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hotel BARRIERS and the Plumbers resulted
In a victory for the plumbers By score
OF iS 20 2. Observation-Disclosures, Valentino,
S;iii, ollre ard Mack: PiumoeSs. Gonzaies
and Young. The feature Of che game was
the heavy hitting OF Valentino.
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he is HANpIcArprp.

London August a-Thc Times says that
Ramapo is handicapped for the Brighton
stakes. as he could have Won the Stewards
cup az Goodwood but for the collision
with kheock. for which his jockey, Refill
was suspended
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ROCK ISLAND WON AGAIN.

Rock Island, Texas, August 1.-The Rock
island and Mustang clubs played a game
OF hall here today, resulting In a score of
~ 10 in favor Of the home team This Is
the eighth game out OF ten for Rock
Island since May rs.
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NATIONAL. LEAGUE.

At Cincinnati II. II. Il.
Cincinnati zee. 90 90 oN-
-, Louis ..........0l 0OOO00 al b I
Ratcries-Dwycr and rcitl, Hart and
Mcfarland.
AZ Chicago X. H. T..
Chicago o. ........0 o O o 90 o. . 0
Louisville d. 800 0 o 0 O. 6 0
BATTERIES Briggs, ponohuo and Kit
trldge. ll.ll and Eremd.
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THE PARTY HAS SPOKEN.

NaNahach'c Light.
Tho eiitor. being a democrat. and the
Light democratic newspaper, has no
choice left but TO abide by the action of
the. party and support sho nominees, We
had hoped that 1t would b different ct
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sOuR LAKE HOTEL

,orship and reduced rates ,rinss :.
Sour Lake Mineral s spII's aad y
antly located health and ,da,Lps 'rrl nra I
in the United States. WI sronis .
and water shipped to al
United States. A. Frtem',,,1
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AT New Orleans III. T.
New Orleans .,...0st00Se O0--li 0
columbus .... 20 Oo0os-7 II 1
batteries--Smiih aud Gondinc, Petty
and Grim '
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TRAP SHOOTING.
Chicago will Egier,ai- Some OF tire
lr-av.x

Chicago will Enier,ain Some Of. IN,
Great Experts.
Chicago. August c.-About 10 crack trar
| shots who are 10 take part in the Dupont
world championship shooting tournament
which begins at Bu-nsias, Ill. tomorrow.
arrived to-day. Among the principal ones
n7e Charles McAiester OF Baltimore; c.
NJ Grimm OF Spiri, Lake. Iowa. c. W..
Budi. Dies Moines; Thomas Coilendar.
Nashville. Justus Won Lengerke, New
York. Fred Devils. Utica. Sim Glover.
Rochester: q. II. Dlckey. Boston, Joe
George. san Antonio. r. S. Waiden. Gin
cinnaui Chaunccy NJ Powers, Decatur.
| III; T.. 4 Fulford. Utica. Harvey VI. Nc
Muchy. Syracuse and Judge Logan "
Cincinnati. Several delegations, notably
the Buffalo. Chattanooga, Mobile, ca
,,innati omaa"; karsas Siiy; n, LOUIS ,..ls
Milwaukee and Pittsburg. VIII arrive II.
the morning 1t Is more than likely that
upward OF 100 shooters VIII he in at
I. idanca.
hA-Cioyernor Peck of Wisconsin Will &C
company the Milwaukee deieg alton.
Some Of the teams tina, Will compete IN
the team race. are the strongest ever .sot-
ten together and the members have been
W constant practice for several weeks. /
VIII he the greatest international battle
at live birds ever fought. The Eastern
men seem confident of defeating the West
erncrs ana the latter are seemingly con-
ndcnt OF holding their ground. Tho South
VIII pss represented by about 100 shooters
OF high class A special sent win the
word Dixie" IN big latters upon II has
been prepared "a their headquarters.
Thirty tents have baen ctei for the
convenience OF the shooters and more are
IN readiness. Tho team shoot VIII take
phl>s "Wednesday. which hes 1lso been
se-ectci L%a-,ies day. A special tourn,t-
uleut has hcsn arranged for their benefit.
The worlds championship match Will be-
at p birds each man and Is handicap.
the handicap reiug In the distance. The
handi'apping is in the hands OF \ commit
tee oppo-ed Of number of experts. No
shooter VIII Know what ms haluicap Is
u1tl after MS entry is made. Sisnor
GWiicini the charlpou OF Europe, has
written j. II. Robb.nd the editor OF the
sport man Review that he will be unable
10 be present Oh account OF the holiday
shooting fete nov IN progress In Htlallm
Ihe championship race takes place On
THURSDAY Tomorrow AMI Tuesday win
pn, -.rotcd to swecr stakes shooting. II 5
tfoTRht the championship contest Will
occupy the remainder OF the week.
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SAN ANTONIO.

Antonio August H. lS. NJ Sentenher
No. A. For, Worth. Nvr,lst 81 ,; "a - a.
Dallas. August IS. 10 Va 49, ~
s,N ,N..r,>.,>
NN ~ i'Ni'.
~ - nome W in Houston, August 4, 3. 6.
W I'm ,'HlNr Sion. August :, : WITH Aus
up' Angus a. +, Ii. September s. g. 10.
W IN torl Worth. September T. . a. WEh
ihilas. s,piefnl'cr T. s. e.
Abroad ~ Houston. August N IL -
A. Galveston. August - a, a A. Aus.
N, August n. H. rs; Septcmber II - "a
~ For Worth Angus, h 10 "A, nj
las, August q. ~ ~ ~
....
FORT WORTH.
~ home With Houston, August a a. ~
With Galveston Aup,tst II f. ~ ~, ~.
Austin, August n X 4 Win Gov AZ
tonlo. August n. ~ ~ Wi,r p.i H. IN
gus 2. SO. Ausus, ., ~ 4''i'as' Au-
Abroad A. Honston
Al GnIv.A,ou s,t $500, e. '',i".sF = . 10,
AuSiln S.pfr5,h'-rt ~, - ~. Al
S.nt.,rh.r y "N' ~ San Antonio,
s. Aue,ts, ~ 20 '~o ~ i"t4'as' August T. b,
- ~ ''
DALLAS.
Az home with Uousfo, A,,,.,,s, >, {,
~ WIN Galveston Aut,,a, q, 80, u, ~
Austn. Angus lis ~ - WI, ~ ~ WIN
tonic. Aurlsf q o., ~ W." n HSn an
August 90 49,, o" ~ r"rt WORTH
Ahroed-At uo,,etor -, -. ~ :, -,
Austin. soH.o ao9'., 9iTptssnia''or y > TO- A.
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GRANGER Al. BARTI.ErT %

HartIett, TWAS July S,~-'rhc sccond
g"me OF hal between bartlett; and Gran
ger teams was played on the Granger dia-
moni today, which resulted i'm victory
Tor Granger by score Of n 60 g.. This
j. ne second game the home team has
lost WIN The nhlNe iNMm THIS Meek.
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SIXTEEN To OK

Trinity Tribune.
foF every National banker and ,u,
lender lost to Mckinley sixteen In 80
Agricultural votes will come To Rry.r ana
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Grovs.; rs.isis.. chi !, ~, Tsss
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A. homc-With Houston. Augist 81, -
b. Sep'fmhcr I. .. g. wan Austin. August
-. g. q WIN san Antonio, August Is.
24. 20 With Fort WORTH September II. L.
~. Win Dallas. Scp~embrr h. .. 10.
Ahroad-At Houston, August Is, ~ 20,
september I, b. q. Al Austin, August T. g.
=. Al san Antonio. August :. S, . At Fort
worth, Augus, IL. L. 10. At Dallas. An.
gust a. Is. id.
AUSTIN.
~ home WITH iious.on August S .
N,th Galveston August I. o. g. with Snr
Anonio. August u H. l3. Scpicmhrr H.
~ n WIN Fort Worth September I, s.
q, " no Dallas September l. . :
AhroaG-M honstoa, Angus. IS. % 30.
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Inc amateur same OF ball played at For
est Park yesterday between the Capitol
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wHnELINC At coRpTs CuRIsrl.

W HE-llNt' Al tt'kl't : CiiRlS II.
Corpus Christi. Texas, August IA large
crowd OF the sport loving Corpus Chris
iians attended the bicycle races at the
park this Afternoon and were highly
| pleased. There were three races. each in
| three heats. best two out OF three.
Glass A-Hal: mile heat. two-inlle heat
and one rlc heat.
Glass r. anAteur-IIalf mile.
Glass g. novic,--IIalf mile.
II. Putney won the frst race, Harry pa
Camera second.
Dick Scott and Brlce VINEYARD we're
the entries I'm class Is race. which was
Won hy Scott in LA.
The entries IN elias. e race were Cooner
WallS"r. Waller Funk, John Watts and
Edward brewster Walker won IN -
with brewster second. Watts VAS throw n
fn the second heat and considerably
brvised
Great interest Is being manifested IN ID
cycle races in this city lust now. ana a
hig moet for the 9Th Of September IL be-
/ Ing arranged for Liberal purses win he
offered and the meet made one OF tho
most interesting ever held In this part of
the state.
\ grand regatta. to take place about
! the same tine, L. being arranged for aud
tn. phrscs VIII he made large enough TO
secure boats from the Northern bays.
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DR.. Williams. dentist ba BIN tS
using the electric catapn'
less filing. -
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Home runs-Meyers IDS,
Struck oar-Ry kcefe a. by Crcweli J.
Bases on halls-on kees- / OF Crow.
ell l.
Hst with hsils-sy Crowel !
Passed bal.--S.c.
WIZ piichea-crovel !. Keefc L
Time OF garne-isSa.
C.np.re-Ererrar.
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FORT WORTH IL. PARIS 6

Fort Worth, Texas, August a-Th,
fanhers scored another victory toda,
over the Frenchmen though until the
sixth inning the PARISHES had the best
OF 1t. Meyers home run when he put the
ball under the left field fence insiend of
oyer u caused considerable amusement.
Fort Worth........io iQi5502-ls is =
faNs 80 -. 1000 i0la0-s IA
Batteries--Fort Worth. Keefe and Stan.
ley Par-s, Croweil ami Me.
Summary:
Earned runs-Fort Worth s. Paris 4
Two base hits--McAlllster. Nance, Stein
feldt. Jantzen. S'e'"
Three base hit--NiA
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Summary:
Earned runs Houston "a. Austin
Cl. Hoffman, Heydnn.
Becker.
Home run--klns.
=. Left on bases by Houston L., hy Aus
tin II.
:. BASES on called hals-On Roach l. on
Coliflnwer g.
Double play-Rauk II cunnselsted).
stolen bases-Sagle. Shaffcr Reed ,D
Davis.
Bntter hit--Colliflower.
Passed balls Kline 1, Heydon l.
Time of game--..05.
lfmuirps-l'lIrk
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Aydleu.. III Main. Tea y"
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cAI,yrsroN ,. SAX ANTONIO 4

GALVESTON Z: SAN ANTONIO l.
Galveston. Texas Auru4 :-rne Sand
Grabs again defeated the Brunchos b.
fore very large crowd. BY . score q. :
20 l. Bro,t. for the hone team. pitched
an elegant game. The feature was Etsey's
home run drive over the eenter Geld IN
the eighth innsns. THIS Is the taird
straight game the sand Crabs TOOK from
the Broncios. The score:
II.
Galveston .-.... ..'''.... a.asns
San Au.oiiio ......-..,... w y
Ba;terioS-Broit and beli, Pawn and
Miller.
Summary:
Earned runs-Galvesion ). San Antonio
!.
Horns run-Elsey.
Stolen bases--Flakey. Brott !, Page.
BGrr.s
Double plays-Blakcy. Page, Weekbeck-
er
Bases on baiis--oT psrvin J. OF Bro1 l.
iiit by piichec bsli-Dy ParNin J.
Struck out-Ry Paryin ). by Droit
Passed bAli-Iiller !.
Tine OF game 70.
1 T-ssr,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
BRIGHT BITS.

ii am confident" said the Cheerful
Idiot, that the breakfast must have been
out late last night
"Why?" kindly ased the shoe clerk
boarder.
feels tough; the coffee is weak; the jelly
is shaky; the hash is all cut up, and about
the only thing on the bill of fare that
seems to have any sand is the stewed
prunes, and even they are rather seedy."
Here Mrs. Hashcroft entered the dis
cuSsiOn, which became so warm that the
butter assumed a rundown appearance
indianapolis journal.
"A warning.-"W William, DEAR" exclaim-
ed Washington woman, whose husband
is prone to oversleep himself. at is time
to get up
The only response was a yawn.
William dear; you'll have to get up, If
you don't want to be late in getting down
town OWL.
She left him a little while. and coming
back, found that he had relapsed into
slumber again. Shaking him, she said:
"What is it?''
"If you don't get up this minute, you'll
be so rushed getting away that you won't
have time to find fault with the break
fast. Washington Star.
AT a meeting of locomotive engineers
the following toast was offered: ITO our
never misplaced a switch. "-Springfield
Union.
Scene on an Electric Car.-Well-groom-
ed citizen to a heather Chinee: Move up
John, and make room for the gentleman"
John quite oblivious of any one address,
ing him. Citizen gets riled.
you're a highlander! You're high
bider, l say!''
Having reiterated the "highbinding'
statements several times, he inquired of
John what's the matter with him.
Me no speak to you. You too much
whisky. You don't know what you say"
This brings the laugh on the citizen, and
as he grows wroth the heather smiles
What lesson the heather taught the cit
izen of modern Athens in preserving ones
temperi-Boston Transcript
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The Atlanta ana west Point Case.


Very great interest is manifested
throughout the state in the application
for . receiver for the Atlanta and West
Point railroad. which has been made by
local capitalist of Atlanta, who, it is al
legged, holds only $500 worth of the roads
stock and a $500 bond. The alleged
grounds for the application are that the
company hasn't legal charter and that
it is controlled by a company of which it
is a competitor. 1t is not claimed by the
party making the application that the road
is mismanaged, or that it is insolvent, or
In danger of becoming insovent. AS a
matter of fact, the road is in an excep-
uonally prosperous condition. 1t not only
pays all of its hxed charges and divi-
dend on its stock, but it has a handsome
surplus.
why, then, should the plaintiff in The
case have asked for the appointment of
a receiver? If he doubted the legality
Of the charter and was afraid that the
value of his bond and stock would be
injured, his natural course would be to
have the matter inquired into by the presi-
dent of the road. And why does he take
it upon himself to charge that the road
is controlled by competing roads in viola-
ton of the constitution? If the consti-
tuition is being violated it would seem to
be the states business to see that the
constitution IS respected. 1t is SO I'M
usual for stockholder in solvent rail-
road to attack the road that the action
of this local capitalist of Atlanta excites
suspicion. The question which naturally
suggests itself is this: Is not this appli-
cant for a receiver of the Atlanta and
west Point railroad acting in the inter-
est of some one else?
Is it not the duty of the court to find
out at the very first opportunity whether
no is acting for himself or for another
party: and if for another party, ought he
not TO be required to declare who the
other party is? The bringing of the suit
has undoubtedly hurt the market value of
the roads securities. If tho suit is al
lowed to continue the securities will suffer
still greater injury. The cost of the litiga-
ton will have to be paid by the road.
Speaking of the suit, the Atlanta Consti-
tuition says: NO doubt the legal pro-
ceedings instituted yesterday are part Of
another move in the interesting warfare
III which leading southern lines have been
engaged for some time. Just what is
back of the step is now not clear, but
developments of the next few weeks will
undoubtedly make it So
VIII the court permit an entirely sol
vent road to be put into the hands of a
receiver, greatly to the injury of those
who own it, simply because one railway
system has grievance against another,
and takes this method of gaining the end
it has in view? Can our courts be used
for any such purpose?
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PER SONAL.

The Emperor Of Austria, who is
great smoker. restricts himself to so-call>
ed Virginia" cigars. manufactured of the
running through the middle of them, in
order to make them draw" They are
so green and damp that they have to be
held IN flame for Sevral minutes before
they can be persuaded to ignite.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has hobby
which he insists upon riding even while
restrained from business by sickness. He
takes personal interest in the dairy and
the poultry yard on his model farm near
Newport Praise of the gilt-edge butter
produced on that farm is sweeter to his
ear than the most enthusiastic commenda-
ton Of his costly and artistic mansions.
There is a movement in Colorado to
erect a monument to the memory of Zeb-
ulon Pike the first explorer of Pixies
Peak. The Denver Times, in commenting
taVorably on the movement. says that
courageous old Zebulon, with his loyal
band of survivors, reached the noted
years ago, fifty years before the pioneers
came into the state"
1t was of the late Henry L. Pierce,
when he was mayor of Boston, that Wen
dell Phillips said: IF Diogenes were to
come to Boston in search of an honest
man he could find him in the mayor S
chair. Many old Bostonians called him
'Pers," and that, indeed, is the way his
ancestors spelled the name 1t is the for
mer recognized pronunciation of the word.
AS late as the early part of this century
Byron rhymed "tierce" and pierce" with
reverse
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Scared out of Their Growth.

One of the foremost surgeons of the
town gave dinner last week to several of
his colleagues and an old college mate
from the west. says the Washington Post
All sorts of old stories were raked up and
the physician from the west told story of
those old college dayS-a story by the way,
that old Washingtonians will remember
1t happened in the days when no legal pro-
VISION was made for supplying dead bodies
to medical colleges, and the dreaded
might doctor regularly piled his vocation
1t fell to the lot of two medical students
ore night to resurrect corpse they knew
of as material for their dissections. One of
the medical students was this same
wealthy surgeon. The other is now dead.
Together they visited the cemetery and Sc
cured the body. Wrapping II in a blanket
they set it up between them in their BUGGY
Ihey were by no means as hardened as
the real medical student likes to be- and
they stopped at a waysde inn for some
thing to brace their nerves. After they had
taken a bracer they took something to
ward off q chill and something else to
counteract the malarial tendency of the
night air. Altogether they were some time
in the inn, and the doctor from the west
he was only medical student then, and
happened to be at the inn-embraced his
opportunity. The two body snatchers came
out, climbed into their buggy and drove
Off
John" said one of them in whisper,
Il believe this corpse is getting warm''
'N-n-nonSense.' said the other
They drove on.
4, John" said the first student, tits get
ting warmer"
John fearfully touched the body.
IT'S hot!' he gasDed, and then. in Sc
puchral tones, the corpse remarked:
If you had come from the place / have
you'd be hot, too"
The two students never heard the final
words, for they sprang from the buggy
and galloped off in terror leaving the sun
posed corpse to drive back to town alone
And the great surgeon and the western
doctor roared in the telling of the story.
with a mirth one of them did not feel
when the story was new
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Christmas in the House.

Martha McCulloch- Williams, in Harper's
Bazaar
Now wreathe the walls with constant nine
Ana holly's coral berry!
What matters 1t, the waning DAYS.
When north winds cen are merry?
Hang mistetoe above the door.
And bid Don Cupid rousei
Pack clouds away--the world is CAV.
There's Christmas in the house.
Now are the long nights full of dreams.
The brief days fun of laughter.
For little ones-cunning elvesi-
They know what follows after
They wake and watch for Santa Clans
As still as any mouse
Dear rogues with heart-beats all in trna
To Christmas in the house
What though snow lies and frost nips
hard,
And ice locks lake and stream:
A richer summer redly shines
Within the hearth's-fre CLEAN.
With open hand and open heart
We pledge out friendly vows,
Hail, and thrice hail. to the fair time
OF Christmas in the house!
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st. Louis HospitaIitx.

Last year Chicago girl visiting friends
in st. Louis attended a reception in that
city, says the Chicago Times-Herald.
There was a big crush of st. Louis social
lights, and when the fair Chicagoan pre-
pared to depart she was unable to find her
valuable seaiskin sacque anywhere. In its
place was an old sealskin worn and duapi-
dated.
The hostess regretted the mistake ex-
ceedingly. II seemed certain that some
thoughtless guest had worn away the
missing garment by mistake. She felt sure
that the sacque would be returned the
next day with an apology. In the mean
time she suggested that the Chicago girl
wear the old garment that had been left
in its place, and this was done.
But the sealskin was not Forthcoming
the next day or the next week. The hostess
was annoyed almost to the verge of dis
traction, and offered to pay for the miss
ing sacque, but of course this proposition
was declined.
At length the Chicagoan's visit was ter
minated and she returned home. One day
she stepped into big store on State street
skin to inquire if the firm could suggest
any way by which to identify the gar
ment positively if her ST Louis friends
should chance to see it again.
1T would be pretty difficult to identity
i by a casual inspection" said the fur
rier, but every garment which we make
is marked on the inside of the skin with
our firm name, the name of the purchaser
and the date. By removing the lining this
can be seen"
do all furriers mark their garments in
that way?" asked the caller.
Il don't know; presume they do" was
the reply.
Then wish you would examine this
sacque," she said, removing the old one
that had been left upon her hands. land
see if you can find out who made it,
1t was the work of a minute to rip a
seam in the lining. Upon the back of one
of the skins was the name of st. Louis
turrler and the name of the purchaser of
the garment-it was that of the hostess
herself.
The Chicago girl made another flying
visit to st. Louis. When she returned she
ordered a new sealskin from the state
street firm and paid for it with a st. Louis
check.
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A Delicate Compliment.

Everybody about Nashville is acquainted
with Uncle Bob" the venerable colored
foreman Of tho Belle Meade stock farm.
says the Nashville Advocate He has been
for seventy years the most faithful OF SER
wants. During the war he was shot bv
federal soldiers for resisting the arrest ~
his master, Gen. Harding. His manners
are those OF stately old-fashioned gem
toman. When President and Mrs CIevo-
land were In Nashville few years ago
they were the guests of Gen. William III
Jackson. the present owner of the BELLE
Meade estate. As matter of course. mo
fine horses were brought out for the great
lady 10 admire. Her fancy was espeeialiv
taken by "Iroquois-said 20 be the han,'
soonest horse ~ the world-and she ex.
canned. isn't he pr0udW Liftng HE
hat with the finest courtesy imaginabie
Uncle Bob replied: Madam, ne knows
who's looking 81 him. Was there ever
more delicate compliment.