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f I I ( I t t! I General Nebraska News. NEWSY STATE BRIEFS. Shubert al a $40,000 lire loin. Bicycle thieves have been operating 'In Fremont. Blair reports a houses tor reu. IHr-'r teports a great scarcity of great scarcity of Viruses for reut. The Pod .re rountv teachers' Insti tute startd with an attendance of 130. William Ienhart, an employe of the Dempatei plant in Beatrice, hail his left foot badly burned by molten metal. An eight-year-old son of Walter Rowlett, living south of Norfolk was severely Injured by a kick from a horse. His kull was fractured. It Is thought. Constable J. W. Grimes of Beatrice received the appointment of deputy firth and game warden of Gage, Saline and Jt-fferson counties from Governor Mickey. The Virginia Telephone company, Gae county, filed articles of Incorpor ation; r-.ipital stock. fl.uoO; Incorpor ator. John A. IoMs. W. II. Stum bling.!:, Jo-I A. IdIIs, William Holm, W. J. KisT, Joseph Mangus and (!. A. Krickson. At Krenint lieutenant Rex Henry was elected to succeed W. R. Brooks as capaln of the signal corps, the lat ter having been transfewed to the First rexlment as commissary and acting adjutant. Second lieutenant F. II. Richards was elected first lieu tenant. A brief was filed In the supreme court wherein George W. Ieidigh, for mer warden of the penitentiary, wants the decision of -he lower court re versed. The case was one where an employe of the ex-warden sued for wages, alleging that he had been hired for $1,000 a year to handle Ice, and that whHe he worked three years he failed to get all that was coming to him. Anna Knuth has filed a petition in cne district court at r remont for a divorce from her husband on actount of cruelty. The family came io this country from Germany a year ago When Mrs. Knuth went to Fremont to consult a lawyer she left her 6-months-old baby with her mother, who lives near her. While she was away her husband went to the house and stole the child. Cyrus Chamberlain, a farmer living two miles north of Herman, went to town and loaded up with booze. He started home and got as far as the railroad crossing, where he stopped his team just in time to have both mules killed. No. 5 passenger on the St. Paul had the honor of clearing the crossing. Mr. Chamberlain came out safely, with the loss of his hat and somewhat sobered up. Value of the mules. $2"0. A strange woman, who gave her name as Llllie Thompson, and who claimed that her home was at Belle ville. Kas.. occupied the attention of the Beatrice police recently. The wo 'man claimed that she was looking for work. She went to the different res taurants and hotels telling her tale of woe and begging for something to eat. She ate five meals in the space of four hours and the general impres sion is that she is of unsound mind. Valentine Tomjask, 98 years of age, a Polander who came from Bois. 111.. lo Nebraska alone la search of his three sons. Thomas. Antone and Mike. Las succeeded in finding two of them. The names of the towns Union and Ewlng. Cass county, sounding some what similar caused the old man to be sent to Union. In- Cass county. In stead of Ewing. in Holt county, where two sons reside and own farms. He was sent transportation and has gone to them. D. B. McMahon and W. E. Harvey of Madison county and Lawyer P. E. McKillip of Humphrey. Platte county, have filed a brief in the suit which they have brought to the supreme court to escape payment of a fine of $25 each administered in Boone coun ty in an action brought against them ty Game Warden McConnell. On the 17tb of February last they were con victed in Poone county for having five prairie chickens unlawfully in their possession. Willie Koons. 12 years old. lost his life in an elevator by being smothered by wheat. The dwelling house of Mike Liebei man who resides in the east part of Beatrice, was struck by lightning dur ing a thunder storm and badly dam aged. The family were slightly shock ed, but soon recovered. It seems a miracle that none of them were in jured. The James Cole farm, northeast of Beatrice, was sold for $3 per acre. There is a large demand at present for good farms and values are in treasing steadily, as the demand far exceeds the supply. The State Board of Health held a special meeting for the purpose of hearing the case of Dr. C. W. Downs of Omaha, charged with unprofession al conduct in that It Is alleged that the doctor circulated pamphlets and circulars the contents of which would tend to lower rather than fee raise the morals of humanity.- His case was continued. The first day's attendance of the Audubon Chautauqua was highly sat isfactory and indications are for suc cess throughout. i FEATURES OF THE 8TATE. FAIR. Cresceus Day Expected to be a Record Breaker at the Show. The coming of Cresceus to the state fair this year will be the event In the attraction line, and will make on th day that he trots against his record a day In attendance and Interest and enthusiasm equal to the J. I. C. day at the fair some fifteen years ago. Every big day at the fair each year since the time that J. I. C. trotted haa ben compared with that date, but nothing has ever equalled the attend ance on the day when that wdely ad vertised horse trotted. This year the record of attendance of the J. I. C. day will be broken, on the day that Cresceus goes against his record. He Is the fastest trotter In the world, holding the world's record, and to se cure him for a day at the Nebraska state fair this year was getting an at traction that thousands and thousands of people over the state will appre ciate and approve by the4r attendance. Lovers of the races should remem ber also that the state fair manage ment this year has increased the purses for running, trotting and pac ing to double the amount of a year ago. In other words this year $8,000 Is devoted to the speed ring, besides the additional thousand dollars it takes to bring Cresceus here. This large amount of money hung up In purses will bring the largest number of good horses to the fair that ever have been gathered at one time ki the history of the exposition. It means that every one of the five days com mencing with Monday and ending with Friday will have three strong races and occasionally an extra race thrown in for good measure. There will not be a day of the fair when the speeo ring will not be especially at tractive and interesting. It was demonstrated a year ago by the attendance at the races that tie people appreciated good horses and that they were ready to patronize that feature of the fair. This year the board of managers propose to give the public who enjoy this feature the best entertainment every day ever given in the state, and there need be no doubt but that the attendance at the fair this year will be the greatest In its history. PASTOR DIES AT ASSEMBLY Sudden Death of Rev. E. J. Davies of Tecumssh. TECUMSEH News of the very sud den death of Rev. E. J. Davies, for four years pastor of .the Tecumseb Presbyterian church, was received in Tecumseh. Rev. Davies was spending his vaca tion in Indiana, his family having re mained'at home. The message, which came from Winona Lake, where he was attending an assembly, contained no particulars, merely stating that Rev. Davies had ' died very suddenly He leaves a wife, son and three daugh ters. Orleans Big Fair, ORLEANS. Neb. Bills are on for what promises to be a big event in southern Nebraska. A combination of the regular county fair. Old Settlers' annual reunion and street fair is to bo held at Orleans August 26 to 28. Hedge Bound Over. SEWARD Jesse W. Hedge, the young man recently brought back from Scandia. Kan., charged with get ting a forged check for $45 cashed at the Jones' National bank had his pre liminary hearing and was bound over t the district court in bonds of $500. He failed to give bonds and was re turned to jail. A farmer named White nack went to the bank to identify Hedge and the bank people asked Whitenack to endorse the checks, which he did. Bridge Lumber Scarce. PLATTSMOUTH Since the heavy rain last week, which washed out many bridges in this county, the com missioners have been confronted with the problem of how to secure the ne cessary material to make the repairs. Oak lumber, which 13 used for floor ing and stringers, cannot be procured. Some which was ordered from thre to five months ago has not arrived Trapped a Burglar. AUDUBON. Mrs. Sherlock, who r sides in the eastern part of town, was awakened by someone trying t remove the screen to one of the win dows of the house. Her husband, who is a railroad brakeman. was awaj from horoa on a trip, and there being no man at the hause she slipped tc the 'phone, muffled the bell, and tele phoned for help, the intruder being arrested. Threshing Retarded. SEWARD The recent frequent ! heavy, rains have retarded threshing and stacking grain and mnch of the grain in shock has been considerablj damaged. Young Woman Files Charles. OSCEOLA George Lowe has been arrested on complaint of Miss Pauline Sutka who charges him with being; taa father of her child. I 1 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I II 1 1 I I I ll THE LIVE STOCK IttARXET. Latest Quotations from Sout'.i T Oman and Kansas City. 1 1 1 ! 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 I II I SOUTH OMAHA. CATTLE There was rather a light" run of rattle and the general market could be (quoted fairly active and steady to strong on all desirable grades of killers. There were only a few cars of corn-fed cuttle on sale, and the steers commanded steady to strong prices. As high as $5.30 was paid. The better grades were all In good demand, and oould be quoted strong, and even the lens desirable kinds sold at fully steady prices. The cow market did not show much change. Buyers took hold fairly well, and everything was dis posed of at Just about steady prices. The prices paid looked about steady with the close of last week, the decline of the early part of the week, having been regained. Rut for the late arrivals an early clear ance would have ben made. Balls, veal calves and stags have been selling in Just about the same notches all the week. There were pructlcally no stock cattle on sale at the opening of the market, but several cars came In late. Western grass beef xtet-rs were very scarce, but in view of the limited supply of corn feds the market could safely be quoted strong on anything at all desirable. The market for the week is also a little stronger. Range cows sold about steady, and stock cattle were certainly no nor than stead). HLXiS There was a small run of hogs and as the local as well as the shipping demand was in good shape, the market opened fully a nickel higher. The ad vance applies to both light and heavy weights. The heavy hogs sold largely from $5.10 to $5.20. medium weights from $5.20 to $5.30 and light from $Ti.3 to $5.9). The top price was paid for a very fancy load, and while they sold lc higher than resterdav's to thev were better than anything offered on yesterday's market. Trading was not very brisk today, as packers wre slow to pay the advance, but still the bulk was disposed of in farily good season. SH EBP-Ootatlons for grass stock: Good to choice lambs. $4.7&5.00; fair to pood lambs. 14.254.75; good to choice yearlings. $3.40"t3.65; fair to good year lings, $3.253.40; good to choice wethers. $3.103.35: fair to good wethers. S2.90-&3.10; good to choice ewes. $2.4X&2.85; fair to good ewes. $2. 252. 40; feeder lambs. $3.50 64.25; feeder yearlings. $3.253.50; feeder wethers, $3.00$3.25; feeder ewes, $1.502.50. itANSAS CITT. CATTLE Corn fed cattle active, strong; wintered westerns higher; quar antine stuff strong; common light dull: atockers and feeders slow; cows steady; choice export and dressed beef steers. $4.7C?i5.35; fair to good. $4.104.70; stock-i-rs and feeders. $2.5K4.00- western fe steers, $3.40fi4.75; Texas and Indian steers, J2.3O-a3.40: Texas cows, i.75'&2.50; native iows, $1.50fi4.0o; native heifers. $2.XKi4.75; canners. $1.256 2. 40; bulls, $2.0U-&3.uO; calves, $2.00-f-5.50. HOGS Market 5(fI10c higher; top, $5.90; bulk of sales. $5.4.Vfi5.70; heavy. $5.20fa 3.521,: mixed packers. $5.42;'a3.75; light. $5.62V2'&5.90; yorkers, $5.80-95.90; pigs, $5.00 i5.S5. SHEEP AND LAMBS Market strong and active: native lambs, $3.15-g5.25; west ern lambs. $3.O0u5.15; fed ewes. $2.60fi4.00: Texas clipped yearlings. $2.50fg4.10; Texas clipped sheep. $2.4Cg4.00; stockers and feeders, $2.20-g3.50. JAPAN HAS EYE ON THE CUP Navy Commander Says His Country Will Get It. NEW YORK. If Lieutenant Com mander Isam Takehlra of the im perial Japanese navy can carry out his plans, Japan will have a yacbt in the next contest for the American cup. The commander, who came here to see the struggle between Shamrock III. and Reliance, declared he would interest financial men in his country to prepare at nee for the building of a racer to enter the next international races. "We can build just as fine a boat as either America or England," he said, "and you may be sure that at the next international yacht races you will see the flag of Japan flying on the winner." BRITONS GIVE UP ALL HOPE Don't Expect Shamrock to Win in Any Sort of Weather." LONDON. All the press comment aere on the Shamrock HI.'s perform ance evidences the growing convic :ion that she is incapable of recap turing the America's cup under any weather conditions. The afternoon paper's claim that Friday's abortive race showed nothing of the respective merits of the two boats, but they ad mit that the performance of the chal lenger did not fulfill the expectations ot her behavor in a light wind, and say that Captain Barr seems to hav shown smarter seamanship. In the Nation's Strong Box. WASHINGTON, D. C Today's statement of the treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve in the divis ion of redemption, shows: Available cash balance, $231,626,663; gold, $101, 824,128. Wants $30,000 for Boy's Death. SIOUX CITY, la. Ed C. Williams, a live stock commission merchant, has sued the Sioux City Gas & Elec tric company and the Sioux City Traction company for $30,000 dam ages for the death of his little son, Carl, who on July 5 was killed by a live wire. The death of the boy was most tragic. The litth? fellow had gone out on a vacant lot to gather flowers, and came in contact with a live wire. Chews Dynamite and Dies. EL PASO, Tex. The body of an unidentified man was found north of the city on Friday. He had com mitted suicide by biting a piece of iynamite which he had wrapped in his handkerchef. His head -was blown into fragments. Near the corpse was found a copy of a Los Angeles paper, but there was nothing that served to identify the remains. The clothing on the corpse bad been purchase in San Francisco. DLACK IS CHOSEN. Selected at Commander-in-Chief the G. A. R. ot Comma nder-ln -Chief General John Black of Illinois. Hentor Vice Commander Colonel C. Ma son Keene of California. Junior Vice Commander Colonel Harry C. Kessler of Montana. Surgeon-ln-Chlef Jeorge A. Harmon o; Ohio. Chaplaln-Chlef Wlnneld Scott. Arisona SAN FRANCISCO. The , Grand Army of the Republic Thursday se lected Boston as the place In whlct the encampment of 1904 will be held and elected officers. The only contest was over chaplain, for which two ballots were taken. On the first ballot Bross of Nebraska re ceived 288 votes, Scott of Arizona, 306. and Bradford of Washington, 35. Bradford withdrew and Scott was elected on the second ballot. Boston and Denver were the only places named for the next place of meeting. Before the ba!lofnad pro ceeded far it became apparent that Denver had no chance and it was with drawn. Boston was selected by accla mation. The remaining officers will be chosen Friday and the committee on resolu tions will report. It is expected that the encampment will be adjourned at noon Friday. During the afternoon a reception under the auspices of the Press club was held at Mark Hopkins Institute of Art. In the evening there was a re union and dog watch by the naval re serve which during the day had paid a visit to the Mare Island navy yard The commander-in-chief was received by the Ladies of the Grand Army in Union Square hall and the Woman's Relief Corps, department of Massa chusetts, held a reunion in Golden Gate hall. All the social functions were well attended. The trip across the continent proved too much for one of the veterans, and the convention heard the sad news Thursday that Samuel Birch, a mem ber of Boser Post, No. 379, Arcanum, O., was dying at a local hospital. The Medical department reports the health of the veterans as good as ever since their arrival only sixty-five cases being under treatment, all of a trivial character. SESSION IS OVER. Attendants at G. A. R. Meeting Strike Camp. SAN FRANCISCO. The national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic closed its thirty-seventh an nual session Friday afternoon, after a protracted morning meeting. The newly elected officers, with the excep tion of Junior Vice Commander Kes- sler, who is now on his way from the Philippines, were installed. i ne following appointments were announced by Commander-in-Chief Black: Adjutant General C. W. Partridge of Illinois. Quartermaster Major Charles Bur rows of New Jersey, reappointed. Judge Advocate General James Tanner of New York. Inspector General E. B. Wessen of Iowa. ' Council of Adminstration Nebras ka, Andrew Traynor; Alabama, M. D. Wickersham; Arizona. George Atkin son; Arkansas, A. A. Whissan; Cali fornia and Nevada, A. V. Barrett; Col-' orado and Wyoming, U. S. Hollister;,: Connecticut, A. C. Hendricks; Dela ware, Samuel Worrell; Florida, Chas. Donovan; Georgia, G. A. Sumerford; Idaho, George M. Parsons; Illinois, T. B. Scott; Indiana, H. A. Root; Indian Territory, James Redfield; Kansas, T. H. Coney; Kentucky, Jacob Seibert; Louisiana and Mississippi, C. C. Shute; Maine, Louis Welblnz; Maryland, R. S. Sunstrom; Massachusetts, J. W. S. Harsey; Michigan, E. B. Fenton; Min nesota, L. W. Collins; Missouri, J. T. ew; Montana, S. H. Hansell; ' New Hampshire, I. H. Foster; New Mexico, John R. McFle; New York, James Owens; North Dakota, S. K. McGin- nls; Ohio. A. A. Taylor; Oklahoma, A. W. Taylor; Oregon, W. M. Ingram; Pennsylvania, Thomas C. Sample; Po tomac, B F. Entreken; Rhode Island, J. T. Lenyon; South Dakota, A. B. Nelson; Tennessee, N. Hacker; Texas, R. M. Moores; Utah, W. W. Bostaph; Vermont, A. C. Brown; Virginia and ington and Alaska, S. W. Clark; West Virginia, G. B. Woodcock; Wisconsin, Philip Cheek; Iowa, S. C. James. Death of John Ellsler. NEW YORK. John Ellsler, father of Effie Ellsler, the actress, and him self a veteran actor and theatrical manager, died of heart disease at his "home here, aged 82. In Chinese Famine District. LONDON According to mail ad vices from Hong Kong, missionaries returning from the famine district In Kwangsi province, south China, report that conditions there improved. The harvest had commenced and the free distribution of cereals had ceased in many places early In July. It was ex pected that necessity for further dis tribution of food would disappear en tirely. In a few weeks. Advocates Evangelical Sermons. WARSAW, Ind. Evangelical ser mons in preference to lectures on questions of the day were advocated for the pulpit Sunday by Rev. Robert F. Coyle, moderator of the Presby terian general assembly, who preach ed at the bible conference. He spoke ot the evangelical spirit which per fades the Presbyterian end other churches all over the world. The gen eral topic was "Home and Foreign Missions." Won Aug. 22, 1851, at Cowes, Eng., by yacht America at the Royal Yacht Squadron, open to all nations, beating the cutters Volante, 48 tons; Arrow, 84 tons; Alarm, 193 tons; Mona, 82 tons; Bacchante, 80 tons; Freak, 60 tons; Eclipse, 50 tons; and schooners Beatrice, 161 tons; Wyvern, 205 tons; lone, 75 tons; Constance, 218 tons; Gipsy Queen, 160 tons; BrilHant, 392 tons. The schooner America was of 170 tons, in command of Commodore John C. Stevlns, and built by George Steers in New York in 1851 for Mr. Stevens, George L. Schuyler, Hamil ton Wilkes, J. Beekman Finlay and Edwin A. Stevens. The cup was pre sented to the New York Yacht Club as a perpetual challenge cup for all nations, and has been sailed for eleven times, beginning in 1870, and won eaeh time by the American boats. The results of the various races were: 1870. Xxig. 8. Over New York Yachi Club inside course Mr. James Asbury's schooner yacht Cambria, representing the Royal Thames Yacht club, beaten in the following order by schooner yachts: Magis, Idler, Sllvle, America. Dauntless, Nadgle, Phantom, Alice, Halcyon. Time 3.58.21. 1871. Oct. 16 Franklin Osgood's schooner yacht Columbia beat James Asbury's schooner yacht Livonia over New York Yacbt Club inside course by 27 minutes 48 seconds, in 6.19.41. Oct. 18 Columbia beat Livonia over outside course by 10 minutes 32 sec onds, in 3.07.41. Oct. 19. Livonia beat Columbia over nside course by 15 minutes 10 seconds, in 3.53.05. Oct. 21. W. P. Douglas' schooner yacht Sappho beat Livonia over out side cor.rse by 30 minutes 21 seconds. In 5.39.02. Oct. 23 Sappho beat Livonia over Inside course by 25 minutes 27 sec onds, in 4.46.17. 1876. Aug. 11. J. S. Dickereon's schooner yacht Madeline beat Charles Gilford's schooner Countesa of Dufferin of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club of To ronto over the inside course by 10 minutes 59 seconds in 5.23.54. Aug. 12 Madeline beat Countess of Dufferin over the 'outside course by 27 minutes 14 seconds, in 7.18.46. 1881. i Nov. 9. J. R. Busk'a sloop Mischief He Won. Like other men of prominence. Ad miral Dewey often comes across the irrepressible party who always affects to be on terms of intimacy with not able persons. Courteous and genial to a degree, the admiral has profound dislike for this sort of nuisance, and does hesitate to show the feeling. Not long ago, while out walking in Wash ington, he was accosted by an effusive stranger who grasped his hand and said: "George, 111 bet you don't know me." The admiral looked his displeasure as he answered grimly: "You win," and walked on. The Sympathetic American. A London paper tells an excellent story In connection with the santiies in front of Buckingham palace. It appears that their custom of meeting face to face for a moment and then separating without a word, having cut each other dead, is a continual source of discomfort to sympathetic Ameri cans. One morning a visitor from the States found it too much for him. "Come, boys." he said soothingly, "make It up." Whether the sentries responded to this touching appeal and flung themselves sobbing upon each other's oosoaaa Is not recorded. beat Capt. Alexander Cuthbert's sloop Atalanta of the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club of Canada over the inside course by 26 minutes 20 seconds, in 4.17.09. Nov. 10. Mischief beat Atalanta over the outside course, sixteen miles to leeward and return, by 38 minates 54 seconds, in 4.54.53. 1885. Sept. 14. Eastern Yacht Club syndi cate's sloop Puritan beat Sir Richard Sutton's sloop Genesta of the Royal Yacht Squadron of England over the inside course by 16 minutes 19 sec onds, in 6.06.14. Sept. 16. Puritan beat Genesta over the outside course 20 miles to leeward and return by 1 minute 38 seconds, in 5.03.14. 1886. Sept. 9. Gea Charles J. Palne's sloop Mayflower beat Lieut. William Henn's Galatea of the Royal Northern Yacht Club of England over the inside course by 12 minutes 2 seconds, in 5.26.41. Sept. 11 Mayflower beat Galatea over the outside course, twenty milea to leeward and return, by 29 minutes 9 seconds, in 6.49.00. 1887. Sept. 27. Gen. C. J. Paine's sloop Volunteer beat James Bell syndicate's sloop Thistle of the Royal Clyde Yacht club of Scotland over the inside course by 19m. 23s., in 4.53.18. Sept. 30 Volunteer beat Thistle over the outside course, twenty miles to windward and return, by Hm 48s,. in 5.42.56. 1893. Oct. 7 C. Oliver Iselin's syndicate sloop Vigilant beat Lord Dunraven's sloop Valkyrie, fifteen miles to lee yard and return, by 5m. 48s., in 4.05.47. Oct. 9 Vigilant beat Valkyrie over a triangular course, outside, ten miles to a leg. by 10m. 35s., in 3.25.01. Oct. 13 Vigilant beat Valkyrie, fifteen miles to windward and return, by 40s., in 3.24.39. 1895. Sept. 7 W. K. Vanderbilt's syndi cate's sloop Defender beat Lord Dun raven's sloop Valkyrie III., fifteen miles to windward and return, by 8m. 49s.. in 4.59.55. Sept. 10 Defender beat Valkyrlekyrie III, two years after he had been HI. on a foul, the latter sailing the tri angular course of thirty miles in 3.55.09. Sept. 12 Defender sailed over the Oldest Surviving Field Officer. Colonel Elijah Walker, of the Fourth Maine infantry, now residing in a Bos ton suburb, is said to be the oldest surviving field officer of the Army of the Potomac and he was a marked feature in the Hooker monument cere monies at Boston recently. He is 85 years old and on his birthday Kinsley post, G. A. R.. of which he is a mem ber, presented him a handsome easy chair. Colonel Walker missed only one battle of the Army of the Potomac and at the battle of the Wilderness he had two horses shot from under him and was wounded five times. Whistler and Disraeli. Whistler once came very near to painting a portrait of Disraeli. He had the commission; he even went down to the country where Disraeli was; but the great man did not man age to get into the mood. Whistler went away disappointed, and shortly afterward took place a meeting in Whitehall which was the occasion of a well known story. Disraeli put his arm In Whistler's for a little way on the street, bringing from the artist the exclamation: "If only my credit or could see!" fifteen miles to windward and return in 4.43.43, Valkyrie III. withdrawing. 1899. Oct. 16 J. Piernont Morgan's syn dfcate's sloop Columbia beat Sir Thomas Upton's sloop Shamrock of the Royal Ulster Yacht club of Bel fast, Ireland, fifteen miles to wind ward aBd return, by 10 minutes 3 sec onds, in 4.53.53. Oct. 17 Columbia beat Shamrock over thirty miles, triangular course. In 3.37.00, Shamrock withdrawing with broken topmast. Oct. 20 Columbia beat Shamrock, fifteen miles to leeward and return, by 6 minutes 34 seconds. In 3.38.09. 1901. Sept. 28 Columbia beat Sir Thomas Lip ton's Shamrock III., fif teen miles to windward and return, by 1 minute 20 seconds, in 4.30.24. Oct. 3. Columbia beat Shamrock II. over a thirty mile triangular course, by 3 minutes 35 seconds, in 3.12.35. Oct. 4 Columbia beat Shamrock II., fifteen miles to leeward and re turn, by 41 seconds, in 4.32.57. CHANGE OF COURSES. At first the race was sailed over the Inside course of the New York Yacbt Club, starting la th Narrows and rounding the Sandy Hook light ship. Then an outside course was added, and then after the races with big sloops bad been sailed twice, the courses were made all outside, and best three in five contests. In all the contests for the cup there have been two serious quarrels, whlcB could possibly have been avoided had wise counsels prevailed; all the rest were as they should be. The first was with James Asbury on his' second visit. He came over ia 1870 with Cambria, and was beaten In the sin gle race, but made a good impression and when he came back In the fol lowing year with Livonia and tried some sharp practice he was promptly, sat upon by the New York Yacht club, and it was several years before the trouble blew over and another chal lenge was issued. The next discussion occurred when Lord Dunraven came over with Val- beaten with Valkyrie I. A man's ashes light of bis fame. soon smother the Hacketf as Alexander. James K. Hackett and his wife. Mary Manneiing. have returned from Their six weeks in London and Paris, and are making ready for the season's work, one item of which, for Mr. Hackett will be the personation of no less a character than Alexander the Great, whom Pope called "Macedonia's madman." in a play by Victor Mapes, of which he gave copyright perform ances in London. Mr. Hackett aims at versatility, sure enough: bis lead Ing piece will be "John Ermine of the Yellowstone." fn which he has the title role, a Wild West hero. Strong Man of the Senate. Senator Hearts of Idaho is the strongest man in the United States senate and can easily floor any col league with 'a single blow from his ponderous fist. In the early days of Idaho, when nearly everyone carried a pistol, the future senator refused to arm himself, and although he was fre quently involved in altercations was never known to come out second beat. A single blow from his good right hand was sufficient to send his ad versary to grass. 4 71 1 -rr