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The evening times., 1896-08-26
Notes of Yesterdays Game.

Bug Holiday really prevented the Sen
aIors from shutting out the visitors in
the second game.
o'Brien has taken n cue from Senator
Smith and yesterday was as risky as a
thoroughbred colt.
McPhee pulled down McGuire's hit in
the fourth inning uf the second II was
like winning a fellows meal ticket in a
game OF craps.
Eush's catch OF Miller's fly in the first
inning of the second game recalled the
days when Billie Sunday playe the same
field for Chicago
That lad Smith is like son that does all
the work OF his father He leads the
other Senators to get up on their tops and
they Just do that very trick
II ever South Carolina acorn grew to a
mighty oak that McJames boy is a very stiff
pattern. But few months in the league
he takes rank with all the seasoned timber
Il have been waiting two years for
that said Johnny Holmes, the handsome
blondescorer OF the United Press. He caught
a foul ball In the press box and when he
threw IL back . sweet smile added bright.
ness 10 his pleasing countenance.
a young lady OF about nineteen summers
"a crank of the veriest kind-made quite
hit during the second game. She wore
eyeglasses, yellow waist and white duck
skirt, and had growth of rich blond
hair. She was seated in the first row OF
the left wing OF the capacious grand sta nd.
A foul ball struck the roof and rolled
off into an empty private box. uncon-
cerned sue went after the truant sphere,
aud. pattcrning after the throwing Of Sen
ator Smith. she sent The ball straight into
the hands OF Umpire Sheridan. There was
tunultuous cheering, and the miss of nine
teen summers bowed acknowledgement
and the game went merrily on.
The evening times., 1896-08-26
FOUND THE WRONG JONES.
Brooklyn's Clever Fielder Taken for
A Minis

Minister.
The members. OF the Brooklyn baseball
team are rehearslng with considerable de-
light, and at Fielder Jones' expense, an
amusing little incident that occurred last
night. Jones, with "A number of others Of the
brooklyn pla yers, boards when at home at
as williams avenue. A young couple called
at the house last night and asked 10 see Mr..
Jones. Tie mighty bah tosser, Respondent
in dress suit and white tie, was about to go
out for a cali. lie received the callers in
the parlor.
is this Mr.. jones'" asked one OF the
callers, u young man, biushng.
Being informed that the person before
them answered to that name the young man
came to the point at once by 81 yin;; that he
desired marriage ceremony performed.
But, my dear man. y exclaimed tie knight
OF the diamond.
''Oh, do not refuse US Mr.. Jones. We have
walked all the way from Jamaica, pleaded
the bride-clect.
The baseball man attempted in vain to
explain that he was not a munster, but it
was OF no avail, as the young couple refused
totake 10 for an answer. Jones, by the way,
would easily he taken for Il minister of the
gospel, as lie has the appearance OF one,
and his speech is deliberate and he has a re-
ligious twang. Matters were getting very in-
teresting for both Jones and his associates,
who by tine were in the hall enjoying the
dialogue. Mrs. Montgomery arrived and
Impaired theinforniation that the Rev. r. W.
Jones, the person The visitors probably
sought. lived two doors below. The couple
left in haste.
The good-natured fielder paid for the
lemonade, but the story reached the Howard
House before morning, just the same.
The evening times., 1896-08-26
BETWEEN THE BASES.

Pittsburg today.
Game will be called at 4:3O O'Clock.
Bierbauer will not play again this season.
The Cincinnati papers already want to
know what is wrong.
Joe Sullivans hit won the game for the
Browns in Philadelphia.
Why, the Cincinnatis, without their Lally.
are not so fast after all.
Lush, in many ways, resembles Sunday,
the one-time star right fielder.
Cleveland won eight out OF eleven games
from the Baltimores. The other was a tie,
AL Maui has not attempted to pitch since
tile 26th of j une, when the rounds were wet.
BreiteDstein had five hits off Keener in
Philadelphia yesterday. He scored only
once.
Sheridan Is an up-todate umpire. Ills
work in this city has been as good as that Of
Hurst.
There are several new faces on the
Pirates since their last visit to Wash
ington.
Cincinnati expected TO take four straight
from Washingt on Cleveland Press. But
they did not.
Some wiseacre puts the average age of
the National League player at twenty
seven years.
A Philadelphian says: Whats In a
name? Mercer's name is Win, and yet he
loses great deal"
selee may have cause TO repent the re-
lease OF Bannou. 'Tis now said he intend,
to recall the notice.
Arle Latham has dropped off in his play y
ing at Columbus. What excuse will he
give salary too high?
McJames can have anything the Spiders
own, from bases on balls to pants buttons.
Cleveland Recorder.
Tebeau says that none of the old Spiders
will be released, even if McAllister and
Gear do pan out well.
Knepper, young pitcher who has pla yed
in the MISUNDERSTANDING League, has been
signed by Indianapolis.
II all teams were rs easy for Cleveland
| as Baltimore, what snap Cleveland W ould
have in winning the pennant.
Tucker was presented with an umbrella
| in Philadelphia in the second game. Just
| as il he isn't in out Of the wet!
John T. Brush denies that he is going
| TO buy the Cleveland Club. or course he
isn't. 1t is not for sale this season.
Clark has played in more games for Louis
vile than any one man, and has become cr~e
of the strongest batsrnen the Colonels have
Dick Buckley, the veteran catcher OF the
Indianapolis club, is nursing a broken fin.
ger, and will not be able to play for some
time.
The Cincinnatis have the best wishe
of Washington from now until the enc
| of the season. Buck won. two in one da.
from the Senators and so did the home club
| HOnrs are even.
During yesterdays game in Philadelphia
| Murphy made peculiar ca tch on Delahanty'
foul fly in the sixth. The ball, after strik
The evening times., 1896-08-26

For the purpose OF this national exhibit
tion three floors have been Sc
cured at the Grand Central Palace OF In-
dustry-the ground, or first, floor, the main,
or second, floJr, and the tlIird floor. The
first floor will be gwen up TO machinery
exhibits and sundries, there Being eighty
one spaces on this floJr. On the main floor
there are 100 spaces, which will be devoted
20 the exhibition OF cycles. On the third
floor there are 2ls spaces, which will he
occupied by cycles and sundiies, the total
number OF spaces being 459 \ matter of
great Importance to the exhibitors is the
Intention To divide such proportion OF the
profits to be derived from the exhibition,
as shall be determined by the board Of Ill
rectors, among exhibitors.
The evening times., 1896-08-26
BROKE l0l-MlI RECORD
CyclistWeest Knocks Off Fifty
Five Minutes.
NATIONAL SHOW
Applications for Space to BE Opened
September l9-How Chairman Gid
con Received Two SaloonKeepers
Who Wanted Sanct ion to Race Bald
and johnson May Meet-Notes.

II B. West, of Philadelphia, has knocked
So minutes Off q read record for 200 miles.
Mr. West left Philadelphia at O'clock
anu finished at Public Buildings, Phila-
delphia. S53 yesterday morning, making
the run in 2 hours 50 minutes, the record
for this course being g hours As minutes.
Mr. West had been training for this run
several weeks and was in the best OF CON
dition. The roads were poor on account
Of the ram on Monday or Mr.. West would
have clipped several more minutes Off tile
record
The evening times., 1896-08-26
BURIAL OF A CONVICT.
c. l.. williams, Alias REV. George
Scott" Who Died at Baltimore.

The body OF Gen. C. L. Williams, alias
Rev. George Scott, who died at the Mary
land penitentiary Sunday, was taken from
the morgue yesterday at Baltimore at the
ciyt, and was buried in Loudon Park.
Williams was more than eighty years old,
He had been sent TO PRISON for obtaining
money from number of persons by falsely
representing that he was soliciting subscrip-
tions for charitable purposes. He also
bought goods, alleging them to be for
charitable institutions, and in payment
gave bogus checks for amounts in excess
of the bills for the goods bought. He would
get the change and disappear with it. His
venerable appearance aided him in his
swindling operations.
The evening times., 1896-08-26

The applications for space for the third
Eastern National Cycle show wiilbeopened
oil September IS, when an equitable metlIod
OF making IlIotmenis will IL determined
upon and there is no doubt that il will 1e
thoroughly fair and impartial. The cx-
hibition will he held at the Grand Central
Palace OF Industry, FortythiId. street and
Lexington avenue. New York city, during
the week commencing February 6 TO l3.
1857 exhibitors having TWO days prior 70
and TWO days after the opening and closing,
respectively, for the arrangement and Ie-
moval OF exhibits
The evening times., 1896-08-26
COMING TO THE THEATERs.

The Howard Big Burlesque Company.
which S far above the ordinary attraction,
comes to the Lyceum next week The first
part of the performance is an up-tO-date
portra yal OF "Trilby," entitled The Twill
be Club" and introduces every member OF
the company.
An excellent olio of specialties follows,
in which appear Leslie and Tenly, Josie
Gregory, Tilzer and Sidney, Flossie ST.
Clair. Muilaney and Lincoln, Waite sisters,
Mae Rohe and others.
The laughable skit. a one-act satire on
"Robin Hood" called Robin Hold, Jr.,',
will conclude the performance. All effects.
mechanical and electrical, are carried by
the company.
The evening times., 1896-08-26

Philadelphia, Aug. 26.-The Illness of
John Clements, catcher Of the Philadelphia
club, has developed into an attack of ty-
phoid fever. Clements was taken sick ON
August l 3 during a game with Baltimore.
he suffered severely from the heat that aft
eInoon, but managed to catch the game
through, although the clubs physician
WAS called on several times to administer
medicine to him. The attending physicians
believe, owing to his strong constitution,
tina. he will pull through all right.
The evening times., 1896-08-26

Two West Philadelphia salcon-keepers,
victims Of the cycling craze, entered into
an agreement ON Monday to ride a five
mile race the incentive being a wager for
i've barrels Of beer. Several OF their ac
quaintances iuliied them into the belief
that they would not be allowed to race
Unless they obtained a sanction from Chair
man Gideon OF the racing board, Aeompa-
nled by party OF friends, they called OH
Mr. Gideon yesterday and fnet with a re-
ception chilly enough to send both To Hot
Springs to boil ont
The evening times., 1896-08-26
McKEEvER Is READY.
Has Accepted a Proposition to Nee.
Iavigne at-Buffalo

Philadelphia, Aug. 26-chariey Mckee
yer, Philadelphia's champion lightweight
boxer, received telegram from Tom Al
com, OF the Buffalo Athletic Club, ycster-
day, asking il he would meet Lavigne in a
twenty-round bount at Buffalo on septem-
Der 16 or Is.
Mckcever Mt once replied that the date,
septemberls Is, suited him first rate, and that
be would be only too glad to mix things up
again with the Saginaw lad
The details OF the match will be ARA pced
In few days, and Mckeeyer will 20 into
hard training at once
The evening times., 1896-08-26
:7s6 .4s6 ! DYSP'EPIIC?

Do you realize that the terrible .gnawipg
at your vitals, that faint feeling. that con
that everlasting longing for food that never
satisfies that nausea. that giddtDess, that
constipation, that feeling as IL you might
fall. and many other symptoms, are hut the
distant footsteps OF the fast-approaehing,
most rele ntiess OF cxecutioIers-Death
from starvation: That is actually the out
come OF dyspepsia death ,eat what you
viii from an inability Of the stomach to
absorb nourishmept from food, OF OF the
blood to convey such nourishment to diff
ferent parts II the body for the replenish'
The evening times., 1896-08-26
Important to Those Interested in
Real Estate

TIE Times Real Estate Bureau, Tenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
in order TO accommodate business men and
others whose time is occupied during the
day, and who cannot come at regular Of
flee hours to transact Real Estate business,
finds IL necessary to keep its offices open
every Monday evening from z to 10 D. m.
The evening times., 1896-08-26
DR.. WALKER

Has cured thousands and can cure you.
His nietho OF treatment restores Il healthy
Biti,n tothe STOMACH, LIVER AND KID
NEYS, and by inyigorating these great
ORGANS the suffering dyspeptic is brought
back from a life Of misery to the sunshine
Of strength and renewed life.
DR.. Walkers only charge for treatment
The evening times., 1896-08-26

The Times Real Estate Bureau. Tenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
in order to accommodate business men and
others whose time Is occupied during the
day. and who cannot come at regular Of
flee hours TO transact Real Estate business,
finds it necessary to keep its offices open
every Monday evening from a toto p.,m.
The evening times., 1896-08-26
Yesterdays Results.

Washington, 4 Cincinnati. 3.
Washington, 3; Cincinnati, l.
Cleveland, l2; Baltimore, 2.
Cleveland. 4; Baltimore, 4.
New York, 3; Louisville, 8.
New York, 4: Louisville, q.
Philadelphia, 8; st. Louis, 4.
Philadelphia, 4; ST. Louis. 3.
Brooklyn, l +; Chicago, 4.
Boston, IL; Pittsburg, =.
The evening times., 1896-08-26

To G. A. r. Encampment via Penn
sylvania Railroad.
For this occasion the Pennsylvania Rail
road will sell, August 90, 80 and 81, ex-
cursion tickets to st. Paul at rate of S25. 90,
good for return passage until September 6.
with privilege of extension, if ifdepOsited with
joint agent, until September 80.
nu22.Stem
The evening times., 1896-08-26

1t seems to be the general opinion that
the larger the pacing machine the faster
is its pace, and, no douht, this is. in q great
measure, correct, but the pace by no
means Increases in proportion 10 the size.
That is to say, quad ma Y be faster than
a triplet, but it is not SO much faster
than triplet as a triplet Il faster than
tandem. There seems to be come mar
gin OF power misapplied which riscs in
proportion To- the size of the pacing ma
chine and SO it remains that single bi-
cycle is the most economical Of all in re-
gard TO energy expended.
The evening times., 1896-08-26
no FEARS OF LAURADA.
G. A. r. Encampment via b. 6 o.

II. r..
On this occasion the B. & o. R. R. viii
sell excursion tickets to st. Paul, August
90, 80 and 81, good TO return until Sep
tember 16, with privilege OF extension uii-
til September 80 if deposited with joint
agent on or before September I5, at
rate of S25 for the round trip. au26, % 80
The evening times., 1896-08-26
Nancy 10 Lo,n

Ate per cent on approved real estate IN
Che District OF Columbia. The Times Real
Estate Bureau, Tenth and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest.
The evening times., 1896-08-26
MORE GUNBOATs FOR SPAIN
Organizing for Vigorous Cam
paign in the Fall.
NO NEWS OF THE LAURADA
The Ship Which Carried Dynamite
for CubansSuppOsed to Have Landed
Her Cargo, or Is Awaiting Chance
to DO sO-Another Vessel Com
PEELED to Leave Cuba.

Information no win The hands OF tn e Cuban
Spanish government viii in short time
center on the Island OF Cuba its entire
strength, with the hope OF stampingout the
rebellion, which has now assumed such
proportions as TO cause general alarm The
uprising in the Philippine Islands will, local
Cubans think, greatly benefit their cause.
as 1t will be necessary for Spain, should she
desire 70 retain possession OF these yaIua-
bic Islands, TO center some OF her naval
fleet in the locality.
Local Cuban circles have been informed
ofthe launching on the Ciydebank, Scotland,
of two po werful dynamite destroyers, con-
srtucted specially for the Spanish govern
ment, 10 proceed as soon as possible to
Cuba. These craft were built under the
direction OF Commodore Camara, of the
Spanish navy, and are designed for seq.
vice in hot weather.
WILL TRAVEL FAST
The contract made it binding upon thu
builders to have them completed by Octo-
Der so their appearance in Cuban waters
by November is anticipated. The famom
vessels are the Terror and Furor, and
destroyers. When launched two weeks ago
they had their machinery all on board, and
Will soon be ready for trial. The vesselt
are go feet long, with displacement Of
asa tons. 1t is expected that they will at
tam high rate OF speed.
II has also been learned by the local
Cubans that old British vessels are being
bought up and converted into transport
ships with as much haste as possible The
old 1nman liner, City Of Richmond, re-
Gently purchased by the Spaniards. is be-
ing renovated, and will soon be placed in
the service between Spain and Havana,
CARRYING conscripted soldiers to Cuba In
large numbers.
The Norwegian steamship Holguin, from
Jamaica. which arrivedat Philadelphia with
acargo Of bananas. brings no tidings of the
Iniysteriou sfilibuster, Laurada. Her where
abouts have baffledthe authorities both here
and in Cuba.
NO FEARS OF LAURADA.
She is In some snug harbor. no doubt, N
else has wandered away TO some remote
spot To avoid possible suspicion. 1t may
be that she will keep away from Cuba until
the excitement made b. her depa rture from
here dies out and Will run in on the shores
OF the island when least expected. Every
confidence is repUsed by the Cubans in the
man on beard who has charge OF the s<-
pedition.
Another of the Norwegian fruiters has,
by reason Of weyler's edct, been compelicd
TO give up the trade and load for her home
port. The Norwegian steamship Gwent,
which has been in the fruit trade for a num-
Der of years, sailed from Boston for Phil:i-
deiphia yesterday and will load oil for
Norway.
The evening times., 1896-08-26
VALUE OF OUR IMPORTS
Interesting Report Issued by
the Slate Department.
STRANGE FACTS REVEALED

N Spite of War, Cuha's Exports
Amounted To Over Ten Million Dol
Imrs-This Is Ten Times As Much
As From All the Rest of Spain-ln
Other Countries.
The evening times., 1896-08-26
Excursion Tickets to the Sea Shore
via b. & O. r. r.

Commencing June and 6, and continu.
ing each Friday and Saturday until August
20, the B. & o. R. R. will sell excursion
Sea Isle Citv for 10 II. in. and q noon
trains, good to return until Tuesday fol-
lowing, at rate of SIS for the round trip.
The evening times., 1896-08-26

Earl kiser, now racing abroad, is the
only American rider who has defeated Jaap
Eder and Jacquelin, the European cracker
jacks. Hs
The evening times., 1896-08-26

There is some talk OF a match race being
held between Eddie Bald and John $ John
son. IL is said Bald is more than willing
The evening times., 1896-08-26
Games Today.

Pittsburg at Washington.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at Baltimore.
Louisville at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Boston.
st. Louis at New York
The evening times., 1896-08-26

Dr. +. b. Turner, London physician
or prominence, uses the SAD example of
Arthur Linton. the cyclist. who raced
himself to death, TO point out to ether
wheelmen the dangers OF overcompetition
The evening times., 1896-08-26
CATCHER CLEMENTS IS I'LL
Suffering From a Serious At
tack of Typhoid Fever.
WON'T sELLDEMONTREvILLE

Mr.. Wagner Denies the RumOr That
the Shortstop Is to He Sold to the
Philadelphia Club-Fielder Jones Ii
Taken for Minister-Notes of Yes
terday's Game.
The evening times., 1896-08-26

A few days more and the great annual
cycle tournament at Springfield, Mass,
viii take place, the most importantc event
OF its kind i'll the East II not in this eonn-
try or the world. The arrangements have
been perfected in n thorough manner and
there are indications that the meet will be
fully the equal If not the superior Of thos..
which have gone before 1t. both in point Of
number and excellence OF the riders. and in
the interest and attendance OF the public
There / $ no doubt that many ot the fast men
will be there. Harry Tylerand Frsd Titus,
two favorites, are out OF ii, but there are
many fast men, with a possibility of for
elEn riders to make things Interesting.
Sanger has already entered for the tourna-
ment. Hensha W, the fast Glass a man OF
brooklyn, Incm ber OF the Kings County
Wheelmen. will make a trial at the tourna-
ment for the record for thrmit. pacet, with
flying start, which is now l:52 3=5. He
will be paced by the Kings county quad
Henshaw won the ''G GreatcrNew W York mile
open amateur championship in 2:O4. and
can be relied upon to do very fast nile
under favorable circumstances
The Vicar of FOikestone, England, is no
friend of the motor car or horscIess car
riage, He is a cyclist, and in his address
to the East Kent cycle clubs on the occa-
sion of their annual churchparade, he made
the following remarks:
'Cycling." he said. like hoa;ing AMI
cricket. helps to fire our couutrymcu with
nerve and muscle and to bIiid up the
healthy body. which goes long way in
assisting people to embrace and believe II
healthy and manly religion
Cycling was responsible for a great de-
crease in drunkenness, he continued. 1t
had done more for the cause OF temperance
than all the temperance societies put to-
sether. Cycling was health gi wing. and i t
would be bad day for cyclists IL motor
machines became general and they allowed
machines to do the work while they sat
upon them. 1t would be good for the doc
tors, but bad for the cyclists They should
Thank God for the cycle and the health ami
recreation it afforded TO thousands among
the bard-worked population.
Even the state OF Perak, in the Malay
Peninsula. is moving with the times The
government has decreed thata my police
government has decreed that any police
of pony, will be allowed SO a month,
| instead of the usual pony allowance, PRO
vided that he certifies monthly that the
| machine is good one and is kept in good
order"
Mr.. Sam Keese. Jr.. Of the Eclipse Cycle
agency is said to have made a mile on the
Beniing track in 2:2O. This is remarkably
fast time considering his age, he being but
| sixteen years old
The Times Real Estate Bureau. Tent
| street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest
in order to accommodate business men ant
| others whose time Is occupied during tn,
The evening times., 1896-08-26

Mr. Sam Keese. Jr, OF the Eclipse Cycle
agency is said to have made a mile on the
Benning track in 2:2O. This is remarkably
fast time considering his age, he being but
sixteen years old.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-09
FROM THE TRANsVAAL.
Dispatches Indicate the Uftlanders
Have Surrendered UncOnditionnlIy.

LONDON, Jan. S.-From Capetogn to-day
the news is much more satisfactory than
for some time past and sets at rest the
sensational stories cabled to the United
States on the subject A dispatch to the
Secretary of State for the colonies Mr.
joseph Chamberlain, from Sir Hercules Rob-
inscn. dated yesterday. and just made pub
lie, says that the Uitlanders of Johannes
burg have surrendered Internationally and
have given up their arms TO the represent
atives OF President Kruger. In addition the
latter has intimated his intention of hand
ing over Dr. Jameson and the other pris-
oners captured by the Beers to the British
high commissioners on the borders of Natal.
Sir Hercules Robinson, in his dis. a ch, aads:
You may therefore be satisfied that the
crisis Is over and that all danger of further
hostilities is ended The dispatch is re-
garded by Mr.. Chamberlain as pracfica -lv
settling the crisis in the affairs of the
Transvaal. so far the Beers are con-
cerned. and is also looked upon as disposing
OF the report that DIR. jameson had been
sentenced TO be shot. which was current at
CapetOwn recently.
The most bitter contempt is felt al Cape-
town, says dispatch dated Jan. 5, for the
Uitianders, who are branded as towards
for abandoning Dr.. Jameson, and the hope
was then expressed that President Kruger
would reject their demands This dispatch
also says that S'r Hercules Robinson was
petitioned TO treat for DR.. Jameson's release
before dealing with the demands Of the So
called National Union OF johannesburg.
Another dispatch from Governor Robin
son. dated Pretoria, Jan. T. in reply TO Mr.
Chamberla.n's inquiry as to whether there
was danger IF an advance from Buluwayo
said: Il have received a telegram from the
chairman of the mass meeting held at Bu-
luwayo yesterday. saying that resolution
was passed unanimously praying me TO ex-
ert my influence to obtain the honorable re-
lease OF DIR. Jameson and his men. as mat