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TO BE ROWED AUGUST I.
Date of the Potomac River Regatta
Fixed by the Joint Committee.

Date of the Potomac River Reratta
Fixed by the Joint Committee.
The date of the Potomac river regatta
for this season has been fixed upon for
Saturday afternoon, August 1. A meeting
OF the joint committee. composed Of rep
resentatives from the Columbia Athletic
Club. the Analestan Boat Club and the
Potomac Boat Club, was held last even
Ing at the club house of the latter organi-
cation for the purpose of selecting the date
and making the preliminary arrangements,
and 1t was generally held that the outlook
for aquatic sports the coming season was
exceptionally bright. Those who were
present were: Messrs. Stinemetz and Moore
of the c. A. C., Fisher and Moore of the
A. b. c. and Nolan, Roulette and Schmidt
OF the r. b. C., Mr.. Stinemctz was elect
ed president of the committee, Mr.. Fisher
secretary and Mr.. Roulette treasurer
The course selected is what IL known as
the upriver course and all events, except
those for Fights will be three quarters of
mile and return. The events for Fights
will be one and one-half miles straight
away.
1t was also decided to give an excursion
to Marshall Hall July 20, to raise the nee
essary funds for the carrying on the re-
gatta, and committee, consisting of
Messrs Oscar p. Schmidt, chairman: Chas
Moore and c. Baker, was appointed to
look after the matter. The regatta COM
mittee will hold its next meeting at the
Analostan club house next Tuesday even
ing.
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back every time New York loses a ball
game. LatterlS he has put a pad on his
back and taken to wearing glove.
Tom Ramsey holds the strike-out
record, and I caught him in the game in
which he made fhYs record" said the for
mer backstopo James Kerens. Tom
struck out eightesa Of Charley Comiskey 8
Browns on the Louisville grounds in 1887. .
1t is unusual for a catcher to play at
any other position in the infield save at
first base. Farrell, during Stafford's alb
sence, will play short for New York, and
II ne does 1t as well as he did yesterday
there should be no kick coming.
The Giants Can't stand the pace unless
they get another reliable pitcher. Clarke
and Meekin can't do al 1.-The work. and
Doheny isn't to be relied upon. 1t doesn't
make any difference what twirler Mr..
freedman secures, but somebody Is need
ed Amos Rusis would be the proper man.
Baltimore Herald
The Cleveland club will most likely be
playing Sunday games before long. Robi-
son Is disguised with the people who ad-
Vised him to quit playing Sunday.
Found sleeping on a pile of sewer pipes
with dozen other tramps In Cincinnati
yesterday was Clarence, otherwise Kid
baldwin, famous as catcher for the Gin
cinnati Reds. Drink has made him wreck
Six years ago Baldwin was drawing q
salary Of 5000 year. He was arrested
and sent to the labor yard yesterday morn
ing
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NINE RUNS, NONE EARNED.
Printers Won From the Infantr!
Nine ON ErrOrs.

Printers Won From the Infantry
Nine on Errors.
The Bureau and Light Infantry teams
met in the Departmental League series
yesterday afternoon and the former team
proved the better mud horses, winning by
to 5.
The grounds were wet and soggy, and
brilliant plays were lacking. but notwith-
standing this the game was not devoid Of
features. Burns for the Light Infantry
held the heavy-hitting Bureau team down
to four hits. while Bernard was nearly as
effective, and was given much better sup
port. Hager was absent from the soldiers
lnheld, and this tended somewhat to
weaken Its strength. Burns fielded his po-
sltlon well, with nine assists, willie Klein
schmidt also played well in left field. Fla
herty In left field for the Bureaus also
played good game
The Bureaus Won the game in the second
when five runs were made of a furry of
Tour errors, base on halls and a hit.
Score.
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Opening the New Cycle Track,

A special meeting Of the Queer Wheelmen
was held last evening for the purpose of
making arrangements for the International
Athletic Park opening Saturday. President
R. Brooke Clokey presided, and several COM
mittees were elected. w. c. Gray was re-
ceived into active membership, and appli-
cations were received from j. N Monday
and S. Haldeman.. The committees elected
Executive committee John woerner,
chairman; W. X, 'Larrimore, L. o. Slack
E. A. Pitkin and w. H. Henshaw. Advertise
ing committee-T.sP liny Moran, chairman;
and II. S. Gardner: Prize committee-F l..
Vogt, chairman I IT. ]. Meyer, jr., F. w.
White, R. Hd Atkinson and F. E. Ghiselli
Committee OF program-R. Brooke Clokey,
S. Gardner, Nv. III. Henshaw and W. C.
Gray. Committee on events-L. Q. Slack,
chairman; E. VA Pitkin and George e. Boyd.
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After an absence OF a week old Sol re-
turned to duty this morning, and i'm
mediateiy began active work removing the
dampness at National Park in prepara-
ton for the base ball game this afternoon.
In view of the gratifying record of the
Washington club on the western trip, a
big turnout Of the local rooters is expect
ed, while the fact that this is ladies' day
will add much to the gala appearance at
the park.
No matter how great the attendance,
however, ample accommodations for all
have been provided. The mammoth new
stand, now in course of erection has been
prepared, by dint Of considerable hustle"
to receive today's crowds, and the fans
will undoubtedly be much surprised at the
charged appearance of the park. First of
all, wide boardwalk has been laid from
1th street to the entrance gate, and ell
trance to the stand will be by an incline
from the gate to the rear of the stand.
Win Mercer will pitch for The home. team
this afternoon, and that fact will prove an
additional attraction for the ladies. Among
other numbers, the band Is to play the
win Mercer Caprice" composition re-
Gently dedicated to the Washington Base
Ball Club.
telegram was received by Mr.. Wagner
yesterday afternoon from Captain Joyce
stating that owing to inability to make
railroad connections the club would not
not late last evening, as was expected.
This proved a general disappointment. and
the reception arranged in honor of the
players had to be declared OFF. Cincin-
natl, however. rolled into the depot shortly
before midnight from Cumberland, Md,
where Brush's men played an exhibition
game yesterday afternoon. With the ex-
ceptfon of Rhines, who was injured few
days ago. all the men under contract are
carried on the trip.
Cincinnati is playing great ball, the club
standing second in the championship race,
and the three games in this city are apt to
be unusually interesting. The Reds include
Burke, originally of Cincinnati but later
of New York; Hoy, for several years
Washington's center fielder. and player
who ranks high in popular favor among
the local rooters; Miller, for several sea-
sons in the Cincinnati ranks; Bug Holiday
who s too well known to need extended
mention; Buck Ewing, the old New Yorker
and for the past two seasons manager
captain Of the Reds; Frank Foreman, at
one time a Washington man, the three
Cincinnati reliables, McPhee Dwyer,
Smith, Irwin, Gray, Fisher and other class
A ball tossers. The Cincinnati club Is GER
tainly entitled to respect. President John
I. Brush and Secretary Bancroft are with
the party. l-5i~
The batting order of the two teams to-
do Uyi1l nho h ty ha
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vided and formed a quadrangle about the
monument. The exercises tn en- commence
ed with the singing of the hymn Rock
of Ages by a chorus, composed Of mem
bers Of the different church choirs, and led
by Mr.. HI. X. Fields. Rev. DIR. Bergman
Green offered prayer. The choir then sang
the hymn Some Time We Will Under
stand" Music followed, by Friendship
Drum Corps.
DIR. williams Speech.
Rev. DR.. j. T. Williams of the NJ. E.
Church South, the orator of the day, deliv-
cred an address, which was most heartily
applauded. DR.. Williams said:
II desire to take with you q backward
and then forward look. Back first to
the good year 1861, with its intense excite
ment and joyous enthusiasm, with the
bright uniforms, polished guns, rafting
sabers and grim cannon waiting their first
baptism of fire. The music, the cheers the
laughter, the sweet faces Of the girls az
they blushingly told the boys goodbye, and
the proud step of those same boys as they
marched away under the bonnie blue flag.
1t did not seem much like war until the
first Manassas, and then the south settled
down with grim determination TO fight it
out-and she did.
Some Of you, my comrades, marched on
a certain day in 1861 over this spot seek.
ing rebel lines and giving up your city for
awhile rather than have trouble with the
blue people who were prospecting on this
side of the river. and it was many a day
before you got back
Never men carried lighter, Drawer hearts
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Irish Amateur Champion.b,n.

The annual competition for the amateur
athletic championship of Ireland took place
at Ballsbridge, Ireland. yesterday. The
hop, step and jump was won by shanagan,
with Al feet inches. In the putting Of the
56-pound shot Roche won with % feet.
The winner of the high jump was Wood.
who scored feet 10 inches. Flanagan nut
the 2S-pound shot 81 feet and won In the
jump with weights Chandler won with ~
feet inches, beating the amateur record
by an inch.
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Won the Prize,

The tenth annual tournament of the
Southern Tennis Association came to a
close yesterday afternoon, the honors in
the singles being carried off by ]. Parmly
Paret Of New York. Paret and Geoghe,an
were the contestants yesterday, and the
Washington player was beaten in three
straight sets. A. H. s. Post Of Baltimore.
who won last year the bowl representing
the championship Of the south, defaulted,
and Paret was awarded the prize The
score in the finals was: Paret beat Geoghe-
CHAN, 60, 60, c.
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1nter-Fert Boulevard.
70 the Editor of The Evening Star:

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
Supplementary the full description on
Saturday last Of Commissioner Powelrs
admirable project, which he calls the fort
drive" I suggest another name which will
more accurately express the objects intend
ed
It Is more than a drive-it Is a grand
boulevard around the high elevations of the
District. 1t Is more than boulevard to one
fort, for it is intended to connect the Gordon
of forts which surrounded the city during
the war. It should, therefore, be called the
fnter-fort Boulevard. A.
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THE COLORED CADETS.
A Prize Drill mt the High School E
tertR mcnt

Prize Drill mt the High School En-
tertainment.
The pupils of the Washington High
School, seventh and eighth divisions, held
an entertainment at Central Hall, over
Center Market, before an audience of about
100 Friday evening for the benefit of the
Library and Art League. While the prin-
cipal feature of the entertainment was the
competitive drill between Companies and
B, composing the battalion of cadets, the
program contained many other interesting
numbers
The first two numbers on the program
were the king Cotton March and the
Isle of Champagne" by the Howard Uni
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vel Sly W a IL w l 1 II
Club. This was fol-
lowed by the second
most prominent fea-
ture of the program,
a comedietta, in one
act, by Henry Old
ham Hanlon, entitled
"A Double Shuttle
by the following cast,
which played with
the ability Of veter-
ans: Fred. Somers, d
collegian, Mr.. Frank
H. Burgess; Jack Hill
ton. stroke" of the
varsity eight" Mr..
ID ~ pr,,oo. pinh
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Base Ball Notes.

Jennings leads Baltimore at bat for the
first twenty-eight games, with an average
Of 1896, having made Al hits out of 112
times at bat.
For every day Amos Rusie lays Off and
enjoys life Of ease at Indianapolis it
costs him 1888.
The Boston team has entirely changed its
tactics. If there is kick to make Dufry
is the only orator and loud coaching has
been crossed off the list.
1t IL said that Rusie pats himself on the
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The Ceremonies I'm June.

The inauguration ceremonies June l and
will be of an interesting character, as
the following program will show:
There will be a sunrise salute of sixteen
guns,-at 8 o'clock parade will move. with
Gen. Charles Thurman as chief marshal
composed OF federal and state officials
state and federal troops. social, benevolent
and industrial orders and societies mu-
niclpal departments, bicycle 1rigades, cIti-
zens in carriages, on horseback and on
foot A centennial salute Of one hundred
guns will be fired as the procession ap-
proaches the park. The proclamation and
flag raising by President John w. Thomas
will follow, and a salute of one gun for
each state in the Union will be fired as
the flag is hoisted.
At IL O'Clock anniversary exercises will
be held in the auditorium, presided over
by Gov. Peter Turney, where an address
will be made by ]. NJ. Dickinson on The
One Hundredth Anniversary of Tennessees
Admission Into the Federal onion" There
will be concerts during the evening and
a grand display of fireworks at night.
The program for the second Cay includes
a dress parade and drill by the military;
anniversary exercises in the auditorium
under the auspices of the Tennessee His
torical Society, an address on The Early
DAYS of Tennessee by A. A. TAYLOR; va
rious concerts and exercises, under the
auspices of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution and Society of Colonial
Danes. The celebration will conclude with
sham battle, participated in by the Wis
iting military.
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Yale Crew on the Harbor,

The Yale crew yesterday transferred their
place of practice from Lake Whitney. to
the New Haven harbor, where they will
row till they leave for England. They were
afraid Of malaria, and went back to the
salt water for their daily rowing. Mr.. Cook
Is expected in day or two to inspect the
new shell. 1t does not set squarely into the
water and the rigging will be readjusted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-26
Elizabeth Ford's VIII.

The will of the late Elizabeth E. Ford,
dated May 8, 1896, appoints L. Cabell
Williamson executor. and also guard
ian of the son Of the testatrix, VIII
liam Frederick Ford. The estate is left to
said son, after provision is made for caring
for Elizabeth P. Livezey, an aunt of the
testatrix. The amount of $25 a month, pro-
vided it is collected from notes of William
Mayse, for said aunt is at her death to be
used in caring for the testatriX's brothers
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Diamonds Given to GIeasop

1t was rather easy for Baltimore yester-
day, for Doheny of New York presented
the champions with four bases on balls in
the first inning. which, with two singles
and couple of fies netted four runs. The
quartet proved sufficient to win the game
But six hits were made off Esper. Gleason
was given an ovation and presented N;th
a pair of costly diamond cuff buttons bv
his Baltimore admirers ny
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lie two teams to-
WASHINGTON.
PhilIies Begin to Win Arnfn

All is sunshine in Philadelphia today.
After a rather discouraging western trip,
Nashs aggregation of players returned
home and bested the Bostons, 6 to 8.
Nichols and Taylor were both effective, but
the latter had little the better of it. Both
teams also made costly errors.
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Abyssfnian War Given I'm,

A large number Of italian troops have
started on their return to Italy, IN pursu-
ance of the governments plan to abandon
the province of Tigre and the campaign
against the Abyssinians.
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WE'VE DISCOVERED ONE THING

THAT7wE DIDN'T KSOw BEFORE.
We always knew lad a fine chef. But
We didn't think he was the FINEST in town.
But HE $50 every one who dimes here says
They tell Us he coneocts dainty dishes
cocks the most delicious Ginners-they ever
ate. Soc. Table d'Hote Dinner Is unequaled
From to S. SIndays, 1 TO 9
FRITZ REUTERS HOTEL AND RESTAURANT
COR- IA ST AND PENNA. AVE my23-14
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NEW YORK

Earned runs-Baltimore, 1; New York, 8. Three
base hit-G. Davis. Two-base hits-Jennings, Glea-
Stolen bases-Keeler (2), Kelley Jennings
Brodie. Struck out-By Esper, 8; by Doheny. s.
Bases on bals,Doheny, g. Left on bases-Balti-
Clark. Passed ball-WilsOn. Time-One hour and
forty-fve minutes. Cmpre-Lynch.
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Restoration and Appofntmepts

The Commissioners have accepted the
resignation of C. n. Wilson. Waterman at
the municipal lodging house
Thos. H. Donovan has been appointed
cook at the Washington Asylum.
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"Sweet Security of Streets.

To the Editor OF The Evening Star:
o! for realization OF Charles Lambs
sweet security Of Streets" for nowadays
We taxpayers are not vouchsafed nature
sweet restorer," baimy sleep, after or G
a m. Then the street nomads, fishmongers
and other hawkers. make 1.-The wee sma'
hours hideous with their monotonous, dis
cordant yells, despite the police ordinance
inhibiting such hawking before am
Nor is this all, for even on Sunday morn
ing we are denied 1.-The innocent sleep that
knits up the rayeled sleeve of care" Sun
day morning, promptly at 5:25 o'clock a
certain driver Of a piebald mas, carting an
esteemed Sunday morning newspaper about
the 18th and streets northwest circuit
and apparently enjoying immunity from the
aforecited ordinance, greeted us would be
sleepers with the matutinaL salutation: 81
say, there, you old sleepy-heads, made an
early start this trip" Although we learn
from the racy Pinafore that the life of a
policeman is not a happy one," / wished |
were one for the space of thirty minutes
that l might have hustled the said jehu to
the nearest station.
Having repeatedly In vain invoked police
abatement of this nuisance and infring-
ment of private rights, I'VE appeal unto
Caesar" The Star, for redress in the hone
that this champion of the sovereign peo-
pies rights will take up the cudgels in our
behalf. SINE CERA
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errors.
PHILADELPHIA

karned runs-Boston, !; Philadelphia, 3. Two
Brouthers. Sacrifice hits-Harrington, HuIen Left
on bases.Boston, I; Philadelphia, 8. Struck out
Boston. l. Philadelphia, 2. First on baIls10r
Nichols, /; Taylor, 2. Wild pitch-Nichols. Tim"
One hour and forty-fve minutes Umnres- Hen
dersOn and Weidman f.s itcn
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MORE TALES OF WOE.

Suggestion From Germany to
the Treatment of Elvfras.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:
1t is pity that Minerva and Elvira have
ceased harping upon each other. / should
have said, Let the band play" Query:
Why do these music fends use the party
wall as a sounding board? Isn't the hall
wall good enough for them?
Here are few facts of interest. In Ger
many there is a fine of three marks for
playing near an open window, before s
o'clock in the morning, after 10 o'clock
a night. Landlades further see that there
is no practicing between and o'clock in
the afternoon Oh, for return TO the
strict monarchy-anything else than a song
of the brave and bang Of the free!
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AS THE NAME INDICATES, HALLS VEGETABLE
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The Procession.

Owing to the fact that many of the
''vets" have reached the age when a long
walk does rot agree with them, the route
Of the procession was shortened Shortly
after 8 o'clock Colonel Smoot gave the
command to march, and the following
route was traversed: Down Cameron to
Royal, to King, to Henry, to Patrick, to
Prince, to the monument corner of Wash
tngton street, where the procession d.
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Graves of the Unknown.

The mound in Christ Church yard was
covered with beautiful flowers, a testimo-
NAL to the Unknown" confederate soldiers
buried there. All the graves of soldiers in
and near the city were decorated At 3
o'clock the exercises proper were held. The
procession formed on Washington street,
the right resting on Cameron. The pro-
cession was composed of the following:
Mounted police. Third Virginia Regiment
Drum Corps, Alexandria Light Infantry,
Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Veterans
Sons of Confederate Veterans, Friendship
Drum Corps. and the Columbia Steam Fire
Engine Company
Col. William A. Smoot Of this city, grand
commander Confederate Veterans, state of
Virginia, was chief marshal. When COM
pany A, seventeenth Virginia regiment,
which consisted of Alexandrians, left the
city, May H. 1861, Col. Smoot left with
them as private. After they had engaged
in few battles Mr.. Smoot Joined the now
famous Black Horse Cavalry and shortly
after his enlistment with them was made
colonel. He is one of the few surviving
members Of that famous brigade He was
assisted by the following aids: Mai. Rob
ert Hunter and Messrs. Lawrence Wash
ington, A. c. Wyckofr. George Uhler, Geo.
H. Robinson and William Simpson.
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"a, Earned runs-Lght Infantry, 1. Left bases
Light Infantry, {; Bureau, T. Three-base hit
MtCauey. Home run-Brown. Stolen bases
smith CD, Wisner (2), Chamberlin, Kleinschnidt,
leach and Sprigman Bases balls-ON Burns
Z; off Bernard. 3. Hit by pitcher-By Burns. g.
rassed hall-Chamberlain Wild pitch-Burns.
Struck out-By Burns, 3; by Bernard, 5. Umpire
Mr. Anderson. Time of game-Two hours and ten
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To the Editor of The Evening Star:
OF the many sleep killers your cores
pondents complain Of none is more worthy
of attack by the Olympians, Minerva"
DIANA" Juno" Mercury" and the rest,
than the Sunday newsboys. Saturday
night sleep begins late because of the fool
ish custom of late shopping, and the more
excusable late sparkling and so few peo-
pie have had their full rest before s o'clock
the next morning, but the newsboys' pierre
ing Shrek begins an hour or more earlier
and is renewed again at the hour of the
afternoon nap, on the arrival of the New
York newspapers, which are not cried at
all on Sunday in their own city, where
more Sunday papers are sold than any
where else. The law requires that they be
sold in a quiet and orderly manner" and
so protects the peoples ears and nerves.
and their consciences, too, SO far they
respect the Sabbath, and all this with no
reduction of sales. The Commissioners
should apply the quiet and orderly prin-
ciple in set of ordinances that would sup
press all needless noise by day and night
on all days and especially on the rest day.
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receiving and arranging the flowers which
were TO be used in decorating the monu-
ment and mound At IL o'clock the ladies
decorated the monument On the south
side of the granite shaft was a scroll with
the words, Our Dead" and on the north
side. I'VE Honor Them The effect was
beautiful, and the ladies under whose care
mented.
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TOday's Schedule.
Cincinnati at Washington. :;
st. Louis at Baltimore.
Cleveland at New York.
Pittsburg at Boston.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
louisville at Brooklyn.