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The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-21
MISCELLANY,

Every effort is being made to have the
athletic field at the Indian school at
Carlisle pushed to completion, but the
recent unfavorable weather has greatly
impeded the work. When finished it will
cost over 5000, and will be a model
athletic field. The leveling and filling
up process will soon be finished, after
which six inches of large and three of
crushed stone will be placed on ton.
Above this will also be placed quantity
of cinders, after which it will be sod
ded.
The Chester High School, which is
grouped with the schools in Wilmington
Norristown and Camden for the games
on Franklin Field on April 80. has the
following boys in training: E. Checkham
W. Oglesby, H. Morris, II. Falson, G..
Temple and J. HILBERT.
Pennsylvania will send a number OF
athletes to compete at the Princeton
games on Saturday.
The Yale novice games at New Haven
on Saturday will have two entries from
Pennsylvania.
M. W. Long who will be member
of the Columbia College team, which
will compete at the University of Penn
sylvania Relay Carnival, on April 80, is
regarded as one of the speediest quarter
mile runners in the country. He has a
record of 40 seconds for the two furlOng
distance.
Messrs. Clarke, Reese, Walbridge and
Weaver will represent Lafayette College
at the University of Pennsylvania Relay
Carnival on April 30.
The war stir prevents the Annapolis
cadets from competing in the nterco-
legiate fencing champions.
Garrick Mallory, the ex-Central High
School football and cricket player, of
has been elected manager
of the University of Pennsylvania Fresh
men cricket team.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-21
FOOT BALL

George w. Woodruff, the great foot
ball coach of the University Of Pennsyl-
vania, announces that as soon as war is
declared by President Mckinley, if de-
clared at all, he will organize regiment
of volunteers, made up exclusively of
college athletes and march to the front.
Such regiment would be fired with
ambition to annihilate the Spaniaras to
avenge the death of Osgood, who joined
the Cuban insurgents, and after some
brave fighting, was killed.
The Carlisle Indians have their blood
up, and say they will play no more foot
ball games with Princeton teams, giving
as reason for this decision the alleged
rough and brutal playing of the Tigers
in last years battle on the Princeton
gridiron. The Redmen have practi-
cally completed their schedule for next
Fall, and it calls for games with Penn
sylvania, Harvard and Yale.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-21
CYCLING.

Were cycling confined to city streets
avenues, boulevards and park roads
there would be little need of an essay or
coasting, so much is it discouraged by
policemen and experienced riders alike
But riders are learning to take long
excursions into the country, and with
almost no restraint as to speed or any
thing else, are prone to change their tao
tics and allow their wheels to lead them
where they will.
Harry Elkes, of Glens Falls, N. ",
beat Tom Barnaby, of Boston, in 100
mile paced match race at Charles River
Park track Tuesday. The result was a
big surprise to the knowing ones. Elkes
took the lead at the start. Barnaby fell
from his wheel on his thirty-seventh
mile. He was mounted on new wheel,
but grew dizzy again on his forty.seventh
mile, and fell, rolling all the way across
the cement track. He was picked up
unconscious, wrapped up in blanket
and carried to his dressing rooms. Fixes
was over two laps ahead and gaining
steadily. He rode on to the fifty-eighth
mile, when the referee stopped him and
gave him the race.
BY way of comparing the work of Tay
lore and Linton it will be noticed that
tandems and triplets paced Tom Linton
ten miles recently in 1858. One quad
paced Taylore, the Frenchman, ten miles
in 20.29. Taylore has had but the one
team to train behind, but is riding very
fast, as the following times, for five
miles for each of six consecutive days,
IND I
ll.O4, lilo, 9.47, 1917 and 9.52.
1t has been reported that Congressman
Dingley has under consideration a bill
providing for war tax of So on each
bicycle in the country. President Potter
was asked what he thought OF it should
there be conflict with Spain.
Teddy Edwards has finished his l1Oth
consecutive century run yesterday.
AThe death of Jack Knowles, who of
late had been conspicuous among cyclists
as century rider, is regarded as case
of bicycle suicide. He carried century
riding to excess, and his case illustrates
the point frequently made that the pop.
ularity of century riding does not rest on
a good foundation.
If the Paris correspondents are to be
relied upon the French racing men be-
ing brought to this country, with one or
two exceptions, do not represent the
championship element. One correspon-
dent, after naming number of promi-
nent riders now training at the French
capital, adds: "This list shows that de-
spite the frequent departures for the
United States, the cracks are still with
u.s."
Earl Reynolds, the champion ice and
cycle skater, has signed with the Ameri-
can Cycle Racing Association. He will
get up on the pacing machines at times
and will skate half and one mile exhi.
billions on bicycle skates, paced by a
tandem. a.r.
Arthur Robinson, Of Boston, may
temporarily occupy the office Of chair
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-21

| Dc gwen III UDls Guy on saturday evening
next at Pvle's Cycle Academy.
The windup will be between two
featherweights of note, both to weigh in
at lis pounds. 1t will be six-rOund 60
with Joe Laughlin, champion feat her
weight OF Delaware and John Montroy
Of Philadelphia.
The remainder of the bouts will be be-
tween John Henry of Wilmington and
Jack Ashton of Philadelphia, four
rounds; George Russell and Henry
Ewing the Delaware cyclones, six rounds
and Pat Mcconnell Of Wilmington and
Harry Smith of Chester, six rounds, both
to weigh 1875 pounds.
Manager Jack Mowery, of Camden, N.
D., writes that he would like to match
his boy, Kid McCue, against Joe Laugh
lin, at the Esmeralda Bay Club show, on
April %, in this city.
Billy Whistler has challenged any l2G-
pound man in the country.
Mike Leonard intends challenging the
winner OF the Erne-Lemons fight.
Dan Creedon said last night that he
would retire from the ring, owing to his
left arm being disabled.
Tom ORourke has offered purse of
$500 for Lavigne and DAILY, and they
will probably meet at Long Island the
latter part of this month.
Joe Bernstein and George Dixon have
been matched to box twenty rounds at
ia pounds, weigh in at O'Clock, for
$500 side and the largest purse. The
match is to be decided within six weeks
Of signing articles.
The fight between Tommy" West and
"Joe" Walcoti at the Arena on Friday
night should be an interesting one. The
last time the two men met West got the
decision, and Walcott has always said
that he got the worst Of it on that oc-
casion.
Dan Creedon and Billy Stiff boxed six
rounds at Chicago on Monday night,
and during the last four rounds they
were hooted and Missed by the crowd on
account of the poor exhibition they
made. The decision was draw. Jimmy
Barry and Billy Rotchford fought six
rounds, the decision being draw.
Jack Ward and Casper Leon are to
box at Baltimore on April 20.
Jim Jeffries, the heavyweight boxer,
was born in Ohio and was, taken to Los
Angeles when he was years old, by his
parents.
Tom Sharkey on May will try to dig
pose of two heavyweights in twelve
round bouts-Jake Stelzner and Henry
Baker.
"Mysterious" Billy Smith, who is in
New York, says that he was badly
.reated by the referee in his recent go
with Joe Wacott at Bridgeport. He
claims that he did all the fighting and
should have been declared the win
ner. Smith and WalcOtt divided Il, 800
ior their draw. Smith is prepared to box
Walcott at Syracuse.
Eddie Curry, tie young New York
boxer, has come back from England,
where he went to fight Ben Jordan, and
'ays he is glad of it. He has no COM
oaint to make of the manner in which
he Britishers treated him personally,
out he tells different story as to his
treatment in the ring.
James J. Corbett says that Peter
everett, who is matched to fight Jim
effries, will be hard man to beat; in
act, the ex-champion believes that there
5 not heavyweight in the business abe
0 knock Everett out.
al Herford is trying to match Joe Cans
gainst Lavigne or DAILY.
Frank Erne and Harry Lemons are in
aiming for their fight before Buffalo
[ub on April %. ;
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-21
Should BE PardOned.

Yesterday morning in conversation
with eX-Sheriff Pierce Gould, Chief JUS
tice Lore said that jeremiah Ha,rigan
ought to be pardoned. The pape y are
ready for presentation ITO the Board of
Pardons and will be taken to L YER and
supported by Levi Z. Bird. l. Senator
Gray, who was encouragement at the
time Of Harrigan's conviction, Can get
away from Washington, he will also ap-
pear in support of the pardon.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-21

man OF the National Racing Beard OF the
League OF American Wheelmen.
Provisions are actively under way for
the annual road race from Bordeaux to
Paris, distance OF $40 miles. This
greatest of European road events was
Won last year by Rivierre, the French
man who was such sorry spectacle in
the six days race at Madison Square
Garden.
Another cycling souvenir has been dis
covered among the debris taken from
the Maine wreck, this time q Search
Light Lamp. that was formerly the
property of Chief Engineer Howell OF
the Maine. 1t was recovered by Captain
Everett, from the engineers effects.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-21
New Counterfeit.

The Treasury secret service division
announces the appearance of a new 81
counterfeit Treasury note, series of 1891,
portrait of Mcpherson. The note 10 on
heavy bond paper and red pen scratches
are substituted for the silk fibre Of the
genuine. The portrait, lathe work and
parallel ruling are all poor, and the
words Clearer" and bureau" are both
misspelled.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-21
Sudden Reversal.

Perry Chambers, colored, was plain
tiff in Magistrate kelley's court yester-
day morning, where he charged Harry
Giles, also colored, of No. 8 Hamilton
street, with disorderly conduct.
When the case was about completed
the magistrate dism Used Giles, as it was
shown that he was not the aggressor.
Chambers was put under peace bond,
and in defablt was sent to jail.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-21
Another Government Purchase.

The government has purchased Will
liam duPont's yacht Au Revoir which is
resting on the mud in one Of the slips of
the Harlan u Hollingsworth Company.
The yacht can be foated off the mud
without difficulty and will be lowed to
the League Island navy yard today. Her
dimensions are: Length, 145 feet;
breadth of beam, 90 feet 6 inches, depth
OF hold, u feet 6 inches; draught feet.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-21
SELF DEFENCE.

The Esmeralda Club have arranged q
fine program for the boxing exhibition TO
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-21

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston at Baltimore.
Brooklyn at Washington.
Pittsburg at Cincinnati.
Chicago at Louisville.
Cleveland at St. Louis.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-14
Rour OF THE BULLS.

Chicago June 11-The enormous IT,
qudly,on for Letter the "youn Napo-
l,oH causeJa general rout OF the bulls
Ia thc wheat pit today The weakness In
the markets abroad and some indications
OF gradually clearing weather IN the west.
more especially South Dakota. Nebraska
and Kansas started wheat very weak.
For an hour it continued 20 decline. every
drop of n cent bringing out shoals OF
stop-lcss orders. 10 became evident about
Z o'clock ,hag Letter had transferred his
open trade, iu wheat 90 others than brok-
,rs who have haen doing his trading on
,hc floor His trades IN June, 10 is deii-
u}oly known. had been transferred 20 Ar
mogr E Co and Dis September trades 90
Iams1n Bros IS co As that was inter-
ugeted ass So significant sign of weakness,
,ho yiltct ou the market was very depress-
n- Although % further decline was OF
course inevitable july declined 20 IS
cents, "a drop OF n cents compared with
the close of saturday. September fell To
Cis cents and December 20 % cents one
OF tho weak factors OF the day was the
utter decentralization tn the northwest,
where the combination OF which Letter
was no the head had been holding July
so s,.u'y The break there was more than
double what &c was here. Minneapolis
and Duluth gave Indications of panic
,he former getting 2lia cents below Sltur-
days close and Duluth % cents lower
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-14
coBAN APPEAL

New York June l8.-T1mas Estrada
Palmr has Iust -sed lu appeal for pecuH.
iury AID Tor The CUBAN cause. The appeal
follows.
"Ow.pe t5 tine enormous expsnoaurs
ot money necessary Oh lt and iand a vol
uaaec contingent ~ Cu6ans from rhIs
country and the added assurance which
We have received from the different Cuban
generals iu tho Aell commanding tha
various divisions in tle delu particularly
CrucuI and Clmlguey. tha, there are
several thou and men .n those parts Whl
age anxious 90 l9,n lha army VI H1er-
uou Doe ars mpr0glcd with arms and
ammunition with which TO asht. the 8ele-
g-oa has tet justified in the action
uh.cn &c h1s taken nlt go cali Tor adli-
/ t.1uzi volunteers a- the ps sent at least
Tbe cost is 300 sreat Tor the funds AZ oul
disposal and $40 Hnl that Lu0aHs on ;he
island can De equipped al less expense. Il
s possible thgt at some l1te- time .t may
. tg oDparuue 60 ask Tor further yoluu-
,ears but wo already hlvs fully lJ Gu
bans u1w in camp 10 Tampa ready 90 form
second division.
"In the meantime We viii continue tl
40 au .n our power to ala chose who
have slr1ady gone and remain united and
hep.rr each other .n the grand struggle
which is being made for Cuban indapena.
euca II Is q grave mistake which ls H.
able 90 resui. ln serious consequences FOX
our Cuban brethren In this and other
foreign countries 90 believe thar because
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-14
10 INVADE PORTO RICO

New York, June Ia--A Times special
from Washington says:
Now that the Santiago expedition Is
under way with Gen. Shafter at its head
TO cooperate with Admiral Sampson in
the reduction Of thar city and the cap
ture Of the Spanish ships IN the harbor.
the energies OF the war department are
expected TO De directed toward prepar-
a,ion COR the invasion Of Porto Rico.
While these preparations will be pushed
forward as rapidly as possible, there is
no reason TO believe that any extraordin-
ary haste viii be resorted 10. as the vol
.unteers az Jacksonville and Tampa who
are expected to form part OF the army
Of invasion Tor Porto Rico are not intend
ed TO De sent TO thar island at once, and
il win take little time to put them in
shape.
Il is Jrue thlt the progress made at
Jacksonville, where Gen. Lee Is in COM
mand. has been much more satisfactory
than 81, some o,her OF the camps. Already
provisions for 1890 men have been deliv-
cred there and owing 70 The abundant
railroad facilities no such congestion and
confusion as occurred at Tampa In the
distribution of uniforms equipment and
supplies have been encountered This
encourages the hope that the volunteers
there win De an ready for the invading
campaign IN less time than was required
a, Tampa and is beng taken at Chick
amauga.
IL is remembered that Admiral Samp-
son found that the reduction OF tho bat-
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-14

ness street. of ,hH c.ty o murderer w15
lyuchsd ,a.5 evening by a mob o. ~.
people.
The y.c,lm was John Becker a yo1nr
man vino on April killed Myrtle Huh-
me.sur tha lg-ysar-0ld daughter ~ WI
iiam Hunme.ster, q farmer. Becker was
employed by the farmer and prpfessed a
passionate love f0r the daughter. and ihe
tragedy followed the girl refusal 20 ac-
cen. ls advances.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-14
r1cNnrs DO coon WORK


on United States camp, Guantanamo
Bay, Sunday June 10, noon, via Kingston.
jamaica, June 49, 1880 a, m.--tCopyrghted
lSoS by the Associated Press )-Wheu the
Associated Press dispatch boat Dauntless
left Guantanamo bay early this morning
after q thiroon hours sl,lrmlsh between
the United states marines, under Lieuten-
ant Colonel Huntington, ana the Spanish
guerlllas and regulars, 1t was expected
that the fighting would be renewed,
The Marblehead left the harbor and
threw few shells into the woods
To the great delight Of the marines in
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-14
TLoArHD UNINJuREp.

Provincetown, Massachusetts, juno l3-
THE United States cruiser San Francisco,
which went ashore last night has been
doated unlnjured,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-14
MANILA Story DENIED.

London, June 13.-Ambassador Hays at
tention was called this morning to re-
port that he had received information
via Hong Kong that Manila had surren-
dered. He stated that the story was un-
founded.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-14
ARMY OF INVASION IS NOW ON THE WAY
Fifteen Thousand Officers and Men Con-
yOyed by 10 WarShipS Sail.
THE LANDING TO Be AT ZEACHARlA BAY.

49, p mc
NV
t-n.gHa
t- e ro. boat Dalu= Galaa g ~ wa gaD
aa
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-14
Energies Of War Department
Now Devoted TO the Lesser
Island Plenty Of Men
TO Be Forwarded.
THE PHILIPPINE TARIFF

" y AsHINGToN, June ls-In
Nh resp9nso 70 an inquiry. Gen.
Y L'nares. g tae spanish
army at Santiago, cablsd
the following reply:
"Hohsou and the other seven prison
ers are wen and are IN receiDt Of an
cablegrams sent them
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-14
LYNCHING I'm KANsAs.

Great Bend, Kas,, June lS.In the pub
lie square fronting on the principal busi-
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-14
LETTERS WATERLOO.

Chicago, June l3,-Thls has been a day Of
excitement and wild rumor in the Chicago
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
COMMUNICATED.
THE NEW LIBRARY.

No institution in the city is more
worthy Of support and encouragement
than what may be called the "New
Library" and too much praise cannot
be given to those ladies who by their
public spirit. industry and perseverance
have established this delightful source
OF recreation and instruction.
The nucleus upon which they built
IVES the books of the old alexandria
Library" which had been packed in
cases and stored away, and among which
were many valuable works.
Restricting these books then, buried
under the accumulated dust of more
tlau decade, presented laborous
task in cleaning, labelling and sbelv-
ing. Nothing daunted, however, they
went to work and added to this task
was the no less srduous one of solicit.
ing subscriptions, for there were no
funds at all for any expenses to begin
with. Getting together some money
in this manner, with the good manage
ment that has characterized the whole
movement, they at once began the pur.
chase of new books-having already
added nearly two hundred volumes to
the library in an incredibly short time,
considering the apparently insuperable
difficulties uuder which they labored.
These books comprise every branch of
literature, and have been selected with
judgment AID taste. There are histories,
biographies, memoirs, books Of travel
and works of fiction, all by the best
authors of the day; and access to them
all to be had by becoming member OF
the library for the very moderate sub
scription of 81 so for yearly card-Sl
for six mouths.
The officers of the library are /: Pres
ident, Miss Virginia Corse; Treasurer,
Mrs. VIM. B. Smoot, and the duties of
secretary are per formed alternately by
the other ladies who lent their aid to
this laudible work.
The library is open on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 to 5
p. m.,, and all who desire to help along
this long needed institution are earn
estly invited to call and subscribe and
become members. X.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The City Council meets tonight.

Tne City Council meets tonight.
A meeting of the Y. NJ. S. L. will LIE
held to night.
The organ at the Baptist Church is
being overhauled, repaired and put in
good order.
The men who struck at the fishing
shore OF Mr.. Frank Price, at Plum Tree
Cat, last week, have returned to work.
The dwelling of James Mayner at
Sideburp, in Fairfax county, was des-
troyed by an accidental fire last night.
The police have been notified to take
up the crowd of boys who congregate
at the corner of Columbus and Princess
streets.
The remains of Mrs. Lewis Hipkirs,
who died in Washington on Sunday,
wi be brought to this city tomorrow
for interment.
The crawling on Payne street, be-
tween Duke snd Commerce street, has
b en flashed and fine roadway has
been made on that street.
The line of pipe leading from the
Standard Oil works to the old Ameri-
can coal wharf is being changed to run
straight down Oronoco street.
The three masted schooner Clarence
A. Holland, loaded with fertilizer, ar
rived here to-day from Sewall, Maine,
consigned to Mr.. r. II. Wattles.
Prof. Ford, of Baltimore, entertained
the members of the Village Chapel last
nighu il humorous lecture in that
chapel. The proceeds of the lectul o
will be devoted to placing new pews in
the chapel.
O'Kano Council, c. B. L., will give
an entertainment and smoker in cele-
| bration OF their fourth anniversary at
Lyceum Hall on Friday night next.
Hon. J. S. Heuisler, CT Baltimore, will
| be the orator of the evening.
Chicken thieves made raid in the
neighborhood Of Colross last night, but
they were driven Off by the noise made
| by the chickens and the fusilade from
| firearms which followed. Consider
able excitement was caused for time.
Mrs. II. Conner, whose serious i'll
uOSS nilu SOhSuh 'Vicu bebo bCiOIoAOiC
been mentioned, died shortly after 6
o'clock yesterday evening at her resi-
dence, on south Alfred street. Mr..
Conner, who has been quite i'll with
pneumonia, is improving.
The Mems Sodality of the B. V. NJ.
vii! meet this evening at 7:30 at st.
Mary's Church, aftor which the BIZ
monthls literary and musical exercises
will commence at the Lyceum. A
paper will be r, ad this evening by Rev.
II. J. Cutler entitled Are Catholics
10y al to Their Country?" illustra ed by
their records in the war of indepen-
dence in 1875.
The southeast wind of last night produced
co1dy weather before morning, and about
ten o'clock to day snow began to fall and
continued to do SO until this afternoon. Most
of the snow, however, melted soon after
striking the ground, which has rendered the
streets sloppy. The temperature has been
moderate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25

SIT FOR DIvoRCE.-Mr. F. E. An
darson f1r Nus Mary Thomas to-day
entered suit in tie Corporation Court
tor au absolute Civorce from Michael
'r1onss. who is now coDliued in the
nepi.en;isry. 1t will be remembered
that in February, 1896. Michael Thorn
vs. while under the Influence of liquor
and IN frenzy OF Jealous rage, attack
~. and almost killed his wife, at their
home on south Lee street, shooting her
aud then splitting open her head with
~ axe. He then made off and near
hunting crt ek shore cut his throat. He
recovered and while in Jail awaiting
lis trial he made his escape, but was
subsequently recaptured, tried and
sentenced to serve five years in the
peBitentiary. In the meantime his
vie had recovered She says that at
he rapid rate in which the Governor
is pardonipg the Alexandria prisoners
10 the penitentiary, Mikes time for
pardon must soon come and that as
sle is afraid he will repeat his attempt
10 kill her as soon as he is released she
wants a Givorce so that he will have DO
right or excuse to again take up his
abode with her.