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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-29
M'C0Y WHIPS TWO men.

Kid Mccoy is nursing a sore right hand
as a result OF an unprovoked tilt n day
or two ago. According TO Mccoy he was
walking on Broadway on Wednesday
morning. when two rough-looklng men
brushed against him with enough force
TO nearly capsize him The Kid turned
around TO the taller of the pair and said
rather loudly: stop your showing You
don't want the whole sidewalk do your
Mccoy said ~ received a reply that
was not at all appropriate 10 the occa-
sion and declares that he waded into the
two with both fists One was knocked
down and the other was glad to get away
with a bloody nose.
When the Kid reached home he found
that he had bruised the last knuckle OF
his right hand. and yesterday the wound
was so painful that he was compelled
TO seek the advice OF a physician. The
latter after cauterizing the wound adj
viscd the Kid 20 give the hand rest. "a
was much swollen. and Mccoy fears that
blood poisoning ruay set In. as he remen-
bers landing Il against the mans teeth.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-29
Norld Of sports.

make an authoritative statement on the
skipper matter today.
George Lawiey says he expects 20 have
the boat I'm the water by May i. and that
the rigging and spars will be all ready TO
put In place just as soon as she Is towed
over TO the yard at City Point from East
Boston. Lawley agreed with the Atlantic
Works people TO build the boat with all
possible dispatch" and when .Ae actual
work OF construction begins, II Will be
only a matter OF a few weeks before she
Is all plated up ard ready TO go over
board.
Twenty-Five tons of lead for the keel
are already on the way 10 Lawley's yard.
and the remainder will follow within a
few days. The workmen are preparing to
build the keel mould and within two
weeks at the least the lead will be run.
From Lawley's yard comes the report
that another important change has been
made I'm the model OF the boat. When the
lines were first drawn the bulb of lead
had rather blunt nose, and rumor has
II that the bulb has been heightened out
six feet at the forward end and made
considerable sharper:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-29

The new cup defender now in the pro-
cess Of construction at Bristol is to be
built on new and original lines and II is
said that these ideas emanating from the
brain of the Bristol designer have never
before been attempted In the art OF yacht
constructing. It IL needless to say that
this new method is a profound secret and
known only 10 the designer himself. but
IL has been learned from very good au-
thority that IL Is a new method of hold
ing the boat together by means OF an
application of mechanical principles.
IL has been definitely ascertained that
Edwin ID. Morgan. one of the best known
members of the New York Yacht club
will manage the Columbia I'm her trial
races, and Charlie Barr will be the skip
peri
Capt. Rhoades OF the new cup defender
has selected some of his crew from the
south shore of Long Island where he was
bred, and where he was taught what he
has learned OF yacht racing No attempt
VIII be made to select crew from one
locality. as was the case OF the Columbia
last year, when she was manned by Deer
Islanders, but IL Will be made up OF
Long Islanders. few Deer Island fisher
men and Scandinavians The hardy
Norsemen are the best sailors and last
year outclassed the Deer Islanders in
setting sail on the Defender in the trial
races Off Newport. and for this reason
the crew will be composed mostly of
scand.navians.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-29
HAFf OR WATSON TOBE SKIPPER

The question OF who Is to be skipper OF
the Lawson boat remains shrouded in
mystery. According to people close to Mr.
Lawson. neither Nate Watson nor Hank
Haff has been definitely engaged for the
place, and while they do not make a
strict denial of the rumor that both cap
tains are to be on board the sloop tnis
summer, they evade II by asking II II is
not something unusual to have two skip
pers for one boat. From this and other
remarks made, the growing conclusion is
that both Han and Watson will serve to-
gether in some sort OF capacity when the
craft takes her first spin.
Nothing can be learned at Boston about
the report that Lawson has secured the
Defender for use as trial horse, and
every move made is done with as much
secrecy as the Bristol builder was ever
guilty of.
Capt. Haff went back to New York by
steamer last night. and Ii Is the opinion
of many that he has been definitely en-
gagged. The Lawson people promise TO
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-29
Fss'0llcs Found wife In Cabin
Occupied by Remington.
The STRANGER had TAINTED.
Countess Cried for Help and the Count Re-
sp0ndsd With Uncomfortable Results for
The English Naval Officer.

San Francisco. Dec. 29.-The answer OF
Count Festetics De Tolna to the count
ess' complaint in her action for divorce
was received here yesterday and filed.
II Is In the form OF deposition made
before the United States consul at Vienna
on Nov. "A. In this deposition the count
declares that an English officer of tha
warship Immortalite. known to the count
only as MIR. Remingt ton." caused the
enlargement.
The English officer was a handsome.
joviai sailor. The countess found him
interesting and one day invited him 10
the yacht Tolna, on which the count and
countess were making trip around the
world.
He in turn found the countess intese ST.
ing, and when night came he asked for
permission to remain aboard the vessel.
The count objected but his wife took
matters into her own hands and Remihg-
ton stayed.
Some time after daylight the count
heard his wife crying for help In Rem
ington's cabin. When he reached her
side She said the navy officer had tainted
She asked for spirits to revive MIN.
whefeupon the count seized bottle OF
whiskey and broke II upon his head The
remedy was effective, for Remington Inn
mediately left the vessel and the next
day apologized TO the count.
When, continues the count In his de-
position, II told my wife that had quite
enough OF this sort OF Irritation, having
already seen her engage I'm similar fiirta-
tions at Samoa and Yokohama and told
her: You would better pack up and go
back TO your people, she said, All right
and taking her hat went to the telegraph
office. And upon my talking with 81
Alexander Swetman ana my counsel, Mr.
Won Branot. Remington apologized and
promised never TO see my wife any more.
81 asked my wife not to make any FUR
ther scandal and TO continue to stay with
me on board the Tolna and that / would
pardon her. She said she would have
stayed II her father had not sent her
money in reply to her telegram. but now
that her father had sent her money she
would CO."
Another source OF dispute between the
count and countess. according To his de-
position. was the difficulty which he en-
countered in obtaining money from her
parents. In the 66th interrogatory of his
deposition he says:
"In reply to my wife's frequent de-
mand that i leave the sea, said: IL
your people will give me the amount that
they promised as you know before our
marriage-it Is a million rrancs-then Il
will give up yachting and live with you
on shore "
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-29
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

NARRAGANSETT-A Rosentein, Ian
caster; w III Pertz, Dayton Fl Mont
gomery, w II Clark. Boston; ii A Allen,
Chicago: III X Vierlinger, M Il Barrows
and wife, c c Bayden, New York: w II
Wallace and wife, Cambridge: A III Will
ley, N + Barrows, New York; G. Pey-
ser. q III Thompson, Boston; w B Mid
dlebrook, Bridgeport: ] Carrere. New
York; w III Dayton, Torrington; Louis
Levy, T Norman. f c Schoonmaker.
New York; A III Lewis. Bridgeport; John
Wykes. Worcester @ d Winchester, Rox-
bury; f. Newell. Boston: + w Brunnig-
hansen, u III Burdett, + A Rice, w N
Mann. c A Chick. G III Hammond, l. NJ
Rosenberg, j Stein, New York: @ NJ
Delany, Southbridge; John Ostman, G w
Haley. Stonington: l. Nj Foss. TX p Knapp,
Lowell B Jameson, Boston; e B
Merriam, Cleveland
DoRRANCE-A w Barber, N Scituate;
T Il Healy. Boston; w Stauffer. Phil; J
Macomber. Block Island; Surple. f
Hampton; /. Baker. Gardner, Me; L
Bauer. n Y; Carl Cav, Union City,
Mich; G. w Knight. Hopedale; Geo John
ston, Prov; c II. Durfee, Boston; G A
Morgan, r. Prontiss, Westerly; # IL
Warner, Boston; Nelson III Barnes. New
port; II NJ Heath, Boston; j Rander-
Hammond, New Haven Edward NJ Blake.
J Deutsch, n Y; r. A Harrington, I'D
Stern. II Kane, II III Parker. Prov; G
II Burr, Boston: Callahan, G Phette-
place. Prov;>J w Lane. Jr, n Tucker
n Y; w w Broughton, Stanford: j +
Cronin, Boston; ii N Seaver, n Y.
NEWMAN-w A Brown. Newark; G. w
HAYDEN. T. ID Bassett. w Cumming A s
Wesley, Jr. Boston: w Il Sparks, n Y:
G A Pardee, w III Smith. A l. Nichols.
Fall River: Il NJ Waterhouse. Jr. Cam
bridge: John Sanborne. Newport; S j
Reuter-, Westerly; + o 1nman. Harmllce;
G V flames. N Y; NJ Kelsey. Spring
field: A Jones. Boston; + y Adams, n
v; N Il Crandall, Lewis Crandall, New
London: f Crumb. Mantle. + Law
ton. Medford.
PERRTN-Mrs l. Loring. M Barclay.
Jr. " Y; r Hamsworth, j @ Williams.
Prov. s Joseph Boston.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-29
CREW FOR
new CUP
# DEFENDER.
Capt. Rhoadss viii Soon Select
ihs Very Eest Men Of
Deer Isle, Me.

IL may be stated on the best authority
that the new cup defender, like the old.
will be manned by a crew from Deer Isle.
Me.
There has been talk OF the possibility
OF her crew being selected from Long
Island Sound sailors. II has been said
that inasmuch as the Lawson boat was
likely to have crew from New Eng
land. It would be fitting for the New
York syndicate's boat to have one from
the region from which she halls.
That this view is not taken by w. But
ler Duncan lis shown by his privately ex-
pressed intention OF sending his sailing
master, Capt. Rhoades, at an early date.
TO Deer Isle for the purpose OF looking
over the available men there with view
OF selecting them to man the new Herre-
shoff boat.
Mr.. Duncan Is a great believer I'm Deer
Isle men. lie has studied their work on
the Columbia and Defender. and, like Mr..
Iselin. considers them equal TO any sail
ors that ever trod deck
Many of the men who sailed on the
Columbia are open to engagements. and
doubtless the best OF the old crew can
pe gathered together for service on the
new boat
At this season most OF the men of Deer
Isle are at home and are not busy. Mid
winter is therefore the best time TO find
the greater number OF available fien
there. and Mr.. Duncan has borne this in
mind
On his arrival i'm Deer Isle. whence he
has been ordered to proceed inside OF two
weeks, Capt. Rhoades wifi consult with
Capt. Fred u. Weed. the experienced
judge of yacht sailors. who helped pick
out the creW of last years boat and Of
the Defender.
He will be given every assistance by
Capt. Weed, who knows the qualifica-
tions OF every man on Deer Isle, and is
not backward in standing by his fellows
of that region.
There is no doubt that some OF the
men who sailed on the Columbia are
twice as valuable. owing to their training
in last years races, as new men, who
would be lacking in their experience and
might not prove reliable after receiving
seasons training. Which is the only re-
liable test of their worth. .
The strong points of each OF the men
who sailed on the Columbia are known
TO Capt. Rhoades, and he will endeavor
TO obtain an agreement from the best
Oh the old men to sail on the new boat
Such men as the Columbia's masthead
men, the bowsprit men and at least one OF
her preventer-backstay and masthead
stay men are hard TO replace.
They proved invaluable in the most try
ing positions, were as hard as iron and
as 1.-the as cats, and never made a mis-
take.
The inexorable discipline Of Mr.. Iselin
made them a fine crew as a whole while
their merits as individuals gave them an
intelligent grasp on the art of racing a
big yacht that is rarely equaled by sail
ors.
Before the middle of January the men
who will be taken from among Deer
Isles supply OF good yachtsmen will
have been named, without much doubt.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-29

The challenge or Yale TO the Toronto
Varsity Hockey Club TO play in New
York next week has been declined. as the
team is not in good enough shape.
Among the big game on William c.
Whitney's preserve on October Mountain
in the town of Washington, near Lenox.
are twenty buffaloes, eighty-four elk and
nine Rocky Mountain deer. The herd of
elk has increased from thirty In five
years.
There will be radical change in the
conduct OF rowing at Columbia Univer-
sity, IL the report OF the rowing commit
tee, which has been considering a basis
of organization for three months, is
adopted. The committee advises paid
membership OF the rowing club, with an
nual dues of $40, membership to include
the right to vote and participate in the
management.
A meeting has been called for tonight
by the Inter-City Big and Small Pin
Leagues TO take action on the Colonial
team. who are without alleys, owing TO
the disbandment of the Colonial Club.
Ernest Leroy Holt. captain of Phillips
Andover footoall team In 1899 died at his
home in Lawrence last night after a long
illness. Holt was a brother OF Edgar @.
Holt. who played I'm the rush line on both
Harvard and Princeton teams, and also
on Phillips Andover.
Bidding by sealed letters for the famous
trotting horse Charley Herr C2:07) closed
at midnight Owner David Cahill will
open the bids on Saturday. This is the
first instance where a horse has been
auctioned I'm this manner. Charley Herr
has won s35 600 i'm purse money. and Ca
hill claims TO have refused $4,000 for
him.
Simar, the Frenchman, who has been
suffering from pneumonia at the Putnam
House New York. since the six-day race,
was reported yesterday to be on the
mend Monday and Tuesday he was so
low that there were grave doubts of his
pulling through. Jimmy Michael. who
has been ill at tho Barthold Hotel since
his race with Harry Elkes last Saturday
is also said 10 be Improving. Mcfarland
is still suffering from a severe cold, as is
nearly every one who spent the six days
and nights in the close smoke-filled build
ing.
=. Chevalier. who was in the six-day
race OF 1899 as n partner Of Fischer. is
here again. He expects TO be one OF the
foreign contingent on the tracks next
summer. Several OF the foreigners who
came here for the six-day race are like
ly TO remain all summer. but just who
they will be is Uncertain. because mat
ters are now, mixed up In the haggling
over terms. Gougoltz and Simar declare
they are going home. but that does not
amount 20 much II proper inducements
were made TO them 20 remain. Kaser and
Ryser, who are both more than ordinary
riders, are likely 10 stay
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-29

An informal meeting OF the executive.
advisory and faculty advisory committees
OF the intercollegiate association Of
Amateur Athletics OF America has just
been held at New York. 1t was attended.
among others by president Albert c..
Mason. Harvard; Jesse ID. Dana. Yale. OF
the executive committee: Prof Ira ~.
Hollis, Harvard. and Prof X. N. Corwin.
Yale. of the faculty advisory committee.
Chairman Kirby OF the advisory COM
mittee said that no formal business was
transacted. and that the meeting had
been held to gather the three committees
10 decide upon a policy regarding NUM-
ber OF questions now pending. He stated
that the case OF Beck. the Yale athlete,
whose amateur standing is In question,
Will be reported upon. probably favora-
bly,, at the next meeting OF the commit
tee having IL in hand.
The revised eligibility rules. IL was
stated. Will be Issued In about two weeks.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-29
MUDLkRKS WIN.

IL was a typical winters day at the
New Orleans races yesterday afternoon.
The rain. which began early Thursday
night. kept up all day. and the track was
a sea OF mud. The mile handicap was
declared of and the scratches were num-
erous in the other five events. The at
tendance was very small. and I'm the six
events. with the exception OF the second,
which resulted in a one-sided contest.
three favorites. two second choices and
an outsider were successful.
The best finish OF the afternoon occur
red in the second for maiden two-year-
olds Madeline G.. and Henry Clay Rye,
the two outsiders. fought IL out all the
way down the stretch. the former win
ming by a very short neck
The fourth. a selling affair, which was
substituted for the handicap. resulted I'm
an easy victory for Alpaca, who was
played down from eights to threes at post
time.
Tom Collins. an even-money favorite.
was OFF in front. and after running an
eighth stopped TO nothing and finished
In the ruck.
Starter Hoffman was roundly Kissed by
the spectators in the grand stand for the
send-off he gave Alvin W.. the odds-on fa-
Norlte, In the nrSt. ALVIN was standing
sideways when the barrier went UP and
never had a chance. Dramburg. a TO
shot. was the winner. Senator Dry Dol
lar Sullivan and a New York contingent
cut a large sizeo watermelon with Trebor
in the closing event. Summaries:
First race. selling. 1 mile-Dramburg.
10s Dupee). to and TO 5. won; West
Baden. JOG CTullv). 8 10 I and 2 to 1, sec
ond; Helen Patton. li5 May. third Time
1:47h.
Second race. for maiden 2-year-olds. 6
furlongs-Madeline O., 100 tMay) 2 to
and TO /. won: Henry Clay Rye, 1903
CBrennan). 13 to / and TO /. second; Algie
NJ. los CWonderly). third. Time 1:19k.
Third race. Ia miles-Ben Chance. 100
(O'Brien), II to S and 4 10 s. won: Little
Boy Blue. IS (Cochran), 6 TO l and 10
1. second: False Lead. 90 (Miles). third.
Time 2:02.
Fourth race, selling. 9 furlongs-Alpaca,
106 (Cochran), 3 10 and even. won: Ava
tor 104 -Crully). to and 3 to I, second; !;
Lady Contrary, lof Cwalsh). third. Time
1:1sk.
Fifth race. selling. z furlongs-w. p.
Gates, 109 CDupee). s 10 3 and l TO 2. won:
Handcuff. 100 CWalsh), Z 10 ] and 2 10 l.
second: Judge Magee. 100 Cwonderly).
third. Time 1:33
Sixth race. 1 mile-Trebor. 115 Boland).
II 10 and to s. won: Dan Cupid. 1l2
CMitchelD. 5 TO and TO s. second; Do
madge. 1os (wonderly), third. Time 1:4sik.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-29
THEY GOT MONEY
Jailed 10 Bristol on the Charge
of HOUSEKEEPING,

There was quite a lively time at Pap
poosesquaw Point, Bristol. yesterday, and
II resulted In the capture. after smart
chase, OF a man who gave his name as
Williams. who is charged with daylight
housebreaking.
This man had been seen on more than
one occasion about Pappoosesquaw road
this winter. sometimes conveying heavy
bag on his shoulder. a cottage owned
by Charles r. Chase having been broken
into recently and lead pipe stolen, 1t
was decided TO watch the Individual who
Is now In the jail at Bristol.
Yesterday morning. a cottage belong
ing to Miss Eliza Mauran OF Providence,
was broken into, and Edward T. Nichols.
who cares for the property, and William
III. III. Coggeshall state that they saw
the suspect open the cottage door and
go in.
After a little while they entered the
house, and located the man In dark
corner OF the attic. The man refused at
first to surrender, but finally went with
Nichols, who proceeded TO his home near
by Mr.. Nichols stood his prisoner In the
yard while he was hitching his horse TO
carry the man TO the police station. more
than a mile distant.
The prisoner saw his opportunity and
made break for liberty and ran into a
patch OF woods. and then came lively
chase. i'm which several persons parti-
cipated. Finally. the Fugitive gave 1t
up and submitted to capture.
In short time the man was handed
over 10 the Bristol police. when he was
recognized AS John Money, who belongs
in Warren.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-29

church. who complained to the police de-
partment. Chief Campbell notified Mr..
Samuel Gumpertx that the fight could
not be pulled OF. The pugilists are all
In ST. Louis. having come from Chicago
yesterday morning, Rausch and Forbes
on the evening train. They are a dis
gusted lot. Probably the most disappoint-
ed man In the party was Louis House
man OF the Chicago Inter-Ocean. the
promoter, who. In conjunction with Mr..
Gumpertz. made the matches
The next move OF the West End club
will be watched with interest. as Mr..
Gumpertz has stated that II the police at
tempted TO interfere with the mills OF
last night he would carry the case 10
the supreme court II necessary. 10 show
that there was no law In Missouri pro-
hibiting boxing bouts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-29
new OFFICERS.
Elected at Annual Meeting Of
Veteran Flremsn's Association

There was .large attendance at the
annual meeting OF the Providence veter-
an Firemen's Association. which was held
last evening. Prior TO the business meet
ing one of Capt Hunts famous chowders
was served and music was furnished by
the Gaspee Fife and Drum Band.
President John Il. Spencer presided. and
after the usual routine business the assoc
citation proceeded 90 the election OF Of
ficers. which resulted as follows:
President-Samuel T.. Carpenter; first
vice president-William w. Bachelor:
second vice president--William A. Cor
nell; third vice president-Archibald Mar
TIN; fourth vice president Benjamin j.
Cornell; recording secretary--Albert c.
Winsor; treasurer--Washington l. Will
lians; financial secretary Washington L.
Williams; delegate 10 New England League
or Veteran kiremen for two years-Sam-
uel l.. Carpenter; alternate-Albert c.
Winsor for two years; delegate 10 State
League-Capt George Hunt for two
years ;'alternate-George S. Bamford for
two years: foreman OF engine-Capt.
George Hunt; first assistant-D Daniel NJ
Patt; second assistant-Charles. w. Pres
colt, Jr
Secretary Winsor announced the death
during the year OF these comrades: Mar
tin 5. Budlong. Pardon G.. Goff. william
s. Hayward Benson w. Johnson, Andrew
j. Kelly. Henry II. Peirce. Jesse Sabn.
with that OF Abel w. Trip. who died at
Jamica Plain. Mass, December is.
There are now 23l regular members I'm
the associate with 81 associate members
! and 20 on q lonprary roll.
President spencer OF the fair commit
tee reported In favor OF holding a fair
during the winter. the decision I'm this
matter being left to the committee.
The association voted TO furnish a
chowder and refreshments to the mem
I bers of the Rhode Island State League OF
Firemen at the annual meeting and cleo
| ton Of the league 10 be held in the hall
! OF the Veteran Firemen January 3, after
which the meeting was adjourned
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-29
TO CHANGE name
Will Now Be George A. Sayer
& Son Company.

The A. L. Croker Manufacturing COM
pany OF this city has filed i'm the office
of the secretary of state a certificate OF
the change OF name anG purposes OF the
corporation. which was organized Feb.
IL, 1897.
At meeting OF the stockholders, held
December 10 last, IL was voted that the
articles of association be amended by
changing the name of the corporation to
the Geo A. Sayer e. Son Company"
IL was also voted TO change the pur-
poses for which the corporation was orig
inally formed so as to read as follows:
For the purpose of engaging I'm the busi-
ness of buying and selling lumber, and
carrying on the business of operating
planning and molding mill. and making all
kinds Of general wood workings
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-29
EAST PROVIDENCE.

Superintendent Of Health Mason II.
Wood does not anticipate any further
spread OF diphtheria at Riverside from
the fact. that It Is now more than ls
days since the first, case was reported
and rs all OF the cases now known were
contracted on or about the same time.
Il leads MIR. Wood 20 believe the dis
ease Is now under full control Al OF the
patients arc getting along nicely and
everything T. being done 10 keep matters
aa they ahoull b..
An elaborate ridnight service will he
held In So Mary's Episcopal church. Mon
day night.