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The Washington times., 1902-08-31
Personnel of Committee.

THE personnel OF this committee
shows conclusively that it is our inten-
tian to give to the American public an
exemplfication OF all prominent sports.
With that object in view committee
has been selected with representatives
from each branch of athletics, men who
are prominent and have influence and
are willing to cooperate in every way
towards making this a successful affair
A little later on the committee on final
athletics will be divided into subcom-
mittees and the authorities on the diff
,ferent sports will be given a voice in
the management of the particular sport
in which they are prominent
The foreign committee will later be
divided into subcommittee and the au-
thorities on the different sports will be
given voice in the management. Du-
rand Churchill, vice chairman of the
international games committee. and a
we'll known authority on college ath-
letics, is now handling most of the de-
tail work connected with the preliminary
arrangements.
Washington has been honored with
several places on the general committee
and includes Lewis W. Maxon. on arch
cry; d. F. McGowan. president of Ma
tional Archery Association, and W. II.
Wahly, present national champion in
rnuua
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| Geyelin, Philadelphia. Pa; Dr. Ira n.
Hollis. Cambridge. Mass; Darwin r.
James. New York; G. T. Kirby. New
York; A. A. Stagg. Chicago. III; Charles
H. Sheriff. New York; Seward A. ST.
mons. Buffalo, y. Y. and E. j. Wendell,
New York
Mr.. Walter Camp is today the most
prominent man in college athletic af-
fairs in America. was an old football
player himself and has for years been
looked upon as a football authority in
America.
C. c. Cuyler. of Princeton. has been
for years prominent man in football
affairs.
J. W. Curtiss is without question the
most prominent man today in Yale and
Harvard's dual competitions and r--
sattas. having stirred up interest in the
football games and rowing races. He is
representative Oarsman himself anG
while a Yale rowed in the crew
Everett Brown, of the University OF
California. is a leading spirit in college
athletics on the coast.
II. l.. Geyelin is n college athletic
authority. a representative OF the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, and has been
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To Participate in olympian Games.

The District of Columbia National
Guard has been officially invited to par
ticipate in the military portion of the
international Olympian games to be held
at Chicago. in 1904. The local citizen
soldiery will undoubtedly manifest more
than passing interest in the contests and
very likely will be represented therein.
President Roosevelt has announced
that it will give him pleasure to open
the games and to send to them bodies OF
United States troops and United States
sailors to take part in the contests, in
which representatives, OF the ermies and
navies Of all nations are expected 10
enter. The hope has been expressed by
the President that these Exercises will
include feats Of horsemanship and
craftsmanship, as well as tests of en-
durance and strength under service con-
ditions.
The Interstate National Guard Asso-
citation, during its annual meeting held
in New York several months ago. adopt
ed resolutions pledging its earnest sup
port and cooperation in promoting in
terest IN the contests, and in so far as
lies within the power of the association
TO use its best efforts TO secure the at
tendance of the most efficient bodies of
State troops.
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Makeup of Committees.

Some OF the committees named and
already at work are as follows:
Track and field sports:
E. E Babb. Boston: Leigh Carroll
Birmingham. Ala: John Elliott, Sar
Francisco, Cal; !. Frank Facey. Cam
bridge. Mass; DR.. G.. K Herman, Chi
cago. Ill; Herbert Hauser, San Fran
cisco; W. b. Hinchman, San Francisco;
c. c. Hughes. New York; George James
San Francisco Jerome B. Karst. st.
Louis; W. H. Liginger. Milwaukee;
Harold Mccormick, Chicago; Harry Nc
MILAN, Philadelphia: Hon. Joseph B
Maccabe. Boston; A. G. Mills, New York;
John ]. O'Connor, st. Louis; Henry s.
Penniman. Baltimore: ]. f. Sullivan,
New York; George A. Thorne. Chicago;
NJ. F. Winston, Lynn, Mass; Barlow 5.
Weeks. New York: T. r. Bland. st.
Louis: l.. Heywarth. Chicago; William
c. Malley. Chicago. and Sidney \. Fos-
ter. Des Moines.
Edward f. Babb is president of the
Amateur Athletic Union and has for
many years been a prominent factor in
athletic affairs in Boston. He is mem
Der of the Boston Athletic Association.
J. f. Sullivan is secretary
of the Amateur Athletic Union, and is
deeply interested in all kinds of sport.
NJ. F. Winston. of Lynn. Mass. is
president of the New England Athletic
Association and is one of the athletic
workers in that district.
Barlow s. Weeks. New York. ex-presi-
dent of the Amateur Athletic Union, ex-
chairman of the National Registration
Board, member of the New York Ath-
letic Club and an athletic enthusiast.
A. G. Mills organized. the Amateur
Union of the United States and
framed its constitution and bylaws. He
is a member of many governing bodies
with athletic sport.
W. II. Liginger and DR.. George K.
Herman are president and secretary,
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greatest interest the development Of the
games and will use my best efforts to-
ward official participation on the pafT
of Switzerland. Will Immediately recog
nize tn, games in the official JOURNAL
It is probable that crack Swiss
marksmen, unequaled in any country of
Europe, will compete al Chicago. A
Swiss who won the international rife
match at Rome few days ago is like
ly to go, as are some famous Alpine
wrestlers. Wrestling is almost the ma
tional sport of Switzerland, and the
heavy necked' athletes of Canton Girls
ons find few equals.
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Events Be Held IL Chicago 1904 Work Great Epoch the His
tory Of SportAhes Of All Nations Eager Participate the
Evens-Discus Throwing, Former Game of the Amphihea-
Prominent Feature of the Approaching Contest

come over. trained and capable of show
ing us some tricks in our own sports.
Count Won Talleyrand-Perig of Ger
many, was sure big team would he
sent.
When the delegation saw President
Zemp. of Switzerland. he became at once
Interested and asked plenty of questions
and then said: Il will follow with the
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Support of Royalty.

They secured audiences with Emperor
William and the President of France
and stimulated their personal interest to
the extent that both promised to have
their great countries represented, and
an appropriation to train athletes has
been made in each, and it is expected
that German and French athletes will
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Discus a Feature.

Since then the discus has been adopted
on this side, and is one of the recog-
nized features of American athletics
The implement is lens-shaped. of hard
wood. surrounded by iron. with brass
center. and weighs 2 knOs. or AZ;
pounds.
The contests included running 100, 400
500 and 1900 metres, hurdling; high and
long jumping: weights; lifting; discus
and Marathon race.
In 1900 the olympian games were held
at Paris. and here again the American
entrants carried off nearly all the hon
ors.
This time, Bauer. a Hungarian. won
the discus event, scaling the implement
l1s feet 2 9-l0 inches a greater distance
than the Greek ever dreamed it could
be sent flying through the air
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Held Once in Four Years.
Americans Won at Athens.

1t is well remembered that the rep
resentatives of this country won nine
out of the fourteen of the events open
to all.
The result was a surprise to all the
athletic world because the distances tc
be run and the character of field events
were so entirely different to those reg
ularly practiced here.
America had gone over and beat
Greece at her own game, and especially
at throwing the discus. which game and
the implement used in it had never been
seen by an American athlete until the
party reached Athens. Then and not till
then Robert Garrett. jr, Baltimore
student at Princeton, and acknowledged
to be a good weight man, took up the
sport, and on the day of the tests he
scaled the discus 80 feet ~ inches and
broke all previous Greek records
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A Strong General Committee.

A very strong committee, members OF
which are well versed in the respective
lines they represent, has been named.
The committee will be delegated TO
prepare and arrange details of the big
event
Mr.. A. G. Spalding. a gentleman who
has had a great experience in matters
of this sort Is chairman of the commit
tee, and referring to it said:
THE committee as published is not
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complete. It is the intention TO add the
names of foreigners who are equally as
prominent in their countries as the
Americans who are on the committee
This committee has been selected after
great deal of care. 1t is our inten-
tion to have the Olympian Games of
1904 an Olympiad that Americans caa
feel proud of, and one that will long be
remembered in the history of sport in
the civilized world.
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.HE Olympian athletic games TO be
held at Chicago in 1904 will mark
Il one Of the greatest epochs in the

TINE olympian athletic games to be
held at Chicago in 1904 will mark
L one of the greatest epochs in the
history of sport.
The great interest which the games
are awakening, not only in all sections
of the United States but in Europe and
in South America, as evidenced by the
resolutions of the Pan-American Con-
gress in favor of the games; the action
of the President of France officially OF
fering prize. and the appropriation
made by Germany to prepare athletes,
has convinced the management having
the details in charge that this will he
the biggest athletic event ever known.
Held Once in Four Years.
These games are held only every four
years, and the competition to secure the
privilege of holding them is very great.
When, in 1895. April to 13. the games
were held at Athens. Greece. at the
Stadium, where have been witnessed SO
many splendid tests of skill and endur-
ance from time immemorial. the United
States for the first time sent over her
representatives TO compete with the
stately, well shapen Greek. known the
world over as clever athlete.
To these games came also the best
that England and all the rest of Europe
could muster.
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Committee on College Athletics.

Walter Camp, New Haven, Conn; C.
C. Cuyler, Princeton, y. j.; J. w. Curtiss,
New York; l.. NJ. Bates. Chicago, ILL.,:
Everett Brown. Berkeley. CAL; H. l..
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National Sport in 1904.

At the 1904 games. as at the preceding
ones. in addition to the events named
above there will be the national sports
this time effort will be made to add
greater variety. and countries not rep
resented before will show how they
amuse themselves and how they train
their youths.
For this purpose a delegation of rep
reseEtaiive men was sent abroad in the
late spring, with credentials from Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary of State
Hay. The delegation consists OF Judge
John B. Payne. Lauerne W. Noyes and
Henry J. Furber. jr., all of Chicago.
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| respectively. of the Central Association
of the A. A. e.. in which territory Chi
cago is located. Mr.. Liginger is vice
president of the a. A. IT,. a member OF
the National A. A. L. championship COM
mittee and hard worker for the sup
port of athletics. DR.. Herman is his aid
in handling the Central Association af-
fairs
Leigh Carroll. OF Birmingham, is
president OF the Southern Association OF
the A. A. L.
John Elliott. Herbert Hauser, W. B.
Hinchman and George James are repre-
sentatives from the Pacific coast
C.. c. Hughes is a delegat large to
the a. A. T., and has ofiiciated at nearly
every athletic meeting in the Eastern
States for years.
Jerome B. Karst, John J. O'Connor and
Theodore r. Bland are all residents OF
St. Louis. and have charge of athletics
in that territory.
Committee on Gymnasium.
1t would be impossible to select a
more representative lot of gymnastic
authorities than those on this Commit
tee. The following men have been Sc
lecteG for their standing in the college
sS hiudSuc "oFiu- d. Imam u All
derson. Yale University DR.. d. A. Sar
gent. Harvard University; George Col
die. Princeton University; DR.. Elson.
Wisconsin University; DR.. Luther Gu
lick, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn; Frank
lin Vonnegut. President North Ameri-
can Gymnastic Union; DR.. r. TAFT Nc
Kenzie McGill University. Montreal.
DR.. W. l.. Savage, Columbia University,
New York: Dr.. Paul C. Phillips. Am
herst College and president of Society
of College Gymnastic DirectorS,
Committee on College Athletics.
Walter Camp, New Haven, Conn; C.
&c. Cuyler, Princeton. " J.; J. W. Curtiss
New York; l. NJ Bates Chicago Ill
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-20
CANADIANS TALK OF WAR
1TIITUD EOF .. s. OYER DISPUTED
 QUESTIONS DENOUNoED.
Great Britain Blamed for Sacrificing Canadian interests to Please the United States-One Member of the Dominion House Ready to Fight and Annex This Country to Canada.
Country to Canad

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 19.--There was an
 exciting debate to-day in the house on
 the Alaska boundary question. It was
 brought up by Henri Bourassau, who moved for all papers and correspond ence connected with the Clayton Bull wer treaty and the Alaska boundary. ence could not be brought down while negotiations were going on. MT. Baur- assau did not see how that excuse could apply to the Clayton Bulwer treaty. He pointed out that Canadian interests were always sacrificed by Great Britain to please the United States Great Britain, like Providence, wanted to be on the side of the big battalions. He pointed to the Alabama claims, the Trent affair, the Alaskan boundary, the placing of an embargo on Canadian cattle, the aiding of immigration to South Africa and other cases to show that Great Britain was always ready to sacrifice Canadian interests.
 Sir Wilfrid Laurier premier, said that he was not an admirer of the Brit ish policy on the American continent, but he did not think that even MT. Bourassau would ask that Britain should go towar with the United States. What was necessary was little time to see if an amicable solution could be arrived at.
 s. E. Gourlay of Picton, Nova Scotia, struck a fighting attitude and declared that he agreed with MT. Bourassau, al though he had never done so before. He accused Great Britain of always sacrificing Canada in it's negotiations with the United States, and rather than submit he and his family would go into the trenches and stay there for two years if need be, to fight for the rights of Canada. If it is necessary" he | said, ito fight the Yankees, we will i fight within twentyfour hours, and af- l ter six months we will capture their l capital and annex their country to Can ada" MT. Bourassau then withdrew his motion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-20
oNLT sa94,OoO TO BE RAISED.
Harvard Medical School Seems Certain
 of RockefelIer's SI, ,OOO, ,OOO Offcr.

Boston. Feb 19.--A statement issued
 to-day to the friends of the Harvard Medical school who are interested in se- curing funds for the enlargement of the scope of the institution, shows that only $294, 900 is yet to be raised before the school can reap the benefit of the gener- osity of John D. Rockefeller. MT. Rocke- feller recently signified his willingness to give $1,000,000 to the medical school, provided a sum was raised in addition to carry out the plans towards which Pierpont Morgan had contributed $1,- GOO, 000 The sum to be raised by Har- yard in addition to the gift is $765000 That sum will complete the S4 ,950, 900 necessary to carry out the plans of the in connection with the medi- cal school. Mr. Rockefeller has stipulat- ed that the balance must be raised by commencement, day next June and while no statement is made concerning the outlook, there is apparently perfect confidence that the money necessary can be raised.
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THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING CO.
The Zenith of Our
 Spring Exposition

towering above all former exhibits first dapened by blow and bluster of Mondays tempest which in reality afforded us more time to perfect display.
 The soft of gentle spring wait and fro from all of oe canary here and there chrpng warb ling in unison with its happy surroundingschrp chic cheery spring newness, spring excusvenessfrom the belts the Leather Goods Dept newest in the aces cffons, aovers jets and spangles through the silks atns and worstedsby the exclusive wash fabrc to the waists, suits and skirts
 Fine nens fine silks, hold the eye of good taste
 Ribbons expressive of the gala glowing, sunny season.
 Upholstery claiming the right of way in draperes under. musns in spring and frills hufs and Swiss en- broidery trim.
 The men, too, considered; neck dress and negligees
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-20
MlNERAL WEALTH IN AFRICA.
Gold on French Ivory Coast, Copper in
 RhOdesia.

London, Feb. 19.-Reports from two experts have been received in London from different parts of Africa, which if borne out by later developments are likely to have an important influence on the worlds gold and copper supply One of the reports comes from Assinie, on the French ivory coast. This cable gram says that reef of quartz gold, eight feet wide and banning from two to eight ounces, has been opened up on the Ivory coast.
 From North Rhodesia the British Chartered South Africa Co.,, has receiv- ed news of the discovery of copper field estimated at forty square miles. The field is situated 150 miles north of Victoria Falls and runs thence to the Congo Free State. In the ancient mines dug by the natives and reopened by the engineers in the employ of the Chartered company copper assaying A per cent is now being secured besides a large percentage of silver. So much importance does the Chartered com pany attach to this discovery that the Cape to Cairo railroad will be diverted in order to pass through the copper field. Work on this section of the road has been ordered accelerated and it is expected that it will be completed early in 1903
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-20
VeIegrnph Briefs.

New York, Feb 19-Mrs. Mary Ryle. of Paterson, N. J., has just given $1OOOO0 to the city to be used, without condition, for a public library. The library building, with I.s contents was burned in the great ire. Mrs. Ryle's gift and the insurance on the old library will enable the trustees to build larger building than the one that was de- stroyed. {
 Norfolk, Va, Feb. 19.-Ex- President Cleveland, who is at the Back Bay Cunning club on Curritock sound, and who Is tho dent of the club, shipped hamper contains ing 250 birds, mainly canyasbacks. to Mrs. Cleveland at Princeton, N. J., today.
 Albany, Feb. 19.-Rear-Admiral ". $. Schley (retired) was entertained at the AL governors of the club and Mayor Charles H. Gaus. About one hundred were present. The admiral afterwards left for New York;
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-20
A POINT FOR THE CITIES.
NEW EFFORT TO HARMONIzE DIE
 FERENCES AT CONVENTION

Appointment of a Committee of Tyven . ty-four to Report a Plan of Represen- ! tation in Both the House and Senate, ! Hartford, Feb. 19--After adjournment
 was taken at the constitutional conven-
 ton to-day it was apparent that the prospects had never been brighter for the city delegates and those who fa- vored representation in the general as- sembly in proportion to population, and
 there was a spirit of cooperation evil dent between all parties which has not been exhibited before.
 Vice President Perry of Fairfield, who was in favor of the Warner plan at the opening oe the convention. frankly stated that after careful study he was of the opinion that such plan would not be accepted by the people, and with great exactness he placed before the convention a plan providing for committee of twenty-four to be ap- pointed by the president to consider the question of representation both in the senate and house, and make it's report to the convention.
 The opposition to the resolution was surprisingly small. and out of a total of 127 votes cast. S7 delegates favored the plan proposed by MT. Perry. It now merely remains for President Andrews to appoint the members of the commit tee. and the first real work in the na- ture of compromise will have begun.
 A remarkable feature in connection with this committee plan was the large number oe small town delegates and heretofore staunch supporters of the Warner plan, who spoke in favor of the committee and urged their fellow mem bers to give fair play to the cities,
 At the conclusion of the addresses for and against the committee an aye and nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Total number of votes cast, 127; necessary for a choice, GA; voting yes, S7; voting no, 40.
 President Andrews requested that his name be read, and he voted against the committee plan.
 MT Warner of Salisbury offered a | resolution calling for report on Tues day, February "A. Passed. MT. Mid dleton of East Windsor offered a reso- lution calling for adjournment until next Tuesday, at which the chairman said No, no, mo-" and the resolution ! was lost. Adjournment was taken un til tomorrow. President Andrew will the personnel of the commit tee tomorrow morning.
 Considerable comment was made up- on the speeches of Delegates Gillette. Whittlesey and Chipman, who spoke in favor of fair treatment of the cities.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-20
REFORMS IN CHINA.
Further Signs That the Dowager Em-
 press Is Opening Her Eyes.

Pekin, Feb. 19,-The dowager empress February 23 will receive in audience Sir Robert Hart, director of the imperial maritime customs; Bishop Xavier, the Catholic vicar apostolic in China, and M. PokotiloH, manager of the Russo Chinese bank This will be the first au- dience ever granted to foreigners who are not members of diplomatic corps or Of special missions.
 Chang Chi Tung and Liu Kun Vi, the reform leaders, are coming to Pekin to consult with the dowager empress. Yuan Sri Kai, the governor of Chi Ii, has memoralized the throne for a par don for the reformers who advised the emperor to sign the edicts of 1898 which caused the coup d'etat
 During the early part of the reign of the present emperor of China, the dow ager empress was supreme though, nominally the emperor assumed control of the government in 1889. In 1898 the emperor issued several edicts in favor of reform their only effect was that the reformers who had advised him to sign the edicts had to fly for their lives, as the dowager empress, in September 1898, restored the regency and relegated the emperor to the background,