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Evening star., 1898-05-25
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOwN.
Annual ElocutfOn COntest-PrOmOter
of POlicy-Other Notes.

The annual elocution contest Of the stu
dents of Georgetown University VIII be
held this evening at 7:30 o'clock In the Gas
ton Memorial Hall Heretofore the time of
CONNER cling the contest has been O'Clock.
but this year it will be half a n hour earlier
Another departure from the usual custom
is the abolishment of the printed invita-
tions, and the exte rsion of a general invi-
tation to the friends of the students and
the university to attend the exercises.
There are in all twelve students to par
ticipate, each class having three speakers
in the contest The class of '9S will be rep
resented by F. B. McArerny. E. j. Brady
and A J. Devereaux: the class OF 99 by
L. J. Cullen. T. ]. ONell and r. G. Caw-
Mulligan: class of 'O1 by A. f. Murphy e
, J. Smith and E ByrBe- The SUBJECTS On
the program will be varied
Rev Father Barrett. 81, of Woodstock
College Maryland: Rev. Father Quill, Sd,
of Lcyola College. Baltimore. and Rev
Father Docley, S.J., will act as judges, re-
serving their decision. The winner OF the
contest will not be known to the students
unti! the day of the annual commencement,
when the handsome gold medal, given as
a prize. will be awarded.
Augustus Mann, colored. aged forty-six.
and Nelson Brown colored, aged forty-nve.
were arrested yesterday by policeman
Wheeler and locked up on a charge Of pro-
noting policy. On the first named S126 In
money was found and enough evidence
was thought to be at hand to convict him
of the charge. Brown had only Sl01 in
small change. but very little incriminating
evidence of the game was found on him,
and he was held as suspicious character
Beth Of the prisoners, the police think,
have been running for Rossiyn firms for
some time. Mann today pleaded guilty OF
promoting policy. and Judge Kfmball sent
him to Jail for two months.
Richard Wells, colored. aged twenty-five,
a newsboy, was arrested by Policeman Con-
nors on n charge of larceny. but in the Po-
lice Court yesterday he was released on
his personal bonds. He was charged with
stealing a pair of overalls valued at 20
cents. from Barney Levi. The police In
formed the court that Levi frequently sold
things, offering to exchange them IL unsat-
isiactory, and when such goods were re-
turned no generally refused to refund the
money, ard insisted on the customer TAX
ing an inferior article. This happened to be
true in Wells case, and to get even he took
the overalls.
Robert Smith, Georgetown boy. and
q soE of Mr.. Robert Emmet Smith Of 30G7
p street, a well-known Grand Army man.
has sailed from San Francisco. Cal. for
the Philippine Islands as member Of
Company G, 1st Oregon Volunteers. In
letter to his father he says: LAS since
the birth of our republic we were never
whipped, so shall 1t be now-no backward
steps. no defeat. II I never return, remem-
Ter me as one who went out In the dis
charge Of his duty and met with acci-
dent
Evening star., 1898-05-25
oUT-OF-ToWN COMMENTS.
Chicago Paragraphs ON the Wash
inEtOn Club and Players.

Chicago Paragraphs on the Wash
inEton Club and Players.
Wagner made great catch of foul fl,
from Ryans bat in the first inning The
third baseman got the ball tust off the
fence in front of the north bleachers
Midway Wrigley gave an awful exhibi-
ton of ground and lofty tumblng yester-
day. He made five errors Two of them
however, were on hard chances.
Selbach has made five two-basers during
the last four games. Four of them were
easy flies that were lost in the sun, the 9TH
er line fly which Ryan really ought to
have captured.
Ryan and Anderson made two of the best
plays of the game. Ryan picked ball off
the fence and Anderson fell full length in
catching a fly. but still held on to the ball
Wagner and Brown tried to persuade
Manager Burns into a trade of Thornton
for Amole but departed unsuccessful,
Wagner also wants Barry Mccormick but
WILL Of course. not get him.
With the score of to > and one out Tom
Brown put Farrell in to bat in place OF
Swain in the ninth inning. 1t seemed a
Joke to try to win such game from Grit
nth, but Farrell hit the first ball pitched
for single
Donovan has more speed than he can ad-
Just, and more than Mcclure can hanule.
He had the darkness to help him. The
New England man could kill off all the hu-
man targets who work for 5-cent cigar
syndicates.
In the fifth John Doyle, associate captain
manager of the Senators, made rush as
though to clean UP Jim MCGUIRE Ryan.
Mercer and Connolly. His incendlary con-
versaton failed to reach the crowd Mer-
Ger looked tired and wanted to get out of
the game after the little conversation
The games in the championship schedule
that have been played thus far furnish but
weak gauge by which to estimate the
strong and weak points of the dozen .lubs
In this league, says President Jim Hart of
the Chicago club. Washington, to my
mind, has first division team, but she
now stands absolutely last in the race. OF
course, Cincinnati has a long string of VIC
tories piled up. but you mustn't overlook
the fact that Ewing's team Is as strong and
fit as 1t will be when the season is at its
zenith. This. of course, is due to the Cruel
ling campaign of spring training Of the
Reds at San Antonio. Texas, las. March,
that brought the team down as tine and tit
as fiddle"
Evening star., 1898-05-25
Record of the Clubs,
VERY WILD PITCHING.
Evans, the New Tyvirler, Gave Seven
Passes to First.

Manager Brown of the Washington club
at Cleveland yesterday introduced Mr.. Roy
Evans. the latest Senatorial twirler, to
league company. The bringing out of dr.
Evans was an eminent success for the other
side, as the home team scored four runs
while their guests were unsuccessfuliy en-
deavoring to score one. The Spiders Sc
cured but six safeties off the Washington
man. while his people got four more But
Evans was wild. his seven bases on balls
playing most important part in the run
getting of the other side. But the home
club played an errorless game, the visitors
on the other hand making mispays at
times when they were of the greatest as
slstance to their opponents. For six in
ri1gs not run was scored the Cleveland
cub making meantime but three hits But
in the next inning. after two men were out.
heitz made his customary error on an
easy chance. Burkett, the batslnan, going
to second on his wild throw. Mexican fol-
lowed with safe hit. Burkett coming in
Wrigiey fumbled Childs grounder, Wallace
walked, and Mcnean and ChildS scored on
Biake's single to left. In the following in
ming. with two men again gone, another
run went to the Spiders. Wilson's long fly
to center was not quite reached by Ander-
son, Burkett hit to center and bases on
balls forced in Wilson.
The Senators were most unfortunate in
their hitting, several fine chances to score
being spoiled by the remarkably fine field
ing OF their opponents. In the first inning
Gettman hit past first, but Selbachs line
drive was taken by Wallace, who quicAiy
threw to first, catching the Russian. DOYLE
singled to center, but slipping in attempting
to make third on Anderson's safety to CEN
ter he was caught off the base. In the
sixth Anderson hit to left center for two
bases when two were out, Farrell walked,
but Wagner few out to center. In the next
inning Reitz led of with a two-bagger to
right. but was thrown out at third on an
attempt to make that bag on Wrigley's out
at fra in ha oixht
Of no avail. as they came when their fel-
lows were unable to follow suit Ander-
sons work in center was of the gilt-edged
character, several Of his catches being most
Evening star., 1898-05-25
Official Orders Issued.

The following orders have been made by
the District Commissioners:
That certificates of Indebtedness be is
sued as follows: Against the Belt Railway
Company for $40. in favor of the audi
tor of the District of Colt mbia, for work
done IN repairing pavements adjacent TO
tracks of said company at LIST and r
streets northwest; against the lexington
and Soldiers Homo Railway Company for
$S3.35. in favor Of the auditor Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia. for work done I'm repair
ing pavement adjacent to the tracks Of
said company at 4th and streets north
east
That the well at the northwest corner of
10th street and South Carolina avenue
southeast be filed.
That the public hydrants at southwest
corner OF Delaware avenue and X street
northeast, east side of I'd street between
X and L streets northeast, south side of l.
street between New Jersey avenue and LIST
street northwest. southwest corner of 5th
and r streets northwest and southeast
corner Of 18th and Q streets northwest, be
removed.
That @. A Dessez now in charge of the
construction of the Peabody school annex
be transferred to the Office OF the Inspector
of buildings as q temporary assistant in
srector OF buildings. and that A. G. Brust,
formerly superintendent of construction of
the 8th street engine house. be transferred
to be superintendent of construction OF
the Peabody school annex.
Evening star., 1898-05-25
GOVERNMENT TITLE
Land in the City Claimed 70 Be in Its
81 j'9t
Possession.
Fq~DA
A LIST OF SQUARES AND LOTS
Lz1..lt
Probable Action to Be Taken by
ga
Senate Committee.
~ fr--'- S-saSS
ECORDS INCOMPLETE
RECORDs INCOMPLETE

For a number Of years Congress has been
called upon at every session to grant quit
claims to people who have found the title
to their property in this city fncumbered
by what has been termed a 'cioud of rec
ord" When the city was laid out and the
original land owners had given a portion of
their property to the government In con-
sideration Of the latter laying out and Inn .
proving the streets. which was never done
except in part. the government proceeded
to sell Its portion of the land. In those
days Of lax methods In the keeping of pub
lie land records it happened that after a
time this land had been transferred from
one citizen to another. and hundreds of
people came into possession OF it, believing
they had clear titles. AS the business of
title examining improved many flaws In IT,
ties were discovered. 1t was found that in
over thousand cases there was nc record
to show that the government he'd ever
parted with the lots 1t had receive / from
the original property owners.
Some time ago Senator Mcmillan, chair
Columbia, determined to see If some
method could not be adopted by which titles
in the District could be cleared up, and In
order to do this he has secured from the
War Department a list CT lots in this city
the title to which was placed in the gov
ernment. there being no record in that Of
flee to show that the United States ever
parted with such titles. This property Is
today owned by the government SO far as
the records of the War Department show
This property aggregates an enormous
amount of land, comprising 1,176 lots scat
tered over all parts cf the city of Wash
ington, each lot having a frontage of fifty
feet. The list of property which may be
claimed by the United States government,
according to these records. follows:
Evening star., 1898-05-25
TO OPEN THE SEASON
The Brooklyn Handicap to Be Run
Saturday.
ORNAMENT REGARDED WITH FAVOR
Washington Lost Another Game
at Cleveland.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

The big race of the spring. the Brooklyn
Handicap, will be run Saturday at Grave
send. L. l.. on the track of the Brooklyn
Jockey Club The Brooklyn Handicap this
spring promises to bring to the post one
of the biggest fields that ever ran for the
great fixture. OF the lot engaged in the
$4,000 stakes. twenty-four are now on the
ground fit and ready to run. and of these
hfteen that may be considered among
the probable starters have performed in
public this spring. That Ben Brush would
be starter has not seemed probable for
at least three weeks. His recent retire.
ment to his Castleton stud farm in Ken
lucky left Headley & Nortons great colt
Ornament. with LIT pounds. in as top
weight and favorte in the future betting.
Ornament. turned over to James Rowe by
bis former owner and trainer, c. T. Pat
t@rson. is now at sheepshead Bay. taking
sSScial preparation for the handicap
Ornament ran in the west before he was
shipped east, and was returned a winner
but mis- early races did not show the crack
at his best, and he will have to improve
greatly to be prominent factor in Satur-
days race
The other horses that look to be almost
certain starters In the Brooklyn and that
have won this season are. Rogers & Roses
Tillo. in at 11S; j. Storey Curtis Royal
Stag. in at 40; Bromley & Co.'S Semper
Ego. in at Jog; NJ. F. Dwyer's Previous, in
at 1Oi; c. F. Dryers Sly Fox. in at 81,
and W. CheritOn's Our Johnny, in at IS.
Horses that have run and been beaten
but that seem likely to he starters for
Saturdays big race, are Ben Halliday, 121
pounds: DR.. Catlett, III: Howard Mann,
115. winner OF the Brooklyn last year; Ty
phoon ii, 114; Merry Prince, 105; Hand
ball, 1GJ: Great Bend. ~, and Sensational,
30 Others that have not run this spring,
but that probably will go to the post Sat
urday. are Lehman, ia; Don de Orc, 113;
Loki. 100; Ogden, 100; Isidor, 1O6; Lou
Bramble, 104, and Traverser, 80.
Evening star., 1898-05-25
THE SEPTEMBER RACES
montgomery County Agricultural so
cfety Adopts a Schedule.

Sfeoiai Correspondence OF The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, May "A. Iss.
Inc board of directors of the Aericuitur-
| Al society held a meeting here Saturday
10 'ske preliminary steps for the annual
iair tnis fall. The race committee report-
eo the engagement of Mr. Henry w. Bur
ress OF Princess Anne Nd, as starter
ana presiding judge of the races. Mr.. Bur-
ress was highly recommended bv tha
people of Frederick, Hagerstown rren-
ton' N j., and other places as a nromnt
starter who will not allow any drag In
the racing program. Some repairs wore
oruered TO be made on the dwelling house
| on the fair grounds and the grounds cor,o
| mlttee was directed to secure hiJs e.,
| painting the large EuIlding .atelv erected
| a REVISION OF the premium list was made
adopted: u idces was
Iuesday. August 30.-Trotting. Oman IN
ncrses -FOUR years old and under. owned
I'm, IA MON ntgomery county since June 1, IS.ss:
wednesday. August 3I-o.,o GLASS .ro,
sg, slng, purse. $50; 2:aU class, pacing. nurse
500 trot or pace. open to three year-olds
s,u anu uhoer, best two in three. purse. SEQ;
sutoIe race, SIX furiongs and repeat plrse
s'3: open to all, running race, sfx fur,onss
and repeat purse, 800
Ihursoay, September l.-2:2o class trot-
ing. tins. purse. sfS: trotting race, open to
since
Two years old, purse, 500: = 10 cIa Sc trot
.ins, purse, Sso; hurdle race mile dash.
purse. Sl00. 'i'
friday, September 2.-2:27 class trotting
purse, $2Jo; 2:iO class. trotting, purse soo9.
running race for horses owned in Mont
somery county since June l. lSyS one Ian
ana repeat, l'urse. SO: running race omen
10 all, two laps and repeat purse, sl0o
All harness. races will be under the rules
OF tne National Trotting Association OF
wnich the society is. member Running
races VIII be under the rules of the hockey
ciuo. Harness purses divided, 80. Is. TX
anu lo per cent. Running purses divided,
o., o., 80 and 10 per cent. All entries close on
IIuesday, August "a, at IL p.m.
among charges made IN list of nra-
nluns We're the following: Best six-horse
team. slS: seco nd. -; best four-horse team
$i2: second. 80 In works Of art a premium
OF y for best and 81 for second best will
ne awarded in the following classes: Land
scape, portrait. figure. still life and decora-
1--WE painting In oil; same classes In water
color panel india ink charcoal and cray-
on drawing; landscape, portrait and fancy
photograph to be exposed and finished
by an amateur.
Mr. Leonard Weer was chosen chief
marshal and w. Frank Gather chief of
police.
Evening star., 1898-05-25

Probable Senate Committee Action.
The Senate con1mitte On the District of
Columbia will shortly take up the question
Of how to clear up these titles. The COM
mittee will probably consider the propriety
Of having the United States government
claim and take possession Of the 1,176 lots
Of fifty feet frontage each, and on which
there are now built probably 800 or 300
houses. all owned by individuals, who think
they are secure in their homes here.
Doubtless the imperfect condition of the
records In the War Department will be
urged as reason why the government will
have to deal with this question on an
equitable rather than a Legal basis. For
many years these records were in such con-
fusion that they were utterly unfit for ref
erence. Some years ago the department
began Strengthening the records out. The
records were largely in the form OF sep
arate papers. free access beiHg allowed to
them by attorneys, who handled them so
carelessly that they became mixed beyond
the possibility of finding any one Of them
when wanted For that raas0n consider
able part OF the records, though existing.
were not available for reference by title
examiners. M
The Attorney Generals Statement.
When the Attorney Gaherh. then Mr..
Harmon. was asked. through, a resolution
of the Senate. to report sUhat property In
this city the government owned when the
city was laid out. nearly y hdndred years
ago, and to indicate what lots. according
to the records. have their title in the United
States, although owned and occupied by IN
dividuals. all that time. he replied in part;
In response to this resolution have the
honor to submit that to enable me to fur
idsh a complete list of the lots therein re-
ferred to, 1t became necessary to have an
examination made of the numerous records
now In the office OF public buildings and
grounds. In the War Department showing.
In the first place, what lots in each AMI
every square of the city Of Washington
were acquired by the United States on the
division between the public and the orig
inal proprietors of the land. and. in the
next place. what lots thus acquired by the
United States remain unsold or otherwise
disposed OF by the government; also an ex-
animation Of the records of the Office of the
recorder Of deeds for the District Of CeluH-
pia, and number of court records. tax
assessments. etc. With the force at my
command available for this work have
neen unable thus far to: accomplish any
thing beyond the examination Of the. rec
ords In the Office Of pnhlic buildings and
Evening star., 1898-05-25
SUIT AGAINST GAS COMPANY.
COmmissi0ners to Prosecute One fol
Alleged Inferior Illumination.

Commissioners to Prosecute One for
Alleged Inferior Illuminat alton.
The District Commissioners are just now
considering the question of prosecuting a
suit which thsy Instituted recently before
Justice CT the Peace O'Nein against the
Washington Gas Light Company, for an
alleged failure on the part Of the company
to maintain the standard Illuminating power
of street lamps. The prosecution of the suit
will depend upon thu ability Of the company
to convince the Commissioners that power
was shown by the company's testing sta
tions to be what is required by law. an IL
Illuminating power equal to twenty-five can
dies. The law provides a penalty of 500 for
a failure to maintain the standard power
A conference was held between the Com
missioners and the representatives of the
company yesterday afternoon. when an ad-
journment was had until the same hour,
o'clock. tomorrow afternoon. 1t is under
stood the company represented to the Com
D1issioners yesterday that the averages at
three Of their stations showed the power
to BE- above that required by law. At the
bearing tomorrow the Commissioners will
have the United States inspector of gas,
Mr.. Ford. present. for the purpose Of
throwing what light he may have upon the
subject.
Evening star., 1898-05-25
Mr. sewall ORers q Transport.

Assistant Secretary OF War Meiklejohn
has received a dispatch from Mr.. Arthur
Sewal of Bath. Me-. candidate for Vice
President on the democratic ticket in 1896,
offering on behalf Of Arthur Sewall & Co.
the ship Toanoke. now at San Francisco. to
the government for transport purposes. The
capacity of 5000 tons. Mr. Sewell saws the
ship can be fitted for about 2,5oo men and
LOO tons of freight She is now under
charter for New York, but Mr.. Sewau ex-
presses the opinion that he can arrange to
cancel the charter II the government is in
nsed Of tho vessel Secretary MsikleJohn
Immediately telegraphed to San Francisco
II have an inspection made Of the ship, ard
IL that prove. satisfactory the Roanoke un-
doubtedly viii be chartered, -
Evening star., 1898-05-25
Home. for Soldiers chndre..

Rev. H. NJ Wharton. d. D.. OF Baltimore.
the founder and head Of two large orphan
ages. one at Charlotte. N. c.. for colored
and the other at Luray. Va. for white
children. has rendered to the government
these homes for the cara without charge of
any child or children of soldiers who may
die or be killed during the present war.
Secretary Alger has written DIR. Wharton
commencing his patriotic offer and accept
ing the proposal In the spirit In which IL
was offered DR.. Whsrton's address Is Bal
timore. Nd. and applications for admission
should be addressed to him there.
Evening star., 1898-05-25

EARNED rubsV;hicagO. 5; Baltimore, 4. Left on
hases-Chicaso. Z; Baltimore. IL Two-base hits
Kelley. Bowerman. Hughes. Three-base hit-Kel-
ley Stolen bases-Mertes o. McGraw Eyeritt
DGuble plays Griffith: Dcnahue and Evertt Jep-
n1ngs and McGann. Struck out-By Kilroy 4; by
Nops, 2. Passed balls-Bowerman. Donahue. First
base on b1ils,On Griffith 5; of Hughes, 4; off
Nops, /. Wild pitches-Hughes, kilroy Hit by
ball.Mertes Donahue. Connor Time-3 hours
Umpires-Lynch and Connolly.
Evening star., 1898-05-25
Baitimore, 1s, Chteaeo, 13.

1t was hitting contest at Chicago, the
Orioles getting two more hits than their
opponents. and as many more runs. Each
team used two twirlers. Hughes and Nops
pitched for Baltimore and Griffith and Gil
roy for the home team. Score:
Evening star., 1898-05-25

Two-bsse bits--Donoyap o. Schriyer Delehanty
Saerihce hts-schrnver, Mcfarland. Stolen bases
CAMEL. First base on balis@or Kiliens =: on
H,th 8r sn His bS pitched & ba.La59ie Struck out
Mcfarland. Tiine-5s. Umpir s-Emslie and An.
Evening star., 1898-05-25
New York, 9, Louf.xtl,e1

1t was a walkover for the New Yorks at
Louisville, they batting Cunningham saw
agely Meekin. on the other hand, allowed
the Colonies but six hits. Grady was put
off the field for abusing the umpire. Score:
Evening star., 1898-05-25

Rowan Recommended for PromotBon.
Gen. Miles has recommended that First
Lieut. A s. Rowan OF the 18th Infantry be
promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel
in recognition OF the valuable services per-
formed by that onlcer IN his recent perilous
mission 70 Cuba
Evening star., 1898-05-25
St. Louis, ~, Boston 10.

The champions bit the dust at st. Louis
the Browns getting seventeen hits off Will
lis and Lewis. Sudhoff AMI Taylor were
also hit hard. Decker was overcome by the
heat while at the bat in the first inning.
Score:
Evening star., 1898-05-25

son Three-base hit-Gettig. Stolen base-Hoy
First bsse on halls-Of Cunningham. 2; OF Nee
kin: 3. Struck ont-by Meckin, /. Double plays
Smith S and Wagner: Hartm IN. Gettig and Joyce
Wild pitche s-Meekin, 2. Left bases-I,Orris
vile 6; New York 9. Time hours. Umpres--
ltnShmau and Hex rllla
Evening star., 1898-05-25
Pittsbare, 4, PhiInaeIphi., 3

1t was a close game at Pittsburg. but the
Pirates managed to squeeze in one more
run than their guests. the Phillies, Dono-
vans two-bagger in the fourth bringing in
three runs. Orth and Kiileen pitched good
ball. Score:
Evening star., 1898-05-25
Brooklyn, 9, Cinca.n.t,. =

At Cincinnati the leaders tn the league
race were beaten by the BrookIyns. the
lads playing rather stupidity. Ralph Miller
Of Cincinnati. the pitcher of the visitors.
was presented by friends with a diamond
stud. Score:
Evening star., 1898-05-25

Tucker, Sheckard. Stulen bases-HeiHday. HALL
man. LaChauce- Doube piays-McPhee and Beck
ley; Grimm and Shindle; Hallman and Tucker;
AePhee, Coreoran and Beckley. First base ON
Miller; Ttme-l55. Umpres-O'Day and Nc
Evening star., 1898-05-25

TbIse- bsss hIes Cns Rs1asy' RhaI.y' CSo.. stahI 90,
Crooks. Hall. Lowe. Hit by pitcher~Hariey
Clements Earned runs-St. Louis s; Boston. .
Passed bsll-Bergen Struck out-By Taylor. 1: by
Willis. 5: by Lewis, l. Stolen bases-Cruss Ham
and Wood