BOSTON' ' BEATS THE GIAXTS
Belee's Men Get Their Hita at the Eight
Time to Make Scores ,
LEWIS OUTPITCHES OLD CY SEYMOUR
Iiiick Cut * Hoihn I'lKiire In ( lie Content
AV M eh Menu * 'Much to Clinin-
Iilonn nt the I'rmcnt
Stnue.
NEW YORK , Sept. 3. The nostons were
lucky enough to hit the ball with men on
bases nnd this won them the Ranio from the
Mew Yorks today. Attendance , 2,500. Score :
NKW YORK. I 1JOSTON.
lUI.OA.n. I II.II.O.A.E.
Viritr'n. rf.l H'mlll'n , cf..l 0400
Tlernan , lf..t 0 3 0 0 Ism * . M . . . .1 Dili
Joy * * , Ib . . .1 210 1 lUnlllns , , 3h . .1 2 1 1 1
Seymour , i > . .t 1020 lx > we. 2b . . . .0 011 0
Hovli * . us . . .0 4 2 1 , Tenner , o .1 1 7 3 0
Orally. . . . .0 1 3 1 > ! Duffy , If .1
Uleiivjn. 2b..O 1240 Htahl , rf .0 2300
Hartman. ab.l 0140 lwK p . . . .0 0120
tlettlg. rf . .I 1 1 1 O.Nlcholi , lb..t 0700
Total * . . . . S 71715 ll Totals . . . . G 7 37 8 3
New York 00300002 0 3
Hoaton 0 G
Earned runs : New York , 2 ; Iloston , 1.
htolim bases : Joyce , Doyle , Hartman ,
Urndy. Two-baso lilts : Collins , Gettlg ,
Htahl. Three-buBo hits : Vnn linltrcn , Col
lins. Homo run : Joyce. First base on
bnlls : Off Seymour , 4 ; olT Lewis , B. Sae-
rilloo lilt : Lowe. Hit by pitched ball :
Hamilton. Struck out : lly Seymour , fi ; by
Lewis , B. Wild pitch : Lewis. Left on
Imses : New York , I ; HoHton , C. Tlmo of
Knmr : Two hours. Umpires : Lynch nnd
Andrews.
rirnten nnil IllrilN Divide.
PITTSBUUn , Sept. S.-Plttsburg blanked
Haltlmoro by excellent work In tbo lirst
Kntne , but lost the second because HastlliKS
lind poor control and Schrlvor WHS so slow
Unit nlno bases were stolen , four of them
In the ilfth Inning. The run In tlio HI-MI
( -atno wns made liv O'llrien's threc-bag-
per , followrd by McCarthy's single. At
tendance , 4,200. Score , llrst game :
riTTSmma. H.U/n.MOIlR.
U 11 O A K H.II O.A R
Ponovan , rf.O 1201 MrOraw , 3li .0 1 0 0 0
O'llrlCTi , rf..l 2 4 0 0 Hail , ai ) o o i n u
McC'thy , If .0 1 3 0 0 Ki-eler , rf . .0 1 0 0 0
Clark , Ib . . . . ( ) 0 In U 0 Jeniilnifc. s .n 0 2 ( i 0
J'ndiliMi. 2b..O 0 0 r , 0 K Iley , cf . .0 1 G 0 1
Clray. 3b . . . .0 0160 McO.-um , lli. ' ) 1 10 0 0
Hchrlver. C..O 1 0 0 1 HoIm'If . .0 0 1 0 0
liv. 83 0 0140 Drmollt. 21).0 0040
Hurt , p 0 0010 llutilnion , c. 0 0 4 0 1
McJnmev , P..O 1010
Totals . . . .1 C 27 1C 2 Total * . . . .0 G 21 11 I
J'ltlsburR - !
Baltimore 00000000 0 0
Karned run : Plttsburg , 1. Three-baso hit :
O'Hrlen. Stolen buses : McOann. Holmes.
Double plays : Gray to ISly to Clark ; De-
mont to Jennings to McOnnn. First base on
bnlls : Off Hart , 1 ; oft McJnmos. 1. Hit by
pitched ball : McOnnn. Struck out : Iy Mc-
Jntncs , n. Wild pitch : Mr-James. Time ot
game : Ono hour and thirty-six minutes ,
umpires : Hunt nnd Connolly.
Score , second game :
I'lTraiiuita. HAI.TIMOUR.
It II O A.K. H.II. O.A. H.
Dnnnvnn , rf.l 0101 McClraw. 3b..2 3000
O'ltrleri , pf..l 1000 Keolor. rf . .0 2 1 0 0
M err thy , lf..o oioo Jennings , ss.O 2 3 1
i-larh , Ib 0 1 12 1 0 Kelly , cf . . . .1 1 7 1 0
I'arl.len , 2b..O 054 McCann , lb.0 1 6 0 0
( Inty. 31) . . . .0 0020 Hotmci. If . .1 1 C 0 fl
Sclirlvcr , c..O 0 6 2 2 Dcmont , : i.l 0 4 1 0
Kly , ss 1 2240 I'lHIk , C . . .U U 2 0 0
McCrwiry . . Muni , p . 0 0 0 2 0
llnnt'ncs. p .0 0 1 2
Tunnchlll . .0000
Totals . . . . 3 5 27 17 3 Totals . . . 0 27 7 1
Batted for Kly In the ninth.
Batted for Hastings In ninth.
PlttsburK 00300000 0-3
Ualtlmoro 00003100 1-G
Earned runs : Pittsburg , 2 ; Baltimore , 1.
Threc-baso hits : O'Hrlen , Kelly. Sacrlllco
lilts : O'Urlon , Hastings , McOrnw. Stolen
bascH : McGrnw (1) , Kueler (2) ( ) , Holmes (2) ) ,
Deniont. Double plays : Clark to ISly to
Clark ; Clark unassisted ; Kelly to McUann.
First baste on balls : Oft Hastings , 7 : olt
Maul , fi. lilt by pitched ball : Holmes , Maul.
Ktrutk out : By Hustings , 2 ; by Maul , 2.
Hnlft : Hastings. Tlmo of game : Two hours.
Umpires : Connolly and Hunt.
llrlileKrooniN UK SliiKKorN.
CHICAGO , Sept. 3. Tin Urooklyns
jumped upon Thornton for ten hits and eight
runs In the llrst two Innings. Woods then
went on the slab and wns pounded for ex
actly the same number ot hits and rtin-i.
The locals batted Yeaser hard , but the hits
were scattered. Hyman made some won
derful catches In left and led his team in
batting. Attendance , 3,000. Score :
CUICARO. I 1IIIOOKL.YN.
H.H.O.A.K. H.n.OA.i : .
Ilynn , If . . . .3 .1 fi 0 1 Clrlmn. cr..4 3100
Urecn , rf . . .1 2 1 0 ll Jones , rf . . ,3 4 2 a 0
M'0-m'k , 3b.l Smith. If . .4 : i 3 0 0
N Totals . . . . S 14 27 13 6
Batted for Woods In ninth.
Chicago 0 8
Brooklyn 0-1G
Earned runs : Chicago , 4 ; Brooklyn , 9.
J.eft on bases : Chicago. S ; Brooklyn , C.
Two-baso hits : Ilynn ( Chicago 2) , Jones ,
Hallmun. LaChanco (2) ( ) , Shlmlle. Three-
base hits : Dahlen , Hallmnn. Double play :
Yeager to LaChance. Struck out : Hy
Thornton , 2 ; by Yeagor. 2. Base on balls :
Off Thornton , 1 ; off Woods , 1 ; oft Yeagur ,
S. Tlmo of game : Two hours and five min
utes. Umpires : Swnrtwood nnd Warner.
llroiviiNi > OpiioNltlnn.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. , Sept. 3. The Browns
failed to score after the llrst Inning. Calla-
lian , the tall cnders' now twlrler , was nn
easy mark for the Colonels. A one-hand
Htop of a liner by llltchey wns the only
feature. Attendance , 1,000. Score :
Earned runs : Louisville , 3 ; St. Louis , 1.
Stolen bases : Dexter 13) ) , Wagner , Cling-
man. Dowllng , Klttrldge. Two-baso bits :
Wagner , ClliiKman , Decker , KIttrldgn.
Homo run : Hltehey. Sacrifice hits : Hey ,
Klttrldgo. Double plays : Smith to Tinker
to Cross ; Ultchey to Cllngman to Decker.
First base on balls : Oft Powllnir , 0 : oft
Callahan , 4. Struck out : By Dowllng. 3 ; by
t-iilltthim , 2. Hit by pitched ball : Clarke ,
Decker , Tucker. Wild pitch : Cnllnhan.
Balk : Callahan. Loft on bases : Louisville ,
7 ; St. Louis , 7. Time of game : Two hours
and ten minutes. Umpire : O'Day.
Itedn I'liiy Hull.
CINCINNATI. Sept. 3. The Keds wen
today's game by superior work on the
bases. The feature of the day was Miller's
Kcorlng from second base on an Inlleld
putout. Attendance , 2,286. Scorej
Totals . . . . 4 9 27 li 1 Totals . . . . 2 8 24 13 0
Cincinnati 20100001 I
Washington 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-2
Earned runs : Cincinnati. 2 : Washington ,
2. Two-base lilts : Mcl'hce , Mercer. Three-
base hit : McPnee. Stolen base : Anderson.
Double plays : Corcoran to Mel'hee to
Vaughn. First base on balls : Hy Dwyer ,
3 ; by Dlneen. 3. Hit by pitched ball : Dl
neen , 1. Struck out : Hy Dlneen. 1 ; by
Uwyer. 1 Wild pitch : Dlneen. Time : Ono
hour and fifty minutes. Umpires : Kins lie
and Mi-Donald
STANDING OF TIIK TEAMS.
Played. Won. Lost. Per C.
Cincinnati US 75 43 C3.6
Boston Ill 71 42 63.2
Baltlmoro ill i 42 62.2
Cleveland 1U ( X 4i3 59.3
Chicago 111 ! 51 56.0
New York 115 K\ \ 52 64.S
Philadelphia Ill : 50 49.5
I'UtbblirK 1M K > 61 49.2
Louisville 117 4S l 41.0
Washington ill 40 74 3V1
St. Louis US S2 Sti 27.1
Games today : PitUburg nt Chicago ;
Cleveland at Cincinnati ; St. Louis nt Louis
ville.
"Diieky" Holme * Aunlii In Trouble.
LOt'lSVlLLU , Ky. , Sept. 3. "Ducky"
Holmes , the Baltimore left Holder who has
Just been reinstated by the league after his
trouble with Frcedmnn of the New York
club , is again lit trouble , President Pulllam
of the LoulsviHo club threatens to huvu
Ho rnrvfl before thi longu board of ills-1
upl lie to answer to the charge of h vlns
I'Jipll | > < l , ft vile epithet to Major HUKhts ,
chief of the Louisville fire department , dur-
n.i , ° . . Ht K"1 ° f the Haltlmoro Herl s.
AHiuavits supporting the charge have been
Hied.
s or THU WKSTHHV i.i\ ti : .
Inillniinpoll * nnil Coltinilum IJlvltle a
Toiiffh Pair.
INDIANAPOLIS , Sept. 3-Tho Chain- ,
plons and Wanderers broke even today.
I'hllllps let the visitors down with two hits
nnd won the first game. Scott was batted
out by Columbus and Walters by Indian-
api-lls In tha second game Both llawloy '
and Ollpatrlck , who succeeded them , were I
wild und It was anybody's game until the
lust man was out. Attendance , 1,200. Score ,
nrst gome :
Indianapolis . . . .0 0002400 6 S 4
Columbus 0 0000001 0 1 2 1
Batteries : Indianapolis , Phillips and Ktt-
hoe ; Columbus , Jones and Sullivan.
Score , second game :
'
Indianapolis . . 0-13 15 7
Columbus 5 0043110 0-14 16 4
Batteries : Indianapolis , Scott , Hawlcy
and Lynch ; Columbus , Walters , Gllpat-
rlck. Buckley and Sullivan.
DKTBO1T , Mich. , Sept. 3.-Buelow'3
three-bagger In the ninth tied the score
and the locals won on Stnlllnes' hit , scor
ing Huelow. Score :
IUI.K.
Detroit I 0010220 2 8 11 6
Milwaukee . . . .I 0022002 0 7 9 7
Batteries : Detroit , Thomas and Wilson ;
Milwaukee. Taylor and Spccr.
KANSAS CITY , Sept. 3.-The Blues today
gave the poorest exhibition of the national '
game that has been seen In Kansas City
this season. Friend was hammered hard
from start to finish. I'hllltppl also wns hit
freely , though ho kept the hits scattered. I
Score :
Minneapolis . . l-n'l6 4
Kansas tily..O 1120020 0-6 II 5 !
Hattcrlo.i : Minneapolis , Phllllnnl and
Dlxon ; Kansas City , Friend and Wilson.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Hrpt. ,1. tiauli went up
in tbo air in the seventh nnd Fisher did
likewise In the ninth. Score :
St. Paul 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 0 3- 'ld G
St. Joseph . . . .00003320 0 S 9 G
Batteries : St. Paul , Denser and Spies ; St.
Joseph , Daub , Fisher and lIollltiKSWorth.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
I'lnved. Won. Lost. Per C.
Milwaukee 125 76 49 60.S
Indianapolis 120 73 47 GD.g
Kansas City 121 72 49 53.5
Columbus Ill 64 50 56.1
St. Paul 122 US 54 55.7
Detroit 119 < 73 3S.7
.Minneapolis 126 43 83 31.1
St. Joseph 118 10 "S 33.9
Oanits today : Indianapolis nt Columbus ;
Detroit ut Milwaukee ( two games ) ; Minne
apolis at Kansas City ; St. Joseph at St.
OltlCI.VALS MIS13 TUB FIIIST OXI3.
Atehlnoii Prove * Too Kory for IItick
Kellh'N I.lttlc lloyn.
For the llrst time this season on the homo
grounds Buckerlno Keith nnd his Originals
were skinned yesterday afternoon. This
was accomplished hv the Atchlson team by
a score of 7 to 2 and they . [ ill it simply for
the reason that they outplayed Buck's pets
all around.
It was a nlco sort of a same , however ,
particularly on the part of the Kansans.
The Atchlson lads went after the local ag
gregation as if they knew every point ot
iankeo Doodle's game from alpha to
omega. Although they made a. few me
chanical errors , they played base ball all
the time. They had a bunch of tricks up
their sleeves that the Originals were not
on to and this enabled them to pull out of
bad holes so often that It appeared very
likely that the locals would be shut out.
The Originals , too , put up n nice mechan
ical game , but errors of Judgment marred
their work. Hendy Clarke twirled nnd
probably a. third of the hits accredited
against him would not be there If there
was a column In which dumb plays could
bo recorded. He was on hand with n sln-
glo that scored thu llrst run the Originals
made and the other tally was batted in by
Waller with the longest hit of the game
a beaut of a three-bHKKr. The Iteming
honors were carried off by Lawler and
Waller. Score :
ORIGINALS.
play : Warner to Rothermel. liases on
balls : OlT Clarke , G ; off Strlcklett , 2. Hit
by pitched ball : Clarke , 1. Struck out : By
Clarke , 3 ; by Strlcklett , 1 , Passed balls :
Ilowmau , 1 ; Warner , 1. Wild pitch : Clarke.
Left on bases : Originals , 7 ; Atchlnon , 10.
Time : Two hours. Umpire : Jack Con-
nelley.
The Originals nnd the Atchlson aggrega
tion will play the llnal game of
the series today and If the con
test Is like tne one of yesterday
It will bo worth seelnir Dan Taylor
will bo In the box for the Ivctthttcri. Huck
swears he will have one of the two , so that
the spectators will be entertained with a
contest for blood. The line-up will be as
follows :
Atchlson. Position. Originals.
Warner catcher Shannon
Chamb rnli. ! . . . pitcher Taylor
C. Cole first buso Lewis
Hothermel second base Bradford
Hrown third base Lawler
Iloymor short stop Waller
Howe left Held Armour
A. Cole middle Hold Whitney
Cope right Held Scully
lOanterii I.eilKlie.
Toronto , 15 ; Syracuse , 1.
Providence , 10 ; Uuffnlo , 0.
Springfield , 4 ; Wllkesbarro , 3 , Second
game : Springfield , 1 ; Wllkesbnrre , 4.
Ottawa , n ; Montreal , 1. Second game : Ot
tawa , 2 ; Montreal , 12.
HVKXTS OX THE Ill'XXIXR TltACKS.
Klrnt Day of Hue oil City Jockey Cluli
ItaeeN ( ilvex liooil .Sport.
CINCINNATI , Sept. 3 , The fall meeting
of the Queen City Jockey club at Newport
opened In a most successful manner. The
attendance was large and the betting good.
The track wan fast. A curd cf six races
furnished lively sport for the crowd. Syn
dicate l-i ' .ting prevailed at the track , but
the odds offered were most liberal and the
eight books did a big Ihilness. The meetIng -
Ing will continue until September 30. He- ,
Hulls :
First race , six furlongs : John Hoone won.
Nick Carter seconJ , Draw Lad third. Time :
' .
I'll1 *
Second race , BX ! furlongs , selling : Pie-
cola won , CliPosemltB second , Gay Parls-
lenno third. Time : 1:02. :
Third race , ono mile : non Jour won ,
Possum second , Dudley B third. Tlmo :
mi1. * .
Fourth race , ono mlle nnd nn eighth , sellIng -
Ing : Don Clarenelo won , Graham Montrose
second , Olean third. Time : 1:53 : ? ; .
Fifth race , five and one-half furlonKs :
King Carnival won , Volandles second , Pat
Onrrett third. Time : 1UM4. :
Sixth race , one nnd one-eighth miles ,
soiling : Doncella won. Kitty B second , Paul
Knuvar third. Time : l:53M : , .
CHICAGO. Sept. 3. Harlem race results :
First race , seven furlongs : Dunols won ,
Dave S second , Locuat Ulossom third.
Beconii'Vace. five furlongs : First Tenor
won. Honey Hey second , Antiquary third.
Time : 1:01. :
Third race , ono and one-sixteenth miles :
The Devls won , Azucena second , Narda
third. Time : 1:13. :
Fourth race , lx furlongs : Abuse won ,
Mary lilnck second. Tlmo Maker third.
Tlmo : 1:14. :
Fifth race , ono mlle nnd seventy yards :
Storm King wun , David Tenny second ,
What Next third. Time : 1:41. :
Sixth race , ono mlle and an eighth : Top-
must won , Plantation second , Treachery
third. Time : 1M : ? .
NKW YORK , Sept. 3. It was overpoweringly -
ingly hot at Sheopshead Hay. but a large
crowd was present to witness the Flntbush
stakes. The Futurity winner. Marttlmas ,
landed the stake In u hard drive , but It did
him no Kood , as l i wns disqualified for
fouling , and Autumn got the victory. lie-
First race , six furlongs : Lady Mitchell
won , Lambent second , 1'eep o' Day third.
Tlmo : lHi. : , . .
Second race , ono mile , selling : Gala Pay
won , Octave second , Scotch Plaid third.
Third race. Flatbush stake , five furlongs.
Autumn won , Frohslmi second , Kthelbert
third. Time ; 12S. ;
Fourth race , annual handicap , mile and a
furlong : Algol won , Th Huguenot second ,
Uancle JJarrett third. Tlmn 1:51 : 1-5.
Firth race , Futurity course : Helen
Thomas won. The Lnily In Uluo second ,
Veraolou * third Time : 1.111- $ .
Sixth race , steeplechase , short course :
Diversion won , Governor Hudd second ,
Widower third Time : 4:13. :
I1UFFALO. N Y. . Sept. 3. Jockey Coylle
broke an arm today nnd had to have three
fractured ribs mended. Parson fell In the
last round ot the steeplechase , so Injuring
himself that he was Immediately retired.
First race , polling , ono mile : Perclta
won , Infellco second , Rockweed third.
Time : 1:43 : * .
Second race , five furlongs : Prospero won ,
Kittle Kegftit second , Franklo third. Tlmo :
1:01. :
Third race , 3-ye r-olds and up , selling ,
six furlonEi : Nelllo Uakcr won , Locksley
second , Annie Lauretta third. Tlmo : 1:51 : %
Fourth race , sevtn futlones : Alice Farley
won. Ed Farrell HI second , Miss tlussle
third. Time : 1:27V4. :
Fifth race , five and one-half furlongs :
Nenda won , Florldlan second , Elurtne
third. Time : 1:09 : % .
Sixth race , six furlongs : Debride won ,
Ferryman II second , Laity Irene third.
Time : ll5i' : .
Seventh race , short course , steeplechase :
Populist won , Arrezzo second , Last Fellow
third. Time : 4.5IH.
TllOTTUKS IvIJKP SPOUTS tSUJSSIXt ! .
Clone of lleailvlllc Meetliitt wlfli Kf
eltlnur ContoHtn.
HKADV1LLE , Mass. . Sept. 3.-The grand
circuit meet closed tonight with two full
races , five heats In a race that came over
from yesterday and three heats In a race
that was declared finished on account of
darkness. With the exception ot the 2:15 :
trot , which Aloes won with case , nnd the
rue ? that was called , extra heats were
necessary to Jecido the winners , while It
took seven heats In the unfinished trot.
This latter race kept every one guessing
for nearly half the afternoon. Jasper
Ayres , after winning two heats yesterday
In easy style , slipped up In the llrst heat
today and Cut Olass came In a winner. In
the next one Ayrew went further behind
and Georglana led the Held under the wire.
Much Ado took the Ilfth heat and after
winning the next one was looked upon as
the pronable winner of the race , but In the
deciding heat he acted badly and Jasper
Ayres , although breaking almost at the
llnlnh , recovered himself and took the nec
essary third heat and the race.
Courier Journal was the favorite In the
ZOS : pace , but Giles Noyes proved too fast
for the black stallion , although losing the
second nnd third heats throuch breaks.
Courier Journal almost nailed No > es at the
wire in the fourth heat and lost the Ilfth
heat and race by n short neck.
The 2:15 : trot was won In straight heats
by Aloes , Serpol alone coming anywhere
near the son of Allerton. Indiana tooK two
heats In the 2:11 : ptico In easy style , but
made a bad break In the third. The gath
ering darkness put an end to the sport
nnd the Judges took advantage of the rule
and declared the race finished. Summaries :
2:12 : trotting , purse $1,500 ( unfinished yes
terday ) :
Jasper Ayres , b. p. , by
Irish Babe , by Ablimont
( Lee ) . 1 1 4 10 7 3 1
Much Ado , b. ( ? . , by Judge
Sallbsury-Lady Simmons
( Kennedy ) . 1010 98113
Cut Olass , b. m. , by On
ward Crystal ( Strout ) . . . . 2212844
Georglana , b. m. , by Mes
senger Wllkcs ( Noble ) . . . .11 4 2 1 G 2 2
Fred Kohl , b. h. ( Dicker-
son ) . 0 9 8 C 2 dr
Hans McGregor , ch. g.
( Klnney ) . 312 3 4 G dr
Quechy , b. h. ( IHrch ) . S 3 7 3 4 dr
Percy H , b. B. ( Saunders ) . . G 7 10 9 3 dr
D L C. b. ll. ( Moss ) . 1211 G 5 9 dr
Dick , b. g. ( Hither ) . 7 S 11 7 dr
Gayton , b. h. ( Kelly ) . 4 5 5 dr
Ruby , b. m. ( Starr ) . 5 G dr
Time : 2:09 : , 2:10 : , 2:10M : , 2:12Vi : , 2:12'i : , 2:16 : ,
2:17.
2:15 : class , trotting , purse $1,500 :
Aloes , b. g. , by Allerton , dam by
Strtithmore ( Finder ) . Ill
Serpol , gr. g. ( Curry ) . 224
Success , gr. g. ( Dcmarest ) . 11 9 2
Genrol , b. g. ( O'Nell ) . 346
Squeezer , b. g. ( Collins ) . G 5 3
Nlcol , br. g. ( Vandyke ) . 9 H 5
Donn H , c. g. ( McDonald ) . . . . 4 fi 8
Jolly Illnl , ro. m. ( Golden ) . 579
Oroen Brtno , b. h. ( Morrison ) . 787
Purity Wllkes , br. m. ( Scnborn ) . 81010
Frank Piorson , b. g. ( Lafferty ) . 10 ds
Time : 2:12'4 : , 2:13" : , 2ll i.
2:08 : class , pacing , purse $1GOO :
Giles Noyes , br. g. , by Charley
Caffery-Hexlon ( Rush ) . 1 4 6 1 1
Courier Journal , talk , h. , by
Wllkes Boy , dam by The King
( Golden ) . 2 1122
Monopole , c. g. ( Demnrest ) . 5 3 2 3 3
Quadriga , c. K. ( Miller ) . 32344
Heana , gr. m. ( Stlne ) . 4 5 4 5dr
Prince Albert , b. g. ( Blrney ) . . . . 6 G 5 ds
Time : 2:07'i. : 2-.OSU , 2:10& : , 2:03 : * ; , 2:11 : % .
2:11 : class , pacing , purse $1,500 , ( called on
account of darkness ) :
Indiana , b. Kby Lund of Dcllalr-
Marshall Mnro ( McCarthy ) . 1 1 7
Hangcllne , br. m. , by Duplex ( Mc-
Lauchlln ) . 5 S 1
Sterling , ch. m. ( Carmlchael ) . 472
L M C , br. h. ( Reid ) . G 2 5
Charlie , blk. g. ( Dlnney ) . 258
Terrlll , sc. K. ( Giles ) . 363
Nellie Bruce , b. m. ( Inert ) . 734
Hanna Duplex , b. m. ( Blrney ) . 964
Dragon , b. h. ( Paul ) . 8 ds
Time : 2:07i : , 8:10 : % , 2:10V4. :
FL.YI.M ; DUTCHMAN'S tiins.vT PACK.
Waller Ilreakn Several IteeonlH anil
I > efeatM Henry Smith.
BALTIMORE , Sept. 3. Frank Waller ,
the champion long distance bicycle rider ,
commonly known as the "Flying Dutch
man , " defeated Henry Smith , champion of
Maryland , today In a twenty-four-hour
paced blcyclo race , in which he conceded
twenty-four miles to the local man.
At the finish tonight Waller had reeled
off 494 2-3 miles , thus beating the American
record of 486 miles , held by Grimm. The
llfty-mllo record went In one hour and
fifty mlnutes.soventeen seconds better than
the previous ono made by Waller himself.
Then the two-hour record went over. Miller ,
the six-day champion , held this record at
llfty-ono miles nnd 1,670 yards. Waller's
record was llfty-Ilvo and one-sixth miles.
All American records from thirty-five miles
up were beaten. Waller kept on making
records and establishing a new ono for
six hours behind human pace. Cordang
holds the mark with 165 miles und 1,500
yards behind motorcycle pace. Waller's
distance was 161 1-6 miles , three and live-
sixths behind the Cordang performance.
Waller rode 175 miles In C:29i6 : : 1-5. After
this the sun came out so hot that human
nature could not stand thu strain nnd thu
pace dropped off durnlg the balance of the
day.
r.AUUI.NKIl AV1XS K1VR-MIM3 KVI3XT.
National Cluiniuloiinlilu ( iocs to tlie
Ktmtern Uraek.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 3.-About 4,000
people attended the national circuit race
meet of the Glenwood wheelmen. All the
races were well contested. The big event
of the day was the flvo mile national
championship , professional , race , won. by
Gardiner. The unlimited pursuit wns easily
won by Fred Titus. Results :
Flvo mlle national championship , profes
sional : Arthur Gardiner won , F. A. Mc-
Farland second " ' "
, "I'luggcr Hill" Martin
third , Tom Cooper fourth , O. L. Stevens
Ilfth. Time : 10:45 : 2-5 ,
One mile , handicap , professional : If. It
Stevenson (80 ( yards ) won , B. Oldlleld (75
yards ) second , J. A. Shomo (90 ( yards ) third ,
W. M. Trott (110 yards ) fourth. Time :
2:02 : 1-5.
XTnllmlted Australian pursuit race : Fred
J. Titus of Now York against Joseph Ver-
nloa of Philadelphia , Titus won , catching
Vernlos at thro * miles and two and one-
half laps. Time : 8:162-5. :
MUROM AtkliiNon mid Craven Winner * .
CHICAGO. Sept. 3. In the finals In the
doubles of the women's tonnla tournament
today Miss Juliette Atkinson and Miss
Craven defeated Miss Pound and Miss Wl-
iner , 6-3 , 2-6. 2-6 , 6-4 , C-4. Miss Neely de
feated Miss Balk In the single scml-llnals
6-0. 6-1.
The llnals in singles between Miss J. At
kinson and Miss Neely will bo played Mon
day afternoon and the championship round
between the winner and Miss Pound , the
present western champion , Tuesday after
noon.
Illn Untile Oetolier 1. .
NKW YORK. Sept. 3. Jim Corbett. who
arrived here nt noon today , met "Kid" Mc
Coy nnd they arranged to fight their pro
posed battle October 13 nt Buffalo. Cor
bett left for Asbury Park tonight and will
resume training on Monday. Mi-Coy will
return to Saratoga.
Corbott said : " 1 have decided to quit the
ring after this light , win or lose. "
\VorliP * Trotting liecoril for Half Mile
TOLEDO , Sept. 3. Temper , owned by W.
M. Cummer of Cleveland , today broke the
world's trotting record for a half mlle
track driven to wagon , making the remark
able tlmo of 2IS. : The event occurred nt
the nmtlnee civen by the driving clubs ol
Toledo and Cleveland.
TeiiilerM n llealilenee to Ilrooke ,
GUAYAMA , Porto Rico , Sept. 2. ( Delayed
In Transmission. ) Captain Palma of the
Spanish civil guard brought General Brooke
today , under a flag of truce , a dispatch from
Captain General Maclas , extending to the
American general the use ot his private
residence nt Rio Pledrns. ncnr San Juan ,
1 during General Brooke's May there.
I The health of the troops hero Is steadily
'
Improving. The Panama has galled for the
' I'nlted States with 100 convalescents lenv-
I Ing more than 150 mm in the hospitals.
General Brooke leaves far Rio Pledraa to-
i morrow.
POPOCRATIC TOY TICKET
( Continued from Fifth Page. )
end ward. Fifteenth nnd Williams street ;
Third ward , 1120 Capitol avenue ; Fourth
vard , 220 South Seventeenth street ; Sixth
ward , Twenty-fourth and Spruce street ;
Seventh ward , 1312 Park avenue ; I tnth
ward , Twenty-ninth and Fnrnsworth street.
In the outlying districts the polling
places will bo as follows : West Omnlm ,
Jundee school house ; Chicago. Kleiner's
mil ; Valley , opera house ; Florence , city
mil ; East Omaha , school house district No.
61. In South Omahatho , polling places will
bo as follows : First ward , Twenty-fourth
street between M nnd O streets ; Second
ward , McGucklns' hall , Q and Twenty-fifth
street ; Fourth ward , old school house ,
Thirty-third nnd J streets.
The precincts which are blank will be
completed during the week.
Prntt Can Name Him
The Sixth Ward republican club last night
adopted a resolution allowing Nelson C.
Pratt , Its candidate for county attorney , to
Bclcct the delegation to the county nomlnnt-
ng convention.
Iteturnlnir Soldier * from I'orto Illeo ,
PONCE , Island of Porto lllco , Sept 3.
The United States transport Mississippi
sailed this morning for New York , having
on board the Pennsylvania cavalry and ar
tillery.
You Invite dlsnppoplntment when you ex
periment. DeWltt's Little Early Risers arc
idcasant , easy , thorough llttlo pills. They
euro constipation and sick headache Just as
sure as you take them.
IOWA NEWS ,
Ciiillty or I.lln-lliiK n
STORM LAKE , la. , Sept. 3. ( Special. )
The jury In the llruco libel case- was In
structed by Judge Qunrton. The court in
substance told the jury if it found that
Judge Hclsell had not changed the bonds
nnd records that the defendant was guilty
of libel , nnd if ho did change them that
defendant was not guilty. The jury re
turned a verdict of guilty in about thirty
minutes , but ouo ballot being necessary to
determine the matter. The Jury was com
posed chiefly of farmers , drawn from all
parts of the county. The. people hero who
attended the trial in great numbers unani
mously approved the verdict. Every possi
ble opportunity was given the defendant to
prove the charge against Judge Helsoll , but
ho utterly failed. This Is the case where
Judge Hclsell was charged with having
changed the official bond of a county treas
urer.
I.iimlH la Demand.
DES M01NES , la. , Sept. 3. ( Special. )
When the land office opened up nt 9 o'clock
on Tuesday morning there was a line of
fifty men and one woman ready to file upon
the 1,200 acres of land opened for settle
ment in 1'alo Alto and Clay counties of
this state. After they had got through the
filings ot the Milwaukee Railway company
were taken upon COO acres of the land ,
which it claimed by reason ot the fact that
under the land grant of 18ti4 it was en
titled to every odd section and that there
were 600 acres belonging to the odd sec
tions in the land offered. The counties ot
Clay and Palo Alto also filed claims under
the swamp land act of 1851 for 600 acres.
It is claimed by some of the settlers that
the Milwaukee company sold to them its
rights some time ago.
Ono Chilli ICIIlH Another.
BROOKLYN. la. , Sept. 3. ( Special. ) A
fatal accident to llttlo Horace , 7-year-old
son of James Mauatt of this city , occurred
Tuesday evening. With three neighbor boys
ho was playing at lassoing wild horses. The
lasso was thrown over the head of Horace
and fell to the feet , when a quick Jerk was
given to tighten the noose nnd the llttlo fel
low was thrown to the ground , breaking the
collar bone in two places and rupturing a
blood vessel In the head , causing a blood
clot on the brain. After about three hours
of terrible suffering Horace died.
Numerous SiileH at Itlvrrlou.
R1VERTON , la. , Sept. 3. ( Special. ) Yes
terday was a record breaker In the way of
real estate and business transfers for this
part ot Fremont county. Sam lloub sold his
farm of 146 acres to Jacob Hydlngcr of Ham
burg for $6,000. Rudolph Grapes sold his
largo faim to Mr. J. Hydlnger. The River-
ton Cash Store people disposed of their large
Btoro to a man from St. Joseph , Mo. ,
nnd A. M. Louie disposed of the Rlvcrton In
dependent olllco to Joseph Anderson and
brother from Indiana.
Throe Itlcht A nun llroKcn.
CRESTON , la. , Sept. 3. ( Special. ) Three
young Cumberland lads endeavored to Imi
tate feats performed by Huffalo Hill's wild
west performers. Turner Scarr , Uarney
Maddox and Tote Morgan , all about 15 years
of age , mounted broncos and commenced
practicing. Each boy had his right arm
broken while attempting to pick a handker
chief oft the ground while riding.
County Convention nt Creston ,
CRESTON , la. . Sept. 3. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The republican county convention
was held hero this afternoon and the follow
ing ticket nominated : Auditor , J. B. Cherry ;
clerk , R. A. Hogaboom ; recorder , A.W. .
Renshaw ; attorney. James G. Bull. The
resolutions endorse the St. Louis and state
platforms.
51 lilille-of-t he-It oiulerM Sleet.
FORT DODGE. In. , Sept. 3. ( Special Tel
egram. ) The middle-of-the-road party met
in this city today nnd nominated C. Norellus
of Crawford county for congress from the
Tenth district , against lion. J. r. Dolllver.
nominated by the republicans a few weeks
ago.
I on n Xei M Xotew.
Missouri Valley Is constructing a hot
water heating plant.
Four thousand Odd Fellows picnicked at
the Cherokee gathering.
Atlantic's big band has gone to the Cin
cinnati Grand Army reunion.
Clarion entertained 1,000 Sunday school
teachers and pupils for three days.
The summer session of the Sioux City dis
trict conference Is being held at Lemars.
Ida Grove citizens have made up several
purses for soldiers who have returned from
the front , eick.
Alice Boyle , while boating with her sweet
heart at Davenport , fell from the boat unO
was drowned.
A clew has been found to the Webster Citi
bank robbers and the guilty partleo will be
arrested shortly.
Michael Hurns of Delaware county mys
teriously disappeared from his home and a
reward has been offered for information con
cerning him.
Hamburg Is having a. carnival of crime ac
cording to the local papers. It is charged
that the authorities ot that village are doing
little to suppress the criminal clement.
John Taylor , an Oakland fanner , engaged
In a dispute with John Ring , whom he had
hired to thresh his wheat. Ring set upon
Taylor like a bull drg , sunk his teeth In his
throat and lacerated Taylor's face ED that
his lower lip had to bo removed.
A boy from Algona ran away from homo
and was making a living blacking shoes In
DCS Molnes. Ho ws arrested at the Insti
gation of Ills father. A friend sued out a
writ of habeas corpus and tbo court rcleasei
him. claiming that ho Wjts Illegally de
tained.
PASSING OF "SOAPY SMITH"
Oy Wannan's Recollections of a Noted
Frontier Gnrabler ,
HIS SMOOTH AND PERSUASIVE WAYS
Smiths Life In Creoilo it ml How lie
( ii > t < hcnnic of "Son | > > " An i\-
liorlenoo ttllh I.nfe Pence
HI * TnkliiR ( Mr.
V thousand burdened burros tilled
The narrow , winding wriggling trail ;
A hundred settlers came to build ,
E.ich day , new houses In the vale ;
A hundred Ramblers came to feed
On the same settlers that was Crecde.
Slanting Annie , Gambling Joe
And "Had" Hob Ford , "S.ipollo. "
) r "Soapy" Smith , as he was known ,
llan Kamcs peculiarly their own ;
For everything was open wide ,
And men drank absinthe on the side.
This wns the running record of Creedo
camp as set down lit the time , A. D. . 1S92.
With n press franchise , n force of printers ,
a lead pencil mid a power press , the writer
iart gone to the booming camp to establish
a morning paper , with a telegraph service ,
n a town thaj had been In existence but
hree short moons and was not yet definitely
ocatcd on the mass.
It was March , and that mcann midwinter
n the mountains , eight or ten thousand
'ect above tide water. The snow was blus-
.crlnc down Windy Gulch and flecking tha
Iclt hats that covered the heads of the
motly multitude that was buying lots from
the sInto land board that had como uj :
from Denver to sell the school lands upon
which the town had been built. Lots Gold
at auction for { 100 , $1,000 nnd even $5,000 ,
that had been worth nothing a year before
and wcro worth llttlo more than nothing
a year after the sale.
The water washing down the dumps was
bad , the whisky worse and many men were
sick. Having secured a lot by the side
Smith Soapy Smith nn' when yo1 In
troublu ay no nn' I'll hep yo' . "
Tlmt Is the way we became acquainted.
Iatp when Hob Ford , the ( "layer of Jef p
Jatnrs. KOI gay and shot up thn town , raus-
Ing John H. Spears to Jump Into the dor
mitory of thi Heebo house and frighten the
servant girls alniott to death , the Chronicle
roasted Ford. Ford ald he would kill
Tabor , the local man , for criticising his
conduct. HartlKitn. the rlty editor , for
printing It and the editor for running such
a paper. Now came Soapy of his own mo
tion , standing for the editor , who was un
armed , and the desperado was awed Into
quiet.
And ithat Is the way they became friends.
Gambler Jou Simmons , one of Soapy's
"worklnsmen , " died suddenly two days be
fore the ( Irst Issue nt the Chronicle and
Soapy gave him a big funeral. Standing
at the open grave ho opened champagne ,
pouring Bomo Into the grave and drank
some , saying as he did so : "Here's to Joe's
toul over there. If there Is any over there , "
nnd passed the bottle to his next friend.
The description of that funeral , which
llartlgan wrote for the first Issue , gave the
Chronicle a start nnd made It welcome * at
the exchange table before It wns t\u > daya
old. It's a mistake to assume that gam
blers do no good. Joe Slmmcns helped
make the Chronicle.
Dolnu a I'llnrlin.
One day a man came over from Chalk
Creek to burn a lot of money that ho had
just received for a group of claims. At
dusk , when ho entered the Chronicle olllce ,
his trousers wcro stuffed like the trousers
of a foot ball player stuffed with money.
His face was Hushed and his eyes dancing.
He was a miner by profession , a gambler
by Instinct nnd a deep drinker. He told
Taber frankly that he had expected a re
porter would find him out nt the hotel , but ,
seeing the paper was shy on enterprise , ho
had come In to give up the news of the
Chalk Creek district. Ho hinted that see
ing his name repeated In the paper would
help him over nt the new camp , where ho
was innyor. maslslratc , postmaster and
notary public. "If that likeness could go
on the llrst pace , " ho said sliding a photo-
AUTOGRAPH PORTRAIT OF JEFFERSON R. SMITH , JR.
of the llttlo river that ran through the I j
camp , the first payment upon which was ]
$100 , wo turned , tired , cold , homesick nnd
hungry to walk away. j |
The Frontier Joint.
In a little bushlecs spot by the roadside
w.is a board shanty , upon the door of which
was tacked a tin beer sign. Inside halt n
dozen worklngmcn .laborers or miners they
might be were sitting on wooden benches
about the stove. They had been in ani
mated conversation , but hushed It na they
noted the entrance of a newcomer. Ons
small man with pale , lustcrless hair nnd
cold gray eyes , was recognizable as Tom ,
the shell man "Troublesome Tom , " they
called him. I had seen a carpenter : iauso
at Tom'a three-legged stool that day , watch
the game for a moment , then slowly ellle
his tool bag from his shoulder to the ground ,
put $5 on the table nnd pounce upon one of
the shells. He lost this $5 and $2 more ,
called the shell man a thief and demanded
his money back.
"Yes , " said the man with his cold crco
fixed upon the top of the mountain. "I
presume that' . * what you wonted with my
money to give It back. "
Now the carpenter wns pushed aside by
a man who could guess. This man was
able to win three times out of five.
Seeing that the game could bo beaten
a merchant from Denver put down $10 ,
tried again nnd lost. Crumpling a $50-blll
In hie left hand the merchant watched the
two half shells for a moment and then
made n grab. "Turn It over , turn It over , "
he demanded excitedly , dropping the
crumpled bill. Tom turned It over , but
there was nothing in It nothing for the
merchant.
"Why didn't you turn U yo'sef ? " said n
man with a fouthcrn accent and a full black
beard ; "that fellow's a shark. "
The merchant glanced at hla questioner ,
fished another bill and watched the shells.
Suddenly ho nailed ono ot them. "Tako
yo' hooks off that shell. " said the dark
n < an to Tom ; "and. let the gentleman turn
It over. "
"I don't ece any money , " Bald Trouble
some Tom.
"There's ray money , " said the merchant ,
dropping the bill.
"You bet fifty ? "
"I bet the bill , " answered 'the ' merchant.
Now iho shell man move < l his hand from
the shell and allowed it ito hover over the
new note.
The man turned the shell , slowly , but the
pea was not there. Even as ho turned it
Tom's velvet fingers closed on the $100 bill.
' Introduction.
Now this same man with 'the ' Georgia
pronunciation came from behind the pine
bar and spoke to rue. Ho had no whiskers ,
but I could swear that ihia was the man
that had helped the merchant play oft the
hundred.
"Yo' th' a'tlst that's goln' to staht the
dally papah , eh ? " ,
"Yes , " I answered , and as my eyes wan
dered over the faces of the company my
mind went back to Denver. "Goodbye , "
Colonel Ark I us of the News had sulil ;
"when you como back you'll bo wearing n
wooden overcoat. " There was something In
the air of this place that recalled the cole
nel's prophecy.
"Goln' to make wau on the gamblahs ? "
asked tbo dark man.
"Not for gambling. "
"What to' , then ? "
"Sandbags , alx-sbootcrs and masks , " was
the reply.
"Well , sch. If that's yo' gait we can gal
lop In the same heat , " said ho enthusiastic
ally , offering me his hand. "My tiamo la
graph over to the reporter , "I'd bo willing
| to pay for the cut. " He offered to "open
wine" for the gang , printers nnd all , If
they would Join him nt the Albany for a
midnight feed.
In the twilight of the following day ho
called again. Ho was not nearly so frisky.
The stulllng was gene from his trousers
and the twinkle from his eyo. Pulling a
chair up to the reporter's desk ho began to
pour out the story of his undoing. Hartl-
gan , seeing a smile beginning to play about
the tmooth face ot the reporter , went over
to give Taber on assignment , and Vaughn ,
the master mechanic ( and general manager
In the editor's absence ) canio In from thu
back room.
Half an hour later the man went out.
I "Say , " ho called back from the door. "You
I don't need to mention names , but I'll stand
| by the paper If you give the outfit a good
| roast. "
Taber had written the heading for the
expose In the presence of the Chalk Crocker
and ho had cheered and applauded It
When ho picked up the paper on the fol
lowing morning he wns delighted to see
that it had not been changed or softened ;
CONSPIRACY.
A DEEP LAID PLOT TO DO A MAN OF
MONEY.
Business Men to Form n Union to
Protect Themselves Against the
Sharks.
And there was the miner's "likeness" on
the front page , top of the column and rlgh
up against pure reading matter.
The miner had admitted , In the Inter
view , that ho had been In the habit o
bucking the tiger at the Orleans club , kep
by one Sapollo Smythe , and that he hac
dropped several small wads there. Finally
one of his men up at the mines , who unoi
to deal faro at El Paso , said ho could beat
Soapy's game , but it would take tlmo am
money. For $500 to him in hand paid this
Texas man would go down to Crcede , get a
Job dealing at the club , and allow his frieiu
to break the bank.
( inn I'luy.
It was so simple and easy that the miner
finding himself heeled , gave the Texas man
the money , the man got the Job ( he couli
deal brace ) and down came the tin-horn to
tap the till.
The Texas man was "honest , " but Soapy
looking In the mirror , sow the now mat
fooling with the box nnd when the game
opened linil another switched In.
At llrst the Chalk Creek man lost heavily
but ho cared no more for his money thar
the Texas man did for his life , nnd laughcM
aa ho unloaded. His roll wns half gene
before ho won a bet. Now he left off Joking
and began to watch the dealer. In a llttlo
while hla money was ( lowing Into the til
again , and ht began to double up. There
wns no Improvement. The miner hltchei
a six shooter round BO that the Texas man
could eeo It , nnd the Texas man's moutt
began to twitch. Reaching Into n drawer
the dealer lifted a revolver and laid It near
hla right hand.
"I call you , " said ho , In a voice soft am
low , nnd without more ado the Chalk Creek
man reached for his gun. Instantly Soapy
wan between them.
" 0 , gentlemen , gentlemen ! " said he.
The two men put away their guns , a new
dealer took the chair and the game went
on.
Soapy signed to the Texas man to approach
preach the bar. "Here's a hundred for your
week's work. Get a drink and a cigar am
take the trail for Texas. "
"Wh what's up. Soapy ? "
"Oh nothing much , only If you're hero
when that mickfr poe * brokn he'll kill you.
He thinks you been robbln' 'tin an' If you
' ' with . nn'
haven't you'vo been crooked me.
In that cane the rules o' the hou e make It
ny duty to put your light out m'se'f. see. "
A few mlnulM later a elgnr went burning
loni ? the trail thai lay by the banks nf
ho Rio Grande.
That , In substance. wn the story told
iy the miner , vi-rllled by "Snpollo , " ami
ilnleit In the Morning Chronicle.
tlolntr I.OMilril.
A few weeks Inter Soapy camp tn ono
iflernoon with t\\o revolvers , n rllle and a
hotgun.
"Fellah's Jumped yo' claim. " Mid he ,
eatilng the shotgun ngitlnst the editor's
lesk. "I Just brought these things along lu
case you all might be shy on flghtln'
'ons. "
"How's that ? " nskcd the editor.
"Why , that fellah Strccpy's druv pllln' In
ho rlveh , built n house on 'cm an' tu'ncd
.he rl\eh thu' yo' lot.
"Well , what can wo do about It ? "
"Ho ? why make the dam' houn' Jump out
h' w hutch nn' take the house. "
"Sircepy'll fight , won't he ? "
"O , yes , he'll fight , but you all must go
icclcd or not go nt nil. If you want me
I'll go along Just for excitement. "
After consulting Vaughn , the foreman ,
who had lived a great deal In the mines.
ho editor concluded to let the lot go. nnd
Soapy , taking up his arsenal , went out.
At the end of 1S.I2 the historian added
another stanza to the running record ot
Crcede camp :
rhu uutunui wind * blow blcnk nnd chill ,
The sighing , qiilvcrliiK aspen waves
About the summit uf the hill ,
Above the unrororded graves
When halt , abandoned burros food ,
And coyotes call and this Is Creedo.
Slanting Annie , Gambler Joe ,
And "Had" Hob Ford are sleeping there ,
Hut slippery , sly "Sapollo , "
He Hocms to Hliun the golden stair.
e's turned his time to livelier tricks
He's doing Denver politics.
anil llorrlcH ,
Strawberries were fiO ccnls n box In Den
ver. Hon. Ixifo Pence , candidate for con-
; rcss , had brought u box homo for his fum-
ly and himself. As the future famous
congressman passed Into his yard he glancot
jvor the low frnco nnd saw his nclghbar'a
joys sitltng on the scant lawn , each with a
X of berries between his knees. When
they had eaten all they cftuld hold they
played Indian by painting each other's tacca
with rlpo berries nnd gave what wns left to
the "poor" children who lived lu the block.
As thu coming congressman , stood watchIng -
Ing the boys < the gentleman who lived next
leer came home to luncheon. The two incn
exchange ! "good morning" nnd then the
prospective legislator Bald "that ho had been
asked to name a democrat lu his ward for
ludgo of election. If his neighbor would
! > e good enough to give his name the candi
date would bo pleased to hand It In. nnd lie
made ready with pencil nnd note book.
"You'ro a democrat , I presume. Mr. it li
ter "
"O ! yea , I'm a democrat all right enough. "
said tbo father of the strawberry Itors.
"And would you bo willing to serve ,
Mr. - "
"Smith , " said the man , smilingly. "Jeff
erson Randolph Smith , Jr. , culled 'Soapy'
for short. "
The man dropped hln pencil and note Iwolc
us Soaay went laughing across the lawn
leading his llttlo children by the hand.
Pence had not dreamed that the notorious
short-card , shell man and all-around smooth
Eph was the head of the quiet nnd ap
parently happy family next door.
1'itrewell to Creeile.
Later Soapy went traveling and favored
the writer with some odd and Interesting
letters. The llrst came from South America ,
nearly two years ago , another from Havana
and still another from Juncau. 1 answered
that ono and asked for the truth about the
Klondike , for I could rely upon what Soapy
said , and ho answered from New Orleans.
A few weeks later ho walked Into the
olllco of a Now York magazine , In which
ho had rend many of my storlctf , Introduced
himself and asked for me. The next news
I had of him was from Skagwny , enclosing
the following :
NOTICE.
TO THE SKAGWAY MILITARY CO :
Gents : A meeting wns called for the 22d ,
but has been postponed tilt Tuesday the 29th
of March , 1808. All members will bo notified
where to report. Respectfully ,
JEFF R. SMITH. Captain.
JOHN FOLEY , First Lieutenant.
It seemed to mo that this thoughtfulnes.l
nn the part of n man who nnd once stood
for mo at a killing , nnd offered to do It
again , deserved a reply. So I wrote him
briefly , concluding :
"Write mo when there is anything that
will make a story , and bo sure to wire mo
when they hang you , which will doubtless
occur during the coming summer. "
This letter probably never reached him ,
as po wire came back.
HimHe Slinllleil.
On the 7th of Juno a miner lost a bag of
gold In "Jeff Smith's Parlors , " at Skagway.
The man made a nolso about it , the citizens
got together , Soapy got drunk and went out
to light them all. Arriving nt the place
where an Indignation meeting was being
held , Soapy found five men guarding the en
trance. He rapped Frank Reid , the city
engineer , over the head with a rifle. Held
snapped his pistol at Soapy and Soapy al.ot
him in the grolu. Standing on ono foot
Reid put three bullets Into Soapy , killing
him Instantly.
Soapy must have lived altogether about forty
years. Ho had made many friends nnd about
as many enemies. He got his name. Soapy ,
because of a quiet little business ho used
to drive In Denver. Ho would take a num
ber of square bits of soap , wrap them in
soft paper , enclosing In some ( but not In
all ) $ ! , , $10 , $20 nnd $50 bills , then for a
sum of money , fixed by himself , ho would
allow any man In the audience to guess
which of the little packages had money. Very
often the thing was blank , but the manipulator
later al\iys allowed the Btrangcr to keep
the Boap. Hundreds of nthcrti have done the
same thing , but no man over did It as
smoothly us the original Soapy.
Ho had won many a fortune , and llko
most gamblers probably died poor. So far as
the knowledge of the writer extends ho
never killed a man , but llko all men who
are Inclined to bo gunny and bad , he died
suddenly , awfully , and with his boots on.
CY WARMAN.
Settle \\aleliiiiukern' Strike.
CHICAGO , Sept. 3. The strike at tha
Elgin Watch works linn been settled , at
least temporarily. A three-hour conference
was held at the office ot the company In this
city today. President GomperH and Vleo
President O'Conncll of ( ho American Federa
tion ot Labor , representing the men , and
President Avcry , Manager Cutter and other
ofllcera were present In the Intdrest of tin )
corporation. It was agreed between thu
parties that all the men should return ID
work In their former positions without dis
crimination next Tuesday ; that the work
on the watch movements , about which the
trouble arose , Is to bo carried on under a
test for two weeks ; that the rate of wages
to bo paid during test to bo the average
\\Mges earned during May , Juno nnd July ot
this year ; that on or before October 10 thu
company will hold a conference with th
representatives of the men for the purpose
of adjusting the wage Buile.
Doiilhhoil Hi-Mini nt ( iiillf.
SAOINAW. Mien. . Sept. 3. Charles F.
Rice , alias Edward Lauz , was dyin at the
central pollco utation today when a deputy
United States marshal arrived there to
urreat him. Rice had been held on com
plaint of assault and battery , made by his
wife , but according to local nnd poatoinuo
ilolcctlvcH ho has bevri ddfraudlng Inminniuo
companies by means ot faUe Injuries , und
had served time In nn eastern prison for
Bln'llur ' Crimea. Rice left Icttern auylng that
lu W.'IR an Innocent victim of persecution ,
wuo 'took uiorphlno to end hlu troubles.
