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ern0r later and
 the author of the gubernatorial "9-n;" Theodore Roosevelt. and other public men as prominent then or since. Nowadays the only states man" who seems to take any interest in baseball is Richard Croker, who is sus- peeted of having financial finger in this as in other pies
 Baseball has fallen into poor hands in New York There is little reason for men like Flower, who is now the strong est personal force in Wall street, or Roosevelt to take any notice of it.
 Freedman is probably the worst base ball manager in the country, although there are others; and Ido not look for much revival of interest in the giants" under his management. He is the kind of economist to kill the goose that laid tas golden egg.
 It is rather funny that the biggest town in the country can't support 4 baseball team. Perhaps it could.
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AllHSte CT 3DDe
 that's actually the poor man s name some links of the big chain that the Ameri c a Il s threw across the Hudson during the revolution. They weigh about 300 pounds each and are charmin 2 little play things to put upon the lawn of his great country
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Titled Thieves in paris.

A princess. a countess, a duchess and the daughter of a reigning prince were among the 4,o0o thieves, professional and unprofessional who were arrested in Paris during the year ended Octo- Der 31.
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strangest things about a great city Could there be a better instance of t his t h a T | h ( Goulds' payment of.SI5,000.000Z for the title of Coun- tess de Castenane for the plain little daughter Of the house of f#Ja8sA A title is not@wo orth | pin in France.
 ZBoui de.astel- lane is =a=niee enough little fel-
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Hepburn de Q for the practical con trol of the Chase national bank
 Cannon is the typical New York b 6 n k e r, suave, c 0 u r { e o u s, ap- proachable. Payne is the bachelor son of the late Senator Payne, of 0 io, va S u y W e q [ h { b e brother of the late Mrs. w. C.. Whit
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sow, with the faults
 of his race well developed and the good points What.rudimentary. but he's no count-and no account Anamiable, duel-fghting, beauty-loving spend thrift, rather stupid and not good-took- ing, comes high at$15e000 00o And you don't have to have him.
 You can call yourself anything you like in this country as wellasin France both being republics which do not recognize titles-like Layinia Dempsey, the queer erankess who calls herself Larinia l., queen of the Holland danes. And by the way, this same Lavinia, dragging her tawdry robes about the city, is one of the strange things in New York also. Her mania for self-ad- vertisement amounts almost to lunacy,
 It's an open secret that Helen Gould, a noble American woman, is very much dissatisfied with the de Castellane non sense, which she opposed stoutly, only yielding a reluctant consent to her younger sisters persistent urging.
 An English title is good for it's face value, if you want such merchandise 4 German or Italian one is good, if you understand that the younger sons, by assuming it alike with the older, make it common. 4 French one-wea, that depends.
 Perhaps it may be like those of the nBarons" Rothschild and the "dea and ''yon" Rothsehilds, most of whom have 10 shadow of right to these honorifcs, except a huge bank account.
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mer, 1 hear=little baseb ball talk now from the sort of men who took an interest init some years ago.
 It was a com mon thing in the old days to see at the Polo grounds Gov. Hill down from Albany to look at game; Roswell Flow
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The Baseball Situation.

Perhaps because the war gave people a bigger game to talk about last sum-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-22

A man paid, the other day $3o,00o to join 8 New York club. To be accurate,
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netvitt,s niR Chain.

Abraham s. Hewitt, ex-mayor and ex- has bought from Vest
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The Case Of castel1nne.

New York's joyous eagerness to pay something for nothing is one of the
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einI Combination.

FiaaneinI Combination.
 A significant combination of fnan- eiaI forces is the Payne-Canuon-Sehley
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Theatrical Amusement.

CAPITAL THEATRE. Little Rock-w., day mighty January 9. Under the Rcd fpeuaes' January 27th, "A Bachelors Honeyrnoa,,'' 'ooe;a .e;
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The Portland daily press., 1899-07-04
RECEPTION TO GEN. WHEELER.
TBE HAGUE CONFERENCE.
Permanent Arbitration Plan Passes
Second Reading.

The Hague, July 3.-The drafting
committee of the arbitration commits
sion of the peace conference. passed the
second reading of Sir Julian Pauncefote's a
scheme for permanent court of arbitra-
tion today and then took up the Russian
scheme which is now entitled: 1.-THE
law of arbitration and disputes there
under"
Sir Julian Pauncefote's scheme was
amended SO as to permit the powers
wishing to take advantage Of it to pro-
pose four names for judges and also TO
permit the foreign powers at The Hague
to replace the permanent council OF ad-
ministration, suggested in the proposal of
the head of the British delegation.
At the suggestion of NJ. Leon Bourgeois,
head of the French delegation, the draft
ing committee decided that, in the event
OF dispute it should be the duty of
neutral powers 30 call the attention OF the
dispatant nations to the existence of the
permanent court of arbitration.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-04
THE GOLF TOURNAMENT.

onwentsia Club House, Lake Forest,
Ills, July 3.-The fifth annual tourna-
ment Of the United States Golf associa-
tlon was begun today over the lS-hole
course OF the Onwentsia Golf club, 80
miles north of Chicago.
q. b. Mcdonald, the Chicago golf ex-
pert, won the gold medal with honor on
the lowest score in the qualifying round.
Ais score Of 16S was made by al most
perfect golf, his putting being accurate to
an unusual degree. while his long drives
were in nearly every case placed perfect
ly.
Jonb Reid, Jr., of the St. And rews,
the intercollegiate champion, won the
silver medal with score of ITO.
There was three cornered tie for third
honors, W. j. Travis of the Oakland Golf
club. ID. X. Forgano Onwentsia and
Findlay S. Douglass of the Fairfield Golf
club, the present amateur champion, all
making the SO holes in 173
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-04
FIRE AT EXETER.
H oteI Hill, Pablie Hall and Residence
Burned.

Ba ngor, July 3.-Exeter had a bad fire
Monday (which destroyed the residence of
George S. Hin, the Hill house, and the
public hall at that place.
The fire caught about l2 O'Clock In the
stable of George S. Hill and from there
spread very rapidly. Herbsrt Brook way
was employed there aud he left shortly
before for Ripley ON business trip. As
the Is man who does not smoke, it is
difficult to ascertain the cause of the fire.
Efforts were di rected towards saving
he nearby resiaenoes and the house Of Il :.
W. Hill was rescued fr ON the grssp Of
the flames.
Part of the, furniture in the Geo. ST.
Hill house and in the hotel was saved
The LOSS is estimated at abo ut So, 900;
insurance, 50. 500.
While the destruction of the hotel and
the hall viii be felt seriously, the race
programme arranged for the Fourth of
July will 60 on as prepared.
The wires were down between Garland
and Exeter and news of the fire could
only be gathered with difficulty.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-04
LOTS OF COMMISSIONS.
Volunteer Regiments wn Give open-
Ing for Ambitious military Men.

Washington. July 8.-The proposed
organization Of nine volunteer regiments
win place number of important mill
tary commissions at the disposal Of the
President. Although there will be three
new brigades. Adjutant General Corbin
says 1t is not likely that more than one
additional brigadier general will be
needed, the other two being provided for
by officers OF that grade now In the army.
whose terms Of enlistment are about TO
expire. General Grant. who IL now In
the Philippines. is in this category, aud
he probably win be one of the three new
brigadier generals Another general oisi.
cer now In the Philippines is also avail
able for re-appointment TO the provisional
army. Probably the most Important
point In connection with the proposed
volunteer organization is the Presidents
declared Intention to appoint none but oiii-
GERS OF the regular army to the command
Oh sne new Regiments, Nearly fifty regular
army officers held regimental commands
during the recent war in the volunteer
establishments and the nine colonels to be
assigned TO the regiments will be selected
from among that number. The selection
Will be based entirely upon the records of
the officers during the late war and the
nine officers whose practical work in the
field was most efficient viii receive. the
appointments
1t is not unlikely, however, that some
OF the most efficient volun teer oil GERS
may be selected for subordinate COM
mands In the different regiments.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-04
TOO HORRIBLE FOR BELIEF.

Dedham, Mass, July s-The result of
the autopsy ON the body of Mrs. Ellen
Seery,s aged 20, who was found dead in
her home yesterday, not only shows that
murder was committed but that it was
of shocking and unnatural form. The
physicians who performed the autopsy
announced this afternoon that while
Mrs. Seery actually died from heart
disease. yet death was brought on by an
assault made upon her, which in this
commonwealth. constitutes murder and
Mrs. Seery's two sons who were sent to
the House of Correction today for drunk
enness will be again brought before the
court and charged with committing this
shocking deed upon their own mother.
The matter Is now in the hands of Dis
trict Attorney Harris and 1T Is possible
that an indictment viii be asked for
without having the two Sserys arranged
before a justice.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-04
COMPARATIVELY QUIET.
Few Arrests and Little Damage Done
Last Night.

Last night was one Of the quietest
nights bsfore the Fourth that has ever
been known In Portland. There was very
little noise on the streets and very few
people abroad compared with other
years. Up to twelve O'Clock the police
had made but one arrest.
About twelve O'Clock q man named P.
II. Beeney was brought into the station
from the West End. He had been badly
cut by a glass which was thrown at
him by a man named Conley. City Ply
sician Leighton was called to attend him
and was forcsd to take many stitches in
his head.
About ten o'clock boy fired a cannon
opposite B. L. Johnsons grocery store
on Park strest. The wad from ths cannon
struck on the side of the building and
threatened to set fire to 1t. 1t took several
buckets of water to extinguish the
flames.
There were about dozen extra police.
men on duty last night but they found
very little to do as the young fmen and
boys on the street were disposed to be
very orderly.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-04
TROOPS GOING TO MANILA.
Statement From Adjutant Generals
Onice Regarding Number Re-
quired.

Washington, July IA statement was
today given out by the adjutant generals s
Office based ON cable advices from Gen.
usis regarding the number of troops re-
quired TO fill vacancies in the regular reg
iments now in the Philippines, the
transport available for the return of the
volunteers and for the transportation of
fresh troops to the Philippines and the esti-
mated time it viii take to complete the
work of enlistment. According TO Gen.
Otis's figures, 6,8Ss men are required to
Ill up the regiments and there are now
ii $50 volunteers to be returned to the
United States. The quartermaster' de-
partment reports that there are at Ma
Mia transports having capacity of 199
officers and 1924 enlisted men. There are
now on the saA en- route TO Manila four
transports with capacity for l6i officers
and 420O enlisted men. At San Francis
co are two transports which will sail this
t-nonth with a capacity for 55 officers and
2SO0 enlisted men. Six transports are en-
route to San Francisco, with capacity
Of 200 officers and 4,654 enlisted men.
The department confidently believes
that the last of the volunteers will leave
Manila not later than September 1. There
are now at sea, en- route to Gen. Otis,
,b07 recruits and S,2S4 are waiting at
San Francisco. This leaves only l,b47
men to be enlisted to fill up General
Otis's estimate and the department
thinks they will be secured by the close of
the present week.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-04
INTERESTING WEATHER STATS
TICS.

Concord, n. H., July 3.-Walter W.
Flint. a voluntary weather observer, gives
out some interesting figures asito the.pres-
ent phenomenal dryness. During the
month of June, rain fell on eight days
TO the amount of 1.04 inches. The rain
fall Of June, 1898, was 8 - inches; and
the average of the last 43 Junes is $40
inches.
The precipitation for May (.S2 of an
inoh) isithe smallest May precipitation on
the records of the New England section
of the weather bureau. The total precip-
itation for April, May aud June (2.55
inohesl Is barely more than half of the
smallest previous record. The greatest
precipitation for these three months was
In 1867 ID. 81 inches; in 1878 1896 inches
and In 1S47 i4.66.
Before this year the smallest records
were in 1869, GIT inches: in 1878, 4.99
inches. and iE 1850, 5.67 inches. The aver
age is 8. 70 inches. The total precipitation
of the year thus far Is 13. 38 inches. That
Of the tirst six months of 1898 was 20.30
inches. The average is is. As inches.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-04
RECIPROCITY WITH FRANCE.

Washington, July s.-With the return
OF Ambassador Cambon of France nego-
tiations were resumed today on the
Franco-American reciprocity treaty. This
is probably the most Important OF all the
conventions under consideration at the
present time. Much progress has been
made and but little remains save the
determination of the article on which
this government will grant concessions,
jn.return for the entire minimum sched-
uls which France has conceded on her
side.
The ambassador Is assisted in the nego-
tiations by III. Charpentier, special recip-
rocity delegate and an expert in this line
of work. They held conferences with
Commissioner Kasson today in further
ance of the segotiations. This, and the
reciprocity treaty with Italy, are sreceiv-
ing chief attention just now and there is
disposition to close these negotiations
and not proceed with any new branches
of reciprocity negotiations until autumn.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-04
One Han Killed, Boy Fatally
Injured.
And Another Manned
For Life.
Cannon Cracker Responsible
For Two Accidents.

Lewiston, July A little boy named
st. Pierre was badly hurt by the expio-
sion of cannon cracker which some one
had put in his pocket, portion of his
thigh being blown of. He will probably
die.
Ludgey Cantin was pushed by some one
and fell on the sidewalk last night, re-
ceiviug concussion of the brain. He was
taken to the French hospital and died
about eco this morning.
Lewiston, July awhile Tuttle's left
hand was blown OF by a cannon cracker
this evening. He was taken to the French
hospital where his left arm was ampu-
tated above the wrist His left ear was
partly blown of and his face in iured.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-04
PRICE THREE CENTS.
TEXAS, LOSS FROM FLOOD.
Enormous Amount OF Property De
stroyed and Flood sun Holds ITS
own.

Austin, Texas, July s.-Rsprssensa-
lives from up and down the Bfazos river
valley, up to noon today, indicate that
the flood is holding Its own. tits now
figured out that 400 county Bridges and
about $50 railroad bridges have beez
swept away in the fiood.
News from Eagle Lake. Harris county.
directly in the path of tho flood, is that
thousands Of acres OF growing tobacco.
which escaped the food until yesterday.
are now covered and that the plant Will
prove a total loss. There are nine lives
reported lost at Eagle Lake and the sur
rounding country. though no names can
be secured. In Mcclellan county alone.
the loss will be one million dollars. Neon
reports from Southwestern Texas ara q
the effect that heavy rains there have
swollen the Guadaloupe and the lowef
Colorado and are spreading ell over thu
country again. BY means OF building
much temporary trestlework and operat-
ing trains slowly some OF the trunk lines
are moving q few through trains but
most of the railroad businessin Texas IL
still tied up and win be for another week
as the rains continue to fall, giving Ilttia
evidence OF cessation Of the high water.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-04
AN OUTBREAK AT NEGRos.

Manila, July 3.-(6.05 p. m. )-Reports
have been received here of an outbreak
in the Island of Negros upon the depart
ure of the California regiment for home.
Some hostile natives. seeing a company
of soldiers at one OF the small posts pre-
pairing to depart, thought the Americans
were eaycuating tie island, and a party
of 250 rebels mostly Bolomen attacked
the troops and killed one man and
wounded another belonging to Il oofnpa-
ny. Ihe tilipinos were easily driven off.
= The trans port Sherman will bring the
California troops to Maniln before start
ing for san Francisco.
The transport Grant will soon embai K
the Colorado regiment.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-04
SPANISH SENATE MAKES A POINT

Madrid. July 3.-1he Spanish senate
resumed today the discussion of the treaty
of peace between Spain and the United
States.
Senior Montero Rios, president of the
Spanish peace commission at Paris, de-
clared that Spain would enjoy the same
commercial rights in Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines as would be enjoyed
by the United States. He pointed out
that the treaty was based upon the prin-
ciple that Spain had rslinquished sover-
eighty over Cuba in order that the island
should become independent and not be
annexed to the United States. The Senate
ratified the treaty and adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-04
ALGER,s PROPERTY nAMAGED

Quebec, July 3.-Bush fires have been
very disastrous In the province during the
last two days. At Grandmere, where inn
mense pulp works are owned by Gen.
Russell A. Alger the chin conyeyer was
dest royed as were also some cars of coal
belonging TO the lower Laurentian rail
wa7 and some telegraph poles.
The damage cannot at present be ascer :
tained. The town of earthly was entire :
II destroyed and four hundred people
were rendered homeless. The loss there is
s6O. uo0 with bur little insurance The
village OF Mitchell on the Inter. Colonial
rally ay Is burning, but win probably be
partly saved.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-04
DREYFUs MEETS ais COUNSEL.

Rennes, France, July 3.-Maitres La
bori and Demange, counsel for Dreyfus,
who had long conference with Mime.
Drsyfus, yesterday, visited Dreyfus In
the military prison at 10 O'Clock this
morning.
On entering the room NJ. Demange and
Dreyfus threw themselves into each
others arms The scene was most
touching. Neither was able to utter q
word. but they warmly embraced.
-1Dreyfus clasped N. Labori's hand and
in a voice choked by emotion expressed
the deepest gratitude for the splendid
manner In which Labori had championed
bis cause.
It is asoertained that unless the authori-
ties should direct preliminary Inquiry
Of the examination Of Capt Drefyus,
Major Carriere. the government commits
sioner charged with the preparation of
the case against the prisoner will merely
draw up a report which will be presented
to the court martial.
Maitre Demange returned to Par Is this
evening and Maitre Laborie will return
on Wednesday.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-04
FOURTH Ar sALEM.

Salem, Mass, July 4.-rhe celeb ration
of the Fourth was an event Of great en-
thusiasm in this city, the principal feat
urs, as is the case annually, being The
two immense bon fires, sitnated on Gal
lows hill and Lookout. respectively,
which were tarted exactly at midnight.
The event was led up to by the march
through the streets of the city of over a
thousand men amidst the firing of cannon
and the display OF every conceivable form
of explosives, and while the immense bon
fires where some $500 barrels were con-
sumed, were watched for several hours
by Immense crowds.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-04
YALE's CoNUNDRUM.

New Haven, Conn. July 3.--A confer
ence is in session hers today between tho
four Yale managers, Brooke OF the base :
ball team, Rockefeller of the foot ball
association, Magee Of the track team and
Preston of the crew. with Lewis $.
Welsh, Frank Butterworth and Walter
Camp and several others. The conferences
is for the purpose Of discussing the ques-
ton OF why Yale made SO poor q showing
in the athletics OF last year.
Suggestions are invited from all Yale
men with the intention of holding a gen.
eral conference in the fall for definite
outlining of the plan for the next college
year. Nothing In particular, 1t ia expect
ed. will come Of this meeting except In the
way of clearing the ground for better
and more intelligent consideration of the
general problem.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-04
MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington, July 3.-The following
pension changes resulting nom the issue
of June 81, are announced:
ORIGINAL.
Gilman Stearns, Rogue Bluff. s..
ADDITIONAL.
$40 siH
.snr INCREASE
James f. Stevens, Corinna. So to s.;
Leander Perham, Cooper's Mills, s. to
$40; John w. Day, Topsheld, sl2 to SIT;
Ambrose p. Palmer, ReInbroke, IS to
$40; Lncius Davis, Minot, $40 to sls
ssnrR ORIGINAL, WIDOWS. ETC.
Hannah p. Higgins. South Freeport
S.. Ida j. Manson, Kittery, SS. Minors Of
Edward Il. Dore. East Eddington, S14.
War with Spain, original, George
Pearlstein, Lincoln, IS.