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New-York tribune., 1902-07-20

people OF Chicago The conditions which de-
veloped toward the end Of the struggle between
the twenty-four railroads and the freight
handlers, aided by the teamsters, became we'll
nigh insuferable, and gave to the public i'm
pressive Illustration of its dependence upon the
two factors In the contest. AS a result of the
failure to erect agreement between the
railway managers and their workmen deliver
les TO from the railway stations became i'm
possible. Every business firm which depended
on regular shipments for its continued opera
tons felt the effects Immediately. while IN
every household there more less curtail-
ment Of the supplies of food ice and other
necessities. An indefinite continuance of the
strike would have brought positive suffering
throughout the whole city. For this reason
there is general rejoicing at the termination of
a controversy which threatened 10 affect the
city disastrously. Altogether Chicago is de-
veloping decided distaste for labor difficulties
and particularly those which strike at the basis
OF its food supply The strike Of the packing
house employees and that OF the freight handlers
have done much to impress Chicago with the
fact that the public is. after ALL the most in
terested party TO such controversies.
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ties in the shares Of the company 90 for
the new preferred and "a for the new common.
The capital OF the company will be $1,000 UO.
divided into sl4OO0OO0 preferred and S7OOoOOO com
mon. Holders of American s Will receive pre-
ferred stock and holders of National stocks will
receive common stock, upon which there viii be an
immediate assessment of 81 S. a share. No one
has yet told what agreement has been reached
TO the proportion of exchange. but II is under
stood that II will be settlement OF about 10 cents
on the dollar the par value Of the old securities
John NJ Mack and the other promoters Of the old
s5s,0oo.0o0 consolidation the holders OF the
National securities and while they willing to
take their medicine" they much averse to
having ii considered that the assessment which
they will pay the common stock any
sense institution There has been change
In the proposed mana cement OF the reorganiZed
company, and the who will be influential
in the direction of its destinies will be John NJ.
Mack. Peter A. B. Widener, William L. Elk1ns,
George w. Elkins and Arthur sewaIl
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is investigating reported violations of the build
ing ordinances. charges that fiinsy apartment
houses have been erected throughout the city.
their gaudy exteriors concealing dangerous and
ramshackIe construction. Mayor Harrison comes
to the defence Of his building department off,
cials with the intimation that politics be-
hind the criticism of It's methods. Notwith-
standing these revelations. there is little reason
to believe that the present investigation will
lead to any permanent betterment of the condi-
tions surrounding the building industry in Chi
cago that the public servants will safeguard
the people any more in the future than they
have done in the past Reforms are essentially
spasmodic In Chicago.
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the Board of Trade that Gates and his crowd
emerged from the deal with flying colors. and
with a handsome profit to divide. From the
point of view of the public the development of a
decided sentiment among the operators against
the practice of cornerng is the most significant
outcome Of the recent excitement. In view of
the suspicion and hostility with which local
courts regard the Board OF Trade there is a
growing tendency the part OF the public TO
connect Board of Trade operations, and espe-
ci9lly market corners. with the bucket shop
methods Only few weeks ago Judge Baker.
of the Federal Circuit Court, refused to grant
temporary injunction restraining certain bucket
shops from using the quotations of the Board Of
Trade. He tho2ght that the Board of Trade was
itself violator of the law ii invoked against
the bucket shops. Another Judge. while grant
ing the injunction. intimated that there
evidence to raise the suspicion OF bucket shop
practices by the Board OF Trade. Bucket shop
ping has been systematically fought by the
Chicago Board Of Trade, and there is a feeling
both inside the hoard and out. that the officers
should take steps to prevent repetition OF the
cornering practices Of its members.
The city building inspection department is
undergoing vigorous shakeup as a result OF
the investigation Of the St Luke Society Build
ling fire. in which thirteen lives were lost. One
inspector has been suspended. and other sus-
pensions likely TO follow. Building Com
missioner Kiobiassa has publicly acknowledged
that charges of violation of the building
dinances have been allowed go without inves-
tigation. and that II customary to permit
violations when ''neighbors did not object
The Chicago Architects Business Association
filed charges some time ago that, in seventy
FIVE buildings. mostly apartment houses the
ordinances had been violated with regard to
freproof dividing walls and woodep studdinP
These charges the Building Inspection Depart
ment failed to investigate. In addition TO the
revelations OF the nefficiency of the Inspection
Department the comm,~sn~ ~ ~s~--aaen. which
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ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
SAN FRANCISCO PROsPERING-LOS AN
GELES is PREPARING FOR A LARGE
TOURIST INVASION.

San Francisco. July 1S.-One of the most i'm
portant real estate sales of the year that of
the northwest corner of Mission and Third SITS
for S250.0O0. John Van Bergen sold the lot to an
Eastern capitalist, who is said to be planning 70
buy other local property. The price paid was
1924 front foot IN Third-st. The buyer intends
to erect at once ten story modern Office build
ing. The lot adjoins the Grand Opera House. in
Mission-st, and Its Improvement will greatly
help that district The local realty transactions
Of the first six months Of this year give. per-
haps. the best proof OF the rapid growth Of San
Francisco The total sales represent So. .3T6. .343
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A SLAVE WHO WOULDN'T BE FREED
"AUNTY PINK" GAVE UP HUSBAND AND
CHILD TO GO WITH HER 'sFAMBLY."

An Interesting representative Of the Southern
negro before the war is still living on South
Carolina cotton plantation. "Aunty Pink. as she
is known 10 every for miles around. is an ex-
ceedingly black old nanny" whose age Is
matter OF more less uncertainty. but is known
20 be very great Her history has some unusual
points about it
To begin with she is only one generation removed
from savagery and is likewise OF royal blood her
mother having been an African princess. dragged
away with others OF her tribe and brought 70 this
country nearly century ago BY slave trader
The planter who bought the savage princess did
not get good bargain. for neither threats pun
ishments could ever bring her TO degrade herself
by working. She has been dead for many years,
and "Aunty Pink Is believed 10 be her only living
Several years before the Civil War. when "Aunty
Pink was sun young weLnan. ner owner I's InovSa
There. finding that he had more slaves than were
to neighborng planter She soon married and in
two or three years with her husband @ rl,o and one
ings although she stin retained strong anecsioa
Suddenly one day there came her the news
that her old master was 10 Inoys & PACK 70 5ss tne
perats at the thought that her own ''famoly."
Where s' She %oGd never see the-and particIiaTiy
her old ''massa"-any more. Going over 70 the
already under way. she bsgged with tears IN hsE s
and take Ter with him to South Carolina
But even II I should take you" he told her,
need SA9h4n ahem rkis he sgppossd wouia end sh
matter, but he was mistaken. "Aunry Pink sun
maintained her petition. and the result was thar
she left husband and child to follow the fortunes
of her "fambly''
That was nearly fifty years ago. She Is now
living In snug little cottage IN the quarters"
the plantation OF the OF her old owner. The
war which freed the slaves made little difference
10 her She Is as devoted to the she
10 his father. and he makes 1t his especial care TO
see that "Aunty Pink has all the comforts she
can desire. He keeps her supplied with tobacco
for her pipe. and every time he goes 20 the city
he brings back q bottle OF the whiskey that the
old soul loves. although she Il to excess
II is small wonder that "Aunty Pink feels as
II she were al least part owner OF the plantation
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The settlement of the freight handlers strike
came at an opportune moment for the suffering
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TOPICS IN CHICAGO.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FALL CAM
PAIGN-SCANDAL IN BUILDINGS
DEPARTMENT

Chicago. July 1S.-nlinois Republicans are
girding themselves for the fall campaign.
Members of the State Executive Committee.
at a meeting held in Chicago this week,
decided to open the ball September II In
Peoria, in connection with the convention OF the
Illinois League of Republican Clubs. Speakers
OF national prominence have been asked TO ad-
dress the gathering, which is expected to be one
OF the largest of the campaign. Two weeks
later there will also be party rally at Spring
field during the State Fair. II is expected that
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lay due to being caught IN icefioes would not
lmperil the crew

lay due to being caught In fceaoes wouId not
imperi1 the crew.
The sale of the army transport Rosecrans
for $4,000 shows that the government is bound
to get rid OF useless vessels even IL at great sac
rifce- The Rosecrans cost $4,000 but TO re-
pair her would have been expensive The sue
cessful bid was 81, 900 more than was offered
by John Rosenfeld's Sons. The Grant must also
be sold. but the government will lose more on
this ship than on the Rosecrans
The laws delay in mining suits was we'll
shown this week, when Captain w A. Neville
and Senator Jones' Of Nevada. sued William
Fleming and others, OF Chicago 10 recover
S15OOOO on mining deal made seventeen years
ago. Neville and Jones sold a half interest in
two Amador County mines. and they aIIege that
Fleming and his associates failed to pay the
balance for which they sue but obtained con-
troll Of the mines. and by manipulation absorbed
all profits for seventeen years. during which
time the mines had been in litigation
The Golden Gate Park Museum has received
loan Of costly private collection of Spanish
brocades from William d. McCann of San
Francisco. The collection is valued at 100000
and includes articles made in Mexico and other
Spanish-American countries, and some seven
teenth century pieces from Spain
Samuel P. Black, the famous man hunter
who was wounded in a fight with Evans and
Sontag. the outlaws died this week in San
Quentin Prison, where he was serving term
for manslaughter. Black came from Texas
where he made record among rangers and as
frontier sheriff. For years he was detective
IN the Wells-Fargo Company's employ.
This week j. l.. German Of the Golden Gate
Rife and Pistol Club. broke the worlds record
in revolver handicap at Shell Mount Park,
scoring 924 out of a possible 1000. thus beat
ing by six points the record of 9S1 held by
c. S. Richmond, of Savannah. Ga In one
string Of ten he made straight 100.
Reno. New. wheelmen again won the fifty
mile Coast championship. This is their tenth
victory. The held at Reno. and the
San Francisco wheelmen were so much affected
by the high altitude that they fell below their
usual record. but they admit that without
this handicap they would have been beaten
Large numbers OF Japanese are now at work
in the Santa Clara and Sacramento Valley
orchards Without their help far more fruit
would have been wasted. AS it is. hundreds Of
tons OF fine fruit will be fed 70 stock because
it is impossible 70 get sufficient labor TO pick
II in time
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The feeling OF relief over the ending OF the
freight blockade possibly augmented in
Board OF Trade circles at least. by the end of
the corner in corn. manipulated by John W.
Gates and his associates While the general
public was not financially interested in the deal
one way or the other the gyratons of the
shorts looking for cover was pretty spec
tacle for the onlooker It is generally conceded
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The present total represents no mining boom nor
shows that millions of Eastern coast capital are
being invested in this city on the strength OF its
position as the great seaport on the Pacific
Ocean which will handle the bulk OF the new
Oriental trade that is being diverted from the
Suez route through San Francisco and New
York to Europe
Other indications of the city's remarkable
growth are the bank clearings. which show for
the last week an increase Of S6.Ooo.O0o over
those of the same period last year. and a large
number of new flats and residences. which are
rented as soon as completed. The entire State
is feeling this advance.
Los Angeles is growing rapidly. So great was
the tourist travel this year to Southern Cali
fornia that Los Angeles scarcely able TO
provide for the crowds A new S4OOOOOO hotel
Is planned for next season and S1.OOO.OOO de-
partment store. All the favorite winter resorts
OF Southern California are building new hotels
to accommodate thousands OF Eastern visitors
who find on the southern coast a climate as
equabe and conditions far more pleasant than
on the Riviera or at other South Europe re-
sorts.
The safe arrival of the steamer Portland con-
firms the predictions made by the Alaska Com
mercial Company's officers at San Francisco.
The vessel is strongly built and In all her voy-
ages to the Far North she has been literally
stocked with reserve provisions. SO that any de-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-24
EFFORTS TO RESTRAIN PLAYERS.
Temporary Injunction Denied I'm
Case. of st. Louis "Jumper..v

ST. LOUIS April 23.-Proceedings were
brought in the Circuit Court to-day by at
torneys representing Frank De Haas Robi-
son, of the ST. Louis National League
Baseball Club. to restrain Harper Wal
lace and Heldrick from playing with the
American League st. Louis team. The cases
against Harper and Wallace were brought
up before Judge Tally, and that OF Held
rick before Judge Fisher. Judge Tally post
poned the hearing of the cases of Harper
and Wallace until next Monday, while
Judge Fisher refused TO issue a temporary
injunction against Heidrick, ordering that
player to appear in court tomorrow morn
Ing and show cause why a restraining or
der should not issue. In his petition asking
for an Injunction against the players. Pres
ident Robson states that Harper had
signed in 1901 10 play with the ST. Louis
National League club at a salary Of 81 500
a year. and that Wallace and Heidrick had
each signed in 1900 two years contract
for 81 400 a year The last two named had
each been paid $500 bonus which the peti-
ton related, is still retained by them.
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TEMPORARILY ENJOINED
NAPOLEON LAJoIE CANNOT PLAY IN
THE AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Philadelphia National League Alone
ceedings in other Cases.

PHILADELPHIA, April 2S.-Following up
the decision of the Pennsylvania Supreme
Court against Napoleon Lajoie. of the phil
adelphia American League Baseball Cluo'
John l. Rogers. of the Philadelphia Ma
tional League club. to-day secured a tenn
porary Injunction restraining the great sec
ond baseman from playing with any other
organization than the Philadelphia Ma
tional League club. The injunction, which
was granted by Common Pleas Court No. D.
the same tribunal which dismissed the APP
plication for an injunction last year. and
which was reversed by the Supreme Court
on Monday, also restraints the local Amerl-
can League club from employing Lajoie
Colonel Rogers wanted TO include pitchers
Frazier and Bernhard. but counsel for the
American League objected.
The court remarked that when the case
was argued originally no testimony was
heard on Frazier and Bernhard. and il
was finally decided 10 limit the injunction
to Laioie and the court ordered that all
three cases come UP for action on Mon
DAY on a motion of the American Leagues
counsel TO dissolve the Injunction against
Iaioie The case will come up again on
Monday on a motion to dissolve the in
junction.
The court asked if there would be any
difficulty in serving the Injunction. and
counsel for the American League replied
not at all; that the moment the injunction
should be granted ii would be telegraphed
to Baltimore, where Lajoie was TO play to-
day. Counsel for the American League
asked that security be entered in the sum
of $4,000 before the injunction should issue.
but the court fixed the amount at $500
Colonel Rogers secured the necessary bond.
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Baseball Notes.

Fox had eight chances which he accepted
Clearly.
Dan Daub has reported and is in good
condition.
Three OF the Eastern American Associa-
ton teams won.
Hogriever never becomes ratified, even
on an opening day.
Hallman's home-run drive cleared the
right field fence by at least ten feet.
Coulter's double in the eighth was in fair
ground by about seven-eighths of an inch.
Kihms error was not bad one. He
dropped a bad throw by o Brien In the
third.
O'Brien tried to duplicate Hallman's home
run, but he got little under the ball and
made a short fly.
Sam DUNCAN is faster than he has been
in the last two or three years. He will
make many pitchers weep this season.
Kellum let the Brewers down with five
hits. Three of these were made in the
second after chances had been offered to
retire the side.
Kellum has shown wonderful hitting abil-
ity this season. For pitcher to lead the
batting is something out of the ordinary,
but he has done IL before.
1t was just the kind of finish to make
the crowd enthusiastic. 1t was a hard up
hill climb, but the HOLSTERS pulled to the
exciting.
Those who have seen OBrien's work in
the exhibition games never lost confidence
in him for one minute yesterday. notwith-
standing he got away badly and made three
errors before he struck his gait.
Manager Tom LOTUS, of the Washing
ton Baseball Club, has suspended w. j.
Clarke, one of his catchers, for failure TO
report for duty yesterday. Clarke has been
coaching me naval cadets at Annapolis.
Kuhns Is about the liveliest coacher In
dianapolis has had in many years, and he
has the bleachers with him. 1t looks as if
he will be as able to control the rooters as
Chauncey Fisher did in bygone days His
face doesn't take a '1obsterized" hue
like Madison's used TO.
Secretary Havenor, who is with the Mil
waukee club, says he is planning a big
opening-day celebration when Milwaukee
opens at home. He says Milwaukee people
are all with the American Association club
and the Western League outfit will be ready
TO play quits before long
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play Ball"

play baIIT' The old cry echoes DER the peaceful
vale OF Cherry creek, and from the bleach
comes roar as rows OF rooters spring
Leak The batter grasps the willow
club. the pitcher strikes attitude the
catcher gives hts hands rub. the UNI
pire stands with keen eyes glued upon
the play; the ball has gone. and once again
the seasons on!
Way up the Geographic pole the eager small
boy perches high, and In the fences each
knotty hole-and they many-frames an
eve. The score-card merchants voice rings
out. the voice through all the winter dumb,
the peanut vendors loudly shout the kid
proclaims his chewing gum. and that same
cushion is there TO our panta-
lettes from wear.
The knocker with his noisy knock, the kicker
with his mulish kick, the talker with his
bally talk upon the seats flies are thick
The ladies in their smart attire. enthusiasm
mre and laud the players TO the skies
and spank their dainty hands when one
OF handsome figure makes run.
employees lip: The grandma on her dying
bed the wife at home down with Ia Srippe
That dying grandma VIII be spied beside
her grandson sitting there. the sick wife
BY her husbands side. and how those frauds
VIII blush and stare TO catch their old
employers eyes lit up with half-amused
surprise.
The game Is on, the seasons here the stricken
ball cuts through the air the batters fan
the atmosphere. the runners round the
bases tear. the umpire calls the strikes and
balls, puts runners out when they are in,
nor heeds the rooters' angry squalls that
they Will kill him sure as SIM The sea
sons here. the same old muss, and the
Denver Post.
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American Association Standing.

It was an suspicious opening for the
American Association championship season
in Indianapolis. Nearly 400 people gath
cred at Washington Park yesterday to
greet the young men who are to do battle
for indianapolis this season on the base
ball field Of war and also the aggregation
from Milwaukee that will cut quite factor
I'm the race for the championship. Many
others would have been on hand TO do
honor to the ball tossers had the street
car company placed extra cars on the East
WashingtOn-street line long before o'clock.
Those present did not have much of
opportunity To show their spring lung
power until near the finish of the game.
Then what roofing party there was! In
dianapOlis had been unfortunate in the Sec
ond inning and the men from the lake city
piled up quartet of runs that looked suf-
ficient to win the opening battle. In the
fifth the Hoosiers managed to get one man
around the entire circuit and the applause
valves were opened Again in the seventh
single run crossed the plate, but it was not
until the last of the eighth that the enthu-
siasm poured forth and there no meter
measurement on it. Kellum had checked
the progress of the Brewers by preventing
them from scoring after the second inning
and in the eighth the HOLSTERS got as busy
as bees They found Ellfott's peculiar
curves and with the aid of Kuhns, who led
the coaching from the third-base line. sent
the big Milwaukee pitcher on an aerial trip
and as he started down Clingman told him
he could 80 10 the bench. IL was no use,
however. for Altrock, who succeeded him.
just easy and Indianapolis batted
in three runs. winning the opening contest
by "A score of to T.
The two teams paraded the downtown
streets at 1880 and the crowd followed the
procession to the park-at least as many as
could get street-car accommodations. 1t
was chilly and the air seemed especially
frigid after the second inning. but when
indianapolis went into the lead in finish
that aroused the latent enthusiasm IL was
warm enough for straw hats and shirt
waists. The two teams showed much gin
ger in their practice, the Indianapolis play
ers making all kinds of sensational plays
Just TO show their appreciat ton for the cor
dial welcome that greeted them s they
marched TO the plate for their time at prac
ginning of hostilities Mayor BookwaIter
marched down the field amid the applause
of the throng on both bleachers and in the
stand. The two teams lined up facing the
plate and between them the mayor was
escorted. The players removed their caps
while the mayor introduced the two teams.
He said:
MAYOR INTRODUCES PLAYERS.
Ladies and Gentlemen-On my left stand
the players of the indianapolis ball club
representing one of the best cities in the
country. They are about to begin the bat
sic for championship honors. and we wish
them success.
ION my right are the players of the Mil
waulee team. They are fine looking lot.
and they will try to make such a good rec
ord as to give Milwaukee another thing to
make that city famous"
Mayor Rookwalter held new ball in his
hand, and. walking TO the pitchers box, he