Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-21
THE FIGHT FOR PITCHER wuDNER
The Probable Efsecs OF the Prcltuss
tnary 1ntunctton-Washin Will
Not Compromise.


The temporary injunction against Pitcher wld-
ner and the Washington club. granted yesterday,
was fruitful topic OF conversation to-day among
those interested IN base ball Although the In
junction is only preliminary. &c VIII prevent wid-
ners playing here until the season Is practically
over, unless the amended answer to-day should
change the situation. As the case stands wid-
ner VIII not play with the New Orleans club.
and the latter Will not allow him 20 play with the
Washingtons unless the matter Is compromised
OF course everybody supposes that the compro-
mise Is what the New Orleans people had IN view
from the start. The washington management,
however, are determined not 20 pay any money @
with New Orleans have been fair ana aboyeboard,
and baseball justice Is all they ask They paid
have been compelled 70 pay a cent, but they
wanted 10 act sQuarely.
THE STORY or TUE DEAL
Is as follows: When the washingtons were travel
ing In the West Manager sullivan agreed 10 give
the New orleans club $1,000 for the release OF the
short-stop, Fuller and the offer was accepted The
went to New orleans TO close the bargain. before
he arrived the southern League disbanded
and the New orleans club became memoer
OF the Texas league. None OF the players con-
sidered themselves bound to play IN the Texas
league. Fuller was In the same position as the
others but Manager sullivan kept his
He had made no agreement as 70 any other
piayers and when pitcher M.dner and frst base
man Wurden volunteered 20 go with him ne
accepted their services the former for Washington
and the latter for Troy. The Washington man
agement are therefore determined, they say, not
1 10 pay any more money TO New orleans They
ington, but they will play him In every other
League city, unless similar Injunction is secured
In each.
RECOGNITION BY THE LEAGUE
They have no fear that any games I'm which
Widner has played or may play viii be thrown out
by the National League, for the question has been
practically settled by comforting by mail with the
aroitrason committee. should the Injunction
brought from Troy TO MI widner's place Tor
While. lie Is said TO be doing capital work
Affairs I'm West Washington.
DEPRAvED BONA shocking case OF assault
was called TO the attention or Jude Mills this
morning. Three small boys-Wm. Brown and Her
pert thompson, colored, and Bert stewart, white
were charged with asSaulting a smaller white
boy, named Chas. Webster, on the 18th instant.
The testimony was too indecent for publication.
Inc Judge said that the case was fully made out.
Inc defendants being 50 young, he hardly knew
what TO do with them In a similar case where
e sne aeienoanI was man. he had imposed sent.
go or 90 days on each Of the defendants but n he
was assured that the boys had been corrected
WIN cowhide TO learn the proper sense OF de-
cehcy ne would entertain proposition 10 reduce
the fne.
DEATH FROM CoNsUNPrIoS.-Henry schmertz,
VINO has been In ill-health for some time past with
consumption, died yesterday at his residence No.
ISL street, In the siNty-frst year OF his age.
Inc deceased was member OF the Society OF
GOOD Brothers and OF the Odd-Fellows, which as
Soclatlons Will attend the funeral which Is 10 Oc-
cur tomorrow afternoon Inuerment at Oak Eli.
GRAIN RECElPTs.-Canal boat LOudoun arrived
With $500 bushels OF wheat and 800 bushels OF
corn Tor u. i. Dunlop. Wheat sold on change yes
terday at Ole. "a OusneL
CATTLE MARKET.-The following sales OF live
stock at Droyers Rest yesterday are reported: ls2
cattle up and sold-best IA &c; good, A. al.
medium, 4a4 &c; common. 3a4c. Jt13 sheep and
lamos-sheep ~ 35sc; lambs, Az as &C.; calves,
4a5c 10 COWS ana calves s2Oas i2JU; market
active.
a nL-Great Falls temperature, 20; condition,
8; receiving reservoir, temperature, 50; condi-
Ton at north connection, D; condition at south
connection, 80; distributing reservoir, tempera-
ture, 81; condition at influent gaUe-house, 30
dtion at effiuent gatehouse, 81. High-ride In the