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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-26
FOURTEEN-INCH BALK LINE,
A Very Interesting Billiard Con-
test on at Foley7s This Week.

Tonight young Harrison, of Chicago,
and Henry Sampson, of this city, will
begin a. series of billiard games at
Foley's parlors, preliminary to the
Twin City balk line tournament, which
will commence next week. Harrison
and Sampson will play 1000 points at
fourteen-inch balk line, 300 points each
night, and beyond question the series
will be the most interesting that has
been played here in recent years.
Sampson has long been regarded as
the. speediest amateur in the North
west, with the exception of julie Meyer,
who, having Withdrawn from the cir
Gle, naturally left the title of champ
ion to Sampson. SIMPSONS work has
excited considerable surprise in Chi
cago, the American home of The gen
tleman's game, and he was brought to
their notice particularly when he
ecltpsed Sehaefer'S run at the anchor
nurse. Of late Sampson has escheWed
billiards on account of business, but
matters in this line being dull just
his favorite pastime. The result is
that he and young Harrison have been
brought together. Both men being in
fine form, a very interesting series of
games must Of necessity result. Samp-
SON has not had the advantage of prac-
tice until within the last week. and
will probably not show up as we'll at
the start as Harrison, who follows the
game of billiards for a living, and is
always in form to play. Sampson is
a hard man to beat, however, once he
gets going, and it will not be at all
surprising if he gives. Harrison a hard
run for the series. Harrison plays
better game than was expected, and
in this game with Sampson the other
night averaged twelve and a half at
fourteen-inch to SIMPSONS nine and a
half These averages will give a fair
indication of the kind Of game which
may be expected from the two. Harri-
son is quick and active at the table.
In stroke, actions and movement he
much resembles Schaefer, from whom
he received many valuable lessons in
the early part of his career. He plays
a ''heady" game, and should be
valuable addition to the Foley parlors
There are many billiard "cranks'' in
st. Paul, and the most ordinary anna
teur games have always been largely
attended. With such opponents as
these nightly engaged in contests on
the green cloth the game will receive
even a stronger impetus than it has
enjoyed in the past. The Twin City
tournament following so closely on the
heels of this weeks exhibition will
give the lovers of the game all the
amusement they wish for the next
two months.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-26
EX-CHAMPIoN EDWARD HANLAN
TALKS ABOUT CoRNELL5S
FAILURE.
Mr. COURTNEY DEFENDED.
IN HANLAN,s OPINION CLIMATE.
WAS THE IMPORTANT
FACTORS.
The Ex-Ghampion Talks Enter
= tafninGfy About Craftsmanship
In Foreign Lands.

Special Correspondence of the Globe.
Aug. 23.-Climatic con-
dftions often prove an important fac
tor in deciding any contest of skill.
speed and strength on either land
or water. I am moved to make this
statement in view of the criticisms
which have been passed upon my
old-time rival, Charles E. Courtney,
for his management of the Cornell
college crew at Henley. Courtney
was the guide, philosopher and
friend of the Comedians quite as
much as their trainer, and many I'M
thinking people are too eager, not
to use a harsher term, to place the
whole responsibility upon his broad
shoulders. I will endeavor to show
in a few words that Courtney was
not to blame for that misadventure
and then at some little length show
how any of our boys from either the
States or Canada can guard against
a repetition of such fiasco. '.'
In the first place, the Cornell boys
were in England too long a time in
one sense of the word and too short
a time in another sense to fit them
physically for a stiff aquatic battle
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-26

Dorsey's home and hospitality, and
looked forward to the visit with a.
great deal OF interest. 1t was twenty
nile drive When we got to the place
we found that its attractions had not
peen exaggerated. The logs of which
the mouse was built were dressed out
sloe. Inc interior was hardwood and
polished. Senator Dorsey had piped
water from a large spring high up in
the mountains. He had water all over
his house, and the pressure was suf->
hcfent to keep a large fountain PLAYING
continually in front of the big porch.
The senator received us in the big din
ing room. 1 will never forget that BAN
quet. There wasn't a drop of whisky
on the place. Not a glass of beer was
to be had. But champagne of the cost
lest brands was pressed upon us.
Champagne was good enough for
Washington, but it wasn't the rig-c
thing for New Mexican crowd, and
one after the other of us slipped away
from the table and got out of doors.
can remember to this day how
thirsty we were. and how we longed
for a little something to which we
were accustomed. And all of the time
coming on the table to mock u.s. The
senator was prodigal. He wouldn't
let the bottle stay to be emptied. A
single glass, perhaps, would be poured
out. In a few moments the senator
would wave the opened bottles away
and order fresh, saying the wine was
fiat. 1 wouldn't pretend to say how
many bottles came on that night. AS
- IL
all of US but one of our party, and the
senator. The remained at the table en-
gagged ina political argument. The sem
ator was suave. His opponent was en-
phatic. 1 slipped back to the door and
listened.
Now, let us consider this question
calmly 1 would hear the senator say.
And then he would add, by the way,
my friend, your wine is fiat. Waiter,
here, bring US a fresh bottle
''And so it went on until our repre-
sentative suddenly lurched and slid off
He didn't arise. I saw Dorsey look
steadily toward the vacant chair and
heard him say to himself:
Where is my adversary? He
seems to have fallen early in the COM
bat
ST went into the room, and, suggest
ing to the senator that it was more
comfortable in the parlor, gave him
my arm. Then I got help and two of US
pulled our compadre, who had remain
ed with the champagne, from among
the table legs and put him to bed. We
never again accepted Senator Dorsey's
hospitality. One recollection of that
ocean of champagne and not a drop to
drink satisfied u.s."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-26
.ry and get it all up before it falls
ABOUT SNAKES.
A Loudoun County Man That Had
n Good Story.

A Loudoun County Man That Had
n Good Story.
Washington Star.
The gent with the Loudoun county
whiskers was waiting at the Baltimore
and Potomac station for. a trainEtn
take him home, when a Star man,
housing around there for a stray bit
of news, happened on him. aSiji
Hello, there, young fefler,'' he saitae
chee1:ly, do you know anything about
that Loudoun county snake with a
pneumatic tire skin I read of in the
paper last week?"
Nothing whatever" was the reply.
well, do you know Eve got my.
opinion of snake stories,'' he contin
ued, as he made a place on the truck
for the Star man to sit down. ut
seems to me that boss tradin and
fishin and snakes and politics are all
in the same class, and man can't
have anything to do with any OF them
if he don't lie some" q
81 don't know about that a
You're old enough to- Said the
Loudoun man, with note Of feproof
in his voice. IN
Just the same" argued the Star
man, 81 know honest horse, traders
and truthful fishermen and veraciouS
snake narrators and square politicians
and
Hold on" interrupted the Loudoun
man, Il amt talkin' about angels.
Keep on the ground
Every well, then, take yourself
Now, you've lived in Loudoun long
enough, and have tramped over the
Blue Ridge mountains enough to have
had some experience with snakes.
What"
.Loudoun's a local option county,
grlnned the man from there.
This is no joking matter" said the
Star man. sternly. What I want to
know is, haven't you some kind of a
snake story to tell?''
The Loudeun man rubbed those wf1is-
kers for a minute or two.
WELL" he began, slowly, "I have
run across a. thing or two in that line
Just about two weeks ago, as | was
going along the ridge between Snick-
erS Gap and Ashby's, 1 met up with a
snake about sixteen feet long"
How long?' put in the Star man,
with promptness.
about six feet long replied the
story teller, without turning hair,
"and about fourteen inches in dame
ter .-
How much?"
about four inches in diameter; and
he had a head onto him as big as my
hat, and
How big did you say?''
CAS- big as that" and he laid three
fingers across the palm of his hand as
innocently as if he had never been
called down in his life "And he was
stretched across the road like he was
sunnin' himself
He stopped is if in doubt about
finishing, and the Star man urged him
a. bit. 10.
well, what did the snake do?' he
asked.
'Just laid there"
And what did you do?"
'I slipped upon him as quiet as I
could with a corn knife l had along
did you kill him?''
Kill him. he exclaimed. mot
much. I chopped him into a thousand
pieces, for counted them after the
fight was over, but I didn't kill him
after ALL 80
Come off," kicked the listener. do
you mean to tell me"
"Of course L do INTERRUPTED the
Loudoun man, starting for his train
in hurry, ''the dern snake was dead
an hour before I got there -.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-26
IN MID AIR
An Aeronaut Fired on by Customs
Officials.

Philadelphia Record.
MI. CheSnay, a well known aeronaut
went up in the car of a large balloon
on Sunday and came to the ground the
same evening at FaIlon. On Monday
morning he filled his balloon with the
gas he had brought with him in a
small balloon and assembled once more.
He passed successfully over Port de
Rode and belly, and saw clearly the
little corner of Switzerland. which sep
arates France from Alsace-Lorraine.
Suddenly, when just above the frontier
of Alsace, he heard the report of fire.
arms, and then the kissing of a bullet.
The shots were, he says, fired at his
balloon by the German custom house
men, Being anxious to get beyond
the range of their rifles as quickly as
possible, M. Chesnay threw a sack of
ballast out of the car, and in a few
minutes found himself at an altitude
of about 1000 metres. His balloon.
however, descended again, and he saw
MulhouSe, Basic and the Rhine. In a
short time the balloon was floating
over the territory of the grand duchy
of Baden.
Wishing to ascertain exactly where
liz was Nl. Ou0Slfdy QeSC6nQed rather
too close to the earth, for the car of
his balloon struck a hill. Fortunately
he was not hurt, but a sack of ballast
and the barometer being jerked out of
the car, the balloon once more shot up
high. The wind was very strong and
soon 1t became impossible to main
tain the balloon any longer in the air.
The violence of the gale prevented the
anchor from fixing itself in the ground
The persons who tried to help could
otkeep up with the balloon, which was
dragging the car on the ground and
bounding up into the air at a furious
rate. Telegraph posts knocked down
like nfnepins and canals were crossed
with M. Chesnay at the bottom of the
car. At length, after the car had been
dragged in the water of a canal, the
aeronaut clambered out and fell on the
ground senseless. When he recovered
he started for Paris, minus his balloon.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-26
ENFORCEMENT OF THE SUNDAY
CLOSING Law AROUSING
.e OPPOSITION,
DEMONSTRATION PLANNED,
IN WHICH 10000 IIFRIENDS OF
personal LIBERTYI WILL
JOIN.
DRYEsT SUNDAY IN HISTORY.
Police Make Success in Tightly
Closing Even the Side
Doors.

: NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-This was
probably the driest Sunday in the
history of the municipality; at amy
rate the police officials all made re-
ports to that effect In spite of the
promises of the wine and liquor
dealers association that they would
urge all members of that body to
close their saloons today, instead of
waiting until next Sunday, the po-
lice in nowise relaxed their vigilance,
and men in uniforms were stationed
at the doors of all suspected places.
An army of police officers in citi-
zens attire were on the constant
outlook for violators of the law. The
saloonkeepers are extraordinarily
vigilant and suspicious of any one
in search Of a glass of beer or
whisky. In several instances arrests
of saloonkeepers for interfering with
an officer were made.
In addition to the members of the
department there were many who
had volunteered to assist the police
in searching out evidences of VIOLA
! lions of the law by notifying the cap
tains Of saloons believed to be doing
business. Supt. bennett, of the
Parkhurst society, was early on deck.
and fitted about the East side of
the town while members of the city
vigilance league and members of
some of the temperance societies of
several of the fashionable churches
We're active.
Active preparations are being made
Tor the parade and demonstra ton
to be held Sept. 25 and 26 under the
auspices of the United Societies for
Liberal Sunday Laws. The sicieties
that have up to this time agreed to
participate in the parade repre-
sent a membership of 100000 There
Will be divisions of singers, turner's
and schuetzen, besides social. be-
nevolent and trade organizations.
An address to the public has been
issued by Otto Kempner, chairman
OF the committee on agitation, re-
citing the efforts of the society to
secure a local option law from the
last legislature. It complains that
the police commission, instead of
constituting the present Sunday stat
ute IN a liberal spirit, fortunes it
into Justification of an oppressive
ponce crusade against personal
rights and an invasion of the con-
stltutional guarantee of religious lib
erty, and invites all citizens to
JOIN In the liberty day celebration"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-26
DULUTH CLAIMS TT.
And Gives Reasons for BEING, the
Champions of the Stute.

By reason of their third victory over
tne Northern Pacific team, on the lat
ter's grounds yesterday, the Duluth
base ball club now claims the cham
plonshlp of the state, and the man-
ager of the club called at the Globe
once last night to state that his club
Is willing at any time to meet any
other st. Paul club and defend the
title The Duluth club it would seem
mas good grounds for it's claim. II
has defeated Brainerd majority of
the games played, and Brainerd has
defeated those st. Paul clubs which
seemed to think they had some claim
10 the state championship. In addi-
ton to that, Duluth has beaten Grand,
Rapids, Saltwater, Marquette, Ash
land, West Duluth, Hastings and other
well known clubs. The team will
meet North Branch next Saturday and
Sunday, the latter team having laid
claim TO the championship some time
ago. The Northern Pacific team of
this city was beaten last Saturday
and Sunday at Duluth, and here yes
terday: SO that so far as the cham
pionship is concerned the n. P.'s are
out of the race. The Duluth club has
not yet met the spauldings of this
city, but the Brainerd team has and
Duluth has defeated Brainerd The
score in yesterdays game was, Duluth
8, and Northern Pacifics A. the former
team making nine hits to the latter's
eight.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-26
AMATEUR BASE BALL.

The Excelsiors defeated the Reso-
lutes in well contested game of ball
yesterday afternoon near the high
bridge. There were eleven innings,
and the score stood II to 10.
Blacks by a score of Is to 8. The
Blacks lost the game through the
poor work of Mullen and Holman.
The Young Muzzlers defeated the De-
caturs by score of 20 to II.
A holly contested game Of ball was
played by Doyle's Invincibles and Red
dington's nine. The score at the end
Of nine innings of fine ball playing
aggregation. The feature of the game
was the catch of a high ball by James
Mcguire. The game was played at
Funk park. and aroused much inter-
est in amateur base ball circles.
The Colts defeated the ST. Paul
Whit Lead and Oil company team by
a score of II to Z. Battery for the
Colts was Adore and Morphy; for the
White Lead nine. McMann and Nc
was the heavy batting of the Colts.
The Fillmores base ball club defeat
ed the Packers in yesterday after
Moons game by score of 13 to Z. 1t
was a. very hot game They also de-
game by a. score of Z to s. The man
ager Of the Acamics is Ike Landy.
Battery in the two games was p. Mai
nard and H. Pelican:
The West Side Brownies defeated
the Primroses yesterday morning at
Athletic park, West Side. Score, IA
to 8.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-26
The New Woman.
Buffalo Courier.


A New York newspaper has taken
pictures of twelve women celebrated
for rather advanced ideas and has.
made composite picture of them to
show what the new woman type is like
Iy to be. The twelve women are Mrs.
Stanton, Miss Anthony, Miss Willard,
Mrs. Grannis. Lady Somerset, Mrs.
Livermore, Mrs. Besant. Nine Sarah.
Grand, Rev. Anna Shaw, Mrs. Belva
Lockwood, Mrs. Lease and Mrs. Lille
Devereaux Blake. The average age of
these women is about forty-five, so
that the composite portrait has no
particular attractions for the young
man who wishes to know what the new
girl will look like. It is not a pleasing
portrait anyhow. The face shows
great strength of character, but not
a spark of tenderness. The eyes are
deepset and terribly earnest, the brows
rather contracted-almost frowning.
the expression of the mouth sour but
firm, the chin short and resoiute. The.
face is that of a woman who would be.
able to run postofice or a jail or a
factory. but would be utterly incapable
of repeating nursery rhyme, Of cook
ing a Goldfish ball, or sewing seam.-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-26
DIAMOND DUST.

On Sept 16 the ST. Paul league team
will play an exhibition game at Du-
luth with the leading amateur team of
that city.
In a letter to the Globe Capt.
Comiskey plainly charges that he was
robbed of the first game In Milwaukee
by Umpire Cushman. The latter early
in the season conceived a grievance
against Capt. Comiskey, and ever
SINCE then has tried to. revenge him
self, SO says Old Comanche. 1t may be
that the game will be ordered played
over again, as Capt. Comfskey does not
propose to allow it to go unnoticed,
and has sent in his protest
1t was Denny Long, of the Terre
Haute team, who, finding himself in
hard lines about the middle of the sea-
son, appealed to Charlie Comiskey for
big favor, and it was granted. 1t
helped him out of the hole. And yet
when Capt. Comiskey telegraphed him
the other day to transfer the four
games scheduled at Terre Haute to St.
lutely lost sight of the favor which had
helped him SO materially. Capt. Com
iskey did not sit with Denny on the
bench at Terre Haute:
Phyle will pitch no more for ST. Paul
citation stands.
Pop McCauley is playing first base
for Grand Rapids.
Grand RAPIDS has fair infieId now
1t consists of McCauley on first, Glen
alvin on second, .Wheelock on short,
and Callopy at third.
=
President Young, of the big league
respond to the criticisms of his UNI
pires by asserting that a staff made up
of angels wouldn't suit some enthu-
SiaStS.
Detroit and Milwaukee seem to be
playing the best series of the season
for the Western league Milwaukee
lost the first game by a. score of to
3, Detroit lost the second by a score of
4 to 2, and the Brewers won yester-
days eleven-inning game by a score
Of 5 to 4.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Isn't it rather that two pigmy teams
have met, and each is making about
it's usual score?
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-26
VISITED VALKYRIE.
Thousands View the Racer in DRY
Dock

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Aug. 25.-Nearly
5000 men, women and youthful cranks
Valkyrie- III. during the day. I'm.
fortunately, while they found en-
trance to the yard without hindrance
they could not see the yacht, as they
mad hoped. as her hull was almost en-
cloth. The suns strong rays of yes
terday had blistered in spots the pot
lead or lacquer, with which the YES.
sePs sides had been brushed, and it
the cloths were stretched. This will
cause a slight delay in floating the
ship tomorrow, as another coat OF
lacquer will have to be put on. The
while being towed to Sandy Hook
from the dry dock. She will proba-
bly, have trial spin during the after
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-26
Chickamauga Dedication.

On Sept. s. 9, 10 and II. and Sept,
10 TO 10 the Chicago & Eastern n hit
nofs railroad will sell round trip ticks
cts to Chickamauga, good returning
until Oct. 5, 1895, at a rate Of one cent,
a mile. A round trip ticket from
Chattanooga to Atlanta will beGsold
at this time for s275, thus giving the2
tourist an opportunity of attending the
Cotton States and International Ex-
position. Through sleeping car tickets
can be purchased over this route to
all Southern points. For detailed in
formation apply to Charles w. Hum
phrey, Northern Passenger Agent, 1S5
East Sixth street, Hotel Ryan,. st.
Paul, Mimi.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-26
CASE OF LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
Duke of Aostn First Saw Princess
Helene in u London Street.

Duke of Aosta First Saw Princess
Helene in q London Street.
M. Ernest Daudet contributes an in
terestins article to the Figaro about
the marriage of the Duke of Aosta and
the Princess Helene.
M. Ernest Daudet says that it was
three years ago, while walking down
Piccadilly, that the duke saw the prin-
cess for the first time. She passed.
He asked her name. When it had been
told him he replied:
81 will never have any other woman
for my wife"
Princess Helene was then twenty
years old.
NJ Dudet then describes how after
a long period of reserve on the part of
King Humbert each family began to
look upon the marriage with favorable
eyes, and how the Due d Aumale asked
the Duke of Aosta to Chantflly to
meet the princess and her mother,
the Comtesse de Paris. There was
quite a large house party, from which,
however, 1t was regretted that the
Due de Nemours was absent. 1t ap-
pears that as his son, the Due d'Alen-
con, married sister of the queen Of
Naples, the old prince feared to seem
to approve of a marriage which would
give him for grand nephew member
of the house of Savoy, which had de-
spoiled of his crown the king of the
Two SicilieS.
NJ. Daudet goes on to say that, al
though the Duke of Aosta had been
at Chantilly for three days and though
he had had frequent opportunities of
a tete-a-tete with Princess Helene, he
did not declare his love owing to his
bashfulness, which seemed to render
him speechless when in the presence
of the princess on subject that he
was eloquent enough about when
speaking to any one else.
On the fourth day, while in the Ii
brary of the chateau, the Due d'Au-
male was reading to his guests frag-
ment of his Historic de Condo, the
duke and princess, left alone together,
came to an understanding. An hour
after they entered the library arm in
arm, followed by the Comtesse de
Paris. Naturally the reading was in
terrupted. Princess Helene threw her
self into the arms of her uncle. The
guests understood the situation and
withdrew, leaving the members of the
Orleans family together
A few minutes later the doors of the
library opened again, and the Due
d'Aumale with beaming face walked
out in front of the couple and off
cially announced their engagement
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-26
NEW MAST IN PLACE.
Defender Will Soon Be Ready to
Resume Racing.

BRISTOL, r. L. Aug. 25-Defender
carries her new mast tonight. it hav-
ing been stepped between and 6
o'clock this afternoon. At o'clock
it was pronounced finished, and was
Immediately put overheard and lowed
out to the Defender by the steamer
Archer. The Archer's derrick lifted
the big stick, and it was stepped with
the greatest care. Eight wire stays
from the mast head We're temporarily
made fast to support the mast, and
then the work Of rigging had to be
stopped on account of darkness. 1t
will be resumed at daylight, and it is
expected that everything will be in
morning. Every effort is being made
to have the steel boom ready at that
time, but it is hardly thought possible
that it can be completed so soon.