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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-10
Cycling.
RACES At SALT PALACE TONIGHT
WEEKLY MEET ON WORLD BEAT
ING SAUCER TRACK.
Many New Riders Out and a Big
Time Anticipated-List of Entries
and Events

A record breaking crowd ought to be
this evening The list of entries shows
that the popularity of the sport is in
creasinG with the riders. Eight COM
paratively new riders appear on the
track this evening. Among them are
men who have done some speedy work
on the road. and all have many friends
who viii come out to see them ride.
The big events of the evening are the
five-mile amateur championship for a
diamond medal, and the one-fourth
mile professional championship.
The races will begin at $50 sharp, and
following is Il list of entries:
One-mIle novice-PrlZe, silver medal.
First HEATH. Lindsey, r. Russell,
j. w. Guthrie, j. +. Baker.
Second Heat-Fred Nightingale, N.
W. Evans, c. l. Sturrock, II. c. Ma
theirs. Two TO qualify, three in fastest
heat.
One-fourth mile state championship.
ofessional-Prizes, first, medal and
SIS; second, $40; third, SO: fourth. IS.
First Heat-C. X. BraZier, J. p. Gum,
o. f. Emory.
Second Heats. H. Sharman, A. w.
Game. j. q. EdmOnds. Two to qualify,
three in fastest heat.
Final Heat-One- novice.
One-half mile handicap, amateur
Prizes, $40, $40 and So
First Heat-E. E. Smith, scratch; W.
L. Samuelson, scratch; a. w. Smith, As
yards; H. c. Mathews, 90 yards; F.
Nightingale, o. yards.
Second Heat-Fred Meakin, scratch;
j. Ensign, scratch; E. b. Heagren, 40
yards: Y. d. Smith, 80 yards; P E.
Papworth, go yards. Three to qualify,
four in fastest heat.
Final one-half mile professional
championship.
Final one-half mile handicap, anna
teur.
One-mile open. professional-Prizes,
$40, $50 and s..
First Heat-Frank Cotter, A. W.
Game, Glenn Turville.
Second Heat. p. Gum, O. f. EN-
DRY. j. y. Chapman, Oscar Julius. Two
to qualify, tire in fastest heat.
Five-mile amateur. state champion
ship-Prizes. first, diamond medal.
First Heat-R. Lindsey, ]. w En-
sign. f. Is. Heagren, E. L. Smith
Second Heat-F. w. Meakin, P E
Papworth, w. E. Samuelson, Y. D.
Smith. Two to qualify, tire in fastest
heat.
Final one-mile open, professional
Final five-mile amateur champion
ship.
Unlimited tandem pursuit race, ]. N
Chapman and Frank Cotter VS.. Glen
Turville and Oscar Julius.
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BIG CROWD AT BUFFALO TRACK.
Grand Circuit Races Prove Popular
Fast Racing.

Buffalo, n. Y, Aug. 9.-The biggest
crowd of the Grand Circuit meeting
assembled at the Fort Erie track this
afternoon, about 5000 being there.
| When the unfinished 2:20 trot was
| called, first on the card, Lockwood,
trainer of George Carney, who had won
| two heats on Tuesday and protested
| against the postponement, later drlV-
| ing heat by himself and claiming the
race, decided to contest with the others,
contemplating an appeal to the board
of review if he failed TO win The
judges said they would eXpel him If he
did not show up and ignored the soil
tary heat business of Tuesday evening
In the pooling there was some I'M
certainty owing to the peculiar condi-
items but Carney sold favorite. After
I Carney had been beaten in a close nm
ish by Vents IL, in the opening heat
starter Walker was compelled to send
the bad acting Venus away to bad
break in final heat. With nothing in
the way Carney stepped off handily and
closed the incident. The Abbott added
the free fo@ all to his list handily. Eagle
Flanagan having enough to do to take
care OF the place.
Results: 2:20 class trotters, $1,000
(three heats on Tuesday,; George Car
ney won. second, third and fifth heats.
Time, 2:15 IA, 2:14 IA. 2:13 ga. Venus
ii won first and fourth heats and was
second. Time: 2:15 IA, PIP IL. Palm
Leaf third; Dorothy S, Loah s., Mil
lard Saunders, Viola, Nell Gwynne and
Sadie NJ. also started.
2:10 trot 81, 500; Dare Devil won sec
ond, third and sixth heats. Time: 2:O9
-, 2:10 IA, PIP. Clayton won fourth
and fifth heats and was second. Time:
2:1G Ia, 2:11 IA. Caracalla won first
heat in 2:1O IA and was third. Bouncer,
Oakland Baron, and Matte Patterson
also started.
2:O9 pace, $4,000. Hal B., won in
straight heats. Time: 2:0I IL, 2:0S,
2:0S 1-2. Nicol B., second; Passing
Belle third. Exploit, Besse Leach, Hal
lena Duplex and Ace also started.
Free for all trot. $1,000. The Abbot
won in straight heats. Time: 2:0S, 2:09
1-2. 2:10 1-2. Eagle Flanagan second;
Bingen third. L. Directum Kelley also
started.
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Railroad Notes.

Joseph A. West, chief engineer of the
Utah & Pacific, is expected in town to-
day.
The dining car service on the Oregon
Short Line between Granger and Hunt
ington goes into effect today.
George H. Mcmillan. commercial
agent of the Southern Pacific at San
Diego. Cal. passed through town yes
terday on his way east.
Vice President Bancroft and Chief
Engineer O'Melveny of the Oregon
Short Line went to Huntington yester-
day They will return Friday.
The furnishings for the new office of
the c. & n. w. left Chicago on the 9TH,
and reached Salt Lake on the Sth.
They will be in place in time for the
c. n. w soiree on the 18th. Superin-
tendent H. A. Otis of the H. Reveil
company of Chicago will arrange it,
Superintendent Welby of the Rio
Grande Western has returned from
weeks hard work in the washout re-
gion. He stated last evening that the
onslaughts of the elements against the
roadbed were resisted with few losses.
The damages are repaired and trains
running on time
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ACCIDENTS AT BALL GAME.
Two Payson Boys Suffer Fractured
Limbs.
fSpecial Correspondents. J

Especial Correspondence
Payson. Aug. 9.--The Payson junior ball
team defeated the Benjamin nine on Mon
DAY at Benjamin by a score of II 10 g.
The game was marred by accidents TO two
OF the players. MILFORD Done fractured
the third snger Of his left hand and Clar-
ence Fairbanks broke his leg by COLI
sion with q. Hone The lineup of the
two teams follows:
Benjamin. Payson
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Colonel Dodge Thinks Line Will Be
Constructed.
BUT CANNOT SAY WHEN
NOT UNTIL THE OUTPUT WAR.
RANTS A LINE.
Country Will Eventually Be Tapped
By a Branch of the Western
Union Pacific Officials Meet Mr..
Hartman In Wyoming - More
Talk of a Consolidation.

The Denver News says: Colonel d. C.
Dodge of the Rio Grande Western can
not say when work will be commenced
on the proposed line into the La Sal
copper fields. He does not deny, how
ever, that in all probability such a line
will be constructed.
Il will say now, as have said many
times before" he remarked last even
ing, that as soon as the output of that
region warrants such a move, we will
build road with Utah connection on
our main line. Just at present l mink
the conditions do not warrant the con-
struction of such a spur. If the district
continues to increase in productiveness
it is merely a question of time when
the country will be tapped by a branch
of the Rio Grande Western
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HOTEL GOSSIP.

Robert Nuemacher and party of Mil
waukee. are at the Knutsford. and will
spend a few days in Salt Lake City. He
is a prominent malster OF the famous
beer manufacturing city, and one OF MS
daughters is the wife OF captain Papst
of brewery fame. In the party is Mrs.
III. G. Schmidt of Germany. who has
often visited Salt Lake. We stopped on
TO see the city and enjoy the pleasures of
the lake" said Mrs. Schmidt yesterday.
Il always enjoy visit here and never
think of making transcontlnental trip
without a stopover at Salt Lake city.
'.Pittsburg Just at present is one of the
liveliest cities in the country" said w.
MuIhall of that city yesterday. Pig iron
has gone way to the front. and our iron
Industries are running night ana day on
orders that will keep them busy for
several years to come. Our city Is one
of the very busiest in the United States,
and all branches of trade have advanced
with our iron industry.
NJ. r. Hastings and l.. G.. Nelson of
Owatonna. Mimi. are at the knutsford.
Both gentlemen are interested in Utah
trips out here. Crops will be big in
Minnesota this year, said MIR. Hastings,
although the very severe storms of the
past few weeks have done considerable
damage Still our state will have one Of
the largest wheat crops 1t has ever had
Business in all lines is very fine with us
and we are in a most prosperous condi-
ton
9 % {.
81 am trying to sell some of our Wash
ington pine to your Utah consumers.
said f. Carbiembisel of Spokane al the
Kenyon yesterday. I'VE have the finest
timber in the world. and l am exporting
il TO all of the Asiatic countries. We load
hundreds of vessels on Puget Sound that
carry Washington timber to every part
of the earth. l am making this trip in
the interest of domestic trade
&. 81 %
Kenyon-C II. Valentine. Omaha: o.
l.. Kalor Chicago: Mrs. Ernest w. Tabor.
Miss Tabor. Kerney. Neb.: Mr.. and Mrs.
A F. Holden. Cleveland o.; o. l..
Sutherland, New York; Z. A McKelvy
Pittsburg; r. L. Robson. Chicago: Miss
E. Rickly Columbus. Neb.; Miss Douglas
Bomar Miss Eliza Edwards, GAINESVILLE
Tex: II. NJ. Binckley and wife. San
Francisco; A +. Ewitz. Denver. w. c.
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CHICAGO DEMOCRATS MEET.
Fight On Trusts, Imperialism and
Silver at Saratoga.

Syracuse. y. V. Aug. "a meeting
of the Chicago Platform Democrats of
New York state was called to order
here at 1880 a. m, today, with fifty
delegates in attendance.
\ fight was precipitated on the floor
The antitrust and the anti-imperia-
lists factions were on one side and the
ultra free silver faction on the other
Samuel Odell of Auburn and Austin
Wheelock of Geneva. led the fight for
the antitrust people Thomas W.
Cantwell of Albany. and Jay w. For
est OF Niagara Falls. led the silver side.
The substance of the resolutions in
troduced by Mr.. Odell declares that
opposition TO trusts and Imperialism
should be the paramount issue in the
campaign of 1900 The election OF
United States senators by the direct
vote of the people is also advocated
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Ryan Will Meet McCov.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-Tommy Ryan
passed through Chicago today on his
way to Moline. where he is to train
for the Dubuque fight with Jack Mof
felt of this city. Kid Mccoy yesterday
issued an open letter, in which he of
fered to meet Ryan in this city and
arrange for fight of twenty or TWEEN
ty-five rounds, to take place before the
club offering the largest purse or the
best inducements. He set the date of
the meeting to sign articles on Aug. IL.
Il will be there or have someone to
represent me-" said Ryan this morn
ing. in answer to the Kids offer. There
is no need of fighting over details. He
knows l want to fight and that ] will
meet him at the middleweight limit.
and l will have forfeit up all right
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MILNER IS HOPEFUL.
Believes the Trouble May Yet Be Set
tied Satisfactorily.

Capetown, Aug. 9.-The Transvaal
government has not forwarded TO Sir
Alfred Miner. British high commits
sioner for South Africa and governor
of Cane Colony. its reply to Mr.. Cham
berlain's proposal of joint commission
of inquiry into the effect upon the out
landers of the new franchise leglsia-
ton, but Sir Alfred Miner still hopes
for a pacific settlement.
1t is reported that movement Is on
foot among the burShers TO send peu-
tions urging the volksraad 10 make Iur-
Their concessions.
The Liverpool regiment sailed Tor
Natal today. While the transport was
leaving the bay the crew of the United
States cruiser Chicago. Rear Admiral
Howison's flagship. loudly cheered the
troops. who replied vigorously for sew
eral minutes.
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Newspapers Are Pessimistic.

London. Aug. 9-The editorials in the
morning papers take a rather pessimis-
tic tone in dealing with the reference
to the Transvaal in the queens speech
and in that of Mr.. Chamberlain Troops
will be despatched on Aug "a to re-
place those sent from Cape Town to
Natal. 1t is said that after parliament
rose. most important Geographic dis
patches were received from Sir Alfred
Miner at the colonial office.
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had asked for the exchange of 81. $780,
600: Philadelphia. $4,000; Baltimore.
s61s. 600: Washington. $4,000 in the de-
partmental series. and $4,000 in Ito
order certificates.
1t is a matter of some surprise in the
treasury that large percentage of the
New York calls have been for $50, and
certificates of other small denOmina-
tiOns. 1t was expected that the certifi-
Gates would be used Dor reserve. and
thus release the large holdings OF green
backs and treasury notes. Inc real
purpose of the banks in asking for
small denominations probably will de-
velop within the next few days.
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Sensation at Chicago.

Chicago. Aug. "a sensation was
caused at the meeting here today OF
executive officers of the western rail-
roads by the announcement that the
Grand Trunk railroad, in connection
with the Burlington road and the Maine
steamship line, had established rate
of so cents per 100 pounds on first-class
freight from New York to Kansas City.
This IS the same as the rate from Chi
cago to Kansas City by the Burlington
and other direct lines.
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WILL GO TO PHILIPPINES.
Pack Train to Be Organized at Chey-
enne For That Purpose.

NSPCSidi
Cheyenne, Wyo.. Aug. Authorization
has been received here which is to the
effect that pack train will be organ
lied at Camp Carlin in the near future
and will be in charge of the veteran
packer, George Knight. who was chief
packer under General Miles in Porto
Rico. There will be fifteen men in the
train and ninety mules. A few days
ago orders were received to repair the
corrals and fences and barracks for
the men. II is expected that pack
trains will be organized. equipped and
the men and mules trained at Camp
Carlin for service in the Philippines.
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CALL FOR GOLD CERTIFICATES.
Has Not Been Up to Expectations of
Treasury OfTicials.

washington. Aug. 9.-The reports 50
far received from sub-treasury cities
Indicate that the call for gold certiti-
Gates in exchange for gold coin will be
considerably less than the treasury Of
ficials expected. San Francisco. Chi
cago. Cincinnati. st. Louis and New
Orleans. however. have not yet been
heard from, and, consequently. there is
no proper basis upon which to closely
estimate the result of the secretary
recent order. But the demand in these
cities is expected to be even smaller
than in the eastern cities, by reason
of the large surplus in the money CEN
tiers of the west.
Up to last night the New York banks
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BATTERY NOT ALONG.
Wyoming Artillerists Not Coming
With States Infantry.

Cheyenne. Wyo.. Aug. y.-Major
Frank NJ. Foote, who commanded the
First Wyoming infantry in the Philip
pines, said today that the First Wyo-
ming artillery would not return with
the infantry. While he was in Manila
efforts were made TO have both organ
iZations come home together. but on
account of the troops being crowded on
the transports, the battery was COM
PEELED to remain behind Major Foote
says the battery will probably leave
Manila about the 10Th of the present
month.
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BRYAN Day at Warsaw. Ind.

Warsaw. Ind. Aug. 9-Today was
Bryan day at the Winona assembly.
and over 5000 persons were on the
grounds William J. Bryan delivered
an address in the Auditorium this af-
ternoon on Pending Problems" dis
cussing at length the political issues
Of the day Later. for the benefit of
those who could not gain an entrance
to the auditorium. Mr.. Bryan spoke
from an outer 1latform.
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Affects the Stock Market.

London. Aug. 9.-The gravity OF the
Transvaal situation is generally re-
garded to have been increased BY the
latest news and the tone of Mr.. Cham
berlain's statement on the evening of
the prorogation of parliament adverse
" affected prices on the stock eX-
change. where. however. the prices Of
South African securities are now above
the worst. CcnSOls were dull.
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PASSED THE BANK NOTES.
Union Pacific Train Robbers Get Rid
of Their Plumber.

Chadron, Neb.. Aug. 9.-Several of the
unsigned national bank nots of the
First National bank of Portland, Ore,
taken by the Union Pacific robbers in
June are in circulation here, being of
SO. $50 and $50 denominations.
Some have appeared here and 1t is
held by legal authorities that these
bank ncts are legal and must be re-
deemed by the bank.
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U. P. Coolies Wyoming Southern.

Chicago, Aug. "a local financial
news bureau SAYS the Union Pacific
road has secured control of the Wyo-
ming Southern railroad under a five
year option. for the purchase of all its
stock. and a similar option givin - the
Union Pacific the right to redeem its
issue of s., 900, goo bonds in that time.
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SENATOR BEVERIDGE ARRIVES.
Refuses to Talk of General Otis or the
Philippines.

Chicago. Aug. "a special TO the
Times from Victoria. 3. c., says: Sena-
tor Beverage of Indiana returned by
the steamship Empress of China from
Manila, which point re left on July 10.
accompanied by Mrs. Beverage and
two leading residents of the Philippine
colony of Americans, ]. DOnlan and w.
Wood. each of whom has made Manila
his home for more than a quarter of a
century.
You may say" Senator Beveridge
replied to a question, that 1 absolutely
decline to express any opinion at the
present time as to General Otis, the
future of the Philippines or anything
else
Donlan and Wood also refused to be
interviewed.
Vancouver. B. c., Aug. 9-United
States Senator Beveridge of Indiana
left for the east over the Canadian Pa
-.
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Pittsburg
Started Well. But Lost.

Boston. Aug. 9.-Cleveland started at
Nichols fiercely today. scoring three in
the first but after that they We're unable
10 bat him with any effect. Boston batted
Knepper hard when hits were needed
Collffiower replaced Hemphill al right in
the third inning. Attendance, loo Score;
r. ii. E.
Boston ............ 10 =
Cleveland ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Batteries-Nichols and Bergen; hnepper
and McAlister-
L mnires-I.Ynch and Connolly.
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Saw Parliament Prorogued.

London, Aug. 9.-President McKin-
ley's secretary. John Addison Porter.
and Solicitor General John K. Richards
visited the United States embassy to-
day and were afterwards introduced to
Speaker Gully. They witnessed the
propagation of parliament.
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HAPPENINGS in The WORLD OF SPORT

IdNSDN OUD--N- FNO-t-
Umpires-John Hone and Jack Jordan.
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Religious Orders In Danger.

St. Sebastian. Spain. Aug. 9-The
Republican and Socialist parties have
agreed TO organize a campaign demand
ing the expulsion from Spain of all the
religious orders. Senores Salmeron and
Iglesias and other Socialists are promi-
nent in the movement.
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Same Score at Philadelphia, Boston
Climbing Towards the Top at
Cleveland's Expense.
Standing of the Clubs.
TodaY's Games.

Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Pittsburg at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Boston.
Louisville ar New York.
Chicago at Washington.
ST. Louis at Baltimore.
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Colonies punched Hits.

,iresmswartwood and Dwyer.
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New York. Aug. 9.-Louisville won to-
dav by punching a triple. a double and
two singles In the first inning. After that,
Seymour pitched a steady game. The
locals were unable TO do much with Phil-
INNS pitching until the eighth. when two
singles ana a double gave them two runs
r. II. L.
New York OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. !!
Louisville OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ~
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Warner; Phil
ippi and thinner.
Cmpires-Manassau and McGarr.
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Exciting at Baltimore.

Baltimore. Nd, Aug. St Louis won
an exciting game from the Orioles today.
Young was IN fine form and but for err
rors by the men back of him the Birds
would not have been in the game. At
r. II. +.
St LOUIS .---------------.----'-''' %
Baltimore .
Parteries-Young and SchreconSost; Nc
Ginnity and Robinson.
Trpires-O'Day and Hunt.
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WARM AMATEUR GAME.
Ogden Business Teams Play Ball Be-
fore Big Crowd.
Especial Correspondence-)

ogden. Aug 9.-The baseball team Of
the Ogden Candy company met with de-
FAT al the HANDS of the Scowcroft nine
AT the Ogden Driving parry this evening
in the best amateur game seen in Ogden
this season, by score of l0'to IL. a large
crowd OF people had gathered TO witness
me game much interest having been
aroused by the fact that on TWO areced-
lr,y occasions the score had resulted in a
ne between these teams. Inc score by
innings follows:
ogden Candy Co. o . o 10
Srowcrofts ........ l . III
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TO MEET VOLUNTEERS.
Winner of old-timers' Game viii
Tackle Battery Bows.

Arrangements have been perfected for
a game of ball between the Utah volun-
reers' team that won renOwn in Manila
and the winner OF the series between the
Aedstnckings and Deserets. upon the re-
turn OF The batteries from San Fran
cisco. The contest Will he for the benefit
OF Inc monument 10 Utah's dead heroes.
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HqMatieS.
AMERICA STILL WINNING.
Beats Old Defender By Ions
Margin.

Newport. r. l.. Aug. 9.-The new
Americas cup defender Columbia de-
feated the Defender yesterday in the
New York Yacht clubs cruise by % and
% seconds in a rty-three-mile run
from GARDENERS Bay, L. l., 10 Newport
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Two days racing will be given at
Aspen, Saturday and Sunday. while the
races at Glenwood last four days, be-
ginning next Wednesday, and ending
on Saturday, Aug. 10.