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The herald., 1898-03-07
A STOOL PIGEON
A Central Park Elephant Acts in That
Questionable Capacity

An cld-time pickpocket was captured In
Central park, New York, the other day
by Detectives Mcc'nty and Savage, with
an elephants aid. The detectives for sew
eral days had seAp y gray-haired man loi-
tering about the "zoo.' mingling with the
crowds. They recognized In him pick
pocket whom thy had tried to catch three
years before and whom they had failed to
capture on account of his extreme clever
ness.
They induced william Snyder. one Of the
keepers, to put Tom, the trick elephant.
through performance. This meant that a
crowd would soon gather about the cage
and that the aged pickpocket, who was
near by, would have good chance to ply
his trade.
The elephant seemed to understand the
situation. 1t rang bell. with its trunk,
drank out of bottle, shook hands with
the keeper and stood with all four feet on
a pede stall 1t was apparently essaying to
stand on It's head when the detectives saw
their man push his way into the crowd.
The old man put his hand into woman's S
pocket and took out purse. Detective
Savage seized his arm and, with the help
Of Detective McGinty. took the pickpocket
to the arsenal. the headquarters of the
park police.
The herald., 1898-03-07

AS a burlesque on the high gear and big
sprocket fad, Camden, N. j., dealer has
built a bicycle having 3O-inch wheels and
front sprocket five feet in diameter. 1t Is
geared to 555.
The New York representative of a large
and long established manufacturer pre-
diets a scarcity of wheels in the spring,
his theory being that makers are keeping
down their output, while low prices are
creating booming demand.
A gear case manufacturer explains that
one of the chief reasons why English cases
do not give satisfaction over here, while
the American gear case is making hit
is because the foreign devices are simply
mud protectors and do not exclude dust,
the English roads being always muddy
while ours are usually dusty. American RI
ders could not see the point of using an ar
ticle that offered only partial protection,
so the American cases with dustproof ana
waterproof joints of rubber that exclude
dust and all foreign substances from both
chain and bearings made their appearance
as a matter of course and wrought a
change of heart with riders on the gear
case subject.
~
the handle bar is not a sign of vanity in a
rider The idea of such an appliance for
the purpose of seeing behind one on the
road is fad that is growing in popularity.
If desired, riders can use 1t to see their
own faces. Women, who use 1t mostly
say, however, that they use 1t only for
back-sighting.
1t is related that when Michael went out
of training all he desired was dish of Ice
cream, a confection of which he is inordi-
nately fond This brings to mind that
when Victoria was told that the crown be-
longed to her, she asked for a cup of tea,
that drink having been denied her by her
parents. Thus 1T appears that the tastes
of the English queen and of the American
king are peculiarly simple, fact that is
not in keeping with their positions and per-
formances.
There was but one medal given to bicy-
cles at the great Nashville, Tenn. exhibi-
ton. Every American cycle manufacturer
was invited to display his wares and they
did. The judges who pasesd upon the mer-
it's of the various cycles under inspection
had no interest in any one machine. They
were experienced men, whose duty lay in
passing upon what they saw. This board
Of experts in their report stated that the
medal had been awarded on account of the
beauty and completeness of exhibit, and
careful attention to each and every detail
of material and method of construction.
o o o
William A. Shinkle will not resign his
office as president of the Century Road
club of America. He has so informed s..
Glen Andrus, secretary of the club, in a
letter. Owing to the trouble stirred up by
former Chairman McGarrett of the road
records committee, Mr.. Shinkle will retain
his office until the end of his terra.
O O 0
Judge Hazen of Topeka, Kan, in a de-
cision just rendered holds that bicycle
is a tool, and essentially mans profession
or occupation, and that, as such, 1t is ex-
empt from execution. A citizens bicycle
has been levied upori to collect judgment
o o o
Edward Taylor, the French middle dis
tance rider, is' another Jimmy Michael In
The herald., 1898-03-07

Sailor Girl. who is usually first favor
ite. disappointed her friends losing her
race with Kitty Scott badly. The latter
dog beat two of the best dogs on the track,
which made it exciting for those who hau
money UP.
The races were over earlier than usual,
which was appreciated by the crowd, ana
the distribution of the purses took place
before dark.
In the run-offs Blue Bird beat Silk Gem,
4-2H: Napoleon beat Shamrock formerly
Red Dick), 40; Sailor Girl beat Widow
Lane, 60; Kitty Scott beat Innocent Daisy,
5-2: A b c beat Bowery Boy, 81; Juliet
beat General, 2lk-O; Dan C. beat Aliso,
2ik-0 (after two ties. IL, 1la-11D; Little
Queen beat Flying Jib. 40 (after a tie,
go; Lucky Jack (formerly Messenger
Boy) beat Fannie S., 4-21a (after three ties,
IT, 2h-2h and 40; Romeo beat Trip, 20
(after two ties, 90 and 6-6); ID. V. Fl. beat
Prince. 3a-11k; Ormonde beat Ebony Queen,
90; Jack l beat Maj. Black, 21s-1; Queen b.
beat Perhaps, 90; Oscar beat Harry H.,
81; Cyclone beat Rialto, 4-2is (after tie,
21s-21s).
In the first ties Napoleon I beat Blue
Bird, 21h-0; Kitty Scott beat Sailor Girl
6-1; Juliet beat A b c, 1h-1s; Dan c. beat
Little Queen, Al; Romeo beat Lucky Jack
40, Ormonde beat d. V. H., 4-2ls; Jack
beat Queen B., 81; Cyclone beat Oscar
Az.
In the second ties Kitty Scott beat Ma
poleon l, 2s-1; Juliet beat Dan c., 1-2;
Ormonde beat Romeo. 61a-3; Cyclone beat
Jack 1, 81 (after tie. 2la-2lO.
In the third ties Kitty Scott beat Juliet
Sk-21s; Ormonde beat Cyclone, 31a-i.
In the final Ormonde beat Kitty Scott
20; with Ormonde second, Cyclone third
Juliet fourth, Jack l fifth, Romeo sixth
Dan Savant1 N1nOlaOn pigfl
There will probably be two days cours-
ing. a forty-eight- dog race, next week
Saturday and Sunday The gate receipts
Saturday will be given to the sufferers
of the Maine disaster The ties and finals
will be run Sunday.
The herald., 1898-03-07
SLOANE LIKED IN ENGLAND

The London Sportsman. in commenting
on a recent interview with Jockey Tod
Sloane on his experience on the Engli.h
turf, says:
"All that Sloane said on the subject OF
the treatment he received from English
jockeys is very pleasant reading. and
should be marked. learned and inwardly
digested by those who believe that every
thing connected with the turf is tinged
with fraud and chicanery. He showed
excellent taste and discretion in entirely
declining to be drawn into criticising the
riding Of any of our principal performers,
but again and again emphasized the grand
way in which they acted toward me-.
His remarks on the Cambridgeshre
The herald., 1898-03-07

Keever are much truer Weltere than light
weights. 1t Is this way In all the classes,
and the readjustment Of weights Is one
of the first and most needed reforms the
ring demands. 1t will be the means OF
eliminating the tiresome sQuabbles be-
tween pugilists over the weight question,
and determine the exact class Of each.
o O o
George Lavigne, champion lightweight of
the world, and Jack Daily of Wilmington,
Del, an aspirant for the title. have been
matched to box twenty rounds at Cleve-
land, O., March 17th, for a $500 purse.
Sam Fitzpatrick accepted terms offered by
the Cleveland club, which included $500
purse. $1,000 to go to the winner.
y o o
The fact that pugilists are seldom good
judges of other pugilists' capabilities has
received exemplification in the case of
Tut" Ryan of Australia, whom Kid Nc
Coy thought so well of that he induced
him to come to this country. Mr.. Ryan
was worsted in an encounter with Gus
Rubin, whom he found far too big and
strong for him. Then he matched HIM
self to fight Joe Choynski in San Fran
cisco.
The success of the Maher-Smith match
has caused a desire for more big fights
in the Quaker City. The plan now is to
match Maher against Choynski, Bob Arm
strong or some other pugilistic leader, and
as Maher's hackers are willing, the match
es will likely be made.
Sporting men look upon that fifty thou
sand-dollar purse of San Francisco syn
dicate' for a fight next summer between
Corbett and Fitzsimmons as pipe dream
GlaVnr yua fn G
| advertising value, however. and he at once
accepted it on behalf of Corbett. Fitz-
simmons is completely under the domina-
ton of Martin Julian. and the latter has
to much regard for his meal ticket" to
permit him to jeopardize his title to the
| championship in battle with any dam
| gerouS man.
Mccoy intends claiming the heavyweight
| championship in couple of weeks if
neither Fitz nor Corbett accepts his chal-
lenge, and if he does he will have Maher
hot on his trail with a monetary forfeit
ready to show that he means business.
A match between them would excite in
tense interest. There is no disputing the
fact that Maher can knock out any man
that he can hit. The question is: Can he
| hit Mccoy? Some think he can. for they
say he is as clever now as any man in the
business. He has improved wonderfully,
but he is not nearly as scientific as Mccoy.
o O O
No man in the ring today can lab
with Mccoy. He has way of keeping his
left arm almost extended and of hook
ing'' his man with it as he tempts him to
lead that is not only terribly provoking,
but very dangerous as well. He is Maher's S
superior in height and reach, and very
nearly his equal in weight. A match be-
| 4I,,,, oil, TO- s.,&1
est another between Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons.
The herald., 1898-03-07
GENERAL SPORTS

Noel Money the well-known American
trap shooter. who competed in the Grand
Prix at Monte Carlo did not get beyond
the fourth round. He scored one of his
three birds from the 2S-yard mark, but
when he went back to 29 yards he missed
his first bird, and, according to the condi-
tions of the Grand Prix, was compelled tc
drop out of the competition. There were
tw9nty-eight other competitors who
dropped out in the fourth round, including
Signor Giudicini, the celebrated italian
shot, who won the Grand Prix in 1856. 1896
and 1888; Signor Calari and signor Gras,
SELL. N. &
william Pinkerton, the famous clleaxa
The herald., 1898-03-07
REAL BATTLE SONGS
National Hymns Are Not Used in
Actual Warfare

Generally speaking, the soldiers song Is
a much different one. both in tune and
words, to the national hymn that is ut
tered forth from the brazen trumpets for
his sovereign's benefit on a review day
Probably the only good national hymn
which is also the popular war song Is the
famous ''Marseillaise, the most glorious
battle song ever composed. The British ma
tional anthem. 'God Save the Queen" and
even the more popular 'sRuie Britannia 7
have never been much used by the British
troops IL the wars. Tho former, y f4et
The herald., 1898-03-07

In Southern Arizona the Jail and prison
officials have their hands full in trying to
prevent the smuggling into their institu-
tions of the seductive maraguana. This Is
kind of loco weed more powerful than
opium. 1t Is q dangerous thing for the
uninitiated to handle, but those who know
it's uses say it produces more ravishfng
dreams than opium. The Mexicans mix it
with tobacco and smoke 1t with cigarettes,
inhaling the smoke. When used in this
way 1t produces a hilarious spirit in the
smoker that cannot be equaled by any
other form of dissipation.
The herald., 1898-03-07
IN THE PRIZE RING

1t will be many moons before the prize
ring patrons of this city will attend an
other fight believing that it is altogether on
the square. They have been fooled so
often after having been promised square
fighting that hereafter they will pay their
admission to fight, if at all, expecting to
witness a hippodrome. The climax of fake
fights in Los Angeles was reached last
The herald., 1898-03-07
10000 PERSONS HAVE THE GRIP
Eleven Died Last Week and Nghteen
in the Seven Days Previous

Grip, the dread disease which battles the
skill of physicians. is more prevalent at
present in Chicago than at any time since
the epidemic of 1891. The appalling an
nouncement is made by the department Of
health that 1000 persons in this city are
now stricken with the malady. During
the last week eighteen deaths were re-
ported of persons who have succumbed
to it during the first six days Of the present
week Is eleven.
The advice given by the health author
tiles to all persons afflicted with II, even In
its mildest form, is to seek medical at
tention at once.
The situation Is viewed with alarm by
the health department. as the large number
of deaths resulting from the grip during
the epidemic of 1891 occurred during March
and April, and 1t is feared that the worst
Is yet to. come. Commissioner Of Health
Reynolds urges the greatest precaution on
the part of those who desire to escape the
malady which so decimated the population
of Chicago at that time. as the number of
cases has been on the increase during the
past two weeks. At present the disease IL
making it's appearance in the majority Of
cases In a milder form than 1t did In 1891
Chicago Times-Herald.
The herald., 1898-03-07

In the royal family Of England the order
of precedence among them ID thus: The
sovereign. the Prince Of Wales. the other
sons OF the sovereign In the order Of their
age. the soverelgnts grandsons. the BROTH
ers or sisters Of the sovereiep. the sove-
reign'4 uncle, and, hha1lys ~ eone of NJ
bTothers Of sistera Qf IA m III l|.
The herald., 1898-03-07

the hands OF his trainer. Taylor has an
even temper. is never runied and trains
hard and earnestly. The little Frenchman
promises to be as popular with pacemalt-
ers as is Michael. and that is one-haf the
game.
Edward s. Edwards. the member Of the
Century wheelmen of New York who is
attempting a hundred mile ride each day,
has been successful so far this year, ac-
cording to his attendants This would
make a record to date of sixty-f1ye centu-
ries on as many consecutive days. and a
total mileage of nearly 1000 miles, as his
rides each day are generally over 100 miles.
For the past fortnight Edwards has been
riding In the vicinity of Washington,
D. c.
The herald., 1898-03-07

Mrs. Newlywed-Before we were married
you said that my slightest wish should be
your law.
Mr.. Newlywed.-Exactly, my love; but
you have so many vigorous and we'll devel-
oped wishes that am as yet unable to de-
eide as to which is the sllghtest.-Leslie's
Weekly.
The herald., 1898-03-07
LOS ANGELES
SCORE BY INNINGS
Los Angeles. ...............40 0 4 90
Francis Wilson's. 2 0 . 1 l 0 l l. s
SUMMARY

Los Angeles. es...............1 DO
Francis Wilson's. 0211O11-S
SUMMARY
Earned runs-Los Angeles 2, Francis Will
sons q Two-base hits-Harvey /, Francks
], Guercio l. Three-base hits-Carmona l.
Home runs--Held J. Passed balls-Adams
], Mangarina 0. Bases on balls-By Har-
Yey 3, by Tyler 3. Hit by pitched ball-By
Tyler l. Struck out-By Harvey 10, by Ty-
Ter 5. Left on bases-Los Angeles 7, Fran
eis Wilson's II, Double plays-Courtney to
Wilson to Carmona l. Umpire, Kaymer
Scorer, Yager. Time of game, 2:10.
o O O
The Azusa Stars defeated the baseball
nine of Throop college. Pasadena at Azusa
Saturday in well played game. Preston
and DEVON did the battery work for
Azusa and Deming and Jones for the Pas
adena club. The score was:
AZusa stars. 1 0O1OsA3
Throop College. .OO00OO3 anna
The herald., 1898-03-07
SEEN AT AGRICULTURAL PARK
CYCLING

AS a buresque on the high gear and big
sprocket fad, Camden, n. j., dealer has
built a bicycle having 30-inch wheels and a
front sprocket five feet in diameter. 1t is
geared to 555.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-10-11

cials are somewhat alarmed over the
possible injury to government dams in
the neighborhood of Leech and Winnie
bogoshisk lake.
DESPERATE SITUATION OF BA-
CONS TROOPS.
Lothrup, Mimi, October 6.-This af-
ternoon at 3:36 o'clock Ii was learned
that General Bacon and his smA band
of seventy or Seventy-two men are still
fighting on Bear island, but it is not
known what the outcome Of the fight
ing has been up to this hour, o'clock
D. m An attempt was made to land
on the island this afternoon and rescue
the wounded soldiers and get the
bodies Of the unfortunate blue coats
who were killed. This attempt was
partly successful SO far in that four
BODIES were recovered and nine soldiers
who We're wounded were rescued, but
the citizens We're driven TO the boat
and the boat driven from the shores
by skulking redskins.
A special train with 215 Of the Third
infantry from Fort Smelling under
command of Lieutenant Colonel Har-
bach, of the department of Dakota. ar
rived in Walker at o'clock this af-
ternoon. Another special train will
leave Brainerd tonight with 200 or 25O
more soldiers. Inspector Tinker ex-
presses the opinion that with 500 SOL
diers the Indians will be subdued, but
thinks there will be bioodshed and
may be lots Of it.
1t is said the Indians from the Mile
Laos reservation have started 30C
strong to join the Leech Lake Indians
and if this is the case, it will REQUIRE
500 additional troops to quell the dis
turbance. They are reported to be
well armed and going north at a rapid
Lake and Bear Island by tomorrow at
daylight
Two hunters came in this afternoon
from the woods and reported a band
of fifteen or twenty going north, and
it is supposed that they are an ad-
vance guard to the Mile Laos In
dians or a party of their scouts The
men were not close enough to them tC
say whether they were painted or not
but know they were armed
The inhabitants of Walker, LothruI
and Hackensack, Mimi, are terrified
beyond measure and are armed as fal
as arms and ammunition are procura-
BILE. Little sleep is taken by the ma
| jority Of the citizens.
Since the uprising of the Bear Island
Indians the Indians at the Leech Lake
agency have been quiet till today, but
word has arrived tonight from the
agency that the Indians have broker
| out and the authorities have no con.
| troll over them and fear there will bt
| more bloOdshed.
The condition of Bacon's men, ever
| if they were safe from annihilation
| must be deplorable. They are lilly
| supplied with overcoats and blankets
| Tents they have none. Their food sup
| plies were short when they landed anC
they We're in no shape to stand a lons
| Seige.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-10-11
Railway Terminal improvements at
Savannah

Savannah, Ga, October 5.-One mill
lion dollars is to be expended in build
ing railroad terminals on Hutchinson's s
island, opposite Savannah, by the
Georgia and Alabama Terminal Com
pany, which includes a number of
northern capitalists. The capital Of
$500 900 has been subscribed and bonds
to the extent of s1,00O,000 are to be is
sued, the Georgia and Alabama leasing
the terminals when in readiness. The
entire river front of the island has been
bought. Vessels drawing twenty-six
feet of water will be able to load at
the docks and there will be extensive
warehouses. A navigation company
has been chartered and line Of steam
barges will be put on to northern
ports. Some of those interested in the
terminal company are also interested
in the Mobile and Ohio railroad and il
is understood that Savannah will be
an Atlantic outlet for western pro-
ducts.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-10-11

Jackson Miss, October 6.-Jackson's s
fever record grows. For today it is
seven new cases, six white and one col
ored and one death, Letia Harrison.
Two of these cases are in the Baptist
orphanage, an institution located about
two miles northwest Of town, in which
there are a large number of small chill
dren. The patients are Miss Callie and
Ida Flowers, the matrOn and assist
ant. The other cases are located in
various portions Of south and west
Jackson. The Howard association
met today, appointed an executive
committee, and perfected arrangements
for active work among the sick and
destitute. Hermanville, a small town
located on the Little branch of the
YazoO and Mississippi Valley railroad
about fifty miles from Jackson, reports
two cases of yellow fever three miles
from town, with several exposures.
Harrison reports seven new cases-four
whites, three cOlored. Taylors has
four new cases. No report from Or
wood. Water Valley has no new cases,
but one suspicious and two critically
i'll. Edwards one new case and one
death. A case of smallpox is reported
at Lumberton, Miss. DR. Souchon, Of
the Louisiana state board, reports a
case of yellow fever at Bowie, La
Forche Parish and Alexandria.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-10-11
GRAND DEMOCRATICR RALLY

Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Red Springs N. c., October 6.-The
grand democratic rally which came off
today at Bethel church, IL miles out
from Red Springs, was a most COM
plete success in every way Upper
Robson and lower Richmond united
in demonstration, the result of which
cannot be told till the Sth day of No
vember. The number in attendance
was estimated at as high as 1000 and
there were it is said 260 horsemen,
the grand procession was nearly a
half mile long.
The noble women of the surrounding
country did their part we'll, for there
was such bountiful supply of every
thing necessary to eat prepared by
their willing hearts and helping hands
there was no necessity for a single
soul to have left there hungry today.
There was also a band of music to
help the cause along The speakers
were Hon. F. A. Woodard, J. A Brown,
Stephen Mcintyre, John D. Shaw, Jr.,
and others.
Great liberality was shown by the
Red Springs Lumber Company in
transporting over their railroad large
number of people to a point within
two miles of the speaking and return,
distance of ten miles. Altogether it
was a great time and a grand success,
and will not be forgotten in many
years to come.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-10-11
Deafness Cannot he Cured

by local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way 10 cure Deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inflamed condition OF the mucous lin
ing Of the Eustachian Tube When this
tube gets inflamed you have a rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed Deafness is
the result. and unless the nflamma-
ton can be taken out and this tube
restored to it's normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out Of ten are caused by ca
tarrh, which is nothing but an inflam-
ed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case Of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu-
lars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & co, Toledo, ..
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-10-11
Matters Complicated by Peace

Paris, October 4.-La Patrie this ev-
ening prints an interview said TO have
been had with General Rafael Cerero
y SaenZ, Of the Spanish peace COM
mission, in which he is represented as
saying:
Peace between Spain and the Unit
ed States will complicate all the East
ern questions. The day upon which
the preliminaries are signed the first
chapter in the new history of Europe
will be commenced, sS the United
States will henceforth play a prepon-
derent role in events which different
parts Of the world will be the theatre" /"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-10-11
Geo. III. White Tells Negroes TO Arm
ThemseIyes.

George H. White. the negro congress
man of the Second district, made a
speech in Northampton county a few
days ago that completely discounts
his rank utterances here at the re-
publican state convention.
A gentleman whose Teracity and in
tegrity cannot be questioned informs
The Post that White counselled the
negroes in his Northampton speech to
get their guns and ammunition ready,
and not to delay the matter. He told
them not TO wait until election day
TO do this, and TO go to the polls arm
ed and demand their rights.
A white gentleman had permitted
White to speak on his land. AS soon
as the negro congressman gave utter
ance to this incendiary language he
ordered him off his premises. White
was informed that ne couldn't use
such incendiary language on his
premises.
White and his crowd OF negroes then
went TO a school house, where he con-
cluded his speech.-Raleigh News and
Observer.