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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-29
WESTERN PLAYERS.
They Are Pretty Good ut Getting
TO the Front.


BILLY" Halves writes the Sporting
Life from Minneapolis, calling atten-
ton to an injustice done the Western
association. He makes the following
clipping and comment:
"Tae official averages of the lntarna-
tiOnal association players, furnished the
Sporting Life by Secretary White. VIII
prove specially instructive reading Tor
league clubs and managers in these days
of war aud TumorS of war. BY the way,
if is a remarkable fact that more play
ers turned out by the International as
ISOLATION hold their own in major
leagues than those of any other minor
league, not even excepting the powerful
Western association"
Inasmuch as | think you do the West
ern association an injustice, though pos
sibly an unintentioHal one. II you VIII
carefully look over the names you VIII
find that the Western association FUR
niShes, or did furnish, two players 10
the league and American association 10
the InternatiOnafS one. ForinStance,
will quote a list from memory. In the
league last season there were the FOL
lowing graduates from the western as
ISOLATION: Tebeau. McAleer, BecEley,
Staley, William Sowders. Quin, Hoy,
Hutchinson, WilmOt and few others
that never PLAYED whole season in the
Western. While the only International
graduates that can find are: keefe.
Haddock. Buckley, Fields and Mexican.
In the association ranks | find the fol-
lowing from the Western: Shannon,
Swartzel, j. Sowders, Pickett. Manning.
Burns, Stearns. Hoover, Gunson, Con-
way, Long, Duryea. Viau, Holiday,
Earl, Lovett, Reynolds, Mccarthy,
Johnson. Crooks and Reilly, who demon
strated that they could hold up their
end with any one. The International
graduates do not number half as many,
and are as follows: Griffin. Shlndle,
Mari, Foreman. Quinn, Visner, Beard,
Tomney and Esterday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-29
MAKING HIS OWN COFFIN.

casket. Some want their caskets COW
cred with black cloth. some with white.
The desire for certain style of handle
is often expressed. and women are fire.
quently concerned about the lining,
wanting it of color to suit their COM
plexion. Some people, too. want their
collins maze large and rOomy; others
want them to fit exactly.
Every often people want to be buried
in particular spot and give express in
structions as to the direction in which
the grave is to lie and how deep it must
be. Then. too, some persons want a
quiet, private funeral, while Others are
uneasy until promised that they will be
given grand and costly burial.
IAN these are matters that be easily
attended to, and they generally are. But
there are requests made by people in re-
gard to their Obsequies that are eX-
traordinary, and in some instances ridic-
ulous. Phi tell you about few cases
that have come under my own notice.
"There was an old lady died few
years ago who had had new and very
costly set Of teeth made just before her
last illness. When she learned that
death was imminent her greatest lament
seemed to be that she should never
have an opportunity to wear those
teeth. Finally bright thought struck
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-29

has reached the climax there and pre-
walls in three forms--the nervous, the
gastric and the catarrhal. The eXecu
tiye committee of the German deputies
in the Bohemian diet have Issued a
declaration, accepting the proposal OF
the government to hold conference on
German-Bohemian affairs. The COM
mittee will send delegates to the con-
ference, which will endeavor to arrange
an unders landing between the Ger
mans and the CZechs. There will be in
the conference five Germans and five
Czechs. The conference will sit in Vien-
ma Jan. Is, and Count Taafe Will preside.
Herr Peters, brother of DR.. Peters, the
explorer, has received letter from his
brother written at Kenia Oct. 8. 1t de-
Scribes the crossing of waterless
desert. the explorations as far as Kenia
and the construction of fort. The
doctor and his people were then well,
and had abundant supplies. This letter
has not dispelled the fears caused by
the report of the massacre Of DIR. Peters
which reached Zanzibar Nov. 5. Capt.
Theodore Bingham, U. S. A., of the
corps of engineers. is military attache
at the German court, vice Sanford, re-
licved on account Of i'll health. Mr.
Trench, for eight years secretary OF the
British legation at Washington, now
first secretary of the embassy here, is
dangerously i'll with fever. Mr.. Phelps
gave farewell dinner to Count By
landt, the secretary Of the Dutch lega-
ton, just appointed minister to Japan.
The landtag reOpenS Jan. IA.
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A FUNERAL COUGH.
her. and, calling her husband to her
bedside, she begged him to have
her lips so arranged after death
that her friends would be able
to see and admire her beauti-
full teeth. The old man promised, and
almost with her dying breath she re-
minded him of it. We were summoned
to perform the necessary duties after
her death. and the widOwer, having eX-
planned the matter of the teeth, de-
clared that his wife's request must be
carried out. He had promised and
could not think Of deceiving her. We
did the best we could. The result was
rather startling, but the teeth showed
and the old man was satiSfed-so we
didn't have anything to say, of course.
II remember another case of middle
aged single man who had been great
dresser--a regular dandy, in fact. He
left directions that he should be buried
in the last suit of clothes he had bought.
AS he was a man of considerable wealth
and had left some very generous be-
quests to his friends, they decided to
comply with his request, and his valet
was told to bring the suit. When he re-
turned he carried the loudeSt suit of
clothes ever saw. 1t was of plaid two or
three inches broad. and green, blue and
yellow in color. With it came shirt
covered with pictures of ballet dancers
in every conceivable attitude, and a
necktie to match. The appearance of
these unexpected articles caused some
CONSERVATION, but the dead mans
friends finally decided to let him have
his way, and bury him as he had re-
quested. The body was accordingly
ROBBED in the flashy shirt and suit. dog
head pin stuck into the tie, single eye
glass placed over the staring eye, and
the dandy was ready for his last resting
place.
sometimes people want things buried
with them. A lady whose principal
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-29
THE RYAN BLOCK WINE HOUSE.
1873 and I4O E. Seventh Street. Telephone O26-2.

chopped off one of his great toes. Just
as | was about to screw down the cover
of his casket his weeping widow came
to me with a small jar, and said that her
husband had expressly desired her to
bury this with him. l looked at it and
found that it was the missing toe neatly
and carefully preserved in alcohol.
Il never buried any one who had
made his own coffin, but | have heard
of such cases. Several times. however.
l have sold people their own collins, and
in some instances two Or three years or
longer before they died. Sometimes
the boxes were left until needed, and
sometimes they were taken home at
once. The most peculiar case Of this
kind l ever had was that of an artist
who lived in couple of rooms by him.
self over in the western part of the
city. He had plenty of money, and
his rooms were elegantly furnished,
but all in the most sOmber coOrs.
Une day he came to me and ordered
coffin made. 1t was to be black inside
and out, and was to be large enough for
him to lie in comfortably. Another
thing he was explicit about was that it
was to be lined throughout with spring
cushions. / made it and sent it to his
rooms, as he directed. Four years later
| was called to bury him. then found
that during all that time he had used
his coffin for housekeeping in it al
ways-and he had left request to be
buried in it. He said he had grown
used to it, and did not think he would
sleep we'll in any other.
II once had man who was about to
die send for me and order coffin. He
was very small man, not more than
four feet high. but he said he wanted
his coffin six feet long. The law said
he, gives every man six feet of earth,
and Pm going to have my full share
| frequently have people try to drive
bargains with me for Cas- kets for their
dead friends. About the best of econ
omy in that line l ever had, however,
was that of a young widow
bands, coffin should be placed
in the ground perpendicularly. A
year-and-a-half later she had another
husband to bury. and his coffin was
placed side by side with that of No. /.
AT intervals She had more husbands to
bury, and finally when No. was placed
under the sod no more space had been
taken up than is usually occupied with
one grave. She said it saved trouble,
because she really had only one grave
to attend to now. whereas if they had
been buried in the ordinary manner she
would have had five"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-29
JOCKo's QUEER ANTICS.
Chinese Dog Which Detests
Cats, But Is Partial to Rats.

CatS. But Is Partial to Rats,
Away out on the end of Melgs Wharf
is dog worth going mile to see, says
the San Francisco Examiner. With
head like fox and fat lump of
body, the dog lies in the sun in from: of
Mike Farrell'S saloon and Iaziiy blinks
at passers-by. 1t is only when the ca
nine wonder walks that his peculiar
points are noticeao His hind legs
form perfect bow and overlap each
ather, so that JOckO's efforts to walk re-
Semble closely the leaps of a kangaroo.
She remedies this curious intermingling
of legs by bracing her left hind paw
against her right knee joint and propell.
ing herself on three legs. She has no
tail. and her plump, fat body resembles
nothing so much as quarter-keg of
beer. Her color is grayiSh brown and
she has ugly green eyes, which snap
like fire when cat approaches. Then
the freak rears up on her three legs and
chases poor pussy with remarkable ce-
lerity.
"She's curious critter," said Farrell
yesterday; ''about thirteen years old,
guess. Came over here on American
ship Pelican, from China. Captain said
she was born that way, and | guess he
told the truth. The best veterinary sur
geons in town have operated on them
legs. but they're still crooked, an
don't believe they'll ever get 'em
straight. Nine months ago she ha dn
litter of six pups. Every mothers soa
was cross-legged, so we drowned the
hull lot. It's funny TO see her swim, for
all the world like buIlfrog. Once in
while her hind legs gets fouled; then
we have to help her ashore. She eats
hearty, drinks hearty, and sleeps most
of the time. Queerest thing about the
beast is the way she hates eats. Her
hair comes up like porcupine and she
WobbleS after feline like a hood after
a Chinaman. [ can't get her to chase
rats. though. I've seen 'em play all
around her on the deck and she
wouldn't wink an eyelid. Maybe the
heathens taught her to leave 'em alone,
as they wanted 'em for dinner, Some
folks say to kill the dog, but Pve had
her so long L kind or like to sec her
around, ugly as she be-"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-29
WON BY SMITH.
Avery Pretty Wrestling Match at
Lucker's Hall.

Lucker's hall was packed last evening
with devotees of square sport, who had
assembled to witness wrestling match
for 5000 a side. Greco-Roman, between
Herman Smith, of Hoboken, n. j., and
Jack Gallagher, of Buffalo, n. Y. The
match was three out of five falls to win.
Pat Killen was chosen referee. and tue
men entered the ring at o'clock, both
appearing in fair condition. Smith
demonstrated superiority in the opening
bout, and though devOting it to the
study of Gallagher's tactics, was visibly
able to render an account of him
self. Gallagher won the first fall
with deceptive ease, and TOOK
the second with a reluctance which be-
trayed knowledge of the fact of bis OPP
ponent's reserve strength. In the third.
fourth and lirth rounds Smith showed
great deaf of hitherto undisplayed
science, and despite very clever Orldg-
ing and generalsbip by Gallagher. sue
ceeded in landing that worthy ten points
down three times in succession. Frank
seconded Smith, and Herbert NooSt
took care of Gallagher. Smith is for
mer Minneapolis man. in which city he
is known as John Golbringer. The
match was on the square, and the men
hoth oood ones
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-29
SLEPT IN HIS COFFIN.
Some Remarkably Queer
Things That Undertakers
Come Across.
Peculiar Notions Concerning
the Final Disposition Of
Remains.
The Freak Of a Woman Who
Buried Her Husbands
Vertically.
Strange Story Of the Man
Who Wooed Morpheus in
a Coffin.

81 have met with thousand and one
odd fancies and curious notions during
my connection with the undertaking
business" said prominent funeral di-
rector to Baltimore Sunday Herald re-
porter the other day. "Indeed, think
it is safe to say that 80 out of every 100
persons have and express preference
of some kind or another as to the dispo-
sitiOn to be made of their bodies
after death. Sometimes their requests
are complied with. sometimes they
are not. Generally the preference
relates only to some minor detail,
either of the coffin, of the grave IT of
the burial ceremony. Some people want
plain wooden coffin-mahogany wal
nut or ebony. Some want a metal
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-29
WARD TALKS,
What He Thinks of Brotherhood
Contract Jumpers.


NEW YORK. Dec 28.-John II. Ward
has nearly recovered from la grippe,
and appeared out OF doors to-day for the
first time this week. His time for the
next few days will be devoted to his
lawyers, MeSSrS. Anderson & Rowland.
in preparing a reply to the prayer for an
injunction made by John B. Day. The
case will come up in the supreme court
Monday, Jan. e. In conversation. Mr.
Ward said:
Il have not the slightest doubt but
that the court will decide the case in
our favor. The supplemental contract
which the old New York club has with
me amounts to nothing. The word
held in this case is simply 'reserya-
ton The whole matter will narrow
down to the meaning Of the word re
serve in our contracts. We think we
can mOke it clear TO the court what the
word, in its base ball sense, means: and
If we do, the injunction will be quickly
dissolved"
what do you think of the detection
of Thompson and Myers?" was asked,
''All these defectionS have been dis
counted by the new league. They annoy,
but do not dishearten Us. These men
VIII udhO JuHp6u SlSHeu the agree
ment to join the Players league. By
dOuble-dealings they have ruined their
populations before a fair-minded base
ball public, and just as soon as the mag
mates have finished with them, they will
be gwen the 'ten days notice. and al
lowed to shift for themselves. When
the base ball season opens next April
both the magnates and the deserters
will realize their mistake. With the
magnates it will be an instance of "a
fool and his money soon parted and
with the desPrters a case of dis
grace and dishonor, and finally
dismissal. The public recognizes
base ball as sport, and l am morally
sure that it will not sanction the at
tempted creation of a monopoly in the
game by any body of men. The idea of
monopoly has been the chief end of
the National League for years."
"SOme surprise is expressed that the
Players League has not met the Ma
lionel League in bidding for players"
1--WE cannot do that in justice to the
men who agreed to sign and have signed
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NASHVILLE STAKES.
Seven in All. With $4,000 in
Added Money.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dee. 2S.-The
stake list, to close Jan. Is next, of the
West Side Park club for the spring
meeting, was issued to-day. There are
seven stakes in all, as follows: Ivy Leaf
stakes, for two-year-olds, $1,000 added,
four furlongs: Trial stakes, for twO-year-
olds, 81, 900 added. five furlOngs; Nevada
stakes, for three-year-old fillies, $1,000
added, one mile; the Duncan Hotel
stakes, for all ages. $1,000 added by
Duncan hotel, one mile; Maxwell House
handicap, $1,000 added by Maxwell
house, for three-year-o and upwards.
nine furlongs; the Two Thousand
sweepstakes, for three-year-olds, $1,000
added. nine furlongs, to be run at the
spring meeting of 1891; the Brood
Mares sweepstakes, for twO-year-olds,
with $1,000 added, four furlongs, to be
run at the spring meeting of 1892. In
the Two Thousand, to be run next
spring, there are such flyers as Riley,
Kitty Cheatham. Prince Fonso. Pow
Wow, Blarneystone Jr., etc. The Brood
Mares sweepstake, to run first next
spring, has forty-seven eligible starters.
The meeting begins April 26 and closes
Nav 3, lasting seven days.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-29
THE ORIGIN OF "HURRAH.'
A British Authority Says That the
Cry Springs from the German.

Public Opinion.
Writing to the Times, with reference
to the remark CT its Berlin correSpOn-
dent that the exclamation 'Hurrahr
is said to be of Slavonic ORIGIN" DR.. G..
A. Buckheim, of Kings College, Lon
don says: Il presume your correspond
ent must have some authority for this
assertion; but l hope you will allow
me to point out that. as far as |
know, the word is of purely German
origin. 1t is generally assumed to be
derived from the initiative interiection
hurr, describing rapid movement.
from which word the middle High-Ger-
man hurren, ito move rapidly or
rather to hurry, has been formed. Hur-
rem is, therefore, nothing but an en-
larged form of hurr, and, as l said, of
purely TeutOnic origin. In Grimm's
'Worterbuch' we find the InterJection
quoted from MinDesinger. 1t also oc-
ours in Danish and Swedish; and it
would be interesting to know
when it was first introduced in this
country in the Anglicized form
of hurry la Germany it was fire.
Quently used during the NapOleonic
wars by the Prussian soldiers, and it
also occurs in some political and mar
tial songs of those days. Since then it
seems to have been adopted also by
other nations, even by the French i'm
the form of hourra. That the interjec-
ton did not become so popular in Ger
many as cheer at cOnvivial gath
erings as in this country, is probably
owing to the circumstance that
preference was given to the brief ex-
clamation "Hoch!" forming respect
lively the end and the beginning of the
phrases, "Er lebe hoeh," and "Hoch
ular in Germany. 1t is just possible
that the English reimported 1t there. or
that it was revived through the mag
nifcent poem of 'Harrah, Germania!'
written by the poet laureate of the Ger
man people, Ferdinand Freiligratb."
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with the new league. All the players
went into the new league with clearly
defined ideas regarding salaries. Each
man is TO receive the Same salary he got
in 1889. except in cases where the
player was cut down by the classification
law, and in these cases he is to re-
ceive the same salary he had in 1855
before the classification law went into
effect TO increase the salaries of men
who h ave used the opportunity created
by the new league would be plainly UNI
fair to the men who are honest. 1t will
never be DONE"
"Will the Players league take action
in law against the men who first signed
its contract and afterward signed with
the National leagues
Certainly. We have excellent eases,
not only against the deserterS, but
agaist the men who enticed them to
break their contracts. This matter will
receive our attention just as soon as we
dispose of the injunction suits.
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Resulted in a Draw.

BUFFALO, N, Y, Dec. 2S.-The wrest-
ling match tonight at Music hall be-
tween Tom Connors, of Milwaukee, late
of Buffalo, and Hugh Leonard, of Buff
falo, late of Belfast, n. y, a pupil OF
William Muldoon, resulted in draw.
The stakes were $500. Connors seemed
to have the best of it all through. The
sympathy of the large audience present
seemed to be with Leonard The men
worked hard from 9:22 p. m. to l2:Ol
n IN.
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Fought to a Draw.

LYNN, Mass. Dec. 2S.-At the rooms
of the Lynn Athletic club last evening
Michael Carney, of Lynn. and James
O'Leary, of Chicago, light-weights,
fought ten-round glove contest, Queens
berry rules, to a draw. There was hot
fighting in the second round, but hon
ors were easy. In the third Carney, in
giving an upper cut, tripped
and fell, and therefore allowed
a Touchdown. There was close in
fighting in the sixth, and O'Leary won
first blood. In the seventh and eighth
O'Leary weakened Carney by neck
blows. The tenth round was fiercely
fought, Carney getting the better of it
until the time expired. and the fight
was stopped and declared draw. The
fighters will meet again.
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HAVE MADE = MATCH.
Paulsen and Mccormick VIII
skate for the Championship.

Mccormick and Paulsen, the skaters,
who for a week past have contributed
large amount of air to the already over
stocked Minneapolis atmosphere, have
at last made match. They will skate
a series of three races for $3.50 side.
for each race. and the championship of
the world. The articles of agreement
state that the distances shall be 5. 10
and ID miles, and the first race, for
fifteen miles will occur at the Palace ice
rink New Years day. The five mile
race will be skated Jan. 9, 1890, at the
same place. and the ten-mile contest
after that, time and place to be men,
toned hereafter. The third race may
be skated on Lake Calhoun or one of the
other small lakes, as PaulSon is preju-
diced against anything less than four
lap track. They should be exciting
contests, as the two men are, admit
ted to be the two fastest distance skaters
on aarfh
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Lottery won, Shakespeare second. Velvet
third. Time, :30l?.
Fourth race. New Durham handicap, one
and one fourth miles-Wynwood won, vii
fred second. Van third. Time 2:lOl2.
Fifth race, one miie-llma won, Carnegie
second. Oregon third. Time, IA.
Sixth race, seven-eighths Of mile-Cupid
wuH, Landseer second, Pomeroy third. Time,
1881.
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he has been continuously in harness.
He has seen more of the telegraph than
any living man. For years back ne has
been with the Western Union, holding
a responsible position in this city. a
short time ago he wrote THE History
of the Telegraph" which had wide
circulation, ana which commanded at
tentiOn for its marked literary worth.
10 the employees of the company he was
always a friend and advisor, and theiy
affection for him has never waVered.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-29
CHILDREN ARE WISE.

Their Wishes Should Have Some
Respect Whenever 1t Is Pos
sible.
Don't tell the faults or cute sayings OF
your child III his presence.
Don't say "Oh, do hush up" OF
don't bother me with so many ques-
tions," when child questions you. IL
he asks for the sake of knowing, answer
him, though he ask ''seventy times
seven" questions day, and teach him
to remember what you tell him.
When you promise child something
don't forget to fulfill the promise to the
letter. If you are not scrupulous to do
Just as you agree you may expect tho
little one to set you down as false, and
learn to he thus himself.
Don't trample mercilessly under foot
the wishes of child, but respect them
as far possible.
Don't manifest spirit of partiality.
Children are sure to detect this.
Don't encourage in small child that
for which you will punish him when
older.
Don't do and say things for the sake
of causing him to show anger and then
scold because he does so.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-29
Results at Guttenberg.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-The racing at
Gutenberg to-day resulted as follows:
First race, selling, six and one-half fur
longs-Herman won, Blackstone second,
Doodle third. Time, 1:24.
Second race, three-fourths Of mile-Ken-
wood won, Issaguena FLY second, Flambeau
third. Time, 1:l7.
Third race, selling. seven-eighths Of mile