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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-16
RACE MEETING AT BENNING
Good Sport Promised at the Track Without
Gambling.
Excellent Program Arranged-Exten-
Opening Saturday Afternoon.

AT the Benning race track Saturday af-
ternoon the newly organized Washington
Jockey Club will inaugurate race meeting
OF thirteen days. The meeting will formally
open the eastern season Of legitimate racing,
season which will continue until about
the middle Of next November.
Many of the improvements at the track
have already been reported in The Star, the
magnificent steeplechase course, one of the
m ost beautiful and difficult in the country,
having been particularly described. Deter
mined that there shall be no public gam
bling at the track, the club has torn down
the old pool ring and shed and erected on
the site a club house for ladies, the club
having in view a large membership of la
dies. The club house is provided with every
convenience it commands a. full view of the
whole course and is sure to prove one of
the most pleasant features of the meeting.
The grandstand has been improved, the old
club house for members has been enlarged
and the paddock has been made modern
one both as to size and convenience. Many
new stables have been erected, the track
has been made one of the fastest in the
country and the entire grounds have been
beautifed to an extent which will greatly
surprise those who have not visited the
course for a year or two.
An excellent program has been arranged
for the entire meeting, and it calls for five
races each day.
The people Of the District have always
been more than partial to jumping races,
and the club had wisely made those races
feature of the meeting, the best-trained
Jumpers being entered for the steeple-
chase and hurdle events.
In the stake events about every stable of
Importance In the east Is represented. The
first race will be called at 3:15 each after
noon, the time being such as will allow
ample opportunity for the public to reach
the track, and admit of the races being run
on in time to permit return to the city
before dark. Special trains will be run from
the 9th street station at and 2:30 pm, re-
turning Immediately after the last race.
Buses will also be run from the terminus
of the Columbia cable line, 18th street
northeast, to the track every few minutes.
The membership in the club is large, and
of standing In business and social circles.
The entire grounds will be in charge of
corps of Pinkerton's detectives, and the
greatest care will be taken to exclude the
objeC t!onable classes.
The laws of the District against gambling
v Ill be rigidly enforced by the club, and
the public bookmaker and BOOKSELLER will
find their vocation gone.
The card for the opening day, Saturday,
calls for race at five furlOngS, one at half
a mile for two-year-olds. one at mile, and
the blue and gray handicap and the Easter
steeplechase.
about two miles, and the following horses
are entered: Mill Boy. April Fool, Wheeler,
Firebrand, Duke of Abercorn, Tidman,
Daily. Richards, Runyon, Lucknow, May
Blossom, Speculation, Mars Chan, Brook
dale,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-16
OYSTERS AND FISH.
The Season for the Former Now
Drawing to n Close.

Drawing to n Close.
Although the oyster season may legally
be kept open until May 1, the business in
Washington has already practically closed,
and there are so few arrivals Of boats that
those who usually buy at the wharves have
nearly ceased to give the matter their at
tention, and are depending upon supplies
to fill such orders as they receive which
reach the city by rail from Norfolk and
other points.
While the quantity handled during the
pest season has been at least % per cent
less than last year, the prevailing prices
have been about the same, with occasional
exceptions when they We're higher The
total sales for the year which ended March
81 are estimated by some of the large
dealers to have reached about 4SOO 600 bush
els, some of which were shipped out of the
city to nearby points to regular customers
The time for dredging began November
1 last, and ended March Is, and the longing
March 81. The heaviest part of the sea-
son was from about the LIST Of December to
the latter part of February.
For number Of weeks past there has
been a great scarcity Of Chesapeake bay
oysters, and the dealers say they have
practically done no shocking for quite a
while. Instead, they received shucked
oysters from Norfolk: Va. Elizabeth City,
Most of the shell oysters received for more
than a month past came principally from
the Rappahannock, North river and the
neighborhood of Thomas Point, in Virginia
waters, and they are what are known in
oyster parlance "tonged stock"
The prices which prevailed during most
of the past season were: Shell stock, &c
to 80 cents a bushel; shucked selects. 81
to $1.2O a gallon standards, 10 to 80 cents
but at the same time unusually fine oys-
tiers sold as high as 81 80 to 81 a gallon
1t has been found that when nature is
lavish with her gifts there is almost al.
ways a tendency on the part of the PEG.
pie blessed to abuse the things thus given
Hence, 1T is said, the Chesapeake bay oys-
ter needs protection, and that If proper
care is not bestowed it will be held I'D as
an example of a once abundant product
that has been DESTROYED by the wasteful
are returned to the waters they make a
bed for young oysters, and in year OF
two each shell Will have a half dozen OF
more little oysters attached to it, thereby
increasing livestock drawn against. The
oyster must have some solid bed, such as
an old log or shell, to adhere to; other
wise it will fall into the mud and filth al
the bottom of the stream, and although
1t may live, yet the oyster will be thin
and watery.
There are many hundreds of men engag
ed in the oyster industry who depend fol-
the sale of their product to a large extent
upon this market but both those who
get the oysters from the water and those
side near the scene of their operations ii
the MARYLAND aud Virginia waters
The fish season, which opened severa
weeks ago, continues to give much salts
in Washington. The catch is large almos
daily, and the quality remarkably fine
The supply Of shad is large, and 1t is es
timated that Monday 10000 reached Center
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-16

ST. Marks Friendly League gave lunch
con at Willard Hall yesterday afternoon,
from IL to 4, in order to raise the necessary
amount of money to send a deserving young
nan. who is studying for the ministry, to a
theological school, The league is composed
Of the representatives from seven Episcopal
churches in this city-St. Johns, 10th and H
streets-St Johns, Georgetown; st. PauFs,
Ascension, st. Andrews Anacostia, and
Trinity contributing to the affair yesterday.
The lunch was well patronized and a neat
sum Of money was realized for the above
named purpose.
A lunch was given yesterday afternoon by
the ladies of the P. E. Church Of Our
Savior of Brookland, d. c., at Masonic
Temple. in order to raise funds to pay off
the church debt. great many business
men in the vicinity Of 9th and F streets
patronized the tables, and the rush was SO
great that a number Of visitors were turned
away. The lunch was repeated today with
equally good results. 1t is expected that
large amount of the Indebtedness will be
cleared by the proceeds of the lunch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-16
COLLEGE BASE BALL.
GeOrgetOwn's Nine Overwhelmingly
Defeata the Hobart Team


1t seems to be sure thing with George
town University as far as base ball is con-
cerned, excepting the Princeton and Yale
teams. Yesterday the blue and gray. defeat
ed the Hobart College nine by a score of
IL to !. putting up a game that would
nave done credit to professionals. The Ho-
bart nine defeated the University of Vir-
ginia in two consecutive games, and it was
thought that Georgetown would have her
hands full. but such-was not the case
Lambert pitched d steady game giving
put three bases on balls and striking out
fve men. All of the fielders on the
Georgetown team put up good ball. while
the heavy batting of the home team told
in the first four innings
Hobart played rather a loose game being
credited with seven errors, and put two
pltcners IN to stop the tide of Georgetowns
batting, but it was of no use A large
crowd was present and the difference in
the score was a great surprise to all who
have been watching the career of the Ho-
bart team. The score
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-16

The Gallaudet College team went to Col
lege Park yesterday afternoon accompanied
by half of the college, and gave the Mary
land Agricultural College nine drubbing
by score of to in seven-inning game.
The Gallaudet boys have got down to hard
work since their defeats by local college
teams, and are now putting up a better
game. Smielau, in the box for the Gallau-
diets was puzzle to his opponents, and ten
of them famed out while WhitehiII was an
easy mark for Gallaudet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-16
WaShingt
.eM York
TOday's Base Ball G.

TOday's Base Ball Games,
At Washington with New York.
AT Baltimore with Brooklyn.
At Philadelphia with Boston.
AT Louisville with Chicago.
AT Cincinnati with Pittsburg.
AT st. Louis with Cleveland,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-16
HOBART.
Totals. .13 IL 2714 8

Earned neutrality-suspicious.. 4. First base by er-
Georgetown, l.; Hobart, T. First base on balls
on Lambert, B; OF Schoenut T. Struck Out-By
lambert 8; by SchOenut 5; by NOrhis, l. Three
base hits Mclaughlin. Reardon and Fleming Two
base hit-Mahoney. Sacrifice hit-yorhis. Stolen
,MeLadghlin t2). Reardon McIntlre and Skin
ner. Hit by ptcEer-Vorhs, :; SchOenut, g. Wild
pitches.Lambert =: Schoenut /. Passed ball
Case Cmpires -Messrs Dugan and Watson Time
OF game hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-16

7.
ner, Bumsardner. Watkins. Hit by pitched bali
NJ \. C.. /. Bases on balls-Gaaudet. Q Struck
Ont-Smelau 10: Whitehall. 5. Passed balls
Price. /: Lewis. 3. Wild pitch-Smelau. Time
hour and 40 minutes.
The Columbian University team plays
Hobart this afternoon at Capital Park.
Princeton defeated Lafayette yesterday
in the first game of their annual series by
to /.
The Georgetown Reserves defeated the
Rockville team at Rockville yesterday by
a score of to f.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-16

Market alone There is, however. a great
demand for them, and the prices obtain
ed are, the dealers say, in every way salts
factory.
The supply Of other kinds Of fish which
usually find sale in Washington is also
abundant, and the prices realized good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-16
GeorSeto,yn's Relay Team

The team to represent Georgetown Uni
versity at the mile relay race of the Inter
collegiate Athletic Association at Phladel-
phia, April p, was chosen yesterday, the
trials being run just before the Georgetown
Hobart base ball game. Four heats were
run. the men making the best time being
Gallagher Walsh, Delaney and Fox. Three
of these men will be chosen to make I'D
the team, the other member being Wefers.
WeferS made an exhibition run at 300
yards, to try and lower the worlds record
of % 30 seconds, held by himself. There
We're six watches held on him, and each
one made the time 30 %.
Golf Club Election.
In the medal play of the Washington
Golf Club tournament Mr.. Fred May won,
and his will be the first name to go on the
silver putter given as a prize by Mr.. A.
]. Parsons. Next month there will be an
other medal play for the same putter
which is to be competed for every month
for year.
At meeting of the governing commit
tee yesterday George HELEN was elected
treasurer Edward F. Riggs secretary. and
A. ]. Parsons captain Of the green. Exec
utive committee, Messrs. George S. Fraser,
A. ]. Parsons and George HELEN.
Bowling.
The second assignment in the cooked
hat bowling tournament of the Columbia
Athletic Club rolled their games last even
ing, the scores on an average being rather
low. Goodale led both in total pins and
the best individual score. The following
are the scores: Goodale, 81; Stokes, So
Fowle, rs; Jones, 76; Schneider, "A; Bur-
roughs, 90; Gebecke, CD.
Friday evening Bennett, Fisher, Grant,
Griffin, Rice and Treadway will bowl while
Saturday evening Beall, Brown, Cabrera,
Flynn, Perry ard Sutton will have their
try on the alleys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-16
CaDjtOI Hill Cycle CIub.

The Capitol Hill Bicycle Club is con item
plating taking another run next Sunday.
This road club has been but recently or
ganized. Among the members are James
johnson, j. James Mcknight, G. c. Fos-
ter, ]. Power Keleher, Thos. j. German,
Geo. Barnes, T. H. Howe and E. McMeni-
man,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-16

Tom Sharkey. Sharkey was formerly
sailor at the Mare Island navy yard, and his
friends believe he will put Choyinski to
severe test. The betting, however, Is to l
in favor of Choyinski. The contest will take
place before the National Athletic Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-16
women's National Indian Association

The Washington Auxiliary of the Wo-
mems National Indian Association will meet
tomorrow, April IL, at IL am. in the red
parlor. Ebbitt House. Miss c. B. Pond will
speak Of Our Mission Work Among the
Pueblo and Zuni Indians"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-16
Boxing.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16-Joseph Choy-
inski. champion heavy weight of the Pacific
coast, will box eight rounds tonight with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-25

this up indefinitely. Denmark, with no
navy, has no need of coaling station.
Tho recent rumor that the Danish
government was about to offer these is
lands to the United States for small
sum is probably correct. Twice before
have such negotiations been under way,
and once they were almost completed.
Had it not been for a hurricane in 1867
these islands would probably now be-
long to the United States. Secretary
Seward in that year concluded treaty
with Denmark by which St. John, St.
Croix and St. Thomas were to be sold
to the United States for the sum OF ST.
500, 900. just as the treaty was about to
be ratified, along came hurricane and
demolished nearly every building on tho
latter island. The senate thereupon con-
oludad that we did not want an island
subject to such boisterous winds and re-
fused to ratify the treaty. Then the
scheme fell through.
The situation today is different.
Since that year little or no damage has
been done by hurricanes in St. Thomas.
We need a coaling station there vastly
more than we did then, and Denmark's
anxiety to sell has been increased. It
has been intimated that if we do not
buy, Denmark will give the islanders
their freedom. IF this should happen,
the British residents there would at
once apply to England for a protecto-
rate, and John Bull would try to gobble
up enc more vantage point off our sea-
board. Germany is anxious to buy the
islands, but the Danes hate the Germans
and do not want any European power to
have their islands.
The islanders themselves are quite
willing to come under the protection Of
Uncle Sam. The question was once put
to vote and the result was big major
ity in the affirmative. The population Of
ST. Thomas is very much mixed. The
majority of the islanders are negroes, of
course, but those in power are English.
Spanish, French and Danish. English is
the most common language. It is used
in the schools, although Danish is
taught. The official language is nomi-
nalIy Danish. Merchants and profess
siona1 men speak two or three languages
and many of the natives are equally
proficient.
The name of the principal town is
really Charlotte Analia. but it is gen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-25

orally called ST I1omas Tt Is good,
substantial town and presents beauti-
full sight from the sea. The buildings
are nearly all solid stone structures of
one or two stories. They are not built
higher for fear of earthquakes, and they
are made of stone because a condagration
once wiped out the town when it was
built of wood.
In spite of England's efforts to turn
trade away from ST. Thomas its fine
harbor is still an attraction, and while
its commerce has vastly decreased thou
sands of anchors are dropped there every
year. AS a commercial coaling depot it
is still Of great importance. Steamers
find it very convenient to fill their bunk
ers there. The coal is largely brought
from England, however, and is sold by
an English company which handles over
$4,000 tons annually. If we owned ST.
Thomas, this coal and a great deal more
would be brought from the United
States and retailed from the government
yards to the fleets of all the world. ST.
Thomas is about five days sail from
New York. If our cruisers could stop
there and take on a supply of coal it
would be great advantage.
Aside from its naval Importance tho
island would be found valuable in other
ways. 1t would not take long to restore
to st. Thomas part of its commerce.
Our manufacturers could use it to great
advantage as distributing point, just
as it was used years ago. They could
send their goods there and the great feet
of small craft which now exists in West
Indian waters would be engaged in car
rying the products of our mills and fac
tories to the various islands. The abun-
dant crops of st. Croix and st. John
would be returned to US and there
would be handsome profit all around.
With military station there and di-
rect steamship communication it is like
ly that St. Thomas would soon find
favor as a winter resort, so that big no.
tells as we'll as forts might be built there.
The climate is all that could be desired.
Even in summer it is rarely above 80
degrees and in winter seldom falls below
60 degrees. Placed as it is several hun
dred feet above the sea the town is a
healthy one. The streets are we'll paved
and the drainage is excellent.
The rest of the island is little better
than a wilderness. Of the 20 square
miles, but little is under cultivation.
There are many abandoned sugar plan
tations which have been idle since s1av-
cry was abolished The land is fertile
enough, but the people have SO long de-
pended Oh commerce that agriculture
has almost died out. A recent attempt
has been made to revive 1t and perhaps
Yankee farmers might find way to in
dependence and comfort by making for
themselves homes in this semitropical
country. They will not do it, however,
until the stars and stripes float over
Charlotte Amalia and whether they shall
or not will depend, perhaps, on the
events of the next few months.
CYRUS SYLVESTER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-25

WHEN gold standard organs want to
deliver a crushing blow to the silver
cause it is their custom to suggest that
congress pass a law making 81 pounds
of wheat bushel. This is a favorite
argument and is always presented with
an that-if you-can air, and then
the subject is dropped. The wheat
argument might be very good one, too.
were it not for the fact that there is no
similarity between wheat and silver No
debts have been contracted payable in
bushels of wheat, and the proposition is
not to make 50 cents worth of silver into
a dollar but to make a dollar into 100
cents worth of silver. The only pos
sible result of declaring 30 pounds of
wheat bushel would be to make the
price of wheat 80 cents a bushel instead
of 60 cents as it is now, and the business
OF the country would not be affected in
the least either as regards wheat or any
thing else. Nobody but a gold bug
editor would think of suggesting any
thing so silly as the wheat idea and call
ing it argument
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-25


was Mrs. Dimmick who was most often
to be found at her bedside. After the
funeral she became more than ever in
dispensable to the president He fire.
quently remarked that he liked to havo
his wife's niece about the house because
she was quiet, methodical in her habits
and knew how to keep her own counsel.
He once said:
''She is the only woman around the
house who doesn't talk when I want to
think"
Mrs Dimmick is a lovely and gra-
cious woman in the prime of life. Mr..
Harrison is 62 and young at that. He
has lived very lonely life at his homo
in indianapolis since his wife died, for
his two children are grown up and have
families of their own.
Mrs. Dimmick is the daughter of
Mrs. Lizzie Scott Lord, who was the
elder sister of Mrs. Harrison. Her IA
Their was Russell F. Lord, who was at
one time general superintendent of the
Delaware and Hudson Canal company.
Mrs. Dimmick's mother was twice mar
ried. Mrs. Dimmick is now living in
New York city with her sister, Mrs.
Parker, whose husband, Lieutenant
Parker, was a military attache of the
White House during General Harrison S
administration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-25

We sold SO, 100000 worth of wheat
less to foreign countries in 1895 than we
did in 1894 and yet the difference in
quantity was but 100000 bushels
Foreigners are not buying so much less
from us as Mr.. Carlisle would have the
people believe, but they are buying it
much cheaper. That is why we are
compelled to send gold to pay balances
We sold $4,000, 900 lbs. more cotton to
foreign countries in 1895 than we did in
1894, but we got nearly $6,O05,O0O less
for it. This is another reason why the
imports exceed the exports and gold goes
out 1t is not.all the result of the Wilson
tariff as asserted by the opponents of the
administration nor the result of reduced
demand for our products as asserted by
the administration itself, but is caused by
the ruirous fall in prices resulting from
the appreciation of gold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-25
We MAY BUY ST. THOMAS.
1t Would Make Fine Coaling Station
for Our New Navy.
IT is ABOUT As LARGE AS MANHATTAN
Island, but Has Splendid HarbOr
and Many Tropical Attractions.

Island, but Has Splendid HarbOr
and Many Tropical Attractions.
The little kingdom of Denmark has
three small islands to sell and wants
the United States to buy them. These
three islands are St. John, st. Croiz
and st. Thomas, and they constitute the
northern tail to the Lesser Antilles
group. They do not cut much Of figure
on the map and you have to look rather
sharply to find them, but naval experts
are of the opinion that their possession
by this country is an urgent necessity
and of first Importance.
St. Thomas, the smallest of the three,
is the one that would be of the greatest
value to u.s. In the first place, it has one
of the finest harbors to be found in all
the West Indies, and in the second place,
it is of such natural formation that it
has been called the Little Gibraltar.
These two advantages make st. Thomas
a most admirable location for naval
station. This is something that Uncle
Sam hasn't got. In all the sweep Of the
broad Atlantic coast there is not one
port outside of our own country where
an American cruiser could be sure Of
getting her bunkers filed with coal in
time of war.
1t is not until recent years that we
have needed coaling station, but now
that our navy is beginning to assume re-
spectacle proportions this necessity has
been realized. When the recent war talk
was first begun, the lack of a coaling
station was at once pointed out by our
naval officers. At the same time Eng
lands resources in this respect were
mentioned and no little uneasiness was
felt at Washington. There would GER
tainly be cause for alarm in case of war.
There is st. Lucia, where thousands of
redcoats are quartered behind the grim
guns of an impregnable fortress. At
Bermuda the cross of st. George waves
over another British fortress. England
could collect big feet in West Indian
waters and with these two places as