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The Washington times., 1904-12-20

The hour Nelson has prepared himself
70 meet Britts slashinS ,onslauGhts with
speed scarcely less than the Califor-
mans. Britt will be down to the weight
with vitality unimpaired
am In a. good condition as | ever
was IN my life. and / am confident OF
being returned the winner said Britt
tonight Il realize that Nelson is per
hapS the toughest man | have ever met,
but l am confident / viii prove his SUI
perior.
Corbett Picks Frisco Boy.
as quickly as I can. I don't believe l
was ever in better shape since I have
been fighting, and / am confident OF
winning
Young Corbett who has fougig1 both
men, picks Britt to win. II expec. the
fight to go. the limit said Corbett, and
think Britt viii win on points This
is because 1 do not think that either
man has knockout blow. OF course.
there is always the possibility OF q
chance blow ending the fight
Great crowds thronged both training
quarters yesterday but only a little
boxing was INDUCED in as a concession
to the visitors. Britt was up early and
after short run on the road took his
customary dip in the breakeis in the
al ttiItptl ie Oil gymnasium WOSk dlu
little boxing 1t was necessary TO call
for police assistance in keeping the
crowds back Only those with tickets
were allowed 10 enter the gymnasium.
Crowds at Quarters.
over at Larkspur the Nelson camp
was crowded TO the walls, and hun
dreds fought to get up the narrow stair
way to see the Dare work. Nelson
started in for four rounds with Raw
hide Kelly. but at the third gong Kelly
called for help, and Eddie Santry was
substituted
The betting continues about ID to S.
and IL is possible that the odds may
shade either way before the bell rings.
Nelson has 5000 TO bet on himself. and
is holding off in the hope Of getting .
to l for his money Harry -Corbett, who
backed Young Corbett to beat Nelson.
was at Larkspur today watching Nelson
work. He laid the issue was altogether
too doubtful. an that he did not ex-
pect to bet on the fight
The Washington times., 1904-12-20

The two victories fc- the Engravers
made up for the defeats at the hands
OF Commerce and Labor men.
The Washington times., 1904-12-20

1t was due largely to the good work
of Ward and Bishop that the Letter
Carriers landed the first game
The Washington times., 1904-12-20

After the fight tonight we may expect
reports that the winner sent his shar
of the money to his mother to raise
the mortgage on the old homestead.
Grand! TOM ROLAND.
The Washington times., 1904-12-20

shortstop, but the little player is
worth every cent of ii and the manage
meEt realizes it
The annual oxford-Cambridge rowing
race VIII be held early IN February
Daily practice has been held at both
places for some time, but there are
persistent reports that the Craftsmanship
OF ali the crews is very poor for English
varsity Fights The individual work is
said to be fairly good. but the men are
not pulling together as a crew
In the past week, when the Harvard
crew management signed contract
with the veteran sculler James Wray,
TO act as head coach of the Crimson
oarsren for the next FIVE Years the
Cambridge university went a long ways
toward throwing aside her traditions
Tor having amateur coaches only. Last
year when Colson was imported from
cornell TO take charge of the Harvard
crews, It was claimed that he was
simply a lover Of the sport and that he
was receiving no pay. 1t will be almost
impossible to have anything like that
go this season. as Wray Is an old-time
professional who has been teaching row.
ing for years and is leaving fat job
with the Detroit Boat Club to accept
Harvard's offer
Among the clubs that have already
accepted the invitation of the Ameri-
can Bowling Congress to send teams TO
the big tenpin event in Milwaukee in
February, are those of San Francisco,
Butte. Los Angeles and Spokane. The
ten leagues OF this city are thinking
over the matter of having representa-
tives at the tourney, and it is likely
that one or more Washington teams will
compete in the congress. Besides the
regular bowling one of the most i'm
pcrtant questions which viii come up
before the congress viii be the select
ing of the place of meeting next year
New York IS already in the field and IS
prepared to put UP fight against any
other city which bids for the national
tournament
Twin Sullivan is hot after Tommy
Ryan for siX-round match at Phila-
deIphia. but the Quaker clubs are show
ing their wisdom in refusing to have
the latter, who did so much to hurt the
game. by his recent fake with O'B-ien
It's time for Ryan to be forgotten.
Before Buffalo club tomorrow even
ing Frank Gotch. the American cham
pion. will attempt to throw Jim Parr.
the EnglisGman, three times within an
hour or lose the purse He will prob
ably lose.
After the fight tonight we may expect
reports that the winner sent his share
of the money TO his mother to raise
the mortgage on the old homestead
Grand! TOM ROLAND.
The Washington times., 1904-12-20

Before n Buffalo club tomorrow even
ing Frank Gotch. the American cham
pion, viii attempt to throw Jim Parr,
the Englisdman, three times within an
hour or lose the purse He will prob
ably lose.
The Washington times., 1904-12-20
DOWN THE ALLEYS.

Last game of the year for Bureau and
Postoffice.
The Washington times., 1904-12-20

That score of IGl3 of the Bureau il
the last was beaut -
The Washington times., 1904-12-20

Charley Lord led the individuals with
the 1iT7e score of %. The other men to
pass the go mark were Hess with 223:
Hardie, 2i2; Ward. 20l; Bishop, 22f and
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Twin Sullivan is hot after Tommy
Ryan for a siX-round match at Phila-
deIphia, but the Quaker clubs are show
ing their wisdom in refusing to have
the latter. who did so much to hurt the
game by his recent fake with O'B-ien.
It's time for Ryan to be forgotten
The Washington times., 1904-12-20

McLennon made the best score for the
Florists.
The Washington times., 1904-12-20

a shortstop. but the little player is
worth every cent of it and the manage
merit realizes it
The Washington times., 1904-12-20

Up went the Jolly Fat Men with a
jolly laugh into second place, by three
straight from the Florists
The Washington times., 1904-12-20

The contract signed by Fred Parent,
of the Roston Americans. calling for
81, 600. is one OF the steepest ever offered
The Washington times., 1904-12-20

The officials of the Army and Navy
are showing just as much interest in
the coming match as they did in the
first and all that now remains 10 make
The Washington times., 1904-12-20

After his fine showing against Eddie
Haalon, Terry McGovern has decided to
go on the stage once again. He has
discarded THE Road TO Ruin and will
be seen in a hero-villain drama entitled
ITO Fame and Fortune
The Washington times., 1904-12-20

The high team score OF 937 was made
he Adipose bowlers in the fna
game
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COMPI, ,ETE j D iAST.
Work Was Begun Sixty Years Ago
Il and 1rishmen All Over the World ::
.ES Have Contributed to It's @5
Il ~ IA Building Fund. .5E1ss =.
{ Dublin (Ireland1 Special.

E Dublin Greland) Special. >s5is :
hJ The solemn cOnsecratiOn and reopen
ing OF st. Patrick's cathedral at Armagh,
the primatial see Of ireland, will take
place on Sunday, July "a, and promises
to be the most important happening Of
the Roman Catholic church In ireland
that has taken place IN many years. Z
! Cardinal Logue, who will on that
same day celebrate the etwenty-fifth an:
niversary of his conservation as bishop
Of Raphoe, will ohlclate at the ceremony
proper, while the archbishop of Dublin,
Mgr. Walsh, will pontif1cate at the
high mass, and Archbishop Healy, Of
Tuam. will preach the conservation SER
mon. Among the prelates who will as
sist in the sanctuary will be Cardinal v.
Vannutelli, who will come especially
from Rome to represent the pope; Arch
bishop Bourne, of Westminster, and the
bishops Of Liverpool, Birmingham,
Portsmouth and Aberdeen, together
with hundreds of clergymen from every
part of the world, the United States,
Canada and Australia furnishing q very
large number.
The duke and duchess of Norfolk and
several Catholic members of the British
aristocracy have also promised to at
tend the ceremony, which will surpass,
in splendor anything: of the kind seen
before in Ireland. ..
The New York World says that 60
years have passed since the foundations
Of the cathedral were laid in 1910, by
DR.. Crolly, then archbishop. Under his
successor, DR.. Dixon, the work was con-
tinued, and great bazar given in 1866
cleared more than $35,000, and enabled
the church authorities to place roof
on the building. under the supervision
Of q young Dublin architect named Nc
Carthy, Mr. Duff, the original archi-
tect. having died. Archbishop McGet-
tigan continued the work, until in Aug
ust, 1873, he was able solemnly to dedi-
cate the new temple. More than 100,-
900 persons attended this ceremony, and
20 prelates, headed by the late Car
dinal Cullen, were present in the sane
tuary, while the preacher for the oc-
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United states.)
cap stone; the top Of the tank is 20
feet 6 inches above the pier, and the
peak of the roof is "a feet inches
above the. tank. which has q capacity
of more than 100000 gallons.
The great height of the tank insures
ample water pressure in East Provi-:
dence. The pressure in the mains on
the low levels is estimated at $50
pounds.
The pier Is made Of open hearth
steel, having tensile strength vary
ing from $4,000 to $4,000 pounds per
square inch and an elastic limit Of
one-half the tensile strength. There
are four center and eight side coll
umns, carrying the girders and I
beams at the top, and the outside COL
umns at the base are 70 feet from
center to center. Lateral rods form
the wind bracing. At the top is a grill
work Of steel beams covered with
Portland cement concrete. upon which
the tank is placed. At the base of the
tank is walk around three feet wide,
and this is reached by wrought iron
stairs. The steel pier supports load
of over 100000 pounds. and the
weight Of the pier is 100000 pounds.
The height of the steel tank is 70
feet inches, and its diameter is 50
feet. There are IA courses, and each
course Is made of seven plates, having
a width of five feet. The thickness OF
the bottom plates is one inch, and
the top plates are three-eighths of an
inch in thickness. The tank and pier
are designed to resist wind pressure
of 100 miles an hour when the tank is
empty, and as the highest recorded We
locity of wind in East Providence is
60 miles an hour, it is obvious that
the engineers provided a large mar
gin of safety When the tank is filled.
the factor of stability is greatly in
creased.
The water stored in the tank is suf-
fcient to fill an area 1876 by 1000 feet
l foot deep.
The Virginia enterprise., 1904-12-23
WORK or MINISTER ALLEN.
United States Representative at Seoul,
Korea, Is. Implicitly Trusted
by Both Nations.
Seoul (Korea) Special.

Seoul (Korea) Special.
+ Medical missionary. court physician
and diplomat, Horace N. Allen, United
States minister to Korea stands to-
day a strong and picturesque figure in
the affairs of state in the far east He
has been a resident Of Korea since
1882.
DR.. Allen was the first resident for
eign missionary in that land. He had
gone out as a medical missionary un-
der the Presbyterian board, and it
was at his request that he was trans
ferred from China to Korea, where he
believed he could do better work with
q practice among the foreign residents
of Seoul. ~
Through his attendance upon Prince
Min Yonk TX, a cousin of the queen,
he became the physician Of the court
The Virginia enterprise., 1904-12-23


purchased, at cost Of @$75, 900, and tho
Daughters of the Republic of Texas have
undertaken to raise the money to make
the payments. It is the purpose Of the
organization to convert the Alamo into
a hall Of fame, making it a museum Of
Texas history, art and sculpture. Tho
upper stories of the famous old structure
in which the Texans of the early days
fought to the last man: against the at
tacking forces led by Santa Anna will
contain the art galleries, while the lower
stories will be filed with the historical
relics Of Texas and the volumes Of her
literature.
Miss De Zavala is a descendant of the
celebrated Gen. De Zavala, who was
conspicuous in the battle for the inde.
pendence of the Lone Star state in the
days when it was part Of the republic
of Texas. When the state became an i'm
dependent republic he was also one Of
the men who helped steer the ship Of
state over the shoals.
When the Daughters ct tho Republic of
Texas shall have saved the Alamo it is
their intention to continue their work
along the same lines. The San Jose mis-.
sion, at San Antonio, will also be re.
claimed as soon as the women, who are
working nobly in the cause, are able to
get around to it.
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Germany must choose between another
Jena the great battle at which the
Prussians were crushed by Napoleon, or
another Sedan, :" the fight in which they
worsted the French in 1870, if the father
land is to remain an invulnerable mill
tary power. His conclusions, Of course,
are that the country is headed for an
other Jena unless abuses are stopped. .
Howls of protest, taunts of traitor; !;
and social democrat" greeted Beyer-
lein when "Jena or Sedan ?" first ap-
peared. He was accused of malicious
exaggeration Of army; abuses and of
striving for a sensation, but people took
him SO seriously that the army author
tiles themselves were finally stirred and,
In response to public sentiment, which
Immediately began to crystalline. they
were forced to order rigid Investigation
OF the most serious charge Beyerle1n
had made;;Snamely,; that abuse Of re-
cruited men was common and wide
spread among the kaiser troops. Court
martial after court marial revealed the
truth Of the authors charges. One non
commissioned rufl1an was convicted of
over 1000 Individual cases Of maltreat-
ment of men. The authorities found
themselves compelled to Withstand an
avalanche Of criticism from every quar-
:er' His majesty himself has, Of course,
felt the weight Of public, opinion Bey-
erlein's friends resent the imputation
that he lent himself tn ,rovol,,t;oror,,
The Virginia enterprise., 1904-12-23
OWNER OF i L.BIO MS.
y ROMANCE or TEE GREAT1SCE-
& GIL RHODES FORTUNE.
Niece Of the African Empire Builder
y: and Heiress, to His Wealth Dis
- covered in a Travelling "
~ Missionary. -,
-.
Asheville IN. C.) Special.

Asheville IN. C.) Special. %M z=r3
In little vine-clad house near Way
cross, N. c., lives woman missionary
worth $l2,000,000. She is a niece Of the
late multi-millionaire, Cecil Rhodes,
whose fortune at the time Of his death
was estimated at $60, ,000, ,000.' Her name
is Mrs. Virginia Rhodes Baker.
At various times during the past year
the following advertisement has ap-
peared in various newspapers in this
country and England:
WANTED. information as to the where
abouts Of my daughter, Mary Virginia
Rhodes. A large estate awaits her. am
living alone ten miles from London. Charles
W. Rhodes.
Thus the brother of Cecil Rhodes, the
African millionaire, advertised for the
daughter he had not seen for many
years.
In the meantime the young woman
had married and she and her husband
we're engaged in missionary work
throughout the country.
Starting eastward from Denver they
made their way over the endless plains.
preaching the gospel as they went. Lit
tie did the young missionary know that
she was an heiress to millions. Neither
would she have cared, SO long as there
was religious work to be done. Even
now sitting in her little cottage, with the
hollyhocks and honeysuckle in bloom
about her and all her fortune secured,
she seems to think of nothing but her
beloved missionary work.
She proposes to establish Congress
of Missions and to build large mission
schools throughout the country. This
has been the dream of her life. Il shall
spend all the money for that" she says.
simply.
The search for Mrs. Baker, or Mary
Virginia Rhodes, was in vain, although
every effort was made to locate her.
The missionary couple came to New
York and from New York they came
south down the Potomac and through
the Shenandoah valley, establishing
missions wherever they thought they
were needed.
BY slow stages they made their way
to Waycross, where they established a
The Virginia enterprise., 1904-12-23

'casion was the celebrated Dominican
orator, Father Thomas Burke, famous
for his lectures and sermons all over
the world.
After the death of DR. McGettigan, in
1887, Mgr. Logue, who had been coadju-
tor few months previously, succeeded
him and set to work to pay off the
heavy debt left by his predecessor and
finish the building, whose interior dec
orations were of such flimsy character
that he ordered them entirely renewed,
importing the best ecclesiastical art
works from Italy and France. In 1893
he was made cardinal by the late
pope, and this additional dignity en-
abled him to raise successfully the large
sum needed for the work. -.
!. It was not, however, till the close Of
the year 1899 that his eminence, judg-
ing. the time ripe for further efforts,
issued z pastoral letter on the ma
i ttonal cathedral" addressed to all the
churches in Ireland, and was enabled to
start the famous and popular National
Cathedral bazar. which lasted two
years, and which raised immense sums
toward the work Of finishing the build
ing. =. 49, 80. i,
In 1891 the cathedral was closed to
worshipers and the decoration of the
interior was pushed rapidly along until
the present time, when It was decided
| to proceed to the solemn conservation of
the building on the very day on which
occurred the silver jubilee Of the car
dinal primate's episcopal conservation.
= At first the clergy and laity of the
archdiocese intended to celebrate the
jubilee by Offering a large sum of
money to their beloved prelate, but his
eminence declined Ito accept any per-
sonal offering as long as the cathedral
was still in debt, SO it was resolved to
raise the required sum gilmore than
100000 and remove the last impediment
to the hesconsecration Of the temple. IS: /:
I It was principally through the unttr--
| ing efforts Of Rev. John Quinn, now
canon Of Magherafelt, and Of hts sue
scessor, Rev. Michael Quinn, the pres
t.ent administrator, that much Of the
money was. raised. For four years the
work Of completing andrd decorating the
Interior has been In progress undert the
supervision and in accordance with the
plans Of the most eminent architects 81
ireland. The most. skilled artists have
been employed ii the work with such
| success that the perfection of the altars,
mosaics, screens, pulpit and organ has
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Pen DEF s ORD.
11UNd WRITER CAUSES An
. uPHEAvAL ~ s. GERMANY.
criticises Brutality s. Army and
Arouses Public Conscience Many ] !
zs + Courts Martial Called :ss 81
ty.ss G a. Result. s#I. #
Berlin Germany Special.

4 %.=:s4z If Il Berlin Germany special.
.5ts Franz Adam Beyegleln, the young
Saxon writer, has done more with his
novels and dramas OF German military
life to prove that the pen is mightier
than the sword than any author Of his
generation. :s5ss :.s ss. $sSss s.. I.
Two years ago an obscure tyro, to-day
finds him famous, and the domiqa mt lit
Eerary figure OF the hour in Germany.
Two works, = novel and q play, have won
him reputation and fortune: The ro-
nance "Jena or Sedan z" and the Stirring
drama Of German barrack life, Zap
fenstreich.." i "a, II. Z / *::I g*:I \
Both portray In strikingIy vivid form
the modern aspects of German militar-
ism in such reality that the public con-
science of all Germany has been aroused
as never before to the evils of the grind
ing system and all it's attendant bitter
ness and hardships. .
"Jena or Sedan?" has broken all Ger
man records for sales. More than 2O0,-
600 copies have been printed and sold,
q figure never before approached in the
history of the German book trade. The
kaiser is said to have thumbed it through
three times. Army officers have made
1t the subject of passionate debate, and
the reichstag has rung with anaHy quo
tations from its pages by members Of the
social democratic party, who find It un-
rivaled material for their incessant at
tacks on the governments military po!-
Icy. 49,. -
: Beyerlein Is native Of a little maAu-
featuring town in Saxony, renowned for
the production of Meissen pottery. As
a young man of 81 he served his year
with the colors as an artilleryman at
the garrison of Pirna, near. Dresden,
where his: shrewd powers of observation
and retertive memory supplied him
with the material with which he was
destined later to, win literary renown.
The garrison of Pirna, under another
name, is the place at which the scenes
described in. "Jena or Sedan?" are sup
posed to have occurred '-r !
The interrogatory title of the book
was chosen by Beyerlein to indicate that
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p /
and enjoyed great popularity. IN time
his relations with the royal family be-
came intimate, and within tHo years:
DR.. Allen was able to establish . hos.
pital, the expenses Of which were paid
by the king. sSzs ,5s$ f, $ss IS; q y
Il subsequently the doctor was sent;
back to- this country as o represents
tive OF tho Korean government, and;
for 3 time he was secretary Of the
Korean legation at Washington.
He was secretary Of the American
81 Korea from 1890 to 1887.
and was then promoted to the high.
diplomatic rank of minister resident.
and consul general. Il 81. s5s =5z= 23s#ss5
Dr.. Aliens. original medical work.
opened tho Way for the entrance soe
other missionaries, medical and evan;
sgalfstic. Catholi and sProt4 jandI
So promoted 8 kindly feeling toward
stho American people
The Virginia enterprise., 1904-12-23


Chicago Preacher Who Is to Start y
:: > "Home-M Mending soctety.D sss=. ss=.
Fellowship Congregational, s640s jack
son avenue. ..,. =: z.r:>: <$.=s:5 =s55
He seriously declares his intention of I
laboring to spread the new idea and
the organization throughout Chicago,
and then all over the land. 5ySS&s Ss
Rev. Mr.. DeLong sprung his surpris-
ing plan before meeting of the Chicago
Congregational ministers. He made q
speech in explanation of his idea that
created a vertiable sensation tor its orig
inality. ~ + - Szs
@3I think every church should establish
a .home-mending society," the duty OF
which will be to act as peacemaker in all
disputes in families in the vicinity Of
the church." said he. -, 4 2s... a.
If q father>and mother disagree and
are in imminent danger OF separating,
let q member Of the home-mending So I
ciety cali at the home Of the family and
arbitrate the dispute so as to save the
family and preserve the home. , a
III q parent cannot get along with a
child and the dispute threatens the Sc
curity Of the home, let the society step
in and offer its servicesin bringing about
peace. >. -..-. r:,..... Z.
II am going to, try the plan in my
church and ! think every other congrega-
tion In Chicago would do well to fol-
low my example, l believe the plan will
result in much good every year by pre-
venting the disruption of hundreds Of
homes. III
I'VE have homes for children, orphans,
old people anchorages, human societies.
and in fact organizations for the care Of
nearly all classes of society in Chicago,
but we have no association whose dutyit
is to conserve the family the most sacred
Of all institutions" t@