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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
DROP In WHEAT.
Prices Go Down About Four Cents
a BuShel at the Opening.

New York. Aug. 27-Ihere was some
what sensational drop in grain prices
this morning, wheat breaking cents a
bushel and corn about a cent. Big lots o.
long holdings were pitched into the mar
ket at almost any figure b lis acting as
If demuraliZed at the big decline In Liver
pool cables inasmuch as our markets
closed with some net gain yesterday.
For time confusion reigned ana the
gradual gathering in Of the order IN ODDS
AMI ends of lscslping short accounts
caused recovery OF cent bushel from
the lowest point.
Corn dropped more in sympathy with
wheat than from any particular oearlsh
phase in the news. December wheat
opened at % cents, rallied to 20 I-S ana at
IL o'clock was 80 = cents
At Chicago wheat broke over D cents "A
bushel at the opening everybody wa ntlng
TO unload in the weak cables. lhTerpooi
showed q decline equal 10 over i've cents
"a hushel Everything on the floor was
demoralizcd by tho selling in wheat.
After the furry, trade in wheat stagnated,
the pit not being more than half full.
September wheat opened all the way
from 93lS a So as compared with 9S -
at the close last night A rally TO w fol-
lowed, some buying by the bull clique
December whoat. which closed mt s3 '-s,
started today at 30 a34 touched s)34 ana
recovered 20 81. Minneapolis wired thaG
Armour bought No / Northern there
Yesterday to 90 Chicago via Duluth. lie
also bought wheat at Duluth.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27

games in Boston. ! think wei beat
Cincinnati out and it's cinch that you
fellows WILL"
After the game at Eastern Park in
Brooklyn. Thursday, a st. Louis player
waylaid Umpire Carpenter under the
grand stand. "Tve half "A mind to do
you right here" growled the player.
Carpenter. who is small and bOyish
looking, peeled off his coat without
delay and said cooly: "Well start
right in old man! There's nobody 20
interfere!" The player left in a hurry.
Some Of these toughs Of the diamond
will find out some day that little Car
peuter can handle his fists pretty free
IL. as he is said TO be an expert boxer
New York Sun.
The New England league has found
Newport a good ball town. although
Manager Finn has given it out that
the officers OF the club have on sew
eral occasions thought seriously of
pulling out OF the league to play in
dependently once more. This was
simply because they had some griev-
ance that was not always settled
promptly i'm their favor. This showed
an unsportsmanlike spirit. and per-
haps Manager Finn often used the
threat for purpose. With about ev-
erything going their way the hackers
of the Newport club fail To appreciate
their good turn of luck.-T. II. Muir
name i'm the Globe. "
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
L'ALOUETTE AND LYDIAN.

LAlouette. winner of the Futurity
Stakes of 1897, was in the market at a
very reasonable figure until she placed
the big race Tuesday TO her credit
Priced by his stable at $500. a spot
cash buyer would undoubtedly have se-
cured the filly at a wholesome reduce
ton. Had Jere Dun fancied L'Alouette
last Monday instead OF Ruby Lips, he
could have purchased her and she
would have won herself out 20 times
over at the first asking. AS thepThomp-
sons are breeders. they will not care TO
part with the Futurity winning filly.
When her racing days are over she will
become the faYorite maiden of the big
stock farm.
L'Alouette will probably do little
stake racing the remainder of her y
year-old season. BY capturing the Flu
turity she has incurred penalties that
will doubtless confine her to over night
events. She has four Sheepshead stake
engagements the present meeting. They
are the Partridge, six furlongs; Golden
Rod. six and one-half furlongs; the
Bellies for fillies, the Futurity course,
and the Great Eastern Handicap, also
the Futurity course. In the PARTRIDGE
she would be obliged TO carry 129
pounds; i'm the Golden Rod. 127, and in
the Bellies, 125.
Lydian, who finished second to
L'Aloutte i'm the $40, 900 race. also has
four stake nominations at Sheepshead
this autumn, three of the number
granting allowances. He gets in The
Dash Stakes, five furlongs, at l01
pounds: i'm the Sapphire, five and one
half furlongs, 115; the Flabush, seven
furlongs, 112, and the Autumn, the Flu
turity course, at 109.
Members of the recent Futurity field
were in first rate condition yesterday.
There were no cases Of outline down
during the running Of the race. and
with possibly the exception of Lydian,
crowded a trihe by LAloutte at the
turn into the main track, no youngster
even found a pocket.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
DROPPED si1.OOO.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2L-Plunger
"Pittsburg Phil" blew in nearly $4,000
at Sheepshead Bay, on Tuesday, ac-
cordng 90 his own story. II was known
generally that Phil had lost a heap OF
money and yesterday he admitted
dropping the above amount. Before !
left for Saratoga said the young
plunger. Il was triile over 100000
ahead on the season. | lost $50. 600 at the
Springs and have played In steady bad
luck ever since. Out OF II races during
the past two days I have only cashed
on one winner. on Tuesday | told my
commissioners to bet on SOuf-
ne two 20 one After
while ! found the price did not change
ana began To- worry. Before | could
stop them | found they had bet $4,000.
rriol cost me n lot OF money in The
Futuritv. hut " he had won 7 would
have burned W. the ring. Yes. 7 sup
pose dropped $4,000 Tuesday and now
I am only about $4,000 ahead ON the
season
Pills losses de- not seem 60 trouble
him i'm the least. lie is betting tht IN
up" ~ same as ovcS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
Gagged AGAIN.
Escaped Jailbird Taken
by Detectives.
Captured in the Lobby of the
POStOffice Here.
Detectives Parker, Cannon and
Swan Accomplish the Work.

Detective Parker, assisted by Detectives
Cannon and Swan, arrested desperate
Jail breaker in the lobby OF the Proyi-
dencs postofiice at o'clock this after
noon.
His name is Clarence MoCullon, and
he is SO years old.
he escaped from the Genesee, Michigan,
Jail on July %.
In company with three other jailbirds
he made his way out through the roof Of
the Jail and scaled the walls and left tho
state.
The Jail officials in following the escaped
prisoner ascertaned that McCullon had
gone East and they finally received infor-
nation that he was in Cam mbrdge, Mass.
Sheriff Mccall came east and on arriv-
ing in Cambridge learned that the fugi-
tive had started in the direction of this
city and the notified Detective Parker. AT
the Same time enclosing photograph OF
MoCullon.
The detectives watched all railroad
points and finally decided To watch the
postofiice thinking that he might send
or receive information by mail.
The detectives, who Were watching saw
the man and noticed his resem blance e.
the photograph aud arrested him on sus-
piciOn.
He was sent back to Michigan this after
noon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
ANOTHER SHAKE. UP.

There will be another shake-up i'm the
Providence team. and il is likely TO oc-
cur to-day. Manager Murray has. been
working two weeks to secure Second
Baseman O'Brien from the Washington
club The Wagners are shaking up the
Senators and are dropping a few men
who have been drawing the National
league limit i'm salary. O'Brien was
one of these men. Murray learned that
this might occur and has been working
TO secure O'Brien as well as Abbey,
and has been successful.
Bassett viii be moved across to first,
O'Brien placed on second and Weigand
on third.
Yeager will be returned TO the Boston
club. When he was secured the Provi-
dence club could not get an uncondi-
tional release. and while he served to
fill in while the team was crippled. 1t
is not thought advisable to retain him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
HANDS DEE.

Washington. Aug. %. The state depart
ment has definitely decided 20 keep its
hands off in the Evangelina Cisneros case
She not being an American citizen, the
department. never contemplated anything
more than possibly an informal and un-
official appeal for olemency in her behalf
Ali the information at the department
tends TO show that the facts in the case
have been grossly misropresented. The
department. gave out this statement CON
cerning the case:
THE secretary Of state Is in receipt Of
n telegram from Consul General Lee,
dated Havana, 26th inst, in which he
states That in Consequence of many tee
graphic inquiries about Evangelips Cis-
neros, he desires 20 say that the matter
had been misrepresented and exaggerated.
General Lee has been unable TO ascertain
that there was ever any Intention TO de-
port her.
Mrs. sherman, the wife OF the secretary
OF state. has received a letter from Minis
ter DE LONE of the same purport as tho
one addressed to Mrs. Jefferson Davis
published yesterday morning, giving the
Spanish side of tho case and including
Instructions for the prompt trial Of
Senorita Cisneros.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
RVN0FT KlNP P.
Boy Who Ran Away Was Cared For
by GypsieS.

New York. Aug 2T-The alleged kid
nappers of l5-year-old Ernest Mahan of
from custody by Magistrate Crane to-day.
After hearing the evidence in the case, the
magistrate decided that the prisoners,
James Varey and his wife, had not kid
Mapped the boy, but were really his pre-
servers. The boy was given to the care Of
the Gerry Society, which will communi-
cate with his parents with n view OF hay-
ing him returned To his home.
The boy ran away from the state pri-
mary school at Palmer, Mass, several
months ago and started for New York to
see tho city. On his way he met the
Vareys, VINO are wandering gypsies, and
they have since taken care of him. The
party came to New York city, where the
boys presence with tho gypsies CAUSED
the suspicion that he had been Kidnapped.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
AFTER DOODLE.
Serious Charges by Agent
for Furniture.
impossible to Sell to Cities
Without Bribery.
Bribery Found Necessary in Nearly
Every Municipality.

Fall River. Mass, Aug. 2I-The
charges of bribery against several officers
of this city which are being heard by a
committee of investigation in the city
government, and which have involved
Agent Butler of the Chandler Furniture
Company, and Agent Bobrick of the Bob
rick Furniture Company in controversy.
nave led TO the absolute statement on the
part of Mr. Bobrick that it is impossible
to sell school furniture in hardly any city
of this commopwealth. without the use of
money.
lie says, moreover that If the investiga-
ton in Fall River will improve the con-
ditions in other cities, he is willing to
spend money freely to reveal the true
conditions
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
ST. LOUIS STRONG MAN.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, Aug. 27.-"Pat" Nc
Carthy, aged 26, broke the worlds rec
ord Thursday morning by lifting 4,222
pounds of stone piled upon a lot OF
boards. He got under the pile, and the
lifting was done by the muscles of the
arms, hack and legs. Mccarthy took up
"A position which allowed him to bring
every muscle OF his body into play.
After the feat he said: "I will lift
against any man in ST. Louis and give
him a handicap OF half a ton. and will
wager $500 or less that / can beat any
one nt that"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
EASTERN LEAGUE STANDING.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

BOSTON. Aug. 27.-Cuppy proved a
puzzIe for Boston Thursday, while
Nichols was an easy mark for Cleve-
land. The visitors put up perfect
fielding game and batted hard, while
Boston's hits always fell into some
Sody's hands.
a magnificent running foul catch by
Bergen i'm the first inning and the field
ing of Childs and Allen were the fea-
lures. The batting of Wallace, Bur-
kett and Childs was strong. Attend
ance, 4,500. The score:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
FALL RIVER.

Earned run-Brockton. Sacrifice hits
-Birmingham, Shea. Two-base hits.
Reilly, Birmingham. Home run-Sheck-
ard. Double play-Ladd TO Gilbert. Left
on bases-Brockton 4: Fall River 3.
First base on balls-By Cronin-Bir-
mingham; by Pittlnger-Cronin. Struck
out-By Cronin-Sharrott. Sheckard
Henry ?, Magoon, Birmingham. Pittin-
ger: by Pittinger-Wise. McManus.
Cronin 2 Stolen bases-Sharrott. Sheck-
ard, Magoon. Hit by pitched ball-Shar-
rott. Umpire-Connolly. Time-lh. 55m.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
NEW AMBASSADOR.

Berlin. Aug. 27.-The North German Ga
zette announces that DR.. Won Holleben, the
Prussan minister al Stuttgart, Wurtemburg'
has neen selected for the post Of German avn
bassador to the United States, made vacant
by the appointment OF tho late ambassador to
the United States, Baron Won Thiclman, 20 bo
secretary OF the imperial treasury.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
n. e. LEAGUE STANDING.
BASE RAIL- MOVES.

II would be hard &c find a finer lot
of men physically than the ball play
crs OF the National league. There is
scarcely n fiat chest or a spindle shank
among them. The game seccms 20 re-
quire "A good body development.
who's going 20 win the pcnnant?'
said Capt Tebeau Yesterday. Pass me
up. That's "A question I don't care TO
answer. I can tell you one thing.
though: Wen take three out OF the four
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
NEW BEDFORD.

Earned runs-Newport 3. Two base
hits-Bean, Kelley, Ellis. Home runs
Pickett. stolen bases-Long. Murphy.
Double plays-Clen to McDermott to
Tighe Callopy to McDermott To Tighe.
Bases on balls-By Foey--Hernon ..
Long; by Day-Gilbert. Hit by pitch d
ball--By Foley-Hernon, Tighc. Struck
out--By Foley-Sexton by Dav-FOley
.. First base on errors-Newport 3:
New Bedford 4. Left on bascs-Nevport
4; New Bedford Z. Time-lh. ijm. Um-
pire-Hunt.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
GELS TIRE : YEARS.

Bath, Me, Aug 81. Charles II. B ok.
ford uf Bowdoin, who was found guilty
yesterday OF abduction and more sorl-
Gus crime, of which Myrtle +. Adams of
Bowuoip, l5 gears of age was the victim,
was today sentenced 90 serve three years
at hard labor in the state rrison.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
At Baltimore.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
PITTiNGER TOO MUCH.

BROCKTON. Mass. Aug. 27.-Pittin-
ger and Cronin had a battle royal
Thursday and the Brockton man came
out ahead. He is pitching great ball.
and the fans here are enthusiastic when
he is on the rubber. There was not a
visitor who reached first until the
fourth. number OF dumb plays by
members OF both teams made the score
larger than il should have been. At
tendance 700. The score:
BROCKTON
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
FOLEY A PUZZLE.

NEWPORT. Aug. 27.-The leaders
had no difficulty in taking Thursdays
game from the Whalers. simply because
they could not hit. Foley was quite a
puzzle for the visitors and the four hits
were scattered. The features were the
fine work OF McDermott and Bean in
the field. Attendance 500. Score:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27

Deputy Sheriff Hugh +. McCusker has re-
turned from visit 10 New York friends. He
delayed his return n day in order 10 extend
his congratulations to the now chief OF police,
M O. llagh, "iio Is an old chum of his.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
BOSTON.

Earned runs. Cleveland. 4. Two-basc
hits Wallace. thinner, Duffy. Three
base hits. Burkett, Childs. Stolen
bases. Wallace. O'Connor. Double
plays, Mexican TO Tebeau3 Allen (un-
asssted Mexican to Tebeau. First
base on balls. by Cuppy. 2. Struck out
by Cuppy. 1; by Nichols 5. First base
on errors. Cleveland. 2. Left on bases.
Cleveland. :: Boston 3. Wild pitch.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
TAKEN BY PIRATES.

Madrid, Aug. 27.-The Portuguese bark
Rosita faro nos been attacked off the
coast of Morocco by pirates belonging TO
the Bocoza Kabyles. The captain and
four of the crew of the bark were carried
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
MONTREAL.

proVIdence.... o -
Earned runs. Providence :. Two. oase
hits. Abbey. Shearon, Dooleg; nIsg
tase hit Weigand. Home run, Weigand'
saorifice hit. Egan. Stolen base. Lyons.
Double play. shannon TO Dooley h NC
Tamara. FIRST base on balls, off Yerrick
/ Struck cut. by Egan 3; by ferrlcK z
ITmnIre. Swartwood. Time, In. 25in.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27

In the police court this morning Emil
Creclius was fined SIS and costs, and his CON-
panion. ". d. Hand. IS and costs, for roveling
on Westminster street last evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
PAwTucKET GAME POSTPONED.

The Pawtucket-T Taunton game sched-
uled for yesterday at Pawtucket, was
transferred to Crescent Park, but owing
to some misunderstanding in regard TO
the grounds, il was postponed. Mana
gers Irwin and Smith agreeing to play
IL off at some later date.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
DEXTER LIME ROCK co.

The annual meeting OF the stockholders or
the Dexter Lime Rock Co. will be held at q Ben
eft street. Providence, L., on hONDAi, sep
tsmlr a. N is5 at - clock, D. m. for the elec-
tion of officers and such other business rs may
be brought before u. JAS. :. PHET1EPLACE,
aul8'3t Sec'y and Treas.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-27
WORLD.

cuppy. Umpire. Mcdonald. Time. 2h.
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EVENING STAR ALMANAC.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25

10 the Editor of The Evening Star:
When you said this evening In The Star
that all the departments closed at noon to-
day. You forgot to except the bureau of
engraving and printing. That department
did not close until o'clock, after a hard
struggle, In which some of its employees
were forced to work through their lunch
hour In order to get their work done.
Mr.. johnson always gives as excuse for
not closing early that I'VE can't get the
work out" Now the work gets out, and
got out before Mr. Johnson ever saw the
bureau, and in those days the bureau was
always closed all day before Christmas, as
1t was easier to give the employees whole
day then than two half days before Christ
mas and New Year; but since he has been
chief never half holiday do we get.
Thanksgiving eve the bureau worked till
O'Clock, although the treasury and all other
offices were closed half a day. The chief
seems to lose sight Of the fact that any of
his employees like turkey or want to buy
Christmas dinner, or that many of them
are women who have families depending on
them for 4 Christmas dinner. Please ar
these facts for us in your Christmas edi-
ton. and perhaps they may reach the eye
of some one in authority, who would see to
it that the bureau gets its share of the
holidays going, and perhaps give us all day
New Year eve to make up for the day they
will then owe us.
DECEMBER "a. I'D. BROWN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25
AMERICAN NEGRO ACADEMY.
First Annual Meeting to he Held in
This CITY Next Week.

The first annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Negro Academy, which Is composed of
prominent authors, scholars and educators
of the negro race, and which has for its
object the promotion of art, literature and
science, will be held here next Tuesday
and Wednesday.
The meeting will be presided over by the
president. Rev. Alexander Crummell, who
will deliver the annual address on the sub
ject, THE Attitude of the American Mind
to the Negro Intellect"
Among some of the more important pa
pers to be read and discussed will be The
Philosophy of History and Christian Evo-
luton in Their Relation to the Negroes
Destiny ard Progress" by Prof w. H.
Ferris, fellow at Harvard: obstacles to
the Negroes Progress in the United States"
by Rev. Matthew Anderson of Philadelphia,
and The Aim of Negro Education, by
Prof. G. n. Gresham Of Kansas City, Mo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25
CHEMICAL SOCIETY.
Annual Session to he Held in ThiI
City.

The sessions of the sixteenth annual meet
ing of the American Chemical Society will
begin on Wednesday morning In the lee
ture hall of the first floor of the Columbian
University building. At the first session
an address of welcome will be delivered
by President Whitman Of Columbian Uni
ye1sity, to which a response will be made
by the president of the society. Charles
B. Dudley Of Altoona. Pa. 1t is expected
that the society will continue In session
until Thursday and on the evening Of the
latter day banquet will be given to the
visitors The following committees have
Charge of the local arrangements:
General comnittee-W: D. Bigelow, R.
N. stokes. P. Fireman v. K. Chestnut. W.
P. Cutter. c. E. Munroe, E. A. de SchweIn-
itz. Writ Tassin and w. n. krug.
WAYS and means committee-C. e. Num-
roe. T NJ. Chatard. H. w. Wiley. F. w.
Clarke and H. C. Bolton.
Press and printing committee-V. X.
Chestnut. David T. Day. c. E. Munroe. E.
W. Allen H. b. F. Macfarland Jules Guth-
ridge and J. Elfreth Watkins.
Committee on hotels and transportation
S. S. voorhees,. G. P. Tucker. Joseph s.
Mills and William H. Seaman.
]. K. Haywood.
Committee on meetings anc program
F. Fireman. w. H. Krug and E. G. Portner.
Entertainment committee-H. C. Bolton,
H. w. Wiley, F. w. Clarke, c. E. Munroe
w. H. Seaman. G. S. Ely. Prof. r. b. War
der. J. P. l.. Westesscn. c. p. Townsend.
Writ Tassin, s. H. Griffith, j. s. Mills, F.
Suffer- A. w. Dow. w. N. New. E. F..
hwell, E: 4. de schwenltz: John J. Griffin,
Hillebrand. H. N. Stokes. E. w. Allen, c.
Whitehead, C. A. Champion. James Deck
and s. 8. Voorhees,.