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BICYCLING.
Annual Race Meet Of the Quill
Club WheeImen.

NEW YORK, May 21.-The annual
race meet of the Quill Club Wheelmen
of America was held at the Manhattan
Beach track this afternoon. The mile
national championship race went to
Tom Butler. Eddie Bald and other
notables qualified for the final heat,
but were among the "also rams at the
finish. The multicycle race, something
new, proved quite an attraction. Three
tandems. a triplet, a quad and a single
wheel participated The latter was
ridden by Fred J. Titus, who came
within foot of winning from the quad.
Summaries
One mile national championship, Tom
Butler, N. C. T. A, won. Time
oil %.
Paced exhibition by E. Taylore,
France, one kilometer, 1929 yards.
Time-5 1-5.
Two-mile multicycle race, o. Wheel
err, Blanchard, Caldwell and Fulford on
a quad, first. Time-5:11.
Two-mile race, championship of the
Metropolitan District, l. A Powell of
Columbia University won. Time4:54.
One-half mile, professional handicap,
J. B. Bowler of Buffalo won (thirty
YARDS Time-1:53 3-5.
International tandem pursuit. unlim-
tied, between c. Miller and A Gard
liner of America and A L. Boulay and
r. Cavity of France, won by Boulay
and Cavity, after riding seven and
one third miles.
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NEW YORK'S POLICE.
Mayor Van Wyck Removes Two of
the Commissioners.

NEW YORK, May 21.-Mayor Van
Wyck to-day removed Police Commits
sioners Philips and Hamilton. He ap-
pointed Jacob Hess in the place of
Commissioner Hamilton. Hess came
to police headquarters this afternoon
and presented his certificate of ap-
pointment. The board then organized,
re-electing B. j. York President. Then
the board retired Chief McCullagh on
a pension of 5000 a year, with the
Mayors approval The board appoint
ed Chief Deputy Devery as Acting
Chief
Upon the news of the removal Of the
Commissioners and to number of re-
porters who called at the Mayors office
to obtain a confirmation Of the report
of the removal of the Commissioners,
the Mayor said:
IT have just been asked If I have
removed Police Commissioners Ham
ilton and Philips 1 have, and I have
also appointed Jacob Hess to succeed
Mr.. Hamilton / want you to say to
the people that the Mayor, their SER
want, when they elected me last fall
has resisted every attempt to raid the
public treasury, and he will continue
to do so. He will also continue to run
the affairs of the city government for
the benefit of the people and in the
interest of the people.
ST WILL" he continued, administer
the affairs of the city without interior
ence from either Plat or Quigg. Tell
the people this, and let them know that
1 am at the helm and while 1 am
Mayor, which will be for the next four
years, their interests will be safe in
my hands from raiders of all kinds.
st have not yet appointed the sue
cessor of Mr.. Philips
The Mayor did not go into particulars
or specify any of the reasons why he
took such action over the Police Com
missieners, but it is known that the
result was due to friction in the Police
Board for some weeks over the trans
fer of some Captains and policemen.
John McCullagh, the Chief of Po-
lice just dropped, was a Republican,
and refused to make certain transfers
which the Democratic Commissioners
wanted. The two Democratic Commits
sioners voted to retire the Chief, but
were overruled by the votes Of the Re-
publican Commissioners.
Mr. McCullagh called at the City
Hall to-day and had a stormy inter
view with the Mayor, during which he
was told to go back and run the de-
partment without regard to politics,
the Chief retorting that in the matter
of removals he would do as he. pleased
Since then there have been numerous
interviews between the Mayor and the
Police Commissioners.
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PRESBYTERIANS.
The General Assembly Resolves It.
self Into a Patriotic Meeting.

WINONA LAKE Qnd), May 21.-To-
day the Presbyterian General Assembly
resolved itself into a patriotic meet
ing. Enthusiasm ran high. Sentiments
expressed favorable to an Anglo-Amer-
lean alliance were vociferously cheered
and the following resolution was
| adopted:
That the Presbyterian Church in the
United States indorse the wise and pa
triotic course pursued by the President
in the conduct of the war, and hereby
pledge to him and to the army and navy
our sympathy, our prayers and our
support
A supplementary resolution intro
duced by George F. Pentacost of Yon-
kers, N. Y, recognized the sympathetic
expression of fellowship on the part of
the British people in the present cri-
! sis, based upon the solidity of the An
glo-Saxon race, and expressed the
heartfelt desire that old animosities
heretofore existing between ourselves
and the mother country be buried under
the new and rising tide Of blood kinship,
and that henceforth the two great coun-
tries may be united in an indissoluble
union that shall make for universal
peace and righteousness.
Dr. Charles Work of Cincinnati pre-
sided at the meeting. He said that the
Presbyterian Church must be true to
| its traditions of liberty. Zone hundred
years of freedom are looking down upon
u.s." he exclaimed. Loyalty to the Gu
ban cause is loyalty to God"
! A speech was made on behalf Of the
colored people by DR.. David Brown, a
negro from South Carolina.
Rev. Theodore F. Burnham of Cali
fornia told of the work done in behalf
of the sailors in the navy at Mare ISL
and.
One of the features of the afternoon
was a speech of the Rev. J. NJ. Barclay
of Detroit, whom DR.. McCook greeted
as Johnnie Reb." He dwelt upon the
present patriotic ties uniting the North
and South. glorying in the fact that the
first blood split in the present contest
was that of the South, and that it was
mingled with Northern blood on the
deck of the Winslow, off Cardenas.
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entity. but Discharged.

Thomas Shepard faced an angry old
woman who charged him with fero-
cious assault on her two pet dogs. She
swore roundly that he had rocked the
dogs and cursed her.
Thomas smiled broadly and appeal
ingly as he said:
81 went to dat oman's house, Jedge
to help poor girl tote away her things
dat had ben t'rowed inter he street and
dem dogs tried to bite me. OATS all
done"
why did you wish to help the girl
move her things?" asked Judge Andy.
Jest cause she was poor and lone
some.''
do you call yourself humanitari-
an?"
For de Lawds sake, Jedge," ex-
claimed Thomas wildly. Il amt no
such a ting as dat. You's 'cusin' me
wrongfully."
Judge Andy decided that the prisoner
was guilty of being a humanitarian, in
spite of his plea, and dismissed the
case.-Atlanta Constitution
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JUDGMENT REVERSED.
Supreme Court Decision in the
RuhI Suit.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 81. - The
Supreme Court to-day reversed the de-
cision of the Superior Court of Sacra-
mento County, in an action where Ber-
nard Ruhl sought to enforce resets
sion of a contract on a real estate pur-
chase against George NJ. Mott.
RuhI desired to purchase some agri-
cultural land and was shown tract Of
264 acres belonging to Mott However,
he saw but portion Of the piece, which
was particularly good, but afterward
brought action for rescission, claiming
that he had been cheated in the land
and defrauded by Mott. as the remain
ing portion of the tract was of very in
ferior soil.
The Superior Court gave judgment for
plaintiff. The Supreme Court reviewed
the testimony, and found that Ruhl be-
came aware of the poor character Of
the land within a short time after the
transfer, and it was not until three
years afterward that he sought a
rescisSion.
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TWO FIRES AT BROOKLYN.
At Each Firemen Sustain Probable
Fatal Injuries.

NEW YORK, May 21-There were
two serious CONGREGATIONS in Brooklyn
early to-day and at each one firemen
sustained injuries that are likely to
prove fatal, and several others were
badly hurt
One of the fires was in a big frame
tenement row in Nealey street, which
threatened the lives of many people
asleep. In the work of rescue a lad
der upon which three firemen We're at
work broke, and Henry Richenberg,
who fell three stories, was probably ia
tally hurt. Henry Callison was inter
nally injured and William Thomas suf-
fered a fracture of the leg. The mon
etary loss at this fire is estimated at
100000
In a fire which broke out a little later
in a concert hall and saloon in Preen-
point avenue, John Carter, fireman,
came in contact with a live wire, which
shocked him so badly that the surgeons
say he can scarcely recover. Fireman
Peter Hunts rubber boots were melted
where he stood in the heat, and one of
his legs was badly injured.
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And That But One Man Of the Entire CreKs
Survived.
Little Credence Placed in the Re-
port, in View of Accounts OF
the Vessels Conditions Brought
Down Six Week Ago by Wha1ers
TiIton and Walker.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 21-Much
concern was caused in maritime circles
here to-day by the receipt of letter
from Afognak, stating that a man had
just arrived there, bringing the distress
ing news that he was the sole survivor
Of the whalers who have been impris-
oned in the ice all winter
According to the story, which is
hardly credited among the best in
formed whaling men, while the whaling
fleet was in the ice at Point Barrow the
ships and all the men except one fell
victims to the terrible ''pinching" Of
winter ice, which no Arctic craft ex-
cept the sturdy Fran has ever been able
to withstand.
The letter which comes from Captain
Paff Of Afognak, deals principally with
business matters, and mentions only as
an incident the alleged loss Of the whal-
ers. No details are given, nor is even
mentioned the name of the supposed
survivor who is said to have carried
the news to the outside world.
According to the letter the survivor
reached Afognak in a small sloop in
which he crossed Sheilikoff Straits from
Portage Bay to Afognak. Whaling
men and others familiar with the Arc
tic place little faith in this letter, but
the fact that Paff the writer, is in a
responsible position, is considered relia-
BILE and is we'll acquainted with the con-
ditions in the far north, makes those
interested in the welfare Of the whalers
not a little anxious.
Two whalers from the fleet, Mate Til
ton and one Walker brought down de-
tailed accounts of the conditions at
Point Barrow about six weeks ago.
Both stated that every vessel in the
fleet was in a safe position, and that
there would be no difficulty in getting
out when the ice broke up. In the light
Of the statements of these two expert
enced whalers, the story Of wholesale
destruction seems improbable, If not
impossible.
1t is surmised that the story may
have grown out of something said by
Mate TiIton when he passed through
Afognak Tilton at first refused to
talk about the whaling fleet unless wen
paid, and it is possible that his silence
was misconstrued by the Afognak peo-
pie. who were compelled to guess as to
the nature of the news he carried.
Paff's letter also announces the wreck
of the Alexandria, which sailed from
San Francisco for Unalaska February
9Th. carrying supplies for the North
western Trading Company. She was
commanded by Captain Avery, and had
a crew of six men
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any power available on this coast will
be the Philadelphia, which will proba-
bly, go into commission June 1st 1t
has been unoficially stated that she,
too, will go to Manila, in which case
this coast will be left without a war
ship. The Wheeling has been ordered
from Seattle, but will have to be over
hauled before she can go into active
service.
The rain, which began falling this
morning, continued in showers during
the afternoon, and this evening settled
down to a steady downpour. The men
who arrived from the East to-day will
have a hard time tonight, as their
camping arrangements are not COM
plete, and the work of arranging the
camp has been greatly deferred by the
wet weather
At the Presidio the soldiers are ra-
Their enjoying the situation. Last Sat-
urday they were thoroughly drenched,
and few of them had dry stitch on
Sunday, but to-day things were differ
ent, and the men are well prepared to
withstand the rain, and will get through
the night pretty well unless a strong
wind springs up, in which case they
may have their tents lifted from over
their heads, and will be in a worse pre-
dicament than the boys eamped at the
old racetrack, now called Fort Rich
mond.
Another presentation of colors was
made to-day at the Preside. The
Sixth, the regiment from Stockton, re-
ceived the stand from Colonel George
E. Sperry, who presented the colors to
Colonel Johnson. A large delegation
from the Slough City witnessed the GER
emory. The usual patriotic speeches
were made, the speakers being o. r.
Henderson, Mayor William ingalls, and
Colonel Sperry. Colonel Johnson ac-
cepted the colors, thanking the people
of Stockton on behalf of his regiment.
THE CRUISER CHARLESTON.
SAN FRANCISCO May 22.-At an
early hour this morning the cruiser
Charleston, under orders to proceed to
Manila. is still in the stream. When
she came down from the Mare Island
navy yard to-day it was the intention of
her commander, Captain Glass, to ad-
lust the compasses and then to proceed
on her long sea journey forthwith. Ow-
ing to the heavy fog, however, the COM
passes could not be adjusted this after
noon, and it is now Captain Glass pur-
pose to perform this task at daybreak
to-day. and then to sail Immediately
for the Philippines.
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Nicaraguan Congress.

MANAGUA (Nicaragua), May q (via
Galveston).- 1.-The Congress Of Near
aqua was convened last evening to con-
slider the peace treaty which the Com
sioners signed on April Goth between
Costa Rica and Nicaragua. President
Zelaya's message reviews his actions in
favor of the treaty, refers to the bad
financial condition of the country, but
gives notice of the purchase Of a small
warship for coast defenses, and touches
on the non-sa1e of the Government
railroads. A meeting of the Federal
Convention Of the Greater Republic Of
Central America will take place here
on June 18th.
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FIELD SPORTS.
McCracken of Pennsylvania Breaks
q Worlds Record.

FRANKLINFIELD philadelphia,
May 21.-In the dual games between
Pennsylvania and Cornell to-day j. G.
McCracken of the University of Penn
sylvania broke the intercollegiate ham
mer-throwing record of 1876 feet 80
inches by a throw of 147 feet 1914
inches.
A. c. Kraenzlin, University of Penn
sylvania, broke the intercollegiate rec
ord of 2415 seconds for the 220-yard
hurdle, running the distance in "a %
seconds. w. P. Remington of PennsyI-
vania tried for the worlds broad jump
record of % feet ~ inches, and equaled
the American record of % feet 615
inches In the dual games between
Pennsylvania and Cornell the red and
blue won by a score of 1914 points to
233.
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The Tammany version of the trouble
between MeCullagh and the Mayor and
Police Commissioners is that Senator
Platt and Congressman Quigg inter-
fered with the running of the depart
ment. 1t was said that during an
interview between the Mayor and
Commissioner Hamilton the latter said
he would not vote for the transfer of
a policeman if the action was not
sanctioned by Quigg and Plat
The Republican version is that ever
since Tammany returned to power GER
tain gamblers and poolroom owners
have wanted to run wide open," and
that McCullagh's opposition to this
has brought down the official ak upon
his neck.
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POWDER EXPLOSION.
One Man Killed and Three Others
Seriously Injured.

HAMMOND Qnd.), May 21.-Three
thousand pounds of powder at the
plant of the Economical Smoke1ess
Powder Company. about four and one
half miles from here, blew up this af-
ternoon, killing one man and injuring
three others, and demolishing the
building in which were located the
mixing-rooms.
The dead: Arthur E. Booth of Chi
cago.
Seriously injured: John s. Piper
Frank Halse, Carl Porter.
The plant had been running only
three days, and was about to begin
work on a Government order for 80,
600, 600 cartridges.
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A SPANISH SPY.
A Deserter From the First II. s.
Artillery Made a Prisoner.

NEW YORK, May PA man said
to be Spanish spy, and a deserter
from the First United States Artillery,
is reported to be a prisoner on Govern
or's Island. According to the story told,
the man was arrested by Secret Service
agents on Broadway. While being
transferred to Governors Island on
board the General Hancock the prisoner
is alleged to have flung a packet of pa
pers into the bay, but the boat put
back, and the papers, which it is as
serted comprised details of the harbor
defense of New York and addressed to
the Spanish Consul at Montreal, were
recovered
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miles northwest of here, on the edge Of
the neutral territory between the king
dom Of Spain and this British possess
sion.
More troops have gone also to Alge-
ciras, the dilapidated old town six miles
west, straight across the bay from Glib
raltar, and to Tariffa, the southwest
point of Spain, fifteen miles southwest
from here
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Hon. Reuben Cannon Dead.

AURORA QlI). May 21.-Hon. Reu-
ben P. Cannon, formerly well known
throughout the State as a leading poll
tician, is dead. aged 70 years. Before
the civil war he was a recognized fac
tor in politics, and recognizing the great
ability and possible future of James A.
Garfield, the Principal of Hiram Col
lege, he induced him to consider the
proposition of accepting the nomina-
ton of State Senator, which was car
ried out few weeks later, and was the
commencement of Garfield's elevation
to the Presidency.
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PASSPORTS Withheld,

CONSTANTINOPLE, May 21.-Unit-
ed States Minister Angel has entered a
protest with the Turkish Government
against the action of the authorities in
refusing to grant passports to Ameri-
cans to travel in the interior. The re-
fusal Minister Angel holds, is in con-
travention of existing treaties. These
passports are withheld only from Amer
lean citizens and British subjects.
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A Decision Affirmed.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 21.-The Su-
preme Court has affirmed the Judgment
of the lower court against Fong Hong,
found guilty of arson. The contention
of the prisoner for reversal was that
his own premises were fired, and this
did not constitute the crime of arson,
but the Supreme Court maintains to
fs1e contrary
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Guarding the Water Supply.

SAN FRANCISCO. May IA fresh
alarm over possible tampering with the
water supply of this city has induced
the Spring Valley Water Company TO
increase its guards around all its res
ervoirs as we'll as at Lakes Honda and
MERGED. At all these points men armed
10 the teeth guard the water pipes and
trestles day and night
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War Revenue Bill.

WASHINGTON, May 21.-The SEN
ate Committee on Finance met at noon
to-day, and Immediately entered upon
the task of revising the war revenue bill
in the particulars of which the develop
ments of the past week have shown it
to be defective.
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Defaulting Treasurer widber.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 21.-August
c. Widber, the defaulting Treasurer of
this city, appeared in Judge Cook
court to-day to plead to the indictment
brought against him by the Grand
Jury, but a weeks continuance was
granted, as Assistant District Attorney
Hosmer was not prepared to proceed
with the case.
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CARRYING Out Instructions

Miss Belle-Mary. remember I am at
home to none except We're Brownkins
this afternoon.
Mary Chalf an hour later)-I've told
four gentlemen callers that you are at
home to none except We're Brownkins,
miss, and they all went away very an
CRY. indeed. miss.-Tit-Bits.
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WASHINGTON. May 21 = Major
General Wesley Merritt at o'clock this
afternoon began his journey to San
Francisco, whence he will take charge
of the expedition to the Philippines. Up
to tonight 10000 men have been mus
tered into the volunteer army.
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Tornado in Arkansas.

SPRINGDALE (Ark) May PA
tornado passed just west of here last
night John w. Killingstone and wife
were killed by falling timbers from
their house and two Italians were killed
and a third fatally injured. About
thirty houses were blown down.
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POUGHKEEPSIE IN. ", May 21-
Mrs Lena Sport, the insane widow Of
fireman at Vassar College, murdered
her two children, a son years old and
a. daughter ) months old, by decapitat-
ing them early this morning. She will
be sent to the asylum for insane GRIM
ina1
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yv;Iliam r. Prather Dead.

OAKLAND, May 21.-Wm. L. Pra-
Their, for many years Secretary OF the
Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institute at
Berkeley, and formerly prominent in
the tule lands development along the
Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers,
died here to-day.
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Lasar, well known merchant of San
Luis Obispo, is strapped to a cot in
the insane ward Of the Receiving Hos
pital and viii probably be sent to an
asylum on Monday. His arrangement
is said to be primarily due to domestic
Affections.
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Olympic and Reno WheeImen.

RENO New, May 21.-The great
event of the day now being talked of
here is the fifty mile bicycle race be-
tween the Olympics and the Reno
wheelmen. The event takes place to-
morrow. and will be witnessed by a
large number of people.
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Rattleshin oreann-

LONDON, May 21.-A special dis
patch from the Barbados dated Fri
day says; The American battleship
Oregon arrived here yesterday. All
well She took on board 200 tons of
coal, and sailed to-day. Her destina-
ton is not known.
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Shoes for the Volunteers.

OAKLAND. May 21.-The women Of
the Oakland Red Cross League, learn
ing that many of the volunteers are in
need of shoes, are arranging to supply
these deficiencies in the soldiers kits.
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Shot His Wife.

MIDDLETOWN On. ", May PIN
Ludy of New York shot and fatally
wounded his wife at Fort Jervis to-
day He then turned the weapon upon
himself and inflicted a wound which
will probably prove fatal. Jealousy is
given as the cause.
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RIoTING IMMINENT.
Serious Trouble Expected to Break
Out at Havana.

CHICAGO, May PA special to the
Journal from Washington says:
Secret information received by the
War Department is to the effect that
serious rioting is imminent in Havana.
Food is much scarcer, and the distress
is greater than has been generally re-
ported.