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KID M'COY
IS BEATEN
Goes Down Before Jack McCor
mack it Cblugo.
ONLY LASTED ONE ROUND
Tot Kid West Dowi Like a Dd Mia
From i Blow oa the Jiw-Was
Overconfident.
CHICAGO. Aug. 1.-Jrk McCor
mack, of Philadelphia, knocked out
Kid McCoy In about on tulnuta to
night. The Uut wa to hav been for
all round, and It was gent-Mlly thought
McCormack aloud no show at t'.. The
fight wa so hort and ao quIciOv or
that there was iilimwt nothing to It
but a punch that pjt McCoy al.ep.
Tht fight waa unler bi i let Qoo-mbuiy
rulra. hitting with or.a arm fr it
mlttcd. . . . .
Vlirn the gong aounilrd M'Tinai k
atartrd In to ru.h thlnna roMr.j on
hi. grratcr weight and uprlor
alrvligth to offwt McCoy'a aciviict. lit
rccrlvrd a tralitht kfi In the .nouth
tht Drat tlm h trlrd It. on I a .cciid
later a aavnx 'ft hmk on the aide
of the hrnd htltd lilm a .wond time.
Then he ru.h? I twice more, earning
McCoy to the ropt-a both lime.. 7k
first time he hit M'Vv vr th kid
neyi with hi. right. The aecnnd time,
aa they cam from the ropt'a atlll
clinched, McCoy frwd hla left and rnt
hmik to McCormack'a cheek, drop,
ping him to the floor, MoCormack lay
quiet, making a pretenae of claiming
foul, although none had 'been com
mitted. McCormuck roae on the rder of
Referee llogan with a sheepish grin on
hla face. The knockdown had not In
jured him In the allghtt.t.
The men anuared off once more and
then came the end, Ilka lightning Mo
Coy waa moving cautlouaty around Mr
Cormack. both handa low down, nei
ther bring a high aa the belt. Mc
Cormaok auddenly let fly hla right
and It landed full on the Jaw. MoCoy
went down like a dead man. flat on
Peaches...
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8outhern Oregon peachea Just
received.
Other Fruit...
In abundance and of all varl
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The moat complete eelecllon In
the city and all fresh and crisp.
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and disappointment.
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til Bond Stre.t.
1 ' ' ' - 1
hla hark, the li-g and anna outatrtch
rd. Pandwiionlum broke looan In the
hall and tlo-re were wild calls or Mc
Cornmrk, utirl-k. of "get up Kid, got
up."
At the word "ten" he ruined hla head
allghtly and the rrfirree pauad an In
atant iM-fure he ahouted "out." but Mc
Coy waa atlll out of It. Thirty aeconda
would not hava brought him Into con
dition to fight again.
The general opinion aeemed to be
that McCoy loat the fight through ex
ceaa of confidence.
BOiXT SMITH DKFKATED.
NEW YOUK. Aug. ll.-Joa Trn
ateln, of New York, won almoet aa be
pleaaed from Holly Bmllh. of California, i
In thdr light at Droadway Athletic
Club tonight, an he
down to unronaclouam
lnth round.
brought him
ia In the thlr-
Ml'CH miVATIOS A MONO
THE BTOIIM BirrrERERB.
Large Number of IVople In Han Jugn
Town. Ar. Hungry Over Two
Thousand Have Perished.
NEW yortK. Aug. II.-A despatch
to the Herald from San Juan, Porto
Hlv. snys:
V Ults to the most distressed distrlcta
of the Island prove that the former
r(rta of terrible conditions have not
levp. la the least exaggerated.
People In the towna are huddled to
gther anywhere for shelter. In the
country the people are sleeping In the
open air. The food auppllrf have been
totally destroyed. Only th well to
do can afford to buy provisions.
I'nlcsa succor come In a few daya
the people will starve. The supplies
from Ban Juan hav. not arrived at
the towns but are expected. The del-Ms
In many towna are already aur
munded by large number of hungry
people. ' '
The mayors of th. town hav re
ceived no authority to dispense money
but most of them ar contributing gen
ermisly out of their own ftocket to
supply the nust urgrnt needs.
A a far aa Caguaa and Cayey, th
sanitary conditions are not threatened
but p-ports from the town further
smith state thit their condition la dan
grrous. The peril lies In the herding
of the Inhabitants In th towna.
Several of the soldier were wounded
during the recent hurricane, but It la
learnt d that there were no death
among them. The best posted persons
acrve that It will be necessary to pro
vide work for the Inhabitants and
seeds for the next planting.
An oflVlal report from Quaymaa
says that MS houses were destroyed,
175 wrlously Injured and !04 damaged
by the storm.
In the district surrounding Mayag
uea. score of women, old men and
children are homeless and begging shel
ter and food. The achooner Conception
loaded with 200 Porto Rlcana going aa
emigrants to Samana, went adrift to
day. All Jumped overboard and aeveral
were drowned.
A Mayaguei paper remind the pub
lic that In the year 18U.'th. city waa
destroyed by fire. Two day the gov
ernor waa personally distributing $50.
000 among those who most needed It.
In Arroyo 90 per cent of the house
were demolished by the hurricane, at
the port nothing remain.
Many prominent person In Utuado
have signed an appeal to the public
asking food and work for the Inhabi
tant!!. Two thousand person have
perished In this whole district.
CHINESE. REFUSED LANDING.
SEATTLE, Aug. 18.-Unlted State
District Judge Hanford touay aemea
the application of the Chine crew of
the transport Victoria for a writ of
habeas corpus. In view of the fact
that the crew Is not permitted to land
hero on account of the exclusion law,
the court conclude that It would be
putting the government to unnecessary
expense to transport them to Hong
kong. The agents of the vessel furnished
a bonds pleiglng 4 hat they would dis
charge the crew at Manila, and send
them to Hongk3tig where they shipped.
THE PHAMROCK ARRIVES.
Made Trip In Much Less Time Than
Va Antlclpated-Waa Towed
Part Way.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18. Sir Thoma
Llpton's yacht Shamrock, challenger
for America' cup, reached this port to
day accompanied by her tender team
yacht Erin. The Shamrock sailed
from Falrlle-on-the-Clyde on August
S, and made the trans-Atlantic voyage
In much quicker time than was antic
ipated. The Erin towed the Shamrock
about 2.000 miles, and the latter
sailed something more than 1200 miles.
TROOPS AT SEATTLE.
SEATTLE, Aug. 18. Troop C, E and
P, Third cavalry, arrived this after
noon and Joined the other five troop
of the regiment at Camp Robinson.
THE LETTER
WAS FORGED
Esterbazy Confirms Schneider
Denial in tbe Figaro.
DEATH OF COLONEL LOUE
' ttCWSBIBCri Bold DreyfnltesRetpOn-
litlc-Plcqun'i Tcstlnoay Wis
Favoratle to Dreyfus.
PARIS, Aug. 18.-The Figaro today
publishes a communication from Comte
Paul Esterhasy, Austrian charge d'
affairs at Paris, confirming the Schneid
er denial printed In the Figaro yester
day. The Paris Figaro yesterday published
the following telegram from Em:
"Th letter of November 30. 1897, at
tributed to ma and reproduced In tb.
Figaro ot August 1, 189S. Is a forgery.
"SCHNEIDER.,
The reference was to the letter al
leged to have been written oy the Aus
trian military tttach at Berlin, de
claring Dreyfus had relation with Ger
many. It wa mentioned In th tes
timony of General Mercler and Roget
COLONEL PIQUARTS TESTIUONT.
Did Much to Remove Unfavorable Im
pressions of Rogers Charge.
NEW TOR. Aug. 18. The Renne
correspondent of the Tribune, discuss
ing yeterday'a proceellng In the
Dreyfus court martial cabled:
Colonel Plcquart clear, penetrat
ing voice, carrying with It aa honest
ring, absolutely convincing to all Eng
lish speaking spectators In the court
room, apparently did much to remove
the unfavorable Impression retained
by the court after Roget' wholesale
affirmation of Dreyfua guilt and Ester-
hai's Innocence. Colonel Picquart. like
' Roget. a former under ecretary of
the third bureau of the general taff,
i once had Captain Dreyfus under hi
orders and auprvlslon and the follow
ing points were established by Colonel
Plcnuart's evidence, which explained
the military '.echnlcalltle of the staff
mechanism:
I First that, contrary to the testimony
of tVnerals Mercler, Cavalgnac and
Rogvt, Captain Dreyfus could not have
had access to Information about the
modllU-atlon of plans for assembling
the "troupes de couverture," (troops In
case of moblllaatlon), to be thrown to
ward the frontier so as to cover the
actual mobilisation, which Is one of
the subjects enumerated In the bor
dereau and:
Second, that, also contrary to the
evidence of Generals Mercler, Cavalg
nac and Rogit. Captain Dreyfus waa
by no meana the only officer, civil or
military employe, who could have ob
tained the Information Indicated by
other lo:umenta mentioned In the
bordereau. Colonel Plcquart showed,
for Instance, that the alleged myster
ious firing manual wa not a state
secret, and that copies of It were given
to any officer undergoing start Instruc
tion who cared to ask for It.
Gre.it astonishment was expressed at
another portion of Colonel Plcquart's
testimony, which disclosed the fact
that some of the most Important plans
nnd documents were Instructed to the
sole care of a few civil clerks and en
listed men, and kept In a room at the
war office, acceslhle to visitors, where
colonel Von Schwarxkoppen and other
for-jlgn military attaches were received
once a week.
These facts, developed with admir
uble clearposs In Colonel' Plcquart's
testimony, made a marked Impression
on the court which Is, neverthelew,
still under the spell of the point blank,
swash buckler affirmations of the gat
axy of generals.
All the points In favor of the defense
so far adducer by the testimony of
M. Hertullus and Colonel Plcquart are
purely presumptive.
The present phase of the case, ao
far as can be ascertained by closely
scrutinizing the countenances of the
members of the courtmartial and by
observing the question put to witnes
ses, Is thit evidence of a more sledge
hammer and crushing character than
has yet been presented, will be request
ed, In order to convince the court of
Captain Dreyfus Innocence. Much Is
expeoted fro-n the continuation of Col
onel Plcjuart' testimony.
ALL QUIET IN SANTO DOMINGO.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18. A despatch
to the Herald from Santo Domingo,
says:
President Fleguero expressed confl'
dence In the ability of the govern
ment to maintain order.
In regard to Wednesday's demon'
stration he said that It was trivial and
that he had therefore ordered th re
lease of the prisoner. The president
expressed a warm friendship for the
United Plate. A special session of
congress convened to consider th pro
position to re luce the amount of money
to be applied to tb Interest on th
national debt by 20 per cent, adjourned
without action.
The minister of war ay that every
thing I quiet at Monte Chrtato. Tbe
British warship Proserpine 1 expect
ed ber.
DEATH OF COLONEL LOHE.
Tbe Newspapers Hold Dreyfuslte Re
sponsible for HI Death,
NFW TORS, Aug. 1S.-A despatch
the World from Renne says:
Lieutenant Colonel Lobe, who has
been In charge of th. mounted gend
arme doing duty about the court
martial, died suddenly Thursday.
The antl-Dreyfuslte openly charge
the Dreyfuslte with being responsible
for his death.
The local newspapers in their ac
counts of It print In big headline:
"Another victim of th Dreyfuslte
venom."
It is rumor.-d that Colonel Lone blew
out hi bruins because of the attack
of th newspaper friendly to Laborl
Ince the shotting of tbe latter.
Another story I that death wa due
to heart disease. It 1 parcttcally lm
poaslbe to get at the truth.
At military headquarter It is vehem
ently denied that Lobe committed
ulcide.
Colonel Loh bad been one of the
most conspicuous personage of the
scene since th. beginning of th. trial
At the time of the assault on M. La
borl he led the first platoon detached
to maintain order on Richmond bridge,
the scene of the shooting.
There he was sonewhat abrupt In
handling the friend of th wounded
lawyer who sought to get near him.
HI conduct under th painful cir
cumstance was Beverly commented
upon. Colonel Lohe took these attacks
to heart and grew despondent to such
a degree tht his health was affected
Thursday during the sitting of the
courtmartial he was obliged to leave
the room, saying that he was too HI
to remain until the close of the session.
Two hours later news of his death
leaked out
What serves to give an air of mys
tery to the happenings was the con
flicting statements about the cause of
death.
Two men who knew Lohe intimately
said they noticed that hi mind was
gradually being unbalanced by listen
ing to the debates at the Dreyfus trial.
Two daya ago they declare he said
It was hopeless to struggle against the
Jews who now have the upper hand
and will avenge the race on "all of
us officers of the army."
THE OBSERVANCE OF
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.
Masonic Lodge Will Hold Funeral
Servcea at Mount Vernon Prom-.
Inent Mason Will Attend.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 18. -Pre pac
tions for the observance of the one
hundredth anniversary of George
Washington's death are being actively
conducted by the committee of the
grand lodge of Masons for the state ot
Virginia and by the local lodges. The
Masonic observances which will take
place !n Alexandria and at Mount
Vernon, December 13 and 14, next, are
being thoroughly discussed and plan
ned.
Judge R. T. W. Duke, sr., state grand
master Mason, and Colonel K. Kemper,
of the centennial committee have de
cided upon the opera house at Alex
andria as the place for holding the
sessions of the state grand lodge. The
first meeting will take place December
13, at t o'clock p. m.
A meeting of the Joint committee of
Andrew Jackson and Alexandria
Washington lodges will be held tonight
when the local part of the program
will be discussed. The program as
virtually settled upon, opens with the
assembling of the grand lodge No. 4
of Fredericksburg, Va of which Gen
eral Washington was a member: the
two local lodges. Federal lodge of
Washington and representative Mas
sons from all over the world will pro
ceed to Mount Vernon, where the fun
eral' services of December 18.1799 will
be duplicated as nearly as possible.
SOLDIERS OFF FOR MANILA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18. The
City of Sydney, bound for Manila,
sailed tonight with 760 men for Manila.
Makes the food more
(wvm wkwo
BUSY ON
ARMY AFFAIRS
Foot Enfared la Selecting Offi
cers for Hew Regiments.
TROOPS WILL BE HURRIED
rbelr Trgnspomtloi to Philippine
Will Be Rgsbed-Six Hundred Per
sons Perish la Storm
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11-SecreUry
Root wa busily engaged th. greater
part of today In selecting officers to
fill th new regiments, going over tb
list of na-ne that has been aubmlt-
ted with recommendation for appoint
ments, and considering their efficiency
records during tbe Spanish war.
The secretary is giving th matter of
elections special attention,, and th
list 1 prepared in bi private office.
After th selections are made by tb
secretary, they will be sent to the pres
ident for" bi approval Preparation
continue actively In the matter of ar
ranging for a speedy transportation, of
the troop to the Philippine.
TOWN OF MIAMI DESTROYED.
Loss of Life Is Estimated at Six
Hundred.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla., Aug. I8.-A0-
cordlng to a Maiml despatch to th
Time Union and Citizen, Captain Dtl
lton of th steamer Coca, states that
the town of Red Bay, on the island of
Andros, 20 miles southwest tf Nassau
was swept away in a recent tropical
hurricane and about 100 live loat Aa
eye witness of the storm estimated
that the loss of life on the Island was
fully tOO.
Scattered through th wreck of
houses aff Red Bay, after the storm
subsided, he said, were hundred of
corpse of persons of all ages and
classes.
Captain Dilllon said the wind blew at
the rate of 105 milts ao hour.
JIM FRANEY S DEATIL
Caused by Severe Punishment He Re-.
ceived From Frank McConnelL
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18. The au
topsy on the .he remains of Jim
Franey, the pugilist, who died after
having been knocked out by Frank
McConnell on Wednesday night,
showed that his vital organs were dis
eased; that he waa in no condition to
enter a ring and principally that he
had been pummelled and beaten to
death by Frank McConnell, who wa
arrested on a charge of manslaughter
and ts now out on ball. A similar
charge ha also been placed against
J. J. Croom and J. D. Gibbs, promo
ters of the fight Hiram Cook, the ref
eree and the seconds of both men en
gaged In the contest. All have given
bonds and are now at liberty.
Dr. I. L. Zabala, the city's autopsy
physician, explains the cause of the
pugilist's death as follows:
"I found severe contusions on Fra
ney's face, shoulders and upper arms.
There was a hemorrage of the brain
on the left side and the organ Itself
was In an anaemia condition. Tbe man
must have received a terrible punish
ment and death was nothing more
than the result of the blows which
were rained on his face and head. The
Impact of the head on the floor had
nothing to do with it. He was In
dying condition before he fell.
"Fruney should never had entered
the ring. An examination of his lungs
showed pleurallc adhesions and his
system vas otherwise broken down.
He was fit for practical purposes In
life, but certainly not for unnatural
exercise."
SUPPLIES DISPATCHED FOR
THE STORM SUFFERERS.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18.-Rellef for the
Porto Rlcans left destitute by the hur
rlcan was despatched from New York
on the steamer Evlyn, which sailed
for Ponce today. The supplies con
sistel largely of clothing and medi
cines. delicious and wholesome
some. wan.
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