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immense mushroom. 1t is circular. and
about sixty feet in diameter, with two
large alccves, in one of which is placed
sort of divan throne. where he sits to give
his audiences. The cushions are covered
with bright silk. The queens alcove is
olpo site, and adorned with scarts, laces.
nantes. pictures and straw hats trimmed
ir the European style.
A trellis lines the tent. and is used as a
gun rack. There is hardly a lath to be
seen to the height of six feet, so thick
are the Remington and other rifles. Meme
lex is always buying guns, and has been
for the last twelve years. He asks Euro
peans whom he receives to be seated on
armchairs kept on purpose for them. He
swears by GoEghis Gueitai and Mikael
Gueitai. or ST. George and st. Michael. the
patrons Of Shoa; is afraid of ghosts, and OF
the evil eye, and stands in awe of monks
and hermitS.
hat, or white felt hat of The same shape.
Beneath it is light stuff bound round
the head and tied in a bow behind. His
over-garment is a wide mantle of black
silk. shaped like the Arab bournous. Men,
eiek used to be very fond of watches and
other timepieces. Their mechanism inter-
ested him. but he cares less for them now.
All his habitations are on high hills. His
seat Of justice is under a wide-spreading
tree on the hilltop at Ankoboer. The royal
guebi is on the top Of a small plateau,
from which he can see a great distance.
Close to 1t Is a church dedicated to Miriam.
The position is regarded as impregnable
A European architect built there a pretty
villa for Menelek faced with glazed tiles,
but the monks persuaded the king that he
would be unluoky from the day he went to
live in 1t, and that they feared thunder
bolts would fall on 1t.
Queen Taftou manages to obtain Euro
pc an gowns. She has rich head of hair,
which she oranges in many braids, like
the Roman expresses and then draws
back from her forehead and twists up i'm
one coil behind. Menelek is her sixth
husband. WidowerS are not free to re-
marry in Shea, but widows are. The king
is excepted from this rule should he have
no offspring.
An important parsonage in the royal
sUebi Is Gabriel Gobano, who is a native
Of the country, but was sold as a slave at
Cairo. A pasta adopted him and had him
educated at that city and Jerusalem where
he became wonderful liaguist and got
into relation with influential members of
the Russian clergy, with whom he keeps
up correspondence. He speaks Russian,
German, Italian, French, English and Ara
bic, and is Meneleks Interpreter and often
his secretary. He ran away from the
pasta and reverted to Abyssinian Chris
tianity. Meneiek has unbounded conf
dehoe In this mans judgment The queen
was not favorable to him until he married
in church her first dresser, who is also her
confidential maid.
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ANOTHER CYCLE TRACK.
Indications Point to One That VIII
Be n Mile Around.

Indications Point to One That VIII
BE n Mile Around.
From indications the city will have an
other track for cycle racing, which will he
one mile in circumference. The parties who
propose building the mile track had the mat
ter under consideration for some time, long
before the incorporation of the company
known as the International Track and
Amusement Company was thought OF. The
uniformed company had in view a piece of
land just above the site of the Interna tional
track, but the location of the new track at
this point spoiled the plans in that direction,
and now track is contemplated in differ
ent part of the city.
The new concern is not ready to announce
it's name to the public, though there are
number of well-known persons interested
in its work. Chief Consul Robertson of the
league is one of the leading men in the
movement. A site has virtually been agreed
upon, though the location Is not given be-
cause the land has not been secured there
by allowing the owner chance to raise its
price. 1t is stated that the new track will
not be located over three miles from the
center of the city, and convenient Of access
by street railroads The idea is to erect
good track, and one that will be speedy in
all respects.
According to the plans, the track will have
a twenty-five-foot back-stretch, while the
home stretch will open out to forty feet the
same WlutH as the International track. Inc
surface of the track will be Of granolithic
making over 10000 square yards Of surface.
Estimates have been secured for the con-
struction Of this kind of a track, and the
lowest bid SO far received as $4,000 Ex-
elusive Of the rental or purchase of the
grounds, this will make the cost of getting
the track in shape near $4,000. An ener-
getic inquiry ds now being made in regard
to cement and concrete tracks, and photo
graphs Of all Of the leading tracks Of the
country, including the Waltham and fha
Fountain Ferry tracks, are now being Sc
cured to further aid in the matter.
The international Track.
In the meanwhile the construction of the
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rate. The ground has been plowed up. and
the col tractor has q large force Of men at
work on the site. Barring q long period Of
rainy weather. the contractor will have the
track virtually completed by April g. leav-
ing only the top dressing on the track to
De put In place and rolled. The value Of
rotten rock as q surface is now being ex-
perimented with, and SO far good results
nave been secured in rolling. The test will
last tor two or three weeks longer to fully
determine the value Of the material for
the purpose. The contract for the erection
OF the grand stand has not as yet been let
out. In fact, the drawings have not been
completed. and the buildings which will
De nrst erected will only be for temporary
use. the company having in view the erec-
ton of permanent and INTELLECTUALLY per-
feet buildings
Last Sunday sad all during the week a
large number Of persons visited the place,
ana inspected the work. The measurement
OF Inc course will, be made eighteen inches
from the inner eide, and will be exactly
LEO feet around. almost similar in all re-
spects to the celebrated Manhattan Beach
track
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RAN THE WRONG WAY.
This fs n Most Remarkable Base Bali
Story.

This fs a Most Remarkable Base Rail
Story.
From the New York Telegram.
Til wager dollar to a quart of SUM-
shine" says ex-Umpire George w. Burn.
ham, that I saw the funniest piay eyer
made on the diamond. In 1883 [ was UNI
piring for Watkins at Port Huron. Dan.
O'Leary came up there with the Pittsbura
Browns.
BY the four-tongue forks of Dante's
lightning. George, but I'm glad to see YOU.
What are you doing here? was Dams pre-
liminary.
"'Umpiring.'
THANK heaven for that! The fatcs are
at last upon my sider
We'll. We went up to the park after dim
ner. Mountjoy was pitching for Port
Huron. oLeary had heard of the then
celebrated pitcher but had not met him.
Dan headed the batting orders.
So this is Dumjoy, is ii notw uuoth
Dan. as he took his position at the bat,
One striker 1 shouted.
What's that. George? You forget We
are from the same municipality. Let me
have one crack at the ball, and I'll make
Canadian citizen out of it,
Strike two"
"OLeary was frenzed. TIL lose the ball
In spite OF you. Dan bats left handed
Mountjoy pitched him an inshoot. Dan
stepped out of the lines and knocked IN
away over Morrison into the left
Well, what do you think of me- George.
you great mountain of obesity-go back on
a fellow townsman, Ell? Well, lust tell the
scorers to mark down a home run DIAN
had made the circuitD
cannot do that, Dan,' said
why not?'
YOU'RE out
well, what am I out for? oLeary de.
manded in amazement
For running the bases in the wrong
way
"OLeary was so excited that he actually
made the circuit by way of third instead OF
first"
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WILL BE A GREAT, GAME.

Georgetown to Play the Princeton
Team Next Tuesday.
The Princeton base ball team, which is
now making its annual spring tour of the
south. will appear in Washington Tuesday,
April z, In game with the Georgetown
University team. This promises to be the
greatest college game Of the year in this
city. The Princeton team is one of the
strongest turned out at old Nassau for
many seasons. Although the work of the
season Is not far advanced, the men shcw
up well In their work, and are developing
strong team play. The Princeton team has
been hampered by a lack of outdoor work
THIS season. previous to leaving for its
long trip, the cold weather combining it
to practice in the cage" The team con-
tan talns Oh last years strong nine the follow
Wilson, Smith, Ward, Gunster and Jayne.
Kelly, on first base, Is new man, he hav-
ing been ineligible last season. Kelly was
one OF the half backs on the foot ball team
man, though having had considerable ex-
per'ence. Suffer-, another member Of the
team, was quarter back on the foot ball
team of last Seaaen He n}avs in the mt
field.
The Princeton men are working hard for
championship honors this season.
series of five games with both Yale
and Harvard is to be played this year. and
~ D. especially, are DelnS Well
trained for their part of the work.
Capt Bradley is the most popular lead
er OF Princeton team in years. He enjoys
the confidence and respect of the entire
student body at Princeton, as well as the
players under his direction His batting
ard NEEDING make him most valuable
man. and adding to this his qualities as a
leader, Princeton has a model captain for
the season of '95
Another man who has been mainstay
IN the pitching department and at the
pat IS O:s NthAltnlan, who'is now playing
ms th.rd season on the Princeton team.
Aftman is'a" cool. steady player, using
good Judgment in the box. He has a
speedy delivery. and fields his position
vel. When not pitching he plays in the
outneid. In order that the team may re-
celVe the benefit Of his strong hitting.
Inc team as it now plays is: Altman.
Wilson. Easton and Jayne, pitchers: Smith
ana Titus, catchers; Kelly, first base:
Wayav. second base: Ward shortstop:
Gunster, third; Capt. Bradley and Suter. TO-
the outfield "
The Princeton team yesterday defeated
the University OF Virginia nine at Char
Iottesvtlle by to A. The team will play
washington and Lee University, University
OF North Carolina, Georgetown University
and Richmond league team no. - 80
Inc games between Princeton and George
town are always hard-fougnt contests and
the game this year promises to be more
exciting than ever
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season will not have advanced far before
1t will be acknowledged that In the ticket
office three quarters are more desirable
than one hah, and that IAN attendance Of
1000 Is more ENCOURAGING to players than
1'UoV -. Is sff'rf-r. 80 IS p 20
A. writes: "If the1 patrons Of 5O-cent seats
do not wish to sit II the grand stand, but
wish the outdoor IseaAs covered for their
convenience. why not ltover those already
In place and not eEcroach upon the 25-cent
seats, as 1t Is evident, beyond a doubt that
neither position nor ,roum is lacking? The
statement that ample accommodations will
be provided ableacher patrons comes with
to the outficld foSaposit:ons where they
will need opera glaszes,to witness any play.
We are not asking especially for comfort.
That would be toO much. The theater
comparison does not fbe the case. One can
see as well from the gallery as from the
ground fie or of an Opera house. It is to be
within see ing distance OF the game that we
desire-even bleacheritc hasn't telescopes
for eyes," & h rs
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ID. ]. Carr. E.C.Quack,
The steinitx-schiKers Match.

The Steinitz- Schiffers match of twelve
games In all Is well under way, reports
showing that five games have been play
ed. of which SteiDitz won three and Schif-
fers two. In the first and third games
Steinitz adopted the unusual defense of the
Ruy Lopez with 3, BIB and 4, OBJ. He
won the first game in brilliant style. In
the third game Schiffers varied his moves
and defeated the veteran in playing the
end game. The second and fourth games
were both Guioco piano. Stenitz winning
the second game in his best style, but
losing the fourth game in twenty-five
moves. owing to the vigorous line of play
adopted by his adversary.
The Pillsbury Association,
For the purpose of furthering correspond
ence play the Pillsbury National Chess
Association has been organized. Its pres
ident is E. 7. Runge of 1882 Harvard ave-
nue.. Chicago. Ill. The organization will be
open to all players residing in the United
States. There will be five sections, viz:
Eastern. central, southern, western and
Pacific. Tournaments for district cham
p1onships will be inaugurated, and at their
conclusion final tourney between the
five winners for the club championship will
be contested. If a new or old member
asplres for championship honors he must
first defeat his district champion before
playing the club champion. Members are
rot obliged to enter the championship con-
tests, and may play informal games by
writing to the secretary, Charles A. Nourse
1881 LII avenue, Chicago. There are sew
eral other good features, among which is
that members may play or rest, as they see
valuable study and a pleasant recreation, not
a task.
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INTERCLUB WHIST.
Result of the First Round in the
Tournament.

Result of the First Round in the
Tournament.
The first round of the interclub whist
tournament was played the past week, each
Of the six clubs entered playing one match
These matches consist of twenty-four deals
each, duplicate whist. They are played in
re Inds Of eight deals.
The first matches were played Thursday
evening. The Washington Chess, Checker
and Whist Club and the lie Droft Park
club played at the club rooms of the form
er, GIL 18th street northwest. The contest
was close one, and but for some strategic
play on the part of DIR. Walls in the third
and fifth hands, with the aid of little
luck in the last eight hands, the result
might have been different, as the Washing
ton club fell down" at one table in play
ing the last eight hands. The Washingtons
won by five tricks. The teams were COM
posed as follows:
LIE Droit Park-Capt. Prince. DR.. Stevens,
and Messrs Grinnell and Kimball
Washington-Dr. Walls and Messrs
Usina, Turner and Jones. The following
shows the gains by rounds.
LIE Droit Park............... 02O0OOO0-2
LIE Droit Park. 90 O20OO-3
Washington. 90 1901 OO-o
LIE Droit Park. Q 2O1 OOOO-5
Total Washington, Il; LIE Droit
Park, 10.
The Mt. Pleasant and Street clubs play
ed at 1912 18th street, at the room of one
Of the members Of the latter club The
having case OF rattle" and the Mt.
Peasants winning by nineteen tricks The
Mt. Peasants were represented by Messrs
Taliaferro. Young, Davis, Summers; the
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Writ won the special prize, Lasker's
Common Sense in Chess offered to the
player who should first finish all his games
Well-Played Game.
The game below was played the past week
in the Capital Club tournament. Mr. Carr
played an excellent game. The finish was
brilliant II black took the rock he would
be mated in few moves. Should he de-
cline to take 1t, Mr.. Carr wins speedily by
doubling his rocks on the rocks file. Mr.
Quackenbush did not display his usual
strength in this game.
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Fl. LOCAL CHESS JOURNEYS.
Results of Nearly 5000 Games Played
by the Washington Club.

A~Ss~Ato VI NSaFly 6,UOO Games Played
by the Washington Club.
The first continuous tourney at the Wash
ington Chess Club came to a close Tuesday
evening. 244 games having been played in
ALL or an average OF nearly 1000 games
TOT each OF the three months of the
tourney. DR.. NJ. S. Hawkins won the first
prize with the score of thirty-seven wins
to three Games lost. Mr.. C. jackson was
an easy second By winning fourteen out
OF fifteen games played in the month of
march. Mr.. E. P. Hanna jumped ahead of
several others and secured third prize
captain j. p. Walker won the greatest num-
per OF games In the three months of the
tourney. and won special prize therefor
The following Is the score Of the leaders:
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HOW MENELEK LOOKS.
As African MOnarchs Go, He In n yery
Great MAN.

Great MAN.
Fro the London Daily News.
NJ. Morelli. who has thoroughly explored
the Harrar. Shoa and CALAIS countries. haa
been giving his impressions of Menelek.
King. or Negus. of Shoa. He knows him
well. thinks him able and INSCRIPTIONS.
and likely to make the country he rules
over the Prussia of East Africa. His
palace or guebi at Antolo is like any other
house there but is on a much larger scale.
1t stands in a triple stockade, and haa
ccnical matched roof. supported inside by
circular row of pillars. on which Euro
pean red, yellow, green umbrellas, silks
satirs. crockery and other-in his eyes
valuable objects are hung with an eye tc
Ornamental effect. The guebi looks like an
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Base Boil Notes.

Fred. Pfeffer has been ousted from second
base on the New York team through out
side interference. but, as he leads the club
In batting he has been shifted to short
stop, and. although 1t is not his home DO
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I Street Club. by Messrs. Macy, Saxton,
Jacobs and Sabin.

Street Club by Messrs. Macy, Saxton,
Jacobs and Sabin.
The following is the score by rounds:
Mt. Pleasant............... 1 30 100 2-10
I Street. 00010o0o-1
Mt. Fieasant................ z o o IL
Street-.................... 20 900 %
Mt. Pleasant 05O111O1-9
1 street. 90 90 90 o.
Total gains-Mt Pleasant, 20; Street, z.
Last evening the Capital Bicycle and
Capitol Hill clubs came together at the
club rooms of the former. The c. Bi. C.'s
put forth their best short suit team, viz:
Messrs. Low, Barrick. Quackenbush and
Low, and last evening they tried their skill
against one Of the best regular teams out
side OF their own club in the city. The
capitol Hill team is composed of Messrs.
Borches, King Jackson and Barnard. They
put up a strong game, and the c. Ri. C.'s
Won by but two tricks. The score by rounds
is as follows:
Z. Bi. C........................0 o q o 1 IA
Sdpitoi HILL ........o y 0O-l
=. 81 C............-.........2O q 00-a
Capitol Hill. .................0 . 000 IA
C. Bi. Ooo2o103
capitol HILL. .................0 o o 005
Total games-C. Ri. c., II; Capitol Hill,
10.
The coming week the contestants are c.
81: c. VS.. Street, Washington VS.. Capitol
Hill, and Mt. Pleasant VS.. LIE Droit Park.
Tonight the Capital Bicycle Club will
nave compass whist contest members
and friends entering.
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The Capital Club Tourney.

The chess tournament at the Capital BIZ
cycle Club also came 10 a close Tuesday
evening. Several games are yet unplayed,
but if all were played 1t would not change
the result. Mr.. Usna won the first prize
THE Beck of the Hastings Tourney" his
score being % won to = lost, very cred
liable score. His nearest rival is Chas.
NJ. I:arrick, who won 20ia and lost AZ. He
carried off second prize, Low enthai's Nor
phys Canes" The score of the remaining
con testants is as follows:
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GEoRGETowN's BUSY WEEK.
blue and Gray to Meet Princeton
Tuesday and Yale Wednesday.

Blue and Gray to Meet Princeton
Tuesday and Yale Wednesday.
Next week promises to be a busy one for
the team of Georgetown University, four
games being scheduled with the strongest
teams the Varsity aggregation has vet
struggled with. The week opens with a
game Monday at Richmond, with the Rich
mond State League. Immediately after
the game the team Journeys home, and
Tuesday plays strong Princeton team on
the Georgetown campus. The team then
leaves for Ole Point Comfort. where they
play with Yale Wednesday, and Saturday
they play the Syracuse Eastern League
team here. Should .he team win all these
games it will have clear hold on the col
lege championship for the season, including
even the team OF the University of Virgin
ia. which is regarded as one of the strong
est mines of any Of the colleges, being DEM
onstrated by their exceedingly close play
ing with the Princetons at Charlottesville.
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A Theory.

From the Detroit Tribune.
why can't blond hair be changed, 1 won.
derr'
Perhaps because IT Is a fast color"
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For the Hair.

Imperial Hale RegeDerator, the ideal Hair Coon
Ing and Tonic. is truly wonderful, particularly n
restoring the color Of Gray Bleached Hair Tn
it. Price, $1.50 All druggists and hairdressers.
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL MFG CO.,
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c. A. @. Nihe-Pins.
Lafayette Defeated Columbian.

Lafayette made up somewhat for its de-
feat by Georgetown b5 gaining victory
over Columbian University yesterday af-
ternoon at Capitol ParlG the score being IS
to IL. The Columbian team probably lost
the game in the first lining. when errors
caused by the high wind let Lafayette
make seven runs. Columbian made six err
rors to Lafayette's two, while S:gman and
Driesbach We're tr.ae more effective when
men were on bases than Cummings.
The high wind made playing difficult and
nearly every ball that wss sent to the out
field was misjudged this accounting in
some measure for the large number Of
heavy hits. Two double plays by Colam-
hian. participated in by Beall, Greene, Dali
zell and D. Fugg;tt, were the features Of
the game, together with Rothermels good
work at second. The attendance was fair.
when the cold weather was considered, and
both teams received plenty CT encourage
ment. ~ so ,-@e.s
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The GalIandct Nine.

Next week the Gallaudct team has only
one game scheduled, and that with the Ma
val Cadets at Annapolis Saturday after
noon. This afternoon the team will play
the Catholic University nine on their
grounds at Kendall Green
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Sixteen persons won less than 40 per
cent of their games.
Another tournament was at once started
under a new rating. To be eligible for
prize a player must play al least forty
games with at least ten different players.
Tho l.anifal llul, TouEnax-
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Sweet Moments cigarettes arc proparlr named.
a. all smokers will testify. = -