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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-06-10
WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISION
STEAMER WIN M, HOAG,

Captain Geo. Raabe.
Running between Portland and Corvallis.
stopping at all way landings
RIVER SCHEDULE.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-06-10

Best
Japan Ceylon
English Breakfast
Oolong Ideal Blend
Tea

teachers have been employed and they
have had plenty Of time 10 do the work.
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proposition 90 abandon tho turned
trump M duplicate games. Such
change would greatly simplify the laws
ana would avoid much OF the trouble
with trump slips. etc, that now exists
a mail vote was lntely taken on thl'
question. addressed to The aecretnrlgs
Of tho various clubs with the result
that AZ declared in favor N having one
suit DECLARED for trumpa an the time
while 10 were IN favor NJ turning
trump and "a were undecided. TINS
DO must Dc remembered. was not tho
result NJ o. vote OF the club mcmhora'
but simply an expression nt opinion
by the secretaries 20 whom the question
was addressed
Another matter which viii doubtless
come up FOR discussion nc chicago "
the question OF allowing league cluha
to play for a stake. This is matter
which has been cropping up from time
90 time and seems now 60 De nearing
head. Tho general sentiment on the
league seems To- be- that whist should De
cultivated purely aH un intellectual rec
rantIon and that boo stake uf any kind
should be- permitted. and that charters
should De- refused Co any club that al
lows betting of any Mind. In recent
mail vote taken on The question. 20
out OF 100 clubs were opposed 10 playing
f1r % stake. while only three said they
permitted H. the others expressing no
oplnlDn
Tho question OF systems Of play
seems 90 boz Attracting little or no at
tontion this year There are Htill some
teams that hold very pronounced
opinions na 10 the best methods, but
they cannot find any ono 20 dispute
the matter with thom now, each being
apparently content 10 let the other
think what ho plonses and 10 have no
desire 60 make converts. whist doe
trlnos are no longer Included In the list
~ missionary faiths ana the heated
discussions that took place some years
ago are now HAPPILY things Of the past.
Minor questions IN tactics are now
usually referred 90 the Hon. George l..
Bunn Of st. Paul. who iH universally
known AIS tho whist Analyst. ana who
edits the Whist Cntochigm columns In
whist. o. monthly publication. devoted
exclusively 10 the interests Of the
game.
Modern players depend almost on
iIroly ON the press for their instruction
In tho Rnmo. the sale OF whist text
books having fallen on 10 almost MOTH
ing duuug the past year or two. There
arc now a. newspapers that publish
weekly whist columns. and most ~
them are in charge Of well known play
prs or writer Ia addition 60 these
quite a number ~ papers publish syn
dictate articles. while several devote
themselves 10 problems. These articles
give the very latest and best news OF
the results OF new systems which nrc
being tried. Illustrated By hands from
important matches and interviews with
prominent players. They keep the
player right up 90 date In a way that
n Impossible In a text book. and 40
have attracted a vast number OF read
ora who look forward 10 their weekly
whist column with It's little problem as
their chief Amusement Tor the week.
The practical results are usually pretty
well thrashod out at the annual COM
crosses. ana the one IN Chicago viii
settle many a dispute.
II. +. FOSTER.
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was Star Pointer and be- had shown
enough speed uu the road 10 warrant
1ecri believing he could win this race.
Wen, Gcurs drove Pointer 40 tho front
IN Two heats, and was then approached
hy "a syndicate who owned ono NJ tho
compoiit1u no appears that they had
Hwnrmod lHa books with money ON tho
other horse and If Pointer won every
ono or the syndicate would De broke.
You can Imagine how much Il meant
To The combination when ten you they
oHrrol 1890 10 Goora ana his partner
Go lHF up and lose tho race. Goora'
partner was half inclined 20 accent this
tempting prize. but when thry mn.
pr11chod GcorE he put his foot down ON
thc ulluring proposition IN very en-.
phatio way This attempt 10 brlbo
made Geors all the more determined
evidently and he was as careful md m
new mother On plotting Pointer ahead
heat. '''
Il don't suppose Goora was worth
over 500 that day." continued Mn.
Humliu' land $500 must have looked
plg before tho oyaa OF that groom coun-
uy boy. But a7 he told mo subae-
quenlly' hIa promise 10 his mother not
40 steal on tell q falsohood' came TO
him. and he acted the man"
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hammer throwor ln the visiting team.
Judged IN this way tht results seem
to he very much ln doubt. and VIII
probably be Influenced IN great mc17-
ufs by tho condition of the candidntoH
0n The day OF the competition. 10 i'
Interesting 90 note. by the way that
though the Oxford-Cnmhridge comhi-
nation will represent the flower NJ Eng
Ish university track athletes. thcrc nrc
Boo Che United States colleges mon with
record surprising In every event save
one those OF the members Of the Yale
Harvard toam.
The games viii take place on the
Queens club athletic grounds These
grounds. which are among the most
celebrated in ENGLAND. ore situated In
tho krn9Inrt1n district 0f London. and
HrH Iu many ways un ideal athletic
GHi1 Tho Ovfurd.Cambfldgo athletes
hold their track and nold sports 0n
those grounds every year and the
fIlht and dark blue likewise annually
riHy their football matches there. The
track la three l1pH CO. the milo and the
course o. lar from oval Loo shape. All
Iho turns but ono are very sharp.
There iH ample room Tor tho straight
away 100 yard dash. but there i4 mo-
provision Tor the 900 run. ss TINT
event ia not commonly contested DO
Engllnd.
Besides nnordinr ample accommodn-
uun f0r o. large number Vi spectators.
iHa queens club grounds are spacious
enough 10 provide opportunities for
many forms OF athletic exercise. There
Hre splendid racquet courts, covered
aud lawn tennis courts o. large skating
rink aud nvea or oH they are called
here. handhnll courts
LEO ETHER1NGTON.
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event but lt % doubtful n they can
duplicate tho figures In England. +. a.
Blount won the event at the collegiate
meet last year IN 10 10. and should do
IL in oven time under favorable clrcum-
stances.
In the quarter mile dash the Amcri-
cans have good chances u success.
Huardman of Yale ~ good for % IS.
and Yale has also Fisher. who can run
the distance he close 90 90 seconds.
Burke uf Harvard iB "a star man and
can make tho distance In % 90 when
in condition. tiolliu8 NJ oxford made
the quarter in 5i geo on n cold. damp
day. va can probably do better. G. q.
Dawson of Cambridge Is a 81 second
man.
burke or Harvard should win the
hair mile. His record BE- 1855. AZ the
intercollegiate meet, however. ho was
nll out in 1868 90. Adams N Yalo won
the half milo nt tho Yalc-Harvurd
gaines ln 1861 go. Graham Of Cam
bridge won in 1859 80 In the dual
gumUr. hut lt will take much faster
time Co defeat him ON July %.
The mile run may be- put 20 tho
credit Uf the Americans Hunter u
Cambridge has "a record Of 1886 on a
cold day. Hu CHn probably do three or
four seconds better g. %. Splitter %
Yale has shown ability To make the
distance in 1896 "a. 10. Clarke b.
another good miller capable OF doing Il
boo $3.50.
Both the nrst and second strings
~ tho three milo run should go 90 the
lrlUshorH. The event o. new one TO
our ColrriauH. whereas the Engllshmon
have two UrupWlucltH 40 the distance.
Workman UI Cambridge has done Il in
1859 1-b under worry adverse conditions,
while Milborlurcu lE another good disc
tuncc munDr e., X. Palmer OF Yale
and n. W. Foute NJ Harvard nro our
two bo8t men ut tho distance. Palmer
has covered two miles Ia gitj, and
Trainer Copeland uf Yale says boz cv-
poets him 90 got In under three min
utcs against the Br.ushcra.
Professionalism of Cambridge has q
record Uf 10 seconds over the 100 yard
high hurdles ON % grass course Fox
Harvard. be- also credited with i6 sees
ondH TumluHon. however. WINS con.
frOntod with very poor weather cOndl-
tons. Fiugke, Yale, and parkcs. ok
ford are two other good men loo this
rypnt iu each team, j. W. HnuowoIl
uf Harvard Ne another hurdlyr who may
/ Doe % surprise.
ThH hirh Jump looks Ike q clnJh foi
thH visitors. Rice uf Harvard HIl
/ feet q inch In the intercollegiate ramrH
wHI'u waller Yale. and Rotch. Uar,
ward. have records of fHot N inches
Nda.r uNfogl who Do the british
varsity champion, won tho event at
| loot Nh urh'H
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THREE GREAT WHIST EXPERTS.

Is Tor two players from tho same club
aud is also played Tor only once "a
year The American Whist league
challenge trophy la Cor teams of four
from the same club unl ls played for
at thr annual congresses. but De- also
subject 10 challenge every week from
september 20 june. Amy club winning
ihD cup ton times De- entitled to cer-
uHcuig. and any club winning d 90
times retains 70 permanently. The FIRST
ut those cups was permanently won by
on" Hamilton whist club ~ Wcft
Philadelphia, ana the Minneapolis
Chess and whist club 10 now in th,
lend for the second one with 10 wins 20
ltH credit.
In addition 10 these ohamplonrhlp
events there are quite % number VI
what are called progressive games. opon
Co all members OF the league. whether
momhorH VI the same club or not. Some
nre Tor teams OF four ana some FOR
pairs and quito q number are for both
men and women, while others agnln
are for womon exclusively Handsome
prizes are given 90 the winners In those
opon events. and they are usually very
we'll patt0uzad.
IL i8 proposed 90 make some lm-
por'ant changes In tho laws this year.
one Of tho most discussed being ths
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aldcrod freak matches. Among the mid
die state clubs. Onwontalu took the lead
In this respect. Other clubs have al
ready begun 20 emulate onwcntHin'a
example. a klckcrs handicap was an
uouucod recently over the links Of the
Mount Pleasant Field club, near pough-
kcopaio. y, y. Each contestant named
his own handicap. which was given 10
the chairman vi the greens committee
or deposited In tho score box before
starting play. Tho conditions We're:
The member turning In the not score
nearest 90 (undor or over was to re-
cciyo n prize.
n two or more scores were tied for
the prize the committee was 10 decide
how the tlo should be played on, n a
sufficient number OF entries was re-
coiycd there should be % second prize.
Any contestant not turning In his card.
or whose net score was two strokes
from POO Wr.r 0r un1gr). was ponpllzod
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climate of the ancient university town
very cnoryating. This tImo che mon
viii have only long enough timo ln ENG
land before the games o. got rid N
their sea legs. The Americans will stay
at brighton until Just before the day
OF the games. as that resort hlH more
hracinR air than London. where the
meet WIN take place.
According 90 the agreement only two
men from each team may compete In
the different events. except in the one
aud three mile runs. IN each of which
there VIII be- plenty u room Tor Dix con-
testnnu without running the risk NJ
foulinF.
The challenge ala not atlpulnto that
each university must be- represented IN
every event. Thp American managers
were therefore able Ia select tho best
two athletes TO carry the colorH In each
race no matter whether they were
students OF Harvard or Of Yale.
When the challenge was received the
American athletes were In full prrpara-
ton for the intercollegiate meet Since
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STORIES OF
THE STAGE

A crowd OF old time folk who had
been connected with tented shows
started In to spin stories the other
night. An kinds Of "reminiscences had
been rccounted from one man rccollect-
ing that James 4. Bailey. Barnums
successor In clrcuadom. had begun life
selling poanuts and apples and then
had bought n side show and got into
the bigger tent by and by-from that
tale up to the following story OF J.. r.
Harnum and Edwin Forrest and the
dwarf who had his arm broken.
Here's the tale: nnrnum had engaged
Forrest to play the rol0 N Rolia in
"uiznrro" Now. ~ Forrest was pow
crfm man and his acting was forcibie
10 % degree. he was careful TO have an
extremely quiet baby 10 snatch up and
carry on la bic great Scene" narnum
had been unable TO procure "a baby that
would suit the great actor.
Mr. Forests agent had rchoarsnd
with some 40 infants. but they were
noisy and screamed Justify when pick
"a up. Soothing strip had been repeat
cdiy tried. but II ala not have the de-
sired eject Al the last moment BAR
mum was seized with nm idea. "Tho
dwarf. the dwarf" he exclaimed. lie
shall play the blessed bahyi"
Among the many attractions Of the
side shows nornum had on Wow n
dwnrf-a very dlmlnutlvo fellow who.
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30 cents IN addition Go the entry Fec.
Scores turned boo hy mon showing moro
than seven strokes, ANA boy women nin6
HfruEr. Tor tho eighteenth hole. dis
gulluul tlH player 10 was optional TO
play uInU holes Boo tha morning and nine
100 Che afternoon. 600 tha rs at one tlme,
There was ALTO novel match ON the
links Ur tHn Essex County Country
club of oIuEH recently probably the
FIRST nf lts Kind that has ever been held
in thIH country MINad flurg1mga loo
golf Hrr nothing new. but mixed faur-
some team match o. novel. ana % was
this sort uf contest that the Orange
players introduced.
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grogatlon. but contains o. very even set
u Performer who should make a very
fair showing.
The men who will compose tho Britt
lHh team viii be- about ~ follows; one
hundred yard dash. c. u. Thomas ok
ford a, h. Hind, Cambridge. one
quarter mile run. 4. NJ. HollinH. Ok
ford; 9. q, Dawson, Cambridge. one
hair milo run, n. = Graham. Cam
bridge. @. n. W. strubon. oxford. one
mile run. A. Hunter Cambridge. H. n.
Arnold. oxford. Three mile run. a. II.
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'puu Kauyar" Will be managed by
Thomas A. Mckee.
Nh and Mira, ~, II, sOthuru virginia
Haruodl viii rcappear together next
season, opening at tho Lycgum thuutUr
in september in "rhg Kings Mu3ta-
teer.' Later they may be seen Iu Henry
Hamllton's new play Go Doe produced Ia
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INTERNATIONAL ruuri nn lana ana
water HaumH tu ho very much in
\ order thIa summer Tho pilgrimage
0f the picked team Of athletes lfum
Harvard nnd Yale Co England lu zoe
rpouso 20 n challenge from thr com.
blncd universities uf Cambridge and
oxford FOR o. cot NJ dual games Dr. just
AZ present the talk NJ th0 sporting
world. Tho fact that tho Americans
will have 60 compete under climatic
conditions very different from those Co
which they are accustomed la H serious
handicap ana probably will have some
emoct on their work when che Yale
men went 10 England ln 1896 tU come
ete against oxford they found the
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according 10 the
advertisements.
was tho very
smallest man In
the world" But.
though he was
small In stature.
his voice was
mighty n rich.
rolling bass
haaao prof1ndo,
as tragic In H.
tone MS that Of
the great trnFc-
dian. Forrest
would not under
"a ny circum
stances accept n
property" child
"A BIT OF rags
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gentleman en-
tered tho thea.
ter Just as they
were about TO
take their seats
the lady was
stopped by "a
vlEilant ouv-
reuHewith, par
don, madame,
you must take
on your hat"
on receiving a
decided refusal
the ouvrouHo
added, Then
you cannot re-
main" The lady
still resisted. and
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An Incident that caused some amuse-
mont ln uoclety circles took place re-
Gently at the Coincide Franchise In Par
w. AZ a drcns rehearsal OF Maurice
Donnny's new play, few minutes be-
fore tho curtain went up. a lady and
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her husband must lake On yoar hat"
came 20 the rcs-
cue. bu, an In vain. Madame was OBJ
durnte.
mo- she said. Il shan't so In at
alll' Then, turning 10 her husband.
she a1ii.
you stop. IN send the carriage back
Tor you"
To thlH he consented, ana Nine. CASH
mlr-potler Cfor Il was tho former pres
iient OF tho republic and his wifo) In
dignantly sailed out OF the theator.
Rosiand the famous author OF
"Cyrano dc Hergerac," has cheerful
habit of sienclng unpleasant CONVERSE
uonallstH. Not long since critic said.
IN respect TO dramatic situations,
think bumns the elder had consld-
cradle advantage over you"
"Yos," replied Rostand. there IL no
doubt about 10, but that rs insignificant
compared TO another advantage he pos
EcsEcs"
What Is that, monsiour?"
why AN his contemporary critics
are dead"
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Ne declaimed NE te,t ana sawdust-
and the dwarf therefore reluctantly &c
cepted the role Of infant.
on tho ovcntful night. suitably nt-
tired na the youthful Peruvian. the
dwarf took up his position on tho bank
from which Forrest was 10 pick him up
and carry him on, The tragcdlan was
quito unaware ~ the arrangements.
and when he caught hold Of the "chlld'
he rushed upon the bridge with him ON
his shoulder.
lie detained his host. and NJ he
stood on the bridge dofying the hosts ~
plEarro the dwarf happened 90 look
down and noticed that the bridge was
merely "a narrow plank across AN open
trap which was az least ~ feet deep.
He was 90 alarmed that he fairly shook
with fear. and Forrest. during a pause.
was equally alarmed 20 hear the sup
posed baby cNClaim In deep bass
whisper, For goodness sake. be- care
ful. Mr. Forrest, or you'll break my
darncd nockl"
Forrest was 40 startled for the mo-
mont That he lost his SELF possession
ana at tho same time HE grip Of the
poor fellow. Down dropped the dwarf
10 the regions below. and when they
picked him up his left arm was broken.
Joseph Jefferson was nHkod. some ten
years ngo. 10 spend a week with
Scotch peer Among the guests was
naughty and brilliant lady. who was
the daughter OF an earl.
~ suppose" said Mr.. Jefferson. There
must have been a homoHpun favor IN
my American manner that amused her.
Tor Hho made n dead sot at qulzzing
me. dld not detect it az FIRST and an
Hworcd some OF her absurd questions
about America quite lnnoccntly.
'she kept her countonnnco 10 well
that I might never have discovered
was being made game OF were It not
for the idlotIc grin on the smooth face
NJ one OF her boylHh admirers, and then
| felt. for the honor OF my country. that
" she ever made another thrust az mo
l would parry IL n ! could. I had not
long 20 wait. FOR cmboldcncd by her
success, she turned upon me and said:
'ly the bye, have you met the queen
latolyr
" No. madam / replied. with perfect
seriousness. 4 was out when her maj
csty called upon me-
'she colorcd slightly and then turned
away and never spoke 10 me again. but
/ was reycnged."
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ery and try to fight in regular manner and
by modern methods.
Mr. Chamberlain was again on the defensive In
the House Of Commons yesterday. and delivered
hard hits all around. especially In the Irish
quarter. The session has brought him well to
the front as the greatest mperaiist of the time
and a 'lebater without a rival in the House OF
Commons
LITTLE NEWS FROM SEAT OF WAR.
Little news or striking Importance was pub
lished to-day from the seat Of war According
to a Central News telegram received last night
from Cape Town. Generals White and Yue
Joined forces during the afternoon.
The action at Rietfontein. near Ladysmlth.
seems to have been more serious than last
nights official telegram suggested. Altogether at
the battles Of Dundee and Elandsaastr and the
skirmish at Rietfontein. the British have lost
six hundred killed and wounded.
There is still much 20 Doe cleared mp that hap
pened after Dundee The War once states
that an entire squadron Of the 18th Hussars Is
reported captured. including iis commanding
officer. The news comes from unofficial sources.
but the War Onice has no reason e. dlshelieve Il.
Bennett Burleigh in The Telegraph" mentions
that thirty men Of the 18Th Hussars. under 4
sergeant. have reached Ladysmith after a
perilous ride. but their safety proves nothing IN
regard to the whereabouts OF the missing squad
ron
While tho British army is showing how rap
idly il can be mObilizod for action. tho navy.
notwithstanding its present unprecedented eff
cheney is receiving important additions and
stringen, orders We're yesterday promulgated
in regard to the defences Of Gibraltar
Lady Symons last night received Information
through official channels that the bullet had
been extracted from the wound Of the Gen
eraL l. y. h.