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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-17

Cash quotations were as fOHOWs: NO;
yellow corn. 32c. Flour steady. No. spring
wheat. 70i9c. No. 3 spring wheat tS1
3ii5c. No. 2 oats. 20%,M2hc.; No. white,
23a2si.c, No. white 2iirg2S4c. No.
rye. SO. No. 2 barley. 34q4lc. No: fax-
seed. 81 OF: new. si0S Prime timothy seed
s255. Mess pork. per barrel, Nooass'zo.
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ball team to-day by n score of to 4,
thereby winning The championship Of the
G1rOliuas
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THE PLAGUE IN PORTUGAL.
No Trains Pass the Spanish FROM
tter-No Clean Bills for Vessels

WASHINGTON. August 16.-The state
DEPARTMENT has received the following
cablegram from the United States Consul
at Lisbon:
"Bubonic pest at Oporto. Few cases IN
lisbon. No trains can pass the S9anish
frontier No more clean bills Of heal'h
ieeued TO vessels
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-17
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.

Quotations are for bonds maturing IN
not less than ten years.
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NAyALsTORE MARKETS.

CHARLESTON. 3. c, Auglst 0'-Iuf-
Rosin-Firm; sales, go barrels; quota
tions unchanged.
SAVANNAH. GA. August le-Spirits
TiIrpentine-F1rm at 4sizc.; sales. Il casks;
receipts. l,45l casks;
none. receipts. S.S9i barrels.
VII. MINGTON. y. c., August Ia
Spirits Turpentine-Steady at 4s,s4isc.;
receipts. 1iS casks -
Rosin-Firm at 80 and &c.: receipts, 2IS
barrels.
Crude Turpentine-Flrm and unchanged;
receipts. 70 barrels.
Tar-FIrm at $50; receipts. ga barrels.
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Lard. per 100 pounds 5gs517i1 snort
rib sides 0oose), Si.souSlV; dry-saitea
shoulders boxed). S.. s5.62l3; short clear
sides (boxed). S5.i0p$5.GO. Nhiskey, as
tilers' finished goods. per gallon, Sl,D.
Sugar. cut-loaf, unchanged Butter hrinf
creams 15q.0c.; dairy. l2i.lI17c Cheese
firm at 9ikQloc Eggs firm; fresh, lZ'sc.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BALTIMORE, August 6.-Flour-Duil
and unchanged.
Wheat-Firmer; spot and the month.
71G7lac.: 5 ptember. 1902; October,
73Au7Siac.; December. 76d16'4c.; south
ern. by sample. 6}Q72e.
Corn-Dul ana lower; mixed. spot, ana
the month. 25Ad352sc.; September and Oc-
t1ber S5Mc. November aud December,
S24Q32sc.: Janua y. 524W 2izc.: south I'm
white corn. 3sWi0c.
Oats-Quiet: No. > white. 26ixUEc.
Rye-Firmer; No. ?, nearby, 53d55c.
Sugar-Strong and unC rged
Chez se- Steauy.
Butter Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
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GENERAL MARKETS.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, August 1G-Flour-Market
quiet and steady, with bids 5al0c. under.
old asking prices.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27

brought about by a recently arrived at
belief on the part of Sir Thomas Upton
and the yachts designer, William Fife,
that the Shamrock is fit aloft for the
coming contest and that other tests Of
sail and spar would be superfiuous.
At "half-tide" or about half-past IL
o'clock tomorrow the Shamrock will be
docked. Three hours later the. yacht VIII
be dry as the docks pumping engines
are equal to eight feet or so an hour.
There may be "a surprise when the Sham
rocks form below the water line is seen
The keel blocks were laid yesterday, ac-
cording 10 a docking plan furnished by
Mr.. Fife. These blocks show that the
Shamrock S keel is longer than that of the
The latter is decided departure from the
usual methods. The Vigilant, Defender
and Columbia are straight on the bottom
of the keel and early guesSes made the
Shamrock so The blocks laid in the dock
al Erie Basin are pretty positive PROOF
that guessers of last summer regarding
the Shamrock's S design were not well in
The keel Of the Shamrock, should any
one be fortunate enough to have the
chance of measuring 1t, will be found to
be about q feet inches from the end OF
her lead to the rudder post. Men with
mathematical eyes estimated that the
rocker forward is about twenty-five
inches and aft somewhere near three
inches. while the lowest point of the
rocker is about five feet from the rudder
post. From the shape of the boat near
the wafer tnS unoSI pouy pluS ldlr TO De
series of beautiful curves such as all
yachtsmen are familiar with in boats
from the boards of Mr. Fife.
An English yachtsman a month or so
ago. in describing how the Shamrock was
built said There is not water enough
at Chiswick Yard to clear the 10 feet
inches draught in which the Shamrock
floats and a yard had to be got further
down the river"
The above figures do not tally win the
alleged excessive draught of the chal-
lenger which has given considerable anx-
lieved that the writer is a few inches
short of the correct figures. If one should
add four or five inches to the 10 feet Q
inches given the curiously inclined will
have the draught of the foreign boat
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27
Track Notes.

It transpires that J. f. Schultz and
Colonel Clay of Lexington We're appointed
on the committee by the American Turf
Congress TO confer with Thomas II. VIII
liams Jr. with a view to arranging the
present disagreement in local turf mat
ters.
Jack Ward piloted two winners yester-
day If he keeps up his present lick the
youngster Will be in demand.
Flush Of Gold, owned by owen Bros,
was touched up with the firing iron yes
terday. This will throw her out OF train
ing Tor time.
. Jockey Beauchamp, recently ruled off
the turf at Hawthorne track by Captain
Rees, is in town. 1t was at the old Bay
District track, while in the employ of At
kin t& Lottridge. that BeauChamp began
his career in the saddle.
IN a recent issue of the New York Tele-
gram a turf writer stated that Skeets"
Martin won his first race astride Dag
gle Smiths Old horse Oakland. This is
an error. Martin left the maiden jockey
class by plotting the Julia Martin tilly, d
90 TO l shot. to the wire in 'front.'.
Eight boollmakers again cut in yester-
day. At the next drawing Paul Ridley
will hang his slate up.
William j. Killip. son Of the late j. n.
Killip, the auctiOneer, and we'll known 10
all frequenters OF the turf. died suddenly
at his home in oakland Monday night of
apoplexy. Mr.. Killip was very popular
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27
Amaranth Entertainment.

A large number of prominent people ac-
cented the invitation of the officers and
members of Court Crescent Of the Order
of the Amaranth to be. present in Elks'
Ga1I AZ an entertainment and dance given
last last night in celebration of the courts
removal to new quarters. Royal Patron
r. B. Ladd and Royal Matron Malgren
talent was offered The participants were
! c. Dreamer. Miss Trezevant Cleave-
land. oscar Frank, Miss Carrie Bright,
Mi1rnhy Miss Schalike. Miss Elsie
Tooker. pa; Mrs. McClunie. Mrs, Cardie Saw
age. Miss Hettie NJ. Corlett and Misses
Lottie and Sadie Dorr. the numbers in
Guiding instrumental and vocal selections.
ballads and recitations. The affair was
under the direction OF Mesdames Mary
G. Dunn, V. Langley, Lambert, Sanborn.
Warren and Murphy. Georoe L. Darling
was floor manager during the dance that
followed and he was assisted by DR.. A.
II. Mulberry and DR.. Gassaway.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27
KENNEDY
LAID LOW
BY MAHER
California Heavyweight Is
Knocked Out in the
Second Round.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

: NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Seven thousand
persons saw Peter Maher knock out Joe
Kennedy, the California heavyweight, in
the second round in the LenoX Athletic
Club arena tonight. Before the fight the
betting was 2 to on Maher, but his victory
was even easier than his friends had eX
pected The knockout blow which Maher
delivered was practically double left
swing and hook on the jaw, following
the jaw. Kennedy fell if hit with an
ak, and although he was unable to regain
his feet within the allotted ten seconds he
recovered very quickly and walked out of
his corner to his dressing-room within
two minutes after he was fioored.
Round 1-Kennedy was the quicker and
led to the breast. Then Maher led to his
left on the body and was countered on the
neck. Kennedy cut the pace and they
came to close quarters, both landing.
Maher got first blood with hard left on
the nose Kennedy clinched, and was eau
toned for so doing, but Immediately stag
gered Maher with left on the jaw and
repeated the blow When Kennedy came
to him again Maher let go his left just
before the bell.
Round 2-Both were more cautious and
took things easily. Maher landed left
on the face, and there was no comeback
Sparring and fiddling followed, with Ken
.nedy trying lefts, which Peter blocked.
and then Maher put his left on the body
and his right on the face. This last blow
staggered Kennedy. and Maher, seeing
his chance, followed quickly, putting his
left on the face, and then swung his
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27

picnic run to Blackberry farm next sun
day.
The Academic Athletic League is plan
ming twenty-five mile relay race over
the San Leandro triangle on OctobeT, ~, a.
teams of five men from each school.
]. P. Drake. manager of Mason; struths
ers & Co., the leading hardware house OF
Christchurch, New Zealand, arrived mere
last week on the Mariposa, en- route 20
the East on a mission to purchase ms
firms supply of wheels for next season;
E. E. Buckleton, well known IN the
trade here arrived last week, after an
absence Of two years in Europe
Robert c. Lennie of the Bay Clty
Wheelmen now a resident OF Los An
geles, is in the city on a short visit
H. Austin Goddard travelling represen-
tative Of the Cleveland people, will go
East tomorrow night, after month 5
visit here. during which he has renewed
many old acquaintances.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27
bA1IEN Jul LIN Ff0ONA'
Even-Money Favorite Wins Standard
Handicap at GraveSend

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-The Standard
handicap for three-year-ods at a mile and
a furlong was the stake attraction at
Gravesend. The field was made up OF flVe
horses of good quality and a good race re-
suited. Batten was made an even-money
favorite, while Cambrian, King Barley
corn and Prince McClurg had some FOL
lowing. King Barleycorn made the run
ming around the first turn and up the
backstretch with Cambrian as his nearest
opponent, Spencer rating along with Bat
ten in fourth place. He waited until the
far turn and then made his run, prlng,
ing Batten through the rail as the field
turned into the stretch. He quickly took
command after a short struggle with Bar
leycorn and Prince McClurg and, coming
on, won eieyyerly by a length pr1nce ,a,
corn a head for the place. Maher took
the Jockey honors of the day, winning
three Of the six events. Results:
Five Observation-Disclosures won, Reynolds
second. Modrine third Time, 1:01 10
One and a sixteenth miles-Bangor won.
Waterhouse second Desperate third Time
1:49 3-5.
miles-Batten won. Prince McClurg second,
King BarIeycorn third Time, D p+tdd Ia 40 wor
David S second, Skyscraper third. Time,
one and an eighth mlles-I.ady Lindsey won,
Hurricane second, Hardy Pardee third. Time
Five furlongs, selling -shoreham won, Bound
lee second. Erwin third. Time 1902 20
LOUISVILLE, Sept 26-This was IA
vorites day at the Fair grounds. Three
of the four races went to favorites of the
topheavy kind. and the other event was
captured by a second choice. The weather
was cool and bracing, and the track, after
Yesterdays rain and racing, was IN per-
feet condition for fast work, though
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27
ACCIDENT OCCURS TO
THE YACHT COLUMBIA

NEW ROCHELLE, N Y. Sept 2s-An-
other accident befell the Columbia to-day.
making the third which the new cup de-
fender has met with while at New Ro-
chelle. She started down the Sound for
short spin this afternoon and was out for
two hours. When returning to her moor
iTfgs and while sailing at a good speed
bobstay suddenly broke. All the rigging
and headsails fell to the deck with a
crash carrying away the spreaders off
the bowsprit and weakening the topmast
Confusion reigned. The crew rushed for
ward and gathered In the wreckage, and
the boat made her moorings under the
mainsail. Captain Barr said the damage
was not serious, but it will probably pre-
vent the Columbia from going out for sew
eral dayS
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27

stiff breeze kept the time from being as
fast as it might have been, There were
three stakes on the card to-day-the Ken
lucky Matron stakes, for three-year-olds,
postponed from yesterday; the Douglas
stake for PIP class trotters, and the Sci
bach stakes for 2:1S class PAGERS: Inc
trotters. Boralma winner of the $i0OO
Matron stakes, is a chestnut gelding by
Boreal out Of Eralma, she by Earl He
was sold last week by Scott Newland of
this city to DR.. j. G. Mccoy, banker and
turfman of Kirkwood, Del. His win to-
day was very popular. Results:
Kentucky Matron stake for three-year- rod ole
heats. Time, 2:16. 2:15. 2:l3 Ecstscy second
Risky third. The Bondsman fourth. Flash
Lightning and Carbine also started
Selbach stake, 2:1s class PAGERS. value $1,000
Bob Fftzsimmons won in straight heats Time
2;l14. 2:IoA. John Agan second, shade on
Maude Emperor also started.
The Douglas stake for PIP trotters. value
Time, 2:11. 2:1Q. Charley Herr second. surpol
third, DIR. Leel1 fourth. Copeland, Bonnatella
and Sarah also started.
2:17 class, trotting. purse ssOO-Lucille won in
straight heats. Time, 213. 2:1Sh. Axmeer sec
ond, Palm Leaf third Gunzaulus. Dr. Book,
]. C. Simpson and Edwin also started.
CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-weather cloudy at
Harlem to-day; track heavy. Results
Six furlongs-Florinel II won. Myrtle Ge-
bauer second So Microscope third. Time. 1;25
Sam Lazarus Esq. third. Time. 1:54l9.
Six furlongs-Harry Thoburn won, Mole sec
ond, Lord Fairfax third. Time, 1:21.
Mile and one siXteenth-Ida Ledford won
Alice Turner second, John Baker third. Time
2:0024
Five and one-half furongs, sellng-Brownie
Anderson won, Tildee second, Maharajah
third. Time 1:l5lk
Mile and one-eighth. selling-Albert Vale
won. Intriguer second George Lee third
Time, 2:0S.
TORONTO, Ont. Sept. 26.-The rain
poured down all day, and the Woodbne
track was sea of mud. The colors Of
the jockeys as they flashed by the win
ming post were barely recognizable, SO
mud-bespattered were they Results:
Six furlongs-Rey Salazar won, Branch Sec
ond. Sir Blaze third. Time, 1:lSk
Mile and half-Donald Dinnie won, Tattoo
second, Main Spring third. Time 3:20.
Six furlongs-Lamp Globe won, Daily Re-
port second, John Halsey third Time. 1:ls.
Steeplechase about a mile and three
quarters-Last Fellow won. Prince Mark sec
ond, King Kenn third. Time, 500.
Mie-Ein won, Prospero second, Red Pirate
third. Time, 1:47h.
Six furlongs-Annie Lawretta won Yonose
second. Sister Alice third Time. 1:20h.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27
Nest.
IF SENATOR
WILSON HAD
RUN FASTER
He Might Have Won at Oak
land-Three Choices Cap
tured Purses.

. AS the stables keep on arriving at Oak
land track the crowds improve and the
usual good things are beginning to bub-
ble to the surface. In the opening five
furlong scramble Senator Wilson,
Washington bred horse, backed from 30
TO 10, gave the bookies some cause for
uneasiness for while, but he went the
way OF many others. Negligence, the ia
Vorite winning easily, and the Senator
ending up in last place. Munsey, pracu-
cally uubacked at odds OF TO l, and Ex-
pedient, once as good as 10 to in the
ring, were the successful outsiders.
Among the eight contenders in the open
ing dash Spry Lark was the only one
that gave the favorite Negligence any
semblance OF a contest The erratic mare
led into the stretch, but was beaten out
with ease at the wire. took the
show.
Almost any one OF the nine starters in
the seven-furlong run looked to have
chance. and in the closing betting there
was no really pronounced favorite.
though Somis enjoyed q slight call. Jack
,McCabe, backed from skies to to 2, was
pounds the best. and after getting away
poorly run around his field, but was un-
able to get up in time 10 beat Munsey
with Jack Ward in the saddle, which won
by half a length. Lomo took the show.
The Offering had early speed and VIII
bear watching, it being the Brutus fuy S
The Chicago turfman, ?. Ryan, whose
horses raced here so consistently last sea-
son, made his first start with Summer
in the selling sprint over the Futurity
course for two-year-olds- The colt had
Thorpe up and starting l3 TO 10 choice
was very conspicuous during the early
stages of the running, but could not last
out. Expedient, a son OF Flambeau, with
post odds OF 10 TO ! about him, raced The
Scot TO a standstill, and then beat the
latter out half a length. Jones on The
Buffoon allowed his mount to drop back
the first part of it, finishing third
After Munsey had carried ninety-eight
pounds to victory in the second event,
"Curly" Shields started Forts with a like
number of pounds up in the mile and a
sixteenth run. The brown gelding was
seen at his best, winning with little eff
fort at the END from Twinkle Twink.
u to l shot. Thorpe on McFarlane was
third.
In the final event at five furlongs Mid
love ruled a l to chance. Amasa raced
out in the lead with the fast, Ally, but
his 1l9 pounds finally caused him to
squeak. The last part Bamboulia looked
dangerous, but Mounce was too light to
30 the big colt justice, and third was the
best he could do.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27
oLYMPIANS NAME THEIR MEN.
Cyclers Who Will Wear the Red and
White in the Twenty-M Mile Race.

The Olympic Club Wheelmen held try
out on Sunday on the track at their out
side grounds for the purpose of selecting
a team of five men for the twenty-mile
race on October s. Thomas III. White and
II. D. Bean showed the most speed both
covering five miles, paced. in a fraction
over IL minutes. With E. F. Russ, ]. d.
Bailey and E. o. Kragness they will con-
stitute the team which will defend the
Baker & Hamilton trophy, which the club
holds.
The Bay City Wheelmen will have a
night at the Orpheum next Friday even
ing. Captain f. n. Smith has arranged
for a block of seats and the members and
their lady friends will be present in large
numbers.
The Garden City Wheelmen are making
extensive preparations for their annual
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27

uest Sporting &rents From 4u Over the d'ond 6ns1 !
CAST.


cards When the letter carrier opens the
box to take out the letters that ii holds
the the card indicating. the time of the de-
parture of the next mail is pushed into
vides for Keeping track of the Sunday
and holiday mails. Automatically the de-
vice serves as a check upon the letter car
nail ar the proper time the appearance
Of the card indicating the proper time OF
COLLECTION, shows to a certainty that there
has heen neglect.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27

right and left to the jaw with all the
force he had back of his big shoulders,
and Kennedy went down and out. Time
of round, 2 minutes SO seconds.
In the preliminaries Jack Curley of this
city knocked out Tom Burke of Pittsburg
in the fourth round, and kid" Ash (col-
ored) of Cincinnati got the decision over
Job Dwyer Of this city at the end of a
Six-rOund bout.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27
League of the Cross Football.

The football team of Company Fl.
League of the Cross Cadets, has been or
ganized for the season. James p. Power
has been elected manager; Cal Ewing,
assistant manager: Daniel Ahern, captain;
John WhaIen vice captain. During the
past three seasons the team has made
stanford University eleven. Kansas vol
unteers and the Snowballs of vallejo
They have games in prospect with the
stanford freshmen and the Nevada Uni
xrarSitV team
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27
Local Postal Invention.

Postal Inspector Erwin and D. S. Rich
ardson, superintendent Of the postoffice,
will start East next month to present to
the Postoffice Department at Washington
the merits Of an invention Of which Mr..
Richardson is the patentee. This inven-
ton consists of an appliance which,
placed within an ordinary letter box, in
dicates with certainty the time that the
next mail will be collected. The adVan-
tage Of this is that the merchant or other
person about to mail a letter will learn
whether it will reach a certain destination
in a certain time. The departing mails
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27
Sloan,s Mount Unplaced.

LONDON. Sept. 26.-At the Newmarket
first October meeting to-day the Visitors
plate of $50 sovereigns was won by Funny
Boat Tod Sloan rode Lord Carnavon's s
Ma Jeanette, but was unplaced. Eight
cen horses ran the Rous course, five fur
longs. Betting to l against Ma jean
ette.
The Great Foal stakes was won by r.
A. Oswald's Scintillant, II. McCalmount' s
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27
Boxinp at San Francisco Club.

Boxing will be resumed in the gymna-
SUM of the San Francisco Athletic Cluo
tomorrow night There are four eight
round bouts on the card for decision. the
main event being between Eddie Toy and
Charles Vickers. These rank among the
hest of the men outside the professional
class. and Invariably give a good exhibit
tion. Alec Greggains will be in the ring
as referee which is a guarantee that the
boyers will do their best.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27
La Fontise Declared Winner.

DENVER, Sept. 26.-Mose La Fontise
of Montana was given the decision over
Eugene Bezenah of Cincinnati tonight at
the end of two nty-round bout before the
Colorado Athletic Association. The fight
was very evenly contested throughout.
neither man being able to gain the advan-
tage, but La Fontise did most of the lead
Ing and showed a decided superiority in
the mix-upS. BeZenah was very clever,
the fight and fought on the defensive
most, of the time after the thirteenth
round
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27
Woman Charged With Theft.

Nellie Bond, an enploye of the Montana
dance hall on Kearney street, near Jack
son. was arrested last night on complaint
of John Hagermann, a miner, and
charged with grand larceny. Hagermann
claims that while on a spree with the
woman last week she relieved him Of $50
and a watch and chain. The woman has
a family of three small children and
resides at % Telegraph place. She denies
any connection with the theft.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27
SHAMROCK
IS FIT ALOFT.
THINKS FIFE
Challenger Will Have No
More Trials, but VIII
Be Docked.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-The Shamrock
occasioned d surprise to-day as well as
the Olympia. Having arranged to go out
for a final spin, the plan was suddenly
abandoned and in the morning the Sham
rock was towed to Erie Basin and to-
morrow will be placed in the dry dock.
This abrupt change of programme was
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27

Houghmont second and J. z. Platt's
Sweet Marjorie, ridden by "Skeets' Mar
tin, was third. Seven horses ran one mile
and two furlongs straight Betting to 5
on Sweet Marjorie.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27
0 eoee co O. @ G @ oooo ooo G
To-Day's Entries.

young man, and his untimely taking away
viii be regretted by host Of friends.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27
SHAMROCK SHOWS HER SPEED IN A THIRTY-MILE TRIAL .

cane smmrk d
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ln e covered d @
racing a h
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27

NEW YORK, Sept 2s-The Brooklyn w ash
ngton baseball game to-day was declared off
on account of wet grounds.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 26.-The Philadelphia
Baltimore game postponed on account of
wet grounds. double header will be played
tomorrow.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-The Boston New York
game was postponed on account of wet grounds
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-27

Tme-k 10
ner Buns& & trhouses f..
ing the bell Manzanila had no Speed