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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, UCTOBEK 8, 1803. OH, LEVY, YOU'RE BAD Portland Can't Win While You Are the Whole Thing, HE MAKES A GIFT TO OAKLAND iThlelmaii Pitches a Great Game, Imt What' the. Uae? What' the Matter With Mr. Van BarenT PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Yesterday's Scores. Oakland, 5; Portland, 3. Seattle, 4: Sacramento, 3. Los Angeles, 12; San Francisco, 1. Standing of the CInhs. "Won. iiObt. P. C " Ixw Angeles 104 58 .642 V San Francisco ...... 83 SI .621 ,: Sacramonto 82 78 .COO " Portland C9 84 .451 SeatUe 75 88 .438 i Oakland ........... 07 87 .435 i 1 .................... If there Is a fiercer umpire than Bubo Levy, won't the Pacific Coast League officials please trot him put, and send him to Portland? This same bunch of Pacific Coast League officials boast of starting with three umpires beg pardon, one umpire and two false alarms, Leiy and Jim McDonald and they also boast that they will finish the season with them. Maybe they will, but a few more exhibitions such as Levy gave yesterday afternoon may call for the coroner's official attention, and a revision of the boast of the Coast League magnates. Really, there was nothing to the game but Levy. It was a eort of Pan-Levy affair, with the official of ball and strikes guarding the interests of Pete Lohman's crew, like a -miser would his ill-gotten pelf. If Levy's name had been on Peter's payroll he could not have spent a more Industrious afternoon in his services. Thielman pitched a four-hit game and struck out five Oaklanders. It is true that one was a triple and one a two bagger, but they were scattered through the whole nine innlrgs, and never came two In a cluster. It's true, also, that there were four errors behind the play ing of the Browns, Just two more than was chalked up against Oakland, yet the Browns clouted Cooper for eight bingles, a couple of which were good for extra bases, and still they could not win not with Levy's strenuous endeavor to help poor old Oakland out of the cellar. The game In spots was the real article for which the crowd is wont to pay their cash to see, but for the main part it was decidedly off color. This bunch of Coast League pitchers seems to have taken Van Buren's measure. This big fellow was a terror to twlrlers, but they are next to him. Some one of them discovered the sort of ball that he could not hit safely, and he passed it along until it' has gone the route of every pitcher, and now, if he gets a safe blngle, it's almost a mistake. Yesterday he negotiated two, and It was the nearest approach of his old form that he has Eh own in many weeks. This same Van Buren used to gladden the hearts of us all also by his perfect Holding, but. In these Autumn days, unless the ball is ballooning, we groan when It rolls out in his territory. His all-round playing has taken an awful slump. It may be that ae needs a rest, for his has been almost a. continuous performance since the sea Bon began. If this Is not the cause, it must be that the responsibility of being captain is too great for him. The latter Is hardly probable. About the thing he needs is a rest, and It would not be a bad idea to play Thielman in Ijis garden until the Deacon gets over being stale. Thielman opened the game with a pass to O'Hara . and when "Doc" Moskiman drove out his triple he scored. The genial doctor also scored a second later, when Hoilingsworth threw the ball too high for Francis to handle. With this handi cap of two and Rube Levy lying in am bush for Fred Ely's men, the Browns certainly got off bad. They did not get into the running until the fourth in ning, for a couple of double plays strung through the second and third chapters Bent them to the morgue runless. Van Buren surprised all by hitting safely to left, and Phil Nadeau made his re turn to the game felt with a two-bagger to right. Van scored on the play, but it was a tight squeeze. Gorton dropped the ball and the run was saved. A spasm .of disappointment passed over Levy's -face, when he saw that Gorton had dropped the ball. Francis singled, and drove in Nadeau. An unfortu nate bit of playing gave Oakland a run In this inning also, and it left them still one to the good. Thielman walked Schwartz. He stole second and went to third on a passed ball and scored oa a wild pitch. Levy didn't have a hand in this, but he apologized to Grandma Loh man, and of course was forgiven. In the seventh, Danny Shea's single became a run on a wild pitch. This was the last of the Browns; because Levy insisted on Cooper striking Francis out. In the closing scene Van Buren's error nnd a glaring theft of third, gave tfCruger a chance to score. Van must have thought when he fell on Kruger's hit that it was useless to try and beat the Oakland -Levy combination; so, while he was on the ground, he threw the ball anywhere Into the diamond, and Kruger went to second. While Jake Thielman was un winding he purloined third. Among the interested grandstand spec tators who watched the Levy presenta tion" was Arthur Anderson, the Browns' new catcher. Anderson did not arrive in time to get Into the game, but he will play this afternoon and poor Danny Shea will get a well-deserved rest. The score: PORTLAND. AB. R. IB. PO. A. E. Plnlrn T f 4 0 0 .2 0 0 Van Buren. c f 3 1 Nadoau, 1. f. 5 1 2 2 1 3 Francis, 3b 4 0 10 Anderson, 2b 4 0 0 0 'Freeman, lb 3 0 1 12 0 Holllngs worth, s. s.. 4 0 0 2 2 Shea, c 4 12 5 1 Thielman, p 3 0 2 1 3 Totals 34 3 9 27 11 4 OAKLAND. O'Hara, c f. 3 10 5 10 Moskiman. s. s....y.. 4 1 15 4 2 Schwartz, 2b 3 1 0 2 3 0 Miirdock. r, f.... 4 0 0 0 0 0 Kruger. 1. f. 4 1110 0 Maxtlnke, 3b 3 0 1 0 2 0 Mcsserly, lb 4 0 0 9 1 0 Gorton, c 4 0 0 4. 0 0 Cooper, p 3 1113 0 Totals 32 5 4 27 14 2 RUNS AND HITS BY INNINGS. Portland 0 00 2 0 0 1 0 03 Hits 0 0 2 4 1. 0 1 0 1-9 Oakland 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 15 Hits 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 SUMMARY. Earned runs Portland, 2. Stolen bases Schwartz. Kruger.v Bcses on balls Off Thielman, 3; off Cooptav 8. Struck out By Thielman, 5; by Cooper. 2. Two-base hits Thielman, Nadeau, Cooper. Three-base hits Moskiman. Double plays Francis to Hoilingsworth to Frcoman; Schwartz to Moskiman to Mcsserly; O'Hara to Gorton. Sacrifice hits Van Buren. Thielman. Left on bases Portland, S't Oakland, 8. Passed ball Shea, Wild pitches Thielman, 1; Cooper, 1. Time of game One,hour and 50 minutes, umpire Levy. Los Angeles Easily Downs FrIsco. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7. Today's game was too one-sided to have much Interest attached. The visitors simply walked away from the locals. In the second in ning on four hits, the Southerners scored six runs, the errors of the losers being disastrous. Hodson was hit hard but Newton, as usual, was very effective. Score: R.H.E. San Francisco 1 000000001 5 5 Los Angeles 0 6 0 0 3 0 3 0 12 12 0 Batteries Hodson and Leahy; Newton and a?an. Seattle Wins From Sacramento. SEATTLE, Oct. 7. Both Barber and Keefe pitched winning ball today, but the work of tho Seattle man In the field was cleaner cut. With one hit needed to tie the score in the ninth, Graham went to bat for Hogan and struck out. Score: R. H. EL Seattle 00000220' t 7 2 Sacramento 0 0000011 13 7 6 Batteries Barber and Byers; Keefe and Hogan. Umpire, O'Connell. WATER. BOY WILL RETIRE. Oho of His Forelegs Is Injured at the Pastern Joint. NEW YORK, Oct. 7. Water Boy, East ern champion among the race horses of the season, will not race again this year, and it is said to be considered doubtful whether he will ever face the barrier again. The horse was being prepared for the Brighton Cup contest, and was being worked slowly over the Sheepshead Bay track, when upon nearlng the end of his trial he faltered in his stride. His exercise lad pulled him up and It was found one of the forelegs was Injured at the pastern joint.- The retirement of Water Boy at this time effectually dis poses of any possible meeting with" Mc Chesney. RACES OPEX AT LEXIXGTOX. Circumstances Unansplclons, and None of Events Are Finished. LEXINGTON. Ky., Oct 7. The 31st an nual meeting of the Kentucky Horse Breeders' Association opened under in auspicious circumstances today. Sum mary: Tennessee 2:03 pace, purse $3000 (un finished) Nervola won the first heat in 2:075. Tom Keene.:KIng Direct, Major C. Suffreet. Miss Wlllamont, Dora Delpha and Dick Wilson also started. 2:07 class, trotting, purse fl505 (un finished) Fereno won the first heat in 2:11. Rythmic Susie J., Prince xt Orange, Dolly Dillon and Dan L. also started. 2:11 class, pacing, purse $1000 (unfinished) John M. won the first heat in 2:1L Cas cade. Lizzie J.. Mary Anna, Jessie S. and Bajd Harnet also started. At Worth. CHICAGO, .Oct. 7. Worth summary: Six furlongs Cyprlenne won, Agglo Lewis second. King Ellsworth third; time, 1:191-5. One mile Olympian won, Wltful second, Alfredo third; time, 1:461-5. One mile and an eighth Proceeds won. Potheen second, Falrbury third; time, 2:00. Five furlongs Cognomen won, Alllsta second, Tapila third; time. 1:05 2-5. One mile and 100 yards Mr. Dingle won. Carat second, Trocadero third; time, 1:54 1s- Six furlongs Redan won, Albemarle second, Bardolph third; time, 1:18. At St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 7. Fair Grounds sum mary: Five and a half furlongs Interrogation won. Scepter second, Harry Griffith third; time. 1:14. Six furlongs Theory won, Weird sec ond. Dr. Scharff third; time. 1:21. Six furlongs Atlas won. Miss Crawford second, Columbian Girl third; time. 1:20. Mile and one-eighth Little Scout won, Flintlock secofid, Mallory third; time, 2:00. One mile Dan McKenna won Mon sieur Beaucalre second. First Mason third; time, 1:47. Seven furlongs Aules won. Lady Dra per second, MacBeth third; time, 1:34. At Jievr Yorlc NEW YORK. Oct 7. Summary: First race, 6 furlongs, handicap Illyrla won, Judith Campbell second, Ed Tirney third; time, l:20Vi. Withers mile Rujells won, Faulcon Bridge second, Mabel Richardson third; time, 1:39. The Champagne stakes, seven furlongs Stalwart won, Pulus second. Wo tan third; time, 1:26. Selling, seven furlongs Hello won. Van Lour second, Lingspur third; time, 1:28. New Rochelle selling withers mile Wild" Thyme won, Daisy Green second; time, 1:40. - Two "starters. Selling, mile and a sixteenth over the hill Enue won, McWilllams second. Out sider third; time 1:47. 5ew Torlc ana Chlcaco Races. Direct wires. Commissions accepted. Portland Club, 130 Fifth street BERKELEY BUCKLES DOWX. Stanford's Game With Reliance Sets Them to Thinking-. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Berkeley. Cal., Oct . 7.-(SpeclaL) Stanford's ability' to score on the Reli ance eleven, a team that the California players could not down, has set the local pigskin warriors hard to work again, and vc tVio. pnoches with renewed vigor. The general air of confidence that had pervaded tho local practices has given away to hard work, and there will be less reference to the cinch that California is supposed to have on the "big game." Stanford worked an ancient and much used trick play on the Reliance eleven, and so succeeded In drawing in the club players that when the quarter broke loose with the ball there was no one be Vim aaA the coal line, and it was simply a question of running to make tho score. If Stanford can score through the use of old-time plays on a team that PflUfnrnln. could make no impression against it's time that something was do ing with the coacnes, say me Dieacuer cranks. Thi PnUfnrnln. freshmen found it DOESl- ble to score against the Palo Alto High School team Friday last a feat that the Stanford Infants could not perform, and the young players feel more confident of a victory on the 17th. The date for the Multnomah-Callfornla team has been set for October 3L on the Berkeley grid, and the Stanford-Mult- nomah game a week later at Palo Alto. The two games are looked for with much expectancy, as it will be the first time fnr spvprsl vjitk that th nnllfnrnln fn. thuslasts have had a look at Northern players. Play Only With School Tenms. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove. Or., Oct 7. (Special.) After chapel this morning the football squad held an enthu siastic rally in the auditorium. The 30 men present were very enthusiastic Coach McFadden, Captain Barnet and Manager Thomas made speeches in which they urged the importance of systematic training and the value of experience. A game had been partially arranged with Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club for next Saturday, but the faculty ruled that the 'varsity should meet no club team this year. In place of tho meet with the club a game has been arranged for Saturday with the Portland Academy team, to be played at Forest Grove The academy Is reported as having the best school team in the city. CornellNlagrara Game Cancelled. ITHACA, N.Y., Oct 7. The Cornell Niagara football game, scheduled lor to day, has been canceled BALL-PLAYER WHO EXCELS IN ANY POSITION "DOC MOSKIMAN, OF OAKLAND. "Doc" Moskiman is one of the best all-round baseball players In the Pacific Coast League. Pete Lohman originally signed him to pitch, but in juries and sickness so crippled the Oaklanders that Moskiman has been called upon to play in every department of the game but catch, and a singular fact Is that he has played every department well. His. batting has been an other feature of his game. He once led the league and today Is well up among the top-notchers. ' Being a pitcher himself, ho will not stand for "terrorising batters," a dodge which Joe Corbett has started and which other twlrlers are trying to adopt. In tho Oakland-Los .Angeles series Moskiman followed O'Hara, who had been hard hit by ono of Corbctt's "throat-cutters." When he advanced to the box, he stopped long enough to say to Corbett: "If you hit me, I'm coming after you with this bat, and Til get you. and get you good." It was noticeable that Corbett did not shove any of his curves anywhere near Mosklman's anatomy. When the season closes, Moskiman will coach tho Berkley baseball team. NOTHING TO IT BUT YALE wesleyan eleven is defeated by'tihrty-three to nothixg. Old Ell's Men Smash -to Pieces the Only Trick It Has a Chance to Show. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct 7. Yalo ran up a big score In defeating Wesleyan at football today, making 33 points to the visitors nothing. The game was marked by no sensational plays, except that Yale smashed to pieces the only trick which the visitors had a chance to show the two or three times they got the ball on punts. The Yale offense was so quick In forming and in execution that it ripped to pieces the semblance oi defense which the Wes leyan forwards tried. Harvard Defeats Bates. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct 7. In a very ono-sided game. Harvard defeated Bates today on Soldiers' field by a score of 23" to 0. Other Eastern Football Scores. At Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 5S; Haverford, 0. At Andover, Mass. Andover, 60; Dor chester A. A., 0. At Amherst Amherst 23; Bowdoln, 0. At Willlamstown, Mass. Wllllamstown, 17; Amherst Agricultural College, 0. At Princeton Princeton, 6S; Gettys burg 0. At Chicago Chicago, 23; Cornell Col lege, 0. ' At Chicago Northwestern University, IS; Chicago Dental College, 1L At Minneapolis University of Minneap olis, 5; Hamlin University, of Hamlin, 111., 0. At Swartmorfr-Xehlgh University, 10; Swarthmore College, 5. At Burlington, Vt Dartmouth, 35; Uni versity of Vermont, 0. At New York Columbia, 29; Hamilton College, 0. At Champaign, ' 111. University of Illi nois, 40; College of Physicians and Sur geons, Chicago, 0. At Chicago Chicago, 23; Cornell Col lege (Iowa), 0. COLUMBIA TEAM IS READY. Will Play First Game With Hill's' Academy Saturday. The football players of the Columbia University are doing good work under the coaching of Albert and L. Cronan, brothers, who are Jointly coaching tho team. There are practically two teams, and tney were out on the field last even ing practicing. There seems to be ev ccllent material for a strong team, com posed almost entirely of new men, only a few of the players of last year remain ing. However, the players this year en Joy the experience of Albert Cronan, who was a member of the trl-state champion team of North Dakota. He was then taught the Princeton rules, which, he says, are a great advantage under the present method. Mr. Cronan said he was hopeful of turning out a first-class team, but that it was too early to predict what tho boys will do. The are learning tho signals and players rapidly, and, after training, will make a good showing. The first game will take placo next Sat urday with Hill's Academy, which was defeated by the Pacific University recent ly. There Is always a large crowd of en thusiastic sympathizers out to witness tho practice gamfes at the University field, and tho team may depend on having good support at the opening game. Tho line-up will be about as follows: Wiley, center; Hayes, right field; Shell or Denny, left field; Martin, left tackle; More, left end; Monks, right back; Gll san. right end; Cullen, quarterback; Fred Smith, left halfback; L. Cronan, left half; A. Cronan, fullback, E. J. Fredell is captain of the team, but will not be In the game Saturday. The following Is the schedule of games as far as laid out at present: With Hill's Academy Saturday, October 10; Portland Academy Saturday, October 17; Pacific University Saturday, October 24. Other games will be provided for in due time. Columbla's Last Practlco Game. The football team of Columbia Univer sity played Its last practice game yester day before tackling the eleven of the Hill Military Academy next Saturday. It. de feated the second team of the university by a score of 10 to 0 on the school grounds. On tho 'varsity team Gleason Is develop ing into a star end player. Martin, Moore, Hayes, Ryan and Smith constitute a strong line. .Wiley will probably play center in the Saturday game. Monks kicked five out of eight goals attempted. The absence of A. Cronan weakened the team, as he is one of the star players. British Golf Champion Still in Race. PHILADEPHIA, Oct 7. The first match play round of the invitation match play tournament given by Mrs. Clement Griscom In honor of her guest Miss Rhona K. Adair, the British cham pion, was concluded at the Merlon Cricket Club links today at Haverford. The two -best-known players, MIsa Adair and Mrs. C. T. Stout formerly Miss Genevieve Hecker, still remain, and will probably fight out the final on Saturday. During the day arrangements were -made for an International woman's team match to be played on Saturday. Nine Americans will play against nine Cana dian and English women. Miss Adair will captain the English side and Mrs. Stout will head the home team. The match between Miss Adair and Mrs. Pauline Mackay was an interesting one throughout The former won at the fif teenth by four up. Great Automobile Race Begun. NEW YORK, Oct 7. The automobile race to Pittsburg via Pine Hill, Blng hamton, Bath and Buffalo, N.Y., Erie, Pa., Cleveland and Youngstown, O., be gun today at Weehawken in drizzling rain. There were 34 contesting cara and the first got away at 7 o'clock. The other cars in the contest left on about 30 seconds' headway. -Quite a largo crowd of automobile enthusiasts saw the party off. The run was along the Hudson boulevard from Weehawken to ward Newburgh. Today tha contestants expected to make the run to Pine Hill, N. Y., 13S5S miles. Automobiles Make First Stop. PINE HILij, N. Y., Oct 7. By 7 o'clock. 27 out of 34 competing cars had arrived. At S o'clock, all but four had I reached here and are quartered, lor the night BOSTON WINS EASILY Pittsburg Almost Shut Out in Championship Bali Game. ERROR IN ' EIGHTH SAVES IT Twirler Young:, for the Americans, Has the Nationals at His Mercy Immense Throng- Witnesses the Contest. PITTSBURG. Pa., Oct 7. A crowd that occupied every seat in the grandstand and bleachers and every available foot of standing room and then overflowed Into the field three or four deep, saw the Boston American League team beat the Pittsburg Nationals today in the second game here of the championship series. Young's pitching was too much for Pitts burg, and it was only through an error by Parent in the eighth inning that pre vented him scoring a shutout Attend ance, 12,322. Score: R. H. E.J R. H. E. Pittsburg ...2 6 4Boston 12 14 2 Batteries Kennedy, Thompson and Phelps; Young and Crlger. Umpires Connell and O'Day Cleveland Defeats Cincinnati. NTBWATLKL O.. . Oct. 7. The Cleveland Americans easily defeated the Cfacln- natl Nationals here today In the cham pionship series by a score of 11 to 5. The game was called In the eighth inning on account of .darkness. Attendance, 1200. Score: R. H. E.I R. H. E. Cincinnati ..5 S SCleveland ..11 15 1 Batteries Harper and Plotz; Rhoades and Abbott. Nationals Win at Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Oct 7.-Score: R. H. B. R. H. E. Nationals ..13 15 1 Americans ..3 9 Batteries Sparks and Roth; Bender and Powers. Chicago Game Postponed. CHICAGO, Oct 7. Tho Chicago Na tional-American League baseball game was postponed today on account of wet grounds. Another Keene Gets Noted Stallion. NEW YORK, Oct 7. It has been learned that J. O. Keene, the American trainer, now In Russia, and not James R. Keene, has secured control, for a term of years, of the great English-bred stal lion, Galtee More. Tho rorse Is the prop erty of the Russian government which paid the English- owners 5200.000 for him after he had won the three great classics of the British turf Derby, St Leger and 2000-guInea stake. High Ball Seeking: & Match Race. LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct 7.-W. F. Scheftel. owner of High Ball, has offered to match his horse against McChesney or Dick Wells, at ono mile, weight forage. Mr. Scheftol says a side bet of $25,000 can be given. Russians la Racing ScandaL ST. PETERSBURG, Oct 7. The trial has commenced at Moscow of several Russians who are accused of racing an American horse, William S. K. A., as a Russian horse, whereby they won $10,600. S nil Ivan Pnts Ont Forbes. OMAHA, Oct 7. In a ten-round bout between Tommy Sullivan, of St Louis, and Clarence Forbes, of Chicago, feather weights, the latter was put out in the fifth round. HUNTING DANGEROUS GAME Summer Girls in. East Catching. Go Crab- New York Mail and Express. Never since a crab walked sideways has tho sport of capturing those pugnacious and plucky little crustaceans been so popular as at tho present time. Crab bing has become a fashionable fad. Thou sands of maids and matrons, of course, with their attendant cavaliers, both young and old, along the Sound, the Shrewsbury River and the waters of Staten Island have recently forsaken ten nis and even golf to indulge in -the wild hilarity of luring tho wily crab from its lair and triumphantly landing tho scrappy little creature. There is just enough excitement in crab bing to provide a new sensation for Sum mer resort society. There Is ample op portunity for little feminine shrieks -of apprehension and alarm, affording excuse for tho spasmodic clutching of manly arms, the lifting of muslin skirts and th many girlish fascinating affectations of fear, when the monster Is landed, full of fight, perhaps exhibiting more combative courage to tho square inch than any cre ature in existence. There Is scope for the escort of the fair crab-catcher to exhibit his skill in handling the enemy, laugh ingly to endure real pain, if his method be sufficiently clumsy or his knowledge of the safe end of a crab Insufficient to save his fingers from a nip by its sharp and powerful claws. There is all sorts of fun In crabbing, of Just that bois terous unconventional kind which charms and delights the heart of the Summer girl and makes her more than usually fascin ating to that class of mankind it is her mission to bewitch and bewilder. It is believed that the present craze for craa-flshlng originated in Oyster Bay, where the children of the President have devoted much time to the sport this Sum mer. Be this as it may, from Sag Har bor around to Shelter Bay, and the entire length of the Sound, from Pleasure Bay to Atlantic Highlands on tho Shrewsbury River, and along the Staten Island shores of the Kill von Kull. crabbing Is all the rage. When the tide is running out the most advantageous time for a good catch, the links are deserted. Even the bathing grounds and the boardwalks suffer, and tho tennis nets are Idle; but from boat and jetty merry laughter peals. Delicate little hands, heedless of the coat of tan accumulating, pulsating with excitement cautiously draw lines to the surface to which are attached ugly lumps of raw beef. But perchance to these cling crabs tenacious little fellows, who refuse to part with the dainty meal until within an Inch or two of the surface. Then it is that the skillful manipulator of the "scalping net" with sudden dash and ex citing splash, does lightning work and lands the prey. Inasmuch as the real sport in crabbing does rkt consist entirely of luring them to the sivface and landing them by the rapid and skillful use of the hand-net but comes with the run of handling and securing them when landed, It Is perhaps excusable that many flshers adopt pot hunting devices, such as "drop nets" and artfully contrived wire cages, which glve"I the crab who once decides to make a meal off the tempting bait absolutely no chance to escape. For with such appa ratus, which frequently draws up two or three at a time, each with a mind to seek escape. In opposite directions, the fun of ten becomes fast and furious. But, after all, the youth who wants to -enjoy a genuine sensation and revel In real excitement in a crowd of pretty girls, cannot do better, when a good catch has been made, than accidentally upset the jLPpt full of craba within tho narrow limits of a boat This trick, however, nearly led to disastrous results one day last week on.' the Shrewsbury River near Pleasure Bay. It is perhaps better to wait and indulge in such playful pranks upon the cottage piazza. An interesting outcome of the present fad for crabbing Is tho establishment, by many Staten Island devotees, of crab aquaria, where the smallest of the crus taceans are kept-and fed until such time as they shed their outer coats and becomo softshell crabs, with their magnitude and proportions almost doubled. HE TALKED TOO MUCH. Now Aslett Mast Go to Astoria to Join His Partner. His drunken babblings .while locked up as an ordinary inebriate will be the cause of Peter A3lett's taking a trip to Astoria in a day or two. He was not recognized, for he little answered the description of tho man wanted as a witness by Chief Halleck, of Astoria. Some days ago a man named Connors was robbed in Astoria. The Chief of Po lice of that city, having captured the man suspected of the robbery, wanted to find Connors' partner, name unknown, who had disappeared. So ho sent a descrip tion to the Portland police. Officers Relslng and Carpenter picked up a man who was alighting from a train at tho Union Depot last night as the man wanted down the river. He answered tho description sent out by Halleck to a T. But the suspect knew nothing of Con nors. He gave his name as George E. Masson, 774 Missouri avenue. He was released on his own recognizance. About an hour after Peter Aslett was picked up In the North End by Officers Baty and Adams. As an ordinary drunk ho was sent to the station. While lined up against the counter Aslett babbled of Bugby Hole, and other down-river points. Captain Moore thought he would try a long-shot "Ever know a man named Connors?" he asked. "Sure, he was my nartner." So Aslett will wait for an Astoria 08100 to com9 after him. Masson was telephoned that he wasn't Connors' partner after alL Had to Pay Up or Resign. When It became a choice of returning the money paid them for extra work or leaving the police force, a majority of the men lectured by Chief Hunt forykeeplng the ?2 a day earned by them at the Irvlngton races, passed in the money. It will be turned into the police and fire relief fund. The policemen say that Chief Hunt plainly told them that If they didn't like his proposal they could quit their jobs. The entire force has been stirred up over the case for the past two days, but it was apparently decided yes terday. Joke Cannes His Death. NEW YORK, Oct 7. A Joke perpe trated by performers- on the stage of an Eighth-avenue theater is alleged to have caused the death of Joseph Jennlson. He laughed so much that heart failure set In, and he died In the lobby of the theater, where he had 'been carried by the ushers. Agrain Closed Against ringne Port. GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Oct 7. This port Is again closed-to vessels from Callao, owing to the reappearance of bubonic plague there. Record Sum for "Conscience Fund." NEW YORK, Oct 7. Collector of tho Port Stranahan has just received what Is said to be the largest single contribution ALWAYS TIRED NEVER RESTED To be tired out from hard work exercise is natural and rest is the there is an exhaustion without physical exer tion and a tired, never-rested feeling a weari ness without work that is unnatural some serious disorder is threatening the health. One of the chief causes of that "Always-tired, never-rested condition" is impure blood and bad circu lation. Unless the body is nourished with rich, pure blood there is lack of nervous force, the mus- , -1.. t,nmttlol. 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While the special car was being switched, tho trainmen, not being aware that the train had an occupant allowed It to crash Into a bumper. The jolt sent the singer tumbling to the floor, but for the shock she was not Injured. Raises Rcrrnrd for Dynamiters. HELENA, Mont, Oct 7. Word was re ceived in Helena tonight that the North ern Pacific has Increased the reward of fered for the capture of the dynamltere from 52500 to $5000. This makes the total rewards $10,500. There were no develop ments In the matter today. Mnchinlst Dies of Yellow Fever. LAREDO, -Tex., Oct 7. Thomas W. Hutton, a machinist, died here of yellow fever today. The situation in Neuvo Laredo, Mex., shows no Improvement. Re ports tonight show three deaths and q great number of new cases. Tamplco re ports eight cases. Smith n Guest of the President. WASHINGTON, Oct 7. Charles Emory Smith, ex-Postmaster-Genoral, was a guest of the President at luncheon today. Archbishop ICnin Resting Easily. BALTIMORE, Oct 7. 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