The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 20, 1896, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1896. JOCKEY MARTI UAOER A CLOUD, Turfman Pat Dunne Parts With His Premier Rider. STRONG-ARM FAILINGS. He Is Suspected of Having Been Too Muscular in Late Performances. 3 i OVERELLA EASILY BEATEN. Royal Choice Outsprints the Mare, and Her Owner’s Suspicions Are Aroused. MEM PHIS, Texx., April 19.—Pat Dunne will undertake to get along without his premier jockey, Willie Martin, The latter will go to the Nashville meeting, to ride for the Hot Springs stable, while Dunne will take his string to Louisville. The | separation at this early day in the season | is connected by inside turf authority with | the very peculiar riding of Dunne’s Agent by Martin on Fridey, a report of which was given in these dispatches. The same horse started again yesterday and ran | fourth, which was also regarded with sus- vicion. Martin also bad the mounton Overella yesterday. She wasa hot favorite and easily outclassed her fiela, but was beaten by Royal Choice, a very long one. Martin did a grandstand finish, driving under whip and spur. Presiding Judge Carter has notified the owner of the horse Roy Lochiel that his entries would not be re- ceived in the futare at Montgom- ery Park. The horse ran unplaced in an ordinary field on rriday last, and twice since then he has won easily over good horses. Jockey Knapp, who rode Roy Lochiel Friday, has been ruled off for criminal riding, and a recommendation has been made to the Turf Congress that his license be revoked. S SAN JOSE ROAD RACE. Oscar Smith Wins the Garden Citys® Five- Mile Event by a Third of a Wheel. SAN JOSE, Car., April 19.—The five- mile race of the Garden City Cyclers to- day, over the San Martin course, south of this city, was one of the closest and most exciting road events ever held in this State. The course was in bad condition owing to the rain, and the wind blew strong in the face of the riders, but every one of the thirty starters completed the journey. Fifteen of the riders finished in & bunch, Oscar Smith winning by a third of & wheel from Julius Smith. The men came in so close that the judges were dazed, and positions after the fifth man had crossed the tape were in dispute. The tangle, however, was unraveled by the judges at a special meeting held this even- ing. There were twenty-seven grizes given, the largest number ever offered for a | single race by a California club. Tony Deimas went over the course in 13:53 3 Winning the time prize. 7he first fo riders, their handicaps, time and positicns, were as follows: ! g | = RIDERS. = | e 2 | & s = Oscar Smith, :38 B 7 Julius Smith 815 2| Irving Rider 3 2-5 3| 325 4 315 5/ | & 54150 7 425 8| 935 9| 445 10 | : vl 5 1 ruce Cottle. 0 2. 12 sus Navlet 025! 13 0385| 14 n the follow- ing order: Al Hubbard, L. E. Whiting, William Lipsett, W. K. Jamison, C. fi Owen, Frank Hambly, Hal Chase, James Arguelio, C. L. Southgate, T. McGeoghe- gan, T. Frank Smith Jr., 1. Percy Mills, F. E. Manuel, Russell Cushing, EdyWillis< ton and George Thompson. The poor po- sitions of Cushing and Williston were due to punctured tires. —_—— ON THE DIAMOND., Winners of Baseball Games Played by Eastern Teams. ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 19.—“Standing room only” was announced at the ticket windows at Sportsman Park to-day, and 16,600 people passed the turnstiles. Parker was very wild and his support weak, while Breitenstein was effective after the second inning, Score: St. Louls, 10101043%-10 9 2 Chicagos 10000000— 2 7 4 Batte an¢ McFarland, Parker and Dohohue. Umpire—Sheridan. CINCINNATI, Osto, April 19. — The largest attendance but one in the history of the game in Cincinnati saw the Louis- ville team defeated by the splendid work of the local club. At 1o stage of the game did the visitors have a chance to win out. Attendance 16,526. Score: Cinclnnatis. 240110022-12 13 1 000010101— 3 10 & eries—Riines 'and Vaughn: Cunningham, Frazier and Warner. Umpire—£msle. T L SEATTLE BROADSWORD CONTEST. Baron Malchin of Russia Bests Cham- pion Jenning. SEATTLE, Wasn.,, April 19.— Baron Malchin won in the broadsword contest at Madison Park this afternoon, scoring a decided victory over the world’s cham- pion, Captain E. N. Jennings of this city. Experiencea swordsmen_eay the Russian displayed marvelous skill, much to the surprise and chagrin of Caprtain Jennings, whose efficiency with the sword, it was very apparent, is being impaired by age. The captain had much the better horse, but out of 29 he scored only 12 to the Baron’s 17 points, . Neither antagonist sustained serious in- jury. Lawyer Edward P, Edsen refereed the contest, which was witnessed by about 1000 persons. Captain Jennings says he will soon challenge Baron Malchin for another contest. —_——— Fhenomenal Cycling Feat. SAVANNAH, Ga., April 19,—Charles A. Murphy, the Brooklyn bicyclist, who isin training here, made a quarter of a mile on the Savannah track to-day, un- paced and from a fiying start, in :28 2.5, after having ridden eight miles, The rec- ord was made in 2 high wind. SETESETRY Death of Thomas L. McElrath. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 19.—Thomas | trotting meeting in Augunst and in Octo- | room adjoining. L. McElrath, eldest son of Thomas L. McElrath, for many years of the firm of Greely & McElrath, publishers of the Tribune, died at his home in Brooklyn to-day. He was about 62 years of age. —— Trotting-Horse Men Branching Out. LEXINGTON, Ky., April 19.—The Ken- tucky Trotting-horse Breeders’ Associa- tion will soon be sole owners of Lexing- ton’s fair grounds. The directors of the Fair Company met here yesterday after- noon and decided to sell their half inter- estin the grounds to the trotting-horse breeders. The latter will hold a fair and ber will hold theirannual trotting meeting. Tl St Suisun Defeats Vacaville. SUISUN, Cav., April 19.—The Solano County Baseball League season was opened | to-day at Vacaville, when the Suisuns de- feated the home team by a score of 18 to 4. — e Santa Cruz Defeated. SANTA CRUZ, Car., April 19.—Santa Clara beat Santa Cruz by 4 score of 6 to 4 in a game of baseball here this afternoon. A Home of Delight. The “‘Home of Delight,” which has just been opened in Philadelphia, is to be for the enlightenment, uphfting and betterment of the so-called “slum” dwellers of Phila- delphia. It is a four-story brick structure. about twenty-five feet wide, ana the first floor contains the large lecture-hall and two gamerooms, the latter being equipped with table bagatelle, checkers, lotto add other games. The second story contains the library of 1000 volumes and a rendmr Back of these rooms is the printing-room, whence a weekly paper called Our World and Work will be issued in a short time. On the third floor are a committee-room and a gameroom, while the remainder of the house is occu- pied by the superintendent and his wife. LELTS ENIOY PLCAIC, First Grand Outing of St. Pat- rick’s Alliance at Schuet- zen Park. Thousands Avail Themselves of the Sp’endid Programme and Fine Weather. The first grand joint excursion and re- union of Alhances Nos. 10, 11,12, 14 and 15 of St. Patrick’s Alliance of America at Schuetzen Park yesterday was & most en- joyable and successful affair. More than 4000 people availed themselves of the pleasant weather and the excellent pro- gramme offered by the committees in | charge to visit the park. Seventy-five gate prizes were awarded, ranging in value from $20 in cash to the | WeEkLY CALY, for one year. | Valuable prizes were also given for win- ners ‘in races and games. There were thirteen races—for boys, girls, married ladies, young ladies, fat ladies and fat men, also prizes for the best jig-dancer, best hop, step and jump and best throw of the heavy stone. The .committee of arrangements con- sisted of John Ganey (chairman), P. Tamony, secretary; M. Corridan, treas- urer; C. O'Brien, 'W. J. Hayes, J. M.| Kirby, M. Dolan and J. Hennessy; re- | ception eommittee —A. Meehan, J. W. Reilly. R. Wilson, M. P. Heal, J. J. Dunne; committee on van (chairman), M. Conelly, James De- vine, J. J. Hurley, D. O'Leary; floor di- rector, H. J. Caveney; assistant floor di- rector, D. A. Desmond; floor committee— D. P. Breen, W. H. Donovan, J. M, Kirby, D. Sugrue, J. Griffin, D. Mehegan, A, Bnt- tomer, J. F. McGushin. Dancing was indulged in all the after- noon. Intheevening at Tortoni’s the prominent members of the alliance held a sumptuous banquet. Songs were rendered by the silver-voiced sons of Erin and toasts were proposed to the alliance as a whole and individually to many Irish citizens and to the press. Among those present were John Ganey, chairman; J. Kirby, J. P. McMahon, J. J Dunn, M. Maher, J. J. Donovan, M. J. Connelly, L. A. O'Brien, P. A. Tamoney, secretary, and H. J. Canemey. EMPEROR FRANOIS JOSEPH. Characteristics of the Ruler of Austro- Hungary. The Austro-Hungarian Empire is for- tunate in possessing a sovereign like Francis Joseph, who rules with impartial- ity, serving the dual interests of state and dynasty which he rightly considers as the mightiest links wherewith to hold the mon- archy together. This quality has given the Emperor, especially since the death of the Crown Prince in 1889, universal popu- larity and respect, Primarily by his devo- tion to duty the Emperor is entitled to the consideration he receives. The former Prime Minister, Hasner, in his memoirs, has without exaggeration described the sovereign as “the most industrious man in the realm.” Bismarck, with every other diplomatist who has 'had relations with him, confirms this statement. Alike in summer and winter the Emperor rises early and by 5 o'clock he is occupied at his standing-desk. He examines all pro- posals !aid before him, particularly such as relate to military or foreign sf¥airs (the later department he has himself directed since the withdrawal of Andrassy in 1879), and matters concerned with royal favors and pardons as well as the persons and property of members of the imperial fam- ily. He submits every detail to a careful consideration. Military maneuvers or travel make no difference to the Emperor, who has frequently, while on hunting trips, attended to official business. Fre- quently the frugal midday repast is served to the Emperor at his desk. With aston- ishing accuracy he examines every sub- ject—more particularly matters relating to important legislative designs—laid before him by the Ministry. The former Min- ister of Justice, Glaser, mentions the fact that the Emperor in 1872 called his atten- tion to a couple of contradictory state- ments in the draft of an extensive penal code, which had escaped the practiced eye of the lawyer, and which the Emperor himself corrected. His knowledge of affairs, supported by a most tenacious memory, exacts a similar competent knowledge of his council in the several departments.—April Forum. —————— High Postage. In 1831 a public meeting was held at Bouth Shields at which 1t was resolved to ask Parliament for two representatives, in view of the new reform bill. One of these was sent to the Marquis of Cleveland, the Lord Lieutenant, for presentation to the House of Lords. This petition seems to have been above the statutory weight, and in consequence a surcharge of £6 5s 8d postage was demanded fy the postal ames—J. J. Dono- | 3’ authorities. The Marquis of Cleveland’s letter relating to this is now before me and is as follows: NewroN Housg, February 11. Sir: 1have to acknowlodge' the Beaxpt of your Letter and Petition, which I will attend to toward the latter end of this Month. I must remack that 61 5s 84 is charged postage, which 1 hope to recover or must apply [sie] to you for the same. I remain, sir, your very obedt servt CLEVELAND, —Notes and Queries, —————— The largest man ever enlisted in the British army was Lieutenant Sutheriand. His height was 8 feet 4 inches, and his weight 364 pounds. LISTEN T0 THE PRUDENT ADVICE which urges you to the immediate treatment o that Rasping Cough by the use of Dr. D. Jayne’s Expectorant, the bestof medicines for Coughs and Colds, and an approved stand-by for all Pulmonary Yroubles and Throat ails, A TRIGGER SPRINGS BROKE| George Schultz Shoots a Rifle Match Under Great Dif- ! ijculties. THE RED MEN SHARPSHOOTERS Several Good Scores Made on the Shell Mound Range—At Schuet- zen Park. There were several -interesting matches on the Shell Mound rifle range yesterday, and in many instances good scores were obtained, for all that a cold north wind whipped across the range all day. One event that attracted considerable attention was a fifly-shot match between H. H. Burfeind, who belongs to a number of German clubs, and George Schultz, a mem- ber of the Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club. Burfeind allowed Schultz 110 points in the match. Schultz shot under unprecedented difficulties. He had been shooting several practice scores, and when he started on the score three steel springs broke at the same instant. The hair trigger spring and the trigger spring snapped as he was about to fire the first shot. As heremoved his rifle from his shoulder Schultz took out his watch, and the mainspring in the time- piece broke before he could return the watch to his pocket. Before the match was over the unfortu- nate marksman had a shell burstin hi: rifle and he lost the set-screw off the to}j of his rear sight. By using a pair of pincers, a file and a screw-driver Schultz managed to utilize the larger part of the broken trigger-spring and shot out the match and, with his 110 allowance, won by fifty-one points. The scores in strings of ten shots were as follows: Schultz—197, 197, 170, 195, 186—954; add 10—1064. Burieind—195, 224, 199, 199, 196—1013. On Wednesday Burfeind had a 50-shot match with A.” H. Pape and made the same score—1013. Pape’s score was 1063. Fred Schuster was also in the match to beat Pape’s score, but he failed, making 1016. Red Men’s shooting section’s monthly medal shoot drew out a goodly number of marksmen. Next Sunday this club will have a grand time at Shell Mound. Among the features will be eagle shooting on the beach outside ot the range and valuable prizes will be given 1o the winners who demolish the artificial bird. Of course, there will be a hively competition to see who will be crowned schuetzen king, which event will take place on the evening of May 3 at the fifth anniversary ball, which will be held at 620 Bush street. The following were the prize-winners at yesterday’s contest: Champion elass, W. Kreutzkamm 369 rings; first class, H. Bach 252; second class, P. H. Will'245; third class, J. A. Mohr 296; fonrth class, G. Wagner 190} first best shot, H. Weber 23; last best shot, J. A. Mohr 23. The following scores were made by the military companies at their regular monthly medal shoots: Company B—Fred Gehret40, F. Baumgartner 42, Sergeant W. N. Kelly 31, James Wear 39, W.J. Hayes 38, C. Perry 42, 8. Roberts 33, G. Ungerman 40, G. Sullivan 38, J. J. Yaeger 35, . A. Gibbs 89, L. Zimmermann 39, A. Ap- thorpe 39, E. Peppen 35, E. C. Cordell 33, L. R. Townsend 31, C. Poindexter 38, H. Taylor 33, E. Filmer 28, W. H. Krug 26, D. S. Briggs T Company M—Sergeant Cobby 42, Corporal Maher 42, Jordan 24, Sergeant Kilbn 15, Nut- ter 30, Batchelder 38, Spilman 35, Taylor 21 Corporal Noyes 88, Ayhens 32, Eisan 24, Bel 28, Corporal Strath 85, Nelson 36, Captain O'Neill 13, Childs 15, Bradley 10, Corporal Kelly 38, Lieutenant Hogan 41, Sergeant Wall 28, Downing 13, Sergeant Sonntag 52, Lage 26, Corporal Olmstead 29, Maher 32, Reay 39, Merwin 30, Prideaux 14, Sergeant Rivers 39, O'Brien 20, Coffey 26, Lyons 35. Lo gt MEDALS AND PRIZES. The Californla Schuetzen Club’s Fine Score at the San Rafael Park. A clear atmosphere, through which the bullseyes showed distinctly and unwaver- ingly, and an exhilarating coolness that reacted favorably on the marksman spirit were two factors that made the shooting at schuetzen Park particulariy good yester- ay. The principal event was the prize shoot of the California Schuetzen Club and the targets were kept hot all day. Twenty-five cash prizes were given to the following marksmen: First prize, N. Mocker; second, Captain F. Kuhnle; third, A. Strecker; fourth, William Nolden; fifth, Philo Jacoby; 'sixth, C. Eging; seventh, A. Breuss; eighth, F. P. Schuster; ninth, 'D.” F. Schoenfeld: " tenth, Captain F. Attinger; eleventh, William Ehrenpfort; twelith, Captain . ¥, 'A. Kuhis;_thirteenth, Charles Sagehorn; fourteenth, 'L. Reubold} fifteenth, M. Reubold; sixteenth, A. Gehret; seventeenth, H, Enge; eighteenth, P. F. Kelly; nineteenth, ' James' Stanton; twentieth, R. Finking; twenty-first, T. J. Carroll; twenty-sec- ond, P. Bremer; twenty-third, F. C. Miller; twenty-fourth, F. Acker; twenty-fifth, F. S. Archer. In the shoot for- club medals the follow- ing scores were made: First champion class—A. Strecker, 437 rings: D. W. McLaughlin, 434, Second champion class—Chbarles Thierbach, 415; Captain F. A. Kuhle, 410. First class—A. Mocker, 394; D. B. Faktor, 392. Second class—O. Bremer, 411; F. Attinger, 397. Third class—J. Straub, 384; John Harshman, 366, Fourth class—T. Archer, 3847; F. Acker, 339, First best shot—Medal, A. Strecker, 25. Last best shot—Medal, O. Burmeister, 24. In the medal shoot of the cadets of the club, A. Reubold won the first-class medal with 373 rings and H. Kunls the second- class medal with 288 rings. In the bulls- eye shoov of the cadets, A. Reubold won the first prize and H. Kuhls the second prize. The Gruetli Schuetzen Verein held a combined medal and bullseye shoot, the scores of which are asfollows: Champion class, A. Gehret, 401; first class, F. Baum- gartner, 385 ; second class, John Frei, 406; third class, Ed Kung, 382; first best shot, J. Appenzeller, 25; last best shot, A. Gehret, 24. 3 Bullseye—First bullseye. Ed Kunz; sec- ond, Charles Ott; third, F. Baumgartner; fourth, J. Bachman; fifth, Alf Gehret; sixth, T. Appenzeller; seventh, John Frei; eighth, M. A. Tschurr. - he ladies of the California Schuetzen Club had their monthly medal contest. The champion medal was won by Mrs. Eging, 110; first class, Mrs. H. M. Wise, 103; second class was not won. Three special prizes were offered to the ladies by Philo Jacoby, the winner of the first prize being Mrs. Kelly, of the second Mrs. Eging, third Mrs. H. M. Wise, It was announced that the Schuetzen section of the San Francisco Turners’ Verein would hold its May festival at Schuetzen Park M? 3. Bpecial shooting prizes will be offered at this event. IN THE INTEREST OF ECONOMY. The Story a Cigar-Smoking Congres: ‘man Loves to Tell. “I have been reading that story about Chickering giving mea knife with a cham- pagne opening attachment,”’ remarked Representative Hull of Iowa a short time ago, ‘‘and it's going the rounds just as every good story does that is printed in the Post. But did any of you ever hear Chickering’s cigar story ?”’ None apparently had heard it and he and hold a tobacco congress every even- ing. Chickering used to come down every pight and before taking his seat glunge his hand into an inner pocket and draw out a handful of fine cigars. He used to ss them around and to the credit of hose assembled be it said they always did bim the honor to accept. One night Chickering, after passing them around, asked how they liked his cigars. Oh, they all liked them exceedingly well; they were fine cigars and they voted Chickeringa connoisseur. “‘Well,” said the New Yorker, ‘they ought to be good ones. I raised the to- bacco myself, on my farm in Lewis County, and on rainy days when he can’t do any- thing else my hired man, who is some- thing of a genius, goes info the barn and rolls up a quantity of tobacco into cigars and sends them to me.’ “The smoking party didn’t say much. In fact an impressive silence fell upon the assemblage, and by and by one after the other edged up to the aoor, opened it, and threw his cigar into the gatter. 2 ‘“The next evening Chickering again took his seat at the festive smoking board, and as usual, pulled out a handful of cigars, which he volunteered- to pass around. But the party concluded it want- ed no more of his Lewis County stogies, and every man excnsed himself by sn{ing be was ‘already supplied with smoking material. After that Chickering smoked his own cigars, being unable to place one for love or money.”’—Washington Post. R — SOME GOVERNORS OF OHIO. Most of Them Have Come to Be Cele- brated Citizens of the United States. History does not record any memorable remark made by an Ohio Governor to the Governor of either of the neighboring States—Kentucky and Indiana—but Ohio Governors have enjoyed for many years a peculiar exemption from the disasters of politics and in many cases have been favored with great public and official ad- vantages. One of the reasons for the good fortunes of Buckeye Governors is found in a clause of the Ohio State constitution which withholds from the chief executive the veto power. An Ohio Governor can recommend what legisiation he chooses, or he can re- frain from any allusions or suggestions of the kind in his annual message; but the entire responsibility for the laws of the State devolves on the Legislature, or the General Assembly, as it is called in Colum- bus, and an Ohio Governor is, therefore, free from political responsibility for such a measure as the Raines liquor bill, which Governor Morton signed. Such measures in Ohio do not reach the Governor for either veto or approval. The Legislature has the whole responsibility. Going back po further tgan the year of the establishment of the Repu blican party as a National organization, 1856, it is found that Ohio Governors have, generally speaking, come to be celebrated citizens of the Republic. Salmon P. Chase, inaugur- ated in 1856, was afterward Secretary of the Treasury, and_he was at the time of his death Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. William Den- nison, his immediate successor, was after- ward Postmaster-General in President Lincoln’s Cabinet. Jacob D. Cox was Postmaster-General. Rutherford B. Hayes served four years as President after the election of Mr. Tilden. Edward F. Noyes, the successor of Hayes as Governor became American Minister to France. William Allen sOld Bill Allen, or Fog Horn Bill Allen, as he was some- times called), who defeated General Noyes in 1873, was Ohio’s choice for the Demo- cratic nomination for President in 1876. Charles Foster, elected Governor in_1880, was Secretary of the Treasury under Presi- dent Harrison. Joseph B. Foraker, elected Governor in 1885, i3 now_United States Senator-elect from Ohio. .James E. Camp- bell, his successor, was the choice of the Democrats of Obio for the Presidential nomination in 1892, and Campbell’s suc- cessor, William McKinley, is now a promi- nent candidate for the Republican nomi- nation for the Presidency in 1896, and Ohio’s first choice for thatoffice. The present Governor of Qhio, General Bush- nell, has not as yet developed any political aspirations in the field of National 3)011- tics, but it is pot seriously doubted by Ohio men anywhere that he may have ex- pectations of political preferment. In most States north of Mason and Dix- on’s line the strength of the Republican party is in the farming or country dis- tricts and the Ere nderance of Democrats is largest in the big cities. This is un- doubtedly so in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois and lowa, but it 1s distinctly not so in Penn- sylvania and Ohio. In the latter State the farmers are, generally speaking, Dem- ocrats, and most of the rural counties of Ohio usually give a_Demfocratic majority. The cities are Republican, and as the po- litical influence of the cities is relatively larger than the country districts, an ex- planation of the success of the Ohio Re- publicans mu§be found in this circum- stance.—New York Sun. —————— Cards and Their Uses. Cards of condolence are sent a week after a death occurs. One card is leit for a family—no more. Cards of congratulation should be left in person, and if the family are at home the visitor should go in and express her good wishes. : Cards of courtesy should be sent with all gifts, such as books, fruit, and flowers, or any trifling remembrances sent by friends to friends. Cards of ceremony are generally used when an mvitation to a wedding is given, or after an acceptance to 4 dinner—in any case where the card is required to do duty for informal entertainments. QGards should be sent after a change in residence or an absence abroad. Cards should not be used when a regret is necessary. A note is the good form. At an afternoon tea or reception every one should leave her card with the servant on entering. If unable to attend she should write a note the next morning giving the reason. The ‘‘at home” card is sometimes used for receptions, with an additional name or names of the ladies to which the reception is given. Very often a separate card of a lady assisting will be sent; either is cor- rect. To write ‘‘regrets” or “accepts” on a card i3 very bad form. A note is the proper way in declining or accepting an inyitation. hen an engagement is announced leave a card. eém- a marriage takes place leavea card. On the return of a friend from a long journey leave a card. After a death in a family leave a card. Strangers in town should send their cards with their address to friends, and a call should be made on them as soon as possible. In cases of P. P. C.the card is gener- ally sent by mail on the day of the depart- ure. When a card is left for a stranger who is stopping at a hotel, “For Mrs. £ should be written on the top of the card. The correspondence card is no longer used except as a business message. To ask 1or a sick friend leave a card with the words, “To inquire,” written across the top. Expect no reply. Cards of condolences need not be an- swered. Cards of courtesy or congratula- tion should be replied to promptly. Announcement of births should be a small card, with the child’s name in full, tied with a bow of white ribbon at the left- hand corner. With it should accompany the parents’ card, and mailed in double envelopes of medium size. A card of con- gratulation should be sent to the mother in return, ‘When a young lady is to be married she leaves her card in person four weeks be- fore the event. Her mother’s accompanies her own.—New York Journal. ———— A very curious sort of entertainment takes place every two yearsin Berlin. The told it. “Chickering lives at the Hamilton when in Washington. ~There is a big family smoking-room in the house where all the Congressmen gather around a center-table lady artists, painters, ‘sculptors, actresses, singers, etc., give a fancy dress ball, from whica_the male sex is excluded, though many ladies adopt a masculine garb. One of these balls is shortly to be held, and the costumes will be early nineteenth century. GREAT GAME OF HANDBALL J. Harlow, the Coast Champion, Defeats T. F. Bonnet for a Trophy. EXCELLENT PLAY WITNESSED. John Riordan Promptly Challenges Harlow to Play for the “Championship. The great game of handball whigh has been the sole-topic of conversation ip handball circles for some weeks back is over and J. Harlow, the Coast champion, has won the $50 trophy and shown that he is a stayer from start to finish. 3 . Harlow won the Coast championship without an effort about a year ago’ as Riordan, the then holder of the title, re- fused to accept his challenge and he claimed it by default.- Since then there has been an earnest desire on his own part and on the part of his friends _that some prominent player should play him for the championship. T. F. Bonnet was generally conceded to be the one player who had a chnnce. of wresting the title from bim, but nothing could be done, as Bonnet refused to leave the amateur ranks. A few weeks ago the difficulty was got over by Phil Ryan, the proprietor of the San Franeisco court, putting up a §50 trophy to be presented to the winner, and the match came off yes- rday afternoen. te’l‘heycmn-b was crowded with the friends and backers of both players. Bonnet was the favorite, and odds of 15 to 10 were laid upon him. The confidence of his friends seemed to be well grounded, as he won the first two games after some brilliant play on both siges and started in on the fourth with six aces to his credit. Harlow pulled himself together and won the third game, Bonnet being only able to add one ace to his score of six. Harlow seemed to have been reserving all his strength and dexterity, as he won the fourth game without Bonnet being able to score at all. Harlow in the third had made thirteen consecutive aces and in the fourth he had added eleven, making twenty-four aces in all before Bonnet got achance. Harlow won the final and the troohy, Bonnet only scoring four, and was loudly applauded. 5 $ Bonnet played himself out in the first two games. Harlow then made the pace so hot for him that he was not able to re- spond and Harlow, who tossed a great game, had it practically all his own way. At the close of the match the perspira- tion was pouring off Bonnet, bui Harlow was as fresh as a daisy and fit for another match. Bonnet showed the lack of train- ing, but his %luck during the last three games won the hearty admiration of the spectators. 1t was conceded to be one of the finest exhibitions of skill and judg- ment ever seen on the coast. Riordan promptly challenged Harlow to play for the coast championship, and the match will take place in the San Francisco court in two weeks. : The event of the day at the Union court was a match between J. J. Feeney and Terry McManus and R. Linehan ana P. Kelly, Each side won a rub and the final will be played next Sunday. Following were the games played yes- terday: San Francisco court—Robert Shea and G, Me- Donald defeated P. Ryan and M. seNeil, 21—11, 19—21, 21—17. W. Manion and M. McNeil defeated R. Shea and G. McDonuld two rubs. M. Edwards and W.Stansbury defeated R. Murphy and D. Regan, 21—13, 19—21, 2i—12. " ¥. Hutehinson and 4 B, Ncbonald layed J. Slattery and C. Bulliven, and eacl Biaa won & rub. J. Murray aud C. Cal defeated F. Mitchell and _ J. O'Neil, 21—-13, 16—21, 21—10. Al Pen- noyer' and J. McEvelley played J. Nel- son and G. Huichinson, and each side won & rub. R.Linehan, P. Kelly and P. Hutchinson defeated P. Donnélly, the amateur champion, J. Feeney and_J. Slattery, 21—12, 19—21, 51216, 918, 7. Harlow, the coast champion, defeatéd T. F. Bonnet, 17—21, 15-21, 217, 210, 21—4. . Union court—N. Edwards and_J. Collins de- feated R. Murphy and J. White, 21-17, .21, 2i-16. T. Jordan and T. in defeated _William Keough and C. son, 2115, 17-21, 21-19. Willlam Me- Mahus and W. Lennard _defeated = J. Kennedy and Owen Rowen, 21-17, 18-21, 2115 J. Dooley and R. Patterson defeated M. Mec- Roberts and J. Wise, 21-16, 18-21, 21-14. Ben Chapman defeated D. Connolly,’21-18,19.21, 21-20. Professor Lynch and H. Batmer de. feated H. McKinney end G. Ackerson, 2118, 19-21, 21-16. J. J. Feeney and Terry McManus played R. Lenihan and P, Kelly and each side won a rub. laghan Mabel Jenness Venter. Mabel Jenness Venter will give at the Colum- bian Theater, Friday afternoon, April 24, at 2:30 o’clock, a lecture on ‘““Artistic Dress and the Vulgarisms We See in Society.” This will be her only lecture in this City. Admission twenty-five cents. — A VERY QUEER CLAIM. Rent Demanded for a Corner Jutting Out From a Building. The most peculiar lease ever signed will soon be recorded in the Registrar’s office says the New York Journal. When it is filed the public will be officially notified that the Astor estate has laid claim to a piece of space up near the clouds, which will prove a most valuable investment without any outlay. The details of this remarkable claim will not be made known if .the parties to it can But the Sunday revent publicity. gournll has learned enough about it to serve as a warning to builders and owners of architecturally beautiful structures. The claim in guestion concerns the big 22-story white structure of the .American Surety Company at Broadway and Pine street. Scarcely had it been finished be- fore an effort is made to find fault with its construction. _This effort is not made by a poor, underpaid building inspector, but by the Astor family through their legal rep- resentative. The Astors own the Schermerhorn build- ing, a seven-story office structure, which adjoins the Surety Company’s building on the twoi nclosed aidn,hnvm§)n frontage on Broadway and anotber on Pine street. They arc not satistied with the large rentals which they now receive from their seven- story building, but have taken a running jump up eleven stories above their own Toof to the eighteenth story of the Surety building, and there found a cornice pro- jecting twenty-six inches over their roof and ground. Taking advantage of an old English le- gal decision, that a ground-owner controls the same amount of space up to heaven and down to hell, the Astors have demand- ed that the Surety Company shall either remove the cornice which surrounds the two sides of its towering structure or an annual rental for keeping it there. The Surety Company was warned at the time the cornice was being built that it was trespassing. Its answer to the warn- ing was that it proposed to have an archi- tecturally beautiful structure and would not remove the cornice. The legal repre- sentatives of both parties consulted, with the result that the old Englisu law was discovered and the Surety Company was compelled to concede its trespass. Several months have been spent in the attempt to discover what space is worth per square foot up above a roof, and ex- perts differ as to the proper amount. It was said that the Astor estate would take $1000 a year for the space, but that this amount was considered exorbitant by the Burety Company’s officials. They are said to have offered half that amount for a period of sixty-six years, which would make a total of $33,000. The agent of the Surety Company’s structure is indignant that such extensive realty ownersas the Astors should aemand rent for a cornice which is so_far above the roof of their structure, and which in no way interferes with or mars the looks of their own building. He says thatif many more such demands are made upon owners of big structures, nearly all of which have cornices projecting on all sides, there will soon be no more use for archi- tects to make plans having a suggestion of beauty in them. The claim is said to be without precedent in real-estate history, and the payment of a rental by the Surety Company will open up a new question for the real-estate lawyers to grapple with. —————————— WORK OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY. Endless Dictionary Making Its Chief Occupation, The principal occupation of the acad- emy, pursned without cessation and hay- ing in its completion but a perpetual recommencement, -has been the diction- ary. I already hear the exclamation: “The dictionary! But that is snrely‘a joke! The academy wiil never finish it. After 250 years it has not yet completed the letter A.”” I will, therefore, endeavor to digpel the confusion existing in many minis. The academy has two diction- aries. One of these, which was begun in 1778, is the ‘‘Historical Dietionary,” whose plan was suggested by .Voltaire. It isa complication of etymology and history, and of the variations in the significance of words set forth in numerous examples, as attested by every French writer inclus- ively since the fifteenth century. Al- though this dictionary has in fact only reached the letter ‘‘A.” it has been pub- lished in an enormous quarto volume. It will never be completed. The academy decided, some twelve years ago, to aban- don the work. There is, however, besides the ‘‘Histori- cal Dictionary,”” a “Dictionary of Usage,” ‘wherein are given only the words with their aifferent” acceptations and short and decisive esamples of ordinary use. From 1694 to 1878 seven editions of this work have been published, each radically differ- ent from the others. Indeed, a language is constantly subjected to modification. The sense of one word is altered; another word is no longer employed; still another is created to meet a new requirement, as “telegram” or “bicyclet,”” or a modern thought must fina expression, as ‘‘decen- tralization” or “pessimism.”’ It is the same with orthography, in which the con- stant tendency is toward simplificatio: In the seventeenth century one wrote *‘il debvoit”; in the eighteenth century, *‘il devoit’’; to-day we write “il devait.””” The dictionary is iramed as a standard, and hence, like a veritable labor of Penelope, must be_begun again s soon as it is fin- ished. In the matter of orthography the dictionary of the academy is an authority in all institutions of learning, and it would be almost _an impossibility for a printing office to diverge therefrom in spelling. The office of the academy is not to create, but to register words'of pure lan- guage and such as are usually employed; and while it acknowledges the privilege of all to create new words, it retains the right to exclude neologisms from the dic- tionary wherever it may judge them to be barbarian or of very restricted usage. The work of this department is carried on by six members, named for life, who, assisted by the perpetual secretary, prepare the work. Fach word is next submitted by the chairman to the approval of the as- sembled academy. The discussions are occasionally protracted, particularly words occupying an entire session,—Forum. e The Conquest of a Queen. General Duchesne says that the Queen of Madagascar has accepted the French suzerainty as she might have done the mastery of a second husband and Prime Minister. She seems rather interested in the complete transfer of power from the ex-Prime Minister to the French, and showed herself deeply sensible to the many courteous attentions of the victors. General Duchesne thinks her open- hearted, open-minded, and in her way a charming woman. Another general says she is extremely fond of dress, and longs to visit. Paris. She can never hear enough about the shops and theaters and the Elysee balls. One of her dreams is to be able to choose herself several complete toilets at the Bon Marche. ————— Strange as it may seem, most varieties of jellyfish have true organs of hearing. AN OYSTER-HOUSE ABLAZE Three Thousand Dellar Fire in the Baltimore Restau- rant. CAUSED A SECOND ALARM. Explosion of a Big Kitchen 0il Stove. The F.ames Quickly Controlled. There was a $500u vlaze at 21 and 23 Sixth street early this morning. The flames shotinto the air at first with great force and the neighbors became frightenea and turned in a second alarm. The fire broke out in the rear of the Baltimore oyster-house and restaurant, run by Alexander Kosta, and the first alarm was turned in from box 95 at 1:15 o’clock. The flames nad not fairly started before they reached the big kitchen oil stove, which exploded with a big bang and caused the flames to spread rapidly. By the time the second alarm was turned in, however, the firemen were already on the scene. They worked hard and fast and soon had the flames under controJ, but not until they had spread to the adjoining saloon at 23 Sixth street, which is run by Pittlick & Metzler, and also to some frame shanties in the rear on Stevenson street. In haif an hour the fire was completely extinguished and most of the companies were on their way home. The cause of the fire is unknown. The total loss will not be more than $3000, which is fully covered by insurance. The Poster in Japan. Four or five years ago I stopped for the night at a little teahouse far up in the mountains of Japan. Nowhere were to be seen any railroads, European cast-off clothing or other ‘“modern i rove- ments’’; and in a walk through the vil- lage, after a dinner of rice and fish, I was led to believe that at last a spot had been found where things were to be as they always had been. But on returning to the village last sur- mer, there stood at the door a little maiden with a delightful smile of rejoicing as she proudly showed in one hand an un- mistakable nickel-plated American alarm- clock, and in the other an unbroken tin- foi stick of chewing-gum. Verily our civilization had arrived. The next day, however, in a village even more remote, a still greater surprise awaited me, for displayed prominentiy on 4 blank wall, with an admiring crowd about it, was a veritable poster; and a few more days stowed that this innovation in art, if it may be so called, was common and highly popular. 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