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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-06
THE FOUR TEAMS.



The makeup of the four teams who are
entered in the fight for the Pacific North
west pennant is practically complete. The
past week has developed nothing new at
Tacoma and Portland. Seattle loses Law
son, but gets in his place young keenan,.
In addition to Lawson, Spokane has Sc
cured strong man in Jake Stencil. Dur
ing the first Of last season Stencil caught
Luby, the great Chicago pitcher, in the
Texas League. He closed the season with
Omaha. In addition to being good back
stop, he is an excellent outfielder, strong
batter, and a lively man on the base lines
1t is also reported that Mannassau aud
Rathburn, third baseman from the
Michigan State League. have been secured.
1t is likely that one of these men will be
signed, though hardly both. If Rathburn
is captured Flaherty viii probably play in
the outiield; if Mannassau plays on the
team Patsy will likely cover third base.
The teams, as near as can be determined,
will begin the season as follows:
Seattle-Snyder and Newman, catchers; Camp,
Keenan, aud perhaps Demaris, pitchers; Schoe-
neck, first besc; thinner, second base: Irwin,
third base: Shea, shortstop: Powell, left field !;
Newman or one OF the pitchers, center field;
Hernon, right field.
Tacoma Cody and Fuller, catchers; March,
Tanning aud Donohue, pitchers; sippi, first
base; Ardner, second base; Mcvey, third base:
Moore, shortstop Routeliffe, left field; Berger,
center field; Cody or Fuller, right field.
Portland-Tully and Lyle. catchers: Tom Par
rott, Wadsworth and Betz, pitchers; Motz, first
base; Glenalyin, second base; sJiggs" PARROT,
third base; Darrah, shortstop; Wcstlake, left
field; Lytle or Bctx, center field; George, right
field.
Spokane Stencil and Twineham, catchers;
Anderson, Lawson and Conover, pitchers
Smith, first base; Forster, second base; Rath-
burn or Flaherty, third base; Mutton, shortstop;
Fiaherty or Mannsssau, left field; Turner, center
heid; Stencil or Anderson, right field.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-06

Of John, his restoration to his mother, and
then the hurrylng of both to far away
places. But first it was only proper that
John and his mother should meet. The
plOtters waited.
In the hotel Johns mother was being
honored with every attention. To the
women she said sweetly:
.Of course. / know that there has been a
mistake, and as soon as can see John and
lwetcan talk together he will tell me the
truth, and then he will be free. don't
understand the law very well, but John
never lied.
"When he was a boy and at home, every
night before he went to bed he would come
and sit by my bed and tell me all that he
did. He loved me SO, but his father was
hard set, and John needed love, you know.
/ am SO glad that found him. His faith
er's dead now, but John will take his place.
"And to think that he's in Jail. It's a
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-06
THE TACOMA TEAM.



Leach Maskrey, the new manager Of the
Tacoma baseball club, was in the city Sat-
urday to pay avisit to Secretary Rockwell,
who is an old friend of his. Maskrey has
been in actiAe service on the ball field for
q good many years, and is Overlooking
with interesting and laughable reminis-
cences Of ball players both on and off the
field.
In 1890 he was one of the men sent to
England by Spalding to introduce base
ball, and he organized and managed the
club at Preston. Some of his experiences
while in the land of John Bull are anus
ing In the extreme. ut seemed strange"
said he to PosT-lSTELLIGEScER reporter,
.to go into town and find that there was
no one who knew how to score. At Pres
ton we had q newspaper man for this
work. and l coached him until he did
very we'll. ! was hitting the ball at a
pretty lively rate and usually managed TO
get two or three hits to game. But 1t
was very seldom that | seemed 10 get
credit for more than one IN the score
thought il rather strange, but didn't pay
mueh attention TO it, Finally discovered
/, was due 10 very funny error on the
mart of the scorer. Every time single
was made he would give the batter credit
for base hit in the proper column, but
when he raped out a TWO or three-bagger
he didn't get credit for hit. Ii only went
in the summary of long hits.
1--WE think we have fine team at Ia
coma and that is my opinion Of all the
other towns. But yon can never tell what
= team will do until they are tried. A
nine made mp of strong individual players
may play very poor ball together. 1t Is
the team work that tells.
ave are expecting great work OF our
,,;t~herr. and n are also we'll liked behind
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-06
COLLEGE ATHLETICS.
Assocfation Formed by Five West.
ern Washington Colleges.

va Saturday there was organized at
cssona the Western Washington Inter
oeelate Athletic Association. with a
smoership of five colleges, as follows:
sssnlngton College, Tacoma; Puget
sao university, Tacoma; Tacoma Acad-
NJ. tacoma; State University, Seattle;
"a'tworsh College, Sumner.
constitution and bylaws were adopt
N which it was provided that there
q sa oe every year a field day in the sports
u. which each college shall take part.
year the contests viii take place at
: tacoma baseball park on or about May
hIlows: o
~ seent, n. Ellis Douty, OF the State UnIvcr-
y - president. Arthur NJ Hovey. Puget
u University; financial secretary, Professor
~, Of Washington College.
ID 70 govern all events win be
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These welI-known ana reliable specialists treat
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They are the most eminent PHYSICIANS on the
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The Field Club.

The Seattle Field club is pushing the
work on their new grounds, and expects
to have the work Of grading finished and
have them sown with grass seed this week.
The building of the clubhouse will then
begin at once and will be completed as soon
as possible. Hudson, a professional crick-
eter of Victoria, has been engaged by the
club, and viii have charge of the grounds
and coach the younger cricket players.
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THE UMPIRE's SCHEDULE.
Where Hengle and McDermott VIII BE
Each Series.

The two umpires, Ed s. Henglc and
Sandy" McDermott, who are to officiate
in the games of the Pacific Northwest
League, are everywhere recognized as two
of the best in the business, and their work
will be treat to the patrons of the game
in this part Of the country. McDermott is
now in Denver umpiring exhibition games
and will not leave there until April IL,
coming direct to Seattle. Hengle leaves
Chicago this week for the Coast. McDer-
mott has the opening game here, and
Hengle will be at Portland The schedule
of games arranged by Secretary Rockwell
for the two men is as follows:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-06
California Baseball.

SACRAMENTO, April 5.-First game-Sac-
ramento 2, San Jose 5. Second game
Sacramento 0, San Jose 6.
SAN Francisco, April Sat OAKLAND
San Francisco 4, Oakland /.
At San Francisco-San Francisco IS,
Oakland X 2
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-06

TWO m0f0 OF tho SG8ttI6 IO8m AxIIV0
Camp Expected Today.
Matt thinner and c. II. Irwin, the
second and third basemen of the Seattle
Baseball Club, arrived in the city last
night over the Northern Pacific, coming
through direct from Chicago. Both men
went to the Russ house, registered their
names and went to bed, in order to be
rested for practice at the ball park today.
kid" Camp is expected to arrive today
with his mother
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-06

and the hours of his end came on. Fagin
OWNED the manhood which had sought TO
spare the mothers heart one last unutter-
able anguish.
Fagin set the black cap on his head and
drew the rope to proper place. Fag1n
whispered:
.And not q word to your mother,
John?"
No. not one word; only before the last
short moment:
II am not her SON. !"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-08
The Latest in Gloves.

The preference for gloves of very
light shades continues. In Paris white
gloves are worn in the daytime. Pearl
gray gloves of dressed kid with black
stitching on the back are worn here
with elaborate toilettes for afternoon
drives, for calling and the theater. They
are fastened close about the wrist by
four buttons, and extend under the very
long sleeves now in vogue. Mousque-
taire gloves of undrcssed kid in light tan
and gray shades are still used with
street and church dresses. Economists
choose gray Suede gloves, as they clean
better than tan-color or other dark
shades. For morning wear with tailor
gowns are wood-colored and tan gloves
of heavy dressed kid with self-colored
stitching, fastened by three or four but
tons. White undressed kid gloves
reaching just below the elbow are worn
with full-dress evening toilettes and by
the bride and her maids at day we'd
dings. Light tan-colored Suede gloves
in mousquetaire shape are, however;
not abandoned, as they make the hand
look small, and the same is true of pearl
gray gloves; mol. do they soil as easily as
white gloves -Harper's Bazaar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-08
Didn't Know what Fire Was.

According to Pliny, FIRE was a long
time unknown to some of the ancient
Egyptian tribes, and when a celebrated
astronomer made them acquainted with
that element and how to produce it,
they were wild with delight The Per-
SLAMS, Phenicians, Greeks and several
other nations acknowledge that their
ancestors were once without the COM
forts which fire bestows; the Chinese
confess the same of their progenitors-
Pompanion, Mola, Plutarch and other
ancient writer's speak Of nations which,
at the time when they wrote, knew not
of the use of fire. or had just recently
learned it. The inhabitants of the Ma
rian Islands, which were discovered in
1851, had no idea of fire or its uses.
Their establishment knew no bounds
when they saw it applied to wood, most
of them taking it to be some kind of an
animal which the sailors had brought
with them, and which must be fed ON
wood. Chicago News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-08
NexrI WEEK.

1.-The work will be eaaiernext week." she said,
1.-THE extra baking is hone and the bread
Is the most shall DO in that line; Master
Ned
Has q brandnew suit no patches he'll
need,
Ishali get quite o fest-i need one, indeed.
81 will read my new fookbook-at Christmas
It came
Charles said 1t would give me pointer on
game,
In the cooking Of which I'm decidedly lame
Alas, I confess myBhortcomings are many
All. me. that might only live without any!
And II find time, rli try over that song
That Isabel lent melErve kept 1t so long
I'm really ashamed TO return fl It's wrong
To neglect social huties-but then I've no
time
To spare for society. arts nor for rhyme.
But I'll catch r3p' next week with some
of these matters,
And garnish both inside and out of the
plattersw
These high hopes bad possessed this poor
housewife odfore,
And as often been dashed upon fate's stony
floor;
But the storm ovbrpast-grew courageous
once more
And, as hope spfings eternal" she gath
cred them up,
Thinking some cby to guam from high
Drumming c4pl
But these dainty all -castles came down with
smash,
As Jimmy came in fsbroken out" with q rash,
And she heard wilh yell and horrible crash
From the PANTY It came-Johnny lay
midst the wreck,
And had broikenl his arm, instead Of his
neck
But time healed th} wounds and hope came
again,
To dwell brief space with this mother Of
men;
But the rainbow wings paled In the strife
that came then,
For new trial rdse in the buffalo bugs
That got into thb carpet and nice parlor
rugs
The work will be e}sier next week." she said,
The west wind Is WARM the clover Is red;
I'll try brisk walk, twill help my bad head
Through bright cPuntry lanes I'm pining to
roam,
There's nothing Whatever to keep me at
home"
But when next we4k came she rode out in.
stead
With coaches and horses: her poor aching
head
At rest on little SQUARE pillow. They said
Twas beautiful funeral" the flowers
'immense,I
Poor Charles did his duty. he spared no OK.
pcnse."
w b. Cossit@ in Good Housekeeping.
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A Labor Union Sees the Light.

The Central labor union, of Evans
vile, Ind, has sent a petition to the
common council of that city, in which
they ask that AL taxes on improve
ments be removed, in order that the
building industry may be stimulated
and employment given to those who
are now idle" The Evansville Courier
heartily indorses the petition in an edi-
torial article. 1t says it can see no good
reason for fining men who are willing
to beautify our city by erecting hand
some buildings and more wholesome
cottages for the working people, partic-
ularly when by SO doing employment is
given to more carpenters, painters,
bricklayers, plasterers, plumbers, and,
in fact, the workmen of every trade and
industry. Under the present policy of
our city, the Courier continues, every
man who erects a building or even
builds fence around his building is
fined s. on every 500 of capital he en-
ploys, which is absurd, of course; but
the problem is to make the very work.
ing men who would be benefited the
most see it's absurdity. Thousands Of
them know how to do carpenter work,
paint, lay bricks, plaster and do plumb
ing, but they don't seem to know how
to advance their own interests. The
Evansville Central labor union is on the
right road, however, and its example
might be followed with advantage by
larger central unions
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-08

1t week there was
On Friday OF land on the upper
transfer of plotts Island known a.
part OF MannaS. s. The land lies
Washington heigM nue, which runs
between Tenth avn bluff on the east,
along the edge of the the west. and
and Kingsbridge road v-second street
One hundred and Eight. venty-seventh
and One Hundred and Sc It'll It com
street on the north and soS or 400 citv
prises about IS full blocks is plot was
lots. The price paid for tn syn-
z, oo0 600. The purchasers Al ,o,,oss q,
dictate of New Workers who p rLat IN
Mace the property on the ma w.
small n,ots. The sellers were 49,
p,-as;,7a,,t Levi p. Morton and his
ner, George Bliss m
This property was known as the "
eral Butterfield farm and was purcna
bv Morton and Bliss in the latter par
Of 1883. inst ave and one-hah years ago
for s45o. 900. Since that time the I'M
nrcvement of the cable road on Tenth'
av.,nne. the building of the Washington
br;s.0e across the Harlem and the lay
inc ont of One Hundred and Eighty-sec-
ond street has brought the land INTO
the market And the result has been
an aocret;cn in Value in the i've ana
one-hasf -ars of iuat $780, 0oo' or sloo,-
600 per year. This increase on an IN
vestment of $3.50, 0cc rel PRESENTS pronc
of over ~ per cent per Hnnum- II wo
estimate tile average rate OF pront I'm
business investments over ;,nd above all
expenses, Insurance. and W ages Oh SUI
perinsendence as high as pc cent? we
see that it has paid Messrs- Msorto ana
Bliss just three times as well o specu.
late on the prime necessity of uic ana
withhold from use the source OF u pro-
duction-land, as to invest their money
in productive enterprise, employ Lsoos
and build up the community.
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Where Polo Wa. Invented.

The native population of Manipore in
the southern frontier of Assam, reck-
oned at not more than 800, 900, is OF
mixed races, besides the Meitheis, who
profess Hindooism and claim q sacred
origin for the reigning family; the high
landers seem to have more affinity with
the neighboring Kooki tribes. Manipore
possesses famous breed of ponies, and
the game of polo or hocky on horse
back, is said to have been invented in
this country. Some of the more civil
lied natives are expert weavers of cloth
and silk, saddlers, carpenters and metal
workers, who emigrate into eastern
Bengal. The state of Manipore viii
doubtless now be subdued and annexed
TO the Indian empire IN, Y. Journal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-08-08
SILVER COLLARS.
Put Around the Necks of slaves Centuries
Ago.

fut AROUND the Necks OF slaves Centuries
Ago.
In the London Gazette for March,
1855, there is an advertisement to the
effect that black boy of about fifteen
years of age, named John White, ran
away from Col Kirke on the 18th inst.
"He has a silver collar about his neck
upon which is the colonel's coat-of-
arms and cipher He has upon his
throat great scar" etc. A reward is
offered for bringing him back.
In the Daily Post of August 4, 1720, is
similar notice: .Went away the ED
of July last from the house of william
Webb, in Limehouse Hole, negro
man. about twenty years old, called
Dick, yellow complexion, wool hair.
about five feet six inches high, having
on his right breast the word Hare
burned. Whoever brings him to the
said Mr.. Webb's shall have half a guinea
reward and reasonable charges"
Again, in the Daily Journal for Sep
TENDER %, 172s, is an advertisement for
runaway black boy. It is added that
he had the words 'sMy Lady Brom-
fields black in Lincoln's Inn Fields"
engraved on collar round his neck.
The degrading custom of decorating
male and female slaves in England
with collar bearing the name and dcs-
ignation of their owners had the exam
pie set for it in high quarter
There still exists at Hampton Court
the bust of favorite slave of King
William I'LL. the head of which is of
black marble, while encircling the
throat is a carved white marble collar
with a paddock, in every respect like q
metal dog collar.
In the museum of the Antiquarian
society in Edinburgh there is speci-
men of those slave collars, although in
this case the wearer of the collar was
not black man, but a white. The
collar bears the following Inscription:
Alexander Stewart, found guilty of
death for theft, at Perth, December S,
1701. Gifted by the justiciaries as
perpetual servant to Sir John Erskine
of Alva."
That collar was considered as es-
sential for black slave as for dog is
shown by an advertisement in the Lon
don Advertiser for 1856, in which Mat
thew Dyer, working goldsmith at the
Crown in Duck lane, Orchard street,
Westminster, intimates to the public
that he makes 'ssilver padlocks for
blacks or dogs, collars" etc.-Cham-
bers' Journal.
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PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

-Miss-fortunes come to some men
when they get married, and they don't
mind it a bit.-Texas Siftings.
1t is explained that one reason why
more women do not get into the habit
of smoking cigars is because they begin
smoking cigars that they buy them
selves.--N. Y. Recorder.
Wished it Was.-An old friend who
doesn't know she's married-.Who was
that l saw you with to-day? Your
lover?" 81 wish it was That's my
husband. Pittsburgh Press.
The Time Dragged.-Mr. Crossman
-''Isn't your clock fast. Miss White
son?" Miss Whiteson (stiffiing yawn)
mo, | think not. The time seems to
drag on."-Yankee Blade.
Mr.. Topnoody-"What is the differ
ence between an idiot and fool, my
dear?' Mrs. T, (pleasantly)-''I don't
know: but if made guess I'd say an
IDIOT wouldn't ask such question:
Detroit Free Press.
The Trouble With It.-Lady Gus
tomer-"I want to look at some SOFAS
Clerk-''Yes, madam; what do you think
of this?" Lady Customer-''It's too COM
Portable. Some one might sit down on
it."-Chicago Globe.
Shed Contemplate 1t With Exuber-
ant Joy.-Jack-"How do you think
Boston girl would regard paper knife
as gift?" Jeweler formerly of Bos-
ton)-.'Next to eyeglasses she'd rather
have it than any thing else. Jewellers
Weekly.
-Ella-'Pa says we can't marry for
ten years. But don't look so sad,
George; You are young yet" George
"Yes, know l am, dearest. / wasn't
thinking of myself. but of you, love-"
1t was at once put off indefinitely
Yonkers Statesman.
-Minnie-What perfect gentleman
Mr.. Fits is. i saw him sitting in car
yesterday, and every time lady came
in he raised his hat" Mamie-"But
did not he offer any of them his seat?"
Enthusiastically not. l didn't say
he was an angel, did I?''-Indianapolis
Journal.
-Question-''They tell me that Bat
tin, your baseball friend, has concluded
to adopt the ministry as profession"
Jester $50 am told. He ought to be
able to preach sermon that would
please the masses" Question-"What
makes you think SOP" Jester-sBe-
cause he's such famous short-stop."-
Boston Courier.
He never uttered lie.-
He lived to the age of 1903.
A man OF a wonderful record was he:
He never was heard-so the neighbors agree
To utter the smallest untruth.
For he lost both his speech and his hearing. yos
see,
In the days of his innocent youth.
Chicago Tribune.
-''Bunko Bill" said the old settler,
was a very wicked man." ''Steai
horses?" asked bystander. sWorse'n
that" said the old settler. "Chcat at
cards?" asked the bystander. "Worse'D
that" said the old settler again. ''How
could that be?" asked the bystander,
and the old settler replied: Got
caught. "-Somervill Journal
-''What did that new suit of yours
cost?" Two hundred dollars" "Jeru-
salem, man! How did that happen?'
EASY enough. paid SIS for the suit
originally, and it looked so well that
my wife wouldn't let me rest till had
put mp S125 more for an outfit for her to
match it. Buy cheap clothes, old fell
low. Buy cheap clothes. Washington
Star.
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The effect Of substituting for the mani
fold taxes now imposed single tax ON
the value of land would hardly lessen
the number of conscious tax payers. for
the division of land now held on specu-
lation would much increase the number
of land-holders Butt would SO equal
ize the distribution of wealth as to raise
even the poorest above that condition
OF abject poverty in which public con-
siderations have no weight; while It
would at the same time cut down those
overgrown fortunes which raise their
possessors above concern in govern
ment The dangerous classes political
~ are the very rich and the very poor
Progress and Poverty.