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At Mountain Station, N. j., yesterday the Orange
Tennis Club conducted the Middle States tennis
championships. In the morning matches in the open
singles were played, but in the afternoon the i'm
portant matches in the team match between players
from the L~ongwOod Cricket Club Of Boston and
players from New York and Orange were the
feature. Several showers made the courts soft. and
the play was somewhat affected thereby. Lnngwood
won nS matches, by victories Of Ware oyer Fischer
two by the victories Of Miiiett over Goldman and
Miles over Davis. The. NTH match. between Ward
match. which will be played this afternoon. will de-
teImine the winning team. The scores follow:
I6 MSw eG't beat F. Iop FiscRsr, S S'is'f York. ~ = ware S%s;
n. y. Whitman, Longwood. beat J. d, Forbes, New
Arthur Goldman, Lon%wood, 80. "a; G. Ii. Miles,
New YORK beat DWIGHT Davis LGngwqod. 81, -,
L3 GBC%%3ap 2M4, o sia. les. unfinished saSla-p IMAM
$ XII! .; - ti.I VIZ - ~ oA Mile. !, sss, N !. H Rss ea Gt5Sas
9 9ofs;u! a. i. B. 81 sie I; ~ b Hsfn {, beat {. L /: 4; S!ESaS S4 y
Sc DENLY beat 4 i. welles, "a: OF $. [, Mil:
9Teile. "a : %; Ralph McktttatiriEc2I f beSt H Rfds o. &;
Es5S, "a %: " b i. P %liial Paws S.l heat I. G 4 !.
%-29-l; " Conway beat I; ", Ford. 6-s, 81;
The annual independence bay handicap lawn ten.
F Fla Tas suScessfui h1id decided yest sasia U ON tho 90
organiLahon courts at Eighteenth street and Avenue
ment Of the doubles and mixed doubles and they
WI De dse &c later tlr on: summarize
ttsested Wall, half ntteen. a.. rs Ham. halt
scratch. defsatsd fESihiS, 'a fftssSni 80 q s&o8s;4 kx ESss,
a aftssR, dsis E n IyiSr, 1sfttts san a. IL as forg'
second Round-Hsia' half 6fteen' defeated fBollin.
ger. scratch. los; 9-i; Rose, scratch, defeated
agssmi:'F $istf% kteSSnaaItRoSsie SCH sSia tIES de SsS; Fogu
Final ROUnd-EOSe defeated Ham, 60. Sc. o..
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FINISHED first, but was disqualified.
Remp Wins tho National Handicap at
LatonIa.

CINCINNATI. July 4.-Therc was a big holiday crowd
at Latonia to-day, with profuse bunting display and
patriotic music. win Wallace's Remp won tho Ma
tional Handicap, net value, $3.50, by a length.
John Bright, who bent Han d'or and Pink Coat on
last Thursday, the fayortte, carried top weight. l1s
pounds: lie was repeatedly pocketed and finished
NTH. Millstream fell at the FIRST turn, and Jockey
Southland received II bad cut in the face. Ono favorite,
I'VE close second choices. and one long shot won.
Summaries:
First RaCc-Six fu~rlongs.-Esther r.. % Knight, 4
to /, won; Harry Lee, lO2 uIarretp, 8 TO ., second;
Elsie NJ, 10 Southardl. . to l, third. Time. 1919.
Second Race-Five furlougs. -BeanA, 10 %CIrtton),
4 to o, won; TcrTcnc, 10 tCOnleyl, & tN g, secondi
Maybc-So. lO4 EVERETT, 3 to ], third. Time, :o2%.
Third Race-ono mile and a sixteenth Kitty B..
erctp, 3 to .. second; imp Eddie Burke. 1l2 Grow
hurst. 3 to !. third. Time, l:+Ik.
Fourth Racc-rhe National Handicap; one milo
and an eighth. -Remp, lO7 (BarrctD, 4 to l won;
Performanee. ~ MAtthGwsli 4 to !. socondi Flu
Fifth Race - Five urlongS.-Parke Bruce, ll3
(Kuhn), 3 to /, won; Press Kimhall. 100 tZeno), 6 TO
third. Time, l:O24l.
Sixth Race-SiE furlongs.-Saube los Britton), 3
70 2, won; ValescO. lO4 Barrett, ; To /. second:
Everest, 1Ol lMatthewBl. II TO !, third. Time. l;lB4.
seventh Race-sir furlongs.-Geo. Krats. %
Crowhurst. 10 to /, won; Turtle Dove, ~ Everett,
, to =. second Bill Powell, lo1 G.ewis). 10 10 /. third.
Time, l;ll. High Jinks finished second. but was
disqualified for fouling.
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Sports Mt Sea Cliff.

A series Of athletic sports was held by the Bt.
Luke's Athletic Club. Sea Clih. yesterday morning,
under the auspices OF the Taxpayer Association.
summary:
100 Yard Run. Handicap-won by L. Smith, John
Jones second.
one-FouNh. Mile walk-won by T. Fitzgerald. J.
kinsley second.
one. Half Mile Bicycle Race, boys under 1e-won
by j. Dudgeon. Allen second.
22o.Yard Rum, Handicap-Won by D. wilhslmS. Il.
leighton second.
= lOO-Yard Run, for boys under 16-Won by O.
TrU IsOn, II. SimOnson second,
Potato Race-Won by d, Wilhelms, Fl. Simonson
second.
Halt. Mile Bicycle Race. open 10 al amAteurs-won
by ". Craft; d. Wilhelms second,
100. Yard Consolation Run-Won by John Jonea,
". Jones second.
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Many persons wended their way TO Ridgewood Park
on the Glendale road yesterday 10 attend the annual
festival of the camps OF NE Clan.naIdael OF hiIEs
county. Some spirited athletic events marked the
occasion. summaries;
Lone second. and NJ, Duny third. Time. II 10 sec'
onds.
ssO.YGrd Run, Opcn-won by Dan @. Flynn, p.
Farrell second. James @. Loegau third. Time. ,
minutes 80 seconds.
44O.Yard Dash, Open-won by Sam A. lone, L,
Phelon second, Is. Harris third. Time, l minute !
seconds,
One.Mle Run, Open-won by W. Collins. John
Carrety second, +, A, Nuler third. Time, . mlnutea
IL seconds.
100 Yard Dash, Open TO Members Only-wonh by ],
Condor, Y. McLeer second, L. DogAn third. Tuna
IA 40 seconds.
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Yearlings of the Fnirview and Avondale
Studs Sold.

The yearlings from the Fairview and Avon
dale studs were disposed Of in the sale paddocks
Of the Sheepshead Bay track yesterday. The
sale attracted q large crowd, and all except the
FLIES brought good prices. NJ. Murphy of Phil
adelphia paid $4,000 for a colt by ExileaBrack-
the Western 1ff furfma m BID $1,000 for a colt BY
imp. Quieklime-M9nte Rosa. Jockey Sloan
1850 for n colt by ST. B~laise-Fidele. Twen-
ty-eight head were sold for Sl5.5OO, an average
Of 1858 per head. The best prices we're:
Bay colt, by Exile-Bracken; NJ. Murphy. $500
Chestnut colt, by Pe~ssara-Bradwick; NJ. Muir
Chestnut colt, by imp. ST. Blaise-Fideie; Tod
Chestnut colt. by imp. st. Biaise-ida K; vii.
Bay colt. by imp. ouiciiime-Mointe Rosa; Go. o'
bennett. 1000
Chestnut colt, by Miser-Olga; NJ. Murphy. 800
Bay colt. by imp. st. Blaise-Porcelain; Mr..
Chestnut colt, by E1ile-sarmienta; W. II.
Bay hlly. by imp. ST. Blaise-soncy Lass; W.
Bay colt. by imp. Quicklime-Sukatra; W. II.
"
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EEwBURG. July 4.-The mems spring cham
pionship of the Powelton Golf Club ended to-
day in a final round of thirty-six holes for the
Powelton Cup. between j. S. Taylor and T. A.
Jova. Taylor won by q up and 5 to play. In the
beat Gilman Tiffany by 4 up and 2 to play.
Handicaps for the class A and b players were
also decided. the scores being as follows:
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PLAINFIELD. July 4-To-day was a lively one
on the links Of the Hillside Tennis and Golf
Club. This morning the contest for the Rein
hart Cup took place and the winner was Olaf
Sangstad. He will keep the cup until next fall,
when it will be played for again. The scores:
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Total, ..............

The Columbia Club played . return match with tho
CRTibbeAns at Central Park. and the latter again
proved victorious, winning this time by 10 runs.
d. BoIell made the top score of the game for the Cartb-
beans with 10. aud also helped materially in tho
result Of the game by bowling in hrst-class form.
The totals were: CAribbeRns, 81; Columbia, 50.
The Kings County aud New York ArbrOtah teams
met at Prospect Park and the former WAS in for a big
score when the rain intGrfered with all further hos.
tilities. For Kings County, C., T. Holdings and q. W.
Barnes, each contributed 81, while y, smith and
contributions OF 20 and ~ respectively. The total
for Kings County, was l30, for hye WickeA, while
New York ArbroAth did not bat
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300 class, pacing; purse $1,000
Cricket Yesterday.

Yesterday proved a great disappointment to local
cricketers. and the drawn matches which resulted
on account of the rain were numerous. At Prospect
Park the New York Club exhibited some good bat
uunf aRaihSt tn y MMAhthsta1n e1SHna eleven. ana In
Of ~. while l.. A. Skyno added 81 and W. V.
Hughes 20 in their best form. Tho Manhattans had
no chance to bat.
The Manhattan Club journeyed TO Paterson, and
had considerable satisfaction in administering a bad
defeat " the local club after three OF their men re-
tired. For the winners, F. ], Prendergast showed
some OF his old-ime form in u good inning of 43,
while II. Il. COyne, II, Tattersall. and A.. Smedley all
did good work with the bat. The score follows:
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In the mems foursomes for two cups at the
Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club yes
terday the winning score was made by V. and
o. Hockmeyer, S5-O-S5. i, d. Crowell and
w. A.. Hamilton were second, with S0-O-S0
Some dozen pairs competed. =
RYE, N. Y, July A 36-hole handicap for a
cup presented by +. NJ. Fulton. Jr.. TO the mem
bers of the Apawamis Club resulted as follows
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Two cups wore contested for at the Crescent
A. C. links Yesterday, One, for class A players.
for class } players. being the gift Of X. w. Rob-
ertsOn. Tho summary Of the scores follows:
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nearly rs many minutes. On this account only
four cards were returned in the special cup
handicap, but some twenty withdrew. The
four ecOros wero.
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CHICAGO. July 4.-Twenty Thousand people at
tended the races ut Washington Park to-day. The
feature Of the racing was the form s3mersanlt OF W.
4 A. McGuigan's Baunockburn, which won the Shert.
dan Stakes at a mile and a quarter. The crowd de-
manded that the owner be ruled on. The Judges are
investigating. ummar
First R~ace-Four and a half furlongs,-Pat Gle
burne, 100 IT. Burns. . 10 ], won; Luciole Bramhle,
100 Glawsop, Z 10 second Merops. loa III. Mar
TIM, = to l, third. Time, O:6pA.
Second Race-One mile.-.Miss Gussie. Ito, III. Mar
TIM, 2 TO /, won Martha H. 100 qittleheld), 2 10 /,
second; Dave Waldo, ITO (Caywood), ! TO ., third.
Time, 1:4oA.
Third Racr-One mile and seventy yards.-Morte
FOnse, io7 tRutter), 3 TO ! won; Onicial, ~ Gray. 2
20 | second Mistral H., imp. 1O5 CIhorpe), . 10 /.
third. Time, l:44L.
Fourth ace-On mile and a quarter, Sheridan
Stakes. -BannOCkburn, l22 tClawson). 10 to l. won;
Pink Goat, l2v ". Martin, even. second; Goodrich.
l22 yIhOrrel. = 10 /. third, Time. 2:OGIl.
Fifth Race-One mile and an cighth+-Cherry Leaf.
% ,Clawspn), q to 4. won; David renny, 100 ". Mar
I'M : to I. second Boanerges. ll2 Thorpe, 8 to /,
Sixth Raoc-si1 furlongs.-The ManIman, 1926
tCAywondl, . 10 ., won Enchanter. llp ThorpeJ, 3
70 /. second; Cash Day, III Clawsonl 10 to l. third.
Time. l:l4A.
Seventh Hace-Four and a half furlongs.-sou.
Chon, 100 4. Burus), ! 10 ., won; Survivor, los "
Martnl, . 70 /, second; Galatnee. lUs III. Martini,
10 to !, third. Time, O;544,
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GOSHEN, July AIN spite Of the intense heat to-
day there was a largo crowd at the Driving Park to
witness the Fourth of July harness races arranged by
President II. B. Hook. Two of the three races on tho
card resulted in spirited and fast contests. The third
race had to be declared off on account OF rain. j. s.
Murray's bay marc Dimple was the favoIite in the
24O race. and she won in straight heats, gaining a
record of 2:25l4. Tho winner is a sister to the fast
trotter I. 7. D., 2:16A. j. s. CoAtcs's fast horse Gar
land NJ, who trotted a mile in private in 2:l6A a few
days ago. was made q hot fayorite In the 2:25 class,
he was beaten by the fast, handsome. promising
young mare Naurine, owned by Robert Goelet OF
Tuxedo. Naurino lowered her record to 2:2OA in the
first heat, trotting the mile like u prospective 2:l5
flyer. Summarizes:
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This afternoon mixed foursomes for the Gil
bert Cup were played, and the contestants put
up a good game throughout. The cup was won
by Miss Evans and Henry West with a net score
OF %. The scores are as follOWs:
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WITH TRorTER AND PAGER.
Ed Geers Wins Four Races ut the Hart
ford Meeting.

Ed Geers Wins -Four Races ut the Hart
ford Meeting.
HARTFORD. July ed Geers. the noted
Tennessee driver. swept the card to-day at the
opening of the July trotting meeting at Charter
Oak Park. There were four races on the pro-
gramme and Geers won them all. W. P.
Trimble's Newburg ~trotter, Kentucky Frank.
surprised the talent by trotting the first heat
in the 2:3O race in the remarkable time Of
2:14h, chased out by Anton Rinschler's New
York horse, All Day. But the next three heats
went to Tudor Chimes. who had been laid up
in tho first round. Geers drove him the first
winning heat OF his turf career in 2:16H. The
Tennessee reinsman then got up behind Willis
Laird's Ohio PAGER Rubonstein and drove him
to an easy victory over the much-talked-of
Planet and other Eastern cracks in compare
lively slow time.
In the race for trotters Of the 2:11 class.
Geers won a fine race with John B. McFerran's
great young trotting stallion Tommy Britton.
driving him to n new record Of oil in the SEQ
ond heat. Hans McGregor met his first defeat
OF the season in this race. He won the first heat,
but was away back in the second round. He
was then drawn. Tn wagon race was virtually
q contest of professionals. H. X. Devereaux OF
the Cleveland Driving Club being the only ANA
teur driver. Gcers won cleverly with The
Abbot. in the fast time of 2:14 and 2:121a.
Summaries:
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There was a real holiday throng at the Ards
ley Club yesterday. and the golf was about the

In the drlying competltion Tor, the, women
members of the club. best OF single drives. the
results We're!
Mrs, NJ. NJ. Van Buren,, 100 yards 7 inches; Mrs. y.
J.. Fldridge, l42 yards 2 feet 80 inChesi Mrs. A. D.
dan, 80 yards 2 feet q inches; Miss Parrish, 80 yards 0
inches; Miss Frazier, 30 yards = feet 4 inches.
In the womep's driving, competition in which
the count was by points the results were:
Mrs, Van Buren,. rs; Miss Hewitt, 80 Miss Ethel
Gould. 80; Mrs, Eugene Griffin, ~ Mrs, Il. x. Bed
GALL, Al Airs. +. J.. Eldridge. AZ Miss Parrish, ~;
Mrs. A. u. Cochrane. ~; Mrs. q. II. Smith, 40 Miss
Grace Frazier, ~ Miss. Willard, ~ Miss Fanny
A%rchbold. 40 Mrs. Trowbridge. 4h.
The inks OF the Marine and Field Club
seemed yesterday to be the centre of the thun-
derstorm. for It circled about the course like a
cyclone. n drenched the links ton times in
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First Day at the Rome Track.

ROME, July 4.-Ths annual race meeting of the
Rome Trotting Association, a member of the Central
New York Circuit, opened here to-day and will con-
tinue until Thursday. The attendance was about
1000. Summaries:
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Judges at Huntington Remove Driver Dewey.

HUNTINGTON, July 4.-The July meeting OF the har-
ness horses at the Fair Ground track opened to-day.
The racing WAS spirited and close finishes resulted.
won the pacing race easily. Before the third heat
Dewey was taken from behind MARCEL and John
Thompson substituted. This race was not finished.
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GREAT HOLIDAY GoLFING.
FINALS IN THE OPEN TOURNAMENT At
TIE SEABRIGHT CLUE.
Hugh Toler Wins from Tynr After n sensn.

Hugh Toler Wins from Tying After n sensa-
tional Round-Vanderpool Captures the
Consolation Cup from ~Taylor-Events mt
Powelton, Ardsley, and Crescent A. g.
The unexpected happened yesterday in the
finals for the Seabright Cup. in which the con-
~testants were James A. Tying, Morris County.
and Hugh X. Toler. Baltusrol. Local rivalries.
for the homc clubs OF the two men are only q
few miles apart, helped to make the two men
keen antagonists. Tying was not at his best,
the heat and the inccssant gollng OF the three
days having put him off edge. while Toler put
up a careful and well-considered game, the sort
he has been putting up in practice for the last
six months. Toler won by 3 up and 2 to play.
His card was:
2nt ......"..... : tGSSsS7 LS97-Os
W. u. Vanderpool. Princeton, and James l..
Taylor. Dyker Meadow. fought out a hard
match In tho finals for the Consolation Cup.
They were all even at the ninth. but at the
twelfth vanderpool was 8 up. Some weak
puts by the Princeton man lost him this advan-
tage. yet at the seventeenth hole he was i up.
Poor driving from the eighteenth tee sent Van
derpooIs ball into the sedges by the pond. he
found a ball, after some, search that resembled
aHs G TSy pS we're G %St b P,sEi9s M i t" Was as the he
right one, Nanderpool gave the hole mp, Yam
derp2ol won the match on the nineteenth hole.
which he made in 4 strokes to Taylor's 3. The
cards were not kept. but they were on the high
side.
Tho feature OF the handicap was Traviss
round in ~, Going out he played faultless Roli
in 81, equalllnR the par. score on each hole. but
q few missed puts made the homeward round
cost Travis a 40. In the preliminary round on
Friday Armstrong made the homeward holes
in 81. the record. and two others made them, in
80. They are easier than the first nine holes
and 500 yards shorter. II Travis had played as
we'll coming home as. he did going out, his total
score would have been about 73. But as IL is
the target will be u mark for amateurs to shoot
at for some time. MenZies, who lives near the
course this summer. may lead the r m that
will try to beat 1t.
The scorers were Shead. Potts and Syming.
| ton. As a relaxation from their labors thoy
kept tally on those who drove into the first
bunker, which was only n short carry. OF IN
yards. Ten players hadt the i'll luck to fall intoii
from their drives. SiXty-eight finished and, 1t
withdrew, making in all 81 to start. The play
Of the first five has never been beaten In. this
country among the leaders in an open tour
ment.
The following are the gross cards under 9C
by strokes:
W. J. Travis. oakland
in...:..:..."....6 8 I +o-7I
F. W. MenZies. st. Andrew's-
out..."."".".5 3D. I
Daniel Chauncey, Dyker Meadow
= -
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ORANGE. July 4.-The weather was 80 warm
to-day that there was very little playing over
the golf course Of the Essex County Country
however, and there was a team match with four
men from the Oakland Golf Club In which the
Country Club players were successful by five
holes up, The score:
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There were many Withdrawals on account OF
the heat.

STANFORD. July 4.-The competition for the
Presidents prizes was continued on the links
OF the Wee Burn Golf Club this afternoon. In
the finals in class A. for women. Miss Genevieve
Hecker, won from Miss May Brown, b up.
for women. Miss Gertrude Leayitt won
from Mrs. F, NJ. Jones, L up, II holes.
Leayitt won from Mrs. Redfeld, 4 up, 3 TO play.
In the semi-fnals, class 4, for, men, .. w, Gan
Baldwin won from Fl. L. williams, l. up.
In the finals W. L; Baldwin won from E; W.
Gandee. 4 up, 8 to play, In the semi-inals, class
fault from L. Z. Bruggcrhoff and George Heck
er. In the finals Hurlbut defeated Scofeld, q up.
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Charles Littlefeld, Jr.'s, Horses VIII Two
Races at ElkwOOd Park.

Lose BRANCH, July 4.-Charles Ldttlehcld, Jr, won
two Of the three running races at Elkwood Park this
afternoon under tho sanction OF the Jockey Club. The
GOlSrDoTs with Penn w. captured Gs opening event.
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Following Is the tabulated record OF the all
around individual championship cOmpetltiOnl
Games of the Clan-na-Gael.

Totals, ........,.".".,..5.24a 4.072 1882 s,sIa
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-21

The record of the Queen City of Yer
mont in the matter of Office holders is a
matter for consideration at this time.
That city has been favored with the Of
flee of Secretary of the State Senate
and of Assistant Secretary of that
body for sixteen years since 1874. G.
W. Brownell, the retiring Secretary of
State, was made Assistant Secretary of
the State Senate in 1874, and held the
position until 1880, when he became
Secretary, which position he held until
1890. when he became Secretary of
State. But Burlington could not long
wait for the State Secretaryship again,
for two years ago, after being a state
office holder for eight years, another
Burlington resident, Powell, steps into
the chair of the Senate Secretary and
wants to do so again this year. Is
Burlington entitled to this position for
life?
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-21
Camp at Miami In Good Shape.

Miami, Fla, July 21.-To put at rest
all apprehension as to the healthfulness
and sanitary conditions of the military
camp here and to effectually offset the
unfavorable published reports inter-
views have been had with several Off
GERS of the division upon whose shoul-
ders the care of the health of the men
rests.
Major General Keiffr. commander of
the division, when asHed his opinion as
to the sanitary condition of the camp,
said:
Il consider the sanitary condition Of
the camp as being very excellent. OF
course you understand that certain
work had to be done. but it has been &C
complished thoroughly and the camp
and surroundings here, l consider, are
as good and as complete as any camp in
the United States. There has been a
question as to water. Use of water
from driven wells has been discontin-
ued. The city supply has been substi-
tuted, and we have good water now
Large tanks have been placed in each
regiment and the water runs through
pipes in the tanks surrounded by ice."
The reports of the regimental sur
geons pass through the hands of Major
George S. Hobart, adjutant of the divi-
sion, every day. When questioned about
these, Major Hobart said from the last
reports from the surgeons he could say
that the sanitary condition of the camp
is excellent. Major Appel, chief sur
geon of the division, said, when inter-
rogated, that the sanitary condition of
the camp is now very good.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-21
Surgery on Snakes.

Snakes i'll captivity, it seems, some
times find difficulty in getting rid of
the skin which is shed every year, and
an Australian diamond snake in the
Bombay museum appeared likely to
succumb. 1t was quite blind and re-
fused all food.
A European sympathizer therefore
pressed the native snake keeper into
service to hold the snake, and himself
with pair Of sharp pointed scissors
performed the delicate and risky opera
ton of clipping away the membrane
which adhered to the eyes.
J. M. Phipson, editor of The Journal
of the Bombay Natural History society,
performed u far more dangerous opera
ton couple of years ago. His patient
was large hamadryad, or king cobra,
the most vicious and poisonous of all
Indian snakes, and most powerful
creature to boot. Mr.. Phipson gripped
the king cobra round the neck, and a
native literally held on for his life fur
ther down, and when the reptile s
struggles were over third man, armed
with surgeon scalpel, removed eight
layers of membrane from each eye. -
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