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ON THE RACE TRACK.
Trotting in New York.

New York, Sept. Five thousand peo-
pie turned out to the Empire City trotting
track to-day and were rewarded with
first-class sport. The big race of the day
was the 5000 Empire City purse for 2:13
class trotters. Results:
2:1S class trotting, best two in three,
purse 81, 1,500-Excel won second and fourth
heats; time, 2:10% and 2:15A. Pilot Evans
won third heat in 2:13h and was second;
Farris won first heat in 2:12h and was
third. Whitney, Sadie M. and Frank
Kramer also started.
2:25 class trotting, two in three, purse
s., 3,000-Kingmond won in straight heats;
time, 2:10L and 2:14. Venus II. second,
Paul Pry third. Maid Thorn, James Chew
lin and Pierrott also started.
2:12 trotting, best two in three, purse
s. 0O0-Peter the Great won in straight
heats; time 2:O7A and 2:0sA. Who Is 1t
second Lord Vincent third, Bonnatell
Ed Lock. Alver Pielteen. Fred Kohl, Tu-
dor Chimes and Woodford also started
2:25 class pacing, best two in three, purse
S3, 3,000-Toboggan won in straight heats {;
time. 2:111a and 2:0Sl2. Annie Thornton
second, Evolute third. Actuary, Lizzie
Wilkes, Governor Bushnell, Eagle Me.
dium, Coney, Wandering Jew and Alice
Hall also started
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The Purser Apologizes,

San Francisco, Sept THE steamer
Alameda left yesterday on her return
trip to Australia. Before departing
the purser of the ship apologized to
willard Reed Green and expressed
the regrets of himself and other Of
ficers of the steamer at the annoyance
inadvertently caused to Mr.. Green by
the circumstances accidentally result
ing from the recent robbery of specie
from that boat In referring to the
matter Chief of Police Lee stated that
the attempts to associate Mr.. Green's
name with the Alameda affair were
a part of the plan of the robbers to
divert attention from themselves, and
that the mention of Mr.. Green's name
in the connection is an outrage upon
him. In his affair with Howard it is
understood Mr. Green has recovered
the larger part of his money and that
he has security for the remainder.
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ton was heard for years after its pro-
mitigation.
Resolved, this enCampment respect
fully represents that the practice of
the pension bureau in barring widow
claimants who have an income of 500
a year is not warranted by the terms
of the law. and we warmly indorse the
recommendation of the commissioner of
pensions to successive secretaries of
the interior that the limitation be in
creased to $3.50 a year.
Resolved, that the commander-in-
chief appoint a committee of five COM
rades to present to the president a GER
titled copy of the action of this ma
tional encampment, with an expression
of our earnest desire for justice only
to our disabled comrades and the wild
ows and orphans of our dead under
the letter and spirit of the law.
Resolved, that this committee is
hereby authorized and directed in the
event that it is determined that relief
may not be accorded by the administrd-
tive officers of the government to pre-
amendment of the law in such form
as to make certain the true intent of
the statute as we believe 1t can be con-
strued as herein presented
The report was signed by r. Brown.
j. w. Burst. John Palmer and Charles
Clark Adams. The committee, as sug-
gested in the report, was appointed,
consisting of the four signers of the re-
port. together with General Daniel e.
Sickles of New York.
The majority and minority reports
were submitted by the committee on
resolutions. Both refer to the eXamin-
alton of soldiers widows who apply
for pensions. The majority report stat
ed that widows were asked if their
1,al ripttl ffn,. "A },
of their husbands, and suggested that
such questions be condemned.
The minority report said that if
ques tions of that nature were asked
the method of examination should be
condemned by the Grand Army of the
Republic.
Delegate Renicke went to the tele-
phone and asked Pension Commission
er Evans if it was a fact that this
question was asked. Mr.. Evans replied
that where charges were made against
applicants they were required to an
swer questions relating to the charges.
Otherwise no questions of the nature
mentioned We're put to the applicant.
Corporal Tanner was of the major
ity of the committee. He made an ad-
dress. scoring the practice alleged to
have been adopted by the pension bu-
reau. After much heated discussion
the report was referred to the COM
mittee on pensions.
Later in the afternoon a motion was
made to return to the south flags cap
tured during the war. This was killed
as was also a motion to admit Sons
of Veterans as members of the G..
A. r. Shortly before adjournment
Adjutant General Thomas ]. Stewart
of Pennsylvania was reappointed.
The newly elected officers were in
stalled, General Louis Wagner of this
city, past commander-in-chie conduct
ing the ceremonies after which the en-
campment adjourned sine die.
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NAVAL VETERANS.
New Officers Elected With Seavy of Chi
cago the Commodore Commanding.

Philadelphia, Sept Rear Admiral
Sampson attended the convention of Ma
val Veterans of the United States here to-
day. The delegates discussed a plan for
the erection of a monument to the mem
ory of Past Admiral j. H. Dahlgren. A
committee was appointed to solicit sub
scriptions for the memorial Officers were
elected as follows:
Commodore commanding, George l.
Seavy. Chicago: fleet captain and chief
of staff. l. D. Baker, Boston; commander,
j. NJ. Miller, Athens. Ohio: lieutenant
commander, J. o. Shaw, Maine; lieuten-
ant, Samuel B. Dixon, Detroit; master,
c. l.. Weldon Massachusetts; ensign, ].
II. Barry, Philadelphia: surgeon, j. l..
Crilley, Ohio; paymaster, c. F. Dustin,
Rhode Island; chaplain. A. S. McWill-
Jams, Detroit: judge advocate, c. f.
Gooding. Chicago.
The convention adjourned to meet with
the G. A r. at Chicago in 1900.
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ON THE VERGE OF CONFLICT
Continued from Page One.)

tween the queen and Lord Salisbury
for the last few days. There is a per-
sistent rumor that in the event of war
General Sir Evelyn Wood, adjutant
general of the forces, will have su-
preme command, General Sir Redvers
Butler having the field command, with
Colonel Lord Raul Sanford Munchasen
as chief of staff. The Times advises
the government to convoke parliament
Immediately if necessary to vote the
needed supplies. adding that "a fur
ther loss of time would be dangerous
and humiliatiug"
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ARRIVAL OF THE SHERIDAN,
She Brings the Minnesota and South Da-
kota Regiments.

San Francisco, Sept. THE United
States transport Sheridan, which left
Manila on Aug. 10 with the Minnesota
and South Dakota volunteers on board,
was sighted five miles to sea just be-
fore dusk this evening.
The transport was boarded by the
health officers of the port Immediately
on her arrival, but darkness set in so
rapidly that the work of examining the
passengers was given up for the night
and the transport was anchored off
Fort Mason. No one will be allowed
to board the vessel tonight.
The associated press obtained the fol-
lowing particulars regarding her pas
sengers THE Sheridan carries 500
members of the Minnesota regiment
652 of the South Dakota regiment, AZ
members of the 4th cavalry and 175
discharged men, besides 80 officers.
There were three deaths during the
voyage.
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A Minister Arrested for Murder.

Kansas City. Mo-, Sept. IA special to
the Star from Ponca City, o. T.. says:
The Rev. R. w. Ruby, a Free Methodist
preacher. who has a claim near here, re-
turned Tuesday from Portland. Ore,
where he has been engaged in revival
work He was arrested at the instance of
j. L. Calvert, an attorney, upon suspicion
that he is the Rev. John simpson, wanted
in the New England states for killing a
deputy sheriff named Smith while resist
ing arrest He denies the charge. He has
been taken to Newkirk pending further
identification.
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A Change for the Worse.

London, Sept. 7.-If the Transvaal
situation has changed at all since yes
terday it is for the worse. The Boer
request for explanation as to the mass
ing of British troops on the frontier
has an ominous note of irritation and
impatience, which at such a critical
stage can scarcely be interpreted as
anything but defiance. Both here and
in the Cape Colony tension and arming
continues. Whether to-morrow's cabi-
net council will afford immediate relief
is still a question of great doubt. Cape
town advices say the Afrikanders re-
gard the latest Boer reply as evasive.
The average opinion of the British
press is inclined to regard it as the
straw which would break the back #
the most long-suffering diplomatic
camel
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n. P. NOT REPRESENTED
New Board of Directors of the o.
R. & N. Company.
Mr.. MOHLER is PRESIDENT
His Management Is Satisfactory to the
Stockholders and He Will Remain.
The Roads Earnings and Divi-
dends the Past Year.

PORTLAND Ore, Sept. THE annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Ore
gon Railway & Navigation company
was held in this city this afternoon.
The following board of directors was
elected: E. H. Hartman, w. L. Bull,
w. Cannon, A. L. Mohler, H. w. Cor
bett, H. w. Scott, Miles c. Moore, w.
NJ. Ladd, w. B. Aver Mortimer l..
Schiff, Winslow S. Pierce, w. D. Cor
nish. The only changes in the board
were the substitution of Schiff, Pierce
and Cornish for C. S. Mellen, D. S. La
mont and Samuel Carr, who represented
the interests of the Northern Pacific in
the directory.
Mr.. Schiff is son of Jacob Schiff of
New York: Mr.. Pierce is general coun-
sci for the Union Pacific, and Mr.. Cor
nish is president of the Oregon Short
Line and vice president of the Union
Pacific e. H. Hartman was elected
chairman of the board of directors.
Officers of the company elected by the
board of directors were: A. l.. Mohler,
president; w. w. Cotton, secretary; E.
). Benson, general auditor: G. f. With
ington, assistant treasurer; Charles c.
Beaman, counsel, and w. w. Cotton,
general attorney.
new executive board was chosen,
nish pierce Snbiff puI1 .nd Cannon
r. n Harriman is now cbairman or
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A Destructive Fire.

Centralia, Mo, Sept. six blocks
of buildings in the business portion
of this town were burned to-day. j. E.
Woods livery stable, with % head Of
horses; Hayden's livery stable, Hay &
Garrard's hardware store, the Mer-
chants hotel, Jacobs block and James
Boyd's residence have been destroyed
and the fire is still raging. The loss
is over 100000, partly covered by in
surance
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At Sheepshead Bay,

New York, Sept. THE Golden Rod for
2-year-olds at six and half furlongs on
turf and the September for all ages at
one mile and three-eighths were the fea-
lures of the Sheepshead race track to-day.
Results: First race, five and a half fur
longs-Cleora won, All Gold second, Mon
tanc third; time, los. Second race, one
mile, sellng-Monadour won, Lady Med
dlesome second, Maurice third time 1:43
Third race, the Golden Rod six and a half
furlongs on turf-Colonel Roosevelt won
Misericordia second. Gulden third: time,
1:21 2-5. Fourth race, the September,
mile and three furlongs-Batten won
Kirkwood second, Mcleod of Dare third
time, 2:21 AS. Fifth race, six furlongs--
Isidor won, Waring second; time, 1:l5
Sixth race. high weight handicap. mile
and a furlong on turf-King Barleycorn
won, Maid of Harlem second, Hurry Burly
third: time. 1:54 40.
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Disappojnted in the Battleship.

A Kansas man who recently visited
Puget sound says he was sadly disap-
pointed in the battleship Iowa. I eS-
nected." said he, ito see a vast noun
tain Of iron and steel, with great guns
sticking out in every direction, while
from her bowels would come continu-
ously a deep, hoarse growl like bull
dog baffied of its prey. Instead 1t
looked more like a raft with little
houses and cheese boxes set on it, and
fine only growing we heard was from
the non-commissioned officer who said
we couldn't come aboard"
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At Chicago.

Chicago. Sept. 7.-Colonel Bartletts
easy victory over the jumps was prob
ably the feature of to-day's hot weather
sport at Hawthorne. Not another favorite
won. Results: First race, five and a
half furlongs-Tommy OBrien won, High
land Lad second, Donna Anita third; /;
time los 3-5. Second race, six furlongs,
selling-Alleviate won, Montgomery sec
ond. Georgia third: time, lila. Third race
mile, selling-Lividia won, Tappan second.
Brother Fred third; time, 1:40&. Fourth
race, short course eplechase-Coione
Bartlett won, Marble second, Necedah
third; time 3:13A. Fifth race, five fur
longs-Blomra won Oconnee second, Alice
Turner third: time, 1:00R. Sixth race, one
and one-quarter miles, seling-Little Sin
ger won. Perwig second, Jackanapes
third; time, ia.
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Fierce Gale Blowing.

Halifax, N. s., Sept. IA special from
Carara, N. B., says a gale from the
northwest ragged here all day yester-
day and great fears are felt for over 100
small fishing schooners and large boats
from there which are on the Bradel
bank, and the combined crews of which
will number over 800 men. One boat
bottom up, has drifted ashore, and it
is supposed the crew were drowned
One building was blown down.
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Burning of o Hotel.

New York, Sept. THE Garden City
hotel at Garden City, owned by the
A. T. Stewart estate, was burned to-
day. The hotel was the largest on
Long Island outside of Brooklyn, and
was built in 1873 at a cost of SIPS, 900,
it's furnishing having cost 100000 more.
Guests and servants who were in the
hotel when the fire started all escaped
uninjured.
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The Beers Concentrating.

Capetown, Sept. 7.-Midnight-The
Beers, it is stated positively, are con-
centrating on the border.
A large meeting of the colored resi-
dents of this place, held last night,
passed resolutions expressing confidence
in Sir Alfred Miner, the governor of
Cape Colony, and sympathy for our
MED all rights
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Krupp's Army of Employees.

At the beginning of this year there
were employed at Krupp's works, at
Essen, 41,750 persons, including 3,2lO
officials. The cast steel works at Essen
alone employ 25,133 persons, the Grou-
son works S,54s, the Germania wharf
at Kiel, 2,726, and the works at Mep-
pen 1O,343. The consumption of coal
and coke at the cast steel works at
Essen amounted last year to 7S6,415
tons, and at all the works of the firm
to 1,199,6l0 tons, or about 1900 tons
daily.
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says: There is great excitement to-
day as the result of discoveries made
in Plumbago canyon by Colorado min
ing men. The camp is about 25 miles
north of this city, and II men have been
employed there for some weeks A car
load of ore was sent to Denver and re-
turns show so to 20 per cent copper and
eight ounces of silver to the ton.
A large number of mining men have
gone to Plumbago canyon and staked
off claims
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Beers Are Prepared.

Johannesburg. Sept AT meeting
of the war commission held at the fort
a complete scheme was drafted, it is
said, for protecting and provisioning
the town in the event of hostilities.
Commander Viljoen of the Transvaal
forces says that martial law will be
proclaimed Immediately on the receipt
of an ultimatum from Great Britain,
and tribunal has been established to
assume the necessary functions when
the state of siege is proclaimed.
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Heavy Field Guns.

London, Sept. S.-The Daily Mail pub
fishes the following from Johannes
burg: 1t is reliably reported from Pre-
toria that a special military train with
a body of armed men was dispatched
to the Natal border on Tuesday night
with an equipment of several heavy
field guns and a quantity of ammuni-
ton.
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Shortest and Most Profitable.

The shortest railroad in the world.
the stralghtest and the most profitable
is the Marine railway at Coney Island,
connecting Brighton Beach with Man
haitian Beach Its length is half a
mile. Capital stock, $4,000. Number
of shares (s501, 500. When Austin Cor
bin, jr., was years of age his father
presented to him 499 shares. In 1884,
when the fare was 10 cents, the income
was $4,000, and at the present time,
at reduced rates, it still is very large
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At DiIlnn

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Dillon, Sept. THE fall meeting of the
Dillon Fair and Racing association opened
to-day with an attendance of 400. The
weather was perfect. the track fast and
the betting lively, the favorites winning
every event. Results: Five and one-haIf
turlongs, purse $75-March won, Bill How
ard second, Tiger Cat third; time, ITO
Second race, four furlongs purse s75-Blue
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Killed by Lightning.

Tuskola, ILL.,, Sept. AT the Doug
lass county fair at Carmen tonight
lightning struck the north end of the
grand stand, killing two men instantly,
fatally injuring two more and serious
ly disabling six others.
The dead:
BROMAREL, SPENCER
MYERS, ROBERT.
The fatally injured:
ODER, WILLIAM.
GRIEST, JOHN.
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The Proposed Conference.

Pretoria, Sept. THE proposed con-
ference mentioned in the TransvaaPs
dispatch is the one mentioned by the
secretary of state for the colonies. Mr..
Chamberlain, on July 29 1t is declar-
ed officially that the Transvaal repub-
lie will accept such conference as
soon as informed of the place, date
and the names of the members who are
to take part in it.
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Simla, Sept. Three regiments of
cavalry, four regiments of infantry and
three batteries Of field artillery have
been formally warned to prepare to
leave their stations in India at the
shortest notice for service in South
Africa. The hospital outfits received
similar orders.
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A Justifiable Killing.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Dillon, Sept AFTER a three days
investigation, the coroner's jury which
held an inquest on the body of William
Mcintosh, who was killed at Red Rock
last Monday by Alvin Dewitt, returned
a verdict this afternoon of 'justifiable
homicide" The verdict gives general
satisfaction here
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Sign won, Red Bird second, Aurora B.
third; time, :4s 20. Third race, trot and
pace, 2:2l class. purse S75 Cunfinished)-
Ratatat won first heat time 2:27. Fourth
race, cowsboys, purse S20 five entries
Carriers John won, Allisons Narrow
Gauge second, Larsen's Brownie third;
time, 1:O4
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Sacramento, Cal. Sept. THE attend
ance at the state fair races to-day was
excellent and the sport was good. William
j. Bryan visited the track and was the
guest of the directors during a portion of
the afternoon. He spoke for one hour and
10 minutes. Results: 2:40 trot two in
three-Eulah Nc. won, Vendome second,
Dagmar third; best time. 2:34&. 2;4O trot,
three in five, purse s1.O00-Psyche won,
Eleanor Ann second, Elmoro third; best
time. 2:l9 Running, mile and one-siX-
teenth-Jennie Reid won, ReolIa second,
Monrovia third; time. l:47& Running,
seven furlongs-Mount McGregor II. won,
Novia second. Hohenzollern third time,
l:27h Running, five furlongs-Druidess
won, FL Arte second. Rose of Hilo third:
time, 1:03l5
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Jiminez Gets There.

Cape Haytien, Sept. 7.-Jiminez, the
leader of the successful revolution, has
been received in triumph at Santiago.
Public feeling seems to be unanimously
in his favor as candidate for the presi-
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No Hope of Peace.

BloemfOntein, Orange Free State,
Sept. 1T is understood that all the
TransVaal artillery has been called out
and the Burghers notified to be ready
The latest reply of the Transvaal to
Great Britain is regarded as marking
the disappearance of the last hope of
The Anaconda standard., 1899-09-08
Key Vests Yellow Fever.

Key West Fla. Sept. 7-Seventy-seven
cases of yellow fever have been reported
up to last night, with a total of seven
deaths to date Prospects for stamping
out the fever are not very encouraging
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Over the Limit.

Washington, Sept. THE navy de-
partment has rejected all the bids on
the League Island dry dock and will
re-adVertise for proposals. All the bids
for the dock and its approaches were
over the limit-$S50 900.
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Smith the Winner.

Chicago, Sept. VIII Smith. the
professional golf expert, to-day won
the title of open champion of the West
ern Golf association by defeating Lau-
renee Auchterlonie, the Grand View
professional, in the play off of the tie
for the honor.
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ANACONDA NEWS
WHO MAY VOTE,
Whist the Law Says About School
Elections.

Elections.
Regarding next Saturdays school
election, the question has been raised
as to who is and who is not eligible to
vote. Section 1910 of the political code
determines the matter in these words:
And at any time when in their (the
school trustessD judgment 1t is advis-
able, submit to the qualified electors of
the district the question whether a tax
not to exceed 10 mills on each dollar
on the taxable property in the district
shall be raised to purchase lots and to
furnish additional school facilities for
said district, or to maintain any school
or schools in such district, etc"
1t is clear therefore that any person
may vote who is a qualified elector
without regard to whether he is a tax
payer or not.
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Groceries Advance.

Johannesburg. Sept. 7-Groceries gen.
orally have advanced 10 to 10 per cent.
here and supplies from the coast are
anxiously awaited.
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Lack of Confidence.

Sydney N. S. w. Sept. The as
sembly to-day, by vote of rs to Al,
passed a resolution declaring a lack
of confidence in the ministry.
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MilIworkerS Scarce In Atlanta

One of the cotton mills at Atlanta,
Ga, has been compelled TO give up its
night run because of a lack of COM
petent labor
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A HOUSE IN WASHINGTON.
W. A. Clark Has Bought the Stewart
Castle" on Dupont Circle.

VHstIe OH Dupont CITCIe.
Special Dispatch to the Standard
Washington, Sept. 7.--William A.
Clark of Butte has purchased of Sena-
tor Stewart Of Nevada the property on
Dupont circle in this city, known as the
Stewart castle. The house has for 20
years been a landmark in the fashion
able section of Washington, and for a
long time was the home of the Chinese
legation.
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Rich Strike in Colorado.

Denver, Col, Sept. "A special to
the Republican from Laramie, Wyo,
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that will give them a true idea of the
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