AMERICAINTHE LEAD Our Athletes Take Lion's Share at Paria W - WIN SIXTEEN OCT OF TWENTY-ONE. Koniber of Second* and Third* Also Secured—Krarmleln of Penm xylvanla Say* He Ha* Knn Hl* Last Race. PARIS, July 17.—Twenty-one cham pionship contests in connection tfith the exposition have been decided during the lnnt three days, and America can boast of winning 10 and of securing 13 sec onds uud 12 thirds. Nine events took place yesterday, in which the Americans placed six firsts, six .seconds and seven thirds to their credit. They captured the 200 meter hurdle race, the standing Mgh jump, the three standing Jumps, the long jump, the hop, step and jump, the hammer throwing and the standing long jump, and they did it easily. In fact, the fa cility with which the American athletes carried off prizes finally grew monot onous. Three events were won by foreigners. One. the tug of war, was not contested l>y the Americans. In the 800 meter tint race, which was won by au English inn n, T.vsoe, the Americans took second and third places. In the remaining race, the 4,000 meter steeplechase, they failed to get a place, Englishmen taking nil three. This result was somewhat of a disappointment for the American spec tators, as they had hoped to see Orton repeat his splendid performance of Sun day. Eight ran—three Americans, Orton, Medal n and Grant; three Englishmen, ltimmcr, Bennett and Robinson; Chts taniu, the French champion, and Dleh noe, a German, ltlmmer took the lead at the outset and was never passed. McC'lain ran in close for two-thirds of the course, while Orton and Grant brought up tho rear. The Americans had the hammer throwing contest to themselves, their two Swedish rivals being 1 utterly out classed. The apparent unfamilltrity of the latter with the hummer caused some amusement among the spectators, not unmixed with a certain amount at ap prehension, and once or twice the crowd behind scattered precipiately as the direction of the hammer showed n tend ency to eccentricity. Flanagan was heartily cheered ou his longest throw, as it was thought that he had broken the rec6rd, but measure ment shows the throw to have been three inches short. T. Truxton Hare of the University of Pennsylvania was sec ond with 151 feet 0 inches and J. C. Mc- Cracken, University of Pennsylvania, third with 140 feet. The tug of war proved more entertain ing than scientific. The Scandinavian team was composed of much heavier men than the French. The Americans de clined to enter the contest. This ended the day's programme. A. C. Kruenzlein, University of Penn sylvania, has run his last race. He made a statement to this effect yester day afternoon at the conclusion of the 200 meters, which he won so easily. "That was my last race," he exclaimed. "I am through with athletics uud shall devote myself to something more seri ous." lie is badly used up, the strain of three days' consecutive games buy ing told upon hint severely. ('mined Salmon For Europe, VICTORIA, B. C„ July 13.-Seven vessels with u capacity of 414,000 cases have been chartered to carry this season's pack of the British Columbia salmon canneries to European markets. Lust year there were nine vessels with a ca pacity of over 500,000 cases. Thin is an off year for salmon, and besides this tho puck was probably curtailed by the fish ermen's strike on Fraser river. New Mine* Found. HEItMOSILLO, Mexico, July 10.— Martin formerly of Aspen, Colo.; Tom B. G. Gedine of Sun Francisco and James Crawford of Benson, A. T., have arrived from the placer goldfields of Low er California, bringing with tlieni over $200,000 in dust, taken out in eight months. The lield embraces a tract of about 250,000 acres. There are few prospectors in the region, and those there are making fortunes rapidly. Jose Ibar roo, a Mexican, took out SIOO,OOO and left for the City of Mexico. DIK Strike on Attain. ST. LOUIS, July 10.—It was decided yesterday afternoon by the union em ployees of the St. Louis Transit com-, puny to resume at once their strike and boycott which was settled recently after being on nearly two mouths. The boy cott operations against this company were resumed this morning. Mne Dead Front F.atinw Toadstool*. LITTLE BOCK. July 10.—An entire family of nine persons died near Calico Rock, Marion county, from eating poison ous toadstools, mistaking them for mush rooms. The family ate a hearty dinner, which included the supposed mushrooms. All were taken violently ill, and none re covered. Mayor McGnlre at the Head. ALBANY, July D.—Chairman Frank Campbell of the Democratic state com mittee has appointed Mayor James K. •MeGulre of Syracuse chairman of th« executive committee of that body. As the head of this committee Mayor Me- Gulre will handlo and direct the guber natorial campaign in the state this fall. Mayor McGuire was a conspicuous figure nt the Democratic national convention which was held in Kansas City last week by reason of his stanch support of former Senator l»nvid B. Hill in his fight to se cure u modification of the 1(5 to 1 silver plank. Four Year* More For lilac. CITY OF MEXICO, July 10.—Elec toral colleges inot in the chief towns and cities all over the republic yesterday and cast their votes for president. The re turns will come in slowly from the outly ing states, but a great majority of the votes were cast for General Diaz, injur ing his re-election for the term of four years, dating from Dec. 1 next. The Clerical and Conservative party made no nominations this year. Another 9100,000 For Starving India. NEW YORK, July 10.—In response to nn urgent appeal from Rev. Mr. Frease, who Is treasurer of the interdenomlna tionnl missionary relief committee in In dia, The Christian Herald has cabled a further remittance of SIOO,OOO from the relief fund, to be expended in the famine districts where, in the oommittee's judg ment, it is moat net (led. cdNPENSEP DISPATCHES. Rotable Event* of the Week Briefly and Ter*eljr Told. Yestenlay was the hottest of the season fh London. The Mexican government has inau gurated an active campaign against the Maya Italians. Three parties sent out by the United States geological survey are now at work in the Cape Nome district of Alaska. Ten thousand Boers, according to a Cape Town dispatch, will emigrate to the United States after the war is over. An unsuccessful attempt was made to wreak and probably to rob the Union Pa cific flier about four mMes from Haoimt tanffian. A Union line car on the Lee avenue divliion of the St. lidDls TrodKt com pany WOT Ho wn op by dynamite. Ttto passengert Were Badly Injured. Curtis Guild of Boston, who was tendered the appolhtme&t as first assist ant postmaster general tt> sdcoeed Perry 8. Heath, has declined to accept the of fice. Monday, July 10. Fire ijt a, car of a South Side elevated train ifc Chicago put the passengers in great pefll of their lives. C- V. Eekrldge, editor of the Bimporia (Kan.) Republics* and former lieutenant governor, of KanSas, died from srff in flicted wounds. At New Castle, Cal., lire destroyed oil the fruit warehouses and principal busi ness houses of the town. The loss will exceed SIOO,OOO. In Baltimore Louis Eiseu, u shoemak er, killed himself, his wife and 13-month old babo and'wounded almost unto deutb his Stfc-year-old son. Judge W. 11. Washington of Philadel phia, a direct descendant of Augustlns Washington, father of George Wash ington, died at Castle Creek, A. T. Saturday, July 14. Another victim of the oil tank car ex plosion at Somervlllu, Mass., died. Patrick Welsh, a North Pelhani (N. Y.) farmer, was gored to death by his bull. The rail reducing mill of tho Illinois Steel company ut Milwnukee has resumed operations. The recently quarautined Chinese ol San Francisco have prepared suits for damages ugainst the city. Superintendent Kilburn addressed the state bankers' ceuventiou at Saratoga ou the requisites of a good banker. A collection of rare coins, valued be tween $6,000 nnd SIO,OOO. lias bueu stolen from the Milwaukee public museum. J. G. Sehmldlapp has offered SIOO,OOO to build u wing to the Ciudnuatl Art museum as a memoriul to his wife and daughter. Cattle were reported dying b.v thou sands in the drought stricken counties of Pima, Pinal, Sanfu Cruz. Yuma, Cochise and Murlcopa in Arizona. The doors uf the Dime Savings institu tion of Newark. N. J., were not opened owing to the alleged stealing of its funds by (Charles I{. Wcstervelt, seeretury and treasurer. Friday. .Tuly 13. The Indians at Red Lake, Minn., were reported holding wur dunces. A strike has beeu ordered ut the tin plate plants at Washington, l*u. Fifteen persous were badly injured in a trolley car accident at Springfield. O. Exceptionally hot weather caused nu merous sunstrokes and prostrations in London. Disastrous forest tires were reported near El Dorado, in Colorado, and Pres cott, in Arizona. Ex-President and Mrs. Harrison left ludiunapolis for their summer home in the Adironducks. Bandits robbed a freight train at Santa Fulalla, a station near Chihuahua, on the Mexican Central. Immense snbtcrranean strennis of pure water have been discovered from 1,500 to 2,(KM) feet above sen level on the is land of Hawaii. Thnrailay. July 12. Two young women were saved from drowning at Pntchogue, N. Y. Fire, started by u lira Iniiloon, destroy ed thousunds of acres of California tim ber. The work of removing shag rock from San Francisco harbor has been com pleted. The colonial cruiser Fiona went ashore near Crtdroy, on the southwest coast of Newfoundland. Chicago |M°omoter* have arranged a $30,000,000 deul to insure a permanent pure water supply for St. I^tuis. Eighteen buildings, comprising over half of the business part of Walnut, Ills., were burned, with a loss of $112,000. Serious trouble WHS reported threatened between the Mojave Indians nt Fort Mo jave, Colo., and the agency authorities. The Baltimore and Ohio express from Washington for New York was wrecked near Philadelphia. It had $3,000,000 in gold on board. The switch had beeu tam pered with. Wednenduy. July 11. The yellow fever epidemic at Queius dos, Cuba, lias subsided. Hawaiian plantation owners hnve dc* cided to import negro laborers from the southern states. Ground for the New York stnto build ing of the Pun American exposition at Buffalo was broken. The commission to the live civilized tribes bus begun thu enrollment of Chero kees at Fairland, I. T. Chicago won the Brooklyn trophy at thu meeting of the American Whist league at Niagara Falls. The Chicago city council kicked übout the council chamber anil tore to bits peti tions signed by 21,000 persous ou tb« North Side. An Aerolite Kxplode*. NEW ORLEANS, July 13. —A large aerolite or meteroic stone burst over the small town of Bellefontaiue, in Web ster county. Miss., between ft and 10 o'clock Wednesday night, completely wrecking the gcnernl store and ware house of Hodge & Mubry. The explo sion wus witnessed by a large number of persons who were standing near by, but none of them was hurt. It was a bright moonlight night. A large ball of lire dashed suddenly and rapidly through the air. It burst just over the store with a loud explosion, and the sir was tilled with hundreds of shooting sturs. Halnn In India. LONDON, July 13. — Lord Curzon of Kedlestou, viceroy of India, has cabled to the secretary of state for India, Lord George Hamilton, that an excellent rain has fallen in the northwestern provinces and in parts of central India and that ■seful showers have occurred in Rajpoo tauu and Deecau. PARMER COPE IS HARD AT WORK Governor Stone's New Appointee Arrests Violators of the Oleo Law. M'KINLEY IS A STALWART. The President BeeogiUses tbe Remo ter RepabiiMa OrgaalMtloa In the AjuMMntment el Hsliaat na tailed •mtea District Attorney—Peunayl vanie (hares in Prosperity. (flpecldl Correspondenoc.) PbUaflelphla, Jnly 17.—FarmtfrCop?, Governor Stone appointed afc ttia BWI Of tbe daVy and food department of- Pennsylvania, baa been making a great record in tbe short time he has filled this important poet. He baa made tbe political enemies of the Stone adtttltitartftloti admit that he is strict ly enforcing the law, and be has dem onstrated hte ability to take care of httnaelf despite the Hntair and ma ltCMUs attache which the Wannmaker subsidized newspapers are making upon the administration. An object leseon showing what te being done In this department waa given In this city last week whem a big arra*- of dealers were before Magis trate Stratton charged with violating the laws la relation to the sale of "oleo." The warrants for these arrests vers sworn out by Farmer Cope's agents and he had his own attorney on hand to eee that the prosecutions were pressed without fear or favor. Professor Oenth, who made a careful examination of all samples submitted to him by Farmer Cope, waa there to testify as to the result of Ills analysts. The magistrate held several of the ac cused In ball for court as the result of the testimony submitted, and in other caeee the accused waived hear ings, and the cases will be sent to court for early trial. ADMISSIONS FROM OPPONENTS. Some of the men who for political reasons were enlisted in the oampalgn of misrepresentation of the adminis tration of the pure food laws by the oficlals of the Stone administration have admitted that under Farmer Cope's administration there Is a de termined and successful effort being mads to faithfully administer tha laws and to hunt down and prosecute all violators of the lew. In a desperate effort to keep alive a feeling of hostility to the Republlean state administration for purely politi cal reasons the Wanauaker news paper Interests are continuing their Wilful misrepresentations, but they have oeased to make an Impression upon the popular mind. The people realize that there Is a« honest and capable official at the head of the de partment who Is working night and day to canry ®-it Governor Stone's In structions to dlsoover and prosecute every man who is violating the pure food laws in the state and to do this without reference to political or other Interests. Farmer Cops has placed his Chester county farm and dairy interests In competent hands and is devoting all his time and energies to obeying the injunctions of the governor. M'KINLEY IS A STALWART. The appointment by President Mc- Klnley of James B. Holland as United States attorney tor the eastern district of Pennsylvania last week was very gratifying to ths stalwart Republlean element of this state. Mr. Holland has for several years been reeogaleed as a stalwart leader of Montgomery county and he has given personal at tention to the management of the party organlzaMon there. For his party ser vloos la the past he was named as naval officer of this port early In the present administration. When the term of District Attorney Beck ex pired Mr. Holland was suggested for appointment as his Tre mendous pressure was at once brought upon the president to prevent Mr. Holland's appoint ment. The insurgent and gold Democratic Influences were brought to bear for the reappointment of Mr. Beck, who had renounced the Demo cratlo party. Mr. HoHand was recom mended by Col. Quay, Senator Penrose, Chairman Reeder, of the Republican state committee, and other active Re publicans, as well as many members of the bar of the counties embraced In hie district. There was something of a struggle over the place, but Presi dent McKlnley put an end to the con tentlon by stating that he would recog nize the representatives of the regular Republican organization and Mr. Hol land was appointed. He was sworn In on Saturday last and he will at once assume charge of the duties of the office. In this connection it Is fair to state that since President McKlnley has been in the White House there has not been a single important Pennsyl vania appointment which has not been made u»on the recommendation of Messrs. Quay and Penrose or the Re publican mpmber of the house of repre sentatives in the district to which the effice was assigned. The president from the outset has evinced a determi nation to stand by the regular Repub lican organisation, and he will ne doubt continue the pelloy throughout his administration. It Is Quit* probable that State Sena tor Walter T. Merrick, of Tioga, will be named to succeed M.\ Holland as naval officer. Senator Merriok has been a consistent stalwart member of the leg islature, aad he Is backed by the lead ers of tbe Republican organization of the state. PENNSYLVANIA SHARES IN PROS PERITY. Philadelphia Is feeling a gratifying eteot of thus preaegt Republican admin istration of the affairs of the country. She is sharing in tbe big boom of the export trade, and la this respect has surpassed some of her less fortunate ■later cities. There waa a gulp, of 93,000,000 in the value of the grain ex ports over the figures of the preceding year. The increase in exports was largely represented by corn shipments. These exports amounted to 35,729,662. bushels, as against 26,261,408 for the preceding year. The Increase in the exports of oats was even more marked. These figures Jumped over 6,000,000 to 9,690,376 bushels. Philadelphia has a splendid elevator systems and the activty of her mem bers of the board of trade in pressing for business has enabled the Quaker City to get her full share of the Mc- KiaJey prosperity in the grain trade. Pennsylvania's iron and steel indus tries are thriving under Republican rule, as was clearly shown In the an nual report of the Bethlehem Steel company, made public last week, which gave a not Inuonra of $2,122,000, an in crease of $977,000 over the earnings of the BetlMehom Iron company during the year ending April 30, 1899. The company, out or gross earnings, spent $595f0Q0 for improvements, and paid off $4.000,000 floating debt. The operations of the year compared with the earnings of the Bethlehem Iron aoropsny fer the year preceding are as fallows: Bethlehem Iron com pany, 1899, net Income, $1,145,000; div idend 6 per cent; surplus, $696,000; Bethlehem Steel company, 1900, net lnoome, $£,422,000; dividend 6 per cant; Bethlehem Iron company, 450,000; sur plus, $1,672,000; Income over 1899, $997,000. A dividend of $600,000 was declared by the Bethlehem Steel company, and the profit and lose accounts show a surplus of $3,463,561, as compared with $3,320,086 in 1899. The Bethlehem Steel company was Incorporated In April, 1809, with a capital stock of $15,- 009,000 In shares of a par value of SSO each. The company leased the Bethle hem Iron company at 6 per cant on the $7,600,000 capital stock of that corpora tion. The announcement is made that the company proposes to bid for the entire contract for 36,000 tons of armor plate required by the navy department for the new battleships and cruisers. COOPBR AND THE DEMOCRATS. "The Democratic national convention has put 18 to 1 to the fore," says for mer State Chairman Thomas V. Cooper, and have reiterated their allegiance to the old and badly whipped Chicago platform. Like the Boxers of China, they refuse to move forward, and are wedded to ttiair idols. There are high sounding platitudes about the trusts and imperialism, but theee are mani festly Insincere, since Bryan begged his friends la the United States senate to ratify the Spanish-American treaty selling to tta the Philippines, and since Tammany, the controlling voice in the convention. Is the head and front of the l«e trust, which doubled the price to »M consumers In defiance of the law. The one thing in which the party was in earnest waa its desire to obey Bryan, and he ordered 16 to 1. So it will be to the end, and the end will be another de feat. with the great east solidly for MclCinley and the great west more strongly for him than before. If the platform la seriously considered in Ne braska, not even state pride can save that state to Bryan In this prosperous year." PENNSYLVANIA MINERS PROS PEROUS. Coal miners In the bituminous fields west of the Allegheny mountains are enjoying the most prosperous condi tions which they have ever known. With large quantities of coal being ex ported to foreign oountries, thus being in successful eompetltion with the home mined coal of those countries, the fact remains that American min ers are earning higher wages under more favorable conditions than has ever before been the case In the Uni ted States. This applies to the miners of western Pennsylvania, West Vir ginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and else where. This state of affairs, beneficial di rectly to 100,000 men In the bituminous field, embraced In the states named, is entirely the reeult of good times throughout the country brought about by Republican laws designed to make work plenty and wages good. As far as the coal miner Is concern ed his condition today, compared to his condition at any time within 15 years. Is a complete ami stunning answer to the calamity platform of Bryan. THE CABINET CONFERS. RrndliK of Rc-«nforrvmnilt to Cliinn Hurried t»- Kempd'a Dl»i>atoh. 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