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The times., 1897-06-09
CREEDoN AND MCCOY MATCHED.
VIII Fight in New York for Purse
of $4,000.

New York, June S.-After considerable
talk Kid Mccoy and Dan Creedon were prac-
tically matched today The Palace Attn
letic Club has secured the contest and will
give $4,000 for the men TO fight for
Filly Brady, who brought about the meet
ing, met Col Hopkins at an uptown resort
late last night. Kid Mccoy was present.
Hopkins, who has had Creedon and his foS-
ter brother under his management since the
well-known boxers arrived i'll this country
from Australia, spoke for Creedon. He said
he thought Creedon and Mccoy should le-
ceive pmse Of SO 200, and that If Brady
would give that amount tattlecould ca silly
be made. Brady declared that $4,000
was too much for the affair, and finally
after lot of squabbling Col. Hopkins
accepted $4,000.
Each man posted 81 600 with Al. Smith
today, and the meeting, il one is held,
will take place with six weeks. Creed0n
is at present in England Hopkins tcle-
graphed for him to come over immediately
and Creedon, If he can arrange it, viii
start for America next Saturday.
The battle VIII practically decide who
is the best middleweight, outside Of Bob
FitZSimmons.
The times., 1897-06-09
FREIGHT AGENTS MEET
Tenth Annual Convention of the
National Association.
Much Business Accomplished at the
First Days Session Received
by President Mckinley.

The tenth annual convention Of the
National Association of Local Freight
Agents ssociations, convened yesterday
aolO a. NJ, in willard Hall. There was
an unusually large attendance OF delegates
and their ladies, representing most OF the
important railway lines in the United
States.
The convention was called to order By
President Frank P. Eyman, OF Chicago,
and Mr.. W. ]. Jackson recorded the pro-
ceedings.
The report of the committee on ere
dcntials showed that there were nearly
one hundred and fifty dele gates, repre-
senting forty-one local associations
At noon the delegates Went 30 the White
House W here they were received by PresI-
dent Mckinley.
AT this session last evening the greater
part of the business which demanded the
consideration of the convention was dis
posed Of.
President Eynan, in his annual report,
congratulated d the association on its rapid
growth in membership and influence.
Secretary Jackson reported forty-one
local associations affiliated, with total
membership or Ali.
Treasurer j. II. Newton reported the
total receipts, with the balance On hand
from last year, s723. as; expenditures,
S43s.sO; balance, S292- So
Mr.. Townsend, of New York, read an
interesting paper, entitled, What the
Government should do TO remove the en-
barge or restriction on intermediate trans
portatlon in bond consi gnments for inland
cities Mr. Townsend suggested several
plans for expediting the facilities OF trans
portation The matter was referred 10
special committee which VIII endeavor TO
have the suggestions enacted into laws
The election of officers will be the special
order for II O'Clock this morning.
The committee OF arrangements is conf
posed OF Malcolm Townsend and T. a.
Marshall, of New York G.. H. Campbell,
Kennon Jones, E. j. Chism, Theodore
Surnwalt. |. Beeler and C. K. kenGig,
OF Baltimore; r l. Franklin, W S. Knox
and William Alvey, of this city
The times., 1897-06-09
OLD nAN DRUGGED AND ROBBED.
Highwayman Escorted Mr.. Hickey
Home After Taking His Purse.

A highwayman who dared to administer
knockout drops 10 an old man and then.
after Knocking him down and robblng him
OF his money, had the teInerity to escors
his victim TO his home in order to avoid
being detected, Is one OF the prisoners
locked up in No. station He is regis
tered on the big blotter as Patrick Eitz-
gerald, and the complainant in the case is
Mr. William G. Hickey, the man who was
robbed.
The hold-up occurred Monday night near
the corner of Second and b streets north
west, but was not made public until yes
terday, after Detective Hartgan had ar
rested the thief Mr.. Hickey is sixty-six
years ola, and came from North Carolina
some time ago at the solicitation of Senator
Pritchard TO accept position in the Pen
sion office
Mr. Hickey dropped into a saloon on
Second street to get glass OF beer, and
Fitzgerald seeing him display roll of
bills, scraped an acquaintance, and the
two drank beer together. When Hickey
left the place he suddenly became daZed,
and fearing that he had been drugged. he
started for his home, No. 2o5 E street.
When he reached the corner OF and
hind him and struck him blow in the
face, knocking him to the ground. Then
the highwayman reached In his pocket
and took his purse, containing S25 in
money Fearing that his crime might he
discovered, as it was not then fully dark,
he raised the old man to his feet and tyok
him TO the door of his house.
The robbery was reported to the police
look for the highwayman. Yesterday
afternoon ne found the man in drunken
cor pdItion On Pennsylvania avenue, and last
rieht Mr. Hickey positively identified
him as the man whom he said had drugged
aud robbed him. He will be aTraigIed in
court this morning
Mr. Hickey has been prominent fl igure in
North Carolina local politics for many
years having held the office of sheriff of
his county and numerous other elective
positions in his district.
The times., 1897-06-09
Army aud Navy Orders.

The War Department has issued The fOi-
lowing orders:
The following transfers are made in tha
Twenty-fourth Infantry:
Capt. William II. w. James, from Com
pany l. TO Company K; Capt. Arthur q.
Ducat, from Company K to Company d.
Capt David a Lyle, Ordnance Depart
ment, will proceed TO Sandy Hook proving
ground. Sandy Hook. New jersey, on Of
ficial business pertaining 20 the test of l D.
inch A P shot, at such time as they may
be ready for ballistic test.
Leave of absence for one month, TO taks
effect on or before June 80, 1887, Ia
granted Major Henry B. Oseood, cOmmis-
sary of subsistence.
Leave of absence for one month and four
days. to take effect September / 1897,
is granted Second Lieut.. James II Reeves,
Fourth Cavalry,
Capt William V. Richards, Sixteenth
Infantry. viii proceed to Chicago, H., and
report in person to Major Gen. John Z.
Brooke, commanding the Department OF
the Missouri. for appointment and duty aa
aide-de-camp.
Orders have been issued by the Navy
Department as follows: Charles W Lar
mis-, appointed pay clerk for the Iowa;
Surgeon III H Simons, ordered TO the
Iowa. June 16; Lieut.. II. II. Witzel, de
tached FROM Cramps yard and ordered
to the Iowa. June t6; Lieut. l.. s. Van
Duzer. detached from the Linsiey Institute
and ordered TO the Iowa; Lieut.. j. F.
I,phv. detached from the Essex and ordered
to the Iowa, June / 6; Lieut.. G. Tarbok,
detached from the Coast Survey and or
dered to the Iowa, June 16; Lieut. 8 A.
Staunton, ordered for duty on Iowa:
Assistant Boatswain A. Whipkey, Assist
ant CarpenterF T Johnson, Assistant Gunner
A. s. Mackenzie, Past Assistant Engineer
c. e. Rommeii, Assistant Engineer NJ. E.
French Lieut. Commander r z Rodgers,
all ordered to Iowa, June / 6; Lieut.. w P.
DAILY, ordered to the Richmond; Ensign
~ C. Twining, detached as inspector Of
ordnance at Hartford, Conn, and ordered
to Iowa; PayInaster r. T. NJ. Ball, de-
tached from Richmond and ordered To be
ready for sea; Paymaster s. Rand ordered
to the Richmond; Chief Engineer G. H
Kearney, ordered to Naval Academy; Chief
Engineer c. W. Rae, detached from Naval
Academy and ordered to Iowa; Past
Assistant Engineer II. o. Stickney ordered
to Iowa. Ensign d. F. Sellers, detached
from Massachusetts and ordered to Essex,
Paymaster j. A. Ring, ordered to Iowa;
Thaddeus S. K. Freeman, commissioned
chaplain from June 4.
The times., 1897-06-09
FRANCES HUGHES CONVICTED.
CoIered Woman Shoplifter and Pick
pocket Found Guilty.

Frances Hughes, bright mulatto woman,
was yesterday found guilty in criminal
court No. l, before Chief Justice Bingham,
Of larceny from the person The woman
had been under suspicion for some time as
clever pickpocket, who had practiced her
vocation In the store of Lansburgh & Bio.
and on April 22 she was seen by sales
woman. Miss Naomi Garner, to take the
pocketbook of Miss 4 gnes X ely, whic hwas
recovered flom the prisoner
The evidence against the woman was so
conclusive and the thefts Of other articles
go suspiciously connected with her That
the Jury found no trouble in convicting hei
on this charge. There were two other
counts in the indictment found against her
one for having picked the pocket Of Mrs
Marian Power, of so Sixth street south
west, and also of having taken pocket
book containing S137 fIom handbag be
longing TO Miss Lotte stanton while she
was engaged in making purchases at Lans-
burgh's counter. There was not evidence
enough to convict the prisoner on either
VI these counts and the jury brought in a
verdict Of acQuittal.
During the recess the grand jury handed
in another indictment against the woman,
charging her with the theft of an electric
seal ca pc, valued at $50, which tits claimed,
she took from the r alais Royal on or about
February BLAST Insearching the woman :
house after her arrest Detective Lacey
found the cape with other goods suppose q
TO have been stolen fIom various stores
about town.
Assistant District Attorney Shillington
had the prosecution in charge and tie pris-
oner was defended by Lawyer L NJ
Hewlett.
The times., 1897-06-09

Mr. Isai Homer, proprietor of the Bur
ton House. Burton, w Va, and one of the
most widely known men in the State, vas
cured Of rheumatism after three years of
suffering He says: II have not suff ficient
command of language to convey any idea
of what suffered My physicians told NE
that nothing could be done for me; and
my friends Were fully convinced that moth
ing but death would relieve me of my
suffering In June. 1874, Mr.. Evans, then
salesman for the Wheeling Drug Co.. recon-
mended Chamberlain's Pain Balm. At this
time my foot and limb wele swollen to
more than double their normal size, and
it seemed to me my leg would burst; but
soon after l began using the Pain Balm,
the swelling began to decrease, the pain
to leave, and now I consider that 1 AM
entirely cured. For sale by Henry Evans,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist, 93S F
street northwest, and Connecticut avenue
and S street northwest.
The times., 1897-06-09
TrottiDg at Boston.

Boston, June S.-The pacing race at Com
bination Park today developed lot of
interest and both heat winners took new
records A. s. l.. and Carrie V. sold for
$50 each in pools of 500.
In the rotting race Architect sold for
even money with the field and the con-
verted PAGER from Buffalo did the trick
handily. Marion Mills without driver OF
sulky paced in 2:11 IA Summaries:
2:4o class trotting-Purse, $500. Arch
itect, b. g., by Almont, jr.--Jersey Lily, by
Bambletonan Downing, Mcdonald, /, /, l
Time, 2:29 IA; 2:24; 2:24 Ia.
2:24 class pacing-Purse, $500. A. S. L.,
ch. g., by Cobden-Dina, by Black Morgan,
Sterling, 2, 3, 1 /, / Carrie v, b. m, by
Gold King, jr.; p. Collins, L, /, 2,3, 8 Time !,
2:2O 3-4; 221 Ia; 2:2o IA; 2:22; 2:23.
The times., 1897-06-09
Wants to Arrange a Match.

The Olympic Athletic Club of Northeast
Washington is anxious to arrange a match
between John Henderson and Fletcher
Wright, and for that purpose will hang up
q $500 purse for a twenty-round go
between these well-known boxers. To
show that it means business, the club will
deposit 500 at once with The Times, and
the remain der will be put up on the night
Of the fight. It stipulates that the con-
test snail be pulled off at Suitland, Nd,
on July 4. Full information Tegardlng &
the match and purse may be had from
Princeton A Clinton, secretary OF the
club, ut No. 21S Thirteenth street Lcrth-
cast
The times., 1897-06-09
THOUSANDS GO 10 GRAvEsEND.
Two Stake Races We're the Attras
tions of the Day.

New York. June g. Three thousand per
sons hraved the atrocious weather today y
at Gravesend while six races were being
run.
There were two stakes OIL the card, the
Breakness OF So, 600, for three year-olds,
which was won by T. p. Hayes Paul Kau-
var, and the Clover, for two-year-oid III
lies, which went to William Astor Chan
ler's Fayitia. the half brother to Iroquois.
Both stakes were well Contested, but III G
closing race of the da y. was the hest on
the program, the three-year-olds Wolburst
AMI st. bartholomew running dead heat
Wolhurst was sold before the race to
Charles Fleischmann & Son, OF Cincinnati,
by L. S & W. p. Thompson for $4,000.
Summaries.
First race-Six furlongs. Sir Play, los,
Hewitt IL to 1, won: Donlitor, los.
Scherer, 80 to i second; Kaiser Ludwig,
100, Hatherton. To l third Time,
1:16.
second racs-One mile. Azure, 50, Maher
10 TO /. won: Tom Cromwell, 10, sInns,
IL to /, second BeIdernere, 104, Sloane,
to 5, third Time, l43 1-2.
Third race Four and a half furlongS
Fayila, 112, II Martin, s TO 1, won
Lady Cooper, 1i2, Doggett, 4 TO /, second,
Abundant, 112, Littlefield, TO 1, third
Time, 0:57
Fourth race One and sixteenth miles
Paul Kauvar, los, Thorpe, TO L, won;
Elkins, 103, II Martin, 3 IL to 1, second;
On Decg, l0S, Sloan, TO /, third.
Time, 1:51 Ia.
Fifth race Five furlongs. Miss Floride,
100 O'Ieary, b to /, won, General MI-
Geo, Io4 Thorpe, G to 8. second; Brentwood,
1OS, Scherer, to !, third Time, 1:04
Sixth raoe-One and enc sixteenth miles.
Wolhurst, 90, Sloane, TO o, won; st.
bartholomew, Ill, Hewitt, TO i, dead
heat; VoiIey, IA, TaIal, 3 1 2 TO J, third.
Time, Isl IA.
The times., 1897-06-09
WARDEN LEONARD ANSWE ERS
Jail Physician Ordered Chapman's
Privileges, He Says.
The Grand Jury's Trip to the Jail.
Verbal Report FOrestailed by
Chief Justice Bingham.

The answer of Warden Leonard filed
yesterday to the petition of Lawrence
Ball, is practically denial Of every charge
set forth in the petition. The warden
admits that Broker Chapman has received
many privileges not accorded prisoners
under the routine OF ordinary rules in force
at the District Jail, but accounts for this
by certificate from the jail physician.
Or. d. K. Shute, Tho states that all of
the special privileges accorded Chapman
were in pursuance to his orders.
Warden Leonard denies that any friends
of Bali were denied adnittance during Tie
hours prescribed for visitors. He says
many prisoners other than Chapman are
accorded the free dom of the rotunda and
corridor, aid lie says that no letters leave
the Jail written by Chapman that are not
subjected Ia the scrutiny OF those In charge
He says that Chapman was given an addi-
tonai cell simply because the one next
his was uuoccapied. 1t is not unusual, he
says, for prisoners to be allowed fUrnitGre
in their cells that viii add to their CON
fort. and it is furnished by their relatives
or friends. No prisoner, he says, who
has ever been confined during Ills Capacity
as warden has more scrUpulously Con
formed to prison regulations than Chapman.
He says the privileges claimed by Ball
to be deuIed him and permitted Chapman
are only given To persons detained AS
witnesses, persons not classed as criminals,
the sick or those in delicate health, or
prisoners assigned to service or labor i'll
or about the prison. To all OF these fore
going classes greater liberty is allowed.
Warden Leonard says that great m1ny
OF the facts stated by Ball in his petition
are unreliable, because said Ball colid
not know many OF the facts he states
as being true. Attached to the answ .r
are affidavits of Officers Ransdell and
Perry, of the Jail staff, which are used
as corroboratiye evidence.
When the grand jury went before Chief
Justice Bingham yesterday TO hand III the
recent indictments, the foreman, Mr.. c. II.
Raub, told the court that his associates
had not the time to prepare a report If
the recent trip paid TO the district jail and
he began to state some matters in refer
ence to the administration of the instl-
tuition when the chief justice interrupted
him with tie remark that the grand jury
had not been designated by the court in
general term 10 Investigate the Jail.
IL was supposed that some lively in
formation would be lodged with the cOdrt
regarding the affairs at the Jail, and had
not Foreman Raub been cut off so sum
nlarily he would no doubt have made some
interesting remarks.
1t is said that the grand jury Will place
report in the hands of the court treat
irrg OF affairs at the jail, whether any re-
quest comes from the court or not.
The times., 1897-06-09
High schools Annual Meet.

The cominttee representing the four
High Schools of the city, having in charge
the arrangements for the annual field ana
track meet Of the schools, to be held at
Georgetown Field this afternoon, report
every detail perfected a1d with fair weather
the largest and best meet ever held I'M Ter
these auspices will be run off. The num-
Der OF entries as printed in Sundays Times
Is larger than heretofore, and the lists
include many of the most promising of local
young athletes, and each of the sixteen
events VIII be hotly contested. Trainer
Foley, of Georgetown varsity, has worked
hard with the aspiring athletes, and to him
is due much of the credit for the conti-
ton AMI ability they show.
The games will begin promptly at 2
n clock
The times., 1897-06-09
DANGER IN SODA.
Serious Results Sometimes Follow
It's Excessive Use.


Its Excessive Use.
Comm ION soda is all right in it's place and
Indispensable in the kitchen and Tor cook-
ing and washing purposes, but it was never
intended for medicine, and people wao
use it as such will some day regretit
We refer to the conmo On Use of soda to
relieve heartburn or sour stomach, a habit
which thousands of people practice almost
daily and one which is fraught with danger;
moreover the soda only gives temporary
relief and in the end the stomach trouble
gets worse and worse.
The soda acts as a mechanical irritant to
the walls of the stomach and bowels and
cases are on record where it accumulated
in the intestines, causing death by In
flammaticu or pertonitis.
Dr. Harlandson recommends as the safest
aud surest cure for sour stomach (acid Gys-
pepsia) an excellent preparation sold by
druggists under the nam e of StIart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets. These tablets are large 20
grains lozenges, very pleasant to taste aud
contain the natural acids, peptones Ind sli-
gestive elements essential to good digestion
and when taken after meals they digest
the food perfectly and promptly before it
has time to fern ent, sour and poison the
blood and nervous system.
Dir Wuerth states that he invariably uses
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets in all cases Of
stomach arrangements and finds them q
certain cure not only for stomach. hut
by promptly digesting the food, they create
q healthy appetite, increase flesh and
strengthen the action of the heart and liver.
They are not a cathartic, but intended only
For Stop,ach disease and w ca kueSSpS anil
will he found reliable in any stomach
trouble except cancer of the stomach.
AIldruggists sell Stuarts Dyspepsia Tab
lets at scots. per package.
A little hook describing all forms Of stom-
ach weakness and their cure mailed free ity
addressing the StuartCo.. of Marshall, Mich.
The times., 1897-06-09
st. Louis Races.

ST. Louis, June s.-The races at the fail
grounds this afternoon resulted as follows
First race-One mile. Amber Glints,
to 1, won. Jack Bradley, second; Irish
Chief II, third. Time, :44.
Second ace-Three-quarters Of mile
Sugar Foot, 8 to 2, won; Nick Carter, sec
ond; Loyaletta, third. Time, lis IL
Third race-One mile. The Dragon, to
2, won; Evasea, second; Minerva, thirl
Tine, 1:43.
Fourth race-One and one sixteenth miles
Charlie Ref, TO 2, won' sahrooke. sec
ond. Benamela, third. Time, 1:49.
Fifth race-Five-e'gh 'ghths OF nile. Eth
dion, Z to 1, won; Verify, second; Or. Coop
third Time, / :02 H..
Sixth race-Seven-eighths of a mile. Cap
by, 8 to 2, won; Pelleas. second; Ferris
Hartman, third. Time, 1:29.
The times., 1897-06-09
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS.
Sixteen Events Are to Be Contested
This Afternoon.


The field and track meet of the Wash
fngton high schools, on the campus al
Georgetown College, at O'Clock this
Afternoon, gives promise of being one of
the most successful of the season. The
four high schools have intrusted the
management OF the meet to a representa-
tive committee composed of Hyder D..
Farrow, chairman; Artley Parson, secre-
tary; A. E. Berry, A. Smith, B. AIniss,
c. A. Taussig, G.. Weaver, and f. B.
Watkins There win be sixteen even Is,
includipg a 100-yard run, running high
jump. one-ndIe bicycle race, pole vaulting,
and hurdle races.
The following viii serve as officials:
Manager. Eugene Il. wilkins; referee. Sam
StinemetZ, track judges, J. s. Walsh.
A. NJ Mccormick. and DR.. P. Dess II;
field Judges, b. j. Wefers, j. W. Beatty,
and C. De b. Claiborne; timers, W. E.
Fox, c. A. Cabrera, and E. G. Wilson;
measurers, w K. Larrimore and E. Speare;
starter, w. II. Foley; clerk of course, A.
A. Erly; assistants, c. KarpelIes, Z. a miss,
and A. ParsoD; scorers, j. B. McAneIney
and A. ]. Klapp; announcer, J. Nob..
Hoover.
The times., 1897-06-09
Jones Claims District Championship

Arthur Jones, the clever 11S poundboxer.
claims that he is champion of the Dis
trict at that weight, and stands ready to
defend the title. Arthur has been among
the puGilists in New York, and made far
showing He has friends who will back him
for a reasonable amount, and viii agree
to box before the club offering the most
money The lad is looking well, and can
easily get himself In condition. He has
learned thing or two while in Greater
New York, which viii greatly benefit him
in future bouts
The times., 1897-06-09

Earned runs-Boston, q; Plttsburg, Z.
Two base hits-Bergen, z. Home run
Davis Sacrifice MT Collins. Stolen
bases-Long, Duffy, Stahl, Lowe, DAVIS,
Donovan. Bases oil bails-off Lewis, z; Off
Hastings, 4. Passed balls-Bergen. Struck
out-By Hastings, l by Lewis, /. Double
play-Coiins TO TenDey Attendance, ,o,oOo.
Time of game-1 hour and 50 minutes. Um-
pire-Lynch.
The times., 1897-06-09
End of the Tennis Tournament

New Haven, Conn, June S-The :Inlis
In the doubles in the New England Tennis
Tournament were pla yed off in the Yale
tennis grounds this morning. G. P. Dodge,
'99, and Richard Hooker, so, beat u. r.
Sheldon, 1900, and s. M Hawley, %, by
q score OF 6-3, 60 The third set was
not played owing to the rain This fin
tshes the tournament.
The times., 1897-06-09
Free Entry at Omaha.

Mr. Alien in the Senate yesterday Of
fered a resolution authorizing the entrance,
free of duty, into this country OF certain
articles to be used In the foreign ex-
hibit at the exposition to be held at
Omaha The bill provides for the entrance
of foreign employees as well It's considera-
ton, upon request of Senator Allen, went
over until today.
The times., 1897-06-09
Rain Postponed the Races.

Fleetwood Park, N. Y, June S.-The
opening races of the spring meeting of the
New York Driving Club, which was sched-
uled 10 begin this afternoon, were post
poned until tomorrow on account OF TIL,
rain Today's card will be run off to-
morrow. and the events arranged for to
morrow will occur on Thursday.
The times., 1897-06-09
NEW LINE TO THE PARK.
Work on the Connecticut Avenue
Extension Begun.

EXteuSIOn Begun.
The Metropolitan Railroad Company yes
terday morning began work on an eN-
tension of the Connecticut avenue line.
which, wien completed, will convey pas
sengers direct tt. the Geological Park. Con-
tractor Edw ard Paxton, who has con-
troll Of the laying of the extension, has
go men employed, and viii push the work
to an early completion.
1t is expected that from ten to twelve
days viii be the time necessary Co lay the
track, and that the paving will consume an
additional week The entire extension VIII
be completed by the last week In June.
The route is from the head of Connecticut
avenue. out Columbia road, TO the head Of
Eighteenth street.
The times., 1897-06-09
Ensicn Stone Exonerated.

Secretary Long was informed yesterday
that the inquiry into the conduct OF Ensign
Stone, growing out of his love for Miss
Conde, had resulted in the discovery OF
nothing reprehensible TO the young officer.
and this report was corroborared by
telegram from Admiral Bunce.