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REFLECTIONS ON CONGRESS


The Fifty-ninth Congress has passed
into history with many remarkable
achievements IN legislation.
The railroad rate bill is perhaps the
most conspicuous measure passed by
this Conrgess, but many other inn
portant laws were enacted. The coun-
try is awake and expectant, looking
for remedial legislation in many di-
rections. There are certain reforms
projected which II is hoped viii have
an evolutionary rather than revolu-
tionary accomplishment.
The action of the sixtieth Congress,
which unless called in special SEES
sion. will not assemble until next
December, is awaited with mingled
feelings Of hope and anxiety. Vital
changes in the relations of the federal
government TO the people Of the states
are seriously discussed by statesmen.
Times and conditions are changing
and government must change with
them.
The end Of the fifty-ninth Congress
has been accentuated by the resigna-
tion Of number of men who have
been in public life for wears. Senator
Spooner, OF Wisconsin, Secretary
Shaw OF the Treasury, and Secretary
Hitchcock, Of the Interior, have be-
come private citizens. The resignation
Of Senator Spooner was most unex-
pected. That OF the two cabinet Off
GERS has been long anticipated. The
country could better have spared les.
able and faithful men.
MIR. Spooner was in some respect.
one of the Senate. lie has attac ked
wrong whether defended by friend OF
foe, and his remarkable gifts of ora,
tory have made him conspicuous
among conspicuous men. 1t is DIM.
cult to see where the United States
Senate will find anyone to completely
fiji the place vacated by him.
Secretary Shaw, of the Treasury,
who left that ofIice on the 18th OF
March, is a statesman of presidential
dimensions, and few better men could
he found TO succeed President Roose-
Welt.
Ethan Allen Hitchcock, the retiring
Secretary of the Interior, has been an
able and conscientious public officer.
The country has learned TO love and
honor him for the enemies he has
made among public land thieves in
and out of Congress.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-03-07

The Japanese are being urged by
their government TO marry American
wives in order to improve the stature
Of their people. They are also adj
vised To marry the daughters of
American millionaires TO improve the
finances OF their country. The prop
osition is a little ahead Of the times.
though. A Japanese title VIII have
10 get an increased market value in
America before the girls will begin 70
buy mp the little Japs.
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40 Frame Dwelling.
Proposals For Power House.
THE ANNAPOLIS WATER COMPANY
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY,
No. / SCHOOL STREET.

ASSAPoLIs, MARYLAND March ,, 1907.
PROPOSALS VIII be received AZ this Office
on or before the lSrd day OF Mach, 1907. Tor
the erection Of new Power House, accord
Ing to plans and specifications prepared by
Baldwin and Pennington, Architects which
plans and specifications for the work can be
obtained at this Office Each bidder viii be
required 10 pay s. % for the use OF same.
The contractor for the work viii be requir-
ca TO furnish satisfactory bond OF S5,000.00
for the completion n the work within the
time specified.
All proposals must be accompanied BY a
certified checE FOR $50 90, made payable 10
the Annapolis Water Company, which de-
posIt VIII be returned when the contract is
executed.
The right Is reserved to reject any or all
proposals and such proposals as do not con-
form in ali res poets with the requirements OF
the specifications.
BY order of the Board
NICHOLAS IL. GREEN,
l32 Secretary Annapolis Water Co
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II Mr.. oliver. the disappointed
bidder for the Panama Canal work,
will take the advice Of the many
claimants who have been prosecuting
their claims since the Revolutionary
aud Civil wars. he will not depend
too much on that $40. 600 damages
claim against the government.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVKN, Thst the sEt
~ ecriber of Anne Arundel county. MSS OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court OF Anne ArurdeI
county. IN MsryisLc. Letters Testamentary
on the personal estate Of
CHARLES A. PIN DELL.
late OF Anne Arundel County. deceased All pei.
sons having claims against the deceased are here.
ay warned to exhibit the sane. with the vonC hers
thereof. TO the subscriber. on or before the 10th
day ofSeptember, 1897 They may otherwise. BY
law De excluded nom all benefit OF the said estate.
AL persons indebted TO said estate sTe requested
to make immediate payment.
Given under my nsrd this 9Th daY OF March,
1907.
CHARLES F. LEWIS,
Executor
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The assurance given out by an as
tronomer that there will be no mum
dane eatyclism in March will be en-
couraging to householders who have
prepared their rent for this month. :
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AIR. Hartman says he has been a
paek-horse all his life. From the
amount that he has gotten away with,
it might be imagined that, he was n
pack elephant or a pack-locomotive.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-03-07

There seems to be no end of the
dangers that Turk in the cigarette
habit \ Western man has just
married a'young woman whose name
he found in package OF cigarettes.
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Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. That the Sub
~ scribers, ofAnne Arundel county, have OBJ
tained nom the Orphans Court OF Ann Arundel
county, in Maryland, Letters OF Testimentary
on the personal estate Of
JAMES ID. MURRAY,
late of Anne Arundel County, deceased. All per.
sons having claims against the deceased are here.
by warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof. to the subscriber, on or before the 10th
day OF June 1907. They may otherwise, by law
All persons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment.
Given under our hands this 14th day ofDecem.
Der 1906.
JAMES ID. MURRAY, JR.,
WIN. SPENCER MURRAY
Executors
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Fresh whales are now quoted at
-, 400. II these luxuries of life con-
tinue TO rise in price some families
viii have TO eonfne themselves to
little Gods and sardines.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-03-07

After passing the appropriation bill
for the Panama Canal, fifty members
of the Lower House are now on their
way To the IsthmuS to see the work.
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Notice to Creditors.
Notice to Creditors.

In subscriber, of Anne Arundel county, has
Obtained from the Orphans Court of Anne
Arundel county in Maryland, letters
testamentary on the persona estate OF
CHARLES II. HARRIS late of Anne
Arundel county, deceased. All persons having
claims against the deceased, are hereby warned
70 exhibit she same, with the vouchers thereof,
20 the subscriber. on or before the
i4th DAY OF MAY, 1907
they may otherwise, by law be excluded
from all benefit OF the said estate All persons
indebted to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment
Given under my hand this sth, day of No
ember, 1906
WILEY IL. BATES
ne-tf Executor.
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Mrs. Sturyvesant Fish says if wo-
man is careful she can dress ON So, 600
year. But woman whose husband
gets only thousand has to be pretty
careless 60 do it.
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IL has been suggested that Senator
Spooner may have resigned for the
purpose Of accepting position as legal
engineer for New York corporation.
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The movement to sell eggs by weight
is in the line of pure food, for they
become lighter and more odorous with
age.
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GEO. w. JONES'
Circulating Library
The following books were added to
the Library week ending Feb.2

Puck of Pook's Hill, by Rudyard
Kipling.
The Illustrious O'Hagan, by Justin
Huntly Mccarthy.
The Mystery, by Steward Edward
White.
The Viper of Milan, by Marjorie
Bowen.
The Squaw Man. by. Julie Opp
Eaversham.
The Court of Pilatet, by Roe II.
Hobbs.
BY the Light of the Soul, by May
z. wilkins Freeman.
Hugo, by Arnold Bennett.
The Beloved VagabOnd, by William
j. Locke.
Andrew Goodfellow, by Helen H.
Watson.
TERMS New Books per day
Old Books Ic. per day.
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FOR SALE.

Ist A Iofof ground fronting l5 feet on
Chesapeake Avenue. In East port improved
BY a SMALL DWELLING.
2nd. A lot fronting l9'z feel or the SCUM
AIDE 81 East street in the City OfAnnapolls.
i'm proved by SMALL DIV ELLING
5rd. A lot fronting 16 feet on the Nortneasi
side OF Johnson street. IN said cityi improNeu
by a SMALL DIV Filing.
sth. A lot fronting 10 feet on the Northeas.
side or Johnson street. IN said city, improved
by q SMALL DIV ELbfNG.
9Th A lot fronting IS feet on the West side
OF Pleasant street, Ia said city, improved py
a SMALL DWELLING.
SIN. 4 lot fronting ia5s feet on Cathedral
DWELLING.
For particulars apply 10
JAMES K. BRASHEARS,
Attorney for owner
Arundel Building. Annapolis, Nd. n2
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FOR SALE.
Valuable Property
Foot Of Conduit and Market SITS.

We, the undersigned, agents for the owners
offer for sale all the Real Estate owned by
the heirs of the late Jackson Brewer, situate
at the foot OF Market and Conduit street,
and includes the land now occupied by the
slaughter house now used by the nrm OF
Jackron Brewer Company. This is one OF
the most desirable locations in Annapolis,
and has a fine water frontage on Spa creek.
For further particulars and plats, Inquire Of
WILLIAM j. BREWER,
HARRY l.. BREWER,
Agents for Owners,
l06 Church Street, Annapolis, Md.
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FOR SALE.

House and Lot I87 Church
Street, Annapolis, Md. pm
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09

laps behind the record made last year by
Root and Folger. At $50 Rutt, of Ger
many, started a sprint which brought all
the riders not in action from their cots.
A half dozen cyclists were hurriedly re-
lieved, and after a sprint of six laps the
field closed in ON the Teuton. Rutt, who
up to that time had furnished most OF
the sensation, was the next victim of an
accident. While streaking along the track
at high speed the rim of his rear wheel
caved in. The German was hurled against
a post, badly cutting his head, and as he
left the track blood flowed profusely from
the left side of his face.
At the end of the second hour the riders
had covered forty-eight miles and one
lap, eight laps behind the record held by
Gougoltz and Kaser. liver Lawson led at
the end of fifty miles and Matt Downey at
the completion of seyenty-fve miles. Al
4 o'clock this morning the field had trav-
eied seventy miles and four laps, with
Floyd Krebs. the Newark rider, in the
lead. Excitement was at fever heat, when,
with the dawn of day. a series of wild
sprints were started, resulting in the lap
ping of five of the teams and the retire.
ment of one.
The slx-day race, which is considered the
greatest sporting event of the year on this
planet, has its Vaccinations, despite thu
many hours of monotony. People bfeatht
the smoke-hlled atmosphere for hours a
a time in the hope of witnessing a sprint
in which a rider attempts to steal a lar
on the others. The race is really a sor'
of orgy for thousands of persons, and a
the n of it hundreds are far more weary
and bedraggled than the riders. 1ntelli'
gent men. who ridicule the contest ant
call it a stupid exhibition, find they cannot
tear themselves away once they get int
the arend.
When the race lags the crowd furnishes
its own amusement. Between the hours Of
4 and 5 a. M. there is always a peculiar
transformation in the top gallery. Where
earlier in the evening there could be seer
n circle of faces there Is beheld a row OF
shoes. Their owners succumb finally tc
sleep. but they are up at the least sounc
when some fresh rider relieves his wear,
partner and starts off at a fast clip. witt
more sprinters than pluggers in the rac'
nowadays the contest has resolved int
glow riding interspersed with frantic
sprlnts. The latter have done much TOWARD
increasing the interest in the race. Z
one knows when one is coming, SO all 81
and wait.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
LONG PURSUIT RACE.
Gogger outskates Fast Bunch at Hill.
side Park Track.

In a decidedly gruelling Australian pur-
suit race on roller skates, held at the
Hillside Park rink last night, Gus Gogger,
who won the one-mlle State championship
a week ago, wore down a field of eight
speed merchants. overtaking the last man,
Joe Ryan, of New York. after four miles
and a half had been covered.
TO be oyertaken. Ryan doing the trick
Thu latter then caught Charles Eppler
also of Newark, and. a bit later, Harry
Reeves, of Newark. Gogeer then pul
on a squirt and put Chris Reitzel, of New
ark, out of the race, and after one and A
half miles had been skated, Ryan finally
caught A. a. Hang, of Newark.
Dan Sweeney went out at two miles,
Gogger doing the trick, and then the lat
ter. who was on the opposite side of the
track from Ryan, went after the New
Yorker. lie gradually wore him down,
and with about three feet more to be
overcome, Ryan gave up and first place
wen to Gogger.
The point race for a diamond medal
will be STATED tomorrow night, and Thurs
day night "A game of roller polo in the
Intercity League, is 70 be decided between
the Claremonts. of Brooklyn, and the
Hillsides. The Hillside team will be made
mp of Gogger, Reitzel, Sweeney, Mason
and Robertson, with Hang aud Reeves az
substitutes. Saturday night the Hillside
team, made up of Gogger, Mason, Sweeney,
Reitzel and Haug, will take part In the
interstate ten-mile race at the Sea Beach
Palace, in Coney Island.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
FIGHT FAN HAS HIS SAY.


sporting Editor OF te Evening STAR
4 see Where someone Is the authority
for the statement that <here Is a possi-
bility of Tom Sharkey reentering the ring
and that he has bis eves oo Ton,mv
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mat Snarkey would not be averse, after
four months training, to get into the
squared circle aud meeting the fellow who
lambasted Gunner NOR the other night
over In England.
well, Mister Editor, this Is all right TO
put into print for us poor chaps to read.
1t makes good space filler, but what rot
It Is when YOU come to sit down and
| mediate over IL MI.
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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09

despite the late hour, was estimated at
5000. one of the largest crowd that ever
packed the amthitheatre since Diana
first aimed her arrow to the skies from
the tower OF the garden. AS usual, the
first mile was not counted in the scoring,
giving the riders a chance to get into
position.
Jimmy Moran, the teammate of Joe Fog
Ter, had the honor of leading at the COM
pletion of the first lap. The pace set was
terrific. Vanoni. the Italian rider, headed
the procession at the end of the first mile,
covering the distance in 2:27 3-5. Dupre, a
Frenchman, led at five miles, and Stol,
the stocky little Hollander, at ten and
twenty miles. Nat Butler and Harry Reyn-
olds figured in the first spill. Rounding
into the third mile on the Park avenue
turn, known as Dead Mans Curve" the
spot where Johnny Nelson lost his life
five years ago. they collided and rolled
down the steep embankment. Both were
badly shaken up. the Irishman being car
ried from the track. Benyon, who relieved
him, fell a minute later, but had to resume
riding, as his partner was still in a dazed
condition.
The distance covered in the first hour
was twenty-four miles and four laps, six
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09

CHICAGO. Dec. a.-The American League
m~agnates assemble here Wednesday Tor
their annual business meeting. President
Johnson will bring up some routine mat
tiers for the consideration of the owners
and unfinished business may give rise
to a dash of spice on Thursday. when the
session is supposed to come to an end.
There Is some chance for a little excite
ment when the American Association conf
mittee is heard in its prayer for admis-
sion to Chicago. and for more liberal draft
ing law Inasmuch as the American
League executive thinks the association
is getting all thai is coming TO it now, q
deaf ear probably will be turned to the
petitioners.
With the gathering the fans always look
for the announcement of n trade or two.
It is doubtful IL the barter in players will
amount to much the coming week. No
talk of trades has been In the air, but
It Is quite possible that some OF the man
ayers have a few cards up their sleeves
and a deal or two would not be surpris-
ing.
Two of the managers who are always
casting about for a rev star will not be
present. They are Connie Mack and Clark
Griffith. who are now In the far West.
The election of a vicc-president TO sue
coed Charles Somers, of Cleveland, will be
held. Mr.. Somers usually succeeds him
self, and no doubt will do so again. IL he
cares. The board of directors will meet
at noon Wednesday, award the p%ennant
officially to Detroit, and adjourn.
President Johnson will appoint a rules
committee to confer with the National
League rule-makers. and other commit
tees will be named. In all probability the
club owners will ask Mr.. johnson to as
sumo the responsibility of making out
the schedule when the time comes.
1t Is possible that n resolution will be
passed changing the headquarters and all
future meetings of the league to New
York. BY going to Chicago the American
Leagues men feel hat they are allowing
the National Leagues meeting to monopo-
lie the space in all the Eastern news
papers,.
AS a matter of good business policy
the American Leagues headquarters
should have been established in New
York some time ago. Broadway should
be divided equally between Presidents
Pulliam and Johnson.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
DEATH CALLS
PUGILIST
GIBBONS
Former Lightweight Cham.
plOg Breathes His Last
in Paterson Hospital.

PATTERSON. Dec. 9.-Austin Gibbons,
of the greatest pugilists New Jersey
has ever produced and winner of many
a, noted ring battle, was put to sleep last
night-the sleep that knows no Weakening.
The once noted fighter, deserted by fame
and fortune. died on a cot In st. Joseph's
Hospital, this city, shortly after 5 o'clock,
Il victim of consumption. He was con
scious to the last, and two minutes before
he died he spoke to his brothers. mother
and members of his family, who were at
the bedside when the lingering spark OF
life was snuffed out.
Gibbons earned an International reputa-
ton in the lightweight class. He was born
in this city August 10. 1869, attended the
st. Johns Parochial School, and, at the
age of IA, went to work in the Rogers
Locomotive Works to learn the trade of a
mechanic. Before long he won his spurs
as an amateur boxer. and at the age OF
16 he won the championship of New Jersey
by defeating James kearny, now a mem
Der of the local fire department, and James
Green. today a member of the Passaic po-
lice force.
After that Gibbons decided to enter TIE
professional ranks. His first fight as a prs
took place in this city in 1886. George
Young. at that time featherweight cham
Of England, was brought over here
to fight Jack McAuliffe and James Kearny.
For a reason unexplained those fights
never took place and Young was matched
to meet Gibbons. Tn Paterson boy stopped
the Britisher in the tenth round with n
Knockout blow that put an end to Young's
aspirations in the fighting game in this
country.
Next James Liddy, of Elizabeth, with
an eye to the championship, was matched
against Gibbons. Liddy was knocked out
in seven rounds From that time OH the
Paterson youth defeated all comers and
having cleaned out the field of feather
weights, took on fighters Of the light
weight ranks. In 1857 Gibbons knocked out
Frank Cushing in a finish fight for a side
bet OF 81 900, the end coming in the twenty
fourth round He repeated this feat Z
ear later in a fight at Providence. Cusil'
ing died shortly afterward.
Gibbons's string OF victories was un'
broken until 1896, when he lost to Joe. Wal
of Jimmy Handler, of Newark, at the time
when the latter was in his prime. Aftel
the Paterson fighter gradually
dropped out of the pugilistic lmelight ano
finally Joined the United States Army
serving for five years In the Philippines
with the Tenth Cavalry. On his return he
gained a position in the Paterson fire de-
partment, but his health began to fail
him, and he resigned, after serving two
months. Three weeks ago his condition
became so serious that he was remove ia
the st. Joseph's Hospital, where he
breathed his last.