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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-13
DONOGHUE BARELY beaten.
Another Exceedingly Close Finish Mt
the Skating Rink

Another Exceedingly Close Finish Mt
the Skating Rink.
The most exciting skating race Of the wee,
took place at the Convention Hall ice rink
last night. when Harley Davidson beat Joe
Donoghue in two-mile and half race In
I.31A. Moshier also entered, but dropped out
on the sixteenth lap account of being
left SO far behind. Moshier does not seem to
be able to get up his speed on an indoor sur
face and this may in some measure account
for his defeats here this week. He is an eX-
tremely speedy man on straight-away
course as his records will show.
The men started with Donoghue in the
lead and then Moshier forging to the front
Harley Davidson was in the rear, but on the
eleventh lap made a magnificent squirt that
threatened to put many yards between him
and his two competitors. Donoghue how
ever. would not have it that way and spurted
out after him, the pair leaving Moshier hail
a lap behind. Donoghue fcolishly set the
pace about the twentieth lap, and on the
twenty-third lap Davidson made squirt at
the corner, ard although Donoghue did his
level best, he could never get more than
even will. him. On the last lap Davidson
made one final effort and came out ahead
by not more than two feet.
All this time the immense crowd was keep
ing up an enthusiastic cheering that threat
ened the roof, and when Davidson was an
nounced the winner the din was indescrib-
aDle. Inc Judges VI tHe race we're NleSSTS
Peters. Phillips and Storey; the timers,
Messrs Hutchins and Brewer and the start
er, Manager Towers.
At : o'clock last night John Davidson
started to lower the worlds record of 900
for three miles. He made a game effort,
ard at one time it seemed as though he
was going to knock several seconds off the
time, but he weakened slightly toward the
end, and made 1t in just 800. This, how
ever. is the championship record for indoor
tracks for that distance. This was David
sons first appearance before an evening
audience, and he appeared to good advan-
tage, and will probably make one Of the
fastest skaters the ice has ever seen, as he
is but eighteen years old.
Yesterday afternoon Wise. the champion
of Long Island. gave Harry Sites, the
half lap handicap. and beat him out by a
quarter of 4 lap in a mile in 311. Sites
did not seem to be in the best condition,
and Wise had no trouble in catching up
with him.
This evening at o'clock John Davidson
will have a trial at the worlds record of
23S for the mile, now held by Joe DON
and will put all his energy into the ten
laps, in order to equal it, If he cannot beat
The race at 0 o'clock will be for three
miles, and will be between Moshier,
Donoghue and Harley Davidson There is
every indication that it will be exceedingly
close and exciting, as Donoghue is deter
mined to retrieve himself for his defeat
last night. and will probably try to run
away from his competitors. If he should
try this one of the prettiest races of the
season will ensue, as Harley Davidson is
equally determined not to let him get out
Of his reach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-13
Showalter Again Wins.

The seventh game of the Showalter-Kem-
eny championship match began Wednes-
day In Philadelphia. Showalter selected
the Ruy Lopez and the game proceeded on
somewhat similar lines as the fifth. The
game vas evenly contested up to the
tWenty-sixth move. when Showalter gain
ed some advantage. At the hour Of ad-
1ournment forty-six moves had been mada
me game was concluded yesterday after
total of nine hours play Showalter
won in sxty-five moves. The score now
stands: Showalter. 4: Kemeny, 2; drawn l.
me next game will be played Monday, a
cnange having been made in the sc hedule
in order to allow Showalter to play in the
International cable match at Brooklyn to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-13
STOLE FROM HIS PARTNERS.
I1mbexzlementF Forces n Big Cleveland
House to the Wall.

E1mbeHzlement Forces n Big Cleveland
House to the Wall.
The big wholesale boot and shoe house of
Childs, Croft & Co., at 50 and 81 Bank street.
Cleveland. Ohio. was forced to the wall late
yesterday afternoon by the embezzlement
of large sum Of money by William H.
Huntington, the junior member and finan-
cial man of the firm. Childs. Croft &, Co.
is one Of the Oldest firms in that city, and
has always been considered as solid as a
rock.
The embezzlement vas first discovered a
day or two since, and when Huntington was
confronted with the charge he confessed
that he had taken $4,000 of the firms
money. 1t is believed that the amount will
reach 100000 He said he had been taking
money for twenty-five years, and that most
of it had been used in the payment of his
household expenses.
Mr.. Ch'lds is completely Frustrated. and
for time his life was despaired of. He and
Mr.. Croft are ruined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-13
Lanham A. G. Omcer..

The Lanham Athletic Club has elected
the following officers: President, Humphrey
Beckett; vice president, Frank Parish
treasurer, Geo. w. Duvall; secretary, Noble
Crandle; manager, Arthur S. Taylor; cap
tain, Frank B. Haskell.
Manager Taylor will have a stronger
base ball team this year than has ever rep
resented Lanham, having the following
players to select from: Wade Coombs,
Chas. Adams, Humphrey Beckett, Harper
Beckett, Howard Beckett Chas. Howser,
Chas. Cameron, John Howser, Walter
Scott, D. Barron, Noble Crandle, A. S. Tay-
B. Haskell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-13
American Arrested by the Spanish.

New York has been informed that the
Spanish authorities in Cuba have arrested
Oliverio Agramante, raturalized Ameri-
can citizen, manager of the Jurague estate,
near st. Forcenguies. who is suspected of
being an insurgent, and that a military
court-martial was pending in his case. His
friends are afraid that the prisoner will
be shot. They were told to make their ap-
peal by telegraph to Secretary of State o.
ney, and he would probably interfere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-13
PLAYING BY CABLE
International Chess Match in Lon
don and Brooklyn.
BEST MEN ON EACH side ENGAGED
Arrangements for Showing the
Progress Of the Contest.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS

NEW YORK, March 13.-The great inter-
national chess match between the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and
the United States of America began today
Each team consists of eight men. The Amer
lean players assembled in the Assembly
Hall of the building at Court and Remsen
streets, Brooklyn, while the Britishers met
at the Pillar rooms of the Cannon Street
Hotel. London.
The first dispatch from London announced
the numbers Of the boards on which the
Americans and those on which the British
ers would have the first move. The ex-
change of the names of the players and the
order In which they are to play resulted as
follows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-13
CYCLING IN FRISCO,
The Indoor. Half-Mfle Record Broker
by Zfeglcr.

The Indoor. Half-Mfle Record Broken
by ZfeElcr.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-At the in
door bicycle tournament last night Otto
Ziegler, 'r., broke the half-mile indoor
worlds record, making it in 90 rs; he also
went after the one-mile record, but failed,
owing to poor pacing. ]. w. Campbell,
the Spokane professional. won his race
from Terrill.
One-mile invitation, c. NJ Smith won;
T. Delmas, second. Time. 2:36 40
One-mile consolation, T. S. Hall won;
Chapman, second. Time, 2:45
One-mile professional, J. w. Campbell OF
Spokane won; w. A. Terrill, second. Time,
2:21.
Mile match race. c. S. Wells beat J. E.
Edwards. Time, 2;s5 As.
Five miles, match race, G. Tantau won
from ]. A. Griffith. Time, 1926
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-13
Ending the Dunrnven Incident.

Lord Dunraven presided at a meeting yes
terday Of the Yacht Racing Association III
London In an informal conference held
beforehand the conclusion was reached tina
it would be in bad taste to reply to the
New York Yacht Club regarding the ex-
pulsion of Dunraven. The meeting did moi
take up the subject
Lord Dunraven mailed the following to
Secretary Oddie Of the New York zach,
Club:
Il beg to acknowledge the receip: of a
certified copy of the preamble and resolu-
IONS passed at. the adjourned meeting OF
the New York y acht Club ON Fehruarv -
My opinion as to the desirablity of con
tinuing member of the New York Yacht
Club was expressed in my letter of resgna.
ton of the 10TH
The resolutions of February q were those
of expulsion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-13
Patents Allowed.

Patents. have been issued to the following
Washington inventors: Myron D. Law, as
signor to A. G. Wheeler, Chicago, ILL.,, travel
irg-contact device; Myron D. Law, assignor
to A. c. Wheeler, Chicago, ILL.,. underground
trolley: John A. McDermott. skeleton stand
signor to Chisholm. Havd & White Com
pany of Illinois, hf', Z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-13

The BROOKLYN Chess Club has Issued a
general invitation to the members of the
leading clubs in the east to witness the
play of the American team.
The moves will be transmitted by Allan
tic cable. and will be exhibited here by i'm
mense chess boards suspended upon the
wall, movable chess figures thereon ind:-
eating the shifting fortunes of each game
so that SPECTATORS may judge of the issue
of the match ats each moment of it's pro-
gress.
The first moves, on which the Americans
had the whites, were cabled to London at
10 o'clock, and about the same time a mes
sage was received giving the first moves of
the British players
The dispatches ran along smoothly and
moves were exchanged at the rate of six
In an hour. Some mistakes occurred in
transmitting the first moves on boards
and 3, which, however, were soon rectified.
The opering presented nothing unusual,
with the exception that Blackburne ac-
cepted queens gambit from Pillsbury
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-13
WHIST CONGRESS CONTESTS.

Announcement by the Executive Com
mittee of the League.
The executive committee of the Whist
League has decided to have the whist con-
gress next June at Brooklyn play all
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Cans Did Not Fight Erne.

The 12-round bout which was to have
taken place at the New Manhattan Club
in New York. last night. between Frank
Erne of Buffalo and Joseph Cans of Balti-
more. has been declared of. According 70
agreement. they were to weigh in at Us
pounds. Cans weighed 1876 pounds AMI
Erne 123.
Paddy Purtel Of Kansas City got the de-
cision over Nick Burley of Boston in the
seventh round. Burley being very groggy
Local boxers filled the rest of the New
Manhattan Athletic Clubs program
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-13
OWEN, Ladies' TailoI

OWEN. Ladies' Tailor.
Ladies tell us every day, and they
know by experience, that the gowns
we turn out surpass the creations of
the famous New York and Paris
dressmakers. And yet we ask but a
fraction OF their prices.
Owen ladies' dept, 423 Ilth st. mhll-16d
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-13
THE STANDARD OF
THE WORLD"
COLUMBIA.

A dry indoor school, like
the Columbia Bicycle
Academy, with its 10000
feet of polished floor space,
is UNNECESSARILY am advam=
tage over the old style QUIT
door ground with its Vicis=
situdesOfWi41d and weather.
Learn at the Columbia
Academy ON a Columbia.
T.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-10-01

gave way on either side, none dream-
ing OF trying to stop the foanl-covered
stations in their wild run.
Along Coyote street they whirled,
then making a fatiron turn entered
Main; still on they dashed, wheeling
into Commercial, then up into Pine and
still at full speed to Broad, heading
IS for the destination of the stage in front
of the National or Persons hotel in the
middle of the block.
Arthur Hagadorn, the owner of tho
stage line, was standing. pale with ex-
element, close to where the stage
usually refined in. None can ever know
how it came about, but at the 81 ght of
the familiar figure the four intelligent
animals slowed up and came to a stop
within foot of where they would have
been driven, had Olin been on'the box.
Stepping up to the leading horse
Hagadorn stroked his wet neck and
said: "Noble fellow, you've done your
last days work."
Methewson was unhurt and feebly
thanked friends and acquaintance who
crowded around the stage to congrutu-
late him on his miraculous escape from
death.
Such is the record of one of the Wild
est stage rides ever taken by man.-
Overland Monthly. 1888
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in the Concord coach and drove over
from Nevada City. Next morning the
injured man was tenderly placed in the
coach and made as comfortable as pos
sible. .
At the Cold Spring house, six miles
from town, Olin pulled up to water Ills
horses, winding the ribbons around tho
brake before leaving the box. %'
A dog ran q drove of hogs under tho
horses feet, and in fash the spirited
animals were tearing down the ridge.
Some one ut Nevada City happened to
be scanning the road through field
glass and suddenly shouted: 1.-THE stage
is coming hell bent for lection an DIN
amt on the box!"
The news spread throughout the town
like wild fire and in an incredibly dPrt
time the whole town turned out anu all
who had fcld-glasses were anxiously
watching the swaying stage in It's mad
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A Tough Pony.

Mexican ponies are proverbially q
tough lot, but one out in New Mexico
has established new record. A hunt
ing party was making the ascent Of q
mountain, and the path was narrow
md dangerous. Finally it became nee
essary to dismount and lead the ami
mails. Presently they came to a narrow
ledge. and'the horses had to jump up on
1t. The pony referred to. miscalculated
the distance, and went sheer over =
precipice. at least 200 feet deep. He
rolled over q dozen times and finally:
disappeared in the bushes at the bot
tom. He had on good saddle and a
man was sent down for it. Presently
he yelled up: HE isn't dead! He's
standing up drinking water!" Sure
enough. the pony was alive. with no
bones broken, although he was cut in
so places. He got we'll and is still liv-
ing.-Golden Days.
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P,rH AND POINT.

Il Shell wonder what is the old, old
storyr~ He-"You are the first girl
I ever loved."-1ndianapolis Journal.
-He--They say there are microbes ID
. woman's kiss" She-"I hope not"
''Why?" II don't want to have to stop
kissing Fido."-Town Topics. %
-Bubbles-''My wife and I met by,
accident. Thrown together by chance,
as it were." Wheelwoman (eagerly)-.
'''Did you break the bicycles?-Bufalo
Times.
-Bill-"Have you seen Sans inven-
tion-how to tell bad egg?" Charlie
mo; but q person who could not tell
a bad egg when he had one must be =
fool."-Baltimore Life.
There are three things yet to DO
discovered-perpetual motion, . flying
machine which will fly. and woman;
who does not face the rear when get
ting of street car.-N. y. Commercial
Advertiser.
Mrs. Weary (reading)-''The bodyoh
a book agent was found On Blank street.
this morning. He had evidently been
murdered" Mr.. Weary (meditatively)!
Enthusiastically. now, l think that
was going most too far" IN. Y. Weekly.
MY part in the amateur theatricals
could not have been a complete failure"
declared Alice. '"They did not hiss me"
''Of course" declared her best girl
friend. "People cannot yown and hiss
at the same time.''-Detroit Free Press.
III really shall have to leave this ho-
TEL" said the weary man to the propri-
etor. "There is baby in the next room
to mine, and he cries all night" II
don't see why You should complain,
said the proprietor. His father and
mother nave him in the same room with
them and they haven't said word."-
Harper's Bazaar.
Mans Faithful Friend. - Weary
Watkin-"I don't like dogs ginerally.
but one of 'em did save my life once"
Hungry Higgins-"Wot dog ever saved
you life?" Weary Watkins-"He was
one of these here little pugs. seeen
i'm trottin' along behind woman and
swiped i'm an traded i'm for drink"
-Indianapolis Journal.
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career along the ridge towards the steep
grade leading into town. 1t was still
some four miles distant.
What would happen at the grade?
Men blanched at the thought of the GER
tain death to the passenger within the
coach.
The excitement was intense. Every
one knew that Mathewson, helpless and
weak, lay inside, at the mercy of the
four blooded animals. The wheelers
especially were splendid pair of met
tlesome stations and the leaders care.
fully selected. No power on earth
could. have stopped them on that ridge.
Down the grade they plunged. The
speed was terrific. Strong men turned
away in horror, expecting from moment
to moment that the stage would go
crashing into the canyon below.
Half the distance towards town had
been accomplished in safety when a
hoarse cry broke from the watching
multitude. 1.-The stump! the bowlder!"
Three miles from town the stage-road
led between stump on the lower side
and bowltler on the upper side of the
grade.
With long plunging strides the ami
mails approached this danger point.
The crowd was too Mortified to shout.
Only stifled groan, more eloquent than
words, could have been heard.
"a few rods more and God help poor
Mathewson," reverently murmured q
grizzly miner, as the tears flowed down
his wrinkled face. Many hard-looking
but ~tender-hearted man near him muir.
INJURED: "Amen."
Gaining increased momentum at
every bound, the stage ran into cloud
IF dust just before reaching the stump
and bowlder. Awed, pallid upturned
faces gazed with fascinated intentness
at that little cloud of dust.
"They've done it," whispered man
in front, with eyes still glued to his
glass.
With only IA inches to spare on either
side Of the stage it had passed through
in safety. But the danger was not vet
over. The steepest and toughest part
of the road was yet to come.
AS the stage reached town the people
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-10-01
SCAlLOPS.
Uses Of Blvatvo Shells-Fishermen Of
New Suffolk.

Uses Of Blvatvc Shells-Eishermen Of
New Suffolk.
The delicate shell has commended
itself to makers of toilet and other
articles for ladies' use, such as pincush-
ions, made either in one valve or be-
tween both shells; needlebooks AMI
many other things are made frori,
them, but they are too frail for some
uses that shells have been put to, such
as scrapers, scoops,and dishes, yet from
their employment by cooks to serve 1;
peculiar patty of oysters in, they have
given the name of ''scalloped oysters
to the dish, whether served in the shells
or otherwise.
The only portion of this handsome
bivalve that is edible is the adductor
muscle, which closes the shells and cor
responds to the hard part" in the
oyster, often miscalled the ''eye;" the
rest of the animal, being very soft, is
called the rim by the fishermen. The
little village of New Suffolk. on Great
Pcconic bay, which divides the eastern
end of Long Island into two long pen
insulas, lives mainly from the scallop
fisheries, which begin in September and
end about the first of May, and are only
interfered with by the freezing of the
bay or by floating ice, for the hardy
fishermen seldom mind the weather un-
less gale should interfere with the
management of the boats, which are
small sloops of five to fifteen tons bur
den and are managed by two men-one
at the tiller and the other at the dredges.
They use from one to six dredges, ac.
cording to the size of the boat. The
scallop feet Of New Suffolk comprises
26 beats, and some few others of
smaller class occasionally join in the
work. About 70 men do the catching
and Grating, while 20 men, 30 women
and 80 children open and prepare the
catch for market; and as the population
of the place is only e75, it may be truly
said that all-grocer, postmaster. and
stage driver-live from the catching of
scallops. Children stop on the way
home from school and open q few
quarts. and mothers often rock the
cradle with one foot while standing or
the other at work in the shops.-Fre:l
Mather, in Appletons Popular Science
Monthly.
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Fly ExtermlnAtor.

When flies become troublesome they
can always be got rid Of BY a very
simple mixture. Half teaspoonful o:
black pepper, finely ground, should be
mixed with double the quantity of
brown sugar, the compound to be moist
cned with condensed milk. The flies will
generally eat greedily of this mixture
if placed where they can easily reach it;
but it will be their last meal, for the
least taste of it will poison a fly. II
watched. they will often be seen to drop
dead within short distance of the plate
which they have just left, and some OF
the greet!iest eaters do not live to leave
the ;,latc.-N. Y. Ledger.
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-RH ...s.o a,
CRY.BABY,

'Cry-baby. cry-baby! Always seems to
fIedged about with accidents of grievous
sort to see;
Troubled deep in mind and heart and howl
ing fit to kill -.
Out beside the wagon box or by the window
sill.
'cry-baby. cry baby! stumbling on the
floor, ,.,.
Lifting up his baby voice forever through
the day.
Registering worri.nents occurring in his
play.
sCry-baby. cry-baby! And yet that cry OF
his
Brings me consolation, for it tells ms
where he is
Once there was an afternoon when silence
was. and
Thought the music Of the world was CEN
tered in that cry. ..
That was Just a month ago when Cousin
Annabel .
Came up here from Laramie to VISIT US a
spell
Brilliant Cousin Annabel. who teaches
school, and who
Knows the world, its medes and bounds
and al its hapits, too .....:,...
oh. the sun was bllstering. and oh. the
winds were hot;
All the air was auiver'ns-a sof' % ''u'S''
blot;
wide across the mesa was the heat thrown
back and forth.
While tho snowy Tctons looked down mock
1885,. Ing from the north
.cry-baby. cry-baby! Naked. but his shirt,
nlou;na where the shadow was and play
ing in the dirt.
Blinking for the awful heat and nodding
by the door, -.
Crying for cooling drink and crying then
for more.
It was Cousin Annabel who laid him down
Laid him on the par1or bed without stitch
Telling him Of cooling winds that softly.
From the Teton mountains with their ice
and drifted snow.
Cry-baby, cry-baby!' Fell asleep, and she
Laid him on the parlor bed and came to
talk to me:
It was early afternoon. the day had well
Heaping up the horror Of the burning, des-
ert sun.
was at my sewing, and when Thomas
wonder how the baby ISL I said I'd go
And went to look. and pulled the curtain
up for light
Wasn't any baby there. nor anywhere in
sight!
Baby wasn't on the bed nor lying on the
floor.
Nor playing at the window nor beside the
open door