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The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
.VaRDON LOSES 1T PROVIDENOE.
Ills CoIors Lowered by the Best Ball or
 Two Harvard Graduates.

Providence, May 9,-Two young anna teurs at the Wannamoissett Golf club, w. D. Brownell of the local club and C.. L. Bremen of the Wollaston Golf club, Wollaston, Mass, closed Harry Var don's first American tour to-day by giv- ing him the third beating which he has received since landing on these shores. It was an eighteen-hole affair on sog- gy course, but with otherwise perfect conditions, and the British champion went down before the best ball of the two amateurs by score of two up and one to play. Vardon, however, played a match against Brownell and Scully. amateurs in the morning, which he won in hollow fashion by a score of eight up. The first match was played in a driving rain storm.
 In the afternoon Vardon, while play ing his usual sure, steady and at times brilliant game could make but little headway against the great team work of his opponents, yet he frankly admit ted that the result was perfectly fair and unquestoned.
 Vardons match on the Wannamois- sett links to-day was the eighteenth which he has played since arriving in this country, during which time he has met defeat but thrice. once in Florida. when Nichols proved a stumbling block, again at New Haven, two Yale men doing the trick, while singularly enough to-day 1t was two Harvard graduates that accomplished his defeat
 Vardon was off in his short game. a weakness which the-amateurs turned to account He made one or two sensa- tonal puts, but in this he was outshone by both Brownell and Bremen, especial ly the latter. The two Americans did magnificent work and came grandly to the front at critical occasions. Brow nell played a sure game, but Bremer's s was more brilliant, his grand thirty yard approach put for the hole on the seventeenth green winning the match then and there and providing a fitting climax to the days play.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
BOERS CONTEST EVERY POINT.
Strongly Posted Along n Front of Fully
 Forty Miles.

London, May 1.-The Bloemfontien rorrespondent of the Standard, tele- graphing May 2, says
 q have just ridden hither from Thaba N'Chu along the line of our advance east of Bloemfontein The distance is fully forty miles and yet almost every point of concentration is contested by the enemy General Rundle With the Eighth division is posted on our right flank while orders to guard a strong and boldly outlined frontal position in a country of a decidedly difficult na- lure. There the Boers have posted a number of guns of superior weight and range to our own. However they show no disposition to do more than to keep in touch with us and to harass our ad- vance.
 Further to the west General Ian Hamilton, with his division of mounted infantry, is pressing northward, en- countering only a desutory fire. The Highland brigade, from Vaal Krantz has been engaged while General Tucker, commanding the Seventh division, has moved eastward from Karee Siding and has returned south, followed by the Boers.
 Nevertheless, the cavalry, owing to the greater numbers of the enemy, have been prevented from completing the movement that was intended to encircle the Boers on the march to Brandfort. and the enemy are now prepared to of fer stubborn opposition on an en- trenched hill to the southeast of kroon- stad. They will probably abandon that position as soon as their stores have been moved north of Dewet river
 General Fuckers attempt to advance on Brandfort showed the enemy to be in considerable strength. The colonial cavalry were engaged and they lost twenty horses while under fire from pom-poms. The Boers, however, were driven from their position"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
FACULTY REMOVES BAN.
Freshman Crew and Baseball Teams to
 Resume Practice.

The injunction placed on freshman athletics by Prof Beebe on Wednesday was removed temporarily yesterday, and both the baseball team and the crew will resume practice to-day. This does not end the matter, however as the fac ulty at it's next meeting will determine whether the class is to be punished fur ther or not It is thought by the ma jority of the students that the faculty will not act further in the matter, as the temporary suspension of training was considered rather severe. The fresh man class as whole is rather inclined to resent Prof Beebe's action on the ground that no warning of any kind was given them that struggle for the possession of the fence would be pun ished.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
MANY CHILDREy LOST.
Mixed Up in the Circus Crowd Yester-
 day.

While the circus crowds were on the streets yesterday a number of small children were lost, and during the day reports of eight children missing were made to the police of the central station. Many of these were found by parents soon after report had been made at the station house but one little fellow was not found until o'clock last night He is little boy three years old, and his father is Mir Brittles. the pie baker of 13 Beers street He was missed about 230 yesterday afternoon and his father at once notified the police Last night about o'clock MT. Bittles telephoned to police headquarters that he had found his son. He said that he found the lit tie chap unconcernedly toddling across the Broadway green, not the least bit scared, although it was after dark. When asked where he was going the little fellow said that he was going to the circus.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
l.icut. Gibson Wins Kentucky Derby.

Louisville, Ky, May 3.-Lieutenant Gibson to-day won the twenty-siXth Kentucky Derby as he pleased, taking quarters of second off the track record for one mile and a quarter. The weather was fine, the track fast and the betting brisk. The race was witnessed by 5000 persons. Summary: Mile and a quartre, the Kentucky Derby, Lieu tenant Gibson, IF, Roland, 3 to and out, won; Florizar, 122. Van Duzen, to 1 and to ,, second; Thrive, 122, Winkfield, to 1, third. Time, 2:06 IA. Highland Lad, His Excellency, Ken lucky Farmer and Hindus finished as named. Fractional time: Half IS 1-2;
 three-quarters. 1:13 1-2; seven-eighths, 1:26 1-2; mile, 1:40 2-5; mile and eighth, 1:52 1-2; mile and one-quarter, 2:0e 1-4.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
WESLEYAN DEEE4 ATS BRoWN.
Error in Lnst In ni,s saved Latter from
 ShutOuf.

Middletown, May 3.--Brown escaped a shut out by Wesleyan this afternoon by accident In the ninth inning a pop fly by Bacon was started for by McNaugh- ton and Anderson, but there was mix up. Base hits by Clark and Barry en- abled Bacon to score. Lufkin pitched in great form and did not give a pass to first until the ninth inning and not a base hit was made until the ninth in- ming, when he became somewhat rat tied on account of the infied error Eaton was knocked out of the box in the seventh inning, when Wesleyan scored five runs and Wheeler. who re- placed him, was but little better, as four runs were made off of him in the ninth inning. Terrell played a splendid game at third and not only accepted every chance but batted well. Score; Wesleyan . 70 0 i c Q , 0 4-11-10-3 Brown ,... 10 0 0 0 o o 0 l. l. 3-S
 Batteries-Lufkin and 1nglis; Eaton, Wheeler and Chase.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
Arr..s.u for TheSt.

Detective Dunlap yesterday afternoon arrested William J. Lancaster, colored man. on the charge of stealing money from colored woman named Mary Wiggins, who keeps boarding house on York street, It seems that last week $6 was taken from Miss Wiggins pock- etbook and that $21 was taken last Monday. Lancaster works next door for s4 a week. The detective ascertain ed that he had been flush of money dur ing the last few days, and arrested him on SnSniCiOn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
COMVIOTS APPLY FOR PARDON.
Several of Them Were Sentenced from
 New Haven.

Hartford, Conn.,, May 3.--The applica- ton of twenty-seven convicts for re- lease from state prison were to-day filed with George F. Mclean, secretary of the state board of pardons They will be considered by the board at it's semi annual meeting on June 4. Among the applications are those of Kate Cobb John Dynes William Buchholz, and Henry II. Chamberlain, all four having been sentenced for life. Among the pe- titioners are the following who were sentenced from New Haven: Henry J. Guthrie, Samuel Goldstein, Henry B. Chamberlain, John w. Gardner, Frank H. Walsh, Harry F. Bailey. James Henry Ogle, Thomas Meaney, Martin Bridgett, Patrick Ferguson, Domenico Antonio Luca, John Bohan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04

Fifty of Them Sweep Through q Body of
 260 DOers.

London, May 4.-The Daily News has the following from Thaba N'Chu dated Wednesday: "In yesterdays fanking movement Captain Towse and fifty Cor don Highlanders were surrounded by 25O Boers, who demanded their surren- der Captain Towse ordered his men to fix bayonete and charge With a wild cheer the Gordons rushed at the enemy and swept them away with great slaughter. Captain Towse was blinded in both eyes by the enemy's fire and throughout behaved most heroically"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
New British Imprrialism De fs n ted.

London, May 3,-In the parliamentary by-elections at Portsmouth to-day, to fill the vacancy caused by the with drawal of the junior liberal member, Walter Owen Clough, who recently ap- piled for the Chiltern hundreds, T. Ab- ramson, liberal, defeated w. Majendie, conservative, by his ten votes MT. Ma jendie represented the new imperialistic sentiment which 1t was thought would have strong hold up a seaport constit- ueucy like Portsmouth.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
American Associntten,
Iiailronds and Bridges Com tttce.

The committee on railroads and bridges met in executive session last night to consider the petition for a sidewalk at Tomlinson bridge, for the erection of drawbridge over Mill river at Grand avenue and for the erection of bridge across the railroad tracks at the Bridge street crossing. The com- mittee decided not to make recommen- dations on these petitions just yet, but to hold another public hearing on all of them. The hearing will be held in city hall next Tuesday evening"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
U..OF P. MAN JOINS THE NAVY.
w. J. Coomhs, the Weli-Ixnown Ath- lctr, Becomes n Marine.

Philadelphia, May 3. = Walter J. Coombs, the we'll known college athlete, who for two seasons played on the University of Pennsylvania football team as end and half-back, to-day en- listed as private in the United States marine corps at League island navy yard Coombs is twenty-two years old. He belonged to the class of 1901 of the university, and severed his connec- tion yesterday in order to become ma rine. Coombs' home is in this city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
BOITRICE AT HARVARD.
Very Fast Time Made Ycsterdny-Wed-
 ncsdny's Record Broken.

Cambridge, Mass, May 3.--The race between the freshman crews from the Weld and Newell boat clubs of Harvard resulted in victory for the first Weld crew. in the very fast time of minutes IS seconds. This lowers by two seconds the record made yesterday by the first Weld varsity crew. Only six crews rowed in the race, as the coxswain of the second Newell crew ran into the railroad bridge on the way to the start ing point and smashed his shell. The freshman crew squad will be chosen in the next day or two from the men who rowed in the race to-day. D. R. Good rich '9S, captain of the '97 crew, will coach the freshmen.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
Chm (s-t Amrrican FiOnr Cheaper,

Lima, Peru, May 3, via Galveston Tex.-The topic in commercial circles, to-day is the trial shipment of 200 tons of flour by a German steamer from San Francisco to La Paz, via Mollendo, which has resulted in the flour being sold much cheaper than the Chilian ar ticle which will probably lead to in- portant transactions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
Brewery EngImsers' strike Off,

Boston, May 3.-The strike of the brewery engineers has been declared off. A compromise agreement has been accepted whereby the engineers will on ly work eight hours day in place of ten hours at the same wages. The demand was for an eight-hour day with a minimum of $3 a day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
DAUGHTERS OF THE KING.
State eConvcntion-.NTrs. Bauman, of New Haven, Elected President

Ansonia, Conn.,, May 3.--At the eighth local conference of the Daughters of the King of the Connecticut diocese held here to-day, Mrs. Carrie A. Bauman of New Haven was elected president for the ensuing year, and Mrs. Henry Me- Beth, Willimantic, and Miss Julia Mo- Lean. Portland, vice presidents. Miss Ada F. Burt, Hatford, was elected sec- retary and treasurer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
Michigan Republicans for McKinlsy

Detroit, May 3.-The republican state convention met here to-day. The fol- lowing were elected elegates-at-large to the national conventions: Colonel Frank J. Hecker, D. A. Blodgett, Cap tain William E. Parnell and William McPherson. They were instructed for Mckinley. Resolutions were adopted endorsing the administration.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
NEW HAyEN MAN ASSIGNS.
Lewis II. Frost, of 6I2 Chapel Street
 Liabilities $I4,E6j.

Hartford, May 3.-Lewis H. Frost, SIP Chapel street, New Haven, to-day filed a petition in bankruptcy. His liabilities are $14, ,165 and assets clothing valued at $35. Unsecured claims for over $13,00O were presented.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
Csucusnt NIanchrst-r.

Manchester, May 3.-At the republi- can caucus held here tonight M. S. Chapman, F. A. Verplank, J, w. Cheney and H. o. Bowers were elected delegates to the state convention.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
Free Home RiII Passed.

Washington, May 3.-The house to- day without division passed the free home" bill, which has been pending be- fore congress for a number of years.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
T,o,nIDon,i About 25p.

Salt Lake, Utah, May 3.-The latest dispatches from Scofield say that the extreme estimates of dead are now conceded to have been too large. The probabilities are that 250 will be about the total number of dead.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
ssuad.n Death In Hartford.

Hartford, May 3.-Henry c. Seibert, aged fifty, employed at the Colts fac
 tory, dropped dead from heart disease at his home tonight.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
AaphnIt Company Imcorporated.

Trenton, N J., May 1.-The National Asphalt company, with an authorized capital of $15,000, ,000, was incorporated here to-day to mine and deal in asphalt and cement.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
SUED BY OLGA METH
Washington Pastor Made Defendant In
 Suit for S20,0OO.

Washington, May 3.-Suit has been filed in the supreme court of the Dis trict of Columbia by Olga Nethersole. the actress, for $20,000 damages against Rev. Thomas c. Easton, pastor of the Eastern Presbyterian church in this city. The attorneys for Miss Nethersole allege that Dr. 1Caston in a sermon preached April l last characterized Miss Nethersole as a "lewd woman"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
G,rdn.rKnocks On, snntry.

Louisville, Ky, May 3-Oscar Gard ner tonight knocked Eddie Santry out in the fifth round.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04

mouth 0.
 At New york-Fordham 3, Cornell 1.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-04
National L-ngur.

At Brooklyn-New York 4, Brooklyn 6. At Chicago-Chicago 4, Cincinnati II. At Pittsburg-Pittsburg g. St. Louis g. A Boston-Rain.
 American AssocinttGn. At Buffalo-Postponed Cold weather. At Milwaukee-Miwau II, Kansas City 10.
 At Minneapolis-M 8, Chi cago 16.
 At Cleveland--Rain.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-16

"Wcl." said the innocent bystandor
fn tha man whose automobile had eN-
hausted its battery eleven miles from
inc nearest charging station. you
mighi get out Of the difficulty by TAX
ing Emerson's advice"
What's that?" asked the one who
was In tCjuble.
Hitch your wagon 10 star. -
ch1caxo Thnes.Heralls
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-16
TIE IDEAL FATHER.

"Of all relations among individuals.
In all combinations which life offers in
this world there is none that is more
wonderful than motherhood and faith
erhood comes next" writes Barnetta
Brown in the February Ladies' Home
Journal THE mother may be repre-
sented as a dove. with love and gentle
care brooding over the young the faith
er as an eagle. strong. eager to defend
and help. The mother should be AN em-
Dodiment of sweetness and gen.leness
the father a citadel OF strength. A
father, then TO avoid his failures. must
be OF fine. large quality. strong, sane
lovng;a. self-forgetful. pleasant guide
chum for his boys. a lover for his
girls, a comprehending husband a
comfortable man, With a father like
this, and mother such as we have
sometimes seen and often dreamed OF.
the pathway of childhood becomes not
one OF thorns, but one besprinkled with
flowers. and life is changed from "a
dreary round of mistakes and failures
into comfortable. successful and
beautiful journey. frightened by
cheerfulness gladdsned by comradeship
sweetened by love. and enjoyed alike
by mother. father and children"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-16
Why so MANY british OFFICERS ARE KILLED

At l O'Clock this morning the nying
column began marching out OF camp
The men carried nothing but their
arms, their water bottles. and a water
proof rug and blanket for each The
officers were similarly equipped actual
ly carrying rifles. SO that they can be
in no way distinguished from Ihc
men. Something must be done TO reduce
the terrible mortality OF officers expert
enced i'm the first two fights in Natal. In
reality. the high percentage of officers
killed is due to the fact that they must
OF necessity expose themselves more
than the men under their command
and with the enormous amount of lead
poured into an advancing force by the
modern magazine rifle. the officers who
are standing up to direct their men
run tremendous risk OF being hit In
small skirml shes. however. IL is posi-
bic that the good rifle shots ON either
side can pick their men carefully so
that the absence of n distinctive mark
may prove. 10 be OF value TO officers. In
any case there can be no harm in max
INK the experiment az arming them
with rifles, though in the long run their
losses are not likely TO decrease to any
extent. Ii is one of the myths OF war
that the enemy pick off officers, Just as
it is "A common legend that The enemy
whether he be Boer, Spaniard Turk.
or any other inhdel is in the habit of
aiming at wounded men and ussng eX-
plosive bullets.-Scribner's Magazine
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-16
CROMWELL AND his IRONsIUES IN BATTLE.

Sweeping down the line, the IRON
sides smashed one regiment after an
other. until. in the fading summer ev-
ening. Cromwell had almost circled
the Royalist army. and came TO their
LEFT wing. where he saw the Royalist
horse charging the right flank of the
Scots and harrying the routed York
shire foot. Immediately he reformed
his thoroughly trained squairons al
most on the same ground where Cor
ing's horse stood at the beginning Of
the battle, and fronting the same way
The foot of the association formed be-
side them. and just before nghtfall the
Puritan cavalry and infantry made
their final charge. Goring's troopers
wtre returning from their pursuit: Luz
Cass men We're rccoiling from their last
charge, in which Lucas himself had
been captured. They were scattered
like chaff by the shock of the steel-clad
Cromwellian troopers. riding boot to
boot, and the remaini Royals; foot
shared the same fate. The battle was
over just as night fell, stopping all
pursuit. But there was little need OF
pursuit. As al Waterloo. the very OBJ
si.nacy with which the fi...t had been
wagcd made the overthrow all the more
complete when at laSlt IL came. Night
went dOwnJon a scene OF Wild confu-
sion, ~ IN Thousands OF fugitives from
both armies streaming off the field
through the darkness, for the disaster
TO the right wing OF the Parliamentary
army had resulted not only in the rout
OF all the Yorkshire men and half of
the Scotch, but also in the three Par
liamontary commanding generals, Lev
en-. Manchester and Lord Fairfax be
ing swept off in the mass of fugitves.
The light had been won by Cromwell.
not only by the valor, GOODNESS. keen
nsgnt. AMI power OF control over his
men. Whicn he had showed In the bat
tie Itself. but by the two years OF care
ful preparation and drill which had
tempered the splendid weapon he used
So well.-February Scribners.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-16
RATHUUN'S FAST.
Phys cal Condition Good Although
Without Food "a Days.
The Peculiar Itsny Upon Which He Is
Carrying on Experiment

New York. Feb. l6.-Milton Rathbun,
OF Mount Vernon. who is in this city.
finished the twem y-fourfh day Of his
fast Wednesday. Mr.. Rathbun believes
the brain governs the body and that II
the brain can bc controlled, physical
needs ana suffernss are Of little mo-
ment. when Mr. Rathbun began his
fast he weighed 20T pounds, too much
flesh for n man who Is only i've feet six
and A half inches tail. he thinks. Last
night he weighed lao POUNDS. lie ex-
poets TO weigh about 100 pounds when
he finishes his fast on the first OF the
month.
Speaking OF his experience MrRath-
bun said:
'sT.o physicians examined me with
considerable care yesterday. When they
had completed their work they told me
chat 1 was i'm perfect physical condi-
tion. ~NNhen 4 started my fast my chest
measurement was 43is inches. now II
ig 40 inches My waist measurement
AT the same time has been reduced
from 43 inches 10 80 inches: my hips,
which measured 46h inclSs. are now
ONLY l91s inches. My calf measured IL
inches. and is now only l. Inches. The
measurement OF my arm was IL inches
and II f. now 13 inches, while my NJ
ceps have been reduced one inch. Ny
health was never better. and sleep
from eight 10 ten hours each night |
believe that some men might fast until
they weighed only 90 pounds, but then
they would die.
II have no craving for food ana ex-
pect 10 finish my fast without any dis
arrangement OF my system or without
inturing myself in any way | take no
stimulants. only "a certain amount OF
water each day, anu l do not smoke. i
could not take liquor now as IL would
at once go 10 my brain and upset me
entirely. My boy, who Is student az
Harvard visited me on SundaSN and
wanted to know II | was not going To
sill down and eat with-lim. told him
no. but that | would do the t'xt best
thing. / would wait on him while he
ate his dinner"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-16
v0kESS MOST wINS0NE AGE.

Why do women hesitate to tell their
age? BY common consent Ii is regard
ed as very rude and boorsh 20 ask n
woman categorical question regard
ing the number of her birthdays. Yet
there should be no difdence on the
point. and reticence upon the subject
is hard to explain. Except for some
reason connected with business. which
may find In accumulating years
handicap. a man is usually very often
about his age. and as ready to proclaim
u as his wife ana his sister are 10 con-
ceal theirs. Probably the feeling in the
matter had It's origin I'm the long ago
when matrimOny was the ordinary wo-
mans only desirable goal. and when
a $ she grew older. her chances OF find
ing a mate diminished perceptibly. Tho
situation has 40 entirely changed. and
spinsterhoOd has become so inviting
that we should expect TO discover an
alteration I'm the manners OF women ON
this point, and TO find them quite can
dld as TO their claims TO maturity or
the reverse
Fifty years today looks as ~ ala n
score Of years ago. Thirty, always a
very winsome age, the age of woman s
most captivating beauty, is not now
To- be distinguished I'm freshness and
bloom from IS. Outdoor life Is doing
for women what nothing else can DO
making them beautiful. and keeping
them younE.-Margaret l.. Sangster in
Golfers Wesklss