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The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

the second baSeman and shortstop,
because the work is different In the
first place, he is much closer to the
plate and right in range of the hard
hit balls that are pulled He cannot
drop back behind the base unless he
is certain the batter is going to hit,
and not bunt, and that is never GER
tain IN the up-to-date game He must
watch closely every move of the bat
ter, and also watch the coachers to
see if there is signal passed before
ball is pitched. He must watch his
own pitcher and catcher to see what
ball is being pitched, and when he
sees a bunt coming he must tear in
to field it. Then, if the batter takes
a crack and drives the ball his way.
he is likely to be murdered because
he made mistake.
The development of bunting and Of
poking off the ball to left field made
the third baseman's position much
more difficult. 1t is rarely that the
third baseman can go back even 90
feet from the plate, and more fre-
quently he is in within almost eighty
feet of the plate and taking chances.
Another thing, before : ball is
pitched try to find out what 1t is.
Never fail to look at the catcher and
at the base runner when men are
either on second or third, for a steal
or throw may be coming off at any
second and the baseman who does
not expect throw is lost. Make
every runner turn wide at the bag
and cover up the bag when they are
sliding. A good bump from base
man may cause runner who Is try
ing to run over him to swing wide and
go out at the plate. I don't mean to
use unfair actics, but to hold eyery
inch of ground the rules permit and
not to allow the runner to steal anv
of it and cut across.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20
sWIMs NEARLY ALL NIGHT.
New Yorker Who Is Supposed to
Have Attempted Suicide and
Changed His Mind.

Atlantic City, N. J.-Police who
heard cries from the surf shortly be-
fore daylight waded into the water and
dragged out man who said he was
John Berger Of New York city and
that he fell from the end Of the steel
pier before midnight The man ap-
peared thoroughly exhausted but was
still floating when rescued. He came
around all right in the hospital.
The police later found a mans coat
on the end of the pier. In one of the
pockets was note in which the man
wrote that he was going to end his
troubles by jumping overheard and
the police believe that Berger plunged
into the sea and afterward changed
his mind about ending his life.
Berger is still in the hospital and re-
fuses to admit that he attempted
suicide.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20
FIND $4,000 IN A GRAVE
Maryland Farmer Also Discovers q
Skeleton In Tomb With the
Bags Treasure.

Laurel, Del.-Asbury Hammond, a
poor farmer, living near the Mount
Hermon Methodist Episcopal church,
in Wicomoco county, Maryland, 16
miles from this town, was bending
YEARLY to his piow as it dug it's way
through the knotty and rocky ground
on his little farm. The p1owshare
banged against what he thought was
rock and the handles jerked out
Of the farmers hands. He muttered
something and went to look at the
rock. By the time he had looked good
and hard, he had seen $4,000.
Instead of rock, he found, when
he kicked away the dirt around the
obstruction, it was a structure of we'll
morttsed bricks. He got shovel and
a pick. and with few strokes, opened
an alright tomb, containing a skele-
ton and two musty bags. He found
they were full Of gold and silver
coins. Some Of the coins were Span
ish, but most bore the stamp of the
United States The latest date
stamped on any piece was 1921. There
were so many Of them that Hammond
forgot about his horse and plow and
hurried with the bags into his little
farmhouse.
He hastened to a bank in Laurel,
walked calmly up to the cashier and
handed him $4,000. The cashier had
not breath enough left to ask him
where the farmer got the money. An
hour or two afterward Hammond
turned up again with $4,000, and then
the cashier shot few questions at
him. He said he had come by the
honestly and 1t was nobody's
business where he got it.
Friends of the farmer, for he sud
denly developed more friends than he
ever realized he had before, advised"
him to tell his story, as rumors were
floating about Then he related he
had dug the money up on his farm
along with a skeleton. A digging
mania has seized the farmers ali
about
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20
HAUNTED BY The MORGUE,
CHICAGO MAN KILLS SELF
coRoNER's AID, AFTER LONG
RRooDING OVER HIS GLOOMY
DUTIES, CUTS HIS THROAT.

Chicago.-His mind long filled with
the memory of hundreds Of suicides
and the records Of many cases Of vio-
lent deaths, Henry Hinsk, for 15
years connected with the Cook county
coroner's Office, cut his throat at his
home, 829 North May street.
For a decade and half the mans
brain had been stored with incidents
associated with the gloomy details Of
morgue tragedies, and Chicago spe-
cialists in nervous diseases say that
this association with the depressing
chronicles of crime and self-destruc-
ttons unbalanced Hinski. Mental sug-
gestion is said by them to have caused
Hlnski's death.
at is possible that IIinski was
haunted for years by the suicide idea
and that it overpowered him." said a
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KILLS 8 PURSUERS
BEFORE He IS SHOT
eEsIEeED GEORGIA DESPERATE
PUTS UP STUBBORN FIGHT
AGAINST ARREST.
BATTLE RACES DAY AND NIGHT
In Attempting to Make Arrest on Muir
der Charge, Members of the sher-
Iff's Posse Are Slain - Soldiers
Shoot the Murderer.

Atlanta.-Fanaticall defiant, even
while the shadows of death closed
around him and volley after volley
from new Springfield rifles in the
hands Of two companies of Georgia
militia made a sieve Of his humble
home, W. H. Bostwick, paid the pen
atty of death for killing four officers
who sought to place him under arrest
on charge of attempting to murder his
brother-in-Iaw. The dead resulting
from the day and night battle with the
white desperate Of Irwin county, Geor-
gia, were as follows: ]. P. Mc1nness,
sheriff of Irwin county; Steve Davis,
chief Of police of Ocilla; Deputy Sher-
If Sheffield, Irwin county, and W. H.
Bostwick.
Surrounded by his six children,
whom he held prisoners almost to the
end Of the siege, Bostwick fought the
battle to the last ditch. The first at
tempt to arrest him was made Sun
day but it was not until late Monday
afternoon that the children were al
lowed to leave the house and the mill
tary officers, were able to end their
work. Following the murder Of Sher-
liz McInness, Chief Davis and Deputy
Sheffield, call was sent to the gov
ernor for two companies of state md
Iitia. Capt Charles A. De Lang, COM
manding the Fitzgerald Guards, upon
arriving at Bostwick's home first
called upon Bostwick to surrender, Of
fering him his protection from the
mob which had gathered, but the de-
mand was refused.
Captain De Lang ordered his men
to fire vol1ey into the roof Of the
house, following which another de-
mand for surrender and release Of the
children was made upon Bostwick,
who replied with a shot from one OF
three weapons with which he was
armed. Then came another volley
from the soldiers; Bostwick asked that
the lives of the children be not endan-
gered. The six children then left the
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

house and were taken in charge by
the soldiers. They would answer no
questions The Oldest daughter, Jen:
ME, VINO had spent the long night at
tempting to shield the younger chill
dren, cried because one Of the younger
boys had been forced to leave the
house without his trousers, and the
Oldest boy was i'll
The children being taken to a place
Of safety, Captain De Lang again de-
manded that Bostwick surrender, but
the only reply was a shot from the be-
sieged man. Then the soldiers fred a
volley into the lower portion of the
house. A moment later officers OBJ
served that a shingIe had been re-
moved from the roof, this probably be-
Ing done by Bostwick In order to fire
to better advantage. A hail of lead
was thrown into the roof, followed by
a thud which indicated that Bostwick
had fallen or jumped to the floor. De
Langs men then fired into the build
Ing several times. Several men at
tempted to enter the building, but
were greeted by a final shot from
Bostwick The Albany company then
appeared on the scene and a rush was
made upon the building from all df-
rections. The doors were broken open
and Bostwick was found wounded
upon the floor.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20
Ress to Buy Alrshlp.

New York.-"Young man." said a
seedy-looking pedestrian at Fifth ave-
nue. and Forty-second street to an
other whose clothing indicated pros
perity, lend me a thousand dollars.
will pour"
The man accosted stopped in amaze
ment. After looking the other over
for Bunute. he said:
Il want to buy an airship." was the
ready response.
well, I am sorry, but haven't
81 900 with me-"
In that case" said the other in q
pleading tone, would you mind let
ting me have ten cents on ACCOUNT
He got the dime.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

equitable distribution of Henry's
hoard
The raid was planned and the two
youngsters proceeded to climb up the
fire escape in the rear of the building
till they got to the fourth floor.
Peering into the open window they
saw Henry slumbering peacefully OF
his cot and the savings bank on the
bureau. Creeping stealthily into the
room, they seized the bank and were
about to make their escape when Hen
ry aWoke with a start.
Hist" said Splitter, the leader.
Gimme my bank" Mhimpered the
little capitalist
Keep quiet, or you die like a dog"
Kissed Miller, who had carefully read
Three Fingered Pete; or, The Mys-
terry of Dead Mans Gulch."
Henry did not understand wild west
methods and began to cry.
The two diminutive highwaymen
pounced on him and punched him Wig
orously, and Splitter, taking out his
handkerchief, bound 1t lightly around
the victims mouth. Then they tied
his hands and feet with rope they had
brought, and with a parting admoni-
ton to Henry as to quietude they took
their departure.
Henry's father, who slept in an ad-
Joining room, was awakened by the
groaning of his boy, and, running in,
found him bound and gagged. The po-
lice were notified and found the young
desperadoes two blocks from the scene
of the robbery.
When searched in the police station
1t was found that they had divided the
SIS equally between them
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20
Bad HeIped, GOOD NeaIected.

London.-'The bad boy Is helped on
and the good boy Is neglected. Bad
parents, Indifferent about their chill.
dren, are relieved of them, and the
good parent has to keep struggling on
as well as he can"
So said the Clerkenwell magistrate
the other day, in ordering the remand
of lad who, charged with stealing
a bicycle, had stated, when arrested
that he wanted to get into the navy,
ana said he had been told that if he
stole something he would be sent on
board ship.
1T is preposterous that bad boys
should have things made easier for
them than good boys" concluded Mr..
d'Eyncourt
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

well-knoWn Chicago specialist. There
are many similar cases on record. 1t
is fact that many keepers and at
tendants in insane asylums have been
driven insane by constant association
with the inmates"
Hinski's death recalls the fate Of
Thomas Thorne, the young actor In
The Fourth Estate" who hung him
self several weeks ago, after playing
for months the part of the young poet
and reporter who wrote the suicide
story in the play.
That Hinski had for some time con-
templated taking his own life is indi-
Gated by statements he made shortly
before his death There are two un-
dertakers fighting for my body, but
am not dead yet" Hinsh said to his
mother few minutes before he
slashed his throat.
To saloon keeper on Chicago ave-
nue. Hinski is said to have conf1ded
that he wished he did not have to at
tend any more coroner's cases. as he
could not forget the morgue records
which he had compiled.
Hinsh was forty years old and un-
married, living with his mother and
brother, Robert Htnski, former clerk
in the county treasurer's Office. Ever
since he was twenty-five years of age
Henry Hinski has off and on been con-
nected with the coroners Office He
served as juror on many tragedy in
quiries, and acted as the clerk of rec
ord in other instances.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20
STRONG HANDS NECESSARY
FOR GOOD THIRD BASEMAN
HARRY sTEINFELDT OF THE CHI
cAGo CUBS TELLS HOW TO
PLAY THE LAST CORNER
AND WIN GAMES.
BY HARRY sTElNFELDT.

Copyright, 1910, by Joseph B. Bowles)
l would rather win game than try
to tell how to win it. 1t isn't half as
hard. I don't know what my average
on winning games is, for they only tell
me about the ones | lose, and my av-
erage on writing how to win them has
been 900 up to now Still, if you
think it may help young ball players
and amateurs I'll try to tell all
know, and sometimes Chance and
half dozen others tell me I don't
know anything.
The others have told about the
game and their own positions, so Pll
try to tell about third base The first
thing player at third base needs is
a pair of hands. Everyone has a pair
of hands, but in baseball that means
good hands, strong hands and hands
that can block hard balls. The balls
hit down that third base line, especial
ly those hit between fielder and the
base, are the hardest hit balls, and
the line drives that come that way,
curying outward, always are hit hard,
because the batter has met a curve
before the break, or caught a slow
one. The third baseman must have
strength and strong hands, and a
strong arm. If he lacks strong hands
some of those line drives will go
through and cripple him. He must
have the weight and strength to stop
such hits, as well as to keep those
base runners who are turning third
from humping him off the map to
make the ball go wild. Above all, he
must have strong arm. If he lacks
a strong, powerful throwing arm he
will not last long over at that corner,
for the simple reason that he must
block, down lot of balls that he can
not field cleanly except by luck and
then recover in time to make the
long throw to first
A third baseman cannot possibly
pick up as many balls cleanly as do
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

Americans are winning in fields
where intellectual ability counts, as
well as in more materialistic lines.
The Royal Academy of Science of
Prussia hassconferred on a young man
who formerly was student at CoIum.
biz university, New York, the Lefb.
nitz gold medal, very notable dis.
tincdon, and awarded only to those
showing high scholarship. The win
ner is the first American to whom
the prize has been given.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

A California girl. fined SIS for rae.
ing her automobile against steam
locomotive. told the magistrate that
the fun was worth the price. That is
the trouble with the speed maniacs.
The fun is more important to them
than the safety Of the public highway
and the fine that may be thrown in.
The only way to stop It is to impose
penalty that is weightiar to them
than the excitement of railroad speed
on an open road.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

A Florida woman who is the moth
er of 13 children has received a SOU
venir spoon from the state. AS doz-
en- spoons constitute set, it will read
lily be seen that she can furnish her
table sooner by saving trading stamps.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

Everybody will rejoice that the for
est fires which threatened destruction
to the big trees of sequoia National
parE In California, have been brought
under control and that the danger is
past for the present. The big trees
are unique, and once burned could
never be replaced. They are among
the most interesting of the natural
curiosities OF the United States, and If
is 70 be hoped may be preserved for
hundreds of years in addition to the
long life they have already entovad
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

Gold continues to pour out OF Alas.
ka In steady stream. with a fair
prospect that the years yield will beat
all records. The recent addition tc
the worlds supply Of the precious
metal is without precedent. And the
United States gets big part of the
output and hence is well fixed" not
I'thssanding the large exports lately.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

A financial news item reports "su-
periuity of money in London" But
even under such conditions and with
summer heat prevailing the average
EngIishman probably will not admit
that he has money to burn.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

The httic submarine boat Salmon
built for the United States navy,
seems to have shown beyond a donbt
that she is seaWorthy. She made q
trip from Quincy. Mass. TO Bermuda
over course where rough weather and
heavy waves are frequently encoun.
tereds and went through a rather try.
ing experience. But she stood the test
and has demonstrated that craft Of
this kind may be operated effectively
on the surface of the water as well as
below, Her exploit adds another to
the list of American submarines,
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

A st. Louis professor has discovered
that noise shortens life, and this dis
covery we recommend to the whfs-
thing milkman and the neighbor who
rises at 4:00 a. N. to NOW his lawn.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

It may be true that COW gives
down her milk better when there is
music in the air, as an expert says,
but that is no reason why the milk
man should whistle while making his
early morning calls.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

That New York woman who sent
5000 worth of jewels to the iceman by
mistake did not wrap up the chunk of
ice he left under the impression that
It was diamond.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

A woman lawyer, who had exhaust.
ed every other resource during tba
trial ef case, ended up by crying
That is an argument that no male at.
torney ever has been able to answer
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

That boy aviator who cuts circles
In the sky will not have to wait more
than a week or two before finding
himself the hero of a scent thriller.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

4 New York woman has recently
been hunting through that city for
an honest lawyer. When last heard
from she was reported to be hoping
on
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

The emperor Of China is to wear a
military coat of European cut and
tuck his shirt into his trousers. China
as up and coming
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

Flying is sadly In need Of safety
attachment
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

Why worry when the swimming is
good?
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

Man has constructed the flying ma
chine, but he has not succeeded ID
Gaming It,
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

Tife-insurance men who refused to
take chances on the lives OF SViatoFs
made a good guess.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

Instead OF trying our popular songs
on the dog we should first have them
sung to the COW and note results.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

Among the few things that are bet
Ter broken may be mentioned neat
waves.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

Don't make man hot by telling
afm to keep cool.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-08-20

i A German scientist has found 61'
100000 germs IN a Taisin- Boil your
raisins,
The oasis., 1910-03-26
The GuAdalsiara Extension.

Possibly the line of the extension of the Southern Pacific of Mexico, which has reached the Santiago river in the Territory of Topic, will be opened to traffic about the first of April. Upon credible authority it is reported that work up the Santiago river caion and beyond to Topic has been suspended until such time as the bridges on the completed portion of the road are in. To fill in the gap between the present End of Track, at the San tiago river and Guadalajara there remain about 150 miles of con struction to be completed; but as over a great part of the ronte the work is very heavy progress will be slow. Under the concession the company has about four years yet in which to complete the work, which is ample time, and there will be no difficulty in meeting with the terms imposed.
 The engineering department of the company has issued circular offering to purchase any amount ol cross ties from native woods, de- livered at any station along the line.
 It is stated on credible authority that next week the engineering office of the company will be moved to Mazatlan.
The oasis., 1910-03-26
La Colorado Rancho.

The Ed Ingram Land Company, of which Mir. Ed Ingram from San Jose, California, is president and general manager, and MT. Eugene A. Ingram is assistant manager, has purchased La Colorado rancho, which lies on the north side of the Culiacan river, about eleven miles northwest from the city, and is subdividing the property for sale to actual settlers, to whom it will be offered for sale very shortly.
 La Colorado" embraces 3402 hectares of some of the finest land upon the face of the earth. The division is into squares of one kilo- meter each, embracing 100 hectares PAY acres of land. These squares are farther subdivided into quar- ters of fifty acres each. So fertile is the land that each smaller sub- division of fifty acres will afford a good support to family. Upon each side of the 100-hectare tracts there is constructed a good road sixty feet in width, which road is connected with the main highway to Culiacan. When the work ot subdivision and road building i; completed the property will be put upon the market, and the company will inaugurate sales campaign which will work the land very rapidly into ownership of actua settlers.
The oasis., 1910-03-26
Whole No. 88o

across the ledge as the shaft went down ranged from $4 to $8O per ton in gold Mr. Wilson has also, the Mary mine, and jointly MT. J. L. Obermuller and Mir. Wilson own the Josefa and Santo Nifio mines. while MT. Wilson and Mir. Marion Mccarthy own the Laura property -aggregating altogether ninety eight pertenenciaS, and all very promising.
 There are many other properties and other owners in the vicinity. Of those however THE OASIS secured no data.
The oasis., 1910-03-26
Helping the Fire Department.

TUCSON, Ariz, March 15, 1910 MT. Bracey Curtis,
 Nogales, Ariz. Dear Bracey:
 Herewith find my check for $5000 for benefit of Volunteers of Fire Department, where you see fit. The boys deserve credit for good work done at the fire. I was in Nogales the night of the fire and saw them working to their utmost Wish l could do better, but at pre- sent times do not permit me to do so. Again admiring the good work of the boys, and with best wishes.
 Truly yours,
 l.. J. Y. JAEGER.
The oasis., 1910-03-26
"piEDRAS vERDES.
Things Doing in That "Antiguo" Re-
 gion h the Alamos Country.
L. J. F. JAEGER

Indications are excellent that in the near future "Piedras Verdes,'v an antiguo mining region in the Alamos district will be upon the. map again as very important, mining camp. Two strong outfits, have acquired valuable holdings, and are proceeding in a systematic manner with operations that pre- sage their prospecting and develop ment upon an extensive scale.
 In September of last year Messrs, Seely w. Mudd and Lewis A. Dun ham took over the old Piedras Verdes property, which lies about three leagues northwest from Ala mos, on the trail from that city to Conicarit, on the Mayo river. The Announcements taken embraced about 500 hectares. In December last they installed a churn drill which has been in operation ever since, and is working yet. The utmost secrecy is maintained as to- the operations. No strangers are permitted to enter the premises, and the tailings from the drill are scattered in such a way that no one can gather a handful from which to make tests. The gentle men named developed the Ray consolidated properties at Kelvin, Arizona.
 Last week Messrs. Wright and Wiltze, representing the Lewisohns, one of the strong copper syndicates ', acquired 625 pertenenciaS of ground adjacent to that taken by Messrs- Mudd and Durham, and will pro ceed to prospect the same with churn drills. Mir. s. l.. Pearce of Alamos made the sale.
 Mir. c. E. Hardy from Boston, who was at Alamos several years, and during his stay acquired 5S3 hectares of ground at Piedras Yer des, returned to Alamos last week, and is looking over his holdings with view to resumption of opera tions.