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The garments that are leaving
here this season are superior to any
on which we have ever sewed the
nadie oi "OWEN." New, expert
talent is the reason of it.
OWEN, the tai?cr,
423 llth Street.
ova-asa_
Mi\ Businessman,
Need Any Office Supplies?
? ? We :u<? in a better poa&tlen to rimisi? your
? ? ?Usti in (liat dln-eliun tlinD p**i'iinps liny other
? * firm In tow?, Hete you'll timi a trigger slJ?-k
? * to y.-!?-.-r from ?li?? *???>' **%\ ****** nnd righi
? ? pr?t* i otwagw. 'ink.? It i;. T.\*>t-i? rltrr 8up
? ? puea ?is mi tust.u. ce We curry the total
? ? apmmm of MMr-ann nnd Pu|?-i- t.?ir moot. Then,
? ? In nil lorta of li'jt-in? M Stationery ? we ean
? ? furrii>Ii ;iny d.-ir? J thing ?? tiie Bjomeot.
? * Teli uimom m ir joeft* lu ;i hurry.
Ballantyne'e 428 jifa St.
It
Hen's Shirts at
W&y ?BeSowUsual Prices
-We're lU'iirln-r out nur etoefe of Men'??
?'.tp??-liiiiLTM no an to ulve ?Il our time and
attention to niikin? Uea*g shirts uud Under
?esi nnd Loti??-?* suirt Wubiut
Mm's ?Shirt? (odd *- i ? ? t mirth more than
?1 for 7.V. ? ii the $1 ."Hi, *-j and $;i Shirt?
P. TVHALL, 508 f st.
That $60
Bicycle,
Befen yoj ate mire that you o.iU't bur a
K1-1I I.i'-y.U? und?t 9100 take a good look at
our **S;k'i lar' at $f^'. ? nd then ask ofera of
tbe*J0 wheel* whnt tiny think of them. *E,.ial
to :iry hundnd iloll'ir wheel on tho market'*?
most of *?n will ?a.?.-. ?? ? tie beat Idcyd ! at
f'iO ?a ever eold. No irotiM?? io show it to you.
Tappan's, E033 Pa, Ave.
sat ?Id_
OsriitEeinnien" Your Wardrobe
? ? ? assalili leaulres Uw addition of a new
? ? ? DKE88 SI'IT n "l"Kt?i'l?: ALBERT" for
? ? ? s? 1 , I ?car ur SII DVLIiCO.M'. It you are
? ? ? |.:i ri t.-nluf -If l"l! ?raal til" l'est workman
? ? ? -ili], ih,? arwrsl tabrlrs ?be hwt Halaga
? ? ? ji.i1 trtauDlnss In *ort, HIGHLY s.Ci'ls
. ? . K.M'l'lHiY li.UtMh.Vl'S?lenke '?ur ac-iuuitlt
SNYDER & WOOD, mi Pa. Av..
Fin?? T.ill. 1 In?,? at llmillSillll! I'riccs._d.1-11.1
t? every dollar ?all retimi XV.:
Onsrn Olasses.
Wo make the al*ove off *r to
?ttiche* trade In Oncia G is?-*?-.
11 ih?? buna ?? racweo and in
?vit,?, fftjrlc of menatlflg. TliN W
an i.niisunlly ano?] up|aiiihinlt*) to
?ti't ni .? is -uwnjni c eoMered a
Bai table Ctsrlattana present- for
verv little i.nuiev.
Cfafiin Optical Co., 9?7 F St.
I Want the Trade of
FastSdious Mera
?men rrho appreciate ?oort
0^ wort when thev see it. I
?. have tl?' cleveres: ?vitelli i.f
estilas in exister.- ' luve all
Se werk n,mie en tiie nr.-liils???
nHHfiG ?""' assisa:?? esar, snii-t I
...ali la. ,llllk.. ,? ie thorottjlilT sarta
faci. .rv. Eaasph Shirt, il .."lo.
WELLS,siiirt?uie:-, ?4?1 Pa. Av.
8*3-1?_
You High
the World Over
- ? l.nt von wieiM.i't fln.l the superior of onr
-. ,1.". und ?1?> Nuits nu.l Overcoats--to miler.
- Fine clolb -.1: pr. pcrH well Un? .1 ami
-trinimeli -and a I? if.?? I tit r'ii..inin.I.
_ ETOcae ???? KEBSEX oVEl? QAT8, to
?- order, will eouipaie with any 838 F^?,?
,- ?.'oat la low-l. Our price Is liu'... 4}^???
HASLETT & PISTEL, __**
1345 PA. AVE. ?. W. ???
"? want to h? thp w?fe?. n-palrci? ?hat ?oraeu into
your n.ind ftrnr.'?
You get an npert's oarvfeea when jom
nime here. Cleaning or Mnlnaprteg, 7r>r.
Hutteriy, Doctor of Bo ?lo-ry. 632 G St.
<???t? "_
?BoySog a hat
?is a lottery ndcM you boy it of .1 dealer
that Is In the l.uMt of telllnj; the truth
all-nit his Kood-i. A hat may look teen when
new. unii yet ?nxeu0ja* t;i Ita first nrettlng;
Our fl.SU and f- Dtftaft are not the Huent
h-'.t-: mad??, bel there's as inu<-h wear in
them us In lots of other bats at $3 and $1.
? new line jmt In.
Sole D. Q. a-?tii'?* for Otinlap Hats.
ChaSo Ho Ryoff9
Up-to-date Hatter, 905 Pa. Ave.
aell im,24
Printing for tyaOmm** poopl? I parrien
P.? 1 erftllv know u good tolas
articular wh*?ri thoy ee<- it. 1 turn oat
work of t!?e hiilhenT ebUO.
People. Prompt to the min?te, *?.???
nrom?red, 'Phone 1649.
ErJott,?."^!^"1?'? so? .oth St.
??????
A BeoedSct Soon
- ?let us ftirr.lcih the rnnlaire -?** ivi. ??We6>
? dings are a ipn?nltl with us. Our '-?t??G'
- ?'arriii?ts are the han'L<totue<t ?ver seen at
- the rapttal ?v
??? |7Menihera of Ooosreni nnd otbara who
?-hrivo tine ????? should hnve them hoiiril'd
-RKRE -Flte-ie<r.>f i.iiiidin-i und eTcrythlng
?-fii>t-elHss. f?e:??*.?nulde rates.
Dcw?sey's Hotel for Horses,
1832-M2S r. STREBT. X. W. 'l'llosK BG&.aa2I-20d
Many i>'jiuts of superiority about
our $i.<>o Cardigan Jackets?heavy
weight ? thorough warmth ? anil
then, we tit "big men" without extra
charge.
HENR\' FRANC & SOX, ?'^^.
?S-0-3II1.2S
????? I?, fur a lloiililc.
From the Chicago Times -Herald.
In :he days when Entrene Field live.l In
St. Joseph, Mo., T. P. Indermllle of this
city also ,ive<l there, anil the two very
mu. h resembled each other ami dressed
ni'f.-h alike, though they hail never met.
One day. after both had been there more
than a year, and hftd been frequently mis
taken for each q|her, they met In a public
place
Mr. Indermille says he was somewhat as
tonished to see himself coming In at a door
when he was really standing still.
Approaching each nther. Field said: "I
know yon. You arc Indet nulle.'?
?V.s." said Indermille, "and I know you.
Ton are Eugene Field."
They had some pleasant conversation and
afterward became fa.-t friends.
?m day Field burst into Indermllle's
place of business?they hnd now become
familiar enough to call each oilier by their
Christian names?and said In a harried
way :
"Say, Fred. I wish you would go and sit
for a photograph for me. Some friends of
mine want my picture and 1 am so pressed
for Ume that I can't attend to it just now.'
The old re?ahlo, Dr. Hull'? <_'???1? Sirup.
SHOWED THEIRPLUCK
Difficulties That Confronted the
Military Cyclists.
is?
Pryor and Tierney Smashed Their
Wheels, But the Fotmer Kept On.
LIEUT. LIBBEY-S EXPERIENCE
Th? relay ride of the Washington Mili
tary Cyclists to New York proved to be a
harder thins th;m was anticipated, tho rain
having a be..! effect on the schedule time.
The best portions of the road were thought
to be between Wilmington and New York
city, but with the ir.ckment weather they
? ere rot In very gocd condition. Indeed,
the route selected between New Brunswick
and New York in some places was founel
to be absolutely Impassable for bicycles,
owing to the mud. Under the circum
stances lt was decided lo ride to Elizabeth
via Plalntield. Westfield and Cranfonl,
w here the roads were 1 ttter, although to
do this added ssven miles to the relay,
making it forty-two Instead of thirty-rive
miles, This change made it the longest
relay of the entire journey.
The last two relays were the worst, and
there was but little ? est for the waiting
riders at New Brunswick Sunday night,
for wh.le the chances were that the raes?
*age wor.ltl arrive later than schedule timo
on account of bad reads south of Philadel
phia, It was necessary to be ready for a
surprise. Privates Pryor and Tierney wore
to tarry the message from Trenton to New
Brunswick, guided and paced by local
wheelmen, and their arrival was eagerly
looked for from midnight on.
I'rjeir'n l'liifky Ride.
At 1:12 Pryor staggered into the Mansion
House at New Brunswick, 4? minutes ahead
of time. His story, rapidly told, was of the
failure of the pacemakers to pufin an ap
pearance at Trenton, and of a midnight riele
over strange and bail roads. Both Pryor
and Tierney smashed their wheels, but as
they rode wheels ol the same make they
were able to put o?.e good wheel together
from the undamaged parts of the two. This
tit ne, Pryor rode on, and after a splenditi
and plucky light against odds he reached
New Brunswick.
The pouch containing the message was
taken from Pryor, who boarded the 1*30 a.
m. train back to Wasningion, anel trans
ferred to the shoulders of Lieut. Libbey.
He, with Private Pilkin ami Lieut. Stevens
une', Capt. Btaubach, from Fort Hamilton,
Governor's I dand, who lad met him, start
ed for New York in the teeth of a storm,
which, beginning with snow, turned first to
sleet and linslly to rain, soaking roads and
riders.
on the l.u.Mt Uelny.
Lieut. Stevens was the ilrst of the party
to meet misfortune. The rest were com
pelled to leave him repairing his wheel anel
forge aheatl. The lieutenant made the neces
sary repairs, and by hard riding caught tho
others at Newark. He was then exhausted,
but after a short stop to recuperate rode on
again alone, and finished within a few min
utes after the others. His ride against dis
couraging conditions amply sustains the
reputation of the lieutenant for grit and
resource.
Of the other ritiera, two were handicapped
by other dill'icuities in addition to wet roads,
darkness, the storm and a long relay. Lieut.
Libbey, early in the day in riding from Phil
adelphia, had severely strained a tendon in
bis leg, aud though unable to walk, made
fast progress In riding elespite the pain.
Capt. Staubach had suffered a heavy fall
on Broadway the evening before, on his
way with Lieut. Stevens from Fort Hamil
ton. His wheel was not damaged, but his
knee was cut and bruised to such an ex
tent that both the doctor w'ho dressed it in
the city and the surgeon at the fort
strongly advised against ils use in riding
for several days. It was very fortunate
that Capt. Staubach rode, ln spite of his
Injuries, as, afte-. Lieut. Stevens' accident,
he was the only one who knew the route,
with Its many turns and crossings. Another
fall on the wet cobbles near Newark dam
aged Staubach's other knee, but did not
cause- any lmlding back in the pace.
Private Pltkin, a rider of magnificent
physique, ?"as thus in the best condition of
any of the riders, and made as much of the
pace as he could when a straight stretch of
road male It possible for Capt. Staubach
to drop back from leading and guiding.
The route through Metuchen, Plairnield,
Wcstiieid, Cranford, Elizabeth, Newark
anil over wet planks anel cobbles to Jersey
City, a distance of forty-two miles, was
covered in 3 hours and Ml minutes, elespite
the very unfavorable contlitions. The river
crossed, the run to the barge office, at the
Battery, was soon over, and the message
was handeel to Lieut. Donovan, the per
sonal representative of Gen. 1'uger, at 4:4?
a.m., as announced In yesterday's Star,
twelve minutes ahead of schedule time.
The riders of the tlrst nine relays covered
four miles more than their schedule, and
those on the last relay seven miles addi
tional.
Lieut. I.ilibey'H Experience.
In speaking of his ride in advance of the
relay riders from this city, Lieut. Libbey
said:
"We made ll'J miles in one day, although
the roads for most of the way were terrible.
We reached New Brunswick at 0 p.m. on
Sunday, covering seventy-three miles that
day. Between Trenton unti Now Brunswick
we had a hard time of it after dark, because
we could not see to ride tho side paths.
Tierney and Pryor, who had the relay troni
Trenton to New Brunswick, in some way
missed their pacemakers, and were forced
to ride most of the way alone. A mile out
side of Trenton Tierney broke down and
Fryoi had to make tho relay alone. Pryor
lost 'probably fifteen minutes finding Pit
kin and myself at New Brunswick, and we
did not leave that city until 1:10 a.m. yes
terday.
"We earrie:! ten rounds of ammunition
and the regular army revolver. Our uui
loiin consisted, as you see, of a blouse, cam
paign hat, gauntlet gioves, navy-blue
bloomers and black cycling stockings. The
idea of the race originated with General
-Miles anel Brigadier General Ordway, who
appeared to bo much interested in our un
dertaking. The wheels averaged about 22
pounds each in weight."
TIME UP ???? llllli.lt>.
? epe. il ni Hie Juilgei of the Twenty
atlle Bond Ratee.
The following table shows the time of
those finishing in the recent Sterling roael
race:
Corrected time.
1. C. G. Gatley.....1:06:14
2. F. W. Hart.1:00:15
3. W. M. Kennedy.1*00*33
4. S. B. Martin.1 :iH!:?*?
5. F. S. Welch.1:07:00
0. 11. A. Ball.LO7:o:
7. F. W. Moore.1-05:00
S. A. P. Tallmadge.1*07:3?
?. T. N. Muid, ji. 5'J::io
10. U. S. Bail. BO-31
11. G. F,. Smith.1:00:35
12. H. Z. Gr?er.1:02:07
13. K. L. Wakeiield.1*05*10
14. W. J. Curtis.1:04.-05
1.",. .1. E Hanger, jr.1*03:40
Hi. Hardy Prit chard.1:04:30
17. E. !.. Wilsoi.1:07:32
is. W. u. 10. Woodward.1:04:35
10. Win. O'Connor.I:ll:u7
'.ii. J. W. Rowland.1*11*40
T. N'. Mudd, jr.. hiving made the best
time, is entitled to the prize offered for
such. 'Die prizes will be delivered this af
ternoon at the iliaco of Mr. McArthur, at
921 '.?th street nortiiwest.
????:?;?.???? ?.\? roads.
JaUls*e Miller t'uk.ie Sititie Very Sljr
fiilicniit KemnrUM.
Bayard ? Wr.nn, who won a meelnl in the
rr.ad race on tho Conduitcoad Thanksgiving,
met with an accident after he had crossed
the tape, and yesterday he appeared in the
Police Court anel complained that Louis
Wood, whose horse was injured in the col
lision, had as.-aulled him. Witnesses claimed
Wrenn had started elown the road to get his
clothing, when his wheel and Mr. Wood's
horse collided, and that the driver used bad
language and said he would drive down a
wheelman.
On the other side, the defendant denied
using bad language, and said the accident
was the wheelman's fault, and resulted from
the .congested condition of the road, occa
sioned by the presence of the bicycles. The
police charged that the wheelmen wanted to
monopolize the entire road.
Commenting on the case, the judge said
that when the wheelmen obstructed the road
it was the duty of the police to remove the
obstruction. The court was not satisfied
from the proof that the driver drove into the
wheelman purposely, and the charge was
dismissed.
INTERCOLLEGIATE CYCLERS.
Stops Beln'S Taken to Form an A?
aoeltillon.
Steps have been taken by the leading col
leges to form an Intercollegiate Cycling As
sociation, abolish the two-mile bicycle race
at tiie annual games of the Intercollegiate
Athletic Association, and Instead hold a
purely collegiate bicycle meet each spring.
Last season the University of Pennsylvania
suggested the formation of an Intercolle
giate association. Harvard favored the sug
gestion, and now the Athletic Union of Co
lumbia College has taken up the subject and
sent out a letter to the various colleges, as
follows:
"The Columbia College G???? has ap
pointed a committee to confer with the dif
ferent coilegiate athletic associations, with
a view ot forming, if possible, an intercol
legiate cycling union, under whose auspices
all collegiate cycling contests shall be held.
"We, therefore, write this to ask you to
give us your attention upon the subject.
"Among the colleges interested are Yale,
Princeton, Harvard, I'niversity of Pennsyl
vania, Cornell, New York I'niversity, Trin
ity, Amherst, Williams, Dartmouth, Brown,
Union, Rutgers, Swarthmore and the west
ern colleges.
"The prime object of the movement is to do
away with unfair and dangerous trials, and
to arrange such a program as wdll embrace
all classes of riders among the college cy
clists."
To Wheel lo Hall iulore Eu Musse.
A meeting of cyclists will be held this
evening at the residence of Mr. Wm. H.
Henshiw, 11X12 ? street, at which arrange
ments will be made toward having a trip
of united wheelmen to Baltimore. Mr. Hen
shaw has secured the rates for various
numbers, and if 150 riders go a special car
will be placed at their disposal. The meet
ing will be held at s o'clock.
t\ ii rid's ?? o I i lui ni ? i mi s li I p.
De Oro and Walsh played the Ilrst seines
of the pool tourney for the world's clipm
pionship at Syracuse, N. Y., last nlg?ht. De
Oro played carefully and distanced Walsh
before tho game was half over.
Eby and Horgan played the second series.
Etjy was the betters' favorire, but he did
not catch his strike until the middle of the
game, barely winning.
Following is the score:
Do Oro, 125; Walsh, 45. Scratches, each 1.
Eby, 125; Horgan. 115.
Arle,us Won Two Garnen.
Another f: lendly bowling contest took
place Sature ay evening at Carroll Insti
tute between the Arlon an 1 the Carroll
Institute Clubs. Both teams had ten men.
Two games were played, both of which
were won by the Arion Club, with the fol
lowing result:
Arlons?First game, 1,285; second game,
1,325.
Carroll?First game. 1,102; second game,
1,221.
Lavitene Lasts Fifteen Round?.
"Kid" Laviere, from Saginaw, Mich.,
lest night secured a verdict over "Joe"
Walcott, the "Black Hercules," by lasting
fifteen rounds. It was one of the hottest
games of give and take ever teen within
the Empire A. C arena at Maspeth, L I.,
and the spectators were kept in a constant
state of enthusiasm over the brilliant work
of both boys. Lavlgne was the outsider In
the betting. Nearly everybody thought
him practically invincible at his own
weight, but he was supposed to be going
cut of his own class to meet "Joe" Wal
cott. That Walcott was supposed to be a
"cinch" was shown by the fact that so
astute a ring promoter as Tom O'Kourke
bet (Uno to $500 that Walcott would win.
Sliotvulter Wins Another.
J. W. Show-alter won the tenth game of
the chess match against S. Lipschutz for
the American championship yesterday in
New Y'ork In a queen's gambit declined
after fifty-one moves. Score: Showalter,
5; Lipschutz, 3; dr-.wn, 2.
Bue!* Ewlng Re-Enffiigeii.
At the annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Cincinnati Base Ball Association
in C'ovinglon, Ky.. yesterday afternoon the
number of jdlrectors was reduced from five
to three, and J. T. Brush, H. S. Meader
and W. Ashley Lloj d were chosen. Treas
urer Lloyd's report shows a fair profit for
the year, which will be used to buy players
for next year.
This is the first year under the present
management that the stockholders have
not been assessed. Manager Bancroft and
Capt. Buck Ewing are re-engaged for next
year.'
t uses Tlireiwii Ont of Court.
Chief Judge Daly, with Judges Pryor and
Bcokstaver, in the general term of com
mon pleas, yesterday, in New York, dis
missed the two suits commonly known as
the Flushing Jockey Club cases, holding
there was collusion between the plaintiffs
and defendant in order to obtain an opin
ion upon the Percy-Gray racing bill's con
stitutionality.
? Pieu for the Pumpa.
To tiie Editor of The Evening Star:
In elefenso of the wells in this city, from
which so many of our citizens draw water
for drink,ng and cooking purposes, I ask
for a smal' space in your paper to point
out what, in my humble opinion, are facts
that do not justify Dr. Kober ln his recom
mendations contained ln his report, pub
lished in The Evening Star of yesterday,
en the subject of typhoid fever.
He says, referring to the northeast sec
tion, "that of the eighty-nine cases report
ed In tho northeast section, sixty were con
sumers of well water and twenty-H\e were
consumers of Potomac water; but twenty
seven consumers of well water were also
consumers of Potomac water, a total of
sixty lor well water and fifty-two for Po
tomac water, counting the consumers of
both well and Potomac water as consumers
of the latter."
In the southwest and southeast sections,
of the seventy-eight cases, forty-three were
consumers of well water, thirty-five of Po
tomac water and twenty of both well and
Potomac water, a total of forty-three well
water consumers to fifty-five Potomac wa
ter consumers. In the central district, he
says of the ninety-two cases fifty-four
were consumers of well watox and thirty
four of Potomac water, but failed to state
how many consumers of well water were
also consumers of Potomac water. In the
northwest section he reports twenty-six
users of well water and sixteen users of
Potomac water, and that all but two of the
consumers of well water also drank Poto
mac water, making a total of twenty-six
lor well water and forty for Potomac wa
ter. In the general summary It Is stated
that of tho 43(5 cases 280 were consumers
of well water and 132 consumers of Poto
mac water, but with this reservation,
"many (how many?) of the corsumers of
well water also used Potomac water." Evi
dently the proportion of persons using well
water tr.d Potomac water was shown to
be too great in comparison with the num
ber using well water exclusively, and there
ftre figures were not given. A summary
of the figures ahove referred to shows,
however, iS3 foi well water and 1S1 for Po
tomac water.
Now, as an advocate for the retention of
Euch wells as are found perfectly free from
pollution, I respectfully submit that Dr.
Kober's ree-ommendatlon for the immediate
closing of all the wells In the city does not
seem to be founded on facts.
I have used well water exclusively for
drinking aril cooking purposes in my fam
ily for twenty-three years, and such water
has been drawn from two pumps in my
immediate neighborhood, one of which,
however, was closed l.y the Commissioners
some years ago. but for what reason I do
not know; and it is for the purpese of en
tering an earnest pretest against closing
the remaining one that I have used so
much of your valuable space. I trust that
ell other citizens who have had the same
experience as I have hael will also enter a
vigorous protest against any such recom
mendation as that made by Dr. Kober,
viz., to close all the wells.
CAPITOL HILL.
THE MOTOCYCLE RACE
U a
Remarkable Shoving of the Duryea
LACK OF S?CGESS OF ??? PARIS M ACHINE
American Inventors "Stimulated by
.the Contest.
DESCRIPTION OF THE WINNER
The flfty-four-mile motocycle race for
prizes offered by the Chicago Times-Herald,
It Is estimated, will be of great value In en
couraging invention in the direction of com
pact motors, which are In so great demand.
The Times-Htrald says:
"The response of American inventors to
the offer made by the Times-Herald has
never been equaled in the history of mechan
ical progress. In June of this year per
haps four inventors were at work on moto
cycles which possessed any features of prac
\\ inner of the Motoeyrle Race.
tlcability. Since that time 500 applications
have been filed in the patent office at Wash
ington on inventions pertaining to this
branch of transportation. Not less than IMO
distinct typos of motocycles are now in pro
cess of construction.
The Starrte*?.
"On the evening before the race eleven
competitors declared they would start, but
the next morning when the motocycles were
:ent on their tifty-four-mile run only six
wagons hael appeared at Jackson Park and
midway plaisance. These were:
"5 ? Duryea Motor Wagon Company,
Springfield, Mass., gasoline.
"7?De la Vergne Refrigerating Machine
Company, Now York, gasoline.
"18?Morris & Salom, Philadelphia, elec
tric.
"18?M. Mueller & Co., Decatur, ill., gas
oline.
"?!?R. H. Macy Company, New York,
gasoline.
"25?Sturges Electric Motocycle, Chicago,
electric.
"The owners of the electric wagons did
not start out with the idea of winning the
race. They were unable to arrange for sup
ply stations at different places along the
route and consequently could not get enough
power to run over the route to Evanston and
back. Dut they Intended to show that their
electric wagons could travel under all con
ditions us well as the gasoline motor ma
chines, anel they considered their test proved
the practicability of electricity for horseless
carriages.
"The three wagons which distanced all
competitors?the Duryea, Mueller anel the
Macy?were all ?f German make, with some
American improvements. They carried Im
proved Btnz motors, the Mueller wagon be
ing Imported direct from Mannheim, Ger
many. The De la \rergne wagon, which won
the first prl7o In the Paris-Bordeaux race
lest June, also carried a* Benz motor, but
this falleil to drive the vehicle through the
deep snow at a satisfactory rate, and it
droppetl out of tho rage early."
Story of the liuryea Wajgon.
As already stated lie The Star, the Duryea
wagon won. The following is the story of
the Duryea's trip from Chicago to Evans
ton and back, as told, by A. W. White, Its
umpire:
"We left tho barn at 7:15 a.m. and went
with our own power to the starting point.
At 8:15 tbe start was made and we ran
without a stop to the corner of Erie antl
Rush streets. Here we broke our steering
gear ty running over a high crossing cov
ered with snow. A wait of fifty-five minutes
ensued. From this point we ran to Evans
ton without a stop, arriving there at 12*33
o'clock. On the return we were delayed four
minutes In Chicago avenue, Evanston, by a
sleigh that had tipped over In the street.
Cortlnuing, we got Into the wrong road on
account of the absence of a sign at the
corner of Lawrence avenue and Clark street.
We ran down Clark to Diversey street be
fore discovering cur mistake. Then we
went up Diversey to Lincoln avenue and on
Lincoln avenue to Roscoe street, where we
resumed the correct route. I estimate the
extra distance traversed at two miles, ap
proximate. While on Diversey near Clark
we broke our 'sparker,' and spent fifty-five
minutes repairing it. At 3:10 we resumed
the journey.
"We wore delayed fifteen minutes at
Drake avenue and Central Park boulevard
to adjust the machinery and to take fuel.
Another delay of four minutes occurred at
the Fort Wayne crossing of SRth street
boulevard. The delay at the second relay
was ten minutes. Numerous slight delays
of a minute or so I have not mentioned.
"Three and one-half gallons of gasoline
and nineteen gallons of water were con
sumed. No power outside the vehicle was
tsed. I estimate that enough power was
used to run the motor 190 miles over smooth
rof.ds. We finished at 7:18 and ran back to
10th street with our own power. Our cor
rected time was seven hours and fifty-three
minutes."
Description of the Daryen.
The carriage which Jed in the race Is the
result of three years' Inventive effort on the
part of Charles E. Duryea of Peoria, 111. It
weigs 700 pounds and can attain a speed of
twenty miles an hour. On good roads it has
already reached even a higher rate of speed.
Its motor Is a four-horse power engine and
weighs 120 pounds. The diameter of the
front wheels Is 34 Inches; of the rear wheels
3S inches. Only five minutes is required in
replenishing its fuel supply. The arrange
ment of the gearing is such that the car
riage can be made to run from three to six
teen miles an hour, and the gradation from
the minimum to the maximum degree of
lotation is accomplished without the motor
changing its rate of speed, the pressing of a
button effecting this object.
The axletrees of the carriage are fixed to
the body, dividing at the ends into vertical
forks, into which are fitted pieces like ordi
nary carriage hubs In shape, which hold the
axle. Bolts run through these pieces, and a
connecting rod of iron, extending back of the
axletrce and joined at the center of the
wagon with the steering device, makes the
separately swung wheels work together.
The lateral movement of the lever turns
the wheels, and the vertical movement
starts or stops, changes the rate of speed
and reverses Its movements, driving it back
ward when desired. Ball joints and ball
bearings minimize all effort and friction and
minimizes the power used. The brake drum
Is urder the seat and Is controlled by a wire
with a button at the front corner of the seat
by which, under a speed of twelve) miles an
hour, the vehicle can be stopped in a few
feet.
By the proper arrangement of gears, cones
and levers, a change of speed is instantly ef
fected hy the vertical movement of the lever.
In this machine the steering heads are
placed as close as possible to the wheels,
and at the same time are so angled that
their line strikes the plane of the wheel at
just the point a stone or other obstruction
would naturally be encountered. This does
away with the leverage, which tends to turn
the wheel by breaking the force along the
line of the head.
Among the advantages elalmeel for the
Duryea machine, are, little noise or odor,
excellent springs, four speeds -five, ten and
twenty miles an hour forward, and three
miles an hour backward; can be quickly
geared to different speeels: can be run at
any speed desired below its limit; its fuel
costs less than one-half cent per mile. It car
ries eight gallons of fuel; runs from 100 to
200 miles without refilling; has self-oiling
motors and bearings: will not jerk the levers
out of the driver's hand, and is not danger
ous either from fire or explosion.
new captais.
Pleasant Smoker by Company A of
tbe Light Infantry.
One of the most er.joyable smokers ever
held In the armory of the Washington
Light Infantry Corps was given by com
pany A last evening. The program for the
entertainment embraced some of the best
known amateurs in the city of Washington,
while the Inner man of the guests was
watted upon and served with refreshments,
solid and liquid, to his heart's content.
Preceding the smoker proper an election
was held in company A to fill the vacancy
which has existed in the position of cap
tain for some time. Second Lieut. Thomas
Williams vas chosen as the captain of the
company, but the election to 1111 his place
was postportd on account of the smoker.
The armory hail presented an unusually
attractive appearance, being draped with
flags and bunting, while three long tables
in the middle of the room made a eot.ici
piece that was exceedingly inviting. An
impromptu stage ?vas .1 toted at one end
of the hall, and while the guests sat in
comfortable chairs and smoked good to
bacco, in pipes which had been especially
prepared for the occasion, the entertain
ment took place. Preceding the program
oysters, samhvlches and all sorts of liquid
refreshments were served in plenitude, the
men of company A acting as a committee
of waiters. "Bip" Phillips acted as master
of ceremonies, while Chris. Young, as
chairman of the entertainment committee,
was everywhere and doing everything.
Col. Wm. G. Moore made th'j opening
address. He gave a short history of com
pany A, nnd his effort was a very happy
one, to make every one feel perfectly at
home. After Col. Honre the Carroll Insti
tute Orchestra rendered a number of
pieces in excellent stj le. The features of
the evening were the Madrids. Mr. Ed.
Walsh, the Gondoliers, the Imperial Banjo
Club and Mr. \'ernon Beggs, in his tramp
specialty. The ethers who took part were
the Potomac Quartet, W. A. Morsel!, comic
songs: Mr. Gottwalds, cornet solo; Mate
Wright, baritone. Mr. Doyle, club swinging;
10, T. Jones, baritone; 'larty Parks, fancy
bicycle riding; Mr. Forrester, baritone;
Mr. Bechtel, ter or; \V. C. Stump, laughing
song; Mr. Whettmore. tenor; Taylor Broth
ers, Jim Cathtl, Mr. Cardner, baritone, and
Mr. Burrows. The last named sang with
out any accompaniment, and made a hi?
In Chauncey Olcctt's pleasing Irish sor;r = .
The affair ?asmi! ur.til a very late hour,
but the refreshments held out and the pro
gram lasted, and so every one wus happy.
NOT ENTITLED TO INSl RANCE.
The Court Decides Hunk Took Out
? Policy With lattea? to Dcfrnu.1.
Judge Aeheson of Jennsylvanla has filed
an opinion In the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals In Philadelphia affirming
the verdict in the Circuit court, returned
last April, against A. Howard Hitter, exe
cutor of the estate of William M. Bunk,
who committed suicide in 1S82. The suit
was brought against the Mutual Life In
surance Company of New York to? recover
875,000 insurance on Hunk's life.
Judge Aeheson reviewed- all the evide'ice
of the case and enumerated the ?-arious
policies of Insurance on Hunk's life, aggre
gating about (400,000. He spoke particu
larly of he suicide, the embezzlement of
trust funds in Hunk's possession, the sur
reptitious withdrawal of iSti.oou from th?
firm of Darlington, Hunk & Co., and the
written directions left for the distribution
of the Insurance money to liquidate his
indebtedness.
The court said that the questions were
whether Hunk was sane when he commit
ted suicide when he took out tho policy
for 175,000. That the man was sane was
shown by the specific directions made on
the day before. Then the question was as
to whether the policy was taken out with
fraudulent Intent.
This view was taken by the trial jury
and sustained by the appellate court.
Liquor to Minora.
This morning in Judge Kimball's court a
boy named Oden Beali, seventeen years
old, was given a trial on a charge of dis
orderly conduct. During the hearing of
the case lt developed that the boy was
drunk last night and was very disorderly
on the street. Judge Kimball asked the
boy where he got his liquor, but he claim
ed that he was unable to tell, saying he
did not know the names of the people from
whom he made the purchases. The judge
said it was a lamentable fact that boys
who are found drunk on the streets al
ways make statements which will in no
manner assist the officers in the prosecu
tion of those who sell them liquor. The
boys either forget or tell deliberate false
hoods. Dealers who sell liquor to children
In this way, the Judge said, ought to be
punished to the full extent of the law.
Oden said that he was telling the truth
about the liquor, for he did not know from
whom he bought It. When he started out
with a companion, he said, they had a bot
tle of whisky, and he remembered getting
beer in a place on llth street, as well as in
one on l?th street. He was fined the usual
amount.
Learlon of Lnyul Women.
The Legion of Loyal Women held the
closing session of their annual conference
last night. The choir of the Legion, led by
Mr. Tracy, sang Kellar's "American
Hymn." Mrs. Mussey, Miss Hoey, Mrs.
O'Dell, Miss Royce, Mrs. Hoyt, Mrs. Bias
land and Mrs. Tanner contributed to the
liferary features of the evening. Mrs. Ar
thur Houghton and Mrs. William Roach
sang a selection. Miss Helen R. Holmes
gave a resume of the history of the Legion.
showing its origin, objects and aims, and
Mrs. and Miss Albert Houghton sang
"Moonlight on the Rhine." Mrs. Laura V.
McCullough, the recording secretary, read
the current number of "The Crescent," the
Legion's paper, of which she is editor. The
paper was artistically illustrated by Mrs.
McCullough. Mrs. E. A. Cleaves, Miss Delia
Mussey, Mr. ?. H. Klemioth and others.
The convention then adjourned with the
singing of "America."
Mnrrfnge Licenses.
Marriage licenses have been Issued to the
following: Garland Sellers and Amelia
Graves; Abram Miles and Julia Lewis; Will
lam E. Solan of Louisville. Ky., and Jennie
B. Plowman of Washington; John T. John
son and Urslllne Grlce; Alexander Shorter
and Elizabeth Green; Robert Thomas and
Elizabeth Taylor; David W. Marrion of
Washington and Laura V. Ritzius of Haiti
more. Md.; Alexander Magruder and Mary
Honesty; David Mondy and Ellen Dickson;
Henry Lee of Washington and Alice Tim
bers of Lewinsvale, Va.; Francis E. Faley
and Sarah E. Marshall, both of Montgomery
county, Md.; James H. Simms and Ella Pal
mer; Samuel B. Collins and Mary L. Gold
smith; William M. Harris, jr., and Leila
Hoome; Frank Arnold Berner of Chicago
and Maud Pierre Kecler of Washington;
Robert G. Thompson and Sarah E. Jones.
Made ? Mistake.
Edward L. Schneider, the butcher, who
lives on Brightwood avenue, thought he had
been robbed of his horse and carriage yes
terday afternoon, and made complaint to
the police. He is a dealer in the ? street
market, and when he left the market to go
home he made the discovery that his horse
had disappeared. While the police were
looking for the supposed stolen outfit three
young ladles returned it to the market. It
is thought that they are school teachers In
terested in the fair, and mistook Mr.
Schneider's outfit for one that they had been
given permission to use.
Judgments Affirmed.
A decision was rendered yeste*?lay after
noon by the Court of Appeals in the matter
of the estate of the late L. F. Follansbee, in
which the judgment of the court below, hold
ing that the estate should be divided, share
and share alike, among the children of both
brothers of the deceased, ?vas affirmed. The
judgment of the court below was also af
firmed in the case of Isaac S. Lyons against
Samuel Ford and Charles H. Holden, and in
that of Aaron Straus against Thomas G.
Hensey.
Fur Divorce.
A petition for divorce from Albert C Ten
ley has been filed by Annie M. Tenley. The
parlies were married April 27, ISSI, and Mrs.
Tenley charges that her husband deserted
her for another.
General Sanguily, an American citizen,
has been convicted in Havana of having
commuted illegal acts against the Spanish
government and sentenced to imprisonment
for life.
WINTER
COATI
<& CAPES
Glad to chronicle the arrival of another big shipment of "mid
winter" styles in the heavy rough Australian cheviot and boucle
cloths. Our stock is in prime condition. New arrivals every dav.
Therein is where we differ with most stores, who, instead of receiv
ing- late mid-winter styles are working off those bought first in the
season. Many ladies tell us that it is almost impossible to get fitted
about town. Another strange thing is that these new rough coats
are lower in price than those shown earlier in the season. Here is
a striking illustration:
New shipment of Extremely Rough Australian Cheviot Box
Reefers, with the ?nlaid velvet collar, button high and low cut
Would have sold early in the season for $13.50. Only $10.50.
Just as complete and as stylish a line of heavy Winter Capes,
in cloth and fur, plush and velour. You will notice that our capes
are "mid-wintercut"-that is,with extra full ripple, which is every
thing so far as style and value is concerned.
ttyHaa Blum Oeta Can??, or nevte ani mush ??????. at S7.50.
Kim-? Canea, trimmed aitta fui?, $in.
Bant i'lnsii Oaf*?, ?1th mil ripple, .?7.50.
Danai Velour ar Velvet Canea, troni tu up.
Coney Fur i';pm al $10.
?astUle Beai Par Cap??, evira full, fis..T0.
Magnificent assortment of Ostrich Feather Neck Boas, Long
Boas and Collarettes, $8 to ?25.
Thibet Lamb Noek Baas, iei.no to $s.
Steil.?? anel Neck Coas of fur, marti'n, mink, astrakhan a od stone niarten, $4.50 to ptUK,
Christmas stock of Gloves. What would you think of a frien?
who would send you a cheap glove Christmas? Don't do it.
Th.? (ate?* thins in i.'b.iis is the Two-clasps- like the iron's.
Kin" battati Walking ".'clasp .'.loves, eelr and black embroidered, io browns, tans, in*.
English nil?. SI..10 ginilit.v for fLatV.
Wm. Ho McKnew.
Ladles', Ifea'a anil Clilldn n's r*nrnla*illl|.i. Oliala. Suits and Fnra,
933 Pa. Ave.
ACETYLENE.
Some of the Reasons Why Acetylene AVill Supersede All Other
Illuminants.
L It Is the most brilliant aod beautiful light ever discovered. It gives fifteen tinie-s the light
of Washington gas per cubic foot.
2. It Is a pure, white light, ita rays being almost ideotical with sunlight, showing all colors
perfectly.
3. Ite rays are diffused In excess of all other lllumloants, so-that the actual light le far greater
than above staled. It literally repniduces sunlight.
4. Ite combustion is perfeOt. There are no uoxtous products, no odor, aud NO SMOKE. The
vitiation of the air In a ????? couipared with ordinary gas is as 1 to 6.
5. It produces a distinctively cexil flame. The saure um.,um of light has only one-sixth the heat
of city gas.
?. Its COST is far lees than that of any knewn illuminant. It is made of cheap and almost uni
versal mate-rials, cotti aud lime fused by electric heat. It will be In this respect the light of the
nibsses.
7. The cost of delivery anel ojieratlon will be much less than uneler oilier syste'ms. Tliere will
be no costly system of underground mains, no leakage, no expensive charters!
8. Every householder in city or country e-aii attach a cylinder of li.pu-rtesl gas to his house pipes,
change his large luiniiTs to half-foot or ooe'-foot burners and at etoe-e se.-ure perfect light. No spe
cilli knowledge or skilled labor is rc-pilreel, aud there is no danger.
9. It Is specially adapted to Light Houses, Buoys, Ships, Bisset anel Itailway Ours, Leie-eimotlve*?,
Bicycle?, Street Lamps, and has a tliousaud other uses, not only for lighting, but ulso for he-at and
power.
10. It will not freeze, being unaffecte'd by heat or cold. It can lie cooled to 100 ?????? below
aero or heated to ??? above without impairing its illuminating aseas*,
11. G? will not clog the pipes and burners. There Is no residuum or deposit after meinths of us?.
12. It Is SAFER THAN ANY OTHER II.LL'MLNANT. It has the same iLiugers as ordinary
city ga-s. [Kit In lesser degree.
13. The entire apparatus Is simple and inexpensive. All easily fixture's and burners for in
creasing ?he light or eexinoraizing the gas can be at emce eltscarded.
14. SIMPLICITY, SAFETY, EFFICIENCY AND LOW COST are guaranteed. Every fact abor?
cited can be substantiated to the entire satisfaction of every" unbiased mind.
The above facts will explain?
WHY the Chicago Has Trust, after several months of practical ti'sts of acetylene, purchased th?
exclusive right to manufacture?, use, and rend calcium earbide and Bastatane In the city of e'lihago.
WHY the Eeiuitable Lias (Jomimuy, of New York, has purchased tue saine rights (not exclusive)
In New York city.
WHY the gas Interests of Buffalo, Utioa, Albany and other cktes have secured similar rights
for the'se localities
WHY the rights for Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, Massachusetts, Connectlcnr. Rhode
lelatd. Illinois. Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, California, and other States have been ac
quired by capitalists ufler eareful investigation.
WH ?, Iu the CITY OF WASHINGTON, shrewel and e-ons?rva11ve Investors have tafeas, a large
amouut of the ?tork elf the company orgaulze'd here, with the certainty of realizing large profits.
Those who are interesteel to investigate this subject further are requeste-d to tail at NO. 7S4
15TH ST. N.W. lopposite Hotel Pagel, where. Irom 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. etaily. they can BBS a large
house lightest by acetylene. An op|iortuulty will also be afforded to compare this light with city
gas, electricity, and the Wel?bach burner. _,__ de-3-Ct
MRS. ROWELL'S CANNED LOTTERY.
The Uncertainly Added a Spice of Va
riety lu tin? Sanieneaa of Dally Life.
From the Chleago Record.
Mrs. Kowell saw the advertisement in
the paper one day of a wondeiful sale. It
was a fire tale of canned goods. Every
thing that a housekeeper could desire was
enumerated in the advertisement. There
were corn and potatoes, peaches and pears,
gooseberries and plums, in fact, everything;
that is usually preserved In tin. The fasci
nation In these goods ?ay In two things?
the labels had been washed off the cans
durinj the fire, arousing her sentiment by
the mystery of their contents, and they
were four cents a can, appealing to her
economy.
Mrs. Kowell got up bright and early the
day of the sale, and was oniy fifth in line
when the store door opened, and there were
hundreds behind her. \Vhen the women
got in the stock was soon exhausted, but
Mrs. Rowoll managed to gel three or four
dozen cans, and was triumphantly happy.
While preparing dinner one day she
thought of her crnred goo.ls. and wonder
ed what vegetables she would cook, ?she
decided upon corn, and picked out and
opened a can. lt contained peas. It was
all right, however, for Mr. Huwell liked
peas. Then she picked out a can of peach
es for dessert-these proved to be toma
toes. So she hid peas and tomatoes, but
no peaches. , ,,
When they had any one else to dinner
one can of vegetables was not enough, and
wheu Mrs. Rowell looked for another can
of corn she often "dre.v" one contalmng
neans. But thi.i didn't matter, for then
Bhe had succotash. It was rather annoy
ing when she had dessert already pre
pared, to pick out a can of pears when
she fished for tomatoes.
It was blind luck, this picking the vege
tables from the fruit, for often when she
wanted peaches she got tomatoes or some
thing else far away from her desires. And,
after all. it was great fin while the four
cent goods lasted, for thtre was as muco
uncertainty about it. almost, as in any
cther game of chance.
THE RETIRED III III.IMI.
???? Enirland Iluybcrrle?.
From the l'.oston Herald.
Bayberries are now being gathered in
large quantities in Essex. Conn., for the
manufacture of bayherry tallow. After tiie
leaves are all oft the bayberry bushes the
nicking of the berries begins. The berries
are of a slate color, rather small ln size.
After being gathered they are put into large
Iron kettles, when they turn a black color
anel settle to the bottom of the kettle, sad
' the tallow floats on top. It brings from
twenty to twenty-live cents a pound, and is
used for making toilet soap, ointments and
other articles.
He Telia of a Lively nnd Interratine;
Incident In 111m Prof aasaasaatl I Career.
Fiom the New York Sun.
"A house that I went into one night in a
town not very far out of Xew York," said
the retired burglar, "didn't begin to pan
out as well as 1 expected It would, and I
couldn't help feeling a little bit disap
pointed. I'd been all over the house, and
hatln't got more'n enough to pi. y my car
fare. But when I came elown stairs again
I saw standing in a corner of the hall by
the front door something that I hadn't no
ticed when I went up that pleased me very
much, and ihn: was a tricycle; a girl's
tricycle, with two high wheels and a small
wheel in iront, a Lh galvatdzeei wire
spokes and a long handle to steer by, and
a seat upholstered with red velvet, and all
that sort of thing, you know. You've seen
lots of 'em, no eloubt.
"Well, now. my little girl had been ask
ing me for some time for a tricycle, but
business had been so everlastingly bad that
I really hadn't felt as though 1 could af
ford to buy her one, but here was one wait
ing for me to carry off, and It made me
smile to look at it; a bright, new one, lt
was, too. It was pretty near Christmas,
and I thought I'd keep it, and give lt to
her for a Christmas present.
"There wasn't any rubber tires on lt, so
1 dieln't dare to roll it across the hall, but
I pi'ked it up and carried lt to a door that
opened into an entry that opened on to the
cellar stairs, the way I'd come In. I got It
to the first door all right, and into that
entry way or hall without hitt.ng anything,
but In gettiti' it through the door leading;
to the cellar stairs, goln' first myself and
backln' down with it, the long handle
flopped over somehow and caught in the
door when I was just a step down. I tried
to free it. and it freed easier than 1 ex
pected, anel I lost my balance and lost my
hold on the tricycle and fell down stairs.
"Noise? Well, now. I tell you, 1 was ln
a steamboat e-xplosion once, and once in an
explosion in a sawmill; but I never began
to heat so much noise in my life as 1 did
when me and that tricycle rolled elown the
cellar stairs. The tricycle fell over me and
I fell over the tricycle, and somewhere on
the way eleiwn 1 believe I must have fell
through the? tricycle, for w'hen we got down
to the bottom I was all se-ralched anel cut
and my clothes was tore, and the tricycle
wait a arrack. I stooel there for a minuto
looking at it, till 1 heard two men coming;
down the stairs to the hall above, and
then I went away and left it lying there at
the foot of the cellar stairs.
"So, you see. my little girl didn't get her
tricycle that Christmas, after all."
STIMI LATES DltiESTIO.V
Hoi'Mfoi-d'l? Acid ??hnaplinte.
It Beta aatscdf ,m the food, thus assisting th?
?tonaca, and al <> siiiii'ilate-s the we-re-tIon of th?
digestive fluids putting the stomach In an adiva,
bealtuy condition.