Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1896, Page 8

8 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, APRIL 27, 189¢6-FOURTEEN PAGES. It pays to buy a GOOD CLOTHES. —It'« ECONOMY to buy good clothes MALL PRICE. “Cheap” clothes are at any price. ’ $15—$20—$25 3 WOOLENS and tailored to Suits te Order, make up for $15— how they are Hned and trimmed. Morton C. Stout & Co., chant Tailors, 1112 F St. kes them. But vt You- whr we sell vad of a ds £ C. Le G. Le NEW YoRK ap27-14d BLOOMER SUIT $5 Whisky, $2.25 | A gallon < old and this Is the in this Demi, “Let your bundle come.” HEN ; < 5 | se Pi io ‘Disgusted: ol | . & A —with the miserable \ 5 way in which other 4% Ss laundries ruin your x * : linen — the heartless — §s) - : / roughness with which — oof OX it is torn and mangled d the total lack of promptness in deliver- Pe ing it—send for us. ‘ “ The agony will be ° ds over when you do. & Once send a postal and ‘s co ever afterward enjoy the 3 luxury of clean, snowy & 2 white linen. We are ye ( easy on your clothes— ra vf do not tear or use them & es roughly. & Promptly delivered A on day promised—think of that! Send postal and wa- gon will call. ~ XE EXEEXR ERE OS - ~ YALE, ! 514 Ioth St, er a 1104 14th St. 00) *Phone 1092. PLANT, 43 G ST. cd rols. their y that sort of a shirt made especi: for in who ts to wear it. We m I ° I. irts that fit close In the right pl: ap2t-16d hey ought to be. AL L, oo8 Et. HAPPY AGES rarried life is BE- mii tid way xe ever horses—and Charges very rense A few stalls just vacated—desirable earders warte Downey’s Hotel for Horses, 1 28 LE STREET—PHONE 555. ap23-200 Largest stock of fishing tackle, guns, athletes’ ne- cessities and bicycling sun- dairies south of Philadelphia —and finest store since the improvements completed. have been 2 DINED W the € ks | So spaki ple nowadas pod vin Ks and Rowans, in fate. t doesn’t im Yinner for 5Oc. Heney in season, — De- ingly served. 5 to 8. EA “Crescents’’ are still sky hi CRESCENT | BICYCLES «our own PATENT HOLLOW FRONT SKET, whieh permits the dirt to pase n ite teeth—thereby reducing friction ree of the greatest frictional points, ‘The froat and rear sprockets and ‘cha =$50===§ 40. Western Wheel Works. Wash. Branch, Cor. gth and H Sts. HARRY Ss. JONES, Jr. 3. T. WALKE ints, ply Roofing Material. ‘GROW : St. Louts, NEXT, THE ORIOLES Baltimores to Make Their First Ap- pearance Here Today. 10 PREVENT “SLUGGING” IN FOOT BALL Recent Contests Among Local Whist Clubs. GENERAL SPORTING NOTES The reconstructed Baltimores will make their first appearance of the season at Na- tional Park this afternoon. The only new faces will be those cf Jack Doyie, formerly the pugnacious Giant, and Jimmy Donnelly, last season's crack third baseman of the Eastern League, whom Manager Hanlon, with his excelient judgment, snapped up as soon as Louisville let him go. A great deal has been said about the severe loss the Orioles sustain in the absence of McGraw from third base, but those who have been observing the games cannot see that the Orioles have been sensibly weakened. Reitz, who replaces Gleascn at second base, is playing the Lag better than Gleason did, ané again Henlon’s good judgment is shown. Some one said something about Capt. “Robbie” retiring, but the big catch- er seems to be still in the game. The Ori- oles have a good lot of pitchers in MceMa- hon, Hoffer, Pond, Hemming and Esper. ‘The batting order this afternoon follows: Baltimore. 1 Washington. Doyle Brown of Keeler Joyce . . Jennirgs Abbey Sf Keliey . Selbach Ef Brocie f. Cartwright be Robinson Rogers . De Reitz McCauley Donnelly De Montreville. Hoffer McJames “DP. AT MeMAHONS MERCY. The Senators Couldn't Bat a Little Bit. “The Senators as batsmen are not to be despised, but McMahon had them at his mercy all the game through,” says the Baltimore Sun, in speaking of the game Seturday in Baltimore between the Sena- tors and the Orioles. “Boyd pitched for the visitors and was batted freely. His de- liberate way of pitching made the game tedious. He was also given very rocky poi distributed. ‘The fielding was beautiful.” , the errors being pretty generally of the Orioles Baltimore... Waszington. MeManon Boyd. Yesterday's Games. Hard hitting by Cincinnati and feeble fielding by the Colts had much to du with the loss of the game by Anson’s men yes- terday. Cincinnati fielded perfectly. Pitchers. R.H.E. +--DWYer.......-..-.11 11 0 -Thornton and Griffith... 312 6 Again the Colonels lost, mainly because ef errors. The work of Left Fielder Cooley Cincinnatt. Chicago... was the feature of the contest. Pitchers. Louisville Record of the Clubs. Clubs. W. L. PC.) _ Clubs, Philwlelphia... 6 1.887 St. Louis. 2 714 Balthnore & S 3 4 4 New ¥ 4 Louisvill anding April 21 Clubs. W.LF Clubs. W. L. Pittsbu 2858 Louisville 38 Baltinn é Vashington... 3 3 Bosto Z York 88 R = ladeipbia... 2 4 Chicazo. : eland 24 Cincinmath..... - Louis. 25 Today's League Schedule. Baltimore at Washington. Brooklyn at Philadelphia. Boston at New York. Cleveland at Pittsburg. Chicago at Cincinnati. Louisville at St. Louts. Saturday’s League Games, Baltimore, 10; Washirgton, 2. Philadelphia, 9; Brooklyn, Boston, 7; New York, 4. Cleveland, Pittsburg, St. Lou’ Chicago, Base Ball Notes, ‘The champion Paltimores at National Park this afternoon. Then no more games for a month. cl This is cfiother special ladies’ day. The Baltimore rooters were generous in applauding Selbach’s work in the game Saturday. The action was certainly a nov- elty for Baltimore. Joyce made his appearance Saturday on third and was welcomed. Von der Ahe has subscribed $250 In cash to the Harry Wright monument fund. ‘The New York club gave a ten days’ no- tice of relezese to Pitcher German at the conclusion of the Newark-Metropolitan game at the Polo grourds Saturday. in Baltimore was the game de- y Umpire Keefe in order to meas- ure Rogers’ glove. It was found to be legitimat. Dan Brouthers is said to have renewed his youth and to be playing a great game for Philacelphia. The Louisvilles are finding it hard to fill Collins’ place at third base. At present Veteran George Miller is attempting to plug the hole. The game scheduled for yesterday at In- dianapolis between the local club and that of Grand Rapids cculd rot be played be- ca of the Cetermined stand taken by the sheriff. He refused to permit a Sunday game to be played, and four thousand per- sons were disappointed. “The champions are exactly in the same position now that they occupied last year at the end of their first eight games. Of thelr first elght gemes last year and this the Orioles won only four. They won the pennrnt last ycar, or at least that is the general tmpression."—Baltimore Sun. LLEGE GAMES. e LOCA Mahoney Strack Out Thirteen of the Pennsylvanians. With big Mike Mahoney in-the box Sat- vrday Georgetown had au easy thing with the University of Pennsylvania, and defeat- ed that team by a score of 19 to 7. Ma- heney struck out the first six men put out in the game, and struck out a total of thirteen during the entire game. The Georgetown boys played a sharp fielding geme and batted like veterans, bunching hits at exactly the right time. A special dispatch to The Evening Star frem Emmitsburg, Md., says: The Catholic University base ball team of Washington was defeated here Saturday by the Mount St. Mary's College by a score of 7 to 4. ‘the Washington team played rather listless bell, while the home team put up a fine le of play. Kenna for St. Mary's al- lowed his visitors but five hits, and, al- #25 and $30 Sultings going at $20. The Way We Have Been Rushed —the past week, shows that men “appre- elute a good thing When they see it.” Still have plenty of “stylish woolens™ left, how- ever, t8 our purchase was a big one. EF Leave your measure before it's too late, and thereby save $5 to $10—Entire satisfac. tion guaranteed. Haslett & Pistel, ap27-2¢d ANT PENNA. AVEN The Odd Thing About Ply Way of Repairing Watches Is it never need ing over again! The done so thoroughly and well—that i fan added accuracy. ClesBhog 20th Century ‘Tailors, Hutterly ap27-12a | though McTighe pitched well at times, his beses on balis proved costly gifts. The nine from the Western Maryland College defeated the Maryland Agricultural College Saturday at College Park by 12 to 4. Radcliffe of the W. M. C. struck.out ten of the agricultural boys and allowed the farmers seven hits. Hershberger struck out seven, but ten hits were made off his delivery. The Gallaudet College team was defeated Saturday at Rockville by the strong Rock- ville nine, score 13 to 9. Erd and Price for Gallaudet and Nicholson and Harris for Rockville were the batteries. Saturday’s College Games. At Georgetown—Georgetown College, 19; University of Pennsylvania, 7. At Emmitsburg, Md.—Mount St. Mary's College, 7; Catholic University, 4. Rock Hill College, 8; Episcopal High School, 7. At Danville, Va.—University of North Carolina, 14; University of Virginia, 6. At Bethlehem, Pa.—Trinity, 10; Lehigh, 9. At Orange, N. J.—Princeton, 17; Orange Athletic Club, 5. At West Poin'—West Point, 13; Rutgers, 4. At New Haven, Conn.—Yale, 6; Brown University, 9. At Hanover, N, H.—Harvard, 4; Dart- mouth, 2. At Annapolis—Lafayette College, 13; Na- val Cadets, 7. At Annapolis—St.John’s College, 12; Johns Hopkins, 8. NEW FooT ALL RULES. Colleges Unite on One Set That Are Expected to Prevent Slugging. The foot ball experts who have been re- vising the rules of the game have com- pleted their labors. The committee consis ed of Walter Camp, Yale; Alex. Moffat, Princeton; J. H. Sears, Harvard; John C. Bell, Pennsylvania, end Prof. Dennis, Cor- nell, assisted by Dr. Paul Dashiell. The colleges of the country will now play under these rules, the regulations govern- ing the foot ball games kecoming uniform for the first time in the history of college foot ball games. Popular interest’ will cen- ter chiefly in the rules preventing “slug- ging.” These particular rules follow: Rule 2). No player shall lay his hand “pon or, by use of his hands or arms, in- terfere with an opponent before the ball is put in play. After the ball is put in play the player on the side that has possession of the ball can obstruct the opponents with his body only, except the player who runs with the ball, but the players of the side rot having the ball can use their hands and arms to.push the opponents out of the way. Rule 30 (a). A player shall be disqualified for unnecessary roughness, hacking or striking with a closed fist. (b) If a player be disqualified or injured, a substitute shall take his place. The player thus replaced cannot return to further par- Ucipation in the game. (c) For the offense of throttling, tripping or tackling below the knees the opponents shall receive 15 yards or a free kick, at their option. In case, however, the 15 yards will carry the ball across the goal line, they may have the distance from the spot of the offense to the goal line, but shall be allowed a free kick. Rule 31 (a). A foul shall be granted for any violation of the rules, or for unnneces- sary delay of the game, off-side play or holding an opponent unless he has the ball. No delay arising from any cause whatso- ever shall continue more than three min- utes. (b) The penalty for fouls, except where ctherwise provided, shall be when the of- fnding side has the ball, the advance of the ball ten yards. (c) The offended side may refuse to accept the penalty where it is to Its disadvantage. But in a case of a run resulting, should it be over yards, that distance shall be the limit allowed. (d) Whenever the rale provides for a dis- tance penalty which would carry the ball across the goal line, one-half of the inter- vening distance shall be given. DISTRICT WHIST CLUBS. The Capitals Stil in the Lead, With No Defeat ‘The Mount Pleasant club defeated the Capito! Hill team at Mr. N. E. Young's home on Howard avenue Thursday evening by the score of 15 to & The Capitol Hills led by one trick at the end of the first round, but the close of the next round found their adversaries two ahead, which was increased to seven In the last round. The Capitol Hills attribute their defeat to the excellent finessing of the Mount Pleasants. The teams contesting were as follows: Mount Pleasunt—Young, Davis, Taliafer- ro and Summers. Capitol Hill—Berches, and Jackson. In two previous matches between these teams the Capitol Hills won both, while in playing a second twenty-four hands at the conclusion of one of the matches the Mount Pleasants won. Another match between them will be played soon, probably at the close of the interclub series. riday evening the I str Capital Bicycle Club, and sustained defeat by 20 to 7 tricks. They “fell down” in the first round, losing eleven tricks and gaining King, Barnard t team met the none. The remainder of the game was nearly evenly played. The Capital Bicycle team was composed of Messrs. Wooten, Stephens, Henry and McComb, and the I street club was represented by Macey, Ja- cohs, Davison and Sabin. Saturday evening the Capital Bicycle and Washington Chess, Checker and Whist clubs played their match, the bicycle club winning by the close score of 11 to 10, The C. Bi, C.'s made net gains of six tricks in the first round, and the Washingtons gained five tricks In the next round, the | last round resulting in a tie. The teams were as follows: C. Bi C.—Quackenbush, Wooten, Mc- Comb and Stevens. Washington—Wails, Maj. Tenace, Finn and Turner. ‘The score of the tlubs is as follow: W. L. Dr. Capital Bleyele.4 0 6 .Capitol ML Mt. PL nt. 1 OT Street.. Washington .../1 2 1,Le Droit Parkiio 1 0 The pyramid knock-out tournament at the Capital Bicycle Club next Friday evening will be for chess players, and not whist, as stated in Saturday's Star. LARGEST ATTENDANCE YET. Biggest Crowd of the Season at Ben- ning. While the attendance ai the spring meet- ing of the Washington Jockey Club has not been as large as the character of the sport has deserved, yet the management have the satisfaction of knowing that from the opening day the attendance has steadily in- creased, and that, too, in spite of very Vania Saturday was the group of Yala, ; Harvard, Georgetown and the Unive of Pennsylyania. The ‘Harvard quartet, small fields and some unfavorable weather. The attendance Saturday was by far the largest of the meeting, and there is every reason to believe that the atterdance this week will be very gratifying and encourag- ing. Although there are probably some five hundred horses stabled at the track and at Ivy City, the fields have so far been dis- couragingly small. The horsemen explain by saying that their horses are not ready to race, but it is a fact that old “Pa” Daly, who believes in getling horses fit by racing them, has added not a little to his pile dur- ing the present meeting by practicing such a course, and there is a general belief that many other stables here could have profita- bly adopted a like course. The racing has been first-class, despite the small fields, and the disreputable characters which here- tofcre have been unpleasantly numerous have been rigidly excluded during the meet- ing. Indeed, the meeting has been one of the most cleanly conducted seen here for many years. In this way the club has done much to reclaim the sport, and to place it where it was befot the bookmaker and pool seller by demoralizing influences and practically indisputed sway so nearly de- stroyed it. Therefore, the prospects for the fall meeting of the club next November are mest encouraging, and spac meeting is sure te be liberally supported. ‘The racing Saturday was enjoyable, and once again the success of favorites made it @ profitable day for the public. Accident to an Jockey. The first serious accident of the meeting oc- curred In the first race at five furlongs, when J. J. McCafferty, the well-known owner and jockey, who was riding Kennel, the favor- ite, received a bad fall as the field were about an eighth of a mile from home. The heise crossed his. legs and fell with great force on McCafferty. Man and horse were badly stunned, and subsequently McCaffer- ty was taken to Providence Hospital, where it was discovered that he had escaped with only a severe shaking up. He was first carried to the Emergency Hospital, where his injuries were given medical attention. ‘The horse bled freely, but was not serious- ly injured. Will Elliott, at 6 and 7 to 1, won the. race; Kinglet second and The Sage third. ‘The Naldens’ Russler won the second, at four and a half furlongs, for two-year-olds, easily beating Lizzie B. Mf and Aunt Bally, the others which showed, in 57 2-5. The winner was the favorite. 5 The third race was the Army and Navy handicap at a mile, ahd Hawarden, Inter- mission, Hanwell, Premier and | Tinge started, and finished in ‘that order, the win- per closing favorite, and winning easily in Pris was the favorite in the fourth race, at six furlongs, but Mirage, at 5 to 2, beat Factotum out, he in turn beating the fa- vorite in 1.16 2-5. Kilkenny was scratched in the selling steeplechase stakes, and May Blossom walked over for first money. She also started in an extra steeplechase with Hellas, and had no difficulty in beating m. t Today there will be four races on the flat and a hurdle Stake ¢vent at a mile and three-fourths. Between the third and fourth races Mr. Belmont’s great horse, Henry of Navarre, will be paraded with Griffin up, and will also be breezed in the stretch. CYCLE RA NG OPPOSED. Chicago Germans on Record Against the Scorcher. CHICAGO, April —Chicago Germans went on record last evening as being op- posed to bicycle racing. Up to this time the wheel has reigned supreme in their rarks, as elsewhere, with nobody to say nay, but now the spell has been broken. The men who refused to sanction pedal- ing as an exercise are all in touch with prominent athletic societies, and their ac- tfon was taken only after careful con- sideration. {t was the twenty-fifth annual meeting of What is knowr as the Indiana division in Turngenmeinde circles. This section in- cludes 1epresentatives of the principal Ger- man athletic societies of Chicago. Besides these, there are two Louisville societies and a number of Indiana organizations. All were represented by delegates, who, af- ter one of the most spirited debates In the history of the district, refused to recom- mend to the rational Turngemeinde con- yention, whick will meet tn Louisville on Jure 21, that prizes be given for bicycle riding as well as for other kinds of ath- letic sports, Thus the two-wheeled vehicle stands alcne as an cutcast from the turners’ tanks, for scarcely any other sort of ma- chine used for exercising purposes has heen put under the ban by the Germans. Prizes are offered for excellency in almost veryihing which brings into play the istinct Issue was made before the matter was voted upon. This was whether or not the wheel was conducive to health. A number of speakers argued that it was not. They as it enervated the system, and, most of ail, that 1t made the body crooked and caused stooping should- ers and spine trouble. No machine, they claimed, whose terdency was to do these things should be irdorsed by an athletic hody. One of the principal objects of the organization, they sald, was to make the body straight and perfect m every par- ticular. The advocates of bicycling had an inn- ing. They cited the out-of-door feature of the sport and its ircreasing popularity, but their arguments availed them nothing. When it came to a vote the proposition was defeated by a substantial majority. Friends of the safety got but little con- solation out of a compromise, which they effected shortly afterward, but which hard- ly mitigated the force of the blow which ed. This was the passing of a resolution to the effect that an ex- hibition ef bicycle riding shall be given in the future. It was, expressly stipulated, however, that no prizes shall be awarded and that the. only event go be considere: grace in personal carr Speed is take no part in the’ show, and an effort to make {ta feature met with so much op- position t it was plain the scorcher had more enemies than! friends present. ¢ Georgetown Runners Beaten, The intercollegiate one mile champioaship relay which created most interest at the | athletic meet of the (ntversity of Pennsyl- | Vincent, Fish, Bremer and Hollister, were never headed. Yale was second throughout | and Georgetown was third. Wefe for etown, ran a foo race, but he was bailly handicapped tn the last quarter, Gal- | lagher being fully sixty yards behind the | leader when Wefers took up the running on the final lap. The other event of interest was the five- mile relay race. Only two teams entered the five-inile— the University of Pennsylvania. a won by fifty yards. ‘Time, The affair was brilliant success. The weather was ideal and in the grand stand. The Columbian University runners of this city came In fourth in their race with | c. C. N. ¥., Johns Hopkins and Fordham being beaten about twenty yards. Columbian Athletes. The field and track sports of the Colum- bian University Preparatory School will be hel) next Monday on the Columbian field, lith and C streets, Columbian. University sprinters will go to Baltimor. turday to take part in the ; Jobns Hopkins field and track sports. Jockey Crutcher Killed. CINCINNATI, Obio, April 27.—At Leba- non Junction, on the Louisville and Nash- ville, yesterday, James Crutcher, the col- ored jockey, was killed, and Oscar Alexan- der, trainer, and George White, stable boy, were badly injured in an accident. All were teken to Lexington, Ky. None of the cars were injured in the switching accident except the one containing the horsemen. 000 persons were Cocked Hat Tournament. ‘The second scries in the cocked hat bowl- | ing tournament of the Columbia Athletic | Club was concluded Saturday night, the scores made heing on the whole very good. Smith led with 124, Myers second, with 113, and Callan third, with 112. The other sccres were Denekas, 108; Sims, 97, and Bennett, 9. d ntleman Rider Badly Hurt. i LONDON, April 27,—H. M. Ripley, the well-known gentleman rider, is believed to be dying as a result of Banquet II falling upon him at the first hurdle in the great | Sandowne hurdle race at Sandowne Park, on Saturday last. Banquet II !s owned by Capt. Aiken, but was formerly the property Michael F. Dwyer of New York. ee SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION. The Senate Finishes Its Work on the Bil. The Senate Saturday afternoon finished the work on the sundry civil appropriation bill, and sent that measure back to the House for concurrere. The last fight was over the method of printing the postage stamps. Senator Hawley offered an amend- ment prohibiting thépriating of the stamps at the bureau of éngiaving and printing after. January 1, 1907,)and requiring that they be printed by, private parties after competitive bidding.’ Senator Nelson made a point of order againg$t the amen‘ment, alleging that it change@ existing law, and he further asserted that it was general leg- islation. There was a long debaie, and the presiding officer, Mr. Chilton of Texas, finally ruled that the amendment was out of order, sustaining Mr. Nelsoa’s point that it was generat legislation. Mr. Platt noted an appeal from the decision of the chair, and the debate proceeded anew. Mr. Gorman defended the right of the bureau to do the work, and Mr. Hawley assailed it. Mr. Peffer ‘sustained Mr. Gorman's po- sition, and finally Mr. Vest came to the front with a strong argument in favor of continuing the work in the ourzau cf en- graving. Mr. Platt withdrew his appeal, and offer- ed a substitute amendment, which provided that out of the sums appropriated for en- graving and printing the bureau shall pro- vide the full amount of internal revenue stamps required by law and the printing of stamps to be done by contract by the low- est bidder. The presiding officer ruled this amendment in order, but it was rejected on & viva voce vote. The bill was then passed. oe Tax Certificates, A bill in cquity has been filed by the Fidelity Insurance, Trust and Safe De-, posit Company. against Michael I. Weller, George R. Repetti and cthers for the de- livery up and cancellation of a tax sale certificate on part of lot 4, square 575. At- torney Samuel Maddox represents the com- pany. | crossing a small DESPISED THE ENGLISH. South Africanders Explain the Mata- bele Uprising. W. -E. Hollard, advocate and notary of the high court of the Transvaal, and a man who has held a number of important-oflices under the Boer government, arrived in New York Saturday on the American line steamer St. Paul. Mr. Hollard is a Boer himself, having been born tn the Trans- vaal, and lived there for-forty years. “The Jameson affair 1s directly respons! ble for the Matabele war,” he said to a New York Sun reporter, “and there is go- ing to be much fighting and much blood- shed before the war is over. It would never have happened hed the English taken the advice and accepted the essistance of Pres- Gent Krueger at the beginning of the trou- ie Referring to the defeat of Jameson's men, he s¢‘d: “It was this gallant fight on the part of the Boer. which started the Matabele trou- ble. If the people understood the Kaflirs as we do, they would see in an instant the whole thirg. Everything is an object les- son to them, and they. naturally got a very low opinicn of the English soldiery when they saw 2) Boers rout 700 Englishmen with ease. Then, tco, the rapid-fire guns, which above every modern firearm ever i troduced in Africa are most dreaded by the Kaflirs, were captured by the Boers, and the Kaffirs knew it, and got it into their heads that they covld whip the English themfelves.” Samuel Lichtenstaeder of Buluwayo also arrived by the Paul. Mr. Lichtenstae- der is a Mississippian. He agrees with Mr. Hollerd that the uprising in Matabeleland is the result o: Kaffir contempt for the British avn s, inspired by Jameson's fiasco. “The Matabele police.” he said ye: day, “includes 400 or 500 natives. Thes: have been armed by the Chartered Com- pany with rifles. For several months the native police have made frequent requisi- tions for more arms and ammunition, re- porting thet theirs had been lost or spoil- ed. As fast as the requisitions were grani- ed the police distributed the rifles and am- munition among the natly In this way fully 3,000 natives were armed. The upris- ing followed. “Since it began the prices of all proyis- fons have jumped up almost out of sight. Boer meal, usually selling at 40s. a pound is now quoted at {& 10s, Mealies have rise from to £6 10s. Added to this, a di ease has spread ameng the cattle, and all of the infected herds have been ordered to be killed. Besides being torn by an insur- rection, the country is threatened with a famine. “There is no telling when the uprising will be put down. The natives will never fight openly if they can avoid it, and until they are exterminated or frightened into subjection this ambush fighting can go on indefinitely. The greatest fear now is that the natives may steal into Buluwayo at night and fire the cit “Befcre Jameson’ trouble with the Matabeles. They were used as servants, and made good ones. They had been subjected, and looked upon raid there was no the white population as their masters. A Matabele is like a dog. Once whipped, he will lick your hands. Jameson furnished them with a bad example. “Until the present uprising things were prosperous in Matabeleland. You must re- member that I am a foreigner there, and when I say things were prosperous I say it from a Uitlander’s standpoint. We con- sider that we are pro: n we are making money. For instance, ago I bourht a stand (city lot) in Bulu- wayo for £20. Just before I left I sold it for £5,000. MORE FIGHTIN: see AR BULUWAYO. Another Attempt to Drive Snvages. Saturday morning it was found that the hestile forces of natives had surrounded the town of Buluwayo in Matabelelanc Senth Africa, on the north, € their ranks being much too close to the town to allow of any freedom of action by Back the those within. Their lin re being ener- Ketically extended in both directions, aud | threatened to close in on the south ated cut off communications with Mangwe and Ma- feking, along which the expected reinforce- ments and supplies of provisions are com- ng. : ‘k column of attack was hastily formed, consisting of 100 white, 100 Cape “hb and 100 natives. They w plied w [one Maxim and one Hotchkiss rapid-tire and_ were Capt! MacFarlane. They were speedily ready for an offensive movement, and thus commanded and equip- ped, they sallied forth from the Buluwayo defenses at 7 o'clock in the morning. ‘The: tcok a direction northeasterly from th town in the direction of the Umguza riv The column from Buluwayo was jusi stream, a tributary of the Umguza, when the attack opened. The overwhelming odds, ten to one, hurled upon the little column, drove it back by mere weight of numbers, and the advance party was glad to retreat in haste across the stream. As the howing savages closed in on the column, they afforded an exc t target for the sweeping discharge of the rapid-fire guns, « When the Matabeles in front were finally driven back they were seen to have sus tained a hea loss. One observer counted forty dead lying in a small circuit close to the column. guns, placed in command of Although the attacking party came off without any very hea they di rot drive the Matabeles, but simply pulsed their at practically as near to Buluwayo as A body of five hundred Matabeles camo within half a mile of the town and cut off some of the pickets, killing two. Maxim guns were placed upon the roofs of the buildings to play upon them. The fighting was desperate, and the enemy retired in disorder amid an incessant rifle fire. The friendly Matabeles completed the rout of the enemy with assegai and axes Capt. McFarlane and Administrator Dun- can, who assisted in the fight, compliment- ed the troops, who were greeted with wild cheers and the singing of “God Save the Queen” while returning. The uneasiness regarding the situation in the hard-pressed settlement is unabated, and abcut the only agreeable factor is that telegraphic communication with Buluwayo is still open. The administrator there an- nounces that the town still has provisions for twenty days. The supplies on their way from Mafeking are expected to arrive before that period expires. But their ar- rival at all depends upon many contingen- cies, ck. The hos fle Hi: +o+-—____ LYNCHING IN TENNESSEE. ‘Two Brothers Taken From Jail After a Hard Fight and Hanged by a Mob. At midnight Saturday right a mob of armed men, about fifteen in rumber, enter- ed the jail at McMinnville, Tenn., dragged the jailer from his bed and forced him to give up the cell keys. Williem and Victor Hillis were then taken from the jail, car- Tied on horseback five miles from McMinn- ville and botn were hanged. Before the mob succeeded in removing their victims from the jail they had a hard fight with the prisoners, but overpowered them. The mob came from Van Buren county, where the lynched men lived. The brothers murdered in 18M, in Van Buren county, Carroll Martin at his home, the purpose Seing robbery. Two trials in the lower courts and one in the supreme court were held, and the cases were set for trial next week again. The prisoners have been held in the jail at McMinn- ville for safe keeping and no attempt at lynching was expected. eg eee AN ALABAMA DUEL. An Editor Badly Wounded by a Man Who Objected to a Newspaper Article Frank Coleman, eiltor of the Huntsville, Ala., Argus, was shot and badly wounded by R. E. Spraggins in a street duel between them in that city Saturday, growing out of a publication in the Argue which Sprag- gins objected to. Trouble had been brewing for some days, and Saturday the men met and began fir- ing. Coleman shot five times, Spraggins four times, then Coleman anrozinced that he was wounded and his pistol empty, and Spraggins ceased firing. Spraggins wat not hit. . +o+—____ Confirmations. The Senate, in executive session, confirm- ed the following nominations: George Berg- holz of New York, to be coasul of the United States at Erzeroum, Armenia; Peter Guliagher of Pocatello, Idaho, to be agent for the Indians of the Warm Springs agency, in Oregon; also a number of post- masters. A Gure — OR NO PAY! For the first time in the history Medica you are guaranteed results! You run no risk in buying Barth’s Coca, and Celery Compound, for if it does not build you up, regulate your bowels, improve the digestion and invigorate the entire system, we have been authorized to refund you your money! with every bottle sold. 50 cents bottle. See the Window of Materia Beef Written guarantee xhibit! It tontoedoegeegoagoatectectontontengonteateesecsententoatoatectontees ~ RACING! Tlertz’s Modern Pharmacy, F and mth Streets. SOREL ELOEEEEEE EE PBARPE PE PLPEPRLE_PEEEEEEE EEE A RACING! Benning Race Course. SPRING MEETING ASHINGTON F THE DAILY UNTIL MAY 2. Four Races on the Flat and Hurdle Race at 1} Miles Tod: ae Henry of Navarre, Griffin up, will be paraded and breezed between third and fourth races. 240) :— Admission to All Parts of the Grounds, $1. Ladies, 50 Cents. 240): ———— sth Street Station at 2:00 and 2:30 p.m., returning im- Trains leave S mediately after last race. BEN HELLEN, S. S. HOWLAND, Secretary. President. it Ee — _ maetecentetetete Setenntetesentetectestntentesatetetestntetestntetentndetectntetectestntecesteteatectndetecttentecectedecectntede heedengongeegondongontoatoatens, & CLOTH BUTCHERS é s, = Better by far buy a ready-made suit than the cheap, ¢ so-called “tailored” suits offered at “ready-made” prices! 3 Custom tailoring costs a little more than ready ¢ cause it is “hand work” and vastly superio: $ We have “cut” the price of the “best seeaaesetetbpogegeteenpsitititeditettgntetiente dete ing all it will stand. Note: ce) ored finely from black Custom Tailor, 12th and F 34 Pes Sreedeetenteeeeteteteneneeteteenehenerteeeeterceteeteeneneeeceennceteenceres FASTEST BATTLE SHIP. The Massachusetts Earns $100,000 Bonus for Her Builders. The battle ship Massachusetts, on her official trial trip Saturday, earned for her builders, the Cramp Company of Philadel- phia, a bonus of $100,00) by exceeding the contract speed requirement of 15 knots per hour by 1.15 knots fn a run of 62 knots. Mr. Cramp says: “The trial makes the Massachusetts, and consequently the In- diana class, absolutely unrivaled among the ironclads of the world. It was already conceded that her offensive and defensive qualities were supericr to all others, and it only needed this trial to prove that she can carry these powers into action at speed greater than any of her rivals. The speed of the foreign battle ships, where seven- teen knots is claimed, has been obtained under short-measured miles conditions. On this trip, fer 62 knots, a speed of 17.3 knots was sustained, and unquestionably much reater speed was made over single miles. The average speed of 16.15 knots practically for five hours shows beyond question the ability of sustaining a greater speed for long periods. There is no doubt that the Indiana will go equally well with a clean bottom, for when she had been tried sbe had been overboard for eighteen months without being docked. In every respect the engine performance is without equal. Not a dip or a wake, not a leaking point nor a tube nor rivet anywhere, and, after the severe ordeal, is at once ready for a trip around the world if it should be re- quired.” ++ A Medal of Honor. A medal of honor has been awarded to H. E. Plant of Michigan, late private com- pany F, fourteenth Michigan infantry, for gallantry in action at the battle of Benton- ville, N. C., March 19, 1865. When the regimental cclors were down, the color-bearer mortally wounded and the color-guard nearly all killed or wounded, Plant rushed into the ranks of the enemy, took the colors from the dying bearer and saved them from capture. His action ral- lied the regiment into vigorous action. a A line of usual $7, $7.50 and $& English Trouserings will be made up A line of $25 Suitings, ing warranted navy blue and_ black serge suits, will be made to order for. CUSTOM TAILORS : VS. Seeetoetoetet ° -made, be- 1 See $5.25 $19.75 $19.75 includ- We shall take orders for 3-but- ton Cutaway Coats and Vests, tail- English wor- G. WARFIELD SIMPSON, Sts. be aa DYGERT WANTS DAMAGES. The Released Mlinot Florida. W. A. Dygert, the Illinois lad who has been released from ccnfinement in Cuba, m Arrives in getting a passport. He went into Havana, and February 23 he was arresied in the province of Havana and placed in prison at Guines. The only charge against him was that Spanish soldiers found an old Sharpe gun near the place where he was arrested. It was of very ancient make, and no cartridges are now made to fit its very large caliber, He was given several so- called examinations. Permission to write to friends or to the United States consul was refused, but when he was searched the soldiers failed to find $100 in paper money concealed on his person. Soon after his incarceration he bribed a guard to re- port his case to the American consul, pay- ing $20, $80 more to be paid on receipt of information that the case had been re- ported. Dygert says that during the time he was in prison he was confined in a room about sixteen by eighteen feet, and thirty-two oth¢r prisoners were in the same room. The drinking water was awful and kept him sick a great deal of the time. The food was very scarce and of decidedly poor qual- ity. He will lay his case before the State Depa-tment at once, and ask that action be teken as soon as possible in damages against the Spanish government. = Dismissed for Culpable Negligence. Secretary Herbert has acted upon the re- port of the special board which investigated the alleged frauds in the construction of the causeway across the Wallabout, at the New York navy yard. The board found that Superintendent Stewart was culpably negli- gent, and Foreman F. K. Mills and Frank Wokatsch were directly concerned in and perpetrated the frauds. They have been dis- charged.