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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-01-26
TO ESTABLISH CRICKET HERE.
A strong Effort Being Made TO Raise
the Money Needed.

sHe money NeeueO.
A strong effort Is being made To nlace
the game OF cricket on a permanent footing
In this city. During the season of 30 and
no the Washington Cricket Club played on
ground at 18th street and Columbia road,
but this was so ill-adapted to the purpose
that no club frcm elsewhere could be in
Vlted TO play match upon it. Three
matches We're played with Baltimore clubs
on the latter's grounds
The cub now announces that it has Sc
grounds at Chevy Chase. which can be put
INTO condltlon for Use as cricket field
next season at moderate expense.
cricket players are not numerous here
and the amount needed to erect a building
Tor storage of implements, use as dressing
room, etc, can be secured only by interest
ing more people in the game and it's estab-
iishment here. The club, therefore, appeals
to all who have at heart the cultivation of
liking for the better class of manly ath-
letlc sports to aid in the development of
the game OF cricket. Applicant for MEM
bership In the club Rhould be made to A.
w Cherrington. 1929 Q street northwest.
Contributions for Improvement of ground
etc, may be made through any member of
the follow committee: J. Macbride Ster-
rett, Columbian University; Cecil Clay, De-
partment of Justice; Charles c. Binney
Depart inent of Justice; A. w. Cherrington
1879 = street northwest; Morris Hacker
Chevy Chase.
A Fifteen-Round Draw.
Jack Evcrhardt of New Orleans and Matt
Matthews OF Brooklyn fought fifteen
round draw at the Union Park Athletic
Club in New York last night. Matthews
had longer reach. bpt Jack was decidedly
the heaviest by ave or seven pounds
There was good deal of pickering be-
tween the two men And their attendants
owing to the fact that they were billed
Tor twenty rounds when the articles Only
called for fifteen. It was finally agNeed
only to go the shorter distance. jacks
lett hand was injuI ed In the seventh round.
and he saved 1t during the remainder of
the tight. Matthews made an. excellent
showing. and his trainer expects great
things from him In the near future. If
JACK had not hurt his hand the result
might have been different, as the New Or
leans man was very strong up to the last
round. when Matthews got In some heavy
swings About 1900 people braved the
fIeezing weather to see the bout and when
they entered the club house they foun1 1t
almost as cold within as without.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-01-26
Two Fruitless Ballots.

The fusion members of the Washington
legislature evidently were not in fighting
condition when the fourteenth ballot for
United States senator was called at noon
yesterday, and after two ballots an ad-
JournmeEt was taken without opposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-01-26
Cornell Aquatics and Athletics.

ITHACA. N. Y, January 26.-The candi-
dates for the years athletic team at Cor
nell have commenced training in the gym
nasium. and the competition ia already
quite brisk. The men have been divided
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-01-26
Washington Athletic Club.
Carroll Institute
FIRST GAME.
SECOND GAME.

Totals. .... 734 10 n Totals
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-23
ASSESSMENTS.
"a Nisht In Bohemia.

Tonight at the Seattle theater the cur
tam VIII rise on the second edition OF
Getz & Lambs musical farce-comedy. "A
Night In Bohemia" which the Queen City
Good Reads Club has selected for it's first
annual entertainment. The beautiful vet
unique programme which he club has
issued in the form of an owl will be I'm
the hands of a large audience. and mirth
and music viii reign supreme. The part
OF Edmund keane, the old retired actor
and good old Elk. which Mr.. Edgar KEEL
Ter viii play, is conceded by well known
critics TO be one OF the grandest char
actcrs ever drawn. and Mr.. Keller will
surprise his most ardent admirers The
kindly nature OF the old gentleman il
brought out TO perfection. and IS in strik-
ing contrast to the many comedy features
OF the show. Miss Mamie Holden. who
has become such a local fayorite. PLAYS
Dolly Mobiles the sunshine of Keane's
villa. and while she snd Charley Lamb are
on the stage there Is one continual round
OF merrlment. Charley Lambs great
dance entitled THE Dream" will he a
revelation. IIoey Bean. who has been
Identified with so many local successes
plays Dusty Rhodes the tramp manager
OF defunct comedy company. looking
for victims. He sings his original song
TIN the Men That Made Seattle VIA,
IL Is" which teens with local hits and
taxes IN everything from the first settle
ment Of the city 10 the day of the show
Frank Coombs plays George Thatcher
and introduces his new coon song. "Nr
Johnson Turn Me Loose" Mr.. Marks
Jr., plays Cailihan. an irish con and
sings, dances and appears In spectalties
The Little Lambkins !" LolCta and Stan
ley. who have been hard at work on their
new speciality. Tho Dolls Frolic'' are
simply irresistible. and their rendition of
the new coon song. Honey. Does You
Lave Your Nam" viii be tbs, local his of
years. The Little Willie Boys" a DASH
irg dude speciality, Will be rendered nv
the Misses Koch. Erdman. Kurtx and
Howe, who viii appear also i'm a new
song and dance called Dancing With tha
Girl You Love
The Good Roads quaTte,t, and Narp{A
Newman and little Eddie and Willie New
man VIII all do SHeCialtieS. and "a pcy,,
lar prices. 3. s.. 5A IS cents and g. gin
prevail seats should be reserved ,o4.v
Tomorrow there Will be- q special harcai,
matinee AT = and 80 cents. and seats can
ha secured By telephone or az the hoy
office.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-23
KNOT SAWYERS OUT.
THE BALLARD MEN REFUSE TO AC-
CEPT A COMPROMISE.
Mill Companies 0Her $2.25 = Day,
= Raise of % Cents. bat the Men
Want That Much Nore-The SMALL
err Mills stffi Ran ning-No Excite-
meat or Trouble Yet.

The knot sawyers IN the four largest
shlngie mills il Ballard quit work yester-
day morning in consequence Of the re-
fasal by the mill companies 10 accede 70
the demand for raise in the wages from
s. TO sz.se per day.
The West Manufacturing x Investment
Cas- mill. the Dcnoghue & Kellogg mill
and stims6n's sningle mill stopped work.
The Seattle Cedar Lumber Co. ran short
handed until noon. when IL also stopped
The mills offered the knot sawyers an
Increase Of - cents, and the packers
cen: per thousand. 20 take effect August
J. bur the offer was refused. The mills
claim TO be filling orders received before
the rise In the price of shingles began.
and cannot afford To pay the increase
asked unl1 these orders are filled.
Groups Of kno; sawyers could be seen
yesterday morning on Ballard avenue.
quietly discussing the situation, but there
We're no signs of any undue excitement
or probability OF any disturbance
The packers appear TO be taking 10
active part In the councils of the knot
sawyers. and wnen asked about the strike
say they know nothing about ii. Many
OK the merchants who would like To see
the men receive fair wages think the re-
fusai to accept the compromise offered
by the mills imprudeEt. So many of the
wage earners who labored in the mills are
going TO the Clondyke. and the large sums
spent in Seattle TO outfit them together
with the loss OF wages. If the strike con-
Gnues. Will, the merchants think, ma
terialiy affect the local trade and make
business duh for a time. About 800 men.
however. will be at work clearing the
army post, opposite Ballard, next week
and this is expected 10 improve matters
II the knot sawyers and packers fail to
agree.
The smaller mills. Overton's, Hessers,
Atkinson * Proctor's and McDade's are
all running. These pay by the thousand
and the men receive satisfactory wages.
Nothing new developed in the situation
OF the striking shingismen at Ballard last
night To Posi-Inteiiigencer repre-
sentative Charles Stimson and Alexander
McEwen had the following to say: In
stead OF the price of shingles advancing
- per cent, as the strikers say, they only
advanced 10 per cent. We tried to arbi-
trate by raising their wages 1917 per cent,
ene~half Of their demand. but they will
not accept
IL IL the general opinion at Ballard that
the men will strike themselves out of
their positions.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-23
struei. ore on miller River.

The cfosseut run ty Ike Miller River
Mansng Company 90 tap It's ledge near the
Baltimore ana Seattle no~er house. after
running for eighteen teet has tapped tho
les}se ard tH twelve feet has defined :, to
pa foar feet Wide at n depth of fourteen
Tees. Tho pay streak has, widenet from
two inches n the surface 70 eighteen
inches and has white iron, ir0n sulphsfas
ard gray copper generally disseminated
through the g8nKue. between this streak
and the wall Is ten inches Of dccognposea
quarts. we'll mineraAzed and the balance
~ the ledge Is fairly weil rainaraiigea
the Company haa tuSt completed tho p1.r-
chase ~ the Third ~ ialy clain, from Al
bro GARNER anu his son and ;, J. Mar
0utA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-23
The cooperative Mining syndtcate's
CIonds he Expedition.

IL VIII he well for the stay homes to
study carefully the plan proposed by the
members of the Cooperative Mining Syn
dictate. lie Columbia street, In sending rs
representatives To the new Eidoraio. the
wonderfully rich gold discovery on the
Clondyke river. in the Northwest Terri
tory. An Investment of a few dollars in
u we'll organized company saiready owning
valuable minesl IN this way, can't prove
10 he other than an absolutely safe in
vostment and 4 winner. The Syndicate
In placing the small block OF stock on the
market expected that It would be taken
very rapidly. Those expectations are being
fully realized. The heavy sales Of yeSter-
day indicate that this stock can't last long.
a few days az most when this opportunity
viii be gone. Shares 500 down and s. per
share per menth ror - months.
ilfflre nItan evening".
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CLONDYkE
Navl4atton. Tradin4 and
TRANSFORMATION Co.


Capital ........ .$5oO.00O
1o.o00 shares at s. each. fully paid and
worcestershire.
This company will open stores in Alaska,
conduct a general freight and passenger
business between Seattle and the Yukon.
and Grubstake miners TO the gold fields
1000 shares offered in this city for the
purpose OF sending miners 10 the gold
fields Immediately.
Shares selling at s. each. par value
President-Wm. II. Brinker. United
States Attorney.
Vice Prestdent-Dr. r. A. Churchill.
Seeretary-R. Barton Ramsay
Treasurer-W. r. Murray. Manager Safe
Deposit.
TrusteeS-Wm- II. Brinkers u. ;. Attor-
ney; DR.. f. a Churchill R 3. Ramsay,
l.. BRYANT Thos r. Delaney, II. 5. Gus
toms; r {. Calhoun.
goa shares and general information
Apply London Investment Co..
ga First Az. seattle.
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Trip Van Wrinkle" Matinee

Tho matinee tomorrow afternoon VIII
close the engagement Of Edwin r Lang
as Rip Van Wrinkle" at the Thsrt Ave.
nne thester The eng aEernent has hsso
very successful one. and there e reason
10 believe that there will b. "A large at
tendance AZ the matinee. "a The play is
one admiralty adapted 20 children Not
oniy are they Interested in the child act
ess and ths wonderful trained dog bu-
th'. plot ~ tho piece. which reads a great
deal Ike fairy story. Is familiar "a
every child and tAey VIII all want To see
e played There viii he a perforu,a nee
tonight at the regular time.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-23
"Esue mud &sray

The els production NJ ''Blgc and GRAY,
fsst : 70 p presented st IRE Seattle INC.
ayer on Jugy - - and 81 for the ha,..s,
~ COMPANIES 4 y ard = and Wagn..rss
hA nj y G. W. wili bs identical with nc
previous presentations ~ national en-
cswpn@nts Of Tire &. y II The .'Riue
sra cray - ste ef the ssroreest
Ntr dramas and AaS swrpitea a numb If
characters for lister creations The nicce
IS "a - rse'fntesi ~ detan ard Ia5 people
y iH participate II the action
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-23

ps.ta}a Yesterday "a hear thr story # ths
trs,s.tte between Njneie Cobb ara Mrs.
tierss wife 81 the We'll koowa Jewish
rabbit The justice came - the canelu-
sion shak the Eoeb wsaaas had hee n
guilty ~ asSaHit and battery amd fus,i
her So snt casta Prosecuting Attorrasy
MesslTysy explained ire casH as follow
--Harss words antt = ua5r-pul3lnE match. 50
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-23

CARSON. New. Ju3y - The discovery
= quarts belt - reported from Alum
creek fen Ea.ieS from Hawthn~ve. The
ledge sSSays SIS - the son. The ground
- covered with a2olters. and sarar'e~
from them assay p 20 she toa TAere "a
eHsueA ~ this grade ere an The Sgfrfz.-a
50 KEEP ls4 stamps Essia< FOR years : 4
KNAPP sn& J A 1er5UEton. the asgaciaal
owner ara nassjag a ulill test - several
tens 10 ascertain tire Importance 90 the
NnA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-23

The rtrss NsSlonsl nspk ~ Seattle -
sFefssrs.ss 80 gs~}e irtfees eg ,rgs5lt on Alas
"a. payable At all az tbe tradinS posts az
ths y. y T n T. &c - Mtoaaefs. CIR
Gle C4ty. Cudahy and Dawson.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-23
Foreign Labor HAIRED Our.

Special ptspatsA - tie Pgsss-TntsllESare@ SEP
GRAND FORKS Il - gaIy "a
movement - On 5set AMONG ;he city
fathers - pass a sv-ls~ prohibiting con-
Tractors from hTsNgfng Ia fnrqisu 1sfo~
snd Also - e0yapes al contractors ~ ets,
werN TO pSy n0t scas iA&a SIC per Day.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-23

An insurance providing for your family,
your estate or friend in event Of DEATH
Guaranteed by millions of assets. Con-
suit George E. Adams. second floor Bailey
building Seattle.
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Competition.

We are now prepared to do composition
for the trade (any measure) In Nonpareil
Minion, Brewer and Long Primer. Salts
faction guaranteed. Call or address Post
Inieiligencer, Seattle.
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TO nEsIN WORK.
Eugene RicksecLrr Leaves for Mar
rOwstoue Point.

Eugene HicEsecker and party of engi-
nesrs ieft last night for MarrowStone
point 70 begin work on the government
for.ineaiions there
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The Psetfc sSoaSt Stes nsShfn Csuafsafsx's
STEAMER naStiia, ssHsng from Szr Fsyar.
eases' aa %a&N ~sA Viii carry general rner-
ehAfasss.. iFeiss;Ans potatoes snd oaionS.
80 Seattle Al s. per tau.
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Steamship Cstw 81 puehls will saii thgs
morning Eor Saa FraaetSca TIE Malta
ws}t Is expeessst 10 arrive during The
DAY.
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Are You Going Camuinrs

II you are you should have the Post
Inteliigencer SEM to you. II will cost
nothir:, extra. Cali at our Office and have
your address changed.
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TIE customs house rec,ipts yesterday
~Sfe Sssa. the lsrScR; Tor maay months.
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Try the wonderful electric light bath.
500 Columbia.
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NELSON l. MUNRO.

are not Up IN this valuable knowledge. ana
their simplicity will form a good oppor-
funify for the cunning crooks Se nay
soon expect % feed this city.
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DOxNES 4 STE AIT. -.
- Paslosu sSRsss - I;
Cosam hia streets. Seasseas
80. 3olephooo H. ~
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-23

As regards Japan. official statistics
seem In Indicate that the capacity OF the
country Tor wheat production has rot in
creased commensurate with the growth ~,
population. The average annual non11la
to:i OF the Kingdom for the !ivs-vaar me-
rod lNi-l~S WAS 81 al 4ss as connar re-,
with y 4l.sls for the preceding oilfnn@un-
MUM lNNs-lSA. This shows a. gain ~ 4 "a
per cent. IN the annual average. of the $50
"nd GutnQuernlum over that OF the ,9rsf
comparison Of the average annual ar.a
Sown 20 wheat IN the two flye-ysar ra
ftodS under coDsidt ration shows ,ha. I,
l>>t-ls II amounted to l. 0s2s So asr,.s ., II
n lS'f-ls7 70 qs2 III acres or, lvrrs<, ~,
the latter average over we former az I. <.
per cent. IL VIII thus te seen thar "a.
growth or population In Japan during rs
ten years ls>e 20 lSs5 inclusive has -,
more rapid than the enlargement NJ ~.
area so~n 20 wheat. II IL rrsla sAot ~ -
increase IN " heat production. as sr,Sigs -
~ me annual averages for the ,wo -fe-S
obs, has been somewhat greater hs, -
Is accounted for In large rn+4a s5ar,, ~ re-
par2ai failure of the crop of fSs.e - -
normally l0w production II thar -
causing material reduction in fbs ,
aee Tor the ent4re period lSSf-ISzsl -,es !,
chauEe 10 area however affords . -
Tt'l.ahge test than do the returns = - 80
dnctaoI2. AMI this change has 49,, - -.
steht as % Indicate that the CROWNS, 49,,
usatson % japan viii hz4~orek. w. -
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suaciaI Dispatch 70 the Poet-Intelligencer-
WASHINGTON. July Prank H.
Hitchcock chief Of the section of foreign
markets OF the agricultural department.
has 4.,st prepared q summary Of the ex-
rsar~atfonS OF United States wheat 10 East
e-n Asia Mr. Hitchcock says:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-23

CORN CROP IS MADE.
Expert Snow Says the Yield VIII Not Ex
coed 1,7BO,OOO, 900 Bushels.

coed l,7BO,OOO,O0O Bushels.
CHICAGO, Sept 2l.-Crop Expert
Snow says in the Times.H Herald:
The frosts Of the closing days Of the last week
DO not materially affect the corn crop Of the
year The three weeks Of excessive heat
which preceded this close Of the growing sea-
son Of 1871 pushed corn beyond frost danger and
ripened the crop up quite as thoroughly as is
the case In year Of normal conditions
The crop Is now made and there Is no reason
warranting any increase in estimates Of the
aggregate crop maximum OF l,75O 0O0 go
bushels Is fully as much as is warranted
This indication is based upon the unknown
conditional average Of the crop at the end OF
the seasons growth modified, however by q
fact that is generally overlooked by those who
attempt to reduce condition to its equiva-
lent In bushels per acre
In season like the present, when condition
has fallen from month TO month and when the
plant has been lacking In It's usual vigor, the
final harvest almost invariably shows disap-
polntment In the rate OF yield This law in
crop reporting makes 1t certain that when the
rate Of yield Shall have been finally determined
1t will be found lower than the last figure OF
condition seemingly warranted
The quality of the corn crop this year Is not
good Ears are short, with an unusual proper
tlon OF nubbins, and the amount Of small and
imperfectly filled grains Is large. The proper.
ton, however, Of soft corn Is not large thanks
10 the hot weather at the close OF the season,
but OF light and chafy grain tn re Is album
dance, This Chara ,teriZatiOn of the crOp OF
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-23

KANSAS CITY, NO., Sept. 9l.-Eugene
Burr, aged 81, and Miss Grace Ryan,
aged 20, Of Leavenworth, Kan, eloped
to this city yesterday and were married
by a Swedish minister. They are
prominent in society circles, children
of wealthy parents, and the news of
their romantic marriage will cause
big sensation at Leavenworth. The
attachment between the two young
people was the cause Of much feeling
upon the part Of the parents Of the
young woman, because of the fact that
young Burr is Protestant, while all
Of Miss Ryan's family are Catholics,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-23
RETURN OF LIEUT.. PEARY.
Back from His Preliminary Polar Trip,
Bringing the Big MeteOrite.

bringing une blg MettOfite
SYDNEY, c. B.. Sept. 2l.-The stea m
sealing bark Hope, with r. L. Peary
and party on board, returned from
north Greenland. arrived here yester-
day afternoon. All on board are
well. The Hope came into port
burning her last ton of coal
and with her bulwarks and decks
giving evidence of the furious seas
OF an unusually stormy summer. She
is nearly as deep in the water as when
she left here in the latter part Of July,
with her bunkers full of coal, for the
huge Cape York meteorite, the
largest in the world, is in her
hold, and bedded in tons Of bal.
last. Lieut.. Peary has on board also
six Cape York Esquimos who will 20
with him when he returns next year
to attempt to reach the North pole.
The Esquimos have their tents, dogs,
sledges and canoes They are eager
for the undertaking, and all the
arrangements have been made. The
expedition visited Cape Sabine, and
relics of the Inflated expedition led by
Greeley have been obtained. The sum-
mer in Baffin bay was marked by
almost continuously stormy weather,
and by an unusual scarcity of ice.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-23
NEWS NOTES.

Il. P. Baldwin, formerly auditor of the
treasury, died at Atlantic City, N. j.,
on the Goth.
The nth annual session of the Ma
tional Colored Baptists is being held
in Boston. 1t was voted to hold next
years session at Kansas City, Mo.
Maud Brockman, aged IL, of War
rensburg, Mo-. was dangerously
wounded by demented negro named
Owens, who slashed the child in the
face several times with razor.
Gov. Stephens has addressed letters
to prosecuting attorneys Of southern
Missouri counties urging a rigid en-
forcement of the quarantine laws
against cattle infected with Texas
fever.
Judge Thomas, Of the Tahlequah d.
vision of the Indian territory federal
court, has directed the grand jury to
indict all persons engaged in the
wholesale destruction of fish by what.
ever method.
The third annual session of the su :
preme lodge of the Improved Order
Knights Of Pythias opened in Balti-
more. Md, on the Goth. Forty-tive
delegates. representing 2s states of the
union, were in attendance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-23
MISSOURI POSTMASTERS.
The President settles Several Important
Contests-Welnrick at Joplin.

The President settles Several Important
welnrick at Joplin.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2l.-The presi-
dent disposed Of nine presidential post
office fights in Missouri yesterday.
Another batch will be disposed of to-
day, when the remainder of the post
office plums will have to remain un.
gathered until Mr.. Mckinley returns
from New England. At Bevier, Ma
con county, Thomas Francis was APP
pointed. A. o. Welton won the plum
at Butler over Editor 0. d. Austin.
The Joplin contest, which was an un-
usually hot one, was settled by the Sc
lection of D. X. Weinrick, who is a
poet of local prominence. j. II. Jacobs
was appointed at Norborne and
Thomas Curry at Oregon. L. A. Bran.
non defeated Editor Henry Miller for
the Princeton post Office. William P.
Quigley got the Office at Upton, while
q. II. Gardner was the successful candi-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-23

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Sept 21.-Mis-
souri, day at the Tennessee centennial
exposition will be October 49, Gov
Stephens was officially notified Of that
fact yesterday. Gov. Stephens says
he is satisfied large number Of peo-
pie intend to be present and help make
Missouri day great success, worthy
of the fifth state Of the union. The
railroads will offer reduced rates.