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to go in some Of the rich tristate stakes.
He is not entered in any of the events In
which Africander and Irish Lad are to
start but If he gives good account of
himself a special race may be arranged so
that the three may meet to decide the
championship.
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Pittsburg Team Badl y Crippled.

Pttsburg. Pa, July "a President Barney
to- night; presumably in quest Of new players.
Before his departure he announced that Leach
and Wagner will both be given rests just as soon
as their positions can b. filled. Leach has a bad
hands are in bandages. Mr.. Dreyfuss is not wor-
ried over the crippled condition Of the champions
and declares that they will win the pennant,
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OF the body but oftenest
upon the back, arms,
hands, legs and face, and
is a veritab1e torment at
times, especially at night
or when overheated.
The cause of Eczema is
a too acid and general I'M
healthy condition of the
blood. The terrifying
itching and burning is
produced by the overflow
through the glands and pt
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WARD AND HARMED TO MEET
IN TENNIS TOURNEY FINALS.
Champion Has an Easy Time Defeat
ing Wrenn-Ward and Ware Are
Eastern Champions.

Boston. July IA big crowd gathered al
the tennis courts OF the Longwood Cricket
Club to witness the concluding contests IN
the tournament which started on its second
week to-day.
The tennis which was served was not the
kind that had been looked for. however, as
Champion Larred and H. Ward took their
matches In the seminal round with very
little trouble.
Iarned was pitted against George Wrenn'
and. although the latter took the third SET
h. finally proved to be no match for tho
national champion. After the intermission
wrern succrmbed in the fourth and con-
GLIDING set. g.
Isrned in the early part OF the play
was way off form and put the ball into
the net repeatedly. His clever playing was
too much for wrenn who was , very nl si9M on
he mart in Larned's win. Neither man
niayed a fast game. and, with the eAcep-
line line and cross-court shots were the only IN.
teresting things in the match Ihe result
I.arned beat Wrenn, 81 %, D. ,,,o+,-, :,
HoIcombe Ward found an easy Vlcum IN
Reals G Wright, who was tired out rom
his hard work of last week ara was very
quick on his feet ana as 6e Smashed Into
the Corners with telling effect Inc result
of this match was:
These two wins in the semifinals bring
Ward and Larned together in the finals.
The challenge match with Clother will be
pi Tbts morning Ward and Ware won the
Eastern doubles championship, feat which
they had practically accomplished oy c VIII
round This makes Ward and Ware tne
Eastern champions, and they will meet COZ
Inns and Maidne aut she W * Tbe Winners Of
this contest will be called upon to meet the
Doherty brothers at Newport for the ma
tG In the sham nais this morning Ward and
Ware had an easy time with Holt and MeT-
rili, and they won their way into the finals
through an easy field and went down before
the Eastern champions 10, %, OIL
Grand Rapid. Took Both.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
both Ea1nss tran ssdas Tss scores:
Cram azssI5 sss,s:; ;;;sssssisiSsos...5;,,s
Batteries-wilis and Cross: frye and o'Neill-
SECOND GAME
g gzsn;r Rss,i.: :::::::s s69sSGl5
Batteries-MeNef Minor and Cross: rhorna,
and oNeili. Umpire-Criss.
Missouri valley League.
At lola, Kas.:
f fsis ... :.:::::5s s:s:issS. II
Batteries-sedalia. Davis and schrant: Iola.
Horgan. Killilay and Armstrong.
At Springfield, NO.:
5s5iis ...: ::::s
Springfield. Kane and Wood; Joplin.
Morton and Stoner.
Three-I League.
At sprinsfeld-Rock Island 4. Springfield
At Observation-Disclosures z Dubuque
At Rock Isiand-Rock Island T. Davenport {
At Decatur-Decatur s Cedar RApids q
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JAMAICA SELECTIONS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

New York, July 27.-Selections:
rflfSt Race-Adele Trebla, Petunia, Thistle
Second Race-Royal Pirate. Hackensack, o.
Third Race-Hopeful Miss. Nameoki Agnes
= Fourth Race-Gaviota. G. Whittier. Daisy
Fifth Race-Cincinnatus. Prancer. Syrlin.
Sixth Race-king Carter. Aminte. Wiliiamstead.
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to be a soft spot Just now in which to
pick up money.

Mr.. Dade. who has been doing some mar
velously good starting at Delmar, is hav-
ing the out-of-form days which come to all
men now and then. He pulled off a bad one
IN the last race yesterday. leaving two
horses; The good thing. Sir Paul, was also
on badly. ANares. whose race with Doctor
Clark was really good and fast, got off well
and won as he pleased. Sir Paul had worke
Iairly well: His race was not impressive:
He climbed good deal in his action and
ran green. He is probably a horse like
Jake, who will run better hard held and on
long stretches and easy turns than hurried
acng around the sharp turns at Delmar.
George Bennett spent the day at Delmar.
Pete Nolan. his local representative and
manager. tipped him on all the winners. Mr..
NGlan's book also beat every race, but did
no: clean up fortune, his take was
small
Let's run up Stand Pat to As" said Billy
Lee TO Pete Nolan I'VE cannot get a bet
in on him.
Let him stay at SIS" said Mr. Nolan
We may be very glad we did not get bet
when the race is over" They We're.
Philemon Chew. manager of Kinoch, held
long conference with Louis A. Celia yes
terGay.
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Resulta Mt Fort Erie.

Buffalo. N. Y, July 27.-Big fields contested
for the purses on fast track at Fort Erie. Re-
suits:
First race, six furlongs-Mitary won: Andrat-
tus, second: Animosity. third. Time. 1:13N.
Second race. five and one-half furlongs-Too
Many. won; Henry Waite, second: Twopenny.
third. Time, 1:0924.
Third race. mile and sixteenth-Flora Will
loughbys;, Won: Allopath. second; Bank Street.
Fourth race six furlongs-st. Wood. won: John.
second: Plum Tart. third: Time, 1:ll.h; ..
Zonne. second: Lofter third. Time. 1:54%.
Sixth race. seven furlongs-Cranesvjlle won:
Flora Bright second; Reeves. third. Time
1:29h.
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EGZEMM s sxx OH. ON FIRE

No disease much bodily discomfort h burns sngs
like Beginning often with gradually
spreads followed by pusues bers gummy sticky
which dries and scales off looking sca
appears
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.Apprentice allowance claimed.

THE REPUBLICS SELECTIONS.
First Race-Bush Smith. Bride, Plnky d. r,.
second Race-Little Lois. Ida Penzance. CLASS
Leader >,.I CO.,
Third Race - Temptress. Northern spy
Fourth Race-Forehand, Imboden, Rainlend.
Fifth Race-Iverna, Miss West. Sweet Dream
Sixth Race-Lasso. Tony Lepping. Pamplona-
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HAWTHORNE SELECTIONS.

Chicago. July H.-Selections:
First Race-Bill Nolan. Chapel Freedman.
Second Race-Sylvia Talbot L'Etrenne Toah.
Third Race-Brulare, Hurrah, Bragg
Fourth RaCe-Zazel, Hayward Hunter, Com
pass.
Fifth Race-cognomen. Salto, Tombstone
Sixth Race-Greenock. The Ladean, Lady
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GOSSIP OF THE QUARTER STRETCH.

Frank George Booking for Schneider
Celia Bet on Pettijohn, Who Lost.
Frank George, who for many years has
been Barney Schreiber's confidential man,
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THE REPUBLIC FORM CHART.

DEIMAR JOCKEY
TO p ear-ods furlongs
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To-DAYs DE1IMAR ENTRIES.
First race. selling four and a half furlonSs:
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Innovation at Cleveland Track
Keeps Crowd and Fields Down
to Record Level.
HEATS FASTER THAN USUAL.
This Is Partly Due to Making the
Entire Card Two in Three
Heats-Fannie billiard
Wins the Pace.

Cleveland, o.. July 27.-Clevelanders were
treated to-day to the novel sight Of the
Grand Circuit trotting meeting without
pool selling. the courts having prohibited It.
This action was the result Of a crusade
started by Mayor Golf of Chenille. in
whose limits the Cleveland track is located.
In consequence of the prohibition of bet
ting the crowd was one of the smallest that
has attended the local meeting in years.
while the fields in the several races also
We're small in spite of the fact that the
entry list had been unusually large.
The meeting was tn first trial of an en-
tire card of two in three heats. 1t cannot
be said that it was -uccess, asid- from the
speed point, but there is no doubt that the
time attained is better than under the old
three-in-tve-heat system.
The Monk and Louise Jefferson, owned by
c. X. G. Billings. If Chicago. were driven
mile to pole in 2:iGa.
SUMMARY:
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2:ll trot. purse &, 900:
Allie Wood. b. h.. by Allie Wilkes Ciiller)....1 /
Hawthorne, r. Ihudson). .....................2
Doctor Strong, <. g. tGahaganl. 3
Leola b. IN. (saunaers) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Frances b. CHI ISnow) dr.
Lilly Young. CHI. IN. tMcCarthy)..
Time-2:l0 2:09i..
2O5 pace. purse s2,0e0
Fannie billiard. blk. M, by Hal billiard
tSnow) ! i
Little Sauaw. blk M tCeideburg). ...........l 2
terrace Queen. b. m. tGeers).
Billy H.. b. h. tFisher). ...............-....5
Time-2:0il2. 2:O6l.. 2:O6sx.
2:20 trot purse $1,000:
Aerolite. b. m. by Acolyte (saupders)....a
Lucy Lee. br. m Uudson). 8
Judge Greene. b. &. WaikerJ ...............2 2
TIme-2:l6s4. 2l2I!, 2:13.
225 trot, purse sl,O0v:
John Taylor. g. s.. by Dispute CIV. wilson,..1 !
McEroe. b. &. (Walker).. .....................2 4
G Gray Gem 1T, T, g. tMcpoHal0 ......5
kinley Mac. b: 6. (Benyon) ....................4
Iime-2:llat- 2:llk.
21s pace. purse $1,000:
Tom keene. &. G., by Yves, Esbert CIc-
pabiit2. b. 6; (Wtlker ...;.......".....-.....2 3
King Direct, blk. h. tieers) .............--...5
Dick Wilson. br. 8. Wilson).
Sadie Baron, CHI. m Snow .......-..........4
Time-2:Vh, 2:U5l2.
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Mucn oIscom1ort.. AS time Won't By tt
was afflicted with Eczema. I cons
suited several physicians and Q mum.
Der Of specialists, and used several ex.
teFnal applications, Receiving but
decided to try 8. 9. g., and In less thai,
a month I experienced q change for tho
better, and by May all symptoms had
ly cured, and have had no return Of
the disease since. w.P, BRUSH
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ming e+.+,n INA AoVeftIs1n4 Agency.
overflow ~ ~ ' ei''' ~''
ds and of the skin of the fiery posons with which the
blood-current is overloaded. While external ap-
(@ plicaons such washes soaps salves and powers
soothing and cooling they do not enter into the
~ blood itself touch the real cause of the disease
butts S. S. does and purfes enrches, and strength
blood and ceanses and builds the general SYSTEM when
and Eczema with all its terrifying symptoms disappears
free book the Skin and its diseases Medical advice or
uatiou wanted we give without charge
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA. "a.
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Cotton States League.


Jouesboro Ark, July 1.-THE wyns league
team played here to-day against the local team,
the score resulting 9 to I in favor Of wynna
The game abounded in errors on both sides Bat
teries-Wynne McNeely and Thomas: Jonesboro.
Luske and Leo. The same teams play here again
tomorrow.
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EASY TO MAKE
MONEY At DELMAR,
Bookmakers Had Off Day and Bet
tors Found Winners Easy to
Pick at County Track.
PEACH JUICE AT LONG ODDS.
Legitimate Favorite in the Third
Race Was Held at 20 to 1 and
Won-Miss Mae Day Easily
Beat Maud Come.
PEACH JUICE AT LONG ODDS.
'><>>><<>><<<<~<<.

u ~<>~<~ <~<<<H -
o PEACH JUICE WAS 90 TO 1. .
. On Peach Juices one good race at .
q the Fair Grounds he should win the .
q third race. He probably will be Il o
q long shot, and worth bet-Republic .
Q July q. .
n . <<<<<<< . q
Z . - . o % . . . <<<< ~
o STAND PAT WAS 3 TO L. .
. Stand Pat is plainly the best OF .
q the S-year-olds in the fifth. How .
. would Bias dor look in here? Stand q
q Pat beat Bas dor. Stand Pat. how o
. ever. looks like n real good thing. q
q just as good as Bas dor would be in o
o his place. He is a true 1-to-2 shot O
0 IL ever there was one.-Republic o
O July q. q
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Three.I LeaRue.

Three-I League.
At Springfeld-Rock Island 4. Springfield
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dubuque L
At Rock Island-Rock Island 2. Davenport 1
At Decatur-Decatur 6, Cedar RApida q
Cotton States League.
At Monroe-Natchez Z Monroe o.
At Vicksburg-vicksburg 2. Baton Rougsi
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Philemon Chew. manager Of Kinloch, held
A long conference with Louis A. Celia yes
terGay
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There was some rumor Of D. Hall being
suspended yesterday Will Cole heard it
and was sorry, as he has Hall on Imboden
to-day. He thinks that Hall alone can ride
the odd colt who is moodish and needs
careful handling
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Bookmakers, who can lay to against
Stand Pat, who looked as good as Bas
Dor. and who ran away from his field,
should not be on the block. Dslmar seems
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is flying the Schneider sign in the pelmar
ring Among the bookmakers of the coun
ty the big Germans sign is good for sore
eyes. George knows all Schrieber's old
customers, and betting him is Just like bet
ting THE Dutchman." He always takes
his limit at the price displayed and never
bookmakers do.
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Let him stay at SIS said Mr. Nolan
when the race is over" They We're.
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Tony Lepping should repeat his win of
last week in the last race. though Lasso
will not be easy to clean up. She is very
good Just now. has speed and has been
carrying it well. Morris Vollmer and Pam
plona will also go well.
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-st Giles d vnioeI los ....t 9 20 I 50
ndsameW b. Hhnyar- Frpgm
an an IMPROVED race raj a
race hna had no Shtet at
0t0 Second syear-old
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To-DAY'S FORT ERIE ENTRIES
First race. selling six and half furlongs:

Second race, 2-year-olds i've and half fu
longs:
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-21
APPROVED By GEN. cHAFFEE.
Courts Findings in Case of Lieut.. e
M. Rhett.

First Lieutenant Edmund NJ Rhett, Corps
Of Engineers. was recently tried by court
martial at washington barracks on the
charge of disobedience of orders, in VIOLA
ton of the 'twenty-first article of war. The
specification alleged that Lieutenant Rhett
rwillfully'' disobeyed a lawful order issued
in writing by Captain James F. McIndoe,
Corps Of Engineers his superior officer.
Lieutenant Rhett pleaded not guilty to
charge and specification. The finding of
the court was as follows:
OF the specification, guilty, except the
word twfllfully,' and of the excepted words
not guilty. OF the charge, mot guilty,
but guilty Of neglect OF duty, in violation
Of the sixty second article of war"
The court sentenced Lieutenant l.aett to
be confined to the limits of the post where
he may be serving for the period of one
month and to forfeit 20 the United States
the sum of $50.
General Chaffee, commanding the depart
ment of the east, approved the sentence
with the remark chat in Bfs opinion s'the
evidence as 1t appears of recosd estabsisaed
beyond reasonable doubt the willfullpess of
the act alleged and proved against Lieu
tenant Rhett, and that the court In Its
findings has been most lenient."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-21
MANY LIVES TN PERIL
GUESTS JUMP FROM BLAZING
HOTEL IN NIGHT CLOTHES.
Three Women Badly Burned - Seems
Miraculous That a, Number
Were Not Killed.

HYDE PARK, Mass. February 21.-Forty
or more persons were I'M danger from a
fro which broke out in Fairmount Hotel
here during the night, hat nearly all OF
them escaped without serious injury.
Three women were badly burned, and one
Of them, Miss Annie Colby, is suffering
from the effects Of inhalirg smoke.
Cut by skylight Glass.
Three men also were hurt in escaping
from the burning building. having been cut
by the glass Of a skylight which they were
compelled to break.
Several Of the lodgers,. who leaped from
windows to the roof Of a. lower building,
suffered from having to stand in the snow
in their night clothes until the ffremen
could raise ladders for them to o.descend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-21
GEN. CoRBIN's AFFLICTIoN.
While at War College Exercises Mott
fed Of His Fathers Death.

While Gen. Corbin, adjutant general OF
the army, was in attendance at the cere-
monies incident to laying the corner stone
Of the war college building this morning he
was notified Of the death Of his father. Mr..
Shadrach Corbin, at his home in Batavia,
Ohio, this morning. at the advanced age OF
ninety-three years. Gen. Corbdn was very
much affected by the sad news and went
home at once to prepare for bis derarture
for Batavia this evening. to attend the
funeral.
Mr.. Shadrach Corbin was one Of the old
est citizens Of Ohio, having been born in
the neighborhood in which he spent his
entire life. His life covered almost the
history of his native state, his birth dating
but seven years after the admiration Of that
state into the Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-21
FULTON FOR SENATOR
ELECTED ON 43D BALLOT BY
OREGON LEGIsLATURE.
Breaking Of Deadlock Hailed With
Wild Enthusiasm by the
Lawmakers.

SALEM, Ore. February 1.-At 1920 this
morning, on the forty third ballot, Charles
W. Fulton, republican, of Astoria was
elected United States senator, he having
received 46 votes.
All through the evening, beginning at 8
O o'clock, the two houses took ballot after
ballot, with few changes. until II O'Clock,
when the name of Harvey w. Scott, editor
of the Portland Oregonian, was presented
The Multnomah delegation supported him
solidly, and in addition he drew eight votes
from Geer.
The last ballot began at ten minutes be-
fore midnight, and when the result was an
nounced a scene Of wild enthusiasm fol-
lowed.
Men hugged each other, threw up their
hats and shouted themselves hoarse.
u sss-seVera, minutes before order could
be restored
Fulton Gives Thanks.
Then President Brownel introduced Mr..
Fulton, who thanked the members Of the
legislature for the honor that had been
conferred upon him and pledged that he
would represent no particular section Of
Oregon, but would give his best efforts to
the upbuilding of every section Of the state.
After the joint convention adjourned an
informal reception was held, when hum
dreds shook hands with Senator-elect Full
ton and congratulated him upon his Sue
cess.
Charles W. Fulton was born in Ohio Au-
gust II, 1853 Later he moved to Iowa with
his parents where he studied law and was
admitted to the bar.
He came to Oregon in 1875, taught school
for a time, later locating at Astoria, where
he has since resided and enjoyed a lucra-
tive law practice.
four times and was president of that body
I'M 1898 and 1901.
He has been a member of nearly every
state convention since 1880 and an active
campaign orator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-21
WHOLE FAMILY WIPED OUT.
Insane Farmer Kills Wife, Two Chill
dren and Self.

MIDDLETON, Ind, February 21-News
reached here today Of tragedy in which
John M. Thornburg wiped out Of existence
his family Of four.
Thornburg was prosperous farmer liv-
Ing in fine home six miles from here.
For some months he had been known to
be mentally unsound. but 1t was not thought
necessary to confine him.
Yesterday he became violent, and in his
frenzy shot his wife and two children and
then himself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-21
Proposed Transfer Of Marines. :

There is considerable comment in naval
circles over report that Secretary Root
favors the transfer OF the marine corps
from the Navy Department to the war De-
partment and its merger with the army
Such q radical change In the status Of the
military branches Of the government could
posed transfer would undoubtedly be vigor-
ously resisted by the navy. as well as by
the marine corps itself.
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THREE DEAD I'm TRAIN CRASH
Head-on Collision on Illinois Contra
Railroad. ~

Railroad. ~
GALENA, H., February 21,-Three train
men were killed and one fatally injured in a
head-on collision between the Chicago and
Minneapolis passenger and 4 south-bound
freight train on the Illinois railroad here
late last night So
The dead:
Fireman Bryan.
Brakeman Clerk.
Fireman Sperkman.
Fatally injured:
Engineer Searles of the freight train.
The freight train had stopped to take wa
ter.
It was about to pull out from the water
tank when the passenger. train, consisting
of combination baggage car and four
Pullman cars, rounded q CURVE and crashed
into the locomotive of the freight.
All the men on the two loconotfxes, ex-
scepting Engineer Lakss.of the passenger
train were crushed undsrs3he wreck OF the
locomotives. l,
Lake escaped uninjnrHd sa
The combination, n6EfkV and baggage car
was wrecked and cruvnt6d from the rails,
killing Brakeman Clerfk
The sleeping cars. held to the rails. and the
occupants were unfn1ured.
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souIERs REACHES NEW YORK.
Minister to Cuba on His Way to the
National Capital.

NEW YORK. February 21.-Herbert g.
Squiers, United States minister to Cuba.
arrived here today On the steamer vigi-
lanca, on his way to Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-21
TENTH TYPHOID VICTIM.
Exodus Of Students From Cornell
University Unabated.

ITHACA. N. T., February 21.-William
Elliott Maher, a freshman in the engineer
ing department Of Cornell University, died
late last night, the tenth student victim of
typhoid fever.
The exodus Of students Is not abatins,
and today the president of the senior class
declared that SO many members Of the
class had left town that he was unable to
make up the student committee provided
for by yesterdays mass meeting.
Because of the conditions here the Cor
nell-Harvard fencing meet was Cancelled.
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Awaiting a Reply.

It ts understood that the administration
is still awaiting reply from the represen-
tatives of the Panama Canal Company in
Paris in response to the cablegram Of At
torney General Knox sent to President Bo
Of the canal company last Tuesday accept
ing the offer to sell the rights and fran
chises Of the canal company to the United
States for $4,000, 600 contingent on the rat
ifcatioh Of the treaty by the United States
Senate. The statement Is made that the
canal company's representatives have in
formed the United States that the option
given by the company to sell the property
to the United States for $40 OOO, 600 expires
on the 4th Of March. It is known there is
considerable dissatisfaction on the part Of
the directors of the company at parting
with the property for the amount stated
as they regard 1t as worth more than that
Whether the company, however, win re-
gard the offer of the United States as con-
tinuing the option beyond the 4th Of March
In the event of the failure Of the ratifica-
ton OF the Colombian treaty by that time
could not be ascertained.
William Nelson Cromwell, the attorney
for the Panama railroad and also for the
canal company, had a long talk with the
Attorney General yesterday, but he de-
clined absolutely to say what took place at
the interview.