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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
QUEER SITUATION.
One Base Runner Gets by Another Un-
noticed.

From the New York Sun.
Queer situations come to pass now and
then in base ball which puzzle players.
umpire anc spectators alike for the mo-
ment and one of the queerest happened in
the Eastern League in a game between
Providence and Brockton. Tommy Ban
non. one of those base runners inclined to
do the unexpected on the bases, was at the
bat for Brockton and Patsy Flaherty of
the same team was second base Ban
non cut loose with all his might at
straight ball. and the next instant the
leather was shrieking in line fight toward
center field. The center fielder was seen to
put up his hands for the ball. which was
going straight at him.
The sun was in the center fielder's eyes
and he slightly misjudged the ball. which
sailed just over his head. But as he had
his hands all set for the whizzing pellet
some thought he had caught the ball Ban
non saw that the ball had not been caught
and with head down. tore around the
bases. kicking up clouds of dust en- route
He was reposing third base by the time
the ball was fielded in.
The captain of the Providence team. as
soon things had quieted down a bit ran
up to Umpire Hunt, meantime getting the
ball and tagging Bannon, and made the
claim that Bannon was out
NO. that don't CO. exclaimed the UNI
pire 'Bannon touched all the bases ali
right
The Providence captain reiterated his
contention. and again Hunt declared the
man safe.
But" protested the Providence man
what is Flaherty doing on second base?"
The umpire looked, and, sure, enough
there was Flaherty still on second base
and the man who had batted after him a
base ahead of him-an absurd situation
Flaherty had thought the ball was caught.
and had stuck to his base. and Bannon.
without noticing him. in the excitement
had run past him. There was nothing for
the umpire to do but call Bannon out.
The next time Bannon came to bat there
was nobody base and a bleacherite sang
| out In earspltting tones the following time
| ly advice:
Now then. Tommy, soak 1t. and this
4 time run as far you like.
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TO HANDLE THoRouGHBREDs.
Herman B. Duryea to Look After the
Whitney Horses

Herman B. Duryea will race the horses
owned by the estate of the late William C.
Whitney. lease to that effect was filed
at the office of the Jockey Club in New
York yesterday. Harry Payne Whitney. as
executor of the estate. signing the lease.
To those who know that Mr. Duryea was
and is a partner with Harry Payne Whit
ney in the ownership of IRISH Lad and
Whorler, and also in Aceful up to the time
that that colt went to England, this is
confirmation of the report, which was
given publicly a few days ago. that Mr..
Duryea might be the lessee of the horses.
although many thought they would run in
J. W. Rogers name.
Mr.. Duryea Is also well known as one
of the most prominent yachtsmen of Amer
ica He made his debut as an owner or
thoroughbreds when partnership was
formed under the name of the Westbury
stable with Harry Payne Whitney and Mr..
Duryea as the partners. II was under this
nom de course that Irish Lad purchased
from John f. Madden in 1892 won many
rich stakes and in 1903 won the Brooklyn
handicap by few inches from the late
William C. Whitneys famous mare Gum
fire. Another great race won by Irish Lad
was when he defeated Hermis and others
in the Saratoga championship stakes.
SO keenly did the families OF MessIs.
whitney and Duryea enjoy the sport that
a partnership. known as the Roslyn stable,
was formed between Mrs. Whitney and
Mrs Duryea, and In this name the colt
Alsono won fine race at the Coney Island
Jockey Clubs fall meeting. This partner
ship did not, however. endure very long
because of the publicity. which was ex-
tremeiy distastefui to the ladies.
No one conversant with the usages Of
racing expected 9hat the Whitney horses
would be sold forthwith. but exactly the
course pursued was predicted. Later on,
when the racing form Of the horses will
have been established. there will be the
usual wedding out sale which IL necessary
IN all large establishments. Although the
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OFFICERS.
NEW ORLEANS RACES.
Jockey Hicks Applauded for Fine
Riding.

An unusual scene was witnessed at the
New Orleans track yesterday afternoon
after the finish of the fifth race when thou
sands of people wildly applauded the negro
jockey Hicks for ) brilliant ride on Aules
Hicks certainly deserved all the applause
that he received from the crowd, as it was
his riding alone that landed Aules, the
favorite. home in front. Hicks clearly out
rode Fuller. who was aboard of Sabinal.
Fuller and Hicks hooked up as the
stretch turn was reac-- ID. 1t looked as
though Fuller would VIII, he had a bit
the better of it. At the eighth pole Hicks
began to ride Aules. He used whip and
spur to fine advantage. His arms and legs
were working as fast as piston rods. Every
one was shouting encouragement to either
Hicks or Fuller. IEch by inch Aules under
the powerful finish that Hicks was putting
up, gradually cut down the lead of Sabinal
Opposite the grand stand both horses were
on equal terms with both boys working
hard Hicks, by mighty effort managed
to land his mount home in front by a very
scant head on the post. Aules was the first
and only favorite to win during the after
noon.
1t was day of disappointments Good
thing players were the only ones capable
of separating the ayers from portion OF
their bank rolls Horses at long odds. played
by select few. made the landing first in
five out of tie six events.
Gracious, in the closing event. was pretty
much of a good thing and rs the medium
of a coup She played down from
sevens to to I. She drew away from her
field when ready and won In gallop from
Louis Kraft. Weird the favOrite. was
third
The third race brought out some class
I.uralighter was the favorite and was well
played. Changer and Redman. two Derby
candidates paraded l., this event. Redman
was the second choice. The Regent led
from start to finish. getting home three
lengths in front Of Luralighter. Changer
was third, FIVE lengths away. Redman's
chances were ruined to some extent before
the field had been dispatched. as he ran
away a quarter of a mile.
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COMING AUTO SHOW.
Machines to Be Worked Over Mirrors,
Exposing Detail Work.

Speaking of the automobile show. the
president of the Washington Automobile
Dealers Associations says: I'VE are making
very gratifying progress and the show this
year will eclipse all the other shows we
have held here improvements have been
made all along the line. The buyer Of a
1904 car gets car representing all that
two continents have gained in years OF
experimental and practical automobile
building. He secures a car of grea ter
strength. durability and power 1t .s de-
cidedly easier to operate, runs more
smoothly and comfortably, is more highly
finished. has prettier and more graceful
lines. and is above all things dependap BILE.
So many of the little details have been
worked out with greater care and better
material employed that one can now take
a stock car of the best makes and start on
a trip Of thousand miles with every as
surance that by careful and judicious ham
ding of the machine the car will reach IS
destination without mishap. Our shov Will
be full of good cars. AS for prices,
should say the buyer of the presen. time
gets dollars value for every dollar his
car cost him. Counting in accessories ihat
used to cost the buyer extra and that are
now a part OF the car. think more Is given
for the money than before.
There will be more life and motion 10
this show: this Is due to the desire OF some
makers to show the machines with the top
off and the engine in motion. Placed over
mirrors SO the working of underneath parts
can be shown. these highly macninod and
polished chassis are well worth studying.
This show will be record-breaker for
sales. 80 many persons are waiting Tor
the show to make their final decision OF
kind and style of cars they intend to pur-
chase.
The association has decided to cut the
price of admission so as to admit more or
the general public. Last year the charge
was 80 cents, this year % cents will be the
charge.
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TRADE CONDITIONS.
Rate War and Cereal Prices Stimulate
Grain Traffic in Northwest.

Special kilograms to the International
Mercantile Agency from leading cities and
towns of the United States and Canada in
dictate that last week was the most broken
and irregular in general trade circles since
the year began. Railroad operation since
January l has been disappointing to both
reads and shippers. Rate wars between
Chicago and Missouri river points. with
higher prices for cereals. have stimulated
the movement of grain. and. as an Indirect
effect. have increased buying throughout
the entire winter wheat region. ST. Paul,
Minneapolis and Duluth spring wheat coun-
try centers do not find trade as active as
anticipated.
Advance in Prices.
Prices have advanced 81 ton for steel
pipe and for wire products and 75c. ton
for Bessemer pig at Pittsburg, consequent
on the trust purchase of 100 600 tons That
interest Is also reported to have options
for 10000 tons of Bessemer. each for April
and May deliveries. A leading southern
pig interest has sold its output to May ].
Advances have been shown by cotton and
sugar. while declines noted in the oven
stimulated cereals. in provisions and N
Ohio petroleum.
Less Call for Money.
There is less call for money for mercan-
tile purposes. at banks at number of
cities. notably at New York and Boston
General trade is showing relatively. most
activity at Chicago. Pittsburg. New Orleans
and St Louis. At Baltimore it is 20 per
cent less than a year ago.. due to interior
ence by the fire. Cincinnati reports1a mod
crate gain. and Boston rather less trade
than year ago. but with hopefulness for
an early increase.
Among some of the larger cities wages in
Industrial lines are stationary In the
Canadian dominion trade has been more
active owing to influx of country buyers
at important centers.
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Railway Official Indicted.

dispatch from New York last night
says: George II. Secor. for fifteen years
cashier of the foreign freight department
of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad, was arraigned In the court OF
general sessions today and committed in
default OF bail. charged with larceny In the
second degree.
The Indictment charged the larceny OF
only SO from the company, but affi-s
davft of the auditor said that Secor had
made way with $10.166 of the railroads
funds.
After the discovery of the alleged en-
bezzlement Secor left the city and went
to Mexico but returned and voluntarily
surrendered himself yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08

the Seventh Day Adventists In response to
request for data regarding the provision
for water supply and sewage disposal re-
quired by the Washington Cd. c. Santa
rum Association" The letter stated that
should the association establish the work
which 1t is contemplating at Takoma Park,
training school for Christian workers
would also be established in conjunction
with the sanitarium, and that the SAM
tarium. the school and the families of
physicians, teachers and other employees
located In connection with these institu
tons would require water supply and sew
age disposal for not less than five hun
dred persons. That amount. would not be
used at the beginning. the letter continued,
but within a reasonable time there would
probably be three hundred persons on the
growth during the next few years The
sanitarium work would require q some
what larger amount Of water than for or
binary purposes.
Concession Made.
The letter was accompanied by a report
OF the water and sewer committee and re-
plies to the questions propounded In the
letter. The letter from the sanitarium as
ISOLATION bore the signatures of Messrs A.
P. Needham. J. N. Nelson, j. B. Smith and
G. A. Hare, representing committee
which had been appointed by the assocla-
ton.
IL 10 bcicNcu. states tHe cOluUilltee, III
response. that the present water plant of
the town of Takoma Park, Md, can now
supply each day $4,000 gallons of pure fl
tered water to the proposed institution.
and after the contemplated Improvements
and enlargement of the filter this plant
can supply three of four times the above
quantity.
''It is estimated that the cost to furnish
water to the sanitarium will be about
seven cents per thousand gallons. and
from the information received il is esti-
mated that 10000 gallons per day or 800. 900
100 persons in this sanitarium. 1t Is rec
free of cost to the amount of 500 900 gal
Ions per month; all water in excess of this
amount to be paid for monthly at the
rate of Z cents per thousand gallons. The
amount Of water used is to be determined
by water meter of approved pattern fur
nfshed and installed by the sanitarium as
ISOLATION without expense to the town, and
this offer to extend over a period not ex-
ceeding three years.
1T is recommended that the school be
supplied at the rate of cents ner thousand
gallons, payable monthly, the amount of
water to be used to be determined by
meter furnished and installed at the ex-
pense of the association. This rate to also
cover period of three years 1t is recon-
mended that families be charged the regu-
lare rate now fixed?
A similar report will be submitted It is
believed by the water and sewer commit
tee, and, together with the report which
was submitted last night, will be sent to
the sanitarlum association.
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night toward the Top in the championship
race by winning three straight games
from the Treasury boys on the Palace al
leys. Good margins sci rated the teams III
every game. the Treasur.- team going over
the 900 mark in the Iast. while the Bureaus
climbed up into the LOO class TO make the
victory emphatic. AS a result or these
three games placed to the Bureaus credit'
they are but three points back or the In
teriors. Lord of the Bureaus once again
captured the high-score honors. his 23o In
the last game being the best of the evening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
"Major" TAYLOR Injured,

For the first time. In his racing career.
Major" Taylor has Been severely injured
through fan while. on the, track. At Sgd
ney. New South Wales. recently, Taylor
was riding in match race against liver
Lawson when the two collided. Taylor
fell heavily. He landed on his head and
was picked up unconscious and 50 badly
shaken up that the doctors said it would be
month before he would be able to ride
again.
The accident happened about two weeks
ago and news OF 1t reached this country in
English Pc pes, to whic-, 1t was cabled.
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oNE-SIDED BASKET BALL.
Ordways Snow Under the National
Rifles Cadets.

The National Rifles Cadets and the Ord
ways came together last night at the
National Guard Armory in a game of
basket ball that was chiefly noticeable for
It's -sidedness, the latter winning out by
the score of 2311 to ). The Ordways from
start TO finish played with dash that
carried everything before it, and the Cadets
were lucky to score the points. Barker.
Birmingham and Boravieres did the best
werk for the Ordways. while the Cadets
best men were Heidenreich and Hopkins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
ROYAL Arcanum's Procession.

The Oriental and Capital teams of the
Royal Arcanum League met on the Palace
alleys last night. the former capturing
three straight games in the easiest OF fash
ion. All of the three scores of the Orientals
went over the 900 mark, while the Capitals
failed to reach those figures at any time.
Top score honors went to Spiess in the sec
ond game when he hung up 224 The
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Western Jockey Clubs Meeting.

The Weste l Jockey Club. at its regular
monthly meeting held at Chicago yesterday.
deferred action until its next meeting in
the case Of T. H. Griffin. who was practi
cally~ ruled off the trac of the Crescent
City Jockey Club at New Orleans on
charge of deceiving the public and the book
makers by parading substitute for Sweet
Pepper before racing TIE FLY. Action in
tEe matter of additional dates for the Worth
club was also deferred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
The scores:
n0HN- 1870,
jolly Fat Men Beat Business Team.

The South Washington Business men
team were visitors to the home of the Joiy
Fat Men last night, but succeeded IN cap
turing only the last game, the other two
going to the latter by good scores. Only
five pins separated the contestants at the
end of the last game. Crist of the jolly
Fat Men did the best individual work OF
the evening. knocking over 246 pins in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
Railway Relief Bowlers.

In the Railway Relief Bowling League
last night the officers and mechanical teams
clashed, the latter winning two of the
three games rolled. The two last games
were close enough to keep everybody inter-
ested until the final balls went down the al
leys. Moffett of the Officers rolled two
games of 191. while Wilson Of the Mechan-
les. also had 191 in the first game. These
were the best scores of the contest. The
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Succeeds Capt. Frank E. Harris.

First Lieutenant Charles e. Kilbourne, jr..
Artillery Corps. has been detailed as judge
advocate of the general court-martial con-
vened at Fort Monroe, Va. vice Captain
Frank e. Harris, Artillery Corps. relieved
from that duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08

Eight hundred cement finishers employed
by the Cement Contractors Association
struck In Chicago yesterday for a wage in
crease OF 10 cents an hour. The men have
been receiving 80 cents an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08

horses cannot rum in many of their en-
gagements they wa lie eligible to a by no
means small list, such as the Futurlty
Brighton Produce, Hopeful Matron Stallion
stakes, Belmont and Lawrence Memorial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08

Totals .......l | Totals ......1 O
Grand totals-ordways, 2s's; Cadets, 5. Refers
Mr.. Ross
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GOOD BOWLING BATTLES.
Bureaus Made Clean Sweep With
Treasury Team

The Bureau team Of the Departmental
Bowling League got a nice boost" last
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE As RESULT
OF THE SINKING OF TWO
JAPANESE WARsHlPs.
eArrLEshlP STRIKES RUSSIAN
NINE AND CRUISER GOES
DOWN IN COLLISION.
LESS THAN FOUR HUNDRED OF
THE THOUSAND MEN ON
BOARD RESCUED.

Toxic, May 20.-Vice Admiral Togo
has reported as follows:
"a report from Rear Admiral Dewa
says that the cruisers Kasuga and
Yoshino collided during fog off Port
Arthur on May Is. The Yoshino sank.
only ninety of her crew being saved.
ION the same day the battleship
Hatsuse struck a Russian mine and
sank
Giving details of the disaster Vice
Admiral Togo says:
cat 1:14 in the afternoon of May Is,
in a deep fog off Port Arthur, the
Kasuga rammed the Yoshino, sinking
the latter in few minutes. Ninety of
her crew were saved.
THE same morning the Hatsuse.
while cruising off Port Arthur, cover
ing the landing of the soldiers, struck
a mine ten knots southeast of the har-
bor entrance. She signalled for help
and instantly struck another mine.
She sank in half an hour. Three hun
dred of her crew were saved by tor
pedo boats"
The Yoshino was cruiser of ALSO
tons, launched in 1892; crew, 800 men.
The Hatsuse was battleship Of
$4,000 tons. launched in 1900; crew,
TAI men. Both vessels were built in
England.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Wednesday, May 1s.

Grand Duchess Pauline of SAKE
Weimar died Tuesday at Rome.
Frank Adee, president of the Sea.
wanhaka Boat club of Brooklyn anr
vice president Of the Middle States
Regatta association, is dead
Options on large supplies of III.
grown ir the Louisiana and Texas ,ice
district have been secured by Japan.
ese contractors during the past two
or three weeks.
John Kennedy, a prominent contrac.
tor of Brooklyn and one of the sur.
vivors of the famous charge at Bala.
klava, is dead from pneumonia. He
was born at Belfast in 1895.
The house of commons has voted an
address to King Edward praying him
to order the erection of a monument
to the late Lord Salisbury in !vestmin.
ster abbey at public expense.
It is announced that the Dominion
government will have an ice breaker
built in England this summer for the
purpose of trying to keep the St.
Lawrence open later during the fa.l
and also to break up the ice earlier n
the spring.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26
Monday, May %.

The Ulster county poorhouse, .nes )"
miles from New Paltz. N: y, was ~, ~
tally destroyed by fire Sunday ~
loss is placed at $50,0O0.
At Cardiff, Pa, Mrs. Frank raul p.'1s w.
shot dead Sunday by Seyorls l., leas 4.
grino, who was then shot dead Dy u
husband of the murdered woman;
trivial quarrel caused the traseu' ~.
The body of Midshipman F. i1.rnsd H., nsd
tingham, who on May Is was dlosI ';s Ws.
in the Severn river off Annapols, sraias IN.
was found floating Sunday ,nnnnias mO,n
near the place where the droND''
occurred. o, .ni
The German, French, Belgian - !.
Dutch steamship companies nav Ia r,ts
cided to reduce their steerasec cnn.I .n
to SO in order to meet tns I onde
lines cut from Liverpool ana h0D'
to America.
Alice Victoria Murphy, daagniss, a9stns,
the late Captain Francis J. Mu1pd III
the Royal Fusileers lcity ..oa o. i tuns
regiment), sick and destitutse, e., IN r,1
on the gas in her room al ;.son ssI
cisco and died from aspnyA'a'''
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26
JAPANESE LOSSLARGE
SUSTAIN OVER A THOUSAND GAS
UALTIEs IN ENGAGEMENT
NEAR PORT ARTHUR.

St. Petersburg. May 21.-The gov.
ernment has received news confirma-
tory to the rumors in circulation here
that General Stoessel has made sue
cessful sortie from Port Arthur, re-
sulting in the defeat of the Japanese
with the loss of more than 1000 killed
or wounded. The Russian losses were
116 killed or wounded.
The movement was carried out by
q combination with a train bringing
in war munitions and supplies and
General Stoessel's force, communica-
tions being maintained by wireless
telegraphy. The Japanese barred the
route between the train and General
6toessels forces, whereupon the Rls-
SLAMS attacked and routed the Japan
ese.
After the engagement General Stoes-
sells force. together with the train, re-
turned to Port Arthur.
Courier Democrat., 1904-05-26
The pencil hau Deen working Its way
about the child's body since January
last, when she swallowed it while at
Saturday, May q.

Cordelia Dean, nurse in the sant
tarium at Madison, Wis.,. was drowned
in Lake Mendoza by the capsizing OIL
a boat.
At Winchester, KY. John Hathaway
noted colored Jockey. has been sen a
fenced to be hanged Tuesday. July w
for the murder of Eta Thomas fex
months ago. :.
Ground has been broken at Soulh
Chicago for a gigantic coke oven J., y
cost 81, 900. 900, and the first OF Its Rlnl
ever established outside the anthracAsl
regions of Pennsylvania.
j. a. Parker of Kentucky, chalrmn 1l
Of the national executive commhs.|
of the Populist party, says that Heals|
will receive the support OF the ropf|
lists in Kentucky and elsewhere
On advice of a committee OF creahos|
the wholesale dry goods firm Of SSesn| >, .'',
ser, Pembroke & Co. of New York s.n y.
go out of business at once. Tne mI| .ai
has been in existence fifty years su'
carries a stock worth $1,2oo'oOV'