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he was paired With Gilmore, whom he caught
to perfection, but last year he performed
big Whitney were known the country over
as the toothpick battery. He is a steady
catcher, an accurate thrower, and flrst-class
game, but keeps his jaws going quietly ali the
time, and for that reason the accompanying pic.
Brookreld. Mass, twenty-five years ago, and
began work on the professional diamond In 1884
as catcher on the Meriden, Conn.,, club which was
League, secured him in 1885, and retained him
throughout that and the following year. Man.
ager Gan ney found that he was at liberty for the
team during t1e winter. He is feet In height and
weighs 100 pounds. IT Is common saying, While
chase the ball because he Is afraid that he will
lose pound" In 1887 he stood number Is in rs
catchers, with an average Of 49, In batting
his average was 30. His throwing to bases IS
usually very accurate, and he plays with force
and energy that are refreshing.
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ROCK PALS IOWA, NEARLY DESTROYED By
HREAKIN0 OF AN ICE GORGE.

ROCk yAklsSS lOWAs NkAhLY DESTROYED BIZ THE
BREAKING or AN IcR GORGE.
The town Of Rock Falls, on the Shell Rock River
Iowa was submerged by sudden freshet on
Thursday night An ipon bridge and q dam were
swept Away and the damage to other property
viii bring the aggregate loss up to $4,000 An
immense ice gorge had formed above the town,
and this gave way In consequence OF the heavy
rain OF Thursday. The vast volume OF water and
great masses of ice swept down on Rock Pals and
completely inundated the town. Houses ana barns
were crushed and swept away. The house of Mr.
CruiKshank was crushed Ike an egg she'll The
husband, hearing the roar OF the torrent got out
OF bed but before he could light lamp the water
Ia the room was up TO his waist. He pushed two
or hts children through atrap-doof, following them
himself his wife with her babe refusing to leave.
The woman rushed with her child TO the upper
story OF the house just as Il was yielding 70 the
force OF the fiood, and Escaped through The roof
BY jumping on the noattng Ice, where they re.
NAMED for two hours, until daylight, when neixh-
bors rescued them. A house IN which Ma An.
derson lived with her nve children, was swept
from its foundation and dpated against souae
treeS where it lodged the inmates Escaping on
the boating zee, where they remained bafefo0tHd
and IN their night clothes until daylight, whom
they wers rescued MneS OF fences were torn
away from places where the water was never
Known " reach before. Whon the water rocodsd
e LETT Immense piles of Ice In the stroeto n row
49, M En- Immense ayef1c sconaL WIN - ronfn
q IL houso wsesuaing threugA
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touching OF q runner Is one OF MS StTOng points.
He began work In the professional way In Terre
Uause mo- in 1854, when that club was in the
Northwestern League. Here, as everywhere else,
he covered third bag and during the latter part OF
the season he played In Indianapolis then In the
m 1885, and Kansas City in 1856 He played lit
games with the washington club last year, lis OF
made percentage OF 1867, standing number SIX
among twelve third Dasemen. He was pretty
near Gilmore In the batting record, reaching an
average OF ..,29 He weighs 1o5 pounds, and
stands feet IO,S inches in height He was born in
New Haven In 1856,
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MANAGER TED SULLIVAN,
PITCHER WHITNEY.

Washington is justly
proud OF James z. Whit
ney. the crack pitcher OF
the team, and one Of the
leaders Of the League.
lie was the main stay Of
a forlorn hope last year.
"Long Jim" Is his usual
title. and his appearance
In the box Is always
hailed with applause.
There Is a great deal 10
be said about his curves,
that come shooting over
the corner or the plate
at q tremendous speed,
Just far enough in the
line 20 be called strikes
and Just erratic enough
In their course 10 puZZlc
even the veterans. He Is
ono M fhp NnraranS him
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THE MANAGEMENT.
X. c. Hewitt, president
of the WASHINGTON Club

X. c. Hewitt, president
Of the Washington Club.
needs no introduction to
the baseball public. It
is due entirely TO his In
terest In the national
game that washington
has a League club. He Is
The head and front OF the
club and has stuck by
his cOlorS rnanrully un-
der the most discourage
ing circumstances. In
baseball warfare It is
customary for the strong
To prey upon the weak,
so that IL Is almost I'M
possible TO gather to-
gether q body OF men who
can battle successfully
with the stronger clubs
OF the same association.
The only way success can
hn nhraI~nd tC hx- GRO An
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one Of the best-lked men on the team, being
9net and refined, and his honest open
race is sure card to confidence. The picture pre-
one Of the Ses} oo a ae ms as
he wears no moustache now. He comes from the
northwest, from Minneapolis where he played
curing last season, catching in II games with
nelulhg average or $685. and standing number 3
aulonS " catcherS. he Is a native OF Boston, and
began his professional work in Providence In
1881, Wnen that club won the championship OF the
League. In 1885 he started in with the Indiana
Poils western League club, but when that club
ulSDanoed in May he signed with the Louisvilles
ana finished the season there. The opening OF the
season OF 1886 found him among the Rochester
PLAYERS, but he broke a finger shortly after the
peghnlng OF work and did not recover the use OF
ms hand until the fall, when he did
q a, little work for the Hayerhill team.
minneapolis was his club In 1887, and from there
ne came to Washington. His record of last year is
an that we have to indicate his worth, as not
enough has been seen Of him on the field to war
rant much or prophecy as to his ability. Yet
Inere no dissent TO the opinion that he will rank
WIN tne 1lrSt OF league catchers As batter be
STOOD number 52 IN 116, with record Of .321 base
ntS 10 the game. He is OF fine figure. straight and
Weu-formed, walking and running with grace.
inches
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y ALTER K. MlI.MOT.
The baseball public is
much impressed with the

foresight OF Manager Sui
Ivan In securing the
services of such an excel
lent all-round player as
Wilmot for the 0utfield
OF the home team. The
work he has done 80 far
indicates q d e CT d e q
change for the better in
the manner in which
the outside poi nts
are guarded. He has
been placed at the head
OF the batting order,
and has up to this point
justified this move by
pounding the ball for
singles, doubles, q n d
triples in every game.
He Is left-handed, and
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IS q brother OF Arthur.
the popular short-stop
and captain OF the Phila-
delphia club. He was
born In Toronto, Canada,
twenty-five years ago,
but his parents moved
from that city to South
Boston when he was but
q rev months old, SO he
Is for all practical pur-
poses sufflciently Ameri-
can to play o good game
OF base ball He first APP
peared In the professional
uniform In 1883 In Bay
City, which club was q
member Of the North
western League. He
guarded nrst b q s Q
throughout the season.
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CONNIE" MACK

is a washington favorite.
He is always willing to
play, and plays hard to
win. The public would
rather see any other man
on the bail field make an
error than Catcher Mack.
His success In his dill
cult position Is due
largely to the fact that
he always keeps In
good condition. HIS man.
ager doesn't have to keep
his eye on him for fear
he will sneak on and get
drunk. Whatever else
may happen he knows
that Mack will play the
same game week In and
week out. He was part
or the Hartford contin-
gent Of 1886, and the
management has never
regretted that his SER
vices were secured.
When he came here
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ton which he generally assumes in the field gives
him the appearance of having remarkably long
arms, very noticeable peculiarly. He cannot
be ciassed among the sprinters, but exer-
clSeSs good judgment when running bases.
He Is an 1ndianian, and twenty-slx
years OF age. Muskegon, Mich, first saw
him as professional ball player In the first part
OF 1884. After three or four months or playing in
that city, he closed the season with milwaukee,, In
the Union Association, As second baseman. He
played with the Philadelphia league team through
out the season OF 1885, and in 1885 was member
OF the Kansas City team. He came to Washing
ton last spring ana played in los championship
games during the season, 7S at second base and 81
ut short field In the former position he was very
successful, making an average OF .9OS and stand
ing 10 in H. But as a short stop lie can hardly be
called success, as he stood last the league list
Second base however is his proper position and he Is
a reliable man in that place. In batting he stood
fairly well, number % in l22. He weighs about
10 pounds and Is ) feet inches high. He has
not yet signed with the Washington club, as he
thinks the management should make him better
offers than they have done. 1t is expected, how
ever, that satisfactory arrangements win be made
before another week has passed.
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PRANK n. oAnoxxn

began work as q profess
sional oall-player In -,
when he pitched .or the
worcester team. In 1880
he was the @ b a n z e
pitcher OF the Cleveland
National League Clup,
and from there came TO
washington In 1851,
when ne played center.
field, and pitched on the
Athletic team during the
first OF the season. Weld
man was his companion
pitcher. He played left
held for the Philadelphia
club in the League ALL
ance during 1880, and
from there went to Balti-
more In 1883. He played
right field and second
base In that city for three
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CAPT. WILLIAM o'BRIEN,

or "HtS Ice wagons" as
he is Familiarity called,
probably on account Of a
rather numbering gait, Is
one Of the rev prizes that
have been drawn by the
Washington club before
this year. In the Indian
apOliskansaS City deal
last spring, BY which
Washington secure d
Whitney, Myers and Don
nelly, O'Br,en, who was
comparatively unknown
TO the majority of base
ball people, was thrown
into the bargain. BY viz
tue Of this washington
agreed to withdraw all
further claims to GLASS;
cock and Denny, for W hose
services it was striving.
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THE LIBEL cAsE--oTHER CASES DISPOSED OF By THE
CIRCUIT coURT-rHE SCHOOL CoMhTssloNsKs-A
PLEASANT HOP.
Correspondence Of TEE EvxxMa srAa
ROCKVILLE, April g. 1854
To-day In the Circuit Court, after the rendition
Of the verdict Of guilty in the case of the State
agt Harvey A. Fawcett, for libel on the character
OF Robert G. Connell, the court imposed q fne Of
$50 and costs on defendant
The other cases disposed Of during the day were
as follows: State agt. Alexander Jeffes, assault:
nned SIS and costs Same agt. Philip shearer.
assault; fined CSC. and costs same agt. Henry
HUI, larceny Of horse; guilty; sentenced TO flvs
years In the penitenttary. Same aRt. Chaa Hood
violation Of local option law; not guilty.
The new board OF school commissioners for ehis
county, composed OF Thos. J. Holland, WIN. n
Mannakee and John H.Gassaway, will organize on
May ], when secretary, treasurer and examiner
viii be elected. The spring term OF the schools
Will close on the 18th inst.
The mop given by the young ladies of Rockville
at the Town Hall this evening was one Of the most
brilliant and entoyable Affairs Of the kin0 ever
held herd. There was large company present.
from various sections Of the county and t6o CITY.
One Of the notable features o. the oocaa1on Wss
the prefnso display Of rare ana handsome nUwQA
q II y,
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TRRkIBLR ORDEAL FOR A MorHER--Mrs. James
II. Cox. living near Hookersvllle, In Nicholas CO.,
West virginia, went 70 spring Tor water, and on
the way passed an Old mine Hooded with water
and Ice Noticing noattng object, she discovered
the BODY OF her four-year-old daughter, who had
been missing IRON her house some hours but
thought 70 De at play. Being alone, the distracted
mother had 70 recover the nfeiess form alone and
bear II 70 the house. She tainted from grief ana
exhaustion after taking the body home, and re-
mained unconscious FOR several hours, when her
husband, returning, found her lying upon the moor,
and his only child a corpse. The woman rallied,
but Is In precarious condition.
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'HHR GILMORE.
was some time before

TWAS some time before
a great many lovers OF
base Sall would believe
that Gilmore was any,
thing more than o second.
rate pitcher. But his phe-
nomenal work against
some OF the strongest
clubs In the League last
season juStifies the pre-
diction that he win be In
the first row OF effective
tvirlers this year. He
has worked hard since
coming 70 washington
with the Hartford men.
and now has o number OF
deliveries at his com.
mand, at the same time
being able 70 send In ul.
usually swift ballA He
Is tall ana slender, and
has many peculiartties
when In the box. one
OF which n hanging
and pitching his beSf
expecteo that ho VIII 70
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Al error In the woonsocket vote on the Rhode
800 oonsututional amendments alters the total
0ooc& 0vl1g The amsndmonte maJoriry Of e. over
thsOo.anS wa
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ALERT MYERS
Is a good second baSeman

Is a good second baSeman
and in that position he
VIII play with the Sena-
tors. His work last sea-
son was not up to expect
atlons, for he was regard
ed as an exceptionally
good man both In the
f1eld and at the bat. He
covers a good deal OF ter
ritOry, and h a n d. es
ground balls with grace
and ease. He improved
In his batting toward
the latter part OF last
season, and 1t is conf
IDENTIFY expected that he
Will be a credit TO his
club this year. He is OF
medium height, but OF
Stocky build. The posi-.
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NIAH 4. MURRAY,

catcher, has unfortunate
~ been disabled. so that
he has been able to play
In but two games this
year. While In New Or
leans he stepped on q nail
that protruded from q
board thrown carelessly
on the grounds, and he
has been nursing the
wound ever since. 1t is
about well now, and he
confidently expects to be
able TO do regular work
before the championship
season begins. He IL a
catcher, and a good one,
and is thought to be q
c Ing candidate for
b Ugh b nors in the
league. He is personally
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The BURLINGTON AGAIN RErCsRs 10 ARBffArE.--
committee representing the striking engineers
road In Chicago yesterday and urged the onncers
70 submit the whole trouble 20 arbitration. The
railroad company objected that such proposition
was tnadmissible NJ the present time. as their
ranks Were substantially run OF engineers and IRE
men, who were entirely sattsned with the rules
and terms OF employment Mr.. stone then urged
ing 20 consider applications from the old men, ana
70 give - many Of them work - he could
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AeSor ROepesei.

Hark 20 the Song Of the Fsvoriss Sons.
(Jsfchcrs u cldfr aud hof cynzs bsIaxl
sherman and Hswlsy and Hsscock and Blaiss,
(Aecties u SWALLOWED srln pfrc pou q Dalz-l
Csmsron. TOO. snd Alssr and al;
Dad bops Tlag hookey and also bass ball,
Allison. Harrison, Rusk and the rest:
(Ttlfiap The srsflh V aiscays Inc bs&fl
Culiom and inGalls and stanford and Hosr.
lsissssd v ne scto skss<ssfh ths door)
Edmunds and Phelps ana hkew1se Dsp-w.
Lat ~ w<a t>D yov totocco % clSsr')
This 10 the cong Of the favorite song
~ vos 'ee'a % shos ooadidafss neW e rew ~
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wss ssV.-SsV~S 1siiessp Sssik
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seasons, and In 1886 played in Charleston and
Rochester. He was with the Boston Blues In 1887
until they d.sbanded, when he went to Indianapo-
lis for the remainder OF the season. He played
eighteen games In that city and attained bat
ting percentage OF 300. His friends say that hefs
one Of the finest players Washington has ever sc.
cured ana hopes are entertained that he will prove
an acquisition. But all will depend upon the man
ner In which he treats himself. He viii be given
fair chance to play ball. and II he il found want
ing will have 90 eisewnprp-
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WIN. Il. HOY, THE DEAF MUTE,

Is regarded by the man.
agement as q great ind,
and 1t is predicted that
with him and WilmOt In
the center and lett field
the patrons OF the game
VIII never regret the alb
Sence of Hines and Car
roll. Ted sullivan, who
secured these North
western prizes for the
Washingtons, says that
he wouldn't consider FL
mer Foster, that the New
1orkS were 80 crazy over,
in the same category with
either OF them. They
were the men he was
after, he says, and when
- secured their sigma
Tres he was satisfied.
His predictions have been
verified thus far to q GER
tainty. During the south
ern trips the accounts OF
the phenomenal work
done by these men led
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CAMP SHERIDAN,
Large Attendsncs ~ the Third brigade I'm.
campmeut 1T Mount GrstnA

Large Attendance ~ the Third BIissds I'm.
csmpmeut 1t Mount GretnA
Twenty eight hundred soldiers are en-
camped at Camp Philip II. Sheridan. The
Eighth, Fourth and Ninth regiments
reached Mount Gretna late Thursday
evening. The Thirteenth and Twelfth
regiments arrived at Mt Gretpa Friday
afternoon. The details which were ssnt
there coupe OF days before the appoint ted
time tor the encampnent put up all the
.ents ana hsa everything In readiness for
the arriving soldiers
So far the members OF the guard have had
things pretty easy they have not been
placed In the regular routine OF the work o,
camp There was no guard duty Thurs
day night and none on Friday, with theex-
ception of a few soldiers who were detailed
10 guard lumber piles and cars loaded with
straw from the members OF the guard who
were intent On obtaining parsphernslis nee
esssry for the comfort OF their tents.
General J, p. $. Goblin and staff were the
nrst oinceds IN camp The regimental staffs
arrived with their respective commands
There have been several chsnRes An the
command OF the Twelfth regiment Col.
onel Siead's resignation gave place to pro-
motions for the following officers ; Thomas
w. Lloyd, colonel; Jonathan Sweisfort-
lieutenant colonel; J. =. Brooke, major
and w. A. Clark, adjutant The first mill,
soAy AaoNohichtS WoIo performed Friday
evening at $3.50, the regular daily dress
parade. The troops went through the
movements in a creditab bic manner.
The Third brigade band from Pottsyille
FURNISHED the music for the occasion, The
place OF encampment has been ch hspged
rom the grove where II was held last wear
over 10 the reviewing stand near Lake
Conewago. In some respects IL bstter than
the grove. But the greater exposure 10 the
sun WILL no doubt make 1t more comforla.
bic. "s"
In spite OF the number OF times the en-.
amPment has been held there, crowds of
people In the vicinity OF Mount Grstna ara
ooning into camp but they are very wary
spout having anything 10 do with the pri,
Yates They treat them with doubt. mis-.
uust and contempt An officer has no
uouole In making friends with Iebanon
couhtys puSom girls, but It IL otherwise
with TIE poor privates, who are truly ANAL
potatoes. One OF the soldiers started a A r..
tatlon WIN young lady, and he WAS hsy-
ing q good Time until her sister cs ~ ~ -
lsrkea her away, 5ar tn, " rr.. ~ ar
pon't you know they are all lousy.U
uenersi Goblin say there would be Soma
notsoie peisonageH ut "Csmp Sheridan
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Democracy and the Soldier.

The effort to show the Democratic
party unfriendly to the soldier will not
DO successful in this campaign. 1t is
Just given out from the pension bureau
that Commissioner of Pensions Black in
the fiscal year just closed, has issued
1900 more pensions than ever before
given In any year OF any administration.
ltshows that the soldiers interests are
tsnderly cared for 9pder the Democratic
nag.
The same result is shown in the Dem.
ocrstic debate in the House on Friday,
On the Senate bill appropriating s25O, 900
toaid state homesfor disabled volunteers.
NJ. Kiigore, OF Texas, moved to amend
- reducing the appropriation to slOO, o 90
ma IN the course Of his argument made
eone remarks about soldiers that were
capable OF an uncomplimentary construc.
Uon. Az once several Democrats were
ON their feet, spinola and Townsbend
among them, TO denounce one of their
eun party for even An apparent forget.
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Chief Justice Fuller.

IL spite Of the fierce Republican fight
6eainst the confirmation Of Melville w.
Juller, there were ten Republicans who
% the final vote were recorded in his
ihvor. It is q pleasure to note that Penn
0glyania's two senators voted for confir-
nation and that the two Republican
senat0rs from Illinois were found in the
mme category.
This opposition TO the confirmation
WAS . very petty piece Of business from
tho beginning, and it arose more from
partisan malice than consideration for
the public good. 1t was at first attempt
a to be shown that In the recent civil
war Mr.. Fuller sympathized with the
South, but this was 30 useless that that
line of attack was soon abandoned.
Then it was charged that he was
not well enough equipped mentally.
This accusation was equally ab-
surd, for by what standard could his
capability or inability be judgedp II by
the standard Of fellow.mempers Of the
bar In the West and Northwest, where
be has long shone as one Of the most
honorable and ablest lawyers, he would
surely have passed muster. II by the
standard OF partisanship, he would in.
eyitabiy have fallen behind even had he
heen lowered with the wisdom of q
Solomon.
We are glad that the miserable opposi-
tion TO Fuller has come to an inglorious
end. 1t never had q rational foundation,
and only served to show the length and
breadth of Republican malice toward a
Democratic sppointee. Had the con.
1rmation been prompt and generous
Democratic gratitude would have beer
evoked. But it has come late, has beer
the subject Of causeless resistance, and
& the final assent has been 20 ungracious al
4 to leave bad taste In the mouths Of fair
minded citizens.