Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 24 March 1896 — Page 3

FUTURE OF TROTTERS

t. HAICOtH FOBBK8 TALKS OF THE TWO MINUTE GOAI-

5e is Positive that the Limit of Trotting Speed Has Not Been Beached—Two Minute Reoord Lowered.

"Has -the limit of trotting speed been reaohed?" This Question was recently •propounded to 'the writer 'by J. (Malcolm Forbes, the Boston millionaire Sportsman. •1 do not think so," was the answer "in. fact, I am ipostive it -hasn't. I believe that the two minute goal will be reached and even shaded. Everything ipo'ints to this conclusion, and while it would be foolish to pick out any one animal for the task or sett any approximate date, I think it more than probable 'that before then end of the present decate the 2:03%, which represents the trotting record of (today, will be lowered. "As to the possibility of the pacing record I cannot speak with certainty, for it is a -branch of the business that I have 'never studied. The concensus of opinion, however, and the statistics of the tracks seem to indicate that the two-minute goal will be sooner reached by a horse tof that gait. "Everything in the tfott'ing world is progressing. Naturally, now that the figures have settled back to a point below the 2:04 mark, the progression is bound 'to be slower. It is the pace that kills. When Maud tS., trotted a mile in 2:08% and that reoord stood for over five years, it looked as if the mark had been well -nigh reached, butt now, w.t'h many trotters "below th'at figure, ar.'d' one five seconds faster, it looks as •it were foolish to set a, figure. "I "believe the future of the sport depends on the clearer and more scientific application of the principles of breeding. If a tDiotaltor igot a Director and he to turn a Directum, the speed lntensiifled with the progression of production, why not 'Directum's ©on greater than ihe and his grandson even more BO? "Horses are being more scientificly ehod, harnessed and trained, and driven than ever they have better tracks Ito race upon, and the instinct whi'c teaches a .norise to trot and keep trying harder to maintain that gait, to he limit of this speed ability, is be'img intentflfiecL Certain families of trotters have been noted as phenomina'l speed producers. If (the judicious breeding of the best members of those families, with a due care for size, strength and brains lies the best possi'ble chance for a marked reduction o^the record'. I am a firm believer 'in tAfaierican ingenuity, pluck and faith, so that I deem it almost assured that one day we wiil see the two-minute horse.

The name of J. Maicolm Forbefe i:s as well known to the American horse laving as that of any man who has been identified so short a time with the tur'f. His first purchase to attract con'trnen'tol at'ten'tion was thait cif the unbeaten' arid, i'n some ways, incompara.bale harness q-ueen, Nancy Hanks. It was not for her race ability that he bought the rencwneid daughter of Happy Meidtan, but in pursuance of his theory for the aidvianicemen't of speed. The seconld step i:n t'h'is direction was the payment of $125,000 for the horse he wanted. This was the figure at wWich the transfer of Ario'n1 w*as made from Leland Stanford 'to Mr. Forlbets. At that time Arion Tcoked like the suresit prospect for a 2minaite atei'lfon, for he had pul'leid a Mgh wheeled sulky as a 2-year-old a mile in 2:10%, a feat ye't unequalled by any tmtiter of the same age, un'der itmprtoved conditions.

Mr. Forbes' theory is a simple one, for it is based on "like begets like." Thus, if a champion is bre'd to a chiampibn. and the produce iis sound, -"s'trai'gnt and right (in the parlance of the saile ring), the argument is that t'he prospective abWfty, from the right cif spe'ili 'inheriitamice, is vastly iimprove'd. The objection th'at the world feimous mares L,al3y Suffolk, Highland Mfai'd, Flora Tenvple.fi Goldsmith Maid and M/a.u'd S, all champions in their day, or the equally reraoiwncld Lucy, Amerioao Girl, Fanny

WiltherE'poon,

Mtortha Wilkes or vloz-

ens as rfiid'Hy named were n'ot phenomenal srpeed producers does not deter Mr. Forbes. Apart from the faclt tha't some of these mares never produced. there is the objection tWa't they wer r'ace'd or trained tiLTl so late in life that a go'cd share of their vi'taiTfty wias wasted. Th'is is Hardly possible nmvadiays. lit is not so many years a'go that the bedt horsemen thbu'sht a horse wias too .young- to train until he had utrned his fifth yeiar, an-d the stud was only counted fit for the honorable retirement of old age. Though trained as a 2-year-old, and having in three years' training reduce! that record oif 2:10% to 2:07^4, Arion is only in h'is seventh year. He hats been hurt but very liftQe, if speed development of h'is kind is to be counted harmful, so far as the draught on h'is Vitality is concerned. Nancy HUnks Is but 10 years cUd and as her extreme .flights of s'pee'd were confined mainly t'o puti'ic trials, she has not h*ad the ha.i*dship of the mares whfch have been si^bjeidted to the tlying experience of racing.

Mr. FWbes is a great believer in breeding through channels of speed prod wit'ion, or by or-mbinihg all possible elements of championship form to reproduce and intensify heir chu-^ac-tetristiee. The i'lea Mr. Forbes haid $n the purchase of Arion was this: He mis by Electioneer and the best li trotter of a horse that hvis sire-d more phenomenal sipeeders than any horse living or dead. It is also speed tr.lit keeps at the trot, for in 152 horses thait hs.ve beaten s:ar.*3ard time, or that .timit set by the Register for recognizing record, bu't a single paeer is in the Wst.

The dam of Arion was by Nurttwodd, Hhe horse recognized as the greatest sire. Thus Arion represented the combination that Mr. Forbes had decided wUs the best pcx-.»ble founda't'ter. for 'the adxMnicement oif his theory, be:ng the fastest natural colt trotter the world bias ever .seen, by the greateilt ^ire of phenomenal speed, and out of a mare by a wonderful speed producer. It was the element of#,,breedir.g on." insnre the proper chance to the possible sire of a 2-minute trotter, Mr. Forbes bought the best mares he could flwd from almost every line that ha'd praduted phenomenal speed. iMr. Forbes beM-eves in the advancemerit of the trotter and is not one of tthe kind who thinks there is any stlt llmtrt to et^inments of vhe lighit

Iah!r-

*ness brigade. He thinks tbat while the improvement in sulkies, tracks, harness and the like will le pronounced in their help, the scientific application of the strict laws of heredity and the best choice cf the individuals will be as fully answereble for th-alt -ability to ciarry a speed average of thirty seconds to the quarter for a mile.

Mr. Foifoes" beli-af t'nat the fu^ture chaimpfon trot'ter wil 1 be descended frcnn a scton o^ flhe Eledtioneer family is .bbsed on £Oat!is ics in the last five or six years. In tha^t t?me the Electioneer

champions tn the different classes h'ave "been Sunol, Manzani/ta, BonJta, Fantasy, Hiin/da Hose, Arion, WiQidflower, Fred Ortocker, Abdell, Bell Bird a»nid FaJo Arto.

The theory of Mr. Forbes is that the best speed producing famiily, re-en-forced by a s'train of the be^t obtainable living scaTXon and represented by the beeSt individual (everything oonsidered) to the credit of Electioneer is the proper fountain heteud .for a stream to pro'duice a world beating represeniflaUi've.

AFRAID OF WINDY.

Dairy Hands Have Trouble—One Threatens To Shoot. D. O. MteNece anid "Wintfy" Brown, who work as drivers of milk wagons for King's dairy, are not good friend's ansd last night McNece was at the police stlaition asking flor protection. From McNece's sttory it apepars ithat he has fiaileld to observe "the chalk line," accord1- ng to "Windy" Brown's idea Of the management of a •dairy, and Brown has announced that unless McNece's resignation is forthcoming he will give h:lm a passport to "the lanid that is fialirer than this." Brown claims McNece hats been trying to "do" King and he wid'l have ft no longer. They have been quarreling for some weeks, tout the Con•avrversy ripened into open hostilit'ie's yesterday evening. Brown served notice that iff McNece came about the premises last n'ight he would g'ive him the contents of a shotgun. McNece believed Brown meant what he said anld before turning in for the night called on the police for protection while he slept. The officers told him they could not make arrest for threats not ma.de within their hearing and the best thing for him to do if he desired to live to vote was to go before a justice of the peace and swear ouit a peace warrant. He left the office saying he would follow the officer's instructions and it is likely Brown will have to g'ive bond to keep the peace before the milk wagons will move again.

HERMIT FOUND DEAD.

Thomas Jackson's Lonely Life at an End— "Will Investigate. Th'omas Jackson, a thermit, who has lived in an old shanty on- the banks of Coal Creek for a number of years, was found dead yesterday morning. He was lying on the floor with his face downward, and it is believed that he had been dead at least two days before .his bodv was found'. He had no money and •there could be found no motive for foul play and 'it is thought death resulted from heart failure. Coroner Payne and Deputy Stunkard were tca.lled and are conducting the inquest. Several years ago, Dir. Swafford of this city bought Jackson's farm, paying him for it in cash. After Jackson haid sold it he cried for days and refused to be consoled until the doctor permited him to erect a little home on one corner off the place.

The old man was about 80 years of age and there are some who believe he had money concealed about the premises. His style of living, for the past few years, has indicated that he was in needy circumstances. There is r#)thing to support the belief that he -#as a miser. The death and the dead, man's financial circumstances will, however, be thoroughly investigated.

THEY DON'T SPEAK NOW.

Constable Morrison and His Deputy Have a Row. Constable Frank (Morrison and his deputy Frank Anthony have disolved! partnership and Anthony is now looking for another occupation. The two officials had a faTling out Saturday evening and a rough and tumble fight would have resulted had it not been for the interference of bystanders. virison, displeased at some of Anthony's work, told him, in substance, that his being out of the asylum was the res tilt of official neglect or because the foolkiller was off an a vacation. Anthony thinks he knows a thing or two and this •unkind insinuation from his superior made him mad as a whole flock of wet poultry. He spat on his hands, hung his coat on a nail and was in the act of •defending'his intellect with his muscle, when friends of the two interfered and the war was called off.

FIJI CAPITAL DESTROYER.

Pacific Hurricane Wipes It Out—Worst Storm Known. Vfo'torila, B. C., March 23.—The steamship Warimoo, wh®ch has just arr'lved, brings news oif the destruction of Suva, the capital of Fiji, by a hurricane on Mi arch 6th. It was the most tremendous storm ever known in the Southern seas. The loss of the ferry steamer Pearl, in the Brisbane river, by which thirty-seven' persons lost the'ir lives, is also reported.

Dr. (Price's (Baking Powder makes delicious cake without butter or eggs.

Failures at Martin's Ferry.

Martin's Ferry, O., March 23.—Three deeds of assignment were made today that have startled the whol3 business interests of the Ohio valley.. The parties are: Hemry Floto, a merchant William Mann, proprietor of the Mann factory and Thomas Mea^, proprietor of the Martin's Ferry ICeg and Box factory, all considered among the wealthiest men in the community.The assignments are the direct result of the failure last week at Elwood, Pa., of the Northern Olass Co., for y.hich they had heavily endorsed. The liablities are not known but are less than assets, which are estimated at $209,000.

W. S. Ile Makes an Assignment. OoluirJbuls, O., March 23.—W. S. I'de made an assignment to Edwin R. Sharps tonight. The assets, mostly real estate. sre estimated at $240,000 ar.fi the liafc'3?ities at $170,000. The assignment is the result of slow rdturn's on real estate and failure to meet a. large numVber of notes about to mature. The assignment does not in any way aftectt any o£ the banks with whkOi Mr. Ide hois been connected, he having sold his interest jn the Fourth National Bank. The assignment is purely a personal one.

Williams Reman-.led.

Kirrjberly, Griqualand. West S^uth Afrk'a. Mlarch 19.—The preliminary examination o! Mr. Gardner Williams, the AcnerJcan iranager of the De Beets mines, took p.'ace today. Detective Lorner testified to having discovered on the premises 313 magazine rifles, 536,600 cartridges an'd 1,950 bayonets. Mr. Wl ilibtns Was remanded until April 2d.

Taken ta the Reform School. Deputy Sheriff Burton took Robert MeMurr'ay to the reform school yesterday

afternoon.

McsMurray is the colored

boy who burglarized Strang's jewelry stor£ about two weeks ago.

Complexion improver, Hallock's AntiFreckle, 35 cents. Removes freckles, nimtkloo tiux.

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BASE BALL GOSSIP.

TEBRE HAUTE'8 CHANCES FOB THE LEAGUE COMPANY ABE GOOD.

Myers, of Fort Wayne Urgres Kepresentation From This City at the league Meeting—Base Ball Notes*

WlAiNTBD—A first class base ball league into which. Terre Haute can break. Iieague must have references as to staying qualities. No $600 or Fourth of July towns need apply, as there will be no association with a tight wad or- $ g-anization. fTerre Haute has had experience iwith strawberry leagues. As an evidence of good faith and to satisfy all leagues that the city is all right it might be mentfoned Terre Haue is the fastest city in the state. This means that nothing but fast ball will be patronized. Terre Haute has no less than a dozen suburbs, among them Evansville, Indianapolis, Maoksville and "Clinton. She has the largest frail field in the state (public insured against home runs), street ear facilities unexcelled and a, long suffering ball public. Base ball man'agers in any city who think they can hold up their end with the 2:01% town may without fear of personal violence address

George F. Shugart, Manager.

Hieague or no league, 'base ball will be played at the East Main street grounds this summer. IMr. Shugart has enough men signed to play ball tomorrow. .He received a letter from William Myers of the Ft. Wayne club yesterday evening. Mr. Myers is favorably impressed with the cirouit proposed by The Express, and is ready to put a team into it. Gunnells of Toledo has not written, though a reply is expected from him today. Mr. Myers' letter shows t'heft Ft. Wayne is not yet in the Michigan League. It is certain that Toledo has not been admitted, and this being true Terre Haute has a first class chance of becoming a member. There is to he a meeting of the managers of the Michigan ciluhs in a few days, and .Mr. Myers urges that Terre Haute have representatives there. This meeting -will in all probability be held at Kalamazoo. Shugart says he will be at the meeting if it is held south of the north pole and will press the claims of Terre Haute. From IMr. Myers' letter it is plain to he seen he desires all the pressure possi'ble from Indiana arid Ohio. He wants Ft. Wayne in and realizes the chances are better if Terre Haute attends the mee\ in.g with a healthy representation. There is every Teason to believe the Toledo manager will share the opinion of Myers.

Squabbling Over Jlm.Connar. The mere announcement that Minneapolis has purchased Connor, the second baseman, from the Pittsburg club, has already stirred up the Western base hall world, says the Minneapolis journal. The .Minneapolis management received a telegram yesterday from President Ban Johnson as follows: "Ellis complains Minneapolis dickering with Connor. Western .League clu'bs must keep hands off Toledo play*ers." thing. Connie Macfk of Pittsburg made thing. Connie Mack of Pitsburg made the Minneapolis club a straight proposition on Connor'a'nd the'terms were accepted. Mack guaranteed that he. had a perfect title to 'Connor, and it was on his representation of absolute ownership that Minneapolis was induced to buy iConnor. It is needless to say that now that he has been purchased he will not be released. Minneapolis has him and will keep him. John Good now wrote President Johnson a letter last night, and 'it is safe to say that he so informed him.

There is no question but what Pittsburg has a good title. Ellis thought he had, but received the'double cross somewhere, and he has been formally notified 'by President Johnson, as weix as other Toledo players. Ellis then practically garve up all hope of securing Connor, unless he could make a deal with Pittsburg.

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Base Ball Notes.

Sam TDungan is demanding $300 a month from Detroit. Vanderbeek offers $250.

Con IStrouthers now admits that 'the pace set by Detroit last year was a trifle too fast for him.

MdFarland will do the bulk of the catching for St. 'Louis until .Morgan Murphy recovers from his illness.

Pat Tebeau of Cleveland has evidently no superstition, as he started on this season's base ball life on Friday.

Larry TwitcheH has made a wager that the (Brewers will be third or better in the pennant Tace by July 10th.

Poor unfortunate Toungstown, she has signed George R. Venning, who tried to play ball in Terre Haute last year.

The new club house on the Philadelphia grounds will cost $20,000. It will be built to five stories in height after this season.

Pitchers -Foreman. Hastings and Goar replace Hart, Coakley and Jordan at Pittsburg, and the change looks like a good one for the Pirates.

The fight between Jack iShearon and Harry Blake for the Cleveland right field job is on in earnest. Shearon, so far, has a shade the best of it.

Pitcher Jim Hughey, drafted from, the Western League by Pittsburg, refuses to report at Hot Springs. He is doing the Rusie act rather early.

The [New Yorks have daily secret sessions which last about two hours. Irwin appears to be crozier than ever on the subject of sign language.

All umpires are good umpires nowv but it don't take long for the best of them to become "rotten" in the estimation of the patrons of a losing team.

Mr. Watkins of Indianapolis tried to play a serious joke on "Deacon" Ellis at St. Paul. He introduced a schedule leaving Grand Rapids out of the circuit entirely and substituting Omaha, it being Brush's claim that Grand Rapids is no in fhe league at all.

Gradually the phenomenal pitchers signed by New York are falfng by the wayside. Bowen, the Anderson boy. was touched, for something like fourteen hits in five innings when he pitched again'st he "Regulars" at Jacksonville the other day.

Outcalt, who was witll the Terre Haute combination last season, has been signed by Milwaukee. He was a rather promising young fellow a year ago, and under Larry Twitchell'3 coaching he may develop into a good man.

Marty Hogan may yet be a Hoosier this season. Harry CDiddlebock is not vshether Hojran's fast fielding

fERRE HAUTE EXPRESS, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 24,1838.

would be a greater strength to the Browns than Sheehanls heavy stick work, and if" he should conclude that Sheehan would be the best man for the Browns Marty -will prcfbahly return to Indianapolis.

Manager Watkins of dndianapjis has received a letter.'from Jack Newell seating that he refuses to sign a contract with the Indianapolis club a.t the salary offered. He will not be given an Increase. The JJoosiers are fixed for third base, as MdCormldk has been signed to play that position, and Tommy white can also play in the infield.

With all that long string of colts that Irwin has taken South with him the best the New York papers give him is that "Arftmr Irwin has run across one or two men who may develop into fast ones." Encouraging for a manager who has about two nines of experiments.

Charley Campau, otherwise 'Count," says that he will have a strong team at Seattle, and feels sanguine that the Bacifio Northwest League will have a prosperous season.

SPAIN IS RILED.

L'Epoca Wants the Spanish Chip Knocked Oil—In Cnba. .London, Martrh 24.—The Standard has a dispatch from Madrid which says: The Epoca has 'two articles which are supposed ito reflect the opinion of the cabinet and which have been noticed. The first challenges the United States to doff its mask and display ito true colors. If they iwant war, the Epoca slays, Spain is reaxly to face it with becoming dignity. Otherwise

i«t

advises

the American politician to desist from their vexatious debates and covert hostilities.

The second article reviews Spain's chances of an (European alliance. "The other papers have similar patriotic articles. It 'is evident that the government will refuse to allow an American commission to g*o to Cuba because such a concession on the eve of the elections would damage Spanish prestige.".

WALLER DECLINES.

The American Ex-Consul Won't Accept Bis Freedom. London, March 24.—Ex-Consul Waller's solicitor -writes to the Times 'this morning that he has declined 'to accept the conditions upon 'which the French governmeht offered to release Mr. Waller, namely, that he should waive all tfaims for compensation. "He was offered his releasa in November," said the solicitor, "on condition of waiving his claim to compensation, but he preferred to remain in prison. The 'United 'States ambassador,

Mr. Eustis, informed him that the United States government had authorlized the ambassy to give security ifor costs in any action against the French government. We are seeking an amicable settlement with France in his behalf."

The Collazzo Expedition.

TJaJmpQ,., Fla., Marclh 23.—Letters received tc'd'ay from persons connected wi'th the Co"ll!azzo expedition siay th'at neUr Matlinzas three Spar.li'sh war sh'ifps wer. sighted. T'he expedition drew off' from lar.ld to avoid the war ships. After dark one cf the ia't/ter prt^cee'ded along the coa'dt scrutinizing tthe expedition with search lights. The steamer Ibelaring the expedition slipped in juSt 'bdhind her and unloaded. It wias ait'Oaeked by diayDigh't by a simaJl Spanish tfotfee and driven away, but another itland cif insurgents, hearing the firing, caime to t'he rescue and the small qulant'Ay of arms captured by the Spaniard's we're retaken. Another letter cifrm Spanish douTice gives a report of the en gage.meintt at Candteliaria, on March 17tih, when Mla'ceo anld Qulartin Bandera, with 6,000 men, attacked ColoneiFr'anrcis. The Spanish loss, the letter says, was 300 soldiers, 4 cap'Eains anld 8 r/ieuten'ar.ks. Franci!s surrendered, Saving up all hi's arms and ammunition. This, it is said, incensed General Weyler, who announced} that Friancis wcfOd rciturn to Spain- on the nexft isitetamer.

From the Scene of Conflict*

Hav.ania, March 23.—The insurgents have burned forty houses in the village of Punta' Brava. The report that the insurgents cihiarged five pe'.aceattle 1/aiborers near Reimedios, in. the distr.ct o.f Sant'a Clara, turns out to be inWorreidt.

In spite of, denials fitum insurgent scu-rceB, five Spanish soldiers affirm •that Qu'invton "Bandera, the insurgern: leader, died from the wound's wh'h he received in a recent engagement with the government forces.

The autflibrities of Mafanzas have released from the prison at that place 144 .persons whib were confined there as war OT political prisoners.

Gene-Hal. Martinez Campos has oaroiea to President GaJvez of the Autonomist party that he considers i»t the dulty oif the Patriotic party to participate in the elections and that he believes they w1!! assisit.

Gen. Oarcla's Ttond Forfeited. New York, March

23.—When

the cas?s

of the alleged fi-libusterers were called today before Justice Laccmfce in the criminal branch of the United States Circuit court, General Cal.xto Garcia •did not respond and his bail of $3,000 was- declared forfeited. General Garcia was .reported to have be^n on board the 'Bormuda when she left this port, the night of March 15, The other^five prisoners are Bernardo J. Bueno, captain Samuel Hughes, John D. Hert, and Captain Lawrence Barabazon and Benjamin J- Guerra. All were present. At •the request of the district attorney the hearing was set down for next Monday.

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To Kxclnde Forelpn Cattle.

London, March 23.—IXiring the discussion of the second reading of the bill introduced by Mr. Walter Long, the president of the board of agriculture, providing for the permanent exclusion of oreign bred cattle, Mr. T. Martin, white liberal, member or Forfarehire and a merchant of New York CTity: Mr. J- Prin« liberal, member for East Norfolk, the Ri^ht Hon. Sir

George

Trevylan, liberal, member for

the Bridget on division of Glasgow, and others opposed the measure urging tha. S^re was no danger in tJhe importation of Canadian cattle and claiming that the passage of the Ml would seriously injure British stock,raisers.

Law Library Inrorporat®«.

The Tecre Haute Law Library Association was incorporated under the general laws of the state-yestreday. The capital stock is $2,500, with S. B. Davis, George A. Scott and F. A. McNutt as directors. A custodian for the library will be chosen later.

Professor EcLmondson, the optician, will remain at Bigwood's, 607 Wabash avenue, until Saturday night. Marc* 28th. No longer. Call early.

METANDSHOOKHANDS

(Continued from First Page.) the result will probably be suicidal to the Reed men, although some seeftn to •think that they will combine with the MtaKinSey men if assured a divided delegfttfOtt. ....

Jfot Divided on Statehood.

Albuquerque, N. M., March 23.—The territorial Republican convention today selected six delegates and alternates to the national convention who will go uminstnrcted. Strong resolutions "were adopted demanding statehood for Ne-vf Mexico.

The delegates are divided in their personal preferences between- McKinley, Allison, Reed and Senator Davis.

German Bi-Metalllsts Disappointed. Lonidlon, March 24.—The Berlin correspondent cif the Times says: In the course of the delblate in the* reitohsWag today Count Von Kardorff con-fcised thait the German bimet'allists were bitterly disappointed a)t the decltaratSons cif the British cabinet (to the effect thlait although Gre*at Britain would i*anii?cipate in an in'temlaifcional monetary conference, for Grea't Br5)tialTn herself w*ouTd not recede from a single gold standland).

Bi-Metalists In Utah.

Salt Lake, Utah, March 23.—«An enthu£iaisttfc meeting in tthe interest of bimetallism was held here this evening. Speeches weremadeby-Geneitel Wfeurner of Ohio, Thomas G. Merill of Mombania and F. J. Banbine of NelbKaska. Statements were made that the cause of silver wias gaining and the prospects were bright for success at the next election.

Boston Republican Delegates. Boston, March 23.-nAt the Tenth congressional district (Republican convention in Wesleyan 'Hall tonight Messrs. Augustus L. Sweat and Charles Hammond were elected delegates to St. Louis. iBoth men are candidates of Congressman Harry Atwood, an avowed MoKinley man.

Instructed For MoKinley.

'Richmond, Va., March 23.—The Republicans in the -counties of Henrico, Orange, Augusta and Staunton held their conventions this afternoon to elect delegates to the state convention. All delegates were instructed for McKinley.

STREET CAR ACCIDENT.

Two Persons Injured in a Collision on Main Street. Two street cars' came together at the corner of Seventh and Main streets at 8 o'clock last night. Botth were damaged and the passengers severly shaken u'p. Sanitary Officer John Thaoker received a deep cut on the head. Car Nk. 37 w'a3 standing on the Seventlh street track waiting for the transfer passenger's when No. 48, in charge cif John Nash, m'otorman, crashed into the rear. Nash's car was a main line car, running from the Union Sta'titom to Sixth street. He was going e'aist alt .the time fihe accident happened and running at good speed failed to notice the switch at Seventh street was turned. The motor took to the Seventh street rack and in an inatan't was on the curve and into the Waiting No. 37. JUst as the car started around the curve Officer Thacker stepped into the i/tree't. Being acouirtomed to the care running at Seventh street and seeing one on the track, he paid no attention to what was baking place on the main sftree't tnack. As a resuit he was caught between the cars and received a cut on the he'ad. Dr. Jenkins dressed the injury. None of the passengers in eitfher car was hurt.

UNUSUAL FEATURES.

Riots, Mobs, and Fights in an Aldermanlc Convention in Chicago. ChJcago, March 23.—The riot calls sent into the police stations, a number of rough-and-tumble fights on the street, a stampede of a crowd of 500 people by a score of policemen and two riotous conventions, -one of which was held in the open air, were some of -the features of the Democratic aldermanic cjnvention of the Eighth ward tonight. As a result -of the tumultuous conventions, two candidates received nominations for alderman. Stanislaus J. Halik, an attorney, received the regular nomination made in the'Bohemian hail, and Franlk Meek was nominated by a howling mob on the sidewalx outside. Ha» lilt's nomination is the only one that willbe recognized.

The trouble begun with the effort of Haliks' opponents to keep his followers out of the hall. There were fights in the hall, up and down stairs, through the corridors, in the streets and all over the sidewalks. It took a large detachment of police to drive the crowd away. No arrests were made antt nobody was badly hurt.

TROUBLE IN THE TRANSVAAL.

Bnrghers Are Alarmed and Are Arming to the TeethNew York, March 24.—A dispatch from Capetown, South Africa, says: The Transvaal is being fortified, the Burghers are arming to the teeth and other warlike preparations are being made. lEight fouts are being "built at Pretoria, the capital. Hostility to Great Britain are freely expressed at Pretoria. Emissaries have been sent the Orange Free State and to Cape Colony, it is reported. to stir up race feeling.

Germany, Austria and France, it is said here, will guarantee the indemnity of the Transvaal if necessary. President Kruger will not go to England after all, the volksraad (legislature) refusing to grant him permission to go. This action has caused consternation on the Rand. The Star, in a leader, speaks of it as "Tricking the English government."

It makes food gocd and wholesome. Dr. Price's Gream Baking Powder.

KEWS OF IHE STATE.

Miss Lizzie H'Ctpkinson. of Frankfort, is engaged in organize a society for utilizing all vacant and ursou'Kivawd lots in the city.

Willi aim Hogarth, of Plymouth, was found dead with a buTlrtl hole 1n his brarn lying beside his mother's grave.

Jc.hn Spaulding, of Kckcmo, ccmnmitted suicide after having assaulted Iris wife with a clulb and left her apparently dead.

Another heavy enow f'tcvm at Scottsburg has seriously impeded travel. The ex-fire ohief erf EJwcod, who was ®vMeved on tfie ground of incompetency, has brought suit for 51,500 against the city for violation of contract.

Joseifli Timmins, a leatfintg politician of Fowls r, has committed suicide. The only 'two paved streets in Gas City end JcoeSboro are buried In mud.

Funeral of W. C. Jndge.

New York, March 23.—Fun-ertal services over the body erf Wm. Q. Judge, late loader at the ThebsophScafl Socfctty, was held art Arten Hall today. The services were for members only and the

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h&n -was crowded with theosaph-lsfte fnotm ifrls and other cities. There wdre no emblems of mourning. The theosoph&its hcAd thait when a person goes ouit of the worid he is simply bidding h'is friends a sftort farewell. The body =wlas cremated at Fresh Pond. Pending the annulal edeoJfon, Dr. J. D. Buck of Cincinnlati, ftnst vice president, wiil axjt as president ct the society.

GREETED WITH EGGS.

Kx-Prtest Rathven starts a Blot at Scran ton, Pa. Scran ton, Pa., March 23.—Following a lecture given at^the Christian Church at Dunmore this afternoon by an alleged ex-priest named Ruthven, a fight broke out, during which about fifty shots were fired and resulted in four men being injured. They are: Fred Mink of Pi'ttston, probably fatally shot in the back Fran!k Heller, shfot in the leg William JSeagraves, shot in the anlkle iMurphy.

The ex-priest is charged with precipitating the trouble. iHe has been giving lectures in this vicinity for some time, and as he was leaving the church today fully 500 persons gathered about the place and greeted him with a volley of eggs.

It is claimed he immediately drew a revolver and fired in the -air, revolvers were then fired off in every direction with the above mentioned result. Ruthven fled to this city and denies he fired the (first shot.

MITCHELL WANTS TO FIGHT.

The English Bally Agrees to Meet Corbett Again. Naw York, March 23.—The Kateislt proposition in the fistic world was announced today in the following caiblegKam from George Atkinson of the Sporting Life, London, -to RJcWard K. Fox: "BoMngbroke Club offers 512,000 for Mitchell and Cbrbett.. Mibchell accepts. Does Corbett? Atkinson."

What Cofbett Says.

Cincinnati, March 23.—Mr. James J. Conbett, when shown the proposition from the Bolingbrtake Club of Lond'on, offering $12,000 for a' fight bdt'ween •Mitchell and Coribett, promptly said: "Mitchell is not my man. I am a.lLer FJizs'immons. The eyes of the world are cn uis and we are expected to meet. I wovfld gladly accept th'is offer if I were after money, because I count ft easy money, but my game is Fi'tz^irn•mons anid it will not do for me to bind myself up wllth anybody else. Besides I have already accepted a prtraas.t'lbn from this club to figh't Fiitzsi'mmons at $8,000. They may amend it by making the sum $12,000 if they like and senld the articles over and I will sign them."

New Orleans Races.

New Orleans, March 23.—Weather fine and track faslt. The. Mississippi Ciandfcap was the fc&tuf© *tic«d£Ly, arfld Maurice, t'lie winner, was tlhle cinly sutocessful favorite.

Six furlong's—Beigue first: TM-For-Tat second J. W. Cook third. Time, 1:15%. Mile—Princess Rose first: Dutch Arrow second HaroMi-n1? third. Time, 1:42%. .fx uri'ongs—-Lady Doleful first: Nikita st'Jand G-ladMa 'third. Time, 1:15%.

Mile—-M'auirice first Liightifoot second Booze third. Tjme, 1:42^. Six furlc.r_.gs—Mardens Pet first Bustup second Oak Forest tlhl-rd. Time, 1:16%.

Six furlongs—Oampana first Haloween second Curious tih'ird. Timis, 1:16%.

Kntrles For Today's Races.

New Orfeans, March 23.—Six furtongs— Lulu T., Ma'Jorosail, Vlctorcss, Mildred D., Summer Ratn, 100 J. W. Levy, Ray Crystal, Saimmie Young, 102 Dick Tension, Nectair, Downing, Kcdlak, 112. •Four .furlong®—Winker Judge Butler,- Ida May, 98 Brown Berry,100 Fiate, Adrlenne, CafeMn, Some Hopes, Izzeyl, Mrs. Murray, Bonnie BaW. 102 Sugar Cane, 105.

Mile—Gladiola, Honor, Judith C., 105 Judge Debouse, 107 Cotton liing, Seabroolc, 110.

Mile—Reenaud, Chiugniut, Helen H., Gardner, 90 J. W. Oook, 92 Ashland, 93 Dookstader, Orinda, Peytcnia, Consfantlne, 100 Vtawbrurat, 108 Robert Latta, Sunup, 118.

Six furlongs—Anna MciNaliry, Glendaga, 100 Cassa, Leanell. 103 Bjlly Sunderland, 105 Helen Wren, 108 Conneimara, Benton, Old PufeCi, 110 Rioy Lr'ihiel, Fiakir, Hotspur, 113.

Six furlongs—Ada M., 98 F. M. B.. 100 F. C. Nicih-ols, Caiprivi, 102 Miss HazeJ, Virgin, Fiction, 103: Davy Cnckett, Jia Ja, 104 Ulster, Brakeman, 108 Bankrupt, 110.

Snn Francisco Race*.

San Francisco, Marclh 23.—The defeat of Logam. "The Iron Horse," a 1 to 3 favorite, was th:s sensatin at Bay District tday. Two favorites, one seocnd choice and tlhree outsiders won. Track good.

Five and a half furlongs—Hazel D. first Miramibo sscond Arte-mus third. Time, 1:12%.

Ha".f mile—Rey Del Tierra first: Rjoselle second Scarborough third. Time, 51%. Six fuirlcn'gs—Artist first Catf.h Em second Morven t'hl'Td. Time, 1:13%.

One and. one-eighi'.h miles, hurd'les—Bell Ringer first Three Forks second TexnplcmiDre tlhi-rd. Time, 2:07.

Seven and a half furtongs—Monita first Logan second Nellie G. thi:d. TJme,

Seven furlbngs—tMontelade first Decision second Benham third. Tims., 1:22%.

Female Hlcycle Races.

Detroit, Marclh 23.—A week cf female bicycle racing began in tlhe Auditorium tills aifterircon. The races are being run in two squads, each ridir.ig two urs. The score at the close ton.ig.Wt were: Lizzie Wi'Mlaims, Omaha, 56 mires and 4 la.ps: Pearl Keyes, Rochester, 60 miles and 5 laps Kitty Staples. Rochester. 53 miles and 15 laps Mae-gle Smith, Detroit, 45 miles and 13 laps Jemnle Brown, Syracuse, 61im-?:es and 3 laps May Allen. Liverpool, Engi-and, 58 mi:lea and 1 lap: Tillie Anderson. Chicago, 62 miles and 1 lap: Lucy Berry, Cincinnati, 52 miles and 9 laps Elsie Gable, 56 miles and 10 laps.

Where Itattloslilps Will bn Rullt. Washington, March 23.—It was decided by tihe naval affairs committee of tho house tcday to have cne of the four new ba.tt'leebips built on the Pacific coast and one of the torpedo boats, another torpedo boat on the Gulf of Mexico and still another cn the Mississippi river. The usual provision will be made, however, that the cost shall no't be excessive and In case it is "the president may have these vessels constructed elsewhere than the points named.

Mr. Chotean, Horse Thief.

Springfield, 111., March 23.—Girard 'Chouteau, an alleged horse thief, who is connected with the old and wealthy Chouteau family of St. Louis, was reieased today from jail here at the request of ex-Gov-ernor Seay of Alabama, a relative, and ttaken to an Alabama insane asylum. He •has been in the Kansas and southern Illinois penitentiaries and in the Jacksonville insane asylum twice, escaping from the latter.

WEECKONC. ANDE.I.

PASSKJTQET5 ENGINE CRASHES INTO A PARTED FREIGHT TRAIN.

The Engine Totally Demollshed-An OU Ctr Takes Fire—Engineer and Fireman Jump.

One of the most disastrous and at th« same time the most mSracuious wrecks ttiat ever occurred on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad happen^ near Hillsdale at 3:30 yesterday morn*ng. Fiassemger engine 99 was com-plot-ely tieimcirslied, as were adso half ai fczen tanlk and pox cars. It was tha ©M story of a train breaking in two a park beinfe left on the main tituck. In •the genertil pdHng up of cars^Tona was ser?ou!3£y Injured, though several passenger's were shaken up.

Passenger trtalji No. 6, in chtarge of Condirdtor Wim. Burke and Engineer Henderson^ pulled ouit of the Un'ln Station at 2:40. The crew had ordero to Danville, wheTetin Ct was sftated they would pass freight train No. 31 a»t th-a sfidin-g near Hinsdale. The freight ti'aiin was aotrth bound, rt had Stoppekl at Hillsdale, but, in pulling into the siditt=» parte'd. The eng&ne and more than half of the train passed in ail right. When the hast car went into the switfctt the brakeman noticed several cars hat! been left behind. He gianced at hlia watch and saw it was but a few minutes until the -fast Chicago & Ntehviir* Bmited would be along. Reiilizinz j)» wwuld be better to send the passengetf into the cut of cars than to derail her, he closed the switch and hurried down the track to flag down the express, the headlight of which was already visible in the distan'ce. As he dashed past tha engine of the freight he called to the engineer that the train bad panted anid there was liikeSy to be a wreck. •Erngineer Eddy at once began to sound his whistle. The brakeman got but a short distance from the freight engine until the big passenger engine was at hand. He waved his lantern, whereupon Engineer Henderson and hia fireman jumped. The passenger at that was running at a speed of at least thirty miles an hour. The cars whizzed by and the crash soon followed. Almost immediately there was a bright light where the wrecked train was and all knew the car of oil. the first in the cut of freight cars, had been demolished and taken fire. There was a scene of wild excitement and a few seconds after the crash. Passengers came running terror-sbri-eken from the cars. They knew there had been a wreck as ihe shock had thrown ithem all from their seats and berths.

Conductor Burke quickly restored order after which a search was ma for injured passengers. The wrecked engine was enveloped in flames from tha burning oil and it oould be seen that tha engineer an'd ifireman were not in Che oah. They were found a few rods dow/i the track, both stunned but not seriously injured. Engineer Henderson says he had a premonition that something was goiing to happen when the train passed Clinton and was keeping an -unusually sharp lookout. He seen the headlight of the freight engine bult •did not see t'he brakeman until cicsa upon him. He reversed the locomotive and calling to the fireman «made a leap. Traffic was 'blocked on 'the C. & II. I. for several hours yesterday. The wreck will cost the road several thousand dollars. -Mh

MOB AT HOLLAND.

Because a Correspondent Was Whipped a Klot Is Started. Detroit, March 23.—A special from Holland, Mich., says: An enormous ci\wd of men tried tonight ilio rent tthe Opera House for 'the purpos cf ho'.d'ing an indignation meeting over the public horsewhipping last Saturday night c'f Frank Slooter. a you'.lh who had benn -acting as correspondent for a sensational paper published in Grand Baiplids. As fhe hall was in the •mob built a firo. in the main street and •proceede to make wXd threats anct speeches against city officers who had permitted ©looter's assailants to verot •their anger on the boy. C'fty llai-shal Vaney att«jppted to arrest a ma.n ana tno crowd rallied to the fellow's support. The marshal, with the assistance of Other offioers, finally arrested the man, ithey were tiiru-ck several

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stones and fist. The mob threatening t'o break open ^be jail. Lo save bltfodrhed the man was finally released and was carried b&cik cn th.3 sihiliters cf his frirnd'3 w.nl the riot sti reigns. Excitement late t'cn-.g-ht was .iUU at white heat. Five well known citizens were arrested this afternoon charged wltli horsewhSpptog E'iooven

B. & O. Affairs.

Bailtfonore, March

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roceivers to prevent the sa-„rm^e of valuable securities ewned

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