St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 3

THE CBANKS SORRY JHAT THE BROWNS WILL BE IN THE ASSOCIATION ANOTHER YIAB. A. Superior Article of Bass Ball Demanded jn St. Louis News of the Diamond How I 1 NEITHER STORE NOR EXHIBIT HAVE THEIR EQUAL IN THIS COUNTRY. I I OCR NEIGHBORS.

Tommy Kelly, Sllvy Goodin and Jim Tracy. PARENTS! RIG THE BOYS FOR SCHOOL! 6,000 Eood-wearing School Suits with Knee Pants, from $1 to $5. 3,000 Suits with Long l'auts, from 2.50 to $10. If we are not 25 per cent cheaper, than all others we do not want you to buy from us. 600 different patterns new fall styles of Men's Cassimere and Worsted Suits of every description, sold elsewhere for $15, will gro this week at $10.

Do not fail to see our ti. A. R. and Sons of Veteran Suits at and $10. BOOTS and SHOES; It is now acknowledged by all who have visited our Shoe Department that our Boots aud Shoes are'fully 25 per cent cheaper than regular shoe stores.

We carry one of the finest and largest stocks of Boots and Shoes in St. Louis. See our fine $4. 25 Hats, sold elsewhere at $2. See our Balbriggan Underwear at 75 cents, sold elsewhere at $1.25.

STRICTLY PRICE, -fj GLOBE, 705-713 Franklin Av The Largest Shoe and Clothing Establishment in the West. nntll 9d. m. Saturdays until The Bard I Treated Lucky Win-Dings and Full Record The English Derby John Wynne Apologizes Sport-In News and Notes Baae Ball Chat. Tb action of the American Association at Its meeting Monday in New York, by which adopted the percentage system, is universally regretted by base ball enthusiasts tn St.

Louis, yhe news, although not received with much surprise, was received with evident regret by many, and with positive disgust by some few more violent cases. While the adoption of the percentage system will undoubtedly prove regular bonanza for President Von der Ahe, go far as victory in games and financial betterment are concerned. It will be particularly hard on the sport-loving fraternity In St. Louis. The Association will, next year, no doubt, be made np of the very same clubs composing it this year, and the pennant race will be a repetition of what it has been all along.

One veil-known crank, who knows every player and manager In the League and Association, said: "This percentage is going to fill Chris pockets with money, but it isn't going to do oi any good. We are tired of seeing the old ireakeners year in and year out trying to struggle through games with the Browns, and this business of Monday ties us down for another year at least. Mind, I ain't a saying a word against Von der Ahe for doing what he has done because, financially, he has done better than tf he vent into the League. I'm only kicking be cause I can't see the Browns in a class of ball players to which they rightfully belong." Ben Armstrong, who has studied up the situation with special reference to the Browns and the League, said: "This adoption of the percentage system practically knocks In the head all prospects of the realization of the grand tweive-club league scheme or the probability of the Browns going into the League. In the League the Browns would make that race one of the greatest events or strueeles in the whole history of this division of eport.

They would elevate and Improve the League oy inrusing into it an entirely new spirit and manner of base ball, and the great League clubs would Just bring weight enough on the Brown? to inane me tmng interesting The adoption of the percentage system has merely delavea matters, that is all." Of course there are a few Association cranks who are pleased with the result and the pros pects, but their number is so small as to be unable to offset the sentiment on the other side. They Lost Another. The St. Louis champions opened a series of games yesterday with the Brooklyns at Brooklyn, and signalized the opening by being de feated. Caruthers and Terry were the masters of ceremonies, and it was Terry's great work which won the came.

The champions scored 6 runs, 9 hits and 5 errors, and the Brookiyns 8 runs, units and 1 errors, ierguson um pired. Other Games Yesterday. Association: At Staten Island Louisville, Jiets, 11. At Philadelphia Cleveland, Athletics, 6. At Baltimore Cincinnati, 12; Baltimore.

3. League: At Sew York New York, Wash ington, At Boston Philadelphia, 10: Bos ton, 4. At Pittsburg Pittsburg, 7: Indian apolis, 2. Detroit Gets the Battery. The Arbitration Committee met yesterday at Philadelphia to settle the Beatln-Klnslow squabble.

Cincinnati showed that it had a contract with these players dated July 29 and De troit showed that Its contract was of a prior date being that of July 20. The committee de cided in favor of Detroit, who now have the Aiientowa battery unconditionally. Clips and Chips. TItcomb is said to resemble Twitchell of Do troit for uncertainty. Twelve years ago Ward was getting $43 month.

Now he gets that in two games. The Athletics are negotiating with Cart wrtifht of the New Orleans Club, and if secured he will occupy first base next season. The minor leagues are rapidly going to tieces. Even the strong International League Las lost about half its members. Jersey city iadewark may go in arew clays.

The ouly batters in the Association who have ratting averages or more than are eiu, A'-i, Browning, Alack, uaruthers, Robinson, Lyon, Rad ford, .412 each. There are gTave fears entertained that the Injury to Ramsey's arm Is a permanent one. It n.ay not be as serious as supposed, but it is to say that the king of ail left-handed pitchers will not be able to do the fine, steady work he has accomptisneu in aays gone Dy. Doescher has had a mask made especially for him. It has a piece fitted to cover his taroat.

The wires project well from the front of the mask, and are very strong. Doescher con like to wear a mask, but he has been banged and battered so much that he had to come to it. After the Toronto-Rochester game In Toronto Saturday, it was learned that Rochester had concluded the sale of three of its players, is ner. Parsons and McGlone, to Cleveland These were considered the best men Rochester had. Vlsner was catcher.

Parsons pitcher and McGlone third base. T-iey were all good hat ters. William R. Y'endeli, partner of William Pmlth. a Butcher, and Meat Inspector Wliiiain tullivan purchased two grand-stand tickets for the Boston-Detroit ball game, Juiy 4 (afternoon 1.

at Detroit. The name was called on account of rain after the third inning, and postponed until July 19. Thnt date Wendell and Sullivan presented their tickets, but were refused admission because the tickets, as they were told, were it ood only July 4. No date was on the tickets, but these words were printed across their faces: "Good for game ST." Yendell asked the gate-keeper If this was not same 27 which was being played. The trate-fceeDer said "ves." but it was a post poneu name, and lie refused to accept the Yendell and Sullivan have br-mght suit against the Detroit Ball Club for $300 damages each.

Long and Short Hits. The League attempted to win in the Beatin and Kinslow case, and win. The League generally wins when it wants to. Knouff continues to Dlav right-Hold for the Champions. His record yesterday was one putont.

Ail the rest was blank. The Wichita Club of the Western League ill disband. It is said Hastings will be paid to ouit and the season will finish with sli ciubs. Pitcher Smith of Baltimore was Injured by oemi: hit with the ball in the arm during yes terdav's came with Cincinnati. Gardner took cis place.

O. P. Cavlor seems to be unpopular in New Tork. if there is any one spot on earth where P-Caylor is not unpopular the public would line to know It. When the Brows beat the Chicagos last fall President Stearns of Detroit telegraphed as follows to Prexident Von der Ahe: "Congratu laiions, old man.

We will have a crack at you next season." And it certainly seems as though "earns was right. Beginning with the January thaw, the ama teur clubs who "challenge all cluhs under a certain age." hegin to "organize" and con tinue to organize until they are frozen out by ii.e ice in December, xuus are iuo uiui iiaj ers of the future made, I 1 Radbourne. Boston's star pitcher, gave hiladelphia sixteen nits yesterday, and after the frame "Rad" was Indefinitely suspended without pay. lie will be at work soon, nevertheless. The great pitcher was charged with Intentional bad work on account of being jealous of Kelly.

The Little Diamond. The John Meier nine will cross bats with the Tj r.nnn. no-rr. Knndxr At MlortSOiall J'ark. Game called at 8 o'clock a.

m. Ihe feople'i Tiiaater aino deloated ropo i Theater by a score of 10 to 1 yesterday. The feature or the game was the work ot Hare ana Behan, the People's Theater battery. THE BARD. Care and Expense Demanded by a Sick Race Horse.

New York Correspondence Philadelphia Press. I went down to the Monmouth Park Race Track to-day to have a look at A. J. Cassatt's famous race horse, The Bard, who has been as close to death as possible without closing bis eyes forever. He Is mending now, and Trainer Hoggins, who Is in charge of the sta bles, told me that unless blood-poisoning set In The Bard will take his old place at the head of the Cassatt stables.

The abscess has been lanced and Is apparently healing; but, of course, there is still danger that it might run Into his blood and thus poison him. The light congestion of the bowels from which he suffered has passed away and the only medl-cin that is given him is a tonic consisting of Quinine, iron and gentian. He takes almost slity grains of quinine a day. His tempera ture is almost normal at rows aaa nis pmse seldom goes above 46, while from 42 to 45 is normal. The only food he takes Is a soft bran mash and apples.

He likes the apples best. and makes for them as soon as the lad enters his box. The sick horse went out of his box for the first time yesterday, when he followed Mr Huggins on the grass for a while, but he soon wanted to go back again, and he had bis way He was taken out aga this morning, and one could scarcely recognize the fast fiver of a month ago in the flow-footed animal that moved like the Invalid he Is. with his head bent, groping along the ground. His eyes, though, were bright enough, and when he got back ue louna recreation in trying to gnaw away the door-sill of his stable.

He will be taken to Cbesterbrook as soon as possible, out Mr. Huggins does not want to let him out of his eight. He will, therefore, keep him at Sheepshead until the meeting there is over. The sickness of such a vaiuaDie norse as The Bard is a pretty costly matter. When he was first taken down two of the best veterinary surgeons in the country visited him twice a day, and a tnira was cauea in lor consulta tion.

Lately two have been coming every day, one of them traveling aown trom this city. A man has been kept constantly iu his loose oox attending to ins wants nigut ana day. Then the medicines have cost some for a dose for a horse is about six times that prepared for a man. The popular owner of the ereat horse Is meanwhile touring with his wife tnrougn turope. nevertheless lie knows everything that is being done, and is cabled everv day about the animal's condi tion.

He has given orders that no expense be spared to save The Bard's life. I am told that Mr. Uassaci win possioiy not return to mis country lor a year yet, and that his present plan Is to remain abroad until after next sum mer: His children are at school in Paris, and he does not like to be too far away from them. Lucky Full Record. The table herewith printed shows the record of Lucky B.

up to the time of bis death: Judge Noonan's Docket. Only three cases were disposed of yester. B. Ring's chestnut colt Free Lance, by Vol- turno, dam Lucky, by Frank Woolford. Betting on the Derby.

Betting on the Derby of 1S38 has begun in earnest, the "talent" having selected Friar's Balsam, the so-caliel crack 2-year-old, as the winner. This is what a London turf authority says on the subject: After recant tragical appearances, it is really marvelous that people can be ready to back Friar's Balsam for next year's Derby at 6 to 1. It seems desperate fatuity to bet on a race which will not be run for more than nine months, and especially as so many 2-year-olds were withdrawn from their summer engage ments in consequence of the hard ground, so that one cannot even attempt to estimate the form of the season. Friar's Balsam does not look the sort of colt to stand much work, and I suspect that we shall see the best of him as a two-year-old. It is even more pudling to support Ayrshire, who, although a very smart colt, has not yet manifested any such marked superiority as would Justify one in already regarding him as so decidedly a Derby horse that he should be at once backed.

If Ayrshire aud Seabreeze meet in the Buckenhaiu Stakes on Tuesdavin the first October week, I fully expect the filly will win, and it would assuredly be prudent to deter any speculations on his Derby chance until after the Houghton meoting. Jay-Eye-See and Patron Matched. Chicago, 111., September 7. Jay-Eye-See and Patron are matched to trot at Washington Park for $5,000 a side. This race will take place either September 27 or October 2.

It will be the grandest trotting event of the year. Jay-Eye-See's record is 2:10, that of Patron 2:144. The latter has beaten the record for 6-year -old stallions by almost 4 seconds. Teemer Is Champion. The question of the real holder of the rowing championship of America has been sprung.

It Is held by some that because the latlng that the recent Teemer Gaudaur match included the title of champion with the stakes was omitted, either intentionally or un intentionally, Teemer has not won that title and that it still belongs to Hanlan. The most interested parties in this point being Gaudaur himself and his backer. J. A. St.

John, the latter gentleman was seen about the matter to-day, and said: "Teemer Is cham pion of America, notwithstanding the fact that the title clause was omitted in the arti cles of agreement. That race won the title for Teemer, and Teemer knows It, and so does Hanlan. In fact, Hanian acknowledged that Teemer is now champion, and acknowledged It to me. I met him in Chicago shortly alter the race on Toronto Bay. On that occasion Hanlan said to me that now all tnat was necessary for us to do would be to win the title back again from Teemer.

That's easy enough," said he. 'You've only got to eo out and row xeemer ana win. iou can do it. It's only a question of row. Thus you see how Hanlan himself understands it and he's the man who ought to know whether or not he champion.

Mr. St. John has heard of no new develop ments tn the prospective Teemer-Gaudaur event. The War Ended. Yesterday it was announced In the Post Dispatch that there was war in the camp of local amateur athletes.

To-day it may be an nounced that all is peace. The publication in the Post-Dispatch of the particulars of the Wynne case created quite a stir in athletic cir cles and at a meeting neia iasi nigni tne ot Louis Associatfon decided that the best course to be pursued would be an apology by Mr. Wvnne to the iudges of the Missouri Amateur Athletio Club for his conduct at the field meeting of that club July Si). A commit tee then called at the Missouri Club's head quarters at Jefferson avenue and Cass av enue. and submitted their conclusions.

Mr Wvnne agreed to print the followiug Hbology: To the Judges oi the M. A. A. V. meeting of Juiy 30, and to all interested I offer an apology for mv misdemeanor on tne neiu tnat aay.

and assure them that no such proceedings will occur again. Respecttuny, John Wtnne This anolocv being all that was asked of Mr. Wynne to make valid his entry in any of the M. A. A.

C. events the club acknowledged that it was perfectly satisfied and furtner told the bt. Louis representatives that their entries, forwarded earlier in the week, would now be accepted. Thus ended the prospective strug gle between two good athletic clubs. Sportius Notes.

Eole. better known as Pearsall. the book maker, won $6, two on Badge at the Coney Island Jockey Club meeting Saturday. Ur-town snorts in Sew York are getting up a purse of $1,500 for a hard-glove finish fight between Coburn's man. James and Jim Glyn of Willlnmsburg.

or between Xixon and Peter Nolan of Cincinnati. To-morrow night Jake Kilraln will be ten dered a farewell benetit at the Academy of Music, this city. A first-class variety ana the atrical performance will be given. The Chain plon will exhibit his belt and give a scientific exhib.tion witn Charley Mitchell. Kilraln will sail for England about September 24.

Wm. Rockefeller owns a 4-year-old mare that He nits named tietnsoe. ttnaing ner in nne condition the other morning he sent her a mile in the' extraordinary time for a 4-year old of 8:19. This she did without skip, break or straining a muscle. The time cannot go on record because it was made in private.

Sullivan has been at the Gunrock House, Nantasket neach. for the past eight days, bav ing a high old time. He lias for companions buiuvan is wearing a yellow woolen cap, which, he says, he took from an Orangeman he killed about a week ago. The big champion seems to have an endless purse, and does most or the "asking. The students of the University of Pennsyl vania, says the New lork Mail and Lxpress.

show poor taste in complaining that William Uyra rase did wrong in forsaking the colors of his alma mater and adopting those of the Manhattan Athletic Club in England. Page acted wisely in consenting to represent an organization which guaranteed him the expenses of the trip. If be had waited for his college to speak he would probably have spent his summer in this country, and the world's record at high lumping would not have been broken. The "Spider" looks upon all the plottlngs to rob him of his glory with serene complacence, feeling confident that he is in no danger of losing his prestige. He can beseen any pleasant afternoon sunning himself tn front of Jim Keenan'a saloon, on Portland street, Boston.

He smokes a short-stemmed and very black clay pipe, and is ever ready to enter into con versation on tne subject of pugilism, ana assure his hearer that he is the greatest feather weight of this or any other period. He wears about a pound of curioirsly wrought silver medals, some of them upon the front of his dark woolen shirt, while others dangle from a leathern belt that girdles his waist. His hands are still quite tender, but he Is taking unusual care of them, and hopes to have them in con dition lu a week or two. At the present ratio of Increase, at the end of seventy-four years one-fourth of the Amer ican people will be In the mad-house. Intemperance, licentiousness and mental over strain from overstudy and sharp competition in great business enterprises, such as the world has never seen before, are at the bottom of it.

Now, the physicians tell us the little harmless South American Moxie Nerve Food Plant handles it all without barm or reaction. It makes a cheap, luscious drink. IN HARD LUCK. Brutal Asylum Management Fatal Locomotive Explosion Texas Topics. Houston, September 7.

Sterling McNeel has been arrested on a charge of murdering a man in Brazona County a year ago. McNeel was found the unconscious victim of highwaymen himself when arrested. Austin, September 7. At the Investigation of the State Insane Asylum management several witnesses testified to the rough treatment of patients by Dr. Dorsett, the Superintendent.

Sherman, September 7. Engine No. 4 of the Houston Texas Central blew up yesterday, Instantly killing Engineer Chas. Pinker-ton and scalding Fireman E. M.

Scales. Waco, September 7. Miranda Ashford, a colored woman, was burned to death yesterday. While washing, her clothes cook fire, and before assistance reached her she was fatally burned. J.

C. Hill fell from a hook and ladder truck yesterday, on the way to a tire, and broke his leg. BURNED TO DEATH. A Fatal Drink Farmers in Council The Lincoln Monument Illinois Items. Newman.

September 7. The 4-year-old daughter of Nick Bruhn, a German farmer, was burned to death yesterday. Her clothes took fire while passing the stove. A child of Amos Shaw drank some concentrated lye yesterday. Though still living its ultimate recovery is almost dispared of.

Sparta, September 7. The State Farmers Institute is now In session at Dickey's Opera-house. To-day several papers were read. Springfield, September 7. J.

S. Lord has been re-elected Secretary of the State Board of Labor Statistics. Y'esterday the contract for repairing Lincoln Monument was let to uonee of (Jhicago for The work will be commenced at once. Ukbana, September 7. About 3,600 bushels of grain on John A.Jones' farm was destroyed last uight by fire communicated by a passing farm engine.

Smokers Can Depend On the quality being maintained in our high- class goods at all times und at all seasons. Trv new WHITE-CAPS. CROSS-COUNTRY and LATEST ENGLISH. Kinney Tobacco Co. N.

The Twenty-Eighth Ward. At a mpetini? of the Twenty-eighth Ward Protective Association last evening it was de cided that the best way to raise the $75,000 for accepting the Cable road's proposition of re in oval, would be by personal subscription. Rnd that in cnn person Sells out after Sign Ing his subscription, the obligation would be void, opportunity to sign was then Eien, lint not vr was put down. The Sub scription Committee was increased from five to fifteen members aud the ward will be thoroughly canvassed. Dan Daly's Articles of Agreement.

The marriage of Miss Maggie Ford and Mr. nan rtalv win hA solemnized this evening at St. Lawrence O'Toole's Church, corner O'Fal ion mid Fonrtenth streets. The ceremonies at the church take place at 8 o'clock and la the evening Air. aud Mrs.

Daly will receive their Ulead, at No. 1706 OUye street. Items of Interest and Gossip From the Ad- jacent Towns. Colombia, September 6. H.

W. Elliot, lately appointed principal of the Marshall public school, left last week to take his position. Mr. R. T.

Haines of Kansas City will move to Columbia soon, having bought the residence of Mrs. Clay Bass for $8,000. Mr. L. C.

Muller of St. Louis was in Columbia last week. Prof. F. S.

Lonsdale has left for Versailles, where he has accepted the position- of principal of the public schools. Ml-s Hood Turner has returned from Kentucky. Jas. Ferguson of Kansas City was here for a few days last week. Miss Maggie Harris of McCredie visited her sister, Mrs.

Pierce, last week. Miss Eva Johnston returned last week from Colorado. The new block on University street is rapidly ap proaching completion and will soon be ready to occupy. Christian and Stephen's Colleges opened the first of this week, both, we under stand, wltn a good attendance. The University opens next Tuesday.

Students are already arriving. lersusoD, beptemoer o. The public school opened Monday with a smaller attend ance tnan usual. nr. an airs, raui tiarvey, parents of Mrs.

J. T. Hesser, arrived Tuesday to pay a visit of soma length to their daughter. Misses Nannie Garret and Etta Johnston have returned from their respective homes to occupy positions In the public school. rne many trienus or ueo.

vvagncr are grieved to bear that he Is seriously ill with tyonoia-maiariai iever. icecream win oe sold on the Athletio grounds again beginning September 7. Miss Nettie Wherry has returned to her St. Louis home, also Miss Sallie Blackburn. The family of Dr.

Geo. W. Broome have given up their pretty home on the Florissant road and gone to Webster Groves. Mrs. Gussie Barret has been spend ing a couple of aays witn ner cousin.

Dr. Dor- eett, near Tower Grove Park. The founda tion of the aietnoaist unurcn is nnisuea, and work is being rapidly pushed. St. Charles, September 7.

Tuesday evening the clerk's office bill was most beautifully illuminated, the occasion being a festival given by the ladies of the Jefferson Presbyterian Church for the benefit of their church. New features are constantly being added to the three days' festivities next week. A bench and poultry show, a grand trades parade Wednesday evening, and a dramatic company all the week at the Opera-house. On Monday Judge Edwards and the bar refused to hold court In the Circuit Court-room and repaired to the County Court-room just beneath the Circuit-room and not feeling better for the move, notified the County Court, which also is in the session in the City Hall. Brighton, 111., September 7.

Miss Gussie Massey of Jerseyville spent Sunday with friends. Dr. Clement was down from Greenfield on Monday. Miss Nettle Randle of Litchfield is the guest of relatives here. Messrs.

Tom Butler and Fred Fritz were over from Jerseyville on Sunday. Miss Belle Cairns of Venice is spending a few weeks here with friends. Mr. Roy Cunningham arrived here on Monday from Montgomery City. and will remain during the winter.

Mr. Jake Nischwitz of St. Louis spent Sunday and Monday in our citv. Mr. George Keas paid a business visit to Virden on Monday.

Mr. ana airs. 4. 1. uain were in Alton on Monday.

Miss Mattie Fry visited in st. Louis several davs ago. Mr. O'Connell of El Paso. is the guest of his brother.

Father O'Connell of the Catholio Church. Somebody's Child. Somebody's child Is dying dying with the flush of hope on his young face, and some body's mother think ng of the time when that dear face will be hidden where no ray of hope can brighten It because there was no cure for consumption. Reader, if the child be your neighbor's, take this comforting word to the mother's heart before it is too late. Tell her that consumption is curable; that men are living to-day whom the physicians pronounced incurable, because one lung had been almost destroyed by the disease.

Dr. Pierce's "tiolden Medical Discovery" has cured hun dreds: surpasses cod liver oil, hypophos- phltes, and other medicines in curing this disease. Sold by druggists. Aniusemeut Notes. "A Tin Soldier" is drawing excellent audi ences at the Grand and keeps them entertained 'Two Old Cronies" is enlivened by some melodious music, which is well rendered by the company.

The specialties In Haverly's Minstrels are all good and the company is doing well at the Olvmpic. "Tae Commercial Tourist's Bride," with Miss Agnes Ilerndon In the leading role, continues to run smoothly at the People's. Preparations the "Last Days of Pompeii," at Union avenue, are being pushed, and the structure for the grand spectacle which opens on the 15th is nearly completed. "The Silver King" maintains Its popularity at the Standard. Gents' Shoes.

Latest styles -Just received. Brolaskl's, 205 North Broadway. t. Only house In St. Louis carrying large stock men's wear exclusively.

The business portion of New Albany, was swept by flr yesterday, lor the tuird time In four years. The fire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. Loss, about YKAB A-D AOS. 2" 2s" 13" Earn- 5 a 5 ins a a. 182.

Two rears 11 2 2 1 2,620 1SS3. Three vears 12 7 3 2 3.109 IS. Four years 12 3 6 1 2,160 15. Five years 17 1 2 2 1,680 186. Six vears 2.2 9 3 3 12.110 1S87.

Seven years 8 111 2.440 Totals 82 23 16 10 $24.219 "THE SLOW MOTION" TO "SLEEPY." The Peculiar Letter Found Upon a Hardened Young Thief. The other night Detectives Frese and Schulte were walking along Seventh street when they espied "Sleepy" Burke, a well-known thief, coming toward them. Burke saw them at a distance also, and Immediately turned around and walked in tho opposite direction. The detectives saw that he wished to avoid them, and they resolved to follow him. When he reached the alley between Pine and Olive he darted In.

They ran after him and called to him to stop. He halted, and when they asked him what he had been doing he denied stoutly that he had been engaged In anything irregular. They searched him, but found nothing to warrant them in running him in. A letter which he had in his pocket was appropriated by the detectives, and it Is characteristic of the class of thieves to which "Hleepy" belongs. It was written to "Sleepy" by "Corky" Daly, alias "Slow Motion," who is in Chicago, and the paper used bears the printed head-line given below.

The letter is as follows: "CHAFEI, OF OCR LADY OF MKRCT, I No. 121 La Salle street, Chicago. "Friend "Mr Dear Feiexd I write you these few lines to let you know how the slow motion is getting along. Pewee washes dishes for his banner. goes out of town begging hand -outs; Patterson and 'Ghost' got $100 fine.

Enclosed is the particulars. Mussleinan, Rickey and Joner are pinched in Diiey, a ork town in Illinois. There going to give mi entertainment Pewee takes the part of a tramp, I do a neat song and dance. If you see my brother get him to have them hours squared for Fair week. We are all ball tossers and tell Jobn if he want a challenge we have a private car to ride in.

I received your letter and was glad you made some money. 'Pewee says giviis bes regards to Pewee is tilt, first at the table and the last to leave. Sleepy do me a favor by sending me the Giobe-Democrat. Yours truly." The Slow Motion "Sleepy" Burke, to whom the letter is addressed, and on whom it was found, is one of the gang who robbed IJpman's Jew elry store on Olive street several months ago of about JoOO worth or ring. Kitten house, mentioned In the letter, is a slick on.

and once served a sentence years in the House of Refuge tor burglary. 1 he "Ghost" Is Dan Julian, alao a hard one, and "Polups' is Joe Byrnes, who served his twr year's sentence for robbing Dr. Read. The rout are all well known to the detectives, and Detective Frese says they are a gang ot as slick ones as there are In the country. They are known as the "Pogg gang, and their ages ranee from 17 to 21 years.

From Daly's request to Burke to have his "hours squared lor lr week. Detective Frese Infers that it was the inten tion of the gang to work the town duriDg that period. X.afajett Park Concert. The last concert for the season will be given at Lafayette Park to-morrow, Thursday, bv B. Vogel's Military Band, begiunlng at o'clock.

The programme Is as follows March Triumph of Time Pou Overtnra Pique I 'ame fsuin ValU La Plus Belle Waldteufe, Selection The BeKr Student Milioeckci' Toe ttle chatterbox Overture William Tell Kowlnl Goldulondctian Le Kevell dn Lion KoDIaki Amerlcau Medley of Southern Plantation Songa Conterno Overture Morning, Noon, euope Selections trom the Merrjr ar Slraua TaUy-Uo Galop Be. ostein 1 Tobacco Crop, Whether full or short, does not affect us, as our hlgb-clars cigarettes are made trom choice Old stock, and we carry ssveral yenrs' supply. Try new CROSS COUNTRY. WHITE-CAPS and LAIEd! JCNGLIaU. -luuney Tobacco day by Judge Noonan in the Court of Criminal Correction.

Joe Pfeeferlicfe and Jack Kuhio were tried on a charge of malicious trespass and were Cnedjio each. They broke an office door, window and chair, all the properly of Nicholas Ling. The a-jasult-to-klll case against Patrick Don nelly was dismissed for want of prosecution. A nolle prosequi was entered in the case Frank Slrvadie, charged with Injuring a dwell ing. All Got Off.

At the meeting of the Police Board yesterday afternoon Patrolmen Blggers and Thornton, accused of assaulting Matthew Sutton, wera found guilty, but were let off with a reprimand because they were new men. Officer Roland paid his $6 fine. The charges against Officers O'Connor and Drier of the Fifth Dis trict for shooting Tom Goabout, the chicken-thief, were dismissed without prejudice, as were also the charges against Officers O'Cou-nell and Knollhoff for maltreating a citizen. Officer Thomas Gardner, charged with abusing a prisoner, proved his innocence. LOCAL NEWS.

The firemen yesterday. uniforms were all Inspected The Celtic Union had an interesting meeting last night at St. Patrick's Hall. William Palmer, aged 45, was found unconscious at Main and Clark avenue last night and sent to the City Hospital. A coune driven by E.

M. Wilson wrecked Ben Aitheimer's barouche on Twelfth, oeaff Walnut street, in a Collision. Wilson was hald for careless driving. Chas. Gleason, aged II.

was shot In the knee yesterday at Dock and Commercial streets, by a boy, from whom he was alleged to have taken a nickel. S7' whlIe working as the barret and barrel factory on Second and Arsenal streets, was struck by a piece of board yesterday afternoon and had his skuU fatally fractured. A horse belonging to Joseph Bonseman ae Montgomery street and Glasgow avenue was taken nut of the stable and driven to. aiti? yesterday by an unknown persou! 10' was discharged by th William St. Clair, a colornd revolver he VnliJ fooling with a resort? wh3f'- the city this I-mm 'bom TOQn from Md u-h, 10 "cuool at Usgers-rn to leave thi- w1Uo the Vanoalla rVj re e.corted to the aU city by Col.

Wm. Forsyth. Committee of the Trades tlvUol thnZ J1' af.r tour's pyro-adopted Locut last high! Lrch rott- There will be torches wmr 10 lacU "'Id l'hwwiUb. no lck on Mary afternoon 8p nc street, yesterday I was aakod to bold a babv a minute trhii. 3 mother went back iSVUTZU? Barney for scm.

late In the one English Turf Attractions, From the Woklp. The racing attraction in England next week is the meeting at Doncaster, beginning on Tuesday, the 13th, and continuing four days. The St. Leger, for 3-year-olds, at a mile aud rhrnn-miarters and 132 yards, will be run on Wednesday. Mr.

Ablugton Balrd's Merry namntnn. the winner of the Derby, is tn favorite, with the Duchess of Montross's Eiridspord, the winner of the Epsom Grand Prize second favorite. The last quoted odds are as fofows Odds. 11 to 4 agst. Horse.

Trainer. Mr. Ablugton Balrd's Merry Hampton Gurry. Duehras of Moulrose's Elrld3prd A. Taylor.

Mr. 11. T. Fenwick's Phil T. Wadlow, Capt Macnell's Kil- narliu J.

Jewitt. Rowling's 9 to 3 agst. 100 to 12 agst. 100 toll agst. 100 to 7 agst.

Carrasco Sliervard, Ba.on de Kothschild's llria M. France, Duchess of Montrose's Tlmothv A. Taylor. Duke of Westminster's svlle 3. Porter.

100 to 20 to 25 to 25 to 33 to 33 to 100 to 100 to K9t. gst. agst. est. agst.

agst. Lord Zetland's Scottish King chlrlclrFaa- danao M. France. Duches of Montrose Whistle Jacket A. Mr.

Gerard's Kerau- nos 1 agst. 1 agst. wort" w.diow. Amonir the Americans nominated for the i I. n.tr.

Inhnann't hib-DtlCtli tan in thA narno or ti Bernard, for which 25 had better be remitted ih Measra. Weatherbv atonce. Mr. lierie I yf 1 1 1 rrf Blan ti tim ft a b8QtlimiU, byses. Shawnee and catuine.

aDuiu byses. Shawnee and Catiline. Another Amer lean named among tne nommauv.