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UPSET AT SANTA ANITA.
Jack Atkin, Heavily Played, Outrur
'bv Miss Sain.

Los ANGELES, Cal, February A.
Jack Atkin, the great Cain colt belonging
to Barney Schneider. went down to de-
feat yesterday at Santa Anita in the
fifth race. and carried along the hopes
and fortunes of practically all the play
ers. This event was looked upon as a
soft spot for this game runner, and the
form players unbelted, taking to 10
for their money.
Atkin showed his speed for six fur
longs, when he was passed by Miss Sain.
which went on to victory. The victorious
f1lly was second choice at to 1. with
very little backing. The hard race Jack
Atkin ran last Saturday. when he was
out to the last ounce to win, must have
taken off his edge, as his race was far
below his regular efforts.
The summaries:
First race, six and One-half furlongs-Frfeze
Frank. % to l. won; OtilO CButwelN & TO &
for place. second; Billy Bodemer Howard. 1
to to show. third. Time. 1.2l So Lulu G.
Sir Barry. Some stone Nasmerito and Fargo
Rose also
Second race. three and one-half furlongs-rly-
ing Squirrel tShillingp, l to =. won Medallion
McGeet. to for place. second. Donau (HOw-
ard. to to show, third. Time o. Al 3-5.
John Lynch. Donithilda, Docsology ]. II. Barr.
Camera. Charles Fox, Arthur Rouse. Robert A.
and Hindoo Star also ran.
Third race. six furlongs-Rialto tMcGee), IL
to 10. won; Gowan tButwelD. to for place.
second; Crcston tHoward), even to show, third.
Time. |. II Ia. Daruma and Fern L. also ran.
Fourth race. Reunion handicap: furlongs
Far West tButwelb, TO 5, won; Old Timer
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ARCTIC BEAR SUNSTRICKEN.
Painting From Heat, Keepers Pack
Snow Around Rruin.

NEW YORK, February 4.-The first case
Of heat prostration this winter was re-
corded yesterday at the Bronx Zoo.
The victim was 35O-pound two-year old
brown bear that had just arrived from
the Arctic circle. Caught some time ago
$50 miles northwest of Nome, Alaska, it
had been shipped through Canada.
BY the time it was unpacked at the Zoo
the bears tongue was hanging out drip
ping and it was painting like a dog on
an August afternoon.
This is a beastly hot town." the bear
seemed to say, as it looked around UNI
easily for a cake of ice to sit on.
The ever obliging Snyder got several of
the employees to shovel snow up around
the bear until only it's head was visible.
Then it gasped, grinned and went to
sleep.
Curator Ditmare is thinking Of buying a
secondhand refrigerator from some
butcher and keeping the bear in it until
an ice cave is completed
The bear is brown, but with long hair
like a grizzly. at was caught by some
explorers we'll within the Arctic circle.
No bear of it's kind was ever before found
so far north. 1t appears to relish cold
even more than the polar bears.
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GOOD THING GOES WRONG.
Grace G. Burns Up Big Bank Roll at
Oakland.

OAKLAND, Cal, February A real
the third race yesterday afternoon at
Emeryville when Grace G. failed to get
the verdict. The mare was backed by a
select coterie for big killing. and closed
favorite at to 5. When it came down to
racing she failed to show her reputed speed.
and was unable even to finish in the
money. Gypsy King, we'll ridden by
Gargan, saved plenty of ground swinging
into the homestretch and got up in time
to capture the first money.
The summaries:
First race. six furlongs-Bazil lKeoghl. S to /.
Won; Banposal tGilberU, 6 to 3 place. second;
Lackfcot tIaplin), : To B show. third Time.
Dr. Sherman. Bankara. Agnola and Captain
Hale also ran.
Second race. three furlonss Recon ,McIntyre),
6 to !. won; Tipster NIcCarthy). to 5 place,
second; Sixteen lButler,. 10 to / show third.
dme oSs 4 Judge Hen
Emma. Zulu and Lady Elizabeth also ran
Third race. six furlongs-Gypsy King tGarganD.
l3 to 2. won: Dargin OlcOarthyl to place. see,
LIS Is. Grace e., Duke Of Orleans Genera
Haley. Mnot and Lucy c. also ran.
Peer Gioss,, ! to 5. won Cambyses (kain,, 8 to
. place: second: Derdom Van Duseny. :. to
show. third Time. 151 10 Beechwood. VIOLA;
Lampadrome also ran.
Fifth race, mile and seventy yards-Sain-
esaw CicCarthyJ 16 to .. won; Harry Rogers
vilel. to ) show. third Time. 1.54 4-5. Kozo
Yellowstone. HandIuaiden, Eckersall, Jim Hanna
Sixth race Futurity course-Fordella (Scoville),
l3 TO 20. won; Collector Jessup tSullivan), / to
br @ e feaEa sd to show
Hymn and Waisenkind also
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TO CARRY 5000 DEAD CHINESE
Gruesome Cargo for Steamer Now il
Brooklyn Warehouse.

next week for the far east she will take
away the remarkable total of 5000 pas
sengers, all being slowed comfortably be-
tween decks, beneath the spacious
matches. and not complaint or murmur
comes from any of them. They are all
of them Chinese. and some of them have
been buried so long that there is really
only a set of bleached bones in the cas-
kets which have been placed inside of
plain pine boxes.
Every few years the Chinese here
gather up their dead for shipment TO
China and final reinterment in the soil of
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CHASE AND WEIMER
FINED FOR JUMPING

CINCINNATI. February 4.-Hal II.
chase, first baseman of the New York
American League team, and Jacob Wei
mer, pitcher of the New York National
League team. We're yesterday reinstated
by the national base ball commission on
condition that they pay fines of $500 and
$50. respectively. In the Chase decision
il is stated:
Hal Chase was regularly under con-
tract with the New York American
League club during the season of 1905
lie left that club about the middle of the
season, giving his principal excuse as i'll
health. The player went to his home on
the coast, and then joined one of the
teams In the California State League.
which IS an outlaw organization The
player now applies to the commission for
reinstatement.
THE commission has made quite an ex
tensive examination into this case and We
would feel inclined TO reinstate this player
without infiicting any penalty had it not
been for the fact that he played with and
against teams harboring ineligible play
ers. His application. therefore, for REIN
statement is granted, conditioned he pay
fine of 500. which fine will have to be
paid TO the secretary of the commission
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ALEXANDRIA COUNTY, VA.

A large party Of Clarendon citizens
Tuesday witnessed the testing of the
fortygallon chemical engine purchased
by the Clarendon fire company. The test
was satisfactory and the engine was &C.
copied.
S. Z. Young of Clarendon while alight-
ing from an electric car in Washington
Tuesday sustained a fracture OF his, left
hip bone. He Is now confined to his
Clarendon home.
Mrs. ]. II. Webb returned to her
Washington home Wednesday after a Wis.,
II to Mrs. McCabe Of Clarendon.
At the home Of Mr.. Shoots of Ballston
last Moday Miss BERTHE Bowers and Fred
Shoots were married, Rev. DR.. Kirby OF
the Presbyterian Church of Ballston Off
ciating.
A missionary meeting of the NJ. T.
Church South at Clarendon was held at
the home of Mrs. Elmer Spear IN Ball
ston Tuesday. The pastor, Rev. Mr.
Reeves. made an address on foreign mis-
sions and sang a solo. The March meet
ing will be held at the home of Mrs. Will
liam Cox of Clarendon.
B. +. Brown has leased the Olmstead
property at Clarendon.
The February meeting of the Thirteen
Club of Ballston will be held at the home
of Wade Ball in Clarendon.
Mr.. Stoy of Bolivar will represent the
Clarendon NJ. E. Church South at the
Alexandria County Sunday School Asso-
citation meeting in the NJ. E. Church at
Arlington Thursday, February 4. Mr..
Whitewell W. Middleton of Arlington is
president and Mrs. Young of Washington,
d. c.. secretary.
Miss Grace Goodwin of Culpeper, Va,
is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. w. S.
Hoge, jr.. of Highland Park
Miss Mary Hoge of Washington, D. c.,
is visiting her brother w s. HOge OF
Highland Park.
Miss Stella McGlothlin of Waycroft is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Cloves of Mar
tinsburg. w. Va.
Miss Julia Walton of I1ewinsville Va,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Howard
Croker of Waycroft.
Arthur Croker. who has been Ill of pneu-
monia at the home of his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Croker, at Waycroft,
Is out OF danger.
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MANY DUCKS ON RIVER.
More Numerous Than for Weeks.
Hunters Have Bad Luck.

The officers Of the steamer Wakefield
report having seen more wild ducks on .
the lower Potomac on their last trip up
from river landings than has been seen.
for weeks.
The birds were particularly numerous
about Curriomen. Scattered coveys were:
also seen at other points.
Large focks of swan and wild geese, so.
numerous in the vicinity Of lower CEDAR
Point. have disappeared. But few are:
now noticed on the feeding grounds along.
the river. :.
While wild fowl of all kinds were quite:
numerous the river this fall and win ::
ter the hunters were not able to get
within killing distance. AS conse- !.
quence receipts of ducks and other water !:
fowl from Off the Potomac were light. !.
Receipts from North Carolina waters..
were also light. Within the past few:
days one or two shipments of ducks from:
North Carolina have been received. ::
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FACULTY STOPS GAME.
Business High Director Cancels Con
test With Props.

The game which was scheduled for YES
terday afternoon between the basket ball
quints of Business High School and the
Georgetown Prep School was Cancelled bv
the faculty director of the former insti-
tuition yesterday forenoon. No reason
was given except that difficulties within
demanded that the battle be postponed
until the tangle in affairs could be def
nitely settled. 1t is hoped that matters
can be Strengthened out in time to allow
the two teams to meet Saturday night as
a preliminary to- the Georgetown-Wash-
ington and Lee game
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STAllINGS YIELDS
AK ON YANKEES

NEW YORK, February 4.-George Stall
ings, manager of the Yankees returned to
his Georgia plantation yesterday, but not
before he inaugurated the annual house
cleaning of the Hilltoppers. The big chief
has been welding the AK since his So
journ in Gotham, and yesterday announc-
ed that eight heads had fallen by the
block. OF the bevy two were regulars
for part of last season. Outfielder Frank
Delehanty and Pitcher Jim Vaughn, the
reputed Texas portside singing wonder
The other six were Pitchers Mueller, Re-
velle, Wagner and F'rilI. Shortstop Mar
can and First Baseman Barry
Waivers on the batch We're asked some
eleven days ago, and all the clubs in the
American League scoffed at the oppor-
tunlty OF taking chance with any of
them. They will be disposed of to the
minor league clubs most anxious for this
KIND of material. Harry Wolverton of
Newark, of course, having first call
The eight pruned out form but a frac-
ton of those the management is DESTROYS
OF cutting off the pay roll. Staliings
asked Tor waivers on eighteen players
He made the request of parting with this
hummer AT three different times. The
time limit on the first eight expired Tues
day. Not one of the bunch looked good
10 any OF Ban Johnsons club managers
/ lie tate OF the rest viii be known within
the balance are several veterans of the
pitching staff and infield it is limited
IN AL probability several Yankees will
go 10 Newark Harry Wo1verton wants
ReNeiie. the Richmond twirler, who last
year made big sensation in the Vir-
Glhla League. Barry, the left-handed
liTst ndseman from the Boston seIni-pros
5 slated for Utica. New England and
New York State League clubs are after
PITCHERS Vaughn and Wagner The latter
mans from Binghamton. and is well liked
up state Shortstop Marcan Of the same
CLUB is also highly regarded
JACK hlelnow yesterday sent In his
signed contract for the coming season tn
the Highlanders
President Frank Farrell of the High
lande~s IS certain that Chase will re-
JON the HiShlanders when reporting time
comes IN spite of the desperate efforts
being made by the OUTLAW California
state League To keep Chase on the coast
farfel has assurances that the Cali
fornlan will be on hand when the PLAYERS
report In Macon, Ga, for spring practice
lie is under contract to the club for the
season OF 1903
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WILL NAME J. F. TURNER.
Successor to J. Harry Covington in
Talbot, Md

EASTON, Md, February 4.-Judge Ad-
kins has announced that J. Frank Turner
would be appointed by the court to sue
coed ]. Harry Covington as states at
torney for Talbot county, the appoint
ment to take effect March 1, at which
time Mr.. Covington's resignation takes
effect.
Judge Adkins in making the announce
ment said that Mr.. Turner's appointment
had been requested by all the democratic
officials and many republicans in the
leading financial institutions of Talbot
county, with the possible exception of
one, which had not been heard from,
majority. of the merchants and a large
majority of the farmers.
Mr.. Turner is a leading lawyer at the
Talbot bar and is engaged extensively
In the real estate business.
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RENEW WORK.
Blue and Gray Track Men Again in
Training.

This afternoon the track and field
squad Of Georgetown University will be
at practice work for the first time since
the Johns Hopkins meet of Saturday
last. All efforts from now on will be
directed toward capturing the points in
the Federal games. The men are all
very much elated over their showing in
the Baltimore meet. and now that some
of the ante-season prophecies have been
borne out by deeds more enthusiasm
may rightly be looked for among the
After the Federal games there will be
but two more indoor dates on the sched-
ule, the Richmond College meet and the
Georgetown meet. 1t has been definitely
decided to send representatives to the
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GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

Receipts Of fresh fish of all kinds from
southern fisheries have been light for sew
eral days, due largely to storms that have
prevented the working of the nets.
A message from a North Carolina fish
erman to his agents here states that the
storm in North Carolina was severe and
many fishermen lost nets. Fishing will
be resumed there within the next few
days, and North Carolina herring will
again be on the market
The bulk of receipts of fresh fish is
from nets in the Potomac and consist OF
yellow perch, carp, pike. cats and mud
shad, but the wholesale market is report.
ed very dull and prices are low bet
ter supply and better tone in the market
is looked for by dealers before the end
of this week.
On the oyster wharf the supply is not
heavy. Prices are firm. ranging from SOC
to 81 per bushel for good stock
The little ice in the river during the
past two days has prevented the free
movement of oyster-carrying vessels but
tugs with tows arrive and depart almost
daily.
The tug Resale of the feet Of the
Smoot Sand Company, engaged in digging
sand In hooking Bird bay, near Goose
Egg Island, opposite Alexandria, went
aground on the flats yesterday as she was
attempting to bring out loaded scow
for this city.
In order to get to and from the point
where the sand digging is being done 1t is
necessary to pass through a channel dug
through the flats. Yesterday the tide
made low. AS the tug attempted to come
out with a lighter 1t struck bottom and
hung up.
1t was forced to remain inactive for
several hours. until the tide arose suffl-
GENTLY to float the tug and allow her to
come out to the deep water Of the river
channel. Where the Rosalie went aground
the bottom was quite soft. The vessel
was not injured.
The ice that covered the river has prac-
tically disappeared. Danger OF a freeze
is over until the next cold spell.
In the neighborhood of this city ice
nearly an inch thick made two nights in
succession. The river was covered from
shore to shore. This was soon broken
up by the tugs and steamers moving on
the river.
the drifting cakes. Today all that ice
has disappeared and the river Is again
open to navigation by sailing vessels
The eastern side of the river today Is
covered with the ice carried ashore by
the winds.
Arrived: Schooner r. F. Bratton.
lumber from a North Carolina port for
the dealers at Alexandria; schooner E.
p. Evans, oysters in the shell from the
Potomac beds: tug Camilla, with a tow
from uoWH-TlVer point, tug IL. Nj.
Key. towing a coal-laden barge from
Shepherds to the Eastern branch
Sailed: Tug James o. Carter towing
Alexandria Chemical Company lighter
to Quantico to load sulphur rock; tug
Rosalie with a tow for a down-river
point; tug Dixie. with tow of light
barges for Chesapeake bay points and
Baltimore.
Memoranda: Schooner W. Fl. Bixler
lis at a river point loading oysters for
ork nf col1
nett. from this city. at Norfolk the I'd
instant enroute to Newborn, N. c.,
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Ready for Games.
The Gaithersburg Athletic Club OF
Gaithersburg. Md, has reorganized for
the season Of 1909 with the election of
the following officers: Il. NJ Cooke.
manager; c. l.. Marshall. assistant man.
ager. and s. j. Lodge. captain. It would
like to hear from all amateur and semi
pro. teams in the District and state. For
dates and other information address c.
l.. Marshall, assistant manager. Season
commences May Is. Saturday games
only until June 10: after June IS Wed
nesday and Saturday games.
Even Texas Takes a Punch.
AUSTIN. Tex. February "A commit
tee of the lower house Of the legislature
after many hearings, has decided to IA
vorably report a bill creating a state rae
ing commission which shall pass upor
all racing matters. Race meetings are
to be limited to fifteen days under the
auspices Of any one association, and to
thirty days within any one county. An
absolute ban is placed upon poolrooms
and selling of information to poolrooms
within the state Is prohibited. The COM
mission Is to control the betting. which
must be under the Paris mutuel system
The percentage. however, is all to go tC
the association holding the meeting.
Mcfarland and Powell Matched.
SAN FRANCISCO, February Ar.
rangements were completed last night by
Jimmy Coffroth for a twenty-round
match between Packey Mcfarland, the
Chicago lightweight. and Lew Powell. the
San Francisco fighter, to take place al
the Mission street arena the afternoon OF
WaShingtons birthday
The men are to sign articles tonight
They have agreed to make 1876 pounds
at 10 o'clock on the morning of the fight
as the fight is to take place in the after
noon. They are to receive 50 per cent OF
the gross receipts, and this will be di.
vided 60 per cent to the winner and 40 to
the loser
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Aged Baltimore Man Drops Dead.

BALTIMORE, February 4.-Mr. James
L. Givan, seventy-six years old. while on
a visit to his sister-in-law. Mrs. Alverton
Bangs, 1l2 East Fort avenue. yesterday
afternoon dropped dead in the yard Of her
home from heart failure. Mr.. Givan COM
planned of being sick and went out into
the back yard. Mrs. Bangs sent her SON.
Herbert. after him. The little fellow re-
turned after some moments breathless.,
saving that Mr.. Givan was lying in thAs
yard. When Mrs Bangs reached bis side
She found that he was dead Coroner
Reinhardt pronounced death due to heart
failure. The body was removed to the
dead mans home. 1927 North. Eutaw
street
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tShilinsl. out for place. second; Mark Antony
II McGee,. out to show, third. Time, 1.25 80.
Fifth race. John A. Brink purse; one mile
Miss Sain Pege), to 1. won; Jack Atkin
Powers), out for place. second Edwin T. Fryer
tShilling,. to to show, third. Time, 1.39 2-5.
Fair Annie also ran
Sixth race. mile and one furl2ng-J. C. Glen
tMctiee). IL to ), won; Alma Boy tMartin). = to
for place, second: Oberon (Butwell. out to
show, third. Time. 1 90 Is. Molesey also ran.
Seventh race. six and one-half furlongs-Ref-
ormat Russen. to 1. won: J. ii. Reed
tDugan,, 3 to for place. second Rieta tShill-
ing,. 3 to / to show. third. Time. 1.21 D.
Glenart. Procla. Woolwinder and Dredkin also
The entire receipts were devoted to the Elks
benefit fund
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FRANK GoTCH RETURNS.
Champion Wrestler Unable to Gel
Match With Russian.

NEW YORK, February 4-Frank A.
Gotch. the worlds champion wrestler, ar
rived in town from Europe on board the
Deutschland yesterday Frank has lust
completed four-month tour of Great
Britain, where he has been "pIay-acting''
anu trying to get Hackenschmdt into n
return match. Gotch says that Hack
'four-f1ushed' all over England, Ireland
and Scotland trying to shake him. He
said whole lot more, besides, of which
here is an extract:
1T was really pathetic the way Hack
lodged me. He couldn't screw his cour-
age UP to the notch, and made all sorts
of petty excuses for not making a match
with me.
THE Englishmen were crazy to see us
come together, and we would have hyp-
Noticed at least 100000, of which about
$4,000 would have come our way. If
Hackenschm;dt had agreed to meet me,
why. We could have cleared up enough
to buy whole town out on Long Island.
II offered to cut up the purse any way
that might suit his taste, the winner to
take all, or any other sort Of a division
he wanted, but there was nothing doing"
The wrestler said that since the Olym-
pic games in London American athletes
had become very unpopular in England.
AS soon he struck the island he found
he was up against a wall of prejudice
because he was an American, and didn't
he have to exert himself to get over it!
ut took me a long time to overcome
this prejudice" said Gotch; but before
left the Englishmen had come around
TO appreciate that l was on the level and
my sketch made money"
Frank expects to meet Yussiff NAH
mout. the Turk. March ID in Chicago
Nearly all the arrangements have been
made for the match. with a guarantee of
$4,000 to the contestants. or 81 per cent
of the gross receipts If they amount to
more than $4,000.
Eugene Ffschof, the German racing
man, also arrived on the Deutschland
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HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & CAFES
the Flowery Kingdom. For weeks and.

the Flowery Kingdom. For weeks and !:
weeks local undertakers and also UNDER
takers in other centers in the east have
been busy digging UP collins and sealing 7
them up in other caskets preparatory TO !:
shipping the dead Chinese in the Cniteds.
States to their native land. :.
From all points this side Of the Missis--.
sippi trains have brought large numbers. :,
of coffined Chinese, and these have been :
assembled in large warehouse In South !:
Brooklyn waiting for the ShimOsa to take.
them aboard. I,
1t has been seven years since there has:
been a general shipment of Chinese dead :.
from New York. The Chinese in the:
United States who are anxious that their :
bones shall rest finally in China pay a.:
small weekly sum to a society which !:
looks after them when they can no long,:
er look after themselves. Agents OF the ::
society are supervising the present ship !;
ment. =
Numbered among the Chinese bodies. !.
are those disinterred from the Congress-.
sional cemetery last week and shipped to-.
New York for transport to China. ..
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LINCOLN COACH BURNS.
Carriage Used by Martyr President
on Inaugural Trip Destroyed. =

NEW CASTLE. Pa. February THE
historic railroad coach in which Presi-
dent Lincoln is said to have ridden 10
Washington for his inauguration has
been destroyed in fire at Sharpsville,
Pa.
1t was the sole passenger equipment of
the little Sharpsville railroad. running be-
tween that town and Wilmington junc-''
ton. 1t was covered with sheet iron. put
on before Lincoln made his famous ridess:'
and was supposed to be bullet-proof.