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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-24
TROTTING RACES.
Onward Silver Lowers Trotting Rec
ord for Two Miles.


A world record broken and a gallant at
tempt by the great Cresceus to lower his
trotting record were the sensational fea-
lures at the driving park, Memphis, Tenn,
yesterday afternoon. The exhibitions of
Cresceus and Onward Silver were reserved
for the end of the days sport.
1t was after o'clock when Onward Sill
yer, accompanied by a runner, appeared for
his great effort to lower the two-mile trot-
ting record of 4291a, made by himself last
starter gave Hudson the word, and the
handsome trotter fairly flew around the
first turn.
Hudson apparently checked his speed at
the quarter, which was passed In Big Co
ing down the backstretch, Onward Silver
broke, but soon regaiued his stride, and the
mile was made in 2.141z.
Down the back stretch again Onward Sill
yer moved with clocklike precision, and at
the last quarter pole the timers registered
3.541a
Hudson began to urge the horse in the
stretch, and when the wire was reached
a new worlds record was hung out the
time being 4.2SA. Both horse and driver re-
ceived an ovation.
Cresceus. with two runners, next ap-
lively gait to the quarter in BIZ When
the half was passed in 1.O2. old horsemen
shook their heads and remarked that the
2.O2A record was safe. The three-quarter
pole was reached in 1.39h and the mile was
finished in 2.04 fiat. A stiff breeze was
blowing directly up the stretch and the ex-
hibition was regarded as remarkable.
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TRADING IN STAMPS.
Merchant of Laurel Arrested for Al
legged Violation of Law.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
LAUREL, Md, October "a 1902
The trading stamp has again made its
appearance in Laurel, a goodly number of
the merchants of this town having sub
scribed for books and stamps. One of the
leading merchants Of the town. it is said
acted as agent for a New York firm and
for several weeks the stamps have been is
sued to purchasers by merchants having the
stamps. AS dealing in trading stamps by
persons other than those issuing the pres
ents is prohibited by a law enacted by the
state legislature in 1898, a warrant for the
arrest of the alleged agent was sworn out
before Charles B. Tavener, justice of the
peace, by a merchant of this town.
The merchant charged with selling the
stamps was called before Justice Tavener
last evening, when he disclaimed any par
ticipation in the profits of the sales, and at
the same time assured Mr.. Tavener that
there was no intention on the part of the
merchants here. who have subscribed for
the stamps. to do anything that Is in vio-
1ation of the laws of the state Justice
Tavener postponed the hearing of the case
until the merchant could hear from the
firm in New York from whom he purchased
the stamps.
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Engraving Bureau Defeated War De-
partment in Three Straight Games.

Last night was another busy one at the
Palace bowling alleys, when teams from
the Departmental and Bank Clerks leagues
got together The teams in the former or
ganization have become very expert at the
bowling game, and last night work was the
best of the season. The War Department
and Bureau Of Engraving were the con-
tenders. the latter walking away with three
games straight, it's scores being over the
800 mark in every game. In the second
game the War Department bowlers pat on
squirt and rushed over the 800 mark, but
the Bureaus went them many pins better
and won with a good margin. In the second
game Tonner of the War Department team
knocked over 206 pins and won the top score
of the evening
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proved to be the better coached and came
out victorious.
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital.
of The Evening Star.

special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, October 23 1902.
Mr. William Schultz and Miss Eta Burn.
both of Washington, visited Rockville yes
terday afternoon and were quietly married
by Rev. S. R. White of the Baptist Church.
The ceremony took place in the office of
the public school commissioners, in the
court house, and was witnessed by quite
number of persons who happened to be in
the building at the time. The young folks
were unaccompanied and Immediately after
the ceremony left for Washington.
Sadie Houck, Samuel Turner and Mrs NJ
Kate Byrnes, who are said to conduct es-
Establishments on the Conduit road. In the
lower section of this county, were brought
before Justice of the Peace Joseph Read
ing here this morning upon warrants charg-
ing them with violating the local option law
of the county. Each was required to fur
nsh security in the sum of 800 to appear
at the November term of court.
James H. Morgan, who is understood to
be the proprietor of road house at Be
thesda Park, this county. was also before
Justice Reading on a similar charge. His
personal recognizance was taken for his
appearance at preliminary hearing next
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Graham Pearre of Cum
berland are spending a few days in Rock
vile as the guests of Mrs. Rosalind Curtin.
cartridges are said to be more numerous
III montgomery County lllS season IMAM at
any time within the past ten years. The
shooting season will begin November l and
continue until December 20, but the slaugh-
ter this year is not expected to be as gem
eral as formerly, because under the exist
ing law all non-residents are required to
pay license for the privilege of hunting
in the county. Rabbits are also very plen-
tiful
Mrs. H. A Hoff of Reading, Pa, and Miss
Fox of Philadelphia are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry A. Dawson at this place
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MORRIS PARK RACES.
Igniter, Well Ridden by o'Connor
Won Ramapo Handicap.

O'Connor, the jockey who is going to ride
for Baron Rothschild In France next veal
at salary of $4,000, showed a flash of his
old-time form yesterday when he rode Ig
inter to victory at Morris Park in the
Ramapo handicap. But, for all that, Mr.
Featherstone> ought to be glad to get ri6
OF him. If he does not ride better In
France than he has ridden in America In
the last four months he will be worth about
SIS a month to Baron Rothschild. Dom
Paul's fine race Of Tuesday had made him
a favorite for the Ramapo, Caughnawaga
being in second favor and Igniter in third
at to l. Igniter got the lead when the
barrier rose. but O'Connor allowed Dom
Paul and Caughnawaga to pass him on the
back stretch When 1t came to the final
sprint. however, Igniter had a lot left and
coming up on the rail, caught the leaders
and won, ridden out. by length.
There was precious little class in the
autumn Meadowbrook handicap steeple-
chase and its running revealed an amazing
reversal Of form, Cheval dor, who, on his
last trip, could not get out of his own way.
leading nearly all the journey and winning
by three-quarters of a length from The
Able. who beat the favorite eight lengths.
Mr.. Harris rode clever race on the winner
and demonstrated anew that the gentleman
riders hereabout can give the professionals
points.
surprise to the talent, who had figured that
the race was lin" for Royal. So it might
have been had Redfern been alert at the
post and had the Candlemas colt had good
racing luck. AS 1t was, Belle of Lexington,
who is never to be despised with feather
on her back. outbroke her field and opened
up gap of two lengths, with Unmasked
closest up, Redfern got Royal away poorly,
and then tried to go through on the rail-
but was headed off, as he might have ex-
pected. Meantime, Beale Of Lexington drew
away again when the field got to her, and
though Odom went to the whip, the mare
ran true under a hand ride and won by
length. When Royal got clear sailing he
came with such a strong rush that it
seemed likely that he would have won
under favorable conditions. AS it was, he
beat Unmasked half a length for the place
st. Finnan felt like running. and amazed
most folks by not stopping at mile or so
in the last race. He took the track at the
barriers rise, and was never headed finish
ing 4 length and half in front of Rock
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INTERCOLLEGIATE GOLFERS.
Percy Pyne, I'd, Led in Qualifying
Round for Individual Championship.

The sixteen who qualified for the inter-
collegiate championship yesterday at the
Morris county On. j. links played their first
round for the championship in the after
noon and some excellent golf was seen. The
gold medal winner in the qualifying round
was Percy R. Pyne. second, who won the
championship of the association in 1899 at
Garden City.
Subsequently Mr.. Pyne won his match in
the afternoon from N. A. Murdoch by 4
up and 2 to play. making a seventy-five-
foot putt for 2 on the second hole. H. c.
Egan also won his match from F. o. Rein
hart after a keen contest. The summary
of the days play:
Qualifying round-Percy Pyne, I'd, Prince
ton
out....... 3 4 5 3-35
In........... 5 5 5 SIS 6 3-a2-77
Henry Hollins, jr., Harvard, a942-s1;
Jackson. Columbia. 44-4o-s4: Charles
Hitchcock, jr., Yale, 81 U. A. Muir
dock, Harvard 40-44-S4; w. S. Campbell,
Yale. 42-42-s4; F. o. Reinhart, Princeton,
39-46-s5; L. H. Conklin, Princeton, 40
45-S5: H. C. Egan, Harvard, 44-41-S5; De
Forest Willard, Pennsylvania, 4045-S5;
w. L. Glenny, Columbia, 4046-S6; j. w.
Harvard 41-46-s7: S. P. Nash, Columbia,
4246-SS; H. Potter. Columbia, 42-46-S So;
w. C. Chick. Harvard. 42-46-ss.
L. B. Garretson, Princeton. 50; P. N Jen-
nings, Yale, 50: H H. Hill, Pennsylvania,
co. A. Poole, jr.. Harvard, 90; H. S. Nay
lor Pennsylvania, 81; P. A. Cashier. Penn
sylvania 90; Cecil Calvert, Pennsylvania,
a. Clarence Blake. Columbia. 96; j. G.
Lindsey, Harvard. o.
First round match play W. Baker, beat
Charles Hitchcock. jr., up; H. B. Hollns.
jr., beat w. L. Glenny. a up. to play; Per-
cy Pyne beat U. A. Murdoch. 4 up, 2 to
play; H. B. Mcfarland beat J. G. Jackson,
5 up and 4 to play; L. H. Conkln beat s.
P Nash. up. 5 to play; w. Egan beat De
Forest Willard, 5 up, to play; N. S. Camp
bell beat A. NJ Broun. 3 up, to play; G.
Egan beat F. o. Reinhart 1 up.
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MINOR LEAGUES MEETING.
Big Success Reported and Peace Ad-
vocated in Major Leagues.

Peace between the warning base ball
leagues is possible. At banquet given last
night in New York to the delegates attend
ing the meeting of the National Association
of Professional Base Ball Leagues at which
were present magnates Of the National
League, harmony talk prevailed.
President Powers of the new assocfa tion
openly advocated 1t, and the whole trend of
the speeches made was in favor of peace
President Powers remarks were significant
in the fact that he predicted a peaceful So
luton of existing difficulties, even between
the National and American leagues, saying
that there was room for two major leagues
working in harmony.
President Powers was presented by the
association of which he is the head with a
magnificent loving cup a token of ap-
probation of his services as president.
At the banquet, which turned out to be a
veritable love feast were President Barney
Dreyfuss and Secretary Harry Pulliam of
the Pittsburg club; President Charles Eb-
such old-time players John NJ. Ward
Roger Conner and Jim O. Rourke, and also
Henry Chadwick, the father of base ball"
Contract jumping was decried by every
speaker, John NJ. Wards speech being eSpe-
cially strong against It,
The annual meeting Of the National Asso-
citation of Professional Base Ball Leagues
was held in New York yesterday, and re-
Sullcu III upWdIu VI lIlly uelSSdl6S gather
ing, representing minor league clubs from
Maine to the extreme northwest.
The organization is but one year old, and
was the result of the adjustment of the
national agreement by the National League
a year ago.
The minor leagues banded together for
mutual protection, and under the leader
ship of President Powers have been won
derfully successful. They start off on their
second year with improved prospects. The
meeting yesterday was taken up with the
reading of the reports of the president and
secretary and the election of officers, as fol-
lows:
P. T. Powers, president. and J. H. Farrell,
secretary and treasurer, the old officers
The new national board of arbitration is:
M H. Sexton. Rock Island, ILL.,; W. NJ. Cav
anaugh Little Rock. Ark; J. H. O,Rourke,
Bridgeport; w. V. Lucas, Spokane, Wash:
]. H. Farrell, Auburn, N. Y: p. T. Powers,
chairman ex-officio.
The meeting will be continued throughout
the week.
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mon. o. Perrin vs. w E. Parsons, Alexander
Preston vs. Charles s. Abel.
Played for Sweepstakes.

Several of the men who-failed to qualify
made up a sweepstakes best-ball foursome
match, best ball of partners to count at
each hole. The match was won by L. w.
Weaver and Tyson Ellicott who made the
course In 50. ~
The scores in this foursome contest were
as follows:
S. w. Hopper and c. 3. HoblitzelI Sc; E.
L. Bartlett. ir.. and T. M Smith. 90. N.
Perrin, jr., and Charles E. Ford. jr, Sc;
James E. McShane and j. W. Mckinley,
81; E. S. Lockwood and J. Nice. Trippe 50;
A. H. Rutherford and F. X. Parks "a; ]. H
Hiss and c. H. Potter, SO; L. w Weaver
and Tyson Ellicott, S..
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water 1t looked as if Lyme might have
won had he not been so busy watching Red
fern on Remorse.
The National Hunt and Steeplechase As
ISOLATION has recommended that two steepIe-
chaSeS be run each week next season on all
tracks under the jurisdiction of the Jockey
Club, and that $1,000 be added to each race
in addition to subscriptions. This recon-
mendation will, no doubt be adopted, and
it ought to do much for the development of
Steeplechasing in this country.
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Vardon Defeated Braid.

A special from London says that Harry
Vardon of Scarborough and James Braid of
Romford, both former champions, met in
what was probably their last match of the
golf season on Hayling links yesterday.
vardon played a grand game and in the
first round allowed Braid to win only one
hole, the eighteenth. Vardon finished up,
and In the afternoon secured the match by
up and 3 to play
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-24

The Young Hustlers foot ball eleven met
defeat at the hands of the Young Princeton
team Wednesday afternoon. by a score of
20 TO 10. The game was hard fought. and it
was full of sensational running by MEM
bers of each team, but the Princeton eleven
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Following are the scores:
Totals
Won From West End.

The West End and Riggs Bank teams
were the contestants in the Bank Clerks
League, the latter capturing three straight
games. Harrison of the Riggs was out at
ter the top score honors. as he rolled POP in
the first game and then followed 1t up with
203 in the third.
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Result Of First Round.


The first round for championship cup re-
suited as follows:
L. L. Harlan. Columbia. beat G. C. Laf-
ferty, Chevy Chase. 1 UP.
F. o. Horstman. Chevy Chase. lost to D.
F. Mallory. B. c. c.. up, to play.
John D. Reynolds. B. C. c., beat w. s.
Harlan. Columbia, up, to play.
r. E. Lay, B. c. c., beat Ormsby Mccain
mon, Chevy Chase, l up.
G. A. Pope, b. C. c., beat o. Perrin, B. c.
c.. up, to play.
]. c. Davidson Columbia beat W. E. Par
sons, B. C. c., 1 up.
j. F Bartlett, B. C. c., beat Alexander
Preston, jr., 6 up. to play.
Charles S. Abel. B. c. c., lost to B. w
CorkraE, B. C. c.. l up.
The qualifying round was played in the
morning. In the afternoon the sixteen men
who made the lowest scores in the qualify
ing round played the first round for the
championship. 1t was at match play, Il
holes.
This morning the eight winners in the
first round played the second round for the
championship, and the eight losers p!syed
the first round for the Baltimore News Gun.
At pm. the semi-officials for the cham
pionShip and Semi-fnalS for the Baltimore
News cup will be played.
Pairing for Today.
The pairing for today follows:
For the championship cup-L. L. Harba
vs. d. F. Mallory. John D. Reynolds VS..
r. E. Lay, G. A. Pope VS.. ]. C. Davidson.
John F. Bartlett VS.. B. W. Corkran.
For News cup-G. c., Lafferty vs. T. O.
Horstman. w. s. Harlan VS.. o. Mccain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-24
BOWLING.

nan, substitute half backs. The game will
be called promptly at 3:45 pm.
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In the Qualifying Round.

The medal scores made in yesterdays
| qualifying round given according to the
| parings, We're:
w. NJ. Gray, Chevy Chase. ................ 104
| l.. l. Turner Il. c. c. (out).
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Nothing Over 80 Would Do.

LI1tfty score OF TWO III CHt SIXtttNtH
hole was very clever, but Harlan holed in
three. By taking six strokes for the eight
zenith hole, which was made by DR.. Harlan
in five, Mr.. Lafferty lost by 1 up. Last
year DR.. L. L. Harlan held the record at
the Baltimore links, but it has been beaten
this season by both Mr.. T. Courtney Jenk-
ms and Mr. L D. REYNOLDS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-07-17
MR.. GATES FEELS HURT
AT CORN. KING PHILLIPS TALK
He Intimates That the Young Chi
cago Man Was Caught
u-r; Short.
Nesu York. Sum Special scrysoe

NesU York Sum Special Sc,vtoe g . sETo*::..
New York, July 17.-John W. Gates has
refused to give the public inside inforuna-
ton about the corner in corn but George
H. Phillips, the erstwhile corn king
has provoked him to few savage re-
marks. Mr.. Phillips is quoted in local
paper as saying: -
1.-THE Gates faction found out that there
was more cash corn in the country than
they cared to look after and take In, if
they continued their operations until the
close Of the month, so they simply ran
up the price, squeezed the shorts as hard
as they could and then let go. They have
hurt lots Of men in the country who had
corn to deliver and were unable to carry
their option when the Gates clique be-
gan sending the prices skyward. These
men still have the actual corn, but many
Of them have been practically ruined by
the collapse of the market following the
running up Of the price, Z. -. W.; g..
When this was called to the attention OF
Mr.. Gates he became angry and re-
torted: X
zzt'I didn't know that Mr.. Phillips had
been selling corn short, but his words
are those of a man who has been hurt. 7
don't care a rap what Phillips thinks Of
the methods used in the corn deal So
far as I know, nothing was done that
could demoralize The market or inture le-
gltfmaCe business. IL 1S true Cnat bought
a little corn. Others bought, believing
that the supply was not large The men
who owned corn were not injured. They
had grain to deliver and presumably they
obtained price that satisfied then.
otherwise they would not have sold. II
any one sold what he did not possess. ii
was for him to supply that which he had
agreed to deliver. bought corn below
65 cents. Every busheI held by me was
taken below that price. What 1 sold Il
for IS my own business,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-07-17
RESCUED BY H0BsoN
Fool Girl Jumps Into the water
Near the Hero.

St. Louis, Mo-, July ia girls folly
came near costing her life near East ST:
Louis, III. But for Captain Richmond
Pearson Hobson, one of the heroes OF the
Merrimac, Miss May Cert Of East st.
Louis, would have been drowned. =
She was standing on the deck OF
river yacht when she passed the naval
officer swimming in the water, and calico
out banteringly:
eff I should fall in, Captain ~Hopsons
would you rescue me?'
II most certainly would, replied the
captain. - =
The words had hardly left his mouth
when there was splash and the girl
sank in the waters Of the Mississippi.
The crowd of picknickers on the yacht
and on the banks of the river screamed
with horror. -
Captain Hobson saw the joke had been
carried too far and started with strong
strokes for the spot. 1,1 - =.
Suddenly he dived, and after another
age to the now silent crowd. reappeared
on the surface with his arm 7grasping the
shoulders of the half unconscious but
struggling girl. Probably CAPTAIN Hob
son would not have been able to save
the girl had his friend not come. to his
rescue. $500.
Miss Cert was strangled and too weak
to speak or stand when eager hands
grasped her. Both Captain Hobson and
his companion were exhausted. She said
II know it was very foolish, but knew
I would be rescued" 49,.
Then she looked up to Captain Hobson,
who smiled rather grimly.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-07-17
ONE N KNOWN Q 70 Be LOST
MINI, FARMER KHI,IEp IN STORM
Late Dispatches show the Wide
Spread Character oflWind and 4
- Haflstorm. : (,
Specials to The Journal.

Specials to The Journal.
Halstad, Mimi, July ia tornado,
coming from the northwest, passed south
east along Marsh river and did much
damage to houses and crops at Shelly.
Syvert Lavold, a farmer living east OF
Shelly village, was killed. There was no
storm in Halstad village, but five miles
east some buildings and crops were dam
aged.
Stewartville, Mimi, July H.-One OF
the severest rain and wind storms for
years passed over this vicinity yesterday
morning, upsettings outbuildtngs and
blowing down trees and telegraph and
telephone wires.f Farmers estimate the
loss to crops at IS an acre. = s.
Battle Lake, MINI, July ia severe
thunder and wind storm swept the coun-
try eighteen miles east of here. Many
wheat fields were pounded by hail. Wheat
is headed and promises q big yield. Hay
ing Is we'll under way and is the biggest
crop for years. p
Sank Rapids, MINI, July 17.-The hard
est electrical storm Of the season visited
This section at midnight. The fall Of rain
was tremendous and was accompanied BY
terrific lightning and wind The crops
were laid to the ground and haying is de-
layed. s.-3- u
Rushfcrd, Mimi, July ia terrific
wind storm swept over this section OF the
state, doing an tmemnse amount OF dam
age to growing crops, and tearing down
wind mills and shade trees. s.
! Frazee, MINI, July 17.-One Of the most
severe hail storms that has ever visited
this section of the country, laid waste a
strip about four miles, wide and twelve
or fourteen miles long. Crops that gave
promise Of being the largest in many
years were totally destroyed in few
minutes. The loss is almost complete, as
but few Of the farmers carried insurance.
The hail stones were very large and rag
ged shaped The hail was accompanied
by severe wind.
Dubuque, Iiwa, July IA terrific cleo
trical storm, accompanied by hail, wind
and rain struck Dubuque Twenty head
Of cattle were carried down Catfish creek
to. their death. Two frame houses at
Rockda1e were wrecked by the strong
wind. Great damage was done to crops.
Fifth avenue, in the northern part OF the
city, will impossible for several weeks.
The Union Electric company is unable to
operate its cars on several up town
streets.
piainview, MINI, July IA severe
rain and hail storm swept this terri
tory A strip Of country three miles
wide and extending from Potsdam to
Viola, olrnsted county, a distance Of.
twelve miles, is reported to be completes
ly stripped OF all growing grain.