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Evening star., 1899-09-22
AMERICAN TURF CONGRESS.
Rules Adopted Yesterday for the Re-
gulatiOn of Racing.

Discussion of racing rules occupied the
delegates to the American Turf congress
at Chicago yesterday, and a number of i'm
which any person or horse ruled off the
track by a running association for fraud
was ruled off the tracks of members of the
American Turf Association, was amended
to read as follows:
Every person or horse expelled or ruled
off by any reputable running association
or by the American or National Trotting
Association shall stand ruled off the courses
Of the members of this congress during he
continuance Of such expulsion. ANY aSSo-
citation that shall knowingly allow any
ruled-off person or horse to participate in
its racing shall be outlawed."
Among other rules adopted were those
declaring that no person in arrears shall BE
granted license as a trainer or jockey,
and that no employer shall get the money
won by any jockey bound to him by con-
tract who shall win riding outside mounts
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted follows: President, w. r
Schultz, Louisville; vice presiS."t, James
Howard, Chicago; treasurer o. l. bradley,
Lexington, KY: secretary, T.. Z. Hopper
Covington, Ky.
At last nights meeting the American
Turf congress gave out a number OF deci-
sions. .The Lakeside Jockey Club at Robey.
Ind, was refused admittance to the con-
gress. The final vote was Z to 3. The
Western Turf Association. new racing
track at Tanfaran Park, Mateo county,
Cal, was elected to membership. The
name Of the Chicago Racing Association
was changed to the Chicago Jockey Club
Licenses for jockeys were Increased from
S15 to x2J
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From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
"One would not suppose" said the aero
naut that there Is much hurnor to be
found in my business. But 1 had rather
funny thing happen to me once and al
though the joke was on me 1 don't mind
telling about it.
When the parachute jumping craze
caught the people l was forced to give up
my legitimate business and go into it and
give the dear public a chance to thrill at
% cents thrill. One week 1 was booked
to make jump at a little country fair in
the western part of the state.
Il got away all right, but when reached
the proper height for making the jump the
parachute refused to work, and the result
was l was carried several miles before
was able to descend. I came down like
bird In the top of large apple tree be-
longing to an old farmer.
Il congratulated myself on my easy de-
scent and was climbing down when l be-
came aware that large bull dog was at
the foot of the tree evidently bent on dis
putting my right to be there.
For three mortal hours that miserable
arrived on the scene with a gun. l tried
to explain matters, but he refused to listen
To his excited imagination the parachute
which was still In the top of the tree, was
an immense bag that had hauled up there
preparatory to filling it with apples.
"At this point, fortunately for me, the
Evening star., 1899-09-22
NEARLY A RIOT IN CONVENTION.
Turbulence Characterized the Demo.
cratic State Gathering In BOsfon

turbulence amounting almost to riot oc-
CURED in the Massachusetts democratic
convention at Boston yesterday afternoon.
The cause of the tumult, which ragged for
nearly three hours, was the question before
the body of accepting the action of the
state committee in presenting a list of GeIe-
gates to the national convention.
1t was claimed by those who opposed the
idea that it was against all precedent and
robbed the various districts ef their cor
stitutonal rights.
The personalities which We're indui, ,;ed in
We're directed as much against Congress
man Fitzgerald against lIr Williams
the party leader. and hard names Were
called on both sides.
The final result of all the confusion and
dlscord was the overW helinng passage of
the platform and every motion anG report
that was made by the state committee,
ana the election as national convention
delegates OF George Fred Williams, \. c.
Drinkwater. W. +. McNary and Christo-
pher I. Callahan. The state ticket fol-
lows:
Governor-Robert Treat Paine. jr
Lieutenant governor-John II. Mack
Attorney general-John II. Morrison
Auditor-W. l.. Ramsden
Secretary of state-Harry Lloyd.
Treasurer-Joseph ]. Finn.
Inc platform declares that the Chicago
platform of 1896, like the Declaration Of
independence, stands as part Of the
fundamental code of democratic govern
ment-' The financial plank of that instru-
Inent is particularly reiterated. and the
financial ills of the five years prior TO 1897
are ascribed to "a contracted currency for
which republican financial legislation had
provided no form of relief
The republican party is accused of plan
nlng to surrender to the banks the gov
ernmental function of issuing paper money
and controlling its volume"
The war in the Philippines is character
ized as criminal aggression. wanton need
less ana wasteful, and incompe-ently and
corruptly prosecuted 1t Is dem a1lad that
10 the F1lipinos, as to the Cubans shall
be said today that they are and of right
ought TO be free and Independent Such a
deciaration,' it is added, coupled with the
expression OF the purpose of the United
States 10 protect the islands from the as
saults of any foreign power, would speed
ny restore order, purge our national honor
Oh the STAN put upon it by injustice and
PAD Iaith and advance American trade in
the far east"
Evening star., 1899-09-22
ROGUE.
Interesting Games in the Tournament
of ReYiSed CrOGuet.


One Of the hardest fought games, as well
as the prettiest of the rogue tournament in
progress at 9th street and Rhode Island
avenue, was played between w. II. Wahley
and Mr.. Strong OF Norwich last evening.
Beautiful hitting marked the game through
out. and although Mr.. Strong played
beautiful game he finally lost to Mr. Wah-
ley. DR.. Veasey, usuah gave Williams
a hard fight, but Williams played care
full game, and finally Williams won, the
first time since they have played to-
gether. Mr.. Edmunds still holds the high
est per cent in the second division, although
Chalfant, Hickman and Catlin are still pos
sible winners Chafant being a very prob
able one. Wagner has shown himself
very capable of carrying off the honors in
the third division, as he has played beau
tiful rogue ever since he arrived.
Prof. Jacobus deserves great credit for
winning game at midnight and then COM
ing back in the morning and again playing
winning rogue. The game between Will
liams and Strong proved very interesting.
The game was only partly played, and will
probably be finished this evening. 1t
Is important, as 1t will very likely decide
the championship of the tournament w.
81: Wahley and other first division players
will also play this evening. The games
played this evening will very likely prove
Evening star., 1899-09-22
DOUBLE WIN FOR BALTIMORE.
The Clevelands Drop Two Games to
the Orioles In the oyster City.

The Cleveland and Baltimore clubss
played a double-header in the oyster city
yesterday, and the birds captured both,
the first by the close score of 5 to and the
second easily. to /. Only five innings
were played in the second, on account of
darkness. A disastrous error by Holmes
Evening star., 1899-09-22

From Pearson's Weekly.
Their parrot had died, and young Master
Tommy, with his little sister Jennie, had
just concluded the funeral services over the
grave of their feathered pet.
Il spose Polly is in heaven now" re-
marked Jennie. tearfully.
Yes" returned Master Tommy; 'T s'pose
he is
'He-hes got wings. but he wouldn't be
an angel up there, would he?" inquired the
status.
"Oh,'' cried Tommy: ''he wouldn't be an
angel; only people Is that
'"Then what do you spose he Is now?"
persisted his sister
Tommy thought for moment. Then the
light of inspiration dawned on his beaming
countenance.
81 spose Polly is bird of paradise now,"
he announced Joyfully.
Evening star., 1899-09-22

A dispatch from Stockholm yesterday
says: DIR. Ekholm, Prof. Nathorst and
Captain Andree believe that the buoy
marked 'Andree polar expedition found
on September on the north coast of King
Charles Island by the master of the Nor
wegian cutter Martha I.arsask is one of
those which the aeroHaut intended to
throw after the north pole was passed.
Evening star., 1899-09-22
First Division.
Second Division.
Third Division.
Candidates for Kentucky stakes.

Candidates for the Pennsylvania and Ten
nessee stakes have been named and the big
purse program of the Kentucky Breeders
Association has closed for the racing car
niyal at Lexington October to IA next, In
which $4,000 will be up in purses and
stakes.
In the Pennsylvania stake of $4,000 the
following horses have been entered: Peter
the Great Lord Vincent, Sarah s., Surpol,
Charley Herr, Kingmond, Royal Baron.
Bonatelle, Halle Rocket, Tudor Chimes.
Success, Wynema and Ellert. Other events
have the following:
Tennessee stake of s4,0o0-Hal B., The
Maid, Sally Toller, Wiltranby, Eyelet, Dar-
iel, Nicol b., Colbert, Birchtwig, F'airview,
Atlantic King, Bell Boy and Little Thorn
Free-for-ali trotting-Bingen The Abbot,
Cresceus and Eagle Flanagan.
204 pacing-Searchl.ght, Anaconda, Di-
rcctly Lady of the Manor and Hal B.
210 trotting-Monterey, Louise Mac, Bat
tleton, Charley Herr, Dr. Leek, Halle
Rocket, Bonnatella, Octavia, May Fern,
Success Improvidence and Lucille
2O7 pacing-Sally Toller, Wiltranby, In
diana Eyeet, Darrell, Dan O., Fanny Dill
lard, Nicol B. and Arlington.
Evening star., 1899-09-22

Jacob Schaefer and George Slosson, the
foremost billiard players in this country
have been matched at New York to play
series OF games for the championship at
the cushion carom game on October 80 and
81 and November / at LenoX Lyceum The
conditions of the match call for three nights
OF play, $50 points up. Three hundred
points will be played each night. The in
centive is side, bet of $1,000 and gate re-
ceipts, the winner to take all after ex-
penSeS are paid.
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in the ninth inning of the first game mad'
the score close. Score:
FIRST GAME

Tojals.... Il 33 13 I Totals..... 12t31 II
.Crisham hat ted for Howell in the ninth inning.
tone out when winning scored.
Baltimore ...... o o o 8 0 0 Is
Cleveland ........ 1 o o 0 0 o.
Earned rumi-Baltlm9te. s.: Cleveland. 3. Two
base hits-McGraw, Holmes. Krueger. Sacrifice hits
Howell, Robinson. Stolen bas,s-Mctiraw, De-
Montreyille (2y, Kester. Sheckard 81. LaChance.
Double gay-Keistgsr g to to kachance First base on
La(hlnce. Struck out-By Howell. 1: by McfIn-
nifty. :: by knepper: g. Left on bases0Ba Baltimore,
Umpire-Snyder. Time-2 hours and 10 minutes.
Evening star., 1899-09-22

Mr.. Eugene DeMontreville, second base
man for the Baltimore base ball team. and
one of the most brilliant of ball PLAYERS. is
to be married to Miss Gussie Wulfert. a.
member of the Lyceum Stock Company
and an actress of wide popularity The
formal announcement of the engagement
has not yet been made. 1t is not likely that
the ceremony will take place until next
spring.
Evening star., 1899-09-22
Revolver Records Broken.

DIR. Ashley A. Webber broke all revolver
records Wednesday in a match at 100 points
at the Glendale range by making 80 bulls
eyes out of a possible 100 The target was
in an open field, 80 yards away, and the
arm was the regular army revolver, with
the service ammunition. The style was Off
hand shooting at a black Sx1O oval There
Evening star., 1899-09-22

was no sun and little wind, except on the
second and third round of ten shots each
The first, fifth. eighth and ninth targets
had ten bull's-eye hits apiece, and no tar
Ge: showed fewer than eight in the trial.
which was regularly judged, marked and
scored.
DR.. Webber is also a rifle and trap shoot
er of note
Evening star., 1899-09-22
Cincinnati, ); philadelphia, a.

The Cincinnatis outplayed the Philles
yesterday in the Quaker city and won by
the close score of . to 4. Hahn was the
Quakers' stumbling block. and. in addition,
the home team fielded poorly Score:
Evening star., 1899-09-22
FIRST CAME

First base on errors Washington, 2: Louisville /
Left on bases Washington 5; Louisville & First
base & on balls-oh Evans, Clarke 3. Clincman.
ihtchey, Immerl: off rhillipe. ] ,Slaglcl Struck
out-By Evans. utitchey 2; Cinsman, Hoy, Wag-
ner' Phiilipe. thinner y; by PHILIPPE, 3 stafford
Evans, McGann,. Home run-Ritchey. Three ,ase
hits Freeman '2). Twobase hits-StInortl Kelly,
% Wagner. sicritice hits -scheiheck, Kittridge.
- irien t!ingnan. stolen bases Wagner, thinner
Hoy, PHILIPPE. Double plays-Clingrnan to Kelly:
Hoy to i;tchey. Wild pitches Evans . Umpires
-DHyer and Brown. Time-2 hours
Evening star., 1899-09-22
SECOND GAME

EARNED runs-BaIt1mOre, 4. TWo-base hitS-kels'
ter Lockhead. Stolen bases Holmes o. Shcckard
Dowd t2,. Double plays-Sheckari to Fultz Dun
can to Krueger First base on balis-OR McGin
nifty l; off Harper, 2 Batter hit-Brodie. Struck
out-By McGinnty, 2: by Harper, g. Passed ball :
Smith. Left bases-Baltimore. 2: Cleveland. 2
JJmpire-Snyder Time-1 hour and 10 minutes.
Evening star., 1899-09-22

old mans son, who had attended the fair,
arrived home and identified me.
But l have an idea that the old man
still thinks that my being in the tree was
the result of deep design on my part"
Evening star., 1899-09-22

The following members of the Shenan-
doah Fishing and Gun Club left for a ten
days fishing and cunning trip on the
Shenandoah and upper Potomac: F. L.
Floyd T. Ashby Flynn, Capt. ]. A. Cooper,
j. Y Birdsall, NJ. e. White and Henry E.
Wetherold.
Evening star., 1899-09-22

to be the most interesting of the tourna-
ment. 49,
The grounds are at the corner of 9th
street and Rhode Island avenue north
west
The score up to this noon was as 1olloWs:
Evening star., 1899-09-22
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES


TOday's Schedule.
(Two games in each city)
Louisville at Washington.
St. Louis at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston.
Pittsburg at New York.
Evening star., 1899-09-22

The second game found new twirler by
the name of Flaherty on the rubber for
the Louisvilles, and as he is a Ieft-hander
with plenty of speed, of course he proved
effective, as the Senators are hypnotized
as soon as southpaw walks to the rub
Der. But eight hits were made off his de-
livery, Jack O'Brien getting three and. Nc
Gam two, Powers, Slagle and Fifeld hav-
ing one each In addition to doing good
work on the rubber Flaherty hammered out
a triple in the sixth inning, scoring three
runs and winning his game. Fifieid worked
against Flaherty, and his work was un-
usually good. the errors of the men back
of him being of a disastrous character, al
though there is no questioning the legality
of the hit made by Flaherty.
Mercer was out of the game on account
or injuries received the day previous, and
Stafford went to third, Schebeck being
back at short. This combinati ton had an off
Gay, both men working in errors al critical
points III both games
Following are the scores:
Evening star., 1899-09-22

The Senators put in another disastrous
afternoons work at National Park yester-
day, the Louisvilles defeating them twice
by the scores of to and to 4, respect
lively Both games were closely contested,
and but for an unfortunate decision py
Umpire Tom Brown in the first game the
contest would probably have gone TO the
home club. The Senators were one run to
the good and Roy Evans was pitching mas
torly ball. The play came up in the sew
enth with one out. Clarke had reached first
and Leach hit to Padden, the latter pass
ing the ball to Scheibeck, and, as the short
stop received the ball with his foot on sec
ond and was about to throw to first to nip
the batter, Clarke knocked the ball out of
his hand and Brown declared both runners
safe Another out and base hit brought
in both runs and the victory was won.
With this exception Brown umpired good
game. In his desire to please the patrons
j. Earl Wagner requested President Young
to place Brown in the game to assist Um-
pire Dwyer, and as it turned out the re-
quest was disastrous.
Not more than 1,200 spectators turned out
to see the double-header, as defeat has
come so regularly to the Senators that their
handful of admirers have lost heart and
icfSdheH the pdIh IAOy EFhiiS was Oll tie
rubber for the Senators in the first game
and once more pitched magnificent bal, the
nine hits credited to the CoOnels being
scattered throughout the nine innings,
W lille at the same time eight batterS struck
out. Philippe, another top notch twirler.
did the pitching for the Kentuckians and
also did ii well, Buck Freeman being
about the only Senator to locate his curves
successfully, two triples being batted out
by the hard-hittng rightfielder.
he f1rs cta cd he first W
getting two runs over the rubber q re-
suit of errors by the Co'onels. The visitors
made one III the third, a base hit, a base
on balls and a wild pitch chasing it over
the plate. In the fourth the Senators scor-
ed once more, Freeman's triple and Stat
ford's double contributing thereto. In the
sixth the ColonelS again went to work,
Eltchey's great hit into the bleachers scor-
ing a home run. The seventh proved un-
lucky for the home club, as the Louisvilles
chased two runs over the plate, enough to
win, Browns decision coming to the front
at this time. The last five innings Were
blanks for the Senators, Philippe striking
his old-time gait. and was very effective
with men bases.
Evening star., 1899-09-22

If you want work read the want columns
of The Star.
Evening star., 1899-09-22
Our $500 Derbys

possess the same stock, same style and same fin
ish as generally found in $500 hats; fact is, if
we held $500 hat in one hand and one OF our
which from which. All the latest blocks of
course. Little faced, big faced and medium
faced men may be suited and fitted. In whole
store of merchandise telling there isn't more
important item in either feminine or masculine
appareng to talk about than hats-for, as oft
has been claimed. The hat proclaims the man.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17
Good Friday In England.

Many quaint and some grotesque ob- servances of Good Friday have prevail ed in various localities. In Brighton the custom of skipping the rope on that day led to the use of the term ''Long Rope day" Six or eight adults, with long rope. skipped at one time. In the Sussex villages men and boys play mar bles. At St. Bartholomew church, London, 21 old women appear and be- fore crowd of curious onlookers bend their stiffened, aged knees to pick up 21 sixpences.
 This latter custom had it's origin be- fore the great fire, when an eccentric woman left her property to have 21 sixpences laid upon her grayestone in St. Bartholomew church, which were annually to be picked up by aged wid- ows
 At the Church of All Hallows the youngest boys of the Blue Coat school are enabled, by the will of Peter Sy- monds, dated 15S7, to divide 50 new pennies and 50 packets of raisins among them.
 In London and all over England the eating of 'hot cross buns'' is the special feature of the day. The original home of this English custom is said to be in Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. There. wherever the old Roman roads crossed, stood the altar of Diana of the Crossways. to whom the Romans offer ed their sacred cakes.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17
Big Fees For Doctors.

Sixty thousand dollars and pension of 8, 500 year was the fee paid to Dr. Thomas Dimsdale, the Hertfordshire physician who, in 1872, was summoned to St. Petersburg to yaccinate the Elm press Catherine H. Dr. Butler, who had obtained great reputation for ex- traordinary skill in the operation for lithotomy, received a lac of rupees (then equivalent to $50, ,00O) from each of six Indian rajahs for the single oper- Rtion.
 The late czar of Russia paid fee of S75, 900 to Professor Zacherine of Mos COW for two days attendance. 4 cer- tain Dr. Gale of Bristol, who was blind, for curing a gentleman of seriously diseased knee by some electric treatment received check for $250. 900. Dr. Gale Yowski, the famous oculist, who at- tended the son of the shah of Persia, received $35, 900 in fees during the three months of his residence in Tehe- ran, while all his expenses of travelling and maintenance were paid.
 Sir William Jenner received for four weeks attendance at Sandringham dur ing the illness of the Prince of Wales baronetcy and a fee of $50, 900, while Sir Morell Mackenzie is reported to have received twice that amount for attending the Emperor Frederick. His royal highness the nawab of Rampur, India. few years since paid an Eng fish army surgeon $5O,000 for an oc- casional attendance in an ordinary at tack of rheumatism.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17

The new system of addresses and signatures adopted by the government in sending cable messages plays hob" with the high-sounding titles of some of the officials. But 1t is cheap and equal ly certain and direct. Under the new code the adjutant-general of the army of the United States becomes simnlv "Agwar"-one word instead of nine which results in a saving in each mes sage of something like $S. This new scheme has been instituted because 8 vast amount of money has been thrown away by the use of unnecessary words in official telegraphic communications by cable between various government officers. It was often the case that in the direction and the addresses of these cable dispatches there would be a dozen perfectly superf1uous words, for the transmission of which the government had to pay the same as for the words in the body of the dispatch. It is said that one of Shafter's messages, while in Cuba, was addressed to ''the Hon. R. A. Alger. Secretary of War, War Depart ment, Washington, D. o." and was signed ''W. R. Shafter, Major-General Commanding Fifth Army Corps." These twenty-one words cost the gov ernnent about $21. Under the new code the dispatch would have been ad- dressed "Secwar, Washington" and signed "Shafter," and the twenty-one words would have become reduced to three, with a corresponding decrease in telegraph tolls.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-06-17

body and fired again and again. Bull lets fell about her, but she fired all the faster. Deputy Sheriff Booth dropped dead and almost at the same instant bullet pierced her breast and she fell She was captured.
 Mollie Mathes, the leader of the Kan sas gang, is masculine in her bravery, rides horses like a cowboy and shoots rifle like an old bear hunter. She is perfect in her use of the revolver and it would mean sure death to challenge her to duel. She always used pistol of blued steel so that her exact position would never be betrayed as by the flashing of a nickeled one. One of the members of her gang Is now serving time for horse-stealing and he recently confessed the crimes of her gang.
 Besides stealing cattle and robbing banks and stores the gang were coun- terfeiters. Mollie Mathes distributed the spurious money. She was so shrewd that she escaped detection for eight years.
 In person this bandit queen is tall and stately She is proud of her long black hair and is vain of her strong, supple limbs and small hands and feet. She is vain of her power over men. Her face is that of a woman who wills and does, and is able to make others do for her sake even to the extent of mur-