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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27
IS tpnroen in lester Ssit 10 piele s

g. .pnroen in LESTER 8sit 70 uiele RIa:
gen wesen i@musisen alleys Iaut, baB Der
Mapor f3 beposen fanb, ieIbft cine Sns
ipection an3ufeuen. Oils &eiuItut sibt
bsrieIbe an, baB bic @aep's ba am idmu3s
3isitem finb, NO bic reiditen eeute wObnen.
Die nit ben bibid'ften 9drtsn Dor ben
9auiern unb ben idOniten YarIors in ben
9duiern, baben bic i4musisften 9interbofe
unb aasp's. 0ieie heightened gisentbamer
iollen fid nidt wunoern, wenn iie zines
Morsens ais glrretanten Dol benz poIiSei.
ridtsr gu eri9einen baben.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27
$taot 4 Nmeeeeno.

Der 6o@p'fte 2sif&of SenmeGep ers
BOLT iid i9nsl pom ieinen 0erIesunsen, bic
er tirsli9 Bel elmer Gusfubrt an Soutbern
9lpsnus erbieIt. au9 bes Ereiber's Wuns
BEN helen idneu.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27
ShteQQo RQrftberint.
Ger ~3sltsrapb.J

Ger Sslt8raphJ 20. Aug. 1873
Mebl-$5.5O bis $50
@ei3en.-No. 2, 90 gts.
Wel19torn.-S7 bis S74 gts.
Safer-2l4 gts.
Butter-20 bis 22 @ts,
@ier-lO1 bis IL @ts.
Wbistp-$l.O7.
S9weine-S4.5 so bis 4.7O.
&inbpieb-$4.lO bis $50.
S9peinefeii9-$9.6 go bis o 10.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27

pie Seit Ger sIbfabrt Der Sainois Gens
trail Giienbabnsise 1T uerdnbert wie foIst:
bsr Worssn puiasiersus mad benz Weitem
sebt 10 Minuten friber ais ionft, am Z so,
unb tommt aus benz @eiten bier 10 Minus
ten friber on, aIio UNI 5 :25. Na9 benz
Often teine 9erdnberunsen.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27

Der METROPOLITAN 3eibftan In Der
Hdbe ees &tbenGunis, fribr pom Tsdtr unb
Sdser, iebt @ibbs unb Go. stbaltsn, IL nit elmer
Guspabl sortrefai&er auti&en unb gussiss, 70.
mte ben beRen pferben perftben. @n cine Spa.
jterfabrt MAIDEN, pber binaus In bic Gtsenb fab.
rem min, foq bort feline Srber binterlaFtn.
3utf&tn fur 9ei&enbssdnsniHe ~ nieeristen
preilen.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27

pie gntf&aoisunssRfase, bic 9srr
Wd Staner sesen 9uso Stub pesen zines
3uiammenifoBes an Der GouIer Muenie,
nobel Srau Staner unb Staners Srbn per:
punbet wurben, einsereidt bate, wurbt
am Montas letter @o9e entidieben uni
omar gu @unifen bes &ldsers. Suso &ul
wurbe 3u 500 Sdabsnsrias perurtbsiIt.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27

,. goofep, Der ii4 bel ben &spubIitas
nern UNI bas amt zines @Onsrebmannes
fir bieien Oiitrict bewarb, 1T auf Der Son:
usntion in Mc@resOr unterIesen. 9err
81. llpbesraff erbieIt beim a26 Ballot bic
Domination. gr bstam 6s 9llO unb 600
len 60 Stimmen. Die Convention uerlief
unter umitdnben siemli9 rubt9.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27
Milwaufee Marttbtridt.

per SsltsraPbJ 26, Aug. 1878
8ei3en-RO. 2, 9st gts.
9afer-2O4 @ts.
@eIf4tprR-S73 Cts,
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27

s. ueroen Sfasen sefabrt sesen bas
unuOrii9tise Sprensen in Der auep, swi.
i9en arlington unb a., prairie u. Deus
ifrase, fiel bod Dor wenisen Easen elm
~speibunbert gfunb idwerer Stein Dor Der
Rl&e bes Germ gossroue nieber.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27
HemsYorf Warftberi6t.

Wtr 5sltsraPD. 26. Aug. 1873
Webl-$4.2O bis 400.
~@eiSen.-MiIwautee, go. 2, ST. 10.
Safer-26 bis Sl4 gts.
@eIi9forn-sem. weitl. so bis 81.
S9pstnefeif9-$lO,25 bis 1880
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27

60 Rstou9irte photographer nur 2
Dollars per Dusenb Bel u. s. Waden:
ale & o., go. 75lt MainftraBe, Dus
buaue, eSoma.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27

Der S~aseniear Der eOtOmOtiue Der
gsrsbabn meint, psnn msbrers Der Oamsn,
bic ii4 10 ibsr bas S9rilen Der &absr Der
eofomotiue in ben Guruen %betIasen, sini8e
Sinoer mebr gu 9auie batten, pdren ie
better an iOlde Muiit sewObnt. 0as 1T
aud nidt libel ibr Oamen!
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27

2siGis Sa perRanfen /: cine go. 1 Sis
Dor fir 5amiIiensebrau9, ferner cine cons
pIste @inridtuns fir einen 2aben. Ra9:
Sufrasen in Der Office bieies 9lattes. ba.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27

Qas dfteae unb 3uperIdBisite @eiddft,
bas ii@ In Dubuque nit benz gertauf pom
Sdmereien unb giienwaarsn bsfabt, 1T 8.
$. aanswortbp, Na9foIser pon Us. 6.
gbamberlain on MainifraBe. Man ipres
DE Dor! S1ilb Elm Yfus!
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27

Sm Der 2su@6auofnms pOn @OOb &
@iTeI finb gu baben S@uIba&er unb
northumberland In GROCER GuswabI.
$50 Maiu Strase.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27
Nrauerei III %berfaufen.

Cine sutetnsstt6ttt, grautrt, ntl6s I'D i'm Sttrt.t b.
futtt uub elmer suttn aunefhaft I'D ~erfreut, utbf Spti
Drbnl 6ifrn, Ia nnttr fttr litsralsn gseinsunstr ~ yer'
iduftn sstr duf cine Rtitt ron Satren ~ prnustttn.
Dies IN bic eintist graurd In elmer Staht psn 600 9tu-
r~rtntrn. N1an w,ntt I'D manslt& rssr ftriftlt3 an
Martin Slim,(
@atnlspy Jspd.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27

pie Ser6aausaeirnns in benz bes
na4barten Soc Oauieis 60. wirb in 9a'
Lena pom "a. Bis gum ~. Ssptembsr ab.
aebalten.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27
Gin fatb. 3ebrer

ssn unbtf& sIttn,nn etbsnsraubI, trdsia SABRE alt, an.
rtrterattd, rel&er btsbtr an ttau geift. Inh elmer hbte.
rem 8nabtnf9ult tbdtis mar, tn 8rdf&ulpamtn abstltst
BAT, une ueTbaapt astr fetnt 8dbisitit unb ttsbtrist Itd.
ttsittt bic Iufritesnatlsnsfs Gustunft ststn fann, fa2t cine
etsas. Dait ,,eebrsr' betsa,ts SHerttn b,fcrst lisfs
9ettuns. 3 ba
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27

aat9ofif&e &e6et6h6er gu ben Bill
Iisiten preiien IN Woob & 9ifsI's gu9s
banbIuns, $50 Mfain StraBe.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27

- Bier quite photographer fir so
Gents Bel u. $. W aden3te & 6 o., go.
1919 WainfraBe, Dubuque.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27

Srieoeasri&ter SeGe Sarrett bat
iein amt nieSerselest. gr sebt mad 6Onba
unb bsi4dftist ii4 nit benz s%lntauf BON
9etrei6e.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27
ct. Souls Marttberiat.

Wsr 1sltsrapt) 26. aus. 1873
@eiaen-rOtber, @inter go. 2, 90 gts.
Weli9torn-S4f Gts.
Safer-20t @ts.
S9wetnehsiid -$lO. 81 bis 10. so.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27

Wooo Il Gigef $50 Wtain StruBe uers
taufsn Gapeten unb Sen it%erpors
8 d q biQio.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27
Gtne anfdnoi9e yld6rainrte

ssiu&t. sesen sutsn eptn unS aufanbise BE-
banbluns. Naberss ~ srfabren in Der Grpsst-
tion tieIts 8lattes. gu. 8.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27

M fhbn sserudts Siften.aartsn NIT Wa.
~ men stanbt fur 10 ats. mad alien aetiltn ben
Yer; Staatsn une ganaeat, o. Sartboloms a. 60.
gptf Vlaiptn. gsnn, q, 8 btS 500,
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-08-27
o 3 oI3.

Yaubpl, u, SOifPs unttr 20 8ub lang. 400
llsbsr 20 8ub 100 msbr per ". fir isbsn
tpfitern 8u6.
2 uuO 4 Ssantlins $500 msbr per @. ais fir
Spii.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-04
DIR. l., MCGUIRE,

Physician and Surgeon
OFFICE-Rooms No. 6 and 7, Lanfran-
co Block, Main street. Residence-204
Main street, Los Angeles, Cal.
Office Hours-FLom to ia, NJ. and to
and to9P. apl2tf
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-04
Montana Meat Market.

ERELINaER Il FRANK, R
II The best and tenderest Meats
In the market. None but the -
Prlmest Beef and Mutton
ever to be found. Note the address--Mon-
tana Meat Market, Main Street, near
First. Los Angeles.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-04
Orange Grove Encampment, No. 81, I. 3.
O. e 60

.,ssaSi;xss.. REGULAR MEETINGS hslo
ON the Second and FourfS
-d5s$+4F TUESDAYS of each month a
IN p. NJ. Sojourning PATTI
arehs In good sanding are cordially invi-
ted to attend.
B. MARxsEN. Scribe,
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-04
PHYSICIANS.
j. HARMON, M. D..

COUNTY PHI N
DOOMS & IL, LANFRANCO BLOCK.
IL Residence Downey Avenue. East
Los Angeles, near the end of street rail-
way.
Office hours from 10 to IL a. M; from to
Jpn. ap20.H
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-04
X. ID. WISE, NJ. d.

~ Angeles, Cal, mel rly opposite Court
House. Hd-DISEAsES OF FEMALES A
SPECIALLY. aul5
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-04
j. Bechtinger, NJ. D.,
(OF VIENNA,)

(OF VIENNA,)
PHYSICIAN TO THE ITALIAN IN
L dependent and French NJ. B. Socie-
Ties. Ocullst of the French Hospital in
San Francisco. All chronic obstinate
cases and operations on the eyes attend
ed to,
OFFICE - No, 704 Sacramento street,
corner of Kearny. Residence-SE. cor
ner Mason and Pacific streets, San Fran
cisco. Oc3l
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-04

Los Angeles Lodge No. 10, 1. Q. or

,ssssSi5lIss.. Regular meeting held n
a WEDNESDAY EVENING 81
- each week at TX O'Clock. 40
1ourning brethren In GOOD
standing arc cordially invited.
]. W. BARD, N. q.
A. FRANK, r. 8.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-04
Or. Joseph Kurtz

Has removed his office TO No. 50 MAIN
STREET, over Dotter & Bradley's Furni-
ture store.
Office Hours-From 10 to IL, 4 to 6 and s
to 0. Residence-Buena Vista street.
myltf
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-04
Or. Chin Ouong Tin.

OFFICE-Corner Los Angeles and A r.
cadia streets.
R8.Cures all kinds of diseases.
Office hours from to ~ A. N. and from
q to 5 ana to9P.M ap30tf
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

l
~O00
|
INcTAII MFMT OIRn
Ny UAILWCN HHN
OLE a . E0R - n Gil
wocf nc N1oloo
"SSa~O
fered for sale to the public
An, o,s,,,o h
IT HAS DITCH OF WATER RUN
THE MAIN STREET AND AaRlouL-
tire land and now operated successfully
A Dhfoi OF THE LOS ANGELES AND
AooAfhp oS THE eHooNps'
.lial city, with the benefit 3 Of Of FL FRESH H
sssss s ss BY s gas Or sns
IN anu
son desiring home that this is the place
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-04
Dr.. N. s. Ciberson,
Physician and Surgeon

Office and Residence-I33 SPRING ST.,
below Turnverein Hall, Les Angeles.
apl9-tf
The New York herald., 1878-10-04
A Test Case.

Mr.. Astor is said to have determined to
test the right of the Custom House officials
to demand payment of duties on the wear
his family. It is desirable that this ques-
ton should be definitely settled The ex-
action Of such duties is of no particular
benefit to the government, but is a source
of considerable annoyance to European
travellers. To persons Of common sense
the wording of the item in the free
list relating to wearing apparel seems
entirely clear and unmistakable No
duty is to be paid on wearing
apparel in actual use and other
personal effects (not merchandise)
Of persons arriving in the United States.
But this exemption shall not be construed
to include machinery, or other articles i'm
ported for usc in any manufacturing os-
tablishment, or (articlcg imported) for
SALE" This language seems to admit Of
only one construction. II q passenger
brings to the United States wearing ap-
parel actually intended for his own use,
and not for sale, he is not required to
pay any duties. II he brings wearing
apparel for other persons with the
intention to sell the articles he must pay
the proper duties. Modern Custom House
reform, however, construes ''actual uso" to
moan such garments only as have been
actually worn or are in wear by the person
in whose baggage they are found. This is
an absurd straining of tho law which the
courts are not likely to uphold and whilo
it brings in only paltry sum TO the gov
ernmcnt gives offence and annoyance to
individuals. Mr.. Astor resists the attempted
exaction, not because of the amount of
money involved, but because he regards it
as an injustice andan absurdity, and in this
opinion the entire community comedies.
The New York herald., 1878-10-04

a horse car road or on Broadway as nm
omnibus glided softly along? So, instead
Of rails, tho wheels should play upon a con-
tinuous band of down and the rails should
have ties Of felt, grand jury presentments
or something equally soft and absorbent
of whatever agitation may be imported
to it. AS the horse cars always supply
requisite warmth and ventilation, the cara
used for rapid transit should contain plenty
of dry straw and crack an eighth OF an
inch wide over each door. The soothing
effects of car bells and horse hoofs having
never been questioned by any Grand Jury.
each train should be provided with eight
quartz stampers, which would be nearly
equivalent in lullaby melodies to the IRON
shod feet of two horses, and these should
have something hard to operate upon, while
the Standardization of the bells" should
be secured in some way. A seat should be
provided for every passenger, just as has
always been done by the horse car compa-
nies the insides Of the cars should be de-
void of noise, as horse cars always are, and
there should be no vexatious delays, such
rs horse cars always avoid in crowded
streets and at crossings. Of course these
features are easy to secure, or the Grand
Jury would not have complained of the alb.
sence Of any of them.
The New York herald., 1878-10-04

freest movement Of air, while the localities
originally afflicted are almost free from the
scourge. Great destitution still prevails
in thousands of families, on account
of the enforced cessation of labor,
SO the demands upon the sympa-
thies and pockets of the charitable
arc as pressing as ever There is not yet
any promise of a beneficial change in the
temperature, so the disease can at present
be fought by human means alone. We
earnestly invite the attention of the benevo-
lent to Mayor Ely's letter, notifying the
public of systematic plan for gathering
and forwarding clothing to the afflicted dis
tricts. 1t should be understood that this
clothing collection is not merely for the
benefit of the poor, who are always
needy at this season, but is to re-
place tho hundreds of thousands of gar
ments that have been destroyed in in
fected houses in the hope Of preventing
the spread of the disease. The entire ward
robes of many families have been burned
Tor this reason, and there is neither money
to replace them nor stocks Of goods from
which to purchase, even if means were in
hand
The New York herald., 1878-10-04

The WEArHER.-1he northern depression
has moved very slowly through the Canadian
districts aud il now over the St. Lawrence Valley.
The pressure within the aren has increased very
much since Wednesday. The Of high
barometer continues in about the same position
rs stated in yesterdays HERALD, but It's iniu-
ence extends further inland in fact, tho outlines
Of the high zone running east and west are well
defined The pressure is FILLING gradually in
the Cnlf districts, wherc IL would seem another
depression is organizing. In the West md
Northwest the barometer has generally risen.
Very little rain has fallen, mainly in the lake
segions, the Central Valley districts and the
Gulf Clear or fair weather has generally pre-
vailed throughout all the districts. The winds
have been from fresh TO brisk in the lake re-
rions. tho Northwest and on the Gulf coast.
Elsewhere they have been light. Temperatures
have risen generally in the Middle Atlantic and
New England States and the lake regions, ana
fallen in the other sections The weather in
Now York and its vicinity to-day will be cool
And fair. Tomorrow it will be cooler and clear.
The New York herald., 1878-10-04
A Noiscless Raiiroa d.

As the Grand jury seem to have deter
mined that the advantages of rapid transit
are not to be enjoyed unless they can be re-
licved Of completely with annoyances such
as tho slow transit omnibuses and horse
cars have inflicted upon us for years, with
out word Of any sort from any kind of n
jury, 1t becomes necessary to doviso road
which will meet the requirements OF this
humane guardian of tho public comfort.
The first thing to do will be to place the
track 80 high that IL cannot disfgure the
streets Gas surface road tracks never do, of
course). To do this the track must be held
in air, above the level of the housetops, by
q system Of balloons--for iron columns ris-
ing from the ground might obstruct tho
view from somebody's window of some
thingon the opposite side OF the street. The
balloons should be invisible Gas horse car
tracks always arc) or they might prevent
clear view of the sky, which signs, avn
ings, &C., never do, or the Grand Jury
would have framed presentments against
them. The motive power should be some
thing which makes no smoke, steam or
SMELL for grand juries always "pre-
sent" anything with these faults
such things, for instance, as oil
refneries, fat rendering establishm ents,
horse car stables, &C. The road should be
noiseless. too for who ever heard noise ON
The New York herald., 1878-10-04
the hong Island Railroad.

The truthfulness of our late report of O
careful inspection of the Long Island Rail-
road, which revealed most disgraceful,
highly dangerous and criminal state of af-
fairs, receives confirmation every day. The
examination of the road was begun inn
mediately after one fatal accident, and its
conclusion was followed by three-one near
the first, few miles from Hunters Point,
and the Others on the Atlantic avenue
loss Of four lives and the serious injury of
several persons. A letter, which we p ub-
lish this morning. from civil engi neer of
nearly ten years practical experience,
fully corroborates our account of the
sham eful condition of the road, and effec-
tually contradicts the communication
which we published on Wednesday, signed
II. G. Ward. In this, not content with
vague general denial that the road is in the
condition wo stated, though admitting, in
his desire 70 praise the present management,
that IL probably was before they took hold
of il, he attempts to find fault with our
editorial on the accident Of over two weeks
! 0gO. w nat VIC Jneu Biiu WaS.-' LII SpeakinB
on tho subject tho superintendent of the
road naYvely says tho wheels were not re-
paired" an evidence of quality of en-
cheering knowledge to which we lay no
claim. The gentleman who now writes to
us says that he found the ties rotten, the
rails insecurely spiked, and for rods on
either track no fshplates. "The level
ling" he says, "is mockery on thnt term,
and the cars, as they rush along in their
mad career, sway to and fro rs though they
would roll right off the track. 1 can pro-
duce a piece Of sleeper, rescued from q
recent disaster on this death-trap road,
which is so rotten that it can be crumbled
in the hand" He further states, in refer
ence to the question of economy, and dares
tho officials to deny it, that the railroad has
taken in more than a million and n half Of
dollars during the past summer season.
The recent loss Of lives on the Atlantic
avenue section demands that gates should
be placed at all tho crossings where the road
runs through the populous district.
The New York herald., 1878-10-04
The situation mt tho south.

Reports from New Orleans show marked
increase in the number of new cases of yell
low fever. though the average of mortality
is not SO great as it has been. The increase
has been attributed to tho return of the
thousands of people who have been away
at summer resorts, from which they have
been driven by the conventional closing
OF the season. This theory gains some
plausiblity from the fact that the present
ravagcs Of the disease orc principally in the
suburbs of the city, where the better classes
OF residences are and where there is tho
The New York herald., 1878-10-04
A Painful Ru NOR.

A special cable despatch to the Ecening
Telegram yesterday brings the rumor that
DR.. Petermann, the we'll known geographer,
whose death at Gotha was reported few
days ago, committed suicide by hanging.
According to this story there is heredi-
tary taint of insanity in the family, others
of its members having died by their own
hands. 1t is also alleged that uuhappiness
in DR.. Petermann's domestic life is sup.
posed to have prompted the act, and a
legal investigation into the cause of his
death is demanded by the Berlin press 1t
is to be hoped that the painful rumor will
not be confirmed.
The New York herald., 1878-10-04
Settled at Last.

The great boat race between Hanlan and
Courtney was rowed yesterday, and the
Canadian is the victor. 1t is satisfactory
that no further postponement took place,
and that the question rs to the relative
merits of the two oarsman who have won
so much renown in their contests with
others has been decided at last The result
will be satisfactory to tho friends and back
ers of Hanlan, who will, of course, believe
the race to have been honestly pulled and
fairly won. 1t will be the reverse Of salts
factory to those whose money has been
staked on the American, and they WILL no
doubt, insist that their favorite could have
reversed the position of the boats at the
finish if he had chosen to do SO.
They will point to the fact that
Courtney time and again drew up nose and
nose with his sturdy antagonist and then
fell back to the regulation distance of one
or two boats length as evidence of tho
charge that he failed to do his best But
nothing can change the fact that it was
hard race, that the time was excellent con-
sidering the course, and that if Courtney
could really do much better than he did he
must possess powers as IN oarsman which
may defy competition. The mon appear to
have been in first rate condition, and, pro-
vided each pulled an honest scull, the race
was as satisfactory one as could be rowed
The charges Of bad faith brought against
Courtney do not seem to stand criticism;
but, as they were so openly made, it is I'M
fortunate for his future prospects that he
could not disprove them by beating his
that he had "sold" the race would have
been to have won it. However willing we
may be to concede to him m honest inten-
tion to defeat the Canadian if possible, the
suspicion that there was jockeying in the
match cannot fail to deprive him of hackers
in the future. He will no doubt make
satisfactory reply to the statements reflect
ing on his good faith now that tho
race is over, but his defeat will new
ertheless weaken confidence in him.
It is unfortunate that professional con-
tests of this description cannot be made
simply for the expenses of the men and
the honor Of victory. Heavy stakes bring
with them great temptation to collusion
and unfairness, and extensive betting is
certain to lead to attacks on the good faith
of the principals So notorious has be-
come the practice of ''selling" professional
matches that prudent people refrain
from risking money on them, and
this contest for the championship
of the American and Canadian waters
is only another proof Of the wisdom
Of holding aloof from oil such ventures.
People who have lost money on the Union
Springs sculler will firmly believe that
they have been victimized, while thousands |
will regard it as still uncertain which of |
the two men is in reality the best rover. It |
must be conceded that the odds were |
against Courtney. At the same time it is
to be hoped that he will not set about
finding excuses for his failure, but will |
take his defeat in good part and be pre-
pared for return match on more equal
course.