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The times., 1901-03-31
AMONG AMATEUR ATHLETES
Middle Atlantic Association Elects
a New President.
Last Conte.ts for AII-ArOund Cham
pIonshfp at \. VI. 4. A.-torcornH =
Entries for GuardsmeH's Games.
The Eastern High school Team.

The Middle Atlantic Athletic Associa-
tiou. otherwise known as the '1nsur-
gents composed Of clubs in Baltimore
and in this city, which seeded from the
Atlantic Association Of the Amateur Ath-
le1ic Union. is strengthening its organi-
zation every week by the addition OF new
clubs and by the increasing loyalty OF
those which made the association pos
sible
Al the annual meeting Of the associa-
lion last week Mr.. Henry g. Pruuiman.
an ex-president OF the Atlantic Ass"cia-
tion. was unanimously elected president
Of the insurgents. Dr Middle Atlantic As
soclatlon He has not y't fully decided
whether he VIII accept. u Dee accepts th'
Office 81 IS the general opinion that h'
will map out a vigorous policy. ON" ilail
viii more than ever strengthen th' move
Ineut Tor liberal athletics. aHa especially
TO increase It's influence among other l"9-
is!atiyc athletic bodies. % vlH Boz more
aggressive than ever. aua w.I. sooner "r
later. bring to terms the Athletic Ju..I.
which. t is claimed Has lat property
treated ths s.ubr which tl. a--H..stian
represents.
ATHLETICS AT THr Y w e.
Nest Friday abe last af ths contests far
shs aIl-araund athletic rnamri4lsalu Hf
che Y. ~ O. A. VIII d. hsld Th. -r,at-
and scoring VII be as follows
Running hlsh Jamu. g points far ir'h
over feet ilehrs. Ir points for feet
e inches aut over
Rope climb. - re,t ans sty's points
for each 1-5 of second under D. 60 Sec
onds; lo8 points Tor 2 f-5 seconds.
Three standing broad jumps. ) point
FOR inches over I1 fsets i9o points cor
- feet S inches
Putting l2-pouu5 shot. point f0r every
. inches over u feet; DO points for -
feet.
The highest individual scores made 81
the March - contests were; Gleason, &si
points; Reamer, "a. Meigs and Ray en-
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second race was held seven years later.
over the course from Westminster 10
Putncy, Cambridge winning by one min
ute The three races following. rOwed IN
1879. IS4o. and 1871. We're all won by cam
bridge 50 that oxford second victory
WAS not won until 1Si2.
The course selected IN 1S45 was from
Putuey 60 MoTyiake. and Cambridge won
by half a minute in 3 minutes and %
seconds This course measures appToXt-
mateiy four and oue-qUarteT miles. and
since 1854 has been Invariably used Tor
the university contest The race this -ear
was the nfty-eighth Cambridge won last
year her twenty-fourth victory. she also
won the race the year before. but pre-
vious 10 that oxford had won nine con-
secutiye victories. with total of thirty
two Co her credit The race rowCd On lS77
was "a dead heat.
Outraged eight-oared shells were first
used I'm the race iu 1916. and sliding seats
We're Introduced In 1898. In i>5S the race
was made annual event and has been
rOwed without q break ever since.
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HARBAN WINS EASILY.
He Captures the All Florida Cham
pfunShfp without Trouble.

ST AUGUSTINE. Fla, March 3G-Thc
all Florida championship was brought to
"a close today with the playing OF the
scmi-fu;ls and finals
was The scmi-tiual match between Dr l..
L. Harlan. Columbia Golf cub, Wash
iryton. D. G.. and /. A. J. Wellington
Collutrv Club. Boston Their match was
the event of the day.
II vas grand golf from start to finish
Harlan winning. The final in the after
noon between Cory aud Harbau resulted
i'm an easy victory for Harlan by up
and 8 10 play.
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NAVAL CADET FENcERs WIN.
They Capture Eight Out of Nine
Houts in Contest.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. March 3o-In the
fencing contest between the Washington
Fencers club and the Naval Academy to-
,,igbt IN. cadets won eight bouts out of
nine. The participants We're
Washington: ". \. Bright, i. J Farley,
Naval Academy: /. 3. Mcbride. a. An
lr,ws, s NJ. Henry
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ter them in a District League and Will
play independently with local and out-of-
town teams. Games VIII he arranged with
the Young Mems Christian League and
the best teams in Baltimore and with the
Baltimore Athletic Club.
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The time made today is very slow. This
was not unexpected. A cable despa tch
yesterday said the race was 90 be- Towed
at an hour when the tide would De-
against the boats The record FOR the
course is fs-41. This was made los OK
ford in 1898. and was tied last year by
Cambridge
Oxufrd WAS the flV1ritc iu the betting
oxford and Cambridge first met ou the
water In lS2". when "a race was rOwtd az
Henley over two and ouc-quarter mile
course. from Hamilton back To Henley
Bridge oxford was the winner The
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play independently with local and out-of-
town teams. Games VIII be arranged with
the Young Mems Christian League and
the best teams in Baltimore and with the
Baltimore Athletic Club
EASTERN ATHLETIC CLUB.
with the basketball season about 20
close the members OF the Eastern Ath-
letic Club are now turning their attention
10 baseball, and Manager McCauley hopes
10 put a team in the field which will
make as good a record last years
nine, which went through the season
without losing game.
From present Indications the team Will
h. made up as follows: Wahler. Coli
flower. and Herring. pitchers; McQuade
and Bradley, CatChers. Proctor, Brst
base, MCCaulcy. second base. Neualle.
shortstop; Atchisou or Raab, third base;
Hughes. left; MurldTtN, centre. ana one
Of the pitchers in the right garden
Manager McCauley hopes shortly 10
close FOR game with Manning Amcri-
can League team. "nd he also has others
ln prospect FOR the early season.
Jimmy LOTUS. who IS well spoken Of
as fielder. may be- given ID trial iu the
uutnyld Practice VIII be taken ou thc
ipt back OF Lincoln Park.
The basketball team has only two more
games L. play It has made very good
showing uu the season, with slN games
Won and three lost.
WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY.
ID looks very much as l the Light In
r iH.fIN If.'Hr-t |.'tII N'..iu VIII IIilr r't-f.i
land thc championship of tho District
Basket paIi LeaEG,. an honor 30 held uu-
interrupted for five or six years until l.-t
season - hcu the Eastern Athletic Club
landed th, honor. The soldiers have hut
. two more games 20 piHy. one each with
the tlIraItar- and Curtoraus.
Ihe team has shown considerable inn
ur.vtmeut iu Its work and f. as strong
sts lt ever was Frequent changes and OK
TsTimsutS have upt proven successful and
Manager Neum-ycr has very wisely de
cid,d 90 play IA, team as IT stands and
lst the PLAYERS VINO started the season
finish IL and enjoy tn. hou0TS.
q The team has been Invited 10 Ulay sew
Cral match games oH one OF the piers at
I Atlantic city This Summer and Manager
NeumeYer has accepted Tor the team
B which win undoubtedly give good ac-
couut OF itself.
! Arrangements are being made to play
T q game OF basketball for the benefit OF
the players OF thc competing teams which
3 will be the Infantry and an all-Washing-
} ton team. the latter made up of players
: from, all the other league teams. 1t Will
( be played the latter part of April and viii
no doubt prove great attraction for low
| crs of the popular sport.
EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL.
! The Eastern High School has enough
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The crews in today's race We're made
up as follows. the weights given being
taken from AN English newspaper OF
March IS:
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burg. tied at 25s; Shear, 254; speare, 20

burg, tied at 25s; Shear, 254; speare, 20,
and TeWlIes 23G.
The fun team totals 70 date are: Cap
tain Raven5urg's team, 4e5Z:o points
Captain Meies' team. $50 points; Cap
tain Richardson's team, u+2.o points;
Captain Neales team, 305S5 points cap
tain Baltels team ""253 points Ihe e
leading Individual scores to date include;
A. r. SUearc I222. G. I. RaVcnburg, 1l5V;
o. l.. Neigs, Jll3; II. J. Neale, l01l; J.
/ Tewkes, 1901; J. shear sG'; J. 7: Webb.
rs; ] *. Bartcls. 20: r. II. Roberts,
65O.5; G.. O. Kerr, 5,.S, J. &. Spauiding. 54i.
The rivalry tor leading places is very
strong and the coming games VIII pfoba-
blg he the best Of the whole series.
The basketball team victory over the
West Branch y. 81. G. a. of Baltimore,
last Saturday was decisive and the work
very much pleased the management.
The bOWlig" team Is sailing right 3lun&
and holds a very strong position at the
very top cf the Leagues X standing OF
teams and IL looks yAry MUCH as II the
five viii finish tn. season with cham
piuuship 20 its credit
The cool snap of the past week rather
iTterfcr-d with the practice ot tH" iitse-
/ hsli team candidates and the work VIII
bo taken UD iu earnest next week. Tho
team MANAGER are negotiating with Joe
gal teams for "a preliminary staS"U
Tho Association Park is fast b-iur got
ten SEQ shap, and viii h- au idral aths'Jic
park when completed.
it i- contemplated iy tha mana cement
Go increase ih" number ci 90. tennis
courts Goo seven at The T.sa and tn Tlt lu
aU aadIf iHI..I HH. rsEf fI rU. HrFH,I ,I1tiuu
HIGIdIug uu a. Street This VIII vir, the
large army nl racquet W.riarls every up-
uurIultr fu .IaE their faEuTIte -IIur.
iIutuau court lr suaHE tls pDs~l-
. NlIitIfr. Some ut lHs members sr. al-
ready a1 work Ur-IaTiuE lur IhH track
. aEa ItIh games ru Hf I..I Bias -. Farm
. s-I practice under Fru.- Beckett viii Dee
Eil I,At 1srt.
CuBtuEtN CADET CORPS
Tho members er th. Cnr,orau cadet
7 Carre are doiaz a"od work la preparation
far tha National Guard Athletic meet and
thrv prumie, several surprises Do Is
abaut decided tlat tH. entries for tho rc-
Iar team viii ilriuG. AuriHsfE, iicnhvr.
Dnutst Z-u FsaI-oa. BOYLE, Brick. s=.id
d NaaH
Tha tug cog uar team VIII Doe selected
4 from among. PEusl~s, Cooley, Mastin,
4 collins. ard lgish4ff.
{ Th. nity-yari dash VIII bring out Bou-
] Fef H-mnsr. Nash. Sherman, ZcH, Boyle,
1 Shoemaker. Hazard and Lent.
Half mile TIu. AuTaIty. Pearson, Lent,
4 Forester. Nogt. and Mastin. Pole vault
/ Heuuer Running high jump. Lell. Lock
/ bead Shoemaker, Hunter and Handle
boe All the runners VIII take part IN
4 the potato race.
Captain Edwards has requested all can
/ send their names 10 Manager Sherman.
3 The cadets hope 10 put q strong team. into
I the field but Captain Edwards VIII not eli
The times., 1901-03-31
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effective and constant in its remedial action the
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The times., 1901-03-31
EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL.

The Eastern High School has enough
good material this season TO get out one
Of the strongest baseball teams in the his
tory of the school. The players are taking
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-08
Personal POINTERS.

Victorias funeral garb has been laid
away and Wilhelmina's wedding trousseau
is now on view
Nine. Modieska is no longer under a de-
cree Of banishment and may return to her
Poland If she will.
II Colonel Watterson don't know what a
high ball is. tits evident that he never
went skating with the boys.
For a conquered people the Beers have a
very uncomfortable habit OF capturing
towns and troops and things.
Connecticut claims more telephone sta
tons than any other similar territory in
the United States, but the state that talks
the most doesn't always accomplish the
most.
Knu,o Nelson's crede ,ials showing his
reelection to the United States senate are
in the shape of very handsome blue vel
lum volume, inscribed with gold letters,
each page being artistically gotten up.
Max O'Rell. who has been spoken Of as a
prince of lecturers, has been on the plat
form for sixteen years, visiting the United
Kingdom. France. Belgium. Holland, Amer
lea, Canada, New Zealand, Australia. Tas
mania and South Africa. lie has delivered
2,lS6 lectures in all manner of halls. from
theaters to lunatic asylums.
The Swedish government has heard from
Or. Sven Hedn, who seems to have met
with less difficulty in exploring Thibet than
fell to the lot of his immediate predecessor.
His results also are of more exact value,
and the scientific interests of the expedition
have not suffered from the fact that II has
kept to the uninhabited regions.
The visit of President Diaz to Europe
may last the entire two years for which he
has been given leave of absence. II will
be the first time he has left the country
for more than a few days since he was
elected to office. in 1876. One of the prime
motives of his trip is his desire to look
personally after his European investments.
The present king OF England. in taking
the title Edward VII. has acted in accord
with very old determination. He fol-
lows his mothers precedent in discarding
his first name, and when he read Hugo's
allusion to Napoleon the Little" he Is re-
called to have remarked that he supposed
he. by the same rule, would be ALBERT the
Naughty"
President Kruger, though able to speak
German and English has confined himself
to his native tongue since leaving Africa,
having declared his intention OF speaking
nothing but "taal." SO literally does he
keep this vow that when addressed by his
granddaughter in German (she knows not a
word OF the language of the South African
republc) he invariably replies through an
internreter
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-08

ness. What is true of the school
boards affairs is equally true of the
city's
The apparent large increase in the
total amount to be collected is not due
to an equal increase in the cost of run
ming the city. but is directly chargeable
to the fact that the council has in the
men who now complain and has failed
to raise enough money to meet current
expenses. Charges of extravaganza in
the conduct of the City's affairs are
easily made, but TO carry weight with
them should be supported by evidence
worthy of credencc. Political op
poncnts of the administration do not
hesitate to accuse the mayor and coun-
ell of all manner of wastcful cxpendi-
lures for partisan purposes, but offer
nothing in support of their assertions
These empty allegations convince no one
acquainted with the facts. but do have
Il decidedly bad effect upon strangers
However honest the Real Estate cX-
change may he in its position. and its
motives are not questioned, it has done
no good for its cause and the citys
cause by the course 1t has pursued.
Again The Bee advises: Point out
where and how economies can he eff
fected and insist on having the reforms
made. In the meantime, debts must
be paid. and hysterical resolutions and
general denunciations will avail nothing
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-08
TAXING THE "BUCKET SHOPS"

The senate revenue reduction bill.
which passed that body Wednesday.
contains Il provision taxing so-called
bucket shops. Senator Aldrich stated
that he had been informed there are
25.OOO of these in the country, which
would yield S1OOOO.OOO in revenue at
an average tax of S40G year for each
one.
There was considerable opposition to
taxing bucket shops from brokers and
board of trade men, on the ground
that the effect Of the tax will be To give
respectability TO the business of the
bucket shops and that congress might
with the same propriety legitimatize
other forms of recognized gambling, but
the senate finance committee took the
view that the tax ought to be levied
ms a police regulation, If for no other
reason. 1t was urged by board of trade
men that congress should tax the bucket
shop out of existence, but the com
mittee concluded that such n provision
would contravene the constitutional re-
quirement that all taxes must be uni
form. The business of the bucket shop
is theoretically so much like the busi-
ness of the regular brokers' firm, that
It was thought the courts would be
compelled to hold that n prohibitiye tax
against the one would have to be ex-
tended to the other also. 1t was the
Judgment of the senate committee that
it is better to regulate the bucket-shop
business as proposed than to permit 1t
to run as heretofore, subject to no regu-
lation or law.
Probably the estimate of revenue to
be derived from this tax is too large,
but If only half the amount could be
realized the tax would be very gen
orally approved. However. the chances
Of "A revenue reduction bill being passed
10y this congress appear to be SO slim
that the bucket shops are not in i'm
mnent danger of having to pay the
proposed tax. The reported feeling of
resentment among the house republicans
at the action of the senate in entirely
recasting the house bill promises con
hict that is likely to result in the failure
of this legislation.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-08
TEARS AND SMILES.
Baltimore American.

Baltimore American.
The iceman and the plumber and the coal
man sat apart
No glad or joyous sentiment was found In
ether's heart,
The coalman and the plumber sighed some
sighs both long and deep,
And then the iCcman hung his head and
soon began to weep
Now, what is ths?" the plumber cried.
- know | have my woes,
The weather is so warm and mild-no Pipe
The coalman SAID: That's my COM
plant The ther is so bland
That coal Is a commodity which Is not In
demand"
The iceman wept He sobbed aloud. Tho
others then inquired
"Why do you wall? what sadness has
these bitter tears inspired?
You had your chance last summer, when
the days were fierce and hot:
We waited for the winter-but the winter
cometh not"
Tho iceman raised his fearful face, and
ruefully began:
"'Tis true you have your troubles, but
I'm the unhappy man
The ice has not begun to freeze, and, oh,
] sadly fear
III have 10 raise the prices very high tho
coming year
The plumber and the coalman then gave
him scornful stare.
II might be impolite to say they were in
clined TO swear
But slowly and with dignity they took
themselves away,
While through the iceman's briny tears u
smile began TO play.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-08
Rcndy for Arbitration.

The seed sown by this country nearly
thirty years ago is blossomng In promise
1t was in 1872, in the German convention,
that the United States established before
the world the principle OF interna tional
arbitration for the settlement OF interna
tional disputes. Since that time this coun-
try has repeatedly and consistently sought
that method OF adjusting its controversies
with other nations, and has Loyalty accepted
the result in every case. whether favor
able or unfavorable to itself. The peace
congress at The Hague in 1899 undertook
the further. more permanent. and more
completely organized establishment OF the
same principle. and in that body 1t was
largely the influence OF tho United States
that restrained action from impossible lines
and directed IL into practical channels.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-08
UNREwARDED HEROIsM.
Notable Services In the Spanish War
All but Forgotten.


The United States has no equivalent for
the Victoria cross. No higher reward can
come to a soldier of the king. Earl Roberts
is privileged to write a dozen letters after
his name, but the two, "V. c." are the
ones he values most. In the American
service gallant conduct Is sometimes re-
warded by brevet rank and sometimes by
a medal voted by congress. The public has
no means OF knowing the men who have
distinguished themselves in war, A second
lieutenant may be brevetted first lieutenant
for gallantry, Even this slight distinguish
ing mark Is lost when he is promoted to the
grade in the regular order, Tho word
hero" was worn threadbare during the
Spanish war, but most OF the brave deeds
done during that time have passed out of
mind and none of the doeTs may write
letters after his name to recall them.
In a speech in the house OF representatives
recently Mr.. Dick OF Ohio took occasion to
recall the oficial reports recommending
soldiers for recognition for especially
merltorious acts or conduct in service :"
The accounts are brief, but each might
be elaborated into story by itself II the
full facts were only known. For Instance,
Ebert Hubbard has taken Captain Rowan's
service In Cuba as the text for his essay,
"A Message to Garcia" which has had n
circulation OF more than a million copies.
The adventures OF that gallant officer,
which might well occupy a volume are
told in this way In the list OF Mr.. Dick:
August, lS9S-Captain Andrew s. Rowan,
Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-08
PRIVATE PENSION BILLS.

New York Herald. Having failed to COM
pei the pension commissioner to let down
the bars to the public treasury, the pension
attorneys have adopted a new plan. They
are inducing their clients to ignore the
pension office and to present their claims to
congress. where no law or ruling OF an
official need stand in their way.
Chicago Tribune: Senators and rep
resentatives have an abundance of legitimate
work to do. 1t is not just to the people
that these special pension bills should be
passed without undergoing the scrutiny and
investigation OF the Pension bureau. II Ia
to be hoped the joint committee. asked for
by Mr.. Gallinger, will be created and that
it will be able to formulate plan Tor put
ting an end to this abuse.
Boston Transcript: Senator Gallinger has
spoken none too soon in calling atten-
tlon to the rapidly growing abuses in con
nection with the passage by congress at
every session of hundreds Of private pension
bills Tho dockets OF the two committees
on pensions are crowded, fairly weighted
down with these bills. In the present con-
gress up to Friday, the day when Mr.. Gal
lnger addressed his remonstrance to the
senate, 2,l55 special pension bills had been
introduced by senators and referred to the
committee. of which he Is chairman, to
which SO general bills had been referred.
Moreover the us special and general bills
had been sent up from the house of rep
resentatiyes to the senate Thus a total of
2,90s pension bills had been referred to the
committee during this congress with the
prospect that the number would reach $500
before its final adjournment. one senator
alone has introduced 1G2 pension bills. six
senators are credited with 727 such bills
during the Fifty sixth congress. II is mani
festly impossible for the pension COM
mlttees OF the two houses to exercise any
close scrutiny OF these bills and at the
same time to catch up with the dockets, and
not only is there no relief in sight but
there is n concerted effort on the part Of
the pension attorneys to outflank the pen
sion office by operating through congress.