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Now Player. for tho National League.

WARRINGTON. Oct 2.-President Nick Young
announces the following additional players who
have been drafted to tho clubs of the National
League:
washington-R siebold and J. Hannidsn OF Ian.
caster. Frank Todd OF Pawtucket. and William Dono.
van Of Waterbury. Prooklyn-F. Barnes Of MI.
wAukee. of Rockford. Chi.
cago-wood Of springfield and Meyers OF Toledo.
decentralization of Wilkesbarre and keister OF
Dayton.
Altogether there have been about sixty.fve
players purchased by the National League
clubs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Tho annual report OF
observation-disclosures Seibcr OF tho army
shows that the number OF court-mnrtials in tho
year ending Sept. I was 1894. n decrease Of
lO2 as compared with the preceding year. The
number of convictions for desrrtlOn during the
past three years have been respectively ia,
55G ana 2I4, the latter figures being for 1907.
PaynlasleTGcneral Stanion's, report shows
that tho aigposits Of private soldiers h9NG M
creased to l7.s7s, and the sayings amount 10
$685., 3J2, lie recommends abolisAing tho check
and envelope pay system.
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DE-. FLAGa,s sUToIpE.
His wire's Statement surEcsts = Case or Aeut
Mania.

Flagg, tho Sonkers physician who killed himself
on Friday, the morning after his marriage, by
jumping from IA second story window at tho
Murray Hin Hotel, had recovered sufficiently
yesterday to mako a statement. Mrs. Flagg
says that when che and hor husband went TO
their rooms after breakfast sho noticed his con.
dition of nervous excitement and sent y message
to DIR. DrOttCr of Nonkcrs to come to New York
down on the sofa to rest. They chnttcd pleas
unity Of their plans. intending to do some shop
ping and then tuko an afternoon train to either
tEC Delaware Water Gap or tho Adironda cks,
where their hone moon was to have been spent.
The doctor diverted his wife,s attention for a
moment, and while her back was turned he
rushed 70 tho window and jumped out.
Mra. Elagg Is still at the home of DIR. William
Tod llrlmuth, Jr, 465 Lexington avenue. DR..
tlagg's body WAS taken TO Sonkcrs yesterday,
and the funeral will he tomorrow afternoon at
tue First Presbyterian Church in that city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03

WASHINGTON. Oct. o.-Treosury officials ara
highly g~ratiied over the results OF tho enforce
mcnt of the provision in the Dingley law limit
ing to 500 the value of wearing apparel which
travellers may bring into this country free OF
duty. Collector Bidwell reported to-day to the
duty on personal baggage of strangers amounted
to S93, 100. against $4,000 from tho same
source IN September, 1890. The August collcc.
lions this year were $40, 600, against Sl3. 600 in
1900
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03
Senator ForaLer Denies That He HAS With
drawn HIS Kn%gaEements In Ohio.

WAsHINGroN. Oct. Ex-senator Foraker was
hero to-day on his way to Ohio. OF tho story
from Cleveland. that he had Withdrawn his
engagements to speak In Ohio this fall because
Charles +. Dick IL in charge, he said:
THE last time ] saw Mr.. Dick he was my
guest at dinner; that ans the insinuation
OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. J. am on my way to
Ohio now. and stopped In Washington only be-
cause | could not reach there ~ time to meet an
engagement to speak tonight"
when. Will iyou mako your first speech.
Senator r.
ION Tuesday night next in Toledo"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03
stowaway from New York Found Dead in an
Allen Line Steamship.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-The decomposed body
OF a man was found buried in q cargo OF wheat
on the steamship of the Allen line which ar
rived at Glasgow from New York on Sept. 10.
A report received at the State Department to-
day from Mr.. Morse. United States Consul at
Glasgow. said the address of John D. Cranton OF
on the body. There was nothing else discovered
to suggest the identity OF the dead man. Tho
body was buried on Sept. IT in Craigston Gene
terry, Glasgow. Mr.. Morse refers to the deceased
man as u stowaway, and does not make any gug-
~gestions OF a suspicion of foul play.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03
Sentences or the stanioback Family or SIur.
derora.

COLUMBUS. Kan, Oct. 2.-The notorious Stat
fieback family. whose crimes are commonly
supposed To have rivalled those OF the Benders.
have been sentenced for the killing of Frank
Gailbraith. the pcddlGr who was murdered in
their den at Galcna. Edward and George StatlIc-
back. convicted of murder in the first degree,
get life sentences. Mrs. Wilson, their mother.
as AN accessory, whs scntenCcd to twenty-One
years imprisonment Mike StatIleback Is serv.
Ing a i've years term for burglary
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03
GURNEr PERCY 4 SUICIDE
shot Himself while In the street In Front or
Police station.

Police STATEN.
Quincy Percy, nged 55 years, OF Bradford
street, near Glcnmorc avenue. Brooklyn. COM
mitted suicide yesterday morning by shooting
himself in the right temple while in tho street
in front Of the Liberty avenue police station.
1io formerly owned considerable property in
tho Twenty.siNth ward. but it slipped out of his
hands, and recently no started n laundry at
Atlantic avenue and Wyona. street. The bust.
meas did not prosper, and he became financially
embarrassed.
Yesterday morning he left his son George in
charge Of tho laundry and returned home. lie
remained there only n short time, and, starting
out, shot himself Just as he reached the police
station. In addition to his son, q widow and
daughter survive him.
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of which $40 to the second ana ESQ to the third
about two miles;
q. H.. shcrreris ch. q. Flushing, o. by imp, Pirate OF
penzance-Eloiae, 100 Vcitchl, ..,......".".. !
NJ =. Dwyers br, a, Lion Heart, q, 100 Mara. ';rs
FIR. a 7, Hitchcock's ch. Z, Royal Scarlet, =, loT
lEngllshD .. ,,,.,,, 900, 49, o
Decapod aud Contractor also ran. Rider refuseu'
Time. Ai0li9.
~Bettiug-AgaIn-t Lion Heart, 8 to 3; Decapod, 3 to
]; Flushing, 39 to IL Royal Scarlet, D to ]; Cohtrhe-
tor, 80 to l. Rider. 90 to /.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03

WASHINGTON. oct. "a deficit of $ll,4sl $40
resulted fr IN tho operations of tho postal
service In tho fiscal year ended June 30. 1897.
In the previous year the deficit was SS,l27. 0Ss.
Receipts in 1896 81 were So, 6G5 ,463, and eI-
pendiLures S94 .097, O42.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03

The handicap matches on the Ardsley Golf
Club links yesterday were won by S. b. p.
Trowbrldge and T. Barron. Tho womon's put
ting contest was won by Mrs. A. De witt
Cochranc. There were seventeen entries. Tho
scores in the handicaps were:
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Marine and Field club COLI Handicap.
The monthly handicap at golf was played ut
the Marine and Field Club yesterday. The
On the Hillside Links.

PLATSFIELD, Oct. I'm the handicap Mt the
Hillside Golf and Tennis Club to-day the re-
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STAGE

Ladies' and gentlemen thoroughly and practically
prepared for tho professional all 81 age by EDWIN COR
DON LAWRENCE. actor and elorutionijt, lu6 West
49d st.
THE NEW YORK SCHOOL OF ORATORY,
Eleventh year.
1244 Broadway. GEO. X. PHILLIPS, Prin.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03
schools or E~iocutlOn and Arts

A RI students Illustrating League. 3 East 18th 81
IA lessons illustrating d signing, drawing. painting
circular. X. CHAMPSEY, Director.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-11
ASTRONOMERS AT WAR.
Director Holden and Prof Eussey,
of Lick Observatory, at Outs.
Trouble Starts with the Resignation
of Pref. Observation-Disclosures Look
ting to n Reconciliation
to Be Made.

Director Holden and Prof. Hussey, of
Lick observatory, are at outs. A peace
commission is already on it's way to the
scene of hostilities, headed by Judge
G. w. Slack and directed by the regents,
to hear their grievances, to arbitrate
their differences if possible, and, if not,
to recommend some course that will
restore harmony. among the astrono-
mers. Timothy Guy Phelps will prob
ably assist in the investigation. Gov.
Budd was to have been present, but
was recalled 70 Sacramento on bust
ness.
The difficulty began with the inability
of Prof. Holden and his subordinates to
agree After the resignation of Prof.
Barnard, Holden recommended Prof.
Hussey, of Stanford university, for the
vacancy. At first Hussey refused, but
afterwards he reconsidered and ac-
cepted the offer. The new astronomer
declares that Prof. Holden told him he
was to take Barnard's place and go on
with Barnard's work.
Director Holden has represented to
Judge Slack and others of the regents
that Hussey was never employed under
any such agreement. ...
Judge Slack is anxious to compro-
mise the matter if possible. He thinks
both men may be satisfied, and hopes
to prevent any breach of the peace,
though the two men have not had writ
ten communication with each other for
some time and affairs are quite as
frigid on top of the mountains as they
were during Barnard's residence there.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-11
Churches and smokestacks.

Many statistics show that of 10000
smokestacks only three are struck by
lightning during the year, while, of
10000 church spires g., and of 10000
windmills SO are struck by lightning
annually. 1t has been endeavored to
explain this condition BY the fact that
the smoke discharged from the smoke
stacks takes the electricity assembled
around the building along and distrib-
utes it in the air, whereby the source
of attraction for the electric spark of
lightning is not only diminished, but
almost disappears. This also explains
why people in the country ldndle a
large fire in the fireplace when thun-
derstorm is approaching.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-11
SINCE VICTORIA WAS CROWNED.
There Have Been Great Social Re
forms and Wonderful Inventions.

There Have Been Great Social Re-
forms and Wonderful Inventions.
Great social reforms belong to Queen
victoria's reign, writes William George
Jordan in Ladies' Home Journal, mar
rating the progress Of the world since
Queen Victoria assembled the throne
60 years ago. The degrading practice
of fogging has been abolished in the
armies and navies of America and Eng
land. Children are no longer permitted
to work in the mines of Britain. Press
gangs no longer force men into the
service of the queens navy. The Red
Cross society, approved by 40 nations,
has softened the horror of war. The
transportation Of criminals, with it's
many evils, has been suppressed. Ex-
ecutions are no longer conducted in
public. The treatment of criminals has
become humane. Factory laws and
building acts make life easier for the
poor. FrH
Inventive science has made marvellous
progress in every department during
Victoria's 60 years as queen. Cantilever
bridges have surprised the world.
Travel has been wonderfully quickened
by street cars, cabs, trolleys, cable cars,
elevated roads and other triumphs of
invention. In 1897 there were no type
writer's, no passenger elevators, no mod
ern bicycles, no soda-water fountains,
no horseless carriages, no chemical fire
extinguishers, no ironclads, no perfect
ing presses. Fully chronicling the in
ventive progress of the last SAX decades
would make it seem as II nothing of
real consequence to mans comfort had
been done before 1887.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-11
LoNG-oIsTANcE POWER.

To Send Electricity from Lenven-
worth, Kan, to Kansas City, Mo.
A scheme is ON foot, according to the
Kansas City (Mo.) Times, to run Kansas
City's steam plants, manufactures,
street railways, ETC., by electricity, to
be generated at Leavenworth, Kan,
where fuel can be obtained cheaply at
the promoters mines. In addition, it
is proposed to ultimately construct an
electric railroad between the two cities,
Already arrangements to construct a
$500, 900 power plant at Leavenworth
have been made. The schemes headed by
Col. d. A. McKibben, Maj. John NJ.
Long, Harvey NJ. Rush, George W. Kir-
stead and ex-senator Caldwell, of Leav-
enworth, all wealthy men, and it is be-
lieved eastern capitalists are also in
terested.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-11
DANGEROUS CHEMICALS.
The Time Has Arrived TO Put Legal
Restrictions ON Their Sale.

The Time Has Arrived TO Put Legal
Restrictions ON Their Sale.
Several more or less dangerous arti-
cles of chemical manufacture are be-
coming so largely employed for va
riety of useful purposes now that some
restrictions as to their sale, conveyance
and storage are imperative, says the
San Francisco Argonaut- Thousands of
gallons of Liquid" carbonic acid gas in
steel cylinders under high compression
may now be seen every day being con-
yeyed in carts from place to place, and
similarly other gases are stored under
pressure in tubes" as, for instance,
oxygen, hydrogen, nitrous oxide and so
on, all of which may expose the public
to danger. Solid bricks of metallic
sodium, again (kept under naphtha, of
course), are every day carried from
port to port as part of ships cargo,
and very serious accidents have occa-
sionally arisen from the intermixture
of various chemicals on board ship by
the damaging effect of a rough passage
upon the packages. Still another chem
ical substance of comparatively recent
discovery is carbide of calcium, which
on simply becoming moist gives off the
exceedingly infammable gas, acetylene,
which, with air. forms an explosive mix
ture.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-11
WHITES CREAM vERMIFUGE.

WHITES CREAM VERMIFUGE.
Is the one worm remedy that does ev-
cry possible good without the POSSIBLE
ity of harm. 1t is purely vegetable
preparation. that cannot fail to expel
worms. If your child eats we'll but
fails to frow, if it is dark under the
eyes, if it is fretful or if it sleeps poor
ly, the chances the that the worms are
sapping its vitality, retarding it's
growth and endangering its life. You
can use Cream Vermifuge with abso-
lutte certainty Of results. Large bot
ties. small dose. Price % cents. Solf
by e. Reuss and @. Schasse.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-11
TO EXPLORE HUDSON BAY.
Canadian Government Expedition
Will Soon Sail in the Diana

Canadian Government Expedition
VIII Soon Sail in the Diana.
The steamer Diana, which will carry
the government expedition to Hudson
bay, arrived at Halifax, N. s., the other
day from St Johns, N. F., and viii be
provisioned at once for long sojourn
in the north. The Diana is fine steam
er for ice work, and was specifically Sc
lected on that account. The scientific
party and the ships crew Will make the
number on board over So The ex-
ploration of Hudson straits is expected
to be the most far-reaching in results
of any yet attempted. The purpose of
the expedition is to discover the pc
Rod for which Hudson straits are nav
igable, in order that grain steamers
may run through and load wheat from
England at Fort Churchill, which will
be the terminus of a railway to be built
there from Manitoba. In addition to the
various scientific Investigations which
will be made there will also be an at
tempt to learn the fishing possibilities
of this vast body of water. The steam
er will, if possible, leave here about
May 20, 60 around by the front of New
foundland, and proceed north TO her
destination, taking her chances of work,
ing in through the ice. If all goes well
she win return about the end of Octo,
her
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-11
MAIL BOXES ON STREET CARS

Unique Experiment Tried by Postal
Authorities at Des Moines.
An interesting experiment is being
made by the postal authorities at Des
Moines. la
All the street cars have been pro-
vided with letter boxes, and the cars
stop to permit persons to mail let
tiers. These stops are made wherever
the cars would ordinarily stop to take
on passengers
Des Moines is especially fitted for
this sort of mail collection. All the
street cars in town are operated by
one company and all pass the postofice
or very near It, All the lines center at
a terminus in the heart.of the city and
radiate from it .a f.-.s. a.. ~
The population of the city is widely
scattered, and this method of collect
inc the mail seems 10 he the only salts.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-11

Draln IN his mead, ana he wanted, aDOve
all things, 10 master the technicalities
of some good business. Finally his eye
lighted upon an advertisement that
seemed to appeal to him more than any
of the others, and he determined to
make desperate effort to secure the
position; only the address lock box
AL" was SO very discouraging in the
beginning, for Jimmie had already
cudgeled his poor little brain and
cramped his stiff little fingers over
many an answer to advertisements-to
say nothing of the precious stamps he
had risked-and all to no purpose. No!
Plainly in his case, some other method
must be thought out.
The next morning Mr.. Adams, a
wealthy contractor, took very, very
fat mail from lock boy AL, most of
which, however, he was destined never
to read, for close at his heels followed
sturdy little boy, who managed some
how to slip into the office with him.
'Please, sir" said Jimmie, for it was
none other, will you give me a chance
to try to suit you as Office boy?"
~Why, how do you know that I want
an Office boy ?" asked Mr.. Adams.
II read your advertisement in the pa
per, and ever since have been watch'
ing box AL to find out who you were
and where you did business, so that I
might get in my work before you had a
chance to read about the other feIlowa
VIII you give me try, sirT'
"Well," replied Mr.. Adams, looking
rather amused, "if you are smart
enough to do. that, guess you are
about the boy we want. Yes, you may
stay and go right to work. First, sort
out these letters and dump all the an
swers to that advertisements into the
waste basket"
This all happened many years ago,
and to-day Mr.. James Brown is one OF
the leading partners in that very firm
which he first served intelligently and
conscientiously as office boy.--Chicago
Inter Ocean.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-11

Russia exported more than 1,5oo, ooo,.
600 eggs last year.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-11

factory system that the people have
had.
The experiment is due to the per-
sistence of Postmaster Edward w.
Hunter. The service was established
April 10. and thus far has proved to be
all that Mr.. Hunter claimed for it.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-11
A BOYS ENTERPRISE.

How u Ten-Yenr-Old Youngster Sc
cured a Position.
Jimmie Brown, aged ten, sat busily
porting over the advertising sheets of
the New York dailies. He was wildly
anxious for good position as Office
boy, for not only did he sadly need
wages, but he had an ambitious little
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-11
why They Won't Eat HERRING.

A st. Petersburg paper says that, in
consequence of a silly rumor that the
Turks had poisoned all the herring in
the ocean, the peasants of some parts
of Poland refuse to eat any more of
them. ......
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-11

Wires Underground.
Manchester (England) has placed all
fits telephone wires underground.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-03
HOW A SENATOR WAS INTER
VIEWED
WashinUton Posi-


The late ex-senator Coke OF Texas although
as rule taciturn and reserved man, had q
sense OF humor and was something OF diplo-
mat. Shortly after his appearance in the
Senate here, years ago. he was approached by
newspaper correspondent for, an interview
on g leading question of that day. The re-
quest had come from the home OH ce, as the
correspondent explained.
"sit down, my young friend" said Mr..
Coke, "and tell me, the first thing, if I can
trust you"
The correspondent said pleasantly that he
regarded himself as g safe risk.
"Why 1 ask that" continued the Senator,
with q smile, as because 1 have confession
to make. 1 don't know much Of anything
about the question you mention, but can't
afford to admit that 10 your newspaper. 1
take this request for my views as 8 compli-
ment. Pm new man on the scene, and an
interview,in as prominent paper as yours will
help to introduce me. 1 ought to have some
views. What do you know about the ques-
tion ?"
The correspondent replied that he had read
the bills recently introduced bearing on the
subject, had listened to speeches in advocacy
OF them, and so forth.
The Senstor's face lighted up. 'My young
friend. do you want this interview right
awAy?"
"No, sir. 1t goes by mail Tomorrow win
do"
"Then you 60 and get copies of some of
those bills and few of those speeches and
bring them here and we'll have converse
tiOn."
The CORES pondent agreed to this and left
the Senator. II was al amusing eXper tence
but agreeable one, because of the frank
ness of the Senator and his cordiatity.
The CORES spoudent returned in an hour with
q bundle of papers, and he and the Senator
went over them together. The Senstor would
put in a word, and then the correspondent
would put in word. Finally, the Senator
said:
Now you go home and write out the inter
view and bring the copy here"
This also the CORRESPONDENT did, and upon
his return his greeting was a cordial one.
Senator Coke read the story twice over, re-
peating portions of it aloud, and then hand
ingi il back, said:
"My young friend, we work in double hsr-
ness together admirably. That is all right,
and you can send il on TO your paper. Now
you stand up for NE and pll stand up for the
in terytew."
The story was well displayed in print and it
established friendship between the Sen ator
and the correspondent which continued 10
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-03
and of it The abs struso e makes plain and

simple.
Thus he opehs his paper: mo subject is OF
greater Importance than that which con nslders
the natural history of lie. The question in
some sense underlies the philosophy OF our
age anu cons titutes the most essential theme
MS nrStwork is to extricate evolution from lts
ialse environment Of error, in which ne
showed that The fact of life and not It's begin
nlng or lis end is the sole concern OF eVolu-
non, ana the ape pervision disappears pTecipl-
thtelN want the men who preach ''the Ola
ways and fear the world will return TO chaoS
ana old night revolution should become the
creed ot Gil men 10 put aside fear tor one-halt
such men feared ali was lost IL Rll should come
TO think the sun did not rise and set. These
men are dead and have been long in their
graves, but truth lives and the world has not
yet come to end.
may not here try to tell what Ridpath mas
SAID Know that he is strong and broad, since
he is true and brave. With firm and large
grasp ne takes up as child picks up an olu
TOY the wnoIe great theme and names tne
parts ana SHOWS their place and use In the
great scneme OF things. II you wish to learn
thRt whlch all men need much 10 know, mere
is one who can teach and use the speech OF
plain men. His one aim is to let the tact
speak and give back sight TO those who have
been made blind by false light. Read and you
Will catch the gleam of the new day. Man
grows ana the light dawns. A few men nave
been great and good. He shows how man
shall be great and good, not in a land OF
Dreams but in this old gray world in which
we now but half live.
JOSEPH AsBURY JOHNSON.
ooo Market street, June 2, 1897.