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Evening star., 1907-07-01
FIGHT SHARK IN BAY.
Fishermen Capture 9OO-Pound Whip
tail OF Long Island Shore.

AMAGANSETT. Long Island, July l.
Church attendance last night was poor. but
not because any whale beached and broke
Off shore. Capt George Mulford and Capt.
Jim Rose started all the trouble They set
their nets Saturday and spent Sunday rest
Ing down at the store>About prayer meeting
time Eliphalet Penny hailed the captains and
announced that there was a swimmin' big
catch of sturgeon OF shore. The captains
don't like to work on Sunday. but the har-
vest of the sea must be gathered when op-
portunity offers. so Capt. George and Capt
Jim put of In the thirty-foot twelve horse
power Molly o.
When they got of the beach to where the
nets lay, five miles out, no sturgeon was to
be seen. but a 9OO-pound whiptail shark was
foundering about and tearing the nets to
pieces Capt Jim landed on the sharks
blunt nose with a twelve-foot sweep. The
shark charged for the boat leaping clear
over 1t, Capt. Jim and Capt George trying
to crawl under the engine in the meanwhile.
Every time the shark jumped a dozen yards
OF expensive sturgeon net became useless.
Back and forth through the nets the Molly
o chased the shark. the captains trying to
land one good blow with the cubs they
carry for just such emergencies.
This species of sharks fights with his tail,
and time and time again as 1t swished by
the launch 1t whipped out of the water, try
Ing to hit the men. After a two hours bat
tie, In which the baymen were In constant
danger. Capt. George landed a good blow
full on the sharks nose. Capt. Jim followed
1t up with another from his club, and the
shark lay stunned on the surface With a
small hatchet the last few inches of his
tall were slashed or making the big fish
powerless The blight of a running bowlins
was then slipped over a fin and the shark
towed ashore. 1t was twenty-one feet long
and weighed close to nine hundred pounds
The whiptail has bad reputation as a man
eater. but it Is seldom seen In northern
waters.
Evening star., 1907-07-01
SQUIRES NOW PICKED
TO BEAT BURNS

SAN FRANCISCO, July with the ap-
proach of the Burns -Squires contest. odds
have gradually become more firmly fixed
I'm favor of the Australian, and now the
betting makes Squires the choice at to 5.
Play has been scattering up to this time.
but Is now commencing to grow heavy.
Spuires continues his policy OF allowing
the public In To see him at part OF his work.
and the other part of training is done be-
hind closed doors. Although many have
seen him In fast workouts with Britt and
other members OF his squad. no one can yet
STATE positively that he really understands
the Australians style.
Burns is making no pretense at conceal
ment In his work. and has undoubtedly la
bored faithfully in his training. Those
who have talked conidentally with him as
sert that he wants to redeem himself from
the stigma attaching to his affair with
OBrien and that he is going to do his best
Both Squires and Burns are now in the
neighborhod of $50 pounds.
Evening star., 1907-07-01
PREPARING FOR NEWPORT
TENNIS EXPERTS IN MIDDLE
STATES TOURNAMENT.
Beginning the Contests That Will
Continue Until the Nationals
Are Played.

NEW YORK. July with the begin
championship tournament on the pictur-
esque courts Of the Orange Lawn Tennis
Club. at Mountain Station. N. J.. today,
the experts will actually begin their prep
aration for the national all-comers' cham
ptonshtp at Newport. This is due to the
fact that 1t is the first of a line of tour
continues from today up to the mecca of
all lawn tenpis aspirants, the nationals at
the famous Casino.
William A. Larned will defend his title
and cup in the singles. This position he
won last season after defeating Frederick
B. Alexander. holder. in the challenge
match after four grueling sets The ex-
national champion Is paired with the ma
tional champion. william ]. Clothier in
the holding af the doubles cups which they
captured from the Princeton-Yale veteran
combination, Frederick B. Alexander and
Harold H. Hackett a year ago. The ap-
pearance of the ranking quartet, Clothier,
No. 1; Larned. No. 2: Alexander No. 4,
and Hackett. No. 7. is. therefore assured.
Edwin P. Larned. George H. Miles, Ray
mond D. Little. Theodore Roosevelt Pell,
T. B. Hawk. William B. Cragin. jr: Rich
ard Stevens and host of the collegiate
and local experts.
The women's matches form an import: mt
part of the tournament, and Miss Helen
Homans Is the present holder Of the title,
although 1t is probable that she will not de-
fend owing to the injury that she sustained
early in the year. Miss Marie Wagner
Miss Eleanor Souther. Miss Edna Wildey
Miss Day and Mrs. Louis 8. Coe are among
the most famous ones who will strive to
gain her title by the default Mrs. Louis
8. Goe and Mrs D. F. Platt of the Engle-
wood Field Club are the holders of the
women's doubles titles.
The matches. except the finals and chal-
lenge contests, will be decided by the best
two out of three deuce and vantage sets
Holcombe Ward, the national ex-cham-
pion and former holder of the middle
states championship. will act as referee.
and associated with him will be T. B.
Souther. K. P. Gordon, George H. Niles,
H. c. Hoskier and Edwin p Larned
Evening star., 1907-07-01
Illinois Wars on Crows.

BLOOMINGTON. Ill.,. July Illinois
sportsmen can add to their bank account
by waging warfare upon crows after today,
when the new bounty law goes into effect.
Every person presenting a dead crow to
the town or county clerk will be paid 10
cents. while cents will be paid for each
crows egg. 1t Is essential that the crows
and eggs be presented in lots of ten or
more. or otherwise the clerks need not pay
the bounty. Some authorities assert that
the crows eat many insects and that the
possible damage they may do to growing
crops Is more than Offset by their destruc-
tion of noxious insects that prey upon the
fields
Evening star., 1907-07-01
Divorce for Former Archduke.

GENEVA, Switzerland, July Herr
Woelfing, who formerly was Archduke Leo
pold of Austria, but who renounced his ex-
pectations and honors about four years ago
in order to marry Wilhelmina Adamovc.
an Austrian actress. has been granted di-
vorce from his wife. The latter offended
her husband by joining the Ascona Anchor
ties, In accordance with whose tenets she
became a vegetarian. went without clothes
in taking sun baths and acquired other
eccentricites.
Evening star., 1907-07-01
Carted Dynamite in Ashes.

BOSTON, July Joseph Denney, driver
of an ash cart for the city of Somerville.
collected six sticks Of dynamite from some
body's ash can few days ago while max
ing his regular rounds and carried them
across the city and dumped them on the
Mystic fats, of Middlesex avenue. 1t Is
needless to say that Denney did not know
that he was driving such q precarios load.
and that he could not tell afterward where
he took on the explosive sticks. The dyna-
mite was not discovered until some one
prodding here and there on the dumping
ground turned IL up.
Evening star., 1907-07-01
Buried In Another's Grave.

PASSAIC, N. J.. July 1-Buried almost
to his neck In a grave he was digging for
another. John Scofield. colored. of Chestnut
street. Nutley. narrowly escaped death Sat
urday morning in Ridgelawn cemetery. near
Passaic. Scofield had the grave dug nearly
to the required depth when one side caved
in. The earth came up nearly to his shoul
ders. pinning down both arms. He was
working alone, and was almost exhausted
Evening star., 1907-07-01
Auto Races at Atlantic City.

PHILADELPHIA. July 1.-The automo-
bile carnival which is being arranged to
take place in Atlantic City for the week
commencing Monday. August 5, and con-
sisting of a two-day race meet on the track
at Ventnor. a floral automobile parade on
Pacific avenue and a three-day exhibit of
automobiles and supplies on the pier, is
rapidly making advancement. and the pro-
moters are now being assured OF having
one of the most successful affairs ever ar
ranged In this country.
Evening star., 1907-07-01
WALSH MAKES GREAT
THROW WITH "56"

NEW YORK, July 1.-Con Walsh, the
Irish weight thrower. who has been hurting
heavy missiles great distances since his ar
rival In this country few months ago,
bettered the best-known throw over q bar
with the 56-pound weight yesterday at the
Cork Mems games at Celtic Park. but his
feat will not be recognized as a worlds
record. He also won two other events.
Walsh is from County Cork. Ireland, and
in preparation for these games has trained
diligently. 1t was In the opening event that
he made the new mark. He threw the So
pound ball over a bar suspended at a height
of Is feet 2ha inches. Had Walsh sounded
a drum with the weight by throwing it
straight up In the air he would have earned
a recognized record James Mitchels rec
ord mark at the latter style is Is feet 6
inches In establishing 1t he hurled the
weight into the air SO that the top Of it
hit the drum. AS the weight is more than
a foot In length the top of Walsh's weight
went much higher than did Mitchel's
In the shot-putting event Walsh beat w.
Kruger, the collegiate champion. The
champion gave the Irish giant a handicap
of eight feet. and this proved too much for
Kruger to overcome, Walsh winning by
more than two feet.
Lee Talbot, the much -heralded Mercers-
burg School champion. also fell before
Walsh. Throwing the 1e,pound hammer.
event he did not need 1T. His throw was
161 feet S1s inches, beating Taibot's actual
throw by nearly twenty feet.
Wrestler Gotch Going to Europe.
WEBSTER CITY. Iowa. July Frank
Gotch. champion wrestler OF America. Is
arranging for trip to Europe, beginning
in September, to last nearly a year. His
plans. as at present made. provide for a
.ariaa ~ oxhihIfion matches IN ENGLAND
Scotland, France and Germany at terms OF
$500 q week. He also hopes to secure q
match with George Hackenschmidt. the
Russian Lion. inasmuch as Hackenschmidt
q unwilling to come to this country for z
match.
Evening star., 1907-07-01
Midshipman Rushed to Hospital.

NEWPORT, r. l.. July 1.-Midshipman
George L. Weyler. attached to the cruiser
Olympia. was brought to Newport last night
on the monitor Florida to be transferred to
the hospital at the naval training station
Midshipman Weyler was taken sick Satur-
day and Sunday afternoon was transferred
to the Florida. He was at once taken to the
hospital, where. after an examination. the
surgeon In charge announced that oper-
alton would not be necessary tonight, as his
sickness appeared to be light. He will prob
ably be operated on today.
Evening star., 1907-07-01
CAMBRIDGE CREW
WILL NOT ROW YALE

LONDON. July 1.-The rowing men as
sembled at Henley for the annual regatta
Say that the possibility OF Cambridge row.
ing the Yale eight. thus repeating last
years great international event. Is very
remote II was most difiicult to obtain a
crew to row against Harvard last year. but
this year 1t y practically impossible to get
Evening star., 1907-07-01
BASE BALL, ROWING
AND OTHER SPORTS

a crew together. d. c. L. Stuart, who
stroked the Cambridge boat three times.
including the race-wth Harvard. says that
he will not row again this season after
the Henley events in which he strokes the
Leander crew for the Grand Challenge cup.
B. G. tombstone. another of the most
prominent Of the Cambridge crew, and
president of the Cambridge University Boat
Club has reached the same decision. say
ing that he has had moro than enough Of
rowing I'm the last twelve months and
wishes to go out of training.
All the members of the crew who have
been communicated with hold similar opin-
IONS feeling that with the intervarsity and
collegiate races in the spring and autumn.
with the Henley regatta sandwiched in be-
tween, an International race would necessi-
tete the curtailing of some Of the programs
considerably. a proceeding which was un-
likely to find favor.
The Henley stewards in fact. have been
compelled to extend this weeks regatta to
four days. on account of the increased num-
Der of entries which makes 1t harder work
for the Cambridge oarsmen several OF
whom. In addition to Stuart are In the
Leander boat.
American League Games Today.
Washington at New York 1.-TWO games).
Philadelphia at Boston.
Detroit at Chicago.
National League Games Today.
Evening star., 1907-07-01

beft on bases-St. Louis 6; Cleveland, g. First
base on balls-On Rhoades. g. Struck out-By
Petty, t. Three-base ht-Wallace. Two-base
hits -0'Connor. Wallace, Frck. Sacrifice hits
Bradley ~. Stolen base-Flick. Double plays
Niles to Wallace to Jones; Birmingham to Clark
Hit by pitcher-O' Counor. Umpires-Evans and
Connolly. Time Of game-1 hour and 40 minutes
Evening star., 1907-07-01

The three days debate In the house of
commons at London ended Wednesday
night. when Premier Campbell Bannerman's
of the house of lords In vetoing bills passed
In the house Of commons was carried by
go to 147. amid loud ministerial cheers.
Evening star., 1907-07-01
WIN IN ONE INNING.
Clevelands Get Three, Which Are
Enough to Win.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, July 1.-Cleveland won
todays game. to !. bad start gave
Cleveland two runs In the first Inning Score.
Evening star., 1907-07-01
d q passed bail. Score

'Bated for Archer In seventh.
Chicago ............. 0 o o O l-2
Detroit .............. o 0 o o 0 90
First base by errors-Chicago. l; Detroit 2 Left
on bases-Chicagp. 8: Detroit. &. First base on
balls-On White, 81 OF Siever 4. Struck out-By
White. I: by Siever /. Sacrifice hits-Rossman
Donohue. Stolen bases-D. Jones. Cobb Passed
ball-Schmldt. Umpire-Mr. OLoughln. Time OF
game-1 hour and Is minutes
Evening star., 1907-07-01
TRYING TO STRENGTHEN
THE BOSTON TEAM

BOSTON. July 1.-Outfelder John Hoey
Of the Boston Americans has left Boston
to join Joe Kelly's Toronto team going
there as part payment with Schlafy, for
merly of the Washingtons. for Outfelder
Thoney, who will Join Boston at the close
of the Eastern League season. It Is said
that cash consideration goes In addition.
as the Toronto people were not anxious to
close the deal. and their consent could not
be obtained In any other way. AS John l.
Taylor. the Bostonian said that $4,000
would not secure Thoney, one may imagine
that it took a good round sum to secure the
player
Taylor is determined to get a winner next
season at any cost. and will not hesitate to
spend a small fortune to bring that about
He has George HUFF in the west and Catch
er Fred Lake after talent. He has offered
to sell Pitcher Joe Harris but no one has
bitten. and 1t looks as II Harris would 20
outright Taylor paid 5000 to Fall River
for that player and Catcher Peterson Hoey
was or no use to Boston. as he had a bad
shoulder. the result of foot ball injury
which could not be cured except by an op-
GRAFTON. 1t looks as II Sullivan would not
prove strong enough for the team. He has
been hitting very poorly indeed and on
Saturday famed four times OF Waddell.
Capital City League Notes.
The games scheduled for this week are:
Monday, Aloysius vs. Columbia Athletic
Club; Tuesday. Southern Railway vs. st.
stephens; Wednesday. Government Print
ing Office VS.. Atlantics: Thursday, open
date; Friday, Aloysius vs. st. Stephens,
and Saturday, Atlantics VS.. Southern Rail-
way.
Up to date no game has been scheduled
for the 4th of July. but as SO many games
have had to be postponed on account of
inclement weather, 1t is probable that the
managers Will arrange double-header for
that day.
Mr.. Edward Handiboe. who is considered
one of the best umpires in the city, and
who has been handling the Indicator in the
Capital City League for the past three
seasons. was called away suddenly last
week to umpire in the Virginia State
League. He is located at Richmond and
reports from that place are to the effect
that he Is making good with all of the
teams and by his fair and accurate decis-
Ions has got the fans with him.
Yale's Foot Ball Candidates.
NEW HAVEN. Conn, July Cant.
Bigelow of the Yale foot ball team has an
nounced that candidates for the 1907 team
will begin work on the gridiron September
lG. Among the men who will report at this
time are G. Berger. A A. Blddle H. p.
Blng ham, C. 7. Cooney, F H. Coy H. O.
Holt, I. Jones. n. II. Stevenson, 8. F.
Wyle and H NJ. Wheaton.
Endurance of College Oarsmen.
In view of the clamor that has been
raised against the four-mile boat race as
being too long for the tender-limbed young
collegians the following statement by the
New York Tribune correspondent. who re-
ported the Yale-Harvard race, is interest
Ing:
"Both crews could have rowed another
mile. Perhaps Harvard. defeated even,
seemed little fresher. But man col
lapsed in his seat. no man even seemed to
want to, In either shell"
Evening star., 1907-07-01
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS g. CAFES
Where to Dine.

by his futile struggling when his cries at
tracted the attention of a man working In
another part of the cemetery. Two other
half an hours digging the three succeeded
In setting Scof1eld free. The man lost con-
seriousness just before he was liberated
One OF his legs was broken and he was Sc
body.
Evening star., 1907-07-01
American League Clubs Standing.
National League Clubs Standing.
TIGERS SHUT OUT.
White of the Sox Holds Detroits
Safe

CHICAGO. July 1.-White's pitching was
too much for Detroit yesterday. Chicago
winning to O.
Siever also pitched well. none of the locals
hitting safely until the fifth inning. when a
single. following base on balls. gave them
their first run. The second run resulted from
Evening star., 1907-07-01
Yesterdays National League Game

st. Louis, 4; Cincinnati. 1.
Cincinnati. q; ST. Louis, 3.
Pittsburg, s; Chicago 8.
Pittsburg. 4; Chicago. Us inningsl
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BIRMINGHAM.

Birmingham.-Miss Kisling visited
over Sunday with home folks at Bona.
parte.
Mrs. Prather of Memphis, Mo. liz
visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Will
Bennett.
Mrs. E. H. Alton visited last weak
with relatives in Hillsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sauds Calhoun and
son of Fairfield spent Sunday with
Mr.. Caulhoun's parents, Mr. and Mrs,
v. S.. Calhoun southeast of town.
Miss Nellie Campbell and John
Campbell are visiting with relatives
at Troy.
Mrs. Carl stents and little daughter
of What Cheer are visiting with Mrs,
Stent's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.
Goodson.
Misses Carrie Winslow. Grace Will
son, Ida Hope and Miss Buck wets
Ottumwa shoppers Saturday.
John Johnson and wife visited last
week with relatives near Bentonsport
Marian Elliott. wife and daughter,
leave Tuesday for Kearney Neb.,
where they will visit Mrs. Elliott's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Brumley
A. v. Buck of Bonaparte. was a
business visitor in town Monday.
Mern Gilchrist of Fairfield spent
Sunday at his home north of town.
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Bloomfield.-Mrs. Minerva Dickson
died at her home just northeast OF tho
city Sunday evening at $50 o'clock,
after lingering illness with con.
sumption. The funeral services will
be held at the Baptist church this
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iting his parents, Rev. and Mrs. G. L.

iting his parents, Rev. and Mrs. G. L.
Stafford.
Miss Bessie Holiday returned Sun
Mrs Theodore Wiseman at Center
vile.
Miss Garnet Taylor went to Mt
Pleasant today to spend a day or two
with her brother, Ernest. From Mt.
Pleasant she goes to Chicago to join
Mrs. John Ferguson, with whom she
will sail for Europe about Nov. l.
Rev. David McEwing and family
left today. for their new home in Cen
terville,
George T. Sewers and family start
this evening for Phoenix, .Ariz., where
they will spend the winter If the eli
mate proves beneficial to Mr. Sewers
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh Games of Gar
den City, Kan, are guests of Mrs.
Games grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. T. Halton.
Guy Mclaughlin came home Satur-
day from Chicago, where he has been
attending the Inland Printer Linotype
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Rhodes of Mil
ton spent Sunday in Bloomfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Rhodes of Milton
spent Sunday in Bloomfield.
Mrs. Lydia Middleton of Oskaloosa
is visiting at the home of her son,
Ellis Middleton and will remain for d
two weeks visit before going to Iowa
Falls to make her home.
Mrs. Anna Townsend and daughter
Edith spent Sunday with Milton
friends.
Charles Hull began work this morn
ing as bookkeeper at the Swift Ponl-
try house.
Mrs. Robert Pirtle spent Sunday
and Monday in Bloomfield with her
sister, Miss Orpha Senseney.
w W. Rawlings Of Denver is in the
city looking after business matters.
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MRS. DICKSON DEAD.
Bloomfield Woman Passes Away, Fol
lowing Lingering illness With
Hona,,ron%Inn

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Bloomfield. Minerva Dickson
died at her home Just northeast OF tho
city Sunday evening at $50 o'clock,
after lingering illness with con.
sumption. The funeral services will
be held at the Baptist church this
afternoon.
Surprise at Rector Home.
Their children planned a surprise
dinner for Mr.. and Mrs ]. N. Rector,
today, this being Mr. Rector's sew
entieth birthday. Both Mr.. and Mrs
Rector were taken completely by sur
prise, the lady Of the house having
the weekly washing well under way
when her unexpected guests arrived
Mr.. Rector was presented with y
gold-headed cane as a memento of the
day. There were present, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Rector and family, Mr..
and Mrs Frank Christy and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Rector and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Denny and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ". Smith and Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Wray.
Angst-cIeveIand Wedding.
]. Wray Cleveland and Miss Mary
Angst were married Sunday evening
at Z O'Clock, Rev. NJ Downing officiat-
ing. The groom is a grandson of Mr..
and Mrs. A. R. Frady, with whom he,
has made his home since childhood.
Mrs. Cleveland is the only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Angst. The
wedding was very quiet affair AMI
complete surprise to all save the
immediate families of the contracting
parties. Mr.. Cleveland is 10 years of
age and Mrs. Cleveland 16. They left
Monday morning for Cairo. Mo-,
where the groom is employed on a
large stock farm and has a home
ready for the reception Of his bride
Other News of Bloomfield.
The basket ball game between the
Fairfield high school girls and Bloom
field high school girls at Turner's
hall yesterday evening resulted in a
score of 3 to in favor of Bloom.
! field. The teams were well matched
and the game was a close one.
o. w. England received a telegram
| Sunday. containing the news of the
| death Of his father, Kirk England, a!
his home in Tennessee. The re
mains will be brought here for bur
! ial.
Sunday will be Old Peoples day a.
the Methodist Ep..copal church. Pre-
siding Elder A. v. Kendrick will hold
quarterly meeting services in the
evening.
H. S. Collier and Miss Ollie War
then Elliott, both of this city, we-e
married Saturday evening by Rev. NJ
| Downing.
Ralph Stafford of Muscatine is Wis
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REV. JANSEN LEAVES
Pastor Of sigourneys German Evan-
gelical Church Goes to Los
AnneIes for HeaIth

AIlSCiSS UT TICdltus
Sigourney.-Rev. A. E. Jansen, who
for the past two years has been pastor
Of the German Evangelical church at
this place leaves this week for Los
Angeles, Cal, where he goes for thu
benefit Of his health. Rev. and Mrs.
Jansen have been residents of Sig
Quincy for the past two years and
during their stay here have made
many friends and endeared them
selves to their congregation who very
much regret to see them leave this
community, and especially do they re-
greet to know that Mr.. Jansen IS
obliged to leave his field of work
among his people here. Mr.. Jansen
hopes to regain his health in the
warmer cline where he is going and
if he gets able will engage in the mis-,
sionary work in the west.
Other News of Interest.
Saturday Sorter McLain fled infor-
nation against his brother. p P. Nc
Lain charging him with being an ha-
bitual drunkard, the court after hear
ing the matter adjudged that R. P.
McLain be confined in the institution
for inebriates at Knoxville for the
term Of two years.
In the case Of the state against
Lewis Blaylock, who was convicted
for wife desertion last week the court
this morning imposed a fiae upon the
defendant in the sum of $500, AMI
! that he be confined in the county jail