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Persisted IN A BURNING HOTEL.
An Aged Woman Sacrifices Her Life
In nm Attempt to Rescue Her
Sick Husband.

Milwaukee, Oct ia special to the
Evening Wisconsin from Green Lake,
Wis, says:
Terrace Beach Casino, large hotel
owned by w. A. Meyer, burned to the
ground at an early hour. Mr.. and
Mrs. jerks, parents of Mrs. Meyer,
were burned to death. The loss on
the building and contents will reach
100000; partially covered by insur-
ance.
A pathetic incident in connection
with the disaster was the burning 10
death of Mr. and Mrs jerks. Mr..
jerks was lying very i'll in bed, and
not expected to live. Mrs. jerks made
ar heroic attempt to save her husband
but before she could rescue him, the
flames cut off all escape, and the old
couple burned to death.
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ANDRADE'S PREDICAMENT.
Relief that lie Can Not DO Otherwise
Than Accept Conditions Inn
posed by Castro.

Caracas. Venezuela, Oct. 19.-Senor
Mateos. the peace envoy, bringing an
ultimatum from the insurgent com
mander. Gen. CirpiaAo Castro, has re-
turned to Caracas from Valencia, TO
meet President Andrade, who is eX-
pected 10 give an answer in the course
of the day. President Andrade can not
do otherwise than accept the condi-
tions imposed by Gen. Castro, as he is
virtually abandoned by all his support
ers. Notwithstanding this, he still
maintains that it may be best TO trans
fer the seat of government to Marica-
DO and continue the night.
The situation here is extremely criti-
cal. A French war ship is expected TO-
morrow.
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SPRING VALLEY MINERS OUT.
two Thousand Miners Employed by
the spring valley Coal Co. Called
Out by President Hunter.

Spring Valley, ILL.,, Oct Estate
President j. NJ. Hunter arrived here
Monday night on the call of the execu-
tive committee of this district, and
called a strike of the 1000 miners em-
ployed by the Spring Valley Coal Co.
The men all struck, and the supply Of
cCal from this point will drop 5000
tons daily until "A settlement is made.
The difficulty which brought on the
strike is alleged TO have been the re-
frsal of General Manager Dalzell TO
stop union dues at the company Cfice.
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shot by Their Own Men.

Paris, Oct. 19.-The minister of the
colonies. NJ. Decrais, has received an
official dispatch, announcing that Capt
Voulet and Capt. Chanoie, of the out
lawed French expedition in the Sou.
dan, whose members recently mas
sacred most of the members of the ex-
pcdition under Lieut.-Col. Klobb, sent
10 arrest those officers on charges OF
cruelty and insubordination, have
been shot tY their own men.
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WHITE FLAG At MAFEK|NG.
A Pretoria Dispatch Says that II
Went Up After a Few Shots
Had Been Fired.
MAY MEAN SURRENDER OR PARLEY.
poer Party Bearing II Flag of Truce
Receive No Definite RepIy-Queen
Notifies Parliament That She VIII
Call Out the Reserves for Per-
manent Service.

Wild rumors and reports continue
10 come from South Africa. One was
to the effect that the British had
raised the white flag over Mafeking,
but it may have been for the purpose
Of parleying.
The Zulus are reported anxious to
take hand, and if all reports are to
be believed there in danger of gem
eral mixup of English, Beers, Zulus
and various tribes of African sayages.
The queen has communicated to par
lament that she will order out the re-
serves.
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CAUSED A SENSATION.
WeII-Dressed Woman Causes n
Sensation in the Anti-Imper-
iaIist Meeting, Chicago

Chicago, Oct. 19.-During Rev. Bige.
lcy's speech, sensation was caused
by a stylishly-dressed woman, who
arose in the audience, and extending
her gloved hand towards the Ameri-
can flag which suspended over the
speaker, exclaimed:
Take down the flag! Don't disgrace
1t any longer!"
She was hurried from the hall By a
friends. AS she left the building she re-
fused to give her name, but said she
was the sister of one soldier, daughter
Of another, and wife of another-all OF
them now fighting in the Philippines
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4 SkirInIsh.

Manila, Oct. IS, 4: 80 p. m.-Batson's s
Macabebe scouts encountered the
enemy at San Mateo, near Arayat, at
dawn. and attacked them on the front
and flank. driving them out OF the
trenches and dispensing them COM
plctely. Several Filipinos, including a
captain and a lieutenant. were killed.
A quantity of arms was captured. The
Macabebes had one man killed.
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River News.
THE MARKET REPORT.
THURSDAY, Oct. 10.
Grain and Provisions.

St. Louis - Flour - Patents, s3.5093 90:
other grades, $2.5Oq3.50. Wheat-No. 2 red.
fC1zMl1ac. Corn-No. 2 mixed, &c Oals
No. 2, 2ic. Hay-Prairle, $6.OOQS.gJs
timothy new, $S.5Ou110); choice clover.
~ 5OQl000 Butter-Creamery, 22923lzcs
dairy 10Q20c Eggs Fresh, ,15c Lard-PriIue
steam, 0Q5224c. Pork-New mess 50 90
Bacon-Clear rib, 6isc Wool-Tub- washed.
l942Ihc; Missouri and Illinois medium
conlblng, 20lac: other grades. 15420c
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Serious storms In Italy.

Rome, Oct. 19.-Serious storms, ae-
companied by floods, prevail in The
southern districts of Italy, working
widespread damage. At San Giorgios
a bridge and 30 houses have been
swept away, and it is believed that
there has been considerable loss OF
life there. At Monte Mesoula church
was struck by lightning during mass.
three personse being killed, and 40
others more or less seriously injured
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After n Few Shots.

London, Oct. ia special dispatch
dated at Pretoria at noon Tuesday,
says:
After a few shots were fired at
Nafeking, the white flag was hoisted.
"A Boer party bearing a flag of truce
was sent to inquire whether the town
surrendered. No definite reply was re-
eeiyed. The Boer messenger was de-
tanned for six hours and then re-
leased"
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The Aptl-Imperialis

Chicago, Oct, 19.-Delegates to the
anti-imperialist conference at Central
Music Hall held the secand days ses-
sion to-day, and resumed the task ot
completing the organization of a na-
tional anti-imperiailst league. j. Ster-
ling Morton, of Nebraska, presided
The speaker of the morning was Her
bert Myrick, of Springfield, Mass.
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PuaiIi.t Guilty of MansIauEhter

Parkersburg, W. Va. Oct. 1s.-Geo.
wanko. pugilist, of Washington, Pa,
has been found guilty Of manslaugh-
Ter. in causing the death of Felix Carr,
of ST. Albans, w. Va, in glove con
test. The penalty is from one TO i've
years in the pcnitenuary.
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THE WHITE FLAG.
II il Reported HoIsted ut MafeLsing
1t May Mean Either Surren-
der or Farley.

London, Oct. ia special dispatch
from Pretoria reports that white
flag has been hoisted at Mafelling. The
correspondent does not know whether
the town intends to surrender.
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THE SAMOAN ISLANDS.
The Question VIII he Settled by Di-
viding Them Between Germany,
England and United States.

New York, Oct 1s.--A Washington
special to the Herald says: Negotia
tions have been commenced between
the three powers signatory to the
British treaty (England, Germany and
the United States), contemplating a
permanent settlement of the Samoan
question by partitioning the islands.
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Live stool. Market.

ST. Louls-Cattle-Fancy export s5.751
$40; butchers, sl.25d5. 60; stockers. S2.6Oa
l.l5 cows and heifers. $2.50Q4tU Hogs =
Packing, S.2Og440, butchers S4.l5a 10,
light, %,00n435 Sheep-Mutton Sheen
@.25GS.sO; spring lambs. $400d5.OO.
Chicago Hogs-Mixed and butchers.
l156ti, l5. good heavy. s4.20fIl. 40; rough
heavy. s3Sln4 no; light. Si05n437k. Cattls
Reeves. 81. 40Q6.75; cows and heifers 81 q
No.zV' IeAas steers, S3.50fI4.l5: stockers
and feeders 50 00d4 90. Sheep-Sheep. S2T
ffl0o; lambs, 81. 7595.35.
Kansas City-Cattle-Native steers. sac
$500; Texas steers, 81 95el5. Is. Texas cows,
R.3OQ2.S5; native cows and heifers 81 753
SO. stockers and feeders, 50. 00Gil50 bulls.
s2.50m3.S5. Hogs-Bulk of sales s. 106i4 IS
heavy, AO5N4.l5; packers, 81. 1oal 25: mixed.
4.65ui.z .z0 light, 81 i5ff+ 25i.. yorkers, 81 =
qi.2712 pigs, A.l0I4.25 Sheep-Lamhs
s3. .25q4.S5; muttons, 81. S5Gl4.00
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Mrs. Lindsay. Bicycle ride.

New York, Oct. 1e.-Mrs Jane Lind
say finished her 500 mile bicycle ride
a. AIS a. M, having completed the
task in 81 hours and 4s minutes. the
oest time for the distance that wom-
IN has ever done. Mrs. Lindsay slept
ak hours within the period of her ride.
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interviewed EnsInnd's Premier.

London, Oct 19.-United States Am
bassador Choate visited the foreign of
fee. and had an interview with the
Marquis of Salisbury, the premier. 1t
is understood that the subject under
consideration was. Samoa.
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The lighting of the Paris e1po.ition

IHt HynIIHR OF IUt THIS ttpObItIou
will call for 20,ooo horse power. At tho
Paris exposition of 1853, the motive
power was only $50 horse power; in
1867, 626 horse power; in 1873, $500
horse power; in 1889, $500 horse pow
er; in 1900 IL is thought that $4,000
horse power will possibly be needed, but
,bout one-half that will probably an
swer
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Poisoned by Eating Cheese

Warsaw, Ind, Oct. 19.-The family
of J F. Russ was poisoned by eating
cheese. Eight of the family are Sc
riously i'll, three can not live, and Mr..
Russ died soon after eating the cheese.
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At the dedication Of the Jewish syn
sgogue recently finished at El Paso
an Episcopal. Methodist and Pres
byterian minister assisted Rabbi Oscar
Cohen in the exerciseh
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septembcr Internal Revenue.

Washington, Oct. 19.-The internal
revenue statement for September, 1899,
shows total receipts of S24, ,522. sos, an
increase compared with September,
1926, of 81, 2,SO9,50S.
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Not the Policy of the Government.

Berlin, Oct. 1S.-The National lei
tung which confirms the statement of
the Neuste Nachrichten, says:
This, however, is not the view Of
the imperial government, whose policy
is directed now, as hitherto to acquir-
ing at least Upolu island"
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HOOS|ER TOWN SCORCH[D
Knightstown, Ind, Visited by an
Early Morning Fire, Causing
Death and Destruction.
FIREMEN BURIED BY FAlLlNG WALLS.
Others Believed to HIVE Met the
Same Fate-An Aged Man and
Wife Perish TN II Burning Hotel
at Green Lake, Wis.-Husband
Was Sick.

Knightstown, Ind, Oct. 19.-The
most serious fire in the history of this
town broke out at 80 a. IN. Three
lives were lost, and property worth
100000 or more was destroyed.
The following lost their lives:
Truman Rhodes.
Charles Scutter.
Fon Davey.
The Killed Were Firemen.
The men were members of the vol
unteer fire department, and were
fighting the fire, when the front wall
of three-story building fell outward.
They were caught by the falling bricks
anG crushed to death, and it is believed
that at least two others met with the
same fate.
The Masonic temple, the largest
building in the city, was in the path
of the flames, and was destroyed, to-
gether with the buildings occupied by
Il. o. Anderson, a dealer in household
goods; Green Bros, saloon, and Davy
Bros, dealers in notions.
The fire is supposed to have orig
mated from an explosion of natural
gas.
knightstown is a thriving town on
the Pennsylvania Central, about 30
miles east OF indianapolis, and has a
population of 5000.
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Entered American Lines.
The Plot Was Revealed.

The plct was then revealed, and the
remaining Spaniards were attacked.
The gunboat Napidan, coasting near
Santa Rosa, perceived two men on the
beach hurriedly embarliing in a canoe,
and pushing out toward them. She
took them on board, and they reported
that the Filipinos, on discovering the
the throats of seven cf their Spanish
companions and that they, themselves,
had barely escnned with their lives.
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New York. Oct. 1s.-Money on call ssea N.
at 5la per cent; prime mercantile paper
Shqb per cent; sterling exchange hfm
with actual business in bankers Bits a
g. days. posted rates. 4S4 and isS. e5ns-
mel cial bills, iS2ia aN4S27.; silver L.
Gates, 5s4q5s; bar silver, 577sc, MeAicIx
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Hiding in Manila

The three Spaniards are now hiding
in Manila, fearing Filipino vengeance.
Gen. Otis had declined their offer
through the delegate TO surrender the
artillery for money, but he promised
to send the three 10 Spain.
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would Sell Ont for n Confederation.

Berlin, Oct. 1S.-The Neuste Mach
ricbten declares that the colonial coun-
Gil has adopted a resolution declaring
ii compatible with German colonial in
terests to abandon Samoa, in return
for sufficient indemnfication.
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The story From Berlin.

New York, Oct. 1s.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Berlin says: The
Schlesische Ieitung announces that i
new proposal has been put forward
regarding the Samoan question. En-
gland has offered Germany compensa.
ton if she will renounce Upolu. The
agriarian organ adds that it is not im-
possible that Germany will accept the
proposal provided that very high
indemnity is paid. The foreign office
intimates the report in the Schleiscbe
Zeitung is an indescretion, and is not
quite exact. 1t is true that England
made the proposal in question, but it
was declined. AS a consequence the
North German Gazette declares that
Germany's position on the Samoan
question remains unchanged. In re-
gard to the question of compensation
to individuals, both Germany and En-
gland have agreed to appeal to arbi-
tration, if they fail to come to an
agreement otherwise. The consent Of
the United States to this course has
rot arrived, but there is no doubt that
the reply will be favorable.
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Cotton.
Financial.

Quotations for middling range as fo1-
lows: ST. Louis, l-16c; New York 7H=
Memphis, 7c.
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CUT SEVEN sPANIARDs THRoATs.
Filipinos WrenlS Vengeance On
Former Spanish Soldiers Who Of
fered to Sell Out to Americans.

Manila, Oct. IS, s: 50 a. NIT is said
ten former Spanish soldiers, who
were captured by the Filipinos, and
for a time acted as officers and MEM
bers of a Filipino artillery regiment,
located in the vicinity of Santa Rosa,
in the Laguna de Bay district, de-
termined to surrender the artillery to
the Americans. The plot was discov-
cred by the Filipinos, who killed seven
OF the consprators, the other three es-
cnping to Manila.
Surrender After n Mock Battle.
1t appears that when the surrender
was agreed on the Spaniards dele
gated one CT their number to proceed
to Manila and to propose to Gen. Otis
to surrender, after n pre-arranged
mock battle, about twelve pieces, in
Guiding Krupp and Nordenfeldt rapid
fire guns, well supplied with ammuni-
ton from the Iipa powder factory, in
exchange for certain sums to be paid
the Spaniards. who were to be par
doned for carrying arms against the
Americans and to be transported to
Spain.
Entered American Lines.
The delegate left Santa Rosa, and ac-
compani2d by three Filipinos, entered
the American lines at Calamba. The
Filipinos did not proceed far, deciding
to await his return at given time. As
the delegate was detained in Manila
longer than they had expected, they
grew suspicious and returned to Santa
Rosa.
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can be made strongly denunciatory of
the expansion policy that will appeal
strongly to the voters. In this, 1 think.
they are greatly mistaken. The people
have never yet failed ito sustain any adj
ministratfon that had a war to deal
with. The critics Of the Mckinley ad-
ministration are the same who de-
nounced our generals during the war
between the North and South, They
are resurrecting the same old cry, but
1t will be as impotent now as it was in
the CO.'S
This interview is quite sufficient to
snow that Mr.. Lehman is really a
straight-out republican He talks as
ne votes. just as the rest of their kind
or democrat always should do,
Among the brave soldiers who were
laid at rest forever in beautiful Airing
ton last Thursday were four well known
members of 25th infantry, who went
from Montana to the Spanish war and
laid down their lives in Cuba, They
were as follows: Thomas D. Howe of
Company D, John A. Lewis of COMPANY
B, French Payne of Company B and
John w. Steele of Company D.
Montana gets but one census super
vfsorship after all. and this still further
dimfnishes the chances of Montana as
pirants for places in the state. They
were dtaphanous enough at best as fully
described in this correspondence re-
Gently
James Galen and Secretary Hambur
ger of Senator Carters staff left for
Montana this week. Harry Cunning
ham of Butte will remain a week
longer. HOSFORD.
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Why 1900 Is Not a Leap Year.

From the New York Herald.
The year 1900 will not be counted among
the leap years. The year IS 1865 days,
hours and 40 minutes long; II minutes are
taken every year to make the year 1854
days long, and every fourth year we have
an extra day.
This was julius Caesars arrangement
Where do these II minutes come from"
They come from the future, and are paid
by emitting a leap year every 100 years
But if leap year is omitted regularly ev-
cry 10th year, in the course of 400 years
it is found that the II minutes taken each
year will not only have been paid back,
but whole day will have been given
up.
So Pope Gregory III, who improved on
Caesars calendar in 1852, decreed that ev-
cry fourth centural year should be a leap
year after all. So we borrow II minutes
every year. more than paying our borrow
ings back by emitting three leap years in
three centurial years, and square matters
by having a leap year in the fourth CEN
turial year. Pope Gregory's arrangement
is so exact, and the borrowing and paying
back tally so closely, that we borrow more
than we pay back to the extent of ono
day in 1856 years.
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Noehiaii wanted to ne onlted states
sena.oi; ana II you want 70 Know, I
opposed him because we thought he
, Mas io. ut man lor tne place. We
MAJ d 1ian whom we preferred.
NJ. Siohef admlt'e0 that the pro-
1noters OF new telephone company re-
cell.is sent a report 10 MIN TO get his
aPpioyal ana assistance. MI. Croker
s s tEat ne had not promised to aid
the new concern. He had told them to
go anu see the proper authorities
MI. MOSS asked II MS help was not
speii because THE Ne" hork telephone
people, a rival concern. heard of 1T and
also came 70 Mr.. Croker Ihis the wit
i'.Ss uellleu.
YOU never had any stock IN the New
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VIRTUE IN IVY LEAVES.
1t Is Used for Making Old Gowns New
Again,


A woman in England has recently dis
covered the peculiar virtues of the ivy
leaf as a means of bringing up pristine
freshness to a soiled. faded or spotted
gown. This is her recipe Pick about 20
ivy leaves, young green ones by choice,
wash them carefully and place them in
Jug or basin. Add about one pint of boil
ing water cover up the basin or jug and
leave all to soak for two or three hours
when the cleanser will be ready for use.
Meanwhile the sarment must be thor
oughly brushed inside and out. and all
unttdy braid or lining removed from the
bottom, Wher ready spread it on the ia
bic and carefully sponge it with the ivy
wafer.
II must then be wrung out dry, when
it will be found to have recovered its
former color and to look quite like new
Black silk may be cleaned in the same
manner. but it needs more care. If the
silk is in the breadths it must be lightly
sponged and then tightly rolled over a
cloth wound round a roller and left to
dry.
Black lace may also be renovated when
soiled or brown with age by sDongine il
with ivy water and then rolling ii over
cloth wound round reiler 1t should
not be lroned
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BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
Pirates, s; Reds, 2.

Cincinnati April 15.--For the first time
in three years the Reds to-day lost the
opening game of the season. Though the
weather was not of the baseball variety,
nearly 10000 people witnessed the contest,
which. with the exception of the two final
innings, was an excellent exhibition
Pittsburg outplayed the Reds at every
point and were also favored by Dame For
tune. Mccarthy deserves the credit for
the victory. Twice he pulled down hard
drives on the left field embankment after
hard runs. and at a trying point of the
game he drove the ball over the fence in
the eighth inning for a homer. Most of
the Reds hits came at the wrong time to
net runs. The opening parade and a
speech by Mayor Tafel were INDUCED in.
Score:
R. Fl. f.
Cincinnati ....... ....... ........,. 2 II 2
FlttsDurg ........... 10 I
BaXeries-Kohaley and PETIT, Tannehiu
and Schriver.
umpires-Swartwood and Warner.
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Standing Of tho Clubs.
vitality of Vegetable Seeds.

Seeds of grains and vegetables have
been tested in liquid air. These were all
natives of the temperate zone, the seeds
of which will pass the winter in frozen
earth without loss of vitality, such as
barley and oats for grains, and peas, GU
cumber and squash for vegetables. They
are kept for ITO hours at 312 degrees be-
low zero and then slowly thawed for so
hours. After this treatment they were
still alive. On being planted they germi-
mated and grew.
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Browns, 10: indians. 1.

st. Louis, April 15.-The baseball season
opened here to-day with a game between
the Cleveland and St. Louis clubs, which
since last year have changed cities. Te-
beau's ST. Louis boys easily won the game
by heavy batting and good work in the
field. Score:
R. H. e.
st. Louis ........ ...................1 10 Is 4
cleveland ....... ....... ........... b
Batteries-Young and OConnor, Sudhoff
and Clements.
Umpires-O'Day and Brennan.
Attendance-16,0 900
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Phf1ies, g.; Senators, 8.

Philadelphia, April 15.-It looked like a
victory for Washington to-day until the
seventh inning, when, by opportune hit
ting, Philadelphia overcame the Senator'S
lead and won by close margin. Score:
r. H. e.
Philadelphia ....... ....... ........ 6 u 4
w aShngIOn ....... ........ IL 4
Notwithstanding and Mcfarland
Mercer and Mcguire.
Umpires-Hunt and Connolly.
Attendance-8,81