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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
POTOMAC GUH AND FISHING
CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS


The annual meeting of the Potomac Gun
and Fishing Club was held at the boat
house. foot of 9th street southwest. last
Thursday night. The following officers
were reelected for the ensuing year: VIII
liam Garner commodore; Edward T. Eek
loff vice commodore; James NJ. Butler.
treasurer George Sonneman. recording sec
Rotary: Stephen Garner. George Boswell and
Daniel Scarlet. trustees.
The club is and has been in flourishing
condition the past few years. 1t has been
considering for some time the tearing down
of its present quarters and rebuilding
much handsoner house. When the spring
fishing commences the club expects to have
two new launches in addition to Its other
boats.
DR.. Rauterberg of the club intends to IN
stall more power in his yacht. the Grey
hound. After the meeting of the ciup nj.
Macon Coleman, owner of the launch May,
invited the members to trip down the
river, which was accepted and appreciates.
as Mr.. Coleman had surprise in store. tue
nature of which was selections from q
phonograph and very nice luncheon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
INTERCITY BILLIARDS.
Taylor Beat Gallagher and McLaugh-
lin Won From Cutler.

PHILADELPHIA, February 1.-Two
more games were played in the intercity
shortstop billiard tourney. now in progress
at the Casino billiard parlor. There was
q big crowd in attendance last night and
u fair crowd witnessed the afternoon game.
The evening game brought together AL
bert Taylor of Chicago and Thomas Gala
CHER OF New York. and the western crack
won after an interesting game by the
score OF 400 TO 33S. Some brilliant runs
marked this game and number OF pretty
shots we're made. The scores:
Taylor-5 ~ II o o o o . So 2 o 10 o o / IL
j. IS 81 81 o 10 o % 3 20.
Total. 800 Average. IL 15-35. High run ~.
Gala gher-4 1 8 10 2 o 3 9 SO @ 23 o 3 80
81 Is II 10 81 o 81 % Z 20.
Total. S3s. Average. 32-34. High run. 81.
X fierce, \. II. Brooke.
AFTERNOON GAME
In the afternoon game Edward Nc
Laughlin of New York scored an easy vic
tory over A. G. Cutler of Boston. winning
by the score of 400 to 159. Mclaughlin
displayed much of his old-time form. while
Cutler played poorly and missed "a num-
Der OF easy shots. The scores.
MeIaughlin-O 81 80 o IL Al 10 I &c : o 10
o Il o II o o o IL IS AZ So . 0 4 8
= IL Is IL.
Total, 400. Average. o "A. High rum IS
Cutler-4 o q. o . 10 o q o 4 3
0 o 0 o 20 2 Z ? 2 o 4 IL 90 Is
Total. 1850. Average 3o-43. High run. 60
Referee. A. II. Brooke.
Cutler will play Gallagher this afternoon and
this evening Cline will meet Taylor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
WOMAN SUSPECTED OF CRIME.
Mystery in Fire That Burned to Death
Nine Negroes.

Police think that the fire In which nine
negroes were burned to death early yes
terday morning In the story-and-a-half log
cabin owned by Edward and John Reddish,
about half mile from Curtis bay. in Anne
Arundel county. Maryland. was OF an In
cendiary character The Star yesterday
printed a brief story of the affair.
The dead are: Rose Jackson, age twenty
three year; William jackson, age six
months, son of Rose Jackson; Ida Jackson
age forty-five years: Eliza Jackson, ag4
sixty years: Susan Jackson, age eleven
years, daughter of Eliza Jackson; Isidore
jackson, age nine years, son of Eliza Jack
son; Horace Jackson, age thirty years. hus-
band of Rose Jackson; Richard Taylor,
age about thirty years. and Samuel jackson,
age about twenty -seven years.
Ella Webster, aged forty-two years. the
only surviving occupant of the house, Is
locked up at the Brooklyn police station
suspected of setting the house on fire. liz
the theories advanced by the police are
true. the woman is guilty of one Of the
most heinous crimes ever committed in
Anne Arundel county.
It Is the consensus of opinion among the
police that the woman, In order to shield
William Smith, said to be her lover. who
Is locked up in the county jail at Annapolis
awaiting trial on the charge OF attempting
on Christmas eve, to kill Horace Jackson
and Richard Taylor. committed the crime
so there would be no witnesses to appear
against him. Every witness that was to
have appeared against Smith was burned
to death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
BATTLING NELSON
A THRIFTY LAD.


Jack o'Brien isn't the only man In the
fighting game who is good to his folks
Battling Nelson can give O'Brien at least
an even break in that line. Since the fight
with Jimmie Britt the Dane has given his
father and mother $4,000. Battling told
friend of his that the old gentleman had
invested part of the amount in real estate
and had already cleared $3.50 on one trans
action.
Is the property in your. Nance asked
the friend.
Not on your life!" exclaimed the Bat
Indignantly. II don't give presents with
string tied to EN-. / gave the money
to my folks outright. If bad luck ever
comes to me, and l happen to go broke
m going to make sure that they are
fixed all right. anyhow.
Battling Nelson has an ambition. He
wants to retire, like Jeffries an unlocked
champion of the world. First, of course,
he wants to make his pile, and then he
will leave the game for good and go into
some business more genteel than punching
noses. In reply to question touching upon
the stories that he contempfates commit
ting matrimony. Nelson said: Yes, I'm
going to marry some time. 1t won't be
any chorus girl either. / have a girl
waiting for me out In California. In my
opinion she's too good a girl to marry
prize fighter. so I'm going to make all
l can out of the fighting game, retire
and get into business before / get mar
ried at ALL"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
Georgetown Loses seitz.

After an investigation which. disclosed tine
fact that he had represented Georgetown
In athletics for four years, Charles J. Seitz.
the American indoor champion sprinter, mas
been declared Ineligible to ever again COM
pete under the Georgetown colors The dis-
qualified athlete was entered to run an In
vitation 50-yard dash at the Boston Athletic
Association games on next Saturday even
ing.
Seitz entered Georgetown from Fordham
Prep School In 1901 and that fall played on
the varsity foot ball team. Last June ne
graduated and in September returned Ito
take the post graduate course. 1t was
thought thai he would be. eligible as It was
considered unlikely that the game OF foot
bail against minor team in his freshman
year together with one race at the indoor
meet would be considered a full year in
athletics.
Last winter Seitz won the American In
door championship at Madison Square Gar
den. During the past two summers Seitz
has competed at the various meets about
New York for the New York Athletic Club,
and now that he cannot again represent the
university it is. probable that he will again
don the Mercury foot SO that he can partic-
ipate in meets until he receives his masters
degree next spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
MANAGER LAJ0IE
FAvORS THREE BALLS.

CLEVELAND. Ohio February MAMA
ger Lajoie OF the Cleveland base ball team
does not look with much favor upon the
suggestion of Manager Clark Griffith of
the Greater New Yorks In reference to
modifying tho foul strike rule, though
Larry was one OF the strongest oppon-
ents the foul strike rule had two years
ago. Lajole does not enthuse over the
rule even now, but he says:
I'VE have the foul strike rule In force
and there is no chance OF It's being re-
pealed, so let's take our medicine grace
fully. It's as fair for one as another
cannot say favor the change suggested by
Griffith for the reason that It would only
serve 10 complicate matters and cause
many an argument with the umpires who
seem TO have all they can do now.
Frankly. l do not think anything will
come OF this agitation in regard to amend
ing the foul strike rule. for there Is no
20 IL. The fact that the National League
committee on rules must report back to
the league before any changes In the rules
Will be settled shows that the old league
IS not taking any chances
III they are going to take any steps to
aid the batter, IL might not be a bad idea
90 adopt the three-ball rule. That would
increase base running and be a big step
toward bringing back the hit-and-run game
TO obviate. With pitcher limited TO three
balls he would not be In a position TO waste
as many balls as he does at present In
checkmating an attempt to try the hit and
hun. which. in my mind. Is one OF the
prettiest pieces OF base ball"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
auakers Will Send Relay Team.

Pennsylvania has accepted the invitation
of the Georgetown management to send
one-mile relay team to the indoor meet at
the Convention Hall on March 8. As soon
as the acceptance was received Manager
Brennan wired Yale. asking the Ellis If it
would be agreeable to them to race the
Quakers. If arrangements for this race
can be completed this event will be one of
the biggest features of the tourney. Es
Pennsylvania team. as Dick Dear the for
mer Central High School sprinter, is one of
the fastest members of the outfit. Since
Princeton sent word to Georgetown that it
would be impossible to enter the relays be-
cause of the inability of the four men to
get into shape the Tigers have notified the
local management that 1t is likely that they
will be represented in the individual races
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
cHIcAao's REFORM WAVE.
Drastic Measure Proposed Against
Juvenile Users of the Weed.

CHICAGO, February Chicago may
have an ordinance making it misdemeanor
for any person under twenty-one years Of
age to smoke tobacco in any public street
or building. The draft of such a measure
was presented yesterday to the council ju-
dietary committee. A fine of SO for each Of
Tense is provided
Other articles in the proposed ordinance
prohibit minors to purchase cigarettes or
any of the parts known as 'the markings"
Furthermore, any person who keeps place
where minors smoke or sells or gives away
to minors tobacco without the written con-
sent of the parents will be subject to a fine
of SIS to $50 for the first offense and SIS to
500 for subsequent violations The sale of
cigarettes except in original packages is
prohibited.
The ordinance viii be discussed at the
next meeting of the committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
time and added bright chapter to Ameri-

time and added bright chapter to Ameri-
can history.
mischief of tho Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. and Judge Stafford Of the District Su-
preme Court also made brief addresses.
The members of the Department of the Po-
Hall for the election of officers The nom-
nations were made Monday evening.
Letters Of Congratnlation.
Colonel Hopkins read the following two
letters:
The White House, Washington.
February Q. 1906.
My Dear Colonel Hopkins
May l through you most heartily con-
graduate all the comrades assembled with
you, and wish them long lives and every
success in life?
May extend special word of congrat-
uiation to my valued friend. the commander
in-chief. Corporal Tanner?
Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
THE Vice President, Washington, -.
February 5. 1908.
My Dear Mr.. Hopkins:
Il am very grateful for the kind invita-
ton of the Department of the Potomac
Grand Army OF the Republic. to attend the
banquet to the commander-in-chief.J James
Tanner. at the New Willard. Tuesday even
ing. February. the 9th. ! very much regret
that long standing engagement for the
date mentioned will preclude the possibility
of my acceptance
"Commander-in-Chief Tanner wrote a
brilliant record In the great civil war. He
has given proof of the highest devotion to
country and to liberty. His comrades and
his country men do well to honor him.
II have no doubt the occasion will be a
most delightful one, and with cordial greet
ings to the guest of honor and to his asso-
ciate, have the honor to remain
Very respectfully,
"CHAS. w. FAIRBANKS"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
MANsLAueHTER CHARGED.
Result of Autopsy on Boy Killed in
Prize Fight.

SAN FRANCISCO. February 7.-As the
result of the autopsy performed upon the
body of Alex. DOWN, the boy who was xiii
ed in an unlicensed prize fight at the Colma
Clubs pavilion at Colma on Monday night
by "Chiefle" Johnson, charge of man
slaughter has been placed against Johnson,
and his whereabouts are being sought by
the sheriff of San Mateo county and by the
local police.
owing to the difficulty in securing wit
nesses the inquest has been postponed until
Friday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
RACING, BILLIARDS
AND OTHER SPORTS
year and refuses to play with Chicago this

year and refuses to play with Chicago this
season.
Sebring signed a three-year contract with
Owner Murphy of Chicago with the verbal
agreement that the former was to be per-
mitted to manage Williamsport in 1908.
President Charles +. Carpenter of the
Tri-state. knowing the facts. wrote to Seb-
ring and received letter from the Will
Transport man saying that he would make
affdavit to the agreement he made with
Murphy. Carpenter wrote statement of
the case and sent 1t to President Johnson.
Yesterday he received a letter from john
son. thanking him. The intended blacklist
Ing of Sebring will likely be postponed In
definitely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
Sign Eastern League Contracts.

BUFFALO, N. Y. February PERSISTENT
Taylor of the Eastern League makes the
following announcement:
Since December 2, 1905. the following
players have signed contracts for the sea-
son of 1906 with the following Eastern
League clubs:
Baltimore-W. o. Hatfield. Patrick Null
len, NJ H. Loats, John b. Kelly and Geo.
w. Ramsey.
G. Tonkin.
Rochester-John J. Duffy. F. A. McCor-
mick, l.. o. Burrell, Morris Steelman and
James l.. Wallace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
Cause Of Hungarian Crisis.

BUDAPEST, Hungary, February 1.-THE
hunger for sovereign power and the at
tempt to restrict the constitutional rights
and function of the chief Of state in such
a way as t'even the president of republic
would not submit tc" are declared by Pre-
rnier Fejeryary to be the real causes Of the
crisis In Hungary. The coalition. he says In
an interview, wishes to restrict the legal
and sovereign rights Of the king In regard
to the control and organization of the army
81 chaneinr pariiamentary matorities.
whereas the right OF parliament Il limited
by law to approval or rejecfion Of votes
Cor army credits and The nnnua1 cont1nEent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
Basket Ball.

The Orioles, local team. have registered
with the A. A. T., and would like to ar
range games with all registered teams. The
team averages 1T pounds, and would like
to meet all teams under 40 pounds Ad-
dress all communications to Richard Rob-
ertsou, care of Y. M. C. A.. or Charles DIN
Walls. 1912 18th street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
Columbia Golf Club Tourney.

The Columbia Golf Club will hold it first
open tournament ever given in this city
on the club links during the first week of
April. All the best known professionals
and amateurs within radius of 20O miles
of Washington will be invited. Many of
the professionals and amateurs of the south
will compete.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
Nomination Of General ofacers.

The President has made the following
nominations for appointment in the army:
Brig. Gen. Frederick d. Grant. to be
major general. vice Sumner. retired from
active service
Lieut. Coils. William E. Birkhimer Artil-
lery Corps: Palmer q. Wood. lith Infantry.
and Henry A.. Reed. Artillery Corps. to be
- retired after appointment. All three are
seternns OF the civil wax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
Suicide Was a Bicycle Champion

PITTSBURG, Pa, February 7.-Sergt.
Bert A. Goble of Company E. 18th Regf-
ment United States Infantry, who commit
ted suicide in Fort Leavenworth, Kan,
yesterday, was we'll known In amateur
sporting circles here, and for many years
held the local bicycle championship for
long-distance riding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
Fast Basket Ball Promised.

An exceptionally interesting game of bas-
ket ball is promised tonight when the Cor
coran Cadets clash with the strong Signal
Corps team from Fall River. Mass, at the
National Guard gymnasium. Last night the
Signal Corps lads easily defeated the strong
Y. NJ. C. A. team of Baltimore by the score
of 3S to 49, and the indicat tons are that the
Corcorans will have to play great ball to
defeat the Fall River quint The lineup of
the two teams for tonfght's battle is as fol-
lows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
Champion Neil to Fight Tenny.

SAN FRANCISCO, February 7.-Articles
for twenty-round contest were signed last
night by frankie Neil. American bantam
champion, and Harry Tenny. The weight
stipulated is 120 pounds ringside. The fight
will take place in this city February 27
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
wnl Not blacklist sebring.

ALTOONA. Pa. February There are
two sides 10 the story that President Bar
Johnson Is to blacklist Jimmy Sebrine
manager OF the Tri-state team at Williams
port, because he jumped Cincinnati las,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07

Ittals .-.s-... 900
chamberlain bowled third game.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-09-07
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This Beate afl Records.

Richmond, Va, Aug. 31.-Mr. Ed
ward A. Evans, director of the Wealth
er Bureau for Virginia, is making
every effort to thoroughly verify the re-
ported unprecedented fall of rain at
Guinea, in Caroline county, last Fri
day. The railroad Office at Guinea re-
ported to the uperintendent of the
Richmond, fredericksburg and Poto-
mac railroad that IL inches of water
fell there in 30 minutes. The president
of the road, Judge w. X. Leake,
vouches for the report Of his men. The
heaviest rainfall eyer reported by the
Weather Bureau anywhere in the
United States falls several inches short
of this measurement. The measure
ments were taken from two empty
buckets that stood on the platform of
the depot and accumulated u inches
of water in a half-hour.
The double-track railway, stone bal
lasted, was washed away for hundreds
OF feet by the cloudburst. Wea Their Di-
rector Evans is taking affidavits of the
railroad employees and citizens in the
vicinity in order to be able to make an
official record of this unheard-of pre-
cipitation. One of the farmers in the
same vicinity reports fall of fourteen
inches.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-09-07

Al Christ one Of the well-known
Chesapeake and Potomac telephone
linemen, had MIRACULOUS escape from
death shortly after O'Clock Thursday
afternoon while re"airing the telephone
wire running into the office of the Mill
Ter wholesale grocery, near the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad crossing
Christ had climbed pole and came
in contact with live wire. He was
rendered Unconscious by the powerful
current and toppled over with his head
down, 40 feet above the ground. He
was prevented from falling by the fact
that his foot caught on a cross-arm,
but he hung head downward for ten
minutes. The rush Of blood restored
him to partial consciousness, and after
struggling for few minutes he gained
3 sitting posture, where he chung until
Jacob Keiter climbed the pole and
fastened rope around him, and with
the aid of o. e. Miller lowered him to
the ground. a large crowd was at
tracied to the spot, and watched the
perilous position Of Mr.. Christ with
GREATNESS anxiety. Christ was bad
ly shocked, bnt was able to resume his
duties in day or two
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-09-07

There is more Catarrhs lin ithis section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable
For great many years doctors pro-
nonuced it local disease ard pre-
scribed local remedies, and by Coz
stantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F J
Cheney & CO, Toledo, Ohio, Is the
only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to teaspoonful
It acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. They
offer 800 for any case it failp to cuie
Send for circulars and teStimou ais.
Address: F 7 Cheney & CO. Toledo,
Ohio
Sold by Druggists, Csc
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-09-07
Tlr End 4 tn World

81 troubles that robb.d T.. H. Wolfe,
ol Bear Grove. Ia, OF all usefulness,
cane when he began taking Electric
Bitters. He writes: 1.-TWO years ago
Kidney trouble caused me great suf-
ierlng, wi ich 7 would rever have sur
vived had l not taken Electric Bitters
They also cured me of General Debil
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and Kidney complaints, Blood dis
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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-09-07
Band Concert.

The City band gave its weekly con-
cert in the public square last Friday
night, swhen the following program
was render ed.
"otar Spangled Banner
Overture-"Happy Home," Filzt r
"Im Wearing My Heart Away Fer
You"
"In the Hills of Old Carolina"
Harr' s
Chimes of Nor mandie,'
LawrenC
WaltZ-"L oValand," Holman
Medley-"Happy Heinie," Lampe
America
The concert was under the direction
of Prof. G. A. Berkeley.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-09-07

N. C KENNEDY, gro. W. MARTIN, +
Vice Pres. Il Gen'l SUI l. Supt.
H. A. Riddle, Gen'i Haas. Z, |,
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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-09-07
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know OF the wonderful
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