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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26

1t may not be known TO very many, put
it is a fact that Gen. Robert Won MassoW
the commandment of the Ninth Corps OF the
armies of the Emporer Of Germany, was Il
gallant soldier in Col. John S Mosby $
command during the Civil War lie was
severely wounded under peculiar circum-
stances, which are graphically described
by Col. W. H. Chapman.
Mosbys men hoped to nave Gen. Massow
with them at their annual reunion, which
is to be held this year at Fairfax Court
house on September 18th and 18th. a
pressing invitation was sent him, but he
was forced to decline. In his letter he
says:
Il did not write any English letter the
last thirty years, but l shall try to do It
once more. Having received from Major
Scheibert your letter, dated May I'D, l
hasten to give you my required endearS.
ut would be a very great pleasure to
me to meet again many good friends and
comrades of youth in glorious times, but
still in service. 1t is entirely impossible
for me to leave my duty in September.
zone of these days I shall write to Colo
mel Nosby. man highly estimated and
never forgotten.
MIR. PALMER'S RECOLLECTIONS.
Mr. w Ben. Palmer in speaking OF Mas
SOW. said:
II remember we'll the Baron Won Mas
sow (as he was known to u.s. OF all the
gentlemen and all soldiers that I knew
during my experience with Col. Mosby' S
men, Gen. Massow was my ideal of
fighter; always ready. and would always
want 10 be i'll the front, and with that
sabre he brought along with him when he
came TO us. he would go right in. His ldea
was the sabre for the cavalry.
1.-The morning he was SO badly wounded,
the 22d day of February. 1864, was acting
Orderly Sergeant of Company A, as our
Orderly was a prisoner.
IT formed the company, and as First
Sergeant my place was on the left Oh the
first set of tours. Lieutenant Hunter was
on nv left. Just as we formed the
Baron rode up, and squeezed his horse
in between myself and the man on my
right-Tom Lake.
advance guard had just appeared. Inc
Baron drew that sabre OF his. saiu
10 him: Baron. unless you are READY :?
die this morning, use your pistols ana fus
back that sabre He remarked: 1aisl l'7,
Soldier should always be ready 70 d-e.
And he told the truth, SO far as ne was
concerned. A truer soldier and more gal
Ian: gentleman / have never seen.
AS COLONEL CHAPMAN KNEW HIN HIN
Colonel w Fl. Chapman writes as iol-
lows Of Aasso%..
in the fall of 1862 Whllc riuiils atoiis
the public road in Fauquier county with
y, v,l,ne lad-. who afterwards became my
Wis r,er in the road neac the old home
NJ Iehn Marshall Chief Justice OF the United
states a solitary horseman. dressed in
tho uniform of the sPr,lssian Cavalry off
csr He4 sal,.ted ne and we stopped. He
had letters from General Stuart to Col-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26

by this institution, more professional men.
in fact, than are now at any other similar
institution in the South. except ut Tulane
University, New Orleans. II should be an
incentive 10 our city to make this the great
educational centre OF the South. for the
continued success of the University co.'s
Iege OF Medicine has proved that such Is
eminenriy feasible.
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA
Dr. Christopher Tompkius, Dean Of the
Medical College of Virginia. said:
1T is impossible 10 make any definite
statement regarding the probable number
of students who viii be in attendance ut
this college during the coming session.
For the last eight or ten years there has
been q decided gain each year, last SEES
sion showing increase OF hfty per cent
over the preceding one There mas been d
large increase in our correspondence this
summer. it being nearly double what it
was for q corresponding period last year
Using this as a basis for forming an estt-
mate the indications are that the college
will have another year of increasing pros
peritv. There has been but one change
in the faculty, Or. Enuion G.. Williams
having been elected Professor of Histology,
Pathology and Bacteriolosy to I'LL the
vacancy created by the resignation of Dr.
p C. Levy \ marked Improvement in the
comfort and convenience of the three
nrtucfpal lecture halls has been made by
furnishing them with opera chairs and
handsome new desks.
THE NEW HOSPITAL
-, most important adjunct to the teach
frc, facilities OF the college will be the
magnificent Charlotte Williams Hospital
which is now being erected at Broad and
Twelfth Streets. in this city The faculty
% this college has been invited to be-
come the visiting staff of the new hospital.
an invitation which carries with &c the
exclusive right to use the hospital and It's
clinical material for teaching purposes As
this will be the largest hospital between
baltimore and New Orleans, and VIII be
built for hospital purposes exclusively and
planned on the most scientific HYGIENE
principles, it's value TO this college and the
community at large can hardly De over
estimated
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26

onel Mosby, and proved t. be Robert Won
MasSow, Lieutenant in the Prussian army.
He had a fu-lougA Ter twelve months, and
had come to this country TO see something
of the war then wasing between the
Confederate and Union armies.
General Stuart had advised him to
come to Mosby's command, where he
would see active service. I took him to
Mr. John E. Jeffries' residence, where he
made his home while il NIosby's COM
mand. We found him not only a brave
and gallant soldier, but a true hearted
and courteous gentleman.
although he spoke English imperfectly
at first, he rapidly learned to converse in
our language and was always ready to go
IDENTITY a good judge Of a horse, for he
Very soon secured one of the best mares
in the command, I know this, for I bought
her from him before he left that country.
and rode her until she was shot from
under me in March, 1865.
on a RAID.
1T was not long before we had the
Baron on a raid. Colonel AIosby took
a portion of the command to the section
of Fauquier between Bealton and Fayette-
vile. While there We came in sight of
q company of cavalry and charged them.
They were soon routed and put TO Hight.
The Baron being unaccustomed TO our
method OF fighting, drew his sabre on
going into the charge, but succeeded in
getting only Close enough to see how much
more effective the pistol was than the
sabre in running fight.
'.As he was riding BESIDE me in a charge
had an opportunity of observing him
and seeing that ne enjoying the excite
ment, l exclaimed, Baron, how do you
like this?' ne replied, Dis is equal to fox
hunting
! ION another occasion we We're together
with Colonel M0sby, while making scout
in the vic nifty of Vienna, Fairfax county,
We had with us on this occasion a deser-
ter from the camp of Vienna who lad
! assured us; that we could easily enter the
camp and capture the troops stationed
there. We soon found that our guide was
an erratic man, with much zeal but no
Judgment. Before reaching a place at the
edge OF a nine thichet in the rear OF the
enoampment, frctn where we could see
across the field into It. | mad advised Col
| onel Nrosby not to go into the camp him
self with This man, believing that how
ever enn5 his Intentions might be at that
time he would yield TO the temptation to
ba1rav hin, after entering the camp. and
nronosal that would take him between
ono of ar soldiers, whom he called RED
Eox., ard myself and so into the camp
and reconnoiter
CAPTURE OF HORSES.
Tt was q cold night. The ground was
co,-araa Win crlsted snow which made it
eit,ar ir,nossible TO walk or to ride with
o,,r ,,,o,-iner n noise, SO Fox ard I, with
tba aasartar between US, who had agreed
- .a,s,,dar tas condition that If he be-
tr,,,ed ne we would Kill him. boldly walked
across the field to the encampment. We
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26

his usual politeness never forsook Num- I'M,
for when told that the man VINO ha ,e.
wounded him had been killed he raiheiS
replied i am much obliged to you -.,.s
..Thirty-six years have passed s'l l1s..
then, The Baron recoVeFeu on -. 80
wounds. returning To his own couhs ,,9
and has continued In the army 20 th rs
dav. He is now commanding genera 20, =.
the Ninth Corps of the armies OIL es,e
Emperor of Germany
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26
There in the twilight cold and gray.
Lifeless, tbut beautiful, he Law.
And from the sky. serene and far.
A voice fell likei a falling star,
Excelsior!
NIORAI

You too muchee laugh! what for sing?
/ tink so you no savvy what ting!
supposey you no blong clever inside
More Better you go walk topside,
Topside Galow!
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-08
A NEGRO OF MANY TONGUES.
Cruising over the World He became
a. PoI.g Iot Marvel.

(From the Philadelphia North American)
Negroes who speak seven languages, in
GLIDING dead one and who have girdled
the earth three times are rare; but Phild-
delphia for all that has one.
He is Alexander de Mofh. a full-bloOded
negro. from the French island Of Martin
idue in the West Indies. He arrived here
a few days ago from a port in the Medit-
erranean and is staying al ca Lombard
Street English is about the only tongue
that he has met with in his long cruises
around the world aud yet has not master
ed.
De Mofi is only thirty years Of age. He
has been a sailor nearly all his life. He
speaks French fuently. that being the
idiom of his native island, Spanish he pick
ed up in the neighboring islands OF Cuba
and Porto Rico, ard German he learned
while in Hamburg two years ago. Besides
these he speaks with more or less huency
Russian. Hungarian. and Italian.
De Mofil asked man whom he met at
Chestnut and Ninth Streets last night for
money with which to buy food He spoke
in German.
The incongruity Of the cultural tones
and the black face at once drew a crowd
and then In succession. De Moff spoke
French. Spanish and all the other lam
guages in his repertory. He recited part
Of the Roman Catholic mass in Latin. He
had learned this. he said, from priests in
Martinique.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-08
JOHNS HOPKINS DEFEATED
Georgetown Adds Another Victory
TO Splendid Record.
The Bnitimoreans Clearly OutcIassed
Carnival of Heavy stick Work in
the Third Nets Eight Runs for the
Blue and Grcy-A one-sided Game.

The game between the Johns Hopkins
and the Georgetown teams. on the local
grounds yesterday, was an uneven and IN
interesting event, las is shown by the top
heavy score of IA to in favor OF tie
locals. Last season. when the Mlrylanders
were here, they were defeated by a score
Of Is to O. and up to the eighth inning it
looked as II that score would be duplicated,
but the oriole lads pulled themselves to-
gether and pushed one run across the
plate in that inning and made an addi-
tional tally in the ninth. of two more.
The Maryland boys we're clearly out
classed we're weak at the bat, and stupid
on the bases. and we're guilty Of tn
CHASTITY errors that contributed materially
TO the large score made by the Georg--
town boys. Miller was the only man among
the visitors who distinguished hims elf
He made one run, had one put out, and
six assists, and no errors. which, in con-
trast to the work accomplished by other
members Of the team, is worthy OF men
ton.
The locals batted and ran bases at viii,
scoring sixteen safe hits and making four
a base on balls. an out and a single The
third was a heart breaker for the visitors.
The varsity boys inaugurated batting
rally that was furiously effective ana
pleasing to the home fans, and at the close
of this smuggling tournament eight runners
had crossed the plate. Walsh was the
most conspicuous artist in this welding of
the bats and led his team with four
safeties to his credit. OF the other scores,
two were made in me fifth and three in
the seventh.
The visitors had an elegant opportunity
to score in the fourth inning, with two
men on bases and no one out. Griffin went
out on an inield hit. and the base run
ners wandered away from their bases and
were out. The lccal collegians are max
ing a splendid record. having played five
games and lost but one, to the Phil les.
1t is safe now 10 say that the team is as
strong, if not stronger than its predeces-
sors. The score.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-08
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-08
TER-sCHoLAsTIC BASEBALL.


Weeks Contests.
The Inter-Scholastic Baseball League sea
son opened last Monday with a game be-
tween the Greenleaf and Tenley teams and
resulted in favor Of the former by the
score of 10 to s. On Tuesday afternoon
Carbery and Van Buren, played and the
former landed the game, IS to Il. Madison
lost to Wallach on Thursday, to 50.
Van Buren, and Madison will play the
opening game Of their series tomorrow. All
games are scheduled to be played al the
Arsenal Grounds and friends of the teams
are invited to witness the sport.
Exhibition games played during the week
resulted ae follows: Greenleaf VS.. Wallach,
% 10 p: Greenleaf VS.. Brent S to I:
Greenleaf vs. Brent second game Is 10 10,
unfinished on account Of a dispute Of the
umpires decision. The full schedule for
the season. follows:
Greenleaf VS.. Tenley. April 22S May "a;
Carbery rs. Van Buren, April $50, May %;
Madison VS.. Wallach. April 3. May les;
Tenley vs.. Carbery April Z. May 3-2g;
Van Buren, We. Madison. April 8, May 5-3l ;
Wallach vs.. Greenleaf. April TO- May =.
June =: Carbery vs.. Greeuleaf April L.
May s. June 4; Van Buren, VS.. Wallach.
April Il. May 10 June 8: Madison VS. Ten
ley, April 10, May Y, June : Greenleaf vs.
Van buren, April H. May II. June . wal
ZACH W. Tenley April 10. May 10 June II:
Madison vs. Carbery. April 81 May H.
June -; Greeuleaf vs.. Madison. April %,
May n. June a; Wallach vs.. Carbery
April &c, May p June Is.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-08
WILL ENTER oLYMPIAN GAMES
Concert to Raise Funds to send the
Georgetown Athletes 10 Paris.

Georgetown Athletes 10 Paris.
1 The prospect of entering the champion
I track team to take part in the OIympian
games TO be held at Paris in July is the
topic most generally discussed by the
students at Georgetown University Out
side Of the varsity, local pride in the
team is very great and on all hands the
entering Of the team 10 represent the
city is approved and general interest is
being manifested in the raising OF the
fund necessary to defray the expenses.
About s.. 000 is needed and the larger part
OF this il is hoped to realize from a big
concert and dramatic entertainment to be
given this month The affair promises to
be made the most elaborate ever under
taken by Georgetown, and is to be held
at the New National Theatre a new de-
partuTe, as all previous Georgetown con-
certs have been given at the College.
Owing TO the fact that an extraordinarily
large audience is expected to attend this
affair and also owing to the fact that a
great many people will attend an entertain
ment at the National Theatre, in the heart
Of the city, who would not go all the way
out to Georgetown. the theatre has been
StNAAths AElidl dltblS Ait btllE Lndut Oh
the most lavish scale. The Alumni are
hustling TO make the entertainment
grand social success. in fact one OF the
most signal recognitions Of Georgetown
by Washington society. It is expected
that all the friends Of the College will
turn cut and pack the house taking this
opportunity to help Georgetown's most
important undertaking, along while at the
same time enjoying the most carefully
prepared characteristic and artistic pre-
sentation ever given by the college boys
and their talented friends
The committee in charge Of the Paris
trip matter are the following members Of
the alumni: NJ. J. Colbert. Eugene d.
Csrusi. and J. Nota McGill. The commit
tee selected from the student body to look
after arrangements for the concert and
dramatic entertainment is composed as
follows: Charles J. Martell law, Joseph
McAleer. 1900; Meredith Smith. 1900:
James p p. Duffy. 1901: Thomas Ferned-
ing, 1901; Moran Barry, 1901: William
HiTst 1901; George c. Reed. 1902; L. Burns
Magruder, 1903: Mortimer Lenane. 1903:
Joseph Zach Miller-prep. The reception
committee will be composed OF E. j. Null
ligan, law; stephen a. Douglas, and Cort-
land Herman.
Mr.. Wells Director Of the Glee Club.
has prepared a brilliant set Of num-
bers Tor the concert. which have
been under rehearsal for some
time. The indications are that this
concert Will be the most attractive yet
produced in the history Of the Glee Club.
The Carroll Institute Dramatic Associa-
tion and The Carroll Institute Orchestra
have also been pIacticing for this special
appearance. and their numerous friends
viii have chance to hear the artists Of
this society at their best The list Of
soloists who will appear viii be announced
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-08
Columbian MheeImen.

Last Sundays run Of the Columbia
Wheelmen was one OF the most successful
that this welI-known organization has ever
given. The run was called for Great
Falls and at 1880 a. m. the following
members and invited friends left the Ho-
tel Regent FOR the trip up the Conduit
Read: Messrs. John Q. Sheehy. William
Clague. Robert c. Williams Edward 5.
Byrncs. Louis Foster. Edward Conway.
Ray Coggswell. John Griffith John Strick-
land. and Joseph Benner. On the road
the boys were met by Messrs. Alfred Mo-
ran. William Werner. Alfred Bulden, Allen
Hollander Alfred Griffith, Harry Park.
ard James McAnaliy. Dinner was had at
the Falls on the Maryland side. and a
pleasant time was also spent in sight
seeing. 4 moderate pace was set on the
run and the club returned TO Washington
in the early afternoon all hands pleased
with their delightful Tip on the most
beautiful day Of the season. as the weather
for riding a wheel was perfect.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
club took piece last Monday evening at the
home Of M Harry Park. After disposing
Of the routine business Of the hour th-
boys were delightfully."- entertained by Mr..
and Mrs. Park, refreshments were served
and selections Of music we're rendered by
a number Of those present. Among many
OF the matters pertaining 10 the business
Of the organization disposed Of. was mo-
tion 10 have a teu-mile road race open 10
club members only and The same TO take
place Saturday. June 9. over the custo-
mary jen-mile course on the Conduit Road.
beginning al o'clock in the afternoon.
Capt Ed 5 Byrnes. was chosen chairman
Of the committee. with Messrs. Joe Ben
ner and Harry Park to arrange the event
and they will begin az once to hustle for
the prizes 20 be hung up for the contest
ants. The race will be d handicap affair
and Capt Ed Byrnes will take hold Of this
par, OF the work as he will not enter the
event as one Of the contestants The
members are very jubilant over the rapid
strides the club has taken within the past
month and all the boys are working with
q will 10 bring about good results during
the present season. Mr.. Frank A. Jones
was appointed on the membership com
mittce. Mr. Faber Stevenson. Mr. Clar-
ence Lizier. and Mr. Arthur Fenton were
elected active members Of the club. The
resignation of Mr.. Rod c. Dimmick was
read with regret lie will leave the city
for The Far West and the boys VIII lose
one OF their best members Rod was
placed upon the honorary list Of the club.
The members present were: Presiden;
Robert C. Williams. Secretary Howard
Fisk Treasurer Joe Bennor, Capt. Ed
ward s Byrncs First Lieut.. William Ma
her, Frank a Jones, Ed c. Henderson.
Ray Cogsswell. Saml Barnhartt. Harry
Park Louis Foster. I'd Conway. and y.
u. Racket
Tho club has accepted the invitation Of
the Arlington Wheelmen 90 Join thes ia
their run today TO sui;land where an oys-
ter roast viii be one Of the features OF an
elaborate entertainment.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-08
:. BY Y. NJ c. a.
Maryland Agricultural College No
Match for Capt. NfchoIson's Team.

=
Match for Capt. NfchoIson's Team.
A picked team fromsshe \. NJ. c. A. and
the Maryland Agricultural College nine
crossed bats yesterday afternoon at the
association park, and the Farmers found
they were no match for Captain Nichol-
sons players and lost b the score OF
10 to 8.
The game was too enc sided TO be in
teresting. but it gave Captain Nicholson
an opportunity Of trying out number OF
new players, all Of whom acquitted them
selves with credit.
Harris pitched five innings and Nicholson
finished the game. Each proved a puzzle
to the visitors, who landed safely only
four times, while Hamilton was hammered
fifteen times. including home runs by
Greene and Mills and two-base hits by
Atchison and Davidson.
The batting order of the teams:
Y. NJ. c. A.-Greene, 1b.; Mills, 2b.;
Atchison. SIS; Herring H. and 3b.; Shaw,
Sb. and H.; Raab, C.; Tillman. r.; Harris,
p. and RI; Davidson, CT; Catchings, CT;
Nicholson. IF. and p; Bache, c.
NJ. a. C.-Meyers. c.. Brown. IT,; Mich
OILS, SIS; Peach. RI; Grayson, CT; Sap
pington. b; Elgin. 2b. Whitford. 3D.;
Hamilton. p.
Score by innings:
Y. N. c. A.......3 2 0 2 / 2 O-13
NJ. A. C...........0 0 2 0 O.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-08
THE WORD ESQUIRE.
IL Has No Proper Place in Ameri-
cun Letter Writing.


The word esquire. or. as it is generally
abbreviated Esq" is becoming more
and more obsolete in America. And IL Is
well that this is so. for II never had any
place here. Even in England. where it
belongs &c is WOefully misused and al
ways has been, for not one person out Of a
great many can tell who are legally es-
quires.
They are all sons of peers. baronets and
knights. the elder sons OF the younger
sons Of peers and their eldest sons in per-
petuity; the eldest son Of the eldest son
of a knight. and his eldest son in per-
petuity; kings OF arms. heralds OF arms.
officers of the army and navy ranking as
captains and upward: sheriffs Of counties
FOR life; justices Of the peace Of counties.
while in commission; sergeants-at-arm
sercEGnts-at-law. and queens counsel;
companions OF tho orders Of kuighthOOd.
the principal officers Of the Queens house
hold deputy licutenants, commissioners
of the court Of bankruptcy. masters Of the
supreme court. and those whom the Queen
may sec proper to style esquire All
others have no right 10 anything beyond
he simple prefix Mr..