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New-York tribune., 1909-07-07

.r..,..l r- uar4aarl ,n eighth inning

'Ht.f~I Vanguard iu eighth inning
.H..,.I. 7 O. 0 . O % ks
,-... 4.. o o. % / q o % O-l
r-.. ..se Rite osborne. r~..u. Hrs-o" Mnr7usri
.- yen ..-.rs-. .T trauFst. non" iG "E" inning
-a .rTn., t.t. hua'- sacrifice r.kHatc stolen bases
Grant ....-r IllAuHrr.' .F.t.v I.tff t.EIi"~ ans
--r-... Y-.lsc. Ea,l~ aui T'rr-H hnat. N'ni" ar4
.-.-.r-.. I..f Hr t--.yUtt, %. Ne" 1"rH-
.-..r- s.--- Ft"-.rT Na-t-ari. 8 ." tf@HoA.-
r,-st base .1 rrs.r- Philadelphia J. New f.Tl- itu
flrl.r Nf.r.uard / 'tr-Isr struck aGt BY Nc
..I'-sr D., Sitr.las.. J. Tiu~-l 80 Imrir-s Kane
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
OLD BASEBALL MAN DEAD,

Denver. July s-Frank q. SeIee for twelve years
manager OF the Boston National League Club and
later leader of the Chicago Cubs, Frank Chance
Succeeding him, died night at the EIks' home
n victim Of consumption. Selee, during his career
IN Boston, won five pennants.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
NATIONAL CHAMPION IN DEFEAT.

san Rafael Cal. July 6-Miss May Sutton won
the California state lawn tennis championship yes
terday. defeating Miss Hazel HOtchkiss. the ma
tionaI champion, in the challenge round. 6-4
G--1.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
PIRATES SHUT OUT THE REDS.

pI,,errrz July r-Plffshurg made II thre"
straight from Cincinnati to-day by shutting out IN"
v,..i- r.,. "a -,ar. pf o.. BETTER base running
rrfgtt have given The visitors At least two runs
pItlsburg cin,hed rue game In the first inning when
four runs v,r. scored. PhiIipp vas in good form.
Cincinnati used three pitchers
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07

'Bs.ted t1r Summers in ninth inning
Cleveland -..-.........- @ = o x-e
-e.-1r ...-....... .....- % 90 @ @ % % % %
f-st base u- srr.r--s .--eIaud . Two-hase hits
r-I .l--rsrra-. Sacrifice IlfS--fDEsa.t- lplHE
-s-af-s. BUS. stolen fts-s- II lrctHaHn. BrmtnB-
Bush itUssE-ill
GO ~. oase gE .a.sar summers. 3. LET on bases
.--eaer lH- Detroit -r-lnE aur-E3E Young, . Or
s-Ll-sfs ] Passed te.r- E-aeterI"- Wild pitch
----5is Time 20 srn.r-s- -He~rlue and Evans
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
Racing
KEEN PLAY ON COURTS
PEISER ON HIS GAME.
Robertson Misses Chance to Win an
BrOnrUiHe TOurney.

d. V. Peser. of Columbia gained his bracket in
the fifth round Of the BronxviIIe challenge cup
singles yesterday in the lawn tennis tournament
on the courts OF the BronxyiIe Athletic Associa-
ton. He surprised the tournament campaigners
by showing that he not only possessed speed, but
accuracy. In his first match Peser defeated Rich
ard f. Auger, Of the New Rochelle Club, at g.
st Then the Columbia player faced j. 1. Rob
ertson. and despite the fact that the latter was
several times within stroke Of the match Peiser
held him off and scored At G-3 IS, SIS.
Another result that was hardly according to Iorm
was the defeat OF Or. Ewing Z. Taylor. Of the
West Side Club, by l. II Roper, at 64, Ia
Tne work Of Roper chiefly remarkabIe for its
English steadiness. The rallies long and hard
Fought. bat even I'm the heat OF play Roper Ie-
trained from hazarding shots without forcing on
opening Roper followed up this victory with =
fast three sets in which he defeated the Park Hill
expert Arthur 5. Runyon. at IS 7-s. Sc
The summary follows:
BTonK.iI- challenge cup singles tHrst round sheB-
pard Romans defeated Artemus Holmes. hy default
=. - /. II Roper defeated Dr.. Evng Z. Taylor
g - George : GToesbecs defeated g. 5 Good
faDs5 To- g. Abrasam sassfoTt jr &C., &C.,
irfcated Datid r T6sd = g " Van vlacL dr-
fcatea walter Merrill Hall by default
d 4'Tf trs4lq,c sgg45 + ~. hass5 asrard f. 4s Eas
-. 8 :. Robert NJ Reckrv d-feated Dean EraerE.
"a ID Tf II a. Ehrb II G"9s Slf-ail aslg1tsd S yend- Il F.
"a 50 ASraaa . isr Basztad >' l arfea,sd ,g erse
Groesbe1k. - Sc. Or - William Itos-n54Iua de-
fsated b T. Drake. B-2 G-s. g. T. Robertson de
teatrd w a DE Long, 90 60 u. E- p-.s-- de-
f-ar"i Richard p AUz--. e. Ct. Norris Clark
defeated J. g. Toml.usyn. I'll B-4. E n HrEuTp-
defeated Paul Forcst@r G-I. G-g h. Robertson de-
featet II ! Fitzpat rick. 81. Is
FourJh roundD. y Pe.seG defeated ! t. Robertson.
CO. 4-G. SIS.
l. s. Hanca won the first leg Yesterday on the
Park HI!I Cup offered by Arthur $ RUuyou the
Park HU Country Club courts In the holdovE
final round OF the Fourth Of July tournament be
defeated from the plus IS mark. z r. James minus
30 at 6-4. St 81. The trophy will BE- played
for again In the Lanor Day tournament. and should
some other competitor score leg. he must play on
in five sets against Hance- Theodore Irving Wood
and r. r. Stssou the doubles in straight sets.
The summary follows
Handicap singles Czvrnl- hnal rouud1-E II James
tulDus 3Il. defeated George Naur-r scratch. 81
Ct. / : Hauee tUlus l5l defeated Henry II bur
Ia d. 10.
Final raunf-I Hauce fp,us 80 defeated r p
James tmlnus 800. d. G-4 81
Handicap doubles tsemi final ruurdl-T T. Wood
ana ! n Siss"u plus half l5i defeated ! HaHr-
aud George Maurer scratch. G-3 IS Henry E-
Hurdtrk and T y tarmaU minus l|f defeated tarrF
Martin and Reginald Wrisba~u tplus SOB % Is
Final TouRd-T / Wood and + It al-5ul tp.ls Eu--
I5r defeated Harry II Burtick and T. D. 'arIna"
trninus I5l ia e
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07

iu eighth inning
IIttshurE .-.-..---.--...t - " ~ n ~ = "a
cincinnati -.-----..-" ~ y " ~
Two base htr-M!cr. Beschcr. Mitchell arLs'T Hlts a
.I~ I,,Eng D i-Uiugs of hoWHh. = IN ""
innings. on tas;Ieuu !n inning. Sacrifice ht,,
stoke Paskcrt Double plays asneT S'oA' S s1tiS,,
-. t;arl,.eu and stlrts. ERln and lo~Eey MltChriI
W,I.au ana Inbert Left tases- Iittsburs Q: I'm rln
-tr,'a,f a r.t nase on baIlstT Ewing. :. on ho" an
I. m ,,astetou ] Of PhiIiVpi l. STRUCK "ui iI,y i,y
i-u.tnr / los PhIuppI .. Time 40 impure '"'"
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07

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~ o o. .
Tgsraasa .-...-..--.. ..g--.- Eaue runs
r----- -.-.. r... tE--..- Err.a stolen
Hsz--l.ar..- LEI. .-. .ls-a 2. >r@
Tz,a -.-.-- a---a...Ea and Chase cree and
-----Fs- 1Fr--- -. -. E.-. hes Bases aE ta.ls-I1
Ggrzar r- ..-- EE.r E- pitcher iE Morgan.
Era-r- .... Morgan Time Hu I'm
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
WASHINGTON LOSES TWO GAMES.

l's-9n July 6--5azrou took UTo close games from
@saa-ag-on To-day, the GTst by . score Of 3 TO
90 ne second ls ID score of 10 @. Bunched hits
- - d error won HE first contest. IT. the second
1.T' ne~ pitcher from Milwaukee, held the
-7''--s 10 four hits. Groom also pitched a good
80 80 slt gooa base running by Lord, error and
nome ram won for the locals
he scores follow
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07

TIMES 80. AUTOMOBILE co
IaFassr Daa srs in New and Used cars
in the world, no natter what ear
YOU want. a Remarkably Il3W Prices
NEW YORK 2i5-iT W 4Sth 81. near 3 wss.
CHICAGO. 1382-1S34 Michigan Ave
ST LOUIS y. W. cor. Pine & 18Th 5uA -
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
CHICAGO. 5; ST. LOUIS, 4.

e. . Leuis July s-The Chicago White sox de-
h. D Louis here to-day in see-saw game
- q 20 4 The home team used three
ma. olt all booked alike 10 the visitors, who
score by innings follows:
Chicago II. II. +.
s. Tss,i--'-----------..-l o o o = 0 O-5 y
R.,,--- '-'----.--..---0 @ 0 . q o o % . l
Howell 1901, Feue and Sullivan: Petty.
ahd Cast.ii ii-oell and Stephens Umpires- Hurst
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07

rIer M sacriAce ckard stolen hasefyegS
'ti T'inker and Chance. Left on bases AlTTasu
10 - louis First base bells or lush = rlrst
: -. Louis, : liit by ptcteI
' Gtr,cL HiEGinbCthRr. = by l.usii
I1assnt aII"Fheps Time-1 .85 umpires o Day ana
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07

At JERSEY CITY X. II. e.
Jersey Tg|@ff city.......... ...... % /
Ratteries-Friu and Lapp Mauser and Ryan.
CmpiTes-Murray and Stafford
AT BALTIMORE
Baltimore. re............... 0 l 0 0 0 o 0 Is
Providence. ............... 0 0 %
Batteries-Desssu and Byers LATTE and Fitz-
gerald
AT BUFFALO, r.. II. +.
falo..-.......--.-... ! . o 0-l 2
Observation-Disclosures and Kritchen; Vownk1e and
McAllister. Ump!re-F1nneran-
AT ROCHESTER, II. II. L.
Tsochester.............. 0 o 0 8 0 0 ks 2
Toronto ...-........... 0 3 G-3 2
Battertes-ChaLelle and Butler; Kellogg and
Mitchell Umpre-Keliy.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
The lineup and summary follow:

Earned goals by Rackaway- Rawllns Nelson.
Hazard. /; by handicap. g. lost by penalty. y goal
Total. 81. Earned goals by Meadow HTGot-GTAce. 2.
Burden 3: :; BoHditch. b. penalty !.
goa Total. ~. Referee-SeWErd carey.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
THE EASTERN LEAGUE.

GAMES TODAY
Jersey City Newark
Providence at Baltimore.
Montreal a Buffalo.
Toronto ID Rochester.
RESULTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY.
Newark, I: jersey City 3.
Rochester, Toronto 3
Baltimore. 3: Providence .
Montreal. g. Buffalo, /.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
FIRST GAME

FIRST GAME.
Boz. r II. +.
Ma -.--..........8 o O. o 3 0 O. x-3 3
sda ---.-..-.--J % . o , O o % 1
''es-W0oa and Don0hue, Gray and Street.
SECOND GAME
20sa. r. II. Z.
NJ ..-----------.-..l g o @ o 0 x-2 /
'sioh --.------.-v @ o to o o q % 2
J,1-'.yt.l ie,- Pspe and Madden Groom and Street
mclaughlin and Egan.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
RESULTS or GAMES YEsTERD

fhiadeiphia, 8; New York ..
cleveland, e; Detroit. 3.
Chicago. ): ST ouis. &.
Boston. 3: Washington. (irst game).
Boston, =; Washington. o tsecond game) b..
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07

RESULTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY.
Philadelphia 3: New York. 1.
Brooklyn. >; Boston. l.
PittshuTK. y: Cincinnati, o.
Chicago. &: st. Louis. I first game.
Chicago ST. Louis (seCond game fa"i'
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07

NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES TO-DAY.
New York al Philadelphia
Boston Brooklyn (twO games(
Chicago al PittsbUrR
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
Baseball q Golf X Lawn Tennis Il Yachting Il Racing
~fandfr1es in Baseball Race

AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES TO-DAY.
Boston at New York
Chicago St. Louis
Detroit Cleveland
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07

Totals - 80 1927 10 = Totals -.. 80 = "a 10
Chicago. ..-.......-. ..'-.-''-... 0 o o % I
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07

Totals re 727lo o. Totals 81 : - II
.na,red f.r Euns in sixth inning. tHatred for Rowan
New-York tribune., 1909-07-07
.,ed t1r Summers sn ninth inning.

-l.s.s ..-.as al.47la %. Totals .-...
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
Observation-Disclosures
Thrilling Accident TO Owner Of Car
and Daughter.
Police Unable Ia Learn Name a
Operator Of Nachine-Made
Plunge of sixty Feet

Police Of Washington were busy az q
late hour last night investigating a
thrilling automobile accident iu Four
teenth street. between Emerson and De
catur streets northwest
An automobile. a large touring car,
went over the embankment just back OF
the tuberculosis Hospital and fell dis
tance OF sixty feet. landing on one end.
in which position Il stood al an early
hour this morning.
Il bears the number ID c.. eSl." but
% whom IL belongs the police. Up 10 an
early hour this morning. had not ascer-
tanned There were various reports as
20 whom the machine belongs, but none
OF these were verified.
one report Of the accident IS 20 The ef-
feet that the machine was occupied by
the owner and his daughter. II was said
the owner jumped 20 safety just before
the machine made the plunge. and that
his daughter went over the embankment
With the car. A strange part OF the re-
port Is that the young woman Ia said 20
have escaped injury.
II was also said the machine Is kept Al
the Dupont Garage. but inquiry there met
with q denial Of any knowledge OF the
machine or the accident
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
DANISH UNIONISTS SEEK VAR
Economic Difficulties in Denmark
Assume Grave Proportions.
Capitalists and SocIaIistic Leaders
said Co BE Preparing for
Great Economic Battle.

Copenhagen. July 3-Speeches made at
all the meetings o. the trade unions IN
Copenhagen tonight indicate that the
war between the wealthy classes of ben
mark and the Socialists vii be one Of
the most desperate economic battles ever
fought I'm the world. The trade unIonists
and Socialists are determined % carry
out their programme. and at their meet
Ings tonight pledge themselves % stick
10 the end.
The contest between the Socialists and
trade unionists on the one hand. and the
rIch classes and small merchants on Jhe
other was precipitated 10y a decision Of
the unicnists. who are Socialists almost
TO a man. to establish a great cooper
ative retail business in Cope enhagen, and
subsequently 10 open branches an over
the provinces
Until the announcement Of the coop
eratlve enterprise the small retailers
were generally friendly 20 the Social
lists They figure. however. that the new
departure VIII ruin their business and
they want the government 10 prohibit il
by law
Angered by this kind Of resistance the
I Socialists declare they intend the cooper
ative retailing 10 be only a preliminary 90
/ the substitution OF their methods in every
/ form OF industry and that within TWO
years they mean 20 make the government
i sOcialistic IN every respect.
! The capitalists. who have long been uu-
easy over the progress the radicals have
/ been making. are welcoming recruits from
( the commercial classes 90 their ranks
/ They say the time has come for them O.
/ fight for their existence and predict a
I political. and perhaps a physical. strug-
gle which VIII, they declare, attract the
attention Of the whole world
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
REPRISALS ARE THREATENED
French Fishermen More Arrogant
with the Arrival Of War Ship.
Gloucester Owners File Long List OF
Claims for DepredatiOns Com
mItted on the Banks

Gloucester. Mass. July 3.-As a result
OF the firing on the French steam trawler
Nordicapper By Capt. Vincent Nelson, Of
the schooner Senator Gardner. Of this
port. about two weeks ago. a French war
ship has been dispatched 20 the scene.
This information was brought 10 port by
Capt George Nelson. Of the schooner FL
mer F. Gray. The situation. IL Is ad-
mitted. is becoming more tense. Further
prlsals may occur.
As a result OF the arrival Of the French
war ship, the French captains are becom-
ing more arrogant A few nights after
her appearance the entire outfit OF fish
ing gear of the Gray-forty tubs Of hook
and line trawls-were swept away by a
Frenchman. The Grays voyage was bro
ken up thereby. and she was forced 20
depart for home but partially fished
Gloucester owners are busy filing long
list Of claims against the French for their
depredations. and 70 Is estimated the fish
ing interests here have been heavily dam
aged az a result OF the overbearing and
destructive tactics Of the French.
News received here from the west coast
Of Newfoundland Is 10 the effect that the
native fishermen there are incensed
against the French beam trawlers and
blOOdshed may result
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
HOTEL LAMBORN,

Connecticut are snd bcschs ideal ioztic1; ocszn
rev rooms- houelku. excellent table. s % Eeeslys
s-ecai June rztes- A NJ DUNN
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
DIVIDE OYER PARDON
Portsmouth Preachers Split
Over Butt Petition.
CASHIER SEEKS liberty
Several Ministers Sign and Several
Refuse to sign Paper Asking Re-
lease from Penitentiary OF A. B.
Butt, Who DefauIted Half a MIL
Hon I'm Portsmouth Bank.

Norfolk Va. July "A petition is be
ing circulated in Portsmouth for the par
don Of Alexander B. Butt. serving a
term Of two years in the penitentiary
for wrecking the People Bank.
The preachers of Portsmouth are being
requested TO sign this petition urging
Gov. Swanson TO pardon the former cash
Ter Rev. George r. Spooner. OF Monu-
mental Methodist Church. Rev. r. b.
Garrett. Of Court Street Baptist Church
and Rev. A. c. Thomson. OF Trinity
Episcopal Church. are known to have
signed
Rev. StonewaH Jackson Brown. OF
Wright Memorial Methodist Church. and
Rev. r. NJ Maxey. Of Central Methodist
Church. are known 20 have declined
when the petition was presented 20 them.
IL was largely through the personal ef-
forts Of Rev George II. SpOOner that r.
l. DashieI recently succeeded IN secur-
ing a pardon from the governor While
IL Is true that certain dep0sitors OF the
failed bank are behind a movement %
have Butt brought back and tried upon
new counts after he finishes hts present
term. a pardon would IN all likelihood
stop any future prosecution against Butt
on the Peoples Bank counts.
Butts defalcauons are said 20 amount
20 $500, 000
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
SOLDIERS NEED EDUCATION.
BOer Leader de Wet Compares City
and Country Bred Recruits

The Hague July 3--In Europe Il is gen
orally held that men from the rural parts
Of the country make the best soldiers
and that the townsmen. who are better
educated but have also a clearer. percep-
tiOn OF the dangers and discomforts Of
war; are much more ready 70 throw up
the sponge when in their opinion there
is no use IN continuing the fight The ia
nous Boer guerrilla leader. Christian de
Wet. thinks differently. and IN a speech
he made % some South African students
the other day he gave very striking evi-
dence in favor Of educated soldiers
He said that he himself had no school
learning because he had never had the
chance, but that during the three years
Of the war he had gone through a pro-
cess OF education. He found that the
bravest and most trustworthy soldiers
we're those who had received a good edu-
cation. At the end Of the war 50 per cent
Of those who still remained under arms
on the BOer side were men OF learning.
Nearly all the men Of the back veldt had
abandoned the struggle and gone home
That said de Wet. was his experience.
and therefore he rejoiced in the spread
Of education in the TransvaaL
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
GET THEIR FATHER RELEASED
Five small Children Walk Miles 10
Beg for CIemency.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 3.-Five children,
the Oldest fourteen and the youngest five.
walked into the Office Of Sheriff Rhodda
here to-day. Each was washed clean.
wore ragged clothes. was very hungry.
and had walked FIVE miles.
7 want 10 see the sheriff. please" said
the oldest
Sheriff Rhodda went to them. and the
oldest boy stammered out:
Mr.. Sheriff. want you 70 get my
father out OF jail They put him In a
week aEO. and we have eaten UP every
thing I'm the house. I've worked and
bought some bread and meat. but that s
an gone We amt had nothing % eat
since last night. and We want father 20
come home. I washed and dressed the
children, and We all walked here from
Fort Grif1th TO ask you 10 let him out"
The father was John Rummage. a mine
worker in jail in default Of bail on the
charge Of threats and assault and bat
terry The mother Is dead.
In few hours Rummage had been re-
leased on bail
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
Chinese Gases Continued.

The case Of six Cinnamon accused by
unlawful use OF the mails was yesterday
continued until next week. when the
prisoners viii be arraigned before United
States Commissioner Arson s Taylor for
preliminary hearing They were arrested
by the police Of the Sixth precinct, four
Central Onice detectives, and two post
Office inspectors in a raid on three houses
IN Chinatown on Friday night The
Celestials each furnished $500 bond for
their appearance az the preliminary
hearing, which viii be held In Judge An
sons office on Tuesday. They give the
names OF Lee Hing. Lee Sam. Lee Yuen.
Lee Hong. Lee You. and Lee Kim
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
WANT TAFT AT TOURNAMENT.
President Receives Invitation q
SeheufEen-Verein Celebration.

srheufEen-Verefn Celebration.
President Taft has received an in
vitation 10 attend the fifteenth anniver-
sary Of the san Francisco Scheutzen-
verein. to be celebrated with tourna-
ment and German volkSftst from Au-
gust q 10 September ;. at Saell Mound.
Emeryville Cal
The invitation Is engraved on a four
teen-carat gold plate, i've and half by
three and a half inchci. A like invita-
ton has been sent &C emperor William.
Of Germany. Both .~9tlons confer
honorary membership d -eir.
President Taft's invltatrsH was pre-
sented by Representative Kahn. OF Cali
fornia. The President said that al
though he expected 70 be in California in
the fall. he could not say al present
whether he would be there in time for
the celebration.
Representatives Taylor and Keifer, OF
Ohio. saw the President yesterday in
regard 20 the case or f c. Flickinger,
a banker, OF Gallon, Ohio, who is serv-
ing a seveu-year sentence in the COlUm-
bus prison. Flickinger has Brights dis
ease. and is said 20 have only short
time 10 live. The President promised
TO give the matter his earliest c0nsidera-
ton.
J I. Feeney. Of Washington. was Dre-
sented 10 the President by Represent
ative Bennett, who asked the President
20 appoint Mr. Feeney 10 the Civil Serv-
ice Commission. 20 replace Commissioner
Mcuheny. who win shortly retire.
Representative Langley. Of Kentacky,
called al the White House AR Langley
has lust returned from mis- home dis
trict. where he found sentiment strongly
In favor OF the corporation tax Re told
the President the people would back him
I'D in the matter.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
Was District Chess Champion.
SPECIALIST SEES HARTMAN.
MngnRte Suffers from Slight Pa
rHIysis of Lower Limbs.

New York. July 3-The World will
print tomorrow a special cablegram from
Birna TO the effect that e II. Hartman.
the railroad maEnate is suffering from
a slight paralysis OF the lower limbs
Mr. Hartman is al Semmering. Austria.
and the Worlds cable says that every
third day Prof Adolph StruempeH visits
the railroad king.
The diagnosis OF Mr. Harriman's diff
Guilty was made by Prof Holzknecht
who was called in to make an N-ray ex-
animation OF the famous American. The
examination revealed a condition in the
vertehrae that showed signs OF paralysis
The Austrian specialist has promised
8Ir. Hartman that he viii recover from
his nervous prostration, but that only a
partial relief can be expected from the
paralysis II viii probably not affect
his ability To work, however.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
FLEET READY FOR MANEUvERS
War ships Crew Paid on to Give
Opportunity for Celebrating.

Boston, July S.-Eigbt thousand men of
the Atlantic fleet, many OF whose vessels
are lying IN Boston Harbor. were to-day
paid S51o.0o0 10 tide them over the cele-
b~ation of the Fourth OF July. II Is ex-
pected there wifi he lively times until
the big sea-fghters leave for Providence
maneuvers
The feet which IS 10 assemble in Cape
Cod Bay. will comprise forty-eight ships
From the time the fleet has assembled
and the sealed orders are opened until the
war game is called of the officers and
sailors viii see as near actual service
without firing a shot as has ever been
participated in.
The ships will be manned day and night
and are 20 be constantly on the alert for
an order.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
CoIIIer Nero SIN ON Reef.

Newport. July S--There was no material
change in the position OF che stranded
naval collier Nero to-day. There has
been stin northwest wind blowing and
this has caused The boat TO pound and
roll considerably.
on account Of this. Capt Kennedy sig
nailed during the day that he was hav-
ing trouble in keeping steam up. It was
deemed advisable 10 take of the valu-
ables from the boat. These were brought
TO the torpedo station by the naval tug
Nina
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
THIRTY BUILDINGS BURNED.
Explosion Causes Si,OOO.OOO Dam
age in Nampa, Idaho.

Boise. Idaho. July 3-Fire resulting
from the explosion Of a firecracker this
afternoon wiped out a solid block Of build
ings in the business section Of Nampa,
Idaho.
The damage Is estimated at $l0O0O09.
owing TO the fact that the water mains
were being replaced by large pipes. the
city was al the mercy Of the flames.
Thirty OF the largest buildings in the
town were destroyed.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
LOOKING FOR EARRINGS.
Jewels Valued at $4,000 Sought by
WnshinEton Police.

The Washington police are looking for a
pair Of earrings. valued at $4,000. stolen
on June IS last in Brussels. Belgium A
circular containing a description Of the
jewels reached Washington yesterday
and was sent TO the police precincts
The earrings represent a bunch OF
grapes. the top Of which is formed OF
three leaves IN shape Of rose. with dia-
monds. The grapes are 'sually natural
in appearance and Mt They are
made OF emerai -otfiIag about forty
carats.