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attendance, and the track was in as good
condition as 1t could be put. The only
drawback was the wind, which blew in
strong gusts against the riders as they
came down the home stretch and sadly in
terfered with good time in several Of the
events.
The rider of the day who covered himself
with the most glory was Fred. Schade, the
seventeen-year-old crack who rides under
the colors of the Washington Road Club.
He entered in four events and crossed the
line first on three occasions. In the fourth
he was SO heavily handicapped that he was
practically out of the race. He has just re-
turned from a trip through the south. where
he found few who could push him, and the
result was that he caught heavy handicaps
Saturday. Still, he won the quarter-mile
open. class A; the one-mile open and the
special paced mile, class A, for the track
record. In the two-mile handicap, class A,
he started from scratch and was beaten by
George S. Ball, w. r. c., who started from
the 11O-yard line. 1t was a hard race, and
Ball won by only a few inches.
In the fifth race a serious accident oc-
Cured F. E. Ghiselli collided with c. E..
Wood directly in front of the club house
and was thrown to the ground. Upon ex-
animation 1t was found that his left wrist
was broken and he was removed to the
Emergency Hospital and from there TO his
home.
The opening race was a one-nile novice
affair fer a gold medal donated by the Dis
trict Cycle Company. Nine men started.
F. E. Ghiselli took the lead and held 1t for
two laps, when he dropped back and H. T.
Seamark went to the front, and, closely at
tended by A. NJ. Taylor made the running
until the last time round, when H. H. Stone
Of the Arlington Wheelmen put on squirt,
and, drawing away, won by about three
yards from William Woodward, with +. G.
Thompson third. Time, 2:29.
Ten faced the starter in the one-mile
hon fany &c hHy III
W. r. c.; with H. A. Rhine. A. r. c., sec
ond, and Geo. e. Smith, w. r. c.. third.
In his attempt to lower the track mile
record Schade was paced by a tandem
ridden by George Ball and c. 1. Ronsaville
and covered the distance in 2:12 4-5, which
breaks the record by five and quarter Sec
onds.
George Smith then went after the record
and covered the distance in 215. He was
paced by VIM. Jose and Charles Wood on a
Rambler tandem. Robertson was the next
to try for the record. but he Stacked up
too soon and finished the distance In
224 3-5
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AN ENJOYABLE SMOKER.

The Columbia Athletic Club Inaugu-
rates n Series of Pleasant Events.
A large number of the members of the
Columbia Athletic Club and non-members
who help to form the various subcommit-
tees in charge of the approaching carnival
enjoyed the first smoker of the season Sat
urday night at the club house. The party
gathered in the main parlor, and a pro-
gram of unusual merit was rendered, DR..
VIM. R. King presenting the performers
The most striking feature of the evening
was the rendition of the new march. 1.-The
Athlete" dedicated to the club by Prof.
Fanciulli From the manuscript score the
lively creation was we'll rendered by the
Madrid Mandolin Club, composed of B. F.
Judson. H. E. Gallaher, A. V. Holmes and
A. E. Yundt
1t was announced at it's conclusion that
the march will be Immediately published
by Droop & Co., and will he played each
night of the carnival, and copies of it
placed on sale at the music booth. The
others who took part in the evenings enter
tainment were Mr.. Edward Walsh, j. J..
Fisher, F. A. Harrison and Geo. O'Connor
The committee on music and entertainment
held a meeting before the smoker began, at
which it was decided to engage the Marine
Band for the entire carnival, and it was
also determined to invite the various social
and military organizations of the city to
attend the carnival and to arrange to ap-
propriately entertain them upon the occa-
sion of their visits.
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INVASION OF BRITISH GUIANA.
London Journals Declare That 1t is
Not to Be Borne.

London Journals Declare That 1t is
Not to Be Borne.
The London Times and the Chronicle this
morning printed articles explaining in detail
the position of the Venezuelan matter, the
latter paper especially as regards the
American point of view, as indicated by
official reports issued from Washington.
The Chronicle says that there is reason
to believe that IL Lord Salisbury decides
to settle the affair without regard to
Americas Intervention, America may carry
out in full the intimation given in July
by United States Ambassador Bayard in
the friendliest spirit that the delimitation
might be negotiated amicably through
Washington. a,l.
There is no doubt the Chronicle con-
tinues, that the United States is deter
mined to bring about an early settlement
of the dispute No answer to Mr.. Bayard's
dispatch to Lord Salisbury has yet been re-
ceived at the embassy" o.
The Standard, conservative, had an edi-
torial this morning on the Venezuelan qucs-
ton, in which it said: THE Venezuelan
ultimatum is unlikely to lead to prolonged
or doubtful complications. The convention
of 1850 has been repeatedly infringed by
the VeneZuelans in encroaching upon soil
indisputably British. II These CALLING and
high handed acts might have been over
looked had not the outrlEes by these Vene-
zuelan authorities reached lengths no long
err endurable. If such an aggression as the
Uruan affair is to be ignored we might as
well abandon British Guiana. We shall be
surprised If the responsible diplomats of
the United States persist in maintaining
that the Monroe doctrine has any bearing
on the present case.
The Daily Telegraph says In an editorial:
ut is difficult to see how Monroeism is ap-
plicable to the Venezuelan affair. If the
Venezueans invade British Guiana they
must either be punished by us directly or
they must be forced by their assumed pro-
tectors in the United States to respect in
ternational laws"
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DUPONT CLUB RACE.
Entries, With Handicaps, for This
Afternoons Contest.

w. Fred Sims is the scratch man in the
2O-mile handicap road race given by the
Dupont Cycle Club on the Conduit road
this afternoon, and the time allowances
run up to eleven minutes.
The start and finish will be at the lower
reservoir. l.. B. Graves will be referee; w.
D. Hadger and John Woerner judges; A.
NJ. Tubman, William Tappan and George
Boyd, timers: William Jose. starter and
Handicapped. The following entries have
been made, with their handicaps:
Eleven minuteS-R. w. Christie, w. H.
Walcott, Richmond Redding:on, Robert
Brott
Ten and half minutes-M. Bowers, Geo.
Calvert, Frank kieser and F. H. Skinner.
Nine and a half minutes-Howard Hoover
E. H. Burton, B. F. Grimes E. s. Byrnes
William O'Connor and J. w. Garrison.
Eight and half minutes-T. s. Wood, c.
s, Brush and j. E. Bischoff.
Seven and half minutes-E. L. Wilson,
F. G. Thompson.
Six and a half minutes-A. H. Dawson,
w. r. Schroyer.
Six minutes-Fred W. Moore, W. T. Rob-
ertson.
Four and half minutes-W. O. Wood
ward, Harry z. Greer.
Four minutes-T. N. Mudd, R. H. Stone
Three and a half minuteS-C. E. Wood
George E. Smith, c. I. Ronsaville
Three minuteS-Bayard L. Wrenn, J. ].
Fster, Howard A. Rhine
Two minutes-S E. Cause, George S. Ball.
Claude Leatherbury
Scratch-W. Fred Sims
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Rebuilt by the Doctors.

From the Minneapolis Tribune.
An odd character is now in Winona, be-
ing that Of George Burns. who has good
reason for his eccentricity. He has papers
which show that he was head engineer On
the steamer City Of Savannah. which was
wrecked on the coast of Massachusetts on
January Is. 1884, while en- route from Bcs-
ton TO Florida. He was reversing the le-
vers when the steamer struck the rocks,
and he was thrown into the machinery re-
ceivfng injuries which crippled him for life
There were 11S lives lost in the accident,
and Burns Is one of the thirty-seven sur
vivors. For long while he lay on a cot
in the death row of Bellevue Hospital, New
York. DR.. Hayes Agnew attended his case,
and removed five ribs from his left side
and trephined his skull, using six ounces Of
silver sheeting for this purpose. He was
compelled to wear a plaster of paris jacket
for four years after the accident. A por-
ton of the lower end of his spine and both
elbow joints are gone. One knee cap n
on the back Of the leg. and his heart 10
on the extreme right side of his body.
He is now sixty-four years of age, and
walks very we'll and has a cheerful DISPOSE
ton. He Is a member of he Grand Army
of the Republic, and served during the war
on the gunboat which was stationed at
Cairo during the early days OF the rebel
uon
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OF interest to the men.
WHEN LINCOLN WAS SHOT.
Mrs. Surratt's Waiter Boy Tells Win
He knOMs.


Nathaniel Simms, who in the early sixties
was Mrs Mary E. Surratt's colored waiter
boy, lives north of Oxford, Pa. He is a
native of Prince Georges county, Nd.
Simms says when fourteen years of age he
was bound out to Mrs. Surratt, there being
seven other colored boys on the place. He
tells, in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the fol-
Lowing respecting his mistress:
THE missis lived at Surrattsville, about
seven miles from Washington, and, being a
lady of wealth, owned considerable of the
village. She possessed fine features and a
temperament that was excitable. Her
favorite hobby was riding horseback. l
have seen her put one hand on the saddle
pommel and vault up into the seat without
assistance Mrs. Surratt was fond Of wine.
She could WELD rawhide with vigor and
1t always came upon the backs Of US boys
so unexpectedly.
"She entertained frequently. John Wilkes
Booth was a frequent visitor at the house,
he being very intimate with my mistress
son, John Surratt. Booth, kind of a help
less fellow required good deal of waiting
on, and from him received the first money
could say was mine. About two months
before the taking off of President Lincoln
Booth was at the Surratt mansion steady.
A few days before the shooting of the
President Mrs. Surratt and I went into
Washington, and she bought nine or twelve
pistols at gunsmith's. They were put in
little coffin, which the undertaken hauled
in his hearse across the Eastern branch
bridge. The guards supposed 1t was q
funeral, and made no attempt at searching.
Mrs. Surratt, after reaching home, hung
the pistols around on the walls Of her
room.
ION the night Of the assassination Booth
and John Surratt ate supper together and
left the house. About midnight Booth re-
turned, and heard Mrs. Surratt clap her
hands and exclaim, I'm glad the old rebel
is dead'-meaning our noble Lincoln. That
same night 1 helped Booth into the saddle,
and he shot down the pike as If demons
were after him. On opening the house next
morning l was surprised to see the piazza
and yard full of soldiers. One of them
asked If Booth had been at the house dur
ing the night, and 1 replied that he had
In short time my mistress and all hands
about the place were taken into Washing
ton"
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SIXTEEN BROTHERS
Soldiers I'm the Union Army and MIN
More Fought in Mexico,

So'oiers IN the Union Army and Nine
More Fought I'm Mexico.
From the Louisville Courier-Jmrnal
Mr.. Brandon wears a distinction enjoyed
by few If any of the men who served under
the stars and stripes in that he is one OF
the thirty-six children of a remarkable fam
lily. His father, Charles Brandon, ST., was
born in a cabin on the site Of the present
town Of Little Washington, Pa The family
removed to Virginia, settling near Hates
Rock, where in an attack by Indians all lost
their lives except young Brandon. Strangely
enough, the chiefs heart was touched and
he would not allow his warriors to harm
the child. For sixteen years Brandon lived
under the protection of the chief who had
saved his life He then contrived to escape
from the Indians, and travelling through The
wilderness and swimming rivers, succeeded
in joining the famous Louis Wetzel.
Arriving at proper age Brandon married
and became the father Of three children.
when his wife died. Brandon then married
again, this second wife becoming the mother
Of eighteen children. Then she died and Q
third time Brandon married. the result Of
this union being the addition of twelve chill
dren to the family circle. Mr.. Brandon died
after having served his country nobly, both
at home and in Mexico. His third wife mar
ried again and became the mother of three
more children.
Brandon and nine of his sons followed the
stars and stripes into che City of Mexico.
and sixteen Of the sons fought during the
late unpleasantness Among these sixteen
was the one who marched in the parade
yesterday, Charles Brandon, Jr., now an old
man himself, but one whose frmness OF
hand. whose flash of eye and whose love for
the flag have been unimpaired by the pass
Ing years. OF the sixteen one was killed at
Shiloh and one died at Andersonville The
fourteen who survived the war are still liv-
ing. Charles Brandon. jr., was captured at
Chickamauga, from the fifteenth Ohio vol
unteer infantry. and spent two years, four
months and eighteen days in southern pris.
ons. His fathers third wife is still living at
Moundsville, w. Va.
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THE SPANISH MINISTER
Rumor That he is Soon to Be Succeeded BY
Senior Sagario.
Reasons Given for the Alleged Change
-SenOr de LONE Places No Gre.
dcnce in the Report.

1t is reported that Senior Dupuy de LONE,
the Spanish minister at this capital is to
be recalled, and that Senior Don Jose Felipe
Sagario, until recently the diplomatic rep
res sentative of Spain to the United States of
Colombia, is to succeed him. The latter is
now on his way to Madrid. it is said, to re-
ceive congratulations upon his alleged sue
cess in stemm!ng the tide of Cuban senti-
ment in the Spansh-American republics.
The Alleged Complaints.
According to the story, Senior de Lone
has failed in his mission to the United
States, in that, despite the means at his
disposal, he has failed to penetrate the
plans of the Cuban managers in this coun-
try; that he has failed to prevent the de-
parture of flibustering expeditions, and
that he has also failed in preventing the
dispatch of munitions of war from this
country to the Cuban insurgents. 1t is al
legged against him that, Notwithstanding
his resources, he has not succeeded in
counteracting the growing sentiment OF
sympathy for tie insurgents, and has fail
ed In every case to secure the conviction Of
alleged filibusters.
No Change Likely Mt Present.
These are given some of the reasons
why change is imminent in the Spanish
legation at Washington. How well based
they are can only be determined by future
developments At any rate, if Il change is
contemplated, 1t will not be made for sew
eral months to come, and Senior de LONE
will present his credentials to the PreSi-
dent at the first favorable opportunity, and
will continue to exercise his diploma tic
functions until he receives orders from
Madrid to the contrary.
Not Credited by Senior de Lone.
Senior Dupuy de Lone himself places no
credence ir reports that he is to be recall
ed Up to the present time, he said, he had
received rothing but proofs indicating that
the home government was entirely salts
fled with the manner in which he had con-
Quoted affairs of the legation here. RE
ports of his possible recall, the minister
was inclined to think, originated with those
who believed the cause of the insurgents
would be promoted thereby. There had not
been. he declared in conclusion, any dis
satisfaction with his course on the part of
many evidences of its approval.
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Germany's War Dogs.

From the London Daily News.
The Gardejager Pachmann and Herch,
no took two German war dogs to Con-
stantinople the Saturday before Whitsun-
tide, have returned to Potsdam. The two
dogs, when they arrived at Constantinople,
had several days rest before they were
shown to the sultan. His majesty and his
officers were so much surprised at the
clever and useful performances Of the dogs
that the German jaeger were begged to
give some Turkish soldiers instruction in
tie training of such dogs. This was done
for several days, after which the sultan
gave the German soldiers each a decora-
ton and 600 francs and caused them to be
shown the city and its surroundings. The
two war dogs were a present to the sultan
from the German emperor.
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No Pay for Nursing Her Son.

Justice Barrett of New York, in supreme
court chambers. has rendered a decision
that a mother may not receive recompense
for nursing her son. The decision was rem
dered in the case Of Catherine Larldn
against the Long Island Railroad Company.
Mrs. Larkin's son was injured In a collision.
The railroad settled the suit by the payment
of $4,000 damages. Then suit was brought
by Felix Larkin, the father, to recover the
amount of doctors bills and nursing. Jus
tee Barrett held that such services could not
be estimated, and refused to allow q money
value for them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-21

Ex-Congressman Mccain of Chicago says
he has abandoned the idea of trying to re-
tain the seat in Congress from the Chicago
district, which was contested by Hugh r.
Belknap, a cen Of the late Secretary Bel
KNAPP. Mr.. Mccain was originally given
the certificate and filed it with the clerk
here, but there was a dispute about sever
al precincts, and, as the recount showed
that Belknap had PIP majority In the dis
trict, Mr.. Mccain decided not to press his
claim, although, as holding the certificate
of election, he could have drawn the salary
from March last until the House decided
the case adversely to him.
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pisbarred From Practice.

A number Of attorneys were disbarred
from practice at the Interior Department
Saturday, including Emmanuel Merrick,
professional conduct, such as receiving an
illegal fee ard being presented a suit of
clothes by a pension claimant for prose-
cutting a persion claim; Geo. w. Lamb.
Rochester, N. Y, for demanding and re-
ceivirg an illegal fee snd illegal practices
in making out pension vouchers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-21
Invitations to Atlantn.

General ]. W. Avery. the foreign COM
missioner, has delivered the invitations ex-
tended by the directory of the Atlanta ex-
position to Secretary Olney and to Minis
tiers Andrade of Venezuela, Cana of Chile,
Romero of Mexico, Peralta of Costa Rica
and Charge D'affaires Senior Dominguez of
the Argentine republic, whose countries
have sent government exhibits, to attend
and take part in the official ceremonies con-
nected with the completion and formal in
stallation of these exhibits. Most of these
persons have accepted and will be present
with their ladies'.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-21
VIII Bring Suit.

Mrs. Mary E. Acton has taken out let
tiers of administration on the estate of
Walter Acton, who was killed at the new
library building on the 18th of last month.
Her counsel, Mr.. c. Maurice Smith, stated
this afternoon that Mrs. Acton, as admin
istratrix, would soon enter a suit here
against the Louisville (ky) Iron Company.
doing the ironwork at the building, for
10000 damages, holding that the company
was responsible for the young mans death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-21

Senator Chandler of New Hampshire has
written to the President and the interstate
commerce commission ers. urging action in
the matter of the new trunk line agreement
reached at the recent New York conference
of railroad presidents. He declares the
agreement is a violation of the anti-pooling
and antitrust laws, and effects a CONSOLE
dation of nine railroads, with S3,OOO,OOO,OOO
capitalization. to abolish competition and to
establish, in defiance of law, the most stu
pendous trust the world has ever seen. He
saws in his letter to the President that
these stupendous crimes can, through ex-
press United States statutes, be suppressed
in advance by national officials. and that a
single word from the President to ]. Pier
pont Morgan would cause these confeder-
ates to desist."
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CHESS EXPERTS MEET TODAY.

ShOwalter and Lipschutz to Battle for
the Cham piOnship of the United States
The long deferred return match between
the champion of the United States, Samuel
Lipschutz, and Jackson W. Showalter for
the championship will begin today at the
rooms of the Manhattan Chess Club, New
York. The match is for 81 500 stake and a
purse of 500 contributed by the Manhattan
Chess Club. Marquee NJ. Sherlng, a Mex
lean amateur, has given 500. which is to
go to the winner of the most brilliant game
of the series. The winner of the first seven
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SPORTS OF THE DAY
College Foot Ball Teams Judged by
Saturdays Work.
VISIT OF PHILADELPHIA WHEELMEN
This Afternoons Twenty Mile Road
Race.
IN T Z r E ING OLO

Cornells defeat by Lafayette's foot ball
team Saturday is the surprise of the foot
ball world. Either Cornell has very weak
team or Lafayette has very strong one.
| Orange held Yale down to 25 points and
scored against them IL. Lafayette but a
| week before defeated Orange by 10 points
and prevented them from scoring. The La
| fayette team has fine line, which has
played together for three years. A true es-
| innate of the teams ability may be formed
after their game with Pennsylvania next
Saturday.
Pennsylvania game was most satisfac-
tory. Even the coachers looked forward
with uneasiness to the game with Virginia
in view of Brookes injury. 1t was felt that
Virginia was quite likely to score, and that
the Pennsylvania would find great difficult
ty in tallying.
Virginia did not have a weak team. The
Southerners were a much stronger combi-
l.ation than when they met Princeton, and
played better game.
The Pennsylvania line played splendidly,
blocking, interfering, backing and following
the ball admirably. Pennsylvania has the
OF portunity, barring accidents, of develop
ing the finest foot ball team that has ever
been turned out by any institution.
From the tales which have been sent out
from Princeton and the score made by
Pennsylvania against Lehigh on Monday
last 1t was expected that Princeton would
Hidhe at ledSl loTly points, In reality tney
earned but ten of their sixteen, for six were
gained upon a run by Brokaw which should
have been called back. The Princeton back
field was very weak, while the Interference
formed very poorly. On defense the Prince
ton team allowed itself to be opened up in
the center very frequently. In fact they
were below the average of Princeton's
teams in every department Of the game.
Harvard's game with Brown. in spite of
the fact that Brown scored, testifies to a
strong combination of players at Cam
bridge. There is little doubt that Brown Is
fully as strong this year as was Cornell
last, while the team is likely to improve
very rapidly.
Harvard seems to be strong In her back
field, but weak in the center of her line.
Yales team seems to be troubled with
much the same difficulty as is Princeton's.
The work of her linemen against Orange
was discouraging to her coaches. Unless
the work of the linemen improves greatly
there is little chance of Yale being strong in
any department of the game. In De Witt
and Thorne Yale has two splendid half
backs and it will be pretty strong combi-
ration which'will succeed in holding Yales
score very low down.