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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
CRIMINAL NEWS.

The mystery of the theft of $173.00
from the United States sub-treasur1
at Chicago a year and a half ago, .
has ever suffered in this manner. in
believed to have been solved by tho
arrest of George w. Fitzgerald. 9th
ers are believed to have been impIfI
Gated in the crime, which for month";
completely baffled government secreti
service men
One highwayman, wearing a black
mask, held UP and robbed the passen-
gers of even stage coaches in Yellow
stone park. The coaches left the no
tel in the usual order, at intervals Of
a few minutes, and were held up N
after the other rs fast as they came in
sight. The bandit secured about ST.
900 in cash and iewelry.
Lowry and Alaska, two new towns
on the Minneapolis and st. Louis road
in Southern Walworth county, s. D..
were partially destroyed by fires start
ed by a band of night riders. Revenge
for the arrest of several s~uspectes
horse thieves is believed to be the
cause of the raid of the towns.
John Bradley, alias John Freeman
a cowboy who was arrested on sus-
picion of having murdered Policeman
William F. Stephens at Denver, was
set upon by a number of police Off
GERS and mario WY escaped being beat
en- to death at their hands.
AS a result of an attempt by David
end William Webb, brothers, to carry
out a threat to do up" J.. w. Cnlpnp-
per, a Tulsa (Okla.) grocer, David
Webb is dead, William Webb is ia
tally wounded and Culpepper is seri
ously injured.
John P. Reid, who committed sui
eide in England, a a fugitive from
justice from Columbus, o., having
been indicted for assault on his owa
daughter. He was a wealthy contractor
and fed the country after his indict-
ment.
Mrs. Kate Howard, one of the leaa-
ers in the recent riot in Springfield.
ILL.,, committed suicide by swallowing
acid while being placed under arrest
She died as she was being led inAn
the Jail.
The postofice at Waukegan, H.
was entered by robbers, the safe
blown open by the use of dynamite
and stamps and cash to the value Of
$4,000 obtained.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
CRIMINAL NEWS.

One highwayman, wearing a black
mask, held up and robbed the passen
gers Of seven stage coaches in Yellow.
stone park. The coaches left the no.
tel in the usual order, at intervals Of
q few minutes, and were held up one
after the other as fast as they came in
sight. The bandit secured about g..
900 in cash and iewelry.
Lowry and Alaska, two new towns
on the Minneapolis and St. Louis road
in Southern Walworth county, S. D.,
We're partially destroyed by fires start.
ed by a band of night riders. Revenge
for the arrest Of several suspected
horse thieves is believed to be the
u of the raid of the towns.
John Bradley, alias John Brennan,
a cowboy who was arrested on sus
picion of having murdered Policeman
William r. Stephens at Denver, was
set upon by a number OF police Off
GERS and narrowly escaped being beat,
en- to death at their hands.
AS a result Of an attempt by David
and William Webb, brothers, to carry
out a threat to 'sdo up" j. w. Culpep.
per, a Tulsa (Okla.) grocer, David
Webb is dead, William Webb is ia.
tally wounded and Culpepper is seri.
ously injured.
The badly decomposed body of Mrs.
A. L. Donahoe of Oakland, CAL, who
disappeared from her home June /
last, has been found in the vicinity Of
her home. Gus Alisted has been ar.
rested by the police on the charge OF
murder.
Mrs. Kate Howard, one of the lead,
ers in the recent riot in Springfield.
ILL.,, committed suicide by swallowing
acid while being placed under arrest,
She died as she was being led into
the jail.
Captain P. G. Hams, Jr., and his
brother, T. Jenkins Hams, have been
held without bail for the action of a
grand jury IN a charge of the murder
of William E. Annis.
A negro named George johnson
was hanged by a mob at Murfrees-
boro, Tenn. The negro attempted an
assault upon a. Miss Morris, residing
near Murfreesboro.
The postofice at Waukegan, ILL.,,
was entered by robbers, the safe
blown open by the use of dynamite
and stamps and cash to the value of
$4,000 obtained.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
WASHINGTON NEWS.

The monthly statement Of collection
Of internal revenue shows that the
total for July, 1908, was $22.O29,316,
which is a falling off Of $2,S99, sos as
compared with July, 1907. The most
noteworthy decrease is in the receipts
from the retail liquor dealers special
tax, which amounts to $216,149. This
indicates that S.646 retail liquor deal
ers went out Of business during the
month of July.
The food situation throughout
South Carolina shows considerable Inn
provement. Water in the various riv-
ers and creeks Is falling rapidly and
some progress is being made in the
matter Of repairing railroad and coun-
ty bridges.
The president has issued a procla-
nation for the opening to settlement
Of the surplus lands of the Rosebud
Indian reservation in South Dakota.
The area covered comprises about
100000 acres.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
hlnS Of THE WUKLD
Important Events Of the Week
in Condensed Form.
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

In an explosion caused by a light
ming bolt, which set off a charge of
dynamite, two expert tunnel drivers
we're killed and another probably ia
tally injured while they worked far
under the surface of the earth in a
tunnel which had been driven q dis
tance of 1900 feet into the mountain
side at Valley View, Pa.
About a dozen persons were
drowned and over $750,000 damage
done by a flood at Augusta, Ga. The
water was from four to nine feet deep
in the principal streets of the city and
in the lower resident districts the peo-
pie were caught unawares and forced
to escape from their flooded homes in
boats.
A high brick wall in Chelsea square,
at Chelsea, Mass, collapsed suddenly,
burying beneath it some thirty work
men. Seven were killed outright or
died in anbulances on the way to the
hospital. About twenty others were
injured.
Three persons were badly hurt, one
woman probably fatally, while several
others were terribly bruised, in a
panic on a swiftly moving street car
at Cleveland which caught fire by the
blowing out of a fuse.
Twenty-Five miners were %suifocated
in Hailey-Ola coal mine No. l at
Haileyville, Okla, when fire destroyed
the hosting shaft and air shaft and
cut off the air from the men below.
Four persons were killed near Flu
gene, Ore, when the Cottage Grove
local train of the Southern Pacific
struck a bull on the track and was
piled up in the ditch.
High water caused 100000 damage
in Spartanburg county, S. C. Twenty
five bridges were washed away and
all bottom land crops completely
| wiped out.
Forest fires on Vancouver island are
Increasing in every direction and the
latest reports indicate that several
settlements are threatened.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
SElPTEMBER
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FOREIGN NEWS.

The defeat Of the sultan of Morocco.
Abdul Aziz, by the forces of his
brother, Mulai Haiid, has been con-
firned. The sultan of record was sur
prised on the night of Aug. 10 and
most OF his troops deserted to the side
of the usurpjng sultan after the firing
of a few shots. Mulai Hafid has been
proclaimed sultan of Morocco at Tan
gier AMI announcement of the procla-
nation has been t~elegraphed to all
parts of the country.
Baron Speck Won sternberg, the
German ambassador to the United
States, is dead at Heidelberg, Ger
many. The baroness, who was Miss
Lillian May Langham of Louisville,
KY, was with her husband at the end.
The immediate cause of Baron Won
Sternberg's death was Inflammation
of the lungs. He was fifty-six years OF
age.
The Norwegian steamer Folge Fon-
den, from Bergen to Haugesund, on
the west coast of Norway, was
wrecked near Skoneviks and sank in
J1lESCg lllluulSS. AC ElOdLlCA ASd
seventy passengers and 1t is believed
chat forty of them were drowned.
The Venezuelan civil court of first
instance has handed down a judgment
declaring the French Cable company
guilty of completely in the Matos rev.
olution against President Castro and
condemning it to pay damages to the
amount of nearly $5,000,000.
A detachment of fifty men has left
Amsterdam to reinforce the garrison
maintained by Holland at Willemstad,
Curacao. The present strength of the
garrison is 10 officers and 1852 men
end there is a militia organization of
400 men.
The preparations for the celebra'
ton of Count Leo T%olstoi's birthday
on Sept. 9 are strongly disapproved
by the Russian government and some
of the authorities are bringing pres
sure to bear to check the celebration.
Herr Gelterman, cashier of the cou-
pom department of the Mitteldeutsche
Credit bank, shot himself dead at
Frankfort, Germany. He had embez-
zled s125,000 from the bank.
The presidential and congressional
elections in Cuba will be held On Nov.
IA next and the Inauguration of the
newly elected president will take
place on Jan. %, 1909.
Fire destroyed 1000 houses in the
Stamboul quarter of Constantinople.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL

Farmers in the West have banded
together to erect an independent and
cooperative stock yards just beyond
the city limits of Chicago. Officials Of
this corporation announced that they
would open the yards in full blast by
Oct. 1.
The receivership of the Southern
Indiana Railroad company has been
extended to the Chicago Southern,
Railway company by Judge Kohlsaa.
in the United States circuit court al
Chicago.
A. Q. Brown & Co., n Of the, larg-
est brokerage houses in New York
city, has suspended. The liabilities
are estimated at over $1,O00,000.
Dispatches to Dun's Trade Review
indicate further progress in the right
direction, although weekly gains are
small.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
stiu su.ceptibIe.

He was a nervous, fdgety young man,
and he looked with considerable ap-
prehension at the woman next him,
who held a baby. its face covered with
a thick veil. The baby gave now and
then a sharp cry, which the woman
evidently tried to suppress.
At last, after many anxious glances,
the young man spoke. ~.
"Has-has that baby any-anything
contagiousy" he asked.
The woman looked at him with a
mixture Of scorn and pity.
"'Twouldn't be for most folks" she
said in a clear, carrying tone, "but
maybe 'twould for you. He's teeth
ing"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
The Adventurous Feline.

"Hello! Is this the electric com.
pany7 Do you take cats down? Yes.
cats! One is on a pole and crying just
terribly. She must have been up there
a week, for she's just as thin What?
oh, this is Fifty-pinth avenue! A big
dog is barking at her. too, and She
What street? Why. l don't know. l
don't live on this street, do I? oh, yes.
Of course! Bristol street. the druggist
says. Oh. will you? You are so good!
And a man just said she is playing
with the transformer and might short
circuit herself or something. Well.
thank yon very much. ! am SO glad!
Goodbyw-Success Magazine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS

The writing of the last official chap
ter in the records Of the monumental
swindles of the late Mrs. Cassie L.
Chadwick was begun when DR.. Leroy
S. Chadwick, husband of the late wiz
ard of finance, filed a petition in bank
ruptcy in the United States district
court at Cleveland. With assets Of
SIS DR.. Chadwick hopes to wipe out
obligations aggregating over 100000.
After spending two sleepless nights
in the Jail at Goshen, N. Y, on a
charge Of beating his wife Ferdinand
Pinney Earle, he of affinity" and
"soulmate" fame, was released on fur
nishing $4,000 bail.
Richard Croker has become an hon
orary burgess of Dublin. The role is
limited to distinguished persons who
have rendered service to Ireland or to
the cause of liberty at home and
abroad.
District Attorney Jerome of New
York has been exonerated of the
charge of m~alfeasance in Office by the
referee appointed by Governor Hughes
to take evidence and report his find
ings.
Mrs. Howard Gould has brought
suit for $4,000 against Frank A. Nc
Laughlin, a New York tradesman, who,
she alleges, through a process server
injured her to that extent.
David. E. Thompson, American am
bassador to Mexico, was rnn down by
a bicyclist at Mexico City and suffered
a fracture of one arm and confusion
Of the face.
William H. Taft is enjoying a weeks
fishing at Middle Bass island in Lake
Erie.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
THE DEATH RECORD.

George p. Rowell of New York,
prominent for many years in the news
paper advertising business, died at
Poland Springs, Me-, following an ILL
aess of more than a month. Mr.. Row
oil was proprietor of Printers Ink, a
weekly publication.
Colonel William f. Villas is dead at
Madison, Wis, following five weeks of
illness. He was sixty-eight years old,
had been a member of the late Pres
|dent Cleveland's cabinet and served
six years in the United States senate.
E. f. Becker, one of the best
known civil and construction engi-
aeers in the United States, dropped
lead at the West Tunnel camp of the
st, Paul pass, near Taft. Mont, aged
afty-two years.
John Henry Briggs, aged sixty-two
years, a millionaire cattle raiser, shot
and killed himself at his home in At
lica, Ind. Dependency due to Ill
health was the cause Of his action.
General Alexander p. Stewart, one
Of the last two surviving lieutenant
generals Of the Confederate army, is
dead at Biloxi, Miss. He was eighty
seven years of age.
Lying In pool Of blood, with q bull
let hole In the back Of his head, Alex
Fraisser, a French trapper, was found
dead in his shack five miles west Of
Manitowash. Wis.
Margaret DAILY vokes, the well
known comedienne. is dead at her
summe home In Lynnfleld, Mass.
after q long sickness Of tuberculosis
Antonio (Tony) Pastor. the theat
rical manager. is dead at Elmhurst. =
/, after an illness Of several weeks.
He was s~eventy-one years old.
John James Greenough, the inventor
and. former superintendent. of the
patentgomce at Washington. is dead
az Brookline, Mass.
Rev: Albert H. Trick Of Brooklyn
committed suicide "a New York city
BY shooting.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
news Of The WORLD.
Important Events Of tile Week
in Condensed Form.
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

Fire which broke out in the center
Of the commercial district swept over
portions of three blocks of New Or.
leans, destroying a large. number of
wholesale houses, manufacturing
plants and smaller stores. Originating
at Brinville and Chartres. streets the
flames worked their way north as far
as Cont street and west towards
Royal, bringing about a loss of be-
tween $1,000,000 and $4,000, 900 before
they we're finally subdued.
About a dozen persons were
drowned and over $750,00O damage
done by a flood at Augusta, Ga. The
water was from four to nine feet deep
in the principal streets of the city and
in the lower resident districts the peo-
pie were caught unaWares and forced
to escape from their flooded homes in
boats.
A flood in the Cimmaron river fol-
lowing a %cloudburst washed away a
number of dwellings at Folsom, N. M.
Fifteen persons are reported to have
been drowned. Ten miles of track
and twelve bridges on the Colorado
and Southern railroad were washed
out.
A high brick wall in Chelsea square,
at Chelsea, Mass, collapsed suddenly,
burying beneath it some thirty work
men. Seven were killed outright or
died in a%1nbulances on the way to the
hospital. About twenty others were
injured.
Three persons were badly hurt, one
woman probably fatally, while several
others were terribly bruised, in a
panic on a swiftly moving street car
at Cleveland which caught fire by the
blowing out of a fuse.
Five men were killed, another is
expected. to die and five others were
seriously injured in a collision at the
Warrior Run colliery of the Lehigh
Valley Coal company near Wilkes
barre, Pa.
Twenty-Five miners we're s%uffocated
in Hailey-Ola coal mine No. 1 at
Haileyville, Okla, when fire destroyed
:. the hosting shaft and air shaft and
cut off the air from the men below.
Four persons were killed near Flu
gene, Ore, when the Cottage Grove
local train of the Southern Pacific
struck q bull on the track and was
piled up in the ditch.
High water caused 100000 damage
In Spartanburg county, S. G.. Twenty
five bridges were washed away and
all bottom land crops completely
wiped ont.
Forest fires on Vancouver island are
increasing in every direction and the
latest reports indicate that several
settlements are threatened.
Fire almost completely destroyed
Darby, a town of about 1000 tnhab-
ltants in the Bitter Root valley,
Mont.
Two men were killed and N in
jured in a collision Of freight trains
at KilgOre, Neb.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
POLITICAL NEWS.

Governor a. b. Cummins authorizes
the statement that he will call 9 spe'
cial session 81 the Iowa Legislature 70
amend the primary law and permit
the people to elect the successor to
Senator Allison. The announcement
followedsa conferenceSof Republicans
M Des Moines.
John Kern wassnotifledS at IN
dianapolis 81 his nomination for the
Vice presidency ~ the Democrats. Mr..
Bryan q dsother party leaders attend.
"a the sceremonies. the former deliver.
lng speechSs0p Trusts
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Aug. 27.-Wheat-sept.l
Size; Dec, 94A @94Mc; May, 98AI
@9SAc. Corn-Sept., 77%c; Dec-I
66Mc; May, 64Ac. Oats-Sept., 49a'
@49Ac; Dec, 49A @49Mc; May
51Nc. Pork-Sept., $3.50; Oct, $14-
65; jan, $685.. Butter-Creameries.
1874 @22hc; dairies, 1920 Eggs
-1Shc. Poultry - Turkeys, 15c:
chickens, 10h Ollie; springs, 15c-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
Chicago Union stock Yards.

Chicago, Aug. observation-disclosures.
$3.6007.7O: Texans, $2.50@5.00; West
ern cattle, $3.3005.s0; stockers and
feeders, $2.60@460; cows and heifers.
$1.75@5.S0; calves, $5.25@7.25. Hogs
Light, $5.9O@6.70; mixed, $3.50
6.S5; heavy, $5.9O@6.85; rough, $3.50
@6.2O; good to choice heavy, 5000
6.s5; pigs. $3.7505.65. Sheep. SEE
@4.25: yearlings, $4.2604.99;; lamb4
33.50@6.00.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
St. Paul Union stock Yards.

st. Paul, Aug. 27.-Cattle-Good u
choice steers, $6.O0@6.75; fair to good.
$5.0O@5.75; good to choice cows and
heifers, s4.00@5.0O; veals. $3.7515.7a.
Hogs-$6.0O@6.40. sheep-Wether1
$3.75@4.00; yearlings. $4.00@42Ss
spring lambs, $4.50@5.50.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Aug. 27.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. 1 Northern, 81
OH 01.O5h; No. 2 Northern, $1.03h.
Sept, $3.50; Dec, 97hc. Flax-Te
arrive and on track, $1.27A; Sept
$1.26M; Oct, SLIPS; Nov. slips; Dec-
$1.23.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Aug. 27.-Wheat-
Sept, ss@99Ac; Dec, 9sA @9sxe
On track-No. 1 hard, $1.02%: No. 4
Northern. $1.02k; No. 2 Northern
S9hc; No. 3 Northern, 95%c.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
LABOR NEWS.

Seven thousand garment workeIs
are on strike in New York city. The
trouble, it is said, will extend to AZ
the large cities of the country.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
Tho c~oneiderate Wife

'sMrs. Rogers is a perfect slave to
her husband"
What does she dot"
Would you believe It? Every year
on his birthday she gets up in time to
eat breakfast with him."-Judge's u,
brary.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04
Short Memory.

my wife" gfsowled Hadley, "is the
most forgetful woman"
Indeed! queried his friend pc,
litely. s@,
Eyes. She can never remember In
the morning where ] left my pipe the
night Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-09-04

Make yourself d sheep ana the wolye
will eat you,--Italian Proverb.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-10
SNOW KEEPS CUBS
FROM PRACTISING,

WEST BADEN, Ind, March 10
Snow failed to stop the training stunts
of the worlds champions yesterday.
Neither did muddy roads and swollen
streams prevent them from getting in
o good days training. The players
were up early yesterday. A heavy
coat of snow. which had fallen during
the night, put an end to possibility
of practise ON the ball field while the
team is here, and the players must
work on the railroad or the covered
track to harden themselves.
Chance got the squad into action at
10 o'clock, ordering them all on to the
board track for a long jog. Ten times
was the order and most Of them
had done ten laps before breakfast,
and as there was no one appointed to
keep count, several of them cheated a
bit in their work. Thinkers charley
horse is bothering him and Chance
himself is feeling sick and sore and
does not round into condition. Yes
terday afternoon Chance turned the
loose to work as they pleased. The
was that they did twice as much
work as usual.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-10
Rival Studebaker Machine
Passed Newark Swamp Angel,
but Later Fell Back.
NJ TO
RESCUE OF CARS
Both Racing Machines Snap
Axles and Street Car T0ws
Them Along.

RICHMOND, Va, March 10.-Resem-
bling mud plows more than racing
automobiles, the Pullman and Stude-
baker cars in the race from Philadel-
phia to Savannah reached here yester-
day. This morning they proceeded on
their way TO Portsmouth.
With the mud covering every inch of
the machines and the drivers tired and
begrimed with dirt. the machines at
tracted considerable attention as they
sped down the principal street and
headed for more of the terrible roads.
The Pullman car. driven by Bob
Morton and p. r. Gillette. has been
nicknamed the Swamp Angel as a
result Of its great progress over the al
most impossible roads. A darby. see
ing the Pullman struggling in the mud
between this city and Fredericksburg,
said: THAT machine certainly looks
and acts like a Swamp Angel and the
roadster crew has chrstened the car
the swamp Angel"
The two racing cars were preceded
into Richmond early yesterday by 4
Winton car, which acted as a pilot.
nc Hullnhan lollONRu, but just outSldS
the city the York, Pa, car struck a
had breaker and snapped an axle. This
caused a delay, and in the meantime
the Studebaker passed. Another axle
was obtained, and after a few hours
rest the crew pulled out for Ports
mouth.
The Studebaker took the lead from
here and kept it for many miles, but
near Petersburg the Pullman spurted
and again passed its rival. Both cars
are in fine running condition. and the
drivers hope TO reach Portsmouth in 4
day or two. From there it is expected
that the real racing will start again.
as the roads in the Carolina States ara
said to be in fair condition.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-10
WILL PLAY
SCHAEFER TOMORROW.

CHICAGO, March 10.-Willie Hoppe
tomorrow night will play Jake Schae-
fer a 500-point match for the 1871 balk-
line billiard championship. Schaefer
now holds the title, and has success
fully defended it against George Sutton
and A. II. Cutler within the past few
months. but Hoppe on the strength of
his recent cue work will be a strong
favorite. Hoppe has been playing a
series Of matches against Calvin DEM
Arrest, the amateur champion. and has
been showing remarkable form. His
averages have ranged steadily between
% and 80, and on Thursday night aver
aged better thanS S6, He is at present
playing better than when he crossed
the Atlantic TO play Vigneaux three
years ago.
Schaefer, on the other hand. has not
improved greatly. Outside of Hoppe
he has had the 1871 game TO himself,
hut he has been at the top of his game
for some time, and it may be that so
dangerous an opponent as Hoppe will
bring it out that he has started on the
downward path.