that had gathered around the prisoner. Durrant’s face, always pallid, assumed a ghastly hue and his mother was speechless as the jury filed in and took their seats in | | Theodore Durrant. the box. Judge Murphy, who had retired to his chambers, was summoned, and took his place upon the bench. Clerk’ Morris asked the usual question as to whether the jury had agreed upon a verdict. Foreman Dut- ton arose und replied in the affirmative. The Verdict Announced. “We, the jury,” said he, “find the defend- ant, Wm. Henry Theodore Durrant, guilty of murder in the first degree.”” As the aged foreman, pale and trembling, read the words that fixed Durrant’s fate, a low, rumbling noise like the roar of a mob arose from the rear of the court room. The next moment men were cheering wildly, women wept hysterically in excitement, The bailiff rapped loudly for order, but the tu- mult continued for a minute before anything like quiet could be brought out of the dis- order. Then District Attorney Barnes arose and asked that a day be set upon which the sen- tence of death should be passed upon the prisoner. Judge Murphy said that sentence would be passed next Friday, upon which day he would also set the day for the trial of Dur- rant on the charge of murdering Minnie Williams. Mrs. Durrant Overcome. During the tumult that followed the an- nouncement of the verdict Durrant and his mother were lost sight of except by the few who sat nearest them. As the last words of the verdict were uttered Durrant made a spasmodic effort to arise to his feet, but be- fore he could do so his mother, with a half sigh, half moan, threw her arms around his neck and sunk back into her chair. His mother’s grief seemed to make Dur- rant_forget his own position, and for the next’ few minutes he sat with his arms Blanche Lamont. around her neck, trying to soothe her. The long strain of the trial, however, had com- pletely shattered her self-control, and it was some time before Mrs. Durrant could leave the court room. The Prisoner Composed. Durrant recovered his old-time composure a$ he left his mother and prepared to return to the county jail. With his overcgat swung carelessly over his arm he walked, leisurely out of the room, twirling his slight mus- tache with apparently as little concern as if he were merely a spectator instead of the principal*figure in the exciting scene. Aside from the spectators, Mrs. Noble, Blanche Lamont's aunt, and Maud Lamont, the dead gin’s sister, were apparenuy the happiest persons in the room. When the verdict was announced Maud Lamont arose from her seat, clasped her hands and then cried of sheer excitement. Mrs. Noble mingled smiles with tez and Shook hands with a number of friends who crowded around to congratulate her. The case will be appealed to the Supreme Court, and it is expected nearly a y will elapse before a decision will be obtained. While it is not thought that any error has been committed, the defense has embraced every opportunity to take exceptiens to the rulings of the court. Brief Story of the Crime. Briefly stated the prosecution charged that Durrant decoyed Blanche Lamont into the Emanuel Baptist Church, in Bartlett street, probably assaulted her, strangled her, strip- ped her body and laid it out carefully in the Lelfry, hid her clothes and school books in the dark, dusty corners of the tort and stee- ple, and then helped in the search for the missing girl. ‘Miss Lamont was a school girl, and attend- ed the Sunday school in which Durrant was a leading spirit. She was en route from school when a young man joined her. They were seen in a street car by her schoolmates, but that was the last time she was seen alive by persons who knew her. Later a man and a girl were seen to enter Emanuel Church. ‘The dead body of Minnie Williams, another acquaintance of Durrant, was found in the Emanuel Church library on April 13. She had been murdered the night before. A search of the church was then made, and in the belfry was found the body of Miss La- mont. Suspicion pointed to Durrant, as he was conspicuous in the church work, was ac- quainted with the girls and had access to the church. He was arrested, and for several weeks the triai has been in progress. Much circumstantial evidence was introduced and the positive evidence was strong. League Magnates Will Give Minor ' League Players a Trial. “There is going to be a grand scramble for minor league players before the next championship season opens,” remarked “Uncle Nick” Young, as he sat at league headquarters yesterday entering upon his records the names of certain players who have been drafted for duty in the National League ranks. Close beside him were nu- merous checks for $500 each, drawn in favor of minor league clubs, to be paid over to parties interested as soon as the players in question put their names to a contract. On the drafted list were the names of Halen of Minneapolis with Philad®iphia; Yorrick of the Western League with Bos- ton; McCormick of New Orleans with Chl- cago; Harper of Rochester with Brooklyn Delehanty of Atlanta and Sheron of Buf- falo with Cleveland; Monnahan, Morrison and Macfarland with Louisville, and Jot Goor with Pittsburg. The latter played with Toledo last season. Cincinnati bought Ir- win from St. Paul before the season closed rather than take the chances of losing him. Boston did likewise with Bergen, and New York made a similar deal for the services of Connaughton. Here “Uncle Nick” paused in his work to remark that rever in the history of base hall was so much activity displayed by ‘or league clubs as during last season. Why,” said he, “the work of keeping the reccrds of the minor leagues was ten times greater than that of the National League. the clubs of the minor leagues followed their players and scrapped over them with even greater vim than I have ever seen dis- played by the parent organization. I have in mind a player, who originally started out to play the season with Omaha. He re- ceived a higher bid and jumped his contract end turned up in Evansville, Ind. I was notified of the fact and telegraphed to the management of the latter team that this man must go back to Omaha, or the club playing him would forfeit its membership in the national agreement. I stopped him there,but he next turned up in Montgomery, Ala. I was on his trail, and the next we heard from him he was in Fort Worth, Tex., playing under an assumed name. Be- ing convinced that he was the old Omaha fly-away, I threatened to deprive Fort Worth of the protection of the national agreement, and finally the runaway con- fessed his guilt and returned to his first love. That gives you an idea of the value of the protection under the national agree- ment. The officers of the various leagues are sometimes imposed upon by players, seeking to get an increase in their compen- sation, but as soon as the facts are brought to their attention, the rules of the national agreement are recogi.ized without further questioa.”” For the first itme on record a member of the Western League, which is a class A organization, has drafted players from an Wastern Association club, which is in class B. The Kansas City team, of which Jim- my Manning is manager, wanted two of the Eastern League players, so under the na- tional agreement $500 will be paid for the release of each player, and the latter must receive an increase in salary. That is one of the benefits derived trom the drafting system. Thus it will be seen that the minor leagues are practically training schools for the National League, and the players who show improvement and are drafted receive their reward in the form of increased compensation. When “Uncle Nick” goes to New York to attend the league meeting he will find an army of applicants for appointment to the staff of umpires awaiting him. Within the past four weeks he has received nearly fifty formal applications for places on the staff. Nearly all of the aspirants for an opportunity to wear a mask and toy with the indicator announce that they are mas- ters of the playing rules, have a “Glare” for use in games with such players as Te- beau, McGraw, Doyle and Beckley, that will tame them instantly, and are prepared to demonstrate that they are destined to solve the umpiresproblem. Nearly all of the candidates close their communications with a postscript, stating that they will at- tend the New York meeting, for the pur- pose of having a personal interview with “Uncle Nick.”” Ex-Umpire Lynch expects to be rein- stated to membership on the league staff next season. He has indicated that he will resume business at the old stand if there is an opening for him. There is no prospect of the Louisville club giving up its league franchise. The management of that club either made some money last season or it has a fat bank account, for it meets all of its assessments with promptness and dispatch. It is not difficult to understand why all of the clubs now constituting the league desire to hold cn to membership in that organization. When the present twelve-club organization was formed $250,000 indebtedness was in- curred. The various clibs submitted to a “rake off” from the gross receipts of eacit game. If any one is interested in the sub- ject they can calculate how much money was taken in at the gate in three years to enable the league to pay off an indebted- ness of that magnitude from a fund made up in that way. There is not one club of the twelve enormous villing to drop out, unless an “wad" is offered in exchange. DESERVE vif BE IN FASTER COMPANY tempted in the past, and the entries up to the present time have fully justified this prediction. There are about sixty from the mgs ee four schools, and it is expected that the Applications for the Position of | fours: will be considerably larger by. the : 15th instant, when the entries will close. Umpire. The school which scores the greatest num. ber of points will be known as the cham- pion of the day, and the rivalry between the different branches, always sharp, is inten- GENERAL SPORTING NOTES | Sled toa high degree. ‘There are a number There Propost INTERSCHOLASTIC FIELD DAY. is no room for discussion on that ition. Great Interest im the Athletic Sports to Be Held November 20. A great deal of interest is being manifested in the inter-High School track and field day, which is to be held at Columbian Field on the 20th. It is expected that in magnitude the event will be beyond anything ever at- of good athletes in the different schools, and, in addition to the fact that the winner will receive a silver medal, he will uphold the prestige of his school, and that will probably spur him to do his best more than any other reason. After the field day sports there will be a foot ball game between the Eastern and Central elevens in the championship series, and a sharply contested game is looked for. The list of events for the field day are as follows: One-mile run, 440 yards run, run- ning high jump, running broad jump, pole vault, putting 16-pound shot, 100-yard run, 220-vard run, and one-mile bicycle race. Points in each event will count as follows: For firsts, seconds, and thirds, 1. WANTS A GUARANTEE. Pugilists’ Backers Not> the Basi- ness for Their Health. HOT SPRINGS, Ark. November 2.— Mayor Waters and his associates in the Hot Springs Athletic Club labored last night with Joh1 Quinn, backer of Peter Maher, but they were unable to convince him that it was to his interest to call his man to meet Steve O'Donnell today or Monday without a substantial guarantee, either as a purse or gate money. The de- sire of Mayor Waters was to pull off some kind of a fight within the next few days to satisfy the small remnant of a crowd how remaining in the city, to make good scme promises made during the last three weeks. Quinn refused to do business on anythirg but a money basis, and said that unless the matter was put to him in the shape of a definite proposition he and Maher would leave town. They had come here for the purpose of meeting O'Donnell, and were anxious for a fight. If the Hot Springs people would-hang up a suitable purse by today he would guarantee that Maher would face O'Donnell in the ring; other- wise they would leave town. O'Donnell communicated with Brady, his manager, at Little Rock, and expe: able to give an answer by noon. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., November 2.—The case of the state against Fitzsimmons and Julizn was again continued this morning, the case going over till 2 p.m. The adjourn- ment was taken at the request of Attor- ney General Kinsworthy, whose only part in this case seems to be a continual fighting for continuances. He said that an agree- ment had been reached between the prison- ers, and the chances were that the matter would be disposed of in the afternoon with- out troubling the court. The agreement to which Attorney Gen- eral Kinsworthy alluded in court was that all court proceedings would be dismissed on condition that the pugilists leave the state. Julian believed that if the matter was set- tled that way all the interested parties would leave Arkansas as soon as possible. s to be Points and Scored Against. Chicago's Athlctie Association team held Pennsylvania down to 12 points at Frank- iin Field, Philadelphia, in a fifty-minute game, played before 1,200 people yesterday. Six were earned by hard, painful work, and six came from the muff of a Chicago back, Final score--Pennsylvania, 12; Chicago, & Attendance, 2,000. The teams lined up as follows: Pennsylvania. Positions. Chicago, Touch downs—Brooke, Wharton, Slater. Goals from touch downs—Brooke, 2. Um- pires—Hatfield, Princeton; Leonard, Mich- igan. Referce—Bliss, Yale. Linesmen—Ter- rel, Chicago; Woodruff, Pennsylvania. Time of halves—25 minutes. The physical condition of the Pennsyl- vania team has at last become a question that calls for immediate treatment. In fact, for the past ten Ways the men have been too bruised to play, and some of them are overstrained. These facts have been brought to the attention of Messrs, Geyelin and other well wishers and workers for the red blue, but they have been loath to assert their powers. They have not wished to interfere even by mild suggestion with Coach Woodruff, in whom they place great confidence and whom they consider to be the best coach in the coun- try. Lipschutz Wins Again. The fifth game of the chess match be- tween S. Lipschutz and J. W. Showalter was played at the Manhattan Chess Club in New York yesterday afternoon and evening. Lipschutz had the move, opening with Ruy Lopez. After fifty-one moves the game was won by Lipschutz. The score: schutz, 3; Showalter, —— se. Election Bulletins. The Star will display the latest and fullest election news Tuesday evening on a mam- moth screen in front of The Star buildings. ee He—“I'm dying for a kiss. She—*Why don’t you, then?” He—“Kise?” ip- drawn 1. AN OPEN CONFESSION ~ rata 4 aly dae Brother Jonathan—“Say, John, you'd better go into training again!"