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Evening star., 1896-12-04
TENNIS PLAYERS STANDING.
President Dwight Divides the EN-
perts Into Seven Classes.

President Dwight Divides the En-
perts Into Seven Glasses.
President James Dwight of the National
Lawn Tennis Association has announced
the official standing of lawn tennis play
ers for the season just closed.
Thirty-two players are ranked in seven
classes, graded from "owe three-quarters
fifteen to given fifteen and one-quarter,"
as follows:
Glass lowe "A fifteen)-No. 1. r. d.
Wrern; No. 2. w. A. Larned; No. 3, c. B.
Neel; No. 4, F. H. Hovey.
Class 2-tScratch)-No. 3, f. P. Fischer;
No. 8. G. L. Wrenn, jr.; No. I. Richard
Stevers.
Class a-u-4 fifteen)-No. s. NJ. D. Whit
nan; No. 9, L. E. Ware; No. 10, G. p.
Sheldon, jr.; No. H. c. X. Budlong.
Class 4-2-4 fifteen)-No. II, Evarts
Wrenn; No. 13, J. p. Paret; No. IA, James
Terry; No 10, j. F. Talmage jr.; No. 1G.
G. H. Miles.
No. IS, J. d. Forbes: No. 10, w. NJ scud-
der; No. 70, j. c. Neely.
Glass 6-(Fifteen)-No. 81, D. F. Davis:
No. % Holcombe Ward; No. %, Lieut.. r.
2. Davis; No. "a, Lieut.. w. A. Bethel; No.
70, c. P: Dodge: No. 2G, J. c. Davidson; No.
-, A. P Hawes.
Class7-(F'iften and one-quarter)-No. %,
Salhe@n "a gu cragin; az No q, Reginald Fincke;
~ co' E1uWdTuS, NO n. II.
Carleton; No. 32, H. E. Avery.
The following experts played too few
games to be properly classified:
at so .Dr;n beat Champion
no more; A. E: Foote, who won the New
England and Connecticut state champion
ships and went abroad; Malcolm G. Chace
who lost in games for New England and
New England challenge cup and played no
more; Thomas A. Driscoll, who beat Ware
and Budlolg and then lost to Whitman in
the intercollegiate championships; also S.
t. Chase. c. A. Chase, ]. w. Carver W.
Meyers, G. X. Belden and S. R. Neel
Evening star., 1896-12-04
Manager Julinn's Statement.

Martin Julian fNjtzsimmons manager.
has made a statement 10 the Associated
Press, In which he says:
About $50 o'clock last night I was told
by three prominent men that Wyatt E.arp.
the man selected to referee the fight, vas
crooked, and with him in the ring Fitz-
simmons would stand no show. These men
were Riley Grammar, the race track pung-
er: Nose Gunst, San Francisco police com
missioner. and Tom Jones, formerly purser
of an Australian steamer. and the man
who brought FitZsimmops TO America
They said the change in :he betting shovel
that something was wrong. AS it
became known that carp to be the
referee Sharkey money appeared IN un-
limited quantities. When the big fight was
called | made the announcement from the
ring. charging that the referee had been
fixed. The big crowd was impatient of de-
lay. and Missed and hooted me. l saw that
1t would not do to take Bob from the ring
If had the crowd would have mobbcd
Evening star., 1896-12-04
The Law in the Case,

George Siler. the wel-known sporting
man, who was the referee at the Maher-
Fltzsimmons fight in Mexico, last Feb
ruary, and who Is admitted to be one of
the best-posted men in the country on
ring matters, said last night:
Il have never seen the two men to-
gether, and consequently l am not qualified
to express an opinion to their COM
parative merits. Fitzsimmons may or may
not have committed foul; but granting
that he did. referee has a right to give
decision on foul unless a foul has been
claimed by the man, or by the seconds of
the man upon whom the foul is alleged to
have been committed. If no claim of q
foul Is made, the fight cannot be decided on
a foul. A fighter is entitled to nothing that
Is not claimed for him when fouls are in
question:"
Evening star., 1896-12-04
An Event in Basket Ball Circles.

The junior basket ball teams Of the
Washington Athletic Club and Carroll In
stitute will play a match at the quarters
of the former club tomorrow evening. The
bcard of governors Of the W. A. c. and the
team, with Potomac Canton Drum Corps,
will meet the CAROLS at the Navy Yard
as they alight from the cable cars and will
escort them to the club house.
Evening star., 1896-12-04
New bicycle Records.

DENVER, Colo, December 4.-Arthur
Gardiner of Chicago established two new
professional bicycle records on the Denver
Wheel Clubs tracks yesterday, riding q
quarter of mile, unpaced. lying start, in
26 10 seconds, and half mile in minute
fiat.
Evening star., 1896-12-04
What Fftzsfmmons S,xs
Bob FitZSimmonS said:

Il fell in among a gang of thieves I
came out here to San Francisco expecting
to get square deal, but l made a mistake,
meanest jobs ever put through on earth.
The referee was selected to give decision
against me, and he carried out his part of
the program. So far am concerned. |
can say that | never fought fairer in nv
life, while Sharkey fouled me deliberately
at least twenty times. l appealed to the
referee, but he took no notice of my pro-
tests and told me to go and fight
"Once in clinch carp tried to separate
us by pressing his hand against my face.
His finger nails penetrated my eye and cut
the flesh on the inside of the lid
'Sharkey is Il hard nut. He don't know
much about fighting, however, but relies
on brute strength and foul tactics and a
crooked referee to win.
''If l don't get this fight and purse I'll
never enter the ring again. resumed Bob.
las it begins to look to me as if the people
do not want me for a champion. They
seem to prefer hoodlums and .oughs to
gentlemen.
'Sharkey knows. if he will only tell The
truth, that l didn't hit him foul. He was
leaning over when l struck the l,,oy. of
which he complains. 1t WAS 4 lcfi-Ea:ided
uppercut and took effect in the pit of his
stomach. He Strengthened up a bit. after
receiving the punch and / finished him with
a left on the jaw.
Payment of the check of sIa.ts,O has been
legal battle for it, IS do not intend to
be robbed if I can Iap ir
FitZsimmons gave 4 h,r nC0ing CXhlbi
tion last night at :hGitrr. He also showed
how he had knocked Sharkcy ou. making
little speech he illTstrat=i me blow.
Evening star., 1896-12-04

2-blrncr size heats large room. and
turns but lie. worth of gas in 10 ca
Evening star., 1896-12-04
Referee carp Arrested.

When Wyatt carp appeared In the ring
Wednesday night to act as referee he was
disarmed by Police Captain Whitman, who
took FROM the Arizona man large. sized
pistol. Last night carp was arrested Oh {,
charge Of carrying concealed weapons lie
was released on hail
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-10

The editor of this paper has over
peck Of last years apples in his
cellar yet, as round and sound as if
they had just come off the trees.
They were gathered from the Pick
enpaugh farm this side of Morgan
town a year ago and look like they
would keep over till another year
Argus.
A LOT of college students out at
Charlottesville, Ind, tried to initiate
the students of Yale by endeavoring
to break up a democratic meeting
with college yells. AS a result Of
the attempt crowd of unfeeling
"hayseeds" nearly pounded the life
out of them, and now they are sorry
that they spoke.
CENSUS taker Camlin has made
his report of the population within
the corporate limits, and finds the
number to be 1,642. This over
reaches the estimate by some, and
under that of others. The next step
at extending limits will be to add
the east end and Maple avenue,
which will likely be done in the
spring.-Fairmont Free Press.
A very enjoyable affair was the
dance given Friday night at Munich
pal Hall by Coach Trenchard and Ne
yette Thompson. Mrs. Grant and
Mrs. Google were the patronesses.
About twenty couples were present
and the function was in every way a
success. Dancing was kept up until
late hour after which refreshments
were partaken Of at Lazier's parlors.
The music was furnished by the Sill
yer Cloud Quartette.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-10
FIssr DEHocRArIC MEETING.


The Democrats will open the cam
paign in Monongalia county by hav-
ing three of the best speakers in the
country to address the people Hon.
G. Wood Daily and Hon. John T.
McGraw, of West Virginia, together
with Hon. John Marrow. of Pennsyl-
vania, will be the speakers. 1t is
only necessary to mention the names
of these gentlemen in order that ev-
eryone should be satisfied that there
is a real treat in store for them. No
better speakers can be had nor no
better posted men on the issues to
be decided at the coming election.
Let everybody attend and hear a
presentation of the merits of free sill
YER Everyone should want to vote
an intelligent vote, that is, vote de
terinlfed after full and fair inves-
tigation of the different policies ad-
yocated by the great parties. Ey-
cry voter should want to know the
truth about the issues. These being
the facts it behooves every patriotic
citizen to turn out and hear Che
presentation of Democratic policy to
be given by these gentlemen. 1t is
expected that large crowd viii be
present and every effort will be made
to accommodate the people who want
to hear them.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-10

The reception Of Bishop and Mrs,
Peterkin at the Episcopal Hall was
one of the most successful events
that Morgantown society has exper-
fenced for some time. The reception
marks the completion of the Hall
and was given to allow every one a
chance to see for himself the many
improvements that have been made
in it. There are now about forty
young men installed there and they
have all the comforts Of home with
all that that implies. The reception
lasted from eight till eleven and the
four large rooms and hall that we're
used were taxed to their utmost to
accommodate the crowd. From two
to three hundred people met the dis
tinguished guests and partook Of the
generous hospitality of Rev. and
Mrs Sheerin. Refreshments were
served and the whole occasion was a
most enjoyable one The Bishop ex-
presses himself as highly pleased
with the success that has attended
the Hall SO far and is confident that
the example will ultimately be fol-
lowed by other denominations. II
means a new era Of prosperity fol
our school and a lessening of the
burden Of education on the church
es. Bishop Peterkin is one Of the
most wide awake progressive men
in the state and the splendid re.
suits already attained as well al
those to follow are due in large
degree to his foresight. Would that
our state had many more like him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-10
BEEcHURsr STILL aUnxIse.
Glass House Well ON the Way to Com.
pietion.

pletion.
Work on Beechurst moves merrily
on and the old town seems to have at
last begun a steady march towards a
permanent and increasing prosperity.
The sounds of the saw and hammer
are heard on every side. Throngs OF
busy workmen hurry here and there,
loads Of material are being deposited
in every available place and the whole
scene Is one of most gratifying char
actef. The houses already begun are
beginning to assume comfortable pro-
portions and some idea can now be
formed as to what busy place the
addition is soon destined to be. Sew
eral new houses have been recently
begun and soon the whole thorough
fare will be lined with these cosy resi-
dences OF happy and contented force
of employees. The glass house Is now
under roof and Is being rushed TO COM
pletion as fast as a large force OF skill.
ed workmen can do 1t. 1t viii be one
OF the most complete plants OF its
kind when finished, in the country.
Telephone wires are being strung all
over the addition and when the people
move in they will be ready for bust
ness. To stranger or indeed to a
resident Of the town who has not re-
Gently visited Beechurst or Sunnysidt
a visit to either place will come like d
revelation. The whole place is chang.
ed, new houses everywhere and new
streets opened and being opened In ev.
cry direction.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-10
The Yale College Outrage.


Mr.. Bryan was compelled to close
his address at New Haven, Con-
necticut, because of the riotous and
disgraceful conduct of the Yale
College students. This is certain
ly a blot on the fair name of that
renowned institution. The man
who is fortunate enough to secure
the nomination for the highest Of
fee in the gift of the people at the
hands of either great party, GER
tainly deserves the right to be ac-
corded decent treatment in his adj
dress before them. However, it il
a wellknown fact that Democratic
meetings are invariably disturbed
by the opposition, if the least OPP.
portunity presents itself. In New
England, where liberty and free
speech have been the watch word
since the foundation of the Repub-
lie, one would think could be found
an ideal system of order and deco.
rum at public meetings, but alas
not SO. Shame on such proceed
ings as these.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-10
The Evans Land to be sold on Tuesday.

The e. j. Evans farms win be pos
itively sold on next Tuesday, the 18th
OF October, 1896, by Commissioners
Sturgiss, Lazzell & Baker. This Is
surely great bargain for these 1893
acres; as the land cost Mr.. Evans $50
and $50 per acre before he built his
fine home and barn thereon, and at an
expense of $500, had the gas line from
Morgantown run to his home and the
house heated and lighted with gas,
and also at great expense planted
three large orchards of selected ap-
pies, pears, and other fruits, and the
land, which has been carefully farmed
and simply grazed with cattle and
sheep for many years, and which is
now in good sod, and it should bring
at least 500, for since putting the inn
proyements on these lands the glass
plant and wooden mills have been To-
Gated and built within one and half
miles aud will make great market
for all farm produce, and the State
has bought fine farm short dis
lance from these lands and is expend
ing thousands of dollars each year inn
proving the same and experimenting,
and real estate has been greatly in
creased In value In this part of the
county by reason of these great insti-
buttons building.
All persons who want to invest
money should look at these lands at
once and see that they are not sacrifi-
ced. Sale begins at 10 a. M. on
Tuesday, October 10.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-10

Easton Local Notes,

EAsToN, October 6.--On account o.
the heavy rains last week Cheat took .
very sudden rise or Wednesday even
ing, rising Eve or six feet in less than an
hour.
The farmers are done seeding in thi.
section and wheat is growing nicely
Some fields look as we'll as they did las
year two months later.
Politics is the chief business with
some. Gold and silver, (of which none
OF us have as much as we want Is thu
topie of the day. Some are very much
afraid that we will have too much and
thereby ruin the country.
Charles Anderson, who has not beer
able to be out for some time, is no bet
ter. He is under the care OF Dr. Cox.
A OVID consisting of ten Of our young
folks visited Cooper's Rock some days
ago. There is no grander scenery or
Cheat river thar from that point, and
the day was an enjoyable one.
Henry Swindler sold his farm to q
Pittsburg man and will move back to his
former home near Cheat river.
Charles Stewart was visiting friends al
Masontown Sunday.
Rev. j. p. Warner the new pastor o
the Avery circuit held his first quarterly
conference at Avery last Saturday and
Sunday. The meetings were largely at
tended and Rev. Warner delivered an
able sermon Sunday morning, after
which the Sacrament of the Lords Sup
per WAS administered
The pastor is we'll received by the
people, as he is an earnest and enthusiasts
tic worker.
Those who attended quarterly meet
ing from distance were Jerry Bertsne
and Bowen Grow, of Fallen Timbers
Rev. Clarence Berkshire, Mp.Miller and
Mrs. Hattie Hare. Of Morgantown.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-10

Last Saturday morning, at about
4 o'clock, the tenants on the Junior
Brown farm, a short distance east of
and handsome barn, located only
about 40 yards from the well-known
Stone House, was burning to the
ground. At the time the fire was
discovered it was too late to save any
part of the building or its contents.
Mr.. Brown recently erected this barn
at cost of SO, 500. At the time 1t
was burned there was stored in it 250
tons Of hay valued at $1,000. The to-
tai loss of barn and contents repre-
sents fully SIS, 600. 1t is supposed that
the fire was accidental, occurring from
lighted pipe or cigar.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-10

MAIDsvrLIE, Oct G.--The majority oil
farmers in this neighborhocd are very
busily engaged in drilling wheat. hnsk-
ing corn, hauling pumpkins, and talking
politics, and the latter seems to have
taken great hold on our patriotic citi.
CONS.
Joseph Dusenberrylwho has been suf'
fering from an attack OF bronchitis Is
able to be out again.
Harry Smyth and wife will leave for
Baltimore, Nd, where they will com
mence housekeeping. Harry win study
dentistry.
Mrs. Clark Kincaid and her son we're
recently visiting at T. +. Conway's.
Clark Sanders, w. f. Stoker, VIM.
Smyth and 2. L. Lazzell went to Clarks.
burg last Thursday to hear Bryan. Mr..
Smyth was robbed while ct Grafton, but
luckily he had only S. with him.
Our little community lie almost solid
for Mr.. Bryan, and think by the Srd OF
November that our great republican
eiectioneerer will have converted all the
republicans at this place to Mr.. Bryan.
Miss Carrie Hackney will teach our
school this term, and Edward Goodrich
will teach ct the Lazzell.
Our G. Z. meeting is progressive NICE
ly. The people have become enthusiasts.
tic and are lsboring hard to establish 4
great work for God. We would like tc
see everybody turn out and help us in
our work for Christ and the church.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-10

Will and Frank Carroll, of King
wood, drove over from there last
week and took the train here fol
Uniontown where they attended tbs
Fair.
James Manear drove Mrs. Nora
Lazelle over to Morgantown last Sat
urday and returned home Sunday
evening, accompanied by his sister
Miss Ida, who had been visiting at
Morgantown for two weeks-Argus
Prof. Emory returned from visit
to Pittsburg on Tuesday.
Brallier spent Sunday at home and
played game of football Saturday
for Latrobe.
]. I. Thomas was confined to his
bed the first of the week but his ill.
ness is not regarded as serious.
John A. Pool, of Braxton county
has been visiting his mother and sis
ter for some days. He has been alb
sent from Monongalia for II years
and is now prosperous farmer of
Braxton.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-10

The Tenant and Musgrave Tele-
phone Company that put up line
from Rivesyille to Hoodsville, in
Marion county, is to be incorporated
into new company to be known as
the Pawpaw and Statler Telephone
Company. Mr.. Brown Tenant is
president Of the company, Charles
Neptune, secretary, A. S. Pritchard,
treasurer, and James Knight, mana
ger The company now have lines
up extending from Rivesvilie
through McCurdysville to Statler's
Run in this county, and the connec-
Ition with Morgantown is within a
hundred yards of Statlers. 1t is the
purpose to have this connection
made and then communication with
Morgantown. The Fairmont and
Warrington Telephone Company
have connections with this line and
their subscribers can use the same
without extra charge. Pretty soon
the line will be in reach of Clarks.
burg, when this company will have
connections with greater towns,
reaching to Grafton as we'll.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-10

BEST New York cream cheese at
NYE's.
WORKING mems suits $50 at
Hirschman's.
HELMS soup, the best in the city,
at A. L. NYE's.
NICE line of latest style Dress
goods at Belle H. Deans.
ALWAYS in season, Hopkins Steamed
Hominy (Hulled Corn Elegant lunch
in Milk. Ct can, 10c.
HON. w. G. BROWN, the Democrat
ic candidate for Congress will receive
several Republicans votes in this
county.
PEOPLE who are aware of the diff
ference between silver as a commod-
ity and silver as legal tender money
are buying bullion.
A FAIRMoNT contractor was asked
the other day if the house he had
Just built was his last. EYES," he
said, my last but not leased"
A FRETGaI car used by squad of
railroad men for cooking caught fire
from the stove and would have been
destroyed but for it's discovery by
Charley Blair who put the fire out.
CARPETS, Rugs, Oil cloth and
Mattings all kinds, all patterns, all
qualities. Prices on them lower than
ever. Don't pass us by if you need
one Hirschman's.
MARRIAGE licenses have been issued
as follows: Thornton L. Berry and
Lizzie Stoker. Lee Roy Austin and
Mary L. Flum. David Michael and
Belle Eddy. VIM. Ross and Fannie
B. Casteel.
The Democratic club will meet
Thursday night at 7:30 in the Acad-
envy. Let every body turn out and
hear about the Bryan trip through
West Virginia. Remember the date
Oct 8th at $50 Pm.
Prof. Whitehill is having a fence
built en- the Front street side of his
lot. The Professor has already one of
the most desirable locations In town
and the Improvements he is constant
ly making is making it very much
handsomer.
The Morgantown pike to the line
Of this county is being put in excel
lent condition. Let Monongalia coun-
ty take up the good work at her line
and once more give usa road to Nor
gantown that can be travelled with
cOmfort.-Inder.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-10
Dedication ut Triune.

The beautiful chapel recently
erected at Triune was dedicated last
Sunday in the presence of very
large crowd. Rev. Ross Ward was
chosen Moderator. A very able SER
mon was preached in the morning
by Rev. w. E. Powell, after which
an effort was made to secure enough
to pay off the remaining indebted
ness. 1852 was realized being about
half enough to do this. After the
services were over a picnic dinner
was served to crowd of from four
to five hundred people. At $50 a
sermon was delivered by Rev. Long
anecker to a part of the crowd, the
rest being unable to secure admit
lance to the Chapel. Rev. Ward
then made the dedicatory prayer and
the meeting adjourned. Parties were
present from Fairmont, Little Falls,
Gainesville, Morgantown and other
nearby points.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-10
Runaway Accident.

Sunday afternoon Smith Wisman
and Miss Lily Martin were driving
near Granville. The neck yoke sud-
denly broke and the horses turned and
bolted for town breaking the tongue.
This more thoroughly frightened them
and they began to run faster than ev-
err Mr.. Wisman seeing no chance to
control them grabbed his companion
and leaped out of the carriage receiv-
ing quite severe shaking up but nc
other injuries. The horses ran until
on turning the sharp turn in the road
near Marshall McCoy's, the carriage
turned over completely wrecking 1t.
The horses were unhurt. Mr.. Mccoy
and family were sitting on the porch
at the turn and the escape from in
jury was very fortunate one.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-10
A Big Oil Deal.

Elk Gov. A. B. Fleming and U. N.
Arnett, of Fairmont, U. S. Marshal
Charles E. Wells, Glover's Gap, and
Prof. |. G. White, Morgantown, w.
Va, came to Pittsburg yesterday to
conclude the sale of large tract OF
oil producing territory in their state.
+. M. Elliott and n +. Clark, general
manager, and Charles Drake, chief
survey officer, represented the South
Penn Oil Co., with which corporation,
negotiations are pending. The terri
tory is the counties bordering on
Pennsylvania, and the deal is consid.
cred the most extensive since the For
rest Oil Company made such extensive
purchases last year.-Pittsb,ug Times.