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The evening times., 1896-11-19

Mrs. Ross, Of Lewiston, ILL.,. the mother
of President Ross, of the board of ConnIis-
sioners, arrived in the city this morning, to
remain several weeks.
The evening times., 1896-11-19
MRS. sCoTT-SIDDONs DEAD.

Famous Actress and ElOcutiOnist
Passed Away in Paris.
Paris, Nov. 19.-Mrs. Scott-Siddons, the
celebrated actress. died here today.
The evening times., 1896-11-19

Miss Rebecca Stiles OF Camden, N J., is
the guest OF Miss Kate V. Holden OF
street.
The evening times., 1896-11-19

At the reception given yesterday after
noon by Mrs. George T Cambria at her
home on Eutaw place, Baltimore, to intro
duce her daughter, Miss Mary Iglehart
Cambria, she was assisted by Miss Mary
McCOmas, the daughter of Judge McComas,
OF Washington, who will also be one of the
debutantes of the season.
The evening times., 1896-11-19

Mrs. Henry L. Hoist has returned from a
two weeks visit to her home in Philadel-
phia.
The evening times., 1896-11-19

Miss Jessie Morgan Wilkes of Columbia
Heights entertained the Play and Pleasure
Club last ight with humorous talk, en-
titled Fame, and How to Get There. FOL
lowing the program OF impromptu music
and addresses was a substantial collation..
Among the guests We're Misses Mary and
Kathleen McDaniels, Agnes Hamilton, Eva
Sprague, Rose Daughcrty, Amelia Wilson,
Ella Jacobs, and Messrs. Harrison Wells,
John Williams, Frank McDaniels. Horace
Parker, T. B. Ellis and Morton Splaine.
The evening times., 1896-11-19

A very pretty informal tea was given
yesterday from to Z by Mrs. j. F. How
ard at her home on Second street northeast
The decorations were pink and white chrys-
anthemums, and the lamps were shaded
with pink.
Among the guests were Mrs. Il. Garrett
The evening times., 1896-11-19

Miss Josephine Davis. OF Georgetown,
who has been visiting her parents of p
street northwest, has returned to the Balti-
more Female College, where she is a slu-
dent.
Evening star., 1896-03-24

Deeds in fee have been filed follows:
Harry NJ. Martin ct al to Angelina F.
Reed, part original lots 12 and 49, So. III
$500. Clarence F. Norment ct ux. to
Guion Miller, lot IA, SO. S. of 1O4; $40. Ella
N. Buckler to Orlando W. Butler, part
lots 2S3. 2s4. 2S5. Anacostia; $40. Lester
A. Barr ct al. to Lena B. Fellheimer, lot 81,
blk. 3d. LIE Droit Park; $40 Thos. j. Chew
ct al. to AMI l.. Barber. part of Mt.
Saint Albans; $l25,o0o Washington Danen-
hover ct ux. to John G. Meyers, lot %,
blk. 36. Columbia Heights; $40. Julian w.
Deane trustee, to Jas. w. Wrightman,
lots so. 50, "a, sc. So, 80, 92 "a, 96. IS, blk
3, Grant Park; so. VIM. C. Grinder ct
ux. to Abraham d. Hazen, part original
lot r. So. 493; so. Charlotte Hayden to
VIM. c. Jones, lot 80. SO. so; $1,000. Sam
uel Maddox ct al. to Caroline H. Addison
and .Jno. $. Larcombe, lot -, So. 121; SO.
b. Franklin Meyers to w. Irving Bos-
well, part lots 70, 80, 81, So. 30; $40. Neal
T. Murray, trustee, to Jno. A. Butler, lot
IA, So. 1872; s4.700. Michael Shea ct ux.
to Geo. w. and Chas. b. DeAtley, north
one-half original lot 10. So 3s9; SO. Fred
erick H. Wilson to Mary E. Swami, part lot
100, So. 1910; SO.
Evening star., 1896-03-24
MAY USE NATIONAL PARK.


Mr.. Wagner's Agreement With the
Departmental League.
The Departmental Base Ball League held
meeting last evening at the armory of
the Washington Light Infantry Corps,
" hich was very gratifying in all respects.
The greatest enthusiasm was evident on
all sides on the outcome of the present
season, and the delegates from the different
teams were sanguine of the success of the
amateur league during the coming sum-
mer
There were present President A. A.
Solsa, Vice President NJ {. Hazen, Messrs.
Roche Miller and McGuirk. from the bu-
reau; 8. Porter House, of the Infantry; C.
B. Hunt and Thomas Fisher, from the
District Commissioner Office; Owen Kel-
lar and J. A. Adams, from the treasury,
and Peter Johnson and M. Gilmartin, from
Fort Myer.
The new constitution occupied most of
the attention during the meeting, and sew
eral sections were adopted. one or two be-
ing rejected and given back to the COM
ing it for further consideration as to their
terms.
President Sousa announced that he had
made an agreement with Mr.. ]. Earl Wag-
ner by which National Park had been Sc
cured for the games during the coming sea-
son, and this announcement was exceed
ingly gratifying to all the members of the
board. schedule committee, consisting
of President Sousa and Secretary Charles
the schedule, and these gentlemen expect
to have 1t ready within few days. The
next meeting of the league will be held
next Monday evening.
Evening star., 1896-03-24
Mr. Walters Decision.

EX-Coasul Walters solicitor writes to the
London Times that he has declined to ac
cept the conditions upon which the French
government offered to release Mr. Waller
namely, that he should waive all claims fol
compensation.
He was offered his release in Novem-
ber," says the solicitor, ''in consideration
of waving lis claim for compensation but
he preferred to remain in prison. The
United States ambassador, Mr.. Eustis, in
formed him that the United States gov
ernment had authorized the embassy to
give security for costs in any action
against the French government. We are
seeking an amcable settlement with
France in his behalf
Evening star., 1896-03-24
COMING OF YALE'S L. S. NINE

With the weather against it and counter
attractions of especially strong nature the
attendance at the cycle show is wonder
fully large. The wheelmen are not the
only ones that are pleased with the show.
The exhibitors see present sales and future
orders from the displaying Of their wheels
at the show. One firm sold four wheels
Saturday. and another exhibitor says that
his sales to date were ten wheels, and with
plenty of future orders.
The playing of the specialties by members
of the La France Concert Company each
afternoon and evening never fails to draw
Around the Metropolis on the musical
glasses, and for an encore played The
Darkey's Dream on the xylophone. The
playing on the ocar:na, the bells and man
doln by Gracet, High and Woolson is
we'll received. This orchestra is well suited
tC this class of exposition, as the demon
strators can talk against the music and
every one can plainly understand what Is
said.
The racing S, far has been one of the
surprises of the show. The boys at first
were rather inclined to ridicule that style
of pedaling. 1t did not seem like real rae
ing, such as they had been In the habit
of undertaking on tracks, but when they
matched up one against the other on the
machine they found out that it was very
real and hard work.
The machine used is a home trainer, with
ir,n braces coupling the two frames to-
gether, and riSged for separate bicycles,
with gearing and rods that are buShed into
small cog wheels at the base and top of
the upright whereon is the dial that regis
tiers the racing of the contestants. The BIZ
cycles sit up in the frames and the wheels
revolve on wooden rollers that have ball
bearings and are connected together with a
leather belt. With every revolution Of the
cycle wheels at the rollers turn fast and
record the distance Travelled by means Of
large hands that traverse the dials, one
over the other. These hands work on hol-
low shafts and one is painted red and the
other white.
When a race is started the hands are set
together, and as one or the other FORCES
ahead the hands indicate the work of the
riders. 1t is stated that with = bicycle
geared up to eighty a record of a mile in
less than one minute could be made on this
machine. At some time during the show
it is Manager Buckley's intention to have
a mile off and the attempt made to
equal the best record on home trainers,
namely, one minute and twenty seconds.
One of the fastest racing men in the coun-
try will make this attempt.
People along Pennsylvania avenue were
astonshed this morning at feeting view
of the much-talked-of Fowler SeXtette as
it was speeded along, propelled by six
sturdy riders. There have been so much
talk about this largest wheel in the world
and SO many disappointments in its arri-
val that the public had agreed that the
Evening star., 1896-03-24
YALE's Law SCHOOL TEAM.
Columbian Will Play Them Friday
Afternoon.

The game Of base ball Friday between
the mines Of Columbian University and
the Yale Law School promises to be a
royal battle. Capt. Greene Of Columbian
will play the following men: Cummings,
pitcher: Fugitt. catcher; Greene. first base;
Mills, second base; Dalzell, third base;
Beall, shortstop; Goodfellow, left fielder;
Shaw, center fielder; Beard, right fielder
In their game with Gallaudet Saturday
the Columbian boys played fast game of
ball, although it was the first of the sea-
son. and at that time gave every promise
of developing in team work, so that the
Yale men will find hard struggle await
ing them.
The game will be played on the univer-
sity's grounds, Capitol Park. These grounds
have been greatly improved and new bleach
ers erected the side lines.
The Yale law school team will leave New
Haven March 26 arriving at Washington
Friday. At Washington three games will
be played. with Columbian College Friday
afternoon with Georgetown University Sat
urday afternoon. and with the Catholic
University Monday afternoon, March 80
The team leaves Washington Monday
night.
Evening star., 1896-03-24
RESULTS in A DRAW,
showaIter and Kelneney in TT
Tenth Game

showalter and Kelneney i'm Their
Tenth Game.
Showalter did not succeed in winning the
tenth game Of his match with Kemeney
which was concluded yesterday at the
Union League. in Philadelphia.
1t was opened as queens gambit de-
clined. Kemeney having the white forces
and on adjournment Saturday. after sixty
four moves, Showalter had a pawn to the
good and apparently q winning position
But yesterday, after twenty moves. .Kemeney
found way to give up his knight for
Showalter's queens rocks pawn, which
compelled a dlaw, blacks pawn on king s
rocks file and his kings bishop not being
sufficient to win against whites king at
kings rocks square.
The players score Is now as follows
Showalter, 5; Kemeney, 3; drawn, 2. The
next game will be played at the Franklin
Chess Club on Wednesday,.
Evening star., 1896-03-24
GEoRGETOWN's LATEST MOVE.
An Advisory Committee to Regulate
UniYerHitY Athletics.

An Advisory Committee to Regulate
University Athletics.
The Georgetown University Athletic AS
support of every alumni. especially the un-
dergraduates, and every one who has been
connected in any way with the university,
is solicited. In order to obtain additional
cooperation in the work of maintaining the
high standing of the university In the field
of athletics it has been decided to establish
an advisory committee, consisting Of men,
bers Of the alumni and representatives
from the faculty and undergraduates. This
board will have great deal to say regard
ing athletics, and will have a great influ-
eEce In keeping up the present high repu-
ton Of the university In this direction.
Rhe circular which has been issued is
signed by the alumni members of the ad-
visory committee, consisting of DR.. Jas.
Dudley Morgan and Messrs. NJ. ]. Colbert
and j. Nota McGill. 1t reads as follows:
with the view of maintaining the pres
ent high standing of the university in the
field of athletics and of perpetuating a wise
and safe policy in the management of af-
fairs, and also of obtaining additional aid
and cooperation, 1t was recently deter
mined to establish an advisory committee,
to be composed of members of the alumni
and representatives from the faculty and
undergraduates.
AS pan having AASC Will lAS dppEOVdl
Of the executive committee of the Society
of the Alumni two members Of this COM
mittee and one other alumnus have been
designated for membership on the advisory
committee.
"It is hoped that this plan, now inaugu-
rated for the first time will result In the
adoption of a line Of action that will event
ually prove highly beneficial AS success
depends In large measure, IL not entirely
upon the support received from the alumni.
1t has been determined, while requesting
alumni who live outside Of Washington to
make suitable donation, to ask each local
Evening star., 1896-03-24
FROM PUGET SOUND TO s1TKA.
Lieut.. Niblack's Section of the Excur-
sion to Alaska.

sion to Alaska.
The party who have been journeying
from ST. Paul, Mimi, to Alaska, under the
auspices of the National Geographic So
ciety, were conducted yesterday afternoon
from Puget sound to Sitka. Alaska, by
Lieut.. A. p. Niblack CT the United States
navy. AS on the previous lectures, Met
Zerctt Hall was well filled and the lecture
was profusely illustrated by splendid pho
tographic reproductions of the scenery en-
route.
Lieut.. Niblack has made repeated trips
through the region described by him, and
has made particularly close study of the
Indians of Alaska and adjacent country, a
work of his having some time ago been
published by Congress. The inland trip
was described by him, and in speaking ot
the climate of Alaska, he remarked that
it's mean winter temperature was about
that of this city, the thermometer rarely
rising above So in summer. The fall and
rise OF the tides are about from II to Ii
feet. Alaska Is sportsman's paradise
hsh ana game Being unusually plentiful
but, he explained, Alaskas very air is
productive OF exaggeration, and the tales
of hunters and fishermen should be taken
with a. grain or two of salt. The boundary.
line trouble between this county and Eng
land was referred to by Lieut.. Niblack
who stated that if this country lost, il
would lose strip of country of LEO miles
and he 1ntimated that the building of more
war ships and less arbitration would be ad-
visable. This country, by the possession
and proper fortifcation of Pearl Harbo1
and the Alaskan islands and of point op,
posite Vancouver Island would be in COM
plete mastery Of the north Pacific, and the
lecturer thought it would be nothing less
than criminal negligence for to fail &c
take advantage of those strategic points
Lieut.. Niblack graphically described the
characteristics and history of Alaska and
Its people, explaining that this country had
purchased it in 1867 at about two cents an
acre.
Next Monday afternoon Professor Harry
Fielding Reid of Johns Hopkins University
will describe the glaciers of Alaska
Evening star., 1896-03-24
Another Big philadelphia Fire

Chestnut street. west of 18th, Philadel-
phia. was visited by n great fire last night,
which broke out about o'clock in the six
story building of the Thackera Manufac-
turing Company, manufacturers and deal
ers in fancy gas fixtures and candelabra, at
1524-26 Chestnut street
The Thackera building runs from Chest
nut street to Sansom a distance of 236 feet
The loss on the building will amount to
about $15O.000. Thes Ehackera company s
stock, machinery and patterns were valued
at about S250.00O. These area total loss,
but are protected by an insurance Of about
100000.
Evening star., 1896-03-24
TO PLAY ABROAD.


Tennis Cracks Who Expect to Go to
England.
It was given out last week on the best
possible authority that there will be two
and perhaps three. first-class entries OF
American lawn tennis players for the Brit
ish championship meeting at Wimbledon
next July. Larned and Foote have planned
O wheeling trip on the continent for next
summer and they will precede it by playing
tennis in the English championships. NAL
colin Chace may also join them and play
at Wimbledon before beginning the wheel
ing trip. He and Foote are both Yale SEN
iors. and they are anxious to see the Yale
crew row at Henley, so the plan also in
cludes visit to Henley which is the week
before Wimbledon.
Evening star., 1896-03-24
DISASTROUS FIRE AT COLON.
One Life Lost and $5OO,OOO Damage


One Life Lost and 100000 Damage
Cnuscd.
The New York World has special cable
dispatch from Colon, dated March %,
which says:
"a terrific fire ragged here for five hours
and burned itself out at o'clock tonight.
Ii destroyed the better half of the COM
nlercial part of Colon, including a large
number of tenement houses, every import
ant Chinese store, including the prison and
school, the markets, and the courts of JUS
tice.
"All the Panama railroad property was
saved, only few cars being burned. There
was much looting of property during the
excitement of the fire.
''One life was lost and hundreds are left
homeless. The Panama fire briSade came
across the Isthmus to assist in lighting the
flames.
THE damage is roughly estimated at
SJo0.oW, the insurance covering about one
twentieth part.
Evening star., 1896-03-24
SPORTS AT ATHENS.

The Greeks Hold Their Contests Pre-
1iminary to the Olympian Games.
From $4,000 to 10000 persons yesterday
witnessed the preliminary contests for tine
purpose of selecting champions to repre-
sent Greece in the Olympic games, which
will occur at Athens April s.
KING George, Crown Prince Constants
and Prince George personally supervised
the race from Marathon. The distance is
twenty-five miles, and the road is a rough
one. The time of the winner was three
hours and eighteen seconds. The winner in
the discos throwing scored twenty mine
meters. The discos weighed two kilo-
grams.
Evening star., 1896-03-24

machine was not to be seen in Washing
ton. The delay in its appearance at the
cycle show resulted from missed connec-
tions at Kansas City. It arrived at mid
night, and was delivered at the armory at
o'clock this morning. To convince the
people that it was really here. Manager
Wylie got his crew Of riders together and
took 1t out along the street. 1t will be seen
on exhibition this afternoon. There will be
races for boys this. afternoon. and tonight
the biggest race of the show will be given.
Tomorrow afternoon the ladies will receive
boxes of candy. and it will be a confec-
tionery souvenir day. Saturday the school
children will have 4 time. They will be ad-
mitted for ten cents that day and given
bags Of candy.
Evening star., 1896-03-24
TO MANAGE CAPE MAY.

Boswell Now Hustling for Good Ex-
College Players.
The directors Of the Cape May Athletic
Association have signed an agreement with
Boswell, formerly of the University of
Pennsylvania, to manage the Cape May
ball team this season.
He is already hustlirg for good ex-college
players. The ball park will be improved
Evening star., 1896-03-24
Bench Show at cedar Rapids.
German Athletes to Compete u,
Bad for Friends of Players.

One of the unpublished acts of the mag
mates at a recent meeting will be of inter-
est to many local patrons. Heretofore it
has been the custom for the visiting club
managers to issue passes to the friends of
the players or others whom they desired 70
1aVor, ana these passes were always hon
ored at the gates. This custom grew into an
evil. and the league officials decided to re-
woke the custom Hereafter no passes of
this character will be honored by any home
club.
Evening star., 1896-03-24

alumnus to purchase season ticket, the
ccst Of which Is So.
"Since the alumni are now, for the first
time, closely identified with the athletics of
the university. and as SO much good for the
future may result therefrom, your CO.
operation is earnestly solicited
Evening star., 1896-03-24
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COMING TO DEFINING.
G. III. Smiths String Leaves the
Gravesend Track.

C. II. Smiths String Leaves the
Gravesend Track.
Henry McDaniels left the Gravesend race
track yesterday with twelve head Of thor
oughbreds, the property of C. H. Smith
They are bound for this city and are as
follows:
Pearl Song. ch. h.. g. by Falsetto-Pearl
Thorn.
Braglione, ch. c., 2, by Blue Eyes-Mis-
sive.
Prince of India, br. c., by Hindoo-Bram-
ba1etta.
Serenader, CHI. c., by Jim Gore@Serenade
Incubatus, b. c., by Leonatus-Briganzia
Kings Council. imported, by Queens Coun-
cil-Dazzling Light.
Domiter. ch. c., 2, by Inspector B.-Rosa
Buckden.
Brown colt. 2, by Iroquois-Hilda
Sir Enrol, br. c., =, by Sir Dixon-Belle
Palmer.
Dictannia, b. f., @ by st. Blaise-Active
Leldas, br. f., 2, by jim Gore-Miss Cald-
well.
Loyaletta ch f., by imported Loyalist-
Cantalette.
W. 8. Gilpin's b. m.. 3, Belle of Washing
ton, also left the Gravesend race track yes
terday for Bennng.
Evening star., 1896-03-24
Regulars

The position Of the players will be fire.
quently shifted in order to give the kids"
an opportunity to play their regular posi-
tions. The Regulars will play as above in
dicated throughout the practice season.
Some anxiety has been felt by number
of interested fans as to. why McCauley has
not signed his contract. and fears have been
entertained by others that he was unwilling
to come to Washington. With reference to
this matter, Earl Wagner explained to Star
representative last evening that contract
was sent McCauley recently. but never
reached it's destination, as he learned in
time for reporting for duty was so near at
hand, the matter of signing a contract was
by mutual understanding, postponed until
he arrived here
There is no misunderstanding whatever
between us. and when the gong sounds 1
will introduce to the public as clever a ball
player as there is in the business" said Mr.
Wagner
Evening star., 1896-03-24
PRELIMINARY PRACTICE.
How the WashingtOns Will BE Lined


Earl Wagner. who will personally super
wise the work of the Senators during the
absence of Manager Schmelz, has arranged
the following lineup for spring practice.
The mines will be known as the Regulars
and Kids, and will be arrayed in their
sanguinary conflicts as follows:
RegI1ara K}do
Evening star., 1896-03-24

looking after the mothers general health,
and specially strengthening the particular
organs concerned in parturition.
Manymothers have been brought through
the trying time almost painlessly by the aid
of Dr.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1t
prepares the system for delivery by i'm
parting the organic strength and elasticity
which the mother specially needs; shortens
the time of labor and Of confinement pro-
notes the secretion of abundant nourish-
ment for the child and fortifes the entire
constitution against the after period of de-
preston and weakness. It's use should
begin i'll the early months of gestation-the
earlier the better.
Mrs. FRED HUNT. of GLenz1le Schenectady Co.,
~. T., says: / read about Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription being good for a woman with
child, so got two hotties last September and
December 18th, had twelve pound baby girl
When was confined was not sick in any way
1 did not suffer any pain and when the child
was born walked into another room and went
to bed. never had an afterpain or any other
pain. This is the eighth child aud the largest
OF them all. l suffered everything that flesh
could suffer with the other babies. always had
doctor and then he could not help me very
much. but this time my mother and my husband
were alone with me. MY baby was only seven
days old when got up and dressed aud left my
room and stayed up all day.
Nz>9 sGHsee< d~,a@
Evening star., 1896-03-24
CastOria.

"Castoria is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
good effect upon their children.''
DR. g. C. Osaoop,
lowell Mass