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Evening star., 1901-09-07
AMERICAN LEAGUE SOLID.
New Organization In Better Shape
for q Fight Than Ever Before.

The National League club owners are
gathering In the east for another confer
eEce. They will first perfect an organiza-
ton and then determine on a course Of ac-
ton against the American. Several OF the
magnates OF the older organization are Of
the opinion that the American League is
defeated and will surrender before another
season opens They recall stheir success In
bluffing the hackers of the brotherhood
clubs into the belief that the National was
ready to continue the war. when in reality
81 VAS soundly whipped and about to sue
for peace. They are afraid that the ag-
gressive policy of President Johnson is for
the purpose of securing favorable terms
before returning to the base ball fold.
The American League Is better equipped
for fight than IL was when II went into
the war. Last spring 1t placed clubs In
four cities, two OF which were National
League strongholds- Washington and Bal
timore had been abandoned because the
older organization found them Improbable.
The Boston club. under alien ownership,
has supplanted the National League club
in popular favor. and the Athletics re-
ceipts far exceeded those Of the Phillies
until the latter developed pennant pros
poets, while Mack's men. through q series
or misfortunes, had difficulty in keeping
out of last place Washington supported
the Senators in fine style until they fell
back into the 'also ran class Baltimore
pesdn well, Out McGrdWS mistakes COM
bined to bring about conditions which
caused the National League to desert II.
All of those cities will have clubs in the
field next year IL circuit changes are not
determined on for the good Of the league,
Chicago and Detroit are the strongholds
OF the American League In the west Cleve-
land and Milwaukee may give way to other
cities. but each of these clubs has suf-
hcient financial backing to insure its re-
manning in the league II II Is wanted The
American League wants peace, but not at
the price that a surrender would entail They
went outside of the breastworks of ba se
ball to gain equality in the government
OF the game and have made wonderful
progress In one short season toward ac-
complishing their purpose.
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MINOR LEAGUES COMBINE.
hand Together to Save Players From,
Major ORGANIZATIONS.


The National Association OF Profession
al Base Ball Leagues" was organised at
meeting Of minor league presidents at Chi
cago last night. The eleven minor leagues
were represented either by a delegate or
by proxy, and they say they will be band
ed into a firm union. as formidable as un-
der the former protection Of the National
League.
The presidents In attendance were as fol-
lows: Hickey. Western League; Sexton
Three r. League: Meyers, Western Asso-
citation: Powers. Eastern League; MUIR
name. New England League: Farrell, New
York State League: Lucas. Northwestern
League. Presidents of the Connecticut
the Southern and California leagues were
represented by proxy.
Little was done except to effect a tenn
porary organization, with President Hickey
as chairman and President Farrell as sec
retary. Plans were made to respect ALI
minor league contracts and provide against
Jumping" Of their players to the big
leagues without recompensation. This
probably VIII be done by debarring the
player from further engagements in the
minor leagues II he leaves without his
clubs consent.
Neither the american nor the National
League WIN be adopted as champion. but
Evening star., 1901-09-07

In the new agriculture the length Of the
bees tongues is looked upon as q matter
OF Importance. The longer the tongue the
greater Is the insects honey gathering
capacity. and a new French apparatus, the
glossometer. Is designed to aid the apiartst
who. by judicious selection. seeks to de-
Selop a long-tongued race. The apparatus
Is simply a glass vessel for sirup with q
Hid containing numerous small perforations
and a floating scale to show the height OF
the liquid when the bees just reach It
through the holes. It is estimated that the
ordinary bee can draw sweets from a depth
Of about quarter of an inch. and that
Selection can increase its range . twenty
nth OF an inch.
Evening star., 1901-09-07
A Russians Munincenee.

From the London PAN Mall Gazette.
So much news that makes painful reading
comes from Russia that 1t is always q
pleasure to learn Of those noble. or gener-
ous acts which reveal the brighter side Of
the Muscoyite character and help us to re-
member that the country Is. after all. a
part of Europe. The latest is a very munif-
icent bequest for phiianthropic purposes,
which, had It been given In any other CIV
ilized country but Russia, would soon have
become topic OF worldwide comment
But a generous deed from a Russian to
Russia remains almost unnOticed outside
the realms OF the car. Gawril Szlodowni-
kow, who was man of great culture and
who occupied q position similar In charac-
ter to that OF an English priyy councillor, left
recently a sum of about 81, 500, COO of which
one part Is to be devoted to the erection
of high schools In Moscow, where girls will
obtain the necessary classical education to
qualify them for a university career, while
the remainder Is to be spent in equal parts
on the establishment OF schools for me-
chanical training (for both sexes1 and on
the construction in densely populated parts
of the city OF large hotels-n such they
may be termed-for the use Of the better
classes of workinGmen. These hotels will,
it is understood, be conducted on the lines
o. the Rowton Houses. and II Is certain
they win be of equal. II not greater, SER
vice. for the need for them, owing to the
peculiar social circumstances which prevail
IN Russia must be very pronounced
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Very Rank.

very AoDks
From the Chicago Newa
The man on top OF the coach gazed out
on the collection OF western bad men,
and said:
(which character In this town has put
the most men under groundr'
well" drawfed Amber Pete. 'T guess
that young chap over thar could claim the
honor"
what? Why. he's only tenderfoot
dude
That's Jest IT. Ycn see. he introduced
cigarettes out here.
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An Even Break at Cleveland.

In the double header at Cleveland yes
terday, the home team won from the
Orioles In the first game. 10 to 7. while the
Baltimores won the second. 7 to 4. Bres-
nahan and Foreman were hit hard by the
Spiders In the first contest, while Howell
outpitched Bracken In the second. Attend
ance, 1900. Score:
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FIRST GAME,

Earned runs-Cleyeland, 4; Baltimore, e Two
base htts-Bradley Williams Keister. First base
IN bals-Of Moore 81 OF Foreman, l. Sacrfnca
h1ts-Wflliams, Brodie, Dunn. Stolen base-O' Brien
Double plays-MoOre to La Chance; Keister to Don
I'm Struck out-By Moore, Dunn, jackson {O
Cleveland. Q; Baltimore 8. First base on errors
Cleveland, 4; Baltimore, T. Umpire-Mr. Connolly
Time Of game hours and 10 minutes
Evening star., 1901-09-07
Eighty Years Old-Catarrh Fifty

Years Dr.. AKnew's Catarrhal Powder cures
him. Want any. stronger evidence Of
the power Of this wonderful remedy over this uni
vefsal diseassf Want the truth OF the case con-
hrmedf Write George Lewis. Shsmokin Pa. He
says: Il look upon my ~ q miracle" It re-
iieves In ten minutes. Sold by =. s. WILLIAMS,
9th and r sts; ypMoSDS WILLIAMS, Sd and
Pa. ave.
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Stolen bases-Hoy, Jones, Mcfarland IsbelI. Two
base hits -Waldron Mercer, Farrell DUNCAN, Cal
iahan. Ia An Home r1n-Mertes Double play-Hartman
First base ON balls-Of Katon, L; of Mercer, 3.
Umpire Mr.. Sheridan Time Of game-1 hour and
SO minutes
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National Leaxue Gam

National League Games.
At New York-(First game), Pittsburz
Is; New York. q. Second game). Pitts
burg, 13; New York, 4.
At Boston-St. Louis. O.: Boston, 3.
At Brooklyn-Brooklyn, I3; Cincinnati. I.
At Philadelphia-Philadel s.; Chi
cago 2.
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s.rs n.s-sA.

our6 DasuGA.
From the CAicaSp nscord-IIsealA.
'.You said that was the nrst uirl you
ever courted."
Yes. Dearest
well. Whist made you look under the
sofa before we sat DOWN
Evening star., 1901-09-07

the new organisation vim try TO remain
friendly with both. PERMANENT ORGANISE
tion win be effected at = meeting in New
York on October Il
Evening star., 1901-09-07
SECOND GAMR

Earned runs-Baltimore, 8. Two-base hits-Shie-
beck, Bradley Home run-Keister. Sacrifice hits
williams, Brodie, Robinson. Stolen bases-Brad-
ley C2, Harvey. shebeck. First base on balls-Off
Brackcn 2; of Howell, 2. Double play-Wiiliams
to keister Struck Out-By Bracken, Donlin: by
Howell. Bracken t2), Pickering. wild pitch
Bracken Left on bases-C1eveland, 8; Baltimore
.. First bese on errors-Cleveland L. Umpire
MI Connolly. Time Of game-1 hour and 20 uin-
utes. Attendance-2677.
Evening star., 1901-09-07
"THE INSIDE FACTS"
Ban Johnson Says That Mr. Brush
Can Give Them.

ban Johnson says ThAf MP. Brush
Can Give Them.
eff you want the inside facts about the
trouble that McGraw has gotten into with
the American League" said Mr.. Ban John
son. president of that organization. the
other day in Chicago. TASK Mr.. Brush Of
the Cincinnati club. He can tell all the de-
tails Of the scheme that was being hatched
to put the knife into the American League.
But I doubt very much that he would be
willing to say anything< about it at this
time. However. the American League Will
not allow the affair to remain closed In
cident. 1t will be thoroughly aired at the
fall meeting Of our organization. and there
will be much developed that will prove a
veritable sensation in base ball. Not one
tenth Of the inside facts Of the case has
been given. The scheme in a nutshell was
to add Baltimore and Indianapolis to tho
National League, with McGraw as man
ager Of the Orioles. The plan would never
have gone through. for the reason that
several OF the gentlemen Of the National
League said that they would quit base ball
before they would associate with a man who
was guilty of the kind of conduct that Nc
Graw was practicing. The fact that part
Of the plot has been uncovered probably
will kill the whole affair. If 1t does not,
members Of the National League will"
Evening star., 1901-09-07

Annual September Furniture Sale.
Extraordinary values. Moses, & 1Ith.-
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1901-09-07

Aslasia M.lxes InDuse Hoes.
0sosss Tastazsm CAEa 5Sufs ouuss Ma1nsto
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and Farrell scooted home This ended the
run getting for the Senators, and Of course
the ChicagOs could do nothing. as Mer-
Ger put on steam and swept the batters
aside like chaff. Attendance 18OO Score:
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Johnny Nelson May Die.

John A. Nelson. whose leg was SO fright
fully lacerated in race at Madison Square
Garden, New York, Wednesday evening,
and who Is now in hospital in that city,
Is In imminent danger Of dying. It was
reported yesterday In New York that gan
amputation had been decided upon. The
Bellevue Hospital authorities said last
evening that. while gangrene had not set
IN. Nelson's condition had suddenly become
serious.
Evening star., 1901-09-07
Potomac wheeImen,. Run..

The schedule Of Sunday runs Of the Po-
tomac Wheelmen for September has been
announced by Capt. Edward Kloman. The
friends OF the club are invited to Join in
the trips. The schedule follows: Septem-
Der d Dickey.s. Virginia side OF Great
Md; %. Chevy Chase All OF the runs viii
start at D O'Clock sharp from ,8136 M street.
the headquarters of the club,
Base Bali Notes.
The Senators move on to MiIwaukee to-
day. "a
Mercer can be congratulated upon his
work yesterday.
The Washingtons are now ahead ON the
trips record. six victories ana five defeats.
Mcf fariand made three of the six safe
hits secured of MercerEyssterday.
Wnen Ciingman and ECoushlin are doing
the best batting for the Senator'S there ia
no excuse for not winning
ashinston and Baltimore, will play of
one OF the games postponed on account of
tsn ram a. Weenawken sSme Sunday before
There should be great sport at Ameri-
can Park when the Senator'S return for the
final games, as they are Just about due to
Inn aim0se any Old team that comes along
II the P1ttsburg team Is to be kept out
OF the National League championship,
Brooklyn and Philadelphia win have to do
the trick The Pirates have found Boston
oIi1 Aso" OiA very much or the peach pie
order on the present trip
JAKE bcckiey Is now said to have signed
an american League contract. and has
also been enrolled as a home missionary.
having already approached three Of the
Brooklyn players. -
According to one Of the Boston players
Somers club will clear $4,000 this season.
the same amount
SAM Lever. the Pirates star twirler,
mas Joined the Pittsburg team in the east
his arm was greatly improved by massage
Now that Hugh Nicol has broken into the
game again It behooves Manager McPhee
70 don the spangies and show the young
Evening star., 1901-09-07
Detroit, g, PhiIadelph,. q.

The Athletics were beaten by Detroit
yesterday. IN the latter city. by the score
to 3. Only five innings were played on
account Of the shooting OF the President
Attendance, 1900. Score:
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SKIRTS STILL r1GHr-FIrrING.

S41A<nI
Skirts fit tighter to the hips and
flare more widely below the knee than
eve before. The sheath skirt to the
knee is the correct style, made with
five and sometimes even seven cores.
In order to preserve the clinging effect,
various contrivances for under-petti-
coats have appeared in the shops. The
''garter-petticoat' has obtained some
prominence owing to its oddly, but
is not likely to be universally adopted.
1t consists of two little ruflled petit
coats fastened below the knee by broad
elastic bands. The object is to leave
the figure free of en~cumbrances so that
the skirt may fit perfectly above the
knee, yet preserve the necessary full
ness below. Another petticoat, called
the skeleton" and designed for the
same purpose as the II just described,
consists in its upper part of strips of
ribbon sewed a couple of inches apart
to a belt and Joined at the knee with
the regulation accordion -pleated or
rufied circular flounce. To stout fig
ures these devices for obtaining slen-
der effects are welcome. The majority
of women, however, are content with
a well-ftting sheath skirt, spreading
below the knee into a sea of ruff
fes. All of which goes to show that
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are cut with such a flare that they ap-
pear longer than they really are. The
short, tailor-made costume has never
obtained the popularity in Paris that
it has enjoyed in London and New
York. With the long, graceful coats
now fashionable, the long skirt is i'm
perative. The fiat back is universally
popular, the old boX-plcated back be-
ing now rarely seen. There is an cf-
fort to introduce the pleated back, but
its success is doubtful. For slender
figures a few gathers, a little shirring,
or a cluster OF fine tucks are some
times used, the fuilness spreading be-
low in a sort of fan. The Havet model
evening gown shown here was import
ed from the establishment of Nine.
Hayet, Paris. 1t is of black ace over
double Innings of white chiffon and
white taifeta. The black lace is fur
ther ornamented with an applique OF
white lace, spangled canary-colored
chiffon and raised flowers Of black and
yellow chenille and velvet. Tiny, lace
bordered chiffon rutlles edge the hem OF
the skirt. The low-cut bodice Is fur,
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THRIFT WAS HEREDITARY.

WAS REO1TAR
Two prominent business men while
at luncheon one day last week in
dulged in a series of good natured re-
examinations about the tendencies OF
each to refrain from spending money.
One said to the other:
Il don't blame you for being close.
1t is in the family. Why, 1 remember
your father when he ran a grocery
store. He was so close that if a fly
settled on the sugar barrel he used to
catch the fly, dust its feet off with a
broom and let it CO."
"So?" said the other. "You needn't
get chesty. Your father was a farmer.
I can remember when he raised bees.
He made those poor bees work hard all
day, and, not satisfied with that, he
crossed them with lightning. bugs and
made them work nights"
That's right" said the first, good
humoredly. 1.-The old man was a thrifty
chap. Why. 1 remember when he
crossed strawberry plants and milk
weed and got strawberries and cream"
Then they had a drink.
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TIE G FAD.

MonOgrams are Omnlpresent this
season. The swell girl has her mono
gram handsomely embroidered on the
knee or on the instep of her silk stock.
ing. Even the domestic underwear
taking a leaf from the book of the
French chemise and corset cover, bears
a dainty monogram.
A monogram ON the backs of glove.
is the last cry of fashion with wOmer
who aim at the unusual, and for the
woman with less courage in her con-
victions there is the glove with g
monogram embroidered on the wrist
or, in the case of long gloves, at thu
top.
One of the most stunning shir,
waists of the season is of heavy Sill
in plain color, with a large monogram
embroidered on the sleeve, just above
the right cuff, and another stylish
waist has the monogram upon thu
small pocket on the left breast.
The more exclusive mems furnish
jamas, in light blue, pink and violet
with large monographs in black ani
white. Umbrella covers wear small.
but striking embroidered monograms
Linens have, of course, always dis
played monograms, il the expense die
not bar their owner from the indul.
gence. So, too, there have always
been persons who sported monograms
on their china and glass, but dealers
say hat the fad grows more and more
common.
One of the latest developments of thu
monogram fad is the candle shade OF
fine gold or silver tracery with g.
raised monogram in repousse gold OF
silver on the side of the shade. Un-
der these, of course, silk shades in any
color may be used, and even a single
candlestick fitted out with q candle and
such a shade is 10 mean present for a
woman of fastidious tastes and much
Of this worlds goods.
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FOR WOMEN AND HOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.
Monogram Fad Ii Widespread - Illus
tration of the Latest Style Of Skirt
Some of the More Fashionable Colors
-Prcponderance of White.
SOME FASHIONABLE CoLoRs.

Green is certainly a favOrite color at
present, both for day and evening wear.
From the ralest shimmering silver
! green, which is so artistic, to the pro-
nounced hunters green, through such
varieties as olive and myrtle, 1t repre-
sents Il fascinating gamut OF shades.
Laurel, rainette, chartreusse, forest
and lichen are new names given 10 the
various shades.
A clear, fresh forester is a popular
shade for street wear, especially when
combined with black and white. AL
most pastel in it's character is a new
| silvery green called willow, which Is
almost as subdued and soft as a deli
cate gray, though it is more becoming
to the average complexion, usually
very much tried by gray.
For evening, the very lightest shades
are used with q p~reponderance OF Nile
green.
Red is undoubtedly very popular. 1t
is worn o for entire costumes this
year than for many seasons past, n
it is also fashionable in hats and for
lIluluQluSS.
The new reds range from the bright
| shades to the tints of crimson purple.
Scarlet, cardinal, ciaret, currant, fam
lingo, cranberry. ruby and garnet are
among the favolite reds. Ccrise and
coral are among the lighter tints.
The various shades of brown are also
in evidence, especially chestnut and
coffee tones and a certain chocolate
hue.
A Paris idea is to combine several
| shades of the same color. in II gown;
for instance, a dark brown Zibellne
may be trimmed with Zibeline OF a
lighter brown and with vest and collar
of orange. Red, blue and green are
treated in the same way. Brown IS
also effective with creamy white vests
and yellowisn lace. The latter is very
graceful if threaded with turquoise or
black velvet. Many of the handsom-
est laces arc treated in this manner.
and while it is a case of gliding the
lily, the effect is what is desired, as II
serves to bring out the pattern. For
such threading, chenille is often m
ployed, though velvet baby ribbon is
used with the very coarse lace.
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ONE SCHEME OF COLOR.

One scheme of color with very little
contrast of any sort is evidently the
correct thing for real aristocratic ele-
gance. II the gown is blue the hat and
boa are blue also, relieved only by a
bit of lace or a flower and a delicate
touch of black in the finish of the
bodice. The contrast when there is
a decided one of any sort is in the
hat, which may be black and white, or
a combination of both.
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A WITH HONOR.

A gentleman, whose fruit orchards
had been very often robbed, caught a
boy up enc of his trees.
Come down, you young rascal"
shouted the Wner
"Noa fear, and you there" replied
the urchin.
well I'll wait till you do"
"Verra weel," said the lad.
They had waited about an hour when
an idea occurred to the boy. Snatch
ing an apple, he took a steady aim,
and hit the old fellow on the head
with it.
"Hallo, what's up now?"
"It's just this. I'm gaun to keep
peltin' till every apples off the tree
unless We promise not to lick me, for
if I'm gaun to get a hidin' I'm gaun
to hae me sport for it. What dye
say?"-
The old fellow had to agree.
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FUN IN THE PARLOR.

When you see a young man sitting
in a parlor with the ugliest 4-year-old
boy that ever frightened himself in a
mirror clambering over his knees, jerk
ing his necktie out of place, ruffling
his shirt front, pulling his hair, kick
ing his shins, feeling in all his pock-
cts for coppers, while the unresisting
victim smiles all the time like the
cover of a comic paper, you may
safely say that the bowling boy has
a sister who is in a room not twenty
feet away, and that the young man
doesn't come there just for the fun of
playing with her brother.-London
Tit-Bits.
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ETIQUETTE.

A certain great lady, who employed
the services Of a secretary, once in
Cured Lord Macduh's wrath by invit-
ing him to dinner in the following
terms:
"The Duchess Of IS secretary is
desired by her grace to invite Lord
Macduff to dinner on such and such a
day."
The reply was:
Lord Macduff's piper presents his
compliments to the Duchess of IS
secretary, and is desired by his lord
ship to decline her grace's invitation"
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WHITE VERY MUCH usEp.

A great feature of prevailing modes
furs, ermine is much in evidence.
Miniver, the royal ermine, has been re-
vived in the preparations for King Ed
wards coronation; 1t is ermine with
small sealskin spots scattered over it
instead of the customary black tails.
It is used for entire garments or for
reyers, collar and cuffs.
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The old fellow had to agree.
GOOD REASON FOR MoDEsrY.

0OOO NEASON FUN
An officer in of. the English vol
unteer regiments who had made him
self exceedingly unpopular with the
men was coming home one evening
when he slipped and fell into deep wa
ter. He was rescued with great diff
ficulty by a private in his W regi-
ment.
The officer was profusc in his express
sions of gratitude and asked his pre-
server how he could reward him.
1.-The best way" said the soldier, els
to say nothing about it."
But why?" asked the officer in
amaZement.
Because" was the blunt reply, eff
the other fellows knew I'd pulled you
out they'd chuck me in."-Youth's
Companion.