The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-22
West Baden Innkeeper and LOf-
tus Wrangle Over Damages.
PROPERTY DESTROYED
Clubs Baggage to BeAttached if
BOniface Be Not Paid.
Window Lights Smashed and
Piano Broken.

West Baden. Ind, March 22.-West
Baden air today is charged with threats
of posses and legal processes and a con-
flict tomorrow between Manager Lotus
and the Chicago ball club on one side
and Proprietor Sinclair and people of
Orange county on the other. Sinclair
declares he will have $40 for that broken
door and slxylight in the tennis court or
all the club baggage will be attached
and Manager Lotus placed under arrest.
Lotus was disposed to make fight
until he heard that Phyle had admitted
causing the damage and then he de-
termined to pass the question OF settle
ment up to Phyle when the pitcher
reaches here at 6:15 tomorrow morning.
Sinclair, Lotus and Editor PloW OF
the local paper held a conference last
evening and a spirited discussion en-
sued. The wrangle became so energetic
at times that the attention of many
guests was attracted and a crowd sur
rounded the desk of the hotel Sinclair
says he has twenty witnesses to TESTIFY
that the ball team is responsible for
the DANA sc and that he will spend $l,OOO
to protect his rights.
HOTEL KEEPER SCORES CLUB.
I want all of you to understand.
said Sinclair, that I am running TINS
hotel and that I will not be run over
by a crowd of Chicago ball players.
They asked me to let them use the ten
mis- court, which had been locked all
winter. and 1 opened it for their bene-
fit Then they maliciously destroy my
property. You bet, won't stand for
that.
1T will cost me $50 to replace that 10
cent pane Of glass, for we shall have TO
build a scaffolding on the outside OF the
building. But l shall be magnan1mous
and let the club off for $40. guess there
won't be any trouble, for 1 think Mr.
Lotus and the players on the whole are
gentlemen and will not stand for the
wanton acts of one of their number"
If Phyle did the damage he ought
to pay for it," added Lotus, 'and
think he will do the right thing when
he gets here in the morning. L guess
there won't be any holding up OF our
baggage"
The wrath Of Mr.. Sinclair was in
creased this morning when he discover
ed on arising at $50 O'CLOCK that his pet
piano on the balcony, which usually
opens up at s every morning with the
overture to "Tannhauser," had been as
located during the night. The pedalS
were found under a pile OF lumber IN
a room now being remodeled and the
sounding board was located after d
search in a dark corner.
EARLY MORNING MUSIC STOPPED.
Early breakfasterS wondered at the
lack of music during the morning meal,
but the joke was soon made pupllc- II
was whispered around later that some
of the ball players who had been De
prived of sleep after 6 O'Clock had done
the prank to secure rest
At o'clock this afternoon, barring g
accident, the Chicago ball club VIII
leave West Baden for Selma, Ala, the
spring training grounds.
Manager Lotus was wroth when ne
received word that the Boston club had
Intentions of disposing of Frisbie and
Hickman this spring. Frisbie belongs
to the Grand Rapids club of the Ameri--
can league, now the Cleveland club, ana
Lotus in return for selling Catcher Sui
= h G
Grafton and the loan of F'risbie for the
season.