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New-York tribune., 1902-02-13
THE SIX DAY GRIND.
SET A FAST PACE-SOME OF THE COM
PETITORS ARE FLIGHTY AT TINES.

There was another large attendance at the six
day go-as- -yOu-please race at Madison Square Gar
den yesterday. Some Of the onloOkers appear 70
have remained in the garden since the opening on
Sunday night and evidently Intend stay there
until the finish. There We're twenty-four teams lett
in the race yesterday morning, nineteen having
dr0Dued OF the struggle. The leaders MAX
ing from three 10 five miles hour. while the
crlppes hObbling around the track as best they
can, presenting EreWSOTnc spectacle.
Carroll. OF the members OF the Indian team
stopped suddenly yesterday afternoon. and seiZtng
his hat did not stop until he had reached Fourth
ave. His trainer pursued him and succeeded in
duieting the dazed fellow ana got him back into
the Garden. The Hughes brothers are Sttl train
ing on old ale and seem about clipper they
were Sunday night
In the early hours last evening there
important change in the The kept plOd-
ding along in the weary pace. with OcCa-
sional sprint. At o'clock there were about three
thousand present.
At O'Clock Weston, the veteran pedestrian and
the referee. walked several laps. encouraging the
men. CavanaGh was the recipient OF a number Of
floral offerings the evening. One a big
hoTSeShO He carried the track ana
placed II against the railing
New-York tribune., 1902-02-13
CHIcAGos CoMMEMoRAT1oN.
THE LARGEST FOR LINCOLN EVER HE'LL
THERE-MANY BANQUETS

Chicago. Feb. 12-Memorial exercises In honor of
Abraham Lincoln were held here to-day on scale
surprising that of any previous local celebration
Of the anniversary of MS birth.
Appropriate exercises We're held in the schools all
of the public buildings save the postotice were
closed and no business transacted at any Of
the banks or on the Board of Trade or the Stock
Exchange. \ large number of business houses also
were closed during the afternoon.
In the evening there a number OF banquets
al which the speakers for the most part dealt
with some phase OF the life of Lincoln. The larg-
est of these affairs was held In the home of the
Marquette cub where at least seven hundred
members Of the club gathered to listen to the ad-
dresses President w. l.. Bush OF the club pre-
sided and in opening the exercises after the ban
quet proper paid an eloquent tribute to Lincoln as
man and patriot.
LAFAYETTE Young of Des MoInes. Iowa. spoke on
Abraham Lincoln and his address received
with much applause. He referred to the conven-
ton of 1860 where he said. the compromise OF
men made the platform and the providence OF God
MADE the nominations. He continued:
Craftsmanship Is common applied to poll
Ilcs, geHTIasilli CnU,1 t,,T and reneral In This
Lincoln %Ss 29 a fSa chTstmas a. the re
public Appomattox represents the EhsifT rfsHT Tr
was no spirit OF nationality, and no statesman OF
the time had the slightest comprehension Of the
union Of hearts and hands did not come until the
stored 10 the South and the country became one.
Lincoln died before the pains ana penalties Of
lowing the war. even as he had escaped the small
disputes leading IL. There has not been an
American shot fired in one hundred and twenty
five years that did not reach higher than the OBJ
jeCt aimed at.
Curtis GunI, ir.. Of Boston spoke on our Flag
in the Tropics" His declaration OF what is owed
as a duty to its new possessions by the United
States was received with much approval. Senator
NcLaurin of South Carolina, followed with an ad-
dress on Lincoln and His Relations 10 the South"
Philip Campbell. Of Kansas. had FOR his subject
The Responsive Powers Of the Republic" His re
marks were greeted with much enthusiasm.
Banquets were also held by the members Of the
Lincoln Club, at which the chief speakers were
Governor Yates. John NJ. Thurston. cX-Unted
States Senator from Nebraska. and Congressman
FOss Of Chicago large banquet was also held
by the Standard Club at which addresses were
made by local speakers
New-York tribune., 1902-02-13
LINCOLN AND NAPOLEON coNTRAsTEp
PRESIDENT BUTLER OF COLUMBIA SPEAKS
TO THE BROOKLYN UNION
LEAGUE CLUB.

The BROOKLYN Union League Club celebrated the
anniversary Of Abraham Lncoln's birth with
dinner at its clubhouse last night. About three
hundred guests attended and listened to speeches
by President Butler of Columbia University Con
gressman Southwick of Albany; Rear Admiral
Barker L. $. y. and Captain roGhan. L. ;. y.
H. 3. Masters. president Of the club. was toast
master.
President Butler was the first speaker. His sub
ject was The Significance Of Lincoln" He con-
trasted the lives OF Napoleon and Lincoln, saying
that the former was the emperor and the latter the
servant. While Napoleon made the people the tools
of his will, Lincoln dealt kindly with his fellow
wants in the republic. Continuing, ne said:
Lincoln exhausted the ideal that il was his fort
une in Providence represent. Still his spirit
lives bounded only by the limits of the earth and
the extent Of the human mind. He survives in our
hearts and in the affections of the good throughout
the world When governments that now exist have
ceased 10 be, Wnen empire has perished, the
glory of our Lincoln shall shine, and die not until
earth itself sinks into chaos.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-13
Lost Hair

It's risky, this losing of the
hair. You may not get it back
again. When the hair first
begins to fall out use Ayers
Hair Vigor. 1t will stop the
falling and will make new hair
come in. And it always restores
color to gray hair.
Ny hair came out badly and was fast turning
Say. tried Ayers Hair Vigor. II stopped my
.sa s from coming out and completely restored the
NOi'r. Mrs. M. ID. Gray, North Salem, Mass.
- All druggists. j. c. AVER CO.. Lowell. Mass.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-13
BOARD or TRADE BANQUET.
KINGSTON BODY REVIEWS PAST WORK AND
SCANS THE FUTURE.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. !

Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBJNE.l
KINGSTON n y. Feb. l2.-The annual banquet OF
.ba I<ipqstou Board of Trade held at the Man
sion House here tonight. Ex-Assemblyman James
n Everett the president gave an interesting
resume of the success which had crowned the ei-
forts of the board in the promotion of manufactur-
inc interests of the city and also comprehensive
idea of the present extent of the various industries
now I'm the city limits. From careful canvass just
made il is found that the capital employed in the
Kingston manufactures aggregates SlS0,O00. with
the product 1901 valued AT 092, and week
" payroll $S7.17. which is distributed between
4S7O operatives, of which 1895 males and LA
females.
The largest single industry is the manufacture OF
cigars Among the other thirty or more separate
Industries those OF trucks and snow poughs.
Rosendale cement, brick engines. boilers and ma
chinerv buestone shirts, builders woodwork. pro-
prietary medicines and brushes Addresses were
made by Mayor Block George T. j. Smith.
Roads: John S. Wise, who spoke of Lincoln;
Abram Gruber. who responded to the toast, New
York CITY Relation to the State in Charac acteriStc
Ways: Professor Myron T. Scudder. of the New
Paltz Normal School. who spoke on Cuba and the
United States" and others.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-13

A. blanchard. e. w. Bloomingdale Isidor Levi
n. ID: Brockway. H. c. Du VEL Jacob A. Can
tor, Joseph NJ. Deuel., Philip Dobin William
Elnstein, Theodore P. Gilman, Henry Gleason,
George z. Green, Francis V. Greene Abraham
Sruper. Robert n Kenyon, Frederick D. Kill
pu[h' n G kudlich, Richard H. Laimbeer jr..
Judge David Leventritt. Benno Loewy James
=. March Alexander T. Mason Anson G. Nc
Cook' j. Murray Mitchell Z. A. Newell Ludwig
1Tlsseh' Justice Morgan J. O'Brien, A. S Ochs,
y nehry W. Sackett. Jacob H. Schef H. Mckay
IWomhly James r. Sheffield John A. Sleicher,
5usuCe Alfred SteclSler Thomas Sturgis. T h.
@ Ingf per, Charles H. Treat. Cornelius Van Cott
and James Yereance
New-York tribune., 1902-02-13
HOCKEY.
PRINCETON WINS AN INTERESTING
GAME FROM THE KENSING-
TON TEAM.

The Princeton University and Kensington Ath-
letic Club teams played interesting game OF
hockey at tho Clermont Avenue Rink last night
The men from New-Jersey showed some improve
meut their recent form. and won by the score OF
10 l. The Tigers too heavy. too aggressive
and fast for their rivals and that tells the story
briefly
In the first half Ogden scored twice. assisted by
Leake and Wylie. Near the end of the half Ken
ne1y rushed the puck the ice and shot goal.
the disk bouncing into Ihe net after striking the
of the goal keeper. IN "A SCrimmage which
followed in front Of the Princeton goal the cage
upset. and when the tangie was unraveled the
puck was found inside the net. but the point was
not allowed. In the second half Wylie scored for
Princeton after minutes play, and ten min
utes later Leake shot goal from a sCrimmage.
lined u l. follows:
New-York tribune., 1902-02-13
INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

The next Intercollegiate hockey championship
match will take place this evening between the
teams representing Princeton and Brown universi-
ties. The continued cold weather in the East has
given the Brown team opportunity for improve
ment their first visit to this city and il re-
ports they playing stronger
game PrinCeton's defeat of Columbia two weeks
agO has made them possibility in the champion
ship race, and should they win this game they Will
most likely be in the final series. which Will be
composed of the two leaders on a percentage basis
aft ter March
New-York tribune., 1902-02-13
LINCOLN'S MEMORY HONORED.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS AT DINNERS IN VARIOUS CITIES ON
THE MARTYRED PRESIDENTS BIRTHDAY.
LINCOLN DAY SENTIMENTS.


4
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of Minister WI un3Rato
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question d Club bBoson
New-York tribune., 1902-02-13
POSSE MEETS MoUNTAINEERs AND SIX
MEN ARE KILLED.

POSSE MEETS MUINIAINf-E-FSS md SIX
MEN ARE KILLED.
Middlesboro. KY, Feb. 12--One of the worst
battles ever fought in the Cumberland Mountains
occurred this afternoon at Lee Turner's Blind
Tiger saloon four miles from here The batue
as between Turner's mountaneers, twenty in
number, and fifteen citizens of Middles-
boro. who sworn in posse to arrest Lee
Turner. Turner owed Ciills COlson some money
and the latter had levied his mules Turner
on Wednesday night by force took the mules away
from Colson. In the night that followed to-day
Charles Cecil. of the Middle5boro officers. was
killed, and John Doyle. another officer was fatally
wounded.
Turner lost five men. His saloon was burned 10
the ground by the officers, and five of his men
pershed in the flames. Turner was absent al the
time of the battle, and Is reported to be now AT
Mingo making preparations to flee from the coun-
try. Various rumors rife. and il Is impossibIe
to secure the exact details and learn tn exact
number Of men that met death.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-13
BILLIARDS.
MGAL WINS FAST GAME. MAKING a RUN
OF - POINTS.


The game between DR.. F. T. MiaI Of Chicago
and Charles Threshie in the Glass Amateur Ath-
letic Union billiard tournament the Knicker-
booker Athletic Club last night had a sensa tionaI
ending in the forty-tourth inning when the doctor
up cluster OF 20 points, which him the
game by a OF too To 2SS The beats the
est made in the contest since it began a week and
a half ago. In this inning Mial had the spectators
brilliant. and he kept the balls close together most
The contest did not promise much for the first
few innings but in the eighth and ninth the Chi
cago man made runs Of 80 and Al. He passed the
hrst century i'm the ninth inning, with of
JOS m to So In the fourteenth inning Threshie made
Mia made strings OF S6, % so and 10 the twenty
innings. and when he made the 20 points the
| forty-fOurth innnG. winning him the contest, he
greeted with Il o applause. The
test of the most interesting of the tourna-
nlngs was characterized by the fine PLAYS of the
Chicago man. Threshie also played cleverly in
from IRONY the large humber Of spectators who saw the
contest Mial's average was i-ii, while his Op-
ponent's was ) 25-t5
The
Mial-as !. O. l.. 4O.H 80, -. o /, % Is, .. o :
o. 10 /, total. 900 average 4i4 high
Tarsshcs %. o : II l. 8 +. 2 ! l. q l. O. 3 ! So :
. T. . ia io total @s; = 81 high s6.
sgourney won the afternoon game. His opponent
was Charles $ Norris. whom he defeated by a
Ssouruey was the first to make d double hgure
when, III the tnlru inning, ne rolled up cluster
of 80 points and leading by p points. In the
next inning his opponent averaged II points and in
the sixth inning :. and passed SigOurney by ?
| points. Norris made strings of IL. H. and 20 I'm
The ninth tenth twelfth thirteenth innings and
had passed the irst century with of 1O5 to
| A. Sigourney aroused a storm of applause when.
| in the fourteenth inning he made 81 points. the
highest of the contest. SigOurney had the
spectators again spellbound when. In hfty-th
inning, he made A Carroms, which sent him ahead
of his rival by % points In the ifty-seventh inning
re made 10 points and in the next, when he
averaged 10. The score:
sisourney-l. /. 80 /. !. l. o. l: o. o O. O.. . O.
. o IL y. 80 l, 10. /. g. /. o. q 5. 4. & ).
10 TO- total 400, average, 1-0S: high
Norris l. Is, T. I. = o. IA. II. o. 10 ". 13. l. :.
l5 6. o. 1. o. o. = /. l. o. =. Al 0. 1. 20 0. l. o.
l. q. 4. l. 3S. o. = o. o. 9. o. B. :. 3. A. 4. .;
total 345; average 63-51; high runs, IL, 30, 20.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-13
A TIE GAME At PENNINGTON.

Pennington. y. j.. Feb = (SpeciaD.-One of the
most exciting games of hockey ever played on Stony
Brook that played yesterday afternoon be
tween the Pennington Athletic Association and
Pennington town team. which resulted in tie
score. The game fercely contested from the
finish. The line up:
New-York tribune., 1902-02-13
.SHETLIN ANSW WERS NEVINS.
HE ALLEGES THAT q. EDWARD GRAFF
& co CONVERTED CUSTOMERS
MONEY TO THEIR OWN USE,

The answer OF James Sheyin in the action tol
SO 900 damages for sIander brought against
him 10y Thomas +. Nevins has been filed with
the County Clerk of Kings County by Charles
II Hvde Of Mayer Il Hyde, Shevlns counsel
II reiterates the charges previously made hy
Mr. Shevlin. and declares that the firm of O.
Edward Graft g. Co. converted TO its own use
money intrusted to it by customers. and ms
represented facts and prices of stocks TO It's Gus
toners It SAYS further that the statements
made by Mr. Nevins while testifyng in bank
ruptcy proceedings were false, and that MI
Nevins. knowing that they were false. made the
statements to shield himself and ms partner
Graft from prosecution by the creditors for con-
version which the answer declares 1T is verify
believed by the defendant the firm was guilty Of
in many instances.
1t is also alleged:
chased and held for the account ot customers with
ollt the authority of the owners or persons LOT
received therefor to their that IT was com
mon for the said firm to report to customers that @
The DIrchase price paid for stocks ordered by theIl
was greater than the amount actually paid ana ana
that the price received for STOCK soiu oX =
received and 10 convert to their own use, the dii-
terence between the prices paid and the prices re-
tween the prices received and tn prices reported 10
Cmetoners as received and the said firm did con-
vert 10 it's own use many such sums of money be
making false reports of transactions had Tor the'r
accounts.
The Islander suit was brought by Mr.. NeNins a
few days before the recent election. and was based
on certain remarks that It was alleged SheVil'
made concerning Nevus's testimony In the hank-
ruptcv proceedings of the defunct brokerage nFHi'
sbevIin is alleged to have said that "Nevns testi-
eod ,u,a a thief and he saw prison stripes starng
hin, I'm the face" The suit brought immedi-
ateIv after the publication of this remark
New-York tribune., 1902-02-13
THOUSANDS OF FLAGS FLYING.

LINCOLNs BIRTHDAY OBSERVED THROUGH
OUT THE CITY.
Thousands of flags were flying throughout the
city yesterday in honor of LinColn's Birthday
The streets assumed typical holiday appear
ance In accordance with its annual custom
the Educational Alliance, East Broadway and
Jefferson-st., celebrated the day last evening
In its auditorium. Appropriate patriotic exer-
cises were held. and the importance of the ma
tional holiday was explained to East Side peo-
pie in both English and Yiddish.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-13

Princeton. =: Kensiugton \. g. !. Goas-Lea
Ogden 90 Wye 80, kennedy. Referee. W. Fc
EMPIRES. DeIert and F. l.. Grant. Time, 20 min
New-York tribune., 1902-02-13
FIERCE FIGHT IN KENTUCKY.

,For other sports see ninth pase1
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-30
AN AWFUL DEATH.
JOHN F. cRANWHLL INSTANTLY KILLED
b. Coming In Contact With a live Wire on
Main Street

Mr. John T. Cranwell. of Albemarle
county. met with horrible death her..
thursday evening while ATTEMPTING 10
d Tx "A wire ON the lines Of the Rannaban-
mock Electric Light aud Power 90. The
accident occurred ON Main St. nearly ON
posite the residence of MIR " l.. Slau,.h
Ter. tranweil came here with the Postal
Telegraph Company from North Carolipa
tnu was assistant foreman in putting up
the new line OF the company in this city.
Alter the work was completed he vork-
ed for the City Electric Light Plant ana
had been employed by the Rappahannock
company 20 do extra WORK when il
wanted outside help. Supt. Phillips. of
TINS company, employed Cranweil and a
cOiOred man GO correct an error on the
line Thursday. and Cranwell was to 90
To the top Ot the pole where the error
had been located. Before he went mn
Phillips and the colored man told him
not 10 handle the wire without gloves.
lie sand he did not want them. that
there was no danger. They insisted and
tied the gloves on Il rope 10 send up To
him. lie still refused and cut the wire
lie was holding one end Of the wire when
1t Is supposed he slipped and the other
wire came IN contact with his neck. thus
making a circuit, when he fell over the
top of the pole dead and his body re
manned there.
Phillips, seeing the conditions. ran to n
pole above and climbing il cut the wi o
with a Ratchet but it was to late. As
sistance was called and lineman B. ".
Spain, OF the Postal Telegraph Company
went up, and tying rope around the
body lowered il to the ground Div.
Jhewning soon arrived and pronounced
tranwell dead
In the absence OF Coroner A. c. Dogrett
Acting Coroner ;. J Quinn, through
Oiicer " X. Hall, summoned a Jury.
cOmpOsc1 of Messrs. Geo = Davis : :
bradford +. NJ. Larkin, 5. +. Eastburn.
j. &. Chichester, and Geo T. Cole. who
rendered "A verdict that CranweH came
to his death by handling live wire
while in the employ Of the Rappahannock
Electric Light ana Power Company.
The lugular vein was nearly burnt
through. and there were burns on the
back. Mr. J. b. Ficklen, Manager of the
Company, Immediately. instructed
ndertaker +. X. Wheeler to take char,,,.
Of the body and prepare it for burial.
The body was sent to Albemarle by
hum yesterday for intermcnt. Evangelist
Geo. A.Aiills collected about $50 and pre-
scented it to the widow.
Mrs. Cranweil. who lives on the
next square, witnessed the acci-
dent and did not known, at the time il
was her husband on dle pole. The
shock was very great when she was
informed OF the fact. She with three
children. survive the deceased.
Manager Ficklen said yesterday that
imperative orders had been issued bv him
that no employee should go I'D a pole
and handle the wire when the current is
on.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-30
SCHOOLS TO REOPEN.
Vacation Nearly 0ver.-Ths Schools Reed,
10 Begin Another Session

10 DcStn A1oiner Session
TIE boys and girls are preparing fo,
the coming school sessions. Monday
sept J. the public schools will omen
The attendance this year il expected Ia
ie Larger than at any preceding session
mere has been one step made towards
higher education Prof Madison will
nave charge OF the highest grade. and
the course has been extended one wear
giving the pupils three years instead OF
two in this department
The Hanover school will commence its
session on Monday. Sept. Sth. Miss
Willie +. SchOoler. the principal. will be
assisted by Miss Belle Little and Miss
Sallie Buckner Montgomery. who yradu-
aiei with high hOnOrs at the Female
Episcopal Institute at Winchester
These ladies are thorough teachers and
the scholars who have been sent ont
from this school show careful training
fredericksburg College will open on
Monday. Sept. 18th. Rev Dr. J. W.
Nosebro, the President. has exertcd much
care IN the selection of the faculty this
year. IL is composed of up to date
teachers in the different branches. The
grounds are being put in thorough order.
ne big new dOrmitory which is supplied
with all the modern cOnveniences is rap
idiy nearing cOmpietioL the college
building Is being improved and the out
look Tor the coming session is brighter
than any preceding one. This institu.
ton Is an important factor to the city
anu every hand should be extended tn
ana IN the success which the president
and faculty richly deserve.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-30
WESTM0RELAND.
Mrs. Mary Washington Dead
Correspondence of THE FREE LANCE

Correspondents of The FREE LANcE)
Oak Grove. Va. Aug. 2Sth 1902.
The funeral Of Mrs. Mary Washington.
wife OF DR. Warner Washington. who
died at her home "Ciaymont" near here.
took place Sunday. aud was conducted
by her pastor Rev. VIM. &. Latane. The
Attendance was very large. Mrs. Wash
ington had been i'll for months past-in-
deed Tor some years she had not been
strong. and though her death was not
unexpected it came as no less a sorrow
TO all who knew her sweet christian
wife. mother and friend has been trans
planted Il that home that is
Is iairer than day. but her influ-
ence for good goes on while the tired
hands rest. She was before her mar
rage Miss Mary Washington. Oldest
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs Law
renee ashington. of Mestmoreland. and
after her union with DR.. WASHINGTON
went with him TO Caroline county where
they resided for number of wears.
About sixteen years ago they came to
W estmoreland. where the DR.. has n fine
practice She leaves three sons. Wis: Mr..
Augustine Washington, of Kentucky. DIR
lachard Washington, of Washington
City, and DR.. Warner Washington. of
New York. She was slater of Hon. r
). ashingtOn. Mr. Lawrence Washiny-
ton and Mrs. ). +. Wilson, OF this neigh
borhood.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-08-30
The Public Schools.

The public schools of Frederick sburg
will open for the next session on Septem-
Der LIST, 1902. Pupils will be enrolled as
follows:
First day-Resident pupils of last ses-
sion. Second day-New resident pupils.
Third day-Non-iesident pupils.
No person under years of age
Except those heretofore enrolled) or over
20, will be enrolled.
The first Grammar Grade, TO be taught
by male teacher, will be raised one
grade higher than heretofore. and can
accommodate pupils finishing in that
grade last year and other advanced
pupils.