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His name was Rainandr pandry, and In
rank he was nearly as high as he could get.
for he was a Hova Of fifteen honors. and there
are only sixteen in the list.
About the first thing the French did when
they declared war on the Hovas. nearly TIVE
years ago, was to take possession of the West
coast port Of Tamatave. The Hova Governor Of
ousen gave him another at once. he was chosen
to conduct the defence OF Faratatrs during the
war: aud when the war was over and the French
were triumphantly Installed III Antananarive
the ex-GovernOr went back to Tamntave and
settled down quietly 10 his home.
unbounded when the news was brought 10 him
that the French had depesea the aged Prime
Minister and husband Of the Queen and had ap-
the news, and he remained in Tamatavo. He
was At last convinced that he had really beeD
appointed Prime Minister, and so he set out for
But his dilatoriness cost him the place. Before
he reached the capital Gen. Duchesne had grown
incazafy Prime Minister, and soon after Rainan-
drianam pandry WAS appointed Miniater OF the
Interior. which Office he held until arrested By
the French.
The circumstances OF his cnmplicity in the
rebellion are not yet known here. All that 10
dated Oct. 30 saying that the Minister Of the
Interior. Rainandr ianamp andry. and Prince
RatsimananEa had been convicted OF completely
IN the ,reheilion and executed at the capital
Prince Rats mallanGa was AN uncle of the Queen.
The rebellion is giving France a great deal Of
her dealings with the people and to leave no
doubt a. to her ascendancy. The Prime Min
lister has =" re.iKned," and Gen. Gallienis tele.
September when Gen. .Gallieni arrived at the
capital, he politely declined an offer to be intro
~ consider" he .aid. THAT my position re-
ouire. the Queen to call Oh me first. When I
am a little more at leisure ! will inform her
OF France"
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ASLEEP FOR 7HIR1EIN YEARS.
Doctors Greatly Interested In the Case of .
Poor French Girl.

>,.rIa pouon,, o,a,o.
for thirteen Se"'s ''"''' ""u w
Decroix. as many Of the papers called her. has
been sl.epipR. shnIl never forget the impress
oee n'sp,"h' - 49,.
SION lhhl 1 receiver II = 'nat
cottage and SAW stretched there. with eyes
closed. upon a bed which size had not Quilted for
,,., h.a.w ,,.n ,rhosa
thirteen 'ea's' VIA F""H"" '"'" AVS
face has the color OF u corpse. Mme. Bouyenval.
. Cha ,u,iroI, .,n.,,s 80
peasant "''nan' SNe "-" "eN'pNS NV
when they go there to see the sleeper.
T-,r.- -, o., doo,or sh. H.,od %,
lakihe me y .'ot - 's ~
the he'd clothes and let me LOOK AT that sHele-
ton form. The skin was like parchment, COW
a,,,r ,,onss that we're nil nromlner,. Al first |
thought she was sort OF mummy when ] placed
m' "n'' npD' 49, -. a. aaIn,sa ,a.. =.
'ooh 'he i'.''e w. "'N % N"""' ~
which the bones Appeared quite clearly. ana put
il my hand. ! raised the arm, but it remained
co"li"'''" !" - ~" w.
Al the same time. under the influence OF that
nervous tension. a little heat could be felt under
the SKID "h,'h N i"f'An. oetpre u "S 1o'u no
marble ana ! ie!' pn" n",se peat,ig umurr my
told mo how, after u serious malay her uhugh.
ter thirteen years ago hnu h"u " nervous III
and had finally fallen asleep.
We Thought tl!at she was saved, sald lie
old woman. ana INA the cri,is Wa phSscu'
ThenelleS Is u picturesque little village a teW
leagues from SAINT Quentin, ana quite close 10
Or gny Salnte-ltenoite u manu- actuilhg Town;
AT Thehel'es the nllIhpltahtr are nearly an
farmtr,. and among them Mother Bguy"h\al Is
cordially dei' sled, because rho Ihnhe' money
BY exhibiting l"I uaughter. hau ecuIlosltS
to visit several 81 me suioons Win picturesque
signs, for instance. thr Ace OF Iuus anu liie
Golden Hug>h'ad. aud everywhere was aston
ished at tn" haired or the pea ants ior Molher
BouyeuNal. Her receipts are not very large IL
II sufficient 10 witness the poverty OF tHe col
lives by the inaihdy of her daNghl"r. h,n. con
seauenty. n great number OF %. people thtfe
do not believe ina tiIe ia'ter sleeps co'sthhtly.
she Is II T. kr.' ihev LAY, hnd some ul lhehl
assert that tner have often seen her Rrtiins up
IN the nigh, time; sitting down TO 'ahIe a'n eat
ing quietly, Just IKE Al! Ordinary person. oth-
ers / .slst that the o u woman Is a nIhghellHtr,
and that she ,waNea up her daughter 10 make
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New York wins four tricks =.

New York wins four tricks.
Trick 3. A has nothing better than to con-
Time his suit. although he knows it will not
go round again.
Trick o. Is can mark his partner with the two
long clubs. although no American leads are
used. As the card lie IL does not matter what
he leads. but the diamond is the safer OF the
plain suits. a very good player to whom the
hand was submitted thought he would prefer to
return the small trumpat this stage sooner than
open anew suii at II disadvantage
Trick q. y has no means OF knowing whether
or not his partner has the ten of trump>. and
he takes the chance or dropping the ace aud
Keeping the king to catch the ten. In winning
this trick. b voluntarily puts himself into the
same awkwar position that Re fonnd himself
in ut rick D. II there IL anything that Is
clearly understood In the short-suit game it Is
tn Z the lead is n disadvantage. especially when
II involves lead ny away from a trnace suit. II
B passe, this trick he has nothing to Fear. and
everything to gain. for even II u has the ten Of
trrmps he must lead. and his lead must come
up to Bs guarded honnrs. HID Is passed this
trick. A would have returned the diamond.
hoping hi. partner had the ace. and would give
him u force. On BIS tinesse OF the 8. II would
have won, and probably led u small spade to
get his partner into the lead again. and tho
force in diamonds would have come off i'm
mediately. Here Is the everyday:
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New York wins two tricks.
Trick =. The Narravansett player is only too
glad of the chance to lead trumps with such
strength in plain suits. u cannot place the
command OF every suit MS he could at the other
table and wins the trick. 1t will be noticed that
NnrraRansett does not use the echo with high
cards. because Y's lead is from weakness.
Trick g., Although the Narragansett player
does not play down" u knows he cannot Lave
another trump, because there Is none smaller
than the . unaccountrd for. Us discard is to
coax u lead OF spades from b.
Trick D. This il one of the positions pointed
out in Starne's "Short-suit Whist" page Al,
When the fourth hand wins n trick without
playing an honor his partner must have teuace
in the suit. At trick 8 Y takes full advantage
of this rule.
Here is another hand. No. 32, in which New
York lost two tricks when they might easily
have gained one. u difference Of three. AL due
to taking the lead when IL va n dlsad vantage.
Il dealt and turned the heart jack.
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CLUB NOTES.

NLIB NOTES.
The first inter-city tournament between clubs
composed entirely Of women was held In Phila-
drlphia on "Wednesday, Thursday. and Friday.
Eleven teams took part. one being from Brook
Ign.
the short-suiters seem to have q shade the
best Of IL In New England. Mr.. Howell, who
was not allowed 10 play MS system on Bouve's
club Of his own, mem brrs of which agree to
play the Howell game exclusively. They have
tw're defeated Boure's team, and with Becker's
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dent neither adversary has Eve trumps, we may
make n great game; for no matter what A
leads, IN ] give him this trick my partner or l
must get Into the lead and draw two rounds OF
trumps 10 n certainty.
Trick q. V does not understand the position
NJ n does. and thinks u should have echoed u
he had any trumpa, apparently. forgetting IL Ia
against all tho principles OF the game to echo
on a tCedk lead OF trumps, lie also Insists that
1t was "a duty to win the nine and lead the ace
aud another. as the lead of the trunp was q
command to get them out II no could. AS a
matter of fact, such n course would have lost n
trick aud II Y has not another trumpt to lead.
there must be four In each hand against Y. and
he cannot force the last trump; they must
make separately, even II he passes the first
round. n did not regard the trump lead
as imperative at all, because was
made after two rounds of the diamond
suit when one vas enough. TO him
1t against his will. II is difficult to
His hand 10 not n bit weaker thai II was at
trick 4: on the contrary. AS refusal to continue
the spade shows that he has no hope of a trick
IN II, and makes certain to Y the position. OF the
ace. Tho absence OF any signals should have
shown Y that neither adversary could have Ave
trumps, and that his partner must have three or
four. IL the trump IL led again, p draws two
rounds and leads the spade ten TO hts partners
marked ace. This will enable Y to read y for
no diamonds. n losing trump, and four clubs,
which he does not want to open: Acting on this
Inference. Y would lead the club jack ut trick o.
making eleven tricks on the hand, bringing IL
out u. tie. instead OF losing two. Here is the
everyday.
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The standing OF tn. teams In the Long Island
Interschnlastic League up to and including last
Wednesday is as follows:

York there Is an interschola -tic athlt Vic asso-
citation that compares fayorablywith the Metro
les it is on a par with many .ntercolleg ate
associations. II is COMPOSED Of the Albany
u a'R al s a thu ss' G GnTas''t uia ss : lus Anaas% of
schenectady. and Caverack College OF Claw
crack. AT present football is engaging the at
tention Of the schools. aud some OF the contests
have been of an intensely interesting nature.
None of the schools meet Claverack in any.
thing except ira X athletics. The principal
interest is centred in the games between the
Union Classical Ins situtc. Albany High S"hool.
and the Christian Brothers academy. In this
line the High School seems to have the best of
the argument. 1t has an unusually strong
team. In fact. one OF the stronge t that has
ever been seen outside % "a minor college. IL
has difficulty in getting games with the minor
elevens that are In its class. and has had to 20
out OF its class t. play teams that can beat
Schuol has only been beaten twice this season.
and the second game lost was played with the
The Academy eleven averaged $50 pounds.
The High School record SO far is as follows:
Oct z Albany Medical COLLEGE. Q, High School, g
oct.i5 canajonarie llish School. o. Albany High
Oct, is-Un,on Classical Institute. o: Albany High
No. /. PIttsneld Y. NJ. C. A. 10; Alb my High
Novioun'on sophomores,o q, Albany High School. ~.
Nov Troy Conference Academy l@' Albany High
The final game of the season will be played
with the Christian Brothers Academy Thanks
giving Day. and as there Is intense rivalry be-
tween .he two schools it will be an interest
ing contest. although the High School IS
picked to win by 80 points. Al the beginning
of the season IL was thought that the High
School would invite Barnard or Berkeley here
To try conclusions W tn its representatives. but
the games have been 30 poorly pntronizcd that
the management did not dare TO assume the
financial risk.
After the football season is over the ath-
letes will prepare for the track meetings. In
this respect the Higl. School has the alvan-
tage. John Cosgrave. former ali-round cham
pion OF America. viii train the team.
An indoor track meeting will be held by the
association at schenectady next February.
and the spring meeting will be- held in this
city next May. The winners of all the cveutS
Will be sent tn New York to compete In the
National Iuterscholastic meeting next June.
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EXECUTED BY THE FRENCH.


Accused by France OF Compiicity IN tho
Present Rebellion In ,dnvascnr-Hs
Was to Have Been Prime hiiuiSt-s-The
Queens Uncie In Also Pui TO Death.
In 1891, when Mr.. Frederick Tavlor Of this
city was in Tamatave, Madagascar, the Hove
Governor OF that port gave him the photograph
OF himself from which this picture has been
made Recently the French advanced this Hova
gentleman to one OF the highest positions in the
Protrctorate, and this fact makes the news all
the more surprising that has Just come from
the biz island. He has been tried by court mar
tial on the charge OF completely In the rebellion
now in progress, sentenced to death, and eD
cuted at Antananarivo. the capital.
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St. Paul School practically Won t1e cham
pionship OF the Long Island lnierScholastic
School at Eastern Park last "Wednesday. The
result OF this contest was a~ aited, with keen
i interest by those connected with the associa-
ton. Only once has the High School defeated
st. Paul In football. and that WAS In 1894
up 10 and including last Wednesday were as
follows;
lSDI - st Paul School. 81: Brooklyn Rlgh school, 0.
is92-st Paul schooi, go; Brooklyn High School y.
lSv3-NO game.
lSYs- TookIyn High School, IL; 81 Paul School, l2.
lSD5-St, Pa a School. Is: Brooklyn igl School, o.
is0B-St Paul school. =: Brooklyn High School, D.
The brooklyn Latin school boys did not
fare as well last week as was expectod, Al they
suffered two defeats, but nevertheless they
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can DO proud CT the showing they made. In
ench Rame they had TO face onponanta with
tea s much heavier than Themselves. and the
game they put up against these odds was far
above the standard. The boys have yet sew
eral games TO play, and all against strong
teams, but they look forward confidently to a
fair share Of the hOnOrs.
sport I'm Brooklyn the decline in football at
the Adelpbi Academy lie most noticrabie. In
1890 Adelphi Academy won the champion
ship of a football league composed of teams
from Stevens High School, Columbia GRAM
mar School, and Polytechnic Institute. In
1891. Adelphi twice defeated BROOKLYN High
School, but was beaten b" Poly" The next
seasCn Adelphi lost both to the High School
ana Polytechnic. while in 1893 the results
we're the same excepting for the greater scores.
Three years ago High School defeated the
suit by SO to 4. High School added ten points
to the previous seasons score III 1894. while
last year the once weak Pratt team outplayed
Adelphl by the score of 6G to o. After this
game u e team disbanded. and has not organ
lied since. The interest at the Adelphi Acad-
envy IS now centerd In handball and basket
ball. A handbRll match has Leen arranged
with the Polytechnic Institute. The match
will be played in two sections of eight games
week. and resulted rs follows:
Clark. Poly" 81; Reasley, Adeiphi, 10; srieck,
4AnrIps1 rI;,2hi,nr Gerri'h. "pSLy," i! BscShonse Adrlpghi.
Rogers, Poly" ID: Clark. "Poiy.' 81. Slices. Adel.
PAT, TX; Beasley, Adelph, 81; uerris !. Poly" II;
Barkhouse, Aielphi. 81; Rogers, Poly" u; forney,
Adeiphi, ~; rockingham. "so -" Is.
The standing OF tn. teams In the Long Island
lnterscholastic League up to and including last
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INTERNATIONAL DERBY.
iyWEEPsT4hES ron THREE YEAR,
OLDs WOETH 5000.
A Starting Machine used-Damien Takes
the stakes-A Rank Plug Beats tho
Field In the 1T. Louis Races.

DETROIT. MICH, aug. 4-The sum-
mor meeting OF the Detroit Jockey Club
opened At the Crosse Point track this
afternoon. The weather was hot and the
track fairly fast.
a starting machine was used and work.
ed well. only two favoriies won. outsiders
winning in four events.
Nearly ten thousand persons were pres
ont when the event OF the day. the In
tcrnational Derby. sweepstakes Tor
three year-olds. worth $500. was run. II
WI, Eon by Damien. a rank outsider and
- - TO l shot. Rarniro. by fonso' WAS
"a hot favorite. and Lady Inez was sec
ond choice Al TO I.
4 HOT RACE.
The field got away promptly. with
Nimrod In front but Damien soon pass
cd him. Ramiro and Argentina later went
10 the FROM tha former being three
quarters of a length ahead OF Argentina
when tho three-quarte1s was passed.
Argentina had her head I'm front OF Rami-
TO at the mile, their positions being re-
verscd at the mile and a quarter. Turn
lug into the stretch Damien, who had
been trailing the leaders began to come
fast and had his field beaten furlons
from hofne. winning by two lengths from
Nimrod who was "A head In frone OF
Argentina, a head in front Of the favorite.
Lady Inez was never IN the race. sum
maries.
First race-one mile-Preston no9. Mar
tin. 20 - first. with Joe Clark second,
and Egbart third. Time. ] Al II.
Second race-six furlongs Jennie June
Oc5 Shorthand 20 j. first with Miss
Rowett second. and Necedah third. Time
LA 81
Third receive furlongs O0S
Piggott to ID first, with Sutton second.
and ParnadiT;o third. Time l.0l 81
Fourth race-IntergationA debry. mile
and a half-Damien az. r. Williams. j.
10 y first. with Nimrod second. and Ar
gentina third. Time. 23G -.
Firth raoe-seyen furlongs- Service 1l0,
II. Shields. TO y first. with Elano Sec
ond and Little Tom third. Time. l.2 -
sixth race-six Misunderstanding 100. n.
Lewis. TO 81 first. with Moylan second.
and Irene Woods third. Time. ia "A.
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BASE BALL NOTES.

Watermelon. watermelon. watermelon
rinc.
Go back 10 Lynchburg. and get another
nine.
Sang by the little boys AT the baseball
game when Lynchburg was being de-
featcd
McGann has gone 10 Boston.
Lefty Mari was in the game yesterday
and was very much IN evidence
John Heilman. Of Portsmouth. has been
sick. but IS all right now.
The triple barreled hi, by Foster was
beauty.
Freedman is s;ll longine for Amos
Rusie. but the eN-Giant wants TO DC met
half way.
President Byrnc. OF the Brooklyns. is
recovering from trolly accident
viox. who was tried by the Kansas
CITY Club. is back in the Virginia League
where ne came from. playing good ball.
Chicago Inter-Oc~an.
Quick thinkers make the best ball
players.
There Is now talk OF getting the old
Athletics together In Philadelphia at the
end OF the seas0n 10 play with the
League club.
George fitzpatrick has Joined Fort
wox,h
Petersburg tomorrow.
Now for Roanoke and tho champion
shir ETA
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knnNl> DrnIncrnfs.

HUTCHINSON. KAS.. Aug 4.-The
Democratic State Committee this after
noon developed and carried into elect
So far as able, with the consent OF INC
Populists. its plan OF fusion In Kansas.
A complete electoral ticket was chosen
but not nominated. which is unit Tor
Bryan and Sewall. without regard 10 Wat
son. and it was agreed that If this pro-
posed ticket was accepted by the Popu-
lists that the Democrats would nominate
tho straight Populist ticket, including
congressman az large.
ABILNE. KAS.. Aug. 4.-The Populist
State Convention viii meet here to-mor-
row. Fusion with the Democrats IN an
electoral ticket and State ticket VIII
occur. but the electoral ticket may be
q divided one instead OF being fusion.
The Populsts are 10th 10 surrender
their candidate for Nice-Presidcnt wat
SOM. though there IS "a strong sentiment
favoring just such n move.
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CLEVELAND

Summary: Earned runs-Chicago. =;
Cleveland. 4. Base by crrors-Chicaso. ..
Left ON bases-Chicago. 4. Cleveland. 9.
Base on balls-Friend. Z; Young. !.
Struck out-Fricnd, 4: Young. .. TWO
b,se hits-Zimmer. Pfcner. McGarr
vo,,rc- stolen baso-Lance. Double play
Mexican. Tebeau. and thinner. Umpire,
Emslie. Time. two hours and ten minutes.
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TINE THIRD DISTRICT.
The Convention to be Held in Ihis lily e"
September Sd.

The Democratic committee or the ihif"
Congressional district met last evening
at 1880 O'Clock I'm one Of the pariorS OF
the jefferson Hotel All the members
were present. as follows: Messrs. "a IL.
c. Scott, chairman; Simon solomon Oh
Henrico. secretary; Phil. V. Cogolh' OF
Chesterfield: Henry l.. Carter ana MARION
L. Dawson. OF Richmond
II was decided that the vote OF the
last presidential election shall be made
the basis Of representation. allowing ons
delegate for each hundred votes cast ana
also one delegate for each fraction or
fifty and more votes.
Under that rule The convention Of the
Third Congressional district will be COM
posed OF 1S7 delegates. TO be distributed
as follows:
Richmond city. lG; Manchester. 10; Hen
rico. "a: Hanover -; King William. Z;
New Kent. 4; Goochland g. Chester
field, IL
The convention Will be held IN the city
OF Richmond on September 3d.
FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
While the members Of the state Commit
tee were waiting FOR the arrival OF MI.
j. Taylor Ellyson az the Jefferson Hotel
last night the members or the fourth
Congressional District Committee retired
to an adjoining room and elected Major
f. r. I.assiter. OF Petersburg. chairman
of the committee.
1t was decided 10 hold the district con-
vertion at Petersburg on September 10Th.
and the Democratic vote cast at the last
presidential election IS TO form the
basis OF representation. as IL die ~ tho
State Convention IN stanton.
Messrs Sydney y. Epes. Thomas y.
Williams r. 9. Southall and ex-Gover-
nor Z. W. Mckinney are talked OF as
candidates in the Fourth.
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Wilkes. Cnuller).
Bowman, .......-........'''''
Hesperus, ........-...........
Excel NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. y
Maud Barrett. Feliccn. Greenfield Boy
and Mild Cloud also ran.
Time-2.7 Ii. 2:lS ii.
2.25 class. trotting. purse $3.50.
Emma Onut b. m. by Cam
BETA Wilkes Rea...........
Nalcnce. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Nancy L,........---.........-..
Jack Dawson. Woodford c. Porter LII
Ian $. Walter $. and Expert also ran.
Time-2.3 "a. 2:il -. 1913 IL.
200 class pacing. purse $3.50.
I,o;tie Lorraine b. m. by
Gamhcttn wilkes. Rea,.... l
Alfrito. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. :
Pearl e, ....................... !
Bort oliver. Choral. Dzet.e. StarpleX,
Miss Rit. NADIA wilkes. Lucy Pan and
S =. also ran.
Timo-2:06 ~. 2.W. 2.0l II. 2.0S l-2.
2.ls class trotting. purse $500.
Bessie Wilton D. m. by
Wilton CThomas) .......... /
Lille Young. ..-.............. 2
Geddes. Observation-Disclosures .
Atlantis. Derby Princess. Blue Bell.
Bessie Wilkes. Edmonia. George q. Prince.
Forester. Myra simmons. Quality and
cyclone wakes also ran.
Timc-2l3 Ia. 200 IA. 2ll.
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GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. Aug. "A
largely attended conference Of anti-free
silver Democrats was held here to-day
for the purpose of putting the state In
the column OF States which VIII issue a
call at indianapolis for a national con-
ycntiOu and ticket.
Hon. Thomas 4. Wilson. Of Jackson.
was selected as national committeeman,
and twenty-five prominent Democrats
from different cities We're chosen as adj
visory delegates 20 go 90 Indianapolis
with the committeeman.