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The times., 1897-04-09
DIAMOND DUST.

First Baseman Dawson, Of the George
towns, is still an inmate of Emergency
Hospital, but he is progressing nicely and
will be discharged today or tomorrow.
Manager Schmelz had TIE team at prac-
tice yesterday morning. Al Maui, though
not a Senator per Sc, donned uniform and
exercised his salary arm and other ball
playing apparatus for an hour.
Secretary Robb is working overtime
these days writing out ladies passes.
Charley Abbey, who is a Quill-shover Of
Speneerian eNceIency. is assisting in
putting the coveted bits of pasteboard in
the hands OF tile fair fans. Over 5000 OF
the cards have been issued up to date.
Jimmy McJames has allowed a bit OF
black TO sprout on his upper lip, which gives
him very cavalierish appearance. Jimmy
in answer to the quips of his comrades
says another year will afford him a mus
tache every bit as bristling and piratical
as that of Chip" McGaT's.
Among the bids for the city of Gin
cinnati sinking fund bonds was one for
$4,000, the bidder being William E. Hoy,
the mute outfielder, who offered par for u
block of the bonds, and his letter was ac-
conpanied by certified check for the
amount named. His offer was too low.
silver King is not a very commm-
cative person, and his silence at this time
.snot a courceof wonder to those who know
him best. Along toward April % silver
and his hat bag and other baggage viii
arrive at National Park. And il can lie
depended on that he VIII be in Al con-
dition when he reports.
Mr. Earl Wagner went over to Phila-
delphia Wednesday for the purpose OF
bringing his family to Washington. He
The times., 1897-04-09
A NEW LIGHT UPON
LII HUNG CHANG

For those who have been in any way
behind the scenes in China, the whole story
OF Ii Hung Chang's European progress
would he most entertaining comedy were
itnot so huTnIliating for our Western world.
One can afford to smile at the unconscious
irony which bestowed the nickname or
1.-The Bismarck of the East" upon the one
ChinaInan, who, more than any other in
dividual, is responsible for the disasters Of
the most TuiuOus war waged by China in
modern times but there is something pain
fully incongruous for an EngliShIGan in the
photograph which now hangs in Ii Hung
ChauC's reception room, representing him
side by side with the venerable patriarch
of Hawarden, whose personal uprlghtnesS
and nobility of character not even the
bitterest OF his political adversaries has
yenturedto aSpeTSe. But apart from merely
sentimental considerations 10 is hard to
conceive how Ii Hung Chang succeeded
in posturing as he did before the nations
of Europe not only as an earnest rerOTmer,
but as a sort of dictator. holding III the
hollow of his hand the future policy OF
China Whatever influence ne may have
welded IN the past, his authority was
known to have diminished almost to the
vanishing point before he started ON his
travels.
His mission was, from the outset,
deception Russian diplomacy had sug-
gested that China should be represented at
Moscow by q pIinCe Of the imperial blood,
and when that suggestion had to be dropped
| Lii Hung Changes name was put forward
and accented as a compromise. From the
European point of view he stin possessed
a greater prestige than any other Chinese
official. and from the Chinese point OF
view. especially from that OF his adyer-
| saries. the doubtful hOnOrs Of mission
| among the "Outer bdrbarans' could only
/ add to the discredit into which, as the
nerOtiatOr Of the ShimOnOSeki treaty ne
| had almost iTretrievably fallen a { home.
| That Ii Hung Chang is tCO intelligent
/ and shrewd an observer not to have dIawn
| some useful conclusions from his travels
| in the West, may be readily granted. In
/ deed. one remark made by him since his
| return. TO the effect that nothing struck
| him more tnan the reality Of all he saw
| in Furope as compared with the h0liowness
| and sham. or, as it is called here, the
'smake see Of things i'll China, goes
| straight TO the root of his cOuntry's weak
| ness. But one may be permitted 70 doubt
| whether had he the power, he would have
! the energy or sincerity Of purpose rcqui-
| site for any serious attempt to apply the
| lessons which he may have learned, con-
| sidering how entirely have been waStedu upon
| him during the last twenty or thirty years
| the many similar lessons he must have
! learned from his visits 10 the flOuTishiHg
| Furopean settlements in China or from such
| n brilliant instance OF successful foreign
administration as the imperial maritime
/ customs London Times
The times., 1897-04-09
Jockey Club Declarations.

Brooklyn, April S.-The Brooklyn Jockey
Club received a number of declarations for
the important purses TO he decided at the
spring meeting They are:
Parkway Handicap -Avoca, Mount Nc
Gregor II, Harrington, Bright Phoebus
Brookdale Handicap-Hayo Harrington,
Bright Phoehus, Stephen ]
Mapleton Handicapped Rigg.
Montauk lightweight Handicap Mount
McGregor II, Salisbury ii, AureIiau, Conn-
sellor Howe, Myrtle, Harrington.
Patchogue Counsellor Howe, Sherlock,
Fratello.
Preakness Fast, St Cloud, Falcon,
Frateilo, May Lauren.
Amazon Hazeldean, Poor Girl.
Clover -Hazeldean, Florence, Beatty
Manhanset Star Powers, Ben Nevis,
Bitter Root. Hazeldean, Bannockhurn, Ma jor
Barker, Gold Hunter, Falsehood, Brenton-
wood, Dilusti
Roslyn -Gibralter, Star Powers, Pen
Nevis, Bitter Root, Hazeldean, Bannock-
burn, On Time.
Hanover 81 fleur, Star Powers, Pen
Nevis. Hazedean, Bannockbnrn, Major
Barker, Florence, Beatty, Brentonwood.
Bedford Sifleur, Star Powers, Ben
Nevis, Hazeldean, Bannockhurn, Brenton-
wood
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Suggestions to Wheelwomen.

How many wheeiwomen would know
what to do if they found themselves stand
ing guard over a disabled fellow -bicyclist
on IL lonely country road? How many
would have the faintest idea about the
proper treatment for sprained ankles,
broken wrists and cuts while some slow
going farm-bOy-was making his way TO the
nearest village for doctor? Lanentably
fewi
a broken arm causes great deal of pain.
To ease it. and also TO cure or mend it, ap-
ply splints-any flat and strong pieces Of
wood will do-insidc and outside The arm:
tie them firmly and place in sling. This
is for the upper arm: the same FOR the fore
arm. only bend the arm, having the thumb
upward.
Now as to a broken leg: put long splintS
such as the stick of IN umbrella or small
walking stick, or anything of the kind avail
able, on both sides of the leg, and banda ge
them tightly above and below the fracture,
and then tie both the limbs together.
A broken collarbone is easily bandaged,
but takes a long time to mend, and is very
troublesome. Support the shoulder Gy Il
pad under the armpit, sling the arm, round
the body very tightly, put broad bandage
having inside it the elbow and forearm
pressed tightly against the body TO keep
the broken bone in place. one of the usual
signs if a cola rbone be broken is the ina
bilitv of the sufferer to let the arm hang
without great pain.
For flesh wounds, wash and apply wet
rag or handkerchief. If an artery is cut,
the blood will come out N jerks and be OF
bright red color. so apply a banda &c very
tightly on the side nearest the heart and if
possible on the artery when it passes over
a bone near the wound.
Venous bleeding is slow of running and
is of a dark purple color, andis stopped by
bandaging with tournlquet-a haIldage
with knot in it is Cne, the knot being
pressed on the vein or artery and tied Sc
curely-New York Journal.
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The New Woman.

a subscriber asks what the New Woman
is She is a fignlent of fancy, the creation
OF imaginative Journalists in whose copy
alone she lives, moves and has her being.
Elsewhere sheis undiScoverabie. The term
is q label when it is not d libel. The one
New Woman was Eve. Succeeding types
have been unsuccessful in not resembling
her They are all her daughters There
their newnesS begins and ends. Occa-
sionallv woman exhibits "a masculine
trend But there is nothing nOvelin that.
Sappho did, so did Cleopatra, so did Boa
dicea, so did number OF other ladies whose
names were familiar to us in the nursery.
we have but to beckon them out of history,
and look them up and down to see that
the heroines of the past, like the women
Of today, are quite identical in this. they
are everyone of them different, ard yet
absolutely the same They vary indiyidu-
ally and collectively because it is their
nature, but the primeval type in unchanged
Woman today is as she ever was.
Itis but her moods and modes that alter
In this country, within the last ten years,
for a variety of reasons that extend from
higher culture to hard times, number or
young women have dispensed openly, as
they ever dispensed privately, with that
chaperon who was the melancholy survivor
of the duenna of the past. These young
women earn their own living, they earn it
very we'll, very decoroUsly, in fashion
entirely becoming. Their various employ
ments-in which may he catalogued every
thing from decorative art to stenography =
are practically new, but the practitioners
themselves differ in no other wise from the
young women OF long ago. Some are
sweet, some are not, but the heart of
them aud the instincts are unaltered.
EDGAR SALTUS.
The times., 1897-04-09
S5 A MONTH
IS ALL
DR.. YOUNG
Cor. 9Th and r SITS f,

Will allow you to pay for medicines and
LTedJuICDI. Wnegner you nave one, Two Ok
a half dozen ailments.
His new scientific methods OF treating al
Chronic Nervous Blood and Skin Diseases
are undoubtedly the greatest ana most ef-
ficacious known 70 the medical world
The absolute certainty with " hich linger-
ing and Iong-standing chronic diseases
yield to DR.. YouDg's treatment 8 simply
astounding and marvellous. The glorious
triumphs and wonderful successes achieved
by tins eminent specialist IN me treatment
of all manner OF diseases OF man, woman
and child must prove or absorbing interest
ease and pain.
DR. Ouh2 5 system OF telling the patient
In advance that the fee VIII be but 30 q
month for his professional services, and
that no additional expense VIII lie added
for all medicines required TO effect a cure,
Is but iUst and equitable. For tnlS small
fee DR. Young treats all diseases. and no
disease is too difficult for him 70 TelleVe-
ordinary affections, IKE CataTrh. Asthma,
Bronchitis, sDepsia, Diseases OF the
Liver, Spleen, Kidneys, Bladder, Rectum,
Bowels Night Emissions Sexual Weakness,
Lost Manhood and all affections of the
Eve. Ear. Nose, Throat and Lungs yield
Ike magic TO DR.. YOuDgs wonderful treat
Iuent. Structure, Vaucocele. and Hydro
cele cured safely and permanently, with
out cutting or operation. A legal gnaran-
tee IN every case accepted for treatment
Confidential Office hours. daily, 10 to B.
Monday and Thursday evenings, 70 8.
Sunday 10 To 2
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dain and Brum were the only winning
favorites. Weather Geld! Track sloppy.

dain and Brum were the only winning
favorites Weather Geld! Track sloppy.
Summary:
First race-six furloi1gs. Vengeance.
104, Gardner, o to 2, wBn; Euydam, 107,
William, to 1, second;qCynthia H., 102,
Hart, % to l, third. Time, 1:19
Second race-Four and a half furlongs.
Lady Dsdain, los, HilI, to 5, won; Ny
Maryland, 105, Hart, 40 to l. second,;
Uarda, loo, Reiff, 90 to /, third. Time,
0:59 1-2. 5a
Third race-One mile and seventy yards
Parson, 94, to 1, won; d. L., SO, McClaun,
80 to j, second; winthrop, 81, Chenault,
to 8, third. Time, 1;64 3-4
Fourth race-Five furlongs Brum, n3
Gatewood, 2 to ] /, won; Astor, 1O3, Hill,
TO 2, second; Ruiz, 100, MiIburn, 6 10
/, third Time, 10Y.
Fifth race-Seven furiongs. NJ s NJ
pekin, 106, Hart, 2 10 /, won; Sagwa, 103,
Beauchamp, 8 To / second Lanard b,
1O6, Reiff 3 to j, third. Time, "a 12
The times., 1897-04-09
Natlenal science Clubs Lecture.

The rain had no dampening influence
on the enthusia SIN of the large audience
that gathered at the National Museum yes
terday afternoon to listen TO Miss Mary
Proctor. the astronomer, who lectured
before the National S Science Club on Other
Worlds Than Ours
Miss Proctor concluded with forceful
description of the total eclipse Of the sun
as witnessed by her in the Arctic Ocean,
and as she stepped from the platform the
audience arose unanimously and rendered
her a vote of thanks.
The following officers, elected for the
ensuing year, were then announced: Mrs.
W A KeIlerman, Columbus, Ohio, presi-
dent; Mrs. Almena B. Williams, Washing
ton, d c., vice president; and Mrs. Laura
osborne Talbot, the general secretary
of the club.
The times., 1897-04-09
COMPANY DIS BIG SMOKER.
Members of tie Popular Organiz.,-
tion I'm the Role of Hosts.

The spacious armory OF the Washington
Light Infantry was the scene last night
of one of the most congenial gatherings
it's four walls have ever contained. The
occa sion was the annual smoker of
Company ID, w. l.. l.
Among those present prominent in local
military ciIcles were Capt. Allison NailGr,
Capt John S. Miller, Company ID; Capt.
Andrew Boyd and Capt Charles Childs,
of the staff; Capt Charles Ebert, Lieut.
G. X. Luce, surgeon; Lieut.. w. NJ Arnold,
Lieut.. II j. Keough, Company a, Lieuts.
w. Marshall and Howard Bell, Company ID;
Lieuts. j. F. Grant and S. Porter House,
Company b; Col. G. f. Wood, formerlymem-
her of staff of the governor of Ohio; Will
liam Knox and Capt Jeese Lee, Company
@
The members OF the company and their
guests to the number of goo, were COM
fuItably seated about six immense tables
and joyful evening was passed.
The hit and feature aud surprise or the
evening was the buresquc on "Seeiy 5
Dinner with a dance by Little Egypt
which carried the house by storm. The
program was long but very EMO yableo one
The times., 1897-04-09


viii return this morning, accompanied 10y
Mrs Wagner and Master AMI Miss wagner,
the two very interesting children of Ids
household. The Washington masnate VIII
make the capital his home during the base
bali season.
The fans hope that Maui viii be able to
effect satisfactory arrangements with the
Washington management. and that his
arm will prove good and strong. The club
needs such pitcher, and III he Is able
to work twice week or even once q
week, his services would be OF incalculable
benefit Maui, with his wing right, is one
of the great pitchers of the League, and
in old-time form he would land the Sena-
tors in the first division.
Second Baseman Childs, of the Athletics,
is brother of dumping" Chiids, Cleye-
lands great guardian of the keystone sack
If the youngster is anything like as good
ball PLAYER as the sawed-off Spider he will
be able to hold his own in Atlantic League
company. Ball pIa wing ability seems to
run in families, as witness the Tebcans,
poyles, Delehantys and others that Iould
be mentioned who have several OF the same
blood wearing uniforms.
The baltimore News tnSCuSSeS tne " dSh-
ington clubs manager in this vein 'Gus
ScnncIz rs the only bench manager who
takes an active part in the training OF ms
team. Gus dons uniform and takes part,
not only in batting and fielding, but heads
the long walks. runs and bicycle trips OF
the Washington players. Manager SchmelL
was never a professional bail player, but
he was a rafting good amateur, and was
once on the point of going out with Il circus
TO fiji an engagement as leaper and
tumbler''
The Athletics arrived from Philadelphia a
Yesterday morning and registered at the
Lawrence. The players took advantage OF
the off day TO see the sights of tn" capt. al.
Next to Il team of losers and tail-endcrs,
rain decreases the revenues of club owners
more than anything else. Jupiter PluvIus
and his lowering and leaking skies have
placed many gray hairs on the heads of the
macnates Rain in Philadelphia on the
| afternoon of July 4, in 1895, cost the
Messrs. Wagner $1,000, as the Senators
were TO play the Quakers, AMI the ;ndica-
tions were favorable for an attendance
| of 90, 600 or more people. This is Just one
| instance there are many others.
Umpire Tim Hurst says: About all !
! read about baseball now is that this and
that player is training hard and preparing
| TO play the game of his life Never a
word, nl.nd you, about the umpire. SO !
have decided to get in shape, too L VIII
leave in a day or two for my home In
| Ashland, Pa, where l viii AXE f1ve-rilic
| runs daily and prepare myself to umpire
the game OF nay life the coming season.
The local fans hope that President Young
will find it convenient to assign the
tow-hcadcd Timothy TO the opening games
between Washington and Brooklyn at Ma
| tionai Park Not that favor'ism is eN-
| pected, but that Washington rooters iik,
/ Tim, and are always glad to see him, no
/ matter what his decisions are.
The times., 1897-04-09
BRADY HAS HIS HOPES.
Thinks Corbett Will Get on Another
Match With FitZ.

New York, April S.-''Corbett has not re-
tired from the ring, and will not SO long
as vestige OF a chance remains for another
battle with Fitzsimmons," said William A.
Brady, Corbett's manager, this evening.
II think there will be another match, J"
added Mr. Brady. 1T may be year
before it can possibly he realized. But
my reason for believing that it will ulti-
mately be arranged is that rs per cent
of the people of this country, in myopinion,
are in doubt today as to the merits ofthe
Nevada contest and who was the real
champion of that battle. Corhett clearly
lost the fight on a fluke- Fitzslmmons
has admitted it, He admitted it to eX-
Senator ingalls, and several other men at
Carson City"
The times., 1897-04-09
a Dickens Letter.

1.-The story of the Cleveland woman who
took such deep interest in the fate OF the
sick child in the Fildes painting she saw at
the Columbian Fair" said Well-hnown
Clevelander, reminds me that there was
Cleveland woman living in the East End
few years ago, who, when girl, was the
heroine of a somewhat similar incident, 1t
was at the time when Dickens Curiosity
shop was appearing in one of the popular
London periodicals as a serial The lady
of whom | spoke was q school glri, but not
too youngto en- joytheromance. Herparents
lived in the great city, and no reader IN al
the metropolis was more eager to devouf
the latest installment of the story When
it became evident that Little Nell was fast
fading from this life a strong protest arose
of letters beseeching him to spare her hie.
ph hysician wrote to him that the $ mock OF
the child's death would be fatal TO one OF
his patients. Butt great author could not
be moved from his outlined purpose. III was
necessary for the unity of the romance
that Little Nell should die.
THE lady OF whom l spoke was as deeply
moved as any of the other sympathetic
readers, and she, too. made written appeal
to the author.
"'Dear Mr. Dickens she wrote, please
let Little Nell live, aud oblige your loving
friend, Mary
Much To her own and her parents sur
prise she received a reply.
MY dear, loving friend, the great nov
eist wrote, Il am very sorry, but fear
cannot save Little Nell. Believe me, she
will be much happier where sheis gong an d
you must not grieve for her Faithfully
yours, Charles Dickens.
This letter was cherished souvenir Tor
several years, but in the confusion OF NOV
ing, when the family came to this country
it was lost, fact which the owner has
never ceased to deplore. cleveland Plain
The times., 1897-04-09
DiSilluSionizfng- e

They paused at the ruined wall Of the
old hacienda. The sun was declining The
night wind drearily whistled in the valley
below.
Suddenly a mournful hee-haw smote
upon the shuddering air.
The young girl shiyered and drew ner
scarf about her.
How eerie that sounds" she murmured.
"Earv?'' he repeated. wonderingly.
then ne quickly added: Yes, it's donkey
all right"
And the romantic young girl turned away
with a stifled sob. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The times., 1897-04-09
Methods to Relieve Flood sufferers

Under The program that Secretary Alger
has mapped out for the distribution of re-
lief to the sufferers in the flooded district
effective service will undoubtedly result.
The Secretary has divided the Miss
issippi Valley into six sections, TO " hich he
has assigned the following: Col Sanger,
Inspector Generals department.; Capt.
Martin, quartermaster's department; MAJOR
Craig, signal service department.; Capt.
Clark, ordnance department. Lieut.. Reich
man, Ninth Infantry; Lieut.. Rowan, Nine
teenth Infantry.
These officials departed yesterday Tor
Memphis, with instructions 10 ascertain
the number of refugees along the river and
back districts, the loss Of life, damage
to property and the quantity OF supplies
required by the suffering people.
The times., 1897-04-09
To Give President New Veto Rights.

Representative Shafroth, of Colorado,
silver Republican, wants to give the
President chance to veto items II appro-
priation bills He has, therefore, intro
duced a bill giving the President the power
to pass adversely on any paragraphs he
pleases The bill provides that any items
thus vetoed require separate two-thlrds
vote in each House before they become Law
AL parts ofbils not vetoed become law the
moment they receive the Presidential sig
nature, regardless OF the subsequent tate
of the vetoed amendments
The times., 1897-04-09
Hospital Aid Society Meeting.

a called meeting Of the Georgetown
Hospital Aid Society was held yesterday
at 4 p IN, at the Arlington Hotel
Owing to the very unfavorable weather
the attendance was limited
The Iueeung, in the absence of Justice
Morris. was presided over by the Rev. j.
Havens Richards, president of Georgetown
College.
The report showed that since the last
meeting of the society, held three weeks
ago, S4,o07 had heen subscribed to the
building fund, making in all $15,5S2 al
ready pledged 20 the building committee
for the new hospital.
The times., 1897-04-09
Toboppapinp on the Bible.

At place down in Maine, which needn
be named there lives a small boy naihca
Jonathan Longfellow, who is tina or
fourth cousin of the poet, and he isa great
boy, too.
One day a friend of the writer was
driving past Jonathan's house, ana sa"
the boy engaged at little distance in slid
ing down hin on the slippery crust on some
thing That was not sled. What could IL
be?
Evidently the scrutiny of the passer-by
was observed by the boy for he stopped MS
coasting and called out amiably m sild-
ing down hill on the Bibler' And 1T was
the fact, too. He had got the smooth,
leather bound family Bible, containing the
generations of all the Longfellows, and
was coastiDg on il with magnificent sue
cess Boston Transcript.
Morning ana Sunday Times, 35 cents
The times., 1897-04-09
A Fencing Tournament.

New York, April S,-The fourth annual
intercollegiate fencing tournament will be
held at the Racquet and Tennis Club
Saturday afternoon and evening. The pre-
liminary bouts Will begin at 4:30, and the
finals at O'Clock Three-men teams from
Harvard. United States Naval Academy
and Columbia University will be the con-
testants for q trophy cup, offered by the
Racquet and Tennis Club, the winners to
retain it for one year. The best man of
the three teams will receive gold medal.
The times., 1897-04-09
Fire In q Grocery store.

The grocery and provision store of j.
F. Ponder, at No 100 Ninth street north
west, together with its contents, was par
TALLY destroyed by fire last night About
$50 o'Ciock a blaze, caused by the ex-
plosion Of a coal oil lamp. was discovered
in the rear of the store and an alarm was
turned in from box 2l5, TO which en-
;,ines and responded. The tota!
amount of damage 10 the building and
stock is estimated at about S 1880, the
greater portion of which is covered by in
The times., 1897-04-09

william Joyce, young white man, was
arrested last night by Detective Horne and
Policeman Brady charged with steaiingtwo
large electric gongs OF the value of $25
each from the Hillman House.
The dead body OF colored infant was
found yesterday morning by w. l.. Lam
caster in vacant lot, on First street, be-
tween B and streets southwest.
James Beach, young colored man,
was arrested last night by Detectives
Gallaghe and dCarter for stealing quantity
of clothing from his employer, Prof. Allen
Mueller. who resides at Mount Pleasant