Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-29
Alexandria Affairs.

with the decision of the umpire. that as the
National Rifle Association had not within a
reasonable time responded to request for a
construction of the rules, the match is ''off." The
referee of the National Rifles under date of July
~, writes to Mr.. Beckham, who had sent him a
postal on the subject:
Hon. j. B. Beckhdm:-Your postal received. l
have seen the telegram and letter referred to.
and my surprise is, of course complete. Where
you get authority for such action is matter be-
yOnd my comprehension. for certainly the matter
is in the hands of the referees, and until they
arrive at some conclusion or fail to agree you. as
umpire. have nothing to say. Consequently, l
am in duty bound to protest against any such ar
bitrary action on your part. In conclusion, allow
me to say the companies represent in this mat
ter want nothing but justice under the rules that
governed the match; and for that most certainly
contend, but l am confident we shall not sub
nit to arbitrary action in a matter of this kind
If your action is to prevail. and the referees
thrown overheard. you can count the National
Rifles out of your future contests
Very respectfully, 10. Manson,
Referee National Rifles.
To this Mr.. Beckham replies under the same
date: Il adhere to my decision. and will be
sorry if the match shall come off without the
National Rifles team participation" This closed
the correspondence.
HABEAs CORPUS CAsE.-Circuit Judge Keith
after a hearing in the habeas corpus case of
Lewis c. Payne, held in Jail here for want of a
no decision as to his Jurisdiction in the case
He said that even if heishOuld conclude that he
had jurisdiction to review the action of the
mayor he would still fix the peace bond at
81 600. Mayor Beckham. at the Judges sug-
gestion. reduced the surety from 81 500 to
81 COO. The question was argued before Judge
Keith by Mr.. Kemper for Payne and Mr.. Brent
for the commonwealth. The bond now required
is the second Of Mr.. Paynss peace bonds; the
first was given in the Burke-Payne matter sew
eral weeks ago in $500. with Gen. LomaX as
surety and Is now claimed as forfeit.
SERIOUSLY Observation-Disclosures Brown. the
driver of Watkins mill in Fairfax county, near
this place, was brought here yesterday evening
badly injured by being thrown over at LIST and
streets. Washington, by an unruly horse. He
was carried in a wagon to his home, and his
spine found to be seriously injured. Owing to
the attention of the Metropolitan police the in
jured man was gotten quickly to the ferry and
thus enabled to reach his home with but little
difficulty.
= NEW ORGAN1sT.-Mr. Joseph Monroe will sue
coed Miss Florence Purcell as Organst of st.
Marys church.
Affairs in Prince Georges County, Md.
WORK ON THE SOUTHERN MARYLAND RAILROAD
is booming. Car loads of rails are daily passing
over our railroad for this road They are being
shipped from New York, where they were landed
from number of ships from Antwerp. Rails
have been laid from Brandywine to Gallant
Green, a distance of over sixteen miles. but ties
have been laid as far as Charlstte Hall in ST.
Mary's county. There appears nothing now to
prevent the early completion of the road.
THE POINT LOOKOUT ROAD has begun to grade
their road between Brandywine and Washing
ton.
SEVERE ACCIDENT-On Sunday last while
Mr.. Chas. Grey, son of Joseph Grey, of Spald-
ings district. was handling pistol at the house
OF Mr.. Hurdles near Suitland. it was accidentally
discharged and the ball entered Mr.. Greys
breast, causing a very ugly and dangerous
wound. DR.. Little was called and rendered
professional aid but at last accounts the ball
had not been extracted and the young man was
in precariOus situation.
COMMITTED TO JAI-On Sunday last COnsta-
BILE Goldman brought to our town and committed
to Jail Samuel Addison and VIM. Briscoe both
cOlored, charged with entering the house of
Henry Shaffer in the village of Bladensburg on
the 21st instant. and taking therefrom goods to
the amount Of 500. They were tried before JUS
tice Barron, and committed to Jail as above
stated.-Mcrlbos'o' Gazette.
Out Of Door Sports.
MAUD s. TROTTING AGAINST TIME-OTHER RACES
There was big time at Belmont, Pa. yes
terday. Maud s. again went against time. There
were over 1O, 600 people on the grounds. The
mare was brought out, and after jogging around
the track to timber up she started for her first
heat. At the word she strobe forward and
reached the quarter in 331, the half in 1:051l,
the three-q uarter in $780, and completed the
mile in 2:12 without the slightest indication of a
break. In her second heat she reached the
quarter in 3211s, the half in 1:O3A and three
quarters in 1914. Here she hesitated, swerved
and finally made bad break. but, recovering.
she came under the wire in 2:13H. The third
and last heat was almost q repetition of the
first, being trotted cleanly and sQuarely with
out even skip. The first quarter was made in
331S the half in 1:O5, tho three-quarters in 1885,
and the mile in 2:12 These three consecutive
heats are the fastest ever trOtted by any horse
in the world. Mr.: Vanderbilt was present and
watched the race from the judges stand
At Saratoga yesterday the third race was free
handicap sweepstakes Of $500 each, with 5000
added, one mile and five furlongs. Pools:
Ferida $50, Mary Anderson $50, Windrush $45
Uberto $35, Duke ofaMontalbon $50, Bruno S15.
Ferida won, Uberto second, Windrush third.
Time, 2:5S1a. French pools paid SO. Fourth
race, selling race, one mile. Pools: Knight
Tempar $50, Gov. Hampton 500, Potomac
SS5, John Harper S35, Ed w. Darden SIS.
Gov. Hampton won by length, Knight Tenn
frence pools paid 8f0.O.
At the Cleveland 60. races yesterday valtarid
won the 2:21 class; best time, 1909. Hollis
BOY won the 224 Glass; two-mile heats; best
tlme, 4:52ha. The 2.34 class was unfinished, Eu-
reka having won two heats, Burt Sheldon one
and j. p. Morris one.
Goveneur, Una, Resale, Surge and Ike Bon
nam were the winners at Brighton yesterday.
LAWN TENNIS, BOAT RACE AND BALL GAMES.
Inc nrst prize in tho ladies' lawn tennis tour
nament at the Casino, Newport. RI. was de-
cided by yesterdays games in favor of Miss
Ewing, OF New York, and VIM. Gammell, jr., of
Providence, who only lost one game during the
match.
The scull race between Wise, of Leslieville,
and Jake Gardner, OF Orillia, Ont, four miles
with turn, for $500, which was postponed
Wednesday on account of rough weather, came
$3.50
Base ball games yesterday: At Worcester
Providence, s; Worcesters, o. At Boston-Bos-
Clevelands, H. At Detroit, Mich. Buffalo, IS;
Detroit, 4: At New -Metropolitans, ID;
Atlantics, 4.
The Hon. John Cessna has been nominated by
the republicans for Judge of the 10th judicial
district Of Pennsylvania. The contest was very
prolonged, the nomination being reached only
nm fho bal 1rk