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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-12
ATHLETIC GAMES.
Carroll Institutes Indoor Meet to Be
Held Next Tuesday.

The announcement of the indoor athletic
games to be held at Carroll Institute was
made last evening by Prof. Maurice Joyce.
the physical director of the institute The
games will be held on Tuesday evening,
January 16. and the entries for the events
will close this evening. Contestants may
enter at the institute, Y. M. c. A, or Ma
tional Guard Athletic Association, where
blanks can be secured. 1t is more than
probable that a large number Of the local
athletes will compete In the games. One of
the features of the games will be the
wrestling in all weights which will be ar
ranged to give or take six pounds. Five
events of the meet have been reserved for
members of the Carroll Institute and will
be as follows: Running high jump, rum
ming broad jump. goal throwing. Ginning
the bar and potato race open to juniors
only.
Professor Joyce has also decided that on
account of the large list of entries to the
wrestling bouts that qualifying bouts will
be held on Saturday evening In the insti-
tute gymnasium to decide those who will
compete in the final wrestling.
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A Knockout Expected.

Kid Sullivan. the favorite Washington
and Baltimore boxer, and Austin Rice, the
Iron Man." from New London, will figure
as the principals in tonight's main attrac-
ton before the Eureka Athletic Club Of Bal
tinlore. With two men who box in the ag-
gressive manner that characterizes the style
OF Sullivan and Rice 1t is an almost GER
tainty that the match will be a slashing
affair. knockout will probably come to
hand, for little peep at the records of the
men will show that the majority of contests
in which they have figured have been de-
cided in that manner.
Kid TUFTS, the clever Philadelphia young
ster who has won many bouts about town
recently, and Jimmy Farren, the weN-known
local bantamweight, will be opposed in the
semi wind-up.
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DEPARTMENT BASE BALL.
League Elects Officers for Ensuing
Year

The board of directors of the Depart
mental Base Ball League, at the meeting held
last evening at the Department of Justice.
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: President, John C. Schofield,
War Department: vice president, NJ o.
Chance. Post Office Department, and treas
urer. o. J. Field, Department of Justice.
1t was intended to also elect a secretary.
but Secretary Rice was unable to be pres
ent. and it was decided to postpone the Sc
lection of the secretary until the next meet
ing. 1t is expected that at this time plans
for the coming games on the diamond will
be arranged Last evening every team that
was in the league last season was repre-
sented with the exception of the Library
OF Congress. There Is still some doubt as
TO whether or not that team will again be a
member OF the league. The board is COM
posed of the chief clerks of the different
departments. The treasurer's report for
the past year showed that the financial con-
dition of the league showed up WELL but
that II would be necessary to raise new
fund for the coming season.
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L0CKJAW KILLED
$4,000 OAK DUKE.

NEW YORK, January 42.-H. X. Knapp,
one of the Jockey Club stewards. has sus-
tanned serious loss in the death of his
$4,000 colt Oak Duke, by Florist out of
Fatality. The cause OF death was given as
lockjaw, yet Billy Karrick said last night
that no outward evidence of injury could
be found on the colt, and that the whole
case is one Of the most mysterious he ever
met. Oak Duke had been i'll at his Sleeps
head bay stable for about week. Karrlck
said that he was the best horse he ever had
anything to do with. and this Is saying
much when 1t is recalled that he really had
much to do with the handling OF Tenny.
Oak Duke was brought to Saratoga from
Louisville last August, with a great repu-
: tation, and several prominent turfmen took
sufficient interest in him to time the colt
In his trials. August Belmont timed Oak
Duke one afternoon. but the young racer
did not on that occasion acQuit himself
well. Tt was about this time that Mr..
Knapp was looking for good material. and
he soon afterward purchased oaklawn. the
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PITCHER MASON
JOKES a FLORIDA COLLEGE.

LOCKPORT. N. Y, January 12-Del Ma
son, the ertWhile pitcher of the Orioles,
has been engaged to coach the Rollins Col
lege team of Winter Park. Fla. Mason is
spending the winter there with an aunt
from this city and pursuing business
course at the college under the name of A
w. Mason. His college mates know him
not as the speed merchint from Baltimore
and he denied having ever seen the Orioles
twirler. Each afternoon he enjoyed dia-
mond practice with the varsity candidates
and his speed made them dizzy. The fore
part of this week he was ordered on the
carpet before the college president and
there confronted with the cold charge of
being Del Mason, the real Mason. Caught
with the goods. he confessed He was asked
to coach the college team, and on request
stated his price. The consideration is pri-
vale Mason is now out in uniform teach
Ing the college boys base ball at so much
per.
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TURF AND TRACK NOTES.

Hamburg Belle will hereafter race in the
name and colors of her owner. ]. B. Hag-
gin. Ever since her two-year-old form she
has run In Sydney Paeets name and colors
According to a notice in the Racing Calen-
dar this week Newton Benningtons Jerry
Weinberg and Voorhees, have been declared
out of the Brighton Derby Of 1906 and Edna
Jackson has been declared out of the Brigh-
ton Oaks of 1906.
One of the entries to the Brooklyn and
Brighton handicaps is the four-year-old DR..
Lego who as a three-year-old ran second to
Ellie when that racer lowered the three mile
record, long held by Drake. Carter to 522
DIR. Lego is said to be a good horse which
has at times run mystifying races.
c. Martin who trained Ginette. Sir Bril-
| lar. Pronta and others for r. o. Rainey, has
| returned from California and went last
night to New Orleans. 1t is Mr.. Rainey'
| intention to purchase a few high-class
horses If they can be obtained in the south
or southwest He has no further interest in
| the above-named horses, having sold them
| TO G. T. Henshall.
There has Just been filed with the Jockey
| Club a lease from the estate of the late
Capt. S. S. Brown to his brother. W. Harry
Brown, of the race horses Glenecho, Agile
Accountant, King Henry, Sue Smith and
Utopia. together with eighteen colts and
FLIES which have just become two-year-olds
and eighteen which have just become year.
lings. Among the two-year-olds are four
the proGace of Sir Dixon.
E r. Thomas and Sydney Paget have reg
istered a partnership with the Jockey Club
in the two thoroughbreds Woodsaw and
Jacobite.
Johnny Reif. the jockey. viii sail from
New York for France tomorrow. He will
ride this year for NJ Caillault. a retired
army officer. for sum which. with his reg
ular fees. viii net him. IL Is said, SO 600.
He weighs 125 pounds.
Hardly had the news of Bearcatcher's
noteworthy victory at Los Angeles over
Handzarra and Cruzados a few days since
been sent east before that horse himself
met an ingiorious defeat. 1t was at Oak
land on January 8. in the Foliansbee high
weight handicap. at seven furlongs. Bear
catcher was assigned 40 pounds. by far the
heaviest impost In the race. He ran in
bandages and was never dangerous. He
was favorite. The race was won by Barney
Schreibers three-year-old DR.. Gardner, q
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COMMISSION MEN MET.
Scored Tariff as Robbery Of the Con
Stunning Public

M. L Campbell of Chicago read paper
before the National League of Commission
Merchants at Milwaukee yesterday. advo-
eating government regulation of express
companies.
I'VE must have the railroad express
service" he said; eft must be for the
entire country, and we must have it de-
void of the now existing evils, and this
can come about, In our opinion. only by
some kind of regulation
The protective tariff under which great
combinations of capital have been built
up and the railroad rebate system were
scored by P. A. Durkee of st. Paul in his
report of the legislative committee.
'The tariff, the great robber of the con-
Stunning public" said Mr.. Durkee, "that in
FAINT that we have nursed too we'll has
built up gigantic trusts that have devel-
oped from this protection and have become
SO powerful that they do not even hesitate
to rob the government itself.
"a railroad company said Mr.. Durkee,
turning to the railroad question, sis a pub
lie corporation owning and operating a
public highway and performing a public
service. A system of rebates is entirely
unjustifed by any principles of trade or
law and any principle OF equity of good
morals
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TROOPS CALLED TO A BIG FIRE.
Business Section of Norfolk, Va, Was
in Danger.

The city Jail and police headquarters at
Norfolk. Va, were emptied of prisoners. the
lives of score of firemen were endangered
and the entire business, theater and hotel
district was threatened by disastrous fire.
which started shortly before O'Clock last
night in the peanut factory OF the Norfolk
Storage Company. Spontaneous combus-
ton Is given as the cause of the blaze. Fully
$4,000 worth of peanuts went up in smoke,
ard a building worth at last $4,000 was
destroyed. Surrounding property the value
of which runs up into millions was directly
endangered by falling sparks and the sweep
of the flames
The burned building adjoined the city
jail, where more than 200 prisoners were
confined AT the approach OF danger they
were taken to the courthouse, a block from
the fire. An alarm was sent in for the
military and company which was drilling
at the list Regiment Armory responded.
1t looked as though the central power sta
ton of the street railway and electric light
Ing station. as well as the jail and other
municipal buildings, and the retail shopping
districts were doomed, but these were saved
by the heroic work of the firemen.
The loss Is about $780, 600
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RUSSIAN FINANCES.
The Cars Empire in Great Need OF
Cash.

The budget statement for 1906, which was
issued at st. Petersburg last night, shows
that 1t Will be necessary to raise $40, 500 :
600 by credit operations to balance the
estimated receipts and expenditures. The
latter include 500, 500 600 for the Hquida-
ton of the expenses of the Russo Japanese
war, the repatriation of the troops in the
far east. and the reduction of the army
ito a peace footing. For the first time the
total cost of the war, 81 ,O50, 900 coo, is re-
vealed.
The credit operations to balance the
budget include the recent authorization of
$500 600. 600 In treasury bonds. SIS 900 900 of
which have already been used to renew
the Mendelssohn loan, and the credit of
S16O 000. coo which former Finance Minister
kokcsvoh Is now negotiating IN Paris The
primary object Of the latter. the proceeds
of which will be retained in Paris, Is I'M
derstood to be the maintenance of the
stability of the rIbie.
1t Is pointed out specifically that the
receipts from nearly all sources have been
scaled down. and moreover 1t is stated
that II the disorders in the interior do not
cease there may be some branches OF rev.
enue on which 1t will be impossible to
count.
The budget estimates the ordinary rev.
enue at ~ obs, 929. 3S7, and the ordinary ex-
penses at 1.009, 08S, 275. The extraordinary
revenue Is estimated at $1,0O0OO0,OOO plus
$40 567 COO from the impending credit ope-
rations, and the extraordinary expenditure
at $246. AZ, liz The total revenue and ex-
penditure balance at 81, 255. AS, 3s7.
The following, In round numbers are in
cluded in the receipts: Direct taxes, $74.-
100000; indirect taxes, 2l2.0oo, 900; duties
S64, 000, 900; state nlonopolies, $500 SOC, 600;
state domains, SOL ,00O, COO
The ordinary expenditures, in round num-
bers. include the following: State debt.
1857 600 coo: ministry OF war. $1s7. 0Oo. 600:
ministry of navy, $62.O0O. 600; ministry of
finance $171. 900, 600; ministry of the In
terror, $65, 800 600; ministry Of communities
tons $23S 100000.
The extraordinary expenditures, in round
numbers. includes: For the Russo-Japa-
nese war. 500, SOC, 600: for the building OF
railroads. SCI COO 900: for the relief OF suf-
ferers from the bad harvests, $4,000. 600; In
loans for the restoration OF the naphtha
works, 1905 600.
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PITCHER SMITH
WANTS TO PLAY HERE.

P1TTSBURG, Pa, January ENG
Smith, pitcher of the White Sox, today
wired Manager Comiskey that he would not
under any circumstances sign contract to
play with the White Sox again next year.
He wants to go either to Washington or
New York. or to Pittsburg in the National
Il have not a word to say against Comis-
key" said Smith. He has treated me
royalty, and l have the greatest respect for
him. But 1 can't get along with some of
the men on the team, and have given up
trying to do so. 1 would not associate with
them any longer. and will not go back to
Chicago. 1 am in hopes that Mr.. Comiskey
will appreciate my position and consent to
dispose of my services to another club"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-12
FOOT BALL SOLoNS
MEET IN NEW YORK TONIGHT.

NEW YORK, January 12.-Foot ball will
In all probability reach a crisis tonight
when the old and national committees
meet, the one at the New Netherlands
Hotel the other at the Murray Hill Hotel
OF the seven institutions-Yale Princeton
Harvard. Chicago. Pennsylvania, Cornell
and nnapolis-represented on the commit
tee which for years has regulated the rules
throughout the country. Yale and Harvard
have proclaimed their attitudes toward the
= recently organized national committee.
Yale, in her customary straightforward
manner. has instructed Walter Camp. her
representative, to vote in favor of ANAL
gamation with the recently formed body
known as the national Harvard has taken
q more advanced step and announced that
she washes her hands Of the old COM
mittee and Will send W. r Reid jr. as her
ein4ssary to the McCracken body.
pennsylvania yesterday decided not to
hamper John c. Bell, her Representative
with Instructions, although it was the
sense OF the committee that it's represent
alive snail favor the recognition of the So
called national intercollegiate foot ball con-
ference
Cornell and Princeton have held meetings
on the question. but Prof L. M Dennis
and PToL j. b. Pine. the respective repre-
sentatiFes, have been given sealed orders.
not to he dlvulged until the Hotel New
Netherlands meeting is in full swing OF
Chicagos and Annapolis intentions moth
Il Sphiux-Iike silence
The fact that Yale and Harvard have
come out Hat-footed and held out the olive
branch IN undecided manner might be
taken IS an indication that at least ma
lority OF the representatives of the other
nVe institutions composing the old rules
committee have similar Instructions
There has never been any question of
the concilatory attitude of the nationals
composed OF e. K. Hull, Dartmouth; Lieut.
DAILY, West Point; j A. Rabbit Hayer-
ford; DR.. II. d. Williams. University OF
Minnesota; G. w Savage, OberlIn; James
II. Lees. University OF Nebraska and It.
II. Curtis, University OF Texas
Their tone has been that of harmony, not
aggression, and II has been acknowledged
that by adopting this course the new com
mittee has avoided all chance of oppro-
brium should its efforts for amaIgamation
prove futile In other words. If the merg
ing of the two committees falls through
and the foot ball world is thrown into chaos
and disruption, the old committee Will have
to shoulder the responsibility.
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horse seen In California In the last 0vs
years. DR.. Gardner carried no pounds and
ran the distance In 1.251k 6chreiber won
to race in the east this year. but sadly needs
q frst-class jockey. The big Missouri breed
er has three score two-year-olds this year.
The New England Breeders. Association.
which is building race track at Salem. n.
H., does not anticipate any further trouble
from those who were making an effort to
prevent the opening of the track next sum-
mer. Attorney General Eastman Of New
Hampshire has rendered an opinion on the
subject to the governor. as follows: That
the legislature intended to prevent the le-
gally constituted authorities Of the state
or intended to or have abolished the laws
against betting, pool selling, bookmaking
and other like kinds of gambling for the
benefit of this corporation and its patrons.
is most unlikely. improbable and unreason-
able. in the light OF all legitimate evidence
in the case"
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FOOT BALL, RACING
AND OTHER SPORTS

son of FarandoIe. who proved to be dis
appointment.
Oak Dukes best performance was at the
Jamaica track on October 10, when he ran
FIVE and half furlongs in Los 40, carry
ing 122 pounds, and running the first half
mile in AZ seconds. There Is no doubt that
Oak Duke would. If he had lived, proven a
high-class racer. and Mr.. Knapp is to be
sympathized with
At the annual meeting of the Jockey Club
yesterday Schuyler l.. Parsons was elected
a member and the four retiring stewards,
Messrs. August Belmont, James R. Keene,
j. III. Bradford and F. K. Sturgis, were re-
elected stewards for two years or until
their successors are appointed
AT a meeting of the stewards of the
Jockey Club. held later, August Belmont
was reelected chairman, James r. Keene
vice chairman and F. X. Sturgis secretary
and treasurer for 1906.
Messrs. Clarence Mcdowell and c. H.
Pettingil were appointed judges and III. e.
Crickmore clerk of the scales. Mr.. w. 5.
Vosburgh was appointed Handicapped and
w. H. Barretto timer and H. L. Holman
starting judge. Mars Cassidy was appoint
ed starter, and William Kane assistant to
the clerk of the scales. Messrs. F. r.
Hitchcock. II. X. Knapp and Andrew Miller
were appointed committee the ninth
volume of the Stud Book.
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Trouble for Boston National.

The Boston National League club seems
to be in peck of trouble. Following the
announcement that Soden and Conant have
just refused an offer of $4,000 for the
franchise and players, made by a Boston
syndicate. comes the report that Frank ".
Dunn. the theatrical man. will bring suit
against the club for $4,000 damages for the
failure to keep its part of the agreement
TO sell the property to Dunn on November
/ last for $275.Oo0. 1t Is also fntimated that
Dunn will enjoin Soden and Conant from
selling the club to other parties until
a 5000 forfeit which he posted. together
with 5000 In personal expenses, has been
returned to him. Soden and Conant say
that Dunn was bluffing when he made the
offer to the club and that when they called
him he had nothing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-12
Wrecked Schooner in Bay.

The officers of steamers arriving In port
here and at Baltimore from Norfolk re-
port having passed an overturned schooner
in Chesapeake bay. Wednesday night, about
Ave miles northeast of Back River light,
q short distance above Old Point. The
wreck was that of two-masted bay ves-
sci, capsized and with sails set but lying
in such position that the name could not
be made out from the decks of the steam
ers. The wreck Is low down In the water
and is directly In the path of vessels bound
up or down the bay from this city or Bal
timofe. 1t Is q great menace to the saIs
navigation Of Chesapeake bay. The atten-
ton of the authorities has been called to
the presence OF the wreck In the bay.
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Patterson Found Guilty at Richmond.

William Patterson. charged with at
tempted criminal assault upon Miss Cora
Crittendon, an eighteen-year- girl. was
found guilty in the Henrico county court
at Richmond. Va, yesterday, and his pun
ishnnent fixed at five years In the state
penitentiary. Motions were made for an
arrest Of Judgment and to set aside the
verdict. The latter motion will be consid-
cred later.
The jury deliberated over their verdict
for fifty minutes. Patterson heard the read
ing of the verdict without a CULVER. He
stood with both hands upon the bar as the
clerk read from the Indictment the finding
OF the jury. Afterward he looked over the
court room and nodded to his friends who
were in the rear. The father of the pris-
oner, an aged man, was more affected at
the verdict than was the SON
The crime Of which Patterson has been
found guilty is alleged to have been COM
united four years ago.
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instant; schooner Jennie l.. Stubs, from
Blue Hill, Me, for this city with cargo of
stone, at Boston 10th instant.
The launch Little Angus, belonging TO the
Potomac Dredging Company. is lying out
OF service at the River View line pier and
Capt. George Cook. the commander of tho
launch, Is on duty in the Office of the COM
pany in this city.
The two-masted schooner William P
Hood has completed the loading OF a cargo
of railway ties at Alexandria and will sail
with them today for Boston. The schooner,
1t is stated, has about 10000 ties aboard.
Capt +. s. Randall, manager of the RAN
dali line steamers, returned this morning
from business trip to Colonial Beach.
The schooner Annie Hudson, Capt. VIII
liam MARITIME, for the safety of which some
fears were expressed, has arrived at New
York all right. Capt. MARITIME is one OF the
owners of the missing schooner Dora, and
he has not yet. 1t is stated, given up hope
that the schooner may be heard from,
as have other vessels that were long over
due and had been given up for lost.
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{. D. Hogan n. a. Bahsr and ". n.

n. D. Hogan. W. n. Baker and ". II.
Hunter.
Ths meeting was held at the residence
Of William Wagner. 20T Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast. and was attended BY good
portion of the membership OF the club. II
was reported at the meeting that the club
and that at the present time 1t has reached
q total membership OF over one hundred.
Many OF the members are connected with
the government departments and are we'll
known in the gun club circles. AS an IL
instration OF the interest manifested duripk
the past season II was stated that the club
during that time shot 62,O0O targets.
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Fast Pool Game.

Joe Todd Of New Jersey gave Frank
Sherman of this city one Of the hardest
games that he has had for a long time.
First one and then the other took the lead,
and it was anybodys game for the first
300 balls, the final score being Sherman,
200 Todd, 1888 They will finish their match
tonight, and a great many of the large
crowd that was present last night think
that Todd will win out. The game will
start promptly at s pm.
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Col. Michael says Farewell.

Col William Michael. formerly chief
clerk of the State Department and recently
appointed consul general to Calcutta. call
ed at the State Department yesterday to
say farewell. intending to leave Washing
ton for his post today. He win san to-
morrow from New York on the KONG Al
bert direct to Naples. where he will trans
ship for Colombo and again at that point
take another steamer along the coast to
Calcutta He will be accompanied by Mrs,