Evening Star Newspaper, October 13, 1897, Page 7

— THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1897-14 PAGES. WASH. B. WILLIAMS, Furniture, &c., 7th and D. A Corkin’ big value in Smith’s Axminsters S0e. yal. | rich, elegant patterns in the 80c.yd. and you'll find they"re- ‘Twenty-fiv 1 Rugs at a Song. Rugs for bath SP 50) 75C. $20 tiful Solid Oak 3- i-hatr Mattress and ‘ : springs — an $2 Wash. B. Wiiliams,7th & D Klondike Outfits _ Gold hunters hat pretty nearly every Klon- y leaving Washington or its heen decked out by us. i te select m—Hunt- gs needed, we have, | and leave you “money for } spending in Alaska or any place this site of it. “Walford’s,’ 9 Two Stores, 477 and 909 Pennsylvania ave. ocl2-2d Healt hair mattress & springs, all E s our of 1 € hard-wood for.. for Exercise] and healthful than hy an Can cure any wheel that d) tired feeling. Our ful good effect on the Serionsly—this ts the in town. ¥ eel free—and our prices on all our good repair work 1s so low that You'll find it profitable to patronize Wash- Ington’s Greatest Repair Establishment. Enterprise Cycle Co., } ir Woerner, Mgr., 812-14 14th st. n.w. t +e am one. 0000009°9900000 Mmocss, SHOES, Just ns cood as those costing $5.00 to 87.00. Imported Kangaroo Tops ; fast color hooks and eyelets, three rows silk stitching oak leather bot- every pr direct from factory to wearer] store is throuck our 52 stores, at whole. sale prices, Catalogue from PRINCESS: “Then it was to show my skill That more for praise than purpose meant to =m,”" B measured him for a Worsted suit, And I made it, too, beyond dispate, The finest garbs he'd ever worn— The which bis bedy did adorn At dollars Twenty, a price so low, It made his honest face to glow. Overcoats of Brooks Kerseys, Covert Cloths and Whipcord Co- verts, to order, $20.00. Money back if dissatisfied. Gar- ments kept in repair one year free of charge. Write for samples and self- measurement guide. Open evenings till 9 o’clock. Six Little Tailors, 941 Pa. ave. N. W. 11-m,w,18t hree-Day Sale. .. Sesgerorgontentnntnete eat Suits Single or Double-breast- ed Sack styles—Cloths, Plaids, Mixtures, Blue Cheviots, Black Cheviots. Ce NEN EEN Ee Ee EE See ee ee ee Mertz »« Mertz, Special You know that a special sale from us heralds forth extraordinary buying tid- ings-unfolds extraordinary saving greetings --signals a time to get values that no knowing person ever expects to find an equal to anywhere but here. Thursday, Friday and Sat- urday of this week will be the limit of this extra event=-we have made tpo big an underprice to per= mit us to continue it longer =-shence tardiness will mean the missing of a most rare opportunity for you. Before you come we assure you that we'll mot shirk our duty in giving you cor= rectly fashioned, perfect fitting garments -- cloths that are pure wool--and that goodness of tailoring which always distinguishes . _the worthfulness of all: clothes made by us. Every customer always gets full and proper attention at this house, no matter how little or how big their or- der. A fit guaranteed or money back. “New Era’”’ Tailors, 906 F Street N. W. ‘ 3 af 5 ok 4 ‘ Gociat | 5-0 TE 905° oi ' Suits made-to-measure j O77 Single or Double-breast- ed Sack styles—Cloths, Plaids, Blue Cheviots, Black Cheviots. Mixtures, lal different colors—and ess, all the up-to-date features— Splendid bicycles. during 1897. We have a lot Jones& Burr -9th st.“513” of brand new 1897 wheels— ocl3-16d. “THAT REMINDS ME.” “Instead of catching cold tnd then trying to cure it— don’t you think it a wiser plan to fortify the 5 \\ you won't cateh col 4 \y te ot “MAGRUDER'S “PRI- VATE STOCK’ WHISKY now and then is just the thing to ward eff a bad cold. Onl; for a full cuart bottle. MAGRUDER, It 7 JOHN H. COR. CONN. AVE. AND M STREET. LOOK OUT! Look ont for a cheap wheel spelled D-e- t-o-n! Don't get it confounded with thi grand ““D-A-Y-T-O-N" wheel of ours, There's ence between them as day and night. Come here for the D-A-¥-T-0-) Price, $100. B. A. Ryan & Co., 1238 9th. Harry S. Gaither, Sub-agent, 9th and H sts. olG-16d You Can’t Do Better Than Buy a “Crescent.” You can't buy a wheel that you'll be better satisfied with—that you'll enjoy riding more— that will give better service. “CRESCENT” prices haven't been reduced—because ‘CRES- CENT” BICYCLES are WORTH “CRESCENT” prices. $75, $50, $40. Western Wheel Works, S.E. co. 9th and H sts. H. S. JONES, Jr., Mgr. ocl3-280 SECRETARY SHERMAN REPLIES. Astonished at Eng! a's Withdrawal From the Sealing Conference. Secretary Sherman has written a reply to Lord Salisbury’s note of October 6, saying that Great Britain will not participate in a conference over the seal fisheries unless it is confined to representatives of Great Britain and the United States. In his note Secretery Sherman says that the United States government views with astonish- ment the determination of Great Britain not to participate in a conference including Russia and Japan, and the statement is made that up to the 23d of last month the United States authorities had fully ex- pected that the confererce would proceed with Russia and Japan, as well as Great Britain, present. It is pointed out that, aside from the written correspondence, to which Lord Sal- isbury had called attention, there were verbal negotiations between Ambassador Hay and Lord Salisbury in which specific reference was made to the participation of Russia and Japan. At cne of these verbal exchanges, it {s stated, Lord Salisbury said he would advise with the officials of the foreign office concerning the subjects dis- a — ooaee Se oi eet ussia and Japan. ibsequently, on - Ambassador ya Salis- Hay bury, saying the President hoped to have Russia and Japan participate in the con- ference. In of these circums: view tances, the United States had confidently expected that Great Britain would take part in the conference, and that Russia and Japan would be represented with the “CResides the foregoing and in view of the differences which ve arisen, the State Department suggests a conference in accordance with the terms of Lord isbury’s agreement as he construes | 2 is ° Dee ee eee el _ namely, between experts of Great Britain, the United States and Canada. In the meantime preparations for the con- ference between the United States, Russia and Japan are proceeding. ——————EE CAR BRAKES AND COUPLERS. Railways Wanting More Time to Be Given a Hearing. The Chicago and Alton railroad and other roads, having filed petition with the inter- state commerce commission asking for ex- tension of time within which their cars, under the act of March 2, 1898, are required to ke equipped with automatic couplers and power, or train brakes, the time fixed by the act being January 1, 1898, the commis- sion has made an order fixing the hearing of such petitions for Wednesday, December 1, at 10 o’clock a.m., at the office of tie commission, when it will hear such peti- tions as are filed on or before November 15, and at which time all persons interested for or who oppose an extension of time will be heard. Any person may, at the hearing, or at any time prior thereto, file with the commission any affidavit, state- ment or argument bearing upon the ques- tion. The commission also requires that any road asking for exténsion shall publish a notice of the fact, and also post such no- ‘ice im its revera! stations. The commission has also ordered that any railroad filing appiication for extension shall also make, on or before November 20, a statement under oath of the number of freight cars owned, and the number of freight cars which will be equipped with automatic couplers, and the number which will be equipped with power or train brakes by the ist day of December; the number of freight cars which have been equipped with automatic couplers, and the number which have been equ'pped with power or train brakes each calendar year since the act went into effect, March 2, 1803. The commission evidently requires this information to be furnished for the purpose of knowing what effort the carriers have made to comply with the provisions of this law, and when. In the same view the rail- roacs are required to stute whether any new cars have been purchased or construct- ed by them since the act went into effect which were not equipped with the auto- matic coupler and the power brake. The object of all this seems to be to as- certain whether the railroads nave endeav- ored in good faith to comply with the pro- visions of this act. The commission may extend the time as to one railroad and re- fuse to extend {it as to another, and if it should appear, upen investigation, that some particular railroad had gone on with- out any serious intention or design of equipping its cars within the time’ limited by the act, the same reason would not exist for extending the time to that railroad which would in the case of.a railroad that = done all it could to comply with the Section 8 of the act relieves the employe of responsibility by continuing in the ser- vice of any company which has not equip- ped its cars as the law requires. But if the commission shall extend the time of any particular carrier, it will deprive the employes of the right which would accrue under the act in case of accident occasion- ed by default of that carrier until the per- fod of extension granted by the commis- sion shall expire. If not extended the law takes effect on January 1, 1808. The pen- alty for failure to comply with the law is $100 for each violation. This feature of the law,however, is not 80 much to be feared by the railroads as the damage suits which arise in case the time is not extended. HAVE “SOFT SNAPS.” Hotel Clerks the Recipients of Sub- stantial Bouquets. “If there Is any class of men who man- age to make a good deal on account of their business, it is hotel clerks,” said a gentlemen recently to a Star reporter. him it was a pretty expensive place, and if he wanted to get a cheaper pair he had better go to another store.‘ He simply laughed and said it would be all right. “While he was having a pair of shoes tried on, he made a number of objections, although the shoes seemed to me to fit perfectly well. I told him so, but he only smiled and winked his eye. Nothing ap- peared to suit him. He appeared dissatis- fied, when directly one of the proprietors of the store, who had just come in, noticed pin and came over to where we were sit- ing. “*You are a clerk at the Hotel, are you not?’ he asked my friend, who an- Swered in the affirmative. “Well, I tell you what you do then,” he said. ‘You have the measure of “your feet taken, ard we will build you a pair of shoes that will be certain to fit. You have a strangely shaped foot, and we would rather do that than sell you a pair ready made. We will make them reasonable, too,’ he said, further, naming a price which was about 50 per cent below the usual charge for making a pair of patent leathers. “My friend told me that the clerk who was waiting on him first did not know him, and he wanted to delay the game, as it were, until some one eame in who dla. He stated, further, that while there was no agreement in the matter, he sent trade from the hotel to the store, which in the course of a year amounted up to a large sum, and the proprieters of the shoe store knew this. It was a very simple matter when a guest at the hotel asked to be told a good place at which to buy a pair of shoes, to name this firm, and also to tell the guest he might mention the fact of his being sent there by the clerk. I do not see why there should be anything against the little transaction. “Hotel clerks should be and are. gener- ally, well treatec by the theaters. At a large hotel, I will venture to say, not a night passes but what one or more of the guests asks what particular theater is the best to attend. In nine cases out of ten the stranger is guided by what the clerk says, and it is thus an easy matter to throw hundreds of dollars to one house in the course of a season. ~- “I knew from my experience on the road that it pays business people well to stand in with the hotel clerks. I could name any amount of cases in proof of this.”” As the speaker has been a traveling man for several years, it would seem that he knew whereof he spoke. ————— ELEVATOR CONDUCTORS. Co-Operative Association to Be Form- ed Friday Evening. A new organization will be started in this city Friday evening.next, at Costello’s Hall, to be known as the American Ele- vator Conductors’ Co-operative Association of the United States. The association will embrace 350 elevator men of this city. The object, it is stateg, ig;to have only experienced, polite white elevator men, of. gcod address and not lesb than twenty-one years of age, Prlgencess x! elevators. The association propo: to uphold the law passed by Congress and approved March 3, 1887, entitled, “A law to regulate the construction and operation of elevators in the District of Col@mbis,” which re- quires conductors to haye a: denowledge of the machinery attached to'snd 6 the same. m2 1° ae The mutual advantages of.such associa- tions in the cities of Det New York, Chicago and Philadelp| courage the poms to believe ti it ‘Will work well: ere. Mr. Chas. B. Davis has béen' designatea to prepare a plan submitted at the See nae oe Pe ——__ Boy Scented Trouble, A small boy met Mr. W. H. Thomas of BOXING IN CHICAGO Mayor Harrison Believes in Modera- tion. A BIG PROGRAM IN NEW ORLEANS Tour of the Baltimore-All-America Teams. CURRENT NOTES OF SPORT ~CHICAGO, October 13.—Promoters of twenty-round boxing contests will have to pull off their shows in some other place than Chicago, if Mayor Harrison adheres to his present policy. And local people will not be able to see Maher, Sharkey, “Kid” Lavigne and other pugilistic stars this win- ter. The declaration of the mayor's views on the question of boxing in Chicago were Frovoked by the advertisement of a twenty- round’ glove ccntest between Griffo and ‘Garard at Taitersalls Saturday week. Twenty-round contests will be tabooed, eight rounds, under strict police regula- tions, being the limit to which the contest may be carried on, says the mayor. “I will not grant a permit for a twenty-round box- ing contest, as it savors too strongly of a prize fight, and prize fighting is not to be tolerated. I see no harm, however, in short boxing matches, conducted under the supervision of the police.” PAT RAEDY DEFEATED. Knocked Out in the Eighth Round by Nick Burley. Pat Raedy, the local middle-weight cham- pion, was defeated by Nick Burley, the Californian, in a sparring bout in the arena of the Spa Athletic Club last night. The men weighed in at less than 158 pounds. In the eighth round Raedy was knocked out. During the first six rounds the fight was of a fairly fast character, but in the last two there was some very hot fighting, Raedy being knocked down five times. Raedy fought the best he knew how and was game to the last, giving up only when exhausted nature refused to respond to his desires. He put up a vicious, aggressive fight so long as his strength lasted, and only succumbed to a rapid succession of heavy right and left-handers on the jaw. Burley clearly overmatched the local man in every essential, except, perhaps, brute strength, and his superior skill and gener- alship easily offset that single advantage. The Cali’ornian played a waiting game un- til Raedy had tired himself out, when he sailed in and knocked him down time after time until at last he was counted out. Raedy was pretty badly beaten, and was not able to leave the ring for half an hour after the fight was over. Although Burley was the favorite with the betting men, Raedy was decidedly more popular with tke crowd. Tim Hurst was referee and gave general satisfaction in holding the men to the rules. Tody Banks ond Arthur Jones, two clever lightweights, fought six rounds to a draw as a preliminary. The attendance was the largest at aay similar event in this vicin- ity since the meeting between McMillan and Raedy at the Eureka Athletic Club near Jackson City several years ago. TULANE ATHLETIC CARNIVAL. Arrangements Being Made for Inter- esting Boxing Program. NEW ORLEANS, October 13.—The Tu- lane Athletic Club has authorized Match- maker Ryan to arrange a carnival of events for the month of December. It is the wish of the board of directors to give a series of contests representing the middle or heavy weights, lightweights and ban- tams. The carnival ts to open on Decem- ber 12 or 13 and last for three nights. Ryan has telegraphed to San Francisco to learn If Jeffrie is open for an engagement. Steve O'Donnell and Choyinski have al- ready been offered a guarantee of $5,000. The winner of the Everhardt-McPartland contest, which is to be held next Monday night. will make one of the contestants in a fight with Kid Lavigne. For the last of the series, Mr. Ryan has in view Solly Smith and John Van Heest. Opposition to Sharkey in ’Frisco. SAN FRANCISCO, October 13.—Pressure is being brought to have the Knickerbocker Athletic Club declare the Sharkey-Goddard match off. It looks now as if the match will never go any further than its present stage. There appears to be too much op- position to Sharkey in San Francisco for any club to attempt to bring off a contest in which he is a principal. BEGINS TOMORROW. Arrangements Completed for Baltimore-All-American Trip. Manager Barnie announces that arrange- ments have been completed for the trip of the Baltimore and All-America. teams, which begins tomorrow at Frostburg, Md. The schedule is as follows: Thursday, Oc- tober 14, Frostburg, Md.; October 15, Pitts- burg; October 16, Columbus, Ohio; October 17, Cincinnati; October 18, Dayton, Ohio; October 19, Indianapolis, where Rusie will pitch for the All-Americas; October 20, Peoria, Ill.; October 21, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the home of Hoffer of Baltimore; October 22, St. Joseph, Mo.; October 23, St. Louis; October 24, Kansas City; October 25, Topeka, the home of Cooley of the Phil- adelphias, The teams will play in Texas during the remainder of the month, and en route to San Francisco will play at San Bernardino, San Diego and Los Angeles. There will be six or eight weeks at St. Francisco. The teams will be made up as follows: All-America—Donohue, Chicago, and Alex- ander Smith, Brooklyn, catchers; Powell, Rhines and Hastings, pitchers; Tebeau, first base; Duffy, second base; Dahlen, short stop; Collins, third base; Burkett, left field; Lange, center field; Stahl, right field; Tebeau, captain; Selee, manager. Baltimore—Clarke, Pond, Corbett, Horton, Doyle, Reitz, Jennings, Kelley, O'Brien, Griffin and Donovan or McHale; Kelley, captain; Barnie, manager. ‘here will be thirty-five in the party, in- cluding the wives of a number of the play- ers. Anderson, who was to have been a member of the All-Americas, is seriously ill at his home in Worcester. The Balti- mores wear gray uniforms, with black and crange stoekings, while the All-Americas will be attired in navy blue with red, white and blue stockings. the ia a strictly businese enterprise on the part of Selee, Eline and myself, and we pro- pose to furnish first-class ball. Considerable rivalry exists ‘betwéen the two teams and there is anxiety as to who will win the first gaine.” MR. TEMPLE’S CHARGES. Manager Hanlon Maintains That the ‘Cup Series Was Fast and Honest. Manager Hanlon of the Baltimores, when™ shown Mr, Temple’s remarks about the Temple cup series, published ina dispatch from Pittsburg in The Star yesterday, said: “In the first place I do not see how Mr. Temple can get the cup unless the league sees fit to give it to him, and it seems to me that it would be an of inj cup ij 5 2 can say positively that the Bostons did everything possible to win the Temple cup and played their best in every game ex- cept the last. In that last game I think they had about given up all hope of winning the trophy, and knowing that they did not have a pitcher whom our men could not hit, and feeling sure that they could not hit Hoffer'as hard as we could hit any itcher of theirs, they did not play as rd as they might have done. On the other hand, I believe they would have fought their very best if they had had a spark of hope that they could win the cup, even after taking that game. “Mr. Temple says that the series was not a ‘fast’ one, but he did not see it, and tak- ing into consideration the long fight for the pennant and the strain on the players, I tnink the sertes was a remarkably fast one. As t> the question of dividing the money, even if it had been divided equaliy Mr. Temple could not think of blacklisting anybody for that, unles he considered that there was some crooked agreement back of it. Now, any one who thinks for a mo- ment, will see how absurd such an idea would be. Why should the Bostons resign their chances for the cup and the credit of winning it, even supposing that the agreement was to divide equally? There is considerable credit and prestige in winning the cup. New York’s winning it in 1804 took away much of our credit for winning the championship. Does any one suppose that the Boston players would sell out, or that the Baltimore players could afford to buy the honor? “Whether any of the players agreed to @ivide equally cr not the series was a g00d one and was played strictly on its merits, and such zn agreement to divide equally only showed that the men who made it were afraid of the other club and thought it more likely to win than their own club. “Now, if any of the players agreed to divide equally it was done wholly without my knowledge or consent. I know that I got my 69 per cent, every dollar of it, and Selee got 40. But what if an agreement io divide equally was made? There, is nozh- ing in that. It was done in 1894 by a num- ber of our players with the New York players, and the fact was published and nothing was said of it. The very facts of the recent series show how honest it was. We could have played all seven of the games and played them in other cities to big crowds. The Bostons tried hard to get us not to play any of the games in Balti- more, saying we would not get any money here. We knew that, for the cup games here last.year were very poorly attended, but still we insisted on playing here, be- use we wanted to win the cup. “Even after last Saturday’s game here we could have transferred the other game to New York, Philadelphia. or even W: ington, and if we wished it could have al- lowed Boston to win in order to play other games, but we refused, preferring to play it out here and take no chances. Does that look like there was anything wrong? The fact is, it is ail nonsense; Boston lost the cup for the same reason that we lost the pennant—because it could not win.” Captain Robinson, Dr. Pond, Catcher Clarke and others, when asked about the division, said they did not know on what basis it was divided, but they had made no agreement to take less than 60 per cent. It is pretty certain, however, ihat most, if not all, the players on both sides privately made such an agreement among them- selves. Many persons believe that the di- vision should be made in that way, anyhow. NICHOLS HEADS THE LIST. A Complete List of Games Pitched by League Pitchers, Following is a list of the games won and lest by the league pitchers during the sea- son just ended. They are arranged in the order of victories—Nichols of Boston lead- ing in that respect. Rusie has the best average. The record follows: Name and Team. Won. Lost. Nie oston 32 ct Rusle, y 23 8 Kiobedanz, Boston. 2 8 Mercer, Washington. 5 2 Corbett, Baltimore. 23 2 Hoffer, “Baltimore. 23 uu 23 12 = 17 20 iL 20 12 20 14 19 6 19 5 19 2 1s 8 18 18 15 18 18 19 17 12 16 8 16 3 15 9 15 14 15 17 1s 14 14 19 14 24 13 10 Cuppy, Cleveland. Wheeler, Phi Fisher, Bi Tannehiil, Pittsburg. King, Washington. Hastings, Pitt-burg. Clarke, Cleveland. Doheny, New York Gardner, Pittsbui McDermott, § St. Lou hornton, s Daub, Brooklyn. Swaim, Washington. Pittsbu oe ry ANIME MAAS NT MMS Aten Ee womba sana ammaoradoate Suns: German, Washi Sullivan. Bost Dowling, Louis Kerwan, Chi MeAllistcr, chirs n, Coieman, St. L, St. ‘Mahon, Esper, St. Brooklyn. Louis. SSSSSSSS SM tt th RESELL AAO MM RDDE Se Philadelphia. dell, Louisville. Becker, ‘Philndelphia, Grimes, St. Lot Jobn-on, Pi ladel Kissing er, BASE BALL BRIEFS. Shortstop Bill Dahlen was presented with a fine diamond ring at his hotel in Chi- cago the other day. The little fellow was grateful to his friends for the memento. He told them that he would play the game of his life at short next season and that he had signed for next year. He was the first player to sign and made no demand for an increase in salary. Dahlen will leave for California to play ball there this winter. Cleveland is a hard losing city and a team winning less than half of its games would have to depend entirely on games away from home for sheer existence. For ung players, ing, would play to Red Thirty-three” wanted elsewhere. Man- ‘ager Anson wanted Jack McCarthy, Sen = @ quitclaim to the services of Mertz’s Drug Store. KEEP YOUR HAIR! Beautiful hair is woman's chief charm. Take care of your hair! If it’s falling ont—getting thin—or if you're troubied with dandruff, use Cooper's Hair Success, It stima- lates the glands to healthy act is an effective cure i for dandraf — and cleanses the scalp. 5( ye Per bottle. ‘° MERTZ’S Pharmacy, 1 ith & FSts. 3) ocl3-0d will be composed of the following pl Catchers, Grady, Douglas and Belt: ers, Donohue, Hart, Sudhoff, Daniels and two others; O base; Crooks, second base; onno Cross, hort stop; Hartman, third base; outfielders, Har- three. is ley, Holiday, Gen‘ns, Turner and youngsters, It is said that Cleveland willing to part with six of its star p and President Von der Ahe is 1 for two of them. Robison wants to reduck expenses, as Cleveland is a poor drawing card and cannot support a high-priced team. Cc. HM. S. Athletics, The athietic asscciution of the Central High School was organized yesterday af- ternoon for the year at a meeting of the students held at the school. The following officers were chosen: President, Mr. Harry English of the faculty; vice president, George Curtiss, ‘98; secretary and treasurer) Rudolph Mueden, "98, and custodian, Mr. Edward B. Hay of the faculty. Charles D. Young, Guy Oyster and J. N. Norwood were also appointed additional members tq the executive committee. } Amateur Bowling League. j At a meeting of the District Amateuf Bowling League last night at Carroll In-! stitute, the following delegates were pres« ent: Rice, president; Brady and Harlow,” C. L; Nathan, Jorss and Desio, W. L. B.; Story, Dietz and Crupper, W. A. C.; Stiles and Deyo, C. A. C. The application of the South Washington Business Men's Bowling Club, which was reported on unfavorably! at the last meeting, was reconsidered and the club was notificd that it would be ad- mitted to the league if its alleys were ready/ by the time the season began, November ». The meeting adjourned to meet next Wednesday at the Saengerbund Club. Johns Hopkins Athletes Coming. Johns Hopkins University Athletic As- sociation has signified its intention of send- Ing men to participate in the fall games of Georgetown University, which will take piace November 6 Manager G. B. Scholl of Johns Hopkins is now busily engaged in arranging a list of the men who will take part in the sports. Bob Garrett, late of Princeton, but now taking a gradua’ course in the historical department of Johns Hopkins, kad consented to try h skill in the coming games. He will coon twig <4 the nammer. Mullen and » the two well-known sprinters, Scholl will enter the jumps. cro 3 pends Starbuck. Chairman Mott of the L. A. W. racin board last night issued the following no- tice: : Jnlil accounts for Pacemaking are sete tied, Manager Dixie Hines of New York i ruled off all racks, and J. Frank Starbuck niladelphia is e Ace suspended from track Starbuck is the racer who eo y dex feated James McMichael in a Soom” —_.___ RAILWAY STATISTICS. » Report of the Interstate Commerce Commiasion. ‘ The statistical report of the interstate commerce commission for the year ended June 30, 1896, gives interesting informa’ tion concerning the mileage, equipment, number of employes, capitalization and Valuation, accidents and earnings and ex- perses of railways in the United States for the year named. One hundred and fifty- one roads, representing 30,475 miles of ope- rated mileage, were in the hands of re- ceivers on June 30, 1896, a decrease of eighteen from the previous year. The cap! ital stock represented by the railways con- trelled by receivers was $742,507,608, and the funded debt was $99,733,766. The tctal railway mileage on June 30, 1896, was 182,776, an increase of 2119 for the year, Georgia showing the largest in- crease, viz., 233 miles. The number of loco- motives in service was 35,950, and of cars of all classes 1,297,649, an increase of 251 locomotives and 27,088 cars. Of the total cers and locomotives 448,854 were fitted with train brakes and 545,583 with auto- matic couplers. The number of freight lo- comotives fitted with automatic couplers wes 3,373 out of a total of 20,51, ard the cars in freight service: fitted with train brakes Was 379,058 out of a total of 1,221,- Z. An interesting feature of the report is a summary showing the amount of compe: sation paid to the railway employes of the United States, who aggregated 826,120, Their aggregate compensation amounted to over 60 per cent of the total operating ex- penses of all railways, a slight decrease from the preceding year. Much data on the capitalization and valuation of railway property is contained in the report. The amount of railway capital, it is shown, was 310,586,865,771, which assigned on a mile- age basis shows a capital of $50,610 per mile of line, and if current liabilities be in- cluded as part of the capital, $63,068 per mile of line. The amount of capital stcck Was $5,226,527,209, of which $960,956,002 was. preferred. A fraction of over 70 per cent paid no dividends. The total dividends amounted to $87,603,371. Passengers carried during the year num- bered 511,772,737, an increase of over 4,000,- 000 compared with the previous yea! which, however, showed a decrease of 33,- 206,837 as compared with 1804. Freight tonnage amounted to 763,891,- 385, the largest ever reported for railways in this country, and an increase of nearly 70,000,000. Gross earnings amounted to $1,- 150,169,376, an increase of nearly $75,000,000, and a net income of over $33,000,000 larger than the previous year. Nearly 1,900 employes were killed and al- Most 30,000 injured during the year, an in- crease of 50 in those killed and over 4,000, in the number injured. One hundred and eighty-one passengers were killed and near- ly 3,000 injured. The number of persons “other than employes and passengers” kill- ed was 4,406, and those injured 5,845. These figures include casualties to persons report- ed as For every 444 men eme ployed on railways 1 was killed, and for every 28 men employed 1 was injured. One trainman was killed for each 152 trainmen employed, and 1 trainman was injured for each 10 men employed. The number of passengers carried for 1 passenger kilied Was 2,827,474, and the number of passengers carried for 1 passenger injured was 1