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The Washington times., 1895-02-24
outside the Coaehing lines.


Manager Knowles, of Atlanta, is signing
players.
Barnie is getting great team together for
Ewing VIII play first base and captain
Cincinnati
Rusie is once more Giant and Gotham
cranks are pleased.
Robert Bender will manage and captain
the Petersburg, Va, club.
The late Mike Kelly was never fined by an
umpire. President Young.
Tom Brown says he Will stop playing ball
If forced 70 go to st. Louis.
President Young viii appoint the umpire
in the Harvard-Yale games
Hon. James II. 0'Rourke is now the Pooh
Bah ofthe Connecticut League.
Pitcher Daub and outfielder Treadway
have signed Brooklyn contracts.
Louisville has traded Pitcher Peppers
for Cunningham with the st. Pauls.
Big Jim Davis, of recent third base fame,
has sbeenresurrectedan and willplay in Toronto.
The Colonels viii have the tallest, Jaut-
zen, and the shortest, Dan Sweeney, men in
the League
The New York World insist that the Giants
need Pfeffer. Yes, and other teams ought
to have him
AnsOn and Pitcher Hutchinson are mutual
in the belief that players get stuff after
reaching the age or forty.
Manager Tebeau and the other Spiders
VIII be at Little Rock, Ark, on March 16,
and VIII remain ten days.
o. P. Cayler is credited with saying that
Putting red pepper on your tongue viii not
make you say smart things"
Henry Boyle, once a famous pitcher,
says his arm is all right, after practice in
the University Of Pennsylvania cage.
Pitcher Abbey, of Chicago, viii quit the
ball field and will try and secure the posi-
ton OF Instructor in physical culture.
Four of the senators-seIbach, Collins,
Armstrong, and krusman-are from CO.
lumbus, Ohio. So is Manager Schmelz.
Hanlon VIII not exchange Gleason for
Chambenin. The Oriole manager wants
Dwyer, but Cincinnati want TO keep him.
Claude Mcfarland, of Louisville, who
plays ball and does newspaper work, both
in good style, has signed with Evansville.
Next to Cleveland, Washington has the
finest ball park in the League circuit, so
says John B. Foster, who has visited all OF
them.
Ex-senator Sullivan, pitcher, says 1896
viii be his last year on the diamond. He
proposes to take up the practice of law at
Boston.
Campau, who was last year a condi-
tional Senator, has declined the Chattanooga
management, prefering to play in New Or
CLEANS.
Baltimore Kelley thinks the fight viii be
bet ween the Orioles and the BeaneateTs.
At the same time Duffy and Mccarthy fear
only the Baltimores.
Sporting Life states that ~. Earle Wag-
ner says that Washington Will finish as high
as ninth place this year" Mr.. Wagner,
however, is not credited with saying which
clubs VIII follow in the wake OF the home
team.
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SNoMBALLED THE FIRE.
Rev. Mr.. Courtney's Experience in Put.
ting Ont Blaze in the Church Roof.
From a st Louis Dispatch1

Rev. Mr.. Courtney's Experience in Put.
ting Ont Blaze in the Church Roof
From St Louis Dispatchl
The Rev. Mr.. Courtney, pastor of the
Bowman II. Z. Church, has just returned
from week of evangelistic work at Shell
City. and he tells an amusing story OF FIRE
which occurred while he was there. "By
Sunday night" he said, II thought saw
signs OF remarkable interest in the faces of
those whom L addressed.
1.-The house was packed, and was enter
tanning hopes that great deal of good would
result from the evenings services. bur | had
been preaching only about ten minutes when
/ noticed four men rise from their seats and
walk down the aisle toward the door. 1T
cannot be, thought, that they have grown
weary so sooD-but even as was thinking
this two ot~fhem returned, and with some
twenty people stood up in the centre of the
church and thon made hurriedly for the door
now began to suspect that there was a fire
somewhere in the town, especially when
some rash person in the audience suddenly
cried out: Fire
al waited to get on my coat and overshoes,
and then / followed my congregation out
into the street, where soon saw that it was
the church itself which was on fire, having
caught from the fiue. 1t was only a small
flame. and a little water would have put it
out, but it was on the roof, and there seemed
to be no ladders anywhere around. So we
all stood, uncertain what to do, until the
happy thought came to my mind of the bell
rope There were some ready helpers among
the young men, and three of these immedi-
ately climed up the bell rope. and by the time
/ got out of doors again they were on the
root.
81 expected now to see much larger fame
than before. but, to my surprise, the blaze
appeared little smaller, and l must say I
think 1 never saw fire entreating so to be
put out as this one did. At first l could not
understand it-it appeared almost mirac-
ulous-but presently discovered that the
cause was from the people below, who had
also an idea When 1 left them they began to
throw wet snowballs at the fire, and thus were
holding 1t in check. My young men stood on
the roof, helping for little while, and then
they, too, began to dabbie in the snow, and
in a very little time the fire was put out. But
we had no more church services that even
ing."
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wouldn't Be Fooled Twice.

Indignant Customer-Say. look at the
sheet of fy.paper you sold me the other
day.
Grocer-Tm looking at it. 1 see it's COW
cred with flies. That's what you got it for,
wasn't it?
You charged me cents for it, didn't
you2"
Yes"
"And I got two of emp"
Every likely"
''The other one is exactly like this one''
''Well, what are you kic king about?''
''You see this is covered all oyer, don't
you?"
II see it Is.''
"There isn't room on it for another blamed
fy?''
IT suppose not"
'.Well, when l tried to pull 'em or so
could set it again they wouldn't come off.
TIL other one the same way. The game.
reckon, is to make afelIow keep on buying
EN- IN not going to do it, and think it's
a darned swindle, and you can take your
old fy-paper back again, and I'll never buy
another cents worth OF goods at this store, so
help me observation-disclosures. Chicago Tribune.
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SUIT TO QUIET a TITLE.
Plaintiff Has Been I'm Possession of til,
Property for Thirty Years.

Plaintiff Has Been I'm Possession of the
Property for Thirty Years
BENJAMIN J. Edwards yesterday sued
Robert G. Hoffman, Robert Beekman and
seventy-one others to quiet the title of occu-
pants of property insquare 6o, lying between
Twenty eighth and Twenty y-ninth and n and
o streets, Georgetown. They hold under
z. H. P. King. This square was owned in
1877 by Jacob Hoffman.
King bought the interests of several of
the heirs and also two interests at t9x sales.
In 1861 he took possession of the whole lot,
and it has been held by him and his assigns
in unquestioned possession ever since.
There are certain irregularities in the
deeds to King, but his long adverse posses
sion is set forth as sufficient to cure these
weaknesses. 1t is asked that decree he
passed vesting the sole ownership of the
property in King, and that perpetual in
junction be issued against claims of the
Hoffman heirs.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24
RaItrnore Markets

Baltimore, Feb % - Flour duh, unchanged
receipts, s459 barrels; sh iTments, 1889 barrels
sales, $50 barrels Wheat frmer-spot and
month, 5715a5754; March, 5734a5S; May, 5sKa
5S5k; steamer No. 2, red, 54ISa54 N-receiDts
2.f6I bushels; shipments, $4,000 bushels; stock,
622 792 bushels; sales, 1GI coo bushels; Southern
wheat by sample, 57a5S. do on grade 55a5S
March. 47Aa471g; May, 4s3ea4s9S: steamer
mixed, 1864 bid receipts, 81, PSI bushels; ship
ments, 10000 bushels; stock, 1855 bushels;
sales. $1,000 bushels Southern white and yell
low corn, 4Sa49 - 0atst quiet but hrm-No 2,
white Western, 35lSa361a: No. 2 mixed, 33a4-
receipts, 10.1l3 bushels; stock 24Y,0S5 bushels
Rye inactive-No. 2, 56a51-receip's, go bush
els; stock, 21 ,4s7 bushels Hay quiet and easy
good to choice timothy, 1300ai3 go Grain
freights quiet, rates barely steady, unchanged.
Sugar firm, unchanged Butter and eggs steady,
unchanged. Cheese firm. unchanged
The Washington times., 1895-02-24
ARLINGTON RACES.
Seven Books Did a Rushing Business on
Four Long Shots.

Seven Books Did a Rushing Business on
Four Long Shots.
Baltimore, Feb. 23.-LA large crowd en-
Joyed to-day's racing at Arlington. The
weather, though cool, was favorable for the
sport. and the track wasr in good condition.
The favorites met their Waterloo, only one
first choice, Princess Alix, winning
Holyport. at 10 to l, defeated such sprint
ers as Con Lucy and Jewel easily in the
second race, and Fassett, lat Sto l, had no
trouble in beating theI odds-on tavorite,
Marguerite. The seven books which had
drawn in did rushing business. Summary:
First race-Four and one-half furlongs.
Princess Alix. 81 &C. Donneliy). to 10. won;
Boonton. So CIV. Barrett). 6 to l, second; Hay
Time, 100. King Bird Selah, Snooks, Nc
Cormack, and May Bird also ran.
Second race-Five and one-half furlongs.
Holyport, 108 (Boyle), 10 to 1, won: Con
Lucy, 106 CIV. Morrisl, 2 to 5. second; Jewel,
80 o., Donnelly), to 2, third. Time, d;15.
Mickey b., Pickaway. and Benjamin also
ran.
Third race-Five furlongs-Fassett. 81
&C. Murphy, 8 to 1. won: Marguerite. 101
(Geiger), 2 to 5. second, and Peter jackson,
105 CIV. Andrews), 5,to l, third. Time, 1:07.
William Penn, Dorcas L., May e.. Outsider,
and Plaintiff. also ran.
Fourth race-Four aud half furlongs.
Lillipute, "a (HayesJ. to /. won; Briscoe,
log CIV. Morris), II to 5, second. and Lallah.
90. 6. Donnelly). even. third. Time, 1:01.
Miss Fisher and Guy Ali also ran.
Fifth race-Half mile. Vestibule, 100 G..
Moore), to 2, won;r Saginaw. 81 g. Dom
nelly). 8 to !, second. and Jim R., 104 (Neal).
10 to third. Time. 0:54. Trixey Gardner,
The Pearl, and Psyche also ran.
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So Good of Him.

"There, my love-" said the young hus-
band, as he placed q large bundle on the
table, ''Tve bought you a pair of sleeves"
''Oh, you darlingl" exclaimed the delighted
wife. 81 am so happy! Anything will do
for dress. New York Press.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24


track in good shape is progressing rapidly.
The harrows are out every day and it
looks as If everything would be in ship
shape by the st of March
Secretary Tompkins. who returned from
Chicago with every hope that the club
would be admitted to the Western Turf
Congress, says that racing win be re-
sumed by the first. AS yet no date COM
promise has been arranged by represen-
tatives OF the st. Asaph and Old Dominion
tracks, but there is reason TO believe
that an understanding VIII be reached in
a few days. ,. ..
The proposed convention which is
talked of being held in Chicago for the
purpose OF forming a Sporting League is
move in the ngnt direction
The English Sporting League, which
is acknowledged the world over as
the cleanest, most honest institution or its
kind, was the outgrowth OF the fanatic
ideas OF the Anti-gambling League. The
latter sought TO abolish sports because they
Claimed that all sporting people were
mere gamblers. The Sporting League was
formed. undertook TO eliminate this idea
from the public mind where it had taken
strong hold, and as an outcome the
Z,
though it has no political complexion yet
in parliamentary distric Is where its
branches exist, it makes the candidates de-
fine their status in regard to sports very
early in the canvass.
Morello, 'salvator the Second" as he
was often called, has at last after much
knocking about found a home He will
lord it over number of Hooded mares
on the CT ase ranch in California A num-
Der of them are descendants of the cele-
brated Katie Pease
We note with pleasure that Isaac Murphy
has decided to once more return to the
turf Tue ''colored Archer OF the turf, :"
as he was called in Lis sunny days, when
he had nearly as large following as Taral
or Sims have now, was at one time in the
very first flight OF American Jockeys He
has ! ost OF friends, who will be pleased
at his decision. He has not made any
regular engagement, but viii take a turn
at free Iancing. He VIII start in al Memphis
and follow the circuit TO Chicago.
The Pacific Coast studente certainly
do not lack pluck. Tue University OF
California has applied for sGmittance TO
the Inter -collegiat ASSoci alton with
a view to competing in the big annual
tournament They have also arranged
q UdtCn viii lIe university OF fcFiI-
sylvania, and are now after Chi
Michigan, Yale, Harvard, and otLer uni
versities.
They advance as plausible reason for this
move that no matter il tl6y don't get any
better than fourth place in the inter-
collegiate championships it VIII do much
towards uniting the atIIet.c interests of
the Pacific Slope with those of the rest
of the world Not that they have any
idea of taking the fourth place, for they say
they can beat Harvard all right, are not
afraid of Yale, and will give the Quakers
pretty stiff argument. GO -~ ~'.'..s-a..l
William Baldway, a member of the Dis
trict of Columbia Y NJ. C. a. and captain
of the Pension Office baseball team, has
bad flattering offers 10 play professional
ball on several of the Eastern league teams.
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big kick, claiming that the S1O0 was just,
but the $40 was an outrage. The fine
was paid and went.
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FRESH SPORTING GOSSIP
Old Dominion Track Getting in
Shape for March T..
NO INTERCHANGEABLE DATES

Secretary TomDkins and the st. Asaph's
People Have Not as Yet Come to an Un-
derstanding, but There Is Every Prospect
to Believe That the Meetings of the Two
Clubs Will Not Collide General Notes.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Catcher William Clark has affixed his sig
nature 10 q contract with the Baltimore
Baseball Club.
The members of the team who have signed
for 1895 are Roinson. Hemming Reitz, Kis-
singer. and Clark. Manager Hanlon leaves
Tor New YORK Tonight 10 attend the meeting
of the National League, before which he will
lay playing rules.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Hou ghton g. Delano, Photographic
Supplies, l4l6 New York ave. fe1-f,Ssw
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Chicago Grain aud Produce.

All the Same.
Mrs. Bingo-My market bill isn't nearly 90
heavy this week.
Bineo-That's because went fishing
twice.
Mrs. Bingo-Umphl You should see my
fish bill.
No Letter Came.
Won Blumer-My wife went away on VISIT
the other day and / told her not to write me-
until she needed some money.
PlankinSton-D.d d she!
Won Biumer-No; she telegraphed-
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Intelligently assorted, natured by long stor-
age, 113 pure, wholesome Wines, 10 Whiskies,
none tainted by;fusel oil Chr. Xander's Whole
sale store, 909 Seventh street.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

New York Stock Exchauge.
Furnished 10y Siisby S Co. hangers aui
brokers, metropolitan Bank Building, Fifteenth
street, opposite Treasury. Washington d. G.
High IN
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series all except the championship. naturally

series, all except the championship. naturally
feels proud OF its work.
Gait Wells is making record in ten-pin
practice and is possible 'comer" in that
line Dick Beall is a 'south PAW" of no
mean quality and with practice he will make
good one.
Work preparatory to the club exhibition
at the Academy on April % is going along
we'll and some great gymnastics are prom
isaA
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Carroll substitutes are Harry Sweeney,
Harry Hickey. and George McCloskey.
W. A. c. substitutes are William Horan
and J. Ellis.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

william Baldway, a member of the Dis
trict of Columbia Y NJ. c. a. and captain
of the Pension Office baseball team, has
bad flattering offers 10 play professional
ball on several OF the Eastern league teams.
The Washington times., 1895-02-24

Morello, "salvator tue Second" as he
was often called, has at last after much
knocking about found a home He will
lord il over a number of Hooded mares
on the CT ase ranch in California A num-
ber of them are descendants of the cele-
brated Katie Pease
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-10-17
CHAPTER VII.

Unaware of the schemes that had been
made for her settlement in life, Jane
was charmed when the invitation came
for her to go to Cawnpore. Independent
ly of a natural love of change and gay
ETY., she was full of nervous delight at
the idea of entering society-the society
of which she had so often thought and
dreamed.
And her mother was no less pleased.
She realized at once the advantage it
would be to her daughter to make her
first appearance under other auspices than
her own, and where her former circum-
stances were not known.
1T is giving the girl fair chance" she
said, complacently, to her husband.
"And it is particularly kind of Captain
and Mrs. Dene," he replied. For the
quartermaster was more sensible of the
condescension than was Mrs. Knox, who,
hattered though she-was at the attention,
did not share the soldiers natural rev.
erence for his officer. Then he added,
doubtfully: II wonder what Jacob Lynn
will say ~
what has he to do with it?" asked
Mrs. Knox, sharply.
Everything, seeing that he is to be
the girls husband"
She looked at him in utter scorn.
DO you really think that that will ever
be?"
"Why not? A promise is promise;
and don't want Jane to be such a fine
lady as to forget her first friends" he
answered, doggedly.
els it true, John, that the sergeant has
taken to drinking lately?" Mrs Knox
asked, presently.
Il heard something about it, but one
does not believe everything one hears"
HE was always Notwithstanding her
head.
It SO happened that Jacob Lynn heard
nothing of James projected visit until
she had already left. Then he came to
Mrs. Knox and reproached her bitterly
for what he called her unfair reticence.
"You have owed me a grudge ever
since Jane promised to be my wife. But
she promised of her own free will, so it is
unjust to use your influence against me, +"
he said, sulkily, at the end of the TRADE.
Everything is against me. Be on my
side!' he pleaded
II have given you my advice already,
and can do no more" she answered, coldly.
That same evening Mrs. Knox wrote to
her daughter, telling her all home news
and outside gossip, but Intentionally re-
framing from saying a word, good or ill,
of Jacob Lynn.
TO be cOntinued)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-10-17
CALIFORNIA WOMAN'S GRIT.
Female Telegraph Operator Repulses
Robbers.

San Francisco, Cal, Oct ia fine
display of grit and the liberal use of IA
pistol probably saved the life of Mrs.
Leva Marshall, operator at Baden for
the Southern Pacific railway. Late last
night G. T. Herbst, the Office manager,
left the office, leaving Mrs. Marshall
in charge. About fifteen minutes later
Mrs. Marshall was startled by someone
kicking OH the door. She put pistol
in her pocket just as the door was kicked
in and a tall, dark-complexioned man
wearing a mask entered and demanded
money, leaving companion outside.
Mrs. Marshall drew her revolver for use,
but the villain was too quick for her
and fired, missing the woman's heart
few inches, the ball entering her left
arm at the elbow.
Mrs. Marshall then commenced to use
her revolver, emptying it OH the fleeing
robbers. She waited for some time,
thinking that the shots would be heard,
but no assistance coming, Mrs. Marshall
telegraphed to Train Dispatcher Walters
in this city, who Immediately sent a spe-
cial car to bring her to San Francisco
for treatment. Before the train arrived
a constable reached the scene and com
menced search for the men, but with
out success. Mrs Marshall is now at
ST. Luke's hospital in this city. Her
injuries are not very serious.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-10-17
Great Swimming Feat.

Martin Sullivan, white sailor on
the cruiser Minneapolis, now at the
Norfolk navy yard, was ironed recent
ly for desertion. He escaped frim his
cell last night and While handcuffed
leaped overheard and swan across the
river to Berkley, half mile away. He
hid under a raft while the cruiser
swept the water with her search lights.
When they were turned off he made
his way to Berkley, where some ne
rroes fled his handouts off. He then
exchanged his uniform for citizens
clothes and engaged to work his pass
age to New York on a barge. When a
launch from the yard passed the barge
to-day he hid in a boiler, but was sub
seauent1y captured
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-10-17
ARMIES IS DISCHARGED.
Judge Bradley of the District SUI
preme Court Scores Gen.
SCofield.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 1O.-Judge
Bradley of the district Supreme court
today ordered the discharge from Gus
tody of Capt. George A. Armes, who
was arrested on the order of Lieut.-Gen.
Schofeld, Just prior to the latters re-
tirement from command or the army.
for having written him an insulting let
ter. Judge Bradley scored the action of
the late general of the army, character
izing it as unlawful, tyrannIcal and ca
PRECIOUS.
In discharging Capt. Armes, whose ar.
rest and confinement Gen. Scnoneid hau
ordered by virtue of his position as act
ing secretary of war, Judge Bradley
said: 1.-THE arrest and taking away OF
Armes into custody, carrying him away
from his home to barracks and holding
him in close arrest without any ante
cedent charge of crime preferred in any
way against him was, and is, UNJUST,
unlawful, arbitrary tyrannical and ca
PRECIOUS on the part of Gen. Schotield in
whatever capacity he acted. whether act
ing as eutenantgsnerai or acting e s ds
charged"
The Judge then went into the matter
at considerable length and said: No
charge was preferred against Armes at
the time of his arrest, no crime has been
charged since and for the Offense alleged
no arrest was necessary. The arrest
and confinement were unlawful and OPP
pressive AS the offense charged would
on substantiation result only in repri-
mand, suspension or dismissal, the pos
session of the body of the accused was
not necessary to carry out the charges,
as would have been the case if imprison-
ment or death was to be the sentence"
Speaking of the Presidents power in
army matters. the judge said: THE
President of the United States is COM
mander-in-chief of the officers of the army
on the retired list. This function of the
chief executive. however, is unaccompa-
MED by narrowing care or weighty re-
sponsibility. His title of commander-in-
chief, SO far as it relates to retired Off
GERS. is shorn of all power to impose
duties and appears to be an empty name"
The judge acknowledgements office of
the war department has determined to
take an appeal from the decision of Judge
Bradley. This will carry the matter to
the court of appeals of the District of
Columbia