"4 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, ATITODAY. DECEMBER 14, 1901. MAYSETTLEWITHOUT WAR CHILE'S REPLY TO ARGENTINA BE LIEVED TO BE SATISFACTORY. New Proposition Offered tor a, Set tlement of the Dispute Between, the Tito Countries. BUENOS AYRES, Dec. 13. The Chilean reply to the representations of the Min ister of the Argentine Republic to Chile has not yet been made known. The newspapers here publish bulletins today assuring the public that all matters be tween the two countries will be honorably arranged. Dispatches received from San tiago say that Chile has offered a. new proposition for a settlement of the dispute between the two countries. The refusal of the Argentine Republic will be taken as Indicating that that country desires war. Alarm Is Unwarranted. PARIS, Dec 13. A dispatch received here from Santiago de Chile, under to day's late, says: "The alarm manifested In Argentina is declared in Chilean official circles to be unwarranted. In the opinion of the gov ernment, the boundary dispute will never justify a rupture." A news agency here this afternoon re ceived a dispatch from its office at Buenos Ayres, dated at 11 o'clock this morning, confirming the dispatch of the Associated Press from Buenos Ayrea last night an nouncing the calling out of the Argen tine reserves, and adding that, at the re quest of the government, the Chamber of Deputies had sanctioned a bill setting aside the conversion fund to be used for the national defense. Continuing, the dispatch says: "The report that the United States will offer its good offices is confirmed. At Chile's request, the American Minister lias sounded the intentions of the Argen tine Government. Brazil has offered me diation, also. It was announced here that Chile has called out 15.000 men, but the news is questioned, because, according to the officials here, Chile does not possess the means to equip and move such a body of men. Much anxiety prevails here, in view of the fact that a decisive con ference on the boundary dispute and other matters is to take place at Santiago to day. Public feeling Is very strong. Senor Anchorlna has offered to bear the ex pense of a regiment during the entire campaign, and patriotic offers of various descriptions are arriving from all parts of the country. Nevertheless, In certain quarters the opinion is persistently held that war between Argentina and Chile is Improbable." Peaceable Settlement Probable. LONDON, Dec. 13. The Associated Press learns from an authoritative source that the Chilean reply to the representa tions of the Minister of the Argentine Republic to Chile was presented today. Confidence is expressed by the officials here that the basis for a settlement pro posed will lead to a satisfactory arrange ment bsiween the two governments. The Daily Mall has received dispatches from Valparaiso and Buenos Ayres ex pressing the belief that peace will be preserved and stating that Great Britain has notified both the Argentine and Chile an Governments of her willingness to mediate If requested to do so. The Chile an State Council, the dispatch adds, rec ommends that the strength of the army be Increased to 15 large warships. Financial Offer From Frnnce. NEW YORK, Dec 13. According to the Herald's Buenos Ayres correspondent, the Minister of Finance has . received from Paris an offer of a loan of 2,000.000. Tne .Minister of Finance replied that he Is considering the offer. There is a persist ent rumor that the Chilean Minister is about to start for Santiago. A dispatch to the Herald from Colon says General Fellaco, a Colombian Gov ernment officer, says that, according to the latest news received, Chile and Colom bia have signed a treaty of alliance Chilean Reserves Called Out. SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Dec 13. A con tlngent of the 'Chilean reserves has been called to arms. It numbers about 50,000 men. No movement of the military forces under arms has occurred, however. Everything Is quiet here In expectation of the announcement of Chile's answer to Argentina, which, according to public opinion, will be nrm and serene. The Brazilian Government has proffered its amicable mediation In the dispute. It would seem here that this action will not be necessary, as both the Argentine and Chilean Governments hope to come to terms. A FRENCH. SENSATIQNV TTaval Writer Brought Up Before Board of Inquiry NEW YORK, Dec 13. The correspond ent of the London Times and New York Times says that Maurice Devalson, the author of a book called "Les Maritlmes," has been brought up before a board of In quiry at Brest and has been "reformed' (discharged from the service). The an nouncement of this increased the Paris sale of the book, 10.000 copies of which had been already circulated, 'xne work is written -with a certain alertness and na tive talent for observation, but betrays the caricaturist's point of view. It has some artistic merit. "It Is," says the correspondent, "long since any French Government officer has been so scandalized as has been the Min istry of Marino by 'Les Marltlmes The work owes its success to the bitter ness with which the ways and manners of the navy are attacked, and the libelous frankness with which the chiefs of the navy, notably Admiral Fournler. are dealt with. The author Is only 28 years of age, and has been In the navy since 1&)L He wrote a book while he was a member of the torpedo school. All Devalson's com. rades take the thing seriously as treason, and even outsiders feel that it called for disciplinary measures." Coronation Proclamation. NEW YORK,- Dec. 13. Notwithstanding the storm of wind and rain, a large crowd gathered In front of the Royal Exchange to listen to the reading of the royal proc lamation announcing the date of the coro nation, cables the London correspondent of the Tribune. The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, who were attired In gorgeous robes of office, were in attendance, accom panied by several members of the City Corporation. The common crier stood bravely forward, heedless of the pelting shower, and began with ""Oyez. oyez, oyez," that could be heard nearly 100 yards away. He then proceeded to read the proclamation fixing Thursday, June 25. 1902. as the day for the corona tion, and concluded with a stentorian cry of "God Save the King," to which the crowd, bareheaded, responded with three ringing cheers. Two other proclamations also were read, and after renewed cheers for the King, the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs led the crowd in singing the national anthem. The ceremony occupied only a quarter of an hour. Boer Treatment of Prisoners. LONDON, Dec 13. The War Office has issued a statement dealing with the Boer treatment ot Colonel Benson's wounded at Brakenslaagte, which is a result of a spe cial Investigation of the matter instituted by Lord Kitchener. The state ment sets forth that 18 officers and men of Colonel Benson's command were kindly and even carefully treated by the Boers, while the other 75 men who were examined testified that they witnessed and suffered atrocities worse than those which followed the Vlakfonteln disaster. These latter said that unarmed and jwounded men lying around the guns were killed at close range, and that the sur vivors of the engagement suffered tor ture, being robbed and stripped of their clothing In spite of their wounds and broken limbs. Lord Kitchener says that evidently the Boer leaders are no longer able to repress murder and outrage on the part of their subordinates. . Russia "Warns Turkey. NEW YORK. Dec 13. According to the Constantinople correspondent of the Lon don Times and New York Times, the Rus sian Embassy at the Turkish capital has warned the Porte that the installment of the war Indemnity due In mid-January must promptly be paid. The correspond ent also says the Embassies are prepar ing an Identical note concerning the min ing regulations arbitrarily ordained last year. They were applied retroactively, with a deplorably detrimental effect on old mining enterprises. The embassies also contemplate collective action with a view to remedying the abuses of the cus toms administration. Well Treated by British. NEW YORK, Dec 13. Lieutenant-Colonel Quayle-Jones, who until ordered to England to receive a Colonel's commis sion was in charge of the Boer prisoners at Bermuda, has arrived here on the steamer Pretoria from Bermuda, on his way to England. He declared emphat ically that the stories that the Boer pris oners were not treated kindly, that they were In need of clothing, and that they were not properly fed, were without foundation. Sir Robert Hart Honored. NEW YORK, Dec. 13. A dispatch from Shanghai to the London Times and New York Times announces that an Imperial decree confers upon Sir Robert Hart, Di rector of Chinese Imperial Maritime Cus toms, and on Sheng, the Taotal, the title of Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent. The same distinction was recently con ferred on Viceroy Chang Chi Tung and Governor Yuan Shal Kai. The British Population. NEW YORK, Dec. 13. According to the London representative of the Tribune, carefully compiled statistics of the Brit ish Empire published by a trade paper bring out the rather startling fact that out of a population of nearly 400.000.(00 about 4S.8S0.000, or less than one-eighth, are of British birth or descent, nearly 4000 are non-British white men, and the colored race number 343,000. Professor Dehrlns's Discovery. STOCKHOLM, Dec. 13. Professor Dchr Ing, a German who was recently awarded the Nobel medical prize of 150,000 kroner, announced today that his experiments demonstrated the possibility of rendering cattle Immune from tuberculosis by inocu lation. The professor added that he pro posed employing the Nobel prize money In combating cattle tuberculosis. Russians Stndy English Markets. NEW YORK. Dec 13. Russia Is not satisfied with her already great progress as a food-exporting nation, and today a deputation of 32 Russian agriculturists will, by the aid of their government, ar rive In London to study the English mar kets and leading English wanto, cables the Tribune's London correspondent. Qualifications for Matrimony. NEW YORK, Dec. 13. According to the Herald, the Vienna correspondent of the Dally Chronicle telegraphs that the Bo hemian Society of Physicians has pro cured the Introduction of a bill In the Relchsrath making a medical certificate of mental and physical capacity obliga tory on candidates for matrimony. The New Russian Loan. LONDON, Dec. 13. A special corre spondent In Berlin says he hears that, owing to objection being made to France's furnishing the whole of the projected loan of 40,0W.K). financiers in the United States will shortly be sounded as to the possibility of placing 20,000.000 of the loan in that country. German Labor Conditions. BERLIN. Dec 13. The most recent In vestigations into German labor conditions show the labor situation to be growing worse. The Arbetiz Markt says there were 224 applications for 100 vacancies In November, against 200 applicants for the same number of vacancies In October. COPPER BEARS AT WORK. Mysterious Influences Govern the London Market. LONDON, Dec. 13. The copper market is still governed by mysterious influences which even the dealers are unable to fathom. It is said to be remarkable that In spite o fthe selling pressure, coupled with the gloomy reports from New York, the price of the standard grade has only shrunk 3s per ton. The first change in the price today was when 1200 tons were sold at 52 for all dates up to February 28, and at 51 6s for the three months. The heaviest selling was from a fresh quarter. It excited curiosity, out no ex planation was forthcoming. It Is believed in many quarters that the most impor tant London houses consider tne present prices to be justified by the great expan sion and consumption of recent years, and that consequently they arc willing to lay In considerable stocks In the neigh borhood of 50 which they would not have done at 70. Thus the market Is sustained by quiet absorption of the most tempting offers. The directors of the Rio TIntos Com pany have been meeting here dally, though quite informally, since the copper crisis became acute. A rep resentative of the Associated Press was ofliclally Informed after today's meet ing that whatever settlement may be ar rived at now lies entirely with the Amal gamated Copper Company. The Rio TIn tos Company has made all the proposi tions which It intends to make, but so far has received no Indication of the action the Amalgamated Company proposes to take. A feeling prevails that the condi tions will not be altered at present. The Pall Mall Gazette says that if Mr. Rockefeller has really thrown down the gauntlet to the Rothschilds, which the paper thinks Improbable, there can bo little doubt of the Rothschilds' victory. The paper adds: "The Rio TIntos Com pany Is in a position to regard with equa nimity a further drop of 20s per ton, but not so the Standard Oil Company, which has to consider the possibility of a general smash of the American market." Rio TIntos fell three-eighths at the open ing today, but subsequently regained this f5 slightly improved on last night's Reduction at New Yorlc NEW YORK. Dec 13. The United States Metal Selling Company, which dis poses of the product of the copper mines controlled by the Amalgamated Copper Company, announced today a reduction of -cent in the price of copper. A Boston Failure. BOSTON, Dec 13. The assignment of Wainwright Bros. & Co., brokers, was announced on the floor of the Stock Ex change just before noon today. The firm Includes W. P. and J. H. Wainwright. The assignment is attributed to, the de cline in copper stocks. The firm has been doing business ln Boston for upward of 20 years. The assignee said he could vnot give an estimate of the extent to which the firm was involved until after the ex amination of Its affairs. Breach Between Hnunn and Fornlcer COLUMBUS. O.. Dec 13. John O. Mal loy, secretary of the Republican state executive committee, returned today from Washington and confirms the report of a breach between Senators Hanna and Foraker, the latter refusing to make a single concession ln the organization of the Legislature. THEY HEARD OF THE FAIR LEWIS AND CLARK SPEECH AT THE LABOR CONVENTION. Much Business Disposed Of in the Three Sessions at Scrantoa Yesterday. SCRANTON, Pa., Dec 13. I delivered an address last evening at each of the two mass meetings In this city on the Chinese question. The resolution I Intro duced early In the session fixing the place of holding the convention of 1905 at Portland, Or., came up today for consid eration before the convention, and in the parliamentary battle to which It gave rise, was lost, but before It was fully --- REAPPOINTED POSTMASTER .OF NEW YORK. CORNELIUS VAN COTT. time, I hope to see some improve ments brought about, and shall do all I can to accomplish that end. I shall en deavor to have the pneumatic tube service, which was discontinued last Spring, re-established and further extended. I hope also before my term of odco closes to fee the new uptown postoffice completed, and I shall also exert every effort possible to have a more modern system of mail delivery established than the wagons drawn by horses, now In use." dlsposed of, I availed myself of the op- J portunlty to make a speech upon it and in that way made the whole convention " acquainted with the fact that there will ! be a great world's fair and exposition In j Portland in 1S05. J. T. MORGAN. I PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION j Much Business Disponed Of In the ! Three Sessions. SCRANTON. Pa., Dec 13. The conven- I tlon of the American Federation of Labor held three sessions today and disposed of J more business than on any previous day i of the meeting. A resolution Instructing unions to hold aloof from the militia of the several states was tabled. Contrary to expectations, the special committee having charge of the question of autonomy did not make its report at the opening of the morning ses sion. The committee on law presented a large number of resolutions. A resolution to Increase the vice-presidents from six to eight, the two additional members to sit in executive council with the other Mce presldents, provoked a warm debate. C. O. Sherman, of Chicago, started the dls- cusslon by attacking the executive coun- i ell, saying that the council was a regular Tammany, and that the attempt to In crease the membership was done for tho J purpose of further entrenching Itself. The j luujju&uiuu was unaiiy oeieateu. Among the resolutions adopted was one Increasing the per capita tax of the national and International unions from one-third to one-half cent per '-member per month, to take effect next February, t The proposition to Increase the salary of the president and secretary was defeated. The resolution Increasing the per capita j tax, of the federation and local trades j unions from 5 to 10 cents per member per j month was under consideration when a j recess was taken. j The convention decided to take no ac- ' tion on a resolution condemning anarchy and a resolution protesting against ship ! subsidy legislation, because the American Federation of Labor is already on record J as decidedly against anarchy and ship . subsidies. The Federation decided to drop ' the resolution denouncing" the English J Government for its war against the Boers, because the American Government Is now j engaged in a movement of a similar char- acter and because such a resolution has no place in a labor convention. i Consideration of the report of the com- ' mittee on boycotts consumed much of the ! time of the evening session. Vhere was a struggle over the matter of boycotting a cash register company of Ohio. The company was placed upon the "unfair" list by a large vote. When the correspondent of tho Associat ed Press showed the San Juan cable in regard to the conviction of Iglesias to Samuel Gompers, he expressed great sur prise at the news. In answer to a ques tion as to what the Federation will do In the matter, he said: "Mr. Iglesias' conviction is upon tho charge that he has been guilty of con spiracy to Increase the wages of Porto Rican workmen. We shall leave no ef fort untried to secure his honorable re lease, and also the necessary change In the laws of the Island to conform to tho American standard. "It is an honorable ambition to secure better returns In the shape of wages for labor. The Porto Rlcan law Is evidently a relic of the Spanish brutal code and re gime, and the American people will not tolerate so gross a violation of guaranteed rights." Mr. Gompers said there Is no doubt the convention will take up the matter be fore it adjourns. GERMAN CLAIM ON VENEZUELA Caracas Believes the United States Should Interfere. WILLEMSTADT. Island of Curacoa. Dec. 13. There has been a halt ln the exchange of communications between Ger many and Venezuela, owing to the pub lication ln the newspapers of Caracas of cable dispatched from the United States setting xforth that the Government at Washington will not oppose any steps which Germany may take to enforce her rights in Venezuela, with the exception of preventing the annexation of Vene zuelan territory. As a result the news paper attacks on Germany have ceased, but the semi-official papers are now at tacking the United States, saying that Washington, in authorizing Germany to lake action In her dispute with Venezuela, looks upon the latter country as being part of the territory of the United States. It is believed here that Germany, at tho end of the present month, will take steps to obtain a due acknowledgement of her claims for 52,000.000 arising from losses sustained by German citizens dur ing the last revolution here, and disal lowed by Venezuela, who answered last year that Germany should present her claims before the special Venezuelan courts appointed to pass upon such mat ters. But Germany, the United States. Great Britain and France refused to ap peal to these courts. Italy alone, being bound by a former treaty, was obliged J to present her claims to the Venezuelan courts. .The claim of the Dlsconto Bank of Berlin will probably be Included In the claims presented by Germany. The situation In -Venezuela Is critical, and fears are expressed of a general uprising there In January. Fight Near Baena Ventura. NEW YORK. Dec 13. Carlos Alban has received a cablegram from Buena Ventura, giving an account of a big fight at Rio San Juan, near Buena Ventura, on Monday, says the Colon, Columbia, cor respondent of the Herald. The revolu tionists sent an expedition of 1500 men overland from Tumaco. This expedition was surprised at the river by the gov ernment troops. Many casualties are re ported by both sides. THE BLIZZARD CONTINUES. Tito Men Frozen in the Red Desert Country of Wyoming. CHEYENNE. Wyo., Dec. 13. The bliz zard raging throughout Southern Wyo- Cornelius Van Cott, -who h&s been reappointed Postmaster of New York City, by President Roosevelt, Is a prominent New York Repub lican, having been a member of the county committee and Republican state committee for years, and also a delegate to many Republican and National conventions. "This reappointment Is a great pleasure to me," Mr. Van Cott raid. In a recent Interview, "and I feel that I can afford some personal pride In It, because this Is my third appointment to the office of Post master of New York. I was first appointed to the ofilcc by President Harrison in 1SS9. I served four years, and was succeeded by Mr. Dayton. Then, on May 23, 1S07, I was appointed by President McKln ley to succeed Mr. Dayton. I shall continue the management of the office on the same lines on which I have conducted it since I have been In control. If what I have dono Is satisfactory to the Government and secures my reappointment. I shall keep up the work. At the same 4- mlng Is terrific Everything Is delayed from three to live hours, and a blockade Is imminent. Great distress Is reported by sheepmen of the Red Desert section and Southern Uintah County. On the desert the losses will be large, unless a break occurs within a few hours. Charles Barnes, a herder, was frozen to death In tho blizzard that has raged for the past day or two. Barnes was from Garden City, Kan. The blizzard has scattered the herds in small bunches all over the coun try. A Mexican herder, whose name has not been learned, Is reported to have been frozen also. Snow In the Black Hills. OMAHA. Neb., Dec. 13. Reports from Western Nebraska and the Black Hills tell of a severe snow storm, from, four to six Inches having fallen since early last night. Trains arrived here today from 30 minutes to two hours late. The tempera turo here has- fallen eight degrees since i A. M., and Is now at the zero mark. General In the SouthTrent. KANSAS CITY, (Mo.', Dec. 13. The Southwest is experiencing the first gener al storm this "Winter. The thermometer has fallen decidedly since last night. The storm will prove of great value to farm ers. Many small streams had gone. dry. leaving no water for stock, and wheat needed moisture badly. Intense Cold in Colorado. DENVER. Dec. 13. The coldest weather of tho Winter ln this stato was experi enced today. Throughout the mountain region thermometers registered below zero, the lowest temperature reported be ing 12 below, at Gunnison. The record In this city was zero. Fall of 50 Detrrccii. FERGUS FALLS, Minn.. Dec. 13. The Government thermomeler registered 25 be low zero here this morning, a fall of 50 degrees in 15 hours. " Thirty-two Below. LISBON, N. D., Dec 13. It was 32 de grees below zero here this morning. Hevlnion Committee's Statement. WASHINGTON, Dec 13. The Presby terian committee on creed revision today completed the brief statement of the re formed faith for the information of the church members. It consists of 16 articles. The official statement given out, after saying the statement was tentatively adopted, adds: "The committee Is now engaged on the matter of the second instruction from the Assembly, the preparation of a dec laratory statement to explain certain dis puted points ln the confession of faith, such as the doctrines of election and of the Kilvatlon of all Infants." 51k Svfxjd of rids Qifrbtisi fajmly laxative It is pure. ..'.-- It is gentle. : . It is pleasant. It is efficacious. It is not expensive. It is good for children. It is excellent for ladies. It is convenient for business men. It is perfectly safe under all circumstances. It is used by millions of families the world over. It stands highest, as a laxative, with physicians. If you use it you have the best laxative the world tenm m " 1 ' f'-s jp produces. I ! VM-ryw.it. HEADOFNATIONALLEAGUE A. G. SPALDING WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT. The Brush - Preedman Faction Walked Out of the Meeting In- tcr-Moantaln League. NEW YORK. Dec. 14. A. C. Spald ing was elected president of the National Baseball League at 1 o'clock this morn ing on the 26th ballot. On the former ballots the Brooklyn, Pittsburg. Phila delphia and Chicago Clubs voted for Spalding, and New York, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Boston for Young. Just be fore 1 o'clock tho Brush-Freedman fac tion walked out of the meeting. Brook lyn, Pittsburg, Chicago and Philadelphia thereupon voted for Spalding for presi dent. The names of the other four mag- I nates were called, but there was no re sponse. The chairman, J. I. Rogers, of , Philadelphia, decided that Spalding was elected on the basis of the decision of ex Speaker Reed on a parliamentary ques tion In Congress that members leaving without being excused should be counted as present and he decided that these men should bo registered as not voting. He ruled that Spalding had been elected unanimously. Mr. Spalding said yesterday: "When mv plpctinn shall h mnri unnnimntislv j and when they shall come to me and ask ' me to be their president. If I accept the I honor, my one condition will be that An J drew Freedman must get out of baseball. absolutely and entirely. He must be I wiped off the baseball map. On his rec ord in baseball, and I speak only of his baseball record, I openly and publicly charge Andrew Freedman with being a traitor and a marplot. He has done more to ruin baseball than any other four forces that ever existed In the history of the grime." Mr. Freedman said that he attacked Spalding because of his trade connec tions and continued: "I consider his can vass moBt undignified. Ho has in no way used that conservatism that the league would want in Its president. He can employ his own methods and rest assured .that the New York Club is not worry ing in any way, shape or form at the threats made." Just how Freedman is to be dropped Is not made clear. It Is said that a new National League may be organized, and that New York may be dropped from the circuit, the Brooklyn Club becoming New York's representative. WATTS ELECTED CAPTAIN. Unanimously Chosen for This Plnce on U. of O. Football Tenm for 1002. I UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE, Dec 13. At a meeting of the uni versity football men in the gymnasium this afternoon, I. Homer Watts, '03, was unanimously elected captain of the 'vars ity eleven for the season of 1902. The choice of the team meets with the gen eral approval of the students and fac ulty. Mr. Watts has been a member of J the university eleven for two years, and In his position at left tackle he is re garded as one of the best linemen Ore gon ever produced. When Halfback Horace. McBrlde was injured early this season. Watts was put behind- the line and did effective work as a ground-gaining halfback. He is 25 years old and is registered from Athena. He strips at 1E4 pounds. Captain of U. of TV'. Eleven. SEATTLE. Wash., Dec. 13. Fred Mc Elmore has been elected captain of the University of Washington football team for the season of 1902. Carl D. Eshelman will manage the tenm and efforts will be made to retain the services of Wright as coach. No Game With Pullman. Manager Buckcnmeyer, of the M. A. A. C. football team, has received word from Pullman that the Washington Agricultur al College eleven has disbanded for the season, so cannot accept Multnomah's proposition to play in Portland. Football at Walla Walla Today. WALLA WALLA. Dec. 13. The Pendle ton Academy and the City High School football teams will play the final game of the season at this place tomorrow, and a lively game is anticipated. No Rushy Game Today. The Rugby football match, which was to have been played today, has been in definitely postponed, owing to the teams not being formed. ONLY NINE TEAMS LEFT. One More Day of the MadlMon-Sqnare Garden Race. NEW YORK, Dec. 13. Still far behind the record established by Miller and Wal ler for a six-day bicycle race, nine teams only of the original 16 starters In this year's event arc now left on the Madison Square Garden track. Hour after hour ot this the fifth day went by without much change ln position, the men evidently sav ing themselves as far as possible for the last grand spurt before the contest closes with the midnight hour tomorrow. The attendance tonight was 7000. During a sprint tonight McEachern, Mc Lean, Julius and Fredericks collided. They I all went down ln a heap, with Julius un- Why sJ 1 i ipri.iiSrn derneath. He was taken from the track; and examined by doctors, who found that his collar-bone had been fractured. Law son will be allowed to finish the score for the team. He will ride 12 hours tomorrow without a partner. Tomorrow will see the racers changing and shifting In reliefs fre quently. They will eat and sleep beside the track, In sight of the spectators, un til the race Is at an end. NEW YORK. Dec. 14. The 2 o'clock score was: Butler and McLean, Newklrk and Mun ro, McKachern and Walthour, Maya and Wilson, Babcock and Turvllle, 2221 miles each; King and Samuelson, 2220 miles: Hall and McLaren, 2220 miles; Fredericks and Jaak, 2220 miles; LaWson and Julius, 2161 miles. Intermountnln League. SALT LAKE CITY. Dec. 13. The most Important business connected with today's meetlnc of the Intermountaln Baseball magnates was the election of permanent otilcers and the adoption of the constitu tion and by-laws. The officers chosen were: President. John S. Crltchlow. Salt Lake: vice-president, Sewell Davis, Butte: secretary, C. H. Kircher. Ogden. The Bank of Commerce, of Salt Lake, was Chosen as custodian of the leatrue's mon eys. Each club will elect Its own dlrec- ' tors and they, together with the above- , JrZT T '. V fon3IIlul lQe 0xlu of directors of the league One of the 'leagues throughout the East. iwxc-e, hi ubukdu. I I uAiN ritAiNuisxju. JJec. i5. Kesuits at j use this remedy only. I have tried sub Oakland: . stltutes and they have done me no good; r uturuy course, selling ivatie waicott won, Dawson second; Almoner third; time, 1:11. One mile, selling Position won, Relna de Cuba second, San Venado third; time. 1:42. I Futurity course, purse Sister Jeanle j won. The Giver second, Shellmount third; : time, 1:11. One mile, purse Imp. Royal Flush won. 'Rushflelds second. Gold One third; time, 1 1'4'V 's" wi, tr-oo i,., t,i- Six furlongs, free handicap Princess Tltnnla won, Frank Bell second, Fltz- knnpt thlrr! Mm 1-13V. Futurity course, selling Vantlne won. ansrerous MnW wnnH am T. thirH- - - - i. Dangerous Maid second, Abba L. third; time, l:U, t,,. , . Evenlnpj Class on. . ,, . The Y. M. C. A. gymnasium was the ,... n.t x. i . v. ii , .. scene of a lively baskets-ball game last evening, the contesting teams belnr those of the evening and 5 o'clock classes. The game was desperately fought, from start to finish the evening class winning by a score or 34 to l The teams lined up as follows: Evening Clasa Position. Five O'clockb. Stiktaan"::.7.7. Stokes Center Latham Freeman Guards Start Bush Guards Greea 'The SIx-Dny "Walk. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec 13. ln the six-day go-as-you-please race the mid night score Is-: Miles.! Miles. uoiaen .uiiL,oesnn :..... .4-1 Fahey .293'Unknown 2:17 , Hart Herty . Cartwright .270 Moore 21 .2G3iMcGraw 15 .257Guerrero 121 IJnaebnll at Armory. The teams of the First Battalion, O. N. G., and the Naval Battalion will play a game of Indoor baseball at the Armory this evening, commencing at S:45. No ad mission will be charged." Baaket-Bnll Today. The girls' basket-ball teams of the High School and Portland Academy will play at the Boys' Brigade Armory at 2 P. M. today. This Is one of the regular games of tho championship series. Dohlm Threw Up the Sponsue. BALTIMORE, Dec. 13. Bobby Dobbs' second threw up the spongiie ln the fourteenth round of a fight between Dobbs and Joe Gans tonight under the auspices of the Eureka Athletic Club. LOSS OF MEMORY. Stranse Cane Puzzles Doctors of New Westminster. VANCOUVER, B. C, Dec. 14. Physi cians of the town of New Westminster, B. C, are puzzled over a strange case ot apparent loss of memory. A day or two ago a man about 30 years old called at the olnce of Dr. Kendall and stated that he was troubled with a peculiar mental dis ease. He could remember nothing of lat er date than August 21, 1S97. Dr. Baggs and other physicians were called in, and to them the man stated that his name is Franklin Strong, and that he was for sev eral years an attorney of Aberdeen. Miss. By questioning him the doctors learned tlat the last he remembered was that the morning of August 21, 1897, Strong was called upon by an Aberdeen Judge to de fend a prisoner on the charge of lnfnntl clde. 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