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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
Base Ball Notes.

Bill Coughlin is to be made captain Of the
Detroit Tigers.
Buffalo lost six players by draft but there
will be few come-backs.
Case Patten, who looks Hike Bob Fitzsim-
mons. and was under Bob Allen for brief
period. is touted by Pat Donovan as the
equal OF Bill Dineen Or Jack Chesbro.-Bos-
ton Herald.
Frank Croker. the automobilist killed in
Florida, was quite ball player during his
days at Brown University. and he was In
strumental In putting Billy Lauder into
New York uniform.
AL Ortiz, the well-known pitcher, has sign
ed to play with the New York Americans
again this year. Griffith received the con-
tract yesterday.
ule meeting at New York on February 20.
and the American League will meet there
on the same day. During the session OF
the leagues the national commission Will
will be decided.
In officially declaring against the reopen
ing of the draft on the Tacoma Club the
national commission has simply laid an
Coast Leaguers' brows.. Way out west
they had the nightmare last week and
thought they had been sandbagged.
RUDE Waddell writes that he has per-
at is called the Oberiin curve. and Is de-
livered with fountain pen movement.
When it leaves my hand I do not know
when, where or who It will break l can
borrow money on it when get 1t under
perfect control. "-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Eugene Demontreviile, non-reserve, signed
up last year with Finn for the Toledo team.
says an Atlanta exchange. He was the
manager and the captain Of the Atlanta
team and ran things pretty much as he
pleased. He chased Manager Powell to the
box office. picked the Crackers out of the
rut in next to last place, 100 points behind
the leaders. caught them, passed them Tor
while and finally brought his team In sec
ond place after a nose and nose fight for
first place. He will make Toledo the best
man she ever had
There was regular hair-pulling match
at the meeting of the American Assocla-
ton In Chicago on Wednesday. George
White Wings" Tebeau was the master OF
the situation and ]. Ed Grillo. who was
president of the organization last year ana
gave general satisfaction, was deposed at
the instance of Tebeau In favor of Joseph
d. O'Brien Of Milwaukee. The vote stood
to against Grillo, and w. H Watkins
of Minneapolis. who voted for the former
president, said that his defeat was q dis
grace to the American Association. Te-
beau. who controls both the Louisville ana
Kansas City clubs. is q brother OF Patsy
Bolivar Tebeaai. the old Cleveland manager,
and has been making all sorts OF trouble
In the ranks Of the minor leagues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
NOT MATERIALLY AMENDED.
Agricultural Appropriation Bill Passed
by tho House.

The House passed the agricultural appro-
priauon bill yesterday afternoon without
material amendment. During its considera-
ton the usual discussion OF the provision
for free seed distribution was INDUCED In.
Mr.. Lilly OF Connecticut characterizing 1t
as petty larceny. The relative value of
the cotton statistics as supplied by the
census bureau and Agricultural Department
also furnished the theme for a lively de-
bate.
The army appropriation bill was sent back
to committee after Mr.. Williams OF Missis-
sippi had objected to unanimous consent to
nonconcur in the Senate amendments and
send the bill to conference. and after Mr..
Hull had refused to make q motion to ac-
cept the Senate amendment regarding re-
tired army officers assigned to active duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
STANDS BY MATTHEWS.
Harvard Refuses to Play Georgetown
on Account of Colored Boy.

A special firm Cambridge. Mass, says
that according to Harvards base ball
schedule, which was announced last night.
six games, including two with Georgetown,
one extra with Andover and those with
Virginia. Maine, Exeter and Carlisle, have
been dropped. and five, including COlum-
bia, Cornell. Syracuse, Lehigh and an ex-
ira one with Trinity, have been added.
Georgetown undoubtedly was dropped be-
cause of her prejudice toward Matthews,
the little colored shortstop.
Two years ago she refused to play Har.
ward with Matthews in the Crimson bat
ting list Last year Matthews stayed at
home from the southern trip, and Harvard
lost.
Harvard also objected to the professional
aspect of the Georgetown team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
Oldest Person in Virginia.

King George county. Va, claims to have
the oldest person in the state as one OF its
residents, and the claim seems to be we'll
founded. Annie Buck Is the name OF the
old woman and it IL claimed she Is liz
years OF age. She was born, It is said, in
1893. and for many years before the war
was a slave In the family OF the late Daniel
Coakley. She has resided In King George
the greater part OF her life and was an old
woman when It's Oldest residents were chill
dren. She once lost her sight, but II came
back to her. and until recently she was
quite active. Her claim to have lived in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
To Consolidate Mail Matter.

James l.. Cowles, the secretary OF the
Postal Progress League, has submitted to
the House committee on post Offices and
post roads an argument in behalf Of the
bill now pending before that committee for
the consolidation OF the third and fourth
class mail matter. He said the proposed
bill Is not new legislation, but is only a
revival Of the law of 1874 and return to
its comparative simplicity He quoted in
his brief submitted the frequent recon-
mendations of the postal officials for q con-
solidation Of the two classes Of mail mat
ter referred to, concluding with that Of
Postmaster General Wynne, who expressed
himself favorable to consolidation at the
rate now prescribed by the law for matter
of the third class, VIZ: one cent per each
two ounces, the present rate for fourth
class mail matter being one cent per
ounce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28

framed SO that thegoor owners received
an opportunity to eafn thdif winters keep.
nice sized crowd Was out to witness the
racing, even though the weather was
against outdoor sport. f&vorite players
experienced anotheE, bad day, as first
choices failed to make CONNECTIONS.
The opening event was wen by Signal II.
who was touted as a good thing, but many
refrained from playinef theSSon of Outlook,
tation of not ownin6oaEwhner within the
past four years. Signal II managed to
have all the speed, aha sdo1ned the favorite
Evelyn Kinsey, at the finish.
Georgia Baldwin, newcomer to local
racegoers, was the winner In the second.
She was a good thing and won in gallop
from Inquisitiye Girl Mary Glenn, the fav-
orite. although hard ridden all the way.
could not finish better than third.
Blenneworth was first home in the third,
with Bob Murphy. the good thing and fav-
orite, second.
All bets were declared Off in the fourth
and twenty minutes ordered for new book
on account of Daisy Green pulling up lame
after her preliminary gallop. In the new
book made on the race. WhOrler was made
favorite at to 1, but failed to show any
speed and finished last. The winner turned
up in Favonius, who, under an energetic
ride at the hands of Martin. managed to
get home length to the good. Goldspink,
one of the outsiders. finished second.
was the first and only choice to win. He
ran over his field when ready and easily
downed Dalesman In the final furlong
Joe Lesser. the favorite for the closing
event, failed to finish in the first three, ow-
ing to the ride that he received at the
hands of Cannon. The winner turned I'D
In Stonewall, an to / shot, who got home
a head in front of Noweta. Rian was dis
qualified for a foul and Handspinner placed
third. Summary:
First race. six furlongs-Signal H. 1OT IT DEAN,
to 2. won; Evelyn kinsey, 1917 Oh. Phillips, 2
Time. LA 40. Stalker, Gsbock, Ojibwa, Mar
garet o. and Lee Snow also ran.
Second race, six furlongs-Georgia Baldwin los
%. Austin). to 1, won; Inquistive Girl, 105 lAu-
buchonl. to 2, second; Mary Glenn, no a. Mar
tim, IS to g. third. Time. lib As Parisienne,
Lady Felix, Mary Worth Marie Hanlen, Miss Co
mez and Stolen Moments also ran
Third race. six and half furlongs-Blenner-
worth, 1906 (H. Phillips, Il to 5, won; Bob Muir
100 (Aubuchonl. 20 to l. third. Time. 1.21 As.
Baggerly, Wellesley, Gerda, Breaker, Onyx IL,
Parnassus, Lady Walters, Beverly and Ernest Par
ham also ran.
Fourth race. six and half furlongs-Favonius,
105 u. Martini, 16 to 5. won; Godspink. 1O2 O..
Hennessy), to l. second; Heritage los (Gannon),
80 to ]. third. Time 1.21 Is. w. L. George
Harry New. Drop o. Rye, Whorler, Capt. Gaines
Fifth race. one mile-Dan McKenna. 1928 fDomi-
nick). to 2, won; Dalesman no wv Hicks. 8
to 1. second; Montebank. 1873 "a. Phillips, to 2,
Sixth race. one mile and three slxteenths-StOne-
wall. 90 (Schiling,, to l. won; Noweta S3
tRice). 40 to l.. second; Handspinner. 95 tAubu-
chon). 80 to I. third Time, POI Is. Rian. 100
for foul. Joe Lesser. Gravina, Lady Fonse Lee
King, Tootsey Mack and George Vivian also ran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
FAST BASKET BALL.
CAROLS Again Trounced the Y. NJ. G.
A. Bows.

The Y. M. c. \. and Carroll Institute
basket ball teams met last night In the
latter's gymnasium, and the institute boys
won by a score of % to 10. Although the
Y. NJ c. A. boys started in good form they
could not hold the pace. and after a few
minutes of play the CAROLS showed their
superiority and had the game in hand to
the finish.
The CAROLS showed excellent team work.
The winners covered the Y. NJ. c. A. boys
so well that they were unable to do much
when In possession of the ball The losers
secured three points in the first half while
the CAROLS made six. In the second half
the CAROLS played stronger game and
ran away from their opponents.
The playing OF Cullen and Dreamer for
the winners was excellent. For the Y M
c. A. Williams was the best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
Marine Suit Of Interest.

The decision of the United States circuit
court at Norfolk, in the suit OF Mrs Naomi
K. Sheridan against the tug Petrolia I, has
reiterated marine decision that Is of In
terest to all vessel owners. Mrs. Sheridan
sued the Standard Oil Company. the own
ers of the tug. for large sum for damages
sustained by her yacht, the Diana, in
Hampton Roads, when the tug ran into 1t
last summer. The verdict was in favor of
Mrs. Sheridan, but she could only recover
damages to the amount of S., 500, the as
sessed value of the tug. thus sustaining the
old marine law which limits the amount Of
damages recoverable to the value of the
vessel doing the damage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
Dwelling Damaged by Fire.

The handsome dwelling OF MI. Adrian
Posey at La Plata, Charles county. Md.
was badly damaged by fire Wednesday last
The flames started from a defective fiue.
and when discovered were burning briskly.
The neighbors formed themselves into q fire
fighting force and with buckets of water
succeeded In extinguishing the flames after
a half-hour's hard work The damage done
will amount to several hundred dollars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
New Base Bali Agreement.

The revised national agreement. which
provides for the regulation Of Professional
base ball, was completed at Cincinnati yes
terday by the national base ball commits
sion and will be made public soon. Most of
the changes were agreed upon at the re-
cent meeting of the commission In that
city. Increased authority for the national
commission in enforcing the agreement and
more open dealing In drafting and selling
are the most important Of the changes, any
amendments being minor and largely for
the purpose Of avoiding misunderstanding
of possibly ambiguous statements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
TO VOTE ON STATEHOOD BILL.
Saturday, February 4, Practically
Agreed Upon in the Senate.

Negotiations looking to fixing time for
voting on the statehood bill have prac-
tically eliminated in an agreement to vote
next Saturday, February 4. The oppo-
nents of joint statehood have given their
consent to the date. but 1t may be changed
in order to accommodate some who may
still desire to speak. The first vote will
probably be on an amendment admitting
all the territories as states as they now
stand, and the next eliminating Indian
territory and Ariz0na and admitting Okla
homa and New Mexico as states as the
boundaries are now fixed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
Death Of J. a. Le Nome.

John H. LIE Nome, q prominent old resi-
dent Of the northern neck of Virginia. died
at his home at Irondale day or two ago.
The deceased was q leading merchant of
his county. During the war between the
states he saw service In the confederate
army In Company I, 10th Virginia Regi-
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28

A dispatch from New York says: Fire.
which started In Wicks' planning mill yes
terday. quickly spread to the John Stanley
soap works and a large stable nearby. and
within fifteen minutes q large amount OF
property In the vicinity was threatened
with destruction
within the frst half hour OF the fires
progress one fireman had been seriously IN
iured ana twelve horses had burned to
death. Several policemen. who attempted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
NEW ORLEANS RACES.
Talent Failed to Pick the Winner in
Every Event but One.

The poorest card that has been presented
this winter was offered by the Crescent
City Jockey Club yesterday afternoon.
There was not real good horse entered in
the six events. The races no doubt were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
THE WAGGAMAN SALE
His Paintings Disposed Of in
New York.
SOME LOCAL BIDDERS
VICTOR FISCHER GETS THREE FOR
HIS COLLECTION.
One at Least Probably Comes to the
Corcoran Art Gallery-List Of
Sales and Buyers.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, January 2s.-The sale of
the paintings of the Thomas E. Waggaman
collection which took place last evening In
Mendelssohn Hall proved record-breaker.
The hall has seating capacity of 800 and
there were 1000 persons in attendance.
From the first the bidding was spirited, and
in many instances the sales were sharply
contested. The forty-three water colors
brought in s51, 060, and the net proceeds of
the sale of the ninety-siX pictures in all
were s223, 225. This is over $2.60O more than
the Marquand collection of nfnety-three
paintings brought when sold by the Ameri-
can Art Association in the same hall two
years ago The highest price paid for a
single painting was $40. 300 given by Her
man SchauS, the dealer, for sheep Coming
Out of the Forest by Anton Mauve. This
picture Mr.. Waggaman gave $2.400 for, and
IT could have been obtained year previous,
when it was exhibited and awarded a medal
in the Paris salon. for $500 The next
highest price was $1S,5CO which was given
by William Macbeth for Josef IsraePs
painting entitled "Grandfather's Consola-
ton" The water colors were disposed of
first and one of the earliest purchasers was
Mr.. Z. c. Glover, who bid in II. w. Kerr's
admirable painting of "Connemara Bal
lfH Many Washingtonians were present
Mr.. Dulaney, the trustee of the Waggaman
estate; Mr.. F. 3. Mcclure and Mr.. c. &.
Glover of the Corcoran Gallery, Mr.. r. I.
Brooke, Mr.. j. H. Moser, Mr.. Allen c..
Clark. Mrs V. G. Fischer and Mr.. r. G..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28

A resolution officially to recognise Car
nation day." January 20 In h0n0r OF Presi-
dent McKinley's birthday. was passed By
Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
INTERSCHOLASTIC MEET

Everything in Readiness for Athletic
Feast Tonight.
The second annual indoor interscholastic
track and field games given by the local
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
Law Relay Team.

The Georgetown law relay team left the
city this morning for Philadelphia, where
they will participate in the open one-mile
relay race. held under the auspices Of the
South Atlantic division Of the A. A. U.
Though the team will be greatly handi-
capped through the absence of Mulligan.
they are confident that they will make a
creditable showing. -
The following men qualified for the team
in the trials Thursday, and will return to-
night, as follows: Doughtery, first,
Staples. second; Watson, third; Yoder
(capt), fourth. =,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
ordways Defeated the Mortons.

In the National Guard Basket Ball
League last night the Ordway Rifles team
won from the Mortons by a score of 545k to
14h. The game, which took place in the
National Guard armory. was witnessed by
large crowd OF enthusiastic spectators.
Both teams played in fine form In the first
half. but the Mortons weakened in the
second and the Ordways won with ease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
The Feature of the Evening.

The Dutch paintings and the prices they
commanded was the feature of the even
Ing. These without exception were original
ly purchased for Mr.. Waggaman by Mr.
r. w. Brooke. Twelve Of the water colors
brought over $1,000 apiece. The Close of
Day." by Jean Arancois Millet. was pur-
chased by Felix Isman of Philadelphia for
$4,000. THE Flag of Truce" by DeNeu-
willie, went to Senator W. A. Clark for
$500 IsraePs Jan in the Baby Chair"
brought 5000: Anton Mauve's In the
Sheep Stable Laren" sold for So, GOO. His
Winter in Holland for $3.50 and his
boy and Cow" for 81 100. I'm the Church,
Midwolde, Holland by Johannes Bosboom,
had two claimants when declared sold at
$725 and was bid up after being bought
back to SLIPS. The other high-priced water
colors were Suburbs of the Hague" Jacob
Maris. $1,000; I'm a Dutch House." Albert
Neuhuys. s1.2oo; alone in the World" AL
bert Neuhuys, 81 $50 and "On the Canal"
J. II. Weissenbruch, SLIGO. Mr.. Allen C.
Clark purchased Lion Couchant" by Jan
Vanessen. The prices brought by the oils
were less uniform few went for con-
paid for them. while others doubled and
THRILLED their original purchase price. Both
the Mauve and the Israels were started at
5000 and were bid up by thousand and
there was chorus of bidders and not
once throughout the entire evening did the
interest flag. The three Daubignys
The. Corots $500, 500 and $2,425. Mr..
r. N. Brooke's two paintings and the
single water color by Mr.. William II.
Holmes commanded fair prices and found
eager purchasers. High tribute was paid
to the collection by critics and connoisseurs
and much qualification is felt over the re-
suit of the sale.
The record list of the paintings and buy
ers, and the amount paid, according to the
New York Sun, is:
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-15
TIME EVlGTs THIS LITTLE OLD mAM


NEW YORK, Jan. IA little old
man, half clad and palsied with age,
was In the line in front of Magistrate
Hogan in the Harlem police court. He
appeared to have an absorbing interest
in all of the human jetsam and fotsam
in front Of him. He listened intently
to the perfunctory hearing of each case,
but when his own was reached he had
only one thought-to- escape from the
stuffy police court and get back to the
only friend he knows in his cid age,
the faithful dog that has shared his
penury for ten years.
Eighty, but "Just Boy"
The man was Christopher Pagan.
When Magistrate Hogan asked him
how old he was he put his hand up to
the side of his mouth and in a stage
whisper replied. Eighty, but don't say
anything about it to the police" The
prisoner looked to be ten years older
than that, but he stoutly contended
that he was just a boy and perfectly
able to take care of himself if the po-
lice would just let him alone"
For ten years the old man has lived
in an eight by ten shack in ST. Nicholas
terrace, near the Convent of the Sacred
Heart In Harlem. The little cabin is
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-15

Of Genesis is ripped up and down the
back and its authorship traced to the
literary bureau of the Standard Oil
company. 1t is proven that the whole
enterprise was engineered by the
Rockefeller Greene Wack forces; that
the election of Adam and Eve from the
Garden of Eden was nothing more nor
less than the arbitrary, high handed
freezing out Of the minority party by
the controlling interest. Once in full
control, Lawson shows how the Stan
dard Oil gang manipulate the stock of
Consolidated Earth in such fashion
that the flood becomes an inevitable
corollary to what has gone before, ruin
ing the common people and soaking
everything in sight with water. And
this brings the theological forces of
the country down upon him, SO that by
1910 the government at Washington Is
absolutely compelled to withdraw Its
protection and to ask Lawson to re-
lieve the land Of his presence"
'By Jove!" / cried. .How thrillingl"
isn't it?" said Prof. Forecaster.
Negotiations are entered into with all
parties to the conflict and it Is finally
settled that Lawson Is to have the
Philippines, where he can take care of
himself, and the United States is to be
forever rid Of his disturbing presence.
For purposes Of bookkeeping the new
proprietor Of the islands Is to pay the
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-15

archipelago to the other can't resist
reading them. The ignorant have had
to read in order to peruse them. The
educated devote sixteen hours day
to their perusal and the other eight to
their discussion. Every man, woman
and child in all the islands drops
everything else for the Lawson proc
lamations with the natural result that
by the end of three months they have
forgotten how to fight or do anything
else but read. The insurgents in the
unruly provinces permit their weapons
to grow rusty. The malcontents Of the
more civilized regions are hit so hard
by this constant, unremitting flow of
words that they can only gasp, as
consequence of all of which by the end
of winter and the coming of spring
Lawson has the whole outfit in state
of complete subjugation and without
shedding a drop Of anything but ink"
Marvellous" said I. "The pen after
all is mightier than the sword"
Yes" said the professor, s'and the
typewriter knocks EN- both galley west.
This bombardment of words, para
graphs and phrases is kept up unre-
mittingly for year. Meanwhile
President Lawson issues an invitation
to all American citizens who have lost
money through their faith in his en-
terprises to come and set themselves
up as citizens Of the United States Of
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-15

United States $50,000,0O0 in bonds of
the United States of Lawsonia, as the
Philippine Philippe is called. These
bonds bear interest at per cent, which
is payable either in magazines at 10
cents a copy or in original Lawson
manuscripts at an appraised value Of
500 apiece. In this way the scheme is
easily financed, and the United States
Of America gets control of the maga-
zines and articles which are making
such havoc with the peace of the peo-
pie"
"a splendid solution of an awful diff
fculty," said I. Lawson still is able
to free his mind by writing and the
American public are spared the trouble
of reading what he writes.''
Precisely" said Prof. Forecaster.
'It is really one of the most states
manlike acts of American history and
reflects great credit upon the inquiring
mind of Mr.. Elihu Root, who devised
it."
Z "And the Philippic?" z" I said, intense
ly interested. How does that work !?
Is Lawson's government success?"
.Instantaneously," replied the pro-
fessor. "He reaches Manila In Janu-
ary, 1910, and Immediately begins to is
sue proclama tions at the rate of a
hundred and ten day. They are so
vigorously written and so entertaining
that the Filipinos from one end of the