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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
Il LOOKS Encouraging. .
uf0ana Will Probably be Secured for
a Ball Park.
= WIN be Located at the Upper
Ia OF the Island-B slls Isle Park
-o5ect May Yet be Taken Up
1 osasd-- News OF the Cyclers.
'lefal Information Pertaining
10 sporting Matters.

in % now more than likely that with
49, d week the question of securing
r. lor q local base BAH park viii
oth ueAihltely settled one way or the
sNei' 1o-morrow F. w. Torreyson.
~ Owns tAe local franchise, will
~ conference III Pittsburg with
- D"s toA partners, President c. b.
~. ~ VI the Interstate league, and
- dldhd Rapids parties VINO desire
- SEIZURE possession of the franchise
b - very probable that the Grand
leapias people will renew their offer of
= large cash consideration for the
li,aalncnlse; and that MI. Torreyson
Mii state that the outlook in Wheel
Ing is very favorable, and will insist
upon UPON deferring his final answer for at
least week.
ne ground question can and should
pe settled within that time.
iesterday the Wheeling and Citizens
nal way Companies held meetings, at
mhlch Directors We're chosen. The
oelie Isle Park project came I'D in
tne snaI'- OF report from the special
committee. There are nonresident
stockholders on this committee. and al
.hcugh omeials OF the road do not talk
ileeiy about the matter it is under
stood that the differences between the
street railway people aud the other
slockhoiders in the enterprise have
peen satisfactorily adjusted. It will
not be surprising il the projectors of
beile Isle Park hold a meeting Mon
DAY II Belle Isle Park is to exist
anywhere hut on paper. provision will
pe maze for bali park, and the mat
t@ VIII be narrowed down to the
question of terms.
Secretary Shirley was Intercepted
Oh this point last night by a Register
reporter. 1t looks very favorable"
he said. MIR. Torreyson will be down
from Pittsburg within few days, and
| think the ground question will be
settled satisfactorily
Special to the Register
Springfield, O., January 29-Manager
{. }. Strobel, OF the Toledo Interstate
league team, in a letter received here
to-day, says: Toledo is not a Cleve-
land farm" Regarding rumors of his
deal with Cleveland, Strobel writes:
Il sold Kelb to Cleveland outright;
on trial, and if he is fast enough they
are to pay me a good price for him;
Blue and Myers are turned over TO
Cleveland, to be held for me unless
they can get good price for them.
am not so hard up that | have to allow
good man to go at 5000 draft price,
as is the case with the other managers
of the league"
MIR. Strobel must surely have de-
signs on the Western league, for he
says: sit was done, as the papers say,
to keep Toledo from flirting with the
Western league The facts of the case
are these: The Western league wants
Toledo, and must have her sooner or
..4 "a IL TN . + Toledo refused to
sign any contract except for 1898" He
scores President Power in a manner
that viii create sensation in Inter-
state league circles.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
AT MT. DE CHANTAL,

Go to Brunhaus'. II26 Market street.
and see the cooking.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30

At the close of the sixteenth week of
the championship tournament of the
Wheeling Bowling League. the race is as
exciting as ever, with the Aurora team in
the lead. The fifteenth week was notable
for its many SURPRISES. First. The Bowl
ers defeated the Cosmopolitan team two
in three games. and thereby winning also
several bucks which proved the Cos
mo" captain stiff loser. Then the Aber
Nit aggregation swiped the Tidal Waves
FOR three straight. and dampened the
first place ambitions Next the Old
Crones bumped the Cosmopolitans for
three successive defeats. which proves
the old saying that a game is never over
until the last frame is bowled The stand
ing and averages of the ten teams follow:
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
ST. MARY'S MINSCRELS-

Go to Brunhaus' for your Hot Lunches
1I26 Market street
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30

sity are hard at work. There is a
league which already numbers three
teams, and some exciting games have
been played A challenge has been re-
ceived from Western University of
PENNSYLVANIA, and if it can be ar
ranged a series OF games will be play
| ed with the team from that institution.
Very great interest is beng taken In
the sport and the players are becoming
quite expert.
Athletics as whole are booming at
the University. An association is be-
! ing formed and the students are show
ing a much greater interest in the mat
ter than ever known before A COM
mittee is at work which will secure q
charter fer the organization, and draw
up constitution and set of bylaws
1t is the intention to enclose the ath-
letic grounds before the ball season
opens. The prospects fer winning
team in this branch Of sport is excel
lent The team will be as last year
composed Of college students strictly
and not one of the players will receive
directly OF indirectly, a single cent for
his services.
school, and there are enough aspirants
to bring the number of candidates up
to twenty-five W. J. Bruner has been
elected manager, and he is already in
correspondence with a number of
teams with which games will be ar
ranged. Scott Love, who was the
pitcher last year, has been elected cap
tain. Two games have been arranged
with w. & j., which has not met the
University on the diamond since q
defeat which was administered to the
red and black there some years age.
The games have been arranged and will
be played unless the Washington lads
cancel, as they have repeatedly done
since their defeat by the University. \
resumption Of the games in this de-
partment of sport is much wished by
the local boys.
At meeting Of the students to or
ganiZe an athletic association, 4 tenn
porary set OF directors were appointed.
These will get a charter from the
County Court The Board is composed
of Prof. Hodges for the faculty, B. II.
Loughead for the senior class, H. NJ.
White for the juniors, J. r. Grassland
for the sophomores, and Charles Nc
Whorter for the freshmen.
George e. Anderson was elected
manager OF the basket ball association,
which numbers several teams. Eight
or ten of these will be organized and
a number of games will be arranged
with teams from other colleges. The
manager would like to hear from teams
which want to meet the Universlty
representatives.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30

STCRETRY ALGER THE SAME.
WASHINGTON. January 2s.--secertary
AlEer's condition is unchanged.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30

merry party of ladies and gentlemen
held the boards at Fettes alleys last
night, bowling some very large scores,
and also some on a small scale. At 80
o'clock fine supper was served which
was followed by dancing until almost
midnight Following are the names of
those present: Misses Dora Beiswingc.,.
Rose Plat, Belle Dougherty, Pauline
Blocker, Carrie seamon, Maggie Steur-
nagel. Esther Plues, and Messrs. Louis
Fette, George Baker, Ferdinand Baker,
James TAFT, John Drum and James Pref
lyman.
tIusic for the occasion was furnished by
the Aber Mt band.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30

Following is the schedule for the com
ing week:-Monday Cosmopolitans VS.. Pi-
rates; Tuesday, silver Globes VS.. Auroras:
Wednesday, Old Cronies vs.. Aber Mis-;
Thursday, Defenders VS. Tidal Waves;
Friday, Ideals VS.. The B0Wlers
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
BOWLING.
Gossip About the Game-Avorase and
Standing OF Players.

Re- Following is the standing and percent
age of teams in the Y. n. C. A. bowling
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30

Fat your Turkey Dinner ut Brunnhaus'
II2G Market Street
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30

Fat Pure Country Butter at Brunnhaus'
1925 Market street.
nisUuo 19t ------- a-----------------
TEN PER CENT. CUT
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18

course of a few days to enable the ships
to be sent to Hampton Roads. The ma
val recruiting offices in the south are
meeting with success. At New Orleans
yesterday they secured 40 men profess
sionally fitted for the navy.
The Spanish minister called at the
state department at o'clock and re-
manned with Judge Day over an hour.
Both parties to the conference were eX-
tremely reserved at its conclusion. 1t
is understood, however, that it devol-
oped no new phases, but was a general
talk in which pacific assurances were
exchanged At that time the naval or
ders taking the Texas and Massachu-
sets from Key West, and assigning
them to the fleet ar Hampton Roads
were not known at the state department,
so that the minister was not officially
Informed of the fact. He heard of it
later, however, and was much gratified,
as the Strengthening of the American
fleet at Key West has been the source
of grave apprehension by the Spanish
government
The semi-official statement given out
at Madrid, advancing the government
view that a demand for indemnity,
based on Spanish responsibility for the
Maine explosion, would be Indignantly
repealed by Spain, attracted much at
tention in official circles here. There has
been little doubt for some time that
Spain was preparing for the contingency
of an adverse report by the American
court of inquiry, and was preparing to
offset it by making clear the govern
ment policy of standing by the represen-
tation of the Spanish commission. The
commissions representative was due in
Madrid yesterday, and 1t is a foregOne
conclusion that the commission will find
that the Maine disaster was due to ac-
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18

bors. When they are ready to re-ex-
anime the officers of the Maine, whom
have detained here, they will either do
so in the federal building or summon
them to the Iowa
The courts report has cot yet been
made, and L am unable to say when IL
will be made. The notion that II would
be in Washington by Saturday, was
probably based purely on inference. 1t
should be borne in mind that the work
Of the court necessarily progresses
slowly"
Before reaching Washington the re-
port must pass through the hands of
Rear Admiral Sicard. If 1t did not
leave here today, it could not reach
Washington by Saturday There is
good authority for the assertion that
the court will probably return to Ha-
vana before reaching its conclusions.
Boston, March IA special to tina
Globe from Key West by A Maurice
Lowe says that special report of the
court Of inquiry has been sent to Wash
ington, 1t is in the nature of a COM
munication for the use Of the president
and will prepare the president. in a
measure. for what the board finally will
report,
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18
THE OLD MONITORS.
Five of Them viii Be Fitted Out for Har-
Dor Defense.

Philadelphia, March fat League
Island navy yard today it was learned
that the board of experts who examined
tine eight monitors have decided that
three Of them-the Canonicus. Mahopac
and Lehigh-are useless, and cannot be
put in condition for service. These
three were today returned to their old
moorings in the back basin. Five-tfle
Nahant Jason, Catslill, Montauk and
Manhattan-can be fitted out for har-
Dor defense. The principal work re-
quired on them is to lay new decks and
make a few minor repairs to the ma
chinery.
Commandant Casey said today that
the monitors could be made eff tive as
defenders of torpedo fields, o. where
they could be anchored in shallow water,
and their big guns used to advantage.
The battering capacity of these guns,
out of date as they are, is formidable.
and appearances indicate that they will
be retained in their old turrets Ammu-
milton for these 15-inch, muzzle-loader,
smooth bores has been ordered, and is
now being prepared at the government
magazines at Fort AIifflin.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18
THE FIRST DISBURSEMENT.

Washington March 1.-THE first dis
bursement under the recent act of CON
gress appropriating s5OOOO,O 900 for the
national defense has been made by the
treasury department on an executive
order for $4,000 sterling. or $145.ss5, to
be cabled to London to the credit of Sir
William Armstrong, in part payment
for twelve rapid fire guns including
mounts and ammunition. The pur-
chase price, including mounts, etc, is
S21 900 for each gun, or 1882, 900 for the
twelve.
In addition to this payment the treas
ury department tomorrow will cable
Rothschilds at London $1,6S9 621 in pay
ment in full for the Brazilian cruiser
Amazonas and in part payment for
other cruisers purchased.
The twelve rapid-fire guns are for the
use of the war department.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18
ident resulting from an internal explo-

cident resulting from an Internal explo-
sion.
The statement comes from reliable
sources that Spain has made it clear to
the authorities here that Intervention
may lead to war. The prospects of such
intervention appear to be seriously en-
tertained by Spain, and strong efforts
have been made to avert it by showing
that the condition of the reconcentra-
dos did not warrant the step, and that
it would threaten to end all prospects Of
further pacific negotiations.
Both governments have been sounding
each other on the activity of the other
in searching for ships but there has been
little ground for objection on either side,
as both have been in the same markets.
The administration explains it's buying
of ships on the ground that Spain's at
titude has been so menacing as natural
ly to cali for an augmented navy, while
Spain takes the view that the activity
in the United States requires suitable
preparations by the Spanish navy.
The report that Spain has protested
against a filibustering expedition to Por-
to Rico cannot be verified, as officials
here say the expedition has not yet
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18
WILL PAY NO INDEMNITY.
Semi official Announcement That the
Explosion Was Accidental

Madrid, March 1.-THE following
semi-official note was issued here today:
1.-THE report of the Spanish commission
on the Maine is not yet known, but the
statement of several technical officers.
who have made a close examination Of
the scene of the disaster, show it was
indisputably due to an internal accident.
American assertions to the contrary are
Therefore deplored in official quar-
tiers as tending to mislead public opin-
ion and render the situation still more
difficult from the standpoint of MAIN
tanning friendly relations between the
two countries. 1t may be regarded as
certain that. should the American tech
nical commission present a report de-
claring the disaster to be due to
an external explosion, the public
here will refuse to accept such
finding. and any demand for
an indemnity based thereon viii be in
digantly repealed by Spain"
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18
SONS OF ERIN.
Fine W Gather for the Observ-
ances of st. Patrick's Day.
THE A. o. H. CELEBRATION.
1t Included Parade in Morning
and Meeting in Evening.
Mechanics Hall Filled With An Audience
Which Listen to oratory and Music
Green the Prevailing Color
Thursday.
THE A. o. H. CELEBRATION

The god of weather was indeed kind
to the Irishmen Thursday in giving them
ance of the natal day of the patron
saint of their native land A grand cell
ebration was planned, and with such fine
weather the members of the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians who We're foremost
in the observance, and their friends, car
ried out the program to the letter. The
day opened inauspiciously, with heavy
clouds and DRILLING rain, but at noon
the sun burst out, and from then until
the close of the exercises perfect wealth
er reigned. The streets were in excel
lent condition for marching, and the
weather was cool enough to assuage IA
tigue.
Green was the predominating color
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18
ANOTHER TORPEDO BOAT.

New York, March 18-The navy de-
partment has practically completed ar
rSngements with Charles R. Flint for
the construction OF a new f1rst-class
torpedo boat. Her dimensions will be:
Length on the load line, 100 feet; beam,
1876 feet; draught, feet; speed, prob
ably thirty-two knots, but ii is expected
that she will do better than this.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18
A NEW SQUADRON.
Five of the Best Ships to Be at
Hampton Roads,
A STRATEGIC MOVE.
Point One of the Keys to the
Atlantic Coast.
Other Ships to Be Added Later-spaln In
Inmates That Any intervention Will
Lead to War.

Washington, March 1.-THE event of
the day in official circles was the issue
of an order for the formation of a new
squadron of naval vessels, to be station
ed at Hampton Roads. The squadron,
in the beginning, will consist of five
ships, all the best of their types Two
of them, the battleships Massach usetts
and Texas, are withdrawn from the
present North Atlantic fleet at Key
West and Tortugas.
1t would be a grave mistake to sup
pose that in ordering these movements
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18
ON A WAR FOOTING.
Bill to Increase Army's Strength to lo4,-
600 Men.

Washington, March 1.-THE largest
measure of preparation yet made by
the war department to meet the con-
tingencies ofthe future probably has just
been completed. 1t is the preparation
Of a bill providing among other sections
for the placing Of the army on a war
footing for the full strength of 104 900
men. The bill has been carefully gone
over by the war department and will
be introduced in the house by Repre-
sentative Hull chairman OF the house
committee on military affairs, who, it is
expected, will urge it vigorously, mas
much as it Is an administration meas
ure. The basis of the bill will be the
well known three-battalion organiza-
ton, that is the ideal peace status of
the army, but provision is made for the
exercise by the president of full power
to increase each one of the existing
companies from Is men, the present
strength, to $50 men.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18

Boston. March 17,--Local forecast for
Friday; Fair weather; cooler; westerly
winds
Washington, March 17-Forecast for
Friday: Maine, New Hampshire and
Vermont: Fair, westerly winds; Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut,
fair and slightly cooler northwesteriy
winds
Eastern New York: B'air; coz len
northerly windS
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18
ToRPEDo-BoAT PURCHASED
United States Said to Have Secured one
in England.

London, March 17,-According TO
special dispatch from Sunderland. the
United States government has purchased
a. torpedo boat destroyer from a ship
builder Of that place named Dexford.
The boat, it is said. is to have speed
Of 30 knots an hour.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18
HELD AT CANARIEs
Admiral Bermelo Gives New Orders to
Torpedo Squadron.

Madrid, March 1Z.-AdmiraI Berneio,
the minister of marine, has wired the
commander of the torpedo fotilla at
the Canaries not to proceed to Havana.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18
GUNBoAT FOR THE LAKES.

Washington, March 17.-Among the
bills passed in the senate today was
one to authorize the construction of a
gunboat on the great lakes, to take the
place of the u 5. S. Michigan, and to
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18
COURT OF INQUIRY.
Report of the Board Has Not Been
Forwarded

Key West March 17.-Rear Admiral
Sicard said this evening: 1T is impos-
sible at this stage to say how soon the
court will be ready to make its report.
The members are continuing their la
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18

This vessel is the third bearing the
name of Varese which has been con-
structed by the italian government, the
others having been sold before compile
ton, one to the Argentine Republic, and
one to SPAIN The Varese is of steel,
684O tons displacement, 1928 feet long and
has 50 feet inches beam. Her maxi
mum draft is "a feet, she is driven by
two propellors, has $4,000 indicated horse
power, and Is estimated to steam 20
knots an hour. The cruiser has an ar
mored belt of inches of Harveyized
steel, and she has inches of Harvey
lied steel over her gun positions, with
deck plating III inches thick. Her
armament consists of two 10-inch guns
ten 6-inch quick firing guns 47-inch
guns, ten 22-inch guns, ten 1.4-inch
guns and two Maxim rapid-fire guns
Her normal coal supply is 1000 tons, and
she carries a complement OF 470 men.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18
SPAIN BUYS A CRUISER.
Italian Government Sells the Armored
Ship Varese.

London, March IA special dispatch
from Rome today says the Italian gov
eminent has sold the armored cruiser
Varese to Spain.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-18
FAIR AND COOLER.

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lcontInued On afth page.l
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lcontinaed on Thlrd Pagel
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-04
SALVATION LASSlES
 SMASH NUDE FIGURES.
Public Sentiment in Omaha Upholds the Act of Lieutenants Mauer
 Mccormick.

OMAHA June 3-The sentiment in op- position to the public display of nude hu- man figures in Omaha seems to be very pronounced, for the Misses Mauer and Mccormick arrested for committing mu- tilations on undraped statuary at the ex- position grounds, have been released for want of prosecution. The company con- cluded this was the easiest way out of the muddle.
 The girls are lieutenants in the Saliva ton Army, and a number of the higher officers of that organization from St. Louis and Chicago were present to rem der necessary aid to the girls. Booth Tucker wired Mayor Frank Moores that if the girls were released they would be transferred to another station, but the girls refused to go, saying they desired to stand trial, as they had done nothing their conscience did not approve The exposition company was determined to prosecute at first, but a large number of protests were received from Omaha people, those opposed to the nude in art as displayed at the grounds. The girls did not boast of their offense, but both declared that they had been directed by the Lord to do they did.
 A peculiar feature of the case is the fact that the statuary destroyed was on the building within a few feet of the one occupied by the girls as a rescue home for fallen girls. The Misses Mauer and Mccormick are the directors of the home. They thought this continual display of human figures before the inmates of the so climbed the building at the dead of night and cut the nude figures to pieces. They were arrested before they could escape from the grounds.