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The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21

In Camille Flammarion's library is
a volume of the famous astronomers
works which bears the unique title
Souvenir dune Morte." 1t is unique
because the title Is wholly incompati-
BILE with the contents Of the book, which
Is mainly devoted to scientific matters.
However, when one hears the story
that is told of this little volume 1t does
not appear SO strange after all, though
interest in 1t grows all the greater. 1t
is said that Mr.. Flammarion, meeting
a beautiful lady at a reception one
evening. openly expressed his admira-
ton for her really lovely shoulders.
So impressed was the lady that when
she died her will directed that enough
skin be taken from that part OF her
person to bind the next the next work
of the distinguished scientist. This
was done, and the book referred to Is
the result.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21
Gives Hough n Little Pointer.

There are some people who rush into
print without stopping to examine tho
subject they wish to discuss. An
tigating the details Of the new sched-
ulo Of the League. says:
"A point which Is bothering many
base ball cranks Is how In a four
trip schedule n team can play two.
games in each series with every other
team. In which case each would play
l76 games instead Of the stipulated
15i. II would mean a total series or
sixteen games away from home and a
like number at home. Seven not being
Invisible by four in such a way az
to permit OF the playing of two games
In each series, arrangements may be
made In some cases whereby eight win
be played on n ground and six ON
the other. In the majority OF instances.
however, the schedule will be SO arr
ranged that on three OF the trips two
games will be played, and ON the fourth
and Mst only one."
The point Is not bothering base BALI
cranks who have taken the trouble
to investigate. In the first place the
different teams are not going to make
four visits each season to each city
1t is true that they will make four
trips each way. but they will only play
half the cities OF each division on each
trip. They will play three games ono
trip and four On the other. Seven
games in each city means fourteen
games with each club, and this multi
piled by eleven gives the schedule OF
1854 games. There will be no trouble
about understanding the schedule
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21
Robbed q Freight Crew.

Six tramps boarded a Baltimore and
Ohio freight train a day or two ago. al
Bowman, near Altoona, Pa, and Will
three OF them entered the cab Of the To-
connective and ordered the engineer to
stop the train the other three held up
the conductor in the caboose and
forced him to deliver his po%cketbook.
containing a ten dollar bill and some
small change. Two OF the tramp3 had
revolers and the rest were armed with
clubs. The robbery was effected quiet
ly and quickly. and at a whistle from.
the leader OF the gang. the tramps ran
for the woods and escaped.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21
The New Schedule.

The new departure in the way OF q
schedule should be ar Improvement
over the old system under which clubs
played at home for almost a month
and were on foreign grounds for a like
period. The fans will approve It. but
whether the magnates will find 1t prof.
liable Is another question. Not more
than IA successive games will be played
In one city under the schedule Of 1893!
and In all likelihood when one Of tho
Eastern sections Is In the West, .
Western section will be battling in Lhe
East with no other contingent Of that
section. This means an immense OUT
lay for railroad expenses, and tho
patronage must be correspondingly In
creased to meet 1t. This will be tho
case in the sities whose clubs are in
the race. but the proverbials difficulty
In arousing enthusiasm in the tail-end
communities Is sure to be encountered
The non-Sunday clubs of the East
while In the West will be chief suffer
FRS from the four-trip system.-BostO1
Journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21

to pass such a bill-at any rate, mo- the
present Legislature. II might be possi-
BILE for the New York club to get
grounds outside the city limits for Sun
day games. | believe that the senti-
ment in favor Of Sunday base ball In
growing and that before many years
all the clubs will be playing games IN
Sunday. Base ball is a clean, honest,
manly sport. Watching a game Is not
degrading nor d~emoralizing, and Is as
innocent n pastime as ran be found.
or course. many good people desire to
spend the Sabbath otherwise than in
looking at a game of ball. These have
a perfect right to do so. But there To-
another class who work every day in
the week, and never have an oppor-
tunity to see a game, and who believe
that spending a couple of hours in the
afternoon at a ball game is no sin. I
think such people should have the
right to see a game II they DESIRE
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21

half way, INSTRUCTED In Its inward pas
sage by the body of a dying man. A
fash Of flame and the report of a pistol
from somewhere in that low ceilinged.
smoke-laden room, explained the
draught Of cold air that came in
through the half-open door. Shorty"
was buried the next day. In the effete
East there is a fine distinction drawn
between the society man and the club
man. The same distinction Ia drawn
here. The club is the gambling sa-
loon; society Is the dance hall. l got
into the Morning Star about midnight.
although the dancing began as early
as z o'clock In the evening. The build
ing is a large one, built OF logs. hut
with a floor of rough hewn boards
1t answers every purpose, however. for
the may waltz and the two-step arc
not popular with these boisterous rev
elers. They prefer the old-fashioned
Virginia reel. or the plain quadrille(
with lots of room to throw their feet
about.
You could cut the tobacco-laden at
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21

~,estion. "In two games this year the
oul strike number In the League stat
les was brought into play and led 10
kicks that would have been avoided
If the rule was consistent. In a game
at National Park between the Senators
and Buck Ewing's Reds. Bill Schriver
stepped from the right handed bats
mans box to the square reserved TOT
the left-handed batsman, and struck
at the ball. As Schriver failed to hit
the ball the umpire didn't call him out,
which Is correct under the rules,
though his decision gave rise to an
irate kick from Tom Brown, McJames
and Mcclure, and other enraged Sen
ators. who formed al ensemble around
the home plate and exchanged endear-
Ing terms with Carpenter. who UNI
pired the game. The rule says that
the batsman Is not out on a foul strike
unless he hits the ball into fair ground.
But the case OF Bill LANCE in a game
at Pittsburg caused a kick that brought
the rule into question. Lange stepped
from his box to the left handlers box.
and with his back to the plate whipped
out q two-base hit. When the umpire
was about to hand down a decision on
the play Arson flashed a book Of rules
and proved LANCE was legally entitled
to his base. Arson was literally
correct, as the rules vaguely says
'batsman's box LANCE was In the
left-hander's box when he made the
hit. Though he stepped from one side
Of the plate to the other he was still
in the box. The rule, in order to he
consistent. should read like this: The
batsman Is u If he steps across the
plate and hits the ball into fair ground,
providing his back is turned from the
plate"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21
WON'T PAY HIS WINE BILLS.
while Edouin, the Actor, TIP in n Lon.
don Court.
From the London Mail,

tfrOm tne L0ndOn Mall,y
Willie Edouin, the actor and theatre
cal manager, now taking part in the
comic opera La Poupee" at the Prince
of Wales Theater, appeared at Blooms
bury county court yesterday to an
swer to an adjourned judgment sum-
mons, issued at the instance Of a Mr..
Taylor for the balance Of a wine bill.
Henry Grain. solicitor, appeared for the
plaintiff. His Honor-Haven't you paid
this yet? (Laughter.) Defendant-No.
l could not. His Honor-Why not?
Defendant-I have other judgments out
against me. His Honor-Other judy
ments. Where? Defendant-Let me
see; | almost forgot. (Laughter.) His
Honor-Its at the Westminster county
court. / suppose? Defendant-Oh, yes,
that's 1t. Laughter.) His Honor
And how much do you pay on that
judgment? Defendant-Five pounds n
week. His Honor-You are paying IS
a week on one judgment, but Mr.. Tay-
lor is getting nothing. Uaughter.) De-
fendant-I know that; l am sorry, but
l cannot help 1t. His Honor-You can
pay him something. Defendant-Yes,
but I can't afford much. CLaughter.)
His Honor-Well, you had better make
an offer Of some sort. Defendant
will make an offer of Is a month. His
Honor-What is your salary now? De-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pounds. His Hon
ORA week, of course? Defendant
Yes. Mr.. Grain-I think he can pay
more than that. He Is a very success
full man and | am told that he holds the
proprietary rights Of the play New
market" out of which he has made a
considerable amount Of money. De-
fendant-It is not SO. Newmarket"
was q great loss to me. Something like
f700, His Honor-Is that so? Defend
ant-Yes, 1t is so. I will make an offer
Of f5 a month, though. Mr.. GRAIN
am instructed that he could pay more;
several things he has had in hand have
brought him in a lot of money lately.
His Honor-Is that so? Defendant
No. 1t is not. His Honor Ito Mr.. GRAIN
I think you had better accept the f5
a month. Mr.. Grain-Very good. His
honor then made a fresh order for tho
payment Of f5 a month.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21

leading into Potsdam from his home.
Finally, Burt was arrested. after he
had told a thousand and one different
stories. The revolver and the white
hat cannot be found. His examination
which lasted several days. ended with
his being held for the grand jury, de-
spite the fact that Mrs. Burt and the
hired girl testified that the masked
man did not have q beard. Mrs. Burt
stated afterward that she was 30 ex-
cited on the occasion Of the shooting
that she couldn't remember everything.
People generally are satisfied that the
right man Is In custody, but as yet no
satisfactory motive has been estab-
Iished. District Attorney Hale Is said
to possess much information that has
not been given out. and Is believed 10
be confident Of convicting Burt.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21

received between 5000 and $500 about
one month ago out of the Temple Cup
money and 5000 extra he received from
the club. the management are at a loss
to know what the player has been up
against. 1t was hoped by Kloby's
friends that he would be in shape to
hold out for a fair salary this season,
but It looks like the same old story
short Of funds and q hurry for advance
money by taking a salary that he would
kick at when the performance was un-
der way next season.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21

mosphere with n knife. To one side,
extending the entire length OF the
room. was the bar, and the three dis
pensers OF drinks were kept quite as
busy as the iddlers. A poor quality
OF champaign sold for $50 n pint, and
a somewhat better brand brought $40.
or course the men greatly outnuin-
bered the women. There were prob
ably a dozen Of the latter, some Of them
young and quite pretty. They have
little or no time to rest between the
dances, and when the morning sun
peeps over the eastern mountains the
finds them q faded and somewhat be-
dragged lot. But they charge q dol
lar for every dance. and Cripple Creek
Carrie, the acknowledged belle Of the
dancing set" has been known to make
as much as 800 u night tripping the
light fantastic toe. Most OF the men
wore their ordinary working clothes,
with top boots or heavy, spike bottom
shoes. Their heads were covered ny
broad brimmed hats, which they never
removed, and in their mouths were
cigar butts, which seemed equally sta
tionary. Fist fights form a mild sort
OF diversion at these affairs. usually
brought about by a dispute over who
shall dance with the women. Occasion
ally the evenings festivities will con-
clude with a shooting ARRAY, and along
toward morning, when the corn juice
has commenced to get in its fine work.
a popular form Of amusement Is shoot
ing out the lights. But as a rule hst'
icuffs find the greatest favor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21
A Brilliant short Stop.

william +. Dahlen, the brilliant
short stop OF the Chicago club. has
played with but two teams In his ca.
reer. He was born in White Plains.
N. Y, and Is In the vicinity of u
years old. He started to play bali
when he was 16 years OF age. His
first professional engagement was with
the Cobleskill team Of the New York
State League. That was In 1890, and
he stayed there for one year. playing
the latter part OF the season with tho
Albanys. That, however. was not n
regular engagement, as he simply filed
u the season with them. A friend
OF Arson heard Of the little fellow.
who was reputed to be very clever at
the game. and, as the Chicagos wcc
greatly In need OF good men to
strengthen their infeld, Dahlen was
signed after short negotiations. He
was a great hit with the colts. and one
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21
PrOnta at Monte Carlo.

The Secolo of Milan publishes the
budget of Monte Carlo for the last
financial year, ending Oct. 81. From
the statement here given 1t would seem
that the profits of the salon are much
below those OF 1866. for we have a
return OF 14,75O, 900 francs, as against
9 $50, 900. No reason Is assigned sor
this falling off. The outgoings Of the
bank are interesting. First m the
company's yearly allowance to Prince
Albert of Monaco; that Is written down
at 1000, 900 francs. The outlay on po-
lice, gendarmerie. instruction and
public pleasure grounds is stated al
1900, 600 francs. What instruction is
meant Is not very clear. Perhaps the
children of the principally get their
education gratis from the paternal ca
sine. AS to the directors, admins
traitors, %croupiers and servants OF the
establishment, they cost 1000, 900
francs a year, while the orchestra. rae
ing, regattas and pigeon shooting run
away with SOC. 900 francs more. but in
this item there Is also inserted costs
of charity" The charity OF the casino
must be larger than Is generally i'm
agined, for we have three separate
items which belong to the quality OF
mercy. First, charity" tout court;
secondly, the viaticum given to the
ruined gambler, now NJ longer proud,
and consisting Of a first-class return
ticket, outlay stated at 100, 900 francs,
and, thirdly, a similar sum invested
lin the prevention OF suicides" A
business-like entry at the end is: Sui
cides for the financial year, total 80.
Where did the Secolo get the last two
details?
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21
Hanlon on Sunday Hall.

Manager Hanlon, Of the Baltimore
Club, in relation to the talk about
Sunday ball playing In New York, the
other day said to a Baltimore Sun re-
porter, 81 know nothing OF the matter
except what | see in the papers. AS
to playing in New York on Sunday, I
do not see how that can be accom-
plished without an act OF the legisla-
ture allowing II. and ] do not believe
the legislature could ever be persuaded
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21
WILLIAM II. DAHLEN.

OF the first men On the team that.
was signed in the fall OF 1890, andS
played his first game in a Chicago UNI
form in the spring OF 1891. He VIVA
originally n third baseman, but was
played at short by Arson, and has
not since left that position for more
than one game. He is Of an erratjc
disposition, and. while sober and care
full In his habits. Is a hard man to con.
troll.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21

! gold is a common commodity.
The principal diversions Of Dawson are
the gambling saloons and the dance
halls. The most profitable industry
is the sale of liquor, the saloons pay
Ing no revenue to the government.
Beer and whisky sell for so cents n
drink. The gambling saloons are run
wid open, day and night, and the
dance halls never close until daylight.
saltwater Bill owns some of the rich
est claims On Eldorado creek, and when
he breaks loose the dust is sure to fly.
Bill took a seat at the faro table, and
In just one hour he had lost $500 in
gold nuggets. Things don't seem to
be coming my way tonight" he re-
marked as he arose from his seat.
Let the house have a drink at my
expense" There was a rush for the
bar, and walters carried drinks to The
various tables where games were in
progress. That round cost Bill SIP.
Then he lighted a dollar and a half ci-
gar and strolled out. The gambling
saloons. in external appearance, are
very much like all other buildings In
Dawson. except that they are larger.
They are built of logs hewn on three
sides and solidly chinked with heavy
moss. The roofs are made of poles,
on which a layer of moss fully ten
inches thick is laid. and then a layer
of dirt about twelve inches deep serves
to keep out the cold. Heavy embank-
ments Of earth piled up against the
huts on the outside serve as additio lal
protection against the chilling blasts
of the Arctic winter gales. Games in
volving $1,000 and $4,000 are running
night and day. Professional dealers
Of banking games" receive $40 a day.
The manner of hazarding money Is
unique even in a mining camp. The
player takes his seat at a faro table,
passes over his sack Of gold dust to
the dealer. who drops 1t into a small
pigeon hole. The chance of over
playing his sack devolves upon the
players honor. He Is given full cred
it and car call for as many chips from
the check rack as he desires. AS the
checks are passed out a tab is dropped
on his sack. At the conclusion Of the
play the chips on hand are credited 70
the account of the sack. The dealer
hands the player a slip Of paper show
ing the condition Of the account, and
the latter takes it and his sack of gold
to the bar. If he has lost he weighs
out his gold dust, or, in the event OF
winning, the barkeeper does the pay
ing. About 4 o'clock one morning a
miner known as shorty" left his seat
at the table where he had been playing
all night, saying that he had gone
broke. The dealer handed him his
bag of dust and his slip, the latter
corresponding almost to a grain with
the Salue of the gold. Shorty
walked over to the bar anu invited q
couple Of other miners to have a
drink. Then he was seized with a
fatal fit of forgetfulness. He edged
toward the door and was about TO
push it open when the bartender called
to him: "Say, Shorty. haven't you for
got something?" Forgot hell" ex-
claimed Shorty, and the door swung
out. When it r%ebounded 1t stopped
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21
Pima Indian Fat Hoy.

Federal authorities on the Maricopa
and Pima Indian reservations, near
Phoenix, Ariz., report the death OF Ne
un-ca-ma, the famous Pima fat boy,
who was but Is years old. yet tipped
the scales at 44O pounds. Occasionally
Ne-un-ca-ma used to come up from
the reservation on q visit to Phoenix
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21
A Cowboy Earl.

The seventeenth Earl OF Caithness
began life as a cowboy In the southern
states. and was by no means pleased
when his fathers unexpected success
sion to the carldom heralded his recall
from America to the uncongenial at
mosphere Of West End drawing rooms.
Lord Caithness, who is nearly forty,
has the sandy locks, the rudy com
plexion and blue-gray eyes which are
the heritage of the Sinclairs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21

1--we miles from Potsdam, was thrown
into great excitement. There were
present Mrs. Burt. Asa Briggs, her
father. SO years old. Mrs. Burt's young
son., and the hired girl. Mr.. Burt was
In Potsdam and had not returned.
There was a rap at the door, and the
boy went to see who was there. He
was confronted by a masked man, who,
without saying a word, pressed for
ward and entered the sitting room,
where, without any ceremony or words
he opened fire on Mrs. Burt. He
aimed at her heart. the ball passing
through her left arm. He then aimed
at her head, but before this shot was
fired the murderer's right arm vas
grabbed by Mr.. Briggs. The masked
man then turned on old Mr.. Briggs,
who had grabbed him, and during The
shooting that followed the three other
occupants of the room. Mrs. Burt, her
o and the hired girl, fed. In the
struggle with the masked stranger Mr..
ball In one instance taking a downward
course which resulted In his death q
few days later. No sooner was he free
than the masked Hend fed. His mask,
which consisted Of a red bandana hand
kerchief, drawn over his face from
his eyes down, had not been misplaced.
Mr.. Briggs in his anti-mortem state
ment later said that while he was ly-
ing on the floor and the murderer was
above him shooting he discovered that
the man had black whiskers. The
country is sparsely settled. and 1t was
some time before a general alarm was
sent out. The mans tracks were Wis
ible in the light snow and he was fol-
lowed for some distance. The family
are held in the highest esteem. and no
motive could be found for the act. Fin
ally Morris Savage, who had been
thrown out Of the house some days be-
fore and had threatened to return and
revenge himself, vas arrested after a
long hunt. Savage easily proved an
alibi. BY the testimony Of most q
cellent people IL was shown beyond
question that he was t~hirty-five miles
away dl Tic tliHc VI thc ouootHi5
With Savage out Of the way people be-
gan to suspect Howard Burt, the hus-
band and s%on-in-law. although up to
this time he had possessed an unblem-
ished character. No motive could lo
given, still certain facts pointed direct
ly toward him. On the evening of the
tragedy several people on the road be-
tween Potsdam and the scene of the
crime met a man on foot who looked
like Burt. In some instances they
spoke to him, but got no reply. The
bandana handkerchief was picked up
on the road. That day in Potsdam
Burt purchased a soft white hat, eX-
actly like the one worn by the masked
man, while a day or two before he had
purchased q ~3S-caliber revolver. such
as the masked man used. Burt claims
to have beer in Potsdam at the time
of the shooting and says that between
S o'clock and 8 o'clock he was walk
ing around town, as he was not feel
ing we'll. No one is believed to have
seen him in town, where he is we'll
known, during this time. The frs,
person to see him vas a man who
knew him well and that was at $500 p
m, and Burt was then on the o a
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21

An English exchange reports that
there is an old fellow In Nottingham
who shores SO loud that he is obliged
to sleep at a house In the next street
to avoid awakening himself.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21

This was excitement enough for one
day in Phoenix. Crowds followed him
about the street and stared at him as
though he were a curio in a museum.
He was a great favorite among his own
people, and great preparations were
made for his funeral services.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21
ShIftless KIObedanz.

Tim Murnane Is authority for the
statement that Pitcher Klobedanz is
once more out of funds and anxious to
sign a contract at the old figures. The
directors say they will not sign him
until next spring, as they were given
trouble enough last summer for sign
ing him at his own terms. AS Kloby
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21
FUN IN DAWSON CITY.
DANCE ALL YOU WANT AT
ONE DOLLAR PER.
with the Professional Gamblers and
whisky sellers, who Use the Revolt
yer to Admonish Reluctant Debtors
Some Phases of Life.

Il there Is one
place in the whole
world where money
has no value 1t Is
in the Klondike.
You see this exem-
plihed in the social
.life-if such 1t may
be %called-of the
mining lamps IS
you see II nowhere
else, In the KlOn-
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21
Twelve Fingered Children,

A healthy boy with six fingers OF
each hand has been born to Mrs. Ben
tamin Herndon. CT Hamilton. Ohio. A
little daughter 10 months Of age has
twelve fingers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21
Tramp's Double bath.

A tramp broke into the house OF w.
c. Overton in Kokomo, Ind. He fell
into a tub of cold water and Mrs. Over
ton drove him out with a teakettle Of
hot water.-Ex.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21
BASE BALL GOSSIP.
PAST SEASON NEWS AND
COMMENT.
As to Foul strikes. q Ituic which Ac-
cording to y. Earl Wagner Needs
Amcnding-Hanion on sunday Ball
shiftless KIobedanx.
A to Foul strikes.

rule should be re-
vised and Messrs.
Hanlon, Reach and
Hart should give
this complicated
ruling their atten-
ton before they re-
port on rules at the
next schedule meet
ing in March," Is
Earl Wagner's sug-