The Weekly Chronicle.
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Entered at the postoffice at Tbe Dnllet,, Oregon.
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STATE OFFICIALS.
jjvernor W. P. Lord
Secretary of State H K Kinciiid
Treasurer Phillip Vetsehan
8npt.nf Public Instruction G. M. Irwin
Attorney-General CM. idlcman
j . G. W. McBride
Senators ! , H uin-heil
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Congressmen.
State Printer.
It. nermann
( . P.. Ellis
..V. H. Leeds
COUKTY OFKIC1AI.S.
County Judge... Goo. C. Blakeley
gneriff. T. J. Driver
Clerk A.M. Kelsay
Treasurer '. Wm. Michell
. . (Frank Kincaid
" """"""""" )A 8. Blowers
Assessor F. H. Wakefield
Burveyor E. K. Sharp
Superintendent of Public Schools... Troy Bneiiey
Coroner W. H. Butts
commonitv be inconvenienced to atisfy
the selfishness of a few merchants? The
Gazette thinks not.
IT IS TOO MUCH FOR THEM.
CLEVELAND'S SUPREMACY.
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The fact of most importance in the
matter of the talk about a third term,
says the Globe Democrat, ia that there
wonld be nothing of the kind if the
democratic party had a man big enough
to command serious attention as a can
didate for a first term. ' Cleveland is not
a popular man in his party he really
has more republican than democratic
friends bat he is the only man in bis
party whom the country is disposed to
regard as possessing the qualities needed
in a president. The list of leading dem
ocratic statesmen dues net contain tbe
name of one whose record, ability and
character can be said to signalize him as
a man adapted to the duties and res
poneibilitios of that great offica. They
are all wanting in some of the essential
elements of fitness for the highest polit
ical service. I here is not one among
them who is Men rifled with any impor
ta'nt and successful measure or policy
and not one who would arouee any en
thusiasm in a campaign by reason of his
personal popularity. Hill, Whitney,
Stevenson, Bayard, Carlisle, Campbell
Morrison and the others who have been
mentioned as possibilities fall far below
the standard of first-class statesmanship
and would not be thought of for
moment if their party was provided
with the kind of leaders that it had in its
better days.
When Cleveland was first elected, he
assumed a prominence that acted as i
kind of blight upon other familiar dem
ocratic leaders. His eecond candidacy
brought defeat to his party without
lessening bis hold upon it ; and when he
was again elected, his success con
firmed and emphasized bis supremacy.
He has been the boss in tbe fullest
meaning of the word, and all of bis pro
ceedings have tended to subordinate and
belittle those who might have been bis
rivals. . The result is that he is the only
man in his party who can be talked of in
the presidential relation with conceded
propriety. It is easier to think of him
as his own successor than to think of
any other democrat as occupying bis
' place. There wonld be no third term
talk if the personal supremacy of Cleve
land could be antagonized by some man
of equal force and equal reputation for
success. But the democratic party has
no such man. Its other leaders are all
of an inferior order, and the people are
elow to accept them even as contingen
cies. Cleveland is its only champion of
recognized presidential stature. He
may or he may not be ambitious to serve
another term ; but it is a solemn fact all
tbe same that bis party is restricted to
him as the sole representative of its in
terests who strikes the country as being
large enough to discuss for the pres
idency.
6000 ROADS AGAIN.
Tbe end of the summer finds the im
portance of The Dalles as the chief com
mercial city of Eastern Oregon more
firmly secured than ever. Pendleton is
pressing ns closely and if enterprise and
determination will accomplish it, Uma
tilla's progressive city will overtake us
in tbe race. But nature has done more
for his place than she has for the com
petitive towns of Eastern Oregon and
what obstructions that have been in Ue
way are being overcome. When the
locks are finished the great impediment
to tbe growth of this section will be re
moved. Now that the problems regard
ing transportation to the outside world
have been settled the face of progress
must be turned towards the country ly
ing tributary to The Dalles. Good roads,
will secure to us the trade of a rich and
growing section. But nearty action is
necessary, as there are many competi
tors in the field. The following, taken
from the Heppner Gazette, shows that
the people of Heppner are recognizing
the growing influence of Tbe Dalles and
.that speedy means must be taken to cir
cumvent it in the interests of the other
cities ot Eastern Oregon. Says the
Gazette:
Heppner should not for a moment for
get that it is necessary to keep rustling
tor tbe interior trade. It should be very
careful indeed that The Dalles does not
bead off onr Parish creek road project,
. which they will endeavor to do, if possi
ble. This road is needed and then if
' The Dalles can offer as good a road to
their place, and as short a road, it is a
fair field and it will get its share of the
trade. The truth of the matter is,
Heppner is only about half the distance
from Mitchell as compared with The
Dalles road, and even a blind man can
see tbe result if the Parish creek road is
completed. In all fairness, must a large
It has been announced on what may
be considered very good authority, that
the democrats will not bring tariff dis
cussion into the next campaign, an
that no effort will be made to either in
crease or lower rates nor to make any
changes whatever in that direction to in
crease the revenues of the country. Mr,
Wilson says he is fully satisfied with the
working of the law as it is and declares
that it has done ail that was expected
of it.
In the face of the fact that It was
nromised that the "markets of the
world" would be opened to the Ameri-
can producer, exports have continually
decreased, savs the Kansas City Journal
The American workingman was assured
that he would have more work to do, but
notwithstanding all the talk that is made
about increased wages and returning in
dustrial activity during the present
season, there has been but a- partial re
covery from almost total stagnation and
threatened starvation, and there is no
prospect or possibility of a restoration of
former prosperity until the legislation
enacted by the democratic congress shall
be either greatly modified or wholly
wiped out. . ;
The democrats when they had finished
the Gorman monstrosity, said they bad
only made a start in the direction aimed
at and that the work of putting the
country on a free-trade basis was only
begun. They promised that it would be
pursued to the end. Why is it that
they have backed down if it is not for
tbe reason that thev are convinced that
their entire scheme has been proven i
failure? . .
The people need no further enlighten'
ment, for they have had the subject put
before them in a never to be forgotten
object lesson. Mr. Wilson may be satis
fied with the result, but the votes cast
at the elections of the past year show
that the concensus of public opinion is
against him.
Democrats will drop tbe tariff subject
because tbey have awakened to a reali
zation of the fact that it is too much for
them. Their recession from their
former purposes is a confession that
they have made a miserable failure of
the whole businees.
The Northern Pacific enjoj si Be senea
tion of being the most talked about rail
road in the country. The United Slates
courts from New York to Oregon and
Washington are busy removing, appoint
ing and confirming receivers. Although
the Northern Pacific is., constructed
through a very fertile country and at one
time was considered splendid property
through mismanagement its business
has been allowed to deteriorate. The
present receivers have a large task be
fore them in straightening out the mass
of entanglements which they will find,
In the annual report just submitted the
receivers state that an annual saving,
estimated at $475,000 could be secured
by expending $1 ,500,(0 in reducing
grades. They state also that during the
next five years it will be necessary to re
new about 1,400 miles of steel rail in the
main line at a probable cost of $4,000,-
000, including ballasting, and that it
will be advisable to continue to replace
temporary wooden bridges with perma
nent earth fills or steel bridges at a
probable expenditure of $3,600,000.
Tbey estimate that no additional cars
will be required for some years. Includ
ing the above and other improvements
which they recommend they etate that
provision should be made for tbe extraor
dinary expenditure in the next five
years of $9,000,000.
EX-SENATOR INOALL'S REFORM,
"I attended the Mid-winter Fair held a
year ago at San Francisco," said a gen
tleman as he looked at the fruit exhibit
in the pavillion, "and I tell you sir, if
Wasco county had sent such a table of
fruit as that to the Mid-winter Fair it
would have paralyzed all California.
Tbey don't and cannot raise fruit equal
to that." Said another, gentleman from
the Willamette valley, "Your fruit ex
hibit is a revelation to me. I have just
come from the State fair and tbe quality
of your fruit far exceeds anything they
bad on exhibition there." Said still
another, "I was at the World's Fair and
took particular pride in looking over tbe
Oregon fruit exhibit. You. Lave some
fruit here that beats anything Oregon
exhibited at the World's Fair and the
Oregon exhibit beat the world."
Ex-Senator Ingalls wants to have
United States senators and presidents
elected by a direct vote of the people in
stead of as now, by legislatures in the
case of the senators and by tbe electoral
colleees in case of the president. These
"reforms" have often been asked for,
says tbe Globe-Democrat. Suggestions'
of this sort were made in the convention
of 1787 which framed the constitution
They have been advocated in congress
and in the newspapers in one shape or
another many times in the past hundred
years. Conventions have advocated one
or the other or both of them frequently
John M. Palmer was once an earnest
advocate of the election of senators in
that way, and we presume he is still.
A few republicans, many democrats and
all the populists are in favor of these
changes. The democrats who want the
change think' the direct election would
be more democratic. All who favor it
do it on the ground that it would bring
the officials named "nearer to the
people."
The change, in the case of senators, its
advocates say, would prevent or dimin
ish bribery and secure a better class of
officials. It is not easy to see how it
would work in this way. ' Tbe nomina
tions for senator would have to be made
in state conventions, as those for gov
ernor and other state officers are. It
wonld be as easy for a wealthy and am
bitious aspirant to bribe a majority of a
convention as it would a majority of a
legislature. It would, indeed, be easier,
for the delegate is a creature of a day
only, while a member of a legislature is,
nominally at least, in existence for from
one to two years. The delegate- drops
into the obscurity from whicn be
emerged before the people have a chance
to get a glimpse of him, while the legis
lature is, so to speak, in the "public
eye" from one election' to another. Ob
viously the .latter would have more
reason to fear detection and exposure,
and therefore would be more likely to
resist temptation than the former.
Then as to the question of qualification,
do governors who are elected by tbe
people rank higher on the general aver
age in ability and character than sena
tors who are chosen by legislatures ? No
reasonable being will say they do.
Suppose presidents were chosen by tbe
popular vote, how long would the coun
try have to wait for the result of an elec
tion? Take the election of 1888, when
Harrison's lead was 95,000 on the popu
lar vote. Nobody could tell whether he
had any lead at all until after Texas had
counted her votes that is to say, not
until two or three weeks after the elec
tion. In the canvass of 1884 Cleveland's
plurality was only 23,000; in 1880 Gar
field's was but 9000. Six or seven weeks
would have to pass in a case like that of
18S0. before the country could tell who
was elected, and the temptation in the
large and thinly populated states like
Texas to held back tbe vote and "doctor'
the returns to suit exigencies would be
very strong. During all these weeks, of
course, business would be oa the rack of
suspense, and society would be in a con
dition of convulsion. This consideration
alone- condemns the pioposed change,
The demoralization and expense of such
a state of things would be humiliating
and disastrous. The country will hang
on to the present system of electing
presidents, even though it is a little
cumbrous and unscientific. The reasons,
however, against the change in the case
of senators are not quite eo strong as
this.'
TRE FIRST DAY 'OF THE IFAlR.
Satisfactory Attendance at the Grounds,
Good Races. A 8plendld Exhibit
In the Armory.
"TARIFF REFORM" AS IT IS.
Few things at the fair have attracted
more curiosity, not to say interest and
admiration, than tbe "Baby Orchid,"
kindly lent for the occasion by Mrs. O.
D. Doane of this city. The plant is in
full bloom and though exceedingly
beautiful, is not more so than thousands
of others wbicb adorn our houses. The
remarkable thing about it is that in the
center of each flower is the form of a
tiny, but well-shaped and clearly out
lined baby, with feet and hands and
head and eyes almost as perfect as life.
The baby rests on the stem of a small
leaf resembling atranslocent sea shell,
which hovering over it is a white dove
with wings outstretched and head bent
as if watching intently the little form
below. ' -
No more BOILS, no more PIMPLES.
Use Kinersly's Iron Tonic. The Snipes-
Kinersly Drug Co. Telephone No. 3.
An excellent example of the thing
g lied tariff reform in practical operation
lately occurred in tbe course of the busi
ness of a prominent wholesale clothier of
New York City. 1 Tempted by a bait of
low prices, he had ordered of an English
importing house a line of what pur
ported to be 18-ouuce clay worsteds,
When the goods were received and
opened, the clothier observed a euspic
ious dampness about them. Thev were
weighed and found to tip the scales at
exactly the stipulated 18 ounces per
vard. Then the clothier concluded to
expose them to the air and dry them
He did so, and wben be weighed them
again he found that they had meanwhile
fallen off to 16M ounces per yard. That
is, the clothier had been buying "cheap"
foreign goods and paying for water.
The English manufacturer had delib
erately wet his light and flimsy fabrics
to bring them np to weight. This is
known as "conditioning" and is said to
be regularly practiced in England. It
would yield, so it is estimated, an extra
profit of $5 on every piece of goods which
tana relorm enabled tbe canny Briton
to sell to the; unsuspecting Yankees.
Under the McKinley tariff there was a
specific duty on the weight, in addition
to the ad valorem duty which made such
trickery well nigh impossible. . '
And tariff reform was going to give tbe
American people not only cheaper but
better clothing ! Boston Journal.
Con fusion as to the choice of a blood
purifier is unnecessary. There is but
one best Sarsaparilla, and that is Ayer's.
This important fact was recognized at
the World's Fair, Chicago, 1899, being
the only blood-purifier admitted to be
placed on exhibition.
Seven bottles of Strickland's Sarsap
arilla for $5, at tbe Snipes-Kinerely
Drug Co. Telephone No. 3.
The first day of the District fair
opened with . a satisfactory attendance.
The afternoon was rather blustery, which
prrvenita as large an attendance as
would otherwise bave been present.
The stock exhibits had not all arrived, so
there were not many visitors to the
sheds.
The first event was the quarter mile
dasb, in which were entered - Black
Prince, Little Doug, Grover and Steam
boat Bill. In the inutuals Black Prince
sold a favorite, Steamboat Bill, second,
land tbe others in the field. The horses
were provokingly slow in getting started,
over an hour being wasted in vain at
tempts to get away. Little Doug was
the disturbing element and epoiled what
might have been good starts. Finally
the horses got away nearly in a bunch.
As they passed under the wire, Steam
boat Bill was considerably in the lead,
Black Prince 2d, Little Dong 3d and
Grover 4th. ' A foul was claimed by
Black Prince's jockey, becauso of an al
leged crowding by Steamboat Bill.
After listening to tbe various stories and
judging from what they, themselves
saw, the judges decided that the winning
horse bad done some fouling and gave
first place to Black Prince, putting
Steamboat Bill last. Time 25 seconds.
The second race, the half mile dash
and repeat,' was a very interesting race.
The horses were started without much
delay and ran very evenly. As they
came past the judges' stand Mamie. S was
in the lead with Black Alder a very close
2nd, Mowitza 3d, Picnic 4th and Henri
etta 5th. Time 514 seconds. 'For .the
first heat Mamie. S sold favorite, with j
Picnic second choice. The second heat
was won by Picnic, with. Mowitza 2nd,
Biack Alder 3d, Mamie S 4th and Henri
etta 5th. Time 52 seconds. As no horse
bad won both beats in tbe race and
darkness intervened, tbe finish had to
be postponed till today. The program
for this afternoon's races, besides tbe
unfinished one mentioned, ia a five-
eighths handicap, a pony and a pacing
race. The Chronicle goes to press at
such an hour that it is impossible to ob
tain tbe full results. One thing can be
said, and that is, the management have
been successful in obtaining the best
class of racing horses that bave been
seen upon tbe track for a long time.
AT THE PAVILION.-
Without any question, the- display at
the pavilion far exceeds all anticipa
tions. Tbe art exhibit is. especially
worthy of praise the entire south wall
of the armory being devoted to exhibits
of art and fancy work. A space 120 feet
long by six . feet high is given over to
paintings and crayon work.
The pictures are well ohosen and many
of them show great artistic ' merit. v The
judges will bave a difficult task deciding
where to pin tbe blue gibbons. The dif
ferent pictures will well' repay careful
study. Tbey show, that the artistic
talent of The Dalles. is much' above the
average found in - places of such size, p
Among the exhibits, The CHBoWxBr.e-J
porter noticed the very creditabra id Is
play made by Mrs.. John FiUobnsrfe
cially praisworthy was thaf'ifcSluf e -
"Parting ot borne ties," taken' frorn tlie
famous painting ot llovenden, who fljj
cently died. Mrs. Filloon has alaeaifi
exhibit of crayon work. Miss ' Myra
Helm has fifteen pictures, which make
a fine showing. Among them we no
ticed a very creditable copy of tbe
"Horse Fair," by Rosa Bonbeur. Mrs.
I. H. Hazel shows work neatly done in
water colors. A display of paintings by
the St. Mary's Academy gives evidence
of the excellent training done in that
institution. Some studies from still life
made by Miss Bertha Buchler were
among tbe pictures much admired.
Miss Whealdon', a yonng lady under 16
years, lias a display which would re
flect credit' upon one of matnrer years.
Mrs. Theodore Seufert has a meritorious
exhibit of oil paintings. A picture that
attracted attention was one entitled.
Moonlight on Lake Washington," by
Mrs. C. E. Bayard. Some very pretty
studies in water colors from the brush
of Miss Louise Ruch were much ad
mired. A display of crayon work by
Mrs. A. J. Tolmie, gave evidence of
much artistic skill on tbe part of that
lady. Mrs. Gourlay has a pretty ex
hibit of paintings. One of the exhibits
that should not fail of mention is the
pencil and ink drawings by'VioIet Kent.
She has pictures of many notable states
men wbicb are drawn in a life-like
manner.
D. C. Herein, the photographer, is on
hand with a splendid array of photo
graphs. . Mr. Herrin. deserves credit for
the pains' be has taken in making bis
exhibit. K
In the fancy work department, espe
cially noticeable were some lace work
by Mrs. J. W. Lewis, Miss Florence
Lewis and Mrs. C. B. Cuebing; speci
mens of drawn work by Mrs. Tolmie.
There were some other beautiful pieces,
from whose .bands it could not be
learned.
In the exhibits from the household
Mrs. John Wood has several varieties of
preserved frnit; Mrs. J. M. Marden
twenty-five varieties; some excellent
looking butter from Mrs. W. H. Sharp.
A. D. Bolton has some monster cab
bages, while Sandoz Bros, make the
tables groan with big watermelons and
pumpkins.- W. J. Davidson shows some
big cabbages, one of which would make
a meal for many men.
The frnit exhibit is -very fine and fully
up to the high standard set in former
years. Among the names of the exhib
itors we noticed those of Emil Schanno,
Dr. Sandeis, Max Vogt, George Snipe,
W. 11. Taylor, Marshall Hill, Anderson
Bros., A. D. Bolton, M. M; Cashing, I.
J. Norman, Clias. Frazer, fobt. Cooper.
The Chronicle is glad to correct the
impression thitall the Hood River ex
hibit went to Portland. A very credita
ble portion came to our fair. This was
the exhibit of A. P. Bateham, who has
a display of forty-tuo varieties of
npplee, occupying ' twenty-six plates,
among the different kinds were varieties
of Jonathan, Baldwins, Yellow New
towns, Northern Spy, Early Harvest and
many others for which Hood River is
well known. Mr. Bateham deserves
much credit for bis dispiav.- W.N.I
Crawford, whose place is across th Col
umbia, has some fine looking apples on
exhibition.
J. B. Crossen, the well-known grocer,
made a fine display of. goods which will
advertise his store in a substantial man
ner.
Rupert & Gable have an exhibit of
harness and saddlery . which would do
credit to the Portland exposition or any
other place. A gold mounted harness
is shown, the price of which is $250.
Mrs. Stubline & Son have an elaborate
display of flowers.
Tbe exhibit of Mrs. Briggs attracted
much favorable comment.
The Columbia Candy Factory is -on
hand with a fine stock of candies.
There are a large number of other ex
hibitors, mention of which is crowded
out till. tomorrow.
THE SECOND DAY.
Better Weather Increases the Attend
ance at the Grounds Tlrt Armory
Crowded in the KtsdIde.
Despite a windy outlook in the morn
ing yesterday proved to be a pleasant
day. The attendance at the grounds
was increased and the crowd seemed in
terested in the events. Besides the
races published in yesterday's Chronicle
the program contained a -mile handi
cap and the finishing heats of the pacing
race. The handicap elicited a great
deal of interest from the sporting ele
ment and the pooling stand was well
patronized. The purse offered was $175,
Baby Ruth was the favorite in the sell
ing, with Mowitza second and Volta
third. The field sold well also. The
horses started much better than the day
before, tbe only delay being due to Baby
Ruth losing a shoe juBt before the start
which necessitated some delaying
When the starter gave the signal Annie
Rooney took tbe lead and held it to the
finish with Mowitza a fair eecond, Volta
3rd, Baby Rnth 4th and Picnic 5th.
The outsiders downed the talent on this
race. Some very pretty pacing was seen
between Davis Boy and Encounter,
After tbe former norse took the first
heat be was somewhat the favorite, but
Encounter overcame this sentiment by
winning the next heat and then the two
following ones which decided the race.
The purse was $150, time 2.27, 2.27, 2.29
and 2,34. Tbe judges announced that
2-27.;was the fastest record ever made
with- a sulky on The Dalles track,
Anita had previously held the record
which was obtained last year.
There are some fine exhibits of stock
in the sheds, mention of which will be
made tomorrow.
bis skill in an unmistakablo manner.
Means Sc Koontz, the proprietor of
the new fruit dryer, have several boxes
of dried fruit which they show as
samples of the work done at their estab
lishment. This new enterprise will un
doubtedly be of great benefit to tbe frnit
growers of Wasco county. ,
Mr. W. J. Davidson has a fine display
of different grains, while some fifty
varieties of grasses entered by Mr. Bate
ham of Hood River make an interesting
exhibit.
The music last night was delightful.
It has often been said Tbe Dalles has an
orchestra which would be hard to sur
pass ; the same thing can be said for the
band last evening. The music selected
was of a high order and played in
what seemed to an ordinary critic a
perfect manner. The applause pas gen
erous and frequent. The Orchestra
Union is becoming more popular every
day.
THE THIRD DAY.
The Attendance Doable That of the Day
ltefore. Kverybody Bnjoystha Fair.
Today Will Be the Banner Day.
IN THE EVENING.
Toe' crowd at the armory hall last
night greatly exceeded the one of
the previous evening. The large
hall was thronged with people, some
who came attracted by the music and
others to see the exhibits. It is not
merely newspaper talk which says that
the exhibition this year is greatly in ex
cess of tbe displays made in former
years. The successful effect is due in a
large measure to the roominess and com
modiousness of the building in wbicb
the display is held. A finer -place for
such an exhibit it would be hard to find.
Since yesterday quite a number of
entries have been made, some of which
add much to the interest of tbe exhibi
tion. The Jacobsen Book & Music Co,
bave two elegant pianos open for in
spection. Tbe readers of The Chronicle
are well acquainted with these instru
ments which lately passed through a
war of words.
Tbe Diamond Mills, an'' institution
which has done a great deal for The
Dalle6, has an exhibit showing the pro
cess of making flour. The various stages
are shown by specimens of tbe grain in
small glass jare. ,
Mrs. Stubling & Son have increased
their horticultural display till it occupies
one corner of the room, causing much
admiration from all beholders.
The North Pacific Trunk Factory, a
local institution which The Dalles should
foster, has a row of trunks extending in
front of the stage which are samples of
the work turned out by this concern. .
The botanical' exhibit of St. Mary's
academy is one of tue best at the' fair.
Neatly arranged on cardboard are
pressed specimens of the different flora
obtainable in this region.
Mrs. C L. Phillips has a fine' display
of ladies millinery.
One of the most attractive exhibits is
one by W. A. B: Campbell, a taxiderm
ist, who has some beautifully mounted
specimens of wild animals, Mr. Camp
bell is a Wasco county boy and shows
Tbe attendance at the fair grows bel
ter every day. Yesterday the attend
ance was jnst double that of Wednesday.
The grounds presented a very lively ap
pearance, as a great many people wan
dered around during the interval be
tween the races and looked at the dif
ferent exhibits of stock.- Tbe races
proved very interesting and pleased the
crowd because there was little delay at
the start. Tbe first event called was the
half-mile dash, in which were entered
Mt. Plant, Chance, La Grippe, Dan S,
Lady Thorne. Cracker Jack, Stranger
and Polly. The purse was $50. The
field sold a favorite in the pools and
mutuals, Polly being the animal upon
which the talent placed-their money.
When the horses got away Cracker Jack
took the lead and kept it to the finish,
winning by a large margin: Stranger
2d, Mt.- Plant 3d and tbe others in a
bunch at the rear. jTime 54 seconds.
-The three-aighths mile and repeat -
proved tbe drawing card of the dav.
The runners were horses, all with good
records, and any one of them, was liable
to take tbe race. Tbe purse was $150.
The first beat was taken by Black Prince
in 37 seconds, Mamie S 2d, Jim Crow 3d,
and Herman 4th. The judges took oc
casion to deliver a lecture to some of the
jockeys, especially to the rider of Mamie
S, who the judges thought did not urge
tbe black mare as he should bave done.
The next beat was a beautiful race,
Mamie S was rode to win and she did it
in a neck and neck race, with Black
Prince at tbe side. A foul was claimed
by the defeated horse but not allowed by
the judges. Jim Crowe came 2d, Her
man 4th. Time 39 seconds. The last
heat was run by the winners of tbe pre
vious ones, Black Prince and Mamie S.
They sold about even in tbe mutuals. .
Another close contest was seen by the ,
spectators, tbe horses keeping together -the-
entire distance, Mamie S iorgiog
ahead on the home stretch and winning
by a neck. Time 38 seconds. Every
body was good nntnred yesterday, even
the losers treating their misfortunes with
a laugh. Thero was an absence of the
jobbing that always provokes dissatis
faction and everybody believed the
horses were a!l out to win.
at the armory.
Everybody who has gone to tbeArmory
ball the past few nights savs the same
thing when asked for an opinion re
garding tbe lpoks of the txhibit : "It is
tbe beet we have ever had." Mr. Gour
lay, the superintendent, says if he could
have had two or three weeks longer he
could haye secured a larger and finer ex
hibit, but there is a harmony about tbe
present display that might be destroyed
by having a greater abundance of exhib
its. All day yesterday tbe commit
tees appointed to judge tbe different
entries were occupied with their ardu
ous tasks, and this evening the walls,
where tbe art exhibits hang, are dotted
with blue and red ribbons, while the
marks of adjudged superiority are seen
in tbe fruit department and remaining
displays. The attendance last night was
very large, the crowd remaining till a
late hour. Tbe only criticism that was
heard during the evening was upon the
lack of chairs for people to rest in, who
had become tired walking around look
ing at the exhibits. A few more chairs
or benches would add much to the con
venience' of those who attend this even
ing, and they could be so placed as not
to be in tbe way of tbe promenaders.
The music last night gaye great satisfac
tion and the orchestra is the means of
bringing out the same people each even
ing at the pavilion. Tonight will be the
last chance to eee the exhibit as tomor
row afternoon everything will be taken
out to clear the room for the dance that
will be given in tbe evening. The or
chestra has prepared a program of spe
cial merit for the concert this evening. .
Tbe admiesion to the ball which will
be given tomorrow evening in tbe
armory, will be 50 cents for gentlemen,
ladies free. Tbe Orchestra Union will
furnish the music and competent com
mittees have ' been appointed to take
charge of tbe evening. This will be tbe
first dance given in the new armory, and
everybody should attend to see how
many people the building will hold. -
It is a truth in medicine that the
smallest dose that performs a cure is tbe
best. De Witt's Little Early Risers are
the smallest pills, will perform a cure,
and are the best.