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Funerals I'm Arabia.
From the Sketch.

From the Sketch.
One Of the strangest and most affecting
sights in Arab town Is that of the
funerals, which may be met at any street
corner. The corpse is merely wrapped in
mat of 9sparto grass and carried either
en- IL bic or on mems shoulders. The
mourners lounge along, some in front and
come behind, grooming verses of the Koran
In melancholy tones, which haunt Que for
days afterward
This wailing is. however nothing to that
which goes on in the house of the de.
ceased. When l was staying in the collu-
try near T9nis 1 heard IL kept uD during
a whole night in a neighboring village, and
L can conceive nothing more desperately
depressing than these strains of laraenta-
eon waited through the darkness by the
breeze. My dog stood il even less well than
L did. and felt constrained to Join in the
doaeful chorus until 1 was haIf-ten1pted to
put bullet through his head Perhar,s
the strangest of all the funerals saw was
at Bizerta 1t was that OF a baby, which
was being carried TO its grave In an espar.
to basket.
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THE PLAGUE IN CALCUTTA.
1t is Expected the Present Visitation
VIII Not He Serious.

From the Caicutt1 EnElshman
Now that the plague has visited our city
the question is whether it has come to stay
and come to spread? The sparks have
fallen. Is the material on which they have
lighted infiammable and will there be
confagration? There are some grounds for
hoping, and even for expecting. that such
is not the case. Three times in the century
has the epidemic broken out in India. and
on each occasion it was allowed to run its
course, without any attempt to localize its
effects by quarantine or otherwise. 1t must,
therefore, have attained on these occasions
it's natural limits. Beyond these the seed
will have been spread by travellers, by rats
and even by birds, but lighting on unfaYor
able soil they will have proved but slightly
productive. Now, In 1872, 1928 and 1896 the.
visitation, SO far as conspicuous results are
concerned, was confined to western India,
to Ahmedabad in Bombay, to Clutch, Guze-
rat, Scinde, the Punjab and Rajputana.
These places have all common character
istic, the population being crowded into
small space, much of which remains In
darkness; and 1T is said that the plague mi
crobe loves these conditions; In particular
that he cannot endure light. Bombay is
built, like Hong Kong, on an island, where
space is necessarily wanting. For this rea-
son 1t has developed the ''chawl," the COM
mon lodging house with 500 to 1000 inhab-
itantS, living tier above tier in windowiesS
cells round central hall, which alone is
to some extent lighted. The walled villages
and small towns of Upper India were con-
structed for the purpose Of defense, some
thing on the plan of the ant hill the DWELL
ers as closely packed together in rows of
houses separated only by the narrowest of
fo0tpaths. and excluding the sun. In Ben
gal we have our insanitary conditions. our
stagnant pools, our sodden soil, our piles of
decaying vegetable matter, the natural
haunt of the malariaI and cholera germs,
But apparently the plague bacillus loves
none OF these. He cannot put up with the
flood of light which streams into the Ben
gall court yard, the abundant space of a
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SEVENTH STRAIGHT DEFEAT.
Again the Local Team Lost to the
Visitors.


Visitors
For The seventh, successive time, the Sen
ators lest Saturday afternoon, being beaten
by the Cleveland Spiders. Mercer and
Powell Were the. opposing pitchers, land
while each was hit hard and often the
Washington team lost because of errors and
inability to connect with the ball at ,oppor-
tune times. Reitz .,Mas tabsent- from the
game. owing to an ipJury to his back and
Wagner played second, Bert Myers return
ing to third, Donovan, playing center, with
Anderson again on first. Myers led the
home club in battingFgetting a triple and
two singles out Of fSS5uf anies at the bat,
but he made. two, errors. as did Anderson,
the latter once more, demonstrating that he
will not do"a ffrst.s ,.hAndy"" was quite
prominent with his bat; lnoWey placing
triple and a single tolzis- credit out of three
attempts. Mercer inst second inning
gave an exhibition of a man up in a BAL
loon. giving two of heHhree passes. he
presented during tha game in this inning,
and those gifts, togethego with four, hits,
sent four OF the Spiders across the plate.
wagner played we'll at second, accepting
all his chances, while Myers at third had
but three chances accepting but aone of
them. Donovan played perfectly, his field
ing being far above the average, and Gett-
man and Burkett also gave q fine exhfbi-
ton of fielding. as did Seibachs sthe latter
capturing six flies.
The Senators, started eH as II they would
do just about as they pleased with Powell
scoring two runs in the first inning. Sell
bach received a pass, Wagner retired on
fly to center, Anderson's single to right
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Party Enjoys the Sport at the Mouth
OF MOnGcacY.

OF MOnGcacy.
special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
BOYD'S. Nd, July 10. 1898.
A river party was given by the young
ladies' and gentlemen of PooIesville. Mont
somery county, yesterday evening. the des-
tlnatlon being the mouth of Monocacv
river, at Monocacy. The party arrived
about noon and after enjoying a bountifpI
dinner prepared by the young ladies pro-
eeeded to the river. where boat riding and
Ashing was INDUCED until late hour in
lhe afternoon. The party was made I'D as
follows: Misses Beck and Dora Hall.
Misses Mollie and Jessie Elgin. Misses
Florence Pyies EsteIle Hall, Laura Gassa-
way, Miss HeTshbeIger and Messrs r.
MaLing. Wallace Poole, Joseph and Walter
Py!es, Roland and Harry Wooton, Willie
lIllams, Percy Pyles. Julius Hail. Mort
HAL and Professor Poole of PoolesyiIIe
MISS chapman of Washington, d. c., Miss
byru OF Jacksonville. and Miss Alice Bowie
OF Rockville. Md. The party was chaper-
oned by Mrs. T. Wooton.
Mrs. Mary Green died at her residence
at Clarksburg- Tuesday morning, aged
eiShty-tWo years. Her remains were in
TERED at Gaithersburg on Thursday last
MI Cha rles Burdette, a farmer living
near Hyattstown, Montgomery county, last
week hired a tramp TO help him thrash
wheat. One day this week he feigned ILL
ness and went to bed, and while Mr. Bur
oette's family were at supper he ransacked
the upper part OF the house securing 5l2 80
In money and many other articles. no
trace Of him mas been found as yet.
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A. c. MORAN CHOSEN
BE VIII Ride Against Jimmy Michael
On the 9th.
LINTON DEFEATS HlS OLD SCHOOLMAFE
Race Meet of the Park Bicycle
Club.
AN EXHIBITION MILE

A. c. Moran has been selected to ride
against Jimmy Michael, the Welsh wonder
on the occasion of the latter's visit to this
city, on the evening of July a. The selec-
ton was the result of a good deal of work
and III taking Moran, Mr.. j. D. Lasley, who
is engineering the matter. is of the opinion
that he has obtained the best rider avaiia-
Die. The selection was made Saturday af-
ternoon- The names of number of other
riders were considered. Counselman was
spoken of and was regarded as being the
equal of the man selected, but his condi-
ton was not thought to be such as to war
rant placing him in the race. Fred Sims
and Fred Schade were also spoken of, but
it was thought that the latter was almost
too heavy to follow hot pace for the dis
lance. Neither Schade nor Wilson were
selected, because they had not ridden in
any middle distance events, and it would
take longer time than is at hand to prepare
either for a tan-nile race with the crack
rider. Walthour and Steenson were also
considered, but they were regarded as much
better sprint riders than middle distance
men.
AS published in The Star Saturday the
race Will be for ten miles. 1t may be a
scratch event for both men, and it may
be handicap affair The details have not
been arranged, but this matter will be at
tended to and fully settled before the night
the race come off It Is understood that
arrangements are now in progress for q
match race at the Willow Grove track at
Philadelphia, between Michael and Charlie
Church. The distance will be fifteen or
twenty miles. and Michael is said to have
offered to Concede Church a handicap of a
third of mile. If this happens to be the
case then it is quite certain that President
Lasiey will demand and receive a handi-
cap for Moran. This is matter that will
be settled without any trouble. In the mat
ter of arranging for the event it was over
looked.
The race Saturday afternoon at the Man
haitian Beach track, New York city, be-
tween Jimmy Michael and Tom Linton was
won by the latter. The distance was for
twenty miles, and but for an accident to
Michael, the result might have been diff
ferent. The time for the race was 35:1S 10
and during the ride several records were
broken. AT the start Michael took the lead
and held it for four miles and lap, when
MS tire was punctured, aud before he could
reduce his speed and change wheels Lin
ton gained considerably on him, making
nearly a mile. while the new machine was
being adjusted to suit the midget When
ne returned to the track Michael managed
TO hold his own and gained on Linton but
ne was unable to beat him out. The time
Tor each mile of the race and the winner
was follows:
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An Anecdote of Lincoln.

From the Kansas City Journal
AT one period during the rebellion thera
were no less than seventy-four major gem
erals and 2I6 brigadiers on the rolls. which
was far more than there was any use for
President Lincoln recognized this mistake
before anybody else, but he consoied him
self by joking about it. 1t is recalled that
on one occasion, when one OF these super-
nuous generals was captured by the enemy,
with a number of men and horses, sone-
body undertook TO condole with the Presi-
gent on the subject, remarldng that the
less of the captured generals service was
a great misfortune TO the government
"PoohP replied LINCOLN, tits the horses
m thinking about. / can make another
brigadier general in two minutes hut
horses are scarce and cost 500 apiece
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ANALosTAN CLUB REGATTA.
Four Events Witnessed by Lovers of
AQuatics.

AQuatics.
The Analostan Boat Club held It's an
nual club regatta Saturday afternoon.
There were four events-a single scull race,
four-odred shell race. a four-oared gig
race and a canoe race over a mile course.
The first event was between Bradley and
Clagett, in singles, the former winning by
nearly two lengths. In the gig race crew
No. 1 was composed of Mccoy, stroke;
Roberts, third; Bradley, second: Murphy,
bow; Talbot, >coxswain. Crew No. 2 was
composed of ]. Howard. stroke; Clagett,
third; Whelpley, second; Burke, one; Lew
is, coxswain. The race was a pretty af-
fair for the entire mile, and, though the
first named crew won, 1t had only a mar
gin of few feet. The first crew in the
four-oared shell race was composed of
Taylor, stroke; r. Howard. three: Roberts,
two; Fischer, one. The second crew con-
sisted of ]. Howard, stroke; Ross thre$
Mccoy, two, and Moore, one. The first
named crew won the race. The canoe
race was extremely amusing and was won
by Clarke.
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Death of Prominent Maryiander.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
HYATTENIILE Nj Iulu Is 1903

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
EVANSVILLE. Nd, July IS, 1898.
The death Of William /. Hill occurred
yesterday morning at his late home, near
Marlboro. The deceased was born in
BladensDurg. and was well known in this
vicinity. He was sixty years of age and
leaves widow, who was Miss Henrietta
Sasscer. and six children. Mr.. Hill was a
lieutenant in the confederate army dur
ing the civil war, and took part in many
engagements. For eight years he was
states attorney for Prince Georges county.
He was chairman OF the democratic state
central committee for Prince Georges
county. In 1892 he was In the legislature,
and afterward served reading clerk in
the state senate. The deceased was a
member Of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
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The Catholic summer school.

The Second week of the Catholic sum
mer School at Plattsburg, N. Y, began yes
day with pontifcal high mass. celebrated
at st. Johns Church by the Right Rev.
Bishop Burke Of Albany. The deacons OF
honor were Rev. Thomas Mcmillan of New
York and Rev. William ]. Kerby of the
Catholic University. Washington; deacon
of the mass. Rev. DIR. Lavello, president of
the school. The sermon was delivered by
Rev. ". o. b. Harden OF New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-18
Creedon to Meet Bonner.

NEW YORK, July 1S.-Dan Creedon of
Australia and Jack Bonner of Summit Hill,
Pa, have signed articles to meet in a
twenty -fve-round bout before the Greater
New York Athletic Club, Coney Island, on
August 10. The men have agreed to box at
the middle-weght limit, 15S pounds, weigh
in at 3 o'clock on the afternoon of the day
that the fight is to take place The club
has guaranteed purse of $1,000 for the
m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-18
while -THE WAR LASTS.

All who march. svalkyor strand, should shake into
their shoes Aliens Foot Ease, powder. It cures
aching. tired. sore swollen Il et ard makes tight
or new shoes easy. 1t absorbs moisture, and pre-
veEts chatting. hot su artipg, hlstered. sweating
ieet, All the regular ARMY troops sld navy men
comfort without 1t. Aliens Foot Ease Is sold By
all druggists I'D shoe stores, 25c Sample sent
my17-3m - :
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placed Setback on third, but he failed to
steal second, Maguire's single to right
scored Setback, and he came home on
Myers triple to center. the ball rolling to
the fence. Gettman apparently beat an in
field hit to first, but Wood called him out.
Neither side scored again until the fifth
inning, when each team sent man in.
On McAleeer's hit to him, Myers threw the
ball over Anderson's head, and the runner
reached third. scoring on Wallace's fly to
Donovan With two men out Anderson hit
to right for a triple, scoring on MCGUIRE 8
safe bunt.
The visitors also scored in the next inning.
Powell singled to center. and, after Burkett
and Childs had famed, singles by Mexican
and Tebeau sent him home. In the seventh
inning the Spiders got another man across
the plate. Anderson muffed Wrigley' 8
throw of McAleer's bounder, a sacrifice by
Wallace put the runner on second, and he
scored on Myers wild throw to first on
Blake's grounder. That ended the un-get-
ting of the visitors, but the Senators got
one in the eighth inning. Myers singled to
center, but was forced at second when
Mexican stopped Gettman's grounder.
Wrigley's double to right center sent Jake
home. Score, to 4.
Other Saturday scores:
Baltimore, 8; Chicago, 2.
= Philadelphia, 9; Cincinnati, q
Boston, 8; Ptttsburg, 5.
: New York. IA; Louisville, 5.
- St. Louis, Z; Brooklyn, 3.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued as
follows:
White-Wm. ]. Dreamer and Maggie NJ.
Duningtonl VIM. H. Goldsmith and Ella
Downs. Fredericksburg. Va; John L. Riy-
ers and Blanch e. Reed.
Colored-Oliyer F. Gray, Cincinnati, and
Sallie Staurt, District of Columbia; Rob-
ert Rich and Mary Colvin; Lewis Reed and
Alice Preston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-18
WHIST,
Last Business Session of the Con-
gress in Boston.

The last business session of the eighth
American whist congress was held in the
banquet hall of the Hotel Vendome, Ros-
ton, Saturday morning. After disposing of
minor matters. the reports of the various
committees were accepted. The commit
lee on laws offered resolutions to adopt
the code of duplicate whist approved by
that committee. The executive committee
received full bower to alter rules govern
ing contests and ps1ces. The committee on
judiciary had been unable to hold any
meetings, hat was prepared to report back
TO the congress the written rulings made
by the president in the year The report
and rulings were approved.
The struggle for the Hamilton trophy
continued, and at the end of play the
American Club of Boston led by half a
point. The result of The fifth round was
as follows: Cleveland beat Knickerbocker
by two tricks, Chicago and New Jersey
tied, hyde Park defeated Woburn by eiev-
SIX tricks. In the sixth round Cleveland
beat New Jersey Woburn defeated En;ck-
erbocker, American beat Chicago and New.
ton beat Hyde Park.
The standing for the trophy then was:
American, 3; Cleveland AZ; Newton. a,
Hyde Park, 3; Chicago. 214; Knickerbocker
2; Woburn, 2, and New Jersey, J.
The inst round of the finals for the MIN
neapois trophy resulted follows: New
ton, 10; New York, 16; American, 1917;
cate, II; Passaic. II; Albany, IL.
The final round of the contest for the
Minneapolis trophy resulted in favor of
Newton, with Pyramid of Boston second
New York third and Americans of Boston
fourth. The American Whist Club of Bos-
ton also won the American Whist League
challenge tropay, and will hold the cup
FOR one year. Baltimore was seventh
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AMUSEMENT VILLAGE CLOSED.
No More Gambling Games to b.
Operated at Glen Echo.

No More rambling Games to he
Operated at Glen Echo.
Messrs. Allen and Towers, the lessees of
Glen Echo, told a Star reporter today that
since the expose of the Irregularities in
the amusement village which was made in
Thursdays Star, they have made a thor
ough investigation of the matter and have
decided to at once close the village.
Mr.. Allen in explaining the matter, stat
ed the firm had had nothing to do directly
with the village; the parties who were in
charge of 1t had made a contract with the
lessees to pay them a certain percentage
of the profits for running harmless games,
such as are operated at this and other re-
sorts. At no time since the opening of the
village. he said. had their weekly share
amounted to fifty dollars, so that il the
games were as profitable to the managers
as represented the lessees have been as
badly cheated as the public
While Mr.. Allen thought that the story
of the village operations had been exagger-
ated, the investigation which had been
made satisfied him and Mr.. Towers that
there was enough truth In it to justify
them in disseminating the games at once.
They were endeavoring to run a high-ciass
place OF amusement. he said, and did not
propose to tolerate anything with the SEM
blance of crookedness. The Glen Echo
Club, which has been criticised, Mr.. Allen
Sdlu, ID d UOud iluS Vi llOu, the OeSlf6
being to include in its membership only
people of responsibility. Nothing will be
left undone. Mr.. Allen said. to maintain
suburban resort where the best people
in Washington can go without any mis-
givings, and that their action In closing
the amusement village was an evidence
of their sincerity. The governor Of Mary
land has been petiuoned to appoint half
dozen special policemen to aid In maintain
ing order and protecting visitors. The
need OF so many officers Ii due to the fact
that the property embraces fourteen acres,
and tina lessees desire to have 1t thoroughly
policed. MI Towers concurred In every
thing Mr.. Allen said, and both gentlemen
expressed q desire that their attention
should be called to anything at Glen Echo
which had even the appearance Of irregu-
larity and they would take immediate
steps to have 1t remedied.
A curious incident occurred the otbsr
Sunday at st. Georges Chapel, Windsor
Castle. The choir boys. In accordance with
an ancient custom, claim i've shillings from
any military man wearing his spurs during
divine service. An ofacer who had inno-
Gently come to church In his spurs was
noticed by soma of the choristarH, who,
much to his surprise demanded the ins az
he was about to quilt the chapel
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Today's League Schedule.

Cleveland at Washington.
Chicago at Baltimore.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
Pittsburg at Boston.
Louisville at New York.
st. Louis at Brooklyn.
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THE NATIONAL REGATTA.
Mayor Warwick of PhiladeIphfa VIII
Start the First Race,

Mayor Warwick Of Philadelphia will
open the national regatta Friday next.
over the national course on the Schuylkiii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-18

LONDON, July 1S.-At the first days rae
ing of the Leicester summer meeting today
the Lorillard-Beresford stables chestnut
ally Lakota won the Wikston two-year-old
selling plate of $50 sovereigns, the winner
TO be sold at auction for 100 sovereigns
Eleven horses ran; distance, five furlongs
straight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-18

WANT ads. in The Star pay because the,
bring answers,
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city which can be trained to grow. like the
Botanical Gardens banyan tree, in amy de-
sired direction.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-09-08
Gre0t Battle on the Nile

OMDURMAN, on tho Nile, via Nasri,
Egypt, September 3.-The Anglo Egypt
ian forccs, undor tho sirdar, General Sir
Norbert Kitchenor, havo met and COM
plotely defeated tho Dervishes.
The battle took place yesterday be-
tween Agaiza and Omdorman. Tho
Khalifa's army was routed with loss
estimated from 5000 to $1,000. Tho
Anglo-Egyptian loss is not more than 500.
Tho battlefield was literally strewn with
tho bodies of the Dervishes who dis
played the utmost bravery, going down
in hordos before tho withoring fire of
Kitchoner's troops. Tho carnage was
frightful.
Khalifa Abdullah, with his harem, and
aged to escape, by the Khalifa's black
banner and thousands of prisoners arc iii
the hands of tho Anglo Egyptians. The
sirdar, with tho famous black standard,
entered Omdurman, the capital of Nah
dism, at 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Mahdism has received death blow.
The sirdar's whole forco was engaged
in fighting from $3.50 a. m. until sundown.
Tho dirvishes displayed marvellous BRAY
cry to tho last Instead Of waiting for
tho invaders in Omdurman, whore thoy
could have mado & resistance that would
have cost tho Anglo Egyptians thousands
OF lives, thoy advanced to met them
THO sight was extraordinary. Some 49,
600 mon in four brigadcs attomped to
rush the zeriba.
With desperate gallantry thoy wore
repulsod, suffering hugo loss. The
n kim guns especially mado terrible
lanes in their ranks, and tho artillery
dwolt havoc in tho town. which was full
of women: The doryish army of 10000
is uttorly broken, but Gonora1 Kitchener
iS fully DroDarcd to Gpht tr,.morrOw If
they wish it.
On Thursday night tho Anglo -Epygtian
army oncampod at Agaiza, eight miles
from Omdurman. Tho doryishcs were
three miles distant. At dawn to-day tho
English cavalry, patrolling toward Om-
durman, discovered tho enemy advancing
to tho attack in battle array, chanting
war songs. Tho front consisted of infan-
try. and cavalry, stretching out for three
or four miles. Countless banners lhlttorod
ovor their masses, and tho copper and
brass drums responded through Tho sor-
ried ranks of tho savage warriors who
advanced unwaveringly, with all their
old timo ardor.