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TRAP SHOOTING TOMORROW.
SmalI-Gauge Shots Throw Dow,
Gauntlet to Twelve-BOre Men.

SmalI-GauSe Shots Throw Down
Gauntlet to Twelve-Bore Men.
s There will be shooting events at live
birds and clay pigeons open to all Corners
at Stubener's shooting grounds on the
Bladensburg road tomorrow, and a par
ticularly good lot of the strong birds have
been secured for the former. The local
men who win participate In the great
American handicap at Interstate Park In
April, who include certainly Uncle Billy
Wagner. James NJ. Green, Phil. Stubener
and Ralph Nuttine. and very probably
Charles Steele. viii be on hand to practice
for that great event. and other cracks like
Duyali Ciafin. OBrien, Brown; Parsons
Hunter and Dfckerson will be In at
tendance. MeSsrs. Joe Hunter and Tubby
Dickerson intend to throw down the gaunt-
let tomorrow to the 12-bore men.
It win be recalled by Evening star read
-ers that the latter trap shots made up their
minds to make Messrs. Hunter and DECKER
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TOO LATE FOR MATCH.

ScaAnell Agrees to Everything, bat
lawson Says Natter II Closed.
Fire Commissioners John ]. Scanned of
New York announced yesterday afternoon
that he had decided to agree TO the condi-
tion stipulated by Thomas w. Lawson OF
Boston that the proposed race between the
trotters The Abbott and Boralma should
be for four heats In seven. Mr.. Scannell
made the following statement:
a misunderstanding having arisen be-
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Keys for Lock Boxes and Drawers.

Keys for Lock Boxes and Drawers,
Acting Postmaster General johnson has
issued general order prohibiting all rent
ers of lock boxes and drawers throughout
the country from using keys not regularly
obtained by themselves from their re-
spective postmasters, and directing that
after April each postmaster shall inform
the renters of lock boxes and drawers that
all except regular manufacturers Of post
office furniture and fixtures are enjoined
from making or causing to be made any
key or appliance for unlocking or opening
any lock box or drawer IN q post once.
All persons renting boxes must hereafter
agree to these prohibitions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-22

A young couple In Kansas who wer~
suffering from smallpox. were married by
mesaphone. the preacher standing In the
middle of the street. opposite their resf-
dences.
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The National Cycle Association board of
control has announced the transfer to the
class of professional rscing men the fol-
lowing men, who heretofore have raced as
amateurs: r. ]. Caldwell. Eimwood Conn;
Lester Wilson. Pittsburg, Pa; W. +.
Wahrenberger. New York city; James III.
Hunter, Newark. N. J.: John King, New
ark, n. J.; /. G.. Perry, Chicopee. Mass:
r. M. Alexander, Hartford. Conn; Ped
Hickman. Birmingham, Ala; w. s. Penn,
Bristol, Conn; Claude Hamilton, Lowell
Mass; Joseph Turgeon, Fall River, Mass:
and Joseph Szparadowsld, Waterbury,
Conn.
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st. Augustine Golf Tournex

"HfcOtt TUo MUCH TOT McNeeNef.
Two thousand persons at the Auditorium.
Waterbury, Conn. last night saw Joseph
Walcott OF New York easily put out Chss.
McKeever of Philadelphia in the sixth
round Of what was to have been twenty
round go.
Walcott had the better of 1t all the way
through, for while Mckeever was quick
and shifty on his feet he was no match
for the colored man.
For five rounds ne stayed gamely, re-
ceiving some terrific punishment on the
body, but shortly before the end of the
sixth round a punch over the heart did
the trick. The men met at catch weights.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-09-28

ginning Of the end, and a cold con-
traeted At that time resulted in his
death one month later. and his death
gave place to John Tyler. who as
snmed the grave esponsihilities at
tendant upon the exalted position Al
the age of 81 years.
When James X. Polk was inaugn-
rated in 1s45 he was but so years of
age, and was at that time considered
almost too young TO have reached the
age of discretion. He was younger by
five years than any other man elected
to the presidency up to that time,
though President Tyler WAS but 81
when the death of his superior threw
the reins of government into his
hands.
Zachary Taylor, the hero of Buena
Vista, followed Polk in 1919 at the age
of 65, but like President Harrison he
did not live TO complete his term and
died after having been in Office but
one year and four months. giving place
TO Millard Fillmore, who was but 80
years of age when he took the oath OF
Office.
Franklin Pierce, who was inaugu'
rated in 1853, was but 40 years of age
when he took the oath of office and
was the first president to drop below
the age of so. James Buchanan, who
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-09-28
DEATH OF COL. ]. L. POWER


Hiss4zstppA Loses N hohofsd Hha ~
loved 0itlEen.
Jackson. Miss. Sept. 24-col. ]. 1.
Power died at la:s2 o'clock this morn.
Ing.
Col. John Logan Power vas one
of the most distinguished citizens ef
the State Of Mississippi. and one Of
the most asefal-a man who will lie
missed, and whose plaee can not he
filed. He Wis g. years Of axe. and
had lived in jackson nearly. II not
quite. half century lie was native
Of ireland, but came TO this country
when 16 years Of age. pennlless. ana
learned the printers trade at loekport
n. Y. and where. by the way. he
visited n few weeks ago. From Lock.
port he drifted down to New Orleans.
where he followed his profession for
some time. and then came TO Jackson.
where he has remained ever since. save
during the war between the States.
when he gave four years TO the South,
going In as a private and coming out
as colonel
Some time after the surrender he
embarked in n newspaper at Jackson
and was for many years partner with
Maj Ethelhert Barksdale. in the pub
lieation of the Clarion. several years
of that time being the public printer OF
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-09-28

I drew Jackson to the nead OF b1e's - =
ernment at the age Of 81.
The youngest man who has ever filled
the Office of president of the United
States up TO the time President Roose-
yelt took the oath Of the office in Buff
falo was Ulysses S. Grant, who was but
AZ years of age at the time of his in
auguration. During the campaign
that resulted in the election of Grant
much stress was laid upon his youth
fulness by the opposing party, and the
voters were never permitted to lose
track of the fact that he was younger
than any man ever honored with the
highest gift in the power of the people.
After eight years Grant gave place
to Rutherford B. Hayes, who took The
prescribed oath at Washington when
he was "a years old. After four yegrs
he in turn gave place to the second Of
our martyr Presidents James A. Gar
field, who was permitted to serve hut
six and one-haf months of the term
for which he was elected when his life
was cut short by the lunatic Guiteau.
Chester A. Arthur succeeded Garfield,
taking the oath when he was 81 years
of age.
The third president to drop below the
age Of so at the time of his inaugura-
tion was Grover Cleveland, who took
the oath OF Office as president at the
age Of As the first time. and 56 the Sec
ond time BENJAMIN Harrison was So
at the time Of his Inauguration in 1899.
and orr third martyr president, Will
liam Mckinley, was 54 when he first
took the oath Of Office little more
than four years ago. His death has
now given to the American people the
Youngest president who has ever ruled
over the destinies of this nation Theo-
dore Roosevelt. ct the age Of 4s.
OF our 90 presidents five were inau-
gurated after they had passed fhe zix-
tieth milestone Of their life; 10 Of them
when they were between 50 and 90
years Of age. ard five Of them bvfors
they had reached their fftiefh blrshs
day, WRIGHT 4. PATTERSON
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-09-28
AT THE TOMB OF M'KINLEY.
Thousand. yi.t.ra we.tiswn oeme-
ter, Nssterday-ar.. Mckinley
nolaina Tier oxa.

Canton. q, sept. as.--Dr. Rixey said
last evening that there had BEEN no
material change in the condition OF
Mrs. Mckinley. and that she waa do
ing as well as could be expected. fls
said:
'she went out for two hours driv-
inx Yesterday aud stili seems 10 Be
holding her own"
Yesterdays drives we're taken in
the family oarriage, an open surrey.
which the president had sent on from
Washington FOR use during the snm-
mer rseatlon. Dr. Rixey aud Mrs. {.
llarher accompanied Mrs. Mckinley.
The frat trip was TO the cemetery.
yesterday morning. and 1t Was taken
at the request Of Mrs. Mckinley.
\ much longer drive was taken dur
ing the afternoon At the suggestion
Of The Doctor. Who feels that his pa
tient IS benefited by all The outdoor
life she can stand aud can be Induced
to take. These outings have always
had a tendency TO produce sleep and
rcst and 10 increase the appetite for
her, and they now have that effect
10 degree nj least. II Is understood
that Mrs. Mckinley ia securing fairly
good rest IN the midst Of her sorrow
and grief.
There was placed on tho Mckinley
caslset. Yesterday. by Judge William
H. Day n large floral wreath from
the emperor of Russia. Judge Day re-
eciyed u telegram from Charge de NJ.
fnires DE Nollnnie of the Russian em-
bassy at Washington. requesting him
to have this wreath placed on tho
casket of the late president. 1t il
o.al in shape and seven feet by six.
II is composed, on one side, of Ameri.
can Beauty roses. and on the other
side OF orchids. The base is of sago
palms. the entire wreath being inter-
spersed with small cocoa ferns, tied
with orchid satin ribbon.
The resting place of the late presl-
dent was visited by thousands OF peo-
pie. yesterday, probably over twenty
thousand persons entering the gates
of Ncstlawn cemetery between the
early hours of the morning and the
late hours of the evening. The at.
fractions were the floral tributes sent
for the funeral which have been nr.
ranged on either side of the vault
They nre still in n very good state
OF preservation, and probably will b'
for several days longer.
The guard of regular soldiers pm
trolled a very wide circle around th'
vault and the flowers yesterday II
that long line could view the flower
at one time, and thus they prevented
serious congestion.
a number of beautiful flowers wer'
also placed on the graves of the Nc
kiniey children, which are also pro
. tected by patrol of soldiers. Man.
of the crowd wandered from the vnul
to the private lot, many also climbc'
the high knoll in the new cemetery
the prospective site of the permnnen
Mckinley tomb monument. all agree
ing that it was the most appropriat,
location.
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NHEN the founders of the re-
wv nnhlic draffnd The nnnstit1,.

w HEN the founders of the re-
w public drafted the eonstitu-
tion that should be the funda-
mental law of the land they proyid-
ed that:
No person except a natural-born
citizen, or citizen of the United
States at the time of the adoption
of this constitution, shall be eligible
to the Office of president; neither
shall any person be eligible to that
office who shall not have attained the
age of 35 years, and been Il years
a resident within the United States"
President Theodore Roosevelt, at
a3 years of age, comes nearer the
minimum number of years allowed
by the constitution than any of the
other chief executives
In this connection it is interest
ing to study the ages of the men
who have represented the people at
the head of the government since
that historic day when George Wash
ington took the oath to faithfully
execute the office of president of the
United States, and to the best of
my ability preserve, protect and de-
fend the constitution of the United
States," outside the senate chamber
of the small federal building in New
York city April so, 1889.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-09-28
FOREIGN.

An anarchistic plot to kill the duke
of York when he visits Montreal has
been discovered.
Returning Americans report that 25,-
600 persons have been killed during
the present outbreak in Colombia.
The duke and duchess Of Cornwall
and York reached Quebec and were re-
ceived with appropriate ceremonies.
Aguinaldo sent message to Gov.
Taft in Manila expressing his sorrow
for the death of the late President Nc
Kinley.
The British government and
churchmen ordered elaborate memo
rial services to be held in London
and elsewhere on the day of the fu-
neral of the late President Nc
Kinley.
Gen. Funston was said to be suffer
ing from appendicitis in Manila hos
pital-
American and Japanese troops trans
ferred control of the Forbidden City in
Peking to Chinese troops.
Gen. Chaffee notified the war depart
uent that the transport Meade had ar
rived st Asuils.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-09-28

the State. When elected Secretary of
State six years ago be sold his interest
in the Glarion.Ledger. so that he could
devote his time and his talents TO the
office, and II may be said without re
Election on the many other distinguish.
ed gentlemen who have served the
State of Mississippi in that capacity
hat he made the best and most efii
cient Secretary the State ever had.
For thirty odd years he has been
Grand Secretary of the several
Masonic bodies of the State. and WIS
the oldest Grand Secretary in the
United States. He was always the
friend of the widow and the orphan,
and did more for the orphan asyluma
than any other ten men in Mississippi
The titles OF "Nestor of the Press" and
the Grand Old Man of Mississippi
have been worthily bestowed upon
him for several years. and are hon
ors he has worn with becoming dig
nifty. lie was recognized and spoken
of about Jackson as a walking die
tionary. an encyclopedia, and was Ger
tainly deserving of the title, as nc
-pan ever yet put to him question OF
acts or figures that he did not answer
orrectly sooner or later. He was en-.
8aged for several years In gathering
nd preparing data for history of
he State of Mississippi. and IL is ex-
4 .eedingly unfortunate that he was not
Xpermilted TO live to complete II.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-09-28
WORTH KNOWING.

A correspondent complains to the
Philadelphia Times that many cases Of
eye disease result from bathing in the
puolic baths there.
The Bible says that no mar BY taking
thought can add eubit TO his stature,
but an ingenious medicine man Of Paris
Is not to be dannsed BY the words Of
-fsdorn, and claims to have invented a
process Of pulling and stretching.
accompanied by some form Of cleo
tricity, BIZ which he undertakes to add
aH inches to the human form in the
short space Of SIX moDths.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-09-28

SHE'S EVERY INCH A RACER.
Hut Columbia Must DO Her Best or
Shamrock VIII Carry on
the Cup.

New York, Sept. 23.-Saluted by
scores of vessels as she was towed
through the East river yesterday
morning, the cup defender Columbia,
flying the pennant Of the New YORK
Yacht club at her masthead, looked
every inch the racing craft that she is.
The Columbia reached the Morse iron
works. in Brooklyn, at noon, and at
one o'clock she was floated into the
sectional dock, astern of the steamer
Old Dominion. In two hours the yacht
was high and dry and blocked up in
position for her last cleaning before
the great international race,
Stages were slung all around her
before dark, and early this morning
gang of men were put to work burn
ishing her bronze hull.
The yacht had many visitors yes
terday. among them several yachts
men. IL was learned that the Colnm-
bia is using the old defenders boom
and Tnainsail with which she won the
trial races at Newport. It is not like
ly that any change viii be made in
either the boom or the sail until after
the first race.
It is safe to say that fully 5000 peo-
pie visited the Shamrock II. at the
Erie Basin dry dock yesterday
Expert opinions were not lacking
from both those who had visited the
defender and the challenger. Former
Commodore John c. Prague, who has
won more races with his yachts In tie
old days than any other. said:
II like the shape of the Shamrock,
and II her sails are as good as the
Columbia's she will win the cup. Her
rigging is strong and her mast is in
the right place. Another good feature
Is that her boom comes down close to
the deck. She looks bigger all over
than the Columbia, and | feel sure shs
is fast boat"
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-09-28

Washington was at that time 81
years of age. Washington had al
the time of his Inauguration been
in public life of some sort, either as
soldier in the Indian wars, serving as
rule under British officers, or as
civil official in the colony of Vir,
ginia since he was 16. He had com
manded the American troops through
the long war of the revolution, and
his unanimous election to the presi-
dency came as a crowning incident
in a life almost wholly devoted TO
the public interests.
John Adams, Washington's snc-
cess or after he had served two terms
and declined a third, was one OF the
older men elected TO the presidency.
At the time of his Inauguration IN
1897 he had passed his sixty-second
birthday.
Both Thomas Jefferson and James
Madison, who were the next two
presidents, were near the average age
of presidents at the time of Inaugural
ton. When Jefferson took the oath
of office in 1901 he was So years of
age, and the age of Madison when in
augu-ated eight years later was the
same.
James Monroe when inaugurated in
1877 was but one year older than Jef-
ferson and Madison at the time they
assumed the reins of government.
Pint in the earlier years of the ma
tion's history IS seemed to be Ia
yored age for president, and il was
at that age that John Quincy Adams
took his place in the list of chief ex-
ecutives in 1925.
Before Andrew Jackson realized
the height of his ambition and jour-
neye6 from the wilds OF Tennessee
to Washington to take the oath OF
Office in 1929 he had passed the six
fy-second milestone in his life,
though he lived 16 years longer. eight
of which he spent in the executive
mansion. President Van Buren fol-
lowed jackson to the white house,
and was the youngest president the
country had had up to that time, be-
ing but IS years of age at the time
of his Inauguration. Ht served one
term, and at the end of his four
years gave place TO William Henry
Harrison, the oldest man ever elect
ed to the presidency Of the American
republic. having passed his sixty
eighth birthday before aay Of
bis inauguration IN I5si. IN
auguTa ton. howssers marked the oe-
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-09-28
AN IMPOSING SPECTACLE.
French Troops Reviewed by
the Russian Visitors.

Betheny. France, Sept. 21, 1.1s D.
in.--The car, ezarina and President
Loubet have just concluded review
OF 10000 troops on the plain OF Be-
theny. The march past lasted from
1o:45 a. NJ till 1:10 p. m. terminating
in magnificent charge OF 10000 cav
airy. The spectacle was very impos-
ing. as the infantry went by 80 tilea
deep, With azsd bayoDsts,
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-09-28
Rowd,istn Of ouardsmen.

Col Shields of the Third Mississippi
Regiment. National Guard. has issued
srders To the captains of the various
companies of his regiment instrneting
hem to make inquiry into the alleged
|owdyism on the part of the National
Eiuard troops when returning home
from the annual encampment ut
,iloxi. The soldiers came up the
Gulf & Ship Island railroad. and It Is
alleged that they fired their muskets
all along the route. A woman at Wig,
gins, Miss !, is said to have been badly
from blank cartridge
by one of the soldiers. Z
the guilty parties are discovered they
will be discharged from the Guard.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-09-28
MADE SHORT WORK OF HIM.
A Negro Murderer Arraigned, In-
dicfed, Tried and Sentenced
within Thirty Minutes.

Nebraska City, Neb., Sept. 22.-Hall
Frampton. negro, who mprdered his
stepdaughter February ~ WAS arr
raigned, indicted, tried and sentenced
to life Imprisonment in the state
prison in less than thirty minutes
Frampton, after an alteration With
his sfepdaughter. unloaded the con-
tents Of shotgun into h1r body and
tasu best her bTains sak
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-09-28
BURGLARS MAKE A HAUL.
Blew Open Iron safe Of a Banking House
at MeyersviIIs, nd.

FREDERICK, Md. Sept. 23.-The bank.
ing house Of Flock. Gayer & Co, at
Meyersyille. near this city, was enter.
ed by burglars early today. The rob
bers blew open the iron safe In which
was kept the cash and securities be-
longing to the bank. and it Is thought
completely gutted it. The amount of
the loss can not be ascertained. how
ever. until an examination is made by
the representatives of the Baltimore
Surety Company, which insured the
Erm against loss by burglars.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-09-28
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Rt. Rev. Henry B. Whipple,
Protestant Episcopal bishop of Min
nesota, friend of the Indians and
builder of educational institutions.
died at his home in Faribault, Minn.,
aged 70 years.
Nebraska democrats and populists
fused in convention in Lincoln and
nominated Conrad Rollenbeck for SUI
preme court justice.
Rev. C. S. Dinkins, D. D., president of
the Selma university, and one of the
foremost educators of the negro race,
died in Selma, Ala.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-09-28
BoER ARBITRATION APPEAL.
II VIII be Brought nefore fhe conn-
ell of the Court of Arbitration
at The Hague.

The Hague, Sept. 22.-Baron Van
The Hague, Sept. 21.--Baron Van
Lynden, the minister of foreign at
fairs, has forwarded to the legations
md members of the council OF the
court of arbitration copy of the
Boer appeal for arbitration, with the
notification that he intends TO bring
mp the appeal for consideration at the
first meeting of the council. The date
of the meeting is not fixed.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-09-28
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Gen. Kitchener Reports Hevcrs~s
and Victories for the Troops
Under Him.

London. Sept. 23.-1he war Office
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria,
September %:
skritzinger, while endeayoring to
force a passage of the Orange river
near Herschell, at one o'clock Friday
morning, rushed the camp of party
of Loyatt's scouts. He failed TO cross
the river, but the scouts lost heavily
Lieut.-Col. the Hon. Andrew Murray,
and Capt. Murray, his adjutant. were
killed.
"Under the cover OF darkness the
Beers managed TO carry OFF gun.
They were followed up and the gun
was recovered IN a smart engagement,
In which Kritzinger lost two killed aud
20 taken prisoners"
Lord Kitchener also reports that
the British captured by the Beers IN
the ambush near scbeeper's Mex, Sep
tember II, have been released, and
that the British casualties in the re-
cent Vlakfontein engagement, when
the Beers captured company Of
mounted infantry and two guns, we're
one officer and five men killed, 20 men
wounded, and six officers and 100 men
taken prisoners, since released.
He further reports the capture OF
two commandoes-one consisting OF
IS men, under Commandant Kochs
who were taken, together with their
entire transport, west of Edenburg,
and the other, consisting Of 81 men,
including =. j. Botba, who were taken
with 4s wagons and their belongings,
z5 miles southeast Of Carolina.
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j. a. Rnl,l,ln. Dra.I.

NEw ALBANY, Miss. Sept. 23.-J. A.
Robbins. aged SO. died at his home, two
miles east Of this place. yesterday
He was widely known and loved Mr.
Robbins leaves thirteen children. forty.
two grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren He was inferred to-
day with Masonic hoBors.