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SIMS DOES GOOD WORK.
He Comes Within One-Fifth of q
Second of the Record.

He Comes Within One-Fifth of q
Second of the Record.
There was excellent cycling at Spring
field, Mass, yesterday. w. c. Sanger dis
played grand form when he won the mile
open-race in 2.11 1-5, within only a second
of the worlds record. Sanger also won
the mile unpaced race, doing 1t in POI Is,
one-fifth of a second better than the worlds
record.
In the mile handicap, class A, won by
Wettergreen of Waltham, there was a
great record made for the class which came
within only two-fifths of a second Of being
worlds record for any class. Sims of
Washington went from scratch 30 2-5, the
worlds record being 21O Is. Dawson. the
Canadian. was buried in a bunch. 1t was
a great ride for Sims. The west won four
of the six first prizes in class b. Sanger
is now the favorite in the betting for to-
days mile international race. and johnson
Is to s.
tation unpaced race. and Sanger pulled
down the honors and the worlds record In
addition. The record was POT 2-5, and
Sanger rode last POI Id. going gamely all
the way and bearing out the report that he
had ridden in 2.O6 In practice.
w. F. Sims. Washington. and Harley
Dawson, the Canadian, started scratch In
the mile handicap. As Both rode finely,
Vi
ly in the bunch when caught in the mid
die of the crowd. Sims went around the
rear and into the middle. Passing through
he finished like a whirlwind in about fifth
place. Sims time was 21O %, a new rec
ord for class A, breaking eli AS. and but
a fifth of a second slower than the worlds
record. Wettergreen won the contest in
game style from PsttiKrew.
AIix Ties the Record.
Little Alix yesterday tied the worlds rec
ord. made by Nancy Hanks over the Terre
Haute track two years ago.
The first record broken was by Carbonate,
the two-year-old PAGER bred by Dubois
Brothers of Colorado. The gray colt went
the half in LOS IA. He finished the mile
well within himself at a 2.OS IL clip.
Expressive. the three-year-old filly. went
the fastest fourth heat ever made by q
horse Of her age, In 212 1-2.
Alix, In her performance. was at the
quarter in 33 seconds. The second quarter
the uphilD was done in 81 IA seconds In
the third quarter her speed was terrific
She there tied Nancy Hanks record for the
same quarter. She did the fourth quarter
In 81 seconds without a sign of distress
making the mile in 2.O4. Mcdowell drove
her. Mr.. Salisbury Is confident he can CAP
ture the worlds record over this track, and
will start Alix again on Friday.
Robert J. goes today to beat his record Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-05

A game to decide the supremacy between
the clubs representing the District Commits
sioners' Office and the city post office will be
played tomorrow afternoon at Capitol Park.
A popular purse is being raised in Balti-
more to be divided among the players of the
Baltimore club should 1t come out first or
second in the league race.
In spite Of the fact that the Bostons have
won the pennant three successive years
tne newspapers OF the Hub" are scoring
the champions" for not being in the lead
OF the present race. r.. ... 5l.'o - -
The Buffalo club have sent in their re-
serve list for 1885, which consists OF the
Following players:. E. Lewee, j. DAILY, j. j.
OBrien, J. Z. Drauby, T. Il. Dowse, j. Col
Inns, w. Urquhart, w. j. Clymer H. l.
Hotter L, G.. Vickery and w. C. Hene.
b. Many changes have taken place in the
ranks of league players since the days of
the brotherhood. four years ago. Then the
Great stars were Clarkson, Kelly, Keefe,
Crane. Ewing: ORourke. Gore. Dave Orr.
s5u1nnton, Williamson, King, Baldwin
O.Neil, I.arkin. Johnston and others, ali
of whom are now dead to the world
The young players who have made a good
showing in the big league this year are
HOdson, Tenney. Connaughton and Ban
non of the Bostons. Lucid and Lachance
of the Brooklyns. Meekin of the New
Yorks, Keller. Jennings and Reitz Of the
Baltimores. Mercer and Abbey Of the
Washingtons. Sugden OF the Pittsburgs,
Blake of the Clevelands. Griffith of Chi
Cago, Clark Of Louisville and Ely Of st.
Louis.
The Baltimore club is winning the pen-
pant with a team that cost Messrs. Hanlon
and Won der Horst comparatively nothing
Without paying bonus money Hanlon Sc
cured Brodie, Keller, Brouthers, McGraw.
Reitz, Jennings and Clarke. He got Kelley
from the Pittsburg club in exchange for
Van Haltren and $500, and paid that
amount to st. Louis for Gleason. Hem
ming and Esper were landed upon the pay
ment of about $1,000, and Mcmahon and
Robinson were Baltimore players when
Hanlon took charge 1t Is estimated that
the salary list does not foot up over S55, 600
and that the club will clear more than that
amount on the season.-N. Y. Sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-05
Jack.on's Forfeit Taken Dow
GOV. O'F1cRRALL's POSITION.
Why He Disagrees With Ida Wells ON
the LynchinE Qaesfion.

Governor O'Ferrall. in reply to an invita-
ton to address the Afro-American Press
Association Of the United States now in ses-
sion at Richmond. wrote as follows:
Il would not think OF accepting an invi-
tation to address any convention or assem-
bly, that indorses. as your convention did
last evening, the course Of Ida Wells in her
ISLANDERS Of the people and the civil authori-
ties of the south. / condemn lynch law as
much as any one. and as long as am gov
ernor OF Virginia every man, whether white
or colored. whatever the charge against
him may be. shall have a trial by Judge
and jury. II have to exert all power given
me by the constitution and laws Of vlr-
ginia, and should any case OF lynchiug &C.
cur, / shall endeavor to enforce the law
against the lynching: but 1t strikes me that
the action Of your convention I'm Endorsing
the misrepresentation and slanderous ut
terances of Ida Wells is calculated to do
harm rather than good and intensity rather
than mollify the spirit Of violence which 30
frequently manifests ITSELF not only in Viz
gfnia, but throughout the south, when a
certain crime is committed.
The brutes who commit this crime too
horrible to mention. and are summa rily
dealt with, seem to elicit sympathy from
ida Weils and her supporters as though
they were murdered innocents. while not q
word Of sympathy is expressed for their VIC
tins, who have suffered more than death,
1t appears to me that IL your convention
should condemn the crime which has caus-
ed all the lynchings in the south, with rare
exceptions, and the leaders of the colored
people would frown down upon IL and cry
out against IL and not exert their energies
and devote their time to a denunciati On of
the lynchings. 1 believe there would be
fewer outrages, and. IL SO, certainly fewer
instances of mob violence.
Il do not know, but II looks very much to
me as though the work Of Ida Wells was a
deep-laid scheme to check, as far as may
be, the progress Of the south, and every
good citizen, white and colored, should feel
an interest in refuting her viiiications
rather than sanctioning them, as your con-
vention did last evening. She and her sup
porters certainly stirred up q feeling against
her own race which did not exist prior to
her crusade. The people of the south who
have labored SO assiduously for nearly q
generation to recuperate and build up their
waste places will not take kindly to the ef-
fort which this woman and her followers
are making to bring reproach upon their
section and create the impression that II is
q land of lawlessness and disorder"
The governor. in conclusion. says he en-
tertains the most friendly feelings toward
the colored people.
Mayor Taylor also refused to address the
association.
The association, lest night, replied to Gov
ernOr O'Ferralrs letter. The communica-
ton states that they condemn lynch law.
because under II innocent persons are often
punished. and that they Endorsed Ida Wells
because they thought her crusade needed
their support.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-05
Other League Games.

Neither Philadelphia nor Louisville could
hit the ball yesterday. but Louisville made
five errors and the Phillies made none so
the latter came out ahead. The batteries
were Knell and Grim, Carsey and Buckley
R.H.E.
Louisville ............OOO OOO21O-3 4 5
Cleveland defeated Boston by a margin of
enc run. and the Beaneaters now have a
firmer hold upon third place. A hit by Nash
would have won the game at the last mo-
ment. 1t was not won. Young Sullivan
and thinner. Stivetts, Hodson and Camel
were the batteries.
RHE.
Cleveland ............1 O3OOO3 1-9I4 2
Boston ...............0 o 800 1O1-S Is z
Wild pitching by McGill, combined with
numerous errors, gave Brooklyn q victory
over Chicago. Schriver caught for the Colts,
while Brooklyn's battery was Stein and
Kinslow.
RH.E.
Chicago .............2O OOO4O2O-s II 8
brooklyn ............4 OO2 OF KIP IL 1
Baltimore increased its games won" COL
umn by defeating Cincinnati. Kid Gleason
was an enigma, while Dryer and Fournier
were both batted hard. Merritt and Robin
son did the catching.
RH.E.
Cincinnati ..........1 o 0 90 1OOO-2 Z
baltimore .........S o 90 3-16 II 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-05
YESTERDAYS RACING.
Alexander Island.

Alexander Island.
First race-Five furlongs. Criterion won,
Garrett colt second, Snap third. Time.
l.04 IL.
Second-Four furlongs. Bee Line won.
Nemis second. Orange third. Time, 50.
Third-Six furlongs. Miss Modred won.
Cisada second. Windgate third. Time.
LIS IA.
Fourth-Six furlongs. Tedd Gregg won.
Mamie B. B. second, Julia L. third. Time,
liz.
Fffth-Four and a half furlongs. Potto-
watomie won. Duke OF Gloucester second.
Florist third. Time, 81 1-2.
Gravesend.
First race-Five furlongs. Antipode won.
Dungannon second. Lon Foster third. Time.
LOB
Second-Mile. Peacemaker won, Live Oak
second, Redskin third. Time. LAB.
Third-Bayshore stakes; one and one-six-
teenth Of a mile Patrician won. Candida
bra second. Faraday third. Time, LAB
Fourth-Ffve and one-hah furlongs. Crom-
well won, Truepenny second, Owlet third.
Time, LOO.
Fifth-Mile. Lady Violet won, Stonenellie
second. Flora Thornton third. Time, i. AZ Ia.
Sixth-Five and one-half furiongs. Second
Attempt won, Sir Dixon. jr., second; Jack
the Jew third. Time, 100.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-05
LATE SPORTING NEWS
g.
sENATORs LOSE AGAIN.

They Run Against Their Old Enemies,
the sPivates."
The Washington Base Ball Club and Man.
ager Schmelz made az imposing entrance
to the Pittsburg gfoun1s yesterday. When
the club reached II gke it was met by the
Mount Pleasant bruH and Bugle Corps,
which is in attendancefat the Grand Army
encampment. Healed by the gaudily uni
formed musicians the base ballists marched
around the field ike cohquering heroes. At
the end Of the game they left the grounds,
as usual. conquered heroes.
Washington PLAYED Well at the start, but
In the third and fourth innings the Pirates
got onto" Mr.. Haddock and gave an exhi-
bition Of energetic batting. They were as
sisted in run getting by glaring errors on
the part OF Messrs Scheibeck. Radford and
Hasamaear. More errors in the eighth and
ninth permitted more piratical scoring.
For Washington. Abbey. Mcclure and
Cartwright gave the best exhibition of base
ball playing, while Scheibeck led in batting
making triple, a double and a single. The
score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-05
2.02 IL. and Joe Patchen will start Friday
to beat the stallion record.
Trottirx Mt Point breeze.


The racing at Point Breeze, near Phila-
delphia, yesterday was the most exciting of
the meeting and has seldom been equaled at
any grand circuit meeting on that track
In the 2.4 pace, Raven. Whisper. Nellie F.
and The Dude had q hot fight. Raven
paced a very game race and her victory was
well earned.
]. M. d. was made a red-hot favorite in
the opening event, selling at $50. against So
for the field. j. M. ID. and Happy Lady
raced neck and neck to the half. where
J. NJ. d. went to the front and was not
headed.
]. M. D. was barred in the second heat
Happy Lady sold for SIS and the field s..
This heat was a repetition of the first.
J.M.D. leading all the way and winning
easily. 1t was a pretty finish for second
place between Happy Lady and Little
Ethan. the former getting the verdict by a
nose.
On account Of the 2.1O and 2.26 races
scheduled for today not filling there will be
214. 2.1S and 2.15 races for trotters and the
free-for-ali pace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-05

The last parade Of the encampment az
Pfttsburg occurred yesterday afternoon,
when the Union ex-prisoners Of war turned
out 1000 strong. every state in the Union
having one or more representatives in the
ranks. John II. Hancock was marshal
James Atwell. adjutant general, and VIM.
McKelvey. chief of staff. The ex-prisoners
were escorted by the fourteenth and eigh-
teenth regiments, n. @. r., with a thousand
men and officers. The boys brieades. num-
bering 400 were also I'm line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-05
WILL FIGHT AT ANY TINE.
COrbetfs Last Words to His COlOres
RlYal.

Pugilist Corbett has given out a statement
regarding Jackson's refusal to fight him.
He gives the names OF men who would be
satisfactory to him as referee. He says:
Now, IL this man wants to fight, l will
name the men satisfactory to me: p. J.
Donohue. John Kelly or AL Smith Of New
York. John Duffy of New Orleans and
George Siler of Chicago. Any Of them will
be satisfactory to me. I want TO put this
fellow on record. Does he dare to insinuate
that any Of these men would stoop to give
him the worst of it? He talks about fight
ing In three months. when he knows that
the club has shown him that 1t Is fmpossf-
Bile for them to bring II OF in that time
and he himself stated in the presence Of
twenty witnesses in New York city two
weeks ago that he would not fight inside Of
six months. II he Is 80 anxious to fight me-
why don't he come where I am and he can
get all the night he wants at twenty-four
hours notice. or I will meet him secretly
at once in any place he names and show
him up plainly. .
In conclusion, Mr.. Peter jackson, I tell
you plainly that I will fight you privately
or openly In one week. one month"; two
months or three months time, fer as much
money as you can raise. purse or no purse
In club. on q barge. in q hack, In q room
anywhere In America"
Jackson's Forfeit Taken Down.
The $4,000 forfeit which Peter jackson
had posted with VIII ]. Davis for a fight
with Corbett was taken down at Chicago
yesterday.
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Mr.. Harrington withdraws.

II. b. Harrington. who was nominated for
Congress In the twentieth Ohio district by
the populists and democrats has re-
signed both nominations. Harrington was
requested to resign the populist nomina ton
by members of that party, and voluntarily
withdrew from the other in a letter. in
which he states that he accepted the fusion
nomination for harmony ard reform, but
finds that the former does not exist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-05

Earned runs-P1ttsburg, D; Washington, g. Two
base hits-Beckley. Stencil, Bierbauer, Hartman
Sheibeck. Haddock. Three-base hits -Sheibeck
Joyce. Home run-Smith. Stolen bases--Smith
Joyce, Hadd0ck. Double plays-Bierbauer, Steere
and Beckley: Gumbert, Hartman and Beckley
Hasamaear and Cartwright. Hit by pitched ball
Donovan. Struck out-By Gumbert, l. Wild pitch
-Haddock. Time-TwO hours. Umpire-McQuaid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-05

DRUNKENNESS OR THE LIQUOR HABIT Posi-.
lively cured BY administering DIR. Haines, Col.
den SPECIFIC Al be given in a cup OF coffee
or tea, in food. without the knowledge of the
patient. It is absolutely harniless, and Will
effect a permanent and speedy cure. whether
the patient 10 q moderate drinker or an aIco-
holic wreck. 1t has been given In Thousands of
cases. and in every instance perfect cure has
followed It never fails. The system once im-
pregnated with the SPECIFIC, 1t becomes an utter
impossibiiisy for the liquor appetite 70 exist
Particulars free. To be had Of r. 8. WILLIAMS
A CO.. 9th and sts. NV: =. r. WARE under
Ebbitt House. Washington. myl2-tu, Ii, s6ms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-05
Unwise Investnents An P.Als~ssx

Vnse InVestoents IN Publicity.
Frou Progress.
No business man would think NJ M.
cepting 20 inches for q yard. or nine err.
for a dozen. or ten ounces for a pound. or
three quarts for q gallon, yet an buytns
publicity many never think OF stickine
out for ten hundred subscribers for every
thousand OF circulation claimed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-11

Independence would encourage encrcach-
ment upon their State rights. with re
gard to this matter they occupy q mid
die ground between the view taken
in the United States, when the Articles
Of Confederation were signed, and that
subsequently held when our present Federal
Constitution was adopted. The Federal
States OF Germany are willing 10 make
their Federal Government largely indepen-
dent in respect of revenue, but not wholly
30. They have wished 70 hold over IL, In
some measure at all events, the power Of
the purse. That IL one reason for opposing
DR.. MIoUEL's bill; another Is that, IL the
imperial Government Is permitted to ex-
tend any further its system Of internal AKA
ton, 1t will seriously impair the fiscal re-
sources on which the State Governments
rely for their own maintenance
A detailed comparison, from n fiscal point
of view, Of the two great examples Of fed
eral government, the German empire and
the United States, has never been made to
our knowledge, but 1t would be full Of in
struction for both countries. One thing is
certain, that an imperial income tax would
never be endured in Germany, unless, in
deed, It were strictly apportioned among
the States according to population.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-11
AFRICANS ron RErIREuENr.

g.. u.ux "a s.,.-t.., o,..
-..,- s"es-
Hes hSsmines - - Nhe'e f'tsess Tor nptF-
In accordance With A resolution .dor..d h,
az. - 81 Y.,t.. "a "a. n.s.I.
tne boSru u IuhOo st"S me.'ins on tridays
eighteen members OF the Police Department
vent before the Board Of Surgeons At the a.,
- -S-..-
tfsi Omcs yesterday anu Were ehamiheu as 70
their fitness to perform police duty. They were
uolicor,en ,xho har. ..hed IN he niacsd an a..
80, =. '"'
retirea hst uhuer the tWenty-yest Jaw IN whose
eases the Commissioners have refused 10 ace
L,oi... ~. anrl;c.n,. a.. rhv.,c.,iv at..hi.s
49, ~ P"s'' "
from doing any more duty.
Tbese are the men vbo were examined nv IN.
,o.,or.. C.r, Tbo,n.. p.,itr a. ~. "a, ts,t,.
~ fno
hrst street station, Sergeant Horace NJ. Wells OF
Union Market. Sergeant William Kass OF MadI.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-11

How the world grows smaller all the
tinel Here we had in THE SUN of yesterday the
wonderful story OF the fraud alleged to have
been perpetrated on the German trottlnR turf
by one Bon KSEEBs, of Sioux City, U. S. A.
KNEEBs had horses with records too fast for
them to win in their classes at home, so he took
them abroad TO trot them In German races
as maiden green ones, and by q falling
out with his partners he was caught at It.
A German Commission is now investigating the
American side Of the episode, preliminary TO
KNEEBs's trial In the courts OF the Kaiser.
Think of an American trotter creating an in
ternational episodel The comfy Of nations must
stretch itself to cover our once peculiar little
trick Of entering old ringers In classes they had
long before trotted themselves out of. The Ger
mans and the Americans are now brothers Of
the track. Thick as this globe may be, our
%trotter's hoof-beat will soon encircie 1t.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-11

expectation must be to draw trade from
the less attractive existing supply. At any
rate, he can say that IL the place IL not re-
quired the opposition Of the parson to It's
establishment is Unnecessary, for under
such circumstance IL will have to hut up.
II thirty-six liquor saloons are running
successfully near by, the inference would
seem to be that that particular part of
Brooklyn is a centre Of demand to which
the business naturally tends, and that, con-
sequently, q new place Of the kind would
not be the nuisance it might be in another
district where the resident population was
opposed TO the introduction Of dram shops
as injurious to property interests.
Generally 1t may be assumed that men
would not put their money into liquor sa-
looms unless there was a demand for them;
and in these days especially, when the cost
Of fitting up a saloon attractively, or on the
scale of splendor apparently requisite TO its
success, is so great, q new saloon il not likely
to be opened unless such q demand justiHes
its establishment, and therefore practically
indicates that it is required, as business
measures and understands requirement. 1t
is questionable, too, whether the best way of
dealing with the liquor business legislatively
is not to leave it, like business generally, to
regulate itself by the law of supply and de-
mand. A license, and the discrimination in
granting a license which is now exercised,
act as a protection of the dealers against
competition, and thus give them an
advantage not enjoyed by traders gen.
orally; and they tend to make of them a
class by themselves banded together for
their common interest, and thus to give
them the important influence in politics
which they now have. Really, by working
against this applicant for a license In Brook
Ign, DR.. ABBOTT is acting in the interest of
the thirty-six saloons already established,
with which the man wishes to compete
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-11
MFR. Tnden's Prophecy.

IN a conversation held some time after the
civil war between Mr.. TILDRN and q gem
tleman who had been q conspicuous citi-
zen OF n seeding State, the Southern gen.
tlemau said that the Democratic party
appeared to be permanently disabled and
broken down. Mr.. T1LDEN's reply was char
scteristic and most interesting.
at seems to be broken down at present."
he said, land it IL broken down.. Yet 1t will
come up again, and IL will once more gain
control Of the Government. But this situa-
ton will not be permanent. In order to
come into power, the Democracy must have
the support and assistance Of the Southern
States; and that support and assistance may
very soon prove to be its ruin. The Southern
States will insist upon ruling the Democracy
utterly, and being poor, they will try to foist
into the Democratic programme ideas and
measures contrary to all Democratic prin-
ciple- Against this the whole country will
protest. The United States will never con-
ssnt to be governed by the South or by such
Southern ideas. The Democracy will be voted
down; and then its Inst situation will be
worse than the first"
When Mr.. TnDEN delivered this memora
BILE prophecy, he had no idea that such a man
as GROVER CLEVELAND could be raised to
the head Of the Democracy through any
wild delusion of popular sentiment; and
thus the calamity which he foretold, has
come upon the country much sooner than
he could have believed 1t to be possible.
Is It to be lasting, or will the combined
incubus Of Clevelandism and Populism be
lifted from the shoulders of the Democracy
before It's life Is extinguishedi