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NO 11NxER1NG THE CHARTER.
Gov BIack Intimates That All Bills with That
Object Will Bs Vetoed F Passed.

Gov. Black Intimates That All Bills with That
Object Will Be Vetoed ir Passed.
ALBANY, Jan. 24-Gov. Black has put his
foot down on all propositions to tinker the New
York city charter. Members Of the Legisla-
ture who have talked with him regarding such
bills have been told that they would be vetoed
II they ever reached the Executive Chamber.
Thirty or forty bills have already been intro
duced, either to amend the charter directly or
to enact special laws which would effect the
change in tho charter. 1t Is proposed to abolish
this or that Office, to raise the salary Of ono or
another class of city officeholders. or to
create new and lucrative offices. Gov. Black
believes that most Of this prorosed legislation is
vicious and that practically all of it is unneces
sary. He thinks the charter should have q
chance to be put into operation and fairly tested
before any tinkering begins. There may be
some friction for a time. but the Governor thinks
that q good deal of this will wear Off and that
hasty amendments would cause more mischief
lively that no such amendment will be approved
by him unless there should be real exigoncy,
One of the bills which is thus brought under
the ban is Senator Grady's to extend tho pro-
visions of tho Black Civil Service law to the
city departments. thus removing the restric-
In the charter. The Civil Service law was
i into effect after the Civil Service law This has
given rise to a difference of opinion as to which
obtains. which the Grady bill is designed to re-
move. AS the question will probably be taken
ernor believes that it should be settled
there and not in the Legislature. II the Demo-
go ahead on the assumption that the Civil
Service law has superseded tho charter and
be taken into the courts by the Civil Reform
Association, and whichever way 1t goes IL will
be some time before 1t is passed upon by tho
Court Of Appeals. Pending such proceedings
the Governor is opposed to any legislative
action.
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rhll.aelpnla Traction Win. Mt somer,llIe.

SoMERvlLLE, Jan. 2I-The war that has been
waged by the Brunswick Traction Company
against the Philadelphia Traction Company
for the right OF way through The towns of
somervillc and Rnlilan resulted tonight in n
victory for the Philadelphia company. TO which
q franchise WAS grautcd by the Somervllo Town
Commissioners TO build Its ROAD through lhe
town. This shuts out the Brunswick company,
which has already bulls Sven miles of its pro.
and Someryilln with New Brunswi,k The com.
pany Is required to deposit 81 1000 as u guar
antee fund. The company VIII pay "a yearly
rental 10 the town for ten years averaging $3.50
per year. after which the town will receive 3
per cent. of The gross receipts OF the company.
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IN JAIL FOR POLL TAX.
A Jerseyman Says He'll stay There Rather
Thnn Pay II.

New BRUNSWICK, Jan. 24.-George Church, q
farm laborer living ut Sayrevlle near here, was
arrested this afternoon for not paying his poll
tax. He was put in Jail, notwithstanding that
Jersey law does not permit the imprisonment OF
n man for debt. John A. Davis. the township
collector says that he has had hard work to get
the 81 from Church every year. and that. ms tho
man had persistenty avoided him since the tax
became due this year. he decided to have him ar
rested. Patrick McCutchcOn.a Sayrcville Justice
oft he Peace issued a warrant for Church arrest,
and constable brought him 10 the county
Jail here. Church considered his arrest an out
rage. but said that he would stay in jail for.
ever before he would pay tho tax. Several
township collectors have threatened arrest to
those who did not pay their poll tax, but this is
the first time II has been done. The tx is sell
tent In this city.
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An Appointment That WAL Anect the Republi-
cnu Ticket IN Connecticut.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.-Charles f. Searls of
Thompson, Conn.,, will soon be appointed a spe-
cial legal counsel in several important cases
now pending in the office of tho Comptroller of
the Currency. For this reason he has abandoned
his intention to seek nomination for the Office of
Attorney General OF Connecticut, under tho
new State law. IL is said that his employment
in the Comptroller 8 office. which was meant to
secure his Withdrawal from tho race for the
MISUNDERSTANDING, will have nm important
effect on other places on the next Republican
State ticket in COnnecticut.
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REORGANIZED U. p.

ONCE mt I2O broadway TO he Opened Proba.
bly, SoIt Week.
President Horace G. Burt and vice.President
Oliver w. Mink of the Union Pacific Railroad
are in this city to consult with the committee,
consisting of Wnslow +. Pierce. James Still.
man. 4. II. Hartman, Marvin Hughitt. and o.
II. Kahn, designated some time ago to represent
the reorganization interests In the operation of
the property 1t has been arranged that tho
company shall have local office ut 100 Broad.
Mink This oifice will proba bly, be opened about
Feb. !. 1t is hoped that by that time the prop
crty will have been finally turned over to tho
new company. President Burt will make his
headquarters at Omaha.
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STREET. CLEANERS UNIFORMS.
Unions IuvestigatiuE n Complaint That sweat
shops Have Made Them.

A complaint that the uniforms of the street
cleaners have been mado in sweat shops at non
union prices is being investigated by the cloth.
ing unions 1t Is understood that the complaints
are directed against the old officers OF the de-
partment and that II tho new officers patronize
union firms only nothing more is TO be said
about the matter. Street Cleaning Commis-
sioner Mccartney said yesterday:
"a committee from tho Central Labor Union
called on me on Saturday. and ! think they
went away perfectly satisfied. The primary
object of this department in regard to uniforms
Is to get them US cheap rs possible for tho men.
but we will certainly do nothing to encourage
the sweating system
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J0ryINGs An0UT TOWN.

Justice Beach has granted Ida D. Shoots an absolute
divorce from Edwin NJ shoots.
Tue SrY has resolved from l.. c. T. a check for S25
for the Cuban relief fund. und from II. H. T. VI for
Valentine schiigei ~ 1888 Greene avenue Brooklyn.
THE SuN published article ON " Immigrants from
lrelHnl' on hOnuAy, IN which II was stated that
less than per cent OF them were able 10 read Bnd
write This was obviously n typographical crTOr.
lt should have read less than per cent VI Iks1l
were unable 10 read and wTlts."
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WASHINGTON Jan. 24.-Thc President sent
the following nominations to the Senate to-day:
Charles II. Duel OF New York to be Commissioner
OF Pateu's
II. O. Mcmillan. United States Attorney for the
northern district Of Iowa.
George p. Roberts Of Iowa to be Director OF the
Mint
Observation-Disclosures L, Gaylord, Ansonla Conn ;
Charles StOrTs Hall. WbIlingfOrd, Conn.
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WAsHiNGroN, Jan. 24.-The A torney General
and Mrs. McKenna gave a dinner tonight in
honor of the President and Mrs. Mckinley and
the members OF the Cabinet.
The Vice-Presdcnt and Mrs. Hobart and their
guests, Miss Julia Grant and Mr.. James Parker
OF New York. were entertained Mt dinner to-
night ny the Austro Hungarian Minister and
the Baroness Hcngclmullcr.
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NATHAN sTRAUs HASN'T RESIGNED.
DR.. Rsnedict or the Hureau or Contagious Dis
enscs Invited 10 step oar.

An nble-bodled rumor to the effect that Nathan
Straus, President of the Health Board. had re-
signed his Office. or was going to resign. reached
the City Hall yesterday afternoon and caused
commoton. When Mr.. Straus heard it he
smiled.
~ have not resigned" he said land cannot
imagine where the story originated. 1t may be
that did say recently that would not be here
foreve-. Possibly this statement started the
Story.
When nsked concerning a report to the effect
that DR. Benedict. Chief OF the Bureau of Con-
tagious Diseases. had been invited 10 resign, Mr..
Straus salt:
"Dr. Benz iict has not hecn asked to resign.
IL has be en- iniinlaied 10 him. however. that his
rcsGna iion would he acceptable"
In spite Of Mr.. strauss denial OF the state
ment that he had resigned. there were Wise peO-
ple alout the City Hall Who held that his stay
In the Health Board would be n short ono.
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New Fourth C,a.. ro.,mm.,er..


WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Fourth class Post
masters have been appointed rs follows:
New York-Otterlake. oneida county. ]. H. Wilcox;
Riches Corners Orleans county, Ward W. Manly;
Wells, Hamilton county. Allen ;. Hosley; East
BETHANY. Genesec county, H. L. Page; Essex. Essex
county, Nelson A. La Roe; Henderson, Jefferson
county, W. r. BnrCe: Luzerne. Warren county. John
s. Burnesnn; south Liv0na, Livingston county,
bella ]. Clute; Sterling Cayuga county. George H.
Mcfarland, Union Hili, McnrOe county, William II.
stokes.
New Jersey-Purt Republic. Atlantic county. David
II, Ashleyi South Painheld Middlesex county. W. II.
Manning.
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Town Iiond. FOR village Improvement.

WHITE PLAINS. Jan. 2i.-Thc Board OF super
visors voted to-day 10 permit tho town of East
Chester. with an assessed valuation OF less than
$1,000 900 in real estate and 800 voters. to
raise Ss3.2OO on bonds for repairing, grading.
and mhcad1mZing certain roads. a majority of
which lie within the intended corporate limits
Of the village of TuCkahoe The resolutions
were strongly opposed by citizens OF BronXville
and the uutlying districts under tho leadership
of eN-Asscmblym Alfred i. smith OF Bronx
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James l. Johnson, % years old. of s44 Madl-
son street. was taken i'll at Fulton street and
Washington ayerue Brooklyn, YESTERDAY and
died before medical assistance could be sum
heart disease. He leaves q widow and three
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To preven, n Cut in the ro.,a, service.

WAsHINGToN. Jan. 2I.-Postmastcr-Gcnera
Gary submitted to Congress to-day, through
the Secretary of the Treasury, request for an
appropriation OF SIG 900 to meet probah bio
deficiency OF thrt amount in the appori ionuIcnt
for the free delivery service for the present fis-
Cnl year.
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WRESTL ER,S LEG BROKEN.
His Opponent Arrested. Although He Refused
10 Prosecute Him.

Carl II. Schick OF 300 East Forty.fifth street
and Paul Cham OF sls Second avenue had a
wrestling match last night in a rear yard at
Forty-nfth street and Second avenue. They
finally fell together and CHAINS leg was broken
in two places IIo was sent to the Flower Hos
ptnl and Schick was arrested, although Cham
refused 70 mai any complaint against him.
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Gov. .rlss.,. Nomination Ea,ornhl, ncpa,tea.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2i.-The nomination OF
Gov. Griggs OF New jersey TO be Attorney. Gen.
eral Of the Unired States WAS ordered favorably
reported by the Senate judiciary Commit go
to-day, but in the absence OF an executive scs.
sion no action was taken by the senate.
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HORSE AND wAGoNlAyDED on MN.
Andrew smith. Working nt AZ In IA sand pIt,
suffered n Broken Hb

A horse and wagon being backed into n sund
lot at Meseroc avenue and Hausmun street,
Greenpont, last evening, fc!l over into n pit
and landed on Andrew smith, who was working
there. smith is ~ years old, He lives at 80
KiHgslaud nvCnur one of his ribs WAS broken
and he received internal nyurics. lie was taken
to st. CatharinG's Hospital.
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DANIEA OHoSEy PRESIDENT
Has n Plurality or S5 In the ConsoIidaIed
Exchange Election.

William f. Daniel was yesterday elected
Chairman OF the Consolidated Stock and Petro-
lcum Exchange 10 succeed Augustus W. Peters.
Tho vote was: William Y. Daniel. members
ticket, 233; William Il. Lewis, members indie
pendent ticket 1913; Valentine Mott. regular
ticket, 1875; 8. G. Williams, conservative ticket,
00i J. Whyte Davis. independent ueket o.
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f. J. Henley, the actor, left town on Saturday.
On Saturday morning DR.. Clarence Rice per
formed AN operation on the actors throat. and
forbade him 20 speak above whisper for seven
the Adirondacks for that time ON the doctors
advice.
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WARRINGTON. Jan. 24.-The public receptions
given by the President in the East Room OF the
Executive Mansion have been resumed The
first OF those since the close of the President'a g
season of mourning was given this afternoon
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POhicE HuDG E1'A ISCRtAsE.
Most or thr 50. 600, coo Needed for Policing
Que, ~. nnd Rirhmoud.

The Police Board got its budget into shape
yesterday for the Mayors criticism. 1t shows a
total increase or S3.6O0.000 over tho aggregate
expenditure for police service OF the consoli
dated Terri DRY before tbs consolidation by far
the larger share OF this incrcaso 10 for policing
Queens and Richmond bOroughs. The budget
viii be submitted today
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CASE OF MU DEFER CLIFFoRD
His Counsel VIII apply 10 the United States
supreme Court for Writ ar Error.

Former Judge William T. Hoffman, counsel
for Edward Clifford, who is under sentence to
be hanged in tho county jail in'Jersey City on
Feb lG for the murder OF William q. Watson,
has decided. afior consultation with I4awy ers
Charles j. Peshal and William II. Spcer to
apply TO the United States Supreme Court for u
writ OF error In order that the case may be
viewed. II tho Justice 10 whom the applica.
taken and that will act n stay OF execution.
II is therefore not likely that Clifford will be
hanged on Feb. 10.
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TALKEn ELEoTRIC 90. ENJoINED.
Patent Controlled By General Electric and
WcstinEhousr Companies Sustained.

Judge Wheeler OF the United States Circuit
Court of This district handed down yesterday a
decision sustaining tho validity Of the electric
rriway motor suspension patent controlled hy
the General Eloclric and Westinghouse COM
psniCs, anA ordering an injunction against The
Union Railway Company OF This city and the
Walker Company OF Cleveland.
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Mrs. Francis lee Morrell and II milton
Wilkes Cary, whose engagement WAS announced
very recently, have settled upoa The date uf
their wedding. The marriage viii be crlcbTn' ed
nj tho residence of the brides mother Mrs.
.aboz A. BOstwick of 500 Fifih avenue. on
Monday afternoon, Feb II, at o'clock.
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WINTS MS WIFE INDICTED.
ProE wIuhnus Resents Mrs. Viuhnus's AM
dRvit About Poisoning.

Prof. Rudolph A. wtthaus. accompanied by
his counsel. Lawyer David Gerber OF 90 Broad
way. went to the Criminal Court building Mt 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon for the purpose of
having his wifo indicted. Prof. Witthaus Wis
tied the office OF Assistant District Attorney
Unger and declared that statements made by
his wife that he had attempted her life by poi
son were untrue. She made them In an AM
davit filed in the supreme Court at Ncwburg in
opposition "a his motion TO have reduced tho
$1,000 nlimony when he is forced to pay her
annually. The Grand Jury had adjourned for
the day, ana Prof Witthnus said that he would
come again this morning.
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SEDENTARY HABITS.
How to Reconcile Them with Good Health.

The problem the day how reconcile sena
and mudcouy
pep go rheumatism and kidney disorder real something good hope
medicinal
flow bile
in ycondhio
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What a Specialist i'm Heart Dis


do often giea Testimonial
pleasant n IN
NJ D.
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A FREE TRIAL.

For from the date of this Kunow
FREE SAMPLE
who will drop them postal giving and address and mentioning
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The convention then proceeded to the
sixth ballot which resulted as follows:
Hillhouse, O; John, AZ; Davidson, 1902; Cruik-
shank, 6S; Grady, rs; Acton, o.
No one having received a majority, an
other ballot was ordered which was i'm
mediately taken and after almost all beats
had voted and it became known that the
Davidson forces had the required majority,
on motion Of Nat L. Miller the nominn-
ton of Davidson was made unanimous by
reclamation.
John C. Pugh was called to the chair and
recognized Dr. R. M. Cunningham who
briefly addressed the convention, saying
that its deliberations had about come to an
end, and advocated the adjustment of any
differences and feeling that might have re-
suited from the days deliberations. He
then referred to Robert ]. Lowe as. me
gallant leader of the silver forces of JEFF
ferson county and in a glowing tribute to
his party loyalty and his undaunted abili-
ty placed his name in nomination as chair
man of the county executive committee.
The motion was seconded by P. G. Bow
man and was unanimously carried.
Calls for Lowe brought the newly elected
chairman to the stake, and in few re-
marks he thanked the delegates for the
honor and trust reposed in him in selecting
him as chairman of their executive com
mttee.
At this juncturo c. C. Johnston, who was
a candidate for the legislature stepped upon
the stage and stated that notwithstanding
the fact he had gone down in defeat ne
would give his hearty support to the nomi-
nees as he had always done in the past
There being no further business before
the convention motion to adjourn was
carried at 1925 a. M, and the delegates
filed out of the auditorium, many OF them
worn out with the days work.
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NEGRO BRUTE
SAVES HIS NECK
BY Hiding in the Dark Recesses
of a Coal Mine.

A sensational story, mingled with brutal
ity, comes from Hllman. a small station
on the Alabama Great Southern railroad.
a few miles below this city,
On Monday afternoon little Florence Wa
tiers. the 7-year-old daughter of Section
Foreman Waters at that place, was crimi-
nally assaulted in a grove, near her fathers
home, by Hesekiah Washington, negro
boy about 16 years of age, who rs now in
the county Jail and admits his guilt, but
says the act was committed with the con-
sent of the child.
The boy Immediately fed the scene of his
crime, going to Smith mines, where he
was employed. AS soon as it became known
the quiet little village was thrown into
great excitement and the indignant citi-
zens started in pursuit of the negro, and
would have swung him up to the nearest
limb had he been captured at the time.
The boy was taken into the mines by
some of his friends and hidden in an aban-
doned room in Slope No. 4, where he re-
manned until Tuesday night, when he was
taken out by Chief Deputy Sheriff War
mock and Deputy Love and brought to this
city and placed in the county jail.
The hiding place of the boy was divulged
by his uncle, who care to the sherin
Office and stated that he was willing for
the boy to be arrested, but that fear Of
mob violence had prompted the friends OF
the boy to keep him in hiding.
The officers accompanied the man to the
mines and the boy was brought forth and
turned over to them. He was then quietly
brought to the city and placed in the coun-
ty Jail before the citizens of Hillman could
learn of his capture.
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MontgomeryWiII Go Against the
Reds This Afternoon.
CHICAGO REPEATS THE DOSE
The Colts Compliment Haler's Men, Saying
They We're Forced to Play Harder
Against Them Than Any
on the League.

The race for the Southern League PEN
nant will begin in earnest this afternoon.
Birmingham, Atlanta. Charleston and
New Orleans open at home, having for
their opponents Montgomery, Augusta, Sa-
vannah and Mobile, respectively. After
playing the Senators three games here, the
Reds go to Montgomery for three games,
thence to Atlanta, Augusta Savannah
and Charleston in turn, returning home
with Charleston for three games. beginning
May 6.
The game this evening promises to be ex-
ceedingly interesting. Birminghams star
twirler, willig, will do the box work for
the Reds and it is needless to say that he
will keep the hooseirs from the canned
salmon" town guessing.
Most of the sore arms and stiff muscles
have disappeared and the Reds are now
In condition to do excellent work The
presence of Knox In left field has caused
that uneasy feeling which the fans expert,
ence when O ball is sailing toward left
field to entirely disappear, and the outfeld
is probably the fastest in the league. And
incidentally 1t might be stated that Halter,
Montgomery. Gilligan and Vietch form an
fnfield that somewhat resembles stone
wall
Those fans that are inclined to wager
small amount on the game are already
laying bets that the Reds win two out Of
the series of three games.
The Game Yesterday
The Reds lost again to the Chicago Colts
yesterday by the score of 10 to 5 in a rather
uninteresting game. The result cannot be
attributed to stage fright The local team
was simply outclassed.
Tom Burns presented patched up team,
having two pitchers in the outfield, but that
put no change on the Reds. The Colts hit
the ball hard and often and in the second
and third innings punched their singles
and batted out eleven runs. This did not
put damper on the Reds however, and
they played hard until the last man was
out.
The Reds went out in one, two, three or
der until the eighth. In that inning Hal
Ter was the first man up and flew out to
center field. Knox followed with two
Dagger to left and went to third on Nc
Cormick's tumble of Veitch's grounder.
LaPorte few out to center, and Knox and
Veitch scored on Gilligan's two-bogger to
left. Switzer then knocked a single to
right and little Gilligan crossed the plate.
Sheehan hit for one bag to left, sending
Switzer to second. Montgomery then
struck out and the Reds run-getting was
over
The Colts scored five in the second, six
in the third one in each the fifth and sixth
and two in the ninth, running their total
up to fifteen.
"Big BILL" alias Little Eva" LANCE UNI
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Ask Tom Cason.

Now that war is at hand,
and as we are now ready to
go east to place the largest i'm
port order we ever have, for
our growing trade demands it.
Now, in order to make room
and to clean up some, we offer
a REDUCTION of 20 PER
CENT on everything in our
stock for one week Except
English dinnerware) for cash.
Come on get your share of the
bargains.
BROWN CROCKERY co.
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chicago. 49,. 20 6ot1so 2 .-15
Birmingham. =. 0 v
Summary:
Struck out-By switzer. /; Briggs, I;
Callahan, l.
Bases on balls-oT Posner. s: switzer, 1;
Callahan, /.
. Two base hits-Knox. Gilligan, Conner,
Everitt, 2; Dahlen.
Three base hits-Isbell, Briggs, Nc
Cormick.
Hlts-on Posner, s; switzer. 7; Briggs
2;Callahan, 4.
Wild pitch-Posner, l.
Hit by pitcher-Briggs..
Passed ball-LaPerte
Stolen bases-Dahlen, 8; Woods 2; Briggs,
2; Isbel, Conner.
Sacrifice hits-LaPorte, Connor.
Double play-connor to Dahlen to
Everitt.
Left on Birmingham. 2; Chi
cago, 4.
Time of game-One hour and forty-hve
minutes.
Birmingham's Fast Team
The Chicago players are all of the opin-
ion that Halter has gotten together one OF
the fastest teams in the Southern circuit.
Burns, Dahlen, Donahue and Decker said
that the only team in the league which
compares to the Reds is Mobile.
Barry Mccormick, the Chicago third
baseman said Birmingham is the only
team that we have played hard against
since we have been south. In other cities
none of the pitchers have let themselves
out as they did here, and from the show
ing the Birmingham club made 1 consider
them the fastest organization we have gone
up against
The Colts left last night at II o'clock in
their private car for st. Louis, where they
open the season.
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HER ANSWER

From the Washington Star.
Its all nonsense exclaimed the man
who is usually out of the house at night
and out of temper in the morning.
What do you mean?" inquired his wife,
who can smile while she speaks firmly.
This idea of rolling eggs"
"Of course, dear; but let the children
have their little pleasures. In the course Of
time they will grow up and realize the SUI
perior intSsAetual development to be at
tanned by rolling wooden balls down a
bowling alley"