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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-08

ten most preposterous article to the Daily
Mail about this fire. He says they do these
things better in the United States. But Mr..
Ralph may go to. He 'cannot impose upon
sensible Englishnaen with such Transparent
fairy tales. Several Of them have written
to the papers to say SO without the slight
est hesitation. 1t Ia a pernfcious habit with
the Yankees to be perp6thally claiming
that things are done better in America
part of their offensive policy of brag. Mr..
Ralph must take Londoners for children to
try to gull them with such fiction as that
firemen in the United States habitually
sleep with their boots beside them. and
jump into these same boots to slide down
pole onto their engine when wakened by
fire alarm. This would be most undig
niied, circusy performance, even If it were
practicable, which every grown person
knows 1t is not. His story, too, that Amer
lean firemen dynamite buildings and tear
them down summarily to stop the spread
of fire, if tried, which is hardly credible,
Is another proof of Yankee elawlessness, of
piece with the lynchin4s which occur
daily in Boston, New York and Washing
ton. with the connfvance Of the best citi-
zens. OF course, the property of law
abiding Englishmen could not be confis-
Gated and destroyed, without action by the
county council and board of aldermen and
a commission to assess damages What is
all this rubbish Mr.. Ralph writes about
water towers and extension ladders and
chemical engines and electric fire alarms,
is asked. No such devices have ever been
seen in London, and there is considerable
doubt if they exist, except as fantastic
machinery for display. If they amounted
to anything, London would have them, for
did not Sir Eyre Massey Shaw, a predeces-
sor Of Commander Wells, visit America TO
inspect the fire service Of the cities, and
did not he announce upon his return that
lie had seen absolutely nothing new that
was worthy of adoption. and that London
had the best fire department in the world!
In Use for a Century.
Who can question that the methods of
the London fire force are perfect, for have
they not been pursued for upward OF a
century without great change? "All honor
to Commander Wells and his brave fire
laddiesr' exclsim the newspapers. they
sit upon Mr. Julian Ralph. If these Yam
KEGS desire to learn to fight fire with dig
nifty decorum and elaboration, let them
come TO London and learn.
November %.
Since the foregoing was written, the
London county council has held a meeting,
and swept away all controversy. Col. Rat
ton, chairman of the fire brigade commit
tee, presented a report, under five heads.
The first and fifth follow:
II. That the fire engines, escapes and
men were on the spot in a remarkably
short time"
"V. That London is ahead of any other
town in the world in the matter Of it's fire
brigade"
The report was adopted unanimously the
morning newspapers announce and amid
cheers"
approve the lawless course of Commander
Wells in driving on the sidewalks. That.
said a councilman, was dangerous prece-
dent. X. NJ. &.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-08

From the New York Times.
The torpedo boat Stiletto arrived at the
Brooklyn navy yard yesterday from the
training station at Newport, to be fitted
with a system Of pipes and valves for sup
plying liquid fuel to the fireboxes under the
boilers in place of COAL which is used at
present. Chief Engineer Edward Farmer.
in charge of the bureau of steam engineer
ing at the Brooklyn navy yard, has for
some time past been busy preparing plans
for the alterations.
As yet liquid fuel is in an experimental
stage 1t has. however, been tried with
some success on the two torpedo boats con-
structed for the battle ship Maine, and also
on several of the vessels Of foreign govern
ments. The system to be tried on the
Stiletto is Of novel design. and combines
many improvements. Should the tests prove
as successful as anticipated. the system
will be extended to several other vessels.
1t Is claimed that with the use OF liquid
fuel in vessels Of the torpedo boat class a
considerable quantity Of the space now
used for coal can be utilized for machinery;
that they will be able to stow SUFFICIENT
fuel to steam nearly twice the distance they
cover with their present coal capacity; that
the liquid fuel IL much cleaner than coal
and can be handled with fewer men in the
fire rooms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-08
Capital Traction Extension.

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
Inc Dill introduced in the House today
oy MT. Richardson of the District commit
tee permitting the Capitol Traction Com
lany to disfigure the envrons of the Can
IDOL on the north and east deserves and
should receive, the condemnation of the
community at once b street from :st
street west to Delaware avenue over which
II is proposed to run double tracks has
only roadway of thrty-fye feet nv ac
tual measurement from curb to curb and
double tracks of rapid transit cars on this
exceedingly narrow street absolutely de-
stroy the value of this street to the prop
trty owners for the purpose of a roadway
III would be impossible to back I'M q coal
cart 10 any one of the houses, to say moth
ing OF the deafening clang Of bells through
t"o-tnlruii OF the night. This street is built
up with nne houses, and 1t is the national
inaugural parade route, and a double track
Iapiu transit route on ii would be an out
rage. This same bill proposes to run a sin
gle track from the Baltimore and Ohio sta
tlon up New Jersey avenue to the Capitol
grounds, and also across the entire width
of the east front of the Capitol utterly de-
stroying the beautiful plaza, and making of
the nation capitol simply depot or rail
way station for the street railways The
capital Traction Company has done MANY
Things to commend ii to the good opinion
OF the Washington public, and has the full
90 hBitHS lCI IT'S recent misfortune, but
II should not do this thing, because 1t is a
great wrong to private interests a blemish
upon the Capitol, and with its high speed a
menace 10 the lives of congressman as they
cross and re-cross from the committee
rooms, of Supreme Court judges and the
thousands of visitors who walk to and from
the Capitol. 1t is not as if there were no
other way of approach. 1t already has one
that Is the least objectionable, and in its
continuance there is no wrong DONE The
traction company would like to have it I'M
derstood that the grade south of the Cap
itol is too great for the new electric cars
This is not true, for the company already
has from its contracting electric supply
company guarantee to send the cars safe
ly and certainly over that grade under the
most crucial conditions. The real reason is
one of competition with the Metropolitan
company. This same privilege of running
cars on street north of the Capitol has
been repeatedly sought by other roads, and
as often denied, and it would not only be
retrograde step in civilization to allow it
now, but 1t would be unfair to the other
companies who have been refused The
Capitol plaza Is also a great thorouglSare
for wheelmen going east and west. and
rapid transit cars across their route must
multiply the loss of life. Furthermore, one
public school (the Arthur, between list
street and New Jersey avenue and b and
c streets) will be completely girdled with
these death-dealing cars, and many little
innocent victims will be sacrificed. 1t is
hoped that all public-spirited citizens will
Join in the protest against this outrage.
EDWARD w. BYRN,
81 B street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-08

If you want to buy, sell
or exchange anything,
lease property or rent
rooms, want a situation OF
want help, it will pay YOU
to announce the fact in the
advertising columns of The
Star. They are closely
studied by more than three
times as many people as
read any other paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-08
Brishtwod Chaptee omcer..

Brightwood Chapter. No. o. R. A. NJ, at
Its last regular meeting selected the fol-
lowing officers to serve the ensuing year:
1. B. McE.ltyre. high prizes; w. E. Nalley.
king; w. G. Piatt. scrtbes A. Frey. sec
Lamond. c. of H.: =. J. Lung. p. g.; w.
]. Tucker, r. A. c.; Charles 3. Gross, M.
Of 30 "; Angus Lamsnd. +. Of ID ", and
H. Yost. er.. reappoiAted, sentinel. There
were also at this meetings three petitions
received for the degfses md membership.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-08
Personal Mcmillan.

Frederick Emory, chief of the bureau of
foreign commerce, State Department, who
has been seriously i'll for two weeks past,
has recovered sufficiently to be able to re-
sumo his official duties.
Frederic L. Moore has left the city for
a ten days absence in Florida
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-08
White, 0eo. n. y. Y. :"
Zenor. W. r. Ind. z18 N. Capitol Ut.

District Attorney Olcott will accept the
appointment to the vacancy on the city
court bench caused ty the resignation Of
Mayor-elect Robert A. Van Wyck In New
York city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-08

want" ads. in The Star pay becsos>
they bring answers.
Evening star., 1897-04-09
THE INTERCoLLEGIATE MEET.
All the Entries in and a Full Classi-
GcafiOn Thereof,

All the Entries ina and a Full Classi-
ficaiOn Thereof.
The following is full list of the colleges
and schools entered in the coming intercol-
legiate and interscholastic athletic meet,
at Franklin Field. Philadelphia, in their
different classes Thirty-nine college teams
are entered, making the largest entry of
college relay teams ever brought together.
These, with thirtyseven preparatory
schools. make up list of events which
have never been equaed The intercol-
legiate relay races are:
One-mile mpionship-Harvard, Yale,
Lafayette, Georgetown, Carlisle Indian
School, PennSylv ania.
Two-mile championship - Brown, Yale,
Holy Cross. Pennsylvania.
FOur-mile ampionShip-Carlisle Indian
School, Georgetown, Pennsylvania.
Glass I-Cornell, Lafayette, Lehigh, Col
umb.a
Glass II-Swal: :hmore. Rutgers Haver-
ford. College City of New York
Class III-Amherst. Boston College, Dart
mouth, Brown, Massachusetts, Institute
Technology.
Glass N-Rucknell, Franklin and Mar
shall, Gettysburg, Dickinson.
Glass E-Johns Hopkins. St. Johns Col
lese. Columbia University. Maryland Uni
yersity.
Glass VI-State College. Western Univer-
sty of Pennsylvania Villa Nova, Hahne-
mann.
In the intercollegiate races the Central
High School of this city is entered in class
WILL one of its competitors being the Cen
trail High School of Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1897-04-09

A Cheap and Simple Way to Give
New Pieces the Ivory Tint.

A Cheap and Simple Way to Give
New Pieces the Ivory Tint
From the Neg, York Sun.
Nowadays, when small casts of the great
pieces Of statuary are beginning to replace
the hopelessly inartistic bisque shepherds
and shepherdesses of decade or two ago,
1t is q matter of economy for the mistress
of the house to understand the art of
''ivorizing." The glaring white Venus of
Milo which one may purchase from the
basket of the peripatetic art dealer. may
be made softly mellow and beautiful at
about one-tenth of the price necessary to
buy her already "mellowed." The medal
lion heads of the poets, musicians and con-
querors of the world with which aesthet-
lcally intellectual young persons love to
adorn their rooms are also much improved
by being subjected to the mellowing pro-
cess.
Besides the cast. the requirements for
the work are cake of white soap. pow
dered raw sienna and turpentine. with a
large stock of patience. care and pains
taking. The process. with all its different,
trying periods. requires about three days.
The first experiment should be made
either cheap or damaged casts.
FIJI two large tins or basins with water.
Then make the water very soapy by rub
bling in 1t a cake of white soap. Use the
contents of one of these vessels for bathing
your cast. Afterwards let 1t become thor
oughly dry. Then take the second basin:
put into the soapya water enough powdered
raw sienna to color the water to a pale tint
and bathe your caa with the solution three
times. allowing it to dry between each ap-
plication. The raw sienna Is deceptive, and
1t Is better to give three washes and pro-
duce gradual shade than to use the wash
but once and produce a too somber effect.
The tinting Of st2nna is then put on
with brush. NeNt melt some beeswax on
stove or above the gas and thin. it with
turpentine. Pours this mixture over the
cast. and the result OF your labors is ready
for room with dry atmosphere. where
touch Is that of polishing with dry cloth
or a bit of chamois
Evening star., 1897-04-09
IN SPORTING CIRCLES
Rain Prevented a Game With the
Athletics.
COMING MTERCOIIE IEGIATE RELAY RUN
Program of the Passaic River Re-
gatta.
Program Of the Passaic River Re-
LOU BIERBAUER TO RETIRE

The diamond at National Park this morn
Ing resembled a miniature lake, the water
being several inches deep on the base lines,
while the outfield was as soggy as a swamp
The continued rain knocked out yester-
days game with the Athletics of Phila-
delphia. and there will be no game today.
Should the weather clear off this evening
the chances are good for game tomor-
row. as the grounds dry up very quickly
and the sroundkeeper anu his assistants
will go to work Immediately to place them
In shape.
After discussing the details of the game
In every particular this morning in the
dressing room the players came down tewn
to Photographers to sit for a group pic
ture of the club.
Evening star., 1897-04-09
PASSAIC RIVER REGATTA,
Local Rowing Organizations Have Re-
cefved Invitations.

cetved InvitatioaS.
Officers of the local rowing organizations
have received invitations to enter crews in
the twenty-tEird annual regatta of the
Passaic River Amateur Rowing Associa-
ton. at Newark, May 81
Each member of a winning crew will re-
ceive handsome gold medal Every club
represented by winning crew will receive
hand-embroidered silk banner Four
massive solid silver cups. known as the
Triton. Passaic and Eureka Challenge Cups
and the Evening News Cup are in addi-
ton offered to clubs winning the senior
singles. senior eight-shell and junior eight
shell events respectively. If the Evening
News Cup should be won three times by
Evening star., 1897-04-09
SaRsufIIY Arreated.

Gen. Julio Sanguilly and Colonel Lachuga,
hearing that warrants had been issued for
their apprehension on the charge Of aiding
and abetting a Cuban expedition, surren-
dered themselves at Jacksonville Wednes-
day afternoon to the United States officers.
They Were taken before United States Com
missioner Eagan. and their hearing was
continued until Saturday morning. The in
formation was furnished by Senior Potous,
Spanish vice consul at Jacksonville, and the
amdavit states no time or place at which
alleged offense was committed. He Is said
to have sworn to the information at the
direction of Minister DeLome. The prison.
ers were remanded to the care of j. NJ.
Barrs. who became surety for their appear
ance Saturday.
Evening star., 1897-04-09
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Evening star., 1897-04-09

The University of North Carolina defeat
ed Lafayette for the second time yester
day by score of to 3. This victory
speaks well for the strength of the Tar
Heels, Lafayette defeated Virginia and
the Catholic University of this city. The
strong team, from all indications. Lafay
cite is a quick-fielding team and a team
that is quick on the bases. and yet North
Carolina made three double plays. the last
at first. Up to the sixth inning the game
was errorless but after that Lafayette
seemed to so to pieces and seven misplays
are credited to them. North Carolina made
one more hit than the visitors and made
but two errors in the field.
Evening star., 1897-04-09
Basket Ball.

The regular league game of basket bah
between the teams representing the Cor
coran Cadets and the Eastern Athletic
Club was played Wednesday evening at
Carroll Institute han. and was won by the
former team. the being TO /. The
game was clean and well played. and among
the spectators were Manager Gus SchmelZ
and most Of the Washington base ball team
The winning of the game virtually places
the CorcoranS second in the championship
of the local league this year.
Evening star., 1897-04-09
Missouri Horse-Brceders' Law.

Gov. Stephens of Missouri has signed the
horse-breeders' bill, passed at the last ses
sion of the legislature. and it will go into
effect In June. The bill prohibits any more
than ninety days racing in q year at eny
one track and provides that pool selling
can only be carried on at the race tracks.
Evening star., 1897-04-09
Mu.t Haxe a Licen.e TO DRINK.

The South Carolina supreme court has
rendered a decision which aff1rms that no
man can keep any liquor in his house or
place of business for a lawful purpose, such
as personal use. unless the vessel In which
It Is kept has certificate upon 1t from the
state LIQUOR commissioner.
Evening star., 1897-04-09
The Court Tennis Champion.

George l.. Fearing. jr., won the amateur
championship of the United States at court
tennis yesterday afternoon on the Il. A. A.
court, defeating his clubmate, L. NJ Stock
ton. in a five-set match, 3-G G-5, 6-4, 81,
Evening star., 1897-04-09
Reducing the Price Of Gas.

The New York senate has passed the bill
to reduce the price of gas In Greater New
York cents per 1000 feet each year until
the price is 81 per 1.000 feet. The house b
expected to pass the bill
Evening star., 1897-04-09
Billiard. Mt Chfcaeo.

In the billiard tournament at Chicago
Wednesday night Sutton beat Gallagher, 400
to 240: winners average, 90.
Cation beat MaSgioli, 400 to 3G4; win
ners average, II .,}-:l9
Evening star., 1897-04-09
"Preps" Badly Rcnten.

The Iowa and the Columbian Univer-
sity preparatory school base ball teams
played Wednesday afternoon at Kalorana
Heights, and the preps were defeated by
II to 1. Atchison and Drake were the bat
terry for the winning team, and Barnes a,Ni
Tyndall ofiiciated for the preps. Only five
called on account of darkness The Iowa
team is composed of Barney. left field;
Drake catcher: Atchison, pitcher: White
second base: Carter, short stop: Sigourney
third base; Burner first base: Connor
right field, and Hurley. center field. The
team would be glad to arrange games with
other amateur teams OF the District whose
ages will average eighteen years under.
Address all challenges TO Paul White, 1862
Vermont avenue.
Evening star., 1897-04-09
Central High school Wins.

The Central High School base ball team
and the LIE Droits played a second game
Wednesday. the High School boys redeem
ing themselves by winning. q to 0. White
pitched splendid game for the Cen.rals,
while the team behind him showed a
marked improvement in batting and run
ming. He struck out seventeen men. The
lie Droits were handicapped by the ab-
sence of two regular players, and did not
bat UP to their usual form.
Evening star., 1897-04-09

Brown won her second game of the sea-
son yesterday, defeating Fordham by
score of IL to ). The new men again
showed up well. and. although six errors
were made by the team. four of these are
credited to Phillips at short. who was IN
tured but Dluckily continued in the game.
keily's wldness aided Brown materially
Brown made but two hits more than her
opponents. but punched those secured in
the second and fifth innings. Brown put
up fast fielding game, making two dou-
BILE DlayS
Evening star., 1897-04-09
BIERBAUER TO RETIRE.
The Veteran Second Bnseman Refuse
to Go to St. Louis.

to Go to St. Louis.
The Pittsburg Club has been informed
that Louis Bierbauer. the second baseman,
transferred from Pittsburg to st. Louis,
authorizes the announcement that he has
retired. He was not favorable tc the trans
fer and has determined to quit ball playing
Bierbauer has become the owner of a sa-
loon in Erie. Pa His injured ankle which
caused his layoff last season. is entirely
well. Bierbauer signed ST. Louis contract
several weeks ago.
Evening star., 1897-04-09

McCabe's University School occasioned
somewhat of surprise yesterday by de-
feating the University of Virginia by a
score of to Z. The varsity team tried
all sorts of experiments and put up a
wretched exhibition OF ball playing, even
allowing McCabe to make double play.
Evening star., 1897-04-09
COLLEGE BASE BALL.

LaAAayetie NoheSe 10 heei ueoTSetO"A
University Tomorrow.
The Lafayette team plays Georgetown on
Georgetown field tomorrow afternoon The
University of North Carolina does not
come to this city. SO that the relative
strength of the latter and Georgetown will
have to be decided by comparisons between
Virginia and Georgetown and Lafayette
and Georgetown.
Evening star., 1897-04-09
Young Bnll Players,

The WrIgleys opened the season by de-
feating the Young Stars-12 to IL. The
manager Of the Wrigleys, Harry w. Wallis,
Box A, Atlantic building, would like to
hear from teams under eleven years of
age. Also from teams under thirteen de-
sirirg to play the Second De Montrevilles
The I. c. Us have organized for the
season and would like to hear from all the
iocal teams whose players average thirteen
years or age. The lineup is as follows:
w. McKernan and J. Boyland. catchers;
J. Lisbon. J. Ryan and J. Fitzpatrick,
pitchers; J. Howard. first base; j. Ryan.
second base; J. Boyland, third base; J. Nc
ke1nen, short stop; j. McDermott, left
field; J. Condor. center field: j. Whitney,
right field; Major and Lirgback. Address
challenges to ]. Fitzpatrick, captain. 1884
Sd street
Evening star., 1897-04-09
Dept.

Only the highest grade medicinal
and pure cooking Wines aud Liquors
are sold. No fancy prices
Our specialty-old Belma whlsky--
yrs. old. s3 per gal or 9oc q-.
Hermitage Pure Rye, yrs old, 81
gal, per ct, 81.
Hanuisyille Pure Rye Whisky, S
yrs. old, 50 gal, per qt.. 81 70.
Pleasant Valley Sweet Caiawha
Wine, zoe. gal.
Booths Genuine Old Tom Gin. SSc.
bot
Dogshead Bass Ale and Gu!ncss
Stout, per dozen bottles. Sl75.
Evening star., 1897-04-09

Ch0ynski and Smith Mntched,
Den"er Ed. Smith yesterday met Joe
Choynski. and they signed articles for a
twenty-round bout. to take place in New
York city early in May. Smith will train
at Sheepshead Bay.
Evening star., 1897-04-09

property OF that club.
The Passaic river course is known to
oarsmen generally. as one of the finest In
the country. Two national regattas have
been held there In 1873 and in 1888
All races, except the eightsoars will be
one mile straightaway; eight-oar races,
one and one-half miles straightaway.
Evening star., 1897-04-09

We are making a very handsome
assortment of Chocolate Easter Eggs,
at the popular price of l5c. to 81 so
each, according to size. Names will
be written on them free. These are
decided novelty, and orders should
be placed at once, as delay may
mean disappointment, for we may
not be able TO make enough Of them,
as great many orders have already
been placed.
Evening star., 1897-04-09

Customers tell US daily that IL no
longer pays to bake their own pie..
We use only the best ingredients 10
our Pies-using the famous Cali
fornia" Flour. Our Lemon Pies are
unrivaled.
Lemon Pies, 1sc each.
Mince Pies. 1sc each.
Apple Pies. lsc each.
Peach Pies, lsc. each.
Custnrd Pies, 1sc. each.
Cocoenut Pies. 1Se. each.
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