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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
CATCHER MIL1IGAY BUYS MS FREEDOM

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.-A peculiar phase OF base
hall slavery came TO light to-day. Last fall MILL
gan the catcher OF the Athletic Club was released to
the St. Louis Club in consideration of St. Louis players
released to the Athletic Club. Milligan, however,
objected to going to St. Louis and the trouble be-
gan Under baseball law he could not sign with
any other club without the consent OF the st. Louis
management, and as the club wanted Mllligan tho
player in position TO either go into somo other
fnsinass or 90 to ST Louis. The matter has been
settled by Mllgan buying his own release from tho
81. Louis Club paying 500 for his freedom. he
can nnw sign with any club ho wants 10 and VIII Do
a free man until he again sfxes his name TO base
hall contract. Hc may sign with tho BrOohlyh IIuO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
W1LKING ASLEEP 10 HIS DEATH
A WEALTHY soMNAMBCLIsr TAKES HIS LAST MID
NIGHT STROLL.

NIGHT STROLL
Boston. Fob. is CspeclaD.-The quiet community
at Oak Knoll, Danvcrs greatly shocked th's
morning by tho announcement that the body Of
John NJ Underwood, a wealthy resident. had been
found frozen stiff lying in the road about quarter
OF a mile from his residence Beaver BROOK
Station
The family al Mr. Underwoods. consisting. besides
himself Of his sister and daughter retired as usual
last evening Mr.. Underwood, who is a wdower, going
to bed I'm excellent health and spirits. No sound was
heard during the night, but this morning, on arslng'
a domestic found the back door open and lmmedateiy
informed her mistress. For some years Mr.. Under
wood has been afflicted with somnambusm, and his
propensity TO seep-walling has been source OF
great anxiety to his family. Within few nights he
had been found wandering about the house in totally
unconscious condition Knowing this, his SISTER
FASTENED to his room and found his bed empty
An alarm was given and word sent to the nearest
ncirhbors Stephen II. Philips and Mr.. Fish, that
Mr. Underwood was missing.
Both Of these gentlemen instituted search Tor inc
somnambnlist. Mr. Fish going toward Beaver Brook
station and Mr.. Phillips taking an opposite direction
Tho latter was recalled by shout from Mr. Fish, VINO
had found Mr. Underwoods body lying as stated In
the road The dead man clad only in his night
dress and death had undoubtedly ensued hours be-
fore tho discovery. 1t Is thought that he must have
left the honse at about midnight The mercury stood
AT daylight at from S degrees to 10 degrees below
zero The body borne back to the house.
some three years ago Mr. Underwood left his
house under much the Same circumstances Iho
NIGHT was very cold but fortunately the somnambullSt
lie brought homo unconscious, put he rcvVen iT
and eubGconenty recovered, suffering tho amputatiOn
OF one OF his fingers in consequence OF that experience
Mr.. Underwood came to DanveTs nom the W e,,, ST.
where he had amassed fortune some nheen na rot OF
far from the poet Nhitter's He has not been IN
active business since taking up his residence In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
TIE SITUATION IN TIE COAL REGIONS.
NO ALARM OVER THE THREAT NED STRIKE OF


NO ALARM OVER THE THREATENED STRIKE OF
MINING ENGINEERS
READING. Feb 16 (Speciah.-Wtl the mining en-
fineers strike This Is question that IS being serious
ly discussed throughout the Schuylkl coal regions
to-day. Tho Reading officials say the pumps nc
manned by competent men in day. Many OF the
engineers. It Is said. have already withdrawn from
their order. and declare they will not desert their
posts under any circumstances. 1t IS not believed
that more hat 200 will respond II ordered ont
Master Workman Lewis asserts that the engineers
Will go ont Monday The engineers VIII meet ia
PottsvIlle to-m morrow.
This evening mob attempted to attack the
men working at otto Collicry near fremont, but it
foled by the company loading tho men IN cars
and rum ng th IN from the bicaicr. At least
200 men and women Wcr- present armed with clubs
and stones, but wcro kept al bay by the special
police.
General Manager n A. Mcleod was exam
ined lie reviewed substantially had Mir COrlin
the incidents OF the strike of the railroad hands on the
Reading system and It's results. He denied that
there any agreement hy which an Invest CATION
was to be made before cmpOyc uld be discharged.
The witness refused TO say how much salary he or
Mr. COrbn received but said that Mr.. Bell. the gem
cral traffic agent received $4,000 Ii was further
developed that there large number of saaI ci
officers OF both the al and the railroad companies
who received salaries I'm proportion.
George tic Is. kem, the president of the coal and
Iron Company, was then put up.n the stand lie
reviewed at length the manner In which the coal
lands had been az lulred and tho railroad company
had obtained possession Of the coal and non company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17

A fire broke ont I'm the suh-cellar OF VIC o"'r"t
buIldIng Nos. IA. Is and Il NasSai-St' AZ a"o"'
,,, no, : ,,st ulobt Engines were on the spot.
OUnq to tbe importance OF the locality, seconu
alarm was sent out. Chief Shay was soon on mana
and took charge OF tho work The flames game"
RAPIDLY IN volume and invaded tho partition between
tbe offices OF yermllye Co. and W. T. Hatch sons
bankers occupying the basement of NO. IL nso ha
ST. They worked through the hrst n''i " INV w
Fourth National Bank . ,,..., . Ito cone,-
Apnearances at that time Indicated pig con coma "a
craf}on for the flames shot from the floor nearly 10
tbs ceiling Pn the froNen broke down the partition IN
between the Vermye and Hatch oilceS Poure" % ern ~.
aPV Three thousand dollars will probably cover Az,
tbe damage TO building etc No cause can be assigned
for tho fire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
REsrR1crlNc pRopuCrIoE OF coKE

Pittsburg, Penn, Feb. 16.-Twcnty-fve per cent OF
the coke ovens I'm the ConnelsvIlc region were shut
down to-day In accordance with t,e agreement made
by tho operators a few days ago. The suspension Is
for the purpose II restricting produciicn and VIII
throw 1900 men ont OF employment. The opcraf 'r'
arc firm in their determination not to reduce the
selling prcc OF coke. and say that the partial shut
down VIII continue indefinitely II the blast furnace
men blow out sOElesot the furnaces, as has been
threatened.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
COAL REGION TROUBLES.
SUPERINTENDENT WHITING TESTIFIES.
THE SPECIAL COMMIT TEE ADDING TO IT'S STOCK OF
kNowLKpG% ABOUT READINGS AFFAIRS.

kNowLEpG% ABOUT READINGS AFFAIRS
~ TELEGRAPH 10 rir TrtnuNE.
PuiL,pEIPHIi Feb 1G-The Congressional Com
mttee Investigating the Reading Railroad troubles.
1his morning listened TO General Superintendent
whiting, OF the Reading oal and Iron Company. He
stated that the total coal output In the years men
TONED was; 1852, 20,i2OC9G long tons 1853,
3l0o3oOO; 1884, 30,71s ,203; 1855, 81 ,623, $50 ::
1896, 327d4.7l0, and in 1857, 34,C00,O0O. Tho
output from the schuylk mines for 1887 about
9,oooOOo tons. The number OF cubic feet in the mine
TO make long ton he could not tell, but 800 or
looo tors were estimates to be got from square
a foot thick
hr whiting said that few OF the miners owned
thelr own homes, but not many, I'm a hundred
probably not in a thousand. The coal company
owns the houses at the Mines general thing but
there have been no evctions The houses rent from
- month to $l2. Some Of them cost SC00 Others
Sl,lOo The latter rent for Sl2, the former for
81 The company has stores does not collect
rom lis miners for doctors priests, or taxes or
anything else. Its ownership OF the houses and the
cotecuon OF tho rents constitute itS entire business
with the miners, far their living Is concerned
Inc witness coToborated MIR I0rbins es'.mony about
v,oeSe nom the strikers to those employees who re-
.S ar h,ng was asked If IT. was not true that men
presume they have been"
Al the Reading cOllieries -
hen the supply exceeds the demand with US VIC
sii Nhltlng was th"n asked whether thcre v as OF
hah Deen any combination I'm which the Reading com
psny TOOK part TO restrict the natural supply of anthra
cite coal lie said that at present there none
that ne Knew Of and he did believe that there
any sbch but as recently 1854 there had been an
allotment system the object and effect OF which were
to restrict Tho output lie said that all tho operators
or practically all Of them In the anthracite regions
were In this combination
" Have You made effort TO supply the places OF
the striking miners ?" was asked.
"NO, SIR
"Why77
Because we desire and expect old to
come back
On your own terms p
" AZ the old rates yesr
"What force do you rely upon to bring these men
back77
" Wen sir. their nrccssltles'
Mr.. AnderN on" That Is to say starvation'-
Witness" It's only necessity that compes any OF
rs to work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
NJ. TIRARD THREATENS TO RESIGN.
BUr THE DEPUTIES MAY RECONSIDER MATTERS AND

APPEASf HIN.
PAIRS Feb 16.--The Chamber Of Deputies TO day, de-
spite NJ. Tirard's protests resolved TO consider NJ.
Soubeyran's amendment reducing the interest tho
floating debt by 5000, 600 francs.
The Chamber also, despite tho appeal OF the Gov
ernment, voi cd TO take Into consideration measure
yiing for reductions I'm the salaries of treasury
paN masters. Premier TIard thereupOn left the
,hamber declaring that he wOuld resign.
1t Is thought that the defeat Of the Government
viii lead TO q Cabinet crisis The Chamber, 1t Is be
Ieved Will reconsider s vote and settle the points al
Issue amlcsbly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17

AMSTERDAM Y. Y. Feb. 10. D. ho"e hhlt
ting mill at Port Jackson was compe'ey ueS'royo"
-. eno lost NIGHT The loss IS $40, 600; Insurance.
sIa.5oo Seventy five hands were thrown ont OF
employment. ,,ur,
Mount Forest. Ont, Feb. 16.-rnck9y's lIv"ry
stable was burned this morning Nine hoISes per
lshed. Tho loss is ~, eco. a., A..
pocbvIe Conn, Feb. l6.-The losses by the hre
IN Woore;s business block last night are Carroll q
Nc Donne goods, 900; insurance % ssSUS oc"
and bonsebod furniture So 900: insurance. $1,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
u1cU LICENSE sUcorsSFUL ~ cHrcAoo


CHICAGO. Feb. I6.-Willlsm J. Onahan has written
letter TO John D. Pine, Of NewYork concerning inc
effect of the Illinois High License law Ho says !"
part .,.., ,,,b
The substantial and incontroverbe fact Is that hgh
license has arrested the multiplication OF saloons W
chicago: that whereas In 1923, under license Oh
90 q year we had 3919 licensed saloons In 1875
uo have substantially more while the popuia.ioh
has Increased from 500 600 to 100000. DO that IL
70 rot unreasonable to assume that we should nave
600 or moro saloons except for the Intervention OF
tho High License. 1t is not true that drunkenness
has increased out Of all proportion these years. as
the arrests shows They show no such thing In fact
the police reports for several years do not show arrests
under the distinctive head OF drunkenness" OF
drunk and dlsordcry' at all Arrests made for these
offences arc included under those Of dlsordery con-
duct, which embraces q variety Of other offences Is
we'll Plainly therefore. any uso OF the nBufes sucn
as suggested would be misleading and certainly cam
NOT be sust aimed II is no secret shat the resu'
hrb license would have been far more marked nad tlo
a been enforced and carried out according 70 is
enIrit and Intent Had the license ec OF SoOO ooon
yiade nayable in advance In one payment AN Po,
s'ad.d tie number Of saloons would nave oeon CUT
dn~n to below 1900. High license pr1anccs
oVonue nearly 81 100000, more than snHc'sht 10
co,e The enIe outlay for our police liish license
t a,ded in lifting ont Of the quagmife OF saoon
I,ics thoneh much yet remains To be uohe In order
Trai nnr emaici patton may be complete"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
STRIKING BECAUSE OF AnrsE BY 4 FOREMAN.

Buffalo, Feb 16 (Sp'clal-Ih delay caused by
the strike Of 100 men who were engaged in cngthen
ing the canal lock at Black Rock Will make II i'm
possible to open navigation at tho appointed time.
The work was in the hands Of Rockwell d Mclean
OF Syracuse. They employed boss named Broughton
who abused the men under him until they went ON
strike and 8roughton was discharged The authOI
ties who res pOEsibo for the completion OF tie
lock by Apil 10 have become uneasy and have
written to Superintendent Shanahan, asking him to
take charge,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
ZOE y.cBTIyG on THE SHREWsBURT:

RED BANK, FEB. Ii CspecIal-The North Shrewsbury
Ice Yacht Club had fine race to-day !or the Challenge
pennants Of both second ana thii" class '""'7
CAPTAIN James b. weavers Kitty was first to hnish
over the regular twelve mile triangular course her
time Was % minutes. FIX x-sherif Aliens NO" linen
WAS a minute behind. followed by the Gct ineru. IT,
Typhoon and Flirt Captain Twins George ~o" ,ao i
third class pennant ln twenty-scven minutes Nv
featIng The Glide The George was sailed bI NORMA"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
nv THE TRArL OF PETER DOvLING.

Rpp BANK Feb. 16 specla-It IS reported that Peter
Dowing. the murderer Of william Hamilton OF Long
Branch has been discovered among The WOOD choppers
=, - 49, ,iras south of here one Poer, while looking
a.. ,r rI s,vs he saw Bowling at work with some other
n.,roes He informed Prosecutor Haight Of Free
hoIa who gave him pistol and pair OF handcnirs
and tod him capture the murierer: ionsr W. Moia ~,
arss, HIM To-dav party of officers accompanied
Toer To the place where Dowilng Is suPposei
Ia and tomorrow morning the arrest IS TO be hiade'
There IA large reward offered for DowHnSs arrest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
PRINCE WILLIAM AS REGENT OF GERMANY

PRINCE WILLIAM AS REGENT Of GEi'MANi'
Berlin, Feb. I6.-1here Is much excitement IN the
lobby of the Reichstag owing to the rumOrs THAI Dill
to he submitted for tho purpose OF transferring the
regency TO Prince william. eldest son Of the crown
Prince In Of the REIMBURSEMENT of the throne BY
the Emperor.
The Freisnnlge" afirms that bill IS about to be
introduced providing for the appointment Of ropre
semi alive Of the Crown Prince In the OF his be-
ing summoned TO act as regent OnicIal circles dis
avow all knowledge Of such measure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17

STAY OF EXECUTION FOR TIE BOODLFHS
= CHICAGO. Feb 16-The appellate court handed down
its long looked for decision In the Doodle this
morning. Both affirmed. One the case OF
Edward 8. Mcdonald formerly engineer OF the county
hospital who indicted tried jointly with Will
IAN j. McGarigle The other is what is Fnown as
the omnibus in which twelve Defendants eleven oi
whom county county commissioners, we're
pnt on trial Alexander Sullivan chief counsel FOR
the defendants In TIE -mnbus He secured stay
OF execution until March . for all the Gefendanta
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17

DETROIT. Feb. 10 (specaD.-There are suspicious
movements among the Democrats which give rise To
the belief that they ondeavOrng 10 fix returns and
steal the XIth District. Maloney collector Of Gus
toms I'm Detroit has been visiting In Macknsc County
secretly ever since the election. The returns and
estimates from the district tonight place seymouTs
majority ut about 400.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
,,,ryrprv FAMILIES DRIVEN FROM BED

Fifteen families in the tenement house No. 2o3
F,zabeth.st., were rudey aroused from their slum-
bers by fire which occurred there at half past Il
,,cIocr tbls morning Every escaped unharmed,
but not many Of them waited to dress one Italian
oiid down from a window on the third moor Dy
means Of a rope The flames broke cut In the cellar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
CRAzED BY THE SIGHT or MIyGo AcKS GHOST

drunken butcher who was affected by the alleged
appearance of the ghost of MIngo Jack In the io'k
ND here was sent up Freehold yesterday Tor thr,y
DAYS by Justice Edwards. dispatch rom FREEHOLD
says that Coleman is in critical condition ana may
no, live n he does II is feared that he VIII be de-
ncn,ed THE authorities hero state that the rliDans
about town were responsible for the ehost'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
WRECK ON THE GRAND TRUNK.

Hamilton, Ont, Feb 16-The passenger train on
the Grand Trunk Railroad from TCroLto, due here ai
45 O'Clock came into collision with freight t,ain
borud To- Toronto. The cut, beyond the jrI elton
The killed are Rob ri Archibald, fireman OF the Toronto
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
NO NEws OF STANLEY.

Paris, Feb 16-M. dc Brazza has arrived hero from
Africa He reports that affairs the Congo arc in
satisfactory condition III. dc Brazza has heard moth
ing of Mr.. Stanley.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
RUMORS OF MR.. BALFOUR'S REMOVAL.
SIR HENRY HOLLAND, 1T Is SAID. WILL SUCCEED
HIM AS IRISH SECRETARY.

HIM As IRISH SECRETARY.
DUBLIN Feb. l6 -" The Frccmfns )ourueT sag,
that rqImors are current to the effect that Sir Henry
Holland at prcseat Secretary for the Colonies, VIII
succeed Mr. Bafour as Chief Secretary for Ireland,
and that the latter Will become the Government
leader in the House of Commons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17

SEVEN PERSONS BURIED BY AN AVALANCHE
Vienna, Feb. 16-seven persons were bn!iod by
the avalanche which blocked one end OF the st'
6othard tunnel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
uohr coal MINED DESPITE TIE STRIKES

Pnu,ptIIlII, Fob IL (specaD.-Thc official state
mcnt Of tho production OF coal in January ai the
mines is l.37p '""~- 'han IN Jannay oi last
year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
MoIoNEY STARTING FOR ENGLAND.

Montreal, Feb 16 (spcca all" Billy" M0lohey ana
his second son, r. J. MOloney. stated f0r iiaiiax
tonight, where they take steamer for England
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17

coy,y,yDEs OF THE WISCONSIN, GRAND ARMY
MILWAUKEE Feb l6-A. G. Weissert, OK this city,
was to-day elected grand commander OF tho State
Grand Army of the Republic. 1t was decided to mako
= nngamage 10 Gettysburg and dedicate the wiscon-
ain monuments which will be dedicated on June 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17

express and Thomas Pedon, bssgaIeman oil the "a
press.
FORTY PERSONS KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION
Munich, Feb l6.-An explosion which occurred III
the Kreuzgraben coal mine. near kascIslsilerh pa pa
vsrla. killed forty persons. Ihr,y-sI me" WI"
re,oItl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-17
ENGLAND JOINS THE POWERS
DID .C1TCAJIY ALLIED WITH GEt'MANf'
AVSIRIA AND ITALY.

,o ro TAKE A HAND ~ THr NEXT WAR
r,rr.rr,prRs MrCH INTERESTED IN MIR.
NAMES LETTFR-RrJoIClNG OVER Mr..
cEANBrRLAIN's ssUCCFss-MINisrrrIAL
cuAxGEs-D' BATE IN THE COMMONS
-pRocEDURE-THE CORRUPT
BOARD OF WORKS.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-08-04
A HARD RAP FOR MILLS.

WASHINGTON, July 21.-Chair
man Mills received emphatic warn
ing today as to how the Democracy
of the Northwest take his tariff tink-
ering. 1t came in the shape of an
open letter from Wellington r. Burt,
the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor of Michigan, to the delegates
of the State Convention. 1t literal.
ly tore the Mills bill to pieces and
showed what contempt this Demo-
cratic leader has for the "dark Ian
tern bill" The letter says among
other things:
| think the bill dlscriminates
against Michigan in taking off 100
per cent, of all of the duties from
the principal commodities manufac,
tured i'll this State, while there are
comparatively small reductions
made on the manufactured products
Of other States. The bill is not the
same to day as when Endorsed at st.
Louis, and [ apprehend that it will
not be the same ten days hence. In
dorsing this bill is like enthusiastic
parents undertaking to give a name
to the unborn child before it is pos
sible for them to know it's sex, and
where there is a possibility of Its
being still-born. If not indorsing
the Mills bill in its present form is
not to be good Democrat, then 1
am not one.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-08-04
About forty years ago there was

About forty years ago there was
a young lady in Lincoln County, Ga,
who had two sweethearts and, not
being able to decide between the
two, she set out two wild locust
bushes 10 the yard, naming one for
each of her lovers, and believing in
the old adage, "If he loves me that
tree will grow" and according to
her faith, SO it happened unto her.
One OF the bushes very soon wither-
ed, but the other forrished, and 10
the course OF time she married the
gentleman for whom the growing
bush was named. They raised
large family, who are well known
throughout several counties, and the
locust bush also grew and multiplied.
Time has laid bare the spot upon
which the old dwelling stood, and
nothing remains to mark the site of
this once happy home but the locust
bushes, of which there is complete
hedge about 100 yards in length.
This may seem to some story, but
it Is absolutely true. The lady is a
Methodist minister's daughter, and
the gentleman a Baptist ministers
brother.-Atlanta (Ga. ConstitRtioH.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-08-04
THE POLITICIANS DIFFER.

Some of the Democratic leaders
can see nothing but free trade in
their party's policy, while others
think they see Protection with one
eye and the Robber Tariff with the
other.
Henry Watterson, one of the CON-
mittee which drew up the Democrat.
ic platform at st. Louis, said in his
paper, the Courier. Journal -
The Democratic party, except in
the persons Of imbeciles hardly
worth mentioning, is not on the
fence. 1t is Freerade party or 1t
is nothing.
Again
The Democrat who is not Free.
trader should go elsewhere. He
should JOIN the Republicans. ** n
- The conflict betaoeen Free trade
and Protection Is irrepressible and
must be fought out to the bitter end.
We spit upon compromises and pro.
pose neither to ask nor give quarter.
The WOOL must be FREE over
somebody's eyes.