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LOS ANGELES HERALD. . THE HERALD j " Stands for the Interests of % iv Southern California. J SUBSCRIBE FOB IT. VOL. XXXIV.—NO. 57. GOT IT IN THE NECK. Eugene Cowles Atones for His Perfidy. Sensational Shooting Affair at Montreal. The Result of the Recent Cleveland Abduction Case. A Timely Shot by a Big Brother Saves a Wife from Being Murdered by a Worthless Husband. Associated Tress Dispatches.l Mon fbeal, June B.—A sensational shooting affair occurred at 4 o'clock tliis afternoon on St. Catherine street, as the result of which Eugene Cowles, son of the late Edmund Cowles, a well-known editor of Cleveland, Ohio, lies in the general hospital with a hullet wound in the neck, which may result in his death. Cowles and his wife, who is the daughter of Mr. Hale, a wealthy Cleveland hanker, have not heen living together for some time. Cowles has heen in business in Lockport, N. V., and his health failing, he recently determined to go on a trip. He made a visit to Cleveland to see his mother and friends, and on leav ing there last Monday took with him his 10-year-old daughter, Florence, un known to her mother. The child's al> sence was soon discovered, and a search began. When Mrs. Cowles learned that her husband had taken the child, she at once hegan suit for divorce, and an order was issued hy the court giving her possession of the child, pending the hearing of the case. Cowles had gone to Toronto, and thither went Mrs. Cowles, accompanied by her hrother, sister and attorney, Judge [ngersoll of Cleveland. When they reached Toronto they found Cowles had gone to Montreal, taking the child with him. He bad previously said he was willing to have an interview with his wife, hut would talk with no one else. It is alleged that his object was to lobtain an additional allowance. Four months ago, on the death of his father, he was cut off with an allowance of $2,500. Previous to this it is asserted that he had been living at a rapid rate in company with a woman of question able character named Clara Lienen schlows. She is at present at St. Cath erine's, having followed Cowles there from Buffalo. Cowles*had been tw ice to Kuropewith the woman, and on one occasion bad to cable to his wife to come to his aid. She did so, and when he recovered from his illness he left her and returned with the other woman to America. On an other occasion he lived with her in San Francisco, they occupying adjoining rooms, and he alleging that she was his widowed sister. The pursuing party arrived at Mont real this morning, and an interview was arranged. Cowles, in the morning, took the child to a convent and in structed the mother superior not to give her up without a written order from him. lie then returned to the hotel, ready for the interview, which he wished to be private with his wife. Her brother would not consent to this, and accompanied them in a cab for a drive. The interview was in progress when Cowles suddenly made a move ment to draw a revolver. Hale in stantly drew his gun and shot him, with the result as above. The doctors tonight think Cowles is I not in danger. Sympathy here is all with Hale and Mrs. Cowles, and it is j believed Cowles intended to kill her. i Hale is in prison. Judge Dugan will j issue a mandamus tomorrow to get the child from the convent, when a guardian j will be appointed. UNLUCKY VOYAGE. Seven Out of a Party of Young Men Boat lng Drowned. Boston, June B.—This morning eight young men started out for a ride in a sailboat. When about a mile from Thompson's island, in Dorchester bay, the boat was struck by a squall aird cap sized. All but one were swimmers, but instead of trying to swim ashore they tried to climb on the boat, which was so heavily ballasted that their added weight would force the boat beneath the sur face, leaving them struggling in the water. In this manner the strength of the men was exhausted arrd they sank one by one until only one was left. The survivor, Michael Quinlan, had sunk for the last time, when the boat in rising, came up and lifting him above the surface, lie floated in air unconscious condition for some time, when the boat was seeir from the shore by the employ ees of the gas works at (low Pasture point, who went out and brought him to shore and resuscitated him. STOCK YAKD YARNS. English Syndicate Rumors Continue to Be Numerous. Chicago, June 8. —English syndicate rumors in the stockyards district con tinue to be very numerous. It is now said that a number of small stockyard sharehpklers will make a legal "fight fne proposed sale to the English syndicate. There is also a rumor that the purchasers of the Stickners tract of land are long-headed capitalists, who foresee the ultimate removal of the yards further from the heart of the city, and it is predicted that the movement of the heavy stockyard .lolders to unload the yards on British capitalists is but a fore runner of a movement to establish these yards. A Pool's Fatal Leap. Cincinnati, June 8. —Pan Wilcox, an experienced boatman, this afternoon jumped from the Newport and Cincin nati bridge, ninety feet, into the Ohio river, and received fatal injuries. A five-dollar wpger was the cause of the jump. A Bather Drowned. Ei ueka, Cal., June B.—-Pedro An tonini, of Scotia, was drowned yesterday while bathing in Howe creek. SMUGGLERS IN JAIL. The New York Gang Being Rapidly Itun In. New York, June 8. —Five men are now in Ludlow-street jail, and two more men are out on hail, on the charge of smuggling. Those in jail are John Hart, John Hughes, John Baker, petty officers on the steamer City of New York, and John Lathin, head barkeeper, and John Murdock, ship store-keeper of the City of Chicago. Those out on hail are Ed ward Baxter, dock clerk, and John Ford, chief cooper, both employed by the In man line at Jersey City. The specific charge against Lathin and Murdock is, that on May 13th last they brought into Jersey City a lot of ready-made clothing on which they evaded the duty. Their arrest would have been made then, but the vessel sailed before the matter could be brought home to the pair. Hart, Hughes and Baker are said to be wealthy Liverpool citizens, who made comfortable fortunes by just such practices as that for which they are now under arrest. "The men who did the smuggling we've got," said Inspector Brittan, today, "but the re ceivers are those we are after and the public will be greatly surprised when they learn who and how many are con cerned in the matter. Four of the In man steamers are now in trouble in con nection with the smuggling. They are the City of Chester, City of New York, City of Berlin and City of Chicago. The Work of Burglars. Bloominoton, 111., June B.—Burglars blew open a safe in Brown's bank at Chatsworth early this morning. An outbuilding caught lire, and seventeen buildings, comprising the main block were burned. A fireman was badly hurl. Loss, $90,000. The bank vaults contained fifteen thousand dollars, but it has not yet been ascertained whether | this is missing. CONGRESSIONAL NOTES. THE SENATE TO VOTE_ ON SILVER THIS WEEK." The House Substitute bill Likely to be Passed With a Few Amendments—Ap propriation Bills on Deck. Washington, June 8. —The discussion of the silver question will be resumed in the senate tomorrow, the bill that was passed by the house Saturday being a substitute for the pending measure on the senate calendar. This will facilitate the disposition of matters. It is be lieved a vote on the bill will be reached before the end of the week. It is also believed that the bill as it shall pass the senate, will provide for the purchase of four and one-half million ounces of silver monthly, the certificates issued in pay ment to be legal tender, and redeemable in lawful money. The legislative appropriation bill will be reported early and Senator Allison expects to have it passed before the week ends. There are several appropriation bills on the calendar of the house, and it is the intention to dispose of these with expedition in order to avoid embarrass ment to the public service by delayed appropriations at the beginning of the next fiscal year. The public buildings committee is making strenuous efforts to secure another special order to rescue a batch of bills hung up. The Four Wilsons. There are four Wilsons members of the house, and once in a while the pres ence of so many persons with a common family name occasions slight mistakes in the record of proceedings of the house. An instance of this kind happened yes terday in the vote on the silver bill. Wilson, of Missouri (Democrat) was re corded as voting in favor of the passage of the bill, whereas he voted against its passage; while Wilson, of Washington (Republican) was put down among those opposed to the bill, although he voted in favor of it. The error was caused by the clerk reading the name of Wilson, of Washington, before that of Wilson, of Missouri, thus changing the order of the names on the roll. How They Voted. In the house yesterday, on Bland's motion to recommit the silver bill, the following fifteen Republicans voted with the Democrats: Allen, Michigan ; Anderson, Kansas; Bartine, Nevada; Carter, Montana; Connell, Nebraska ; Dellaven,California; Featherstone, Arkansas; Funston, Kan sas; Hermann, Oregon ; Kelly, Kansas ; Morrow, California; Perkins, Kansas; Townsend, Colorado ; Turner, Kansas ; Vandever, California. Thirteen Democrats voted with the Republicans in opposition to the motion to recommit, as follows: Dargan, South Carolina; Dunphy,New York; Elliott, South Carolina; Flower, New York ; Geissenhairrer, New Jersey ; Hemphill, South Carolina; Maish, Pennsylvania; Mutchler, Pennsylvania; O'Neil, Massachusetts; Quinn, New- York; Tracey, New York; Venable, Virginia; Wiley, New York. On the final vote seven Republicans, as follows.voted with the Democrats against the bill: Anderson, Kansas; Bartine, Nevada; Carter, Montana; Kelly, Kansas; Rock well, " (ochusetts; Townsend, Colo rado ; Kansas. ' Property. 1 • ie B.—A transfer o' "°iverside and ' city, has ■ who !>.'.■• : '>g helu ters h» company o. The Sa. Guthrie, 1. T., J v by courier is to the en. dlan commissioners have pleted with the Sac and Fox 1: treaty, by which they agreeto act., acres per capita, and $1.25 per acre their surplus. Marine Intelligence. Queenstown, June 8. —Arrived: The Aurania, from New York, and the City of Rome, ninety minutes behind her. Sighted: The Normandie and Servia, from New York. Boston, June B.—Arrived: The Nor wegian, from Glasgow. MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 9, 1890. A CUTTING AFFRAY. Judge Sawyer's Son Does the Cutting. The Young Man Comes Near Being Lynched. His Victim Badly Cut and May Not Recover. Sawyer Held in $25,000—A Young Negro Accidentally Shoots His Bride of a Month. Associated Press Dispatches. I San Francisco, June 8 . —Late Satur day evening a seriouH cutting affray oc curred outside the boathouse of the San Francisco Yacht Club, as the result of which Prescott Sawyer, son of Judge Lorenzo Sawyer, of the United States circuit court, passed the night in the Sausalito jail. He was charged with feloniously cutting and wounding one Herman Frantz, lately book-keeper of the club, and at one time in the employ of young Sawyer, who was owner of the yacht Linda. So intense was popular feeling immediately after the cutting that Sawyer was removed to jail by Constable Creed, who passed the night with him in strong apprehension of the arrival of a lynching party, From the testimony of impartial wit nesses it appears that an altercation took place between Sawyer and Frantz, con sequent on the former peremptorily or dering Frantz from the club's wharf. It is claimed by the friends of Sawyer that Frantz struck him a heavy blow on the head and that Sawyer, be ing the weaker, drew a pocket knife and cut Frantz in three places. The witnesses are, however, by no means ready to support this theory, and aver | that Sawyer struck the first blow and that' he sustained no injury whatever | in the conflict with Frantz, while Frantz was picked up bleeding and nearly dead. The most serious evidence against Sawyer is the finding on his person of a blood-stained knife with which the cut ting was done; also a pair of brass knuckles and live cartridges intended to fit a 30-calibre pistol. The pistol is miss ing. Constable Creed took his prisoner to San Rafael this morning, where after a brief examination before Judge Mahon, Sawyer was held in $25,000 hail to aw ait the result of Frantz's injuries. The physician attending Frantz said lie would give no decided opinion till to morrow morning, the setting in of ery sipelas being the chief cause of appre hension. The bail bond was given by Judge Lorenzo Sawyer and W. F. Good, a banker of this city. IT WAS LOADED. A Negro Shoots Ills Wife in Struggling for » I'istol. Sacramento, June 8. —Last night a young colored man, named Whittaker, and wife were about to enter a buggy in front of their residence, to go to a moon light picnic in the suburbs. The wife put her hand into her husband's over coat pocket and finding a pistol there took it out. He said he was taking it to a friend, but she replied neither he nor the friend needed it, and started to take it in the house. Whittaker caught her hand, and in trying to take the weapon away, it was discharged. The ball en tered the wife's side, causing her death this morning. The struggle for the pistol was in the spirit of humor, and the accident is deplorable. The parties had been married but one month, and were greatly attached to each other. CHINESE SHADOWED. A Special Agent's Plan to Keep Them Out of the Country. Nog ales, Ariz., June 8. —The Chinese question has been practically solved by Special Agent Irving. The Chinese are followed from San Francisco tcGuaymas and thence overland to the line. There are now 180 coolies between here and Quay mas, and the daily movements of each is regularly reported to Agent Ir ving at this point. A party of twenty eight, now bound for the United States, is being followed by a son of Marshal Paul and another deputy marshal. The system of surveillance now pursued be low the line, and the recent order rela tive to Chinese in transit, will soon put a stop to the whole business. BEATEN BY STRIKERS. Another Iron Works Employee Assaulted by Striking Molders. San Francisco, June B.—Jeremiah Galvin, foreman in the Risdon Iron Works, was badly beaten early this morning by Martin Feeney and JGeorge Greaves, striking iron-molders. Both assailants were arrested and charged with battery. Galvin was on his way to work, when as he approached the shop the two men came out of a saloon and Feeney struck him in the face several times. Greaves was intoxicated. Kinney on the Rostrum, San Francisco, June 8. —Hon. Abbot Kinney, well known as an enthusiastic advocate of the Australian ballot system, is in the city. He comes expressly to deliver a lecture on ballot reform and the new method of voting, before the Young Men's Democratic League Tues day evening. Suicidal Intent. Sacramento, June B.—Tonight Walter '■illips went to the residence of his 'her, and when he reached the shot himself in the right : 'udal intent. He in still recover. Despondency b his wife was the Means. The Republi cs. i a met yes terda tmariei to be In conven tion wii *th. 'hb Mills Bui Lake Cm ton flouring l morning. Loss, ~ CABLE CAR collision. Klve Persons More or Less Seriously In jured In Chicago. Chicago, June 8. —Two cable trains, crowded with people, collided tonight at the corner of Division and Clark streets, the unaccountable derailing of one of the trucks of a car, causing the accident. Five passengers were more or less seri ously hurt, but none fatally, in the wild scramble to escape. Many women fainted and great confusion prevailed. A Harmless Collision. San Rafael, June B.—The (5:15 train from San Francisco, on the Donahue road, collided this afternoon with the Petaluma picnic train, near Reed's sta tion. The accident was caused by the engineer not stopping at Reed's, as or dered. No one was hurt, and the only damage done was a broken pilot and one wheel off the track. Church and Residence Burned. Eureka, Cal., June 8. —The Christian church of Fortuna was burned after midnight last night. The flames com municated to the residence of the post mistress, Miss Bertie McNulty, which was also burned to the ground. Loss, $8,000: partly insured. It is thought the fire was started by incendiaries. Increased Clearances. Boston. June 8. —The total gross ex changes for the past week, as shown by dispatches from the leading clearing houses of the United States and Canada, were $1,408,178,808, an increase of 37.7 per cent, as compared with the corre sponding week last year. An Old Lady Killed. Eureka, Cal., June 8. —Mrs. Mc- Every, an old lady of 70, was killed by a railroad train at Mad River last even ing. She was walking on the track, and, being deaf, did not hear the whistle of the approaching train. LETTER AND SPIRIT. THE BIBLE AND THE METHODS OF ITS INTERPRETATION. Baccalaureate Sermon by President Pat ton at the 143 d Annual Commence ment of Princeton College. Princeton, N. J., JuneS. —The exer cises of the 143 d annual commencement of Princeton college began this morning with the baccalaureate sermon by Dr. Patton. Speaking of the study of the bible and the methods of its interpreta tion, Dr. Patton said in part: "There are men who stand in our pulpits and preach on the patience of Job and the moral courage of Daniel who find mate rial for sentimental sermons in season, and entertaining sermons on the social follies of the day, and practical sermons on the importance of sleep or need of restraining the imagination, but who are silent respecting the tre mendous fact of sin and the dogmatic significance of the atoning blood. I do not say that such men are handling the Word of God deceitfully, for I am wil ling to have them plead guilty, if they prefer, of literary incapacity and an un scholastic stupidity that prevents them from seeing that the bleeding Christ is the central fact of the Scriptures. Cul tivate discrimination; seize upon mas ter thoughts ; get hold of the big end of all questions; rest your opinions in broad and deep rational foundations; follow the great trend of evidence, and do not halt for minor difficulties and do not let trifles feed doubt. We formu late our faith in creed statements, and, af ter a century or two, find that the church and creed are not in exact accord. There is nothing to wonder at. It is the same old question of the letter and the spirit. The science of ethics is becom ing the science of what is, rather than what ought to be, and if the doctrine of right succeeds at all, it is the determina tion that what is, is right. In the name of reason I protest against this tendency in thought; I refuse to abdicate under the terrorism of popular sentiment. Historic movements, as well as the actions of individuals must be gauged by lixed principles. We cannot eliminate doctrines because we do not like them ; nor can we insert new ones ourselves, because popular clamor calls for them. What is written is written ; but it will be read with different emphasis in different per iods, and will be interpreted in the light of the burning questionsof these periods, and will be brought into relation with science and philosophy. Do not hastily assume that every great movement is an inspired movement. I have no faith in the inspiration of large masses of men." DEAD BODIES. A Plethora of Corpses at Seattle—A Printer Drowned. Seattle, Wash., June 8. —The body of an unknown man was found hanging from a tree at Smith's cave, north of this city, by a small boy this afternoon. The man had evident ly climbed the tree, tied a long silk handkerchief to a limb and around his neck, and then hanged himself. The body of Charley Warner, drowned in the harbor Friday, was recovered to day by his father. The decomposed body of an unknown man was found in the timber near the Madison-street cable road this morning. There was nothing on the body by which the remains could be identified. The man had heen dead evidently a year. Morris Adams, a printer, was drowned in the harbor this afternoon. He was boating with live other printers when a squall came up and overturned the boat, throwing the party into the water. One of the printers got hold of Adams, but had to let him go to save himself. A rescuing party of six started out in a boat and were themselves overturned. All escaped. Adams was a single man and had relatives in this city. A Construction Train Ditched. Gonzales, Cal., June B.—The north bound special construction train, of ten cars ot gravel, was ditched at Chualar, six miles north of here, last night. The engine, tender and seven cars went down a bank twenty live feet. The engine was almost en tirely demolished. Engineer White had his shoulder dislocated and was other wise injured, but not fatally. The cause of the disaster was an open • itch. RA N ON A ROCK. An Ocean Steamer's Perilous Adventure. The City of Rome Narrowly Escapes Destruction. The Vessel Damaged and the Passen gers Panic-Strieken. A Great Disaster Only Averted by the Presence of Mind of the Officers. Cable Flashes. Associated Press Dispatches. I London, June B.—The Anchor line steamer, City of Rome, arrived at Queenstown this morning. The vessel bad a narrow escape from destruction at Fastnet. She made land in a dense fog at 4 o'clock this morning. She was go ing slowly and taking soundings, when notwithstanding the care exercised, she struck Fastnet rock, about three miles seaward, off Crookhaven, bow on. Her forefoot got on the rock and but for the prompt reversing of the engines, a great fatality would have been recorded. The passengers say the steamer trembled all over when she struck the rock. For a time there was great alarm on board, the density of the fog adding to the om inous character of the situation. The passengers were finally quieted by re peated assurances of the commander and other officers. The full extent of the damage cannot be ascertained until the vessel is docked. Her stem is broken at the peak, and she shipped a large vol ume of water forward. The steamer started for Liverpool, at 11 o'clock, at half speed. REVOLT IN SIBERIA. Gold Killers Kehel Against Poor Wages and Bad Treatment. St. Petersburg, June 8. —Advices from Siberia state that there have been revolts in the gold mines belonging to the Russian millionaires, Basilewski and Bartashoff, The miners, who were goaded to rebellion by starvation wages and maltreatment, killed two superin tendents and demolished a large number of buildings. Troops of Cossacks were beaten off, and now two regiments have been ordered to the scene. REACTION PREDICTED. A British View of American Silver Leg islation. London, June 8. —The Standard says: While England at present has no need to grumble about the passage of the American silver bill, it fears that as the present American policy cannot be per manent, a reaction is likely to ensue, which may largely aggravate the mis chief caused by cheap silver. Mexican Matters, City of Mexico, June 8. —the Official Gazette referring to the California fili busters, says the government ot the United States has taken steps to thor oughly investigate the matter, and to guard the frontier. English capitalists are here trying to obtain a concession for large smelting works near Monterey. The Cabinet's Programme. London, June 8. —The Daily News says the cabinet has decided to pass the land purchase, tithes and licensing bills, by the expedient of fixing dates on which all the remaining amendments will be forced through the committees without discussion. Lord Ripon's Gift. London, June S. —Lord Ripon today presented to Cardinal Manning, on be half of the congregation pro-cathedral, a check for £3,67(5 and an illuminated ad dress, on the occasion of his silver jubi lee. Somali* on the Warpath. Zanzibar, June 8. —Disorder has broken out among the Somalis tribes, and there has been fighting and looting at Meur kaland and Kismayu. The sultan has sent reinforcements. Toronto Strike Settled. Toronto, Out., June 8. —The builders' laborers' strike is over for five years, an agreement covering that period having been reached. ARTIFICIAL ICE TESTED. Some Users Say the Home-Made Article Needs a Little Salt. A Philadelphia butcher named Zoll has been testing the freezing qualities of artificial ice. In the course of his ex periments Mr. Zoll found that artificial ice raised the temperature of his re frigerator, and that the ice cakes froze together and were milky. Edson Bros., Philadelphia game dealers, in speaking of the matter, say : "It is possible to produce by artificial ice as low a temperature as four degrees above zero. We have demonstrated and accomplished that in a general business way for over a year. The milky ice does not melt quiet as quickly as clear ice, but all that is necessary to produce as low a temperature as the clear is to have a little more ice surface or to use a little salt. Ice can be made as clear by artifi cial as by natural means. The cause of the inilkiness of the ice complained of by Mr. Zoll is too rapid freezing. By using the proper amount of time the manu factured ice can be made as clear as French-plate glass. "We have used artificial ice for a year, not only for refrigerators, but for drink ing purposes, and there is absolutely no difference between our ice and the finest from the Kennebec. We predict that the ice will be sold soon at wholesale for a little more than half the lowest known price of natural ice." Wanted » Loan. Smith—Say, Brown, got $5 in change? Brown —Yes, I guess so. t Smith—Well, lend it to me a few min utes. Here comes Green down the street; I am going to ask him to lend me a dollar, and I know he'll say he's I got nothing less than a five.—[Jester. -SsB A YEARt- 1 Buys the Dailt Herald and i $2 the Weekly Herald. » IT IS NEWSY AND CLEAN. J FIVE CENTS. TRAIN ROBBERY. A Northern Pacific Express Train Held Up by Masked Men. St. Paul, June 8. —The Northern Pa cific east-bound passenger train which arrived here tonight was robbed by masked men near New Salem, North Dakota, last night. The engineer and fireman were surprised by two masked men climbing over the tender and order ing the train stopped at the point of re volvers. Express Messenger Angevine hearing shots fired forward, and suspect ing something, took $600 in money from the safe, put out the lights and ran back two miles to New Salem. The mail car was first tackled by the robbers. A number of registered letters were rifled, and then the robbers turned their atten tion to the express car. This they found deserted, much to their chagrin. The passengers were not touched. One put his head out of the window during the delay, but was told to get it back, and a bullet whizzed past his head as a re minder that the orders had better be obeyed. A posse of men, with the sheriff, left Mandan this morning for the scene of the robbery. The robbers com pelled the engineer to break in the door of the postal car. Only four masked men were seen at any time. The dis trict around New Salem is peopled by quiet, law-abiding settlers. The rob bers are presumed to be working people unknown in that part of the country. A Brother's Kevenge, Danviu.k, Ky., June B.—Last Febru ary a year ago a negro killed Alonzo Brown in a tight. He was tried six months ago, but the jury disagreed. During his second trial yesterday, Law rence Brown, a brother of the deceased, stepped suddenly up behind the pris oner and shot him dead. He was ar rested and pleaded insanity. SPORTING EVENTS. FEMALE BASEBALLISTS ARRESTED IN ILLINOIS. Results of Yesterday's Ball Games—The Grand Paris Steeplechase—Sprinting Handicap at 'Frisco. Danville, 111., June 8. —Two baseball clubs composed of women played a game here today before 2,000 people. This evening State's Attorney Blackburn swore out a warrant for their arrest for disturbing the peace. Officer Patterson arrested them as they were leaving town in carriages for Covington, Ind. Stockton vs. San Francisco. Stockton, June B.—There was some great ball playing between the San Franciseos and Stocktons at Banner island this afternoon. Up to the sixth neither side scored. Then the visitors got a run, and in the first half of the ! seventh the Stocktons got one. In the last of the ninth Ebright, the first man up, rapped out a three-bagger and reached home. Attendance, 1,200. Score —Stockton, 1; San Francisco, 2. The Colonels and Senators. San Francisco, June 8. —The Col onels' heavy hitting, assisted by errors on the part of the Senators, won the game today by a score of 13 to 8. Harper and Bowman formed the Sena torial battery, and the Colonels pounded Harper badly. Cobb pitched good ball for the Oakland team and was well sup ported by Lolmian. American Association. Brooklyn, June 8. —Brooklyn, 9; Syracuse, 3. Louisville, June 8. —Louisville, 5; Columbus, 10. St. Louis, June 8. —St. Louis, 4; To ledo, 8. Rochester, June 8. —Rochester, 1; Athletics, 3. _____ The Paris Steeplechase. Paris, June 8. —At the Anteul sum mer meeting today the grand steeple chase of Paris, worth nearly $25,000, distance four miles and one furlong, was won by J. Daly's six-year-old Royal Meath by three lengths. " Sprinting Handicap. San Francisco, June Shef field handicap, 135 yards, was today won by Clinton ; Campbell second; time 13 seconds. Dived in Shallow Water. San I'rancisco. June 8. —Joseph Law rence, a resident of Stockton, visited the terrace baths at Alameda this afternoon. Standing on an elevation of fifteen feet, he dived into the water, not knowing that the depth was less than two feet. Striking head foremost, he was rendered unconscious by the shock. On examination it was found that his spine was severely injured. He had no feel ing in the lower limbs below the waist. Concussion of the brain resulted from the shock. Plasterers' Strike Off. Portland, Ore., June 8. —At a meet ing of the Plasterers' union last night, the strike ordered in sym pathy with the locked-out car penters last April was declared ofF. This leaves the carpenters, plumbers, tinners and painters still out, but it is thought all will return to work in a few days. Death of an Educator. Louisville, June B.—J. W. Rust, president of the Bethel female college at Hopkinsville, died today. It Was Too Much For Him. She—What do you think of Tolstoi's "Kreut/.er Sonata?" He (vaguely)—Well—er—l haven't made up my mind fully. What do you think of it? She —Oh, it is so difficult to under stand; so overdrawn— He (brightening)— That's just it. You see, I found it at Ditson's the other day, but I didn't buy it, for I saw that it was altogether too difficult for me to play.— [New York Sun. In Rhode Island. Briggs—What are you doing with that clerical suit on ? Griggs—Haven't you heard? I'm go ing to be a missionary. Briggs—A missionary 1 For heaven's sake what brought you to that resolu tion ? Griggs—l've got tired of living in a ' Prohibition state.—[Clothier and Fur» nisher,