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The times., 1898-01-24
SAYS IT'S A JOB"
Corbett Declares There Is Con-
spiracy Against Him.

Corbett Declares There Is a Con-
spiracy Against Him.
In an interview James j. Corbett
says:
Il am fully convinced that the act of
Kid Mccoy in posting s., 900 with r.
K. Fox as a forfeit to meet either Rob-
ert FItzsimmons or myself is a scheme
to freeze me out of a contest. The
main reason Is that F'itzsimmons is
afraid TO meet me in the ring, and has
Joined hands with Dan Stuart, who is
unfrfendly to me, because he cannot be
the wolf in all matters pertaining to a
future contest.
Mccoy is simply the cats paw used
by Stuart in pulling the chestnuts out
of the fire. Mccoy is ambitious and is
easily duped to become the tool of the
monkey and the wolf.
When Stuart was recently i'll st.
Paul FitZsimmons practically acknowi-
edged TO him that he would not fight
me again, and suggested that Mccoy
be substituted in my place. The three
are in cahoots to beat me out of
fight.
LAS to McCoy's claims to champion
ship honors, leave the public to judge
of his record with seco3d-class men.
Stuart is probably furnishing his back
ing, as he did for FitZsimmons at Car
son. If he secures the championship
by default he will take an unworthy
thing which / have spurned, for my
forfeit money has been posted for eight
months The ring has had one default
champion and does not want another
ITO convince the public that these
fellows are fakirs and humbugs, l will
agree to fight Mccoy three weeks after
Fighting Fitzsimmons. and will wager
that neither will accept this challenge.
The times., 1898-01-24
THE FEDERATION MOVES.
1t Is Now Chartered in Typograpl
iCal Temple.

1t Is Now Quaftered III iypoSrapii.
ical Temple.
The American Federation of Labor has
removed its headquarters from No. 700
Fourteenth street, where it has been
located since it came to Washington, to
Typographical Temple, which is owned
by Columbia Typographical Union, No. 10l :.
The transfer of all the property Of the
Federation has not yet been made, but it
is expected that the change of quarters
VIII be completed today.
The Federation will occupy the whole
OF the first floor above the basement, the
presidents and secretarys offices occu-
pying the two large looms. fronting on g
street. The 9th er rooilis on the same
floor will be used by the clerical force
connected with the organization.
The removal of the + Federation to Typo
graphical Temple is not surprise to the
labor world OF Washington, for it was
known at the time the headquarters We're
removed to this city that had it been pos
sible it would have located in the prop
erty OF the printers. At that time all
the available office room in the Temple
was occupied and the Federation had TO
locate elsewhere for time. Circum-
stances were, however, favorable to all
concerned. The lease of the Federation
at No. 100 Fourteenth street expired about
the time that the tenants occupying the
first floor of the Temple vacated, and
President Gompers immediately secured
lease of the premises.
The times., 1898-01-24
SPARKS FROM THE DIAMOND.

The delay OF the New York and Pitts
burg clubs in decla ring themselves on the
Sunday ball question has handicapped
President Young in the prepa ration of the
schedule of 1898. The cranks throughout
the country are also nursing grievance
against the officials of these clubs for
keeping them in suspense.
Good umpires are scarce and the National
League can ill afford to be without Tim
Hurst's services in 1898. The proof of
an umpires fairness and fearlessness is
the confidence which his work inspires in
the players of visiting team. Hurst
stands this test as well as any member
of President Youngs staff.
Magnates and managers agree in de-
nouncing rowdy ball playing, but not one
of them will admit that any OF his pla yers
are guilty of the Objectionable practice.
Bad behavior in visiting players is proper
conduct when the parties to it are MEM
bers of the home team. The hypocrisy of
club owners make rowdyism possible.
The times., 1898-01-24
LOCAL ATHLETES.
Basketball and Bowling Games
Tonight.

Tt1e Carroll Institute and National Fen
cibles teams will play a league champion
ship game of basketball tonight in the
old Globe Building, No. 339 Pennsylva mia
avenue. This is the first return game OF
these teams, and on account of the eX-
citing manner in which the last meeting
etween them ended. at Carroll Institute,
about a fortnight ago, a hotly contested
game may be expected. 1t will be re-
rnembered that their first game was
protested by the Fencibles, on account OF
q decision by the umpire. Game will
begin at 8 O'Clock.
The Washington saengerbund bowlers
will be the guests tonight of the Carroll
Institute team for championship set OF
tenpins These teams are the leaders in
the pennant race, and spirited set Of
games is expected. The league teams re-
Gently agreed to invite their fair friends
to witness The games, and the new feature
will he introduced tonight. The manage
ment has made ample provision for the
comfort of large atte Ddance OF ladies.
The times., 1898-01-24
RAEDY AND VASEY TO MEET
Contest to Be for the Middleweight
Championship Of the South.
Both Men Are In Fine Shape, and
the SwampoodIe Boxer Is Better
Than Ever.

-
The spaTing match tomorrow evening
between Al vasey, of Philadelphia, and
Pat Raedy, the idol of SwampoOdle, for the
championship of the South, Will be one of
days. These two men are more equally
matched than were BurIcy and Raedy. The
two men are in excellent condition, each
having trained faithfully for the past two
weeks.
yasey comes to Washington with good
record, having defeated a number of good
iIeu, and has held his own1n every contest,
and Prof. John ii. Clark is authority for
the statement that the young man is very
clever and car hit hard.
Ready is all right. He is going in the
the ring with more experience than ever, :,
and he feels that mother defeat means
relegation TO a lesser class OF fistic fel-
lows. Those of his friends who have
seen him ira ming, say that ha is more clever
than ever, and his exhibitions at boxing
with Rubin, the giant, who fights at
baltimore tonight, have demonstrated that
he has much improved with his fists.
The management OF this sparring con
test declare that the patrons win see
fight to a finish, and in the event that
such is not the ca Sc money will be re-
funded.
The contest will take place at the
spa Athletic Club, and is billed for $50.
at which hour il is guaranteed that the
principals will be In the ring.
Jake kilrain, Of much prize fight fame,
is the referee, and his presence Will evf-
dence that the men will give the patrons
scrap Tor their money. There Will be Il
preliminary contest.
The times., 1898-01-24
Get in
today
for one
Of those
S6.25
nII-wnnI
CheViOt
!. Suits.
Parker, Bridget & Co.,
CIothiers, BIS 7th ST.
VIRGINIA sTArE NEWS.

Mornaen missionaries are numerous in the
lower counties.
IL is said that waynesboro has a full
1ledged opium Joint.
The State senate has defeated the COM
pGlsory education bill.
A bicycle thief has been operating sue
cessfully ia Richmond.
J. W. Carlisle, one of the Oldest citizens
of FShersvie, is dead.
Augusta county farmers have organized
t. fight the San Jose scale.
A chart has been granted to the Rich
nlond Dry Cold Storage Company.
Gov A. H. Bushnell, OF Ohio, is at
Old Point. Ills wife accompanies him.
The Tidewater farmers are going eX-
tensively into the raising OF sugar beets.
The Winchester Pulp Mill, after an idle
ness of eight years, will resume operations.
George F. Sayer, of North Bristol, O.,
Will start a c'etal roofing factory in Staun-
ton.
Miss Edith HuIver, of Gaylord, Clarke
county, died OF blood poisoning caused by
burns.
A. II. Lindsay's barn at Deep Creek was
burned with its contents. The loss Is
SIS ,00o.
The dwelling house of Samuel Il. Cliser
in Page county, was burned with most Of
its contents.
number of India ma farmers are in
Campbell county inspecting farms, with
a view of buying.
Lieut. Gov. Edward Echols is mentioned
aha lilo r,fid Ia ia fnr g'onpreSS from
the Tenth district.
About 80 titles to lots in Brandt eton,
suburb OF Norfolk, have been declared
invalid by a recent Supreme Court opinion.
A Portsmouth young man has been asleep
for five DAYS. The Norfolk papers pub
Iished long stories about the incident, but
withhold his name.
a bin TO abolish u Sixth Judicial dis
trict, consisting of Richmond, westmore-
land, Hanover and Caroline counties, has
been introduced in the legislature.
Rev. Leslie Cook alias Edward Leverne
charged with forgery and confined in the
Roanoke city jail, sawed his way out on
Saturday and has not yet been recaptured-
There is a proposition before the people
of HaTison5drg to change the name OF the
town to Harrison. THIS is done 10 avoid
the trouble With Harrisburg, Pa, w hich so
often occurs.
Mot Hutton, convicted of the murder
of A. j. Hutton, a relative, at Jonesville,
Va, has been refused new trial. Upon
nearing his sentence the condemned man
cried like a child.
The election in Charlottesville to author
ize the city council to issue S35 600 of
bonds To augment the water supply of the
city resulted III the defeat OF that measure
by about 100 votes.
Miss Clara Christian, daughter of Judge
Isaac Christian, was married at the Pres
hyterian Church at Charles City Court
house, to DR.. Clarence Saunders, a leading
pra ctioner of MeckIenburg county.
Senator Withers, Of Danville, has intro
duced into fhe general assembly a bill pro-
Viding for submitting to the voters the
question OF holding constitutional con
ventlou with view to reducing the State
expenses
Col james n. Stubbs, who was recently
deposed from the grand conmandershfp
OF the Grand Camp, c. V, has severed his
connection with the two subordinate camps
of The organization to which he belonged
and now belongs 10 no veteran organiza-
tion.
The times., 1898-01-24
Mccoy should Accept choynski.

If Kid Mccoy really wants to fight there
is no reason why ne should not be matched
at once. Mccoy knows, or should know, that
Corbett and Fitz will not meet him. They
have good reasons why they viii not. The
best one is because Mccoy hasn't met one of
the lesser heavy-weights. When he has
scored victory over ChoynskiOr Maher lie
viii have no trouble getting on match
for the championship.
The best way for Mccoy TO start is to ae-
eept an offer of the matchmaker of the
olympic Club, of Athens, Pa. He is will
Ing to offer purse of 81 500 for a limited
round contest between Mccoy and Choynski,
and will post So, 900 OF the purse with
reliable man in New York. He means busi
ness and will do as he agrees.
Choynski is anxious to meet Mccoy and
has n forfeit posted with AL smith. He, Us
is perfectly right, wants the match at catch
weights. Mccoy will add to his popularity
by arranging q bout with Ch0ynski at once.
The times., 1898-01-24
STREET CARS IN VIRGINIA.
The Cities Are Wen Supplied With
Facilities of This Kind.

Richmond is the only city in Vir-
ginia operating line of street cars be-
fore the war, and the first city in the
world to establish a successful electric
street car system.
Norfolk was the first city after the
war to build a street car line. 1t was
built in 1865, but it was short and
service was poor, and for long time
the road did not pay. The present line
was built in 1893-'94 1t now operates
twenty miles of track. and is a fine
property.
Portsmouth's horse-car line was
built in 1887. The present line was
built in 1897. and electrified in Sep
tember of that year. 1t has twelve
miles of track.
The Lynchburg line was built in
1880, and electrified in 1885, The length
of it's line is five and one-half miles.
Petersburg had no street cars until
1888. and the line was not electrified
until 1892 The length of the line is
three and one-half miles.
Charlottesville had cars in 1887, but
The times., 1898-01-24
Looted a Chinese Laundry.

A thief broke into the Chinese laundry
kept by Sans Hing, at No. 42l East Ca pitol
street, yesterday morning, while the
Proprietor was away, and stole SO, a
silver mounted pistol valued at SO, seven
dozens OF handkerchiefs, and a red silk
shawl, of the total value of $50. The
thief escaped without leaving a clue
The times., 1898-01-24
A Cure for lame Rack

My daughter when recovering from IN
att; ok OF fever, was great sufferer from
pain in the back and hips writes Loudien
Grover, Of sardis, KY. After using quite
n number CT remedies without any benefit
She tried one bottle of Chamberlain s Pain
Balm, and it has given entire relief Cham.
beiiain's Pain Balm is also a certain ,ure
for rheumatism. Sold by Henry Evans,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist, 93s F
st /: Conn ave. and s st. NV, and 1 1923
Md. ave. ne.
The times., 1898-01-24
MIR. H. @. KEYwORTH DEAD.
The weu.KHown Grocer Succumbs
to Nervous ProtratiOn.

to Nervous ProtratiOn.
Howard Q. Keyworth, for more than
twenty years well-known and prosperous
wholesale and retail grocer, died at 4 late
hour on Saturday night al Providence Hos
pital. Mr.. Keyworth was fifty-five years
Of age. He practically retired from active
business some time ago. His establishment
is now conducted by Gramer & Keyworth,
the latter being brother of the deceased.
Mr.. Keyworth had not been well for
several months, but recently his condition
grew worse, and about week ago he
was taken to Providence Hospital. Death
was due to nervous prostration.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
from his late residence, No. 500 X street
northwest. Jfa
The times., 1898-01-24
REQUESTS FOR cHAR1rY.s SAKE
Heavy Amounts Left for Benevolent
Purposes IN Three Years.

Purposes In Three Years.
New York, Jan. 23.-Rev. T. C. Ward,
of the Sheltering Arms, has prepared COM
parative tables showing the amount Of
money left for charitable or benevolent
purposes by testators throughout the United
States during the past three years.
He finds that these bequests for the year
1897 are 81 900 900 in excess of those
for 1896. In 1895 the bequests amounted
to $9,401 800: in 1896, to $13,112,3 300,
and in 1897 to Sl4 4,37l 800. OF the more
than fourteen millions bequeathed last
year So ,204 500 was designated for charit-
able purposes, So ,s7s.OO0 for missionary
purposes. and So ,292, 200 for educational
purposes.
The principal testatorsin / s97 were Will
lam Lampson LIE Roy, Sew York, $780,
600; Lewis Crozier, Chest&r, Pa. 81 so 900;
/ George NJ. Pullmanx Chie eago. 1890. 900,
and Charles II. Contoit, tits city, 5000, 900.
The times., 1898-01-24

Surely you'll not gain the
doubtful distinction of an up-f0=
date wheeIman who hasn't in
spected the 1898 Olive and the
1898 EnY0y.s
JONES & FELLO WS,
IS Ninth Street a. W.
The times., 1898-01-24
Villa rd Hall.
'-zsr~s-

The prince OF hynotism, Prof Carpenter,
opens his third week tonight, and all
those who nave not seen this wonderful
performance of hypnotis,n should not fail
60 attend. It is highly interesting and
amusing. You VIII have two hours OF
wonderful fun.
The times., 1898-01-24
British Steamship Wrecked

ST. Michaels, Jan. 23.-The British
steamship Cromarty. Capt Duncan, from
Yokohama, for New York, was wrecked
while entering this harbor in a gale. The
back of the vessel is broken, and her hold
is full of water. The prospects of salvage
are small.
The times., 1898-01-24

II was not until seven years later
that electricity was used as a motive
power.
The road at Danville was built in
1866, and electricity was adopted a
year or two later.
The road at Roanoke was built in
1892, and operates eighteen and one
half miles.
The Staunton line was built in 1890
and electrified in 1896.
There is also fine system of cleo
tric road between Old Point. Hampton,
and Newport News.
Waynesboro has line, which is ope-
rated whenever there are any patrons.
The times., 1898-01-24
.Excep-:
tiona1
Cir g.
c1nnStan]CeS.


Yoa will do well to take
stock Of your furniture and
make a fist of your wants,
Because we can satisfy them
now at exceptionally low
prices. We have too much
stock, and are willing to make
severe sacrifices in order to re-
dece it. We are selling AT
ABOUT ONE HALF the
regular prices. None the less,
you are as welcome to credit
at these reduced prices as at the
regular ones. We are pleased
to offer you the advantages Of
our credit system at any time.
The times., 1898-01-24

FOR SALE-SpeciaI bargains, Domestic.
$40: | niger improved, Sl2- l AmeT1-
can, SO; Eldredge, SIS, l y. F.
singer, 81; . years guarantee. FL IS
SEWING MACHINE E3C HANGE- 81
C ST. So ja23-3s
The times., 1898-01-24

FOR SALE Will sell gold watch for $50;
cannot be duplicated in any store in
city for less than 500. AudTeSS SNAP,
this office. ja22-3r
The times., 1898-01-24

FOR SALE-Pine wood, $3.50 per cord;
block wood, 50 per cord; oak wood, 81
per cord; block. $3.50 per cord: delivered
promptly at any part ofthe city; send postal.
2354 Sth 81 NV. Ja2l-3t-em
The times., 1898-01-24

WILL take So for d thoroughbred bun dog
pup. eight months Old II taken aJ once.
Address y. p, this office. ja23-3t
The times., 1898-01-24

FOR RSALE-ChambeTs' Encyclopedia COM
plete. in vols; Irving's complete works,
in vols: Thackery, in 1 vol; Ra Wins
history (anCient), in vols, and other books
cheap. 323 +. Cap. St Ja2l-3t-eIn
The times., 1898-01-24

FOR SALE Stock and fixtures OF grocery
store. must be sold at once. Address
). w. this office. ia22-36
The times., 1898-01-24

FOR SALE -Grocery store; if sOId in five
days, for ST5; daily expenses. 34C.- bread
ani milk trade VIII over cover it Address
{, this office ja23-3t
The times., 1898-01-24

FOR sALE-1 large No. 8 bricks set range;
1 3O-gal. boiler; cheap 323 E cap. ST.
AL -3t-em
The times., 1898-01-24

Your credit is good at Lansburgh's Fur
niture House, 3th and F SITS. oc3.tf
The times., 1898-01-24

FOR SALE-A new Home machine: in
first-Class conditions: SO CdH after 1
OF address 326 IL st. NV. JJ23-3t
The times., 1898-01-24
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

FOR SALE-A set OF EncycloDa eGia Bri-
tannica; % volumes; cloth binding. Adj
ireSs j. C., this office. JJ23-3C
The times., 1898-01-24

FOR sALE-I5 large cows cheap. 1910
BrightwoOd ave. Ja2l-3t-em
The times., 1898-01-24

FOR SALE-X-ray apparatus, kinet o.
scope aBd the phonOgrepn; or exchange
for q first-class piano, etc. Can be seen
i'm the evening only at 22i u ST. 1a21 -66
The times., 1898-01-24
FOR HIRE.

DRESS SUITS for hire at CARRIERS, Tth
and II sts. noi6-n
FOR HIRE-Fuli dress suits, 81 only
JULIUS COHEN, 1104 Tth 81. NV.
mol 0-tf-em
FOR HIRE-To drummers and business
men. horse and buggy or dayton, 81 per
day, and special prices for pleasure dFiF-
ing Apply to the REX STABLES, rear
els E st. NV E; telephone call, lO9- ap3o-tr
PRINTING AND BOoKBINDING.
Printing 500 cards. Toe: 500 envelopes,
76c.; 900 note heads, 1oc.; oOO state
ments. 7bc binding magazines, 00C..
miscellaneous books rebound. u. T.
WILLIAMS, Clio 9TH st. NV. re6-tf
The times., 1898-01-24
ACADEMY Popular Prices.

With a superb company of comedians anc
condolences and the scenic surroundings
which have secured its brilliant r uns In New
York, Chicago, Boston and elsewhere.
Next Week Skinner, in Prince
Rudolph"
The times., 1898-01-24

FOR SAI.E-3 genuine Wilcox & Gibbs
Automatic. latest improved, SO sew
ing machines at less than half price, an Op-
poTtunity of a lifetime; sent on tIial free.
CAN. or send postal. TO AJERBACHS Do
MESTIC ROOMS, 9TH and H st.
The Globe-republican., 1898-07-07
THE EVOLUTION OF THE fighting TOP.
For Centuries Before the Christian Era They We're
Used Egyptians and the Military Mast.

men of the British ships. Down up
on the fragile structures of wood they
hurled great stones that bore down
the foe in great bleeding masses, tore
through their decks, opened their
seams, and sent them to the bottom in
a style that Sir John makes highly
commendable.
In the seventeenth century We find
the tops broad and open save for the
after part, where a wooden breastwork
was reared to shield the topmen. Why
only the after part should have been
singled out for protection is open for
speculation; but it is not improbable
that the sails before the mast covered
to a great extent the marksmen in the
top and behind the mast only did they
need supplemental protection. These
wooden bulwarks in the tops were va
riously painted according to the ma
tionality of the ship; and for couple
of hundred years that style of top
prevailed, and in form, square behind
and rounded in front, still is in vogue
in modern sail powered naval ves-
sells.
During all the frigate actions of the
war of 1872 the sharpshooters in the
tops of the various ships did excellent
work, and there it was the marine
showed what could be expected of him,
even though he stood out with no
The Globe-republican., 1898-07-07

shelter other than a stray hammock
or so hastily triced up for his protec-
ton.
The first of our ships of the new navy
had tops that we're practically steel
duplicates of those of the late war;
AMI but for the presence of modern
rapid-fire guns, were really OF less
defensive value than those of thirty
odd years ago. It wasn't till We be-
gan to build our battleships that we
really launched out into regular mod
ern military masts, and then we fol-
lowed in principle the practices OF the
French.
The modern mast on fighting ship
is purely for military purposes. name
ly, on such ships that are without a
spread of canvas of any sort, and its
duty now is principally for a service
that was once merely incidental to
those of the sailing ship. To bear sig
nails is it's first mission, and then to
carry an armament of rapid-fire guns
with which to meet the attack of tor
pedo boats, to sweep the open ports,
and to enfilade the unprotected gun
stations of an enemy. With Calling
guns pouring out a veritable rain of
bullets at the rate of 1000 minute,
and with other heavier automatic guns
capable of hurting hundred or more
of one-pound shell in the same time
the modern military top is something to
be considered where the hand grenade,
The Globe-republican., 1898-07-07

the stink balls. and the rocks Of the
past might be dismissed with q shrug.
There is but little doubt that the
French have set the pace for the mod
ern fighting top. and SO luxuriantly
have their vessels developed these
srowths in riotous profusion and va
rieties of forms that it was no wonder
we soon heard of wanting stability in
their ships. Their most recent de-
signs are decidedly moderated, but still
bear the hall mark of great freedom.
With the French the idea has been
to cover entirely the positions Of the
guns and the men in the tops to give
the navigator a chance to guide his
ship In action from a point well above
the smoke OF the guns. and, too, to
bear aloft the searchlights. Where
ever closed in top is found on ships
of other nations it is of French in
spiration.
The British have almost exclusively
held to an open or uncovered top. the
only real protection to either guns or
men being the shields carried on the
weapons themselves.
With us the gunboats Wilmington
and the Helena represent the greatest
development of the military mast, in
all 1t means for fighting and signal
purposes, for coming the ship. and for
the carriage of that great shining eye
that Is to look far into the night. The
coming tower. so to speak, is Just be-
low the lower top. and is reached
through the body of the mast proper.
Just because Of this curious type of
mast, one Of the enemy's large auxil-
larry cruisers took one OF these boats
for a battleship the other day, and lost
no time in hustling for the distant
horizon.
The national tendencies of the va.
rious navies are marked by the military
masts their recent vessels bear, and
whether they seek their inspiration
from Great Britain or France it is
easy enough to tell. The Russians are
unsettled; Austria is equally divided;
The Globe-republican., 1898-07-07
Germany leans toward the French,
while the Japanese and the Italians fol-
low the English.
ROBERT G. SKERRETT.
Afflca's Ancient Sea.

Recent studies of the animal life Of
Lake Tanganyika have shown that that
lake differs from all other African lakes
in possessing inhabitants that belong to
the oceanic species. Still, these sin
gular denizens Of lake Tanganyika are
not exactly like the marine organisms
OF the present day, and the conclusion is
drawn that sea, connected with the
open ocean, once occupied the parts of
Africa where Tanganyika now lies and
that the lake is the last remnant Of the
ancient sea.