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torium, and the whole apartment ~ dazZlinGly
white It is 9G feet long and 40 feet wide. From
the marble floor which surrounds the swimming
pool a broad hallway leads to the Turkish bath.
which occupies the northwest end OF the build
ing There are long rows OF comfortable dress
ing rooms and wc-apponted barber shop on
this floor. which receives its light through SKY
lights The whoelroom OF the club is one OF its
novel features. This is located under the main
floor and is reached through entrance in
Fifty eighth-st There is storage room for 500
wheels in the two wheerooms, repair shop and
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room. This is finished In East India mahogany.
At one end is a large tie-!ncosed fireplace over
which is a decoration SHOWING the winged foot
The walls are handsomely orna,nented, and cosey
corners and comfortable chairs bid the visitor
remain In the lofty and wel-lighted room. On
the left of the smoking room and occupying
space 100 by 40 feet Is the billiard room. The
twelve tables correspond in color and design
with the dark woodwork which is brought into
strong relief by the bright red carpet and the
red leather-co covered furniture. Raised sea0
are ranged around the walls and so located that
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striking and harmonious contrast 10 'he ''i'
~ the entrance is the library loi'y roou''
forty feet square, furnished in oak. IL contains
on annie fireplace. large. easy chairs ana deshS
ond tables at points where they are most ''eeu
ID The library contains several 'housaiio 'ooN'
arranged in cases around the siue "a'''' NV
books are devoted to athletic subjects anu '"'
department will be found ihVaiuape ~ VIC ,Sl
,,,or,, "a tho office which is perfect In It's APP
ro,ntments and resembles the office OF first
class modern hotel
THE SWIMMING POOL.
To the right of the main entrance and running
nara,,e, with the Sixth-avc. front Is the beauti-
N, marble and white tile natatorium. This Is
surrounded by two balconies. from which Wis
TORS may look down upon those who swim In
the deep pool White marble columns like those
in the main hail. are ranged around the nata-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-27
HOME OF THE WINGED FOOT.
THE SPLENDID NEW HOUSE OF THE
NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUE.
er.rrRI DECORATIONS AND EVERY FACILITY
FOR hTIIIL;Tr:S-A GLIB WITH LpN'
AND HONORABLE HISTORY.

hND HONORABLE HISTORY
The new clubhouse of the Ncw-fork Athieu'
Club. in Fifty -ninth-st.. facing CentraI farh Is
the latest ard most imI osinS addition TO Inc
club colony in that part Of New ork inc Iac'
that new and beautiful clubhouse, having Il"
modern improvements and al fXtures ana ap
plianccs necessary for nist-cass ath"uc cluo
would be built was made known to the h'hlpe's
Of the club at The twenty-sixth anniversary Ger
enonies which took platc on September y lo'f
The celebration took the form of clanbake
fireworks and vaudeville performance at the
clubhouse at Travers Island. and from that time
on much interest was taken by members ana
friends Of the organization in the work which
has been completed
The history OF the New-York Athletic Club IN
a large measure sets forth TIE birth and rise OF
amateur athletics in this city and the country
The reputation Of the club has ever been coupled
with everything that is manly in sport. and its
effort to elevate amateur athletics to high lever
met with wcll-carncd success. The few men
who started the club hal this in mind at the
very beginning and tn, record the organiza-
lion has made AT home ard abroad III the thirty
years Of its existence shows how we'll the ideas
of the founders have been carried out. Tho club
was organized on September s, 1865 and was
incorporatcd on April f. 1870. on September :.
1865 some mon who longod to gee amateur attn
lctics in this country on an equal footing with
those in Errlaud met in little SiXth-ave res
taurant and formed club which they thought
would uronote the cause of ar atcur sport in
this country and they called .hc Ncw-York
Athletic cab Among its Grst "irrrs were j.
Edward Russell. John G. raocock, H. \. Hires
and H. f.. Eucnnoycr.
The nist clubhouse was at No &c 81. Marks
Place Then the club moved 10 rooms in Woods
Gymnasium. at No Fast Twenty eighth st;
from there II went to rooms in Roster & Bars
building IN West Twenty third St. and its next
home was at Sixth-avc and Fifty -ifth-st. which
II vacated last week
THE CLUES FIRST GAMES
The first athletic games held 10y the Ncw-York
Athletic club and. IN IA t. the first oIcn anna
tcur athletic club games ever held in this coun-
try, Wcr, in the Empire city Rink. at Third
ave. and SiNty-third-st., on November II 1865.
After jLat the games given 10y this club were
held On grounds in Onc-hundrcd- and-th rticth-
St. between Third and Fourth ayes. until 1870
when they were Lrld at Mott Haven. The club
went in iN>o 20 its oourtrs home on Traycrs
Island which has become known as one of the
finest and best appointed athletic clubhouscs in
tho county
The NcW-Yoik Athlete cub was the first as
sociation to institute tho open amateur handi-
cap games. the first 10 give tug-of-war con-
test. swimming championship, fencing and box
ing championships IT has never allowed pro
fessional athlete in its ranks. Among the we'll
Evening journal., 1898-07-23
MAY BE DROWNED.
TWO MEN WENT GRABBING ON
MONDAY LAST AND HAVE NOT
SINCE RETURNED.

ALFRED Truitt and a companion.
whose name cannot be learned. went
grabbing on Monday last, expecting to
return the next morning, but have not
since beeen seen. Truitt left a restau-
rant on East Front street, where he
mad purchased provisions, and went to
the boat house of John McNIanus, on
the south side of Market street bridge,
where he hired a boat.
"A party Of fishermen returned from
a trip down the bay last night and
they reported seeing a row-boat float
ing bottom upwards in the Delaware
near Lewes. No effort was made to
right it. This may have been the boat
in which Truitt and his companion
sailed away.
Truitt's friends here are extremely
anxious regarding his safety, and a
searching party may leave here to-
night to find them. Truitt was un-
married and lived at the Klondike res
taurant, on French and Spring Alley
streets. at is not known whether
Truitt's companion was married or
not. 5lNgHwwW
Evening journal., 1898-07-23
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

Miss Irma Lewis and mother, OF
Smyrna, are visiting Mrs. Adolph Klo-
berg, al No 62O West Fourth street.
The gospel meeting at the Young
Mems Christian Association tomorrow
will be addressed by George l.. Nor
ris, his subject being "our Position"
Al No. S24 West Fourth street this
evening, funeral services will be held
over the remains OF Mrs. Rachel A.
earns
The funeral OF Mrs. Margaret Will
kins will take place tomorrow after
noon.
DIR. A. d. Jacobson, former night
editor of the Philadelphia Times, will
become editor of the Freie Presse, OF
this city on Monday.
Delaware Field Club members are
holding their golf tournament at Els
mere this afternoon.
Harry ]. Hawke, Of No. 100 Mary
land avenue, was last night appointed
patrolman by the Police Commits
sion.
AT the late mass tomorrow in St.
Peters Pro-Cathedral Rev. Father
Woodman, Paulist father. will preach
the service.
The police booth at Eighth and
Church streets has been removed and a
reporting box has been put up instead.
"A flag will be raised by Miss Leila
Stoeckle, daughter of Harry ]. Stoeckle,
at Fifth and jackson streets this even
ing.
Lieutenant Hobson passed through
this city for Washington yesterday,
but very few people were aware o< the
| fact
i -Eden Lodge, l. o. o. F., has ap-
pointed committee to purchase nag
to be displayed from its building.
The st. A. Y. Nj. c. viii give an
excursion to Washington Park nexi
| Tuesday.
Evening journal., 1898-07-23
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
1T WILL MEET AT DOVER ON SEP
TEMIBER 13 - DECLARATION
AGAINST BRIBERY.


TEMIBER 13 = DECLARATION
AGAINST BRIBERY.
AT the meeting of the Democratic
State Committee at Dover yesterday It
was decided to hold the State Conven-
tion on September 10.
Willard Salisbury presented the fol-
lowing resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted. Resolved. That the
Democratic State Central Committee
strongly recommends that the respect
i've county committees OF the party
shall obtain, preserve and furnish to
the attorney-general, all evidence OF
violations Of the provisions of the Con-
stitution and laws Of this state. con-
cerning registration and elections, es-
pecially those intended to prevent bril-
berry and corruption, and this commit
tee announces, In SO far as It is au-
thorized so TO do, that the policy and
intention Of the Democratic party Of
this state, Is TO aid in stringently en-
forcing all laws enacted for the purif-
cation OF elections and the prevention
of corrupt practices"
The New Castle county delegation
made a request for increased represen-
tation in the convention on account OF
the population Of the county. They did
not ask for any particular number Of
delegates from this county, but merely
for an increase. The matter was re-
ferred to a special committee composed
of the three county chairmen and the
state chairmen, who are John Biggs,
state chairman; Patrick Neary, chair
man Of New Castle county; John d.
Hawkins, chairman OF Kent county;
and E. w. Houston. chairman OF Sus-
sex county. This committee viii con-
slider the matter and report upon it. n
increased representation is allowed 1t
will not affect the membership OF the
convention FOR September 10. In the
past Democratic conventions have been
composed of 1856 delegates 81 from each
county, despite the fact that New Cas-
tie county has nearly as large popu-
lation as Kent and Sussex counties
combined.
When the committeeman went to
Dover they intended to call the con-
vention for August 16, but 1t was found
that the new primary election law pre-
vented, as II applies to the election OF
delegates to the convention, and that
election cannot be held until Septem-
Der 10.
Evening journal., 1898-07-23
BRANDYWINE SUMMIT,
MANY FAMILIES ARE ALREADY ON
THE CAMP GROUNDS.
TOMORROW is ELARI DAY, AND
CAMP WILL COMMENCE IN
EARNEST NEXT TFTURSDAY-DR.
MURRAY TO MOVE MONDAY.


Arrangements for Brandywine Sum-
NIT Camp are about completed, and
DR.. w. L. S. Murray, of st. Pauls who
is to conduct the meeting, will move
his family to the ground on Monday
and remain until camp closes.
The rules of the camp and the calen-
dar of services are as follows: The bell
for families to arise in the morning
will ring at O'Clock, and at $50
O'clock there will be morning prayer.
AT 8 O'clock will be the regular prayer
meeting, and at 1890 o'clock will be
preaching services. AT 1.30 O'Clock in
the afternoon, daily, win be the chill
dren's service, in charge OF Rev. w. G.
Koons, OF Bridgeville, and at o'clock
will be preaching services. The young
peoples meetings will be held each
evening at $50 o'clock, and will be
under the direction Of Rev. AsbHry
Burke, Of Onancocl1, va. The preaching
service at 7SO O'Clock will close for
the day.
The first services on the grounds
will be held tomorrow, known as
ELAN Sunday but the camp meeting
proper will begin on Thursday even
ing, when a platform meeting will be
held under the direction OF DR.. Muir
ray. Several ministers and laymen
will make addresses. On Friday morn
ing Presiding Elder Watt will preach
the opening sermon, and in the after
noon Rev. F. F. Briggs, Of Second
Baptist Church, will preach. The min
lister to officiate in the evening has
not been decided upon.
Saturday morning Rev. Henry Baker
Of Grace Church, will preach, and al
79O o'clock in the evening the ser
mon will be delivered by Rev. F. B
Short, of Epworth M. E. Church. Th'
first Sunday Of camp is designated al
Little Sunday" in comparison will
the second or big Sunday" In TIL
morning Rev. Harvey w. Ewing vii
preach; in the afternoon Rev. R. Irv
ing Watkins, of New Castle, and in tn
evening Rev. w. A. Walling, OF Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church.
Other dates arranged include Rev. 7
A. 1T. O'Brien, Of F'rederica, for Mon
day; Rev. DIR. Spencer, secretary Of tn
Church Extension Board, and Rev
Vaughan S. Collins, principal Of tn
Wilmington Conference Academy, 70
Wednesday. Tuesday will be devote
to the Womans Foreign Missionar
Society in the morning an
the Woman's Home Mssionar
Society in the afternoon; and vel
known mission workers, will make az
dresses. On August 4, one OF tn
preachers will be Rev. T. A. McCurd!
of Central Presbyterian Church. Re
]. D. G. Hanna, of Union M.
Church; Rev. James Grove, Of Asbur
M. Z. Church, and Rev. ]. w. Easie.
of Brandywine NJ. E, Church, also haN
been secured to preach.
Evening journal., 1898-07-23
BROWNTOWN FORT BOMBARDED.
NO LIVES LOST, BUT THE
STRONGHOLD rs COMPLETELY
DESTROYED.

STRONGHOLD rs COMPLETELY
DESTROYED.
The fort at Browntown, which was
built by the boys of that locality, and
which has caused considerable com
ment on account of the ingenious way
the boys had 1t arranged, was bonn
barded last night. The fort sustain
ed much damage, many of its guns be-
ing dismounted and its breastwork a
complete wreck. 1t Is not known who
assaulted the fertilization, as all OF
the garrison were away at the time Of
the attack. II is thought that some
of the Spaniards who were brought here
from the st. Louis might have escaped
and wreaked their vengeance on the
Browntown fort.
There is much indignation expressed
by the people of the place, for the fort
was novel piece of work, and the
guns and gun carriages were made OF
wood and were good limitations Of the
real thing. 1t will 60 hard with the
perpetrators if their identity is dis
covered.
Evening journal., 1898-07-23
SENATOR GRAY'S MISSION.
ATTENDED, THE ORGANIZATION
OF THE CANADIAN AMERICAN
HIGH COMMISSION.

ATTENDED, THE ORGANIZATION
OF THE CANADIAN : AMERICAN
HIGH COMMISSION.
The American members Of he Cana
diam American High Commission met
at the State Department, Washington,
yesterday 70 perfect an organization
preliminary to meeting the British and
Canadian commissioners, at Quebec
about August 10. Senator Gray, OF this
city, was in attendance Chandler p.
Anderson. of New York, was elected
secretary. The commission will have a
Joint meeting OF preliminary kind at
Quebec some time in August, but does
not expect TO begin actual work until
some time in September. Charles II.
Butler was designated as an expert ex-
aminer to assist in preparing the cases
before the commission.
It appears that the appointment OF T..
Jefferson Coolidge, Of Boston, as
member OF the commission, is due to
the determination to have Newfound-
land, which Is separate from the Ca
madam Dominion Government, repre-
gented on the commission. The pre-
mier OF Newfoundland was named for
this place, thus raising the British
Canadian commission to six. In order
to equalize the commission President
Mckinley selected Mr.. Coolidge as the
sixth American member.
When the commission adjourned last
evening II was until August 10, when
the reassembling win be at Quebec,
with the British and Canadian Com
mission. In the meantime the cases
will be prepared at the State Depart
ment, and request is made that all
communications to the American Com
mission be addressed TO Secretary An
derson, care OF the State Department
Evening journal., 1898-07-23
CHESTER HEIGHTS CAMP.
TOMORROW WILL BE A BIG DAY
AND NOTED MINISTER'S WILL
PREACH

PRhlACH.
Chester Heights, July 29.-The
weather in camp yesterday was a mix
ture Of sunshine and clouds. and Il
was just threatening enough to keep
visitors from the country districts and
towns away. The residents of the
grove, however, turned out well for a
Friday, and the preachers were not
compelled to talk to empty benches.
The first service was the family wor-
ship meeting at o'clock, led by Lay
man Samuel Kehr, Of st. Johns Church,
Philadelphia, followed by praise
service at the main stand Immediately
after breakfast.
Rev. John Priest preached the
morning sermon, in front OF the big
tabernacle, on "Christ's Banquet" His
text was from the Song OF Solomon.
XII, A: "He brought me into this ban
quoting hall, and His banner OF love
was over me- There was a social
meeting after the sermon, in which the
subject "GIow to Get Good People to
Joint the Church." was discussed.
Those who spoke were Rev. Henry
Sanderson, Rev. f. e. Graef. Rev. c.
M. Boswell and Rev. Alfred Heebner.
The childrens meeting was led by
Rev. f. j.. Graef on Remember
Now" which he illustrated with can
dies Of different lengths. The singing
Of the little ones, led by Mrs. Marga-
ret Foe, at the organ, was a delightful
feature Of the service.
The afternoon sermon was delivered
by Rev. ]. w. Tindale, OF Sloan
Methodist Episcopal Church, Delaware
county. His subject was ''The Hope Be
gotten by the Resurrection Of Christ,
and his text was from I Peter, i, 3: ITO
an inheritance incorruptible and unde-
filed, and that fadeth not away, re-
served in heaven for you"
The young peoples meeting, at $50
in the absence Of Rev. J. G. Wilson
the regular leader, was conducted by
Rev. Thomas w. Davis. The evening
sermon was by Rev. Gladstone Holm
OF Strausburg, Lancaster county. There
was a song and shouting revival, as th'
finale to the days services. Leader
Boswell made an earnest exhortation
ana a nun,har were r,ersuaded to COM
to the altar.
The preachers engaged to preach ol
Sunday, which is expected to be tn
big day OF the camp, are; 10 a. M
Rev. F. B. Lynch, D. D., presidinI
: elder OF the South Philadelphia dis
trict; 9. p. M, Rev David McBurney
D. d., and 8 p. M, Rev. w. Bruce,
noted evangelist.
Evening journal., 1898-07-23
nARn HORSE RAN AWAY.

A horse attached to one of the carts
used in hauling dirt to fill up a por-
ton of the rough places on Fourth
street ran away yesterday. The color
ed man who was driving the fractious
animal was thrown from the seat and
lodged astride the shafts of the cart,
and the affair was amusing as well as
exciting to those who were looking on.
The man on the shaft was not at all
mirthful. He was finally extricated
from his ludicrous and dangerous posi-
ton without sustaining any serious in
jury.
Evening journal., 1898-07-23
sMLADuoWEp SWORD FIsH.

Captain Of Police Kane this morn
ing received a telegram from John j..
Kelley, OF this city, now sojourning
at Cape May, saying that John #.
Welsh, patrolman OF this city, had a
narrow escape from strangulation by
swallowing a sword fish yesterday
while at dinner in one of the hotels
Evening journal., 1898-07-23
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Curtis Jackson Accused His
Wife of Being Untrue.
TRAGEDY ON TIE EAST SIDE
ROBETaT HINsON, HIS WIFE's AL
LEGGED PARlAMoUR, SHOT AT
TFIRlEE TIMES AND rs WOUND.
ED IN THE ARM AND LEG.

ED IN THE ARM AND LEG.
Believing his wife to he untrue 10
him, Curtis Jackson, colored, living at
No. Mechanic street, small alley
running between Sixth and Seventh
streets, with entrance on Lombard,
shot her, her alleged paramour and
himself last night The couple had
been estranged for some time. A few
minutes before the tragedy Jackson
went home and met Hinson sitting in
the house OF neighbor. He openly
accused him of being after his wife
and being intimate. with her. Hinson
denied the allegation, and arose from
his seat. He started toward a door
to escape, when jackson fred at him,
the shot taking effect in the left arm.
He fired again and shot Hinson IN the
right hand. Hinson managed to es-
cape by climbing over a fence but
Jackson followed him, shooting the
third time, but the last shot went
wide Of its mark.
After shooting Hinson Jackson en-
tered his home and, meeting his wife
in the alley, where she had ran, he
said: "You had that d. Niger here
again!"
"No, Curtis" the sentence was
never finished. and she fell with bull
let in her head.
The shooting attracted a large crowd
and several attempted to apprehend
the murderer, but he stood near his
wife's body, declaring he would shoot
any person who would lay hands on
him. Seeing the crowd growing IN
numbers, jackson put the revolver TO
his head and fired. He fell over his
wife's prostrate form, and as he lay
there he sent another bullet crashing
through his brain.
Patrolmen McGllion and Schell hur-
ried to the scene OF the murder, and
when the patrol wagon was summoned
! the woman was taken to the Delaware
Hospital. The wagon returned and
jackson was also taken to the institu
tion. AS the wagon neared the hos
pital jackson died. The body wa
then removed to the morgue Of Dep
tv Coroner Chandler. An hour afte
Mrs. Jackson died. Her body am
that Of her husband lay side by sid
at the morgue. Hinson had his wounds
dressed by Police Surgeon Hughes a
the police station.
Mrs. Jackson's body was taken t
the home OF her sister this morning Il
the rear of No. COZ atnall street. Jack
sons body was taken to his Mechani
street home. No time has been Sc
for the inquest.
Evening journal., 1898-07-23
PLENTY OFF NAVAL RESERVES.

A carload OF twenty-five marine re-
cruits passed through this city for
Washington. The boys were from
League Island Navy Yard and have
not been assigned to a ship yet. The
other cars arrived in this city at the
same time carrying sixty sailors for
the receiving ship Franklin City, now
at Norfolk Navy Yard. On another
train there were sixteen men, part OF
whom were colored naval recruits,
bound for the Brooklyn Navy Yard
from Washington.
Evening journal., 1898-07-23
AM INIINCTIoN FILFD.

Peter L. Cooper, Jr.. attorney for
Theodore D. Staueb, of Pennsylvania,
this morning filed an application for an
injunction restraining the Front and
Union Street Railway Company from
crossing his property in its extension
of the trolley line to Chester. Argu-
ment to show cause why the injunction
should not be granted will be heard
before Judge Bradford on Tuesday af-
ternOcn.
Evening journal., 1898-07-23
A TRIP ON MIHIEEI S.

Professor c. A. Hartman, director OF
the Delaware Saengerbund, with
party of Philadelphia friends, Will
ride on their wheels to Wilmington to-
morrow. Supper will be served them at
the German Hall. They will return
in the evening.
Evening journal., 1898-07-23
TEAMS TANGLED UP

A WAGON OWNED BY JAMES T.
EARLY in A COLLISION.
The covered wagon of James t.
Early and caught between the baggage
wagon of w. c. Ellis and one OF the
Consumers Ice Company's wagons at
Fourth and Market streets this morn
ing. Mr.. Early, who was driving his
wagon, was thrown out and bruised
about his right arm and hip. The
wagon top was badly twisted, and one
Of the back springs was broken. The
horse was hurt in one of his fore legs.
The other wagons which were in the
collision escaped injury.
Evening journal., 1898-07-23
COMMANDMENT OF MANILA

At Washington Park, next Sunday,
July "a Washington Park steamboat
leaves King street wharf at 1890 a. m.
Round trip, 40 cents. II on account OF
storm this wonderful exhibition does
not take place, we will furnish free
ticket for any future excursion run by
us; will be furnished upon application.
Washington Park Excursion Co.
Evening journal., 1898-07-23
pRETTy AND INCoRlRIGIBLlE.

Emma Connor, a pretty, but incor-
rigible, girl, was privately arraigned
and reprimanded this morning in the
police matron's room by Judge Ball.
Agent Stout has the case in hand and
the girl will probably be paroled.
Evening journal., 1898-07-23
CITY DEPARTMENT EXEMPTED.

City Solicitor Conrad this morning
received notice from Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue Scott, Of a decree re-
garding the putting of special stamps
on checks given by city departments
to meet their obligations. The law
exempts city officials from placing
stamps on checks. The letter has been
received at the Street and Sewer De-
partment, as that body or its secretary,
Harvey J. Wiley, raised the point in
the matter.
Evening journal., 1898-07-23
pREsEINrED WITH A PURSE.

Rev. Father II. ]. Megill, who has
been transferred from st. Patrick's
Church to St. Peters Pro-Cathe-
draI for an indefinite period,
was last night presented with a purse
by his former pariehioners.