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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
Record of the Clubs.
How they stood August 4, 1896:

The two games at National Park yeSter-
day afternoon between the Bostons and
Wasiiingtons attracted an attendance OF
about $500 spectators, one-half of whom
were ladies. The first game went to the
credit of the visitors by the score of II
to >, and the second game fell to the lot
of the home club by the score of to 5.
OF the first game little need be said. Nc
James was on the rubber for the Senators
and the exhibition given in the first two
innings by the players supporting him
sapped all his energy and life. Wild throws
muffed flies and thrown balls and general
all-around Needless work permitted the
Bostons to score three runs in the first
inning and four in the second. With
club like the Beaneaters, this handicap, of
course, cinched the game for them, and
for the remainder of the contest the men
on both sides appeared to play with the
chief object in view of getting the farce
over. Setback. Abbey and McJames were
the only players that escaped misplays,
but as they had very little to do it is not
very good taste to boast of their errorless
game.
Lewis did the twirling for the Bostons,
anu, although he was very liberal with
bases on balls, he kept the safe hits scat
tered, and was given excellent support.
Lowe and Allen, around second and short
taking care of seventeen chances between
them without a slip up. Chick" Stahl
batted like fiend, getting five safe hits
out OF five times at the bat, one of them
being two-bagger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
A Bridge of Strange Design.

FROM tne boston fSaYelef
One of the strangest bridges in the world
will be built over the river Seine, near
Rouen. Passengers will cross at the level
of the banks-which are not Highland yet
the bridge will offer no impeachment to
navigation.
This is the way ii will be done: On each
side of the river will be erected a tower
10 feet in height, and at that elevation a
lattice work bridge will be thrown across
Rails will be laid on the bridge, and they
will carry a skeleton platform on wheels
which can be pulled back and forth by
steam or electricity. Cables of steel wire
will depend from the platform, and upon
them, at the level of the banks, will hang
great car to hold a hundred passengers
and also vehicles. The loaded car will be
pulled across by means of the rolling plat
form. AT each side of the river the bridge
connects with tram car lines, and it is in
tended that the cars shall be rolled upon
the hanging bridge and the passengers
transferred from one side of the river to
the other without leaving their seats.
1t is said that the only similar bridge in
the world is at Bflboa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
TOO OBl.IGING.
NOW He viii Have to Pay for Hfs
Willingness Ia Helm.

From the St Louis Republic
One of the most curious cases I'm the an
nails OF the criminal law win soon be tried
In the criminal court of Cincinnati. The
gist OF the case il. does one who accident
ally witnesses an unsuccessful attempt at
suicide and then aids the suicidor in a sue
cessful attempt become an accessory TO
the crime?
A group of attorneys were discussing
some novel cases yesterday and one Of
them, from Cincinnati, narrated the fol-
lowing facts:
Some time last May farmer near Gin
cinhati becoming financially involved and
being too proud to ask the help OF his
friends, attempted suicide by hanging him
self I'm his orchard. He climbed a tree
tied one end OF the rope to hts neck and
the other to a limb. and then jumped but
the rope became united at the neck by the
strain. Just as he jumped a neighbor
passed. Seeing the failure and believing
that nothing. succeeds like success he
volunteered To show the crestfallen man
how to make hangman's knot and. in
fact, tied the knot around the poor mans
neck The farmer was still determined. He
briskly climbed the tree, again tied the
rope to the same limb. and jumped before
the eyes of his astonished neighbor Trans
fixed by the awful sight he could do MOTH
ing. The body jerked in dying commissions.
but still the neighbor did nothing. Pres
entity, recovering his senses, he gave the
alarm.
Now that man has been indicted by the
grand jury as an accessory to that farm
er's self-destruction. To add to his dis
comfort and disgrace. his own mother,
who has considerable property, has disin-
herited her son for his failure and neglect
TO stop the old farmer"
The reporter rentured to ask If case
similar to this had ever been tried.
Not to my knowledge" replied the at
torney. 1T is a rare case, and promises
to be what call a cause celebre. There
had been no bad feeling between the two
men. On the contrary, a warm friendship
had existed for years, and each had often
accommodated the other
The fact rhat the neighbor fixed the
knot made no protest to the man climb
ing the tree, or any attempt to prevent the
crime, makes Ii look bad for him
''On the other hand, he says he was jok-
ing and couldn't believe his eyes when he
the man climb up the tree and jump.
The outcome of this case will be watched
with great interest by the legal fraternity
and by the laity as WELL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
bicycle Suit In q ball Room.
ON the Chicago Chronicle


A young woman in a short bicycle skirt
was one Of the most conspicuous figures at
a recent hop given at an eastern seaside
resort. While her skirt was eminentIy
proper on a wheel it was as obviously out
of place iE large parlor at an evening
dance. The master Of ceremonies at this
particular hotel Is mistress It was her
duty to see that the offender to the ethics
Of good taste left the floor A waltz was
In progress. with only few couples dane
ing. Shaking her finger In a pleasantly
Gliding manner, the mistress of ceremonies
approached the young man and short-skirt-
ed maiden. as they danced, and though the
words could not be distinguished. there was
no doubt as to their import, as the couple
stopped dancing and slipped out Of the
room, the young woman first, with laugh
which had something IN 1t Of bravado, but
was evidently only the cover of a feeling
OF embarrassment Then the criticisms
could be heard from the spectators, but
strange to say, not for the short-skfrted
young woman. though no attempt was
made to excuse her bad taste. but all the
blame was for the mistress Of ceremonies
That was too bad" they said. THE girl
need not have been stopped on the floor; It
would have been much better to have wait
ed until she had stopped dancing, and then
spoken to her quietly" Then came an
other criticism which was interesting:
How much better man would have done
that" It mey be said that the last re-
merk came from q man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
Compulsory Insurn nice.

the thlcago News.
Germany has a system CT compulsory In
surance for workingmen that is somewhat
remarkable in its results. The report for
1896 shows that 1S.3s9,0o0 persons were in
sured under the law, of whom 3.409.oo0
were employees in shops and factories, r.
10000 were employed in agriculture and
6sO,000 were in the employ of the state. In
that year the number of accidents was
"A, S91, of which GAS terminated fatally.
The total expense of the system for the
year was Sl3,400,0o0.
Under the German system a workman of
twenty years of age pays an equivalent of
40 cents a week for three years and at the
age of.sixty-five he receives the sum of S17,
besides having an insurance against acct
dents. The annual premium is divided into
three parts, one of which is paid by the
assured, another by his employer and the
other by the state. The number of acci-
dental deaths in Germany is larger than in
any other country in Europe, but why this
is so is not given in the report. This has
no doubt been one of the causes that nave
led to the adoption of compulsory insur-
ance in Germany, although a similar syss
tenn is in vogue in France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
CYCLISTS BRAVE THE. RAIN.
Forty Men and Two Women Start
Out on Century Run.

NEW YORK;. August I.-Forty wneelmen
and two wheelwomen left the Jersey City
ferry, Exchange place, Jersey City, at
1880 o'clock this morning on the first of
a series of five open century runs from
New York to Philadelphia, where the L.
A. w. will nave its national meet tomor-
row and the rest of the week.
The rain kept away more than 100 wheel
men who had expected to 50. C. B. Star
bach was captain of the division which
started this morning.
The second division starts at $40 tom Dr.
row morning, the third division will leave
Friday. and the fourth Saturday MORN
ing. 1t Is the privilege of those who have
entered to start with any division.
These century runs are under the au-
spices of the Associated Cycling Clubs of
New York. The two women who braved
the weather and the fadgues of the 100
mile run were Mrs. F. G. Kimball of the
Commonwealth Bicyclists Boston, and Mrs.
Eta Hudders of New York.
The route taken was over the famous
Philadelphia-New York original century
course,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
and Mccain three. A big crowd witnessed

ana McGann three. A big crowd witnessed
the game.
Pete Bowling. Louisyille's new pitcher. is
said to be strapping fellow. with plenty
Of speed. He is south paw.
Newspaper SUPPORTS tile greatest thing
in the world to keep a club hustling," says
c Tns ea sesap sPst s putting up in
the short field for Louisville has improved
a disappointment to tAe kentucky fans.
Herman. Gleason and JOYCE are the only
New York players who have taken part in
every game.
twirler In Brown of the Dayton team. He
is a left-hander. Febeau has been watch
ing his work all year. and thinks he is
The fact that Amos Rusie came back into
the fastest company and pitched champion
ship bali after whole year of idleness
stamps him as a wonder His constitution
must be pretty close to east iron.
While Eddy Burke Is not the greatest
fielder ir the land. he is head and shout
ders above many leaguers, and New York
has tried nearly a dozen men In his own
territory since his departure.
Most of the players who go wrong ana
give Depraved Appetite full rein are coun-
try boys, who find the glare of the electric
lights a little too strong for them, says
Rem Milford. Count up the delegates who
hold credentials to membership in the So
ciety of the Foolish, and nine out OF every
ten are sylvan reared.
In each of the other four western cities
Cincinnati, Pittsburg, Louisville and st.
Louis-Boston won four games out of six,
losing two. When 1t Is considered that not
a western club has won game at the
South End grounds this year, the Bostons'
showing is really phenomenal.
Where are the Reds going to finish In
the racer" is a question that is being asked
quite often these days, says the CINCINNATI
CONGRATULATIONS. Nine times out OF
ten this query meets with the answer
Don't know and wise is the man who
answers thus, for it would be easier to find
the little rubber ball in a shell game than
to tell Just where Cincinnatfs representa-
tive team will be in the great National
League race of 81 when the present sea-
son closes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04

Nichols by about an inch or two. In tn.
ninth inning they cinched the game on as
pretty a hit by DeMont that has come over
the pike toward National Park this season.
The little short stop met the ball good and
hard about waist high, and it scooted by
Duffy in left field before he could say
beans. Out and out it went almost to the
score board, and DeMont was Logging it
for home with all his ability, reaching
there without Lake trying for an out, as
the ball was thrown bad to the plate.
Umpire Emslie was unfit for duty in the
second game, and Local Umpire Heydler
officiated. With but one decision did the
local man err, but 1t was SO close at first
that it could have been given either way.
Duffy kicked hard on this decision, but
without avail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
Foreign md Domestic Paper Money.
From the Hartford Times

".
From the Hartford Times
+. money changer Of New York who is
familiar with the paper currency of nearly
all civilized countries declares that Ameri-
can bills are not only the least handsome
IN the world. but also by great odds the
easiest to counterfeit. According to him
that is because this government depends
entirely upon the intricacy and elaborate
ness Of the designs on its notes and certif-
icates for protection against counterfeiters.
In foreign countries, on the other hand.
much effort is directed to make the cur
rency beautiful with pictures and ara
besques in the classical style. Not only
are the results pretty to look at, but they
serve their chief purpose better, for any
engraver will tell you that real artwork on
bill Is far more difficult to initiate than
any purely mechanical effect, no matter
how. complicated the latter may be made
by the geometric lathe and other devices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
Base Ball Notes.

The Washington club left last night Cor
Brooklyn. where series Of three games
will be played with the Bridegrooms, COM
mencing today. Mercer is slated to pitch
today.
Mr.. Es RI Wagner is reported to have de-
cided to leave for the west In search of
now players after the series In Brooklyn IL
concluded. 1t Is hoped that this report is
authentic. as the local enthusiasts have
almost despaired of seeing the club
strengthened this year. There is plenty Of
good material In the three western associa-
lions. and the right players win strengthen
the Senators very materially.
The ToroLtos trounced the Wilkesbarre
club good and hard yesterday, the score be-
Ing Is u Every player OF the Canucks
got two or more hits. Taylor getting four
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
EWINGIT4cS DEFEATED.

The Pittsburgs Broke Their Winning
Streak at Cincinnati.
The Pittsburgs broke the winning streak
of the Ewingites at Cincinnati yesterday
after an exciting contest by the score Of
to 6. Both Breitenstein and Hawley were
hit hard, and considerable kicking was in
dulged in on account Of players Dwyer and
Sugden officiating as ump:res
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
A Cow Driven to Suicide.
the New York Pres.

where COW belonging to Charles Cohlhaus
was pastured In a field. The poor animal
was SO tortured by the pests that 1t DELHI
erately ran to pond and was content to
drown. in order to escape their bites.
1t IL no exaggeration to say that the AMI
mails In this section are tortured day and
night. They are not able to escape the
clouds Of insects that rise from the low.
land. ana must suffer in silence, lacking
the Vigorous expressions Of humans. Mos
quifoes settle over them In clouds until
tLey are almost driven mad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
Great Britain's Surplus.

From the Kansas City Star
The expenses of Great Britain are now
about s50o,00o.0o0 yearly, or nearly $1,000
minute: but every tick of the clock repre-
serts an inflow of a little over SIC into The
British treasury, thus leaving an annual
surplus of about S20,000.000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
O. A. c. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
O'Leary Still the Champion, Having
Defeated POmerOy.

The finals In singles in the Columbia Ath-
lettc Club tennis tournament were played
yesterday by O'Leary. last years cham
pion. and Pomeroy, the former winning.
This match closed the tournament. A
large crowd Of spectators was on hand. but
in a measure they were disappointed, as
both men put UP a careful, cautious game,
without much brilliant playing. O'Leary
played the base line to perfection, while
Pomeroy shifted from net game to the
base line in the middle Of the match. Grip
pling his own playing much more than he
puzzled OLeary by his change Of base.
Toward the end of the match Pomeroy
picked up in his work, and some Of his rail-
lies were particularly brilliant O'Leary
through that won for him the champion
ship Of last season. The score stood SO,
80 83 6-S gf-f /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
WON ANOTHER GAME
The Senators Defeated the Bostons
Yesterday Afternoon.
some GOOD PLAYING SHOWN
Swain Pitched in Excellent Style
and Deserves Credit.
OTHER SPORTING EVENTS

Today's Schedule md Weather.
Washington at Brooklyn. Cloudy.
P1ttsburs at Cincinnati. Clear.
st. Louis at Chicago. Rain.
Cleveland at Louisville. Clear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04

Burned Washington. Two-base hits sttvetts,
Ienney, Abbey, Farrell. Double pIays-DeMontre.
Vile to Tucker Allen to Lowe to Tenney: Stiyetts
to 10 Ienney- First base on bas-of McJames. 5;
OH Lewis, L. Left on Observation-Disclosures I: Bos-
ton. 4. Struck out-By Lewis 4; by Mcjames 3
Wild Pitches-MeJames ~. Sacrifice hit-Lewis.
Ntoen DeMontfeville, Duffy, Tenncy. Time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04

EHtneu runS-CIeveIhnd, =. First base on errors
Louisville, q; Cleveland, g. Left on bases-Louis-
Vile 8; Cleveland, g. First base on balls-On Ma
Young, 2. Three-base disclaimer Young. Two
base hit-Cooke. Sacrifice hit-McCfeery Stolen
Plays.,Johnson and Werden. wild pitches-Wasee'
=; Miller, Passed balls-Zimmer q Tme-Ss0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
THE PHILLIES LANDED.
Managed to Get One Game From til
BaltimOres.

On their twenty-second try for a victory
yesterday at Baltimore the Phillies man
aged to land it from the Orioles by the
score of to 2. The Quakers outbatted
and outfielded the home club, and Orth
kept the hits scattered at opportune times.
kJ,rSrr,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
CHICAGOES WON EASILY,
The AnSOnftes Defeated the St. Louis
Club Yesterday.

The st. Louis club was defeated easily at
Chicago yesterday by the Ansonites. the
score being to 2. The home club fielded
perfectly and batted well. Fred Pfeffer
made his debut an umpire in the Ma
tional League and did well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04

Earned runs-Chicago, 2: st. Louis, /. Left on
bases-Chicago, s.; St Louis. g. Two-base hits-Mc-
man Stolen bases Mccormick, 2; Dahlen. Gala
han %. Double plays-Dahen, Connor and Arson
on balls-On Friend, 2; off Hart, 2. Hit with ball
Grady. Time-145. Umpire-Pfefer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04

Earned runs-Cincinnati, 3; Pittsbury g. Two
base hts-Peitz Breitenstein, Donovan Three
base hits-Holliday, Davis Honmester. Left on
Iannehill, Miller, Corcoran. Double piays-Ely to
Davis; Padden, Ely to Rothfuss. First base on
balls-On Bretenstein, 4; of Hawley g. Hit nv
pitcher eckley. Struck out-By Breitenstein. 5:
by Hawley, l. Time-2.40. Umpres -Dwyer and
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BALTIMORE
PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia. ............ 0 Go
Earned runs-Baltimore, 1; Philadelphia, 3. Two
base hits-Stenze Keller ~. LajOie, Nash, Geier.
Ihree-base hit-COoley. Sacrifice hits-Mc(iraw,
Nash. Stolen bases-Jennings. Cooley, Orth. Double
play.Reitz and Doyle. Bases on balls-Or Hoffer,
3; off Ortiz. g. Hit by pitched ball-Clarke. Struck
out-By Hofer. 4; by Ortiz l. Left on baseball
timore, 10: Philadelphia, Il. First base on errors
Philadelphia, I, Time-2.15. Umpire-ODay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04

It matters little what It 10 that you want
whether situation or q servants
want" I'D. In The Star win reach the
person who can Ill your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
THE GIANTS WON.
Captured n Postponed Game From
the BrOOklyns.

The New Yorks and Brooklyns played off
a postponed game at New York yesterday,
ana the Giants won easily by the score OF
10 to 2. Rusie was ON the rubber for the
New Yorks and but four safe hits were
registered by the Bridegrooms, Shock get
ting two of them,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
Meteor Wins nj Cowes.

coWEs. Isle of Wight, August 4.-Em-
peror Williams yacht Meteor won in the
race today for the royal yacht squadron
prize Of f100. over thesqueen's course. The
Duke of Abruzzi's Bona red over the line,
with Emperor Williams Meteor second and
Charles Day Roses Aurora third. In the
beat to the eastwardd Bona held the lead
well. -.
The Prince of Wales yacht Britannia did
not start. *
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
THREE HUNDRED HITTERS.


Hundred or Better.
The following batting averages come from
Cincinnati and are about the latest thing
cut. These figures place seven of the Sen
ators in the 300 class
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
SECOND GAME.

Earned Washington. 3. Two-base hits
Tenney, Abbey ~. Home run-DeMontreyille.
Stolen bases s.y, stahl, Duffy First base
BY Swain, 2; by Nichols, 2. Left on bases-wash-
ington g. Boston, 4. Sacrifice hits-Collins, Brown
Time-I IS. Umpire-Heydler
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
VICTORY FOR CLEVELAND,

The Club Found the Colonies Very
Easy Victims.
The Cleveland club found the Colonies
very easy yesterday at Louisville, winning
ball from them by the score of 16 to g.
Both pitchers were hit hard, but the field
ing of the Colonies was miserable The
game was called at the end of the eighth
inning on account of darkness.
CyEVEJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
BROOKLYN.

Elrned runs-New York. g. TwO-base hits-Tier-
nan, Clark, VanHaltren. Stolen bases-Tiern,n
Gleason ~, Holmes. First base on errors New
York, g.. First base balls-Of Rlsie 8: off
Payne, 3. Struck out-By Rusie A. Left on bases
New York. s; Brooklyn, s. Time-2.o5. Umpire
Mcdonald
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04

LONDON. August 4.rIn gthe second days
racing Of the BrightondAugust meeting to-.
day the Lorrilard-Ber stables brown
gelding Sandia finished second to Mr..
Fairies bay colt Eager, In the race for
the Brighton cup. IL.
This race is OF 500 sovereigns in plate or
specie. at the option OF the winner. There
were six starters: distance. one mile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
FIRST GAME.

Totals. -. q % IL Totals. :. IL IL 27 IL 2
'Battel for McJames In ninth.
" Ml,hinstcn ..-..-...0 0 o 3
hOstOh. 4 0 @ O al
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-01
The Open Door.

The SOphists. declaring that the gods
had been invented by some clever states
man 10 Overawe the people, preached the
new doctrine ~ Individual liberty They
taught that the gods were myths, thdt
mans reason was his only guide, and that
aided by both conscience and reason. every
man had absolute freedom concerning ms
own life or death. With his teaching,
suicide as might be expected, quickly lost
its former rcprchensible character, ana
came To be looked upon not only 4s L.
Ultimate but as an honorable mode or
death This doctrine OF individual free
dom was maintained by the Cynics, some
of whose philosophers quilted life volun-
tarily when. for any reason, they thought
its continuance undesirable. Thus dog
enes. named boy Plato the mad Socrates,
committed suicide. as did many Of his fol-
lowers.
with the Stoics. who followed the Gym
les. suicide was made a dogma, and the
utter worthlcssncss of life was preached
at every opportunity The Stolcs lived
moral and useful lives; but when, from
any cause they found life displeaslng'
they promptly sought death. IenO, the
founder OF the school. his successor. Gle
anthes. and many other leading Stolcs,
killed themselves.
The EpicurealS. from n lower platform,
preached the same freedom 20 terminate
life as soon MS it ceased 10 give pleasure.
II was from the stole and F.picurean
schools of philosophy that suicide spread
T. Rome where u naturally found "a con-
genial soil among a deteriOr1ting nation
LippincOtts.