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Evening star., 1896-02-13
His Infrnlify.

From the Atcbison Globe.
Peter AtchIson, the old colored man who
has been a familiar figure on the streets of
Atchison for years, commenced yelling
Topeka yesterday, and kept IT up for
several hours, disturbing every one near Sd
and Commercial streets, where he lives
There was horror and fear in his tones as
he cried out Topeka" and the only in
ference that could be drawn was that he
must have been there. Atchson imagines
that he is conductor of a train, and occa-
sionally thinks that the train has stopped
at a station and the passengers can not
hear i'm announce the town. He cries
out the name OF the town, and raises his
voice louder and louder, until he is yelling
like an Indian. If the people who are lv-
ing In the house with him pick up chairs
or something else to represent baggage.
and walk out of the house, he thinks the
passengers have heard him and quiets down
until he comes to another station.
Evening star., 1896-02-13

From the Philadelphia Record.
The best Shakespearean scholar in Con-
necticut, and one of the best in the United
States. Is a life prisoner in the state prison
at Wethersfield, near New Haven.
His name Is John Fl. Davis. He became
interested in Shakespearean matters in 1883
through a lecture on the poet by a Hart
ford preacher, delivered in the prison.
Twice a year for the last twelve years he
has read the entire works Of Shakespeare,
and every spare moment has been devoted
to the studJ of books of every description
tfat relate to the bard.
Evening star., 1896-02-13
Trottins ConEress i'm Session.

Tr0tting Congress I'm Session.
The National Trotting Association held its
seventeenth biennial congress yesterday in
New York at the Murray Hill Hotel. Major
P. p. Johnston, the president, presided
Representatives were present from trotting
associations all over the United States.
The committee on nominations. through
its chairman, announced the following
ticket: President, p. p. Johnston, Lexing-
ton, KY; first vice president, David Bonner
Of New York; second vice president, N. T.
Smith Of Menlo Park, Cal.
The rule regarding dead heats was
changed to read: when two or more horses
have won two heats, and there shall have oc-
Cured between them a dead heat, or two or
three dead heats in any part of the race,
they alone shall start in the next heat"
The congress then adjourned.
Evening star., 1896-02-13
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB,
Large Vote POlled Mt the Election
of OfficerS.a

A large vote was poled at the annual
election of the Columbia Athletic Club last
night, the election being held at the club
house and attracting most Of the members
of the organization. The greatest amount
of doubt was about the secretaryship, for
which there were two candidates. Alexan-
der P. Shaw, however, was elected by a
large majority, owing to his popularity and
hustiing abilities. The other officers were
elected without any considerable balloting
and were as follows: President, Alexander
Grant; vice president, DIR. w. X. King;
treasurer, r. j. Beal jr.; club captain, L.
s. Wells, jr.; heutenants, T. b. Nolan and
Charles Baker. Six members were also
elected to the board of governors, as fol-
lows: c. A. Cabrera, George E. Emmons,
L. S. Fisher, ]. X. Redington, W. r. Speare
and S. W. StinemetZ.
Evening star., 1896-02-13
NO GRADE OF AMATEURS.
Sensible Action Taken by the League
Wheelmen.

~
Wheelmen.
All classes heretofore recognized by the
League of American Wheelmen were abol-
ished at yesterday afternoons session of
the national conven ton in Baltimore, and
cycle riders are now in exactly the same
category are all other athletes and
sportsmen. In future the league will rec
ognize no grades Of amateurs, and any rider
who does not live strictly up to the rules
governing non-professional sport will be
placed in the ranks of the professionals.
This result was reached by the repeal of all
the clauses in the leagues constitution
creating classes A and B and defining the
status of the men who formerly belonged
to them.
during its afternoon session, while consid-
ering large number of amendments to the
constitution, proposed by the racing board,
Evening star., 1896-02-13

A motion for a new trial has been made
in the case of Mrs. Ella Taliaferro, con-
victed and fined $3.50 for keeping an un-
licensed bar. Two affidavits filed III support
of the motion recite that Policeman Allen,
who had charge of the case, had talked to
Judge Kiniball about the matter before the
trial.
Evening star., 1896-02-13
Wanted q Cnne.

A small hoy named Edward Jones was in
Judge Mil!er's court this morning as a
prisoner because he had stolen cane from
Sickers cigar store. He had given the
cane to a boy named Betzler to sell. and
Policeman Herndon found him endeavoring
10 d:spose of it. Judge Miller said he would
probably send Jones to the reform school,
and the Betzler boy, who was III court, said
he wanted to be sent with him. The case
went over until tomorrow to hear additional
testimony.
Evening star., 1896-02-13
The New Hen.
From the st. Louis u 0pbe-Democrat.

fron tne 81 LOUIS INDEPENDENTLY
H. B. Tucker a farmer who lives four
miles south of Sedalia, Mo-. had colony of
fifty Plymouth Rock hens and five roosters.
The latter were all killed last Friday, it be-
ing Mr.. fuckers intention to replace them
with younger fowls. On Sunday morning,
the young roosters not yet having arrived,
the entire colony Of hens set up vigorous
Growing, almost in perfect imitation Of the
crow Of a rooster, and have continued ii
each morning since.
Evening star., 1896-02-13
IN At THE DEATH,
brooklyn Brides Consideration for a
Sober Rejected Suitor.


From the New York World.
This is true story, caught on the reflex
wave of the Brooklyn bridge evening rush.
Coming from Brooklyn in the early evening
a bridge passenger may spread himself all
over ehe car and smile serenely at the over
loaded trains going the other way. Three
New York girls, returning from Brooklyn
wedding had New York bound car all to
themselves-with the exception of the re-
porter.
Wasn't the gown lovely?"
TO be sure 1t was; but that bridal bou-
quet! 1t must nave cost $50"
And to think that II was sent by a man
she used to be engaged 10, and who was
present at the weddingr"
Which oneT saw three men there whom
she has been engaged to in the last three
years"
''Oh the man that sent the flowers was
the tall fellow, with the green-looking mus
tache. The only one that was sober"
Evening star., 1896-02-13

and designed to further regulate and define
the position Of class men. There-were
dozen or more Of these amendments, and
several Of them had been adopted, when Mr..
Mott Of Baltimore offered an amendment
abolishfng class B entirely. 1t was carried
almost without q dissenting voice, II, In
deed, there were any, and the chair decided
that 1t was unanimous
Evening star., 1896-02-13

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of Mexico. Julian thought it advisable
to not wait for the order. He told Col
lector Bauche that he had no intention
OF violating Mexican law and that if
the tight was to have taken. place in
Mexico, all the traps of the FitZsim-
mons party would have been sent out
before. He told the collector that there
was little chance of the fight being
brought off owing to Makers condition,
and he hoped under the circumstances,
his party would not fall under the ban
OF the state. During the conversation
Gov. Ahumada called upon Collector
Bauche. Julian was introduced, and the
g1st Of Julian's statement translated to
him by the collector. The governor was
courteous but non-committal and
JULIAN WAS BOWED OUT.
In coming over to the theater on this
side last night, Fitzsimmons was
stopped by the Mexican officials, and
again in returning. Fitzsimmons ex-
planned that he had no intention of
fighting in his full dress garb, and that
Maher was not in condition to fight
He was held until it was found Maher
was blind, and then released, but
guard was posted about his house
Thomas F. ORourke, the hacker of
Joe Walcott, will have his man weigh
in tomorrow, and claim the forfeit of
man and Bright Eyes is not brought
off. The fight is scheduled for tomor-
row. and O'Rourke will insist upon
having his $3.50 if no chance is given
for the men to get into the ring. There
is no likelihood that this fight will take
place. 1t cannot be pulled off without
giving the authorities tip as to where
stuart intends to bring off the big bat
tie, and he will take no chances on hav-
ing that fight stopped. The situation
has worked down to a simple propo-
sition of having the fight before the
kaleidoscope. 1t is practically Stuart's
only chance to win out, and the only
hope that the kaleidoscope people have
this side Of the grave for the recovery
of the $40 they have already put
into the scheme. The kaleidoscope, Of
course, is the strongest thing in favor
of the fight coming off, and an effort
will certainly be made to get the men
into the ring as soon as Maher is in
any condition to fight. The location of
the fight is still the same deep, impen-
etrable secret. Nobody knows a thing
about it, and only one thing is certain
1T will not be in Texas. 1t may be four
miles from 81 Paso, and it may be a
hundred. Nobody save Stuart knows
the direction or the distance.
Hot resolutions were introduced and
adopted at a meeting of the city coun-
Gil here tonight, eight being polled upon
the matter in the afternoon, and seven
OF the aldermen agreeing to the resolu-
tons. The substance of the resolu-
lions was that the citizens of Ell Paso
regarded the action of Gov Culberson
and Adjt. Gen. Mabry in bringing in
the Texas rangers as a bid for cheap
notoriety, and they condemned it as
such.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-15
FIRST BOWLING TOURNAMENT AT
THE AMERICAN GAME WILL
BEGIN TONIGHT.
Fifteen ENTERED TO PLAY.
THE RESULT WILL ESTABLISH A
CHAMPIONSHIP FOR ST.
PAUL.
VERY HANDSOME BADGE HUNG UP.
Van Bergen,s Practice Game Shows
That a Hot Pace VIII Be
Set.

The first really decisive bowling
tournament at the American game
ever held in st. Paul will be begun
tonight at o'clock at Foley's alleys
There are fifteen entries, and the num-
Der is limited to sixteen, but the con-
testants will include the best players
in st. Paul, and as each will play two
games with each Of the others, there
will be an excellent chance to ascer-
tain which is the better man. This
is as it should be, too, for beside the
championship Of the city, the match
Is for a handsome $50 badge, which
has just been finished by local jeweler
and designer.
The entries are as follows: Van Ber-
gen, Smaller, Mample, Friend, Halsley,
Mannhart, Martin, Guthunz, Dahle,
Clayton Winquist, Metzger, Mcmillan,
Pelletier and Herges.
That a hot pace will be set is shown
by Van Bergen's work at practice yes
terday, when he made 279 out of pos
sible 800, as follows: 80, 80, 80 20,
20, 20, 80, 80, 80 9O-279.
The st. Paul bowlers since they took
up the American game have developed
wonderful skill, and it will not be
surprising if the coming tournament
SO shows up their strength that they
may get up match game with a team
from some other city where bowling has
foothold. Brooklyn has a team which
wants Western match, and st. Paul
can accommodate it. Hitherto the fact
that ST. Paul players have devoted
themselves to the German game has
practically debarred them from compe-
t1t1on with other cities where the Amer
lean game was practiced.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-15
WEST WANTS THE PENNANT.
Pittsburg and Cleveland Form
Combination to Secure 1t.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Feb. IA con-
ference was held here today between
Robinson and Tebeau, of the Cleve-
land base ball club, and Kerr and
Mack, of the Pittsburgs, the outcome
of which is said to be pooling of
issues between the two clubs looking to
the bringing of the pennant for 1896 to
the West. It was said at the meeting
that the East for years has had a COM
bination, the successful working Of
which has kept that section winner.
To Offset this, it is now proposed by
the two clubs mentioned to pool their
extra players and as the season pro-
crosses draw from. the surplus to
strengthen either team as may be mu-
tually agreed upon. Whether this plan
will be extended to other Western
teams is not stated;1 but the two prin-
ciples believe that such combination
will work so effectively that the pen
nant will next come to the West.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-15
ing to the water SO as to have the adj
vantage of the currents"

NAPERVILLE, ILL.,, Feb. 14-Evelyn
D. Baldwin, the meterologist Of the
Peary expedition, 1884, was asked
what he thought Of the reported dis
covery Of the North Pole by DIR. Nan
sen. II think it highly probable. 1t
Is the result Of well-calculated plans
and not unexpected. DR.. Nansen has
certainly, it would appear accom-
plished that for which he has striven
FOR at least the past five, years. The
voyage OF the Jeanette, under De
Long. until the crushing of the vessel
In latitude n, degrees Is minutes and
longitude 155 east, indicated that the
near approach to the North Pole was
certainly to be made by we'll
equipped and properly constructed YES
sci from that direction-by the New ST.
ber1an islands. The Jeanette had
drifted through two long Arctic nights
In that region, and this would certainly
indicate that If it Is possible for yes
sci under ordinary conditions to endure
SO long, 1T is to be expected that one
OF special construction, as was DR..
Nansen's, would succeed in going much
Farther. DR.. Nansen's absence since
June "a, 1892, has given him time to
make at least very close approach to
the North Pole, and I think it highly
probable that with favorable conditions
ne has succeeded In arriving at the
long-coveted point
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-15
JOHN r.. GENTRY SOLD.
The Magnificent Stallion Goes to a
New York Man.

The Magnificent Stallion Goes to a
New York Man.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Another crowd at
tended the opening of the second day of w.
B. Fasig's sale of thoroughbred trotters at
Madison Square Garden today. The cata-
1ogue commenced with consignments from
various owners. The PAGER June Bug, 2:1OA
by Almonar, ch dam Lady Bostwick, brought
s1,10O bid by D. H. Nichols, of Parkville,
L. 1. Frenzie L, 2:141s, by Bay Ethan-Daisy
l.. was purchased by H. w. Tower, Cam
bridge, Mass. for $1,6S5. Venetian Wilkes.
2:13, from the estate Of the late John A.
Goldsmith, was bid up to 81, 05O and secured
by j. S. Ferguson of this city.
John r. Gentry's appearance before the
auctioneer's stand was greeted with a round
of applause. This was the prize of the davis
sale. The horse has a pacing record of
2:03a4, and holds the title of champion stall
ion of the world. He is a bay, foaIed in
1889, and stands 15.2 hands high Frank
Ellis and John Turner did the bidding.
starting at 81 600 and running by $500 jumps
to $780, and the great horse was trans
ferred to William Simpson, the well-known
pawnbroker of this city, for 81, 600. Barona,
2:111k. h, 1889, Ashland Wilkes-Dame Wood,
TO P. w. Burdeck, Albany, N. Y, 81, 800.
Ephoebe Wilkes. 2OS1a. br m. 1885, Handle
tonian Wilkes-Dolly Smith, to w. C. Har-
rington, Troy, N. Y, 49, 400. Alice Dorman,
222 b f, 1893, Baron Wilkes Beulah Medium,
to c. T. Mcclure, Hagerstown, Md, LOIS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-15

Inc meeting Will be made special in order
tnat the shareholders may consent to a recin.
rocal agreement made by the directors viii,
me IN toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo, the Canada
SSou5hern, the Michigan Central and the New
terms OF the agreement a basis OF division
ana apportionment Of tolls. rates and charges
between the contracting companies is ado1t-
eo: by this move. which became public onIy
To-Day. the Canadian Pacific will be able IN
compete with the Grand Trunk at all i'm
portant points In Ontario west as well as
east Of Toronto. w"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-15
New Orleans Results.

. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 14-First race, six
iurlongs.Newhouse won, Cochina second,
Adah L third. Time, 1:21. Second race. four
furlongs-Ethel Farrell won, Anger second.
Star Tobacco third. Time, :52A. Third race,
mile-Sauterne won, Florence second Bit
zen third Time, 1:49A. Fourth race, mile
George w won, Jamboree second. Queen Bess
third. Time. 1:49. Fifth race, seven fur
longs-Spendoline won, Mckee second, Joco
Sot third. Time, 1:95%. Sixth race, seven
Spring Time third. Time, 18TH.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-15
NettIeton Out of 1t,

WINNIPEG, Man., Feb. 1.-THE curling
oonsplel is nearing it's close and the games
are exciting much interest, but the Amer
leans are no longer in it, NettIeton being
defeated in the grand challenge today by
huffman, Of the Thistles. The Elk Horn In
dlans met their first defeat today at the
hands of DR.. Clark, of the GRANTEES. in the
Waikerville competition. They are still well
up In all other events and are in high favor
with the spectators.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-15
SILVER Bill BURIED
Continued From First Page.

to offere a resolution to censure him
for Unreasonable and seditious" Ian
guage. Tonight Mr.. Talbert was OPP
posing a bill to pension a soldiers
widow who had subsequently remar-
ried and had been divorced from her
second husband. when Mr.. Hardy
(Rep., Ind0 arose and made savage
and personal attack upon Mr.. Talbert
South Carolina, he said, had always
been raising her voice in opposition
to the Union. 1--WE have heard from
South Carolina" said he, "year in and
year out, except the four years when
she was out of the Union. She has
caused more trouble than any other
state in the Union from the time when
John c. Calhoun tried to nullify the
statutes of the United States in 1892
and Jackson threatened to hang him
for his pains, up to the present time,
when the gentleman from South Car
DINA appears in this body and a gen
tleman with similar propensities APP
pears at the other end of the capitol.
Her record here is without a parallel.
I ann here to vote for every pension
bill presented to this house, despite
South Carolina, which has not sent
an honestly elected representative to
congress since 1874
Mr.. Ta1bert was evidently suffering
under great excitement while this at
TACK was Delng made, and an out
break was expected. but he restrained
himself with difficulty and returned
the attack with a pleasant reference
to the fact that Canada had been
heard from. (Mr. Hardy was born in
Canada). Late, however, while dis
cussing another bill, he took occasion
to remark that he had noticed those
who had taken no part in the war were
loudest in their preclamations of pa
tr1otism and their denunciations Of
those who had fought against the
Union. Mr. Talbert himself served in
the Confederate army throughout the
war. Mr.. Hardy did not serve in the
Union army. Il have noticed" con-
cluded Mr.. Talbert 1T those who
are invincible in time of peace were
generally invisible in time of war"
General laughter) AT 1920 o. M. the
house adjourned until tomorrow.
Venezuelan Commission at Work.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Venezuelan
commission was hard at work today, with
ali OF the members present. The geological
survey, through Mr.. Baker, reported that
the physical map Of the country in dispute
was almost finished. The commission is
highly gratifed with the position taken by
Great Britain in responding favorably to it's
request to be supplied with information re-
lative to the location of the boundary line.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-15
TOPIC AMONG EXPLORERS OF
THE ARCTIC.
LEARNING THE TRUTH OF 1T.
RUSSIA AND SWEDEN TAKE STEPS
TO INVESTIGATE THE RE-
PORT.
And the Principal Argument Now
L. as to the Route He Will
Take in Returning.

LONDON, Feb. 14.-Every effort is
society to ascertain If the story that
DR.. Nansen, the Arctic explorer, has
been heard from is true, and in addi-
ton, the Russian and Swedish govern
ments have taken active steps to find
out the real facts in the case.
A dispatch to the Times from st.
Petersburg says: mo confirmation has
been received Of the news that DR..
Nansen has discovered the North pole
and is returning to civilization. If he
is returning, his own dispatches are
likely to arrive before any answer is
available to inquiries to such wild re-
gions, devoid as they are of telegraph
or any other means Of regular COM
munication. Capt. Virgins opines that
if it is true that Nansen is returning,
he must have abandoned his ship. This
observer regards the report regarding
Nansen as not impossible.
The Daily News has an interview on
the subject with Clements r. Markham,
president of the Royal Geogra phical
society, who did not think 1t was i'm
possible that DR.. hansen had reached
was strongly against the truth of the
report.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 14-Chas.
E. Hile, who was naturalist on the
Peary relief expedition in 1892, said to-
day in speaking Of DR.. Nansens re-
ported discovery: 81 have not the
slightest doubt that DR.. hansen was
successful I feel perfectly satisfied
that the report is authentic and that he
has reached the coveted goal Prof.
Hile said that, while the commercial
world would derive no benefit from the
North pole being located, it would be
Of inestimable value to the world Of
science.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. IA
Julius R. Fredericks, who was SER
geant in the Greedy expedition that
reached latitude 1924, 1894 miles from
the pole, said today that he thought
1t was in the bounds of possibility that
Nansen had reached the north pole,
but it was improbable that he reached
it and started on the return down the
east coast of Greenland. Sergeant
Fredericks thinks it probable that the
pole is on land. He said:
1--WE went up the west coast of
Greenland, while Nansen went up the
east coast, following the course of the
jeanette expedition. The two courses
converge north Of Greenland. When
we were at our highest latitude we
were on land, and as far as we could
see through field glasses we could see
only land. I am inclined to doubt it,
but Nansen may have found a more
open season than we found, and by
means of dog sledges may have made
his way to the pole. If he did, it
seems, as I said, that he must GER
tainly have started homeward along |
the west coast OF Greenland after taxi I
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-15
To Select Na1e,s Crew.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 14.-Aid has
come to Capt. Tredway, of the Yale university
crew. in his efforts to develop winning crew.
A. w. Cowles, of Chicago, one of Yale's great
est oarsmen and coaches, arrived today, and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-15
FAIR CYCLISTS TO GO ABROAD.
Miss Christopher and Others Will
Race in London

Race in London.
Ed Moulton, the varsity of Mime
sofa trainer, is in Chicago making ar
engagements with the riders in the re-
cent women's cycle race there to come
to Minneapolis for a race to be held
during the last week of this month
Misses Anderson and CLAW are the
Chicago demoiselles whose presence
is desired here.
Miss Mate Christopher has been Of
fered a place in the race now being
arranged to occur at the Royal Aqua
rum in London on April 20. Miss
Nelson has also been made an offer
and she alone has accepted up to this
time It is stated in the New York
World that Misses Farnsworth, CLAW
Allen, Anderson and Baldwin will be
among those who go y abroad with
Billy Madden. The other racers will
be Miss Lsette, representing France;
Miss Duthrow, Miss 9Harwood and
Mrs Gray, of England.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-15

ed down a decision denying the motion made
by Philip Dwyer, Of the Brooklyn Jockey club.
to set aside the verdict awarding David Gideon
against Dwyer Justice Truax, in addition tn
the verdict, awarded Gideon $500 extra allow
ance and $40 costs of the motion.