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The San Francisco call., 1895-12-31
STORM|NG IN OREGON
Drifting Snow Blockades
the Railways in the
Mountains.
TRAFFIC rs IMPEDED.
Eastern Washington Swept by
a Strong Wind From
the North.
THE MERCURY GOES DOWN.
Southern California Towns Experience
Brief Season of Cold
Weather.
THE MERCURY GOES DOWN

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 3O.-All overland
trains are more or less delayed by severe
storms and SHOWS in the mountains. The
Southern Pacific overland from San Fran
cisco, due at s O'Clock, was nearly three
hours behind time, the delay being caused
by slides and drifts. For the first time in
several days an Oregon Railway and Navi-
cation Company overland got in on time
this morning.
Reports from along the line show that
severe storms are prevailing in the East
ern Oregon and Washington mountains.
A special from Oakesdale states that snow
is twentyone inches deep on level there.
4 strong wind has been blowing from the
north for several days, which keeps the
snow badly drifting. Travel on all roads
running east and west is practically sus-
pended. The Oregon sent both of its pas
sengers over the Pleasant Valley branch
Friday night, the main line being blocked
with snow. A snowplow preceded both
trains. The Pleasant branch is now open
from Winona to Seltice.
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and conditions of men, the attraction be-
ing the three men charged with the rob-
berry near the Ingleside mcetrack last
Wednesday evening.
Harry Gardiner and Patrick Welch were
represented:by Attorneys Porter Ashe and
Middlemiss by Attorneys Tobin and Glea-
son.
The three defendants were formally ar
raigned, the complaint sworn to by John
+. Bronner charging them with felonl-
ously stealing $1400 from the Pacific Coast
Jockey Club. ALI three pleaded not
guilty.
Prosecuting Attorney Mogan said he was
not ready on account of the illness OF two
of their most important witnesses, Cashier
Clarke and Policeman Josephs, and ne
asked for a continuance until one week
from to-day. January 7.
Attorney Tobin objected to the delay as
far as Middlemiss was concerned. He was
ready to proceed, and as Middlemiss had
already been confined in the City Prison
for several days a longer Incarceration was
decidedly inconvenient in the circum-
stances. He would suggest that in the
event of a continuance being granted
Middlemiss' bail be reduced to much
smaller sum than $4,000.
The Judge granted the continuance, and
said that in view OF the serious character
of the case he would take the matter OF
the reduction of Middlemiss' bail under
advisement.
This closed the proceedings in court,
and later Judge Cenlan, Captain Lees,
Prosecuting Attorney Mogan and Attor-
ney Tobin had q consultation as to Middle
miss bail. Attorney Tobin suggested that
the amount should be reduced to $4,000,
and the Judge said he would give his deci-
sion on the point at noon to-day, after he
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Colonel Trumbo and George O.
Cannon the Probable
Winners.
DEMOCRATS MAY DECIDE IT.
Likely to Hold the Balance of Power
Between the Opposing
Forces.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, Dec. 30.-In accord
ance with the call issued by Governor-elect
Wells the first Legislature of the State of
Utah will meet on the first Monday after
President Cleveland shall have issued the
proclamation admitting Utah to the union
of the States. The proclamation is expect
eo to be issued on Saturday next, and the
members OF the Legislature are making
arrangements to convene on Monday,
January 6.
Among their first acts will be the cleo
ton of two United States Senator'S, for
which offices there is a host of candi-
dates. The House will be composed of
forty five members, of whom thirty.one
are Republicans and fourteen Democrats.
The Senate has eighteen members, twelve
Of whom are Republicans and six Demo
Gratis, giving the Republicans majority OF
forty-three on joint ballot.
The most prominent candidates for SEN
ators are Colonel Isaac Trumbo, George @.
Cannon, Judge c. W. Bennett, Judge Good
win, Attorney C.S. Varian, A. Arthur
Brown and Frank Cannon. The contest
is likely to be very bitter, and although
the Democrats are in hopeless minority
they may hold the balance of power be-
tween the opposing forces. If they decide
after the first few ballots to give up voting
for the two nominees of the Democratic
party and throw their strength to any par
ticular candidate it would result IN set
Ting the contest.
Summing up the whole situation, the
chances seem to be that Colonel Trum bo
and George @. Cannon will be the winners.
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THE NEWS OF SAN JOSE,
Light Thrown Upon the Past
Life of Murderers St. Clair
and Hansen.
Sensational Testimony in the Pyle.
Piercy Case-Grand Jurors
Chosen.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 30.-M. j. Costa,
a prisoner serving a term in the county
jail for a petty offense, was well &C
quainted with Thomas st. Clair and Hans
Hansen. the men who were executed g
short time ago at San Quentin for the
murder of Mate Fitzgerald OF the bark
Hesper on the high seas, having sailed
with both men. In speaking OF st. Clail
this morning Costa said:
Il knew Thomas st. Clair well, and was
in the same ship with him for fourteen
months. He was the terror of all his ship
mates. He was murderer at heart, and
| would not have worked aboard ship with
him in authority for $1,000 day. We
shipped together from New York in 1891
on the four-masted schooner John Adams
We were both sailors. We touched al
Honolulu, Hongkong and japanese ports
during a cruise OF fourteen and hall
months.
Every one feared St. Clair, because he
had manifested very ugly disposition
only a few days before. When we reached
Hongkong he was arrested as soon as we
got into port. We were there five weeks.
No one ever knew just what he was
charged with, but it was generally believed
he was detained on murder charge.
Stories had been af1oat about him having
been in Jail in Austria for murder and this
made every one shun him.
Il had two personal encounters with st.
Clair. When we were a month and half
from Japan he quarreled with me about
the position bucket occupied on the
deck and he picked it up and struck me in
the mouth, knocking out two teeth. He
was put in irons for forty-eight hours for
that offense and fed on bread and water
When he got out of Jail he attacked me
with knife on two occasions.
"Once he cut me Oh the wrist, but the
other time the first mate took hand and
threatened st. Clair with severe punish
ment. St. Clair replied that he would
kill the mate before the latter got chance
at him. From that time, while we sailed
to Rio Janeiro, San Francisco and New
York, there was constant guard over St.
Clair and when we landed in New \ Hork in
July, 1892, ne was discharged. L never
heard of him again until sever months
ago, when / was in jail in Fresno. l then
read of him and recognized him.
II had also sailed with Hansen, who
was hanged with St. Clair, but there was a
great difference in the two men. Hansen
shipped with me on the Boston City, q
four.masted schooner, in July, 1892. for
Philadelphia and Baltimore. He was the
best-lked man on the ship and during the
nine months that we were out there was
never word of discomfort heard where he
was concerned.
''All the officers took q great fancy to
him, and although he was made to un-
derstand that he could have privileges
that other sailors did not enjoy he de-
clined to be shown any favors. / never
saw him again after we parted in New
York i'll 1893. 1t was the next trip he made
on the Hesper that resulted in his being
inveigled into the murder that resulted in
his execution.
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Bo1ING BOUgS AT MASPETH.

Do66s of Minneapolis Hoa From the
"Pickaniamy" o,s a Foul.
MASPETH, L. l., Dec. 3O.-The hnal
bouts in the tournament for 115 and 13o
pound classes were decided tonight at the
Empire Athletic Club.
In the 135-pound Class Haughey OF
Brooklyn got the decision over Zimpher OF
Buffalo. while in the 115-pound racket
Benny Leon OF New York won over Dave
Wall of Ireland.
The star bout of the evening, however,
was between Dohbs of Minneapolis and
Hill of Boston, the "Pickaninny," in the
final round at the lightweight limit, l35
championship of New York State. TIE
referee stopped the bout in the sixth round
and gave the decision to Dobbs on foul.
The Boston boy had decidedly the best OF
the fight when the alleged foul took place.
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THEIR MOONLIGHT RIDE,
Police Judge Conlan and Two
Detectives on the Ocean
Beach.
The Police Believe the Arrested Men
Were Indirectly Connected
With the Job.

Police Judge Conlan and Detectives
Cody and Gibson formed charming little
party of their own last evening on moon
light ride to the ocean beach. The Judge
has the cases of Middlemiss, Gardiner and
Welch, charged with robbery, before him
at this time, and the two detectives in his
company on this outing are the principal
ones furnishing the evidence on which
they may be convicted.
The detectives drove his Honor out to
show him where the alleged robbers of the
Ingleside track money had cached their
coin and verbally illustrate how the Police
Department had detected them in the
neighborhood of the sack buried in the
sand beneath the Olympic Club water
works pier.
There was no one to represent the &C.
en- sed men on this trip.
This Ingleside car robbery is a very Pc
cuiiar one, and the detectives have taken a
stand from which it is hard for them to
come down.
Captain Lees believes that the Ingleside
robbers were not only three in number,
but twice that number, if not more. He
does not believe, either, that they were
after the paltry $1400 carried by the cash.
ier OF the track-bar. He believes that
the robbers deliberately planned to
capture the sack carried by Assistant
Secretary Cullen of the Pacific Coast
Jockey Club each day on his way home
from the track, accompanied by "Bill"
Detwiler, the special detective from Harry
n. Morse's agency. The captain believes
that the thieves became intoxicated while
waiting to "turn the trick and in that
way Middlemiss was on the car where the
$4,000 was and the other burglars got on
the car where there was but $14OO
Judge Conlan's courtroom was packed
to the doors yesterday morning by all sorts
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PREDICTED By AN INDIAN.
His Prophesy FULFILLED By the Coming of
al

His PropheSy FULFILLED By the Coming of
Cold Feather.
PHOENIX. ARIz., Dec. 30-Last nights
weather was the coldest experienced in
TIA. Salt River Valley for many years
.GNhge growers were apprehensive, but no
serious damage to trees occurre d. A
Wallapi Indian in Phoenix four weeks ago
predicted the cold wave that is at present
passing over Arizona and Southern Cali
fornia. He said it would come on the
night of the 29th of December; that ice
would form one inch III thickness every
where between Los Angeles and Phoenix,
and damage would be done to orange and
lemon trees. His prophesy has been ful-
filed
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Agent White Laughs to Seorn
the Idea Of a Steamer
Fight.
AGENT PRYOR IS CoMPLACENT.
While Agent Hatch Says Plainly That
He Is in the Triangular Battle
to Stay.

The freight and passenger war between
San Francisco and Vallejo goes merrily
on. In spite of it all the managers of the
various lines are the best of friends and
almost every day they can be seen crack
ing jokes together. Manager White of the
Southern Pacific Company's Herald says
he loves Manager Hatch of the Month
cello, and Manager Pryor of the Sunol
says he would walk "a mile to do either
Hatch or White good turn.
In spite of their love for each other not
one of them is losing trick when it comes
to question of freight and passengers.
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LITTLE FRUIT INJURED.
The Damage around Riverside Is Not
Ectensice.

The Damage Around RiUerside Is Not
EctensiUe.
RIVERSIDE, CAL, Dec. 30.-Last night
was the coldest OF the season in Riverside,
and, although the cold wave had been pre-
dicted, there was apparently nothing in
local conditions to justify fear of dangerous
frosts. But with the cessation of the
north wind at night the mercury sud-
denly dropped until in the latter portion
Of the night it remained steadily below
the freezing point. The cold, however,
was neither SO severe nor long-continued
as in the two winters when great damage
was one to the fruit crop, and the i'm
preston is that a com paratively small
amount of fruit is damaged.
To-day was warm, and, as the barometer
is falling. there is little fear that tonight
will see repetition of last nights TEN.
perature. There is no probability that
the injury to fruit from wind and frost
Will amount to 10 per cent.
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WAS PAID BIZ PIERCY.
The Capitalist Had Engaged DIR. BrosCr
to attend Miss PgLe.

The Capitalist Had Engaged DIR. BrosUn
to attend Miss Pyle.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 30.-The $50, 900
breach of promise suit of Jessie Pyle
against Edward M. Piercy, prominent
capitalist, was resumed in Judge Reynolds
court this morning.
DR.. J. n. Brown was the first witness
called. He corroborated the testimony of
Miss Pyle as to his attending her when her
first child was born, on August %, 1892.
He had been sent to attend Miss Pyle by
Mr.. Piercy, and when the services lad
been rendered Piercy had paid the wit
ness.
Miss Pyle went upon the stand again
and underwent rigid cross-examination
as TO number of letters written by her to
John Thomton, theatrical manager.
She was on the stand all day.
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magnates of the Western Baseball League
assembled tonight at the Republican
House and decided on Grand Rapids.
M,ch., as the eighth club in the league.
Toledo and Omaha were also applicants
for the honor. The league will consist OF
Minneapolis, Kansas City, Indianapolis,
Detroit, Columbus and Grand Rapids.
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Grand Jurors .Dra,c,.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 30.-The follow
ing Grand Jurors to serve during the en-
suing year were drawn in Judge Lorigan's s
court this morning: Amasa Eaton, FORE
i. M. FarweIl, ]. f. Colombet, Jacob
Mockbee, Philip Anderson, John Eustice,
]. Z. Abbott, ]. B. Peppin, L. f. Duncan
John r. Norton, w. c. Andrews. Joseph
p. Ponce, s. IL. Chase, George Dewart.
Charles Denny, Jefferson Bailey and
Thomas Bodley.
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SANTA MONICA ROAD EACE.
Bert Bassett Captures the Honors In the
Handicap.

SANTA MONICA, CAL, Dec. 30.-The
Santa Monica Wheelmen had ten-mile
road race to-day, the course being from
Santa Monica to La Ballona and return.
There were twenty entries, seven with
drawing previous to the start. The handi-
caps made the cycIers start at intervals of
from FIVE minutes to the time those on the
scratch list were off.
Bert Bassett, who carried the Stearns
colors, won first, time and place, making
the distance against strong wind and
over rough roads in 32:10. w. Johnson
second place and time in 81 :3S 3-5. w. y.
Gleesen of the-Stearns team officiated as
umpire.
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BOOKMAKE ERS DEPART.
Henry Schscartz d Co. Close Their Stock
ton P0OIrOOutS.

STOCKTON, CAL, Dec. 80. = Henry
Schwartz d Co., booksellers, have quit
the town. For the past week Schwartz
has been paying SIS day as license
ktax, which would amount to something
ike $500 month, and as some of the
plungers have been hitting him heavy
lately, he perhaps concluded the game was
not worth the powder.
Another thing which made business
slack for the Sutter-street bookmaker was
| the fact that better odds were usually
lposted in the rival establishment, and the
crowds went there naturally to gamble.
Some who think they know a lit
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Slight Damage Done.

SAN BERNARDINo, CAL, Dec. 3o.-It
was cold wave that struck San Bernardo
no and vicinity last night and this morn
ing and in some localities in the valley the
oranges suffered slightly. At Highlands
little or no damage was done, although the
thermometer got down to 26 and caused
some grave fears
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tween Joe Wolcott and bright Eyes, for
$500 had been signed and forwarded to
Mr.. Stuart. Sam Austin also wired Stuart
tonight that O'Rourke, manager of George
Dixon, refused to sign for fight between
Dixon and Jerry Marshall, unless Stuart
would offer purse of $4,000. Stuart said !:
81 don't want the Dixon match at that
price. As good or better fight than the
Dixon-MarshalI match will be announced
in drle 1imen
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BoNDsMEN IN A oUANDARY.

Heartily by His Flight.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 30.-The bonds
men OF Memo Clinton, the contractor for
the armory building in this city,
who left with $2500 of the con-
tract money, are as yet unde-
clded as 10 what course they
will pursue, but they will probably forfeit
their bond, which amounts to $266S.
The Builders Exchange, which organiza-
tion Clinton bitterly opposed and unsuc-
cessfully attempted to disrupt, met to-
night and appointed committee to draft
resolutions denouncing the absconding
contractor
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Racing at Ne,y Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. 3O.-six furlongs.
Minnie Clyde won, Burley Leaf second Arsenic
third. Time, :23.
Six furlongs, Black Tiger won, Bob Neville
second, Senator Vest third. Time, 1927.
One mile, Mendicant won, Eagle Bird second,
g. B. Cox third. Time, :5135.
. One and quarter miles. Cass won, Satinet
second, Peytonia third. Time, 2:19I
Seven furiongs, Clarus won, Vida second,
Balk Line third. Time, 1 sc.
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.Nissina From. Ukinh.

UKIAH, CAL, Dec. 30.-Mrs. William
Franks left her home on Friday last on
visit to neighbor who lives ON Cow Noun
tain, seven miles from here. She has not
yet been heard from, and it is supposed
she became lost ana perished from
eXnOSnre
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.Atlanta,s Erposition.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 30.-The expose
ton closes to- morrow. To-day the weather
was very disagreeable, but the attendance
was large. An international folklore con-
gress was held at the woman's building.
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tie of the inside workings of the
poolrooms are of the opinion that the men
will be back at business again just as soon
as the Supervisors fix the rate at 81 66 in
accordance with the booksellers demand
instead of SIS day
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ARRANGING THE FIGHTS.

A Match Has Been Secured Bettccen
WaIcott and "Br;ght Eyes,"
DALLAS, TEX, Dec. 30.-Dan A. Stuart
tonight received telegram from Joe
Vendig in New York stating that the
articles Of agreement for finish fight be-
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Bur1EaYS BsotC Open a Fdnit.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 30.-The vault OF
the Highland PARK postoffice was blown
open with dynamite by burglars at an
early hour this morning and $500 in cash
and $1700 worth of stamps stolen.
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Ilsanity Camsed bn Iilness.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 3O.-Thomas
Hennessy, an aged inmate of the Sani-
tarium, has been charged with insanity,
He will be examined tomorrow. Linger-
ing illness is the cause of his derange-
ment
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Cold 1t Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES. CAL, Dec. 30.-Severe
frosts prevailed throughout this section OF
the State this morning. The thermometer
stood at 18 above zero at Riverside and
some damage is reported to oranges.
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Incendtary Fire at El,cood.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Dec. 3O.-The
section-hcuse at Elwood was burned early
TINS morning. The fire was probably of
lncendlary origin. The loss is $780,
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Lost in the Straits of Fuca.

VICTORIA, B. c., Dec. 80. = The
schooner Mascot sailed on Friday on q
sealing cruise. 1t returned to-day in dis
tress, having lost one man overheard, and
had another seriously injured during q
gale in the Straits of Fuca.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
GRAND HOTE,

GRAND HOTEL.
d P burst, Wheatland A TowIe Fowler
ID Bancroft, Citrus w Nier. Mo
Campbell Marysvlle 9 Dean; Dean l. W Brentwood
+ Erb, Texas @ T Rives &, I'm, Cal
II Dwinelle, Fulton Myels Ind
D Warren. Ind NJ Larnard, Santa Cruz
a JOY, WatSoaville w III Stewart, RedlandS
Miss NJ Rodden, Oakdale B McAuley, Amador
s n Andrews, Pomona w White IL ", San Jose
G f Thorpe, Iowa J o st Clair, Mich
w carah, Sonora d " Edwards, L Angeles
Dunn, Mtn View w J Knox. Ukiah
] B Johnson Oakland H May. NY
G NJ Antrim & w, Cal J Nj Geoyas, Redding
l. A Hughes, Santa Fe II Keyes & W, Pasadena
E T Pierce, Los Angeles G w Jones, Pasadena
0 Garlish q W. Cal II Clarke, Sacramento
Miss l. Gariish, Cal CIV Morgan, ,DuncanMills
g T Gribner, San Jose l. Klemmer. Santa Rosa
I Weeker. n w p Inglish, Vacaville
Wheeler, New FW Inglish, Mo
r Thomas, Nevada Cy + Kidd, Williams
l. 2 Farmer Tudor M Quilter, Seattle
LICK HOUSE.
c A II warfield, Merced A Catlin, Sacto
J Morrill,, San Jose w NJ Conley, MADEIRA
A E Block. Sacto Dan Brown Jr, Fresno
Miss A Collett, Sta Rosa Miss Karr, Marysvle
Mrs w Williams, Cal w Moyle, Vallecito
L Adams, Hillsboro WI Lyons d W, Los Ang
Holloway, Phila Ben Wright, Del Monte
H EickhoR, San Rafael J Markley, Geyserville
B Monroe d W, Phila T B Crooks Il w, n Y
q Farmer & W. Cal E u Gardner, Oroyille
M Hood, Seattle w Harvey, Oakland
7 Belts & W, Orovile Young & W, Cal
X irving q W, Portnd G q Began & I, Napa
A Moyle, Napa
BALDWIN HOTEL
Fisher Santa Rosa SH Kuser. Chicago
Pearlman, Salt Lake Miss Plimmer Portlands
NJ Rufhn, Ogden Miss Heath, Portland
J II Hocomb, Vallejo w X Clark Stockton
u Clark, STOCKTON EJ Wagon, st Joseph
Barker Llvermore Mrs Burns, Modesto
+ Morgan, Fresno r KristienSen, sydney
Brown. Seattle Miss Krstiensen, Sydney
Willis. Portland G Scott, Vallejo
Miss Willis, Portland B ] Brennan N
smith, Boston Il Fergerson, Los ngeles
4 h Blair, San Diego X q Holcomb, San Diego
j f Moore, Portland r. 3 Wagner Portland
T McMulen, Los Angeles
PALACE HOTEL.
J F Kidder, Grass Valley A l. Tucker, N Y
II Masterbass, r stephens s Lake City
H Whitney. S Ike Cy J w Kline, Ohio
w Barrett s. W, Wash e + Fishback, Seattle
II Lawson & VT, NY E Culp, Chicago
H Dewey, A Klinger. N Y
] Pease, London Day. Cascade Locks
It Gaffey, Los Angeles d C Henry. Wash
Mrs Mclean, Martin D Remington. Water
] JMccullough&w, Marion town
Miss Mccullough Marion Miss Peters, Marion
NEW WESTERN HOTEL
Green, Cloverdale r Green Cloverdale
Springer, Cal NJ Ross d W, Utah
ii Wilkinson & W, Cal f z Wentworth. u S n
Wallace, s n Nelson st Louis
Z Kinds, Iona III w Harris & W, Mass
i Stanlforth & W, YxH Bunk, Brookland
Kline, Or Mrs Freel, San Jose
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Western baseball League.
MILWAUKEE, WIS. Dec. 80. - The
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had an opportunity OF making himself
more familiar with the facts in the case.