Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1896, Page 9

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We give you a big money’s worth at the begin- ning of the season and a much big- ger as the season advances. For instance—Just now we are having our Annual Midsummer “Clearance Sale” to close out the balance of all Spring and Summer Suits, and while others may take bigger space and fll it with extravagant boasts we challenge any of them to give as good value as we are giving. Just read the small type: Men’s Suits Reduced. $10 Gray Serge Coats and Vests now $5. $9, $10 and $12 Suits now $7.50. $13.50, $14, $15 and $16 Suits, $9.50. $10, $12 and $15 Diagonal Coats and Vests, $7.50. About Boys’ Clothing. Every single Boys’ Suit in stock has been reduced. Some are half price, others almost. For the Cyclist. Lot of Men’s Bicycle Suits, which were $5, $6 and $7, have been re- duced to $3.75. Lot of Men’s All-wool Sweaters, in all colors, reduced to 85c. icycle Shoes, in various styles of and black, which were $3.50, $2.50 and $2, have been re- duced to $1.95. PARKER, BRIDGET & CO,, Clothiers, 315 Seventh Street. It Hands Off? Or maybe it’s the crystal that’s smashed in ir watch? In any event, no matter what your ticker” needs to have in tip-top running order-- bring it to me. Vil fix it quick and right. HUTTERLY, 32s JelT-124 Bicycles $5 Month. $10 down. $60 cash. $65 on installments. Guaranteed thoroughly. A. Tappan, 1013 Pa. Ave. 10-3m-20 M Eld red ge Belvidere. They are the lightest Running Wheels on Barth and Strictly High Grade. We Always Made Good Sewing Machines! Why Shouldn’t We Make Good Wheels? QUALITY GUARANTEED THE BEST. ENTERPRISE CYCLE CO., th St. N. We ee ee Fowsesner arcane PPLEE HARDWARE CO. hc cantunce /phisietshes tel NATIONAL SEWING MICHINE 00., £26 w 178,56 RULES FOR THE RACE To Protect the Crews in the Inter- collegiate Regatta. ENGLISH CRITICISM OF THE YALE MEN Reported Shake-up in the Phila- delphia Base Ball Club. —E— MORTON CADETS’ FIELD DAY As soon as possible after the arrival of the Yale crew at Henley, England, yester- day, the shells were placed in the water and the crew was surrounded by a crowd of onlookers. Later the boats were towed across to the boat house adjoining the bridge. The Yale men then walked to their headquarters, where they admired the spacious rooms, beautiful, secluded gar- dens, tennis lawn, etc. At the Marsh Hill House the oarsmen were received by a staff of servants con- sisting of cook, valet, housekeeper and two maids, and found in the wining room a table handsomely decorated with glass and plate, upon which was as dainty a lunch- eon as an oarsman could wish to sit down 0. The mayor of Henley was prevaited upon to stay to lunch. With the exception of Armstrong, Wheelwright and Miller, all the Yale men will sleep at the Marsh’ Hill Hovse. The three men named will occupy adjoining cottages. After luncheon “Bob” Cook and Capt. Treadway went to the boat house, where they began adjusting the rigging of the shells. The crew went to the water at 4:30 p.m. As they left the boat house they were sur- veyed by the crowd and a general murmur of applause at their splendid physique was heard. When the Americans had embarked they proceeded up stream. As they passed through the arch of the bridge, which was lired with spectators, and rowed a beauti- ful and clock-like stroke, the opinion ex- pressed by the experts was that the stroke Was altogether too short, and not unlike Cornell's. ‘Che Americans then returr.ed to the boat house; the rigging of the shell was not right. During the interval between a sec- end trial the crew was weighed, with the following resul George Longford, stroke, 177 pounds; R. B. Treadway, No. 7, J. M. Longacre, No. 6, 184; P. H. Bailey, No. J. Rodgers, No. 4, 180; W. M. Beard, No. 3, 180; A. Brown, jr., No. 2, 167; J. H. Simp- son, bow, These weights were taken with their row- ing clothes on; the last weights taken in America were with their rowing clothes off. The clothes weigh about a pound. HENLEY-ON-THAMES, June 17.—The weather today is cooler, but misty. The members of the Yale crew slept well, and are feeling in fine’condition. They began their regular training without any loss of time. The oarsmen were called at 7:30 and indulged in a short, brisk walk in light clothes before breakfast. On the retura they sprinted the last 100 yards, and then went in for a good bath. After breakfast the crew rowed for two hours. They are wetting used to the water, and the rigging ef their shell is being gradually adjusted. The old boat was used, and only a short stretch of water was gone over. “Bob” Cook coached the crew from a bike, and then from a boat. Trinity Hail, one of the most dangerous of the English crews, was out for the first time today Among the crowd watching the work of the Americans from the bridge was Mayor Simmons, who so graciously received the Yale men on their arrival at the railroad station yesterday. The mayor of Henley, most appropriately, is an oarsman himself and an authority upon boating maiters. His comment upon the rk of the Ameri- cans was: “In my opinion, their stroke is too short for this course. ey row evenly, with great precision and are powerful fel lows, but their work, to me, closely re- sembles Ccrnell’s.”” The London Gicbe, commenting upon the Yale crew, this afterncon, says: “Yale has had an opening spin, and has not made a ‘evorable impression. As oarsmen, their le resembles Cornell, and not that of an ish crew, as reperted of them. The Fell well tcgether, but there is an absen ot body swing. Ail the werk is done with the arms. They are a powerful lot and may improve upon acquaintance.” PROTECTING THE CREWS. Rules That Will Be In Force During the Big Bout Race on the Hudson. Collector Kilbreth of New York has ri ceived a letter from Assistant Secretary Hamlin in answer to a letter which the col- lector wrote on the 12th instant. The col- lector forwarded a set of rules for the gov- ernment of the craft which will assemble along the course of the intercollegiaie re- gatta at Poughkepsie June 26. The assistant secretary aunounces that the revenue cutters Manhattan and Hudson will be detailed for duty under the imme- diate supervision of the veteran revenue marine captain, Louis N. Stedder, super- visor of anchorages at New York. The secretary sent the collector the fol- lowing rules ‘Under the provisions of an act of Con- gress to provide for the safety of passen- gers on excursion steamers, the foliowing rules to govern the Columbia-Cornell-Har- vard-Pennsylvania University boat race on June 24 and 26 respectively, on the Hudson river, at Poughkeepsie, are published for the information and guidance of all con- cerned: “First. All vessels and craft of every de- scription must be anchored at 4:30 p.m, upon the days set apart for the races and remain anchored during the progress of the race. “Second. No excursion steamer, yacht, or craft of any description except the ref- eree’s boat and two police boats shall be permitted to follow the competing crews the course under any circumstances. ‘Third. No vessel or cratt of any de- scription shall be allowed inside or west of the police line adopted by the committee. an ee Deputy Collector Thomas J. Dunn_ will eee collector on board the Man- ttan.” Record of the Clubs. Clubs. W. L. P.C.{_ Clubs. w. L Cleveland... 27°16 .628| Brooklyn... 25° 24 Baltimore... 29 18 1617|Pittsburg... 23 22 Cincinnati 20, -000) Catcago 25 24 Boston... 26 1% .578|New York... 20 23 Philadelphia, 28 21 ‘571, St. Louts.... 13 33 Washington. 24 20 545| Louisville... 10 36 Standing June 17, 1895: Clubs. W. L. B.C! Clubs, W. L. Bos . 25°14 .641/Philadeipnia. 22° 20 Baltimore... 23 15 606| New York... 22 21 Pittsburg. 27 18 21 21 Cleveland... 26 18 19 22 Caleago...-. 26 21 15 31 Cincinnati... 23. 20 7 3 Today’s Schedale. Baltimore at Brooklyn, New York at Boston. Philadelphia at Washington, Chicago at Pittsburg. St. Leuis at Cincinnati. Today Made Fair Sex Day. Thousands of persons were at National Park yesterday afternoon when the heavy rain fell and placed the grounds in such condition as made playing impossible. The new stand afforded ample protection to the occupants, however, and a band of music did much to dispel the gloom. Shortly after 4:30 o'clock, Mr. Krieter, he of the sllver-toned voice, called the assem- blage to order with a Comanche yell and announced that the game was off and that Mr. Wagner had decided to set aside this afternoon as ladies’ day. The latter part of the announcement was greeted with applause and the band played on, More Gibes From Philadelphia. Right merrily do the Philadelphia pa- bers continue their thrusts and gibes at Capt. Nash and his players. Although no game was played yesterday, the Quaker city scribes devoted their attention to the ball club in the following wise: Fourth place. ‘Thanks, kind rain. Down they go. Ward? Better not. Where ts Delahanty? And the gvat grazed on. . Hard luck -for Washington. Is McGill's thumb still sora? How did they spend their day? Sunday will be here soon again, Guess which ones will be released. Grady on first is a good suggestion. Water on the side. Pity it didn’t come sooner. We are thankful for small favors—even for yesterday's rain. Ward and Rogers, and then come the fireworks. Many have been here too long for their own good Wonder will Lucid get more than a rail- road ticket this time. Why Turner is not playing when they need hitters is a mystery. Water will find its level. So will the Philadelphia club shortly. Six straight games with Baltimore. “What will the harvest be? Another dav of enforced idleness, and some of the old Phillies will stiffen up. Boston passed us. Next it will be Wash- ington, and Brooklyn is right at our heels. “Steady up” used to be heard very often in games on the local grounds. Now it’s “sober up.” Tae present aggregation will never amount to a hill of beans as a winning combination. Break it up. Some of the players said they were glad to get away for a few days. Not any more so than thousands were to see them go. Well, they did not lose yesterday. Of course it was not their fault, still it’s a satisfaction to know they were not beaten. Washington is entitled to sympathy, how- ever, for it's very hard luck, indeed, to have games with easy teams postponed. But such is base bal, and we are glad it was thus on this occasion. MORTON CADETS’ FIELD DAY. Many Speedy Men'Enter the Bicycle Races, The entries for the field day of the Mor- ton Cadets which will be held at Interna- tional Park Saturday afternoon have closed. There are onty two bicycle races, but quite a number of local speedy men have entered and some outside racers. The entries follow: One mile, open—Fred. Schade, Morton Cadets; R. L. Regester, Baltimore; W. H. L. Walcott, C. C. C.; W. Fred Sims, C. A. C.; Biilie Sims, A. D. P. Moore, unat- tached; E. L. Burton, unattached; S. L. Milstead. C. A. C.; George E. Smith, W € V._S. Barber, unattached; Harry Greer, W. R. C.; Richard T. Norris, Balt! more; Bayard T. Wrenn, A. W.; 'T. N. Mudd, jr., A. W.; W. O. E. Woodward, ELA eorge S. Ball, W. R. C. Two-mile handicap—Fred Schade, Mor- ton Cadets; R. L. Regester, Baltimore; W. HLL Walcott, C. C. C.; Richard H. Posey, Fred Sims, C. A. C.; Billie Sima, A. D. P. Moore, unattache Bur- ton, unattached; S. LL. Milst Hardy Pritchard, V W. R. C.; George E. Barber, unattached | R. C.; Richard T. s 5 Grimes, jr., E. A. C.; J. W. Garrison, E. A. C.; Bayard T. Wrenn, A. W.; T. N. Mudd, jr., A. W.; W._O. Woodward, E. A. George A. Ball, W. R. ©. The entries for the handicap event are in the hands of Mr. William Jose, the official handicapper, and his work will not be known until the end of the week. The offi- cials for the meet have not, as yet, been selected, though the lst will be completed in a few days. In addition to the bicycle races, the Mor- ton Cadets will give their drill, the same as at Savannah. It will be divided into two sections, the first part, embracing the manual by numbers; foot movements, manual without numbers, platoon move- ments, volley firings, double-time move- ments. A change of uniform will be made, and the second section, or extended order dril!, given, embracing the forming line of Squads, forming skirmish line, rallying by sections, firing by squads and sections, ad- vance by rushes and retirement or ‘inal charge. Cy Boyd Goes to Portsmouth. Pitcher Jake Boyd of the Washington Base Ball Club will leave this evening for Portsmouth, Va., and twirl during the next week or two for the Portsmouth club. It Was rumored today that Boyd had been re- leased, but Mr. Wagner states that Boyd's trip is for practice only, and that no steps lcoking toward his release have been con- sidered. | SHOES i YOU'LL WANT their comfort and elegance. No lower prices than ours—not even at “so-called” sales! 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You know that—for we wouldn’t receive THAT kind. over half are made up already. trp teag tea de Seeded x d $30 Suits a . Uae > S ~ i Deters that you must come soon— John DIST PRESS Weill take your order for any of our $6.50, $8 and $10 Trouserings for.........$5 SUCCESSOR TO HASLETT & PISTEL. 1417 9 Penn. Ave. EL REEL Sek Gehrke de dade Gehenr gah It Na SAN Yohefyoy: WHO SENT THE WILL? Expert Hagan Thinks He Has Solved the Mystery BY THE WAITING ON THE WALL He is Satistied the Holt Will is Genuine. DIFFERENCE OF OPINION This was the twenty-second day of the long-draw-out Holt wili case, but even so, the interest shown by the public in all the cetails as they come out has not flagged in the least, and the court room was well filled with spectators. Expert testimony occupicd the attention of the court during the morring hour. The first witners called by the attorneys for the caveetees was Mr. Wm. E. Hagan, an elderly gentleman from Troy, N.Y., who cn the stand this morning gave his ‘occu- pation as that of an examiner of disputed handwritings. He said that he has been a witness In many of the famous will cases in the legal history of this country. For the lust fifteen years he has made a spe- clalty of the study and comparison of handwritings. He is also familiar with the manufecture of inks, and for years past has also studied to make himself an au- thority on the subject of the age of dis- ; puted documents. ‘The witness said that he made a thor- | cugh examination of the alleged Holt will cn the 22d of last January, and again yes- terday. When he first saw the document he was satisfied that the line of severance | between the upper and lower pcrtions of the paper was not complete, and there was no doubt in his mind that the alleged will | ard the signatures were originally writ- ten upon one complete sheet of paper. ‘The witness was handed the big table of areasurements which Expert Frazer sub- mitted when he was on the stand as show- ing the results of his examinatien of Judge Holt's handwriting with referexe. to the ratios of slopes and distances. The wi! ress said that in his opinion that was a thoroughly unreliable system, and one that he had abandoned years ago as of not the slightest value. Mr. Hogan said that in his opinion Judge Holt wrote with a combination of the forearm and finger movements, the same conditions existing in both the alleged will and the letters which are in evidence a3 admittedly in the handwriting of Judge Holt. He said that he had been unable to note any evidence of greater freedom of writing in the alleged will than in the let- ters, here, as in a number of other de- tails, disagreeing entirely with the opinions expressed by Experts Frazer and Carvalho. Calls It Guesswork. Mr. Hagan said that In the matter of the crossing of the “t's” the will agreed fa- vorably with scme of the epistles which had been submitted. In other details, as well, he could see ro important dif- ferences between the disputed and the ad- mittediy genuine papers. In_his opinion, the name of Josephine Holt Throckmorton was written so precisely like the balance of the writing in the alleged will that it was the merest guesswork to say that it had been interpolated after the rest of the will had been written. The alignment in the will varied no more than it did in the letters that Judge Holt wrote to his kin men, so that, all in all, he was satisfied that the whole of the disputed paper was written at one sitting, for the nervous con- dition of the writer, as shown in the pen- manship, remained the same throughout. The witness went at length into the “club- like appearance” of the letter “J” in the signature, going so far as to express an opinion as te the muscular development of Judge Holt’s index firger, as shown by the shading of this letter. In answer to a direct question from Mr. Darlington the witness said that he was certain that the alleged will was written by the same hand that wrote the letters. He based his opinion on the fact that the manner of holding the pen was the same throughout; that in the admittedly genuine letters and in the disputed will there was the same use of both the forearm and finger movements, and on various other points of similarity to which he called at- tention. Mr. Hagan said that there was no evi- dence of imitation in the alleged will, and thers were a number of characteristics in it which would not appear in simulated writing. It was written readily, at times rapidly. and there was nothing to show that the writer ever stcpped or slowed up for the purpose of copying. Neither was it a traced writing; an examination witn the microscope prcved that. The signature, Ellen B. E. Sherman, he said, \7as not written by the same hand that wrote the batance of the paper. It is true that in the will theré are slopes that correspond with that in ker signature, but the angularity in the bedy of the paper is variable, ‘vhile that in her signature is constant. Mrs. Sherman's writing, he said, resembles ruch more closely the or- dinary ‘‘coy y book style” than does that of Judge Holt. The witness said that he had also made an examination of Mr.Devlin’s writing, and had compared it with that in the will, and this comparison had satisfied him_ that they were written by two entirely different persons. There was absolutely nothing to show that the same hand could ever have written both. Thinks Strothers Sent It. It will be remembered that some time ago the fact was developed that since Judge Holt’s death his colored coach- man, Chas. Strothers, has acted as care- taker of the judge's house on New Jersey avenue «nd has decorated the stable with a big sign to the effect that he was a re- tail dealer in coal, wood and ice. . During the latter years of Judge Holt’s life Strcthers frequently acted as his aman- uensis. Mr. Hagan, while on the stand this Morning, testified that he had made a thorough examination of the letters in the sign of a number of printed words in the letters that Strothers wrote for Judge Holt and had compared them with the printed words on the envelope in which the alleged will was sent to the register’s of- fice last summer. In reply to a question from Mr. Dar- lington the witness sald that in his opin- ion they were all written by one and the same person. - At the suggestion of counsel he pointed out to the jury a large number of the characteristics which appeared in Stroth- ers’ handwriting, and which, in his opin- ion, were also to be seen in the address on the mysterious envelope. Big photographs of the Holt mansion and stable showing the signs were handed around among the jury so that they might neke a comparison of the formation of the letters with the inscription on the en- velope of the will. The manner of mak- ing the punctuation marks the witness ccrsidered to be identical throughout. All these details satisfied him as to the iden- tity of the person who sent the will to the register’s office. Mr. Hagan said that in his opinion there was nothing about the alleged will to show that it had ever been artificially treated to give it an appearance of age. He noticed a smoking of the paper, due to imperfect burning, but he saw no evidence that it had ever been ironed. The witness started to give his opinion of the manner in which the alleged will was burnt, but Mr. Worthington insisted that that was not proper evidence for an expert, and the objection was sustained. Speaking of archil, a substance which one of the experts claimed to discover in the ink of the alleged will, Mr. Hagan said that it was never used to any extent in the man- ufacture of ink, though he did find it in an English ink which he analyzed in 1848. He denied absolutely that the presence of archil could ever be detected by the use of muriate of tin. Big Photographs. On cross-examinaticn, the witness was handed an enlarged photograph of the al- leged will, which has been extensively used by the experts in their dissertations during the trial. He was asked whether he no- ticed any unusual trembling in the up- saoue of one of the words in the first ine. The witness said that he placed no reli- ance in enlarged photographs and never used them in his work. ile the photo- graph was being taken, for one thing, if Cutting With Sharp Shears. ; a In Lot 1— In order to com= pletely clear out the spring stock of piece goods in cur Tailoring Depart- ment we will make up Suits to “order at these very much reduced prices your 53 : Suitings that have been $20, $25 and $28 will now be.............. 15 In Lot 2— Suitings that have been $30, $40 and $45 will now be.............- $25 styles to select There are upward of 300 choice course we guarantee a perfect fit. from—and of Saks and the building was shaken by the rumbling of @ passing wagon it might show a trembling of the lines as a result. “Would it make the up-strokes tremble more than the down-strokes?” “Well, I think the trembling would be more apparent in the up-strokes.” In answer to a further question from Mr. Worthington, the witness admitted that in all the letters he had examined he had found no figure “s” made like that in the date of the alleged will. The witness was deep in the mysteries of curves, sients | and shading, when the judge, wearied out, ordered a recess. After Recess. After luncheon judge, lawyers and jury were all more at perce with the world and followec the cross-examination of Expert Hagan with every show of interest. Mr. Worthington was armed with a big book, of which . Hagan is the author, and used this in Fis questions on the sub- ject of the composition of inks and the witness’ knowledge of the use of archil. Mr. Hagan said that there ought not to be the slightest difficulty in settling the ques. tion whether or net archil is used in any particuiar ink. Mr. Hegan admitted that his examination of Judge Holt’s letters had developed no instance of a space as considerable as that which follows the name of Miss Throck mcrton in the will. There was no other vord in the decument, he admitted, that | was written as heavily as the word Wash- | irgton in the last line before the signature. He also agieed that there were some other discrepancies in the writing, but none of these he regarded as important or suffi- cient to shake his faith in its genuineness. In Judge Holt’s letter bearing the same cate as the alleged will, February 7, 187 he said, he found the word “to” eight times. None of these began with a loop letter “'t. In the alleged will the word occurs six times, and in every instance it begins with a loop letter. This fact, how- ever, the witness did not consider as of aty importance, when he knew that the writer on some days used loops and other vs did rot. are speaking of the same Jay y said Mr. Worthington, Gently you don’t think it was av: day when he wrote the letter.” At Mr. Worthingeton’s request the wit- Be scanned the letter of February 7 and agreed with the lawyer that all the fort cne initial “t’ in it, with three excep- tions, were marked by the absence of the loop. While the word “too” invariably be- gins with a loop “ there is on one Other instance of an initial “t” with a loop in the whole paper. At this point a big framework was brought into the court room and placed in front of the jury. On it were arranged in chronological order some two score or more of the letters of Judge Holt. They were folded in such a manner that the signa- tures were visible, but not the date lines. On the blackboard was hung the big pho- toxraphic enlargement of the signature to the will, Mr. Worthington then spent a long time with the witness, compelling him to pick out signatures te letters where the characteristics showed any resemblance { to those of the signature in question. This form of examination was still in progress when The Star’s report 2losed. ae DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Oppose Widening the Street. A delegation of citizens, representing the owners of property and residents of Kene- saw avenue, appeared before the Commis- sioners this morning to protest against the contemplated widening of the sidewalk of Kenesaw avenue. It was represented that when the syndicate owning the property subdivided it into lots and sold the same a condition was imposed in the deed which carried a reservation that when houses were built they should be set back 30 feet from the front line of the lots, in order to provide a parking space along the stree ‘The owners pay taxes on this strip, but can- not build upon it. Some time ago the peo- ple of the neighborhood petitioned for a sidewalk, understanding that the sidewalk would be six feet in width. Monday morn- ing last they learned from workmen that the sidewalk was to be eight feet wide: that the roadway, instead of being 30 feet from curb to curb, was to be widened 10 feet, 5 feet being taken from each side. Mr. M. F. O'Donohue, following the above explanation of affairs by Judge McCaimont, stated that he also understood that the side- walk and roadway were to be widened. This would necessitate the setting back of the trees, so that they would occupy a position between the sidewalk and the building line, instead of being next the curb. He protest- ed against this, stating if it were done on the north side of the street the trees would not afford any shade for pedestrians. He understood that the computing engineer had prepared for a widening of the street only & feet, taking 2% feet off of each side. | To this he made no objection, but was op- posed to a widening of 10 feet: | Judge McCalmont said he thought the Pa. Ave. and 7th St.—*S. a ee ee ee eS | annual interests of the owners on the street would be best subserved by keeping the roadw: as narrow as the necessities of the case would permit; that there seemed a desire to get a street railroad on the avenue, and the proposed widening seemed to have some such action as this in view. The citi- zens were opposed to a street railroad through Columbia Heights south of Kenyon street, and would fight any such project. ‘The Citizens’ Association had put itself on regord In this matter. ‘he Commissioners denied that there was ‘any proposition to widen the sidewalk to 8 feet, and the hearing closed with the promise of the Commissioners to bear in mind everything that had been sald on the subject. Liqaor Licenses. The following transfers of liquor licenses were granted by the excise board this morn- ing: Retail license from C. J. Misel to J. J. Dugan, 1200 1ith street southeast, and a wholesale license from Joseph A. and J. L. Passagno to Joseph A. Passagno, 808 9th | street northwest. Company, ks’ Corner.” Fonmoeggagannnnnggedeseeaaaand: 4 THE ANNUAL DRI Competing for Pi Mary- land Agricultural College. The chief event of the year in the mili- tary life at the Maryland Agricultural Col- lege has come and gone once more, the corepetitive drill of the battalion taking place yesterday afternoon on the college campus. The young soldiers, how ever, are very much in suspense, as the decision of the judges will not be an- nounced until this evening, when dress Parade will be formed at 5 o'clock. At this remony the battalion will be assisted by the Naval Academy Band, and Gov. Lic Lowndes of Maryland will make the entation of the prizes, which consist of a flag to the winning company, and a hand- some sword to the captain of the command &aining the former trophy The drill took plac o'clock yesterday before a large audience assembled around the edge of the parade grounds. The bat- talion is composed of three companies, and the drill put = s the best that has ever bee nessed on the college grounds. Company A, in command of Capt. Thaddeus Crapster, put up a steady, swinging drill, while Company B, under Capt. Cyrus W. Dirickson, was not far b: hind. The “kid” company, Company wnder command of Capt. James Anderso: at, was & general favorite, however, an aithough the drill was exceedingly ‘clos: the company has many supporters who } lieve that it will be handed the flag this evening when the presentation of prizes is made. This company won the prize last year, and the little fellows struggled man- fully to keep the trophy yesterday. The aril as a emount of crec the college, Lie * and Major W. T. 8. Rawlins, ef the battalion. The program included the manual of arms, setting up exercises, school of the company and a few features, bayonet exercises, added this year, making it about as complete a test of the skill of both the commander of the « mpany and the company itself as is pos . ‘The judges of the drill were § tenant A. Campbell, 3d Artillery ond Lieutenant J. C. Gilmore, i lillery, U. 8S. A. now stationed Washington barracis. At the conclusion of the drill it was ine tended to have the parade, and then t ext number on th a heavy storm, hich can 1 command at the o'clock, prec’ of this, and the target practice held this “morning The dress para and ntation of prizes will be made this evening, as state and at its conclusion the cadets will pr pare for the big military ball, which is the chief social event of the year in the college life. The music for this will be furnished by the Naval Academy Band. —_— Japanese Naval Officers Here. S. Takakura and A. Sakurai, two officers of the construction corps of the imperial Japanese navy, are on a visit to this city. They are graduates of French nav schools, and are making a personal in: tion of the resources of the American ship- building plants. It is gathered that the purpose of the Japanese government is to let in this country contracts for perhaps two cruisers, but these will be of only se ond class, like the Charleston. The Japar ese will procure their big battle ships and first-class cruisers from the older Britis and French shipbuilders. This is a. counted for by the fact that the Japar naval officers were educated in Europe, and are strongly prejudiced in favor of Euro- pean methods of construction. ———_—_~+-e._____ Improved Knights of Pythian. Judge Carpenter of the circuit court at Detroit yesterday refused an injunction to restrain the Improved Order of Knights ot Pythias from using that designation as the name o {their order. 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