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Show FAMOUS ATHLETE DEAD. Chicago, May fi. "Smiling" Poter Foley, veteran of the Haymarket riots and former famoim athlete, is -dead here at the home of his daughter. Foley Fo-ley Joined tho police department in 1883 and throe yearB later was a membor of the first company of police po-lice to charge tho annrchlsts in Hay-market Hay-market suuuro when tho bomb that klllod and wounded many was thrown. Ho retired thrco years ago aa a sergeant ser-geant Ho was a fifty-six pound weight thrower, polo vaulter nnd broadjuuiper. Ho established ;i world's record as a heavy wolght thrower hero thirty years ago. He was 61 years old. May Bay In London, EnR., this year is to be doclarod. a general labor holiday, holi-day, oltliough it falls upon a week dnv- U Is to bo made tho occasion of the greatest labor -demonstration evor seon In that country. Hitherto tho principal May Day cclobratlons havo bwn heia ou th0 first Sunday in May, ' |