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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-22
RAIN sPorIs 1.-THE PLUNGERs' PLANS.

LOUISVILLE. KY, May 21.-The seventh
days meeting OF the Louisville Jockey Club was at
tended by rain and small crowd. The rain fell Just IN
time for the Merchants stake, making heavy track ana
causing tue defeat OF the favore Moiesyi by FAVOR
result that knocked out" the plungers" who were
sure the would win.
In the first race a Club purse OF $500 1--WE urlongS
for twOy earOd madens, the starters were bOaL 70
Phil Lee, 100: FrUuir Louise, 30; Cuban Queen Joi
Ctallatin 100; Harrudsburg, 80 Pkg, 100 failon
%; Osceola, 100. Mary T.. 90 and King lAght' no
The race was won handily By Pkg, OFalIOh secohu'
Frouie Louise third; time, l:O4. Mutuals " ~
The Louisville Hotel stakes, selling race, mile heats'
WAS contested Tor by Gold Dollar, 100 h MOhee lOt
BELLE b., IO4; syiO, 1922 Kansas, lO2; ana boule-
ward lis. Belle b. set the pace and was never
caught Kansas second r. MOnee third, time l40+ Inc
seeond heat was won by X. MOnee, Belle b. second,
Gold Dol ar third time l:45 In the third neat r. Monse
ran around the track lengths ahead OF Belle D.
winning the race in a gallOp; time LOO =,
The Merchants stakes for all ages, 4 .
miles. brought ont MOdcsty, Cdurphyl, li3, "a big
nvOrttc) LOftn. u.lis), lis, Favor (hompkinS lOZ'
and Tom Martin. (TayOr. lis. Favor jumped 70 the
front at the start and IN the lead To the nhlsh
Modcsy passed LOftiu but she could not reach FAVOR
who passed under the string two lengths aheau LOIl
third Time. 1853. Mhinas. 81
Ia the Runnymede Stakes, for twO'yearods three
oua o "a mile, tbe starters were En1urcr, llO
Primero. 10; Frank Norris 1O7; Lovely. 1o4i Noon
shine, lO7; Blue Wing no; syntaH, llOi May Lady
lO7 Blue wing won, Endurer second, Primero third
Time, ll7l4. hutuals, 9ll 40
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Modest SERGEANT BATES.

WASHINGTON, May u (SpeciaD.-SerSeant
Rates has written long letter the Postmaster-Gen
eral soliciting an appointment in the postal service
He writes that he has travelled $4,000 miles, carrying
the American ag has delivered 5000 free lectures TO
audiences aggregafng than million OF his Tel
low countrymen has sacrificed his home In the cause
OF Democracy and Is now "a common IaDorer an"
laccseeker combined" He lncoses his photograph Ia
Tie eneral and mOdesty that he does
not want 100 high place. but" an ordinary one within
his capacty He wants the place first III order 10 pro
woe for family and second in order that he nav on
tain the funds required to enable him To resume MS
travels with the Star Spangled Banner and infct more
Irce lectures upon his peaceaOie and monehslVe
countrynen.
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FAT POLITICIANS AT THE BAT.
RECKLESS AND HILARIOUS pLAYING-ALL

RECKLESS AND HILARIOUS PLAYlSG-ALL THE
FIELDERs AFTER A BALL.
,E"Say. mister. be this the Fat Mans Club y
sang out youngster as a OF red-raced pued
up the hill to the ball ground of the Manhattan College
at Tenth-ave. and redandthirty-seventh'st
yesterday.
mo, my son, this IS the new League
5iue ont for a practice" said Coroner
Martini rs he mopped his shining forehead and
looked as majestic rapid respiration and perspraton
would permit " 1 think we will select this one'' no
continued as he gazed over the unoccuped portion OF
the field at the various diamonds of dubious accuracy
there laid out observe that it has the shortest DIS
tauce between bases; the bue-cOated glardlsn Oh
the peace and destroyer OF goats drove on the crowd
and atsr be SghS coats and Prepared FOR bust
ness Coroner Martin managed one nine, whlle
Charley" Golden the Fire Department repair shops
ran t6e other the players being members Of the Tam
many General Committee for the with Assembly Dlr
trict Tls match for $1,000 side and gae-money.
Tho was collected IN hat at the close Of mo
first Inning and appropriated 10 the expense account
CHOOSING an umpire with the voice OF stentor and
lungs thai never tired they pitchedup cent anu tae
S9 GSarevS Golden got into the pitchers box
and spiead his legs so as TO sS he Coroner
braced himself beside the home base and waved DRAMA
heT o% hail - Yelled the umpire and Golden let goa
that went ten feet over the Coroners head
| @StrNGV screamed the impartial umpire ana OK.
,sscmbviuan John Carey who played second base spis
an his hands audby and prepared for action. After
Jelesation of small boys had hunted down the pal.
Gisn Snnnd mn the catapult and let fly another Inc
Coroner shut his eyes and swung the DAT sehuans
| daisy cutter out into left HELD laea
he started for first base II he had just heard Oh
trinie murder and fourteen deaths In fallen building
his bald head gsenins in the sun as II booDei up Ds
down Six runs scored In The first lnnlng the 'e1
| erabe C. w. Campbell retiring with spraned leg 60,
For nine innings there the hyeliestknd OF pa,.
Once IN while one the younger men would come
hat and knock tremendous fly, tho helders would iaa
over one another their haste got It, while every9o
yelled and men, more or less, pegged around ~
bases Some would get the ball at last and ns
reckessy into the crowd about home base, the sevo
would mark three more and peace would reasa
again At $50 o'clock the game closed with the iono
ing score 90
| Golden nine. :... 4 ~ X, TOTAL
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NETWORK WINS AT LACROSSE.
fine St. Georges's Cricket Ground, Hobo

Tn the ot' OcOlScS . OiiOAOU NAo"''' iA"""
ken Yesterday afternoon the seventh game was played
In the Metropolitan Lacrosse Associatonor thesOerlchs
fup The contestants the Stevens Institute and
New ork clubs After waiting until o'clock for che
arrival OF two men OF the NewYOrk Club the game wss
courteOusy playing with only ten men To make the sides
numerically equal The time agreed on To play one
hour was productive of "A good game although rather
rugh-COtiart of stevens being hurt as also WAS
Wheeler OF New-YOrk The latter was especially
noticeable for some remarkably long shots at the goal
and for his activity IN dodgg his opponents when near
his own goal At the start the aides played equally the
first goal not falling until after after 20 minutes play,
Herndt making In the shot lie also assisted In getting
the second goal. Ritche placing the ball between the
post from shot OF Gerndts IN 70 minutes rms was
Tor as also was the third goal Mars0n getting
IL I'm minutes by the aid Of Lukens secured
the fourth III minutes. but NewYorh got the next two
I'm and minutes respectively. Thsdccided the match
In favor OF NowYork By five goals to one as time was
called by the referee
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,fp UaVECgR URIL LIFE.

Tofffo Letfr 10 me CtncinnqU C0nmcTcidI Udzette.
Notwithstanding the use OF whatever OF the
arts OF may possess, II Was impossible
for ma 10 induce Mr.. Hayes to consent ~ give his
views on current state and National politics But he
asked me TO Inspect the outdoor attractions OF his home
lie shaved me spot next to "A strawberry patch where
the yloets grew thick 10 hide the blades OF
grass He said the season was fully three weeks more
backward than around Cincinnati We took seats In
easy chairs In shady corner OF the stOop and Mr..
Hayes entertained with talk the trials, trlbua-
lions and trumphs OF country gentleman. He said he
had with poor success in tying 10 acolimatze tho
mountain holly in the DOGGY soil OF sandusky County
There were ftywo varieties OF birds his grounds
and his had collected fifty different kinds OF nests
On matters OF agricuure found the to be
y charming aud loQuacious conyersatonalist
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RAILROAD INTERESTS.
CENTRAL CUTTING DOWN FAST TTMf

For some time the passenger department OF
the New.York Central Railroad Company has Deoh ma
1T, .ns far an important add To the facilities
~ s through western service and shortening OF inc
run between here and the west. These Improvements
will be nut into effect next Sunday Begnnlng w
that ,fe the Chicago limited express VIII leave Tue
,hs, i Crtrl S,tini, al $50 A. m daily and will ar
rive M the same hour OF the next day IN Chicago hahg
the ruu IN twentylUur hours. The tram Is an chop
new one built with special reference 10 lhls SUI
aud includes drawing room, sleeping anu
Iiniug.room cars and buffet, smoking ana teauinn
roam Ear The train will also shorten the time 10 I'm
ennnti connection being made. with through secPinb
car arrangements that the time from Ne"-loIA W
miuutes Another new train Will also be added 10 thr
Chicago service II will leave the Grand ohtfai %
AT Il n m dnily and Will reach Chicago al OclOtk th
next evening 1hIs train will have through slecplhH
cars to Chicago by way OF both the Cdhaua SoV w
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PROUD OF HIS PAMPHLET.

WASHINGTON, Nav u (SDeciaD. Zach Mont
comery whom AttorHey-G eneral Garland has named
for Assistant Attorney General for the Interior Depart
mept in which he spends OF his time nowadays In
order 10 famiarize himself with the duties Of the Office
which he expects soon to Ill., is who possesses the
courage OF his convictions According critic reporter
Mr. Montgomery says that he stands by the pamphlet
cricisng the public school system and has nothing TO
take back pamphlet in question, instead OF De ing
hard 10 md, easy of access. Mr. Montgomery has
some copies and does not mind people looking al
THAR contents He points out that his pamphlet mas
been Endorsed by ministers of all denominations III Cali
lOrnia -.
The President has a copy Of It,
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S SsS;I T0rs. .........-.......i 9

H%s
s White Lille and Ft,s e ss,s on PaS, MA ga
iac FIRST base on error,Sss9ors Buffalo o
struck D saa bes,ss saa
White and Brouthers UmpireMr Ferguson Left on bases
Buffalo 20.
About 900 spectators witnessed the game OF baseball
Jersey City yesterday between the Newark and Jersey
terrific batting both sides. The visiting nine won
rather easily by this score:
5ss ssys CITY l
PROVIDENCE May 2I.IThe first game between the
Chicago and Providence League clubs was played here
to-day before large number OF spectators. The home
nine played in wretched form. The score was
f rSSyissnoe :.:::.:::::::SS G-lS
hSasS III
Umpire Mr. GaGney
Boston, May PA well contested game was played
to-day between the Boston and Detroit clubs. The West
tbpoa 81 Unfortunate fielding errors The score was
Boston Boston
Base hts-BOston, o Detroit IL. Errors-Boston a. De-
Decker
PgLApELpuIA, May 2l.-The st. Louis League club en-
coupered the Philadelphia club for the first time to-day.
and the home nine outplayed at every point and won
easily. Both DAILY aud Boyle were batted hard The
score
Phi las,! ::::..:.-.::.jSS Gss
delphia IT Louis, H. Ptchers-Daily and Boyle Um-
pre-Mr. Cushinan.
CIyctSNArI May GA heavy batting and exciting
game was played here to-day between the Cincinnati
aud Baltimore clubs. Although the home players earned
nine runs they lost se game Inc enc naye o. aid w
except the pitchers. The score was
Cincinnati as ati.....-....... III III
Base hs-Ciucnnati 10: Baltimore Is ErrorsCiDennaL
Baltimore ,. PItchcrs-Wnite and Henderson. Umpire
Mr.. Valentine.
PIrrsBuRG May 21.-The home club won to-day's game
by perfect fielding Both Coleman and Morris were
three base and Dagger" The double play OF
Keuhue Fields and Whitney evoked loud applause Thu
score
E fSe,sss s::::::::.:CS 5SSY g 3
Base hs-Pitsburg. 10 Athletic o. ErrorsPitsblrg 0;
Athletic ~. fltchets-norrs anu Soenian o"PH7-H''
Kelly.
| louisville May 2I-The game between the Louisville
and Brooklyn Club had reached the third inning when
In aud the contest had to be stopped The
Brooklyn players had scored three runs TO one Tor the
home nine.
LANCASTER, May 21.-The game to-day between the
Lancaster and Trenton mines resulted in victory for
the home club by the score OF o To l.
WILMINGTON, May 21.-The Eastern League game to-
day between the National and Wilmington clubs was
won by the Nationals superior batting by the score Of
9to5
At Raleigh. n c.. yesterday, the Raleigh club dc.
feated the Wilmington club by the score or To 2
The Delaware club OF this city defeated at New
burg yesterday rs follows New0urg % Delaware s.
The Buffalo and New-York clubs will play again at
the Polo Grounds to-day
ST. LOUIS May 2l.-The Metropolitan and St. Louis
clubs played again to-day and the champions, after maxi
ing seven runs the opening innings defeated
The
Il .I LSSi .... 9ft6SS 81 81
ITHACA n Y, May 21.-The mutual Intercollegiate
Cornell mines played to-day was won easily by the
Rochester students, the score being 81 to ..
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FRAID OF THE OTHER APPLICANTS.

WASHINGTON, May II (SpocidD.-SenatOr
VOORHEES, certain TO night whether he ought to
ioce over the appointment OF his friend John RegaD.
IA Postmaster at Haute This uncertainty arises,
not because the appointment is unsatisfactory to Mr.
Voorhees, for Mr.. Regain his devoted friend and sup
porter but from the fact that fifty sixty other Demo
cratic patriots. who have been equally devoted friends
have en- canOTng the Office. friend pf the
Senator tonight said Dan seems to be afraid that all
the disappointed applicants will turn against him now
ana wreak their vengeance upon him. Regain is good
honest fellow believe. lie keeps a saloon in Tcrre
.t,ta
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CHANGES IN DIPLOMATIC INSTRUCTIONS.

WASHINGTON, May 21.-Action has been
taken by the Department OF State modifying in the fol-
lowing respects the instructions sent by 1t 10 its dplo
matte representatives abroad:
IL WAS maintained In former instructions that children
abroad to American citizens were subject when In
the country Of their BIRTH to such allegiance as the
country imposed upon them IL Is now maintained In
conformity with the present tendency Of international
law that such children inherit their fathers citizenship
as well as his dOmcil.
1t was held declaration OF intention by itself does
not confer citizenship but 1t Is now maintained that
when there dOic in the United States ths by ITSELF
even without declaration OF intention. cOniers title
to Government protection as to all rights which are
given by the law OF nations 10 dOniciL
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FIGHTING FOR REMNANTS.
ELEVEN Holly CONTESTED INNINGS.
THE NETWORKS BEATEN BY BUFFALo-GAsfEs IN
OTHER PLACES.


OTHER PLACES.
Last year the Newly York baseball nine won
dozen consecutive victories The Buffalo club came saw
and conquered The local club lost the unlucky num-
bered game and was worth little during the remainder
OF the season. Yesterday the Buffalo club arrived hero
and In the afternoon again its first game from tina
local team only after the most interesting and finely
contested game played here this Eleven innings
had to be played before the ina result was reached
Then two bungling errors by the home club
gave the game to Buffalo. WEIGH batted
for a total OF twenty hits, while the
home players gagged the pitching OF CALVIN
for fifteen. The general fielding was brilliant Gerhardt,
Rowe, Myers and Deasley making difficult stops and
catches that fairly electrified the onlookers The local
club was the first to face the field and Rourke made
hit and went to second wild throw by Calvin
Deasley sent the ball safely into centre Held and
ORourke scored. The Bisons copied these tactics and
went TO second wild pitch and tied the score
hit centre field by Rowe. In the third inning the
Buffalo players sent one man around the bases and took
the lead. Calvin surprised himself and everybody elsa
by making long three base hit into left field and scored
an earned off Brouthers's hit.
During the next three innings the playing sharp
and brilliant neither side scoring In the seventh tho
local club got two runs taking the lead to the great
the right field fence for three bases and the crowd ap
bali to Hugh, who fumbled 1t and
Eserbrook second Dorgan going to second the error
erhardt then made scratch hit past second base
DOrgan scored The tied again In the eighth
inning, the opponents OF the home club scoring run
of "A threebIse hit by Brouthers and two Dagger" by
Rowe No runs we're made until the eleventh In
Ming Here WEIGH fOOlishly gave Brouthers his base on
called balls, and then Rowe made single hit TO left
Brouthers home and the game was ended. The
follows:
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THE DELAYING OF BROOKLYN LETTERS
POSTMASTER PEARsoN's EXPLANATION NOT SUfFi-
CIFNT.
icy TELEGRAPH To TUE TRIBUNE ]

WASHINGTON, May 21.-The Postmaster
General found the explanation and defence Oh roS',
master Pearson in regard the delay In the ueVerE VI
letters received at the NewYork Post once from brooA
lyn so that he has written TO MI fe"rso
and given him an opportunity make any further e1-
PLANTATION in his power. 1t that in MS et'er 10
INSPECTOR Newcomb well in letter addressed 10
the General Mr. Pearson took the ground
that the delay of five hours in the delivery OF letters
mailed in Brooklyn to their correspondents In
was necessary delay" The report of Inspector New
comb shows that letters received at the Newlork Office
between 10 a. H. and g. p. IN. were stamped III the
Office received $3.50 p. m.,' despite the lac'
that some OF them were received hVe hours Delore'
some four hours three hours and the remainder
shorter time In other words according TO the lnspec
tor the back stamp" Brooklyn letters received al
the New-York Office for delivery in that city represents
not the actual time when those letters were received bn
the time when the New York Postmaster hnds IL COLI
yenent TO say that they received.
understood that Mr. Pearson virtually admits the
truth OF the statement aud asserts That the hey
is necessary He says the day when one OF the
fest letters sent by the Inspector received at 9o
a. m ana stamped later in the day as though received
nj $40 d. M the Post Office Gro Hde1 10y the hrTNal
4 dasG as ny mails He ana by the Usual drop
letters for local delivery that these several classes
We're given the preference over the Brook,
Ign letters and that the letter could NOT DC M
snectors that the Postmaster has right thus TO as
crimnate against Brooklyn letters ana moreover that
Numbering seven-the $500 letters could have Deeh
given the "Dack stamp" IN less than three hours as
esttmate According to this calculation the unusual ac-
emulation of preferred correspondence shouu h"'o
been g cared away before one O'CLOCK p H. -.
IT. ia exnected that Postmaster Parsons supple
mentary defence will reach the fOstoInce az ~
This week when the Postmaster General VIII decide as
TO what steps it Will be necessary to take IN re-
gard TO the matter
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MR. VAN BAKKLEN STILL PRISONER.

WASHINGTON, May &c. A. Van Bakklen,
Of New York who arrested in ayt for debt Is still
prisoner His release has been asked by this Govern
ment but 1t was refused. The Hayan Government de
clines to allow Mr.. Van Bakken to make an assignment
although such practice il common among Haytian
pcOpe The refusal made the ground that he l. a
elner Before going Hayti. the newly appointed
United States Minister, Dr. Thompson, Will receive
specal instructions regard to this case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-22
LEHrGH UNIVERSITIES SPRING MEETING.

BETHLEHEM, Penn, May 2l.-The Lehigh
University Athletic Association held its spring field day
sports on its grounds South Bethlehem this afternoon
Following are the records made one mile run won by
Toulmn, So 5:25la 100 yards dash, Bowman, s5, II
seconds putting the shot, Ladoo, 49, 80 feet Ga inches
100 yards hurdle Polk 81 20 seconds; 440 yards
,lnsh Bucner 'S7, 81 seconds one mile walk, Round,
SIS 022 throwing the hammer, Terrell 81, 10 feet 6
inches; 22O yards dash, Bowman, 80 walkover pole
vant Douglas 81 feet inches running nigh jump,
Wells So feet ai-lnch haltmile run, Van Kirk 81,
2:2O running broad jump Weels s5. II feet ia inches
tug of war practice pull University team, IL inches
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-22
HE REILLY COULD NOT SAY.

A ludicrous incident occurred IN Coiuupn,s NJ
Ohio, few weeks ago. in which County Clerk pau n 80
ton had n novel experience. At Salvation Army nI9
ing nuinber of local politicians were present eyoya{
the fun" Down in the badhead row sat- 1nS Tina
and wearing his gold mounted Eyeglasses. -.
nrettv elrl soldier, with the rank OF sergeant "
proached Dan. and In q low voice said 10 him
y I" Arc you saved sir T. ., M
"Weli, Miss" replied Daniel as he remoVoa -
classes a. don't know whether am or not A.. AL.
You don't know Why q supposedly asked 'A' ~
"Fll tell YOU came up here to have bill pssssTs
and IL il goes through al right Pm saved. and o'A
then, then, Pn -
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ANOTHER VICTORY FOR HIGGINS.

WASHINGTON, May 81 (Speciat) -That most
industrious OF Civil Service iggins-scored
another victory to-day. William g. Webster, of Indiana,
a clerk in the Office OF the Fourth Auditorium office
which was filed recently by the appointment OF bitter
Democratic partisan from Indana-received his dis
charge on the ground that he is offensive partisan"
Mr. Webster's offence stated IA the letter OF dis
mlssa which he received is that he absent twenty
four days without pay, during the last Presidential cam
paiRn, and that lie devoted that time In efforts TO
promote the Of the Republican party to which he
heOuKk
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after thirty years Of service, which reureuieh'
"a to be an inducement for them to enter ior
long and continuous duty any proposition ne saiu
sis to retire the officers are retired anu
Them 10 shift for themselves after their retreo III
This vonjd enable fine Government to dispose OF VIC
Naval Asylum Philadelphia Il is in the oensr1 million
doars was offered for H. but IL would probably prE
between and three millions at this time inc now ex
eat from this sum. and the money Wnicn - coused
pended would he sufficient to meet the oenanuS '
Inv The retirement"
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WILL A JOINT LEASE BE MADE

Resolutions were passed by the Northern
Pacific Railroad directors yesterday which we're con
cr,d favorable To the iont lease with the Union Paci-
hc Railway Of the properly OF the oregon Railway ana
Navigation Company Officers OF the Northern fa'lnS
regarded the actlou OF the board the completion OF
The lease but Oregon Railway AMI Navigation officers
sail that the resolutions accompanied win bn,
rnn1tions that tuey were really Of consequences me
ease mi hi be- ma le at any II tue conditions appdi-
emily Imposed by Northern Pachc board aSroe win
those OF the Union Pacific they were suppO'o 10 40
n il understood that the lawyers both stes have d-
vised a plan by which the joint lease may be Legally
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COMMANDER scHLEY's TRAINING SCHOOL.

WARRINGTON, May 2l.-Commander Schley
has received n number Of applications from enlisted
men IN the Navy who are DESTROYS OF entering the pro
posed naval training school, He has been compelled to
reject of tho age Of the men, 1t rs his
purpose to mako thirty-nve years the limit About
twenty men have been accepted The first class will
consist OF forty members.
The commander has under consideration q plan
Tor retiring enlisted men on threefourths pay