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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1896-8-20, Page 4,IS•S&W THE EXE'T]h1R The NiloIsons Bank (CHARTERED BY PARLIA1IENT,18,55) Paidup Capita - - $2,000,000 Rest Fund - - 1.375,000 Head Office, Montreal. WrILFERSTAN THOMAS,Esq., GENERAL MANAGER Xonen advanced to good farmers on their vele note with one or more endorser at 7 per ent. pei annum. Exeter Branch. Open every lawful day, from a.m. to SATURDAYS, 10 inm, to 1 p. m. Current rates of interest Allowed on depoits N. D.W.711,1)011, Manager. Pan Exeter, Doe. 27th, '95 01;IA tgititit mg. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20th,1896. NOTES AND COMMENTS. The Toronto Globe, and London Advertiser, which opposed the fast Atlantic steamers proposition when that Wa$ a *Tory fad,'" are now mak- ing the curve, to be ready to support Mr. Laurier when he announces the scheme in parliament as a great Liberal step in advance. it As the thermometer stood at 04 in the shade at Chicago laet week, a WO. 3Xi RE entered the witnees box in court and asked the judge to grant her a divorce. She founded her plea on the fact that har husband had driven her out into the snow. It took the judge some tune to decide that this was cruelty. e - In. a speeeh at Parry Sound Hon. A. S. Heady referred to Sir Oliver Mowat as having made a very vonsiderable "eavrifiee" of position, as Premier of Ontario, to take a pimp in the Laurier Government. Poor Sir Oliver benefit- ted by the eliange financially, it is true, exchanging a salary of $7,000 for one of $8.000. but few imagine that he made it voluntarily. x One remarkable feature of Canadian everyday life is the avidity with which our people take up and discuss ques- tions that are Jive lathe United States. On the trains, in hotelse .in the mar- ket Mame in every public and private gatherings we find men discussing the silver question, with almost as much earnestness as if it were a Can- adian issue instead of the all engross- ing question in a Presidential election. rz. it is with much pleasure that Can- ada bears that thepeople of the United States consider Canadians selfish be- cause we will not take their silver and paper money, at par. For years the Americans, who have a rotten banking system insisted upon discounting the money of Canada, which has a, staple eystene Canadians protested and most often were met with that superi- or quality Of insolence that the Ameri- can shop clerk carries around in such large quantities. The revenge may be small, but many a. Canadian man or woman who knows r lung about the money question has joy now because he finds his fellow Canadians refueing -United States nieney. x x Nothing bet good has come of the change in the Federal election law. Formerly a member could be unseated for a single indiscretion on the part of an agent. Now the effect of this action must be shown to have influ- enced the result of the voting. In the Province of Quebec. more than in any ether part of Canada, this change will be important. The personal canvass, both by candidates and agents, is never dispensed with by the French- Canadians. In their cases the oppor- tunities for making "errors" are many, and in the past speedy retribution in the way of an election count judgment has frequently punished the candidate for the indiscretions of his friends. The Quebec judges will ROW have an oppor- tunity of exercising theirjudicial minds in deciding whether oe eot _naive Sun- day morning after -mass conversation had the effect of unduly intimidating or influenciug the faithful habitant. - II }leery Clews, the New York banker, discussing the abatement of financial • unrest and. recovery from the tempor- ary demoralization of .confidence iol- fowing Bryan's nomination, says everything indicates that the shaping of political currents, in prospect of the coming elections, is viewed as growing more hopeful for :the per - SIXTEEN TO ONE Canadians aretaking a deep interest in United States politics, and to give those of our readers an idea as. to the Silyer question, we publish the follow- ing from the New York Herald: - The pure silver in the big dollar weighs about sixteen times as much as the pure gold in the gold dollar. The exact weights are 23,2.2 grains of gold and 371.25 grains of silver. Hence "sixteen to one." When the mint was founded Ham- ilton and Jefferson agreed that a pound of gold in the - .markets was Worth abotiefifteen pounds of silver, and accerdingly the ratio for the coin- age was made fifteen to one. Any- body could bring as much of either metal as he pleased to our mints and have it stamped into coins. This free or unlimited coinage of both metals is called bimetallism, and the country was said to have a double standard of values.. The bullion in either dol- lar was. instrinsically worth as much before being coined as it was after- wards, " but the Government's mint stamp was a guarantee ofthe weight and fineness of the metal and made it a legal tender. Subsequently is was found that fif- teen pounds of silver :were not worth: as much as a pound of gold, and in order to conform to the relative mar- ket value of the metals, Congress de- cided that the silver dollar should thereafter weigh sixteen times as much as the gold dollar. In doing this Congress went to the other ex- treme and put too low an estimate ou silver. The Europeae nations com- posing the Latin - union nuide their coining ratio fifteen and one-half to one, and the .Owner of silver here would not exchange sixteen pounds of it for a pound of gold because he could obtain the same • thing in Eur- ope for fifteen and a half pounds of his silver. In other words, the quan- tity of silver in a dollar was worth more than 100 cents. Consequently holders of silver bullion cease to send it to the United States mints, and the silver dollars meviously cohe; ed were hearded. When the mint laws were revised in 1873, the provision for the free coinage of Aver dans was dropped. This attracted. little attention at the time because none of these dollars had been in circulation for a gener- ation; and, in fact, only eight mil- lions of them in all had been wined from the foundation of the Govern- ment up to that time. Owing to the discovery of new mines the world's production of silver began to steadily inerease, and the price began con- sequently to decline, and the Eur- opean nations were in self defense compelled to close their mints against further free coinage of the &piaci- ated metal. When silver was high the mine owners cared 'nothing about the mint, but when'it has got solow that a pound of gold would buy sev- enteen pounds of silver in the market these gentlemen began to clamor- for a restoration of the privilege of sell- ing to the American people through the mint at the old ratio of sixteeu • to one. It was then that they dis- covered that the act of 1873 was it "crime," As it concession to them the Bland law was passed, under which nearly 400,000,000 silver dollars were coined, the treasury, however, buying the bullion.for this purpose at its market value. In 1800 theSherMan law was passed, compelling the treasury to buy 140 tons of silver every month and levee notes in payment. This pro- duced a panic of 1893, and was then repealed. As it result of these laws we have coined or issued nearly $000,- 000,000 dollars of silver. Despite all the purchases by the :treasury the price of silver steadily fell. Today it takes about 30 pounds of silver to buy it pound Of gold, but the free coinage advocates demand that the Government -that is to say, the pea- ple-shall take sixteen pounds of sil- ver as the equivalent of a pound of gold. When the 371 14 grains of sil- ver that go to make it big dollar were worth more than 100 cents the mine Jwners sold their product in Europe. Now that 371 1-4 grains are worth about 53 cents they insist that the Government shall stamp it into a dol- lar and shall open the mints to all the silver in the world at this ratio of "sixteen to one." petuation of a sound money policy. • While is is admitted that the orgau- ization of the Conservative Demoet,ats, with its own set, of candidates, will carry off a large number of sound- inoney Democrats from Mr. McKinley, yet it is conceded that it will draw from the Bryan ranks a vastly larger number who otherwise would have voted for him. In view of the fact that there are many Democrats who, whilst fitvoring free coinage, yet re- volt against the revolutionary spirits of the Chicago platform, this may be regimled as- a safe conclusion ; aria its efrect ls to strengthen the chances of Mr. McKinley's election. ',MeV The rush of .Americans to Canada to to deposit money is an indication that the present silver craze is prodacing it panic. Never since the civil war has there been so great it desire exhibited on the part of American citizens to place their money outside the borders of their country. It is a good thing perhaps, for Canada, and compliment- ary to our institutions. But the un- settlemeut of things in general by the present contest ie the States will pro- duce results from which it will take time to recover. x x A good deal of the late oats in Western Ontario have been badly damaged by recent rains. The early harvester is the lucky man this year, as he geeerally is. But this is a great season for outdoor feed. for cattle. Rarely has there been so much good grass at this season of the year, or so bright prospects for a favorable fall supply of cattle feed. How marked the contrast with last year, when, a month before now, the grass in many loealities. was burned up, and winter feed had to he drawn ne. THE FRUIT CROP. -This year the yield of fruit, as far as Huron is con- cerned, is enorinous. This last spring we providentially escaped frost with the above result. A market could not be found fax the earlier apples, and now pinins and crab apples, while hardly wortb handling, are a drug. In some sections of this county the sm.allerys.rieties of plains found sale at only 15 cents a bushel. In Exeter the price for better qualities bas rang- ed at from 50 cents to one • dollar. Fall and winter apples are a big crop and will likely be low in price. TWENTY FO THE TIMES was launched upon the journalistic sea on the 16th August 1873, and consequently with this issue enters upon the24th year of publication. Darieg all these years it has missed but one issue, and has enjoyed the unusual distinction of remaining con- tinuously under the one guiding hand, that a John White, who fouuded it. The Tris has experieaced adversities during its career, but has always sur- vived to be stronger and more import- ant than ever, until to -day it occupies an important place in over 2,000homes, and. is weekly becoming more popular as a family journal. The Latest News.- - The .present assessment retiumslwill give Hamilton a population of Over 50,000. Twelve thousand spiritualists attended the yearly tri-state conclave at Hicksville, Ohio, Sunday. The McDonald crockery works, at St johns, Que., have been sold. to it French s,yndieate for 8120,000. Alois Dinkehuan, 'once a, wealthy New Yorker, shot himself and his wife, through moroseness oven busi- ness reverses. Wheat reeeipts at Port Arthur and Fort William elevators for last week were 104,000 bushels; shipments, 302,- 000; in store, 2,173,000. The 7 -year -old -son of Chas. of Italador Station, on the C. • P. Re was struck by a train while playing on the track and. killed, Swarms of poisonous flies are kil- ing hogs and cattle by the hundreds near Cietwford's, Ind. Animals bitten by them soon die in a raging fever. Tvo thousand farm bands have left Toronto on seven special trains, en - route • for Winnipeg, They will be distributed, theough Manitoba and the Territories. As a result of it drunken quarrel between Joseph Archambault and Pierre Patenaude, two French-Cana- dians, the latter has died in Notre Dante Hospital, Montreal. At it meeting of the Charlottetown bauk managers, at Halifieee it was de- cided to charge 5 per .cent. on all American currency, including cheques and notes, beginning August 21. Barrie town was deluged by a cloud- burst Saturday night. Some of the streets ran water a foot deep, and many eellars were flooded. Much damage was done. The young man named North, who, with a Buffalo girl, is supposed to have been drowned. in the Georgian Bay, is well known in Brantford, He was it son Of conductor North, .of the T. II. and. B. Hackett has sold the Tecumseh House, Petrolea, and business to Win. Flannagen, of Seaforth, who is per- haps one of the oldest known bad- men in Western. Ontario. The price was $11,000. On Wednesday morning, Mr. E. Nablo, of Ansa Craig, on trying to open up his establishment for business, found that the lock of his door had been tampered witb, and an attempt had been made to force open the dome The would-be thieves were probably frightened oil by passing citizens, and desisted from their nefarious efforts, to the pecuniary advantage of Mr. Nablo. Another toll gate outrage is report- ed from Essex County. Some men went to the gate at Oulette's Comers and partly tore it down, but left after notifying Mrs. Smith, the toll keeper, that next week they would return and burn Me gate rt the Grand Mamie, the only gataleie standing at present. The gates destroyed during the recent riots are not yet rebuilt. Farmers jest south of Marseilles, icar Otteeva, are greatly exercised over a new disease Which has broken out there. It has spread in three cat- tle herds of over 100 head, and many of the animals are hopelessly blind mid others are rapidly losing their sight. It may be necessary to have all the .affected killed to prevent the spread of the peculiar malady. A Delaware correspondent writes: On Satuiday last Miss Glennie, of Longwoods, aged 16 committed suicide by taking paris green. Medical at- tendance was early on the scene, but all efforts to counteract the poison were of no avail, the girl acknowledg- ing her wish to end her life and go to her brother, who three weeks ago next Friday, ended his days in the same manner. He was 22 years of age. The Indiana Bicycle Works, India- napolis, Incl., employing 1,500 men when running.full-handed, shut down Saturday metal after the election. Chas. E. Smith, president of the com- pany, said in giving reasons for closing :-"The uncertainty of the future is one &efficient eause. 'We have a half -millions dollars out now, and we want to know what we are to realize ou that before we put more -money at the present value into stock." Last Sunday afternoon it St. - Louts cyclist E. E. Anderson, wheeled a mile in One minute and 3 seconds over a plank path. He was paced by locomotive pailing a coach and rode a wheel geared to 02. For it distance of two miles, the rode had been .planked up between the tracks perfectly smooth, ' one mile was Marked off iba. .the centre of this ..stretch with flags and torpedOes,thelatter foe the .thners to indleate to. Anderson to go ahead fest and when to slow up. Anderson • announced that he will make another attempt on August 23rd, on a .wheel geared:to -120.: • . Late Friday night the steamer Oeseniaa., of the Lehigh Valley Trans- portation COpepteriy's flee.t, collided • with the propeller Wm. ChiSholin in the new channel in Lake St, Ciair, and both were _ sunk..- The Oceanic& was bound tip, andloaded'with coal from. • Beffalo t� OhiCago. The -Chisholm Was loaded with iron .ore, -and was. bound Marquette to °hie ports. . None Of the 'crew were drowned, the *en taking to the rigging _Until help arrived. ._ .the Oceannia :was'. valued ..at $80,000, and tb-e Chisholm at $125,000. The boats Rein 1.7feet of water. It is thong:lit that the :aecicletetwae caused by a conftision of signal's or lights . " • IJX(Ti TO MUTINY. Many Arrests Were Nude in Barcelona Testernan, Including an Ex -Minister or War and a Geneeal. Barcelona, Aug. 18. -Ever since the recent rioting In this city, the authorities have been on the alert to preveut a recurrence Z the disorders. A Close wateli has been kept on certain Republicans, who, In COD - junction with other members ofethe party throughout Spain, were believed to have been active in fomenting the late disturb- ances, As a result of this surveillance, Senores Stara and Ribot, both Republican members of the Cortes, and 15 others, were to -day arrested. It is charged that they are Implicated In a conspiraey having for It s object the creation et disorders in con- aection with the veining embarkation of re- beforeernents for the army In Cuba. It is believed that the Republicans have matie attempts to tamper with the loyalty of the troops and sought to induce them -to mutiny rather than serve with the colors in Cuba. This plan is thought to have been eirective- ly frustrated, and no trobble Is apprehen- tied when the 40,000 men destined for ser- vice 10 Cuba are despatched to the •Island. The most important arrest that has been made Is that of General E. Stebanez, who was Minister of War in the Republican Governineut which followed the abdication of Ring Amadeus in 1573. 4.11.V1cICA.N BAR.. The emst Annuaiimeeting orthe Association Opens at Saratoga Te-DaY• Saratoga, Au. 18. -The 19th annual meeting of the American Bar Asso- ciation, which opens here to -morrow in Convention Hall, will, in ail proba- bility, be the most successful in every respect of any ever held, The presence of Lord RuSsell of England has awakened it widespread interest I, many of the most distinguished men of the country will attend. Senator Gorman of Maryland, Senator Gray of Delaware, Judge L. E. Wales. Wil- mington; United States Judge 0. P. Shires of Iowa, Judge L. D. Brewster of Danbury, CGnn., and Judge Howe of New Orleans, have arrived, and Others are coming in by every train. It is said that the attendance will be fully three times as large as that of any previous year. Lord Russell and party will arrive here this evening. The debates on the various papers presented will be ex- ceptionally interesting, particularly these On "International Arbitration" and on "Legal Education." Dieeeievea neat RS 21118 21"1iIl'8. The Freed Irish Dynamiter linS Leurned teirnellee Death. Glesgew, Aug. 13.-Thonias Devaney, Ike Irish dynamiter, who was sen- tenced in Edinburgh in Issr, to serve 1 term of life imprisonment and was released from Portland Prison yes- terday, has arrived. her.. Devaney says that Sohn Daly will be set at liberty next week. He had no know- ledge of any of the Important events which had occurred outside the prison walls during his incarceration, and ex- pressed great surprise at hearing that Parnell was dead. Devaney said to friends with whom he talked that his prison life was an experienve too aw- ful to admit of description. During the whole time of his imprieonment, he said, he never once had the slightest thence to escape. 2'ir1EE, irneette xzdi And Others are Believed 10 be in me Rutile of a, Collapsed Itaildiune Eau Claire, Wis., Aug. 1S. -About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon an old four - storey frame building, known as Music Hall, which was being dismantled, col- lapsed, killing at least three men and in- Juring many more. It Is probable that there are several persons in the ruins be- sides those known to be there, as no tree° of them can be found. Tee men were em- ployed by Sclunidt Bros. of Superior, Wis., who had the contract for removing the building, The known dead are William Dean, contraetor; Halvor Olsen and Niche - las Roach. .411 Quiet In Belfast. Belfast, Aug. 18. -The city is perfect- ly quiet to -day, and there is a total absenee of popular excitement or any outward trace of the rioting which oc- curred yesterday. Of the persons ar- rested for participation in yesterday's disturbances, two Nationalists were sentenced, ono to one month's impri- eonment and the other to two months' for assaulting the police, and a num- ber were discharged with fines. William Demands titheatenee. Berlin, Aug. 18. -The Emperor re- ceived ti' First Geards at Potsdam to -day, and addressed the regiment upon the subject Of the battle of Gra- velotte, of which to -day is the 26th an- niversary, and in which tb.e First Guards took part. His Majesty de- livered his usual speech, ending with the words: "I expect your absolute ohedience to the King." Granton. BRIEFS. -J. E. Murray, our popular merchant., who has been ill fax some time past, bas gone to Ormsby Park, where be will remain for a short season of rest from business cares. - The Presbytery of Stratford will meet in the Granton Peesbyterian Church on Friday, the 21s1 inst., to take into consideration the resignation of the Rev. Mr. Campbell. --The manyfriends of Rev. Mr. Campbell, and also of Mr. Joseph Lawton will be sorry to hear that their :health has not improved. - David Tyerman bas traded his 100 - acre farm, adjoining the village. to Mr. Whaley, of St. Marys, for ii 00. acre farm near Pahnerston. Mr. • Fos- ter, the present lessee of the Tyerman farm, retains the farm until the ex- piration of the lease. Biddulph. DEATH OF MICHAEL Fox. --The sad and sudden death of Michael Fox, of 10th -of Grey, has cast a gloom among his acquaintances. He was alive and well up to 4 o'clock on Saturday after- noon when he was in the field harvest- ing beans. Mr. Fax was on the top of the load when the horses stopped sud- denly, he lost his balance and fell almost on the horses, which gave it start and the waggon passed over his shonider. • He was taken • home and metliotel aid summoi ;ea, but nothing could be done except to: assuage the pain and he died at9 o'ClockthefollOw- ing morning, conscious ahnost to i be last The deceased had lived in Bkl- dalph some eighteen years ago and with his Wife, formrely Miss HaWk- sliaiv, and falai i 1 v, settled ou the 10th con..Grey, where :he.luis since re sickd ir was a consistent member of -the English church, aOonServative in politics and an orang,emen for 23 The York county authorities have oir6reci a reward of $100 fax convic- iiimi of the incencli4tries who bur nt tile toll gate on Sueday inorning. 'FORESTERS DIVIDED, Three High Courts in the Province of Ontario. The Central Court Wili Have About 11,000 Members, While the Eastern and Western t'ourts Will BUYS About 8000 Each -The 300 Delegates Received a Warm Reception Front the Civic Authorities at the Capital. Ottawa, Aug. 18. -(Special.) -The question of the division of the High Court ot Ontario of the Independent Foresters into two or three high court jurisdictions is the chief topic for con- sideration at the present High Court meeting, which_opened here this morn- ing. The Foresters lost no time in getting down to a consideration of this important matter. About 300 dele- gates were in attendance. At the Morning session the reports of the high officers were presented and refer- red to (Efferent committees. Mr. Robert McNair, High Chief Banger, alluded in his report to the fact that it was 11 years since the High, Court of Ontario met in Ottawa. At. that time tne membership was 3046, now it is 97,000. Eleven years ago the surplus fund was $28,036; to -day it is $1,794,340, During the year 2867 had been added to the membership roll. Important legislation was secured by the Executive Council from the last Parliament, notably the privilege of making annual returns to the Govern- ment and inspection of the books by the Superintendent of Insurance, and the right of making a. deposit with the Government for the security of the membership. While the Superinten- dent. required only $75,000 depOsit, the Executive had. xplaced3 ,$100,000 with the Government. Tbe action of the Supreme Court in amending its con- stitution and laws, so as to give t) those deserving of it $4000 or woo benefit certificates, has also beea en- dorsed and confirmed bY Parliament, The High Secretary's report showed a substantial increase in membership, and that 61 new courts had been or- ganized during the year, including 25 by officers of the Supreme Court. The High Treasurer's report stated that since the close of the year, thera had been paid on account of Supplies $3000, and there is still owing oix this account $7253. All other accounts have been paid, with the exception of a few small items, which will not aggregate more than $250. At the present time there is a balance in the treasury of $1285. The High COurt Inspector's report was eminently favorable. The auditors, in their report, regret- ted tlie large amount still owing for Nigh Court dues by subordinate courts,and stated that there is still a substantial amount owing for supplies that should be reduced. The High Secretary had written off all bad debts and included in statement of assets only euch property as would bring a direct return. The balance of cash in the hands of the High Treasurer on June 30 was $624,65, Addresses of welcome were present- ed by the local courts and by the Mayor and the City Council, to which High Chief Banger McNair mads ap- propriate replies. Mayor William Borthwick was made a Forester at Siglit by Big Chief Oronhyateklia. In the afternoon the delegates were given an electric whirl round the ,city by the Local Reception Committee. At 4 o'clock work was resumed, when the special committea appoint- ed to consider the questien of divid- ing the High Court reported LI favor of a division into three high court jurisdictions -eastern, central and western, the central to consist of Hal- ton, Peen Cardwell, Simcoe, York, Ontario, Durham, Victoria, Muskoka and Algoma; all east of the said coun- ties to constitute the High Court of .Bastern Ontario; all west to constitute the High Court of Western Ontario. The principle embodied in th3 report was discussed at great length by, among others, the following brethren: Dr. Thompson (Toronto), A. N. Payne (Ottawa), W. T. R. Preston (Toronto), Callender (Brantford), Cameron (Galt), Rev. W. 33. Carey (Kingston), and Cameron (Lucknoev). At the evening session the Credential Committee reported that 330 delegates were in attendance. ° The High Coun- cillor rifled against recognizing the rank of Bro. Harper, A.P.H.C.B., of Ohio, now resident in Ontario. The feeling of the High Court was in fa- vor of recognizing Bro. Harper. The debate on the division of juris- diction was continued ley A. W. Fraser (Ottawa),William Drennan (Kingston), Rev. Ker (St. Catharines), Hunter (To- ronto), A. Munro Grier (Toronto), Murton (Oshawa), McCormack (St. Thomas), Collins (Toronto) and. others. At 10,30 the previous question was carried, arid the High Court divided on the committee's recommendation to divide the High Court. The result was as follows: For a di- vision into three High Courts, 241, against 135; majority for 106. The re- sult was hailed with loud cheers. The remaining nlanses of the report were adopted and the High Court ad- journed at midnight. The division line agreed upon will give 11,000• to the. Central High Court and 8000 to each of the other High Courts. • A TUG BURNED. — The &lutes Oates Rade a Total 'Wreck at elieltaens eny en Saturday. Collingwood, Aug. 18. --Capt. J. W. Dar- ling arrived hue Iles afternoon by the steamer Majeetle. He reports that the tug James Clark, owned by Cape' J. Craig and himself, was b.urned to the water's edge near Michael's Bay ou Saturday morning. Capt. Darling-, when Interviewed by the representative of the Aesociated Press, stated the tug left Oollingwood Thnesday with a scow in tow, and was lying to when the .fire was discovered by Capt. Craig. The fire was first' noticed at :3 °nee& around the boiler, from which it is supposed to have Originated. Every ef- fort was made to extinguish the flames, but al; proved futile. The boat was beach- ed on a reef In Michael's Bay, two miles from store. She will be a total loss, She was valued at $5000, and was partially in - Mired. • MORE. TROOPS 1.e0.14 07113.4. epaIn 'Will Send 40,000 Men to Become Victims or aenow ewer,. New York, AllS. 18.-A special to The Herald from 'Madrid seys: The first em- barkment ot '14,000 troops for Cuba will commence at Santander August 23, terrainating August 26, The second will take place f.tom August 30 till Septeruner 0, af- ter which date the cavalry wilt embark. By September 11 the Whole expedition of 40,000 men will have left the peninsula. rEl;IT 15PTROEE4. Throat* Riders Capture a Goo & Maui Events -Representatives of the OR Town Make a Good Skewing. Petrolea, Aug. 18. -The Civic Holiday here to -day was celebrated at home. At 11 o'clock in the morning there was a grand bicycle parade in Turkish costume, In which there were about 40 lady riders ; a monster trades proceseion and calithums plans. At 2 o'clock bicycle races, at 4 o'clock a baseball match and in the even- ing a briillant display of fireworks at the park and the "Lady of Lyons" by the William Owens Company at the Opera House. The bicycle races, winch were run in the face of halt a gale a wind, were well attended, and the following are the results ; Mile, novice -George Peat, Petroiea,1 ; L. McLean, Marthaville, 2 ; A. Watkins, Toronto, 3. Time 2.39. Halemile, open. professional -First heat - J. 13. McCarthy, Toronto, 1 ; le. W. Young, Toronto, 2; Roy Gordon, Toronto, 3. Time 1.07 2-5. Second heat -Cecil Elliott, Toronto, 1 ; Alf. E. Young, 2 ; Chris Greatrix, Toronto, 3. Time 1.072-5, Final heat -J. 13. AleCartny, Toronto, 1 ; Chris Greatrix. Toronto, 2 ; In W. Young, Toronto, 3. Time 1.07 3-5. Two-mile handica.p,amateur-John Schaef- fer, Detroit (50 yards), 1 C. S. Porter. Detroit (75 yards), 2 ; C. maban, Toronto (40 yards), 3. Time 5.023-5. Oneanile handicap, professional -T. W. Van Tuyi, Petrolea. (12o yards), 1 ; Cecil Elliott, Toronto (25 yards), 2 ; 0. Greatrix (25 yards), 3. Time 2.20 2-5. Half -mile, open, amateur -First heat-lt. A, ()raise, Petrolea, 1 ; John Shaeffer, Detroit, 2 , R. E. Axton, Toronto, 3. Thne 1.32 3 5. Second heat -E. A. Moore, Deerantrk, 1 ; R. Thompson, Toronto, 2 ; 11. (e. Deemer, Toronto, 3. Time 1.11. Final heat -F. A. Moore 1, 17. G. Deemer 2, It, 8hompson 3. Time 1.08 2-5, Two-mile club handicap, for the Corey Cup -R. A. ()raise won Thee 5.15 4-5. Two-mile bandicap, professional -Chris Greatrix, Toronto (50 yards), 1 ; Jain Ilar- Petrolea (125 yartlin, 2 ; 3. H. Gratz, Toronto (125 yarns). 3, Time 502. One -mule, open, amateur -4n A. Moore 1, R. E. Anton 2, H. G, Beemer 3. Time 2.22 2-5. One -mile, open, professional -J. B. Mc- Carthy 1. le. W. Young 2, A. eleLeon 3. Time 2.25. In this race Cecil Elliott came in second, but Was disqualified for ungentlemanly eonduet In purposely fouling McLeod, and the referee suspended him for an Indefinite period. The baseball match was between the Athletics of Port Huron and the Petreleas. T1ie. sore was 8-3 in favor of Petrolea. BUTLER BEATS BALD. Erie, Pa., Avg. 18. -The National Bicycle Circuit meet was very successful in point of attendance and entries, but in the mid- dle of the atternoon a heavy rain fell, necessary. In Intermission of hall an hour ary In the mile ROVICC, amateur, John IL Clemens of Erie won In 2.43; John (I. Tabb, Erle, 2; Charles Gierite, Northeast, 3. In the mile open, professional, final heat, Tom Butler of Cambridgeport, Mass., won: E. C. Bahl, Buffalo, 2; F. 13. Rigby, Toledo, 0., 3. Otte Maya, A. D. Kenedy, A. C. Mertens, W. IL Williamson, J. I.'. Bliss also rode. The prizas waresum ,,50 and etts in One mile, amateur, Anal heat -J. F. Hig- gins, Buffalo, 1; Julius Hampel, Erie. 2; Harry 11. W000, (See eland, 3. Pline One mile, handicap, professional. final heat -W. E. Becker, Chicago (34 yatels), 1; Ie. A. looell, Buffalo, 2; S. C. Wells, San Francisco, 3, Time 2.31. 1-5. One -mile handicap, amateur -D. J. Hig- gins, Buffalo (TO yards), 1; J. J. Dultelaw, Rochester, 2; C. IL Whitley, Erie, 3; B. C. • Irons, Meadville, Pa„ 4. Time 2.32 4-5. One mile, lap, professionai, final neat - Tom Butler, Cambridgeport, Masa, won with 14 points; A. D. Kennedy, Chicago, 2. with 9 points; and J. E. Starbuck of Philadelphin 3, with 5 points. Time 2.32: 1-5. One mile, 2.30 class, amateur, final heat - A. Plikey, Buffalo, 1; Harry B. Wood, Cleveland, 2; Julius Hempel, Erie, 3. me 2.37. The electric light races in the National Circuit meet were deferred to 0 o'clock to -night on arcounte ot the failure of the aro lights. Tim mile open, amateur, was ridden in two heats fine a final, in which L. Dultelow of Rochester, N.Y., • won the race, with P. 3, McIntyre, Cleveland, sec- ond, and C. A. Mertens, Erie, third. Time 3.12. One -mile handicap, professional -W. H. Williamson, Niagara Fans, 1 ; W. E. Beek- er, Minneapolis. 2; Otto Mayo, Erie, 3 ; Tom Butler, Cambridgeport, Mass., 4. Time 2.32 1 5. The mile handicap, amateur, was won by 13, C. Irons, Meadville, Pa., in 2.43, with Charles W. Curry, Erie, second. The one -mile city ehampionsbip, profes- sional, was won by A. Lejeal in 2.1371-5, with Otto Mayo second. FAVORITES AT DETROIT. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 18. -The talent had things pretty nearly their own way, four favorites .and two second choices winning. First race, 6 furlongs-Longbrook, 0 to 5, 1; Rutin -en, 5 to 1, 2; Breads), 3" to 1, 3. Time 1.17%. Second race, mile -Moylan, 7 to 10, 1; Kamsin, 2 to 1, 1; Been Ideal, 20 to 1, 3. Tiain,hire1dA4ra.ce, lVi miles-Egbart, 31/e to 1, 1; Lobengula, 5 to 1, 2; Booze, 7 to 1, 3. Time 1.511/2. Fourth nee, 6 furlongs -Dr. Catlett, S to 5, 1; Lord Zenia, 13 to 5, 2; What Not, 8 to 1, 3. Time 1.161/2. Fifth race, 51/2 furlongs -Scarf Pin, 7 to 5, 1; Dr. Newman, 20 to 1, 2; Trimure, to 1, 8. Time Sixth race, 6 furlongs -Remedy, 4 to 1, 1; Santa Marie, 4 to 1, 2; Hoodwink, 4 to 1, 3. Time 1.161/2. RAIN IN TWO LEAGUES. RICE At Scranton (10 innings) - Buffalo .... .. 01 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3-5 5 4 Scranton 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 4 3 Batteries -Gannon and Smith; Brown and 13owerman. 'Umpire -Gaffney. At 'Wilkes -Barre -Wilkes-Barre v. Toren - to SItiplir Atingteld-Springlield v. Syracuse ; rain. At Providence -Providence 2 Rochester 0; three innings ; rain. Ba.ttCries-Hodson and Dixon; Callahan and Boyd. 'Umpire- rDaoines.)cher. AR t Boston- 1I.H.10 Brooklyn 4 0 0 1 0-5 5 2 Boston . . 0 0 0 1 0-1 6 1 Batterles-Xennedy and Grim; Nichols and Bergen. Umpire-Sheredan. (Called, At New York -Washington 0, New York 2, one tunings. rain. Batteries-Plynn and McGuire ; Sullivan and Wilson. 'Umpire- Conahan. At Philadelphia- n.H.131 Philtulelphia .... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 8 Baltimore 1 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 *-0 14 2 Batteries -Taylor and Boyle ; Esper and Clarke. Umpiree-Ilurst. THE .71EMOGRATIO 2'4NGL.B. Chairman. Bynum Believes a Third Ticket Will be Nominated. Indianapolis, Aug. 18. --Chairman Bynum and Secretary Wilson 'of the National De- mocratic Executive Committee, arrived from Chicago to -day. Mr. Bynum says New York will send a full delegation of 72 members and a large number of visitors to the national convention. • Maryland will re- consider the action takeu against the nom- ination of a third ticket, and will prob- ably be well represented.. Mr. Bynum says there seems to be a belief in some quarters that a third ticket will net be placed in the field. He said that such a supposition is out of the question, and a ticket will be nominated just as sure as the convention meets. One of the greatest acquisitions to the -third ticket, leaders say, is ex -Gov. 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