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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-12
A Tea Party in y Tree.
Orting Oracle.


Who says we have no big trees in WASH
ington? Over toward the base of Mount
Tacoma, in Pierce county, and about
seventeen miles south of Orting. is a won
derful valley called Succotash valley. But
few settlers are there and none of the land
has ever been surveyed. The Kernabans
were the pioneer settlers. Miss Ruth
Kernahan, residing at Palisade farm i'm
the valley, sends the report of a society
event, the features of which are unparai-
leled in Washington.
In the Succotash valley there was re-
Gently given an English tea by Mr.. a
Hackar. of Lewis county. 1t was held
in hollow tree 15x16 feet in dimensions
The tree was artistically lined and rooted
with fir and cedar boughs. A table 3xl2
was decorated with bouquet of carna-
tons from the Palisade farm. The odor
OF flowers and evergreens agreeably
scented the whole tree. There were two
entrances, one beside a gravelly beach on
the edge of creek. There were twenty
eight people seated beside the table inside
the tree at one time.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-12
TACOMA SPORTING NOTES.
Champion Amateur Club Disbands TO
Season-Captain Commisky Expected.

season-Captain Commisky Expected
TACOMA, Oct Ii.-fspeciaL 1.-The w. r. Dodge
club OF this city, the champion amateur league
team OF the sound, has disbanded for the sea-
son. The Dodges will have strong team next
season.
1t is defnately announced here that Captain
Commisky of the st. Louis Browns is going to
put in an appearance here before long. The
only uncertain thing is the personale of the two
teams he will bring. Some of the finest talent
prefer to remain quiet after the ball season and
extra inducements have to be made to get them
to the Coast
The recent loss of the National League PEN
nant by Chicago to Boston is plausibly argued
in this fashion by one of the Tacoma boys. He
says that Boston had to have the pennant to
knock out the American Association team which
had won its pennant, and was composed of the
most popular players in the profession. Such
players Brouthers, Richardson, Brown and
Duffy make the association team very popular,
and to offset it the league magnates had to put
up a job"
Now that the league and the association
will not fraternize the managers OF the clubs in
the Northwest League will have to watch out
Tor the advance guard of the AS
ISOLATION agents, who will try and
secure such players as Single, Houston,
Bearchers, McNabb, Glenalvin and Work.
Jake Stencil and Motz were the least apt to
strike out of all the Pacific Northwest League
players.
The new officers of the Tacoma Yacht club
are: w. H. Cushman, commodore; Theodore
Hosmer, vice commodore; C. B. Hurley, rear
commodore: H. B. Dunn, secretary; J. C.
peterborough, jr., treasurer; board of
manager, ]. NJ. Keen, J. c. Broken
brough, jr., A. f. Bull, II. S. Nissan,
L. r. Manning, C. B. Briskie, Chester Thorne.
Trustees, Leroy Pratt, George p. Eaton, L. Z.
Manning Membership committee, Leroy Pratt,
J. c. Parmelee. E. l. Sawyer, C. B. Niblock, w.
E. Bowen J. N. Winslow, Fred F. Lacey
Members of the Tacoma Rife, Rod and Gun
Club are arranging for shooting match for
teams of five or six, to shoot twenty five clay
birds, regulation distance. During this match
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LoNG-DIsTANCE HITS.
Extra Bases Made by the sluggers OF
the League.

The number of long distance hits made by the
clubs and players of the Pacific Northwest
league, together with the total averages, are
sFen below. Spokane leads in home runs,
hree-hase hits and two base hits. and, of course,
10 total bases aud total batting average. Port
land is second in each of these records. Seattle
alsst in home runs and two-bsse hits, aud
bird In three base hits and total bases.
Among the individual players "Home Run
Turner has the greatest number of extra bases
~ long hits, with Motz and S.enzel following in
he order named. Turner leads in home runs
with thirteen, Motz being second with nine
Metz has the most three-haggers, twelve, while
asnxel Hayes and Glenalvin each have eleven
Billy George is on top in two-base hits, with
iosiy TO his credit, Stencil coming next with
hirty-eight. Ward, of Spokane, has not many
hng-dstanee hits, by reason of the few games
Mpiayed, but leads in the percentages with
SO, stencil coming next with .52S. In the So
ule club Irwin leads in the number OF extra
eases, forty five, Newman ranking second with
thsrsynine. Schoeneek has the most home
ians, four, and the most two-baggers, twenty
our, Newman has the most three eaggers, ten.
LANCE leads in percentage with .46l, Newman
eolaag second with .SS7. Mattimore is the
1V Mayer in the league, playing in enough
A1es TO get batting average, who did not
hAest least one hit that counted tor more
ush one base. France gets of with lonely
'S@eagger. Following are the 6gures:
CLUB AVERAGES
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WORK OF PITCHERS.
Cow Twirlers of P. N. w.
League Rank in Averages.
camp WON THE MOST GAMES.
~orchers Gave Least Earned Runs-Mc-
ysbb's seven straights-Long Dis
lance Hitters-Baseball Notes.

An exhaustive statement OF the work OF the
-,,ehers OF the Pacific Northwest League is
ff,,su below The record shows Camp to be the
ss.aest worked pitcher in the league, he having
..ten part in no less than s. games out of the
"a games played by the Seattle club. The
s,,rhers coming next in number of games are
T.asvorth with AZ, Borchers with Al and Parrot
"a Tanning each with 10. The twirlers are
ryea rank according to the percentage of
s.,ued runs to times at bat of their opponents.
rlouf comes first with .031 in IL games, but
psehers is the real leader with .032 Consider
- the great amount OF work done and the fact
al be had losing team behind him, Camps
..sd Is equally as creditable as that of
rrrsers, although he is ranked as fourth with
Al Betz and McNaob appear among the
tsaers, but both played in but very few games.
Il batting averages made by opponents McNabb
s,snas in front with .19S, but Borchers is again
ss.;sIed 10 first with .29S in ~ games. Camp
.heuld follow Borchers with .23i, although the
6rsrss show Klopf next with .22i In the num-
bsr Of strike-outs, 'King" Borchers, as was to be
sruected is on top with an average of $50 per
ssme France is second with 493. In giving
sasas on balls KIopf has the best record with an
.yersge OF LIS per game. Mattimore averages
more than any other pitcher with 4S0 per game.
rdIowing are the 6 CURES:
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MORRIsEY LICKs PATTERSON.
Two Blows on the Juguiar Did the

PORTLAND, Oct I.1[speciaL Jimmy Nor
rissey, who won the antam-weight champion
ship of California in the recent series in the
California Athletic Club, and Billy Patterson,
of Virginia City, New, fought with sx-ouncc
gloves for $3.50 and the bantam weight cham
pionship of the Northwest, ON the turf, near
Vancouver this morning.
Both stripped at lis pounds Morrissey was in
good condition, but Patterson was poor. 1t was
a hot fight for three rounds, Patterson setting
the pace. In the fourth Morrissey swung his
left into Patterson's jugular and sent him to the
ground. Patterson arose, but Morrissey landed
another blow in the same place and knocked
him out,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-12
Tobacco and Liquors Pay Government.
edward Atkinson in the Eornrn

The new administration may meet the
new congress n December, 1888, with a re.
port rendered by the Secretary of the
treasury somewhat rs follows: The in
come derived by the treasury from taxes
and duties upon liquors and tobacco is
now sufficient 10 cover all the normal ex-
penses of the government, including the
army and navy, and in addition thereto
the interest on the public debt. 1t will be
incumbent upon congress, therefore, to
make suitable provision only for the
amount of revenue which may be neces-
sary TO nay pensions, and to contribute TO
the sinking fund for the ultimate redemp-
ton of the public debt, according to Law.
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EFFORTS TO BREAK RECORDS.
Fast Track in California and Great
String of Horses.

STOCKTON, Cal, Oct. 1.-THE second trial for
records on the new kite-shaped track will be
held Tuesday. Charles Marvin will be present
with long string of horses, among them Juno
and Palo Alto. Sunol will go against her
record of 2:1011z, and is expected to make mile
in 200. She has made half in 1:oS and it is
believed by those who have seen her working
recently, that she will now make the half in
one minute. Palo Alto will try to break his
record OF 2:103, and it is believed he will 90 in
200, If not faster. The track is in prime con-
dition, and it is believed all the records will be
very fast
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-12
THE PICK OF A TEAM
The Best Batters, Best Fielders ant
Fastest Base-Runners.

The best batting team in the Pacific North
west League would be: Stencil, catcher: LANCE
or Huston, pitcher: Motz, first base; Hayes, sec
ond base; MeVey or Irwin third base; Patton,
shortstop; George, left field Work, center field;
Poihemus, right field.
The best fielding team would be: Tully or
Stencil, catcher; Betz or Petty, pitcher; Motz,
first base; Phelan or Glenalvin, second base;
McVey or Van Zant, third base; Mutton, short
stop; Routeliffe, left field; Newman. center
field; Hernon, right field.
The best team of base-runners would be-:
Stencil. catcher; Camp, pitcher; Motz, first
base; sippi, second base; Irwin, third base;
Shea, shortstop; Powell, left field; New man,
center field; Hernon, right field.
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PORTLAND STILL WINS.
Tacoma INDUCED I'm Amateur Ball Play.
ing and Lost.

PORTLAND, Oct. u-Ispeeial. THE Tacomas
played like lot of amateur ball players today
and the home team won easily. Tanning was
evidently discouraged and was hit hard. After
winning the game the home team prolonged the
farce by letting the visitors score two unearned
runs. Umpire McDermott called the game in
the sixth inning on account of the Indictment
weather The official score is to 2 The prob
abilities are that Jack Tanning will make the
trip to San Francisco with the Portlands as one
OF the pitchers.
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Glove Contest for Portland.

PORTLAND, Oct 11.-lSpeeial Charles Pur-
cell, who came within an ace of whipping
George La Blanche in Denver last winter, and
John Ramsey. OF Spokane, have been matched
for fifteen-round glove contest, to take place
under the auspices of the Portland Athletic
Club Saturday night They are to weigh in at
las pounds, give or take FIVE pounds.
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The pitchers are also ranked according to the
Treentage of victories won by each. Although
zach of the games In which McNabb pitched
VS. won by his club, Huston really holds the
szning record with % victories out of IS games
izee is Tacoma's best winning pitcher aud
f1sworth Portiand's Tom Parrot also won
II majority of games in which he pitched
etnsidering the winning ability of the teams
khind them, Camps work, although with a
mailer percentage of victories, seems deserving
afmore credit even than that of Huston. Ont
hE games he has 80 victories, a larger number
han any other pitcher Following is the record
dvietories and defeats:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-12
A statue of Hans Christian Anderson

CHICAGO, Oct l1.-At mass-meeting Of
Danish citizens today arrangements were
made and fund started for the erection of
a statue of Hans Christian Anderson in
Lincoln park
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-12
Third Baseman smallev Dead.

HAYwARDs, Cal, Oct. u.-Will Smalley,
baseball player and native of this place, died at
Bay City, Mich, today after protracted illness.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-12
Olympia Defeats Centralia.
Games i'm California.

OLYMPIA, Oct n.-Ispecial 1.-The game this
afternoon was won in six innings by Olympia
scoring 5 to Centralia runs.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 11.-Morning game: Sac
ramento 5, San Francisco o. Afternoon: San
Francisco 7, Sacramento g.
SAN JOSE. Oct. u.-San Jose 9, Oakland =.
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Two base hits--Lytle, Abbey, McNabb, Work.
Bases on balls-By Fanning1.
Struck out-By Jones 8, by Tanning 8.
PASSED. bals-Zimmer 1.
Wild pitches-Fan ing /.
Time of game-One hour and twenty minutes.
Umpires-Flaherty and McDermott.
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wv BOROUGH.
JENNER,
LycoLY TOWNSHIP.
LARTHER

sipe Brothers. Retailers
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HARRISBURG, March l9.-Farmer Taggari' s
hay wagon continued its triumphal march
through the House to-day, and the Phila-
delphians who tried to stop it were left in
the condition of the fellow who, when he
was run over, yelled whoa so loud and
long that the oxen not only stopped, but
backed and ran the cart over him again.
The friends of tax reform even reconsidered
and defeated the only amendment the city
people had engrafted in the bill, that ex-
empting musical instruments, and hence
forth even the psaltery, the sacklent and the
harp must bear their share of the public
burdens
The pending amendment, to exempt ma
chiney, was defeated. as was that 10 ex-
empi merchandise bought or consigned with
4 view Of selling the same at a profit. The
statement that the latter clause was contra
~ TO the United States Constitution Was
laughed to scorn, and when the Philadel-
phia delegation made their last fight on q
proviso that the bill should not apply to
cities of the firsi-class they were routed By
a vote which made them look lonesome.
The bin passed second reading and will
come up on third reading and final passage
on Tuesday.
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General Johnston Dead.

WAsHTs GTos, March H.-GeDeral JOSS h
Z. Johnston died shortly after IL O'Clock I, :
nigbts. bis residence on Connecticut avenue
The General has been suffering for the past
three week with an affection Of the heart.
aggravated by cold he caught soon afisr
General sherman's funeral in New York.
His physician has been trying to keep his
strength up for some days, but his advanced
age has given little hope for his recovery
srom the beginning of bis Illness.
The news of General Johnston's death
comes at too late an hour to dojustice to the
great soldiers career The last of the fore
most leaders on either side during the civil
war, be is quick 10 follow bis stsunch friend
General Sherman, 10 rest. Joseph Eggleston
Johnston was born near Farmville, Va. on
February s, 1907, and bad therefore just
passed his eighty fourth birthday. Gradual
ing at West Point in 1929, in the same class
with Robert Z. Lee, he served in the Black
Hawk expedition in the Florida Indian war,
and in the Mexican war took part in the
battles of Cerro Gordo, Molina del Rey, Cha
pultepec and the assault on Mexico, being
brevetied colonel for gallant conduct in is47.
When the war broke out be wss acting
qusrtermsster general of the army Going
with his State, he was made msjor general
of volunteers in the Army of Virginia, as
sisted to organize confederate forces, and
was one of the vital spirits of the Southern
cause until the close of the war. His fight
at Seven Pines, his command in the South
west, the operations al Vicksburg, Atlanta
and in Georgia, the differences with Jefferson
Davis and the convocations with Sherman
can only be referred 70. After the war Gen
eral Johnston entered on business career
in Savannah, being elected to Congress in
1877 and being appointed United States
Railroad Commissioner by President Cleve-
land
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-03-25
Undesirable Immigrants.

WAsHINGroN, March l0.-The report OF
the bureau Of statistics issued to-day fur
nishes some figures on immigration that arr
specially interesting just now in connection
with the New Orleans affair. They show
very heavy increase in the number of The
less desirable class OF immigrants from such
countries as Italy, Bohemia, Hungary, Po
land and Russia, while the immigration
from Great Britain, France, Germany and
similar countries is either stationary or has
increased but slightly.
For instance, for the month ending Jan
uary 81 this year ,799 Italians arrived in
this country for the seven months ending
on the same date p PSI Italian immigrants
landed. For the corresponding periods in
1890 the figures were ,627 and 10, 440. There
has been an almost corresponding heavy in
crease in Hungarian immigration. For tn,
month ending January 81, 1891, the figures
were ,2s9; for the seven months, 1868
In 1880 the figures wSre 767 and 10, DDS re
sPectively.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-03-25

A decent sense Of propriety, if nothing
else, should induce David b. Hill, who
is Governors Of New York and also United
States Senator from that State since the
4th Of this month, and John b. Robinson.
who is State Senator and also a member
Of Congress from this State since the 4th
inst, TO resign one of the offices which
the whirligig Of politics has cast upon
them. Neither of these over-fortunate
statesmen can honestly claim that their
constituents contemplated that thev
should occupy both offices at the same
time nor that they are entitled TO draw
the pay attached to each. II looks like
porcine greediness, to say the least of il.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-03-25

HAVING denounced and misrenresan.ad
the Mckinley Tariff bin during the last
campaign much TO the profit of their
party, Democratic editors and politicians
have ever since kept up a continuous
clamor Of falsehood regarding it. not
withstsnding the fact that by no posi-
biiIty can it yet in any way have materi-
ally Affected prices for good OF evil. Until
the Law has been fairly tested. neither
friend nor foe can speak with any truth
fuiness regarding it,
In pursuance Of their fixed de,ermina-
ton to crush out Protection, if possible
and to give no opportunity for fairly
testing the law, dispatches are daily sent
out from Washington nisrepnesenting
It's operations and demanding its repeal.
One Of these articles, nov under our ewes.
announces that when Congress assem-
bles one Of the first things that the ma
Jonty OF the House Of Representatives
viii have to do. after the committees
have been appointed by the new Speak
er, viii be the adoption of tariff policy.
should that not have been already settled
IN the choice of Speaker" What that
policy is to be, is shown further along in
the article, which, after calculating the
chances of bill repeating the law pass
ing the Senate, by the combined votes Of
the Democrats and Alliance men. goes on
10 map out program 10 pass several
bills reducing the tariff rates and putting
such articles on the free list Ms can lie
agreed upon by the proposed ccmbins-
ton Of Democrats. Alliance men. and
weakened Republicans, and thus, by
Pieoemeal, repeal sections Of the law.
This is a very pretty scheme concocted
by the Free-taders, but we opine that
ere it can be put into execution the law
will have yindicated ITSELF doubtful
public sentiment, If any exists, will be
satisfied of its wisdom, and President
Harrison, if necessary, will crush tie
with veto.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-03-25
Dying of DsstItutIon.

READING, March 2O.-This morning word
was received here that the family of VIM
Meyer, near Stricklerstown, was in desti-
bad been suffering with measles and bad
received no attention. Three dead children
lay in the house, and the fourth was dying
when physicians arrived.
The house was long distance from the
road and stood alone, and no one knew until
to day the poor people we're in such dreadful
straits. !. is believed the fathers mind is
unbalanced. When the news of his circum-
stances was made known, money and clothes
came in rapidly, but too late to save the
children
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-03-25

SENATOR HARRIS, Of Tennessee, saws
that Cleveland's chances are hopeless
owing 10 his views on silver coinage.
Free coinage is as much a principle of
Democracy as is tariff reform, says this
Southern Democrat. The Democratic
party has had moderate success in strad-
ding on the tariff, but there will be dan
ger of split in sn attempt to straddle
the silver question with platform call
ing for free coinage and a candidate
shouting for gold as the only honest
money. The troubles of the Democratic
party have begun in earnest.
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Classification Of T4v rms.

BofOughs.,..-.--.. i2v-
To-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-03-25

From March. 1885, to March, 1887, the
first two years Of the FIRST Democratic
administration in twenty four years.
Sli4, 800 was paid on the public debt.
This was Grover Cleveland's record.
From March, 1889, to March, 1891, the
first two years Of the present Republican
administration, the public debt was re-
duced by S265.0O0,0o0. Comparisons are
oiious, but in this instance the compari-
son in favor Of Benjamin Harrison 5
record amounts to Sl23, ,463, 100. It is the
Republican against the Democratic rec
ord.
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A Dastardly Act.

DETROIT. March 20-Joseph Perrain worth
half million and owner Of large Touring
mill here. was called TO his door al 10 O'Clock
last night and told by a stranger that sick
friend wanted to see him. Perrien leff with
the stranger, and has not been seer since.
Perrien was bachelor, and to-day bis
nephew reported to police headquarters that
be had received note demanding $1,000 as
a ransom for Mr. Perrien, who is being heId
by some parties whom the letter did net
disclose.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-03-25

THE election Of Charles y. FELTON,, OF
California, to the United States Senate
leaves but two more Senators TO be elect
ed this year-one from Florida and one
from Maryland They will both be
Democrats and the Senate will then be
composed Of forty-seven Republicans,
thirtv-nine Democrats, and two Farmers
Alliance Senators
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-03-25

The Hon. Jerry Simpson, the sockless
statesman, says that the Farmers Ali
ance will place Presidential candidate
in the field. Well, this is a free country,
and the Farmers Alliance will do what
it pleases, but as only one man can be
elected President in 1892, it may be well
enough 10 remember that unless he be a
Republican, negotiations for a second
mortgage on their farms will be in order.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-03-25

THE raging question of the hour among
our Democratic brethren is the Speaker
ship Of the House in the next Congress.
Roger q. Mills, Of Texas, it is said, is the
Cleveland candidate, and is pushing his
canvass with vigor. Mr.. Mills made
numerous speeches throughout the North
during the last campaign in favor of Free
trade and is well known as the apostle oi
that doctrine He is a man Of ability
and vigor, with peppery temper and a
bulldo. tenacitv of purpose.