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third set Dinsmore eased up, evidently
taking advantage Of his lead to recup-
crate, while Lorillard, who at this point
seemed fresh, took the third set easily at
81. It was a question for Dinsmore
whether he should make the fourth set
the deciding one, but as Lorillard, who
having won the preceding set was gaining
confidence and pushing him hard, Dins-
more seemed to ease and let the set so,
reserving himself for the fifth set. Dins-
more was APPARENTLY quite fresh when
starting the final while Iorillard was
none the worse for his uphill work, tue
score being two sets ALL
Dinsmore had a reserve force left for
his railroad service. which proved won
derfully effective. He ran up five games
to love. Lorillard after some stubbornly
contested rallies brought the score to 5
all, making it deuce and advantage set,
which Dinsmore won. taking the two fol-
lowing games at 10.
The finals in the f1rst-class handicap,
also decided yesterday, resulted in a vic
tory for Lloyd Warren, who defeated
Richmond Talbot after a stubborn match,
Talbot conceding half ID Erskine Hew-
lit won first honors in the first-class
racquets handicap matches. He de-
feated Stanley Mortimer after conceding
aces. by scores of 15-11, 10-11 and ID
8. p Lorillard, jr., defeated G. s. Lee in
the second-class racquets handicap. H.
8, 15-12 and 15-S The finals in the club
racquet championship will be played next
week, w. B. Dinsmore and Erskine Hew-
lit having reached the final round.
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FOXY McALEER WAS
ON TRAIL OF CHASE

TOLEDO, Ohio, December 23.-Manager
Jimmy McAleer has decided to call of his
trip to California. This means that Nc
Aleer has practically given up all hope of
landing Chase for the Browns next sea-
son. Right after the New York meeting
McAleer announced that he intended to
take a trip to the coast.
1t was stated at the time that he in
tended to make visit to his brother,
who is = prominent resident at Los An
geles. 1t was learned that his real mis-
sion was to have a conference with hal
Chase and find out just what could be
done with the former star Yankee. His
trip to the coast was purposely delayed
until Presidents Pulliam and johnson
tried to get the outlaw league In who
Chase had been playing under national
protection.
McAleer, of course. has no desire to
even dicker with player outside of the
protective circle. Now that the mission
of the two major league presidents has
been a failure, the Browns manager de-
cided that he doesn't care to make a trip
to see his brother this winter.
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BOWERMAN DENIES
"KNOCKlNG" KELLEY

NEW YORK. December cS.-The lot of
a base ball manager in Boston town IS
anything but bed OF roses There are
more managerial switches in the Hub
than in any other city in the country.
Within the past several years the Red
Sox have had no less than seven manag-
ers. and the Doves nearly as many. Fred
Lake, who assumed the management OF
the Boston Americans late last season,
is still in the graces Of John I. Taylor.
Frank Bowerman, the former Giant. who
has been pilot Of the Doves for couple
Of weeks, finds the sailing much more
tempestuous.
Frank Is strong with the fans OF the
Cultured city, but already those who
wish him i'll have inserted the wedge.
Whether the anvil chorus will drive 1t
home remains to be seen. 1t is rumored
from the Hub that Joe Kelley, former
manager for George Dewey, started the
rumpus. Joe, SO the story goes, accuses
Frank of undermining him with Dewey.
The old Oriole, it is claimed, charges
Bowerman with laying DOWN on him.
BoWerman resents the accusation. In a
long screed to the Boston public he main
tains his innocence. Bowerman declares
he never criticised Kelley, and that he al
ways fought hard while under his guild
ance Finally, he rests his case with the
PUBIC TOT Judgement.
Bowerman. it may be remembered. Is in
a very peculiar position. He has assumed
the management of the Boston National
under conditions which are perhaps some
what open to gossip. Joe Kelley a year
ago signed a two-year contract with Dow
ey. at 5000 year. Dewey tired OF his
leader and recently gave him uncondition-
al release. Then he signed Bowerman.
Franks signing has raised unfavorable
comment among the members Of the
team, who are still loyal to Kelley, and
Joe is rather popular
1t is hard to figure where Dewey will
get of. George is supposed to be one of
the finest base ball sharps in the game.
But outside himself no one can under
stand where he has ghost of chance
in releasing Kelley Internationally. The
two-year contract, of which but one year
is expired. should at least be as binding
on the club as on Kelley. Joe has simply
taken his case to the national commission.
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LEEsBURG, VA.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


LEESBURG, December %, 1908.
Erastus Florence, a well known farmer
of Loudoun county, died at his home
near Slcott Springs Saturday. aged sew
enty-one. Death was due to paralyses
He is survived by his wife, two daughters
and three sons.
NJ w. Jones of Eggleston. Va. who
last June bought the Brook Dale farm,
near Round Hill, this county, from w.
NJ James hassol d the place to Mr.. Baber
of West Virginia.
list day, Rev. w. Fl. Burkhardt, rector
of st. James Episcopal Church. preach
ed to the members of Olive Branch Lodge,
No. ia, A. F. and A. NJ, Of Leesburg.
Special music was arranged and large
congregation was present
The Baptist Church will begin pro-
tracted meeting on the second Sunday
In January. Rev. c. A. Jenkens. jr., pas
tor of the Memorial Baptist Church of
and assist the pastor, Rev. Frank p.
Berkeley.
Rev. Henry Miller of Rockbridge Baths.
Va, has declined the calls recently ex-
tended him from the Leesburg and Ash
burn Presbyterian churches.
A writ of error and supersedeas has been
issued from the court Of appeals OF Viz
GINA in the case of Copperthite against
the Loudoun National Bank of Leesburg.
The record sets forth that c. w. Jenkins,
a farmer of this county. transferred to
his son all his personal property, in
Guiding crops and stock, for $500. The
bank was one Of the creditors of the
farmer and the transfer was attacked
upon the ground that it was fraudulent
and void.
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JEFF RIES DROPS
THE ''COLOR LINE"

LOS ANGELES. Cal. December 2s.-
Pressure is being brought on Billy De-
laney, maker of champions. to consent
to having his big protege. AL Kaufman.
meet Jack Johnson In the event, generally
anticipated that Kaufman succeeds in
winning his battle with Jim Barry, to
be fought next Wednesday at Jeffries's
pavilion.
Inasmuch as Barry has already been
knocked out by Sam Langford it is felt
that he would stand little chance with
johnson. while Kaufman might possibly
give the black wonder an argument.
Even Jenrtes, who advised Burns.
Papke and Ketchell to draw the color
line. is joining in the argument to per-
suade Delaney to send Kaufman in
against the negro worlds champion.
1T was all right to draw the color line
when the champion was white man"
says Jeffries. but now it's too late. The
greatest honor in puglsm belongs to a
black man. and there can be no color line
any more. When he put on the champion
ship belt he lost his color. and some
white man must go In and take it away
from him."
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FIND new SPECIES OF flEAS
DIR. FOX'S KIND HAS NO EYES,
BUT JUMPS HIGH.
Lives on Bodies Of Infected Rats and
Carries Buhonic Plague to
Human Beings.

PHILADELPHIA, December 2S.-To a
Philadelphia, DR.. Carroll Fox, has fallen
the distinction Of being the discoverer OF
a new species Of flea. and entomologists
throughout the world are much interest
ed in it. not only because of its novelty,
but because the discovery is so closely
allied to the fight against the bubonic
plague which was prevalent for several
months in San Francisco.
DR.. Fox is with the marine hospital
service in that city. being sent there
to investigate the ways in which the
plague is transmitted.
It was finally discovered after palms.
taking experiments. that fleas on the
bodies of rats infected with the plague
were the mediums Of transmission to
human beings There followed a war
fare Of determination against the ro-
dents.
Pursuing his investigation, much Of
which was, Of course. accomplished with
a microscope. he discovered the hitherto
upreported specimen Of f1eas. He found
1t to be without eyes, and having q row
Of six teeth.
Instead of being black. as the ordi-
nary we'll known variety, this new insect
Is a light brown. 1t is quite as vora-
cious as other members Of the same
family, but is capable Of q much higher
leap.
DR.. Fox has not named the species, a
privilege which is his as the discoverer.
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Lightship Service Notes.

Lightship No. u. relieved last week
from duty on the Diamond shoal station,
on the coast of North Carolina. is to re-
lieve the lightship stationed on the lower
end Of the Tail Of the Horseshoe shoals
in Chesapeake bay.
The following notice regarding the
change in Iightships has been issued from
the Office of Inspector Robert Russell at
Baltimore:
Tail of the Horseshoe light vessel No.
46-To seward of the southeasterly end
of the Tail Of the Horseshoe. inside the
entrance to Chesapeake bay, Virginia.
About January &. 1908, light vessel No.
20 will be withdrawn from the station for
repairs and light vessel No. Y will be
placed temporarily on the station.
Light vessel No. e will show two fixed
white lights from three lanterns encir-
cling each masthead. and will sound dur
ing thick or foggy weather a twelve-inch
steam chime whistle: blasts, five seconds:
silent intervals. fffty-f1ve seconds, and a
submarine bell, Ave strokes, followed by
silent interval Of three seconds II
whistle be disabled a bell will be struck
by hand rapidly for five seconds. followed
by a silent interval Of about fifty-five sec
onds.
Light vessel No. ~ is a fush-deck
schooner-rigged steam vessel: two masts
no bowsprit; circular gallery under the
lens lanterns at each masthead; red hull
with the word Relief In white letters on
each side; black smokestack and the fog
signal between the masts."
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NEALTH|EST WOMAN N WORLD
HETTY GREEN HEADS LIST
WITH 500, ZOO, 600.
Then Comes Another American, Mrs.
Sage, With $s5, ooo, ooo-Krupp's
Daughter Has $50, 600, 900.

LONDON, December GA list Of the
ten richest women in the world has been
published here. Mrs. Hetty Green leads,
with fortune estimated at $9OOO00O0
Mrs. Russell Sage comes next with an
estimated fortune of $50 600. O00
Frau Bertha Won Bohlen, daughter OF
Krupp. the German gun manufacturer,
comes third with $50. 0OO. 600.
Mrs. Frederick Cortland Penheld OF
Philadelphia 10 fourth with $4,000, OOO
Nine. Creel Of Mexico 10 said to have
an income of 100000 a year.
The Warehouses Of Graham. by the
death of her father, the Duke Of Hamil-
ton. came into the possession OF an in
come Of nearly $500 600 a year.
The Baroness Won EckhardStein, the
daughter Of Sir Blundell Maple. has re-
Gently come into the second portion OF
her fathers fortune, making her yearly
income $55O.00O.
The Duchess Of Roxburghe. who was
Miss May Goelet, Is credited with pos
sessing a fortune Of $25,00O.O0O.
The Countess Szechenyi. who was Miss
Gladys Vanderbilt. is placed on the list
with $4,000, 900.
Mrs. s. G. Ascher. daughter Of the late
Harry Barnaxo, is estimated to Do worth
10000, 900.
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Burns Not Badly Hurt.
KAUFMAN STICKS TO
''COLOR LINE" IDEA

LOS ANGELES. CAL, December 2s-
Jim Jeffries and the officials Of the club
which bears the retired champions
name are congratulating themselves
that the Jack Johnson-Tommy Burns
battle occurred only few days prior to
the AL Kaufman-Jim Barry contest.
scheduled for forty-five rounds at Yer
non next Wednesday night
The great local interest in the Aus
tralian bout, together with its extreme
ly interesting aftermath. has created an
added interest in the Kaufman Barry
AFFAIR. Nothing but the meeting be-
ship candidates IS being talked Of in
Pacific coast fight circles, and the YER
non promoters are figuring upon an
extra heavy attendance.
Barry, IT he wins, will ask the club
officials to match him with Sam Lang
ford in a forty -flve-round battle. The
Chicago heavyweight claims to be in
better shape now than he ever has been
during his lighting career and wants a
chance to wipe out the record Of his
former defeats at the hands Of the ter
rible Langford. Once he masters the
Weymouth negro. Barry will blossom
out as full-fiedged contender for the
heavyweight crown. and will start try
Billy Delaney last night reiterated
his former statements that he would
never allow Kaufman to step over the
color line An undercurrent Of feeling
exists, though. that should Kaufman
dispose OF Barry and Roller in decisive
style. that the San Francisco boy will
he signed UP to meet Jack Johnson In
side the next twelve months.
With his stalwart figure encased in .
suit OF daring green tights, Kaufman
worked out before crowd of fully
1000 spectators at his Venice camp
yesterday afternoon. About the same
number OF fight followers saw Barry
train at the South Side A. c., Vernon.
Both Kaufman and Barry have ac-
cepted the def Of DR.. Roller. the Seattle
physician, who Is so anxious to enter
the boxing game that he has offered
70 bet $1,000 on himself. This match
took definite form last night when
Baron Long teleeraphed Roller al fol-
lows:
Have matched You with winner Of
the Kaufman Barry battle for January
IS. Post your $1,000 with some Seattle
newspaper. same to be placed as for
felt and side bet"
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YACHT RACING.
Busy Season Ahead for Owners of
White-Winred FLYERS.

BOSTON. December 2s.-With several
international yacht contests. two long
distance power boat affairs, perhaps an
other ocean race to Bermuda. and any
number Of minor events, 1t is likely that
the interest in pleasure boat sailing next
summer will center largely in the waters
Of massachusetts bay. while visit from
two representatives Of German royalty
Prince Henry Of Prussia and Prince Eltei
Frederick, son of Emperor William, will
lend official dignity to the sport for the
first time in this country. The Sender
races. which proved 50 successful three
years ago at Marblehead and two years
ago at KEEL, will have their third re-
newal next summer at Marblehead. Each
country has now won an event, and this
year the Germans will send another team
OF three yachts. Prince Henry has en-
tered boat for the trial races in Ger
many. .
The second Of the international events
will be of Manchester. Mass, in which
Canadian yachtsmen will endeavor to re-
capture the Seawanhaka-Corinthi cup,
now in the custody Of the Manchester
Yacht Club.
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TWO HUNTERS DROWNED.
Young Eastern Shore Men Meet
Death in Arbuckles Bay.

HALLWOOD. Va. December 28.-By the
capsizing of their boat, Edward Holland.
thirty years old, a boatman. and William
Bunting twenty-five years old. a success
full young farmer. both Of Assowaman,
were drowned Saturday in Arbuckles bay.
between Wisharts point and Chincoteague
Island.
The body OF Holland was found floating
in the water by the crew OF the oyster
boat who were coming to Wisharts Point
and bore evidence of having been in the
water for some hours.
Buntirgs body has not been recovered.
Their small cunning boat was found near
the body turned upside down.
The young men had been cunning. and
It is believed their boat capsized by heavy
seas and high winds. No one saw the ac-
cident. Parties are searching for the body
of Bunting. Both men were married.
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Welded ON A TRAIN.
Young Virginia Couple Undaunted
by Minister'S Refusal.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, December
2s.-As DR.. Fl. w. Tribble, president Of
Rawlings Institute and pastor Of the
High Street Baptist Church, this city.
was returning from Hanover county a
man came on the train at Hewlett and
asked him to get OF and marry a couple
and come on to Charlottesville. This
the minister declined to do, as he had
an important engagement in this city.
The bridal party would not be foiled in
its plans, however. and so while the up
train wa9 trying to get on the siding for
the down train to pass the marriage party
entered the car. In a few minutes the
train was back on the main track. but
all the happy party remained on the
train, found the minister and had the
ceremony performed on the wing between
Hewlett and Beaver Dam.
The bride was Just sweet sixteen and
the groom was of the indescribab.e age Of
nineteen, but the father Of the BRIDE was
present and gave the minister the proper
license, and said it was all right for thin
to marry. The names of the couple were
Mason Cochran and Verley Ann Luck
Mr.. Goodman is farmer residing in
Hanover. near the town Of Hewlett.
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Norfolk Young Man Ends Life.

NORFOLK, Va, December 2S.-Samuel
Mansfield, twenty one years old. shot HIM
self in the breast with a double-barreled
shotgut while alone in the home of F.
w. Muse. who lived next door to- his own
home. on State street. in this city The
gun was loaded with buckshot and the
entire charge entered his body near the
heart He was not dead when found
Immediately after the shooting and was
rushed to st. Vincent's Hospital, but died
shortly after reaching there. He had been
In i'll health for some time. and Coroner
knight decided that the young man COM
mitted suicide. He was member OF a
we'll known family. being a son Of the
late Capt. George w. Mansfield.
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Thrilling Auto Accident.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, December 2s.-A
most spectacular accident occurred In a
race at Ascot Park Saturday when the
tire Of racing automobile broke on a
curve while Gus Seyfried Of San Fran
cisco was driving at more than a mile
minute, the car turning three complete
somersaults in the air, a ball Of flame,
and landing wrecked in the center of the
track, where it was consumed by the
flames. Seyfried was thrown out with
terrific force, but he fell clear of the ma
chine and sustained only cuts and bruises
G. Soules won the twenty-five mile
event, lowering the worlds record for
stock cars, In % minutes SO c-5 seconds,
standing start
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ROAD CLEAR NOW FOR JEFFRlES TO GO AFTER TITLE
BIG MONEY INDICTMENT TO BE OFFERED HIM TO FIGHT

est. with the result that he was signed
for 1909. He is as big as his brother Ed
and is recommended by good base ball
judges This Walsh family, by the way,
is a remarkable one. 1t is composed OF
nine big. stalwart. athletic-looking men.
reared in the coal district of Wilkes
barre The success of Eddie, the Amer
lean League star, inspired the younger
brother. and he is now ripe and ready
to follow the same pathway that led his
brother to success on the diamond.
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Grafton Munroe Dies at Annapolis.

Grafton Munroe Dies at Annapolis.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd, December o.
Grafton Munroe, seventy-two years old.
member of a prominent and one OF the
older families of Annapolis. died at the
home OF Mr.. William L. Marcy, on Prince
George street. yesterday from the effects
of a stroke Of paralysis which he suf-
fered about six weeks ago. Mr.. Munroe
had sustained several slight attacks in
the last year or 80. Mr.. Munroe was the
son of Mr.. Grafton Munroe Of Annapolis,
and was one Of the two last surviving
children, the other living child being
Thomas Munroe OF Baltimore. He was a
brother of the late James Munroe, three
times mayor Of Annapolis, and for q num-
Der of years prominent business man
of this city. Mr.. Munroe had for a num-
Der of years and at the time of his death
been employed as bookkeeper In the mid
shipments store department at the Naval
Academy. He was q widower and leaves
two children, Mrs. Marcy and Charles
Munroe.
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Four Navajos Killed in Fsud.

DURANGO. Col, December 2S.-On
Christmas eve battle between members
Of two families OF Navato Indians oc-
CURED at the camp, at the mouth Of Nc
Elmo canyon, near Aneth, Utah. and
thirty five miles southwest Of Cortez. Col.
according to advices from Cortez. Two
Indian women, q man and boy were
killed, and q man was seriously wounded.
No white people were In the fight.
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Wolf Chases Man in Peoria.

PEORIA. ILL.,. December ga large.
lean gray wolf gave Frank Keifer an exc
citing five minutes when 1t attacked
him near q lumber yard in the heart OF
the city and chased him four blocks
through the streets to his home. Keifer
entered his house in time to slam tho
door In the animals face. Seizing a rife,
he put bullet through its brain. shoot
ing through a window. The wolf il the
first wild ono seen near Peoria In many
years.
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Negro Charges Attempt to Lynch.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, December 24-A
startling story of an attempt at lynching
was told by D. F. Jones. a negro. of New
Gascony, Ark. labor agent for the 0rAA6o
plantation. Jones is in the hospital at
Pine Bluff, where he is recovering from
the effects OF what he declares was n
attempt to lynch him near Gillian. Il.
He says a number of white men VIE
were enraged because he was preparing
to take out of the district a number Ct
negro laborers, placed rope about -
intention of hanging him. The pooo
broke, he says, and he managed - -
cape after being badly whipped.
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Right "Dope" on Burns.

LONDON. December 2S.--The sporting
CRITICS of the London dailies pay the
fullest tribute to Burns game exhibition
of pluck in his fight with Johnson at
Sydney, while they indulge in ironical re-
marks about his boastful attitude prior
to the match. Practically all reports
concede that Johnson was superior to
his opponent in every particular, even
in repartee.
I'm Intelligence, not to mention manners,
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Two Miners Run Down and Killed.

CUMBERLAND. Md, December Is
While crossing the railroad bridge over
Shade creek on their way to work at
No. 50 mine In the Meyersdale field.
William Ream and Bashor Hechler of
Meyersdale were run down by a train and
killed. One Of the bodies was ground to
shreds under the wheels and the other was
hurled from the bridge. Mr.. Ream was
weigh boss and Mr.. HechIer was a
"dropper." his duty being to drop the cars
down the tipple. Ream was twenty-five
years old and was unmarried. Hechler
was his neighbor.
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c. o. Pussy Killed Near Richmond.

RICHMOND, Va, December 2S.-Clsar-
ence o. Pusey, thirty-two years old, was
instantly killed by q southbound Sea-
board Air Line train. due to arrive here
at 1915, at Laurel. few miles out OF
Richmond. Pussy. who had just returned
from visit to q friend, was standing on
the tracks waiting for q freight to get out
of the way. In attempting to- cross the
tracks the passenger train struck him.
Pusey is survived by a wife and two chill
dren.
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Johnson seemed full match for the
white man. The fight is hardly likely
to figure among the heroic ones Of box
Ing history, and the conclusion probably
will be that Burns obtained the cham
pionship in a period of decadence and
hardly deserved his high reputation"
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Profits Burns Johnson Scrap Over oo0oColored Man Picking
Up Monea1oney Marathon MarveCeveland Reported
After Pitcher Mach-Base

on running again. If Crowley had been
within a couple of yards of me when I
made that blunder he could have spurted
in ahead of me. 1t would have been
heart that Jim Crowley has in him. I'm
the man that knows that"