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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-02
Richmond Preparlna for a Rush.

Richmond. Texas, April 30.-There will
be n meeting Of the Commercial club OF
Richmond at o'clock "Wednesday To or.
ganize for the constantly increasing hnsi,
from here.
The Young folks of the place gave what
they termed "A Shirt Waist hop at Red
Mems hall A large crowd was In attend.
ance and every one had most enjoyable
time.
Real estate lin this county has begun to
"boom." and land values In the county
have more than doubled in the ylnciniry
of Damon's Mound.
Mr.. Liggett, n big contractor, was here
today on his way to the mound looking
for Investments.
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CITY eREvlTlEs.

n EsSSg y & gfs %ss u tSls t ,ss
questcd to be present, as the annual elec.
ton OF officers will take place.
The Workers circle of Shearn church will
RS, no Lamar avenue. this afternoon at .
The excursion. on the steamer Lawrence
ase ma ssGn sy ona ~ rdb as sna, SS
D. mas been indefinitely postponed.
The committee appointed In behalf Of the
e9lored citizens TO receive President Me-
Nnley win meet at Fred Mason's Office
il12M Preston avenue, this evening at 1
o'clock.
G. b. Smoker, 212o Pierce avenue, Is
now picking one of the finest crops OF
strawberries ever grown In South Texas,
The fruit Is unusually sweet. and the ber-
rles are ahnurmally large. specimens OF
them shown The Post measuring "a inches
IN circumference.
The gentlemen of the Happy Thought
High Five club will entertain the lady
members tonight with a moonlight ride
and supper ut Angerhoefer's.
Any ladies desiring to sew for the Faith
Home VIII find garments already cut out
II the residence OF Mrs. WIN Bottler who
= member OF the clothing committee,
$500 Texas avenue.
Of Mr.. John G. Mitchell and Miss Louisa
iiclr Ut $50 y. m, Tuesday. April 30. the
hlafTiagc was Solemnized at ~ Artesinn
place, Sixth ward, Rev, j. A. Ramsey Of
tclatlng.
The different local fire Insurance agencies
~ Houston will close their offices at |
.clock on Saturdays. commencing May
! and ending August 81. 1901. and will
% no business after that hour. Persons
desiring to do business with them on sat
In the mornings. This change win affect
only few firms, principally cotton men
There are undelvered telcsrams ut the
company for J.. w Hudson. Cora Wright
y Yoakum, Willett Wilson, J. NJ. Presley
james Dillo. $. Cohn. Or. $. NJ. Lyons
Mrs. Oscar G. Lee. John j. Green r. Lee
Owens. Frank l.argford and 7. y. Garrett
Some Of the friends of Miss Lucy Brady
compiimentcd her yesterday evening with
mort enjoyable surprise party.
The children and the chaperones of the
BIN dance Will meet nj 4 O'clock this af-
ternoon at Temperance hall
The general arrangement committee Of
the last ST. Patrlcks dav celebration will
meet at $50 o'clock tonight AT the Plant
ers and Mechanics bank to hear the final
report of the auditing committee.
There were 162 bul'ling permits issued
from the city engineer office. during the
month of April, aggregating in value of
improvements S49.0i3
The Knowles drew another large crowd
10 the opera house last night. The bill
was unusually attractive, and entirely dir
fCrent from that given on the previous
mshts, The program will be entirely new
tonight Special matinee for Indies and
children Saturday afternoon.
The d. r. T. excursion To Huntsville
Yesterday was a grand success and large
and other places OF interest were visited
and the cXcUrsionsts were given n roynl
v."lromc by the hospitable people Of Hunts
Vile
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Excursions from Wharton.

wharton. Texas. May Wharton fur
nished large representation today to the
two excursions on the cauey Valley and
Cane Belt roads This IL the first time in
10 opposite points have left on the same
day The CaneY Valley bad six eoaehes'
also private coach containing =. u. cush-
ing OF the sunerlntendenee and maintenance
OF way department. u. Il. Forbes. superin-
icndcnt of The Victoria division, and ". r..
Collins rondmnster. One hundred ana thir-
The Cane Belt furnished four passenger
cars aud chair coaches, selling 15B tickets
from Wharton. The main llnc VIII also
run an excursion from Jullng and other
points 10 Lake Side.
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Lawlor Arrivals.

Thomas McNeal. I.ockhart j. Schwarz.
l.ockhnt John Spencer. Dallas: l.. Gay
IIor. Bntton. Texas; s. Knight, Buffalo. y.
.Ir... Denton. Texas; II. Hnstlng. Dallas
J. McGcaneh. New York ID. G. Earnest,
DALLAS; Harry Wright, city; G. Y. IIar.
Ballinger; y. =. Green Kansas City: T. $,
lIofman j. c. league. cleburne Sam
iieyman. city: w. d. Namnn. Waco; NJ
CITY, Mo; Pm Woodall, Taylor: j. Earl
Preston. Nayasota; II. Mearhamey Hol
lana; Texas; w. 5. Reed, Holland, Texas;
mer. J. A. Wilson uehurnr: u. II. Black
Taylor; j. NJ. Lnncc. Galveston
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Victoria News Notes.

Victoria. Texas May lat the regular
meeting Of the city council Monday night
the resignation Of T.. II. Bailey as city
attorney was accepted ana j. L. Dupree
apponted TO nh the vacancy.
Mrs ]. A, NcFadden left yesterday for
an extended visit 10 Sthunton. Va. where
her daughter. Miss Maggie, Is attending
school. MIR. Al McFadden accompanied her
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Personal MENTION.

u l.. s. Schlutcr and Il. w. Waller
{frson were guests Of Mr., and Mrs.
Yotton Tuesday night. going over to
1pnt Wednesday morning.
cher Mcdonald of Dcnison was an
Hht guest Mt the Logan. and Will q
Himont this morning.
nc. Logan of Hamilton is among
1fsts ut the Logan.
N Spangler and wife OF Galveston are
~ few days at the Logan.
n Block Of the popular Wholesale
N house of Block Bros, New Or
8s at the Logan.
= Sanders OF Louisville Is a late
IA at the Hutchins
y Blackmore of Baltimore Is among
ksts at the Hutchins.
81 Wilson of Smithyilo stopped off NJ
Utchins en- route to the Beaumont
N Heater and wife of Kansas city
Nnrlors at the Hutchins
y ?, Rice of New Orleans Is guest
lutchins.
NV. r. Bullock of Beaumont is a
"a the Rice.
n Myers and wife of Richmond are
8Qlice.
M the Rice.
[& Blanchard Of Louisville is at the
m VIII visit Bcaumont this morning.
MI. Hager of San Antonio is at the
Nand Will visit the oil fields today,
81 Mead and Ed L. Dunn OF oklahoma
8fe at the Bristol, en- route to the
4@nt oil he.us.
<HDsoar Grant Lee Of Oklahoma city.
"a the proprietor Of the Lee hotel
~ city, Is the guest of Mrs. f. H..
~ the Bristol hotel.
Is II. Treat Of beaumont Is at the
H resting up few days.
III Chopin of Greenvllle is at the
&hIpmie Malitz of Victoria arrived in
u yesterday and will spend tho next
nths here studying telegraphy
kbsty Of Dallas is registered at the
Green OF Kansas city is guest
IN Lawlor.
hrx OF Galveston was registered AT
hylor last night.
Hamilton, from Kansas City, Is
I'D at the Lawlor.
IN WheIess of Galveston was among
4 ysIs at the Lawlor last night
~ Peyton Brown. formerly proprietor
Austin Statesman, since then q ciu-
H% New. York. now attempting to be-
oil magnate at Beaumont, was IN
M last night to see some OF his old
( per men hut will will return to
fields today.
&lexanher Potter of New York, the
~ ting and Supervising engineer OF
Wt1ry sewer plant now being placed
a ton, Is IN the city looking over tie
XII lie Is accompanied by his wife,
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BIG RANCH DEALS MADE.
Quarter Of a Million Of Acres involved il
the Transaction.

tne lfdnSdCpOn.
Fort Worth. Texas May THE Capitol
Syndicate company has disposed Of another
large block OF land north Of the Canadian
river. Z. l.. lIalsell Of Vinita, J. T., Is
the purchaser and by the contract he buys
iiT,O0o acres of land ana 1000 COWS. The
totaI consideration Is said TO be about 500,
COO.
A large ranch deal has been closed here
Within the last few days w. ID. Reynolds
Of Albany sold the rest Of the lands OF inc
Monroe Cattle Company. aggregnting M,
and ShnckelfOrd counties cash ronsll'
GRAFTON of nearly $300.000 was paid 10y. the
purchasers Messrs. Proctor Bros. ana scott
OF Monroe Mo. who secured IN the trade
the Western portion of the ranch bordering
on the Clear Fork OF the Brazos river the
eastern part having been sold about Two
purchasers Itawas said. would Immediately
stock the ranch with native cattle
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as far as New Orleans his wife VIII spend
the summer here keeping house for the old
folks
Mrs Emilia Bauer died Monday mt tho
age ~ II and YVES buried yesterday In
Evergreen cemetery She was born In ln-
dlanoia hut moved TO Victoria In 1885.
Married last night at the home Of the
bride. Miss Regina Plsol of this city and
Mr.. Lee Farier. prominent young stock
man 81 Inez. this county Rev. Father
Heck Officiating.
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con1mlttse Of the Whole.

'ty council mel last night In com
Pf the whole, or executive session,
|hler the report OF Assessor and
& Welsh, Submitted at the last
meeting of The council. showing
PUNT OF back taxes due the city TO
(tbing In the neighhorhood Of $780,
pe meeting last night was 10 dis
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-02

cuss the b-st method of getting In III &
money and. while the dcIinqucnis have
been recently enjoying Immunity from tax
suits. II Is .qnifc likely that the city at
Ing OF the council TO attempt 10 gather
In this money by the process OF law.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-02

Only't2 Doses In Some Chill Tonics.
Groves Tastcless Chill Tonic contains
from "a to As doses. soc.
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YOU DON'T HAVE TO TEST 1T.

You know the satisfaction II VIII give.
Has stood the test fox twenty years,
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic
New-York tribune., 1901-12-26
GRAND MASTER WARNS UASONS.

Charles ". Mead. Grand Master of Masons in the
State of New-York, has sent out circular 10
masters of Masonic lodges in the State stating
that, account of information that clandestine
lodges are to be formed and charter members ad-
nitted at reduced cost, stated in advertisements
emenating from Justin Pinney. Of Worthington
Ohio. it is possible that Mr.. Piuneys organization
may succeed in playing upon the credulity of
sufficient number of people TO enable its agents to
establish so-caled lodges in this State" Mr.
Mead's circular then contains the following order:
1t is my order, in view of the attempt now made
irregular and spurious bodies in this Iris-
diction, that the utmost he exercised in the
admission OF visitors. that the usual safeguards be
absolutely observed, that particular be
the regularity of the lodge from which
the visitor halls, and that visitor he admitted
except upon authoritative avouchment or the proof
of his right to visit by rigid examination
New-York tribune., 1901-12-26
AUTOMOBILE TAXATION.
CHR WILL, NOT OPPOSE THE PLAN. PRO
VIDTNG ALL PLEASURE VEHICLES
ARE TAXED.

The owners of automobiles are having many ol
the annoyances and legislative controversies WHICH
beset the riders of the bicycle a few years aso'
The officials in more than State are uiScusSlhs
rlans to fax automobiles of all descriptions. Mem
hers of the Automobile Club of America have dls-
cussed the proposed taxation with conslderaoie
feeling lately and say that such tax If aimed AT
automobiles solely. savors too much Of class legis-
latiou
George F Chamberlin. chairman Of the law COM
nittee the club. says that owners of automooles
will not make any particular fight against the tax
providing that all pleasure vehicles are taxed AT
the same time. Everybody knows, Mr.. Chamber
lin added. that the motor machines have ruoneT
tires and that tires this description are good
road makers and do not inJure the highways like
narrow wheels and metal tires In case such a tax
becomes a law. then the money should 0e used for
the Improvement OF the highways.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-26
THREE NEW TRACK RECORDS.
RIG CROWD SAW GOOD CARD AT NEw-oR-
IEANs-o'HAGEN THE ONLY BEATEN
FAVORITE.

>---cr1eans Dec 25-The Crescent city JocAe!
r~I,,b.e Christmas card was enjoyed by q eteat
,,-5 .l,is afternoon Nellie Waddell. who sallopeo
a7-av with the first race, hung up ne" tFach
reoo-5 for FIVE furlongs-:00i2. Nitrate. VINO got
, verdict bv q short head in the second reouoeu
enc track record for one mile and twenty yards 10
5.n The race of the day the Christmas
tzandicao worth SIS0G the winner george
Arnold the fa-orite in the betting went TO the
most at TO 5. strongly supported Imported Mint
Sauce and Henry Bert. both at fours' were the
onlv others fancied. Mint Sauce made all the run
ming with George Arnold second. a head separated
The pair as they turned into the stretch. Coming
down the straight Mint Sauce was crowQed INTO
the inner rail and in hard drive WINFIELD landed
Arnold winner by a neck in l:3S, another new
fayortte.
- won. Little Jack Homer, lCochranJ u 70 l.
second Rival Dare. 103 (-oburn), 10 / third Tine
Choice and Lucinda 3. also
second race 6handicap mile and seventy yards
9 10 ? second: Andes 1Gs Dozlnick), 10 . third
Time Reseda, 3. G. Fox ana atrangest also ran
Third tsteePIechass handicap; short CourseDBrisol
second Golden Weber, II s. third Time,
5Gsz- Corio Harye B, Ccily ThorncaP and Jim Taylor
Fourth race oh. Christmas Handicap; milel-
George Arnold l23 u Winkneld, to o won; imp Mint
Sauce ZIG (T Walsh TO /. second; Tayon. 11o DOM
inick5 10 10 / third Time 80. Henry Bert. Tom
Kingsley. Petit Maitre Lennep also ran.
Fifth race six furlongslA5nigaTi - "a weber, TO
Dr. Hart SsrPeHi DIZZY Bell auzads and Postiiio
sixth race selling; one mIel-Frank NJ 81 Oochran).
10 won M Fhiazy. io3 o. Miller II TO l, second;
Do-otfv Lee Redford Draburg Miss soak Rebel Jacf
Bonbsheil and Toka 2Iso ran
New-York tribune., 1901-12-26
CHESS.


INTERCOLLEGIATE TOURNAMENT OPENS TO-DAY
The eleventh annual chess tournament of the Co
lunbia, Harvard, Yale and Princeton university
chess clubs will begin to-day when four students
from each university will be pitted against each
other. The programme for to-day consists Of games
between the Columbia and Yale men on one side
and Harvard and Princeton the other. the pair
ing being arranged follows: Sewan. of Column
bia, against Sawn, of Yale; Adams of Yale,
against Keeler. of Columbia Shelly, of Columbia
against Roberts. of Yale, and Russ, of Yale, against
Tucker. of Columbia; Hunt, Of Princeton. against
Rice, of Harvard; Hyde. of Harvard. against
Hankinson OF Princeton; Pilgram. of Princeton.
against Catchngs. Of Harvard. and Carr, Of Har-
ward against Dodd. of Princeton.
All the games will be played at a time limit of
fifteen moves the hour, and will begin at p. m.
and continue to 10 p. with two hours intermis-
sion from to S o'clock. Tomorrow Columbia will
meet Princeton and Harvard Yale while on Satur-
day Columbia will be opposed to Harvard and
Princeton TO Yale On the latter day there will be
no tntermisson. but all the games left unfinished
will be adjudged by the referees, Eugene Delmar
and Herman Helms.
The series intercollegiate Journeys to be begun
to-day is played different plan than Its prede
cessors, in which only two men represented each
university and each man had to meet every other
man of the opposing teams This year six team
matches, to be played at the rate of two on each
day will decide the destination OF the challenge cup
and the championship emblem, which is now held
by Columbia
New-York tribune., 1901-12-26
Sport @SPyo9RgIs
DpoRr>nfN'
THE RACETRACK.
FRIENDS OF THE JOCKEY CLUB DO NOT
THINK THE MANAGEMENT OF THE
NEW JAMAICA TRACK WILL
MAKE TROUBLE.

Those in a position TO know lauSh at the pros
c+ NJ lively war ir the horseracing world In the
East over the fact that the new track at Jamaica
has not been recognized by the stewards OF the
Jockey Club. The proposed new track on Lons
Island will when completed be controlled by men
r,-o,,iren- in Tammany Hall councils. with Tim
sullivan as the moving spirit Among the o1heI
orporators Of the Metropolitan Jockey Club as the
new venture will be known, are George r Dobso1'
Adrian Il Jackson. y. D. Hussey and J. p Muir
When ground was broken for the new course last
fs q was rllrnored about the other tracks IN the
district that the sporting element IN l lalIIi"ns
Fau knew what it was about when the poiiIiO
we're ready to expend so much money IN ne"
rack It was said that a compromise "ouiu oe
reached with the other tracks, by which the "a "a
roeica track would get allotment OF dates Loi
both spring and fall meeting next seasoN' ~
800 site predicted that the AQueduct track
might be forced out entirely In the opinion % .,
prominent officials the new track manaseIieA' "-
he fortunate if il gets racing dates in lSo5-
Considerable surprise was expressed "ieh l,-e
complete schedule Of racing dates loF 'IA0 D
- the East was announced last Monday liie
,7s,aI sn-fng and fall dates have been allowed 10
yT-s1,irgto7 Aoueduct Gravesend. Sheepsheao
Fav Brighton Beach. Saratoga and MOTIFS IN
- r,anror being made officially OF either the Eh I'M
lcIdle Of dates is not prepared and given ouI & LUt
publication until March, as was the case 7nT @ club
1-se surprise to everybody, and parII1oui.e 80
clsak IS5cnP men seem to thing that the Jockey
dII ,,oti~nsting request for dates from the
new track on Long Island. issued the schedule ca ne
% avoid possibly tiresome ~ TaToatca
si+,'a.ion stands the promoters OF the aI.G .io%.
+rsck seem TO have been caught asleep loI .be2
co,,1d hardly expect TO have dates aIot " -
When 10 application for recognition had Peen oninon
-F.rI eTe some people who are OF the cLllIIIG I
.t,a+ c5,1ii1-an and his friends viii not ACCEPT ti
Sss1,e without making fight. and the tTogpIe b
Ss,.ai will crop out in Albany Frlellus ot ~ ~
ITeIZsv club seem 20 think that arnIna!H M "a ~
Se co rlarsstent since the recent elect9Il, am anu -
De - - 7,sns cf the recognized tracks are IN
tarfered with at Albany, that the S nt5S ~ oy-5
fnTnission viii be more than able TO hol2 It's oMI
sCgIne+ Mt Sullivan and his trlcnos-
TisI baseball has been bad IN New OF IT, tbe1
g 80 faLr Years that racing men nope lhdt
faZ.orise SNORT and pastime VIII not pe oi"UsA' -
The same deplorable condition
New-York tribune., 1901-12-26
TRAP SHOOTING.
INTERESTING CONTESTS AT HE.1PsTEAD.

INTERESTING CONTESTS AT HEMPsTEAD.
There was a large field OF contestants in the
Christmas Day shoot OF the Hampstead Gun Club
at Hampstead yesterday afternoon. and some clever
shooting took place In the first contest, birds.
y. AnswelL r. 5 Powell and F. Gill each killed
seven and divided Langdon. Carman, Smith. VAL
entine and Kinsgrab divided seven moneys. with six
killed. +. gill. II. Carnan and c. Langdon each
killed eight in the second contest. for birds and
divided. In the third. sweepstakes for birds, c
Langdon won. with nine; @. Smith was second.
with eight. and Il. Carman and F. Gill divided
third money. with seven each.
In the fourth. another sweepstskes, Of ten birds.
2. GIL and g. Dorl0n divided first money. each
with nine his credit. H. Carman, c. E. Langdon
and +. s. Powell third. each with eight.
Iansdon and Gill each killed eight in the fifth con-
test. and R. 5 Powell and R Boyd seven In the
sixth c Answell and F. Gill each killed nine, Skel-
" and Wright each eight. and Carman, Langdon
and Dorlon each seven In the last contest Gill
killed straight and carried away first money, Lang
don got seven and c. Answel and G. Houghton
each killed SIX and carried away third money
New-York tribune., 1901-12-26

Christmas generosity is too
fine a thing to be chilled the day
after.
Keep it warm with an overcoat.
Overcoats long, short and me-
dunn length. Overcoats of every
good overcoat material, every
proper color; SIS to $50.
If your generosity ran away
with you don't have "cold feet
to-day.
Our Dry foot" shoe is guar
anteed to keep your feet warm
and dry on the sloppiest day. S..
ROGERS, PEET & COMPANY.
25s Broadway, Warren.
and o Warren st.
$50 Broadway, Prince we nj orde rs
1880 Broadway. 32d. by mall.
and "a West 33d st.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-26
a,TT-RDAY. DECEMBER Is
SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF NETWORK. WEDNESDAY. DEC. 25. 1901
ARRIVED.

PORT OF NEN-AOhh, w NEDNESD+Nl Df1I' 50 AooA'
ARRIVED.
Steamer Furnessa (Br), Young. Glasgow December A3
and Neville Il, mdse III cabin and 6s steerage
nassengers to Henderson Bros Arrived the Bar at
Steamer Bolivia tBrp. Genoa November 90 Leg
horn Naples and Gibraltar H. with nldse
135 steerase passengers TO Henderson BROS
Arrived at the Bar at i:3O M
steamer Agiers Hopner, New-Orleans and Galveston,
with nldse ana passengers to J T Van Sickle -
Iroquos Bearse. Jacksonville December y
% with mdse and to William
steamer Sabine. Staples Galveston December and
Key Vest II with mdse and passengers to Charles H
Mallory & co. ~
steamer Guyaudotte. Hitler. Newport News with mdse
10 the Dominion 5 5 CO.
steamer Godsboro Philadelphia. with mdse William
srSsmer Jererson. Page Newport News and Norfolk.
Steamer Bueieids. Hastings, Baltimore. with mdse 10
c Foster.
breeze; partly cloudy and hazy.
SAILED.
steamers Turquoise CBrl Norfolk (Br), Cape
Town Snowflake (Br) London; Philadelphia Southamp-
tor Trinidad Br, Bermuda: Kansas City (Er) Bristol
Ornon Span). Philadelphia: Vaderland (Brl. Antwerp
Cherbourg Germanic CBr). Liverpool Hamilton. Nor
folk and Newport News
United States cruiser Prairie,
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS.
London Dec 2oArriVed steamer Manitou (Brl cannons
NeV-York.
Southampton Dec 25-AErved. steamer Louis Passou
New~York.
tBr). McKin.try. New-York for Liverpool land pro
ceeded).
suez Dec 25-Arrived Beira CBr) Purcell Bai-
more and New-Tork for Adcn. Bombay and Calcutta
New-York tribune., 1901-12-26
DR.. Lyons
PERFECT
Tooth Powder
AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY.
Used by people of refinement
for over a quarter of century.
BiSEBALL.
ELLISON MAY SUCCEED BRUSH,

ELLISON MAY SUCCEED BRUSH
NATIONAL. LEAGUE WILL PLACE CINC1N-
NAT1 FRANCHISE WITH LOCAL CLUB
Cincinnati. Dec. 25-John T Brush. OF lTuisllot m ~
Oils will II is stated, be superseded py Coo'i
J. D. Ellison of Columbus. Colonel Ellison IS eA
pected TO take charge Of the Cincinnati LUZ VI
the National League. backed by the 9P0e
faction The Commercial Tribune" says;
Next spring Mr. Brush will find himseH opppostsa tt
by another club and that one a Iniioe tn-otionai
National League. In other words. tAe -Ndt t5
Ieagua with 4 G. Spalding al its head. has found
means of taking the franchise from f9Iusi1 at @.L
placing II in the hands of local company. El
viii have the lease the Western-ave: grouIE, 5 =
but he will have no team. for the players 30 Win
the franchise and that Will be in other handS;;
The new club viii have grounds. and the! VIII 10 p
more easily reached from the centre OF the SIL
than the old park. TWO sites are under cohsloei
alton. oi,,J,
Rumor had It that American League cIuo
would be placed in this city and TINS "oIl4 Ih It
been likely but for the present plans Ban JohhSo'
president of the American League. Is now IN IN IN
cfnnati. He is friendly terms with tllsoh' aiu
also with the Spalding faction
New-York tribune., 1901-12-26
ELECTION OF n. 7. 4. C.
TALK OF OPPOSITION. But NOTHING DEFI-
MITE KNOWN AS YET.

The annual election Of the New-York Athletic
Club will be held January IA There is talk
opposition ticket being placed in the field this
year but nothing definite Will be done until the
regular ticket has been posted. This must be done
by next Monday night. AT the clubhouse last night
il was said that the probabi that most
of the present officers would be renomnated, and
that opposition anticipated, except possi-
bly, for places the board of governors.
The opposition faction, II opposition there should
be- post its names on or before January 1, ten
DAYS before the annual election. The club has ex-
perienced an unusually successful year and the
friends of the regular candidates convinced
that they will be able to combat any possible op-
position.