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uprooted. Nearly all the wires are pres
trated and telegraph poles and wires are
. badly damaged along the railroads.
Meetipg of Basebau Directors,

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PHILADELPHIA, July 17th.-A meeting OF
the Directors of the Players Baseball
League was held this morning. There
will be no change in the circuit, and Secre-
tary Brunell said no change was contem-
plated. Each club in the league was as
sessed 81, 500 for expenses of the national
body. An Executive Emergency Commit
tee was appointed to take action on all
questions which may require immediate
action. 1t was decided the Buffalo team
should be strengthened in its playing de-
partment at once. This can be accom-
plished by the transfer from the other clubs
of two pitchers, an ontfelder and infielder.
The Cloakmakers.
New YORK, July 18th. = The cloak
makers lockout seems yet far from ending
The Contractors Union is inclined to re-
pudiate the agreement with the manufact-
urers signed yesterday by the contractors
representative. The cutters went to work,
but are dissatisfied about the question of
relm amusement of wages for the time they
were locked out. They will not accept a
small increase in wages. They ask to-day
for an outright reimbursement. The manu-
facturers seem very unwilling to concede
this. If they do not, however, the cutters
will go out, and the situation will be as
bad as ever.
The Hop Market.
NEW YORK, July 17th- -Cablegrams report
an increase in mold and.vermin in some of
the English hop plantations. In January
the weather was reported unfavorable for
the crop. The estimates received here
show probable shortage of one quarter to
one-third in England, about one-third in
Germany and one-half in the rest of the
continent, as compared with last year.
Early in the week England was asking for
offers of 1880 crop American, but the latest
cablegrams indicate turn to 1889.
Prince George of Wales.
NEWPORT, July y17th.-Arrangements are
under way for many entertainments of an
elaborate character on the arrival Of Prince
George of Wales, who IS expected July 31st.
Ward McAllister is arranging a subscrip-
ton fete in honor of the Prince and suite
August I'd, at McAllisters summer house,
with $50 invitations, picnic under Meal
lister s supervision August 25th, and social
events of all sorts. Naval maneuvers and
torpedo experiments are also proposed.
Officers Elected.
JACKSONVILLE Only, July 18th. - The
National Association of Education of the
Blind to day elected officers as follows:
President, j. H. Dye, of Kansas; Secretary,
B. H. Hunteen, of Louisville, KY; Execu-
York; F. D. Morrison, of Maryland; A. A.
Dymond, of Ontario; William B. Waite, of
New York, and T. B. McCrune, of Iowa.
Damage by a Cyclone.
PEORIA Qll.), July 17th.-A small cyclone
visited the county just across the river from
this city this afternoon, wrecking a
freight train and tearing down trees and
small buildings. One man ramed Erick-
son. of Utica, N. Y, was struck by light
ming while running from the cyclone and
instantly killed. Much damage was done
to crops. fences and timber.
New Discovery.
CHICAGO, July 17th.-A Times Superior
(Wis.) special says: A prominent chemist
of San Francisco, now in Superior, is pre-
pairing to make public discovery which
will work wonderful changes in the
economy of steamship transportation. His
scheme is to dispense with the use of fuel
of all kinds. He has devised an apparatus
by means of which water can be utilized as
fuel
Short in His Accounts.
DENVER. July 17th.-Frank Kellerman,
Secretary of the German and Centennial
Building and Loan Associations, is short
in his accounts about 5000. He has
turned over to the Association about $780,
600 worth of property and resigned. He
has not yet been arrested.
Natural Bridge Sold.
GLASGOW (Va), July 17lh-The Natural
chnsetts and Virginia syndicate for $500, 900.
sons and Hon. James G. Blaine.