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TURF NEWS AND GOSSIP

fancled for the handicap. Although Salvi-
dere has been entered there Is little hope
that he will go 10 the post so early In the
season. Banyah is being touted as the
Jro5able winner too.
Joe Marrone. who has two civil suits FOR
Iamages against the Washington Jockey
Club and s. S, Rowland for $4,000 each.
growing out OF the alleged doping case %,
,ae horse ST.. Joseph at Bennings last fan.
several horses working over tue Ben.
n.ngs track.
are giving Schllliny credit for being the
best boy on the coast in handling twoyeaT-
ois.
President williams. OF the California
Jockey Club. has Just sent st. George, IT,,
and Alternero out into the country TO be
used by the farmers for breeding purposes.
Jim Neil has canned Jockey Sapho
Coles, who has been riding at Emeryvi!le.
Nell said the boy was better fitted TO shovel
coal.
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VALUABLE TR0TTER POISONED
New Haven, Conn. March -.

New Haven Conn, March y.
T GOAL sporting men and admirers
Of rotting horses are all worked
UP over the supposed poisoning OF
tie famous trotrer Nntoearer. owned
by Joseph f. Hubuger OF this city.
which died last night,
The norse was valued at $1,000, and
his owner claims he must have been
poisoned.
An autopsy shows Ne was killed by
muriatic poison. The horse was the
beat purse winner ever owned by M
Hubinger, and was we'll known Oh the
National Circuit In 1859 when he was
suffering from trlcheD,omy. an ar'ific al
trachea was inserted In his throat. auo
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MORAN GETS $4,000 OFFER

other champion ~ ireland He is Jack X
leen. a middle weight. Of Ballinisloe. County
Galway. ireland. Jack arrived ere a Few
days ago. and as his record which he CAV.
to Harvey. showed him TO be IN. gods
Charley Immediately took him under hi,
wing before nHv of the local managers coulu
ntl him. k.ieen has been fighting sine
loo4. and has fouG-t tNenty-One battles
nineteen OF whirh he won.
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match was clinched last night between
lack Goodman the clever lightweight. OF
his c:;3. and Battling Hurley Of Passa!c
y. j, WhJ ~ certainly A great little piec.
of fighting machinery. They were engaged
by Jim Buckley to try conclusion in six
roun bout AZ he next stag - the Shark-y
A. G., which IL slated tor "Wednesday night
As tne prev N.0us bout hetween these ads
vas s.4sn!ng one. their coming go should
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TWO STAGS TONIGHT.

There will be two stays tonight.
The Long Acre \. c., in West Twenty.
ninth street. has secured Lou sheppard
and Harry Ferns the rugged local light
weights to meet in the star bout OF six
rounds, while In the semi windup KID
Griffo ana Blink" McCloskey viii also
battle for six rounds
1T the Olympic A. c.. OF Harlem.
Harry Baker. the clever California
featAerweight, will meet Willie Mango,
the fast little boxer FOR six rounds.
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SCHAEFER QUITS 4 VICTOR

difiicu!; games Of to-day were invented
20 make the play more difficult for
Schae!er. He mastered them ali.
The score by innings
.SChae:er-2 3. o. .. o. o. a, =, 10 a5 Z
q. i. 30. sl .. 81. %. =. * is q O. 90
80. 30 .. i. :. !. q. :, -. Ig-5np Average,
l"3' H!Ea -mns oo3 0l, 81. IS
. - ~. 3. 20. - -. !. a :. !, %. > a o.
T. :, -. -. :. - Il. I. ics Average,
l''E-Hi H-h run 50 IL lG ~
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Melody Says He is Still Champion.

Billy Honey Melody. in letter 10
the writer claims that he is st!ll the wclter
weight champion ~ the world. and that
ntithe Harry Lewis nor Jimmy Gardner has
NE right 1" claim the t!tle. He says he Will
J.. Tor bit,l~s, ami intends TO issue a hal
.fnGe - ooN ne winner Of the Lewis card
n'r '.-7:. whirh comes ". AZ :he Armory
\. A. ot Blston ON March l.
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the poison was Injected INTO the morse
through this tube Mr.. Hubinger says
he wall spend as much money as may
be necessary to discover and punish
the poisoner.
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"Young Erne" to Fight Mario.

Yong Erne. the fastest lightweight of
philadelphia has been matched by his man
aSer. Jack McGuigan 10 NEE; Jo my Mario
~ th.s citv IN the main bout ~ six rounds
a; the stag to be held by the Sharkey
\. G, on Wednesday evening. March -.
lh-. 1HGh' jn he a cracking gonl battle.
and besides can certainly waiop with eitner
hand.
Harvey Has Another Irish Champion.
Chal!ey Harvey has JUS; CORA led an
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HURLEY BEATS
SUMMERS in A
RED-HOT SCRAP
English Boy Was Very Clever at
Times, but He Couldn't Stand
Off the Terrific Rushes of
the American.

~ ATTTING HURLEY hammered
r Johnny Summers last nigh,
until the tow-headed English
man BEN double and wrapped his
arms across his stomach TO save him.
self. II was the hottest fight ever
seen in the Sharkey A. c. which is
going sor2 for tu;Lful statement.
Hurley didn't win mile. but he
Losed Summers out-no DOUBT OF that.
This Hurley youngster is a fight
ing miracle When the two boys
stood up in their corners waiting for
the sta ting gong, spectator sitting
behind ne leaned over and said:
didn't look as if 1t would. Summers
must nave tecn several pounds
heavier than the Passaic wonder
And summers is one of the strongest
little fellows of his weight in the
ring. He is built from the ground
uscular OF arm and body and leg He |
urley Is Just the opposite He is fiat
has narrow. skinny little back and a
TO match the two boys at all.
Toward the end OF the fight Hurley
right eye closed from the effect OF |
Summers's terrific swings. Both raj.
lied and fought at fearful pace
throughout the sixth round an. both
were tired at the end. II there had
been a referee decision the Passa
boy would nave been entitled to it.
Battling Nelson never classed will
hurley as halr-raising.. sensation
markable ability. 20 take punishment
but in his best days he never hau the
spec. and aggressiveness of this young
ster. Nelson was stronger and more
heavily built
Hurley is in such demand that .,
lights now about twice d week. N
to stand that pace long. He takes -
beating to give one. and the men who
10 that seldom last. He needs res;
between fights.
" ING ''ibErr who sat at the
v ringside, was enthusiastic over
= Hurley's fighting style. When the
bout was over he went to Hurle" and
proposed taking him to California to
fight Britt and the o;he, llghtweights
Britt and those fellows won't stick
IT out with you" said Corbett. ''Yo
can clean them ali oIl.''
II can't leave my mother" said Hur
ley.
Then take the family along, re-
turned Corbett Il guess We can raise
the fare, and the coast IS me place for
YOU"
JACK JOHNSON and Joe jeanette ara
considering the idea Of hooking up
for twelve rounds before a Boston
..u1. Tho result may throw some llgnt
on a dark situation--if they don't frame
it, And jeanette says that so ia! as he
is concerned such tl,uy is far. far
outs de OF his calculations.
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JACK JOHNSON and Joe jeanette are
considering the idea Of hooking up
for twelve rounds before Boston
: .uA. Tho result may throw some llght
on a dark s,uation-if they don't frame
it. And jeanette says that so IA! as he
is concerned such a tliny is far, far
outs de of his calculations.
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up-broad shouldered. deep chested. n
has a nee; like a heavy-we!ght's H
chested. thin armed and slender. He
thin neck. II almost seemed n shame
Hu-Iey Came With Rush.
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Alice Lloyd. London
Fire Brigade, Bert
Leslie 4 Co.. Elfie
Fay. Frank FoEarty.
Minnie Sellgmnn 4
W m. Bra mwelI, Mason
Keller 4 Co., Stun
ming Grenadiers, &c.
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ASTOR ts.sis' ss.,: IL NV, Week: %:d xS..s + ssi
Ho tON Wed. Mat. SOc-si 80.
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A.,..;. CUNNING the jan Breaker Mat
H'ieI'Cd" From Sing slnE to Liberty" Sat.
Next Week ekTIIE VOLUNTEER ORGANGST
Ted Marks Concerts. Sun. Mat < Ev., % 81 30
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Porto Rico REGIMENT.

On the score of economy the weight
of the argument is all in favor of the
retention of the Porto Rico Regiment
To continue it in service involves no
addition to the present annual APP
preparations for the support of the
army, for the reason that the cost Of
maintaining it has been one of the
items included in the army appropria-
ton bill every year since 1899 On the
other hand to muster it out and re-
place it by American troops would add
to the army expenses. Americans Will
not serve in the tropics for any length
of time without the extra inducements
of foreign service pay and double time
for retirement. In the absence of these
incentives every American enlisted
man whose term of service expired IN
Porto Rico would decline to re-enlist
and it would become necessary to SEM
him home on discharge with the added
cost of transportation. not only Tor
the discharged man but also for the
recruit to replace him. These are not
the only items of additional expense
due to the substitution of an Ameri-
can for the native garrison. but they
arc sufficient. for the purpose of this
article. 70 illustrate the faIlacy of the
contention that questions of economy
require the change.-Army and Navy
Life.
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GLEANINGs AND GOSSIP.

a sheriff burned saloon in Okla
homa tie other day, but before he set
it on fire he removed all the liquor
Pennsylvania judge says that he
will rule all bills contracted for sheath
gowns out of his court as uncollectable.
The pure food authorities are now
ordering that the maple sirup which is
sold in stores be made from maple SUI
gar
The Sutlej is the most rapid river i'm
the world 1t is in British India and
has fall of 1000 feet in $50 miles.
A ricn man from Peru, who is travel
ing in the United States. says that
what Peru needs most is American
nerve and push.
1t is said that the City Of Mexico was
SO full of visitors recently, that a Judge
who went there to hold his court had to
sit on the courthouse steps all night
as he could not get a room.
The Hcdjag railroad, which will ulti-
mately reach Mecca, has now been
built as far as Medina. A new mosque
is to be opened near the railroad sta
ton with great ceremony on September
1.
There has beer an epidemic of sui
cidcs in st. Petersburg recently, is peo-
pie having killed themselves in one day
not long ago. The average has now
reached the surprising figure Of So a
month.
A man in Milwaukee was told by a
physician the other day that he had
only "a hours. to live. He at once mar
rie1 the woman from whom he had
Keen divorced a short time before, and
now has completely regained his heath.
New York city's budget will pc about
$50, 10000 this year, which is ST., 900, 600
more than the estimates for last year
The increase is mainly due to the nee
essary redemption of city bonds and
the payment of interest on those out
standing
A thunderstorm passed over Asbury
Park. \. j.. recently and it was so Sc
we're that it drove a woman insane with
fear Her husband was killed by light
ming not long ago and she had never
quite rccoI cred from the shock. Physi-
clans say that her case is hopeless.
Denmark raises about 100000 pounds
of rather poor tobacco year and the
natives smoke all of it in their long
pipes. They do not like American
tobacco and prefer the Brazilian
leaf to any other in cigars. They now
smoke great quantities of Russian and
Egyptian cigarets.
A woman was seen walking on one of
the streets of Altoona, Pa, the other
day with her hat on fire. A good many
thought it was some sort of Joke and
paid no attention to it. AT last po-
liceman rushed up to her and his hands
We're badly burned in putting out The
fire, which was real one.
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can speak for labor, union or non
urion. And were it possible for MI
Gompors to cast for Mr.. Bryan the iui'
voting strength Of his organization
Democracy would be in the minority
still. because this operation IN ltseii
would drive from the party more
votes than would be given in lump
If organized labor is to vote as such
at the dictates of one or two men
there W i'll come from the great body OF
the American people a huge protest
that will drive Messrs. Gompers and
Bran to the wall.
1t will be an evil day for labor when
Of it's own will it recognizes class con-
sciousnoss, class legislation and class
distinction. The benefits that might
come from a so-called labor party
would go to the individual few, the
harm would be to the many. The
time has not come, however, for any
such break. In November Mr..
Gomrers will join his ticket in eclipse.
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The Thanks of China.

The officials of the Chinese Empire
arc to take a unique way to thank our
country for its exhibition of friend
ship in renting large part of the
Boxer indemnity. 1t will be recalled
that our government among others
was awarded a large sum, but. it was
decided last winter that all of that in
excess of the aggregate expense in
CURED and injury suffered should be
returned The total amount of in
demnity awarded to this country on
account of the Boxer disturbances was
about So, 100000. Out of this have
been paid the expenses of the War and
spect;vely to $7,1S6,31O and s2,469, ISL.
Two hundred and thirty claims were
presented for adjustment by private
American citizens, involving altogether
the sum of s3,30S,036, and awards on
account Of these were made by Com
missioners cambridge and Ragsdale
to the extent of $1,514. 292, including in
terest, which was increased on appeal
to the Department of State to 1884, :
929 Thus the grand total of claims
of Ill kinds admitted was in round
figures s11 $4,000. which shows an APP
proximate balance in favor of the
Chinese of 100000 Other claims yet
to be settled, though not allowed by
the commissioners, are estimated at
about s.. OOO,0 900 and so there is over
$40, 900, 900 to be returned to China, or
at least there is this sum upon whose
payment our government will not in
sst.
Now it is announced that a high
commissioner is coming from Pekin
to Washington to express the gratitude
Of China for this exhibition of inter-
national consideration and fair play
an exhibition which no European
power is making or is ever likely to
make toward China-and to assure our
country that his government intends
applying the payments from which it
has been relieved to defraying the ex-
penses of sending for four years 100
students to the United States. and af-
ter that so students until the entire
Nrs
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Forest Fires in Fact and Story.

(BanEOr Commercially
During the past few weeks many
Maine people, especially those living on
or within the borders of the states for
est domains. have had opportunity to
compare one of the strong features of
Holman Days latest novel, King
Spruce-his lurid description of q forest
fire started by the girl living with the
SkcctS and Bushees-with an actual
confiagra ton of the woods. The re-
cent fires are the most serious that
have occurred since the book appeared
and those at all interested in the dire
calamity resulting from such cunfia-
grations as arc pictured, III that work
have taken occasion to read again
those interesting chapters ana note
how closely Maj. Day has reported con-
ditions and circumstances
In many respects King Spruce is up
to-date, particularly in picturing how
the fire MardenS are ever on the alert
and how lookout stations are main
tanned on slightly mountain tops to note
the outbreak of fires within the range
IF their obse rvation. Now, as is there
in represented fires are promptly re-
ported by telephone and the Syetem is
working to perfection. Maj. Day looks a
little beyond actual conditions and
makes many suggestions along APP
proved lines of forestry by not only
urging discreet cutting but the clear
ing up of the old brush patches, limbs
and tops left on the cuttings to become
dry and highly infamabe should
sparks strike them under favorable
conditions.
Few sights, as he pictures it, are
more awful than a forest fire; miles of
Glackencd rubbish; smoke that dark
ems the sun 90 miles down the wind
clustering heat through which trains
run at top speed with windows closed
hor'les If deer, bears, moose, porcu-
pines ana other wild creatures driven
fearless Of human beings by the great
cr danger; tie vanity of mans effort
when the flames get past control
Maine does not need many more such
proofs as this year of drough, ruined
crops and forests destroyed has fur
rished Of the need Of better preserva-
ton of her woodlands.
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New York and Indiana.
New York WORLDLY


Mcclellan in 1864 lost New York and
Indiana. He was defeated.
Seymour in 1868 carried New York,
but lost Indiana. He was defeated.
Greeley in 1872 lost New York and
Indiana. He was defeated.
Tilden in 1876 carried New York
and Indiana. He was not seated, but
almost no student of American politics
now doubts that he was honestly
elected.
Hancock in 1880 lost New York and
Indiana. He was defeated.
Cleveland in 1884 carried New York
and Indiana. He was elected.
Cleveland in 1888 lost New York and
Indiana He was defeated.
Cleveland in 1892 carried New York
and Indiana. He was elected.
Bryan in 1896 lost New York and
Indiana He was defeated.
Bryan in 1900 lost New York and
Indiana He was defeated.
Parker in 1904 lost New York and
Indiana He was defeated.
In fifty years no Democratic candl-
date for President has been elected
who did not carry both New York and
Indiana Since Jackson's day no
Democratic candidate for President
who carried both New York and
Indiana has been defeated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-23

Has anybody heard of a Republican
newspaper that has boltcd TAFT to sup
port Bryan? Hardly! But promi-
nent among the hundreds Of indie
pendent and Democratic newspapers
which have announced their intention
of supporting the Republican national
ticket in this campaign are the
Brooklyn Eagle, New York Times.
Journal of Commerce and Commercial
Bulletin. New York Commercial, Eve
ming Post, Detroit Free Press, Spring
field Republican, Manchester. n. H.,
Union. Every Evening, Wilmington,
Delaware, Cleveland Plain-Dealer and
Providence Journal Not only is the
powerful influence of these papers an
important factor in shaping the result
but il Il large measure it is an indi-
cation of the political sentiment exist
ing in the several states where they
are published
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The Aue of RabeIais.

In Rabelais the medieval mind OF
Franco had escaped from the cloister
from its centuries of bondage had
looked about upon the earth and the
body. and found them good. to him.
monk and doctor, there was nothing III
the spiritual or physical world either
forbidden or obscene. He must kno"
the SAVIOR of everything; like Ulysses
would drink life to the lees. He was
unconscious as nature, and his was 'he
enormous laughter of great waters
He climbed the Apennincs for the III
accessible flower, and he lusted for the
hidden truth as his friends 'he
humanists for the manuscript unseen
He had followed in imagination thd'
truth over the seas and to the wondei
full islands of Pantagruel, and now anu
then he had glimpsed her DER the fiooo
or in the copse. His work IS t'e
record of that search, jumbled. uh-
speakably monstrous and uncou'i
often, and again clear, calm, with a'
epic grandeur and simplicity. He was
the th-spirit, and tried as he dareu
and could to reveal the huge, com
polling truth, but that spirit -
hampered by it's medium, and Rabelals,
arch -individualist, was bound a".
that radical of the renaissance, th'.
gagged by those conservative forces ..
his time, and of every time, the chu'lN
and the State.-FOrum.
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Bryan in the Rockies.
DenVer Republican,


TO begin with. Colorado is more
firmly intrenched in the Republican
column than it has been since the ad-
vent ri Bryan. There is such thing
as a sentiment in politics and the peo-
pie of this state have sentimental
regard for Mr. Bryan, but they learned
long since that their own interests and
Mr.. Bryan's ambition do not run in
the same groove. The Colorado of
this year Of grace is as different from
tn" Colorado of dozen years ago as
Is Mr. Bryan of 1908 different from the
Bryan of 1896. Twelve years have
made big difference in both.
From year to year Colorado is be-
coming more and more Republican.
The thousands of agriculturalists who
are coming here to live are from Re
publican states, finding in their new
home Il. state that has grown prosper
Gus through the beneficence of nature
and Il Republican administration,
which latter has given safety and Sc
curity to all law-abiding citizens.
Colorado has no protest to enter
against either national or state ad-
ministrations. 1t has benefited direct
y oitI ii''iitSliy HUN us IuIleEellCe 10
Republican principles. Hardly a COM
munity in the state but has been a
beneficiary because of the states adj
herencc to the party in authority
Colorado is not different from it's
neiShbors. These states do not lag in
progress they are moving forward
with the grand procession. Then
why should they be expected to join
the Bryan column?
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There are heroes in peace as well as
in war. but their deeds are often 50
quietly done that they fail to attract
attention. Just after a cage containing
Il miners had begun to descend to the
bottom Of the Little oak coal mine at
Bellville, Ill, on Saturday, a stoampipe
burst and a jet Of steam spurted upon
the arm Of Sidney Rowland, the ~
glnccr. who stood with his hands upon
the lever controlling the descending
cage. There was no one to whom to
call and had he released his hold the
cage would have dropped to the bottom
of the shaft, 50 he stood with his flesh
cooking until the Indicator showed that
the cage had reached the bottom Row
land was severely scalded
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Roger A. Pryor. famous Virginia
Democrat Of the old times, now OF
New York. is saying fine things about
Taft to the New York reporters. He
was the youngest member of the Balti-
more convention that nominated
franklin Pierce for President It's a
long time since his falling out on the
floor of the House with Congressman
Potter of Wisconsin. a native of Au-
gusta, and the refusal of his seconds
to let him acGuiesce in Potter's
choice of the bowie knife as q field-of-
honor weapon. GAS to Mr.. Taft" he
said to Tribune reporter, Il have
the highest estimation of his up
rightness and ability, and I think him
a most lovable man from what 1 hear
of him, and. so far as character and
competency go, undoubtedly perfectly
qualified for the office of7President.