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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-07-20

The summer girl may have good
many engagements, but the telephone
girl gets the most rings.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-07-20

A WOMAN may forget the man who
pays her compliment, but she never
forgets the compliment.
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grlpRr or COMMITTEE 0Y FINANCE.

To ruy TowN CorNcIL or BIC SToNE Gar, VIRGINIA:
Thcundcrs gaed committee beg leave To report That
thev h~ve made up report and accndni "i an n"i,
law fully ciarcabc To the tow and "hich SIou" br
,id =, thiu one wear amount ns 10 40O0OO, aud in
nr,trr to- pay th-, IL III be- necessary 4" raise
the sum IF >4.o0oG ia addition 10 the amounts {" be-
received from licenses ana FROM otrr sources 'n''
in otder To ra-c this sum 1t will ne necessary o lay
A levy of one dollar ON eve one hundred dollars ~
assessed value ol the taxable property Niihh the
town rnd To lay ca9italion tax 81 - GEMS per
capita on all male persons residing within SAM Town
over the a-c Of tWepty-onc years. They therefore
recommend tde passing 81 the sunIoined resolution.
They also report that there WI be about S7uoooo
Of ,aAes for the et,uing year emb lcing ue tax oh
real and pc. sonA property including the cap ta'I"h
Jay: ana that there viii probably be rallied from
,leli ,,nept taxes about 500 M. and S2UOOO iiom
license; that the expenditure for the las, year were
$500 az u hi,a is shown lv the following stale
M ne MA scd ~. AL "f which J. IT, rccuulli SUD
nlticG is July 18th. lo@9.
l., L. BAgrON,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-07-20

The Crescent Horse Shoe works at Max
Meadows are now working force of over
800 men.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-07-20

The county OF Lee is having well bored
on the courthouse square at louisville at
cost of 81 20 per foot.
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TOWN COUNCIL.

At an adjourned meeting OF The town
council, July 18th, the following reso'u-
tions and reports were unanimously
adopted
EySot,rp. That The Sergeant and Treasurer b, %"
cl a COMMISSION IL - on ali moiiir~ collected for
fsNss and 10, oeed prior tie !- day 81 December
lsge ant r ou al monies c"lecled i"r ta.es ana
.ed f,.r thc gl,t dsA D,c.mher losy ana 20
addition thereto be- shalt loo paid ssl ~ ~ S'" F
mon iur hi- duties - =, 'nt pi"per. ~ sii'
i,. f,d iu tn. penalty at S5nDou itr ihr laiiN4"'
nance 81 hi. dvtie, serge ant aha l''A'ur''
EssofSrp, That for the purpose Of paying ,le sums
Ie,,,ulIv char LraLe ou ne toWH, which ought lo DE-
one wear. il VIII be- necessary, 10 the
opinion II ia counc I, 10 rI-~ the sum ~ SiWV'V ~
addition 10 what may be received h"m cehN'' "h,
other sources, IL is the sor Resolved that the sum 81
one dollar upon the one hund ed dollars "i we
assessed value OF all properly. real AMI personaI' III
the town OF Big Stone Gap a>scs,'d Tor genera low"
pu pu,c- De aud il j. hereby irvlci and that cap,
iaiion la OF ~ cents per caii' he l''ed upon 81
male pc srs over the AZ Of twenty one years e-d-
ing in the town.
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r,r. BARRON,

Statement ~" showing iho eNpe pdturr' 81 The
tom FOR the year be- inning July 1T. $50? aud rndng
June 20, ls,9 and ide probable expenditures cor th"
year De inning July st 1899. and ,nlins June 3D.
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There is not the slightest a
doctors do more harm than %.
Contagious Blood Poison; u..
this lOathsomc disease would Be-.
off to-day II they had n-vcr a
selves 70 be dosed on mercury a
only remedies which the doct.-
blood poison.
The doctnrq gre wholly .n---
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ORDER OF PUBLICATIONS.

In the Clerks Oricc ofthc Circuit Court
of the County of Wise on the 18th day of
July, 1899.
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cA Medicfne-A Sffnulant
whist.

WAsHINGToN. April 27.-The Women's Whist
Congress finished its business sessions to-day
by electing officers. Mrs. Clarence Brown Of
Toledo was advanced from First Nice-Presi-
dent to be President and Mrs. Waldo Adams Of
Boston from Second to First .Nicc-President.
Mrs. Charles Williams of Philadelphia was
elected Second Vicc-president Mrs. o. u.
Thompson Of PittsburG Secretary. and Mrs.
Silas W. Petit of Philadelphia Treasurer. were
reelected. The four retiring members Of the
Board of Governors. the Vicomtesse de Sibour
of Washington. Miss Kate Wheelock Of Mil
waukec. Mrs. Iucian Swift Of Minneapolis and
Miss Susan Il, Biddle of Philadelphia were re-
elected for three years, and Mrs. Benjamin
was selected IA the place for holding the third
annual congress next snrine.
teams Of four and the Washington trophy.
E Eh'SSn MIS- T cSm sy H. M Nsw i EGT \ d%d IFS T /, It.
matches: The, Cavendish Whist club Of Boston
Mrs. j. b. Bradt and Mrs. WalterE Andrews
were second with 36A matches. Twenty teams
The Guardianship for teams Of two and the
Philadelphia cup we're won by the MINNEAPOLIS
Whist Club Of Washington = Mrs; Cosby and
Mrs. q. 7. Austin was. second. The, score OF
the winners was l52-'G tricks, and the Gran
For the Toledo trophy for teams of four. not
posed OF Miss Spilman and Mrs, c. shirley
Carter Of the Warrrnton., Va; Wits, club
Whist Club 81 Winchester. and Mrs. Ferdinand
i. French OF the Hamilton Whist, Club of
Winchester and the, Triginta Whist, OF
Wilmington, Miss Esther Barnard, Mrs;
Charles II. Wright. Mrs. Henry, VI. Taylor aud
Mrs. Charles H Wright qualified for the finals
tomorrow, with 2O', and 49, matches re-
spectively. Eleven teams participated
In the open pnir matches top scores were
made as follows Section b; north and south,
anton of Philadelphia. no: east and west.
! Mrs. Schriner and Miss Fountaine of Phlladel-
phia. 100. Section A.. north. and south. Mrs;
{. c. Allen and Mrs. Edward =. Goodrich OF
the Cavendish Club, Washington. ll3; east
| and west. Mrs. John Robinson and Miss IL. b
Dugan Of Philadelphia, l2s.
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It looked like q return OF the good old days At the
Greenwood A. c. last night when the bin and bang
of the amateurs boxing glove used 10 be hailed
with delight. There was the same marked enthu-
siasm and a burning desire on the part of tho
contestants to annihilate their rivals with one
punch. The preliminary bouts of the tourna-
ment, which Was arranged by Fred Burnes. brought
together a mediocre aggregation. but despite
this there was plenty Of smuggling and stirring Incl
dents. Five classes made up the programme. only
three classes, lO5, ll5 and l25. were decided. The
other divisions will he settled in conjunction with
the finals tomorrow night. summary:
IUb Found Class First bouts Thomas FETISH,
Fraux Bush A.. c., Brooklyn, beat Joseph MaloneN.
Union settlement 4. C., New York. second bout.
John DuganI Mcclure A. c., Brooklyn, knocked out
Tod Iawlur, Timothy sullivan A, G.. Brooklyn, i'll
one round; third bout, Harry hatfncr, Mcclure A.
G.. Brooklyn. knocked out Henry, kinney in two
Brooklyn. beat William Cullen, onion settlement A,
g., New lofk, III the extra round.
iI5. Pound Class-Flrst bout, Fred Hines. New
West Side A. c.. beat NJ. DGylne. jackson A. C..
BROOKLYN; second bout, Richard Foster. Scemer A.
g.. Bronklyn, beat Jerry Barnett, Hudson 4, e.,
BROOKLYN third bout, James Lewis, Williams
burg, a., G., Brooklyn, beat John II Fsemy.
John Coster. Pastime, A. G. New York. beat
=. Bruins. star 4. C., brooklyn; NTH bout !. ~Ralstom,
Aynnia A. O.. New Nork, beat Edgar Moore, New
West Side A. C., New York: sixth bout. Is, j. DIa-
mond, Union settlement 4, C., beat Robert Georgett,
downtown a. C., New York.
I9b .Pounl Class-First bout. William Fitzgerald
Of BROOKLYN heat Peter Rogers, Mineola A. e, Brook
Ign, in extra round, second bout, j. Nee Airey
Union Settlement A. G., beat John Fay. National
A, Z.
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Jockey Club stewards Prepare for the
Campaign.

A meeting Of the stewards OF the Jockey
,.an or.noo, ,hos, ,ro
club was held Yesterday afternoon, nose pres
ent being August Belmont j. IL. Bradford.
lanes Galway +. r. Hitchcock. James r.
kccne and Andrew Miller. Tn following Or
l,r u,s issuol.
wv 81 7"'
The attention of owners and trainers 10 called to
49, .,,,,,". ,ou ..ho,I,r,, hnrs... rho
the t'I'""ihg ia''i"'s ior S,"ool'"s Not,. u
starter. {. J. Fitzgerald. Will be III attendance be-
tween the hours of = and 10 A. NJ. at the wrstchester
Wv -" T,a.,au. ,r,ursda,s
Racing Association : course on lnfS"ayS' lhufSuayS
cnur." nn MONDAYS w.dncsdays and FRIDAYS, pre-.
nar. 70 Give horses rroper schooling a, the barrier.
The entries of fractions horses will be refused nm.
less 'heS ar r'oper'E S'n'Iiu, ,.-
James Il. kcenc. L. II. hitchcock ana Andrew
Miller we're appointed stewards for the West
chester Racing Association meeting.
Tn. Treasurer WAS authorized TO forward
500 to Mrs. As. AIcock and S''oto Mrs. Ii. Is.
RlavlOck. The following APPLICATIONS for re-
ins,o,nm.r, w.re Granted. Gwvn II Tomp.
ins'h'elneht were IinhiG" 'mfm iImi.
Sins' frnilk n, pray n n, fTnppehuh lpuIo
Blank. Luke llllI, J.. J.. 'oI'S. Jonn hoOk,,J.
w. Smythe and. Sterhen /. homlnedieu. Inc
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Racing at MenIphia.

MEMPHIS, April 27,,rho feature OF the races at
Montgomery Park to-day was the running for the
Memphis stakes. which brought out some Of the
hest twO.ycsr.olds in the West, Charley Patterson
much -touted colt MCMeekin got the best Of the
start and won fIOm Mark Cheek. second, and BonnI-
ward third. Track fast, weather clear. Summaries:
First RAcc-Four fnrlongs: ceiling Muey Chira,
~ Il. Burns. oven won: Sussie Fav. 30 titebol. II
to |, second; Hack Meister. los Everett. 10 TO /.
third. Time. O:5ulp.
second RacC-One milr-Sea Lion. l04 Il. Burns,
I to =, won; Kentucky Colonel, 100 Rose 3 to !.
second; Jolly Roger. io+ Everett. ! 10 l, third.
Time. l;+4ia.
Third RaCe-One mile and a half; sclling-Jacka.
nApes. los Il. Burns X to- ., won Traveller. 100 A.
Morrisonl. II to I, second; Forget Not, 81 Holden. q
10 /, third. Time. 2:3sl9.
Fourth Race Five furlongs; the Memphis Stakes.
SI,OOO added McMcekin. 10 Fvcrett. AZ TO I,
won; Marx Cheek. ilH knapp. 10 to !. second. F,
W. Brode. I2l Cr. Burns, I To 10, third. Time, ! .O3al
Firth Race - About two miles; free handicap
swocpstakes-JaCk Hayes, 1870 laTless. 2 II !
won. Partner. 100 &C. Johnson. d9 tnil, second
Capt: Kane, 100 Quinn, 10 to /. third. Time,
443tV.
Burns 10 to :. won; Peat, l2l McCatertyN. ; TO 10
second, Red Pirate, lol tAker,. 10 to /, third. Time
14t
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How the Horses Finished at Newport.

crscIyH.rr, April - The weather wasdeliGhttul.
the card fair, track good and the attendance large
al Newport to-day, Three %favnrtes, two second
choices and a medium selection won. The downfall
Of Flop, the = to > favorte III the third race. ot'
course dill not hurt the " pikeI-,' as his tendency
10 sulk was we'll. too. known. Kris kringle scored
his fourth straight victory in the ntth race. winning
ali the way in a gallUp. eunlmarl
F,rst Race seven furlongs-Lillian Reed. 100
Knight 1t to |, won: RenA Campbell 100 'Castrol,
2 TO j, second; Nellie Prince. 100 'Nititoe'. 2 to !.
third. Time. l:4uA.
second Race Four and one half f%urlongsi two
year.oldE Highland Lad. lIS ,OvertoH = IN 3, won;
EDNA Gerry. IO2 clay y to I, second; DranIhurg.
II3 Ross, + to =. third. Time, O.jH.
/. won; Flop. 100 BolInd', : to 5, second Albert
S., lO7 Ross. 1 TO /, third, Time, | ~.
Fourth Race Six furlonSs-B Brigade; lnl Ross.
TO l, won; Gen. McGruder, lo+ McJoynt, 3 70 2.
second; ScriNcuer. lu+ WIllamsl. ! to /. third.
Time. l:i5A.
Fifth Race one mile and an eighth mrs hrtngls.
II4 Roland 3 To ?. won; Henry Launt. ll3 LNttltoel.
4 to ., second: Flntan Sd Thompson, 10 TO l,
third. Time. l:t5%l.
sixth Race furlongs-Slm W. 10 tRossh, -
to ,, won; Dollis Wiethot, 81 Mediterranean I 70
10, second; Souterne, lOb 'lrvenl. 20 TO l third.
Time, ll4&,
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MINING VIEWS.

AA%eIisan SmeItins and = Refining Is gjpT 6 SEoYmDany at
SAY Adv ices 'f from a"i Boist, Idaho Ia state that the
Black Jack at Silver City. which has been a
regular dividend payer for ten years, has
100 men out Of work
There j. report from Colorado Springs
ton on the III Taso, Gold King, at Cripple
Creek. with the view to selling the property
to an English corporation.
Idaho Springs, Col. reportS that the Toledo
is producing a fair tonnage OF smelling and
milling ore; a great deal OF il run from q to
district are now, fully occupied,
Liseoyery Of a s,res aE,d 9i . blue .9or r9sE in rT ,be
Annie . .Iau. lem near rKKicchfieeid. ! tab. There is
a nineteen foot vein of milling ore in the
mine, but the ore has S;L not been TrG Go n nhso
ing the owners. who have maintained faith in
the property under adverse conditions. they
are now ,pluminE themselves on the posses
Edward q. futile. Western representative
OF Lewisohn Bros. has been telling Itah re-
porters that he is much pleased with the out
look OF the Copper Mountain group recently
acquired by this Ne" York trm. Large areas
OF rGRper and gOld-bearing ores are being
blocked out. and the copper plant Will soon be
at work producing bullion.
Buffalo HUM, Idaho. prosIectors and invest
ors are said TO he still rushing, into the dis
trict Several old miners are wilInE to 60 on
prophecies, of unusual richness under develop
ment. They do not attach much Importance TO
what they call the alleged. depreciation Of
values with depth in the Big Buffalo shaft.
and their confidence in the permanency OF the
lodges is having weight with investors A let;
ter received In this city yesterday states that
many claims are changing hands at good price
and that the general outlook is brighter than
ever.
The Cold Spring group Of eleven claims in
Boulder counts. Col. has been sold TO a syndl-
cate OF Illinois capltallsts for S~2Oo.oOO. TINS
property was famous for big values some time
ago. 1t has produced 81 5OO.OOO and one ton
of ore brought Sl7,UnO, the main vein aver,
ages from three to fifteen feet wide one or.two
feet consists Of high grade smelling and tho
remainder is a good grade OF milling ore. he
cent shipments OF the former are said to have
run as nigh as S14.OOO per ton.
Late reports from Oregon tell OF rene we'd
activity and enhanced prosnects in the, gold
mines OF Baker county The Cable Cove
claims. near ,Sumpter. which have been at
tracing English capital. are beginning to
make records. and a great deal OF money is
being spent on machinery and development
work. An expert writes that the ore Is he
coming much better with depth and that he
regards the district as one Of the most prom
ising in the Western States.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad

Stations foot Of IVES; 23ri, Cortland and Deshrosss
Streets (Psnna. Il X. Ferries
'Time West 2Srd Street Other figures Cortland or
Desbrosses streets. I Daily except Sunday. : SUNDAY
"".8.IJ. O A. ii. Local for EASToN.
$50. $40 A. NJ. For BUFFALO,, NIAGAIi
FALLS ana West, and principal Local points; rorlor
and Dining Cars. Connects for Coal Rranches+
-t:iI.J6. 1900 Noon. "9LAck DIAMOND
lied To seating capacity. Due Bunulo yS J.. Nj: con
meeting with through Siecpers to Detroit and Chicago.
No n A. For wILKES.BARRE.
$3.50. l.lO !. v. and Hinniermsdar poirts:'n.
-'l.5O, J,15 i. ". Local for MAUCu CHUNK.
+.5.5O, $40 l.. NJ. Local KNprrss for EASTON.
INN, 6.IO !. NJ. For ibura!u ard points Vest
Through sleeping Cars to Chicago and Toronto:
$40, 500 i. NJ. Express for BuFFALO and
TORONTO. nome but sleen!ng Car passenger CARRIE.
$50. $50 =. N. For ITHACA. ROCHESTER,,
BUFFAho and West Sleeping cars 10 nhicsG2' non
SOUTH PLAlNFlELD aud BOUND. Bltu,,h ioSh.s,
daily except SUNDAY; .IO2,. IOM 4. NJ. (2N. $50 10
south Plainneld only. $3.50. ~, 500 and $50 7 NJ,
STicEets and Pullman accommodations at lis, 26I, -
SIS. 81 and 1854 broadway, - Union Square West. y 4 :;
ssU Fulton st I Court ST, 90 broadway anu BROOKLYN
ArncX Station, Brooklyn.
y. =. Transfer co. will call for and check baggage
from hOtCl or residence through 10 destination.
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8ailroads.
Pennsylvania
RAYRsRoAD.


\ p%ES;BRossEs ANDCoRTLiNbT STREETS.
llanndt streets is ten H Minutes teSI later oet sSsn that I gwen nG be.
low Tor Twsnty.third Street Station.
EaglSr caFs New York 70 pitts5nrs. S%isspinE Gar
tttsourg TO- chicago; No coaches To Pittsburg.
S S,sS 4 4: n y: FAN sIYE. 40NEi,'iHHGf fPf c af%ii%sa
6oGSm sap Sleeping, Dining, smokinE E;,,d And
GpSs,nSsti' lndisnspolts iLosis;yille s; Louis
'' fSr Il Sa N; GH Mis Gin ANR 1T. t fna.nns sSSEEs SGl
$500 r., II. WESTERN EXPRESSION Chicago,
7,4Of. Nj. si6tT'RfSwiEss;TTEtIittSS' EXPRESS For Pitts
burg Cleveland. Cins1nnati, Louisville, lndianap-
7,ao I; n: PACIFIC ExPREss.-,ro Pitt.burs
dnah Valley Route. Connects for Cleveland. eH.
Sc! r. II. MAIL AND Buf.
er,y, %pittsburg and points West, daily. except
"'Wi,XHsHiiSStG3Ti'6psSs ' AND THE SOUTH.
'j Gsii, S 4. H.. g 10 S' i!so ,D s!SS ,a &c. Conc GonGre ,Di@inf
i1m",a all P%rl2r and Dining GGaSs,, . 20 Dining
s SaT,l t.I SEQ %' ":!J: i E"E; 'piain =: Car Car l 4. e.. p n at5S.
M 80 Congressional Linn: all Parlor and
plninE cars 20 Dining Car. 400 Dining Car
%sGir'fTriHfffRMN' R ii'T. SISG. Express, $50. 42o p. NJ.
SoRFoL Gfs hN i'' N&irsrrRy n~A1LwAy,-ror Mem.
Ehis and New Orleans, ? 80 p. NJ. daily. A.,
sH0 +. N. daily. ~
frGGEES %lb h5Ix H3 %dN 2EAIiw sAA ya4 r + X :4 44l ~
NN'a Nh'a 'AhA H'F' Oaah fN'
4. VI. week DAYS and 40 =. NJ. daily.
ATLANTIC ClTl.-l:5O I. NJ. week DAYS tDesbrosses
and Cprlandt streets . 10 !. M Through Ncsti.
hulrl Train. Buffet ParlUr Cars, Passenger Coach,
and Combined Coach.
CAPE MAY IL 80 l.. NJ. week DAYS.
Long Branch, Asbury Park Iut.rlakcn. SUNDAYS.
Ocean Grove. and Point Pleasant from West
Twcntv.third Street station. $3.50 A.. NJ. 12:2O,
$40 and 400 =. NJ. sundays, p;2o A. NJ. 900 p.
NJ. from DrshrOsses and COrtlaudt streets, p:lO
A. NJ, 300, a:4o and $40 =. NJ. Sundays, "!+j
A. NJ, 5:l5 =. NJ.
Fol PHILADELPHIA.
d:lo, 30. $50, s:2O. 500, n2u u':1n Pcnna, Lin
ltedl,H 900 Dining Car. 1880 DINING Car, ll:6O
A. Nj. 1850, 1850. 2.5o. $3.50, 20. 4t2o Dining
Car. $3.50 Dining Car, 300 DINING Car. 40.
800 l. NJ. l2;o5 night. SUNDAYS. $40, $40, $50.
h:2O, $50 Limited, n:5O. 1850 dining car \.
NJ; l25o. l:5o Dining Car. 700. $50. 40
dining Car. 4:50 Dining Car, e 30 Dining Car .
Ti4O. $50 I. M, 1903 night.
Ticket offices Nos. AL, riI. 1lNt, 1884. III and
26l Broadway: / Aston House; West Twenty third
Street station; and stations foot of Desbrosso- and
Cortlandt Streets; ! Court street, $40 Fulton
- Get. ~ Broadway and rcnusrIvaniL Annex
Station, Brooklyn; Station. Jersey city. The New
York Transfer Company will cal! for and check
baggage from hotels and residences through to
destination.
Telephone "2757 Eighteenth street for Pennsyl.
vania Railroad cab Service.
j. Il. HUTCHINSON, y. X. WOOD,
Gupural Napavnr General Pa aa'r kypnt
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The steel auxiliary steam yacht Black Pearl,
owned by Edwin b. Sheldon OF the New York
Yacht Club. arrived at this port yesterday after
noon and was warped into Tebo's basin before
sunset. at which place she will be overhauled
for the summer, She cleared from Nassau on
April ~. and reached here in less than five
days. The yacht left New York on Washing
tons Birthday for a cruise in the West Indies.
The owner aud his guests disem barked at Mas
sau. and. crossing over to Miami, Fla. reached
this city by rail.
The voyage north was made under command
Of Cart. Eldridg". who was formerly the skip
per Of the steam yacht Amphion: She carries
u crew OF eighteen men. ana larry GOOD
weather was experienced during the cruise.
Tn" Black Pearl is Il steeltopsai schooner. with
large auxiliary steam power. She was built at
CuIyean. Scotland. in 1885. from designs by
Will Fife. Jr. She is a fine sea boat. and
in her voyage across the Atlantic woathered a
fierce gale. The Black Pearl Is l53 feet over
all. 142 feet on the water line. % feet ) inches
beam. with a draught OF ! feet.
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ERIE RAILROAD.

Through trains IraNo NV IOrk, IOOt Wt ChanlNeFS
street. a. follows, and tNc minutes earlier from West
O,0n 4. VI. -Nestibul. express daily for Bling
" haintun, Wavrrly. Elmira. Brfalo, Bradford.
arrives buffalo = l.. NJ. Iarlor Car to lntidlO.
Don 4. M.-NcstIlmlr limited Fast mail daily:
-.OO Solid train for Chicago, arrives ut Cleveland
Cleveland and Cincinnati. Dining Car. ,
-..(l T.. Buffalo and Cleveland Nestllulcd
low Express daily. arrives Buffalo 500. A. NJ.
Bradford : 20 \. NJ, jamestown 90 \. NJ, i"nngs.
Iwn IO;@7 A. NJ, Cleveland II so J.. VI. Slccpers TO
Buffalo and Cleveland. Cafe Library car.
O.. = T.. M.-DAily SOLID train for BlnGhamton,
J.Ic Elmiru, Waverly. Chi' ago. SlceIrr5 TO Hor-
ncllsvill'. Chicago and Cincinnati. Dining Gar:
'JICEET$. LOCAL TIME CARDS AND ILLMAN
a57 Bruadway, ~ Buwcrl, l5r East I2@tNl st. and
~ West 125th st, Chambers and West 2ti 81, fer
rirs, New York. 3aI:i and $50 Fulton St, ~ Broad
waN, BROOKLYN; - River st., Hobokcn, and jersey
city Station. New York Transfer @. 'ai!s for and
checks haggag" from'Lotel and residence to destina,
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Programme for tho a. a. L. Track Cham.
pionships.

The Games Committee intrusted with the man
agcmcnt of the next A. A. L, track and field cham
pionships held u meeting at secretary J. +. Sulli-
vans office yesterday and decided on the following
programme of events.
IoO.y ard run, 22o-yard run. 4+o-yard run. $50
ward run, onc.mile run, one.mIlc walk. one. mile
bicycle race. pole vault for height, running high
jump. running broad jump, throwing IN-pohnd
hammer, throwing Ii.pound weight for distance.
putting I,-pound shot, i2u'yard hurdle race. no
yard low hurdle race; relay race. teams nt four men.
each man to ran II quarter of a mile; throwing the
discus.
The discus was added 10 The list. The tournament
will be held Aug, III at some place yet to be selected.
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Meadowbrook Hunting Men to Race To-
Morrow.

All clubdom is looking forward with keen in
terest to the spring meeting Of the Meadow
brook steeplechase Association, which will he
held at the farm q eK-Secretary Of the Navy
W, c. Whitney. Westbury. J.. l.. tomorrow
afternoon. The outing. which proved such a
signal success last year both from a social and
a sporting standpoint. is this time under the
Racing Committee: F,O. Beach. Q. ". Bird,
G. Ii. Mackay. Stanley. Mortimer, II. s, Page,
s. d, Ripley and Il, n. Ellis, NJ. F. H.
The first race will be called at $50 O'Clock,
and the attention Of visitors from New York is
called to the fact that the last boat connecting
OF East Thirty-tourth street at 1850 o'clock
In the forenoon. Stages will be in waiting at
Westbury to complete the trip of three miles to
the course. A special return train will leave
Westbury at $3.50 O'Clock in the evening.
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Turf Gossip.

Mike Heunessev, one Of the most popular jockeys
on the California circuit, arrived at AQueduct yes.
terday from san Francisco, he rides at 100 pounds.
aud is said to be equally expert on the fat or across
country, Hennessey Is open to an Eastern en-.
Kagcment.
LoUIsvuLE, April 2T.-Charles +. Price. Secretary
Of the new Louisville Jockey Club. was to-day ap-
pointed presiding Judge otthe spring meeting here.
Nice col N. Lewis CLARK, who committed suicide in
Memphis last saturday. MI. Price has been presid-
ing steward Of the California Jockey club al Oak
land, cal, presiding Judge al oakley, and associate
iudge at LAtonia Ideal Park and other tracks. His
compensation during the races here will be 300 .
day,