Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1895, Page 10

EVENING STAR, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1895-SIXTEEN PAGES. XEREEEERS [XEREEEERRS comes prices. little h we jumped in Perhaps you have noticed that we are in= variably first when it that the times were a : ourselves overstocked pocketbook. These are interest- ing the crowds just now. PARKER, BRIDGET & CO,, CLOTHIERS, 315 7TH ST. geisucemee el to dropping We realized (XXERRREEX ard and finding to meet your Youths’ Lo small men) that were dropped to g Pants Suits (some will fit ie) le) le) le) }e le, le le) | | | S le ° $8 and $10 were 38 and $10 were DS Suits were dropped to Men’s $10, $12, $13.50 and $15 90.75 coats were dropped to Men’s $8, $10, $12 and $15. Over- XxX KERR $8.50 Overcoats were dropped Men’s $25 and $30 High-class ° ° . $18.75 to This does not mean has been reduced, but picking. (XE RMEEM ERE KS xeRR RRR that the entire stock there is awfully good ary I to the little boy or girl w cards and other information uj to make yourself a very hands TO THE BOYS: The third and last little pony and cart will be given Janu- amount of trade during the month of December. ho influences for us the. largest Account pon application.. Grand chance ome Christmas present. Parker, Br rxauuxD Modern Clothiers, 315 Seventh St. id get & Co., xe me Teeeeeeseee Fine Dress Suits To Order, $30. ys N © gentleman's wardrobe is complete ee WN without an Evening Dress Suit—we * * make them up In best styles and guarantee © a fit and entire satis! ton for $30—see °° those now being ma 5 bab Sa! A Fi Black Kersey Overcoat to od * © order for -All-wool Overcoats as low UW oT Up-to-d: HASLETT & PISTEL, "fining 1345 PA. AVE. N. W. Shop. a9-20d if your timepiece doesn’t “work right’? see Hutterly. Probably the finest watch repair work in the th has been turned out in this 1 called the Sick Watches."" The | expertness 0 yeats’ experience in this one Hutterly possesses. Low veharg 632 G St., opposite City P. O. de9-12d Carriage Robes —are HERE—in many varieties—thick, warm, soft ones —rich in design — and at VERY LOW PRICES. We also have a large assortment of Men's Fur Collars and Driving Gloves, at verious prices. sevens O7‘‘Smart" FUR CAPES—for Ladies, at $15, $16, $20, $25, $30, $35 and $40. ‘JAMES Y. DAVIS’ SONS, -Hatters & Furriers, 1201 Pa. Ave. de7-24d —Wells makes Shirts on ‘the please - you-in-every- particular plan. $1.50 ea., or 6 for So. 7-16 WELLS, 1411 Penna. ave. ‘Half Hose at Half Price. —Another cbance for the men folk to profit Lb) the elo Ve're go Sl wear ond Watsts exclusi' hereafter. These prices for Men's Hosier; 1f-cent Hose, 3 for ~ -» to 12%4e.: 50e. to 25e T5ec., to 3TM4e Pp T. H SHIRTMAKER, ra) ALL, 908 F St. © d6-16d ‘No “shoddy” — § hats here. ‘There are stocks of hats made only to deceive and cost but $1.50. But a derby or alpine CAN be had right here for $1.59 and $2 that Is god for wear, for color, for shope, for finish. We've sold bun- deeds of them. “D. C."* agency for “Dunlap'"—the CHAS: H. RUOFF, Up-to-date hatter, 905 Pa. Ave. sel 1-2 PA The Social Season At the Capital —promises to be a brilliant one. There Till be receptions, ‘dinner and theater par- tles galore. us furaish the Carrlages— our “turnouts” aren't excelled by ANY. Reliable, well-trained and — well-liveried coachmen—reasonable charges. G71 vou have your own team have it boarded HERE. reproof building and © everything first-class. wney’s Hotel for Horses, 1622-1628 L STREET N. W. ‘PHONE 555. de4-20d Brief Printing At Short Notice. Correct as to typography—civan, neat and at- looking “a8 to appearance—and #1 ha: My “Printery"’ ts getting locally for that duplication of Engraving that 1 turn ou Con't tell it from the real expensive thing. See it! Elliott, Quick Prot. 506 roth. [49° 46-108 Got a Man On Your List This Christmas? ui have, just remember, then, this year of all for ten past he will tral if y others, appreciate some- as Ornamental. We can tell thing useful as well ‘ive you the y best of everything at the very lowest prices. Breakfast Jackets. Every ene who has seen our goods admits them to Be They are MADE TO FIT e trimmed bi . Se as NO! iful p from § Umbrellas. Probably not the largest line, but surely the most select line of Silk’ Umbrellas, speclally picked for the holidays. Selected Natural Handles. -$2.50 and $3.00 Sterling Silver-meunted Handles... .$4.00 and $5.00 RS DO. -50 to $10.00. E> Engrav! iz free of charge. Silk Handkerchiefs, elon! Plair White and Colored-bordered Silk Handkerchlefs from 35. to $2.00 each. Linen Handkerchiefs, 22% Positively the best values in. th : from $3.00 to $12.00 per dozen. ‘N° CH: Gloves. The largest and most complete lin Men's Lined and Uniined Stract Glores, I all the best makes, at the lowert prices. Our ne of Full Dress Gloves tx unsur- passed fo quality, while ices are eee [owest. a Ly le the prices are Neckwear. Our reputation for carrying the finest line of Neckwear in town will be w thie year, but the prices are down to meet lemands. Superb patte! sicteceen erb patterns from 50 W. S. TEEL, MERCHANT TAILOR, MEN'S FURNISHER, 935 Pa. Ave. N.W. It “434 Tth st.” Mark this! After you have attended some of the so-called “Reduction” sales just drop in here and let us show you how much better we can please you —how much money we can save you! This business has been built upon the rock of “reliability,” and the “waves” that have come and gone have beat upon it without ei till selling Men’s $10 $ ‘1°50 $9.75 and $12 Suits for....... Still selling = Men’s $12.50 and $15 Overcoats GEO. SPRANSY, 434 7TH ST. for Some men are a Uttle q “skitth about acts a | oneitinc’ ttoat ghee an | 3 Shirts en Shirts for fear they m: not fit or prove satisfactory. We know our ability, so will hereafter take orders for 3 Shirts for $4.50, und you need not take them if they do not |_ fit. Harry T. Miller, the “expert Shirt cutter, how with us, We bought the business of the Spindler hirt Co. **Mayer’s,” St. Re-orders. from their atterns 943 Pa. Ave. “ or a B | | promptly attended | tor e5-3n WITH ONE PENFUL. NCASTER GOV'T FOUNTAIN Write 40,000 Words PEN v fails to write Fitted with solid Send for catalog PEN CO., 919 F A RUN TO FAIRFAX An All-Day Bicycle Trip That Will Strengthen the Muscles. THREE RIDABLE* ROUTES Character of the Roads and the Hills to Be Climbed. - A ROUTE TO BE AVOIDED oe A trip by wheel to Fairfax is a very pleas- ant all-day spin, although the distance is but seventeen miles, and the rider who makes it be well repaid. The scenery is particularly pleasing. In fact, the views along part-of the route are as beautiful as the very best can be found in the old Do- minion state. The riding is fair—only fair, or, like all Virginia roads, these are of dirt, clay and gravel. Still, one is able invar- lably to pick out ridable paths during near- ly the entire route. The main disadvantage to many local wheelmen les in the fact that the Fairfax run is regarded as a “jonah” run, from the fact that most club runs to the place are either prevented by rain or else the rider get caught in a storm before the trip is over. This is such a notorious fact in one } club in the city that it is asstanding coke about bringing rain in time of a drouth by calling a run to Fairfax The County Seat. Fairfax is a small place lying almost aue west of this city, and Its superiority to the other villages in the immediate vicinity lies in the fact that it is the county seat of Fairfax county, named after the celebrated Lord Fairfax, who w ha prominent figure in colonial days. It is a typical coun- try village, and the town streets are no ter than the roads leading into it. The pop ulation is limited, and as the buildings of importance the native will show the visitoy the county court house and the jail. It has no railroad communication and the } nearest station, Vienna, is nearly three miles distant, while Falls urch is about nine miles to the east. These are the two nearest stations. The ride to the place is hilly, but none of the hills are too steep to be ridden. In | some places it is a good deal like see-sawing | up and down hill. The return, however, | is mostly down grade. This is especially no- ticeable when the Falls Church route taken, when the return ride can be made | in about one-half the time taken up in the west-bound ride. The Three Routes. There are three ways which have been | used by local wheelmen in making the trip, and there are perhaps as many more which it would not be advisable to take. | Of the three traveled routes one is by w of the Long bridge, while the other two lead from the Aqueduct bridge. There i also a route via Chain bridge and Lewis ton, but for ms best known to them- selves, wheelmen in general take particu lar pains to avoid this. The readers of this, who have never ridden by this route, will do well to follow their example. The Shortest Route. The shortest route is between sixteen and seventeen miles from the Treasury De- partment. It is known as the lower or river route, coming into the Arlington | National road near the entrance to the Free bridge. By intervals, the distance ts approximately as follows: Treasury De- partment to Aqueduct bridge, two miles; to Cherrydale, two miles; to Hall's Corn- ers, two miles; to Falls Church, two mile: to Mills Cross Roads, four miles; to Fair- fax, five miles; total, seventeen miles. The Condition of the Roads. The condition of the roads, owéng to the sameness of the material, can be briefly sta@d: Fair in good weather, worse in dry weather, and bad in wet weather. The route is a hard one, so far as hills are concerned, as far as Falls Church. Be- tween Falls Church and Fairfax there are a few. hills, one or two of which are rather steep. A pleasant variation to this route is to ride alongside the cinder track of the railroad, past Dunn Loring station to Vienna station, and thence almost due south to Fairfax. This deviation adds five more miles to the total. After leaving the Aqueduct bridge the rider turns to the right and takes the first ride, the electric cars running on the road for a short dis- tance. Vin Ballston Cross Roads A, second route is via Ballston Cross Roads, the distance being almost the same as in the first route. By landmarks -the distance is about as follows: Treasury to Aqueduct bridge, two miles; to Ballston, three miles; to Torristown, one mile; to Annandale, e and a half miles; to Fa! fax, seven miles; total, eighteen and a half miles. To get the Ballston road a turn to the right is made at the second intersection on the Arlington road a short distance from the Free bridge. ‘The entrance to this road is very rough and not promising, but after reaching the brow of the first hill the road will be found in fair condition. It ts hilly, though, and there are two especially bad climbs before Ballston is reached. The con- dition of the roads is very similar to those described in the first route. At Annandale the Alexandria and Leesburg pike is taken, leading straight into Fairfa: This is the lengest straight road in this inity, and is generally in fair condition, and always rida- ble. Vin Long Bridge. The third ridable route is via the Long bridge, the distance by intervals being ap- proximately as follows: From treasury to Long bridge, one mile; to Arlington, one and one-half miles; to Arlington station, three and one-half miles; to Bailey's cross roads, one mile; to Annandale, four and a half miles; to Fairfax, seven miles. Total, eighteen miles. This route is the wet weather route from the fact that it is bet- ter riding than any of the other ways in a rain, and the local wheelmen general take it for home when caught in a rain. The route up to Bailey’s cross roads Is a mixture of sand and clay, with the appear- ance of gravel now and then. Up to the Alexandr.a and Leesburg pike the riding is hilly. THe worst part of the ride, so far as the hills are concerned, is from Jackson City to Arlington station, and after that it is comparatively level. Some riders, on the return trip, take this route and continue down the pike to Alexandria, and then ride home by the road which bordeys the railroad track. From Alexandria to Fairfax it is fourteen miles, and from Alexandria to Washington about eight miles, making twenty-two miles for the return. For those who desire the route via Chain bridge Is given, taking in Langley, Lewins- ville, Tyson cross roads, Vienna and Fair- fax. The distance by this route is about eighteen miles, with bad—and, in some places, vile—riding, as far up as Lewins- ville. However, if one cares to study the tcpography of the country as well as the sights on the trip, all of the routes can be taken, the purposes of the article being merely to show the various roads. ae ES WASHINGTON STRING ORCHESTRA. Its First Concert This Season an En- joyable Affair. The first concert this season by the Washington String Orchestra took place Saturday evening at Metzerott Music Hall. The attendance was quite good and there was liberal applause after each number. This orchestra was organized by Mr. Ern- est Lent last year, and gave one concert at the Universalist Church late in the spring, which showed that good progress had beer made. This season Mr. Lent has largely increased his force so that it now numbers over sixty, and the members play with more precision and expression. In the first and last numbers on the program the or- chestra was assisted by pianos, which gave a bouy to the performance of Beethoven's “Marsch und Chor” and Schubert's ‘‘Hun- garian March.” In the latter the orchestra did some of its best work, although in every selection it showed the result of care- ful training, and in Schubert “Musi Moment” and Grieg’s “Spring” — there was some really artistic work. Other num- bers by the orchestra were Gluck’s “Nier- netto Pasturale,” Jean Vogt’s ‘‘Nacht- gesang,” Goltzsoch’s “Siebes Sehnen,”” Fuch’s| “Menuet” and Grieg’s “Heart Wounds.” Th were three violin solos, y r. Wm. Holcomb, who played De Fitzhugh Golds- who gave two compositions by Lent—“Albumblatt” and “Gavotte and «tte’’—both of which he executed very , and Miss Louise Carson, who really surprised her audience by the excellence of her work in Bohm’s “Strabande and Ma- borough, Mr. zurka.”” There was but one vocalist, Miss M Helen Howe, who gave for her first number the brilliant and difficult aria “Ah e from Traviata,” a manner that won an emphatic retall. She also sang N “Preshera’ pnd Pzz's “AV with violin obfigato by Mr. J. Miss Jennie Glennan was her ac- om panist. : rhe members of the4 lub who partici- pated were: Violins Misses FlorencéH. King, Pauline Helen Lee Stevens, Louise Car- lorence Morri!l, Ethel um,,Alma H. Wo , Anna Datidge, Daisy 1 iford, Lity Gerry, Fran Bertha Hall, Meta Stevens, Elizabeth Daisy C. Mason, Roge 4. F. von Nordlinger, Elmer 1D. Holcomb, Howard ne, Herman Brede- Fitzhugh Golds- John Alden, r Clare Dav . Moore, aul W. shbaugh, vler, Philip R. Phillips, T. D. Gambrill, Clarence W. Whitmore. Viol: Liss Maud Sewdll, Wimpften, ” Sherburne, P. Beyle, Andre Du kam; Amiss, Iter B. William FE. ir Messrs. W. H Finckel, J. Finckel, W. D. ‘th. Mitchell . lisses Schott, Anna Ulke, A. Finckel, G. . B.Isemann, Carl Agnes Elois Alden, Kath- , Florence Brown, Mabel F. © Birch, Rebecea Chandler, . Bessie Gardner, Rena Phil- Charlotte Rider, Laeta Rixey and iNatharine Sypher. > A RECEIVER ASKED FOR. Executor de to Remove an of a te. A bill in equity for an injunction to re- strain the misapplication of testamentary assets and fcr the appo:ntment of a re- ceiver was filed today by Ellen Henning against Joseph O. Henning and the Wash- ington Safe Deposit Compa Mrs. Hen- ning, the complainant, and Joseph O. Hen- ning® the defendant, are executors of the will of James Henning, who died April 13, 180 a Mrs. Henning sets forth that she placed great confidence In Joseph O. Henning, who is a nephew of her deceased husband, un- til about two months ago,when, she claims, he began to indulge to exci in intoxicat- ing Lquocs, and acted strangely and rudely toward her. That while at Harper's Ferry, about November 22 last, he acted strange- ty, and his mental condition was such that he was taken into custody by the town sergeant, br to this dity and placed in Providence Hospital, ere he now Mrs. Henning goes on to say that Joseph ©. Henning has not acted honestly in uh administration of the estate, and now Ge- clines to surrender twelve bonds belonging to the estate. He has proved himself to be a man of drunken habits and great pov- erty, declares Mrs. Henning, and she ex- presses the fear that, if he has not already done so, he will wrongfully convert and misapply the proceeds of the bonds men- tioned. 3 In view of thé circumstances the court is asked to temporarily restrain Henning from opening a certain box in the Wash- irgton Safe Deposit Company, or remov.ng therefrom any money, bonds or promi sory notes belonging to the estate of James Henning; that the twelve bonds be placed in the registry of the court, and that a re- ceiver be appointed to take charge of the assets of the estate. —_——— KILLED BY DYNAMITE. Efferts Accident in Montgomery County Costs a Man's Life. As the result of a frightful accident, Mr. John Canaday, a well-khown contractor, lost his life shortly before 3@'clagk Saturday af- ternoon. Mr. Canaday{was working on the Washington and Greaé Falls electric rail- way near Rock Springs, Montgomery county, Md.\ He was in charge of,a quantity of dynamite and issued it.to a-gang of men as the$ needed the explosive’ fot blasting pur- poses, Mr, Canaday ptacédtwo sticks of dynamite near a fire to dry,,and on return- ing to get them later saw that one was about to become ignited. Instead of running away, the unfortunate man &ttempted to stamp out the fire, but was un§uccessful, and a ter- rifie explosion followed, When the smoke cleared away the work- men found Canaday terribly. mangled, one foot having been blown away, the leg shat- tered, the other leg broken, one arm missing and the head badly injured. : As quickly as possible a Wagon was procured and Canaday was driven by his nephew, Van Canaday, to- ward the Emergency Hospital, but death occurred before half the distance was cov- ered. The body was then taken to the police station in West Washington and later to Wise's undertaking establishment. The de- ceased was about §fty years of age and was married. The remains will be removed this afternoon to his home on the Woodley road, where funeral services are to be held tomor- row at2p.m. Reno Council, Junior Order of Unite American Mechanics, will attend in a body. Interment is to be made in Tenley- town. Dr. A. J. Hobart, one of the most. promi- nent physicians in. eastern lowa, has died, aged sixty-seven. During the war he was surgeon of the first Michigan infantry, and since had served as surgeon of the Chicago and Northwestern railway for seventeen years. SPORTS OF THE DAY Playing for the Georgetown College Foot Ball Championship. —__+ ——__ CLEARWATER LEADS THE POOL PLAYERS Beginning the Chess Tournament at St. Petersburg. CROOKS AND THE SENATORS By defeating '96 yesterday the class of "98 of Georgetown College won the inter- class foot ball championship of the college. The game was well contested, and was won by the narrow margin of 6 pOints, the touch down and goal being made in the first ten minutes of play by Walsh. After that neither team could gain any material advantage, and the ball was passed back- ward and forward without any further scoring being done. By winning the championship the class of "98 secures the trophies presented by Messrs. Saks & Co., Parker, Bridget & Co., Robinson, Chery & Co., and Auerbach, be- sides winning the dinner offered by the collegg faculty to the championship team. A great deal of interest was manifested in yesterday’s game, and a large number of spectators braved the elements to wit- ness the contest. Although the team of ‘96 is superior, man for man, to that of '98, the team work of the latter eleven told in a material way. The teams lined up as . Wathan Brennan. . Flaherty. . Dickson . Devereux . Reardon. . Guillen. Walsh PE Te ROR aD Nelson (capt.)...f. First half—Referee, Mr. J. H. Doyl i Clearwater in First Place. Clearwater got first place in the world’s championship poo! Saturday night by of Springfield, 125 to lows: tourney at Syracuse defeating Grant Eby The standing fol- Won. Lost. Clearwater . De Oro. Sutton. Stoffut. Sherman. Horgan mR RSS Oe ON OHS PETERSBURG'’S TOURNAMENT. Meeting of the Four Chess Masters of the World. At St. Petersburg, Russia. yesterday began a tournament as unique in the history of chess as it is mportant. Its inception was due to the great international congress of August last, at Hastings, Fnglan3, where the rlans for it were first uufuided by Tschi- gorin at a public dinner which was given j to the assembled chess masters by the Hastings and St. Leonard’s Chess clubs. November 20, Pillsbury, the Brooklyn iled for St. Petersburg to gain s for America on Russian fields. tis now expected that each of the four teiniiz, Tsch.gorin, Lasker and 1 play no less than six games sT. 5 the other. It will really be a | series of short matches under conditions | most likely to determine beyond question | which of the quartet is the greatest. The contest should settle the relative po- sition of all of them, and, as they are indis- putably the foremost players of the world, its .mportance becomes at once apparent. It is expected that there will be three or fcur play days eacn week. SANGUINE JACK CROOKS. inks the Senators Will Finish in the First Division Next Year. “The manager, who banks on the Senators being a snap in 1896 is off in his caleula- tions,” said Jack Crooks, in the Sporting News office recently. “Why, the more I figure on our team, the more convinced I am that we will beat out a whole lot of the fellows who finished ahead of us in 3. If you have any surplus pins, just put all you can spare in what I am going to say. Young James will be one of the most effect.ve pitchers in the business next year. What do I base this opinion on? Nothing but his work. He is a second Hawley, and you know I saw Pink developed right’ here in St. Louis. James has speed to spare, and he has the advantage of Hawley, because he is not erratic in disposit.on or any other way. I have seen McGu.re lose his balance when catching James, the ball came to him at such terrific speed, and I guess old Jim ain't knocked back by many pitchers. “| have a world of confidence in Maul and Mercer. The latter's heart will be in his work next year, and everybody knows what great ball Al Maul pitched until he was in- jured. He's all right, and so is Varney An- derson, who can hold h-s own with the best of them when he is required to pitch not more thal two games a week. There's four first-class p.tehers, with five more in re- serve. Molesworth, a young south-paw, is the most Lkely of the lot. Don’t think ‘for moment that we won’t have a tip-top in- fi DeMontreville is a wonder, and he'll prove it. Scheibeck will be kept in reserve. I guess there won't be ary flies on our out- Held. Selbach, Abbey, Lush and Brown will do in any company. McAuley will help Mc- Gu:re out behind the bat. That is, if Jim loses a finger or breaks a leg, he may lay off for one consecutive game and wili give the young fellow a charce. joyce Will be our captain, and we will give ‘Scrappy’ loyal support." Look out for the Senators next year and take all of the many chances you'll have to put a small bet on us. Why ain't I at the track today? No racing; you see, the going is so bad that the races were postponed. Oh, I am making expenses. I guess-i have as good a line on the ‘skates’ as anybod: Quote me right about the Senators finishing in the first di- vision, for 1 am not kidding.” The Sporting News add: Jack Crooks is slated to captain the Senators next season. Poor policy to have a second baseman act as captain. Playing the position gives him enough trouble. — Cincinnati Times-Star. Joyce is the man. Galandet’s New Foot Ball Captain. F. C. Smielau, '97, of Cincinnati, Ohio, has been elected captain of the Gallaudet eleven for next fall. He has played center the past four years. AMATEURS HERE AND ABROAD. Observations of-an English Lover of Sport. In these times of dispute regarding the relative merits of amateur athletics of Eng- land and America, the following remarks of a former English athlete in a letter to the New York Spirit of the Times will’be found interesting: “T doWelieve that our cricketers were the only true English sportsmen that visited you last year. They went quietly, tricd their best, were beaten, acknowledged it, and said they would try again. That's what I call English sportsmanship, but these yachtsmen and athletes ought to be pitched into the horse pond. “ ¢ * From what I saw while in Amer- Ica in 1893, and what I have heard and read since, I judge your amateur sport 1s not above reproach, but ours fairly stinks. There are at the universities, and in some of the leading clubs, a few genuine ama- teurs—rare specimens of a species soon to become extinct—but nine-tenths of all the men who compete as amateurs in this coun- try are a disgrace to the name. “e#*T suppose it is true that some of your colleges and larger athletic clubs do secure the membership of desirable athictes by the offer of irregular and highly improp. er inducements, and these clubs and colleges +40 pay the board, lodging, training and way SUIT and Black, tures, Regular $10, $:4 Sack and All Sizes, Tweeds, Cheviots and Cassimeres, $12, Cuta- begins Ss in Blue neat Mix- Robinson, Chery & Co., (2:4 aad F Streets, SHOEI TE HATS. SHOse” traveling expenses of their athletes. Tails is all wrong, and in direct opposition to the true amateur spirit. But ‘let him who is without guilt throw the first stone’ and we Englishmen should be the last to attack evils so much less rank than our own. * * Our whole system is rotten, and the infection is now spreading beyond the athletes and the clubs, and defiling our gov- erning bodies. Our cyclists clamor for and almost carry the introduction of class B. our foot ball authorities allow payment to players for loss of time, commonly knowr as ‘broken time,’ but which speedily and un- avoidably degenerates into regular salaries for the star players, and our athletics, swimmers and cyclists have just now been in joint session and proposed an amateur definition which reads well enough by it- self, but is saddled with a string of non- sensical explanations and exceptions which make a farce of the whole business and practically throw down the fence between amateurs and professionals. “e © * I think I would be in bounds in stating that a majority of all our competing atheltes outside of London and the *ni- versities are owned and kept by tenth-class betting men, who have regular stables of athletes just as they do of horses, furnish these athletes with bed and board, cloth- ing, rubbers and trainers, just as they do for their horses, and run them to win or lose as best suits their book, just as they do their horses, but have more trouble with them than they do with their horses, be- cause the athletes can talk, lie and steal— accomplishments as yet unknown among horses. * * It is a common occurrence at the ordinary athletic meeting to see betting men going through the dressing tents ask- ing the prominent runners in the next race if they are ‘on the job,’ and the runners, instead of knocking the man down for such an insult, answer him ‘yes’ or ‘no,’ and per- haps ask him ‘How much am I on in yo books if I try?” “e * * When I was running I once heard a most heartrending conversation between two athletes behind the dressing tent. Each of them had orders from his owner to finish behind the other; each knew that he would lose his job if he beat the other, and lose his owner's money, and each beg- ged and prayed the other to save him from rut When I was in the states, two years ago, I attended all the sports I saw advertised, and never saw any open betting. It must be unknown with you, for I see you have no law against it. Here it is a public nuisance, and the A. A. has a strict law against it, but this law is laughed at everywhere, and enforced only at a few meetings. We Englishmen must ‘have our hit on’ anything we fancy—man, boat or beast—and you can’t legislate down any practice which is supported by popular sentiment. But betting should be conduct- ed decently and quietly at amateur sports, and this is just what it is not at half the meetings in England.* * * To Hear Dunraven’s Charges. The feeling arcused here and in England by the charges of unfair play, made by Lord Dunraven against the Defender syndi- cate, has caused their investigation to as- sume an international aspect. ‘The special committee of the New York Yacht Club having the matter in hand, consisting of W. C. Whitney, G. L. Rives and J. Pier- pont Morgan, has shown its appreciation of the gravity of the task intrusted ¢o it, and, at the same time, its determination to reach a decision which sportsinen on both sides of the Atlantic should accept as conclusive, by adding to its number Edward J. Phelps formerly minister to England, and Capt. Alfred T. Mahan of the United States navy. Lord Dunraven 1s expected to sail on the th. Fitzsimmons Did Not Sign. W.'K. Wheelock yesterday saw Martin Julian at Houston, Texas, manager of Bob Fitzsimmons, and tried to induce him to sign articles for the meeting with Peter Maher. Julian positively refused to sign, objecting to the date, February 14, and to the size of the purse hung up, wantin; $20,000. ss Philadelphia Whist Players Win. The Philadelphia Whist Club four de- feated the Baltimore team Saturday night by seven tricks. The contest was for the American Whist League trophy, which the Baltimore four won two weeks ago from the Hamilton team of Philadelphia. The cup now goes to Philadelphia, and the Con- tinental of New York will play on Satur- day next for its possession. ‘Tomorrow's Alexander Island Entries First race, five-eighths mile, selling—Fly- away, 105; Red Cross, 105; artillery, 105; Duke of Fief, 102; Minnie S., 102; Ponoma Belle, 102; Fannie Beverly, 102; Helen H., 102; Dr. Helmuth, 102; Frank D., 102; Flor- Marguerite H, 102; Blondy’s Vic- {m, 102; La Puentis, 102; Tolosa, 102. Second race, six and one-fourth furlongs, selling—Drumstick, 110; Monitoress, 107: Windgale, 107; Jews Harp, 107; Brogan, 107 Too Much Johnson, 107; Nobby, 10’ toski, 110. Third race, four and one-half furlongs, selling, two-year-olds—St. Lawrence I, 108; Nantucket, 108; Devola, 105; Perfidy, 105 Hopeful, 105; Torresdale, 103; Sir William, 103; Rapids, 100; Ida May, 100: Charma, 100. Fourth race, one mile—Prather, 115; King Paul, 115; Chiswick,. 115; Bronston, 102; Tancred, 102. Fifth race, half mile, selling—Jersey, 122; Columbus, 122; Forest, 122; Berwyn, 122; Sonora, 122; Fagin, 122; The Clown, 117; Trish Lass, 117; Miss Elizabeth, 99; Boister- ous, 99; Pennbrook, 99; Millie L., 99. Sixth race, six and a half furlongs, sell- ing—Solitaire, 107; Johnny, 104; His Grace, 102; Dillon J., 102; Lewiston, Siberia, 94; Belgravia, 94; Buccaneer, 84; Walcott. Ao State Labor Commissioner W. G. Bird cf Kansas, charged with extortion in office has been acquitted by a jury after a tria of two days. The jury was out on hovr and a half, DETHRONING THE SULTAN. Ex-Minister White Speaks of the Re< sult of Summary Action, In an interview Andrew D. White, ex-min- ister tc Russia, said at Rochester yesterday, when asked his opinion on the Turkish-Ar- menian question: “There 1s a widespread demand in America arising from the reports of the Armenian outrages, that the sultan be summarily de- posed by the powers. To do this, without taking preliminary precautions, would be to invite the most terrible massacre of the nineteenth century. Unless prevented, the sultan would escape into Asia-Minor. The massacres reported from Armenia are slight compared with the butchery that would fol- low. Scarcely a Christian in the confines of Mchammedism could escape. The slaugh- ters would be well nigh universal. The Turks never had a genius for civilization, but they are, when inspired by the fanati- cism of religion, among the bravest fighters in the world. “This is my plan for the solution of the question: Let the powers depose the sultan and place on the throne some able man con- nected with the royal family of Russia. Then let united Europe guarantee absolutely the independence of such government from out- side interference. Fortunately there are two men in Burope today who would ‘suit the emergency. Primarily my choice would be the Grand Duke Alexander, who married the sister of the present czar. Alexander visited the world’s fair at Chicago, and is a man of ability and liberal ideas. The other avail- able candidate for the Turkish throne is King George of Greece, who is an uncle of the Russian czar. “I believe, too,” continued Mr. White, “that the European nations should be given some share of the spoils of the east in order to maintain the stability of a Turkish gov- ernment, such as suggested, to protect the boundaries of the new empire and to pre- serve peace and order. Let Russia, for in- stance, have full swing in Armenia. Give Egypt to England, Austria should be allowed Salonica for a Mediterranean seaport and Italy might in return be given Trieste on the Adriatic by Austria.” = AT EVERY WEDDING. A Feature That Invariable Marks Every Event of This Character. From the Chicago Kecord. It’s beneath a woman's dignity to keep track of keys. A girl who has been bridesmaid four times, and thereby cut herself off from all prospects of matrimony, says this is what happens at every wedding: The bride gives minute and particular directions about the packing of her trunk. She knows to within the hundredth of an inch the ex- act location of every trill and furbelow, and lcoks on while various members of the femity assist in cramming the trays in and forcing ths lid down. Methods of accom- plishing this differ—sometimes it closes easily and cometimes it fs necessary io jump up and down or sit on it. Then the bride-to-be orders some one to put a strap arcund it, but one person leaves it to an- her until the moment for departure ar- rives. At this junctur2 the discovery is made that the trunk ie not locked, the keys are missing and everybody wonders where the strap can be. Twenty minutes until train time. “Where's your trunk key?” some one asked the groom. “My dear, they are asking for the key to your trunk. Where is it?’ “The key? (in some perplexity.) Why, on my key ring, of course; the little silver one you gave me that time; don’t you remem- ber, dear?” “Certainly—on the key ring.” To the anxious searchers: “You'll find the trunk key on a small, heart-shaped key ring, my wife says,” replies the happy young man, “But where is that?” comes in chorus. “I'm sure I don't know,” falters the bride almost in tears. “Oh, never mind. There, there; bother the trunk; what do we care?” says the groom. ‘The bride has a happy thought. I have two keys to that trunk. “Well, you're a wise little woman,” in tones of pride from the young husband, while the aunis and cousins sav: “She has another key.” “But they were both on the same key ring,” continues tke bride, and the gen- eral anxiety is redoubled. The girl who has been a bridesmaid four umes says the first time this happened the key turned up at the last minute inside of the trunk, and after that she always looked there the first thing and never failed to find “George, ——- +e Unreliability of Proverbs. From Harper's Bazar. A visitor was lamenting the waywardness of a young friend, and concluded by say- ing: “After all, it but proves how true are our old proverbs, ‘One man can take a horse to water, but twenty men can’t make him drink. “You can’t prove anything by a proverb,” answered the lively girl who listered. “Or, rather, you can prove anything upon earth you wish. Here's a proverb that answers ‘A bird that can sing and won't sing must be made to sing. “Try it again,” laughed the first speaker. ‘A rolling stone gathers no -moss.’ ” ‘Easy enough,” answered her companion. ‘A sitting hen never gets fat.’ When you tell me, ‘A penny saved is a penny earned,’ I answer, ‘You may be penny wise and pound foolish.’ And if you say, ‘Speech is silvern, but silence is golden,’ I can reply, ‘A word is better than a wink—to a blind horse.” ”" “And what do you say to this?” asked the other, demurely. “ ‘Proverbs are the wisdom of nations. fasy enough,” retorted the other, “Borrowed wisdom is too cheaply got.’ ’*