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POINTS ABOUT PUGILISTS.

Steve 0'Donnen and Paddy Slavin have
been matched to box twenty rounds be-
fore one OF the New York clubs on Sep
teDiber %.
The fighting clubs of Philadelphia will
soon be in full bloom again. The Tuxedo,
Nonpareil, Art and Caledonian Clubs have
already booked several entertainments for
the fail and winter, and will soon announce
list of attractions.
Joe Buffers easy victory over Coleman in
Philadelphia on Monday night last shows
that when il comes to fighting middle
weights, Butler is near the top of the heap.
Butler, in a talk with Times representa-
tive yesterday, said that he was open to
meet any nIiddleWeight in the country,
Dan Creedon preferred.
The fight between Mysterious Billy
Smith, of Boston. and Jim Ryan, of Aus
tralia, took place at Astoria, Ore, last
evening for purse of $500. The fight
was awarded to Ryan in the seventh
round on a foul When the decision was
rendered Smith struck the referee in ths
face, who promptly knocked Smith dcsvn
Within the next ten days Dan Creedon, of
Australia, and Harry Baker, of Chicago,
who were matched few weeks ago, will
know where they are to have it out.
There are several clubs bidding for the
DOub, anu DO thC A>bphV AthttdC SluD,
of Maspeth, has offered the best purse. that
club will probably secure the contest.
solly Smith and Tommy Dixon, the
featherweight, of Rochester, were matched
yesterday to come together in a twenty
round contest at 1872 pouns, before the
club offering the largest purse. AL Her
ford, matchmaker Of the Eureka Athletic
Club, OF Baltimore, has made the boys an
offer, and he will probably secure the bout.
Billy Whistler, known widely as "Tur-
key Point smith, began to train yester-
day at the comfortable quarters of the
Eureka Athletic Club, on the Shell road,
Baltimore. for his ten-round contest with
his Old-tinie rival, Joe Elliott. The bout
is to be the opening event at the Eureka
Athletic Club on the night of September
IA, when those two famous gladiators,
Jake Kilrain and Frank Slavin, meet
In a ten-round contest.
Leslie Pearce yesterday started In to
train for the coming boxing season, and,
judging from the number of offers his
manager now has under consideration
the clever lightweight will be pretty
busy man this winter Pearce now
weighs LAT pounds, which is More than he
ever weighed before. His training is in
charge OF John J. Mahoney, the clever
bag puncher. Pearce's first engagement
will be with Paddy Sheehan, or Sorth
Bethlehem, next month
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LAv1GSE NOT ANXIOUS To BOX
McKeever's Representative Can Get
No Satisfaction III New York.

McKeever's Representative Can Get
No Sa atisfaction III New York.
Philadelphia, Sept. 4.-Charies McKeever.
OF this city, recently received a telegram
from Buffalo Offering a purse for himself
and Lavigne for twenty rounds, and after
Mckeever signifying his willingness, a
representative of his went to New York
In response to telegram to make final
arrangements. On his arrival in New
York he was confronted with the news that
Lavigne was not disposed to fight before
October or November.
No amount OF talking could induce Fitz-
patrick to name date on which a ME citing
could be arranged. Manager Kennedy.
of the Empire Club, has offered a substantial
purse for the pair, and also a purse for
McKeever and McAuliffe.
Both OF these offers are satisfactory to
Mckeever, who is more than willing to
put up his hands with either OF the two.
Mckeever meets Bull" Mccarthy in
six-round 20 at the Caledonian Club
Monday evening, and has started mild
course OF training across the schuylkill
which consists principally OF punching
the bag and boxing three or four rounds
with his younger brother. This go will
prove interesting, inasmuch as Mccarthy
won the Tuxedo Clubs recent local light
weight tourney.
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BLEW HIS HEAD OFF.
Shocking Suicide OF Loudoun County
Farmer.

Shocking Suicide OF Loudoun County
Farmer.
Leesburg, Va. Sept. 4.-Mr. Jacob Car
son, a well-known and respected farmer liv-
ing at Goresville, in this county, committed
suicide Wednesday night by blowing his
brains out with shotgun.
One Of his daughters had been to an enter
tainInent in the neghborhood and returned
home at a rather late hour. When she came
in Mr.. Carson arose and came downstairs,
going into the kitchen. He called to his
daughter to bring him basin of water,
which She did. and had hardly left him when
she was startled by the explosion of a gun.
She hastily returned, and found her father
seated upon the floor with the right side Of
his head blown to atoms and the gun lying
beside him. He fell backward just as she
reached him, and died in few minutes. He
had evidently seated himself upon the flooc,
put the muzzle of the gun to his head AID
pressed the trigger with his foot.
The causes which led to the terrible deed
are not known. but Mr.. Carson is reported o
have been in low spirits for some time over
businessmatters. Severaldaysagoit was un-
derstood he requested a friend to accompany
him to Leesburg to arrange some of his af-
fairs, saying he did not expect to live long.
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CHANGING HIS SKIN.
COlOred Man In st. Louis Ii Slowly
Turning White.

Turning White.
st. Lonis, Mo-, Sept, 4.-Sevep years ago
James Tyncr, who lives with his family at
No. 121 South Tenth street, was copper
colored negro. Now he is turning white,
and the'phenomenon is undergoing the care
full inspection and scrutiny OF his Old friends
among the Afro-Americans.
Or. John H Simon of No. 4223 Manches-
ter avenue pronounces it one Of the most
remarkable cases in medical annals, and
says he will match 1t with anything set
down in the books. Itis singular circum-
stance that the change of cnlor extends
over all parts of Tyner's body, excepting
those which are constantly exposed TO the
weather. On his shands and face are blocks
of white skin, but the negro blood predOm-
mates.
The greater portion OF his body, however,
has changed in color and. is now covered
by delicate coating Of white which will
rival the skin of the softest Caucasian belle.
Tyner's eyes have also changed color, and
the kinks are going out. of his hair. II the
process progresses a little further he Will
be white man. -
Tyner was born In Guntcrsville, Alu.,
thirty-eight years ago.. His mother was a
negress, while his fatherwas. dark skinned
white man. For several years he has been
employed by Col. Ed Butler. the garbage
contractor, as an engineer on garbage
wagon.
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in THE WORLD OF SPORTS,
Ed Geers is in the sulky again.

Ed Geers is in the sulky again.
Joe PatcneD, 2:03, is seven years old.
Holy Number is a good Western two-year-
old.
Gold has been discovered on the site of
the new Ideal race track, near Chicago
Marcus DAILY gave Tubervillc 50 800 for
riding Ogden in the Futurity.
The Elkton, Nd, fair opens next Tues
day and continues four days. There will
be both trotting and running races.
Robert ]. and Frank Agan have been
engaged as special attractions at the Hi
DoiS STATE Fair. at Springfield, September
rs to October 2,
1t is nothing unusual to see 100 women
IN line casting their mutual tickets after
heator race AT Butte, e,MoDt.-NorthP Pacific
Rural Spirit.
Suter, Poe, Kelley and Bannon arrived
at Asbury Park yesterday, to assist Phi
King in directing the preliminary train
ing of the Princeton football team
The Aerial Homing Club will open thn
young bird season with fly from Odenton,
Nd, September 10, the same day and place
as the Germantown district, but they will
not, however, fly under the federation.
The longest race of the season to date
was trOtteu at Versailles, KY. August 12-
IS. when the 2 40 class was strung out to
Dinc heats. The fastest heat the third was
In 2:21, and the lowest, tile ninth, in
2:40 1-2 Linda W, by William L., winning
Leopold Kicker, an expert on. thorough
bred horse pedigrees, whose contributions
to the New York Sun and Mercury have
been considered authority on the subject.
died suddenly on Wednesday in New York
while visiting the Spirit of the Times OF
flee.
Joseph r. Busk, one of the Oldest mem
bers of the New York Yacht Club and q
prominent yachtsman, died Wednesday at
his summer home, Indian Spring, Newport,
u pIr
he had been suffering from Brghts dis
ease for over year.
Mocking Bird, by Mimic, 2 21. who trot-
ted to a record of 2.l9 IA at Versailles
Ky, recently, is one OF the best-bred ones
of the season. Her sire is by Messenger
Chief. out of the dam of Prince Wilkes,
FL "a, while her dam is the Red Wilkes
mare, Fanny H., who also produced the
great four-year-old trotter EvaDgeline,
2I1 "a.
II the Number and character of the stake
entries go for anything. there ought to be
great racing at the Oakley and Latonia fall
meetings. There is an abundance of ma
terial entered, and amoilg them the PICK
stakes are to be disposed OF at Lato MIA, and
eight at Oakley, and of these six closed in
the spring. In the eleven Latonia stakes
there are total of 715 entries, an aver
age of 65 to the stake. The Oakley entries
number 500, an average of 63.
The news that Leopold de Rothschild's
greatcolt, st. Frusquin, hai been withdrawn
from the Doncaster st. Leger, to be run
September 8, created general SURPRISE and
horsemen everywhere will learn with re-
gret that this magnificent son of st.
Simon has broken down. He has had a re.
markable career, having met defeat but
twice, once as a two-year- old, when Teufel,
in receipts of IL pounds, defeated him
for the Imperial Produce Stakes, and
= once as three year-old, in the memorable
Derby of this year, when Persimmon beat
him by a neck after grand struggle.
The evening times., 1896-09-04

Nearly twelve hours behind time, the
great relay race en- route 10 New York from
San Francisco, passed through Chca go
this morning at 2:30 O'Clock 49,
The message was brought in from LON
bard by local riders and received at the
postoffice by C. G. SiDbangh and partner.
and conducted to KensinGton. ] e. Bradley
was in charge of the Illinois division.
The bearers of the messages to Gen. Miles
at New York complained that their ride had
been "A difficult one, the roads being in poor
condition, and the rains forcing them 10
slacken their speed by onehalf. All the
riders from the coast have had TO combat
the same difficulties, and considering the
elements the contest so far has been some
thing phenomenal.
The evening times., 1896-09-04
FINED THE ANGRY WIFE.
Mrs. Selby Paid SIS for Horsewhipping
Husband and MOther-iu.L Law,

The termination Of the horsewhipping by
Mrs. Lula Selby of her husband, Oden Sell
by. and his mother. Mrs. Margaret SeIby,
was had yesterday at the police court,
though the defendant did not appear outside
of the witness room.
After a consultation with Attorney Pugii
it was decided to nol-pros the warrant
charging threats, and S5 collateral was
paid and forfeited in the assault case.
Mr. selby did not appear n the court, and
his mother acted as the sole plaintiff.
He says he is very sorry the affair oc-
Cured, and is sure he did nothing to war
rant any such action on the part OF his
wife. The morning after the whipping he
passed her house and essayed to speak. but
his action was met with rebuff.
1t is not likely that the case will 20 fur
ther. although a decided separation has re-
suited.
The evening times., 1896-09-04
Important to Pensioners.

As the Pension Agent desires the local
pensioners to have their vouchers executed
and returned to his office as early pension
day as possible, John II. O'Donncll, the O.
tary public, 326 Pennsylvania avenue,
Capitol Hill, near National Capital Bank,
win be at his office on the 4th OF septem-
ber at O'Clock in the morning to execute
vouchers for pensioners who, IL they come
early, will receive their checks the same
day. se2,3t
The evening times., 1896-09-04

There has been placed on the market by
Chicago firm simple device, which it is
claimed does away with all the difficulty
and annoyance experienced by cyclists in
endeavoring 70 light bicycle lamp The
device consists OF a thin niCkel-plaJcd stick
about three inches long, which is loaded
with matches, and works on the SANE
principle as an indelible pencil. all that
is necessary when the yclist wants ID light
his or her lamp, is TO insert the lighter in
the lamp over the wick, push the end or
the lighter and a match is ignited.
The evening times., 1896-09-04
AMONG THE AMATEURS.

The Hyattsville baseball team was de-
feated at Hyattsviile yesterday by the
crack Treasury Department team, OF the
District of Columbia Amateur League. This
is the first defeat OF the local team In two
years. Stockdalger pitched for the Treas
ury Department, and Mcfarland for H yatts-
Vile.
The evening times., 1896-09-04
Important to Those Interested m
Real Estate.

The Times Real Estate Bureau, Tenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest
in order to accommodate business men and
others whose time is occupied during tho
day, and who cannot come at regular Of
flee hours to transact Real Estate business.
ends 1t necessary to keep Its. officcs open
every Monday evening from 2 to 10 p. n.
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Parker, Bridget & Co.,
CIothiers, SIS 9TH St.
BICYCLES.

The distance of the jour
ney taken by a Columbia
rider does not embarrass
him. He knows he's on the
best wheel made-"stan
of the world" what more
does he need?
POPE MFG co, Riding Academy
j. Hart Britain l.. 600 feet surface.
Local Mana ger, 22nd & l. Sts n. W.
40 Pa Ave.
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Games Today.

Louisville at Washington, two games.
Cleveland at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Baltimore.
Pittsburg at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at Boston.
Cincinnati at New York.
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furcated garment, and that mans usur-
patton of that prerogative must soon come
TO an end. When asked what she thought
OF Miss Charlotte Smiths crusade against
woman's use OF the wheel, Miss Beliman
qletly replied that she would he delighted
for an opportunity to debate the subject
with the leader OF the purity movement.
Miss Bellman wears boomers ot dark blue
funnel, with sweater of a light cOIor, and
coat TO match the neither garment. - -.-..
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Yesterdays Results.

washington-Louisville-- Rain.
Baltimore -Chicago-Rain.
New York. 10; Cincinnati, 8.
Cleveland, .; Brooklyn, 2.
Pittsburg, 6. Philadelphia, o.
Boston. IS; st. Louis. z.
Boston, 8, st. Louis, 8.
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Michael, the diminutive Welsh champion
weighs but ninety pounds AMI rides 4 wheel
geared to "a in some races. while on sew
eral occasions it has been geared as iIigh
as liz.
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Complaint is maize that the national
racing board is very slow In Investigating
violations OF the rules The fact is, the
board has its hands more than full. The
constantly increasing numbers OF amateurs
and professionals will necessitate some
change in the present system of govern
ment if the sport continues to increase in
popularity as 1t has during the past year
The evening times., 1896-09-04

James R. Dunn, who was for two terms
president of the l. A. W, is now in charge
Of the literary bureau of the wheelmcn's
Department at the headquarters OF the Pc
publican national committee in Chicago.
The evening times., 1896-09-04

Royal Blue Line 20 New York.
Fast time. Frequent trains. Prompt
service. Exec llent diuiug cars Track
rock ballasted Engines burn coke. No
smoke 10 dust. au29tose30 cod
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The question OF the championship still
remains undecided. The last day OF the
Springfield meet was sensational in the
extreme, and Thomas Cooper won the
honors, taking the mile record, and the
half-mile open, in which Tom Butler did not
qualify, and in which. he defeated Bald In
clcan-cut manner thu t left open no chance
for doubt. Murphy, Mcdonald, Kennedy
and Kimble were all shut out OF the meet
without piece OF the money, and Sanger
gnined but little through new style of
pacing introduced in the big record race to
help the men at the rear of the line. Ham
ilton started in the line with the field, and,
when the sprint started, went up with
Sanger and others, bringing the field
closely together for the sprint. Little MI
chael did not appear. Eek and Shafer,
managers respectively OF Michael and Ham,
ilton, have practically agreed to an hour
match race, paced, to be pulled off at a
Denver or Chicago track They will close
the articles at Buffalo on Labor Day.
The evening times., 1896-09-04

Miss Carrie A. Bellman. OF Chicago. is
one of the progressive young women OF
that bloomer-mad city. She Ia coming
East during the month OF October, and
she will expound her views Oh rational
dress from the rostrum. Miss Bcllpan
believes women were made for the BIZ
The evening times., 1896-09-04

Another lot of Mems Golf Stockings re
duced from sl.25 and ii ID to &c pair.
The evening times., 1896-09-04

Mems s., s2 80 s. and $3.50 fine ail-wool Pants
reduced 10 sLt0 pair may save you buying \
new suit
The evening times., 1896-09-04

Mems si..5 and s. Golf Stockings for o5c
nair
The evening times., 1896-09-04
Bargains galore in our
Bicycle Goods department.
Now's the money saving
season for wheelmen.

Your choice of an odd lot Mems IS, $40 and
sl2 Bicycle Suits, in neat patterns, for 50 a
The evening times., 1896-09-04
CROWDS IN LEAGUE CITIES
Catcher Kittridge Writes About
the Patrons of the Game.
CHICAGO CRANKs FAIREST

Washington People PatrOnize the
Home Team, He Thinks, just to
Quarrelsome OF Disagreeablc-In-
teresting Notes of the Gume.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-04-25

treatment, Astounding in capricious
changes Of thin, mystical and melan
choly. There lie something exotic about
these Russian compositions; they do not
sound sane with the healthy sanity OF
Beethoven or Mendelssohn.
There is always an undercurrent OF
the mysterious. which sometimes merg-
es into the gruesome.
1t seems to me that this note is OBJ.
servable in Russian literature az we'll :
q sadness too empty Of the JOY Of living
to be healthful.
1t will not be forgotten that Tschai-
ke wsky died suddenly in 1893. and that
one OF his symphonies is called the
Suicide SYMPHONY" How widely diff
ferent from Beethoven's last symphony,
the immortal ninth, which is one great
paean OF JOY! And yet Beethoven more
than Tschaikowsky had reason for
gloom and despair. Poverty, disease,
worst OF all for the musician, deafness.
The modern man has forgotten how
to be heroic; like Marion Crawford's
Don't rsino, The haslost the sterling vir-
tues Of patience andpersistence possess
ed by the old "Saracinesca." Deadly
eLnui comes upon him, and degenerate
and hopeless he takes his own life.
The SLOW movement from De Beriot's
second concerto for violin was played by
Mr.. Charles Hagenow with beautiful
tone and the simplicity characteristic
Of this young artist. The vocalist OF the
day was Mrs. D. A. Campbell, who
sang The Better Land This song is q
not particular inspired effort Of F. H.
Cowen, who rivals Sir Arthur Sulli-
van in the output Of clever ana singa-
bic Englieh ballads. 1t W as sung with
the taste and unstrained sentiment
necessary to make it interesting.
Mrs. Campbell has made marked i'm
provement in the production since last
year. A certain dry tightness Of
quality, perceptible in her singing al
that time, has much improved. A little
more patient work will move the last
traces OF her former tone production
and the voice will be correctly posed.
Mrs. Campbell is, l believe, pupil Of
Miss Terry Of Omaha.
On Monday evening Miss Clara NJ
Richardson gave song recital in the
parlors OF the state university School Of
Music.
She was assisted by Miss Emily
Perkins and Mr.. Willard Kimball, anG
in vocal duet by local baritone. The
following program was given.
Jewel song Faust" ........ Gounod
Capriccio brilliant, two pianos.
....... .Mendelssohn
One Spring Morning. .Etholbert Nevir
"Pourquoi' {. =. Baroness de RothschilG
Duet-Venetian boat song. Blumentha
Expansion 49,. -.......... Moskowsk
Spring is come. NeidlingeI
Solveig's song ............... Grief
Because love you, dear. ....... Hawley
Mise Richardson was not in gcot
voice. in fact was IN hoarse that shs
could scarcely speak aloud. 1t is t.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-04-25

Purple Pansy, Her MQesty's Per
fMnse, Is the gentIemen.s JarOrit
amongst the latest Odors. AT Rigg
drug store. Ttrelfth and o SITS.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-04-25


as follows:
First soprano. Miss Terry; second So
prano, Miss Oakley; first alto. Mis-. A.
g. Edwards; second alto. Mrs. d. A.
Campbell. 1t will be seen that the en-
semble consists Of two ladies OF Lincoln
and two Of Omaha. In consequence the
concert took on the nature OF social
function and was distinctly "swsgger"-
for church entertainment.
Would it not be a good idea to have
some one church devoted wholly to these
innocuous diversions, with some such
title as THE Church OF the Holy Amuse-
ments?" 1t need busy itself neither
with politics nor religion, but be tenn
pie devoted to entertainments" in
which the art could he OF the gentlest
description. yearn to linger over this
proposal, to enlarge upon it, to press its
advantage; but I refrain. As Rudyard
Kipling says; that is ar other story.
The Lorelei Quartet sang two ballads
"Stay With Me-" by Otto Lob, and
Daddy" by gentleman Of the
euphonious name ito a southern man, at
least) OF Wieske. am not acquainted
with either composer, but both ballads
are pleasing in character. Despite
tendency in the sopranos to sing ex.
plosively the work Of the quartet was
good. especially in piknissimo passages.
The individual voices are strong and
show the effect Of much practice to-
gether. With the assistance OF the mems
voices Wizards Mass in q for mixed
chorus was also given. The numerous
short solos were taken by different mem
bers OF the quartet, and the mass as a
whole is not nearly so formidable in
length as it appeared upon the program.
The work was sung with precision and
authority, but the tendency Of the So
pranos to sing explosively was much
more painfully apparent than in the la
dies quartets. Decidedly the best work
in this composition was done by Mrs. d.
A. Campbell, whose sonorous alto was
heard to good advantage. The male
singers do not require especial mention,
although one Of them, Mr.. j. H. Con-
rad, possesses powerful bass OF good
quality. The Accomplishments and an
Introductory organ solo were played by
Mr.. n. H. Allen, Of Omaha, who was
sadly handicapped by the condition OF
the organ.
In Lincoln we have grown so accus
toned to hearing the works OF the
greater masters accsptably performed
by the Hagenow String Quartet. by the
Matinee Musicale, by the chorus OF Mrs.
P.V. NJ. Raymond. and by certain choirs
in the city that the Mass of Willard
sounded very trivial by comparison.
Some Of our would-be critics, and even
intelligent public will never realize how
genuinely musical in some respects this
small city is. Comparison with the mu-
steal poverty of many larger places will
prove my assertion. l know no town
large or small where 30 good q string
quartet gives habitually concerts Of so
high grade free to the public. know
few places where there is so sustained
an interest in musical matters, 80 eager
q desire to hear and learn the best
am sorry some dignified work such
as Dudley Bucks "46th Psalm" or j.
C. D. Parker's. Redemption Hymn
NEITHER very difficulty could not have
been chosen If it were desired to give
work by an American composer. Har
rison Willard is best known as the
author Of "Waiting" and When the
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-04-25

On Friday evening. April II, concert
under the auspices Of the Ladies Aid
society was given at the First Presby-
terian church by the "Lorelei Quartet"