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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15
At ST. Louis.
ST Louis. Aug. 14.-Track fast. Re

st. Louis, Aug. 14.-Track fast. Re
suits:
First Race, Purse, for 2-year-olds,
Five and a Half Furlongs.-Belle of
Memphis won, Verify second, Faron-
dele third. Time-1:09H.
Second Race. Selling, for 2-year-olds
Six Furlopgs.-Sir Rolla won, Sivas
second Bon Marche third. Time
1:16H.
Third Race, Selling. One and Three
sixteenth Miles.-Belvadel won, The
Ghost second, Astrada third Time
2:03A.
Fourth Race, Purse. Six Furlongs.-
Harry Duke won, Nick Carter second,
Montgomery third. Time-1:14.
Fifth, Race, Purse, One and One-six
tenth Afiles.-Linda won, Madeline
second, Tranby third. Time :4SA.
Sixth Race, Selling, One and One
sixteenth Miles.-Earl Cochran won,
Out Away second, Inspirer third. Time
1:50A
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CALLED HOME.
CONGRESSMAN Ashley B. Wright.

North Adams, Mass. Aug H-Congress-
man Ashley B. Wright was found dead
in the sitting room at his home on SUM
mer street. a. 10 o'clock tonight. By his
wife. He and Mrs. Wright went out for
a walk after supper, and then ne was as
we'll as usual.
Mr.. Wright returned to his home about
Q O'Clock and Mrs. Wright arrived about
10 O'Clock. Stepping into the sitting room
She found her husbands body lying on the
floor. Physicians were summoned, but
co..ld render no aid
Medical Examiner Brown gives apopiexy
as the probable cause of death.
Mr.. Wright's health had been unusually
good for months.
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and a quintette, while Lesna's pacing
team consisted of IS men, divided into
four squads of two quads and two
CUNTS.
The following scores show the tirae
for each mile made by Lesna:
One, 1913; 2. 3:51; 3. $50; 4. 7:47; 5,
9:39; 6, II &c: I. 1899; 8, 1881; 9, 1881;
10, 1929; II, 21:28; u. 1927; Is, 25:22:
IA, 27:25; Is, 1924: Is, 1890; II. 3:26; IS,
1924; 10, 1871; 20, 1918; q, 41:16: %,
1914; %, 1918: "a, 47:11: %, 1908; 26,
51:05; q, 53:01; %, 54:59; 30, 56:57; 30.
1854
Lesna created new American marks
from II to 80 miles inclusive, and a
new hour record of 80 miles, 1,130 var is
and 10 inches.
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Shot an Editor

New Orleans, Aug. I'D. C. OMalley.
proprietor of tlse Item. was shot by ex-
Recorder Edward Whitaker this after
noon. The paper has recently published
some severe articles about Whitaker,
and when he approached ONalleg this
afternoon to ask redress. the latter struck
him with q cane. Whitaker drew a re-
y,olVer and began shooting. O'Malley. be-
ing unarmed retreated and received a
bullet in his shoulder. The wound is not
-,aoeSSa,.ily DANGEROUS.
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San Francisco, Aug. 14.-Tom Shar-
key and Peter Maher will not, meet in
the ring in San Francisco, or, if they
do. it viii not be under the auspices
of the Knickerbocker Athletic club.
Abrahams, the clubs match maker,
says that the fight was all off, as the
men have altered the articles of agree
ment sent TO them to sign, and the
club will make no concessions
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and are always exposed to the fire of
rhe insurgents.
Up to yesterday there had arrived at
Madruga the bodies of 20 Spanish SOL
diers who had been killed and about 20
wounded. After the insurgents strong
hold has been captured the Spanish
troops wiHsconstruct forts so as to pre-
vent the insurgents again taking refuge
in that DoSifiOn
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INDIANS PROTEST.
Object to Injury at the Hands of
the Government.

Washington, Aug. IA delegation
Of Chippewa Indians filed protest with
the commissioner of Indian affairs, 40
day, against attempts which are being
made to make them remove from Mil
lelac to White Earth and Red Lake
reservations. These Indians cannot
take allotments on any but the latter
reservations, and all of their former
reservation, except a small tract, has
been taken up as it has been adjudged
public lands. No reply has yet been
made by the Indian office and it is
possible that an inspector will be sent
to the place before any action is taken.
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At Detroit.

Detroit. Mich, Aug. 14-Results:
First Race. Six Furlongs, Selling.-Sir
Andrew won. G. R. Longhurst second,
Afternoon third. Time-1:15A
Second Race. Five and a Fifth Fur
longs.-Alice Farley won, Mordecai
second, Mill Stream third. Time-1 :10%
Third Race, Mile and a Furlong.-
Moncreith won, Beau Ideal second,
Countess Irma third. Time-1:57H.
Fourth Race. Five Furlongs, Wayne
Hotel Stakes, Value 81, 525.-Lieber Karl
won, Ben Hadad second, Pingree third.
Time-1:023z.
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Jackson. Miss. Aug. IA telegram re-
eeived by the Associated Press late this
afternoon from Mississippi City, the Gulf
coast summer resort, announces the death
of United States Senator James T. George,
at , O'Clock p m
at Carrollton 10 the gulf about ten days
ago and hoped the change would benefit
him. and it was thought that It had. I'M
til the news came today of the relapse.
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Court MARTIAL of Assassin.

Madrid, Aug. 14-The court martial of
Angiolilli, the assassin of Premier Cano-
vas Gel Castillo which was 10 have conf
neDced at Vergoza today viii not open till
Monday next. The court will be presided
over by a colonel Of artillery
The public. prosecutor. who went TO San
Sebastian 10 collect evidence against the
prisoner, has not yet returned 10 Vergoza.
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TRAP AND TRIGGER.
j. r. Elliott Wins the Kansas City
Star Cup

Rochester, n. Y, Aug. IA. R. Ell
lott of Kansas City won the Kansas
City Star cup from Sim Glover of this
city in match shoot at 100 live birds
here. this afternoon, by. a score of 80
to 81 Glover was out of form from
hard practice and recent competition,
and tired visibly before the end of the
match. Jack Tanning of San Francisco
was referee, and among those in at
tendance were many noted shots. The
contest was over so yards range, so
yards limit, unknown traps.
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Was a East Mile.

.Aiddletown, n. Y, Aug. 14-Ella 7,
gray mare owned by ]. ". Tiiden of Red
Oak. Ia. made mile on the fair grounds
track here in 2:0919, the fastest mile ever
4ro1ted in this state on half mile track
lust al the conclusion Of the races. Louis
Sinsinabaugh, aged Il. rode a bicycle
down The stretch at the last TURF in the
track Virginia Fox. coming at a 2:1S
gait struck him, knocking him down and
fracruring his skull.
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Evans Breaks a Record

New York, Aug. IA. w. Evans.
the New York Athletic club wheelma n,
today broke the state 100 miles road
record of New Jersey by riding the
distance in five hours, one minute and
4319z seconds. The course was two
round trips from Elizabeth to New
Brunswick
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Hitchcock Is Lucky

New York, Aug. 14.-J. A. Porter, secre-
tary 10 President Mckinley. has sent the
following dispatch from Hotel Champlain,
New York, 70 the Associated Press:
..Na1han A. Hitchcock of St. Louis has
been offered and has accepted the minis
dersfip to Russia, and viii be appointed
Immediately
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TOM AND PETE WON'T MEET
Sluggers and KnickerbOckers
Are at Outs.
ARTICLES WERE ALTERED.
NATIONAL CIRCUIT BICYCLE
MEET AT NEW JERSEY.

Some Interesting Events-Evans, the
New York Athletic Club Wheel
man, Breaks Record-Aquatic
Events at Pittsburg Draw Out
Many Thousands Who See Some
Very Good Work-Events on Track
and Diamond.
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Fifth Race, Selling. Six Furlongs.-
Don Fulano won, Wadsworth second
Negoncie third. Time-Not given.
Sixth Race, Steeplechase, Shor.
Course--Springal won, Colonel Wright
man second, Chambermaid third. Time
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15
Loughead the Winner.

New York, Aug. 14.-At Manhattan
Beach today the final heat of the two
third mile, professional race, was won
by F. ]. Loughead Major Taylor sec
ond, Fred j. Titus third, Walter Sanger
fourth. Time-1:33
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FOR THE next TWO DAYS
ALI Eyes Will be Turned To-
wards PittSburg.
MONDAY THE PIVOTAL DAY
MINERS PROFESS TO BE FULL
OF CONFIDENCE.

Leaders Say the Men Are as Solid as
a Rock, and Will Stand as Long
as Life Lasts-For Every Man In
generated There Will Be One
Hundred Friends For the Cause
Gompers Full of Hope = Unsuc-
cessful Attempts at Marching-At
Various Camps.
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THE DIAMOND.

Cincinnati, Aug. 14-It took ten in
nings to decide the game between t.
Colts and Reds. The Colts tied the
score in the ninth and won out in the
tenth. This was McPhee's day at the
league park. 1t was the occasion of
presenting to the great second base
man Of the testimonial to which the
citizens of Cincinnati generally con-
tributed. The check amounted to ST.
7S9 so. Attendance, 1000. Score: Gin
cinnati, 8; Chicago, 10.
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A GLIMPSE At OLD LONDON,
Interesting Experiments in
Biography.
A REVOLUTION PROBABLE.
TESTS MADE THAT WILL AS
ToNISH THE WORLD.

Spectator Points Out the Grave Risks
That Are Liable to Ensue Unless
the United States Assumes a Diff
ferent Position Than That Occu-
pied During the Past Few Months
-Lurid Pictures of India.
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New York Aug. 14.-Albert Bal of Kos
ter & Bal music hall Droprietors, died
tonight of nervous trouble, from which he
had suffered since February last
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NO SPECIAL CHANGES PROBABLE.
The British Charge d'Affaires
Sends a Telegram.
WHAT MAY BE EXPECTED.
ONE HUNDRED POUNDS OF FOOD
GO IN FREE.

Chippewa Indians Object to Injury at
the Hands of the Government
Civil Service Extension-Horse-
less Carriages Barred From the
District of Columbia = Bids For
Gun Forgings-Offer of the Union
Iron Works Accepted.
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New York, Aug 14.-Rusie held the
leaders down to one hit up to the eighth
inning today, when four hits. assisted
by errors, gave them two runs. An
error in the seventh by Clark and a
miss by Davis of Tenney's grounder
gave the Bostons their first run. In
the ninth Rusie hit Hamilton, and a
couple OF base hits brought him home.
The Giants managed to connect with
the ball when hits meant runs. al
though errors helped them out some
what in their run getting. Attendance,
16, OO0 Score: New York, 6; Boston, 4.
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Drivers and Miners Strike.

Hazelton. Pa. Aug 1.-THE. drivers and
miners employed at the HoneyAook coll
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Must Own a Livery Stable.

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE commits
sioners of the District of Columbia have
refused to allow horseless carriages to
be used on the streets of Washington.
John A. Hughes, a merchant, applied
for permission to use a horSelesS de-
livery wagon. and in refusing the per-
nit, the commissioners placed a ban
on all horseless vehicles, on the ground
that they brighten horses.
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Cleveland. O.. Aug. Thrown was
very wild and was replaced by Young
in the third to save the game, but with
out avail. The Browns batted Young
for five earned runs in the fourth.
Attendance, 1900. Score: Cleveland, );
ST. Louis 10
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Pittsburg, Aug. 1.-THE game was
won in the eighth inning by the good
batting of the home team. Attendance,
1900. Score: Pittsburg, 6; Louisville, g.
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Philadelphia, Aug. 14.-Baltimore
made it three straight this afternoon.
but only after one of the most exciting
contests seen on the local grounds this
season. In the first five innings the
Phillies made but two hits off Hoffer,
but in the sixth they jumped on him
for five hits. including two doubles and
a triple. This combination yielded six
runs and tied the score. They took
the lead in the seventh, only to be
passed in the first half of the NINTH
when the locals developed another bat
ting streak and Knocked out four runs
The champions then evened up the
thing in the second half of the ninth,
Won out in the tenth on two singles
and a sacrifice. Attendance. Ais.
Score: PHILADELPHIA 10: Baltimore, IL.
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LuRID PICTURES.
NOTES

Wine exporters say that the vintage
of 1897 will not rank high The best
reports have been received from May
ence. where it is said that heavy crop
is assured. In the important wine dis
tricts of Germany a high quality of
grape is expected.
The French vintage is much smaller
than that of 1896, though it is of fair
quality. The port and sherry districts
are lacking in both quantity and quail
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Washington, Aug. 14.-The Brooklyns
could not hit Mercer, while Dunn was
an easy proposition for the senators,
who won out in the fifth inning by a
batting rally. The game was well
played and interesting. Attendance,
600. Score: Washington, Z; Brook
lyn. f.
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Yum, Yum Yum, Yum Yum Yum
Tulu Lulu, Tulu Lulu, Chewing
Gum, Gum.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24
POLO.
CITY HALL, AUGUSTA. MAINE.
2 GAMES.
Tzsa1rsd0y, Noe. 25.
-Afternoon:-
Augusta vs.. Bath.
Evening:
Augusta vs.. Portland.
Massachusetts Board Of Agriculture.

The programme OF the public winter
Beard of Agriculture to be held at
Taunton. December 6. and s. has been
received, and among the speakers is
noticed the Eame of DIR. c. NJ
Twitchell. editor Of the Maine Farmer.
He and Hon H. b. Collingwood. editor
CT the Rural New Yorker, represent th4
agricultural press amGag the speakers.
For the Pas, eight years DR.. Twitchell
las taken part in taese meetings
ard together with the vast amount of
institute work that he has done there,
the Massachusetts public are well ac-
quain,ed with his ability as speake4'.
and the following comment is made of
him in the programme:
DIR. Tw.tchell is one of the best of
our agricultural lecturers. having
spoken at many Institutes in all the
New England states. New York ani
the Provinces. He is an enthusiastic
member of the grange. and exerts a..
home a powerful influence for the ele-
walton CT agriculture. He has been for
several years secretary of the Maine
State Agricultural Society"
The subject of the lecture will be
"Milch Cows: Structure as Relating to
Production" and it is TO occur in the
forenoon of Tuesday the eth.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24
slrs OF MAINE NEWS.

A good story is told of a Lewiston
hunter whose first deer was so small that
he took it in his coat pocket up TO the
house and had its hide pulled off before
he let anyone see it. Then he bought the
head of the handsomest buck he could
find and came home. The wonder is how
one small hide could carry all that head.
F. T.. Boothby. general passenger an l
ticket agent of the Maine Central Rail-
read. is quoted as saying that he be-
9.eved mex, season would be a corket
for the summer resorts. Business is
growing better every day. and he be-
lieves that the season of 1898 will be
one of the best for years.
A son has recently been born to the
wife of Wallace r. Harrington of WASH
ington. d. G. Mr.. harrington was the
first editor of the Rockland Daily Star
and resigned to so to Honolulu to take
charge of the Commercial Advertiser.
the government paper there. He re-
turned to this country few months
since and is now the Washington CORE
spondent of Il leading New York news
paper.
Public spirited residents of East
Windham have purchased the old
schoolhouse in that district. row dis
used, and have had it fitted UP for Il
hall They are now conducting 4
course of lectures which have been in
teresting and well patronized. The
proceeds of the course are to be APP
piled to furnishing the new hail.
Since the present year opened there
has been paid into the Androscoggii
country treasury $24.49714 AT the Janu-
ary term $26OS. 43 was turned in. In April
$2g9S ai was paid In September $SS14 Il
found it's way into the treasury. Sheriff
Hill has turned $40. 40 into the treasur!
and County Treasurer Potter says that
of the $25. 1914 not over $50 in fines was
collected outside of the liquor dealers
He also stated that this years fines ant
costs up to the present time break al
previous records by about $60O0 and. OF
course. there's more to follow between
now and January. 1898.
| Herring continue to be scarce in th.
neighboring bays and few are beina
caught by the boatmen for the East
| port sardine factories. Several build
| ings have been partly closed owing to
| the scarcity and as the canning season
| it at an end Dec. 1st the employees
have but one more week to prepare fol-
| long term of idleness. The several
hundred employees have had little work
during the year and not much money
| has been. or will be, in circulation this
| fall about the stores. The canning
season in Eastport will not average
| four full months as very few herring
We're canned before August.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

Miss Maud Philbrick CT this city, has
in her possession a curiosity in the
form of Thanksgiving proclamation
printed upon blue silk at the Journal
office, in 1880. 1t is. in an excellent
state of preservation. and the work
manship in the printing is apparent.
1t was formerly the property. of Miss
Fannie Burns. The proclamation was
issued by Governor Jonathan G. Hun
ton, and is unique in construction.
He remarked upon the wars that had
invaded other nations bur had left
America free from them. He told how
thankful the people should be that the
cause of nfidelism was crushed, and
he also briefly remarked upon the exile
of the French emperor during that
year.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24
HEARING POSTPONED
Upon Petition for Receiver for Wist|
casset 4 Quebec Railroad.
Judge Whitshouss Rulsd that insufficient
Notice Had Been Given.

Not long ago there was filed in the
or to be appointed for the Wiscasset &
Quebec Railroad. by Messrs. Hall and
Rowe, two of the contractors, and the
hearing was assigned for Tuesday,
Nov. 23. al 10 A. NJ. At the appointed
hour there was distinguished gath
er.ng of attorneys and railroad finans
ciers The petit. were represent
ed by Hon. George w. Heselton ana
Hon. A. NJ Spear of Gardiner, while
Judge w. C. Philbrook of Waterville
represented the Railroad Co.. Hon.
Charles T.. Lit:lefield of Rcckland and
Hon. Il. S. Partridge of Whitefield, the
stockholders. President A. NJ Card.
Treasurer w. d. Patterson, General
Manager w. +. p. Fogg and Directors
Llewellyn Libby and Ora Crosby. be-
sides a large number of stockholders,
were present. ct
Mr.. L.ttlefield objected to the hear
ing proceeding, on the ground that one
of the contractors, Charles d. Haines
of Kinderhook. n. Y. had received no
notice.
Judge Whitehouse ruled that the
pCiEt was well taken and ordered "a
hearing to he held at Wiscasset, Fri
day. Dec. 3. which would give the Pc
t.,ioners time to notify Mr. Haines.
Hall and Rowe. the plaintiffs. base
their petition for a receiver on the fol-
lowing grounds: That they are con-
tractors for the building of the exiss-
ing line and hold s29. 500 in the bonds.
which they took in part payment for
their work. and they are vitally inter
ested in its welfare; that the company
practically gives away the road TO
Contractor HaiEes when they agree I 3,
give MIN majority of the bond and
stock and $4,000 in cash. as they pro-
posed to do for constructing the line
from Albion to Burnham. a distance OF
II miles. miles of which already are
graded and miles miles further from
Burnham to Pittsfield. Such a course
would be suicidal. they contend. and
extremely damaging to their interests
and to the interests of the bondholders
and stockholders.
The defendants attorneys. Phil !
brook. Littlefield and Partridge. rep
resent three fourths of the stockhold T,
ers. and their clients object to re-
ceiver
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24
The lass Margaret P. House.

| Died in Lee. November 20, 1897, Mar
garet F. House, widow Of Charles
House. aged 50 years. months and %
days.
None but kind words could ever be
said of Mrs. House. During the 55
years Of her life which she spent in the
town of Lee she had been a mother to
the motherless. friend to the friend
less, a cheer in the sick room, and. with
her ever cheerful disposition. served to
tighten the burden of life among a very
large circle of friends and acquaint-
ances, and as If to round out and make
complete the useful life for which she
SO eminently fitted. during the recent
affliction of her son in Augusta, al
though broken by disease and bowed by
the weight of years, she hurried to his
home to do what she could do to COM
fort and cheer in way that only a
mother could. She returned home only
week before her death.
Mrs. House was born in Brunswick,
Me-. July 29, 1915, and was the daugh-
ter of Deacon William and Lucy (John-
SOM Pennell Two sisters survive her.
Mrs. Deborah D. Elder of Ashland. Me-.
and Mrs. Lucy N. Ross of Brunswick.
She was the mother of 13 children, five
of whom survive her. Mrs. Eliza j.
Merrill and John A. House of Lee.
Maj. Charles J. House of Augusta
Matthew 2. House living in the West,
and Arthur House of Eustis, Florida.
besides large number of grand chill
dren and great-grand children. Dur
ing the late war she sent three sons
Charles j., and Matthew p, whose SER
vice aggregate over II years.
She endured many privations Of
pioneer life in the early days in tha.
region. During her first winter in Lee.
while her husband was away at work
in the woods. she became snow bound
in the little log cabin in which she
lived with four children. Soon the lit
tie stock OF food in the house became
exhausted, then fer three days a small
lot of wheat bran and a few pctatoe
eyes. which had been cut off for seed.
We're sparingly dealt out for food. When
this was gone she prepared to crawl on
her hands and knees over the snow
to the nearest habitation. nearly three
fcurths of mile away, but when
ready 10 start she saw in the distance
team with men shoveling through
the snow which brought food with
which She fed herself and starving
children.
In early life she united with the
Methodist church. and later. in order
to have church home near by. she
united by letter with the Congregation
al church at Lee. Her long life was
one CT faith and good works and
very few will be missed more than
she.