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Evening star., 1897-01-30
W HIST.

The Columbia Athletic and Albany Whist
Clubs are today playing for the challenge
trophy of the American Whist League
The match occurs at Albany, n. Y, and
will consist Of forty-cight deals, one-half
this afternoon and the remainder this even
ing. The Washington club will be repre-
sented by Messrs. Jules Woo.en. captain:
A. G. Stafford, ]. r. Hampton and DIR. E.
G. Walls. They left last evening for the
capital of the empire state.
The second match under Mr.. Stafford s
comparative system was played at the Co
lumbia Athletic Club on Wednesday even
ing last Messrs. Taliaferro and Childs OBJ
tained top score, 4s plus. The only other
plus score was made by Goodale and
Swearingen who made plus. The lowest
score was over 30 minus. being a differ
ence of about 50 points between the top and
bottom scores
Monday evening the crack short suit four
Of the Capital Bicycle Club, viz: Messrs.
Barrick, Low, Carr and Quackenbush, were
taken into camp by a team from the Wo-
mans Whist Club, who defeated them by
three tricks in eighteen hands, duplicate.
The ladies gained one trick i'm the first
round of six hands, two in the second round
and the third round resulted I'm a tie. The
total score was to q. The short suffers
strove to regain lost ground i'm the last
round and gained three tricks on one deal,
but this was eQualiZed by three singles.
The woman's club team consisted of the
Misses King. DAILY, Ravenburg and Quack-
enbush. They play Foster without the
short suit innovation. A match between
them and a team of ladies from the Wash
ington club, on / street, is probable in the
near future.
At the Capital Bicycle Club last Saturday
evening the following scores were made I'm
the compass whist match for prizes:
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Sites WON EASILY.
second Race of the Skating Cham
pionship Series.

pi0mshiP Series.
The second race in the series for the skat-
ing championship of the District and Mary
land which was held at the Convention
Hall Ice Palace last night, showed clearly
where the championship should rest. 1t
was won by Sites In such handy manner
and by such a lead as to leave no doubt In
the minds OF all who saw that there is no
one in this vicinity who can best the cham
p.on on racing skates.
lance was two miles. or twenty laps. The
starters were Sites, Hewes, lie Mat,
Hawes, Cassin. Williams and Morris, and
the seven men we're allowed to go In one
heat. Sites spurted from the first and OBJ
tanned a good lead before his competitors
knew that he was fairly of. LIE Mat, Nor
ris and Cassin made a game effort to keep
up with him, but on the eighth lap Cassln
was used up and withdrew. which gave
some color to the story that Sites lost
through carelessness his race the night
before. Sites kept up his swift pace, and
II was not long before he had Tapped
Hawes three times and Hewes and VIII
liams twice. All this time LIE Mat and
Morris were doing splendidly. and 1t re-
ouired all Of Sites speed to make up lap
on them. He had just passed LIE Mat and
caught Morris as the pistol was fired for
the end of the raca. beating the latter by
Just one lap. Le Mat by lap and a quar-
ter and the remainder Of the BUNCH by a
lap and three-quarters. Hawes meanwhile
having dropped out. The order In which,
Evening star., 1897-01-30
Basket Ball.

The week in basket ball circles has been
quiet. and only one game has been played
that was enough to cause some good re-
suits The team Of the Washington Ath-
lctic Club won game at last, and that
has been enough to elevate them in their
position and make them tie with their OPP
ponents for fifth place. The fight between
the two clubs viii doubtless prove inter-
esting. hut, as it now looks, the struggle
between the two clubs will be close, though
many believe the Queers will wind up at
the rear end of the procession.
As the clubs stand row their positions
seem to be unique. There are three clubs
tied for sec md place aEd two for fifth
place. A single game is very apt to make
q big change In tine positions of the teams.
The Light Infantry holds the lead by a
good margin, and II seems likely that this
team will wind up the season at the head.
with a record equal to. or nearly SO. that
OF last year.
The standing of the clubs up to date is
an follows:
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Wendell, Pennington, Collins and Sho-
walter; lost to Johnson, Potts and Muir
ray, and drew with Pedal Moore Quaid
Harrison, Walker and Sheridan.
A match between the Washington and
Anacostia clubs is being arranged.
One afternoon this week Mr. Mundeile
was in down town business Office where
checkers is a fayorite pastime and played
several players. One of them surprised
him by getting three games and several
draws, though the champion won more
than he lost.
Evening star., 1897-01-30
BOWLaNG.
An Exciting Set of Tenpins Rolled on
the Saengerbund Alleys.

An Exciting Set of Tenpins Rolled on
the Saengerbund Alleys.
The most exciting set of tenpins this sea-
son in the District Bowling League wera
rolled upon the alleys of the Washington
Saergerbund last night, between the Saen-
gerhund and Carroll Institute teams, and
for the fourth time these two clubs again
split even, each winning game. The first
game was won by the CAROLS in the last
frame by the score of 773 to 75S by the
Saengerbund-
The second game was the most exciting
of the set, and was not decided until
Bruegger of the Saengerbrnd made a
strike in his last box, winning the game
for his side by the score of 753 to 742 by
the CAROLS. difference of only II pins.
Rice Of the CAROLS made the difficult spare
OF 40: Bruegger made the highest score
Of the evening. ISL pins. and the best aver
age, 169 1-2 piEs: Stone of the CAROLS
made the highest score for his side, lG7
pirs. and Rice the best average, 15S pins
The score follows:
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cHECkERs.

On last Saturday evening Mr.. W. B. Mum
dellle, the checker champion OF the Dis
trict, gave an exhibition Of simultaneous
playing at the rooms of the Washington
Chess. Checker and Whist Club on 18th
street. Opposed to him were most Of the
strong players In the District. Interest
was added to the occasion by the fact that
Mr.. Mundeliie presented each winner OF a
game from him q copy Of the Bristol
Draught Player. The champion won four.
lost three and drew six. He won from
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CHESS.

No change occurred In the relative stand
ing Of the players In the tournament at the
Washington Chess Club as result OF the
weeks games, except that Walker Is now
a tie with O'Farreal for second place.
Tharp continued his string Of victories
Saturday evening by defeating Tibbetts In
French defense played by Tharp. The
latter won piece on the tWenty-third
Evening star., 1897-01-30

The following game was played in the
individual match tourney at the Washing
ton Chess Club between Mcssrs OFarrell
and Walker, who are tied for second place
in the present tourney. Captain O'Farreil
surprised his opponent by accepting
queens gambet; then he won a pawn by
excellent play. and maintained his advan-
49,
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move. and his opponent resigned after thir-

ty-siX moves.
Gwyer also played a French. defense
against Walker. The game proceeded even
ly for fifteen moves, when Walker was en-
ableG to push through on the kings side,
getting a pawn to the knights seventh,
" h!ch was subsequently queened. He ef-
fected a mate on the thirty-ffth move.
Tharp is a half game ahead OF MS near,
est rivals for first honors O'Farrell and
Walker, with but three games to play. He
is playing very good chess at present. and
has excellent chances of winning first place
However. he has yet to play Hanna, OFar-
rell and Walker, each of whom is pushing
him for highest honors.
The score to date is as follows:
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J. T. wAI-KER s0Ns, soa ioTH sr. NV. 07H-
pet Anisg. Felts, Fire Brick and Gay, Asbe1eoa.
Paints. Brushes. Lime. Cenent. tive aaA tAreo.
III Roofing Material. ~
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-05
Mr.. Brya1's Visit to New York.

William j. Bryan's continued in.
sistence upon the issues presented
during the campaign that resulted
in his defeat is manful and admira-
BILE. Another man, some mere self.
seeking politician. would have made
haste to drop those issues rs useless
however excellent in themselves, end
would before this have discovered
some new issue that promised better.
But MIR. Bryan is of difFerant stuff
lie captained the host of bimetallism
not for the honor that was nor for
the loot that might be- but because
the battle cry he sounded had Birth
In bis heart and brain and conscience
that is to sap, in the soul of him.
when the shock of battle came and
be was repulsed, he believed truth
was repulsed with him; and truth
could not become untruth because
Vaoo'ooO citizens were vanquished
by a somewhat larger number. If
bimetallism was right November Q
1t was right November A, If wrong
prevailed. it cannot prevail forever,
Breeds Hill was followed by York
town, Bull Run by Appomattox.
Abolition was overwhelmed with
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-05
TRUSTEES SALE
Valuable Real Estate.

WHEREAS, by deed dated 10th day of
May, 1891; and of record in the clerk
office of the countyIcourt of Tazewen
county, state of Virginia, Thomas G..
Harris conveyed to- w. K. Labar and
A. j. g. S. D, May certain lot of land
in the town of Riohlands, county of
Tazewell, state of Virginia, known and
designated as lot no five (5), in sec
tion number three (8) Plan A, on map
of said town: In Trust to secure a bond
or obligation of said Thomas G. Harris
to The Iron Belt Building and Loan As
ISOLATION, of Roanoke, Va; and,
=. WHEREAS, the said w. X. Labar hays
ing removed from the State of Virginia;
and,
WHEREAS, defauIt having been made
in the pay ment of said bond or obliga-
ton, and having been directed by the
beneficiary in said deed 80 to do, the
undersigned, trustees in the county of
Tazewell, state .of Virginia, will, on
the Goth day of March 1897, at II 80
O'Clock a. m, proceed to sell on the,
premises, in said town of Bichlands, as
public auction, to tile highest bidder,
all that certain lot of land in said town
of Richards, Tazewell county, State
of Virginia, known and designated as
lot number five 10y, in section three (s),
Plan A, and bounded and described I'M
said deed of trust as follows:
BEGINNING at point in the east side
of Suffolk avenue 100 feet north of the
Intersection of Front street and the
easterly line of Suffolk avenue, contain
ing in front on said Suffolk avenue
twenty-five (25) feet, and extending
OF that width eastwardly between para
lei lines at right angles with said ave.
nue., one hundred and twenty five (125(
feet to the alley fifteen (15) feet wide.
TERMS: CASH. There is due on said
bond S1592.55, as of February list. 1897.
a. j. & S. u. MAY, Trustees.
February 18th, 1897.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-05

United indigDities 10 be heapel up.
on the American flag and American
citizens in Cuba without having de
manded that the honor and dignity
| of this country be upheld by Secreta-
ny Olney and President Clevelar d;
and he is entirely right in maintain
ing that if his recommendation are
not to be acted upon he is no longer
of any use in his capacity as Consul
General aud might as well return
home.
While it seems to be true that he
has not resigned his position, his
demands have resulted in the carry.
ing out of his views, and the Span.
ish government, it is said has issued
orders that moro care must be taken
IN the future IN protecting all the
rights of American citizens in Cuba
1t is characteristic of Cleveland to
desire all OF his subordinates to be
mere figure heads aud executors alone
of Cleveland will, and General Lee
deserves credit for refusing to act in
such mental capacity, particularly
when the rights of American citizens
are Observation-Disclosures State.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-05
ELECTRIC BIrrERS.

Electric Bitters is medicine suit.
ed Tor any season, but perhaps more
generally needed, when the languid
exhausted feeling prevails, when the
liver is torpid and sluggish and the
need OF a tonic and Alternative is
felt. A prompt use of this medicine
mas often averted long and perhaps
fatal bilious fevers. No medicine
Will act more surely in counteractine
and freeing the system from the ma,
larlal poison. Headache. Indiges.
ton, Constipation, Deafness WELD
to Electric Bitters. soc. and 81 OO
per bottle at A. f. Hargravcs Drug
Store.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-05

Fremont four years before the au-
thor of the emancipation proclama
ton was elected. Cobbes and Bright
were jeered at and discredited, but
the Corn laws were repealed. Even
the characterization of silver was not
effected the first time effort was made.
SO Mr.. Bryan full of hope and con-
lidence, refuses to desert the unpros
porous cause, and persists III cham.
pioning it onward toward prosperity.
. lie make himself more disagreeable
than ever to the monometallists who
fondly believed they had buried the
silver question for good and all, and
would thereafter be allowed IL peace
to count their gaius. But that Can
not DO helped. We are sorry, but
the whole is greater than any of it's
parts. and the interests of the nation
are paramount to those of any class,
however respectable and rich.
MIR. Bryan's lecture in Carnegie
Hall last night was diguified and
dispassionate discussion of the mon
ey question. Tonight in the same
place he will consider the subject Of
free coinage in the same dignified
aud dispassionate way. The inter
est that has been shown in these two
utternnces, as in oil his utterances
everywhere since az well as before
election day, augurs we'll for Demo.
cratic triumph two years hence. Aud
even should the augury prove false
only good and no evil can come out
of sober agitation of great subject
by nation OF free men.-N Y. Jour.
nal.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-05

Our neighbor, the Clinch Valley
News, is advocating % State Con
stitutiOnal Convention. We won.
der if it will adhere to its position
until the election in May? If it
does it will find out how little it is
backed by public sentiment in
Tazcwcll on the Convention cues.
tlon.-Tazcwell Republican.
Our ncighbor, from the above
would seem to doubt the sincerity
of the NEWS in supporting the
measure alluded to, and we wish
to inform the Republican that
when we set ont advocate Il meas
ure we do it after mature delibera.
tion, and stick to it though every
other voter of the State should Old.
pose us, unless we be convinced
that we arc wrong and the oppo.
ncnts of the Constitution COnvcu.
ton have no reasons to give for
not holding such Convention Int
OF the most partisan kind. And
as for being hacked by public sen.
tlment in TazcwelI county we
have only to say that we feel we
are only performing our duty in
advocating the above measure
though office holders and polite.
ians may deem it unwise to hold
the convention at this time. AS
we have never held all office and
are not fishing for one at the pres.
ent time, it is our privilege to adj.
vocate such measures as we think
will benefit the State of Virginia.
and we are sorry to say that we
cannot say the same for some of
the opponents of the Constitution.
al Convention. To use a homely
phrase we would advise our
neighbor not to smeasure our corn
by his half bushel.n
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-05
MAS0Nic.
What Makes a Mason.

If brother should be asked by
qualified member of the Craft "What
makes you Mason?' he might be
able to give such answer as would
satisfy the inquiry, aud yet not tell
the actual fact as to what makes n
Mason.
Some think that after going through
certain forms and ceremonies they
are full hedged Masons; nay. they BE-
lieve that such is the case whe u their
names are affixed to tho lodge roll.
But it requires great deal more
than this to make Mason. He
may become member OF Lodge;
he may attend the meetings aud ev.
en- take part in the work, and yet he
no more of Mason than if he had
never joined the fraternity. 1t is not
membership that makes a man Ma.
son any moro than the mere atten
dance at a church will make a person
religious.
What, then, makes Mason? 1t
is the following out of the principles
taught by Masonry. 1t is the throw
ing off Of those selfish instincts which
actuate the ''man of the world,' and
becoming of the society of friends
and brothers. 1t is to set as ide self
interest and to devote tho heart and
soul to the true teachings of Mason
ry. 1t is to be charitable to all, not
only i'll action, but in word and
thought. 1t is to do unto others
as would DO wished for from them.
1t is to pay proper reverence to
the Creator, and never to mention
His Holy Name except in reverential
manner. 1t is to avoid nil intemper
ance and excuses, so as to keep the
mind and body unimpaired and fit 10
perform the necessary duties of life.
1t is to deal justly with all and to
walk uprightly before God and man.
1t is to preserve a spotlcss reputation
and so to demean oneself as to be be-
yond censure and reproach.
But some will say, II cannot spare
the time from my business to do all
that Masonry requires" There is no
reason for man to neglect his bust
ness in order to be Mason; in fact,
Masonry teaches that the ordinary
avocations of life must not be neg.
lected Yet it should be to act as IL
Mason even in the transaction of bus
mess. To bea good Mason there
should be honesty of dealing, rem.
dering to every man his just due
without distinction.
The employer should act Justly
aud fairly with those he employs,
and the workman. to be good Ma
son, should have the interest of those
who pay him his wages as much at
heart as If he were working for him
self He should be upright in all
dealings, and be worthy to be taken
by the Land by everyone and every
where. He should be man in ev.
cry sense of the wor1, and render
unto others those kind offices which
he would. under similar circumstanc
es, wish to be rendered unto him.
Such actions makes n man Mason
not mambershipl-Nonh's Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-05

WIRGINIA:-IB Clerks Office of
Tazewell Circuit Court March 5, 1897.
A. Nj. Willard and w. l.. Britts, con-
tractors and builders and late part
ners in trade under the firm name and
style of Willard & Britts,
Complainants,
vs.. In Chancery.
F. Pirk and Amelia Pirk, his wife, Re-
gina Feldstein. James S. Browning,
w. w. French, trustee, and the Balti-
more Building and Loan Association
of Baltimore city, a corporation,
Defendants.
The object of this suit is to enforce
the lien of judgment against F. Pirk
for S400.00 with Interest from 10th Sep-
tember, 1892, and 81. so costs at law and
to subject to the payment of said judy
ment certain lots of md mentioned in
the bill, and to set aside as fraudulent
certain conveyances made by F. Pirk to
Regina Feldstein and Amelia Pirk,
which conveyances are described in the
bill. And it appearing. from affidavit
on file in said office that Regina Fele-
stein is non-residentof the State of
Virginia, it is ordered that she appear
here within fifteen days after due pub,
LEGATION of this order and do what is
necessary to protect her interest in this
suit, and that copies hereof be publish
ed and posted as prescribed by law.
A copy-Teste:
II. BANE HARTMAN, Clerk.
Chapman 81 Gillespie, p. q. 3.54t
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-05

ern Republicans In Congress.
Some men would rather lead i'm
hades than follow in paradise.
Walker seems to be one Of them
Charlottesville Progress.
The general did not talk that
way few months ago when he
was posing as the successor of
the glorious Jackson as comman-
der of the "Stonewall Brigade"
But in the good book it is told
that Esau sold his birtliright for IL
mess of pottage, and Walker has
followed his example.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-05

III there be man in Virgiaia of
whom the people of the State
should be proud that man is Hon.
Jho. W. Daniel. His speeches IN
the United States Senate on the
aroItfation treaty with England
and the Cuban question were
IN raster pieces of oratOry and clio.
quence and Northern papers sneak.
ing Of them editorislIy say there
has been no speech made in Con.
gress~since Che days of Patrick
Henry and Jefferson to compare
with this eloquent yirginian. And
yetTight here 10 his own State.
among socalled Democrats sthank
s'od they are few in numbery, there
Is an effort being made to turn
him down at Che next election,
But the Hfeh at the head Of this
movement are known and are
being watched, and the voters OF
Old Virginia may be relied on to
see that no scheme to turn down
the eloquent Daniel, be is ever so
cunning, willsaceeeJl,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-03-05

WE HAVE all heard and read
about the Indignation and anger
OF the European nations Civilized
as they call themselves) at the
treatment Of the American Chris.
tians, and the resolutions drafted
and adopted in our own country
OH the same subject, and thought
that those who had the power
would put an end to the atrocities
OF the Turks in the East. But
now it appears that those who
were lOudeSt in their cries Of down
with the heather, have turned
their guns on the Christian nation
(Greece), because her king had
the audacity 70 do what the 9th
ers refused to do, and declared
that the Turks should stop their
6utchery at the point of the sword.
The action of the powers is a dis
grace to the civilization, and
proves that their sympathies have
been with the Turk, or they would
have long since have acted as the
King of Greece would have done
had he been permitted by these
drafters of resolutions.