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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13
Statement. of Survivors.

From the statements made by the sur
vivors of the race. there were a good many
fakes i'll the reports of insanity among the
contestants. Miller admits that he was out
of his head. He says:
Early Thursday morning / felt the
worst. They say 1 was mutterinS and got
off when West was sleeping. L had an idea
/ was getting away from the place, and i
believe l knew 1 was talking foolishly all
the while, but 1 couldn't help it. The
smoke and dust were worse than at any
other time, and my head began 10 go
around faster than 1 did Sometimes 1
didn't think 1 was riding, and that's when
I walked over to the rubbers and COM
planned that Rivierre and somebody else
were giving me the elbow on the turns.
Kennedy, one of the managers, came over
and talked to me, but l don't know what
he said"
Rice is the only man of the lot except
Miller who will admit that he was not
right at all times. The others say that
the vagaries noticed on the track were
caused either ty them falling asleep or by
actual minor distractions, which, in the
tired condition of the riders eyes, seemed
larger than they were. Rice, who seems TO
have kept careful watch on his feelings.
says that for a while he saw everything
double except his score.
Waller says. THE race q hard one,
but that was more from the circumstances
which surrounded it than from the actual
hardship involved The air was bad and
the dust was awful. If you run around a
small room long enough you viii get dizzy,
and the speed of the bicycles made the big
track seem very small That was respons-
ible for most of the falls and queer ideas
some of the riders got
Elkes-''Pm pretty stiff, but otherwise
I'm all right. L slept seven hours last
night. and that seemed to be all wanted.
1 had good health all the time, and have
gained five bounds since l went on the
track"
Moore-"They say I'm dying; that trac-
tured my skull and am stark. staring mad
Well, I'm not; not by a lot. l got a bad
fall, there's no need to deny that but
got it by falling asleep and riding up on
Fixes hind wheel. That is what threw
me-"
Pierce-.'The thing that bothered me
most was sleepiness 1 weigh just as much
as l did before / entered the race
Scninneer-.1 don't feel any the worse
for wear aside from some Stiffness. riding
around that track made my head swim,
but l didn't go loon at any stage OF the
race"
Rice-'1 was rather sleepy, and when
got into bed it felt good, but otherwise 1
felt able to ride still longer. As matter
OF fact, my chief relief came from getting
out of the vile atmosphere OF the garden
If had my way there would be no snok-
ing allowed while race IL going on. The
talk about my having to be doped with
cocaine is untrue. During the race l did
rot use any liquors or drugs whatever.
Rivierre-"I was not out Of my head and
DID not fall from my wheel. i was run
into by another rider and thrown from it,
But for that fall could have gone on with
my ride. DIR. Hoboldt, my physician, who
handled me throughout will tell you that
he saw no signs of insanity about ME.
To ride continually in circles will daZe any
one for the time being. but that Is not
insanity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13
SILVER CUP PRESENTED.
interesting Exercises at the Central
High School

The students of the Central High School
assembled this morning in the school hall
10 formally receive the silver cup won by
their relay team at the recent intercol-
iegiate games held on Georgetown Uni
Versity campus November 6. On behalf
OF the University Athletic Association the
following students appeared: John F. Kir-
by OF Massachusetts, William NJ. A. O'Neill
OF New York and Fred. Schade of Virginia
Mr.. Kircy made the presentation speech,
&C ngratulating the members of the team
upon their victory and the excellent show
Ing made by them in the athletic world
during the past two years. His remarks
were enthusiastically received.
Mr.. Stuart. captain of the relay team,
received the trophy, with few appropriate
remarks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13
CREEDON-McCOY BoUT.
Party of Pugllists Leave Chicago for
New York Today.

CHICAGO, December 13.-Col Hopkins
and his puSilistic party, consisting of Dan
Creedon and Joe Choynski and Benny MUIR
ply, Creedons trainers, will leave the city
today for New York, where Creedon is to
meet Mccoy on December II for what is
properly supposed to be the middle ,ht
championship of the world, although the
men will not be obliged to scale before they
go into the ring.
Quarters for the little party have been
engaged at Coney Island, and Creedon
will remain there until the afternoon of the
night Of the battle.
The former Australian never looked bet
ter in his life. and says he is in the best
conditlan of his entire career. He expects
to weigh close to 165 pounds when he faces
the Ohio man in the ring He also thinks
Mccoy will be close to that weight him.
SELF. Tracey will probably not see the con-
test in which his foster brother has so
much at stake. He has been training
with Crecdon at Palos Park for his coming
contest with Joe Walcott on December Il
A trip east and back would hardly improve
his condition. Walcott is training at Roby
for the Tracey fight, and has for COM
panion the gigantic Armstrong, with whom
he has IwC lively Set-tOS each day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13
Potomac Lodge. X. of H., Choose.
OGicerR.

At the annual election of officers in Po-
tomac Lodge. No. 1924. *. of H.. held Fri
day evening. the following were chosen for
the ensuing term. ending December 81,
1898: Dictator. John F. Nichols; assistant
dictator, VIM. S. Darby; reporter. II. S.
Darby; financial reporter. James W. Wis
Ber, treasurer. J. d. Terrill; chaplain. c.
Shambaugh; guide. Gustav Maier; guard
ian, Warren Dexter Fales; sentinel. Geo.
G. Dennison; trustees, John NJ. Emory.
Geo. Il. Abrams and c. Shambaugh; rep
resentative to Grand Lodge, Geo G. Den
nison; alternate, NJ. eastman.
Installation of the above officers will take
place Friday evening, January IA. 1898, at
the hail. No. 413 10th street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13
Greek Church Property.

In decision handed down by Secretary
Bliss in the matter of the occupancy of
certain lands in Alaska. it is held that the
title to the property Of the Greek Church
having been acquired from Russia, the
land is not public. and therefore not SUBJ
ject to entry, and being owned by the
church at the time of cession, continues
to be owned by it. The Secretary says the
department has no power to remove the
occupants from the land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13
Junior Foot Rail.

The Young Princetons defeated the ORR
oies. team from the southwest, at foot
ball. Saturday, the score being u to t.
Hendley, Ball Niedfedt and King made
the touchdowns for the winners, and Har-
tigly for the Orioles. Both teams will re-
ceivc challenges from all teams whose
average weight does not exceed 96 or 81
pounds. Address Mr.. S. H. Knox or King,
642 10th street southeast, captain of At
lantics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13

American Machines in German Shops.
Hiram s. Maxim in the Engineering Magazine.
When the German government COM
menced to make rifles on the interchange
able plan they imported a large quantity
of gun-making tools from the United States.
manufactured for the most part by Pratt &
Whitney. The superiority of these tools
was at once apparent. The result is that
the Germans at the present moment are
making machine tools of the American type
in vast quantities., but, vast as the produc-
tion is, the demand is still greater, and to-
day the great firm Of Ludw. Loewe q Co.
has four times many orders as IL is able
to fill, and is now putting up extensive
works at a cost of f5OO.0uO. II was only a
few years ago that any one equipping a
machine shop in Europe obtained the great
er part of his Woodworking machinery
from England, but today the obsolete, awk-
ward and comparatively high-priced Eng
lish tools have been completely driven out
of the market by the German-made Amer
lean tools. Not only have the Germans Sc
cured this market, but they are also send
ing their tools in large quantities to Eng
land. 1t is true, however, that these Ger
man tools are not quite up to American
standards. The iron is not quite SO good.
and the accuracy is less. Nevertheless they
are very much superior to the ordinary
English tools, and Germany today is the
most serious competitor that England has
This may not be very agreeable reading for
Englishmen, but there is nothing to be
gained by suppressing facts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13

Evolution was the topic discussed at
the meeting yesterday of the Secular
League. Addresses were made by DR.. J.
r. Hayes. DR.. Dunn, DR.. Henry Farquhar,
Attorney VIM. Birney and Capt Seville
paper was read by DR.. L. R. Klemm,
and DR.. w. A. Croffut read a poem. A
committee of thee, consisting of DR..
Croffut, c. c. Carter and the secretary of
The league. was appointed to investigate
the status OF the Newsboys Home in ref
erence to its being. as alleged, a sectarian
institution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13

Two bags Of oats were found near New
York avenue and list street yesterday
afternoon. They we're dropped there by
colored man. who is supposed to have
became frightened before he could get
away. A good description of the man was
obtained by the police. and he will prob
ably be apprehenGed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13
WASH. B. WILLIAMS,
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Xmas Gifts

Don't try to make your selections
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over 500 new designs in Fancy
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Over $50 styles Children's New
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And hundreds of spic span, new
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13

The Fort Myer foot ball team was de-
feated by the Western High School Satur-
day by score of to o. The game was
interesting. the star play being a run Of
nearly sixty yards by Taussig for a touch
down.
Two painful accidents marked the prog
ress of the contest, which was most excit-
ing throughout. In tine first half, Jennings
of Fort Myer received a painful cut over
the left eye. but steadily refused to retire
During rush by the Western team in the
second half Frank Gordon of that team
was badly hurt. his upper lip being LAGER
ated by contact with the teeth. After the
wound was dressed Gordon retired, Newton
being substituted
After the contest, which closed about 5
O'Clock, many of the Georgetown contingent
remained at the fort to witness the dress
parade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13

play. the winner to receive three points
and the loser two at the play-off.
The club members will engage in the COM
petition for the presidents cup December
20, and another match, consisting of medal
plays for two prizes, will be held the week
following
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13
Three-CushiOn CarOm Record.

Jacob Schaefer. the billiard player, broke
the record of the three-cushion game in
America Friday night at Chicago by max
ing a run Of ten points. The wizard was
playing an exhibition game with Cation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13
ChinaWare.

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Chocolate Cups TO match l3c.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13
Mrs. Richmond,s Themes,

Mrs. Cora L. ". Richmond, pastor.
preached yesterday morning before the
First Association of Spiritualists on 'The
Paths Of Wisdom that Lead to the Tenn
pie of Light" and in thu evening on ssThe
White Stone; Its Oriental Meaning"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13

The Franklin Chess Club is holding a con-
tinuous tourney. lasting six weeks. At the
end of about four weeks 800 games had
been played. When this tourney is over
the club will commence it's championship
tournament.
Mr.. Jackson w. ShoWalter is expected in
the east soon, ready for another match with
PillSbury for the championship of the Unit
ed States.
The Brooklyn Chess Club has begun it's
annual championship tourney with twelve
entrants. Napier, the young expert is
favorite
F. J. Marshall. junior champion of New
York state. defeated Ching Chang, the
see, New York. in game recently. One of
the New York dailies published an article
about Ching Chang short time ago, in
which the attendant on the Chinese figure
was reported as stating that she had no
recollection of the automatcn ever having
been defeated.
Mr.. Allen Prender is making an excellent
record in the championship tourney at the
Washington Chess Club. He has defeated
Allen and drawn with Thomas and Harris
IL is his first attempt at tournament play
and therefore his good showing is all the
more unexpected. He Is in fast company,
ana may not be able to keep up the pace,
Dull ne mas shown already that he has chess
ABILITY, and only needs development. Below
Is gwen the score of his game with Mr. ].
w. Harris Of Alexandria, Va 1t looked for
having pawn the advantage He weaken
ed toward the end, however, and allowed
Mr.: harris to recover the pawn, draw re-
Sultfng.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13

ed less deadly to Ireland than all these
years of peaceful ruin.
Unless reforms are granted England Will
hear Of the Irish question as they hear to-
day of an Armenian question. Unless Eng
land ceases to rob Ireland she will have TO
take the consequences. which will be sep
aration. The celebration of our great rev
olution should be made worthy of the
heroes whose memory we honor. OF Wolfe.
Tone. Fitzgerald, the Shears, William Orr.
McCracken, Emmett and the countless
others. Our platform must be broad. Let
us put to one side for the time all party
differences, and show the world united
front"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13
The Omcial Statistics.

Miss Come alluded to the English asser-
ton that England has furnished the United
States with the principal part of her popu-
lation. She said that the official statistics
prove that this is not true. She read from
the letter published in pamphlet form) OF
j. ID. O'Connell of the treasury statistical
bureau, published short time ago in an
swer to an article by President Eliot of
Harvard University. which contains Off
cial figures to show that 40 per cent of
the immigrants from the British Isles are
Irish.
The address was concluded with an earn
est appeal to the Irishmen in this country
to attend the celebration in Ireland and to
assist in receiving the friends of the revo-
luton from France. She was loudly cheer
ed when she had finished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13

me game was continued for about tWen-
" moves more, and finally resulted In q
draw. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13

Glen Echo Cologne, 4-oz.
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An immense stock of all the
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Miss Comes Address

untlr1ng ana unceaSlng QeVOtlon OF the
Irish people to their native land. No mat
| ter to what lengths they may be driven by
| the tyranny of England, they never forget
their sad mother country"
Speaking of the proposed arbitration
treaty between England and America, she
said:
ITO us in Ireland who are fighting for
| liberty it would be a most cruel blow to
see this land helping and supporting Eng
| land, the very symbol Of old-world tyranny.
England's hypocrisy in this matter is ap-
parent. How can an empire whose fabric
is built up by bloodshed and on the ruins
of weaker nations talk OF peace and arbi-
tration? Why. the English press boosted
of the thirty-four great wars Of Victoria's
reign. If England SO >loves the principle
of arbitration, why does she not arbitrate
the Irish question? We would willingly
leave our cause to the justice of the United
States or any international tribunal.
Patriotism Triumpked.
'Mr. Chamberlain replied when the re-
public of the Transvaal suggested arbitra-
ton: We English are dominant nation.
1t is preposterous to talk to us Of arbitra-
ton The patriotism oS the United States
Senate triumphed, but England will make
another effort to secure the ratification of
the treaty. When I came through London
heard Englishmen boasting that this time
they were sure Of success. Fellow coun-
trymen, as Irshmen and as Americans, 1t
is your duty to oppose this English treaty
to the utmost. and to make your will felt
In this matter. England would not dare to
make war on this country.
During the reign of her most gracious
majesty the population of Ireland has de-
creased from eight millions TO four and a
half: over one million of our fellow coun-
trymen have died of want and starvation
and famine fever in a land of plenty which
an alien government has reduced by sys-
tematic plumber. Ireland has become the
by-word for poverty among the nations of
the earth. 1t appears to me that constant
revolution and bloodshed might have prov
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-11-04

great fcrvor and elrncstncss. His OK
haustive labors are thought to have led
directly to his death.
Henry George was born in Philadelphia
on Sept. ., 1889, and as a boy went to
California. He drifted into journalism
in San Francisco and attained some celeb
rity as a writer OH political theories. In
1870 he published Progress and Poverty,
which acquired a worldwide reputation.
In it he rave the result Of his investiga-
tons among the poor Of the great cities
and his theories for reform. About the
same time he first expressed his plan of
taxing property on a single ~value-that is,
taxing the land itself and not the i'm
proyements thereon. This was the origin
Of the single tax doctrine.
In 1880 he removed to New York. The
following year he published a volume on
Ireland and England. His publications
Of various theories on political economy
made him one of the best known men in
the country. In 1886 he was the candi-
date of the laboring element for Mayor
Of New York, but was defeated by Abram
$. Hewitt by $4,000 votes. He led Thco-
dore Roosevelt, the Republican nominee,
by 5000 votes. Ever since then MIR.
George has been more or less identified
with political movements.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-11-04
AngOra Goats in Africa.

In addition to as flourisling god and
diamond industry South Africa has an
Angora goat business which Is import
ant. There are now some 100000
goats IN that colony and, although not
pure bred, the fleece is very fine, glossy
and silky, from four to six inches long.
weighs from five to six pounds and
produces mohair as perfect in quality
and as beautiful in luster as any fur
nished from Angora. Although the
port Of Turkish goats has been for some
time forbidden 200 were allowed two
years ago to be sent to the Cape. whero
they averaged $3.50, some bringing n
much as 81, $50. The goats are shearcd
in June and October, the wool bale6
and shipped to England. which receives
one-tenth Of its supply from the Cape.
the value OF the fleece In 1905 being
about So, 100000.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-11-04
SOUTHERN TRADE FRUSTRATED
BY the Yellow Fever Bugaboo in Many
Of the States.

BY the Yellow Fever Bugaboo in Many
of the States.
A very distressing state of affairs exists
in the States Of Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana on account Of the yellow fever
plague. These States have guarantees
against each other. Commerce has been
almost entirely abandoned in the southern
half Of these States and the railroads have
practically ceased running. The plague
coming at the beginning Of the cotton
marketing season will work IN injury that
it will probably require several years to
repair.
The panic that follows the announce
ment of u case Of yellow fever in a South
crn town cannot be imagined elsewhere.
This disease is the Southern bugaboo.
1t is a mysterious malady that travels al
most entirely by night, and the IAysi-
clans have never learned much about it.
The disease in each epidemic is so differ
ent in its manifestations from what it
was in preceding e%pidemics that the ply
sicians are almost invaria bly, misled in
dia gnosing the first eases that appear, and
the plague is epidemic ia most places be-
fore it is recognized rs yellow fever.
This has e G the experience Of al
most every city that has been affected
this year. Montgomery, Ala. had about
fifty cases. it is believed, before the ex-
istcnce of the disease was announced by
the Board of Health. Under the State
quarantine law every town. city. hamlet
and community stood ~quarantined against
Montgomery. The people became panic
stricken at once. The trains from there
had to pass through the State without
stopping, but as rapidly as they could be
filed into stations they were loaded down
with passengers. The mad rush has con-
tinued almost up to this time.
The disease has within Il month spread
throughout the territory from New Or,
leans to Memphis, Tenn, and Montgom-
cry. The death rate in the present cpl
demic is ~phenomenally small and the
greatest injury will therefore result from
interruption to business. Frost is due in
a few weeks and u heavy frost is always
death to the epidemic.