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Evening star., 1904-12-15

NEW ORLEANS RACES.
Long-Priced Horses in Front Made
Money for Bookmakers.

Although the fields that paraded to the
post In the different events were not made
up of class, nevertheless the racing at New
of the events resulted in close and exciting
finishes. In the first race Totness was the
favorite and was we'll backed by the east
ern contingent. She made a runaway race
of 1t and had enough left at the finish to
win by a length from Oriskany, a 3O-to-1
shot The public could see nothing but
Aladdin in the second. They made the Ben
net horse an odds-on favorite, and were re-
warded by seeing him come in a winner
after terrific drive all the way down the
neck from George Vivian, the extreme out
slider in the betting.
GOtOwin sprang surprise on the public
in the third. The McCafferty filly was held
at the enticing odds of 15 to 1 and came
home easy winner. Gasconne, another
outsider. secured the place in a hard drive
by a neck from the favorite, Esterre.
Archie Zimmer's Merry Acrobat was the
favorite for the fourth, but failed to show
any speed and finished next to last. This
race produced an exciting finish between
Autolight and Lendin, the former winning
by a short head on the post With better
rider Lendin would have returned an easy
winner. 1t was another dump for the tall
ent in the fifth. Jungle Imp, one Of the out
siderS, came home an easy winner from the
favorite. Janeta.
Word was received at the track yesterday
afternoon that Willie Shields, former train
er for E. r. Thomas, the New York million
aire. would ship stable of horses from Hot
Springs to New. Orleans. 5
Jockey OIimmtns was, thrown from st.
Sever in theB last face. but ESCAPED with a
few bruises and shaking up.
Evening star., 1904-12-15
CHURCH WORK IN PHILIPPINES.
Mass Meeting of Chicago Episcopalians
Discussed Live Questions.

AT Chicago yesterday American sovereign
ty and progress of church work in
the Philippines were praised. the negro
question was declared to have shifted from
a southern to a national one. to be dealt
with accordingly, and the good and bad
conditions of life. in Chicago were depicted
in strong terms by speakers at a great
mass meeting of Chicago Episcopalians.
held at the Auditorium.
Fully 1900 persons. laymen and clergy,
afforded the meeting, which was held in
the interest of Episcopal Church extension
at home and abroad.
The chairman of the evening was the
Right Rev. Charles Palmerston Anderson,
bishop coadjutor of the Chicago diocese. A
choir of 600 voices, with the speakers and
guests. occupied the stage.
The speakers were the Rt Rev Charles
Henry Brent, D. c., bishop of the Philip
pine Islands: the Rt. Rev. Cleland Kin
loch Nelson, d. D., bishop of Georgia, and
Bishop Anderson.
Evening star., 1904-12-15
Thanked by British Ambassador.

revenue cutter Seminole. has received let
ter Of thanks from the British ambassa-
dor for aid he gave a British vessel in
distress near Cape Fear last summer. The
letter says: Il have the honor to inform
you that have received through the Mar
quis of Lansdown a report from the British
vice consul at Wilmington. n. c., setting
forth the circumstances under which ac-
ceptable and efficient service was rendered
by the U. s. revenue cutter Seminole, COM
manded by Capt. d. p. Foley, to the Brit
ish steamer Janeta. while the latter was
aground on Cape Fear bar, August % and
30 last. In forwarding this report Lord
Lansdown has directed me to convey to you
the thanks of his majesty's government for
the valuable assistance rendered on this
occasion to the Janeta by Capt Foley"
Evening star., 1904-12-15
Suit to Recover on Bond.

Special Correspondence OF Inc Evening star.
WILMINGTON, Del. December IA. 1904.
case In which Washington Is directly
concerned was called in the superior court in
this city yesterday. 1t was the action Of the
United States for the use of Lanham & Bro.
Of Washington, D. c., VS.. Joseph l.. Car
penter, jr, and John P. Almond, both Of
this city, in which $4 500 Is involved. The
defendants were the bondsmen Of the late
John ]. Jacoby, a contractor Of Whining
ton who contracted with the government to
build sewers in Washington. His bond COW
cred the cost of all labor and material and
1t is to recover claims on this score that
the suit was brought.
The case has been pending for several
years. J. Harvey Whiteman of this. city
who, with William Prentiss Of Washington,
represent the defendants, asked that the
case be continued until the February term
upon the payment of all costs to date by
the defense and this was agreed to. Mr..
Lanham of Washington and Mr.. Renns of
North Carolina, witnesses in the suit. were
present. The court granted Mr.. Whitman's
application to amend the pleadings The
Washington firm is represented by 7. Bay
ard Heisel and Alexander B. Cooper Of
this city.
Evening star., 1904-12-15
susFENpFD CYCLISTS.
Walthour eand Moran Put Out Of the
Game for Year.

The ten hicyclea riders who refused to
finish In this six-dAy race in New York last
week have obeen Penalized by the National
Cycling Association. .Walthour and Moran
have been sllapenaed for one year. The de-
cision as apppnncfg was as follows:
"The board of control OF the National
Cycling Association. after careful consider
alton Of the cases of the insubordinate
riders at the recent race at Madison Square
Garden. has decided to infiict penalties I'M
mediately. instead of waiting for the an
nual meeting In February. The action of
the board is as follows:
.'R. A. WaIthour. Atlanta, Ca. and James
F. Morars Chelsea. Mass. suspended for
one year
.Otto Maya. Erie, Pa, and James B.
Bowler. Chicago, H.. suspended for six
months. q
Hugh Mclean, Chelsea. Mass. suspend
ed for six months or pay fine of $l0O
mat Butler, Cambridge, Mass; Jed New
kirk Chicago, ILL.,; Menus Bedeil and John
Bedeli. Lynbrook, L. l.; Bennie Munroe,
Memphis. Tenn. suspended for six months
or pay fine Of 80 each.
"R NJ KELSEY,
chairman Board of Control. N. c. A."
Evening star., 1904-12-15
May Settle Virginia Debt.

An all-day session Of the Virginia debi
commission, held at Richmond. Va, yester-
day, may result in the final settlement of
that portion of the state debt which It is
contended West Virginia should pay.
Messrs. John Crosby Brown. C. c. Legcn-
dre and Clarence Cary of Brown Bros. &
Co., New York, with Attorneys Holmes
Conrad and r. p Chew. appeared before
the commission. Brown Bros. & Co hold
50 OOO. 600 in debt certificates. II Is under
stood that the proposition was made to turn
these over to Virginia, which shall bring
suit against West Virginia. The total debt
is $4,000. .O00 1t Is understood that If this
action is taken Virginia will be finally re-
Neved Of the worry of the debt. The COM
mission adjourned, subject to call, without
taking final action,
Evening star., 1904-12-15
Army Tugs In Service.

The u. s.. army tug GibDon and the
launch Cygnus stationed at Fort Washing
tion viii be kept In service on the river az
long as the ice viii allow them to run. The
Gibbon missed a trip from the fort to
this city yesterday morning while she was
being fitted with her Ice breaking plough
in preparation for fight with the ice
covering the Potomac between the fort and
this city.
The u. g. army engineers tug Gen. War
rem has also been fitted with plough to
enable her to continue In service. She is
now making almost daily trips between
this city and the Potomac fiats.
Evening star., 1904-12-15
For Road Improvement.

A good roads meeting. which it is ex-
pected Will cause the upbuilding and i'm
proving of many of the roads in Fairfax
county. Va, adjacent to this city. was held
at Fairfax Court House. Tuesday last. In
the old court house building. Mr. W. N.
Mills presided over the meeting. and ad-
dresses were made by Gov. A. J. Montague
OF Virginia, Senator Latimer of South Caro-
line, Mr. Martin Dodge of this city, and r.
Walter Moore and r. e. Lee of Fairfax.
Both Gov. Montague and Senator Latimer
advocated the passage of bill in Congress
providing for federal aid In the road build
Ing On motion q committee was ap-
pointed to formulate plans for road Inn
proyement, and the report will be made at
the next meeting.
Evening star., 1904-12-15
Statistician Brown Dead.

]. C. Brown. for nineteen years sratisti-
clan of the New York produce exchange.
died at his home in Brooklyn Tuesday of
pneumonia Mr.. Brown was about fifty
two years Of age and for nineteen years
had been the statistician of the produce
exchange. He went from Washington,
where he had been superintendent in the
Office of the controller of the currency.
Before that he had held various other
government Offices. He devised the sys-
tenn now in use at the exchange of calcu-
lating the estimated yield of various
grain commodities.
Evening star., 1904-12-15
To Reimburse Hawaii.

by Mr. Kalanianaole. delegate from Ha-
wall. appropriates s175,222 to reimburse
the territory of Hawaii for expenditures
made by the territory during the period ex-
tending from June II, 1900. to June 30, 1904,
for the following public works: Dredging
Honolulu bar and harb0r, maintenance and
repairs of lighthouse. placing of buoys and
harbor improvements.
Evening star., 1904-12-15
To Give Bonus for Babies.

The board Of commissioners of Shawnee
county, Kansas. at Topeka. yesterday. de-
cided an advance of S. month in the SAL
ary Of every clerk in the court house In
whose home a baby is born. Chairman
Stern said President Roosevelt advocated
larger families. and this idea had become
republican doctrine and party policy. For
twins the increase in salary will be $40
per month, and for triplets SIS. When the
action of the board was known in the
court house the clerks expressed satisfac-
ton.
Evening star., 1904-12-15
Worlds Fair Statues for States.

At st. Louis yesterday President D. r.
Francis of the worlds fair wrote q
letter to the governor Of each state and
territory embraced in the Louisiana pur-
chase. informing him that the exposition
company has decided to present to each OF
those states and territories the statue SYM
bolic of 1t and occupying a niche In the
colonnade of states back of festival hall.
on the fair grounds These statues. are Of
heroic size and were designed by some of
the leading sculptors In the country.
Evening star., 1904-12-15
meeting Of Fertilizer Company.

The Washington Fertilizer Company of
this city had its annual meeting at Alex
andria yesterday morning and elected M.
NJ. Parker, president; Louis Boyer. secre-
tary. and e. 8. Parker. treasurer. These
officers with Messrs. Wtikens. Chamber
lain, Corless and Woodard. comprise the
board of directors.
Evening star., 1904-12-15
Eats Pie at 100 Years.

Mrs. Anna Jacobus, an inmate of the
Job Haines Home for Aged People, in
Bloomfield, N. j.. will celebrate today her
ninety-ninth birthday. Grandma" Jaco-
bus as she is known to the other inmates
of the institution, is in fairly good health.
although she is slowly growing blind and
Is very deaf.
Her favorite dish is fricasseed chicken,
with pie for dessert. and these she will
have today 1t is expected that all her
relatives who can will call and pay their
respects.
Evening star., 1904-12-15
Carroll Institute League.


On the Y. NJ C. A. alleys last evening
Gould and Hilton won three games and
lost one, Sage and Whitford won one and
lost three. while Clifford and Vickery won
two and lost two. The best work Of the
evening was done by Hilton, who averaged
1909 for theafour games-1S9 >193, III and
1859. High score was secured by Clifford
who rolled 206.
Evening star., 1904-12-15

Joseph Clowser of the western part or
Frederick county. Va, died Tuesday after
q lingering Illness. He was sixty -four years
Of age, and leaves a widow and six children.
Evening star., 1904-12-15
of % to 0. The feature of the game was
the goal throwing of the CAROLS. Lineup

Referee-Joe Reilley. president of the
Carroll Cadets formerly coach of the
Georgetown foot ball team Scorers-T.
Marsden and p. Moran. Timer-Mr. Quinn.
Evening star., 1904-12-15

Joseph M. Mora. who was connected with
the banking house Of Charles De Witt 4
Co.. and was well known IN Wall street.
died In New York Tuesday of pneumonia.
Mr.. Mora was born sixty years ago Ia Cuba.
and was q member Of . distinguished Gu
ban family.
Evening star., 1904-12-15
Basket Ball.

The Carroll Juniors defeated the Fendall
Cadets In basket ball game by the score
Evening star., 1904-12-15
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
National League Agrees to
Play Post-Season Games.
LONG SEASON WANTED
THREE EASTERN AND ONE WEST
ERN CLUB TRADE PLAYERS.
Britt and Nelson Training Hard for
Fight-Good Bowling Matches
New Orleans Races.

The meeting of the National League OF
Professional Base Ball Clubs was concluded
at the Victoria Hotel. New York, last night
after two days session. The delegates
got around early and cleaned up consider
able important business before reaching an
adjournment. The league, by unanimous
vote, decided to play a post-season series
of games next fall with the American
League for the worlds championship.
Evening star., 1904-12-15

An elegant line of dark
fancy Worsteds and Thi-
bets-just the right fab
rics for Top Coats and
Short Overcoats. They
are Mertz's standard SIS
to so values-to be made
up during this sale at
$3.50. Perfect fit and alb
solute satisfaction gulr-
anteed.
Evening star., 1904-12-15

About 12 new styles. in
cluding fine Black Thibets.
have been added to the
line Of Mertz Standard
SIS Suitings. In the latest
brown, blue. gray and
fancy mixed fabrics. They
are Suitings that are
worth every cent of their
standard value. and they
can't be duplicated any
where under SIS. Built to
order In the Mertz way. and
fully guaranteed, for $11.
Evening star., 1904-12-15

See New Dunlop Auto Tire. Then c. S. Kessler &
Bro. They will put them on for you. AT COS E st.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
"HIeH FINANCE"

In HIS most interesting testimony
at the gas hearing, Thomas w. Law
son testified that he and his friend
Rogers had for nine years been on
very intimate terms. Business trans
actions aggregating more than $780,
100000 had been carried on without
any writing having passed between
them. There were $46,000,000 made
without a stroke of the pen.
That so little gas escaped with such
a careless leaving open of the win
dows is the real wonder. Such con-
fiding brokerage has seldom been on
record. BY a sort of wireless telegra-
ply these great sums of money seem
to have been passed around while the
real thingness of the thing remained
a profound mystery.
The secrets of reorganization thus
grow more and more profound. Trans
actions can be made out of wind and
gas so fine that they transcend the
science of accounts and intricacies of
bookkeeping.
Those who attempt to make some
thing out of nothing naturally find
themselves encumbered with such diff
ficulties. That in the midst of their
tolls they smite so serenely and carry
so supreme an air of innocence only
shows the high financial strata in
which they live, move and have their
being.
How 'high finance" can thus re-
solve itself into grotesque shapes and
give to airy nothingness a local habi-
tation and name is perhaps only
for adopts to know.-Boston Globe.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
Bottle for a Rain GAUGE.

Any boy can make rain gauge and
measure the amount of rainfall for
himself
The simplest form Of gauge con-
sists of funnel with definite area,
say, IL inches. the neck of which fits
in bottle. The rain that falls into
the funnel runs down into the bottle,
of course, and the quantity is meas
ured by means of graduated glass.
Any boy can measure the rainfall
for himself. Having provided the fun
mel and the bottle-the metal cylin-
der outside is not essential-let him
fit them as described, and then put
them in level, open place, away
from trees and buildings, with the
mouth of the funnel about foot from
the ground. The bottle should be
fastened in position, to avoid being
overturned by the wind. and should
rest perfectly level.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
SAFETY ON THE HIGH SEAS.

In the times of Henry Morgan and
the other buccaneers of the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries the name
of Spanish galleon was always signi-
cant of a treasure-ship conveying al
most incredible wealth across the At
lantic. How eager was the quest of
the British freebooters for the vessels
which were laden with precious car
goes OF silver, gold and gems consign-
ed from the old world to the new!
Those were days of daring adventure,
of slaughter and massacre, the Span
iards almost invariably becoming the
prey of the British vikings. Nova
days many millions of gold are sent
over the ocean in a single steamship
without dreao of peril. Upon the At
lantic ferry a leviathan of the deep
may at any time transport gold bars
worth a dozen millions of dollars and
the captain of the boat does not lose
a wink of sleep because he has such
a store of riches on board. His ship
and his cargo are fully insured and
there are none to modest him or to
make him afraid.-New York Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
ouTWITTINe THE SANDS.

In his article From Coast to Coast
in an Automobile" in the May World s
Work, M. G. Krarup describes how
the motor car was gotten over a sand
hill. The means devised for this emer.
gency consisted of two strips of can.
vas, six feet wide and twenty-four feet
long. Where the sand is round-grain.
ed, loose and dry the driving wheels
OF a car can get no hold, but spin
around as in water or Shiny mud. Our
strips of canvas, laid on the ground
for the wheels to run over, held the
sand together, and then the motor
power was sufficient to drive us ahead.
In this manner the two strips, each
laid down three times, took us over
Wadsworth hill, much to the astonish.
ment of a number of citizens who had
assembled there with a team of horses
and stout tackle to help us.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
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FoRBYS '{:5A} B Re-! f 11 ] 5s|1

| piece can go on living independently
of the others. But the pieces always
do their best to find each other and
come together again.
A worms working year lasts only
about six months. because 1t cannot
burrow through the earth while the
ground is frozen.
In these six months the worms will
turn over an average of ten tons Of
soil to an acre. Think of that!
Stones, twigs, leaves and shells will
be thoroughly chewed up and mixed
with it.
Then the larger worms do still
more. They burrow down to a great
er depth than the smaller worms, and
dig canals for the rain and moisture
to flow through down to the roots of
the plants and trees.
So, altogether, you see, boys and
girls, the worms are our good friends,
helping to make the earth green and
beautiful and productive for our bene-
fit.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
A NEW eRANT-LEE STORY.

Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff's
Diary" has not yet reached this coun-
try, but the English reviews all con-
tain selections from this amusing
store of anecdotes. The following
story the diarist got from Mr.. Robert
Lincoln when he was American minis
ter to Great Britain:
Only three persons were present
when Lee surrendered; Lee himself.
Gen. Grant and l, who was the aide
de-camp of the latter. What really
passed was this: Lee came in superb
ly dressed, and wearing the sword
which had been given him by the ladies
or Richmond. Gen. Grant and l had
been separated from our baggage, and
had on the clothes we had been wear
ing for a week. Gen. Grant jotted
down the heads of the terms of sur
render upon a piece of paper. Lee made
one or two alterations, also in pencil,
and gave T. e paper back to Grant,
who said: Eyes, thatT do. Now let
us come to luncheon. New York
Evening Post.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
LOSS FROM TYPHOID.

The Michigan physician who puts
the annual money loss to the United
States from typhoid fever at $4,000.
900 is far from setting forth the full
truth. He reaches his estimate BY
assuming $1,000 as the average value
of the lives sacrificed and he omits
all account of the money spent in the
care of non-fatal cases. The real val.
ne of the lives lost-so far as such
value can be expressed in money
might more properly be rated at S..
900, and at least 800 on the average
must be spent on victims who re-
cover. On this calculation, assuming
that the Michigan physician is correct
in his number of cases, the annual
loss to the country from typhoid is
nearly 5000. 1000, O0O.-Providence Jour.
nal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
LONDON BUILT OVER LAKES.
Third of These Underground Streams
Just Discovered.

Third of These Underground Streams
Just Discovered.
A third lake has been discovered be-
meath the surface of London. Recent
excavations in the neighborhood of
Trafalgar square brought it to light;
and it is interesting to remember that
the first of the series was found under
the site of the new Admiralty build
ings, since the distance between the
two points is comparatively trifling
The old legend or tradition that the
metropolis is floating upon vast area
of water, though long viewed as a
popular absurdity. was not entirely
without warrant And it is curious,
too, that a vague idea of the kind
should survive through the ages. In
these days of tubes" underground
tSamways, and general burrowing in
all directions, everything that lies be-
meath the broad expanse of London
will in course of time be struck by
restless diggers. The lake near Ira
falgar square, 1t may be added, lies at
a higher level than the river at West
minister bridge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
ACCIDENTS ON THE RAILWAYS

Granting that there is a greater
mileage of railroad in this country,
the proportionate travel is probably
greater in England than here. What,
then, is the explanation of the fewer
fatal accidents, or, rather, the almost
total lack of accidents in that coun-
try as compared with the frightful
mortality on our American roads? The
exact solution is probably not easy,
but the most natural explanation
that will come to the mind is that the
British roads are better managed and
that they are held to much stricter
accountability by the authorities. An
other reason also is the total absence
OF all grade crossings in England and
the universal employment of the best
of safety devices and signals, the
block system being practically uni
versal.-New Orleans Picayune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
skx.HIah Orchestra. This.

Every boy or girl who has lost any
pigeons to the hawks should know
this little trick the Chinese play on
the raiders Of their pigeon fiocks.
A missionary in China writes:
Walking near Picking one day heard
a long-drawn whistling in the air.
Looking up. I saw a flock of pigeons
overhead. What exclaimed, do
Chinese pigeons whistler?
There was a Chinaman passing,
and asked him about 1t. He took
from his dress set of small bamboos,
Joined with fine wires-as in the ac-
eompanying sketch-and handed them
to me. 1t weighed only few penny
weights.
"That is what makes the whist
ling said he. We tie these to the
backs of carrier pigeons, looping the
strings around the roots of the wings.
When the pigeon is flying the wind
rushes into the bamboos and makes
them whistle. This scares away the
hawks. so that the pigeon can bring
Its message safely. Sometimes there
Is only one bamboo whistle; but IL
there are more they are assorted SO
as to make harsh sound when blown
all at one time.'"
The little bamboo whistles must be