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Evening star., 1901-08-29
DUTCH MILITARY LAWS.
HOllanders Now In This Country
Should Understand Them.

HOIIanders Now In This Country
Should Understand Them.
The State Department has received from
United States Minister Newell at The
Hague an abstract of the Dutch laws bear
ing on military service, with the purpose of
acquainting naturalized citizens with their
rights in case of their return to Holland.
He says these laws are SO complex that he
advises American citizens of Dutch origin
to find out before returning to Holland
what status they may expect to enjoy.
There is no treaty between the United
States and Holland defining the status Of
such citizens.
Minister Newell has made the following
| synopsis Of these laws:
every male Dutchman Is liable to mill
tary service from his nineteenth to his for
tieth year. Between the 1st of January and
the 81st of August in the calendar year in
which he reaches the age of nineteen years
every Netherlands subject must register to
take part In the drawing of lots for the
raising Of the necessary military contin-
gent. Any one who draws a number which
designates him for military service, or In
his absence has such number drawn, Is
exempt IL he be an only son or be physical
ly disabled. Exemption is also granted to
| the half of an equal number of brothers, or
where the number Is uneven to the major
tty. The laws dealing with exemption.
however, are SO complex that American
citizens of Dutch origin are advised to find
out before returning what status they may
expect to enjoy.
mo military service Is required of a man
who has become citizen of another coun-
try prior to the year in which he became
nineteen years of age, and any Neither
lands subject who has become q citizen of
the United States after the 1st Of January
and prior to the 31st of August of the year
In which he becomes nineteen years Of age
may have his name removed from the reg
lister by proper application to the queens
commissioner In whose province he Is reg
tstered. But If he neglect to do this be-
fore, or II he become q citizen of another
| country after the closing of the register
and happen either to be enlisted or to draw
a number that implies his subsequent en-
listment, the renunciation of Netherlands
allegiance and the naturalization in another
country do not affect his military duties in
the Netherlands; and In either case, on his
return to the Netherlands, he is liable % to
pc treated as a deserter IL. having been en-
listed, he has not responded to the sum-
mons, or (2), until his fortieth year, to be
enlisted II he has not been enlisted before
leaving the country.
There is no treaty between the United
States and the Netherlands defining the
status Of former Dutch subjects who have
become American citizens.
Passports are now required for admis-
sion to the Netherlands'
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Tod

4 ~
| says Jed Grillo
A Philadelphia special says that seven
| OF the eight American League clubs have
declared against McGraw and favor the re-
| moval Of the Baltimore franchise from that
| CITY to New York. 1t is said upon good
| authority that a site has been secured in
| that city by the Philadelphia representa-
tive of the American League.
Comiskey, manager of the Chicago White
| Stockings, is said to be flirting with some
| of the st. Louis players. If the stories of
oissension on the team are true, Commy
| should have no trouble in landing several
stars. One of them will not be Heidrick
| who gave Comiskey the double cross last
| season.
| vantage of the big organization by charg-
| ing $500 for players that are not worth
| one-quarter of that sum, under the inn
| preston that the magnates are in a hole,
| II is time to teach them a lesson. That is
exactly what the league is doing-Brooklyn
| Eagle Of course, when the magnates filch
players for $50 that are worth five or ten
| times that sum, that doesn't count. At
best, minor league ball is a losing venture,
While as rule, the magnates have coined
| money. Fair treatment is all the minors
want.
| The Boston American League club is
| drawing the banner crowds Of them all
| just now. According to Treasurer Joe
Gavin, 76,0OO persons have witnessed the
last las 10 fourteen games This gives total of
| 235,OO0 for the season, with four double
headers. The gates have been open for
business 4S times, giving an average at
tendance of 4,S00 per game.
Boston has now seen all of the American
| umpires except Sheridan. 1t may be that
| these officials are something weird in other
cities, as alleged by the howlers but here
| In Boston their work is fully up to that of
| major league umpires. Haskell Manassau,
Connolly and Cantillon have given unquali-
| fed satisfaction to the spectators here
| They make their mistakes, but what UNI
pires do not. Mr.. Johnson is justified in
standing by such officials to the end. The
| Boston players deserve a word Of commen-
| dation in this connection for their gentle
| manly conduct in the long series now near
ing ompetion.-Boston Herald.
A special from st. Louis says: Charles
| Comskey, the veteran base ball manager
| of Chicago, was in the city this week and
while he refused to give the reason for
| his coming here, 1t is generally understood
| that his mission is for the purpose of talk
| ing with st. Louis gentlemen about the ad-
| visibility of placing American League
| team in ST. Louis next year. 1t is said that
| the scheme will be backed by the Athletic
| Park people, which includes Zack Tinker,
| Henry Gaus and George p. Heckel The
! plan is to build a first-class base ball park
| on the ground now occupied by Athletic
| Park. Comiskey and Ban Johnson, presi-
| dent of the American League, have always
been in favor of placing second team in
| St. Louis but there have been obstacles in
the way until noW.'
Evening star., 1901-08-29
THE PLAGUE IN CHINA.
Reports to the Marine Hospital Ser
vice of Its Extent.

vice of Its Extent.
The last issue of the weekly publication
Of the marine hospital service contains a
number of reports concerning the preva-
lenos of plague IN the vicinity OF Canton,
China most Of which are made by mis-
s!onaries ana American physicians con-
neoted with the hospitals in Canton and
neighboring cities. The reports agree that
the disease is epidemic in only a few places
IN Canton, but that tt Is widespread
throughout the province of Kwangtung.
One missionary says 1t is much more gen.
eraI than in years past. and that IN
stead of being confined to few large
centers II Is heard Of in villages as well
es in market towns and cities" Another
reports that the plague travels along the
great trade routes. and he says AT pres
snt We find the plague from Hong Kong
all the way along the West river for 400
miles. and the larger the plague center the
orally agree that the disease, instead Of
being transmitted from person to person.
is apparently transmitted from place to
person. One OF the reports made by an
American physician recommends that more
attention be given to the Chinese method
of treatment saying that in one case a
Chinese physician saved 60 per cent of his
cases while other physicians lost "a per
cent. The reports agree that the natives
are exceedingly careless in disposing of
the clothes and the bodies of victims. De-
soribing the effect of the approach of the
disease, Rev. John NJ. Foster, writing from
Swatow, says:
Some places are practically depopulated
all the people having fled to other towns or
to temporary shelters in the fields or on
the hillside. In one town back of Swatow
numbering over 5000 there are said to be
only 200 or 800 people now In the place
The plain over across the bay Is full Of
mat sheds, where the poor people are tais-
Evening star., 1901-08-29
Victory for Bureau Boys.

By good stick work the nine from the bu-
reau of engraving and printing defeated the
team from the Interior Department yester-
day by the score of to 5. Both teams put
up an exceptionally good game, and, from a
spectators point of view, was an interesting
one to witness. Thorpe did the twirling
for the bureau team and Fay, who pitched
for Georgetown College last year, served
the sphere for the Interior lads. Botn
pitchers prevented the hits from running
into double figures, but Thorpe was the
more effective of the two, as he managed to
keep the hits we'll scattered. The only in
ming in which the Interiorites were able to
solve his delivery to any extent was in the
fifth, when they Strengthened out enough
of Thorpe's benders to score five tallies,
their only runs of the game.
Evening star., 1901-08-29

ing re1uge from this dread invader. Some
weeks ago l passed q village some sixtv
miles from here, where the people were
living IN boats or in the fields Last week
a young man whom sent to the town of
Nam-Leng, where they tried to use us to
open market and failed. came In with
the news that he was the only persnn leet
IN the village. He had been having the
chapel fun on Sundays. but after there had
been a number of deaths In the neishbor-
ing hamlet and the rats began dying in
Iheir houses the people started for the
helds He urges them to burn the rats
put II is absolutely useless to attempt san.
itary regulations with lot of untnstruoted
people here. They threw the rats into the
Grains or any place that was convenient )
Evening star., 1901-08-29
GEN. sIEHNBERG IN MANILA.
Satisfied With Condition of Hospitor.
and Medical Corns

Colonel Forwood, temporarily In charge
OF the medical department Of the army.
has received letter from Surgeon General
sternberg announcing the safe arrival Of
himself and Mrs. Sternberg at Manila, P. l..
In good health. and expressing satisfaction
with the condition Of the hospitals and
the medical corps department In the Phil
ippines generally. General Sternberg says
he has already inspected one of the large
military hospitals at Manila. and purposes
to inspect those at other points as rapidly
as possible. He says the officers of the
corps are in good health and spirits, and
are rendering excellent service.
He adds that the department will have
no further use for the hospital ship Relief,
and he has recommended that she be turn
ed over to the quartermasters department.
Evening star., 1901-08-29
Dolly BfdNeI Won Rich Stakes.

Four events constituted the card of races
at the grand Circuit meeting at Narragan-
sett Park, Providence, R. l., yesterday af-
ternoon, and three went in straight heats,
while one developed into five-heat affair.
There was a good attendance.
Interest was manifested principally in
the Roger Williams $4,000 stake for 2.14
trotters which went in straight heats to
Dolly Bidwell. Nothing in the go trot
could beat Eleata, and nothing but Eleata
could beat Country Jay, and with this per-
fectly understood there was little hard
driving.
Dolly Dillon went in 207 fiat to win the
21O trot, and Toggles, after resting one
heat, raced the next two and got second
money Cornelia Belle came out on the
track lame, and was hopping on three legs
tanced,
Evening star., 1901-08-29
EXCITEMENT AT POCOMOKE.
Belief That the Region Contains
Veins of Petroleum.

A special dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
from Snow Hill. Maryland, says, POGO
moke City has mineral oil excitement,
but pending investigation 1t is not likely
that much real estate win change hands.
Information on the subject 10 difficult to
obtain. owing to the natural inclination to
keep good thing quiet. The facts, how
ever, seem to be that Mr.. Hendricks from
the Pennsylvania oil regions has spent
several months In Pocomoke with James
8. Clogg of the Pocomoke Ice Company.
driving and walking about farms In search
OF mineral wealth. He Is said to have con-
siderable general knowledge Of oil fields in
different parts Of the country and has an
ppunced that he has discovered conditions
that convinpe bin beyond all reasopable
doubt thtAt there u oil About POGO
Evening star., 1901-08-29
International Tennis.

The ladies' singles were the star attrac-
ton in the international tennis tournament
at Niagara, Ont, yesterday. Miss Marion
Jones, the former national champion, had
an easy match with Miss Rogers of Toron-
to, but Miss CloSterman one of the other
favorites had a close match with Miss
Maude Pennington of Chicago. The latter
only needed one point for the first set, but
she lost it after twenty games had been
played.
AS a result of the days play Robert Le-
roy, the Columbia interscholastic cham
pion, meets E. r. Pattison of Toronto in
one semi-final match, and E. p. Fischer OF
New York meets F. B. Alexander OF
Princeton in the other.
Evening star., 1901-08-29
North Atlantic SQUADRON,

The Navy Department has announced
that the North Atlantic squadron will leave
Woods Holl Saturday next for Hampton
Roads for target practice.
Evening star., 1901-08-29
NELSON'S GAME RACE.
All Battered and Bruised, He Beats
StinsOn In Record Time.

All Battered ana bruised, He Beats
StinsOn In Record Time.
John Nelson won the greatest race Of his
career at Worcester. Mass. last night.
While training at a mile-an-hour
gait yesterday afternoon for his postponed
race against VIII Stinson last night the
motor checked suddenly and Nelson fell
violently He was terribly lacerated from
head to feet, 80 he faced Stinson badly
handicapped He was swathed In band
ages, and seemed totally unable to do him
self Justice. ~ 81
However, he rode beautifully. In the
fourth mile stinson had the lead, and Mel
son closed nearly 100 yards. For mile after
mile stinson led the way and Nelson trailed
the gap. stinson rode his best. but Nelson
fought hard. and IN the fifth lap Of the
eighteenth mile he went by Stinson, who
lost his pace on the stretch.
Nelson ran away from stinson then and
won the race by three-quarters Of lap in
thirty-one Minutes eight seconds, breaking
all track records for twenty miles The
loser was all out for brief time.
McGInnity Walks the Plank.
Ban Johnson took no formal action yes
| terday at Chicago in McGinnity's case He
said: "McGinnity will have to walk the
| plank Notice will be sent to Manager Nc
Graw at once. and McGinnity will be
turned adrift. with small chance Of his
catching on in either of the big leagues.
II received Umpire Connolly's full re-
| port" said he, 'and the information II
| contained was such that I could not dc
| otherwise than expel McGinnity, after hav-
| ing punished 6hugart In similar manner
/ McGnnity's offense was OF the worst kind
| he having expectorated twice In Connolly's
| face. It is a hard matter to deprive club
Of one Of it's best players. but it seems
Haskell, too, and viii seek Information
trom him regarding Pitcher katolls o1
Evening star., 1901-08-29
Lawson Defeated Taylor.

Close finishes marked the last champion
ship grand circuit meet at the Coliseum,
Providence, r. l., last night. In the one
mile professional championship Major Tay-
lor was beaten out by Iver Lawson In the
grand semi-final. Kramer defeated Fem
In the second grand
Evening star., 1901-08-29

Boston. n...........,. o O 0 1-2
Detroit Observation-Disclosures. o O 0 8 0 o.
Earned runs-Detroit, 2. Threebase hits-Ferris,
Stahi Home run-Barrett. Stolen bases-Shaw,
Stahl. First base on balls-Of Lewis, 3. Struck
ont.By Lewis, 1; by Yeager, 3. Umpire-Mr. Can
tlllion Time of game-1 hour and 4S minutes
Evening star., 1901-08-29

Sacrifice hits-Dunn Brodie. Two-base hits
Keister, Anderson. Williams. Thr-e-base hits
@ @Bresnahan, Conroy. Home run-Halman. Stolen
balls-On Howell.2; on Hastings, 9; off Reidy, l.
E Hit by pitched ball,By Howell, g.. Struck out-By
on B i M% MWanEee nmpire EeI
Mr.. Sheridan. lime of game hour and 90 min
Evening star., 1901-08-29
Milwaukee, II, baltimore, 8.

The Orioles played miserable game yes
terday at Baltimore, and Milwaukee won
by the score of II to 8. Hastings was
driven from the rubber in the first inning,
but Reidy, who replaced him, did good
work Attendance, 2,O62. Score:
Evening star., 1901-08-29

Two-base hit-Isbell Sacrifice hit-Iinderman.
Stolen base-Jones. Left on Philadelphia, 6;
chicago, a. Double plays-patterson to Burke to
lsbell; Mertes to Burke to Isbell. First base on
ballsOf Fraser, 2; off Patterson, 2. Hit by pitch
er-By Fraser, 2. Struck out-By Fraser, 8; by
Patterson. g. Umpire-Mr. Connolly. Time of
game hour and So minutes.
Evening star., 1901-08-29
Chicago, 3, Philadelphia, o.

The Chicagos shut the Athletics out yes
terday at Philadelphia, the score being to
In their favor. Fraser pitched splendidly
for the Quakers, but the two errors back
of him were very costly. Attendance, 2,620.
Score:
Evening star., 1901-08-29
Detroit, 4, Boston, 2.

Detroit defeated the Beaneaters yester-
day at Boston, to 2. Yeager outpitched
Lewis and was given better support, but
four safe hits being made by the Bostons.
Attendance Goi6 Score.
Evening star., 1901-08-29

Six persons were seriously injured by the
collapse Of q sidewalk while watching .
AfS Ia Chicago.
Evening star., 1901-08-29
will be held in Cleveland for the next three
days. Score:

GeveIand. s io..' ..........sa '....sS 81
Earned rnns-Washington, 2; Cleveland, 8. Left
on bals,0f Lee. /; off MeNeal, 2. Struck out-By
Lee, i; by Gearsc1. Fhree-base hits-La Chance,
Bradley. Two-base hits-Farrell, Gear, Beck
O,Brien. Stoien tbasest-FarrelI. Waldron. Harvey
~, Shiebeck DSuble plays-Shiebeck to Beck to
La Chance 2); Bradley ITO Beck. Hit by pitcher
By MeNeal, l. Wild pitch-McNeal Passed balls
Clarke, 2; Connor tImpire-Mr Belts. Time OF
game hour and 30 minutes
Evening star., 1901-08-29
Of Fisheries at st. Peters,
burg.

The Department of State has received
from the Russian embassy, Washingto1
notice of the international exposition and
congress Of fisheries. to be held Ia 81.
Petersburg in 1909. An Invitation is eye
tended to the United States 10 participate
IA tf,e exposition and TO send official deia-
gates and experts to the congress.
Evening star., 1901-08-29
National Learue Gones

At Chicago-Chicago, B; Cincinnati, l.
At Pittsburg-St. Louis, 8; Pittsburg, T.
At Philadelphia-Phila hiladelphia, 13; New
Evening star., 1901-08-29
WAS AN EVEN BREAK
Washington Captured the First and
Cleveland the Second Game.
CARRICK PITCHED GREAT BALL
Senators Won Three Games Out
of Four From the Buckeyes.
SPOR RTS IN Ct Z N e r A l.
SPORTS IN GEN E r A l.

Where They Play Today.
Washington at Cleveland.
Boston at Detroit.
Evening star., 1901-08-29

fense in Washington. Katoll Is still under
indefinite suspension, and will remain so
until Haskells testimony Is in.
Evening star., 1901-08-29

We have them to fit on either
gas, oil or gasoline stoves.
Small size, $I.1o. Now. .65c.
Small size, S1.35. Now. .S5c.
Family size, SI.75. Now ST. .4S
Extra large, S2.5o. Now ST. 90
Evening star., 1901-08-29

:, FArned runs-Washington, Z. Left on bases
M MMasdhingtGn s. o Geyeand First base balls
rick, q by bowling, 2. Three base hit-Connor.
Two-base hit-Beck. Stolen bases-Farrell (2) Dun
gan. Grady. Double pays-Clngman to Farrell to
Grady; Harvey to Bradley. Umpire-Mr Belts.
Time Of gams-1 hour and 80 minutes
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Preparing for q Journey.


Jerome X. Jerome recalls, with rev.
erence, a habit of his methodical uncle
who, before packing for a journey, al
ways made list" This was the sys-
tenn which he followed, gathered from
his uncle's own lips:
Take piece of paper, and put down
on it everything you can possibly re-
quire. Then go over it, and see that II
contains nothing you can possibly dc
without.
Imagine yourself in bed. What have
you got on? Very well; put 1t down, to
gether with a change. You get up,
What do you do? Wash yourself. What
do you wash yourself with? Soap. Put
down soap. Go on till you have finish.
ed. Then take your clothes. Begin al
your feet. What do you wear on your
feet2 Boots, shoes, socks. Put them
down. Work up till you get to your
head. What do you want besides
clothes? Put down everything.
This is the plan the old gentleman
always pursued. The list made, he
would go over it carefully, to see that
he had forgotten nothing. Then he
would 60 over it again, and strike out
everything it was possible to dispense
with. Then he would lose the list
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As q Last Resort.

"There has been considerable said
about the per cent Of fare the conductor
thinks belongs to him over and above
his salary, and some very witty things
have been said about 1t. Even the
Broadway back platform philosopher
has his digs at Them" said Cleveland
professional man the other day to q
Plain Dealer reporter.
II once heard of a fellow, much under
the influence Of liquor, who got on the
train to go home after enjoying himself
at a picnic. He slipped into seat and
fell asleep. After the train pulled out
the conductor came into the car and
called 'Ticketsv The picnicker was toe
weary to respond, and SO the conductor
poked him up little. The fellow
reused up, fumbled in one pocket, then
another, till finally he pulled out very
ragged bill and handed it to the con.
ductor. After examining it carefully
the latter said: Say, my friend, see
here. l can't use this
1.-The passenger pushed himself up or
his elbow and remarked: What's (hic
that you shayT
81 can't use this the conductor re
piled.
"'Well, give it (hic) to the comply
zen,' remarked the weary but generous
hearted man, dropping back into the
seat, confident he would be put OF al
his destination"
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f,ereerboard Won yyee Deop,

CenterbOarQ We'll Wo0 Deep
There was new young man on
board. He didn't seem to have much
to say about the management of the
boat. but he wore q lovely yachting
suit. The girls were very much Inn
pressed. It seemed to give them .
sense Of protection just to sit near
him. One blue-eyed girl was heard to
say to him: II am not the least bit
afraid when there are 30 many good
sailors aboard. You know all about
sailing. don't your
''Not quite" he answered modestly.
Just then the captain called to him:
BARRY. take the pail and all up the
centerboard WELL"
Cheerfully the young man went to
work and the girls stared.
"How many does 1t taker' he asked
as he emptied the sixth pail; then he
added: what are you lubbers laugh
ing at7'
Then the girls realized that 1t was
the first time the man In the lovely
yachting suit had ever been on sail
boat.-Chicago News.
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psbesr Prepsunds a o,..
Asn to Thinti,. !" III
4 collector Of bad acconn.'
: lesson from delinquent ass, 'ecsi's
oays ago that has started him '' - isv
mg this delinquent for zen zen eAss
months and had become tIra a0out 4
tomorrow" Il haven't Il ,u. " Cd
ana other excuses of smi 1ss' nes'''
and thought 1t was time ~ aatas
"sassy." 70 oecoas
See here" be said tho H.. :.
billr' s 70 pay On
why, yes" replied the aa,,
suppose ! win pay It some Az suent I
But look here yourself, youD. " otAs
think ! can show you a tb,a uaR I
dle7" :" mat bun
~s AoAty, 4 guess"
How long does 1t take Won :.
these peopler ''' Z" 's4
Generally. can get ove-
IN q day" Ny route
suppose everyone Of tbau
pay upr Should
That would be finer
>Oh. It would, would It, wm.
you do for living IL eyervhos -, '0ot
promptly Nd
The collector turned the tbou,,.
IN his mind for a moment or o., '"1
looked blank. M
"Graciousr' he said, I'D be on, !.
jobw 'e 0u' aa
That's exactly my point. Don, ~.
fore. be so Internally anxiou, IA .aD.
every cent due to your people :, -
time. A few collections a A.. ~'
enough. As for my account 49,, ~
around some day next week and ~.
help you out Of business by pawn,
Good day."-New York Tribune