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In the Lighthouse Service.

Ltghtship No. II OF the Diamond Shoal
station. which has been at Baltimore for
the past three weeks undergoing an over
hauling. has completed repairs and sailed
today for the station OF the Nantucket
she will relieve the ship now on that sta
ton. The Nantucket ship is to go to Bos-
ton to receive a general overhauling to At
her for hard service during the winter
months. A month or six weeks will be re-
quired for this work, and when 1t Is COM
pleted and the ship returns to the station
No. II will return to Baltimore to be made
ready to relieve No. Y on the Diamond
shoals for her fall trick Of duty.
The lighthouse tender Violet Capt. Out
ten. Is making an inspection tour among
the buoys and lights OF the interior waters
of North Carolina within the fifth Hight
house district.
: The following notice to mariners regard
Ing changes in buoyage In waters in the VI
entity Of the Jamestown exposition grounds
are Of interest to yacht and launch owners
Of this city who will visit the exposition
during the coming months.
Hampton roads, Virginia-Hampton bar
east end buoy q R&BHS third-class can.
reported out Of position June %. was re-
placed in position July 8.
Hampton bar southwest end buoy. q RE-
BHS second-class nun. reported out OF posi-
ton June 20. was found to be in its correct
position July 8.
Chesapeake Bay. Main Ship Channel. vir-
ginia-Middle ground north end gas buoy
No. was reported July badly damaged
by collision. light very dim and lantern la
BILE to fall OF at any time. 1t will be re-
placed by q new buoy as soon as practical
BILE.
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NOTES OF THE GAME.

Washington broke The hitting record for
TIE season in St. Louis SO far as ma for
league contests are concerned The eight
cen hits went for total of twenty-one
bases, but this figure was not a record for
the season. as ClcvelaGd totaled twenty-five
last Monday The Blues. on the other hand
GOT but ten hits. and their great total In
bases was causad by two home runs. two
triples and as many doubles. Washington's
efforts n the extra-base line yesterday wers
confined TO three doubles.
Warner got hit N the third inning when
Glade was slow in covering first Jones
tried to beat him out with a slide, but il
was so close that no one could tell but
Connolly. and he decided Warner safe
Niles got but one hit yesterday, but he
lost another through fine work by Mil. His
bunt In the third. which went as a sacri-
nee as II advanced Glade. was almost per-
fectly placed. It was just hard enough TO
bound safe past Graham. and Mil had to
hustle To get 1t and beat Niles at first
Glade robbed Ganley of a hit in the fourth
when he hustled after a perfect bunt down
the first base line and managed to get the
ball to Jones just In the nick OF time to
make the out.
Warner was hurt in the seventh inning.
owing to slide by Hartzell Roy was on
third when Morgan drove a fly to Hickman
The latter threw home and the ball took q
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British Vessel in Port,

The three-masted white schooner ]. L.
Nelson. which arrived at Alexandria Friday
last from Guantanamo. Cuba, is a British
vessel and halls from a Canadian port She
is the first schooner flying the English
flag to come up the Potomac for nearly
two years. and is the first foreign vessel
to tie up at the Alexandria wharves for
about year. The Nelson came light from
the Cuban port to the Virginia city to load
heavy timber for port in the maritime
proyincea Of Canada AS the vessel ts a
United States she cannot load a cargo at
one port in the United States to another.
but can load at United States port for q
foreign port. The Nelson Is said to have
made the trip from Cuba to the Potomac in
quick time. 1t is expected she will be
loaded and ready to sail by the end Of the
present week.
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BASE BALL NOTES.
Clymers batting average since joining the
Nationals Is .43i

Clymer's batting average since joining the
Nationals Is 43i
News comes that Pittsburg has signed
Swift. the Wilkesbarre pitcher swifts
right name is Propetski. He is a Pole
When he began to pitch for the Wilkes
barres this year his fellow players chris
tened him Jim Swift" and the name has
stuck since. He Is very speedy and was
coal miner before becoming a ball player
with the western teams in the east most
OF the players of the National League were
given an opportunity to rest yesterday
The ChicagOs went to Utica, N Y, where
they played with the State League nine of
mat city and won by to 2 The Giants
and Brooklyns went to the seashore,
While running from first to second base
In a game of base ball between the Nets
Pa yesterday. B. Fisher, the left fielder of
the Nets. had his leg broken. Fisher was
going at fast clip. and when he reached
second base his foot caught in the strap
Which holds down the bag and he was
thrown violently to the ground. In falling
his leg turned. breaking several small bones
and tearing the sfnews.
Outfelder James d. Sebrine of tho WILL
Transport base ball club has been sold to
wilmington. and will join the Mud Hens
at Williamsport today. 1t is likely that
Gleason will go to center field and Manager
Wolverton will get in the game himself at
third base.
Not until they were so exhausted that
further playing was practically Impossible,
and after they had broken all previous
records for base ball game. did the
Heintz Victors and Columbus Selects cali
their game draw. after thirty-six innings.
at Columbus. Ohio. Saturday. The score
stood to 2. The pitchers on both sides
Of the Victors had twenty strikeouts to his
credit, and Robfus. the Selects twirler one
less Each side made eight hits The
former record was a thirty-inning contest,
made earlier in the week at Cleveland
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SIR THOMAS MAY
BID FOR THE CUP

NEW YORK. July S.-There is some pros
pect for another Americas cup race next
season. with Sir Thomas Upton again a
challenger. according to reports in yacht
ing circles
When Sir Thomas was In this country
last year he expressed a desire for another
try at the trophy. but only on condition
that the races would be sailed under the
new measurement rule which practically
precludes sending a racing machine" type
OF boat to the line. He was told that IL he
would defer his challenge a year in order
that the new rule could receive a thorough
test the New York Yacht Club would be in
position to pursue the matter 1t Ia now
said that the yachting season has gone far
to prove the contention that yachts can be
constructed with great speed without the
loss Of stanchness and safety in heavy
weather. and that the performances of such
Obats as the schooner Queen. the sloop Eff
fort and other boats constructed under the
new measurement rule are evidence of the
fact. According to report intimation has
already been given Sir Thomas that a chaI-
lenge under the new rule would be accept
ed, and yaChtsmen are rather confident
that such challenge will be Forthcoming
Should the New York Yacht Club agree
20 a challenge under the new rule 1t would
open the door for cup hunters from other
countries, in the event Sir Thomas should
fail, again.
There have been frequent intimations
that the German emperor would like to see
a German yacht make a try for the Ameri-
cas- cup. but he Is opposed to the racing
machine in yachting.
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THIS YEARS GLIDDEN TOUR
NEARLY 1900 MILES TO BE
TRAvERSED By AUTOMOBILES.
Route Is From Cleveland to Chicago
Thence to Indianapolis, Pittsburg
and New York.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. July s.-The annual
Glidden tour Of automobilists will begin
here Wednesday, and will end in New York
July "a. There will be twelve touring days.
and the route. which covers nearly 1,6OO
miles. will lead through Ohio, Indiana.
Illinois, Pennsylvania and New York
This trophy Is open only to touring COM
petition. but in view Of the fact that num-
Der Of high-powered runabouts have been
entered. Chairman Frank B. Hover of the
American Automobile Association touring
board has offered special cup for this
type Of machines. Over eighty cars have
entered for the tour and the majority of
them will be cup competitors The Glidden
cup this year will be awarded to the club
whose team makes the best showing.
For the cup competitors checking stations
will be established on each days run. and
a stated running time will be fixed for each
car.
Perfect running and perfect mechanical
conditions are essential for perfect score.
The rest days on the tour will comprise
two days. next Saturday and Sunday at
Chicago. and the following Sunday at Bed
ford Springs. Pa The daily runs with dis
tances will be:
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ATHLETES HEART FAILS.
Ambitious Youth Falls Victim to
OuArevorf}On

NEW YORK. July S.-Isador Meyer if
teen years old. and the champion athlete
of all the lower East Side boys who play
in Seward Park. fell victim to his own
prowess yesterday and died from heart
failure Just as he had set q new record
for performances on the V ladder. While
making the ninth successive trip across the
horizontal ladder without touching his feet
to the ground. the boy gave sudden cry
Of pain, loosened his hold and fell to the
ground dead.
Believing that he only was exhausted his
twenty-five companions jeered for a mo-
ment after he fell. They believed Isador
would revive in a moment and they tainted
him In having failed to make good his
boast Of crossing the ladder hand over
hand ten times.
Policeman DAILY and William Weitzel.
keeper OF the playground. sent to Gouver-
neur Hospital for an ambulance when they
found the boy was unconscious. and when
1t arrived Dr. Birdsall said the boy had
died Of heart failure. probably induced by
overexertion and heat.
An order was issued from the coroners
office authorizing the removal of the body
to the Meyer home. where an examination
will be made by coroner's physician.
No athlete in Seward Park ever had trav-
eled more than six times across the v lad
der until Isador Meyer essayed to break
the record yesterday.
The v ladder is thirty feet long and Ii
suspended horizontally seven feet above the
ground. In the center there Is a break
where the ladder runs up in the shap of an
inverted letter v. The athlete on this ap-
paratus hangs by his hands and travels
across from one rung to the next, without
touching his feet to the ground
Where the break occurs in the center an
additional muscular strain is added. when
the traveller must raise the weight of his
body in reaching the apex Of the v.
1t was at the v that Isador Meyers
strength failed him. He had crossed the
ladder eight times and was returning on
the ninth trip when he fell from the sec
ond rung on the ascent of the v.
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Used Bug Poison on Himself.

WINSTED. Conn. July S.-George Butler
farmer at New Lennox. sprayed paris
green on his potatoes to kill the bugs all
day Saturday. Then he drank the rest of
the paris green solution.
"Oh, why did you do this?' cried his
fearful wife
There were just as many potato bugs
when / quit spraying when / Began"
said Butler. who was thirty-two years old
II am discouraged, tired OF living"
The poison was fatal to him. Butler,
member of an old Berkshire family seems
to have inherited a suicidal tendency His
grandfather killed himself and his sister
drowned herself about ten years ago.
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Personal to River Men,

Capt. James Baker has been appointed
pilot on the steamer Harry Randall, run
ming to River View under the command
of Capt. Alfred Richards.
Mr.. Llewellyn Phillips. steward in the
Washington and Potomac Steamboat Com
pany service, has been assigned to duty
aboard the steamer T. V. Arrowsmith on
the route to the lower Potomac
Capt. Benjamin Pratt has gone to New
York to take command of the Margaret
H. Vane. which was purchased recently by
Mr.. James o. Carter and others of this
city.
Capt. John T. Griffith. formerly master
of the schooner Victor c. Records is now
in command Of the schooner Annie p.
Robinson engaged In the coasting trade
Capt. Daniel French of this city has re-
turned to Philadelphia to superintend the
overhauling of his vessel. the big army
dredge Delaware, at the League Island
navy yard.
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Mate Dead in Warship Turret.

NEW YORK. July s.-John Ferber, a gum
ner's mate. first class. was found dead yes
terday In the after turret Of the battleship
Alabama, In the Brooklyn yard. The cause
Of his death. according to the ships sur
geon. was heart failure. Ferber had been
subject to fainting spells for some time, and
was known to have a weak heart He had
been in the naval service for nearly twenty
five years. and last enlisted two years ago
He had evidently been dead only a short
time when found.
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PATERsoNs SHUT OUT.
Athletic Club No Match for Fourth
Infautrv

Company g. 4th Infantry. base ball team
defeated the Paterson Athletic Club on the
arsenal grounds yesterday afternoon by 6
to o. The Patersons did not have a look
In at any stage Of the game. They could
not get man beyond second base Riston,
who pitched for the soldiers. was certainly
at his best. allowing only one hit and fan
ming ten men. Finley caught him we'll. De-
Witt. a new man for the soldiers. showed
up well both in the field and at the bat
For the Paterson boys Muliin at short ac-
cepted eight chances without an error and
drove out the only hit made by his team.
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Some Unique Old Men.

MOUNT HOLLY, N. j.. July San inter-
esting fact was brought out on the Fourth
while five men more than seventy years
old were watching the explosion OF cannon
crackers and pyrotechnics 1t was stated
authorltatively that Charles Fort, Willitt
Shinn and James L. Anderson had never
shot of frecracker. c. Oakford Gaskill,
brother of Judge Joseph H. Gaskill 1t is
declared. has never had a pair of skates on
and never shot of a gun. Abraham Jones'
the eldest of the group has never eaten an
oyster or banana or tasted Ice cream.
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American League Clubs Standing.
Nat. onal League Clubs Standing.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ST LOUIS. Mo. July S.-Washington's
bats PLAYED tune on the delivery of
Glade Dineen and Morgan yesterday after
noon TO the extent of eighteen hits for a
total of twenty-one bases. and as result
the Nationals were returned winners. II to u.
The slaughter did not begin until the hfth
inning and up to that time it looked as
though St Louis had fair chance to win.
owing to lead of two runs and the fact
that Glade was going we'll. 1t was the
usual case of delayed storm being the
worst and when Washington did finally
cut loose Glade disappeared In hurry. but
not before four runs had been scored. Then
Dneen was taken care of in a single In
ming, and Morgan was treated to bonn
bardment for the remainder of the game
Graham pitched the first five innings for
Washington and he did fair work. In fact,
In the fifth he going as we'll as any
one could ask the Browns going out IN
order In that inning with the exception OF
Buelow, who drew a pass. But the heat
was too much for the Washington twirler
and Hughes was sent in to take his place.
The latter was hit freely In the seventh
and he was caught for a long drive in the
eighth. but he held a safe lead all OF the
way
st. Louis drew Its first two runs in the
second and fourth. In the former feager
drew a single and Hemphill doubled. Yea
ger scored on a doubtful decision at the
plate when Hartzell flied out to Ganley, but
Hemphill was left. The run In the fourth
came on Stones single. a sacrifice by Pick
ering and Yeaser's double.
How the Nationals Won.
Washington got this back and went to
the front in hurry in the fifth. Mil was
hit and Altizer sacrificed Warner scored
Mil with single. and Graham drove an
other hit into Yeager Clymer's single
scored Warner. and Ganley was safe on
Jones error. Delehanty drove a liner to
Stone and Graham scored. Then Clymer
and Ganley worked double stead. the for
man rolled out to Hartzell In the sixth
Washington picked up another run of
Dineen a single by Altizer. Hemphilfs
tumble and Clymer's double.
st. Louis looked dangerous in the sew
enth for a minute when a single by Hart
scored two runs. and left man on second
when Stone popped up foul to Heydon for
the final out leaving the score to 4.
Washington put the game out Of the
woods In the eighth. Altizer started off
with an out but Heydon walked and
lowed with singles. Anderson was out on
q fine catch by Stone Of line drive. but
Hickman and Mil singled before Altizer
made the side out on fine catch by Hemp
hill the batting rally netting four runs.
In the second half Pickering was safe on
Altlzer's tumble. and scored on Hemp
hills triple. the latter scoring on Hartzelis
fly to Clymer.
Once more the Nationals got after Nor
gan in the ninth. and singles by Hughes.
Clymer and Ganley, two wild pitches by
Morgan. and double by Anderson. scored
Score.
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BASE BALL, ATHLETICS
ANDOTHER SPORTS.

from Warner. Jack was too much interest
ed in the ball to pay much attention to
Hartzell. and got one Of his feet right In
front of the plate. Hartzell hit this with his
foot and came near cutting Warner down.
Besides the bruise around the foot Warner
had his knee wrenched and he had to be
helped back to the bench.
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Lit on hases-St. Louis. o: Washington. 10.
First base bails-0n Morgan. 2: of Graham, 1.
Hits made-On Glade. I'm nvs innings): of Din
cen. tin one inningl: OIL Graham. lin FIVE in
ningsl; on Hughes I'm four Innings: OF Nor
gan, 10 Elm three innings,. Struck out-By GLADE,
3 by Graham. 2: by Morgan. 2: 10y Hughes. 2.
Three base hit-Hemphill. Two-bsse hits-Hick-
man. HeutphiN. Jones. Anderson. Yeager, Clymer.
Bnrsaw Sacrifice hits-Pckering, Altizer. Niles.
Stolen hases-Clymer. Ganey. Double plays
Hickman 10 Warner; Buelow to Yeager Hit by
pitcher-By Glade, l; by Dineen, 1. Wild pitch
Morgan. Umpire Mr. Connolly. Time Of game
hours and * minutes
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To Confederate Republics.

CITY OF MEXICO. July 8-Dr. Francis
C. Reyes will leave here July 13 for Saliva
dor. His mission is connected with the plan
to confederate the Central American repub-
lies. He will first call upon President FL
guerra of Salvador and later on Presi-
dent Zelaya Of Nicaragua. He hopes to
bring about a reconciliation between these
warning presidents and thus open the way
for congress to be held In Mexico, where
plans for confederation will be discussed.
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Cabrera Wants a Navy,

CITY OF MEXICO, July S.-President
Cabrera of Guatemala is negotiating for the
purchase of a navy to meet the anticipated
attack Of President Zelaya Of Nicaragua
1t was learned from high source that
Cabrera had recently secured $500 900 In
gold on a forced loan, and that with this
sum he will purchase gunboats. The Mica
raguan feet in the Pacific waters consists
OF three gunboats. She also has three
gunboats on the Alta ntic.
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plorer. Lieut.. Shackleton. will take with
him when he starts next month to search
for the south pole. will be supplied with
several sorts of wheels adapted to the
varying surfaces over which 1t will be
driven. 1t will be used to haul lie sledges.
the members Of the expedition having to
walk. Benzine or some other non freezing
liquid will supply the motive power.
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Azores Trouble Not Serious.

LISBON. July SIT is officially stated
that the trouble at Angra de Herolsm, In
the Azores, where the troops were reported
to have refused to march against the mani
festants, was not serious. Order was re-
stored with the summoning of reinforce
ments from Ponta del Gada.
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The score:

G Isdrned runs|SoIdIsrs. Two-base hlt-Mullin.
Sacrifice hits-DeWitt. Marshall. Ware. Stolen
IMuln. Mccarthy and Hasan Mullin and Hsgsn
Left on bases Soldiers. 4; p. A. c.. 3. First
Saldiers. 4; P. A. g. 2. Hit by pitched balls
BY Riston. l. by Ebert, 1. Struck out-By Ris-
Of game hour and 40 minutes. UmpIre-Mr.
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""'teu ior ochrec1 IN the elsnth inning.
Chicago ........... 90 Q x8
First base by errors-Chicago, 1; Philadelphia
4 Left on bases-Chicago s; Philadelphia, S.
First base on balls-Od Dygert. 1. Struck out
BY Walsh. s. by Dygert. g. Two-base hits-Isbell
g.. Robe Sacrifice hits,Donohue. Sullivan
Dygert. Umpire-Mr. Sheridan Time Of game-l
hour aud "a minutes.
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English. Swimmer Wins Race.

PARIS, July s.-The annual international
swimming race in the Seine yesterday was
won by David Ellington. the English
champion. who covered the distance of
more than seven miles in the record time
of two hoursand eighteen minutes. Out Of
nineteen competitors only eight finished,
including the English woman Miss john
son.
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ONE HIT FOR ATHLETICS.
Philadelphia Easily Shut Out by Chi

CHICAGO. July S.-Walsh allowed Phil
adelphia but one clean hit yesterday, and
the White Sox scored easy shut-out.
to 0. The hitting of Isbell and Robe
Was strong and we'll timed ScOra.
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to get away with the victory, for Pennsyl-
vania was uncomfortably close In second
place. just two points behind. AS it was. a
Pennsylvania man. Lloyd Jones, won the
individual championship.
Yale's Minor Victories.
Yale came pretty near making clean
sweep Of the minor championships. taking
six in all. The Ellis had to put up stiff
fight for the honor in basket ball. just nos
ing out Columbia and Pennsylvania The
Quakers were weakened in basket ball. az
we'll as in association foot ball. by the re-
fusal Of the faculty to let them play against
Harvard. the other colleges profiting there
by. In both golf and tennis Yale made a
clean sweep. taking the team and individual
honors in each. Yale had just as easy q
victory in wrestling and Shooting.
Since the intercollegiate association foot
lege has not lost the championship. and
now holds 1t for the third time. Pennsyl-
vania and Harvard tieing for second hon.
but tbs sprine lost Il to the
sylvania team, which Is now touring Eng
land. OF the other colleges which won hon.
ors Johns Hopkins was first in lacrosse.
New York University in gymnastics. Co.
lumbia in bowling and Annapolis in fenc-
ing.
The Western Championships.
The University Of Illinois carried OF the
honors in the middle west by taking the
championship honors In base ball and track
athletics. The detection Of Michigan was
all that enabled Illinois to win. The VOL
verines won the base ball and track cham
pionships q year ago and would probably
have done so this year but for the trouble
which caused them to sever all connections
with the big nine. The victory of Illinois
was distinct surprise In track athletics.
for 1t was generally thought that Chicago
would win this honor. Although Illinois
had twice beaten Chicago in dual track
meets the maroons expected to carry OFF
enough f1rsts in the championship meet to
land first place.
1t is out OF the question to try to award
the foot ball championship for this section.
The big nine conference 50 arranged things
last winter that this could not be done.
Then the failure Of Michigan to meet Chi
cago. Minnesota or Winconsin further COM
plicated matters. The best that can be
said Is that Chicago and Minnesota divided
the honors.
OF the minor championships Nebraska
won the cross-country title. Chicago the
tennis honors and Wisconsin the basket ball
championship