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Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-04-18
HARRY WR|GHT'S DAY
BASEBALL. PLAYERS United TO
EARN A NOM \tNFNT.
The tame ut Rockford. ILL.,. His
Former Home. Included Wen
NOV, NiIIiORaircs.

Philadelphia, April a.-Throughout
The country today baseball players,
both professional and anna teur as Well
as the patrons of the great American
sport united in doing honor to the
memory of the late Harry Wright of
this city, who died a few months since,
ana who was one Of the fathers" Of
baseball iii this country In accordance
with a resolution adopted at a meeting
Of the league magnates some months
ago, special games We're to be played
this afternoon wherever the teams nap
pen to De located, and the gross receipts
will be turned into a fund for the cree
tion Of 4 monument over the last rest
ing place Of the distinguished baseball
iSt The minor leagues. as we'll as a
large number OF local clubs in every
section of the country, also indicated
their intention of holding special games
today for the same purpose, with the
gcsylt that more baseball was in the air
ths afternoon. east, west, north and
south. han can be placed to the credit
1f the game.
The national trustees OF the fund to
be raised today are f. s. Fogel of the
Public Ledger; Samuel II. Jones, Phil
adelphia manager Of the United Press,
ana pr. John a. Roger, who was MI
Wright j, family physician and bosom
triend
The Harry Wright" memorial fund
game in this city this afternoon was
between the Philadelphia and Athletic
teams. and every player employed by
he TWO rluhs was given a chance to
set into the great game 50 that spec
tators could see the full outfit.
BIOGRAPHICAL
Harry WRIGHT, whose memory was
hon"red in the baseball world today
was born IN England in 1885. He came
TO this country at an early age. taking
up his residence in New York city,
whore he l1e>affe a member Of the ST.
George cricket club, and played in some
II its most important matches. In
1898 he made his first appearance as a |
baseball player with the knickerbock
RS, the pioneer organization of this |
country AfterWa Gds he went with the |
fothams, playing in different positions |
md leading at the bat. IN 1866 he went |
% Cincinnati as professional TO the |
'niGn Cricket Club Of that city re
naming for four years, and then joining
he Boston club. When baseball began
o come into popular favor ne at once
Identified himself with the game and
ontnued one of its chief exponents
'ntil his death. For some years before
Lis event he was chief of staff of the
eague umpires. When in harness he
vas ree Bgnized as a remarkably safe
atrh and an accurate T1roWer. AS
hange pitcher he was extraordinarily
Elective, manifesting a remarkable
bility for Disgusting a change of pace.
An eminent critic once said of him that
here was more baseball in his little
niger than in the whole squad of his
rites.
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IT RF EVENTS AND THE. WINNERS
New Market Craven MeetinE-San
Francisco Races.

New Market England. April Ii The
New Market Craven meeting commenced
today and lasts until Thursday. 1t has
been eagerly awaited by TURTLES, as it
starts the opening of the regular season
and is likely TO throw light on the derby
prospects. There was additional interest
in the racing today, it was the occas-
ion of the debut of Pierre Lorillard's
string OF American horses, his entries to-
day being Anisette. King of Bohemia AMI
tflarins. Lorilard, during the meeting,
may also run Magic or Sanida for the
double trial plate. hancock or Pigeon
Wing for the two-year-old and Astopha
in the Ashley plate, and besides FoXhall
keene has E'austina and a brown colt en-
tered for the Column Produce stakes.
There was only the average attendance.
but many prominent people We're among
those present in the jockey club enclos-
ure and talked with Lord Marcus Beres-
ford and the Right Hon. James Lowther.
The prince seemed to be but little inter
ested in the sport today.
Richard Croker. enyeloped in Il long
cape macintosh. sauntered about alone,
occasionally placing Il bet. Talking over
the situation with a representative of the
Associated Press. Croker said Il have
no horses running today and am here
merely as a spectator My horses %are
all in good condition. but | find that it
takes long time to acclimate them.
hope, however. TO make record this sum
mer."
Race for the &Sth Newmarket bicnni Il
Rothschild's Caleag.o
Won. Sir Blundel Mapels Palaver second.
Duke Of Westminster Attainment third
FitZwillams plate. 800 soycreisns-Sir
K. Wal(lie Grit1ith's Princess Anne Won
Baron De Hirsch's Chantilly second, f.
c. Clayton's All Moonshine third.
Crawford plate, handicap Os-
wald's Men won. G. S Rcvelts NillaGrr
second, Baron Ilirsch's Sautercln third.
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WRECK on THE CRESCENT ROAD
Eleven Passengers Iniured-Trnin
Went Through Trestle.

New Orleans, April IA train consist
ing OF a combination baggage ear, two day
coaches and q sleeper plunged through a
treste on the Queen & Crescent road
three miles above NosSGurg this morning.
Reports of the wreck are measre, but the
latest informa ton received is that six
passengers We're injured one seriously.
The heavy rain storm which swept
through Louisiana and Mississippi is re-
sponsble for the wreck. The latest mfor
nation received at this point is that u
passengers are injured, one seriously.
Nothing is said of the train crew. The
injured are: C. Fl. Ball, address unknown.
j. Petterich. Atlanta: ]. T Bates, Slid
dell, La; r. l.. Chislow. Marion, Miss;
J. Mccormack. Meridian Miss; Mrs. Jas.
Shell and child, England; J. lsaacs, Ellis
Vile Miss; S. G. Ferguson Cincinnati;
Mrs. John Dymold, New Orleans; A. l3.
Avery. Hatchhurs, Miss.
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NuichaH and Tate Convictc,I-Reuui
SitiOn Honoreh.

Boise, April l4.---In the federal court to-
day, James Tate and John Mulchay We're
convicted of obstructing the United States
mail. The men held UP the Silver City
stage last October. Although they did
not modest the mail Judge Beatty held
their action worked an obstruction OF
the mail which is forbidden by the fed
eral statute
y requisition issued by Governor Me
Graw of Washington upon the governor
of this state for the eXtraditiOn of Eugene
Helm, Robert Owens, Lee Howard ana
Herbert Hoar Il quartet of horse thieves.
has been honored. According to attdavits
accompanying the request of the gov
ernor of Washington. this quartet com
mitted one of the boldest crimes in the
history of stock ruStlng in the state
of Washington. The men rode boldly
out on the range announcing they We're
in the employ Of Helm and Bean, stock
men of Ellensburg. They stated to range
riders they met that they We're engaged
to round up the firms stock. When they
had rounded up" 100 head of horses how
ever, they quit work unceremoniously
and drove the band into Idaho
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HE. VENEZUELAN CONNJSSJON
In Session Again After Ten Days
Vacation.

Washington. April 1i.-The Venezuelan
commission met today after 70 days with
all the members present. The time was
consumed III reading reports from indi
Nldual members upon The progress they
are making with the particular matters of
investigation trusted to them. Mr.
Scruggs. consul for the Venezuelan go,--
"rnmenl, submitted 40 maps and charts,
which are receiving consideration He
also had presented q few translations OF
documents included in the mass of evil
dence prepared at Caracas and trans
mitted to the commission through Min
lister Andrade. Word has come from Lon
don 10 the effect that the British govern
ment is preparing q supplement to thy.
blue book. containing tranSlations of doe
uments generally referred to in the first
Volume which is expected to reach Wash
ingtOn soon. but saving the present action
of the blue book, and even this came
Indirectly. the British government has
so far failed to follow the example, set bv
Venezuela and submit the formal case to
the commission and to accept the invita-
ZION to be represented by counsel
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4 FUSION CANDIDATE ELECTED
FaNcett Declared Mayor of Tacoma
b.. Two Votes

Tacoma Wash. April 14--.Aft4r an
exciting all-day session, the city coun-
ell late tonight issued Il certificate Of
election as mayor to \. Y. FaWcett the
citizens, candidate during the recent
campaign. The official returns showed
his election by a majority Of .. III two
precincts of the Fourth ward the Off
GERS of election had neglected to sign
the returns. This caused long debat,.
as to whether they should be thrown
out. a committee of five councilmen
appointed to canvass the claims report
cd IN favor Of not counting them which
action, II taken, would have made a
dlfference OF "a votes. giving Mayor Orr
a majority of 81. The citizens cam
palgn committee secured the attend
ance of the officers of election from the
two precincts named who SwOre to the
correctness of the unsigned returns. \
resolution to count III these precincts
was then carried by a vote Of II to >.
following which the city hall resounded
with WhoOps Of the fusionists who had
elected FaWcett They are paradinp
the streets tonight and shouting for
t'aWcett. The returns show the election
Of the republican treasurer and control
ler and seven out of eight counciimen.
The y charter amendments submitted
We're all carried.
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4 NOTABLE DAY At ROCKFORD
Five NiIiionnircs Participated in the
Benefit Game.

Rockford Ill. April 1}.-ProbabIy the
most interesting baseball game of "Hi,r-
~ Wrights Day was the one played IN
this city this afternoon, from the fact
that the original members Of the Old For
est C'ity's now surviving played in The
former home of the veteran manager
md umpire. This city was the home Of
baseball after the game was introduced
IN the west, and there is no city where so
many old pia ycrs could be gotten together.
IN the diamond this afternoon Were no
less than five milionaires who were once
stars Of tho famous Forest City team.
This is the ,ersone of the two mines t}1at
faced each other at four O'Clock this af
t"rnoon: \. G.. Spalding, Chicago; Geo.
+. King. Rockford; Frank Trumbull 6.
Bird, Byron; II. n. Starr Rockford; w.
T.. Thomas, Freeport; Fred Cone, Chic
ago; u. Sawyer. Iowa City, Iowa; J. G.
Hitchcock Janesvile; Il. Cheney, Bloom
ington; z. W. Page, Englewood; Sat
Stiras, Byron; G. A. Works, Rockford;
Ross G. Barnes. Chicago; Or. f. c. Dunn,
Rockford: W. +. Osborn, Byron; r. NJ
Buclman. Chicago; W. Lishthart, Free
port, W. $. Stearns. Rockford; Bob Addy
Poc~tello Idaho; II. s. Warner, Rock
island S. Hastings, Santa Cs"z. Cal, and
'Chcrokee. Fisher Chicago
Business was suspended in honor of the
event, stores, banks. municipa! offices and
the schools alike being closed. The streets
leading to the ball grounds were gaily
decorated with bunting, while "Old
GIory's innumcral form triun1phal
arches across the principal streets. At
clock, as 4 prelude to the games there
was 4 parade Of social and secret socie
ties, municipal officers and school chill
arcn. the two teams being given the place
of honor in the line. Tonight there was
. banquet at which the veterans of The
diamond were the guests Of honor.
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CANAL AND CABLE PROJECTS
House Committee on Commerce. Is
Taking Time to Consider

Washington, April 14.-~The Nicaragua
canal and Hawaiian cable questions We're
considered by the house committee on
commerce today but no votes were taken
on amy of the bills It was decided to
dispose finally of the question of reporting
the canal bill TO the house a week from
next Friday. In the meantime the hear
lnSs may be continued and probably some
of the government engineers will be called
upon to give their views.
General Wagner SwAync who repre-
Sents the Pacific Gable Company of New
Jersey, OF which Colonel Spauding of
Hawaiian islands is president made {,
statement to the committee in the. int er-
ests of that company. A resolution was
adopted by 4 vote of 10 to EXPRESSING the
sens" of the committee to be that the
government should aid by subsidy the
construction Of a Pacific cable Neither
OF the two rival companies which art.
competing for government patronage w,re
named i'll the resolution and no terms sllg-
geStr'l.
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riLi.s;AN ON TARIFF AND SILVER
Free Coinmae Sentiment Growing
Every Hour.


DENVER AprfI 1&.-A spaaial to ,he
NaUs fr5m Tiastiras Eab. savs
News representative net Senator.
TfIIn7an nj Ta,nasaT7 Asked az 10 the
na1itfral ni,t1oa, senator, --fIIn7an said.
Il have discovered a much srropce,
sufra1 column among the silver demo-
Gratis Ia fact. heretofore it has been
4 sort af taljv affair, The pressure 1T
homie amone the constituents of soma
tors and rapraee,lr3tjz-a4 aha tha ,laa4s
SHY for progressive action have pro
durcd a great change. Men who wouI.7
not speak to nle in December are grow
irg more chun7mv all the time, Tba
outlook is aIrogether favorable for tn
democratic convention to be controlled
ay rha traa silver wing. News AT wash
ington iz aortne i'll from all th4 states.
Senators aud other free silver men re-
port that we are going 10 be in control
ri Chfraeo.
Il don't sf;r}oee its any secret that
am. not going 10 stand on any demo
cratic coll bug platform. won't have
id. As tn the outlook, Senators Jones
Harris and others hara tha details. W.
--xF.4ct 4, hava oae-half Ne ATtchfgan
Indiana, Ohio, all III Illinois and tha
south except Kentucky. ana
Kentucky would he all right if some
one would 20 there and stir them up
That's what went for, to put 2 hIfsta,
on tHair backs. | never had wilder
hotter more enthusiastic crowd Than
that Ill Lexington Iast Saturday. Th4 |
harder Cleveland Was JILL tha better
they liked it.
The panic is chronic. They t5ld Us |
7C1o ..,-l ,,-,l tI,--- t,lt ,,t- ,,l.T,,
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Congregation Conference Has 1T Tn
der Considerations.


Berkeley, Cal, April l4.-The Bay con
ference Of the Congregational organiza-
ton met here today with 50 ministerial
delegates and almost as many laymen III
attendance. The matter of the ninistaria
standing of Rev. c. O. Brown is the chief
business of the conference. Several NOM
bers have presented written statement
to the standing committee Of the confer
encc, recapitulatins the work of the colln-
Gil called to investigate the charges
against Brown and presenting new
charges of unmnistcrial conduct against
him.
The committee appointed to investigate
the charges of unministeria conduct pre-
&ented a report completely exonerating
the accused minister of the charge. The
report was not adopted today by the con-
ference. but went over until next Tues
day.
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RECEIPTS IN VARIOUS CITIES
Thiiadr,phia Led in the Enst-The
West Generous.

New York. April 13.-Throushout the
country all baseball orga anizations playing
under the national agreement set as;:le
the proceeds of today's games as a con-
trbution 10 the fund with which it is
intended to erect q monument to the
memory OF the late Harry Wight. New
Yorll's contribution was ,NsapDoint-
ment as only 250 people attended the game
According to all reports the Philaslol-
phians were the star contributors Three
thousand people turned out to see game
between the Phillics and a loca, team.
The net receipts We're 81 200
At Washington 600 spectators were at
the game between the Senators ana q
local team. The gate receipts We're Sl21
At Baltimore the league team played
the Syracuse nine before a small crowd
IN THE WEST.
Chicago April 13.-The western base
ball towns proved to have been generous
contributors to the Harry Wright me-
mortal fund At Detroit 600 people wit
messed Il game between the Detroit club
Of the Western league and a local anna
teur team.
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CON>uI. GENERAL At uANAN =,
G'itxi2u@'h Lee Nominated 10 Succeed
NslIiams.

Washington, April l3-Thc president
,Oday sent to the senate the nomina tnn
IF Fitzhu2h Lee of Virginia to be con-
sui general of the United States at fIa-
Nana, Cuba, vice Ramon O. Williams,
resigned. Williams had been in the
consular service for y years and haG
ne reputation Of i model consular olti-
I'LL He has been desirous Of leaving
Inc service for some time.
The resignation of Ramon o. Williams
from his office as consul general at
Havana. which was made public through
the nomina ton of General t'itzhugh Lee
- his successor, caused no surprise here.
If IS known that Mr Williams has been
Gesirous to surrender the office, having
accumulated a private fortuna being in
teresteG in private business which re-
luires much of his attention, and more
than all, being thoroughly tired of official
Ut.es of his place. lie has been nearly
p years in this service, being appointed
in 1914 vice consul general at Havana and
promoted to be consul general for 10 years
later, Tie was born in the District of 60
iumh.a ana was appointed from New
York
Fitzhugh Lee, who was today appointed
consul general to Havana, is a nephew Of
he late General Robert +. Lee. He was
4 mai jor general OF the confederate cavalry !
turing The war. At present he is collector
If internal revenue of the Lynchburs Va, |
district He Is also ex-governor of Nir- |
-inia
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HoUS" Territories Committee Re-
ports Fa,OrnbIS.

Washington, April ll.-At a special
meeting of the house committee on terri
tories today. the Arizona statehood bill
was ordered reported favorab bly, to th.,
house. The vote stood in favor tn.i
against. Those IN the affirmative, wore:
Republicans. Scranton, Perkins, Leferrr:
democrats Turner and Cooper of T4xas
Those against We're: Republicans Hadley
and Low. Avery was paired with Knox
and Harris was paired with Harrison.
Mr.. owens Of Kentucky was present but
would not vote. y special meeting of the
committee he said. had been called for
the purpose of hearing read the report of
the New Mexico statehood bill. 1t was not
proper that the Arizona statehood meas
ure should be taken up without warning
and while members who opposed il Wrl,.
absent. His request that the matter go
over until next meeting WAS refused how
ever, and he abSented himself from .he
room while the yot" was being taken
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ASKS \ REHEARING FOR TAYLORs
Atorne. for the Mnrderer> Is at
NiSaoHri'a Capital.

Kansas City, April IA special to the
Star from jefferson City, Mo, says: Viz
gil ConkliEg. attorney for the Taylor
brothers, murderers of t!'e Meeks family,
Is here today to appear before the supreme
court to ask for a rehearins in the case.
Conklins was asked today if he had
proposition looking to the surrender OF
George Taylor to make to the court. He
replied: Il have no proposition such as
that to make. / do not know where George
Taylor is. l will simply ask for d re-
hearing"
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SPAIN WILL FIGHT FIRST
Objects to Interference With Cuban
Affairs.

London. April IA dispatch from
Madrid to tho Pail Mall Gazette say
Senor Canovas Del Castillo, Spanish ore
mier. is i'll, and can not b. Interviewed
His relatives. however. confirm tn. ,"x-
istence Of q ''communi4ue" from i'r,;i-
dent Cleveland But, liz the present s.ale
Cf public feeling, it Will hc impossihl" or
the government to accept his offer. Ma
ters are Very complicated and whila the
government will do everything IN its pow
er TO avoid n quarrel with the United
States, it will prefer to fight rather than
lose cuba through foreign pressure. The
coming cortes will grant cuba every r"sl-
%onable franchise that has been eno. ii
under the Spanish flag.
NO CAUSE FOR WORRY.
Washington. April 1i.-Nothing is known
at the state department Of any such com
from President Cleveland to
the Spanish premier, Senior Castillo rs is
referred to in the telegram from Ma1il.
IT is surmised, however, that the matter
is entering into Spanish politics and is
perhaps being thereforc more or less lis
torted to serve party purposes.
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COMBUSTION FIRE
Flames ut Peoria Caused Damage of
S225, 900.

Peoria, April 4.-Spontaneous combus-
ton among the oil in the basement of che
Walton Brothers brick block at Farblry
caused a S225 900 fire there today. The
heaviest losers are: Walton Brothers.
general merchandise; Jay Taylor, barcer
and baths; I. j. Payton, dentist; Daniel
Brewer physician.
The fire spread rapidly and nothing was
saved, as the occupants of the building
had to flee for safety. The Insurance will
NOT reach 500 600
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REPORTS OF SPANISH VICTORIES
The Elections in Cuba Are Proceed
ing With Good Order.

Havana, April 12,-The insurgent leader
Cartjenas has burned the machinery and
buildings of the plantation of MaZorrea.
The column of Major Garrido, in an EN-
gagcment with Jose Maceo, dislodgcd the
insurgents and took their camp and am
munition. The insurgents left seven
killed. Maceo and Perez were wounded.
Four Of the troops We're killed and ten
wounded.
Colonel Moncada at La Pastora on Pass
river, was under the. fire of the insurgents
for three hours when he dislodsed them
from their position with great loss
The elections are proceeding with good
order The autonomists are Withholding
their votes
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ELENEN MILLION FOR DEFENSE
House Passed the FOrtifcationS Ap-
preparation Bill.

Washington, April 1.-the house today
passed without amendment the fortitica-
tions appropriation bill, carrying appro-
priations and authorizations involving an
expenditure of S1l,3Si,6l3. The appropra-
tions for fortications since the Endicott
commission, in 1886. reported its plan for
the defense of p seaports, at an approx
innate cost Of 500 600, 000, have averaged
something over s.. 600 annually.
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BAD SNASHUP AT BURKE
Two Cars Loaded With Ore Crash


Two Cars Loaded With Ore Crash
Into an Engine.
Wallace. April l2.-Frday night the o.
r. & \. Burke train had just put a train
of cars to the dumps OF the Standard mill
when two cars loaded with ore broke
loose and came down the incline catching
the engine, No. Ill, on the frog at the
switch. wrecking both cars badly and al
most completely dcmolishing the engine
Nearly everything breakablc on both sides
Of the engine was broken.
No 0. r. e \. trains ran to Burke yes
terday and this morning as engine No.
l6i was backing down from the Standard
mine the tender jumped the track at the
junction Of the Burke and Mullan branch
es.
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DISCUSSED RAILROAD MATTERS
Local Passenger Association in SeS-
sion at Tacoma.

Tacoma, Wash, April 1@,-The newly or
ganzed North Pacific Coast Passenger
Association met today in Tacoma, the
session being secret. IT WAS presided over
BY Secretary Roche. The encroachment
Of the Great Northern on through passen
ger business to Tacoma was discussed.
The result was not given out. The meet
ing will continue tomorrow.
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ABOUT COAST DEFENSE
sen ATOR Ss{iIRE TELLS THE SEN
ate UNPLEASANT TRUTHS.
Our Cities the Se1bOnrtiS at the
Mercy of Any Foreign Va
val Power.

Washington. April Ex-senator Nor
rill Of Vermont reached the age of >s
years today, anG the event was referred
to in the opening prayer of the chap
lain, who spoke Of the white halred
senator as hale in body and clear, sound
and vigorous in intellect, esteemed By
his brother-senators, by his state and
by the whole country. At the conclu
sion of the prayer Senator Morrill, re-
ceived congratulations from many Of
his associates. Shortly after the session
opened Senator Morrill, announced that
Thursday next he would speak on the
necessity of additional quarters for the
national museum.
Senator Squire of Washington was
recognized for speech on coast de-
fenseS.