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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-25
! MISCELLANEOUS )

Again we are called upon to bestir
ourselves over another international
contest, says Sandy Griswold, and |
might add that interest is now immedi
ately centered in the choice of the track
athletes who will go to England with
Harvard and Yale to try and defeat a
united oxford and Cambridge team.
Naturally the hopes of the Yankee men
are high. and according to the records
made in the Harvard-Yale games it
would seem that the Americans should
have an easy thing of the games. But
the fact is that the figures are in way
deceiving. Only firsts will be counted,
and the side receiving the greater num-
Der of firsts in the nine events will be
the winner. The Britishers are prac-
tcally sure of the broad jump, as no
American man can come within foot
of the % feet three inches with which
Vassa1 of Cambridge is credited. In
the hurdles the record is Is seconds fiat
for Fox of Harvard and Paget- Homlin-
son of Cambridge, but as the Cam
bridge man has been hurdling on grass
all his life it stands to reason that he
will have a greater advantage in this
event. In the three-mile run it would
be something marvellous if the Ameri-
cans who have never had that event in
their list should turn winning man
on few weeks notice. Yet this is
of Harvard is probably the best of the
Americans though Splitter of Yale may
be developed for this run. This should
give the Britishers three points with
almost certainty, and besides they Will
get the fourth point in the mile run, as
no Harvard or Yale man can do the
mile in four minutes and twenty-five
seconds. On the other hand nothing
should take the hammer throw from
Boal or the high jump from Roacna.
Burke is certain of the quarter-mlle.
and Adams of Yale should take the half
mile. This summary would make the
lO0-yard dash the deciding factor.
Blount of Yale won from Quinlan at
New Haven in 10 10 seconds. In the
OxfordCambridge games Thomas of
Oxford won in 1912 seconds There is
| no doubt that either Blount or Qun-
! Ian can do the distance in ten seconds
| fiat, and on the other hand it is said
| that Oxford and Cambridge will equal
| this. In any case the games are sure
TO be close in the estimates, and the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-25

walkover that the Americans seemed
to have before the three mile run was
announced, and when 1t appeared that
the shot put was one of the events, be-
comes very close game when the Brit
ishers havn named their conditions.
Tod Sloan, the American Jockey who
is alleged to have assaulted waiter
at Ascot Heath, has made further
statement on the subject. He caid the
reason he took the blame and did not
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-25

deny the affair at the time was to pro-
tect the friend who was with him.
Sloan added that he had letters ask
ing for compensation and says he heard
a number of men say to the waiter:
Go to the hospital and there is a
chance of getting money from him.
81 absolutely refused to give the
waiter under the circumstances, five
cents to save his life said Sloan. 81
deny striking the waiter, who is not
seriously hurt
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-25

The following notice, with a photo
graph of Hall Adali, has reached the
Standard office:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-25

Frank Erne is a slight favorlte in
Che betting on his coming fight with
Lavigne for the lightweight champion
ship.
Turkey Point Smith has been en-
gagged to train Eddie Sprague for his
20-round bout with Harry Forbes at
Bloomington on July 4.
Billy Delaney, who prepared Jeffries
for his fight with Bob Fitzsimmons
says: The present champion is an
overgfown kid and is not a bit swell
Mysterious Billy Smith is on the road
10 recovery from his recent sunstroke
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-14
RACES A CHESTNUT.
No Wind to Send Yachts Away on
Ocean Course Today.

New York, Oct. 14-Today for the
seventh time in the present interna-
tional series for the Americas cup mo
race" was signalled. The wind failed
today and although the Columbia and
the Shamrock went out to the starting
line it was apparent long before the
time for the start that it would be
impossible to sail the race. Strange as
it may seem, there was an excellent
sailing breeze along the coast but not
enough air off the light ship to I'LL the
sails of the contending yachts.
Early in the morning there was an
excellent prospect for a breeze, and as
a consequence, the Columbia and the
Shamrock were picked up in tow and
were early at the line. There they re-
mained part of the time in tow and
part of the time moving slowly under
their own sails. The breeze lightened
all the while and the fog lifted and one
by one the excursion boats came down
past the Hook until at noon there was
quite a fleet around the light ship, with
not a hope of a race. The race was
officially declared off a few minutes
later.
The scheduled date for the next meet
ing of the Columbia and the Shamrock
is Monday. The course wiz be the
same as that fixed for the original first
race fifteen miles to windwards or lee-
ward and return
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-14
AT WAHPEToN.
The President Goes Out In the Night
to Speak.

Wahpeton, N D., Oct. 14-President
McKinley's special stopped here last
night. A large crowd greeted the chief
executive who in spite of the late hour
left his car and addressed a large as
semblage- Secretaries Gage, Hitch
cock and Wilson and Attorney General
Griggs followed the president in brief
remarks The president said:
4 have had great pleasure in passing
through your state today, the first visit
which I have ever made to this new
commonwealth.
1T is one of the newest of the fed
eral union. I have not only been inn
pressed with the patriotism of your
people but also with the prosperity and
good feeling on every hand Admitted
as a state only ten years ago you have
made almost marvellous progress in
population and development. Your pop
ulation, am sure has doubled in the
last ten years, while the products of
your field in a. single year has amount
ed as high as sixty million of dollars.
The vast products have gone from your
rich fields and in turn there has come
back sixty millions of dollars in gold to
enrich the producer and pay the wages
of labor. am glad to see that the
voice of despair is no longer heard in
North Dakota and the prophet of evil
no longer commands confidence because
he has been proved q false prophet Your
mortgages are diminishing and your
markets are increasing. The hum of
industry gladdens the heart and the
hammer of the sheriff at public sales
less frequently darkens the homes. We
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-14

are a great country and you are one of
the greatest of this great union.
TT was my pleasure today to well
come back to your state in behalf of
the nation the gallant boys of the First
North Dakota, who did such splendid
service in Luzon.
Your city furnished one of the COM
panies. They have made not only a
splendid record for themselves, but they
have added a new and glorious page to
American history, and gerat honor to
the American army. I doubt if there is
a man, woman or child in the state of
North Dakota who is not proud of their
regiment and prouder still that they re-
mained on the firing line when there
were many people who wanted them to
come home.
IF there is anything in this world
we like it is courage and heroism and
If there is anything that an American
boy will never do, it is to desert his
coIors, when his country is in peril.
''The truth about it is the boys of
the Spanish war are for the most part
the sons of the veterans of the civil
war and the patriotism, pluck, vim and
vigor shown by your boys in Luzon
were only what we found in that Grand
Army of the Republic from 1861 to 1865.
Il thank you, my fellow citizens, for
this warm cordial greeting. 1t has been
gratifying to me to meet the neighbOrS
and friends and fellow citizens of your
United States senator at his home.
hid Won all good night"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-14
GRAND RIGHT AND LEFT.
OF the American Army Through the
Insurgent Country.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE following
cablegram from General Otis has been
received at the war department:
Manila, Oct. H.-Schwan's column
swung in linus from Das MarinaS yes
terday morning; camped at Bacon last
night; has scattered insurgents who
probably retiring by detacnments on
Indang. Conditions of roads prevented
further pursuit; one hundred twenty
five men Thirty seventh volunteers,
Major Cheetham, drove insurgents
south and westward from Lake town of
MuntinIupa yesterday pursuing several
miles, retired to Baccor last night by
Zapote river road, lost three men killed,
two wounded, one missing. Schwan' S
movement very successful, inflicted
heavy loss on men and property of
southern insurgent army. He reports
their casualties at 200 killed and four
hundred wounded; their stored supplies
destroyed. Young moving from Arayat
north and westward yesterday, scat
tered insurgents who retired northwest;
his casualties three slightly wounded,
considerable store of grain captured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-14

credit for 1900 amounting, as it does, to
s.. 500 900 roubles has caused a great
surprise in naval circles, where it is
believed that the chief motive of the
Russian government is to increase
enormously the power of Russia in the
far east.
Between the church congress, now in
session at the royal Albert hall and the
DreDarat tions for war, it is hard to say
whether there are more clergymen or
officers in London. The burning of in
cense produced an approach to rOwdy-
ism. a comparison of extreme ritualism
to the fetish worship of barbarians''
causing a storm of Kisses and other
conmotion, which had to be stopped
by the lord bishop of London, DR..
Creighton The discussion resulted in
nothing more than the airing of differ
ent opinions, Lord Halifax voicing the
sentiments of the rituaists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-14
ANOTHER "AGREEMENT.' y
Third District Politicians Having
Some Fun of Their Own.

Senator H P. FarreIIy claims that
Congressman Ridgley agreed in ex-
change for Democratic support in the
two campaigns which he has made
for congress, to get out of the way
next year and help F'arrelIy. The
friends of Farrelly want to get him into
the race, but he does not want to take
a chance on the trial unless Ridgley
abides by the agreement.
The friends of Ridgley say he made
no such agreement with FarrelIy and
John Breidenthal, who was present
during the negotiations also says that
no agreement was made. The conse-
quences are that these complications
have arrayed the fusion elements
against each other and there may be a
row.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-14
sampson's Flag Comes Down.

Fort Monroe, Vt, Oct 14-Rear Ad-
miral Sampson retired yesterday from
the command of the North Atlantic
squadron and at $3.50 o'clock his flag
was hauled down from the aftermast
Of the cruiser New York. A crew made
ujp of officers of the flagship, rowed the
admiral to the wharf He left at Z
o'clock for New York. As the steamer
passed the New York, the naval band
played the national air. Admiral Far
quhar, Admiral Sampson's successor
Will take command at once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-14
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Elmer Morris, the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs w. B. Alldaffer of 712 Han
cock street, died Friday evening. The
funeral will be held from the church of
the Assumption Sunday morning at 9
o'clock.
Samuel Myers, aged 72 years, died
this morning at his home 113 East
Twentieth street. The funeral will be
held Sunday at 2 o'clock from the
house.
Mrs. Mccoy, the mother of John Nc
Coy, died this morning at her home,
corner of Tenth and Kansas avenue.
The funeral of the infant son Of Mr..
and Mrs. 6. H. BelisIe. who died Thurs
.Branner street, took place yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-14
Young VANDERBILT Home.

New York, Oct 14.-AIfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt viii join his mother, two
sisters and two brothers at Newport
today. The special car in which he is
travelling will be transferred at Albany
from the New York Central to the Bos-
ton & Albany, whirled away to Bos-
ton and thence to Newport. This is in
accordance with an order issued at the
Grand Central station last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-14
Drowned a Number of Ladies.

London, Oct. IA special from
Bucharest says that the sultan has
drowned in the Bosphorus several ladies
of the harem suspected of completely
with young members of the Turkish
marty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-14
WOMAN GOLF CHAMPION.
Miss Underhill Defeats Mrs Fox and
Wins Championship.

Philadelphia, Oct 14-AIiss Underhill
defeated Mrs. Fox in the finals of the
wOmen's golf championship tourna-
ment, and won the championship of
the United States. Score:
Miss Underhill-Out, So: in, 49.
Mrs. FoX-Out. So: in. 4S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-14
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Oct.14.-For Kansas: Threat
ening weather with possibly showers
Sunday and in north portion tonight;
easterly winds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-07

The silver mine discovery on the
Charles Eagleman farm near Birds
borO, Berks county, seems TO have re-
solved itself into a tangible fact. The
company. which has leased the tract.
received a cargo of machinery and it
is being put into position as fast as
possible. The working force has been
increased, top dressing is being done
and the premises put in shape to en-.
able the work of shaft-snking and
rock-drilling to proceed without inter-
ruption.
Thomas LivingOOd, superintendent,
has great faith in the surety of a pay
ing deposit of rock and has been given
all the liberty he wants by the COM
pany to proceed according to his judg-
ment and develop his ideas. There
have been three more analyses made
within the past month, the results of
which have greatly strengthened the
hope of the investors in the enterprise.
One of the tests indicated yield of
SAT per ton, another S43 and the third,
which was made by a Washington
chemist, S35. The Eagleman family,
who always had faith in the idea that
the land was rich in mineral wealth,
are highly pleased.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-07
That Other Coal Road.

The route of the proposed coal road,
recently talked about in the news
papers. is said to be from TOmhiCken,
this state, to Port JerVis, n. Y, to
Newburg. y. Y, to Holyoke, Mass, Il
distance of 253 miles. 1t will pass
through Carbon. Monroe and Pike
counties. a part of the distance be-
tween Holyoke and Newburg would be
covered by the Newburg. Duchess and
Connecticut railroad, and by the pro-
posed route it is possible to save some
thing like $50 miles.
1t is said that about 80 collieries
would be touched by the main line and
q few short branches. New England
consumes aout 100000 tons Of coal
annually. The proposition to construct
the road in Pennsylvania and as far
as NewburG has been made by the
Peoples Anthracite Railroad company,
if New England capitalists will con-
struct the line from HolyOke to New
burg. 1t is said that Burgess
Charles r. Webster, of South Bethle-
hem, who until recently was chief en-
gineer of the Lehigh Valley railroad
will fill the same position on the new
road.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-07
The Vanderbilt Deal.

The mooted project for the extern
sion of the New York Central system
To the shores Of the Pacific, to he ef-
fected by the absorption of the Chicago
and Northwestern and the Union
Pacific is getting less mention in print
lattcrly, but it is understood to he
steadily progressing toward 4 consum-
nation Outcroppings of the scheme
are being watched with a good deal Of
interest in Wall street.
There is said to be quite conclusive
evidence that Vanderbilt interests have
been persistent and extensive purChas-
ers of the Union Pacific stocks for
some time past. and it is asserted that
there no longer is any doubt that these
interests and those affiliated with them
have acquired ownership in the prop
erty to a sufficient extent to enable
| them to shape the future destinies of
the system. In well-informed quarters
| ii is intimated that as soon as all diff
| culties in connection with the Boston
and Albany deal have been disposed
Of something definite bearing on the
trans Continental consolidation may he
| expected to develop. Philadelphia
| Stakeholder.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-07

Delaware, Lackawanna and western
company, at Dorranceton, was averted
Friday by the company officials
promptly adjusting the grievances of
the men. 1t appears that the company
have been building new mine cars ana
some of these were sent to the Petite
bone, where the miners organization
sizd them up and found that the cars
would contain many cubic feet over
those now in use. D. J. Davis was ap-
pointed to call upon the mine officials
and lay the matter before them. The
officials telephoncd the facts to the
Headquarters of the mine department
in this city and after n short time or
ders were received to remove the cars.
An exploring party entered the Dod-
son mine at Plymouth, Friday. They
got to the foot of No, plane and that
was as good as to get to the foot OF
the shaft. for there they found what
they had hoped not to find: That the
shaft is burning. No. IL mine is on
fire and in bad shape. The fan has
again been stopped and water will
again have to be pumped into the mine.
The Pennsylvania steel company last
week completed the shipment Of 300
tons of splice plates. turned out at
Steelton, on a contract awarded by the
Victorian railway, of Australia. The
material was shipped to Sparrow's
Point and will he loaded at that port
on a steamer which will carry Il large
cargo of rails to Australia. The rails
were turned out at the Maryland Steel
company's works at Sparrow Point.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-07

Coal Pockets at Archibald.
Work on the coal pockets and the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-07
This and That.

The South Harrisburg Chain works
started with twenty-five fires last
week, after shutdown of some time
for repairs. Work for the southwest
is being turned out.
The Central Iron and Steel company
is building a steel addition to the big
universal mill at South Harrisburg.
The addition will be used for the stor-
age of stock.
Joseph Ellenwood, chief car inspector
of the local yards of the Lacka wanna
company, has resigned his position.
John Dyer of South Bend, Indiana, wn
succeed him and assume his position
today.
The Pennsylvania Steel company, OF
Steelton. has been awarded the con-
tract by the city of Chicago for one OF
the largest rolling lift bridges in the
world. 1t will be built for the immense
drainage canal and will require about
2, 500 tons of steel The bridge will be
$50 feet in length over all, the opening
portion being 275 feet. The contract
will be rushed.
Several changes have taken place
among Lehigh and Wilkes Barre Coal
company officials. Richard Lloyd, mine
foreman at Wanamie, has been trans
ferred to the Empire shaft at Wilkes
| Barre, where he will fill a similar posi-
tion and Henry Martin, inside foreman
at the South Wilkes Barre shaft, win
succeed Mr.. Lloyd at Wanamie, and
| w. n. Evans. assistant mine foreman
at South Wilkes Barre, has been ad-
vanced to succeed Mr.. Martin as mine
| foreman at the other place. Martin
Bremen has been made fire. boss at the
| South Wilkes Barre mine.
A strike at the Pettebone shaft Of the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-07

new building on the site Of the burned
White Oak breaker is going on at great
speed, and the Delaware and Hudson
company seems determined to have The
work done as quickly as possible.
More than fifty men are engaged clear
ing away debris and Fastening the
erection Of the framework and 1T Is
evident that pockets Will easily he
finished before the first of September
on the building in which the small
sizes of coal will be prepared work is
also being hurried forward. New ma
chinery to be used in the building is
arriving daily and it is being put in
condition for service A hosting en-
gine will be used to lift the coal from
the slope to the top of the breaker.
This has already arrived and will soon
be placed in position.
The officials are 80 engrossed in the
work now on hand that they have had
little time to prepare for the erection
of the new beraker. That it will be
| built no one doubts. 1t is not prob
able however, that work on it VIII be
started before next spring.-Archbald
| Citizen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-07

Not in years has the industrial out
look in this city been as satisfactory
as it is today. The steel mills and blast
furnace are in glow and nearly all oi
the shops and manufacturing concerns
Of all kinds are working full time.
The blast furnace of the Lackawan-
ma iron and steel company has every
man at work it is possible to find place
for and the South mill of that company
has day ard night force turning out
the largest tonnage of rails in the his
tory of the mill At the North MILL
where steel ingots are being manufar-
turad. only a single turn Is worked,
because of the scarcity of pig iron. a
double turn would be worked if suf.
fcicnt quantity of that scare" COM
modify was in sight.
At the Dickson shoDs there is an
abundance Of work and men are fire.
Quently employed theer at night. The
same conditions prevail at the Green
Ridge Iron works. which is having
snasol of great prosperity. The Lacka-
wanna car shops are employing large
force of men steadily and the chances
are that the force will he increased in
the not distant future because of the
Capitalization of the renair and con-
EtructiOn work in this city. The smaller
shops, silk mills. etc, likewise give evil
dcnCc of the VigOr of the present in
dustrial boom which competent judges
say is sure to last for at least two
years The mines are working better
than usual.
The only dark tnts on this bright in
dustrial picture are the strike of the
M" i'm the building trades and the
talk Of strike among the LaCkawanna
rompany's miners. To be sure. the lat
ter is only talk largely emanatinE from
unripe news -gatherers who find it
easier to imagine a story than run
down facts. The probabilities of a
strike among the Lackawanna miners
at present is remote, but no little in
jury was done to the city last week
by the persistency with which some of
the papers printed strike stories
The exact facts in the case were set
forth in Saturdays Tribune. They
show that the men want a reduction
n the price of powder and if they don't
get it or the privilege of buying pow.
der wherever they please, there is 4
possibility of trouble AS the men have
not yet formally prepared their re.
quests or appointed their grievance
committee. it is apparent that the
strike talk at this time is unwise ant
unwarranted. The miners at theil
meeting Friday night expressed them
selves in a vigorous way about the in
jury that is being done them by tn,
columns of guesses, or worse, printed
about them and what they propose t.
do.
If the miners strike is not reality
that Of the members of the building
trades is, and while the strike is no
doing the injury to business that it dit
In July, it is felt and is having bat
effect upon the business of the city gen
orally.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-07
Plums Ready for the Picking

n August brings a bountul harvest The season
has been wonderfully good with and a natural
result of the big selling small lots of really good things
be sold These shall the order of their