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0 U.UJL.LJ XI Ail JL VTAeAX A XilXUC, i-'- A i J. XUUXV KJ ill J.fUw, rrtrTT vttttt7 vadtt ottxtt-i a ttttttt a rmo SnniHIHG AT E. C. children's spam's report. 1 President Davis Reviews the.Yearl R- Jf) fcpVIK W-nB-WrWf President Vernorj M.

Davis of the 8ociety for th prevention of Cruelty to Children na made public Ithe twenty-seventh an- Plunging and Distance Contests in the Club's Pool, i YALE MAN WON SPECIAL EVENT New York 8wlmfnera Won Majority of th Contests Van Cleaf Made Longest Actual Plunge. A set of swimming-i races In the tank Of the Knickerbocker Athletic Club. Fortv. fifth Stmtena Madison Avenue, last bight I uHiuguvn; 01 wese cniurreni navt cnirr ii3i imra tain, i oeen caned for. i clothed, and fed In the no- attracted a large entry list from Columbia, the New York Athletic Club, and the home club, and some Interesting competitions resulted.

Despite the large attendance ot well-known outside swim mors, the borne dub won most of the prizes. The principal race was a 100-yard handicap, in which, as the length of the tank is 100 feet, the competitor were required to make two turns. Six trial and three semi-final heats were necessary to reduce the field to finalists, and the survivors were J. A. Ruddy and Q.

W. Van Cleaf of the Knickerbocker and W. R. Orthweln of Tale. Van Cleaf had one second start of Ruddy and Orthweln had tWO.

Orthweln, ci course, had an advantage at the start, but Van Cleaf caught him at the first turn, and they raced side by aide, with Ruddy a scant yard In the rear, to the second turn, where Van Cleaf led by half a foot. In the final stretch Van Cleaf came up strong and beat out the Tale man hy two yards. Ruddy was third. An Invitation match race, 100 yards, between Fred Wenck of Tale and J. Spencer of Columbia was won by the Tale man by about five yards, though Spencer made a good race, as the time of 1:03 ahowsC A novice race of 100 feet was wem by 8.

"Ik Mather of Tale from J. Patterson of the Knickerbocker Athletic Club by about six Inches. Patterson led for seven- ty-flve feet, and then Mather came up and won out almost by a touch. A plunging competition was the final event, and was won by Louis A. Jossa of the Knickerbocker Athletic Cluo, whose plunge of 49 feet 6 inches, with his handi- cap of 10 feet, gave him the prize.

The longest distance was made by u. w. tan Cleaf. who covered SO feet inches, but bis handicap of 3 feet allowed him only Becond filace. L.

A. Goodwin, who made oO feet 3 nches, and F. A. Wenck of Tale, who plunged 44 feet 3 inches, tied for third place. Each competitor had three trials, and Wenck was the only one who failed to better his first attempt.

His distances were 44 feet 3 inches, 43 feet, and 41 feet inches. Summary: 100-Yard Novice Race. First Heat Won by 3. Patterson. Knickerbocker A.

C. Time 0:22 3-6. Second Heat Won by J. W. Lawrence, Knlck-, erbocker.

A. C. Time Oil 4-5. Third Heat-Won by F. W.

Vulte. unattached. Time 4-a. Fourth Beat Won by 8. U.

Mather, Tale University Swimming Club. Time 0:21 2-6. Vifh Umi Wah T-rhiln TfmA .21 S-i. First Semi-Final Beat Won by Mather. Time 0:21 1-6.

Becond Bemi-Flnel Heat-Won by Patterson. Time 0:21 2-6. Fastest second man, Vulte. Time 0:21 4-6. Race won.

by Mather. Patterson second. Vulte third. Invitation Race. 100 Tarda.

Between P. A. Wenck, Tale University Swimming Club, and J. W. Spencer, Columbia University.

Won by Wenck. Time 1:08. w-tara Handicap. First Heal won py as B. Handley.

Knickerbocker A. C. (7 seconds.) lm. I -9U Vn. Van Cleaf, Knickerbocker A.

second.) Time 1 :21. Third Beat-Won by J. A. Ruddy. Knickerbocker A.

C. seconds.) Time Fourth Beat Won by i. 3. Asche. Columbia University.

(S seconds.) Time 1:10. Fifth Beat Won by W. R. Orthweln. Yale University Swimming Club, (7 seconds.) Time 1:16.

Sixth Heat Won by L. J. Goodwin. Knickerbocker A. (I seconds.) Time 1:10, First Semi-final Heat Won by Orthweln.

Time 1:1 S. Becond Semi-final Heat Won by Ruddy. Time 1:14. Third Semi-final Heat Won by Van deaf. Time 1 :13 8-ft.

Race won by Van Cleat. Orthweln second. Ruddy third. Time 1:16. Plunging (or Distance.

Won by Louis A. Jossa, Knickerbocker (10 feet,) with 4 feet 0 Inches; George W. Van Cleaf. Knickerbocker A. 5 feet.) second, with 60 feet 4 inches; L.

J. Goodwin. Knickerbocker A. (4 feet.) with 60 feet inches, and Fred. A.

Wenck, Yale Swimming Club, (10 feet.) with 44 feet 3 inches, tied for third place. FASTERS The 4' HARLEII OARSUEir ACTIVE GLASS A BILLIARD TODRHEY Six Rowing Clubs to Meet Handball Tournament. nual report of society's officers. The President. In his rjeport sUtes that curing the eocl 'ty's tweeny-seven years existence It has gifen careful attentim to 147.683 complaints! in which the welfare or children under ihn age of sixteen years became the 'subject individual Investigation.

It the society needed any justltication for its existence or reward for Its! philanthropy." he sayfe, "it might be fotlnd in the fact! that diirlng this period young children ha received its SDeclal at tention, and with the single purpose ofjbene- King cniia; were rescued irozn HANLAN cletv's bnildins- this lnoclety ekrly turned Its attention to the lamoui cudet system. Our officers weie placed upon the track of those thought to be xesdonaible for it The result of our efforts i til these prosetiutlon a has been wit ely published. Of the snany cadet cases In which fonvictlons wtsre had at eat two-tnirds tof tbam were detected, prepared, ami nnitmitori hv thlu wvUtv.r Regarding the lkw establishing the Children Oourt. Andrew H. Green, Chairman of the Board of Directors, statts that It is hoped the incoming Legislature will revise the lawi by eliniinaUng -certain features which make the! operation of the) court burdensome to the poor who may be called to attend to It Superintendent p.

T. Jenkins has this to say concerning! trie present law: 4 It nrao- tically accomplishes very little, as only cases i oisoraerty. ungovernable, I destl. tute. ana truant qhiidren can be acted upon vy tne (Lnuoren at court Nearly all! desti tute children hale been within the oast two or three yeal-s transferred to the Dependent! Chlldrcnls Bureau of the Department ofl Charitlefc, they being proper subjects for such department to act uion.

The act needs and will probably receive radical amenamems nerore tne new court can worg smoothly or witnl good results." in a Sigourney and Schmitt Play Open ing Game To-morrow Evening. BUSYv AT COLUMBIA I SEVEN PLAYERS ARE ENTERED Junior Elght-Osred Shell Crew Train ing for Coming 8esson's Triple Scull Boat on the River. Blx Hatlem River rowing clubs have or ganised a handball league, and will begin a tournament on Feb. 16. They are the Metropolitan Rowing Club, Lone Star Boat v-iuu.

nvanoki uoii v.iud, union uwv Club, Dauntless Rowing and the Harlem Rowing Club. All have expert handball I players among tbelr members. and a lively contest Is looked for. The Metropolitans, whoi carried off the honors in last tournament with the Har- lems a Close second, have an unusuauy strong tejam in the field. A committee, ot which EAward Clark of the Metro poUtanS: haji been appointed Chairman, Is now en-j gaged arranging details for the tourna-i ment It All thel boat houses on the Harlem River Conklin, Threahle, and Sigourney Are the Favorites Winner Will Play Foes for Championship The Amateur Athletic tourney for the billiard championship of America.

Class commences to-morrow evening in the theatre of the Knickerbocker Athlette Club, the scene of former contests for the championship. This is the most Important annual event in billiards, and this year practically every part of the United States is represented by skilled players at the 14.2 game, the rales of which will govern In the present tournes. The representative of the far West is W. II. Sigourney.

who is acknowledged, to have so peer on the Pacific Coast C. F. Conklin ot Chicago, the pres ent Class A champion, will uphold the In mi win uwinoumii on toe nariem iwin i have handball courts, but owing to the dlf tecests of the central part of the country. lud Have SKATING RACES IN BROOKLYN. W.

Clamin Won the Clase A Event In Clermont Rink. The skating races tn the Clermont Ave- 1 sue Rink, Brooklyn, last night, furnished Interesting contests despite the fact that several of the skaters who usually compete were missing, as they had taken part in the Verona Lake championship contests during the day. W. Clafflln. with an allowance of 120 yards, was the winner of the one-mile Class A race.

F. W. Travis won tho Clase handicap at one mile, while the schoolboy race in the mornimc went to R. Catila ot the Brooklyn Latin School. Sum- mary: Mile Handicap.

Class A Won by W. Clafflln, (120 yards B. Bmlth. 120 yards.) second; Phil Kearney, (scratch.) third. Time 3:03.

title Handicap. Class Won by 7. W. Travis. (100 yards;) W.

I Smith, (scratch.) second; W. Randolph, (scratch.) third. 1-5. Balf-HUe Schoolboy Hacev-Won by R. Catlln.

(0 yards;) E. Bedford, (scratch.) second; A. Uorrow, (aO yards,) third. Time 1:47. CYCLE RACES IN PHILADELPHIA.

Newark Rider Won on Second Regiment Armory Indoor Track. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. The Indoor bicycle racing season at the Second Regiment Armory was brought to a close tonight with aa Interesting race between six contestants. The participants were Benny Monroe ot Memphis, Howard Freeman of Portland, Oregon; George Leander of Chi-cafo, Charles Turville ot Philadelphia, William Ruts of Newark, N. and Gene Mueller of Paris.

Three preliminary heals ef three miles) were contested, the winners competing in a five-mile final. In the first heat Ruts defeated Monroe in 4:40 2-5 aecopds: Leander won the second heat from Tarville in and Freeman beat HueUer in the third beat in 5:10 3-5. The three losers met in a semi-final five mile race, Monroe winning In 8:12 4-5. The tinal was won by Ruts, who finished in 70. Freeman was second, five yards behind Ruts.

Archie eEacbern rode an exhibition mile behln da motor and covered the distance in 1:29 1-6, establishing a new world's record for twelve-lap Indoor track. The previous best record was 1:30, made by Michael on the same track. Colby Wl na 8troUere Pool Tourney. Howard A. Colby won the pool tournament of the Strollers, at the clubhouse, 67 IfadlJton Avenue, last night, beating u.

B. Zlegler la the final rownd by 100 to 5S. In i the unfinished match in the third round. Jlayed in the afternoon, Zlegler won a hard ought game with K. Van SchaJck, by the ios score of 100 to 88.

Relief for the Cubans. i From The Chicago Tribune Honesty and fair dealing toward the Cubans as well as regard for the welfare ef the United States require the latter to place the Cubans la a position where they-. will be able to maintain a Government. 'y'Xn the Illinois Manufacturers Association Mys tn Its resolutions favoring reciprocity with Cuba, the proposed Cuban Government will have no re sources except current rev. debtcreating power being limited.

But a beggared people will be unable to supply revenue for tbelr Government There cannot be a satlsfactorjr Government unless the Cubans shall be lifted out of their present industrial distress by the ad- mission of the American nanra ivn, sund dietrese have made revolutionists oVcuiuTm the past and wilt do it again whenwork shall cease on tho sugar plan-TaUons because it does not pay to cultivate thenx themen for whom there is nowork will turn robbers to live, and the-United BtaVs soldiers wiO have to be set to hunt-- in them down In the swamps and forests iaVute? the insurgents defied thfrSP' it is not honesty and fair dealing ifarVaUo? and brigandage upon the Cubans Therw is an -vir abeenoe of iwteSnahiP and common sen in that Jmiicv which proposes that the trials ana tribuTatTons of ths United State epneern-ing CVba shall be contimied indefinitely. iiii more than Cuba AwrmCM people ENGLISH ARMY'S FIGHTING KIT. ON THE AQUARIUM. Puf pies and Hellbpndera Not Eaten for Several I Months. I The blg Mississippi catfiHh In the Aquarium hasj tasted a morsel pf food since the 6th ioi last October, and if be should rasf untl! some time next April or May, as Super! itendent Spencer of the Aquarium bellev a he wijl, it will th4n have been sejven mon hs since he consented to take the nourish ment that la given to the fish arid smphlbl ins within the famous piscatorial I But tne catflst has been gone one better by thrjse ugly looking amphiblaks, the "mud puppies' nd the "hellbenders." who have not only Trained from eating, anything for several months, but have klso re fused e' en for an Instant to stlc their heads a ove waiter and take in a breath of fresh air.

Th mudpuppy, or wa er dog, comes generally Ifrora the great lakes, and is about as hideous an object as the Aquarium cor tains. (He is ot a dirty brown color, and so fety that he hard ever moves from the bottom of his tank, a slace where a 1 of a have remained since last November. He lias a big head with a large mouth, irhlch is well filled with numberless sharp, cious-lo klng little teeth. His eyes are smal and ar a without lids. His tongue, which fills up all the available space In his throat end mom is so bis; that bo is unable to move It ven the least bit, except at the extreme Up and along the oute edges.

in tne tank next to that occupied by the mud puppies isj to bo found the bell-benders, dlrtyl slate-colored looking things, which deserve to the fullest their very suggestive! name. The hellbender Is a first cousin Of the mud puppy, whom he reesmbles (very much in appearance, tiut instead of the great lakes, comes principally from the Ohio a ad Mississippi Rivers, where he is found great number: i. The hellbender is more vicious than th mud pjuppy, and has a tter set of teeth for offensive purposes, he having two set i of teeth In his upper and one set in his ilawer jaw. Like his cousin he has four legs, but unlike him be has posterior tOes, whereas the mud pujpy has only fovr. It haa been several months since he hellbenders came the surface of th water, and though they, like their relatives in the adjoining tank, can be seen occasionally to move part I of their sluggish bodies, all ot them are apparently sound asleep, and, according to Mr.

Spencer, wll remain so for some time. In the season when they eat, 1 he mud puppies! and hellbenders subsist pr ncipally on mouusxs, arms, ana oils oi isn, dui as their season only covers about half of the year, they ire very cheap amphibians, so far as keepl ig them alive is concerned. Other fish tht.t have not eaten ih a long time are the bullheads, which ar i simply diminutive catfish. They are no asleep, thoughl and will swim around thdr tanks in the llivelleet kind of fashion 'when Mr. Spencer waves his cane over thdr tank, which proves that fasting, at least in their case, does not i effect their strength ference In the else ot them, and- various otne.r peculiarities which only those who use inern unaersiana, it has Deen suggests tout tnei enure series of games oe play on me court ol the now rolo Athletic A elation, lone Hundred and Twenty-nlnt street and far It Avenue.

This being new cout, and one of the largest and flues In the tlty. would ulace all teams on ai equal fuLtlng, so far as the court is con cerneu. I A final meetlnar of the commit will be held at the Dauntless Boat Clu house on Sunday evening. Feb. 0.

Cant. Jl Nnsrle of tha Harlitm Rowlnsr Clu has announced an Important change that 1 to oe miiie in the club's eenior eiernt-oari 19tt crew. 1 Wishart, who rowed No. 7 and whd contributed much to the crew fast work when it won the senior event the Midlllei States' regatta on Labor Da last year, is to be reDlaced bv II. E.

Heatl a weu-Miiown eastern oarsman, wno ror-merlv rs wed Ka 5 In the Bradford Boat Club's famous senior eight. Heath is a man of about the same build and weight Wlsharti who was over six feet tall and weighed! 184 pounds in condition. The change lis i made owing to Wishart's removal (4 Kentucky. Cant. Nagle is of the opinion I that the chanxe will go far to strengthen the crew, which, he Stays, will undoubtedly carry off the 10OU Sham- nionshiri If the present plans are carried out about everv nfolnz club on the Harlem River will have a lunior eight-oared crew in training this Knfinir: The latest announcement on this siitiWt rama from CanL Kerker Of the FrtJndshlp Boat Club, who Is working bard to tore anise a crew.

This club nas not had an i-iirht in several vears. its last shell being broken in a collision on the North River 1 i a regatta of the Hudson River Amateur Rowing Capt. Kerker lrrtpnds to purchase a second-hand shell, a id iif the work of the men warrant it a new boat will be built for them in tlm fne the Hrtrinsr rerattas. The Metropolitan Rowing Club will also have a lunior elzht in the water this Spring, and if the hopes of Capt. Mahoney are realized it will be one tnat it win taae hard warlr and aood oarsmanshio to defeat.

He says that he has the material to pick teuch a rrew from if he can only get them trie-ether. lAn intermediate elerht will also be put bn the river by the club, and both enteredl lm the Harlem Keeatta. Edward jHanlan, the Columbia University coach, baa a hundred men at work daily on the rowing machines, something heretofore unknown In the hliuorv of Columbia, cant. Jack-noil has made several trips up the Har lem during the Dast week to make arrange' mt-nts If or a temporary boat house for Snrino- Practice. It is expected that it will be located on the National course, between High bridge and wasnmgton Hrioge.

Among) the latest additions to the squad is Edirar tL. I Doll in. lHOi. Law. who is over six fee fin height and tips the scales at 189 rioundsl N.

W. van isostrana. iiiuo. coi lege, hits been elected assistant manager of the frenhman crew. DesDite the weather and the Ice, the Dnnn brotheijs Of the Metropolitan Rowing Club have Uen on the river a couDie or times during I the past They will keep in training all Winter.

W. H. Dunn, the father Ef the Dunn brothers, who is just as enthusiastic an oarsman as either of his sons, decided to buy a triple scull shell for thrf use or himself and sons. The boat was given a trial trip during the week and roved I entirely satisfactory Another oarsman who has been on the water lat i least once a week in his shell since the 1U01 season closed is Teaves, the promising sculler of the Seawanhaka Boat Club, tie is training tor tne junior single event the Harlem Regatta. An fort Is being made among the members the Bohemian Boat Club to reorganize the club's old champion senior etght-oared (hell crew.

Several members of the old cri have announced their willingness to sta In training early this Spring and enter the early regattas. The ciub, which Is rapidly increasing its membership, has d' to build an annex to the pres ent hcaise. From The London Mall. The War Office has at last decided upon the new military uniforms in detail, and the transformation of the soldi Is expected! to commence about the iilddle of the yjeir. The ceremonial dress will be the full dress at prf lent used, and will be worn with a cap 6i I walking out, while the ser 'ice dress the fighting Kit will be an ent rely new one, bit special material, replete with the latest ll improvements, and design ted alike for rough wear and comfort.

The liservlce dress Is. in fact, designed with a view to furnishing a comfortable uniform, light Enough to be worn i service abroad and in jwarm weather at 1 ome, and also With the addition of warm ui idercloth-ing for wear in Winter. It consists chiefly of a rain-proof, drab mixture cloth. The greatHtout la to be light and supple, with a small cape attached, capable of being easliyT put on or taken off, a 3d easily folded The jacket Is of very light dra mixture serge lot Norfolk pattern. It wi II have a turned-down jroll collar, shou: der rifle patches, two breast pockets wi pleats, and I two strong side pockets with flaps, pleased at the! waist and with a I also pleat dowik the centre of the back.

It 1 1 Intended to be loose fitting. Everv man will wear on a Darucuiar col ored ground the title of his unit. This will be a curved strip on the upper arm of the Jack 'ts and the great-coats. A headdress of a new design of thick felt. With broad brim and ventilation perform ions, has! been decided on be worn abroad jnly.

Trousers are! to be of drab mixti ire tartan, mad loose from the waist to the knee, and only reaching ito the top of the bt ots. These are never to I be worn In public without leggings or putties. Thl leggings are to be of bro rn leather with brass removable studs down the front. Theiei will take the place of jacl -boots for mounted troops, and will be pro 'lded with spur) feats. The spurs are of a new pat-ternt illght, and easily adjustable Cardigan Jackets of brown wcx drawers of Shetland tworsted yarn, fatjlgue comforters, and Bedford cord pantaloons are also! to be issued.

A soldier who was asked what tie thought of the new uniform was not at i 11 pleased: bUtii it's something to be thankful for," he Mid. that they aren't glv ng- us the fireman's -i trying pao yeu rllS' opinion ox int ia wutwr u. interesting. Nothing good In thfe new uniform! he said. Oh, but there! is, though, rton't vnu know they're going to put us ail in tftrun trousers drab tartan, like the picture of the fat boy you see lii advertisements? That's a clever Idea If you like.

WhehUhey wear in holes we snail be sble to mend 'em, apd you won't fcnbw patches fromjj They're going to be made snort WO tnat we wi.lelat the hips, and parrow dbwnward-I But this was LOCAL BOWLING ALLEYS. American Exchange National Bank Team Wlna Two Games in Bank Clerks' League. In the tournament of the Bank Clerks' Bowliag League last night the American Exchange Natlonat Bank bowlers won two games! defeating the teams of tbe Colonial Ttsr-kland Ladenbnrr. Thalmann Co, Games were also played in the Wholesale Drug I Trade ana. ins iusioni nous LieagiJes.

xne scores: BANK CLERKS LEAGUE. Beid's Church Street Alleys. FIR.tr GAME. Ladenburg. Thalmann Co.

Tates.1105; McKerow. 124: Tompkins, Mc- all in the Backen. 173. Total. 007.

rviuSiai Hank-rjndertnan. 137: Cfcrr. 132; ehevlin. 131; Tlmpsoa. 128.

To tal 6: prcond uahe. liiamnirr, i n.tmann to. McKerow, 104: Tompkins, 113; Mc- Maniul HI: bat ken. I. loiai, American rxenanae niuuiui oans naiiiuar.

1SS; Iiow, 14U; Le. 13S; Frasee, 1Z7; rerdon. i.v riu nM2. THIRD (AM American E.xcnanire namnti Bank-fLamb, ixe. vti: Le, loo: rmiee.

im- Rcrdon. loxai. iw. Colofilal Hank cnaerman, i.iu; r-aggenourx. 159; Hsckett, V0; Ebevlln, 140; Tlmpeon, T12.

Total.lim. WJl'Jl-EFALE DRUG TRADB ASSOCIATION. Reld's Church Street Alleys. fTRFT OAME. Oeneral Chemical Company ISO: aiakeley.

Total, mw. Parke. Davis A Co. Msrlager. 107: Doran.

143; Blak4 12S; Kruno. 132; Carr, 1B1. Total. 710. tjtjfjrMj UAJ.

junnwo wc unnwin v.wir- ry. If); ttarsin, itr; sumi, in; elevens, atccormick, --vi. mm, n. Purl. Lfavis vo.ariasci-.

ivt uoran, ise; Blkri 15S; Kruno. 10b; Carr. 16H. Total. 7a.

THIRU a jonnson varoerry. 1); hark In. 192: Morris. 1(12; Stevens, 14U; Mc Corinkk. 1UO.

Total, 3. u.rs-ral Chemical Company Arkeeson. 13S: WiUiimy. i2H; Reed, Ciorm, leo; Blakeley, 18S. ITolal.

70S. 1 vj iKlll at uicmi nowe 120; lriv. IM: Robinson. 136: Ulrica. 133: Roddtman.

Its. Total. 70S. I Naaonsl mm 1 uompur-'-. aieea.

iw; as- nesuJlsf; n. Met Lit eaunaers, iwemMe, 122. JTotal, 73. FIITTH UAatej utma 1 ompany u. Meekl 100: Agnrsu.

137: It. Meek, 136; aauaders. 181; Kemble, Total, tzu. Powers weijcntmsn Meooins, inn: itliey. 149; Lamp, 148; Kupp.

IsS; Lawrence. 154. Total. TWO. I SIXTH oame; rowers weigntman Bteb- blns.1 123; Riley.

12: Ump, 132; Rupp. 144; lAWfenee. 141. Total. SOO.

Dosre uicott in; fciT. l.w: rionin-soa. K03; Ulrica. IBS; Rudaiman. 130.

Total, 7 B0. CUSTOM HOUSB LEAGUE. Cordes A liolden's Alleys. Brooklyn. FIRST GAME.

Plnflestedt 101 I McCarthy, 132: Travers, 140; Seltx, 143; 1 -1 '111 Elsveatn Ulvision. Lniteo states custom House Btj-e. 105; bajwford, 128; I-rker, lil; Orm bee. iiiks: usuon. loo.

luuu, i-M. CAME. Isaacs. Voufht Co. ByrSoa.

1H; Peet, 121; Kppel, 13; Drocker, Ivl: w.wllriirr 11U Total. tilUi. St-festh Pivislon, United States Custom tioute Prlmroee. 1J: iOelabrouk. Neubert.

101 HaWklna. 13M: Krledham. 135. Total. 720.

THIRD GAM K.8 vent Division. United State. Custom House piimroae. 107: Kstabrook 122:1 Nenbert, 12o; Hawkins, 151; Krledham. 142, Tot all.

tlM. 1 Eieventn uivuioa, tjniiea states custom Mouse while the representatives ot the East will be tbe Boston players, Charles Threahle and C. 8. Schmitt. Dr.

L. L. Mial, Charles Norrls, Dr. A. B.

Miller, and John A. Hen drick are the New Tork players tn the tour ney. With the exception ot Threahle and Schmitt. all tbe players entered to compete are In this city. Conklin arrived last night.

and reports himself to, be in the best of condition, while Threshie and Schmitt are due to-morrow afternoon. Conklin, Threshie, and Sigourney are the favorites. Sigourney and Schmitt will meet in the first game Monday evening. The following afternoon Hendrlck and Norrls are to play. Conklin and Mial contest in the evening, while Miller will meet the loser of the Korrts-Hendrlck game Wednesday arternoon.

Threshie and Norrls are to contest the evening rune, and Schmitt and Mial Thursday afternoon. The tourney will arrange Itself after this so that the winners will play the deciding games at the finish. xi no ties result tne tourney win oe one ot twenty-eisht eamesJ and therefore should be over about Feb. 19. This will enable the winner to challenge and play Wilson P.

Foes, the present amateur champion of the United States, for the chsmoionshln emblem, which becomes the personal prop erty 01 air. oea ll he detenus It success fully this year. Ladles will be admitted to every game but the challenge contest. In practice all the players have shown up strongly. Sljrouroey, since his arrival in thin city, has made 1 several splendid runs, and two of them have gone above the cen tury within the week he has made runs of 121.

110. UT, 87. and 81. Threshie played a 500-point contest with Cutler in Boston last Tuesday. In which he made runs of 93, 91.

and- lu. while Norris, In a gsme lat week, ran 87. Conklin has been averaging from 12 to 20 In 40U-polnt games ptayea at tne academies, and nis best run tn nrsrtlce Vas 114. Dr. Mial made H7.

Dr. Miller 83. and Hendrlck 78 in nrac- tioe. i With the exception of Elrournev and Nor. rls all the players have contested in previous tournaments for the Class A chsmplon-shlp.

Norris was the chamolon of the Chi. casa Athletic Club for a number of vears. and he now holds the billiard championship of the Knickerbocker Athletic Club. This be won by defeating Dr. Mial.

Dr. Miller, and jonn A. rienurlck. three ot the layers en tered In the present tourney. Sigourney has defeated Norrls, Mial.

and Miller In practice at tbe Knickerbocker Athletic Club, and he was detested tv Miller. Charles S. Schmitt of Boston recently de feated Charles Threshie for the New Eng land cnamplonsntn, tut Threshie Is regard- e1 by moat billiard lots as bis superior. Threshie has a good record. He lost the championship to Conklin last year by only one point, and be Is capable of a grand average of eight or better In a tourney at the 14.2 game.

He made a splendid single average of over 13 In the Class event of 1U00. and up to the ela-hth innlna- of this contest he had surpassed any average ever maae oy an amateur in pumic BY RAIL TO LAKEVrCTOBIA. Two Days from Indian Ocean to Uganda-New Discoveries In Inmost Africa. Prom The London Standard. Commander B.

Whltehouse. Noyal Navy, has lately returned to England on comple tion of a detailed survey ot the British por tlon of the Victoria Nyanxa, undertaken by the Uganda Railway Committee tn view of the completion ot the railway, from Mombasa, and of tbe consequently hanced value of the lake and Its naviga tion. Commander Whltehouse had one assistant Mr. C. S.

Hunter of the Uganda Railway; and these two surveyors, accompanied by thirty 13 a hills, spent thirteen months In exploring in two small boats every part of the British shore -of tho Nyanxa. Over 2.200 miles of coast line, of mainland. and islands have now been accurately charted, and in parts the maps of the lake shore have been altered beyond recog nitlon. Speaking of the expedition Commander Whltehouse observed that he had always understood that the objective of the ITran da Railway was the nearest point of the Victoria Nyanxa from Mombasa, so that the huge area of Its shores could be tanned for trading purpose, in old days the best route to the lake was through German territory, the journey from the coast to Uganda taking forty-five days. The old Kngusn route necessitated rrom sixty to seventy days' travel, with a great many airiicuiturs ana possiDie aeiays to oe reck onea witn.

Now there was only one rout worth using namely, the British railway. with wnicn no caravan route could oossibiv com pete, as on the opening of throuch traffic the Journey from shore to shore would be done In two days. Port Florence, the terminus of th raii- wsy, was now known to be at the head of a land-locked gulf, some forty miles long, and five to thirteen broad. Instead of in an ooen bay. as wss at first believed.

A muh larger numoer ot islands existed In the Iske than were previously marked on It, some of them over thirty miles from the shore. The British portion of the lake was about miles from east to west, and about isi from the norm to tne Angio-uerman bound sry, excluding the Eastern Uulf, forty miles long, wnicn naa now oeen Dronerly charted for the first time. Moreover, a complete survey or the lake territories within tne untisn spnere bad been made. sufficient for the purpose of navigation by lieht draucht steamers. in earner years, continued commander Whltehouse.

the route from the south of the lake to Uganda appears to nave been CAMME tt Watew Guaranteed Not-to-Leak TC2 TOO ohoes fori cMen and Women i i i After years of experiment ye have succeeded in producing these shoes. If any water gets in through the shoe we will exchahere or refund the monev Try them.f They are the best made, and guaranteed waxerproor. 7 The "Non Aqua" Shoe for Men, in Tan Gram, Cordovan and Enamet Leather, Guaranteed Waterproof 00 1 ALFRED The "Non Aqua" Shoe for Women, Box Calf Lace, Guaranteed Waterproof, SCOO Je CiMMEYER, 6th Avce Corner 20th St NEWS OF THE Preliminary Report ef the Delaware and Hudson Company. The Delaware and Hudson Company yes terday Issued a preliminary report of Its operations for the year ended bee SI last Some changes have been made in the method of accounting which, to a certain ex tent, make comparisons with previous years inc. possible.

Freight charges oa the trans portation of coal are included In the Items receipts from coal and operating ex penses." A new account, "sunjdry charges against earnings." is Introduced which eats up the major portion of the increased net earnings. This charge, it explained, covers expenses for improvements and new equipment. -The statement is as follows iBos lano Receipts from coal S1S.924.SS3 K'ceipta from lXlTS.ft4Stll.4ia.liW Miscellaneous SU3.bJS sol.432 Total aroaa Operating expenses Net eamlaes i. ST arrl 4f sai9a JU Interest and rent 2.u.B71 S.M1.S72 Balance- Sundry charges asainst aramgs WE FURNISH FLATS rJe.4ST.kM Sie.SST.TM 21.8M.IUT U.2M.4TO S4.S04.bTS aS.lST.30S l.xnlsee Dividends BurplDS $944X32 1.44T.H3 The balance eoualad an the t-anltal atvrk- in iwi. w.oj per in ivuu itio per cenL, uu ui iofo per cent.

call fithat neat. wayliof sarcasm. i i Frinch Motor Industry's Dihnensions. Till From The Ixndon Telegraph The use ef the motor car hak during re- rit Vears maae sucn stnaes in sranos 1 I I 7 I -1 thsidlk has glvtn rise to a mo important tXrXrl' a27rSck.7. evert ncreaslnsr industry.

Thousands of I oaiton. 141. Total. a POUKTil OAME. Isaacs.

VousM Co. Byrtni. ltM; Cramer. E1VU Urucker, Dans tested fe- A Co. Leonliart, ISO: McCarthy.

lUlTrsvjrs, 170; fcV.Ua, 160; KauffUr. 14. To tal. I hm. Fir TH OA MS.

Isaacs, vouant ce. Byrnes, leUICrsroer. Dbl KihwL JSt: Urucser. 1312 wood rufi lid Total. A2M.

sion unitea eiaies iusiom now IOT; Uecker, 1JJ Onus- Total. T44, tedt it Co. Leonnsri, Ifttl MoCsrthyJ 1441 Travers, 140: Sou, IbJ lLaarriir.aos.lTotal.M4.. Pvnth Div Hlon United Etates Custom House Itiniroae, iU: Entubrouk. 1V2: Neunort.

1U9 Has kins, I30j Friedham, 10. Total, iu, and ieverlncreaSlng industry. are now emoioyed in tne con struction of motors, ears, and tftielr compo nent parts, ano 11 is not mw mwu iu may k. tr nm is ahead of any odher country in 1 this line of manufacture. The conse-aueaoes of this Industry are also far-reacb-lna-Sowing to the numerous siibsidtary in-Vl u(hrt.

oreatoslor fosters.H Tha remarks are from the riport of Mr. I Kvenlh Divi.lon United I AjTI HgUs." ritlsh Consul tineral. in a 1 rfit V--1 ie 4a onthe of tM4 the L'i fe. ofi the motor industry by.polnilng out that theTraoe which was run last yjear between vAm and Berlin brought orders to French turnM valued at lua.0UU.OJGI. RAILROAD COLONIZATION PLAN.

Transcontinental Llnea to liduoe Imml- rati on to the Southwest. CHICAGO, Feb. 1. Officials! of the traf flc departments of the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and their allied lines axe meeting here with a view to perfecting tbe largest colonisation plan ever attempted by Western roads. It Is the purpose of the men controlling the Harrlman lines to provide occupants for acres of fer tile and unoccupied lands in Southern Cali fornia, Texas, and Western Louisiana.

The general plan will be to send Into the Middle and Eastern States, land possibly Into some of the Northwest States, fully 1.000 agents, whose duty It saall be to in duce Immigration to the country men tioned. The officials who are arranging the de tails of the plan are 3. C. Squbbs, Trafflo "Director for the Harrlman lines; Oeneral Passenger Agent Lomax of the Union Pa Ciflc, 8. F.

B. Morse, Assistant) Traffic Man ager of the Texas lines of the Southern Pa citie, and B. Campbell. Traffic Manager for tbe tregon luuiroaa ana Navigation Company. It Is announced that within) a short time all the l.ouo agents will be at work In the tltates east Of the Mississippi River.

From lime to time bomeseekers excursions will be run to the territory to tpecial Inducements will be the public to visit tne Uouthern California. Polished oak or mahogany alorris Chairs, spring seats, reversible cusnions. tn oe- 50 different styles to select from. Smith' Tapestry Brussels carpets. Including Scrwinr.

Laying and Llnlor per yard OC settled, and kfferea to get unwesi ana TO LEASH PHILADELPHIA LIXES. I'alea Cobs pa ay's TrwIIeyU to Operated by Maeat-Feerdere4r Syadleate. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. L-Uohn B.

Par-eons, President of the Union Traction Company, Indicated in an interview to-day that the plan to lease the trolley Unea of the company to a syndicate represented by John M. Mack, a mUllonalrelcontractor of this city, and Congressman Foerdercr had received definite official sanction. The company which Messrs. Mask and' Foerd-erer represent recently secured tbe right to lay tracks on all unoccupied streets, and It is the Intention to merge shelr interests with the Union Traction CtSnpany, which 11 the existing street railway ltt METAL COUCH BED With Mattress in two parts, at 7 our price. i FOR 115 DOLLARS.

The Goods included la our List Would Coat Elsewhere 9130. I CASH OR CREDIT71 FISHER. BROS. i Colombo bet. 103d and ICMtb Sta.

i Elevated 5tattoa 104th At, Opea SaairtUya Until 10 P. Ft Hackensack Motorman Killed. 1 HACK EX SACK. N. Feb.

1-Philip Ruckenbrud. a motorman, employed en the Fort Lee and Hackensack traction line, was killed to-day while on his way to the car barn at Edrtwater. He was standing on the back platform with another employe, when the car lurched at a sharp curve. Both men were thrown off and fell In front of a car on the west-bound track. Ruckenbrud'e skull was Tbe other man escaped with a few cuts and bruises.

Both were hurried to a doctor's Office in Fort Lee. Ruckenbrud died, bow-ever, on the trip. He leave a wife and hree children. Buffalo for Confederate Veterans. From The Dallas Tzas News.

I i It Is announced by the reunion Executive Committee that Chase sV Sanborn! have agreed to furnish not only all th coffee that can be used here during the reunion, but the urns they used at th World's Fair, as well as six men to brew th beverage. Penlek Ford will give all the molasses and syrup that may be needed to feed th veterans. Some people believe, or affect to believe, that our assurance that we ar going to give the veterans buffalo meat during tbe reunion Is not so," said President Slaughter. have five bafUlo on th ranch of Charles Goodnight. In Armstrong County, and they are being fattened for the reunion.

They will weigh i pounds each dressed right now. and will tip the beam at much more than that when they ar slaughtered. Mr. Goodnight gar on of these buTfalo and we purchased th other four. air.

Goodnight gave Slot) toward th purchase. June Peak, our eon-tniasery, visited tbe ranch last week, and after Inspecting th animals declared them in good condition." THE WEATHER. Horses, Carriages, etc Tasted. I Hire A sum oar mt horses aa wf oas toe a soot tare ken per SMoraiag tor oe-Mvery of newspapers, AAdree W. T.

Bos LXI Ttnws Off toe. I Bins la Brouirham. pole aad aafta. ra flrsfctaa order, at Diesel's Riding Academy. 124 to 1M West Beta Bt- Martha.

I Sletrh for Male. A four a ted stalgh Pfir at cast itti la good controls along th west side of the lake, nnd thus I ot cit- 1' this side became better known than thel It was- reported to-day Al the lease east. The tratlln has now been entirely Oivertea to no eui aiue or me construc tion of the Uganda Hallway. lake Is peculiarly liable to storms in fact, a thunderstorm Is nearly alwsys In sight and owing to this fact and the smallness of the boats It was not thought advisable to visit three small Islets which were vlalblo far out in tne laa-r, out witn tnese exceptions every Island has been visited and mapped by the expedition. uuring in journey tne expedition visited many Islands quite unknown, and came across- numbers oi savage naaea people previously unvisiteo.

i am giad to say thst. except on on occasion, and even then the affair was satisfactorily settled, we never had any trouble with th natives, all of whom, though many had never seen Kuropeans, were inenaiy ana amiable. Even some of the tiniest rocky Islets were fnund to be tenanted by fishermen. Prep arations sr being mad for the development of the lake traffic with the opening of the railway, and passengers leaving tbe train at fort siorence win step on board twin-screw steamers alongside the Jetty, which will convey them to the different stations. The Government centre of Uganda ts at Entebbe.

148 miles from Port One of the steamers for this service has already left England, and should be on the lake by June. Another steemer will follow. These vessels are 173 feet long, and draw feet of water. -The future port for Mengo. the capital of Uganda, lately called Kampala, will probably to th northeast of Entebbe, on the west side of Mtir-chlson Gulf, and within easy reach -of th eanltaL I rThe completion of th railway will make an immense difference to our important territories in Kuuatorlal Africa.

For In stance, it may be noted that, if necessary In case of disturbances, troops from. India csn now arrive on the lake from Bombay la aoout tour taan cutva. would become operative on April 1. but with reference to this nr. Parsorst said: It Is too early to taig ox mat.

ins first thing Is an agreement as to- the main points, after which minor matters IwUl follow in due course." He also stated that the leas of the Union Traction Company would not prejudice the underlying securities or take front them anything they a From The Liverpool A curious old faddist Is to ready had. They Do Drop Them About Post. be met with In the streets of Birmingham. Vho goes about murmuring. "They do droO them about." They "ladles, and therd "hairpins, of which tb old gentleman hats a fin collec tion.

Between Fiv sys and Broad Street Corner, a distance of about a mile, as Informed a friend, he hail 'picked up no fewer than a dosen. As thei friend left him he stooped down and ricked up another. reneallnc the while. "They do droo them about." He has a collection of about Z.bM of all sorts and sues. i LOCAL FORECAST Rain; winds northeasterly, peeomtag sort westerly.

Fresh to brisk northeast winds will eontiaa oa the New Engleaa and atldJI Atlantic Coasta Oa the South Atlantis Coast trash southeast winds will becems wst, Freeh to brisk northwest winds Will prevail aloft- tbe West Uulf Coast to-day. and va the East Quit Coast Jioo- teamshlr which depart ta-day for Borepeaa ports will havs fresh portheast winds and snow or rain the Orand Banks. 8torm warnings have been oi dare for tit Norta fall rum la Coast, sad eoM-wave wmralnes fur Oklahoma. Indian Territory. North Tesae.

llllnola. Indiana. East Missouri. Southeast lows, North Michigan. Northern Louisiana, West era Tennessee, sd Wester Mlssiaslpsa.

The record ef temperalor for tn twenty-foer fcoors ended at mlanlcbt. taken frees THB Nsw YoaK TlMSS'S thermometer and from the thar guxsster the Weather Bureau, i as follows: Wee tlier Bureau. TlMtts. luoi. HmrA So I no as I as 15 aa 17 A.

M. A. a a 12 4 P. a M. kf 24 Automobiles.

1 AatonaoblW for sale: a Haynes A ppeeson saaoe line eurrey; flrwi-ciaas eoadltton. with detach, ahl third seat) baraala. K. Hums L.U2S Connect k-ut Ar. Waahinrtoa.

IX Tunnel Victim's Widow Sues for $100X00 A suit has been begun tn the Supreme) Court on behalf of Mrs. Christine IL Hins dale, widow of Edward C. Hinsdale, who was' klllod la tb Park Avenue tunnel disaster on Jan. S. by her attorneys.

Blsndy, Xloonry tt Shlpman, fo the recovery of damages from tbe Xew Tork Central and Hudson HIv Kallroavd Coin pa v. and the New Tork. New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, for his lose. AT THE HOTELS. 12 P.

U. 23 3 Cat ae Chief Legatee. From Th Loodom UtiL Jan. Jalet. aa old unmarried lady who died a tew days agq In thai BatlgnoUes quarter ef Paris, has by the terms ot her wilt left 12 per annum tor the maintenance ot her -cat as long as It lives snd 14 per annum for a veterinary surgeon to attend tb animal.

i To a female servant who had taken car of her for sis years tbe deceased left a half, penny a day for life, or less tbsn a twenty-lb trd part of th sum to spent on th cat The remainder of the lady's fortune, which was considerable, la left to the pariah Muxes, Tun TlMBS'S thersnonteter ts 0 feet a Sore th Street level; that of the Weather Hunt la gaA feet abovs the street level. Averats temperatures yesterday were as follows: I Printing How. Sauar Weather burea Corrtspondlns date Corresponding cu fur last S3 years 4 Th thtrmomeiar rexlstied So decree at A. It and BS decrees at P. M.

yesterdar. the maalSDUSB temperatore being SO lipm at 4 P. M. and tbe sninlsiam ree at 11 OB Tb bumVJlty wu per cwat. at a.

at. 00 par cent. St P. at. WALDOftr-ASTOHIA nstor J.

H. allUsrd. Nebraska: Thorn W. CriUv. Wasilnc-t: es-IttW eWoator Wllllass Waldo Hrde.

JiattrTnt. HOLLAND E. A. Phetpa. Ran rranrtarof Atherton Latins.

Bo-ton "fcari Writ hi. Detroit: W. R. Uurnhass. PhSad-lphl.

IM PKRtAL Cot. J. D. Kilpatrt-a. VaanaTt: Thomas KUlntt.

mtshnrx: Ucileitaal. Cleveland: Truman MonroH Imteost, llrthWhi at ltt. bkillen. Hartfara. GRAND If br Dennett.

Msnphls: Earl Hnat-r. Little Hock; Capt. K. Rafrstt. Rnslneer Cart.

-t utted State Army. Weeti Point: Capt. Oo McD. Weeks. Fourteenth I'ftlted Slate tatanur.

Mt'RRAT HILL H. Boinctt. sVrtacfWISS Itowle, M. Louia. PLAZA-Wniiam Q.

Trwrv. yrarnse: C. E. Patterson. Troy; Frederick i 1'ox.

Wlikesbarre. SAVOT-C. A. TUns ham. CemwalL N.

T.l Paul 1 WUeoa. alontclalr; Jasaea S- aeipa, frneaw. I KETHERLaKD-L rt. Psiat.i A W. Clark.

St. Peal: HJ Porter. 1 ease: T. U. Chan (4 la.

Chicago: Gaorge R. Tay- far. Buffalo. MANHATTAN F. W.

siw. Trtaldad. tlett eh West Indies: J. P. Caste.

CMrsco: Mansft4 LAVall. Han Krenctaro: C-L W. A. Hallns. Treettaa; CoL Tlllmaai Cnlted Stat Army.

I GRANT VNION H. C. jCvaas, Phlla4e'4hUl. I flay E. Hill.

Dilllns. MoaJ VICTORIA W. P. Upaaa. Portland.

Ore ei-klSTor Jearph Asderaoni Ktoss Cltv. la; Dr. WllliafS C. Krauns. Huffslo: T.

R. Cisrsa, -n- 1 era! Manasvr of tne Lielamtara. 'r-risns and Western KaUwar. aeraaxo. .1 HOrFafAN-Vlreil P.

KBna. Cleveland: A. M. TAssreon. tlstte.

Hun Cotigresasnaa Oeorxe' N. -Sowthwlcs, Albany. FIFTH AVENfaV-A. I lane. Vtctnrla.

BriU tab Columbia: tiiartisaeaan Sirens K. Paywe- Aubura. N. T. ALBE1IARLE Prof.

Palmer lUcketts. Troyj B. Oiwatainser. Ptttstmrg. OILSET-U.

T. fHapies. 1 fMne. Idas: A. W.

Lans. LswrenccvUle. X. J.i N. Ooodnla, ASTOR IX Loulevme: R- TX "haw.

Iodlow, Vu: II. V. WoodeU. Louisrtlle; O. K.

ahaf (et. Csaoa City. Cot. EKPTHK-R. WUUams.

Jamaica: B. Hop- 1 per. sleHhwore; Oeorge Clarke. Korantwv 1 LOSSES BY FIRE. YESTERDAY'S FIRES, CTrom 13 12 o'clock Friday night until o'clock Saturday night-1 1:43 A.

Second ATtfiiw; O'Reilly at 0'Bellli damage. Situ. I 2:13 A. M. 100 Ludlow Street; Max klas-kowlts: damage.

Sioo. i 6 -JO JL Mott Avenue; NtU McOrU-lalro: damage, triflinf. hM A. M. i-t eat Mvmif-nim atrt; Jacob Rubin Mr.

Henry: damage trifling. A. M- oEldrtdg Street Hs mopsky; damage, sjo. 11:40 A. M.

170 Clinton Street OSWEGO. N. PebL 1. Baldwin's tusn- ber mUla and adjoining property at Oanero Fall, this county, wer destroywd by fir Lc, 10.UA I PETERSBURG. Va.J Trb.

L-The Urge crate and berry basket plant of the South. Side Manufacturing Company rn this rtty. with alt th stork. Including L3K0 tiu fruit baskets, was deetroyevr fir to-day. Loe between and partly insured.

BUFFALO. N. rb. nlx-etory building owned by Han Schmidt was dnv sgd badly by fir and water to-day. That otber occutuints of th building were tho Queen City EnglnMTtng Company and th Niagara Hrrr Company.

Tho too til exceed S1U0.UAI, and Is covered by Insurance. tmmw 1 a 'in. e-o Usj and liuw was caused by a fir early to-dsy in tbe five-story brick block owned by th Atlantic Trust. Company. Tb fir started oa th third- floor and spread through th upper stttrte.

occupied by tha Chase ghawmut Company, anaaufactunris; e-hemlsta. It took ftve-statbs of the en tiro Fir Lvimrtmort of th city to keep th fir from spreading. jNagle, Wilson dt TH.her? itimifi trifllns. jaX) p. M.

ltpot Lan and Boulevard Law fayette; Samuel Via: damage. 93. 8:13 P. M- Jd Oouverneur Street; owner unknown; damage trifling. 4:40 P.

M. Vi Grennwkh Street! Joseph Beyer: damage. S-J0O. 1 7:23 P. U.

to Broom Street i Sarah Knaonltsl damsse. tluu. 7:43 uh eixty-secona otreet; rigar oea irrs, an 1 in Abbot t-uowing Walter Klernao; damage, f'i. .1 agon Company occupied the lower storte 80 TO RivtngtoB SUwati Hymaa Menkos; of th buiidin. They suffered serious Voe trUUnsw 1 tram tiar.

that which, is now uua iw.