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th? imrrinder. They were irlven TH: JorTal
fcy hiomUeru uf the d^oe fainlly.
Vlsltora All Day.
NotwUh?l?ndmg lh? Immanae erowd of
threo of tour thousaud paopli who ercwd
??d the fcuaaar Hall to Ita uttnost Onprj
clty for the openlng ooremonlcB of Wou
hesday hlght, wot-k wa? wall tindor wny
at tho dlltM-mit tabloa at 11 o'olouk yen
toiday tnomljig,
All dttrlns tha day vlsltor* oamft in
fttid tht> *nk? up to tlt? p'oaont have been
ttnproce'diinladly floo.'The l-oulalnnn tablo
?WhJeh lmd a thrlvlng bualnoaa nt tho aoda
wator touhtatn Wednesday evenlbg, had
to Bond out an linperntlvo order for tho
frosh praltnoa made by "Aunt Bukey
of New OHenns, the llrat aupply bclng
quile oxhauaieil. - -
Soats 111 toulslana'B roof garden were
ln domatid last night. At thla labla n road
cart liaa honti donnted to tha chod"?u?
nnd wlll be aold at aucUOn. Uttie bu
; J*4eplia. the patron anint of huabanda,
iliay alwn-ya be found hera.
I'lKitogi.tphs from the minlature or
Grneral B. 13. Loe, polnted by the well
known arllat. II. M. boury/ot WnMblng
t.,i< IJ. C, aro solling rnpldly nt tho
Jl.xle tablo. "Huneei'a," the Egyptan
jinlrhlst, waa exerolslhg her myallo skll
ln castlng horoacropes at thls table lHst
nlght. Popular artlulos of salo wore tne
Jabanoso wares. sent by thu Joirerstm
l>avla Clmpter of Daughtera from Sati
Friinclsoo. The Oarland-Bodca. B. E- I'OO
and Plckett Voteran Camps have en
I tered the conteal: for the heautlful fhiB
nenl from Callfornla and dlaplaycd heio.
The IContucky tnblo was ycry bus>. i
Amon,g the articlea bolng dlapnaed of
were a Pldcwlck aet of hahd-paltitod
menu carda, bwiutlfully lllustrated works
bVKenlucky autliors,' contre plncoH. and
orange mnrmalade. one among many
ftoud thlngs aant Kentucky from No w
York. bv Mr. Charlea Dlmmock. A "P.en
flld sllv'er punch bpwl sent by tho un-?
clnnati Daughtors of the Confoderacywlll
ho-votod to the most pbpular momber oi
the Elks. The lndlca of thla tablo gre.it
1y- uppreclnte the tourtaalas oxtonded
tliem by thomembers of thla organlza
ll.ni. ?specla'll.v-wb?t haa boon flono by
Mil ' nnd Mra. O. !U Wodonburg, who
have boon most helpful ln aecurlng votoa
for tho bowl.
Afternoon Tca.
Afternoon ton at the South Ca.roIIua
tablo la n charmlng feature of the bn
m whern bas*d?: teathor fana and
South Carollna novelties are found most
The baznar registw. contrlbuted by Mr.
Walter Evana, of tho Couawell Oom
?.,,,. 0f Charleaton, S. C. Is horo. It
Istbobnd ln red leather wlth the Btale.
LoaTon oncl, P^ge. j All baaaar workers |
? and vlaltors wlll roglater tho r nAmea ,
and aftar tho bazaar. tho book will be
?ulnced ln the Confoderato rnuseum.
Mltsl^lPPlwaa foremost In anles nmong :
thi oazaar tableaV The King Bihy's cor
ner waa porceotlbly donudad of Ita con
m$, Work bnga. pcnnuta iuid horne- ;
Zdo candy to aay nothing of a ahopk ;
from nn olectric baUery, wore yondod ,
Ly the pretty Dolly Vnrdens , who lean
?>d on Mlsalsslppi'a counter.
Medalllon of General Hohert E. Lea.
At the GeorgU and Alabama tables
aalea wuro excellent. Speelal mentlon ls
due all who deuorated tho Georgta tablo
wlth such cxcollent reaulls. Mrs. Kath
erlne Barbour Howard was the poular
chalrman of tho Oocoratlug Committee.
Thoso who assi'sted liere vvere iMrs. Ste
phen Beverldge, Mw, D. C. Rtchardsdn,
Mrs. Thompson, Mlsaes Julle Ycager, LU
llnn and Pcarl Qentry, Grace Schcrmer
horn, Messrs. Hartman Morrlsotto and
'Xhompson. Dolls, candy, sofa pillows,
Jd'ce, handkcrchlofs, fresh cakea nnd candy
changed hands rapldly over tho Goorgia
counter. Beautlful laco and fancy work
were equally accoptabhj to purchasers at
tlio Alabama. nible.. <?'
Box Party Ench Night.
The Tennesseo tablo, having lost her
cornor ln oranges, wlll have a box-party,
chaperoned each nlnlit by ono of the la
dlea of tho table, every ovoning at tho
tcnt- The bux'es are eontrlbuted by tho
Handolph Paper Box Company, and wlll
be sold at tlio popular prlco of llvo cents.
Iioxe.H wlll contaln 'iiseful and oruamental
prlzes.
The Toxas table was rejolclng over tho
aale of a luncheoh set of Brazillan polnt
lace, center-plecoai neokwear of all klnds,
Mexlcan drawn work on llnen and Indlan
rooccastns. Tho bedutlful horn chalr, up
holstered In green velvet, wlll bo voted
to the mowt popular elub, tho W'eatmore
3and; Commpnweallh, Vlrglnla, Deop Hun,
HermHagiv Jefforaon; MiQtll Unlon and
o.th'ifK enterlng tlio contost,
The tobacco table was not only selllng
tpbacco. Ir. waa dlsplaylng valuable rol
lei> In a lock of Presldent Davls' halr,
framed, a plcture of tho Davls famlly, a
Gtorgu Wnshlrifflon pltcher, dating baek
to 17N.1, nnd many llke valuable and beau
tiful thlnss.
The Florldn tnhle ls to have a humorous
evciiing enterlnlnment, to he glvon ln tln
hall, In whlch Miss I.llllau Taylor wll
ning, MIks Evle Lee Bowcock wlll glvo
jsome of her famous "coon songH," another
young lady wlll appoar In a rake-walk,
and tho Mandolln Gloo Cluli, under Mr.
Belrten, wlll render a dellghtful pro
gramme.
A thoroughbred fox terrler ls alao to ho
voted from the Florlda table to tho most
ponlar young lady. MIks Margaret
Bhields. Mlsa ttue Kpilman and Mlss Mary
3Drnk? have been mentloned In thls con
nectlon A boaullfully dressed doil, glvon
by Mlss ftuby Bodokar through Mlss El
k-r, Jones, wlll b<< voted from thls tni.io
fo the most popular llttle Itlehrnnnd glrl.
The d'lii's name ls VVlnnle Davle, Phe has
on a pink pk-tura hat wlth whlto rosr.s
a'nd'a plnl: y\l\< gown trimmt-d ln whlte
ar.pllquo. Her flaxen curla and charmtng
fnce attraot rnuch attentlon.
Groat Run in Candy.
At the Mlasoiirl tablo a lovely center
plece senl ,j5" Mrs. Valiiant from Mlsuourl
l,u>' been dlspose-d of. J/iwr.ey's candy
vus having a great mn la*t eveplng, A
Jiandsomo aou,v?ulr box ls being kept for
pome gallant gentleman who wlshes to
mako hls sweetht-art un ll-mer glft. The
door re^-olpts v.i-ii to Mlssourl lawt after
noon on account of tho ?oap bubblo and
pony party. whlch was affnrding tinlim
Ited enjoymont to 'rowrls of llttle people.
4 boomlng busluess wa? htlr.g done In dime
Wlll be rouwsd to Hs uatural dutlej
pnd your bUlotitmess, headache uud
couatlj/tii'-? ?<" vurt'd lf you Ulu
MM by feii drui'sujw. V& ceuit,
BOYS' CLOTHBS.
Outstde or lnside our clothlng
for boys ts made wlth the same
onre as our garments for men.
The smaller your boy, the
rnore varlety we can show.
$2.B0 to $9.00.
For that dlfflcuit age to BUlt?
the flrst long trouser age-we
have spoclally des,igned trou
sers that are made for boys.
SultB, $10.00 to $20.00.,
Bvorythlng olso boye wcnr.
tnuaeuni tlcketa. aold for tho Mlssouri
enlortalntnont on tho evenlng of Aprll
?i'id. i ?
At the Vlrginia tablo everybody was
pxclahnlng ovor a hoautlfully cnrved hnll
sent, aent from tho Stonownll Jaolcson
Academv, ln Ablngdon.'Va., tho work be
tng done by tho puplls thore, and ao ad
mlrnbly done aa to exclto gront oorament
One of the most notlcoablo thlngs nt the
Arkari'saa tnble wna a bumt wood. beart
shuped box. A nogro hoad ornamontcd
tho outslde. Wlthln wna a card wlth
these worda! . ? ,
"Youso aay Ise black ez do 'nca er spadea,
. en hattor cyard moh klnky wool;
Do 'Prosdent' aay Iao do 'drawin' cyard
what'll wln hlm votea wen>ho mek
de pnll.
Misser Hannn'a got a 'penohant far mo,
too; . .
Dar, now, data one Cmm er comfort,
gommon!"
ACT ON PETITIONS
TO GOUNGIL FIRST
FInance Comrhlttee Wlll Not
Hear Petltions from Saloon
Men to Aldermen Yet.
The FInance Commltteo had a far
shorter aession last nlght than any ono
thought. The commltteee mot in the In
uor ofllco of the Commissloner of Rev
enue, whilo not losa than 125 saloon
Ueopora were on the outslde waltlng for
a ctiance to presa tholr petltions for a re
duction of taxes. A number of doalers
were occompanled by counsel. But the
committe* dld not hear moro than twen
ty-flve, while the other^s walted their
turn.
About 9:45 tho commltteo rose, adoptlng
tho motlon to report upon the petltions
referred to lt from tho Councll before tak
lng up those whlch came from the Board
of Aldermen. The effect of thla wlll ho
that a numbor wlll have their fates do
cided ln a comparatlvcly ahort time.
But a great many wlll stlll be In doubt
for aorne time, as by far tho largest num?
ber of petltiona wont to the Board of Al?
dermen. Beforo adjournmont last nlght
tho commlttee decided to advertise ln
the papers when they would meet agaln
to tako up the potltlons referred to It
by tho Board, and that all should have
an opportunlty of bolng heard.
At tho vory next meotlng tho commlt?
teo wlll formulate Its report upon all
tho petltions from tho Comrnon Councll.
WANT NO SALOON
AT THE.RESERVOIR
Passenger and Power Conv
panyWIll OppoSeGrant
lng of a Llcenso.
Deyelopmenta at the meetlng of the
Commlttee on Grounds and Bulldliigs last
jjight Inflloate that certaln partles aro de
Blroua of operatlng a ealoon at the Reaer
vclr Park tertnlnal of tho two atrcet car
llnes, as a rosult ox whioh the PaBsongor
and Power Comapny haa announced Ita
Ititentlon of opposing the iaBuance of a
llcense for such a purposo to any ona.
The informatlon waa brought out by a
letter from Captaln Alexander B. Oulgon,
counael for the corporatlon, naklng the
commlttee to Inatruot the Clty Attornuy
to alao appear ln oppoaltlon to tha grant
lng of a llquor UoeuBe at tho tormlnal ln
questlon. ^
After oarofully conslderlng the letter
tho commltteo docided to tablo tho quos
Captaln Oulgon eot forth that Judgo
Wlckham, of the Honrlco County Court.
would ahortly hear appUcatlona for llquor
Ucenaea outslde of the clty. He aald the
company was oppoBed to tha ostabllahment
of any anloona at the Reaorvoir Park ler
minal, as it would have n tendency to
Dcsibly encourage rowdyism and iprevont
ladlea from frequcntlng tho reuort. Fur
thor, that lt mlght tompt tho emp oyes of
tho compnny to drlnk between trlpa.
Just who or how many people deslre to
establlsh aaloons at the ReservoirJs not
known, although It ls thought that nn
effort la bolng mado to locato a placo of
thls charnetor near the Caslno.
Tho commltteo, after hearlng a potltlon
from certain young ladles and gontlomen
of Church Hlll, docided to have con
Btructed on a plot of ground ln Chlmbo
rnzo Park a publlo tennla court.
Mr W N. BowmnJi, of the Btewnrt Iron
Worics, iwaa prosent. Ho stated that all
of tho mlnor dotalls at tho now Jnll would
bo nttonded to, after whlch the comm ttce
dcclded to meet wlth tho Flnanco Com?
mlttee noxt Monday afternoon at 5 o clock.
when the quosUon of payment for extrna
on the prison wlll be aettled.
ST. LOUIS ORAND JURY
The Investigatlon of Alleged Boodling
Resurned.
(Ily AssoeintBd Presa.)
ST L.OTJIS, MO? Aprll 16,-The grnnd
Jury'a Investlgation of alleged boodling
ln the Leglslature was reaumed here to
day A Bubpoona haa been lssued for the
cnahlor of tho StQelville (Mo.) bank. in
whlch the baking powder comblne is snld
to have kept funda and checks. Btate
Mtorney HarrlB wlll ba exnmlned as to
nls alleged knowledgo of theso funds.
TWO OLD LADIES
PERISH IN FLAMES
(By Aasoclated Presa.) |
TOMAHA, WIS? Aprll 16.?Mlsses
Phoebe and Llbby Heeley, at Bear Creek,
alx mlles eoulh of thla place, were burned
to death ln a flro whlch destroyed their
home.
The two slsters were seventy-flve and
olghty-slx yeari* of age, respoctlvely.
They lived alone an a large farm, whlch
they owned. A high wlnd fanned the
flames, and before aaaistance arrlved all
was destroyed.
It was thought they had a large sum of
money in the house,. ?.nd that they were
robbed and murderei,-ond the flre started
to covor the traces of the crimo. An
Inquest wlll bo held next Saturday.
?
Sailed for Norfolk.
(By Asaociated Press.)
PENSACOLA.. FUA.( April 16.?Tho
vessels of tho North Atlantlc and ? Carlb
hean fleets aro prnparlng to leave, and
all wlth tho oxcoption of tho gunboats
wlll be away by May Gth. The Texas
sailed yoaterday for Norfolk, whero she
wlll be the flngshtp of tho coast de
fense squadron.
Mr. Lee Dlsregarded Summons,
(By Assocluted I'ress.)
KANSAS CITT, MO., Aprll 16.?Lieuten
nnt-Governor L.eo waa sorved wlth a sub
poena to-nlght as he was loavlng tho clty.
Ho left for Chlcago, Inatead of golng to
St. I.ouiB. Tho deputy marahal, havlng
learned that Mr. Leo was on tho Chlcago
trnln. Bald to hlm:
"Of course, Mr. Lee, you underatand
that lf you dlsobey thla subpoena you
wlll b? roitArtibd *? a Mffftlv* from Ju?
tlOfl," '
l.oe ntmwnrwl Ana-rllyi "* UtluirHtfma
thls tttnvft. tt'U'-on? of thnt felkm VoYnn,
lln ln nlwnya nrnklnn ftn m? ot hlmiwlfr
Tlte HtitittoMtii mved ??ion Mf. I.?o wM
ln ft lootif oa*6y H wkh tmo" t? prevoiit
hih irnttlna; hnyoml tho JurlhdJfitlon Ot tha
MIsimtiH tipui'tn tjafor-s n Ht, I-?ula miffl*
ni(m? eoultl. 1>? Mrvect Upon hlm. It Waa
ricma upon tha rauviaat of Cifoult Altor
liey rolltn, of fltcLouln. Mr, I'?? Itfndrod
the aubpoena.
when hn karnad to-aay thnt ? doputy
?,< loniting for htm wlth a n?ty>()m'a ,18
nroHfted the llne to Kiumnn Clty, X<w?
whet'6 ho remalned tintH he oattia to tne
Unlon Depot,
WRIT.OP rtANDAMUS
Oount May Force nelnttotemont of
Catrtlllo Weldonfeld.
CBy Aaaorliitml ProM.)
NEW YORK, Aprll 16,-An appltofttlon
was mnde.in the flupr'ome Court for ay
wrlt of mandnmus to compel .tha Naw
York Stock Kxohange to rolnatate Ca
tnllle Welndenfeld to tnembershtp, _
Mr. Woldenfeld waa suape'ndod by tne
Board of Qovernora of the Stoolt , Kx
ohangn for havlhg been lnterestod, lt waa
allegr.d In the Uttgatton ln the Northern
Seourltlea mergetv the charge bomg that
hle lnterest was for tho purpoae of ex
tortion. / '
- a
Wachter Republlcan Cholca.
(By Aasoclated Press.)
BAI/T1MORJ3, . MD? Aprll 18.-Con
gressmnn Prank 0. Wachter wos un
n.nlmously nomlnated for mayor to
nlght bv the delegates selectod at the
Hepubllcan prlmarles ten days ago.
Robort M. McXane, at present State s
attornov, ls the Detnocrotlo nomlnoe.
The electlon wilt.be held on May 6th.
i ?
Mr. Merrlam the Orator.
(By Aasoclated Presa.)
ST. PAUb, MTNN., Aprll lO.-Wllllam
R. Merrlam, formerly Governor of Mln
r.epota, and utMSl recontlyvDIreotor of the
Consiis. was tho prlnclpal speaker before
the St. Paul Credlt Mon's Assoclation
banquet ln thla clty to-nlghL
9-???~~
Dlvidend Declared.
(By Asaoclnted Presa.)
NEW YORK. Aprll IC.-The dlrectors
of the Amalgamatod Copper Company
declared a qttartorly dlvldond of'1-2 of 1
per cont. to-day. The last quartorly dlvl?
dond also was 1-2 of 1 per cont.
THREE YEARTbY
MANHA'S GATES
RIchmond Youth Who Enlisted
Three YearsAgo Returns
to Citizenship.
Prlvate Horace Mallory, No. 700 South
Laurel Street, late of the TJnlted States
army, ha3 returned to the clty, hls term
of three years' enlistment havtng ex
plred.
Mr. Mallory Jolned the regular army
early ln 1900, when the Boxers were mak
Ing trouble in Chlaa. He was asslgned
to the Flfteenth Battery of fleld artillery,
whlch was ordered to Chlna ln August of
the yame y'ear: ? Tho battery went Imrao
dlately from Chlna to the PhiUpplnes.
Eortunately for hlm, ho and hla com
rades were placed on guard qutside of
Manlla, and here they remalned, hoaring
vlvld accounts ot fights ln tho Interlor,
but soolng UttU>-br none of lt.
Ho wants to got work now and settle
down to a cltlzen's llfo, but if not suo
cessful- ho wlll try the fortunes of a
soldler. agaln.
WILL LOOK CLOSELY
INTO ALL COIMTRACTS
(By A-ssoclated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Aprll 16.?Tho aetual
overhaullng of tho work of the Buroau
of Balarles and Allowances began hero to
day, when Postolllce Inspector Waters
started an active oxamlnatlon of tho af
falrs of tho bureau. All tho contracts,
loases, etc, not mado on the rccornmenda
tlon of tho postmasters wlll be carofully
consldorod. Postmaster-General Payne
had sovoral conferences wlth hls aaslst
ants to-day, ln whlch a nurnber of the
ulfferent linos of Investigatlon wera dls
cussed, but ho announced that there were
no Important developments.
NNESOTA tAUNCHED IN
u
TWIN-SCREW STEAMER "MINNESOTA."
Largest American-Built Shlp
Afloat faK.es tho Waves.
Christened by- MIss
Hill.
(IlJ' Anuocliitefl I'rc'js.)
NF.W I.ONDON. CONN., Aprll 16.?In
the pieaeuca of thousands of apeclatora,
Iricludlng many vlultora froin New York,
Bnaiou and other cltltH, tho ttoumshlp
Mlnnesota, the largest vejsel ever bullt
jn this country, and the greatoat curgo
carrler ln th* world, was launchud to-day
at the yards of tho Kastern Bhlpbuildlng
Company, at Groton,
Tho apopaor of tho tnnmmoth hlilp was
Mlas Ciara HIH. duughtur of J. J. H|l|,
prcnldeiit of tho Great Northern Steam
Shlp Company, for whom the veaaol was
bullt, to bocome part of tho QGmpanv'a
Paclf.c und Orlftnlal carrylng scrvtce, As
the last reatr.ilnlng link that hold the
?hlp to Itu plaoo on tho waya waa toyered,
Mlaa Hill broke a bottle of wlne ovor the
BtauJ l-'.at and nair.od tho craft Mlnne
Wlth a glldlng movcment. baraly per
captlbla at (Jrst, tho vast inaas of ?tr:el,
wolglilng ihout-nndH of tona, Btartud ...,wn
tho waya, and jiatherlntf ?pced tapldly,
pluuged Into the water wlth a wavo un?
dor hor Btorn that sorlously threatonod
the safoty of the hundreds of amall craft
In the harbor. Although her motjipntum
seomed euftlelent to carry her f.ir over to
the other slde nf the wida harbor, the pre
cautlona taken to alack her spoed were
aufhXent to bring her to a standitlll
wlthln a mllo of the Croton shoro. Tugs
then took her In tow, and sbe was 'ffulded
to a dock, where sho wlll bo flttod up for
servlce.
The "MinnoHota" ls 030 fept long, 73
fe?-t 8 Inohf's wido, M foo't high to upper
deck, IX feet hlgh to caplaln's brldgo,
177 feet hlgh to top of mast, 8he Is
rlgged as a four-masted schooner, wlth
pola maHta, nnd has flvo contlntious
d<-oks, named as follows: Orlop, lowcr,
'twoen, maln nnd upper, all pliitod wlth
ateel. The four fleck* whlch are not
contlnuous aro tho forcenstlo, prorno
nade, brldgo and boat dccks; and on top
of all comes tlio captaln's or navlgatlng
brlde, rnaklng nlno dr-cks |n all. Tlio vex
koI la rilvlded transvorsely Into thlrteen
water tlght compartments: the englna
and bnllor roomtt, belng dlvlded long1,
tudlnully by a water-tlf.'ht bullihcad,
mako lour waler-tlght machlnory com
partmenta. The double bottnm |a >|y.
feet and extends across the whnle bot
tom of the ves.'el, Thls spaoe ean hold
about fC'tfi tona of water bHlhisv when re
qulred, and ls illvlded Into ?8 tvnter-tlghj
comportments. Should any comparlmopt
be dlsablod, tho water cun 1,b pumped
at the tate of 25,000 gallona per rnlnute.
The spaco occuplod by machlnery la
tho amallest practlcablo, and tho artango
mont of conl bunkora la a novel featura
of tha ooristructloni It Is a departure
whlch tho Ea8tern Khrpbulldlng Company
have bfen tho first to moko In ocoan ves
vels, There aro two vertlcnl lnverted,
dlroot-aotlng, trlplo-expanalon, surfaeo
coi'dcrislng marlno ariijlnes, wlth L, P.
cyllndor ln tha rnlddle, drlvlng twln
Hcrows. K-ich ongirie to havo thiea
cranks nnd Hppnrato dlrect-actlng Btevnn
non valvo gear. Indlcatod horao-power of
tho two maln englnna wlll be abnut
10.000. at 7S roYolutlonaJ wlth a bollor
atoain pressnro of 230 pottnda per aquaro
Inch. Two three-bladcd propoller whoels,
one rlght and one loft bladed, 20 feot ln
dlnmeter nnd n foot pltch, wlll have
h developtd hlade arra of 07 aquaro feet
for. each propeller, Tha Immense ateol
rudd<-r welglm nver forty tona. Tha
stoorlng gf-ar onn be drlven elthor by
stc-nm or alootriclty,
Flrat eabln paracngora are looated ln
houHf-s on Difi uppor. promenado and
brldgn df<rks. Btnto-rboms aro large and
alry, hnvlng nrtIflf-inl as well as natural
vontljatlon In eaoh. Bultes ara nrranged
w!th alttlng-ioom. bed-room and bath
room. All tho pasnengora may be soatod
at one timo ln tho dlning ealoon. Thero
uro a flrsi cnhln llbrary, o ladios* bou
do!r, amoKlng-rrinmsj, bar. tnllot-roorns,
barbar rhir.a. a chiMren's plny-room, and
(?vory Improvrment that Ingenulty, Hkill,
and exporlRnco can devJso to pronioto
comfort. .
BRIBP ITBMS PROM
THB SPORTINO WORLD.
Rowlngi i
, Al) tha boat oltih hotma* alona- tha
Htirlotii nivor ln NeW i ?yrk? i*rii lt* be
altuatdd "lu a new, athltsUu neld, Jp bo
larlBin nivor Ih NeW ,Vyrk\ ata Id b
Ituttted ln a hew atliltiUu llolil. to b
,iud out, ln Mtttiomb'M ijaiti Pnrlt,, Mayo.
LoW, liold u, pilblla hoarltitf uti a blll aUj
Ihnrlaliiir tho lnylna out ot minh a fltild
and tha bUlldlllg thnrbun ol buut .housofl,
Tho blll wtta favorod by Park Cpmmls
elotier < YOUtiaf aitd raprommtnl ves oc
many bottt ulubs, > The Mayor aald that
ha, would hpprova lt, , ., ,
. Oruw" pruHpeuta at Wlsoonaln, whtoh
last week woto nut eucuunmlng. caniiut
bo aald, to have Improvod uny durlnif
tha weok. Tha fault la not ao muoh wlth
tha materlttl that in but. but wlth tha
faot that there ls not ottoutfh pf lt, and
durlna; the Kaator vaoation, tliere were
not etiouxh mcn out, to flll two boata
wlth 'varfilty oandldates. , . : ?
Whlle thla la a state df affalra that haa
not eilsted at Wlaoonaln for a number
of ,yaara, It la at tha present too late to
be remodied, and Coaoh O'Dea wlll have
to make tha most of a poor altuatloii.
The freshraan oandldatea are a Btrong
lot, however,, and, whlle,they hav* ttot
been taken out ln a ahell as yet, glyo
promlse of doveloplng lato .one.of tlio
strongost orews that ever repreaented a
freBhmu.li claas Of Wlsconuln.
Turf and Track,
' The horsemon and roart drlvere of
Pennsylvanla are forittlnjr a Btate, .organ -
eatlon. Promlnent horsemen from all
parts of the Btate are interested.
Galbetor, 2sUl-2. haa been retlred from
the turf at Conneaut Latoe, Pa., by hia
new owner, H. J. Keenaii.
The former Plttsburg matlnee trottar,
Rubber, 2:10.'by Wllson, 2HB1-4. datu by
Mambrlno Patchen, haa been ratlred for
K?ltd'A 8mlth has returnejj from Callfor
nla wlUi hls strlng, iuoJudlng ArtJculate.
The stable ls now quarterod at Bheops
U Donuve.' by Altivo. out of Douka (2),
2:21, purchased at a New York sale, has
beon sold by Dr. Freed, of Sharou, Pa.,
t0ItoSaaSlfe. 2 U9 8-4, by Rovenue, 2:22 1-4,
a son of Smtlggler, nas a foal at Headlng
owued by W, Harry Orr and slfed by
^L'TFayr^Braddock. Pa. has sold
hls roan lllly by Bxpliot to R. M._ Mc
Annnulty. He Is a oloan-going paoer and
has flhown specd, A?i?... tt
"Bkeets" Martln wlll riOe Acoful. H.
B. Duyea'a candldata for the Engltsh
ETThey'Amerloan lookey won last year on
Ard Patrlok, and, although hls rldlng of
Gubblns' blg horae did,not. quJte pleaaa
the Engl sh crltlos, Btlll he has rlsou
greatlj" ln he estTmatlon of owriora and
fratners across the water. Accordlng.to
the roports from the HugjrlriB Quartora
Acuful. who. ls to bo prepared unlntor
rapfedmtor the Bpsom meotlng, appears
to be growlng a bit and ls,a good deal
botter than he looks. Rock jfand, the
prosont favorlte wlll bo rlddon by Halsey
In tho Two Thousand Guineas oni Aprll
29th. Martln and Danny Maher wiftaport
silk on a palr of oracks. Martln has
been scheduVed to handle Rock Sand and
Maher wlll manago rlo?ttm- ^I'S' tljS
thlnks, has a roay chanco to land me
Derby. ,
Golf. .;
The Nassau Country Club.haa eleeted
Harrv Murdock presldent. PeJffy?,i;n
treasurer and F. B. Prabt WW^
Tho elghteon-hole eourso of tho Deai
Golf Cluo ls belng .P^pared fw tho na
Uonal tournament, to be Jield there w.ay
^The^mbershlp of the ^x'ngton Golf
Club is rapldly ncroastng. Blx memoera
were admttted at the last meetlngof the
Exeoutlve Committee and the Umlt wlll
P?nSrbiyta- ^nlo^'tSk ot llmlUng
the Western Golf Assoclatlon open cham
SHoTd^and^ olnfe'afrj $&
ors Wise counsols have provailed. how?
ever and the Eastern playors wlll. be
co?dlaH? ln\"ted to entar for tho event
at MUwaukoe.
New Sporting Paper.
Harry Payne Whltney, 1^a-WTe.nc?e%J5|^C
teVbury and others wlll rtart;a aP"^"*
charga of lt.
Base-Ball.
A. L, Thayer has been eleoted tom
norary captaln of th| Harvard Junlor
Tol-'onto has turned flown M offered
trade of Pltcher Bruoo for Pltoher Car
r,iock?afleSL!<1t0he Indlan. who played wlth
Cleveland some seasons ago, wants to
^r^ni^Gor'aonf mf8- the New York
American" League fclub has doclded to
namo the new grounds tho New iora
^TherlNenwartgN. J.fwam haspurchased
Out lelder Pat Dillard. from Little Rock,
?nd has traded^Thlrd Baseman ^VllUam
Hayward for George Bannon, ot ^ew
HBlunfaahlem. of Brooklyn ls threatoned
SS o"f barta?y^h3chhJ5ve3 g
a, couple of weeks. . pittabure.
Pred Clarke, manager of the 1,1"SDU{'?
Na lonal League Club, ls so ^re that the
?pirntBH wlll once more land the iNtauonai
Leawe pennant that he ofrered to wager
si 200 on the three-tlme propositlon.
Tho nltchers of the American J^eague
are eafisWKl"attera napplng by toaaing
up fast shoots betoro tho mon at the
nfato reoover after a vlclous swlpe at tho
Vall The rule states that the pltcher
rnust pause before dollverlng the ball. bi t
thls ls belng Ignored. Ono of these. days
th bauer wl!l B BorloaBly Injurea ? not
klllod.by thls pracUce. and the rule wui
bInnDug|1oby, Fraser. Mltchell and a
aark horoa ol two among the fwr flln^
ors Manager Zlmmer. of Jhe Phlllles, w 141
have a rollablo corps of Pltcnera. witn
hlmielf. Roth and Dooin to baok thom
up. ______
PETUNIA WON ROSE
STAKES IN A DRIVE
(By ABHoclntert Preaa.)
NBW YORK, Aprll 1G.?The Rose stakes
for two-year-old llliles, the feature p?
the card at Aqueduct to-day, waa won ln
a drlvlng linlsh by Petunla, wlth Julia
M. socond. Flve favorltes won. the other
race gotng to a well-playod thlrd cholco.
The weather was cold and the track
heavy. Summarles: ,, ,,,
Flrst race?for two-year-olds, solling,
four and a half furlongs?Cyuttlca (evon)
firBt, Termagant W to l) second. The
Brown Monarch 02 to 1) thlrd. Timo.
' Boco'nd race?for three-year-olds, selllng
flve and a half furlongs?Cranevtlle (8 to
6) flrst, B. Doyle (20 to 1) second. Anna
Daly (20 to 1) thlrd, Tlme. UU.
Thlrd race?the Rose stakes. for two
year-old flllles. four and a half furlongs
Petunla (1 to 6) flrst, Julla M. (6 to. 1)
second, Contontous (7 to 6) thlrd. tlme,
:6Fourth race-for Ithree-year-olds and
upward. sellliig, slx furlonga-Ocalawha
(3 to 1) fli-st, TiruBldora (2 to 1) second,
Lookot i9 tq 3) th^d. Tlme, l:H 1-B.
Flflh race?for malden ,?lU?s, tnree
v/ar.o ds selllng. flve and a half fur
ro'nra&donoufi' 03 to U? flrst. Albany
GlrT (8 to l) second, Queen Dream (6 to
"sfic'th4* ra^o^hre^year-olds and UP
wards, eevon furlongs-New York H. (tt
to 10) flrst, Colonlst n(8 to 1) aecond,
Flara (10 to l) thlrd. Tlme. X:-3 2-6.
' Raclngat Memphis.
(By Associaxod Press.)
MEMPHIS TENN.. Aprll 16,?The Ten
nesseo Urowl'ng Company stakes attraotod
a fleld of nlne to the barrler to-day. Old
Hutch anci1 FoA- Kane. the two favoruee
cl'oser The flfth'race. a s^Plechase over
tho ahort coursu, funilshed^ one of tne
mostSe.oltfn? linlshos of the meetim,'.
I,<.rd Radnor appearod tp be wlnning
handlly when Saubor, well-backed. cam?
w!th a burst of specd and won by a
head, Bummary: . ,, ,?_???_
Pirst raoe-four and a ha f /urlqngs,
terfi T^W?mX& , .eJUDb-B.?a?a
Cream (20 to 1) flrsL MempWan 0 to 8)
aecond, Palr tuss (7 to 2) thlrd. rimo,
1:ThVrd race-four and a half (^L^iffn'
purae-Bonollcont (5 to 1) flrst. Mordel a
(2 to 0). second, Eeher Son (6 tu J) thlrd.
'''iK.urih8 wwi-stuvea fu,-ipnjf?\ Tonnessee
liandloap,
nlleit-flattbitr
Time, j!MX-?. _
Mti i m i ? -
RlfU Oorttt-at
(By AaaocUted Praa*.)
WAfiHINOaXDN, Aprll W,-Th? Na
tlonal Blfle Conte?t Board^ oompoaod of
army dmoera and national ?uwdamen,
wlth whtofa Colonel Banger, the Aaals
tnnt Seoretary of War, la tneat ng. gath
ered hera to-day. Tha board la conald
erlng the dlapoaltton of the ?2,000 appro
prlated by Congraas for the putclutso
of a national trophy and otber prbsea,
tha conteat for whlch la to be partlo -
pated in yearly by teama- from the m 11
tta, the army. tha navy and tbe marlne
corps.
X number of dealgns for the national
trophy , ani* for Indlvidual medals aro
belng examlned by the board, whloh wlll
mnko * rojort of Ita oonolualona to the
Seorotary of War. The flrat oontoat for
the trophy, It la aald, wlll be held at
Sea Glrt, N. JT. ? '
CADETS DEFEATED '
The Unlveralty Team Won by a Seoro
of Soven to One,
(Bpoolni to Tho Tlmea-Dlapntoh.)
CJLLHX/DTTBSVlLLIu, VA.. Aprll 18.?
The Unlvoratty of Vlrglnla defeated the
Vlrglnla Mllltary Inattuto here thla af?
ternoon aoven to one. The oadets acored
their only run ln the ninth, aftar two
mon woro dowm. Coupor reaohed flrat
on a flelder'a arror, Btolo aoeond, and tal
Uod on Hill'B alngle to* oenter fleld. In
the flfth lnnlng Pdohard, tho Vlrglnla
twlrlor, had a. frager on hla left hand
brokon by a hot llner. "Whlle ho_ offl
clated ln tho box, not a hit was Boaurod
off hla dollvery, and ho had sovon atrlke
outa to hla crodlt Cracraft, who auo
caodod hiro. allowed the vialtora flvo
hita. Tho cadet pltoher, Carneal, kopt
hls hlta well ncatterod, but recolved poor
Biipport, The featurea of tho contoat
were the runnlng catchao of,, Johnston
and Stearnea, and the aharp fleldlng of
8tucky.
VIROINIA.
R. H. O. A. E.
Cooke, r. f. 8 8 0 0 0
Pollard, c. t ...?.2 10 0 0
Prlchard, p .~....l 10 0 0
Councll, o .1 0 0 11
Btucky, a. s .0 0 6 2 0
Stearna, 2b.?...0 0 15 1
RoBaor, 2b.0 0 0 0 0
Mason, Sb.0 0 0 0 0
Slaughtor, lb .0 1 9 0 0
Cracraft, 1. f. and p ....0 0 1 2 0
Munger, 1. f ............0 0 10 0
Totala -.7 6 27 10 2
V. M. I.
R, H. O. K. E.
Goodloe, o ..0 10 2 0
Porter, r. f .0 1 0 0 0
Couper, lb.1 0 8 0 0
Hill, 8b ...?.,....0 12 10
Love, . c; f .*.?.0 0 1 0 0
Johnaon, 2b ....0 0 8 2 1
Allport, U f .0 110 1
Crowdua, a. a ...-.0 10 12
Carneal, p .0 0 0 4 0
Totala.1 B 24 10 4
Soore by lnnlngs:
V, M. I. J.00 00 0 0001-1
Vlrglnla .4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 ??7
'Stolen bases, Cocko, Coupor, Two-baae
hlt, Prltchard. Hlt by pltohor, Pollard
(2) Prlchard. Bases on balla off Carneal,
Stearns. Struck out by Prlchard, Good?
loe, Allport, Crowdus, Carneal, Porter,
Coupor. Love., By Cracraft, Couper, Por?
ter. By; Carneal, Btucky (3), Slaughter
(2), Cracraft (2), Cocko, Mungor. Um
plre, Colllflower.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
GAMES YESTERDAY
At CInclnnatI?The National League
bnae-ball aeaaon of 1003 was Inaugurated
horo to-day, when 12,000 neoplo aaw tho
Pittaburg team glvo the Clnclnnatl'a ade
clalve defeat. Phllllppl let CInclnnatI
down wlth but two hlta, but comblnod
wlth a wlld throw, thls enabled thom
to escape a shut-out. Wagner made tho
aonaatlonal play of tho day, taking down
a lina hlt of Kolley's by Jumping into
lnto the alr and then belng comnolled to
jugglo tha ball boore flnally holdlng lt.
Boore: "? H. E.
Clndnnatl .00 0000100-1 2 2
PlttBburg .00 13 0002 1-7 11 1
Tlme 1:60. Battorls?Harper and Peltz;
Phllllppl and Pholps. Umplre. Emslla.
Attendanco, 12,000.
At St. Loula?St. Louls National League
defeated Chlcago ln a hoUy-conteated
gamo. Tho local pitchor had Bllghtly tho
boat of a pltchorB' battle, allowlng the
vlaltors only four hlta, The foature of
the game was Braln'a one-hand atop of
Lowo's hot llner.
Score: R. H. E.
St Loula.0 0100100?-2 6 2
Chlcago .000 00 00 10-1 4 3
Batterles?Currle and Ryan: Taylor and
Kling. Tlme. 1:68. Umplre, Johnston.
Atttuidance. 4,676.
MIDDIES WILL PLAY
WITH THE 'VARSITY
(By Aasoclatod Pross.)
ANNAPOL13, MX)? Aprll 16.?Mldshlp
man ^Vrthur G. Chaffoe, manager of
Naval - Aoadomy foot-ball toara of 1803,
to-day announced the sohedule for thla
eeaBon, lncludlng Ootobor 10th, Unlver
Blty of Vlrglnla,
a
Scores Yesterday.
PIttaburg, 7: CInclnnatI, t
5t. Loula. 2; Chloago, 2.
Phlladolphla-Boston, wet grounda.
New York-Brooklyn, wet grounda.
?
FORBES GOT DECISION
Qlven the Declslon Over "Blz" Mackey
After Ten Rounds.
(By Aauoolutufl I'res*.)
FJNDLAY, O., Aprll 10.?"Bla" Maokey
and Henry Forbea, the ohamplon bafl.
tam-welght of the world, fought ten fast
rounds hero to-nlght and whllo both woro
Btrong at the olose, Forbea was gtven tho
declslon on polnta, Mackey fraquemiy
fell to avold punlshment. Not a knook
down waa acored durlng the bout tbough
each boxer out hla opponent'a eyo and
kept bloedlng after tho fourth round.
a
Yanger Won Over English,
(By Asxaclated I^riMa.l
KANSAS CrrY, Aprll Jfi.~Benny Yan?
ger, of Chlcago. to-nlght got the declslon
over Clai-onco English, of i\ebraska Clty,
Nab., ln a tenrround conteat.
Yanger outclaasad hla opponent at all
Btagea of tho (Ight except U\ the second
and nlnth rounds. when English moJa a
falr ahowlng,
a
The Chicago Races,
(By A?s(ic|nted Pre8?.)
CHICAO'O. Aprll 16.-Resulta at Lake
aldo: '.'?.'.-* .
Flrat raoe-flve and a hajf furlong-s?
Fako (!} to 1) flrat, Optlonal (8 to 6) sec?
ond. Hayden (4 to 1) thtrd. Tjme. Itia 8-6
Beoondl raca-four furlong-a?Lawndale <3
to E Arat, PJea, (7 t? 6) aecond, Capjtol
AMUiRMiNTi.
.-. TO*NIQHT.%
Laat Performancg.
OIRL FROM PARIS.
lilttolaugh. Don'tmliiH
l
J
o
TO-MIOHT.
Across
Thi
Pacific.
Next Waok.
Her
Wrong
Rlghted
Beataon
aale,
JMaJUEW."BSf?!f"
MASK AND of the Unlvuralty of Pa,,
WIU CLUU, ln tho now burleaque
SIR ROBINSON CRUSOE.
1 Bonoflt of Va, Hospltnl and Va. Ta-ble
of Ooufcderuto Falr, Huata on salo,
BO?T*)C?VS
SEASONCLOSES
TWICB DAILY AT 2 AND 7 P. At
ADMISSION 25c CHILDRBN 13c.
(10 to 1) thlrd. Time. :64,
Thlrd raqe?Hillo-War Cry (9 tolOl firsfc
Doublo O (4 to 1) aocond, Prlnce of AfJ
rlca (3 to 2) thlrd. Tlmo, 1:47 4-6.
Fourlh race?four furlongs?OrcgoTy K,
11 to 3) flrst, Aflgloe (8 to 1) aecond,
Dan Mackeno (4 to 1) thlrd. Tlme, 1:18 If.
Fifth raco?four furlongs?Shaltan (6 W
2) flrat; MUa Mnlllo (4 to 1) socond. Caa?
Ble Brbulor (B to 1) thlrd. Tlme. :55.
Slx'h ruco?mllo and aovonty yardj, aoil
lng-Doble B. (0 to 6) flrat. fhe Bobby
(7 ,to 11 socond, Mlaa Llza (31-2 to 1)
thlrd. Time, 1:64.
.-? ?
OBITUARY.
Mra. Dora Lee Whltman.
Mrs. Dora Loe Whltman dled at 8:45
o'clock "WodnaBday nlghtt at her home,
No. 024 North Twonty-flrat Street. Bho
waa ln the twonty-fourth year of her
age. i _ ~L
The funeral wlll take place at 8:80
o'clock thls afternoon from the Falr
mount Mothodlat Church.
Thomas F. O'Cormor.
Mr. Thotnaa F. O'Connor dled yoaterday
morrdrig at the roaldonce of Mr. Charlea
Koaa, No, 2208 Baat Maln Btraet. Ha
waa ln the thlrtloth year of hbj age.
Tho funeral wlll take place at 4 o'clock
thls afternoon from Bt. Patrlok*a Church.
dohn B. Leddy.
Mr. John B. Leddy dled at hls reetdence,
No. 1123 Brook Avenue. Ho waa ln tha
tblrty-fourth year of hls age.
The funoral wlll tiake place at 8 o'clock
thls afternoon from St. Peter*a Cathadral.
Edward L. Ritch.
Edward Llnton Rltch dlod Tueaday at
Nowton, Mlaa., aged flftoan yeara and
four months.
Tho funeral wlll take plooa at 8 o'oioCM
thls afternoon from the restdence, No.
120 South Fifth Streot
Funeral of Mra. Atklnson.
The funeral of Mrs. Ellae Davenport
Atklnson took place at 11:80 o'clock yea?
torday morotng from Bt Paul's Epiaco
pal Church.
Conaldorably before the arrrval of tha
funoral proceaslon tho church waa fitled
wlth aorrowlng frlonda and relatlves of
tho deceaaod. Every aoat excopt thoaa
in tho gallery waa taken. There wero
many hoauOful floral offertnga. Tha
aervlces In tho church and at the gravo
woro conductod by tbe Bov. Dr. Morrla.
Tho pall-bearerB were as follows:
Actlve?Mesara. Henry C. Baakonrtlle.
Rlohard H. Mcado, Patrlck Curry, J. IC
Branch, Judgo Carter Scott, Haaklna
Hobson and Reed.
Honorary?General Fitzhugh Lee, Dr.
.ToBephM. White, Dr. Isalah Whlto and
Mossfs."Joseph Bryan, Edward C. Mayo,
Eugeno Massle and E. P. Valentlno.
Captain Charles R. Boyd.
(Speclal to Tho Tlmea-Dispateh.) '
WYTHBVILLB, VA., Aprll 18.?Captaln
Charlea R. Boyd, a noted mlnoraloglat,
dled to-day ln">Ielson county, Va., whera
ho auffored a stroke of paralyals a few
days ago. Captaln Boyd was a son of the
lato Colonol Thomas J. Boyd, known aa
the "Father of ' Wythovllle." He was
a captaln of englneers durlng tho Clvll
War. Ho leavea hla wlfe, ?who waa
a MIsb Splller, of Wythovllle, and threa
chlldren?Mr. Charlea R. Boyd, Jr., an4
MIbb Cornella Boyd, of Wythovllle, an?
Mra. R. R. Irlon, of MlaBiaaippI. Ho had
been a noted mlnernloglat and metnllur?
gl8t ln hls day. and mado topographlcal
and mlneral mapa of many of the coun
tlos ln Southweat Vlrglnla. Ho was tha
author of many well known works on
mlneralogy. He wna Blxty-threo yeara
of ago. He wlll be burled hero.
Richard F. Tuckor.
(Spoclal toTho'rimos-Diapatch.)
ALEXANDRIA, V., Aprll lO.-Rlchard
F, Tuckor, a prominont merchant, dled!
BUdonly thls afternoon at hls horno here.
Ho was strlcken wlth haart dlaease In
hla ofllce, and explred whllo bolng oar
rlod Into hls reaidene*. He was forty
nevan year.'Told and unmarrlod. ComlnaT.
to thls clty ln early llfa from Baltlmoro,
whero ha was born, Mr. Tuckor beoame
a momber of the George R. Hill Cake an<J
Cracker Manufaoturlng Company. Blnoo
the bakory cloaod, he conducted an ln
dependent mercantlle' bualness. He waa
a steward in the M. E. Church, South,
and a momber of Ahdrew Jaokson Lodga
of Masons,
Charlea Brldgett.
CLIFTON FORGE, VA., Aprll 16.-.
Charlas Bridgatt, an eroploye of tho Chos
npoake and Ohlo Rallway, who had hla
leg broken on tho yard hore aevoral
woeka ago, dled hero thla evenlng at 6
o'clock At the tlme of tho accldent Mr,
Brldgett waa taken to tho Cheaapeakt
and Ohlo Hoapltal, where hls leg waa
amputated. It is aupposed hls death waa
due to heart dlseasa.
Mrs, W. W. Rouas.
(Speclal to The Tlmea-Dlspatch.)
"SVirNOHESTER. VA., Aprll 'lfl.-The
romalna of Mrs. W. W, Bouaa, who dled
in Now York yeaterday, wlll be placed ln
(ho Rouss mausOleum hero to-morrow.
i a i ? ? ?
DEATHS.
O'CONNOR.?Dlad, yesterday niornlng. at
the resldonce of Mr. Charlea Koaa, No.
2208 East Maln Btreat, at 8:16 o'clook,
THOMAS V. O'CONNOR, in the thir?
tloth year of hla ago.
Funeral TO-DAY at 4 P. M. from Bt.
PairiclCB Church. Frlendg and relattve*
inyltedto attond.
RITCH.?Dled, at Newton, Mlaa., Tuea?
day, Aprll 14th. EBWARD LTOTON
RITCH, aged flftqen yeara and four
montha.
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