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WAS A GRAND STRUGGLE
Pennsylvania's Champion Eight
Rowed a Great Race.
D0WNED THE ARGONAUTS
Two Championships Captured by Phila-
delphia Crews-Ten Yeck Took in
the ~Single-The Last Day OF
the Annual Regatta

Philadelphia, July 23.-The second
and last day Of the annual regatta of
the National Association of Amateur
Oarsmen saw what was probably the
finest series Of races ever seen at a ma
tional regatta. In three events only a
few feet separated the first and second
crews. The most sensational race of the
day was the e~ight-oared shell, which
the Pennsylvania Barge clubs cham
pion eight captured from the Argonauts
of Toronto by a few feet after a grand
struggle.
The weather was perfect. Between
10000 and 10000 persons c~ongregated
along the river to watch the races. Two
of the championships were captured by
the Philadelphia crews. Ten Eycke won
the single championship, while the
Western b. c.. Of st. Louis carried off
the honors Of the intermediate four
cared shell race. The Argonauts cap
tured the senior international four-oared
shell event. and Amos Kubic of SPRING
field, Mass, won the intermediate single
scull race. In the intermediate four
cared shell race the S~eawanhakas were
ruled out for not properly turning the
three-quarter flag.
The Western Boating club of st. Louis,
S~eawanhaka of New York and Argonauts
or Toronto started in the intermediate
four-oared shell race. The ST. Louis
club assumed the Lead at the start, the
S~eawanhaka and the Argonauts third.
The difference between first and last
crews at the half mile flag was only a
length IN a half. The Western men
rowed a much better race than they
did yesterday. At the turn they were
but two strokes in front Of the Sea-
wanhakas, who failed to turn their
stake properly. The Argonauts were
two lengths behind. The race from the
mile flag to the finish was a grand one.
The New Workers caught the St. Louis
men shrtly after the turn, and held
them to the finish. The result was in
doubt until the judges announced that
the Westerners had won by one second.
The S~eawanhakas were ruled out, how
ever, for their error at the turning
stake, and second place was given to
the Argonauts.
The e~ight-oared shell race was the
most sensational that was ever rowed on
the national course. The crews that
faced the starter were the Worcester
High School of Massachusetts, Fair
mounts of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Barge Of Philadelphia and Argonauts
of Toronto. Not one of these Fights
had ever been defeated. From the
three-quarter flag to the finish it was
a magnificent struggle between the Phil
adelphia champions and the Argonauts.
BY a grand squirt Pennsylvania man
eyed to cross the line first, five feet
In front of the Canadians. The time,
7:401a, is the best ever made over this
course under similar conditions. Wor-
cester was three lengths behind the Can
adams.
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IT WILL Be HARD TO TAKE CEUTA

poslte to the rocky fortress whose guns
frown toward the Mediterranean is an
other fortress built with its walls fac
ing the interior OF Africa.
Nothing stronger can be imagined
thar this fortress. with it's narrow
stretch OF rocky peninsula lined with
powerful fortifcations, and the high
fort at the extreme end Is as impreg-
nable as modern methods OF defense.
added to a natural formidable forma-
ton. car make It. 1t may be asked
here: Why cannot Commodore Wat
son AXE his vessels close inshore and.
making a breach in the string of forti-
fications defending the strip. and storm
ing parties and cut the two ends OF
the peninsula from communication with
each other?" Here again nature has
aided art In strengthening Ceuta, for
the nature eof the anchorage is such
that warships cannot APPROACH near
enough to do much damage to the forth
fications. To take IL by a fleet would
surely necessitate the storming of the
Notifications by means OF landing par
ties from small boats, an almost impos-
sible feat. To attack the place from the
African end would be hardly less diff
cult an undertaking han that of at
tempting to take IL from the sea, for
the defenses facing toward the in
terror are as strong as those at the
other end of the peninsula.
Ceuta swarms with soldiers. 1t is
used as a prison colony by the Span
iards, and as the ~onvic are treated
in the Infamous manner that is custom
airy in Spanish prisons. a revolt and a
massacre Is always among the POSSIBLE
tiles unless the unfortunate convicts
are overawed by a continual display Of
overwhelming force. Few escape n
many lie in the prisons OF Ceuta. so
that any inside Information
regarding the life in the fortified place,
and the exact state of the garrison, is
hard TO obtain.
1t Is easier to land at Ceuta than to
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the Best
Spain Has Left

New York, July 1.-THE numerous
and humorous dispatches received from
the other side regarding the troubles
and trials of a wandering Spanish fleet
which couldn't get through the Suez
cana without paying toll have made no
mention of one rather remarkable point
regarding the fleet. 1t contains SPANS
only battleship. The one solitary heavy
weight craft of the boastful Dons is
with the feet of Admiral Camara that
set out to try to turn the tables on our
Dewey. 1t would have been far more
interesting to the world at large If this
only battleship of Spain's had come
over here and engaged in single COM
bat with n of our superb craft. Such
a duel could doubtless have been ar
ranged with the United States govern
ment. Spain might ever have secured
a handicap. The United States battle
ship could have had one hand tied
behind her back, so to speak. Any con-
cessions would have been made to
Spain for the sake of a real stand-up
fight with her battleship.
The name of this pride of SPANS
navy is the Pelayo. Before the war
began we heard some terrible stories Of
her fighting abilities. and some Amer
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leans looked upon her as a particu-
larry formidable ship. Divested of the
fiction regarding her powers, the Pelayo
is a fine ship, and would be a foeman
worthy of our superb fighters. She has
just received a new and powerful arma-
ment at La Seyne, where she was also
fitted with new machinery. The ac-
companying illustration shows her char
acter very well. Upon a displacement
of $500 tons, she has her main arma-
ment disposed pm the French system
a system, by the way, now apparently
abandoned.
The four heavy guns are disposed sim
gly in barbettes, of which one is for
ward, the second aft. and the others
sponsored on each broadside.
The advantage claimed for this ar
rangement is that of not putting too
many eggs in one basket, in case a
turret should chanc to be disabled.
When the ship was built she was
armed with 12.5-inch Hontoria guns in
the principal %turrets, and 11-inch guns
in the others. h is now armed with
the new Cane 9.4-inch 22-ton gun,
which will perforate about 80 inches of
steel at the muzzle and is much more
powerful than the heavier predecessor.
The ship also mounts a very large
quick-firing armament. n is protect
ed by a complete compound belt, with
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get away again. So jealousy does Spain
guard the secret of this, her strongest
possession, that directly a stranger sets
foot on the peninsula he il followed by
a soldier especially detailed for that
purpose.
Many tourists come to h place to
explore the picturesque Moorish city
that is to be oun just outside the in
terror Notifications of Ceuta. but to
get to this city 1t Is necessary to run
the gauntlet of the soldiery OF the pc
ninsula. Few succeed in penetrating
beyond the walls these days. Lucky
thet tourist whose appearance. being too
cleanly for that of a Spaniard, betrays
his English nationality. II he gets away
from Ceuta without his life being In
danger. He Is almost sure TO be ar
rested IL he looks o his with curios-
ity as he walks down the peninsula on
his way to the interior outlet.
If he puts on a bold front he may
get away from the commandment before
whom he viii be taken. with nothing
worse to look back upon han the In
dignity OF arrest and the loss of his
sightseeing. He will be told to get out
as quickly as possible, and IL will be
wisdom for him to follow instructions.
The lash and vigor OF the American
fleets nave made a tremendous impress
sion here. and IL would surprise no n
to learn that Commodore watson had
made up his mind to attack the strong
est place Spain has. out of sheer bra
vado, but those who have had the OPP
portunity of visiting Ceuta. mons
which number Is you correspondent.
are unanimously OF the opinion that
the wider the berth that the fearless
American jackies give this rocky fort
ress of SPANS the better.
There are plenty of vulnerable points
along the Spanish coast where The
American guns IA engage In tars't
practice TO their own advs ntage and
the demoraitzation of the Dons without
wasting shells on the i~mpregnable fort,-
fications of Gibraltar Number 1t
will soon be Spain's one possession out
side of the home country. hLd she may
as we'll be allowed to retain this soli-
tary foreign" colony. No one Is likely
to want to take IL from .;sr. The con-
vict lemen has given II too unsavsry
a reputation for that.
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Special service of the Sunday Standard.
When Commodore watson's fleet OF
American warships starts to lombard
the coast of Sapin. there is one fortified
post that 1t will be wisdom Pm their
part to have as little to do with as pos
soble. Its name is Ceuta, and it has
been rightly called Gibraltar Number
Two" Ceuta is a two hours sail from
the original Gibraltar. over which the
British flag flies. 1t is across the straits
from the famous rock fortress, and Is
used by the Spaniards as a prison col
ony.
1t resembles Gibraltar No. 1 in many
respects. n is not far behind IL in
formidableness. A small peninsula runs
out INTO the sea. and this is the strong
est fort of the post. 1t is so well adapt
ed for a fertilization that IL seems as
though nature must have designed 1t
for this express purpose. The rocky pc
ninsula is a level, low stretch nearly to
the end, when II rises abruptly, form
ing a round ridge of rock about half as
high as that of Gibraltar, with sides
that slope down in a manner that makes
it just possible for a storming party to
climb. but which is steep enough to
make the attempt one of the most haz-
ardous conceivable II the efortress at
the end of the peninsula is defended by
men with modern magazine rifles.
The peninsula that connects this high
fort with the mainland Is strongly forti-
fed. the Whole stretch fairly bristling
with guns of high caliber that poke
their wicked noses out of embrasures
cut in the solid rock and at a distance
presenting no mark to hostile cannon,
for there is little on the face of the
fortress to betray the presence of the
batteries that abound there. The pc
ninsula is three miles in length n
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CONFESS HIS GUILT.
Embezxler Warner Captured by the Po-
lice in Louisville.

lits IN Ibutrffiif.
Louisville, July 23.-Louis Warner. the
Ascending president Of the Northampton
Savings bank and the Hampshire County
National bank OF Northampton. Mass,
was captured by the Louisville police this
afternoon. He has confessed his guilt
and is willing to return to Massachusetts
without requisition papers. When cap
tured he had only 81 In his pocket. He has
been living in Louisville for several
months.
The telegraphic account sent out from
Northampton at the time of Mr.. War
ner's expose. placed his shortage to the
banks mentioned at 500, 900. Warner has
been in Louisville for three months living
at a boarding house under the name of
Frank Williams.
He made many acquaintances while
here and became particularly friendly
with a number of newspaper men. In
fact. he became a familiar figure about
the newspaper offices here. lie was in
the habit OF calling daily at the office Of
the Courier-Journal for a copy of the
Springfield. Mass. Republican.
After his arrest Warner admitted ev-
erything, stating that he had taken from
the Hampshire County National bank. Of
which ne was president, about 10000.
and from the Hampshire Savings bank. Of
which he was treasurer. fully $4,000. The
money he lost in various speculations and
unsuccessful business ventures.
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MICHAEL A WINNER.
He Beat Tom Linton in a Twenty-Five
Mile Paced Race.

New York. July 2.-Jimmy Michael met
Tom Linton of Wales at the Manhattan
Beach bicycle track to-day in a 25-mile
paced race and beat his opponent in the
presence of more than 1000 spectators.
His defeat on last Saturday through the
bursting of a tire was not looked upon as
a defeat by any means by the Midget
friends. and to-day thousands of dollars
were bet and won on the "Rarebit."
Michael was the favorite in the betting,
odds of 100 to so being freely laid on his
chances. There was plenty of Linton mon
ey, however, and in the history of cy-
cling there has never been such a large
amount wagered on a contest.
There was very little wind and every
thing favored an excellent race. However,
no records were even ~equalled, as both
riders INDUCED in a good deal of jockeying
in the early part of the race. Some OF
the individual miles were covered in ex-
cellent time. the ninth mile being run in
lbs As. In the last lap Linton's men
swung out and flew past Michae amid
deafening cheers and frenzied cries. Lin
ton maintained his advantage for nearly
a mile, until ne lost his pacemakers. Mi
chael, who was then riding like a little
demon. passed his opponent and rode
away from him. This setback evidently
took the heart out of Unions work and
Michael finally crossed the tape a winner
by about 17O yards.
The half-mile L. A. w. national cham
pionship for professionals was won by o.
l. Stevens OF Ottumwa. Iowa. He beat
Arthur Gardiner by half a wheel in the
final heat. Eddie Bald was six inches be-
hind Gardiner. and Tom Cooper, who I'M
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Bank wreeker Married.

Chicago. July Zl-Charles Warren
Spaulding. the convicted ex-president OF
the Globe Savings bank. and Sarah Louise
Erwin. his former stenographer. were
married here to-day. The ceremony was
performed by a clergyman whose name
the parties interested will not divulge.
Miss Erwin was the young woman on
whom Spaulding lavished money and
property before the collapse of the bank
and they have been anxious to marry ever
since Spaulding's former wife secured
a divorce. The place where the marriage
occurred cannot be learned An hour after
the ceremony the ex-banker Vas back In
his cell In Jail and the bride had gone
away with her father.
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Big Gold Transfers.

transfers of gold ever made In this city
took place to-day. in which 5000. 600 was
transferred from the clearing house to the
sub-treasury. The transfer was made by
the clearing house as the representative
of the associated banks. and was the final
payment of deposits ~aggregating $4,000
600. The amount represented the excess
of the deposits in banks by the govern
ment on account Of the new war loan for
which the banks were unable to deposit
bonds with the treasury as security. II
was, therefore. necessary TO deposit the
money In the treasury. and I'm the absence
of sufficient legal end notes gold had
to be used.
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a maximum thickness of III inches, a
3.5-inch deck, 15.7-inch ~bulkheads and
Ills inches of steel on the barbettes.
Admiral CerVera, the Spanish hero
who so CALAMITY allowed his fleet to be
bottled up in Santiago, is the man who
caused the Pelayo to be built. He awoke
one day to a knowledge of the fact that
Spain had nc battleships, and he made
such a fuss about 1t that the Pelayo
was the outcome. This was IL years
ago. She was built according to the
best nava ideas of the time. but, viewed
in the light of more recent knowledge,
she has many weaknesses. Her coal ca
pacity is limited. a limitation second in
importance only to that of ammuni-
ton. Her maximum speed being 16
knots an hour, she would be able to
steam only 5000 miles with the Goa
she can carry in her bunkers. How i'm
portant an oversight this smallness of
the Pelayo's coal-carrying capacity is
can be seen by the difficulties already
encountered by the Spanish fleet in the
matter of obtaining coal to replace that
used on the trip from Spain.
In spite OF these weaknesses, the Pc
layo is the finest boat that Spain owns.
and were il not for the fact that she is
manned by Spanish officers and sailors,
and her guns are in the hands of Span
ish marksmen. who could hit nothing
but sea or air even by accident. she
might give a good account of herself
in a fight with our ships. As IT is, the
longer Spain can keep her away and let
us admire her at a distance, the better
for the Pelayo and for Spain. With
the Pelayo at the bottom of the ocean
Spain would be without a battleship,
which is a sad fate for a modern ma
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Approyed the Finding.

Washington. July 23.-Secretary Long
to-day approved the finding and sentence
of the court martial in the case OF Civil
Engineer O.. White, convicted OF neglect
of duty I'm connection with the construe-
ton OF the New York dry dock. The SEN
tence of the court Is that he be suspended
from rank and duty on furlough pay for
three years and then retain his present
number in his grade until he shall have
lost two numbers.
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Fleeing Gold second, Tanis third; time.
liza. Mile-Rando won, Royal Stag second,
Jefferson third; time, 1:42A. Seagull ham
dicap. mile-Komurasaki won, Sailor King
second. Whlstling Coon third; time, 1:41.
Selling. five furlongs-Tut-Tut won, Cor
morant second, Leando third; time, 1:02A.
Handicap, steeplechase, full course-Beau-
fort won, Royal Scarlet second, Equerry
third; time, 5:1sA. Decapod finished first
but was disqualified.
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ished fourth. was only a few inches back
of the Buffalo rider.
The two-mile professional handicap was
captured by Gardiner, who beat Major
Taylor a length and a half and estab-
lished a new worlds record for the dis
lance under handicap conditions, as he
covered the two miles in AIS As.
Kiser, of Dayton, Ohio, with an allow
ance of 20 yards. finished third and beat
Bald. the other scratch man, out by half
a length for third honors.
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ON THE RACE TRACK.
At Detroit.


Detroit. July 23.-Dissatisfaction over
the judges decision in the last heat of the
2:22 class in giving it to D.. l.. c. marred
to-day's sport at Crosse Point track.
Much money had been placed on True
Chimes in the auctions for this race. Both
he and ID. l.. c. got two heats. In the
final heat ID. L.. c. was in the lead in the
stretch and Anita S. came with a rush
and the crowd thought she tipped the bay
horses. The judges, however, thought diff
ferently and awarded the heat to ID. l.. c.
Then a cry went up from the spectators,
who thought that If Anita s. had been
given the heat ID. l.. c. would have lost
the sixth. Cries of robbery went up,
but the judges were firm, saying that d.
l.. c. had a head the best of it. In neither
judges nor timers stand was there any
other opinion, so it would seem that ID. l..
e. won the heat all right. True Chimes,
with two heats to his credit, broke badly
in the following two and was out of it.
Geers had him on his feet better in the
fifth and the bettors thought he could
have captured the sixth had not the
Judges made their decision against Anita
s. The Swift was never in danger In the
Chamber of consolation. Ed
ward d. opened favorite of the 2:27 pace,
but his breaks put him out of the money.
Strathmeath was never pushed by the
others, winning each heat handily. Sum-
maries:
Trotting. 2:22 class, purse s2.o00-D. l.. c.
won, True Chimes second. Countess third:
time, 2:14A. 2:17 class pacing. purse 5000
Strathmeath won, Samantha second, Don
Sphinx third; time, 2:10A. Chamber Of
Commerce consolation. for 2:24 class pac-
Ing, stake 81, 000-The Swift won, Arlington
second. Happy Tom third; best time,
2:11A.
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Standing of the Clubs.
Tennis

Chicago. July 23.-The finals in the dou-
bles and the remaining semi-hnals in the
singles were played to-day at the Western
championship tennis tournament. Ward
and Davis of Harvard defeated Bond and
Collins in the doubles finals: Summaries:
Finals in doubles. Ward and Davis de-
feated Bond and Collins. 60. GA, ga. Semi
finals in singles. Belden defeated Wrenn,
60 Ga
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University of Chicago sued.

Chicago. July 23.-The Massachusetts,
Life Insurance company % Springfield.
Mass, began suit to-day against Henry
A. Rust. comptroller of the University Of
Chicago. on four principal notes aggre-
eating S00,O0. and also to foreclose a
chattel mortgage on the furnishings Of
the Hampden apartment house. The total
amount OF the insurance company's claim.
mostly money advanced. is about half a
million dollars
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Smashed a Record.

Boston. July 23.-John Flanagan of the
New York Athletic club broke the worlds
amateur record for throwing the l6-
pound hammer at the big athletic meet of
st. Augustine's parish in South Boston
to-day, his throw being 15S feet. Az inches.
In the 10O-yard dash M. ~hoenma of
the Fitchburg A. A. finished first in 10 2-5
seconds. b. ]. Wefers and ]. Frank Quin-
Ian, both of the N. Y. A. A, tied for sec
ond place, Wefers winning the toss.
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Appointed Chief Clerk.

Washington. July 2.-George NJ. Allen.
for Il years editor of the Terre Haute.
Ind. Express. has been appointed chief
clerk TO the first assistant postmaster
general and in the absence of Perry
Heath he will act as FIRST assistant.
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At Brighton Beach.

New York, July 2.-There was a large
crowd at Brighton Beach to-day. Komu-
rasaki. one of the outsiders in the Sea-
gull handicap. won by a neck from Sailor
King, thanks to the starter. who sent
them away badly. and to Maher. who.
stealing a big lead on the upper turn.
managed to last the race out. Results:
Six furlongs-Frohman won, Wood
Ranger second. Premier third; time.
l:I4IL. Five furlongs-Captain Sigsbee won.
Helen Thomas second. Federal third;
time, I:eIA- Six furlongs-Danforth won.
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the Seattle players in a good game to-day.
PARROTS playing was the feature. He
batted out a home-run, a three-bagger, a
double and a single: Score:
r. II. E.
Spokane ........ ....... ........ 0
Batteries-Darby and Pace; Corbett and
Hartman. Umpire-Reynolds.
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New Records.

Chicago, July 23-Herman Van Herik
and John Lawson created new American
records from IL to Is miles to-day at the
Ravenswood athletic field. They rode the
Is miles unpaced. with a flying start. in
34:421a. The former record was IS n. made
by Mccall and Sager of Omaha on Nov.
JIG. 1897.