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Particulars OF Jnpan's Court.


Some interesting particulars concerning
the Court of Japan are given by writer
in the Revue DIES Reyues. who has re-
Gently been on visit to Toxic. The EN-
peror, Mutsu-Hito. who Is now 80 years or
age, has powerfully contributed 10 me
introduction OF European manners ana
customs aRong hts people. and In this he
has been cordially seconded BY the En-
press Noyo SaEia. to whom ne vas mar
rled in 1863 only two yeaN after their
marriage she allowed herself 10 be drawn
throsgfi the streets OF the japanese capl-
tai in an open carriage. which followed
one In which her husband was seated
and in 1880 she positively dared to SIT
side BY side with her husband IN tho
same carriage. Considering that former
ernpresses were never. under any cir
cumstanoes, allowed to brave the public
gaze. the amount OF courage necessary 20
Accomplish such o feat was considerable.
The Empress formerly wore the Japanese
national costume. but she now dresses
like a fashionable lady from Paris or
London The adoption OF the European
costu,fe, however. was no easy matter, Tor
no one OF the rank OF a drsssmaker was
Allowed to approach the Imperial per-
son. The difncultY was got over by md.
ing a young lady OF Che same height
and build as her Majesty. 80 that the pro-
ce-s Of being measured could be gone
Though by proxy.
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| them in the deadl.est places. urging them

them In the deadl!est places. urging mem
on. =
The war with Germany DID mncn 10
dim Me glory OF Marshal Naurie Edhs
Patrlce Maurice de MacMahon. lie SUI
fsred many defeats but when those de-
feats are examined closely. II Is seen that
he did wonders with his small forces
against the overwhelming numbers hurried
against him MacMahon's family was
Irish. They were driven to France aiter
the failure OF the Stuart insurrecuoh'
MasNahon, who was born In November
1873 entered the army when boy. IN
1880 he took part in the capture or Aisiefs
remaining ia Africa until no wheh ne
was sent 10 Crknsa on the etan OF MIR
shal Cranobe. In 1879 whcn France ana
Italy were at war with Austria, he show.
ed his military genius at the battle Oh
Magenta by saving the army u the I'm
peror from destruction. For this service
ne was appointed Marshal and Duke OF
Magenta. -.
Notwithstanding his defeats OF August
1870. France recognized his genius by
placing him In charge OF the TROOPS at
Versailles. lie conquered the Commune
making Impossible the atrocities "hich
dlsfigured the great revolution. lie was
again honored by his election rs president
OF the French Republic IN 1873. lie died
two years ago.
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THE HEROES OF 70.
Great Hen Of The PfanCO.PruSSlan
War.
THEIR DEEDS cELEnRaraD
Won Moltsc the Towering Genius or
Them AiI-Le BocDf the Dare Devil
whose Extravaganza Assurance
Led the Emrcroy to Declare War


The heroes Of the Franco-Prussan war.
tho great military stratcgists who planned
ana executed the battles which followed
so swiftly upon the heels OF each other,
ara as We know. being slorited wese days
In the peaceful Alsace-LOrraine district
which twenty-five years ago this August
was smeared with the blood Of thousands
Of gallant Gosmans and French. II is q
great celebration for tho Germans. For
the French II is a season OF bitter memo
ries.
The man who lowered head and should
ers above all others among the victorious
generals OF the Germans was Charles
Bernhard Won hcli6e, "a modest, quiet
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, men have as much chance ~ W.rrir;
this race as we have OK landing o.. a.ar-
ter-mile. Fitzpatrick won the int,....-
leglate and \. 4. L. championships cape
turing the latter in l.55 as. Il Ir aa
beats Fitzpatrick It Will be- q great s-r-
prise
In the one-mile the visitors have q
strong man IN W. l.. Lutyens. H- tls
gone the distance IN better than f-1 lt
is possible that F. L. Bacon may repre-
sent the Enghshmen IN this race. a
couple OF weeks ago he beat Luyens 90
the remarkable time OF An These twO
men form an almost invincble team.
George Jarvis ana George Orton. tis
two New York men. are away behind
them In records. orion has gone tfs
distance in 4242-j. which Is play flr
either OF the visitors.
The three-mile race win also 90 20 tho
visitors In all probability. L. 5. Koran.
OF Trinity Hall, Cambridge. one OF tho
finest distance runners In the world. being
the English representative He has run
three miles in less than N.i5. l.. 9. Car
ter will try 20 uphold the American ems
In This race but this task Is big one.
Three miles is not his favorite dlstasoe
Four and a half miles and over. II more
20 his liking There is . chance thar a
better man than Carter may be found
for the race, for as It stands II is =
gift 10 the visitors.
CHASE 4 GREAT HURDLER.
The f20 yards high hurdle-race should,
however. be a gift for the New Workers.
stephen or ICY" Chase. the long hnky
Vsrmontsr, who has swep, everything b..
fore him al this game. holding Godfrey
Shaw. The Englishman safe, II their r.
cords count for anything.
The running high jump IL n weak SPOT
In both clubs. II the Xavier Athlete
Club should release Mike sweeney. ana
allow him 10 join the New Yorks. 10 would
be all over. A. Il. williams. ne
English high jumper. cannot do better
than feet 5 inches. while Sweeney could
be handicapped inches, AMI then beat
him. Should Sweeney fail % enter, u
will fall TO J.. T. sheldon, the broad
jumper 10 DO the high jumping. Sheldon
has done feet, 81 inches. and Is not
much better than williams
WHEN FRY AND SHELDON MEET
In the running broad jump sheldon ant
c. h. Fry will meet. Fry is one Of 80
most popular athletes in England. hay-
ing earned the rare distinction OF triple
blue meaning IN the oxford parlsAcs
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man, who seldom spoke, but, whose intel
iect was a veritatle engine " destruction
60 the military enemies Of his country.
For seventh years Won holtke was an
active soldier be saw all the changes
and improvements II this century In the
implements OF warfare.
Born on October u le9l he began the
study Of arms before he was out or MS
teens At tbs ago " 8 no was appointed
lieutenant IN the Eighth lnf0ntry Of the
Prussian amy. Warfare was purely a
science with him. His years Of expert
gnce, tho hundreds OF battles thtt he was
In. gave him knowledge never before at
tanned by enoient Or modern soidier. lie
was always looking ahead, planning ana
working out improvements. He never al
lowed hirneelf. to fall into a rut. Re was
never satisfied with existing conditions.
''Somethlng better was almost Il ruania
with him
Won Moltke's rise In the army was
steady but slow. In 1875 he was sent 10
Turkey. where he spent four years, and
On his return assumed his former posi-
ZION in the general staff. Zach year after
That marked some advance IN his military
standing until 1850, when he was made
Northumberland. The war with Den
mark In 1854 was conducted By him, ana
the Austrian campaign two years later
was executed under bis direction. IT was
the same IN the war with Franco 50
well did Moitke Do his WORK tnat The
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lie BoEEF. THR DARE DEvrk

tlrminsted his life III France. His exile
IN England soon ended In his death, In
JANUARY, Of 1873.
lie BOEEF. TIJD DARE DEvIk
The dazzling daredevil, Marshal lie
Boeuf, one Of the most Popular men in
the old French army. was really IA much
10 blame for the defeats which EFancs
waS made 10 suffer the Emperor Ma
poleOn. Although born an italian, lie
Boeuf was tn& most intimate friend Of
Napoleon Ill The Emperor relied upon
hs military judgment entirely. too much
50 for the safety Of FInco. Whsp tho
anronts Of Germany natie the exci,ab.e
French shout FOR war Napoleon asked I'e
BJeuf:
Are We prepared for war;"
France Is 'arch,fret' dramatically re-
, piled L. Beouf, meaning that the war
material Of the nation was developed TO
the highest degree Of perfection. That
lie BeOuf made grave blunder by his
eXtravagant assurance was shown when
Germany mustered three fighting men,
better drilled and equipped. for each
Frenchman sent into tho field. Had lie
Beouf spoken the truth that war might
never 1--we been fought
For all that lie Beouf was dashfng
soldier. and IN the management OF artil-
Tery was more OF scientist than any
general IN Europe A. Sebastosol. In the
Crimean war. he h9ured prominently,
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TO BE A HARD FIGHT.
The International Athletic Games May
Break Records.
TITS LONDON AGAINST NEW YORK.
The Result VIII Undoubtedly show
TINT II Is a Close Contest Between
Two Radically different Systems of
Training the Athletes.
Correspondent OF the Dlspatch)

NEW YORK. August s.-Within
couple Of weeks the crack athletes or
England will be here ready 10 put the
finishing touches on their training for the
much heralded meet with the stars of the
New York Athletic Club.
The games which viii decide whether
England or America possesses the ablest
amateur athletes. will begin on Septem-
Der Zst. and the strongest kind Of an
effort will be made by the New York men
to redeem the recent defeat OF the Cornell
crew al Henley, and the poor showing
Of Yale last year at oxford. II Will be a
struggle 20 show Great Britain that in
the matter OF sports, America Is second
to nothing on the face of the earth. IL
the hopes of the New York team are
realized the victory will be most op-
perfume. for just now the Englishmen are
growing In most Distressing fashion 70
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property This vase Is worth si,l25. Brad
ley Is hard trainer. and leaves the
mark like thunderbolt. Bradley has
run 100 yards in IL 3-5 seconds, and can
run az top speed mp 90 $50 yards, but his
best distance Is leo yards.
Against him viii b. ptted Tommle Lee.
the A. a. Y. champion. Lee has run 100
yards in ten seconds nat, but he Is not
as consistent as Bradley. At the recent
Syracuse games of the Metropolitan AS
ISOLATION OF the Amateur Athletic Union
Lee won the loo yards event. the time be-
ing 10 i-5 seconds. The track, however,
was slow. The New Yorks may secure
Il. s. Ramsdsll, OF Philadelphia, to run
in the 100 yards race. Rimsdeli Is
consistent performer. holding the inter-
collegiate championship OF ten seconds FOR
the distance. He would make good run
ming mate for Lee.
In the 30 yards run the Englishmen
will probably rely upon A. Oyenden. Ha
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spent hundreds Of thousands of dollars IN
fine houses and their furnishings. realize
that unhss something is done the halo
which has always hung over Newport
win be outdazzied by the growing popu-
larlty Of Bar Harbor. New hfe ana new
ideas ,sust be Injected. else Newport VIII
follow IN the wake of Long Branch ana
Saratoga, both OF which In their day,
were the summer pivots of swelldom.
The very idea Of an amateur circus
sends n pleasing thrin through mo frame
OF the fashionable young girl. IL brings
up an enhancing picture q gaNy-decksl
ring. surrounded by scores OF Interested
faces. which eagerly watch her as she
dashes into view mounted upon her best
horse. ali bespangled and betired after
the extravagant fashion Of the RAJ circus
people. Then she goes through some
pretty evolutions. while the band plays
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JOHN w. II. PORTER.

Mr.. Willis J. Abbott. secretary OF the
Illinois commission 10 the Cotton States
and International Exposition. visited At
lanta during the past week and selected
a site in Piedmont Park for the Illinois
building. 1t will be located near the
massachusetts, building. Mr.. Abbott says
that Chicago will come 70 Atlanta in
force. The Illinois building will be forty
feet square. and viii be handsome
structure The Illinois commission to the
exposition has gone TO work with a will
20 prepare the exhibit for that State.
officers have been elected and arrange
ments made to open offices In Chicago.
These Offices will be kept open until the
middle OF September, for the convent
ence OF the exhibitors. after which date
the headquarters will be transferred to
Atlanta.
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SOCIETY AND CIRCUS.
Newport SVsIls May GiVe an Amateur
One.
FINE MATERNAL Is ON HAND
Nr. Dcimonps Animals Form An Ex-
ccllent Menagcrie-A bicycle Qun-
u..u. Nnx Form One of the Acts,
md VIII be Loudly Applauded.
Correspondence of the Dispatch)

Correspondence OF the Disp2tch)
NEWPORT. August 9-Society here Is
trembling upon the verge OF an amateur
circus. 1t has been talked about In tna
Casino, on the broad verandas Of stately
houses. on the decks of palatial yachts
along the roads frequented by the 'oy-
clists, IN landaus and victorias. upon big
dog-oarts. jaunting-cars, and drags, asd
wherever the members OF swaggerdom
happen 10 find themselves.
The project may end In talk, as II was
begun. but there Il a chance that the
hopes of it's orlsinators will be realized.
Certain IL Is that the people who nave
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hat he was eligible for cricket q.
ball and general athletics IN the unl' -,
ties teams He has Jumped t"rhD "a
feet. six and one-half inches fiy
70 hold sheldon SAFE by at least =.
inches. r. W. Gon may be secufe' 80
this event. but small fraction -
twenty-three feet is the best ih"' w.
be- expected OF him. ian
In the shot putting Dennis i.,..,-.
an Irishman, may represent Wv -, ave
Us has A record OF forty-sN f,e' ~.
and one-half inches. Georse X. 80
should hold him safe with his rre''' y
forty-seyen feet made at chieas'. I'm.
w. j. NJ. Barry. who Was once ca. a nm .,il
Der OF the New York Athletic 49, '.,r,,r
represent the Englishmen IN ths mint 80.
,hrovlnv. and perhaps in the shot Fe,,,
ting Jim Mitchell holds the record ~ .
iaS feet and three-quarter inches, a
could make 1t fve feet more u -
10 it. barry Is ou,clsssed BY Nl1eee'' -
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Norfolk County Troops In 1.-THE
Name Curle.


PORTSMOUTH. VA, August 6, 1895.
To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
1t is very evident that history will never
be- correctly written. Some one will in the
future. as In the past, get hold Of
mistaken Impression, print it, and II VIII
be- copied by writer's Of so-called history.
Even in the well-written article In sun
days Dispatch on the subject OF Picketts
Division an injustice is done Norfolk
county. Her companies, which took part
IN the charge at Gettysburg. are credited
10 Norfolk city. The city and county OF
Norfolk are as separate and distinct from
each other as the city OF Richmond and
county OF Henrico. There were no Nor
folk city companies IN PicSetts Division;
all OF the Infantry companies from that
city were in MahOne's Brigade.
BY the way, In the matter of the name
"Curle," which is being discussed by cor
respondents through the columns or the
Dispatch, some light might be CLEANED
from the Norfolk county records. Ihese
20 back 20 1887 on the 18th OF Septem-
Der 1894 a patent was Issued 10 Captain
William Carver for the land now occupied
by the city OF Portsmouth. Carver TOOK
a prominent part in "Bacon's rebellion
and his property was conuscated. n SUD
sequsnt patent for this land was issued
TO Colonel William Crawford. one OF
tho courses in the patent Is described
as "Southeasterly 30 degrees. IS poles, to
a whiteoak standing at we head Of
small branch dividing this land and the
land Of Joshua Curle, It being a corner
tree Of We Curle's patent" The land
embraced in Cures patent Is now oc-
cupied by the United States Naval Hos
pital, on the north side OF Portsmouth.
Thus. at that early date, there were Curles
In virginia Doubtless Joshua Curle's
patent is among the Norfolk county re-
cords. but never having had occasion to
look for il, | cannot speak with certainty
az to that or as 20 its exact date.
Respectfully
JOHN w. II. PORTER.
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softly and then makes her exit, only 70
appear II few minutes later In another
scene
IN amateur circus would certainly be,
10 use vulgarism, pie. for the athletic
girl Of to-day. She would be In her ele-
ment, perhaps more so than the fashion
able young man who. comparatively, Is
far behind fin DC steele feminIty III mat
tors OF muscle.
THE WATERBURY CIRCUS.
When Mr.. Waterbury. the cordage
trust king, gave his famous circus IN
May OF 1859 at his country place,
Plaisance, it was the social event or
the year. The new woman was In her
infancy then, and the girls who figured
I'm the programme took very mild parts.
The heavy work fell upon the men, and
this forced Mr. Waterbury 70 90 outside
the strict circle OF swelldom for per-
forming material.
Weeks were spent In preliminary traih-
ing for this affair, and II the Newport
people intend 10 do anything OF a similar
kind, they have no time 10 lose Tor the
trend OF fashion will be Lenox way by
the middle Of September. At the water
bury circus, half dozen OF the seasons
beolfies made u pretty picture cad IN
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and IN 1883 was made personal adiutant
20 the Kmscror. On August Is, YSSs. at
tho battle OF SorsrinQ. he WAS decorated
Nth tho Legion Of Honor. At the out
break 81 the FrsnsoPrussian war he
was made mashal Of the entire Army
OF the Rhine, later succeeding Bazaine.
OF the Third Army Corps Unlike the
German generals, who always remained
in the background. lie Deouf exposed him
self who're rhe fighting was the hercest.
The soldiers under Lo BeouV were grand
Fighters, because he was always with
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the delay Of the Newport people In taking
hold and working up the idea Every
one is waiting for some one else 10 s,ep
forward with an offer 20 foot the piiis'
Circus angels seem 10 be scarce.
That a bold performance could be given.
however there Is but little doubt, for an
abundance OF fine material can be had
for the asking.
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STATUE TO BE UNVEILED OF FREDERICK WILLIAM.

French arraT was practically beaten ar
ter the frst two weeks OF lgbting. The
real battles began the fist week In Au-
gust The fht<d week IN August f.lw ,bt
FssDcA army so Daddy crippled ths. FROM
ksen ca C. wss si-noss an urisndered
csarcb os ylctory for the Prusslans. Sedan
On September "a being the last great bat
do.
Shortly after the present young en-
pcror assembled the throne, In 1855, Won
Eoltke. on August 80. sought permission
TO retire from Abe army. This was grant
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ed. On April "a. 1891. ha died. He was
ssrely Germany's greatest soldier.
T,REpr1RICl< V.Jr>fJAM

ssrely Germany's greatest soldier.
FREDERICK wIrI.IAM
Frederick William. father q tE
present Emperor, wars one Of the gr~at
generals Of the war. lie was In COM
mand sf the Third army corps. composed
Of South German regiments. At both
Worth and WeisssDburg he bore the bruHt
Of tho battles. hie worked out
tns details OF q battle with conscientious
precision. and the victory Of Sedan
was largely due 20 his care. At the
palace OF Versailles. ON october Is. fsIe.
he was appointed aeli-narshal In both
the Denmark and Austrian campaigns he
figured prominently. In the Austrian
war re had the advance-guard which
cleared the way In the enemies cosntry
for The main army. For this service he
was decorated with the order Of merit.
Pc rcigned but ssree months. Mom March
until June. 1883. when he died
Albert. Crown Prince Of Saxony, never
acquired great fame. but ngYred In
all the wars Of Germany since rs's. Es
had command OF the Twelfth Corps at
Metz lie was schofsr. as well os
soldier His personal bravery won hm
many bSuOrS
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THE FRDSCH LEADER.

The picture prcssrtes by Napoleon III.
IN this war is a -sd one. THAI he
Inherited some Of the Etsiary genius
OF his grand un0le, the great NapoleoH
was shown BY the victories Of the Prsnch
In the Crimean and Austrian campaigns
After the Austrian campaign the French
army. was deemed lrrncible The En-
peror's capture n Sedan by thu Germans.
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Orders for printing sent 10 the Dis
match Company will be given prompt at
tention, and the style Of work and prices
will be sure TO please you.
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The Hero OF Uougomopf.

one morning. some fNe-anu-iorty Sn,'
-. breclrfa., with the old Lord Sa2toun.
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holds the challenge cups OF the rons..
Athletic Club for that distance. ana IN 49,
summer Of 1899 made n great shovlr,. -
the games at Berlin before the C;.,,,-4
Emperor. Lis best time for tho d.s,,-.'
Is or SO. A. r. Dowper may h. .r,.-,,
for this race as his reputation az a or...
ter In England is fully as great MS o..
den's. lie IL regarded as the comlny rr,.
as he has won prizes IN fast cornpo,y
distances ranging from 100 10 80 v,,.i.
and Is said 10 be a marvel az g.,,-,
away.
LEE SHOULD WIN.
The New Yorks feel however. ia. a..
20 yards race ~ safe with either ..,,
RamSdeH. Lee Il better AZ 70 tia, 4,
100 yards In Canada last year d. 49,
the go yards I'm OH 80. truly wont.rr.i
performance Mike Murphy. Yalrs 49,
err prepared him for that event a,l ,.',
probably put on the finishing tourbe. :.
the approaching games. Los's reco-f Dr.. I.
second better than Oycnden's. huf ff.-. -
a chance that DOwner may prove a ..-<
horse.
BREDIN is 4 WONDER.
There Is little hope " beating n,
Englishmen in the 80 yards race. = ~
Bredin will be- their standarl-hrara- .-r
although he IS 30 years " acc. d. d +,
his prime as runner. IT, 100 D.. y.,
forty-one races. at distances from l.. o.
1000 yards. A quarter Of milo .isl..
favorite run. and 0:i9 Is hts test rr..
He Is nearly six feet IN height .rl
trains down 10 feather-weiEhf s.-..
and Lyon. the quarter men " Nee, v ID,
would probably be lost by Hreir .,t
an effort will be made 20 ct Nar.r
Harvard. who holds a record osO-ge. ..t
could give Bredin a race
KlLPATRICK'S CHANCE FOR PANE
In the so yord's-race Bredin v.I LIZ.
represent the visitors. and Charl p,
patrick, the New York;. Tho Ir-.-.
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rel coats and white skirts and wearing
red and white hats, and mounted on
white horses, eaparisoned In rcd and
white All OF the interior decorations
were In red, white. and gold. even the
sides Of the ring being covered with heavy
red cloth, edged with gold bands.
IT COST LOTS OF MONEY.
II was estimated at the time that the
circus cost tho Waterburys $4,000. and
perhaps this has something TO do with
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terminated his life IN France His exile
III England soon ended in his death, In
Jandary. Of lS7s