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eight thousand persons were present. The
Prince Of Wales arrived shortly after the
first event was called and took his posi-
tion In the royal box. With him ne In
vited guests were the American Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. Choate, A. J. Balfour, VI. P.
leader OF the House OF Commons. and
many prominent members OF the aristoc-
racy.
The performances of the winners were
hig class and quite up to the standard OF
inter collegiate or intervarsity games. To
soften the sting OF their defeat, the Ameri-
cans receive the credit OF breaking the
only record. F. q. Fox. OF Harvard.
proved flyer over the hurdles, run on
grass course, and clipped a fifth OF Sec
ond of the figure OF Is 4-5 seconds, which
has stood as British record since 1895.
Here Is summary OF the games:
Throwing Hammer-First, Boal Harvard,
1876 feet 81 inches; second, Brown Harvard,
122 feet Inches; third, Greenshlelds, Ok.
Long Jump-Flrst, vassall, Oxford, %
feet; second, Daily, Harvard, % feet, 3
inches.
One hundred Yard Run-Flr5t, Quinlan,
Harvard, by 1s inches; second, Thomas,
Oxford. Time, los.
One Mile-First, Hunter, Cambridge, by
thirty yards; second. Dawson, Oxford;
third, Spitzer, Yale. Time, Am. 24s.
High Hurdles-First, Fox, Harvard. by
three yards; second, Paget-Tomlinso on,
Cambridge. Time, IS 3.5s.
Halt-Mlle Run-Flrst, Graham, Cam
bridge, by twelve yards; second, Steuben,
Oxford; third, Adams, Yale. Time, I'm.
81 lbs.
Quarter -Mile-Flrst, Dawson. OF Cam
bridge, by Ave yards; second, Boardman,
Yule. Time, 40 2-5s.
Three Miles-First. Workman. Cam
bridge, by $50 yards; second, Palmer, Yale.
Time, Ism. "a 2-5s.
High Jump-First, Rice, Harvard, six
feet; second, Adalr, Oxford, FIVE feet eleven
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BOY KEPT A SOLITARY PRISONER
Prosecutor Puts an End to a Camden
Lads Unusual Punishment.


CAMDEN, N. J. Especially D.-ProsecutorJen-
kins has released Albert Rhodes, twelve
year-old boy, from solitary confinement
which he had for nearly month been
forced to endure in his own home. The case
was reported to Mr.. jenkins by persons
who lived near the Rhodes family. He sent
q detective, who found the child as had
been described in a small, dark room on
the third floor of the house. There were
only table and chair In the room, and
the little window was barred and the shat
ter closed Attached by string to the
window was bottle, which the boy let
down for water. He had been in the room
for twenty-five days.
His mother said that to punish him for
staying out late at night be was put In for
flve days, but before that time had elapsed
he managed to get out Of the window and
into the house of neighbor, whero he
took a watch, some money and several
small articles, which he destroyed. For
this the Imprisonment was prolonged The
Prosecutor lectured the parents Of the
child severely, and warned them that any
thing OF the kind attempted again would
result in their prosecution. The boy said
he did not get much to eat, but that he
was allowed to exercise little While
every evening In the yard.
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NEW SECRETARY OF WAR.
EIihu Root, Of New York, is General
AIger's Successor.
A LEADING MEMBER OF THE BAR.

The President rendered the Appointm ent
After Being Assured by Senator Platt
That Mr.. Root Would Accept-Generai
Alger Urged the New Secretary to
Take the War Portfolio.
WASHINGTON, D. @. Especially
Root, OF New York, has accepted the War
Portfolio in President McKinley's Cabinet.
The President made the formal announce
ment OF Mr.. Roots appointment. The place
was offered to Mr.. Root by telegraph after
a Cabinet council, and after Senator Platt
had assured the President that Mr.. Root
would accept. Mr.. Roots reply, accepting
the post, was received the following morn
ing.
Mr.. Root. at the request Of the Presi-
dent, Immediately came to Washington
and held conference with Mr.. Mckinley,
regarding the duties OF his new office be-
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THE BOUNDARY QUESTION.
Suggested Modus Vivendi Was Rejected
by the High Commission.

by the High Commission.
WASHINGTON, d. C. (SpeciaD. Tower,
British Charge, has had IN interview With
Secretary Hay, presumably with reference
to the suggested Alaskan boundary modus.
Mr.. Tower also called to say goodbye to
the off cials OF the department, as he has
gone to Newport, Hatch Is the place Of the
British Embassy during the summer.
It is pointed out here that there appears
to be misunderstanding in some quarters
as to the history Of the pending PROPOSE
tion relative to free port on the Lynn
Canal under the United States sovereignty:
The Canadian Government never accepted
that proposition as the basis or even tenn
porary arrangement. They did demand
the cession outright Of such port, while
the United States offered 10 lease to Canada
q port for nominal consideration, so as to
retain sovereignty, an arrangement that
would have been temporary IN character
and we'll adapted 10 servo as modus.
Both propositions were considered blythe
Joint High Commission last winter, and
both were rejected. The latteris now again
brought forward, but with what success
cannot yet be foretold.
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demonstrations In Barcelona, the aim OF
which was to obtain provisional autonomy.
General Weyler declared that revolution
might accomplish the regeneration OF
Spain. At any rate, revolution sometimes
cleared the political atmosphere. He
added that the country had been passing
through a crisis ever since the death OF
Prime Minister Canovas del Castillo, and
that crisis was not yet ended.
Replying to General Weyler, Senior Dato.
Minister OF the Interior, warmly rebuked
uim for limiting at military rising. The
army, the Minister said, was intended fol-
the service OF the country and not &c
further private ambitions. He assured the
country that anybody attempting to defy
authority would be inexorably dealt with.
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Domestic.

"Joe" womack, the discoverer Of Cripple
Creek camp, which brought fortune to
scores Of people, but failed to do anything
for him, is not to be forgotten. A pioneers
society has been organized IN Denver, COL,
with the express purpose OF arranging for
the endowment Of the old prospector with
fortune Of SSO,O00.
The Alaska Commercial Company g
steamer Bertha arrived at San Francisco
from st. Michael with ninety-seven pas
sengers and gold dust estimated to be
worth 81 SOC, 900. or this S700, 900 belongs
to the steamship company and the remain
der to miners on the vessel.
F. Thever, fifty years old, shot and in.
stantly killed Miss Dorothy Mckee, aged
twenty-four years, at Long Beach, Cal. He
was jealous OF the attentions to Miss Nc
Kee OF a young man named Baker. Thever
attempts to shoot Baker, but missed him.
He then shot himself.
Paul Beartsch, nineteen years old, OF
Jersey City, N. j., was killed by lightning a
few days sago, and eight other young men
were prostrated at the same time. They
were playing game of baseball.
George Wright shot and instantly killed
Mrs. Josephine Crippen at MuscatiEe,
Iowa. and then attempted to kill her hus.
band, but was overpowered and placed
under strong guard in Jail to prevent a
possible lynchinS. His act is assigned to
jealousy.
NH. Chamberlain, OF McKendree Col.
lege, announced in Chicago gift OF $780,
600 to the endowment fund OF that institu-
tion by D. 4. Parsons. the well-known col.
leee beneficiary Of Chicago. McKendree
College was founded In 1928 and is the old.
est college in Western Methodism.
-, ~
ing, Penn, went home few days ago and
found that his wife had gone away. He
told friend that he could not live without
her, so he locked up the house, took gas
and died. They had had quarrel.
Roland B. Molineux has been indicted by
the Grand Jury of New York City second
time on charges of numbering Mrs. kath-
crime J. Adams and attempting to murder
Harry S. Cornish. The Indictment con-
tains six counts.
Horace K. Thurber, OF New York City. for
many years one Of the largest Wholesale
grocers in the United States, died at HALEY.
Idaho, from general breaking down OF
health, together with heart trouble. He
was seventy-ave years old.
Ex-senator Gerard C. Brown was found
dead on his farm ut Yorkana, Penn. 1t Is
supposed that he was gored to death by an
enraged bull. He was elected three times
to the State Senate.
Clifford Farley, who, seeing Kate Donog-
hue in the company Of another young man
at Bordentown, n. j., attempted to kill her,
and falling put bullet in his own brain,
died at hospital in Newark. Part Of one
OF Miss Donoghue's thumbs was shot off.
Salvatore di Chiello, who was arrested
in Walllngford, Conn.,, by Deputy Sheriff
Beach and Constable Frank Sperry on u
fraud writ admits that he has at least a
dozen wives in Connecticut and one In the
old country. Although he Is only thirty
years old, be says be Is the father OF eleven
children. he says he bought his wives for
fifty cents apiece and cum buy wife at any
time.
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Foreign.


At the launching OF the British battie
ship Vengeance at Barrow-in-Furness,
England, Lieutenant Dawson announced
that Vickers Sons & Maxim Uimited) had
received an order from the United Stutes
for q number OF siX-inch guns which were
to be adopted for use by the United States
Navy.
The negotiations between Senior villa
verde, Minister OF Finance, Madrid, Spain,
and tue Bank OF Spain have led to an
agreement by which the bank is authorized
to raise its liduclary circulation to maxi
mum Of S5OO,eOo,C0O.
Pending Congressional action on the
Constitution for the government OF the
Inhabitants of the island OF Negros, in the
Philippines, which has been submitted to
President Mckinley, General Otis pro.
claimed Provisional Government. This
is to be under the direction OF O Military
Governor to be named by the Governor OF
the Philippines, with Civil Governor and
Advisory Council to be elected. Bacolod
will be the capital.
Naval Lieutenant Boissman, the late
CzarowitE's adjutant, committed suicide by
shooting himself with a revolver ar Abbas
Tuman, in the Caucasus, after being Bit
terly upbraided by the Gear for allowing
the Czarowltz to go cycling alone.
Before the departure OF the French
squadron from Barcelona Admiral Four
nier, the commander, addressed letter to
the town authorities expressing frlen lsbip
and gool wishes for the prosperity oiSpain.
A guarantee OF safe conduct has been
sent by the French Government to ex-Major
Esterhazy, il London, to enable him to go
to Rennes and appear as witness at the
Dreyfus court-martial.
Most Of the newspapers in Havana few
days ago printed editorials based on dis
patches from the United States, to the ef-
feet that President Mckinley has deter
mined to soon grant independence to Cuba.
The Colonial Office, London, announces
that the bubonic plague has spread from
Hong Kong and Mauritius to Reunion.
The Supervisors of Census In the differ.
ent provinces of Cuba have been appointed
and are under orders from the Governor
General at Havana to report to the Super
visor at Washington.
NJ. D elcasse, Minister Of Foreign Affairs,
Paris, France, has announced the sigma
ture of the commercial treaty between
France and the United States. Nearly all
agricultural products have been excluded,
| nad France receives the most favored ma
tion treatment.
The steamship Saturnus has returned to
Manila from Aparri and reports that
Aguinaldo, hearing that the Inhabitants
were prepared to welcome the Americans
| il they came, concentrated 1000 troops
there and fortified the town and coast ap.
proaches strongly.
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NeMsY GleanlnsS.

The directory population Of New 'YorL
City for this year Is SS5,6O6.
An examination made in Rochest"-, n. T..
of the eyes of 1905 school children showed
that 252 had defective vision.
The Indian Government has annexed
rental for the territory to the Khan OF Ke-
lat.
The First Lord Of the British Admiralty.
G.J. Goschen, has announced that the al.
Iowance for ammunition practice Is to be
doubled.
At the st. Augustine athletic games, in
Boston, John Flanagan, OF the New York
Athletic Club, broke the worlds hammer
record by throw Of 163 feet inch....-
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Italy Quick to Act.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Special. Two con
iereuces were held the day after the hvf
Italians were lynehed In Louisiana between
Count VInchl, the Italian Charge de Al
fairs, and Assistant Secretary OF State
Hill. He expressed the hope on behalf Of
his government that the United State:
would as speedily as possible take steps te
Investigate the case and to punish the OF
tenders. The Counts manner was diplo.
matte and friendly. He was assured thai
prompt steps had been taken 10 ascertain
the facts, and with this assurance the
Count returned to his office and caoled al:
government that proper reparatlon miSn'
bs expected.
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Governor Prevents a Lynching.

Governor Johnston Of Alabama pre-
vented lynching at Cullman by ordering
out the Birmingham Rifles and sending
them there on special train. Henderson
Tunstill, tho negro who shot into small
posse and wounded Justice OF the Peace
James X. Hamilton 1T Blount Springs
Blount County, was captured by some
farmers named Allen and turned over to
Deputy Sheriff McAIurray: The latter,
fearing the mob which had been searching
for the negro, took tho negro through the
woods to Cullman and placed him In jail
there. Sheriff Allgooi telepnon cd to Gov.
ernor johnston, and the latter sent the
soldiers up to Cullmun and had the prls.
oner taken to Bir,niIgham.
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Cycling Notes.

A number OF the hremen OF Washington
have been mounted on bicycles, with view
to their responding quickly In the cass OF
trivial fires.
The early closing movement among store
assistants is helping to swell the recruits
to cycling. 1t grows by leaps and bounds
all over the country
A frame which springs and whips r'ba
the machine OF efiiciency-which is why
very light frames and very high gears do
not work we'll together.
When wheelman gets new wick drst
soak it we'll In vinegar then dry 1t thorough,
ly before putting It in the lamp. It will
produce O much better light.
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Use OF the Dumdum Bullet.

WASHINGTON, D. G. Especially. The United
States will not bs bound by the reported
decision OF the Hague Conference to. pro.
hibit the use OF the dumdum bullet In war.
fare. So far, this country has not been
obliged to resort to the use OF this bullet
but the ordnance officers have been making
expe rim ents to secure an increased "stop.
ping" effect for the small calibre ball used
in the -Jorgensen. and these expert
ments have proceeded somewhat on the
lines Of the dumdum bullet,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-08-09
Mormon Leader Fined S1O0.

Angus N. Cannon, who pleaded guilty tc
the charge OF practlcing polygamy anF
living with State Senator Matte Hughes
Cannon. was sentenced by Judge Carroll q
Salt Lake, Utah, to pay fine OF SlOO, ant
on failure to do so was ordered committed
to the county jail for as many days as ther'
are dollars in the fine. He paid the fine.
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A Fight With Bandits in Cebu.

General Otis reports to the War De-
partment, Washington, that a detach.
nent OF the Twenty-third Infantry, unde,
command OF Lieutenant Moore, while
scouting In the mountains Of Cebu, was
ared upon by bandits who were In .
strongly fortified position. One private
vas killed; five Of the bandits were killed
and seven captured.
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Three Negroes Lyrched in Georgia.

A negro captured near Iron City, Ga,
was taken to Stafford and identified as one
OF the assaulters OF Mrs. J. E. Ogletree. He
was lynched at daylight Eear Saffold. Two
other dead negroes were found alongside
the railroad tracks, two miles west OF Balm
bridge. The two dead negroes found BY
the railroad track were the men arrested at
Troy, Ala. on suspicion OF being implica-
ted in the Ogletree outrage, ard were be-
ing taken to Saffold for Identification.
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The National Game,

cincinnati has signed Stencil.
Baltimores.
Weyhing is the Senator'S winning pitcher.
The old-timer is pitching magnificent
ball.
Garonl Is pitching finely for Bridgeport.
1t looks rs If New York had conner in
this player.
Gil Hatfield, at the age Of forty-seven, is
playing second base for Waterbury, and
playing we'll.
Flick Is putting up strong game In
right field. and Philadelphtans are now
comparing him to Keeler.
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cARELessNEss CAUSES DEATH.
Many Rescued After an Explosion THAI
Set tho Mine on Fire.


UN1oNrowN, Penn. (spe ciaD.- A careless
miner caused an explosion in the Grind
stone mine OF the Rsdstone Oil, Coal and
Coke Company in which five men were
killed and many injured. All are Hungar-
lans. Some Of the injured were penned in
and others were near the flredamp when
found, aud must have soon perlshed. Fire
started In the mine, which made the rescue
work exceedingly difficult.
There was great excitement when tue
explosion occurred. and large crowd OF
women and children. quickly collected
about the pit mouth, waiting for those in
the mine who might be dead. It was sew
eral hours before the extent Of tho dlsas-
ter was known, as the miners who escaped
by the two exits had to walk several miles
to return to the pit mouth.
The explosion was caused by fall 10
Entry No. 10, which drove an accumula.'
ton OF gas into another entry, whore 1t
was iguited by diggers open lamp.
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NOVEL WAY TO SETTLE A STRIKE
National Guardsman Took Martial
Law In His Own Hands.

W1LKEssARRE, Penn. Especially Novel
action on the part OF Lieutenant Bennett,
Of Company C, Ninth Regiment, National
Guards, in suppressinga strike by military
iorce and without other authority than his
OWN has just come to the knowledge OF the
officers OF the regiment. S. B. Bennett, the
.athsr OF the lieutenant, operates the Bos-
ton cclliery, near Yatesvllle. The men en-
ployed there went on strike few days
ago. Young Bennett donned his uniform,
and prevailed upon four prlvates, OF his
men. armed with guns and led by Bennett,
marched upon the strikers. The latter
sIewed the soldiers in the light OF the
highest authority, and when ordered by
Bennett to return to work did 80 at once.
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DEWEY HOME ABOUT OCTOBER I
The News Conveyed In a Cablo Dispatch
From the Admiral.

From the Admiral.
NEW YORK CRY (SpeciaD-Admiral Dewey
will arrive here about October /. The dato
,t his home coming was definitely settled
~ Mayor Van Wyck receiving cable
dispatch from the great sea fghtec in
which he stated the datc he would reach
his port.
The arrangements for the reception to
90 rendered to the Admiral are we'll under
way, and 1t is expected that the reception
will be unparalleled In It's magnitude. Ad-
niral D ewey will receive a welcome home
such as no other hero has ever been &C.
corded.
The Committee on Land Parade and
Decorations has invited the Governor OF
every State to send the whole or portion
Of the National Guard and militia OF the
State to participate in the great parade
that has been arranged.
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Killed His Family and Himself.

Charles Wolfan2el became violently in
sane ut his homo in Denmark, Ind, and
seizlng patchet, chopped his two daug.l'
tiers and wife to deuth while tsey were
sleeping. He thcr TOOK knife and cut
his own throat. II Is thought the eldest
girl was awakened when her sister was
Killed, as evidences OF \ struggle we're ap.
parent. Tue murdered children wer+ eIgu!
and twelve years old.
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Two Lynchings In Mississippi.

Stanley Hayes, q negro living on Mr..
Green's plantation. four miles from Bran
don, Miss, attempted to assault Alice
Corley, tho fourteen -year-old daugh-
ter OF white !armer. A mob OF
farmers was quickly organized who
met the negro while walking along
the road through creek bottom near
Greenfield. Avolley was poured into him
and he dropped l:ieless. The mob then
rode away. Henry Nevels was lynched at
Hattiesburg, in tho southern part OF the
State, for attempting to assault the dauSh.:
ter Of q man named Davis.
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Filipinos Shot Him as Spy.

SAN Francisco (Spe .iaD D.-Word has
reached here that Grant Cullum, OF this
city, who was with the Tenth Pennsylvania
at Manila, was shot as spy IN sight OF
the American outposts near Caloocan. He
was sent by General Otis with message
It is said that a ralnstorm destroyed his
disguise and he was captured by the
natives and put to death.
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o,r so1dier Sick in the Philippines.

Our Soldier Sick in the philippines.
There are nearly 5000 soldiers in the hos
pitals In the Philippine 1slonds. Chic
SURGEON Woodruff, at Manila, says tha!
forty additional surgeons will be needef
to attend to the sick The resimental sur
ceons report that large numbers OF sol
diers on duty are unfit for service.
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Mu,t Re,pect Civil Authority.

General James H. Wilson, commanding
in the department OF Matanzas and Santa
Clara, Cuba, has sent to the War Depart
menr, Washington, a copy OF an order is-
sued by him insisting that soldiers and oih-
GERS Of the army shall respect native rights
and civil authority.
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Poles Returning Home.

A large number OF young Poles who have
been living in Kansas have started to re.
turn to the fatherand in response to let
ters received from Poland. II is said that
they are returning in anticipation OF an
other struggle to free Poland from the do
mfnion or the Gear,
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Dsn,,.t Shot Dead In His ofics.

DR.. James N. Lafater was shot ano
killed In his dental Office in Manchester
Tenn. By Campbell Green. The latter wa
struck on the head by monkey wrench
but was not seriously hurt. The dltficuiti
arose over a trade for some mules which
the two meu were negotiating.
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Tribal War In india.

There Is trouble on the Indian frontier
growing out CT a quarrel between the Khan
OF Nawugai and sections OF the Mahmunds.
A battle was fought In which 100 men were
killed and 100 wounded. The Mahmunds
wara yIct toriOus.
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FOUR GIRLS DROWNED.
One Went Beyond Her Depth and tho
Others Tried to Save Her.

Other6 TrIeu 10 oaFe HeF.
WELLINGTON, Kan. (SpeclaD.-Edna Cur
tis, Millie Ditrick and lnez and Mattel
Neal, aged from sixteen to nineteen years,
daughters OF prominent Caldwell citizens,
were drowned at Drury, q fishing and
bathing resort,
The girls, In company with numter OF
others. were bathing in tie river. One oil
them went In beyond her depth and. be.
ing unable to swim, cried for help. Tho
others attempted to rescue her and al!
were drowned
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1000 More Men Reach Manila.

General S. NJ. 2. Young with 1000 re-
eruits arrived at ManIli On board the tran.
sport Sheridan, thirty-ons days from San
Francisco. Tue Sheridan experienced
rough weather after entering Philippine
waters