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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11
American Wheelman Outrides
Australians Crackajacks.
Captures the Half Mile Cham
piOnship at Sydney.
OTHER SPORTINGNEWS
Schaefer, the Wizard" Hurts
His Arm Again.
Jim Hall in Line for the Cham
piOnship.

VICTORIA. B. c., Dec. 11.-Arthur Au-
gustus Zimmerman is still the king of the
cycle path. and in his race on Australian
soil he took second place TO Parsons, who
thereby leaped into fame. The supremacy
of the Antipodean was short lived.
1t was at a two days pionship
meeting of the n. s. w. league of wheel
men at Sidney that Zimmerman's oppor-
tunity to redeem himself came. 1t was
in the half mile championship his great
est triumph came when at the turn into
the stretch he jumped from the bunch in
which he had been one with the cracks
Parsons, IredaIe and Lewis, his mighty
rush carrying him past the winning post
winner By 80 or 40 yards. His
rivals seemed standing still, while $4,000
spectators seemed paralyzed with sur
prise.
The preliminary heats had left but
four candidates for championship honors.
unquestionably the strongest quartette
ever brought together in Aus ralia-
Zimmerman of America, ]. w. Parsons
and 2. u. Iredale Victoria, and r. W.
Lewis New South Wales.
Parsons had the pole with Tredale and
Lewis second and third and Zimmerman
outside. Parsons made the pace in the
first half. Zimmerman following behind
Lewis.
Finishing the first circle the American
closed up and Lewis spurted desperately
believing the fight had commenced.
Jimmy" quietly dropped back and
trailed the procession. resting calmly
content until the last turn, when his feet
found wings, and ne flew around on the
outside, leaving his rivals as though
standing still. Thirty five yards
were made from the picked men
of Australia in less then 200 yards and
though Parsons was second it was not a
place in the same class as the champion.
The time 1:16 3-5 counts for little, as
Australia does not believe in pacing.
Emmy" polished the@last quarter in less
than 90 seconds The mile was practi-
cally duplicated in all save time, which
was 2:24. s.to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11
JOHN L. HAS OPINIONS,
And He Does Not Hesitate to Express
Them Regarding dim and Bob.

And He Does Not Hesitate to Express
Them Regarding Jim and Bob.
CHICAGO, Decs -11.A1Champion John L.
Sullivan, who Is in this city, while talk
ing with group of Newspaper men and
friends, said:
"Since 1881 l have, made S2,OOO,OO0
haven't got much of it now, but Pm the
sauna John l. and I'm on the level; no
man can say I ever told lie. You'll al
ways find John L Sullivan honest and on
the level"
John was induced to say word about
Corbett and Filzsimmons and he went to
the point in hurry. There's two that
have done more to hurt the pride of the
game of boxing in this country than any,
thing else. Corbett-well, of course he
licked me all right, and he licked man
that had tried to drink all the rum there
was flowing in the United States. and
even nature went back on me-" and John
pointed to the pair of legs that in pugi-
lstic history have been known as rather
weak as compared with the other anato-
my of the champion.
"But Pm not dead yet, and if they will
put US not on a prairie, but in a room
where the other one can't run away, I'll
make somebody jump through the win
dow"
How about Maher and Fitzsimmons,
John?"
"Well, you want my candid opinion.
do you? Well, l think it depends on
which lands first"
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to the
state journal.

Furnished by the Associated Press to the
State journal.
CHICAGO. Dec. 11.-Wheat opened
easier. May was down to 615604
against 62 at yesterdays close. There
was little rally on buying by Schwartz
Dupee, Mitchell and Baxter, May going
to 81. The news was bearish, big north
western receipts, 871 cars, weak cables
and small trade. The passing of the
Turkish crisis was factor in easing of
the market The government crop fig
ures were generally taken as suggesting
yield of O2,0OOOOO bushels. 1t was
also pointed out that the condition is
low.
Corn was quiet and featureless. May
ranged at 2S4@5s.
Oats were slow without material
change. May sold at 1874 @5s, split and
sold at 1917 @20.
bog products quiet and easy.
May pork has sold from $8.6215 to
$S.7715. May lard at $5.4716 to S5.45
and May ribs $44715 to $445
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scHAEFER HURT AGAIN.
The ''Wizard" slipped on an Icy Pave.
mont and Injuries His Arm.

The wizard" Slipped on ley Pave.
ment and Injuries His Arm.
CHICAGO. Dec. 11.-Jacob Schaefer, the
'wizard" of the billiard world, is the vic
tim of another accident, the third within
a comparatively short time. Luckily. in
the present instance, no serious damage
was done, whereas a broken bone was
the result in each of the previous in
stances. While crossing a downtown
street Schaefer slipped on the icy pave
ment and sustained a severe fall A
friend who happened to be with him at
the time helped him into nearby drug
store, and hasty examination was made
of his right arm, which was under him
as he fell. Schaefer complained of
mum bness from the elbow down, but the
physician in the place could not discover
that any serious damage had beer done.
After moving his arm and wrist about
freely the member became easier, but
the little player sent word to his Dear
born street room that he would be una
BILE TO practice, and went to his
North side home. He seemed to be bad
Iy shaken up.
Charley Schaefer said last night that
Jake would be all right in a day or SO,
and that it was almost certain he would
resume practice tonight
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PORTO RICO WILL HELP.

She. too. is Going to Have an Insur-
rectiOn and be Free of Spain.
New YORK, Dec. lin her struggle
for independence Cuba has found a
powerful ally in the Island of Porto
Rico. According to the latest intelli-
gence, Spain now has two Instructions
on her hands, or will have if the plans
maturing are carried into execution.
Porto Rico has gone so far, it is said,
as to issue a declaration of indepen-
An army is being formed by the Separa-
It's. party of Porto Rico, and as soon as
the leaders are ready the campaign will
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DID II HERSELF.

Julia FinOurEhty Murdered Her Mother
Alone and Goes to the Pom for Life.
MARYsNILLE, Dec. lin the district
court hero James McGeeney was put on
trial as an accomplice in the murder of
Mrs. Finourg hty at St. Bridget's, Novem-
Der /
At the inquest Julia Finourghty con-
fessed that she alone murdered her aged
mother, but afterwards swore out a COM
plant against McFeeuey, accusing him
of planning and advising the murder.
When put upon the stand she absolutely
refused 10 implicate McGeeney. Nc
Geeney was discharged and Julia Fin
ourghty sentenced to imprisonment in
the Kansas penitentiary for life.
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WHERE'S THAT MONEY
That Has Been Coming to tho Firemen
From Anth0ny's Office?

That Has Been Coming to tho Eiremen
From AnthOny's Office?
Fire Marshal Wilmarth is in a guam
Diary. The entire fire department. is with
out insurance. The policies expired on
December 9 and there is no money to re-
new them.
1t has been the custom to pay for the
accident aud life insurance of the indi-
vidual f1remen from a fund known as the
firemen's relief fund. This was col
lected by one means or another and
all voluntary contributions were turned
over to the trustee of this fund. With
this, each fireman had policy for $500,
both accident and life and from the pro-
ceeds of the insurance six men who
were hurt during the past year have
received benefits.
The fire marshal has been waiting for
the two per cent tax to be distributed by
the superintendent of insurance but the
money is not forthcoming and the fire.
men are uninsured.
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WILL RETURN FRIDAY.

The President is Expected to Arrive in
Washington on That Day.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE president
Is expected to return to Washington Fri
day or Saturday. At present the Viola
Is lying in the sound back of
Cape Hatieras. Notice of the
approach of the prevailing stiff blow was
served upon her skipper in due season,
and the boat was placed in sheltered
anchorage where she lies in perfect
safety, and the only untoward effect of
the blow Is to make the shooting uncom-
Portable for the time.
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Oh. shndder Now.

ATCHIsoN, Dec. 11.-Recently one
night, from an old tumble-down shantv
three gun shots were heard, and screams,
as if from someone in great pain. When
the officers reached the shanty it was
tenantless. but shoe was found filed
with warm, dripping human blood. The
shoe was fine one, and betokened that
the wearer was accustomed to tread upon
velvet carpets and glide upon ballroom
floors. The mystery of the shoe has not
been solved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11

Less profit, but much more business, is
the results of my ten per cent discount
sale mentioned elsewhere, which lasts
bur few days longer. To assist in CIV
ing proper attention to all in the rush
besides regular clerks. 1 have secured
the valuable assistance of Miss Trissa
Greenwood, Miss Clara Ramsey, and Dir,
Elmer Bost, who will be pleased TO meet
and wait on their respective friends.
Choice goods 60 first. therefore come
early, and you will be convinced my
stock was never larger, better selected,
or at lower prices than now.
n. F. MoREHoUsE,
T21 Kansas avenue.
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ONE OF THE MACS DEAD.
Terrible Ending of Woman Who Dis
- figured Her Name.

Terrible Ending of Woman Who Dis
y figured Her Name.
CHICAGO, Dec 11.-Mrs. Mae Allen
Wright was found dead in her bed at the
house of T. E. Kirk her brother in-law,
this morning. Her death was due to in
haling Illuminating gas The coroner's
jury in the afternoon returned a verdict
of suicide but the Kirk family maintain
it was al accident.
Mrs Wright was the wife of Elbee
Wright. lately a professor in the Great
Bend, Kansas, college. Mr.. Wright has
beeh' more recently d member of trav-
cling theatrical company in the west,
and for that reason his wife has been
living with her sister, Mrs. Kirk. Re-
Gently, it is said, she has been morose as
a result OF an anonymous letter, which
made her suspicious of her husband
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FOR THE REUNION.

Remember the Money Raised by the
Hamilton Hall Meeting is for That.
That new lecture on "Battle Days."
with music by MarshalPs band and
the Modocs, all for fifteen cenis-reserved
seats for a quarter-should fill Hamil-
ton Hall to standing room on Friday
night
Every business man in Topeka is in :
terested in this movement, as the pro-
ceeds of this meeting are to pay the ex-
penses of getting the G. A. T. state re-
union for Topeka next fall.
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DIED OF NEGLECT.

An Aged Woman Meets a Terrible Fate
in sumner County.
MAPLE CITY, Dec II. - Nancy j.
Thompson died six miles east of this
place under terrible conditions of desti-
tuition and neglect. She was IS years of
age and lived in lonesome place with
half-witted son. Neighbors did not
know that she was sick, and she must
have starved, and frozen to death, with
the boy there too senseless to help her.
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KANSAS CITY, Dec. 11.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts Z. 400; shipments, 1000. Best grades
strong to 10 cents higher. Texas
steers ranged $2.50@3. 80; sales % head,
averaging 1000 pounds, at $3.50; Texas
cows $1.75@250; beef steers, $30O@
420; native COWS 81 .50@2 10; stockers
and feeders, $250@$350; bulls $1.6O@
215.
Hoes-Receipts. 1890; shipments,
none. Market weak; loo lower. Bulk CT
sales, $3.50@3 40; heavies So 20@5. 40;
packers So. 3O@340; mixed $325W
5. So; lights, So 1925 IS; workers. So 300
$50; pigs, $300@3&5
SHEEP-Receipts, $500; shipments
none. Market steady. Lambs, $500
@400; muttons, $250@3.25.
SO head Texas steers averaging 1000
pounds. So 80: GS Texas cows. S2Opounds,
$3.50; 1900 head of beef steers, 1875,
$42O; "a head native cows, LILO pounds,
81 10; q head siOckers and feeders,
1,045. $3.50; bulls. 1850 pounds, 81 20.
WHEAT-Dull, slightly higher; No. 2
hard 5e@5S15; No. red, nominally esq
So; No. 2 spring 57@58c; No. 3 spring,
5415@5515c; rejected 49@55
Consultative, unchanged; No. 2, mix
ed, 2224@23c. No. 2. white, 23c.
OATs-Fairly active; white &c lower;
No. 2 mixed, l71lc; No. 2 white, 1s@1815
KYE-SteaQy; N }. = 3212c.
HAY-Easier: Timothy $1O.O0@125 so;
prairie $6OO07.5O.
BUTTER-Firm; demand moderate,
creamery 1899; dairy 14@15.
EGGs-Firm, fresh 18c.
Chicago Market Gossip.
Estimated cars tomorrow: Wheat, 10S;
corn, Asa; oats, 1874. Hogs, $4,000 head.
Inspections: Wheat, 232-127; corn, 3O0
80; oats, 1860.
Minneapolis got 533 cars today, 1877
last year. Duluth 268 and 1868.
Puts, May wheat. 81; calls, 615s;
puts, May corn, 1884; calls, 2S24; puts,
May pork $500; calls, $3.50, Curb,
May wheat, 61L bid.
Chicago: The four ports cleared for
export: Wheat and -four, 246,2S4 bushels.
Exports for three days 10000 bushels.
Chicago: The government report was
construed as slightly bullish but had
been discounted previous to its coming
out.
Liverpool: Wheat closed steady. Corn
steady. unchanged Paris: Wheat close
and quiet. Berlin: Wheat closed steady.
London: Wheat off coast nothing doing,
corn dull. On passage wheat nothing
doing. Mark Lane dull.
New York: Directors of Western
Union and Manhattan met and declared
regular dividends.
Stock Of grain in private elevators at
Chicago are reported as follows: 1885,
900 bu wheat; $4,000 corn; $4,000 oats;
$4,000 rye.
New York: Shipments of wheat for
exporting countries for 16 weeks begin
ming August, have been averaged at
100000 Blu per week compared with the
weekly need, 100000
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SHOT AT THE TRAIN.

kentuckians Who DOn.s Like Brad.
ley Fire ON a Car of His Admirers.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec IA train,
containing the Fairfield club of Louis
vile, returning from Frankfort, was fired
into about o'clock last night at Emf
hence, Ky. About thirty shots we're fired
and the windows were shattered. The
inmates fell on the floor and escaped in
jury except by broken glass.
1t was at Eminence that Bradley re-
fused to continue further in the Joint de-
bite during the campaign.
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that the fighter heard of when he got
ashore was that story of his having de-
serted his wife and eloped with Maud
Deity, an actress, had been published.
Mccoy was very angry when he heard
this and made wild rush for telegraph
Office, where he sent message To his
wife in Cincinnati, telling her that if she
heard anything about being deserted not
to pay any attention to it, as it was all
wrong. Then he spent the rest of the
day trying to find out who started the
rumor that led to the publishing of the
story.
Mccoy says that he went to England
four weeks ago to fight "Ted" White and
that he went alone
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THIS WILL JAR YOU.

VA. yvhite is Booming His Rival. c.
v. Eskridge, forthe State Senate.
EMPoRIA. Dec. lie V. Eskridge,
editor of the Republican, is being
doomed for state senator by w. A
White, editor of the rival paper, the
Gazette. The two men have just been
having bitter newspaper war.
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DEMOCRATS ARE MUM.
Not Giving Out Opinions bOutWhere
Their National Convention VIII Be
Held.

INDIANAPOLIS Ind. Dec. lis P.
Sheerin. secretary of the Democratic ma
tional committee, arrived here last even
ing to attend the conference of the state
committee, which will be held today.
The national committee, Mr.. Sheerin
says will be called to meet soon
to fix the time and place of lis
convention. II really do not know where
the convention is likely to be held" said
he. "The members of the committee are
not committing themselves"
Mr.. Sheerin is anxious that the Dem
ocrats shall do the right thing by Gov
ernor Matthews and in casting his vote
for the place of holding the convention,
he will follow the governors wishes.
The governor is believed to favor Chi
caRO.
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HAD A SNAP.

Express Agent Who Sold Whisky on the
Side and Mado Extra Money.
SALINA, Dec. 1.-THE Kansas City I'm
porting company is suing Ralph Peck
for money due on account of a commits
sion business which Peck did for the
company while he was agent here.
1t appears that the express agent has
acted as agent of several Wholesale
liquor houses in Kansas City and that he
kept large quantities of wet goods stored
in this city.
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EMPoRIA, Dec. Ill J. Bradford,
Miss Mary Cobb, W. S Kretsinger and
George w. Stevenson were chosen
as contestants for the honor of re-
presenting the normal school, at the inter-
stale contest of the state normal schools
at Warrensburg. Mo, next May.
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special 10 Per Cent discount.

Special 10 Per Cent Discount.
In order to consummate as many sales
as possible, before the final rush for holt
day goods, 1 will give 10 per cent off os
all selections made before December IS.
from my large stock of diamonds,
watches, jewelry. silverware, leather
goods, cut glass, clocks, etc. Assortment
never greater or finer than now.
N. F. MooREHoUsE,
721 Kansas Ave.
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ShipbuiINing strikers win.

GLASGOW, Dec. 1.-THE great ship
building strike has been settled. The
masters have agreed to grant the Clyde
men Il shilling a week advance immedi-
ately aud another shilling advance in
February. Also in Belfast the men will
get shilling advance in February.
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UNEARTHING A RIVER.
The Mystery of the Mile of the North
Solved by Recent Explorations.

OTTAWA, Dec. 1.-THE report of the
government commissioner of crown
lands for the province of Quebec has
just been issued and contains a map and
explorations that effectually dispose of
the wonderful Nile of the North" alleg-
ed to have been discovered by an Ottawa
explorer, DR.. Bell.
The mile" river is no other than the
Mokiskan river, which has its source at
the head OF the Gatineau waters, flows
to Lake Metakima aud thence to James
bay under the name of Mottoway river.
The Mokiskan, or the New Niie," is in
reality a western branch of the Mottoway
river, being separated from the main
body by the above mentioned Lake
Metakami
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JIM HALL AFTER 1T.
Says he is in Line for the Championship
Now.

CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 11.-Jim Hall, the
Australian pugilist, who has been Ma
hers sparring partner is in Cleveland.
Speaking of the Maher- Fitzsimmons
fight, Hall said:
81 am in line for the championship
now. have been boxing with Maher as
his sparring partner for some weeks, and
1 feel certain that Fitzsimmons will de-
feat him. l feel just as certain that
can beat Fitzsimmons as did once be
fore. In our second fight, when l had
him at my mercy, 1 grew careless, and
be got in chance blow, putting me out"
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SALINA Dec 1.-THE Union, a Popu-
list daily started here last week by ex-
State Superintendent Gaines, has sus-
pended. Gaines announces editorialIy
that he has a very bad cold, which com
pels him to suspend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11

LEAvENwoRTH. Dec 11.-Mrs. Emeline
E. Davis has sworn out warrant for
the arrest of David H. Haynes for bigamy
and robbery. Last August he went
through marriage ceremony with Mrs.
Davis. and persuaded her to give him
$500 cash. She learns that he had a
wife in Oskaloosa.
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SALINA, Dec. 1.-THE people of Saline
county are agog over the suit filed by
Thomas Wickersham against Clara
Ahart, very pretty young woman who
Tilted him and married Thomas Cavan-
augh, wealthy young Colorado ranch
man. Now Wickersham brings suit
against the young lady for $4,000 dam
ayes.
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WELLINGTON. Dec. 11.-Prof. T. S.
Creekmore, who formerly lived near
Mayfield. died at Clarksburg, Mo-, where
he was president OF Clarksburg college.
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Yo Tambien's Race Record.

Yo Tambien has been on the turf since
1891 and won $93, 228. She started
seventY-one times and was first forty two
times, second eleven times third nine
times, and unplaced nine times. The
greatest amount she won in any one year
was in her 3-year-old form, when she put
$3S, 1920 into her owners pocket.
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1t Is Said he Embezzled.

CoNCoRDIA, Dec. lie A. Wilcox,
charged with embezzlement, was bound
over to the district court. Wilcox is
charged with having failed to turn over
10 the First National bank 5000 of the
sale of certain property on which the
bank held a mortrage
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KANSAS CITY. Dec. 11.-Seventy five
Kansas insurance men are in session
here The insurance men of the west
will fight the two pei cent levied for the
benefit. of the. 6re:departments in the cities
of Kansas
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One MiIIiOn TomOrrow.

NEW YORK, Dec. Ill. Won Hoffman
& Co. will ship 100000 in gold by to.
morrow's steamer. The gold will be
Withdrawn from the sub-treasury.
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FIXED UP.
New Barracks and Other I'm
prOvements at LeavenwOrth.
A Marysville Girl Confesses to
the Murder of Her Mother.
PEACE AT EMPORIA.
A Salina Express Agent Who
Also Sold Whisky.
Terrible Death of an Aged Sum-
ner County Woman.
PEACE AT EMPORIA.

LEAvENwoRTH, Dec. II. = Attorney
General Harmon has recommended that
100000 be expended for a national re-
formatory here.
An appropriation has also been recon-
mended of 500, 500 for new barracks for
the National Soldiers home, which is
very crowded.
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SENECA, Dec. 11.-W. ]. Bailey of Ne
maha county, will be a candidate for the
Republican nomination for congress in
the First district next year agains. Case
Broderick. Bailey is a cattle man.
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EXPORT kansas Corn.

WELLINGTON. Dec. I1.-Tom Richard
son writes from Galveston that the
steamer Helen will leave Galveston this
week with 10000 bushels of Kansas
corn bound for Belfast.
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Morrill, at Hutchinson

HUTCHINSON, Dec. 11.-Gov. Morril
spent yesterday at the state reformatory
At noon the governor made short ad
dress to the boys.
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New York A. Q. win Not Compete.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE World to-
day says: Although Prof. Sloane of
Princeton, who is the American repre-
sentative on the committee of arrange
ments for the Olympic game to be held
at Athens next year, is confident good
team of athletes will go from this coun-
try to compete against the best athletes
in the world, it is hardly probable that
the New York A. G. will take any part
in the movement