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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20
ROWING.
Courtncy's Crows Show Snap and vim at
Poughkeepsie.

PouGHKEEPsIE. June 1a.-The first appear
ance OF the Cornell eights on the water to-day
disclosed two crews perfectly finished In form
and rowing with the snap and vim which Ia
characteristic Of Courtney's pupils. How much
power there Ia behind the oars In the varsity
boat will not be positively known until the race
on Tuesday. but In appearance the crew makes
a very good impression.
The food tide began this afternoon before
tho crews left the floats. Old Penns four
started up the river at 4:45 O'Clock. keeping In
shore out Of the current. They were coached
by Ward from the Ben Franklin. Tho crew
pulled an average OF twenty-nine strokes
minute and kept this gait up to the head OF the
course. where they met the Cornell crews pad
ding down stream. The Quakers turned
around and put on steam enough to lead the
Red and White oarsmen down the river. The
Cornell varsity and freshmen eight rowed
head Of the course rested a few minutes and
then continued down, the river Twenty
lowed. They pulled thirty stroke. long and
clean. The shell travelled smoothly and with
only suggestion Of halt between strokes,
The Quaker varsity eight went up the ri yer
about O'Clock. and close behind were the two
Cornell crews. The three were travelling at
one to Judge the form and speed OF the three
crews. 1t was In no sense brush; as the oars
cCse nne' War d s ot hrfspSS
form OF the two eights from Ithaca. but the
"Pennsy" shell travelled steadily and with
speed enough to keep ahead. At the three
mile mark the Cornell crews stopped. and the
Quakers. continued to the Elbow. one mile
above, As between the Cornell crews the var
atty eight had half length the best OF the
youngsters.
Coach Courtney was seen at the boathouse
after his crews came In. He spoke OF the In
terruption to practice caused by steam boats
which are sent over the course at full speed,
shells and make time pulls unsatisfactory and
would be an act OF courtesy on the part OF
pilots IL they would slow up on the stretch be-
tween the lighthouses. The crews would great
appreciate ibs any attention Of the river men
boats. Courtney thinks the course all
right. He has interviewed local watormen
sss alleged Snt oT OF the
three or four hundred yards the, tide flows
YIN YIN LITTLE more force outside than inside
eSt SS5 PUT hs ssms
Of to y2 ha oa Ellis Ss d Sss % M
short stretches. and their work was watched
closely by DR.; Peet, who seems 70 find room for
.sh TRs Blue snd Se s h0 we're ss aa
on the river, but did not go over the course
The report that the University OF Wisconsin
sight before e. iessnynS home did .. four miles on
made the rowing colony wonder What sort Of
dark horse is coming out Of the West; II they
can get UP such speed on still water they ought
to clip of two minutes on tidal course. which
will break all records here. The eight will ar
rive here tomorrow.
II is likely, that the freshman race on Mon
rivalry between the youngsters. and each crew
4pakers are especially Hopeful Of pulling of
lively rivals.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20
Gossip of the Ring.

soly Smith is looking for fight with any hrst-
class fea,hcrweight.
Jack DuURherty offers to match Frank Patterson
against an" l2@-pounder.
Jack Hamilton has been matched TO meet Kid
Broad at the Pelican A. [. next Saturday night In a
twenty round bout
Dan Creedon says that II he whips Joe Walcott
next Friday night at the Broadway A. c, he will
challenge KID Mccoy.
Joe Marias. manager Of Kid Broad. says that his
pruttgt will agree 10 meet Harry Kyle. who chAl'
ienged him recently If Kyle will pom forfeit.
The postponed fight between Tom Carey and " Sol
der Wilson, which was to have been decided to-
morrow night in Yonkers. has been declared oil,
Much interest is being taken In the battle which Is
10 be- decided tonight at ithe Lenox A c. between
Mike Morrssey and Peter MAher. Both are in superb
condition and the bout ia limited 10 twenty hve
rounds.
In order not to raise any friction between the two
clubs the Coney Island Sporting Club and the
broadway 4. c. have decided not % have ANYTHING
10 do with the match arranged between "Mysteri-
GUS" Billy Smith and Charley McKeever: T he affair
Was originally secured by the Coney Island or9ani.
zation. Then the men signed with the Broadway
and were booked to battle on June 30.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20
MIR. Blake and the Harvard Crew.

THE Sun has received from Mr.. William
Blake letter regarding the failure OF the
Harvard authorities to choose his son for a
place in the university crew. The letter is too
long to print in FULL but these are it's points:
Answering the opinion OF Harvard grad
uate." quoted In THE Sun OF June II. that
young Blake. while being good single
sculler was not good in Il crew Mr.. Blake. Sr..
notes several instances In which his son rowed
in crew with distinct success. In thirteen
races in Fights he won eleven times. Mr. Il. C.
Watson OF the crew OF '6S said to him that his
son was the strongest oar in the boat" which
they we're observing
Mr.. Blake complains that his son was never
once tried in the varsity boat. Mr. Blake says
that in his day in Harvard there was man
named Storrow Hgginson, Inquiries as to
whether Coach Storrow and Capt. Higglnson
are related have met with no response. He
says. also that either his 81 or Peyton, which
Of them he does not spec!f;, is ready to pull
pair-oar as many mi es as he Ii kes, giving him
the bow oar with its favorinR leverage" Mr..
Blake also argues that Storrow. who has not
yet beaten Yale cannot teach others how to
beat her Mr.. Blake also expresses his doubt
of Harvard's fortune against Yale this year.
Mr. Blake also says that In the forty-Seven
years since Harvard first met Yale, a stroke
oar in either institution has had no son to AL
his seat in the varsity crew. Is II not an
honorab BILE and laudable am bition for father and
son alike to have that happen now2" says Mr..
Blake
Xii Mr. Blake wants is fair play"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20
ELECTRIC COMPANY CHANGES HANDS.
IT'S the United Which, Report Says, Com
solidnted GINS Has BomRht.

sOltdated Gas Has Bought.
Tho Board Of Directors Of tho United Elec-
trio Light and Power Company was changed
yesterday. eight out OF the thirteen old direc-
tors retiring The company has been closely
connected with the Westinghouse interests.
and it has been about the only important
electric light property that had not
been absorbed by W. C. Whitney's New
York Gas and Electric Light. Heat and
Power Company. Some time ago It was
reported that the Third Avenue Railroad Com
pany was likely to secure the United Company.
so that it might utilize its plant and subways
to compete with the Metropolitan Street Rail
way in electrical light. heat and power dstri-
button. More recently. however. it has been
reported on good authority that the United
Company would be turned over to the Consoli-
dated Gas Company. which would utilize 1t as
factor in the gas war.
George Westinghouse Paul ID. Crnvath.
George W. Hebard. c. II. Jackson and Phi.
day. The new directors elected were George
II. Church. George II. Rae. Benjamin Whitelcy.
Cortland Belts. Arthur Starke Osborn W.
Bright. Joseph +. Sweasy and A. Murray
Young; They take the places Of Brayton Ives.
Marcellus Hartley. G.. J. Canda. August Bel
mont. Henry b. Hyde. who died recently
Charles F. Adams. Duncan d. Parmly and
James Stokes.
George ". Hebard. President OF the company.
said last night that the change in the board
was the result of IL recent heavy. purchase of
stock by which the control of the company
changed hands. Mr. Hebard would not say in
whose interest the purchase had been made.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20
OLD RIVALS ON THE THAMES.
No Hard Practice for Yale and Harvard
Crews-Shake-Up in New Ravens Four.

No Hard Practice for Yale and Harvard
Crews-Shake-Up in New Ravens Four.
GALES FERRY. June 10-The Harvard and
day. but were out on the river as usual. both
morning and afternoon. Iale's varsity
eight spent the morning of Broadview.
rowing short distances. and went two
miles above the quarters late this after
noon. The men are row ing In excellent
form. their bodies swinging together in
perfect unison and their oars rising and dip
ping as IL all were connected by mechanism.
Harvard's eight is also rowing In fine shape.
The stroke is commented upon as being a
having good chances Of holding its own with
the New Haven boat on June 20.
The rival four-oared shell had two brus shes
on the river this morning. the races being kept
up for nearly half mile each time. The Grim
son men won In both contests. but they later
ascertained that 1t was not Yaes regular four
In the boat. Coach Armstrong was in Crosss
way at .. The varsity iour-oared crew had a
predicted it would. Capt GreenYay went to
New Haven on sunday night. and as a result
ters this, morning; In the afternoon the crew
was IN ade up as follows Patterson. bow Brock.
2; Mitchell. 3: Cameron, stroke. This change
leaves Greenway and Cross out, takes Brock
forty pounds, Cameron was stroke In the COL
lege crew WHICH won at Annapolis;
Capt. Dave Goodrich Of Harvard's 97 varsity
crew, and Lockett Coleman. captain of the
day Coach g. s. Mum ford also arrived to-day.
and was in the launch In the afternoon assist
Ing Storrow In getting the crews into form.
IIarvard's freshmen are expected Tomorrow.
now lying off Yale's quarters. has been chosen
as Judges boat for the three races on June %.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20
Polo.

PHILADELPHIA. June 19.-Polo week began
to-day with a game between the Rockaway
first OF Long Island and the Westminster Coun-
try Club team OF New York. The Westchestcr
boys came out victorious. but it was OF their
handicap, for both teams earned the same
number OF goals and each was penalzed a
quarter on a safety.
The difference in handcnps and in the final
scores stood five In Mestchestcr's favor.
Larry Waterbury OF the Wcstchester was the
full OF dash and vim. and his use OF the malet
was, almost revelation to, PhiladeIphians
Goals were made by Westchester. 4: Rock
away. e. Goals allowed by handicap. West :
chester, ,; Rockaway, o. Goals lost by penal
ties, WcStchestcr on safety, "a Rockaway
l2la: kOckAWaY. ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20
Odds and Ends of sports.

o. Treasurer ~ the recently formed intercollegiate
Cross Country Association. has resigned owing to
his graduation from Yale this He will be
cccded 10y j Pinkney Adams Of the class IT 1900,
II. C,-The A. A. I, rules starting say: AN
actual start shall not be effected until the pistol has
been purpoS"ly discharged after thu competitors
have been warned TO get ready. In case the pistol
was not pnrpOsely discharged the competitors shall
be called back by tn" starter by pistol fire "
NV HAAES June lp.-Attorney Wallace s. Moylc
of this city u former member OF the Yale football
team, and who was coach ~ the Brown University
team for three years of the Dartmouth team for two
years and OF the Lafayette team two years has de.
cltned an Oher as coach II tho football team OF the
University of Illinois. He Will probably recommend
for the place John Hall of Philadelphia
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20
Xii ii MIR. Blake wants is fair play"
Last Practice of Harvard's Freshman Crew
Mt Home.

CAMBRIDGE. June 19.-The Harvard freshman
crew took its last practice on the Charles River
this afternoon and will leave for New London to-
morrow at noon. Coach Storrow will not be able
to Join them for few days. Meanwhile the boys
will be intrusted to Weld Coach Donovan. who
has done practically all the work that put the
crew in Its present fine shape, W. =. Young
man. 90, will also accompany the crew
to the racing ground. Donovan will leave
here early tomorrow morning In charge Of the
shell which will he used In the race. He SAYS
that his Weld Junior crew lost the, race at New
broken. and so he Is taking no chances. Early
this afternoon the freshmen. under the convoy
OF Manager Schw"ppe steamed down to the
warships in the launch John Harvard and
spent the greater part " the afternoon in in
spcctinG them. The boys were heartily re-
ceiycl and cheered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20
CARPET 7. NJ. STEW ART
326 9TH Ave.
CLEANSING Esta .;y ed. ,s g
WAyTS ~ INQUEST ON HEH HUSBAND.


Mrs. Louis Zimmerman. whose husbands
neck was broken last October IN the hOuS" II
Aph"ue j. Gohdarl at IL West lO}d street.
visited the District Attorneys Office yesterday
and ask eel til" District Attorney to investigate
the case over again. She said that her huS-
band went 10 Mr.. Gndlard'~ house to collect
bill Of $40. He did not come back and she was
several DAYS in finding out where he had died.
and that Mr. Go Iiard mad paid for the funeral.
She wants The lanitui Of the house quest stoned.
Assistant District Attorney tnger called upon
Coroner Hart. who rcmrm h"r"d that DR. W"S-
ton had made the autopsy and that Mr. Cod
uard had made "a statement to the eitrct that
Zimmerman had fallen downstairs from the
third .loor Ia the second ilutr and hal been
accidentally Killed Not being able To- find
Zimmerman relatives. Goddard volunteered
70 So" that Zimmerman had a decent burial.
Tn" Coroner added that the police OF the West
Tooth street station had mad" an imvcSt gatiOn
AT tn" time. ard reported that Iinmerman's
death was I'll" reSIlt ut an accident
" For tn" purpus" Il satisfying this woman"
said Coroner Hart. " will reopen th" ease and
direct the pole" of the luUth street station To
max" another report ON tn" matter will 90
personally to tn" house and tax" III" s'ate-
m"ntS "f Witnesses
Mr.. Goddard is out Of town. The polio" said
last might that it wa- clear case oi accidental
death
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20
yICTTuS or STREET ACCIDENTS.
Collar Bone Broken in II Crash on Colum-
bus Avenue -Bicyclist Run Down by Car.

Collar Bone Broken in II Crash on Colum-
bus Avenue -Bicyclist Kun Down by Car.
Edward Bowen Of +2l West Twenty eighth
street, while driving n light wagon down Coz
luwhus avenue yesterday afternoon cnllilcd mt
Nin"tv-thirl street with a truck driven by Pat
rick Reilly Of $50 Columbus avenue Bowen
was thrown from his wagon and broke his col-
lar bone, He was taken to the j. Hood Wright
Hospital.
Charles H. Webb Of Dob East Ninety seventh
street. riding his bicycle at Eighth avenue and
Fifty-fourh street. colidrd with an Eighth
aVrnu" trolley ear yesterday afternoon. He
was removed 10 Roosevelt Hospital. suffering
from conclusions ui tn" leg and chest
Margaret Robinson. - Years Old. of 437
Eleventh avenue. IN getting uf north bound
Eighth avenue car at 18th, street last night
fell against an elevated railroad pillar Her
skull was fractured and al the j Hood Wright
Hospital il was said that her chances FOR re-
COVcry were small
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20
Classifying Positions and Salaries of En-
pIoyc's of state Institutions.

ALBANY. Jun" lH--Dcputy State Comptroller
Theodore i, Gilman and Robert W. IIebbcrd.
Secretary Of the State Board Of Charities. who
n the representatives Of the Comptroller and
the President Of the state Board Of Charities
are classifying the positions and regulating
the 81 nrt"S Of employees Of state charitable
and rcl"rmatorX institutions that report to the
sat" 'omnlroiier Will be at the House of
hav" already agreed on n report classifying
positions ana salaries OF a number Of such
State institutions, The work il being done
under authority OF law passed by the last
InEI.lntMrn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20
After Railway Concessions in Mexico.

OAXACA. Mex. June 10. C. Morgan. a
capitalist OF Niagara Falls. n. Y. has applied
to the Mexican Government for a concession
to build II railroad from San Geronimo, on the
lsthmus OF Tehuantepec. to the Guatemalan
frontier. A project Ii also on foot to build
railroad from this city To San Geronimo. the
two proposed lines TO form an important link
In the Pan American Railway.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20
To California by Wheel to Study Law.

New HAVEN, June l0-William II. Rood OF
Brookheld, VT. who will be graduated from
Yale this year. wishes 10 study law in Califor-
MIA; He has worked his way through college
his bicycle to San Francisco to go into a law
office in that city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20

Ionia Cation. 3 years Old of 773 Bergen av-
cnuc Jersey city. was permitted by her mother
yesterday afternoon to 20 out into the street to
play, som" time aftcrward her mother missed
her \ search Of the Cntir" n"ighhorhood was
Donald barrett who lives AT 10 Bergen av-
rnuc. looked into tn" well used hy hlm and the
Cation family and discovered lOnia's DOdyther
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20

SARATOGA. June 19-Thc Quaker Springs
House. an old summer resort hotel eight miles
east of here. on the New York and Montreal
stage road. was totally destroyed 10y fire to-
night The nr" SPREAD To surrounding build
inEs In IN" little village and was still burning
late Tonight The loss is $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20
Condemned Murderer Writes a Book.

TOPEKA, Kan. June l0.-John Henry Collins.
under death sentence for killing his father.
has written book on prison life. He describes
the daily life OF convcts. relates numerous
the enactment OF parole law and the adoption
OF a rule allowing prisoners to smoke.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-20

Than favorable for filling your hotel or boarding.
house with desirable patrons, II you place your
advertising IN The suS's oolumns.-AdH
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-01
The Next Census.

Ten thousand people want jobs
in the next census and the applica
tons are pouring into Director Mer
riman. A number have been given
the civil service examination and
placed on the eligible list. West
Virginia stands fourth in the list of
those making application which may
be taken as an indication that this
state does not intend to let any good
thing get away because it hasn't
been reached for.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-01

THE South Penn Oil Company's
wildcat on the Lantz farm on Dun
kard creek, Greene county is holding
up at 1876 barrels a day.
Take Settler Salt for Sick
Headache, Sleeplessness and Men,
tai Exhaustion, For sale by J. G.
McNicker Druggist
NICE fresh bread every day at ST.
Clair's bakery.
NETTLEToN' shoes for men are the
best in the world Whittington's.
Go TO the great shoe Sale at
Whittington's. Half price Sale one
week.
TIE water works of Lewisburg are
not self-sustaining, having an income
OF 1910 per year and an outlay of $500.
The town owns the plant. There
each per month. The Independent
says hat If something is not done to
increase the revenue or cut down the
expenses it will bankrupt the town.
7 GHILDREN's shoes 800
Mems heavy shoes S5g
Women's house slippers SOC
/ Children slippers SOC
this week at Waters
SAM r. NEwMAN's restaurant and
ice cream parlor (Thompson's old
stand at the corner Of Front and
Walnut streets. Better than ever.
Give him call
FRESH country butter of the best
quality, 10 AMI L ceuLs at e. M. Sny-
ders, Front street.
IT will be quite convenience for
housekeepers TO be able to order a
dressed chicken at any time it IS want
ed L. NJ. Snyder will give your order
immediate attention.
GLASSWARE was never so cheap as
now at The Novelty Co.'S Bargain
Store. They are closing out odd
lots at half real value.
We call the attention of our read
ers TO the new advertisement of Mr.
Jones the hustling Wall Paper. man.
If You want a goods cent cigar.
go to j. c. McYicker, the Drug
gist
WATERS is closing out some odds
and ends in shoes at cost and less
than cost this week.
e. M. SNYDER the Front street pro-
duce dealer will send you one or doz-
en- dressed chickens on short notice.
Do NOT forget to see the ties ia
Waters Show Window He keeps
the latest
WHY go the one horse stores when
you can go to the Mammoth shoe
store?
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-03-18

One Of the queer occupations of man
kind is that Of dragging for lost anchors.
It is carried on in bays and rivers, and
even in the open sea along the coast
Several sloops and schooners are engag-
ed almost exclusively in this pursuit
The hunters are as familiar with the
ground where anchors are to be found
as fishermen are with the favorite
haunts of the living inhabitants of the
sea.
The matter of fishing for lost anchors
b most simple A chain is let down in
loop long enough to drag along the
bottom, and the vessel goes on her way,
with all hands on board alert for bite,
and bite usually ends in a catch.
The recovered anchors are generally
sold again at price of about cents a
pound, which is a penny under the
market price for new anchors. A big
anchor will weigh 5000 pounds, so
that the fishermen make $3.50 out of it.
More often, however, the anchors fshed
up weigh from 1000 to 1000 pounds.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-03-18

Difficulty is experienced in accurate
~ reading the time Of elevated clocks
on account of the distance between the
minute hand and the figures. Seen from
below, the apparent reading may be a
minute on two wrong when the hand is
not at 10 or on account of this dis
lance. The perspective throws the hand
out of position and gives it an apparent
upward position. Sn the first quarter
this makes the reading slow, on the
last quarter fast. A proposed method of
correcting this is to make the clock
face concave so that the tip of the hand
will almost Craze the fgnres. Then the
time can be accurately read from below.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1899-03-18
A DEADLY CANE.


An Innocent Looking Instrument
s which Would Destroy Life. .,s 81
anarchists of the physical force
school find 1t new and again irresistible
to brsg of the powerful things they
have used or are going TO use, says a
writer in The Ludgate. 1--WE win sup-
pose that some arfstocratic person has
been chosen as victim. The exact pat
tern of his favorite walking stick would
be noted as occasion arose and fac
simile of II prepared-that is to say, 80
far as mere outward appearances were
concerned. $50
1.-The interior would realty be an ia
fernal machine Inside the hollow OF
the stick would be metal flask con-
tanning a liquid which could emerge
only from a small orifce at the top Of
!, the flask. The flask would be simbedded
within a substance which would ex-
piode the instant that the liquid Ee-
ferred to came into contact with it.
when an opportunity occurred for
the stick to be substituted for its inno-
cent counterpart, the handle would be
unscrewed to slight extent, thus allow
ing space for the liquid to flow out,
which it would do when the stick was
held in a horizontal position Most men
occasionally carry their sticks in this
way. So, when the victim took his sup
posed usual stick from the corner in
which it had been placed upright, he
might walk about with it for long
period without encountering actual
harm, bat once let him hold it horizon
tally or twirl it in the air there would
be-we1l, you can imagine the result. -