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BASEBALL NOTES.

1t is now denied that the Pittsbures will
play Sunday ball next season.
Sixth place is not so poor for Pittshurg,
when one looks al New York and Brooklyn.
The annual meeting of the League this
year will I've held at Chicago Oh the lth OF
November.
Fhiladelphia's new pitcher. Fifcld, was
in twenty-eight victories out of forty-one
games this year.
1t is estimated that the number of peo-
pie that attended the League championship
games the past season was 2, 529, ,421
Detroit has the League fever in its most
malignant form. Detroit is a good ball
city if 1t has a winning team, but not
otherwise.
Doian, the young shortstop of Louisville,
made q great fielding record for youngster.
accepting 5.G4 chances pei game, witha per-
centage OF .929. His batting was very
weak .207.
The story that Delehanty will be allowed
to drift To Chicago next season is denied.
The Phillies made one stupendous bluntler
in letting II amiiton go, and they are not
liable to repeat it.
Mercer pitched for the Niles. Ohio, team
against the Youngstowns. of the Interstate
League, on Thursday. He could not land
his team the winner. The Youngstowns
scored runs. and the Niles o.
Accidents had a good deal to do with In
danapolis' defeat in the Free Press Cup
series. Fisher split his hand; Dick Buckley
and Wood. the catchers, were both injured,
and the whole team more or less disorganized
In consequence.
The doctoring of batting averages of
minor league pla yers, in order that they
may find n reader sale to the clubs of
the big league. will fall to the ground, as
the big fellows are rot biting at such bait
as In former years.
The first step toward abolishipg the
Temple Cup series will probably be taken
by making the championship season last
two weeks longer, which will bring the
series well into the last of October or first
Of November, when tie weather is gen.
orally SO cold that people will not attend
the games.
Patsey Tcbcau says that the season OF
1886 was all that could be expected, and
that the only thing needed to make the
game more general y patronized is better
times. To the minds Of many. what is
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MAGNArEs IN SESSION.
National Board of the League COnsid
ering Important business.

The National Board of tre Professional
Baseball League of America held a meet
ing at the Fifth Avenue Hotel today. The
members Of the board present were N. E.
Young. chairman;C. H. Byrne, of Brooklyn;
J. T. Brush. Of Cincinnati. and A. H. Soden.
Of Boston.
The board went into executive session
at 1918 a. m.
Among other business to be transacted
is a grievance between the Southern and
Southeastern Leagues which will be venti-
lated.
President Henry Power, of the Southern
League, was in attendance to present the
cases OF his associates with regard to the
Nashville, Tenn. and Atlanta. Ga, clubs,
which the Southeastern League is trying to
bring into its fold.
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really needed is less rowdyism and bru-
tality on the ban field, in Which business
Tcbeau has played a leading part.
Harry Fuiliam is like the politicians. lie
refuses TO either affirm or deny the story
that he has been slated for president of the
Louisville club Asked if he would accept
such a position. lie said: We'll, III not
running away from Il good thing Mr..
Puilian VIII look after the interests OF thc
club this winter. He says he VIII not Ell
gage in Journalistic work or anything else.
The Orioles are not welded to their idols.
One declared the other night: ''ln spite of
the fact that we have won the pcnnant for
the third successive season We are not ap-
preciated. The cranks III BaltimoreeApect
us 10 win every game, so that when We
lose we receive nothing but abuse. The At
tendance has fallen off surprisingly, ami III
some of us could get away we would be very
happy" Next year viii doubtless see the
breaking CT that winning combination. Gin
cinEati Post
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ANSON wILLPLAYCRICKET.
He and Pfeffer to Bat Against the A u.s.
tralians Next Week.


Chicago. Oct. 5.-Capt. Anson has put
away the baseball togs of summer, and this
week will become bloomn' cricketer. In
other words, he will face the bowler in
stead OF the pitcher, for he expects 10 MAY
In the cricket match between the famous
Australian team and the Chicagos. He
will play on the Chicago side.
tits at the invitation and request of some
of the Australians, who became acuuaint-
ed with the leader of Chicago's baseball
affairs in the antipodes some years ago,
when Anson was making an around-the-
world tour with his own team and the
All-Am ericas. The Australians wrote
from Philadelphialast week, requesting that
Anson and Pfeffer be urged to take pa art In
the games In this city. 1t appears, from
the correspondence, that the Australians
held the noted mana ger and brilliant second
baseman in high esteem.
Nor must it be supposed that Anson and
Pfeffer cannot play cricket. They have
and can. They played 1t in England and
achieved much success. However that
may be, Anson and Pfeffer as cricket play
ers on the Chicago side will add to the in
terest in next weeks games
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AUSTRALIANS BALLTossERs.
Antipodeans VIII Visit This Country
Next Spring. .


Philadelphia. Oct. 5.-At a Conference
between Manager Musgrove. of the Aus
traliau Cricket team, and Messrs. Spald-
ing. Reach and Rogers, in tbs city. ii was
definitely arranged that the former would
bring to this country next spring base
ball team, made up Of native Atlstralians
many Of whom have become quite proficient
In our national game.
A schedule Comprising between forty
and fifty games was partly outlined, but
will require further consideration before
its final completion. This much however,
was settled. Games will be played be-
tween the Australians and the various
teams of the National League, in addition
To which the Antipodeans will visit many
cities In the United States and Canada.
their purpose Icing to play against the
best representative mines.
Manager Musgrove will have charge of
the baseball pla yers, of whom he will bring
abouttwenty. They will sail from Australia
in February, and hope to reach San Fran
icisco early in April. Their tour will take
up the spring and summer. the series being
80 arranged that they will leave for home
late In October. ngtf
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CATFISH BILLY" MISSING.
Unique Character who Has Not Been
Seen Since the Hurricane.


William Gray, better known as Catfish
Billy" a former character about the fish
wharf, is missing He has not been seen
since the night of the big storm, and his
friends fear that Il lost his life during the
hurricane.
Gray was about fifty years of age. and
was known as Il funny man about the
river front. owing to his quaint and witty
savings lie was native oil St Mary
county Nd and folio wed the water, ashe
expressed it, ever since lie was boy He
gained the sohriquet, Catfish Billy, ow-
ing to his fondness for those fishes. during
the sein hauling season Billy would buy up
all the catiist, from the supply boats and
sell them al an advance Ia colured people.
He had many customers for his slippery
wares and il said 10 have made a com
Portable living.
GRAY formerly lived in stanty near the
wharf OF the Norfolk steamers. but during
the past spring and summer he occupied
stack he had erected on the Virginia side
of til, river, near the Long Bridge. serst
Daley Learned last night that Eilis little
home had been swept away by the storm,
but he could nowhere be found.
One of his favoritc pastimes was to row
out into the river in bis little batteau
during the night and bob for GELS. IL is
supposed his craft was caught in the gale
last Tuesday night, and the old feiio"
drowned.
The hatteau was Bills most favored
companion on its stern he had painted
IN uneven letters the word" Lottie.' When
asked why he gave the boat that naiie
tears would come to the old fellows
eyes as he replied:
That was the name of my only child,
my angel. poor, dead little Lottie.'
The missing batteau has not been To-
Gated, and efforts will be made to find
Gray's remains, If he was lost in the
storm,
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Dog and Pony Actors.

Tonight will witness the opening. OF Sirc.
Dolman & Blake's trick dog and educated
pony show under huge canvas tents at the
corner OF Fourteenth and streets north
west Tic show is a clean, refined and
moral exhibition of animal Intelligence, tho
superior knowledge of dogs ard ponies lie
ing shown To great advantage in hundreds
of difficult and amusing tricks performed
by the Little dumb actors. Prof. r.
Blake, the worlds greatest trainer of Do
mestic animals, is not newcomer to Wash
ington, he having been seen here in years
gone by with several trained horse shows.
The street parade of the dogs and ponies
this morning was a novel spectacle, and
attracted a great deal OF merited attention
The show is a clever one, and has received
the hearty Endorsement of the press in
neiEhboriDG cities,
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Garfield Park, Chicago. at an expense Of
$4,000. was dedicated yesterday after
noon, the occasion being marked by the
smashing of two records. Paced BY
triplet, Johu s. johnson went twice around
the balf-mle track in 10 2-5, breaking
the werlds paced track record for that dis
tanCe. James Michael, the Welsh midget,
rode five miles in S:3S, breaking the
American record.
Edward s. Edwards. OF the Century
wheelmeu, New York, failed in his at
tempt yesterday to lower the New York
Philadelphia record.
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NATIONAL CIRCUITS CLOSE
Crack Cyclists at International
Park Today.
WHO WILL BE '96 CHAMPION?
Result of Today's Meeting Between
Bald, Cooper and Gardner VIII
Probably Decide Who Shall BE
Crowned Monarch of the Silent
Steed-- Gossip of the Wheelmen.

Interest in cycling circles ccntcrs today
in the national circuit meet under the ar-
spices OF the White Flyer Club ut Interna-
tional Park, where the last races OF the
season take place this afternoon, begin
ming at O'Clock.
A number OF the crack riders are here, in
Guiding in the NJ X W. racing team, under
the management OF Mr.. VIII c. Pelot. such
well-known bicycle contestants as Arthur
Gardner, one or the spccdicst men in Amer
ica, VINO halls from Chicago; QUO Ziesier
The evening times., 1896-10-05
GREAT FOREST FIRES RAGING.
Flames sweep Through Canons in
Echo Mountain Range.


Pasadena, Cal, Oct. 5.-For three days
flames have been sweeping through the
cauons over the slopes of the Echo noun
tain range. The fire began some miles
away from the Echo Mountain Hotel, and
the line of the Mount Lowe Railway, but
has scontinuedto spread in spite ofthe efforts
of hundreds Of fire fighters sent from here.
AT one time the flames were borne by
the wind in dangerous proximity TO the
mountain resort. By back fri ng the
progress of the fire was temporarily check
cd, butlast nj ght great atsheetsofflames could
be seen sweeping through the dense brush,
and it is feared that the hotel and other
mountain buildings are in grave danger.
A number of camps have been destroyed
and the people narrowly escaped. stnp
twenty miles long has been burned. All
their ayailab bic men have been sent out by
the Mount Lowe Railway Company.
The evening times., 1896-10-05

Bureaus vs.. Canterburys Tomorrow.
The Bureaus ana tanterburys Will play
ball at National Park tomorrow afternoon
at 4 O'Clock for the championship of the
District. Each club viii have its best
men un the team and il Will be a battle
royal from start to finish. Ladies will
be admitted free, and the friends OF the
ccntcstinS teams will he out In force.
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SI.25 10 Baltimore ana Return via
b. & O. r. II:

on the occasion of the reception by the
city authori tics Of Baltimore to the
AuoieDt and Honorable Artillery. of BOs-
Ion. on October g. Also low rates from
WINCHESTER, Hagerstown, Frederick and
oc3.6
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CRuKER.S GEORGINA FIRST.
Won the Maiden Plate Event at Not
tinghnm This A Afternoon.

bIlEhh III IHlS AIfFf1UOH.
London. Oct. 5.-At Nottingham today the
Maiden plate of log sOyereigns. for horses
of all IA ges, five furlongs straight, was won
by Mr.. Richard Croker's H. l. GeorGina. by
Mating. out of Democracy, two years old.
Mr. T. Lorillard's br. f. Belsama, by Sen
satinn. out of Blush, two years old, was
second, and Sir ]. Thursby's br. =. Trevor,
by Juggler out OF Chevrettc, two years
old, third.
The betting was Ii to on Georgina,
II to l against Belsia ma and to against
Trevor.
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Gentry to Beat HI. Record

Terre Hau,e. Ind, Oct. 5.-Presidcnt
Ijams. of the Trotting Association, has re-
ceived Word from William Simpson. owner
Of John R. Gentry. saying hc would start
the horse to make OF break the two-niile
record ut Terre Haute on October 20:
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The Very Handsom est

And showiest, and coolest, and cheapest
houses Tor the none y are those new houses
on Florida avenue northwest, for $3.50.
Easy terms, too. See the Times Real Es-
tate Bureau. :
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GOSSIP OF THE wHEELMEN.

) Frank st;ibuck, of Philadelphia, will
go 10 Australia this winter to race ON
the wheel.
The splendid new cement track, which
the West Side Park commission built in
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Our Rent List

Is very fun. If you are looking for
house, call and see us at once. We are
very sure you viii so no further. Times
Real Estate Bureau.
The evening times., 1896-10-05
BiCYCLES.
..Colts,b -Sidslde rd
# ths Worli"
Well sell you a
secondhand wheel cheap.

We want to close out a big lot of Second
hand Bicycles-a / in good condition-and to
do so pronpt!y We will make very low prices
Intending purchasers would d" wen 10 eA-
anime our stock ,: 90
some OF the whee,s are just the thing 10
..nirc. ont with until new Columbia Is par
chased next spring - 49,,
make an offer.
Pope Mfg. Co, Riding Academy
J. Hart Britain, iIOO1 iegt SUI " - W
Local Mgr, IA anu 1ts- w. W.
452 Pa. Ave.
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We are overstocked, herce this reduction.
2-piy Roofing Felt. 100 So. f., at Csc.
per roll.
l-p,y Roofing Felt, $50 So. H., at 81 %
per roll.
GEO. \. HOLLAND,
Corner 18th and h Streets n. E.
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How Are You Fixed?

Have you auy idle money III bank? If
so, The Times Real Estate Bureau can
get you per cent. and good security. too
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sl.a5 To baltimore and Re- sI.a5

on account OF the parade of the An
cient and Honorable Artillery Company of
Boston, the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Corn
pany will sell, Tuesday, October 6, round
trip tickets to Baltimore Mt rate OF SIPS,
good to return only on day of issue
The evening times., 1896-10-05
PRINTERS AND BoOKBINDERs.

LETTER HEADS, Booklets, Pamphlets
TrInt fhem-promptiy--no disappointments-
wM. GETTINGER, Printer and Publisher
Central Power House, Room 3l0
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Henry Hughes. who Is in the employ OF
the United States revenue service. lies at
Providence hospital suffering from inter-
nal injuries. He feels that he Is fortunate.
however. to have escaped with his Life. for
he was houndering about for over half an
hour under a wharf in water that was
tlied with logs and slabs.
Hughes was making his way to his
boarding house about / O'Clock Friday
morning when he fell into the bay. How
it happened would be hard to explain. for
it might have been due to a turn in the
walk, . loose plank. or . hole in the
wharf After he was in the water he
yelled for help and in the meantime pushed
his way through the water and slabs TO a
pile. Pretty soon some men came over to
him and one told him 10 swim this way"
Hughes started out and had gone q short
distance when another man came up and
said:
If you swim that way You will never
get out. Swim the other way"
Finally Hughes was hauled out with q
rope and cared for by his friends until Dr.
Crichton arrived. The doctor found that
his temperature was 104 and his pulse 1856.
There was no signs Of external injuries
but as 10 Internal it was different Hughes
was removed to Providence hospital where
he is getting along nicely.
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A Contest at the Plymouth Church by
tho Students.

One OF the most gratifying features n the
life OF the University OF Washington IN
der its new organization is the increased
interes, taken by the students in elocution-
AIRY and orator!cal work. This Il MARI
fest in the large and growing Attendance
OF the literary societies. which meet every
Friday and every Saturday evening for
debate, defamation and other exercises
which develop the ability to write and 70
speak /, IL seen. also, n the crowded
class rooms in which rhetoric and oratory
are taught. and In the willing and even
enthusiastic performance OF the tasks re-
CURED OF the young writer's ard ssesker.-
But perhaps the most convincing evidence
OF progress has been the formation OF q
voluntary association OF students with the
express aim OF cultlvaf.ng oratory.
Even before the Seattle bar had made It's
generous offer Of the fiss prize TO be con-
tended for By the seniors, tbs society
had already arranged for an intercollegiate
contest. TO be open 20 competitors from any
class of college students For this reason
the university. during the present season,
and we hope also throughout coming years.
Will hzvs the benefit Of two oratorfcai con-
tests. ore OF q more popular character. and
the other more strictly governed by schos-
ss.ic rexulzti4ns The Bar Association
eontss, Is TO be held June Is. /, Denny hall.
the assembly roon OF the university. oat
the more general and frse-to-su compeu-
ton Will be celebrated IN some one OF our
leading churches o. theaters. either Ia tns
city CT IN Tacoma
Tie ars; exhibited IN sAs seriss when
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THE FREE KINDERGARTEN.
Graduating Exercises OF the TRAINING
Class to BE Held June L.


Class to Be Held June 1.
The work of the Free Kindergarten As
sociation fer this term will come to a close
on June l, by the graduation exercises Of
the training class. Six young ladies' who
have taken the kindergarten course will on
that day receive their diplomas. No ar
rangements have yet been made for this
event, but they will be both appropriate
and interesting.
the play room. now nearing its compile
ton. The means to do this have come from
donations Of material and money raised.
aside from the funds devoted to the regular
work OF supporting the kindergarten. This
play room has been a great necessity for
the little ones. A garden has also been
made for them in the yard of the old Main
street school
1t is only by hard work and self-sacrifice
that the free kindergarten has been car
ried along thus far. especially in these hard
times OF money stringency. but the work
itself lures to greater effort on the part Of
those who come within the influence Of the
charm OF their work.
The annual meeting OF the association
Will be held on May 3. in the Chamber OF
Commerce. On that day the work of this
term will be presented to the general pub
lie by the retiring officers in their reports.
The board of managers. at its meeting on
Saturday, chose Messrs. j. L. Waller and
C. A Riddle as an auditing committee to
examine the books of the treasurer.
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PERSONAL.

J. r. Perry, of FaIrhaven. 10 at the Ste
vens.
Capt. S. Wiley. OF Olympia. is staying
III the Dlller.
Judge w. II. Prltchard. OF Tacoma. is
az the Butler.
DR.. J. ]. Chambers, OF Coiville. Is .
guest Of the Dtller.
james +. Ben. a lumherman OF Everett.
Is staying al the Butler.
Mr. and Mrs. c r. Byler. OF Port Blake
ley. are at the Northern.
Mr. aaa Mrs j. ". sworord. OF Mount
Vernon. are al the Diller.
Mr.. John B. Agen left on Thursday for
a business trip TO the East
J. ". Heston. superintendent OF schools
at Everett. formerly Of Seattle. Is at the
Stevens.
MT ard Mrs W. b Armstrong returned
last evening from trip TO Anacortes.
Mhatcom and Victoria.
Mrs c. L. BERTH. who has been visiting
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. g NJ. Pr.chard.
returns 10 san Francisco today.
Mrs. Frank H. wtrslow and children ar
rived In Seattle today Tor the summer.
having spent the winter In North Yakima.
Mir y. h. Manes and son. Guy {. Names.
arrived in the city from NeiAsylile. Wis.
yesterday. Mr.. Names Is an uncle OF &. 5.
Carpenter. % this city.
Miss Edith Whitnsy. q Mount Vernon.
are he guests Of Mrs. D. Nj Rrosseau, at
lis Sixth avenue NORTH
Mrs. 5. rrauenthai ara daughter return
81 10 the city last wesk. after an aosenee
OF two faanfhs. Mrs. FraaenShAi Is very
much Improved in health
Mr.. n. A. CovinEton and family. former
IL Of Olympia. have removed 20 seattle: 10
make their future home They have taken
up their residence a. 6Ie Spring street
Capt r J Rathbone. ssiper.aten3ent az
the water lines ~ the Oregon RAILWAY &
NAVIGATION Company. Is IN the city for
few a2ys. a guest Of AanAser FRANK W.
Uoclhue. q tire steamer Grey hound.
William shaw. treasurer Of The Uaite-t
Society o. ChrtSttAn F.aieAVSr, passed
through ;he city yes eTsAy morfstHg ca
route for the British Columbia provtnciai
conVention. 10 be heid At New Wesimins-
ter lie WsS net at the depot BY several
% he local workers. who are &rranSiag
for the rally 20 be held al the First PRES
bYterlaa church on Tuesday evening ms
4 Mr. SAaW's nrsi visit 10 tire Nor invest.
and be expressed himself as beizS very
.aVorshiy Impressed with VIA; he has
seen OF sur state.
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Brigantine Blakeley for Cook Inlet.

The br.gantine Biakeley. which will car
~ passengers and freight to Cook inlet
arrived here from Tacoma Friday morn
ing, In tow Of tho tug Favorite There were
about thfrty-1ve men aboard. who were
taken on at Tacoma Some of them had
come from san Francisco. The brigantine
shows the hard knocks received In many
a battle with the elements. but her
staunch timbers are good for a long time
TO come. Extending from her bow TO
ahaft the mainchains are strips of IRON
wood two inches thick and two feet deep,
which will protect the vessels sides In
encountering ice. The bow itself is en-
cased in iron and the bottom Is covered
with copper A row OF double hunks ex-
tend on each side In the forward hold,
and two rows Of single hunks will be built
up the center. giving accommodation for
about 125 passengers. Carpenters were at
work yesterday putting Up a mess room
on the deck, the object being to keep
the smell of cooking from the sleeping
quarters. A hatchway from the forward
hold opens into the mess room. by which
Passengers can enter II in stormy weather
without going about on the wet deck
About half the freight that the Blakeley
will carry north has been taken on at Ia
coma Her managers say the vessel will
go 10 Juneau after dischargfng at Cook
Inlet. and carry a cargo of freight and pas
senger> from there. She win then return
to the Sound. and IS expected TO get back
June Is. The Biakeley will sail April II.
IL her passenger and freigh, accommoaa.
tons are alleG by that time.
The agent reports that numerous an
qasries have been made and several kava
taken passage The rush for passage "a
evidently not SO feve-ish as IL has been
though there will probably be no difieultv
In aIling the Biak-ey from this port.