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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-13

IN m, desperate stretch battle. where they
we're noses apart all the way. And the lady
from the Foiies BeTgere. the foolish girl
Mr. Mrio c ruas out with the money owned by
Aivar2. and the speedy Check Morgan. and
me strenuous Old Stone 4 truly nice race.
ce y, .he others would nave the common &c.
some some other time, here would be better
race than the Derby. Matt Wad!eigh might
s sr,r out He has started forty times his
spring and can wait day. st. Agnes II
mas no business in here. Out with Bel
1orur; full sister to the other French girl
TIT f3iieship has no business in either, as
lust let Miss Crawford, Den Alvaro and
Ne NE fa!da hook up and give bettors race.
Set OUT Tor the good OF the sport.
k1SME NO ODDS-ON CHOICE.
kisE1e will win the third. but the Gum
t gecIs horse. horses are always points lower than
t NY SHOULD be. She is no . to shot irrth!s
''s heio, though she should wIn
SOFT SPOT FOR STRATHMORE.
What nice little airing the fifth is for
Lacy Strathmore. Dale up and a tight ride
ana Just ambling home. Never mind her
!ast race She was not well ridden. Let
ttiein nack Taby Toso. Pettijohn and Maud
Sonne. but this is the best mare in the
getting good
Gunfre cannot give The Lady anything
now m,iTh S me- Is NJ and she is net lar from at
,g,t ~. -aaSlnn larry losses fer In here
Win Lilo up against this kind. and she will
WI. IN common canter. Iaby rosa will
90 second and Maud Come third. Lady
baltimore is the best bet of the season.
sweet Dream beat Miss Mae Day with
~ up. What Mae Day can do to Hilee at
ms distance is pity. Sweet Dream will
YIN with great ease while Hilee may not
De second Ii she beats him.
ScEPTER WILL ROMP HOME.
The last Is not a race. Scepter will win
an py himself. Flash OF Night and AIaver-
lcN VIII atteNd him home.
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HERMIs AGAIN MEETS DEFEAT.
But Popular Suburban Candidate In
Steadily Improving.

Steadily Improving.
New York, June 12.-E. F. Thomas's Sub
urban Handicap candidate Hermis. met de-
feat in the second race al Gravesend to-day.
Out of the original nine entries only three
faced the starter, the others not caring to
run against Herlnis. The public went to the
Thomas horse freely, despite the fact that
he was held at the prohib:tive price of
TO Z.
raced out in front and led almost from
start to finish. River Pirate won ridden
out by three-Quarters of a length from the
favorite. HermiS improves with every race.
however. and is expected to give good ac-
count of himself in the Suburban.
Jockey Arthur Redfern. who was thrown
in Il race during the Aqueduct meeting. had
his fipSt mount to-day on Nagary. i'll the
Hanover Stakes. He was loudly cheered
when he rode to the post.
Jockey pullman also made his first APP
pearance In 4 week on Mordella in the clos
ing race. He also was given great recep-
tion as he paraded past the grand stand.
and rewarded his hackers by bringing home
the favorite. Mordella. in front
The Hanover Stakes was won by the J0-to-
l chance. Luminosity. Weather cloudy;
track heavy. Summary:
First race. about six furiongs. selling-Ascen-
L 's+ q I: Tim. & nix ! & Tvs
second race, mile and a sixteenth--River PI::
fse s &c isnos TO won ;o hsr 81 JS
Csnerty). to /. third Time. i:i7 is
Third race the Hanover Stakes five and ons-
half furlongs-Lumnosity 102 Lindsey. 80 to 1.
won: Lathron. % Haack): 40 to l. second; Green
Crest. los tBurns). to 1. third. Time. 1:e9 IS
Ngmeoki. Midshipman. vagary. Bath Beach and
Miss Nancy also ran.
Red knight. ss tHaack). II to 3. won: Colonel
Bill. $50 Cannon. to /, second Herbert III
(OdomD. to ., third. Time, l:ie 10 Torchlght,
Injunction. Ink and Circus also ran.
Fifth raee mile and a sixteenth. sell!ngnH'gh,
I'uIer,. to :. second; Locket. Ica @, Brisn). -
Rough Rider. King Raine. S!iurian, Fad Penny
Baker Waters and Mary Worth also ran
Sixth race. five ENTHUSIASTICALLY. 100 Bull
NAM. to 10. won: Ida Leib. lo4 tMarttr,. -
to /. second; Sir Walt, 1o4 Cannon, 20 to ].
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SCHRECK AGAIN MATCHED
TO BATTLE ANDY WALSH
Middle Weights Will Go Twenty
Rounds mt the West End
Club Next Week.

AS a result of last Thursdays battle,
when considerable dissatisfaction was ex-
pressed over the decision giving Schreck
the verdict over Andy Walsh, the middle
weights have been rematched for second
bout, and will meet al the West End Club
next Thursday evening.
Changes Will be made in both weight and
distance conditions. In the next battle, the
men will weigh 80 pounds instead of 15i
and will so twenty rounds instead of If
teen. The reduction in weight VIII be in
WashS favor, as the Brooklyn man can
readily make l47. while increasing the dis
m Is somwhat in faIor IN in S
round. when he seemed on the verge of
collapse, Walsh stated yesterday that he
realized he was not in the best OF condition.
landed had told on him: AS was apparent
from the hue of his skin and his state as
the bout prosressed Wa.sh was n9s re .1po.i
he had had but five days of real train nS.
With another week. however. aided by
the conditioning of his hard oattie In ttrs,
The reduced weight should operate In his
favor. also.
Ano.hsr one of the numerous mel beErn ian
efc. Andy of that Tx and Cotton Blliite'
will tie up in a six-round go at III pounas
Billiter Is local product and MS opponent
halls from Cincinnati.
Walsh was up and about early Yesterday.
and beyond distinctly black eye, showed
little signs of his encounter. He took In the
ball game yesterday and spent the day At
his ease. He will take up active WORK again
to-day.
Tommy Feltz. the Savannah bantam. Is
laid up with slight ailment at St John
Hospital, and will probably remain under
treatment for some days. He was not In the
best of shape when he fought Clarence
TorhAS 1aSf nd thought best
that he be sent to the hospital for a time:
Reports that he was injured in his right
with Sullivan proved unfounded. as the blow
which Sullivan landed, though distinctly
low, did not affect hiu,. Feltz was up and
around the same evening. and fought Forbes
week late
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Rnvcl.s Good Workout.

Chicago. June l2.-kavel. an knsl sa-b.ed colt.
owned by +. CorrIgan. and weeks rated ~
a dark horse tor the American Derby was
brought from under cover to-day long enough
for q public workout. He worked u mile and a
quarter IN 2:l5Ai AT Hawthorne and did IL 80
easily that lie is regarded certain starter i!:
the Derby. Several other Derby candidates
worked with Ravtl. but the fact that Jockey J.
EeiH was asked to ride Ravel and rate him
carefully IS taken as direct evidence that he i
pointed for the Derby. Rayel was heavily PLAYED
for the Derby before anything WAS known OF
him by the public. His price was reduced from
200 to % to l. The fractional time for his work
was: Hal: mile. 81 mile La. mile and an
eighth 2:o0. mile ard quarter 2:i3s.. The Haw-
thorne track is VIGOROUSLY bad this year The
best time made In az the distance during
the recent meet here was 2:l5 80
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CREST A GREAT JUMPER,
Carried n Ton and Equnlcd Track Rec.
Ord-Demund mt Long Odds.

Chicago. June 12--Twelve starters in a
Jumping race, without an accident. and vic
tory for the favorita with top weight up.
was the record established at Harlem to-
day. The race was, perhaps. the most spec
tacular steeplechase ever witnessed on a
Chicago track. Crest. the winner. after
capturing all but one Of the jumping races
hereabouts this season. picked up les pounds
TODAY ana e4uaied the track record Tor the
at the finish. Weather fine: track good.
Summary:
First race FIVE furlongs-Ort Wells. i0i (Meads,
3 to !. won: Freedman l0l Il. Rein. to l. sec
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HANDICAP SPOILED
BY WINR'S SWERVE
elastic, Mae Day and Kindred
Were Thrown Out of Race at
Three-Eighths Pole.
THEN SANTA VENTURA WON.
kilo Almost Beat j. w. ONeill in
Third Event-Eda Riley Got
Last in Hard Drive
From Lunar.
THEN SANTA VENTURA WON.

Mabel WINS swervc or something hard
or % discern and explain, made a joke out
of the sprint handicap at the Fair Grounds
yesterday Hence, all the short-priced
horses We're away back. and the long-priced
ones in front. Santa Ventura. at 10 TO j.
won; Orleans, at 20 TO l. was second. Maoe!
VIM. at IL to l. was third
It was perfect start Ventura was lead
ing at the three-cighths. with Elastic, Kin
dred and Mae Day lying in contendins po-
sitions right behind her. II was pretty
race Ali at once Mabel VIM came past on
the outside. cut in and threw everything
up in the air. Dale. Troxler and Beauchamp
gave one yell and pull together Hence the
three good horses were pulled TO last place.
BETToRS WERE ANGRY.
The bettors were angry. There was tip
sent out by Wainwright, who rode Santa.
that she would win sure. of course, she
won on a fli;ke. but those who heard OF the
tip and bet on the others Thought that there
was something doing and made loud
noises The owners or Mae Day. kindred
and Elastic were angry and sore
During the afternoon the downtown poll
ticians were giving Ventura out as sure
winner All this and the general taxing
back at the three-eghths pole did not
please bettors
The other races were nicely run. kiio.
well ridden by Wilson. in a hard drive al
most beat the 1-to-S snot, J. W. oNeiil. in
the third race. Kilo stuck gamely TO the
whip and ran nice race.
Wilson lost the first event by going to whip
on Burlap when he was well In the lead. A
La Mode was best in the second. but got
cut of at the three-eghths and thrown
back She closed well. Deer Bird was lucky
to last long enough. Mckinnie rode her
very well.
Deer Hunter won the fifth easily He
beat the good thing. Hemlock. in a walk.
Had Mr. bearing told Wilson to go on
with Kaffir in the last race he would have
won. But he told him to rate him Will
sons long suit is to lie down on a horse
like Kaffir and let him run. On such
horse he is fifteen pounds lighter than the
average boy He rated katiir, rode him well
in the stretch, but Eda Riley is too strong
n stretch-runner for horse like kaffir TO
beat in a run home. She won. Watson, on
Lunar, probably tossed it off. He thought
he had Kaffir beaten and did not see Riley
come up outside. The time for the first
part of the race looks fast but must have
been mistake, as the slow beginners were
TOO close to six furlongs run in that time.
To-DAY's FAIR GROUNDS ENTRIES.
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SOME SOFT BETS FOR sTRATHMORE.
Mr.. Hayes Good Mare Will Win the
Fifth Race in a Cnnfer

Bettors will find some nice propositions
outside of the Derby to-day. The first race
deserves passing save for an effort to pick
4 1O-to-1 shot to get some velvet to begin
with. Intent ran bad enough last time to
run we'll this time Look for her at price.
One More will also go we'll, ard Doctor
Kammerer has a chance
MISS CRAWFORD AND MAFALDA.
Here comes the plucky AIr. Hayes with
his good FLY. Mafalda, to the races. Mr.
Hayes IS a game sportsman who will set
his good horse down against the Kings
good horse and run for the money. Such
men make racing
Mafalda beat Miss Crawford at Nashville
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ond Frank Carr I9l Is Bonner 10 to l. thin t,
walters Nellie Cromwell. Allista and Mandy 80"
Second race six furlongs-Bay Wonder. o5
,FeTrein. to l. won. Sarah Maxim log "a
Ham to l. second. Best Man. los &c Gray
10 To- J. third Time LIS 81 Irene Mac. Alice
Dous herty. Mike Strauss. Egsnog. Miss Man
ners Hoyendobeler. Pea Ridge. Goody TW,
shoes Hickory Corners. Dalton Marco and My
Surprise also ran -. ,r-. o..
~ nGepsS Q 10 3 won: Allegiance l35 IL Car
ten " ~ to i. second: Nnos 1873 (Huestonl, II
,hir, Time, 3:si- Helen Paxton. Decor
SawI,n E.anH Itacatiara. Paul Aker. CeyI0r.
colder Link and Alva IL also ran Somers2ule
ran out. III, r, r,, a.,
,t-royhurstl 10 to ]. won: Serge. o. lBeigersor,.
to i. second: Dan Mckenna. 9. &c; Davis. 81
70 / third Time. l:f 3-5. Warte NIGHT. 1lnar
zen FLOYD X. Amur and ProdiGal Son also ran
ti;,b race six and one-halt furongs-Gassful.
81 tHelxersonj. to 2. won: Uranium: 100 fGrnYa,
i. 10 / second: OntonaEon. 100 "a. HsiD. 100
j. third. Time. 1:2o s-5 Head y Eya,s DaH>
s;n,nu Tai; and Avoid also ran
sixth race one mile and seventy yards.Bius
,,,n. 1ao ,Robbins) 8 to /. won: Jalba. s a.
Ten,. 10 l. second: Mlio.; los adkins. TO J.
;bIrd Time Ia Is. Goldasa, Harvey. GaIan-
thus Canyon. sidney SABBATH and Sherry also raa-
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BAD DAY FOR FAVORITES,
Four Outsiders Landed the Purses ut
Crosse Pointe.

Detroit. Mich. June 12.-For the first
time since the meeting opened. the Crosse
Polnte track was in good condition to-day.
although not fast. Outsiders won four of
the races. Summary:
ffrss race, seven acknowledgements. los ID.
ls5ail. 3 70 |. won; Decoration. liz IT. Walsh,
- 10 .. second: John BEGAN, Ill C. Kelly 6 to
Il tnird Tine. 1869. Jerry. Senior, Doctor
MoocE sen Lear ana Je 81 4 so an.
second race. SIX futlonss-Angea, l07 (Neilyl,
70 l. won; Anr!esea III tWicn). 20 to l, second;
!naursa. III tIonnorb, ) to !, third Time, 1:lT.
me me Bronse Demon Du FaIla. Peulla. Jack Nc
CHM; sam L. Cochran. John Drake. Hone bruol;,
SSfmatowtaiI Goo Goo. Waibrook. Lorne and Fine
Third race. short course. steeplechase. hand-
cap-lom Curl. I4i tMcGovern). to i, won:
Billy Bay. $50 tSmalwelD. to l. second: Could.
l"s UloEneI, II to o. ard. Time. 3:o3 Alius
ana captain Conover ran.
Fourth race. mile and seventy yards-Bank
Street. loe ,Munrol. 10 8, won: Scortic. 10. u.
Walshl. IS to o. second: kilnorle, 9s u: O'Con.
non. 3 to |. third. Time, las. Honolulu and
James F. also ran.
Fifth race, enc mile-Thc Stewardess. 1oe ID:
HaiD, to !, won: Early Eve. I12 sullivan. I
to l. second: Flora WiLoughby. 81 lMcDonaldl.
10 to ]. third. Time, l:43. Gtenwood, Renckatt.
T. \. Bullock, Discus, Terra lncU snita, Hopedale
j. II. Sloane and Lurart also ran.
Sixth race, four and a half furlongs-Temple
j.. JOS IT. Walsh. to /. won; Laura Ireland
Maggie Work, Council. Zarkee, ]. I. Nc. Louise
MeininS. Swivel. Belltone and Coreen also ran
To-DAY'S DETROIT ENTRIES.
III,
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Sixth Race-Pcarl Finder. Zonne. Bean.
SALE IN GRAvEsEND PADDOCK.
Full Brother of Ethics Brings $1,000
Other Sales.

New York, June l2.-The Ellerslie yearlngs.
the property of r. j. Hancock & Sons. were sold
in Gravesend paddock to-day at good prices.
A bay colt by imp Claranus-Generine was
sold to Newton Bennington for s21oo the top
price. NJ. T. Dwyer pa 500 for the full broth
er to Ethics lie Is by imp. CharaNus-Ethic.
The other sales of sl.Ocj or over weIe: Bay colt
ny imp Charaxus-Merry Maid. to NJ: +. DIVER.
New York. NJ F. DwyeT si.7oo; Red Rynard. b.
or br. colt. by imp FatheriessxMiss Rhode. 10
eriess-Eola. to c. l.. Il chnrds. $780,. chestnut
filly, by Eon-Mcrmad. to Frank Farrell. $500
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GRAvssENp SELECTIONS.
pEDr-Dy nv Sur.s-t,r


REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. June la--Selections:
First RaCe-DEmasked, Northern Star Ingold
Second Race - Hark Forward Draugh;sman
Lord Kadnnr
Third Race-Mae,strate. Alliance Joaquin
Maxim.
Firth Race-Sweet Tone Brorx valour
sim Klce-EorOastar. T!laa. Bar L. DUO
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Weather clear: track fast.
DETROIT SELECTIONS

WoatntF Clear; THICK last.
DETROIT SELECTIONS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Detroit. Mich, juno I2.-Selectols:
First Race - Miss Feischmann, Mizzenmast
Marshal Ney.
Second Race-Ed l.. St. Wood. Premus
Third Race-Raird. Frank Nc, Insoence.
Fourth Race-BirchbroOm. Flintlock. Port
Royal.
Fifth Race-rrtz Brillar. Carl Kahler. Joe Les
ser.
Sixth Race-Pcarl Finder. Zonne. Bean.
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lz13Il3:N CO.
Or, BOnANNaN

Cur; a. CHRONIC Diss.sss Dr.. BIS Vegetable cus,s,s
Hh esfs. Se.r9as Debility, Seminal weainess Lad
n from TO seven vs In use and eonsss.i,
tne ST. Louis psperf over forty year MI
a never fad IN curing the Worst Cases Impair Por.s
neS si9os vita magical efec. to those MIDDLE LSEU
Il. R.,d T, Il. On 9oll.r h.s
a. .SoHANE.N. M. 81, Morgan ftr,sf e. al. ~
sos~ any sa4sss. sssassly TriTsSa cifsusr s
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HONEST DOCTORS FOR men

We want to talk or write to every from
allied or diseases peculiar % Have you become
Of these chronic aaieton2 Don't delay remember
Ing and II neglected W srrsy wreck health and vi
to and learn hew different and better our modern methods
sssve doctors Avoid the many mushroom medical
We are true specialists honest men and have been tho1ush
doing an immense practice are permanently and It
other false MI offices with afflicted patterns
fully
before commencing with
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THE REPUBLIC FORM CHART.


Brady Starter, A b. DaGn. Track
0U/ First race for s-year-ods purse $780, furlongs
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Weather clear: track fast.
HARLEM SELECTIONS.

HARLEM SELECTIONS
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago. June l2.-Selections:
First Rsce-SiN Shooter. Old Hutch. Felix Bard.
Second Race-Don Dorno. ST. Paula. Peter Paul.
Third Race-Gregor X. Early. Lovahle
Fourth Race-Skillfu Schwaibe. Nitrate
Fifth Race-Hargis. Judge Hines. Thane
sixth Race-Compass HAYWARD Hunter. Miss
Eon
seventh Race. b. Campbell. Domadss. Bard
OF Avon.
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Inc %. "a,
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On account Of Its frightfu hdeousnesa Blood
Poisoning Is commonly called the King Of All
Diseases 1t may be either hereditary or con-
trac:ed. Once the system Is tainted with it, the
disease may manifest Itself In the form Of Scrot-
Joints. Eruptions or Copper Colored Spots on ths
Face or Body; little Ulcers In the Mouth or
ing out 2, the Hair or Eyebrows. and finally q
leprousl like Decay OF the Flesh and Bones II
you have any Of thsse or similar symptoms get
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the duties and pleasures OF life. BROWNS
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phia. For sale IN st. Louis only BY woiff-Wii-
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coupled in betting
Apprentice allowance claimed
.Darden e. Co entry.
THE REPUBLICS SELECTIONS.
First Race-One More Goudy. Weidlnan
Second Race-Miss Crawford, MafalGa, Old
Store.
Third Race-Kismc, Pharaoh. Eugene S.
Fourth Race-Darden's Best. Claude. Au Re
vo.r.
Fifth Race--Lady strathmore. Taby Tosa.
Prince Richard.
Sixth Race-Swee. Dream. Hilee. vcstrv.
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refund
in 20 n
70
WRITE description unable call perfect
m p. ion
DRS. FRANCIS & FRANCIS, s sso ..s o.x LOUIS s1 NJ;
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third. Time. 1:O3 i-5 Inquisitiye Girl. Florzel
and Honey Boy also
To-DAYs GRAvESEND ENTRIES
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driving easily wnrHr Lazarus
earys /, her
on proba6
Isl.
oUS race fol 2-yearol spurset
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Partners in the Courts.

Cincinnati. July 1&.-W. ]. OdelI TO-
day filed in the United States court his
answer To the recently filed petition "
Thomas .. Mcbride for a receiver for
W J. OGaII * Co. for the purpose Of
= tJ.eueut- Mcbride claimed that he
mad put his ms into the commission
businesses Of the concern and was never
able u see the books ~ get returns.
'd-L In his answer today says Mcbride
had "a Du~-eighth interest III the CON-
pary organized in 1899 with $25.toO ZAP
lttt- This firm failed owing $4,000
tde.. claims he paid all his indeTtei-
ness within the ueXt few years after a
now company. called the Odell Com
MISSION Company had been iucOTpor-
dted- odell states that the business
was then conducted by Odell and slap
ley as Il Co-partuerShip and thar Nc
Bride never claimed any interest in the
business until May 1908. When Nc
Bride demanded a settlement he was
told that lie had not been a partner
ana had no interest in the business
since May 1901. when the old firm failed.
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FISHING SCHOONER LOST.
Five Survivors of Crew Landed and
Told Story.

Pensacola, Fla, July 1S.-News of
the loss of the fishing schooner Emile
Lyons was brought here by the five
survivors of the crew who were land
ed this morning.
At ! o'clock sunday morning while
off the east pass bar the vessel was
struck by a squall. and in fifteen min
utes toppled over James w. Ward, of
Mobile. a passenger n John McPhail
and Augustus Refine, of the crew were
drowned. The five survivors succeed
ed in getting into a small dory. which
was washed up on Santa RaSSa Island,
about three hours afterwards. They
We're powerless to rescue their drown
ing comrades. Refine who was the
cook. was asleep ii his uni and it is
supposed did not wake before the YES
sci turned Yer.
The crew after beng washed upon
island carried their dorv across and
roWed up the pass where they found a
Iug bOat and We're brought to port.
The Lyons was a new schooner, built
here for the Mobile Fish and oyster
Company at Bagdad about a month
ago and was on her third V
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GROSS IRREGULARITIES.

Washington. July 13.-The treasury
department today confirmed the re-
port that gross irregularities had been
charged in connection with the assary
Of imported lead ores 81 FL Paso, Texas.
The department. was asked by the col
Ieccor there 70 appoint a commission
with Government Storekeeper Fulker-
son. as chairman of investigation the
charges. This the department declines
10 Dc. but instead directs special agents
Evans at E PaSO. and IynnSOE, of New
Orleans. 10 make the in, -~tigation and
instructed Mr.. FulkersCL to turn owe
- these special agents any facts il his
possession bearing % the subject.
Mr.. kukerSon refused 10 do this on the
ground that the agents would not treat
his evidence as confidential. thereupon
jne department. directed that charges
be preferred against FulkeTSon fer in
SubordinaJion. 1t Is reported that Full
kerSon has resigned but the department
has no knowledge OF This action if il
has beer taken. The investigation IS
nov in progress.