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The Washington times., 1901-12-07
DISTRICT NATIONAL
GUARD AFFAIRS.
INTEREST IN PROPOSED ARMORY.
Favorable Action by Congress Anti
ciputed-Transfcrs to strength
en- Rifle Teams In
terdicted.

District militiamen are awaiting with
interest the action of Congress On the
report of the Park Commission.
The schedule Of improvements which
will soon he submitted by the Commits
sion includes recommendation Tor Il
$1,000 Geo armory for the National Guari,
ard as place in which to hold the quad
rennial inaugural halls If this portion
OF the report Of the Commission is ap-
proved, and there is fair reason 10 aup-
pose it Will be, the citizen soldiery OF the
District will be housed in an armory sec
Ond TO none In the country.
Located cn Pennsylvania Avenue.
The recommendation Of ihe Park Com
mission incorporates the armcry as 4
part Of the chain OF rpblic buildings
which it is the idea to erect along the
jouth side Of Pennsylvania Avenue frcm
the Treasury 10 the Capitol. The armory,
II is planned, will be an immense struc-
ture, located with one end facing Wash
ngton's great thoroughfare between Four
teenth and Fifteenth Streets.
Architecturaliy it viii harmonic with
the massive Treasury. near by. although
20 SPECIFIC plans have as vet been drawn.
The general ideas formed at present,
however, ase to the eject that the build
ing viii cover a large part Of the ground
between Pennsylvania Avenue and Ohio
Avenue D and Streets thu2 being
closed
This would give Immense floor sTaee.
inasmuch as the building IS planned to be
BOO fect wide. \ d,iIl hall 200 or 500 feet
D. more long. large enough to iaaueuvre
2 brigade, will be buil, This. it is claim
ed, viii solve the inaugural hail question
TO perfection.
Favorable .ction Probable.
The armory project has hest OF
friends. The plans now roughly outlined
were formulated at conferences in the
past between General Harrios. command
ing the District National Guard, and the
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THE RACING CALENDAR.
New Orleans Results.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 6-Results of to-
days races. Track fast:
First race - Two--ear- -oIds; maidens
i've furlongs. Cadet (Coburn), 8 TO 5, won (;
Crescent City CWinkheld), 10 /. second: /:
Fade Meny (RiceJ, to i, third. Time.
1:011s.
Second race-Three- year olds and up
ward; selling; six furlongs. Semicolon
tDade). to /, won; Olekma QHelgusonl. 5
to l. second: Prince Esher (Meade), 25 to
l, third. Time, Ills.
Third race-Two- -year-olds; six fur
longs. Serpent DALE. to 3, won; Pyrrho
(Coburn). ) to /, second; Marcos Wink
field, to l, third. Time, 1:14is.
Fourth race-Three-year- olds and up
ward; selling; six furlongs. Boomerack
tOtis), 3 to l, won; Lady Kent Hayden)
20 to /, second; Kohnwreath DEAN. 5
to l. third Time. 1:14
Fifth Face-Three-year-o and up
ward: selling; one and one-quarter miles
Azim CMunroe). S to 1. won; Little Elkin
(Hope). to L. second; Barbee (Gormley),
TO l. third. Time, 2:09ls
Sixth race-Three-year- oIds and up
ward; one mile and seventy yards. Watita
tThompson), 25 to 1, won; Waterhouse
(Minder), to 1. second; Jessie Jarboe
(Dale), even, third. Time, 1854
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be held. All the old officers of the four
companies were reelected. J. w. Griffith
was elected second lieutenant of Company
ID, a position which has been vacant for
two years.
The election excited considerable en-
thusiasm. and was exceedingly well at
tended. Refreshments were served at the
conclusion of the election to all the mem
bers of the battalion.
Notes of the Guard,
Lieut.. \. n. Allison, OF Company C.
First Battalion, was the guest of honor
at dinner given by the members of his
company at the quarters in the Washing
ton Light Infantry Armory on Tuesday
night.
The members CT Company D, Fifth Bat
TALON. The Gould Rifles gave a r5cep-
tion at their company quarters in the
Centre Market Ar,nory last night. Under
!he command OF Capt. +. Penrose Smith,
Company D is being rapidly built up
Pay Clerk Frank Sigourney of the Naval
Battalion was up for examination as an
ensign aboard the Fern last night Mr..
SigourDcy passed the examination with
lying eolors a week or so ago, but was
obliged ~ take it over on account of a
technical error.
by OF Iers issued at headquarters dur
ing the past week. Capt. s Porter House
has been released from duty as a mem
ber of the board Of managers of the Ma
ticnal Guard Athletic Association and
Capt. Sheridan Ferree detailed in his
place.
As result OF the election in Company
B. Fourth Battalion, on the 80 inst. Lieut.
William T Shane was elected captain
Joseph G. Sleile first lieutenant and
Sergt. J. G. Donovan second lieutenant
They have been ordered up for examina-
tion on December IS
Private Lorin NJ. Fryer Company B.
Fourth Battalion has been honorably dis
charged upon his own application. On ac-
count of removal from the District OF
Columbia Private Thomas L. Keller
Company c. Fourth Battalion, has been
honorGbIy discharged as has Private
Francis u. Scott of Company d. Fifth Bat
talon
In the interest of the service the fol-
lowing. all Of Company D. Second Bat
TALON. have been ordered discharged:
Priyates Albert X. Brown. Charles Hart,
Maurice II. Lanman, and John z. Lans-
dale Private Harry W. Goode has been
dishouorabiy discharged on account Of ex-
pulsion from Company d, Second Bat
tgliou
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New Krag-Jorgensen Rifles.

| mental matches at these distances will
be fired during the latter part OF each
month.
New KraS-Jorsensen Rifles.
Requisition will soon be made on the
war Department for Rrag-Jorgensen
rifles 10 replace the Springhelds now used
by the National Guard. Assurance has
been received that the "Krags" Will be is
sued to the District militia, In all prob
ability the change in armament Will he
effected within two months. The Erag-
JoTgensen rifle. or the "Krag." as it is
more familiarly called, Is q much i'm
proved and a lighter arm than the Spring
field. l. is a much more accurate rifle.
The requisition will call for 400 rifles,
enough to arm all the enlisted men in the
Guard.
In case the "Krags' are not received
before the indoor rifle practice season
opens, and they hardly will he, the
Springfield win be retained until the end
OF the shooting season.
New Major i'm First Battalion.
The Washington Light Infantry, the
First Battalion. held its annual election on
Wednesday evening last at the Washing
ton Light Infantry Armory. Capt. s. Por-
ter House, OF Company \, was elected
major of the CORPS after Burton Il. Ross
had been chosen lieutenant colonel. The
election was that of the social organiza-
ton Of the Washington Light Infantry
Corps. the side which is independent Of
the National Guard.
Captain House Is. however. the logical
successor Of Jesse b. K. Lee. whose reaig-
nation as major commanding the First
Battalion tock eject or November 30.
Captain Houses commission viii be is
sUg,tl in q few days
Lieut.. p ". Smith was elected inspec-
tor of rife practice OF the corps. This
position was offered 10 Lieut.. A. y. All
son two weeks ago, but he declined with
the recommendation that the detail lie
given TO Lieutenant Smith. who has been
acting as assistant to Major Neumcyer,
the commissary general. Lieutenant Smith
is one Of the most popular members Of
the corps, and a thoroughly efficient Of
dcer.
s. fiassler was elected librarian 20 sue
ceed Private William Coiloday. Lieut.. b.
b. OdCl was elected financial secretary;
Lieut.. A. NJ Nuzzy, Corresponding Sec
retary; Dr.. Charles 4. Luce. surgeon, snd
Capt. ". A. Nallach, ordnance officer
No election for captain li Company a
was ordered, but one viii probably soon
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Messrs. W. q j. sloane. of New
York. Open a Temporary oGce In
Wu.hiuutgn.

In order to give their patrons and others in
Washington the facilities OF selection afforded at
their main store. Broadway and Ninecenth Street
New York, MessTs. ". j. sloane, OF New York,
west. on Tuesday, December 3, and continue it
until Saturday, December II.
Their representative. Mr.. Chas. b. smith, will
be pleased 10 show the latest styles and co.orings
in Imported and domestic carpetings, comprising
all the various qualities, such as Administer, VII
ton. vide velvet in plain cooringS, body Brussels,
orders for immediate and future delivery.
lie will also be prepared to accept orders for
carpets in one piece. made in special designs to
suit decoration OF rooms
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May Go Abroad.
BAD HAITIAN LOTTERIES.
A Iicc-ConsuI Snys They Do Not
ENen HoIh DraMIngs.

The Attorney General for the Postoffice
Department has been informed by the
Vice Consul Of the United States at Port
au Prince. Haiti, that two fraudulent lot
terry concerns. having their headquarters
there, are deriving large sums from oper-
ations through agents in the United
States.
The concerns are the Santo Domingo
Company and the Haitian Company, and
while they claim to be lottery concerns,
the Vice Consul says they hold no draw
ings. and that the schemes are frauds
pure and simple. The companies send
printed tickets to their patrons in this
country but the latter never have show
for their money.
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FUNDS NOT NOW AVAILABLE.
Fifty Million Dollars for War Ex-
nenses Cnmnot BE Drawn Upon.

Unspent funds OF the 10000. 900 appro-
priution which Congress made for the ma
tional defence prior to the war with Spain
is not available now for any purpose, ac-
cordins to a decision yesterday of the
Comptroller Of the Treasury.
He ruled in like manner a short time
ago AT the request of the President and
the Cabinet lie reviewed his decision. The
Government was anxious to use the re-
mainder OF this fund to pay for contracts
entered into in 1898.
The Comptroller holds that under no
circumstances are funds available, if two
years has elapsed since the time of ap-
preparation.
The Washington times., 1901-12-07
BASKETBALL TEAMS ORGANIZE
New League TO Play Games in the
Infantry Armory.

The National Basketball League of the
District of Columbia was organized last
night at a meeting held in the Light In
fantry Armory. The teams represented at
the meeting were: Washington Light In
fantry. Eastern Athletic Club. Washing
ton Athletic Club. Government Printing
ONCE. Company A. First Battalion. and
Crescent Athletic Club. The first three
teams were members of the original
league which provided the game for seven
years and played the most OF Its games In
the Light Infantry Armory. where the
new league Will also play its games.
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YOUNG C0RBETT'S
NEXT ENCOUNTER.
MATTER MAY BE SETTLED TODAY.
Three of the Little Fighters ReaGy
to Take on the Denver Lad
Date Likely to He Left
Blank in Articles.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-According to sew
eral statements made this week by Johnny
Corbett. manager of Young Corbett, the
public is to know tomorrow who will be
the Western pugilist's next opponent.
Two Men Post Forfeits.
IcGoyeIn and Dave Sullivan have post
ed forfeits for a match with Rothwell and
are awaiting his decision in the matter.
Kid Broad .s the other important con-
tender, and, although he has not deposited
any money or issued formal challenge,
this Will be done in a few days.
Broad states that he Cancelled his
matches with Jack Roberts and viii Cur
ley in England for the purpose OF getting
back to America. 1t is understood that
at tomorrow's session, which will be
chiefly with Sam Harris. McGoYern
manager, the latter will get the first
chance against the Denver lad, but that
no date will be inserted in the articles.
Corbett had made plans for a long The
atrical season, and cannot well break his
contracts. It was learned today from re-
liable sources that Corbett will visit Eng
land next year.
Mny Go Abroad.
Corbett states that he is anxious TO so
abroad. He may not leave before April.
While abroad Corbett, it is reported.
will not search for a fight, but if it comes
his way he may accept.
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New Orleans Selections.

First race-Royal Sterling, shoreham.
II You Dare.
Second race-o'Hagan, Siphon. Serpent.
Third race-Burnie BuntUD, Nellie Wad-
dell. Gee. Arnold
Fourth race-Tracey c Co. entry. GIis-
sando. Dangerline.
Fifth race-Judge steadman. Jessie jar
Doe. Frederick.
Sixth race-Jena, Moroni, Eda Riley.
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Desperate Case
of Piles Cured.

Mrs. William Kenmore, South omaha
writes: Il suffered many many years with
protruding piles. ana dared not risk an
operation. My case be,ame desperate. |
took Pyramid Pile Cure. and in short
time was entirely cured with no return Of
the trouble" Sold by all druggists. 30
cents a box. Book. piles, Causes. and
Cure" mailed free: Pyramid Drug Com
many Marshall Mich
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which IL Is announced will. as in former
years, be followed by dancing.
The Crescent Club is composed of grad
uates from Gallaudet College. The teams
are for the most part composed of ex-
perienced players. and the league, under
the direction of Major 5. Porter House,
promises to provide good article of the
popular game.
The officers OF the league are: Presi-
dent, Major g. Porter House; Vice Presi-
dent, George T. s. Boyd; Secretary. Capt.
]. l. Robinson; Treasurer, Lieut.. 5. 2.
Shreye.
The league opens its season next
Wednesday with game between the
Washington and Crescent Athletic Clubs.
Following is the schedule for the first
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CYRUS T. BRADY, the author Of " Amer
~ lean Fights and Fighters" ctc., etc,
writes series of tales OF life on the border,
showing how these most typical American
men of action pushed the border outward.
The lives Of these men are such stories as
no novelist would dare invent.
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OF
has averaged $1,000 month during the and steadily growing
andh
the1w
srnuchbra
as arc pu a
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Greatest of '!he Old Masters
By TOHH LA FARCE

THIS series IS anevent; no magazine could
hope 10 give anything more important to
the world. Nh La Fargo, who conservcs the
great artistic traditions of the old masters in
his own painting, is recognized by Americans,
and even more emphatically by Europeans, as
holding foremost and unique place. He
comes to the study of Michael Angelo, Ra-
phael, Rembrandt etc. rich in the sympathy
and comprehension only peer could give
and he can make all he feels clear and delight
full to US because he is rot only consummate
painter, but writer of the rarest gifts. The
illustrations will be tint reproductions of THE
WORLDS CHIEF TREASURES OF ART
The Washington times., 1901-12-07
To the North Pole with
Baldwin

THE Baldwin Ziegler is the most CON-
pletely organized Arctic expedition ever
sent out. Everything that human foresight
could do has been done everything that
money could provide has been secured, and
the experts. Nansen among them, say that
Baldwin will reach the Pole.
Mr. Baldwin's own reports of his work-of
his approach, of his dash TO the Pc,e-will
appear especially in HcCEifrey. Even il
frozen in after returning from the Pole he
will make use of his wonderful news-buoys
to send in reports and photographs to the
Magazine.
NEWEST SCIENCE AND DISCOVERY
SCIENTIFIC inventions are kept secret
- usually till results are in sight, so that
few Of the prospects of the magazine in this
field can be announced now.
Marconi who is sure Of marvellous extcn.
sion of his wireless telegraphy, will describe
this, his latest achievement. as he did his
first, in ILeC2nye's l{Ggasi1f.
Edison and his New Storage Battery An
invention which is almost revolutionary in
character will be the subject of an article by
Ray Stannard Baker.
The Marvels of Modern Surgery will be
described by Samuel Hopkins Adams, and
he VIII show what great progress has been
made toward prolonging human life.
New Race of Forest Dwarfs mot merely
a new trbe) has been discovered in Central
Africa. Sir Harry Johnston, the discoverer,
wiz describe these men and from his own
photographs drawings will be reproduced.
Transportation in Cities
BY VIM. Barclay Parsons. chief engineer of
the new underground railway of New
York. Mr.. Parsons will compare the various
ways London, Paris, Berlin, Boston, Chicago
and New York are solving the problem and
will tell of the thousand and one difficulties
which bcset those who plan and execute
these great undertakings.
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acterizc the typical New Yorker, BJstonian.
Philadelphia, the inhabitant OF Chicago
and Washington, showing how ii: different
types OF our fellow countrymen have been
developed. II only for the revelation of
ourselves to ourselves this new work will
have incalculabie value.
The Washington times., 1901-12-07
Border Fights and Fighters

DAVID CROCKETT. SAM HOUSTON,
DANIEL BOONE. GENERAL WILLIAM
HENRY HARRISON
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" Mr.. Dooley" on His
Travels

= p. D U n n Z
{" III. Dooley y
has won the Amer
lean public as much
by the kindly, SYM
pathetic humanity of
his comments as by
their sanity, cir
shreudncss, and The
rollicking humor Of
their presentation. In
the papers to be pub
lished in 1kcCIiD-eg
ifaeociHt he will char
The Washington times., 1901-12-07
Clara Morris's Stage
RecollectionS

CLARA MORRIS is drawing further on her
~ rccollectious of rich stage life. She has
understood the people she has played with,
and presents them as she knew them with the
appreciation of a sympathetic woman and
the Kindness of a generous actress, illustrat-
ing her grasp of them with so many anecdotes
that her articles read almost like stories. She
will write of Salvini, Rachel, Bernhardt, Mrs.
S:d6ons. and others.
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William Allen White

THE author of POLITICAL PORTRAITS
1 OF Bryan. Croker, Hanna, and Roosevelt
is clear-eycd, honest, forceful and genial.
With maichless literary skill he presents the
real man who stands-nisunderstood between
the admiration of his friends and the preju-
dice of his enemies, saving him for the future;
and he does it in form that will last.
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mental matches at these distances will
be fired during the latter part Of each
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be the best of This distinguished journalists
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14
LEGAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE
GUGGENHEIM SALE REMOVED

the commissioners in putting value
on the Guggenheim interests had failed
to take into consideration the good will
and business of the firm. He could
not see that the directors of the Amer
lean company had disregarded the law
in any manner.
The action was brought by the bold
ers of over 1900 shares of stock. The
petitioners We're William NJ. Donald,
Stephen V. White, Abraham SartOrius
and Henry A. Seamans of New York,
and John w. Gordon and William B.
Curtiss of South Orange.
The price which it was proposed to
pay for the Guggenheim interests was
SAT 100000, while the petitioners claim
ed that those interests were worth not
more than $50 100000.
Richard V. Lindabury, for the petit
TONERS, announced that the case would
be taken TO the court of errors and ap-
peals.
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14
TO TAKE
PLACE OF STRIKERS

Denver, Colo, March 12.-Thc News
this morning says that the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company is trying an
experiment in its mines ut Gallup,
New Mexico. which, If successful, will
be put in practice in Colorado. Jap
ancse coal miners are beiHg installed.
Two months ago the miners mt Gal
lup TO the number of 800 walked out,
through sympathy for the northern
miners. the officials say. The reason
given was that the company would not
recognize the union. Many of the
striking miners moved away, and n
few of them went back to work.
Catalpa and Gallup mines were
stocked with white miners. the Wenv-
or mine will start with Japanese. Yes
terday the first crew of Japanese was
brought to the mines. There We're for
ty of them, and they came from the
coast cities. Another crew of 80 Will
arrive this week, followed later by 2lO
more, making II total of 800. These will
be employed on the Weaver mine.
No trouble between the whites and
the Japanese is anticipated, as the
japanese are residents of the United
States and We're not imported from
Japan.
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14
UTAH PASSES A BILL in THE
INTERESTS OF POLYGAMISTS

made for political and religious pur-
poses and not with any patriotic desire
to enforce the law.
"WIthn the last ten years much
more than half of those involved in
polygamous relations have passed
away by death, or those relations have
been otherwise dissolved. Most of
those remaining are advanced in years
and no good or honorable purpose can
be subserved in prosecuting the few
remaining polygamists. Every one OF
these prosecutions is source of regret
to ninety per cent. of the people OF
Utah, for the reason that such proceed
ings create an agitation harmful to the
state. 1t may be that an agitation
more harmful can be inaugurated by
reason of the passage Of this law, but
1 do not believe it,"
Representative w. G. Van Horn of
Salt Lake, who made an impassioned
speech against the passage of the bill
in the House to-day, furnished the As
sociated Press with the following
statement:
"The first object of the bill is indu-
bitably to prevent prosecution of those
maintaining polygamous relations long
since contracted. The effect, however,
will probably be to have adopted a
constitutional amendment giving power
to Congress to legislate against polyg
amy and unlawful cohabitation. Laws
passed under such an amendment
would be prosecuted by United States
district attorneys sworn to enforce the
law, and the violations will be care
fully looked up by the United States
marshals and their assistants.
"There will thus be a return to con-
ditions prevalent during the aggressive
prosecutions under the Edmunds-Tuck-
err law, when hundreds of prominent
Mormons were imprisoned for their
polygamous practices and numberless
others were in hiding in or out of Utah
to avoid arrest. There will, however,
in case of conviction, be additional
hardships over those suffered in for
mer times. Those men convicted were
imprisoned here, near their homes, and
were deemed by their neighbors as
martyrs rather than criminals. Con-
victed under United States law they
would be confined in United States
prisons outside of Utah and away from
the support and consolation of their
friends.
81 opposed the bill in all friendship
for the law-abiding people of Utah and
with pity for the suffering that those
not strictly law-abidlng will bring up
on themselves. 1t is distinct step
backwards and can bring naught but
misery"
Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITiES.

A Swedish army officer has invented
an air torpedo. Flights of three miles
have been made in experimental tests.
The big battleship Wisconsin has
been selected to replace the Oregon in
Asiatic waters when that vessel Is re-
lieved.
Chicago has set aside S35OO,OO0 for
new school houses this season, to ac-
commodate the surplus registered in
the lower grades.
ernor of Newfoundland in succession
to Sir Henry McCallum, appointed
governor of Natal
The British steamer Mobile, Cap
tain Wittingham from Mobile Decem-
Der 81 for Bremen, has been posted Mt
Lloyd's as missing.
A big oyster bed near Mobile, Ala
bama. has been sold for $130.O00. 1t
is estimated that there are 100000
worth of oysters in the bed at this
time.
The Michigan Prohibition state con-
vention by an almost unanimous vote
refused to indorsc the work of Mrs.
Carrie Nation in smashing saloons in
Kansas.
The British government has decided
to dispatch strong punitive expeditions
of Indian troops against the Ogaden
Somalis in March from Berbera, on
the Gulf of Eden.
1t Is reported that the price of win
dow glass will he advanced twenty
five per cent. for March and April de
livery and that another advance Will
probably be made in May.
The colonial government has de-
cided to submit TO referendum the
question whether New Zealand shall
Join the commonwealth of Australia.
Nine. Janauschck, the famous act
rcss. is now ut Saratoga, New York,
under medical care and seeking rccov-
cry from paralytlc stroke which be-
fell her some months ago in her resi-
dcncc In Brooklyn.
The Sultan has ordered n financial
commission to negotiate II loan guar
antecd by Il six per cent. increase of
the property tax, for urgent pay
ments. including the claims of Amer.
lean and German contractors for ships
and guns.