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WAS LAID ACROSS

chattering and chiils going up his back he
paused to wonder why the ocean was noL
steam heated -lree o. four men TOOK
advantage of his hesitation TO run against
and knock him down. and as he kicked
around he cut his foot on clam-sheil lie
got up and coughed and wheeZed and
splutteree. and Mrs. Bowser's heart was
in her mouth. She expected 70 see fight.
or that we would limp out in disgust, but
10 her establishment he seemed 10 take
both things as part of the game. After
getting his breath he headed for England
and vaded out for or five feet further and
stood there for moment like Ajax defy
ing the lightning The surf was rolling in
good and strong, and he was bows on" 10
il. He was preparing for a dive when a
seventh wave came along and reached out
for a solar plsxus blow. A good many
peoule were waiting and hoping for just
vhat happened. and as Mr.. B0wser was
uicked Up and rolled over ARD over until
stranded on the beach ike a dead whale
there was much laughter and applause.
Mrs. Bowser hurried down to see II ne was
drowned. He wasn't. He had swallowed a
barrel 81 wafer and been bumped about,
but he was still IN 1t. She was about to
bag OF him to cut the performance In two
in the middle when she saw the rod come
into his face and his ears begin TO twitch.
He was getting mad. and she wisely walk
ed away to let him 20 his own course.
There were those around him III the water.
however. who offered advice. They adj
v.sed him to get of his legs: to swallow a
bushel of sand for ballast; TO rood like a
clam. to send his bay window ashore. to
t,srs a t.x.efrp tug and 10 bring down a ffy-
ing machine next time he came. aisr Bow
ser didn't murder any Of the advisers. He
didn't even cripple any of them for llsfc. In
due time he would be face TO facs with
Mrs Bowser again. and there would be a
settlement 10 make her heart ache. He
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could put IS ships of the line into ac-
ton, while Uncle Sam could produce
q and Japan Is. This would make a
total of 127 ships of the line, while the
total number of vessels of the same
class possessed by the allied powers,
Russia and France, known as the dual
alliance, totals only SO. The triple al
lance of Germany, Austria and Russia
would possess only 70 Of the same kind
of floating war machines. The Japo-
Anglo-Saxon alliance would also have
224 cruisers to manipulate against 103
Of the dual alliance and ga Of the triple
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lneircungcribed in thfs regpect.

uneircumscribed in this respect.
IN event Of such struggle, the first
and the fercest fighting would. take
place on the sea When the time came
for worrying about armies OF occupa-
ton for the victorious side. the Japo-
Anglo-Saxon alliance would have a
population Of something like 49S, 600. 900
Of people to draw from, while Russia,
Germany, France. Austria and Italy to-
gether would hare Just little over
two-thirds Of this gigantic number Of
supporters within all their borders.
All Of which, of course, is very in
teresting and very satisfactory 70 the
AlE.o-Saxon and the Jap, but then ore
never can til, you know. Americans.
however. are not sitting up nights wor-
rying oves the outcome.
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S!STERSVILLE

SISTERSVILLE, w Va, August II.
business in the Circuit Court the past
week has been very brisk, the grand
jury having returned quite number
of indictments, principally among them
being the alleged rape case of Bertha
Chambers VS.. William Sauers. The ac
cused in this case was formerly bar
tender at one of the resorts on Water
street, and his victim little ten-year-
old child living III the vicinity of the
formers place of business.
The case of Alma Bowen, who shot
and killed Harry Deffibaugh last Feb
Tgary, was taken UP, but as yet the
jury has failed to return an indict-
ment This case has attracted consid-
cradle attention and the failure Of the
jury to find an indictment would not
cause much surprise.
An indictment was found in the case
of Pete Way, the young man who, it
is alleged, made an attempt to burglar
iZe the residence of Captain NJ. B.
Davis, the well-known riverman. one
night last week while the latter was
zfixyffibffiEkwd gfogf ST fgwkagrdohw
n J. f. Shay, of the firm of Shay &
lcMullen, the well-known oil produc-
As, arrived in the city to-day from
{ Washington, Pa.
Mr.. aud Mrs. John Morrison, of Main
street, returned yesterday from Mt.
Clemans, where they have been So
journing the past couple of months
The trip greatly benefited Mr.. Morri-
son, who has been in i'll health for
some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Rulings enter
tanned at six O'Clock tea last evening
In honor of her sister, Miss Ann HUI
ings, OF Clarion, Pa. who is visiting
them at their pleasant home on North
Wells street.
Rev. Edward Campbell and wife. of
Ossian, Ind. who have been visiting
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
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RUSSIA AND JAPAN NAV GO TO WAR.

personnel of all such naval forces. The
Anglo-Saxon has had the experience
and has always sustained his reputa-
ton as an unrivaled fighting member
Still another item that comes up for
consideration is the disposition of the
ships of the contending powers and the
possibility of immediate and adequate
concentration and operation. Here
again we have the indisputable advan-
tage. Russia, Germany and France
are all more or less shut in from the
sea, while England, the United States
and Japan are all absolutely free and
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of the chinese fleet by the ironclads Of
the progressive little island of the
chrysanthemum. Both Russia and
Japan, it is reported, are ait present
quietly arming for some final conflict
which diplomats of either country
seem to sniff in the near political fu
ture. Breakdown is a word not to be
found in the Japanese lexicon, and
when the tussle really does come,
whether it be a matter of months or
of years, it will be found that the little
Jap will have a few friends in his
struggle against the Slav.
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q. Hays. Of North Wells street, VIII be

G.. Hays. OF North Wells street, will be
gone about week.
G. r. Hosford was a Wheeling vis-
itor yesterday.
Philip Wood, an employee of one fof
the oil companies in the Elk Fork field,
fell from derrick yesterday, breaking
his arm. He was brought to this city
where the injured member was dressed
and later left for his home at Buffalo,
N. Y.
Robert Williams, formerly clerk at
the Opera House drug store here, but
who has been located at Fayette City,
Pa, for about a year, arrived in the
city last evening on his way from his
home at Pomeroy, where he had been
visiting his relatives, and stopped OIL
here last night and to-day He LETT
this evening for Pennsylvania.
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The Russian bear is restless being.
He has a penchant for proving about
the east and putting an aggressive paw
into little territorial pies.
He is dreaded by the English, he is
watched with apprehension by the
American, he is hated by the German
and with the Jap his name is anathe-
ma. He ic, on the whole, very I'M
popular animal.
All the world tacitly recognizes that
the Slav irtends totmake a great and
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MRS. POTTER COMING.

LONDON, August 12.-The Cunard
liner Lucania, which sails from Liver
pool to-day, via Queenstown, will have
among her passengers Captain a. T.
States cruiser Olympia called to-day
of the American delegates to the peace
conference at The Hague, and Mrs.
James Brown Potter, the American ac-
treSs
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|SBN THE VISIONS OF HEAVEN
Mrs. Alexander Taylor Permitted to
Gaze Upon the Holy City,

AND TO DESCRIBE TT TO THOSE
ABOUT HER JUST BEFORE
SHE DIED-HER DEAD HUS-
BAND, BEATIFIED, AND HER
SISTER IN RADIANT LIGHT, AP-
FEARED BEFORE HER. WHILE
UPON THE GOLDEN STREETS,
BEFORE HER PASSED PLAY
MATES OF HER YOUTH-THE
KING OF GLORY MORE RADIANT
THAN ALL, SURROUNDED BY A
HALO OF GLORY - FINALLY
PASSED AWAY AT 2 A. M. YES
TERDAY. 7
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PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

NEW YORK, August 12.-Among the
passengers on the st. Paul, which ar
rived to-day from Southampton and
Cherbourg, were e2:-Speaker Thomas
B. Reed Senator w. J. Sewell, Of New
Jersey; Richard Croker and Daniel
Frohman.
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OF that city and the j. w. Slippners
OF Benwood. resulted in victory for
the former team by score of eleven to
five. The batteries were Hill and
Hemey for Matamoras, and McGee and
McCandlass for Benwood. 1t is alleg-
ed that the Matamoras team was made
up Of professionals from Sistersville
and other points.
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brotherly way. he said:
Say. old kicker. you haln't got no case.
II II hadn't been for your wife here you'd
be roofing the bottom OF the sea three
miles out. After this. when you want to
do the disporting act. you'd better put on
night-gown and jump into pan OF
water!'
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James A. Herne is at work on new
play to be called Sag Harbor Folk"
which viii be produced in November.
In this effort Mr. Herne will Introduce
a new type 70 the stsge--the shore folk
Of Long Island All the scenes will be
laid in Sag Harbor, l.. j.
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WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK, August 12-The week
ly bank statement shows the following
changes: Surplus reserve, increase,
S6,2S4,775; loans, increase, S6,395,20
specie, increase, $6,3SS,S00; legal ten
ders, decrease, 100000; deposits, in
crease, $4,000; circulation, increase,
SAG, 900. The banks now hold $14,395,-
375 in excess of the requirements of the
25 per cent. rule.
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SAILED FOR LEGHORN.

NAPLES, August II. = The United
SCtates cruiser Olympia sailed to-day
for Leghorn.
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GUILTY. OF MANsLAUGHTHR.

BOWLING GREEN, O, August Il
The jury in the case of John Zeltner,
on trial for the murder of Attorney
Westenhayer, to-day returned a YER
dict of guilty of manslaughter. SEN
tence will be pronounced next Fri
dav
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Special to the Register.


Special to the Register.
| TORONTO. O., August 12.-Mrs. AL
exander Taylor, OF this place, who wit
messed such wonderful visions of heaY-
en-, died this morning at o'clock Of
consumption.
Her experience previous to death is
a psychic phenomenon unexpiainable,
and is SO considered here by the ablest
! thinkers.
She was woman Of bright intellect
and culture and not a dreamer Of
dreams Her life was a purely Chris
tian one, and she stood high socially.
Her husband, building contractor,
died a month ago of meningitis and
her sister a few days before. Last
Thursday it was thought she has passed
! away, but she returned to life and re-
lated the story published On Friday.
She again had the vision before she
really passed away, brighter and more
vivid if possible, she said, than the
first. She told it calmly but ecstytically
with these
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
She felt her soul was disembodied
and she was waited through boundless
space, first down in valley of deep
shadows, and then over vast broken
rocks, chaotic in character Then the
scene changed and she approached a
vast walled city ON an eminence, city
J shining and surprisingly beautiful.
AS she approached, the gates opened
and she saw her husband beatifed
and holding forth reckoning hands to
her Then she saw her sister in radiant
light and before her enraptured eyes,
passed her playmates, friends and loved
ones of years ago.
She saw On the golden streets count
less hosts of children in a state of I'M
imaginable beauty and radiance i'm
possible to describe.
But the central figure immeasureably
brighter than all with the halo of glory
about him, was the King Of Glory. She
pleaded to go in. but was waved back
and told mot yet, not yet; go back to
earth and
REVEAL WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN"
:, May Taylor, sixteen years old, daugh-
ter of ex-Representative Samuel Tay-
lor n 1aodipo Io,upo,. Of +b;e plooa ber
niece, who who was absent, was
brought to the bedside of the dying
woman, who related to her and her
other relatives the beautiful story.
Those listening TO her story sobbed
brokenly, but Mrs. Taylor was strange
ly calm during the recital.
Her physicians offer no explanation,
but say her mind was clear and that
she was not under the influence Of any
opiates.
Mrs. Taylor was born in 1855 on
Beacon Ridge, near here. She was
married in 1881. She and huband be-
gan housekeeping in Martins Ferry,
luSlS OitS yea, llOul
there here. where they have since re-
sided. Her maiden name was Saman-
tina McClelland, a daughter of Colonel
John MeClelland, deceased. An aged
mother one brother, William, two sis
tiers, Emma, unmarried and Mrs. Julia
Frazier and two little children survive
her She was a member of the
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
here. The funeral will be at two O'Clock
Sunday.
At different times as she repeated
her experience, she seemed to see what
she was telling and never varied what
she told.
The unusual experience has attracted
widespread attention and furnished
much food for talk among the people.
S!STERSVILLE
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MEDICAL
PLUMBERS.

DLUMsTNG. Gas and Steam Fitting.
Work done at reasonable prices. VIII
furnish estimates on application. Tels-
phone 81 Nm. +. G. SCHNELLE.
mhz9e&d N1z Main Street
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EXPRESS COMPANIES.

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Having assisted joyfully at the birth
of the tight skirt, the Parisians are
now prepared to do equal honor to its
obsequies. Soft black flowing skirts
with blouses are extremely fashionable,
and the blouse is becoming more and
more a study in itself
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A CERTAIN WAY.

81 would like a straw with this lem
onade," said the lady at the table.
"Hey?" calculated the waiter, who
was hard Of hearing.
mo, straw, l said."-Yonkers States
man.
Evening star., 1899-04-06
LEARNING TEAM WORK.
incidentally the Senator's Defeated
the Richmond Ball Club.

Inc cold, bleak weather of the last few
days moderated enough in Virginia yester-
day to allow the Washington and Richmond
cubs to get together, and as result the
senators havo another victory to their
credit, the score being to g.
The game furnished another convincing
argument in favor of the ht-and-run game
the Washington players getting nine runs
over the plate on fifteen hits, leaving six
on bases. The Richmond club is excep-
tlonaily strong in fielding, but lacks the
necessary practice to make them all pull
together in the field and at the bat the
Blue Birds getting but six runs off of
twelve hits and having ten men die on the
bases. Dinneen and Baker did the twiring
Tor the Senator's and. acting under instruc-
tons, pitched nothing but straight balls
the home club getting onto this fact early
and pinking the balls with considerable sue
cess Dick Padden being under the weather.
Arlle Latham played second and did very
well, left-hand stop being the feature of
the game.
Jimmy Casey headed the successful sena-
torial batters getting three safeties to his
credit while Jake Gettman and Buck Free
man We're close up with triples and doubles
Zeke Wrfgley's work at short for the Rich
monds was particularly noticeable the sail
or boy having seven chances accepted with
out an error and plunking out two safe
hits. The spectators were delighted with
Latham's coaching, the comedian keeping
everybody in good humor with his talk and
antics.
The Senators returned to Hampton last
night, and this afternoon they will stack
up against the Boston team on the grounds
at Norfolk. Both clubs are in first-class
condition and the game will doubtless be ex-
citing and interesting. Padden will be back
in the game at second, and it was thought
last night that Dunkle and Weyhing would
be on the rubber for the Senators.
Following is the score of yesterdays
Evening star., 1899-04-06
NORTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CLUB.
New Organization Formed in Mount
Pleasant.


Pleasant.
The younger athletes in Mount Pleasant
have organized the Northwestern Athletic
Club. Several enthusiastic meetings have
recently been held, and the club has been
pushed to the front with much vigor. The
boys have comfortable and cozy quarters
on Park street near 14th. Much activity
has been shown in the gymnasium, and
the membership has increased from four
teen to thirty since the club was organized
early in February.
The following are the officers: President,
Tracy E. Mulligan; vice president, Robert
Mcdonald; secretary, George Zellers; treas
urer, Albert Baker.
The club expects to put foot ball. base
ball and basket ball teams in the field, and
has excellent material from which to Sc
lect George Zellers, the clubs represen-
tatiye on the cinderpath, is a promising
rider. He is now attending the Business
High School, and is expected to make a
good showing in the races May a. Mr. An
drews is a clever sparrer and bag puncher
of no mean ability. Clarence James, a W..
l.. 1. c. man, is member of the club and
a good all-round athlete. Maurice Bolts
has taken up wrestling, and will meet all
amateurs under 130 pounds. Mr.. Baker
has taken up running and has developed
into a good sprinter.
The club expects to give smoker soon.
Evening star., 1899-04-06
NEW LEASE: SIGNED
Mr.. Wagner Has National Park Until
1905,
END OF TIE BOWLING SEASON
GaIIaudet Plays Its First Game of
Il III
the Year;
AT MOND

j. Earl Wagner arrived In Washington
last night and will remain here until the
season opens. Mr.. Wagner has been de-
tanned in Philadelphia owing to sickness in
his family, and outside of the politics of
the game, knows little Of the sport, his
views on the Washington club being depend
ent upon the reports furnished by Manager
Irwin.
An Evening Star reporter found Mr.. Wag-
ner at the Ebbitt a few minutes after his
arrival in the city and chatted half hour
with the head of the senatorial aggregation.
In regard to the Louisville muddle Mr..
Wagner said: This talk about Dreyfuss
suing the league or any of the individual
clubs Is all poppycock. Pulliam of the
Louisville club was down to Atlantic City
to see me last Sunday and got my advice
in the matter. I told him the best thing he
could do was to go and see Brush and try
to square himself.
""reli him. said l. that you are sorry
that you broke away from the good people
and took up with a lot of dead ones, and
that you see your mistake. think you Will
get more this way than going into the
courts
THE Louisville schedule may not be
changed, but the club owners can get back
into the graces of the powers that be, ana
get Sunday games for 1000. If the matter
would be taken into court l think no more
Sunday games would be scheduled, but the
club owners would get together and arrange
their Sunday games under special agree
ment. l don't see where 1t would penent
Louisville to take the matter into court
As regards the reduction in circuit, MT.
Wagner assured the reporter that WASH
ington would always be well taken care OF,
and as an Illustration of the faith he has
that the twelve-club circuit will be con-
tinued the local magnate drew a lease from
his pocket for National Park that runs
until 1905.
do you suppose that I would take out
such lease continued Mr.. Wagner IF
l thought the Washington club would be
left out after the ten years agreement has
run its course? No. sir. This city is too
good a ball town to be left off the map, and
we hope to be with you for many years to
come"
Another piece Of news given out, and it
will doubtless startle the Quaker city fans,
is that the Washington club will open
the season in Philadelphia Friday, April
IA. instead of the 10Th, playing in
that city Friday, Saturday and Monday,
and opening the season in Washington
Tuesday April IS. Mr.. Wagner Is a be-
lever in the good graces of Friday, and it
now rests with the Phillies to make their
peace with the hoodoo, doodoo day 1t was
originally intended to open the season on
Saturday, but the magnates at the last
meeting of the league decided to permit
those clubs desiring to do so to open on
the 14th and close the season one day ear
lfer Saturday is a good day in Philadel-
phia under ordinary circumstances, and a
big crowd always attends the opening game
OF the season in thar
Evening star., 1899-04-06
DREYrUs THREATENS TO SUE.
Will Institute Proceedings If Not
Given His Sunday Games.

G1ven HIS SuhuAy UameS.
When the sun goes down today in Louis
vile it will be seen whether President
Dreyfus has been working up big bluff
against the league or is really in earnest
in his threats to sue the! league for dam
ages for deprivng him of Sunday games.
He wired President Young yesterday that
the league would have until today to vote
on revision Of the schedule and if the
vote should be against the Kentucky club
Mr.. Dreyfus would institute proceedings
against the magnates.
1t will be hard to predict the course that
will be pursued by the Louisville magnate,
it being stated that Chicago and Cincinnati
may be the base of operations but the case
Is apparently such a poor one that the
league as body is paying little attention
to Mr.. Dreyfus' actions. AS the matter
stands today, little harm can be done the
national game through injunctions as the
season does not open for eight days from
date, and during this time many surprising
things may happen. AS President Young
ceverly puts It,. The league will not at
tempt to cross a bridge before it comes to
the same" and for this reason 1t can be
stated that Messrs. Brush, Hart and Robi-
son are abundantly able to take care of
themselves, either at base ball meetings or
in the courts of the country.
Evening star., 1899-04-06
NOT YET NAMED.
The Yacht That VIII Meet the Sh
rock.

The Yacht That VIII Meet the Sham
rock.
81 am perfectly satisfied with the progress
of work on the new boat" said c. Oliver
Iselin to New York Journal representa-
tive yesterday. '"The work is far in ad-
vance of that done on Defender four years
ago, and see no reason why the new yacht
should not be launched and ready for the
trial races within the contract period
When Mr.. Iselin was asked If a skipper
had been chosen for the new yacht he re-
piled emphatically that none had been Sc
lected, and he also said that he and Com
modore Morgan had not yet agreed upon
or chosen a name for the new boat, all
stories to the contrary Notwithstanding.