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W. W. Dixon Appolnted

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, July 20.-Governor Richards
to-day appointed W. W. Dixon OF Butte
a member OF the board OF trustees OF
the school OF mines and TO the state
school OF mines commission 10 fill the
vacancy caused by the death OF Moses
Kirkpatrick.
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Guod sired Pile.

Cincinnati, o.. July 2o.-A special to
the Commercial Gazette from Green
burg Ind. says: Z. r. Forsythe. cash
Ter OF the First National bank OF this
city. and Mrs. o. z. Robertson. wife OF
4 farmer near Adams. are the direct
descendants OF Lord Antrim and heirs.
to his vast estate in Ireland valued ct
$4,000 900
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An on'- Nine Fined.

chicago, July 2Q-Captain Anson and
his players were fined 50 and costs each
to-day for violation OF the Sunday law,
In playing ball on sunday The baseball
people took an appeal. The president
said to-morrow's game will be played.
and n arrests are made the fines Hill be
paid by the club.
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Weekly Rank statement.

New YORK. July sD-The weekly bank
statement shows: Reserve, increase.
s5.Osj.Sz5. loans. decrease, Nls5.5O; spe-
Gle. Increase. SlO4. 100; IsEal tender. in
crease, sos. 800: deposits. increase. ssls.
90: circulation. increase. s59.sOO. Banks
now hold $3s,4sl.l Us In excess OF require
ments.
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NeueruSla's War,

New York. July GA dispatch to the
World from Caracas. Venezuela. says.
The government troops under Colonel
Ybarra have been defeated at Valencia
after fierce three-hour battle. The rcb-
els attacked IN three columns The gov
eminent lost 80 killed and ~ wounded
and Is captured. The prisoners joined the
rebels Immediately.
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London. July 90.--Iu contest for the
Maccinnon challenge cup there were four
teams Of ritiemen of ~ men each. The
result was; England -, Canada 81, Ire
land 81 Wales H. Corporal Capslow OF
the Second Coventry regiment. won the
Canada shoot score, is.
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81. Louis. July IA Globe-Democrat
special from Soda says: A serious fight
has taken place on the Turko-Macedonian
frontier between a force OF insurrection-
lists stated 10 have numbered 900. and Q
body OF Turkish troops The latter were
defeated with loss OF go men.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-07-21
Quiet at Macedonia

Vienna, July sO.-A dispatch from Sofia
says the reports circulated yesterday by
the organs Of tho Macedonia revolution
AIRY company Of an insurgent victory are
untrue. 1t IL added that affairs In Mac
elOnla are In q Satisfactory conlltIoa.
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Resile.s All Right.

Santa Barbara. Cal, July 2O.-The sloop
Restless reported lost with party Of
Santa Barbara young people on board,
has been heard from. In Il storm the
sloops mainmast and rigging were car
rlcd away, but all on board were safely
landed on Wave Valdez.
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Ellsworth. Kan. July 0.-A severe cleo
trical storm passed over Ellsworth coun-
~ az o'clock this morning. Lightning
struck the house OF Eli Mcfienry. killing
Eli McHenry. Edward Grimes and Frank
Brown.
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Bangor. ireland. July .o.-In the regat-
IN OF the Royal Ulster Yacht club to-
day the Britannia fouled tho Ailsa and
then receded from the race The Ailss
sailed over the course alone.
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At Cleveland-2. Brooklyn, I.
Al ST. Louis-6. Washington. ..
At Pittshurg-i2; Philadelphia, g.
Al Cincinnnti-li; Baltimore, 8.
Al Louisville-5, New York, J. See
ond game-Iouisyille =. New York l.
At Chlcago-l2: Boston. Is.
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Milwaukee, July 2o.-The jury In the
case OF Robert Lqsc1mb, eN-clty att0r-
uey, on trial for the murder OF Emil SaH-
ger, this afternoon rendered verdict OF
NOT rullty.
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The II. n. y. L. 4.

Baltimore. July 20.-A sunrise prayer
meeting was the first duty to-day Of dele
gates and visitors TO the international
convention OF the Baptist Young People S
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Detroit, July 20-ln the Detroit wheel
meet the 95-mile road race on Belle Isle.
Oscar Wandcrcr OF Detroit. n nine-minutr
man, was nrst time, l:lIh.
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New York. July 2o-The Pullman Pal
ace Car company has declared a regular
quarterly dividend Of s. a share, payable
August Is.
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Saratoga. y. Y, July 2O.-The Saratoga
Racing association began its usual SUM
mer meeting to-day There were u book
les present but nc money was exposed
In betting. a memorandum being made OF
bets. Three out Of i've favorites won. p
Lorillard's Heresy Lisa and April Fool
capturing three races. Baker ami Rogers
Daily America and william. Wallace's
Onaretto the other two
Five furlongs-Heresy won. Honolulu
second, Devote third. time. iO2i,. one
and sixteenth miIes-Daily America
won, Patriclan second. Stonemason third
time, 1854. Flash stakes, four furlongs-
onsretto won. Axiom second, Musselman
third: time. :isi.. Milc-Llsa won. Arap-
ahoe second. Joe Miller third. time.
l:llis. Six furlongs-April Fool won. Da-
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An all Vici Kid Oxford, narrow
or square too $3.50. Other houses
charge S1.95.
LADIES' Butte Shoes, cloth top,
only $3.50 sold elsewhere ST. 95.
Our Shoes ara rlgnt. Send your
order, express pad on So and up.
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Ladies'
White
Canvass
OXfOrdS

Are sure to give you nm n m
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-07

Capt. H. B. Robson has been detached
from the Naval War College to command
the Portsmouth navy yard, relieving Capt
J. j. Sands. who is ordered to command the
atlanta. relieving Capt. B. J. Cromwell
who is detached and granted one months
leave. The following officers have been or
dered to the Lancaster. AID will report for
duty September 3: Capt. W. B. Hor, de-
tached from the bureau OF navigation.
Navy Department; Lieut. NJ e. Miles, from
the Norfolk navy yard. and to become ex-
ecutive officer: Lieut.. J. Beale, from steel
Inspection duty at Mulhall. Pa; Lieut.. A.
NJ Knight. from the Naval Academy !:
Lieut. J. C. Burnett. waiting orders; Lieut.
H l.. Dunn. from the branch photographic
office. Baltimore; Passed Assistant Surgeon
+. G. Braithwaite, from tho Naval Hos
rital. Norfolk; Surgeon c. @. Herndon.
from the bureau of medicine and surgery;
Passed Assistant Engineer T. F. Carter,
from the Cramps; Ensign P. N. Almstead
from the Vermont; Ensign 8. NJ Strife.
from steel inspection duty at MulhaIl, Pa. !;
Paymaster :. NJ. Pay, from waiting orders !;
Lieut. ]. Hood has been ordered to the
branch photographic office. Baltimore,
Lieut. c. J. Cresap has been ordered to the
Norfolk navy yard.
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(To be continued.)
C1everly Done by a Boa.

From the Philadelphia Record.
A sight very seldom seen by any but
professional naturalists was observed the
other day In a German geological collection.
The boa-constrictor Is a non-poisonous
snake. and kills its prey by squeezing it
to death. A young boa had been kept in
cage for week with three sparrows
without taking any notice Of the presence
of the birds. nor did the latter manifest
any fright Of the reptile.
One day the snake appeared to watch the
movements Of the birds. then picking seeds
Off the floor of the cage. and slowly began
to unwind from the branch of the tree on
which 1t spent most of the time. Almost
imperceptibly the loops on the tree disap-
peared, the body Of the snake becoming
more and more dlsengaged, but its head
still remaining at consider able distance
from the floor. All of a sudden the for
ward part Of the snakes body shot down.
ward with lightning rapidly, grasping one
OF the unsuspecting birds. not with the
mouth, but with a rapid twist of the body
crushing 1t at the same time until quite
ifeless. This was done so quickly and
noiselessly that the other birds never no.
ticed the absence Of the victim. The boa
then returned to the tree above, and after
a little preparation of further pressing the
bird and covering 1t with mucous it pro-
ceeded to swallow its prey without biting
or chewing.
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Elcctrtc Roads In .Innan

From the New York Times
american electrical engineers are recefv,
ing la1ge numbers of inquiries from Japan
ABOUT the most modern electrical appli-
ances. An electric railway is about to be
laid between Toxic and Yokohama. with
double rails throughout the whole length
OF eighteen miles. The plans are prepared
with great Intelligence. and it is noticeable
That every part of the installation is to be
absolutely up to date The trains, which
VIII run every five minutes will be made
up OF one car Of the first, second and third
grade. The velocity being thirty miles an
hour. the distance will probably be covered
In thirty-dve to forty minutes. A pas
senger VIII be allowed to alight at any
place along the line, so 1t will not be necas-
sary TO construct stations. except, perhaps
at such important places as Kawasah. It
Is estimated that IL nine passengers of the
lowest grade and three passengers of each
OF the two higher grades be assumed to
ride In each train, and the number of
trains per day be forty, between 9 am.
and II pm. satisfactory profit will be Sc
cured even at a ten-cent fare for the low
est erode. The capital will be 2,OOO, 900 yen
each The yen is, the equivalent OF the sill
yer dollar. An electric line from Obaka to
kfoto, via Kobe. is also talked Of 1t would
accommodate a population of fully 2,OO0-
ooO people. The Japanese are great travel
ers. They make long excursions over the
country to visit the most sacred Buddhist
temples and Shnto shrines, and the roads
are often thronged with whole families
meking the round of their pilgrimage The
electric lines would pick up many parties
out on these trips of combined religion and
pleasure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-07
AMONG THE AMATEURS,
The Y. N. O. A. Turn the Tables on
the Crippled Pensioners.

The Y. N. @. A. Turn the Tables ON
the Crippled Pensioners.
The Y. NJ. c. A. team turned the tables
upon the Pension Office nine yesterday in
the Independent Amateur League at Cap
itol Park by defeating them by a score of
II to 8.
The pensioners were somewhat handi-
capped by the non-appearance of Wright,
Raab. Bolway, Hough, Cutcheon and Ora
ham. and by the loss Of these valuable
players they gave up all hope of winning
the game. Lewis started in to pitch, but
after giving four men bases on balls and
nine safe hits being made off of his de-
livery. he then retired in the fourth in
ming. Harris was then substituted, and he
Jared a little better.
At the bat they managed to get only
eight hits OF Harms delivery, and Hend-
ley made two of these. Harris made a
pretty hit over second for two bases Good
ing and Townsend put up an excellent
fielding game. both of whom caught very
difficult flies
For the Y. M. C. AS every man On the
team made hit, with the exception of
Carr, who reached his base on balls and
being hit by the pitcher. Every man
brought in run. excepting E. Brown, who
died on the bases four times. Harms pitch
ing was very good, but he allowed Morri-
son to go in in the sixth to finish out the
fun.
Inc lniru inning was regular picnic LOT
Marshall's men. making seven base Fits
and as many runs. In the fifth and sew
enth they scored four more runs, and in
the eighth the last one that ended the
sport.
There was larger increase in attend
ance than before, and a number of pretty
girls helped to make 1t.
1t would be a great help to the many
players If the grass was cut. A ball
knocked over in left field, which is good
for only base hit, Is generally turned in
to home run by the loss of the ball.
The score:
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The Box of Clues,

The Box of Clues.
THE pages which follow are from Miss
Fairbanks journal. begun after the con-
clusion of the notes already given to the
rea6er)
Wednesday night have resolved to
record carefully each day the progress
/ make in my examination of the house.
I began today at the bottom-that is,
with the room least likely TO contain any
clue-the parlor. took chalk line and
a yard stick and divided the floor into
square yards, and every one of these
squares I examined on my hands and
knees. found in this way literally moth
ing on the carpet but dust, lint. two COM
mon white pins and three inches of blue
sewing silk.
At last got the lust pan and brush,
and yard by yard swept the floor. took
the sweepings in white pasteboard box
out into the yard in strong sunlight
and examined them There was nothing
but dust and lint and five inches of brown
wooden thread-evidently Il rayeling from
some dress material. The blue silk and
the brown thread are the only possible
clues which 1 have found Today, and they
are hardly possible. Rufus. wife can prob
ably account for them. I have written to
her about them.
Nobody has come to the house all day.
went down to- the store this afternoon
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MEEKIN's ARM ALL RIGHT.
The Senators Helpless Before Their
Old Associate.

The Senators Helpless Before Their
Old Associate.
o. p Caylor in New York Herald Today.
Meekin's arm was feeling pretty well yes
terday. thank you. There doesn't really
seem to be any necessity to send either him
or Rusie on a sea voyage or to the Adiroh-
dacks for long and luscious rest, nor yet
a call for the New York club to beat the
woods for new pitchers. With the occasion
al aid of Clarke and German Rusie and
Meekin will manage to lob the ball over
now and then in sort of Indiana way.
The center of interest was in Tom
Burns debut as Giant, and "old Awayup-
goodbye did not disappoint his new CHI
entele. Another pleasing diversion of the
afternoon was the appearance among US Of
Umpire Robert Emslie. After the wild and
weird exhibitions New York has had from
the Burnhams, Tuthills Murrays, Longs ct
al, Emslie comes as an angel. bright and
ever fair. His work yesterday furnished
q large part Of the real enjoyment of the
game. and the contest moved along with as
little friction as hats the piston rod Of an
engine.
The visitors were Chief Justice Joyce and
his eight associates OF the Supreme bench
from Washington. Before them Counsellor
Doyle and his firm made motions, field
capiases, asked for new trials, got out writs
Of mandamus. offered new evidence. sued
for habeas corpus and laid down the law
generally, uHIu honorable 20 Hdu 10
take the case under Amusement. Before
the game began Manager Schmelz raked a
few peanut shells out of his whiskers with
his fingers and boldly proclaimed that his
team had lost something less than thirty
nine games this season by one run. Yes
terday did not make the fortieth
Mercer was in the center of the ring for
the Supreme Court. He Is that weasen-
faced youngster who has always hypno-
tized the Giants worse when he faced them
than SvengaH ever hypnotized her feetlets.
Yesterday the boys solved his cunning and
made demonstration of the fact
Ex-Capt. John Montgomery Alabama
Ward sat in front box in the upper tier
and beamed down upon his former mates
with a sort of God-bless-you-me-ch children
smile, and every one Of the Giants took ad-
vantage of the opportunity to look up,
wave his hand to the old chief and greet
him with a word of endearment All of
which goes to show that Ward recognized
the handicap Of injuries under which the
team has labored, and that the Giants hold
him warmly in their memories. 1t also
shows that u ball player when he leaves
the diamond need not be a useless man
henceforth to the world.
Today Pa Clarke. I presume. will argue
the case before the court, and he promises
to spring few new points on the Washing
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silk. and she fitted It to me. Her great
shears. clicking in my ears, made me
nervous 1 did not feel like stopping to
think about clothes. / hope I did not ap-
pear ungrateful, for she Is the only soul
besides Henry who has treated me as be-
fore this happened.
Phoebe asked me what I found to busy
myself about. and I replied: II am search
ing for my fathers murderer" She asked
IL 1 thought / should find clue, and
replied: L think So" I had found the
button then, but did not speak of it. She
said Maria was not very well.
/ saw her eying the stains on the doors,
and l said l had not washed them off,
for / thought they might yet serve pur-
pose In detecting the murderer. She look
ed at those on the entry door-the brightest
cnes-and said she did not see how they
could help, for there We're no plain finger
marks there. and she should think they
would make me nervous.
Tn beyond being nervous" said /.
Saturday.-Today 1 have found some
thing which l cannot understand I have
been at work in the room where my father
came to his dreadful end. OF course some
Of the most startling evidences have been
removed. The bed Is clean. and the carpet
washed. but the worst horror Of 1t all
clings to that room. The spirit of murder
seems &c haunt 1t. 1t seemed to me at first
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A GREAT MATCH RACE.
Almontine and Pittsburg Wilkes Al
Right on Edge for the Big Event.

Almontine and Pittsburg Wilkes Are
Right on Edge for the Big Event.
On Thursday next. with a good day and
track, the much-vaunted match race be-
tween Almontine and Pittsburg Wilkes will
be decided at the Belmont Driving Club
track, Philadelphia. The race has gained
great notoriety throughout the country
among the lovers of the light harness fra
ternity. owing to the large sum at stake,
5000, the winner to take all. and the
prominence of the owners of both horses.
Almontine has had a severe preparation
at the Belmont course by Thomas Grady
who will pilot her in the race. Pittsburg
Wilkes has been exercised to road cart
with a few trials over the Point Breeze and
Belmont courses. Mr.. Vasey is considered
an amateur. although an accomplished
driver, while Grady follows the business
as professional and Is up to all the tricks
of the fraternity.
Both parties are confident Of victory, and
game and stubborn contest is Anticipated
as both are nearly equal in speed.
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to get some necessary provisions, and
people stopped talking when 1 came in.
The clerk took my money as If it were
poison.
Thursday night.-Today 1 have searched
the sitting room, out of which my fathers
bed room opens. l found two bloody foot
prints on the carpet which no one has
noticed before-perhapS because the car
pet itself is red and white. / used mi
croscope which I had in my school work.
The footprints, which are close to the
bed room door, pointing out into the sit
ting room, are both from the right foot;
one is brighter than the other, but both
are faint. The foot was evidently either
bare or clad only in a stocklng-the prints
are so widely spread. They are wider than
my fathers shoes. I tried one In the
brightest print
1 found nothing else new in the sitting
room The blood stains on the doors,
which have been already noted, are still
there. They had not been washed away
first by order of the sheriff and next by
mine. These stains are of two kinds; one
looks as II made by bloody garment
brushing against 1t: the other, 1 should
say. was made in the first place by the
grasp of a bloody hand, and then brushed
over with a cloth. There are none of these
marks upon the door leading into the front
entry and the china closet. The china
closet is really a pantry, although / use
1t only for my best dishes and preserves.
Friday nisht.-Today I searched the clos
ct. One Of the shelves. which Is about
as high as my shoulders. was blood stain
ed. 1t looked to me as if the murderer
might have caught hold of it to steady
himself. Did he turn faint after his dread
full deed? Some tumblers of Jelly were
ranged on that shelf. and they had not
been disturbed. There was only that bloody
clutch on the edge
found on this closet door. under the
shelves, as II 1t had been rolled there by
careless foot, a button, evidently from
q mans clothing. 1t is an ordinary black
enameied metal trousers button; 1t had
evidently been worn off and clumslly sewn
on again, for quantity of stout white
thread is still clinging to 1t. This button
must have belonged either to a single man
or to one with an idle wife.
If one black button has been sewn on
with white thread another Is likely to be-
I may be wrong. but regard this button
as a clue.
The pantry was thoroughly swept-clean-
ed. indeed, by Rufus wife, the day before
she left. Neither my father nor Rufus
could have dropped 1T there. and they never
had occasion to so to the closet. The muir
derer dropped the button.
have a white pasteboard box which
I have marked Clues In 1t I have put
the button.
This afternoon Phoebe Dole came in.
She Is very kind. She has recut the dyed
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Base Ball Notes.

Base Ball Notes.
It's about time that Esper & Co. were
relocated to the rear and Pond given a
chance. The Vermont lad could hardly do
worse. and in all probability do BETTER
Baltimore Herald.
A. w. Lawson, acting on behalf of the
Boston Base Ball Club. has made arrange
ments for series of matches in England.
The Bostons will play their first game on
Octc Der 20 at Liverpool
The Louisville club has signed Pitcher
Frsnk Holmes Of Des Moines to play short.
Shugart being i'll of fever.
The Washington public Is full of base
ball patriotism. 1t never seems to tire
roofing for The wrong end. and 1t Is an
unhealthy place for umpires. The rooters
pounce on them at every turn and criticise
every play according to their own wishes
Baltimore American.
Arson Is reported as saying the present
race for the peanant was the hottest he
has ever known. and he felt confident that
the pennant would find a home in the west
at the close Of the season.
Washington Is said to be the hardest team
to beat that Cleveland runs up against
fact.-Baltimore SIM,
The Cleveland Plafn Dealer, commenting
upon a statement of President Young that
the double-umpire system would be adopt
once. There may never again be such a
close race as now. and the finances justify
the double system. ,.'ab
Bug Holiday leads all the Cincinnati
batters with an average Of .373.
Cleveland has signed new catcher nam
ed o'Mara. He comes from the Oil City
club. nj
The Commercial Gazette says that La
than has not a friend on the Cincinnati
team, that not q player speaks to him. and
that no one need be Surprised to see him
ira traded ed for another player before the sea-
Manager Mack of Ptttsburg declares that
more than dared hope when he was
signed" y 80 2nS 70
Warner has a batting average of over
500 and Collins is batting at the $50 rate
since he Joined the Louisvilles. Both are
cast-offs from the Boston team
Pitcher Sulliv IN has been released by tho
New Bedford club,