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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-07-29
GRAND CIRCUIT RACES.
Baron Grattan Wins the 5000 Cham
ber of Commerce Stake at Detroit.


Detroit, July 26.-Baron Grattan,
driven by Ed Geers, Monday afternoon
at the blue ribbon meeting of the De-
troit Driving club, which opens the
grand trotting circuit, won the $1,000
Chamber of Commerce stake for 2:24
PAGERS. 1t was the fastest race in the
history of the stake. the former record
of 2:06%, made in 1902 by Direct Hal,
being broken in the first heat, which
was won by Morning Star. The rec
ord was placed at 2:06A by Morning
Star in this heat, and this mark was
equalled by Baron Grattan in the sec
ond heat. Baron Grattan then equalled
Direct Halls record in the third heat.
An equal feature of the day with the
Chamber of Commerce stake was the
appearance of Lou Dillon, the famous
trotter, in an attempt to break the
Crosse Pointe track record. Driven
to wagon by her owner, c. X. G. Bill
lings, Lou Dillon succeeded only in
equalling the record, 2:05A.
Geers won the 2:20 trot with Alex
ander in straight heats.
Star Hal was favorite for the 2:07
pace, which he won in straight heats
with ease, taking the first one in
2:O4A, which is the fastest mile of
the wear
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-07-29
End of a Long Legal Battle.

Washington, July 26.-After legal
battle of several years. Admiral
Dewey and his men who fought the
battle of Manila are to receive their
prize money on account of the capture
of the Don Juan De Austria, and other
Spanish property. In the supreme
court of the District of Columbia yes
terday Justice Gould signed an order
confirming the report of the auditor in
the case, overruling all exceptions
filed by either side to the report. The
amount of property captured was fixed
at s1,657, 1855. Half of the amount will
be paid to the captors, while the re-
mainder will be placed to the credit Of
the navy pension fund.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-07-29
IN STRAIGHT HEATS.
Stanley Dillon Won the Merchants
and Manufacturers' Stake at De-
troit.

Stanley Dillon Won the Merchants
and Manufacturers Stake at De-
troit.
Detroit, July 27.-Before $4,000 peo-
pie at the Crosse Pointe track yester-
day Stanley Dillon, owned by J. H.
Brown, of Detroit, and driven by Ed
Geers, won in three straight heats the
classic Merchants and Manufacturers
stake for 2:24 class trotters. Stanley
Dillon was not driven out in any heat.
1t was a popular victory, both because
of the local ownership of the horse and
because Driver Geers was behind the
horse, and both horse and driver were
given an ovation as Dillon finished
more than length ahead in the third
and final heat. Driver Geers was pre-
sented with floral sulky when he re-
turned to the judges stand after the
third heat.
Black Hal was favorite for the 2:13
pace, but after winning the first heat,
lost the race 20 Bub O'Reil.
Stein, the favorite for the ZIG pace,
scored badly for the first heat and
was running when they were sent
away and was distanced. Benny had
no trouble in taking the race in
straight heats
Consuela s., the favorite, won the
last race of the day, the 2:12 trot, in
straight heats.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-07-29
Refused to Enjoin.

Washington, July 81. - Justice
Wright in the supreme court of the
District of Columbia yesterday denied
the petition of James c. Leonard and
Samuel G. Stewart, local liquor deal
ers, for an Injunction against the
Brewers association and the Fire
mems union, who it is alleged had
combined with employees of the Heu-
rich brewery to raise the price of
beer. The proceedings grow out of
the strike of the firemen at the brew
cry. The court held that the petition
ers had the privilege of purchasing
beer, but were without the right to
compel any one to sell it to them.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-07-29
a Bold Green Goods Scheme.

Clarksburg, W. Va, July PIT. w.
Tichenal, postmaster at Pleasant Hill,
w. Va, was lodged in Jail here Tues
day, charged with working green
goods scheme. Tichenal is charged
with sending letters through the mails
claiming that he has been an engraver
in the treasury department at Wash
ington and proposing to sell bank notes
at 81 for SO worth of the spurious
money. The arrest is of national i'm
portance, and his correspondence
shows names of people all over the
country who were willing to circulate
counterfeit money.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-07-29
They Shot to Kill.

Helena, Mont, July ga shooting
ARRAY occurred at Rocky Point. so
miles from Harlem, in which three
Indians and a cowboy were killed. The
fight was started by an Indian named
BILLY" Brown. Brown, Aloysius
Chandler and an Arapahoe Indian
were killed, each of them being rid
died with bullets. A cowboy is dying
of his wounds
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-07-29
A New Belt Line for Detroit.

Detroit, July 26.-Plans are under
way for a new belt line around De-
troit to be controlled by the Pere
Marquette railroad. p. n. jacobson
has organized a syndicate of six capi-
talists and says s1,oo0,O00 has been
subscribed. The road will be about
25 miles long and cost about s500,000,
exclusive of rolling stock, docks. sta
tions, etc. Mr.. Jacobson says that the
old belt line, which is controlled by
the Michigan Central railroad, is prac-
tically built up to its full capacity,
leaving little room for new factories.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-07-29
Treason Trials Ended.

Koenigsburg, Prussia, July 26.-All
the accused in the trials for high trea-
son and conspiracy against the Rus
sian emperor were acquitted Monday
OF treason, as had been expected, and
three-Koegst, Ehrenfort and Braun
were also acquitted on the charge of
conspiracy. The other six were con
victed of conspiracy and sentenced to
short terms of Imprisonment, Mertius.
Peotzel and Kugel TO three months,
Treptau and Novagrotsky to two and
half months and Klein to eight
weeks
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-07-29
LARCENY OF $500, 900.
John J. Ryan, Of st. Louis, Is Charged
with Securing Huge Sum by Means
Of a Get-Rlch-Quick Scheme.

Jonn Js Hydnt OF St. LOUIS Us Snar9eo
with Securing Huge Sum by Means
Of oet-RIeh-ouiek Scheme.
New York, July 27.-John ]. Ryan,
owner of race horses, was arrested at
the Brighton Beach race track yester-
day on a warrant charging the larceny
of 100000 by means of an alleged
get-rich-quick scheme, of which it is
alleged Ryan was the head. The war
rant for Ryan's arrest was executed in
st. Louis.
The arrest was made by a central
Office detective who was accompanied
by a st. Louis detective and George
Fickesson, assistant to Circuit At
torney Folk, of st. Louis.
Ryan was taken at once before Su-
preme Court Justice Amend and bail
was fixed at $1,000. Congressman
Timothy d. Sullivan, of this city,
signed the bond.
st. Louis, July 27.-New indict-
ments have been found against John
]. Ryan, operator of an alleged get
rich-quick race concern, and Lumpkin
A. Gill, manager of the Arnold Co., by
the grand jury, which has recently
neaTu cOnSl0eTaDle d0ulJOnal evil
dence against the men in question.
There are seven new indictments.
Four are against Ryan, three charging
grand larceny and one charging en-
bezzlement.
The particular cases on which these
indictments are returned are yet a Sc
cret of the grand jury room.
II is stated that the charges are
similar to those returned some months
ago and thrown out of court on a de-
murrer. 1t was then held by the court
that Ryan, the only defendant who
went to trial, was acting as trustee for
the depositors and was not subject to
indictment for embeZzlement. When
this ruling was made the cases against
Gill and Arnold were discontinued.
Since then Mr.. Folk and his assist
ants have been conducting a syste-
matte search of the statutes for means
by which an indictment could be
drawn that would withstand the tech
nical objection of the defense, and
they now believe that they have found
the way
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-07-29
An EmbezzIer Suicides.

Grand Rapids, Mich, July 26.-
Henry Mohr. of Muskegon, who was
charged with embezzling $4,000 from
the Muskegon Dry Goods Co., for
which concern he had been for sew
eral years confidential secretary, was
found dead in the Clarendon hotel
here Monday. He had taken morphine
soon after registering under an as
sumed name. The suicides identity
was revealed by letter to his mother
beginning "the wages of sin is death.