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date are as follows: Cole, III plus; Clark.
10; Coston. 7.37: Carr. $40: Lewis, $50,

date are as follows: Cole III plus: Clark.
10; Coston. 7.37: Carr, go: Lewis, 5.57.
and Willard, $50.
Messrs. Walls and Wooten of this city
made top score on their side in the COM
pass whist contest at the Baltimore Whist
Club last week. Messrs. Kent, McCay and
Tyson made top score on the other side.
Mr.. E. B. Naish of the Milwaukee Whist
Club Is in the city attending the meeting
of the board of underwriters He is q
strong whist player of the Howell school,
players of the G. 81. C.
This evening the Philadelphia Whist
Club will play the New York Whist
Club for the league challenge trophy. This
Is the opening match for the cup since 1t
was Won in Brooklyn last June. 1t is said
that the Philadelphia club will play short
suits and meet the holders of the cup in
their own system.
recently for pair contest, to take place
in New York city today. between TWO we'll
known representatives of the short suit
system. and those who favor the mixed
style of play. Two of the players men
tened reside in this city. and third is
Foster, the whist authority.
me whist element of the Washington
Chess. Checker and Whist Club will come
together this evening and play a number
winter
The baltimore Whist Club has arranged
handicap compass whist for the coming
season, the handicaps ranging from three
plus to three minus each evening There
are seven who start each evening minus
three, VIZ: Messrs. Whelan, Duval, Har-
yey. McCay. Steele, two Smiths, and Walls.
liners start with three plus to their score
The Baltimore American announces that
TWO and possibly three of the team which
mace such q fine show a: the last whist
congress will retire, and that A. Harvey
alcCay. f. G. Walls and George P Thomas
VIII probably take the places Of the retiring
members. The strain of the prolonged
piayihg AT the congress Is said to be The
cause of the retirement of the memhars va.
1erred TO- Members of other teams were
similarly affected. The rules of tie CON
gfess permitted the substitution of a PLAYER
III any nlatch, and 1t seems strange, where
strength. that substitutes were not used. so
a' 10 relieve parties from playing day after
uay iof a week. By this means The team
.ouiu DE kepS IN better condition. ard the
results would undoubtedly ne "a sa:isf,r.
tory, if not more so
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leading to the next camp was another small
party performing like service. These par
ties brought home with them complete sets
of maps, and they are now being joined i'll
one large map by Captain West This map
in itself will prove of great value, for 1t
gives in detail the topography OF the coun-
try passed through. the location of good
camps, condition of roads and other ln1Of-
nation of interest to the army.
Greeted by Crowds.
The camps were guarded every night.
and picket duty was done. the men re-
ceiving such instruction as they would in
case of war or disturbance OF serious
character The camp at Fairfax was very
quiet and early the following morning the
squadron were under way tor Groveton,
and or the third day Warrenton was reach
ed Here two nights and a day were pass
cd and the officers were entertained by
Mr. Jack Barnard and Lieut.. Alfred Barry
of squadron "a" of New York. Dut whose
family home is at Warrenton. Lieut.: Barry
made the march from Fort Myer to gam
what benefit he could from the regulars
The squadron was now greeted by crowds,
for most Of the people in this section had
not seen Uncle Sans soldiers since the
sixties. Grown boys ran after the column,
and the camps were the centers of interest
for the people for miles around AT Sperry-
VILE the next camp from Warrcnton, many
pecple saw the lead or extra horses, and
asked the men If their riders had been
shot where they had been fighting and
other such questions The funny thing
about it was that the questions were asked
in all seriousness, and the questioners
found 1t difficult to understand that the
men were out for instruction In warfare
and not to fight. O.
The march through Thornton Gap into
Page valley was picturesque. The gap is
very narrow and winding. the column wind
ing about the mountain side till the top
was reached. The views from this road
were simply grand. The troops were prac-
ticed making the passes the same as on a
clear road, as it wbnld1 have taken too
much time to go thrmghthem with proper
tactical distribution. sReaching the beautl-
flu! Page valley, a short march was made,
and camp struck outside LuTay, the Oh
| jective point. 80
So far the outing had been of but or
dirary interest, except on one or two oc-
cesions; the duties were similar to what
the men were accustomed to at the post.
| Two days we're spent In this camp at
I.uray, when Lieut.. Harmon. the quarter
master found a more suitable location, and
a move was made to the other side of the
town. Here Camp Instruction was estab-
| lished. and from the tent streets beautiful
views of the Shenandoah winding In and
| out Of the bluff were to be had. Every day
practical instruction in field work was
given, and much benefit derived. Col. Sum-
| ner proved himself exceedingly energetic.
| and made the most of his time.
As In Actual Warfare.
The command was brought IN few days
| to high state of efficiency. and all ap-
peared to take keen interest in the work
! and the mansuvers. Evolutions in battle
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place of ''Yank." and "Reb" were passed
Cedar Creek, Winchester Fishers Hill and
Newmarket. where the Virginia Military
Institute cadets made their famous charge
were all points of intense interest. Hardly
a night passed without the camp being
visited by numbers of gray-haired veterans
most of whom were of Mosby's command
or were with Stuart. This looks like old
times was their invariable greeting and
led up to the recital Of the events a third
OF a century ago.
The 9Th came up the valley in much the
same formation the soldiers under Shcri-
dan In the campaign in the valley. The
march was uneventful till Winchester was
reached. 1t had been threatening rain all
day. and shortly after the tents had been
put up the heavens opened and n down.
pour came. The camp was in q bottom on
the bank of small stream and was hem
med in by hills. The wet 6id not damper
the ardor of the men. who were having
quite jolly time beneath the canvas. but
an retired early. and by 10 o'clock the
camp was still. only the tread of the SEN
tries and the occasional neigh of a horse
p1cketed in the open breaking the monotony
roofs. VIC @''''''@
Camp In the Storm.
Ihree-quarters of an hour later the whole
camp was In an uproar. and what tents
were not blown down were standing in
about three feet of water The great storm
,--~N 'eA Mn ehC SdiNp WITH all its 1ury.
companied by a hard downpour. The sur
rounding hills shed the rain as fast as If
fell and little brooks ran down to the
camp. making of the bottom a smalI-sizef]
lake. with depth of water knee deem
Inc men were al once put to work to res
cue the horses and the other property De
tails were Fastening about getting beans
bacon, bread coffee and -four in dly pIaces
and under cover. Others were irving tn
straighten tents, while nearly every one
was making some effort to rescue his
personal equipment and property
At daybreak the half-frozen cayalrymen
were out on special scouting expeditions
locating boots, saddles, belts, trousers ami
other lost articles, while in many of the
doors of the now upright tents were Off
GERS and men endeavorfng to get swollen
feet into shrunken boots, with but a mod
crate degree of success
The flood was great success and the
bright sunlight of the succeeding day made
the place look more chaotic than ever 1t
was here that good joke was had on
Col. Sumner Wherever the command had
csmped by a stream and the weather was
threatening, the colonel had the guard
drive stakes in the stream and keep track
of any rise. He explained that he had been
in too many foods. and did not care to be
caught again.
At Winchester the camp was near an
innocent-looking stream, that looked too
listless to do any damage. so the colonel
did not think 1t necessary to watch for
high water. though 1t was raining hard:
but here it was that the food came.
On the homeward march Col. Sumner
tested his advance and rear guards by send.
Ing out platoon to make an attempt to
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MR.. SMITHS RESIGNATION.
1t Was Not Entirely VOluntary-His
Official Conduct Not SatisfuefOrY

1t Was Not Entirely vOluntnry-Hfs
Official Conduct Not Satisfactory.
1t is said at the State Department that
while the resignation of Mr.. Smith as
United States consul at Santos, Brazil, was
not entirely voluntary, the desire for a
change in that office was in no wise due to
the financial views of MIR. Smith. In sup
port of this declaration i. Is stated that Mr.
Smith was practically suspended from duty
before the democratic convention at Chi
cago, pending an Investigation of his official
affairs. which were represented as being
in bad shape. Mr.. Smith recently came
home on leave of absence. Although his
Office was not declared vacant, he was
given to understand that the department
did not desire him to return to Brazil
The Secretary of State has accepted Mr.
Smiths resignation in a letter, which in
cluded severe arraignment of Smith for
his conduct as a public official, which. it
is stated, had been thoroughly investigated
some months ago and found to be very
unsa tisfactory. Mr.. Smith Is a colored
man. and was appointed to Office from Ala
bama.
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An ANNIVERSARY.
John A. RawIins Post Celebrates Dts
Thirtfeth Birthday.

The thirtieth anniversary of John A.
Rawlins Post, No. /, G. A. r., the oldest
Grand Army post in the United States
was celebrated last night at Ora nd Army
Hall. the affair being in the nature of a
camp hre. The occasion was one of un-
usual pleasure to the members and friends
OF the organization. who looked back upon
thirty years of hard work I'm iu-thering the
interests of the organization and the Sue
cess which they had achieved.
Comrade Alva A. Taber a past COM
mander of the post and auartermaster
general of the Department of the Potomac.
presided over the meeting, while on the
platform were d. l. Murphy. commissioner
of pensions: Department Commander Nc
Elroy and his staff most enioyabla
program of musical and literary numbers
was rendered. and the occasion will be long
remembered 10y those who took part i'm
IL. Those who participated in furnishing
the evenings entertainment were the
Grand Army Musical Union. under the di-
rection of Comrade z. %. Tracy. r. g
Crump the De Grain Orchestra Alfred
Wright, the Mckinley Quartet. Eugene p
Jewell. Colonel John A Joyce Clarke
brothers, Dennis OConnor, George ID.
Scott. Major II. u. Norton. Professor wag-
ner's Orchestra, BILLY Carter in bar 10 songs
and monologue, Miss Helena Mora. ac-
companied by Professor Miller. and the
NeWSDOyS quintet. by courtesy OF MIR.
James Hyde of the Lyceum, and several
members of the company now at the Ma
tier al. In addition TO the program adj
dresses were made by Department Com
mander McElroy. Dominick l. Murphy
Comrade Roberts of Liverpool. England.
and Colonel John A. Joyce.
The nineteen Grand Army posts now in
existence here have all grown out of the
John A. Rawlins Post. and the members
of that body look back with considerable
pride upon the work Of organization &C.
complished by them. The post or
ganized October II, 1865. and from the first
took rapid strides toward influence and
success The roll of the post numbers
together over 1.20. including all who
have ever been affiliated with il, and has
at present about sD members
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From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
1t has long been known to doctors that
the shape and appearance of the finger
nails form important factors in the dag
nosis of disease. Thus, long nails indicate
physical weakness and a tendency TO con-
sumption. Where the nails are long and
blush they Indicate bad circulation This
same type of nail. but shorter, denotes
tendency to throat affections, bronchitis
and the like. Short. small nails often indi-
cate heart disease; where they are short
fiat and sunken, you may look for nervo,u
disorders.
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As Experienced by the Sixth Cavalry
During the Past Six Weeks.
ALSO 4 SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION
Incidents Of the Trip Through a
Portion of Virginia.
A S F A r AS LII A Y

The four troops of the 9Th United States
Cavalry. stationed al Fort Myer have just
returned from six weeks invasion Of the
Shenandoah valley, looking as brown and
dusty and dirty as though they had been
out after Indians, instead of on a march of
instruction.
On returning to this city from New York
where they acted as escort of honor to Lii
Hung Chang the 9th found orders await
ing them directing a practice march and a
camp of Instruction. AS rule. these
marches and camps are not looked forward
10 with airy degree of delight. and this par
ticular event was no exception to the rule
The four troops at once began prepare tons
FOR the march, and the Sth of last month
1t o'clock, with colors flying, they left the
post on the old BallSton road and camped
at Fairfax Court House the first night
In the squadron We're Troop A, Lieutenant
Short, commanding, ana Lieutenant White;
Troop f.. Captain tChaever, Leutenants
Breaks and Nissen; Troop G. Captain West,
Lieutenant Stout; Troop. II. Captain Craig.
Lieutenant Hyer. In command was Col. S.
s. Summer, the new commander of the 9th,
with Lieutenant Wilcox as adjutant. Lieu
tenant Hartman as quartermaster and DR..
Arthur of the Medical Corps.
1t was found early in the first day that
Colonel Summer intended ma king the outing
a practice march and camp of instruction
not only In orders, but in reality The
column moved along the Virginia roads
much in the same manner as did the Union
army during the war, except that there
were no leaden missiles Oh INSTRUCTED roads
to harass the invaders Advance and rear
guards were main tanned. and the main body
moved along as cautiously as though the
enemy was expected at every turn in the
road or on the other side Of every hill
The guards were Instructed to keep vigil
liant watch and to notice everything fully
as they went along. With the main body
there were officers who kept the itinerary
of the march, and made small maps Of the
country traversed, while on another road
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formation were given every day, and all
were instructed in outpost duty, recon
naissance, cossack posts and other work pc
culiar to cavalry in time of actual war
fare. Every day parties were sent out
scouting and to make maps Of the sur
rounding country within a radius of twenty
miles of camp.
Colonel Sumner many times tested his
outposts and their vigilance by sending out
small parties secretly, with Instructions 10
break through the lines and report to him.
This made the duty and instruction more
interesting and effective, at the same time
developing qualities in men who might be
called upon some day to undertake similar
service. None of these parties succeeded
in gaining the camp, so great was the Wig
lance maintained by the guards. both day
and night.
While at Luray some OF the men abused
their privileges. and Colonel Sumner cur
tailed them. One night he sent an officer
down to the ferry to catch any men who
might have slipped away from camp with
out leave. The officer and his party heard
some men coming over. Suddenly the ferry
boat stopped. 1t had run aground. Efforts
were made by the officer to learn VINO The
men We're on board. but they would not an
swer The officer gent for his horse to ride
out to the stranded boat but before he
could him 1t was seen by the linn
moonlight that the ferry was deserted.
The men had jumped overheard, swan
ashore and made camp unobserved.
another udy the WnOlt command was
instructed in fording streams and guard
ing the main body while crossing. This
was very instructive. and Colonel Sumner
combined his instruction in such a manner
that the command would benefit either in
of Indian white warfare. After
each days Instructions Colonel Sumner
called his officers to headquarters and dis
cussed the work Of the day, which, in the
end, would drift into a rehearsal of war
time experiences by the older officers. the
conversation often being Joined in by old
confederates, who would come in to pass
the evening.
Wartime Prices.
Though not going back thirty-five years.
every night. He had something fresh
every day in connection with mis- duties as
quartermaSter In nearly every place re
had difficulty in buying supplies at less
than wartime prices, the merchants and
others trying to carry out the realistic
side CT the instruction by pretending that
a state Of war existed. Several times he
had difficulty in obtaining forage and wood
on Sunday, and twice he obtained what he
needed, but could not pay for the stuff till
Monday.
While at Luray DIR. Arthur drilled his
hospital corps in the Red Cross work, using
the ambulance and stretcher. The wounded
were found emergency work done and the
patients carried away to the hospital for
further treatment.
Leaving Luray on the morning of the
25th ultimo the command began its home
ward march, going through Massannutten
Pass into the Shenandoah valley proper.
This historic spot was a source of instruc-
tion to all as the numerous battlefieIds
and the monuments marking the death
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BATTLE OF THE SUITS.
Longs and the Shorts AxNin
Measure Strength.

Longs and the Shorts Agnin to
Measure Strength.
Two fours contested Monday night at
the Columbia Athletic Club. sixteen hands,
duplicate whist, Messrs. Taliaferro. Walls,
Wilson and King defeating Messrs. Barn.
ard, Jackson, Wooten and Schwe=inxer by
six tricks.
Gen. John K. Kane OF Newport, who has
played at the Portland and Commercial
clubs of London. was a guest of DR.. Walls
on Wednesday evening. His side was vic
torious by five tricks in match of two
tours. twenty-four hands. In sixteen hands
he played against two of the strongest
players in the District, and made a bril-
liant coup. gaining four tricks on one
hand. He will be at the Columbia Athletic
Club several evenings during his stay in
the city.
The compass whist contest for prizes
continued at the Capital Bicycle Club last
Saturday evening. The leading scores to
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approved excellence in pattern and spec
which will do their part in producing IN,
societyS periodicals and books The n =.
floor is appropriated to sheet work an.
general stock rooms. Through this DEPART
ment is distributed all the machinery nee-
essafy Tor the folding, stitching. sewing
gathering, collating and plating ALI The
books and periodicals published by tn. So
ciety. The fourth and fifth floors will T.,
occupied wholly by the bindery and The
sixth moor will be devoted to the compos-
ing and electrotyping departments
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capture the guards and attack the main
party. The enemy came on the advance
guards and endorsed them. capturing ali,
and made quick attack on the main body.
The squadron arrived home Monday, and
at once the routine of garrison life was
taken up
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-07-15
Railroad Yard Terrors.

at is hard for the ordinary traveller to
realize the terrors of the average railroad
yard" said an old and experienced train
man at one of the big Jersey City terminals
to a reporter. "The eommuter who scAns
the yards daily as he Is smoothly riding
through them naturally enough fails to ap'
preciate the mass Of detail in the duties OF
the men who are employed to switch him
safely into the station Of course the rou-
tine work we do, fraught with responsibility
and danger as It Is, becomes mechanical
enough to us in time, but there is one thing
that have never been able to do with cool
ness in all the years have been employed
here, and that is to cross this network OF
tracks at night. The experience OF Thomas
Bouker, the freight clerk at the LehigR Val
ley station in Communipaw, is proof that l
am not the only hardened railroader atfiict'
ed in that way. Bouker was run down by
an engine because he got bewildered in the
maze of tracks, don't blame him. Why,
its enough to give a man heart disease to at
tempt to cross such an aggregation of rails,
with a lot Of headlights moving all around
him and scores of bells and whistles ringing
in his ears.
every time that am compelled to make
such a trip-and l only do so nowadays
when am compelled to- get the lay of
the land well in my mind and note which
engines are moving and which are not, but
it is of no use. By the time Pm in the mid
die of the yard my head is in whirl the
headlights are dancing all around me, and
I skip and dodge around frantically until |
get safely on the other side. Usually most
of the locomotives are standing still in the
train shed, but it's hard to believe it when
you are in front of them. Some cummuters
who work in Jersey City have trick of
walking into the station from the yard to
sove the trouble of going around by the reg
ular way, but when | can | always warn
them of doing so.-N. Y Sn.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-07-15

A backwoods court is thus described in
the Cincinnati Enquirer: ga desperate was
offended at the court and used unbecoming
language, and when fined for contempt
claimed that he could not be guilty OF con-
tempt, since there was no courthouse. The
squire ordered circle made to represent
courthouse, vhereupon the desperate got
outside Of the line and renewed his Insults.
When told that he disturbed the court, he
said, Make your courthouse larger An
other line was drawn, with similar results,
and still others, until the murmuring ceased
to disturb the court. Another defendant was
guilty OF breach of the peace. The court
sent him to Jail, writing the following nit
timus: Jailor of Gerard county, you will
pleas lock John Belvin up in Jail and keep
him until call for him. He has been cut
tin up and cussin and tryin to fight"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-07-15

Mr. F. 0. Workman, a resident of Keyser,
dropped dead on the sidewalk at the Balti-
more and Ohio depot in this city on Satur-
day morning last about daylight. He was
q postal clerk on the New York and Chica-
20 R. P. o. and ran between Baltimore anG
Grafton, having been appointed about 1890.
He had received telegram announcing to
him the death of his brothers wife, and that
her funeral would take place on Saturday.
He obtained permission and got of his run
here, on east bound train No. due at 4 80
a. m. to 60 back to attend the funeral lie
had put his valse in the baggage room and
started up town but before he got past the
depot building he fell and died before any
of the bystanders got to him. He was un-
married and 90 years of age.-Mrtins5Tg
Statesman.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-07-15

rae happiness q
married life depsnd)
cn the wife's health
of,eaet than on an5
Uthat pne oonsidera-
tion: An ailing wo-
man Is Q source Of
Hscon4ent 10 herself
ara q hnrden 4 and
dag opon her hu$
barid> w 0 n en- BIZ
elki4rg more iutereE
ir them own phys
icar cUMnion would
las the best found4
lon for married hap
piness and every
dther happine ess.
More than half the
suffering which saps
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-07-15

ington, ID. c., says:
1 was for a long
time under treat.
ment of two of
the best physi-
clans of this city,
for a severe case
of blood poison,
but my condition
grew worse all
the while, not
withstanding the
fact that they
charged me three
hundred dollars.
My mouth was