davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening journal., 1903-01-20
Found Basket of Fish.

Among the unclaimed articles at the
police station is a basket Of salted
fish, which the owner may have by ap-
plying for it. The fish were found by
Officer Bowman near Shallcross avenue
and Railroad this morning.
Evening journal., 1903-01-20
Repeal II.

From the Delaware Democrat
We are glad TO see that notices
have been given in both houses Cf the
General Assembly OF bills TO repeal
the odious voters assistant law One
u0dce was given by a Democrat and
Evening journal., 1903-01-20

Ladies, clean your aid gloves with
the Dry Cleaner. II is not a liquid;
leaves no odor and can be used while
the glove is on the hand. For sale only
by F. w. Woolworth & Co., Five and
Ten-Cent Store
Evening journal., 1903-01-20

The Rev. w. T. Hammond
preach at the revival service in
Pauls Church tonight.
Evening journal., 1903-01-20
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

Stern Father-But as yol have no
income, how do you expect to get
along if you marry my daughter?
Suitor-Ihats not the point. sir
how am to get along if don't marry
her?
"lhe great poets are boun." remark
ed the scntentious person. Yes; and
they are also dead replied the edi-
tor, wearily.
yes, and after sne refused me she
waved her hand jon farewell"
Sort OF cold wave, wasn't it?"
Presidents alternative 10 Congress
seems to be an antitrust law or no
summer vacation.
Some Of the problem novels are as
dull as an arithmetic.
There Is trouble in beth North and
South Carolina just Now. in South
Carolina a cowardly assassin shot a
brave man. and the North Carolina
Legislature is packed with ambitious
young men who are ranked as brilliant
orators.
Colonel Watterson found out that
the Monroe Doctrine is held in higher
estimation in this country than the
400, and his attack failed
The man who spent long labor in
engraving his initials ON a pin head
has brain OF that kind.
"This fshin' fever seems to he con-
tagious," said the stranger, noting the
long row of anglers perched upon the
creek bank.
Yes, it's contagious. all right"
said the man who had been fishing
four hours without a nfibble. ''but not
ketchin."
That was a fine point made by the
Massachusetts judge who decided that
tho man who got drunk every Satur-
day was mot an habtual drunkard,
Ibut a methodicaI drunkard.
Whiskey seems to be regarded as a
treasure in q prohibition state The
lsafe blowers who robbed the Santa Fe
depot ,at Liberty, Kan, the other
might. found in the safe only tv'o bot
tiles of Whiskey
The Illinois Teachers Association is
strong for spelling refom, but we wlon-
der how they would like to have IL
'spelled IlenOy Techurs AssOsiashun.
! Judge Doster. the strenuous POpu-
list of the Mary ELLEN Lease variety, is
regarded with suspicion or late by his
brethren since II is learned that he
smokes cigars that cost three for so
icents.
The man who never has any change
usually has plenty CT bills. anyhow.
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Evening journal., 1903-01-20

Presidents alternative 10 Congress
seems to be an antitrust law or no
summer vacation.
Evening journal., 1903-01-20

"lhe great poets are bonn" remark
ed the sentenuous person. Yes; and
they are also dead" replied the edi-
tor wearily.
Evening journal., 1903-01-20

"Yes, and after sne refused me she
waved her hand jon farewell.
sort OF cold wave, wasn't it?"
Evening journal., 1903-01-20

Some Of the problem novels are a
dull as an arithmetic.
Evening journal., 1903-01-20

stern Father-But as yol have no
income. how do you expect to get
along if you maIry my daughter?
Suitor-Ihats not the point. sir.
how am l to get along if l don't marry
her?
Evening journal., 1903-01-20

There Is trouble in beth North ans
South Carolina just Now. in Soutl
Carolina a cowardly assassin shot
brave man. and the North Carollni
Legislature is packed with ambition
young men who are ranked as hrillian
orators.
Evening journal., 1903-01-20

That was a fine point made by the
judge who decided that
the man who got drunk every Satur-
day was mot an hahitual drunkard,
but a methodical drunkard.
Evening journal., 1903-01-20

Colonel Watterson found out that
the Monroe Doctrine is held in higher
estimation in this country than the
400, and his attack failed
Evening journal., 1903-01-20

The man who spent long labor in
engraving his initials ON pin head
has a brain OF that kind.
Evening journal., 1903-01-20

Whiskey seems to be regarded as a
treasure in q prohibition State. The
safe blowers who robbed the Santa Fe
depot at Liberty, Kan, the other
night. found I'M the safe only tv'o bot
ties of Whiskey.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-25
NOti(idS generates

PREpARATIvos: Siguen los prepa
rativos para recibir Mr.. Gompers los
obrerOs de San Juan.
TN RECUERDO: FL luneS, en- La nes-
ia en- Bayam0n Sc ocurrio un indivi-
duo gritar xI Viva Munoz Rivera , Ell
infeliz fu6 la carcel.
UN ERROR: GregOriO Falcon mata
dor de Jose Antonio Torres en- IN ba
rriO de Aguas Buenas, no fue cOndena-
do ahora por la COrte de DistritO de HUI
macao, como dice ell <Boletin.> La SEN
tencia contra 6l Sc dicto hace mas de
seis meses.
APERTURA: Hoy es la aperture del
nuevO curse de la Escuela Normal de
Rio Piedras.
EN- LA CoNvALECENCIA: La espOsa
del almirante HiggisOn Sc halia en- el
antique PalaciO de la Conyalecencia~
Rio Piedras.-
TENTATIvA: Antes de anoche unos
cacOs intentarOn robar en- la fnca de
don Jose Forastieri
EN- CAGUAs: Ell domingo estuvo en-
esta ciudad nuestro querido amigo y
correligionario de Aguas Buenas, don
Jose N Morales,s ex juez municipal de
aquel pueblo.
CARNAvAL: Aver tarde SO jug0
carnaval en- muchas parties de esta pO'
blaci0n. No ia habIdO que lamentar ell
mas insignifcante disgdsto.
EMULSION: La Emulsion de Scott es
un recursO de mucha Ventaja en- ell ara
quitismo, la escrofulosis y afecciones
pulmOnares cfonicas.>
Ell infrascrito doctor en- medfcina
cifhjla.
Certiico Que la Emulsion de acei'
te de higado de bacalao hipo fosftos
de cal de s0sa de los senores Scott &
Bovine, de Nueva York, constituye por
sus compuestOs y por la exc encia de
su preparation un recursO medicO de
mucha ventaja en- 81 tratamiento del
de la escrofuioSis de las
afecciones pulmonares crOnicas~
Y para que asl conste quien con
venga y para satisfaction de los .seno
res precitados, expido la presente en-
San Juan de Puerto Rico.
DR.. J. E. SALDANA.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-25
MR..
Thompson, LinWtOn and "a.
LADRONES.
Els verdaderamente oportuna, me-
ritoria Y feliz la idea del gobernador de
Guam
mo le parece q ustedes?
Para concluir.

Para concluir.
De EJ RenacanaseaatO, de Manila, re-
produjimos aver una noticia que Sc refie-
re al arresto del maestro americana Mr.
Trace. destinado en- Batangas, por NAL
tratar uno de sus discfpulos.
Un juez filipino, que entendio en- ell
asunto, como dicen los gacetilleros cur
sis, lie condeno ounce dias de carcel.
Muchos casos Sc han dado entire nos
otros de maestros maestras americanos
que han atropellado & sus alumnos; pc
70 hasta la fecha no Sc les impuso ell CO.
rrectivo que merec1an.
Y ahf esta Miss Clark, directora del
Asilo de nifas de Santurce, sobre la
cuaI, en- plena Camara, por ell mismo
presidente senor Rosy, Sc formularon
cargos gravfsimos, que fueron comprO-
bados mediante una investigation des-
apasionada y serena. ah1 esta, de-
cimos, Y contin1a, tan campante, al fren-
tie de dicho establecimiento, aunque Sc
pidi6 al Gobernador su destitucion icas-
tigo bien leve para las enormidades que
ha cometido, que por ciertos respetos
no trascendieron del todo la prensa
periodical. -.
Entire ell case de Batangas y este
otro de Santurce, file ell lector las dife-
rencias CONSEQUENCES y deduzca de ella
los concentrates ...
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-25
DILLO.

dez ha dirigido una instancia la Ca
mara de Delegados solicitandO que sc
lie senale una asignuacion anual que le
permita estudiar leyes en- la Universi
dad de Washington.
El senOr TOrO es un jOyen que no
dispOne de m s recursOs que los que le
prop orciona su labor diaria en- las CO
lumnas de &La DemOcracia~. Sc siente
impulsado por la noble ambicion del es-
tudlO, de cpya perseverance, en- el ha
dadO elOcuentes pruebas, llegandO for
mar parte de la redaccion de unO de
los principales diariOs del pals. no so o
por su Influenza p0litica sino por su
autOridad llteraria.
La demOStrada inteligencia serie'
dad del senor TorO Fernandez cOnstitu
yen absolute garantia para Ia Camara
de Delegates, de que ell dinerO de los
contribuyentes no Sc malgasta aplican
dolO al estudio de Leyes que harA ell
sOlicitante.
cuaIquiera Sc le antoja YER con
extraneza que un redactOr del diario de
Caguas, fustigadOr implacable del par
lido republicanO, Sc dirija la Camara
con tai pretensi0n. cuandO en- ella do
nina una mayOria adversaria. Y no
cabe tai extraneza desde ell punto que
SO considere que Ell peticionariO no Sc
dirije una corporation politica, sino
la representation del pals, I'm cuerpO
coIegisladOr, hacienda desde luegO la
justicia sus adversarios de que en- este
case no verian en- ell senior TOro al con-
tendiente politico, sino que, alzandose
sobre toda clase de prejuicios intere'
ses de banderia, tuvieran en- cuenta al
puertOrriqueno digno que ansia levan'
tarse y servir su pals desde el campo
del Derecho.
No hay que dudar de que la hidal'
guia de la Camara SO manifestarA la
altura de la confianza que en- ella ha
demOstrado el senior TOrO
Nuestro companero tiene en alta
estima esas manifestations hOnrOsas de
los periodicos ca 0italenos, manifestaciO
nes hijas de la benevOleUcia, y espera
IN lisOngero resultadO en- su gesti0n, de
los cuerpos colegisladores.
Cuando Sc han malbaratad0 en- cier
tas Obras pubilcas grandes sumas del
TeSorO de la isia. beDe6cia1O persO
mas extranas como sucedio con la cons
truci0n de &Alta escuea> de Puerta de
TERRA, incendiada la nOche. anterior al
d en- que habia de averiguarse su yer
dadero costo -en ninguna cabeza huma-
na cabe cOnsiderar. que Sc niegue pOr
los honOrabeS senOres dol Executive al
Sehor Toro Fern ndez una pequena can
tidad para I'm noble prop6sito que lie
el p0rvenir y Ia educacion
de sns hijos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-25
A DIESTRO Y SINIESTRO

subalternos las autoridades superiores
del archipelago magallanico, al pie de
sus nombres, en- la parte baje del sobre,
aparezca, como un insulto 8 como una
acusacion, esa palabra terrible, tan apll-
cable hoy? .
Y de los comerciantes 5que dIremosl
Que impression tan desagradable tie
ne que producer los que reciban una
carta, un ofcio, 8 un pliego con esta dl-
recci6n, por ejemplo:
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-25
SuDVenl6n para I'm (Ompa1erO
3impdtfds del prop6sito

No habiamos querido decir una pa
1abra acerca de la sOlicitud que ha ele-
vadO la Camara legislative nuestro
cOmpaner0 TOrO Fern andez perO un
rumor nos hace prescindir de la consig
ma.
Dicese de pdblico. que si ell prop6-
Sit0 10 apOyan los senOreS de la G ,ma'
"a baja, encOntrara luego un Obst4culO
insuperable en- la G mara alta, donde
privan los cOntinentaIes
Ell dichO, hasta cierto puntO no tie
ne razon de ser, si Sc tOma como base
para emitir prejuicios, el que los anne
ricanos prestan tanta preferencia t0do
los que signif1ca instruction para los
puertOrriquenos. Sin embargo, ,supOnien
do aeguro-y es muchO suponer que ALI
So externaran los apasiOnamient0s poll
ticoS con cuaIquier pretextO por mascara.
y los sen0res de la Asamblea legisla
tiva no deben mOstrarse debies.
AL senor Toro Fernandez no le i'm
porta que con un pretexto b4ladi desai
rem su sOlicitud On ell Consejo Executive;
loque lie importaria es que ell desaire par
tleSe de Sus mlsmoS amigos, de sus mis-
mos conterraneos, por 6l y PoR ELLos.
Las s1mpatias generates en- ell asun-
to las tiene el senOr Toro y, para de-
mOstrarlO, va que p0r tratarse de un
cOmpanerO no nos es licitO prOfundizar
la question, reproducimOs 10 que, reco
mendandO la sOlicitud. han dich1 aIgu
nos periodicos de San Juan:
FL Herdld0 ESp055ot)
<DeSde anoche SO encuentra en- esta
ciudad nuestro buen amigo muy que
ridO cOmpanerO don Carlos del TOrO
Fern ndez, redactOr de &La Democra-
cia.1
Nos dice que viene 4 esta ciudad
para hacerHgestiOnes en- 4 C4mara de
Delegados Con ell fin d. 0tener 10 que
ga hace algunos dias soiicitara. es decir.
una subvenci6u para aStudiar en- los
Estadns Unidos la carrera de leyes.
Ser de desear que zorro Fern &n-
dez Obtuviera 10 que Sc prop0ne. Nos
otros que le c0nOc5mos intimamente
sabemos cuanto vale, juzgamos que ayu-
darie serla hacer una obra merit0ria
Es un indu liable que en- un ano 8 dos
puede ell obtener en- los Estados Unidos
eI tltulo que desea, pOrque tIene la vo.
iuntad inquebrantable de estudiar.
dadas sus condolences, que va antes ci
tamOs el exito N is complete cOronara
sus esfueczos.
AyddeseleI Higase algols
(EE B0tett7l.
<Toro FernAndez:
Este distinguido perio1ista. redac-
tor de nuestro colega ~La Democracia>
ia estado en San Juan ell sabado do.
ming0 pasado os
El senior Toro Fern sndez vino a |
gestionar entire los senOres Delegados |
una subvenci6n para estudiar la carrera |
de- leyes en- Washington
FL senior TOrO Fernandez es uno de /
los primerOs periodistas de Puerto Rico /
, es merecedor do la grscia que soil.
E7 Ne,neA
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-25

SIC transit 80.
Pasaron los dias alegres de eonta-
giosa locura, de bullicio de zambra, y
entran los dias de recogimiento y me-
ditaci6n
Meme1pto. homo, dice la Iglesia, re-
cordandonos, como saludable aviso, que
del polvo venimos al polvo hemos de
volver.
TuLUaS ct a4na6TG se6n1tbs.
Mas nuestras locas vanidades no pa
ran en- clio mientes nj mucho menos.
Y tras este carnaval ruidoso eff
nero, seguira otro, no siempre diverti-
do: ell de todo el afio; ell de toda la vida.
Ell engafio, los bromazos, los chaco-
teos Sc reproducen extienden & traves
del tempo la historic.
en- esa farsa carnavalesca, eterna,
inmutable, siempEe le TOGO y lie tocara
la peor parte q eSta infelicfsima Cent
cienta, que solemos designar con ell NOM
bre aborigene de Bor1kua Borlnquen.
Bromazo v grande nos di6 ell gene
raj Miles con sn famosa proclama, al in
vadir la isla;y bromazos, NADIA pequenos,
nos di6 su vez ell primer gobernador
civil que hemos soportado, Mr.. Allen,
en- 10 cual no le va & Ia zaga su dlgaao
successor Mr.. Hunt, quien diariamente Sc
burla de nOsotroS-repF DllcanOS y fede-
rales--haciend ell papel de Banobelab,
tai como ell perfnclito Mauleon--humo-
ristaa su modo-le ha presentado en-
eStas carnes-tollendas, ante 1el pdblico de
San Juan.
A otra cosa.
El gobernador de la isla de Guam,
con buen discernimiento Y gran discre-
ci6n, dirigi6 un despacho las autori-
dades superiores del archipelago filipi-
no, pidiendo que Sc suprima la pallbra
L0drones en- la correspondence que Sc
envfe & dichas isla, en- vista de 10 deni-
granite que resulta esa palabreja.
7 tiene razon, muchfsima raz6n,
como ell don Sebastian de <La verbena
de la PalomaS; maxine 81 consideramos
que en- estos tiempos las inmoralidades
administrative constituyen la nota pal
pitante del dia-Puerto Rico sirve de
ejemplo-y los contrabandos menudean,
viendose compile dos en- elIos altos fun
cionarios civiles distinguidos oficiales
de la armada. .
iL00ronaest 2C6mo ha de consen-
tir ell Gobernador de la isla de Guam,
que, al dirij1rse ofcialmente 81 sus
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-25
A ~ s

Para Que lIeve mi representation en-
mis- asunt de todas classes como here
dero unicO de don Jese FOras ieri Y So
tomayor, he designado al Lcdo- don
Lorenzo Gimenez Garcia. Abogade y
Notario residente en- esta ciudad
Lo que hago pdblico para general
conOcimiento.
Cagnas. Febrero 25 de- 1908.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-25
FL GRAN


Reconocidas las viz
tudes del aceite de hi
gado de bacalao en- el
raquitismo, enfermeda-
des del pecho y otras
Sc luch6 durante mu-
cho tempo con el In
conveniente de su olor
y sabor desagradables
que imposibilitaban su
administrator. De ahi
nacio Ell pensamiento
de anadirle emulsivos
en- aparatos apropiados
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-25
De ADMINISTRATION
Don j. E. LUoERo.
Ceiba.

Rogamos & este amigo nuestro Sc
sirva contestar 4 nuestras reiteradas car
tas.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-25

!: para producer una Gre
ma agradable al pala-
: dar. Scott & Bovine
: fueron mas ALA y aso-
ciandole los hipofosf-
: tos de cal y de sosa,
: que son los reconstitu-
] yentes mas poderosos
que Sc conocen en- la:
medicina, produjeron
una combination feliz
: que da grasa y fortaleza
q los tejidos y pulmo-
nes, cal a los huesos,
: fosforo al cerebro y:
: sosa a la sangre.
Debe exigirse siempre Ia legftims
Emulsion de Scott que lleva Ia !
etiqueta del hombre con ell baca
lao cuestas.
SCOTT & ROWNE. Oufmicos. New York
De venta en- todas parties.
rxA
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-08
3 Tou9b STEAK and
Luncj2 Room Strategy

He walked into one Of the GilGe0 pal
aces Of indigestion and. taking seat
at the table, Wea!ily ran his eye up
and down the bill Of fare. Comparing
the figures after the names with the
amount Of money he had il his pocket.
he thought for awhile and then asked
for a steak.
It was brought to him. and he gaZea
at it with sadness On his face Then he
tried to cut it. He might as we'll have
tried to cut through a granite wall
with dull eraser, but still he tried
and still be failed. Then he called the
boy with the white coat.
"Say," said the man with the hunger
and the tough steak. II can't cut this
meat"
The boy was silent for moment.
and then he picked up the knife and
looked at the edge.
"One minute, sir" he said. and then
he sped to tho region OF the cook.
He came back in moment. but he
did not bring another steak. He simply
handed the man with the hunger a
.:li:fa and ranlar rk>d
This knife is sharper
This IS 4 ,craat age we are living in
New York Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-08
Two Old Deeds.

Two very old deeds were lodged fo1
record with the circuit clerk last
Tuesday. One of them was from
Thomas Halliburton to John Mason
and was made on October 13, 1857
nearly forty-six years ago, and was
for the Sc, 1855, and other lands, the
consideration being $1,000. On No
vember 20, 1860, Mason st:i the land
to Benjamin F. Baird for $2,S60. While
it has been forty-six years since the
first deed was made and forty-three
since the last one was made, neither
was lodged for record until Tuesday,
June 2, 1908
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-08
records, give their date and scope

records, give their date and scope;
Il historical letter, give date, par.
i;es to the correspondence and the
subject Of the letter.
Inc following is a list OF things
about which information is desired;
1. Account of official records.
(a) County Offices; condition OF
records, completeness, period of miss
ing records, date of beginning,
CD municipalities; condition OF
records, completeness. GA@e of be-
ginning.
(c) Educational Institutions; de-
scription of any material for his
tory Of primary education, and OF the
records. etc. Of academies, colleges
and the university Of the state.
(d) Churches: description Of the
records CT the different denominations
and Of individual churches.
(e) Benevolent institutions.
(fD Industrial organizations; ac-
count of records of factories, railroads,
oranges, etc.
2. Description of manus scripts; pa
pers and documents in private hands.
Cd Literary productions OF public
characters, (2) material in private
and public libraries. (3) books and
pamphlets written by Arkansans, ca
diaries, 60 journals. CO. books co
letters. 90 hiogra phical sketches and
local histories, (9) newspaper files,
nN the negro as slave and citizen,
O1) early tranenortat hv river
and road. G2) collections mada by
enecial students. =" "ooea ology OF
,,"onoinnn+ fori''oe on war records
in private hands.
3. Aboriginal ard Indian remains
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-08
COLORED TEACHERS
Instructive Talks on Various School
Topics at institute.

Instructive Talks on Various School
Topics at institute.
The work of the colored teachers
institute beginning June closed
it's first weeks work Saturday, June
Prof William Townsend, instructor
in civil government, general history
and arithmetic, handled them in
manner that showed he was up with
the times
Prof ]. G. Corbin, instructor in ge
ometry and algebra, handled those
subjects with such skill and expert
ence that all the teachers were highly
benefited. The colored teachers OF
Jefferson county are always glad
when this veteran of education ls
with them.
Prof. A. N. Freeman, instructor in
Arkansas history and physiology, han
died these subjects with such Skill
as showed him to be the right man
in the right place. Prof. Freeman is
a young ma ii, but should he continue
his people will be proud of him at
no distant day. He is a product OF
the Branch Normal college.
Mrs. A. IT. Strickland, instructor in
grammar ! spelling and United States
history, showed herself quite ac
..complislfed in those branches. She
= handled them to the entire satisfac-
ton Of all the teachers present.
Prof. J. W. Hubbard, of Corner
stone, in charge Of geography, theory
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-08
WILL MAKE 1T A TEST CASE.
allotment of Mayor Beidirg Under
Wilson Gambling Law.

Mayor George r. Be ding, of Ho'
Springs, president Of the rkansas
worlds fair commission, was in tat
citv Yesterday in connection with the
incorporation Of the Hot Springs
Jockey club, says the Little Rock &c
zette.
Mayor Delding said that he did not
care to discuss at length his recent
indictment by the Garland county
erqnl! iu,y under the Wilson anti-gaa2
bling act,
Il think | am safe in saying, he
said. that mine will be test case
of tlo law before the supreme court
77aa trial VIII occur at t79e next 5ersG
oe the circuit court, and If the Jury
decides fer me | believe the ease viii
ha carried uD. If against me it vii
qlsa be taken to the s1'9rer1e court
ssIf tha people Of Hot Springs want
~ suppress gambling. it can be done
nv course has been guided by psece'
deat. That precedent may be chang
ea.
"tccor1ine to the Wilson act,
7,zia1,t 1,o sitting 81 home end the law
would presume re to know that a
poker game was being carried on
down 1T the Arlington or eor2e other
,,ate1 a,4a BE indicted fer
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-08

The Sunday ball game at Bell park
by far the most interesting topic
+odav's talk in Pine Bluff. Sunday
eriH Gould and Deputies Arthur
wing and Mason Philpot appeared
m the diamond with large stock
warrants issued by Esq. Stewart
sworn out by members of the
rst Baptist church, and the fol-
wing list of Pine Bluff and Vicksburg
Dvers and officers were arrested:
bhn. Hynes, Ryan, CavenGer; Kane
q umpire; Steele, Earl, Miller, Bam>
|ert Dugan, Casey, Bryan, Sabrie
bngley, Blackburn, Brady, Dawkins
avton. Hennegar, Ashton and Scorer
vington, and H. C. Plummer. 1t is
l he made a test case Of the Afkan-
Is statute prohibiting Sunday base.
b1l The section to be tested is sec.
nns 1898 and 1899 of Sandells and
ills digest Of 1891, page SIS, as
blows:
"It shall be unlawful for any club
Serson or persons to engage in any
iame or play of baseball in this state
In the Christian Sabbath Or Sunday
CAL persons violating the preceding
lection shall be guilty Of a misde-
heanor, and, upon conviction there
If shall be fined in any sum not less
han ten dollars, nor more than tyo2n
w dollars in each case
The game was played to make a test
bf the law, but the Graphic is TN,
hble to find out what the grounds are
bpon which the constitutionality o1
The law will be attacked The Graph
|c has asked some of the best lawyers
II the city upon what grounds the
iAht can be made, and none Of them
would undertake to say. Some OF
,he very best attorneys in the city
say that there can be no successful
fMf made against the constitutional
tyNof the law.
The playing Of the game has caused
some dissension within the ranks
If the association. Some of the stock
holders and directors are opposed t6
Sunday baseball, chiefly for the rea
son that the law forbids it, and they
say that they are opposed more
strongly to the violation Of the Law
han to Sunday baseball. Some O.
hose who are opposed to the Sunda.
games say that they consider ball