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BfflllHi GEORGIA Yl\ 11l RXHAM IS DIKECTOTI FOB JOHKSON'B XO. 2 CIRCUIT GOSSIP OF THE BALL TEAMS i < ■ '■'/-■■ "::'";".V. ■' ■•■ ■ ' 1 PrcaUeiri -IflckVy, of tl»e Wenlern, La Real AiiKry-The Old ( oman. I'll 1-' !« After Short stop Long, CHICAGO, Dec. 25.—George W. liurn : ham. directing spirit of the auxiliary league which Dan Johnson will run . next s.a.-«.ii as ah adjunct to the Ameri can league, is putting In his time to the ; best possible" advantage in Chicago. Burnham announced yesterday that ar ;• rangements were practically completed .V up to tin- i><-ii.t of signing p!ayers. It : is now understood, and practically ad mitted by Bm-nham, th.it Jack O'Con .- nor. Jack ;C".omonts. and Charlie Dexter will hewd teams in the new league, re <; ceiving salaries of about Jl.i'oo for man • aging and emoluments footing up prob ably $1.000.-.more. "O'Connor is the man we want most nf all," said Kurnham, "and we will make • him enticing offers to get him into our > organization. There is a lot of good basolmll left in O'Connor yet, and he has the head and skill for managing dv : ties. As to the rank and file of the players—well, T guess there won't be a lot of fast and likely men left on deck when the National league finishes that cut of sixteen men per teui and the American cuts to fourteen! The discards • of the two leagues, together with some ; young bloods? from the little teams, w 11 givH us ail the men we need, and good men, too." HICKEY IS MAD. Real war. of ihe hottest kind, will wage in the Western country nest spring: Pres ident Hiekey of the Western league is as mid as a hornet over the move of the American to organize a junior a«. Bociation. i.ii kt-y has been making ar rangements ti. take possession of Kansas City, Minneapolis and Indianapolis, and now sees his hopes bitterly blasted at the eleventh hour. Hiekey has the protection and eking of the National league, and one of the *lrFt clashe? of the seasoi^ between the National* and American ill be over the tcriitorial . rights of Hiekey and Ban Johnson. In American league circles it is evident that the. National league's haste to award .Minneapolis and Kansas City to the Western league Is considered the oppos ite of friendly; the argument being used that those cities have not been va- Cated as yet by the American league, and will not be so until the league holds its meeting and votes on its new cir cuit. The meeting. President Johnson said yesterday, would i«e held some time between Jan. 1 and 15. COMJSKEY AFTER LONG. ': There was a persistent rumor in town -yesterday that President Comiskey. of the White Stockings, was after Herman Long, the crack shortstop of the Nation al league, to play with his Twentieth Century champions. At base ball-head quarters no confirmation of the rumor could be secured, neither was any de nial made. President Comiskey was inclined to treat ii as a joke, and remarked: "Well; If the National league is out alter Nlek Padden, 1 don't see why I shouldn't get an equivalent in return, an 1 I reckon It would be a pretty even exchange if 1 jjot Long."' President Johnson, of the American league, Bmiled still more broadly at the lumor and replied: "Herman Long would look pretty well in a White Stock- Ing uniform out at the Smih side grounds, wouldn't he? And 1 *aye bjen told he would like to play there.*' When asked if sruch a move would not lie i'iUly "aggressive" to prevent any possibility of a reconciliation with the National league, Mr. Johnson said: "I rlon't see how that would be any more an act of hostility than Boston's attempt to sign Capt. Padden away from Comiskey. If we should try to get L,ong - re.inJ. 1 say if we should—and the -Na tional league called it an act of hostility ihey would be confessing that they com " rnenced hostilities in goin? afte- iad den. It wasn't Manager Se!ee's fault that he didn't get him." Additional color is given to the rumor liy the strong term of disapproval which Comiskey used when it became known that Boston had been tampering witn j Padden. lie was highly incensed at Se- j l.fo's action, but it was supposed Pad- ] <l-n's loyalty had settled the diSculty at I the time. Jt is also strengthened by the j well-known fact that Long himseif is anX ious to piay in Chicago because his home ' is here. Last season the Chicago Nation. ! al league club made an effort t.i get Long, ' v.-ho expressed a desire to play here on '- the ground that he had played so long j in Boston that he could not do himself | justice at ail times. The deal, if ever j It got as far as that, never was consum- ! mated, as Chicago had nothing to offer ; in return that Boston wanted. This year, j with the American league breaking- away ( from the National agreement, there is i nothing to prevent Comiskey's signing liong, so far as base ball law goes, if he 'is willing to play here at American league figures. The chief obstacle is the I Players' union, which has issiied a man ifesto forbidding National league players to sign with the American league ex- j **e.pt by consent of the players' commit -,te *' I svM MANNING TS CONFIDENT. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 25.—Jimmy Man ning, the former owner of the Kansas City team, now the head of the Washing ton club, returrud to this city in much better spirits than when he left. Three weeks ago Manning was far from feeling as confident of the new move as John son and his associates, but since his trip to Washington all fears have been dis pelled and the local magnate is smil'.ing and coi.fldent of success in the nation's capital. '•Everywhere," said he. "I was royally received and on all sides was assured that my team would receive the support of the Washington press and puhli.'. They do not ask a penuant winner. All Wash ington wants is a team that will finish sibout the middle. A team put in the cap ital by the National league would not pay. Of this I feel certain. There is a bitter feeling there against the older or gao'zation and the newspapers there told me Washington was tired of being the National's dumping ground. I will build FAT AND LEAN That is, babies: fat, they are happy and safe; lean, they are neither happy nor safe. Apart from being entirely healthy or not quite well, a fat one has much reserve of vital strength to resist any sudden attack, while the lean one has little or no reserve. The way to be fat and well is Scott's emulsion of cod-liver oil. A little: only a little. Not any, if healthy and plump already; "let well enough alone." We'll send you a little to try if you like. fcCO'i'l & IJOWNE, 409 Pearl street, New York a new park there and give the city a good team." Manning does not talk fight, but de clares he will not falter in case of war. "If the league wlfeWed tofotce the" issus they could do so by signing our players," said he. "We are no longer under its pro tection. But the minute they do, just watch us sign the National league stars. Many are anxious to join us, and since their throw-down are even more so." Manning sprung somewhat of a sur prise when h e declared that should the proposed American Jeague No. 2 place a team here he will in no way he connected with it. "One team gives a man plenty of trouble," is the way he puts it. In re ports from Strobel and others interested. Manning was slated to control the local club. QIIET AT ATHLETIC CLUB. There Were Xo Handball Gauten Yen- terday Afternoon. Yesterday being Christmas there were no handball games played at the Ama teur Athletic club, as most of the players w. re busy eating Christmas dinners. The club rooms were closed at 1:30 yesterday afternoon. '"• The handball tournament is getting fairly well along, all of the teams with the exception of two having played at least two or three series. It is under stood that teams not having played at least one series by Jan. 1, will be barred out of the tournament, as it is the wi.-h of the club to finish the tournament as soon as possible. The boy? are playing some very fasc handball,and the games are becoming more interesting every day. SLOAX IX SECOND PLACE. Tan!'nii<n < li iIM inns Hh :iili«>;i p (iocs to K<lilte .iinifN. JenkiiiM I p. SAX FRANCISCO, Dec. 25.-Jcekey Tod Sloan made his first appearance in the saddle tcday since his return from Eng land. It was at Tanforan in the Chrisi nias handicap. The race was won by Eddie Jones, an outsider, with Jenkins up. ]| was also Jenkins' fir°t ride si:i'-e returning from Borland. Vesuvlan, on which Sloan made bis first appearance?, was Installed favorite with his stAb'e companion Andrlssv GreyfeM ar.d Ad vance Guard rect*-: cd strong support. ; while Eddie Jones and Mortgage were coupled at 7 to 1. The start killed Grev feld's chance. Andrea set the pace, bin tiied before rix furlongs wore rtm. ,iour« assumed the lead in the last furlong and beat Vesuvian three lengths. The Lady was a close third, a neck in front of Advance Guard. Sloan was warmly ap plauded and was presented with a "floral piece when he rode to the post. The weather was fine, track •good and at tendance large. Texarkana fell when leading in the steeplechase. T«*e ride oC Murphy on Lord Chesterfield is being in- ' vestigated. Summaries: First race, one mile, selling—Dr. Bpj nay.s won, Owensboro second, Ed^ardo third. 'Jijme, 1:42. Second race, five furlongs—Princess Ti- ! tanla wen, Tola second, Litmus t'vnl, i Time. 1:02. Third race, handicap, steeplechase, short course—Lomo won, Lord Chestorfu Id stc ond. Mestor third. Time, 4:21%. Fourth race, Christmas handicap, m« and o".e-fourth miles—Eddie Jones, 310; Jenkins. 7 to 1. won: Vesuvlan. Its; i. Sloan, i% to 1. second: The Lady, 111; Bergen, 15 to 1, third. Time. 2:07. Advance Guard. Sealer. Malay, The ' Fretter, Andrisa, Vincitor, Mortgage, i Greenock and Greyfeld also ran. Fifth race, Westehe&ter handicap, seven furlongs—Brutal won, Ganmore second. ! Se<dr> third. Time. 1:28. Sixth race, seven furlongs—Gold Ore won. Wcoster Boy second, Dangerous M;,id third. Time, 1:37; i. QiARTER 1\ :31 FLAT. Dr. IT. Male, a Track-Record on <lie . loa f>t Canto. Wrapped in furs and overcoats fully eight hundred spectators watched the ; races on the ice at Como yesterday. The ' mercury took a rather abrupt plunge | downward the day before and by the time the races were called the atmosphere v/as anything bet balmy. This did not I keep the crowd away. ho,v.-v;r. ;:ru! til" i Christmas matinee," 'under the au-ipiv-ea of the Capital City.^Driving^cliib - .La.l. ilie :s>tiiuticn of being -> pronounced fnicef'ss. The c ewd was la-ger, interest in re »r.:n- Ifest ai.d iac'ng teiter than on this -fo:mer occasion,' Saturday, De?. --IS.*"— "■'- •■--► —■ -■'■ Ther^ was.no wind to interfere w'lh : the races and so the animals net i thus obstructed. The ice was firm sml ir Jim cla^s shape*except that the snow had drifted in places so as to form rather difiicult obstacles. But for this Ihe races would have been nil that touM ! be desired, and even It did not detract ! from the general interest. The horses w*re in good form and in at least 0113 of the races a new record was made.. Many more horses would have been en tered had it not been.for the snow drifts. The cueour.ieemer.t over yesterdays matinee has greatly inspired the msin'ber^ of this enterprising body and they wil exert every tffoit to give subsequent matin< es that will draw even larger au dience-3 and attract more general atten tion. While satisfied'on the whole with the result of yesterday's affair, it is the determination of the club to make thslr meeting New Year's day surpass th^ Christmas meet. If the'^iceis sraaothaml the other conditions are as favorab'e as they were yesterday, this «fitort wit be realized. There will be another matinee Sa'.ur day, which will serve as a sort of ■ pre liminary to the larger'rneeting'New Year. There were three races yesterday. In the first, the specFaTrace.^Dr. Pomeroys Ccmo won the first laurels, with Mite, of. \V. C Carlirg. sec nd. In the ond race, which was the free-for-all pace. Dr. IT, belonging- to Fred"Schroeder, 'Iriatfe tho best time ever mad? on that track, an even "1. Olesa," the little animal owner! by William Haimn, <a ne a go:>d se ond iii this race. The third rare, free-for all trot, was won by-Kowa-hce. who took every heat, making a line showing:, owned by Anton Miesen. ' The summary of the races' is as fol lows: Social race — Dr. Pomeroy's Corao ....2 1 1 W. G. Carting's Mite ...1 2 3 Time,. 32%, 3214, 32. Free for-all-pace— Fred Schroeder's Dr. H ....2 1 1 William Hamm's Olcsa 1 1 2 Time, 32. Si, 31%. , . Free for-all-lrot— Antone Miesen's Kowashee 11 1 Charles Leibrock's Strathmore... ...2 2 2 Time, 35, 34%, 34%. Distance in ail heats, one-fnirth mile. Judges—H. -M.. Stocking, H. WTFaarley, C. M. Leibrock. • ■ Fl M.ERTOX WAS THE WINXEU. l'rcsirieiit'n Rink Won the Aiinnnl Gr.iuc on R«sr»l»erry Island. The annual curlln? game for a barrel • of fltur, to be present.d to a local charity, ; between rir.ks skipped by the |).e.i.:o:;t j and vice piesident of the St. Paul Ci;i\- j Ing club, respectively, was played-vester- i dc y. S. F. Fullerton, president, fe it>d Alex. ' Cameron, vice president, by 11 to 10 in an j exciting game. ■... ■ ;..•-.- : The ice was. in excellent ccndUion. Mint Sanee Tnlccs Rich Stake. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 25.—Imp. Mint Sauce, who on Saturday placed the $2,100 descent Oily handicap to the credit oi" his owner, A. R. Cowser. today added tin SIO.OOO Christmas hand'eap to the score. The English-bred gelding was ai vays favorite, though nis ;irke receJed from 4 to 5 to 9 to .10, in response to the playing of Sir Lorian, who was back ed from 4 to 1 to 2 to 1. The others had trifling support. Tom Kingsley ret a hot pace for six furlongs, then tired and quit, relinquishing the lead to Mint Sauce, who. cleverly guided, was never worse than third. Sir Lorian spurted towards the end, but never reached Mint Sauce, who won handily. Weather fine; track fast; attendance good. Summaries: First race, one mile, selling—Tom Gil mcre won, Beit Davis second, Brown Vail third.—Time, T:42-%. Second iace, handicap, six furlongs— Si-nator Beveridge won. Isobel second, Gallopin third. Time. 1:16^4. Third race, handicap, steeplechase, full course—lsen won. Donation second, Terry Ran«/?r third. Time. 4:56. Fourth race, the Christmas handicap, me mile—Mint Sauce won Sir Fiorian second, Fkclwing third. Time. l-.V.f... Fifth r»ce. handicap, mile and an eieth —St. Galatin won. Strangest second Hardly third. Time. 1:55. Sixth race, sellinar. mile—Ben Chance won. Hood's Brigade second, 'Uncle Bill third. Time, l:42Vi. Cyclist* iv Boston. BOSTON. Dec. 25.—The stars of th* cycling world Invaded Boston today to make randy for the month of indoor racing in this city. la the party were THE ST. PAUI> GLOBE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1900. Gougolltz, Fisher, of Alsace-Loraine; Kaser, Reyser, Muller. Accounrier and Fredericks, of Paris. Some of the Ameri can riders will coma tomorrow and join Elkes and Waller in their training. In the 25-mile race it is probable 25 men will start. The mile professional handi cap and half-mile open race will have large lists of starters. Louis Oimm, the indoor 24-hour champion and Archie Me- Eachem the champion of Canada, began training today. I>aly and Davenport Drew. BOSTON, Dec. 25.—George Dixon, ex j champion featherweight did not box i Jimmle Davenport, of Chelsea, before the I Isotic club tonight, to the intense dis appointment of a big crowd. Dixon had agreed to fight at the featherweight lim i it, but DavenDort came iO the ring side ! weighing at least 133 pounds against ] Dixon's 115^. Dixon was at the ring j side, but did not go en and Andy Daly, j of Maiden, featherweight, was su'bstitut j cd. Daly and Davenport fought a d:aw. HJKIi Score at Bowling. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Dec. 25.—"Webb Pay, of this city, broke the world's bowl ing record at the City club bvabowiing L'iw out of the possible 300 perfect score, fetiike after strike was made in his game with three comrades until the last ball, which needed the eight pin. POLICE ARE AT SEA. .\O TRACE FOIXD OF 1 MIS&IXG MAG GIK !!OEL. PT'EBI.O. Col., Dec. 25.-The police liavc failed to unearth any clue to the whereabouts of Majgie Hoel, the young I woman who mysteriously disappeared three days ago from her uncle's home near this city. The impression is given that she left of her own accord. One theory is that the girl^ fled to avoid f rilling her marriage engagement, i which was set for two or three months j ahead. There Is a probability that the unknown and well dressed woman who was in th-nt vicinity in a coach drawn by white horses on the morning: previous to her disappearance, had some conr.ee tion with the mystery, though the strai-ce ' woman gave a sharp and repelling reply j to Miss Hoel when the girl inquired if she could assist her. The house is in j an isolated place on the river bottoms ! surrounded by thickets and the presence ! there of a fine roach and rielily dressed woman is something, very unusual. CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED. ! I Knsßian Pregu I»l*euswlon of Hay : I'auiieefote Treaty. ! ST.PETERSBURG, Dec. 25.-The Novoe V remya discussing the. English news ; paper indictment of the Un ted States senate for ' its unparalleled attempt to overturn the Clayton-Bulwer treaty" says: "The case is nit unusual. Conditions have changed and the treaty must cha-,-e too. Russia afforded an example j in 1870 In declaring that she was no j longer bound by her promise not to main- ! tain -war vessels in the Black Sea." The Bourse Gazette says: "Russia is gratified by America's dip- .1 lomatic victory over England. W-ster.i j Europe dislikes the Monroe doctrine be cause it desires to grab territories every where. Russia, which has sympathized with America since her indopenience which liquidated American possessions to America, has nothing against th- Monroe doctrine and the old sympathies have grown more coidial in China." w BRITONS JUBILANT Over Vleker's Soji* ami Maxim's Ar ranscmeiit WHli raniitH. NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-A uispitch to the Tribune from London, says: r'The Express looks upon Vicker's Sons «t Maxim's arrangement with the Cramp ship-building company as a tremendous stroke of British enterprise.. Cramp will, it declared, be only the ostensible head of the Cramp company which will be virtually a British concern and will build American warships for the benefit of British shar? holders. This newspaper in,another column at the same time ap peals to Englishmen" to wake up anrl save the threatened industries 'of the country. The Times, dealing with the same sub ject, concludes that there is urgent need for a thorough national system of tech nical and commercial examination. —.. , m : EICHARD HIMSELF AGAIN. Actor Sotliern Once M«re Able 10 Don So'.'k hsml Buskin. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 25.-E. JT. Sothern. the actor, who for some time was laid up with an accident that necessltatsd the canceling of dates all over the coun try, made hb first appearance last night since the accident, presenting "Hamlet" at the Olympic theatre, before a crowded house. He was well supported and the production was well received. The inter rupted tour will be resumed, the com pany leaving for Chicago next we^k. JAMES BAXTER OUT. Banqnc Vllle sl«rie Swindler Condi- } ttw Wy Released. MONTREAL, Dec. 25.—James Baxter* formerly of Chicago and lately of Now York, who was sentenced here some tin c ago to five years in the penitentiary fo;* his connection with Banque Vllle Marie frauds, has be;;t released on "condilioii al .pardon," from St. Vlncer.t da Paul penitentiary. H.s wife and friends have j been working incessantly for his pardon ! on account of ill health ev>r slnca nis ' conviction. He is suffering from dropsy and his condition is serious. BEQUISITION ON CUBA. Pingree's Dcmund for T!ti>in;t»ou la S?».i«l f« 3e the Pint. I.ANKIIJG. Mich., Dec. 25.— Gov. Pin. groe bas issued a requisition on the gwv ( rnor of Cuba for Charles Jenner Thomp son, who is wanted In Detroit for forgery. TWs is Bald t-> be t c first leiuisiUon <r Cuba ever presented. Firocriii >'i.er<i a* J.oulsviiie. I.OUISVILIJ2. Ky.. Dec. 25.—Tn me respect- Christmas day in L,ouisvlllo re sembled a Fourth of July celeb ation in New Englarul. in accordance with the u=ual custom cannons and firecrackers boomed all day. Charitable societies provided dinners and entertainments for severai hun^re.i children and deserving families regard less of color. rcople'M Pniace in Rnttafa. ST. PtrrEKHBL'KU, Dec. 25.— Prlnc of Oidenberg, president of the govern ment temperancg committee, at noon to day declared the people's palace or-cn t'» the public. Alter the inaugural ceremon ie? the prince and twenty cf the higher army officers, including the commanding generals, along with high officials, nob'.e men and ladies dined side Dy. side w'.th peasants and the families of worldng inen. Dowßßer I n«!y (harchill Dca:l. LONDON, Dec. 25.—Dowaerer Lady Churchill, tfenb r lady of the !a\l cham ber and an intimate friend of tl^ que n, was found dead in her bidroom at Os borne this morning. On rel'rin? last night she ocmplained of cold, but no slarming symptoms manifested them selves and her indisposition was not thought, to be of a serious n nature. . , _ --«»- : ■ ChriKtuiss With (he Post-Dlspalciu ST. T.OUIS; Mo., Dec. 25.—Inmates of the various fleemosvnary and c re tiv institutions of the city enJDS'ed Christmas along with the Test of the world tofiav. There were special e?lebrations in wh'.ch a religious service was the feature. The Post-Dispatch provided 15,00$ din ners for the poor i;i different parts of tha-xity. - Shielded In ntm l>tt. NEW YORK, Dec. 25,-Obrecht R?fber. a prisoner charged with attempted felon ious assault, - committed suicide in his •■"" '"' '!<• v-y* '(•,•*>' t'et-- s'r«p * na tion house last night fay "lianglng him self with his; handkerchief. FIGHT I US' HI IT SEEMS TO BE CLAPP AGAIXST THE 1 FIBLD; AT THE ' PRESENT TAWNETS ENTRY IS AWAITED If He Declares Himself Today It M*y A«cct Seriously the Cbancea of ; Avowed Candidates. "It is Gen. Clapp against the field." In this laconic style a Clapp supporter sizes up the contest.for the United States senatorship. He implied, by this terse expression that Evans is not in the light and woud not be >. again, and for fear that his implication would not be fully understood, took the pains to im press it by stating: "Bob Kvans is not in the fight and will not be again. He has developed all the strength he can and his exhaustion ought to be evident to every close observer of the situation " While Evans, the Clapp men contend has reached his ultimate strength, Clapp they maintain has only begun to store up his power. The repeated failure of the Minneapolis man to summon to his aid the full delegation from his home, is taken as conclusive evidence that he can never accomplish that reat and failing in this, the first essential to a success ful race, he has established his utter in ability to claim a prestige sufficient to give him a fighting chance for the cov eted toga. Clapp first got the pledged sup port of his entire delegation at home and then was prepared to go after new game. Evans has been after the new game with out getting his own delegation solid. Ciapp men derive comfort from this com parison. Before the sun sets again the Henne pin county contingent will be in St. Paul, it is expected, in the extremity of its power and make an attempt to stam pede the political camping grounds, which seem to be rather thickly covered wiih Clapp tents. The Ramsey men de clare that they will not get frightened at their neighbors, and will be glad to welcome them, shoukl they desire to visit the local circle*. Dar Reese and Senator Sheehan and other Clapp sim porters are complacently resting, feeling that they now have.ihe'r opponents from up the river on fhe downward cours and in the street parfance. will "give them a run for their money." should they attempt a game of bluff. • * *' There will be a -political Babel in St. Paul today, and a *onfiu«ion of tongues, if the programme retried out. Beside the usual transfer over here of th« Hen nepin county delegation in toto, It is ex pected that from £he., south will come Tawney and a retjnue of his followers to press upon . legislators, who may chance to visit the state capitol. the superior senatorial =qua,lifi.cations erf th 3 First district • representative. Congress man Fletcher may ulsojbe-ln the city and ■as he is not looked. u«on aa an ardent Evans man, his presence nere will h--lp to confuse the sit,ua>tlon. The Ramaey county men will. -o-C course, not be awa-. from home during- the carnival and even the terrible presence of Tarn Bixbv fresh from his Choctaw reservations is threatened. Tarns, it is understood' if he comes, will be here- In the interest of the anti-Tawney movement. If there are any possibilities at all of Tawney developing' any <chances in the rac« Tarns knows that they should be crushed and so it is understood that the Van Sant element will do its best to extin guish what faint ray of light mi^ht dwell in tne hearts of the First district people. It would be. a fatal stroke to have a United States senator, from. Winona, where Van Sant,-. tho»man who; expects to be renorr.inated Tor governor, lives. • • ■ • - The Tawney boom may appear ioitn to • some .politicians, butMts has- net ro commended itself.to-a:certain faction in the districts o.utside of the First. Rtpre sentatlvT George, R. I^aybourn; who wag down from Dulutti yesterday, : believe..? that not 9 single ;congressman wHI be in the .contest. H further asserts his belief to be that the light is still between Evans and Clapp, and opines that Evans will be the successful candidate. ; Mr Laybourn thinks lh«...Sixth district will not fail to hand Evans a xdstii bouquet in the form of ita solid delegation, an.{ that the. Seventh will at lea3t give him a large pa.rt of it 3 vole. Mr. Layboum Is somewhat sanguine in his belief that the senatorial contest will not partake of the intense -character that most poli ticians seem inclined, to predict for it. He prophesies a mjiia- session of legi.-la ture. * * *: Representative Lavbouni sail he did not know just whatwa^cau3ing so many Duluthians to visit t%e capital city at times when Gov.-el^ct Van Sant happen ed to.be here, atA Javerred that he thought it was not- in the interest of K. L. Miller's oanriidacy for t>.e privai c secretaryship to _th.e..iK^\eruor. All Du luthians are of course agreed that Mr. Miller is the right man and so Mr. Lay bourn, who is usuairy Qn harmony v»ith his fellow cijizens. hatJ^othina: but good words to say of MUlorrfis a posii'ole pri vate secretary. It js, still, the popular be lief that Van Sant 'will confer this honor upon the man fre m the 'head of the lak*s; The. Clapp forces are more confident than ever that the report that St., L.ou'us county had pledged s^ven out of its e's>n votae in the legislature to Evans i 3 a bluff. They do not hesitate tj affirm with vehemence, that at the m-eetln? where this proffer of "support is .said to have been made, the vote stood four for Evans and three for Clapp. Contrary to the predictions of -Evuis',men in the Sixta district, thac rhe latter will be wb.eel.--d into line for the Mmneapclis ma:), <'!:ip.> backers are confident cf getting the larger part, if not the entire' delegation from the district, which was former' y the homo of their.candidate. The conspicuous lull in the senatorial contest during the two or three days preceding Christmas, and which mus most apparent yestsrday, is to be super seded by tne liveliest period yet. Ii will be a forcible demonstration of the "calm before the storm," said ona of. ths local politicians yesterday. All kiiii-s of politi cians will be in the city within a day or two and every wire will be p:ace<l in operation. Loren Fletchtr, member of congress for the Fifth district, returned yesterday morning to spend a few days of the holi day re-ce.ss to greet his old time friend. S. B. Love joy, who is on the eve of a departure for the Southwest to recuper ate his health. Mr. Fletcher was seen yesterday by a reporter and to the some what blunt query; "How do you stand; on the United States senatorships O P" Minnesota?" re plied as directly: "I am for Knute Kelson, of Alexan dria, to succeed himself and am glad to know that his re-election ia as assured as anything in politics can be. He is without opposition^from the Republicans and his record and his; character justify this favor on the part of the legislature • i _^ (st£r —of— »^>-* Vs lODIDEpOP IRON 4 i for AN/EMI A,POORNESS of the BLOOD. CONSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESS • : , , : SCROFULA.Etc None genuine unless signed "Blancard" AIX. DRUGGISTS, ", E. FOUGERA&CO^N. Y. forU. S. \ a,nd the people. To succeed Cuhman K. Davis, I am in favor of the announced choice of the Minneapolis delegation, And of that of many other legislators throughout the state, namely, Robert G. Evans. "Mr. Evans is now and always has ■been my good friend. While I am hu man and naturally felt some regret that my home delegation did not, in its wis dom, see fit to indorse me for the position of United States senator, I am none the less gratified at the reasons alleged by many of the delegates for the course. They were pleased to say that I had served my district and the state faith fully and well for a number of terms in congress and they felt it better that I continue my service in my present po sition. I am especially pleased that their choice fell upon so able a man as Mr. Evans, a student, a man of affairs and a worthy and popular resident of Minne sota's greatest city. "I have felt all along-, and do now, that personal ambitions and preferences must remain in abeyance to the main question of the return of a United States senator from Minneapolis, the city whence, by all rules of rig-ht and promi nence, a successor to Mr. Davis should come. "Mr. Evans has been brought up in the best school of Republican politics, has always proved himself loyal to his party, to his friends and to his constituents and I heartily commend the delegation for having chosen so worthy a successor to Senator Davis, while I congratulate, as well, the state and the nation at larg» that the choice has fallen upon so good a citizen. "I want to say further that Mr. Evans will receive my cordial and hearty sup port. As far as I am able to -influence my friends they, too, shall give Mr. Evans their warm support. "While it seems to me that with the support that Mr. Evans now has there should be tio doubt as to his election, yet I wish 10 im press the fact that these are critical fines for ihe party and there must be no fal tering- in the support accorded the choi--e of mo loyal a Republican as Robert G. Evans. He must be elected, and 1 b: lieve he will be. "What I have said I mean. I have no mental reservations. I have no recond choice—the man who has a second choice is no friend of Mr. Evans. I do not know how to make my language any plainer than I have done as above. AMERICAN SUPREMACY. Striking Article in the Vienna Xenc T:ss4»'l»latt. * LONDON. Dec. X.-The Times Vienna correspondent say*: I'nder th? title. "European Economical Alliances." Paui T^eroy Beaulieu in the Xcue Wiener Tageblatt after reciting Americas im mense resources and growing popula tion says: "They may henceforth be regarded as the first industrial nation and their su periority will become strikingly evident year by year. The United States will moreover soon have a considerable mercantile marine.» Americans are al ready accustomed to regard Europeans more particularly continentals in about the same light as Orientals who regale themselves in dreams of the past.' He points out that European states in dividually are comparitively restricted as- to markets and cannot curry a divi sion of labor to the utmost limits astd he sug:gcsts an economical alliance and the regulation of tariffs by a pennan<M«t Europenn commission. This .commercial co-oreration. ho thinks might lead to the gradual reduction of armament DTJKES ARE EXPENSIVE. A T xaet Which I'npa-iii-LaTV Zlinmor- utstn I» Find«»irT Out. NEW YORK, Der>. 25.—A dispatch to the World from London Bays: The payment of the Duke of Manches ter's debts is not an accomplished fact. The duke's actual debts amount to $115,525. $95,000 of which is represented In dealings with money lenders at high rates of interest. The remainder is due to tailors, horse dealers, jewelers and o;her tradesmen. While he te willing (o pay the trades men in full, Mr. Zimmerman has de manded terms from ihe money lenders, who have refused to abate their claims. The legal expenses of bankruptcy pro ceedings are J3.500, and Mr. Zimmerman must pny that. too. PUTS PEIGE OF KISSES AT $375. lowa CouTt AfUrniM Ju rut In n Case of For<>il»l^ Oson!a(i<in. DKS MOSXES, 10.. Dec. 25.—Miss Mac Brenn:-r's judgment of $375 damages against R. W. Boeger for forcibly hug ging and ki=sing her at Leon. 10., was affirmed by the supreme court in an opin ion in which the court declares that there was no reason why she should not re ceive this amount, as the hugging and kissing- w-ere i'orcible and against her will. One of the reasons given by Boe ger's lawyers why judgment should not t>e affirmed was that the young woman led Boeger to think that the kisses would not be unacceptable. BEENHAUDT AS HAMLET. M. Cociueltn Wus Cast as <lie Firtit firnve n i er . NEW YORK. Dec. 25.—Sarah Bern hardts ' Hamlet" was produced for the first tim« in this city at the Garden theater tonight A faithful prose trans lated by Eugene Iforand and Marcel Schw'ab wr.,3 u^ed and an interested audience was prc32r.t. The Hamlet seen tonight was warmly received. M. Cc quelin did not appear until the 'att act. where she appeared as the grave digger. Mme. Ise;nha:dt was recailed many times, the enthusiasm increasing as the play proceeded. Stcant»;t{}> AntJllu Finnicri. NEW YORK. Dec, 25.—The British steamer Ar.ti'la, which went ashore on Great ftgg Harbor shoals yesterday dur ing the prevalence of a heavy foi, was floated this morning with the assistance of four wrecking tugs. The vessel was apparently uninjured aa she started In* mediately frr New York under her own ft am. The AntiJla left Nassau, W. I, Dec. 10 for New York. She carries a full cargo. There were only a few pas sengers on board and they were taken off by tugs when the vesiel stranded. "'r.'-tin St*»rv ncnlei!. NASHVILLE, Term.. fee 25.—XatUaiel I'a^ter. -president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron ami R-iilroa;! company. whose fcome is in this city, was seen this afternoon in regard ito the story tnat D. H. •f.jon, cf Duiuth. Minn., was to a:sume the p e> idency of the company on Feb. 1. Mr. li'axter declined to discuss the report ex cept to say that the? c was nothing in it. Funrrr! »f Frank 11. Morris. CLEVELAND. O. Dec. 25.—The body of Frank 11. Morris, the murdered au ditor for the war rep irtmenc. v, as atotigat here tudsv from Wasvngton, biny »'- companled by the widov.- and son of the deceased. Brief funeral services weire held in the chapel at Lukeview cemetny. which were attended by quite a numb-r of the friends and acquaintances of the family. The body was placed in a vault. Amons the many floral tributes wag one from the clerks in the war department Divided With the Elks. ROANOKE, Va., Dec. 25.—R«anoke Klks today fed 500 of Rcanoke's poor in Assembly hall. Several lorg tables were in tho middle of the building and 500 visitors looked on. The dinner cost over $1,500. The idea of the order of Elks giv ing Christmas cheer to the poor was orig inated in Roanoke several year 3 ago and it; now a custom throughout the entire county where there are any Elks. . Lake Washington Slti|> Canal. SEATTLE, Wash.. Dec. 25.—Genera! plans . . for - the Lake Washington bhlp canaVhave b^cn comp'.eud by Maj. Mil.ia. of the United States \ array in charge |of harbor work ;in this state. It iis "certain that 'a : contract _ for a preliminary canal will be let shortly. The work will be ; gun with the appropriation of ' $t'io,ooo made by congress a short time ago. - IE 111 IT CHINESE COURT TAKES STEPS . AG AIXST IJSADERg . OF THE BOXERS HANDED TO PRINCE CHING Who Has Promised the Ministers to Ise All Expedition Id For warding It to Its Destination. LONDON, Dec. 26.-The Shanghai cor respondent of the Standard, telegraphing Dec. 24, says: "The government has arrested Prince Tuan and Prince Chaung on the borders of the Shan Si and Shan Se province. Yuan Hslen has been ordered to return to Sian Fu forthwith, to be executed, it is supposed. It is inferred from these reports that the imperial authorities are preparing to concede the demands of the joint note for the punishment of the instigators of the trouble in China. ■ XOTE HAJfDKD 1 TO CHIXG. A. Speedy Reply From the Chinese Cdurt Im Hoiicd For. PARIS, Dec. 25.—A dispatch to the Havas fgency from Pekin says: "The ministers assembled at the resi dence of Senor B. J. de Cologan \the Spanish minister and the Doyen of the diplomatic corps) and received Prince Ching, to whom the Spanish minister handed the joint note of the powers. Li Hung Chang, who is still ill, asked to be excused. Prince Ching said: " 'I have the honor to accept the note concerning the re-establishment of good relations and will transmit it immediately to the emperor and communicate to you his reply as soon as received.' " I.ONDON. Dec. 26.—According to tha News agency dispatch from Pekin, dated Dec. 24, the foreign ministers there are of the opinion that China will accept the conditions imposed by the powers within a month. The note Waa started tm its way to the dowager empress and the em peror Immediately after its presentation, the dispatch says, but wire communica- tion is slow and it will probably not reach thtm until Dec. 27. PREXCH FORCE ATTACKED, Had a Bmsh With Koxrrn, Htimlii^ a. VHlase lv Revenue. TIEN TSIN, Dec. 24.—A French detach ment of 1W men- left here Dec. 20 for Hung Tsu, twenty miles westward, to search for arms. Approaching a village across a frozen creek a force of Boxers opened fire, killing Lieut. Oontal and wounding, another officer. The French burned the village. RISSIA* TROOPS ACTIYK. Hunting■'' Down Chinese Hri^niwls in , . .. Vanrhnriii. - LONDON. Dec. Vice Admiral Alex iefi. says the St. Petersburg correspon dent of the Times, has issued orders to the men u/der his command in China to make detailed lists of the -Chinese prop eity—motley;* cattle, 1 pro vfsfov-.s, etc.—tak eu by them, and where such property now is " The correspondent also says that de tEcßments of Russian troon,s in Southern aliti Southeastern Manchuria continue to perform the" Work of destroying C hin-se bimus of robbers and brigands. l'«icr» Kill tnthulit'M. LONDON, Dec. 26.—A dispatch from Fel;in to a-news-agency, dated Dec. ?.4, says missionaries stated that Lioxers. thirty-flve miles east of Pekin. killed Twelve Catholics and burnt d ei^ht in the temples. ■ ■;'■■. BRITONS DON'T LIKE IT. Ro«elierj-'H Work on \ m jx>l »■<■ h fon- tain..« I n !>ji In tni.li- LONDON, Dec. 25.—Lord Ros^bery. in his; rpcent work on Napoleon, has deeply offender! the British navj", particular* ly those officers that read with pr'dft the hiography of Admiral .Sir George oPckburn, iO Thi^ passage appears 'n Lord Resebory's ' hook: "Admiral Cockburn, ( ■ iiimanding her majesty's ship, Nortlv umberland, whi<h bore Napoleon from Portsmouth to St. Helena, cannot have been entirely at ease. His crow was In a state of sca.rrWysuppressed mu tiny. , .They refused to get itp the unohor at Portsmouth until a large military force had b^en brougrht on board to compel -3^, mmm OUR SPECIAL KNIFE SAI_E drafter year we come be ll IKPS ! ir if" nri'^r w e zr^^?^?jfni?z^^i <iSmß&Es2r^Bii*to_ a».a se ',?v?!L o aJ e *lo*,ll? l1 1 but selltuein we <!c. and in hnrvdreSs. /f^lT'iJ yIS tho " y wnoße ■"■h»l knife has come out of this dale T« Lilffcrcat Stylra ffP ' . "-*r^B^(>bglg^jmM|^w^'ll' *»*"*■ 4 style* or knives, your choice, »c Ml jT^^^^'^^^^^r^^^ 2CC lfistyieaof Itnlves.vour chotee. 23c. I'iHtylea of knives, your choire, 35c. . To s<wicHw and Rundny school teachers <jesinnff to pun-base a quantity we will of fer a dwsou.it, of Idjper MU iT-om tlicc bargain prices hi do-.et. Mm «nlv. Oir 1tW,,1.r «»lf- T«d. As we have said, tnis sale i* at knives bousflit for th 3 purpose do*s not affect or contain mir r« KlI ] -. r stocko/ knkl» fcvery body knows that v/e haye pocket knives at from 14c to «3.00 o. 53.00 that we warrant Wen. >ou get thw dow Just well aaatany other time. Tiiey make the best presents. T. M. ROBKUTS' BCFPLY HOCSK, S (SSi&rou m <cs, ...... ..,.->.^ :, J ,V:;;.i»- . : . . • • :■■■ "TO SAVE TIME IS TO LENGTHEN LIFE." DO YOU VALUE LIFE? THEN USE ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. Brown. I say, Barnes, those things you gave me are a great scheme. Barnes. You mean the Ripans Tabules ? B*own. Yes. When I went on the Exchange last Friday the bear crowd were knocking the stuffing out cf Burlington & Quincy and I was long of it. That gone feeling in the pit of my stomach that I guess you know about took strong possession of me. I remembered the story of the old gentleman who always took a Tabnle when he found himself losing his temper, so I swallowed one then and there. Barnes. Did it cure you? B^owjt, . Indeed it did. I was all right in ten minutes. Always before on such occasions I have had a headache and a tired feeling to take home with me. One Gives Relief. them to do so. Napoleon is said to have told Admiral Cockburn that he could get many of them to join him." AdmlraJ Sir Erasmus Ommanney de clares these statements embody what "he believes to be a shameless slander upon the gallant admiral and his good crew- Admiral Ommanney said: "I hold that Lord Rosebery ousrht to publish the evidence upon which he bases charges so grave and sensational. He casts reflection upon a very distinguish ed officer. His indictment reads as if it were inspired by a foreign foe. Ad miral Cockburn fought with conspicuous brilliancy through the Napoleonic war-* and the AmericAi war of 1812. He was notorious as a. strict disciplinarian." There is regain to believe that the naval chiefs are not alone in their objections to parts of Lord Robbery's book. Many Britishers resent what they term tha 'pro-French bias" of the author, and say that evidently he did not burn much midnight oil searching for points of view favorable to England's treatment of the fallen emperor. STRIKE IN SCRANTON. But Two Cars Ran Yesterday In the Entire County. SCRANTON, Pa., Dec. 26—Owing to the successful work of the striUng street car men, ten of the thirteen men brought from Syracuse, N. V., to take th^ir places were sent home today, and two others were induced to quit and agreed not to go back to work. One of them was willing to leave town, but refused to accept money from the strikers. We said he would walk every step to Syra cuse before taking money out of the strikers' treasury. He also raid he was told there was no strike here, and if things were not satisfactory when he ar rived here he would be furnished his fare home. Only two cars were run In the whole county today. One of these, on which j Supt. Patterson was the motorman, ran I off the track at 11 o'clock, and was bo badly damaged that it had to be taken to the barn. No other car was gent to replace it, and at 1:30 the other of the two was taken off and retired. Thirty- I one men arrived tonight tb take the j strikers' places, but twelve of these quit at the railway station at the so licitations of the strikers' scouts, and | promised to go back to New York. They say they were recruited through adver tisements in a paper to come to Bcran j ton to work on a new road, and none of them had any idea there was a strike in progress here. DEATH OF BISHOP HALE. ProteMant Episcopal Prelate Snc- cumbi After Leu*; IllueM*. SPRINGFIELD, 111., Dec. 25.—Word was received here by Bishop Geo. F. Seymour that Rev. Chas. Reuben Hale, bishop coadjutor of the Springfield dio cese, Episcopal church, died nt Cairo at 1 o'clock this afternoon of valvular Ci?ea;;e of the heart. The deceased was born in Pennsylvania March 14. ISS7. He had hei-1 hi.-! present position since 1892. Eta had been ill for two year?, and crit ically ill for several weeks past. Bishop Seymour will officiate at the funeral which will probably be hold Thursday. Interment will be at Phila delphia, Pa., where the wife of the de ceased is buried. No chiidr.-n survive. PNEUMONIA AT DAWSON. Twri.tj-Five Carried Off In n. Week—• imWtl»»M. l)i«Ri)|H*KriiiK. VICTORIA, B. C, Dec. SB.—The Danish steamer Danube brings news of twenty nve deaths in a week in Dawson from pri&umonia. The epidemh: of typhoid fever was subsiding:. Smallpox ha,i al most disappeared find thor» were but two cases in the district. Five thousand vaccjne points reached Dawson, Dec. is, and compulsory vacvination was immedi ately started. It is reported that discoveries of rich quartz mines have beep. ma<ie on Bonan -7.-.'. creek and elsewhere in the K'onulUe district. . Six Kutomobiles have readied l>aw>on and will be used on runs to the cieeks. Will Henri \ ««l m liaii (übluet. SYDNEY. n. S. W.. Dec. 25-Mr. Ed mund Barton, who was the leader of 'I) ■ federal convention, has accepted tne t:arl of Hcpetoun's offer to form tha tii^t cabinet of the federation. lie an ticipates no difficulty. . S'olok Arre.»(««l for Srili*lui«. VIENNA, Dec. -A dispatch from ■V\ rargHw says that fifty-two PiJes havo been arrested there, being accused of participation in a political conspiracy. Bnr«lars Mate liJ««i> Hani. QUINCY, Til.. Dec. 25—Burglars ibrok* into the Keshpol-Moren^treioher . com lifiny'.s store some. time last night and. stole ninety-five bolts of silk valued at fJ.OOO. 5