Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-29
The Chicago base Rail- Club.
PREPARATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR-THE PLAH.
ERS WaO HAVE SIGNED.

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has disbanded for the winter season. President
Spalding said, regarding next years team; II
have igned Burns, Hardie, sunday, Daiy, Pyle,
Prefer, BALDWIN, Ryan, Clarkson, Flynn and
Darling. Darling Is the famous catcher OF
the Toronto club and signed MIN yesterday.
He is twenty-two years old, five feet ten and u
han inches In height and weighs 11o pounds.
He has Tie reputation oil being "a fine base-run-
ner aud a heavy batter He can throw a ball
swift aud accurate. he is temperate, which ~
another thing In his favor"
"how IL IL YOU have not signed WILLIAMSON,
Gore, Flint, Mccormick or keIy?"
III have not seen iliiamson, Gore or Flint
since LETT them in St. Louis, tut L shall prob
ably hear irUm Item at no distant day. As Tor
Kelly, am not sure that ne Will play ball next
season. His brother Is "A nurse owner OF some
prominence, and he wants Kelly 10 20 inIo tnaL
be I'm ihe Chicagos. McCormick ~ not ready 10
say whether ne Will play bali next season. Dal.
rympie will probably reilre from the bali reid
anu devote his attention 10 his RANCH"
Mike Kelly was seen In the office OF Presi.
dent Spaiding. he said; "McCornick and
leave for Patterson, y. j.. this evening. am
nos sure tnat shall play ball again. My
brother has "A large stable oi troIters aud wants
me to joiu him in The business"
The Impression here Is that the club which
has won the league arnpionship Tor three sue
cessive years viii Oe composed largely of new
and untried material next year
Asphy xiated ~ Coal Gas.
ADRIAN, MICH, Oct. 29.-The widow and
family oil the late Capt. Gotham and Miss Med
zie. a school teacher. were asphyxiated by gas
from u coal stove "Wednesday night at their
home near Grosvenor. They are mol yet dead,
but all are In un unconscious and very precArt.
General Foreign News.
The EARL OF sTRATFoRD DEAD.
LoSDoN, Oct. 29.-The earl OF sLratford n
dead. he Was 30 years oi age.
WITHOUT FoUNDATIoN.
LONDON, Oct. 29.-The statement that Lord
Lytlon would succeed Lord Lyons as Britt, n
UasS:xQOr a Paris Without foundation.
Killed By . FAN Of Roof Coal
CUMBERLAND, Nd. Oct 29.-John Green
horn, 90 years Of age, miner, Was instantly
Killed This morning by a fall OF ROOT coal In the
Potomac mine, near Barton, Md.
A MODEST RKaUEsr.-The secretary OF ths
Interior received to-day q postal card from .
man Who asked whether IL would be advisable
TO lend money TO a man whose name he men
toned, who is an applicant Tor q pension. he
il would be sale Tor him lend the money, but
that before taking any action he would await
advices from the secretary.
PaoeREss OF rHESURvEY OF THE DISTRICT
Prot. Powell, the director OF the geological
survey, In his monthly report 70 the secretary
charge OF the District OF Columbia section
prosecuted work continuously aud reports th0
Completion OF forty i've square miles.
CALLED ON THE PREsIDENr.-CoIlector Sal-
stonstsli, OF Boston; Nr. George Ticknor Curtis,
Representative Singleton and II. II. Gilfry,
principal executive clerk OF the senate, called
on the President to-day.
SEcRErARy MANNrxG, 10 save himself exss.
tion, signs bis name with . stamp instead al
writing with . pen. The Attorney General
decided that there y no iiiegality An doing 20.
CLOSE or THE CoNDUcroRs' OoNvENTIox.-
The conductors' national convention concluded
In Baltimore yesterday siternoon. atter = sea.
sion oi Two days PortlsDd, Me-, was selected
ioI the next place OF meeting. National Officers
were nominated and elected for the ensaiug
year. Mr.. George r. Haiord. district passenyer
agent OF the New York Centrat and Hudson
river railroad, was elected prestdenr Thomss h
kocne, Oh the eastern division of the Canadian
Pacific railroad, WAS elected nist vice presidenI:
Mr.. II y. bond. OF the Baitimore and o.io
railroad, second vice pfesidous Mr.. w. W.
Sweeny. OF The LOuisvfiie and Nashville rail.
road, third vice president Mr. II. r. Feitrow,
who was 1or twenty one years . conductor on
the Yhiiadslpai.. wilmington and B.ltimors
time; aud Mr.. Il. J. eniveiy, Of The CoIumUux
Aocking Valley and T0iedo raiiroad, 70 The
vacant place on the executive commlttoo.