Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-26
Exposition Winter Meeting.

antine.
Exposition Winter Meeting.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 22.-The
weather was clear and pleasant and
good track.
First race-Mile, allowances for
beaten horses, winners penalized-
Blizzard won by head, Brilliant sec
ond, head in front of Josh Billings.
third, beating Thady and Leonidas;
Time 1899.
Second Weights for age, one
mile-Fletch Taylor won by three
quarters of length, Ligan second,
two lengths ahead of Woodcock, third,
beating Hydrabid; time 1:454.
Third race-Selling, usual condi-
tions, three quarters of a mile-Violin
was an easy winner by length and a
half, Bob Lockwood second, nose in
front Of Joe Shelby, third, beating
His Grace, Hibernia, Queen Esther,
Hattie Haver, Biddy Bowling and
Dick Watts; time 1:l94.
Fourth race-Consolatio purse for
beaten horses, three qaarters of
mile-Randal lead from the start to
the finish, Nellie Glennon second.
Leonard third, beating Miss Cleveland
and Corshina; time l;l84.
Rumors That China Intends to
RetalIate for Outrages on Her
Citizens.
CHICAGO, Feb, GA special from
st. Louis says: The Chinese com.
munity in st. Louis has received
what is alleged to be genuine
copy of an imperial proclamation,
requiring that on or before
the fifteenth day of the fifth moon of
present year, May 18th, all Tai Tzzing
of the Empire of China. now residing
in the United States, return home, and
instructing them. upon application to
their consuls, free transportation will
be provided from any part of the
United States to any part of the Chi
nese empire, except the province of
Tuong Juong, whose citizens, because
of superior numbers are required to
pay half fare. The proclamation,
while it embodies no threats, broadly
intimates that the Chinese government
intends to speedily retaliate upon the
American export trade and American
citizens in China for the long continued
outrages on the Chinese in this
country. This design, when
carried out. will destroy an annual ex-
port of $80,000.000 and expose ninety
five Americans to the terrors of impe-
rial persecution. Most of the eighty
thousand Cinnamon in this country
are expected to obey the proclamation.
Prominent residents of Chicago claim
that no information concerning the
proclamation has been received, and
the truth of the report is doubted.
Advices from New York and Wash
ington are to the same effect.
A Gang of Safe Blowers Captured.
CHICAGO, FEB. 22,-City detectives
are jubilant over their success in cap
turing a sextette of safe blowers who
have operated successfully throughout
the city during the last two months.
Each one Of the gang has made an
unqualified confession of the full ex-
tent Of their operations and evidence
is all ready prepared which will prob
ably land every one of them in the
penitentiary. A complete set of safe
blowing tools, together with a guam
tity of blast powder, was found at
their rendevouz and large amount of
powder, including $4,000, the result
Of a recent burglary, were recovered |
yesterday from under pile of lumber
under the Northwestern railroad
bridge. In the pockets OF a prisoner
were number of wild cat" bills and a
memorandum containing the addresses
of several business firms, and com
plete description of the interiors of the
stores.
A Case which Attracts the Atten-
ton of Physicians.
YOUNGSTOWN, Feb. 22-Hattie Stan
ley, aged eight years is suffering with
a disease which is attracting the atten-
tjon of the medical fraternity. Two
years ago the child was attacked with
rheumatism, affecting the heart to
such an extent that it did not have suf-
fcient vitality to send the blood to the