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DEVOID OF DISPLAY.
Simple Funeral Services Over the
body of Harriet Beechcr Stowe.

HARTFORD. Conn, July with all the
beauty of the full Episcopal ritual the fun
eral services over the body of Harriet
Beecher Stowe were solemnized at her late
home this afternoon. In accordance with
the oft-expressed wishes of Mrs. Stowe
everything in connection with the funeral
was devoid, of ostentation and instead of
the customary crepe at the door was a
wreath of white flowers on an ivy back
ground. Only relatives and close friends of
the distinguished authoress were present
Previous to the services the public was
allowed to view the remains. a large num-
ber of colored people being among them
Burial services will be held tomorrow aft
ernoon at Andover (Mass.) Seminary. and
the burial will be on the grounds of Phillips
Academy, where here husband and son are
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due to erect one that posterity may know
the reverence felt for the great leader OF
cause that failed. 1t Is ftting that he
OF ali States. the battle-scarred producer
OF warriors and statesmen: fitting that he
should rest here among her immortals
territory to the Union Kentucky would
have still been hers, and he would have
stsissep eeen Dern soldiers e in Vircina seerom
Washington to the present time-none
grGater than Davis but more fortunate.
Fame has no trumpet for failure. The
quished. Yet history might teach us
strange things of men who failed and
causes that are lost
vis's career and the issues which brought
about secession, and continued: II cannot
hold him wise who would willingly wound
the patriotism OF any citizen Of the Repub-
lie. To brand such men as Albert Sydney
Johnston, Stonewall Jackson. Robert Il.
Lee or Jefferson Davis as traitors is not
rather to spoil the word for any useful pur-
pose: to make a traitor q title which
Hampden or Washington had borne. had
jefferson Davis he added. stood the
test of true greatness. He was the great
est to those who knew him best. He was
opposed to disunion. and did his utmost TO
prevent the step. AT the conference called
by Governor Pettus of Mississippi. of the
representative of Congress from the State,
to secession as long as the hope, of a peace
full remedy remained. AS President. Mr..
Davis may have made mistakes. He was
constitutional ruler. not a revolutionary
chief. He could not work miracles
In closing. the orator said: "In calmer
years, when the last ember of sectional
feeling has burned out. and the last word
of love has gently bound the hearts of all
Americans together. fathers will bring their
little children to this spot and tell them
the story of a pure. great man. who suf-
npODlQ ha oh
they understood and how for this they
loved him they loved no other. Long as
yonder noble river shall roll its tide to the
sea it shall behold no man more kingly
He was a very perfect gentle knight Nav
the story of his life be sweet in days to
come. and, at last, all men come to un-
derstand Jefferson Davis"
Though the dedication of the cornerstone
closed the reunion, there were minor ex-
ercises tonight, including a lecture by
General Rosser. This has been the greatest
reunion ever held, and was marked by
good order and conservative utterances
No rash speeches were made and there was
no display of i'll feeling
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RUNNING RACES.
Spindrift and June Stakes Won by
FOrmnl and Scottish Chieftain

NEW YORK, July 2. = The Spindrift
stakes furnished an exciting finish between
Gold Crest. the favorite, and Formal in
which Littlefield managed to get his mount
in by the shortest possible head, with the
others struggling far behind. In the other
stake. the June, over the futurity course
five went to the post, with Scottish Chief
taln an eVen-money favOrite, winner. Cas-
seopla, the Morris filly, was a well-backed
second choice and fiattered her ba cSers by
running at the head of the lot until they
reached the main track. when she shut up
ike knife and finished third TO Scottish
Chieftain and Rodermond. the former win
ning very easily. The winners and odds,
in order, We're: Successful. IL TO and even
Forget, 10 and to !; Scottish Chieftain
even and | TO 2; Formal. TO and TO 8:
Paladin, 10 TO and TO /; Counsellor, to
I ard ont
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POSTMASTER REMOVED.
To BE Prosecuted for Violating the
Cfvfl-Service Law.

WASHINGTON, July 2-The recent sum-
mary removal of Postmaster Samuel A.
Laning. at Bridgeport, n. j.. for violating
the federal civi-service laws. will be fol-
lowed Immediately by criminal prosecution.
The removal was the outcome of a joint
investigation made by the Postofice De-
partment and the Civil-service Commission.
The charges were filed with the commits
sion about two months ago. 1t was alleged
that Postmaster Laning gave secret IN
foruation i'm a civfl-service examination to
a competitor for place in the postoffice.
and that in response to his solicitation sew
eral letter carriers made contributions in
the spostoffice building for political pur-
poses during the campaign OF 1ssi-s5. The
commission Immediately instituted an in
quiry, which was supplemented by an in
vestigation by postof.ice inspector. The
reports have resulted in the postmaster S
peremptory dismissal, and are now with
Acknowledgement Harmon. prosecution
having been recommended.
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II trOt: purse. Sl.00f
b. n. by Republican-Nen
Exciting Finishes.

DETROIT, Mich. July 2.-Strictly july
weather drew another large crowd ar
Highland Park races this afternoon The
track was fast and the finishes were ex-
citirg g. In the first race Rosa AlIaont. the
fGVorfte. went lame in the third heat. and
Galene, the second choice, easily took
first money. Victor Wilkes won the 2:20
trot easily. Lille Young the favorite. was
not able to get better than fourth place.
In the 2:11 pacing the half mile was made
in 1:05 in the first heat. Results:
2:2S pace-Purse. 500. Galena won second.
third and fourth heats in 2:2l1., 2:23A. 2:t5.
Rosa Almont won first heat in 2:2S2s Sala-
din. Lady Hardwood and Dan NaIso
also started.
2:2o trot-Purse. 500. Victor Wilkes won
I'm straight heats. Time 2:15iz. 2:17Ia. 2:I7Lt
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TIN-PLATE SCALE.
Agreement Between Workers and
manufacturers Reached Last Night.

PITTSBURG, Pa, July 2-The Amalga-
mated Association and manufacturers
committee went into conference at noon
to-day to make another effort 10 settle the
tin-plate workers wage scale for the year.
After long session the conference hd-
journed tonight. the manufacturers hav-
ing agreed TO scale which is practically
that of last year. While the scale was
agreed to- none of the manufacturers
mittee This leaves the tin plate lockout
still in force and only modified by the
outlook for a general signing is not very
rosy. although the workmen claim to be
confident of ultimate success. Two new
the Amalgamated scale, Detroit Steel
Spring Company and the Atlanta Steel and
Tin Plate Company.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE. Ind, July 2.-The fourth an
nual meeting of the Laporte Driving Club
opened to-day with fair attendance and
good racing. the feature of the day being
the reducing of the track record by the
gray gelding Jack, owned by George Mid
dleton, of Chicago. from 2:19A to 21714. The
events We're as follows:
2:45 pace-purse. $3.50. Exmore won in
straight heats, Mona c. second Archie
mides. third; Joe Wilks. fourth. Gold
Medium, Guy D., George Grand and Hazel
Grum distanced. Time. 2:33 2:31 2:3034
300 trot-purse $3.50 Little Joker won in
straight heats; Queen, second Bette X
third; Daisy Dauntless. fourth. Billy Per-
rim, Betty l.. and Aurora distanced. Time
2:2SI4 2:90s4, 233s4
Jack, against 2:19I4, won in first trial in
2:17L
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Good Time Mt Peorin.
PEORIA. Ill. July 2.-Results of the Sc

PEORIA, Ill. July 2.-Results of the Sec
ond days racing:
Unfinished 2:94 pace-Red Fox won the
fourth and sixth heats and race in 2:15s,
and 2:lSA Nordice won the fifth heat in
zlt.S- Casselton, Bessie Leach, Bay Hal
Belle Jordan. Fanny Mcclure George w
Corr. Johnson and Airline also started
2:l9 trot-Eloree won three straight heats
Queen Allah. Regret Margaret c. Major
Ewing: Carrillon and Corticella also
started.
2:2f pace-Dora Wilkes won the race in
straight'heats in 2:161S, 2:15A 2:16 Blinkey
Morgan, Dot O., Red Oak and Flora Wilkes
also started.
2:40 trot-Emma Ofutt won in straight
heats in 2:1S, 2:l61a. 2is. Olive Wood Black
Seth, Lady Alfred, Lady Alerton. Elva c..
Medium, Axtello. Zepito, Bloom and
Pompey also started
Three-year-old trot-Hattie r. won in
straight heats in 2:211a 2:21A 2:17Ia Annie
AlertOn and Atwood also started.
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Uncle sam Deied.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2-The San
Francisco Board of Health is preparing 10
defy the federal government. At a meet
ing Of the board letter was dictated to
Dr. Wallace Wyman, in charge of the
Marine Hospital Service at Washington de-
claring that the United States statutes
give the federal government no authority
TO establish quarantine relations over San
Francisco bay, while the California stat
utes particularly established the position of
the quarantine officer. The board has an
nounced its intention OF standing by its au-
thority.
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FEARS FOR ASTRONOMERS.
No News from the Party That Went
to Japan Recently.

OTTUMWA, Ia, July 2.-Grave fears are
entertained in this city for the safety Of
the party of astronomers who went TO
Japan from California to observe the total
eclipse of the sun Aug. 9. Mrs. f. b. Vogel,
of Ottumwa a sister of Prof. Charles Burk-
halter, of Cabot University. at Oakland
leader of the party, fears that the recent
earthquake in Japan may nave done them
injury. as nothing has been heard from
the party since then. Others are Professor
Schaeberle of Lick Observatory, DR.. G. T..
Shuey of East Oakland, Louis &. Masten
and a Young Japanese nObeman.
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NEW YORK, July 2.-The jury in the case
OF John ID. Hart. Captain John o Brien
Mate Edward Murphy and Col. Emilio
Nunez, of the steamship Bermuda, charged
with violation of the neutrality laws in
TO Cuba, to-day rendered sealed state
ment of disa greement to Judge Brown in
the United States Circuit Court. The Jury
was discharged and. on the motion of
United States District Attorney MacFar-
lane the men We're placed in the custody
of the United States marshal TO have their
raco1nizances renewed
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clad of Mrs. Stoyve,. Deo,h

NEW YORK. July S--A dispatch to the
World from Havana says: Gen. Bradley
T. Johnson, commenting to-day on the
news of the death of Harriet Reecher
Stowe, said: Il am glad OF it, Although
there was some truth in what she wrote
there was much that was false For in
stance. while IL is true that there were
isolated eases of i'll treatment of slaves il
is not true that such treatment was general
throughout the South La Discussion
speaks eulogisticaIly of Mrs. Stowe,
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SYRACUSE, n. V, July 2.-More interest
was taken in the Heralds shooting tourna-
ment to-day, as the big event was the con-
test for the Herald medal. valued at $lbO.
The conditions required that each person
entered should shoot at one hundred live
birds This lowest score OF the seven men
entered was 80. The medal was won by
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Turk. KILLED by Cretmns.

ATHENS, July 2--The Cyetan insurgents
defeated the Turks Wednesday between
Kisamo on the northwestern coast OF the
island of Crete. and Selino. on the southern
coast. killing. two hundred of them and
capturing three of their cannon. The Turks
were advancing TO raise the siege OF kau-
dano. in which 1900 Turkish troops are be-
seeed by the rebels.
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protc.t AGAINST weyIer's orders.

HAVANA, July 2. - Consul-general Lee
has entered a protest on behalf OF the
United states government against the pro
ports of Gibara Nuevitas and Obeyes,
which was ordered by Captain General
Weyler on the ground that the vessels en-
gagged In this trade supplied resources TO
the insurgents. No action has yet been
taken ON Consul-general Lees protest
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Minnesota silver Republicans.
Action of the Sugar Planters.

NEW ORLEANS. July 2.-The National
Republican party, as the sugar planters
style themselves. met in secret session to-
day and decided to drop the word nation
al :" claiming TO be the regular State or
gslnization. They will ignore the negroes
and od-time leaders. hold a State conven-
ton on July 80 and make an active cam
paign independent of the machine, hoping
TO force recognition from Mckinley and
his managers.
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Hamilton Races.
HAMILTON Ont i

HAMILTON. Ont. July 2.-Results:
2:25 Pace-Bobbie won in straight heats.
Time. 2:2OL.. 2:19A, 2:2l. Elect and Emily
also started.
2:21 Trot-Bryson won second. third and
fourth heats In 2:1, 2:17l2, 2:19. Lady Wat
son. Dick French and Wanda also started
2:3o Pace (unfinished)-Tinny won third
and fourth heats in 2:23 2:2615. Anges Nc
Leod won first and second heats. Time
2:1sl2 2:2llA. Tom Martin, Wheeling Boy
and Gladys also started.
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sIoppv Track ut St. Lou,.

ST. LOUIS, July 2.-The attendance at
the fair grounds was rather poor to-day
because of the rainy weather. rainstorm
put the track in poor condition, making IL
very sloppy. Winners in order: Hickok 20
to 1sand 3 TO l. May Thompson, II to 5 and
TO 5; Haroldine, 10 TO l and to 1; Jack
Il. b, TO and even; Jack Bradley, to
/ and to l; Neutral, 10 ! and even.
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NO REST FOR M'KINLEY
SEVERAL DELEGATIONS EXPECTED
TO VISIT THE NOMINEE TO-DAY.
Several Chicagoans at Canton Yes
terday-Burchard Hayes Resting
Quietly at the Governors Home.


CANTON, O., July 2.-Governor Mcf<fn-
ley returned from dinner party tonight
to find more announcements of visiting
delegations. Tuscarawas county comes to
morrow. The party is to meet at New
| Philadelphia from where trains will be run
through The usual programme of brass
band music. parades and speeches will
probably be the order of the day. This
will also be contributed to by delegations
Of negroes. The Pennsylvania Company
has arranged to send trains from Mas
sillon, Alliance, Salem and other towns on
each side of Canton for the accommoda-
ton of colored people who desire 10 pay
their respects to the Governor. The dinner
which Major Mckinley attended was at
the country home of Edward S. Raft, sew
eral miles from the city. Among the guests
was ]. w. Hugus, who is engaged in bank
ing in Wyoming and Colorado and resides
in Pasadena, Cal.
Governor Mckinley drove with his
brother Abner, TO his aged mothers home
this morning to bid her goodbye Mrs.
Nancy Mckinley left this afternoon with
Mrs. .Abner Mckinley on special car,
via .s1e gaitirnors 6 Ohio railroad for
Somerset, Pa, where Mr.. and Mrs. Abner
Mckinley have a summer home.
There was a constant stream of visitors
10 the McAlnltN nome all morning. The
Christian Endeavor delegates of the Ohio
State convention assembled here predom-
mated in numbers. Conspicuous among
the out-of-town callers were State Chair
man and National Committeeman jamie
son. of Chicago. and City Treasurer
kocheimer. of the same city, who were
accompanied by Prosecutor George w. Sic
ber, of Akron.
Hon. Burchard Itayes. the Oldest son of
the late President Rutherford B. Hayes. is
resting easier to-day, although DIR. T. H.
Phillips. the Mckinley family physician
was called TO the house twice during the
night in ATTENDANCE on the sick visitor. Mr.
Hayes. who is a prominent lawyer of To-
ledo. came last night with his family and
his sister, Miss Fannie Hayes, of Fremont
o., from the old Hayes home at the latter
nominee He was stricken with an attack
of acute indigestion and his condition was
considered very critical for several hours.
He hopes to be sufficiently recovered
to leave the Mckinley house for his home
in Toledo in two or three days.
Minnesota silver Republicans.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 2-Slver
Republicans of the State to-day issued a
manifesto announcing that they will no
longer stand by the party on account of
it's single-standard platform. Bimetallism
is pointed out as the fundamental principle
of Republicanism, and the dire results
feared from monometallic financial basis
are dilated upon. Among the sisners are
county Rtaorney Sonh Frane al, Nss john John
Dainsmith, of Minneapolis; John b. San
born. of st. Paul. All these have been very
prominent in State politics. Other signers
are: Frank A. Day. S. rs Moer. ID. F.. Nor
gan, d. G.. Cash, Charles Z. Rogers, Clin-
ten Markell; r. s. Munger s. b. Howard.
TriCCS and III. ID. StOclxpr.
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CINCINNATI, o., July 2.-The Ripple
stakes was the feature of to-day's card at
Latonia. Berclair was made the favorite
at TO ). Cuticline won the race in n drive
from John Havlin, Berclair finishing last
Attendance, 1900. Winners and odds in or
der:
Hoodwink. to 2; Irby B., to 1; Sir
Dilka, to i; Cuticline. ! to .; Minnie Muir
ply, to l; Mobalaska. 4 to l.
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Winncrr nt Other Vrnck..

At Kansas City-Adelina, to l; Wild
Mint to 1; Little Chap 6 to 1; Phil
Thomson. TO 8; Long Ten, to /; Thur
man, 8 to l.
At Observation-Disclosures, Fervor Sum
burst Pinkey Potter, NIeddler.
At Sheffield. 1nd.-Uncas. even: lamar III.
to 3; Serena. even; Simmons. even; Miss
Young, to 10; Caufield. s to l.
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ions of mothers for their children while
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the child. softens the gums. allays. pain,
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is the best remedy for diarrhea, whether
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sale by druggists in every part OF thu
world Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow' =
Soothing Syrup. % cents bottle.
Pixies toothache drops cure in one min
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CLEVELAND. o.. July 2.-The striking
quarrymen at Berea have quieted down
somewhat. Wednesday night some of them
tore up some water pipe at quarry No. G.,
Gripping it. To-day workmen tried to re-
pair it, but were beset by a crowd Of Polish
PEELED them to seek refuge in shed. Two
special officers went to their rescue and
only succeeded in dispensing the women
by drawing their revolvers and threatening
to shoot.
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Patents Granted Hoosiers.
ne Indianapolis Jcurnal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, July 2.-Patents were Is
sued TO Indianians to-day as follows: Gran
Vile Bartlett, Rushvil.e, pencil holder:
Henry j. Burt. Liberty. gas generator:
William Carmichael. Bloomington. can
opener: Roman Reichsteadt. Michigan City.
roller Gearing: Richard c. Fay. South
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Little Little Jim. Lille Young, Willow, Almon-
tine, me, mans McGregor Lorette B.. Nettie
started, ed, corinne Duke and Viola also
2:ll pace-Purse, $500. Efie Powers won
sseSSohn: third and fourth heats in 212H.
55,oo;,2' z;L512: Hal Parker won first heat in
s;i1t Lucille H.. DIR. NJ. and Babett also
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A Mysterious BalIoon.

WINNIPEG. Man, July "A mysterious
balloon, with occupants. passed over VIM
nipeg at O'Clock last night. The appear
aDce of the balloon caused people TO won
der IL IL Is Andree's balloon. Professor An
dree sailed early I'm june from Norway for
Spitzbergen. from where he intended 10 20
10 the north pole in a balloon. The date OF
starting on this aerial trip was not settled.
but he did not expect TO be ready until
July 10.
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CINCINNATI. July 2--The Grand Central
Building Association, OF Covington. KY.
has assigned to B. r. Grassiani and Joseph
Kn.pper in consequence of the disappear
ance OF j. V. Schiller. its secretary The
assets are $4,000; liabilities $4,000 The
difference. Sss O00 represents what Schiller
has failed to account for.
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Fire Mt Galveston.

GALVESTON. Tex. July 2.-Galveston
had a $50 600 fire this afternoon. The NAL
lory line sheds extending from Pier "a to
Pier %. burned. together with contents and
a train of twenty-six empty freight cars
on the track were burned.
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s7e:1o Trot Postponed.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
SAAibRlDGE CITY, Ind. July ITO
oay was the second day Of the races and
prought out larger attendance than
ina'Heu the opening day. Light showers
caused little delay in starting. The 21s
trot was postponed until tomorrow. Sum-
maries:
2s2S trot $500 purse
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ITO do as Folks of Fashion Do" In one
respect at least, you must use Glenn's Sui
phur Soap, which is immensely popular
among the elite of society. and deservedly
so. for it is the most salutary of beautifers
and purifiers. Sold by all Druggists.
Hills psir and Whisker Dye, Black or
Brown. soc.
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MILITARY Academy Cadet.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Among the ap-
pontments at the West Point Military
Academy is that of Hugh b. Holman, of
Rochester, Ind. with. John b. Murphy, OF
Notre Dame, Ind, as alternate.
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Grimes. Blufton.

Bend. plow: George Grimes, Bluffton.
pumping power; Richard A. Huncilman.
New Albany, and T. NJ. Barbee, Corydon,
stove: Frederick F. Jackson. Richmond,
device for automatically controlling clos
ing hatchway or other doors; John r.
Kuhlman. Hammond. spittoon holder; Al
exander Z. Mckee, Anderson. tool for fin
ishing bottles; James O'Brien, Evansville,
mine trapdoor; Lucian K. Oakes. Blooming
ton, incubator: Dora Ogden, Columbus,
electric programme clock; John w. Park,
Goshen. adjustable brace for windmill tow
ers; Harvey w. Ragsdale. Trafalgar. drive
gate; John S. Rocker, Martinsville, bee
and Emory ID. loops, indianapolis. churn;
Edmund Zoller, Indianapolis, picture frame.
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To-morrows programme will consist of
the PIG trot. with eight starters; 2:l7 pace.
with six starters; 2:34 trot, with ten start
ers. and the three-year-oId mace with seven
StartPrs - ~ ' -
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WASHINGTON. July 2.-Thomas Moore.
United States commercial agent at Weimar,
has transmitted to the State Department
exhaustive statistics to prove the value OF
the serum treatment Of diphtheria as ap-
piled in Germany. In the case of one OF
the largest of the Berlin hospitals, he
shows that while the number of cases of
diphtheria had steadily increased and the
percentage of deaths. had kept pace with
the increase until the Introduction OF the
serum, during the two years in which the
treatment has been followed the mortality
has fallen away in most satisfactory
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Pacing match; purse. $1,000; two out of
three:
Joe Patchen. blk h., by Patchen
Wilkes Curry OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. /
John r. Gentry, b. h., by Ashland
Wilkes (Andrews) .....................2 .
Time-2,05ia. 2:0624.