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BASEBALL VETERANS.
Rain Stops the Most Unique Game in
the History of the Sport.

Rain Stops the Most Unique Game in
the History of the Sport.
ROCKFORD Qn), April 13.-Rain
stopped the most unique game in the
history of baseball to-day. Veterans of
the sixties, whose names were once
household words, met in a contest ac-
cording to the old rules, that gave the
| batter nine balls, made a foul on a
bound out and caused a runner to be
called out if he overran first base.
The umpire of the game was Fl. II.
Waldo, 76 years of age, known as the
Father of the Forest Citys," which
team was organized here in 1860 and
played until 1875, being one of the most
famous clubs in the country. The game
to-day was in honor of Harry Wright,
the proceeds going to the erection of a
monument to him in Philadelphia 1t
was made reunion of the players of
the old Forest City team, and a number
of old players who had been prominent
or other teams volunteered their serv-
ices.
One team was made up of A. G.. Spald-
ing, G. E. King, Frank Trumbull, A l..
Barker, M. L. WHEELER, r. c. Buckman,
w. L. Lighthart, B. Osborne and Fred.
Cone. The other club consisted Of
Cherokee" Fisher, NJ. Larue, Harry
Starr, w. S. Stearis, Dan OLeary, E. c.
Dunn, George Wright, c. T. Page and
M. H. Golden.
Spalding and King and Fisher and
Larue formed the batteries. George
Wright, a brother of Harry Wright
played short stop for his team. The
Forest city BANKED their opponents,
and in their half batted out four runs,
when heavy rainstorm stopped the
game. The attendance was $500 the
threatening weather keeping thousands
away.
CINCINNATI, April 13.--A game OF
ball of unusual interest was played here
this afternoon between the old Cincin-
natl team of 1882, which won the Amer
lean Association pennant of that year,
and this years Cincinnati National
League Club. The game was for the
benefit of the Harry Wright monument
fund. and over 5000 people were in at
tendance. The leaguers won by score
of Z to 3.
PEORIA Qll), April 13.-The Harry
Wright day ball game between the
Cleveland and Peoria clubs was pre-
vented by rain, the game being called
off. There was large attendance.
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FITZHUGH LEE.
Named as Successor to Consul-General
Williams at Havana.

Williams at Havana.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The Presi-
dent to-day sent to the Senate the nomi-
be Consul-General of the United States
at Havana, Cuba, vice Ramon o. Will
Jams, resigned.
Williams had been in the Consular
service for twenty-five years, and had
the reputation of being a model Consul
lar officer. He had been desirous of
leaving the service for some time.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The ap-
pointment of a successor to Consul
General Williams caused no surprise in
official circles, as it has long been
known that Mr.. Williams was anxious
to retire from his position. When Mr.
Williams visited the United States last
year he rendered his resignation, but
was persuaded to remain in office on
account of the then threatened serious
ness of affairs.
Mr.. Williams had become obnoxious
to the Spanish authorities in Havana on
account Of his vigorous manner of car
ing for the interests of this Govern
ment, and it was reported that he and
Captain-General Campos had a per-
sonal quarrel, in which strong words
were used
In March last Mr. Williams renewed
the expression of his desire to relin-
quish the post, and it is said that he
finally agreed to remain until a sue
cessor was appointed, or until the end
OF the open season, that is, until the
present time
1t has been claimed that one of the
causes why Mr.. Williams did not have
the good will of the Spaniards was that
his brother-in-law managed from the
United States a West India Express
Company suspected of carrying on an
underground trade with the insurgents.
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u. S. SUPREr1E COURT.
An Important Decision Relating to the
Redemption of Bonds

WASHINGTON, April 13.-The Su-
preme Court of the United States re-
convened after ten days recess, and
handed down opinions in score and
half of cases.
Mississippi litigation was the occa-
sion of the most important, if not the
most interesting, decisions. Amos
Woodruff, trustee, and the German
Bank of Memphis, holders of certain
bonds issued by the Mississippi Levee
Board, No. /, brought suit in the court
Of Kinds County, that State, to enforce
a lien and trust upon certain lands in
that county created in their favor as
holders of such bonds. These bonds
were issued in 1871, and were made
payable in gold coin," although the
interest coupons were payable in law
full money" The case went against the
plaintiffs, and the Supreme Court of the
State affirmed the judgment of the trial
court.
In its decision the Supreme Court
said when the bonds were issued
gold coin was not the basis of the bust
ness of the country. 1t was money, but
of much greater value than the circu-
lating medium, consisting of United
States Treasury notes and of national
bank notes, of which we take judicial
notice. All debts payable in dollars
generally were, as now, solvable in legal
tenders, but an obligation payable in
gold coin can be discharged only ac-
cording to its terms
I'm authorizing the issuance of bonds
from 81 100000 and in the use of the
term money the Legislature must be
supposed to have meant in the Act
cited that money which constituted the
basis of the general business of the
country and was legal tender for the
payment of debts. Therefore there was
no authority in the Act for the issuance
of bonds payable in gold coin, and they
were void for want of authority for
their issuance"
From this decision the bond-owners
appealed to the Supreme Court of the
United States. The opinion of the court
was announced by Justice Fuller. 1t
discussed at great length the question
whether or not gold COIN was
money" and reached the conclusion
that it was, and, therefore, that the use
thority to borrow money was not in
Ndllu 1H0 VI the supreme
Court of the State was reversed. and the
case remanded with instructions to
proceed not inconsistent with the
plaintiff.
Unusual features were shown in the
case of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company vs. George S. Lewis ct al,
appealed from the Circuit Court for
Montana Lewis ct al. sues the rail-
road company for the value of 10000
cords Of wood destroyed by fire caused
by spark from one of the company's
engines. The railroad company set up
that Lewis ct al. were not the rightful
owners of the wood, 1t having been cut
by them without authority upon Gov
ernment land. The Montana court held
that their title was good against the
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nope. in your eyes any possible orense
for which I might have to stand trial
there; should 1 survive, / give you my
word as a man and soldier to return to
your country and cheerfully abide by
the consequences which the laws of the
country may visit upon me. My con-
science tells me that in this proceeding
will satisfy the laws of justice, and I
am confident that the citizens of the
United States will so judge of my con-
duct. CALIXTO GARCIA,
"Cuba Libre, March, 1896"
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WASHINGTON, April 13.-Represen-
tative Aldrich of Illinois gives out the
following statement tonight of Mr..
Reeds strength as compared with that
OF other candidates, and submits the
appended table, which he says is made
up from reliable information furnished
by delegates and in some cases by
Chairmen Of conventions:
ITO be sure" he says, there are con-
tests in several places where it would
be unfair to prejudge the action of the
convention. For instance, the entire
Mississippi delegation will be contested
and we place them in the doubtful
column. The only speculation in this
list is in the doubtful column. News
paper rumors do not figure in it at ALL -
The following is Mr.. Aldrichs esti-
re-
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SCHAEFFER WON.
Opening of the Billiard Tournament
at Boston.

opening OF the Billiard Tournament
at Boston.
BOSTON, April 13 The bil1ia rd
tournament which was opened tonight
by Schaeffer and GARNER was won bv
the former. 1t is the second in the
series of international billiards between
GARNER, Schaeffer, Ives and DAILY. the
laSt-narned Joining the tournament
here. The 300 points constitute an
evenings play, and what the men seek
IS the biggest slice of a purse of $4,000
and sweepstakes of $3.50 each. The
game was cushion carom
About 400 spectators were present in
Bumstead Hall when the game began.
Schaeffer won the bank, but failed to
score. GARNER tried, but was kissed
off. Then Jake clicked off thirty-five.
GARNER won applause by beautiful re-
turn bank, and an all-round-the-table
shot in the third.
The thirteenth inning was productive
of but one for the Wizard" and was
barren for the Belgian. The score was:
Schaeffer so, GARNER 80.
When the sixteenth inning opened the
balls were rolling just right for Jake.
He nursed them along the left rail for
S-<NeNNh SodiitS anu lHGU Drought down
the house by driving the object ball the
length of the table and the other across
for gather. He counted fast until
thirty-two were called and slipped up
on masse, fearfully hard try.
Jake got the spheres up against the
rail for a cushion-carom nurse in the
twenty-fifth and made thirty-nine
A kiss-cushion shot was the feature
of the thirty-first inning. 1t was made
by GARNER who rolled up three after
Schaeffer had failed to score.
Little was done except in the thirty
fourth inning, when GARNER made
twelve, until the thirty-eighth. Schaef-
fer opened with run of twenty three.
and GARNER followed with thirty-four,
and then stopped by miscue.
The game from the hirty-eighth in
ming was slow and uninteresting until
the opening Of the fifty-sixth With
the score 269 to 222 in favor Of Schaef-
fer, Jake collected the balls at the head
of the table and revived interest with a
run Of thirty-one. which finished the
game. Score: Schaeffer 300. GARNER
222.
Winners highest run 80, losers high
est run 81; winners average 5 1886.
losers average, 3 54-56 Referee, Fred
Eames.
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A Chicago Alderman Arrested.

CHICAGO, April 13.-Magnus c.
Knudson, Alderman for the Seven
teenth Ward of this city, was arrested
this afternoon on a warrant charging
him with an assault on a woman Civ
ing the name of Mrs. Hanlon. Mrs.
Hanlon claims that Knudson assaulted
her on the street, but refuses to say
anything further until the Alderman is
brought into court. Knudson says that
he knows no such person as Mrs. Han
Ion, and has never assaulted a woman.
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The Maybrick Joint Resolution Reported
Adversely to the Senate,
On the Ground That That Body Has
No Jurisdiction.
The United States Supreme Court
Makes an Important Ruling In a
Mississippi Case Relating to the
Money in Which Certain Levee
Bonds Shall be redeemed.

WASHINGTON, April 13.-The inves-
tigation Of Patent Office matters by the
Senate Committee on Printing two
years ago in connection with Josiah
Quincy, Assistant Secretary of State
who objected to the severe criticism
was recalled by an incident in the Sen
ate proceedings to-day. Mr.. Quincy had
been interested while in office in pro-
curing business friend a contract fol
printing the Patent Office Gazette" al
rates very much less than those al
which the work had been done for many
years by an electrotype and printing
firm in Washington.
When the legislative appropriation
bill was before the Senate some weeks
ago an amendment was offered and
agreed to asking the extension of that
contract for another year The confer
ence report on that bill which was made
to-day left that amendment as one OF
those on which the conferrees had not
agreed
Thereupon German (Dem.) of Mary
land, who was Chairman of the Com
mittee on Printing when that investiga-
ton was made, moved that the Senate
recede from the amendment, and his
motion was agreed to-2S to 25-al-
though it was opposed by the Chairman
of the Committee on Patents, Platt
(Rep) of Connecticut, and was voted
against by nearly all the Republican
Senators.
The Judiciary Committee of the SEN
ate spent some time in disposing of the
joint resolution referred to it last
Thursday proposing a remonstrance
with the British Government in the
matter of the Imprisonment of Mrs
Maybrick. The joint resolution was re-
ported back to-day adversely, on the
ground that the Senate had no juris-
diction over the subject. The report
was placed on the calendar, and will
probably be no more heard of.
The main part Of the days session
was occupied with speeches on the Du-
pont election case, Senators Burrows OF
Michigan and Brown of Utah arguing
in favor of Dupont's right to the seat.
The Senate, at 5:10, adjourned
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-To-day's
session of the House, under the rules
was devoted to consideration of busi-
ness pertaining to the District of Co
lumbia and various matters Of local in
terest were disposed of.
bill to regulate marriages in the
District provoked a long discussion
Owing to the absence of a quorum on
the vote ordering the previous question
on its passage, the House, at 4:3O, with
out disposing of the bill, adjourned until
tomorrow.
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AN INTERNAL MACHINE
Sent to Theodore Roosevelt Through
the General POstOfI1ce.

NEW YORK, April 13-A package
addressed to Theodore Roosevelt, police
headquarters, and marked Medicine" p"
was brought to the General Postoffice
to-day by collector of mail from a
downtown box.
A Postoffice employe tore off tire
wrapper at one end, revealing the heads
of several matches and bits of fuse.
An examination showed that by a
vigorous tearing apart Of the wrapping
paper the matches would have been
ignited and set off the fuse which en-
tered large cracker filled with powder.
The bomb was genuine, though not SO
dangerous as to have proved fatal. 1t
was clumsily made.
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FIVE TEN KILLED.
Fatal Railway Accident in the State of
kentucky.

LOUISVILLE Ry), April 13.-A
special to the Times" from Mitchell
says: Five men were instantly killed
and two others SO badly injured that
they will die before night in a bridge
accident half-mile from Bedford juno
ton on the Belt Railroad, on which the
stone from the Bedford Junction quarry
is transferred from one road to another,
a . O'Clock this morning.
The train broke through the trestle.
The killed are Charles Ogden, conduc-
tor; Sherman Carpenter, fireman; War
Ten Leonard, Masterson and Bevins-
The injured are Charles Davis and En-
gineer Menzer
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Totals. :. :. :. I'LL

There have been 166 delegates elec-
ted, he says, who will be divided be-
tween Morton, Allison, Quay, Cullom
and Bradley. and As who are properly
c!assed as doubtful. The summary.
therefore, Is as follows: Reed Ill, Nc
kinley 1859, the field 166, doubtful 4S.
total 494
we make no note Of four delegates
recently elected in South Carolina. be-
| cause the legality of that convention is
questioned. In any event, the conven-
| ton would belong to the doubtful
| column"
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Elections Must be AnnuIled.

MADRID, April 13.-Ex-Prime Minis
ter Sagasta contends that the elections
in Madrid must be nullified All the
papers and all the politicians except the
Ministerialists concur in this opinion
The excitement and Indignation caused
by the action of the Government in vir-
tually stealing the elections continue
to increase, and there are grave appre-
tensions that unless other elections are
ordered to be held there will be serious
trouble. though every precaution has
been taken to guard against an out
break
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The Abyssinfan War,

ROME, April 13.-The Government
has received advices that Colonel Ste
vani has pursued the Dervishes to the
Albara River, which divides Abyssinia
from the Soudan, and burned their
camp. General Baldisseri, Commander
in-Chief of the Italian forces in Abys-
sinia, is concentrating his forces and
moving them toward the relief of the
Italian troops at Adigrat.
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Pacific Railroads Debts,

WASHINGTON, April 13 The
House Committee on Pacific Railroads
to-day completed the bill looking to
the settlement of the Indebtedness Of
the Pacific Railroads, and directed
Chairman Powers to report it to the
House with the recommendation that
1t pass. The measure as agreed to is
the same as drawn by the sub-com-
mittee already published
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GRIFFO BEsTED.
McKeever Given the Decision In Hi
Fight With the Australian.

MASPETH ATHLETIC ARENA,
MASPETH q. I.). April 13.-The Critic
and McKeever contest, which was the
star attraction at the Empire Athletic
Club tonight, drew but slim crowd,
owing to a report during the afternoon
that the Australian had been arrested
on charge of being about to partici-
pate In a prize-fight, and that to-
nights contest would in consequence be
put off,. The Australian was arrested
but was released.
The curtafn-raiser was a ten-round
bout between Fred. Morris, better
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Greater New York Bill.

ALBANY On. ", April 13-The mes
sage OF Mayor Strong on the Greater
New York bill was read in the Senate
tonight, and is veto.
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STRENGTH OF PRESI-
DENTAL CANDIDATES.
How Il Is Figured Out by Senator Allison
Of Illinois.
Reed Not Great Many Votes Behind
Ex-Governor Mckinley.

''WtzZard'' Shaeffer Wins the First
Game of the Billiard Tournament
at Boston, Defeating the Belgian
Champion, Garnier-McKeeyer Was
Given the Decision in His Fight
With Critic, the Australians First
Defeat in This Country.
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REPORTS FROM THE SEAT
OF THE CUBAN WAR
Carefully Prepared SO as to Make Them
Appear as Spanish Victories.
Correspondents Not Permitted to Tele-
graph Truthful News.

Rumors Sent Out of the Death and
Place of Burial of General Gomez,
When In Reality He Was Marching
With and at the Head of q Column
of Four Thousand Troops-General
Garcia Writes Letter Stating
Cuban Lands.
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