Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1896, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1896-24 PAGES, | Storage, 224 nd M. F st., cor. 11th. 1 we sell hears the stamp of perfect workmanship and finish. Holiday Prices. —Don't neglect the house because you haye done so much for other people at this season. A Rug here and there may be a pressing need. Takes little money to buy good Rugs here—now and always. —A Japanese or Smyrna Rug will help things out a great deal. Japanese Rugs. Worth. For. 6 In. in in in in. Bb o tt 7 ft. 6 in. by B by w “V0 ke MOSES & 1 wir ss > & 3 { For Engraved Plate and % 3 50 Cards! > . This offer for MONDAY $ 2 ONLY. $ Nothing like this price has DECKER, : ; [111 F St.N.W. 3 SSSsooseoes? 1107 G st. nw. tively deme fed that consumption ¢ to a ferm of neurasthenia, or otherwise nervons prortration, a depression of the vital pow- ‘This theory hes been tried and verified as 3 of experiment, with successful of Koch discovered tn 1884 cause of the disease. I © the truth of my case in the on file at my of- = scorT, ees Tg 305 WHEATE, = WN, 1226 6th Hotel Bucking! x. J. H. HILL, 1 $100,000 Worth of DODGED IPOD POD OOHEIOS L090 P Ps e < ¢ ? DIAMONDS! + < >: b A quarter century's experience and Teputation ax the leading Diamond € Brokers of the south is bebind all we $ set you. Never were diamonds so & low-priced. We guarantee to you >: vi at least 25 per ce J saving of at tea per cent. < : Jacobs Bros., ? importers, 1229 Pa. Ave. 2 ae2s-wa oo APA RASERAREBASESOOES EEG Make a Friend Happy r ¥ serding a Fine Plant for Christmas. AVE THE FINEST CYCLAMEN ever grown tn ington. You should see them, They last for months in bloom. From to $3 cach, We have olso the BEST 4 TMENT OF PLANTS IN THE CITY. See them aml be con- Oranges. Faster Azaieas, Palms. to fied =. Ww Liltes,Ardisias, Arancarias, In fact, anything you ean expect Roses, Lily of the Valley, Violets, etc., ete. reasonable prices. MISTLETOE and CERISIMAS TREES, ete., ete. J. R. Freeman, 612 13th N.W. finement and good sense pest Scents. Our bi us to confine ours the best scents, and as a result hest fense teach scent makers here. A “leader” ts a tracts (all odors) put up in attractive exes, containing two goubsized for etles, OGRAM'S, | ee ew y 13th & Pa. Ave. & 17th & H Sts f d83m.40 Well Spent. | _ It's really Ike patting money on in- terest when you put electric lights all over your house, because should you r desire to rent or sell, you'd be ake better terms’ t rwise ee us about supply- ttt current—it'll mot cost as much as you think! U.S. Electric Lighting Co., 3 14th st. “Phone 77. delS- 2d PRESCRIPTION 4387, FOR Rheumatism. The prescription of one of Washington's oldest eed mojt eminent physicians. [i instantly relieves and permanently cures RHEUMATISM, NEURAL- Gis. "GOUT, SCLATICA, LUMBAGO. and all. aches and "pairs due to URIC ACID potson. It purities the blood. stimulates and restores the kidneys, im- +s the health and gives tone and vigor to the re system. Price, $1 per Lotth KOLB PHARMACY, 438 ATTACKING BAYARD Stir in London Over a Washington Letter to the “Chronicle.” AMBASSADOR SAID TO BE OBNOXIOUS The New Year At the Palais Royal. Holiday Day in the British Metrop- The festive time will soon ae ge a be here--we have been pre- paring for it for months past. It’s time you com- menced your preparations and discovered this G St. corner is ready for you. For the Men. Gentlemen, a men’s store is here, fully equipped with evening wear re- quisites—the best for the least. $1 for Men's Full Dress Skirts that the clothlers eall worth $1.50. 15 stead of 25 for Full Dress Bows, And $2 for Full Dress Shields. FOGGY CHRISTMAS WEATHER ——— (Copyrighted, 1806, by the Associated Press.) LONDON, December 26.—Official and diplomatic circles are in a flutter over an outspoken article on Mr. Thomas F. Bay- ard, the United States ambassador, in the Chronicle of Thursday last. Hitherto it has been the custom of the English press to lavishly praise him, and he has been everywhere hailed as the man who, single- handed, accomplished the Anglo-American entente. The Chronicle, upon the occa- sion referred to, gave great prominence to a Washington letter, saying that instead of rendering either countrf service Mr. Bayard, by minimizing the gravity of Pres- ident Cleveland’s Venezuelan message to Congress, was a most dangerous repre- sentative of the United States during a great crisis, and, the Washington letter adds, it was no thanks to him that the situation did not lead to the most serious consequences. The Chronicle’s correspond- ent further claims to have the highest au- thority for making the statement that President Cleveland and Scerctary Olney were anxious, a year ago, that Mr. Rayard should resign; that all the negotiations for good Evening Kid Gloves, $1.50 for Best. Both guatanteed—fitted at our risk. For the Ladies. The elite of Washington have pat- ronize the Palais Royal for Even- $ ing Gloves during sixteen years— and why? The 1897 Stock. for S-button Suede ) correct evening pusquetaires, in the tints for the coming $1.5 Season. > special price—White St Gloves, in anteed equal to any heretofo: rede Monsyne- -button | guar- sold at «2 $3.50 for 20-button Suede guaranteed the best possible White, black and all the leading Evening Silks. $1, $1.25, $1.50, $2 and $250 a yard for Satin Duchesse, in pink, ile. lavender, yellow, white and cream. Sl ere for particu Velour, and not a rly good quality of Moire jonable tint is missing. » $2.50 and $3 will purchase Satin that are the best values ever our ure. good fortune to 75 $1 and $1.25 + for the new evening ef. Cs fects in Taffeta Silks, ‘The electric lighted “dark reom™ will show you their beauty by night. even if you make selections while the sun is shin- ing brightly. We quality J Sitks—be- a lucky parcha e that all and that they are full 27 39e ¢, evening co in hes wide. Trimmings. The 48inch-wide Chiffons and Gauzes are included—and never were tints and effects so exquisite. $1 5 to $3.48 yard for the Embroidered Cbif- cD U fons, looking as if sprinkled with batural flowers. nd $1 yard for the Plain All Hk Chiffons nd ality than ever before for 75¢ the price. $2.98 for the New Style Reveres of Real HH ton Appliqued Mousseline de So ‘They are positively h $6.48—imported to re. tail at that $25 yard for Real Duchess, Point and Bruge Laces—and 15 per cent less than usual prices are promised you. and ¥ one a ba withstandiog the prices are not little. Underwear. _Full Dress Underwear — Silk Vests and Hose of all shades, great- est variety, best qualities and least prices. Sounds like braggadocio, but we ask you to test every claim. for our “‘leader”—Ribbed Silk Vests, in 75¢ evening shades, with silk lace bosom. $1 would be a little price. Lave not- to $6 are the price extremes of our 49c Vests—for choice cf the greatest varle Washington. for our leader—our Pure Silk Ho $1. black, all the evening shades. Plaii ribbed. $1.98 is pot too much for such quality. F5c 12,85 the price extremes of our Silk Hose. Prives gradually rise from lowest to high- est, and a perfect varlety is here at every price. Jewelry. Perfectly legitimate to wear imita- tion precious stones—the owners of priceless gems do so on occasions. 98c for imitations of Diamonds, Sapphires, Em- 2 in ‘and His and other Jewels, set ax hair orna- S. breastpins, stickpins, ete. See them, Rare Perfumes. 44¢ instead of 50c ounce tomorrow for “White House Violet,” imported and controlled by us. Beware of imitations. ounce for Piver's Violet, and like iow c prices for Roger & Gallet’s latest perfumes, Opera Cloaks. Imported garments at less than European prices—the usual fate of these sample garments offered in Washington. $18.75 f,88, 00, “ep heitotrope and white, down and Thibet trimmings. in Nile with swans: for the $35 Fancy Fur Collarettes, in seal, mouftion and Persian lamb. Patais Royal. $25 |G and Eleventh Streets. very Prince Henry of Battenderg having made all usual festivities unseemly. old traditional customs of the table were uninterfered with, and the usual presents were taken out of his hands, and that he has known nothing of what has transpired between Washington and the foreign office here, but has been content to be pushed aside, without resenting it. The Queen's Christmas. The queen's Christmas was celebrated quietly at Osborne, the death of Only the were given today. The royal baron of beef, which is the principal dish on the queen's sideboard, was cut this year from a Devon ox, which was fattened on her majesty’s Flemish farm in Windsor Great Park. The joint was roasted at Windsor and was sent to Osborne Christmas eve along with a boar’s Lead and a woodcock pie. They all duly appeared on the side- board yesterday. Her majesty received from her grandson, Emperor Willlam of Germany, as usual, a genuine hure de sanglier from the fa- mous royal preserves at Springe, Hanover, and another from the Duke of Coburg, besides a quantity of German cakes and sweetmeats. An Important Papyrus. The British Museum has obtained an im- portant papyrus manuscript of the first century B. C. It was found in Egypt, and contains lost odes of the lyric poet Bacchy- lides, the contemporary of Pindar. The ianuscript is finely written, but is much mutilated. But fifteen to twenty poems are intact. Truth, printing a letter from R. A. Leh- man, ihe Oxford coach, in which he records the ‘progress made by Harvard and the anxiety and willingness of the crews to learn the English style of rowing, com- mented on it as foliows “Already we can see the grand challenge cup sailing across the AUantic.” Jamaica is making great efforts to get a One here footing in the London fruit market. thousand boxes of oran arriy 2d from that island on Monday and, if cesstul, the Jamaicans propose transferring their present New York trade (o London. The government is busily engaged making inquiries into the systematic Gi vulgence of confidential information by persons employed in the department of State and prosecutions will probably. fol- low. It is stated that foreign : rents are better informed regarding secrets of the British service than in the case of the secrets of any other power. The Christmas Weather. ‘The Chri as weather has Leen of the mild: desc: foggy and without snow. But has been the best In years, especially in jewelry, fancy articles, books and mechanical toys, which formed the chief attractions of the shop- pers. The receipts of last Menday at one big co-operative store alone were 122,400 (112,000). Ar average of 2000 parcels were handled daily at the matn parcel office, where 1,40) clerks have“peen work- ing night and day. — = On the other hand, the dis’ among the poor of London is cqux!!y marked. Over 700 persons were relieved out of the funds of the poor nox at Bow street police court in three days, some of the cases he ing most pittable. The Czar to Abyssinia’s King. ‘The czar has sent to King Menelek of Abyssinia a large collection of musical in- struments, including a grand piano, an cr- fan, a complete set of wind instruments, as well as a band of musicians, who accom- pany the imperial gifts. Dr. Frederick Temple, the new archbish- op of Canterbury, and formerly bishop of London, bid farewell to the clergy of that diocese on Wedrezday in St. Paul's Cathe- dral. The archbishop, in full robes, preach- ed an eloquent sermon. Mrs. Temple was presented, in behalf of the ladies of the diocese, with a set of Chippendale furni- ture. Mr. Gladstone in a letter just published cn the subject of book collectors, says: “I have been a purchaser in my time of about 35,000 books. A book collector ought to possess six qualifications—an appetite, leis- ure, wealth, knowledge, discrimination and perseverance. Of these I have only the two first, and the last is restricted, as my visual power seriously disables it. Speak- ing generally, I have retired from the list of purchasers and I am gradually trans- ferring the bulk of my library to an insti- tution, St. Deniol’s, Hawarden. The book lengest in my possession is ‘Sacred Dra- mas,’ presented to me by the authoress, Hanneh More, inscribed ‘As you have just come Into the world end I am just going out of it, allow me,’ etc.” Sir Henry Blake, who purchased the es- tate of Sir Walter Raleigh, Myrtle Grove, Youghal, is restoring and beautifying the interior of the house. A great quantity of the old oak wainscoting was found to have been painted or papered over. This has been scraped off and the oaken rafters exposed to view. Among the relics of Sir Walter that have been found is an old sea- chest, which is supposed to have been used by him on his voyages. Coming of Dr. en. According te present arrangements, Dr. Nansen will arrive at Hull, on Kis visit to England, on Tuesday, February 2, ard will come direct to London to deliver his prom- ised address before the Royal Geographical Society. So great is the desire to hear him that the members of the society, who num- ber over 4,000, will not be allowed to invite a friend. The Prince of Wales will attend this meeting, and Dr. Nansen’s six weeks’ lecture tour will begin immediately there- after. W. S. Mills of Rochdale has signed the agreement for a match to run Bredin 400 yards at the Rochdale Athletic Ground, on Jenuary 30. Mills has patd his deposit money and the articles have been sent to Bredin for his approval and_ signature. Mills states that he will accept the ch: lenge given by T'. Keane, the American, 2s soon as the match with Bredin is definitely arranged. FOREIGN DRAMATIC GOSSIP. and Players in London. (Copyrighted, 1806, by the Associated Press.) LONDON, December 26.—A peculiarity of the amusement world here ts the large ‘The uction of Carter's Little Liver Pills ts pleas- Bosse oreo ‘Chey are sure to-please. Try’ them. 2 No Christmas and New Year's table ehould he without a bottle of Bitte ottle of Angoeturs Bitters, the world: counterfeits. : number of prominent theaters which are clcsed this weelt ani?, incidentally, t has leaked out that the real reason of Sir Hen- ry Irving for the Lyceum Theater vntil after Christinag'#s not an injury to his leg, but becaus@’Safurday’s production of “Richard HI" showe@‘that the play needed much cutting refision. This work must be superintendeg. by,Jrving himeelf. Julia Arthur, the Americam actress, who was given a great chance by Ellen Terry not being in the caso of Richard III,” appar- ently failed to @mbrdce the opportunity. The annual péeformance of “Elijah” will be given by thé.Roya’ Choral Society dur- ing the afterndon ef Friday next, Jan- uary 1, at the AjbertiHall. The same or- ganizaticn willing the “Messiah” on the evening cf the samesday. The annual season ief the Carl Rosa Op- era Company will be given at either the Shaftesbury or Garrick Theater in January. Geraldine Ulmar is in poor health and will shortly |sail for America. Her visit is for four mohths and during that time she will accept no engagements, as she goes simply for recreation. The managers of the West End theaters have been so affected by the success of the various suburban theaters thet several of them, including George Edwardes and D'Oyly Carts, have entered into an agree- ment which practically amounts to a boy- cott of the latter houses. Under the pres- ent arrangement the popular successes have been reproduced in the suburbs al- most as soon es they were done at the home theaters. It is now proposed to pre- sent no such success until at least twelve months have elapsed. Sarah Bernhardt has informed the Parts critics that, according to the latest arrange- ments, Fer next London season at the Adelphi Theater will open on Monday, June 21. Her opening play will be the latest Parisian success, “‘Lorenzaccio.” Her Lon- don season will last four weeks and during that time she will appear in a drama wril- ten by herself. Augustin Daly's London representative requests the Associated Press to deny the report published in the London papers that George Edwardes would produce Smith and De Koven’s opera, “The Mandarin,” upon the termination of the run of “The Geisha.” “From Scotland Yard” is the name of a new play which has been written by Ar- thur Shirley for touring purposes. The drama deals with sundry incidents of the Sherlock Holmes crder, which are always popular in the British provinces, but which have not yet succeeded in the metropolis. The new ballet, “The Tzigane,” which was produced last week at the Alhambra, has many elements of popularity. The bal- let is of Hungarian origin. The story of the two scenes was invented by Carlo Cop- pl, while G. Jacobi composed the music. It is of romantic type, and the final scene, which is the grand procession at the termi- nation of a national kermesse, affords fine opportunity for costuming and calcium lights. Ellen Terry is devoting part of her spare time to the study of her character in “Madame Sans-Gene." _“Cymbeline” will be revived at some period during next year. Charles Warner starts in March for South Africa, where he will star in a rep- ertory of plays, including “Drink.” Louis Bradfield, another London favorite, now appearing at the Garrick Theater, will at the same time go on a tour round the world. The successor of “A White Elephant” will be another play from the pen of R. C. Carton. It is not probable, however, that it will be needed for a long time.’ Mr. Mawtrey denies the rumor that he intends shelving Barron and Barrett's play, “The Wishing Cap,” by stating that he is under contract to produce it, and that it will shortly have representation at some other theater, if not at the Comedy. Sir Henry Irving has consented to act as president and Elle Terry as vice presl- dent of the actors’ orphanage fund. Soon after Christmas'a meeting of the new ex- ecutive committee of the fund will be held -to decide on the various claims of the or- recommended as fitt candidates for the charity. At the election next January at the Lon- don Orphan Asyfum, Watford, an o1 child'of the lat“ Charles) Bernard: w proposed, and, }€ successful, tion will be hin fe out of the funds for phan children of ie who have been this case. ‘This fnew charity will doubtless receive much pecuniary aid in the shape of benefits from the members of the profes- The play entit}ed ‘She Brothers,” found- ed on an incident in one of James Payn’s novels, is completed apd is in the hands of aac Harrison and of the Haymarket ‘Theater. The e gentlemen have made overtures to-Coftan Deyle to Wfematize his latest novel, “Rodi George Alexander fas recently purchased a one-act play, the jotnt production of Reginald Cordova and Alicia Ramsay. It is at present entitled “Fool's Mate,” but this will be changed, as the same title was given to a play produced by Mr. Alexander six years ago. The stories recently published as to the precarious state of Miss Terry's health, in which it was said that she had been obliged to undergo an operation, are de- nied. But she is, unfortunately, far from well. On Monday next (December 28) Mrs. Os- car Beringer’s dramatic version of Dickens’ Christmas story, “Boots at the Holly Tree Inn,” will be produced at Terry’s Theater in conjunction with “Love in Idleness.” Although the former play had a run of eighty consecutive performances at the Boston Museum, it has never been done but once in London. The cast will include Sydney Brough, George Belmore, Charles Seymour and others, while the eloping children will be played by Ellaline Terry and Master Stewart Dawson. y Stone.” “Jedbury, Jr.,’ was produced at the Globe Theater last Monday as the suc- cessor of “Charley’s Aunt.” The latter play had a continuous run of over four years. The play was first produced by Mr. Penley at Bury St. Edmunds February 29, 1892. It was not a great success. On De- cember 21 following, after careful pruning and many alterations, it was produced at the Royalty Theater, where it had a run of six weeks. The management then secur- ed the Globe Theater, where until last week it has been in constant reprcsentation. The first representation of “Pilgrim's Progress’’ took place at the Olympic The- ater on Thursday. The play proved to be nothing more than a pantomime, utterly lacking in all the beauty of Bunyan’s work. Grace Hawthorne was ghastly and did not act; she took the part of Christian. W. L. Abingdon was a fine Apollyon. The scen- ery and dresses were superb and the music was delightful. The text, however, was rubbishy, and the performance met with a hostile reception. ee MAJOR McKINLEY’S CHRISTMAS. Ideal Weather Prevailed at Canton Yesterday. Ideal Christmas weather prevailed at Canton, Ohio, yesterday. President-elect McKinley and his household made the most of the opportunities offered. No thought was given to work or business during the day. Private Secretary Boyle joined his wife and daughter at Columbus, Joseph P. Smith went to his home in Urbana, and others of the official household went to their homes. ‘The greater part of the morning Maj. and Mrs. McKinley spent in driving about in a double-seated cutter, having with them on their little jatints-the various members of the family at the old homestead, where mother McKinley and her daughter, Miss Helen, reside. Ji 51 At this modest*little! home the President- elect ate his Chvfstiés turkey. It is many p year since -hé ate’ Christmas turkey at ‘any other place!“No'thatter what has been his official positfon, however arduous his duties, he alway makes it a point to be at his mother’s hoftie as ‘her guest on Christ- mas day, we}l a8°on the family anni- versary days, wifch ifre nearly always cele- brated by the mos’ Peter of family re- unions. Yestei “gathering was strict- ly a family affdfr. Phe dinner was served at the old-fes! ed hour of midday, and digested while fhe, ly sat around the open fire in the “sitting room” and dij cussed matters of intérest to the family. The evening Was ppent at the major’s home with the guests at the dinner party and a few close friends who dropped in informally. yourg people with musical accomplishments were in the party and sang and played the favorite selections of Mrs. McKinley. There were a few social callers during the day, but they were not numerous, and there was none from out of the city whose mission was of. public significance. The season’s greetings came by letter and by ‘wire to Maj. and Mrs. McKinley from their fsiends in all parts of the country, and there were also a number of pretty mementoes sent with the good wishes of friends and admirers. An Expert. x ~ Frem the Detroit Free Press, a “They say that noone can beat Hoffy keeping books.” ““] guess that’s Tight. He borrowed a dczen of mine and kept every one of them.” HIS TRAMP BEGUN Weston Returns to the Track After Many Years: SHOWING HIS POWER OF ENDURANCE Peter Mayer Quickly Knocked Out ~ O'Donnell. CURRENT SPORTING See EES NOTES Edward Payson Weston, the famous old- time pedestrian, started at 10 o'clock last night at the Ice Skating Palace in New York to attempt to walk 112 miles in twenty-four hours. The New York Tribune today says: Mr. Weston was the first, and certainly one of the greatest, long-distance walkers which the athletic world ever produced, and it was his initial effort which long ago gave such an tmpetus to walking that many six-day and other long-distance walking matches resulted. Mr. Weston has always been an abstainer from alcoholic drinks, and the encouragement which he gave to healthful outdoor sports made him many friends, which he retains to the pres- ent time. In fact, it was the expressed wish of many well-known citizens that tempted him to try once more hjs speed and powers of endurance at this time. A short time ago Mr. Weston astonished the people of Albany by an exhibition of his marvelous powers as a pedestrian, and he was then invited to give an exhibition in this city. Weston’s record as a pedestrian is one that any athlete might well be proud of. It was in 1867 that Mr. Weston started the popular interest in walking by making his famous walk from Portland, Me., to Chi- cago, 1,326 miles, in twenty-four days and twenty-two hours and forty minutes, be- tween noon of October 29 and 10:40 a.m., November 18. In October, 1868, Weston made the first record in America of a walk of 100 miles within twenty-four consecutive hours, by walking the distance over an accurately measured road in Westchester county, this state, in twenty-two hours and twenty min- utes. In May, 1870, Weston walked 100 miles in twenty-one hours and thirty-nine minutes in this city, and in May, five years later, he walked 115 miles in twenty-three hours and forty minutes, without making a stop. This feat Mr. Weston also performed in this city. In June, 1879, he won the Astley belt by walking 550 miles in 141 hours and 44 minutes, defeating his three competitors, two of whom were Englishmen, by 100 miles. In 1884, under the auspices of the Church of Englind Temperance -Society, Weston walked a distance of fifty miles a day for 10) days, without walking on Sundays, making a distance of 5,000 miles over the country roads of England. In January, February and March, 1886, in a contest with Daniel O'Leary, he covered a distance of 2,500 miles by walking twelve hours each day for a period of five weeks, and beating O'Leary 200 miles. ‘The track on which Mr. Weston is now walking is built around the skating floor in the Ice Palace, and ts 164 feet short of be- ing eight laps to a mile. To accomplish his task he must make 926 laps within the given time, which will be exactly 798 feet over 112 miles. To make the scoring easier, the first thirty miles were scored at nine laps to the mile. The remaining eighty- two miles will be scored at eight laps to the mile, which will give the result as stated. Weston came on the track a few minutes before 10 o'clock, the time of the start was introduced to the audience, who cheer- ed him to the echo He is fifty-seven years old, and his hair has turned white, and a bald spot has appeared on the top of his ad since he last walked in public in this But he looked remarkably well. was accompanied to the track by Dr. Rob- ert Taylor of Greenwich, Conn., who has attended him In all the great races in which he has ever taken part. The track on which Weston is now walking is made of boards, with heavy paper covering them. The track 's about four feet wide. At 10 o'clock Miss Sadie J. Bones, the litle tyelve-year-old daughter of the treas- urer of the palace, said “Go,” and Weston started. As in former days, he walked with the same sprightly tread and carried a whip. As he made the first circle around the track he was loudly applauded. He made the first lap in one minute and forty seconds, and the second lap in one minute and fifteen seconds. He completed the first mile in eleven minutes and twelve seconds and the second in eleven minutes and fifty- s:x seconds. He finished the first five miles in fifty-eight minutes and twenty seconds and when this ennouncement was given out he was again liberally applauded. At the end of the first hour Weston told Dr. Taylor that he felt exceedingly well, and that his legs below his knees had gone to sleep. He looked upon this, however, as a good sign, as the same thing happened to him in his great championship walk in Lon- don. In fact it was this which caused him to carry a whip, and the spectacle of Wes- ton whipping his legs was a familiar one in the days of the great walking matches. At 11 o'clock the skaters left the floor of the palace, but Weston continued to reel off the miles, stopping now and then to greet en old acquaintance, who had prob- ably come a long way to give him encour- agement. During the night Weston ran and walked alternately, and now and then reversed his way of going around the track. When Weston formerly walked, he said that it was to demonstrate that the great- est physical endurance is possible without the use of alcoholic or other artificial stim- viation, and if he is successful in accom- plishing his present undertaking, his tem- perance friends will be prouder of him than ever. Dr. Taylor said last night that Weston would probably not leave the track uncil he had completed seventy-five or eighty miles, and that he would then probably rest for a few minutes. The coolness of the atmosphere in the Ice Palace did not ap- pear to trouble him in the least. In fact, Dr. Taylor said that it just suited him, although he was walking in his ~ shirt sleeves. Weston will have to ayerage about four miles and three laps an hour to com- plete his task in the appointed time. At midnight, just two hours after the start, Weston had walked ten miles and four laps. IN TWENTY-SEVEN SECONDS. O'Donnell Quickly Knocked Out by Peter Maher, It just took twenty-seven seconds of time for Peter Maher, the Irish heavy-weight pugilist, to again demorstrate his superior- ity in ring tactics and hard hitting qualities over Steve O'Donnell, the Australian boxer, in the arena of the Greater New York Ath- letic Club at Coney Island yesterday. Both men were in excellent condition aad trained to the hour. Each of them was confident, but Maher’s backers made him a hot*favor- ite by leying odds ranging from 3 to 5 to 1 on the Irishman’s chances of winning. From the outset Maher never left the re- sult in doubt. He rushed at O’Donnell the moment the referee called time, and O’Don- rell assumed the defensive. The big Aus- tralian led his left for Maher’s body, but the Irishman blocked the blow with his right-hand glove. Then Maher sent his left to the chin, and swung again with his left on the face. He put O'Donnell to the floor second later with a left cn the chin, and after the Australian regained his feet, Maher landed a left smash on the jaw, fol- lowing it quickly with a left hulf hook, which sent O'Donnell down in a heap. Steve rolled over on his back ina help- less condition, and the referee slowly count- ed him out. The big Irishman stood about twelve feet away from his fallen opponent while the referee was counting off the seconds, and as soon as the referee tallied ten a tremendous shout went up from the 1,800 people who watched the brief en- counter, and the band played “The Wear- ing of the Green” in honor of the victor. Thirteen months ago Maher and O’Don- rell met at the Empire Athletic Club, Mas- th, L. I., and on that occasion Maher Enocked out the Australian in sixty-three seconds. Since that time O'Donnell and his followers have frequently said that Steve would not rest content untfl he had an- it xen eanousond that bi i was al the next contest to be vom in the Greater New York Club be bets Peter Maher and Tom Sharkey. = Maher will leave for Pittsburg today and a he will spar with Joe Choynski at BASKET BALL LEAGUE. Only One Game Played in the Series During the Week. Only one game was played during the week in the basket ball league, but that Proved to be extremely interesting. The Carroll Institute team and the team repre- senting the Washington Athietic Club met, and the former won by a good margin. It was in this game that Smith established a record for goal throwing, making seven successful attempts during the game, near- ly all of which were in one inning. This beats the record made recently by Capt. Joe Daly of the Carrolis, who scored six goals during the course of a game, and which was shortly afterward equaled by MeCabe of the Washington Light Infantry eam. The first series of the schedule has ended, and the showing made by the clubs is in- teresting. The champions of last year, the W. L. L, are still in the lead, having been fortunate in winning every game. The Car- rolls come next on the list, having defeated the Eastern Athletic Club, giving that club third place. There is no change in the po- sition of the other clubs. The team of the Washington Athletic Clu® is playing in ex- ceptionally hard luck, and has not yet suc- ceeded in winning its first game. The team plays a good game, and it seems hard that it should hold such a position. The reason is, perhaps, explainable from the fact that the club has met so far, with only one ex- ception, the leading clubs. As soon as it plays with the clubs lower down on the list an improvement will doubtless be made. The postponed game of December 16, be- tween the Queer Wheelmen and the Cor- coran Cadets, which was to have been played during the week, did not come off, and it is possible that some arrangements next week for the playing of the game will be_ made. Exactly one-half of the games in the schedule have been played, leaving fifteen more games to play. The Light Infantry has only five more games on hand, the Car- rolls five, and all of the other clubs the same number. No games will be played during holiday week, and the next game on the schedule is fer next Saturday evening, when the Carrolls and the Light Infantry will play at the latter’s grounds. This game ought to prove interesting. If the Carrolls win it will give them a chance to win the championship, or tle it for this sea- son, this being the last game the two clubs play. The standing of the clubs up to date is as follows: Name. w. Lt = Carroll Institute. Eastern A. Corcoran C. C. Queer Wheelme: Washington A. C. Lost. ent. Per Won. Yale's Eleven at Nashville. About 2,000 persons witnessed the game of foot ball played between the Yale con- solidated team and the Nashville Athletic Club team at Athletic Park at Nashville, Tenn., yesterday afternoon. The event was a society occasion and the boxes and stand were aglow with colors and chic costumes. The Yale men outclassed their opponents and put up a splendid game, consid that the combination had never played together before. - Score—Yale, 20; Nashville Athletic Ciub, 6. Steinitz Wins Again. MOSCOW, December 26.—Steinitz won the thirteenth game of chess, a queen's gambit declined, after forty moves, lat last night. The present score: Lasker, Steinitz, 2; drawn, 4. > — WEYLER HANGED IN EFFIGY. ended From New Brunswick Post Office and Fired At. General Weyler was hung in effigy in two New Jersey towns yesterday, citizens of Cape May and New Brunswick celebrating Christmas by demonstrations in favor of Cuban liberty. At Cape May the Rifles, an independent company, sent a squad of men to part pate In the affair. A big gathering was present. From a wire stretched across one of the principal streets an effigy of Captain General Weyler was run out until it hung suspended over the middle of the road. ‘The effigy was carefully made to resemble the Spanish commander in Cuba, and the clothing was fashioned after the tleid uni- form of a Spanish general. The crowd cheered when the effigy was drawn into position, and a Cuban flag was unfurled amid an enthusiastic demon: tion. ‘Then a detail of the Rifles tiled and fired a volley at the suspended figu Lieut. Bailey commanded the detail. Ca; tain Miller of the company was present, but was not in uniform, and took no pa’ in the affair. The figure remained hanging until about seven o'clock last evening, when it was set on fire and burned, whiie the crowd wildly cheered. Cape May is full of Cuban sym- pathizers. Several men have gone from there to fight in the Cuban army. Neariy all of these were New Jersey militiamen. Suspended from a flag pole extending from a window in the New Brunswick post office building an ¢fligy of General Weyler hung all day. The figure of the Spanish general was designed by members of the camp of Sons of Veterans, who took this method to show their sympathy with the Cubans. A great crowd gathered and heartily ap- plauded the utterances of those who took serra to denounce Spain and the Span- ards. —_—oe— Snow and Underground Trolleys. From the Engineering News. The underground trolley system, which is employed in the street railways in Lenox and upper Lexington avenues in New York city, was stopped by the heavy snow storm on December 16. The cause of the stoppage and the plan proposed for pre- venting it in future was thus explained by Mr. F. 8S. Pierson, chief engineer of the Metropolitan Traction Company: A sudden drop in the temperature caused a thin coating of ice to fori on the under- ground rails that carry the electric cur- rent. The shoes that slide along these rails and carry the current through the motor slid_over the ice until the cars stopped. The ice acting as an insulator shut off the current from the car entirely. It took us some time to find out what the trouble wes, and then we spent several hours equipping a car with knife-like scrap- ers that would take this ice off. By the time we got this car in working order the slots had filled up with snow and slush to such an extent that the tracks were so covered with snow that it took many hours to get the roads open. The loss of elec- tricity through the slush and snow was comparatively small. Pure snow is not a conductor, but an insulator. It is slush that runs into the slots from the street that causes the “grounding” of the cur- rent, as we call it. Now that we know that ice may form on the underground rails, we will be prepared with plows to scrape it off. During the time that the Lexington and Lenox avenue lines have been running they have never been blocked until yester- day. It is because of the success of these lines that the traction company has de- cided to put the underground electric ays- tem on the 6th and 4th avenue lines. The system will work better on the down town lines, because the cars will be run so often that they will keep the conduit cleaner. With plants to supply plenty of extra power when it is wanted, and cars equipped to scrape away the ice and snow from. the electric rails, the electric system is just as reliable as the cable. —_—_—__-o-_. Deserted and Became a Burglar. A Poughkeepsie special to the New York Tribune today says: One of the trio of burglars who broke into the home of Thom- as J. Fulton, at Pine Plains, tied Fulton and his sister with ropes and gave lauda- num to their aged mother a week ago to- night, was arrested by a policeman, Charles McCabe, of this city today. The prisoner ts “andy” McCabe, twenty-five years of age, and a deserter from the United States navy. He rested through information given to the by Maud Dryer, a woman with the sailor has been ving. The woman said that he had two pistols, gE git # ates oe Plate iVIRGINIA POLITICS An Election to Determine the Holding of a What Representati e¢ Otey Says on the Subject—Gossip About Governor and Legi the Next Virginia people are beginning to take a geod deal of interest in the elections to held next year, despite the fact that ¢ are a good ways off. The first of these elections takes place on the fourtn Thurs- day In May. It ts a special clection termine whether there shall be a const tional convention. At that time eacn voter will say whether he ts in favor of a consti- tutional convention being held. If a ma Jority of the votes is in favor of a conven tion, that means that the constitutica of the state, especially as to suffrage Gualifi- cations, will be materially changed. It is believed that a majority of the regular democrats of the state are in favor of this convention. The large majority of the re- Publicans are opposed to it, and a majority of the gold democrats are said to be posed to it. On the day fixed for th tion a number of the counties thre the state will elect county officers. For Governor and Legislature. In November next an election for gov- ernor and members of the iegislatcre will be held. This election will be full of int est. A number of candidates for lar democratic gubernatorial nomir ation are already being talked of, and several of them, it is said, will make the fight for the nomination. Amorg the most prominent men in the state now mentioned for nomi- ration are Repre: tative W. A. Jones. Representative Otey, ex-Mayor ‘on of Richmond and Col. Hoge Tyler, who was a strong candidate against Gov. O' Ferrall in the last nominating convention. So far the race for the United States senatorship seems to be entirely one sided nator Daniel wiil be the only candidate put for- ward by the regular democrats. If there is any opposition to him it will come from the republicans or from the republicans gold democrats combined. The f of the regular democrats, however, is that in the state elections next year the gold dem- ocrats will stand with their old party asso- ciates, and will enter into no combination with the republicans. They will, it is said, or at least many of them, vote for men bers of the legislature who will supp Senator Daniel. State pride and the tick whicn so closely bind the people of the old commonwealth wiil induce them to do this. Representative Otey's Views. Talking about the election on the tion of the constitutional convention. Rep- resentatlve Otey, who is one of the most Frominent members in Congress from Vir- ginia, said to a Star reporter “Lam in favor of the constitutional con- vention, because it is absolutely necessar; The present constitution was adopted 1809, and is known as the Underwood con stitution, sometimes called the offspring of the ‘black-and-tan’ convention of that year Besides the objectionable features which still exist in this constitution, there w disfranchising clauses and other obje able features so unjust that Gen rected that a ald arately on th Virginia then be- ques- ing district No. 1, under military rul When submitted to the people these clauses were defeated, but many objectionable fe tures relating to franc public schools, expenses of the state governinent, ete., are still left. Those who favor a constitutional convention desire these features eliminated, Under the present constitution we cannot have a fair Australian ballot system for our state elect.ons, being obliged, under the constitution, to depart from the s < the ballot by permitting some one to ¢! to booths with voters who do stand how to mark their ballots. +o. ORDER FOR WAR SUPPLIES. AN The Government Said to Be Preparing: for Emergency. A San Francisco speci : The war vessels upon this coast paring for an emergency. During the week orders were received from the ordnance depart- ment at Washington, D. C., to supply Ma’ Island with 150,000 rounds of 2S-caliber cartridges for navy revolv: This order came to Charles Sontag and that firm has been kept busy ing it. Ammunition will be landed at the navy yard, from which point it may be taken to the various war vessels, among which !t may be distributed. That 150,00 rounds of revolver ammuni- tion should be sent to Mare Island at this time is considered more than a mere tnct- dence by men who are familiar with ¢) manner in which the Navy Department conducts its affairs. it 1s generally believ- ed that it is the intention of the authorities at Washington to put all the depots of naval supplies upon what may be termed an emergency footing. ‘As many revolvers of the 88-caliber would be effective only at close quarters, the opinion has been suggested that the heavy order sent to Sontag may mean that the government intends to send a large force into Cubans waters for the protection of American interests upon that island. Tak- ing the usual allowance of ammunition as the basis of calculation, the 150,000 rounds sent to Mare Island would provide ca’ tridges for the revolvers of 3,00) men. It is known among military men here that the Dupont Powder Company of Del ware is under contract with the govern- ment to furnish a large quantity of powder. When the heavy order for ammunition at Mare Island is considered in connection with the order given the Duponts, govern- ment officers confess that the army and navy are being prepared to answer at short notice any call that may be made upon them. Co., ever sinc ——— HERNDON. Miss Nannie Hanna, who died Thursday will be buried today in Chestnut Gri ‘The M. E. Sanday school held its annual Christ~ nus exercises and tree at the church Thursday ‘evening, when the house was filled to overtiowing. The exercises consisted chiefly of Christmas songs and recitations, which were all performed very creditably, and with which the large audience scemed satisfied. After the exercises the two Christmas trees were unloaded, and then the dien were aighly pleased. Friday evening the Con- gregational Sunday school held its celebration in the church. Every available seat was filled before the time for the exercises to commence. Songs and : were the chief features. One song in parcicalar, culled out applause. Jt was entitled Efhe Children’s Christmas.” It was performed by twenty little ones. The ‘singing recitations alternating produced a pleasing effect. The Epis- copall ~ Kl -ame in Central vise Alice itidiout is spending the holidays with ber parents. iss Marion Blanchard is spending a portion of oe with her friends here. the holt FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE. Mr. Addison B, Spindle, son of Mr. Benj. Spindle, and Miss Anule Fox, daughter of Mr. Jacob Po: were married at Centreville Methodist Church at 6 p.m. December 23. A large crowd witnessed the ceremony, which was performed by the pastor, Rev. C. K. Millican, Miss Mary Anna Holden presided at the organ and rendered a beautiful wedding march. Mr. pert Spindle and Mr. Clarence Fox were the ushers, Immediately aft paired to the home of the bride's parents, where feast of good things was in waiting. midnight when the company dis- present were Mr. ©. J. daughters, Minis Maud, Alina and end Valley Harrison, the . Nestor Kinchloe, Miss’ Mi Rev. C. K. Millican, besides a reintives of the bride ond the conventional black a 5 i