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PENNSYLVANIA Wins AGAIN.
DEFEATS CALIFORNIA BY A SCORE,
OF 20 TO 20.
Piaw Makes New intercollegiate
Record in Throwing the Ham mer,
ana i'm Practice, Before the Event,
Make. Throw of 40 Feet Inches

PHILADELPHIA. May es--The second
dual track and field contest between the
University of Pennsylvania and the Uni
versity of California, postponed from May
10, took place today on Franklin field.
and was won by Pennsylvania by a score
Of rs points to 20. CALIFORNIA; most note
worthy performance was the hammer
throw by A. Paw. In this contest the
big Westerner beat the intercolle gia te
record by casting the hammer a distance
OF i65 feet u inch. He holds the intercoI-
leglate record of la feet Al inches, made
at the intercollegiate games last week.
In practice Just before the contest, Piaw
threw the hammer 10 feet. inches beat
Ing the world record of le1 feet 5 inches,
held by John Flanagan, OF the New
York Athletic club.
A. e. kraenslein, of Pennsylvania. was
unable TO compete. having exhausted
himself in the intercollegiate games at
New York on Saturday.
J. &. McCracken was also prevented
from participating In the hammer throw.
as he Is suffering from a wrcnched side.
sustained while throwing the hammer in
Saturdays games. He took part In the
shot-put, however, winning over Plaw
and Roy Woolsey.
Pennsylvania won the pole vault and
the running broad Jump by default. John
Hoffman was the only man entered BY
California In the former event. lie com
plalaed OF an injured knee and declined
TO compete.
Z r. Broughton and Roy WOoisey
were entered m the running broad jump.
but decided not to participate.
The track events were closely contested,
penns5 lvanil winning every race. This
accounts for Pennsylvania large score.
as the frs, counted i've points and the
second three points. Summaries:
loO-yard dash-T Il. McCiain, Pennsyl-
yaniia. won; Ge9rge w " So2 ss,I ptsnnsyi-
~ ward run--Alex Grant. Pennsylvania.
won: Ray Serviss, California. second.
shot.putt.ng-J. {. McCrncksu. Penn
sylyania, Al feet 80 inches. NJ. Paw, Cal
ifornla, IL feet; Roy Woolsey. California.
lso-yard hurdle-w. p. Remingi On. Penn
sylvania. won: :. Metsger, Pennsy lVani,l.
second; w Z. Drum. California third.
Time. 81 80 seconds
pt MGnSiTs ms feet 10 inches. j. v.
Westuey, Pennsylvania, ; feet ! inches;
Il Wooisey, California. feet inches
10y ard huruie-N. 4. ReminGto1, Penn
sylvanis, won; Roy Woolsey. Califor-
MIA second Time, 70 seconds
Hammer throw-A. Flaw. California.
won. lsS feet y inch; T. I. Hare, Penn
sylvania, second. ~ feet ll,a inches Nc
Cracker did not compete.
E?a-yard run-w.. L. Smith: Pcnnsyl-
vania. won; II. CadagRn. California. sec
ond Time, = S-5 seconds.
Broad Jump and pole vault won by
PennsyivanIa by default
Mile rlln-E. r.. Bushnell tr.. Pennsyl-
Vania. won. Alex Grant, Pennsylvania
second: <. Il. Moser, California. third.
Time. i:42
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standing Of the Clubs.
CANTEEN QUESTION Is UP
Methodist Conference, by an over
wheimtnG Majority. Refuses Ia
Criticize the President.

CHICAGO MAY 2S-With three business
SESSIONS today the duadrcnnial conference
OF the Methodist Episcopal church, which
has been for month past sitting here
considering great questions Affecting the
welfare 81 that denomination, pracucal'y
came TO close The actual adjournment
does not take place until tomorrow, hut
tafnorrow's session ia expected TO be but
little more than Formally. Many or the
delesates left for their homes tonight.
Much important business was transacted
to.las including the settlement of two of
Ia nsast Interesting questions brought he
fafa So conference.-the reports of the
r.s4l AGes ON temperance and the com
mia, , 90 the state Of the church in re-
Ksfs 10 the han on card playing. theater-
eolnF dancing and other amusements.
A strong political color was given the
discussion on the temperance question by
The bitter Arraigument OF President Nc
kinney because OF his attitude on the anti
cautccn law. but after some decidedly
warm debate the conference re
fused 10 criticise the attitude OF
the chief magistrate by striking
out By an overwhelming vote
all reference to any action on his part or
that OF Attorney General Grtggs. The mi
nority report ON amusements, accepted
Saturday was 10 the surprise 81 many,
laid on the table which action leaves the
paragraph In the book OF discipline eX-
actly as ii was before the question was
considered.
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FAILURE OF COTTON BROKERS.
Seymour, johnson n Co. Of New
York, Make Assignment

NEW YORK. May N-The faiiure u
Seymour. johnson Il Co. here was an
nounced on the New York stock and cot
ton exchanges The firm was organized
In March 1899 Its members were Frcder-
lex W Johnson. Henry A. Seymour and
David Webster The latter is said to be
a special partner. for $50 90. Alfred Hayes,
ir Is assignee. Ii is said that the troubles
81 the firm are due TO the commitments
on the cotton market. No information can
he obtained as 10 the extent OF their CON
tracts, but In the stock exchange they
are not believed to be large.
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lA(UMA LEDGER CONDEMNS HIGH PRICES
VI SEATTLE MERCHANTS, WHILE The
LATTER OUTFIT TACOMA SHIPS.

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IlOMA DERBY A FARCE.
sWr. GIBSON WAS THE ONLY
HORSE TO START.
evsk the Big Purse by an Exercise
callop Around the Track-Heayy
pswnpour of Rain Spoiled Track

CINCINNATI, May 2S.-The thousands
, Ioyers of thoroughbred racing who
Sthered at Latonfa today to see what
- to be the greatest derby OF the
rsce proved to be farce Lieut..
Sson was the only starter, and simply
m : gailop around the track to win
RI W prize.
-, but then there came a heavy rain
IN and spoiled all the chances of con-
n in the derby. Hiram IScoggan
srstched his entry. Highlander and
sSdrswn. st. Ivor had been scratched
r. earlier in the day. This left but one
- In the race, Lieut.. Gibson, and ne
Sioped the distance, a mile and half.
ths pig end o. Of rt the pure ,1o Thus Thus the
Estofy, and Lieut.. Gibson. the crack
TUtern three-year-old. remains I'M
n spite of the very disagreeable wealth
:, one OF the largest crowds ever seen
= latonia witnessed the days racing.
Tisven books drew into supply the wants
z ~ talent and did q big business.
James r. Caldwell did the. starting and
800 stand was presided over by Col.
Sssles Price, formerly secretary OF the
f1disvilie Jockey club; Col. l.. p. Tarl-
=. II frankfort. KY. and Secretary e.
m iurlongs-His Exceliency won; In
aSSfiy, second Islip. third. Time. ii6N.
ma. selling--Eleanor Holmes won;
usn6y H., second Sadie Burnham, third.
I'M Tiye furiongs won: License.
.ccond; Robert Morrison. third. Time,
Y]e and half, Latonia Derby-Lieut.
yovr and a half furlongs. selling-Queen
A bay won; Telephone Girl. second;
frena, third. Time, :5S.
- selling-Lord Zeni won; Salvares,
s,eon1; Atlantus. third. Time, 1:46A.
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right lung. William Wise, ST., was shot
in the right shoulder, and will die. Mrs.
Wise was shot in the back and will die
Aliza and Martha. the daughters. es-
capped by jumping into a closet. II Is not
known who did the shooting. The Wise
family recently moved here from Wiscon-
sin. where they are said to have been in
volved in feud They had also mad some
litigation since coming to Minnesota.
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q. A. X. In 1878. died at his home to-
night from a disease pronounced harden
ing of the brain.
John Patterson Rea was born I'm Ches-
ter county, Pa. October Is, 1910. He was
educated in the public schools of his ma
tive town and In 1861 removed to Miami
county, Ohio.
In the spring OF that year he enlisted
as "A private In the Eleventh Ohio infan-
try but Joined the First Ohio cavalry the
following August. He subsequently be-
came second lieutenant. first lieutenant,
captain and brevet major, serving in
Loring's cavalry brigade in the army of
the Cumberland.
He graduated at the Ohio Wesleyan
university In 1867. and was admitted TO
the bar in 1865. In lS7i he moved to Min
nesota, and for three years was editor
OF the Minneapolis Tribune. at the end
of which time he resumed the practice of
law, In 1878 he was elected judge of pro-
bate. and from 1sS0-92 was Judge of the
fourth Minnesota district. He was ac-
tive In the national guard organization
of that state. and for several years was
quartermaster general, with rank of
brigadler. He was elected commander in
chief of the Grand Army of the Republic
in 1887 and served as such for one year.
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FIFTY workbench BURIED
Concrete Piles, supporting q New
Structure, Give Way.

SOUTHAMPTON. May 2s--Thc concrete
piles or the new cold storage premises
In the course of construction at Southamp-
ton docks collapsed this afternoon and the
structure fell. burying fifty workmen
fortunately loo men employed at the
works We're just leaving for dinner. other
wise there would have been terrible dis
aster. There were many miraculous ea-
capes. Several men were seriously in
1ured and one man was killed
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Gravescnd Races.

new YORK, May "A cold raw day and
poor card were responsible for ono Of the smallest
roxds Of the season at Gravesend today Results :
Five Undergraduates won, echoolmaster second.
Besa Gallant third Time, 103 rs.
Mile and furloug-Lothfrio won. 0ulden second
Na,imo Gomez third. Time, l 81 as.
Five fnrionGs. scllina-5ky scraper won, Oliver
Nae second. Sir Christopher third Time. ls0l rs
The Clover stakes. four and half furlonRs-Sweet
issnder won, Ashes second, Lurana third. Time.
4H
About sir furlongs-Queea Louise won. Bombshcll
s1Ba1, Lmelight third. Tine, 1:l2 rs.
Abuat cir .urlouss-Piacher won, Nansen second
ofsls third Time Iii as.
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SHOT THROUGH THE WINDOW.
Three of Wise Family KILLED and
Others wounded.

ANOKA, MINI. May 2S-While William
Wise, a farmer living ten miles north OF
here was playing cards with his wife and
four children at home last night shots
were fred through the window from
shotgun and a Winchester rifle. William
Wise. : years old, was instantly killed.
James. II years, was shot through the
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Eilipiuos Voluntary surrender.

wAsHINGTON, May p The war de-
uartment received the following cable
gram from Gen. Macarthur at Manila
S-rhree Officers and nfty-siX men, with
forty-six rifles. surrendered uncondition-
aljv at Cuyapo Yesterday. Three officers
and forty-six men, with fifty-iive rifles
surrendered Internationally today al Tar
lac. The spontaneous surrenders are very
encouraging"
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CHICAGO, May 2s--Weather cloudy; track heavy
u Haxthont today. Results:
IN fusionss-Ed Garland IT, won. Boney Boy
neod Miss Stanley third. Time, / Oh.
W.. sellins-Lady Meddiesome won, The Elector
auod Trimmer third. Time, an
Short course steeplechasc Globe H. won, Monita
uEond xufaIne third Time. s22I
n1ht stakes, six furopss-Sam Fullen won, Her
- seccnd TuthiIl third Time 1884.
veW fuYlonss HIATUS wen Rio de Altar second,
blnU Wood third Time, bli.
hns-Loves Labor won, Microscope second Ber-
onds Prince third. Time, 501.
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n louis. May q. Track fast: attendance good.
nsulB;
m and IN eighth sellingZaza won. Pacemaker
800. Tekful third Time, ;564.
~ and twenty yards. selling Hoods Brigade
-, eR 0atian second Jake Weber third. Time.
In
WM pfate third. Time, 0.t
M luficres-Ed J. won, Yellow Tail second.
ytsak Neil third Tine. ZOE
~ fslonas- fiYesids Won. Theory second. Van
neq1hshe third Time l;li.
NJ faricnss. selling i'oly Weiihoh won, Eight
ndis second Tire iati ilifd. Tiue. i;ih
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Seek Protection From Roxers.

TIE,NTSIN. May 2s.-The ..boxers"
burned the Lieulio station on the Luhan
railway. twenty-nine miles from Pekin
last night. They also wrecked the track.
DESTROYED a number OF cars and murdered
several Chinese employees. The Belgian
engineers in charge OF the work are safe
at Singlai. The boxers" are marching on
toward Pekin.
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Gar Gives q SIGNIFICANT Dinner.

ST PETERSBURG. May S-Fcr the
first time on record the car invited the
members of the British embassy to dinner
on the sion OF the queens birthday
last week. This innovation Is regarded
as OF great political significance
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In the Hobbies of the house OF parliament.
which was said to have originated at the
Carlton Club, that the Marquis of Sails
bury VIII retire from politics at the next
general election.
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SHANGHAI May 2s.-The troubles aris-
ing from the defeat Of the government
troops hy the boxers have extended to
Puban. where work on the railroad is
bred refugees have sought protection In
the French cathedral al PskiR
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ball game postponed Grand stand and fences at
bali PARK destroyed by fire
AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES.

At Bufalo~Bufslo, 4: Cleveland, O.
At Milwaukee Milwaukee. ;; Minneapolis. B.
At Chicago Chicago Kansas City game postponed;
wet grounds
At indianapolis Indianapolis Detroit game post
pnned; rain.
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II Is stated that socialist organization for rrop-
uganda work Is being formed among Columbia col
lese students; that Columbia college will bc repre-
sented AZ the socialist students congress at Jamaica
Plains. Mas. May 20. and probably at the inter
colleeiate congress Of socialists in Paris in Sep
TENDER.
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DEATH OF JUDGE JOHN =. REA.
Former Comma nder-in-Chief, q. A.
r., Dies In Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI, May 2.-Judge
John 4. Rea. commandment chief of the
q. A. X. In 1878. died at his home to-
night from a disease pronounced harden
ing of the brain.
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THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

PittsburG. ~; New York. q.
h17oBURO. May 3.--In addition to being wild.
pseeny and Seymour were hit hard Cheshro was
, Ina fettle and in no inning did the New Yorks
We more than five to bat Attendance. 200.
tmw:
u. II. u.
~ lo.k .......... ...... ............
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CHICAGO May &-After having a good lead
mAy. the locals went all to pieces in the eighth
- sine runs. Al his request. Garvin pitched.
sdrs veil for seven Innings but weakening badly.
~ his support. in the eighth. Attendance. Zoo
n. H. r.
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Batteries CHESHIRE aud thinner; Doheny. seymo
Nd bowerman Umpire. O'Dsy
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V,ctor Hugo as an Artist.

/ The word artist Is not usually regarded
/ as descriptive Of Victor Hugo in its tech
meal sense. that is to say in his rela-
/ ton to his imaginative sketches, exc
/ cuted during the evenings and the wake
( full hours Of his long nights in Guernsey.
! Tt is commonly applied to that crown Of
art, that stamp Of peculiar beauty. which
distinguishes the thought Of every man
J Of genius, wheter its expression be writ
f, ten. spoken or drawn In this general
sense. Victor Hugo was a great artist:
but he was an artist in a special sense as
we'll when ne took up his pen deiiber-
ately and abandoned himself with heart
felt enjoyment to portraying poetic land
ecapes, or TO making weird silhouettes Of
feudal castles, with strokes Of the pen
And when ink seemed to him too feeble
for his original conceptions. he height
eued his imaginations. as someone has
said. by the use OF cafe al lait He
ayailed himself Of all means for the ex-
preston Of his descriptive thought, for
the presentrnent Of his dreams. No in
strucdon was needed TO enable him TO
represent tree. house 5y the wayside
or a prospect Of diststn hills encom-
passed with clouds
II Is no stretch q Imagination 70 say
that these sketches CT souvenirs Of na-
ty,re recall the little etchinEs % Rem
brandt: certain faces very roughly
drawn, remind US ~ Cabot and Of Gova:
and the larger compositions IN the style
Of Burg de Ia Croix" might bear. rot
unworthilv. the Signature OF Turner. To
be convinced of what say II is only
necessary 70 spend a morning At the
house u Paul 1Teu-ice, the lifelong friend
Of Victor Hugo. VINO was-together with
Vacquerie-tha great mans c7nddsnt.
ana the executor II his last wishes.
But Victor Hugo vas the solitary ez-
ample OF Q writer Of genius ca7aa.e o.
expressing iu drawing the scenes o.
which ha wrote. and FIR t1fs reason. he
unde-stod orr art not only as aconn5is-
Sia1r. brit almost as professional artist
It is remarka6ls that we Ind men N
genius who ara accomplished Eor5-ratnf-
ers possessing absolutely 10 conFrehea-
sion ~ painting; and this ignorance s.
sometimes manifested very rlaialr lu
their writings. How does it harpe7 tha.
they see na-s~e Only thr1uEh che wesium
~ Books ars fab - comprehend tha IN
terpretation - req ~ painter ur7D
canvas ore is tempted 20 regret t7as
Victor Ervo - wtou I'D taiazs Fe-e
possa,e dl5 net wrs z1ne technical
observations ~ pazntsnE benjamin on
srant IN Earper's AaEaztae-
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ghe 90li6hfa Nag Ea9le: snmdau 9oruo aeeener

remained unturned Notwithstanding
threats Of her Imprisonment, she reiter-
Grated the same story, without the
slightest deviation confounding all by her
naive truthfulness." The bishop Of Tar
hes appointed a commission to investi-
gate the miracle; after three years inves-
LEGATION this commission reported and
the Bishop issued the following pastoral.
1--WE give notice that Mary Immaculate,
Mother Of God. has really appeared to
Bernadette Sanberous on February II,
1858, and on following days to the number
Of eighteen in the Grotto Of AIassabie-le,
near the town Of Lsourdes; that this ap-
partition carries with it ali the grounds
Of truth and that the faithful have
grounds for believing it certain"
The authoress continues: But let Us
follow the sad history Of Bernadette to
the end. She was coufded to the care
Of the Sister Of Nevers, who, at that
time had a convent at LOurdes His
lordship Mgr. FORBADE, Bishop Of Nevers,
suggested she should enter the life Of a
Reigleuse. to which she gladly acuuiesc-
ed. For two years her entrance into the
Novitiate was delayed because of 81
health but in July. 1855 she was receiv-
ed. Her piety and intelligence increased
With years while humility was ever her
chief characteristic. At times, a look CT
angelic brillancy would come into her
face. and when asked If she received new
evidence Of extraordinary graces, she re-
piled: No; now am the same as any
one else" Being a great sufferer. 1t is
a matter of wonder that she did not have
recourse to the miraculous waters OF
Lourdes When advised to DO 50, she
would say: "No; our Lord would say,
look at that little nun, not willing 70
suffer anything for me. who has suffered
so much for her" She died in 1878, and
was buried at Nevers
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ISGREA7
Continued from Twentieth Page)

No. 2s-Porches. paint and roof all
new. and new harm
No. 81 and -. both -epainted
No. aoo-Repainted on both house and
barn
Nos. 1E, rs. 1s ard l51 all rs7alnted
and new roofs. 1895 East Douglas. re-
painted.
No. -aaS-New B7-ohes. new addition
and re1aiute5.
waaash avenue. No ll-Porcaas al
around. reprinted and new harn
No. Ic1-House moved ia and enlarged
practically new house
M. 135-This part of the avenue was
the pass year opened 10 me ps5lic ana
house On this lot was moved il ana re-
b1lt
No 1@-Hoase moved n: new root. ard
genal repairs
Corner Wabash and FIRST northwest
corner Reprinted and addition
No 2-Beaainreds slso 10. - re-
painted.
No. sss-Repatnted
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No. CnrefnI -

From the Louisville Commercial
A local journalist prides himself on
his ability as telegraph operator and
frequently takes his place at the instru-
menr to receive messages.
Several years ago. when Pugilst Jim
Corhett issued his famous challenge 10
FItzsimmons. offering him $500 for a
meeting this Journalist was al the tele-
graph instrument stun was running
light that evening. SO when the challenge
began to come in leisurely over the wire
the journalist became impatient and
flashed hack. Wake Up and push that
stun on
X 50 happened that he had caught a
tartar at the other end The CHALLENGE
came on ar 4 break-ueck pace The be-
vIdered receiver caught about one word
i'm three and about enc letter in the word.
HE diligently banre5 his typewriter how
ever 30 make bluG at taking the hot
message but unfortunately when he had
finished some one cauEht a glimpse ot
his copy. and IT was au of
The sporting editor and several of the
reporters heId consultation later and
wrote challenge 70 C0-bett Since tast
time the journalist when pushed for
"c0py" couches his requests for more
speed in very careful terms.
The Unlon stock Yards again has an
order buyer from O'5 Mexico. This time
it is Norris Butts & Co. who want only
the heaviest packer Ross for erect ex-
port