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Neeburban. Turn Pike and Satire also ran.
INTENSE WON NURSERY STAKES.
0tEau, h Favorite Was Knocked 4
His Knees at the Start.

His Knees at the Start.
Louisville. KY, May L-Ten thousand
people saw the running of the 5000 Nur-
sery Stakes for :-year-olds this afternoon.
oizau. winner OF the Ardell Stakes ut
Nashville. was a prohibitive favorite. but
was knocked to his knees at the start, and
when he got up was absolutely last and
never had n Chance to win. He finished
, fourth after a rough passage. and showed
that he Is a grand colt.
Intense. belonging to G.. W. Moore of
Los Angeles. showed that he was the best
OF the others and beat HUFFMAN a length.
who was two lengths ahead OF Bluebird.
Dominick. who was en- HUFFMAN, was set
down for sixty days and HUFFMAN was
~disqualihed because OF Dominick's rough
ride at the start.
In the steeplechase Step Lightly was
killed by falling at the sixth jump. Jockey
consciousness.
DAY. the weather clear and the track fast.
Lirst race sig and a half furlonss. selling
Hay 100 divssss,oa, J 70 i. ' ssiaS, Tine Nn. i Mssn
KiRs Fog: Prince Of ,Piisen, Idle. Our ssiiis.
ssesad ace. aye arIosas. vi sa ine.. IL. a.l-
4 se 80 even wgn; Walter ArnoId. rs Lgnejl;
Man, PreSeuta.iVs and nY fd.,S Su Nay Also E Tsn. s..
Is%,aIes .s.:' 70 ss'e.wera5 Won; Es ! S,!Sss T III sfyas 4.
: 70 l. second: Ionsdale. lis HeiGesepJ. 4 IA
l. third Time. 1:41 Japan. Marquis Dc Crabas
and Marshal Ney also ran.
Fourth race. The Nursery Stakes, four and
one-hah furlongs-Intense. los IA. ". Booserl.
% 70 l. won: Blue Bird. lis Heigesen). 9 TO I.
:ss.f kurtznan finished second. but was dis
9uaiined for fouling. Swedish Lad, Barbara
also ran. ~
Fifth race. steeplechase. selling. fun course.
. ron: Doctor No.lin, ls qBohlel. even. sec
Sna: Sovernor Boyd. IA Slater. 10 to j. third.
out q sixth jump and bad to cover the eourse
second time Tor second money. Step Lishtly
feu a. sixth jump and broke his neck.
sixth race; mile and seventy yards. selling
bsrney Burke. lA Nunroe). I TO !. won: 81.
hera. loe IPauD. Z to g.. second: Discus ia
Or. Head. TO /. third, Time, Ed Helen
IarwateT Missile. Miss Mellon. Olonetz and
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Golden. Jonesboro. Marion. Metropolis.
Murphysboro and Sparta.
In the athletic events at the Marion
Fair Grounds. In the fifty-yard dash. Seay
OF Anna won first. Cairo second and Muir
ply sooro third. Time. . Pa Half-miie
run-Splrta. first: Marion. second; Muir
physboro. third. Time. 2:i5.
Fourth. mile b~Ibycle-Sparta nryt, Cairo sec
ond. Anna third.
ioo-yarG- ~dCsh-Scay. Anna. first: Metropolis
second. Murphysboro. third. Time. 10 %.
Fourth. mile ~run-Sesy. Anna. hrst: Marion
second. Sparta third.
.1-yard run-sesy,. Anna. first: Murphysboro
second: Marion third.
Metropolis was FIST. MurphysSoro second.
and Anna third. In the le0-yard hurdle.
Mile relay-Anna hrst. Marion second. Muir
physboro third.
Standing hi~gh-jump-Anna hrs;. Sparta SEC
ond. Cobden third: IS inches.
Shot -prt-Anna nrst. Cairo second. Murphys-
boro third: - feet AZ inches.
Pole yault-Cairo first. sparta second. Muir
p~hysboro third: 81 feet.
Anna gained q points and ret1ins the han
ner: Cairo. IS points. Marion. Il. sparta, lS.
hurphysboro II.
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also. n his aroused considerable crit
icfsm for his apparent failure TO avoid the
same going I'm the stake. He claimed tina,
he was carried into the going in the
Derby.
TroxIer also rode Charley Thompson in
the fourth race. He did not happen to
strike a soft spot on this occasion, and his
mount came home first. Kindred was IA
vorite. but. could not raise a gallop. He
was sent to last in a field. and
was passed by Outlaw. who was practical
~ left at the post.
Miss Powell. from the Baker stable. won
the first race nicely. linda, from the
Hayes stable. was an odds-on favorite at
post time and was well In the lead when
the bad going was reached. Her story
was then a repetition of later races-she
lost her position instantly and was passed
by the field. which ran on the harder 90
ing. Tickful suffered In the same manner
in the second race. when he was in q COM
manding position.
Lynch was the best horse In the sixth
race and should have won. Lord Tenny-
son came home ahead of him.. John Doyle
came home first in the last race.
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CLAUDE WOW ELM RIDGE HANDICAP



Beat His ~Stablemate Elliott.
Kansas City. No.. May 7.-Claude. thu
four-tfme Derby winner. to-day won with
ease the Elm Ridge Handicap, coming IN
two lengths ahead Of Elliott. Moharib.
the winner of the Kansas City Derby,
proved a fair third. Claude and Elliott
both from the DAILY stable, were coupled
In the betting. n put up a pretty race.
Luctus. in the last race. was the only IN.
vorite that failed to land.
the weather was clear n the track
sticky. Summary:
First race. one mile ~seIi.ns-st. rammauy,
: to / second: Leonie. - MeISue III SSu & Z;
f.saisd g anisS, oniy. four s,. 9tsns Gown ana
-ssiifSi. is Nv t RosS Sihne.5 f % gr5s.
Asssas. Is " f sess5. u 20 !, e sA4a. ': FIND:
Third race. four aad one-haK furiorr. pure
-vtdaiia lis Auhuchon), 8. to so won:
Speaker Fontana. IL. Mountatn), IL TO s, sec.
1 %iae. ees ~ M az W as HSSo, .s:c 70 to l. third
Fourth race. Elm Ridge Hsndicap. one unfle
and m eighth. 1s@ ~addsd.!Csude. ia q.
p.iy', 3 . 5 Soni Elicit Jos w. p.iyl,t'
third, Time. issA- Lursiishtsr and Bun OF
FIfsh rsce. 81, .furIenss. selHns-Nervater.
@}Gr.xford. /: to second; ,Lady, idris. e
Guinsbefg. Queen LII. Jspsiak and Sonehers
SIKH race. four and one-haif furienss. SELL
Won %ari fly.ns Pan. iSs G1~is5. 8 % !, :.eoSnd::
~. LscIus. DAVID dr.y. asnssaan, Hsnsy
o. and The Warrior also ran
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C. {. C. ATHLETES WIN
MAJORITY OF POINTS.
of Missouri School of Mines aud
Warrensburg Normal.

The Christian Brothers College boys
proved themselves better athletes than
either the Missouri Schoo OF Mines boys
or the Warrensburg State Normal repre-
sentatives in the triangular meet on the
local campus yesterday afternoon. At the
close OF the meet c. b. C. had a total OF
6sh points. against the 47iS Of the Rolla
team. while the warrcnsburg boys only
totaled s.
the Warrensburg School had only two
boys in the competitors. and while Bliss
succeeded in winning the mile run from
Mccarthy of NJ. s N. and Christy OF the
G. Il. C.. ire local boys outclassed the
others in nearly ever contest
In the first event. the l0o-yard dash.
Hastedt, the local boy. won from his
classmate. Behrens, in the latters
time OF 49, seconds for the distance.
This was unlocked for. but the race was
close.
In the SS-yard run. Christy. the only
entry from the local college. was a strong
lance. but In the stretch fell back to sec
ond place, and was beaten out of this po-
sltion by only a few yards. He evidently
though. that he had a soSd lead on the
The ~poie-vault was easy for the c. B. c.
boys, Pehrens. p. Eatican and DowneS
finishing in one. two. three order. They
beat the out-of-town athletes.
The relay race was the greatest feature
Of the day. Hastedt and Hays led OF.
They kept an even pace around the track.
and Breckenridge. The former Sackened
somewhat. and at the finish mark the
Missouri boy led by ten feet. Kyle, who
when they reached the start Easley got
the better start Of the next inner and
by the time that he and BehrenS were
talf way around the track the former
prQC 1ea ding h- OF 1oaGf fura1rv vordo porr1
Seen ed to be tagging behind, and not till
the stretch was reached di1 he hit It up
From a spec :ators viewpoint. IT seemed
as though Easley crossed the line first
5SHs 10 p G.. second; Laid. N. 8. n. third
s Eaf isss: l ss.s: s.: 1870 9. 3: e q: Second s; n:
sd; s. second: hays: IL. 8. " third
Ss;y.Ts rsn,AMoc :ssasa. n Mrs., e. Y. nrs 8
1ss.y.Id haEaie..Honmsn: u; 8: NJ. nrs:
5.ng ssi7 c r b; CO n ;ssond; sroeAms'eT c B.
Pcls yault-BehEns. g B. c., g inches. nrs.:
bownes, G. q. C.. 81 inches. third.
cs oes;ni L. g. snl n. :s;eod q e & | 4; e e. i. Nc e.
Iao-y.rd haIdie..Honm.n. n: 8: n, n,s:
ihlrd. Time, n. ~
Broad @ p = & g f h :
inches. second: LAdd. II. s. NJ. Is feet .
44o-y.rd dssh-Behren., c. 3. c.. arst; Has
,sds B Ga second: wiiisy. NJ s. M.
Hirh umn~Dcvaters. N. 6. NJ. @ feet. first:
Graves. n. 8! NJ. 60 feet. second: Jsnuary.. c.
B. c.. and Holman, NJ 9. NJ. tied for third
Throwing lS-pound mmer-SweSney C. B.
s. feet inches. nrst: Hedgecock. W. 8. N.
second; Kyle. c. B. G. third -
; inches. n1t: Gregory. II 9. n. second;
RELAY rareNChristian Brothers team, COM
posed Of Hasseds, Ratican. Kyle and Behrens.
hxst Missouri School OF Nine team composed
second. Time. s:s.
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HURST PARK HEAVILY PLAYED.
Won the TobogEaa Handicap From
Field of Hfxh.Claas Sprinters.

Won the Handtcap From
Field of High-Class Sprinters.
New York. May .7.-Hurst Park. with
odom rp. won the Toboggan Handicap at
Morris Park to-day. beating out a field
Of high-class sprintera He was heavily
played, being backed down from 8 to 1
to : to 1 at post time. The majority Of
on the favorite. Lady Amelia. who fin-
is1ed far back.
Gold Ten. after making the running for
The Bouquet Stakes easily BY three
lengths.
In the New York steepiechase. about
f fIH Caller i Ied f Sat t e t sn,if s.e sissas stsr; sss
won. ridden out. by four lengths. Jockey
Beamis. who had the mount on Moon
Daisy; fell at the jump on the hill the
which may prove fatal. He was removed
70 Fordf SIN Hospital In a dying condition.
SUNNI ries:
W EsSs r.s mi,. s.ssss,s'ap. , e :.a 1%uTle1s. ., u.
len TsIl1c cd 20 A Gs'1 .Sa : D e 8; s asyior n%s; Ii l;i'S
Ee, ass. f ssssi.sii.,b i y aa,i e rsiiiPs. i. : + +
END 81 I Rs9k s, " WF Martin. 2 e I ; mir rlms:
Third Isss. ne seSu.. states sl,inx; last
s &aSss; : ! I'LL, z s 81; IS: S ss$ an +. So
Ast.dos Only. One. Belle Of sstsuket. Xasa
Fourth nce. Ths resosp.n Handicap.
pclipss q IA odom): Z TO
esa; s SEX ssg; 70 E % g e I; p thru TINE In.
Amt : org G..s u s.f 5iv, K!as; a. A:ssI 1ss. Lady
~! r,fs nu .ce; shs Ni q f ep1ss ssse5p's : g !. . soS.
Lex.ter. 10 lHesde-1. sto : second: 81 Judg.
L ponneip; y % / third Time 5;s,s-
Upton. Rolicktng nr. Moon Daisy Primers
Foe. The Ragged Cavalier and Bachanal fell
St. jude and Noon DAisI coupled.
stxth Eace. setlinl. Ne Eithers miie.Namtor
&e9sss;t sssssa.A X II es<s'
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CARDINAL IMPROVED SUDDENLY.


OaAA3ao StcW8x0o SU80hG
and Jockey After the Handicap.
San Francisco. Cal, May THE most
successful season In the history Of Cali
fornia racing ended at Oakland to-day
and the sport was witnessed by q veyy
large crowd. the grand stand AND the bet
ting ring being thronged. Well-p3ayed
horses were generally successful.
The feature Of the card was the NILE
and-a-furlong handicap. It resulted in q
head victory for Carona1. an Stool shot.
he beating Veferano in a drive. Joe Les
ser. who. coupled with G.. W. Trahefn.
was favorfte. finishing third. Jones. on
veterano. made a claim of foul against
the winner. but It was not allowed
Caronai was rather sudden and suspended
the stable Of c. w. Chappeil and Jockey
Tommy Butler indefinitely. The stewards
retnetated Jockeys Boxeman and Buxton,
Who have been on the ground for ssoms
time. Bonner was retnstated to ride fof
Charles and John NcCa1erty only. Wealth
er nne; track fast Summary:
Ffst race. SIX and cne-half fu~rionEs-YsSlow-
Ssone gsni Roiiiek. second: Pro6itabss. third.
secand race. one and one-ssxteensh mile. Gen.
inxLoscsr Toll won: Resigned. second: d.
Third race. Futurtty course.
B Cook won; ocyrohe. second: ciausus, third.
Fourth race, handicap: one and oee-esshfh
ser. third Time. l5yk 80
Filth race. two miles. sellinxAHxpeAient
ven: shannon. second: searcher. third Time.
sixth race. one ana one-ssxteepth miis. nu-
tnEeJ. v. kfrby Uuu. Past 0n1e1E. oDuo01s
0AsA - Alp6 TINA 1;0k
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sRatted for Cnser IN ninth tBasted for d.
reeu in ninth. IRAN Cor Farrell IN ninth
New y b o Is
Boston ...------.---o o oo07 Oh
Earned runs-New York Z Two-base hits
Efberfeld I. Collins / Three-base
Frecman 1 Sacrifice htfSLFofx / Chesbro L
Double .y.SNSsrfeid v1In.%s md osn.eiA
pitched baIEEy. Cheshro Z Struck Ut-By
Chesbro q. by pfneen L Time Of game-One
and Connolly.
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sADDLER SELLS ron s1,4so.


q sale n B8st 81. LO01s.
The closing day Of the special sale Of
high-class horses At the National Stock
Yards by Campbell q Reid and the West
em Sale Stables Company wal character
lied by the highest prices paid during the
event. As much n 0:5o was paid for .
fancy saddler, another horse-a coacher-
sold for S.1n. and two pairs went urder
the gavel at x1.1oo. Several pairs also sold
1t - TO - md . dooen or more horses
Tas keess Xhich VA ~ fee AR M
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the Trolley League are: Ben Miliers vs. Altons,
at Alton. Kerns W.. East 81. Louis. at Belle
vile; ST. Charles Va Beueylle. at St Charles
The teams CT the 81. Louis Millinery League
will play their first games to-day. AT Kings
highway and Manchester avenue. the Kings
Brinsmsdes will play the Hanlons. The Lewis
Zusoskis viii! play the RoAenthal Sloans at
Oak Hill avenue and Juniata street Games
called a. s O'Clock.
The DleIs will play the Simpson Sta-s Of
Bellevilie at the latter town to-day.
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The B. & o. S-w. has selected the fol-
lowing appropriate names for its nev fast
trains during the WORLDS Fair:
SIS a. m.@Royal Blue Flyer"
Hiss noon-"Worlds Fair Flyer"
81 .. m--"Metropolitan Express
hoo p. m--"Exposition Special"
2.6 a. m-"Fast Mail"
The incoming morning. train from New
York will be known as the Mound City
Express"
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COLUMBIA BATTLES WITH o. p.
Net Untfl the Last Event Ii Her 81
premacy Establfshe ed.

New York. May Z-Trac and neld athletes
representing the universities Of Pennsylvania
and Columbia came together In a dual meet
here at southfeid to-day and after a spirited
and close contest. Columbia won. Ais TO fsit.
No records were broken. nor ever. eQuaied.
but In every event the contestants were keen
ly on edge and up TO the. nnal contest the
broad jump. only three points separated the
This jump was won by r. g. stangiand OF
Nolvrk
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ANNA WINS ATHLETIC BANNER.
Contest for IntellecesaI Prise Rec
salts I'm Tie. e

Anna, III. May 1.-The Egyptian High
School League contests at Marion closed
tonight. Anna and Marion are tied for
the intellectual banner The league b COM
posed Of the hist rchools of Anna, Cs3reI
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Special Sale Boys' saitr, 33.75-
At the Model. Seventh and Washington
avenue. See ad on page 3. Part l.
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At Kansas City@Colunbus J. Kansas City L
A. ST. Pzul-Sc ul-Indiareociis game post
At Milwaubee-MIwaukee .. Louisville o.
At Ninnsapolte-Toleto-k Minneapolis Eane
postponed; rain
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weather cloudy: track hesvy.
REPUBLIC SELECTIONS.
First Race-Sextette. Moderator. Lady Knight
hood.
Second Race-Doctor Pruin. Dan Horne. Bird
OF Passage.
Third Race-M.ss Gould. Miss Hume. Silver
Fourth Race-Gus Larka Leech. Little Mar
Fifth Race-Red LIGHT. T. @. Scarborough
Establish.
sixth RaeRsetsuket. Rio Chico. Morris vol
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NEW O g, BOSTON 8.

Gothamises Have the Better of .
Hitting Contest.
Boston. May New York won to-day,
s to 5. in a hitting contest. by punching
hits and taking advantage OF Boston's
misplays in the third inning. Iachance
accepted seventeen chances without an
error. Attendance. ,u.1os- Score:
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UNION JOCKEY CLUB RESULTS.

Union Track. May WEATHER cloudy: track heavy.
IFS. First ace. purse 500. for syeardas and upward. enc and one
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Amateur baseball Notes.


The 81 AIMS win play the Festus Mo. team
up: Dunn. r. T.: Casey. . b.: CuIlinane. C. Z:
C6rbett. 1 h.: Reuter-. l. T.: Hesse. J b.; ". Ca
sey, q: Ring and Connors c.; Lavlcr and Blong.
D For games with the local team address II.
I. Whittier and Page avenue.
Tho Missouri. Pacines win play the Jefferson
City team to-day at that city.
The Citizens will play the Manchesters to-day
at Sulphur and Manchester avenues. After
thix game they will line I'D with the Jordans.
sIEIl -.
ssfThp Lfbertys will play the team at Hannibal.
Mo. to-day. For games with the former ad-
dress J. p. Gallagher. No. ISL North Ninth
street.
The Hurons will play the team at Sorrento.
Ill. TO-DAY. For games with the Hurons ad-
dress W. Wolf. No. 5W1 F1orissant avenue.
Tbs Letter Carriers win play the COS to-day
at Handlan's Park The batteries Will be Mas
sett and Russell: Gstewood and Campbell.
h Cunden Martins defeated the Simmons
Hardware team yesterday by the score Of II
to 4
The games scheduled for to-day FOR teams OF
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Western League

At ~Onaha-Omaha Z. Des aoines Z
Al D~enver-Drnver S. sioux city L
At Colorado Spr1nge0ame with St Joseph
postponed on account Of ain
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8 Recognized BY press and public 10 be the best
ootafnable. We are the oldest -nrm
Gap and Turf CommiEsioperA Our winners for
tfae past week were: Responsive. . to s: Frank
sglne Cut TO I: Blue Miracle. ! to /: The Bob.
Ks. 5 to l. a cappsno re j to see T. All 70 Won 1; shG St
szsc5on. wired 70 all parts Of the United states
- weekly. Selections on LEGAL tracks. single
E9opfee,. Soc daily. $50 weekly. Commissions of
Re10 and upward handled for 10 per cent OF the
net wfnlings II we act as your agent. we
<eAarFs You nothing for the Information, Note
we have no connection with any other firm
doing business in this building. Remit direct to
Eclipse Handicap and Turf Commissioners,
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REPUBLIC sELEt

Apprentice allowance ciaimde.
Weather cloudy: track hesvy.
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s- nt god Won drying; second ssms winnsE; J E Daniels
cat q SCI m paees TO b stretch turn. then vent to the frcnt and
Improving.
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Tho Missouri Pacincs will play the Jefferson
city team to-day at that city
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The Hurons will play the team at Sorrento.
Ill. TO-DAY. For games with the Hurons ad-
dresa w. Wolf. No. 1ol E1ortssant Avenue.
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THE REPUBLICS DAILY RACING FORM CHARTS.
KINLocH RESULTS DeImar).

May 7-weather threatening: track mir.
m First race. purse 500. :-year-Oid hIlies. four and one-haif fur
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The Citizens will play the Manchesters to-day
at Sulphur and Manchester avenues. After
thix game they will line I'D with the Jordans.
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start good. Won driving; second handny Winners. H. Achees
oh. g. C9 by kaIdaks-Lady Pepper. Wshpeta IA best, but was
pressed hard by King Crsne and Little Pirate. Iany Daily Get the
pace to the stretch. but Wahpeta best and WOE handhy. Iony
Daily should be watched.
Time-:2tS. sou. I:lsa.
III Third ace Primrose Handicap. puree 500. for 3-year-olds and
eASs upward. six and one-half furlonks:
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The games scheduled for to-day for teams
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-06-09

ity, his happy prospects, but more
than all these because it bears the
marks of being one of those sudden
deeds of self-destruction which seem
so unnecessary, so easily to have been
escaped, that one feels almost justi-
6ed in calling them unintended.
1t may be, indeed, that evidence
will later come to show that for some
hours, or even days, preceding the act
Mayor McLane had made up his mind
to it. But there is nothing yet to in
dicate even that he planned it as he
entered the room in which he died.
Such cases have been known.
Not long ago young clergyman in
England killed himself under circum-
stances that seemed ineXplicable. He
had met with a slight accident while
riding a bicycle some time before, and
had been left in a nervous and weak,
but not serious, condition. He came
home one day from a drive, started
to change his clothes, and in the
midst of the process picked up a re-
volver and shot himself in the temple.
The case attracted so much attention
because of the lack of all indication
that he had ever thought for an in
stant of self-destruction or that he
had any reason for it, that 1t was care
fully investigated by representatives
of several medical and scientific soci-
cites. Summing up the study of the
case, the Lancet expressed the belief
that he had really no intention of
killing himself. Apparently he had
suddenly dropped his eyes on. the
weapon and become obsessed with the
idea that therein lay the end of his
suffering. The deed followed the
thought with nothing of what we call
reflection intervening.
It is not impossible that such was
Mayor McLane's end, for certainly
none of the facts that we know Of