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klns. OF Honolulu. and they stood the trip
xeM AT the creeks that have been To-
Gated 20 far run into Mgnook creek.
In the order of their supposed merit they
are Little Munook. Hunter and Hoosler.
and almost every claim on all these creeks
has bean located
Every boat that comes ap the river
leaves a crowd here. and as soon as they
get ashore out they 10 20 locate Ths
discovery claim on Hunter Is about four
miles from Rampant City. II is about six
miles to discovery claim on Little Hunook
and ahoat eight miles 70 discovery ciaifn
on HOosier.
since we have been here discovery claim
on Little Munook creek has been sold for
s. opa
Rampant City is al present a tented
town aad the shore and hiilsides are
white wlfa tents. The Alaska Commercial
COMPANY has a store here already par
TALLY stocked wirB goods. THE balance ~
fhs goods are expected on ths Bella. that
should arrive to-day. Cabins are rapidly
going up. and Biil soon take the place II
tha tents Several are already cbmpleted
ard occupied. The townaite fa a good one.
tas Land rising IN terraces from the river.
ThaFe arc about 80 pesple here now, ans
tAe reputation increases with tire cengax
of every steamer. and snail boats cofns
floating down ths river. bringing tv0 Or
three men each. ard II IL expected that
many VII core IN tals wav fateF IN. for
TIRE same bad tidlnza about hack % pro-
visions 81 Dawepn keep coming dosn tae
river and the peopls must 60 somewhere
tnis wlnfer. There Is no likelihood - there
heIBg any tack % provisions hare, unIsss
too many come down from above
Three steamers have passed up ere river
s.ace We have bsan here bat from all ws
can learn fhe chances - fhelr getting he-
yeud Fort Yukon are very small How
ever. Il nas been raining and showing aur-
Ing ,ae last ghsee dsya and possibly tha
river may rise saoagh to 1et the boats get
over IRE Hats Even n faey DO gee through
e ss aala faat me provisions they carry
wl not Be sufficient % Feed the p.opIs
az waon fhfs winter
I vii hold This ieFtsr open ard add ary-
tbluT ~ iHfeFesf tnaf occurs before I nal
e. AT tne Seattle people here are we'll
James Mci-ssgsifn and stephen Peters S.
caie1 - leave TIE country and haga
arayfe3 as@n fae river for 81 Mgehseg n
a s-aH hgat. e i. ssene has ala5 as-
efded 70 leave. ard wlu take steamer
dsEn The river sewerai nfher= hewe Ae-
cs1ee 20 20 bow1N. bat aons frona Seattle.
except those above mentioned
GEORGE n PRESTON
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ARE FORCED TO TURN BACK
All of the HanzfIton's Passengers Are
Now Located al Rampant
City. ON Nuneak.
Special Correspondence of the Post-Intei-

Special Correspondence of the Post-Intei-
liEsneer
RAMPANT CITY. Maaook creek Alas-
IA SEPT i2.-we have been here a week
now. think ! ean get this letter g -
Michael BY one of the steamers goiHE down
the river IN tine 70 eaten .lle Excelsior or
Portland or her last trip. We reached
here after aark and as the seaf-hHght of
the steamer flashed from group 20 group
OF the people lining the shore. it hghted
Qp fhe familiar faces u those wno got on
here on our way ap the river. and ahouis
OF greeting and q welcome acre inter
sre-ssd VITA questions ~ why Ts h7d
cone back. TIE landing of passengers and
freight and The scurrying about - the
crowd pitching their tents along t2e shore
r &c AZ exciting s1ens-
After getting the fents up che FIRST thing
IN order nss 20 rush up tho crefk 20 lfrafe
claims. ard some al nor sven Nait o
plt-n their tents. bEt started - ~ fae
ufrht fer ths divgings ard broke throaga
tAe brush ard aoundsrei through tae
sparaps in ere dark. In order - - FIRST
on the ground
TIE trails Through thls coautry are
hard ~aads 10 travel ard q mile seems
IKE Eve gn any ordinary country Sog 20
tearing fhroHgh Ere BRITISH anG then wad-
ir tarouRh sNsmpE among ;n@ nfsE =
heads" These i-rGgReTAsa3a' are great
tufts q soppv md ana grass fhaf sfad
fha swamp tii tae whoIe place looks HHe
a zfxanff~ hob-na3ln4 sa6a Yoa can 2
walk 90 tnern. FOR tas rningfs vou step oa
thera 9vsr thry 60 ard stnd you rrrswlsag
II ire bog Ths only way 20 ea is - step
between theru often 40 20 Four knees 10
rrfte ard water. When you rezch TIE
STRAINS you srs lucky r yoa fri 3 slip-
pery FOOT log anS u yeu eon't fn1 oas.
{, 8 arasheT case - wadi1E
IRE country e. wtld ard pTec p.faas ard
r. gong from ore creek 20 another you
are oste1 obliged 20 cross great divides
shat tax iae strengts y the ~tsad Ffoos
q re utmost. man has - NofA ~ BE
wants 70 Ie@afs a claim hers. d4f am lu-
e ned - talnk q is Esi. w7rta the @ffart.
ssoag>s nobody knows yet soM rfea tne
cairns sre and as I have siYeaay written.
robodv wla knoE uutsi the winsers %oFk
= done
I have IN a previous isfssr t0A8 ere re-
sslt q tse ''Yrospscts" - fsr snG tasre
= nothlag - aed on thss pest Tne M-
9seaffors are good. sn4 tse old timers ars
.onadert that rsca csslnas siI bs aevsi-
opea tnir winter, &E1 tast - &ooat 81 that
car - sad.
We have az taksr a. clalr--. sut wassn-
- theY are azy good CT not tae fs1srs
z1ust determine.
Il. spite u rne dSlealries q re tfp tEo
.sszss rave Eoze our ard locase4 stains.
Arz. L1swsllyz. o. Seattle, aa1 AFz- Hep
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NEW YORK. Oct. 17-Charles 4 Dana.
editor % the New York Sun. died az IN
this afternoon AZ hls hOms a. G.eaeove,
L0ng IsIand-
Nr. Danas death had been expected for
several hours. and his family and physl-
clans were a. ais bedside waen the end
cane Ills conaillon had been such for
several months that the members oi his
family had zept themselves in eoas -Anr
readiness 70 20 20 his bedside a. any mo
msnt On Saturday morning he lad a re-
lapse. and Il was apparent that recovery
xas impossible. Several times. however.
he rallied. but towards night began 70
siuk.
During the night there we're feeble rai-
les but they did not last long. This
morning Il was seen that the end was but
a few hours Of. and his attendants re-
NAMED almost constantly ar his bedside.
The end came quietly.
The extreme heat OF Friday and Satur-
aay had much to DO with Fastening
death. On Friday Mr. Dana showed
signs OF distress and everything possible
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HIS MONUMENT UNVEILED.
San Francisco Pays Its Tribute to
Robert Louis Stevenson.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct IA monu-
ment to Robert Louis Stevenson was IN
velled today at Portsmouth square. Al
dresses were delivered By Irving NJ.
Scott and Bruce Porter. the artist. Mayor
Phelan then accepted the monument on
behalf OF The city. and read from The
wrecker" Stevenson's description Of San
Francisco.
The monument was designed By Bruce
Porter, assisted by Willis Polk and Mrs.
Virgil Williams. the lady TO whom Steven
son dedicated the "SilveTado Squatters." "
George Piper was the sculptor.
The shaft Is made of California granite
and Is ten and & half feet high. on top
q which is a cap. also OF granite. This
IS surmounted by a bronze galleon Of the
sixteenth century. The vessel Is run
ming before the wind with al sails set.
and so subtle Is the work Of the sculptor
thai the idea Of a ship IN motion IS art
fully carried out
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A Fatal FIRE.
Two Men Lose Their Lives and =
Mining Hamlet DESTROYED.

IOWA HILLS. Cal. Oct Iowa Hills.
a mining r0xn situated Il ths mountains
O Placer esautF. was visited hy NEST
damaging 9re early thls morning. The
IRE started n the Central hotel and with
n . very few inmates The hotel wss a
mass of flames and the walls were fsll-
ing n.
Two - the lodSsrs in the Central hotel
William Gcidsn and witi4n Owens. per
Eshsd N the azmes- From the position %
tae remains of william G0lden il j. sup
posed that hs never awakened. William
Owens. il IS supposed. leapei from his
room n the second story. bat landing en
fence. was seriously injured and unable
% 20 further The remains oS both were
b1rned beyond recognition and the only
means q Identification vas he location
q their r0ous N the hotel and the posi-
rion q the boGies in the ruins
As % re origin q the IRE there are con-
atcting stories. many seeming 20 think that
Il vas The work OF a. lncendlsrx. Core
uer Mitchell ot Auburn. has the case an
der investigation.
The total loss = estimated a. about s4a =
o0, insurance about S78.e10. The FIRE de-
stroved one az the oldest ana most pros
Porous mining towns In Placer county
Fortunately for the few remaining bs3ila-
ings. The night was calm. Had there been
8 wind L IS probable that al would have
been burned
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cred possible without the expenditure OF
large sums OF money to maintain cordons
around infected houses strong enough 70
prevent egress and Ingress. There were
twenty-five new eases today.
The official report OF the board Of health
IS as follows; Cases OF yellow fever to-
day. "a deaths. 5: total cases 10 date. SIS;
deaths. S. recovered. 40e: under treatment
SO
Il has been currently reported here for
some DAYS that the fever was prevailing z
az Bay St Louis. This evening DR. Oh
llphsnt. of the Louisiana state board OF
health received the sou0winx message
from Cant. from the state board at Biloxi
whom he had sent 20 investigate the cases:
Have just returned from Bay St Louis;
visited eight cases seven yellow fever. one
suspicious. Surgeon r. .. Murray. OF
the marine hospital service who accom-
panied US. concurred in the diagnosis OF
each case"
Upon receipt OF the telegram. Or. oui-
phant promptly promulgated decree II
quarantine against Bag s. Louis and all
of It's environments thus placing the west
ern limit % The gulf shore quarantine az
Pearl river. DR. OIHphant has also asked
the Louisville & Nashville road % assist
IN It's enforcement.
No yellow Fever Cases.
MONTGOMERY. Ala, Oct. T-Ths
board Of health tonight adopted this re-
port. The board of health ~ M9ntgom-
cry and the state health office. after thor
ough examination OF all cases OF sickness
In this city deemed suspicious report tast
they are unable TO pronounce any of them
yellow fever"
H~s=~uring Report.
WASHINGTON, Oct T7-surgaon Cen
erai Wyman or the marine hospital se-v-
sce regards todsy's yellow fever condition
as reassuring. Following e a summary
OF the principal developments tonight
Mobile new cases. no deaths Pay St
/ Louis. Mss. eases. Edwards. cases,
death Clinton. cases; Biioxi. ? cases rC
deaths. A. Galveston no cases have BEEN
reported since Monday ard no deaths. and
state officers have raised the quarantine
there.
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BARK :. c. ALLEN CRIPPLED.
She Loses Some of Her spars. ss Well
as an Ocean Race.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. I7.--The bark
c. 3 Anen arrived today from Honolulu
with her fore topEalisnt mast and her
lover fore tapSsnant yard gone, The
vessel ard the barks Albert ard : -.
Castle left the islanG port nineteen days
ago. within a few minutes q each other
and commenced 3 race Tor this port. On
Thursday morning last the Albert came
into tas harBGr the winner of the race
and a few aours later the = y Castle
made rhe Port a closs second. The tsiy1
boat 81 The race. according 20 the state
rneats % her creT made good time uutil
xnen close - port. when she ran into a
gaze. carrying away her rigging, Gripping
her toF a fast trip.
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EyADING THE QUARANTINE.
New Orleans BOARD of Health's ReEu,
iRtfonS neing Violated.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Oct. I1.-vhile
the new cases ala not run up rapidly here
today, the deaths were somewhat numsr-
Gus. comparatively speaking. having
reached Eve as early as o'clock this even
Ing. one Of the satal cases. however. pre-
sented the sans old story of neglect Ani
couccainnent- The agitation against tae
quarantine regulations OF the board OF
health s encouraging violations of the
regula ti0ns. There IS very considerable
sentiment against continuing the quaran-
tire system. and the result IS that the
board 81 health having reduced the num-
Der os is guards. inmates of houses are
slipping out into the street whenever they
have a mind 70. 1t IS no longer consid-
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HALIFAX. n. s, Oct. f7.-Historic
Windsor. one of the mast beautiful
towns in the province. was devastated
By Ere this morning. Fer six hours. be-
ginning shortly before 3 a N. the Ere.
fannsd BY . violent northwest gale, ragged
so fescsly that the local fire department
was absolutely helpless 10 cope with IL.
and within half an hour after It's discov-
cry the mayor began 20 call for outside
assistance. Long before neon the town
had been eaten UP almost completely. the
area covered by the flames being nearly
q mile square OF the AGO or more build
ings occupying this section. merely half
a dozen scorched structures remain
Ne Nova Scotia town has ever been
visited by q confagration OF such dimen-
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THE CHASE Run ASHORE
Revenue Practice ship Has a Narrow
E.ennr From Wreck

CHARLESTON. s. C.. Oct. 1.-THE
Tinted States revenue practice ship Sal
mon p Chase came fnto Charleston bar
Dor early this morning after an exciting
ircitsut just or Fore Sumter TIE bark
fsill1g 70 mark ali hlGws w-nr aground
en- Cummings point shoaL The situation
1sake6 serious for a tea moments bat
the prompt arrival OF assistance from the
elty averted trouble TIE Chase Was
p1Uea OF by the tug Ceceua and towed
20 an anchorage i1 the stream BY the rev
e~ua euete- ColfaN. TIE Chase will ~
main here anal al danger % yellow fever
IS past ja Florida
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THE sJy To GoRHAv.
say. Hi- oaer tn Withdraw Is Mere
Campaign Trick

BALTIMORE. oct T--The san To-Day
rtthlsshes a ieauthy EDITORIAL rer.y 20 sen
arcr Coruse-s letter. ir which s. says
No person ~ ordinary Intelligence can
-er4 the lefter from senator German 20
ere sun. whlca s. pu6-snea tr cur afTeT-
ft-s-E columns f018F WfGelr st arse uar-
-ttsfrE that u "a 3 rEr-e campaign tr.cx.
zrntranttv ca4racEss-tsE.c, "a 4rs ralpante
.es.rcerlty of the selr-s froro Wh.ch il
arl~estR i Mr. Goruau realty wishes 20
ter nm 10 come 20 tne S4a 20 ask p@ruls-
e.e- 10 40 So
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FORT SCOTT, Kan. Oct I7.-Judge J.
.. McCleverty Is seriously sick az his
home IN this city with a complication Ot
stomach and organic troubles. from which
IL Is feared he win not recover Judge
McCIeverty has been for many years one
Of the leading lawyers OF kansas IN 1874
he vas the Democratic candidate for JUS
tics Of the supreme court.
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Another FtitsusterinS Expedition

SAVANNAH o.. o. 3---Tes fsnoas
..e1ssers-S steamer Dagct5ess steamed
ae.sv g-orm Tyhee ia soleae-ly direction
sz-r-say ard has E1- re-e~ref T. -
saupessa .hat she .s "a arorsrT e D. 14sser-
- sxresltfan an3 ~ Meet a vessel az
eea- whl-s wl3 transfer 80 her q cargo
x u1ur8tIo-zs - war fo- t1e C@1an sn-
--rSe1ts
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wsra asose q D-. Black. Dr.. Moody. Or
Gossip. Dr. Red Windsor hosel, John
keith. Tehu Lynch. Mrs. g r Forsyths.
John Dor2r. " 0fBr.en. 7 2 smith.
William Christie. " A SAITH. J z Grs-
ham Mrs. J. ?. Carver. z IS Dak... NJ.
Il GcuGga, Mayoz Joshua Smith. J. {.
Calder and Arthur SDlgh.
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DEns' SOCIETY ~ A TURMOIL.
The Woman President Cowhided by
tnother Female.

CHICAGO. Oct 1.-THE session a.
branch Ne. of the Social Democracy.
the organization founded by Eugene y.
Debs ended in a general row tonight dur
iuC which Mrs FsnnIe Clark Kavanaugh.
president OF the branch. was horsewhtp-
ped The whipping was done ey Mrs.
Thomas = Qu.rr. wife of the former
president of the recently expelled branch
No. 2 of the Social Democracy. tne trouble
between the women growing cut u the
fact that Mrs. EavarauEh had charged
Cuinn with being o Pinkerton detective.
The male members of The organization
promptly took part ia the row when the
assault on Mrs, kavanauEh began and a
Tt0t was narrowly averted Mrs. Kava-
naugh Is said 20 have been badly disag-
1rs.f3
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WINDSOR. CANADA.
SWEPT By FLAMES.
Hardly a Home Let in
the Town.
a GALE FANS THE FIRE.
The Local Fire Department Was
Helpless to Cope With Ii.

Three thousand Inhabitants of the
City Are Homeless. and Have
Sought Refuge i'm Adjoining
Towns. While Others Are shelter
ed In Tenfs-The Fire started at
an Early Hour In the Morning.
While n Heavy Gale Was blowing.
and as liz swept Through the City
Burning Fragments FILLED the Air.
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GETTING READY FOR ALASKA
Gunboat Marietta Preparing 20 GO
Nnrfh ThurafaY.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct iT--The gun
boat Marietta care a7wr f-ora re asvy
yard thss morning and anchored in re
stream. efase 20 tHe aattieshtp 0Yszoc-
Te~ vessel L. preparing 90 leave foT Alas-
ksr waters. and ae- officers and crsW eT-
reer tn Tpt away FOR tha nnTth or Thurs-
saw next Tne Marietta has several rssa
nat *a4 wgu take north % Ell or re crew
a. tsa Cznenra. Which has beer 81 BERN z
xea al Sumner. Tce Concord W9li ssSrr
for hauss Ga tns arr.Fal sf tne 3as
ln ne ne-th- Shortly after ~ Fsn Boa:
sroppeA her anchor r ire stream sire VAS
VISITED rs tes couausr9 Ger q tA7 French
cruiser LuE1ay Ty01gn-
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CHARLES k. DANA
HAS DEPARTED.
Foremost American Jour
nalist Is No More.
DEATH NOT UNEXPECTED
He Passes Peacefully Away, Sur
rounded by Family ana Friends.

Long and Active Career. Both in
Public Life and Newspaper Work,
Cfosee-~keteh of the Career Of the
Last suryfyor of the Brook Farm
the Great War Secretary, the Dean
of American Newspaper Workers,
aad One of the Leading Men of
the Present and Past Generations.
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now YOUNG TUCKER DIED.
He ~acenmb~d TO Cold, Erhaustton
and Hanger, while ouf on the
Trstf Locating a Claim.

Special Correspondence % ire PeEf-fntsf-
NRsFeer
RAAPART CfTT H1noek Geek Alas
ka. Sept ns-Hasa / aaia fass / ss1ld
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TIRE ase&rAzc@ sac a. Flnc&s is%slry
store = stll Eolnx az- see I'm and Est
"a elsarasacs prices
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CHANRERr AVS PAIN BAIN

s1R EaTg-l gACrsM. LANE Rack. sPEAISs
BEUgsEs, Cuts And ECEx&
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Fanuzs rev esiropoelat parlsrs. Sss
g-xke E@.4411s.
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all Are Compelled toUnload
At Other Points.


The Captain of the Alice Goes on From
Fort Yukon in a Small Boat to Warn
the People in The klondike That No
More Provisions Will Reach Them
An Exodus Down the River Is Looked
For, and Rampant City Will Probably
Be- the Winter Camp of the Yukon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
POLITICIANS ENJOY THE DANCE
The second Picnic of the Ambrose
J.. Guiton Association a Success.

j. Guiton Association a Success.
One of the largest parties of the sea-
son attended the second annua picnic Of
the Ambrose J.. Guiton Association-nam-
ed in honor of the popular young Horse
shoe Alderman-which was held at
Pohlmann's Pavilion, last night. 1t was
a merry party and the affair was in all
respects enjoyable. James T. Murray, as
floor manager, was assisted by Joseph L..
Lamb and John S. Downs and the follow
ing Floor committee:EThomas F. Madi-
gan. chairman; John J. Hanlon. Michael
J@Toolen, P. ]. Lonergan, Robert Davis,
William Heller, Wallace ]. Guiton. James
T. Lillis, Pierce j.. Fleming, Michael J..
Kenny and T. J. Carroll. The Reception
Committee consisted of Jere W. Hayes,
chairman: Frank ]. Hague, William J.
Murray, James Burns, John P. Feeney,
John J. Heavey, Edward F. Kenny. John
p. Kenny, Michael A. Eagan, Hugh F.
Mclaughlin and Edgar A. Vreeland. The
Committee of Arrangements, to the mem
bers of which much credit Is due for the
success of the affair, consisted of:,John
]. Kent. chairman; Thomas J. Foley,
and Patrick ]. Holland.
The officers of the association are
Michael +. Kane, president; Paul Man
treasurer; Patrick ii. Martin, financial
secretary; Joseph j.. Toomey, recording
secretary; John J. Sullivan, corresponding
secretary. and Edward D. Murphy, SER
.geant-at-arms.
Robert Davis. Sheriff William Heller,
man Pierce j. Fleming, Alderman Hea-
vey. Police Commissioners John r. Feeney,
Constable Frank M. Hague, Mr.: and Mrs.
Mr. n n and Mrs. p =. Bum pnn MI Mr.. and SI Mrs..
S. Downes. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Hooper, p.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-17
WESTON WINS TIE PRIZE.
Kingss soma Close Their Athletie
Compnsftfou


Last night the Kings Sons of the Lafay-
cite M. E. Church brought their athletic
competition to a close. 1t had continued
for several weeks and afforded lots OF
opportunity for the members to display
their rowes in track and field events.
The result Of the contest gives the cham
pionship to George H. Weston, who has
a total of rs points. The competition for
second prize was a hot one between ].
MARBLE, Jr., n Walter Williams. who
were divided by one point only, the finish
being in that order. MARBLE had "a points
and williams %. J. Won Pelt made 10;
A. w. Hazlett, is; G. Schmidt, 5; H. B.
Van Dren. s; w. G. Higgins, 8; H. J.
Bockmeyer, 8; f. A.. Keller, 2; G. H.
Landfear, q; G. Creveling. 2; w. T. Steele,
1; E. Harrison. /. The first five in figures
will be presented with handsome prizes
this evening at the gymnasium by F. A..
Keller of the Athletic Committee. MARBLE
showed lots OF pluck, having contended in
every event on the programme. The final
contests that were decided last night were
run off at the West Sid Driving Park.
The first was a 100 yards run 1t was
hotly contested. George H. Weston won
from the scratch in II 2-5 seconds; j.
MARBLE, Jr.,s 4 yards, was second; j. Won
Pelt, 4 yards. was third; Walter Williams,
8 yards. fourth. and c. Creveling. : yards,
fifth. The three mile run. the final event.
had four starters, and gave Walter Will
liams an opportunity to prove his ability
as a distance runner. He cut down the
leaders from scratch in grand shape and
was in the lead before the half was fin
ished and drawing away won easily. j.
Won Pelt and George Weston were on the
mark with him. and finished in that or
der, with c. Creveling, It's yards, third.
Time, 20 minute and As seconds.