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F1our and Farinaceou. Good.

FIour-California family extras, $5.40@6 net
without discount; bakers extras, $5.40@5 .65; ;
superine. $4-20@4.50: Oregon and Washington
per bbl. $4.80@5.40 for family, bakers and pat
ents and $4-75 for cut of; Kansas patents Sc;
do straight. $3.50; Dakota patents, s6.6J;
straight 1915.
Farinaceous Goods--Prices in packages net
cash, discount, are as follows: Graham flour
$3 per 100 lbs; rye -four, So 40: rye meal So. 20:
rice -four. S6.s0@7: corn meal, $3.05G3 Is; ex-
ira cream do, $3:55@3.75; oat meal, S4.30@4. so;
oat groats, $4.30@4.50: hominy s3.40@3. go;
So. .30@3.5 30: farina, s4@4.20; whole wheat -four,
800; rolled oats. bbls $6657.50 In sacks "a .30n
$50: rolled wheat. bbls $40430, in sacks So 80
.@350 pearl barley. $5.20@5.4 .40 split peas,
boxes $3.50 per 100 lbs.
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.6UTUREs
FUTURES
1920 a. m. Session
Open. High. Low. Close.
May ...... Es1397s $1391s $1.39T s1.397s
December ". 1851 1854 1-so% 1.5o%

May-No sales-s1. .3915 bid. $780, asked.
December si.s5ls s1.55ss s1.s5is s1.s5%
Oats-The feature of the market at the mo-
ment is the government advertisement calling for
bids for the delivery of 1000 tons of oats at the
leading coast ports. They are wanted for the
Philippines. 1t is probable that the order will
be placed up north
The local market rules steady to firm, with
prices unchanged.
Choice white. s1.7o@1 72h; No. 1 do, 81. esq
1.671a; common do, S1.55@ go; gray, 81. 55@
1.621a; red, recleaned. for seed, $1.S5G2; feed
lots, $1.65@1.75 for choice. $1.50@1.60 for good
and SLAB for common black. $2@260 per ctl.
Corn-There is nothing to report in this
market.
California small round yellow, nominal; large
yellow, $1.S5G1.90; white, nominal; western
states yellow, sacked, s1.90; in bulk, San Fran
cisco track, yellow. S1.S4. white 81 49, mixed
$1.S2: Egyptian nominal
Rye-$1. .4001. As perNctl.
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London Closing Stocks

Bar silver-Steady: "a 3-16d per ounce.
Money-14@% of 1 per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is 1A@1% per cent and for three
months bills 1 7-16@111 per cent.
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DRESSED MEATS
slaughterers' rates to dealers are as follows:
Reef-61S06&c per ID for steers. 506c for
cows and heifers- :,
Veal-6M715e for large and S1s 49c for small
Mutton-v ethers. 70Scs ewes. 612 04c per IN.
Iamb-s15 6ai5c per ID for spring
Dressed Pork (per lb)-909l9c for light and
S0 size for heavy.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
Tho following quotations are for good, sound
livestock delivered In San Francisco. gross
weight; -
3isc: third quality. ease cows and heifers,
&c for No 1: second quality, 2&c; third quality.
215e: thin. = N2cs bulls and stags, 41z81 NC
CslvesE4isd4%c per ID for light. 4c for me-
diun and 31se for heavy
shorn.--i5 less.
Thanksgiving. 4G4Ac per n.
Eogs-10O to $50 lbs. &c; over 20 ms. pa G
5Ee. boars so per cent stays 80 TO 40 per
cent and sows 10G20 per cent on from above
quotations.
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Now York stock Lirt

z T. Hutton & Co.. 490 California street
members Of the New York stock exchange. fur
nish the following list OF bond and stock sales
yesterday
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Eastern livestock Market

KANSAS CITY
a assAs M otTY Sept t. 1de enba
and feeders; s2;soa4.75; bulls. s2.259s $50;
western cows s2.5o@s.75.
Hogs-Receipts. 1000; market steady. Bulk
Sl ssss ssav sh pgs
sheep.DReceipts, 10000; market steady. Nut
wethers, s.. .4o@4 4.2o; fed ewes, ssa4.
CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-Cattle-Receipts. about
p 900; market steady to a shade higher. Beeves,
$3.65@l. 80: Texas steers, s3.5095: western
steers $3.2005.S0; stockers and feeders, 81. 60@
s.ss' ssS' COWS and nsifsrs slS'9''S0' calves sS@
Hogs-Receipts, about $4,000; market steady
to q shade higher. Light. $6,60@7.25; mixed,
se;s5@T.4o; bulk Of sales, ss,so@71o.
Natives. s2;25@4;ss; westerns, s2.25a4 as;
yearlings s4so@4. so; native lambs. $3.50
$50; western lambs So 2S@5,so
SOUTH OMAHA. Neb, Sept 21.---Cattle--Re-
celpts. 5000; market steady to stronger. West
range ran cow. and Seifers. ssSoas & 's cannsrs ssS
2;s5; stockers and feeders. s2.75@4.75; calves,
ssgs; bulls and stays so s22S@s20
S.es; pigss $500. 25 bulk Of sales. s6.so@seo:
lower. YearIings, s4@4.35; wethers. $4,000;
ewes, $3@s.6o; lambs, $5@5.3o.
Los Angeles Markets
LOS ANGELES. Sept. 21.-Trading at the call
Of the produce exchange today limited to
i've cases of local case count eggs, the sale
Offerings were plentiful, especially Of cheese
and beans, but bidding was light and sales
resulted Eastern cheese was the more active
and the market was a little frmer than last
week. No fancy potatoes were offered and fancy
yellow danyer onions were bid for with no
offerings No changes were made in prices.
Nc sill al n vp0-
etables on the street and jobbers were forced
to shade prices to keep the stock from lying on
the best sellers and were the only ones to give
signs Of strength. Cabbage, lettuce and cucum-
bers were weaker and declined slightly.
Produce recefpts-Eggs, 142 cases; butter, 49,
300 lbs; cheese, 5,S16 lbs; potatoes, 1888
sacks; beans, 42s sacks; apples. 1i.475 boxes;
see ssnds 2s
count 34c dozen: fresh eastern. 2s@S0c;
storage selected. 2e@27c.
15c; anchor, Young America, 1ec; hand cheese,
anchor brand I5c; eastern singles, l6@l5c; east.
eastern esn ssstssn essrn Sssy
@1sc; Swiss imported, 2s@80c Swiss, domes-
tic, lsc; brick cream, 1Sc; lmburger, 1sc; Tu-
Size: German breakfast. $I.1o a box: Neufcha-
cream @ III dozen en- to so box. csc; schiosstsse s.
a box; Camembert, $1-20 a box
Butter-Creamery extra, csc; creamery nrsts,
6oc; eastern extras, 3oc; cooking butter 24c.
new highland. sl2o: new @ local sweet potatoes,
1Zc q pound.
Onions (per ctl)-Northen red. 75c@$1; Aus
tralian brown, 80c@$1; silverskin, 81; garlic,
9@10c a pound.
Beans (per ctl)-Pink. No. 1. $3.50; local, No.
1, $5-25@5.50; Lady washington, No. 1. $3.50;
vanzas, $3.50; lima. No. l. $685.; lentils,
$11.50.
Poultry (buying prices. alve)-Broilers. IA to
2 pounds, Tic a pound; fryers. lie; hens,
pounds and up. 12c; under pounds 10c; old
ROSTERS, 6qlc; turkeys, heavy, 2Oc;.. light. not
wanted. Selling prices, dressed-Broilers, 20c
pound; fryers, zoe; roasters, 15c; hens. 15c;
ducks. frozen, 15c; live ducks, 14@15c; geese.
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Foreign Futures
st. Louis Wool Market
Portland Butter Market

ST. LOUIS Sept 21.-wool-Firm. Medium |
grades. combing and clothing 16@20c; light ine
l6@l6lac; heavy, 11@f2c; tub washed, 20@21c |
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Fruits (new crop)-Evaporated apples. 50. arc;
aprcots 6% g Zoe; peaches. SIZE for standards.
64615c for choice, &c for extra choice and TIC
for fancy: pears. 6Gshc; pitted piums. 7Is69c:
hgs. 2st @4c: prunes. size basis, 31a@34c for
premium for the large sizes.
Raisins new cropl-Clusters-4 crown 81; 5
crown. $3.50; 9 crown. So; London layers
crown, $1.25; crown. S1-35. Seeded 76l715c:
seedless. 4Ac; Thompson's seedless SIC; loose
muscatels, sac for crown, 54c for 3 crown
and 4Ec for 2 crown
Nuts-Almonds new crop), nonpareils f11S@
12c: 1XL. 101s @11c; plus ultra. 1Oc; brakes
s1ac; languedocs. S1z z@9c; hardshells, TIC; Wal
nuts-1231 @13c per ID for No. 1 softsheil and
sla @l0c for No. do; 12c for No. 1 hardsheIl
and S1a @9hc for No. do.
Honey-Water white comb 166f7c: white
15c water white. extracted, Sds1ac: white. IA
Sc; light amber. 7@TAc; dark amber and can
died, 5H @5%c per lb.
for dark
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Loans, Exchange and silver
Wheat and other Grains

Wheat and Other Grains
Wheat-The worlds shipments for the week
follows. in quarters: Russian. 264 600;
Danubian, 10000; Argentine. 100000: Indian.
IS, 900: Australian, 10000. The crop OF France
is officially placed at 301, soc. 900 bushels.
Paris and Liverpool futures higher. Chi
cago was lower. The San Francisco market con-
tnued firm. with sellers asking more than buy
were willing to pay.
CASH WHEAT
California club, $1.67h@170; do milling.
S1.70@1. 72h; California white Australian. 81: 20
G1.S0: lower grades Of California, $1-45@1 l. so;
northern club s1.6715 @1.70; northern bluestem.
$175@1. so; northern red, $1.65; turkey red,
$175@ so per ctl.
FUTURES
1880 a. m. Session
No sales.
2 p. IN. Session
No sales.
Barley-Receipts were heavy and the market
was quiet, with weaker futures The spot grain
remained unchanged.
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed. spot, 81 .30@1- -33% COM
mon to fair, s1.2o@1.2sA per ctl; brewing,
1.371z@ 40; shipping, ST. 1.375z; chevalier,
$1.55@1. go.
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Northern Wheat Market

PORTLAND. Sept. 21.--Butter-Extras, 81 15c;
fancy, 2I1ac; choice, 25c; store, 1Sc-
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Potatoes. onions and veretahr..

The market for potatoes and onions was i'm
proved to the extent that stocks were passing
out of first hands more rapidly than they were
last week, but prices were higher. The low
grades of river potatoes were being taken for
shipment, and anything grading as choice or
fancy found quick sale on regular local account
Sweets were held a little frner. the days re-
cepts being of better quality than the stock pre-
viously received Miscellaneous vegetables were
generally weak and several descriptions were
lower. receivers were overstocked with Sat
urday's belated arrivals and 1t was necessary to
cut prices to effect prompt clearances. Pickle
cucumbers scarce and firm. and light ar
rivals Of corn held prices for that article steady
Good tomatoes sold at 50060c a box, while or
dinary offerings went at 25140c. and stock that
had been on hand for some days was turned over
to catsup makers at 15c, and sometimes less
Potatoes tper ctI-River whites. s06p5c for
fancy and 50@65c for common; Salinas Bur-
banks. 81. .20@1 60; sweet potatoes, $35a1 So
OnIons--New yellow. 50@55c per ctl
vegetables-Green corn. $1-25G2.25 per sack
and $3.50 per crate; tomatoes. 26@60c per box;
cucumbers. 40@50c per box; pickle cucumbers.
T5c@S1.25 per box; green peas. 294c per lb:
string and wax beans. 2@4c per ID; lima beans.
3@3kc per ID; summer squash, 4065oc per
box; green peppers, 35@50c per box; garlic Ga
7c per Id; cabbage, 75Gle3c per ctl; caulinower
65@75c per dozen; turnfps. 55c per sack: carrots
81 per sack: green okrn, 3b050c per box; egg
plant, 40@50c per box.
Poultry and Game
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Deeiduou. and Citru. Fruits

Business In the market Tor fresh fruits was re-
sumed under circumstances decidedly unfavorabls
to Sellers practically all the supplies that
rived late on Saturday were on hand. the river
boats that arrived on Sunday had large manffests
and there were further heavy arrivals yesterday.
The result of these accumulated supplies q por-
tion of which was IN poor condition. was weak
market and prices for nearlv everything sagged.
Plums and prunes and the best Gravenstein ap-
Piles in four tier boxes in good request at
stin prices, the latter being very scarce, while
the other tree fruits and all kinds OF melons
could be bought cheap, the pressure TO sell old
new arrivals. Trading active at the prevail
ing low prices. and. while stocks of descrip-
tions were greatly diminished at the close.
heavy surplus OF pears and peaches had TO be
held over. One large lot Of Bartlett pears from
Oregon that had been held at 81 so box when
1t first arrived, was closed out at 50c box, the
fruit having ripened rapidly that the receiver
could not hold 1t any longer. All kinds of table
grapes were in oversupply and weak. and large
at o0q75c. and Grated goods sold at about the
same range zinfande1 wines grapes. OF which
about II cars were received, sold or well and
were quoted at s12@17 ton as general range
while two of exceptionally fine stock from
Madison were closed ont at the fiat rate OF $40
ton Berries were in limited supply. but the
demand was light and prices remained weak.
Mexican lines were in increased supply and
lower.
Strawberries-s7Gs- per chest for Longworths
Blackberries-S2@4 per chest.
Raspberries-$5 per chest
uckleberries-12h@ @14c per ID.
Apples (per boxl-Fancy In tier boxes. coca
q 20; common to choice, 4o@7 Toe; erabapples, 80
G40c for small boxes
Pears-Bartletts, 75c6s1.25 per box; other
varieties 40cG$f.
Quinces-40665c per box.
Plums and Prunes-60cQS1 per box or crate
Peaches-Smali boxes. including mountain
fruit So@5oc; large boxes, 40@65c; carriers.
nominal
Figs-40@SOc per box.
Pomegranates-50475c per box.
Mclons-Sutmeg melons. 25r5Oc per box; can
taloupes. I5c@S1 per crate; watermelons, 81 .25@
2.25 per dozen.
Grapes (crates and small boxes)-SeedIess 80
@I5c: muscat, 5OG60c; black. 40@6Oc; tokay
60@S5c; Isabella, 40@65c; large boxes S16175
for seedless and 504I5c for. other varieties; wine
grapes, S12920 per ton.
Citrus Fruits tper boxl-valencia oranges 81 so
@S-50; grapefruit, $4@4.50; lemons, $3d3. so for
fancy, $1-75G2. so for choice and S16l125 for
standards; lines. $4G5.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas, s161.50 per bunch
for Hawaiian and S2-50@3 for Central American;
pineapples. S2@3 per dozen.
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Hay and Feedstunr

The government is advertising for bids. to be
philippines. Local hay men expect that a good
part of this order may be placed here, though
Seattle may get slice of It. The market rules
steady to firm. and In good condition for sellers
There Is nothing In feedstuffs.
Bran-S29. 50@30.50 per ton for white and S2S
@29.5 80 for red.
Mddlings-$32.5 .50@35 per ton.
Shorts-$31 Q32.5 per ton.
Feedstufs-Roiled barley, $29630: rolled oats
for feed. $31@33; mixed feed, $23@2s for aver
age lots; oil cake meal, In 20 ton lots $37
In 10 ton lots $3.50. in ton lots S3s small
lots $3.50; cocoanut cake or meal at mills S25
in 20 and 10 and $3.50 in 5 ton lots, jobbing
S26; corn meal. $37@3s; cracked corn, $Ss@39:
and mealfalfa, jobbing lots $23. carload lots 500
per ton.
Hay-wheat, $15Q2o: wheat and oat, s14@
s12@14.5o; alfalfa. s110l3.5o; stock, se5o@Io
per ton.
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New York Mining Stocks
Boston Stocks and Bonds

LIE COIPEh STOCKS
BOSTON, Sept 21.-The market was several
points lower. The metal declined &c.
COPPER CLOSE
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Poultry and Game
Six cars Of western poultry. including two
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Beans and seed.

No further change in quotations for beans is
~the same.
Beans (per ct)--Bsyos s2.s0@2eo; pea.
large white SO .25GD3.4o pink 50 soGf p 90. rcd
$325@3.5 80; butter. nominal iimns, 81. 60a14 10:
red kidneys $2.750n3.25; biackeyes, 81. 2561 as:
Garvanxas. Sf.75d2.
Seeds-Brown mustard. s3.75; yellow mustard.
4c; alfalfa, 17h020c; rape. cleaned, 2a2Bc:
timothy. nominal; hemp. 4c: miiiet. oE613kc
per lb: broom corn seed, $250lo6 per ton
Dried Peas-Green are quoted at A.65@i.75
per ctl.
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ReceIpt. Of ProIuce

FlOur. Or sks ........................... -
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The following list is furnished by E. F. Hut,
ton Co, 400 California street, San Fran
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STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE
MONDAY. SEPT. a1-lo.so =. m.

UNITED STATES BONDS
BID. Ask bid. Ask
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-14
CHICAGO BALL PLAYERS WANT
SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE
IN THEIR PAY

Chicago. Nov. 30.-Manager Chance
isn't the only one of the Cubs insist.
Ing on more pay for his next seasons
work. All Of the champs arc after
higher stipends, hot and heavy.
Undess the ante is raised In the case
OF Mordecai Brown and OWE Overall.
the two star pitchers OF the team. they
ire pretty certain not to play. Brown
has been offered $4,000 by the propri.
etor of one of the local semi-profes'
sional clubs to take charge OF that
team and manage It's affairs. just as
James Callahan handles the Logan
Squares. ......
The whole wad will be In a bank for
Brown any time he will consent to
sign. To pay such sum would be q
risky business move, but a celebrity
like Brown probably could draw lot
of people every Saturday and Sunday
As the other expenses would be triv
ial, the club with Brown at the heat
Of II might be financial winner a!
well al an artistic success. Practical
ly the same kind Of an inducement ha'
been held out to Overall, and the pop
ularity of the big Californian undoubt
eddy would make him drawing care
and a money-maker.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-14
HUEST0N CHAMPION OVER
ALFREDO DE ORC, CUBAN

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 1.-Thomas
A. Hueston Of st. Louis wrested the
worlds continuous pool championship
from Alfredo De Orc, OF Havana. Gu
ba, by the score of 500 to 436. The
score for the Anal night Of the 600
point game was: Hueston 1873, De
Orc 104.
For twenty years De Orc has held
the championship almost continuous
ly and In that time he has played 90
championship games. OF these he
has lost but two. He was overcau-
tious In the play last night, appar-
entity fearing to take a chance. Hues-
ton played with confidence. When
Hueston was within four points OF
winning De Orc forfeited and thus
forced his rival TO do likewise. de.
laying for a short time the ultimate
victory. ft'""
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-14
new JURY LIST y
is DRAWN TODAY !
Grand and Petit Jurors
Who viii Serve
Next Term

Grand and trial Jurors for the com.
ing term were drawn In the different
Courts this morning. The names Of
the Jurors. and the branch OF work In
which they will serve, follow:
Trial Jurors. returnable In Judge
Robinson's Court on Monday, January
1S.-Geo. w. Macy, VIM. Ringer. F. II.
Mcnamara, Eddie McCorriston. He
From, Frederic Goudie, A. G. Dowsett
John X. Inch, w. NJ. Graham, Irwin
spalding. Matthias P, Kumanaka, X. F.
Brown. c. W. McF'arlane. J. 8. Aze
yedo, w. A. Hall. q. Harbottle, KIRK
B, Porter. Edw. Hanapi, J. J. Arcia, d
H. voeller. r. Meyers, G. r. Turner
Kim r. Chong, John f.. Melanphy
John II. Jones and G. H, Bellina.
Grand Jurors we're drawn a. follows.
Percy M, Pond, A. Warehouse, VIM
Raupp, q. N. Lshnan, e. r, Bath, II
r. Defries, Jr., J. J. Byrne, Thos. Gan
dali, e. N. CheathaIn. A, @. HAYES, Jr.
J Emmeluth, J, II. Hertsche, W. 6
Wilder, u. Swift, J. NJ, Bissell, st
Stephenson, r. A. Woodward, H. p. r
Glade, II. A. Along. Richard Ludlofi
st, c. Sayers. F. b. Cook.
Judge De Bolts Jurors: 4. O
White, r. w. Podm0re, f. V. Todd. W
X. Isaac, n, 4. Mist, John Waterhouse
8. M. Kamakou, Chas. A. L. Wells, ]
H. Cummings, Hiram Kolomoku, T.
Mcclure, w, G. Walker. R. Hair, Earn
Cornn, Ed Swan, Walter Starbird, N
Silva, Jr., D. F. Beardmore, l.. d. Wal
ZEN. X. b. Friel, Jno. Shaw, A. ID. Bols
er. c. A. Simpson. r. X. Brown. w. I
Tirrell, G, H. Greene.
Judge Lindsay's Jurors: Chas. Phi
lips, c. X. Spencer. A. J. Smlthies. "
A. Perry, f. X, Fernandez. T, A. Hona
Jr., W. NJ. Minton, J. b. Kakele, Jnt
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-14
WATERFRONT NOTES

CHIEF OFFICER Thomson, for
merly Of the Enterprise, now occupies
similar position on the steamer
Hyades.
THE MATSON schooner w. II. Mar.
stOn will sail from San Francisco for
Hilo direct on December 90.
THE MIKAHALA could not land nt
Pukoo on the outward trip, as the
wind was blowing too hard.
THE BARK Albert has been char
tered to load lumber for the II. Hack
ield Co., Ltd, Hilo. ... "a ....,.
THE MATSON liner Lurline leaves
for Kahului this evening at 9 o'clock.
N
THE KINAU will bring 5000 bags
OF Kauai sugar on Wednesday.
THE MOANA brought 100 cases OF
whiskey and an automobile.
THE MIKAHALA'S cargo included
1877 bags of coffee.
THE w. G. HALL brought $50 bags
of Koloa sugar.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-14
CYCLIsT WILL TOUR WORLD
ON HIS TW0.WHEELED STEED

LOS ANGELES. Calf. Dec. I. -
Robert Hellmich, German bicyclist.
who. accompanied by George Weldon,
a Hungarian rider. left Paris early
In July on trip around the world.
arrived in Los Angeles late last
night.
The trip was started originally as
one only Of pleasure, but a New York
Arm offered prize Of $4,000 to the
man who arrived in Paris first after
having ridden around the world. At
tracted by the prize. an American
rider. Henry Fisher, Joined the for
eigners at New York and entered the
race.
Hellmich arrived in this city hun
dreds Of miles ahead OF his nearest
competitor. Fisher. who was last
heard OF by the German near Omaha.
Weldon. the Hungarian rider. broke
down at Ogden and IT will require
several days for hin to get q new
wheel to come to Los Angeles. where
he will get motorcycle. F,
Although Hellmich has ridden the
800 miles on bicycle, he will leave
Los Angeles on a motorcycle and will
ride to South America. and from
there travel by steamer to Japan
From Japan he will ride to VIsdivos
tok, Siberia, and across the Siberian
desert to Berlin. and from there t.
Paris, where the race terminates,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-12-14
NEW YORK IS MARATH0N.MAD

NEW YORK. N. Y, Dec. I. - The
town seems to have gone Marathon
mad. On all sides they are talking
about the great feature, pioneered
by those mites. DorandO and Hayes.
Their success as box Office magnets
has set the fastest amateurs to think
ing. and just now the most thought
full OF tho Marathon runners is ths
redskin. Tom Longboat. lie Ia will
ing to turn professional" II Dorando
will meet him. And Dorando will
meet anybody in the world.
He wants to make all the money
that his nicely turned legs will al
low, now that he has line on his
speed as an indoor winner. Harry
Pollok is ready to make the match.
and as grand finale he will hang
up a $4,000 purse for a free for-all.
to include Hayes. Dorando, Longboat,
Shrubb. Crowley, Tewanina, and
several others who profess to have
beaten Dorando's time.
This fellow Crowley seems to be
the dark horse of the entire bunch.
His remarkable run over the Yonkers
Marathon course Thanksgiving Day
made him the winner Of the greatest
Marathon ever run on this side OF the
world. He plowed through twenty
five and half miles OF mud and
slush, and when he passed the judges
stand at the Empire City track he
was literally covered with mira,
which entirely obscured the emblem
on his breast. His time was 2:49,
as against Dorando's 2:44 for TWEEN
ty-six miles and 3S5 yards. the reg
ulation Marathon distance.
| Scarcely Ave minutes difference in
the time, and Dorando was running
on carefully prepared path.