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Wisconsin Soldiers Meet in Kansas.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The Wis
cOnsin soldiers who met at Baxter Spring.,
Kan. the last week in August, 1900, con-
tiuued their organization with the writer
as President and Secretary. The follow
ing We're present: Hugh L. Thompson,
Cos. C and II, Sd Wis Cav, Carl juno
ton. Mo; Rufus Griffin. Cos. G and n,
Huffman, Co. ID, Sd Wis. Cav, HARDWOOD,
Mo-; A. J. Kinsiey. Co. i, Sd Wis. Cav,
Galena. Kans.; G. S. Kilgore, Cos. ii and
a, Sd Wis. Cav, Bluff City, Kans.; j. G..
Rickett, Serg't, Co. X. Sd Wis. Cav. Mt.
Vernon. Mo; Dan. Bennett, Co. a. %
Wis. Cav, Girard. Kans.; Il. Cushman,
Co. 3. ID Wis. Cav, not given: H. =.
Dodge. Corp, Co. &, Sth Wis. Webb City,
Mo; u. l.. Soper, 18th Wis, Carthage,
Mo; Merrick Rogers. Go. G, 18th Wis.
Fort Scott, Hans; II. Rockwell, Co. X,
Corp, Go. II, 18th Wis. Arcadia. Kans.
Hans: l.. s. Bennett, Co. II, 18th Wis,
Galena, Kans.: VIM. Bike, Co. II, 18th
Wis, Co. /. 18th Wis, Seneca, Mo-; Geo.
HIcrford, Co. *, 23d Wis, Liberal, Mo-;
John Floor, Co. |, 22d Wis Rich Hill,
Mo-; J. ID. Bailey, Co. +, 25th Wis, Jop-
lin, Mo-: w. Wright, Co. f. 2Sth Wis,
Webb City, Mo-; Sid. Coons. Co. \. 30th
Wis, Joplin, Mo-: Il. Martin, Co. B, 33d
Wis. Pincyille, Mo-; W. 7. Wilcox, Co.
=, 33d Wis. Weir City. Kans.; Wesley
Ritchie, Corp. Co. E, 37th Wis, Melrose
80 Wis, Maple Grove Mo: VIM. Ray
Co. +, 10Th Wis, Baxter, Kans.; G.. T.
Middaugh. LIST Bat. Light Art. Miami
l. T.-HUGH l.. THoMPsoN. President and
Secretary, Wisconsin Reunion Associa
ton, Carl Junction, Mo.
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Work. Of the Pension ONCE.

The report OF certificates issued for the
week ending Sept. shows
Army invalid: Original, 10; increase
and additional, SO; reissue, IL restora'
ton and renewal, 6; restoration and re
newal b. transference, II; duplicate, i
accrued, 20; total, 1873.
Army invalid (act Of June 81, 1890
Original, z95, increase, 53; additional, IS
reissue, &; restoration and renewal, II
restoration and renewal by transference
2; supplemental, / duplicate, IL; accrued
I6; total, 40.
Army invalid (war with SPAIN: Origi
nal, %.
Amy widow, etc: Original, Al; restora
ton and renewal, 2; duplicate, ]; total. AZ
1850: Original, 10; reiss ne, 3; restora
ton and renewal, B; supplemental, /; du
plicate, 3; accrued, /; total, 1S1.
Army widow, etc. (war with SPAIN
Original, "a.
Navy invalid: Original, 2; increase ant
additional, 3; reissue, / accrued, 5; total
II.
Navy invalid TACT of June 81, 1900
Original, i; increase and additional, Z; re
issue, /; restoration and renewal by trans
ference, l; duplicate, /; accrued, 8; to
tai, a.
Navy invalid (war with SPAIN: REFS
sdc, !.
Navy widow, etc: Original, 3.
Navy widow TACT of June q, 1890
Original, s; restoration and renewal, to
tai. s..
Navy widow fwar with SPAIN: Orig
nal, f.
Indian wars-Surviyor Accrued, 1.
Indian wars-Widows: Original, /.
Mexican war-Survivers J ccrued, ]
Mexican war-Widows: Original, /.
Totals: Original, COZ; increase and ad
ditioEal, III; reissue, %; restoration ant
rene wal, 20; restoration and renewal 10y
transfeIsnce, IA; supplemental 2; dupli
cate, q; accrued, 1G2; total, 1000.
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Encampment Items.

Miss Pearl Verse, daughter of Kcnesaw
Post, Il, Department of Illinois, was in
the parade and acted as bugler. She was
made a present Of 81 by the Post.
One of the little features of the big pa
rade at Chicago was the marching of the
survivors of the 2ith y. Y. Cav, headed
by Gen. Walter c. Newberry, its former
Colonel. There were between % ald 30
Of the old boys in line, many of whom had
not met before in 81 years. The General
is prominent citizen OF Chicago, and
made it very pleasant for his boys during
the Encampmeut.
Jas d. Brusswell, No. Go w. jefferson
street, Valparaiso Ind, found badge in
Chicago Of Co. II, 1l5th Ohio Vol. Inf
The owner should write to Mr.. Brussw well
about il.
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ington, ID. Z.
This history of the 9th U. S. Cav,
which has just been published, under the
title of From Yorktown to Santiago with
the 9th U. $. Cav" is a new departure
III regimental histories. 1t is an historical
narrative of the organization and battle
service Of this famous regiment which is
now at Pelin with Gen. Chaffee, who was
one Of the original privates when the regi.
ment was raised i'll Ohio, Pennsylvania
and New York.
There were many fine regiments organ
lied in 1861, but not one possessed n more
talented lot of officers than the 9th U. S
Cav, including Gen. Emory, the two
Greggs, Kautz, Sanders and others. Lead
ership was all that was wanted in 1861
to put armies of magnificent material il
the field, and the molding into shape OF
this fine lot of cayalrymen who enlisted
in the 9th U. S. Cav. gave the Army OF
the Potomac a splendid regiment, whose
war record in the Cavalry Corps is un,
surpassed. 1t is remarkable that, afte,
the lapse of so many years, the author has
been able to produce an accurate and con,
nected account of the skirmishes and bat.
ties of an organization which was always
in the saddle.
The volume is handsomely illustrated
by Remington, Zogbaum. Klepper, Chris,
ty, de Thulstrup, Gaul and Larned. Q.ord
Baltimore Press, Fricdenwald Company
Baltimore)
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THURSDAY
MUSTERED OUT.

CONE.--At Soldiers Home Hospital.
Hot Springs, S. D.. Capt. Geo. W. Cone,
LIST III. Cav. and 1929 Ill. His home was
at Camp Crook.
DELt.-At Macedonia. O., Sept. 5.
John Dell, Co. II, 18th Ohio. aged 90
years. He was a member of Royal Dun
ham Post. III, at Bedford. The Post
attended his funeral in body. members
of his company acting as pallbearcrs. He
is survived by a widow and seven chill
dren.
HALL-At Creekside. Pa, Aug. IS,
HART.-At New Brighton, Pa, Aug.
%, John G. Hart, Co. ID. Tooth Pa.
(RoundheadsJ. He served three years and
II months and was mustered out rs First
Lieutenant. He was severely wounded at
Fort Steadman, Va. The paIbearers
We're comrades of the original company.
Comrade Hart served three terms-thTee
years each-as Clerk of Courts of Beaver
County. He leaves n widow and one son,
Frank, n member of 10th Pa, lately re-
turned from the Philippines.
PACKARD PARKER).-At East
wood Mich, Jared Packard, Second Lieu
tenant, Co. II, 56th n. Y. aged about 67
of the war. The comrades name was
Andrew j. Parker, but his mother hav-
ing remarked. after the death Of her first
husband, while the deceased was quite
young, he took the name Of his stcpfather,
and was known to the enrolling officer as
Jared Packard. 1t is understood that he
had wife and daughter living in the
East.
YEON.--At Beaver Falls, Pa, Geo. f.
Veon, Co. ID, Tooth Pa. (Roundheads). He
served with his company until commits
stoned Lieutenant of n cOlOred regiment
at Port Royal, S. c., in 1862 The regi-
ment was afterwards disbandcd, the Of
fcers being mustered out of service. He
later enlisted and served to the end of the
war. Six of his old 81 comrades acted
as palbearers
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What Company Can Beat This ?

Comrade d. b. Spencer, Pennington
ILL.,, writes: ION Saturday, Aug. 81. 1861
at Canton, H., WAS organized Co. X, 9TH
III. Cav, with 50 members. The com.
pany was finally discharged at Nashville
Tenn, in November, 1865, having had OIL
the rolls from first TO last 80 names. OF
that number we found registered at the
Chicago National Encampment j names
as follows: J. II. Herring ii. g. Saun
dcrs, Mark Saunders, AT. Roberts, J. w
Floyd, Wm. Benson, John Boyd, James
Sury, Frank Bnmgardner, w. IL. Smith
Harvey Webster Samuel Hail. Jane,
Shacklcford, Ira NJ. Stewart, II. Cook, f
W RaSseIt u. Il Sncnccr''
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MAGAZINES and Notes,

Jacob Heminway, the First Yale Stu
dent" is the subject of an article of much
interest by Mr.. Burton j. Hendrick in the
September number of the New England
Magazine. 1t is now almost two centuries
since the first Yale student began his
studies,-not in New Haven halls, but in
the parsonage in the old Connecticut town
Of Kenilworth. Warren +. kellogg, 3
Park Square, Boston, Mass.
Baby Goose; His Adventures" is the
title of q remarkably fine volume for chill
dren's enjoyment just issued by Laird &
Lee. 1t is the joint effort of Miss Fannie
Z. Ostrander, Il well-known author of
charming talent and Mr.. Il. w. Hirchert,
clever and witty artist.
The Saturday Evening Post, under the
column Men and Women of the Hour"
contains a charming picture and sketch
of the coming American pianist, Miss NJ.
Hallock. The sketch speaks of the inter
esting experience which Miss Hallock had
while in Vienna of being invited by NJ.
and Nine. Leoncavallo to listen to the
initial performance of that masters opera,
La Boheme," from their box at the Wen
ma Royal Opera House, and had the most
interesting pleasure of seeing at close
range the composers reception of his play
during its performance.
Maj.-Gen. Jacob u. Cox. ex-Secretary
Of the Interior, finally revised, a few
days before his death, the proofs of his
article on "The Sherman-J ohnston Con-
vention," which will appear in the Octo-
her Scribaer'S. 1t, therefore, is the last
expression of an astute military critic OH
a much-disputed episode in the career of
Gen. Sherman.
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Monument to Gen. s.ars's Army.

There his been erected near Perd, Vt,
n beautiful granite monument on the site
Of the camping ground of Gen. John
Stark as he passed from Charlestowr, n
H, to the battle Of Remington, in 1TI1.
The monument, an obelisk cf blocks of
Woodbury. granite, is % feet in hight, ris
ing from a location about 40 rods south of
the spot actually occupied by Gen. Stark
and his troops, as tradition fixes the
places. The monument ovorlooks the sur
rounding country and can be seen for a
long distance.
The bronze tablet marking the monu,
ment bears the following inscription:
''Encampment of General John Stark
Aug. 6, 1I17, while on the march with
one thousand men from Charlestown, \
f., through the woods to the battle OF
Bennington. Erected August {, 1899, by
the Sons and Daughters of Vermont"
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This Post Claims the Oldest Member

Commander L. ". IHOmmedieu, o.
G. ]. Warren Post, 2S6, of Brooklyn, n
Y, called ut our Headquarters ut Chicago
and stated that on August u of this year
his Post mustered III three recruits, ore
of whom, ]. 7. Carroll, was 100 years
ard one month old. Carroll served in the
list New York. and after in the 15th
y. Y. Eng He entered as a private
and was discharged as n Sergeant
He has shell wound in the head, ne
cessitatine trcpanning, and a bullet in the
neck, which he still carries.
He attributes his longevity to good
whisky and tobacco and plenty of it.
He is in possession of his mental facul
ties and reads the paper. and claims t.
be good for 90 years longer.
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Money for Memorial Day.

The new charter Of the city of Salinas
Cal, contains the following provision:
43. To annually appropriate the sum OF
$2j, or so much thereof as may be neces-
cessary expenses of the proper observ-
ance of Memorial Day; the sum so ap-
propriated to be paid by the City Treas
urer upon bills properly audited and
vouched for by the Post Commander of
the G. A. r. Post of Salinas City and
attested by the Adjutant of said Post:
Provided. that when there shall be no
q. A. r. Post in the city, the Mayor of
said city shall have authority to expend
said appropriation.
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Vermont VIC. Notes.

EDITOR NhTIONAL ThtlUNE: fha lirBi
annual N ting of District No. WAS held
Aug. - with Scdse~ick Corns, 3, OF
Brattlebo:o, VI. Tie visiting officer was
Mrs. Mary Pony, of Bellows Fails, Vt
The work of the ritual was cxemplific d
Dy Col. ". II. Greenwood Corps The
number present vas -, Ct which 50 were
visiting members. A dinner aad lunch
were served by 5edgewicl Corps. The
meeting was 4 great success.
An entertainment and ice craa n festival
was given Aug. - by the ladies OF Gas
Teton W. X. -, Cast.etOn, VI A pleas
ant evening was spent, AMI the affair was
great success socially and financially
NELLIE NJ. Il. CoFFEY, Press Correspond
aut Remington Vt
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OPPOSED TO EVANS.


CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA.
Col Harper Post, 126, Arroyo Grande
Cal
Stanton Post. 30, Los Angeles, Cal
This Post has about 250 members,
IDAHO.
A. F. McReynolds Post, 10, Coeul
d. Alcnc, Idaho.
John a. Logan Post, IS, Salubria
Idaho.
Post No. 403, Hillsboro, III.
INDIAN TERRITORY.
Baltlesville Post, Z, Bartlesville, l. I.
IOWA.
James Conley Post, 2S5, Diagonal
Iowa.
Winfield Scott Post, &C. Webster City
Iowa.
George H. Thomas Regiment, 2 Y. '.
o., Wichita, Kan.
Sumner Post, 10. Kansas City, Kan.
KENTUCKY.
Creation Post, O., Fearis, Ky.
LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
Post No. %, Greenyi.le, Miss.
MICHIGAN.
Albert Nye Post, 2O2, Romeo, Mich.
MISSOURI.
Samuel Mcclure Post, 145, Eldon, Mo.
Gen. Fred. u. Steele Post, go, Mon
trose, Mo.
NEBRASKA.
Union Post, 6, Shubert, Neb.
NEW YORK.
Teller Post. Al, Grahamsvile, n. Y.
Gregg Post, 123, Newfield, n. Y.
Post No. 367, Mexico, n. Y.
Mclgar richards Post, 367, Mexico,
n. Y.
]. c. Irwin Post. $50, South Salem, o.
OREGON.
Meade Post, 2, Oregon City, Ore.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Capt. Geo. Davenport Pot, 534, GRAY
ity, Pa.
Gen. Peter Lyle Post, 145, Richland
Center, Pa.
TENNESSEE.
Lewis Collins Post, 9S, Pikeville, Tenn
VERMONT.
Isaac Blake Post, 104, West Charles
ton, VT.
WASHINGTON AND ALASKA.
J.. p. Plummer Post, 90, New What
com, Wash.
Nathaniel Lyon Post, 10, Colfax, Wash
WEST VIRGINIA.
Frost Post, 100, Smithyille, w. Va.
The National tribune., 1900-09-20
REUNIONS.
Meetings of Survivors of the
Great Conflict.
IMroRrANT TO SECRETARIES.

Secretaries Of Reunion Associations Will
find IL 10 their advantage 10 notify TSsE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE OF meetings of
their societies, giving date and place;
also. TO send brief accounts of their an.
nual meetings. These will be printed
wffheut charge i'm this column. In this
way il is possible TO locate comrades wko
have Ier the state I'm which They enlisted.
Secretaries who have NOT already sent
rosters of survivors to THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE nrc requested 20 do 80.
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Indiana Ladies of the GAR.

Mrs. Il. Il. Hollis, Corresponding Secre-
lary. Washington, Ind, writes very in
tcrestin2 letter on affairs of the Ladies OF
the G. A. i. in Indiana, where, she says,
the Order is growing rapidly. Department
President Jennie Irwin, Of New Albany,
has recently organized a Circle at Peters.
burg with % charter members. Before
returning home she visited u. S. Grant
Circle. Washington, Ind, where recep-
ton was given in her honor. This Circle
is growing rapidly, new members being
mustered ct nearly every meeting.
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The Cid Men and Women 10 Bless Him.

Thousands Of people come or send every
year to DR.. D. n. BYE for his Balmy Oil
to cure them of cancer and 9th malig-
nant diseases. Out of this humble great
many very oil people. whose ages range
from seventy to one hundred years, On ac-
count OF distance and infirInities of age, they
send for home treatment. A free book is
sent, telling what they say of the treat
ment. Address DIR. d. N. BYE. Box %,
Indianapolis. lad. If not afflicted, cut
this out and send it to some sufferirg one,l
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Deaths in tina Illinois Homa.

Adj't L. l.. Higgins, Illinois Soldier.
and Sailors Home, Quincy, H., re
ports the following deaths during Aug
ust: James Moran, Co. E, Goth ILL.,; Flu
gene i. Footc, Go. f, Auth ILL.,; John w
Anderson, Co. +, 18th Ind, and Co. D
Ohio; Lawrence Murphy, Co. Il, 140tf
H.; Daniel Z. McGarrah, Co. G, 41st Ill.
VIM. =. Gladson, Co. b, Sth Iowa Cav.
Wesley Eassett, Co. l, 10th u. S. G. L.
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Thirty-third Illinsi7 Infantry.

AT the Reunion of the 33d III. Inf. in
Chicago | was appointed to get the ad-
dresses of comrades of Co. A, for the prlr-
pose of making new roster. Anyone
knowing the address or date of death OF a
comrade is requested to drop me a card.
l.. DICKERMAN, Stillman Valley, Ill.
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Officers Of a Wisconsin Post.

John Flynn Post, Y, North La Crosse,
O., e. NJ. Stanford; J. V. G., r. l.. Da-
Wis; Surg, A. Mobiles; Chaplain, Daniel
Spencer; Q. NJ, John McCann; o. D., A.
Beckwith; o. c., Ole Oleson; Serg't-Ma-
jor, G. S. Fourt; Q. NJ. S., j. Dolphin;
Adjt, William Grover.
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VOTING ON EVANS.
Posts Throughout the Country Unanimous
fer His Removal.

Previously we have printed the names
of IA Posts voting for the removal OF
Evans as Commissioner. We have since
received notifications from the following
Posts that they have accepted our sug
gcstion and taken a vote on the question
of approving or disappearing of Henry
Clay Evans's administration of the Pen
sion Bureau, and desiring or opposing his
continuance as Commissioner. In each
case, except where noted, the vote was
unanimous
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Not Alone.
Smart Set.

Miss Withers-I believe Arthur is
afraid to propose to me.
Belle-Of. course he is, and there are
thousands of others just like him.
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and John Simpson. The following
officers were elected: Pres, Capt. Jas. Il.
Ladd, of Alexandria; Sec. and Treas.,
John w. Ingrim, Mt. Sterling. The next
meeting will be held at Alexandria, O.,
the third Friday in September. 1901.
Seven deaths occurred during the year.
The exercises were held ut Reulah Park.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
furnished dinner. This was said by the
boys to be the best Reunion ever held.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Batteries + and G, 1st Pa. r. V. G.
Art, at Gettysburg, Pa, Oct. II and Il.
Headquarters in hall of Post 8, G.. A. X.
Luther Seiders, Secretary, 11O6, Spruce
St. Reading, Pa.
Batteries A, f and g., LIST Pa. l.. A.,
will hold Reunion in Gettysburg, Pa,
Oct. II ard II. A. f. Burns, Secretary,
Mcdonald, Pa.
18th Pa. at Kittanning, Pa, Friday,
Oct. H. Excursion rates have been Sc
cured on Pa. X. T., A. V. r. w. and r.
R. & F. X. II. for this Reunion. Will A.
I.oETcy, Secretary, Butler. Pn:
l3Sth Pa. at Leechburg, Pa, Thurs
day, Sept. q.
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RECENT LITERATURE.
ington, d. G..

HISTORY OF THE 9Th U. S. CAV.
BY Lieut. VIM. II. Carter, Assistant
Adjutant- General, U. S. A., Wash
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Goth Iowa, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Oct
8 and 4. w. ]. johnson, Secretary, Nal
com, Iowa.
On account of unforeseen circumstances
the Reunion of the Both Iowa has been
postponed to Wednesday and Thursday,
Oct. 10 and II. II. d. Bodman, Secre-
tary, Muscatine, Iowa.
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23d Mass, at Salem, Mass, Sept. %
Business meeting in Armory of Co. II
9Th Reg't, NJ. V. NJ, Franklin Building
at II 80 a. N. Dinner at / p. m, in G
A. r. Hall, st. Peter street. Thomas
Swasey, Adjutant, Marblehead, Mass.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-03-29
AL. HEROES WON THE BOUT
NIP AND TUCK WRESTLING MATCH
AT PALM GARDEN,

AL heroes and Charles Wittmer put Up
very interesting wrestling match last
night at the Palm Garden. Heroes won
two successive falls and captured the
purse. The two men were very unequally
matched, Wittmer having twenty-five
pounds weight the advantage, as well as
the additional vantage Of several inches
in height. Heroes was in excellent form
but Wtttmer appeared soft
The first five minutes of preliminary
work was untnteresting, but at that point
Heroes brought his man to the mat with
a body hold, and the bout became lively.
Wittmer showed sluggishness throughout
pleferrlng defensive rather than an Of
fenslve role. Heroes had four minutes
stin work in securing an advantage, and
then, after a sharp struggle secured a
hammer lock. The weight Of his adver-
sary prevented his gaining fall for sew
eral minutes, during which there was q
severe struggle, Then the little mans
skill overreached his opponents Drawn,
and Wittmer came slowly to the mat
three points down in II: :4
The second bout was longer though
scarcely less interesting. Heroes exhib-
ited very clever offensive play, and, when
caught with an unexpected turn, extri-
Gated himself with ease from difficult po-
sitions. Ten minutes work brought no
advantage to either, with odds even. Then
Heroes went after another hammer lock-
and narrowly missed losing a fall. Witt
mer caught him with a body hold and
threw him on the mat two points down.
with every prospect of gaining the fall
Heroes then made his prettiest play.
Winding himself around his adversary
like snake, he fought in dead earnest.
He slowly escaped Wittmer's clutches,
and finally secured a release. Several
minutes later he secured a second advan-
tage and brought down his man with a
thud. The match was declared won, the
last bout occupying 141 minutes. The
event afforded excellent sport. and was
squarely contested from the start.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-03-29
meet Fitzsimmons; probably 1t is a bit

meet Fitzsimmons; probably 1t is a bit
of both
AT any rate, Mccoy met O'Rourke,
and without any parleying they signed
to fight at Coney Island June 25 This is
also slap at Fitzsimmons for refusing
to fight at Coney Island after the West
chester Athletic club had offered the big
gest purse
IF the trust cannot prevent Fitz from
hghting there it at least can keep him
from meeting Sharkey or Mccoy and
maybe Rubin there, and as Jeffries and
Corbett are engaged it is evident that the
Cornlshman has no opponent left whose
meeting would draw big house.
"Westchester is outside of the jurisdic-
ton Of the New York city politicians, but
as long as the Broadway and Coney Is
land clubs can keep the other big men
out of the way the boycott upon Fftz-
simmons is just as effective as If the
WesJchester club were closed.
The Westchester club is willing to post
$1,000 to pull off any of the matches, which
Is a pretty substantial guaranty, and 1t
Is also willing to give a much better per-
centage than the Broadway could give or
the Coney Island would give"
FITZ SCORES MANAGERS.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 2S-BOb
F1tzsimmons, when asked upon his ar
rival here why he did not put up s., 800
to bind d match with kid" Mccoy. de-
clared that he never would fight before
club in which the Tom O'Rourke and
George Considine clique had any interest.
Besides said Bob, Il believe Mccoy
never seriously intended to meet me-"
Firz declared that Considine and
ORourke eventually will kill the fighting
game in New York that they are mixed
up IN the Broadway and Seaside clubs
and that he would not fight before either
organization if they offered him the entire
receipts.
THE story that Sharkey is a coward
and afraid to fight" Fitz continued.
comes with bad grace from O'Rourke
l don't believe Sharkey is a coward but
l know he is anxious to get away from
that man He knew if he did not make
a deposit for our match 1t would be off
and l am sure he took this course In
order to throw O'Rourke down. Sharkey
will fight me anywhere outside of New
York If O'Rourke has nothing to do with
it"
Bob thought the McCoy-Sharkey fight
possibly might not take place until after
the latter's contract with O'Rourke shall
expire. He declared his Willingness to
night Jeffries ct any time, winner to take
all and for $4,000 side bet.
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TO GET LOTUS EXTRAS
LATEST REPORT AS TO COMIS-
KEYS CHICAGO LAYOUT.

A dispatch from West Baden to the Chi
cago Chronicle says
Lotus limited tonight that he had found
an outlet for his extra material this sea-
son and the published personnel of the
American league clubs bear him out.
Comiskey needs a second baseman, and
1t is intimated that oCnner will occupy
that position. Three otner Lien now here
also are billed for Comiskey's team.
and two will go to Cleveland. Who they
are LOTUS refuses to say.
The Chicago club will carry six pitchers
three catchers, five infielders and four
outhelders. This was announced by I.of-
tus tonight. This means that four pitch
ers, one inf1elder and two outfielders will
walk the plank
Flve-inning exhibition games will be
played daily until Friday, when the first
nine Inning game will be played and ad-
mission charged The team will leave
Selma April o. play Charley Franks Mem
phis team April Z and and Connie
Mack's Milwaukee aggregation in Louis
vile April 15 and Is. These are the only
games that will be played prior to the
opening Of the season in Cincinnati April
49, Fi-'