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GOOD WORK BY TAYLOR.
The 'MajOr" still Showing His Back
TO the Crack Bicycle Riders.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept 13.-The at
tendance at the national bike race meet
in Elm City Park to-day was $1,000 The
time in the professional events was slow
and Bald's disappearance caused disappoint-
ment. In the half mile amateur handicap
which was made in one minute fiat, a new
worlds competition record was established
The one mile national championship was
run off in four trial heats, in which Tom
Cooper, II. b. Freeman, Arthur Gardiner
and Major" Taylor finished first, re-
spectively. The second heat, won by Free
man, was the fastest of the trials In the
final Taylor took the pace from the start
and held it to the finish and won out. The
two-mile handicap professional as run off
in two heats with Gardiner and Major
Taylor as scratch men. Seven men quail
fed in each heat and Gardiner failed to get
a place in the first heat. as he dropped out
at the three-quarters post. The heat was
run in the slow time of An 10. The second
heat was nAade in Ais rs and the scratch
time 4:21 3-5. 1t was thought that Major
Taylor would also fail to get a place, as he
was apparently pocketed, but by phenome-
nal squirt when about one hundred yards
from the tape he managed to get out of the
bunch end came in sixth. In the final there
was considerable loating, which was re-
trieved, however, on the stretch, when there
was a magnificent squirt, in which Major
Taylor again displayed his speed and crossed
the tape less than wheels length behind
the leader. Summaries:
One mile national championship; profess
sonal: Won by Major" Taylor, Indianap-
oils; Arthur Gardiner second; II. E. Terrell,
San Francisco. third. Time, 2:13 2-5.
Two-miIe handicap; professional: Won by
II. B. Freeman go yardsl, Portland, Ore. ;
Major Taylor (scratch), second; Frank
Butler $50 yards). Cambridge, third. Time,
five minutes
HaIf-mile handicap; amateur: Won by T.
j. o. Cartwright (55 YARDS, Northampton
HoHCmQn (Cpr9tCh1. second
w F. Wahrenberger Gao yards), New York,
third. Time, minute.
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THE CzAR's PROPOSITION.
No Steps Taken to Send an American
Delegate to Russia

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13-President Nc
Kinley has not yet named a representa-
tive of the United States to attend the con-
ference projected by the Car with the pur-
pose of securing a general disarmament of
the great powers of the world In the
answer returned by him, however, to the
invitation extended by the Russian minister
for foreign affairs, which was transmitted
by Ambassador Hitchcock. the President
openly expressed his concurrence in the
sentiments SO loftiy set forth in the Rus
sian note and promised, if the conference is
held, to have the United States represented
by some person. AS yet it is not possible
TO make selection, for it remains for the
it regards responses made by the govern
ments invited TO participate as sufficient to
warrant the holding of the conference. 1t
is not believed at the State Department that
the sending of such a delegate would COM
NIT the United States government to any
certain line of policy beyond that specifical-
ly set forth in the call, namely, to engage
to limit armament to certain proportions.
In this case our government would not even
be called on to make any change in it's es-
Establishment, for it is believed that with the
still retained in the military service the
quota that would be permitted the United
States would be far in excess of the require
ments, supposing it is fixed in proportion
to the least number of soldiers that any
of the great European military powers
would insist upon retaining as absolutely
essential for purely police service.
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LANSING, Mich. Sept. 13-Attorney
General Maynard, in an opinion rendered to-
night, decides that appointments made by
the Governor to fill unexpired terms of
elective officers cannot hold beyond the
next ensuing general election and thus up
sets both the theory and practice that has
been in vogue in Michigan for years. E..
of the State Board of Education and two
regents of the university, George A. Farr,
OF Grand Haven, and Col. II. S. Dean, of
not hold their offices after the November
election unless reelected. This will make
three more state officers to be voted for at
the next election. Governor Pingree has or
dered the secretary of state to place the
names of candidates for these offices on the
official ballots.
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HONG-KONG, Sept 13.-A special dis
patch received here from Manila from
Spanish source says: "Aguinaldo has liber-
ated all the Spanish prisoners. The Ameri-
cans in violation of the terms of the capitu-
lation, have seized the public offices, have
destroyed the archives, disregarded the
municipal laws and are collecting the over
due Spanish taxes"
MADRID, Sept. 13.-Advices received from
the Philippine islands say the insurgents
would release only few of their prisoners.
For instance, they will shortly set free the
Spanish civil employees who are in their
hands Major General Merritt, it is said
here, goes to Paris, empowered to ask in
the name of the insurgents, ali American
protectorate over the whole of the Philip
pine islands.
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BRIDGEPORT'S MYSTERY
THE MURDERED WOMAN POSSIBLY
KILLED BY A PHYSICIAN.
Remainder of the Dismembered Body
Found in Two Packages Wrapped
in a Sheet and Blanket.

BRIDGEPORT Conn. Sept. 1S.-An of
the parts of the dismembered body of the
young woman so mysterously murdered
and mutilated and cast into the waters of
the Yellow Mill river have been found. The
trunk was discovered to-day. The upper
half with the arms attached, was in one
package, while the lower part of the body
was in a second package. The upper half
of the body was wrapped in what appears
to be half of a black rubber carriage
blanket There were two eyelet holes in it,
The abdominal part of the trunk was
swathed in white rubber sheet, such as is
used in surgical operating rooms. This lat
ter circumstance, together with the plain
evidence that the body was severed, like
the legs and head, by an expert using a
keen knife and perfect-edged saw, leads the
police to the conviction that the mutilation
and presumably the murder was done by a
surgeon. The upper half of the trunk is in
tact. The stomach, liver and other organs
located in the upper part of the human
anatomy are all in place, but the abdominal
portion of the body has teen despoiled of
nearly every organ. This suggests that the
young woman was the victim of a criminal
operation at the hands of physician who
brought his skill into play in an effort to
destroy the evidence of tho crime as we'll as
to destroy the body of the victim of his
malpractice.
The first discovery in this tragedy was
made yesterday, when two boys found
bundle in the Yellow Mill river that con-
tanned the legs of a woman. They were
wrapped in cloth and a white rubber sheet
ing, such as is used by physicians and
nurses. One leg was chopped in two. Both
were cut off at the thigh. Another bundle
was found little later containing the head
of Il woman twenty-five years old. 1t was
wrapped in piece of mans underwear and
rubber. 1t was tied with a corset cord. A
piece of muslin in the womans mouth indi-
Gates that she was gagged with It, or per-
haps smothered. The woman may have
been posored, say physicians who have
noted the color of her ewes.
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Imnorts and Exports.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1S.-The monthly
statement of the imports and exports of the
United States for August shows the imports
of merchandise to have aggregated s4917S,
S4i, a decrease compared with August, 1897,
of about $9.5OO00O. OF the imports during
August $21. es3 were free of duty. The
August exports of domestic merchandise
amounted to $50. AIS, an increase of near
~ 100000 The imports of gold amounted
to $6,S22,027 and the exports $1,955,90S. The
silver imports were $685. $40 and the exports
a79S,47S.
For the eight months ended Aug. 81 last,
a decrease of S119 91S. 739 is shown in the
imports of merchandise. as compared with
the same period last year. and an increase
of $l36, 976 ,694 in the exports. During the
same time the imports of gold increased
over $S0.CO0Co0 and the exports decreased
nearly S23,00O000 There was also a decrease
of $9S3,070 in the silver imports and de-
crease of SIS, 742 799 in the exports.
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HAVE FAITH IN OTIS.
Washington Officials Do Not Expect
Trouble with Insurgents.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-The officials at
the War and Navy Departments profess to
feel more confidence than they have here
tofore expressed regarding the present sit
uation in the Philippines In spite of all
the disquieting reports that have come of
late from newspaper sources indicating the
existence of critically strained conditions
between the natives and American forces
of occupation, it is fact that for three
days past no word came to either State,
Navy or War Departments from Manila
until to-day. That was a message from
Admiral Dewey asking authority from the
departmental officers to purchase some
fresh beef. The admiral made no mention
of any disturbance One reason for the
confidence felt by the War Department off,
cials in a peaceable solution of the diff
culties is their knowledge of the peculiar
fitness of General Otis. the American mill
tary commander. for the discharge of just
such duties-diplomatic as well military
AS now confront him. The officials are con-
fident that it, by discretion and judgment,
a clash with the insurgents can be averted
without losing any of our advantage. Gen.
Otis may be safely trusted to exhibit these
qualities.
Not much Importance is attached here to
inc Spanish report Oh the OBSTRUCTION by
Spanish gunboats of an insurgent fleet
which attempted to make landing on the
Vizayas islands. General Otis has informed
the War Department that the insurgent
navy consisted of three small coasting yes
sells, carrying an aggregate force of about
240 men, while 1t was known that the Span
ish government had still one or two gun
boats concealed somewhere among the
myriad islands of the Philippine group
These insurGent vessels started from Ma
Mia before the signature of the protocol.
Now the military authorities here. after a
careful consideration of the question, have
concluded that ii is incumbent them to
compel The insurgents TO an observance of
the suspension of hostilities agreed upon
by the United States and Spain at least in
cases like that in the vicinity of Manila
where, by the action of the United States
forces, naval and military, the residents
had been deprived of the protection of the
spanish military and naval forces. 1t is
stated authoritatively that General Otis has
been given plenary. powers to deal with
TINS matter, although, as already stated, 1t
Is hoped and expected that he will be able
TO prevent an absolutely hostile clash.
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PRETTY YOUNG BURGLAR.
French Girl COnceals Herself I'm u
Chicago Department Store.

CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-Miss M. L. Dero-
chared, a young and pretty French girl, is
locked up at the Harrison-street police sta
ton charged with attempted burglary. Mon
day evening as the clerks of The Fair. a
large department store, were leaving the
establishment Miss Derochared entered the
store and concealed herself under counter.
She remained there without moving until 2
O'Clock this morning when she made her
way into the silk department and packed
up $500 worth of silks, which she intended
to carry out when the store should be
opened in the morning. She made too much
noise however, and was caught by two of
the watchmen. The girl, who is we'll edu-
Gated, has been living in a fashionable
boarding school on DreXel boulevard. Her
father is said to be a wealthy silk merchant
of Paris, France and she received from him
every month a handsome allowance. FIX
travagant habits and need Of money to pay
her debts caused the girl to turn burglar.
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SAN JUAN DE PORTO RICO, Sept. 49,
No new cases of yellow fever have been re-
ported from Ponce. The total remains at
four cases, including two deaths, both OF
privates of the Ninteenth Regular Infantry
The board of surgeons is investigating these
cases, but has not yet made it's report
Probably. they will be found sporadic; and
1t is believed that they originated in the
Spanish jail. Every precaution is being
taken: General Brooke is inclined to doubt
the diagnosis.
The American evacuation commissioners
to-day paid a visit of courtesy to the Span
ish commissioners. No session of the com
mission was held to-day. The American
commissioners are waiting with curiosity
for a disclosure of the attitude of the Span
iardS tomorrow,
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Primary Elections.

CINCINNATI, o., Sept 1S.-Primary
elections were held here to-day to nominate
county officers and congressman. Both par
ties voted simultaneously at the same polls
under the rules of the board of election ac-
cording to the requirements OF the Kemper
law passed last winter by the LEGISLATURE
than three times that of any former cleo
ton and fully half of the entire city vote
Of the Republican factions George b. Coy
iead Esneiby four to one. the Democratic
factions that led by Louis Bernard beat
the Motor element nearly as much 1t
the restoration of Cox and Bernard to their
old position of leaders of the Republican
and Democratic parties.
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THANKS FOR HELEN GOULD.
Resolution Adopted by the City
Council of New York.

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-At the regular
meeting of the Council to-day a resolution
was introduced by Councilman Wise and
adopted, thanking Miss Helen Gould for her
patriotism in giving 100000 to the govern
ment with which to purchase a warship,
and also for her generous and charitable
interest in the sick soldiers and sailors who
returned from the war. The city clerk was
authorized to transmit to Miss Gould a
copy of the resolution. The finance COM
mittee was instructed to prepare a souvenir
book Of the reception TO Sampson and
Schley by the Mayor on their return from
Santiago
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Hannis Taylor Defeated.

MOBILE Ala, Sept 4o.-The Democrats
of the First district in session at jackson.
Ala, to-day nominated George Washington
Iaylor Tor Congress, to succeed himself. He
was opposed by Hannis Taylor, ex-minister
70 SPAN special to the Item says that
the Washington Taylor men refused to civ
the contesting delegations from Choctaw
and Washington counties a hearing-these
delegations favoring Hanns Taylor, and
they and the Mobile delegation refused ~
participate in the convention. which is
Claimed TO have nominated Wash TAYLOR
with "A Votes-not a majority. There will
no doubt be bitter fight over the result.
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KID MCCOY DISCUSSED.
Says He VIII Declare or His Fight
with the "NIagicaI" COrbett.

BUFFALO. N. Y, Sept. 1S.-I<id Mccoy
left Buffalo to-day on the Empire State ex-
press for Saratoga, very much Disguised.
I'm going back to work" said he, but it
will not be with a very stout heart. Had I
matched with anybody but Corbett>or Fitz-
simmons there would have been no trouble.
I'm Disguised with the whole thing, and
when Oct. Is comes I'll declare my fight
with Corbett off, draw down my forfeit.
and go looking for somebody else whose
name is not so magical AT any rate, this
Is the way / feel now
The Hawthorne Club to-day began re-
funding money paid for tickets for last
nights exhibition. The managers of the
club held a meeting to-day but no definite
plan of action for the future was decided
upon.
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Brooke,s sanitt.afry Report.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S-The following
cablegram has been received at the War
Department from Major General Brooke,
under date of Ponce, Porto Rico
THE number of sick among troops In
Porto Rico is l,SS6 about IL per cent. One
hundred and seventy-seven typhoid fever
forty-four malaria 1852 other diseases In
vestigation of two deaths at Ponce shows
them to be yellow fever, which originated
in the quartermaster hospital. One more
case has developed All the troops at Ponce
have been removed to camps General
Henry has taken precaution to prevent dis
ease spreading.
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SOL WILL SHINE Toby.
Better weather for the Soldiers and
the State Fair.

Local forecast for twenty-four hours end
ing II p. m. SEPT. 14-Showers in early
morning, folowe by warmer, fair weather
on Wednesday.
General Conditions Yesterday-The low
barometric pressure continues west, high
pressure east of the Mississippi. The tenn
perature rose. except from the upper lakes
south to Tenr essee, near the northern At
lantic coast and in the Northwest. Local
rains fell from Lake Superior south to
Tennessee, in the Mississippi valley and IN
Florida.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13-For Ohio, In
diana and Illinois-Rain; fresh to brisk
southeasterIy wiEds.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.--To-day's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Balance, $S16, S169 S2; gold reserve,
$239, 379 230,
The President to-day appointed Frank c.
Ramsey, of Idaho. marshal of the United
States for the district of Idaho, and Charles
S. Senseney, of West Virginia. surveyor of
Fourteen postal clerks will leave New
York tomorrow the Berlin to fill posi-
tions in the service in Porto Rico The
postal commission now in the field will
designate the places where these clerks will
be employed. The men selected for this
work have all had experience in postal af-
fairs and We're taken from postoffices in
all parts of the country.
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Japan's New Treaties.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1S.-A telegram has
been received at the japanese legation to
the effect that on the 10th inst. the govern
ment of Japan proclaimed that the new
Japanese statutory tariff, as well as the
English, German, French and Austro-Hun-
garian conventional tariffs, would be put into
operation on the LIST of January. 1899. This
step marks the Inauguration of Japan's new
treaty relations with the Western powers.
Inc revised treatleS as WhoIs VII 20 INTO
their terms it was proclaimed that If the
government so desired a new tariff might
ventional tariff which has been in exclu-
sive operation since 1866.
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CARRYALL WRECKED.
Struck by a Train and Three People
Killed and others Injured.

WICHITA. Kan. Sept. 13.-Three persons
were killed outright and several others bad
~ injured here tonight when Rock Island
passenger train struck e carry-all at the
Douglass-avenue crossing. In the carry-all
were thirteen persons on their way to Buff
falo Bills show. The team was going at a
rapid pace and the driver could not stop
at the crossing when he saw that the train
was upon him. The dead are:
Mrs. Sarah Avery. Wichita
Mrs w. H. Ford Wichita
John Cherry. Mulvane
Another woman, name unknown was
probably fatally injured Mrs Charles
Jones' wife of the chief of police, had an
ankle broken and thigh bone fractured.
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United American Mechanics was called to
order here to-day with National Counselor
Ora d. Golf. of Rhode Island, presiding
session. The report of the secretary shows:
Number of state councils at last report, 49,
instituted during year, / subcouncils last
report 10; lnsii.uter curing year oL num-
during year. Ills; amount of money in
treasury of subcouncils. $539, 70; benefits
paid during year. $14S,2S7.H The funeral
benefit department reported a gratifying in
crease in membership. The report of the
national counselor was also presented. 1t
offered a number of recommendations which
will be considered during the session About
$50 delegates are present.
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Arms for Insurgents.

MANILA, Sept. 13.-The American bark
Abbey, with cargo of arms and ammuni-
ton from the United States, which left
Canton, ostensibly for Singapore, under
heavy bonds, ten days ago, has now, 1t Is
said, landed Krag-Jorgensen rifles and cart
ridges in Batangas province for the insur-
gents The report seems impossible, though
it comes from a good source.
The indications to-day are that the insur-
gents intend to comply peaceably with the
American request to leave the suburbs of
Manila on Sept Is
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PORTLAND, Me-. Sept. 13-The returns
from the state election are very slow. 22G
towns out of 4SO have been heard from. and
they give Powers Republican,, 1887: Lord
DemocraD, 22296. The same towns in 1894
gave Cleaves Republican,. 506S3: johnson
tDemocraD, 22.9 73. This shows a Republican,
loss OF about 70 per cent and Democratic
loss of about per cent
Revised figures in the First district with
three small towns missing, show a plurality
over 5000 In the Second district Burleicb's
majority is between 1000 and 5000
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-Patents were
issued TO Indianians to-day follows: John
L. Barnes. Milford sash lock; Alden Davis,
North Salem, attachment for harvesters;
George Guild. Cambridge City. bending ma
chine George Guild and c. A. Bertsch.
Cambridge City, punching and shearing ma
chine; Albert w. Hazelrigg INDIANAPOLIS.
fishing reel: Benz. 4. Hickman. Bremen.
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automatic watering trough: Edward F. and
l. ]. HedGerick Flora, washboard Lean
der K Rover Anderson. fruit JAR Scott
Benton and w. S. Benton. Anderson self
clinching tug holder: George w. Springer,
indianapolis. anti-rattling coupling: Frank
ington Il. Young. Indiana polls baling press.
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resentative of the greatest news association
in the United States, that l sail with my
heart full of gratitude for the sympathy
that has been shown me by the people OF
this country. My farewell, then, takes
with it every assurance that the memory
of this sympathy ] shall warmly and ac-
lively conserve during the rest of my life
| take advantage of this occasion to sub
scribe myself as your faithful and obedi-
ent servant, who kisses your hand
"PASCUAL CERVERA -
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WICHITA, Kan. Sept. ia week ago a
negro named Dave Fitch was killed by six
cowboys at Tecumseh. o. T. Judge Prouty
who has jurisdiction over that section did
rot act in the matter as quickly as the ne
groes thought he should, and they made
some threats against him. Out of this grew
rumor of a lynching, and the story that
Judge Prouty had been lynched by q mob
" as telegraphed from here last night. The
story is absolutely without foundation in
fact, and has aroused much indignation
among Proutys friends
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Locomotive Firemen.

TORONTO, Ont, Sept. 1S.-At to-day's
session Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen. E. Z. Clark Of Cedar Rapids. Ia.
grand chief OF the Order of Conductors; p
r. Morrisey Peoria. ILL.,. master Of the
Railroad Trainmen: p. " Powell Peoria
grand chief of Railroad Telegraphers. and
L >. CONN, president Of Disabled Railway
Employees Home at Island Park. made
speeches eulogistic Of the order and advo-
eating measures for It's expansion.