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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-11
LEAVE ON WEDNESDAY.
The Oregon and Iowa Are Soon to Be
gin the Long Journey to Manila.

Washington, Oct. 1O.-Capt Barker.
commanding the battleship Oregon, is
making final preparations for his de
parture, He reports that the Oregon
and Iowa will get away on Wednesday
for their long voyage to Manila.
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PENNSYLVANIA FoR 2:1s CLASS. 5000.
KEANE WON AT SHEFFIELD.
The Fair Haired American Beat Grea,
Fiald in Fast Time.

Tommy Keane, we'll known in this
city as a runner and as trainer of the
Worcester academy track team two
years ago, has won another Sheffield
handicap over in England The par
ticulaIs of this race were received in
a letter from Keane to an intimate
friend in this city yesterday.
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MORE RECORDS FOR ELKEs.

Harry Fixes added some more rec
ords to his string last week in his
winning the so mile race with Frank
Waller at Baltimore last Friday. EIkes
captured every record from 10 to so
miles and showed decidedly good work
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-11

II is possible to go round the WORLD
and touch on British territory all tho
way-namely, from England to Halifax,
N. 3, across Canada to Vancouver,
across the Pacific to Hong Kong, thence
to Singapore, Penang, Mauritius, Caps
Town, st. Helena and England; or from
Penang to Ceylon, Bombay, Alden, Pes
rim, Malta, Gibraltar and home.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-11

There were 12S entries for the event.
by far the largest number ever received
and in the lists were seven American
sprinters. Keane, who won the handi-
cap last July, was accorded a handi-
cap of 81. yards, but vas evidently
overlooked by the layers Of odds who
ciassed the Massachusetts man with
tAe amy others" and offered odds of
II tc l.
Keane won his trial heat in impress
i've style, Going the 100 yards, minus
the 9A yards handicap, in three yards
worse than II seconds, or equal to ~
yards inside even time. Keane's fast
time in his heat had the effect of send
ing him TO the post an even money ia
Vorite for the final, which he won by
foot from a Sheffield man, with 15Jh
yards handicap. He did the final in ex-
actiy the same time as his trial.
keanes part of the purse alone
amounted TO $3.50.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-11
THE DIOCESAN UNION.
Annual BANQUET Held at Springfield
Last Night.

Springfield, Oct 10.-The annual ban
quet Of the Springfield Diocesan Union
was held this evening in the Wendell
in Pittsfield. About us delegates were
present, representing every society in
the diocese, the banquet being served
at 1O.l5 q. II. Cullen, president of
Pittsfeld, presided and acted as toast
master Rev. j. J. Bell welcomed the
union, and the response was by Rev.
Or. McGillicuddy Of Worcester. The
welcome on behalf of the city was by
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-11
Iotals ,..,.........,.....S2 =
CINCINNATI.

Earned runs, louisville 4; stolen bases,
PETIT. Vaughn, Corcoran, Mcfarland;
Hoy; sacrifice hits. Corcoran; first base on
balls, off Cunningham l, off Hill 2; struck
out by Cunningham 2, by Fill l. hit by
pitched ball. Clarke, Taylor; passed ball.
PETIT; left on bases, Louisville 6, Cincin-
natl 6. Time, 15O Empires, Emslie and
Warner -.,.s
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LEAGUE PERCENTAGES.
LEAcuE GAMES TODAY.

Boston at Washington New York at
Baltimore; Philadelphia at Brooklyn;
Cincinnati at Louisville; Cleveland at
Pittsburg.
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ODDS AND ENDS OF SPORT.

George Dixon and Dave Sullivan
have been matched to box 25 rounds
before the Lenox A. c. on the evening
Of Nov. u, for 50 per cent of the gross
receipls. The battle. it is Claimed, VIII
be for the feather weight championship
OF the world.
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1t Aug,urs W ell
For Boston.
LEAD INCREASES
One More Victory and Bos-
ton Cannot Lose.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS,

Boston S, Washington 2
Baltimore T. New York 4.
Pittsburg 2, Cleveland 0.
Louisville 6, Cincinnati 3.
Brooklyn Z. Philadelphia (first game).
Philadelphia 2, Brooklyn 0 Second
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-11
SCORED TWICE AGAINST VARSITY
Harvard Regulars Did Wretchedly Yes
terday Afternoon.

Cambridge, Oct. l0.-The foot ball prac-
tice today of the Harvard varsity team
eleven scoring by two fierce PUSHES
through the center. S. s. Miller, 80, was
back In his old place at right tackle for
the first time this season, but only played
through one half
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-11

jim Corbett and Tom Sharkey are
to come together. so Tom O'Rourke
announces. sometime in December. The
purse will be not less than $4,000, and
Corbett is to receive so much money,
whether ne wins or loses.
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SCORE TIED.

Baltimore, Oct 10.-The ex-champions
today presented a poor exhibition of field
ing. but in the ninth inning they woke up
and tied the score. The game was called
on. account of darkness. Attendance 104s.
Seore:-
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A SPLENDID GAME.

Pittsburg, Oct. 10.-The game today was
full of fine pitching and splendid fielding
on both sides. Not a Cleveland player
reached third base. Attendance 400
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Robert c. Eel Of Boston. who at
tempted to bl eaE the 2O0-mile road rec
ord over the Willow road Sunday, will
make another attempt next Sunday
Tie present record is 10 hours and 4
minutes, and is held by w f. Tay-
IOr
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-11

J. Col, McCracken has been elected
captain of rext years University Of
Pennsylvania track team in place of
Remington, the broad jumper, who re-
signed.
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pitch, Tannehin Frazer. Time, 1870 I'm
pires Swartwood and Mcdonald
SEVENTH INNING WAS FATAL.

Louisville, Oct 10-Hfl was very effec-
tive until the seventh inning, when the
Colonies laced out four singles and a
Score
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PHILADELPHIA

Earned runs, BroOkIyn 3; tWo-base hits,
Griffin, Anderson, Magoon, Douglass
three-base hits, Anderson, Delehanty;
first base on errors, Brooklyn 8, Philadel-
phia !; left on bases, Brooklyn 9, Phila-
delphia s; sacrifice hits, Howell McFar-
land Cross; stolen bases Jones, Lajoie,
Flick: bases on balls, by Howell g. by
Donohue L; double plays, Magoon, Daily
hit by pitched ball, Flick: passed balls.
McFarland wild pitch. Howell Time,
1.55. Umpires, Hunt and Andrews
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Avoid harsh, pureative pills. They
make you sick and then leave you con-
sEipated. Carriers Little Liver Pills reg
ulare the bowels and cure you.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-11

Cadet Kroner, captain of the West
Point eleven. is earning a reputation
es one of the very best drop-kckers of
he country. In Saturdays game, he
other great drop-kicker is George Her
sey OF Exeter.
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-baIltu TOT IaAeI III HIHlH.
Pittsburg ..........0 0 o ? 0 0 -
Cleveland ..........O 0 0 0 0 90
Earned rum Pittsburg /; two-base hit.
O'Connor; sacrifice hit, Tannehill; double
and O'Connor; first base on balls. off
Frazer l: struck out, by Tannehill 8, by
Frazer Il passed balls Schreck; wild
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THE PENNANT BID.
Champions Only Made It Stronger B,
Taking Yesterdays Game.

Washington, Oct. 10.-The Bostons made
their bid for the pennant stronger today
by defeating the Senators. Nichols
pitched well. Smith at first base made a
record, having only one put out. Attend
anne 110n Scnra.
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WON BY t. NOLAN
Another Big Stake Landed
by Hubinger's Horse.

Lexington. KY, Oct. 1O.-At the meet
Breeders association, resumed today
the EOS class, two heats Of which had
been trotted Thursday, Pilot Boy fur
nished a surprise, outfooting William
Penn and the favorite, Rilmac.
Nine horses scored for the word in
the Pennsylvania, with Dione at the
pole, which place she kept until well
into the stretch, closely pressed by Ea-
gle Flanagan, who passed her and won
quite handily, with Bingen second,
Dione third, and Grattan Boy fourth,
the latter having come with rush at
the finish, taking wheel off Heating 5
sulky. In the second heat Eagle Elan
agan led for three-quarters OF mile,
with Grattan Boy close up The lat
ter fought it out with Hudson's horse
and beat him in an exciting finish.
John Nolan, who had been seventh in
the first two heats, shot out in the
third and led by Grattan Boy and Pr
latus until the stretch was reached,
fought it out with these two and won
by one length in a hard drive In the
fourth heat Bingen went away in the
lead, but at the half John Nolan moved
up, and in a whipping finish won by
nail lShsln, FllatuS getting secoHu
place from Eagle Flanagan, with Bin
gen fourth. In the fifth heat the four
horses finished heads apart, with John
Nolan winner of the fastest five heats
on record
Summary:
2:OS class, trotting; purse $1,000 Pilot
Boy, gr. g. (MelD, 2, 4, ], l, l, list; Will
Rilma, b. m. (Footel, g. /, 8, 4, 4, Sd; Cap
tain Jack, blk g (Flynn), s. 2. 4, 5, 2, 4th
other starters, Tommy Britton, Kentucky
Union, Dan Cupid, klamath, Humboldt
Maid, Fred B.
Time, 2li1z, 2:11A, 2:O9ll, 2:O91s, 2:1OA.
2:l3 class, pacing; purse 5000 The
Bishop, b. G.. Derry, A. 6, l, l, 1, LIST;
Hal B., b. r. Snow, /, l, 2, g. s. ID; Fair
view, b g (Bogash), G, 2, g, 2, A. 3D. Blaze
Boy, oh. g. (MeHenry), s, 8, A. 8, 2, 4th.
Time, 2:1O12, 2;1O, 2;O9A 2:1145, PIP.
PENNSYLVANIA FOR 2:13 CLASS, S5O9O
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AT THE CITY CHURCHES

1 z Bush Street Temple. Bush street, near q | 1 Laguna. Rabbi Myers. Morning-Cel- c 1 &> ebration in honor of the Jewish feast ( l q of the tabernacles; sermon by Rabbi < | q Myers on the Four Types of Jews <s e First Unitarian. Geary and Franklin (: l z streets Rev Dr. Stebbins. Morning ( ? Sunday school at 10 o'clock; morning ( q service at Il. Evening-There Is no q 6 evening service in this church. e <H streets. Rev A J. Wells Morning %
 z The Gifts of God by the rector q
 Evening-''The Control of the Highest q
 q Motives" <3
 q First Church of Christ. Scientist. 22s ( z Sutter street. The Bible and Science (
 6 and Health, With Key to the Scrip a q lures. Morning-''The Doctrine of <
 z Atonement Evening" Reformation 6 q of Judah" q < Y. M. c. A. Ellis and Mason streets 8 2 Dr. Jefferson. p. m.-Lecture by Dr. . C Jefferson. Dean of the Berkeley Bible Ss e Seminary, on The Book of Mark" 6
 The average walking pace of a healthy man or woman is said to be seventy-five steps a minute.
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The beauty of metaIbeds lis only exceeded by their ldurability,and their cheap Ihess. A carload just in,
 comprislng a full line, in IWhite enamel, blue, gold, Iolive and green effects.
 The one shown in cut is | in white enamel, with
 brass trimmings. .S2,75 Hungarian table, for the parIor. Seal looped top 24x24, and shelf. Brass claw feet. A handsome design. .SL45 Ladies' Writing Desk in Solid Oak or Mahogany finish, polished; bit of carving; ample pigeon holes; folding leaf tor easy writing ................S5.O0 Mahogany sofa, highly polished. with lnlaid frame back. Upholstered Tn satin tapestry, varied designs and eolors. Full spring seat. Sf5, ,OO CARPET DEPARTMENT Moving carpets Into the new annex is big job. All we sell of stock m the shelves will save the work of moving.
 That's why you can save something thlS week on any carpet you wish.
 There's floor and a half stacked to the ceiling with new patterns and bright oolors in every good grade and and weave. e'10 anu
 Free delivery Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley
 M FREEDMAN 6 co.
 253 to 237 Post Street
 Open evenings Near sfock,o,
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? First Baptist, Eddy street, near Jones. German Baptist. Seventeenth and Dolores } streets. Emmanuel Baptist Bartlett street, near Twenty third. Hamilton Square Baptist. Post street. near Steiner. St. Agnes Church. Masonic avenue. between Page and Oak streets. St. Charles BOrroueO Eighteenth and Shot } well streets. St Brendan's, Fremont and Harrison streets. St. Brigid's. Van Ness avenue and Broad way. Church of Corpus Christi. Alemany and Croke streets St. Charles. Twenty-fourth and shotwel streets. St. Dominio's. Bush and Steiner streets. St. Francis. vallejo street and Montgomery avenue. All HalIows, Sixteenth avenue and street St. 1gnatius, Van Ness avenue and Hayes street. St. James. Twenty-third and Guerrero . streets.
 St. Joseph's. Tenth street. near Howard. St. Mary's Cathedral, Van Ness avenue and OFarrell street.
 st Marv's Church. California and Dupont
 streets.
 St. Patricks. Mission street. near Third. St. Paurs. Twenty-ninth and Church
 streets.
 sts Peter and Paul. Hilbert and Dupont streets.
 St. Peter B. AlaDaIla Streetp near twenty fourth.
 St. Roses, Brannan street. near Fourth. Star of the Sea, Seventh avenue and Point
 Lobos avenue.
 st. Teresa's, Tennessee and Butte streets. Our Lady of Victories. Bush street. near
 Stockton.
 First Christian, Mission and Twelfth
 streets.
 West Side Christian. Bush street. near
 Devisa0ero
 Bethany Congregational. Bartlett street.
 near Twenty-hfth.
 Bethlehem Congregational, Vermont street,
 near TWenty-fourth.
 Richmond Congregational, Seventh avenue
 and Clement street.
 oIivet Congregational. Seventeenth and Noe
 streets.
 First Congregational Post and Mason Third Congregational, Fifteenth street. near
 Mission. Plymouth Congregational. Pest street, near
 Webster.
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HALE'S.
millinery
 departnent.

The advertising Ot this de- partment this season has been but small for our windows, and satisfied pa irons have kept us busy; see the hats sketched in the illustration in this. ad- Vertisement.
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yarns and zephyrs.

German knitting yarn, coIors and
 plack......... ...--.-..............ZO hank Spanish yarp, colors and black..l5c sken Germantown wool, coIors and black.
 ............................ skein Saxony yarn, colors and bIack..SBc skein
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wrapper fannels.

26 inches wide, dark colors, variety
 patterns, figured. per yard.
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GASOLINE. Deadly WORK.

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept i2-By The
explosion OF forty gallons OF gasoline
In the cellar Of a grocery store at flll
South street last night surely four and
possibly dozen more lives we're lost.
A. an immediate consequence OF tho
explosion the building where Il occur
red and those adjoining II on either
side collapsed. and four hours after
the occurrence four bodies had been
identified as follows:
Samuel schaattenstein. keeper OF the
grocery store bis io-year-old son
Abraham and iO-months-old child
named Goldberg The fourth body wa
that of girl about 10 years old.
How the explosion occurred II vet
unknown. The front Of i4iA was inn
medlately blown out and this was fol-
lowed boy tho collapse of thrt structure
rnd Nos. i4l2, occupied by Morris
Goldberg's furniture STORE and rae.
Louis sallonose's shoe store The west
wall Of iii2 occupied by wagner's
clothing store, was blown out All %
the buildings we're OF brick and thres
stories IN height.
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NO. -.
Dixie polNos.

Seven soldiers died al Jacksonville
Fla, on the 9Th.
Prof Jordan, tho Arkansas state su-
perintondent q education. has resign
ed
Thomas Johnson. ioi years old and
probably tho oldest white man In Ken
tucky died at his home. near Doyles-
Vile, that state, n few days ago, leaving
a numerous posterity lie Was blind
and an invalid for twenty years.
The schooner A. ID. shuman, Pills
bury master, has arrived at brunswick,
Ga. thirty days out from Baltimore OF
nine schooners bound for Brunswick
she WAS the only ons that welthered
the recent hurricane Capt Pillsbury
tells a graphic tale Of his terrible ex-
perience.
Dr. j. d. Barbee. book agent Of the
publishing house Of tho Methodist
Episcopal church. south. against whom
rumors involving his moral character.
growing out Of the publishing house
claim matter. had been circulated. was
vlndlcated by an investigation commit
tee at McKendree church, Nashville,
/ Tenn.
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nnrl.d AIahann.

Montgomery, Ala, Sept i5.-Navai
Cadet Thomas VI. wheeler. tho young
est son Of Gen. Joseph wheeler, was
buried yesterday In the family burial
gfound on the generals estate az
wheeier's station, Ala. The obse-
qulss we've conducted by Rev. Dr.
Wright OF Tullahoma. Tenn, Rev. Dr.
Swope Of the second Georgia and Rev.
Dr. Bannister Of Huntsville, Ala, with
the ritual OF the Episcopal church.
Fully 5000 people were present.
The funeral party reached Wheeler's
Station at o'clock Sunday afternoon.
From that time until the funeral the
body lay IN state IN the family par
lor with a military guard from the
hith United States cavalry. under com
mand OF Lieut. J. W. Craig and Major
Beach OF Gen. wheoler's STAFF Al the
grave the famous choir OF the FIRST
Florida sang America" which was in
toned by those present As tho min
lister pronounced the words, Earth TO
earth, dust TO dust" three volleys were
fred over the grave.
Tho scene at the grave was impress
i've. The caskct was literally covered
with flowers, all sections OF the ooun-
try. north and south, contributing
Topping all was tho dead sailors
sword and belt and enveloplng the cof.
fin was an immense American nag
Gen. Wheeler. caroworn and half ili
Is completely crushed by the death oI
hlsson. Gen. Whoolerromarkodt tonight
that the undortakers and life savers al
Montauk Point told him his son hat
evidently lost his life In trying to Say,
that Of his companion. whose arms
were locked around Toms body In 1
death grip, while the boys face wal
covered with scratches. evidently from
the others finger nails.
Gen, Coppngor and stan. now a
Huntsville attended the funeral.
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santiago de Cuba, Sept ii.-An un-
eontradlcted report has bee,l received
by Gen. Lawton that Gen. Maxine
Gomez, the insurgent oommander-in-
chief, has rendered his resignation OF
the command Of the Cuban army 10
the Cuban government at Camaguey.
and that Il has been accepted. Co
meg, Il appears, has been protesting
against the Cuban governments yield
ing the control OF afiairs OF the island
10 the Americans and the explanation
for resigning was his dlsapproyal OF
passive submission 20 conditions
tending TO the practical destruction
and retirement Of the Cuban republic
as such and the establishing Of the alb
solute dominion Of the United States. %
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Manila. Sept 1.-The American
bark Abbey with a cargo Of arms and
ammunition from the United States.
which left Canton ostensibly for Sing
apore under heavy bonds ten days ago.
has now. Il Is said, landed 5000 Krag-
Jurgenacn rifles and cartridges IN hat
agas province for the insurgents The
report seems impossible. though II
comes from a good source
Tho indications are that the insur-
gents intend TO comply peaoeably with
the American request to leave the su.
burhs OF Manila.
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Erlangor, Ky, Sept. i2-At Dry
Ridge IN the highway an old feud be-
tween farmers was wiped out In blood.
Two are dead and two are dying n
was father and son on each side. rein
forced by their respective farm hands
AZ least 100 revolver shots we're fred.
The dead are; Joseph Mlohasls Jr,
ald James MoCray The dying are
James W. Watson and Ben Mlchaels
sr. These are the principals They
had quaFFeled about fence awards AZ
county fairs and had been alta swords
points for a long time
The Eddy current., 1898-09-17

Cincinnati. o.. Sept IA hre In
the crowded downtown portion Of the
city broke out yesterday IN the Rusk
building In the portion occupied by the
Kenton Raking Powder company. No
2 East Second street. Valuable estab-
iishments we're all around Il In close
proximity. but the Are department
was 20 prompt In responding that the
ire was confined 10 rs original limits.
The loss ls estimated AZ $4,000. fully
insured. A very serious connagration
uas narrowly ayerted.
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Philadelphia, Pa, Sept IA. ].
Cross. an Amerioan-boru colorod man
from Sierra Leone, arrived here yester-
day on the wassland from Liverpool.
he comes 10 protest against foreign ag-
grcssion In Liberia, where he says the
present government is pawning out 10
the Germans. French and English
against the interest Of the Americans,
Tie states THAI recent attacks on Sierra
leone by the natives were caused ~
ths brutality Of forsign police
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AmsrIean M.chanIc..

Cleveland. o.. Sept 1.-The nfty-
third annual convention Of the e icr
OF United American Mechanics wa
called TO order here yesterday with
National Councillor Ora d. Con OF
Rhode Island presiding. Mayor Roh-
ert u McKlsson Of this city delivered
an address OF welcome. TO which Ma.
tional Councillor Con responded. The
convention then went into executive
session.
The benefit department reported a
gratifying Increase IN membership
About i5O delegates are In attend.
ance.
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LUZON IS TO Be RETAINED.
President Mckinley and Cabinet Have De-
cided on What the Commissioners Are
to Demand of Spain.
ucttsr Fesiine.

London, Sept i4--A Manila oorre-
spondent. telegrHphing Tuesday. says;
A better feellng prevails between the
Americans and insurgents. probably in
duced through the influence Of the in
surgent leaders assembled at Maloloa.
Aguinaido sent an ofiicer to ask per-
mission to move detachment OF
troops from Londo, one of the suburbs
Of Manila The request was promptly
granted and a large detachment Of In
surgcnts evacuated londo yesterday
afternoon. marching through tho
American lines IN the direction Of the
watcrworks and receiving proper mill
ltary honors on route. Both parties
seem anxious TO avoid a conflict.
A singapore correspondent says:
u learned that Senior Arellano. the
Filipino lawyer, declined Agulnaldo's
offer of the presidency OF the Philip
pine movement on the ground that the
latter himself. a. the military leader,
was hest qualified for the post. On be-
ing asked 10 reconsider his decision
Senior Arellano suggested the adyisa-
blllty OF awaiting the result OF the
Paris conference, declaring that II in
dependence were granted his services
would be at the disposal Of the nation.
! also understand that Gen. Wesley
Merritt had a long private conversa-
tlon with Arellano."
The Eddy current., 1898-09-17

New Orleans, Sept. IA dele
cation Of New Orleans business men,
headed by Mr. Henry Haller. is in Chi
cago 10 extend Invitations 10 that clty's
business community TO Join In n Wig
orous and timely effort 10 bring pro.
duce from Mexico Central American
and South American points directly
up the Mississippi valley. New Orleans
10 be the port Of entry and Chicago
the final distributing point Al the
present time these imports enter the
country via New York city. and two
thirds OF the cars that carry freight
from Chicago 10 the gulf return empty.
The New Orleans delegation invited
the officers Of the Chicago National As
sociation OF Manufacturer to attend
a Joint meeting with the Progressive
union, chamber Of commerce and
bonrd OF trade Of New Orleans. the
meeting 10 be held In this city during
the frs, week In October At this time
60 per cent Of the Mexican exports.
coffee, for instance. IS consumed IN the
middle western states and the western
portion Of the United states, while %
per cent OF Il reaches the United States
from Mexican points through New
York.