Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-02

AIRY 2, 1893.
Richardson member of IL. but even his coming
failed to remove the hoodoo. The only aquatic
event Of any importance was the Potomac Boat
Club regatta. which was q success. In foot
ball matters the honors are with the Young
Mems Christian Association.
The Washington Jockey Club held two race
meetings during the year-a tveive-dAy meet
ing in the spring and a fall meeting OF the same
in racing point of view, and the spring meet
ing was equally successful financially. but owing
to the fact Unsatisfactory arrangements could
not be made between the club and the outside
pool rooms the fall meeting little more than
paid expenses.
In the latter part Of February the book
makers decided TO leave Jackson City, being
| forced to such action by the Virginia legisla-
ture. Within two weeks their lawyers discov.
cred weak place in the statute and broke
pool rooms, with all their diagraceful attach
! ments, have been running full speed.
JUST INSIDE THH PENCE OF THE NATIONAL
ARENA
Politically the local year has been hot enough
and eruptive enough to please the noisiest Of
partisans. From the beginning there were
serious dissensions among republicans and
democratic, and to a considerable extent the
breaches are not yet healed. Maj. A h s.
Davis and Mr.. Perry Carson both tried to call
| the republican central committee together and
both OF them were convinced they had sue
ceeded. The Carson men held Q convention
and elected Carson and Gleason delegates TO
Minneapolis; the other republicans held
another convention and declared their choice
to be W. Calvin Chase and Simon Wolf. At
Minneapolis the victory Is to seats in
| xw,th nn4
Gleason. Then the democrats followed
the bad example set them and proceeded
to have few little rows Of their own Ulti-
| nately they sent James l. Norris and Henry
Z. Davis to the Chicago convention. Just
| prior to election each party charged the other
with scheming to colonizs Washington negroes
| in New York. but recrimination ceased ~ soon
| as the returns commenced to come in. In the
latter part Of November the democrats marched
with torches. while the republicans stood
| silently on the sidewalks and their dignity.
GOOD SOLDIER RECORD.
There was but one little outburst Of excite
ment among the local military, and that was
during the period when hostilities with Chile
seemed to be quite probable Several commands
of the District National Guard eagerly volun-
teered their services and were prepared to go
wherever they should be sent Had Congress kept
its promise the brigade would have gone into
camp some time during the summer. but as the
necessary appropriation WAS wi'nhehi several
OF 'he Da'tahons and companies made their
own arrangements for independent encamp-
ments and succeeded in doing much for them
seNes .hs' Tue government should nave zone
lor mem. Ia september teams from the hrst
ths s;r,S h..tsi;n,. 80. .ne Go.ps ~. .m
! New Jersey state Rife ,ssociation 81 Sea (;irt
from which place they carried of a full
share OF honors. the first regiment team.
ior ene eecohu .ihie; winning tne bronze inter-
1.stc topIs onerea oy .he state OF New Jersey.
I nne oilsaoe team wac nteuecesslm 10 ooth the
, ana 1 rn.ers,a.e Sauonal ane Assoclation
. "eS. iioop a uisun suisneo itsei pt CON
uuc.Ilie most snecessiui program OF atnienc
Sports ON May 80 shortly before the COM
inencehe'it Oh .he year mliitary cycle com
p.lE was organized, oinciaiiy designated the
s,;caS n oon,p an anu undef ns
rece from This c,tv 10 pi,,shnra in wh;nn ,Ss
800 miles over bad roads was covered in twenty
nine hours and nineteen minutes. On October
-, aver having nad Gay previous Train.
Ins .ue oiisaue oengnteo a isrge NUMBER OF
speelatoIs py series OF neid maneuvers,
nn,s ~ NUN PoNuer was eAP.ooea ahd
sam "a -; enc satLeu ne annual
i"a.aa n so was ,noroueny successlul ~
,as.eu .'' ,a'ee oa!s anu Drought OUT greater
,na.nIa. VI SSnlpeti,ors IVAN any previous
scorod . ro;nt ~ az -. s.e iesaneu'
ss: Potn. o' nc o'ue, eolntuaa'us Y! AZ
oha1os enu ous ohy once several
dnrine ,ha 49, s s p,s 1'
5ota 80 q oon,a % tonni".. s Sonso
In Jn,v T;sr, Theodore No. Tn;.sS S..su
army succeeded Can't O.car r Tono I-n;,a5
States army, as adjutant general of the militia
BIG HEARTS AND OPEN PURSES.
Sweet charity did much to relieve suffering
during 1892 Russia's starving millions were
remembered. First car load of -four was sub
scribed and then more than 81 600 was raised bv