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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
NORTH CAROLINA'S SENATOR.
The Lively Fight Mr. Butler is MAX
Ing ON Pritchard.

The light i'm North Carolina over the cleo
tion OF a successor to Senator Pritchard
assumes national interest in view of tho.
calculations of manly prominent men that
III VIII take the vote of Senator Pritchard
to give the gold men a majority in the next
Senate. A good deal is being published
on the subject. but The Star has given
the correct information, exclusively. of the
real position of Senator Butler toward his
colleague. The Stars news that Senator
Butler would fight Senator P.:tchard is
borne out by an open letter OF the populist
Senator. addressed to Sena :or Pritchar,i in
reply to one addressed to Senator Butler
Senator Buffers letter involves fight
to the finish between the two men. This
is what Senator Butler says:
Who shall be Senator is a matter TO be
determined by a majority of the riembers
of the next legislature but if 1 were a
member l would vote for no man for Scna-
tor who favored the gold standard or whose
position on the financial question tso vital
10 the welfare of our people, was uncer-
tain or eQuivocdl.
When you were elected two years ago
you were as outspoken for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to l as
airy one. You condemned the gold stand
ard as one of the greatest curses to our
people. But now John Sherman, arch
leader of the British gold conspiracy, wants
to elect Carlisle from Kentucky and you
from North Carolina. Therefore l take it
you are no longer for free coinage but
if you are, Mark Hanna and Sherman are
deceived to your position. Besides, in
speeches, you admit you have radically
changed your views on the all-lIaportant
and vital financial question, and you had
published an article saying you would vote
for free coinage until March next, hut
after that would be sound money man.
THUS, it seems clear you have decided
TO desert the people in their great struggle
against the money power. There is no
in this contest. If this is your position
no man not a gold bug can vote 10 return
you to the Senate. You certainly cannot
expect the vote of any populist or silNe.
republican. You would not represent the
sentiments and interest of Norsh Carolin-
ians any more than Senator Ransom did.
1t is necessary for North Carolina 10 send
a free coinage and anti-monopoly man to
the Senate
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1 Delegate From the Indian Territory

Good effects from the recent elections in
the Chickasaw and Choctaw Indian ma
lions in Indian territory, which resulted
favorably to the friends of allotment are
predicted i'm the annual report made to the
Indian bureau by Agent Wisdom, in charge
of Union agency, embracing the five civ
iliZed tribes. He says the results cannot do
otherwise than materially affect public sem
timent in the other tribes. al! of them hav-
ing heretofore stood solid against the al
lotment of their lands. A similar result, it
is predicted could be obtained in the Cher
okee nation il a fair vote could be had and
the full-bloodS were allowed to express
their real sentiments and wishes at the
polls. The agent says that many people Of
the Indian territory. both citizens and nom
citizens, now advocate the election of a del
egate to Congress. who could profitaby ex-
plain existing conditions and secure RENE
dial legislation. This question doubtless
will be presented to the next Congress.
The report arraigns the action of past Con-
crosses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
wEFERS AND HIS RECORDS.
Career of the Remarkable YOUNG
SDrinteP.

Career of the Remarkable Young
Splinter.
B. j. Wefers has the distinction of hold
ing more worlds records than any other
man in athletic circles, and more than this.
he has made and broken more worlds rec
ords than any other Individual.
]. Owen, jr., at the amateur athletic
meet held on Analostan Island, October IL.
1880. ran 100 yards in 40 seconds This
record stood for over six years. and though
equaled a number of times by Wefers, it
has never been lowered until the fall invl-
tation meet at Georgetown College held
just fortnight ago. At this same meet
Wefers succeeded in breaking his own
worlds record for 200 yards, running the
distance in 30 % seconds. clipping fifth
of a second off of the former record. In
both of these instances the reduction was
very slight and though a fifth of a second
is less than the blinking of an eye. it means
considerable when record is at stake.
Wefers has the faculty of running off his
set distances, whether in condition or not.
in record-breaking time. He has been
known to have entered in races for which
he had not trained at all. and succeeded in
equaiing some of his best attempts. Then.
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AbignIl Adams Society.

Abigail Adams Society. Children of the
American Revolution held an open meeting
at the home of the president. Miss Jessie
S. Adams. 1435 street, Friday evening.
An interesting program was well rendered.
consisting of instrumental solos by Misses
Ball and Smith. addresses by Vice Presi-
dent General Mrs. Alexander. c. A. r.:
Secretary General Mrs. Foote and Miss
Lillian Pike. regent Martha Washington
Chapter ID. A. r.; patriotic recitations by
Miss Bessie Andrews, vocal solos by IJttIe
Edna Bremen, paper on Abigail Adams by
Miss Annie French and vocal solos by Miss
Renekert. with violin accompaniment by
Prof Renekert. An original poem by Miss
Mary Virginia Agnew on George Washing
ton was also read, and letters of greeting
from Mrs. Rosa Wright Smith. regent gen.
eral. c. A. R.. and other national officers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
IN TWO ACCIDENTS.



Kinds of Trains
Thomas J. Fritz, thirty-two years old. a
brakeman on the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad. who was injured in Alexandria
was brought here on a freight train this
afternoon His right leg had been crushed
uhoer Train and his side was frightfully
cut. He became unconscious from loss of
blood soon after he reached here. and on
his way TO the hospital the ambulance in
winch he was being taken was struck ty
an electric car. The wagon was damaged
ana the patient was badly shaken up.
A telephone message received hy Sanitary
omcer FRANK vas answered by sending the
ambulance to the freight depot on Vir-
ginia avenue, and the driver started to
providence Hospital to reach there IL ros-
slDle. before the injured man died
He was driving at a lively rate of speed
when the AZ and G street crossing was
reached, and was ringing his bell, but car
is came along just at the wrong time and
struck the moving ambulance The ton of
the vehicle was badly damaged
fortunately. there was very little delay
caused by the sccident. for The baldwin
Jured man was soon I'm the hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21

again, with the elements against him, he
has made remarkably fast time. Though
straightaway course is regarded the
speedier course by far, he has succeeded
in making records for the same distance
on a curved track. His record for America,
and for the world, for 20 yards, Is u So
seconds made on a straightaway course.
yet on the track at Georgetown University
he has succeeded in equaltng this time,
with two turns to make.
Wefers. although he looks much older Is
only twenty-five years of age, his birthday
occurring last February. He was born at
Lawrence. Mass, where his mother resides.
He is about five feet eleven inches tall,
and when in condition he weighs 175
pounds. His normal weight is about 100
pounds, and at the recent meet, when he
broke the two worlds records, he weighed
about 1856 pounds. He Is under the care OF
Trainer william Foley. who looks care
fully after his interests while at George
town College. s-e--.-- ed
The first time Wefers ever stepped into
pair of running shoes was on October 10,
1893 at the dual meet of the Holy Cross
and Boston colleges, he being a student at
the latter institution. He entered four
events, and won all of them. He covered
the fifty yards in 512 seconds, and ran the
100 yards in 10 3-5 seconds. In the 44O-yard
run he made the good time of 81 seconds,
and in the 12O-yard hurdle he came in in
the lead in II seconds. Though the. rum
ming shoes were novelty to him, he took
to their use, and entered the races without
any preliminary training whatever.
The first open event In which he COM
peted was in March of the next year, when
he entered in the championship events of
New England. held in Boston under the
auspices of the Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology. He entered the 75-yard run
and won. in the fast time of As seconds.
This established his reputation as a sprint
err and he suffered thereby, to some extent,
for in a good many events he subsequently
entered, including all of the handicap
events. he was made the scratch man. But
his ability asserted itself, and he won every
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
BRITISH FISHERIES
The! Result in Much Lnrper p.on,
Than Is GencrulIS knn~

ihe9 Result In Much Larger pront.
ih"n IL GcnernllS Known,
From the London Times.
A return has been made by tho bo,rd ~.
trade giving statistical tables relat,n, -
the sea fisheries of the united Kingdom
ne statistics relate mainly to fish landed
vi 'he coasts of England and Wales I'm,
summarized statements are -aJSs ,,. 20
nsh landed on the Scotch and Irish .onsts
nor PURPOSES of comparison the statistins
are given of the sea fisheries nr No
Holland France and Canada A. ro way,
england and Wales he total v,Ina ~ 80
nsh landed was f5, 4;5S 600 Th, .corras,,o',,I
ing values for Use; and 1894 were r. III ,sa,
tha - @ respectively. For Scotland
tne Total value was Fl .S3OHO, and for Ire
ianu t2E,,HU In Scotland during tba ,,nar
!S''' there has been slight decrease il,
the quantity and an increase in the ,a1na
OF the ish landed as compared with 1891
quantity and value IA
he aggregate value for the united k;ng-
dom during the year 1898 is e1.l;7 nn &c
compared with a total value of &. 40 nm
~ to,f' me liSures for other countries
uurihs ls3" are not at hand but for 1SpI
the values were: Norway, E 27o.UU: HoJ-
iahd, not accurately known bur proba hlv
iess tnah Norway; France, f4,6sl 900, and
Sanadlan dominion. f4.317,WO More than
half OF the total weight of fish iandcd II,
England and Wales consisted of haddoolrs
and behring's. But their value was less
IMAM a third Of the total value, viz. e.
Go4,O0O out of e.. 129UoO The more costly
KINDS OF fsh--soles. turbots and place
are. it appears. decreasing slightly in uuan.
tlty and increasing in value AS regards
the value of all fish. however, the average
value per hundredweight has slightly in
creased during the last three years AS re-
sarus shelihsh, the figures in 1874 and 1888
are very similar, but oysters show a con-
tinuous decline the numbers landed being
32,42o.o0o In 1888. 27.747 900 In 1894 ana -.
2'6ooO In 1888. Grmsby steadily maintains
us position as the leading port with
total of 5000 TONS Next in order follow
London, with $1,000 tons; Hull. with 5000
tons; Lowestoft with $1,000 TONS and Var
mouth with $1,000 tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21

From Puck.

From Iuck.
Gentlemen" remarked the man who
holds the century record Of the Scorchers'
Club, Il have a plan that beats Bryan all
hollow He wanted gold and silver kept at
rarity by law. i want Congress TO pass
law declaring all bicycles at parity: then
there will be no more quarreling over which
is the best. They will all be the best"
For a moment there was silence; then a
new member, who had not yet bought a
" heel asked: But which shall be the best
bicycle to which all the others snail be
equal? We must have a standard, you
know
1t was the replies to this query that start
ed the row that resulted in the disruption
of the club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21

An old man named Dugald McColl. who
was visiting here from Youngstown. Ohio
yesterday got an overdose of Washington
whisky. and late in the afternoon he called
at police headquarters and made INQUIRIES
concerning the whereabouts of his valise
He had given 1t to a coiored man to de-
liver for him. In addition to the loss NJ
his satchei he complained that he had lost
s45 from his pockets. He telegraphed home
and got money: to buy himself a return
ticket and pay his board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
Ii lungs BUST. of Grant.

Lii Hung Chang was given an ivory bust
of General Grant, his old friend. when he
was in New York. and he was so delighted
that his countryman, Yu Shi vi. consul Of
China for Cuba. who gave it to him, has
had q group of Bismarck. Lii Hung Chang
and Gladstone carved by the sculptor of
the Grant bust, and is now on his way to
the name of the Chinese in. the western
hemisphere. The work is done according to
purely Chinese ideas, showing three WIN
dows of rallied balcony. with statesman
middle. and the shoulders arms and
hands of each, as We'll as the face-for that
is Chinese etiquette said Yu Shi VI. The
sculptor is F. r. Kaldenberg. who thus has
the distinction of being represented in
China in a class of art wherein very little
is done outside Of that country and Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
Foot Ball VfcfSm

The first victim Of foot ball game haul
ed to a hospital by the police this season
was taken from the Deaf and Dumb Asy
lum yesterday. Robert R. Mackey is his
name. He Is a machinist, twenty-five years
old, and was engaged in a game. being on
the side playing against the deaf mutes
His left shoulder was dislocated, and he
was taken to the Garfield Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
Bryan's Coming Lecture Tour.

Mr.. V. Z. McBee of Norfo k who has
heretofore been reticent concerning the
press dispatches relating to Mr. Bryan's
reported lecturing tour. yesterday stated
that he had just received the agreement,
properly signed. Mr.. McBee was yesterday
offered by representatives of New York
syndicate the sum of S2IUW TO turn over
the agreement for the lecture tour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
An Altered Case.
From pr,ck

From 1'Utk.
Magistrate-"Do you mean TO say such
physical wreck he is gave you that
black eyer
wasn't a physical wreck til. after he give
me tn black eye"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
Another Alaska Post Office.

Another of the rare post offices in Alaska
has been established by the creation of the
office of Dyea, with Samuel j. Heron as
pos tmaster. The office is twenty-eiyht
miles north of Chilkat and one hundred
miles southeast of Juneau
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21

Henry Sherwood, tile examiner of the
St. Louis Trust Company, committed sui
eide at his home at St Louis yesterday by
shooting himself with a revolver III health
is thought to have been the cause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21

Prince Othon Won Stollberg- Wernigerode,
died Thursday evening at Wernigerode,
Germany. He was born in 1857, was head
of the house Of Stollberg- Wernigerode, pres
ident Of the Prussian diet and general of
Prussian cavalry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21

Upright pianos rented at ST to So a
mo, +. q. Smith, 1925 Pa. ave. 1t
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-11
BRISTOL.

Henry Levarn has house nearly
completed on Gains hill.
\. T. Stewart has gone to New York
city, where he expects to spend the win
ter
Miss Alice White of Brooksville is
teaching in the Prime district this win
ter.
c. T. Clifford of Starksboro has had
his foot badly crushed by log rolling
on it.
Rolla Williams is i'll with scarlet fever
at the residence of John Burke on Pleas
ant street.
Geo. L. Hasseltine has entered the
office Of F, L. Fish of Vergennes for the
purpose of studying law.
a. E. Nahum gave an address before
the Rhode Island Bee-Keepers' associa
ton at Providence Nov. %.
The Methodists will begin revival
meetings at their church next Sunday
evening, to continde 10 days.
j. \. Jennings has moved his har-
ness shop from the Melleur block
to O Neil's block on East street.
j. w. Partch has moved from the J. ].
Ridley place on East street to the Robt.
Wilson place OH Pleasant street.
The graded school opened on Monday,
the 9TH, with the old corps of teachers.
The attendance was larger than usual
for the winter term.
f. c. Dixie and his daughter Lucy at
tended the wedding of Miss Carlotta,
daughter of Hon. c. w. Read, at Addi-
son on Wednesday.
n. B. Mcintyre has moved his family
here from Bethel, where they have re-
sided for some years. They occupy the
E. c. Norton house on North street.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Edward Butler, who
were recently married, had reception
at the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Michael Casey, on Thursday
evening last.
Those who manage the free reading
room which is to be opened here soon
have raised over 500 to start it. Rev.
w. A. Kinzie has charge of the under
taking.
Rev. Aaron Hall of Ballston Springs,
n. y, preached at the Methodist church
last Sunday. His age was so wears.
The benediction was pronounced by
Rev. 5. Gardiner of Bristol, aged SO
years.
w. c. Dunton post, G. A. r., elected
the following officers Wednesday even
ing w. w. Needham. CON-; r. NJ.
Carl, S. V. c.; Geo. III. Brooks. j. V. c.. (:
II. 5. Smith, Q. NJ; j. j. Dumas. chap
lam; \. j. Crane, officer of the day :;
F. GreenOugh, o. g.; f. B. Palmer,
adjt II. p. Sherwin, delegate to grand
encampment.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-11

Lucius White and family of Sudbury
have lately visited his parents.
Mrs. Il. T. Gibbs is at H. T. Peck's.
where she has been for several weeks.
Wilbur Bingham and family of Bristol
have lately isited at his fathers, II. C.
Bingham.
Charlie Remily has moved his family
to Middlebury. He is at work in a black.
smith shop there.
Mrs. Milton Washburn has been for
some time in Burlington caring for her
son Orlando, who is i'll there.
Mrs. Thomas Bullock, who has been
i'll for several weeks, and most of tue
time confined to her bed, is somewhat
better.
Mrs. Nichols of Granville is spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs. Rob
ert Easton. She will also visit her
daughter, Mrs. A. w. Foote.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-11
WEYBRiDOE.

Mrs. Newton is not as well this week.
Messrs. Fiske and Shaw are i'll with
neuralgia of the eyes.
The church parlors were occupied last
Sunday for the first time since the re-
pairs.
Miss Marjorie Ryder is expected home
this week from four months stay at
Philadelphia.
II. \. Boies is working on an order for
several pairs of fancy sleghs for firm
at st. Adams.
Mrs. Sarah (Spriggs) Bates, who is
well known to all, has failed in health
and will go to Burlington hospital for
treatment.
Preparations for the tree at the Metho-
dist church are going forward The
usual recitatiOns and declarations, with
vocal and instrumental music. will be
given and good time is expected.
Mrs. Merton, an old lady who is quite
blind and resides with her son here. had
her dress set on fire as she was passing
stove. Detecting the smell of the smoke,
she managed to eXtinguish the fire be-
fore it did much damage. Her hands
were burned considerably.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-11
EAST MIODLEBURY.

Miss Maud Rogers began her school in
Ripton on Monday.
Montford wilkins spent Thanksgiving
at his home in South Reading.
C. L. Douglass returned last week
from a trip over the mountain.
Principal Hoyt of Mlddlebury high
school spent Sunday with Archie Shell
don.
Rev. d. w. Lyman preached very ac-
ceptably at the Methodist church on Fri
day evening last.
On account of sickness Miss Walkers
school did not open until Wednesday.
There are but few more pupils than dur
ing the fall term.
Cold Spring lodge, |. o. G. r., held
its 9th anniversary meeting on Tuesday
evening. Supper was served and a
pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
Mrs. d. i. Sessions is so far improved
that she was removed from the hospital
in Burlington on Saturday last and Is
now at the home of f. w. Sessions here.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-11

The Vergennes Athletic club will give
a dramatic and minstrel entertainment
In the city hall about New Years.
Mrs. John II. Booth and Miss Mildred
Parkhurst of Plattsburgh were guests
this week Cyrus A. Booth and family.
The streets of the city have been in
darkness for the past week on account
of the necessity of putting in larger
water wheel at the lighting station.
Levi Frisbee, aged IS years, died in
Ferrisburgh Saturday. The funeral was
on Monday. A widow and one son,
Constable w. w. Frisbee, survive him.
Saturday, market day, farmers got l6
cents pound tor dairy butter, % cents a
dozen for eggs, 10 to II cents pound
for dressed poultry, 30 cents bushel for
potatoes. 81 a barrel for apples and SO
to 50 a ton for hay.
Rev. j. H. Robinson gave his lecture
on "Andersonville Prison in the Metho-
dist church Friday evening for the bene-
fit of the parsonage fund. On Dec. Is
Rev. G.. w. Morrow of Randolph will
give his lecture, Life Sketches"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-11
RIPTON.

\. LaFrance is shinglng the Mrs.
Flint barn.
Sam. j. Gibbs has gone to Rutland to
fill position.
Miss Louise Converse of Bridport is to
teach the school near J. /. Cooks.
Miss Myrtle Russell of Bridport began
her school in "the Hollow" on the 9TH
inst
Alison Cove is Ill, having had shock
of paralysis, but at .ast accounts was on
the gain.
y Miss Rhodes OF Hancock is teaching
her second term of school near y. y.
McQuivey's.
Jerry Morgan has gone, or is going, to
heeseVllle. y. e, to run hack line and
general delivery.
Miss Winnie Russell of Bridport has
been engaged to teach the school near
w. w. Fishers the coming term.
There was a pleasant party a Col. B.
F. fuckers on the evening of the It'll
inst. in honor of Miss RoXy's 18th BIRTH
day.
Mrs. L. A. Sparks presented her liege
lord with a fine daughter a short time
ago. Mother and daughter are doing
we'll.
An effort is being made to induce the
States attorney to enter a nole-pros. in
the case of w. Sherman, convicted of
being intoxicated.
Miss Lucy Hale is teaching the school
near Mrs. l.. Caswell's. This being her
second term, it is to be presumed that
she gives satisfaction.
A petition is being circulated and
largely signed asking that the prosecu-
ton of o. Danforth, charged with deal
ing in intoxicants, be dropped.
Last Saturday night one of our young
men saw couple of young ladies home,
and when, few minutes after, he wished
to go to his own home he discovered that
his wagon and part of his harness were
missing; whereat he is slightly wroth in
that he claims that the big brother re-
quested him so to do to save big brother
a trip and that the brother helped spirit
the wagon away.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-11

Our schools opened for the winter
term on Monday.
Miss Meader of Bristol visited her sis
ter, Mrs. G. E. Cady, last week.
Mrs. j. 7. Lamos spent several days
with relatives in Burlington recently.
VIM. r Braisted has recently returned
from a six weeks soourn in Iowa and
other points in the West.
The young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
y. f. Brown fell from a sofa one day
last week and broke her left arm near
the wrist.
Misses Louise Converse, Myrtle Rus
sell and Winnie Russell went on Satur-
day to Ripton, where they are to teach
the winter term.
The best butter brought 1G cents in
our market this week, with selections
Separator malle) at little higher figure
Fresh eggs bring n to % cents dozen.
H. A. Taylor attended the funeral of
his brother, f. L. Taylor, in Ticonder-
oga on Sunday, Dec. 6. The remains
were taken 10 Middlebury on Monday
for intCrment