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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-16
CORBETT and M'COY fight.
ARTICLES SIGNED BY REPRESENTA-
TIyEs FOR A 2O-ROUND GO.
VIII Meet September 10 NJ bo"aiO
for . $4,000 Purse, ALI to Go TO
Winner-Both Have Gone INTO
Training, Corbett ut Asbury Park.

NEW YORK. July I5L-Art!cles OF agree
ment. which will govern swenty-rouha
glove contest between ]. ]. Coroett ana
Kid Mccoy were signed today at Cons
dimes hotel by representatives Of both
men,
According to the agreement, the men
VIII fight for a purse Of $1,000. winner 10
take ALL before the Hawthorne Athletic
Club, of Buffalo, y. Y, on the afternoon
Of September 10. II the weather be un-
favorable or IL postponement De taken
for some other reason, the meeting VIII
take place some afternoon between Sep
TENDER 10 and ~.
The men who affixed their signatures TO
the documents were McGraw, represent
ing the club; Considine, on behalf OF Cor
belt. and W. 3. Gray for Mccoy. Will
lam A. Brady was present when the ar
ticles were signed. and he insisted that
the words for the heavyweight cham
pionsilip of the world should be inserted.
This was done, although Mccoy will not
claim the championship until after meet
ing with Fitzsimmons. Sharkey. who was
present, said he was anxious TO meet Cor
bett or Mccoy, or both on the same day.
but his proposition was not listened to.
Both pugilists have begun training. Cor
bett at Asbury Park. and Mccoy has es-
tabllshed training quarters at jim Doug
rey's place near Saratoga lake.
Each OF the principals as well as the
managers Of the club, will deposit $500
within week to bind the agreement.
The stakeholder under the present agree
ment Is AL Smith.
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THE SEATTLE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SATURDAY, ls 1898

weight for aee-Jim Boxeman won, Nor
RS Navy Blue second
The second days programme OF the
Jockey Clubs meeting was represented by
Ave numbers.
One mile. special tros or pzee-Con6a
first. King Patchen second. Condo won
both heats. ktrg Patchen going dead
lame In the second lap OF the second
heat. Time, 2:41-e.s1z. Judge Fullerton
said he would do his best 10 prevent any
trotting events on this track in future
years
Half mile repea,-w. Eyres' Endimion
won. F. NJ Siarksy's Bottle Washer sec
ond. This order in both heats. Time
.5s-.5e is.
Three-auarters OF a mile. pony-McKen-
zie's Fly and Shuttieworths F1athead
came In together neck and neck Mrs.
Langtree's Yellow Girl and Lily OF the
Valley both came to grief. Time. l:5o.
Fly and Fiathead ran again and the lat
ter came In farst in the same time.
One mile, running--W. Eyres' Gold Bug
won Starkey's Jim Boxeraan second, Cal
braith's Tanner third. Time. 1:411, a
track record. MarshalPs Sweetbriar re-
fused to start
one and one-fourth miles hurdle handi-
cap-Salena stables Aicatraz won. rs
pounds: Gamon's Miss Dewey. second, 12o
pounds: Moiiy's Reciprocity fell out lame
In the second lap. Time. 2:9.
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yellow. HIS errors were All Of the sort 70
set q fan Wild. and when he let PAGES
drive 30 through him. allowing Arre@on
and Parrot TO acor- on tire error. his
stick az a sho-tstop went down % zero.
GoE's two errors weYH On easy chances
thar he insisted on fuHa5slng. In each
case he should have got his man az first
base without any troah.e. Briefly summed.
the game was lost by Tacoma, net won by
Spokane, and was clear case Of poor
playing on the part OF the home team
Although Parrot was found for thirteen
hits. the Tacomans failed to get more
than five men across the plate. The cause
war the poorest kind OF base running, and
IN the entire nine innings the home team
GO; credit for but enc stolen base. Ord
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Special Dispatch - the Posi-I ntelligencer
TACOMA. July faIu the habeas corpus
case % Stewart <. Nefs for possession % hts
three children. In which Judge William son
Yesterday decided iehn pO~nia. the stem
father. must give tine children 10 NeT. a
stay g Judgment VAS today allowed pend
INK appeal
The lower court tbs morning he'd por-sn
covfd noi hle a superssieas bond in the cas-
pending appeal - the supreme court bat
STAYED Judgment 10 S.se counsel an og,-
ptr;nn!ty 10 carry the latter question 10
tne higher tribunal The next proceeding
i r5r e wrif % mandate 20 compel Judge
Williamson - aceept q sapsTSes!eas bond
8gf uer tlns q decision on thlS ocin, fh~
case remains IN stafu quo
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standing of the clubs.


VANCOUVER y = Ia'y Sin the
days running * the Narcoslrer Jockey
C}2bs t'-citoE al re Hastings TRACK Jaiy
IL tFc FOLLOW If vcre the rsa3s.sa
F1rt''-' minute tr>t o. pace FTrst heat
tsH3r'.ts a s. WEI Iisso1's IadS B.
sesNffs Ssg0E& ETgt--AIa media a..i
I"AE"f NASaee ssac~1rs4- ss.<slsi.t none.
dlttL*>'- fsEns @tsts : &s,
FeeH-es AZ assu3s aaff .r7Isr- FG-St heat
y tsAd n 7sf's Swtg+.s was. MzreAa.rs 1t.
-" ''"Sstr aec~sCd. ~.s>0nH hpat-E&tr}a
bases~c w@is heis0w >f.r. second Tair4
Esat~iSet~ sie-~s,e wan Ss 5pes stzcand
Isne ~. "a
Pa F~e.Natias - = -,4le-~W EsreS. Goa
- H. >ta-Asy = Jxn Dosegaa seess.l.
1&H,e, 1-6
% s@T tTot or pace Alameda No.
aschAs@ssaa : hlaS Pztctaes, secosa,l. TINE
80
S@s as oae-sc4-sA n..lex. raaa.zx.
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BRIGHTON Beach Races.

NEW YORK, July 15.-Sioan made his
first appearance at Brighton Beach to-
day since his recent illness and landed
George Keele a winner in the fourth race.
Results:
Five furlongs seiiing-Don Blass won,
Salaire second, Adaxus third. Time. / :o2i..
Five furiongs-Rare perfume Won, Lady
Mile. eelling-Roiterdam won, Glenoine
second, Doggett third. Time l:i3.
Mile and a s!xteenth-George keele won
Caldron second Isidor third Time, 1:fsis.
Five furiongs sr,ing-Mizpah won, Buff
foon second, Swamp Angel third. Time,
LOLA.
Mile. selllng-Philip Won. Concord Sec
ond. Hanlon third. Time. las.
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Rite

BUTTE. Mont. July 15.-Weather
warm: track fast. attendance large. Re-
suits:
Five and a half furiongs-Loo won.
Mike Rice second. Tammany III. third.
Time. 10
Half mile. 2-year-olds-Kootenai won.
San Augustine second, Chilkoot Pass
third. Time, :5oI2.
Five and half Observation-Disclosures
won. Loeb Ness second. Torpedo third.
Time l:0Sa.
One in.le-Hiero won All Smoke second,
VIM. OBJ. third. Time. 1:43.
Three-fourths mile-Rohair won. Alicia
second Brar Hill third. Time, 1:lst7.
Three furlongs-Pat Tucker won, Dinah
Watt second Jock third. Time, :3i3
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Peoria Races.

PEORIA. ILL.,. July l5.--The races at the
mile track closed today with the break
ing Of the 3-year-oid pacing record three
times in one race by Klatowah. a bay
stallion. owned by Heating. of P,sasanton,
Cal. The record stood 2:0sl4. and klato-
wah won the three heats
2:2o trot. s00-Bele j. won in three
straight heats. Best time, 2:16.
2i5 pace, N.Wo-klatowah won in three
straight heats. Best time, 2:op..
2:H pace, s6o-Miss Logan won in three
straight heats. Best time. 2:loi..
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st. Louis Races.

ST LOUIS. July b.-Weather pleasant:
track fast. Results:
Four and half furlongs-Manila won
Lilly Paxton second. La Josephine third
Time :5sa<.
Six furlongs-Iady Hamilton won,
Gladys III. second, Correspondent third
Time lie.
Five furlongs-Pearl Barts won. Our
Nellie second. Genua third. Time, 1:02s..
Six furlongs-Jack Martin won. Travis
second. Big Fellow third. Time. 1:2o.
Six and a half furlongs-Montgomery
won. K!sxne second, Sorrow third. Time,
Lee.
Mile-Lena Won, silva second. Mystery
third. Tine 1:H.
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Special Dispatch 70 the Post-Intellgenc5-r
TACOMA. July E--Col. j. w Linck is
now special agent Of the treasury depart
nent here Ger TIE district of Washington
and Alaska. vice Leslie Cullom. who vas
transferred 10 Tampa Fa-. about three
months ago. Gov West. who had been IN
temporary charge here, has gone East Col
L@nrk 5 from Madison, Ind. and will make
bis headquarters in Tacoma. He has Iseen
IN government service sine ex- President
HarTisous administration. and until resent
y was located at Tampa.
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CHICAGO. July 5.-Washington Park
results:
Miie-Rosinante won, Yubadam second,
Forte third. Time l:i0a
MHe-The Tarcoon won. Hugh Penny
second, Satsuma third. Time, lao
Six furiongs-Mary Black won. Tar
tartan second, Miss Casey third. Time
11i
Five furlongs-Spirituelle Won Seyens
second, Souchon third. Time. LOON
Mile and fifty yards-George Kratz won.
Heigho second, Nathanson third. Time,
1:i3L
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The Rescue Arrive. With Her Tow

SAN FRANCISCO. July 1.-THE tur
Rescue. Capt. Thompson. arrived today.
after a successful trip from Astoria. or,
with the stern-wheel Columbia river
steamer No. and the disabled tug WIZ
ard in tow
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baltimore 10. Chicago o.

BALTIMORE. July l5.--The Orioles made
a Garrison finish today and won out In the
ninth inning. With the score 8 to 3 against
them, Chicago went to bat In the ninth
and scored six runs on two triples, a
double. single n base OF balls and two
errors. In their half. the Baltt,uores
solved Woods delivery for five singles ana
a double ard won the game. with one man
out. Everett and Mccormick INDUCED In
a fist fight on the visitors bench. the re-
suit OF badinage as 10 which was &C.
conntable for an error. Grand stand
patrons separated the beligerents. but
Mccormick was too badly used mp 10 con-
tinua TO play. Attendance 80. Score:
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Eargiary OF Dwelling House.

Special Dispatch - he Post-Inse.Hgsnrer.
TACOMA july the robbery % the
residence - !. 7 Davis pas reported 20
ths po!isH today \ lot cf valuable silver
~AFe ard other articles were carried away
Tire burglars stored their swsx fr a yaiss
ssoaeE from q bed room. bat sssk A second
valise, partially aae4, standing u go Of
tAe aa<A govEA
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New Territory.

Hawaii now becomes part Of
the UnIted states. a month agO
IL was n foreign country. The
most satisfactory available
map f. that found on page D
of the Observation-Disclosures stan
dara War Atlas. As q business
man or ~ a student IL may pay
yoa TO look 1T lncle Sans lat
est acquisition. Latitude and
longitude carefully marked.
Even the elevation OF m0un-
taina given. sailing routes and
distances shown. HarbOrs and
channels d~Iineated. Areas
given.
@AA a. lal7la
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Dailey-Curran Match on.

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE Twenty-Five
round boxing contest between Jack Dali
ley, of Wilmington. and Jimmy Curran. OF
England, which was to have taken place
tonight, has been indefinitely postponed
on account of the sudden illness of Daley.
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LONDON. July 15-Nrs Elizabeth Lynn
Linton. ihc novelist and essayist widow Of
The bate William James Linton. the cele-
bcatei Wood engraver. * dead.
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DETROIT July 15.-Rasults at High
land Park:
2;25 trot-Tacosna won in straight heats
Best time, 2:f4i.
2l2 pace-Charlie r. won In straight
heats. Best time 21l
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Cleveland O. Washington 4.

WASHINGTON. July l5.-Wrigley's err
ror In the seventh gave Cleveland the
game. Attendance. 700. Score:
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NEW YORK. July i5.-The Brooklyns
won twelve-inning game from The
Browns this afternoon Miller started in
Ia pitch for the home team. but was taken
III In the second inning and Dunn took his
place. Score.
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Hits OF each pitcher-Parrott IL. Golf 5.
Bases on balls of each pitcher-Parrott
2. Con- Q.
Bases from being hit by pitched bali
Dalrymple. Kelly.
Struck out-By Parrot s. by Golf 4.
Two-base hits--Csates Andrews, Pace.
Double piays-Andrews to Stotler;
Eagan to Stotler.
Wild pitches-By Golf 2.
Umpire-Charles Campbell.
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Special Dispatch ~ the Intelligence
TACOMA, July Through an uHsn-
-eationsI error ar interview printed n this
mornings issue Of the Tes;- Inteligenc~r
whoa came from Judge ssvn@lIey. ii isca.
justice % TIE Dcac". VAS credited to Jus
;&ca e tie Peace A2itcS3n. TIE latter
tas tAiIs far taken no hand IN the crusade
started against siot machines. and ne
w3rs}s quoted cane from Judge Srnalley.
"a TOT
Bea-s.ss 1las saa is4 asn Assrs Seag-a
a', & &MZzzsMe
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SpOka ne.

nariIy the stick work % today would have
won the game, hands down.
The score:
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PHILADELPHIA. July i5.-The Phiilies
easily defeated Cincinnati today. Dwyer
was hit hard and was relieved by Hill.
while the Reds could do very little with
Fifeld's pitching. Attendance. 2.tl2. Score:
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ifs isi n ~.

raSes on bsils-ou Comiskey. /. Muir
ray, y
Bases from helng hit by pitched balls
Ex Cnmiskoy Murray 8
Struck aut by comiskey. :: Murray. |.
Two-basc hits Bender. Nhitcomb.
Adams
Saertflee hit-~Atams.
Three base hit --s'orhett
Double piayS~-fags 10 Anderson Ia
Adams. Hopkins to Murphy. Bender TO
Haynes.
Passed halls-By Murphy =
wild pttcheS-Rv Murray,
Time ~ game-f:st.
1fmplre--Mr. ofTooie.
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Brooklyn
60 I a44ta
pIttsburg a. boston q.

BOSTON. July i5.-The champions play
ell wretcheily in the field today. were
weak at the bat and easily shut out by
Pittsburg Attendance, 100 Score
II. II. f..
lItiNHHsA .~--.-.+."-. -.--4...--
IsN~ttft y
Batteries Taunehill AMI Rowerman:
Lewis ard Bergen. Umpires-op Day ana
IL IN
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NEW YORK. July 1.-THE Coloneis
broke the Giants winning today. scoring
victory through the erratic pitching Of
Mevktn ana errors by Doyle and Van
Haltren ~ critical stages ~ the game At
tendance. i,sgs]. Sore.
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Batteries--Weyhing and MCGUIRE; Will
son and 0Connor. Umpires-Swartwood
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-14
2:20 Class for Pacers--Purse s1,oOO--
 Unfinished
Polo Consolidation Talk,

Derby, Oct. 13.-Notwithstandin a previous report emanating from Wal lingford that the Southern New Eng land Polo league and the State league had consolidated, the fact is announced from official sources that there has been no consolidation and that there will be none, and the Southern New England league will continue as oroginally plan ned, with the exception that MT. Heine- man of Wallingford has been expelled and Danbury substituted for Walling- ford. It is claimed that there was an unwarranted use of names in connec- tion with the reported consolidation of the two leagues, and the early part of the session that the directors of the Southern New England league held at Holian's Inn this afternoon was occu- pied with discussing the matter It was finally decided to drop Walling- ford, although an opportunity would be given MT. Heineman to reinstate his team by paying liberal fine. Presi- dent Perry and w. G. Huntington were delegated to go to New York and ar range with Spaulding Brothers for the necessary outfits. The next meeting will be held in New Haven early next week.
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GOMEZ EXPECTED IN HAVAN4,
Report That He Ntl Arrive This Week
 His Mission.

Havana, Oct. 13.-It is reported that General Maxine Gomez, the insurgent commander-in-c chief, will arrive here this week for the purpose of conferring with the military commissioners. He will then have an interview with the Cuban general Perco Diaz, the Cuban military commander in the province of Pinar del Rio. It is understood that General Gomez has already been elect ed president of the Cuban government but his election, it is added, will not be made public until after his arrival at Santa Cruz del Sur on October 20. The Cuban generals Mayia, Rodriguez and Nodaves left for Santa Cruz del Sur this morning, via Batabano, in answer to an urgent summons from the Cuban revolutionary government. It was giv- en out here that the Cuban revolution ary leaders have called for these gen. erals in order to reorganize the Cuban army in the eastern provinces.
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A New Political Club.

The West Side club at the corner of Howard avenue and Putnam street was reorganized at a largely attended meet ing held last evening and will hence forth be known as the West Side Re- publican club. The members of the club have been largely republicans ever since it's organization, but it has never heretofore taken an active part in poli- tics. The charter membership is about 200 and many more have signified their intention to join at once The club expects to hold a rally and ratiff- cation meeting as soon as speakers can be arranged for and will work for the success of the republican ticket until election day If possible the Hen. N. D. Sperry will be secured to address them. Officers elected were as follows: President, F. L. Homan; first vice prss- ident, w. F. Powell; second vice presi- dent, J. w. Schroeder; recording secre- tary. H. A. Sib1ey; financial secretary. F. B. Dayton; treasurer, A. B. Simpkin. The executive board consists of the officers and the following members: George T. Smith, Thomas D. Simpson and B. O. Brown.
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PARIS PEACE COMMISSION
REPORT IN MADRID CONCERNING
 THE NEGOTIATIONS.
It is to the Effect That the Commission CTS Are Exclusively Occupied With Cuban Question and That an Agree ment Has Been Reached Except on Evacuation, Surrender of War Ma- terial and the Cuban Debt.

Paris, Oct. 13.-The Temps this even- ing says: we have received from our Madrid correspondent dispatch, dated October 12, asserting that a report was circulated in Madrid on Wednesday to the effect that the commissioners were exclusively occupied with the Cuban question and that the commissioners had agreed except upon the evacuation by the Spanish troops, the surrender of war material and the question of the Cuban debt. The respective govern ments are now examining these ques- tions. Spain is said to be willing to surrender the war material, provided the Americans accord an extension of time for the evacuation in spite of the fact that the date on which the Ameri- cans will assume the administration of the island is December 1. An agree ment on the debt question is more diffi- cult, the Americans claiming that the question IS irrelevant because the Unlt- ed States is not annexing Cuba. The Americans further hold that a majority of the Cuban debt was incurred before the civil war of 1895 and that the whole of the debt since contracted has been devoted entirely to the prevention of Cuban independence, wherefore the ul- innate settlement of the debt should devolve upon the future Cuban govern ment. Thus Spain would prefer the annexation of Cuba to the United States. It is further affirmed that, fail- ing an agreement between the commits sions, this matter will be submitted to arbitration" The Temps adds that the commissions have prepared memoranda interchanging their views on the clauses of the protocol which are being discuss ed.
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Divorce for Mrs. Inslee.

Worcester, Mass, Oct. 13.-Belle Stokes Inslee, sister of the late Kate Stokes Stetson, was granted a condi- tional divorce from her husband, Charles F. Inslee, in superior court, to- day, and alimony of S20 per week. The correspondent named was Miss Nor gan, an actress. Both MT. and Mrs, Inslee were actors when they married. He was at one time manager of the Globe theater in Boston and is now playing in the Castel Square com- pany in that city. Mrs. Inslee lives with her mother in New York and re- turned to the metropolis as soon as she received her decree. The divorce does not become absolute for six months.
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THE VAR INVESTIGATION
Consideration of Papers Submitted by
 Alger-Interesttns Disclosures.

Washington, Oct. 13--After devoting the forenoon to hearing the testimony of Dr. Golf, chief surgeon of the Third army corps, stationed at Camp Thomas, the war investigation com- mission gave the remainder of to-day to the reading of papers submitted by Secretary Alger, which are statements concerning the conduct of the war. The papers include orders for the movemnt of troops, communications to the sec- retary of war from the officers in the field and from the secretary to them and from various other documents bearing upon the subject of the inves- tigation. The documents reveal the fact that General Miles recommended the Isle of Pines about the time of the battle of Santiago and that Secretary Alger disapproved the suggestion. It also appears that General Miles recom- mended that some point between San tiago and Porto Rico be taken previous to the beginning of either campaign. The correspondence also developed the fact that there was an apparent con- flict of authority between Generals Miles and Shafter at Tampa before the Santiago campaign was inaugurated. It also shows that orders were issued by the secretary of war that, in the event that General Shafter should be disabled by sickness or other cause the command of the troops at Santiago should devolve upon General Wheeler and upon the next in command in case of disability of both Shafter and Wheeler. The commission has sum- moned Major Louis L. Seaman, sur- geon in the First volunteers. to appear before it and he is expected to testify tomorrow. He has recently been quoted in New York as saying that 200 men had died daily because of the mal- administration of the quartermasters S department