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The evening times., 1896-04-23

The patrons of the game in Washington
have no desire to witness Il ing draw out
contest. Business men who attend the
games, and there are many OF them. have
neither time nor desire to hear the wran-
glings so frequent when an Indifferent
and incompet ent umpire is in charge.
They pay their money willingly and want
return for it. Yesterdays work of Mr..
Kcefe reflected no credit on that officials
capacity, nor did it bespeak wisdom in
the selection OF the one time star twirler
20 umpire In the National League.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
Soldier Boys Winners.

In the game between the Fort Myer
Baseball Club and the Georgetown Reserves,
played yesterday afternoon on the George
town College grounds just before the col
legiate event, the soldier boys won by a
score OF 16 TO 6. The game was one of
the prettiest ever seen in the series of
the Departmental League, and was wit
messed by fair attendance. The feature
OF the afternoon was the pitching of Gill
son OF the Fort Myer aggregation.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

Baseball is business, and the pla wing
must be conducted upon business princi
Piles, and there can be no reasonable ex-
cuse why one club assumes the right to
willfully delay game, and the umpire
Tho permits IL shows his utter incompe-
tency when he fails 10 put a stop 10
monkey tricks OF this kind: To illustrate
Mr.. Keefe's lack of control IL is only
necessary to refer TO the Georgetown
Richmond game In this city yesterday.
The score was 10 TO f3,>yet they played
nine innlngsfn two hours and five minutes,
whereas it took two hours and twenty-five
minutes to play six innings at National
Park.
Mr.. Keefe must get n swift move on If
he wishes TO have the best wishes OF
the cranks in Washington.
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Just because one club wants to make a
point in delay II is the duty of the
master mind TO control such players and
give the public what they pay for. Be
cause an umpire allowed one team TO
enga &c in a wraDgle over a decision, which
he should not even allow debated by
either captain, but six innings were played
and a big crowd became chilled and uncotn-
Portable. To say that the circumstance
was exasperating is putting it mildly, and
President Young, who was present all the
while, should lose no time in giving Mr.
Keefe 4 few wholesome pointers in this
respect.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
THOUSANDS OF EX-CoNFEDs.
Reunion at Charleston Largely At
tended by Veterans.

Reunion at Charleston Largely At
tended by Veterans.
Charleston, S. C., April 23.-It is estt-
mated that there are between three and four
thousand visiting veterans in the city, at
tending the annual reunion OF the South
Carolina division, U. C. V, now in progress
here.
The visitors Were given a lunch at the
German Artillery Hall, and in the after
n0ol they were taken for a trip around
the harbor in fleet of excursion steamers.
Last night the annual convention was for
maily opened. Welcoming addresses Were
delivered by Ma yor Smyth and Mr.. W H.
Welch, of the Y NJ B. l., and the response
was made by Gen. C. I. Walker, command.
ing the South Carolina division
The evening times., 1896-04-23
Observation-Disclosures ina.

Key West, Fla, April 23.-Passengers
by the steamer Mascotte last night re-
ported heavy cannonadinE was heard out
side of Havana yesterday, ana also that
numerous bands of insurgents are COM
ing from the eastern part OF the island to-
wards Pinar del Rio district.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

Nothing is so cxasperating at game OF
bail. or. in fact, any kind OF sport as deiay.
Whenever tardiuess is permitted by the d.
fetal who is deBominated. as an umpire,
the patience OF the audience Is taxed 10 It's
utmost. Yesterday afternoon MIR. keefe
was greatly in. evidence in this respect
and he was encouraged by the members OF
the Brooklyn Baseball team.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

this season. If he enters the National
League he viii likely sign with the Clevc-
lands He began his professional career
with Tcbeau and O'Connor at st. Joseph,
in lSS6-St Louis Globc-pemocrat.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

Baseball in England is booming. IL must
he worth the price or admission To hear an
Engli shman yelling after baserunner:
well cut, me boy, Well cut. Run 1t cut!
Run il out,''
The evening times., 1896-04-23

Auson will certainly get into the game
again if many more defeats are registered
before the team Genes home. A good start
means Il great deal in baseball.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

without an error.
Cincinnati's ou,fielders made four err
rors yesterday
Irwin, who was not fast enough at third
for Anson in 1894, is putting up Il good
game for Cincinnati.
Col. Dexter continues to hit the ball
McGraw is missed only for his batting
Donnelly is fielding in first-class style.
o. 2. Caylor, speaking of college pitchers,
says: But If Maboney OF the Georgeto wns
keeps up his last years pace he should
easily lead all college pitchers for 1896.
AIahoney's work last season was all but
phenomenal
Burnett and Summers, who siged to play
with Easton, have been released.
The ColOnels evidently don't care for the
air in Pittsburg. A general filming took
place Tuesday and it cost Dexter ten for
saying to Weidman: Your face will cool
soup
Catcher weand, who broke one of the
small bones in his wrist about a month 90.
reported for duty to Manager Sbarsig yes.
terday.
President Stucky Of Louisville has filed
protest against Umpire Weidman's work
at Pittsburg ON Tuesday.
Friend, the pitcher Anderson picked up
from the New England League last year,
Is at present doing the bulk of the pitching
for Chicago, and has met with great
success.
Harper pitched his first game for Brook
lyn yesterday and won.
DR.. Pond pitched another great game
for Baltimore yesterday.
Reilly, whom Arson picked up down in
Texas is said 10 be n second Latham on the
coaching lines. Anson should keep the
young man f for nothing else than to jolly
the Colts.
II seems that the young Washington pitch
er'snamc is McJames, and not plain James,
James McJames is far prettier than Jim
Jams.-f1icago News.
"silver' King, the Browns ex-pltcher,
saw yesterdays game. He looks as good
as ever. and may return 10 the diamond
The evening times., 1896-04-23
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

Japan is becoming interested in the
American trotter. and proposes to estab-
lish stud.
Zimmerman, the expert rifle shot, will go
TO Europe next summer and compete for
prizes.
The University of Pennsylvania oarsmen
have moved their boats to the Fairmount
Park boathOuse on the upper Schuylkill.
Joseph Wyatt of Shena ndoah and Thom-
as Green of Girardville are matched to
shoot at live birds in Shena ndoah on MAY
/ for a wager of $50 side.
Dick Wilmington, the man sent out by
the California A thIetic Club with a wheel
barrow and n dog and 81 in his pocket to
defray the expenses of pedestrian tour
to New York and return, is lying in Q
very critical condition at the Western
Pennsylvania Hospital. Pittsburg. He fs
suffering from hemorrhages brought on by
exposure on the journey.
j. F. Barry of Boston has challenged J.
'ohO"ditel VI 10 Il series OF
chess games for the championship of the
United States.
Azote. the giant trotter, has more than a
passing chance to secure the record this
year. He has been Ill, but is said to be COM
Ing round again.
Tut Ryan, the Australian heavyweight,
writes TO a friend from South Africa that
he will return TO Australia. He intends to
remain in his native country for awhile
and then come direct to America
Tonight Theodore Heidke. champion OF
Brewerytown, and j. Mccormick, the ex-
amateur champion. will wrestle for the
championship OF Pennsylvania at the Globe
Theater. Philadelphia. The men will wres-
tie Greaco- Roman style. hest two falls in
three. for a purse and the gate receipts.
There will also be number othsaing bouts
The evening times., 1896-04-23

Mcfarland, the Browns new catcher. is
said TO be Il wonderfully accurate thrower
A story is printed in st. Louis paper
that Adrian c. Anson, the noble Old
Roman OF the diamond, who for twenty
years and more has been playing on the
Chicago team, has stated definitely that
he intends to retire from active playing,
provided that Decker. after thorough
trial, can play first base satisfactorily.
Anson has been criticised for holding on so
long, but even now there are few first
basemen in the league who can compare
with him as an allround ball player.
He will continue TO captain and manage
his pet Colts. His retirement woGld cause
many regrets.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
Standing of the Clubs.

Yesterdays Results.
Washington, &; brooklyn, IL.
Baltimore, 8; Boston, j.
Philadelphia. IA: New York, j.
Chicago, o; st. Louis, 4.
PittsDurg. 8; Louisville, 3.
Cincinnati, 4; Cleveland, i.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
DEllI 1t / Ball elME
Umpire ksefe' S Indifference Yes.
terday Was Exasperating.
NO CONTROL OVER PLAYERS

Took Nearly Two and a Half Hours
to Complete Six Innings, because
of His Incompetency In His Official
Capacity-Interestin Notes of the
Diamond In This and Other Cities.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

The Australian heavyweight fistic cham
pionship was decided at Melbourne recently
Jack Dooley defeating Bill Purcell in the
second round. Peter Felix, the cCIored
6-fOot 2-inch Hercules is to meet Dooley
carly in May. Dooley, who has met such
stellar lights as Creedon and Buffalo"
Costello, intends, win or lose, journeying
to America.
Steve Flanagan says he will be only
too glad to meet young Mccall of Whining
ton, but does not want to meet him on the
same night that Milt Tierney boxes him.
The Bolingbrook Club of London offers
f35O purse for a fight between Slavin
and O'Donnell.
Charley Mckeever is well pleased over
the prospects of match with Jack Ever
hartit, whom he thinks he will defeat with
ease.
Jack Lynch should give Midget Glynn
good argument at Wilmington on Mon
day night next.
Dan Mcconnell and Tom Hindley of
Trenton will meet in an eight-round bout
al the New Jersey capital next Thursday
night.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

Lewis s. Kann has
Engagement Rings that
fit exactIy-pretty. too
and moderate.
13I Seventh ST.,
just below E.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

Hlylcr Westervelt, who has been kept
out of the game by the New York club for
a year past, has been a t last ciaspei 10 the
great heart of the New York clubs chief
executive. 1t is not that Westervelt is
loved more, but that Rusie is so well de-
tested that Westervelt has been called to
he rescue. Westervelt had the same diff
Guilty that Rusie experience j, the New York
club reducing his salary to n point at which
he rebeIlei and refused TO play. Now that
Rusie's ion has placed the club in
the last extremities, so far as pitchers
are concerned, il gets down on Its knees to
a castoff. Westervet was quite a promis-
ing pitcher, but he will rattle painfully
about in Rusie's shoes, ani the public will
not be deceived by the artifice. What the
baseball public OF New York wants is Rusie,
or pitcher of equal ability. and the New
York club may lasso a freight train fun OF
experimental pitchers. AMI yet it will not be
able TO pull the wool over anybody YES
New York Evening Telegram.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
$12 SUITS $S.25!
NJ o S t m e r.
chants lose sight
o f permanent
benefits because
their business
vision is obscur-
ed by the pres
ent. Not SO with
us.
We are con-
stantly on the
1o21xo.% Co. ~ooI

z.
things, and when we "strike
it rich" our customers get
the benefit.
An illustration: We Sc
cured a special lot of Mems
Spring Suits from a large
New York manufacturer,
who had too many of them.
These are worth every
cent of s12, but will be sold
for SS. 25.
In four different styles
Black Cheviot Sack Suits,
Navy Blue Cheviot S a c k
Suits, Light Gray Mixed
Sack Suits, and Dark Gray
Sack Suits.
Never before have you
had such a grand opportun-
ity to buy a spring suit
right at the first of the
seasonal reduced price.
Will expect you in today.
Parker, Bridget 4 Co.,
Cloth:ers, 3l5 9TH St.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

would like to get on Il boxing match with
Herman Hutt for from 500 TO $500 side.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

Kid Mccoy and Billy Smith, of BCs-
ton. will fight fifteen rounds at Boston on
May IS.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
AMONG THE BOXERS.

Billy Ahearn is about TO re-enter the
arena, after an absence of eighteen
months. Ahern is willing to accommo-
date any 135-pound man in the business
in limite,l-round bout
The evening times., 1896-04-23

Games Today.
Brooklyn at Washington.
Boston at Baltimore.
Philadelphia at New York.
Cleveland and Cincinnati.
Cleveland at Cincinnati.
Louisville at PittsDurg.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

TO Europe next summer and compete for
prizes.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

The University of Pennsylvania oarsmen
have moved their boats to the Fairmount
Park boathouse on the upper Schuylkill.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

Irwin, who was not fast enough at third
for Anson in 1894, is putting up Il good
game for Cincinnati.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

BY all odds the prettiest feature of yes
terday's game was COnnor's big hit over
the right field fence. The hit itself was
a beauty, but the manner in which 1t was
fiehled by Shearon, McAleer and Chiids
was revelation in the way OF scientific
ball pla wing. The fence is made of woven
wire, and is about four and one-half feet
high. When the ban was hit Shearon
saw at a glance that it would go over the
fence He turned and raced away like Il
deer, cleared the fence in his stride and
was almost under the ball when it
dropped. McAleer, Chlds and Mexican
lined up. and in turn handled the bah.
Ordinarily the hit would have been good
for two trips around the bases.-St. Louis
Post Dispatch
The evening times., 1896-04-23

Japan is becoming interested in the
American trotter. and proposes to estab-
lish stud.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

Joe Corbett is now a full fledged menl-
Der OF the Baltimore Baseball Club. He
was signed yesterday by Manager Hanlon
as a regular pitcher, AMI will in the future
take his turn in the box. Corbett went
south with the team on trial, a. nd showed
himself to be a twirler OF promise. His
work improved every day, and Hanlon is
confident that he will be 4 star before the
season is much older. An offer was re-
ceived for Corbetts services from another
club, but this Mr.. Hanlou refused, and i'm
mediately gave Corbett contract to sign.
which was done.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

weola, with 90 pounds up, IA SIX aud
q half furiongs on the Forsyth track, near
Chicago yesterday in l:22.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND.

The Phillies played the two last games
without an error.
Cincinnati's outfiehers made four err
rors yesterday.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
MUNYON'S REMEDIES
A CURE FOR EVERY DISEASE
All Druggists :. 25c per vial

once. 7ls Tour.esn.h Stree. N. W.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

Joseph Wyatt of Shena ndoah and Thom-
as Green Of Girardville are matched to
shoot at live birds in Shena ndoah on May
/ for a wager of $50 a side.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

C H. Pcttingill has been selected to
handle the flag 1t the Aqueduct meeting in
place OF Tom Flynn.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

Tippccanoe. carrying 1O5 pounds, a 20 to
l shot, finished second in the first race at
Newport. KY, yesterday.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

Pie, with Ncel up, and quoted at 90 TO 1,
beat Liliipuli, the favorite, at Elkton,
yesterday.
The evening times., 1896-04-23
Col. Dexter continues to hit the ball

McGraw is missed only for his batting.
Donnelly is fielding in first-class style.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

Gallilee, at . to L. won at Memphis
yesterday.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

oycrton won three races yesterday at
Newport.
The evening times., 1896-04-23

O.P. Caylor, speaking of college pitchers,
says: But il Maboney OF the Georgeto WINS
keeps up his last years pace he should
easily lead all college pitchers for 1896.
AIahoney's work last season was all but
phenomenal
The evening times., 1896-01-09
WORK FOR 800 MEN.
Big Street Car Plant to Be Opened in
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Jan. 9.-The industries OF
this city are to be increased shortly by the
erection here of plant for the construction
and repair of street railway cars. For some
time past the st. Louis Car Company and
the American Car Company, both of st.
Louis, have been considering consolidation
with the purpose of establishing branch
works in the East. Representatives of
both companies visited several cities in
the East, but finally decided upon this
city as the place for the plant.
The two companies will consolidate and
their plant here will be run as a branch of
their shops in St. Louis. They have Sc.
cured an option on uirtJ acre tract of
land below Bridesburg, suburb, and it is
the intention of the new company to begin
work at once on the erection of the build
ings and plant, in order TO commence opera
tions in the spring.
The industry will give work to eco em-
ployes first but the force of employees viii
be gradually increased to 200.
In connection with the removal of the
new car works to thiscity the z eckh nm Motor
Truck and Wheel Company will also remove
its works from Kingston, n. Y, and operate
in conjunction with the new car works.
The Peckbam Company's plans will neces-
state the employment of about eco men,
and their truck and wheel works will be
located on the same tract of land with the
caI.building plant.
The evening times., 1896-01-09
BOMB PROVED TO Be BOGUS
Piece of Stuffed Gas Pipe Sent to
Chicago's Mayor.
Swift Threatening Her Husband
With Carter HarrisOn's Fate.

Chicago, Jan. 9-An. object bearing eX-
ternal likeness to bomb was brought
to Mayor Swift's office yesterday after
noon by a letter carrier. 1t had been
dropped into the big mail box in the post
office. and the postmaster suspecting scme-
thing was wrong with the package. had
it delivered by a special carrier, and sent
note of warningwith It,
The imitation bomb was an innocent
piece OF three-eighths inch Gaspipe, five
and a quarter inches long, stuffed with
candle wicking and stopped up at one end
with pine plug. A couple OF inches CT
the candle wieking extended from the
other end. 1t was tied UP in Il piece of
tissue paper. a nd had Il heavy string around
il. To the string was attached q piece
of pasteboard two inches square, with
Mayor SWIFT printed on it i'll ink.
Two Officers were detailed to take the
suspicious object into the basement, where
it was discovered tina; il was stuffed with
candle wicking.
The mayor was not much disturbed over
the matter. For severalwceks someone has
been writing Mrs. Swift anonymous letters
which showed vicious spirit. The writer
made various threats, but the chief one was
that unless Mayor Swift resigned he would
suffer the same fate as Mayor Harrison.
These letters have annoyed the mayor ex-
ceedingiy because they annoyed his wife.
These notes have been written upon various
kinds of paper. and with the evident purpose
in each of changing the character of the
hand writing.
Rev. DR.. Lawrence of the Second Baptist
Church yesterday reported 10 the police
that he had received a bomb similar To the
one sent Mayer Swift.
The evening times., 1896-01-09
NEEDS OF THE THIRD PRECINCT
Limited Force of Policemen Guard Many Millions
Worth Of Property.
CRIME AND CRIMINALS NOW ABIDE IN 1T
Doubled Night but Eight Have Each Only One
Section of the City-Leutenant Boyle Thinks
Many More Men Should Be Provided by Congress.

afford excellent fighting grounds for the
white and black toughs.
1t is only in the southern Part OF the beat,
though, that this tough condition OF affairs
prevails. North OF virginia avenue, 10 Penn
sylvania avenue, the beatis filled with resi-
dences, and thickly pbpnlated.
In No. beat the conditions are very much
the same as in 2. except that they are in
a inilder form. 1t directly adjoins No.
beat. lying between Twentieth and Twenty
third streets. Pennsylvania avenue and
the river. and that portion of 1t along the
river front is about The same as in No. 2.
The rest OF the beat. though, is well
built up and quite a business section.
No. 4 beat embraces that section OF the
city lying between the boundary lines OF
the First precinct and Twentieth street.
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and the river. and In
the center OF IL is Hayes court and adjacent
courts and alleys almost as tough. II in
Cludes the Executive Mansion. the State,
War. and Navy building and the immense
public reservations stretching down to the
river front, while the western portion OF
the beat is thickly built up.
ONCE THE BEST SECTION.
In the early days this was the most fash
ionable section OF the city, and even now
evidences of decayed grandeur are to be
seen on every side. The old octagon house
of the Tayloes stands gloomy and deserted
The evening times., 1896-01-09
CAST BREAD UPON WATERS.
Barney Fountains. Kind Deed
Brings Thousandfold Returns
Helped "a Fellow-Clerk In Distress and
the Latter Now Offsrs Him u :
Chance Tor u Fortune. :.

Portland, Oreg., Jan. 9.-During the
Willard boom some years ago Barney Foun-
tain, i railway clerk here, ma,!e a raise of
$50 coo, which, though, he coon dropped
again. Before losing his suddenly acquired
wea:tn he gave Eugene Bertrann, an invalid
feilo owcierk, $500 to assist him in return-
ing to his English home.
lit is the best Investment ever made,''
said Fountain, although 1 never expected
any returns fromit. Bertram corresponded
with me regularly after he reached Eng
land. On the advice of Il physician. his
family sent HIM to South Africa two years
later. He not only grew robust in health,
but today he Is miilonaire. Bertram had
been making money in Cape Town in legiti-
mate business Till about ten months ago,
when he launched in the field of speculation,
and he was more fortunate than 1 was"
Fountain then produced u letter rom
Pertram at CAPE Town, under date oil No.
veniber 10, 1895, fIom which the follow
ing excerpts are quoted: ..af p..a ---1
In ali tie yeaIS we have written to
each other you have always eVaded my
questions as 10 low you were faTing, until
/ received your last letter. ] ami in a Iosi-
tiOn 10 aid you in returning PAST favors.
Ny ventures in South Africa mining shares
stand NE ISG0, 900, and l.. am quietly
the Inevitable comes.
Il inclose two hundred pounds exchange
on London, which l tlCst you MAY employ
at your earliest convenience TO conie 10 me,
and shall treat you as I would u bIOther."
II cast my bread upon tte waters" said
Barney, as lie folded the letter and placed
it in Iocketbook, land it returned to me
after many years. i will rail for Cape
Town on the first steamer leaving Liver
pool after the first of FEBRUARY"
The evening times., 1896-01-09
MAI. ARMES UNDECIDED.
But May Announce an Appeal Within
Day OF Two.

But May Announce an Appeal w ltnin
Day OF Two.
Maj. Armes has not yet announced what
course he will take as a result of the deci-
sion of the court OF appeals on Monday last.
setting aside the judgment of the lower
court IN his favor.
According to the rules governing an ap-
peal or the execution of Il reversal of opin-
ION by a higher court. he has until January
% In which To decide his course. The man
date of the court will be executed on that
day unless he shall have applied for and
have been granted an appeal or n reargu-
ment.
Mai. Armes would answer no questions
this morning regarding his plans. Hewould
simply state. he said, that he was in confer
encc with his counsel, Ralston & Siddons,
and that his future action might be deter
mined late today or early tomorrow. Mean
time acting under the advice of his attor-
ncys, he is keeping a wise silence. So long
as he pursues this course, he says, he is in
no danger OF prejudicing any ones opinion.
The officials at the War Department are
equally reticent. There is nothing for them
to talk about, they say. The court has de-
cided on the side of the Department and
against Mai. Armes- That settles the case
for the present.
Mai. Armes, though he refuses to talk
about his plans, does not hesitate to reiter
ate his statement made in The Times of
Tuesday evening that he is still glad that
he wrote the letter to Gen. Schofield. He
is not surprised that Gen. Schofield took
the action that he did, but asserts stoutly
that that gentleman will not ultimately be
able to justify his proceeding of retaliation.