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NOTES.
Yachting Notes or Interesr.

sporty.-I. 1t is impossible to obtain any trace of the
naphtha launch you speak OF. z. DischRrging nre-
arms Oh SUNDAY l. . violation OF the law.
The Achooner yacht Loiterer, formerly the property
of Aug. +. BrombaCher, has been sold To q Brooklyn
yacntsman. She Will DO ntted out at Solheim's yard,
Graves nd Bay.
Henry walterS's big steam yacht SArAdS Will Mt
out at Erie EAsiu FOR a long cruise in the Medlter.
ranean. she will leave about Dec. ] ana Nice viii DO
the nrst port yiI.ted,
Harrison b. Moore, the wellknown yschtsmSn. has
invited a number Of guests to be present at the trial
tT,n Of the John Taylor. one OF the latest additions TO
MA large neet 81 steam vessels; The Taylor Will leave
AFTERNOON
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PREPARING FOR CONSOLIDATION.
Mayer Warster Wants u Lat or All Brooklyn
Municipal Employed.

Municipal Employees.
Mayor Wurster of Brooklyn has sent this cir
oulRr letter to the heads Of tho various munich
pal departments:
lin order that may be in a position to COM
ply with the provisions of section 1896 of tho
new charter ! request you. at your earliest con-
Venience, to send to ne a statement Of all the
subordinates and employees in your depart
ment, specifying the duties now performed by
each. so that each of such persons shall be as
aigned, as nearly as may be. to perform the
eame service and in the same part OF the city
and to hold the same relative rank or position
IN the city constituted by the new charter as he
performs and holds at tho present time"
The section OF the charter referred TO provides
that the Mayors OF New York. Brooklyn, and
Long Island City, the County Judge OF Queens,
ana Chairman OF the Board OF Supervisors Of
Richmond county shall meet in the Mayors
once In this city early in December to prepare
OF adopt a detailed plan for the distribution of
the public property pertaining to the various
plOyees.
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81. bartholomew a. 4. Festival.

Tho st. Bartholomew A. c. celebrated the opening
Of Its new quarters. on Forty second street. cast of
Third avenue. last night. Fully 1000 enthusiastic
devoters OF amateur sport crowded the apartment
anu appGndod the entertainers who had volunteered
their services in order to MAKE the affair a Success.
Among those who contributed to the evenings en-
j"yment were William Haas. amateur champion
lumber OF America; Georg" iiutLn"r and } rank Ellis
in cat h-as-catch can wrestling, ant tho following er-
ponents of the hstic art in thrao'rDnni bout: AleK-
alIcr McIutush, Y. w. :. A. o.. vs., william Trinkle.
st. Il. 4. T.; Bert Sanford vs.. William simmons. 81.
r. A. y, and John Hcrty. n. W. S. A. c.. vs.. Louis
TinellI,
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w. n. Harlow A-rcsted for Erabe,ulsmo.t

YoSKERs, Nov. l0,-The local police suo-
ceeded in arresting William N. Barlow, a United
States agent, AT his home, IL Mclean avenue,
this morning. He was wanted by the New Jer.
sey authorities for embcZzlement A warrant
was Issued for ms arrest henrly Two months ago,
police learned that ne waB living with his wife
and children In Ludlow. a suburb OF YOnkers,
aud requisltion papers were procured and for.
wariei 10 NUnkers. Barlow WAS arrested by u
local detective just as hC was walking out Of
his door. II - saio that Barlow collected money
under false prGLCnCes.
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Mayor strong Likely to Reappoint seven Of
His school Commissioners.

Next Wednesday Mayor Strong will be called
on TO appoint seven School Commissioners and
IT was said yesterday that he will reappoint the
seven whose terms then expire, all OF whom are
his original appointees. As School Commission
ers are specially excepted from tho power Of
removal conferred on the Mayor by tho Greater
New York charter. the men appointed next
"Wednesday will DO permitted 10 serve full terms
of three years.
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KINGSTON. n. u, Nov. l0.-The Ulster county
Board oil Canvassers finished tabulating returns
to-day. The ~footings are: Parker, Dem. Judge
Court OF Appeals, $780,; Wallace, Rep, 7,0l3;
Baldwin, Pro, 247; Cuno, Soc, Labor. 81.
MemDer AssemUly-First district--TI emper.
Rep, 4.462; Cummings, Dem, Ia: Kcmblo,
Pro. %. second distrlct-Ackerl. Dem, 4,2sU;
Lounsbcrry, Rep. 4.l52; PaCen, Pro-, l0i.
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sharp netort from GOV. nr.ale,.

FRANKFORT, KY, Nov. lo.-Gov. Bradley To-.
night gave out a spirited statement in reply to
a card oil Thomas S. Petit. late Populist candl.
date for Governor. Petit sought To make politi.
cal capital, under he guise OF State authority,
in having Stale Inspector Lester report on
candidate Tor Judge. The Governor says he will
not deLAse his office TO POLITICAL sChem!ng.
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seven city Marnhais Reappolutcd.

Mayor Strong reappointed seven more City
Marshals yesterday for full terms. They arc
street. William A.. Mos OF 1863 Hudso,i street,
Louis l.. Van Dcrhovcn of AZ Ring street, VII.
liam Alt OF Halls Hotel, John Woerner of 81
Second street, G. A. Farley of 1891 Lexington
avenue, and Louis Lcubuscher of 50 West l3lst
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EfnH.":"t - s9S$S 5S--ssss-,oo
The drawings for to-day:
Country Club cup-Robbins and Kane. Travis and
LarocQue. Huntington and Wright, Fem and GILES.
pie, %Rushmore and Tappin. bowers and Adee. Sands
Al consoiation cupn IL SHd Godfrey, Lord and
Terry, Potter and Taylor. Wnitm9re and freeman;
and Hamilton. Bacon and Edge.
BAYsTDE, L. l., Nov. 1O.-George r. Leslie and
Craig Colgate. who tied in the play for tho sill
yer cup in the tournament of the Flushing Golf
Club held on election day, contested for the
ownership of the trophy this afternoon. The
hand!caps were the same as on the previous oc-
contest was very close. Leslie won without the
aid of his larger handicap. and his playing as
completed by each in IS; the second by Leslie in
ID and by Colgate In 55, thus making Leslie's
net score Us and Colgate lO6.
LAKEWOOD. Nov. 1O.-The first days play on
the links OF the Ocean County Hunt and Coun-
try Club for tho Presidents Cup presented by
George J. Gould took place to-day. The event
are TO be- held Weekly during the Winter. Mrs.
A. I. Clafin was the winner to-day. her score
4 SaRS,1 nse & gT1IiFs: h sook seca y; net soa nSo; N Mr. f. 4
score OF lao gross, handicap IL. net 1877. Mrs.
Claim thereby scores 3 points and Mrs. Walker
2 points.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Nov. 1o.-rhe Harvard
Golf Club will shortly hold q tournament for the
| gold medal. Toe contest will decide the golf
championship OF Harvard University. This af-
ternoon the prel iminary round WAS played on
the club Links, Watertown. There were twenty
nve entrics, and out OF this number sixteen
qualified. The Harvard Golf Club. though OF
recent creation, ID in u prosperous condition.. 1t
numbers among its best players Joseph ii.
ChUatc, Jr.. and w. Bayard Cutting. Jr., OF New
York; It. NJ. Hastings OF Philadelphia. Hollis
Hunnewell Shaw OF Boston, and Stouten Bell of
Cambridge.
NOTES.
There will DO a mixed foursome competition at
| offered by Mr.. and Mrs. II. III. Secly. George
anu Mrs. Stralh have been engaged by the club
as greenskeeper and huusckeeper respectively.
FitZiohn beat Sam Tucker in the recent match
at Ardsley b. 8 IN and 4 10 play, not by 7 up
aud 8 10 play, as first reported.
| The annual meeting OF the Harhor Hill Golf
| Club, New Brighton, ). l.. will be held at the
| clubhouse on next Wednesday evening. Three
memLers will be elected by ballot to serve on
| The Board OF Governors to replace the outgoing
| officers, whose terms expire ut the meeting.
Miss Ethel Wickhan is the captain OF tho
| shinnecouk Hills team to play In the women's
match at the Ardsley Club to-day. and 1t is ex-
pccted that tnn other members will be Miss
| BoatriK Hoyt, Mrs. Charles y. Brown, Mrs. Ar.
| thur Turnure, and Miss Harrison. There are
seven entries in all. and play will begin at 10
o'clock.
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Tha westchcster County Wheelmen basketball
team will guarantee expenses for teams in New York
aid Nicinity for Nov. 20, 27. aud Dec, 4 and 20. Adj
dress ]. NJ. Mcintyre. 2oS South Fifth avenue. Mount
Vernon.
Twu games OF basketball win be PLAYED at tine As
sociatlon Hall OF the Twenty. third street branch. Y.
NJ. Z. A., on saturday night; The first team viii moe!
the Mount Morris team. champions Of Harlem, and
the second team will play the Riverside A. I, team OF
Newark.
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Mr. naIds Put Forward FOR "a Police Comm,u-
EIOneFShIp.

Tho Republican Club of tho Third Assembly
district met last night and adopted = resolution
reahirmlnG its allegiance TO The regular party
organization ana its recognized leaders. 1t
further the district leader. Fred
erick Haldy, for appointment as one OF the Re-
publican Police Commissioners.
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JACK CHM FOR CONGRESS-.
The Kentucky stataImnn Intends TO Mako the
Race Next Year,

LEXINGTON. KY, Nov. l0.-It Is given out
here tonight by q close friend to Col. Jack
Chinn' the well'known race horse starter, that
Chinn VIII be a candidate for Congress from the
Eighth district of Kentucky at the coming
congress election. Ii Is Understood that John
r.; will not DO u candidate.
the district went Republican last year, hut at
the recent election gave q handsome Democratic
majority, Starter Chinn thinks he can win over
any Republican nominated.
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Luther Lanin viii. to DEFEND LuctRort.

CHICAGO, Nov. lO.-Luthcr Latin Mills, one OF
the ablest criminal lawyers in Chicago. Is to bt
Luetgert's chief counsel. Ex.Judgo Vincent
has withdrawn from the case on account of q
quarrel with Luetgert.
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BICYCLE RACES.


New York. May 22.-There was a very
liberal attendance at the Manhattan
Beach bicycle track this afternoon
when bicycle racing was begun for the
season In the East. In the professional
races. Eddie Bald. the Buffalo flyer.
was a pronounced favorite, hut he had
to he content with fourth honors In
both the half-mile handicap and the
one-mile race. The winner of both
events was Earl kiser of Dayton. Ohio.
Half-mile bicycle. amateur-Final
heat won by William Henry Hachs.
Columbia university: time. il3 as,
one mile open. amateur-Final heat
Won by Irwin A. Powell. Columbia uni
versity: time. 2;20 As. one mile hand
lcap. amsteur-f'inal heat Won by +. e,
Hausman. Newbart Ford. Conn. 80
yards); time. 1923 2-5. Half-mile hand
cap. professional-Final heat won by
Earl kiser. Dayton. scratch, second
Ray Mcdonald, Staten Island go
yards), third; j. Eaton Lorraine. New
Jersey. ten yards. fourth A. &. Bald
Quill Club wheelmen. scratch: time
:O2 80. one mile tandem, amateur
FINAL heat won by Ray Dawson and j.
A. Powell. Columbia university; time
:. IL l-5. Mile open. professional-Flnal
heat won by Earl KIser. Dayton: sec
ond, A. ID. Kennedy. Chicago third,
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END OF THE SEASON.
The Racing mt Oakland Closes With n
Hot Number.

San Francisco. May 22.-After a period
OF seven months of incessant races the
season In California finally closed with
io-day's racing at Oakland. The present
season. has been the most successful In the
history OF the California turf The feature
OF to-day's card was the Fabiola handicap
at mile and "a quarter for 3-year-olds
and upwards. This event was won by
Wheel OF Fortune. who covered the dis
lance In the remarkable time OF 2:06S..
which equals the coast record recently
established by Ruinart in the Burns ham
dicap. The Roman, who finished second TO
he Wheel. was easily the hest horse in
The race. being deprived of victory by the
most palpable of fukes
Six furlongs-Anabasis won. Little Sis
ter second. Mulberry third; time. i:i6i4.
Mile and "a sixteenth-Peter the Second
won. Coda second. Delpaso II. third: time.
| l;isa.. Six furlongs-Rose Clark won. Mi
das second. Mainstay third: time. l:isis.
Mie-Molie II. won. Fortunate second.
Thelma third: time. l:iiai. Mile and
quarter. the Fabiola stakes-Wheel OF
Fortune won. The Roman second. Taranto
third: time. 2:06a.. Six furlongs-Montal-
lade won. Sallie Clcquot second. Road
Warmer third: time. lila
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HORSES And WHEELS
Rsquital Goes q Mile and an Eighth
Under q Pull in i:591l.
BIKE RACES AT MANHATTAN
Eddie Bald Shows Up Near the
End Of the String-Hamiiton
Makes a Record at Den.
ver-Baseball.

New York. May 22-One of the most
features of the days sport
at Morris Park was the trial OF Re-
qnital. who was sent out a mile and an
eighth. and was watched carefully by
the large crowd. which had been noti-
fled OF the event. He ran like true
race horse. covering the distance, held
hard by Griffin. The fractional times
were: :1s, :26. :3s,s. ;5Oa.. 1;0lis. l;i7%.
l;5Ois. Ian. 1:59is. He was pulled up
in the last quarter.
Seven furlongs-St. bartholomew
won. Petrol second. Collateral third;
time. 1923. Five furlongs-George
Keene won. Great Bend second, Pre-
vious third; time, so. Mile and one
eighth-Dutch Skater won. Lake Shore
second. Nolley third; time. 1:5s. Ladies'
stake, mile-Divide won. Lady Mitchell
second. Minnie Alphonse third: time.
l.A. Claremont lightweight handicap.
six and a half furlongs-Premier won.
Gotham second. Brandywine third;
time. l:2s. International steepleChase.
about three miles-Marschan won. Bar
oness second. Decapod third; time, 6:o7.
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Bicycling In Denver.

Denver. May 22.-w. W. Hamilton,
the well-known bicycle rider. this after
noon defeated A. l.. Hachenberger.
brother of q. II. Hachenberger. the
"buttermilk boy" In a 25-mile unpaced
race, in hour, minute and 80 seconds.
and at the same time made a new
worlds record. The race was from
standing start. for which there was no
record, but the unpaced record for hy-
ing start is 1:02:37 i-5, made by A. +.
Sem at Louisville in November. 1895.
To-day's race was for $500 side. The
riders started from opposite sides of
the track.
one mile. amteur. ordinaries-Robert
Gerwing won. n. a. Poppin second, ].
J. Rutherford third; time, 3;A i-5. One
mile. professional. paced-W. w. Oud-
kirk won. W. G. Mills second, G. c. Col
lins third: time, 2:0I i-5. one mile. ANA
teur-Robert Woods won. Henry
Youngs second, no others finished; time,
2:sG. One mile, tandem. unpaced, riders
starting from opposite sides OF the
track-Sager and Swanbrough OF Den
yer and Miller and Macomber NJ Pueblo
rodea dead heat. time. 900 10. Twenty
five miles. match race for $500 side
W. w. Hamilton and A. L. Hachenber-
ger-Hamilton won; time, l:Ol:5s.
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Jimmy MacFarland. San Jose. Cal;
fourth. +. e. Bald. Buffalo; time.
2:lS 9-5
Record Breaking Finish.

Chicago, May e2.-Several thousand
cycle enthusiasts filled Tattersalrs to-
night To witness the record breaking
finish ON the lO-lap track In the six-day
4-hour challenge inter-city relay race.
The race was won by the Chicago
team. with Fred Schinneer, l42 hour
continuous long distance champion Of
the world. crossing the tape first,
breaking the worlds record by 20 miles
and sS2 yards. IL was the second race
OF Its kind ever attempted. the first be-
Ing run In Agricultural b.ll In London
ON an eight-lap track In March. 1886. 1t
was won by Tom Linton. the Welsh
champion. who covered 4s2 miles. The
score follows:
First squad. riding from II a. M. to .
p. m.-Fleming, New York. ass miles.
laps; Simikin, New York. 45s miles 9
laps; Stewart. Chicago. 4ss miles laps;
Hannant, Chicagot ASS miles laps, Sec
ond squad, y. IN. to y. m.-Lawson,
New York. tsl miles lap: Dench, New
York. 4s1 miles laps: Mccarthy. Chi
cago, 4s3 miles laps; Weage. Chicago.
4s3 miles 6 laps. Third squad, p. m.
TO IL y. m.-Schinneer, Chicago. 5l9
miles laps; Decardy. Chicago. 5i2
miles; Walter. New York. 5l2 miles:
Grim. New York. 5li miles s laps.
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Louisville, May 22.-Four and half fur
longs-Eleanor Holmes won. Tasculum
second. Millstream third; time. :5Ga.. Mile
-Ondina won. Salzetta second. Eltropico
third; time. 1lti.. Gentlemen's cup. one
mile-White Oak won. Paros second. Do
minso third; time, 1864 Kentucky Oaks.
mile and a sixteenth-White Frost won
Rossinante second. Toluca third: time
l:is. Six furlongs-J. A. Grey won. Maza-
rine second. Trolley third: time. I.ii. -Four
furlongs-AIeothen won. Locust Blossom
second, Nancy third; time. :is.
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Standing of the Clubs.
JONES RECAPTURED.
One Of the Escaped Conyicts Caught Just
Inside the Washington state Line.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
Spokane. May 22.-Harry Jones. one
of the burglars who escaped from the
sheriff at the depot last night on the
way to the penltentiary. was recaptured
early this morning near Hauser june
tion. just this side Of the Idaho line.
Bowman IL still at large. The men had
no trouble In slipping the shackles on
their legs when they escaped. They
went in different directions. Jones head
ed for the Idaho line. to get out Of the
state Jurisdiction. He would have
crossed the line In IL or 20 minutes. but
stopped To assist farmer whose wagon
had broken. Deputy sheriff Peter
Mertz drove by and failed To recognize
him. but turned back as Jones lifted
his face. He arrested him, Jones maxi
ing no resistance. The prisoner was
sent on TO Wal!a Walla this evening.
The Leroy Mining company declared
a Se5, 900 dividend to-day. This makes a
total Of sioo. 900 paid TO date.
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An \. y. brakeman Ipjured.

Special Dispatch 20 thr Standard.
Bozcman. May &C. Hoppe. brakeman
or freight No. ". met with a very serious
and painful accident last night at Bel
grade. While switching ears he was jerk
ed from the train and fell to the ground.
barely escaping being run over and
broke one of his legs just above the an
kle. He was sent to Bozeman as quickly
as possible where DR.. r. NJ. Higgins
company physician. attended to the frac-
ture. He was sent TO Missoula on No. 10
the Northern Pacific hospital
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An OmciaI spiritou. po,put..

san Francisco May 22.-As . result Of
his raid upon the brandy which has ere
aied an official dispute between the collec-
tor and the naval officer. chief Food In
spector Dockery OF this city was to-day
arrested by the federal officers upon com
plalnt Of Collector Wise. who charges him
with having violated the federal statutes
providing for the protection OF goods In
bond After arraignment Dockery was re-
leased upon bail Naval Officer J. r. Irish
claims that ms the goods were being ship
ped without his permission and unstamped
they were not under government protec-
tion. and that therefore Dockery was jus
titled In his action.
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FELL IN ~ n oWOON.
Mrs. Hamilton. Charged With Murder, IL
Not Feeling Well.

Salt Lake May 22.-An effort was
made to arralgn Mrs. Hamilton to-day
on the charge of numbering her hus-
band, but the effort was finally aband-
oned on account of her physical condi-
tion and at 3 o'clock she was returned
To the county Jail. Mrs. Hamilton was
taken to the court room this morning.
but fell into swoon and was removed
to one OF the private offices. where she
remained until taken TO Jail
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st. Louis, May 22.-Mile-Stella B. won.
Virginia NJ. second. Consuella third: time.
l:i5. Four and "a half furlongs-Culvin
won, Fred Broen second. Howitzer third:
time. :i6is. Mlle-Bob Clampett won. From
tier second. Long Time third: time. i:,2
Guarantee stakes, 2-year-olds. A.. fur
longs-Good Friend won Sorrow sec
ond. Lizzie Cavalier third: time. .56is.
Mile and 20 -Marquise won, Nimrod
second, Robair third; time. i:ieis. Mile
Charley Christy won. Cappy second, DR.
Huger third; time. LEX.
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Cincinnati. May 22.-Six furlongs-Ever-
est won. Robinson second. Kallitan third: :
time. l:lSi.. Five furlongs-Iiorace won
Aragnot second, Tole simmons third: :
time. i:02. Mile-Goose Liver won. Iron
Mistress second. Croesus third. time.
i:i2a. Mile and quarter-San Juan won.
Endurance second. Rasper third; time.
2:0s. Seven furiongs-Tutullla won. Sam
w. second. Uncle Simon third; time. i:2sis.
Handicap hurdles. mile and quarter
War Bonnet won, Colonel Barrett second.
Folly third: time. 2:i1is Six furlongs-car-
rie +. won. WIN Wallace second, Harry
Thorbur third. time. :i6is.
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Chicago. May John NJ. Glenn, a
well-known newspaper man. was to-day
selected as secretary and chief examiner
OF the Chicago civil service commission
The appointment was made by the COM
mission on the approval OF Mayor Harri-
son.
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Games To-Day.

Al cinclnnati-Brooklyn.
At Observation-Disclosures.
AT Chicago-Washington.
AT ST. Louis-Louisville.
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CONTINUED on Page six.)
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-23
Reign Of Terror In Havana.

HAVANA, Cuba, July 23 --General
Weyler has arrived IN Havana. Gen
eral Gomez IS near Havana and there
is great alarm in the city. The Span
iards in Havana are still insulting and
many fear that Americans are in dan.
ger.
HAVANA, Cuba, July 23.-Weyler's 4
arrival here, last night, created sen.
sation and everybody is asking what il
means. There is an increased move
ment OF troops and already for two
hours, 10 day, soldiers passed down
and out on the west side of the city al
a steady rate. probably 1000 men
going out. What it means no one
knows as yet.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 23.--
Spainis on the eve of turning out o.
the Cuban prisons all American prison
ers confined therein. President Nc
Kinley has been informed Of the in
tention and is looking for action ever,
day.
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AN ANNIVERSARY.
Cardinal Gibbons Reaches Another MILE Post
On LIES Journey.

BALTIMORE, Md, July 20 "A Hood
OF wire dispatches poured down upon
tho Catholic Episcopal Palace, this
morning. The yellow envelopes bore
messages of congratulation from about
every diocese In the United States, as
we'll as from abroad, to the Most-Rev.
Cardinal James Gibbons, head Of the
Catholic church in the United States,
and so far its Only cardinal, The con-
eratulalions were due to the fact that
to-day 10 the sixty-third anniversary Of
the birth Of the eminent prelate.
Cardinal Gibbons has not been In
the best of health for the past month.
and was last week advised BY his
hysicians to remain indoors for q
couple of weeks. Otherwise, he would
TO day have been fraternizing with the
prelates, divines and lay-people in
attendance upon the Catholic summer
school at Madison, Wis. His tempor-
airy indisposition is mainly due to the
prodigious amount of daily labor he
has been performing of late. He will
probably 60 to Cape May next week
for his usual brief summer sojourn.