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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05

1t was realized by alI patrons of base ball
in the Western league cities last year that c.
B. Fisher, of indianapolis, was the greatest
pitcher in the aggregation. Speaking of his
noteworthy pitching feats, the New York
Clipper of this week says: 1.-THE most prom
inent of his twirling feats Occurred while he
was connected with the Buffalo and Indianap-
vented three different teamss from scoring a
run in as many consecntivgy championship
games: TIE last of thel three took place on
Aug. 81. at Buffalo, N. y. against the Troy
result was reached. Both teams were BANKED
up to the twelfth inning. when the Buffalos
managed to get in thu ooEp lid winni~ Z rp1
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05
New Orleans Races

NEW ORLEANS. La. Jan. 4-Results to-
day: W
FIRST race, six furlongs-Forget won George
F Smith second, Lottie Mills third. Time
1:15R. i0'
Second race, seven furlongs-Constantin
won Boating Green second, Gladiola third
Time, 1909. ~
Third race. six furlongs-Imp. Remedy won
Verdi second, Valet third. Time 116H
FOURTH race, mile and twenty yards
Time. 1:45A.
Fifth race, six furlongs-Kathleen won. Ko-
OAK second, Prince Williams third. Time,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05
A STATE LEAGUE.

A Minnesota state league for 1896
seems to be among the reasonable pos
sibilities. There will be no trouble
about securing the talent; the question
is one Of financial support. The players
will be amateurs, but there will be ex-
penses to be met for transportation and
the like, which may test the patriotism
OF some of the smaller towns. st. Paul,
Minneapolis, Duluth Brainerd, Still
water, Hastings, Moorhead, Chaska and
probably Superior, Wis, will be the
starters in the new league, and it is
intended to have full season circuit.
meeting will be held in Minneapolis
next month to complete the organiza-
tion.. There is no question about the
supply of good blood in the state, for
more than one National league star has
played amateur ball on Gopher state
soil, and it was not amateurish ball,
either.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05

The losers made only three scattering singles
off Fisher. On July Z, at Providence, R. l..
the Providence team made only two safe hits
off Fisher, but succeeded in defeating the
credited with seven safe hits. One OF his
best performances during the past season was
preventing the st. Paul team from making
more than two safe hits off him. June TO-
at ST. Paul, yet hte latter by 2 to 1, al
though Indianapolis vas credited with ten
safe hits. On May rs, at Indianapolis the
Milwaukees made only four safe hits off him.
Indianapolis winning by score of u to f.
Fisher held the Kansas Citys down to four
safe hits July 6. at indianapolis. the home
team winning by score Of 3 to /.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05
VETERAN BALL TossER DEAD.
Thomas j. Foley, First Captain of
the EXeelsfOrs.

CHICAGO. Jan. 4.-Thornas J. Foley,
at one time a leading base ball player,
died suddenly today of apoplexy. In
1866 he captained the old Chicago Ex-
celsiors, the pioneer base ball club of
this city. and the first team to bear the
name of the white Stockings He
played third base for the White Stock
ings till 1869, when he joined the equally
famous Forest City nine, of Rockford.
A. G. Spalding, who was pitching for
the Forest City team in. those days,
learned Of the death of his old-time col
league with deep regret. Mr.. Foley, af-
ter retiring from the ball field, went into
the business of manufacturing blank
books. and then into the postoffice serv-
ice. He was about forty-nine years old
He leaves a widow and three children.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05
PECULIAR CoNTRIvANCE.
Tho Cycling Invention of "a Chicago
Man.

w. A. Dryden, of Chicago, has in
vented a cycling contrivance with
which he hopes to revoltionize the bust
ness. The cut shown herewith will give
the reader a good general idea of the
appearance of the machine. The driv-
ing wheel is built like the ordinary
wheel, but is only eighteen inches in
diameter.
On it's outside face the u section is
faced with rubber. and the spools shown
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05
After the SIurrers.

LYONS, N. Y, Jan. A. = Sporting men
present at the prize fight between Billy
Woods, of Denver. and Tom Brennan at
Jenius Tuesday morning, are alarmed at the
activity of the Seneca county officials in work
ing the matter up. The officials claim they
will have the principals. shareholders, sec
onds, referee and witnesses indicted An at
tache of the sheriff's office has been here to-
day looking the case up.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05
Draw SpIELERS n.
NORTHWESTERN CURRIERS' WILL
SOON GATHER AT DU-
LUTH.
PRIZES OF $4,000 HUNG UP,
AND 500 LOVERS OF THE ICE
GAME EXPECTED TO CON-
PETE.
ONLY LITERALLY A "FROsT.v
Figuratively Speaking 1t Is Count
ed on as a Peculiarly SHOT
PropOsition.I
PRIZES OF $4,000 HUNG UP,


The bonspiel of the Northwestern
CURING association, to be held in Du-
luth, beginning Jan. 10, promises to be
the most interesting event of the kind
the Northwest has seen in years. if
ever equaled before. Nearly 500 curriers'
are expected to take part
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05

great feat He is now, as one of his friends
said, "a shining eXemplification of what a
noble specimen of humanity righteous living
duce.'
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05
PREFER HAS APPENDICITIS.

Fred Pfeffer's serious illness, he be-
ing confined in Chicago hospital
with appendicitis. is placing the New
York team in a predicament The
captaincy of the team is yet uncertain.
and while George Davis is mentioned.
if he is put in the out Held he will
not be likely to direct the team work
Gleason may do, but he is untried, and
will be an experiment. If Pf4ffer is
unable to ioip the team when it goes
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05

The Globe Almanac, Cyclopaedia and
Atlas contains $50 large quarto, two
column pages of valuable information
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05

Feb. 1S-Canadian amateur figure skating
meet Montreal Can
FEB lS-Junior and novice skating races.
Montreal Can.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05
AND THEN MILWAUKEE!

| IneFe IS just d. SuSSeSllOU OIL the
sophomorical in this. but then it must
be remembered that Missouri does not
know Mr. Goodnow as we'll as Mime
sofa does. There has not for a long
time been any doubt here as to the
willy Johns having his nerve with him
| at every hour.
Milwaukee is closer, and the Evening
| Wisconsin of that CITY, conceding that
Mr.. Goodnow is a thorough politf-
cian," opines that his "jingoing meth
DDS" will not be tolerated in the West
ern league. It throws Republican pol
itics right in Johns face with the as
sert;on that Ellis selection was in
strict accord with the rules of the Fiji
ty-f1rst congress, as codified by Thomas
B. Reed, which authority Mr.. Goodnow
is perhaps more familiar with than
with Al Spalding's rules Or the Clipper
| almanac.
| But the introduction was almost COM
/! plimentary compared with what fol-
! lows. See here:
| President Vanderbeck's resolution to
prohibit Western league clubs from hir-
ing any players from a National league
club unless they are first released by
1 the latter was good move The object
players
The scheme of utilizing a minor
league club by one of the National
league clubs as training school for
promising players was first tried by
Cincinnati two years ago, says the De-
/ troit Journal The easy manner in
which indianapolis walked away with
the pennant, when majority of her
players belonged to Cincinnati, has in
| fn try fha
thing. According to all reports, the
Minneapolis team next year will be an
! offshoot of the Chicago club. Rumor
has it, also, that other clubs in the
| league are controlled by National
| league capital. If this is true, then it
is only question of short time when
| the big league viii practically control
the minor ones. The wholesale signing
! by the National league of players for
whom they can have no use shows
which way the wind is blowing. Louis
vile already has about fifty men under
contract. New York has eleven pitch
| ers signed and the same kind of thing
| is being done by the other league clubs.
| A young player, if offered a contract
/ by National league club, will sign at
a smaller salary than a minor league is
willing to give. Much good talent is
secured cheap in this way. The farned
| player is in no wise responsible to the
| manager for whom he is playing and
the discipline of the club is impaired.
He can be recalled at any time by his
| owners and the minor club is deprived
! of his services, perhaps when they are
needed the most If the new rule be
established. a player, before he can
sign with a minor league club. must
| be released outright and the club sign
I ing him will control him absolutely
The National league club will then
sign no players they cannot use and
the minor league club will have a bet
ter chance to secure good players for
| their clubs.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05

The LAWS of American Whist are
given fully in the Globe Almanac, Cy-
ciopeetiia and Atlas.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05

where ice freezes sooner than at any
other place in the state of Minnesota.
The building cost $1,000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05
SEEMS TO HOLD HIM IN CON- :.
TEMPT.
NEVER SAW HIS TEAM PLAY,
AT LEAST THAT IS A KANSAS CITY
OPINION DULY SUB
SCRIBED.
BASE BALL OUTLOOK FOR 1896.
Gossip From the Big and Little
Leagues Pertaining to Players
GAME EXPECTED TO COM

Uneasy lies the head that wears a
crown. John Goodnow, the new chief
tain Of the Minneapolis base ball syn
dicate. has bent his laurel-wreathed
brow before the singing shafts Of the
base ball writer's in the opposition
towns. He thought when he went into
the base ball business that his political
opponents had said all the mean things
that could be said about him, but he
was mistaken. His fame as a politi-
clan was limited to one state; the West
ern league circuit covers six.
John's-beg pardon, Mr.. Goodnow's-
troubles began when he returned from
the Chicago meeting frothing at the
mouth because his colleagues awarded
franchise to Deacon Ellis. The Min
neapolis papers printed some of the
frothings, and now Mr.. Goodnow wish
es he had spilled Oil instead of soap
Suds in the troubled sea of base ball
affairs.
The particular outpouring of Mr.
Goodnow's righteous Indignation to
which the other towns on the circuit
take exception was this:
The whole thing is Illegal" he said,
and II they can put up job on US
like that, why can't they do anything
they please in spite of the written
agreement. L have learned that it does
not pay to depend on the word Of honor
of some men interested in the Western
league. 1t is also evident to me that
they have formed combination
against Minneapolis and Indianapolis,
and will try to prevent US from
strengthening our teams"
1t impels the Kansas City World to
soliloquiZe as follows
For a gentleman who has only been
connected with the Western league for
few months and who has never seen
his own team play a game, it would APP
pear that President Goodnow has his
nerve with him to criticise the old man
ayers of the league who have thus far
managed, not only to rganiZe it but
make it the most successful minor
base ball organization ever in existence,
just because, forsooth, they saw fit to
differ from him in regard to the giving
of franchise. If Mr.. Goodnew de-
sires, as it appears, to run the league,
he should wait little while any way,
so that he may at least make a bluff
at fully understanding the situation.
AND THE!N NIT WA TIKI Ell
The sun., 1896-09-22

finds itself Of bringing up ite navy in quality
and quantity to modern requirements.
SO true is IL In the world of affairs rs In ma
ture, that there cannot be n disturbance of the
equilibrium In ono direction without corre-
spending reaction In Others The construc.
has exhausted It's latest resOurces for the pur.
poses OF destruction. involves the employment
OF u personnel on IA level In practical knOwl-
edge and aoilltY with the machinery they have
TO use. England has not, thanks to the In
ferlority OF her educational system such
stan OF men In sufficient numbers, nor can
they be obtained In day. Therein there is some
compensation to yer possible adversaries. who
might otherwise he daunted by the formidable
array Of armed iron and steel hulls England Is
European states whose commerce and colonial
expansion are seriously menaced should Eng
land succeed in gaining an overawing prepOn-
derance at sea, Is In union. AS for the United
states, Its power TO assist in protecting the
other weaker Sthtes of the American continent
and TO maintain the principles of the Monroe
doctrine, will lie In it's preparedness tn meet
force with force. defensively and offensively.
England, having entered upon what looks like
an era OF indefinite naval expenditure. has by
tho arrogance which the belief in her power
has enRendered shown that she Is q menace to
the peace Of tho world. IL is fortunate that
the complexity OF modern civilization makes
IL almost as dangerous for n nation to be the
aEgressor as tho ATTACKED. and in England
founded on go artificial and complex basis
that ono or two serious checks or defeats would
redress tho balance which ia apparently now
in its favor. The seed Gown by Lord Sal lis
bury and Prince Bismarck at Berlin is bearing
its natural fruit in a general disturbance Of the
will have her full share. F. y.
NEW YORK, Sepk. 21.
The sun., 1896-09-22
sILcoTT SEES HIS WID0Y.
He Says She swindIea hIm by Means OF .
Matrimonial Ad.

Mrs. Anna G!ossner. formerly OF Peeksklll
and later OF Plattsburg. this State. who Is ac-
cused by William A. Silcott of Mount Vernon,
O., of having swindled him by means of o
matrimonial advertisement, was before Uni
ted States Commissioner Alexander for exam
ination yesterday. According 10 Silcotts
complaint, he, answered an advertisement
printed in Toledo paper. in which Mrs. Gloss
her described herself as pretty young widow,
without encumhrances, and with expectations
of a SIC. 900 legacy. He also says that as the
result of their correspondence he sent her $40.
and then she wrote TO him no more. Subse-
ousntly he learned he says. that she was car
rying on in the same way with other men, and
he brought about her arses:.
Mrs. Glossner Is not beautiful. and when
sho was arraigned before the Commissioner
the other day, she carried baby IN her arms.
It is stated, too, that about a week ago her
husbapd and four OF he's children disappeared
from Plattsburg. 1t Ia alleged that Mrs.
Glossner had sen. SilcOtt a picture OF a hand.
some young woman. representing 1T as one of
herself, and when he saw the widow for the
evinced that he had received the final shock
which dissipated his dreams of lowell ness and
the $4,000 legacy. Silcott told his story,
and Deputy Postmaster McCrockery and Let
ter Carrier Robert McNair and Policeman
John Powers of Newburgh identified the wo-
man as Mrs. Glossner. The Commissioner adj
journed the examination until to-morrow;
court yesterday, as It is very III of brain fever
in Ludlow street jail. silcott Is stout, rud-
dy-facAd man, who dresses we'll, and wears a
Bryan button.
The sun., 1896-09-22
JOHN HANAMAKER'S PUPS.
They Involved tho Observation-Disclosures erns
In n Dispute with the Custouas Omeiafr.

They Involved tho -Generns
In n Dispute with the Custons Omeiain.
General Customs Appraiser Wilkinson spent
last week in Philadelphia hearing appeals
from the decisions of the local appraisers OF
that port. Among the cases he heard was
dog ease. In which OK. x.Postmaster-G General joan
Wanamaker was the appellant. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wanamaker were in Germany during
the summer and at one Of the towns In that
country went to see performance OF HaRen-
beck's trained animals. A fox terrier 80 at
tracted their fancy by her intelligence aud
tricks that Mr Wananaker bought the animal
for 500 marks. The manager Of the circus In
formed Mr. Wanamaker that before very long
his purchase would become the mother of q
family OF fox terriers. but that he would have
father was n dog OF distinguished lineage.
Mr.. Wanamaker had the terrier shipped by
one OF the boats sailing for Philadelphia, and
valued her In the invoice at the price he had
paid, 500 marks On the way over the ex-
pected event occurred. but only two OF the
litter lived to land in this country. These two,
however, put the Philadelphia customssoficera1n
ouandary. Mr.. Wanamaker's Invoice calling
for one dog valued at 500 marks could not be
used for n dog and two pups. The local in-
spectors finally valued tho pups at 40 marks
vaiorem. at S4 for the pair. Mr.. Wanamaker
protested that the valuation was tno high, for
1t was evident that there had been q mistake
about the father. The pups wore plainly mon
Rrel.
The matter was referred to General Ap-
praiser Wilkinson, who reduced the valua-
ton to 30 marks each, making the duty $2.
The sun., 1896-09-22
FLIGHT OF LONELY SONG BIRD.
The SoRbre Sand and Sad Sea Too Mach
for tho Poetienl sonI of Annie Jett.

PATCHoGUE. y. y. Sept. 2l.-Handsomo
Annie Jett the poetical and lonesome s-year-
old young lady who escaped from the parental
roof last Friday night. has not been found by
her parents yet. II any one knows OF the where-
abouts OF this light haired and pretty young
poet he can secure $1,000 reward offered for her
apprehension. Annies home was over on the
Great South Beach, among the great sand hills
that stretch for miles alongside tho Atlantic
Ocean from Firo Island to Montauk Point.
Last Saturday morning Annie's mother
found note on the breakfast table telling
her she could look in the ocean for Annie's
body. A search OF the house showed that
Annie had jumped from her bedroom window
in tho second story to the ground during tho
night. But Annie was true to feminine instinct
and took along with her her iewelry, ribbons.
hoomcrs. and other little t.inkets. or course,
her parents knew she had never jumped into
the raging surf with all these things in her pos
session. they started n search along the
that is ankle deep they tracked Annie for eev-
eral miles, and then they tclephoned along the
was found that Annie had walked for twenty
miles to tho Point-o' Moods life saving station.
There she told pathetic story OF how she had
The tend er. hearted life Savers made up purse
for her and after she had eaten breakfast they
took her over to the mainland. Then she disap-
peared entirely.
= Annie Ia a poet of considerable ability. sho
had n habit OF sitting on the seashore and writ
ing poems Many OF them she would put In
bottles. and, after corking the bottles up. would
hurl them into the sea. The poems were often
them The % poems always touched on hsr wr'es Ioee
and dreary surroundings. In Anne's note TO
her mother she said she was tired of homo
reached only after five miles sail across the
Great South Bay. Her father, John Jett, Keeps
asrmmerr hotel opposite Patchogue at Home
The sun., 1896-09-22
E1sHHAWk BOARDS FERRYBoAE
Ca1ght Alive and Going to Candidate Wood.
RUIZ for . Mascot.

Caught Alive and Going to Candidate Wood.
ruH for . Mascot.
While the good ferryboat Pferrepont, bound
from Hamilton avenue to the Battery with q
deck load OF Brooklynites, was passing Cover
nor's Island, heading west by north, about ono
bell In the middle watch yesterday morning,
o strange craft hove in sight diagonally upward
on the star board bow. and hailed with a pecul-
lar sQueakng sound. The craft was flying
down the wind and showed every Indication OF
an intention to board the ferry boat Before the
Pierrepont's course could be altered there was n
terrific collision between the stranger and the
wire stay that stretches between the smoke
stacks.
All hands alott" shouted the Captain at the
Morris Higgins and Patrick Grace got to the
scene Of tho disaster first, and found the
stranger on its beam ends on the upper deck. A
number of feathers were drifting to leeward.
Gosh! It's an eagle" said Higgins.
Eagle nothing said Grace. ITS whole OF
Well it's alive any way grab it," cried Hig-
Immediately set about putting up good fight.
For q time there were lively dotngs on the
upper deck. The bird fought with beRk. claws,
their prisoner below and locked IL into n cabin.
1t 10 about five feet across the wlngs. aud of n
notified gray and black. IL 10 probably a fish
30 great a size, 1t showed evidences Of u fierce
baltic with the winds. Fishhawks are not
rare about this region. though they are seldom
seen near large cities there was regular set
summer. and several were shot of Fire Island.
The boatmen have decided TO turn over the
bird to Park Commissioner Timothy Woodruff
OF Brooklyn As n mascot for his campaign for
Lieutenant. Governor. Even II the bird isn't
the American eagle, IL 10 pretty near IT, they
say, and ought to be good emblem of victory.
The sun., 1896-09-22
FIRE COW. FoRD,s FUNKRA1.
The Body Escorted by n Guard or Hoaor
Made Up OF BattaIien Chief and FIrenen

The Body Escorted by n Guard or Honor
Made Up OF Battalion ChIefs and FIreasn.
Tho body Of Fire Commissioner Austin f.
Ford. who died OF appendicitis at his home on
Marion avenue, Fordham. last Thursday, was
buried in st. Ruymond's Cemetery, West
Chester, at noon yesterday. At half past o
o'clock the comm was taken to tho Roman Cath
olic Church Of Our Lady of Mercy. at Webster
avenue and lS4th street. escorted by a guard of
honor consisting OF the ten battalion chiefs of
the Fi-e Department Three coaches. containing
the floral offerings, led the procession, and were
followed by a delegation of l20 employees of
the Fire Department repair shops. Fire Chief
Bonner and the pail bearers, Gen. James r.
O'Beirne. tho Hon. Edward Lauterbach, the
Hon. Patrick Egan, ex-Minister to Chill: o. @,
Shayne. John ID. Crimmins. and Gen. o. H.
La Grange, President of the Board of Fire Com
misSionets. followed tho hearse. and beside it
walked tho escort. A detail of 100 hremen
were drawn up in line In front of the church
and stood with uncovered heads while the body
was borne inside.
AZ tho solemn high mass of requiem the Rev.
NJ. f. Horan MAS celebrant, and was assisted by
the Rev. j. A. Collins as deacon and the Rev. j.
NJ. Rigney as spo-deacon. AT the conclusion OF
the services tho body was taken TO the cem-
etery. the pail bearers, tho escort of chiefs and
an additional escort OF ten fremen accompany
ing IL. The detail of 100 men followed the pro-
cession for ono mile and then diBbanded.
The sun., 1896-09-22
FIRE BOARD VACANCY.
Mayor VIII Probably FIJI Il this Week
Aner Mr.. ShsmeId's Retarn.


Mayor Strong said yesterday that he will
probably appoint Fire Com missioner this week
to succeed tho late Austin e. Ford. Fire Com
missioner james r. Sheffield. who is In tho
woods of Maine on a vacation. tslegraphed to
Mayor Strong yesterday that he will be In New
York on Wednesday or Thursday. and very
likely he will be consulted about the appoint
ment.
The Mayor has been overrun with applications
for the place, some OF the applicants having sent
their requests for appointment by telegraph M
soon as they heard or Commissioner Ford's
death.
Among the men who have been spoken Of as
possible appnnteeS are subway Commissioner
Thomas !, Hamilton former Excise Commis-
slOner Julius llarburger, ;. Rowland Robbins
WHO was superseded in the board by Comnis-
siOner Ford under the operation OF tho Power OF
Removal bill, and an insurance man name
Patterson. Neither Mr.. Hamilton nor Mr.
lIurhurger ~ an applicant for the place, aud il
can Dr assumed that no representative Of the
underwriters will be appointed IL IL under
stood that the Mayor proposes to gpoint a Re-
publican. A man whose name II is said has
beGn considered Is Ciyil Service Commissioner
Sturges.