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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-25

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, April 24-Anson's
Colts did Rot put up a star game today;
nor did The Browns. The playing was
only of the average SOFT. There were
no brilliant plays. nor cid the pitchers
prove themselves particularly effective.
TAe average OF The Browns Work was
simply Il little better than that of the
Chcagos'. The error Column On both
sides ran up rather rapidly, but in no
case were the errors marked by dis
asters. Attendance, 5000. Score:
ST. Louis...0 ) 0 - a i
Chicago. ..J 0 / , 0 Go 10 6
Batteries, ST. Louis GARRISON and Buck
lev; Chicago, McGIH and kIttredge; earned
runs ST. Louis ). Chicago =; umpire, Nc
QuaId; time. DO
\ sLUGGING STREAK.
BALTIMORE. Md, April 24.-Balti-
more mad slugging streak in the ninth
Inning, ana this, aided by bases on
balls and reckless playing by Boston
alter the game had been lost. piled up
Il runs. Score:
Baltimore.-..0 0 0 @ 14-IJ 10
Boston. : q D 0 1 d t-3 SO
o-s ana Stlvets and cancel. harmed runs
Baltimore. u; Boston, /. Time, &:-U. I'M
plre, Hurst
WON By WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April PA iwo-base
hit by McGniIe in the eILnth inning,
sending III three Gep decided the game
for Washington. Score:
Washington.o 70 1o4 Go :
New YORK; q o Is l
Batieries-Teity and Mcguire: Russie and
Farrel. Earned runs, y. esaingtoI!, :; New
OK = Tine. I:i5. Umpire-Eynch.
CArTt- RED IN THE NINTH
CINCINNATI. o.. \ prli Beforehand
won the game III Tire ninth inning on
AcCarthy's misludglng EWing's fly, md
Naugh's muH OF HOY 5 ci@dn throw to
the Plate. Attendance 2,C00. Score:
Cincinnati % Q o Q 0 0 CO :
Cleveland 30 . O 0 0 0 0 II 5 3
Batteries. Parrot and Waugh: Cleveland.
Young ana thinner. Runs none. Umpire
kMslie. Time 49,.
DEFEAT FOR PITTsBURG.
LOUISVILLE, o., Apr! n Louisville
defeated fItl>Uurg To-Day ID a very inter-
estlng game. Both teams feided
brilliantly, ana catches made by Denny
OR0urkt ana IWitcheli were Of the
sensational order. Both Menefee and
NlcAoi pitched COED bali. although the
latter was Il httle Wild. Weather cloudy
and pleasant. Attendance 300. Score:
Louisville. q 0 , 10 > - 3
Fitts6urg.. II q y d :. D L-3 y )
Earued IU4s, Louisville /: Pittsburg l.
Batteries Aeueice ard Grim: Nichol ana
Sugden- Time 10 Umpire Swartwuod
WON IN y WALK.
BROOKLYN. y. Y. Anrn 24.-Phila-
GeIphIa outpiayed TIC home team at
every point ami WOE with ease. Score:
T. 4. E.
PHILADELPHIA u } o. Is
Batteries, Carsey and Clement Grady and
Cross; tor DroUHiyn, Kennedy Rowan. Daily
and Lachance: earned ruLs. Philadelphia y
BrookIyn = Time, hours. Umpire
Y Rourke.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-25

closed with the prophecy that the Dem :
ccratIc majority on May would equal
the size OF the audience present.
After his speech the First Troop band
PLAYED.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-25
AHS0H'S COLTS were SHY.
IN An Easy c0iRc CANE TIE BR0wgs
Sc0RE A gfcToRX.
sLUGGEass FRom BAEF1MoRE

Pile Up Fourteen Runs in the
Ninth Inning With the Ros.
tonians - Capitals Capture
Victory from the Gotham Boys
Cleveland Wins in the Ninth
Inning from Cincinnati.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-25
LAST DAY.
Register Today-fato eP. NJ.
sINBAD TOURNEY.

Standing of the Company Up to
Date.
The Sinbad players Gid good days
Work yesterday at Foley's in their bill
lard tourney. They completed eighteen
games for the day. playing part OF them
before daylight III the morning. OF
these Foy played three games. The
standing of the boys up 10 date is as fol-
lows:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-25
Special to the Globe

Speeial to the Globe
WASHINGTON. April 24--The name
of E. G. Stringer. of st. Paul, was sent
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-25
LAST DAY.

Register Today-a2 TO o p. M.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-25

JOnn 4. Sgryker. VINO Was caiuIuale
for the United States district attorney
ship, SAID last evening. i'll reference 10
the appointment of Mr.. Siringer: The
appointment is an excellent one. Mr..
Srringer is one OF the keenesJ lawyers
iii the state and one OF the most consci-
entiouS. Moreover. he is staunch
Democrat and has been in the thick of
the fight in all cur recent campaigns.
The appointment. L think. will be gen.
crafty commended by the Democrats of
Minnesota
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-17
ADVENTURE IN INDIA.
BY EMERSON BENNETT.

believing sound, altogether not unlike a
vicious bull, when about to make an attack.
| did not at first comprehend what had oC-
CURED, but supposed his actions to result
from the anger of disappointment in not be-
ing able to bring me to the ground. But L
soon had cause for rejoicing, rather than
fear. His last charge had been made with
so much force. as to imbed hi long ivory
tuSlS in the tree, and he was now a priS-
oner to his brute strength. In vain he
pulled ana wrenched, nloaned, beloved and
dashed himself into a perfect fury. There
might say in his own trap.
But | was still prisoner also. How was
/ to get down? and how make my escape
when down? True, the elephant might not
be able 10 liberate himself in time to do
me any injury but l already knew enough
Of the terrible Jungle to feel little inclina-
ton to set off through ii alone. There were
many intricate paths branching off from the
main one over which | had been borne, ana
the mistake of taking any one of these
would almost certainly be fatal-resulttnE in
death from starvation through being lost,
death from some one OF the thousand
other surrounding perils. What should |
do? 1t was reasonable 10 hope that some
Of my attendants would sooner or later re-
turn to learn the fate of their master; and
before venturng on anything rash, | resov
ed to wait a proper time for them.
"Drearily passed the next three hours that
/ remained upon my giddy perch above the
imprisoned beast, looking off upon an undu-
latng sea of matted foliage, with the hot
sun of that tropical climate pouring down
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IN SUNKEN SHIPS.


three years ago an old mate of mine, Vic
tor HinStOn was employed by the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company, of san Fran
cisco, at the pay Of $50 per day TO dive and
examine the steamship City of Chester
that had been sunk IN collision with the
steamer Oceanic He located the vessel in
fifty fathOmS of water. She had been cut
in two as if split by q single blow Of
immense az.
object that met his gaze was the form of
man standing upright, entangleQ in a pile
of rope. The CHASTITY face of the corpse
was terribly distorted. and the tongue pro-
truding hung from the mouth. while the
body was smollen twice its natural size.
Going n little farther AFT ne saw another
victim of the wreck, who had fallen on his
knees and grasped n third man around
the waist. This awful spectacle almost
paralyZed his nerves, 50 he returned to the
surface and reported what he had seen.
Nothing could induce him to go down again
that wreck until acco npanled by another
diver
Il have done my share Of that sort of
work, but those are jobs that 10 man has
any liking for. Inside Of Il wreck is a
terrible, lonely, gloomy, land I might say
spooky) place, End dead faces are not par
ticularly agreeable companions, anywhere
but especially there. i once brought Up
the bodies Of nine men and two women
from the wreck Of the English steamer
'AIbatross,' sunk in the Caribbean sea
some OF these were in the staterooms
ana the last corpse was that of a young
woman. / found her in The bed lying on
her side Her eyes We're wide open glartng
and staring right at me; One Of her arms
was thrust through the bed Stats with the
hand cutching the berth frame. As I
loosened her grasp the body turned then
toated to an almost erect position and
look. The expression of that face and eyes
well as her attitude, was the greatest
scare chat had eXreS .enced in "a long time.
I nearly tainted. 1t was Il severe shock,
but III a moment or two / rogained nerve,
clasped her about the waist ana brought
81 L.,d oi,,oe+ fo,e,,4+a,, 70 ,,,, ., f,,, 49,,
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VOL. NNVII.---NO. 16

Your turn now, captain was the ex-
clamation of several parties who were seat
al around the convivial board telling sto-
ries, narrating adventures, singing songs
and drinking each others healths.
What will you have, gentlemen?" in
qured Captain S, small why man of
middle age who had seen service IN india
"Oh, one of your most thrilling advent
ures,' said one of the party; for surely
you must have had some while stationed
in that wild region, which is said 20 TEEN
with them"
All. very WELL gentlemen. / remember
one that l think Will interest you. and here
You have it: II was in the year Is that [
Joined my regiment as d sub at Bangdlore,
and not being used to such a climate where
the mercury runs up TO 10 degrees in the
spring, with no idea of coming down again
till fail, / soon found myself an invalid,
6nd almost cursed the day that l had been
tempted To leave cool old England for such
Il sWeltaring country. Some OF my friedds
advised d trip 10 the M3labar coast, and l
was nothing loath to try any change, be
heVng even the worst / could possibly rIake
must he for the better So l procured q pa
lanuuin ana eight good bearers 10 tax Il
turn about, and set off forthwith through IS
wild a country as ever u poor mortal could
RiSh to see.
Nothing remarkable happened till we en-
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man ase week, and for this reason they
dld not sign the report on the Bushe eIe-
waited plan.
Mr.. 1nman said yesterday: 81 cannot dis
close the names of the men who make
this offer. There are about half q dozen
all New Iorkers-some bankers and some
capitalists. They all among the wealth.
lest men of New York. They came to nae
over two weeks ago l know that a, they
pointed often that | don't want to speak
too confidently. am sure that these men
Manhattan Elevated Railroad Company.
We would have had a written proposition
from them last Friday had they not decided
to wait for fear OF. appearing to block leg
Are the Vanderbilts among the parties
who made the oner?" was asked. Mr., In
man replied that he believed that they had
no connection with the matter,
A Great Railway Project.
The proposed railway from the United
States through Mexico, Central America
and South America will perhaps be some
thing more than probability Mr. Skunk,
the chief engineer. in his report to the com
mission, says the survey has been made all
the way to BuenoS AYreS and found to be
feasible. Much of the tropical region IN
South America will be traVersed at great
attitudes fer railway travel. the survey
including sections that rise to heights of
1900 to 1900 feet above the sea level. The
line 1900 miles from the Mexican starting
place to Buenos Ayres, and the cost OF the
completed road is put at $4,000 per mile;
bridging. or about 5000 10000 in all, for
which the funds are to be paid proportion-
atelv by the countries Interested. The be-
ginning of the line win be point in
Mexico, which will make the new line con
tinuous with the existing. system i'll that
cOpntrY and the United states. Thus the
completion of the road will enable pas
Senger to go by rail all the way from
Canada almost to the very borders OF the
vast and bare South American region
known Patagonia.
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''e ~ 49,, go w - "
ana II holhha Add hapVe"ed 'HeIc ! S"""'N
have been tempted to inditt the whole coUn-
try as Il libel on appearauce such a Jungle
as that NAV never. behold acain! Reeds
~,.,f. ...,. bra,,,I,l,e add l,,,st,es were i'm,
~ - IN, .i....+fl.
i''l''oet Hi.C d HS' '.'iN '-ii1'l, 5''7-'''
ices OF teak, "hoSe Do''@tl9 iH'eil''Nen anu
canupled the whole, 80 t4aJ IN many places
.hc bright sunshine of heaven never pene-
trated to the earth: and as / WAS borne
"lo'H Al Hi' i''',,- 49, va ''' 80
OF Tour IlIlit toOlle9' NltilS ii'1 "~-leI9
walked leSurely behind, had Inc salts
faction of knowing | was ia ii perfect y. i'll
,lor,ee. inha titeJ nv wild tlsDA1nte Wild
- e.. 1.,,.,,is 49,. i.,,,..,Is .,nl
"'''I1' Is - -, 49,
any hnlhhtr OF u,ddA iept+iS'' an" tl''
II we were "ldfhet bS any icI5tl"uS "e'iSt'
l should probably be deserted un The in
slant and left 20 take care of fnvseif. And
,b, f.. ,,.-. ,, al ,,;.-bf viii, an tl;,S, howl
- -, .,,,,,+.,,,, -, -i,.,,,.
Aii3 'e"f'9 az - - -
anna ali lAe po'So'lot' tAli'ii>' IONS % q
mal4rUua region, with iIii'tii9 o! Ho9i,H-
toes moths and bugs hutuniu-r and buIzilg,
and 1,erfor:tfuac every pore OF my oody, and
-, In t,.,,, some f.fnt i,faa of = sick
- -.
man Jo'iuVF-
well, one hot sultTy afternoon, Nhen we
had reached somewhere near me heart OF
this Jungle as / was leaning back on The
.,at of my 1aIluuufn ami dreamily listening
- 81 lr,,,-,,- ,,,rno1orofis song of fine
- ~ - - ,,..7 .,,,l ..t.,.4
pt'iItIS' "''' i'''
led by two or three Hoarse Tuii'l'et pla7tS'
which proceeded from Il wild elephant VINO
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-17

Abram OnderGonk is the Oldest sub-ma-
rine diver in the United States. During
thirty-seven years Of the fifty-nine years Of
his life he has been continuously engaged
in the pursuit of his vocation.
Il have seen almost every thing that is
to be found under fresh as well as salt
water said he, land there are many very
queer, beautiful, and, indeed, almost incred-
ible sights. | assure you. l have often Won
dercd why there has not been any amateur
submarine diving explorations. because it
is an unoccupied field in that line. and. al
though peculiar, need not be more perilous,
with proper conditions and precautions,
than some other ventures for amusement
or scientific research. 4 man of education.
enterprise, nerve and capital would realize
intense pleasure in these sub-aqueous ex-
.periences.
These travels under the waves have their
terrors and danger, occasionally. but nerve.
with prudence, are reasonable guarantees
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creatures. Some have horns and wing
shaped fms; others have double taQpinB
tails, and there is Il peculiar kind having
but one eye in the center Of the head. The
largest, quoerest and quantest Of ali is the
Jew fish averaging from three To i've
feet each in length. Bright green sTeaAs
extend over their backs. blue scales cover
their sides ana their bellies are glistenmG
"Their heads are the most srotesque
things Of that sort shat ! ever saw under
water, being disprcportionateIy large, of
oval shape, with great ouiglng eyes. the
whole effect suggesting some reSemblance
to human physio&namN. Occasionally they
would circle around RE, drawing nearer,
gradually. until they came close up 10 where
| stood and peer into the windows of my
helmet with u look that seemed 10 speak
out: Say, where did YOU get that hat"
sometimes they assumed an almost per-
pcnd,cular position like q man treadn& Wa
ter and then / must say they came nearer
the ideal figure OF a mermaid than anything
I ever saw in my submarine experience.
I}rt for all OF that there are. in reality no
such living creatures as nermaids' or sea
serpents.
4 Fight with Octopus.
"There are, however, some terrible sea
monsters, though the worst and most for
mdable of all is the octopus, or devil fish
they are frightfui. almost beyond descrip-
ton. When | was IN New Zealand one OF
some wharf blocks, was suddenly surprised
by an immense creature of that kind. De
spite Arches struggles. and he d pow
erful man. the monster completely over
powered HIM. He was locked in the ire
mendous claws of the devil fish and fas-
tened helpless against a submerged Spite.
The man realized his peril and kept quiet
until his assailant, whose arms measured
fully nine feet, loosened his hold. Then
Archie signalled to be drawn up, and
came to the surface with the hideous crea-
ture clng.ng to his back.
Weird scenes on Sunl&en ships.
''Divers sometimes look upon awful scenes
ands Situa tons, some Of them being fright
full beyond expression. Human nerve can
not Withstand some of these spectacleS Of
horror-they are enough to drive the
strongest nerved man stark mad! About
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-17

of safety. In some localities the greatest
terror to Il diver is the sworGfsh whose
snort, bony sword protruding from its head
is almost as strong rs steel. Wen, this fish
speeds along through the water charging
dead ahead. never Veering from a straight
Il the iron huh Of some vessel He seems
:, instinctivcly distinguish iron HUN
from a wooden one. II he strikes n wooden
craft his sword almost invariably pierccs
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/ Good wnrf for Cannibali~rn.


From The London Telegraph.
1t has often been Il matter of speculation
among scientific men who accept the Oar
Winian theory of human origin how an ape
ever managed to pass into man. III the
writer (Mr Morley tOberta) of 4 paper III
The Humanitarian is to be believed, it was
by learning to eat his brother monkeys.
"CannibaliSIn," we read was the Thought
of a genius among the apes who then com
menced rapidly advancing by its aid to
mans e4tate.' War at once became, IN the
true sense of the term, contemporaries;
the commisSariat of Il slmian army was
found in the ranks of the enemies II h&d
conquered. and when the enemy could not
be got at it fell back for its meat supply pn
conN enience; it gave apes supply of con
centrated, highly OHygenated food, tauSht
them to combine together in order to be
come more efficient cannibals, and thus
gradually improved their physical ViSor ana
expanded their brains. And it is thus mis-
sui exist, as degraded They have simply
not advanced, but prefer to keep up Gus
tom that other human beings have long ago
abandoned. Cannibals, in fact, are good
conservatives, and we may be thankful TO
the author of this pleasing theory that he
er and tried to prove that all conservatives
are necessarily cannbals.
Not So Fascinating "a" BrccI>inrtdSe.
From The Philadelphia Record.
Nell-What are you reading?
Bele-"A Model Man. It's dreadfully
STUPID
NeIl-Yes; they usually are
Better were it to be unborn than to be
i'll bred.-Sir Walter Raleigh.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-17
IN AND OF NEW YORK.
NEWS NOTES, AND GOSSTPY ITEMS
From THE MI5TROPOLIS.
Rev. Thos. Dixon Endorses Gov. TilIman's
Course in the Insurrcctio n-Johnny Cock
eri.l Gets Mixed on His Geography.

lima" lie said:
The law of South Carolina promises to
give the dea th-blow TO the saloon. Know
ing this, the liquor men, not only of that
state, but OF New York as well, are arrayed
in deadly opposition to d fearless, just and
honest governor, who is seeking to perform
his duty to the people. Naturally we hear
the same old tWaGdle about invading the
private rights of citizens. If we admit the
right of man to debauch and corrupt his
felloW-men, to ruin homes and scatter fam
lilies, then private rights have been invaded
III South Carolina, and Governor Tillman has
been the leader Of the invaders. If we
deny this right, Governor Tillman has done
his duty fearlessly and well, and praise and
credit are due him.
Dr. Dixon is from North Carolina, and
his plea for Governor Tillman has made
profound impression in this city, where the
South Carolina governors methods have
been severely criticised.
Where is Chattanooga:
Editor Cockerin, of The Morning Adver-
tser, is very much interested in the gu
bernatorial campaign down in Georgia. He
is under the mistaken impression that Cen
cral Evans and his friends have revived the
Old war issues. Among other things, he
says:
There is an old officer of 'niGger' regi-
mcnt editing 4 democratic newspaper, we
ing the fiery Evans for Governor he is all
right II not his days are numbered, we
piESuine' ,,,.oriu .,,,,,l,, ,o ,ar,
i IN, No 80 +iiot'it > iii a. LIS ,tii t'
,iIrI a. ~ - NO 'iyInS " "a
tdll1oSd' - tIic duNlceS receive" heIc az
10 be fened ON, the general has georgia
solldly at his back, and that is enough Tor
MN. IT the Tennessee editors favor ms can
didacy he will doubtless appreciate their
good Will. but it is not likely that his cam
paign viii extend beyond the borders of
his state. Probably Editor COcNerlll has
an idea that Chattanooga is a north Geor-
ga town.
A Cruel Law
'.You are liable 10 imnrisoDment for one
,.ee,,.~ a.,l} . fto - Q, nnp 81. fa,}i. +,,,.o.
,ira ,''Cr i,lie u @loog iol ieetl"e
plfdS' remarked Il byStahueF 10 It man
who was throwing crumbs to u flock of
SparrOWs in an Uptown street one day
when tho oro,,,c ,,.,s co,,o,,d I'm e,,,,,,-
A harlh ,e II ,,a e ,i, t'ii
ti1a law Of mis- STATE as i st9Pds tnday
II is not only a mindeneanor intentionaiiv
ia feed these visitors Who wore ont tEaiy
welcome SO soon. mi if is iust as Great
0ffense against The law fo rur nm bir6
houses i'm trees or other nlaces T0I thr,n If
reads:
s1The English a. Flj,orcan snarro1, il ne :
included a9Iona ma birds nroinrtnd hv thiS
arf and il ebaIl he . mis- rn,n9,nr ia intnn
tinnaiil; Owe food m, Ghnlter to re e9,l
oX.ar IN 1,[TantI,-ttird etraet I,nt,,,ar
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Goin:s Home.
a misty silence On the hills:
No more the lowing cattle roam;
bell the dreamy twilight thrills
And sweetly chimes my welcome home.
The pattering of little feet
Adown the dusky Iath | hear
And lips NEE, mine with kisses sweet
And tenderest welcome. Home is near!
FORGOT the toll that makes the day
The absent joy, the hcoe denied;
light as a dream thcy fade away
Where Love sits at The nreside!
FRANK l.. STANTON.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-17

Henry Warner SioCum was born IN Oman
ga county. New York, September a, 1877.
He was graduated from West Point in 1eo2,
appointed second lieutenant OF artillery ana
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-17
GENERAL sLoCUM DEAD.
He Had Been III Only u Few Days with
Pneumonia.

New York, April 14--General Henry w.
Slocum died at 12:05 O'Clock this morning
at his home 400 Clinton avenue, Brooklyn,
Of pneumonia. General Slocum had been i'll
only a few days but his death was not I'M
expected.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-17

Better were it to be unborn than to be
-bred.-Sir Walter Raleigh.