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COMMERCIAL.

Spot cotton of 1-l6c in New York and
1-isc lower in New Orleans on middling
and above.
Chicago. Kansas City and st. Louis
grain markets closed on account of cleo
ton.
Cotton futures 2-6id lower in Liverpool.
/ TO points on in New York and to 8
points lower in New Orlenns.
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II AII.ROADs.

An effort will be made to GUST the Pee
Gee receivers.
Meeting of the Texas Railway club will
be held here.
Directors and officers of the Galveston,
Houston and Henderson were elected.
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SPORT.

The new league schedule published.
Season opens April IS and closes July le
Two more men signed for the Houston
team
The twenty-round bout between Creedon
aud West declared d draw.
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strained, owing to disputes regarding
territory clBimed by both republics The
two governments are concentrating forces
on the frontiers, and it is reported that
the Dominicans have invaded Haytlen ter
rtory and occupied Las Cabas,
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ToMEN are assaed at every turn by troubles pscr&
W. to their sex. Every mysterious ache or pain ;3
w symptom. These distressing sensations viii ls.||
on coming unless properly treated
The history of neglect written in the faces ".
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,.,,.~. The OFts''

San Francisco, April 80 $3.50
The battleship Iowa, at prese ~ III,
works undergoing repairs, n's III Ofsrss
proceed to Manila to rensN, ~ procfsd 4
Oregon has been oroeIes appesfA
Francisco rs soon the Iowa 49,
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NEW YoRK.-The congregation OF tn
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church owe
which the late DR.. John Hall presided viii
meet today for the election OF pastor.
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Ignorance of La9U
Excuses No One. ("

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Is itnot more rational TO suppose that
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PHILADELPHIA.--A number of members
Of the Union League will tender banolet to
Captain Charles Il. Clark. the famous COM
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Port al Prince, Hayti, April 5. Tho re-
lations between the republic OF Hayti aud
the republic OF San Domingo arc very much
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PRINCETON, N. 1.-THE Harvard Prince
ton debate will take place IN Alexander Hall
here tonight The question OF the debate t.
'Itesolved. That formal alliance between
the United States and Great Britain for the
advancement OF their common interests is Rd-
ViFablc."
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ro mrnmine cuhnn Accounts.

Havana. April l-General Brooke is en-
gagng In the United States four expert
accountants to act as travelling auditors,
thus simplifying and making uniform mu-
nicipal and provincial bookkeeping by &C.
casioual ana unexpected examinations.
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NEWPORT NEWS. va.--The now steam.
ships El Alba and FL Ola. two OF thu -four
MORAN liners building here. will be launched
today.
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LITTLE ROCK. Ark.--The racing season.
which opened here March &c. closes with the
events today.
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ToDAy,s EVENTS.

WAsHlNGToN.--At Bennings today tho
great Potomac and maiden hurdle stakes viii
be run,
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NEW YORK Tho wedding OF Miss Emily
Vanderbilt Sloane daughter of.MG and Mrs.
William Douglas Sloane. aud granddaughtor
OF the late w H. Vanderbilt. and John II.
Hammond. viii take place today in 81. Bar
tholomew'E church.
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BOSTON Mass. --TWenty-two shoe manu-
featuring firms. whose annual output exceeds
81. 000 O00 met here recently preliminary TO
forming new system OF discounts and to
formulate National association Of those who
sell - tho retail trade fourteen nrms have
already signed the agreement 20 combine, ard
there will be a decisive meeting here TODAY
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VnIIeU STATES IOnUIssIoNtfs
George Dewey.
United States Navy.
Elwell s. OTIS.
Major General. United States Army.
Charles DENLY,
United States Commissioner,
Dean c. Worcester
United States Commissioner,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
JOSEPH E. HARRINGTON

Joseph E. Harrington will be Gus
todian of the second bag for the Wor-
cesters. Harrington was born in Fall
River 20 years ago. He is feet s
inches in height and weighs 100 pounds.
Harrington bats and throws right
handed His first professional game of
ball was played at the Grove street
ground in this city, in 1891, when the
Woonsocket team came here to play
the Worcesters Of the New England
League
Harrington remained with the club
for two years. In 1898 he Joined the
Fall Rivers and played first base. The
next two seasons found him at third
base. He is we'll known in Worcester,
having played against the WOrcesters
during the season of 1894 In 1885 he
played with the Boston ieaguers until
August, when ne was transferred to
Syracuse. The following year he signed
with Syracuse, but took sick and had
70 give up playing. Later in the sea-
son he Joined the Tauntons. Last year
he played with the New Bedford team
of The New England League until the
disarmament OF the team He played
with independent teams for a few
weeks and finished the season with
Springfield of the Eastern League.
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first took the fever when attending
Dartmouth College. For three years he
was a member of the base ball and
foot ball clubs of that college. In 1885
he played with an independent team
in Concord N. H, and the following
year got his first professional engage
ment, the team he Joined being St.
Paul of the Northwestern league In
the fall of that year he was sold to
Cincinnati which was then a member
Of the American association. He re-
NAMED with the Cincinnatis until Oc-
tober, 1890 when he went to Cleveland.
He remained with the Spiders until
the close of the season of 1892. when
he broke a thumb. He did not play
ball again until 1896 when he Joined
the Paterson team Of the Atlantic
leaugue. He stayed with that team for
two full seasons and part Of last year
when the team went under and Viau
with other players was a month and
ten days salary back. Viau is right
handed player.
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CHARLES A. FRISBlE.

Charles A. Frisbie whose duty will be
to chase leather in the outfield for tbs
coming champions was born at Dows
Iowa, "A years ago. He lacks but two
inches of six feet, and the scales don
move until the marker gets at 1916
when he stands on them. Frisbie has
not been playing ball many years. rs
first playing of Importance was witt
Grinneu College team of Grinnell, Ia,
in 1896. Two years ago the coming
season Frisbie played his first profess
sional base ball, the team being at
Quincy, III. Last year found him
with Kansas City, the champion team
of the western league Frisbie holds
the bat on his left shoulder while
waiting for the pitcher to put them
over He is regarded as one Of the
fastest youngsters in the game.
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JAMES A. SMITH.

James A. Smith of Bristol, Pa, is
signed to eat up fast grounders which
are headed toward the middle field.
Smith is a little fellow standing but
five feet six inches in his stockings and
weighing only $40 pounds. He first saw
the light of day % years ago. Smith
gained fame as a short stop in 1891
When he played with strong semi-pro-
fessional teams of California. Man
ager T. G. Selee of the Bostons, who
conducted the base ball tour 10 the
Pacific slope in the winter Of that year
saw Smith work and Immediately
signed the little fellow for Fall River
knowing the latter team would take a
good man. Smith played with Fan
River last year until balloon attach
ment was hitched TO the league and II
went up He played with Hartford Of
the Atlantic League until Sept. l, when
he was taken by Boston and stayed
with that team until the end of the
season. Smith shoots the ball across
the diamond with his right hand, but
he is a left-handed batter
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tend the fight without being required
to ask leave Of absence from their en-
ployers. They can return on tram
which leaves Hartford at 2.3O O'Clock
in the morning, reaching Worcester at
) O'Clock.
The fight will be for Is rounds. The
purse which Manager Crowley offers is
500. and there will be a stake Of 500.
Each side has already posted $l0O for
felt to carry the match. The remain
ing $500 from each must be placed in
the hands of the stakeholder on or be-
fore April u, the articles calling for
the deposit a week previous to the
match. The match will be for 10
rounds. The proviso in the articles
was that 1t should be for l5 or 70
rounds, to be decided by the club when
the match was accepted. Manager
Crowley wrote the sporting editor or
The Spy that Is rounds will be the IL"
nit.
The Lawler men have not received
any communication from Mr., crow
ley but everything suits them.
The understanding between the back,
ers of the men was that Sullivan would
secure the offer.
Iawler has begun training in earnest
in anticipation of the offer. When the
500 was posted he began his work. He
is in the hands of William T. Whelan,
who conditioned him so well for his
other battles. Lawler could not be IN
better hands. Whelan knows him like
a book and is a faithful worker. The
magnificent condition to which he
| brought LAWYER for his other
matches is sufficient guarantee
| that Iawler will be fit when he
enters the ring. Lawler does not take
| kindly to road work. but he does not
allow his likings or dislikes to interfere
with business and he will welt the
road regularly. He has plenty of spar
ring partners and they bang him nara,
| His method of training is the same that
! he has always pursued. 1t is the stereo-
| typed method of men preparing for a
! fight, He does several miles of road
work, consisting of running and walk
| ing is rubbed down vigorously and
! boxes and punches the bag. Other eX-
! ercises such as Jumping rope are added
! for variety.
/ The men signed to weigh in at 12S OF
under at 6 O'Clock or lose 800. If either
weighs over there VIII be a second
we Ching in at the ringside, and if either
| goes above 100 he viii forfeit the entire
] stakes In either event the fight shall
/ continue for the purse. There is no dan
/ ger of Lawler failing to reach weight
] He is already within limits and can get
several pounds lower than the figures
! OF lue uiSt NSiSlliiiS' IL 10 SUI u inns
! that Sweeney viii not raise the balance
at 12S pounds, and that there will be nc
( second weighing in. Sullivan knows the
/ game too thoroughly, and his man also,
! to question what Sweeney will weigh.
! Sweeney has three fights this week.
! Tomorrow evening he fights Billy Need
| ham, Wednesday evening Joe Farnum
and Saturday Charles Miner. who has
/ secured a decision over George Siddons
| Boxing authorities pick Sweeney to win
/ the three.
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CHARLES 3. KUHNS,

Charles B. Kuhns who will eat up
grounders which are headed down the
third base line, was born in Freeport,
Pa, October 27, 1877, and is conse-
Quently in his 22d year. He stands 5
feet, 9 inches in his stockings and tips
the beam at 100 pounds. Kuhns made
a favorable reputation with clubs Of his
own town, so much so that PittsburG
got after him and kept him on the list
in 1897 Kuhns played with Atlantic
City during the summer season. He
was with the same team last year but
was taken sick with typhoid fever and
had to lay of. Kuhns acts much like
McGraw in his fielding. Kuhns faces
the third corner when he stands at the
plate. He is a free hitter. On the
bases he is fast. Kuhns received fat
tering offers for the coming season,
Among the managers who were after
him are Irwin and Buckenbeger.
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WILLIAM {. BRANSFlELO.

William = BransGeld is a Worcester
product. VIZ viii be found behind thn
bat On tae Worcester bail team Us soon
a7 Jha season opens. Bransdeld is
z,nowu to every lover Of the game in
his city He has played for several
: ears on the amateur teams Of this
place and it was his own excellence
and not any influence, that landed him
cu the chamuion Bostous last year.
Bransfeld is = years of age, and
stands feet 1919 inches. He weighs
ia pounds when in playing condition.
lis carly playing was with the Nor
mails Of this city. He did 50 well in
the field for that and other teams, that
he tried to get a chance with Paw
tuCket in 1885 He played just one
game and that was at Holy Cross
against the college team. Manager
John Smith of the Pawtuckets made a
had mistake when giving Branstield the
trial He put the youngster behind
the bat was the first time BTans-
field ever caught a regular game, and
of course he couldn't show his PAGES
He was q fielder. Manager Smith
made no allowance. He wanted a
catcher and nothing else. He would
not take Bransfeld.
The accident of putting BTansfeld in
as backstop made him. He continued
10 catch. Grafton had a good ball
team during 90 and 81, and obtained
Bransfield to catch. Manager Selee
of Boston was attracted by his play
ing and signed Bransfeld for last year
He was not in need of a catcher, but
recognized the good qualities of the
young fellow from Worcester, and sign
ed him lest some other club in greater
need get him.
Bransfeld played five games behind
the bat for Boston last year. He had
a batting average Of $50, which is
good for a beginner in the big league
Of those ball players who improve with
constant work.
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may Be WINNERS.
The Ball Tossers OF
Worcester This
Season.
BASE BALL CAREERS.
Sketches of the Men Who
Are to Bring the Pen
nant to This City.

The Worcesters are a strong bail
3eam-on paper Whether they VIII Dc
good team when they get 20 ball play
ing, only the future will determine, All
teams are strong before the playing
season opens. The Worcesters follow
the general rule.
Nevertheless there does not now ap-
pear any reason why the Worcesters'
as being made up, should not be able
10 hold their own with any team Of the
Eastern league.
One Of the best features of the CLUB
IS that the names OF no "has-boens'
appear on the list Nearly all the play
ers are youngsters. and many Of them
are signed at the recommendation OF
Manager Frank G. Selee of Boston.
Manager Selee may once in decade
let good man slip past, but he never
makes the mistake Of picking out a
poor man for a good one.
The Worcesters will be playing ball IN
Two weeks. They are ordered TO report
y week from Saturday and four lays
later are booked to play their first
game. There has been d little talk in
base ball circles that the team was slow
in getting together. Such was not the
case. The team is as near complete rs
almost any team Of the league. The
only position vacant now is first base,
and negotiations are in urOgres for a
man for that position. There is no alb
solute necessity for the immediate sign
ing OF q first baseman. Yeager VINO
will be one of the CatChers, is good
first baseman, and could be used in that
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
LOCAL BRIEFS.

John Naloy. who says he is 40, was
arrested last night by officer Thayer of
Station L. while begging on the street.
and was locked up charged with va
grancy MalOy claims to belong in
East Broolltield.
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Kelly are
receiving the congratulations of their
many friends upon thebirth of daugh-
ter.
Worcester Association Of Steam En-
gineers, No. 4, y. 4. S. E, met last
evening. The treasurer's report show
ed the associations finances in excel
lent condition.
The Finnish Brothers Temperance
Society met last evening, and a COM
mittee was appointed to secure speak
ers for the weekly meetings.
The Danish Friendly Society last eve
ming, admitted two new members. At
the next meeting, an entertainment will
be held.
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A SURE THING.
The Sweeney-L awler
Fight Will Be At
Hartford.
.SET.TO PATRIOTS day.
Train Load of Worcester
Sports Will Go On With
Money to Burn.

Spike Sullivan has accepted tie offer
Of w. L. Crowley Of the Nutmeg Club
of Hartford, and the fight between
John J. LawIer of Worcester and Patsy
Sweeney Of New York is sure thing
for April 10, Patriots day. George P.
King Of this city, who is associated
with Spike Sullivan in backing Sween-
ey, received yesterday a telegram from
Sullivan stating that he had accepted.
the offer.
The Spy told yesterday that Mr..
Crowley mad telegraphed the offer to
Sullivan and that he would accept as
the articles of agreement called for &C
ceptance, if q purse was offered. he
did accept and the LaWler men like
nothing better. They wanted the fight
at Hartford above all other places, al
though they would not have objected
to Valley Falls.
The date is a good one for Worcester
sports. Being holiday, they can at
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that an opportunity was given to. see
him at work. Yeager has also been
with Boston. 90,
He was born in Cincinnati III S'4,
He stands five feet nine inches ana
sends the balance up at 10 pounds'
After making reputation among ihe
teams of Cincinnati, Yeager played ms
first professional engagement with the
CeIina (OD team, where he remained
during 1892 and 1898. For the next
three years he plowed through the sand
at Pawtucket. In the fall OF 1896 Bos-
ton purchased him, and he has since
been with Boston as change catcher
and utility man. He has played first
and second base and in the outtield for
the Beaneaters, Yeager was booked as
regular catcher Of the Bostons for the
coming season, but the unexpected
purchase of Clarke gave President c.
A. Marston OF the Worcester team q
chance to sign him. Yeager is good
catcher and a good batsman, as catch
eTS go.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
UNCLE TOM is GAMEY.

Uncle Tom, the handsome bay PAGER be
longing TO e. S. Pierce, viii be taken in
charge by W. A. Baggs " Springfield, the
well known trainer, Tuesday, and re-
moved to Hampden Park where he will be
trained for a hard campaign. Mr.. Pierce
has given the trainer full control of the
horse for the season. 1t is safe to say that
before the season is finished Uncle Tom
viii be within the money class many
times. he has a mark of 2:14%. but has
paced trial mile in 2:l2h. He Won q
matinee race in 2:RA. Uncle Tom has
shown that he is a gamey race horse. He
won four consecutive races in straight
heats at matinee meets, making twelve
straight heats in which he led the entire
fold to the wire.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
EDWIN WILDER.

Edwin Wilder, whose home is at
Mortified, Vt, first gained fame with
the University Of Vermont team, for
which he pitched. He is known in
Worcester as a pitcher, but the com
ing season he is destined to chase long
flies in the outer garden. Wilder pitch-
ed for Pawtucket of the New England
league for two seasons. He played
several games in this vicinity on the
Grafton team, Manager Charles f.
Rice engaging him from PaWtucket
for several games.
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EPWoRTHs SAVED go.

one year ago the members of the
Epworth League of the Thomas Street
Swedish NJ. z. church took home little
savings banks which they pledged
themselves to put a cent day into for
a year. Last night at the church, "A
members returned their banks, and
their savings amounted to the sum of
80. From c. A. Hagberg's lecture
Thursday, they Melted $50, and with the
Balance before. they now have S155 in
their treasury.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
JOSEPH RICKERT.

Joseph Rickert is wintering at
Springfield, o. He will play in the out
field for the Worcesters. Ricllert was
drafted last year by the Pittsburg
team of the National league, but the
draft was not enforced. He played
with Newcastle, Pa, team and led the
Interstate league in batting and field
ing.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
GEORGE YEAGER.

George Yeager, who will do a portion
of the backstop work for Worcester, is
known TO Worcester lovers of the
game. He played with Pawtucket
team of the New England League in
1894, when Worcester chased up and
down the Rhode Island sand dunes so
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
ALL GOT PoTTED PLANTS.

This morning three members will
unite with the Swedish Lutheran
Church at Quinsigamond. Mrs. Mag
daIena c. Larson and Anders A. Holm
strom and wife. The church was beau
tifully decorated for Easter, and at the
Sunday school exercises each scholar
was presented with a potted plant
About $50 We're given away, being
awarded b. lot.