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of Troop A, Of the National Guard, took to
boxing as a duck to the water when he
took his first lesson four years ago. He is
feet 9la inches tall, strips at 16O pounds
in condition. and is unusually strong. He
is a particularly effective "iniighter."
While amateurs sparring simply for fun
do not damage each other to any great
extent, things sonnet mes happen that
make them go at each other III earnest.
Such case occurred at the New York
Athletic Club not great while ago.
Billy" who was a member Of the clubs
light oar crew. and Jack" who had a
reputation as q quarter mile runner, had
each heard great deal of the others
skill with the gloves. Both came TO the
club every evening TO spar and naturally
agreed to engage in friendly bout.
''Davy" Roach, coach of the crew, saw a
chance for practical joke. While the
men were getting ready for the boxing
room he spoke TO them separately.
Say, Billy" he said, don't say any,
thing. but look out. Jack has given it ont
that he is going TO do you"
"Oh he is, is he? Well we'll see." re-
piled Billy.
Then .'Davy" went to Jack" You
want to be careful tonight" he contiden-
TALLY whispered. BILLY has gwen 1t out
that he's going to lay you out"
Jack, who was just about TO put on his
shirt. dropped II, and went into the box
ing room stripped to the waist THAT
looks like business" was Bllly's comment
to himself as he also removed his ersey
They went at each other very fast. No
one of the crowd that gathered to see the
fun had thought of arranging any Of the
formalities Of timing or reiereeing Neither
of the men wanted TO be the frst to say
"Hold. enough" so they banged each
other for hfteen consecutive minutes
Then there was . mutual cessation OF hos
tiiities, for the men could hardly stand.
After rest, they went 1t il again. agree
ing, however, to stop at the end of i've
minutes. Each thought, Of course. that
the other was ''out for blood" When
time Was nearly up BILLY" sent Jacks
head flying back and Jack answered in
kind. JUS; as time was called Jack got
In an awful cross counter on the left side
of Billy's neck The men clinched and
fought in until they were parted. They
shook hands and started for the hat room
When Billy tried 10 speak a minute
later he found he couldn't. He found,
too that his right arm was numb and
lifeless. He stumbled like a drunken
man. They sat him on a chair and sent
for brandy and three doctors. In the
meantime Billy went out" altogether
And maybe 1t wasn't frightened lot that
looked on.
The shower bath revived him in few
minutes and he came around none the
worse for his experience. An hour later
Billy and Jack were engaged in heated
discussion as TO which blow il was that
had put Billy out.
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rem and grandchildren: in the adjoining
room his beloved daughter is dying. Steps
are heard outside, but no one can be seen
approaching. Then the old man whose
sense of hearing is made acute by his
blindness, hears some one enter the room.
He declares that stranger is sitting in
one of the empty chairs. His children as
sure him that he is mistaken. They
speak in whispers so that the sick woman
shall not be disturbed The old man
keeps insisting that some one has come in.
A feeling of terror has come over him.
While he Is speaking sister of charity
enters the room and announces
that her patient is dead, This
is the whole story, but it is
told in the play with an indescribabe
weirdness and effect. / cannot believe
that il will be popular in this country, but
il is certainly most interesting to students
of the drama.
+. Marion Crawford sails for his home
in Sorrento, Italy. on the Sth of this
month. This means of course that he has
abandoned his plan of going 10 the World 5
fair and writing a series of articles upon it,
He will. however. return to this country
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TO a STONE.

Wake out OF thy sleep. o, moss grown stonel
Ages have held thee long.
Many unioldmeuts the world has known
Merriest mirth and song,
Yet thou art dumb. Is il speeches. woe
or wisdoms sapient mood
That wraps in thy soul what thou must know.
Thou sentry of the wood?
The bahbling brook in its ceaseless dow
Keeps never a tale untold,
The ieafy trees as the seasons go
Tell legends manifold;
The nest ng bird, the cailow young
And insects all have speech,
But thou, . stone' with thy songs uusunr-
Thy soul cannot reach
Come out from thy sleep and live and breathe.
The sun smiles on thy face
The busy world shall thy form enwresth
with browning art and grace;
And never again shalt thou be mute,
But seulptured stand and tell
or lofty deeds with the song and lutte,
T!ll then, till then. FAREWELL
Lena Ingrahdm clifford.
Dun Eden Place, MAJ, h, 1888
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picture of her at different age. He has
pasted them all In this book. Across the
page is detected portrait of himself. &C
companied by newspaper clipping. 1t is
Gene" wear bangs. On one page Is
written the stanza omitted from Casey S
Table d. Hote:"
Though that was many years ago. think see
him yet,
For he was :ich a spectacle one doesn't soon
He wuz a low sot gentleman an somehow
seemed to me
His upper lip for size wus wot his forrid ought
to be.
An when he liked a fellow he told him won
He had heap o. solid gold he slus used to wear
stuck in the big green uecktie wich he tied with
hairy fringe divided his feature, from his
throat
When he opened up the caffy to run that hubble
dote
One Of the best things in the book is the
collection of requests for money that was
sent to the Daily Neus office. Mr.. Field
says he used 10 do SO worth of work to
get s.. He is chemically improvident,
and what he keeps out of his income for
personal expenditure is gone before dark
Of the day it comes in. He met Hamlin
Garland on the street the other day, and
proudly exhibited an ancient copper ket-
VIC. DSuOio! uC u ihoh WuO OuCc
had $l0!"
Mr.. Field has had much of his MSS.
bound in his favorite red leather, and has
illustrated the poems in pen and ink. All
the illustrations in his books are from his
own suggestions. Looking at his quaint
drawings, ten times more interesting to
children than any finished work, one
wonders why no enterprising publisher
has brought out his chiid's verse reiiius-
trated BY himself. Children would
go Wild over il. There is wonderful
"Flup-Dub Bird" in red and green and
black ink, which stalks solemnly down
margins. DIR. Field says that roses are
the flowers he loves best. You can tell
the roses from the leaves, because the
roses are red and the leaves are green"
But there is life in his drawing. He once
made sketch of the back of Mai. Moses
J.. Handy's head, with his whiskers tiow-
ing out at the Sides and wrote under it :
"Philadelphia, Pa" And 1t arrived at its
destination at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
There are numbers of bulky books bound
IN red leather in the Field library. Three
big volumes contain a collection of over
800 war envelopes. Mr.. Field has a
mania for collections. His cabinets are
loaded with odd and curious things picked
up abroad. )umhled in with souvenirs.
The Bohemian glass goblet. which was his
souvenir OF the great Fellowship club din
ner in October. when a cardinal and a vice
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AS GOOD AS CORBETT.
Gentleman Amateurs Able to
Lay Out Noisy Champion.
BOXING IN ATHLETIC CLUBS.
The Drunken Professionals Wouldn't
With Healthy Athletes.

NEW YORK. March 13.-TSpecial Core
spondence. There used TO be three classes
of boxers, the professional, who fought
openly and avowedly for money; the anna
teur, who spared for glory, exercise and
fun. and the self-styled ''amachooers, -
VINO fought, or often faxed" for whatever
they could get. cash, of course, preferred.
Within the last year, however, the lama
chooer" has almost disappeared from the
ring. Clubs which used to encourage box
ing wearied Of offering gold watches.
medals in the form of chunks of gold and
other such trophies readily converted into
dollars for the questionable privilege of
seeing several pairs of ''amachooers''
make holes in the air tor a limited number
of rounds in efforts 10 avoid hitting each
other. The clubs decided it was better to
pay little more and have genuine con-
tests between Out-and-out professionals.
The Amateur Athletic Union which has
control of amateur boxing in the United
States, was anxious to drive from the am
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POET EUGENE FIELD.
The Chicago Bard One of the
] Most LOvable of Men.
rue SOUVENIRS OF HIS HOME,
A.v He Msde Modjesks Verse Writer,
and How He Compiled .
ScPsPbook.

CHICAGO, March 13.-[Special Core
ysopdence. There never has been q por-
t.sit or description of Eugene Field that
ysouid cause him to be recognized one inch
h,yond the limit of his own acquaintance.
Ell of his photographs are ridiculously
old, or insipidly young. He has no age.
There could go into no photograph the
stlemn light of the big gray eyes-or the
lag body with the look of fibrous
sttergth. the long head and the mouth
tllst i. only saved from being pathetic by
thy look of being able to take care of its
otn affairs. Mr.. Fields personality ex-
presses his poetry. He is simple and en-
titsly natural. and altogether generous.
Tfsere has never formed upon his mind,
OF: heart, or manner, anything of the
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president. and statesmen and newspaper
men. and diplomats ard princes OF COM
merce sat down together. Is side by side
with his great-grandmother's watch. with
a Phyllis IN q red pettlcoat Sinking on
the face. Here Is ginger jar that stood
IN the "old ManSe, the property of Mrs.
Hawthorne; and big silver ring set with
garnets that vas the Wedding ring OF
German peasant
Framed st enc side - An old play bill
announcing Peg Wellington. Mr.. Field
has been accused by class of Chicagoans
OF making sport Of the great city He has,
hnt he has solemn and holy belief in its
greatness. lie has been again and again
offered much larger salaries than he re-
cesves in Chicago. ba. he has thrown in his
lCVl....s.<i on gsle -
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cIas. numbers close 10 10, including
athletes who have become famous in other
branches of sport. artists, lawyers and
business men.
The foremost boxer in the ciuh-the
hest amateur in America for that matter
Is Charles Coster, formerly captain OF the
w. A c. Coster took his hrst lesson
under Donovan nearly nine years ago.
He vas then light middIeweight He
strips today az 10 pounds, though he
looks fifteen pounds lighter in his ordi-
nary suit He still spsrs frequently with
his old instructor, but - now quite out of
the veterans control. His arms are long,
and he uses his shoulders IN hitting in .
manner that give, him an unusual reach.
He is so hard that body blows, unless
delivered with great force, do not hurt
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in the fall and
resume his talks
on literary sub
jects. Maj. Pond
informs me that
these talks have
been immensely
popular. As for
Nj. era ford
himself. he has
been the best light
of the literary
lions that have
come 10 Us for
many years His
simplicity OF man :
na M. act aud
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bun Eden Place, }


The mists are loW on sumn plain.
As dawns the morning light,
Aud yelling hide the distan, form
From ken OF waking sight
The feeoy line 0 er Cascade Range,
Like spray of flaming gold.
Adorns the rosy erosn OF morn
As ricAer beams unfold
The sleeping mis's so cold ana gray,
Reflect purple hue,
A. fades the gloom Of western sky
In deep Transparent blue
And lsmbeus tints enhancing blend
In splendor magic rare,
As crimson stresmers joyful rise
And tioat IN glowing air
While slow the sun in majesty
Ascends the throne of day,
Ia homage rise tie dew. and Ynists
And pass IN smiles away
A ThErs:on Res9on.
Csieaa, March IL ls9&
K. W. Farley, xaIths2. Nhss, was cured {
sray lair by UAii's Ha.r keneWer
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roof OF the table. Ills father made his
money by building a large sausage mill
IN New York and then succeeded in
having an ordinance passed outlawinR
every dog in town. lie soon grew vastly
rich. and his son, 81. George Tart-P Pad
dock. now talks huently in the puress
stable English and eats his porridgo with
acrop.
In burs. of merrinent a beautiful
young girl called him 'oply pantsey bios
SOM" That took away his Joy of living
there. No one could look at him without
laughing, for the trousers were gathered
and SO full at the waistband that his little
coat stuck out and cur!ed up at the tail
like nasturtium.
But 1 could tell Won something quite
odd about the country At Colorado
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T. ". Farley, wAitagn. Mass, was cured OF
gray hair by Halls HAIR Renews1.
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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-08-05
THE popuLIsrs PLEASED.

Chicago, August 4.-The executive
committee Of the populist party. who
have been in session here since the adj
journment Of the silver convention,
tonight issued an address to the peo-
pie Of the United States. 1t says in
part: "The overwhelming spirit Of
this convention indicates that the
whole nation is alive to the dangers
which threaten us. The convention
not only repudiates the idea of a gold
standard and gold basis. but unan-
imously committed itself to the prin-
ciple that we, as populists, have long
held and cherished, namely, that law
alone makes money, and that the
stamp of the government converts
sixty cents worth of silver into dol
lar, equal to any gold dollar and they
unanimously accepted one doctrine,
that the money Of the country should
be adequate for all demands of busi-
ness, and should expand with the
growth of population and commerce"
The address holds out the idea that
the silver convention was great vic
tory for poDulist principles, as em-
bodied In the Omaha platform.
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OFF FOR WASHINGTON,

Buzzard's Bay August 4.-secretary
Lamont arrived at Gray Gables at
noon today. The presidents team met
him at the station. Everything Is In
readiness for a start to Washington
this afternoon. Besides the president,
Secretaries Lamont, Carlisle and Oh
ney will be in the party,
Bloomington, ILL.,, August 4.-Vice-
President Stevenson left this evening
for Washington. to be present at the
extra session Of congress Monday To
an Associated Press correspondent to-
night, he said; From advices / have
received, It is my opinion that the
Sherman law will be repealed, but as
to any substitute am not prepared to
talk. hardly think anything will be
done with the tariff at this session, as
congress would not have time"
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BANKRUPT BREvITIEs.

The Peoples Savings Bank of st.
Paul closed its doors yesterday morn
ing.
A receiver has been appointed for
the Denver Equitable Accident Insur-
.ance Company; its outstanding risks
Of $6,0OO,OOO have been reinsured with
the Union Casualty Company. Trouble
among the stockholders caused the
failure.
The closing Of the doors of the ST..
Paul German National Bank yesterday
caused some withdrawal Of funds from
other banks, but no particular excite
ment or runs.
James II. Walker G Co., dry goods,
one OF the largest firms In Chicago,
confessed judgment yesterday on a
note for s5.495. A receiver has been
asked for. The amount involved Is
s2,OOO,OOO.
The First National Bank Of Ham
mOnd, Ind, capital $4,000. and the
Citizens National Bank. OF Munce,
Ind. capital. 100000. closed their doors
yesterday morning.
S. Jacoby & Company, cigar manu-
facturers Of New York. have confessed
Judgments aggregating $4,000. Liabil-
ities. $4,000.
The West Side Bank Of st. Paul
capital, 100000. closed yesterday. Nc
statement has been made.
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sHIpwREcK AT DUNaENEss.

Port Townsend, Wash, August A.
The Chilean bark Britrea, en- route
from Valparaiso to Moodyville, went
ashore this morning on Dungeness
Spit, during thick fog at low water.
A fresh westerly wind prevailed and
the vessel was driven hard ashore, and
will probably be total loss. The ves-
vel came up the straits this morning
in thick fog, and the captain, be-
ing stranger to these waters, lost
his bearings She went ashore near
where the Savona was wrecked two
years ago. The Eritrea was in ballast.
The crew reached the shore safely.
Two tugs are at the scene Of the
wreck and are endeavoring to tender
assistance
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QUESTION OF cHAIRMANsHIrs.

New York, August 4.-Speaker Crisp
authorizes the statement that there Is
no basis whatever for any one of the
many reports circulated regarding the
appointment Of chairmen Of commits
tees He does not expect to announce
the committees until eight or ten days
after the organization Monday. He
may make an exception Of the COM
mittee on coinage; 1t all depends on
the tone of the presidents message.
If Cleveland shall confine his recom-
mendations strictly to repeal, with no
hint Of subsequent legislation in the
direction of bimetallism, II might be
considered wise to put Cochran at the
head. If, on the other hand, the pres
ident. should deem a more pacific pol
icy advisable, 1t might be considered
wise to permit Bland to retain his
position. If he should care to do SO
despite the opposing majority in his
committee.
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.MATAAFA DONNED IN SAMOA
ViGtOriGls Soldiers Carry Bloody
Heads AhOnt ADia
AND USE THEM FOR BAsBBAlLs
The Great Powers Interfered and
Mataafa and His Chiefs
Surrender.
AND USE THEM FOR BAsBBAlLS
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
San Francisco, August 4.-Advices
have been received to the effect that
the long-predicted war in Samoa has
been commenced and finished, the In
tervention Of the three great powers
putting decisive end to the trouble.
Mataafa and his chiefs have surren-
dered.
Maleatoa's army consisted Of about
1000 fighting men, armed with rifles,
axes and long knives, and was more
powerful than Mataafa's, having plen-
" ammunition and many more war
riors. When the attack came, Mata-
afa's forces being short Of ammuni-
ton, retreated after hard fight, in
which many were killed and wounded
That afternoon, Maleatoa's warriors
returned to Apia with the spoils Of
victory, which consisted of the bleed
ing heads of human beings. Each man
who had the luck to cut off the head
OF an enemy, marched through the
streets of Apia with his enemy's head,
carried with one finger stuck up the
windpipe of the severed head and an
other finger in the mouth They
walked up the street yelling like fiends,
with eyes starting from their sockets
with excitement, and throwing
the severed heads about like baseballs,
blood dripping all over the bearers.
Many heads were brought In, in this
manner, and after being exhibited
about town, were presented to Malea-
toa as trophies Of war. The white
people took refuge on the verandas of
houses, while the warriors held the
streets, as they were at the mercy Of
the excited natives who were crazed
with victory and blood; and. II there
had been any clash. the whites would
probably have been massacred
, Mataafa lost sixteen killed and sew
enteen wounded. Maleatoa's loss was
four killed and twelve wounded. OF four
women killed, two were decapitated.
One girl crept into the bush for shell
ter where she was, discovered by a
warrior, lying face down and cllnging
with both hands to sapling. She
cried for mercy, saying that she was
a woman, but the warrior deliberately
slaughtered her and cut off her head.
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INDIVIDUAL CURRENCY.

Fall River, Mass, August A. This
morning the Bourne mills put into cir
culation pay roll checks, of which the
following is a sample: PAY to bear
er, in clearing house funds, five dol
lars, and charge that amount to ac-
count of Bourne mills, George A.
Chace, treasurer" These checks are
Intended to meet the situation result
ing from a shortage in currency. and
will probably be accepted by grocers
and operatives without question, 9th
er mills will follow the example Of
the Bourne corporation.
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SILVER DOLLARS IN DEMAND.

New York. August 4.--Depositors In
banks are using every possible device
to secure bills to sell to brokers at
premium. The banks are refusing to
cash checks unless they are well sat
lsned there is necessity for their use
The currency demands from the in
terror are still heavy, but are generally
refused, although the banks are he'd
to be supplying every legitimate de-
mand, both in and out Of town. The
sub-treasury today refused to pay out
silver dollars on presentation Of a
number Of thousand dollar greenbacks.
The full limit Of silver dollars Is coined
according to law. and only silver GER
tihcates or treasury notes win now be
redeemed in silver on demand
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COMING SESSION Of CONGRESS
Bl0llt Will Voice The silver Men
Immediately.
THE COMMITTEE oHAIRNAusH1fs
President Cleveland Leaves Buzzard's
Bay--RepubIican Caucus
Called.
Associated Press.

Washington, August 4.--As soon af-
ter congress meets as It becomes prac-
ticable. Bland, leader of the silver
forces in the house. viii introduce a
bill embodying the Views Of the silver
men. 1t will provide for the repeal Of
the Sherman purchasing act and a
substitute therefor Of the free coin
age Of silver at the present ratio Of
16 to /. "That," said Bland, 'will be
the ground upon which we win make
our fight, although there has been no
definite plan agree upon" He recog-
nized that men could honestly differ as
to the ratio. but that was a matter
that should be settled in the party
itself. He proposed, however to resist
with all his power any increase In the
ratio.
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A FORTUNATE ESCAPE.

st. Louis. August 4.--News has been
received here of an almost successful
attempt to wreck and rob Wabash
train this morning near Atlanta, Mo-.
A rail was taken from the track by
the robbers. but the fact was discov-
cred by a son Of the section agent who
tagged the train, thereby preventing
the wreck and intended robbery
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TIN IMPORTERS GONE.

New York, August An. L. Coort
& Company, importers Of tin, tinplate
and other metals, made an assignment
today. Liabilities, $35O,OOO assets un-
known. The firm is a very old one,
and prominent in the metal trade.
The failure is due TO depreciation In
the price of metals, and the financial
atrin pancY
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Of Detroit. The fire has burned from
the river back on the mountain dis
tance of two miles. and Is rapidly
spreading in every direction, burning
against the wind nearly as fast as
with it. Everything is perfectly dry
and only heavy rain will stop ter
rible destruction of timber. There is
no clue to the origin of the fire.
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AN orT1c1AL rrcHNIcALIrY.

Tacoma, August "A jury in the
federal court tonight found Clarence
Chamber. ex-postmaster at Kalama.
guilty Of appropriatIng $40 Of govern
ment funds. He was recommended to
the extreme leniency Of the court. The
case grew out OF Chambers refusal to
turn the ONCE over to Mr. W. n.
Smith. his successor. when removed BY
The new Administration last AprII.