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The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-18
CANNED ROAST REEF.
Prof. Atvater Says 1t Is More Nutrittve
 Than Fresh Beef.

Washington, April 17.-After devoting the forenoon to practical examinat ton of the beef supplied the army in cans the Wade court of inquiry recalled Pro- lessor Atwater at ? o'clock and he held the witness stand during the greater part of the afternoon. He expressed the opinion that pound for pound the canned roast beef was of greater nutri- tive value than fresh beef, but suggest ed that if unmixed with vegetables it would not prove so acceptable ration. Colonel Weston of the commissary de- partment was also recalled during the afternoon and examined with reference to the supplies furnished to the troops in the field at Santiago.
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POSTOFFICE UNITS.
New System to be Introduced Through
 out the Country.

Chelsea, Mass, April 11.-Ezra O. Winsor, superintendent of the Chelsea branch postofiice, has been notified that he has been given an important ap- pointment in the postoffice department with headquarters at Washington, for the purpose of introducing system of postoffice accounts which he perfected some time ago, and which at once at tracted the attention of his superors and they have decided to introduce It throughout the country. MT. Winsor is to superntend it's introduction.
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CongregationaI Society Officers

Boston, April 17.--Otficers of the Con- gregat tional Sunday school and Publish ing society were elected at it's annual meeting to-day as follows: Willard Scott, D. D., Worcester, president; Samuel B. Capen, Boston; Alexander Mckenzie, D. D., Cambridge; John K. Mclean, D. D., San Francisco, Cal; R. R. Meredith, D. D., Brooklyn, N. Y; Nehemiah Boynton, D. D., Detroit, Mich; William F. Barton, D. D., Oak Park, H., vice presidents; George M, Boynton, D. D., Boston, secretary and treasurer.
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CRoKER NOT SUPPRESSED.
His Comment on the Refusal to Suns
 mon 1T. c. PIatt and Others.

His Comment on the Refusal to Sulns
 mon 1T. c. PIatt and Others.
 New York, April 17-Richard Croker was seen at the Democratic club to- night and asked if he had any comment to make upon the refusal of the Mazet committee to subpoena Tracy, BOard-5 man, Platt and others, alleged to have been interested in the Astoria gas fran- chise q am not at all surprised by that action," said MT. Croker. Why should the committee call Tracy, Board- man and Platt? What would it amount to? Why, simply that Tracy. Boardman and Platt had summoned Tracy, Boardman and Platt to be inves- tigated. What puzzles me is that this committee should be down here in New York wasting it's time. It might just as well be up in Albany attending to it's legislature duties and leave Tracy, Boardman and Platt to do this inves- tigating. The committee has received q lot of anonymous communications and information from a lot of notorious and self confessed thieves and criminals, and upon them they are attempting to base their Investigation"
 When asked if he expected to make al trip to Europe now that he had been delayed, he said: Well, I don't know. They have subpoenaed me for next Monday and may drag me along for a year or more. I will tell you what this committee is doing,' said he, with em- phass Tt is spreading the impression throughout, not only the United States, but the whole world. that neither life nor property is safe in New York. The longer this committee sits the worse for this community"
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Names of the Nine Legislators Recom-
 mended for Criminal Prosecution.


 Harrisburg, Pa., April 17.-Majority and minority reports were presented to the house this evening from the com mittee which has for several weeks past been Investigating the charges of att tempted bribery in connection with ball. loting for United States senator and the consideration of the McCarrel jury bill. The latter bill, which was eventually defeated, was said to have been intro duced to aid Senator Quay in his then approaching trial in the Philadelphia courts. The majority report recites at considerable length the testimony taken by the committee and says the evidence disclosed clearly that undue means Wera taken by many persons to corruptly so- licit members of the house both for the purpose of influencing their official &C., tfon in reference to the McCarrel jury bill and in reference to their official &C., lion as to the election of United States senator. This corrupt solicitation, the report saws, consisted of offers of mon ev. position, advantage and political nreferment. The report charges that, in furtherance of an unlawful consplr- acy to carry out the schemes, rooms were maintained at the Lochiel hotel in Harrisburg for the purpose Of havlng members of the house brought there so that they might be approached in refer ence to the subject matters referred to. Those who maintained these rooms and corruptly approached certain members, the report continues, were John J. Coyle. Charles B. Spatz, Thomas B. Movies. Michael J. Costello and Martin Lawler.
 Other persons are named as having been engaged in efforts to corruptly so- ucit members. Some of these are pass ed over as merely deserving censure, hut in the concluding paragraph of the report nine persons are named against whom the committee recommends that legal action be brought. This para graph is as follows: Tn conclusion your committee respectfully report that there is in their opinion sufficient evil dence against Charles B. Spatz, John R. Byrne, Parker Titus, Frank E. Jones, Monroe H. Kulp, Thomas M. Moyles, Robert Evans, John J. Coye and M. J. Costello for this house to direct that criminal proceedings be brought against them in the courts of the quarter ses- sion of Dauphin county, and it is rec ommended that these proceedings be immediately commenced and vigorous lv prosecuted by the authority of this house."
 :. spatz is at present member of the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-18
Brooklyn 4, Boston 1.

New York, April I7.-Brooklyn de- feated Boston to-day after another hard tussle. Dunn and Willis both pitched great ball, the former holding the champions down to one hit un- til the ninth, when he forced run across the rubber by giving Lowe free ticket, saving Boston from a shut out. Attendance, 5,196. Score;
 Brooklyn % 3 o 0 o 0 1-4 Boston,. :. 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 II
 Hits-Brooklyn 5; Boston, 4. Errors Brooklyn, 1: Boston, ?. Batteries, Dunn and Smith; Willis and Bergen.
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Secretary Porter Better.

Washington, April 1.-The condition of Secretary to the President John Ad- dison Porter, who has been ill for sev- eral days is reported tonight as im- proved. The announcement of the res ienation of 3 Secretary PorteRShas not caused much surprise, as there have been recurring rumors of MT. Porter's resignation for several months. His wife and mother are anxious, 1t is un- derstood, that he should give up his ex- acting duties.
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Philadelphia II, Washington I.

Philadelphia, April 17.-Philadelphia made it three straight from Washing ton to-day by superior batting. Baker supplemented Dineen in the box for the Senators in the Third inning, and he proved effective until the seventh and eighth innings. Attendance 2,S52. The score:
 Philadelphia 5 o 0 O 0 1 3 "-1l Washington I 0 0 0 0 l.
 Philadelphia IS, Washington G. Errors-Philadelphia B. Washington 4. Batteries-Piatt and McFarland; Bak- er Dineen and Farrell.
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Baltimore s, New York l.

Baltimore, April 17.-Baltimore won to-day by better all around work. Col colough's bases on balls, however to- uether with costly errors behind him gave the locals larger score than they should have had. The new Orioles played without an error:
 Baltimore B o o "@S New York 70 0 1 0 o 0 O-l
 Hits-Baltimore, 9: New York, 8. Err rors-Baltimore. O; New York, A. Bat teries, Nops and Robinson; Colcolough and Warner.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-18
Alibis Put Forward for All the Accused
 but One,

Charleston, S. C.. April 17-After set ting up alibis for Webster Joyner and Goodwin to-day the defense in the trial of the alleged Lake City lynchers closed it's case. Alibis were put forward for Rodgers, A. c. Knight, Epps and Ward last night, so the only man in whose behalf efforts have not been made to establish one is Stokes, the merchant, who has been alleged by the govern ment to have led the mob that killed Baker.
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THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Louisville shuts Ont Chicayo-The
 ChmmnioMs Defented.

Louisville, April 1.-The masterly pitching of Billy Magee and the superb support accorded him by his fellow players sent the Orphans to defeat to- day. Attendance 1900. Score: Louisville ...0 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 *-8 Chicago ..0 o o 0 o 0 0 0 co
 Hits-Louisville g, Chicago 5. Er- rors-Louisville 1, Chicago 3. Batteries -Magee and Powers: Phyle and Chance.
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READY FOR THE ERECTION.
Final Electioneering Work Done Last
 Night-NOw for the Ballots.

Politicians were everywhere about the city last night and all other subjects but local politics were tabooed. At nearly every corner in the central part of the city were gathered groups of poli- ticians and some who are classed as more than ward workers and over all these groups an air of mystery seemed to prevail. Meet a politician and ask his opinion as to how the city election mot guilty of having an opinion, but at the same time with an air as though he knew just who was going to be elected but didn't dare tell. A promi- nent supporter of the republican city ticket said that a personal canvas of the wards had just been completed and that the ticket was going to win, while a democrat who is well known as a leader on that side said that MT. Dris- coll would be elected by majority of at least 2,500. But generally those who prophesied thought that whichever ticket won would not receive large majority. One man, whose judgment is considered to be good, thought that the election would be close and that the winner would not receive more than three hundred majority. But the same man said that he would not be sur prised. on the other hand, if there was a landslide.
 There were rumors of deals which would assure the success of the republi- can ticket but it was reported later in the evening that one of these which had been made with faction of democrats who were beaten in the primaries had fallen through and that the democrats concerned had decided to support the regular party ticket.
 The city and town tickets which will be voted for are as follows:
 REPUBLICAN,.
 Mayor-Frederick B. Farnsworth.
 Controller-Benjamin E. Brown.
 Treasurer-Charles s. Mersick.
 Clerk-Richard F. Lyon.
 Collector-Francis E. Hum.
 Registrar of Voters-Francis s. Ham, ilton.
 City sheriff-Rollin J. Bunce
 Selectmen-Charles l.. Ayres, Carl Romberg, Walter P. Judson.
 nstables-Frederick Siebert, Louis Coleman. Willis M Bonner
 Grand jurors-Vincenzo D. Ella, J. P. Robert, Wiegand Schlein.
 DEMOCRATIC.
 Mayor-Cornelius T. Driscoll.
 Controller-Jonathan N. Rowe.
 Treasurer-Henry Fresenius.
 Clerk-Henry E. Norris.
 Collector-Francis G. Anthony.
 City sheriff-A. Frederick Eunie.
 Registrar of voters-William J. Cro- min.
 Selectmen-Charles s. Hamilton, Mich ael Meagher, GustaviSW. Brandt.
 Constabes-Peter J. McNerney, Michael R. Enscoe Patrick Bree.
 Grand jurors-Napoleon J. Gosselin, Neuman Ehrlich, Eugene S. DelGrego.
 SOCIALIST-LABO
 Mayor-Timothy Sullivan.
 Controller-Faustin Serref.
 Treasurer-George Mansfield.
 Clerk-William J. Mayer.
 Collector-John Rohmer.
 Sheriff-Paul Zimmerman.
 Registrar of voters-Frederick Gaug- gel.
 Alderman--Frank Werle.
 Councilmen-Anton Frank, Jorgen Larson, Rudolph Mueller.
 Grand jurors-Richard Kleinkauff, Otto Breunig, John Dendas.
 4Selectmen--Otto Ungewiss, William Loefstedt, Desire Glliet.
 onstables-Adolph Laine Joseph Dietz, John Van Roesse!t.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-18
SERIOUS BREAK FROM QUAY
AN IMP VT 4 ANNOUNCEMENT B r
 STATE SENATOR MdGEE.
VIII Not Vote for the Ex-Senat0r To- Twenty Supporters. Bribery Investi- RatiOn Committee Reports-Criminal Prosecution of Nine Legislators Re- m 2 ded
commended.

Harrisburg, Pa., April 17,-State Sen ator Magee of Pittsburg, who has steadfastly voted for Quay for United States senator, announced tonight that he would not vote for the ex-senator tomorrow and that other members from Alleghany county had cast their would lose twenty supporters to-nlor- row, and said the prospects were bright for the election of a senator.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-18
Cip,cjn s. pittsburg T.

Cincinnati, April 17-Three of the wis., itors were thrown out at the plate to- day, and this explains their defeat Hoffer was injured in the third inning in a collision with Mcbride and retired. Attendance 2,096. Score:
 Cincinnati ...0 3 0 3 "-S Pittsburg ....0 1 ? ? 1 1-7
 Hts-Cincinnati 8, Pittsburg 16. Err rors-Cincinnati O, Pittsburg 1. Bat teries-Damman Phillips and Vaughn; Hoffer Leever and Schriver.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-18
Rev, Thomas s. BunneIl Dead.

Northampton, Mass, April 1.-The Rev. Thomas $. Bunnell is dead, after a protracted illness. He was for many years missionary of the American board in India. He was born in Ches- terfield, Mass, February 23, 1923.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-18
Improved TeIegraphy.

London, April 1S.-Herr Prolack, the we'll known engineer and electrician, has discovered, says the Vienna corre spondent of the Daily Chronicle, means of telegraphing 60,00O words per hour over a single wire.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-18
Former Yale Instructor Dead.

New York, April 17.-Prof. Spencer H. Devarre, for many years instructor m mathematics at Yale university, Is dead at his home in Brooklyn, aged seventy six years.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-18
Other Games.

Charlottesville, Va, April 17.-Uni- versity of Virginia 16, University Of Pennsylvania 3.
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Richmond, Va. April 17.-Harvard 10, Richmond college 5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-09
LATE SPORTING NEWS
Columbia Athletic Club to Lease a
New Home.
EXCITING END OF TEE BICYCLE RACE
Meeting Of the Atlantic Whist
Association.
BEATS BOSTON

AT a meeting of the members of the Co
decided to move out of their present quar-
tiers on G street and surrender possession
by January 10 to the new owners, the
Young Mems Christian Association. 1t
was voted to lease the Gait mansion, at
1909 H street The board of governors was
authorized to remove the club to its new
quarters, and to sell the furniture and fix
lures that will not be available in the new
house.
1t was decided that the boat house and it's
contents should be maintained, and that
the club be continued as a social, boating
and, according to its possibilities, an ath-
letic club
The transfer is to be made at once, in
order that the club may secure the benefit
of an offer on the part of the purchasers to
give the club 81 900 for moving expenses if
the removal is completed by January 15
The Young Mems Christian Association
will probably purchase the gymnasium
equipment.
The building chosen for the new club
mouse is a handsome brownstone mansion
with modern convenienceS. 1t contains
fourteen large rooms, besides Kitchen
furnace room, bath rooms and several other
smaller apartments. In the basement is a
large billiard room. On the first floor are
large double parlors. On the second floor
the club will have it's office. The large
dining room and several other large rooms
may be used as billiard rooms, card rooms
and sitting rooms. The house will accom-
modate about 300 persons and it is expect
ed that fully this number of members will
follow the club to it's new home
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AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Order of the Commissioners Anta&O-
uized-Oiher Items.

The order of the District Commissioners
that the well at 37th street and Prospect
avenue be closed has excited considerable
antagonism among the property owners in
the vicinity who had the well constructed
at their own cost. The well is of the ar
tesian type, and is perhaps the deepest in
the city The flow of water is good, and 1t
has been analysed and found to be of an
exceedingly high grade, possessing many
mineral qualities. Some time ago the Com
missioners ordered the well to be fixed and
placed in operation. The District workmen
took the handle away about six months ago
to be repaired, it is said and 1t has never
been returned. Mr. George w. King APP
peared before the Commissioners this
morning and gave reasons why the order
should be revoked, and the well put back
in it's original shape. If the District Will
not do this the property owners Will do 1t
at their own expense.
Mr.. Gasaway Burrows, aged forty-eight,
of 1898 SD street, met with a peculiar and
painful accident Saturday afternoon. While
taking dose of cough medicine a set of
false teeth in some manner slipped down
his throat and lodged in the windpipe. He
was sent to the Georgetown University
Hospital, where DR.. Gwynne succeeded in
removing the obstruction.
George Beck, a young man, and a baker
by trade, living on NJ street near Doth
street, Wnlie getting OIL OF d capital Irac-
ton Company car about IL O'Clock Satur-
day night, was thrown down and painfully
injured. His face struck the asphalt pave
ment, resulting in a broken nose and a
number of decorations on the face and
head. When picked up he was unconscious.
He was taken to the Georgetown University
Hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Sweeney of N street, who has been
confined to her home for some days with
an attack of the grip, is convalescing.
DR.. r. D. Mayer of 1912 32d street, who
recently left the city with the District reg
iment, as a member of the staff of Gen.
Harries has resigned his position as ply
stefan to the poor.
The electric light service of Georgetown
was again crippled last evening, not a sin
gle arc lamp being lighted. No lights were
burning from 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue westward.
Mr.. w. F. Gibbons of 32d street is able
to be out again after three weeks attack
of grip.
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ASSOCIATION WHISPERS.
Players From Washington Made a
Poor Showing

Players From Washington Made n
Poor Showing.
In the meeting of the Atlantic Associa-
ton of the American Whist League at
Baltimore, which closed Saturday night,
the Philadelphia Press trophy for pairs
was won by Beverly w. Smith and Mr.
Fiske of the Maryland Bicycle Club. The
winners of the three open-pair contests
were;
No. Thomas A. Whelan and 3. E.
Herman of the Baltimore Whist Club.
They first played tie with score with A.
H. McCay and DR.. Walls.
No: 2-Johnson and Naylor of the Wal
brook Whist Club.
No. 3 was won by C. F. Pitt and Thomas
NJ. Smith of the Baltimore Whist Club.
Players from Washington made a poor
showing, DR.. Walls, who played with a
Baltimore man, being the only one to be
mentioned in the summaries.
Saturday afternoon business meeting
was held and the following officers elected
President, Thomas A. Whean of Balti-
more first vice president c. D. p Hamil-
ton, Easton, Pa; second vice president, H.
l.. Fullenwider Wilmington, Del; treas
urer, Gustavus Remak, jr, Philadelphia;
recording secretary, T. II. Andrews, jr.,
Philadelphia; corresponding secretary. b,
W Smith of Baltimore. General Rufus
SaXton of Washington DR.. c. w. Kirk of
Philadelphia and DR.. J. S. Neff of Phila-
deiphia We're elected directors for three
years, and Mr.. ]. E. Smith of Wilmington
for one year, to fill vacancy.
The application of the Washington Whist
Club composed of ladies and gentlemen.
was 1aVorably considered, and some of it's
members will take part in the BROOKLYN
trophy contest.
General Saxton was chosen a director to
succeed Jules Wooten, who is with the
army at Ponce, Porto Rico
The next annual meeting of the Atlantic
Association will be held in this citv
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Concert by the Amphions.

The large dining room of the Colonial
Hotel, corner 18th and H streets northwest
was well filled Saturday evening with the
guests of the Shoreham, Cocran. Hamil-
ton, Elsmere, La Normandie and other
hotels In the neighborhood. who had been
invited to attend concert by the Amphion
Glee Club. The program was as follows:
Piano solo, THE Charlatan" (Sousa), Miss
Addie Lewis; chorus, Comrades in Arms,
the Amphions; solo. Love You" Mr.. Win
ston Payne: chorus, Hungarian Huzzars' -
the Amphicns; chorus and baritone solo,
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POULTRY SHOW,
Exhibit to Open Tomorrow at Ma.
tiOnai Rifles ArmOry.

All arrangements have now been COM
pleted for the big poultry show, which will
open at the National Rifles Armory tomor-
row and continue four days. Upward of
2.0oO birds will be exhibited in competition
for the $500 in prizes which are to be dis
tributed. These will be given for the best
fowls in the several classes, with special
premiums for the best coops.
There will be prizes also for incubators.
food machines and other apparatus for the
chicken yard and pigeon loft. One of the
features of the exhibition will be the daily
display of artificial chicken Matching The
incubators have been so prepared that each
day of the exhibition, and, in fact every
hour of the day, the artificial Matching will
be in progress.
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Memphis Jockey Club Entries.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, January 9.-The new
Memphis Jockey Club announces the en-
tries for the Montgomery Handicap, which
will be run on April 8, the opening day of
the meeting, as follows: Tom Collins, Fire
side, j. H. c., Banished, Remp. High links.
Air Blast. Kitty B., George B. Cox, Mill
stream. Winslow, Nobleman. Onamastus
De Blase, Algol, Macy, Presbyterian Lieber
Karl, Sea Lion. ordnung, w. Overton, AL
bert Swind, Simon w. Basquii, Belle of
Memphis, Peat, Sailor King, Handsel.
Crockett, Opaque. Lennep. The Star of
Bethlehem, Leo Planter. Forget Not, Man
uel, Kentucky Colonel, The Kentuckian,
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WON BY HALF A WHEEL.
Exciting Finish in the Twenty-Four.
Hour Race,

Louis Gimm of Pittsburg won the 24-hour
bicycle race that ended at 10 o'clock Sat
urday night at Madison Square Garden,
New York. There were eighteen starters
and eight finished. The survivors, with
their scores, were as follows: Louis Gimm
Pittsburg. $50 miles: "Fredericks' Swift
zerland, $50 miles; Burns W. Pierce Bos-
ton, $50 miles: Charles Turville, Philadel-
phia, $50 miles; John Lawson, Chicago,
449 miles laps: Oscar Julius New York,
437 miles laps; Teddy Hale, ABB miles 4
laps; Charles w. Miller, 422 miles 6 laps.
Gimm was first, by half wheels length;
Pierce, second, by few inches; Turvilie,
third, by a few inches; Frederick, fourt h.
and Lawson, fifth. The record for the
distance is 457 miles 1 lap, held by Pierce
The score for each 100 miles was: 100. 4
hours 40 minutes seconds; 200, hours
% minutes IS seconds: 300, 10 hours "a min
utes 80 seconds; 400. q hours 6 minutes
36 seconds
Records were broken as follows:
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BY FOURTEEN TRICKS
The baltimore Whist Club Defeats
the Boston.

Inc Boston Duplicate Whist Club sent
Its four to Baltimore Saturday to play for
the a. W. l.. trophy, held by the Baltimore
Whist Club. The home team defeated the
visitors by fourteen tricks in forty-eight
boards The first twenty-four boards were
played in the afternoon from 3:45 to $50
o'clock and the last twenty-four in the
evening from 8 until 11:3O-very quick
playing. The Baltimore team gained a
lead of five tricks in the first half
The players were: Baltimore-Thomas
A. Whelan, A. H. McCay, T. e. Williams
and B. e. Herman.
Boston-F. A. Smith, o. D. Baker. Chas.
E. Parks and George E. Roberts.
Next Saturday the Park team from
Plainfeld, n. j.. will visit Baltimore to
play for the American Whist League
trophy.