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Evening star., 1904-03-16
Seasons Golf CHAMPIONSHIPS.

To complete the round of national cham
pionships the United states Golf Associa-
ton committee has selected the week of
October 10 for the women's tournament.
1t will be played at the Merton Cricket
Club to which the event was voted by
the delegates at the u. S. G. A. annual
meeting The open championship will be
held at the Glen View, ILL.,, Club In July,
and the amateur championship at the
Baltusrol Golf Club in the week of Sep
tember 5. Any changes to be made In the
conditions of the three events will be
acted on at a committee meeting in New
York city on April o.
The Olympic amateur golf champion
ship at the worlds fair will be played on
September 1924 at the Glen Echo Golf
Club. st. Louis. This event will be con-
trolled by a special committee, but it has
the approval of the U. s. G. A.
Evening star., 1904-03-16
Turkey Pays for the Mediidia.

A dispatch from Newport News, Va, last
night says: The Turkish cruiser Medjidia
was formally transferred to the represent
atives of the sultan's government at Old
Point Comfort today, and the star and
crescent went UP to her masthead. The
Turkish ensign was given a salute of
twenty-one guns from the cruiser herself.
and later the guns at Fort Monroe and
the cruiser Baltimore. which was in Hamp-
ton Roads. gave the proper salutes to the
new cruiser.
The ship has been held here for nearly
two weeks because the pay for her was
not forthcoming.
Capt. Buckman of the Cramps Company
will take the Medjidia to the Dardanelles
for the Turkish government.
Evening star., 1904-03-16
Warwicks Ready for Base Ball.

The Warwick Athletic Club held meet
ing Sunday at the home of Mr.. John Du-
gan for the purpose of reorganizing their
base ball team, which Is called the "Vigi-
lant' and has had successful seasons for
the past four years. The Vigilants defeated
every team they met last season and won
the championship of the District for teams
averaging sixteen years. Earl Bradley,
who did such good work in the box last
season for this team. will officiate in the
same position this season. The team will
be strengthened considerably by the addi-
ton of Samson. Verfniliion and Clark in
the infield. The lineSip of the team for the
coming season will be: Bradley. pitcher;
King. catcher; Mack, Yeruillion. first base;
Clark, Harris, second base; Bates. third
base; Samson, short stop; Dugan. Burns and
Wilson. outfielders, ~ Mr.. Dugan would be
glad to receive challenges from all teams
of the District averaging sixteen to seven
teen years. Address John Dugan, 415 A
street southeast.
Evening star., 1904-03-16
OdaIl to Be Chairman.

A dispatch from New York last night
says: 1t has been definitely decided that
Gov. Odeil will be elected chairman of the
republican state committee when the re-
publican state committee meets here in
April 1t is probable that there will be no
opposition whatever to this pian- A new
state committee is to be elected by the
convention, and there will be several
changes Cornelius Van Cott, Robert c.
Morris, Clarence w. Meade, Lemuel e.
Quigg and w. H Ten Eyck are among
those who will retire. Alexander 7. Mason.
Abraham Gruber William Halpin and s.
Strasburger will probably be elected MEM
bers of the committee.
Evening star., 1904-03-16
Explosion of LIQUID Air.

A dispatch from New York last night
says: The explosion OF a tank of liquid air
in the laboratory of the American Liquid
Air Company this afternoon killed one man.
caused panic among the employees in the
place and shook the entire neighborhood
like an earthquake. Edward Corliss Of
Bangor, Me-. was working at compressed
air machine. when the tank, which was
only few feet away from him. burst with
q terrific report. One Of his legs was torn
from it's socket and the other was mutilat-
ed.
Only four men were In the laboratory at
most every pane of glass in the liquid
building was shattered and the laboratory
wrecked.
Evening star., 1904-03-16
NEW ORLEANS RACES.
Four Favorites and Second Choice In
Front.

y.
The talent had the better of it in the
battle with the bookmakers yesterday
afternoon at the New Orleans track. Four
heavily played favorites with a second
choice managed to get home in front. 1t
is said that the ring experienced the
worst day of the present season.
Quite killing was planned with Arden
In the closing event. Opening at 10 to l.,
Arden was played down to 13 to g..
Through the heavy plunge on Arden the
hackers of Tancred, the legitimate favor
ite, were able to get their money down at
the good odds of to 1. After permitting
Arden to cut out killing pace until we'll
in the stretch Tancted came on and won
in a gallOp by two lengths from John
Coulter. Arden was beaten nose on the
post for the third money. Had Arden
won the local ring and every pool room
in the country would have been hit hard.
The mile and a sixteenth handicap was
put down as the days feature. Only four
paraded to the post, but 1T was a good
betting event, as three of the four start
ers were we'll supported Lev Dorsey was
the favorite at to 2. while Luralighter
was the second choice and held at 8 to g.
Ethics was the good thing of the race
and was played from eights to fours. Hy-
mettus was the extreme outsider at tens.
1t was race from start to finish. The
field was well punched all the way,
oOaiCoiy IWo ieHS tiS separating IHe quar-
tet from beginning to end. Lev Dorsey
was the pacemaker and won by a length
from Luralighter,g with Ethics and Hy-
mettus fighting 1t ont for third place. The
former secured the position by a very
scant neck. The victory of Lev Dorsey
was very popular one.
A speedy bunch started in the fifth,
purse affair at a mile, in which J. ]. Nc
Cafferty's New Mown Hay was favorite
Scotch Thistle, the colt. who beat Rain
land last Thursday, was the second choice
at ID to 5. 1t was a three-cornered race
throughout New Mown Hay was the
pacemaker, with Katie Powers and Scotch
Thistle in hot pursuit. while the others
were strung out. "The finish saw New
Mown Hay lengthlto the good. 1t was
question as to who was second between
Scotch Thistle and Katie Powers. The
Judges gave it to the former. ,
Evening star., 1904-03-16
To Play for Handball Championship.

Michael j. Pagan. the handball champion
Of the world. accompanied by ex-Alderman
Dunno and Edward Moran of Brooklyn, has
arrived at San Francisco. Eagan is to
play James Fitzgerald series Of nineteen
games for the handball championship of
the world. the first seven of. tho series on
March q.
Fitzgerald has been training for two
weeks, and Eagan started work at the
Olympic Club In San Francisco yesterday.
where the games are to be played. Great
interest is taken in the coming event. seats
selling at s. on account of the limited ac-
commodations in the galleries of the club.
Evening star., 1904-03-16

Richard Croker's racer st. Patrtcks Day,
who won the Devonshire hurdle handicap
OF 500 sovereigns about $500 at Derby
(Eng1and) yesterday, Is an English-bred
four-year-old. by st. Serf (son of st. ST.
NOM, out Of Aumbry, and won similar
race on December % at Windsor, England.
This horse is trained for Mr.. Croker by
the American horseman, Philip Greusii.
who also has in his charge Croker's Derby
candidate, Clonmeu.
Up to o'clock yesterday afternoon the
only declarations from the Metropolitan
handicap were McChesney. Delhi and Is
raelite. The last-named pair are owned by
James r. Keene, whose representatives re-
naming In the big race are the four-year-
old Toboggan. 1Oo pounds. and the three
year-old Careless, 81 pounds McChesney
was top weight at 128 pounds. 1t Is sup
posed that his owner will prefer to run the
horse at longer race than the Metropoli-
tan, which is at a mile. Grand Opera, no
pounds, also owned by E. e. Smathers, re-
mains in the race.
There will be a meeting of the directors
Of the Saratoga Racing Association tomor-
Of the association will be elected to sue
ceed the late William c. Whitney.
It was said in racing circles yesterday
that Eddie Hughes, who formerly trained
for William X. Vanderbilt in France, had
offered, on behalf of a French turfman.
s25, 900 for the stallion Handsome, and that
the offer had been declined This horse,
for whom Edward Corrigan once paid S1O,-
600, was sold to an Oregon breeder, and
repurchased for 500.
AS the racing season in the west is about
to begin, the predicted clash of powerful
opposing racing interests in Chicago is
rapidly nearing an issue. The dissatisfac-
ton is based upon the alleged poor dates
assigned the Worth race course. near Chi
cago, by the Western Jockey Club. This
adc oiofi hoo fhof vxyiN nf
accept the dates and 1t is said that the
aid of the Illinois law against bookmaking
will be invoked in order to harass the other
Chicago tracks.
Evening star., 1904-03-16
DOWN THE ALLEYS.
Interior Won Two Games From War
Bows

The Interior and War teams of the De-
partmeDtal League clashed last night on
the Palace alleys. the former winning two
of the three games rolled. 1t was thought
the Interiors would have a clear walxover
with the War Department boys, but the
latter 'copped'' the second game by a mar
gin of four pins. The loss of this one game
was quite a serious affair to the Interiors,
as 1t enables the Bureau team to pull up
even in the race for the championship Of
the league. Top score honors went to Lem
mon of the Interiors. who ran of a total Of
25S pins In the last game. Scores:
Evening star., 1904-03-16

night, March II. at Q o'clock. between Mr.
Harry Dtvver Of the Petworth Athletic
Club and Mr.. Ross Of the institute. The
bout lasted twenty minutes. in which the
former threw the latter. who was suffering
from q ruptured blood vessel In his nose
that hindered his wrestling ability greatly.
Mr.. Ross states that after he has recovered
he will wrestie any one In the District to
q finish at 100 pounds. Address care st.
Stephens Institute. 2818 n street north
Weat
Evening star., 1904-03-16
Potomac Homing Pigeon Club.

The Potomac Homing Pigeon Club has
adopted it's flying schedule for the coming
season, which opens at the training sta
tions at Quantico. Va. April "A, 80 miles;
Fredericksburg, Va, May 1, 81 miles. and
Boutwell,. Va. May s, 70 miles. Following
is the schedule for races: Chester. Va, 10
miles. May Is: kitteral. N. c., 200 miles,
May %: Rennert, N. c.. 800 miles. May %;
Kingstill, s. c., 400 miles, June 3; Hartee-
ville S. c., 500 miles, June IL.
Evening star., 1904-03-16
"wHo WILL wINp"
Teams Closing Up for the Finish ir
Y, M, G. A. Tourney.

With only a little over month before the
Y. NJ. c. A. bowling tournament ends. In
terest naturally centers on the question,
who will VIM" OF the twelve teams
that are entered In the race only six have
won majority of their games and stand
chance to win the coveted first honors.
These six are the teams captained by
Gould. Farlee. Sweracker. Roesch Eiker
and whitford. At the present writing
Gould has clear lead of two games over
Evening star., 1904-03-16
z. M. G. A. Bowling.

Last night on the alleys Of the Y. M. c. A.
Capt. Whitfords team ran away with
three games from Capt. Baldinger.
Edison of IA had high score, 214. and
high average, 17S. Whitford had second
high average, with 160
Low scores were the rule. but viii Orme's
1872 game. Edson'S 1874 and Whitford's 18S
are deserving of mention. The score:
Evening star., 1904-03-16
Bank Clerks in Postponed Games.

In the Bank Clerks League. Riggs and
Bell & Co. played off four postponed games
on the Palace alleys last night, the former
winning three. majority of the games
were closely contested and interesting In
the third game the Bell & Co. team did
first-class work, getting over the nine hun
dred mark. Smith of Bell & Co. secured
the best score of the evening 225, in the
third game. Score:
Evening star., 1904-03-16
Yale Club Plays Georgetown March 81

NEW HAVEN. Conn. March 18.-The
schedule of ball games to be played by
Yale during the Easter recess was an
nounced today. 1t includes the following
games:
March 81, Georgetown at Washington;
April 1, Lafayette at Norfolk: April 2. Uni
versity of Virginia at Norfolk; April 4.
same team at Charlottesville; April 5.
Georgetown at Washington: April 8, Mary
land Athletic Club at Baltimore: April 8.
New York Nationals at New York; April
IL, New York Americans at New York.
Evening star., 1904-03-16
Basket Ball Tonight.

The Carroll Institute Reserves basket ball
team will play the Company B team of the
Washington Light Infantry tonight in the
latter's armory. The game Is to be called
at $50. Both teams fsve played very good
games lately and the contest tonight, it is
expected, will be a hard fought one.
Evening star., 1904-03-16
Wrestling Bout.

There was very interesting wrestling
bout at the st. Stephens Institute Monday
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-23

A trustees deed filed for record
with County Clerk Webb cites
wherein d. r. FAINT conveys to d.
Sullivan & Co. of Bexar county
two hundred thousand acres of land
situated in Hidalgo and Cameron
counties, constituting what is
known as the Santa Rosa ranch,
for a consideration of fifty cents
per acre, the sale being made re-
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-23

Gently to satisfy certain mortgags
with vendors lien held by D. Sui
livan & Co., against D. r. FAINT
This is one of several deeds to cover
the entire transfer of lands held
and secured by a blanket mortgage,
by d. R. FAINT to Sullivan & Co.
The work of surveying Harlin-
gen-on -the-Arroyo is now a little
over half done. There are ten
blocks of what is to be the bust
ness part of the city cleared and
ready for building, with streets and
alleys all laid off and cleared.
There will 5e something like forty
miles of streets in the TOWNSHIP, and
about half that amount has been
completed. This work has been in
charge of Civil Engineer A. w.
Amthor, who came into town this
afternoon.
The town boys team reports
ready to play and will cross bats
with the soldiers at the post tomor-
morrow at $50 p. M, standard
time. THE HERALD has received
an inside tip that the town boys
are sure to win.
A piece of land which will be
used for a bee ranch and truck
garden about a mile above Browns
vile was bought today by Wiley
Marshall of San Antonio, who has
been sojourning around Browns
vile for two or three weeks. This
land was sold by Pike M. Baker,
who bought it lost fall. The num-
Der of acres in the tract will be
determined this afternoon, and the
price paid will be made known
when the deed is made. Suffice it
to say for the present that it will
be one OF. the largest and finest bee
ranches in South Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-23
PERSONALS.

Miss Gladys Rentfro went to the
Point today.
r. B. Creager, Esq, was a pas
senger to the Point this morning.
Miss Lucille Champion went to
the Point this morning to visit rel
atives for a day or two.
Louis Kowalski, George Seaman
and R. NJ. Miller of Matamoros
were passengers from the Point
last evening.
Daniel Reyes, one of the county
teachers at Yescas, is in town for
a day or two. Mr.. Reyes reports
the country quite dry in the vicinity
of Las Yescas and says but little
planting has been done so far this
spring.
A. w. Amthor, who has been in
charge of the survey of the town
site of Harrington, arrived in town
from that place this afternoon. Mr..
Amthor has resigned his position at
Harrington and will open an en-
gineer's Office in town in partner
ship with Ed. Barron.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-23
}. }. COOKE.
Civil Engineer
and Surveyor

Cameron County Maps for Sale.
Office over Botica del AguiIa.
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K. B. CREAGER,
Attorney and
COunSellOr.at.LaW
Office, over Yturria Bank, Eliza
beth Street.


A warranty deed fled for record
with County Clerk Joseph Webb
shows that the Brownsville Land
and Irrigation company conveys to
]. c. Bennett 500 acres of land out
of the Espiritu Santa grant, situat-
ed on the main canal of the COM
pany and in the vicinity of Olmito,
Texas, for a consideration of SIS
per acre.
A companion deed shows where
in VIM. w. Womack buys from
the same company a like number
of acres for the same price, SIS
per acre.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-23

The latest and most effective de-
signs in wall paper. Reyes and
Nunez at L. Kowolski's office.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-23
THE WEATHER.

New Orleans. April 23.-ro Collector
of Customs. Brownsville, Texas:
Tonight and Sunday showers, fresh
southefly winds. CARROT.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-23

Letters boxes with electric bells
in them as letter-thief telltales are
shortly to appear in Paris.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-23

LOCAL ITEMS.
Read All about the Sunshine
Cotillion.
Rings from S1.OO to $4,000 a,
Rutledge's jewelry store. 1t.
Werbiski's Road House is the
place.
All are cordially invited to par
ticipate in the Sunshine Cotillion.
The society is non-sectarian and
makes no social distinctions. Come
and make the Cotillion a success
and benefit St. Joseph's Home.
See those beautiful samples of
4xall paper at L. Kowalski's Office.
Reyes and Nunez paper hangers.
4-I-tf.
For Sale-A good, we'll paying
restaurant. Present owner desires
to go into other business. VIM.
Forster, American Restaurant.
If you don't believe Barbee sells
the cheapest, ask for prices. 2-29tf.
The steamer had not succeeded
in sailing up to four O'Clock.
Wanted-5OO dwts. old gold at
sonce.-Rutledge Jewelry Co. IT..
Tickets for the Sunshine Cotil-
lion for sale at the Putegnat and
Combe drugstores and by boys on
the streets. Fifty cents admission
to lower floor; rs cents for gallery.
Rutledge will pay the highest
market value for old silver or dia-
1monds. At.
Marriage licenses issued today
were as follows: Martin Lambert
and Manuela Cortez, Esteban Cas-
tella and Felipa Ramirez.
Your Sunday afternoon drive is
not complete without glass of
cold beer. Get it at Werbiski S
Road House.
Just received, a full line of up
to-date Jewelry and Diamonds
Rutledge Jewelry Co. 1t.
AS hint to the city dads, in be-
half of those who live, work or
have to walk on Elizabeth street,
it is suggested that since the street
has been so torn up and so much
loose dirt left on it in the work
of grading done this week, it would
be a good idea to have it we'll
,sprinkled, at least once, at the
.city's expense. The work being
done is appreciated by all, but do
let the sprinkling cart 60 over it a
few times, dear dads, please do.
If we haven't got what you want,
we can make it for you.-Rutledge
Jewelry Co. At.
For SALE OR TRADE two
horse wagon and harness. Apply
to B, E. Brown. If.
Music and fun, cock fights,
racing and dancing at the Verbs
Ii Road House every Sunday
afternoon and evening. Just the
place for good time.
Have your watches repaired by
xutledge, the expert on watches
twenty-five years experience in
the business. At.
Dance and be merry at the
WerbiSkl stopping place on the
pump house road.
All goods sold and all work done
by us guaranteed as represented, or
money promptly refunded Rut-
ledge Jewelry Co. At.
There will be services at the post
chapel Sunday at II a. m. and s
p. NV. H. PETTY.
A fine sample of purple cabbage
was left at THE HERALD Office
this morning by J. P. Lister, which
he brought in from his irrigated
truck farm on J. H. Sings place.
1t is a beautiful specimen, and Mr..
Lister has a large quantity of it
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-23
NOTICE.

Frozen dainties and cakes for
sale at the Cotillion for the benefit
of St. Joseph's Home. Come and
help a worthy cause.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-23
The Metric System.

The following sad little metric
effusion was found in THE HERALD
Office the day after, somewhere in
the vicinity of the desk of THE
HERALD'S young man-the good
looking one-you all know which
one that is. The girl in the case
will probably know why.
There are meters of accent and meters
of tone,
But the best of all meters is to meet
her alone.
There are letters of accent and letters
of tone,
But the best of all letters is to let her
alone
Who has lost six mules-three
brown mare mules, and three horse
mules, one dun, with a bell, one
grey, and one red9 Apply to F.
Glaevecke, at Anaquitas ranch,
and pay for this notice. 19-tf.
In the course of a murder trial
at Cape Town recently, the defen-
dant, an aged Malay trader, adj
mitted that he had p wives.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-23

CARPENTER AND BUILDER.-Con-
tracts taken for both frame and
brick buildings, and all other work
in my line. Also painting and re-
pairing. Cypress cisterns made to
rider. Address, w. S. CoRKILL,
Brownsville, Texas
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-23

Not only have Japanese women
adopted the European costumes,
but some even wear frnHSerS
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-23

A wonderful floral clock, with a
dial 112 feet in diameter, is being
built at the St. Louis Fair. The
frame is being constructed of steel,
and the flowers which will decorate
the clock and hide the machinery
are being grown in green houses.
The gold dollar of the United
States is the monetary standard
of Canada, British Honduras and
Colombia, and it is anticipated that
Mexico will attain the gold stand
ard, with the American dollar as
its unit, at an early date.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-16
FUNERAL INVITATIONS.


CLINCH.-The friends and acquaint-
ances of Col John Houston Mcintosh
Clmch are invited to attend his funeral
services from his late residence, 203
Oglethorpe avenue. west. this Monday
afternoon at o'ccck. Interment Bon
aventure.
COPE.-The relatives and friends of
Mr.. Charles Ansley Cope are respect
fully invited to attend his funeral from
the residence of Mrs. George L. Cope,
212 Hull street, west at II o'clock this
morning.
CASTELLAW.-The relatives and
friends of Mrs. Mary Castelar, and
Mrs. Annie Gould are invited to attend
the funeral of the former from their
residence, 4O6 Waldburg street, east,
this afternoon at o'clock. Interment
private) Laurel Grove Cemetery.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-16
DEATHS.

-~-~---~-0-~-0-~-~-~~-~-~
BYCK.-Died, Sunday noon, May IS,
Noses S. Byck. Funeral notice later.
Atlanta papeIs please copY.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-16

The devil has control and he is not
going to let anybody stay in long at a
time who earnestly intends to keep on
the Hd!-Rev. A NJ. Williams in SER
man at Trinity Church last night.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-16
MRS. AND MISS ROOSEVELT
Are Visiting Friends in Philadelphia
for "a Few Days.

Are Visiting Friends in philadelphia
for a Few Days.
Philadelphia, May 15.-Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt. who is visiting her cousin,
Mrs. John w. Brock in this city for
a few days, spent a quiet Sunday. In
the afternoon, accompanied by Mrs.
Brock, she attended services at ST.
Luke's Epiphany Protestant Episcopal
Church.
Miss Alice Roosevelt. who, with
Countess Marguerite Cassini, partici-
pated in the annual coaching parade
Yesterday, had a rather active day.
Last night she was guest at the
town residence of Congressman Ed
ward Dew Morrell. Early in the day
she took a drive and breakfasted at
the home of John G. Johnson. Later
Miss Roosevelt was taken on board the
city fire boat Ashbridge for a sight
seeing trip on the Delaware river. The
afternoon was spent at Mr.. Morrell's
country seat, where luncheon was
served A short stay was made at the
country home of Clarence Dolan, near
by, where tea was had, after which the
Presidents daughter returned to
Washington.