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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-17
SPARED THREE ROUNDS.

At 3.45 o'clock McVey and Corhett
spared three rounds of irregular
lengths and waits. McVey was at
tired in a maroon colored suit of tights
and Corbett in his base ball uniform.
The sparring had evidently been
planned to show Corbett instead of his
partner, but it pleased the crowd and
the tameness of the affair was les
sened by the sight of trickling of
blood from McVeys nose at the con-
clusion of the exhibition.
Corbett had ten fielding chances in
the game and accepted each of them.
All were putouts on infield assists and
two were difficult pick-ups of fast field
ed grounders, In his three times at
bat he first went out on an assist
from Weigrand to Drauby, was famed
the second time up and finally went
out on pop fly to Cooney.
But the game: The Miners hit coll
umn shows why they didn't win. Only
two hits were made off Braun and it
was charitable scoring that gave DAILY
his two-baser. Coogan had the fly in
his hands near the fence at right
center, but the ground is bad at that
point and he was on a hard run and
80 was exempted from an error on
general principles. Besides the hits,
all that fell to the Miners portion we-7
two bases on balls and Drauby's errC~
which permitted three men to get on
the circuit, Not Scrantonian reached
third.
1t was the first time this season that
Scranton has been shut out, but with
an absence of hitting II would be hard
TO figure how the result could have been
different, although q little sharper
fielding would have prevented the
Grays from getting two of their sew
en- runs. Gillon puzzled them more
than the result shows. Six hits fol
eight bases is pretty good pitching
but Gillon's bases on balls were costly
as were the punched errors OF Bon,
ner and Mcguire in the sixth inning.
That's about all there is to tell about
the game, excepting the work OF
Knight, Coogan and Cooney, whose
fast playing made unexpected outs and
POSSIBLY robbed the Miners Of chance.
10 tally. The score:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-17
CROWD TO MEET HIM.

aware, Lackawanna and Western af-
ternoon train from New York. He was
accompanied by his manager, w. a.
Brady; his spaTring partner, McVey,
and T.. w. Roberts, young gentleman
who earns a fair salary as valet &C
chambre and rubber-down to the eIst-
while champion. The depot platform
was jammed with people when the
train rolled in. When the Corbett par
ty alighted they were surrounded by a
pushing, clamorous throng and it was
only by extreme difficulty that they
made their way to a cab and were
driven to the St. Charles hotel.
The ex-champion was dressed fash
ionably, but in extreme good taste. lie
wore a tight fitting dark blue serge
sack suit, a straw hat with a fancy
band, white linen and patent feathers,
carried q cane and was putting a big
black cigar when he arrived. After be-
ing shown to his room at the hotel Re
received a party of reporters and
talked freely with them before dressing
for the game.
When Corbett entered the park he
was held up by a roop of gamjns ard a
chorus Of Hello Jims," you're de
stuffs," and the like. He gathered a
little fellow under each arm and with
the other young admirers clinging to
every loose spot on his uniform trotted
TO the dressing room entrance to the
field.
He admitted early in the after noon
that he had practiced this season only
one day and that at the polo grounds
last week. A little daily exercise with
dumb bells and pully-weights, he said
had been his only manual work since
the Carson City matinee. 1t was sur
prise then that he played such a good
game. His performance was not on the
professional order, of course, but he
covered the initial bag with as much
ginger and proficiency as would a crack
amateur first n
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-17
COLLEGE GAME.

and Roach. Umrire-Snyder.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-01

BE A MAN AMONG
MEN. How to do this
has been the study Of
DIR. Hathaway & Co. ,
for years and the ex-
peIfence they have
has enabled them to
build many a man to
q condition of perfect
health even after
other physicians have
failed. In the sue
cessful treatment of
those special diseases
peculiar to men and
women DIR. Hathaway
& Co maintain the
lead and intend to
keep it. SKILL, HON.
EsTY and EXPERIENCE
always Icount, and
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-01

ment of Hunt as marshal of the nor
thern district. DR.. George exclaim-
ed "a black eye for Grant" but the
facts disclosed the situation as decid-
edly a knockout for both Green and
Grant; the president simply made the
appointment without consulting either
one of the doughty political warriors.
Grant felt it as blow at mis- suprema-
cy; Green being only represented by
proxy didn't experience a severe shock.
The president smoothed down Grants
ruftied feelings explaining that it was
not intended as a rebuke to him, Grant.
Why didn't the president go on with
the program and appoint Siebrecht,
Clifford, Terrell, Ferguson, ct. al?
There came strong protest from this
district against Siebrecht, he is a per-
soma no grata to the Mckinley Re-
publicans; these protests were strong
because it became apparent that the
president had been deceived as to the
proper man. 1t was in this emergen-
cy that DR.. John Grant threw up the
sponge; he could do nothing for Wal
ter, he must help himself. Grant
claimed that the president had re-
quested him to yield in the Sebrecht
case as he the president desired to
crafty Mr.. Hawley by appointing a
representative German. The program
has been held up, and is not likely to
be carried out when President McKin-
ley finds out the real situation.
If DR.. Grant fails to land John Wal
ter he might as well come down from
his high horse and retire to the depths
of his Sherman retreat. Had he shown
more policy, he could easily have con-
torlled all the patronage he was enti-
tied to. President McKinley's friends
would have been taken care of and
Texas Republicanism would be at
peace. No doubt President Mckinley
feels kindly to DR.. Grant, but Mark
Hanna and other distinguished Nc
Kinley managers have given the doc
tor up. That there may be a restora-
ton depends upon DIR. Grant undoing
his own work to a certain extent He
has strong opposition for even the mar
shalship allotted to him.
JAMES p. NEWCOMB.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-01
HAD sHER ON A STRING.
Novel sdea Evolved by a Gallant
MEOW York Wheelman.
How He HELPED a Plump Young wom-
an to Ciimb steep Hiils-A shin
infju Example for spooney
AZ Bicycle Cranks.

The al ssertion of doctors that BIZ
cycling j.enlivens the mind as well as
the bodyti is often proved by the readi-
ness of thought exhibited by wheel
men. If Ira pedal breaks, a chain snaps,
or tireT; is punctured, the unfortu-
nate cycll asst usually knows how to rem
edy the etrouble, and, if he doesn't
know, AMI other wheelman is sure to
come alorhg who does, and in few
minutes I'll he disabled wheel is ready for
use again. So it is easy to overcome dis
abilities Oh the wheel. To overcome in
capacity Ion the part of the rider,
though, HAS generally been found more
difficult; fand when the muscles refuse
to do their work the wheels stop, and,
Tor the Time being, the riders cy-
clometer dgoes on strike. When fellow
takes his wife or sweetheart out on a
tandem he will, of course, offer to do
her sharef of the pedaling when there's
a long hkill to climb and the fair one
is unequal II to the task. But it happens
that veryt few of the wheelwomen who
are inadi equate TO hill-climbing are
riders of tandems. They use bicycles
built folt one, and when hills or bad
roads are encountered, the wheelwom-
an who Hacks strength or perseverance
usually dismounts and trundles her
wheel Over the Objectionable place,
while ~ Ter escort does likewise. That
performance always entails more or
less se1fious impairment of the riders
dignity
Now, there's way to avoid all such
discomf forts, says the New York Sun.
The ideR may not be entirely new, but a
good il ustration of it was given last
SundaX on the road at Fort George.
Sunday was great day for the wheel,
but thu sun was pretty hot for vigorous
eXerciil +. At least, that seemed to be
the VII w of score or more of WHEEL
womer who, with their male compan-
ions, isurely dismounted at the foot
OF 3eep grade just south of Wash
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-01
HAD HER ON THE STRING.

ington bridge. They appeared to be
very mrch dissatisfied with the idea of
having to assist up hill machines that
were intended to render assistance.
While the weary climbers were deplor-
ing hills generally and arguing that the
law should not allow such things to
exist, they saw two wheels flying up
the grade at what appeared to be
2:10 gait. The first wheel carried
man and the other a woman. The man
was apparently short and thin, and
wore an expression similar to that of
a locomotive engineer who is trying to
make up lost time. On the other hand,
the woman behind him was plump and
rosy-cheeked, and her smile, as she
sped past her walking sisters, seemed
to indicate that, for her, there was
scarcely any difference between hill
climbing and coasting.
Gracious! See there" said one of
the walkers. "Pd like to be as strong as
that woman" ....
"Myl SO would l." exclaimed a.
chorus of her companions. 'She could
do double century and not half try"
ga double century," said another.
'Why, girl who can scorch up hill
like this can ride across the continent
in a week"
Then the pedestrian-cyclists OBJ
served the flying pair more closely.
"Oh, I'm onto the tricb!" volun-
teered sharp-eyed girl. Don't you
see the ine?"
what line?"
''The line connecting the two wheels,
of course"
''Sure enough! that's so; he's got
her on string"
The secret was discovered. A small
gray line was strung from the saddle
post of the head wheel to the steering
post of the other, and the strain upon
the line drew it so tight that it was al
most invisible to the naked eye.
Say, mister, take me up along, too,
will your" How much will you
charge to tow us up2" do you make
special rates for picnic and Sunday
school parties?" were some of the ques-
tons that greeted the ears of the little
man ahead. But he was too much en-
gagged with propelling his burden to
think of much else, and he darted down
the other side of the hill before his crit
les fully realized what they had seen.
1t is safe to say, however, that the oc-
currence gave the young women who
saw it something to think about, and
their cycling escorts aren't likely to
have so easy time of it on their next
trip as they have had heretofore.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-01
The Tyranny of Custom.

The routine of the government has
its effect on high and low alike in the
federal service, One of the employees
under the white house gardener is as
signed to the duty of watering the
flowers and lawn in front of the man
sion at certain hour every afternoon.
1t was raining hard at the regular time
the other day, but the assistant gar
dener followed custom. He calmly ar
ranged hose, Indifferent to the down
pour, and then walked around the How
er beds sprinkling the drenched plants.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-01
THE GRANT AND GREEN CON-
TENTION.

TENTION.
For the Light.
Ever since the inauguration of
President Mckinley there has been
waged an unseemly controversy over
the question as to who should be the
dispenser of the Federal offices in Tex
as. On one side was DR.. Grant, mem
Der of national executive committee,
who claimed to have taken out a pat
ent on all the Federal positions, and on
every occasion published to the world
that he was the high muck-a-muck of
the pie counter for Texas. Arrayed
against this puisant gentleman was
no less a parsonage than Eddie Green,
the millionaire chairman of the Repuo-
liean state executive committee. Rep
resentative Hawley Joined with Green
to down DR.. Grant. DR.. Grant lad
the advantage because he represented
the Mckinley forces in Texas. The
Washington correspondents of Texas
pa pers gave out daily bulletins o. tire
NOV ements of the two rival factions.
III. Grant took up headquarters in 4
very exclusive and expensive ho!ri,
the Raleigh; Green opened up head
quarters at the Willard. The war
was kept up without results from the
4th of March to the adjournment of
Congress. The appointments of
fourth-class postmasters furnished the
basis for all the kilograms to the Dali
las News and Houston Post. The News
was Green, the Post Grant. The whole
business became ridiculous. At last
an agreement was prepared, it came
from the Green Hawley side, or rather
it came from Mr.. Hanna's headquar-
ters; this agreement stipulated who
Should have the say so and provided
a referee to decide disputes. Grant
hitched his head up a notch higher;ig-
nored the agreement, refused to listen
to Mr.. Hanna and other prominent Nc
Kinley leaders; demanded the whole
roand of flesh or nothing. At last it
became necessary to make some gem
uir.c appointments and it occurred TO
the president ard his advisors to Just
leave Dr. Grant out of the deal. Green
was not consulted, but Mr.. IInwIey
was. A list of appointments was pre-
pared by which Mr.. Hawley secured
absolute control of all plaves in his dis
trict and adjacent thereto. Mr.. Haw-
|ley's included the marshal for this dis
trict, Siebrecht of Lagrange; Henry
Ferguson (negro) collector of internal
revenue for this district; Henry Ter
rell, district attorney for this district
in addition all the postoffices and Otn-
er places strictly in his congressional
district; Maris was slated for the
Brownsville collectorship, credited to
a compromise. Grant was to be made
marshal for the eastern district and
either to be content with his particu
lar piece of pie or go hungry. DR..
Geo. Clifford, who had become a de-
pendent in the Green household. has
actually been made chief butler, and
figures as the representative of Green;
the doctor was on the agreed to slate
for consulship. Such was the stu
alton up to the % inst. DIR. George as
serted that everything was settled and
the program would be carried out inn
mediately.
The first surprise was the appoint
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-01

police took their revolvers and sabers
and marched to the assistance of the
Misses Sprank. They found, after fore
ing shutter and getting into the htch-
en-, that something was certainly cook
ing on the stove, for certain meats had
been burned to cinder. These, how
ever, were merely the fragments of the
servants supper, which had been pre-
pairing when the domestics fled before
the footsteps of the unseen invader.
On the ground they also discovered the
forks and spoons and the emptied plate
basket, but the kitchen itself was void
of any burglarious body.
Then the Apeldoorn agents drew their
swords, prepared their lanterns and de-
scended into the beer cellar. Here they
caught themalefactor. Looming up In
the darkness was large beer barrel,
and seated solemnly on the beer barrel
was a very small ape, with the frag-
ments of loaf of bread by its side, its
attitude suggestive Of peace at last and
blissful repose. He had not tapped the
beer. AS the burglar entirely refused to
leave the barrel of his own free will, he
was carried upstairs, and, after being
securely strapped down, wheeled off
to the police station. The appearance
of small ape in child's carriage, sur
rounded by armed guards, is an I'M
usual one for a peaceful country town,
but the hood was kept down and the
station safely reached. The ape was
eventually restored to its home - a
small travelling menagerie.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-01
MIX and Trout story.

A few days ago Mr.. and Mrs. Gun
bingham went in a canoe fishing on the
Moose river, at Kineo, Me-, where Mr..
Cunningham hooked big trout. After
considerable effort he got the fish to
the side of the boat and Mrs. Cunning
ham slid net under it, and Just as
she did so a mink leaped from the shore
after the trout and landed in the net,
in which the trout and mink became
badly entangled, requiring over an
hour to separate them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-01
biggest Baby I'm the West.

The biggest baby in the west is leila
Rabbit. She lives with her parents at
No. 80 Prospect avenue, Kansas City.
Kan. leila is six years old. When she
was born she weighed So pounds.
Now she weighs 1852, and is in fine
health and as lively as any girl of her
age anywhere. She is now SO inches
tall. When she was three years old she
weighed IS pounds. After that age she
took on flesh rapidly. Last month she
gained 20 pounds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-01
SAT ON A BEER kEe.
Hungry Ape Causes a COmmOtion I'm
Dutch Household.

n Dutch Household.
A few days ago the police station at
Apeldoorn, in Holland, was telephone
ally informed by maiden lady of the
name of Sprank that she, her two sis
tiers, all the maids, and the stranger
within her gate had locked themselves
up each in their own room, and were at
present in terror of their lives by rea-
son of "a man in the kitchen" The
telephone went on to say that the bur-
glar in question had emptied the con-
tents of the plate basket with a crash
upon the ground, and that he seemed at
present to be cooking something at the
family stove.
In consequence of this message three
trustworthy 1gcnts of the Apeldoorn
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-01
plSARMEp A TRAMP.
Courage Displayed by a Brave Lit
tie st. Louis Lady.

tie st. Louis Lady.
Mrs. George B. Swafford, of st. Louis,
Mo-, found a tramp in her woodshed
preparing to carry away the garden
rake and other movables. When he
drew revolver she took the weapon
from him and drove him away. She
holds the revolver as trophy.
She is the wife of Prof. Swafford, of
the manual training school, Washing
ton university, and is called petite.
"When 1 approached the tramp" she
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-01

says, she told me to stand back. But
l didn't. Then he drew his revolver
and, pointing it at me, said if didn't
marry him he would shoot me. 1 only
laughed and advanced. Before he knew
what / was going to do L took the
pistol, then the rake. and, pointing the
pistol, told him to go, and he went"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-01
COMING Or GOING.

An old negro had set a rabbit trap
leaving both ends open; whereupon an
on-lookar said, why Ike, youse got
bofe ends open; whut dat fur?'' Hun.
said Ike, you don know dat! OATS
to ketch de rabbit coming or goin."
We are prepared to catch the fur
niture trade Of this city both ways
Cash or on time! Do we cap the
coon? Stiff
G. A. SHOWERS FURNITURE Co.,
2O3 West Commerce street
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-01
QUEEN LII
Telegraphs one of our leading Houses
Explaining Hawaiian Situation.

EApldlHuiS haWallan situation.
Buzzards Bay,
G. A. Showers Furniture Co,
San Antonio
l am reliably informed by my good
friend Grover, that Japan is to inter
fere in this scheme of annexation; and
that 1 am to be. re-instated on the
throne of my fathers.
This viii give me more pocket money
than 1 have had recently. so, knowing
your reputation for low prices nd
fair dealing, 1 this day send you an
order by mail.
Kindly send me your 1897 illustra-
ted catalogue care of Mr.. Cleveland,
and I viii order what 1 further need.
LILIUOKALANI.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-01
NOTICE.

This is to notify that J. H. Chapman
is no longer in my employ. 1t
PAUL WAGNER.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-01
DESIRABLE CHAPS

ALWAYS FIND A WELCOME AMONG THE
MAIDS, but the chaps who are USDEslRABLE
meet with COLD RECEPTION. tits, therefore,
TO the interest OF those persons to BRACE UP AND
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-08-04
Another Fish story.

When certain judge was over at the
Springs last summer one of the lead
ing merchants there persistently dwelt
upon the number of trout that a man
could catch in certain stream, at a
spot only known to him. He at last
succeeded in inducing the judge to ac-
company him to this famous spot, first
negotiating with small colored boy
to catch lot of grasshoppers, as there
were none to be procured near the
stream, and 1t was impossible to catch
the trout without hoppers
Get small 'hoppers," said the mer-
chant to the little negro.
Yes, sub, replied the boy enthusi-
astlcally as he fastened off to earn
the two bits promised.
When the tin box containing the
'hoppers was opened at the stream. only
three were found, and they were al
most as big as curlew.
OF course Ii was impossible to fish.
and the sportsmen returned home dis
gusted, the enthusiastic host OF the
occasion being particularly warm un-
der the sollar. The first thing he did
was to hunt up the colored boy, on
whom he began with:
Il thought l told you to get small
'hoppers?"
so did sub; deed I did"
Does that look like 1t, you young
rapscallion?" replied the angry fisher
man, as he opened the box and exhibit
ed the giant 'hoppers.
The boy looked at the contents of
the box with well-feigned amazement
Il done had lots OF little ones in
dar, > he declared; deed | did. 'Spect
dem big tellers must habe jest gone tn
Wuk and eat all dem little ones up
Sportsmen's Magazine.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-08-04
A ster, of John bright.

The Lord Primate of Ireland writes:
was told by a friend OF the great
orator Bright-a name never to be
mentioned without respect-that one
day he was speaking with an old friend
OF his school career. He had been at
two schools, in one of which he had
learned a great deal that was useful
and necessary for his position in life,
and in the other he had been taught
to love reading, and had been brought
in contact with Millions book, and
this friend say, You seem to think
far more of the second school than of
the first, and l know you learned a
great deal that was useful in the one,
and / should think not nearly so much
in the other But, said Bright, you
don't know anything about It, In the
first school / learned what helped me
no doubt in my business, but in the
other l was brought into contact with
the eternal spirit of liberty and that
was the thing that made me whatever
| have been in life.