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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-30
"sANDT" M'DERMOrr.
Sketch Of the Famoss Umpire's Base
ball Career.


Sketch Of the Famoss Umpire's Base
ball Career.
Sandy" McDermott, one of the men
chosed by Secretary Rockwell TO osficiate
as umpire in the games of the Pacific
Northwest League. in response TO reqsest,
has contributed the lettersprinted below.
Mr.. McDermott is now in Denver, Col,
umpiring exhibition games. and writes, in
reply TO request for sketch Of his base
ball career:
GAINESVILLE. o. That was in the year Of IS
again found myself with the same team In 'S4,
playing second base In IS was engaged to
guard second and captain the famous rough-
keepsic team of the Hudson River League. lam
pleased to say that l filed the position with
credit was oyeFtaken with q heavy
spell Of sickness toward the close of
the season, which uecessitated my re-
firing from the field for the bslancc
OF the year. During the summer of So was
engaged in other business, thinking rest would
be beneficial 70 me. In the year 81 my career az
professional umpire began. / first msde my
bow in the Tri-Stcse league The following year.
IS, found me employed by the same orgsn;za-
ton During the season of 50 handled the in
dicatof for the Western LEAGUE folks. Last year,
30, was employed by tho National League At
present am umriring the exhibition games be-
tween Chicago and Denver.
viii be In good form when the time comes to
report at whatever point your worthy secretary
secs At to send me. am not home umpire,
Mr.. Editor. Icndeayor at all times and places
to render decisions just as see them. have
my first time to come off the field with guilty
conscience, and I've made many a mistake, too
shall follow out the same course next year in
the Pacific Northwest League, and IL hard work
and honest efforts so for what they are worth,
am satisfied that will please all concerned.
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Port Townsend and Detlingham Bay get
the Fourth Of July. Each club win play
twenty-foslr games, twelve 1t home and
twelve abroad. A constitution and by laws
we're adopted. among the provisions Of
which are the following guarantees to
visiting clubs: Between Seattle and Bell
ingham Bay, SO; between Seattle and
Fort Townsend, so; between Seattle and
Tacoma. $s5; between Bcllinsllam Bay and
Fort Townsend. so: between Tacoma aud
beiiingham Bay. SIS; between Tacoma and
Port Townsend. SO. Instead Of the guar
anfee the visiting club has the privilege Of
accepting 10 per cent. of the gate receipts
The Spalding league bail vas adopted as
the official ball. e. B. Leaning, of Bell.
ingham bay, was elected treasurer Of the
lparua
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THE GREAT KENTUCKY RACES.



Of the Turf WIN Appear.
LOUISVILLE, March 29.-ISpecial. 1.-The
programme of the Louisville Jockey club
has been issued, and if there is anything
in promises the coming meeting at Church
i'll Downs will be one of the most notable
in the history of Kentucky turfdom. The
meeting begins May IL, and viii continue
for nine days. There will be i've races
each day, one of which will be stake, the
other four being for $500 purses. 8 The
stakes have all nlle6 well, and embrace
among the entries all the notable horses
on the Western turf. In the all-age con-
tests. the Delbeck handicap, merchants
handicap and Kentucky triple event,
will be found such notable performers as
Marion c, Proctor Knott, Robespierre,
Sportsman, Hypocrite. Protection, Heron,
Blarneystone, Glockner and Rainier. In
the 3-year-old events, Kentucky derby,
Clark stakes and Kentucky oaks, the pick
of the 2-year-olds of 1880 will batlie for
classic turf honors, while the Hover of the
South and West will be found among the
youngsters who will make their debut in
the 2-year-old events. OF course the prin-
cipal event of the meeting is the great
Kentucky Derby, the blue ribbon event of
the American turf. The American Derby
at Chicago outclasses the Kentucky event
in the matter Of money. but the latter still.
maintains the greater prestige because of
the sentiment or glamour that past years
have given to the race on Churchill Downs.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-30
THE TACOMA CLUB.
Director Zabriskic Says They Have
Pennant winners.

Mr.. G. B. Zabriskie, director of the
Tacoma Baseball Association. was in the
city Saturday to consult with Secretary
Rockwell on business connected with the
Pacific Northwest League. Mr.. Zabriskie
is confident of successful season and is
enthusiastic over the strong teams secured
in the different cities and especially the
one TO represent Tacoma. In conversation
with . PosT-ISTELLIGExCER reporter he
said:
"a great interest in baseball is re-awak-
ening in Tacoma, and considering the
hard times the financial support we are
recei Vi /, is wonderful. We arc agitating
the que ton of cnlarging our park, but as
the work will cost $500 or $500 and our
lease expires at the end of this season, We
hesitate about doing il. The only advan-
tage it will give will be TO lessen the num-
Der of home runs, although the bail was
hit over the center field fence but
eight or nine times last season.
We think VIC have a pretty snug
team over there. Nearly all of our men
outside of the batteries have 4 batting av-
eragc Of over 800, and they can held and
run bases. too. Sippi, our new first base
man, is a strapping big fellow and fine
batter and fielder. He Is an all-round man.
and can play any position in the intield.
Another good man is George McNey, who
has signed 10 play third. He will prove
one of the top-notchcrs in batting. and Is
EQUALLY at home in the inneld, the outneld
or behind the bat. We ought 10 be espcci-
ally strong in he box. Neil Donohue, the
latest pitcher secured, made wonderful
record last season with Cobleskill, \. y.
March and Tanning are practicing every
day. and both show up in splendid form.
Tanning had an off year last season. but
seems 10 have recovered the form he
showed while with Buffalo.
manager Naskrey was to have left Chi
caSo last Wednesday, and after stopping
over day or two at Monmouth, Ill.,,
ought to be in Tacoma some time the COM
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49,. 49, ~ Id not rdtch ! sfurla snrne. ho~..
~ ~ s. q INST tame Ansou was rnakinr : etrcr~
49, sos mt plaoe, ana Ms three trfe6 ,atrhr,s
s1e eoaue such good work that he could net
49, snc ehaucco 81 experimenting With ! new
k1echef Demarfs WIN IS hesrd ~ - /.
noes oec1oed manner tlais summer ara NJ c.u
see4 eonaae1t Of victory when he stems into tte
fitcher Al Lawson Il ! msn thsf Yin sct the
Aeegue % nre Il be cuutIrues the ~onde-fnl
Nurk n has done this winter q Flcrtd. lie
psched II nse games seaiust sfronr Northern
Professionals wintcripr n fl.f ~rrfions an, oniv
allowed his 0pponentss Eve hits n ova s.n,ee
IN oue game Ghey occurred neither hif nor r.,u
and twenty Of them were rcfire.i On strstes In
smother game he struck ont Aftepr ren rrc,v
the boys Will beat the air when Nr. Iawrnn begins
g unwind his wonderful curvesi He Il also :
ksnea player, and can cover second base to
ION ana pftt.hy~~ -. 4, ",a4 sus ~
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The Puget Sound Amateur League held
a meeting yesterday afternoon az the Sno-
oualmie hotel and completed all arrange
ments for the opening of the season
Seattle was represented by Louis Sears
and c. J. Vaughan. Port Townsend by ].
~. Lysons, and Bellingham Bay by II. c.
EairchiId and Manager Hayes. Tacoma
was not represented. owing to the failure
of her delegate. IL. L. Cory, to catch boat
He telegraphcd, however. that his club
would abide by any action taken by the
meeting.
secretary w. E. Rockwell. OF the Pacific
Northwest League. was also Rresent, ano
aided materially in the carrying out OF the
hp.;ne<s of the meeting by his advice
Although the schedule Of games was not
a,,or,ed. II was decided 10 begin the season
on sunday, April ~. On that date Seattle
will have the opening game at Tacoma.
and Bel.ingham Bay at Port Townsend
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Sketches Of the Men by tho Player
Manager.

MoOo&eTs
In response to request Manager Abner
Powell sends in the following sketches Of
the team he has gathered to represent
seattle during the season of 1891:
EDITOR Observation-Disclosures now have
the Seattle baseball club all complete aud signed
0r the playing season of ~. have picked out
each player very carefully, gone over his records,
looked him up in every way. and don't think
nsve made mistake in the selection OF any Of
INC men. The club will be especially strong in
oatsing and hasc-running. and will be as fast
neiding team rs any In the league. would not
hesitate to take this team into any league with q
saiary limit double as much as ours calls for.
hasc paid strict attention to our salary limit,
and have not gone one dollar over. l hope the
olner managers have done the same thing. II
- We can look for very successful season, aud
= The end am sure will sec a balance on the
night aide of the ledger.
have written a short sketch of each OF the
uoss, With the fielding and batting records, 50 a.
0eive the public some idea of the kind OF men
NC nsve secured. They are as follows:
catcher snyder,-This player has been before
ne Seattle audience too long for me 10 tell them
INVITING about him. His work last season was
= TIE very best, and il he will give the same
mad the coming, think IL will be satisfactory
" ne baseball people of our city.
Saicher Charles Newman is one of the
Isl brilliant Young players IN the
waauy. NJ the opening of the season
- = ~ ne joined the Kalamazoo club, of the
Alro'gan League, and did clever work unit, the
= .m oishaaded in July. The Jackson eiab OF
~ same league then engaged him for the
.sIsinder OF the season, and he gave material
"sance IN winning the pennant He wss the
nMpion base-runner and stood fourth as .
ssef IN the whole league. Al the beginning OF
season., Grand Rapids. OF the State League,
s.Eea him aud when the league disbanded in
= s, his club was again in the lead for the
asianionship
snener pemsris began HIS career in the New
49, sasna League. and pitched in that orgauixa-
= - iof three Years with excellent success In
Sssl DC was with Peoria, OF the Central Inter
- league pitching in tbirsy-two games and
-aaans twenty-six OF them. He was corsid-
I. s - que OF the best men in that league Last
ss.ss found him pitching for London. Ont.
- - International League. lie did tine work
- nakec rs the star twirler Of his team.
clubs having canse TO congyatti-
& ts- themselves when they secured more
~ x hits OF his delivery. He attracted
& S.. nuon OF Captain Arson. and when the
vent under in July, he was signed by
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-30
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
The Rights OF Water Companies and
Consumers.

very important decision has inst been
rendered by Judge Beverly, in the superior
court at Tacoma, its importance depend.
ing on the question involved rather than
the amount directly in controversy. Some
time last fall the Tacoma Water Company
presented bill for water furnished to the
Tacoma hotel. and the bill being very
much larger than that which the hotel
had previously been paying, Mr.. Nelson
Bennett, who owns the hotel, disputed the
bill and refused to pay it, rendering what
he claimed to be the amount Justly due.
One of the rules adopted by thewater COM
pany declares that in case water bills are
not paid within certain number of DAYS
per cent additional will be charged;
anu another rule provides that upon re-
fusal to pay, the water shall be shut eff.
On Mr.. Benefits refusal to pay the bill
and the added per cent. the water COM
pany were about 10 shut off the water sup
ply of the hotel, when Mr.. Bennett en-
ployed Colonel Thad Huston, of Ia
coma, and Mr.. ". Lair Hill, of this city,
and commenced suit to enjoin the COM
pany from shutting Off the water. The
company by Its answer admitted the facts,
but set forth its rules above referred 10,
and claimed 1t had the right to shut of
the water till its bill should be paid. Mr..
Benefits lawyers demurred to this answer.
The case was argued some two weeks ago
byCoionei Huston and Mr. Hill for Bennett,
and BY Judge Parsons for the water COM
pany- The arguments consumed an entire
day. and then Judge Beverly took the case
under adyisement in order to make a thor
ough examination for himself. On Thurs
day OF this week he handed down his de-
eisioa, in which he holds in substance that
when the reasonableness or correctness of
water bill Is in good faith disputed BIZ
consumer who refuses TO pay, the water
company cannot decide the dispute in its
own favor and shut of the water in orse.
to enforce Its decision, but the dispute
must be decided by the courts the same as
IN other cases OF disputed demands: and
tia, while the water company had the
right TO require security in advance. as a
condition OF furnishing water. it had no;
the right 10 make the arbitrary rule By
which the 5 per cent penalty was added 10
the bills of persons who failed to par
within the tiiac nxed by the company.
The charter OF the company allows il 10
charge its consumers reasonable rates.
and Judge Beverly holds that this does not
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-30
MILEAGE OF THE CLUBS.
Distance Zach Team win Travel Dur
Ing the Season.

The schedule of games of the Pacific
Northwest League, submitted by Secretary
Rockwell and accepted by the different
clubs, seems TO cover every need and meet
every objection. Under it all of the fa-
vors are equalizcd. not only in respect to
the superintendent Of games. but in the
number of miles to be travelled by the diff
ferent clubs.
Portland and Spokane Falls from their
locations will have to travel somewhat
further than the other two clubs, but this
has also been provided for by each club
paying forth of the total mileage. The
clubs will have the following distances to
travel:
Tacoma, $50; Portland, 5.loo; Spokane, 5,2.s;
Seattle, 4,s6e.
This makes total mileage of Is, $50, with
an average of i,9S9.75. Each club will have
TO pay for the last-named distance, and
the clubs paying for more viii have the
proper rebate.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-30

CHICAGO, March 29.-Edward Storms,
the well-known jockey. died yesterday
from the illness from which he had been
suffering for several months past. Storms
reputation was made as steeplechase
jockey and in horsemanship over danger
Gus hurdles and water jumps. 1t is said
he had no superior in this country.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-30
HALL IS IN SAN rRANCIsco.

The Northern Trip Was Not Successful
Astoria Clubs Offer Accepted.
SAN FRAScIsco, March oo-lSpecial. T.
Australian pugilists, returned today from
their rather unsuccessful Northern trip
Harris states that he will tomorrow de-
posit s.. 800 with the Chroaie!c to show that
he means business. and is ready to close
with the Astoria clubs offer Of $1,000 for
the fight between Hall and Fitzsimmons.
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steamboat Race From Tacoma.

TACOMA, March g. Especial. l-Arrange-
mcnts have been made for race between
the the City of Seattle and the T. J. Pot
ter, to take place tomorrow evening on the
regular run from Tacoma to Seattle. The
boats will leave promptly at 6p. M. The
betting is now $50 to SIS in favor of the
Potter
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California Base bali.

SAN JosE. March e9-San Jose none, San
Francisco /.
SAN FRAScIsco, March c9.-Sacramento
Q, Oakland Z. 1893
MERcED. March @.-In a ball game to-
day between MERGED and Fresno, MERGED
was defeated by score of Z to /.
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Ives, the Billiards., challenges Daly.

CHICAGO. March o9.-Frank Ives has
issued challenge to Maurice DAILY to play
a match of fourteen-inch balk-line billiards
for 500 q side. He offers, Daily $50 ex-
penses to play in Chicago. or win play in
New York on the same terms. He also
offers to play Daily home-and-home
match for $500 each game.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-30

All BpeC1aI IHXcs hefet01Ofe required from
dealers In. and manufacturers of. tobacco and
cigars are repealed on and after May i. 1891
MILTOS WErDLEH,
Collector District of Oregon.
On and after April all internal revenue
taxes for the counties of Clallam. Jeffer-
son, Kitsap, Island, San Juan, Whatcom,
paid to Deputy Collector S. D. Kingsbury.
at Seattle. All other counties west of the
Cascades will pay taxes to Deputy Collec-
tor A. A. Putnam, at Tacoma, as at
present.
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The following notice has been issued by
Collector Weidler:
TRKAgCkY DrrAKTwExr.
OFFICE or lNTIkSAL REyENUE, !
PORTLAND, Or, March Il, 1917
All peuons liable 20 internal revenue special
eaxes are notified that, BY the provisions Of sec
ton 81 Of the act Of October l, 1880, all such
taxes Tor the full year will hereafter become due
on the LIST day Of July Of each year, instead Of
the LIST day of May, rs heretofore. Persons LIABLE
who have paid special tax for the period ending
April %, 1891. can have their stamps extended
for Nay and June. 1921. by the payment of one
sixth OF the rate for the year.
For this purpose the person liable should make
return on form II to the collector or deputy
collectors, and procure an ssextension certificate"
similar return should also be made. and
proper special stamp procured for the year be-
ginning July I, 1901.
Persons commencing business In May or June,
1871, must make return ON form II. and pro
cure stamp for the period ending June 50, 1891
These returns must, in every case, be rendered
IN ample time to enable the officer to receive
them not later than the last day in the month
IN which the liability begins. For failure To
make the return as above stated, the commits
sioner OF internal revenue is required by law to
assess penalty Of 20 per ccntum of the amount
Of the tax. Tho failure to procure q special tax
stump also renders the delinquent liable to
criminal prosecution.
The following arc the special taxes imposed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-02-14

DhuGo, CHEMICALS, &c
ESTABLISHED 1892.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-02-14

FORCED TO MARRY "A ,'ivorce case, in
which some eurprisioe allegations are made,
wac begun in Brooklyn Thnrsday. Mrs.
Mary Levy Is the complainant, and she asks
for an sbsolue divorce from Ter husband.
Solomon Levy The woman Is daughter
of Mrs. Caldwell, the spiritualistic medium.
She pames one Msdge Farnhsm as the won-
an who shared her busbepc's sfec.ions.
Levy is dspper little man, wuo 10 cucs
troubled over The fact that be s sued for al
imony. Where it will cnme from he doesn' {
koow, as 90 only earns SO week. IN the
answer filed by his lawyer be demauds en-
anru ment of the marriage, declaring that
be ou!y married the gill because he muzz' G
of loaded revolver vas bsld dfT vigorously
near his face. He went to Miss CaidEelPs
house, be says. in Nove mber, 1856, IN re-
spouse 70 q pressing message. He was met
at the door by SD in6ignsn: father, who told
him that he was the father Of handsome
little boy. Levy denied the charge, where
upon Caldwell seid :"Uniess you marry my
daughter you wiil not leave the htuse alive"
As the result of this threat and the presence
Of the revolver. be oonsented 10 become a
husband a clergyman was sent for imme-
diately snd the wedding cere mopy perform
ed. The young man then departed from
the bouse and rever returned. This ia all
denied By Miss Caldwell, who claims that
no violence was threatened. Her cnuusel
was given leave to renew his motion for 500
alimony and counsel fee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-02-14

WARRENToN rains Nos. g. 10 10 and
13 connect daily to and from Warrenton, and
No. IA Tally except SUNDAY,
FRANKLIN DIYIsION-Daily, except Sunday.
Leave Rocky Mt. 5:5O a. M, arrive franklin
Junction $40 q. M. leave Franklin Junction
$40 NJ. arrive Rocky Mt $40 p. m.
GORDONSVILLE-Trains leave Orange for
Gerdensville S:15 p. m. and 1915 q. In. daily,
and Sis q. m. daily except Sunday. Returning,
leave GordonsvilIe for Orange 1880 .. ~, $50
D. m daily, and 600 q. n. daily except Sunday.
WASHINGTON AND OHIO DIVISION.
ALL TRAINS DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Leave Alexandria from depot at 300 g. n.
and AS .. m; arrive at Round Hill 11:3O g..
m. and 7:20 p. m.
Returning trains leave Round Hill 800 a m.
and 3:iO D. M, arriving at Alexandris at 1923
A. m. and 5:35 p. N.
Leave Washington at 6:25 p m' and arrive At
Leesburg at BIO p. Leave Leosbu'g st $50
a. m. and arrive st Washington ct 1909 u.
The 800 o. m. train from Alexsndria connects
ct Round Hill with stsge for Blue Eidge Berry,
willie and Winchester and at Leesburg with stages
for Aide and Middleburg.
The 900 Q. m. train and 4:45 ?. N. train rom
Alexandria connect at Vienna with stages fo5
Fairfax Court House.
SLEEPING CAB SERVICE.
On trains Nos and o Pullman Buffet soop-
srs between New York and Atlanta, ard At
Ianta and New Orleans
On trains Nos. II and - Pullman Butet Yes.
tibule Sleepers between Washington snd New
Orleans, and Washington and Birmingham, Wis
Danville; New York, and Washington and Hot
Springs via Salisbury and Washington aud Au-
On trains Nos. 15 and IS Pullman Vostibule
Shoppers between Washington and Cincinnati and
Louisville.
On trains Nos. 10 and IA Pullman Sleepers
between Washington and Memphis. via Lynch
burg and Bristol
Through to -"'' on sale at the principal stations
to all points r1r ra,os or information apply to
any sgent of the CoEi pa =, or to
c. n. BORUh, il. z. A, Lynchburg, Va
JAMES L. TAYLOR, g. p. A, Washington, DC
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FINANCIAL
ENDOW M G
BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
SHARES, PAR VALUE, 800.

SHARES, PAR VALUE, 800
Subscription fee, 81 PER share
Monthly dues, 80 cents per share.
Shares to mature in about six years, making
231b per cent. interest per anrum upo2 the amount
invested
Those who desire stock or Information concern.
ing the co npany can apply 70
FRANK E. CORBETr, President, CT
A A. WAKEFIELD, Secretary,
Cor. King snd Fairfax streets.
M;ney loaned on real estate
Attention is called to paid up shares at 500 each
at good psyin investment. Par value 500. on
which The holder is eutitled to withdraw cut of
The profits of the fund four ger cent. per annum
on the psr value Of the shares in seDi-annuai in
sttlments, after the ten-year guaranty has been
provided for at not eyc,e ing Az per cert. inter
est; the oslsnce of the profits remaining being sp.
piled to mature the shares in shorter period
than ten ye4rs. NO III
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NEW SUPPLY OF BLANKETS and COM
IN FORTS-Comforts 81, Blankets from 5Oc IN
ian7 AMOS SLAYMAKEB.