Evening Star Newspaper, August 2, 1898, Page 9

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CURRENT SPORTING NOTES —_> At the race meet of the Park Bicycle Club tomorrow evening the Australian pursuit race for amateurs will be much more in- teresting than the first event of the kind run off in this city, which was for profes- sional riders only, six men starting. In the race tomorrow there will be eight start- ers, all being stationed at points equally distant from one another. As the race is an invitation affair, the names of the men to ride have already been selected, despite the fact that the entries to the meet will not close until this evening. The starters | will be J. E. Hanger, jr., Ray R. Cogswell, W. H. Farrington, Howard A. Rhine, John Hill, H. Mannakee, James E. Alexander and C. L. Miller. These eight represent the pick of the amateur riders in this city. Hanger, by his work at Richmond Saturday, and his ride in the last race meet at the park track, has shown himself to be a front man. Cogswell is the diminutive rider, resem- bling little Michael a great deal, whose speed qualities have surprised all. Far- rington is another rider who has done good work this season, while N. H. Mannakee is the champion of the High School, hav- ing won a one-mile race for that honor at the park track a few months ago. Rhine is an old-timer, and formerly one of the best trick riders in the city. Alexander ts another coming rider, who has played in rather tough luck in previous races. Hil] and Miller both have ridden good enough to score some points in The Star's table of racers. This race will be run on exactly the same lines as the preceding event. The distance is unlimited, and as soon as one rider over- takes another he must drop out. The more men in the race the more interesting the event. Ladies’ night will be observed tomorrow, just the same as on the preceding occa- sions. Complimentary cards of admission can be obtained from the office of Mr. J. D. Lasley, 14th and H streets, or from Man- ager William Jose, 2125 Pennsylvania ave- nue. There is an excellent prospect that little Jimmy Michael, the Welsh cyclist, will be in this city some time next week, \d run off his postponed race with A. G. Moran. yet nothing is certain, though negotia- tions are pending. Nothing will be known for a day or two, though telegrams rela- tive to the matter have been flashing over the wire. If the race comes off it will he in the early part of the week, probably either Monday or Wednesday, so as to al- low for an intervening date in Baltimore. The race of Saturday on the Char River track, between Taylore, the Frer ri ‘ey and Eddie McDuffie, which was post- peued until yesterday afternoon on ac- ccant of the rain, Kept the pacing crews of the Welsh midget busy. Next Saturday he has a race with McDuffie at the Willow Grove track, Philadelphia. After that date he has nothing cn hand, though it is likely that some match will be arranged for the fc lowing Saturday. This will leave all of tr. middle of next week vacant so far as aes are concerned. It might be added that up north Saturday and Monday are > fav for big meets. Anxious to fill in the week, Mr. E. G. Cooke. the advance agent, has opened ne- gotiations looking toward the appearance of Michael in this city some time during the week mentioned. The idea is to first ccme to this city and race, if possible, un- ger the same terms as those of the pre- vious race. The party will then proceed and run off the match race ras prevented by. rain. The proposi- to run a match race for fifteen miles if desired, permitting two local riders to race a st the Welsh midget. The proposition was undoubtedly made under the belief that Moran’s condition was none of the best, owirg to the injury to his arm, The idea was to let one local man ven and a half miles of the distance then put in another man to finish the This proposition, however, will hard- the negotiations prove rance of the midget ght be stated that all were sold for the Michael- Wednesday have been re- the management of the Park cle Club. Expecting that another match race would be arranged Moran has been kept in train- ing. The additional time afforded him will only serve to better his speed qualities. The longer the event is delayed the better will be his riding form. LIPTON TO CHALLENGE. An Irish Yacht to Try for the Ameri- ca’s Cup. LONDON, August 2.—The honcrary sec- retary of the Royal Ulster’ Yacht Club, Mr. Kelly, has telegraphed to the London office of the Associated Press saying that the challenger for the America’s cup is Sir Thomas Lipton. Sir Thomas Lipton is a newcomer in yachting circles. the Shamrock. The New York Journal says that the beat will be a large cutter, about the size of the Valkyrie III, and will be built at Belfast. The exact dimensions and details of con- struction are not yet fully decided, but ything about the yacht will be Irish. will be no conditions asked in the challenge. ‘The names of the designer and ouilder have not yet been announced, nor whether the yacht iz to be wooden or metal. With- in a week, however, all the plans will be settled and work begun as soon as possible, in order to have the yacht ready for tun- ing-up trials early next season. There is no question of expense. Lipton és deter- mined to win the cup, and is willing to spend any amount to accomplish his pur- He has never been a yachtsman, but plunging into the sport with tre- m and energy. ew York Yacht Club governing the last race and will ask only the enforcement of the regulations to prevent excursion beats overcrowding the cours I have seen American yacht racing,” he said to members of his club, “and I am satisfied it is fair and honorable as any ntleman could wish. » won by contortions, boat This is distinctly an Irish challenge. While Lord Dunraven fs Irish, his b were built on the Clyde and ‘everything about them was decidedly Scotch, with a slight English flavor. He challenged in the name of the Royal Yacht Squadron, essen- tially an En cfub. Ireland played no part in the ry of trying to win the famous cup. But Sir Thomas Lipton is in- tensely patriotic to his native isle. He belonged to no yacht club, though he could have joined any he chose. He select- ed the Royal Ulster because it is nearest to his birthplace, and that organization, little known in America, will have the henor of sending forth what probably will be the most dangerous rival the American yachtsmen have met. They are no fair weather sailors, these members of the Ulster Cluo. Their yachts, big and small, thrash about the stormy coast of Ireland in all sorts of weather. The Marquis of Dufferin, once governor general of Canada, is commodore, and many noted Irishmen are members. The cup is not to but by the best MeDUFFEE DEFEATS TAYLORE. An Exciting Twenty-Mile Boston. Eddie McDuffee defeated Edouard Tay- lore, the Frenchman, in an exciting twen- ty-mile paced race on the Charles River track at Boston last night. The race was a fight from start to finish, and each man strained every muscle in his body to ride at his very best. For the first nine miles Taylore led Mc- Duffee a merry chase, in which the Boston boy had to break records to cut down his foe. The fifteen thousand people present Race at His yacht is to he named } were so-enthusiastle that the notse they made was deafening. At nine miles Mc- Duffee caught and passed Taylore, and took a lead of 100 yards in the next two laps. At fifteen miles McDuffee hfd in- creased the distance to a sixth of a mile. Taylore was riding all right, yelling for more pace at the time. His pickups be: came poor. McDuffee’s work was perfect, and this steadily gave him a gain on each lap. At eighteen miles McDuffee’s pace- makers broke down. McDuffee left his pace, going ahead unpaced for another team, which he caught after riding 100 yards unpaced. Taylore gained somewhat, but not enough to count. On the last lap the two men were a sixth of a mile apart, Taylore being unable to close up an inch, his pacemakers having entirely given out. McDuffee beat out his pace at the finish, and was nearly as fresh as when he en- tered the race. Nearly every record from one to twenty miles was broken. Summary. Miles. Leader. “Time. Miles. Leader. ‘Time. 1:45 3-5 11—McDuffee.. ..18:55 ++ 8:23) 12—McDuffee.. ..20:42 2-5 5:03 4-513—McDuffee. . -'22:27 5 14—MeDuffee. . ..24:12 3.5 8:29 1-5 15—McDuffee. - -'25:59 2-5 10:13 1-5 16—MeDuffee. . .127:46 29:33 1-5 31:20 33211 1-5 34:56 Todny'’s Schedule and Weather. Washington at Pittsburg—cloudy. Baltimore at Chicago—clear. New York at Cincinnati—clear, Boston at Louisville—clear. Cleveland at Philadelphia—clear. Brooklyn at St. Louis—clear. Record of the Clubs. Clubs. W. L. PC.) Clubs. W. L. P. Cincinnatt.. 29 .681/ Pittsburg... 45° 41 Boston...... 57 31 648) Philadel Cleveland... 54 34 .614| Brooklyn Baltimore... 49 35 (58) Washin; Chicago. --.. 80 40 866) Loulsel New York... 47 40 -540'St. Louis. Philadelphia, 1; Cleveland, 0. Philadelphia and Cleveland played an ex- ceptionally closely contested game of ball in the former city yesterday, which the home team won after a great pitchers’ duel by the score of 1 to 0. Both teams played first-class ball in every respect, and, al- though Wilson’s work was almost as fine as that of Piatt, he was unfortunate in al- lowing two singles and a long fly to be made off of him in the second inning, which resulted in one run, which subsequently proved sufficient to add another victory to the Phillies’ credit. Cleveland. Philadelphia R. HE. 000000000-0 4 6 01000000x-1 61 Even Break at St. Louis. Two games were played at St. Louis ycs- terday, the first going to Boston's credit by 4 to 3, while the second was placed on the right sidé of the Browns’ ledger by 3 to 1. The Bostons outbatted and outfielded the St. Louis boys in the first contest, but Pitcher Hughey held the visitors down to three hits in the second contest and easily won out. R. H.B. Boston. - 20 0000-4 9 3 St. Louts. 30 0000-8 5 3 R. H.E. St. Louis. 10 0OO1x-8 8 0 Boston. . 10 000 1851 Base Notes. Senators in Pittsburg today. A hard rain prevented yesterday's game. Mercer will pitch two games against the Pirates. ‘The Senators have also become “Wander- ing Willies,” playing in Philadelphia with Cleveland next Friday, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. Maybe the fur will not fly in Cincinnati for the next three days. New York will be pitted against the Reds, und it will be a case of fighting for everything in sight. The boarding house of ten of the Phila- Geiphia players was burned out the other morning at 2 o'clock, But two men, Cooley and Fifield, ‘were home to fight the flames, Now the Philadelphia papers want to know where the other players were at the time the fire broke out. The Phillies shut the Cleyelands out the next day, nevertheless, Any of the National League clubs in need of a bench manager should not overlook Dan Shannon, who has managed the Wilkesbarre club for the past two years. Shannon was a failure in Washington some years back, but he has learned a great deal since then and now he is touted as the best manager in the Eastern League. Link” Lowe, the Boston second base- man, made his first error yesterday in thirty-seven straight, games, one of the most remarkable records ever attained by an infielder. Simflar records have been made by outfielders, but Lowe's record will stand for years to come. His ass put outs were over 300. Wrigley made an odd catch in the eighth. The shortstop sprinted into foul territory, near the north bleachers, after Woods’ high fly. The ball hit his upturned palm and then bounced high in the a! came down and went into the air again, and re- peated the antics for a third time. Wrigley Was on the run all the time, but the bail finally stuck to his fingers. — Chicago Tribune. it In the eighth inning, with Gettman on first, Wrigley knocked a high fly to center. Lange, after a hard run, captured the ball, but did not notice that Gettman had start- ed around the bases and had already pass- ed second. As is his wont, he tossed the bali to Thornton, who noticed that some- thing was wrong in the infield and shot the ball to Dahlen, who lost no time in for- warding it to first, completing a double play.—Chicago Tribune. President E®pitts of the Brooklyn club is opposed to the transferring of scheduled games from one city to another. “It is 2 mistake to do it,” said he yesterday. “It hurts base ball, for it is really showing a white feather. ‘President Hart of Chicago wanted to transfer the games Chicago will play in Brooklyn in August to Chicago, I refused to do it, though by not complying with his request I take about $2,000 out of the club treasury. We are not drawing at home because we are not playing good ball, while Chicago is drawing the people, but, nevertheless, I will not transfer a single game, even’ if there is nobody in the grounds but the players and the ground at- tache: Other clubs would do well to fol- low this example.”—Cincinnati Enquirer. “Who do you think was the greatest bat- ter that ev played ball?” asked Jake vr sterday. s to answer. an There never was a pl: With old Anson as a hitter when he was in his prime. Anson could gauge a ball better than any man in the business. He would take two strikes most of the time and then, just when the pitcher thought he had iim in the hole, He would tighten his grip on the bat and hit it a mile. Yes, Jake, you can't name a man that could hit harder than old Anse.” “Well, maybe I can’t; but let me tell you that Jimmy Ryan is not far behind any of them. Ryan hits hard all the time. He seldom gets a fluke hit. And while we are talking about hard hitters, don’t overlook Elmer Smith. Jimmy Ryan hits much harder than does either Keeler or Burkett. Those fellows sneak in a whole lot of fluky boys, but Ryan doesn’t have that chance. He hits them ail alik “Well, a few years back Anson and Buck’ Ewing were the hardest men in the league to pitch to,” observed Dwyer. “It matier- ed little lo them where you pitched, they Would slam it out. Ewing was another cne of those fellows who was apt to hit a wild pitch out of the lot. While I'll admit that Ryan is a hard hitter, he is not in the same class with LaJoie. LaJoie is un- doubtedly the hardest hitter playing in the league today. He can hit a bail harder than any of the big batters in the league.” —Cincinnati Commercial. BASE BALL OF Possibilities of the National Game When Further Developed. From the New York Sun of August 1, 1900. To the great surprise of the spectators, the game yesterday between the home team and the Baltimores lasted nearly three in- nings, during which one umpire was badly wounded, a couple of spectators were disa- bled, and the visiting team was practically annihilated. As is well known, there is a healthy rivalry between the locals and the Orioles, as a result of which the combined mortality of the two teams in their meet- ings thus far this season has been nine, not counting this day’s reckoning. a While the New Yorks were traveling, new improvements have been made in the ar- rangements at the Polo grounds, and the new five-inch armor plate on the grand stand bids fair to form an admirable pro- tection for the patrons. aoe foams rules recently promulgated by Snideman of the New York club, rifles and THE FUTURE. shotguns are allowed énly in the first three rows. Cartndnael all kinds may be pur- chased of the management and revolvers are for rent at the moderate price of 35 cents a game for mallyand 30 cents for large c: wea] 1 patrons of the game are expected to go whatever is in their power to cnlaurabe thé locals and help them to win. At the opening of the game the left field tiitrenchments were Well filled, there was quite a crowd in the right field rifle pit, avi the heavily ar- mored portions of ,the grand stand fairly bristled with weapdhis, sHowing a good and loyal attendance. The official announcer made the rounds, dine? “Spectators are requested not to ase their weapons to settle bets or other forms of dispute. All such will he prosecuted. Do not fire at the pla¥érs Gr umpire between innings. By order of Président Snideman.” First inning—The"Baltimores went to the bat first,and the first two went out in order uneventfully, except that Pitcher Twistem was fined $300 by Umpire Bone for pulling a gun because a ball was called on him. “It ain't time yet,” Captain Jooce of the New Yorks called to him, and he subsided. ‘The third Baltimorean’ to bat made a single, and attempted to steal second, in which endeavor he was not only thrown out, but he aico split his bullet-proof breeches on sliding to the base. In their half the locals alse: failed to score, and President Snideman. telegraphed to the governor asking him to call out the mili- tary, for what reason could not be ascer- tained. This game was too tame for the fans, who began to yell and fire shots in the air. . ‘ Second inning—Matters began to brace up a little. In the brief pause between the innings both sides had been cursing the umpire by way of Werming up to their work, and he had imposed thousands of dollars’ worth of fines. McéGoo, the first Oriole to bat, hit a high foul, and as Spills, the catcher, was about to take tt, McGoo carelessly let his bat fall upon Spills’ head, fracturing the skull. “Get out of the game!” roared Umpire Bone, and MeGoo retired on a stretcher, a Well-aimed shot from. Short Stop Bang’s pistol having laid him out. President Snidemam thereupon made a speech, declaring that he had always been an upholder of law ond order, and that they should be maintained if every Balti- more player on the Neld had to be shot to do it. He then shoved. a blunderbuss un- der the umpire’s nose and bade that offi- cial do his duty. Being unable to fine a president of a club, the umpire did the next best thing and dodged. The next. bat- ter went out on.a high fly, and when the third, Plug Somers, came up to bat he hit a little pcp, which was smothered by the pitcher. Thereupon the crowd jeered him. “Oh, tag; you're it.” retorted Somers, using a slang phrase.of the day. White with rage, “President Snideman rished upon the field and made for the umpire, “I want that man put off,” he shouted. “What for?” asked Bone. “He used an insulting epithet, and looked straight at_me when he spoke. He called me_an It. He insulted in my person every man fn New York, of which I am an in- Fabitant, every person in the United States, of which I am a citizen, and every member of the human race, of which | am one. I won't have him in the place, even if I lose money by it. You hear? Even if I lose money- “I can’t put him off, as I heard him use no epithet,” said the umpire. “Then I'll put you off,” shrieked Snide- man, and, pulling a° blackjack from his pocket, he knocked the umpire sen-<eless, while the grand stand, which was filled with Snideman’s friends, shouted approval. The President then approached Somers, and demanded that he leave the ground. “I didn’t call you anything,” said the yer. ‘You pl lie, you rag-tagged jack-in-the- box,” yelled Snideman.;,(N. B.—The lan- guage is sterilized, befgye use). “I want you to understand’'that I'm striving for decency and purity"in this game, and no gol-bleached %yster-eating snipe Uke you can stop me, gee-gwizale your imaortal spirit to Hoboken! : As Somers wa: # out ‘to reply a volley from the grand stgnd lald him low, and Srideman walked Hay king about four million dollars’ wokth 6f,remarks at Gug- genhelmer valuatioh. Umpire Ide took the piace of the disabléf Béne, and the game proceeded, the locals making one run, on a scratch, and two singles, and the umpire incidentally scattefine dhes lavishly. In this half the game Was interrupted by Capt. Jooce claiming that Tull¥ the c+nter fielder, was squinting opprobiously at President Snideman, which Duily. denied, saying that the sun was in hipyeyes, Snideman, who had.proviged for just. syich -eontingencies, touched a button which exploded a mine un- der ths offending Tully, and that piayer hasn't been heard of since’ It was noticed that during the remainder of the game the other outfielders appeared ill at- ease. Third inning—Db> Baltimores started out with a rush, netting three runs by a homer, a single and two doubles. Then the grand stand and the ‘trenches began to shoot, which rattled the man at the bat, although he was incased in bullet-proof clothing, such as all visiting teams wear when they come to New York. He struck out, and the two following batters went out on pop ilies, In the home team’s half came the event that ended the game. Hoolsy knocked a very high fly toward third base. Before it fell a playful sharpshooter shot the ball to pieces, but Miggle, the third baseman, re- ceived th> largest section, other small frag- ments landing some distance away. “Runner out!” announced the umpire. “Kill him!” came the ery from ail direc- tions. But Ide was prepared for this. In a flash he had dodged into his steel turrst, a few feet away, bolted the heavy doors, and opened fire with his six-pounders aided by a corps of gunners inside. At the same mo- ment th> right and jeft field earthworks blazed away at the Baltimores, who replied with thelr revolvers, the grand. stand join- ing In. President Snideman opened up his machine guns behind the players’ bench, and the Baltimore manager with his re- serves ran out a deld battery and raked the New Yorks. After half an hour of thi flag of truce appeared over the umpire’s turret and he came out. As four of the New Yorks were left alive and there were no Baltimore players able to tak2 the field at the call of time, the game was awarded s, 9 to 0. A list of killed and wounded appears in another column. WASHINGTON, D, C., July 31, 1900.— President Lung of the league being asked for his opinion of today’s game at New York, said: “If this sort of thing keeps on I shall be compelled to take some action in the mat- ter. MRS. ALLENS WHEELING FEAT, Rode From New York to Boston to Less Than Twenty-four Hours, Mrs. M. S. Allen of Worcester, Mass., started from New York at midnight Sun- day !n an effort to ride a bicycle to Boston in twenty-four hours. She arriyed at Bos- ton last night at 11:50:14 o'clock, -having completed the journey of more than 200 miles ou time, but with only 46 seconds to spare. At New Haven, Conn., she was 43 min- utes behind the schedule and one of her tires was injured. ,She.passed through Mer- iden at 10:12, doing the twenty-two miles from New Haven im4ig2.: There were sev- eral bad places betieeit Wallingford and Meriden, where the"farty had to dismount, lift the wheels over a fence and walk some distance. Mrs. Alley refysed to ride faster than twelve miles an bour,. and was 57 minutes behind herlverehule at Meriden, where a crowd welcomed her with cheers. At Springfield, Mgsg,, Mrs. Allen arrived at 2 o'clock, and sta: ntil 3,. taking din- ner and a short rest, She was in exceilent condition, but was af Kol behind schedule time and rain was étpectéd at any moment. She was confident sae -wduld reach Boston on time. tocoofft The Birmingham “August Meeting. At the first day’s of the Birming- Fam August meeting yegterday the Loril- lard-Beresford sable estnut filly Alle- gory won the Wellesboutn2 Juvenile plate Tarrasch Won, at Vienna. Tarrasch won first prize in the énterna-. tHonal chess tournament at Vienna, $1,500; Pillsbury second, $1,000, The final game to decide the tie Saturday. was drawn and the score reads: Tarrasch, 2%; Pillsbury, 1%. American Swimmers Ws The Canada swimming championship was held at Ottawa, Canada, Saturday. The American swimmers won all of the first Places. Dr. Meredith of the N, ¥. A. C. won the 100 yards in 1383-5, with Wil- kinson of Toronto second. Paul Newmann of the Chicago A. C. was practically sec- ond, but was carried by the current below mille by ftty yards in tai, with, Douglass is of New York scccnd. Douglass of New of 150 sovereigns. York and Lawiess of Ottawa were tied tn the swimming under water, and in swim- ming off the tie Douglass won. The Triplet Mile Record. At Philadelpbia the world’s triplet record of 1.46 2-5 for one mile was lowered Satur- day to 1.4025 by Johnson, Monroe and Farnwalt on the Woodside Park one-third mile board track. The weather conditions were perfect for record-breaking and the trio of riders were in good form. ie = = won by Church, who caught Coulter on the sixth mile. A Team of Colored Cyclist: At a meeting last night a team, com- posed of colored riders of the District, was organized to ride on the track under the rules of the L. A. W. The team includes William Dewey, Edward Lewis, Scott Am- bler, Thomas Coleman and Thomas Wil- Hams. It will be under the management of Prof. Williams of this city, and at the meeting Thursday evening several mem- bers will be added. a PRELIM-NARY DECREE. Mrs. Crump Given Alimony and Custody of Children. After hearing lengthy argument by coun- sel, Justice Cole late yesterday afternoon delivered a preliminary decree in the di- vorce suit of Mrs. Edith Allan Crump against Frank H. Crump, awarding to the wife the custody of the two children, Edna and Gladys, little girls aged three and six years. By order of the court Mrs. Crump is to be allowed $75 per month alimony during the. pendency of her suit and is also to receive $75 as counsel fees. There was no fight over the alimony question, and in de¢iding to give Mrs. Crump custody of the children Justice Cole said he had not attempted to go into the merits of the case, but, all things being equal, he thought it best that as the children were little girls they should be with their mother. Mrs. Crump is the daughter of Gen. Edgar Al- lan of Richmond and Mr. Crump is the as- sistant auditor of the Southern railway. In the bill of Mrs. Crump it ts set forth that she and the defendant were married in Richmond November 17, 1886. Four children were born, two of whom died. The couple lived together, it is alleged, un- til May 31 last, when, it is claimed, the de- fendant drove her from home and she went next door to live with her parents. She charges her husband with being quarrel- some, irascible, domineering, petulant, ex- acting, abusive and cruel in his treatment and conduct toward her, citing many al- leged incidents of such conduct. "Mrs. Crump also charges that her husband ex- hibited such partiality for a young woman who resided in their house that the most unpleasant rumors about them were con- tinually brought to her attention. She de- clares she has been a sufferer from nery- ous disorders for seven or eight years past, and that the cruel conduct of the defendant has been injurious to her health. Gen. Allan was present and read his daughter's bill to the court in a fervid man- ner, dwelling dramatically on the recited instances of alleged cruelty of the words and deeds of her husband. Millan & Smitn appear as solicitors for the complainant. Mr. Colbert, who is associated with Mr. G. E. Hamilton, solicitor for Mr. Crump, read the defendant's lengthy answer, in which was denied every allegation of the complainant. Mr. Crump declares that he and his wife lived together until June 4+ last, when the latter deserted him. He did not propose to be coerced by her father into leaving his place of abode. He told his wife he did not want her to leave him. She said she was going to live with her father. He thereupon gave her $10, all the money he had, and that was the last thing that took place before their separation. He had been ked to board with his wife’s father, Mr Allan, but refused. He declares that he has attended to their children because his wife refused to be annoyed by them, and says further that he never laid a’ vio- lent hand on his wife. Mr. Crump says that as assistant auditor of the Southern railway he receives a sal- ary of $2,400, all of which he has expended on her family. He says he has always paid her board and doctor bills, except once when she went to a Philadélphia sanitar- ium and contracted debts to the amount of $5.000, which he could not pay. On one occasion he admits he did tell his ife that he felt like “kicking her out of the window.” In the course of his married Crump denies that he is an im proper person to have the custody of his children, He is ready and willing to receive his wife whenever she expresses the inten- tion of returning to live with him, declines to reside in the same house with her parents, who are, he bel the cause of his present domestic trouble Many affidavits were submitted on both sides. Mr. Millan of the plaintiff's counsel and Mr. Colbert for the defendant had a wordy bout over the affidavits, Mr. Millan claiming that his character a n attorney was being ‘“‘villainously assailed” by an affidavit of the defendant. > THE FIFTH ILLINOIS. What is Said by a Non-Commissioned Officer of the Regiment. So much has been said in the press re- ports about the conduct of the 5th Regi- ment of Illinois Volunteers at Camp George H. Thomas, when the order was issued sub- stituting the 160th Indiana for that regi- ment, and returning them to camp, that a statement relative thereto will be read with interest. The following is an extract from a letter received by a gentleman in this city from his brother who is a non-commisioned offi- cer in that regiment: “We were ordered out Monday, the 25th, but did not receive orders to break camp until Tuesday night. We broke up our camp, loaded wagons all night in a heavy rain, and early Wednesday morning were marched to Rossville to take the train for Newport News. The wagons were unload- ing at the depot, and everything was going on nicely when an order came for the 5th to return to camp, substituting the 160th Indiana; to say that-the men were dis- sted would be putting it very mild! We were all about sick.” When we again arrived at the camp we found that all ut many useful things we had accumulated during the iast two months, such’as the flooring for our tents, ext) ater barrel. ete., had been carried away, and our camp site exhibited a most dilapidated appear- ance; it rained all night, and we got a good drenching. After getting up tents the next day and having things fixed so that they had something of a camp-like appearance we were ordered to move to the ground of the Ist Brigade, 2d Division, ist Corp: about a mile east. This move was also made through the rain, but in spite of all our hardships, the Sth, today, has the cleanest and most comfortable camp in the park. The vile reports circulated regarding the conduct of our boys are malicious false- hoods and almost every member of the regiment has entire confidence in its com- manding officer, Colonel Culver. Although being ordered back was one of the greatest disappointments to the men, yet they show ed that they, were indeed soldiers, men that could meet misfortune without’ fiinching. We still think and hope that we will get to the front even yet and in spite of political pulls.” ae LI HUNG CHANG AND RUSSIA. He is Accused by Britis& Minister of Betraying His Country. LONDON, August 2.—The Pekin corre- spondent of the Standard says: “Today (Monday) the empress dowager openly relieved the emperor of all real power. The ministers take their instruc- tions directly from her, and Li Hung Chang practically supersedes the Tsung Li Yamen, It is rumored ‘that Sir Claude McDonald, the British minister, before the Tsung Li Yamen accused Li Hung Chang of betray- ing China to Russia, and it is said that Li Hung Chang has threatened to demand the recall of Sir Claude McDonald.” The London Globe yesterday afternoon says it learns on high authority that Yung Hung, said to be an American citizen, to whom the Tsung Li Yamen granted a con- cession for the Tien Tsin Chin Kiang rail- road, has signed an agreement with an English syndicate to supply the necessary capital of $25,000,000. Thereupon the Globe urges the government to support Yung Hung’s request “for an extension of time to secure the capital,” and says the United States minister at Pekin is already sup- porting Yung Hung, but it appears from the Globe’s statements that “prompt Brit- ish influence is cosgraret tg hy area ‘Yamen to cancel the concession.’ says he has spent $18,000 on his fam- | Cth Hay dh by Just on the Eve of Battle. Thursday at noon we close ou give us ample time to book our sem r doors for a half a da: i-annual in order to INVENTORY. THE AMOUNT OF GOODS WHICH WE SHA. MATTER LEFT ENTIRELY TO YOU. WE SELOT THE BARGAINS—AND MAKE THE PRICES—AND PRESS THE BUTTOD YOU DO THE REST. OUR ATTRACTIONS ARB SELF-SACRIFICI HONEST UP-TO-DATE MERCHANDISE. LL SELL BETWEEN NOW AND THEN IS A AND NG VALUES WHICH THE PUBLIC KNOWS 18 Two Rousing Remnant Offerings. 10,000 yards of Fast Colored S one hundred desirable patterns to se ends of goods which sold for toc. a r ENTRANCED NCE _PEKOUD. AND STYLE—JUDGMENT IN EVERY ALi. THE WASH STUFFS. ON EARTH THE MA’ WITH "EM VANCING. THEY ARE THE QUA FORE-STOCK-TAKING PRICE. LADIES’ SUITS. Stock taking are some few lines, though, which a: to have them. On these we have venience sake they’ve been divided In Lot 1 ARE AROUT FORTY SUITS MADE OF REAL a ITIES THAT SOLE tylish Lawns, at least t from, the mill id 123c. a yard.. 2I4C. THEY'RE THE MOS’ ER HANDLED. AT THK s will find this department pretty well weeded out. There re a little fuller than we would care fixed “go-quickly” prices, For con- into groups—six in all. In Lot 4 ARE COMPRISED A NUMBER OF oR-S IRISH LINEN CRASH. THE GOODS ARE | WH PWLE SUITS, * 4 an pee SURIPED, SOME WITH RBLUB, SOME WITH | RANGED FROM $900 TO. Sith a Be NS BROWN, SOME WITH GREEN AND SOME PLAIN. THE MOST OF 'EM AR LAND SOMELY WITH SELP. THE SKIRTS ARE FULL FOUR | TRIMMED IN COLORS phrow YARDS WIDE. HUG THA HIP CLOSELY AND | STOCR-TAKING Ploech "$4.75 FLARE AT THE |. SIZES RUN FROM 32 TO 40. REDUCED FROM $4.50 Ax? $ 1.69 $8.75. BEFORE-STOCK-' . In Lot 2 ARE 53 CRASH SKIRTS IN MISSES’ SIZES. TPEY ARE VERY FUL AVE CIRCULAR, | TULIP FLY ARB ABOUT 12 | CCRDED TUCKED EFFECTS THAT'LL GO IN WITH THESE. BOTH STYLES ARE MAN-TATLORED GARM THEY ARE U MATCHABLE aT 3 ‘ORE-STOCK-TAK: In Lot 3 ARB 78 SKIRTS OF VARYING MATERIAL THE GREAT MAJORITY ARE CUT FROM FINE CORDED PIQUE. THE ®t FROM AL | ARMY DUCK. LIBERALITY OF WIDTH AND. CARE IN FINISH CHARACTERIZE "EM AS WORTH AT LEAST $2.25. STOCK-TAKING PRICE. Ribbons. Splendid quality All-silk Satin and Gros Grain Ribbons. Two widths. 1 inch and som inebes. Most all stapl included, an few bolts of the seascn’s rerer shades. Wort and 12%c. a yerd. Before stock: price Sere nen: OSC. The same quality of Ribbon as the abc in ch widths. Red Before stock-taking pri About 200 pieces of All-silk Fancy Ribbe and subdued effects m. No inch wide. Reduced from Before stock-taking price. . all fancies, all colori that sold at 30, 4: Before gil qualities’ in Ribbet Lieaped upon one teble. teking price..... 10-yard pleces of % of an Inch In w ‘strow Velvet Ribbons, th. Reduced from Before stock-taking price 10 25c. | 6 and 7-inch Novelty Ribbons, In every possiile blending and arrangen«nt of color. Redaced from and $1.25 a yard. Before st: = O, ing price. 59c. | taking price..... In Lot 5 YOU WILL FIND ALL THAT'S LEFT OF THOSE: LINES ¢ HIRT WAISTS THAT SOLD AT P&c., $1.29 AND $1.49. MADE OF VERY FINE AND SHEER WHITE LAWN, LACE-EMBROIDERKED CUFFS AND PEARL BUTTON In Lot 6 H MADRAS SHIRT WAISTS THAT $1.98 AND THEIR Pat. TERNS ARE MOSTLY IN NEAT CHG ovs § AND PLAID Ste IN THE LAND © FINEST — WORK BEI TAKING PRICE......... ry 3 Big Turkish Bath Towel Leaders. ctly fair t It isn't ex: bay at a time when tut when a spe- be picked up, and at t our regular stock and to ourselves to These towels are extraordinary values. r the usual weight, and have a thick. Nl set the blood tingling most animated way A towel 16532 inches ° 4K. A towel 22n44 inches....seseeeseeseeez IC. A towel 23x50 inches seow I2'4c. White Goods. €8-inch French Or; of the delicacy like of x Were $0c. Before- stock-tsking ‘price be 25c. Very Sheer India TAnon, an imperted quality that never sold under 8c. | Before-stuci Litho. An especially finc quality of Imported Pique im rn and heacy cord. Our regular price DOe Before-stock-taking price...... oe . i S. KANN, SONS & CO., 8th and Market Space. oe We bought eagentety ecetpopegesenee Seeseeseeseote Crowds were past handling yester walt on half the people ruthless price reductions. for all America! > $ Men’s $12 Black $4 -00 : Serge Suits... They're the sort that CAN'T fade. The goods is a fine, silk-finish, wire-twist effect. Lined with consummate care. Beautifully tailored and finished. Not a store can show you better at $12. Tbe Trading Com- 00 pany sold ‘em at $8.... 5 ° Men’s $20 Satin-lined Black Clay Diag- § 580 onal Cutaways.. raw edge and lined all through with the finest Skinner satin. $20 is a light estimate of their worth. The Trad- $5.80 Men’s $12 Clay $390 Diagonal Suits. . who : seSesontengeesnetee tees sSerdersoetontnetees eseseeseegeeleey ing Company sold ‘em at $12. the unheard-of o Choice for price of .. There are over 300 of these puits. Some are mode a little better than the others, bat no one need grumble who gets eny of fe them. The coats ace cut in the popular & sack” shape. The Trading Our slanghtering price Is... ° “8 $2 and $3 Young Men’s Whi efecto Sef sSeete . : Ninth and sees sMerchants’ Stock of Clothing And the town hasn’t recovered from its surprise yet. Washington was astounded to learn of the gigantic deal wl We badn’t wanted to buy. Greater and grander bargains at prices that'll set the pace son deedendeetondonectondoseatonsengetongeneceadeaeeadenseasoa eaten oneness eae oade eee ToS the Boston COLCEO PLO uich made us succes- sors to the biggest clothing syndicate ever formed. room—we hadn't facilities—to Just as rare values today—just as $1.50 Children’s 2@c. Wash Suits.... 38 Many are only worth a dollar. Made of fest-color wash stuffs, with sailor blouse, lanyard and whis ie, ee ered ent wir BOC, Men’s $12.50 Tweed and Cassimere $3 -38 eo eee ee are ern and shade "m most part “Br par with any in All sizes. Splen- id tailering. Light and dark effects. Good summer $3 38 Weights. Goods worth $12.50 ° Men’s $1.25 Crash ce Pants... sega | They've been sbrunk all they «ver will be. Cut with shape. The Trad ing Company sold "em at Gc 39c¢ We're content to take..... ° $2.50 and $3 Chil- dren’s Cassimere c. Nobby Clothes for well-dressing little fel- lows. Geod, fast colon wool goods. " Drery size, all of $2.50 and $3.00 te and Fancy Vests........15¢. H. FRIEDLANDER & BRO.,} E Streets. esteteadontectentostetoadonnteatosetontoctetonteniestestesteteatenbetoatestontetoafoctetonteneatoafeneteateetecedoctecieatectoctadectecteteatecd PROBABLE CONTEST. Two Wills Filed Covering Extat> of William Buckley. By reason of .the fact documents, purporting to be of the late William Buckley, known citizen of South Washington, who died July 28 possessed of much valu- able real estate and other holdings, the estate, it is believed, will be the subject of litigation, although no definite steps have yet been taken in this direction. The al- leged last will of Mr. Buckley was filed yesterday. It bears the date of November 18, 1897, and in it the premises known as that | Nos. 800 to S08 4% street southwest the will a well- given to Andrew Archer in trust, to hold ard manage, and after the payment of all current expenses on the same to pay the pet income therefrom to Thomas Buckley, one of the testator's sons, during his life. At the death of Thomas gp ge the will vides, the property shali con- Yeyed to his children, or if he should dle leaving no children, the property is to be conveyed to the testator’s children. Wil- lam Buckley, jr., is made executor of this by Attorney M. J. Colbert from the pas- tor of St. Dominic's Catholic Church, in, whose custody it had been placed. By its previsions Mr. Buckley’s wife, who has since died, was made executrix, and also recetved much of the property of which the deceased was possessed. It also provides that the two sons, William and Thomas, shall share alike in the distribution of the estate, which was then, it is understood, not nearly so large as now. In this first will only one grandchild és included in the bequests, whereas in the last testa- ment the six grandchildren receive a large preportion of the estate, including both real estate, cash and personal property. It is understood that Mr. Thomas Buck- ley is not altogether satisfied with the latter will, and will contest. Together with his brother William-and Mr. Colbert, he