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Powell, il by Mercer. a. ait by pitcher-By Mercer.
Umpiree-Emslie and Mcdonnell. Time-2 hours
and 80 minutes. Attendance, 900.
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Harvard Freshmen Leave for New London.
CAMBRIDGE. June 2O.-The Harvard fresh
man crew and substitutes left for New London
in a special car at O'Clock this afternoon.
Twelve men were taken besides Manager
Schweppe and Assistant Manager Lowe.
large crowd OF freshmen gave the boys a
rousing send-ofr. This crew is the fastest set
of youngsters Harvard has ever turned out.
and their success Ia confidently expected In
the boat are many men Of noted rowing fami-
lies OF older and moro successful days. Ban
croft Is the son OF Gen. ". A. Bancroft. who is
Harvard ever turned out. Schuehruk has a
brother IS prestige to maintain. Ladd is from
the noted Milton rowing family OF Perkins.
while Billiard is q brother to Dick Billiard
Captain of the ~ varsity crew
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Atlantic League.


AT ncHNoSD.
n. ". y
Richmond ......b q o o 2 . 2 3
Paterson. ........O o o o. 10
Batteries Bishop and steelman; Gerber and Byers
AT SCRANTON.
n. II. Z.
Reading ,.....o q o 0 90 8 8
Scranton .........1 o o q o -
Batteries Murphy and Snyder: Keenan, and
O'Neill
AT ALLENTOWN.
y. Y.
Allentown......... q o o Ia
Newark ............ o o o o o. o
BAtteres-west and McManus; Herndon and
Roach.
At wilkesbarre-Rain.
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CtNcINnrrI. June 2o.-,,The card was good at Lato-
MIA to-day and the crowd very fair. In the fourth
race the Tobacco Stakes. for three.year.olds and
upward, 7. G. NcDowell's colt Batten, by imp
Candlemas-Susie McHenry, won by a length and
made a new track record for mile Three favor
ties, two second choices and rather long shot won
Secretary f. c. Hopper is arranging for race In
1902 with tho conditions somewhat similar in the
main to those of the Suburban except that there will
be prizes both for two.yearold colts and hlliss.
Summary:
First Race-one mie-The Bondman. o5 Bolsndl,
g TO won: La Chine. 90 tAlexander) 10 to 1. Sec
ond; Rotha. ~ WILSON. ~ to |, third.
Second Race-Five fnrlongs.,May Jane, 1o7 Rosa.
IL to won Lady Elite 1o7 tBritton), 2h to l. sec
ond; Isabinda, 1o7 tCrowhurst. to 1. third.
Time, l:O2.
Third Race-one nAe-Dandy H.. % LANDRY. to
J., won; Finem Respce Grnss', 20 % l. SECOND;
Fresco, 100 (Bolandl. IL to ]. third. Time. 1:42.
Fourth Race-Tobscco Stakes; one mile-Batten.
1o4 u. HID. to r. won; Carl C., % landry. to
!, second: George Kraft, l02 CCrowhurst. t. 8,
third. Time. ! ava. Net value Of stake, 81. Oo5.
Fifth Race-Five furlongs-Lttle Smoke. 1o2
tMatthewsl, II to 3. won Dissolute 100 uandry). 5
TO- second: Enghurst 100 tBolandl. Is to l. third
Time, 1:O2h.
Sixth Race-One mile--Bily House. 1o3 q. HilD. @
to g. won: Lylls, 100 peterman), 30 to 1, second;
Violet Parsons lo6 Gloss. got /. third. Time 1:41
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Philadelphis ............o o %
Cincinnati. ..,.......l y u u u o = o "a
Two base hits Smith, Dcehanty. Sclbach. Sacr.
nee hits Irwin, Douglass Thomas. FIRST base on
halls-On Phillips. Z, of Fiheid, l. Hit by pitcher
-Steinteldt. Struck out-By FIheld. I. Left on
bases Cincinnati s. Philadelphia, g. First base on
errGrs-',ncinnau Philadelphia. /, Time-l hour
and 80 minutes. Umplres-Burus and smith.
WASHINGTON, g. ST. LOUIS 3.
81. e-tIN, June 2O.-The Senators defeated the
C=rfcctoS tins afternoon by score of TO q. The
features of the the pitching OF Mercer and
the stickwork OF Bren for the visitors The score
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II You Are Conducting

really hrstclasG summer resort either at seGshore
or mountain. make itB locality known through THE
suS's advertising columns. sUS readers seek such
plRces.-AuV.
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Number Eight Wins at sauEus.

SAUGUs. June GOA heavy thunder shower pre-
vented the completion of the races on the card for
the first day meeting of the harness horses here
Number Eight won the 2;4O trot in straight heats
Mars Chan. View View, Cora l.. and Minnie Il. had
each heat in the 2;22 pace when the rain COM
menced. summary:
g.IO class trottlng: purse 5000.
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Trotting and Pacing at Bethlehem.

BETHLEHEM. June 2O.-The regular spring meet
ing of the Pennsylyania State Fair Association
opened here to-day. There Q large and enthu
siastic crowd present. The weather tne and the
track fast The first event. the 24o trot was won in
straight heats by Maid ThOrne. A. b. c., an unlocked
for geld.ng. apUexed the $50 pace after being beat
en- by a nose [the first heat. The 2la pace was
postponed after three heats had beeu decided, a
hard ranstorm coming on at this point Summary
":4o class trotting; purse $500:
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che Curt.
,C0NEY ISLAND JOCKEY CLUB.

NM 1 g. ,, BY. JUNE >, M1EETiNt 1859
"a RAIN OR SHINE.
First Race; s,30 =; VI: COMFORT by Lander.
Leave foot East Bath st.. n. Y, via l.. l. r. r. al
II A. NJ l2;lu. l2;4O Iarlor Car Train LOO ITO.
1910. 2!lo. 24O and 3:lOPM
Boats leave foot Whitehall ST., via ferry to Bath
81, SOUTH BRookLYN. at u A. NJ, u, 1920.
12:lo 100, 1:2O, l:+O, 200, 2:2O and 200 p NJ
Trains leave flatbush av.. Brooklyn, L. l. r. r., at
1910 4. M, IL, no. 1910 2:lO, 5;4O and $40 p NJ
BY Trolley Lines. BROOKLYN RAPID Transit take
flatbush av. cars from Brooklyn Bridge. New York
side. or from City Hall. Brooklyn, via Brighton
Beach K. Il, or Marcy from foot Of Broad.
way. Williamsburg direct to track All Brooklyn
surface cars transfer direct to the track.
ADMISSION To FIELD. 30 CENTS.
EXTRA ACCOMMODATIONS Returning from Track,
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Eastern League.
HARTFORD.
n. n. p.
Hartford .......1 o o o % II
81 racuse .........O o o q ! o.
Batteries-Johnson and Urquhart; Villeman and
Williams.
PROVIDENCE.
n. n. Y.
Providence ........o o o o o. !
Montreal.......... o q - l
Batteries-Evans and Leshy; Folk and Jacklitz
woRCEsIER.
r. IT.. p.
worcester ..............,...2 q o y Ia
Toronto ....................O u q o. ~
lBatteres- and Yeager, Sudhof and Rothfus.
At Springhcld-Rain.
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sacuNce ht-Nitchey. Two-base hit-Nohlnson.
First base on balls On Woods, l. Hit by pitcher BY
McG,nnlty, stolen bases I.achance Hrodie. struck
out-BY MCGnnlty, l. by Wood . Double play -
Hart1ell and wills. Cmpires-Swartwood and War.
ner. Attendance 700. Time hours,
CINolSSATI. 3; PHILADELPHIA. ?.
CINCINSATI. June 2O.-To.dav's game was pitch.
ers battle full of good helding and exciting stua.
tions. Tho Reds hit Fifeld when hits were most
needed. while Phillips was invinCiblD when hits
would have scored runs for the visitors. double
by Srlbach, with two on UaseS won the game IN the
seventh and IN the eighth Smith saved the game
with wonderful catch The score:
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Baseball Games To-Day.

NATIONAL LEAGUE AND AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
New York at Pittsburg: Brooklyn at Cleveland
Boston at Chicago; Philadelphia at Cincinnati; Bal
tmore at Louisville; Washington ct St. Louis.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Toronto at Providence; Rochester at Hartford
Syracuse at Springfield, Montreal at Worcester.
ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Newark at Allentown; Paterson at Richmond: Ian
caster at Wilkesbarre; Reading at Scranton two
games
OTHER sAMFs.
Herald VS.. Tribune, at Prospect Park.
Lafayette Va Cornell, at Ithaca
Brown Va. Holy Cross. at Providence.
Willamsport n. @. A. VS.. Bucknell, at Williams
port.
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Maid Thornc, DR.. M, by ESthorne Uock-
wood 49, ,''''''''.'...'.'....,l
Little Belle, b. IN. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Lady Helen, b. NJ. SMITH dis.
Ruth NJ, b. m CLARK dis.
Tme-2;224, 2:2sA. 2:26.
c:3o class. pacing purse $500,
A. h. C., b. T. by Mophsto-Bertie stevens
iCOnlnRs) ............Z l
OudrAy. b. Z. VClark) '...'............1
Lillian Ray, ro. m. Davis) ..................6
Fpperson oh. x. tEsrlng>. ..................3
Elizabeth. ch. m lStearn). .................4
Miss PilsOn, b. m PArberryl ..............6 dr..
Time-2:2lh, 2234. 2:24A. 2;234.
2.la class. pacing; purse $500 unhnished):
Sybil b. m, BY Handsome Harry tArnold)....8
Master Gilbert b, ~ by Memento Wilkes
Walter r., CHI e., tReif) ..,.....,......,.....6
Gnkcy, b. q. tMcCarco), .,.., ...,.,...........2
Miss Jay Bird, no. III. Oomings) ..............6 3
Prince H.. br. &. norton. .....:......... ....%
Tlme-2l7il 2l6A. 2il6h.
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Az Binghsmtop-Bnghsmton,1 IL; schenectady, 8.
At Cortland-Cortland 8; Albany. 8.
At Utica-Rain.
At Oswego-Frst game-oswego vs. Rome, gAmo
forfeited to Oswego. non appearance of team. Sec
ond game-Oswego. 4; Rome, l.
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Other Games.
AT zAsToN.
VillAnoya 2 o o o.
Lafayette. ........,o o o o o o % 3
Batteries McFadden and Hayes; Nevins and Cat
terrell.
At Bremen. Ind.--Cubsn Giants. IL; Chicago
Unions, s.
At Rdgevood. L. T-st Nicholas A. c.. Ia; Rich
mond Hill A. C. II.
At Pottsyille- Cuban Giants. 2: Potts
Vile q
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First base on errors Clcveland L Brooklyn g.
Left on bases ,Clevelan .; Brooklyn. y. IIome
run Kelley. Three base hits kneppcr. Kelley
Two. basr hits Fucker - McJame-, pahen. Nc.
Gaun, Double play DAILY and MrGann FIRST base
out-By Kncppcr g, by Nc James. 2 Sacrifice hit
0chrcckengost. Stolen bases Quinn sullivan
pitch McJame-. Hit by pitchcr-TIones Empires
ODay and McLIArr. Tlmc--2 hours and 10 mnmtes.
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HALrIMoRE, ,: Louisville, /.

loUIsvlILE. June 2O.-Baltimore won a dull and
unpteresting game through the Colonies mat litv
e. hit when mcn bases. Clarke PLAYED
shortstop again and was directly responsible for
Baltimoles two runs his error preventing the third
out in the FIRST inning In sliding to q hase Keis,er
dislDcated ms wrist and had retire but the injury
was reu.edicl IN time FOR him to resume the game
In LOusvilles half The score:
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]|I0lZZy III Dix

vs.. Cohn Showalter VS.. Schlechter, Leo VS.. Lasker
Blackburne and Tschigorin bye.
Play began at noon in the sixteenth round the
results being as follows: Janowski beat
Schlechter. Pisbury beat Cohn, Bird and Ma
roczy drew Tschigorn beat Steinitz, Lask or
beat Black burne. and Showalter beat Lee
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Lawn Tennis is still holding its
own, and will always be popular, for
it is admitted to be good game for
exercise. Spalding's Tennis Rae
kets, the best, 500; others as low
as 75c. Spalding's tournament balls,
$3.50 per dozen. Everything that
the tennis players could possibly
look for-nets, poles, markers and
marking tapes. We make a spec
ialty of restringing tennis rackets.
A.G. Spaldng & Bros, Spading. BidweIl Co.,
128-l3o Nassau st. %. 81, SO W. 42d st.
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pITTsBURG. June u. After playing in the rain
for nearly an hour this afternoon the New
Yorks had the satisfaction Of batting out vic
tory in the tenth inning. The Pirates out
feIded the visitors and did better base running.
but Warner Tom O'Brien. and Van Haltren
made onportune long hits, all of which produced
runs For some unknown reason Wilson re-
lieved Hartman at third, and did not perform
as well as the score indicates. He f1elded hunts
awkwardly. and three Of the Pirates hits were
made in his territory. Tom O'Bren. who cut
off pittsburR run by jumping high for Clarks
line drive in the third, and George Davis did
New Gork's best fielding. but the most artistic
work OF the game WAS done by Ely. who
stopped no less than four bids for hits around
and back Of second base. The score:
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Several inquiries have been received by THE
Sun asking II the ferry.between fort.Hamilton
and Staten Island would run again.this sum
mer. and other riders have asked when tho
Manhattan Elevated Railway would begin
again to carry wheels on Sunday. The ferry
between the Long Island shore and Staten
Island will begin operations on next Saturday
morning the first boat leaving the end Of the
Shore road. at Fort Hamilton. at q O'Clock and
landing at Rosebank. $. l.. AZ the foot Of
the FInRerboari road. twenty minutes later.
Boats will lie run regularly ON, a Roadway Of
forty minutes. This will enable New York
riders to make an enjoyable circular trip
through the three borouGhs and open con-
yenent route for the riders of Richmond
Kings and Queens counties 10 tour in each 9TH
er's territory. Regarding the carrying OF
wheel on the elevated trains here the direc-
tors have not found it profitable rs have
tho directors OF the BROOKLYN roads. and tho
decision has been made not to carry bicycles
at any time.
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NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
BRIDGE COMMISSIONER SHEA IN
VIIES CYCLISTS TO MEET HIM.


Plan for Path on the Big Structure Will
He Considered To-Morrow-Murphy Will
Mako q Trial Behind n Locomotive
To-Day-The Hnrway Avenue Bridge.
A letter from Comm missioner OF Bridges John
Shea was received yesterday by Chief Consul
Bedding OF the l.. A. W. who is Chairman OF
the Joint committee representing the various
cycling organizations Of New York and Brook
Ign. on the bridge path question. In his letter
the. Commissioner stated that he. with Chief
Engineer Martin. would meet the COMMITTEES
at O'Clock on Thursday afternoon and dis
cuss the newest project for the wheelwav
across the structure. The plan Ia the one re-
Gently exploited In The SUM- and which has
been. admitted to be free from any OF the OBJ
jsctions urged against other schemes. 1t does
away with the great.bugaboo OF the approaches
by letting the cyclists on the New York end
use the extreme northern stairway that rises
on the uptown side OF the roadway and car
ryinR them out at grade on Sands street at
the Brooklyn end. Chief Engineer Martin has
said that the weight OF the path would be no
objection to It. and the whole plan as II stands
Is said to have met his approval. The COM
mittee. carefully selccted and representative
OF the wishes of The great body OF .cyclists. Is
willing to indorse the plan. and cannot con-
ceive what new obstacle will DO presented by
tho ohicidis lHis IA tho oasis III Wv hopo'ui
spirit In which the committee will approach
the Commissioner and Engineer o-morrow.
The committee believes that II the cyclists
take what they can get now, anything in the
form OF path across tho bridge, the
great popularity Of the latter will lead to bet.
ter things in the way of improving the ap-
proaches. The full solution OF how to get on
and of tho bridge they are willing to leave to
the future. II Com missioner Shea will only do
what he can for some plan to cross the span
on a wheel without imperiling life.
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At Bufalo-Bufalo. II: Columbus. 8.
At Detroit-Detrott, IL; Indianapolis, 9.
At Observation-Disclosures o: Minneapolis, 0.
At Kansas City-kansas City, IL; st. Paul, 8.
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The Chances Are Nerr Mnch Mora

Than favorable for hllng your hotel or boarding.
house with desirable patrons. If you place your
advertising III The SUS's columns.-Adp.
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This is the record of the tournament:
Chess Player Thorold Dead.
Harvard Freshmen Leave for New London.
speeial Gable Dtipateh 70 TIE sul

LONDON. June 2O.-Thorold. the English
chess player, died at Bath yesterday.
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-o'Connor bAtted for Powell in the ninth.
St LOUIS. ... .........3 o o q n q q GA
Washington ..... .......l q - | o | q II
Home run o Bnen. Three base hit-O Brieu. First
base ON bAlls-Oh Powell, D. on Mercer 2. Dnubls
plays-CTHss, Childs and Mexican: Mexican unas.
hsted), Bonner and Cassidy W. Struck out-By
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Connecticut state Leagu
Other Games.

At Bristol-New Haven. q; Bristol, 8.
At Sorwich-Norwich. 8; Bridgeport, 2.
At Decentralization, 4; Doboy, 4.
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This afternoon. OH plank path built be-
tween the rails Charles NJ Murphy OF the
Kings County Wheemen and the former star
OF the cycling path will make trial trip at
riding behind a locomotive and a car. feat by
which he hopes to ride mile In one minute
Oh June 80. as part Of the entertainment to be
furnished during the State meet Of the l.. A. W.
at PatchoGue. Such performance never be-
fore was attempted in this part OF the coun-
try. II was once hazarded in the West three
years ago by f. +. Anderson. who is still alive.
but he did not succeed in going a mile In one
minute. The scene Of the great ride will be at
haywood. Long Island. on q branch strip CT
railroad between Farmingdale and Babylon
A board track has been laid be tween the rails
a little more than two mites long. An engine
has been tried over it. to see II even pace could
be maintained with results that were pro-
nounoed satisfactory; The first quarter was
made in 49, seconds the second IN Is sec
onds. the third in Is seconds and the fourth In
14s seconds The, idea will be on tho day OF
the test to run each quarter 10 an even IL Sec
onds. To-day will he simply Murrhy's try
ing out Of himself to see if he is equal to tho
task
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Harway Avenue Bridge. connecting Bath
Beach and Coney Island, it was promised by
DEPUTY Com missioner Farrell Gf BROOKLYN
was not even good walking between the bridge
and Neptune avenue. Coney Island rho work
o. dumping refuse dart and ashes Ia still in
progress. Some davs the carts have rolled
the surface SO that It is possible to ride in the
ruts. but on other days the character Of the flll
nC-in matter.make s walking nasty and toll
some effort. The cont factor ordered to
begin work last November, and the distance
he had to grade was about 900 feet with n
width of sixty feet. There WAS time limit on
the. contract. but the con tractor has not yet
heen called TO account and even new promises
have not been eNactcd.
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Now England League.
Al Eswport-Portlsnd. Il Newport. 2.
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The Vote OF the Long Island AssOciated Clubs
on Monday night. asking for increased cycle
police service in Brooklyn and suggesting also
that the cycle, SQUAD should 30 transferred
they should be doing foot duty. with head
quarters more centrally located. was in line
with.the.need of.these steps as pointed out In
THE SUN. 1t is not only geoRra phcal con-
venence that would be served by locating tho
squad in separate quarters in the park. but It.
would be long step toward better discipline
and efficiency
Sixtieth street. Brooklyn. the popular hou-
levard from Fort Hamilton avenue to Fourth
avenue,is supposed to be a ane macadamldrve-
way. but at present IL is inches deep in dust
full OF ruts and misera BILE place for driving or
wheeling
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John Barnett Chairman Of the Race Com
mittee'of the.Associated Cycling. Clubs of Iong
Island. which have decided TO hold twenty
fve-mile road race on Labor Day, says that in
clubs getting into the conflict now waRng be-
tween the n, c. A. and l., A. W., because by
Sent 3. the date of the race. one side or the
other will have been victorious and all anna
tours will look alike" 1t is planned to hold
the race on the Coney Island Boulevard. If
permission can be obtained. but so bitter is
the feeling between the rival organizations
seeking racing control that the local officials
Of the /. A. W. will not wait until the time OF
been no L. A. W. racing In this district this
year and considerable n. c. A. snort. and II is
anticipated that an effort will be made to pre-
vent the race from being held.
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TIRES, $1.45 each; new goods: no seconds; war
u ranted perfect. J. W. BUCKLEY. 80 Warren St
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For threcy ll~OIVs and upward; selling; ono mia
and furlOug on turf!
M Clanry's CHI. =. Maxine Gomez, 4, by Victory
Quesal, ip2 McCuel. ............
F. H. Hitchcock h, e. DecAnter, l. 100 O'Lraryl.
j. & Jud~ou. h. =. The Gardner, 3, lOl MITCHELL
Pacemakcr, Mll-trean, Murillo. Hardy g.,
Rinaldo, Hard Knot Mao and James Tod also ran
Time :b3 4.6
Betting-Four to against MaHimo Gomez. 3 TO |
Decantcr . to The Gardner 30 to Paccmaker 80
t. | Ml!strcam, ~ to Murillo, 100 to Hardy c.
to Rinaldo. to Hard Knot. to Mao, 100 to j
James Tod
The entries for to-day's races follow;
First Raco-H ,ghwe ght handicap, for three.year
The age-herald., 1899-09-08
FAREWELL PERFORMANCE.
Chapman-W Warren Company Win Make
 Its Last Appearance Torighi.

Tonight at East Lake the Chapman Warren company will make it's farewell appearance. The company is by far the best of any ever seen a the lake, and dur ing its unprecedented run of ten weeks, standing room and crowded houses have been the rule right along.
 Miss Blanche Warren, the leading lady of the company, has made many friends during her stay here, and she needs but to return at any time to be shown what a favorite she has become in Birmingham MT. Chapman has shared honors with her, and to his efficient business management and clever productions is due the com> pany's long stay.
 The programme for the closing perform ance tonight has been changed, and "Wanted, Wife, will give way to East Lynne" This is done at the suggestion of a representative committee of ladies of Birmingham and suburbs, who have re- quested that East Lynne" be repeated.
 After tonights performance the com pany starts on it's regular winter tour.
The age-herald., 1899-09-08
A PECULIAR DEATH.
Young Woman Succumbs to Blood
 Poisoning at Bessemer.

Bessemer, September 7.-(Special)-A sad death occurred 4lere last evening in the case of a young woman only 16 years old. Miss Julia Brown, daughter of MT. and Mrs. l. Brown, formerly proprietors of the Racket Rash store here. Miss Brown for a long time clerked in the store, but of late has been employed in a store in Birmingham. A few days sinfe she picked open a pimple on her face, and wiped 1t with her handkerchief, and afterwards Inthoughtedly wiped her face with the same handkerchief Soon her face broke out into sores, blood poisoning ensued and her death followed. Her remains were shipped to Birmin gham this afternoon the funeral taking place there at o'clock.
 Captain John N. Harbin, of Memphis, who has been here some days visiting his relative, Mrs. D. J. Mcdonald, has re- turned home.
 An elegant reception is in progress to- night al the residence of MT. and Mrs. John Downing, in Twenty-first street, in honor of MT. and Mrs. J. C. Bowling, who returned this morning from an extended wedding trip to Cincinnati and St. Louis. The youn young couple, though quite young. admirably mated, and are in receipt of constant congratulations.