Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1896, Page 10

we °o EVENIN n It’s an art for a long time to come. BEST. . We have all the faci PIPES HT SSMS roar Ga HH Gg ooo Mooaondeh, Main | Branches: *Phone 1092 0 0 0 0 O O ODES % —to launder collars, cuffs and shirts properly! taken us years to acquire it. Careful attention to all the small details is the secret of our success. There are a thousand and one small devices ab6ut this business that the small one-horse laundries haven't learned yet, and the chances are they won’t You never hear any complaint about our work, for we take special pride in turning out only the ern machinery—“expert” help—perfect sanitary sys- ‘tem and unlimited tapacity. : Better not take any risks in sending your clothes jto a laundry you know nothing about. ‘where you know they will be done up “right.” NOW isn’t any too soon to drop that postal ask- ing our wagons to call. Telephone 1092. THE YALE F. H. Walker & Co., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1896—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. Has. ies for doing it, too—mod- Send them Steam Laundry, 514 10th Street, 1104 14th Street. © 0 0 Oo oO Plant, 43 G St. seteeeeentononendondentontondontondoetonteetoetensoeteeseesonsentenseongentontonteatonroatentonteetoetontoetonsecteageetondentontontontententbatentnare : “I want to be the * Jeweler who comes into your mind first? COLD-WreleK Gold-week opens on Monday. All next week I will take a genuine discount of 15 per cent off the regular marked price of every article of gold in my store. cept nothing steck. On I ex- in the account of the inclemency of the weather during almost the entire Silver-week I will continue to allow the discount of 15 per cent on all Stock. my Silver C. H. DAVISON, Jéweler, 1105 F Street. BY SUN FLASHES About the Plan to Organize Here a Bicycle Signal Corps. EXPERT TELEGRAPHERS INTERESTED A Proposed Addition to the Dis- trict National Guard. SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES Tt is generally supposed that a telegraph wire ig absolutely necessary for transmit- ting messages instantaneously between ce tant points. Even most telegraphers, given a tripod and a couple of pieces of glass by their chief and told to transmit a mes- sage from one point to another with them, would think him mildly insane, and If, upon asking where the wire was located, he should point to the sun, they would think he had gone stark, staring mad. Yet, never- theless,{t {s not only possible for the initiated to send messages by this limited apparatus, but it has been done for years. Heliography, as this manner of telegraph- ing ts known, ts extensively availed of by the military in this and other countries. It is employed by the military and meteoro- logical signal service departments in this country between outposts where communi- cation by wire, or otherwise, would be dif- ficult, and in some cases impracticable, If not impossible. The average distance apart of such outpost stations is about twe five miles; a territory extending over miles is covered by this system. ‘A portable heliograph has been in use in this and European countries for a number of years. It consists of a tripod-like base surmounted by a mirror about three inches in diameter, with an unstlvered space in the center. About three inches below the mir- ror an arm extends at right angles, at the end of which fs placed a sight vane, with a V-shaped notch in the top, with a small hole directly beneath It. All parts are fit- ted Into sockets and are easily adjusted and held in place by binding screws, thus mak- ing it possible to catch the sun at any angle. How the Messages Are Sent. _ The instrument fs adjusted and used as follows: The sight vane and mirror are set facing the distant etation, when the sun is in the direction of that station. The opera- tor then looks through the clear glass in the center of the mirror, and the V-shaped notch in the sight vane Is placed in line with the distant station. The mirror and the arm carrying the sight vane are then so adjusted that the “hole” in the center of the mirror and the hole In the sight vane are in a straight line with the distant station. When so adjusted, the dark spot in the reflection, due to the clear spot In the glass, is thrown on the bottom of the V in the sight vane. Messages may then be transmitted by sim- ply interposing the hand or some other opaque substance between the sun and the mirror, or between the sight vane and the mirror. It is occasionally necessary to readjust the instrument to allow for the displace- ment of the reflection caused by the earth's motion. Should the sun be in the opposite direction, a second mirror is attached to the front of the sight vane. The latest improved instrament now used by the War Department has a larger mir- ror and a shutter attachment for breaking the sun's rays, but in other respects it is similar to the MacGregor. The work of operating these ments as now performed is necessarily very slow. The operator uses the Morse tele- graph alphabet, flashing the characters by means of the shutter in dots and dashes, a short flash representing a dot and a long flash a dash, the same as with the tele- graph key, spelling the words out in full, letter by letter. The receiving operator reads the flashes by ald of field glasses. A mounted signal operator, besides his telegraphing outfit, composed of a key, sounder and relay on one base, for use when a wire ts available, has also to carry @ heliograph and “wig-wag” signaling out- fit (the latter is merely a flag attached to a jointed rod, for use where the distance is but short, ard is operated by making pass- es to the right and left, representing dots and dashes), fitted in a leather case. A Bicycle Signal Corps. Washington seems to be the Mecca of all telegraph operators, nearly every tele- grapher of note having at some time work- ed here, and there are now in the service of the Western Union and Postal Tele- graph companies and the press associa- instru- j tions here a large number of experts, who are also expert wheelmen, and who, by the way, comprise the very flower of the pro- fession. Among some of the most promi- rent of these men an effort has for some time been on foot to organize a bicycle signal corps, the members of which would be mounted on light wheels of a special de- sign, so arranged as to carry the necessary instruments and yet be portable. In using the horse, it is necessary when ascending a steep hill to signal to leave the arimal at the foot, possibly to stray or be stolen. The wheel, it Is argued, by be- ing portable, could easily be shouldered and carried along, thus insuring a mount home or to camp. In case of war, the lot of the signal man is not by any means an enviable one. It often becomes necessary for kim to stop in the midst of a message and run for his life; for that reason it is desirable to have his mount close at hand, and 2lso absolutely necessary that he | should transmit his messages with the ut- most dispatch. To accomplish the latter, the originators of the prospective bicycle corps propose to use a code or abbreviation of words, similar to those used by the press asssociations,and with which most of the first-class operators here are familiar. What is Thought of the Plan. By the use of this code, it is estimated, a saving of fifty per cent of the time occupied in spelling a message out in full would be effected. Of course, for this work the very best operators would be required. Gen. Ordway, while not opposed to the idea, says it would be necessary for the operators to enlist in the National Guard in the usual way, as militiamen, and in case of necessity they could then be assigned to the signal corps, but is of the opinion they cannot enter as an independent corps, The would-be signal men, however, do not take Kindly to this view, there being, In their opinion, too much distinction between carrying a gun and acting as signal oper- ators, and they cannot just see where they could use the gun in their lige; they have their hands full carrying instruments and propelling their machines. While Gen. Miles was out of the city when a delegate called to present the-mat- ter to him, it was said by an officer very high in the algnal corps, and who is the right-hand man of tana chief of the signal corps, that Gen. was an *socniers, nome GROUNDS (Gums EX/STING LINES, m= PROPOSED EXTENSIONS, aager=-c0.T0_8& ABANDONED; COMPREHENSIVE f, R, PLANS The Eckington System in the City and Its Proposed Baltimore Oonnection. Changes Contemplated in Washing- ton Intended to Greatly Facilitate Travel About the City. Representatives of the corporation which 1s Dutiding the electrie road between this city and Baltimore, and also which controls the Belt and Eckington roads, appeared before the Commission- ers yesterday, as stated in The Star, and explain- ed in detail the plans which they have under con- templation. As the readers of The Siar are aware, ‘his company has recently asked from Congress the authority to make certain changes in {ts system in this city, which involve not only the building of extensions to the present Hue, but the abandonment of certain sections of the existing road. For ex- ample, they seek to have a cross-town line ex- tending along M street from east to west. From the castern.end of this Hne they ask authority to build a line south along Sth street cust to the navy yard. From 14th and G streets, connecting with the Eckington line, north slong 14th street, thence along H street and out 17th street to the Zoo is another proposed line. A connection is also asked along D street between the proposed 17th street line and the existing 11th street. Also a continuation of the 4th street Une north, crossing to 7th street by Pomeroy street. It 1s also asked that permission be granted to connect the existing line on North Capitol street, along Michigan avenue, with the 4th street extension, From the end of the existing line at 15th and D streets the com- pany desires to build an extension along the Bla- densburg road to the District ne. It 1s the desire of the company to abandon the existing lines on O and FP’ streets, and also the line along E, 9th, Lou- Isiana avenue and 12th street as far south as B street southwest. THE PROPOSED These changes are graph the map which accotpantes this article, and Mlustrates what the president of the company, Mr. David M. Newboll, sald in the course of a conversation with a Star reporter. CHANGES. shown on “A Ittle study of this map," said Mr. Newbold, “will show the purpose of the company in asking from Congress.the right to make the proposed changes. We desire that our road should in the future cecupy & relation to the publie which It does not do at present, aud that 1s to meet the daily needs and wants of the people in moving about the city. We propose to have a road on which @ man can go from any part of the city to any other part by the payment of one fare. It is evident that the propesed extensions will accom- plish this purpose, and will provide a complete system of communication’ {hroughout the city. “In itself this will besa great advantage to the public, but, Im adlition, f¢-should be remembered that this complete system: of urban communication is to be connected by a-tapid-transit electric road with a syst of street mifttvhys that unites every part of the great city dt Bakimore. Our system in Baltlmore—and sou ‘now it is In the hands of the same management—extends into every part of the city, so that peopla can go from one section to another ever the same rystem. Now it fs pro- posed to establish in Washington simijar eed favilities,, and to conneck, tlie’ two elties by a ralfl- road. When th!s scheme dg. carried out residents in any part of either cHy‘can go'from their own bomes directly to cithéf éiry, and, what ts of equal importance, at pyobaily 60 per cent less than it-mnw costs. B28 tala tde 0 “ dOyPerrrion witit $reaw Roanss,, “It ds possible, of eourse,"’ aided Mr. Rewbo, “that when our road 4% th operation between W; ington and Baltimore the steam roads will reduce their present rates, and 4f they do so the public will be benefited by that much. It Is well in this con- nection to empbasize the benefits to Washington which will result from the carrying out of this Sreat ente:prise, I understand that vegetables and er articles of daily use ure more expensive in Washington than they are in Baltimore, and, in my opinion, this 1s due to the lack of railroad commu- nteation between Washington and the outlying country. When our system of an inter-urban rail. road is completed there will be a direct and rapid commanicetion between every part of Washington and the section of Baltimore where are located the steat commission houses. In addition, the country adjacent to ovr line of railroad will be available for the use of those who desiro to engage tu trick farming, and the inducements to select that locality Will be greater because of the excellent facilities that will be close at hand for reaching two such splendid markets as are found in the cities of Washington and Baltimore. It is known that our plans include not only the building of a road be- tween Washington ard Baltimore, but also lines ‘of communteation with Ellicott City and other points In that locality, so that the territory which will thus be opened up and provided with railroad factll- tles will be a large and extended one, and its de- velopment will undoubtedly contribute to the ma- terial prosperity of both cities. “The electric rafiroad, as every one knows, is the road of the future, It is no longer looked upon as visionary scheme to propose the building and operation of a railroad by electricity for such a dis- tance as that which separates Washington from Baltimore. Roads are now in operation which dem- onstrate the financial value of such enterprises, and in the near future roads of this character will be such 2 common experience as to excite practical- 1s no comment.” AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT. ‘The officials of the road today gave out the fol- lowing statement in regard to their plans: “To the Washington public: “The present owners of the Eckington and Belt railway companies belleve that the present system, in conjunction with the proposed extensions,as shown by the aecompanying map, will meet the demands of the traveling publle of Washington, as by it We are enabled to carry a passenger from one part of the elty to any other part of the city for one fare, and will vlso enable a resident of Washing- ton to go from any locality covered by onr system to any part of Baltimore for one fare. All of our conductors will be provided with tlekets for the Baltimore and Washington road and our con- nections in Baltimcre. The Baltimore Traction Company permeates every part of that city. “In addition to theso advantages, the fare will certainly be 50 per cent less than the pr fares on the steun rallroads. “The Baltimore and Washington road as now being constructed traverses a section of the coun- try that has been devoted entirely to the culti tion of wheat, corn, ete., but ig susceptible for tucking, and will be of immense advantage to the residents of Washington, as it opens up thirty miles of new ground tbat can be utilized for vege- table and truck gardening. ‘The Importance of the enterprise to the residents of both cities is fally appreciated fn Baltimore, where tho plans and purposes of the company are better known, and is simply thet the residents of Washington may urderstand the purpose of the proposed legislation for these companies that this publication 1s made."” ent enthusiastic wheelman and had great faith in the possibilities of that machine, and he was confident the plan would meet his ap- proval. Personally, this officer gave the plan his unqualified approval, even going so far as to offer the use of instruments should a company be successfully organized. fl The work of organization is temporarily at a standstill, but it is hoped by those in- terested that a modification of Gen. Ord- way’s ruling may be secured, and that a separate bicycle signal corps will soon be added to the ranks of the District National Guard. . News of the Clubs. Though the weather of the week may have made it impossible to ride a wheel, the local wheelmen did not neglect the so- celal side of life, and took advantage of the opportunity, as it were, to enliven up things. The social side of wheeling life was brought cut fully at the two dahces and the banquet held during the week. ‘The dance of the Arlington Wheelmen was held Thursday evening at Builders’ Exchange Hall. There was a lively crowd present, and it was exactly midnight when the last dance on the program was finished. The banquet of the Washington Road Club Thursday evening was an occasion which rarely comes for such a display of fun and good feeling and good fellow- ship, and it is safe to say that not one of those who were there has ever passed a bet- ter evening. The boys were rippling over with humor, and the pent-up good will was fully launched after the cigars were lit. ‘The occasion marked the firgt anniversary of the club, and it is safe to predict that the pleasant time will linger long in mem- 8. ore the regular meeting of the Washing- ton Road Club Wednesday evening five new members were elected. ‘The contract for the suits of the club, which was recalled, was given to Parker, Bridget & Co., the club favoring home patronage. Among the visiting wheelmen in town during the week were W. F. Sims, who came over from Baltimore, and W. K. Lar- rimore, who came up from Charlottesville to attend the Queer Wheelmen dance. Capt. William Jose is out of the city for a few days, and, on account of his ab- sence, no run has been called for tomorrow. The rain of last week broke up the run to Ashton as scheduled. New Intercollegiate Alliance. Berkeley University will join Yale and Princeton in forming an athletic alliance. As soon as the alliance is formed the ath- letes at Berkeley will make plans to go east and take part in championship games scheduled for May. 7 A Fierce Three-Round Fight. A thvee-round prize fight between Kid Ryan of Chicago and George Strong of Denver was pulled off at Assembly Hall, Hot Springs, Thursday night. Strong weighed in at 188 and Ryan at 127.Ryan forced the fight from the start, and soon had his man on the ropes. His upper cuts were too much for Strong and the latter’s seconds threw up the sponge before the end of the third ‘The contest was to have been fif- unds for $000 @ aide. A large crowd witnessed the fight, oe BICYCLE VS. EXPRESS. A Race Between the Rubber-Heeled Steed and the Iron Horse. From the New. York World Is it really possible for the bicycle to beat a railroad train? This would be the highest achievement of all for the wheel, and six strong-lunged and muscular-lezyed riders will’ next season endeavor to ac- complish it. They will be speeded against the empire state express on a new sextet Wheel whieh hes been built. It is a big Contract to run away from the fastest moving train on the earth. Bicycle people, however, the gencral manufacturers no less than the general wheel enthusiasts, believe that the rubber-heeled steed can be built to get over ground more rapidly than any other animate or, inanimate thing that moves. es 4 A highly !mportant faetor in this race will be tho track. This Will,bé built as smooth and level as human ingenuity can make tt, in order to give the.rifers equal chances with the iron horse. ene, company of cycle manufacturers who havé built this wheel will be ready before the Ist of May. Then they will throw down their gauntlet to the iant of the rails for half-mile dash. The bicycle that has been thus named is sald to be the largest in the world. Its length over all is 13 feet, atid its “water line,” or wheel-base, is something“under a foot less. It weighs 187% pounds, ‘giving each rider about twenty-three pounds in addition to roe his own welght to propel. The wheels have only two inches more diameter than those of the average bicycle. That is, they are thirty inches across. The tires are sald to be the largest ever made. They are two and one- half inches in diameter. And the gear, wherein lies the secret of its phenomenal velocity, has been compounded to 153. Think of it, ye bicyclers, geared at 158! The inventors of the sextet declare that no expense has been spared in perfecting the design of this wheel. They say that the pneumatic tires alone cost $600, being made with rubber walls three-quarters of an inch thick, leaving an alr chamber one inch in diameter, made to withstand an air pres- sure of 620 pounds to the square inch. The six riders will be men of even weight, about 145 pounds. The track will be about six miles of a straight-away road, parallel with the route of the New York Central's flyer. There is such a level stretch a short distance west of Albany, and if the ground can be secured the track will be laid out there, Six straight miles at least are necessary. It is estimated that it will require at least two miles for the sextet to get properly started, and that after the half mile has been run against the express train, froin thréo and a half to four miles will have to be gone over before the sextet can be stopped. The riders will be supplied with a patent breathing apparatus attached to an air chamber, from which each man, having his nose and mouth closed off against the wind, will be obliged to respire from start to finish. The inventor believes the sextet can cover a mile in thirty-five seconds. If it can it will stand a fair chance of winning the race. a The Cour® Siilea. From Household Words. % Some years ago, in 4 suit which turned on the state of mind of a lady who had been a member of a sisterhocd, the late chief jus- tice, then Mr. Coleridge, was cross-éxam- ining a witness who gave evidence as to the Pplaintiff’s behavior while an inmate of the sisters’ home. Among other things it had teen deposed that plaintiff had been guilty of a breach of discipline in eating a certain late cf strawberries. Mr. Coleridge—‘‘Eat- ts strawberries, really?” Witness—“Yes, sir; she was eating strawberries.” . Coleridge—“How shocking!’ Witness—“It was forbidden, str.” Mr. Coleridge—“‘And did you, madam, really consider there was any harm in that?’ Witness—“No, sir, not in itself, any more than there wag in eat- an apple, but je know, sir, the mis- chief that came from that.” The court smiled, and Mr. Coleridge seemed to lose the thread of his ideas for the moment. Not a Bargain Counter Drunkard. From the New York Herald. John Kempler, a gentleman of ample tankage, could hardly believe his ears when Magistrate Kudlich,'in the Essex Market polite court, yesterday, fined him $3 for drunkenness. That, too, when he had sent for witnesses, who swore that they had seen him on Saturday afternoon, when he was sober, and had only twenty-six cents, “I am not kicking, judge,” hg said, as he was led away, “but you don’t know me. I'm no bargain counter drunkard.” ———_-e+___ The District Governme: Facts the District government and the duties of the Commissioners will be found on pages 6 and 7 of The Star's Almanac for 1896. For sale et all nows stands and at the business office of The Star. 25c. per copy. Monday & Tuesday. The rain last Monday and Tuesday, materially interfered with our. “special offerings” for those days. 4 specials will be offered Monday and Tuesday, aud rrth, only. these respective lines. The following February roth No such values have ever been distributed in Elegant $82.50, $85, $90 and $100 Parlor Suites, 1$03.50. We have Isid astde 6 superb Over- ffed Parlor Suites of 3 and 5 large handsome “‘odd shaped” ptecos, richly covered in satin damask apd heavily fringed. Were $82.50, $85, $90 and $100. Choice, $63.50. Portieres, $2.25. 50 pairs Fine Chenille Turqueman Portieres, 6 handsome colors, with rich dado top and bottom. Regular $4.50 curtains. For two days—Mon- ~" §9.,26, $ best White Enameled Iron Beds, 11-8 Posts, with brass mountings, attractive fuer de lis patterns. All 4 sizes, from single to largest double bed. Worth $6.50 to $7.50. 94-25. Fine $60, $65 and $75 Chamber Suites, $42.25. We have Inid aside 6 Fine Large Chamber Suites, one each in Curly Birch, Mahovany, Bird's-eye Maple, Pinin Maple and two Quartered Onk. Have $05 and $75. Choice, $42.25. been $00, CRAIG & HARDING, Furniture, &c., 13th and F Streets. EP PP PLP eee OP OOD aes iotiosr ote siotrse rir olor dry Se: COLLEGE ATHLETICS Colunbian University’s Nine Has Begun Hard Work. CAGE IN THE CENTRAL POWER HOUSE Activity Among the Georgetown Track Men. THE BASE BALL CANDIDATES The base ball team of the Columbian Uni- versity has settled down to hard work, and when the outdoor season opens the mer: will be in prime condition for playing. ‘The weather conditions making it !mpos- sible for outdoor practice, the men were forced to train indoors, and having no placs large enough, room in the central power station was secured. The practice room has been caged In, making without a doudt the finest cage in the United States. The cage takes in six of the large rooms on the fourth floor, having a southern ex- posure. The place is well ventilated and well lighted, and embraces an area of near- ly 5,009 square fect. This gives a good idea of its extent. Its length, from east to west, is a good throw for any base ball play- er. The place was sccure] last week, and after all arrangements had been made, the athletic association purchased wire scre2ns and other material to protect the window lights, and prevent injury to the building. The place is well heated by steam, and modern conveniences have been added in the shape of hot and cold baths. A car loa of tan bark has been ordered, and as soon as it arrives the floor will be covered, and the aspirants for the base ball team given plenty of practice in sliding bases. Practice began Friday and all during the week the cage was filled with promising base ball players, who enjoy the novelty of playing ball in ‘rainy and cold weather, while everythiig outdoors is against the game at this season of the year. The manager of the team, Mr. Barrett, has secured the services of several of the National League men to coach the ‘varsity Pitchers every afternoon. Jack Gilroy, Wastington’s twirler, was at the cage Wedresday and Thursday afternoons and coached the men. The candidates for the base ball team are as follows: Pitchers—Beard, Hough, Hd. Mills, Cummings and Sioussatt; catchers— Medford, Don Fugitt, McDonald and House; infleld—Greene, Dalzell, Shaw, Beall, C. Fu gitt, Rye, Alden and Burdetts; outfield— Goodfellow, Lewis, Beard and Wesner. Rye was the captain of Princeton “prep.” for two years, and is regarded as a firs’ class man. He played in the outfield, with a fielding average of .975 and a batting av- erage of .500. Alden, who is in the Law School, played four years with the versity of Kansas, He is a candidate for second base. Manager Barrett is hard at work arrang- ing the schedule of games to be played when the weather permits. He has nearly completed it, and will announce it some time next week. A meeting of the students will be called in a few days to consider the organization of track athletics. Mr. Underwood, the edl- tor-in-chief of the ‘‘Call,” the ’Varsity pub- lication, is deeply interested in the matter, and recognizes the abundance of material at hand for such an organization. Invited to the Relay Race. During the past week Manager Douglas of the field and track team of George- town University received an invita- tion to the Intercollegiate Relay Race meeting, which is to be held in Philadel- phia April 25, under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania, open to all the colleges of the United States and Canada. One race will be a contest to determine the college championship of America, and it will be open to all colleges that desire to contest for that championship. Harvard and Pennsylvania have already signified their intention of entering this race. There will also be a number of other races be- tween the colleges, and every effort has been made to arrange the colleges in groups that are about equal in strength. By racing in one of the general contests a college is not debarred from entering the race for the intercollegiate championship, if that college be the winner of the general contest in which it is entered. Four colleze teems are to run in each race, and valuable prizes will be offered. The groups embrace all the important colleges of the country, and Georgetown is placed in the first rank, her opponents being Yale, Brown and Princeton. The meke-up of the team which will uphold the blue and gray has not yet been decided on, but it is probable that it will consist of the same men who won from Pennsy!vanie in the annual fall games. Congratulating Wefers. Bernard J. Wefers, who ran in the 50-yard dash in the New Jersey Athletic Club games in Madison Square Garden last Saturday, returned to college Mor:day, and a meeting of the athletic association was held Tues- day, that the students might have an op- portunity to offer their congratulations and show their appreciation of his magnificent work. W. S. Martin, vice president of the athletio essociaticn, made a few introductory re- marks, end was foilowed by Douglas, man- ager of the field and track teams, who pre- sented to Wefers, in the name of the associ- ation, a beautiful toilet set in tortoise snei! and silver. Mr. “Wefers responded gracefully, spoke modestly of his work. “Midge” Gallagher, the little hurdler who le run, was rs and ex- in a few well-chosen ‘wo A alirring and enthusiastic speech was eee 4 John P. O’Brien, manager of the base team, urging the students to exert ‘= and = themselves to the utmost for the honor of Georgetown. Georgetown’s Nine. The base ball candidates train daily undey Capt. Herley’s direction, and are gradual rounding into form. The batteries prac! daily, while the other candidates learn fine points of bunting, etc. Then follo! fifteen minutes’ active work with du: bells and Indian clubs, and the practic¢ winds up with a short run and shower bat! The annual handicap pool tournam closed Friday, Pierce, '98, taking first from forty-seven entries. Henry and Fei 80n took second and third, respectively. ‘The Glee, Banjo and Mandolin clubs ert ectively preparing for their first appearanog which will be made at the Merrick deba’ ti H tne 22. A concert will be held in enit city er in the season, and it is more th etree that an extended tour, embr: Itimore, Philadelphia, New’ York Boston, will be made this year. SKATING. Donoghue Will Try to Brenk Record Monday Nig! The Washington Hockey Club, which ex | feated the Berkeley club last Saturday evening, will not play Johns Hopkins’ teats at Baltimore this evening, as was conte plated. Arrangements for the game wert well under way, but as Yale would be if Baltimore this evening on a southern trip, the Johns Hopkirs team decided to pl: them and postpone the game with Washington Hockey Club uniil next Satux day. The Berkeley team is-composed of youn| men living in the northwest section of city, and has among its available materi: the following: Jack O'Riley, John combe, Norri Rittenhouse, Ben. Harriso: Ferdinand Walsh, Eiroy Curtis, Cuthbet Brown, Charles Jchuscn, Harry Holbrool Dunlop Owens, Russel Train, Harry Whit ing and William Mitchell. According to Manager Louis L. lst of players on Club hockey team is McDonald, Wright, Magee, E ans, Wii ner, Hecox, Parson, Korn and Walsh, ondsy evening Donoghue will make go at the mile reccrd for an inclosed ra he Korn, t! the Columbia Athlett now limited to Mees and he is confident that he can lower u same. He wil! make the trial sharp, and at 9 o'clock he wi to race ali comers. On this asion thi timers will be selected from representativ. of the press, and everything will be do! to enable the skater to be successful, t 8 o'clool Princeton's Base Ball Schedule. Manager Elliot of the Princeton hase bal team announced the following schedule the coming season: March 28, Rutgers of Princeton; April 1, Hobart at Princeton] April 3, University of Virginia at Chare lottesville; April 4, Washington and Lee af Richmond; April 6, University of Norty Carolina at Charlotte, N. C.; April % Georgetown at Washington; A, 10, Boss ton at Princeton; April 11, New York af New York; April 15, Lafayette at Princes ton; April 22, Dickinson College at Princes ton; April 25, Orange A. C. at Orange: Ap Princeton; May Cornell al ollege at New 29, Lehigh at Ithaca; May 6, Manhattan York; May 7, Lawrenceville at Prin May 9, Harvard at Princeton; May fayette at Easton; May 16, Yale at ton; May 20, University’ of Virginia af Princeton; May 23, Yale at New Havenj May 27, Cornell at Princeton; May 30, Hare vard at Cambridge; June 3, Orange A. C. at Princeton; June 6, Yale at Princetoi 10, Harvard at Princeton; June 13 Princeton; June 18, Harvard at Cambridge June 20, Oritani Field Club at Hackensack June 23, Yale at New Haven; June vard at New York in case of a tie. Fast Skating at the Rink. The race at the Convention Hall Skat Rink last evening between Donoghue, Inglé< fretz, Brock and Strickland was exceedingly, close and was won by Donoghue after @ hard spurt. Inglefretz had a handicap of @ lap and three-quarters in a mile and one- half. Strickland came in third and Brock last. The ice was in excellent condition, end in the last spurt Donoghue seemed to fairly fly over the surface. Bisneau, the Baltimore skater, will be on hand tonight to try conclusions, and, Saunders’ knee is well enough to allow hi to make @ trial, he also will be in the start, The other starters will be Stites, Inglefreta and Strickland. Donoghue’s time for the mile and the mile and a half last night wag remarkable. His time as reported for the mile was 2.48, the half in 1.30, a total of 4.18 for the mile and a half, The timers were Messrs. Towers, Lee Hutchins and J. wy Storey, jr. The best time for a mile by the National Association amateur champion was made by Harley Davidson last year, 3. The best time of the Canadian Association was also made last year by J. 8. Johnson of Minneapolis, 2.42 2-5. ——__ “Sort of Yankee He Is.” From the New York Pross. The last speaker at the dinner of the confederate veteran camp, on Saturday night, was ex-Commander Knight of Us 8. Grant Post, Grand Army of the Re- public. This is a Brooklyn post, and it is said to be the richest and most ine fluential post in the Grand Army. It was the gvard of honor at the funeral of Gen- eral Grant. Mr. Knight spoke eloquently of certain charges in the war, and that the charge of the lizht brig Balaklava was not more herol: ment with which we all agreed. He was listened to with clcse attention, and heart- ily applauded. Mr. Knight gives his pen- sion to the Confederate Soldiers’ Home, at Richmond. That's the sort of Yankee he is. inces A New Employment. From the Fliegende Blactter. Shop Keeper—“Your son ts no use to mig sir. He's asleep all the time.” Boy's Father—‘Can’t you find him « joi, sir, in the night dress department? ———_ ee Self-Appreciation, From Harlem Life. Harold, papa calls you a fortune hunter I'm sorry I'm rich.” “So am I Everybody will say that yow bought me.” ~a