Evening Star Newspaper, September 6, 1898, Page 9

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The Chesapeake Beach road will run its first passenger train to Mari- boro’ from Washington, via Baltimore and Ohio Alexandria branch to Deanwood. A large number of horses and cattle have passed here en route for the fair, and the number of persons applying for space for exhibits is far ahead of any previous year. The Maryland Agricultural College will mske its usual exhibit, which will be a leading feature of the fair. ‘The fair nds are situated just out- aide of the town of Upper Mariboro’, and consist of 100 acres. There is a halt-mile track, with a record of 2.18. The officers of the association are KR. S. Hill, president: E. E. Berry, vice presi- dent: ir Croster, treasurer: W. G. Brooke, ascretary; T. J. Grant, assistant secretary. TWO MORE DEFEATS A Brace of Games Lost at Boston Yesterday. COLLINS MAKES TWO HOME RUNS Jimmy Michael Defeats His Rival, Linton. ° CURRENT SPORTING — + NEWS Today's Schedule and Weather. Washington at Bostcn—clear. Paltimore at Philadelphia—clear. Chicago at Ci:.cinnati—clear. Brooklyn at New York—clear. Cleveland at Louisvilie—clear. Record of the Clubs. Clubs. WLP. Ciubs. Boston .... ‘Philadelphia 56 Gineinzati \Pittsburg . Reltimore . 8 +610 | Louisville Jand - {386| Brooklyn . - Fe Washington .40 71 New York 53.547} St. Louis... -33 It was the same old story at Boston yes- terday, the champions taking two games from the Washington agsregation of crip- pies and misfits. The morning game wes a very pretty contest, the visitors playing an errorless game, while the home team made three. Willis and Killen were the opposing slab artists, the former being touched for six hits and the latter for seven. Wiilts, however, streek out eight men, Killen com- pelling but one man to fan, giving two passes and making a balk and a wild pitch. Willis gave but one pass. Wrigley return- ed to the game after an absence of several weeks and made but one misplay in the fourteen chances he had in the (wo games. Gettman was unable to play because of sickness, Mercer going to center, Anderson to left and Donovan to right. In the first game, Reitz, in tae opening inning, singled, stole second, and scored when Lowe muffed and then fumbled An- derson’s liner. The champio: tied the score in the following inning, when Bergen scratched a single to center, went to second on Stahl’s single to center, to third when Hickman was given first on a baik of Kil- len, and home on Willis’ serateh sipgie front of the plate. scored until the Neitaer side thereafter ixth inning, when Collins put the bail over the left-field fence for a homer, the winning run. Nichols and Weyhing were the twirling opponents in the afternoon game, and while the home pcople got but hits, two more than the visitors, the: six runs to two for the Senat« Weyhing gave two passes and. Nichols one, the latter striking out eight men to Weyhing’s thr In tals game Collins, in the second in drove the ball over the left-tield fence tor a four-bagger. In the fourth inning Reitz and Smith scored, but the Beaneaters ted the score ia their half, and in the follow- ing inning sent three men across the plate, and another in ixth, errors, passes and hits being responsible therefor. Scores: Boston. RHLO.A-B. | Washington. .H.0.A.E. Hamilton.cf.0 1/00 6|M. ef. 6 o 8 0.23 Y Rite 1220 4 3 1 McGuire, 10 1 4.0 0 31 reo, 19 1 21 0 10 1140 43 11K os8o00 1 0 0 Wrigley, ss..0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0|Donovan, rf.0 0 1 1 0 11 0 0 /Killen, p...0 10 20 03 2715 8) Totals....1 62412 0 RELE. Boston . 1000100x273 Washingto oov000001 60 Boston. -O.A.K. | Washington. R.HO.A.E. Hamilton,et. 00 6!Mezcer, et..0 2°00 i o 000 2 reo ° 240 7 520 Duty. ie 6 102 Stal, r 1 611 Hickiman,tb u 200 Nichols, p. ° Tink os0 Totals....6 82 411 RULE. Boston ° 88 2 Washington ° 0-265 Even Break at Philadelphia. The two games at Philadelphia yesterday between the Phillies and Baltimores result- ed in an even break, the Orioles getting the morning game by 6 to 4, while the af- ternoon game went to the Quakers by 11 to 10. Both contests were full of excite- ment, the good and bad plays being dis- tributed almost equally and caused the lead to switch back and forward between the two clubs. The Orioles won the first game in the last innings through consecutive batting, while the Phillies cid exactly the seme thing in the second gume, hammering five runs over the plate. Baltimore .. Philadelphia Baltimore .. Pailadelpbia Honors Easy at Chicago. The Chicago and Pittsburg clubs played two games yesterday and honors were easy, tbe Orphans getting the first gume by 5 to i, while the second went to the Pirates by 6 to 1. Gritith pitched well for his club in the morning, while Biliy Mart held t home club down to six hits in the after- noon. The playing of Jimmy Rydn was the feature of both games. R.HLE. Chicago. 11x39 Pittsburg. oo 1-111 3 RELE. Chicago 900000100164 Pittsburg’ 20 4610 1 St. Louis, S$; Louisville, 5. Only one game was played at Louieville yesterday, and the St. Louis boys managed to capture it by 8 to 5, only six innings be- ing played on account of darkn Both pitchers were hit hard, but the grounds were muddy and the Rough Riders | proved to be better mud horses than the Colonels. RH 3220018116 0203 0-511 Broke Even at Brooklyn, The New Yorks and Brooklyns broke even yesterday in the latter city, the Giants getting the morning game by 4 to 2, cwing to Rusie’s good work, while the afternoon contest went to the credit of the Grooms, vwing to Kennedy's good work, the score being 14 to 3. Joyce's home run in the sev- enth inning of the second game with two men on bases was the feature of the con- test. New York. Brooklyn Brooklyn . New York. ach Took One at Cincinnati. Bleven thousand peopie saw the double- acader at Cincinnati yesterday between the Ewingites and Clevelands, the first game, after fourteen mnings, going to the “Wan- derers” by 8 to ‘6, while the second was placed te the credit of the Reds by 1 to 0. Only five innings was played in the second game on account of darkness. Hawley out- pitched Cuppy in the second game, although the latter did good work. Cincinneti Cleveland . Cincinuatt Cleveland < Base Ball Notes, At Boston again today. Wrigley was back in the game and the team lookg stronger. Nothing definite has been decided upon regarding the serics with “the Phillies scheduled for National Park. / The Senators play no favorites. They dropped three to Cincinnati and it looks as though the same medicine would be given them at Boston. — Killen and Weyhing pitched:good ball for the Senators yesterday, but Willis and Nichols did better. boone Gettman is jis’ torcea “re out of yesterday's games, forced retirement probably losing the first game, as Peneree: lost everything that went into right field. Another case of hard luck. Monte Cross was up to his old tricks again yesterday. He lost a runner coming down to second base and then charged it to the umpire, with the result that an ex- cited individual jumped over the railing and iried to punch Umpire Gaffney. The umpires should keep an eye on Cross, and on his first kick take him out of the game. This remedy repeated a half dozen times would cure bis kicking propensities. Matters are coming to a pretty pass when two bright lights of the umpire staff, Gaff- ney and Brown, will rot suit the Philadel- phia spectators. These two veterans have been lauded all over the country for good work but it remained for the quiet Quak- ers to get up a stormy protest against their decisions. Brown was roasted prin- cipally because he missed the first strike on a batter, which had no effect on the game whatever. The Bostor. management was sore at the Cleveland club for defeating their boys two out of three games and as a result adopted dilatory tacties last Friday with the result that the “Wanderers” arrived in Cincin- nati sixteen hours behind their regular uime. The Tebeauites were tired out with the long ride and the Reds defeated them, which aptly illustrates the folly of losing one’s temper in base ball. Had the Cleve- lands left Beston on time they would have had a rest in Cincinnati and Sunday’s game might have been a Cleveland victory, which would have belped the Beaneaters. irwin wiil manage Washington next sea- son, and it ss safe to say that “Buck” Free- man, the heavy hitter of Toronto, and lit- tle Casey, the “whirlwind,” will play on the Washington team of 1599. Irwin will have a team that will be in the running.—Balti- more Herald. Eleven games were played in the National League yesterday, of which there were even breaks at Brooklyn, Chicago, Cincinnati and Philadelphia. Only one contest occur- red at Louisville, St. Louis being credited with the victory. The only team that won both games was Boston, the Senators being the victims of the champions. By this double victory Boston again captured first Place, the Reds dropping back to sécond place. Many of the games were close and very exciting. It took Baltimore ten innings to defeat Philadelphia in the morning. The latter got even in the afternoon by winning a highly interesting struggle in the ninth inning by scoring five runs. Considerable disorder prevailed at the afternoon game and a spectator assaulted Umpire Gaffney. At Cincinnati the home team suffered de- feat after fourteen innings of play, and in the afternoon shut out Cleveland. HARPING 0} MERCER. Cincinnati Writer Tells of Winnie's Wonderful Sprinting Ability. From the Cineinnati Enquirer. A few days ago Win Mercer, the crack pitcher of the Washingtons, remarked that he would like above all things to play with the Cincinnati team next season. It was published in the Enquirer at the time, and since then Win has been watched very at- tentively by the local rooters. They are just as anxious to have Mercer as Mercer is to play here. The Cincinrati pitching corps, as it now stands, is beyond dispute the best in America. I have frequently re- marked this, and the records have borne out the claim. I don’t know that there is any chance to secure Mercer, but I do know that if he wore a Cincinrati uniform the pitch ng staff of the Cincinnati team Wouid appcar almost invincible. There are some of tke members of the present pitching staff who, as far as actual pitching is concerned, overshadow the Washington man, but wien it comes to other requisites that go to make up a ball Mercer stands by himself. He is, jering the number of games he has played, the hardest-hitting pitcher in the league. As a sprinter he is up in the Ham- llton-Keeler-Donovan cla: Indeed, I know of no player in the league who can get down to first faster than he can. He is a willing worker, and said the other even- ing if he could get with a team of the field- ing and batting caliber of the Reds that he would be willing to pitch three times a week. A_varty of base ball stars were loitering in front of the Gibson House night before last. ‘The question of sprinting came up. Such players as Keeler, himself one of the fastest men that ever broke from the plate, Mugsey McGraw, Joe Kelly and others fell to complimenting Mercer about his fast running. “A man that bats from the left ide of the box and can step down to: first do,’ said Keeler, addressing Mer- $ a sucker to ever pitch a ball.’ “Or play any Infleld position,” added Me- G “Get in the outfleld,” continued Keeler. “I started as a pitcher, but the outfleld is good enough for me.”” “Yes, and I started as a pitcher, and I to get to the outfield,” said Mc- “I coaxed Hanlon to keep Quinn, so Gri he could play third, and-let me go to the outfield, but he wouldn't do it.” “You have got a chance to last longer in the halt outfield,” said Keeler. “There is not the chance of being spiked or run there as on the bases.” look at Fred Clarke, of the Louis- Villes,”” said McGraw. “I'll bet if he was playing one of the bases he would have been put out of the business long ago. I don’t know whether he means {t or not, but he seems to be after everybody. He steps on the first baseman every time he goes to first, and he comes into every bag on a close play like he was going to tear the bag loose from its fastening. He’s got his spikes up at you all the time. I tell you if he was playing a base they would have had him leng ago. But there is no chance to get go him unless you take a club and go out in the field after him, That wouldn't do.” “I'll try for the outfield if I can gec it,” said Mercer, “but I am not through with pitching yet.” SHAMROCKS WON BOTH. The Market House Boys Outplayed at Bat and in the Field. ‘The double-header at National Park yes- terday afternoon between the Shamrocks and Market House club proved to be a dou- ble victory for the Hibernian lads, the first game being won by 6 to 8, and the second by 10 to 4. The Market boys were outplay- ed, both at the bat and in the fleld in both games, their weakness as fielders being particularly noticeable in comparison with the clean, snappy work of the Shamrocks, who are charged with one error in eighteen innings. Phillips, who pitched the first game for the colored boys, proved a great puzzle, and had his support been good an easy vic- tory would have been chalked up to his credit. Lothrop, who opposed him, was touched up rather lively, but his support was gilt-edged and runs were hard to chase across the rubber. Leonard and Henson were. the opposing twirlers in the second game and both were touched up at a lively rate, the fleld sup- port of the former again coming up to the first-class rank, not an error being made back of him. The support back of Henson was very poor, six misplays being made, but the colored boy stuck to his work and deserves great credit for good work under adverse circumstances. Atz, the Sham- rock shortstop, was the bright particular star of both games, his sensational work being the feature, although Warren at third and Doherty at second also played good consistent ball. Atkinson, who play- ed second for the Market House team, fielded splendidly, his work being the re- deeming feature of that team’s work, but his batting was weak. Nearly 1,000 spec- tators were present, many ladies being among the number. The umpiring of Lee and Wren deserves especial mention, as the protests were few and far between. and were made chiefly to enliven the game. MANY RECORDS BROKEN, Jimmy Michael Defeated Linton in @n Hour’s Racing. James Michael demonstrated his superior- ity over his old Welsh schoolmate, Tom Linton, at the Manhattan Beach cycle track yesterday afternoon In a one-hour unlimited paced race, The weather condi- tions were nearly perfect and the race was witnessed by thousands of enthusiasts, who cheered the midget. When Linton gave up after riding thirty miles the lit- tle Welsh rarebit was tendered an ovation, which must have made him forget the hisses at this same track a week ago last Saturday, when he was beaten in the best two out oss one-mile races by the col- -ored boy, Major Taylor. Linton ae out with some exceedingly fast work in th hesssane of the contest and broke records from ‘the sec- ond up to the eleventh mile, which he cov- ered in eighteen minutes forty-six seconds. This was three and one-fifth seconds bet- ter than his ‘own world’s record. Michael Was two seconds Slower than ton, also ahead“ of;ghe mecord. at this point. Both were behiyd-the record in th: twelfth mile, but in thethinteenth the record of 22.211-5, held b¥ Harry Eikes of Glen Fails, N. Y., was betien. Michael aid the distance in 2248 amé Linton’s time was 22.20 8-5. romp tite Stage uniil the end of the race ee ame Was not touches by either. 9 "The exact distancesmade by Linton was 30 miles 696 -ariigc Michael! won. by 2 miles 880 yardss but Following is & table of the world’s rec- ay ords broken: «= Taylore Taylore Ta: Taylore Tastore Taylore Linton S@Nc CURES 188 1.5 22.21 1-5 SIMS DEFEATED SCHADE. Event of the Racing at the Park Bicycle Club ‘Track. About 2,500 pérséns went to the track of the Park Bicycle Club yesterday afternoon and were rewarded by witnessing as fine a card of racing as has been seen here this season. -Thore ‘Was plenty ‘of competition, With interesting féatures and heartbreak- ing finishes. : The event was tho match: race between Schade and Sims. That the public was in- terested in this was shown’ by the close at- tention paid to the riding, and the ap- plause Whicn folléWed. Though three heats were run, the race ‘was not satisfactorily settled, and another and final match event may result. The interest in the race ex- tends to the profeasiona] riders, and just before the race H. R: Steenson, the fast Minneapolis boy, ‘came out with a chal- lenge to tae winner. His challenge will undoubtedly be accepted. The pacing team ‘of Sims consisted of Lee Counselman, steersman; Robert L. French, Ne and Billie’Sims, For Schade, B. L.’ Wilson was steersman; A. C. Moran, No. 2, and H. R. Steenson, No. 3. Sims objected to the triplet team of Schade using a certain machine, which, it was claimed, was fully fifty yards to the mile faster than the’ triplet used by Sims. This ob- jection was not sustained. Another cause for quibbling was in the matter of pacing. Schade thought that the “trips” were to carry the riders clear to the tape, letting the men beat them out on the sprint if necessary. Instead the pacing machines carried the riders only to the third turn of the last lap, letting them sprint and fin- ish the race théinSélves. While Schade rode a wheel geared to WH, Sims rode his regu- lar racing wheel, geared to $4. The race was not run off until the end of the pro- gram. Had the management separated the heats, and scattered them through the program the resul€’would undoubtedly have been much more Satisfactory. In the first heat Schade took the pole. His outfit took the lead and held it,’the Sims triplet following directly behind. At the end of the second lap the Sims “trip” tried to gain the lead, but by keeping up a fine sprint Schade’s men ‘held their own. The team gained a few yards, but the men seemed to slow down at the third turn and Sims’ triplet caught, up just in time for Sims to leave it, and tack onto the rear wheel of Schade, who was beginning his sprint on the tum for the homestretch. Following Schade she entire distance of the turn, Sims ered the homestretch with plenty of steam,” and won by several lengths. When within a few yards of the tape, passing Schade, he looked sidewise at him, and grinned. ‘The time of the ride being 2.02 4-5, iv wa declared by the judges to be no contest! + 39 The second iat whs a repetition of the first, though by swirtiing the previous heat Sims had the ole, ‘hd took the lead. He Jed for only om# dey: On the end uf the first lap Schade’ cing crew forged to the lead, and Wald it. At the beginning of the third lap Sims fst his pace in some manner, and fmmediately tacked on the rear wheel ot Wis-opponent, following him down the backstretéh in this manner, and holding on to»the ‘homestretch, when he sprinted. Thisowas ‘a much closer race, and while Sim9 w6n,‘and managed to laugh again at his oppbnemt as he passed him, he did not have much» room to spare. The time of this race was put at 1.59 4-5, As the other evertts on the program had been run off, it wa necessary to run a third heat of thé race, on account of the first one beingsttedfared ‘no contest. Sims took»ithe polefand managed .to hold “the lead for severa}‘laps. At one time, while Schade’s triplet-atempted to forge past, and succeeded) Simp by 4 elever move man- aged to catch on the rear tre, and fol- lowed, with Schade behind him. In the final sprint Sims worl out. The time was 2 and it was at first declared no contest. Later, on account of the extraor- dinary exertion, the pacing crews being urable to shove aaether mile within two minutes; the heat was allowed, and Sims declared the winner. As the time limit was thoroughly ynderstocd at the start it is hardly likely, that this award will be permitted to stand. The decision did not appear to meet with the approval of the Spectators in the grand stand. Summaries of the other races follow: One-mile novice; amateur. First heat won, by P. J, Miller; E. L, Wittstat ond; E. P. Gofiling, third. ‘Time, 2 Richardso} . 30: Final heat Richardson, sec- Second heat. won by W. Miller, second. ‘Time, 2 won by P. J. BIE V ond. Time, 2:41 1-5. One-mile ate professional. First heat won by A. C. Moran; C. E. Gause, sec- ond, and H. R.- Steénson, Minneapolis, third. Time, 2:27 2-5. Second heat won by Fred Sims; Lee, ounselman, second, and W. F. Throop, third. Time, 2:20, Final heat won by Fred Sims, A. C. Moran, sec- ond; Lee Counselman, third; C. E. Gause, fourth. Time, 2:39 3 One-mile handicap; amateur. First heat won by B. L. Burton (5 yards), J. B. Alex- ander (G0 yards), second; John Hill (lo yards), third; H. A. Rhine (0 yards), h; C. L. Miller 5 yards), fifth. Time, Second heat won by William Brearly (75 yards); H. Wiegel (95 yards), second; O. H. Miller (100 yurds), third; W. ¥. Maher (145 yards), fourth; J. E. Han- ger, jr. (seratch),, fifth... Time, 2:06 4-5. Final heat won by E. L. Burton, William Brearly, second; John Hill, third; J. E. Alexander, fourth. ‘Time, 2:08. Invitation Australian pursuit race; pro- fessional; tandem. Wan by Lee Counsel- man and R. L, Prench; E. L. Wilson and A. C. Moran, second; D. A. Kraemer and G. J. Kraemer, third. Distance, 57-8 miles. Time, 12:17 1-5, f One-miie match-race; eo eee Won by Fred Sims. -Time, 2024 1:59 1-5 and 2:07 2-5; ‘Two-mile Arlington Wheelmen handicap; amateur. Won by E. L. Burton @0 yards); J. W. ‘Phompson (scratch), second; Robert Stone (scratch), third; John Walker (60 yards), fourth, "Time, 4453-5... OLD SPORT REVIVED. A Contest at’ paws Played at Com- munipau Grounds, ¥rom the New York Sturnal. Miss Liberty, out on the day, looked over her shoulder at a stirring contest on the Jersey shore yesterday. It was the ancient game of bowls. ‘Tué# such a game as Ad- miral Blake, #6‘ vfetor, who swept Van Tromp from th geab, pdused to finish be- fore he firiishelt*, tHe Dutchman. Such a game it.was asthe itch in old New York played on. the Hgwling Green in New Am- sterdam.* It whs tile nolse of the balls clashing togetiftr' iat Rip Van Winkle heard thunderiig qugh the Kaaterskills. The game is played. today as Charles I played it amopg.uhls Scottish soldiers at Dunkirk, and fs-cehturies“have not dimin- ished the zeal of'gééfchmen end their keen- ness’ fot the abit ihis was.made very evident by the mayg@xteen pleked.men of the Boston > and uae ee fought for sup: with.as many of best players 0; New Jersey oie Green Club 0: lattér’s grounds, in Philip street, @urhtHunipau, ‘on the level seth Sah Sts ett Nowe tr ta ees ea jul wae that after He afte forenoon and longer, than The reader who'has not’ séen the game ‘should drive: from his mind at once all Ser eance OF of. bowling e Sypins on @-hard wi re the Smapthest, oi nat Jeyel rolled and ironed gntil it’has no : 20 ward, a visible out into fact, bowls and curling have many points im_common. The white jack is bowled to the further end of the rink, being allowed to Ne where it stops. The first player sends a black bowl over the grass, which halts a few feet from ihe jack, perhaps eighteen inches te one side. A rival player bowls, his ob- ject being to ‘nake his ball stop nearer to the jack. Periaps his opponent following will cancel his score by knocking his ball from its pesition and giving his own the nearer lie. That is really all there is to it —to the chance looker-on. But if'will seen that there are brains and skill of the highest power in the game. Judgment is needed to give the ball the proper initial force. An shour’s play di closes unseen inequalities in the turf, whict must be taken into account. The element of juck comes in to send the best laid plans “aglee,” as an old player put it yesterday. The game is uncertain until the last ball is bowled. The Bostons won the tournament by eleven points in the aggtegate score. Very close playing that was, and the hosts de- served ‘better fortune, for three of their rinks defeated the visitors, and the fourth lost the match for all, being defeated by 42 to 11. After the game there was feasting and drinking and hospitable talk of auld Jang syne. The Jerseymen have visited Boston and tasted defeat, but they had a fine time in the bay state, and it was thetr oppor- tunity to play host. It was a late train that carried the sixteen Yankee-Scot vic- tors to their home. At the Brightwood Park. Labor day was observed by the plate printers from the bureau of engraving and printing by an outing at the Brightwood Driving Park, where the feature of the day's sport was a mile in 2.38 by Mr. B. F. McCauley’s friple team of trotters, Silsby Maid, Eclipse and Shawford. Mr. Thomas Kean’s horse captured the roadster trot. A half-mile bicycle race was won by Mr. Miller of the bureau of engraving and printing, —__.—_ THE WILL OF GLADSTONE. It Shows That His Personal Property is Worth £59,506, The will of the late Right Hon. William E. Gladstone has been probated. It shows that his personal estate is valued at £ Mr. Gladstone’s will was written by him- self in an ordinary memorandum book. It is a document of about two thousand words, and is a remarkable specimen of penmanship, The second clause of the will has reference to the funeral arrangements, and says: “Commending myself to the in- finite mercies of God in the Incarnate Son as my only and sufficient hope, I leave the particulars of my burial to my executors, specifying only that they be very simple and private, unless there be conclusive rea- sons to the contrary. And I desire to be buried where my wife may also lie. On no account shall laudatory inscription be placed over mi = After appointing his sons as executors, the will charges the future possessor of Hawarden to remember that, as the head of the family, it will be his duty to extena good offices to other members thereof cording to his ability, and their manife: needs and merits. The rest of the docu- ment leaves souvenirs to servants and be- queaths to his grandson, William, as heir- looms, all patents of crown effices held by the testator and books and prints presented to him by the queen and letters from the queen. The will bears date Noyember 2, 1:98. =e A REHEARING GIVEN. Rival Factions From the Secoad Vir- ginia District State Their Case. A bitter factional fight is beine waged within the ranks of the republican party of the second Virginia congressional district over the organization of the rightful dis- trict committee. Two rival committees are in the fleld, headed by Dr. Wise and Mr. Burroughs, and each is contending for the privilege of calling the nominating « en- tion and fixing the basis of representation. As the affair concerns the election of a re- publican representative in Congress the republican congressional committee has taken it up and Representative Hull re- cently decided in favor of the Wise com- mittee. Yesterday a rehearing of the case was given, and all day the rival factions set forth their contentions at comm.it2e head- quarters before Mr. Hull, ———__+ + —____. Against Territorial Expansion. To the Editor of the Evening Star: The communication of Mr. B. P. Davis on “Our Captured Islands,” while punc- tuated with a measure of both logic and fact, falls far short of the “whole truth,” and is quite misleading in its general scope, and correspondingly fails to answer the objections urged by non-expansionists. The acquisition of territory in the past bears no analogy to the proposed imme- diate and permanent annexation of cap- tured Spanish territory, either as to the earlier, intermediate or concluding circum- stances, to say nothing of the direct and implied pledges of the declaration of war, as passed by Congress, as well as the vast difference in the character of the inhabi- tants, whether regarded from a social, in- dustrial, racial or intellectual standpoint. In all the territory acquired in the past, with perhaps two exceptions, there have been manifest elements of assimilation and improvement, and better industrial condi- tions, each and all of which presaged and aided in an early and beneficial amaiga- tion, without detriment to our industrial relations. In these respects quite different condi- tions confront us now, particularly as to Cuba and the Philippines. Besides differ- ent industrial conditions prevailed in our earlier history, and a larger percentage of our population found ready employment. Combinations, improved machinery and a proportionate reduction in the number of workmen needed, as well as other reasons, compel a larger percentage of idle people now, and this surplus of laborers, in com- bination with the underpaid labor of Cuba and other Spanish territory, must greatly reduce the present scale of wages and force a larger number into the ranks of the un- employed. Today we are not only cursed with a vast army of unemployed, but a large percentage of those employed receive inadequate compensation and find it diffi- cult to support those dependent on them, to say nothing of laying something up “or future néeds. If the mills of New England could not compete with those of the southern states, but found it necessary to both suspend operations and reduce wages, how would it be in case these Spanish islands are an- nexed? The industrial problems now con- fronting us require the wisest possible statesmanship in reaching a proper adjust- ment, and of themselves may Involve and require radical legislation, but the acquisi- tion of these islands will increase the per- plexities of the present situation. A final disposition of captured Spanish territory, under the provisions of our Constitution, is vested in the Congress alone, and any at- tempt, by ‘whomsoever made, to either fotestall or thwart congressional action, will not only be perilous, but will not fail to bear fruit in 1900. Immediate perma- nent annexation or anything beyond a pro- tectorate’s control, at least until the in- habitants shall have become better qualt- fled, and, by a majority, sought annexa- tion, will be extremely unwise, detrimental to our industrial condition and a source of regret ever afterward. The logician’s finest logic may tell you that we should retain these islands of un- ‘developed wealth, but its sophistry will find abundant exempiification in gh ie in- Gustry, starving thousands and dissatisfied millions, if this dream of oppressive wealth and intolerant usurpation shall realize its fullest consummation. For the present let who was recently reledséd from SE ise poe ae fifteen years’ years’ penal for trea- Another Grave Desecration Case. MANY TONS. OF FLESH | $°°**2*eseseeesee< Lost in Cuba by Soldiers of the Dis- trict of Columbia. SOME INCREASED THEIR WEIGHT Wonderful Change Wrought by Good Food and Rest. WHAT THE SCALES SHOW ee Special From a Staff Correspondent. CAMP WIKOFF, Montauk Point, L. L, September 5, 1898. One member of the Ist Regiment of the District of Columbia. who is given to all sorts of curious speculations has made a calculation of the amount of ftesh it cost the District soldiers to do their patt in bringing about the surrender of Santia- go. He has estimated that, on an average, the soldiers have lost fifteen pounds apiece, and calculating on a basis of 982 men, the entire loss of flesh for the regi- ment has been placed at 14,730 pounds, about 71g tons. This estimate is below, rather than above, the facts in the case, for the reason that many of the men aid not weigh themselves until they had been in camp several days, and had regained a number of pounds of their lost weight. Probably William Oldham cf Company G, lost more flesh than any other man in the regiment. When he enlisted he welghed 225 pounds. When he landed at Montauk a few days ago his weight was 147 pounds, a loss of seventy-eight pounds. It will be hacd for anyone to believe that a single man in the regiment actually gained weight while in Cuba, but such was the case in a number cf instances. Colonel Harries, who was muscular and compactly built when he went out with the regiment, has lost thirty-six pounds, the result of the fever from which he has suf- fered, both in Cuba and while at Camp Wikoff. Colonel Harries had as much starvation while in Cuba as any other man in the regiment, and the lack of food had very much to do with his loss of weight, though the fever helped to pull him down. Some of Those Who Lost Flesh. Among those who lost weight were H. lost between thirty-five and forty pounds; Private James .C. Barry of Company A lost forty-three pounds; Private F. T. Old- ham of Company G_ lost forty-seven pounds; T. O. Shaeffer of Company -B” lost about fifty pounds; George Paschal of Company E Jost about sixty-five pounds; Captain Young of Company K lost about thirty-five pounds; Ernst Korte of Com- pany D lost about fifty pounds; Corporal John A. Moyer of Company M_ Jost about fifty-five pounds. The man who probably gained more flesh while in Cuba than any other man of the regiment, was Private Lee Dunnington, who gained twenty pounds in weight, but through what mysterious means he ac- complished this result cannot be even guessed at by the medical officers of the regiment. The surgeons are naturally proud of Dunnington, who kept well de- spite the awful conditions through which he passed. A. B. Claxton of Company C_ proved a close second to Dunnington, and gained fifteen pounds from the time he enlisted until he arrived at Montauk. They Fattened on Hardship. Corporal Bowersox gained ten povods, ard Corporal Frank H. Smith of Company E increased his weight four pounds dur- ing the time he has been in the service. Private William H. Lloyd of Company K made a gain of eight pounds. Private Ar- thur L. Kitchen of Company D gained about fourteen pounds, whiie Corporal Kd- ward Ockert of the same company gained about three founds. James E. Nowland gained four pounds, and .Edward Ockert gained three pounds. Among those who gained in weight is Captain Hodgson of Company G. Captain Hodgson weighed 139 pounds when he left Washington, and when he arrived at Mon- tauk he weighed 141% pounds. He is of medium height, and has a compactly knit frame. With the exception of a slight bowel trouble he was not sick throughout the campaign. Captain Hodgson has been on the Isthmus of Panama, where he con- tracted chagres fever, and he thinks that perhaps this attack of sickness made Lim an immune from fever in Cuba. Estimates of Loss of Weight. Estimates have been made in each of the companies of the loss of weight sustained by the men. In Company F Lieut. J. L. Mock estimated an average loss in weight of the men of 10 to 12 pounds. Sergt. W. C. Whipp of Company I esti- mated an average loss of the men in his company of about 25 pounds. Sergt. John A. Gallagher reports an aver- age loss of weight in Company A of about 18 pounds, and Sergeant Chisolm estimates that on an average the men in Company G lost 20 pounds in weight. Eighteen pounds each is the estimate of weight lost by the men in Company B, this estimate having been made by Sergt. R. L. Quackenbush. In Company E, according to an estimate made by Sergt. R. L. Lamb, the average less In weight was about 15 pounds, while Lieut. Charles A. Meyer found an average loss of about 10 pounds in Company L. The average loss in Company K, estimated by Captain Young, was about 15 pounds, and in Company D the men lost 10 pounds each, according to Sergt. H. A. Debson’s report. An averag> loss of weight of 20 pounds per man oceurred in Company M, and Sergt. R. C. Rice finds an equal loss among the men in Company C. _Men Are Improving. Since the arrival of the regiment here there is no doubt that there has b2en a gain in the weight of the men of from 5 to 10 pounds. Tey have had good food and plenty of it at all times. And since the pro- fessional cooks were brought here, at th> expense of The Evening Star’s relief fund, appetizing dishes have been served to avery one in the regiment, und all of the men en- joy their food. Everybody has had good rest since arriv- ing at Camp Wikoff. The ground is dry, it having rained but once since they came into camry, and, while they are not being supplied with cots, as it was hoped they would be, they have ali fared 30 much better than they did bafore arriving here that the change is comparatively one of luxury. ‘There is no work te do in camp, except peamgenrehar dedadary mies tren Fe the men of a regiment. This exemption from all hard work allows every one an op- portunity to lounge about and rest. Shortly after dark the camp is absolutely quiet, and the soldier boys sleep well at night. 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