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dom of this new element of specula-
tion in the national game. The head
Of one of the largest leagues in the
| United States said he wondered
whether this was not carrying sport
beyond the limit of good ethics.
There are some things to be con-
sldered from the standpoint of the
players. the public and the game in
general. Are we really establishing
sound sport when we advance be-
, yond the present and invade the
future by making cash investments in
human flesh which is scattered all
| over the United States. That is COM
mercfalizing sport with a vengeance"
Ihe sale OF two ball players by the
Portland Club of the Pacific Coast
League for immediate transfer to De-
| troit. for a sum reported to be $4,000
| Is on a line with base ball transfers
as they have been made in the past.
inat was whopping price as things
with the New York-San Francisco
deal, VIII continue to convince the
coast League magnates that it is bet
ter not to draft than to draft
F.; GrOh Deal Causes Criticism.
All is not harmony in the National
! League as result of the transfer of
! Heinie Groh to the New York club
York than to blame Cincinnati. Feed
ms leading players to the champion
| shir team of the National League is
not conducive to keen competition. no
matter how much Cincinnati may
| think it will benefit by the trade, ac-
cording to other owners. Clubs which
| thought they had a chance to win
! from New York see that chance fad
| ing when their rival can draw assist
! ance from club Of their own organ
| ization
! NJ. H. Sexton. president of the minor
| nd a
wide experience in base ball, admitted
! today that he was surprised at the
| turn things had taken in base ball
along financial lines 81 wonder how
! long 1t will last" he said. "Only q
\ little while ago club owners were al
most without resources for the fur
| therance of the sport. 1t is ques-
| tion whether this is a substantial inn
| provement or whether we are living
| in boom times such as come to a town
| where oil has recently been struck in
! the nearest COW pasture"
Copyright 1917
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GRACE RESERVE QU|NT
TO PLAY FOUR GAMES

Grace Athletic Club Reserves are
scheduled for a busy week on basket
ball courts, having four games
booked. Tonight they will face the
strong Yosemites. and on Thursday
will meet the Panthers. The Carlyles
will be encountered Friday and the
Park Views Saturday. All of the
engagements. excepts that with the
Carlyles to be held at Peck gym
nasium, will be decided in Grace Hall.
Roamer Athletic Club teams are to
play two games tonight in the Con-
gress Heights Auditorium. The first
team will engage Mercury Athletic
Club at the conclusion of the ma tcll
between the reserves and the
Marines that begins at $780,
Quincy Athletic Club goes to
Alexandria tonight for a match with
the Alexandria Light Infantry Ave.
The game will be played in the
armory on Royal street.
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DRAFT RULE is FAVORED
BY ROCHESTER MOGUL S

ROCHESTER,. N. Y, December 12.-
George T. Stallings, and Walter f.
Hapgood. owners of the Rochester
Internationals. announced before de-
parting for New York that they would
make fight for the draft at the
league meeting which opens there to-
day. This was the first move made by
any of the International League own
ers for the restoration of the draft
and the Rochester owners declared
they expected to put the proposition
through.
1--WE will fight for an equitable
draft" Hapgood said.
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Yale Changes Grid List.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. December. IL.
-Yale's 1922 completed foot BALL
schedule, as announced today, has
two contests in place of those an
nounced tentatively In the list given
out last week. They are Carnegie
Tech and North Carolina. in place of
Vermont and Tufts. The list: Sep
tember 23. Bates: 80. Carnegie Tech;
October Z. North Carolina: IA. Iowa;
81. Williams; %. Army; November 4,
Brown; II, Maryland; Is, Princeton,
at Princeton; IS. Harvard.
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WANT 35-POUND WEIGHT
AND 2-MILE RUN ADDED

BOSTON. December 12.-Addition of
a two-mile run and a 35-pound weight
event to the program for the annual
indoor intercollegiate championship
games to be held this year at New
York on March II has been recon-
mended to the intercollegiate A. A.
A, A. The recommendation was made
by the Association, of Professional
Coaches.
The events are desired on the in
door program because athletes who
campaign suggested they would be able
to do better If they had competition
during the winter months.
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MINNESOTA WILL HAVE
new SET OF COACHES

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. December -.
Generalization of contracts of all
athletic coaches at the University of
Minnesota at the end of the current
year. or as the contracts expire in
the meantime. has been decided upon
by the athletic board of control
The coaches who would be affected
If the alumni demands are granted
are DIR. Henry l.. Williams. foot ball
DIR. L. ]. Cooke. basket ball: Leonard
Frank, track and cross-country: Neil
Thorpe. swimming, and Frank Gilman,
wrestling.
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PLAN COLLEGE CONTROL
FOR EAST-WESI GAMES

PORTLAND, Ore. December 12-All
!ntersectional foot ball games be-
tween eastern and Pacific coast teams
hereafter will be arranged and super
vlsed by the Pacific coast intercol-
legiate conference. under the terms
or resolution adopted at a meeting
OF the conference here.
IL was recommended that such
games be played on college or uniyer-
sity fields. and if played elsewhere,
that the field be obtained on a rental
basis to avoid any commercial aspect
that might arise from non-coliese
promotion.
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RACING HEAD ARRESTED
TO TEST BETTING LAW

= MOBILE. Ala, December 12-H. c.
Murnan. president of the Business
Mems Racing Association. has been
docketed here on a charge of making
a bet on a horse race with the view
of testing the Alabama law of 1919
on any kind Of contest in this state.
The case will be called in the in
ferior criminal court on Wednesday
before Judge N. r. Clarke. Murnan
contends that the law Is unconstitu-
tional.
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AMHERST eleven LISTS
FIRST CONTEST IN WEST

AMHERST, Mass, December II.
The Amherst College foot ball
the fafst International game in
its history. meeting Oberlin Col
lege at Oberlin. Ohio. ON October
70. The 1922 schedule shows that
. the Purple and White eleven will
play two other games aw1y from
homo, meeting Columbia at New
York ON October z, and Wesleyan
at MiddletOwn, Conn.,, ON Novem-
ber 4. The remainder of the
schedule follows September 80,
B0wdoin3 October IA, Union, Oc-
tOber Fl. Massachusetts Agricul-
tural Colleges November IL, Trim
= ity, November 1S, Williams.
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RICE TO YANKS FOR PECK
AS PILOT HERE is YARN

One Of the many rumOrs reEard-
Ing changes In the Washington
bail club which may he expected
from New York this week IN TINT
to the effect that Roger Peckin-
pnugh. shOrtstOp and captain Of
the Yankees. will be acquired by
the Nationals ns q playing man.
ager In exchange for sum Rice.
What HuEgins would do for In
nelderx with Peek here, Baker re-
tired and Mitchell in Detroit is
not explained.
Failure to get I'm communication
with Clark Griffith today saved
him the necessity Of denying the
rumOr.
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Aeun agnaes Assemble
McGILL U. BOXING TEAM
BOOKS MEET WITH NAVY

ANNAPOLIS, ND, necember H.
The manager Of the boxing teams
Of the Naval Academy and McGnl
UniveFsity, Canada, have agreed
Annapolis probably on March II.
McG1ll will probably arrange other
matches for it's boxing team while
ON its trip here. In his letter to
Manager Mcbride Of the Naval
Academy boxing team Manager
Currie of McGilI stated that the in
stitutiOn was making an organized
effort to engage In different sports
States.
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Stan Zbyszko in Bout.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. December 12.-
Stanislaus Zbyszko. world champion
heavyweight wrestler, is scheduled
to meet Charley Whitlock, local
heavyweight, here tonight. Whit
lock has wrestled here in twelve
matches recently, losing but one.
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PLAYER SHORTAGE CHIEF
PROBLEM OF BASE BALL
Average Price Being Asked Now by Minors Is
$5,5OO-Wisdom of Buying for Future De-
livery Doubted-Croh Deal Is Criticized
BY GEORGE CHADWICK.

JEW YORK December 2-Thee aching vods the
which only be relieved from the
ball players and ball players In that fact
probable that discussions and negotiations which begun the
Buffalo this week be
week the individual and meetings and
clubs The that players
players still through the
atmosphere is that surrounds base ball.
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Will Lead N. C.. State Eleven.

A G. Floyd of Fairmount, N. c., has
been elected captain of the 1922 North
Carolina State College foot ball team,
and ]. Z. league of High Point, n. e,
has been chosen manager. Floyd
played tackle during the past season.
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PURCHASES AND TRADES
OCCUPYING THE MOCUI.S
Majors Giving Little Attention to the Draft or Re-
vision of World Series Rules-Montreal and Prov
idence Seek to Re-Enter International League.

YORK 12-Manhaan exclusive the last
bubbed chatter the
national and blinked its whiwind of dia
nond
officials gathered annual
National International
ST near n different next
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Chattanoopa Buys PLAYERS.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. December
manager Nicklin Of the local
Southern Association club has an
nounced that he has puchased Short
stop -Connaliy from Jackson. Mich,
and ,Infielder Devans Of Rocheste,
n Y
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Milwaukee Retains Knabe

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. December 12-
Announcement has been made by the
local American Association club that
Otto Knabe, manager last year, had
signed a contract to manage the team
next season.
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Amherst to Play Oberlin.

AMHERTS. Mass, December 12,-
Amherst Colleges foot ball team will
go west next year for the first inter-
sectional game in its history. meeting
Oberlin College at Oberlin. Ohio. on
October IS.
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Kaw to Lead Cornell Team.

ITHACA. n. Y. December Eddie
Kaw, halfback. has been elected cap
tain of the 1922 Cornell foot ball
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Downey to Fight Littleton.

NEW ORLEANS. La. December r.
Happy Littleton. local fighter. and
Byron Downey, claimant of the mid
dleweight title. will clash iE a fl M
round bout here next Monday.
Evening star., 1921-12-12

Yale In constructing the most ex.
pensive and scientifically-built run.
ming track ever planned.
Evening star., 1921-12-12

The Navy plays the Army at bas-
ket ball February 25 at West Point.
Evening star., 1921-12-12

Cornell cross-cOuntry teams have
won seventeen out of twenty-five
eastern championships.
Evening star., 1921-12-12

Mohawk Juniors and Midgets scored
victories over Quentin teams of tie
same classes, the Juniors winning, %
to s, and the Midgets, II to s.
Buffalo Athletic Club claims the col
ored foot ball championship of the
District. having defeated the Teddy
Bears of Georgetown in q 2-to-0 game
yesterday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-22
SPORT PACE RECEIVE THE NEWS TIL

| on being congratulated after the
boys first race, Lawrence was Joking
ly asked If he had any more, young
many persons who could not see him.
sters in the cradle, but the trainer re-
piled; wait and you'll see this boy
make good" Leplnte has done this,
for today he is eagerly sought by own
ers and trainers alike to ride their
lightly weighted horses. At the be
ginning of the year, because he had not
got the publics favor. Jean steered
very long priced horses by the win
ming post 1t was frequent to see mis-
mounts return odds of % and 80 TO !
against. Now, however, he carries
quite a sum Of betting money and
rarely do his mounts pay out as much
as 10 to !, simply because he has been
considered a boy Of value, and the
jockeys at the top Of the winning list
now and again take a look back to see
where Lepinte figures in the list He
has ridden twenty-six winners this
year out Of possible 15j and has one
Of the best averages.
He now has a contract with Law
renee which brings the boy some -,
900 france year, inclusive Of his per-
centagc on winning rides. a year ago
Leplnte took to riding horses over
jumps for their trials, and today he
is one Of IAwrence's principal collabo-
rators in that specially, for he schools
most Of the stables beginners oyer
hurdles and stone walls,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-22

gan to feel unhappy, particularly when
the head man showed up and gave
/ Jean huge wooden fork and told him
to get busy and clear up the boxes
once the horses were out. But man
fully he undertook the task and lie
had his reward a few days later when
he was put up on u horse for lessons.
He learned his job very rapidly. and
very soon afterward he was seen out
in the trials.
a little later Lawrence had reason
to be dissatisfied with the two jockeys
attached to the stable and told them
that he would find someone else to
ride his next running horse. Law
renee. az a good trainer watched the
work of his staff, as well as that Of
the horses, and paid particular atten-
tion to young Lepinte. He decided
that the boy should have the ride on
his next horse to run in race. Le~
pinte simply jumped for JOY at the
prospect ana could not believe his ears
when Lawrence told him that if he
made good he would fix him up with
= NNHNiANAr liiHhiil6 iiAilA AiiN oAH'''N
Jockey.
Wins Ills First Race.
Given his chance. Lepinte proved
his value, for his first ride was his
first winner, and throughout the race
he showed "A lot of good judgment,
never allowing himself to get too much /
mixed up in a big group and always
making for the rail on entering the
home stretch His first appearance
caused sensation, however. owing to
his height an weight. Whereas most |
jockeys wear close-fitting tunics. Le- |
Dinte's was 80 big that 1t practically |
5mothered him. So heavy was his |
order to make up the /
he could mot carry It. /
and there were many people who dur /
ing the race shouted Themselves huarse |
believing a jockey had fallen off. A. |
a matter Of fact Lepinte appeared so /
small on the horse that there were /
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-22
HOrSemen SCorned Him When
He Asked for Job, But He
Stuck; Now is Champion.
BY WILL COOK,
international News Service Staff
Tnrraann,,laVt


PARIS, July 22,-The most import
ant part of the horse racing program
in France is now thing Of the past,
but The race-for most jockeys the
biggest Of all-for the top Of the win
ming list is still keeny contested At
the present time Frank O'Nell. Of st.
Louis, heads the list. with fifty win
ming mounts out Of possible 300. He
IL closely followed by Matt MacGee,
another American, Then come Eng
lish and French jockeys. The former
always figure high up in the list at the
end Of eaIch year. while the French
men usually make up the tail
This year. however. the roles may
be changed. for several promising
young French boys have come to the
llmelight in flat racing Undoubtedly
the best of the group is little Jean Lc-
pinte. fourteen years old He stands
barely four feet high and weighs
little under sixty pounds. Jean as
most people on the tracks call him.
was born at Maisons Laffittc. near
Paris, one of the big centers OF horse
racing and training in France. His
father was Il bricklayer and was not at
all interested in horse racing. His
young son. however. showed his affec-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-22
FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD JOCKEY
MAY CAPTURE RACE FOR TOP
OF FRANCES WINNING LIST

tion for horses and racing very early
He was barely seven years old when
he could be seen out ON the training
tracks carefully watching the prepar.
alton of horses for big events. He
would follow horses on the way nome
from the tracks. and out Of pity for
his small legs stable boys often gave
him a lift on one of the horses. Moth
ing pleased the boy 50 much, and one
day he decided that he would try his
hand at training horses for races and
Did boldly for "A chance to ride them in
races.
Perseverance, Wins.
When ten years old Jean told his
father and mother that the time had
come for him to quit school and go out
in the world and work for his living.
Receiving his parents consent, Lepinte
one morning ON the way back from the
tracks waylaid George Lawrence. one
Of the oldest British trainers in this
country. Point blank Jean asked
Lawrence for job and said he could
soon learn to ride horses as the other
boys did Lawrence at first smiled,
but in view of the boys nsistence told
him to come round to the stable next
He was an early arrival at the sta
Die. but created something of sensa-
ion when he revealed himself In
and wearing socks and
ow shoes He interestedly watched
4. 4.
rials and, pending the arrival of
Trainer. Lawrence, wandered round
he stable questioning other boys as to
which horse he was to ride. He only
received coarse laughs in reply and be-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-22
American league standings.
Pacific Coast league standings.
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
At san Francisco II, Portland :.
At Los Angeles ] Seattle q.
At Sacramento : Vernon ;.
At Salt Lake 10. Oakland 2.
Southern Association Results.
At Birmingham ,, Mobile Q.
At Atlanta 8. Nashville 6.
At Memphis 9 New Orleans ;.
First game at Chattanoosa ., Little
Rock >: second game. Chattanooga @
Little Rock Give innings.
American ASSOCIATION Results.
At Milwaukee 6, indianapolis 3.
AT St Paul 3. Toledo 4.
At Minneapolis 4 Columbus 8.
At Kansas City {, Louisville =.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-22

COURT REFUSES RELEASE.
TWIN FALLS. Ida, July 22.-tA'
.PD-The court refused to release Mrs.
Southard the alleged husband slayer.
on bail
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counter.Attack.

She-All Is over between US. Take
away your hateful presence.
He-All right. Give 'em TO me now
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A SAFE TEST

For those who are IN need Of a
remedy for kidney troubles and back.
ache, 1t Is a good plan to try Deans
Kidney pills. T1ey are strongly
recommended by Bennington. Ask
your neishhor?
Arthur Dewmaw. soc Gage St. Ben.
niugton. says: About a year and a
half ago suffered from a run down
condition of my kidneys. The kidney
secretious burned in passage and
were highly colored At times black
spots and frey flashes would come
before my eyes. | had dizzy spells
and felt pretty miserable at times. |
learned OF Doans Kidney Pills AMI
started their use. used about a
dozen boxes and since my cure can
recommend them very highly" Estate
ment given August %, 1850
On April 2. 1920. Mr.. Dewmaw sad:
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me of kid.
ney trouble so c'eeriuliy confirm all
! have said in praise OF this remedy.
You may continue to use my former
recommendation of 1916.
60c. at all dealers FosterMllburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y
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In The Days News

Roscoe Pound. who has been nomin-
ated by Siam as a candidate for the
International Court OF Justice under
the auspices OF the league Of nations,
is comparatively young American
mrist to have so wide an international
reputation. A, native OF Nebraska, a
teacher Of law in the University OF
Nebraska, then. in Northwestern
University and then in the univer-
sityof Chicago. he went. in 1910, to
the Harvard Law School to be story
professor OF law. Three years later
he was made Carter professor OF
jurisprudence, Some FIVE years age
ne was elected dean OF the school, and
has since been it's dominating indivll
ual factor He is a man with variety
OF encycopedic knowledge not offer
lequaled. As jurist lie is the exponent
of a dynamic, not a static, conception
OF Jaw. His sympathes today are
with those who would rid both govern
ment and legal activities of much o.
their "legallsm" and regard for ira
dition and form.
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Bennett Not Guilty.

In the long run of the newspaper
mems outing the MorrisvIlle Messen.
ger quotes the Manchester Journal
thusly: Tho beautiful sunrise on
Mount Mansfield We positively
know that Otto Bennett, editor of the
journal. did not write this. We
are giving Associate Editor Andrews
OF Otto's town credit for this. II can
be proven very easily when the sun
was rising, and for long while after
that Editor Bennett was mgging his
auto cushion and blanket, and he was
still there at s u. m, when the News
man babe farewell to the party. The
only amendment to this was that
somebody had placed clothespin on
his nose, as a shock absorber, that
the rest of the party might get a lit.
tie sleep. Late reports from there
we're to the effect he just made the
dining room for breakfast by an eye
lash. Otto hasn't seen sunrise
since he fell into the Battenkill river
In 1S79.-Northfeld News.
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Todsy's Anniversaries

Congress resolved to give gold
medal to Gen. Zachary Taylor
for his victory on the Rio
Grande.
1S57-perre Jean de Beranger.
the national song writer OF
France died in Paris. Born
there, Aug. 10. 1880
lS64-Gold reached 1885 per cent. the
maximum figure during the civil
war.
1S77-A carrier pigeon won in d race
with fast express train from
Dover to London.
lS92-The President issued a proclaim
alton commanding all persons
in instruction in Idaho to dis
perse,
1S9G-Wiiliam e Russeh, former gov
ernor of Massachusetts. died al
St Adelaide, Que. Born at
Cambridge. Mass, Jan C. 1857
l9O5-Leut. Peary sailed from New
York in search of the North
Pole.
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Today's Events

One hundredth anniversary of the
birth OF Mary Baker Eddy, the founder
OF Christian Science.
Delegates from many cities Of the
United States and Canada will gather
in Detroit today to attend the national
convention of the Ancient Order OF
IHibernians.
With but one day more before on
tario becomes bone dry a flood Of
leleventhhour liquor shipments into the
Province is expected today.
The Ohio Federation OF business and
professional Women will meet in
Cleveland today, preliminary to the
assembling OF the national organiza-
ton on Monday.
A team Of fourteen cricket players
from Philadelphia and vicinityN will
sail from New York today for England
snsie Il series OF international match
es will be played with some of the
foremost English teams.
/ At Rheims, France, a great tete and
pageant viii be begun today in cele,
bration of the return OF the statue OF
st, Joan Of Arc, with was removed
from the city during the heavy BON
/ bardments by the Germans in 1918.
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Today's Birthdays.

Captain ROAD Amuudsen. discOverer
Of the South Pole. born at Sarpshurg
Norway. ~ years ago today.
DR.. William d. Mackenzie. president
of Hartford Theo ogical Seminary,
horn in the Orange River Colony
South Africa. 62 years ago today.
Eugene Ysayc. world famous violinist
and conductor OF the Cincinnati Sym.
phony Orchestra, born at L!ege, Bel.
GUM, CO years ago today.
Joseph Jackson, former outilelder OF
the Chicago American league baseball
team. born at GrcenviEe. S. c.. 80
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years ago today.
sundaY,s AnnlversarIes

17G3-John Jacob Aston, whose great
fortune was made through faith
in the future Of the United
states, horn at Waldorf Ger
many Died IN New York. March
20. lS4S.
1S4G-Articles Of Oregan convention
between Great Britain and the
United States we're signed in
London.
1S57-The British y under General
Haveock retoolt Gawnpore.
lS61-Mexican Congress suspended
payments TO foreigners for two
years
lS7G-An earthquake was felt through.
out the Austrian empire
1884 News received OF the rescue of
the survivors, of the Greedy ex.
petition.
1856 Mr. Gladstones Government was
defeated at general election on
Tie Irish Home Rule question.