Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-05
Deaths OF u Day.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Charles H. Bryne,
who was president of the Brooklyn Base Ball
club. died at his residence in this city to-
day
Death was due to a complication of
diseases. Mr.. Byrne had been unconscious
since Monday of last week and death had
been expected.
The history of modern base ball is con-
temporaneous with the active life of Charles
III. Byrne and to him has been given the
credit for many OF the features of the game
which have given it its national character.
Mr. Byrne received his education at ST.
Francis Xavier's college. After graduation
he engaged as a newspaper reporter. In
1883 he branched out as base ball manager
as a member of the firm OF Byrne, Taylor &
Co., which organized the Brooklyn base
ball team and entered the Interstate league.
The Brooklyn club joined the American as
sociation in 1884. Mr.. Byrne caused a sensa-
tion in 1885 when, having associated himself
with Messrs Abel and Doyle, he purchased
the entire Cleveland league team, paying
therefor the sum OF $4,000. Byrne also
secured Collins of Louisville and Burns OF
Baltimore, two crack outfielders. Even with
this aggregation, Byrne was not successful
and in 1856 he bought out the entire Metro
poitan team. This deal was quickly fol-
lowed by the purchase of Dave Foutz
Bushong and Bob Carruthers from the ST.
Louis team for $4,000. Byrne's liberality
ana enterprise were TeWaTQeu Dy securing the
pennant of the American association in 1889
After this the Brooklyn club Joined the
league when the brotherhood revolt broke
out. BY his honesty and enterprise Mr..
Byrne made the American association
power and forced the National league to meet
it half way in the consolidation agreement.
EAU CLAIRE Wis, Jan. 4.-William Car
son, the millionaire lumberman, died today,
after an Illness Of several days, aged so years.
Mr. Carson came 10 Wisconsin sixty years
ago. He was connected with various business
enterprises and did a great deal towards the
building up of Eau Claire. He is survived
by five daughters and son.
WEST POINT, Neb.. Jan. 4.-(Special.)-
The death of Martin Stuefer, ST., occurred
this morning. The deceased was one of the
oldest and most prominent of the old set
tiers of Cunning county. He was aged nearly
so years, ani for some years has been living
in retirement on his farm north OF this city.
He was prominently connected both by birth
and marriage with the leading families of
the county, and was the father OF Hon.
William Stuefer ex-senator from Burt and
Cunning counties, Martin Stuefer, jrr of West
Point, Arnold Stuefer of Dodge Paul Stuefer.
a prominent stcckman of West Point. and
Miss Pauline Stuefer and Mrs. John Bysong
of West Point
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 4-Dr. Robert
l.. Dabney one OF the most prominent edu-
Gators of the south. died at his home here
today. DR.. Charles Dabney, president OF the
University of Tennessee anl assistant secre-
tlry OF agriculture under President Cleve-
land. is his son.
BARNWELL, S. c., Jan. 4-General John
son Hagood died here at o'clock today, aged
60 years.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Josephine Mellln
Southwck Aver widow OF DR.. James @.
Aver, died suddenly at her home near the
Hotel Des Inyalades. Paris. Monday last,
aged II years.