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ON THE RACE TRACK.
Brighton Beach Results.

New York. July 30-Bad News heavily played at to 1 easily won the Nautilus stakes one mile and a sixteenth at Brigh- ton Beach today. He ran the distance in A 4-5, which is within one-fifth of second of the track record. Pretenson, a long shot was the pacemaker for nearly mile when Herbert sent Bad News into the lead won by two lengths with Pre- tension second and Moonshine third.
 Fifth race, six furlongs- -Barbary Belle. g (G. Burns), to l. won; Halifax, 1l9 (BrusselD, 13 to ,, second; Hansel 112 tPreston), 10 to l. third Time 1:12 4-5.
 Second race, five and a half furlongs- Jubilee, 120 Knapp) 10 to l, won Rosi- miro, 100 (Booker), 10 to l. second Tartar Maid, 102 CHorner), 15 to l, third. Time, l :05 2-5.
 Third race, selling, mile and a six teenth-Tony Bonero, CA, (Miller), to 2. won; Won Tromp, 1o4, (E Dugan), Il to 20. second; Clements, 97 (Margrave), % to l, third. Time, 1:46 1-5.
 Fourth race The Nautilus stakes, mile and a sixteenth-Bad News ll3 (HerberD, to 1, won; Pretension. 100 (Musgrave), s to 1, second; Moonshlne, >96 (sumter1, b to l, third. Time, 1:44 4-5.
 Fifth race, selling, five and half fur longs-Please. 9S tRobinsen), to l, won EotiNilt, lvo NNliiitlJ' " A oVtobu, iois- kra, 9s (Cullen), 40 to i, third. Time, l :06 3-5.
 Sixth race. mile and slxteenth-Sally K. 1OS (Mountain), 2 to 1. won; Easton, no (BrusselD, even, second Muck Rake, 1o7 (E. Dugan), to l. third Time, 1:4l
 Brighton Beach Entries.
 First race, handicap, Allies and mares years old and up mile and a six teenth-Cressina, 116; Lady Anne, Gold Lady. IA; Coy Maid, 112; Sister Frances, 109; Sonoma Belle. Annetta Lady, 104; Zie- nap, 9S Sailor Girl 95.
 Second race, steepechase handicap. years old and up, short course, about two miles-Essex, 155; Palm, Garrett 15U, Amanda H., Dr. Keith, l4S; Bucknan, 1I6; Blue Pigeon, 143; Patagonian, 13s; Ths Doctor. 136; Dr. Hellsworth, High Rank, Parson Kelly, 190.
 Third race, , years old and up. selling. mile and a haf-Lancastrian. III; First Mason. Red Friar. 10S Brancas 105; De- Kaber. Sonoma Belle, 103; Palette, Racine IL. 9S; Flavgny, 96; Betsy Binford. SS.
 Fourth race, the Sunshine stakes. g. year-olds, five and one-half furlongs-dalf Sovereign. 119; Rialto, Magazine, 115 Liys Wire, Dead Gone, Ormuz, 112; He Knows. Sepoy. 1G9; Earrs Court. 107.
 Fifth race, years old and up, selling. six furlongs-Akbar. Herodotus. Batue Axe, John SmulslN, Flaxman, Nelours, ts- cutcheon, 12S Vendor. Gambrlnus, 12u; Savabe. 11S; Fl Cazador Woodvine, IF; L'Amour. Homeless, Russell T., lo9; Bel cast, Beldemo. 1O7: Royal Onyx, 104 Rol- licking Girl, Woodwtch. 1O2. Sixth race maiden, 2-year-old, selling, five and one-half furlongs-Gun Cotton. 11o; Glaucus, Franklin Richmond Duke. 105; Trash. Lady Sichil. Moss, Beardall, Slumberless 104. Regal Royal, 102; Select. Lois Gartanough, Aim, Melzar, Proclivity, Fashion, 99
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OTHER GAMES.

Anniston, July 0-(Special)-I a close and exciting game today, Ware kept the nits scattered and won. Demopolis' only error allowed Annistons run. Score: De- mopolis 0, Anniston l. Batteries Flowers and Lester; Ware and Burgess. Watkins. the Sewanee star. will pitch against Carnes tomorrow.
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The Doctor Turns the Tables.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 "I don't know what's the matter with me this morning." said the professor. q have a headache and bad taste in my mouth
 Those symptoms are familiar the doctor said, cycling him suspiciously. "Surely you haven't been"
 sir, l never drink anything stronger than ginger ale," indignantly interrupted the professor.
 "Oh, it's ginger ale, is it?"
 'I don't know that it is even that. drank some last night but that"
 How much did you drink of it?''
 Not more than two or three bottles" "I see. Your ailment, professor, is what Is known as the ginger alement."
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WONDERFUL TENNIS
 PLAYED IN CHICAGO

Chicago. July 3O.--In one of the greatest games seen in singles this year Wallace $. Johnson of Philadelphia defeated Harold II. Hackett of New York in todaY's play of the Western Tennis tournament at onwentsia. Hackett defaulted at the end of the fifth game in the second set when he was even mp with his opponent, the score being 7--5; 5-5 He was ex- hausted. Another spirited match was that between Carl Neel and Paul Gardner. Neel finally won.
 An the other visiting players won their matches In both singles and dou- bles. At the end of today's play the tournament had been advanced to the third round in both singles and dou- bles.
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WILSON'S SINGLE
 SAVED TRAVELLERS
THE NEWCOMER HIT THE BALL AT THE PROPER TlME-MANY GRIEVoUS ERRoRS-BOWCO NO ROCkENFlELD AT SHORT.

Little Rock, July 3O.-Wilson, the out fielder secured by Little Rock from Ft by singling to center in the eighth. bring ing Woods in from second. A wild throw to third by Stockdale gave Little Rock three runs in the fourth, while poor throwing by Bowcoek was responsible for two of Memphis' rnns.
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SU MMARY: Two base hts-BaXter. Demont. Three base hits-Ball Sacrifice hits-Molesworth G), Demont, Perry Stolen bases-Alcock, Gardner. Struck out-Tlirner, B. Double plays-Demont to Walters to Meek Passed ball-Hausen Time of game-1 :39 59 Cmpires-Hackett and Pfenninger,
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on the road. Memphis will probably land the "guady and much prized."
 Smith goes through the crucial test next month.
 What license has Bert Maxwell to hand us a package of defeat on his every visit to Birmingham?
 This Is the third visit Malarxys crew has made to Birmingham tiis season, and Maxwell has beaten us three times.
 Incidentally. the Pretzels divided the the other series played in Birmingham. and will divide the present, unless the Barons get busy and cop the game this afternoon.
 After todays struggle. the Barons take train for Nashville, in which city they remain three days, playing five games. Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day the Barons are at home with At lanta. after which they leave for Mont gomery and Atlanta. After these series Nashville Is entertained in Birming- ham.
 Then the Barons go west.
 Then the west comes east
 Then we bury the season.
 We'd almost forgotten 1t, but you may as well send those hats along now.
 SnOTtSIOD IdD IS ldu LII iilutH promise. It is rememb cred that Allan ta released him to Montgomery and re- tained Castro. Ball is valuable as is the comedian. although. at this time he probably is less eXcellently versed in the art.
 Had Atalnta kept Ball, played him at sh ort and put Castro on third, Mem phis would not be in the Crackers back yard Third base. admittedly. has tni Snnt tbiS
 The crowd yesterday was big, juicy one. Tine sight of people seated about the field, reminded of the time when we were truly great.
 All of which reminds that beginning with January, 1908, blind tigers will be as thick in Georgia as base hits were in Atlanta yesterday. Have you heard what the Crack CT legislature did last afternoon? No2
 HUGH w. ROBERTS.
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PELICANS WIN
 BY EASY MARGIN
BEEkER FILLED THE BASES ON BALLS, AND MISTER GASTON ED"-MATTHEWS ER- ROR PREVENTED SHUTOUT.

New Orleans. July 30.-New Orleans took the last game of the Shreveport series easily. Becker was wild, filling the bags in the fourth with bases on balls; Gaston's squeeze and the fourth pass giving the locals two runs. By punching hits in the eighth, New Or leans scored two more. Shreveport was saved a shut-out when Matthews drop ped Gaston's perfect throw to catch
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No Fault Of Nc Weller
 That PretZeLS GOf Game
ATLANTA CRACKERS TAKE DOUBLEHEADER
FORD STRONG IN PlNcHES-lN SECOND GAME SPADE YIELDED TWO HlTS-SoRRELL IS PUN ISHED-TWo "HOMERS."

Atlanta, Ga, July SO.-Atlanta won both games of a double-header here today. In ability to hit Ford at the right time cost the visitors the first. Paskert's home run in the fifth inning of the second brought in two runs, enough to win.
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Louisville o. Indianapolis 5. Louisville l3. Indianapolis ?. Kansas City 0. Minneapolis 6. Kansas City 2, Minneapolis ?. Columbus G. Toledo ?. Columbus l. Toledo 6.
 Milwaukee 6, St. Paul !.
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Collision of Smith and MolesWorth Fathered First Score-Montqon1- cry and Birmingham Divide
 the Double Headers.
THE STANDING.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

Birmingham 2-3. Montgomery S-2. Atlanta 4-3, Nashville II. Little Rock 5, Memphis 1. New Orleans 4, Shreveport 1.
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GAMES TODAY.

Montgomery in Birmingham. Shreveport in New Orleans. Nashville in Atlanta.
 Memphis in Little Rock.
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WHAT OTHERS SAY.

frank Smith. the great pitcher of tho Sox, is leading the pitchers of the league, having won seventeen out of twenty-ono games. Clarkson and Addie Joss, Cleve- land hurlers are next, and Patterson and Walsh, of Chicago, and Hogg of New l ork rank before the mighty Rube Wad- deA.-Ed.
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SOUTH ATLANTICLEACUE

Columbia. S C.. July So.-Heavy hitting coupled with loose playing gave Colum- hia todays game RHE savannah .,... ..,... ...OOO OlO O00-1 i 1 Columbia ..... ...... 200 GOO 00s-2 : q Batteries: Denver and Kahlkon; Buck ley and Fox. Time. :2T. Umpire, Brady. Jacksonville. Fla. July 30.-The Augusta club beat the locals in a featureless game.
 R.H E. Jacksonville .... . .0lO GOO oo0-1 } Augusta ..... ...... ... 900 101 00o-2 6 l Batteries: Stultz and Roth; Sparks ani Carson. Time. 125 Umpire Buckley.
 Charleston. July 90.-The locals pounded Helm today, but six of the eight hits were made after two men were out and only two runs were scored. The game was called on account of darkness. R.H.E. Charleston .... .----.-..,Wl l01-2 1 Macon ..... ...........+...... ..OCo oO0-0 l Batteries: Raymond and Evers; Heln and Robinson. Time, 20. Umpire. Mace. As a floral market Birmingham is i'm mense, and all flowers can be grown in these hills and valleys.
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Blacklock also owned by W. B. Chisclm. captured the POT pace In straight heats after his rivals had taken turns in lead- ing
 Lotta driven by Mir Henry won the 2:-3 trot in straight heats.
 One of the special features of the day was the distancing of Ed Geer's starters In all three races In which he drove Of the 2:22 trot. William O. in the first heat of the 2:13 pace. and Lucretia in the first heat of the 2;13 trot. Summary:
 2:22 trot, three heats, purse Sl500: Carlo, blk g., by Bellnl q. Dick
 CT son)..... ...... ....., ..,,....... Margaret O., b. m. Davis) ........ Codero, Tn. c. (McDonald ............2 3 3
 Time: 211A 2loA, 2:0914.
 2:13 pace, three heats, purse $60O0. This tledown stakes:
 Roproachless. blk m., by Direct
 Hal (Starr) ..... .................... Hldalgo. b. g. (McDonald) ........"2 Leland Onward b. h. fMurphy .... !
 Time; 2:041a, 2:044, POS.
 POI pace, two in three, purse 5000: Blacklock, blk h., by Cuckoo Captain Derby, b. g. qsldrdge) .... ? Wilson Addington, b. h. (CoX) ..,..... Time: 2041z. 2:o5A.
 2:13 trot, two in three. purse s1000: Lotta, blk. m, by Guy Thistle tMc-
 HenrU ................,.,....,.... l Dewitt, b. g. (Smith) .................. 2 Wilkes Hart b. g. (SteeD ........... ,
 Time: 2O9A, 2:09A.
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COTTON STATES LEAGUE.

Meridian, Miss, July 30.-(Special.)- )-Mo- bile defeated Meridian by lop-sided score of to 1. Yount and Bruner opposed each other on the firing line. The former lost his game in the fifth inning through wild ness. walking two men and allowing the visitors to bunch four hits. He made q wild pitch in the sixth that cost a run. Sample ,yanked him fro mthe box and went in himself, stopping the rum get ting. Bruner kept the hits well scattered. and drove in the first runs for his team with d single ot center.
 Meridian had the bases full in the ninth inning with one down. but were unable to count The new men did not show lip so well. failing to connect with the ball.
 R.H. F. Meridian ..... .......... 100 GOO 000--1 Q Mobile ~ .... .. GOO 042 000--6 $ I Batteries: Yount and Downing; Bruner and O Brien.
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Summary: Stolen bases, Wiseman, Fox, Castro @, Jordan; sacrifice hits. Win ters, Fox, Smith; base on balls, off Ford 2 Duggan3; hit by pitched ball. Duggan CWinters); struck out. Ford Q, Duggan 1; wild pitch Duggan. Time, 200 Umpire, Rudderham.
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shreveport .,.......- JUDO 900 lO0-1 New Orleans. ......., 0O0 200 02'-4
 Summary Two hase hit, Atz. Stolen bases Rickert Cross ?. Sacrifice hit Sabrie. Double plays, Gatins to Atz to Sahrie, Benson to Lewee to Clark. struck out, Guese 3, Becker 6. Bases on balls, Guese 1, Becker 6. Time. lao. Umipre, Davis.
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Two base hits-Ball, Gardner, Me Weller.
 Sacrifice hits-Seabaugh, Maxwell Demont
 Bases on balls-MaXwell, 1. Struck out-McW Weller, 1 Maxwell 6. Hit by Pitched ball-Mc Weller (Max- welD; Maxwell tWalters). Double plays-Walters to pemont to Meek; Nye to Ball to Baxter. Stolen bases-Alcock, Seabaugh. Max well, Houtz.
 Time of game, :52. umpires-Pfenninge and Hacl<ett.
 SECOND GAME
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Pttsburg. July 3O.-Pittsburg scored runs in the first nning on seven hits. sacrifice, an error and some slow field ing R.H. .E Pitisburg ..............s 800 200 02s-12 b Boston .......#... ..... 010 200 000-
 Batteries: Phillipe and Gibson; Dorner and Needham. Time, 10 Empires Car penter and Johnstone.
 Chicago. July S.-Today's game went ten innings and Chance repeated his yes terday's record of hitting safely, batting in the winning run. R.H. E. Chicago .....OO0 300 003 IT ? Brooklyn ....... ...... 300 GOO 102 0-6
 Batteries: overall. Reulbach and Kllng and Moran; Bell, Fucker and Ritter. Time 210 Empires. Klem and Emsle.
 St. Louis, July 9O.-New York batted freely today. winning and driving Wolter. a St. Louis recruit, out of the box ln the seventh. R.H. .E. St. Louis ........... .01o GOO 202-5 8 New York ........0 900 o04 230-11 r
 Batteries: Wolter, Lush and Marshall; Lynch and Bresnahan. Time, 2:l2. Cm- pire, O'Day.
 Cincinnati, July 3O.-Twelve Cincinnati players faced Corridor in the third inninS, scoring seven hits and a base on balls, which netted seven runs. Sharp fielding behind Hit prevented the Philadelphia s getting a man over the plate. R.H E. Cincinnati ..... ....... .. GOT coo 10+-S F 7 Philadelphia .-,.. ...... .0Co on Oo0-o
 Batteries: Hit and Mclean; Corridor Brown and Jacllitsch. Time, 200 Cm- pire. Rigler.
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Manager Cholly Frank certainly had tuese sized up right when he got the big fellow from Little Rock. At the open ing of the 1906 season, Manager Frank saiu:
 If he ever gets his nerve Guese will become one of the best pitchers in the game. He has everything but the neces- sary nerve. l hope to develop this. Lack of nerve Is the only thing that stands between Guese and big league fame."- New Orleans Item.
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Illtie hock .UOO 3lV OlN-5 -hVHipHis .uu uO1 luu-l
 Summary: Two-base hits. Page. Carey. Hurlburt Three-base hits, BowcocK. Stockdale. Sacrifice hits. Gilbert. Wilson, Plass, Carey. Bases on balls, Stocl1dale ?. Struck out. Keith ?. Stockdale l. Hit by pitcher, Stockdale 1. Time. 1:35. Um- pre, Rim and Flynn.
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oUHITHdTY. TfOTne TUlS, PaskefI, NAsIfOi stolen bases, Wells. Hardy. Dyer. sacrl- flee hits, Wlseman; double plays, Hardy to Wells to Hardy; Fox to Castro to Jor- dan; Wells to Carr; bases on balls, Spade 3, Sorrell 3; hit by pitched ball. Spade
 Hardy); struck out. by Spade 1, Sorrell 9 wild pitches, Spade; Time, 1:55. Umpire, Rudderham.
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Wellers support wasn't better. Had it been both ends of the doubleheader would have heen easy cuttings.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Vicksburg 1, Jackson 3.
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All of which reminds us, as a friend of mine would say. that it's pity Me-
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We'd almost forgotten 1t, but you may as well send those hats along now.
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Then the Barons go west. Then the west comes east. Then we bury the sea son.
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and Needham. Time. 40. Empires, Car penter and Johnstone.
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that Just two orders will be given on
hoard tonight. FIRST I shall give the
order that every one Of your sailors
go to tho gun deck and remain there.
i shall place a guard with loaded guns
at tho hatch. IT one of your men puts
his head above the deck the order to
my guard VIII be to shoot him. That
Is the first order. Tho second Is that
you repeat to your men what have
said'
'"rhe admiral did ash requested,
Then i sent note to the admiral of
the American fleet telling him of this
and asked him to send u war ship to
follow us In the morning. When wo
sailed an American ship followed US
and kept in sight all day But we did
not sell the Meteor to the Spaniards.
we could not agree on terms.
I'VE got under way for Singapore In
a few days. There ! received word
THAT the ship had been sold to Vernon
II. Brown & Co.. of New York, and got
orders from them to proceed to u cer-
tain port on the west coast of South
America, where I would be met out
side by the port captain and told
whether to turn oyar the5ship to Peru
Wan interests or so to Panama. We
put In at Australia on the way from
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for a two years cruise to tho 'Ameri-
can East Indics,' the exact location OF
which ! have never since learned.
eve sailed directly to Rio Jnnciro.
had power OF attorney to sell or char
ter the ship according to my best judg-
mcnt. In RIO We found tho war be-
tween Peru and Spain In fun Bwing
and the entire opnniBh fleet at that
point. Immediately tho Spanish Ad-
miral declared that ] had taken Inc
shIp there to turn her over TO the Peru
Wan governments and the American
Minister to Brazil. Mr.. Webb, urged that
take her away to avoid trouble. l
| argued with him that tho meteor car
| rled neither guns. cargo nor contra
band of war. that 1nB there to sell
her to the highest bidder and that |
| proposed TO remain there n ere Wns
any chance for n bargain. The Aneri-
can feet was there also, and tho Ad-
miral took my Wow, and Mr.. Webb be-
came more reconcilcd 10 my remaining.
Finally the Spanish admiral talked
about buying the ship, but insisted that
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Tale OF a Nar-Shp That
Was Lost to Sight
Captain ]. S. Watson Reveals the Fate Of the M
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Einalln Sold IL Commitment nf Peru

eighty years old, but one Of the most |
active men In the service of the Cum
ard company. For more than forty
years he followed the sea, most OF the
time as master Of ship, and has been
with the Cunard company for twenty
five years. He comes from a family OF
sailors. one Of his brothers being Ad
miral Il. w. Watson, retired.
During the Civil War the Alabama
had been the terror of American ship
ping, and her destruction Of sixty five
American ships and property worth
more than 100000 had led to the
international controversy recorded in
| history as the Alabama Claims. She
| was bark-rigged steam sloOp, with
fourteen guns, built secretly in Eng
! land and sent to the United States for
| the Confederate forces.
| Captain Watson began his story with
| the building OF the Mctor.--
There came a time said he, when
the United States was Obliged to have
a ship that could catch and punish the
Alabama, so the wealthcst and most
loyal men Of Boston and New York UNI
dertook the task. The principal back
crs Of the enterprise were r. b. and
NJ. Forbes, Of Boston. and William
II. Asp!nwall. of New York. Hundreds
OF citizens subscribed all the way from
$4,000 to 100000. The ship was built
IN Portsmouth, n. H.. and her engines
chhle from the othcr side. Az ] re-
c members. she WAS pierced for twelve
guns. with two big pivot guns, and
was one of the fastest steam and SAIL
Ing war-shps OF TINT time
In the contract the Secretary OF tho
Navy had provided that when the Me-
tcor was completed the men ,yho had
supplied the money for her should
: name her commander, and just az she
" was ready for sea the war ended and
!, her services We're not required Then
- came 4perpleNing question ms what te
~ DO with her. The navy would not :
es ccpt her, and William II. Seward, Sec.
I'd rotary of state, was pressing the Ala
to bnmh claims against England, and tina
a. added to the difficulties of tho situation
~ Meanwhile she had become an oh
~ ject of interest in many quartcrs O
eS tn be- ] think 1t was early Il
lg 1867 hat she was finally ordered ba g
II. to Boston, with the understanding TIM
no she was TO 20 to japan to be sold.
~ was at this time that ] was nut
- command of her with sealed order,
"a. J selected good crew, ana from III
M day we sailed out of Boston hnrbc
until six months later. when tho shi
SO was finally sold In Callao,, Peru moi
N. man on the ship kenw her destinatio
but myself We carried no cargo. "
md cleared for port rarely visited i
american ships, and the crew shinno
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LIIESBURG, VA. April 0.--Miss
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Mr.. Thomas w. Edwards, n promi-
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Misses Margaret lNlshburne and Mary
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Md, arc spending their Easter vaca-
ton In I4eesburg.
Ior. and Mrs j. w. Bischoff. Of
Washington. j, O.. gave nm organ re-
ci'pl In st. James Episcopal Church
on Wednesday, night. It was largely
attended.
Mrs. Robert Preston, of Leesburg,
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| T'rascr Wilson, a prominent physician
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