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WIVES IN DEMAND.
Pretty Girls Being Imported to Share
Homes of Thrifty workers.

ARNOLD CITY, Pa, June 6.-An epi-
demic of love-sickness is sweeping disas-
trously through the coke country here.
Times are good, money is free and every
miner in the country wants a wife-if he's
not got one already. So the immigrant
agents are doing land office business and
pretty girls are fiocking to Arnold City and
the mining towns hereabouts.
The population here is made up largely of
foreigners Most of them have come but
recently; nearly all have left sweethearts
in the old country. Now that the average
pay is 50 day and over, those sweethearts
are wanted very much. And those. includ-
ing ones that didn't leave sweethearts be-
hind, beginning to think that wife
would be a very wise proposition.
And so a new phase of industry has sud-
denly sprung up in the mining country-the
importation OF manageable young women.
To-day came batch of thirty young girls
Others arrived last week. more are expect
various lines know their business, too, and
love in a cottage" and imam w. rot born
&c live alone came TO their lips "a easily as
muffs to a Philadelphia aggrega ion.
Said a prominent man to-day: Just let
the immigrant agent know. He can give
you your pick of from six to fifty pretty
girls most any day. No girl can come to
the coke country these days without any
where from half dozen to q score of offers
in marriage from good, Woodworking young
men who want wives and homes of their
own. I know of one girl who had three
offers from men she had never seen before
she left the railroad station at Connells-
VILE The supply isn't anywhere equal to
the demand. If the supply of girls holds
out, there won't be single man left In the
coke region. mark my words
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GOMEZ TO CUBANS.
The General Tells Them to Have Faith
In Promises of Americans.

HAVANA, June ga mass meeting and
procession were held in honor of Gen.
Maxine Gomez. last night, and were a
great success. Several thousand were in
line. which included four bands of music
and large torchlight procession. General
Gomez was received with marked enthusi-
asm by the crowd. who seemed to be more
bent on cheering than listening to the gem
eral, who made short address, in which
he said that the people could rest assured
that their wishes for absolute independence
would soon be gratifed. One of the speak
ers at the demonstration. speaking for the
surrounding towns, said: THE inhabitants
Of these towns are ready to support Gomez.
If the crafty foreigner should wish to rob
the Cubans of their independence"
General Gomez, replying TO this sugges-
ton. said: II am grateful for the offer.
but do not think that events will render
necessary any steps In that direction.
After the tears We have shed and the blood
we have spilled foreigners are not likely
to interfere with our independence. On the
tervening government and that an indie
pendent constitution is near"
The order of Captain Pitcher, police mag
tstrate, that men sentenced to the rock pile
shall all be treated alike. each being com
PEELED TO work. has provoked quite storm
of hostile comment in the local papers.
The magistrate is accused of being auto
cratic and overbearing. 1t has been the
custom for men having money or friends
and influence not to work when sentenced.
Captain Pitcher directs that every man
must work or be confined in a cell with
bread and water. For this step the Ameri-
cans in Havana give him unstinted praise.
Chief of Police Cardenas, on the other
hand, says that decently bred men have
never been compelled to work and the Gu
bano declares that IL is unfair to make such
people work like ordinary laborers
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.


MINNEAPOLIS, June 6.-Indianapolis
dropped game to Minneapolis to-day after
battle which proved to be one of the pref
test seen here this season. Both teams
were in fine form, and the playing was fast.
Ehret in the box for the locals and
pitched good ball The fans had little con-
fidence in him al the start. but he soon con-
vinced them that he was all right Through
the whole of the nine innings the visitors
found him for only seven hits, while the
home team pounded Dammann for twelve.
In the first inning a base on balls and
three-bagger by Magoon gave the visitors
one run. Burns then hit the ball for a
single, Wilmot sacrificed and two-bagger
by Lally brought Burns home. Werden
went out on fly TO Hogriever in right
field. Nance singled. scoring Lally. He
then tried to steal second, but was caught
for the third out. Then Ehret and his as
sistants went after the visitors and shut
them out for five innings. In the seventh
they scored once. Kelly reached first on an
error by Nance, went to third on a two
Dagger by Flynn. and came home when
Dammann went out at first. Minneapolis
was busy all this time. however, scoring
one in the third and two in the sixth The
locals then had the best of the visitors to
the extent of three runs. In the eighth they
made another. Mr.. Watkins's players then
began hitting with desperation. Heydon,
first up, dropped the bali over the left
field fence for a home run. Magoon struck
out, and Seybold followed Heydon's ex-
ample and lost another ball over the fence.
In the ninth three men were on bases when
the third went out. Ehret hit two men and
they scored one run in the inning without a
hit. 1t looked for time as though the
score would be tied If not beaten, but for
tune. together with good playing on the
part of the home team, prevented such a
result. Score.
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STOPPED A DUEL.


CITY OF MEXICO. June Sowing to
the prompt action Of the authorities duel
between two OF the most prominent mem
bers of aristocratic families of this city
has been prevented. Both are members of
Mexico's smartest clubs and the trouble
arose out of a question Of club discipline.
Some OF the young members of the club.
finding the cloth on the baccarat table
soiled. tore IL up and the next day the Sec
rotary Of the club sent letter of remon-
STRANGE to the participants in the destruc-
ton OF the cloth. One young gentleman.
member of the party concerned in the
act. met the secretary at the theater and
addressed himself in high words TO that
official, who struck him on the head with
pair of opera glasses.
The result was preparation for a duel.
AS the penal code here is very severe. II
was proposed that the parties should trans
fer themselves 10 American territory, and
either Pennsylvania or Massachusetts, was
suggested. IL was proposed to fight with
sabers, but In some way the news of the
intended duel was conveyed TO the attor-
ney general. who determined 10 prevent the
duelists and their seconds leaving the coun-
try TO fight. and also 10 prevent the en-
counter here. Finally the duelisfs and
their friends were cited 10 appear before
Judge Castellancs Leon at Bellum. where
the judge game them a lecture on the folly
and iilegality Of dueling and warned all
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DON'T WANT TO PAY TAXES.


NEW YORK, June 6--Bradley Martin
and William Waldorf Aston, formerly two
of New York city's wealthiest residents.
are seeking to be relieved Of taxes placed
on their personal property here. If they
succeed, the city will lose thousands Of
dollars Mr. Aston has not only given up
his residence here, but also has renowned
his citizenship, and is now citizen OF
England. Mr.. Martin has not yet gone to
this extent, but says he is no longer resi-
dent of this city, and has not been for
about two years. Mr.. Astor's property has
been assessed at 81, 100000 and that of Mr..
Martin at 100000. Dependent on the re-
suit of the assessment in the case of Mr..
Martin are two other cases-that Of his
wife, Cornelia S. Martin, who has been as
sessed at 100000, and Mrs. Elizabeth Sher-
man for $250.00O. Argument was had before
Judge Andrews in the Supreme Court in
the certiorarf proceedings TO review the as
sessment of personal property. Judge An
drews reserved his decision.
William w. Astor's certiorarf proceedings
to review the action of the commissioners
In assessing his personal property in this
city for 1899 for taxation at &, 10000 has
been set for hearing next Tuesday. Mr..
Aston argues that when the assessment
was made he had no personal property here
subject TO the tax. He says he has not been
a resident of this city since 1895. Corpora
ton Counsel Whalen for the commissioners
holds that although Mr.. Aston gave up his
residence here i'm 1895 he was taxed regl-
larly every year thereafter, but made no
protest until last year.
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WHO ARE THE "BoxERs..
Once Good samaritans, Now a Huge
Band of Assassins.
London Mail.

London Mail
Since the murder of Mr.. Brooks the
young and devoted Church of England mis-
sionary who was hacked to death in a
Chinese village. many people have asked
''Who are the Boxers?" and the European
powers have had to consider whether steps
should not be taken to suppress these dam
gerous and bigoted clansmen by force of
arms. But it would be a task of uncom-
mon magnitude.
The Chinese Society of Boxers consti-
tutes In reality a great clan of murder
ers. estimated to contain in its ranks over
IL 100000 semi-barbarians, well organized,
well armed. and as savage in their fanat-
icsm as the Sudan Dervishes.
The society was originally formed with
the beneficent intention of protecting hon.
est men in China from bandits. 1t was
called Ia Tao Hwri, which means "the So
ciety of the Great Sword, a title which
seems to have been changed at compare
lively recent date to the more familiar
name which so often appears in our news
papers just now.
When and where the clan originated is
not certain. The natives refer to IL an
ancient society. but that may mean ten
years or one hundred. 1t is agreed that at
first it's principles were laudable and its
work good, but as IL became more power
full and increased in numbers. many dis
honest and designing persons entered it for
the prestige and protection ii accorded,
just dishonest and designing persons
ally themselves with influential bodies in
other lands to-day.
These men proved a disturbing element.
and in many cases directed the efforts OF
the society against their personal enemies.
whom they represented as bandits and law
less persons. Terrified by prosecutions, the
innocent victims looked around for protec-
ton, and discovered IL in the Christian
missionaries. 1t is said that they professed
conversion. At any rate, II seems to be
clear that the missionaries succeeded in
protecting them, and thus intensified the
feeling which has always existed In China
against Christian evangelists.
In many districts of Shantung count
less Christian homes have been destroyed
German Protestants and Roman Catholics
English Churchmen and Congregationalists
have been alike the victims of shocking
outrages.
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DEWEY at COLUMBUS.


COLUMBUS. O.. June 6.-Promptly at /
rolled into the Union Station over the b.
G. o. road and as he and his party were
escorted from the cars by the special COM
mittee which met him at Newark. an adj
miral's salute Of seventeen guns doomed
out. The station was filled with a solid
mass of cheering humanity. all eyes eager
for glimpse of the hero of Manila bay.
During the morning hours a reunion Of
old soldiers and sailors was held at the
Driving Park, Mayor Swartz calling the
assemblage to order and delivering adj
dress of welcome At noon there was a
barbecue and a carnival of sports and the
latter was in progress when Admiral
Dewey arrived at the Driving Park. After
leaving there the admiral went TO his hotel,
stopping at the Deaf and Dumb Institu-
ton, where a special programme was pre-
pared.
The campfire at the Auditorium tonight
was a fitting climax of the days events
The immense building packed with
people. the crowd numbering fully ten
thousand. Admiral Dewey was escorted
from the hotel TO the Auditorium by the
Columbus Rifles and about five hundred
veterans of the civil war. The admiral re-
ceived tremendous ovation when intro
duced by Governor Nash. He said he
would rather sail into Manila bay again, as
he did on that memorable first day of May,
than face such an audience. The late war
but a skirmish. he declared compared
with the conflict between the North and
South.
Short addresses by distinguished Ohio
soldiers ard citizens followed, among them
being Gen. J. Warren Kefer, Gen. S. II.
Hurst Gen. r. B. Brown and Col. James
Kimbourne.
Admiral Dewey retired from the camp
fire shortly after speaking and was the
guest for a few minutes of the newspaper
men at Bohemian smoker.
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FLORlZAR NOT PLACED
FAvoRITE In NEWPORT HANDICAP
BEATEN BY STAR OF BETHLEHEM.
Y
GaxcIIe Stakes at Gravesend Taken BY
India Fairy, which Beat Oneck
Queen-Other Races.

CINCINNATI. o.. June 6.-The mile ham
dicap was the feature OF the racing at
Newport to-day. Florizar was the favorite
for the event. but was all tangled up at
the start and did not finish inside OF the
money. The Star Of Bethlehem went TO
the front at the quarter pole and was never
headed. He was ridden out by two lengths
Summaries:
First Race-One miie selling: Dr. s. c.
Ayres. 1881 (Herting), 20 2. won: Midglen.
III (Overton), 4 to I. second; Gadsden. 1o7
(Afichaels), Is to l. third. Time. 1:4z1z.
Second-Ffve furlongs: selling: Queen
Carnival. 14 (Michaels). TO 5. won; Lyror
Bill. IS (Ransom). 10 TO /. second; Francis
Refs. 1o3 (van Camp. 80 to /. third Time.
1:02h.
Third-Six furlongs; selling: King Dellis.
10f CIV. Kylor). to 1. won, Crinkle, los
(Harshberger). s to s, second: Sackchen. 81
(Ransom), 100 10 !, third. Time, Ills.
Fourth-Handicap: one mile: The Star OF
Bethlehem, 1l2 (Michaels), 4 TO ], won.
Charlie O'Brien, 96 tWilson), TO !. second:
Eitholin. 104 (Herting), to !. third. Time.
1:41.
Fffth-Four and one-half furlongs: Por-
ter B.. 1l2 (Mason). s 70 2. won: June Gale.
107 (Aker). to !. second; Faraday. Jr-. 107
q. Perkins,, 20 to i. third Time. .55z-
Sixth-Seven furlongs: Osmon, 107 Van
Camp, TO 1, won: Juna Eta. los Her-
ting, to /. second: Bently B.. 1o6 Oh
Wilson), Is to !, third. Time. 1:z1z
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ST. LOUIS, June "a card OF fair class
was run off to-day at the fair grounds be-
fore 3.00o spectators. The track was in good
trim-not extra fast-owing TO heavy
shower which fell at the noon hour. Sum-
maries:
First Race-One mile: Barrica- 90 dale,
s TO /. won: Tickful. 81 Dominick). 10
and to 5. second. Jake Weber. 81 INC
Cann). to 5, third. Time 1:f-
Second-SelliDg, mile and one-sixteenth-
Annie Oldfeld l06 q. Mathewsl. TO l.
won; Crcssmolina- l02 Powell). IL TO and
g to !. second: Niverna, 80 (Watson). TO
1, third. Time, 1:50z-
Third Handicap. six furlongs: Lord Me-
Vile. 100 Oominick). TO 5. won: Loving
Cup, ~ q. Mathews), IL TO and 10 3,
second; Cathedral. 10S q. Woods), 0 TO 2,
third Time. 1.14iz.
Fourth-Miie and seventy yards: Guide
Rock, 10s DALE, to l. won: Moroni, 1o6
q. Mathews). to 1 and to 5. second: Sir
Rolla, l0s (Gilmore), TO l. third. Time.
1864
Fifth-Six furlongs: Greenock. 1o1 CT.
Burns). to 10. won; Harrie Floyd, 1e o.
Woods). 10 to 1 and 2 TO l. second, La Jo-
sephine, 107 (J. Mathews), to !, third.
Time. 1:1siz-
SIGHTSEEING. six and half furiongs:
Queen Esther, 16 (Morse), 10 i. won.
Dave Waldo 116 q. Woods), 20 i and 70
l. second; Zanetto. 1l2 (Fallehy). 8 TO I.
third Time. 1:22h.
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YOUNG DEFEATS HICKS.
Wins the State Championship at the
Ohio Shooting Tournament.

COLUMBUS, o., June 6.-The second day
of the Ohio Trap Shooters League annual
tournament was marked by record-break-
ing attendance. There were nearly one
hundred entries in the morning events. A
high wind prevailed at the shooting
grounds. making high scores exceptionally
difficult. Those scoring straight scores
were:
Fifteen targets: Heikes, Mackie, Hutch.
Fifteen targets: Heikes. Redwing, Robin
hood, Patrick. E. n. Stout
Fifteen targets: Heikes, Young and z. Nj.
Stout.
Fifteen targets: Heikes, Rhodes, Worth
ington. Squire, j. r. Craig and Sprigg.
Twenty-Five targets: Squire.
Fifty targets, for the l.. C.. Smith trophy
and State championship: Rolla Heikes, OF
Dayton, and j. G. Young, of Springfield,
each as Young won the shoot-off.
Fifteen targets: Heikes, Sanford, Rhodes.
Young. Guy and C.. Miller.
Fifteen targets: Heikes. Sanford, Alkire
and Trip.
Young, Trip and c. c. Smith.
The tournament. will be concluded to-
morrow.
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The Ga.elle stakes.

NEW YORK, June 6.-The racing was
dull at Gravesend to-day. and but a small
crowd attended. Only two favorites won.
The Gazelle stakes for three-year-old fillies
was the only feature decided, and q held OF
four went to the post. India Fairy was
the favorite and she made all the running
and won ridden out by three-Quarters Of
length from Oneck Queen Summaries:
First Race-About six furlongs: Rikld
Tiki Tavi, ia (Maher), TO and TO !,
won; Vulcan. LIS (Turner), TO and TO
5. second: Vesuvius. III (Sims). IL 10 and
5 to !, third. Time, ITO As.
long: First Whip. log (Maher), TO and
to s. wor.; Kinnickinick. 155 CMcCue), TO
and to 2. second; Nansen, IS (O'Connor).
6 to 1 and to l. third. Time. 1:55 3-5-
Third-Five furlongs: Fair Rosamond,
112 (Rausch). Is to / and 10 1. won; Cher
ries, liz (MitchelD, to and even, seconds
Prince Pepper. 112 Uenkins). TO and to
/, third. Time. 1:02 As.
Fourth-The Gazelle stakes; mile and one
sixteenth: Indian Fairy, 106 (O'Connor), 6
to 5 and 2 TO 5. won; Oneck Queen, n&
(Afaher), l. to s and to 5. second; Motley.
log (Rausch), to and to 5, third.
Time, 1:50.
Fifth-Steepechase: about two and one
half miles. Charagrace, $50 (Barry), 10 TO
] and to /, won; Philae, 104 (Southwooo)s
S to 2 and even, second. Ronkonkoma- 11z
CDonahue TO and TO B. third
Time, 453
Sixth-Five and one-half furlongs: Lief
Prince. 104 (Jenkins), IL to and TO 8. wons
Scurry, 112 (MitchelD. TO and TO 3. sec
ond: Moor, 80 (McCue), 8 10 j and 70 h
third. Time, 1-0s As.
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MEN WHO THROW MAIL.
Railway Postal Clerks I'm Convention
at San Antonio, Tex.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. June 6.-The Ma
tional Association OF Railway Postal
Clerks. Immediately on the assembling of
their ninth annual convention to-day gave
their attention TO the classification bill now
before Congress. President G. l.. Shaffer
of Chicago. presented his annual report
showing considerable increase in MEM
bership. He pointed out that. though the
association had failed to secure certain
legislation for the betterment of the asso-
citation, 1t had secured increased appropria-
tions that were very satisfactory.
A letter from Representative Tawney was
read in which the congressman pointed out
that IL was reported that the organization
was banded with other postal organiza-
tions TO secure a general raise of salaries
and that a big fund was being raised for
lobbying TO get an enactment passed to
attain that end. This was used by op-
ponents 10 measures that he was trying to
have passed in the House of Representa-
tives. A resolution which gave an EN-
phatic denial to the rumor was adopted
unanimously.
The report of the secretary-treasurer.
George "A. Wood. showed membership of
over 1000 against 500 last year.
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Slated for Zeigler in ninth inning.
Score by innings:
P1ttSburg .............O 0-6
Philadelphia ......-..0 o o 0-3
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Cable Notes.

The Jury on painting of the Paris exposi-
ton has conferred medals of honor upon
James Mcneil Whistler and John Singer
Sergeant, the two famous American
painters.
The North German Gazette semi-officially
announces that DR.. Steubel, the German
Minister at Chile succeeds DIR. Won Buch-
ka director OF the colonial department
of the Foreign Office, who has resigned.
The series of outrages committed on May
"a at ST. Peters, in Rome. on German pill
grims and priests by French pilgrims and
priests. Is now being investigated by both
the Vatican and the Prussian minister at
the Vatican. The latter has demanded full
satisfaction.
Dr. Won Buchka. president OF the Ger
man colonial council and director of the
department, against whom a number of
complaints have recently been made. has
been retired. He is succeeded by DR..
Steubel, formerly German consul in St.
Louis and Cincinnati.
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NOTICE OF Dissolution.

Notice it hereby given that the firm which
has heretofore existed composed of John w
Murphy. Harold Il: Hibben and Louis HoII-
veg has been dissolved. said John w Murphy
having sold his entire interest in the firm pron-
srty and assets 10 the said Hollweg and Hib-
ben All notes. accounts and bills due to the
6rzn payable TO said Hibben and Hollwe~
who have assumed and viii pay all OF the la
bilifies OF the late firm OF Murphy. Hfhben q
Co. MURPHY, HIBBEN & co
Indianapolis. June 4. 1900
The Undersigned. as successors OF the late
Grm OF Murphy. Hlbbcu & Co. having purchased
oil the assets and property OF said hrm will
continue the business under the firm name az
Hibben. Hollweg & Co. All sums heretofore and
now due and owing the late firm OF Murphy
Hibben * Co. have been assigned to and are
payable TO the firm OF Hibben. Holweg & Co
who have assumed and Will pay all me IIabli-
ties OF the late firm OF Murphy Hibben & Co
ISigned-l HAROLD b. HIBBEN
LOUIS EOLLWEG,
THOMAS +. HIBBEN
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LONDON, June Cat the Manchester
Whitsuntide meeting to-day the Summer
Breeders foai plate Of 1000 sovereigns for
two-year-olds was won by ]. Murker's
bay filly Unnamed. by Melton. out OF
Schoolbook, ridden by L. Rein.
At the Ringfield Park spring meeting the
Imperial stakes OF 300 sovereigns. for
three-year-oids, was won by l. Brassey's
bay Ally Greenaway. ridden by Rigby.
The Eden welter handicap OF go soyer-
eigns for three-year-olds and up. was won
by Lord Provost, with j. Reih In the sad
die.
The race for the Lord Manor plate Of los
sovereigns, for three-year-olds and up
ward. resulted I'm victory OF b. EIam's
Willie Greet. by Colorado-Iramatic- Rich
ard Croker's Scotchman III. with ]. Rein
up, and Mr.. Dukes Stamina. ridden by
Rigby, finished second and third. respec-
lively.
The Grange handicap OF $50 sovereigns.
for -year-ods and upwards, was won
by T. r. Dewars bay or brown horse
Perthshire by Royal Hampton out Of Men
tone In this event Knighton was second
and Mr.. Dukes Petersfeld ii. by Peter
Flower out of Variety. was third
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and fifteen minutes. Kokomo was in turn
shut out to-day. TO 0; time. lbs. In three
innings nine men went out consecutively on
the first ball thrown. Score:
r III r
Marion ......0 0 II
Kokomo ..0 0 0 o o 90
Batteries-Beeker and Kellner; Ball and
Metz.