Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1897, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JANUARY i1, 1897-12 PAGES WASH. B. WILLIAMS, Furniture, &c., 7th and D Sts. jere goes to clear out the Miter Rugs, steed to colt you to come early tf vou These prices are irresistible: A Good Tapestry Rug for.... . A Gow! Plush Pile Rug cor... 45Ce Cutting table covers. ‘The entire stock of Tapestry ‘Table Covers must go, regardless of loss. Want Now. B-4 size...... $1.25 75¢- (5 colors.) B4 size... 25.5552 $1.75 g5¢- (5 colors.) 4o-¢ size... 25455 $2.25 $1.40 (4 colors.) These are extra heavy quality: Now. = $2.00 $125 . + $3.75 $2.50 12-4 size... $4.50 $3.00 Our 10-Day Reduction Sale ralture, Carpets and Draperies + night of the 15th. You have ir more shert days in which to rself of the great saving oppor- are offering. tunities WASH. B. WILLIASIS, Furniture, &c., 7th & DSts. Best qualities—lowest prices At Becker’s, 1328 F St. Carriage Robes Less Than N. Y. Prices. —all kinds, Fur, Plush and Cloth—warm, rich and ele- gantly designed—the biggest stock in Washington $3.75 up Horse Blankets. We are just as strong in Horse Blankets as Carriage Robes--warm, serviceable ones, with surcingle -- $1.25 up radquarters for STABLE TOOLS o 1 = FINE HAN ECKER’S, 1328 F st., Poo rn re a a . TRUNKS, ETC., Near Ebbitt. ‘Phone 1636. It Requires Skill equaled workina: fect fit—newest sty Dress Suits the best that mon OWEN e261 12 it “hang” prop- hat few tailors possess. Every “4 Suit we turn out bears unmistakable n- le ey N, Tailor, 423 11th St. There is One Place In Washington where fine horses are boarded and care y really ought to be. ue establishmet ‘ptlons, Theater Parties, ete. repryegy charges: Downey’s [Model Stables, IGE "Phome 555. st ms are Lor Mr. W. Known among pi B. T sicians cists. Davis as being n D Cor. Vt. Ave. & H St. jail Never before such Ladies’ 24 Children’s Shoes. Here are three lin that tomorrow the end of at the prices—prices that ai really ridiculous. usual full prices sented — sterling value, for these are full of wear. a quarter of real value all we Think four pairs of good Ch dren’s Shoes for a de lar! Sho style Of course, try them on. Tats’ Patent Leath- $ ee + Amt common- hand turned, good sinew. Regular ‘alas, & aod $6. While for Ladies’ Fine But! === Boots, sizes from 1 te 3% Worth every cent of $3 and $4. Calidr-n's Buttons, Cc Oxfonts and Sitppers, = sizes 6 to 10lg Ser- Viewable and nice-look- ing footwear. .......c0 HAVENNER S. Dagget BY ed also makes a spe- hiring fine ‘Turnouts"—for Wed- wait on you—richly caparisoned xperienced coachmen — reasonable rug Store, te es will see se re The repre- good eS, and A third and even is of il- l- 45 ton & DAVIS, Inc., Atlantic Building. 948 F St. | GREAT SPORT ON ICE Exciting Races Likely Between Don- oghue, Lawson and Nilsson. FIRST CONTEST 7 BE STARTED AT 8 Prospects of Yale and Harvard Reaching Agreement. CURRENT SPORTING NOTES There will be two races each night at the Convention Halt Ice Palace this week in the series to be held for the indoor cham- pionship of the world between Joe Donog- hue, John Nilsson and John Lawson. Ow- ing to the fact that every facility possible will be put forward by the management to- ward the making of fast time a race will be run each evening at 8 o'clock, before any one has had a chance to spoil the ice. This race will take place promptly at 8 o'clock, and will, of course, on account of the fine condition of the ice at that time, be an especially fast one. The second race of the evening will be skated at 9 o'clock. This evening Donoghue will race Nilsson a mile at 8 o'clock, and the former will race Lawson at 9 o'clock at the half mile. Tuesday evening, 8 o'clock, Donoghue will go against Nilsson for one and one- half miles; 9 o'clock, Nilsson and Lawson, ene-half mile. Wednesday evening, 8 o'clock, Donoghue against Nilsson, two miles: 9 o'clock, Donoghue against Lawson, three-quarters of a mile. Thursday evening, 8-o'clock, Donoghue against Nilsson, three miles; o'clock, isson against Lawson, three-quarters of a mile. Friday evening, 8 o'clock, Donoghue against Nilsson, five miles; 9 o'clock, Donoghue against Lawson, one-quarter of a mile. Saturday afternoon, : against Nilsson, on alf mile; Nilsson against’ Lawson, cne mile. Saturday evening, 8 ‘o'clock, Donoghue against Nilsson, ten miles; nine o'clock, Donoghue against Lawson, one-quarter of a mile. These races will be stazt>d precisely at the hour named, especially tnose beginning at 8 o'clock, It will be seen from the pro- gram that Saturday will be a gala day, as there will be four races during the #fier- noon and evening sessions. Not oniy wi‘ this fact tend to increase the attendance, but the men will race at distanc-s from one-quarter of a mile to ten miles, so that all their points in regard io speed and en- durance may be taken into consileration in summing up their relative positions in the championship race. The greatest rivalry exists between son and Donoghue. It is claimed that N’ son has skated a mile in remembered that Donogh» distance in 2:38 here last yea: been said that Nilsson dei Davidson on a ten-lap track, one mile. This statement is not ge1 ited. At all events, the coming together of these two men will be productive of the most exciting kind of sport, and the public may rest assured that the very fastest and squarest kind of races will be put up be- tween them. NEGOTIATIC Donoghue o'clock, It has also ied Harley NOT ENDED. Yale and Ha Bane Ball and Tra Special Dispatch to The Evening Si BOSTON, Mass., January tions between Harvard and Yale looking to a renewal of athletic relations between the two universities are not at an end, despite repeated reports to the contrary. At the last meeting of the Harvard ath- letie committee Dr. W. A. Brooks made his report to the other members of what had been accor hed. Prof. Beale wus able to attend the meeting for the first time since his recent illness. While vas: decided not to make public the progress of the negotiations, it is authoritatively de- nied that proceedings are at an end. On the centrary the two universities are very near an agreement, and it is probable that the points of difference which are keeping them apart will be amicably adjusted by those who have the matter in charge. This does not mean, however, that there will be a boat race. It is now practically settled that t will Le no meeting between the two ¢ this year. But the failure to arrange race is due to the impossibility of secur- ing a date mutually satisfactory, and there is no bad feeling in consequence. While the efforts to arrange a boat race have failed, the chances for coniesis in ball and track athletics are not preju- diced thereby. Harvard realizes that she s hampered in arranging a date mntually atisfactory by her prior contract to row Cornell, and that she cannot, therefore, with fairness, insist on a race this spring as a ccndit precedent to any agreement to renew athletic relations. It is the de- sire of the Harvard committee, however, that the agreement when made shall be for contests In all the sports. In case Yale is willing to make such an agreement Harvard would waive a boat race this yea and join in competition in base ball, foot ball and track athlet! ‘The agreement may not be concluded some weeks, as neither side seems dis- posed to hurry. It will be for two years, with the expectation of a renewal. By Associated Pr NEW HAVEN, Conn., January 11.—There is a new and hopeful phase of the Yale- Harvard athletic situation. Correspond- erce which has been carried on during the Christmas recess has resulted in an agree- ment for a meeting between representa- tives of the two universities, probably im- mediately after Yale's social functian, the junior promenade, which takes place next week. It is stated that at this meeting Yale will do all in her power to bring about a permanent treaty of peace. LE DROIT PARK CLYB. 11.—Negotia- base Rapid Growth of the Newest Athletic Organization. About two weeks ago an athletic club was organized in Le Droit Park. It has since been rapidly growing in membership. A club house in the Park has been taken under consideration, with the object of oceupying it as scon as the treasury !s on a sound financial basis. The c has now forty members, must of whom are well- known athietes, swimmers, boxers, cyclists and skaters. By ihe spring a fine ball team will be selected, and also a foot ball team. Blanks can be gotten from the vsident or from the secretary, Mr. lark, of 422 Florida avenue. At the last meeting a committee was chosen to pre- pare the laws and by-laws to govern the club, and it will report at 4: Florida avenu tcmorrow. Among the latest nanies proposed for membership were R. Sarkell, the well-known swimmer; M. Mer- rill, the Doyle Brothers, the Brush Broth- ers, F. Kess, H. Elliss, Ryan Brothers, C. Maxwell, Leo Cassin, Joe Cassin, Elmer Boyd, C. Howard, H. Howard, F. Smith, Russell, A. Hickey, Bush, Blakney, P. J. Dorr and Prescott Gat! Altamont Ciab Election, The Altamont Wheelmen election was held last week, Mr. Goode being chosen chairman, Mm Berger secretary, Mr. Towles treasurer and Mr. Knowles cap- tain. Besides being proud to class among {ts members riders who have distinguished themselves in the road races, the club bids fair to produce some clever athletes in arother line. Steady work in the gymna- sium has brought out considerable talent, the tumbling of Mr. Tate and Mr. Berg2r, who seem to have formed a partnership, being especially noticeable. These mem- bers have worked faithfully, until now there is little to be desired in the comfort- able fitting of this club’s rooms and excel- lent appointments of the gymnasium ad- joining. Bowling. In the District Bowling League there will be three games this week, the first of which will be played this evening be- tween the Washington Saengerbund and the Carroll Institute bowlers, on the alys of the former club. The second gam? will be played tomorrow evening between the | Carrolis and Washington Athletic Club. The third game will be played Friday even- ing between the Washington Athletic Clut and Saengerbund in the former's alleys. ‘There yet remains three more games to be played to complete the first series of the schedule, the last game being on Monday evening, January 25. The second series of the schedule will commence Friday even- ing, January 20, between the Saengerbund and the Carroll Institute bowlers. ‘The Carroll Institute bowling team went over to Baltimore Saturday evening and rolled three games of tenpins with the Catholic Club of that city. The Catholics won all three games, making them a tie with the Institute. The deciding games will be played on January 23, at the Catho- lic Club in Baltimore. The scores of the games were as follows: Catholic Club, 865, 815, 832; Carroll Institute, 707, 781, 780. The Catholic Club fade several difficult spares. Rice made the highest individual score, 217. CAPITAL BI. CLUB. ‘Total Mileage Record for the Last Year. Capt. J. Bart Hills of the Capital Bi. Club has just figured up the total mileage cf the club for the past season, and though the result is not as large as the year be- fore, it skows that the club has not been idle. In the calculation of distance, only the Sunday rides and the trips taken on holidays are counted, leaving unaccounted for the large number of trips taken by in- dividual members, and the evening runs, which furnished so much pleasure duciag the summer months. As the schedule may Prove. of interest to other clubs, affording suggestions fer trips, it is given in full, as follows: R Miles. -# April 12—Martbor April 19--Marshall ali. + 58 Fy April 26—1 + 35 20 May 2 40 Iz May «11 40 13 May 17—Dickey's 232 40 May 30—Two ‘day: d out -209 20 ert Tobacco. 68 Is £-RokvEle . + 32 6 « : 8 : 10 9 10 a= Ride to 1 River View. 12 eat Falls. *“4-Bracdywine 11—Century. to. Frederick Marshill Halls... Wratrannwneara Rockville > 7 Marshall Hall. 5 Ocaiccoberee 373 a total of thirty-five club runs of an average of fifty-one miles per run. with an average attendance of about twelve members. This is 2 good showing, and there is hardly another club in the District with a record that compares with this. Columbian University Ball Nine. The organization of the base ball team of |" Columbian University has not been com- pleted, but as some six or seven of last year's team are still in school it is antici- pated that a strong nine will be put out. Dr. J. McBride Sterrett and Carroll and Don Fugitt are at the head of the athletics and will make every effort to put a team in the field that will be a credit to the univer- sity. One drawback has presented itself to the Athletic Association this season and that is suitable grounds have been hard to secure, but Dr. Whitman, president of the university, has interested himself in the matter, and it is now thought this difficulty will soon be cvercome. Washington Rond Club Election. The Washington Road Club held its regular election last week, which resulted as follows: L. B. Graves, president; A. C. Gensler, vice president; Rudolph Jose, sec- retary and treasurer; W. J. Prince, cap- tain; G. E. Smith, first Heutenant; H. Z. Greer, second lieutenant. Mr. William Jose, the former captain of the club, was compelled to refuse re- efection on account of business, which would interfere with his duties. In a few days the club will move into its new quar- ters at 124 F street. A “Triple Century.” Frem the American Bowler. nd still they come. It is getting to be quite easy to roll up a 300 score. The only trouble is that it is not rolled in a tourna- nent. John Howick of the Western Club ef Detroit is the latest man to make the “triple century.” As a general thing, these big scores are in the nature of an accident. Howick’s score was a finale of a season's careful bowling. His average to date, not including the 300 score, is 194. Advantages of Bowling. From the Cincinnati Times-Star. The game of tenpins is, beyond a doubt, the greatest indoor pastime today. Lis fu- ture is brighter than ever, and there is one thing in its favor—physicians cannot say that it is an injurious recreation. The old folks are as fond of it as the young; moth- ers see the benefits to be derived therefrom and advise their daughters to join clubs; it keeps the young men from bad haunts. it puts new life into a broken-down system; and, taken all in all, it is impossible to dis- cover a single bad feature resulting from bowling. It is a promoter of a universal brotkerhcod—you meet new friends at ev- ery game. Rich and poor, high and low, the banker bowls alongside the laborer; doctors, teachers, merchants, storekeepe mechanics, all discuss familiarly the sub- ject of strikes, spares, high scores, side ard center balls, and a thousand and one ether things too numerous to mention. Philadelphia Chosen for the Regutta. The regatta of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen will be held at Phil delphia August 13 and 14, and the program will be the same as that of the regatta of 1896. This was decided by unanimous vote Saturday night at the annual meeting of the association in New York. An effort to change the rules which now provide for turning races in favor of a straightaway course was made by the New York Athletic Club and the Nonpareil Boat Club. It was decided that the question was exhaustively considered at Saratoga last ar, when the convention was almost animously in favor of races with a turn. Phillies’ New Pitcher. The Philadelphia Base Ball Club has paid $00 purchase money for Thomas G. John- son, a Scranton Eastern League pitcher. ‘The Spa Athletic Club. The Spa Athletic and Cycie Club has been erganized and its headquarters will be located on the Stegmaier farm, on the Bladensburg road. A club house is nearly finished for the use of the association, and nearby and amphitheater has been built for sparring and other exhibitions. A one- mile race course is also talked of, in the inside of which a halt-mile bicycle track will be located. The new quarters will he thrown open next Monday, with a boxing exhibition, in which Jack Daley and Leslie Pierce will be the main attraction in a twenty-round bout. Columbia Athletic Clab. Capt. Harry Stiles has in view the call- ing of a midwinter run some time within the pear future, the occasion to be made one of particular merriment and jollity. The destination of the run has not been settled upon, but most likely it will be a short ene, to some nearby resort, where special preparations for the entertainment of the cyclists will be made. The annual meeting of the club wiil be held rext Wednesday evening, to which none but club members will be admitted, the assemblage being in the large gymnuas!- um. The annual election of officers will not be held until some time in February, though the result will hardly affect the oficials of the cycling contingent. Officially the captain of the cyclists of the organiza- tien is known as the chairman of the cycle ccmmittee, and such he is entitled to representation on the board. He is nof elected by the members, but appointed by ibe Soci Sapa Spe te appoin: PER er of Mr. Harmon. He has the pow- er to appoint two assistants, and these offi- clals constitute the cycle committee of the club. STORY OF ~ SEINING How the Canal is Being Stripped of Food Fish. DESCRIPTION OP THE SYSTEM FOLLO —- Thousands of: Fish That Would Have Perished Have Been Saved. AN INTERESTING SKETCH ———_- Everybody in Harper's Ferry knows “Butts.” Butts is, on a close guess, three feet three inches tall and there is usually a streak of soot alongside of his diminutive nose that serves to heighten the brightness of his great big eyes. When anything in or out of the ordinary occurs at Harpor's Fer- ry or vicinity, Butts is sure to be present and he alweys takes part,no matter wheth- er his name is on the program or not. When the work of seining the canal was commenced last Sunday morning and the Wagon containing the seines and rubber cothing of the men who were to manage them was lifted across the narrow mule bridge that spans ihe canal at Harper's Ferry, ard put on the towpath, Butts was present, alert, obsecvant and full of impor- tant suggestions, which he piped out in kindergarten treble and a greai assertion of authority. When lock reached and Captain Harron of ihe mmission and his assistants began to prepare them- selves for a plunge ‘ito ihe waters of the lock, Butts shivered out of pure sympathy. been tireless in bringing the seining pro- Ject to a successful issue, and under whose charge the division containing lock 35 was being seined, leveled his never failing cam era at the group, and the resvit is seen in the illustration printed herewith. Dr. George 5 ore, the chief deputy game warden of Maryland, the secretary and treasurer of the Maryland Game and Fish Protective Association, and as ardent and enthusiastic a sportsman as ever leveled a gun or cast a fly, was also present. To Dr. Massamore is due the credit for originating the scheme to seine the canal, and for interesting the anglers throughout this section of the country to the extent of securing their substantial co- Operation in the work. Transferring the Bass. The haul which was being described a ccuple of paragraphs back was a very successful one. Over a hundred small mouthed black bass were caught, ten times that many white perch and a quantity of minnows, chubs and shiners. While the seine was dripping and the fish were strug- gling, the bass were taken out and put in a bucket belonging to the U. S. fish com- mission, to whica Capt. Harron and his assistants are attached, and whose serv- iges, as well as the use of the seine and other paraphernalia, had been kindly loan- ed by Fish Commussioner Brice. Then they were taken by Mr. W. B. Cross directly to the Potomac, where they were put over- board in the clear waters of that noble stream. The perch and other food fish, with the exception of one or two carp and half a dozen cattish and three or four suckers, were placed in another bucket and likewise transferred to the river. ‘The carp were killed and Butts was glorified by receiving the catfish. Difficulties From Short Boots. Several other hauls were made at this place and a number of additional bass and other fish were cuught. Then the scene of operatiors was changed to lock 34, but here it was found that the boots of the seine men were too short in the legs to allow wading because the water was waist deep. A rope haul was made, however, and about a bushel of small fish caught. THE SEINERS AT WORK. “It's regular ice water,” the big stranger from he confided to city who was sular fish, other perch, ‘cepting yaller_ perch. They is bass: in that water, too,” he continued. “Great big basses, ‘cause I seen one scoot around the corner of that rock there last summer.” The Group of Spectators. ‘There were other ihterested and interest- ing spectators on the towpath also when the seining began. ‘They embraced river men, canal men, mountaineers and town people, and they“expressed their opinions with a freedom that was refreshing. ‘The skeptical declared with hearty and unmis- takable scorn that no bass would be caught in the canal, because they all burrowed in the mud or hid undér the rocks, and that the whole scheme was nonsensical and a simple waste of time and mone: ere free to say, however, that t downright glad that the money wa: wasted up in their neighborhood. who were familiar with the canal, how- ever, wece equally as hearty in their ap- proval of the project as the others were in their criticism of it Canal men declared that with good weather thousands upon thousands of bass would be caught, and applauded the enterprise that made the seining possible. While these opinions were being interchanged, the seines were being unloaded from the wagon and the men were getting into their rubber boots preparatory to going into the water. The Catch of the First Bass. Lock 35 of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal is about two “miles above Harper's Ferry, and just below it a fecder from the Poto- e watching the proceedings. s we'll get some ‘cause catfish is betterer than a ice water; but L hop being There mac, which is noi more than a hundred yards distant, enters the anal. It w. here that actual operations were commence ed. ‘There was not much water in the lock itself, but a few feet from the lower gate was a rather deep pool, containing prob- ably forty square yards. Its bottom was covered. with rocks . affording excellent hiding pla’ tain Harron and his men d the lock and the for eine was passed down to them. The seine was out from the entrance to the lock and | The party then returned to Harper’s Fer- ry, where the lock west of the railroad bridge was tried with very poor results, owing to the depth of the water, and ons or two holes were visited east of the rail- road bridge toward Weverton. It was | Plainly apparent that wading suits would be necessary to properly prosecute work and consequently the writer came Washirgton Sunday night, with Dr. Harban, ard early Monday morn- ing sent up to Dr. Massamore the neces- sary clothing for Capt. Harron and h's men. The work was then prosecuted dili- gently and with success that surpassed all expectations from Harper's Ferry toward Williamsport, and also toward this city. The freeze in the middle of the week com- pelled a cessation of operations Thursday, but 4s soon as the ice melts the seining will be continued. ‘Ihe Grent Results Attained. Already over 5,000 small mouthed black bass and 30,000 or 35,000 other food fish, all of which would have perished to a cer- tainty if allowed to remain in the canal during the winter, have been transferred to the Potomac, and this has been ac- complished in a stretch of less than twenty miles. It can be readily realized what an immense addition to the value of the en- terprise will be made when the seining has Leen finally completed. The photograph of the seiners in the canal was taken when the haul was being made at Big Break Hole, where 400 small mouth bass were caught at one haul. gees A.W. ° in eccmpany L. An Eminently Successful Year for the Local Division. Last year was an eminently successful one for the Iecal division of the League of American Wheelmen. With a membe: of less than ninety at the beginning of 15 the year passed, and at its close the mem bership list had swelled up to 245 members, a gain of over 155 riders. While this is not a very large gain, it is gratifying. especially as the league never did amount to much in tke District, and only about a year ago everybody thought it was on its last legs, A GOOD HAUL, through the pool to a bank of gravel on the site of the canal,. where @ good landing place was afforded. As the seine was being hauled, two men agitated the water on either side of it irf tié direction that it was being drawn, in order to keep any tush that might be if the water before the net. Up and down behind, the net waded Captain Harron, with hisiéyes glued to the meshes; carefully lifting the net over stones and snags and relie’ now and then of a broken branch or2g -waterlogged stick. Dur- ing the first haut, while he was thus en- gagel, the shrill votee of Butts rang out a warning: a “Look-a-ther he shouied. big bass in the seine! And there was a big bass in the seine. Captain Harron had} seen it sooner than Butts, and while thé youngster’s ejacula- tion was being ethoéd tna bapeenas Harron had lifted the cork line of the seine and deftly grasped.tfHe big bass behind the gills. An assistant brought a bucket, into which the fish was transferred, and thus was caught thes Ore bass of the many thousand that have been transferred during the past week from the canal to the river. The hauling was not discontinued while Capt. Harron was dexterously catching the bass and preventing his escape, efther by jumping the net or hiding under a project- ing rock. The seine was drawn slowly into the shallow water on the gravel bank al- luded to, the lead line was reached for and drawn in, and then the sée was lifted and the catch exposed to view. The crowd on-the towpath and the sides of the iock indulged in a chorus of surprise and grat- ified exclamation, for looking down they saw in the seine a writhing mass of silver, tovched here and there by the golden gleam of. mp yellow catfish, Distinguishable in the 8 were the writhing bodies of ihe athletic bass, and they received attention first. 3 A Camera Comes in Pla; Just, before haul was finished and while the net wes being gathered up, Dr. “There's a | | Walter 8. Harban of this city, who has so to speak, as far as the District of Co- iumbia was concerned. At the beginning of the year the total membership of the organization through- out the country was 38,596, while the close of the same vear witnessed the e mark at 73,85.. Keeping on at the rene rate, by the close of this year the member- ship would equal 138,582. The mi o by states is as follow: ee Alabama Sif Arizona . Connectic 52 Dist. of Columbia. we Geor 225 Indiena 5 sas 280 Loutsiana ‘ine . SOT Maryland 1,249] Massachusetts. 21 9,582 ichigan . 1,0S4| Minnesota . 438 51) Missourt eT 2a 363 20,024 fey 2,172 317 1,106 st Baied lg 438 1,001 3 es in the tourney of the Washington Golf. Club, on their links near Rosslyn, was held Saturday afternoon. There were four games scheduled, but only three were play- ed, Henry May failing to show up, and his game going by default to Mr. P. N. Pres- corns of the. most: int adie swith ibe clos ocelot an -An 2 bee play. Mr. Guy. McVickers: was~vanquirhed: by Mr. E. A. Mitchell, in a one-sided game; Any Any Pair Boots Pair Boots In In This Window,| | This Window,} $3.00. Fit Any Foot. $3.00. Fit Any Foot. It Means Lots For Us. DO. Thick-sole Walking Boots, same. All we ask of you the morning. $ ; i ee THINK OF IT! habit of paying— New “Era” Tailors, the score standing 9 up. Mr. was defeated by Mr. Horace Wy score’ of 5 up and 4 to play. WHEELING ABROAD. Boardman ie by the Riding is Mensured by Meterw Kilometers. ‘The riding in foreign countries, of which we hear so much about, is on the meter and kilomtre plan, this being the meas- urement of the French, and adopted by a good many other countries. There have been several attempts to introduce the metre system in this country, but not with much success. To many the distance is un- r. A metre is equal to 1.09 yards, NI feet, being frequently estimated be one and one-tenth yards. A kilo- to ce “ metre is equivalent to 3,281 feet, or 1,003 yards and two feet. The following table of equivalents of kilometres and metres to miles may prove interesting: Kilometres. Metres, O09 Fifty Sixty Seventy ut NBN WL Creveraind ‘above table, and taking Reversing the above table. : kilomtres as the standard, the equivalents in English measures are as follows: Yards, 1,088 Kilometre. ont. One Kilometre: ‘Two kilometres Turce_ kilometre Four kilometres. . ¢ kilometres. ix. kilometres. Seven kilometres. 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Washburn of Massachusetts, member of the people's party national ex- ecutive committee, and chairman of the western headquarters during the late cam- paign, has issued an appeal to the populists of the United States, in which he claims that the main political question now paper money of the country be i regulated by the people or | the banks? The appeal says, as to alia the democrats: "We are not dem crats, and cannot be classed as such. W simply united for a sing democratic party ic cur own. mone’ variable volume. during the re issued an mpaign. but the rear guard We do not stand for redemy but for a scientific dollar, kept tion of the of converts te u t campaign must adva ‘They will not remain where th must educate them up to th and the ti fore a pre: main e to do it is now, not jusi ential electic ye must the democratic party to its present ition er compel it to advance.” —*e< ——- Charged With False Pretenses, Samuel B. Husselman, charged with false pretenses in obtaining a check of $100 by pretending that he was a stockholder in the Nortk Branch Coal and Coke Company ot West Virginia, today pleaded not guil to an indictment charging him with » taining the check from Alonzo H. Colve the Sth of last February The indict. alleged that Husselman pretended that had been authorized by the company sell certain lands of the company, and th he was in negotiation with one Richard H Moorehouse. The latter, he pretended, had agreed to pay $17,000 for the land, vided that an expert favorably repor‘« upon the same, Husselman to bear the ex- pense. 2 —_. Passenger Agent Parke Resigns. President Hoffmon of the Seaboard Air Line Company has accepted the resignation of District Passenger Agent Parke,who has for some time past represented the com- pany here. He wilt be succeeded by Mr. George L. Rhodes, now general agent for the Seaboard at Portsmouth, Va. s Parke's resignation takes effect January 31. —_— > Death of Thaddeus Spurgeon. Thaddeus Spurgeon of 42 H street north- east, a veteran of the civil war, died Fri- day. He was a member of Company L, 3d New York Volunteer Cavalry, and promi- nent in local G. A. R. circles. Farragut Post attended the funeral in a body yester- day. The interment was at Arlington. ee Americans Again Won. The Newton, Mass. Whist Club, chal- lenger for the American Whist League tro-