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The match scheduled for Friday with Saratoga
has been cancelled BY that club
JEFFERSON, n. H.. Aus. 15.-To-day's second
qualifying round in the women's tournament
fine play, and nearly all the. contestapts bet
tered their scores OF the previous, dav by sew
srsIl s,r rb s.d Mr. i,a Ap T,at T,b B 40 cS %bI:b N %ssos
a new record for the ten-hole course, and gives
her third place In the match play competition,
A summary OF the qualifying rounds follows:
waumbek Cup Ca<s-Miss Dallett. St David's
ss%i 50; Mrs x b cobe,, Newton doi!f,-ss, .!-iss;
S y { s'3 %drt Sss%ofPS a,SS:s. SSap!!s q: IS;
e eitI,t 1yoi G' z. e q ia Ii "-'''' MISS {, fO'' Jersey
J,seI;9s Snp cls,s .,1sns stcsds,di Hv Wsu q. y!
ss.si-IsI Mis-, Hart.horne, Waumbtk, 90 ee1lssi
Nav. !. Es:1ssi G %fifrnFaHs, nj. $500 y; ON ass T S'Sd 5T' II.
Banks sssOrght 10 io'-aOo' Miss Lincoln
"cOn,Clsi93 clss:.Niss 5. 4: Dss9r' w'SmS ,ds
M NJ. kle Mass + .u mns.snii s Msq iniio@,sS. N-E'
These pairs are drawn for the first rounds at
match play tomorrow;
waumbek Cup class-Mrs Cobb and Miss Ray
Post and Miss =. Post, Miss NJ. Post and Miss
Jefferson cpP cia.s-Mrs Church and Miss Sweet,
Consolation Ciass-Miss Devoe and Miss Littel.
Miss 8. Ensign and Miss Klemm.
A. B. Cobb OF Boston has offered a prize for
special mems competition on FRIDAY
NEWPORT. Aug. i5.-There was q women's
handicap tournament to-day op the links OF the
New port Golf Club for a cup which was won .oy
Miss Gladys Mills. the daughter OF Mrs. Ogden
Mills. There was quite a field OF players and
some GOOD scores were maze: MIS- NI ine = plan n0n
her ss a possibility for. championship honors.
The scores Of those who handed In cards we're as
follows:
Miss Gladys Mills. loi. 4-s7; Miss Louisa Potter.
Miss Busk. lib. e-Iio.
Others who PLAYED but failed 70 hand In cards
Gladys Brooks and Miss Goddard.
Bar HAss9s. Aug iSihTSs second Snd Sa semi nj
to-day. Miserable weather prevailed. although
occasionally here was a slight let-up In the driv-
rs g. ef'fTRhi Thorpe Hes"s and dD1 Arden Robbins. the two
scratch men. were left In after hard matches
IN ths m0 HnSs.r 10uP Ssa. e. Ia Ta E5nn
S Sens g. s. iRR a66lai.. . up Hpi ands to play; J, G.
TSGrP gsl heat ba Ds. f f. 9Tsya !, : ap pp as aad . 2 to % Play Play
Robbins met Tsppin in the afternoon and
Mon cs., by rl NJ an. SS and q 70 10 play olSv n Tho To.
very very S sETp going h,I' and al al h cards Showed low
scores. Robbins. who meets Thorpe In the final
%stSs c Gs sn'r'f Es Won aS's the 'H &InG1e cup is ih 1ss
years ago. and is generally conceded the
fastest player at the resort. lie qualified
as tenth man in the national championship at
Garden City last spring. Thorpe won the cup
last year andlwas runner-upi In the National OF
and has an aggressive style that worries
his SPg0nen1 IL the Pisy yn 70, the
Harvard runnet,up in the Hintle cup tournS.
ment last year, will meet L. Gervlie. Arrange
ments are being made to have Taylor, the open
champion Of England, play with yardon here on
AUG. 70 and "a.
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WASHINGTON. Aus. 5-The following naval
orders were issued to-day:
Ensign c. A. Adele. from the New York 70 the
Scorpion "a watch and division ofhceL.
Ensign {. s. Lincoln, from the Scorpion 70 the
Texas Tor line duty.
Ensign N. Mansfield. from the Scorpion \, the
Indiana for line duty.
Chief bcatsvain p. Haley, Departments order OF
the 18th revoked. detached from the command OF
Atrly.
Naval osde, W. d Hayes, re-is uatiou accepted.
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PRINCE TO CONTROL RACING.
Tanforsn and Inglsside Tracks at San Fran
cisco VIII be Owned BY Titled Horseman.

" htsNsH ~ " u
cisco VIII be Owned by Titled Horseman.
BAN FRANCISCO. Aug. B.-For some time past
Prince Andre Ponistowsky has been quietly
gathering In stock OF Tanforan race track and
now he has majority OF shares and Is in prao-
teal control. He has also an option on
stock OF the rival track at lngleside and that
too is expected to pass into the hands of the
titled horsemen, II Ia q well known fact that
the Prince has for some years had In view an
ideal adng association composed of wealthy
pen Interested I'm the development Of
thoroughbred horses. The Prince is an en-
thusiast In all sports and his colors have been
seen on many occasions on local tracks. Al
~Burlingame Stock Farm near San Matco re has
one Of the best known breeding establishment
on the coast,
From an inside source II has been ascertained
that Prince Probationary would surely acquire
both tracks and that Henry j, Croker
would be associated with him. Since the
closing OF .1ngleside. itsi stock has depre-
clated In ~valpes,o a great extent and Eastern
stockholders have been anxious to eel for some
time past. II Is generally known that opposi-
ton TO Ed. CorriEsn was mainly responsible for
the closing Of lngleside track. and consequently
with California ownership there will Ne a
chance to secure the repeal Of the present law.
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WO0DRUFF-S CANDIDACY,
The Lieutenant Governor a Visitor at State
Beadquarters YESTERDAY.

Chairman B., b. odell Of the Republics n State
Committee spent yesterday at his home in New
burgh and didn't come down 10 the State head
quarter. Chairman Barnes Of the Executive
ruff called and had a talk with him. Mr.. Wood
rif told his friends that he was not going to
make any active canvass for the nomination
gates wanted him he would appreciate the high
honor OF the nomination. Mr.. Woodruff Is a
receptive candidate and not an aggressive
candidate. He was sorry that he couldn't
see Mr., Qdell yesterday. tie will spend the
rest Of this week until Saturday In town max
Ing the Arrangements for the State Fair. he
citation.
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De.pondsnt wife Hangs Herself.

Mrs Rosa London. the wife OF q cloth'er
in business at Ninth street and Broadway.
committed suicide yesterday morning by hang
ing himself in the bathroom Of her home at
az East Ninetieth street She was So years old
attached a short moose 10 a gas fixture, and put
ting the rope around her neck jumped Of the
bathtub, She was dead when they found
her.
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PROSPERITY NOT ron HIN.
So Saloonkeeper B~annsman, Old and In I'll
Health. Pat q Bullet In His Heart.

Peter B~annsman. a retired ssloonkeeper. was
found dead by his wife yesterday morning In
his room at Ga East Twelfth street. . revolver
by his side and a bullet hole over his heart. He
gave up his business at Third and Lewis streets
a year ago on account OF illness and increasing
age and had been respondent since. On Tues
day he tended bar for a friend and the glimpse
Of his friend'si prosperity, together with the
realization that such things were no longer for
him, were folio we'd bv his suicide.
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SENATOR BUTLER's PLANS.
Has Left RaieiEh-The Friction In the Popu
list National Eaeentixe

RALTIoH. N. c.. Aug. ~i5-Senator Marion
Butler left on an early morning train and hi,
whereabouts are unknown. 1t u said that he
will spend his entire time from now until Aug.
~, the date Of the meeting Of the PopulIst
National Executive Committee, 20
the nomination of a Populist as Bryan's running
mate.
There are reports here Of friction between
Butler, who II national chairman, and Edmis-
ton, the yice-oharman Of the Populist Com
mittee Edmlston called the meeting Of the
Executive Board In Chicago without Butler
kno Wedge and CONSENT. and Il 10 said that
Butler refused 70 attend the meeting because Of
his action.
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Fourth district. Ala s j.. Bowie, Dem.
Eleventh district. Ind, " J Hsuk. Drm.
Ninth district n. c. J. A. Moody. Rep
FOURTH district, La, p. BrAebeAIe. Dem
fifth distict La, J. @. Randall, Dem.
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for on the green they have two chances TO his
one and that makes up for their weakness on
the long game. As a rule, too. tho poorer
players seem to have the most luck In putting
This ended the brief chat and the golf cham
pion and Cann set out TO a theatre.
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UYExPECTEDLY ENDORSED MHINLBY
Judre W. W. Gatewood stirred Up . Demo
cratic Convention in New Mexico.

SANTA FR. n. NJ. Aug. I5.-Judge w. W,
Lakewood Of Carlsbad. spoke at the Demo-
cratic convention Of Lincoln. Chaves and
Eddy counties. held at Roswell. at which his
law partner. U. s. Bateman. was nominated
for the Legislature and caused a sensation and
a riot by announcing himself in favor
Of expansion, and stating that 10 to | Ia deader
than a door nail. He scored the Democratic
party for surrendering TO the Popullsts. and
stated that, although he has been a lifelong
Democrat, and still Is q Democrat, he indorses
President Mckinley 3 administration He was
howled down ana could proceS : no further.
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Drop On Price Of Pig Iron.

Another drop In the price OF pig iron took
place In the local market yesterday. Northern
No; was quoted at 81 q ton, or 10 cents q ton
under Tuesdays price.
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AitseId TO SPEAK In German Around the
Country.

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. I5.-The announcement
was made from Democratic headquarters to-
day that former Governor John p. Altgeld Of
Illinois would make a number Of speeches In
Indiana during the coming campaign, and
that his speech would be delivered in the Ger
mar language and addressed solely TO those
citizens. II : the purpo . to have him speak
in the large cities whore there are many Ger
man voters aud In some Of the country regions
where the foreign element predominates.
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LANCASTER. Aug. ls,-Ina team match on
the Ekwonok Golf Club links to-day the bache-
lors, headed by A, NJ. Reed, defeated the bene-
diets. capitalized. BY DR.. Clark Burnham. 7 up.
The match scheduled for Friday with Saratoga
has been cancelled by that club.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug B-Consressman C..
E. snodsrass was nominated for reelection by
the Democratic Convention Of the Fourth dis
irict At Carthage to-day by a~cclamaton.
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MoSrcLAIR.. Aug. B.-Tom Anderson OF
North Berwick, Scotland, who laid out the
Montclalr Golf Club grounds, completed nine
new holes to-day, making eighteen In all. The
grounds OF the club now comprise oyer one
hundred acres. The schedule for Septem-
Der. completed tonight, IL as follows:
Sept. Q. Governors cup; Sept IS. women. handi
cap foursome. Sept 30. Governors cup and match
with the Ardsley team, Sept. 20, COLL Dali sweep
stakes and team match.
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ThS survivors are Miss +. Dixon and Miss
Barnes and Miss B. Dixon and Mrs. Durand.
GLEN Cow, Aug. i5.-The "Wednesday
women's competition for the Maxwell cup
over the Nassau Country Club course was
R RiGhsras sS7ds a IS BY which fGs is sSoS SsTf e of Mtss L Len.
won 2 and Mrs Fuller 4 II the play-Si
between H. NJ Adams, c. o. Gates n P' Hon,
kins, c. f. Robertson and d. +. whitney, great
interest was shown and a good sized gallery
for the playing o. two balls each on three dif,
kius, with a total Of II. The cards were:
G Q Gate, 81, m@ss: NJ. %.lssi Obj, o. 7AAs5 ~;
Mrs s a jennings; ~. 10. Mis-, knoI, 80. II
A As.mi Ms =. g. s-5s: sIs' NJ q 4 f 70 Ss'i j.. Mrs. s., Ghs SI.;
Valentine; 50 la-oe; Mrs n s,yre. SO, is-e5;
81 Mss Richardson as. a-is; Miss %urs,.r.
~ AP I, g a.s... r ~ BB b. Rsps cSs,' y 3. = 4 A Assss;.:
son, 49, d +. whitney, is
j. II. Taylor, the open champion OF Great
Britain, with his partner, George IL. Cam, re-
turned from Long Branch yesterday. Cam
p pni s are not ott Definitely i.shhSspelIT as n vet l91y sSIos
was seen at his hotel last evening.
II enjoye ed my trip TO the Deal and Seabrieht
course, and. on. the new part, the lair green !.
somewhat rough as yet. but on the whole / was
greatly Impressed with II. The turf Mt Sea-
brightis older and In better shape, the putting
greens being particularly coed, There seemed
to be no lack Of golfng enthusiasm wherever
went. Really. would not pass any opinion on
the style OF the amateurs | saw, for my oppor-
t%unitt-s have been TOO limited TO permit me
to talk on that score"
Did YOU see that vardon was beaten by the
bc@t ball OF Findlay aud Fenn'"
Yes: but what a d ificult ttsk he had set out
for him, IL seems very unwise TO play against
such odds. Even two madium-olass amateurs
will often beat a professional in such.a match,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-09
A Party That Is Short of Patriotism.

Can political party survive failing of patri-
otsm? However much protest soctude for the
webeng of the Individual chances for the masses
without the preservation the country and it's instit
tons its principal aim. party successful
appeal to the majority of any people Popus partys
weakness is in that patriotism Whatever it
for the bettement individual or the eev
ton of the it has little the government as
conceived by the fathers instituted by Washington
and his compatriots Pop may, most cases will
prove sympathizing neghbor and warm personal
country IS at stake The average Pop in fact will not con-
cede that there is such thing in
official life that whenever Pop gets into
office he depoys right all he can get out of it
for himself The subordinaton of patriotism partisan
ship is 30 be depored leading to dgraces as that
witnessed in Kentucky. But subordlnation Of
patriotism TO personal ambition individual aims is con
failed in that the individual Of its leaders in
oveshadowing their patriotism to partisan crookedness
and party corruption Populst party which got par
tia control of Kansas time had it succeeded in
complete control could displaced only by some
thing akin to revolution. Pop official whatever the
verdict of the balotbox known TO give up his
place he legally forced to do So When the
Republican party turned the Pop party Pop officials
appealed to the courts retained in Office Had the
courts been Pop they Office yet In fact one
Of these prominent lights Prudential st sticks II
an Office TO which he appointed by a Pop governor
under Pop law devised by himself
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lions of the state but it can't within forty of
date To which observation George Martin secretary
of the society," replies in his paper strange
impression prevails concerning the Historical society
It is collection of forty years history twenty
four years hard work 1t is probably much nearer
pete than that of other people, collected while
practically all the actors living. Old material
tinues hand pioneers passing
rapidly away. Soon the contributions
forever The record for that period viii be closed The
Oldest contributions daily coming The
lection has kept close OF contribu
tons today eight pertain to
and two to ancient If the
the nineteen regiments that participated the of the
rebellion and the Indian campaigns that the His
toral society has gathered showing the campaign of the
Twentieth in the Philippines Capitol building
not be worth half society
time gathering something of the past,
in taking in, arranging preserving they
happen in the passing day and month The society
is not and has been forty years behind fact it
not ten days behind II the Indifference
shflessness modesty of actors history it not
be twentour hours behind Much yesterdays history
is on fe and this be sand Of each yesterday"
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Nineteenth Century Achievenents--AthIetics.

With century as full of athletic achievements as the
just closing, it is difficult indeed any one
and label it the achievement athletic
way years The very rapid advance the
latter part century improvement records
and performances be taken fairly well established
evidence that athletics in advance of those Of the
preceding part of the century. achievement
stand above the average today
for the much higher than in the past Yet
it if the limit reached, that
we might improving indefinitely.
There was W. G Grace in cricket and perhaps
man head and shoulders above his comrades for such
length of time has existed in sport The
wonderful running Of L. E. Myers at the various distances
stands out mark the of athletic achievement
The recent high jumping NJ F. Sweeney when in
the international contests at New
at feet SIS inches likely limit for con-
siderable time It supposed firmly believed for
time could beat Hanan in single scuu Wen
47 ambitious runner to look
up to- In the old country W. G. Georges mile in minutes
1924 seconds. and Bacons' running and Kely's
hammer throwing lead to think we are indeed
reaching the end century marvellous perform
ances Wefers running the 100 in 40 the 22O
in 10 seconds has set difficult limits achievement
Certain remarkable swimming performances come
fore ones mind in this consideration Harry Vardon
markabe
AS work the record of Oxford in rowing the
Puney course on March D. 1Ss3 making the distance
nearly miles quarter in minutes and At sec
onds stands out pre-emnently.
1t is only natural should look to the nearer
and later events with the feeling that they
that stand in faires without being unduy
magn1ed or exaggerated by being through miss
of time.
Hence inclined consider the work Of Kraenz-
en, University of PENNSYLVANIA and the demon
stration Of his ability hurdler
with his fat running and broad jumping being the most
notable OF individual athletic performances bet
tered the records He has the low in what
would have few years been considered good time for
the fat 20 yards and he has jumped than any
other man, so far records 60
AS to the act that has led to the athletic i'm
provement and development probably nothing can equal the
introduction of the present bcyce-the low wheel And
if one views he subject from that standpoint every other
event is dwafed into nsignifcance the advent Of
the low wheel the number of women who were
brought into the heritage hitherto unknown athletic
velopment has been only limited by the population.
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9aitg - Eagle
And Forgotten So Soon.
VI. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.


The name1and memory average are mighty
may possibly perpetuate his identity for
century by numbering million less of his
kind, along a backing him in the
transaction. who, having reached
eminence through life of decency remembered
after their cofln-Hds down than
fortnight Probably better that it For if
were compelled remember names all the good
that they did, the convolutons Of
brains would but grave which
recorded could further
in the Editorial association it seems,
held meeting the other day Scott where,
which time the speakers the
recalled life of George A
whom speaker spoke. Notwithstand-
ing Crawford the first elected governor
Kansas name srangeto majority of that
ial association; and Notwithstanding that
might been transformed from
military into city, and this fifty years
ago. yet secretary Historical Society who
ably one-fourth of people had ever
heard of Crawford. Romulus, III. Eternal
City, which upon and from her throne
beauty world was forgotten but he and
his lived at time when unserilzed wof-milk good
enough for babies, newspapers to
keep green the names of so many who never should have
been named
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Mckinley Back of the Movement.

Blaine always seemed to see more in Pan-American
than any other political economist of his day
He always enthusiastic the possibilities Of trade
relations between South America hence the
first Pan-Amercan congress sought to cu-
tvate intimate relations the peoples of Mexico
and of Central South America President Mckinley
having given the better part public life to studying
commercial and manufacturing advantages in connection
with protective system laws urging another
Pan-American congress, time in the
City of Mexico, rather than Washington of
greater attendance upon the part of
the South and Central American governments This step
in connection with abrogated Cayton-Bulwer treaty
and the construction of ship canal across Central
America which two oceans and the converting
Of such congress is both timely Many things
be considered among Others International bank
the simplifying OF American customs extradton laws
close trade relations The president right and
the congress should be provided and held before
removed from the proposed bed of
the inter-ocean canal
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Butler to Do II or Die

Yesterdays London dispatches assured the world that
Butler would sure enough relieve Ladysmith and many
will be expecting in this mornings dispatches that the
Boer investment has been broken the British soldiers
relieved from their living tomb For several weeks past
the mortality in the British army in Ladysmith has been
about sixty seventy week disease alone To IN
dersand the fun meaning Of those figures it is necessary
remember that in normal conditions equal number Of
would than fifty or sixty Of their
comrades by death year. the death rate Is abou.
fifty times high it would be the troops were in
barracks in England. In time of peace Ladysnh has
healthfm climate health resort being
situated high above the beautiful country It mus.
be that anxiety broken sleep onotonous diet and crowded
quarters make soldiers beseged town easy victims Of
disease The mortality among beeaguered earrsons IS
VIGOROUSLY hgh in all and science fail to pre-
vent it.
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Lawton Was Just as Well as Brave.

Everybody who has campaigned with Lawton says he
the bravest Of the correspondent of Leslies
where other swept away by the this
point he had been two days without food a wet
sandwich in his pocket and sat down the
river his humble fare. That night I sent him a
chicken which had picked in my foraging tour and
the British CONSUL who with him. told that paid
natives full price for This Lawton
wards, the adjutant called reporters up day
asked if had receipts for all the chickens which
had. There twinkle his eye told him that
the of the chickens had away before
able to receipt. But all these incidents show
strict Lawton in his the natives
treated kindly He had great hopes for the Fpnos The
last time 1 him he ct have and
among Filpinos would grace society any
country in the world. predict that when
and the liberal government which the Americans will give
people, they will peaceful, pros
porous thrifty the globe"
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General Sanger director Of the Cuban census has an
nounced the result Of preliminary which the
toIaI PopuSIon OF the island to be L572S5 In
population 1.53Lsss The difference will show
approximately the effects Of Weylers policy reconcen
Taon and starvation The loss Of life caused by this
cruel and futile effort end the Cuban revolt would aua
10 nave been very much less than represented by
yellow sensauonasts. Still the figures prove that the
suffering Of the reconcentrados been terrible in
deed. "
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work in cotton MILL thrty-fve years of age and
have been bothered with indigestion and dyspepsia about
five years Have had several DOCTORS but none of them
ever helped any spent several hundred dollars for
doctors and medicines but instead of getting better got
worse. Finally, heard of Rpans Tabules and decided
to try them After had used them two weeks | com.
menced to get better In three months like new
man, and say my brought about by the use Of
$lPans Iabules believe they the only for
dyspepsia.
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pierriminatInr

CFrom tze WasktaEso7s Sta-1
''Taere are ozsy two SFses 81 1erafzf1s
beauty thar ] reeEYg admire
--faee~d exclaimed Mss CsseaEe-
Yes. onIy iva
And whiea are tasyA
Slo1aes Ard srzzeEtss-'