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Evening star., 1904-03-17

yesterday. and turnout of all the stables
quartered there was the result. In addi-
tion to the work on the track. many OF the
trainers took their two-year-olds to the
barrier on the new track and gave them
good schooling. The jumpers were all out
exercising. but Supt Tom Strahan Is still
working on the steepIechase course. and
would not allow them on 1t. II the weather
Is good he will probably open the gates to-
day. when all the candidates for the Jump
ing events will be schooled in the field.
The Columbia stables two-year-olds
were among those tried at the barrier.
where they received good schooling under
youngsters and those of the Mclaughlin
string were also there. When he thought
they had had enough work at starting Nc
Laughiin let his bunch break from the bar
rfer and breeze a quarter in OFT.
In addition to the work he gave his two
year-o,ds. Mclaughlin had all the rest of
his stable out for good gallops. Lord Ad-
vOcate was sent seven furlongs i'm 1.41
which he did without effort through the
heavy going. Dark Planet and Circus went
the same distance in 1.41. Zadok and Lor-
raine reeled off seven furlongs in LAB, The
Bowery the same in 1.43 while Mohican did
his seven furlongs in LAO. Going over the
same distance Tugai Bey and Jessamine
were timed in Ia. while Briarthorpe and
Gold Dome went in 1.4Ok.
The horses in charge of W. p Burch
were all out. but their work was on the
slow side. Grey Friar, Vanity, Sergeant,
Castalian, Tepee and the two-year -olds
were trotted and cantered. some few of
them breezins at two-minute gait. Sam
Craig reeled off five furlongs in LIS, while
Arrahgowan. Gates and Jocko did the same
distance In the same time.
Gwyn Tompkins had all his out doing
SLOW work. LayatOr, who Is looking fine.
is not being forced for work at Benning.
Billy Garth had out Imperialist. Arius
and Trapezist, together with a couple of
two-year-oids, which he breezed on the
track at two-minute gait. while Charles
Harris had out ConOver and Cheval dor
for useful gallops.
carloads of horses, and by the end Of the
week nearly everybody will be on hand.
J. e. Madden Is expected to arrive with
thirty-six horses. including Robin Hood,
City Bank. Pulsus. Whorler and others.
r. w. Walden will come with some of
his that have been at New Orleans and
some that have wintered at the Bowling
Brook stud, at Middleburg, Md. Among
the horses he will have at Benning are
Viperine, Monsoon and King Albert
Robt Bradley brings Peter Paul and a
full brother to Robert Waddell, as his
candidates for the Benning Handicap.
Peter Paul was the best two-year-old run
here last fall heading the list with the
winning of fourteen races to his credit.
Later in the week will come Fred Pres
grave. from the Goughacre stable, Cape
Charles. Va: Albert Simons. who is due
here tomorrow, and Thomas Hitchcock.
who wintered at Aiken. s. c.. is due today
Already large supply Of feed has come
In for Mr.. Hitchcock and reports have 1t
that he has found the climate of South
carolina exceedingly healthy for his horses.
He has with him Black Hussar. Trinity
Bell. Foxhunter and Jim Newman for the
Jumping races, and a string of seven two
year-Olds.
Evening star., 1904-03-17
NEW ORLEANS RACES.
Nine Year Old Sadducee Won Another
Purse


Sadducee is a living. breathing example
OF the fact that a race horse that has once
been great. no matter how old he may be,
and though afflicted in the wind, may win
purses. provided his legs are able to stand
the strain of high speed. Yesterday after
noon at the New Orleans track that famous
campaigner now nine years old. beat a
field of sprinters easily in fast time
The liberal odds Of 5 to 1 were offered
against Sadducee at one time, and his
owner. Tony McCafferty. took advantage
of the price and bet enough money ON his
horse to pay for the shipping and expenses
of his stable for long time to come The
old gelding. true to the trust of his master
made all the running and won cleveriy by
length from Claremont
The latter might have won but for young,
McCafertys bold move to win his father s
bets. When Sadducee's jockey saw Clare
mont closing fast at the end he crowded
Robbins to such an extent that the latter
was not able to do his horse full justice
at the finish Robbins did not lodge COM
plant of foul.
1t seemed to be a day in which old horses
came to life again in the matter of speed
and showed trace of their former form
Gov. Boyd. another nine-year-o,d horse
that for two years earned his living as a
jumper. demonstrated his superiority in
the third race and won easily after a poor
send of. He was outfooted during the early
stages of the contest. but closed fast at
the end and won by a length. This winner
was also ridden by Charley McCafferty
the young lad who had his leg broken last
fall at the Sheepshead Bay track.
]. Hennessy, the 65-pound jockey under
contract to ]. Phillips, divided the saddle
honors with McCafferty by riding the win
rers of the first and last races. This young
ster. although scarcely more than midget
in height and strength, handled his mounts
like veteran.
Evening star., 1904-03-17
Base Ball Notes.

Comiskey is working George Davis at
third base
Manager Louis Bacon of the Troy club
has made President Johnson a proposition
In writing for the Washington club.-Pitts-
burg Press.
Sam Lever, the Pittsburg twirler, denies
that he was married. In letter to the
ciuo omcials he declared that he needed
only one ticket to the south.
The Boston club. after declaring that
ADattichio would not be with the team this
year. has signed him again. He probably
Will be used as utility man.
The Columbus American Association base
Dali team has purchased the release of
Pitcher John Malarkey from the Boston
National League club
The southern championship season will
open on Tuesday. April 26 (Georgia's Me-
mortal day.. with Jacksonville at Macon,
Charleston at Savannah and Columbus at
Augusta.
Bob Unglaub is practicing at second base
for the New York Americans, and the story
Is out that he may take the place of Jimmy
Williams. Elberfeid at short and UngIaub
are said to be a whirlwind pair
The Chicago White Sox played in Dallas
all OF last week and gave the town a boost
as training place. They hiked to Marlin
springs Monday to make room for the
C1nctnnatis. who propose to hold the center
OF the stage during their stay in the Texas
town.
Fred Clark of the Pittsburg National,
League Dali team. who for the past three
weeks has been coaching the Princeton ha 80
ball candidates. left yesterday. Clark will
proceed to Hot Springs, Ark, to Join his
team mates. Clark gave the Tiger players
long talk on the game. Doc" Hiilde-
brand, 1909 the graduate coach will now
have sole charge of the squad.
FIRST Baseman Jake Beckley, formerly of
the Cincinnati National club, had a confer
ence with President Hermann at Cincin-
natl yesterday, and later left to Join the st
Louis Nationals at Houston. Tex Beckley
mad borrowed 81 $50 from President Herr
mann on his 1904 contract. and on being ad-
viseo that ne could pay it back In years
time. Immediately agreed to sign q 81
Louis contract.
Evening star., 1904-03-17
Anacostia and Vicinity,

Rev. Il. Boyd Gay, the pastor of the Gar
den Memorial Presbyterian Church. Mime
sofa avenue Anacostia. is holding special
meetings in that church which have already
resulted in the admission of a number of
persons to the church Rev. Duncan Nc
Leod. the pastor Of the First Presbyterian
Church Of Washington was the speaker at
last evenings services In the church. when
a large audience was present
The proposition to establish a pool room
on Monroe street, near Washington street,
in Anacostia, has had the effect of arous-
ing almost as much opposition as prevails
generally on the occasion of application
being made for a liquor license in the town.
1t Is stated that the project is encountering
great opposition. The police state that six
teen citizens in the vicinity where 1t is de-
sired to locate the pool room object to the
license being given. and 1t Is understood
an adverse recommendation will be made
to the Commissioners.
Mrs. Rosie Ann Howard, who was one Of
the nrst colored women to settle In the
Hillsdale section. died at her home on
sheridan avenue in that village Monday aft
ernoon. Six children, eighteen grandchil-
dren and three great-grandchildren survive
her. Funeral services will be held tonnor
row afternoon from the Bethlehem Baptist
Church. on Sheridan avenue. Mrs How
ards age is supposed to have been close
to ninety years.
A horse attached to a buggy the nron
erty of Andrew A. Weischler Of iii Souib
carolina avenue southeast ran away yes-
terday evening at Lincoln street and NAVY
pace. IN Anacostia, colliding with tree at
the corner of Monroe and Pierce streets
The top of the vehicle was damaged and
the left hand of Fred Wilkinson. the col.
ored driver was injured
ooa.'u Mounted omcer D. ]. Garvey of the Ana
costa force, who has been confined to his
home In southeast Washington by Illness
Ior several weeks, was able to return tn
| DUTY yesterday morning.
Evening star., 1904-03-17
Diplomatic Relations in This City Sus-
pended.

pended.
The Colombian legation in this city has
ben closed, and DR.. Tomas Herran. who
for long time has been acting as charge
d. affaires, will leave the United States for
his former home in Medelin in two or
three weeks. Future communications be-
tween the Colombian government and the
State Department will be conducted through
Consul General Arturo de Brigard at New
York. The closing of the legation is the di-
rect result of the events ending in the Sc
cession of Panama and the negotiation Of
the present isthmian canal treaty. DR.. Her.
ran goes home on an indefinite leave Of
absence.
1t is thought that a considerable time
will elapse before the Colombian govern
ment again nominates minister to Wash
ington. as the feeling in official circles at
Bogota is still very bitter. DR.. Herran has
addressed no communica tons to the State
Department since early in February.
DIR. Herran, with his daughter, leaves
Washington today for New York city, to
be followed later in the week by his wife
and one son. Another son is to remain in
the United States for time to complete
special technical course of study in which
he Is engaged The doctor and his family
will remain in New York city until their
departure for South America. For a long
time DR.. Herran has been under severe
physical and mental strain, and recently
has been in very poor health as a result
of the arduous work that fell on him after
the hasty withdrawal of Minister Concha
In the early stages of the canal negotia-
tions
Evening star., 1904-03-17
FIRST PRACTICE.
Several Senator's Out This Morning at
American League Park.

American League park was the scene this
morning of the first practice for the coming
season. Case Patten. the pitcher, who ar
with Bill Coughlin, Leon DeMontreville,
Lew Drill, Jack Carr and several am
bilious amateurs of the city. The ball was
thrown around with considerable enthusi
asm. but the boys were very careful with
their arms on ac count of the stiff breeze
from the northwest All the men lined UP
for a batting matinee and hit the ball good
and hard. The ground was a little soft,
but Shorty" the ground keeper has the
park in splendid shape. when the recent
hard spell of bad weather is considered
These little practice spins will continue un-
til Monday morning, when 1t Is expected
that every man under contract will be on
he nd for the preliminary work
Manager Tom Lotus has telegraphed
President johnson that he will arrive by
tomorrow night. and will Immediately as
sumo charge OF the Senatorial affairs
Leon DeMontreville, the well-known in
fielder. was a happy lad this morning. as
he received his signed contract with the
Minneapolis club for the coming season
Lolis had been after Leon for quite
a while. and his figures were pretty
high he didn't knew whether he would get
placed right or not until the document was
received this morning.
President johnson will remain in WASH
ington until MIR. LOTUS arrives, and then
turn the business end of the Washington
club over to the latter and Immediately
start for Chicago, where business has piled
up at tremendous rate during his absence
Evening star., 1904-03-17
GEN. WOODS NOMINATION.
The Senate Occupied With It Until Ad-
1ournment Yesterday,

The nomination of Gep. Leonard Wood to
be major general occupied the Senate
yesterday afternoon until adjournment
Senator BlackburiTs CRITICISMS of Gen.
Wood and his course in Cuba continued
until nearly o'clock He was followed by
Senator Quarles who consumed the balance
of the day. teraas
In addition to set speeches which will
be made by Sena tors Teller and Foraker,
Senator Alger. formerly Secretary of War;
Will take fifteen orotYenty minutes in de-
feI,se OF Gen. WOODS executive ability. He
Will speak from a personal point of view.
The military record and executive ability
OF Gen. Wood formed the subjects of Sem
ator Quarles' remarks,,i He followed very
closely the testimony fiat was offered be-
fore the military affairs committee, and
praised Gen. Wood for his conduct in the
Geronimo campaign, the campaign against
the Apaches. the Spahish-American war
and the record he was now making In the
Philippines. No attention was paid by
Senator Quarles to the charges made
against Gen. Wood. though he suggested
that In concluding tomorrow he would at
tempt to show that they had not been
proved In an exhaustive inquiry which had
been had by the Senate committee.
The interruptions in the speeches were
even less than previously. Senator Black
burn commented at length on the charges,
and II Is expected that Senator Teller will
follow much the same course. Senator For
aker is depended upon by the majority
members of the military committee to an
swer all the charges that have been made.
Evening star., 1904-03-17
ANNAPOLIS NOTES.
Worthington obsequies-Track Meet at
st. Louis-Examinations

Worthington obsequies-Track Meet at
st. Louis-Examination
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, March 1.-THE re-
mains of Mr.. Richard Sellman Worthing-
ton, who died on Monday night I'm Wash
ington. were brought here today for in
terment. The funeral took place from ST.
Anne's Church. The deceased was born In
Annapolis in November 1S49. and was the
son of Brice B. Worthington and Margaret
Sellman Of this county. He married Miss
Fannie N. Nelson, daughter of DIR. CIeIand
kfnlock Nelson. who survives him, with a
daughter thirteen years old
Mr.. Thomas OBrian. a candidate for the
Naval Academy from New York. was on
Grated on last night at the Emergency Hos
pital for appendicitis.
Mr.. Grafton d. Ridout of this CITY was
elected member of the Farmers National
Bank directory, succeeding John H, Thorn.
as deceased
Mrs Theodoric Porter, wife of Command
er Porter, has returned from visit in the
south
An effort Is being made to arrange
track meet, to take place at the ST Louis
exposition, between the mfdshipmen of the
Naval Academy and West Point cadets.
The annual examinations at the Naval
ACADEMY VIII begin this year on May y,
and continue to May %
Ihere Is great confidence at the Naval
Academy that the mdshipmen's fencing
team Will win the tournament of the Inter-
collegiate Fencing Association. which takes
place IN New York city on April l and q
Evening star., 1904-03-17
The True Shamrock.
From the New York Tribune.

rrom tne New 1Ork Tribune.
There are many people who do not know
what the real shamrock Is. The plant
which is often called shamrock, and gen
orally passes for 1t in Ireland, is the Tri-
folium repens, or white clover. This plant
could not have been the one which st.
Patrick held up to illustrate the doctrine
OF the Trinity. as 1t has been known only
200 years in Ireland, and is a cultivated
plant and not native to the soil. Edmund
Spenser says of the Irish of 1880 that
whenever they found plot of shamrocks
or watercress they had feast. There were
some who gobbled the green food as it
came. some looked for the faultless stalk
and the bloom on the leaf" This sham
rock of Sponsors time was without doubt
the Oxalis acetosella, which is commonly
known as wood sorrel. 1t makes an excel
lent salad herb. though it has never be-
come a market herb in France or this
country. The sorrel of Paris and New
York markets is a species of dock. The
wood sorrel is indigenous to the soil of Ire
land and Is believed by botanists to be the
original herb trinity with which st. Pat
rick used to illustrate his doctrines
Evening star., 1904-03-17
Finds She is a Wife

dispatch from Norristown. Pa, last
night says: For about sixteen years Char
lotte J. Smith wasn't awar that she was
the wife of D. Nelson Long. The first her
friends knew Of the marriage was contained
today in this notice in local paper:
Married-On February IA. 1883, d. Nelson
Long and Charlotte J. Smith, by Rev.
George D. Cummings. all of Norristown.
When Miss Smith was sixteen years old
she was a pupil of the Norristown High
School and she and Long were sweethearts.
According to Long they were married one
afternoon at the Reading railway station.
Long then went west. but recently came
east to claim her. Mrs. Long was some
what taken by surprise. but Long produced
the marriage certificate and that settled 1t.
Mrs. Long still insists. however. that she
has not the slightest recollection OF the
wedding.
Evening star., 1904-03-17
Death Of Louis A Mullican-Colored
People Maintain Private School.

| Speclal correspondence OF The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. March 10. 1904.
Mr.. Louis Archibald Mullcan. a farmer
| who resided near Brink. this county, died
Of pneumonia last night. aged fifty-nine
years. His illness was of short duration.
The following children survive him. Spen-
Ger Muliican and Miss Lille Mullican of
Washington. and Mrs. Samuel Mansfield.
Mrs. Gibbs, Mrs. Purdum, Miss Beulah
Mullican and Thomas and William Mullican
of this county. Deceased was a brother of
ex-Sherif Salathiel T. Mullican of this
place.
Mr.. Frank Higgins. attorney for the
Montgomery County Anti-Saloou League,
today received from Governor Warfeld the
pen and holder used by the governor In
signing the new local option law for this
county. Mr.. Higgins prizes the gift very
highly
Mrs. Lillian Stephens. wife of Mr.. John
w. Stephens of the vicinity of Whites
Ferry. this county. died of pneumonia last
evening after a brief illness. She was
about thirty years of age. and leaves her
husband and one child. Deceased was a
daughter of the late Rufus Bouic of Pooles-
vile, this county
Mrs. Alfred H. Wells of HyattsviIIe is a
guest at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth w.
Owens at this place
schools in Montgomery county were closed
March because of a decrease in the ap-
preparation from the state. the school at
this place is still open. and will continue
SO until June l. When II became known
that the colored public schools would close
on the date mentioned a number of the
coiored citizens set about to form a pay
school, with the result that about sixty
pupils are being taught In the public school
building. The county school commissioners
granted the free use of the building and
the books. and the teacher is paid a GER
tain amount for each scholar The trustees
or the new school are Rev. A. B. Dorsey
Rev. f. 8. Bailey, Simon Smith. George w.
Meads and Rein Offutt. Charles p Jen-
kins, teacher of the public school, was con-
tinued as instructor. The colored popula-
ton generally seem to take much pride in
the school,
Charles Magruder. son Of DR.. William
Magruder OF Olney district. this county,
died few days ago In Cleveland, Ohio Of
typhoid fever after a long illness His re-
mains were brought to this county and in
TERED In the Friends cemetery at Sandy
Spring.
Evening star., 1904-03-17
To Sue the "Pennsx. y

A dispatch from Richmond. Va. last
night says that the state of Virginia will
shortly bring suit in the federal courts
against the Pennsylvania railroad seems
almost a foregone conclusion. The recent
decision in the Northern Securities case will
bring to a head the movement which has
been contemplated heretofore, the ground
being acts on the part of the hailroad COM
pany which have resulted In restraint of
trade.
The Pennsylvania controls the Chesapeake
and Ohio and the Norfolk and Western
railroads. and 1T Is alleged to be discrimi-
mating against all Virginia ports in favor
of Pennsylvania in the coal-carrying trade
and in the winter through business. viii IN
includes grain, flour and the products of
the packing houses.
The chief complaint comes from the South
west part of the state. where it Is alleged
by the coal operators that this discrimina-
ton prevents their product from reaching
points Of distribution and sale, while coal of
an inferior grade mined in Pennsylvania Is
put on the market without any trouble
Evening star., 1904-03-17
Turf and Track Notes.

New York turfman, who has just re-
turned from New Orleans. says that the
new race course to be built there will be
chiefly owned by local interests. The pres
ident of the new club has been elected.
He is a local merchant named Hazlip.
The proposed new course may race fifty
days year. AS to the riders at New Or
leans during the winter, the talent there
seemed to think that Wallace Hicks, the
colored rider, was the best. His percent
age of 35 was 10 points better than Full
er's. The difference between Hicks and
Fuller's methods were, however, marked.
A horse ridden by Hicks felt the effects
for some time afterward.
F. G. Calhoun, a well-known turfman,
associated In business with George ..
Wheelock, has just returned from trip
to Europe and Africa. He purchased while
in England three yearlings and two
year-old. which win be sent to this coun-
try this fall. Mr.. Calhoun is half owner
of Tippecanoe and other horses now be-
Ing trained at Morris Park under the
supervision of William Smith, "Pittsburg
Phifs" brother.
Upon complaint of his manager, Archie
thinner. the well-known jockey Grover
Cleveland Fuller was arrested yesterday
at the entrance Of the grounds of the
New Orleans race course and placed in q
CELL He had not fully recovered from
celebrating his victory on Ostrich in the
Derby.
William Murray will start the horses at
Memphis. Tenn.
H. G. Crickmore 1has sent out book
copies Of the program to be raced at Ben
ming for the first nine days. A new fea-
ture Is an index to distances. the various
races being catalogued under their re-
spective heading Of selling handicaps and
condition races. Conditions of the first
race of the meeting, which will be at six
furlongs, call for three silver mugs, to be
presented to the owner, trainer and rider
Of the winner. A steeplechase will be
feature of the opening day, and the own
er, trainer and rider of the winner will
each receive a silver mug, the gift of a
sport. 20 II
John Hyland said yesterday that the
lightweight rider Livingstone, whose
services were in demand at New Orleans
for courses under Jockey Club control
was formerly one. Of the lads in the en-
ployment of August Belmont at Babylon.
and that he Is naturally bright youth
tuition. S79
John J; Ryan said recently at Hot
Springs that he expects to get together a
strong stable of race horses and run them
on jockey club tracks this year He ad-
mits owning a stable now In training at
Elkton Md. Low
Evening star., 1904-03-17
Dynamite on the Tracks.

dispatch from Derby. Conn. last night
says: The trouble that the New Haven Rail-
road Company has had with dynamiters
continues. In addition to the effort to de-
stroy the unfinished railroad bridge acdoss
the Naugatuck river at this place, when
seven sticks were placed under the struc-
ture, 1t has been learned that dynamite has
been placed on the tracks between this city
and Seymour within a week
Besides using dynamite. the wreckers
tried to derail train by driving a spike in
one of the switches. There are MANY de-
tectives In the city trying to find the crimi-
nais, ana guards have been stationed to
protect the railroad bridge.