Evening Star Newspaper, June 13, 1896, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY,‘ JUNE. 13, 1896—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. - — YAS G+ Ove [SSS b4407-< = S55" aay ‘ ¢) rq ° t : patient creatures=== be 4 ry —and can stand a great deal with- 3, out murmuring. : hi! But there’s one thing it is unneces- is sary to stand—that’s poor laundry hd work: 4 ir If you are dissatisfied with your Ra present laundry we want you to take ra us on trial for a week or so. i) We're giving our patrons the i+ cleanest, whitest and best laundry bd work in America. We'll do the same > for you. e ry) When you are ready for that sort 4 a postal will summon one of our bd wagons to your door. 4) od ire > i l=. k | + Ir iY) STEAM LAUNDRY, rt es ¥ F. H. Walker & Co., 4 Main | 514 roth St. Pe Branches, 104 14th St. pal * pe Ir ; rea ea wae Miss Lena Brehme, Miss Jean Crane, Mr. S U B U R B A N N E W S Carl’ Hardy and Mr. Barnes Coinpton, Je. Miss Daisy McNulty, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Th is M. Bond, near Woodley, ~ = Washington, D. C., has returned home. A strawberry festival was given last night at FALLS CHURCH. Shaffer's Hall’ by the ladies of Tr'nity M. E. altaieters Iv by School No. 3 at Masonic Constable A. R. Jacobs Friday arrested Alonzo! yay ‘last night’ ‘The attendance was lance wal ae Hurley, colored, charged with attempted assault on | fatr a success. The fee cream, fancy cake. candy Ella Taylor, colored, it of June 10. ‘The | and other tables were presided over by the pupils re Justice Riley, who held a pre- committed him to the to Virginia Beach and Norfolk. ‘Miss Edna Luttrell, daughter of Dr. S. 8. Lut- trell, who has been attering the Wesleyan Female Institute at Stau Va., 18 home for the summer Miss Luttrell was awarded a diploma on vacatt eral Philosoy at the ann examination and won distinction in several other studies. Mra. Hattie Weed and daughter Clatre have gone to Milton, Vt., for the summer. Mr. H. 1. Turner left yesterday for the west and will visit St. Louts and Columbus before return Mrs. William Stranahan started for New York Friday for a visit of se imenth Miss Peart Griffith of Clifton Miss Maud Nowlan. e 2 MeGill, pastor of the Episcopal Chure the anual address at the col Va., is visiting livered national repyblies . who has been assigned to ¢ M. E. Chureh, arrived und is visiting Rey. S. P. BROOKLAND. Tomorrow evening, at § o'clock, the exercises fer Children’s day at the Methodist Episcopal Chureh will take place. is composed of Mrs. Hospital, Mr. aod Mrs. T. 8. Hollidge and Mrs. R. 8. Wolfe, ail m have worked earnestly for tomorrow's en- tertuinment. The cbildren, too, have shown much interest, and a fine p m and a large attendance fs anticipated. At the recent base ball game between the Brook- land and High School teams, the score was 12 to 9 fn favor of the Washington te The Brook- larders did not feel discouraged, and will soon challenge another organization. The teem of this y numbers among its members mapy fine which took place yes- The nol-e of the workmen in the new revented those who took part from be- inetly, and it was a source of re- Eret that the ebildren were pot Informed that the es would take , So that there might ers to Witness the program. Among recited were Edward Wolfe, Marie Witten and Marle Brown, all of 1 excellent work. The history of the flag A by Faith Brown, amd there was also an appropriate reading by Lulu Jullies The school Sung several patriotic songs ‘and. the new’ fing, wh ‘ between ne} fe exe tion, was eines at the istory of the flag, songs, ap- rks aud the salute to the flag made Sc. ciup to Misses rious gnu ments were ated with th present were Ciara and Lot tie and P Withers: table’ w Bessie " Carles King, ~ and Me “Harry and Willis Spairow, Fred Fink, Dorsey Elen, Willian yas. King, Thomas Anderson ‘and Ben- maln It is expec be able to wi the Method: i that Rev. Wm. H. Chapman will ss the Children’s day exer: Church tomorrow. ting of the (rookland Hall and fon*was held last night at the nk T. Howe, the president, in reports of the secretary ‘and read, show! ving condition < franeial affairs. T! elected for the ensuing yea . Dr. Frank T. Howe: vice president, F. R. MeCorinick: se Dr. J. B. Williams: treasurer, W. PB. Arm- tees, Harry Harton and F. R. MeCor- bowrd of managers, J. H. J. L. Sherwood. J. of thanks “w ry, Dr. H. J. Penrod, the effi- éfent imanner in which he had performed his duties. A committee consisting of Messra. LS. bi Chas. K. Hetfield and Chas. G. Lynch TEx Mpuinted to audit the accounts of the seere- Mary and treasurer, - Pee ing then ad. —_——.__ FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE. colored, was brought from Fajls 'y Constable Jacobs and lodzed in charged Alonzo Hurl; Church te jail. = He with committing an rs- sault upon 2 colored girl there. Mrs. Dollie E. Vedder, who formerly resided here, but whose home is now at § F. Tuylor has returned home from a visit in Hudson, N.Y. 2 Luff, ho has been attending school . bas returned home. : ington, D. C., is the guest e. Poss and Henry case will be rt of appeals next werk, . wly appointed pastor i. E. Church, will preach, at a6 TL am. Sunda: ‘os. 1 and 3, closed geste: propriate exercises. Both schools have had a very successful year, and the attendance of pupils at each has been large. Miss Alice Gray, Who bas been principal of school No. 8 since it in five years ago, has tendered her resignation, owing to poor health. Miss Evitt, one of the assistant tenchers at school No. 3, has also ned. It ty believed that the position of prin- of school No. 3 will be tendered to Miss Maczle Edmouston, who was formerly a teacher in school No. 1, and who fs now teaching In St. Poul, Minn. It is not thought that any changes Tilt occur at school No. 1 The present teachers, Mixes Eliza Cronmiller, Suste Cralghill, Annie Wilson and Lee Keller, will, it Is generally be- leved, retain thelr positions, W. Gambril of Laurel was one of ian University School Gambrill ts a nephew of c 3 yland. merubers of the Laurel Athletic Club have ured a piece of property on Mbatgomery street, and will shorily organize a stock company to raise stry funds for the erection of a suitable it is intended to have a large, com- ng, fitted with bowling alleys, bill- ies and a gymmuasium. It is estiweted that and equipments will cost &3,000. ©. £ asinm ball will be utitized on vartous occaston I the club for its dances and entertainments. Pee cise at present nurabers more than Atty men rs. and its zymnasium and club rooms on Maia stzect. The club will also fix the grounds pueng tbe new club Louse for base ball and gusts poryoced. : ir, Fuarley Dodge of Washington fs the guest of 3 betcly Gon. ‘Mr. Willain E. Scheomborm, one of the oxam- nezs jn the patent office, was the gues’ recently of Bir. George W. Marshall. ecg the Laurellans who attende bop recently were Mr. and Mrs. Willian alk. Mr. and Mrs. George Livingston, Judge ard Sirs. Georgo E. Loweree and the Miss Low- ‘The committee: that has | . Were filled with | | Valk. of the school. A strawberry festival will be given Church, located ear “Fairview,” the ator Gorman, this afternoon. "The lady mom! of the church’ will have charge of the festival. it Emanuel ‘The Carroll M. E. Sunday school will hold its annual Children’s exercises tomorrow efte noon at 3. The exercises will be in charge of Capt. William Potter. the superintendent of the school. day wil also be observed by rreises at Centenary M. E. Church Sunday even- Ing at 8 o'cloc! Livingstone of Washington is xpend- Ing the summer here at the Herbert House. Edith Cushing of Baltimore is the guest here istes Snowden. R. Messersmith ond family of Bal- spending the summer here at “Beau- beautiful country home of Mr. Stephon Mrs. Ambrose Emory of Baltimore are the summer here with their daughter, + Ahern, aid Mrs. George Norbury Mackenzie and iy ‘of Baltimore will spend the ‘summer hive at (Ber umont.” Mrs. Keeves of Weshinzton 1s spending the sum- per here with her daughter, Mrs. Willan E. Miss Etta King of Baltimore is visit familly of Me, Jos. KR. Wheeler: jr. ee r. and Mrs. George HW. Wicker 0% tly of friemis at Relay. pee Mrs. Hall and niece of Washington are the summer months with Mr. and Mrs. = Be C3 ilroad avenue. Mr. Hooper -o} ington § Dr. and Mrs. J._F. Billard. aed ver Mr. Charles W. Darr of Washington has re- mared berg with his family for the summer. , Lorkin Davis has return mis in Predeceee returned from a visit to Mrs. John a to nee ‘ork. Miss Lena V. Brehme has returned pions In Annapolis. ee Sey Siva r. John Crenmiller and Dr. R. H. Sadter | returned from a pleasant visit to Tolchester Beach, Ma, where Dr. Cronmiller’s son, Sergt. J. D. Cron: r. was to camp with cul- tot ole ia camp the’ Maryland Agricul- iss Molite Carroll _and_ Mrs. Gibson gucsts of Mrs. W. Sidney Easter. ree Gov. Lloyd Lowndes was in evening for a short. while. ——.__. RANDOLPH. Wednesday evening last, at the residence of the bride's parents, near Burnt Mills, Miss Pinkte Coclia Rhine was married to Mr. Cleon L. Keiser, son of Cyrus Keiser of this vicinity. ‘The you couple will reside in Washington, where Mr. Keiser is cstablished in business. Miss Boteler of Washington county is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Wim. Clagett, Mixs Cecile Delthant left Wednesday to join a Party of Baltimore friends for a northern trip of several weeks’ duration. Mayine Dickey has returned to the I after a delightful visit to Floral Park, New The Baltimore Baptist Association bas just closed a thre Session at the Mt. Zion” Baptist Church here, of which Dr. James Lodge 18 pastor, T vering, after a dainty and bountiful din Wilson's Grove by the ladies of : enjosed by the viniti ‘of Baltimore preached rertlowing audience. president of the body, J. Frank Brown, J. 'F. Welshampel of Baltimore presided. Kev.” S. RL White was Vice president and Dr. James Lodge, record: session was 9 with a ar A. M. conducted by H. B. Welshampel. R. White, chairman of the comuinittee on missions, submitted a concise report, which ve unzninously accepted and placed in the min- utes. After a substantial dinner in the adjacent woods, the association reassembled to an afternuon 601 service, led by Rev. J. D. Rayfeed of Gaithersburg, Reports of the committee on wants of the field were submitted by Rev. E. E. Ayers of Hagers- town. Brownsville Church, Weshington county, represented by Miss Boteler and Mr. Brown, was recetved into the association, after which the home missions report was submitted by H. B. Wels- barapel. After’ an al fresco, supper an Interesting Gospel service was opened by Kev. J. R. Fizer, followed by an able sermon by Rev. 3. W, Melton’of Frank- lin Sqvere Church, “Baltimere. Thursday was re- served for the ycting people's moveient, Sabbath schools ind education. Report on Sunday schools was made by J. M. Gressett of Baltimore, and Was generally discussed before adoption. Rev. E. B. Ayers of Hagerstown prezched the morning ser- men. Tiavilah, Md., was chosen as the place of the next annual meeting in, 1807. Afterncon praise eryfee was conducted by Mex. “W. |S. 0. ‘Thomas of West Washington, a former dearly loved pastor of the charg Follov ing this came the cream of this bountiful feast of things, when Dr. Lee Davis Lodge of Columbian University, the talent- ed sen of the pastor, Dr. Jas. Lodge, addressed a large avdience on the subject of ‘education. “The audience listened with Increasing interest to a solid, wasterly and finished discourse, logical in {ts coustruction and beautiful in its’ conception. Revival services were held at twilight, after which the report af the secretary, Dr. Jas. Lodge, was heard and approved. Laurel yesterday leside, rk. GAITHERSBURG. ‘The Baltimora and Ohio Railroad Company has established a fist-cltss agercy at Brown station, one mil> west of Gaithersburg. ‘The Sunday school of the M. HB Church South is making ready for the observance of Children’s day Surdsy is entitled rendered under tke direction of Prof. B. L. Amiss, with Mr. EB. Wilson Walker precentor. “Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Getzcndanner gave a lawn fete at thelr pretty home at Poolesville for the Presbyterian Church benefit. Thetr daughter, Miss Lily, presided over the tables to great satisfaction, It was largely attended and a financial success. Mr. and Mrs. Wiilis B. Burdette left yesterd: for thelr new home at Damascus. At the resi- dence of Mr. Joseph M. Burdette they were given a wedling ‘reception, ‘giving Mrs, Burdette an ity to meet rew friends. . James P. Buxton of Pennsylvania ts the guest of his mother at Hyattstown, as he returns Lome from a voyaze to the Holy Land. Miss Nettle Briggs bas left for Mt. Vernon, Chio, to spend the summer with relatives. Dr. E. H. Etchison and Mr. John W. Brown, appointed assessors by the governor for this district, have begun the work of delivering Usting blanks. Sunday. will be Children's day at Epworth M. E. Chureb, when the Sunday school will give an’ on- t «nt at § p.m. ‘The prograin selected is that of, the board of education—“The Young Cru- saders.”* Mrs. Della Crawford, wife of Mr. William Craw- ford, died yesterday morping at her home at Mid- diebrooke, aged thizty-eight years. Mr. Crawford and two ‘snall children survive. For months. she had been an Intenso sufferer from a tunior. Funeral and inte-ment took place this afternoon at Nealesville Presbyterian Church, a Curiosities of Women. From the London Truth, ‘Women pin from left to right, men from right to left. Women button frcm right to left, men from left to right. Women stir from left to right (thelr tea, for instance), men from right to left. Women seldom know the difference be- tween 2 right and a left shoe,and if a house- maid brings up a man’s boots, she will nine times out of ten place them so that the polnts will diver Can these pecuflerities be explained? LOCAL CYCLING TALK Work on the New Track Going on Steadily. IL. AW. RUN 70 MARSHALL HALL Permanent Organization of United Wheelmen. GOSSIP OF THE CLUBS The work at the new International track has been going on steadily ever since Deco- ration day, and as a result when the grounds sre thrown open to the public next Saturday a wonderful improvement will have been made. The track will be as smooth as an asphalt street, and the infield will be Icvel and almest as hard as the track. During the week the infield was ploughed up, harrewed several times and thoroughly rolled, £0 as to present an even surface when the .Morton Cadets repeat their Saverrah drill at their ficld day ex- ercises, June 20. Another great improve- ment is the erecticn of a picket fence al- most eroind the entire outside edge of the track. This is designed to keep the people from walking over the track or crowding the riders when a bicycle race is being run. For the conventence of the public a board walk or prometade will be erected all along the base of the picket fence. This is de- signed to catch an cverfiow of people in case of 2 crowded event. A picket fence is also being erected in front of the bleachers and crossing tc the grand stand. This will prevent a repetition of the scenes of Deco- ration day and keep the crowd from surg- ing on the track. Instead of the railin which .fforded seats fo: 9 number of bicy- clists, greatly to the detriment of the view of the occupants of tho boxes, a picket fence will be erected. In order to prevent the occenpents of the bleachers from get- ting into the grand stand, a new way of reaching their seats has been devised. In- stead of gcing under the grand stand, they will pass to the rear, and thence by an al- ley to the bleachers. The room beneath the grand stand will be fitted up so as to afford adcitlonal dressing-room facilities, and the entrance to these rooms, which will be orly from the track, will be fenced off to keep the crowd from meddling with the racers. At the north end of the grand stend boxes a space is left vacant, where seats will be placed, and the starters of the riders will occupy these immediately after a race begins. If this is carried out it will leave only the officers of a race meet on the inside of the track, give a clear vis- fon to everybody in the grand stand and the bleachers, and thus affcrd greater sat- isfaction to all. Plans for an elaborate club house have been drawn, and it is expected that work will soon begin. The building will be a large two-story frame, with verandas of two stories around the building. The first floor will contain rooms for ladies and gen- tlemen, with a cafe. The second floor will be one large room, well lighted and well ventilated, which will be used for meetings and dancing. The privileges of the club house will not be allowed to every person, a certain fee being charged for the priv- fleges offered by the same. Second League Run.° The second league run of the season was held Thursday evening, the start being made at 7:30 o'clock from Franklin Square, corner 13th and K streets. Local Consul A. W. Leeke was in charge, and carried a crowd to Silver Spring, the objective point of the run, where a short stop was made. The next league run will be tomorrow, and will be to Marshall Hall, being the first local all-day Sunday run. The league members will assemble at Anacostia, being met at the Anacostia bridge by Local Con- sul F. J. Putnam, who will escort them over the road to the river resort. The re- turn will be by boat. The start will be made promptly at 9 o'clock, the ride being taken easily, and Marshall Hall reached about noon. The road book committee of the local di- vision of the league are scheduled to hold a meeting next Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at 420 10th street northwest, the headquar- ters of Chief Consul Robertson. The com- mittee has a quantity of valuable data on. hand concerning the roads in and around the District, and its chief work will be the compilation and publication of the same in a suitable style, so as to be intelligible to every cyclist. A large map of the sur- rounding country, showing the roads and private lanes, and also the various country towns, will be one of the features of the book. The first regular meeting of the local di- vision of the league will be held Monday evening at the rooms of the Washington Road Club, at their new quarters. At this meeting the reports.of the various com- mittees will be submitted, and the work of the organization in the District pushed for- ward by an energetic campaign, to main- tain the rights and privileges of wheelmen in the District. United Wheelmen. The permanent organization of the Unit- ed Wheelmen of the District will, in all Probability, be completed at the next regu- lar meeting, which will be held Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at 510 11th street. The adoption of the constitution will be one of the main things under consideration, and as the greater part of this has already been done, it is most likely that officers will be elected and the campaign for which the organization was formed be carried on in a vigorous manner. According to the constitution, there are five officers to be elected, which includes a president, vice president, recording secre- tary, financial secretary and treasurer, the latter being under bond. In addition to this, there will be four additional members elected, who, with the officers, will consti- tute a board of governors. The meeting of the board will be held at stated intervals, while every three months a meeting of the association will be held. The election of officers will be held in the fore part of May every year. Only three committees will be appointed, which will be as follows: Com- mittee on membership, three members; committee on finance, three members, and committee on rights and privileges, five members. The failure of the dinner arrangements last Sunday on the occasion of the run to Baltimore is deeply regretted by every member of the association. The commit- tee in charge had every assurance that an excellent dinner would be served by a caterer who had twenty-six years of ex- perience in serving the public, and who had every facility, so it was claimed, for han- dling large crowds. It is an unfortunate occurrence, both for the Baltimore and Washington wheelmen, that last Sunday was the first time this caterer was ever un- able to fulfill his obligation. It is evident that the individual never before catered to @ large crowd of cyclists. The train ser- vice was all that could be desired. ‘The movement of the Baltimore cyclists to get together and atone for the lamentable oc- currence and give the local wheelmen an excellent dinner free of charge is getting along splendidly. A meeting has been call- ed for next week, at which the representa- tives of the Fulton Wheelmen, the Hariem Cycle Club, the Sylvan Cyclists, the Bal- timore Cycle Club, the Clifton Wheelmen, and several other clubs, together with the bicycle dealers and agents, at which the matter will be fully discussed and some action taken. The Baltimore wheelmen seem to think that in the eyes of Washing- tonians the hospitality of the monumental city can be questioned, and they are de- termined that such shall not be the case, Crusade on the Scorchers, The vigorous crusade of the police do- partment upon the scorchers receives the approval of both the United Wheelmen and the League of American Wheelmen. That such a practice is dangerous-in the ex- treme is recognized by every one, and the sooner the evil is stopped the better it will be not only for cyclists, but the public in general. The scorching habit seems to be & natural event in the life of every cyclist. ter a certain period in his cycling career the average wheelman wants to feel him- self and see how fast he can go, a ma- jority entertaining athe idea that they c: t anything that rides a wheei “ob characteristic to course this is a delusion that class of people commonly known ‘as “concrete scorchers,” who are extremely slow as @ rule on the road, but who en. deavor to shovg off}on the smooth streets of the city, an ti give the public and their friends a mistaken idea of their rid- ing capabilities. Fortunately for the great majority of wHeelmen the scorching ten- dency develo, itself in the early life of a cyclist, and di mg last very iong. While it does last it is’dangerous to the rider himself as wells= edestrians. All wheel- men of experie! ill frown down scorch- ing and encourage the efforts of the police to break it up. : baa! Nates. Capt. F. Baker “Weaver of the Altair Cycle Club has-compiled a lst of runs for the month of June, which was promul- gated the. last feguiar meeting of the club, held during the week. On the evening of June 15. the, clyit ‘will go to Chevy Chase; June 22, Cabin John bridge; June 29, Ana- costia via Benning. All rung will start at 7:30 o'clock from 1208 32d street north- west. The first strawberry run of the club was such a success it has been decided to hold another in the near future, and a special meeting of the club will shortly be called to consider the matter. The selec- tion of a place will be left in charge of a committee, which will make full arrange- ments, the members of the clubs attending the run and enjoying the feast. The Columbia Heights Wheelmen have just been organized and are now holding regular meetings every Tuesday evening at Parish Hall, Mount Pleasant. Accord- ing to the constitution, which has been adopted, the membership of the club will be Imited to sixty bicyclists. On a run the club will form in three companies of twen- ty men each, and the uniform will be red and black sweaters with a gray suit and stockings and cap to match. Although the club has just started the future looks very bright. The charter members are W. Tate, D. Dessez, A. Mullizing, D. Edmonds, F. Scharf, E. Ransdell, B. Tolls, F. Burgess and W. Torbert. At the last regular meeting the following officers were elected: President, Mr. Scharf; captain, Dean Edmonds, and first Meutenant, A. Mullizing. The next regular meeting will be held Tuesday, at which the applications of Howard Fisk, C. Carr, R. Herron and C. Burr for membership will be acted upon. The first run of the club will be held Sunday morning to Glen Echo and the country thereabout. ‘he Washington Road Club is now mak- ing arrangements for new headquarters, and in all probability the club will have a new home before the end of next week. Negotiations are now pending for a suite of rooms in the Hotel Arno, on 16th street, and most likely all arrangements will be completed in a few days for the occupancy of the same. The Proposed Inter-Urban Races. Mr. W. 8. McKean received a letter ‘Thursday from Mr. Conway W. Sams, chief consul of the Maryland division of the League of American Wheelmen, stating that the racing board had decided to award the inter-urban races to the Park Track and Athletic Association in Baltimore and the International Athletic Park in this city. The idea of Mr. Sams was to have races on dates to be agreed upon, two teams representing Baltimore and Washington, for suitable prizes to be donated by the two associations. Mr. McKean has arranged for a confer- epce with Mr. Sams Monday afternoon in Faltimore. He 1s desirous of having a valuable trophy put up to be competed for between the teams., Moreover he thinks it would be a better idea to have different teams of three men each for every race, thereby securing the best possible men to represent this city. Arrangements will be completed at the conference. : on "CHESS, The Brooklyn Chess Club has forwarded the entries of Pillsbury and Showalter to the Nuremburg totrnament. Dr. Tarrasch, the German master, sent a special invita- tion to Showalter, whose play he admires. The tournament will begin on July 20 and end on August 6. Bix games are to be played weekly, Sunday being the day of rest. There will consequently be sixteen days for play. About that number of play- ers will partictpate. Among the European experts who are expected to take part are Tschigorin, Tarragch, Lasker, Blackburn, Mason, Gunsberg and Schlechter. America will be represented’ by Steinitz, Pillsbury and Showalter, and some of the chief prizes should come tb thfs country. The prizes have been Increased to $750, $900, $375, $250, $150 and $100. The tournament promises to be as interesting 48 the one at Hast- ings. Efforts are belng made to arrange a series of ten practice games between Pills- bury and Steinitz the present month, pre- paratory to the Nuremburg tournament, each game to be for $50, $40 to go to the winner and $10 to the loser. * The second game in the match between L. Tharp and F. B. Walker was played the past week, and resulted in another victory for the latter. Mr. Tharp endeavor- ed to lead his opponent into traps, but was caught himself. The score of the game {s as follows L.Tharp. FBWatker. White.) _ Black.) 1 PK 2Kt-Kins Kt—KB3 | L.Tharp. White.) 3 BBS Kur | 4.Kt-obs. Kukt 5 QPxKt P—-QB3 O Kt ~ P-Ot 7B-@_ | Castles Castles | Q-R5 PK B4 10 PKB Kt-@ 11 Kt—KB8 Kt-Bs | 12 Q-RE KtSch KR Rt-KS | 14 P-KR3 BBE 15 P-gktt 16 7 17. K—R2 86 P—gne- 18 BxR 37 B-@ 19 Qxq } And won casily. A cycle of international chess matches by cable between the United States and the five great nations of Europe, viz., Great Britain, Germany, France, Russia and Austro-Hungary, has been proposed, to take place next winter. It is stated that the State Department hes authorized the United States ministers at Berlin, Paris, Vienna and Bt. Petersburg to express 10 Germany, France, Austro-Hungary and Russia the gratification which would be felt for the use of the inland telegraph wires for the matches. Dr. Rosenthal, president of the Paris club, and Dr. Tar- rasch, in behalf of the German players, are working for the success of the pro- ject. : ‘The members of the Capital Bicycle Club do not confine their indoor amusements to whist, as witness the following gamelet, played the past week between two strong players: White. 7 PxKt lack, Seite PKK Kune B-Kts It looks now as though Mr. Showalter would prove an easy winner of the match with Barry. The play of the latter has fallen off considerably from the way he started out, and he has made moves and adopted lines of play which are below the best playing of some of the local amateurs. The score at present stands: Showalter, 5; Barry, 2; drawH, 4° Capt. Patrick’ O'Warrell, the well-known local chess pla¥er, ‘tas gcne to St. Louis to “root” for McKthl The captain is some- what of a politivian? Mr. 8. M. JodepHa_chess problem com- poser of considératle merit, is residing in the city tempérarlly, and is one of the latest additions, to ‘the Washingtom Chess Club. WHIS’ sivas id ‘The teams th: en Tepresent the Capital Bicycle Club At thd coming congress of the American Whist League, at Brook- lyn, have not beén ‘decided on. It is set- tled that Low;*Barrick and Wooten will be on the team wich plays for the Ham- ilton trophy. But Who will be the fourth member of the teant Is still uncertain. The choice Mes betwe3h T. P. Borden, Fogg and Quackenbush. Fogg practiced with the team on Wedresday evening. He played on the team that defeated the Albany and Hamilton clubs for the American League trophy last winter. His strength as a player is well recognized. He is not, how- ever, known as a short suit player, as are Low, Barrick and Wooten. On Wednes- day evening the team had as opponents Messrs. Quackenbush, McComb, Cole and W. T. Johnson. The latter defeated them by a few points. ‘The team that will rep- resent the C. Bi. C.’s for the league trophy will probably be composed of Quacken- bush, McComb, Williamson and Britton. The ‘choice of the. teams rests with Mr. Harry N. Low, the captain. He states that e 12 not yet ready to make any an- nouncements The Capital Bicycle Club was one of the first members of. the American Whist League. The league held its first meeting at.Narragansett Picr, R. 1, in 1890. Four members of the C. Bi. C.'s were taking Extraordinary Selling CARPETS AND FURNITURE For Three Days Only, slot ~ Office, Library, at 25 per cent discount for the next three da Dining Room and Fancy Furniture—nothing reserved. figures, and ail goes at a discount of 25 per cent from our already low chance of the year to get good goods at factory prices. Remember, we don't keep the Monday, Tuesdayand Wednesday,June15,146and47 Our entire stock of Furniture Bed Room, Parlor, Everything marked in plain prices for cash. This is the shoddy. Carpets will be higher the coming fall. free of charge until wanted. Furniture. = sete 25 per cent off makes $17.50 Suites onl; Makes $22.50 Suites Makes $25.00 Suites Makes $30.00 Suites Makes $40.00 Suites Makes Makes Te es ss Carpets. Every plece of Matting ip the house at 20, 25 vad 30c. a yard during these three days at Ie. yard. Te., We. $1.00 cvods—any quantity you want. Any Moquette Carpet fn the house at yard. Makes £90.00 Sultes only. $1.25 Axminster Carpet in the oS Makes .0) Suites only house at 5 $ Makes ‘ideboerds ont: Body Brussels in the house at 8 530 Sideboards onl; Si%e. yard. You'll pay $1.35 for the e8 $40.00 Sideboards onl; same next fall. Makes $60.00 Sideboards onl; : {Makes $50.00 Desks only Portieres. - It reduces the price of every kind and All Portieres and Lace Curtains at z every piece of Furniture in the house, half price. se If you get anything of us at any time and it is not satisfactory $ ) 'W. H. HOEKE 8 ° ° 9 2 ae their outing in New England, and were in- duced to atiend the meeting. In those days whist was played to a considerable extent at the club, but the club had not made a reputation for its experin in that di- rection outside of the city. At the meet- ing was a pair of players who had defeat- ed everything they met. No pair who had raised up courage enough to encounter them stood any show. It looked as though they were going to have a walk over. In the party from this city were Bingham and Horace Dodge. Their experience away from home was limited, but they thought they could not ‘fare worse then had the others. So they were offered as the next victims, as it was supposed. They, how- ever, won the match, to the gratification of a large number of other previously de- feated clubs, who treated the visitors like lords. The C. Bi. C.’s were represented at Brcoklyn in 1891 by Messrs. Low, Bing- ham, Wooten and Eaki first match,but thereafte five straight matches, and tied the Milwaukee club for the trophy. The last match won by them was from the celebrated Hamilton club of Philadelphia. The latter was confident of winning, and before starting to play arranged with the Milwaukee club to play off the tie with the latter the next morn- irg. The players from this city were coached by Mr. Safford, the whist expert. He was familiar with the tactics of the Hamiltons, and advised slow, careful play. His advice was heeded. One of the players provided himself with a package of cigars, much to the astonishment of the Hamil- tons, and proceeded to smoke leisurely. Another divested himself of his coat, while Harry Low, always deliberate, gave his chin extra strokes before playing each card. The Hamiltons were very much dis- turbed. They were beaten at their own game. They have not gctten over the de- feat yet. The tie between the C. Bi. C.’s and Mil- waukee was played off at Chicago in 1892, and was won by the Washington club. Jn the general match which followed for ihe cup several clubs were ahead of them. The team that year was Low, Wooten, Barrick and T. P. Borden. McKee Borden and Bingham, however, won first place in the contest for pairs. At Philadelphia in 1893 They lost their the team from ub to play them was the Baltimores, ccusisting of Dr. Walls, now of this city; A. H. McCay, Du- vall and Whelan, and ‘the latter won the match by four tricks in ninety-six hands. No predictions are being made as to the outcome this year, but the local teams will undoubtediy distinguish themselves. HOW TO PLAY SHORT SUITS. Questicns Being Discussed by the Whilst Players. A correspondent asks us how to play the short-sult game, says the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph. We answer that there are at present almost as many short sult games advoeated as there are players advocating them. Almost every one has his special ‘deas. Mr. Howell of Bortcn bas suggested a very ingenious system by which each card led hus a specific meaning and a great amount- of information. It is very fine when it fits, but when the card you want to lead won't give the right information, or when you want to give certain information, and no card in your hand will convey it, the How- ell system is apt to prove a dismal failure. As far as we are advised, it will have few supporters at the Brooklyn congress. The best short-suit system we know is thus de- scribed by a New York correspondent, who firmly believes in it: “Play for the long suit if there is any rea- sonable hope for it; not otherwise. Dec not lead from ten-ace suits of less than five cards. Never lead a queen with more than two cards in the suit. Use no number show- ing leads in plain suits. The lead of an ace shows a running to cover. The lead of a king means ace with it, and playing for tricks while you may; or it means both queen and jack or both queen and ten. Never lead a kiag from king-cveen and two three; avoid leading if from king-queen and one other, if you can. All cards above the seven and below the king are support- ing cards; all below the eight are from long suits, weil supported by cards of re- entry and trumps, jacks, tens, nines and eights may be intermediates. “As a rule, cover everything seccnd hand, so that no play that covers an adverse card second hené is a call for trumps. “This is the game the Manhattan team played in Brooklyn; its advocates cull it common sense whist.’ The above system unquestionably has some common sense in it, and some fea- tures that do not appear to us abounding with that commodity. "The rule te “cover everything second hand,” which would, of course, apply to the long-suit game as well, has two obvious. advantages. It prevents the second hand from signaling for trumps in its usual way, and makes it impossible for the partner to read the length of the suit in hand. The first advantage could easily be eliminated by making it a trump signal when a second hand player under sch circumstances re- fused to cover a small card led when hold- ing a covering card. It can also be argued with force that the suit being the adver- saries, deception in {t may not be unadvisa- ble. On this latter point we are more than doubtful, we suggest that our experts give it with the trump signal amendment sug- gested above, a practical test. Strengthening Cards. Mr. J. E. Otis thus writes on the above tepic in the Newark News: “There is great stress made by many whist players, particularly of late, upon the value of supporting or strengthening cards. ‘They are beautiful cards to lead sometimes, especially when they happen to be your partner's suit, but then you know one can- not always guess correctly, and if they happen: to be strengtheners for your oppo- nents’ suits, you do not feel quite as well satisfi ere. Ys, result. In fact, you are inclined fo feel depressed and sad, unless they are things of beauty, but when suc- cessful, the joy forever ‘fever somehow seems to get hold of some people and some forgetfulness of past disasters seems to pervade the strengtheners’ mind, and the patient raves against everything élse. Then again the disease is infectious, which Is not at all strange when it is considered that ;Carpets, Furniture, and Drapery, Corner Penna. Ave. and 8th Street. Sessenteseenteoeoectestoctecectontostoceatestececeostentetetoctoctectetestecte dentine Seated there are many people in this world who like so mich to have some one else think for them: A little girl once said she did not mind being sick, except for the medi- cine, as I have se many nice things to eat when I am getting well. Try the miscel laneous strengthening game; when it works it is all right, but there are many time: when the ‘medicine’ will be hard to take A supporting card is good when it benefits your partner's hand, but you must know that it will accomplish that end before you lead it. In the meantime, don’t get the fever, as It is often fatal to good whist, or, | to put it another way, to winning tricks, which is tke essential in the game. Some | whist players bear a close resemblance as to results to many members of the fistic arena—they make a good showing on paper, but when it comes to making a satisfactory exhibit of good play in match games they are way off.” THE ©. A. S ASTIR. Large Increase in the Club Member- ship and the Bicycling Boom. Things are all a-boom at the Columbia Athletic Club these days. Never before in the history of the organization has there been so much ginger and snap displayed about the club house. It was about two months ago that Mr. ©. W. Schneider, for many years active in everything pertaining to the wélfare of the C.A.C., conceived the idea that out of the thousands of bicycle riders in Washington many were without club facilities, and that to these men the Columbia Athletic Club offered many inducements. For a long time, entirely unaided, he worked diligent- ly on this idea, and one fine night present: ed to the club a batch of seventy applica- tions from active wheelmen for admission to membership. Then came the proposition to reduce the dues of the club from forty to twenty-four dollars a year, and to put the house on a cash basis—that is, to give no more house credit. These propositions met with remarkable popularity, and to- night the club assembles in special meeting to consider them, and no doubt to accept them. Mr. Schneider's lst of new names has in the meantime grown, with the aid ef many other active members, to three hundred and forty, and although some of these men will possibly never qualify, the prospects of the membership reaching the limit—000—within the next few days are therefore considered absolutely certain. With applications in abundance before them, the membership committee has been more than ordinarily careful in its scrutiny of every name presented, so that the old standard of membership shall be main- teined. ‘These new mea will find in the C.A.C, @ thoroughly organized and healthy cling division, With its own set of offi- Cers and its own rules, although all of its actions are taken subject to the sub: quent approval of the board of governors of the club. Eugene Harmon ts captain; Harry Stiles, first lieutenant; R. J. Beall and G. Fowle, second and third Neuten- ants, respectively. On the first run, two weeks ago, twenty-one men went out, and last Sunday forty-four participated in the horrors of the Baltimore trip. Tomorrow the wheelmen go to Forest Glen, leaving the club house at half-past 9, and another big turnout is expected. A smoker is to be given at the club house tonight after the meeting. Tennis. At the middle states championship tour- nament yesterday at Orange, N. J., in the final round of the men’s doubles, Robert D. Wrenn and Clarence Hobart easily beat S. C. Millett and J. S. Talmage in three sets—O—2, 6—4, G—2. The finals in the cham- pionship event between Hobart and W. Wrenn and in the ladies’ singles, men’s handicap and mixed doubles will be played today. _ Cricket. The Marylebone Cricket Club eleven beat the Australians by one inning and 18 runs in the game begun Thursday. Bitter Feelipg Against Corbett. LONDON, June 13.—W. A. Brady of New York has been busily employed since his arrival in the metropclis. He says: “My principal object in coming over this summer was to arrange a meeting between Corbett and Fitzsimmons. However, there seems to be no chance of doing so, as the feeling against Corbett is very bitter. My idea was to arrange the meeting at the Bolingbroke Club, but that I now also deem impracticable.” —_———_ TAKOMA PARK. The Wheaton Base Ball Club defeated the Ta. kema nine yesterday afternoon by a score of 32 to 24, in elebt innings, on the grounds of the latter. All of the regular Takoma players were not pres. ent, &nd the absentecs’ places were filled by vol- unteers. Owing to the absence of the captain there seemed to be Inck of enthusiasm on the part of the home team, but upon the appearance of Capt. Gould, who took an active part in the game after the third inning, the Tekoma boys picked Up courage and materially reduced the wide gap be- tween the scores of the teams. Darkness i Vening, prevented the playing of the 1: to the disappointment of present. At the end of the vailed, “and three hearty store, in which the post office Is locat- handsomely decorated yest emblem in honor of the 11! , We American of the birth of the stars and stripes, celebrated yesterday by the public schools of } anniversary which was District. An ciection of vestrymen, wardens, registrar and treasurer will be held ‘at Trinity Epixeopai Church this evening. ‘Tue time of holding cholr rehearsals at Trinity Church has been changed froia Saturday evenings to Friday even ‘Mr. Ashley M. Gould, who has becn employed as counsel for the defense’ in the Buxton murder case, returned home yesterday afternoon, after two days! attendance at the coroner's Laquest. ‘The funeral of Stephen W. Baxter, who dled Saturday night laet, occurred yesterday afternoon, Felling a Mahogany Tree. It is a whole Gay’s task for two men to fell a mahogany tree. On account of the spurs which project from the base of ihe trunk, a scaffold has to be erected and the tree cut off above the spurs, ieaving thus a@ stump of the very best wood from ten to Afteer feet high. we will make it so. It will pay you to buy now, and we will keep them for you See That Cut? It shows th Darrel pate hub used on the HILL CL running SLIGH W from the solid bar. Wheel to be the oqua Wheel that Is made— in fiuieh, and workmanship—and will Fut and last longer th: most « our price fk $5810 down, hn weekly or monthly, just ax you wa Snot UNIVERSITY NOTES. Columbian University. Although all the departments of the university have closed, there is still stir- ring activity in making preparations for tfe opening of the summer school. In- structions will begin Monday the va instant, and continue until August 3. Besides the courses offered last ye there have been five new st te the curriculum. These are in botany, by Professor Lamson. ribner jand Mr. Kearne courses in continental | history, by Professor Schoentel: in fine rts, by Mr. Myer: Ly Professor Maury and M and Murry; in philosophy, by and in photography, by Mr. Muir Monday the annual meeting of Peration will take place. the last meeting of the directo the university it was arranged to hace hereafter one day, the wth of September. for the opening of all the departments of the university instead of a different date for the several departments, ax fore. on cor her Cathollé University. Soon after the close of the university Bishop Keane will sail for Europe, where he wil) spend the summer for the benefit of bis health. Mr. Edmund Briggs of Washington has been appointed a fellow in law. In this position the holder not only teaches, but is entitled to pursue his own studies un- der the direction of other professors. There are at present two other fellow- ships in the university—those held by Rey. Father Carr in the department of philoso- phy and by Rev. Father Johnson in the Gepartment of ecclesiastical history. Judge William C. Robinson will leave on Thursday with his wife and family for Laconia, N. H., where he will spend the summer. Mr. Pallet, instructor of French, German, Latin and political history, will’ continue his courses during the summer at the uni- versity. ——____ UNCLE REMUS, Joel Chandler Harris in Chicago for Joel Chandler Harris, of the “Uncle Remhs” stories, is at the Great Northern. Regarding his Mterary work Mr. Harris » the genial author sa do not do any literary worl it is all play—not work. I do not count myself as one of the ‘iterary fellows.’ I am ya plain Georgia ‘Wspaper man—a kind of cornfield journalist. “I have two books now going through the press. They are ‘Stories of Georgia History,’ which was written some time ago, and ‘The Story of Aaron,’ which Was tirst published in the Inter-Ocean, and which Will appear in book form in time for the holidays. “I have written some short stories— nearly enough to make another book. My writing is done at night, after my day's work is finished. I only write after the children have gone to bed, when Mrs. Har- ris doesn't feel like talking. In this way I usually write from 500 to 2,000 words ata sitting. = My first ‘Uncle Remus’ stories were published in the Constitution in 1878, and the first of the ‘Uncle Remu s appeared in 1880. This was ‘U His Songs and His Sayings.” two other books of this seri. 'N . : on ‘Nights With Uncle Remus’ end “Uncle Remus and His Friends.’ I take great pleasure in my story writing, and, as I sald, do not look upon it as work at all.” Mr. Harris is in appearance and mar ner of speech @ typical Georgia country gentle- ran, and, with his frank and simple man- ners, shows no signs of having been potled by the great success achieved by his sto- a Privileges of the Bank of France. From the Edinbargh Scotsman, The subject of renewing the privileses of the Bank of France will shortiy come up for discussion in the chamber, after hav- ing beea in abeyance since 1842, when the senate approved a bill for the purpx That bill has not since been modified, and the provisions included in it will, it is thought, be adopted without mat al- teration. One of them, which was to em- power the bank to increase its note issue from to 4,000,000,0007,, was. passed as far back as 1893. ‘The charter expires on December and the pro pceal is to extend it for a further period of twenty years from that date, in considera- tion of the bank maxing certain conces- sions to the state. Among these concessions is one by which the bank ts to forego all future interes: on the government debt, amounting to 140,- 000,000f., and not to demand repayment of the capital so long as the charter is in force. The bank is to underteke the sery- ice of the national debt and transact other business for the treasury, both at the head office ard branches, tree of charge, and make an annual payment to the latter of mKi,000f, during the first year of the cur- rency of the new charter, and 2,500,000f, per annum subsequentiy. " It is to open several new branches, and make advances te agricultural co-operative societies. It is not improbable that an effort will be made to convert the bank into a state institution, but such a project does not command support either in financial or terial circles, and is not in t degree likely to meet with success. +o. Mer Husband's Art Work. From the Buftuio News, “Your husband painted the house this spring himself, éidn't he?” “Well, yes; I suppose he got some of the paint on the house, but you wouldn't think so if you could see his clothes.’ eo It was Miss Ricketis, and not Mrs. Ricks etts, who graduated Wednesday evenin from the Froebel Kindergarten Norm School.