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BEST PERFORMANCES ON RECORD. "Straight rail'' billiards (with balls)-Highest run made in match play (on 5x10 table), 1.531 points, by Maurice Vignaux, at Paris, 1880. Highest average for match play, 333%, by Jacob Schaefer, at Chicago, 1879.

Cushion carroms-Highest run made in tournament play, 85 points, by Frank C. Ives, at Boston, 1896. Highest average for tournament play, 10 (for 200 points), by Jacob Schaefer, at Chicago, 1887.

Fourteen-inch balkline - Highest run with "anchor nurse" allowed, 566 points, by Jacob Schaefer, at New York, 1893. Highest run with "anchor nurse" barred, 359 points, by Frank C. Ives, at Chicago, 1894. Highest average with "anchor nurse' allowed, 100, by Jacob Schaefer, at New York, 1893, and by Frank C. Ives, at Chicago, 1904. Highest average with "anchor nurse" barred, 63 2-10, by Frank C. Ives, at New York, 1894.

Highest amateur record run for tournament games. 202 points, by Calvin Demarest, at Chicago, 1908. Highest amateur average for tournament games, 57, by Calvin Demarest, at Chicago, 1908.

Eighteen-inch balkline (two shots in)Highest run for tournament play (with five shots allowed in "anchor spaces"), 290 points, by Frank C. Ives, at New York, 1896. Highest run with "anchor nurse" barred, 231 points, by George Sutton, at New York, 1906. Highest average for tournament games (with five shots allowed in "anchor spaces"), 50, HighFrank C. Ives, at New York, 1896. est average for tournament games with "anchor nurse" barred, 100, by George Sutton, at New York, 1906. Highest run for championship game, 232, by G. B. Sutton, in 1907. Best average for championship match, 33.33, by G. B. Sutton, in 1907.

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Calvin Demarest 4 George Sutton... 4 George Slosson.. 2 Firmin Cossignol 1 4 A. G. Cutler.... 0 5 In the play-off of the triple tie Demarest beat Cline by a score of 500 to 38. Demarest's average was 25, the highest of the tournament. Sutton beat Cline by a score of 500 to 480. In the final game Demarest defeated Sutton by a score of 500 to 78, the winner having the high average of 35 10-14. This game gave the championship to Demarest.

George Slosson beat George Sutton at 18.1 for the world's championship, at New York, on January 26, by a score of 500 to 328 points. Slosson's average was 8 52-56; Sutton's, 5 48-56.

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Eighteen-inch balkline (one shot in)Highest run for tournament play, 140 points, in 500-point game, by F. C. Ives, in 1897. Best average in tournament, 31.25, by F. C. Ives, in 1897. Highest run in championship match, 100, by J. Schaefer, in 1907. Best average in championship match, 20.83, by Willie Hoppe, in 1900.

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SHOOTING.

The most important shooting event of 1909 was the amateur trap shooting cham pionship, decided at Travers Island, N. Y on December 9. Eighty-nine men com peted, and the winner was George S. Mc Carty, of the Keystone Shooting Club, of Philadelphia. The scores of the first twelve men follow:

Amateur Championship-100 Targets.
Name and City. Strings of 25. Total.
G. S. McCarty, Phila........... .24 25 25 24-98
F. A. Hodgman, Tuckahoe.25 23 23 24-95
C. E. Mink, Philadelphia..20 24 25 24-93,
A. Lindley, Newark.
.25 23 23 22-93
H. C. Kirkwood, Boston..23 25 23 22-93
D. I. Bradley, New York..24 21 23 23-91
O. C. Grinnell, jr., N. Y..24 22 20 25-91
C. H. Newcomb, Phila.....23 24 28 21-91
W. H. Foord, Wilmington.22 25 22 22-01
S. Scott, New York... ...23 21 24 22-90
F. B. Stephenson, B'klyn..23 23 21 24-90
F. H. Schauffler, N. Y.....24 23 22 21-90

To keep this record complete and continuous deaths are included which occurred fter December 24, 1908.

BETHEA, Solomon H., United States District Judge, 56, Chicago, Ill., August 3. BUCHANAN, William I., diplomatist, 57, London, England, October 17. BUCK, Dudley, organist and composer, 70, West Orange, N. J., Oct. 6. BULL, William T., surgeon, 59, Savannah, Ga., February 22.

BUTLER, Matthew C., ex-major general C. S. A., ex-major general U. S. v.. ex-United States Senator from South Carolina, 73. Columbia, S. C., April 14. CONNELL, William, ex-Representative in Congress from Pennsylvania, capitalist and philanthropist, 81, Scranton, Penn., March 21.

ONRIED, Heinrich, theatrical and operatic manager, 54, Meran, Austria, April 27.

ONVERSE. George A.. Rear Admiral, T. S. N., 65, Washington, D. C., March 29.

ORBIN, Henry C., lieutenant general. U. S. A. (retired). 66, New York, Sept. 8.

OSGROVE. Samuel G.. Governor of Washington, - Paso Robles, Cal., March 28.

'RAWFORD, F. Marion, novelist, 54, Sorrento, Italy, April 9.

USHMAN, Francis W.. Representative in Congress from Washington, 42 New York, July 6.

E ARMOND, David A., Representative in Congress from Missouri, 65, Butler, Mo., Nov. 23.

UDLEY, William W., ex-Commissioner of Pensions, 67, Washington, Dec. 15. RBEN. Henry, Rear Admiral, U. S. N. (retired), 77, New York City, October 23. ISHER, the Rev. Dr. George P., theologian and author, 82, New Haven, Dec. 20.

ITCH. Clyde, playwright, 44, Chalonssur-Marne, France, Sept. 4.

ALLOWAY. the Rev. Dr. Charles B., Methodist Episcopal Bishop (South), 59, Jackson, Miss., May 12.

ERONIMO, Apache Indian chief, 89, Fort Sill, Okla., Feb. 17.

ILDER. Richard W.. magazine editor and author, 65, New York, Nov. 18. DODE. John, ex-Representative from Virginia in Confederate Congress. Representative in Congress from Virginia, ex-Solicitor General of the United States, 80, Norfolk, Va., July 14.

DODSELL, the Rev. Dr. Daniel A.. Methodist Episcopal Bishop, 69, New York, Dec. 5.

ALE, the Rev. Dr. Edward Everett. author, preacher and philanthropist, 57. Boston, Mass., June 10.

HARE, Rt. Rev. William Hobart, Protestant Episcopal Bishop of South Dakota, 71, Atlantic City, N. J., October 23. HARRIMAN, Edward H., railroad builder and capitalist, 61, Turner, Orange County, N. Y., Sept. 9. HARRIS, William A., ex-United States Senator from Kansas, ex-Representative from Kansas, 68, Chicago, Dec. 20. HARRIS. William T., ex-United States Commissioner of Education, scholar and in pedagogy, Providence,

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HELPER,

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Hinton R., author of "The Impending Crisis in the South," Washington, March 9.

HENDRICK, Very Rev. Thomas A., Roman Catholic Bishop of Cebu, the Philippines, 60, Cebu, Nov. 30. HITCHCOCK, Ethan Allen, ex-Secretary of the Interior, ex-Ambassador to Russia, 74, Washington, April 9. HOE, Robert, printing press maker and inventor, 70, London, England, Sept. 22. HOLBROOK, Frederick, War Governor of Vermont, 96, Brattleboro, Vt.. April 28.

HOWARD, Oliver O., major general, U.
S. A. (retired). soldier and philan-
thropist, 79, Burlington, Vt., Oct. 26.
HUNTINGTON, Rev. Dr. William R.,
Protestant Episcopal clergyman, 70,
Nahant, Mass., July 26.

JEWETT, Sara Orne, novelist, 60, South
Berwick, Me., June 24.
JOHNSON, John A., Governor of Min-

nesota, 48, Rochester, Minn., Sept. 21. JOHNSON, Martin N., U. S. Senator from North Dakota, ex-Representative in Congress from North Dakota, 59, Fargo, N. D., Oct. 21.

KENNEDY, John S., financier and philanthropist, 79, New York, Oct. 31. LAFFAN, William M.. journalist, 61, New York City, November 19.

LASSITER, Francis R., Representative in Congress from Virginia, 43, Petersburg, Va., Oct. 31.

LEA, Henry Charles, author, banker and publisher, 84, Philadelphia, Oct. 24. LILLEY, George L., Governor of Connecticut, ex-Representative in Congress from Connecticut, 50, Hartford, Conn., April 21.

LINDSAY, William, ex-U. S. Senator from Kentucky, ex-Chief Justice. Supreme Court of Kentucky, 75, Frankfort, Ky., Oct. 15.

M'CARREN, Patrick H., New York State Senator and Democratic political leader, 61, Brooklyn, Oct. 23.

M'CLOSKEY, the Right Rev. William G., Roman Catholic Bishop, 85, Louisville, Ky., Sept. 17.

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RAINES, John, New York State Senator and Republican political leader, Canandaigua, N. Y., Dec. 16. RICHARDS, John K., United States Circuit Judge, 53, Cincinnati, March 1. ROGERS, Henry H., capitalist, 69, New York, May 19.

SPRECKELS, Claus, sugar refiner, 80,
San Francisco, Dec. 26, 1908.
STARIN, John H., ex-Representative in
Congress from New York, former Rapid
Transit Commissioner, New York City,
developer of harbor transportation, 83,
New York City, March 22.
STEWART, William M..

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States Senator from Nevada, pioneer, 84, Washington, April 23. STURGIS, Russell, architect and art critic, 72, New York City, February 11. SULLIVAN, Timothy P., New York City Alderman and Tammany leader, 39, New York City, December 22.

TURPIE, David, ex-United States Senator from Indiana, lawyer and orator, 80, Indianapolis, April 21.

WARD, the Rev. Seth, Methodist Episcopal Bishop (South), 51, Kobe, Japan, Sept. 20.

WARD, Rev. Dr. Seth, Bishop of Meth

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NOTABLE DEATHS ABROAD. AMADOR, Manuel, first President of Panama, 75, Panama, May 2. BARTH, Theodor, German journalist an and statesman, 59, Baden-Baden June 3.

CERVERA, Pascual, Spanish vice-admiral, 70, Puerto Real, Spain, April 3 CHANG-CHIH-TUNG, Chinese man, Pekin, Oct. 5.

COQUELIN, Benoit Constant,

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COQUELIN, E. A._H., "Cadet," French actor, 61, Paris, Feb. 8.

DON CARLOS OF BOURBON, preten der to the throne of Spain, 61, Va reso, Italy, July 18. GALLIFFET, Marquis de, French general No and Minister of War, 78, Paris, July 8A GEVAERT, François A., Belgian com poser, 80, Brussels, Dec. 28, 1908. IGLESIAS, Manuel, Peruvian general and statesman, Lima, Nov. 8.

ITO, Prince Hirobumi, Japanese states man, 71, Harbin, Manchuria, Oct. 26. LEOPOLD II, King of the Belgians, 74 Brussels, Dec. 17.

LOMBROSO, Cesare, Italian scientist and criminologist, 69, Turin, Italy, Oct. 18 MARTIN, Sir Theodore, English scholar translator and author, 93, London, Eng land, August 18.

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Note The number of immigrants for the fiscal year 1908-'09 was 751,786. Figures y countries are not yet available.

IMPORTANT EVENTS OF 1909.

January 5-United States Supreme Court | pheld the New York State 80-cent gas

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January 23-Steamers Florida and Reublic in collision in fog off Nantucket ightship. Use of wireless telegraphy aved 1,000 passengers. Republic sank n way to New York.

January 28-United States evacuates uba and José Miguel Gomez was intalled as President of Cuban Republic. February 21-United States battleship eet returned to Hampton Roads, Va., fter circumnavigating the globe. Length f cruise, 42,303 miles.

March 4-William H. Taft inaugurated President of the United States. March 15-Congress met in extraordiny session to revise the tariff schedules. March 24-Lieutenant Ernest H. Shackton, of the British navy, returned from ntarctica and reported that he had ached a point 111 miles from the South ole.

April 9-Payne tariff bill passed the ouse of Representatives.

April 13-Reactionary movement to deroy the constitutional parliamentary wernment of Turkey was begun in Conantinople by the garrison of that city the instigation of the Sultan.

April 18-Troops under orders from the irkish Committee of Union and Progress oved on Constantinople from Salonica. April 24-Turkish constitutional forces cupied Constantinople after subduing e garrison.

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April 27-Sultan Abdul Hamid was deposed and his brother Mehemmed Effendi succeeded to the throne as Mehmed V.

June 14-Alfonso M. Penna, President of Brazil. died.

July 1-Indictments were found by a Federal grand jury in New York City against officials of the American Sugar Refining Company for violation of the Sherman anti-trust law.

July 16-Ali Mirza, Shah of Persia, was deposed, and his son, Ahmed Mirza, put

on the throne.

July 25-Louis Bleriot crossed the English Channel from Calais to Dover in an aeroplane. Time of flight, about 30 minutes.

July 27-Orville Wright fulfilled the conditions of the government's endurance test for aeroplanes at Fort Myer, Va., by remaining in the air 1 hour, 12 minutes and 36 seconds.

July 30 to August 2-Riots in Barcelona, Spain, caused by popular feeling against the war with the Moors.

July 31-Orville Wright flew 10 miles in 14 minutes and 43 seconds at Fort Myer, Va., meeting the conditions of the government's speed test for aeroplanes.

August 5-The Payne tariff law was signed and took effect.

August 25-M. Paulhan flew in an aeroplane for 2 hours, 53 minutes and 24 seconds at Rheims, France.

August 27-Henry Farman flew 111.78 miles in 3 hours. 4 minutes and 56 25 seconds at Rheims, France.

August 28-Glenn H. Curtiss flew 12.42 miles in 15 minutes and 50 3-5 seconds at Rheims, France.

August 29 Glenn H. Curtiss won the prize for swiftness in flight, doing 30 kilometers in 25 minutes and 49 2-5 seconds, at Rheims, France.

July 12-The House of Representatives passed the resolution, passed by the Senate on July 5, submitting an amendment to the Federal Constitution enlarging the government's power to tax incomes.

September 1-Dr. Frederick Cook reported from Lerwick, Shetland Islands, that he had reached the North Pole on April 21, 1908.

September 6-Commander Robert E. Peary, U. S. N., reported from Indian Harbor, Labrador, that he had reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909.

September 8-Commander Peary denounced as fraudulent Dr. Cook's claim to have reached the North Pole.

October 13-Beginning of constitutional government in China.

November 20-The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was declared to be operating in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law and ordered dissolved by the United States Circuit Court for the Eighth Federal Circuit.

November 30 -The British House of Lords suspended the operation of the budget passed by the House of Commons and forced a dissolution of Parliament and an appeal to the electorate on the constitutional question of the right of the Lords to annul budget legislation.

December 10-The American Ice Company was convicted of violating the New York State anti-trust law forbidding combinations in restraint of trade.

December 16-José S. Zelaya resigned as President of Nicaragua.

December 21-The University of Copenhagen pronounced worthless the proofs offered by Dr. Frederick Cook of his alleged discovery of the North Pole. 1 December 23-Albert ascended throne of Belgium.

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ADDENDA AND ERRATA.

On Dec. 20 President Taft sent to the Senate a long list of nominations to posts in the diplomatic service. Most of these changes appear in the table of ambassadors, ministers, agents and secretaries, on page 56. These additional corrections, however, should be made on pages 56 and 57 and in the consular list, pages 59 to 68: Edwin V. Morgan succeeds Edward C. O'Brien as Minister to Uruguay as well as to Paraguay: Philip M. Brown succeeds James G. Bailey as Secretary of Embassy at Mexico City: Henry L. James succeeds Lewis Einstein as Secretary of Embassy at Constantinople; Montgomery Schuyler, jr., succeeds Peter Augustus Jay as Secretary of Embassy at Tokio; George Post Wheeler succeeds Montgomery Schuyler, jr., as Secretary of Embassy at St. Petersburg; Lewis Einstein succeeds Henry R. Fletcher as Secretary of Legation at Peking; Paxton Hibben succeeds Charles D. White as Secretary of Legation at The Hague; Charles D. White succeeds M. Marshall Langhorne as Secretary of Legation at Christiania; aBlkam Schoyer succeeds Paxton Hibben as Secretary of Legation at Bogota; Peter Augustus Jay succeeds Lewis M. Iddings as Consul General as well as Diplomatic Agent at Cairo; Horace G. Knowles succeeds Fenton R. McCreery as Consul General as well as Minister Resident to San Domingo; Hoffman Philip ceases to be Consul General at Addis Ababa.

On page 34, under Department of Justice, Charles W. Russell, Assistant Attorney General, was nominated on Dec. 20 to be Minister to Persia. On Dec. 20 Joseph E. Morrison was nominated to succeed J. L. B. Alexander as United States District Attorney for the District of Arizona.

On Dec. 21 Chang Yin-tang was received by President Taft as Chinese Minister to the United States, succeeding Dr. Wu Ting-fang.

Joseph C. S. Blackburn has resigned as a member of the Isthmian Canal Commission, his resignation dating from Dec. 4.

On Dec. 16 José Santos Zelaya resigned as President of Nicaragua, and on Dec. 20 the Nicaraguan Congress elected José Madriz to succeed him.

It has been announced by the War Department that Brigadier General Winfield S Edgerly will be retired for disability on Dec. 29, and that Colonel Walter Howe, Coast Artillery, will be appointed to succeed him.

Anselm J. M'Laurin, United States Senator from Mississippi, died at Brandon, Miss., on December 22.

King Albert of Belgium ascended the throne on December 23 and took the title of Albert I.

The vote in the 3d Assembly District of Erie County on Dec. 21, to break tle of Nov. 2, resulted: Leo J. Neupert, D., 2,645; George J. Arnold, R., 2,564.

The vote for Assemblyman in Richmond County was: John Anderson, R., C. A. and Pro., 7,147; William A. Shortt, D., 7,537; Charles Bickel, Soc., 159: Ralph Van Name, Pro., 95.

President Taft on Nov. 26, 1909, issued an executive order extending the Scope of the examinations required for admission into the lower grades of the diplomatic service. An executive order instituting such examinations was issued by President Roosevelt on Nov. 10, 1905. The order of Nov. 26, 1909. provided that initial appointments from outside the service to secretaryships in the diplo matic service shall be only to the classes of third secretary of embassy, or, in case ofhig her existent vacancies, of second secretary of legation at such post as has assigned to it but one secretary. Vacancies in secretaryships of higher classes shall be filled by promotion from the lower grades of the service, based upon efficiency and abilityas shown in the service.

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