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Evening journal., 1903-04-28
SPORTING NEWS FROM
NUMEROUS DIAMONDS
CUBAN x-GIANTS TOOK GAME
Exciting Contest Won by the Old
War Horses

BY bunching their hits in the fcurtn
inning the Cuban X-Giants won their
game from the Wilmington A. A. team
yesterday. The game was a good one
however, and was a pitchers battla
The locals showed the effect Of Satnr-
days game. and were stiff, but as the
game progressed they began to timber
up. and the big crowd that saw the
game. although disappointed that the
home team did not win, had no kick
coming ON the game.
The Giants were in fine trim, having
played several games this season. Tier
ney pitched good, steady game, and
by his clever pick-ups and catches of
hot liners prevented several runs from
! being scored.
The crowd is getting to Learn the
players now. and pick tl.air favoa.ites
Maroney and Ballantyne were the
chief stick artists. The former by q
eng hit which was muffed in centre
field was enabled by his fast running
TO score, and the latter made a clean
three-bagger.
The score:
wilmington "A. 40 90 0161 o..
Cuban X-Giants 20 0 2 0 90 / o.;
Earned Wilmington A. A., !,
Cuban X-Giants, 2. TwO-base hits
Williams and Jackson. Three-bGse hit
Ballantyne Sacrifice hits-Wyatt. Bar
ton. Hit by pitched bal.-Jackson
Barton. Bases on balls-Of Tiernev
a; OFF Robinson. 3. Struck out by Tier
noy. 3: by Robinson, 4. Stolen bases
Andarberg. Double plays-Tierney O
Hartman Left on bases-Wilmingto
| A. A., s. Cuban X-Glants, 5. Umpir
Smith Time. 1.20.
Evening journal., 1903-04-28
QUARTER BACK To
Dim IMITu Dali
nUH WITH UhLL
This Innovation in Football
Meets With Approval.
May Be Passed

Next falls football season will, in all
probability, behold the elevation of the
quarterback to position of even more
prominence than that which he now
holds on an eleven.
The intercollegiate Football Rules
Committee has seriously considered, and
viii most probably adopt, rule allowing
the quarterback TO run with the ball
without any such little formality as a
double pass, which is now required by
the rules. IL is. therefore. extremely
likely that next fall will see quarter
backs scooting around the end and tax
ing fake passes for deceptive runs in the
various games.
One thing was decided negatively, at
least, and that was not to change the
rules allowing the present style of de-
fense. The placing OF two men five yards
back of the line or defense was suggest
ed but met with little favor.
Among the schemes most strongly sup
ported was the placing Of seven men ON
| the line of scrimmage. Another was a
rule to have the ends stand five yards
| back and two yards outside the line.
IL was also proposed in the interest of
| open play TO have these rules operate
only in mid-iield, but. when the twenty
five yard line of either teams goal is
reached, TO have ar eturn to the old mass
style of play, if the attacking team 50
desired.
The members of the committee will re-
port TO their various institutions and an
other meeting will be held ON Saturday
May l6, at the same place when the new
quarterback rule is expected to be
passed.
Evening journal., 1903-04-28
CIRCUS ATTRACTIONS
ARE EDUCATIONAL
Strange People, Curious Ami
mails and Startling Acts
Among Features

While Il may be truthfully said OF the
Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on
Earth that It is most wonderful and ex-
ceedingly interesting iiom every point it
must also be said to bc educational. There
are so many startling acts, so many prom
inent and attractive features, and so many
costly, original. and instructive nttrac-
tions. Aside from tho regular perform
ances in the main tent, there is veratable
midway formed of the curious people TAX
ing part in a picturesque entertainment
In the menagerie tent
These people give an exhibition full Of
life and animation characteristic and a.
Illustrative Of their varied accomplishments,
including magical feats, juggling and
other interesting incidents, besides all the
freaks. The performances are shown in
three rings, ON three stages, ON a race
track, and In the air while the amazing
acts are every kind II aerial, acrobafdc,
athletic, clown comic, trained animal dis
plays, ON the ground and on the back of
horses. while three herds OF elephants,
nearly one hundred trained horses, trained
bears, camels. ponies and almost every
kind of animal can he seen doing some
kind of trick or feat.
Many cages OF wild beasts are in the
monagerie seven dens of performing ones
with two giraffes, baby elephant and
smallest horse in the world while the
cages contain many animals not TO be
seen elsewhere. There are aer.al eXhibi
dions. such as the wonderful ride in th'
air of CYCLIC. the Sinetc Demon, who de
} hes death and the law of gravitaion a
every performance b. actually wheeling
at night angles to a perpendicular plane
that are highly sensational ana truly start
ling. There are lady clowns and ring
masters. the new woman on horseback
great ieaping and tumbling tournaments
giant and pigmy an mails eccentric ami
NAL freaks. and 1000 other objects in tn
dozen big tents.
All viii be here on Saturday, May IL
with eighiy-six railroad cars, while th
hfg street parade and dhe grand team O
3 forty horses will take place in tiSe morn
t ing.
Evening journal., 1903-04-28
How the Clubs Stand
JURORS NEEDED ON FARM
The Court in Kent County Let Them
Go Home.
SnecIal ID ND ENenlng IourI

Special TO the Evening Journal.
Dover, April 2S.-Several jurors re-
lieved from duty at the opening ses-
sion OF the Court of General Sessions
yesterday, upon presenting good eX-
cuses to the court. Charles Wilson and
William Wilson ,of the Second district.
declared that, as they lived and work
cd together ON their farm. their services
were badly needed at this time. and
their absence from home might result
in serious loss TO their seasons crop
The court evidently realized the import
ance of what the brothers had to say,
and relieved Charles Wilson from at
tendance.
Charles w. Davidson, of Milford, OF
fered as his excuse that he was at tho
head of the telephone exchange in his
town, and he could not wal be spared
from his work. Mr.. Davidson's reasor
was considered sufficient
Evening journal., 1903-04-28
Echoes from the sleaehers

The new ball did 1t.
Tierney gets all that comes his way
Sapp is an active man, and gets over
q lot Of ground
Tricky" France is a good man at
short.
Ballantyne is beginning to becoma
popular with the fans His long hit
yesterday made him many friends.
sarsfeld's error at first yesterday is
excusable. His hand is split open. and
during the game was swollen almost
twice its size.
Hartman played a good game at first
and saved several errors by the Others
by his sensational catches.
Johnson, OF the Cuban X-Giants, is
a fast man.
Williams is the champion swatter Of
the Giants, and brought in the first
run of the game.
The Wilmington Boys team defeated
the Topkis Juniors yesterday by the
score OF IA to 4. The next game Will
be played between the Third and ship
Icy street boys, but the date has moi
been selected.
The Vesper baseball team has CIR
ganized for the season. and is open for
challenges in or out OF the State. Chal-
ienges should be sent to Manager
Crossgroves. southwest corner Seventh
and Pine streets. or Captain Edwards
of No. 1909 Tatnall street
RUSSELL who played with the Wit
ID A - q
the spectators at yesterdays game.
Evening journal., 1903-04-28
YORK DOWNS WILMINGTON
locals CRIPPLED Were Badly Beaten
by Penn Park

" uHt WdS me mRJu5r with he VIII
mington teamg was the question asked
on all sides last night, when the scors
from York was announced. II required
some time for the faithful followers OF
the team to realize what hnd happen
ed after the article of baseball put up
at Front and Union streets on Satr-
day.
The Wilmington team was crippled by
the absence OF Mack and Knox who
were TO have filled their positions. fall
ed TO show up. The team went into the
game in a patched up condition, and
WAS easily downed by the fast Penn
Paak team
The clubs play again today in York,
and 1t is thought the score will be en-
tirely different Day viii probably pitch.
and with him in the box the locals will
take courage. The score:
Penn Park .....4 90 3 372 ! x-a0
Wilmington ......0 0 4 G 90 0 p
Evening journal., 1903-04-28
CHARGED FOR DOG
Its Master Sues the Railway and At
taches Car


All the machinery of the Cecil county
court has been put into motion by Col
onel Samuel b. Foard 10 recover Sll 30
from the Southern Railway Company.
Colonel foard alleges that IL was under
stood that when he purchased ticket
from New Orleans TO Elkton his dog was
to come without any extra charge; that
the dog was put in an express car and
when he went for the animal, upon his
arrival in this city, he was not allowed
to have IL until he had paid express
charges amounting to Sll.30.
Sheriff tAllistcr laid an attachment
this morning ON a freight ear, the prop
erty Of the railway company, which came
IN over the p b. q w. railroad.
Lavinia }. Bennett was appointed post.
master at Sharpstown yesterday
The new Methodist Episcopal Church
at North East viii be dedicated on June
Z by Bishop c. c. McCabc
The annual town election for Bailih
and Commissioners of Chesapeake City
will be held on Monday next.
Major William A. Wright, of the First
Regiment, Maryland National Guard. i.
seriously i'll with typhoid fever in Elk
ton.
The work of dredging the channel OF
Elk river will soon be completed. A
channel OF eight feet at mean low water
has been cut from Elkton TO Cedar Point
Sistio Orsinia, n section hand ON the
Philadelphia, Baltimore q Washington
railroad, had his left foot caught under
one of the rail at Elkton yesterday
morning as n passenger train hove in
sight, and was only released from his
perilious position as the train dashed by.
Evening journal., 1903-04-28
McGraw's Nose Broken

New York. April 2s.--Manager Nc
Graw. of the New York National
League baseball team. who was just re-
covering from the injuries to his knee
received in a practices game in the
South. yesterday. while practicing. was
struck in thd face by ball thrown from
the infield and had his nose broken.
Evening journal., 1903-04-28
TO BUILD RAILROAD TRESTLE
B. g. o. Will Erect One Entering the
johnson Forge Company.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company will erect an elevated trestls
ON the South Side. 10 will extend from
out in the marsh just across Third
street bridge to the second story of the
Johnson Forge Company, and will be
used TO haul coal to that place AT
present tha cars are carried in through
the yard, but 50 much time is requires d
IN unloading them by hand that this
more rapid method of unloading them
was hit upon.
After the trestle is completed all
that will he necessary will be TO pull
wire and the bottom of the car will
drop out and the coal will unload itself
in a few minutes.
Evening journal., 1903-04-28
DIED.

.GRlFFIN-ln this city, on the twenty
sixth inst, Margaret, wife OF Patrick
Griffin.
Relatives and friends are respectfully in
vited 20 attend the funeral from the resi-
dence Of her husband, No. gl5 Reed street.
on Wednesday morning at O'Clock. High
mass at St. Pauls Church. Interment at
Cathedral Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1903-04-28
MIX Team Ran Away.

A team belonging to Michael Mil
man. of No. 203 West Second street, an
away from Sycamore and Franklin
streets this morning, but was caught al
Second and Harrison streets by Patrol
1ian Purcell The harness and wagon
we're badly damaged.
Evening journal., 1903-04-28

Dogs are being regularly slaughtered
now for human consumption by butchers
in Munich.
Evening journal., 1903-04-28

The diamond mines Ct Kimberley have
produced in the past thirty years $500 -
600 In the rough.
Evening journal., 1903-04-28

Mrs Lorillard Ronalds. who has been
entertaining the King and Queen of Eng
iand at her London residence, is a lead
ing member of the American colony there
and a patron of every struggling, deserv-
ing musician who is brought to her atten-
ton. Great artists from the Royal Opera
House who charge other folk large sums
to appear at private entertainments sing
for friendship at Mrs. Ronalds'.
Evening journal., 1903-04-28

Now good digestion waits on appa.
tite, and health on both" II it doesn' {
try Burdock Blood Bittess.
Evening journal., 1903-04-28
STATTSTICS OF BIG LEAGUES
American

Athletics. G; New York. o.
Detroit s; Chicago. /.
Washington, G. Boston 3.
ST. Louis and Cleveland not sched
nled.
Evening journal., 1903-04-28
Schedule for Thls Week

The baseball games scheduled for
this week in this city are
Wilmington-Cu X-G.ants, April
so and May / Coatesville. MAY p
Wilmington A. A.-Cuban X Giants.
April 2S; Philadelphia Profes-
slonals. April 30; Norristcwn. April 30,
Maryland Athletic Club. May 2.
Evening journal., 1903-04-28
National

Brooklyn, z; Philadelphia, /.
New York, 10; Boston, z.
Pittsburg, II; st. Louis, 1.
Chicago, 13; Cincinnati, s.
Evening journal., 1903-04-28

Maroney made the circuit OF tae base.
IN fast time yesterday.
Evening journal., 1903-04-28
WRIGHT & DAVIDSON co.
TheBuSyCOrner' S
News.

You can buy cheaper Clothes
for that boy than our kind but
{ don't: 1t won't pay.
Nowhere can you waste money
& so easily as on poor clothes for
boys.
8 We have good Clothes made
Z for the Boys that run and
scramble and tumble and climb
real boys-your kind and our
Z kind We have suits that viii
stay with them-built for bung-
s ling. buoyant, burly. busting
boys
For the Big Boys. to l6 years,
we have single and double
breasted. two and three-pieoe
suits at 50. 50. 81, IS and up to
s IS.
( For the Little Boys we have
sailor. Blouse and Norfolk Suits
Z at 50. $3.50. $3.50, 81 and s..
All new and fresh Spring
styles. Try our kind OF Boys
( Clothes.
{ Special in the Boys Department
8 All This Week.
s 25c. Black Stockings, 17c.
! SEC. An-Wool Knee Pants. 35c.
( Zoe quality Corduroy Knee
3 Pants. soc.
Also. lot of good School
{ Suits. sizes 3 to l6 years. for
J S1.95 the choice.
Some Of these suits worth dou-
& bic the money.
Evening journal., 1903-04-28
SELLING

OF Spring Overcoats and Top
Coats; short boxy coats in tans
and blacks are popular, $40, $12
and SIS. BLACKS and Oxfsrds in
regular lengths for dress and to
cover Cutaway or Prince Albert
Coats silk lined. at SIS and 500.
New sack suits in today; fine
wOrsteds and cheviots, so, SIP
and SIS. A few special styles at
SIS and $40. An increased force
of tailors enables us to take
more orders in our Custom De
partment. We would like
yours.
Open Tuesday and Saturday
Nights.
The Washington times., 1903-03-08

Collars . cents cuffs s cents pair Potomac
Laundry Phone 275I- ofHccs I5l0 r Street
and so 18Th Street northwest
The Washington times., 1903-03-08
MILITARY PAGEANT At
ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION
General Corbin Goes to Ar
range the Details.

Gen. II. c. Corbin left Washington
yesterday afternoon for St. Louis, 10
meet the directors of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition to arrange preIimi-
uarics for The military pageant which
is to take place there on April 30. the
dedication day Of the big fair.
General Corbin is to be grand mar
shall of the parade. which Will be COM
posed Of two military divisions. the
troops Of the regular army, and the
militia organizations Of the several
States desiring to participate. General
Bates. commanding the Department Of
Missouri. will be in command of the di-
vision Of regulars. and General Rae, OF
the New York National Guard. Will have
command of the militia men.
Il is probable that the troops detailed
for the parade will be chiefly those az
jefferson Barracks. ST Louis: Fort
Crook. Fort Riley. and Fort Leaven-
worth The regiments in the Depart
ment Of Missouri. stationed at these
posts. are the Fourth Eighth. and a
part Of the Tenth Cavalry, the Sixth,
Twenty second. and Twenty NTH Infan-
try. General Corbin has also informed
the exposition officials that they may
have such troops in the Department Of
the Lakes as they are willing to pay
the expenses of transportation to and
from St Louis.
General Corbin expects 20 return the
latter part Of next week. and will go
to ST Louis again week before the
dedication day, TO remain until the
event is over
Already The problem Of carriages for
the distinguished officials who will ride
i'm the parade is beginning TO trouble the
St Louis officials
The Washington times., 1903-03-08
HORSES RUN BACK TO
DIE IN BURNING STABLE
Once Saved From Flames.
But Evade Rescuers.

Nine horses we're burned 10 death
last night in fierce fire Of
unknown origin that completely de-
stroyed the stable az 21G A
Street northeast. owned and occu-
pied by W IT, NARROW. coal dealer.
Frenzied by the bright glare and dense
smoke. the horses rushed back TO the
burning building. after having been re-
moved in safety. and persisted in the
coIIapsing structure The damage viii
amount TO about 81 500.
The flames were discovered about z
O'Clock by Herbert Williams. negro
driver VINO saw smoke rising from a
pile Of hay in the rear of the building.
A moment later the smoIdering stack
burst into a sheet Of flame. spreading
with great rapidity through the stable.
The FIRE fed on infammabIe material
about the floors. and within a short
time the structure was a raging fur
mace.
After turning In an alarm Williams
summoned aid. and made an effort 10
rescue the horses. whose cries could be
plainly heard above the cra king of the
flames One by one the frightened ami
mails were released. blankets were
thrown over their heads. and they were
led 20 the street.
Nearly the entire lot. twenty in all.
had been cafcly taken out. when a num-
Der Of Thorn suddenly broke away. and
darted back INTO the building BY this
time fire was Ieaping from every part
Of the stable.
Another attempt to save the animals
was impossible, and the hremeu devot-
ed their efforts 20 preventing the flames
from spreading 10 adjoining property
To accomplish this, required over an
hours had work. and it was not until
10 o'clock that the fire was finally ex-
tinguished.
The stable was a long and narrow
building. one story high. extending along
A Street. IL was not insured.
The Washington times., 1903-03-08
FOUR MEN DROWNED IN
ENDEAVOR TO SAVE ONE
SCOW Filled With Laborers
CapsiZed in the Hudson.

GLENS FALLS. y. Y. March -Four
Italian Iaborers lost their lives this
morning i'm The capslzinE OF a scow ferry
boat. while crossing the river eight
miles below here. Many others had
narrow escapes. The accident took
place at Spiers' Fail. and for several
hours IL was thought that twenty men
had been lost. Many OF the laborers
we're swept far down stream before they
We're able 10 reach the shore.
About 7 O'Clock the ferry boat. load
ed with sixty laborers. left the Sara
toga side For the Warren side OF thu
river. The river was swollen by the
recent thaw. and in midstream the
pressure on the boat snapped one Of
the guy ropes. The end OF the roma
Knocked one Of the men overheard. and
instantly there was great excitement
A rush was made for the side OF the
hat boat 20 assist the drowning man.
and the scow capsized. The swfrffnr
waters, filed with logs and ice. car
ried many Of the Italians out OF ths
reach OF help, and for a time it was
thought all had been drowned Twenty
men were at first reported missing. and
NJ was not until later that the officers
Of the Hudson River Water Power Com
pany were able TO state that only four
men had lost their lives.
The ltaliIls this afternoon reported
that siNtee1 OF their number were miss
ing COMPANY officials say they expect
most or these TO turn up all right.
The Washington times., 1903-03-08
LAW STUDENTS DISCUSS
ANGLO-JAPANESE TREATY
Spirited Debate in COIum-
ban University Hall.

Six members Of the debating society
Of the school Of Law OF Columbian Uni
rersity participated in a spirited de-
bate last night In University Hall. The
question discussed was Resolved
That the United States should become
"a siEnatoTy party 10 the AngIo-Japanese
agreement"
The speakers in the affirmative were
G.. N. Laync. of Ohio. Ray Mann. Of
kentucky. and Luther NJ Walter. Of
Kentucky. Those on The negative were
Hubert Bruce Fuller. Of Connecticut. I
f. Willy. OF Utah. and Oliver G. Car
Denter OF South Dakota.
The judges were Gen. George B. Davis.
Judge Advocate General. United States
Army, Hon. Hannis Taylor, ex-ministor
20 Spain. and Judge Charles E Ma
COON. OF Nebraska.
William J. Fritsche. of Ohio. president
OF the society. was in the chair and in
troduced the speakers. The line Of ar
gument presented by the affirmative was
that the United States is by virtue of
its commercial activity world power.
its interests in The Orient are such that
il must exercise authority there. certain
principles. such as the territorial in
tcgrity of China and Korea. the open
door to commercial nations. and The
checking OF the growing influence of
Russia. Germany. and France. as rep
resented in the treaty are essential to
peace and trade.
The negative controvertcd this line Of
argument by declaring the traditional
policy Of the nation was opposed TO
signing sucA a treaty. The United States.
through its Secretary OF State has de-
clared a position OF neutrality in Orieu-
tai politics All beneficial in the com
pact is enjoyed by the United states
without the signature. and the position
OF the country would be weakened by
entering into the alliance
The speaking on both sides was of a
high character. and the arguments we're
presented clearly and with force.
According 10 the judges. the weight
OF argument. and the best manner Of
presenting tho subject. was with the
negative. Wrist honor for speaking was
awarded 20 Mr.. Carpenter. and second
honor TO MI Walter
II was announced that the fntcr-coI-
legiate debate committee has completed
an arrangement With the law students
-of Geor0etoNn University for a joint de-
bate on the Trust Question" to take
place in May. The debatcrs to repre-
sent Columbian University wiz be chos-
en- from the first and second honor men
of the monthly public debates BY this
arrangement Messrs Carpenter and
Walter. 90 last nights speakers. viii
be eligible.
The Washington times., 1903-03-08
WILLIAM R. MERRIAM
RETIRES FROM CENSUS
David H. Mercer His Prob
able Successor.

William r. Merriam. Director Of the
Census. yesterday formally rendered his
resignation TO President Roosevelt. 10
take effect May Is. This action was an
ucipated in The Times OF last Wednes-
day.
Governor Merriam leaves the Govern
ment service TO become vice president
Of the International Mercantile Com
pany Of New York. organized about a
year and half ago by number Of
wealthy men Of the metropolis 20 con-
duct the business Of rating credits. along
the lines pursued by Dun's and Brad
streets agencies
The Hon. David II. Mercer. who is
slated TO succeed Mr. Merriam as Direc-
tor OF the Census. has served for ten
years in the House OF Representatives
from the Second district OF Nebraska.
Both Democrats and Republicans have
united in indorsing him for this posi-
ton. BY reason Of a factionaI tight in
his own party. Mr.. Mercer was defeat
ed for reelection last fan. and will be
succeeded by the Hon. Gilbert NJ. Hitch
cock. editor Of the Omaha World
Herald who viii be the only Demo
crat from Nebraska i'm the next House.
II is thought Mr.. MERGERS selection
viii be especially gratifying TO Wash
ingtOn- SIC has given valuable service
10 the city as a member Of the District
Committee, and chairman Of the
Committee on Public Buildings, and is
thought 10 be largely responsible for
the appropriations for the new munich
pal building and other structures au-
thorized by Congress. to be erected in
Washington. including a hall OF records.