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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11
LODGED IN BARRACKS.
Latest AdviccA From the Nicaragua
Canal Com mission.

Latest advices to the Navy Department
from the Nicaragua canal commission show
that the surveying party is quartered at La
Fe barracks, place about a mile and a
half from Greytown. These barracks, which
We're erected some years since by the canal
company. when it was supposed that work
would be steadily prosecuted by them, are
located not far from the beach, and are in
their style Of buildings well adapted to the
climate. being large and airy. In the sur
rounding country are many of the hacen-
das of the wealthy natives. Their dwell
inss are all beautiful buildings with i'm
mense rooms. high ceilings and verandas
around each story Each one Is in the
midst OF grove of cocoanut palms which
stretches down to the white beach Of daz-
cling sand. Between La Fe and Greytown
there Is no lack Of communication. as the
launch belonging to one Of the working
parties makes five trips a day. So far time
has hung heavily on the hands Of most of
the party. for the work has not yet begun,
owing to the lack of the necessary laborers.
There Is nothing to do by which to kill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11
BOWLING.
Last Nights Games Were Witnessed
by Ladies'.

several interesting things occurred in last
nights bowling match in the league series
between the Saengerbund and Washington
Athletic Club teams, played on the Saen-
gerbund alleys. First and foremost is the
fact that for the first time this season
ladies were privileged to see the games
bowled, and there was goodly attend
ance of the fair sex, the alleys being
crowded with spectators. The Saengers
also have the honor of bowling in the last
game the largest team total ever bowled in
match game in this city, and the score
9Ss-is likely to stand for some time. The
Washingtons succeeded in the second game
in administering the first defeat sustained
by the Saengers on their own alleys this
season. and to complete the list of I'M
usual occurrences, Desio came within an
ace of breaking the individual score record.
He unfortunately left one pin standing on
his first ball in the last frame, for with a
strike he stood the chance Of bowling 241.
AS it was. his score of DOB is highly cred
liable, and but for the elephantine proper
tions of the team total, would look larger
still. Backed up with such scores as 2l9
by Bruegger and 202 by Spiess, it is little
wonder that the Germans scared so high.
The Saengers have been doing great work
this season, and deserve the high percent
age they hold in the league race. From
official records their average of team play,
exclusive of last nights games, is 80. The
usual difficult spares, which from their
regularity of appearance are now the ex-
pected thing at league games, were made
by Dletz, 1910, and Burch, 1850.
The WAC. We're at no time in the open
ing game within hailing distance of their
rivals, in spite of the fact that they have
been considered the most formidable foes
the Saengers had to contend against This
reputa ton has been earned by former good
play in matches with the Saengerbund.
Dietz failed utterly in strike work. al
though his score is customarily embellish-
ed with several of those much desired
cross marks. Bruegger, for the Saengers,
played his usually strong game.
The score follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11
ROSS CRITICISM ANSWERED..
A Harvard Oarsman on Lchmann's
Success in Coaching.


The criticism of Wallace Ross on Mr..
Lehmann's method of rowing has occa-
stoned a great deal of talk at Harvard.
A varsity oarsman, and a man who has
seen the English regattas, said today:
Mr.. Ross, in his criticism, has evidently
ly, that the English OXford-Cambridge
race, which is a quarter mile farther than
our intercollegiate races, is rowed in time
for the four miles that no American COL
lege crew has ever approached. Mr.. Leh-
mann has coached the oxford crew con-
secutively during the past few years, in
which they have won. He has also coached
a crew which, although it was only the third
best crew on the river, beat Cornell with
consummate ease. Two years later he
coached Leander crew, which beat Yale
crew, and fast Yale crew, in spite of what
has been said to the contrary.
Now, it seems to me that speed and
good rowing are the same on both sides of
the Atlantic, and if Mr.. Lehman could sue
coed in turning out fast crews on one side
the only thing that prevents him from turn
ing out equally speedy crews on the other
is the inablitysof the men to learn the sys-
tenn or their lack of sufficient physical
strength to stand the strain. If the trouble
arises from the latter cause, training can
overcome it.
Mr.. Ross says that there was a percepti-
BILE break at the beginning and end of the
stroke last year at Poughkeepsie. So far
as the Harvard boat is concerned, this is
true. but 1 should think that an oarsman
Of Mr.. Ross experience might have attrib-
uted this to its true cause, rushing slides,
and not to any fault in the stroke"
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CORNELL's CONDITION.
Wants Assurance of q Race With
Yale Next Year.

wants Assurance of q Race With
Yale Next Year.
The Cornell athletic council held its long
awaited meeting at Cornell University last
night to consider the Yale challenge to a
four-mile race. Although the decision was
not officially announced, 1t is said that it
was determined to accept the challenge,
provided Yale gave assurance of a race
next year.
Prof. Wheeler, the rowing adviser, made
the following statement to the press:
THE Cornell athletic council held its first
meeting tonight since the beginning of the
term. The rowing situation was consid-
cred in all its relations, as it had not been
heretofore possible to do on account of in
sufficient data During the interval which
has elapsed since the last meeting means
had been taken to secure fuller information
regarding the wishes of the various COL
leges concerned and regarding the differ
ent courses. A conclusion satisfactory to
all was easily reached, and it is confidently
believed that it will prove satisfactory to
all the parties concerned. Communications
will be sent to Harvard, Yale, PenEsylva-
MIA and Columbia embodying the decision
of Cornell. and until they have been re-
cefved by those universities of course no
statement regarding their contents will be
made known by U.S."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11
For Repairs at Annapolis.

In letter to the chairman Of the naval
committees of the Senate and the House,
Secretary Long speaks of the bad condi-
ton of the buildings at Annapolis, and sub
mits draft of a bill for absolutely neces-
sary repairs and construction in order to
prevent injury to the establishment. The
bill appropriates for these objects: Armory,
100000; boat house, $500. 200; power house,
100000; four double houses for officers
quarters, 100000; grading, electric wiring,
removal of old buildings and preparing
plans, $4,000. An immediate appropria ton
of $5Oo00O is carried for the beginning of
the work.
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Western League Averages.

Batting and fielding averages Of the
western Base Ball League players have
been made public. indianapolis leads in
the batting, with a percentage of .3li: Co.
lumbus second, at .313; Detroit third, at
.305
In fielding records Columbus heads the
list, with a percentage of 1874; Milwaukee
second, $3.50; Indianapolis third. with 800
Individual batting averages show Mcbride
Oh 81 Paul at the top notch, with a per-
centage of .3S1: DUNCAN of Detroit second
at .3'S; Wood of Indianapolis third. at 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11

received by the Coney Island Jockey Club
and few more may arrive by mail within
the next day or SO. The nominations closed
at midnight on the 4th instant Wit. one
exception, this is the largest number of
nominations ever received. The Futurity of
1888 mad l,olo entries AS usual, j. b. Hag-
gin is the largest nominator heading the
us. with 1916: Milton Young comes next
with ca; the Belle Meade Stud has a. An
gust Belmont, 80; Marcus DAILY, 81; ]. r.
ana r. +. keene, %; A. II. and ID. H. Nor
rls, -; Gideon & DAILY, 8, and c. Fleisch-
man Sons, q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11

time except to explore the country around.
The trip to Greytown offers no temptations:
once made repetition is to be avoided
rather than courted. AS one of the en-
gfneers remarks, ut is a mighty good place
to keep away FROM
The mails to Greytown are quite fire.
quent II one is familiar with them and
keeps the dates of their departure Twice
. month from New York the mail leaves
FOR Greytown direct via the Atlas Line of
steamers. and three times a month via
Colon by the Panama Canal Steamship
Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11
fuckers Price Going I'm.

A special from New York says that
Thomas Tucker, the well-known first base
man, was In that city yesterday on his way
home In Holyoke, Masa, from Philadelphia,
where he had tried to buy his release from
Earle Wagner Of the Washington Base Ball
Club, but to his surprise learned that the
price had doubled since he was placed on
the market at $500. Wagner also told him
that Louisville had made an offer for him,
and that he would dispose Of him to that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11
score of second game:
nhtal 1896 Total.

Total. ............ $3.50 Total. ............7 42
The Saengers' score in the last game
was the only interesting feature Of the
contest as their competitors were never
in it., being beaten out by 263 pins. The
score for the Saengerbund shows but six
breaks in the entire game, wonderfully
skiHful exhibition, the breaks being evenly
distributed, Laue getting two and the
rest Of the team one each. Desios record
of seven strikes probably stands for best
record III that line this season. Martin
of the w. A. c., with 1877, did the only
good work for his side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11
FOR THE SILVER CUP.
Twelfth Competition of the Amateur
Rifle Club.

The Amateur Rifle Club held the twelfth
competition for the silver cup over the
farm range at Chevy Chase yesterday 1t
proved to be the last for this cup. as Ser
geant Williams of the Engineer Corps
made the high total Of 81 in seven shots
at 200 yards off-hand.
The match for this cup has continued for
twelve months. and required to be won
three times before becoming the personal
property of the winner. The following
marksmen have two wins to their credit ::
Carleton, Gheen, Shaw, Standish, Graham
one win and eight times second. The day
was fair for rife shooting A slight wind
prevailed, which occasionally robbed the
shooter of a few points,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11
Fitzpatrick to Run TincIar.

Charles Fitzpatrick of Albany, holder of
the worlds amateur record for the half
mile run, has signed articles for two races
with the crack Irish runner, George Tin
clar The first will be half-mile at Lynne,
England, January %, and the second, three
quarters of mile, at under-Lynne.
January ~. Each race will be for $3.50 a
SIDE. h. c. Bredin Of England has accept
ed F1tzpatrick's challenge to run 6uU yards
Tor next fall, and prefers to contest in the
United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11
The Clipper Annual.

The New York Clipper Annual for 1893
has been issued. 1t contains theatrical and
sporting chronologies for 1897, all the rec
ords and an immense amount of informa.
ton arranged conveniently for reference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11
PERJURY AND FORGERY.
FavOrite Methods of a Pension Claim
Agent.

FaVOrffe MethOds Of a Pension Claim
Agent.
Information has been received by the
pension Office officials of the arrest and
confession Of Joseph Lawrence, sub PEN
sion agent at New Orleans. for forgery.
During the last twelve years he has filed
thousands Of claims. and there is no telling
at this time how many Of them are for
geries. He has confessed to implication in
fifteen cases. His favorite method was the
manufacture of witnesses and the forgery
of their names on false affdavits. The de-
partment will press complete investiga-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11

The Practice match was first opened, ten
shots at 200 yards, with II cents entrance
fee. re-entries allowed. Farrow's second
entry proved the highest score for the
day. Each bulfs-eye, or 10 made, brought
to the marksman a premium of ~ cents.
1here were no handicaps, and the scores
are In the order as winners, the first four
taking cash prizes:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11
CORBETT AFTER THE BROWNS
Ex-ChampiOn Fighter Aspires to BE a
Base Ball Mngnate.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, January 11.-James ].
Corbett is the latest customer of Chris Won
der Abe for his base ball franchise and
team. Corbett said that he would like to
buy the Browns and was willing to put up
a good piece of money for the club
''In fact" said the ex-champion. '1 have
a man working on it now. i would like to
buy, and. properly managed, it would be
good thing and would pay me nicely after
had the team strengthened. OF course
would have to lose some money for a year
or two, but in the end 1 would get it all
back"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11
oUTLAwED TURFMEN REINsTATED.
Resolutions Adopted by the American
Turf Congress ut LOuisvtIIe.

LEXINGTON, KY, January IL. The
board of appeals of the American turf
congress has decided that the case of John
Rrannon should be referred back to the
Latonia Jockey Club. Brannon's al
legged fraudulent work was done prior to
the creation Of the board.
The case of E. T. Mcconnell and his
trainer, R Richreck, was passed, because
Mcconnell has a suit pending against the
Latonia Jockey Club, which ruled him
of.
Hippolite Chevalier, who was mixed up
in the Little Pet scandal in California,
which was refused. The case of Jockey
Edgar Dorsey was not before the board.
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
Of the turf congress has practically ceas-
ed; and
Whereas it is the full determination to
afford no excuse or immunity to those Of
Tending against said rules; be it
Resolved, That all persons heretofore
outlawed for participating in races on I'M
recognized race tracks located west of the
S1st meridian are hereby reinstated from
this date to the privileges of all tracks
racing under the jurisdiction of the Ameri-
can turf congress.
This action is lot intended to include
suspended, ruled Off or outlawed horses
suspended or ruled of by the action OF
members Of the turf congress or by the
action of any turf authority.
Basket Ball.
The Corcoran Cadet basket ball team will
play the government printing Office team
at the Globe building on Pennsylvania
avenue. between Sd and AZ streets, tomor-
rev evening. The game played by the
c. c. C.. Is more after the Yale style than
any team in the city. The hall has lust
been fitted with seats for 500.
The Fencibles' basket ball team defeated
a team representing the Interior Depart
ment at the Globe building last night by
% to 3. The line Up:
Interior Dept. Positions. Fencibles
ELECTROMAGNETIC .Childers
Seawell ...........left back. .Crist
McSoriey. forward. =. Nottingham
Fritz. forward. MCGEE
Goals-First half-Free goals-McSorley,
l. Goals from feld-Nottingham. 1: MCGEE,
8: Ravenburg. |. Second half-From field
Fritz. L: Nottingham. 1: Ravenburg, 5.
Total score|Fencibles. %; Interior Depart
ment, 8. Umpires-Messrs. s. Brinkley and
]. c. Crupper. Timekeeper-Mr Thomas
Disqualifyfng Basket Roll Teams.
Basket ball teams are being disqualified
right and left. and at the present rate there
will soon be more on the suspended list
than on the registered.
The New England Association of the A.
A. U. has appointed q committee, consist
ing Of Messrs. Facey. Riley and Adams. to
consult DR.. Luther Gulick of the Y. M C.
A. on the subject Of reducing the registra-
ton for basket ball players. The A. A u.
Is now having 80 much trouble with the
players Of the harmless game all over the
country that it Is very probable that a
more generous and equitable registration
tax win be adopted In the near future
Fufurfty Candidates Number 8@s.
Nine hundred and twenty-three nomina-
lions for the Futurity OF 300 have been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11

DENVER, Col, January I1.-District At
torney Booth announces that he will not
permit Billy Woods and Bob Armstrong to
pull of their fight at the Coliseum Hall
January 20, advertised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11

Manager Arthur Irwin of the Toronto
team is planning to take the Toronto and
Montreal teams to England next fall to
play exhibition games with local clubs and
between themselves.
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Turned Over to Naval Militia.

The Navy Department has finally turned
the Pinta over to the naval militia of San
Diego, Cal. She will be taken IN hand by
the militia at San Francisco and driven
under her own steam by them to San
Diego.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11
HOminR Pigeon Fancters.

President E. f. Baker has issued call
Tor meeting of the National Association
of American Homing Pigeon Fanciers to be
held on Saturday evening. January IL, in
the Odd Fellows Temple, Philadelphia. All
possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11

to Indianapolis empty handed. That's all
there is to it.
Nobody can squeeze Won der Abe. In
the meantime. the property is for sale II he
can get his price,
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The score Of third game:
wash'n Athletic Club.

The next league games will be bowled on
Thursday night on the c. A. c. alleys,
Carroll Institute being the visiting team.
The standing of the clubs follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11
Wash'n Athletic Club.

Saengerbund went to pieces in the sec
ond event Howard and Bruegger being
tied for high game with 146. The visitors
bowled better in the first game and won
by 46 pins.
Tt,o .oora Of canood game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11

Fnfurfty CAndfdates Number 01s.
Nine hundred and twenty-three nomina-
lions for the Futurity OF 200 have been
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
the Law.

The writer witnessed a scene in the
Clyde saloon on Wednesday evening,
that made the blood run swiftly and hot.
1t was the spectacle of a lad five or six
years old dancing to exhaustion to the
music and patting of a gang of scamps
that ought to be on the stone pile. The
father of the boy was among the gang,
and the price the little fellow received
for his dancing was a glass of beer, he
being placed ON the bar to drink the
stuff, the while the gang urged him on
in the drinking. THE TRIBUNE calls
attention to the fact that this was an
open violation of the express language
of the Slocum law and an outrage on
humanity and a disgrace to this COM
munity.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
Badly Hurt.

A bad runaway took place on Com
mercial street last night about 9 O'Clock.
Dick Hanlein was out riding with Misses
Edith Knittle and Barbara Schottler;
and, as he passed the Sixth avenue
corner of Commercial street, their horse
became frightened and plunged down
the street at a furious rate. When Just
in front of Newman & Co.'S store, the
horse jumped up into buggy belonging
to a farmer named Spencer and smashed
it to pieces. Hanlein and the two girls
were thrown out of their buggyon to the
sidewalk. Hanlein was stunned and the
girls were both badly injured. Miss
Knittle, in particular, sustained very Sc
we're injuries about her hips and Shout
ders. The young ladies were carried to
the Mit-Way and medical aid was i'm
mediately summoned. They were later
removed to their homes and are now
resting easy. They will both recover.
The report that Hanlein deserted the
girls when the smashup occurred is en-
tirely without foundation. He was
stunned so that he didn't know what he
was doing for about ten minutes and
while in this condition he walked away
from the scene of the accident. This
probably gave rise to the report that
he had deserted the girls. -Emporia
(Kan.) Republican, May goth.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

G. B.. Custer has beer visiting his bro
Their here this week.
W. c. Bulger INDUCED in a flying visit
to Hastings, midweek.
PA. Perry takes Switchman Conover's
place IN the Red Cloud yard.
Mrs. o. D. Keith visited relatives in
Hastings, fore part of the week.
There were LII officers and men in
the four soldiers specials. Sunday.
Mrs. Otto Ballew, mother, and daugh-
ter were Hastings visitors, Tuesday.
Mrs. J. w. Spencer of Republican City
is the guest of Mrs. J. J. Curran, this
week.
The Mellen restaurant has been sur
rendered by the Houchins and is now
closed.
has been visiting in Hastings, part of
the week.
Brakeman and Mrs. Cal. Throne left
for Chicago, Wednesday, to enjoy a
months vacation.
Mrs. E. J. Seibert of Albuquerque, N.
NJ, is visiting her parents, Engineer and
Mrs. M. V. Traver.
Rufus Carleton and Arthur Wood left
this afternoon for Omaha to spend a few
days at the exposition.
Mrs. H. A. ROUGH and the children
went down to Arapahoe, Wednesday
morning, on a short visit.
Mrs. c. E. Pope and the children ar
rived home. Tuesday evening. from visit
ing in Lincoln and Oxford.
Fast freight No. IT, almost every day
now, carries from a car up of ammunition
bound for Mare island, San Francisco.
Seventeen volunteers from Shenan-
doah, Iowa, passed through here, Tues
day night, on 3, for San Francisco, in a
special chair car.
Agent and Mrs. J. E. Robson of
Wauneta spent a few hours in the city,
Wednesday evening. III their way to
Arkansas, Tor his health.
Harry Kingsbury and Will Archibald
left for Peoria, ILL.,, Wednesday, to meet
their wives, who have been visiting there
for a number of weeks.
Conductors H. A. ROUGH, F. NJ. Wash
burn, A. L. Knowland and S. E. Callen
had the four soldiers specials, Sunday,
from Red Cloud to Denver.
Three cars of Iowa volunteers from
Creston passed through here on 3.
Wednesday night, bound for San Fran
cisco. They travelled in special cars.
On Thursday night four cars of Iowa
troops went through on 3 for the same
destination.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
Our Soldier BOYS.

"Battillion" is the way the First Ten.
nessee spelled it on the banners on thei,
cars.
Knud Stangland and Earl Ludwick
are applicants to enter the Third regi.
ment band.
"Swipes" sends his photograph from
San Francisco to ]. H. Bennett. He is
in full uniform and makes a fine looking
soldier boy.
"There were more enthusiastic people
to greet US at McCook than there were
at our own home in Nashville, Tenn.
when we left for the west" is the test1
mony of a number of soldiers.
T. B. Harris, the young son of Mr..
and Mrs. James Harris, has enlisted ir
the regular army and is now at Sar
Francisco, a member of the 23d infantry
He writes that he is all right and wei
treated.