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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
SPALDINCl NCONT ROl
NEW PRESIDENT PRESIDED AT
Yesterdays MEETING OF
NATIONAL LEAGUE
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
New York, BOstOn, Cincinnati and ST.
Louis Magnates Remained Out,
and Can Stay Out If
They Want To.

NEW YORK, Dec. ia. G. Spaiding
presided at Saturdays meeting Ct The Ma
tionaI league. The New York, Boston,
Cincinnati or st. Louis clubs did not par
ticpate. MT Spalding made short ad
dress in which he said that he intended
to put baseball on the plane it occupied
some years ago, and, il necessary, new
clubs would be put in the places Of those
deserving the league
A quorum was obtained for today 5
meeting by an odd parliamentary ruling
by the new president Mr.. Freedman had
sent his secretary, f. NJ Knowles, to
watch matters. When the meeting was
called Mr.. Knowles approached the door
and peered in. Quick as flash his name
was called. There We're four other clubs
represented and Mr. Spalding ruled that
New York be counted as present there
by making a quorum. The maGnates
then proceeded to business.
The first order Of business was the
election OF a new board OF directors. The
election resulted in the choice of Ebbetts,
of Brooklyn; Soden, of Boston; Hart, Of
Chicago, and Dreyfuss, of Pittsburg.
All Ready for Business.
The following board of arbitration was
then elected: Spalding, Young, Soden,
Hart, Rogers and Pulliam. President
Spalding appointed the following commit
tees: Consultation, Rogers, Hart, Brush;
national agreement, Hart, Brush and
Rogers; playing rules, Hart, Ianlon and
Reach.
The league placed the matter of a
playing schedule in the hands OF Presi-
dent Spaloing with full power to act. At
the suggestion OF Mr.. Spalding the league
unanimously decided to invite press rep
resentatives to all future meetings of the
organization.
Meeting was adjourned subject to the
call of the cahir.
Andrew Freedman issued a statement
tonight in which he said that the meet
ings of the four clubs on Friday night
and today were both farcical and illegal.
He asserts that early this month Spald-
ing tried to form a baseball trust" He
winds up by saying:
mo act or action of Mr.. Spaldings
private league will be binding, and when
the proper time comes and when other
clubs feel they care to participate, such
action will be taken as will remove from
Mr.. Spaldings mind any question Of the
standing Of the four clubs who We're not
considered eligible to vote on d PROPOSE
ton in which they were vitality inter-
eSted"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16

turned back after finding two lakes
which had never been known before.
Again Eyre set out; he determined TO
reach West Australia by the coast. That
dreary stretch of a thousand miles was
a quite untrodden path when the Vic
torian era began, and it was Edward
John Eyre who told us what We know
of it today. 1t is a long and painful
story-a story of tragedy and horror, lit
UP with bright CLEANS of heroism;
story of pathos, and treachery, and peril.
Again and again Eyre and his four COM
panions-BaXtsr and three blacks-Were
face to face with death by starvation;
they had killed their very horses, which
they had loved as friends in solitude.
Baxter pleaded to be taken back, but
Eyre went On, and one night he came to
his hut to find Baxter murdered and Two
of the blacks gone. He was alone in an
unknown desert with a black boy as his
only companion and dead Englishman,
whose murderers had escaped.
With the aid of his faithful servant he
laid the body of the Englishman in a
blanket on the rocky ground. To dig q
grave was impossible. Then, leaving the
dead between the desert and the sea, the
two went on and on. King Georges
sound was reached at last, and French
whaler lay off the coast. 1t was heaven
10 the weary tEaVelerS, ana or eieFeH
days they rested and lived on decent
food. Three weeks more took them to
Albany, and from Albany they reached
Adelaide again by the sea.
Such was the end of one of the most
perilous exploring feats on record. Ed
ward John Eyre and the boy Wylle,
whose name should be set down among
the heroes, were the first human beings
to set foot on a thousand miles of the
British empire at the other side OF the
world. For twelve months they were I'M
heard of, and when they emerged from
the desert to tell their story to the world,
they were not quite the same men who
had left Spencer's Gulf the year before.
They had passed through twelve months
of agony almost unrelieved. But, they
had added enc more page to the book
of human knowledge, and it Is for this
that the world owes some gratitude to
the brave old man who has just died.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
TERRORIzED BY FIRE
SIXTY TENANTS OF A CHICAGO
FLAT BUILDING 'EsCAPE IN
NIGHT CLOTHES
WOMEN TAKE TO FIRE ESCAPES
Only Force Prevented Many Persons
From Leaping From the Win
dows-Numerous Mar
row Escapes.

CHICAGO Dec 15-The four-story
apartment building, known as the Otin-
ger flats, at the corner of Indiana avenue
and Thirty-fifth street, was burned at an
early hour this morning. The sixty ten
ants, most of whom were asleep, were
aroused by the dense smoke and many
narrow escapes from death were spectac-
Iilar and exciting So far as reported
everyone left the burning building by the
fire escapes or by ladders hoisted to the
upper windows by fremen, but much suf-
fering was caused by exposure to the in
tense cold. in scant attire.
When the first detachment of fire fight
ers arrived, the majority of the tenants
were panic stricken and rushing wildly
through the halls and apartments in their
efforts to leave the building.
The attendant cold spell was response
BILE for the fire. Complaints from the
tenants that the building was INSULT
cienty heated caused the janitor, John
West, to overhead the furnace in the
basement where the fire started. The
janitor rushed to the upper floors and
aided in arousing the occupants of the
sixteen apartments. Very soon all
chance of escape by the main stairway
was cut off by the flames.
Many persons were kept by force from
Ieaping from the upper windows, others
were OFCICOIllC ny tIS OciiSS S1ilOhc, dllu
a scene of indescribable confusion follow
ed. Women in their night clothes and
with bare feet climbed out on the fire
escapes and descended to tie street. and
were given refuge in neig4lboring resi-
denceS and stores Mafiy daring rescues
were made by the frenaeh, especially
from the second floor, where the danger
from smoke was increased by the close
proximity of the flames: 10
AZ
was in their apartments On this floor,
suffering from a severe atatck of ILL
ness. Her husband carried her out in
his arms through the halls to find escape
by the stairs cut off. He returned to his
rooms and throwing open a window en-
deavored to attract attention through the
heavy pail of smoke. Only a chance
breath of wind cleared the air suffi-
cicently for him to be seen. 1t was due
to this that their lives were saved.
The loss to the building was about
$3.50, coo; to contents about $4,000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
DANCER IN DEFIANCE
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC NOT Likely
TO LONGER GIVE WAY Be
FORE CHILEAN BLUFFS

LONDON. Dec. ia dispatch to the
Times from Valparaiso says that Chile
has proposed to the Argentine Republic
as a basis for the settlement of the diff
culties between the two countries, that
Chile shall disavow all intention of treat
ing the roads in the disputed territory
as evidence of previous rights of pos
session, that Argentine officials shall
withdraw from doubtful territory and
that paths to facilitate the work of the
British commission shall be constructed
at the joint expense of both countries.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The Chilean
charge d'affairs in this city, Mr.. In
fante received a cablegram from the Chill
can foreign Office stating that an answer
had been delivered yester day to ATgentine'S
latest note in the pending controversy,
and that the Chilean government was
confident of an amicable settlement. Mr..
Infante has received a number of dis
patches from his government since the
crisis began, all of them minimizing the
seriousness of the trouble, and asserting
that peace would be maintained.
DR.. Garcia-Merou, the Argentine min
lister, received no dispatches from his
government today. Neither the represen-
tatives of Argentine or Chile have any
knowledge OF formal OVeftureS being
made by the United States for the exer-
else of good offices, nor have either of
the. governments made requests thus far
for the friendly Offices of any outside
power
Situation Is Grave.
Although the public expressions OF
those occupying diplomatic positions are
necessarily optimistic, there is reason
for believing that the situation is more
grave than the officials are willing to adj
nit
On the part of Argentine, it appears to
be certain that she will maintain the
stand she has heretofore announced to
Chile 1t is said that in previous con-
troversies between these countries Chile
has usually carried her points by the ag
gressiveness of her course, but in the
present instance those well versed in
Argentine affairs declare that there will
be no concession or compromise brought
about by Chile's aggressiyeness and her
show of military strength. There is rea-
son to believe that this view has been
made known to the government of the
United States, and that it leads the Of
ficials here to the belief that the present
situation involves possibilities of danger
and war.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
BISHOP LENIHAN is DEAD
EXPIRED AT HOME OF HIS BROTH
Err IN IOWA,

MARSHALLTOWN. Iowa, Dec. f5.-
Right Rev. Thomas Matthias Lehman, d.
D., bishop Of Cheyenne, Wyo., and one of
the best known men in the Catholic
church of the West, died tonight at the
Ecme of his brother, Father Lenihan.
Death was caused by heart disease. He
was fifty-seven years old. I, The remains
will be taken to Dubuque on Tuesday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
OCEAN LINERS.

New York-Sailed: Lucania, Liverpool;
Pennsylvania, Hamburg via Plymouth
and Cherbourg: Lain, Genoa and Ma
pies; Maasdam, Rotterdam; Kaiser Will
helm Der Crosse. Bremen via Plymouth
and Cherbourg: Manitou, London.
Boston-Arrived Uitonia, Liverpool.
Hull-Arriyed: GlamCrganshire, Port
land Or.
Hamburg Sailed: Prinzessin Victoria
Luise, New York.
Havre-Sailed: La Savoie, New York.
Liverpool-Sailed: Cempania. New
York.
Cherbourg-s Sailed: Philadelphia, South
ampton for New York.
thampton-Arrived: Bremen, New
York, for Bremen.
Havre-Arrived: La Gascogne, New
York.
New York-Arrived: Etruria, Liverpool;
La Bretagne, Havre; Canadian, Liver
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
sPALDING Is CONFIDENT.
States Positively That Mr.. Freedman
Is Out.

NEW YORK, Dec. ia. G. Spalding
tonight declared positively that he had
won his fight in the National League. AS
he left the Fifth Avenue hotel he said:
"At 4:3O o'clock tomorrow (Monday)
Andrew Freedman is out and A. G.
Spalding wins"
Andrew Freedman. when informed of
the positive statement that Mr.. Spalding
had made said: There is nothing that
Mr. Spaulding can say any more that
IS worthy of a reply from me. The in
terests of the stockholders of the New
York club will be amply protected
Later in the evening Frank de Haas
Robson, president of the ST. Louis club
that has been antagonistic to Mr.. Spald-
ing, was Informed of Mr. Spalding's dec
laratfon. He asked a few questions rel
alive to the matter, and then called on
Messrs. Soden and Conant, of Boston, at
their rooms in the hotel. 1t is signifl-
cant that ]. Walter Spalding not long
after came to the hotel and was in con-
ference with Robson and Soden
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
Mental Scientist Indicted.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Dec. 15.-Ths
grand jury, in the United States court
has returned a true bill in the case
against Helen Post, alias Helen Wills
mans, of Sea Breeze. Fla. The indict-
ment charges that she devised scheme1
and articles to defraud divers persons
under false and fraudulent p.etenses OF
her part by representing that she pos
sessed the power of mental science, OF
mind cure
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
Catholics Not NegIecting Indians.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Dec. Y.-An or
ganization was formed in the Cathedral
parish today, upon the advice and ix5ti-
cation of Bishop Horstman of society
whose purpose is to contribute the sum
of % cents year, which Will be used
for the preservation of the faith among
I'D by the other members Of the Cath6-
lie hierarchy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
EIy,s Liquid Cream Balm is an old

EIy's Liquid Cream Balm is an old
friend in a new form. 1t is prepared for
the particular benefit of sufferers from
nasal catarrh who are used to an atom
izer in spraying the diseased MEM
brane. All the healing and soothing
properties of Cream Balm are retained
in the new preparation. 1t does not dry
I'D the secretions. Price, including spray
ing tube. IS cents. At your druggists or
Ely Brothers. 56 Warren Street, New
York. will mail 1t.
Messrs Ely Bros.-I wish to state that
I sold two bottles of your Liquid Cream
Eaim to a relative and customer. Mr.
Vim. Lamberton. 1415 Delachaise St.. New
Orleans; he has used the two bottles,
giving him wonderful and most satisfac-
tory results. GEO. w. McDUFF,
Pharmacist.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
Supposed Burglar Shot.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. IA hand
some and well dressed man of thirty
years. supposed to be Eugene Lockhart,
of Davenport, Iowa. was shot and seri-
ously wounded tonight by J. W. Nc
Curdy. Lockhart had entered the house
Of A. T. Conwell, opening the front door
with skeleton key. Amputation of
Lockharts right leg probably will be
necessary. Lockhart gave his name as
c. q. Bean and William Shannon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
Charleston,s Meeting Opens.

CHARLESTON. s. c., Dec. 15.-The
Charleston Racing associations mid
winter meeting. which Will continue in
definitely, will begin tomorrow afternoon.
More than 300 horses have arrived here
and the stable accommodations will be
increased as many horsemen are pre-
pairing to ship their strings to Charles
ton There will be five races daily, the
purses aggregating $1,000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16

BOSTON. Dec. 15.-Four or five men
tried on an indictment charging conspir-
acy to induce illegal voting at Repub-
lican caucus, were found guilty today.
The jury was out all night The con-
victed men are: Former Councilman AL
fred Newmarch, William L. Lord, war;
den of the caucus; former Representa-
tive Temple A. Winsloe and John Ro5-
ers Sentence was deferred.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
STREET CAR BARN BURNED.
Hydrants Were Frozen and the Fire
men Suffered.

men suffered.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-The total destruc-
tion of the Lincoln avenue car barns of
the Chicago Traction company with more
than 100 street cars, resulted from a fire
that was discovered at an early hour
this morning Beside the building nearly
all the gripcars and trailers used on the
Lincoln avenue line werei destroyed.
The fire hydrants in the vicinity were
found to be frozen When a supply of
water had been obtained by thawing out
the MIGRANTS, after a delay of twenty
minutes the building was doomed. The
intense cold of the early morning added
to the difficulties presented by the fire,
and made it necessary to work the men
in shifts, exhausted workers being re-
leved by comrades, who had short rests
in neighboring stores, which were thrown
open to the fire fighters.
President John M. Roach. of the trac-
ton company, placed the loss at about
$4,000, partly covered by insurance, but
the exact amount he was unable to state.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
today that all three were frozen to death
en- route

OMAHA, Neb. Dec. 1.-THE. extreme
cold weather which has prevailed for the
last twenty-four hours in Nebraska and
the Missouri Wiley, began. to moderate
this afternoon Snow continued to fall
in parts of the state during the greater
part Of the day and has reached depth
of eight inches in some places.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
Jointists Get a Verdict.

COFFEYvILLE, Kan, Dec. 15.-Mrs.
for an aggregate Of $4,000 damages for
selling liquor to her son, alleging that
the defendants had caused him to be-
come a habitual drunkard. The jury to-
day decided against her, after having
been out only few minutes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 15.-One DEATH
that of a colored woman, was reported to
the police today as a result of the contin-
ued cold weather here. The mercury at
/ 10 o'clock registered 10 degrees above
zero.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
weaIthiest Hoosier Dead.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. I'D. W.
Minshall. reputed to be the wealthiest
man in Western Indiana. died this morn
ing, aged seventy-four years. He recently
gave $4,000 to De PAW university at
Green Castle, Ind, for a new sci~nce
hall. His estate is estimated at soc. ,vVJ.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
SOUTH is SHIVERING
LAND OF CANE AND COTTON ExPE-
RIENCES TASTE OF WIN-
TIERS SEVERITY
SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW ZERO
mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee and
Texas In the Grass. of the Ice
King-Suftering in
Gas lelt.

OXFORD, Miss, Dec. 15.-Last night
was the coolest night in this section for
twenty years. The thermometer regis
tered 10 degrees below zero at o'clock
this morning.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
Lawrence Library and Carnegie.

LAWRENCE. Kan, Dec. 15-The city
council has agreed to set apart an annual
8 per cent maintenance fund for a IL
brary if Andrew Carnegie will give any
sum under $4,000 for library building.
The building was offered if the city
would appropriate 10 per cent annually
for maintenance. The question will be
submitted to the donor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
Tsi Am observation-disclosures HeaIthfuI.

from the court say that the dowager en-
press is in noticeably failing health. But
it is added that her physical weakness
does not affect her paramount influence.
The emperor's health is improving.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
Gale viii Build Dormitory.

Special TO The GIODe.
LA CROSSE, Wis, Dec LIT was an
nounced today that the trustees Of Gale
college at Galesvile will build a dorni-
tory next spring with accommodation
for 400 students. The cost VIII be about
$4,000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
Texas Rivals New Jersey.

AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. ia compilation
states office in the matter of charter
filing for the year closing on Dec. Is,
shows that there were 1,343 charters filed,
representing a total capital stock of $277,
0SS,OG0. These figures are unprecedented
in the history of this state
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
Figures on Telephone Combine.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The Electric
Review in today's issue gives data on the
telephone business in the United States,
showing that including all companies
there are 4,311 exchanges in operation
with 2,27S,717 telephones in use. This
total capital invested is nearly $500, Co.,
0GO
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
senator seyyaII improving.

CAMDEN. N. j., Dec. 15.-The condition
of United States Senator Sewell tonight
is more encouraging. He is now said to
be in no immediate danger.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
Bringing 1t Home.

"See here, my child, that latest beau
OF yours looks like a Chinaman."
"a Chinaman, papa?"
Eyes he looks so much like a China
man that I have decided to rigidly en-
force the exclusion act against him-anI
dealer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
Miss Eastwick's Sentence Stands.

LONDON. Dec. 15-The home office
today notified counsel for Miss Josephine
tegce of six months Imprisonment for
forging a railroad certificate. that the
petition for her pardon on the ground
of insanity could not be granted. No
reason is given
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. 15.-The
lowest temperature this morning here was
4 degrees above zero, the coolest weather
since February, 1899. The Tennessee riv-
r is rising rapidly here.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16
Took His Man with Him.

RIVER JUNCTION. Fla. Dec. 15-To-
day, while attempting to arrest Samue!
Armstrong, colored, on board train
from this place to Climax, Fla. S. F.
Edwards, the sheriff of Gadsden county,
was shot and killed by Armstrong. The
negro was shot to death by Edwards be-
fore he died.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-16

| GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. 15.-Galveston
| is experiencing the coolest weather that
| has visited here in two years. At O'Clock
| this morning the thermometer registered
| 24.S, and ice was everywhere. Tonight
| the thermometer has risen to 40. 1t is
| impossible to estimate the loss of the
planters in the coast country. The great
| est sufferers are truck growers.
DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 15.-The cold wave
| shows no sign of moderating Reports
| from twenty-four points over Texas at
| I o'clock tonight show thermometer read
| ings Of from II above at Texarkana to SO
above at Houston. All trains are badly
| delayed. Severe suffering is reported from
1 the cattle country to the northwest OF
| Dallas and Fort Worth.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 15.-Colder
| weather than has been known for years
is now prevailing over Southwest Texas,
j playing havoc with truck farms and cat
| tie on the ranges. Today the thermom-
eter registered Is degrees above, the low
est for years.
AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. 15.-The cold wave
which appeared yesterday has grown in
intensity during the day, and tonight the
weather is bitter cold. Reports from the
stock ranges say it is feared that much
loss will result by the death of calves
especially. In this section quite a num-
Der of horses are reported as dying 1ur-
ing the past twenty-four hours, mostly
the property of poor people. who nave
been unable to feed them properly, owing
to the high price of feed The thermom-
eter is falling.
Suffering in Gas Belt.
LIMA, Ohio, Dec. 15-The temperature
dropped from 56 above to below from
Saturday morning to Sunday morning, in
this city. lie remains about at zero to-
night. The natural gas supply has gone
| out.
| LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec 15.-With the
| thermometer registering Is below zero
the failure of natural gas caused consid-
! turing interests were compelled to shut
| down.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 15.-The mercury
reached low mark in Indiana this morn
ing at o'clock when 10 degrees below
zero was officially recorded. Shortage
! on coal has caused considerable suffering
! here as the gas pressure is very low.
| CINCINNATI Ohio, Dec 15.-Shortly
| after o'clock tonight the thermometer
reached zero here, and it is still falling.
! The Ohio river suddenly rose from fifteen
to twenty feet during the day. causing
much suffering along the river front
during the cold weather by the moving of
| an endless line of shanty boats.
| doc" Orr, a well known character on
| the Kentucky side of the river was
| found frozen to death today near his
| home at Fort Thomas.
Snow In Montana and Nebraska.
BILLINGS, Mont, Dec. 15.-Eastern
! Montana has been enveloped in one of
! the heaviest snowfalls ever known The
snow averages from two to six feet on
| the level and railroad travel will be in
terrupted for the next few days.
| The thermometer is 20 degrees below
| zero here tonight with strong north
| wind blowing. All stock on the open
| prairie is suffering frightfully.
j. A. Phillips, well known sheepman,
| left here Friday for Flat Willow, forty
| five miles from here. accompanied by two
| herders and report reached Billings