AVERTED THE CRISISHonors by the Emperor

Caused Strife inJapan.

COUNT ITO'S MARQUISATE

Members of the Mikado's Cab-inet Were Finally Induced

Not to Retire.

ECHOES OF THE RECENT WAR.

Cholera Raging In Chinese Pro-vinces and the Attacks on Mis-

sionaries Continued.

[Correspondence of The United Press. J

TOKIO, Japan, Aug. 17.— A Cabinetcrisis was nearly precipitated inJapan onAugust 6 by a political maneuver of excep-tionally shrewd character. Two monthsago a committee was appointed to investi-gate the services of military and civiloffi-cials in connection with the war and to re-port to the Emperor. In the natural se-quence of events the recommendations ofthis committee should have been submit-ted to the Prime Minister before the sov-ereign was invited to act upon them. Butsome subtle politicians of the oppositioncontrived by means not yet clear to havethe Premier kept inignorance of what wasgoing forward, and one tine morning CountIto, summoned to court, found himselfraised to a marquisate and decorated withthe Grand Order of Merit.

There would, of course, have been noth-ing extraordinary or inconvenient in thebestowal of the highest possible honorsupon a man who had deserved so well ofthe state as Count Ito,but the affairpre-sented, nevertheless, one very embarras-sing feature, namely, that the other decor-ations and distinctions conferred by theEmperor on the same occasion were allin consideration of military or naval ser-vices, so that Count Itowas placed in theinvidious position of being the only civilofficial distinguished by the sovereign.

Naturally, had such differentiation re-ceived the Premier's indorsement, disloy-alty to his colleagues in the Cabinet—notably to Viscount Mutsu, Minister ofBute for foreign affairs, whose conduct ofthe empire's foreign relations throughoutthe war evinced remarkable skill—wouldhave been the least of the offenses charge-able aeainst Count Ito. Appreciating thesituation at once he declined to completethe formalities connected with the assump-tion of a marquisate, and having presenteda memorial to the Emperor praying hisMajesty to withdraw the honors, left thecapital and signified his intention of notassuming his official duties until the ques-tion should be settled.

To Western readers itwill seem strangethat there should be any difficulty aboutdeclining a marquisate ora Grand Order ofMerit,but in Japan the sovereign's will issacrosanct, and from the moment that hisMajesty has conferred a distinction its ac-ceptance becomes a point of loyalty.

Thus, for a moment, Itseemed that theopposition had brought about a Cabinetcrisis. The Premier must either resign orconsent to become a Marquis; the Em-peror must either take back an honor al-ready duly conterred or lose the services ofthe man who enjoys his confidence morethan any one else in the country, and whohad steered Japan with consummate abil-ity through her recent difficulties. ButCount Ito at last decided neither to em-barrass his sovereign nor to play into thehands of his political enemies" He ac-cepted the honors conferred on him, madeitclear to his colleagues that their claimshad his fullrecognition and resumed hisofficial duties.

The Japanese have shipped about a thou-sand Chinese prisoners of war, to be ex-changed for any prisoners held by theChinese, according to the terms of the Shi-monoseki treaty, but have been surprisedto learn from Peking that only two oftheircountrymen are in tne hands" ol^the Chi-nese military authorities. These two menare said to have been severely wounded inthe Liao Tung Peninsula ;but, ifthat be so,no one understands how the Chinese, who,in their precipitate flight from Liaotunghad to leave behind them many of theirown wounded, can have carried away twodisabled Japanese. According to Japa-nese records about sixty soldiers are notaccounted for. Their bodies were notfound, nor could any trace of them be dis-covered. Itwas hoped that a majority ofthese men would have been found in thehands of the Chinese after the war, butthej' seem to have been disposed of in amanner that can be readily conceived.

The terms proposed by Japan for therestoration of the Liao Tung Peninsula areunderstood to be, first, the payment byChina of an indemnity amounting to aboutL8,000,000; secondly, that the evacuation ofthe peninsula shall take place pari passuwith, the payment of the indemnity ;andthirdly, that the conclusion of the newcommercial treaty between the two em-pires shall precede the final evacuation.Russia is urging some objections to thelast condition on the ground that itin-volves an irrelevant affair. But Japan'sposition is clear. From the moment thatshe abandons Liao Tung, she virtuallyceases to have any means to bring pres-sure to bear upon China. It ib true thatshe still holds Wei-hai-wei, but owing tothe, conciliatory spirit shown by the Japan-ese plenipotentiaries at the peace conferenceChina, instead of having to pay the wholeannual cost of the occupation of Wei-hai-\u25a0wei, namely, two millionjen, became liablefor only five hundred thousand. She may,therefore, justly see no reason for haste interminating an arrangement three timesas costly to Japan as to herself, and fromthat point of view may defer the conclu-Eion of the commercial treaty indefinitely.

With Japan at Port Arthur, Yingkow,and Haicheng, inconvenient demonstra-tions mightat any moment force China'shand, but when the last Japanese soldierhas left Manchuria, China's opportunityto procrastinate will be immensely im-proved. Hence Japan insists that thecommercial treaty, a matter of vital im-portance to her large trade with the neigh-boring empire, shall be concluded beforeshe gives up her position of vantage. Thereexisted from the first, her statesmen say,certain interdependence between thevarious parts of the Shimonoseki treaty,and an important section of it cannot beseparated without any regard to tne fate ofthe remaining parts.

Cholera is committing terrible ravages inthe great city of Nanking. At first onlythe southern part of the town was affected,but now the plague is everywhere. Allthepreventive measures dictated by modernprophylactic science are totally neglected.Xhe proverbial filthof a Chinese city reignssupreme. Night soil from stricken quar-ters is carried to suburban gardens andfreely used to fertilize vegetables, some ofwhich are subsequently eaten raw.' Heavenalone is relied on to stretch forth a help-ing arm, and in order to propitiate thedeities, loftyscaffoldings are erected in theprincipal thoroughfares, supporting pavil-ions wherein are altars with lighted can-dles and smoking incense. A much ad-vertised method of cure is to take a coppercash into the mouth. It is supposed tomelt at once, when it should be replacedby another. Six or seven doses kill thedisease.

The United States Minister in Pekinghas appointed the Rev. Spencer Lewis*ofChungking to represent America on the

commission appointed to investigate theSzechuen outrages. It is admitted thatMr. Lewis possesses all the necessary qual-ifications from a missionary point of view,but dissatisfaction is expressed because aSecretary of Legation or a Consul-Generalis not nominated, in order to give the com-mission greater weight.

A curious device has been employed bythe anti-foreign agitators in Chengtu toperpetuate and intensify the feeling againstmissionaries. After the latter had all beendriven out and their houses burned orrazed, sedan chairs containing childrenbegan to arrive at the sites of the ruins.The bearers averred that the little oneswere for the foreigners, who had purchasedthem. This was quite an artistic sequel tothe digging up of bones said to have be-longed to infants eaten by the foreigndevils.

Chengtu has been decorated with pla-cards accusing the Japanese of stirring upthe Szechuen riots in order to embarrassthe Peking Government, and promisingthe Christiana that ifthey willworship theidols and conform to the customs of themultitude they shall be spared. In spiteof all that has'happened the officials sufferthese placards to remain exposed.

General Tsiang, who commanded thegarrison at Yingkow when the Japanesecaptured that place has been sentenced todeath. Not only did the general declineto obey the Taotai's orders requiring himto march out ami intercept the advance ofthe Japanese, but he and his troops alsohad the misfortune to be leaving Yingkowwestward just as the Japanese were enter-ing it from the east. Subsequently he hadvarious imaginary encounters with theenemy, and won sundry signal ideographicvictories. Allthese things however, mighthave been extenuated

—so says the impe-

rial decree—

had he not, after reachingTientsin, attempted to put two months'pay of his troops into his own pocket,thereby causing the men to mutiny. Sohe is to die.

The terrible massacre of Christian mis-sionaries near Foochow took place at theirsanitarium, which is situated at Whasang,not far from Kucheng. Ten persons werekilled, namely: The Rev. Mr. and Mrs.Stewart and one child, Miss Yellop, MissGordon, Miss Marshall, the Misses Saun-ders, Miss Gordon, Miss Hettie Newcombe.

They were all British subjects. No1merican was among tiie s-ufterers. Thefullest statement as yet published is byDr.Gregory, an American missionary:

At12:30 p. m.on the Istof August a nativeChristian rushed into my study, saying thatsome of the foreign ladies at Whasang, amountain resort near Kucheng City, had beenkilled that morning and our houses burned.Fifteen minutes later a note from Mr. Phillipsconfirmed the report, for he said that fiveladies were dead, four seriously wounded andthe Stewarts missing. lat once went into theyamen, where hundreds of people had alreadygathered. The District Magistrate (Wang) saidhe would immediately go rightup to Whasang,takingsome sixty soldiers withhim. At 3p. M.Ileft Kueheng City under escort of thirteensoldiers and arrived at Whasang at 8 P. M. tofind that nine adults, English subjects, hadbeen murdered and that all those alive atWhasang (nine)had been more of less severelyinjured with the exception of Mr. Phillips,who had arrived at Whasanp only two or threedays before and was lodging; at a native housesome distance from the English cottages.Iat once set to work to make the injured as

comfortable as possible, and Ifound Miss Cod-nngton (English) had received one sword cutextending from the left angle of the mouthdiagonally upward and downward seven inchesin extent, completely dividingthe lower lipand exposing the jawbone. One cut in thecrown of three inches exposed the inner tableof the skull: there was a cut across the nose;under the eve a out three inches long; on theright side of the neck two wounds, aiso woundson the arms, and a deep wound on the rightthigh, serious. Miss Hartford (American) re-ceived slight injury in chest, having beenbeaten by an assailant while down. While theservant struggled withhim she escaped to thehills and remained hidden until the affair wasover. Her worst injurywas shock.

Mildred Stewart, aged 12, was wounded ;herright knee joint was exposed six Inches, shehad two wounds on the left leg, serious.Kathleen Stewart, 11, slight bruises. HerbertStewart, ti, deep wound right side of the neck,four inches; compound comminuted fractureof the skull; on back of head wound throughthe skull, through which the brain was ex-posed; wounded left side of head; woundchest; stab in the back. He died thirtyhoursafter, en route. Ewan Stewart, 3, stab leftthigh; bruised, but not seriously. BabyStewart, 13 months, stabbed in tne right eye;wounded in the face and on the head; frac-tured skull, several bruises, serious.

Of those killed, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, MissNellie Saundersand Lena, the Irish nurse, werekilled and burned with the house. Mies HettieNewcombe was speared and killed by beingthrown from a precipice. Miss M«rshall'sthroat was cut, her head being nearly severed.Miss Stewart's body showed no wounds; deathfrom shock probable. Miss Gordon had deepspear wounds on the face and neck and side ofthe head. Miss Topsy Saunders' death wascaused by a spear wound entering the brain,rightorbit.

The missionaries were apparently massacredby members of the secret society known as the"Vegetarians." The party is estimated tohave consisted of eighty "men armed withspears and swords, strongly organized andunder one leader. There was no suspicion ofan attace, which was sudden and terrible.The whole affair was over in thirty minutes.Miss Codrington says they begged forlite and promised

*property and valu-

ables. Some assailants were inclined toyield, but the leader, who carried a redSag, waved this and shouted to his men:"YouKnow your orders— killoutright!" Intheevening we placed the bodies in coffins, andafter much effort succeeded in getting themagistrate to order the coffins to be carried toSuikow and secure chairs for the survivors.We left Whasang at 3 p. m. on the 2d of Augustfor Suikow; traveled all night, arriving at8:20 at Suikow. The party left for Foocbow at3 p. M.on the 3d. and met a launch with theUnited States Marshal Hixson and Messrs.Wolfe and Banister, English missionaries, onboard with supplies. We arrived at Foocbowat 12:30 on the 4th.

Probably another of the Stewart chil-dren has by this time succumbed. Greatexcitement has naturally been causedamong foreigners InChina. Meetings haveeverywhere been held calling for stringentmeasures, and denouncing the apathy ofthe British Government. Meanwhile, theanti-foreign spirit seems to be spreading.

A riot occurred at Fatshan on August 7,and the mission was attacked, but the tel-egraph being interrupted no particularsare known. The French mission atHuyenin Kuangtung has also been attacked bya mob, but its inmates made a stout re-sistance with firearms and beat off theirassailants. Itis stated that the Chinesesoldiers sent to Kutien to protect missionproperty were the chief plunderers of theStewarts' house.

KIZZED BT MASKED BOBBEXB.

Murder of a Bartender Who Refused toSurrender.

COLORADO SPRINGB. Colo., Aug. 31.—Gus Wolfe, a bartender in Oscar Burn-side's saloon, inGoldfielo, one of the townsin the Cripple Creek camp, was shot andkilledby two masked robbers at 10 o'clocfclast night. The two men entered thesaloon by the front and rear doors respec-tively, and ordered the barkeeper andthree customers to hold up their hands.

The customers complied, but Wolfe be-gan shooting. The fire was returned, andWolfe fell with four wounds. He died infifteen minutes. The robbers went throughhis pockets while he was still writhingand then robbed the till. They securedless than $10 altogether.

At 1 a. m. a large posse from CrippleCreek, Victor ana Goldfield are scouringthe hills for the men, but with very smallclews. It will go hard with them ifcaught.

BigFire inLibertyville.

CHICAGO, 111., Aug. 31.—Fire destroyedfourteen buildings, comprising the busi-ness section of Libertyville,Lake County,111., between midnight and 2 o'clock thismorning. The flames started in the rearof Schank's hardware store, in the mainstreet, and, fanned by a high wind, sweptthe business section.

Reports from the town were meager thismorning;, but these indicate that the bi-cycle factory recently built and a pianofactory, forming the main industries ofthe town, had been entirely consumed.

The population of the town is about 1000.The buildings for the most part were frameand afforded good fuel for the flames.

InBehalf of Taylor.

PIERRE, 8.D., Aug. 31. -Ata late hoarlast night Judge Fuller of the SupremoCourt granted a writof error and certificateof probable cause in the Taylor habeascorpus case. The writ is returnable Sep-tember 10.

FAVOR THE FARMERS.Catholics in Congress

Urge Many NeededReforms.

AGRARIANS ARE AHEAD.

Demand May Be Made in theReichstag to Regulate

Speculation.

GERMAN ARMY MANEUVERS.

Vast Numbers of Troops to BeAssembled for the Amusement

of Emperor William.

fCopyriglitod, 1895, by The United Tress.]

BERLIN, Germany, Aug. 31.—The pro-ceedings toward tiie close of the Ger-man Catholic Congress which has heldits sittings in Munich this week lifted themeeting above the level of the common-place, which otherwise prevailed through-out the session. The burning questionsunder discussion were those concerningAgrarian reforms, and the eloquent debateof the terms of the proposals discussedshowed that the congress as a body had a

much keener feeling of sympathy with thefarm laborers and peasant farmers thanwith the great landowners.

The speakers before the congress de-nounced witn equal vehemence the systemof usury, which is despoiling the farmers,and the policy of the speculators, who aremaking farm products the subject of theiroperations. Itwas suggested that Stateinterference in favor of the farmers andagainst the speculators be demanded of theGerman Government, but no practical pro-

posal in this direction was formulated.If the Center (Catholic) party in the

Reichstag should carry out the sentimentsof the congress, a coalition of that partywith the Agrarians in the Reichstag onsome points is certain. Among the pro-jects thus far formulated, that of Herr yon

Pleetz, the Agrarian leader, now standsfirst. Itis in the shape of a demand forlegal prohibition of speculation in ailkindsof grain.

Herr yon Pleetz insists that a great Ber-lin firm, which has recently been engagedin bulling wheat on the market, was ableto obtain, and did obtain, Government in-formation, which itmade use ot as a guidein its speculative operations, and that italso even obtained credit upon importduties. The character of this statementwillnot hinder the Acrarians from makingpublic capital out of ituntil the officiallyinspired newspapers are compelled to denyitover and over again.

The unsubdued fervor of the Agrarianagitation is in strong contrast to the gen-eral dullness of international politics. Theforecast for the business of the next ses-sion of the Reichstag indicates that amongthe main topics of discussion in that bodywillbe proposals for the regulation of in-terest on loans, and agriculture and thesuppression of speculation.

The importance and magnitude of theforthcoming great autumn maneuvers,called the "Kaiser Maneuvers" because ofthe circumstance that the Kaiser inpersonattends them and reviews the troops par-ticipating, is made clear by a plain state-ment of figures. The South army, ad-vancing frorc the south and southeast, iscomposed ofthe Third ArmyCorps and theimperial guards, the latter with its ordi-nary reserve strength battalions, or quar-ter battalions, as they are termed, filledupto full battalions; the imperial guardsnumbering, therefore, nine regiments ofinfantry of rifle guards, one of chasseurs,eight regiments of cavalry, two regimentsof fieldartillery and one battalion each ofengineers and commissariat.

The Third Army Corps, leaving its skele-ton battalions in the garrisons, willnum-ber eight regiments of infantry of threebattalions each, or twenty-four battalionsof infantry, one battalion chasseurs, fourregiments of cavalry and two of field ar-tillery and a single battalion each of en-gineers and commissariat.

The total strength of the South armyamounts, therefore, to sixty battalions ofinfantry and three of rifles and chasseurs,

twelve cavalry regiments, four artilleryregiments and two battalions each of engi-neers and commissariat.

The North army, marching from theeast, north and northwest, is composed ofthe Second and Ninth Army Corps.

The Second Army Corps will numbereight regimerlts organized like the guardsof four battalions each, or twenty-two bat-talions of infantry, four regiments of cav-alry, two regiments of field artillery andsingle battalions of engineers and commis-sariat.

The Ninth Army Corps is composed ofeight regiments, each consisting of threefull battalions and a skeleton battalion,the Jatter being the much-discussed fourthbattalion. This amounts to twenty-fourfull battalions and eight skeletons, in ad-dition to which the corps has a chasseurbattalion, four regiments of cavalry, two offield artillery and a battalion each of engi-neers and commissariat. The North armywillbe therefore an aggregate of fifty-sixbattalions and eight skeleton battalions ofinfantry and one of chasseurs, eight regi-ments of cavalry and four of field artilleryand two battalions each of engineers andcommissariat.

To this great force are to be added tworegiments of railway troops and a battalionof balloonists. The total number of troopsto be gathered at this autumn's Kaisermaneuvers is therefore as follows: In-fantry, 116 battalions and eight skeletonbattalions; rifles and chasseurs, four bat-talions; cavalry, twenty regiments; fieldartillery, eight regiments; engineers, fourbattalions; commissariat, four battalions;railway troops, 2 regiments, and balloon-ists one regiment. This \u25a0will give a forceof about 86,000 men, 350 pieces of artilleryand 15,000 horses. The Kaiser's originalidea to outdo in numbers the famous gunmaneuvers under Francis Joseph inHun-gary has to be abandoned because of thecost involved.

Animportant part will be played by theLittle Randow River, which forms theboundary between Pomerania and Ucker-mark. While of itself an exceedingly un-important stream for miles its tributariesspread over a wide area ol swamps, form-ing broad ponds, which extend for a dis-tance of fiftykilometers. Only twohigh-roads cross the swamp, all other parts be-ing impassable, except for pedestrians.The two highroads are twenty kilometersapart, the northern one at Lockwitz andthe southern one at Schmolin. Underthese circumstances the engineers, pon-toouers and sappers willhave a very uitii-

culfand heavy taßk to make the necessaryroads for the movement of the troops,especially to provide ways for cavalry

marches and for the advance of the artil-lery.

The road called Streithefen Damm, run-ning from Bagemuhl to Streighof, has

been widened to admit the passage of a

single horseman, but must be further ex-

tended to a width to letartillery across.The Stettin Pasewalk railway line crossesat Lockwitz, where the most interesting

scenes of the maneuvers will take place.The charges recently made by the Etoile

Beige, the organ of the Congo Government,

against the German authorities and tradersin the Congo region of assisting in the saleof arms to the Arabs, met withan indig-nant denial by the Cologne Gazette. Thisdenial elicited a reply from the EtoileBeige, which declared that proof existedthat an English dealer named Stokes hadsold all his stocK of arms and other goodsthroughout the German possessions inAfrica, the officers of which territory hadimposed a heav}* duty upon the guns, etc.German agents worked with Stokes, who,the Etoile Beige says, met his just fate,death. After making an explicitand em-phatic denial of the assertions that theGerman officials were implicated in thesale of arms to Arab slave-traders, the Ga-zette proceeds to caution the Belgiansagainst their summary execution of whitemen, who ought to be tried in a court ofjustice instead of being left to the mercyof a high-handed official.

The Gazette suggests that the Congoofficials executed Stokes because he wastheir greatest competitor in the ivorytrade, and adds that Germany's interest inthe matter is increased by the fact thatthe Congo State seeks to extend its bound-aries to the northeast and declares that itis extremely doubtful whether or not ithasa right to the coveted territory. TheCongo State, the Gazette says, owes its ex-istence to the good willof the powers andthat good willitcannot dispense with now.The significance of the utterances of theNorth German Gazette and Cologne Ga-zette are due to indications of the rap-prochement of England and Germany ina common policy in regard to the inter-land against France and Belgium.

The Bavarian Minister of Justice has in-formed the Bavarian legation in Berlinthat the case of Louis Stern of New York,who was recently arrested at Kissdngen foran alleged insult to Baron yon Thuengen,the Deputy Commissioner at the Spa, hasbeen referred to the chief court, sitting atBamberg, for consideration on its merits.The clemency of the Prince Regent cannotbe exercised in the case until the court hasmade a report.

Preparations for the celebration of Sedanday in Berlin are proceeding with feverishanxiety. The municipal authorities havevoted the sum of 50,000 marks to be de-voted to decorating and illuminating theSchloss, which promises to present thegrandest spectacle of the kind the capitalhas ever seen. Allof the Government andmunicipal buildings willbe adorned withdesigns in electric, gas and other lights,wnicn thousands of workmen are bußilyengaged inarranging to day

Crowds of people throng the streets,viewing the progress of the decorations,the center of attraction being the Schloss.The appeal ofBurgomaster Zelers to the in-habitants of Berlin todecorate their houseswith flags, etc., has been responded toeverywhere, with the result that the housesupon miles and miles of streets are dis-playing flags and garlands. Most of thehouses also have some form of illumina-tion, bengal lights and gas being suppliedthrough the municipal authorities to in-habitants who were nnable to buy them.

INSPECTION OF THE ROADGovernment Inspector Coombs

Going Over the UnionPacific.

There Are Many Formidable Obsta-cles to the Reorganization

of the System.

OMAHA,Nebk., Aug. 31.—Ex-Congress-man Coombs of Brooklyn, a Governmentdirector of the Union Pacific, passedthrough the city yesterday on his wayEast, after an extended trip over the sys-tem, during which he made a thoroughexamination of the road.

The Union Pacific, he says, in commonwith other transcontinental lines, is suf-fering from over-capitalization and radicalchanges must be effected in this regardthrough some plan of reorganization. Theroad, itmust be remembered, was built inadvance of the requirements of th« coun-try.

Railroad business, or the" business ofbuilding railroads, was expensive in thosedays and heavy losses resulted, and allthese losses have been capitalized. These,in connection with the heavy debt to theGovernment, present formidable but notimpossible obstacles to its reorganizationon a business basis.

The original idea of the Government inextending aid to the road was that itshould form one continual line from theMissouri River to the Pacific Coast. Thisplan has not been carried out, and that factpresents another drawback to the pros-perity of the system, and inlieuof a west-ern terminal at the Pacific the road hasbeen compelled to look to the north andto the south for business. This has re-sulted in a number of costly experimentsthat have greatly benefited those sectionsat the cost of financial loss to the road.

TO FIZZ THE FACAXCIES.

Proclamation Issued for Special ElectionsinKansas.

TOPEKA, Kans., Aug. 31.—GovernorMorrillhas issued a proclamation callingspecial elections November 5, the day ofthe general election, to fill the followingvacancies : To succeed Edward O'Brien,Democratic State Senator from SedgwickCounty, resigned; to succeed LucienBaker, Republican State Senator fromLeavenworth County* to succeed A. W.Dennison, Populist State Senator fromButler County, appointed AppellateJudge; to succeed Solon Thatcher, StateSenator from Douglas County, deceased;to succeed John Scbuyler, DemocraticRepresentative from Ellis County, apf)ointed Postmaster by President Cleveand; to succeed Elync C. Cole, Repub-

lican Representative from Barton County,appointed Appellate Judge.

"

Poor Health and Suicide.NEW YORK, N. V., Aug. 31.-Henry

Rothkopf, importer and senior member oftho firm of S. Rothkopf, Son &Co., com-mitted suicide this morning by shootinghimself in the mouth while inhis privateoffice. He was said to be worth about$500,000. For some time past Rothkopfwas in poor health. This is supposed tohave caused him to commit the act. Thefirm was a prosperous one. There are nobusiness troubles known to his family orfriends.

Silrer Bullion on Sand.NEW YORK, N. V., Aug. 31.—The Mer-

cantile Safe Deposit Company reports sil-ver bullion on band, 112,068 ounceo; depos-ited, none; certificates outstanding, iv.

ON EASTERN TRACKSFinish of the Circuit

Meeting at Fleet-wood Park.

CAPTAIN WHITE'S WIN.

Driven by Geers the Big BlackHorse Went to Vic-

tory.

GOOD CARD AT SHEEPSHEAD.

"One ILove" HandilyCaptured theRace for the Belles

Stakes.

FLEET WOOD PARK,N. V.,Aug. 31.—About 200 horsemen witnessed to-day the

.finish of the'

2:27 trotting race that wascarried over on account of darkness lastnight at the Fleetwood grand circuit meet-ing. When the horses were called out forthe fifth round this morning Edward;Geers, the driver of Robert J, was behindthe black horse Captain White, in place ofIra Harris who bandied him yesterday.The Driving Club\>f New York clearedabout $10,000 on the five days' meeting inspite of the anti-gambling laws which pre-vented the management from deriving anyrevenue from the betting ring.

Patchen and Gentry, will: start nextWednesday inan exhibition race at Phila-delDhia, then going to Louisville and after-ward to Dubuque," Sioux City and Lexing-ton, where both pacers have engagementswhich willbring them together.

2:27 class, trotting: pure $2000.Captain White, blk.g., by scarlet > ;f

Wilkea (I.arris and (Jeers) 2 18 8 7 11Lake Erie, br. g., byCadmus (Ham-

bletonian)........ :... ..5 2 1113 3Belle Truxton, blk.m., byTruxsou -

(Tyson) ......:. .13 2 2 2 2Eddie W11ke5......... ...3 4 3 3 5 ro.Sargent 6 7 6 5 4 roGlfason..... ........7 6 5 4 7 roNora I, ...8 8 7 6 6 roMemorial 4 5 4dr \u25a0

Skillful ......'..........\u25a0 ........I tils .'-"--Time, 2:16y2

-2:16

—2:18%

—2:20

—2:18*4-

--2:17%. ;h ;/ ,SHEEPSHEAD BAY,N. V., Aug. 31.—

The very attractive card here to-daybrought out a very large crowd, fully7500persons being present. The track was infast shape at the beginning of the r

sport, .but a shower late in the afternoon made itdecidedly heavy. The leatures of the pro-gramme were the races for the Bellesstakes for two-year-olds and the turf handi-cap, the ninth of the season, for three-year-olds and upwards. The former was wonhandily by One ILove, who ruled favoriteat the edds of 6 to 5. \u25a0 Argentina, a 10 to1shot, ran second, three lengths away andFloretta IVtbird. Axiom was well backedto cross the. wire first in this event, but hefinished in the ruck. The race for the turfhandicap resulted in a decisive victory forBatbampton, who went to the front in thefirst furlotig' and was never headed, win-ing by a length from Counter Tenor,who finished only a short head to the goodof Maurice, third..

Fire furlongs, Ramiro won, The Winnersecond, Captive third. Time,1:03.

One mile, Monaco won, Sun Up second, Owletthird. Time, 1:41 4-5.

The Belles stakes, for two-year-olds, Futuritycourse, One ILove won, Argentina second.Floretta IVthird. Time, 1:12 1-5.

One and three-sixteenths miles, Orinda won,Sabilla second, Sir Dixon Jr. third. Time,2:01 1-5.

Six and a half furlongs. Irish Reel won,Buekrene second, Buckwa third. Time,1:19 2-5.

The Turf handicap, one and a quarter miles,on turf, Bathampton won, Counter Tenor sec-ond, Maurice third. Time. 2:10.

LOUISVILLE, KY., Aug. 31,-Six furlongs,St. Maxim won, Leo Lake second, Diggs third.Time,I:ls^'.

Seven furlongs, Tough Timber won, Roose-veltsecond, Chenoa third. Time, 1:285i.

One and a half miles,Peabody won, FayetteBelle second, Rasper third. Time, 2:37.

Fire-eiphths of a mile,Lewanda won, Serenasecond, Sir Dllke third. Time,1:03.

Four and a half furlongs, Fretful won, Par-don second, Passed (formerly Reject) third.Time, :56?4.

GALESBURG, 111., Ana;. 31.—The trackwa3 fast to-day. During the afternoon C.W. Williams announced that on MondayFidol would be sent to break the world'sstaliion record, and that during the weekboth Azote and Aliiwould start to beattheir records, the latter the world's recordmade over this track last year. He alsoannounced that their would be poolsellingnext week.

2:13 trot, BBP won, Maud C second, MissNelson third. Best time, 2:11%.

2:25 trot, Ella Belmont won, Pat L second,Templer third. Best lime, 2 :12%.

2:19 trot, Oscar Williams won, Killona sec-ond, Baker third. Best time, 3:19&

2:27 pace, Antidote won. Lady Nottinghamsecoud, Keeneutter third. Best time, 2:11V.

Three-year-old pace, Miss Rita won, TneoShelton second, Sandy Boy third. Best time,2:09%.

Three-year-old trot, Bessie Welton won, LenaWelton "second, Medium Wood third. Besttime 2:20.

BT. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 31.—Three-quarters ofamile, Ashland won, Pelleas second, Normanthird. Time, 1:19^.Three-quarters of a mile,Judge Dubose won,Lasalle second. Sir Vassar third. Time, 1:19J.L.One mile, Jack Bradley won, Eau Clairesecond, Danton third. Time, 1:48.

One mile, Sallie Woodford won, Crevassesecond, Marcel third. Time,I:4t>.

Four and a half furlongs, Alberts won, Wil-liam Duke Jr. second, Sixty third. Time :59.

One mile,Miss Rowett won,(ieorge W. Baileysecond. MollieKing third. Time, 1:47.,

Amateur Championship.ATHLETIC PARK, Chicago, Aug. 31.—

The Western amateur athletic champion-

shit) meeting was held this afternoon.The track was in excellent condition. Theresults of the contests were as follows.

440 yards— D.H. Jackson first, T. B. Egbertsecond, A. W. Lyddy third. Time, :52 2-5.

100 yards—J. V. Crum first, G. D. Stuartseoond, L.Holland third. Time. :10.

One mile, T. B. Copeland won, L.H. Rossi tersecond, B. C. Kempter third. Time,4:39 1-5.

220 yards, J. V.Crum Avon, J. Mayberry sec-ond, H. Jackson third. Time, 0:21"4-5. Thisbreaks the record."

AROUTTJ) A TURN."

The Record Beaten by Crum, the Shiftylowa Roy.

CHICAGO, 111., Aug. 31.—The recordfor 220 yards "around a turn" was beatenat the Western Amateur Athletic cham-pionship meeting here to-day, John V.Crum, the shifty lowa boy, covering thedistance iv 21 4-5 seconds, the previousrecord being 22J4-

100-yard run, John V. Crum won. Time,10seconds.

220-yard run, J. V.Cram won. Time,2l4-5.440-yard run, D. H. Jackson won. Time,

52 2-5.880-yard run, E. R. Copeland won. Time,

2 :04 3-5.One-mile run, E. E. Copeland won. Time,

4:39 1-5.120-yard hurdle race, A. C. Clark won.

Time,17 seconds.220-yard hurdle, F. J. Weedman won. Time,

:27 2-5.Running high jump, A.J. Hess won. Height,

5 feet 9 inches.Running brond jump, W. 8. Farrant won.

Distance, 21 feet 1% inches.Pole vault, A. H. Culver won. Height, 10

feet 3 inches.Throwing 16-pound hammer, C. H. Henne-

mann won. Distance. 110 feet.Putting 16-pound shot, C. H. Hcnnemann

won. Distance, 41 feet lO'L inches.WHEELMEN SUSPENDED.

There Is a Suspicion That Three of Them."Fixed" a ltacer.

ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 31.—Cabanne,Titus and Murphy were suspended to-dayfrom the L. A. W., and the suspension ofBliss ofChicago and Cooper of Detroit hasbeen asked for. Douglass W. Robert, thelocal member of the racing board, to-daytelegraphed as follows to ChairmanGideon: "Suspend Cabanne, Titus andMurphy pending investigation; evidencethat they 'fixed' race here August 24."

The chairman replied, "Suspend allthree and send synopsis of evidenceto me."

The Associated Cycling Clubs of thiscity, under whose auspices the races lastSaturday were held, ask for the suspen-sion of Bliss and Cooper for not appearingafter promising to ride.

On ihe Ball Field.BROOKLYN, N. V., Aug. 31.—Brooklyns 7,

11, 3; Clevelands 15, 21, 4. Batteries—Kon-nedy, Daub and Grim;Wallace and O'Connor.Umpires— McDonald and O'Day.

BOSTON, Mass., Aug.31.—Bostons 12,13, 3;

Cincinnatia 6, 9, 5. Batteries— Stocfcdale,Nichols and Ryan ;Parrott, Rhines and Vaughn.Umpire—Emslie.

WASHINGTON, D.C, Aug. 31.—First game;Washington 4, 7, 8;Louisvilles S. 11, 2. Batteries— Mercer and McGuire, McDermott andWarner. Umpire—Hurst. Second game—Wash-ingtons 9, 10, 5; Louisvilles 7, 11, 5. Bat-teries—Anderson and McGuire, Weyhing audWarner. Umpire—Hurst.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Aug. 31.—Phlladel-phias 10,11, 3;Pittsburgs 9, 18,7. Batteries—Carsey and Clements, Foreman and Mack.Umpire

—Jevne.

NEW YORK, N. V., Aug. 31.—New York-Chicago game called at end of third inning onaccount of rain. Score: New Yorks 6, Chi-cagos 0.

BALTIMORE, Md., Aug. 31.—Baltimore-St.Louis game called at end of second inning onaccount of rain. Score: Baltimores 2, St.Louis 1.

Marion C la Dead.BARDSTOWN, Ky., Aug.31.— MarionC,

the great handicap race mare, died yes-terday at the farm of S. P. Lancaster.

OfInterest to the Coast.WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 31.—The

leave of absence granted Lieutenant Thom-as of the Fifth Artillery is extended twomonths. Private Mulvihill at AlcatrazIsland willbe discharged without honor.Private John McGuire of Benicia Arsenalwillbe sent to the Hot Springs (Ark.)Hos-pital for treatment.

The following pensions have been\u25a0granted: California: Original—Calvin N.Swineford, National Soldiers' Home, LosAngeles. Reissue— Charles McCarthy. LosAngeles. Mexican War survivors— JohnN. Steel, Merced Falls.

Washington: Eeissue— John N. Bovee,Burton.

Zynchers Were Outwitted.JONESBORO. 111., Aug. 31.—A mob of

100 men gathered here at 1o'clock thismorning for the purpose of lynching JohnJones, who beat and kicked to death Mrs.Mendenthal on the fair grounds yesterdayafternoon. The mob secured a rope and,going to the jail, demanded that Jones begiven up. The Sheriff, however, had an-ticipated the visit, and Jones, early in themorning, had been taken to Dongola, tenmiles- south of here, where he was placedon the train and taken to the Cairo jailforsafe-keeping. The mob would not disperseuntil a committee had been allowed tosearch the jail.

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