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and engines 10 handle the immense tom
mage which must be hauled this fail"
RfHSLRY Runs VERY HIGH.
Sensational Contest for q Maid of
Honor for the Mountain and
Plain Festival.

ASPEN. Colo, Sept. 17.-Vastly hotter
than Pre- sidenlial election was the con-
test closed to-day in the election OF
maid Of. honor from Pitkin County for the
Mountain and Plain Festival at Denver
next month. The contest started in
spirit of good-natured rivalry, but the ln-
terest increased till toward the last there
were not a dozen people in the city who
were not excited over the result.
A most sensational feature was the
filing of a libel suit. Miss Thira Bow, one
OF the contestants, sued Mrs. Elizabeth
Brown for $50 600 for defamation OF char
acter. Mrs. Brown was opposed to Miss
Bows candidacy. Finally the contest
sim mered down TO three candidates. one
morning it was re ported that prominent
newspaper man had made The boast that
his favorite would win with flying colors,
and it was noticed that his press was run
ming extra time. Friends OF another can.
dida soon raised. a purse and large
orders were placed for papers at the other
newspaper offices, which newspapers were
also publishing coupons.
The last few days the race was hot. 1t
practically became question OF capacity
of presses. The closing hours witnessed
men, women and children fiocEing TO the
bal! OF boxes carving with them from to
5000 ballots. a conservative estimate
places the mum ber of ballots cast at 200,-
COO They completely swamped the
County Commissioners AID the successful
cand idate will not be known for several
days.
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SHOWS STAR POINTER HIS HEELS.
Joe futchen Wins a Heat From the
Record Breaker in the Ukidh
Race.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Sept. F17.-Joe
Patchen, for the first time since the Co.
lumbus meeting in July, showed Star
Pointer his dust to-day. TINS wonderful
black stallion captured the second heat
in the battle between the two pacing
kings for a nurse of 5000. He had the
pole, the place being won by the flip of a
coin, and from the word he cut the route
and was not headed. Pointer won the
first heat in comparatively easy form in
2:O42s. Patchen won the second heat in
2:03
McCleary was in fine style and he
counted on the second heat being taken
with equal ease. Patchen, driven by
Dickerson, had faltered some in the first
argument. An experimon mt had been tried
in his shoeing. For the first time in
weeks delay was caused in getting the
word, due to his reaKing. His rounding
in form was superb and the crowd of 45.-
600 peop'e present was i'm mensely pleased
at his success. The deciding heat will be
paced tomorrow
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CHARGEs OF PRJE URT.
Progress Of the Trfat of DR.. Hunter ct Al.
Mt FrnnEfOrt.

Progress of the Trfat of DIR. Hunter ct Al.
Mt FronEfort.
FRANK FORT, KY, Sept. 1.-THE sec
ond day of the trial of Hunter ct al. was
charact erized by charges of perjury. DR..
w. Godfrey Hunter, e1-Congressman j.
H. Wilson and Deputy Collector E. T.
FRANKS on one side and Captain Noel
Gaines and Thomas F. Tanner on the
other side swore to contradictory state
ments Hunter swore that he was never
at Gaines house, and did not know wher e
he lived. Gaines looked at DR.. Hunter
and said he knew he was at his house on
the night of April 1, and asked him II he
could buy the votes of Repres entatives
Go-samerk aud johns.
Hunter was corro borated by Legislators
and friends, who said he could not have
been away from the hotel on that night
long enough TO have gone where Gaines
swears he WIS. Gaines is corroborated by
witnesses, who testify to having seen him
on the road, and by Tanner, who says he
piloted him there.
Constant lear of a collision between the
warning defendants and their friends
exists. There are several more witnesses
for both defendants, and The trial can
hardly be concluded to- morrow. Every
one on the scene predicts "hune" jury.
The Hunter defendants have SO lar
failed to prove tnai Governor Bradley was
in the conspiracy TO indict DR.. Hunter.
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FREIGHT 7RAIsS COLLIDE.
Five Men, Including Two Engineers,
Instantly Killed, and Several
Lthers Injured.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Sept. H.
Five men were instantly killed and three
were badly injured ii a head-end collision
of freight trains on the Wisconsin Central
Railroad near Howard, Wis, to-day.
The dead are: Richard Warren, Chip
pewa Falls. engineer; Edward ]. Smith,
Chippewa Falls, engineer; John Smiley,
Oxfordsvllle. firemen; Lest'r Ryan. Fari-
bault, Mimi, stockman; George Schafer,
Faribault, Mimi, stockman.
The injured: c. H. Miller, Chipre eva
Falls, brakeman; William Dixon, horse
man; w. +. Miller. horsemaA.
The wrecked trains were heavily load ed
with general merchandise, and met on a
curve near Howard. Both locomotives
were demolished, and the fireman of The
westbound train was The only one OF the
crew who escaped. IL is supposed that
one of the trains was ahead of its schedule
time, no telegraphic orIers having been
iSsued
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STEINER CIRcAssIA SAFE.
The Di4abkeG Anchor Ltaer Is 1tc;ce
Taken ia 1Otr.

The DtIabkeG Anchor Ltaer Is 1tc;ce
Taken ia TOtc.
QUEENSTOWN. IRELAND, Sept. II. -
The overdue Anchor line steamer Cir
ca>sia, which lett New York on August
% for Glasgow. and which should have
reached that port Thursday, Seplem Der 8,
was sighted this morning eff klnsale
Head, IN tow OF the British steamer Mem
ond, Captain Bales from Montreal, Sep
tember 3, for Avonmouth.
On September the Circassia was over
hauled by the ThingvalIa line steamer
Island from New York for Copenhagen,
and was taken il tow by the latter, as she
was in a disabled condition. Owing to
the heavy s,a which prevail ed, tie hawser
parted and tie Island was unable 10 again
take the CiIcassia in Tow.
The passengers of The Circassia are all
we'll and have been landed here.
The Memnon m&t the Circassia on Mon
day last Sep'emD Der Is, about 600 miles
west of Quaensto wn, the Anchor liner
having drlfIed eastward about go miles
after becoming separated from the Island
The accident which disabled the Circassia
occurred Saturday, September 4, 800 miles
from New York.
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GEonGE GoULD Returns.
Ho,c Business r., UiUat Has ddded TO
Hix M0ay Nilfio.s


Hi< Moay Miliio.s.
NEW YORK, n. Y. Sept. 17.-Ge gorge
J. Gould with his family returned to-day
on the American liner St. Louis. During
the three months Mr.. Gould has been rest
ing in Europe the business revival has
added at least $4,000. 600 in value 10 the
Gould securities.
'It was good thing for the country
that went away" said Mr. Gould, whose
bronzed face was radiant with good ma.
ture, "ior with my absence good times
seem to have come. They are here to stay
Tor long time. too. There never was a
time when conditions promised so much
for the United States. We have the tariff
settled, we are rid OF the silver and other
bugaboos and everything look, all right"
$50 you think that he business revival
here is not spasm modlcf
"Most certainly. There has been a
strengthening IN markets all along the
line. Business men abroad realize that
the United States is now master Of the
situation. We have goods 10 sell-grain,
cotton, everything. Their crops are
short, their needs are great and they must
buy of us. In moving our enormous
crops there will be increased activity in
railroad securities, and railroads that are
benefiiing by this are busy building cars
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1he chess 3ournDme ment.

BERLIN, GERMANY, Sept. 1.-THE fifth
round In the International chess tourna-
ment was played at the Architektenhaus
in this city to-day, it being the second
round according to the Ber,er system.
The pairing was as follows: Englisch vs.
SchIffers, Berdele ben VS.. Ch rrousek, Cohn
vs. Albin, Schleichter vs.. Alapin. Marco
VS.. Winawer, Metger VS.. Caro-, Janowsky
VS. link, Teichmann w. Burn, Tschig.
orin VS.. Wabrodt, Suech ting vs. Black
burn. AT o'c.ock the following results
had been reco. ded: Cohn beat Albin, Bar
ueleben (retlred) lost to Charou>ek. Eng
lisch and Schiffers drew, 1eichmann beat
Burn.
The remaining games resulted as fol-
lows: Schleichter and Alapiu drew, Marco
beat Winawer. Meyer was downed by
Caro-. Janowski beat Zinkl, Tschigorin and
Walbrodt adjourned their game and
Suechtins and Black burn drew.
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SCORES TIE kNGLISH ILLNESSES.
Harren Continues His Address Before
fh. Rerinl Sea tribunal.

HnTTen Continues HIS address BEFORE
tn Berfn0 Sea Tribunal.
HALIFAX, y. S., Sept. 17.-Mr. War
Ten continued his address to-day before
the B.ring Sea tribunal and discussed the
claims In detail referred to in general
terms in his remarks of yesterday. Dur
ing his argument he numerically scored
the witnesses furnished by the British
Government in the cases of the Pathfinder
and CoraIena. The mortgages and re-
ce pts, he said, were fraudulent, and some
OF the vouchers had been prepared within
three months of the arrival OF the AEeri-
can Consul IN Victoria.
The paper used for these documents was
the same in every case. He produced the
recent formerly held by Muncie and
showed that the same form was used in
every case extending over period of five
wears. This, he coEtended, had a funny
look about it, and he expressed a strong
doubt as TO their genuineness. He claimed
that Muncie sought TO make the United
States pay for all his expenses lost by his
sealing trade on the west coast Of Van
couyer Island.
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HoqBKD or anarchy.
UhoEes ate Arrests aud Erpttls ions by the
Belgian UthOrities.

Whotes ate arrests aud ErpWtstOns by the
Belgian authorities.
BRUSSELS. BELGIUM Sept. l7.-Subse-
ouent to the expulsion from this city yes
terday OF Louise Michel. the French an
archist, aud her two com panions, Charlotte
FauviIle and Brousson Loux, who ad
come here for fortnighrs speech max
ing tour in aid of the families OF the an
archists executed at Barcelona for the
bonn b. throwing outrage OF June last
wear. ana in aid also OF the anarc hists
exiled for com plicity in the crime-the
police arrested fifteen persons who were
suspected of being anarchists. The police
i.o, with drawn swords, dispersed several
bands who we're parading the streets
shou.in2 and cheering for anarchy. Some
of these bands were marching in the d.
lection OF the Spanish Embassy when dis
3ersed by the authorities.
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ROBBERS RAID Il PosToFFIcE.
Bat in Escaping One Is MOrtally
Wounded or am officer.

Wounded on 0m OUtcer.
DENVER, Colo, Sept IA special to
the News from Chadron, Nebr., says:
Three masked highwaymen entered the
postoffice at Belmont. this county, yes
terday, and by the liberal display of six
shooters compelled the postmaster to de-
liver up some $4o0 of postoffice funds.
Thev made their escape, but two were ap-
pretended in Crawford after lively fight
ing. in which one of the robbers was NOR
tally wounded by Marshal SpearInan of
Crawford The robber drew gun when
accosted by the officer, but was shot in the
arm before he could raise the weapon.
Though severely wounded he emptied the
coltents of his six-shooter, but without
effect, and was finally brought down with
a bullet in his neck. The men are por-
ton OF the gang which has been terroriz-
ing the Black Hills.
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4 Grent F.re ut cabut.

SIMLA, INDIA, Sept. IA destructive
fire which began in b azaar of Cabul, the
ca pital of Afghanistan, September 6,
lasted until the following day. One hun
dred and fifty stores were burned, four
rersons perIshed and damage TO the
amount of several Iakhs OF rupees was
done. Sir Walter Pyne, the Ameer's
British adviser distinguished himself in
directing the work of quenching the
ham mes, Organizing fire brigade and using
tba fire engines. which are kept in the
vorKshops OF the Amer.
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BEVITCHED BY A
PRETTY JEVESS
Three Rich Young Yale
Men Claim a TailOr'S
Daughter.
Recently Welded to One, the
Tilted Pair Are Nearly
Distracted.
Stormy Scene Among the Rivals
at the Girls Home-Paterfamilas
as Arbitrator.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept. IT,
River millionaire, whose home is in New
York, who says he was married Monday
TO Miss Mildred Neg gbauer, daughter OF
tailor of this city, is not the only rich
Yale man who was enga ged to the pretty
Jewess. AS soon as the news of Borden s
wedding to the girl appeared In to-day S
papers two other as pirants for her hand
appeared. They were Frederick Everett
Grant. Yale '92, and John Knox Blake,
Yale Law School 81. Grant was known
as General Grant, and the other lover,
Blake, lived in the Negbau house all OF
last year. His attentions to "Millie''
were so unremittent that he failed 10
graduate.
Borden, Blake and General Grant
all met this afternoon at the Negbauer
house and there was hot scene. The
girl was distracted and called on her
father who admitted that Borden must
be left alone with the girl for the pres
ent. The others then took their leave.
To reporter Blake exclaimed:
well, Pm her real lover, anyhow. She
does not love those fellows, and she will
come back to me-
General Grant says he also holds the
girls promise of marriage, and he statos
that she even to-day encouraged him.
Blake states that the girl whispered to
him that no ceremony was performed be-
tween the girl and young Borden. and
that her love bubbles up Tor him alone.
Borden says he will stick by the girl, and
that she will stand by him, even If MS
father dislnherIts him.
This afternoon Grant and Blake are
wandering around the streets of New
Haven disconsolate. Several friends nave
urged both 10 bring breach of prom Sc
suits and attach the money that Father
Borden gave the girl to go to South Da-
kota with when she got her divorce from
young Borden after marrying him the
first time
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Be,,erea to Be Andye,s Balloon.

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, Sept. H.
A telegrap phic message received here from
Krasnoyarsk, in the interior of Siberia,
says that on September IA. at IL O'Clock
at night, the inha bitants of the village
of Aniinifirowskoje, in the district of
Yen,seisk, Arctic Russia, saw balloon,
believed to be that of Professor Andree.
the Swedish aeronaui, who left the island
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REDUCIAG 3HE AITES,
Railroads to Proutde Cheap Fares TO tn,
81. LOHtt EEp0sifion.


81. LOMt' ErpOsifion.
CHICAGO, Ill, Sept. 1.-THE Chicago
and Northwestern to-day announced a
rate OF $40 80 rom Omaha, $40 IS from
Council Bluffs and 81 from Des oines, 10
be effective on Tuesdays and Thursdays
during the continuance OF the St. Louis
Exposition. Ali the other roads inter-
ested in the territory affected will make
the same rates.
1t is said by the roads making the rates
tina: they are compelled TO make them in
consequence of the 81 rate made from Kan
sas City to Chicago by the Great Western.
The rates made to-day are based on the
rate 81 from Des Moines, the local rates
being added 20 Des Moines from Omaha
and Council Bluffs. The result OF the rat
of 81 from Kansas City made by the Great
Western has been to reduce all through
rates rom trans M ississppi territory, for
which Kansas City is common gateway,
anu il Will cost all the roads thousands OF
dollars before the matter is ended.
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Ltoud Is the Chnn,pio..

CHICAGO, ILL, Sept. l7.-Joseph
Lloyd, the professional from the Essex
County Golf Club, Manchester by the Sea.
Mass, won the open golf championship of
1897 in the links of the Chicago Golf Club
to-day. His total score was 1872 William
Anderson, the phenomenal young player
rom. the Misquamient Coli Club, Watch
Hill, r. l., was close second, with l63.
James FOULS, now ex-champion. finished
third, with 1853; Willie Dunn of the Ards
ley Golf Club tying him. Thirty-four men
finished the thirty sixth hole under zoo
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neroIt in thLna suppressed. .

LONDON, Eng. Sept. T.-According to
a special dispatch from Shanghai, the
Fresch missionary, stationed at Batan=,
ON The River Dichu, in the northeastern
mart of tho Province of Szu Chun, on the
borders oI Thibet. writes tnat the Chinese
nave suppress ed the revolt OF the La
mssiss, subjugated Thibet and have or
ganIzed a Government with Chinese ad-
ministrators.
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thanoe, In Itatv,. Cabinet.

LONDON, ENG, Sept. 18.-A dispatch
to the Standard from Rome says the
Italian Cabinet crisis has ended. Senior
g anturco, Minister of Education, has
been appointed Minister of Justice in
succession to the late Senior Costa, while
Count Codronchi, now Minister without
portfolio has been appointed Minister OF
Education 10 succeed Senoa Gianturco.
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keno Joos.n. Injured.

RENO, New, Sept. 17.--Paul dollhouse,
jockey at the fair grounds, had the mis-
fortune of having a horse that he was
riding fall on him while practicing starting
with the Austr, Iian draw gate. AS the
gate went up tie horse reared and fell over
BACKWARDS badly spraining Lofthcuse's s
leg. Another horse, ridden by Mike
TuIley, went ever ba ckward under similar
circumstances, breaking Tulley's collar
bone.
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DYING OF CANCER.
Days of the Grand Duke of Badcn NHn
bered.

Days of the Grand Duke of Baden Nnm
bered.
NEW YORK, n. y, Sept. IA special
ca bic from Berlin says: Much sorrow has
been created here by the announcement
that the Grand Duke of Baden, whose
wife is the only daughter of the old En-
peror William, Is dying of cancer and that
his days are mum bered.
The melady with which he is afflicted
and which is analogous 10 that which car
ri edoff so prematurely his brother-in-law.
Emperor Frederick, has reached very
advanced Stage. His physicians have in
sisted that he must abandon all idea OF
returning to his favorite residence on the
island OF Mainau, i'll the lake of Constance.
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RESERpES OF SIL YER.
Continental Journals Ridicute tho Ban
of EnoEnnd's Pr0poynI.

Continental Journals htdicute tho Bans
of EmQInnd's Pr0posnt.
BERLIN. GERMANY, Sept. II. - The
Vossische Zeltung, in an article on the
discussion of the proposal that the Bank
of England should admit silver into its
reserves, recalls Prince Bismarck's saying,
Acceptance in principle Is po lite form
of rejection"
The paper adds: 1.-THE idea that France
will reopen her mints while silver is at its
present price is preposterous. Ii the
silverites consider this a victory, We
neither gruGge nor envy them their sue
cess"
PARIS, FRANCE, Sept. 1.-THE Journal
des Debats, in an article on the discussion
over the silver letter of the governor OF
the Bank OF England, calls it ''chef
d 'euvre OF humor," and commiserates the
siverites upon their discovery that their
cry OF victory is premature. This voices
the general opinion in France.
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- ea..n,,tio Anloiae on the Crater.

LONDON, ENG, Sept ia dispatch
to ,he Daily News from Rome describes
the romantic suicide OF young foreigner,
beiieved to De German. He ascended
Mount Vesuvius while it was in eruption,
iay down near the edge of the crater ana
shot himself, apparently with the idea
that the lava flow would cover his BODY
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Ross K.ocssd Ouf.

SALT LAKE, UTAH Sept. IA special
to the Herald from Rock Springs, Wyo.,
says: The second glove contest between
Fred Ross, champion Of Wyoming, and
Eugene Turner, champion of Kansas. took
place tonight in the opera-hou>e. Ross
was knocked out in the twentieth round.
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Mt..tonrry Trouble. ia china Rene,oed.

LYONS, FRANCE, Sept. 17.-Word has
been received here that the Catholic mis-
sionaries are again suffering severe
oppression from the Chinese near Yao-
Ping, in the district OF kwang Tung.
The natives have been prosecuting the
Christians, burning their houses, destroy
ing their crops and putting converts to
the torture.
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HELD UP A MAIL COACH
Rightcaymen Afer Gold Dust We're Ju,
n Eny Too IUfe.

hay Zoo Late.
DENVER, Colo, Sept. IA special to
the News from Santa Fe, n. NJ, says: A
private letter states that the n all coach
from Elizabetbtown to Taos was held
UP by two masked men with rifles at noon
Thursday The mail was not molested. 1.
The drivers watch was taken and one
passenger was relieved of his pocketbook,
con tanning SOL. A big deposit OF gold dust
from the Moreno Valley was taken over
by the stage the day previous, and it is
believed that this is what the highway
men hoped 10 obtain. A Sheriff's posse is
on the trail.
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oflTromsoe shorty before 2:30 P. NJ. on
.iuiy II, in an attempt to cross the Ioiar
regions. The bal loon. it is added, was in
sight for about fiv, minutes.
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LIABILITIES. s.

Losses adjusted and urpaid ......
Losses in process of adjustment or
In suspense.
Losses resisted, including ex
pen SeS. ....................
Gross premium on tire risks run l
ming one year or less, relnSur-
ance SO per cent. t..........
Gross premiums on tire RISKS rum
more than one year, reinsurance !
pro rata. Observation-Disclosures.
Gross premiums on marine a d !
inland navigation risks, reinsur-
ance l0U per cent. t........-.-.
Gross premiums on marine time |
risks. reinsurance so per cent .
Liability under Life Department. ..
Cash dividends remaining unpaid.
All o.her demands against the
company .--..-.......-...'
iotal liabilities.
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Rod Borrest. fu hessfa.

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, Sept. H.
The bad harvest affects seventeen Rus
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sian provinces and it is feared it Will also
be ielt in 1898 as the drousht as pre-
vented sowing winter wheat in large areas.
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Total liabilities.
INC ME.

Net Cash actually received for Fire
Tleu'luLDs- ....-- .---..--.-...--
Net Cash actual. Y received for Ma
rine Premiums.
Received for interest and dividends
on Bonds, stocks, Loans and from
all other sources. ..................
Income from Lite and Accident
brauch rs, ana from all other
sources. .......--.... .-.............
Total income. ....... ........ !!
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EXPENDITURES )

II - II y DI y INE Ss
Net amount paid for Fire Lossee. 1886, 81
J ct amount paid for Marine Losses lis
Net amount paid for Life and Ac-
cident Losses 664.7
Dividends TO stockholders. 1886
Paid or allowed for commission or
brokerage. e.................. .... III II
Paid for salaries, Fees and ulher
charges for officers. clerks ETC.. cO2 ,0t
Paid for state, National and local
taxe,-...... ............ 1873
All other payments and expendi-
lures, including reinsurance. pre-
mIunis and premium re ,erve s $500
Total expenditures. Al 81
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CLEVELAND, OHIO Sept. 17.-RhiLes pitched
two innings Tor Cincinnati, Ehtet the rest OF
The game. Be den. ocai amateur did we'll
in right field for Cleve and. The only feature
was the complete bsence of any wranglii
argument. Kellys decis ons were unques-
toned. Score:
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CHfMPI0RS WfR AND LOSE.
Simply Make Stand-of With the
QuokerS-BoStons DemoraLize
the Giants.
the Giants.

BALTIMORE MD. Sept 1.-THE champions
took the first game from the Quakers to-day
with comparative ease, but in the .econd they
were unable to hit Dunkle, the visitors new
pitcher. The work of the latter and severa
lucky double plays were the features. Attend
anca 24nN Score frst game:
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BROOKLYN, y. Y, Sept. 17.-Brooklyn won
another game from Washington to-day n he
ninth. Swain has onIy himse 10 blame for
Brooklyn with one run, enough hits were
made TO win. Score: