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1 CASE OF BERGEN Baseball Player Driven Insane by Excassive Fines. OTEST BY OLD-TI MER Over $1,500 Deducted from Boston Man's $2,000 Salary. la Poverty aad Safferlagr YVhei He Killed Hl Wife mm Baby mm iiisaaeif. "II Aa condition leading up to the mlcide of Marty Bergen were generally known there would be a big sensation In baseball eald a veteran ball player lat night. "Ths Bergen caM is one of the saddest I ever heard of.

80 far at the newspaper reports go. ths killing of his wife and baby and the taking of his own life were the arts of an Insane man, and such was the yerdlct of the coroner's Jury at the Inquest. But there Is more back of this triple tragedy than has been made public. "Bergen was an erratic This Is well-known in bnsebah quarters. His engagement with the Boston team was his first experience with the league.

Previous to ths be had played for two seasons with the Ksnsas City club, and the change to the Important duties of his new position did not tend to allay the mental excitement under which he labored at times. The manager of the Boston club must bsve been woll aware of this peculiarity in Bergen's nature when he signed him, as It waa matter of com' mon talk wherever baseball Is played. In fact, the sporting writers on the newspaper expressed the opinion at the time of the transfer that 'Bergen would be a valuable man if he could be made amenable to discipline, but. owing to his peculiar temperament. It will be a difficult task, and the effort of the Boston management in this line will be watched with "I do not wish to be harsh In my Judgment.

but it Is my honest opinion that it was this breaking-ln process, tbia unwise use of so-called that led to- the terrible tragedy In which Bergen figured. If a man Is a drunkard, or a loafer, or given -to other vicious bablta which incapacitate htm from Slaying ball. It may be good thing to discipline lm. although I make the broad contention that do manager has any legal right to discipline a man bjl means of Ones, and that hia only re- course in dealing with ah objectionable player is to discharge him from the team by giving him an unconditional But this is a point I will come to latere Bersreai Klaed la to "Bergen was not a drunkard, or a loafer, or a gambler. His personal hablta were- all that could be desired even in a member of the Y.

M. C. A. He had one great failing one that he was well aware of himself; one that he fought hard, but unavalllngly, to conquer; but at the same time one for which be was in nowise to be held responsible. He suffered from a strange mental affliction.

For weeks he would go along 11 rlKht. a little queer in hia actions, 'perhaps. but without any serious break. Then he would suddenly be seized with an Inaaae desire to get way from the crowd, to drop out ot sight and bide himself. It waa a weakness he waa ashamed of, especially when the lit was over, but for the lime being ne was powerless against ua 1m- pulse.

"Now, as I have said, the Boston club management knew all about thia felling In Barren's snake-up when they algned him. Men of com mon sense in dealing with a person of this eccentric nature might well be supposed to use coaxing and soothing policy, but the reverse waa worsen was popularly aupposed to receive salary of $2,100 for the season. My private information Is that the real aelary was 12.000. Shortly after his transfer to Boston Bergen was seized with one of his attacks on the ve of an Important game and dropped out of sight. When he reappeared he waa 'disciplined' by being lined 1500.

Three times during the sea-os waa he held up for like sum, so that 1.500 waa deducted from his pay in thia way. Besides these big fines there were several smaller onea of various amounta ranaina- from S10 to 850, 'When the season closed Bergen had. I am told, actually been paid a trifle over $300, possibly MOO, for his summer's He had a wife and baby to. support. Imagine the effect ot this kind of 'discipline' en a man ot Bergen's sensitive temperament If the reports I have received from hia home are correct, the family waa actually suffering for the necessaries of life.

When the dead bodice of Bergen and Bis wife and child were found there wasn't food enough in the house to feed cat. There is little doubt that Warty Bergen waa Insane when be took those three lives; there can be Just ss little doubt aa to the cause of his Insanity. Hia Bnanalal condition, under the circumstances, would have driven a sane man to desperation. The effect on aa erratic person like Bergen may well be Imagined. lajastlee la BaaeTsall Contract.

"I am quoting Bergen's case merely to Illustrate the points I wish to make about the Injustice and illegality of the existing system by which discipline is maintained by means ot ftnes. There is nothing in the baseball contracts. Ironclad in favor of the employers ss they are, which gives a management any right to col- lect money fine from player. -Where such fines are collected it is simply an Illegal extortion. The experience of Bergen shows there is no limit to which a club may go.

If $1,600 can be taken out of a $2,000 salary, the entire $2,000 msy Just as essily be confiscated and the player forced to donate his services to his sm- ployers. He has absolutely no redress so far aa seeking a new engagement where he will be more fairly treated is concerned, as the contracts are perpetual and make virtual slave of a hired man as long as the management wishes to hold him. When a man knows hia lights, however, and baa the backbone to Insist upon- them. It Is not quite so Anson once undertook to assess line against me for a minor Infraction of the rules. I waa at fault, and it he had come at me right I would have admitted it and promised to not offend in the same way in the future.

But Mr. Aneon roared at me: 'I fine you $30, and the tine That made me red-headed, and I retorted with. 'Not much. You have no right to fine me, and you know it. if you don't like Jny actions, discharge me; give me release.

If you try to take that $50 out of my aalary I'll go Into court, and then we'll see what good your one-sided contract That was lust what the management did not want, and Anson changed front in aa instant. He canceled tb tine, and from that day to this no sttempt bus ever been made to line me, although I'm reaVy to admit that there have been occasions when a. little discipline wouldn't have hurt me. aa Illeajal Flaee. i "I have had experience as an opponent to the National league and I don't want any more of it.

Consequently I am not enthusiastic over the latest move In this line. But something should be done to force baseball managers to a recognition of the rights of players. Whst would you say If Marshall Field, for instance, hired bookkeeper at $2,000 a year and then con 8 scaled $1,600 of his aalary aa fines for alleged violations of rules? Then on top of this Mr. Field, when the bookeeper remonstrated, would esy, 'Don't talk back; If you do I'll lay you off without aalary and keep you on the bench for the rest ot your life. If you don't like my method of enforcing discipline I'll make you like it.

You can't work for anybody else until I release you, and I don't intend to give you your pretty tough treatment; decidedly arbitrary and Illegal you weuld say, and yet this Is Just exactly what the league managers are doing. If an ex-- position of the facta In the Bergen tragedy tends to bring about a reform the horrible murders will not have been perpetrated la vain. "What becomes ot the money assessed aa fines and taken out of players' salaries Ask me some-' thing easy. I don't know. I have beard It was pent for wine at the meetings of the magnates, but my private Impression is most of it is re- tslned In the club treasuries and ths profits la-creased by Just that much.

It's a good thisg fcr unscrupulous men who wsnt to swell the financial resources of their clubs." dostos Birrs free max. t. Earl IVaaraer Sella Hia Hard-Hlttlaa; Oatnelder for a Fancy Price. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean, JEW YORK. Feb.

10. J. Earl Wagner of the Washington has made a move during tbe past twenty-four hours that shows conclusively how he regards ths baseball situation. Wagner, feeling that a reduction of the league circuit ia Inevitable and that he will be forced to dispose of the Washington 'franchise. Is bustling to dispose of his best players for the best figures obtainable.

He has already sold "Buck" Freeman, his star light fielder, to the Boston league club, end has also Induced thlr player to sign a Boston contract, which was dons St Wllkeebarre on Fridsy. Freeman Is the champion home-run hitter of the league, having made twenty-five such drives last season. Wagner left Wllkesbarre for Syracuse in order to sign his star pitcher, Dlneen, also sold to the Boston club. Both of these player have been mentioned as probable members of this1 year's New York team, but Freed-tnan's friend. Sod en.

has stolen a march on the local magnate. It la understood thst Wagner received about $6,000 tor the release ot Freeman nd Dlneen. Uy disposing of his players In this manner SAD Wagner has let In light upon the plans of the magnates. It seems apparent that they are preparing to force matters to an Issue with- the Hrooklyn-Bslitmora- syndicate. By notifying Hsnlon.

Abell, and Von der Horst that Louisville. and Washington have withdrawn from the circuit, the magnates expect to be able to ctnvince the syndicate a nine-club lesgue is Impossible, and that Baltimore must sell out In apite of the protests of Von der Horst and JIanlon. who are at odda over this proposition with their Brooklyn partners. Robinson, the circuit committee's working agent, baa been trying to patch up the differences between the two (actions In the syndicate, but so far has met with poor success. Unless all aigna fall the magnates will have to win over Von der Horst and Hanlon before they can reduce the circuit, and Just at present these tndivlduala do not see the wisdom of a change.

Despite the secrecy of the president of the Brooklyn club regarding the names of the players who have so far signed again for the coming season. It ran be stated on the best of authority that moat of the men have come to terms. It is believed that Hughes, McJamea. Kelley. Keelcr.

Daly, and Jennings are anxious to receive an increase In salary, which la not an unusual demand by ball players. Not one of them, however, has any Idea of Joining the proposed association movement, so their friends in the profession say, tor they realise that they can get sure-enough salaries from-their Brooklyn employers. This activity to signing players has been general all over the league circuit, and is calculated to further handicap the association. If rcuiy itself ia shape to secure Calaasbla'a BasebaH-scheiale, Special Dlapatch 10 The Inter Ocean. NEW YORK.

Feb. 10 Manager Buikley of ths Columbia University Baseball association has completed a schedule of twsnty-two games for the 'varsity nine. It is Interesting to note thst Co lurahla plays the university of the South, wanes, Ter.n.. In New York, on May 14. The complete schedule Is: March 31, Rutgers at New Brunswick; April 4.

New York university, at Ohio field: April 7. Lehlsh. at Bethlehem. April II. Manhattan collece.

at Jasper oval: April 14. University of Pennsylvania: April IS. Collea-e of the City of New York April 18, Lafayette, at Raaton, April 21, Princeton: April 25, Holy Cross; April 27, I'nlcit. at Rldgeland park. Albany: April 18.

Williams at Wllllamstown. May t. Trinity; May 6. Yale; May Ford ham. at Ford ham; May 11, Tufts, at Boston; May 12, Harvard, at Cambridc: May 1.

University of -the South; May 10. Amherst; May 10, Brown; May Sen, Oranga Athletic club, at Oranse. N. May SO, Wealeyan. at Middle ton.

Conn. June 2, West Point, at West Point. The schedule Is larger than ever before, and Is expiainea oy am Ksoier on tns ground thst the luuo team wilt be the beat that has represented Columbia In many years. -Coach Keator reports airhty-flve candidates now practicing for the nine. Special attention Is he me- 10 ut Battery men in in gymnasium Jt last year's team Marcus and Jackson, pitch ers; Kebler.

catcher: Milke. first base; Rogers, third base, and Anderson, fielder, havs reported for training. Make-Cg. of the Cslsnisla Glials. The Columbia Giants Baseball club havs slewed ths follow Ins players for the cumin season.

beaded by their event battery of last year: Qeorgs Alison, -the blade Kueie. and Pete Burns, catcher; Sol White, of the famous Cuban mart of New York, shortstop; Charlie Grant, second base; George Johnson. first be.se; Henry Buckner. Joe Miller, pitchers; William Sings, third base; J. W.

Patterson, left field; 8. Barton, right field, and William Holland, the fast fielder of the Chlcaa-o Unions, center field. Contracts have been let at a cost of $2,000 to extend the erand stand and Improvements oa the grounds mt Thirty-Ninth street and Went- wonn avenue, uatea have been made wlta aome of the best clubs ot ths countrv. Includlna- the stste snd Interstate league, also the eollece clubs of the West. In July a series of caroes with the genuine t.uoan oianta or Mew Tors win oeplaved for the colored championship of the world.

During the last season the Columbia. OlinM nlaeeA l.vl rimes and lost twenty-two, playing their last zsm 01 in season witn jimmy itran a Maggie players, resulting In a tie same. The same deportment that was exhibited last venr will maintained the coming season. Letters for dates will be received at the new clubrooms. No.

3U30 niais street. Illlaola Complete Ball Sc be dale. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. CHAMPAIGN. Feb.

10. Today the bsse- pau schedule of Illinois waa completed. The open date on the ftth of May has been aiven to the University of lows, and that of May IS to the University of Wisconsin. A track meet ia BiTSCsed with the latter school at Chamiulm for the same day. The Illinois Intersrholaatke n.eet la scheduled for the neat day, thus making a sn ox sueuie carnival at tnat time.

Dr. Shell heartily Indorses Manaser Fisher's plan of sending an all-Western track tram to Parte next summer. He. however, does not look with favor upon Staaaa plan to add wrestling to ths list of indoor athletic events this year, because it is too late to train men for such contests. Coach Hull was unable to get the Milwaukee team I or practice games with Illinois, but confidently hopes to get Comlskey's American aa-social Ion team down here.

I Baseball Gossip. 'r It has been decided that the Pittsburg will train at In ths spring. The Louisville did their preliminary work there last year with excellent results. Hugh Jennings of the Brooklyn Notional league baseball team Is at Ithaca, coaching Cornell's team, and ha complete charge of the candidates. Captain Bole has had the candidate out Indulging In light practice for two weeks, but training In earnest waa begun after Jennings arrived.

There are fewer candidates oat this year than last, -only fifty thia year against seventy-five last. The work will, for the first few weeks, consist principally ot batting In the cage. The men will also begin practice at base sliding and base running. The number of Pittsburg players to be taken on the trip will be twenty-one. Including Manager Clarke, and of that number nine will be pitcher.

JThe player will leave here oa the morning of March 14 and will reach Thomas-villa on the evening of the following day. The players will remain In Tbomasville until March 21, stopping at the Piny Weoda hotel, which la aald to be one of the finest hotels In the South. The players will leave Tbomasville on the evening of March $1, and proceed to Memphla, where on April 1, $, and 4 exhibition games will be plsyed. On April 6. and 7 exhibition games will be played In Nashville, and from there will move to Louisville, where games will be plsyed on April 10, and 11.

These games will be played with the Louisville club In case there 1 an organization of that kind la the league, but should there be no Louisville club the pirates will be split up into two team and play against each other. From Louisville the team will move to Indianapolis for exhibition games with ex-President Watkina' team on April 12. 12. and 14. It ia expected that the National league season will open on April 15, and the Pittsburg tesm will play the opening games in St.

Louis, so that the spring schedule of exhibition games will keep the plsyers in sbspe for the opening event; beside, they will give Manager Clarke chance to thoroughly study out his team and place it to the best advantage. Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. TO FIGHT THE EAST. JeftTrles aad Cerbett Will Meet at Coaey island Iastead la 'Frlaco. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean.

NEW YORK. Feb. 10. The unexpected has happened and the contest between Jim Corbett od Jim Jeffrie will be decided In the East after alL The Seaside Athletic club of Coney Island gets the fight and It will come off there on April 10. The change was made this afternoon and came about ia this way: George Consldlne, Corbett's manager, strolled into Hilly Brady's omce at o'clock ana asaea 11 the National Athletic club of Saa Francisco bad deposited Its money.

Brady produced a dispatch from J. V. Olbbs, ths head of the National club, to the effect that $5,000 bad been placed with a newapaper at Saa Francisco by the club. Consldlne Insisted the money be deposited with At Smith. Brady wired the San Francisco man and a reply came back stating that ths money would not be transferred to the East.

Consldlne wanted to call the fight off and then Brady agreed to have the mill settled at Coney Island for 60 per cent ot the gate receipts. "Well. I guess," responded Consldlne Joyfully, and before many minute had elapsed the articles of agreement were fixed up to the satisfaction of both managera. Corbett and Jeffries are to receive $000 each from the club aa training expenses. Of course Corbett will now remain at Lake-wood to do hi work, while Jeffrie will get into condition at Allenhurst, N.

J. Saa tmw Daalel Daaaelly. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. NTTW YORK, Feb. 10.

Daniel S. Donnelly. tBe Boston blacksmith, who acted aa second to Spike Sullivan In bis fight with Joe Gam at ths Broadway A. C- last night, and who assaulted Referee Charles White after the latter bad rendered a decision In favor of Gana, wast arraigned thia morning before Magistrate Olmsted In the Jefferson Market Donnelly was Joined by Bplks Sullivan aa soon as bs was removed from the pen. Referes White waa accompanied by bis lawyer.

Moses H. Grossman, and Oeorgs F. Consldlne. who said that he had come to see "that his Club waa fully vindicated." All three agreed that Donnelly should be charged with felonious assault upon White, as well as upon Detective Schoeneick. at whom he had aimed a blow when being put under arrest.

But the word "felonious' waa left out of ths complaint. Counsel for the aeiense tnen asaea ror an adjournment, which request wss granted. Donnelly waa held in (SO ball for examination on Tuesday afternoon- Lawyer Grossman Insisted on hsving the ball raised to on the ground tnat the prisoner was a non-resident, but the magistrate refused to change the. amount. Master Will Flarbt la Teasgitewm, Special Dispatch to Ths Inter Ocean.

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. Feb. 10. The local athletic club today received a certified cheok from Peter Maher for $100 for hia appearance- hers asalnst Stockings Conroy on the night of Feb.

2d next for a so o( twenty rounds. The flcoi scheduled to take place here next Mnndy c'nl between Polly mlth and Jack arreil i.kS LviO pudtyoned by request of FrrU. THE SUNDAY INTER OCEAN, FE13UUAHY 11, 1900. AMONG THE GOLFERS Champion Vardon's Visit Appears to J3e aa Advertising; Scheme. GLENVIEW OFFERS A PURSE Goli Will Not Be Interfered "With by Washington Park Hacing.

Local Claba Elect Officers How Jeks II. Hamllae Practices Xotea the Player. For several weeks past golfing "literature ha been saturated with deed of Vardon until haa been "touted" worse than a champion pugtllat. It la admitted that Vardon Is a great golfer probably the greatest the world bss ever seenbut his visit seem to do aurrounaea oy circumstance which Indicate that It ha been undertaken, not tor love ot the game, but for advertising purposes, not by Vardon. but by the promoters, who induced him to msks the trip.

The majority of the professional golfer fol low the game for the financial considerations Involved, and Vardon Is probably no exception, but he is a atrangcr In a strange land and not familiar with the wily way of ths wary adver tising man. Vardon ha the reputation ot being a Isvsl-headed, cool, conservative chap, but If he abandons hi self assent veness and only accepts such challenges ss his "sponsors" sanction, hs will not be liable to add to hia popularity. After his arrival In New York the faithful Eastern scribes announced his dally visits to Chlcopee Kails, for business purposes. A fsw days later aa advertisement In an East-era golf magazine stated that the owners of the factory In Chlcopee Falls have taken Vardon's playing clubs snd duplicated them exactly, and that the well-known player will personally Inspect every club manufactured by them and will not permit that "11. Vardon" be stamped oa a aingle one unless he is satisfied In every respect that It la worthy of his name.

Vardon must either be a man of many bands, or not as jealous of the prestige of his name aa other professionals. Vsrdon will mske his American debut tomor row on the links of the Harbor Hill Ooir club and it 1 expected thst he will Justify the high opinion that ia held of him as a player. He will be pitted against a couple of amateurs of local reputation. 1 have been told on hitherto reliable authority that Willie Dunn offered the Harbor Hill Golf club $150 for match with Vardon, but that the proposition waa turned down for the Ingeanoua reason that the wrong make of clubs might be advertised. The Olenvlew Golf club ha offered a purse of $2u0 for Vardon's first Western match.

The offer was mads to his agsnt nearly two weeks sgo, but ne reply has yet been received. Some of the southern club have made propositions for games, but thus far the leading Metropolitan Golf Aasoctatloa dub have not invited Vsrdon to plsy. What sticks in the craw of the Wall street golfers Is ths fear that their good money may be corralled by the promoters, although In time no doubt some of the M. G. A.

dub will tall In line. The ways of the manufacturer of golfing paraphernalia are atrange. Will Smith, our own open champion, la meandering over the South playing with the club manufactured by an Kaatern firm, while hi own hand-mads clubs are piling up at Midlothian and he la debarred from selling them until hia contract expiree next May. Smith'a patrons are the losers by this arrangement, aa well aa the champion, because there Is very little comparison between his hand-made and the ordinary machine-made clube. Again, Willie Dunn's name waa prominent on the advertising sheets of the golf magazine aa personally supervising the clubs manufactured fa the Eastern factory to whlrn be waa employed.

Now be Is disassociated the firm and advertises the fact that the clubs msnufsrtured by the firm are no longer made under his surveillance and that be ia In "biz" for himself. I wonder if Harry Vardon aad Will Smith will Imitate Dunn's example, when they retire once more to the cares and-worries of their own business. It is significant that Vardon's visit is msde st a season when the principal links of the reentry are not In shape to play ever, but when the golfers are thinking what make of club they will purchase for use-this year. John H. Hamllne of the Onwentala club i an Jngenoua aa well as a keea golfer.

Since Mr. Hamllne saved the day for hia team la the memorable contest against Milwaukee last fall he ha reached such aa enviable position as an expert that the Onwentslsns weuld not dream of plsylng a match without him. Aa long as the weather waa favorable and often when It wasn't Mr. Hamllne pursued the even tenor of bis wsy on the links In his own consistent, characteristic, but not exactly hurricane style. But when the anew came Mr.

Hamllne was in a qaandary for practice. However, Inspiration came te him aa he gased from his back veranda on Prairie avenue one afternoon end beheld the remains ot hi Christmas tree lying a la cop bunker In the middle of his back yard. Happy thought! "I hall envelop yon tree In sheet and loft over It." soliloquised the well-known lawyer, and he Now every Sunday morning after returning from church. Mr. Hamllne dona his scarlet Jacket and.

with his lofter aad niblick takes his stance and swings. Sometimss the balls becomes enveloped la ths folds of the sheet and Mr. Hamllne In endeavoring to secure a foothold on the souvenir of Santa Claua and take a shot off the cop runs foul of the- rule regarding the ball moving from its original position but the rules of the R. aad A. club do not govern the abrevlated Prairie avenue link.

Mr. Hamllne haa holed out in one even IX It was a gobble and the record tanda. r' Another player for whom the elements hsve no terrors is Washington Porter, of the Washington Park club. Since Mr. Porter won the golf medal last fall after scarcely a year's experience at the ame be has been a regular visitor, and attired "below zero" costume he fights his dally battls with Colonel Bogey.

Even with ths course In its winter condition. Mr. Porter gets around la forty-five or thereabout a creditable score. Washington Park golfers msy rest assured that the proposed renewal of racing will not be detrimental to the game which ia practically responsible for keeping the clnb Intact since the elastic laws of our state placed an embargo on racing a lew years ago. Fred Herd, the former open champion, told roe vesterdav that when raclnc was on before, the members were at liberty to play until I o'clock and after They certainty couia not ssx oetter sport than watching the "ponies" in the interim.

It is true thst some reckless drivers of four-in-hands preferred a few ot ths putting greens as a stamping ground during ths last meeting which was not at all beneficial to the greens but it Is to be hoped that if the visitor Insist on driving their turnouts through the fair green and remaining on the course, it be suggested to them that the top of the cops would be a better Coign of vantage for them than the putting greens. It la all balderdash to try and Impress on a non -golfer the "sac redness of a putting green. as the whole course iooks suae to nim. Even tne Chippewa Indians selected the Washington park putting greens to plant their goal posts on dnrina their la rosea game a few years ago. whsa Scotch dialect on a golf course was for ones superseded by the war whoops ot the American aboriginal.

"a There ha been "something doing" among the local clubs during the past week. Riverside golfers wisely decided to rebuild tbelr clubhouse In the face of the prevailing opposition. It would be too bad to cause the dismemberment of a club having inch a fine nine-hole course as Riverside boasts of. Now that ths city member have gained their withes and the white-winged peace, It only remains for Arthur Brpwa to duplicate his good work ot last year and Riverside will be beard from. La Grange and Evanston elected officers for the present year and both club bar outlined a very active season.

JOSEPH E. G. RYAN. Calf tltew. Special Dispatch to Ths later Ocean.

LA KK WOOD, N. Feb. 10. The golf club of Lakewood bad entry lists filled for Its customary men's handicap today, twenty-one entries being made. John Moller.

of the Apawamla club, with a handicap of sixteen, won first prisa with a net score of SO, There waa a tie for second place between Bruce Price of Tuxedo and 6. Hopklna ot Lakewood. with net scores of M. Craig M. Hamilton, the Baltusrol crack, did aa 88 from scratch.

Mrs. E. Robblns Walker and James park headed the foursome list in ths afternoon with a net score of 95. Another mixed foursome received attention oa the links of the Country club, and four cards were returned, while two pairs withdrew. First prise wss won by Mrs.

E. T. Watson and James Park with a nst score of 100, Golf aad Golfer. Oeorge Low of the Dyker Meadow Golf club went round the St Augustine (Fie.) links Wednesdsy with H. P.

Dixon of Philadelphia and J. P. Oreavea of New York. The course Is in good condition, snd Low msde ths round in 41, while Dixon scored 45, and Greaves 4d. Bernard Nlcholls, pro-tersional of the Philadelphia Country club, also played a match with H.

C. Watson, and waa defeated. Watson received a handicap, making him 2 up and 1 to t'ay In ela-hteen holes. The medal scores wars: Vatson, 77; Nlcholls, 74. IT- B.

Prrett nd Willie IT'r-e. TtivtOTl, th Jacksonville FTs. Country chib links Wednesday asatnst Willie Smith and M. O. MacDonald.

the 'alter wlnnins In twenty-seven holes by up and 2 to play, fcmlih made thre rounds la 37, 37, Dd 9- Jjoaje reccrd was 42, 40, v. The annual meeting ot the stockholders of tV.e Cleveland (Ohio Oolt club waa held during the eyek. at which the oncers for the ensuing year were elected, new by-laws adopted, and plana dlscussel tor Increasing ths capital stock ot the club. Ths oacers el-cled srs: It- H. Clark, president: H.

8. Johnson, secretary and treasurer. The directors are U. L. Ireland.

Herbert McBrlde. H. K. Edward. K.

L. Thurston, and P. W. Harvey. H.

K. Kd wards. R. Ireland, snd Edward Uarfleld were appointed on the boure committee, and E. Thurston, J.

C. Morse, a 1711 R. T. Vork the committee on the green. The treasurer's report showed that the club was In rood condition financially and otherwise.

It Is the IrlenUon of the stockholders to Increase the capital stock from t2.Uti. which amount Is named In the present articles of Incorporation, to Several Important Improvements to ths grounds snd clubhouse srs being contemplated. Many of the M. O. A.

amateurs are not eontvot w-ltn the resolution passed at the annual meeting change the date at its annual championship to fay. whlcb would brins the event over to the time whan the Xaasau Country club would be ready for It. The discontented golfers think thst the tournament should be the opening one of the M. O. A.

season, se that It would settle for ths year ths handicap status of the plsyers. They propose, allbouch ths- Lakewood Golf elub is not too anxious for the evest. that the meet Ins should be held over that ooorse during the week prertdln 'he annual open tournament, for. aside from the interest the championship would create, thoea who competed would have the extra Incitement visit Lakewood of playing In the tournament Jh 'ol'owlng week. As an instance In point, Altruetine, both the local and "All ttortda cnamptnshtps are decided every sprin.

A dual event at Lakewood. the malcontent srs bold, would be equally aa successful. Tne Lakewood Golf club, a It would only have to pear i. of orm of the two tournaments, the dlsaUsfied players think, may be Induced to foster Plan. There la no question, however, but that the Nassau Country club links would be a nne one for the chamulenshln.

but It Hint almost unfair to ask this club to stand for such a tournament bsfore It Is quite ready. All thia club needs to make Its links the Ideal one In the Ent ia time, for Its grass to err as thick as the members wish. By nest fall the- links would be Ideal foe-even a national tournament. Ths course Is now In strong- and well-coaled turf, but to play over the early sprtna- nur upset the plans for the mors Perfect Uirf, that the members are striving ATHLETIC PROSPECTS GOOD. I'aiveralty e( Jowa Will Have a Straaar "Trsek'Trsai.

Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. IOWA CITY, low. Feb. 10. The present outlook for athletics la connection with ths University of Iowa la Indeed Battering.

The splendid record made by the football team last tal has been the means of awakening an interest ot only In football, bat In all other stbletle sport as well, that promises well for the future. For years the Athletic union, the body that controls all the events of college athletics, has beca hampered by aa indebtedness handed down from. Season season, alwavs inrnulne In alze. and this, together with an apparent lack of Interest In the student body, had a very depressing effect. Indeed, the financial affair were In such a ceodiUoa bout eighteen months sgo, debts were so numerous and of such long standing, that the faculty threatened to cancel 11 contests, an order which, had It been put into effect, would have seriously crippled any chance of the University of Iowa, for years to of taking her proper place among West-era institutions ot learning, so far as physical culture along -ths line of amateur athletics la concerned.

The faculty was appealed to and in turn the board ot regents wss urged to give aid to prevent what seemed at that time te be the death of all athletics here. But with the opening of school last September came a larger innux of new students. President Mac Lean Interested himself and a number of the faculty assisted' htm to infuse new life Into the students. Thsn changes toward a better condition developed rapidly. Dr.

Knlpe had already assembled the candidates for places on the football team la- training quartere, and. a was subsequently demonstrated, when the time came for contests an the gridiron, he had aome twenty odd men thoroughly seasoned and ready to do combat at the rugged game. The record of that team ia emblasoaed en the minds of every Instructor and atudsnt of the university, aad la a continued source of pride' to a great many business men, who became Interested aa the season advanced. From ths Urns of the memorable drawn battle la Chicago In ths early part of the sea sou, until ths crushing defeat administered to Illinois at Rock Island oa Thanksgiving day, the Interest manifested was of the keenest nature. Eastern critics have showered praises upon Iowa for the showing thus msde.

To pa through an entire seasoa without a single defeat, scoring over f)0 points without eve-i having the gosl Itne crossed is sn rt card in football Easter West. Iowa ne-vrr even approached such record before. The old Petinsrrvanta plays-were'rm-proved upon by- Lirv Kulpe snd Sam Hobbs, bis assistant, and the team representing Iowa university became famous for really ths first time. Then the financial affair were ably handled by Fred C. McCutrbea, manager, so that when the season closed lbs old debts that had been accruing for years were all paid in full and a anug balance aeaiiy Sl.Ouo is bow in the treasury.

Aaa recognition of hia excellent work Mr. McCutchea baa recently been given the management of all athletics la connection with the university. George W. Egaa waa re-elected for the third time unanimously president of the Athletic union. He Is also president of the Stste Intercollegiate Athletic association.

His efforts la the direction of purer athletics la the colleaes of this state bsve been untiring aad successful. remaps no otner person ass dsvotsd aa much time aad energy to lift the load of debt that Iowa ha been carrying for year, and -place her finance on substantial business basts. Dr. though tempted by nattering and more remunerating propositions from other states, baa been retained a physical director and trainer, and now for the first time the ant- ve rally nas a aalaried Instructor In athletics. Ths track team is now doing good gymnasium work dally and the team thia rear will be msch larger than ever before.

Several very promising candidates for the sprints are doing preparatory work, and it would not be surprise if lows captures most of the event at ths next state meet. With all the old Indebtedness of former year out of the way and sufficient money now la the treasury to provide for the needs ot the present year, with the added prestige of bavins a com petent and aalaried trainer, the future for athletic at the atate university looks indeed rosy. KVAXSTO "HIGH SCHOOL WISS, Easily Defeat a West Dlvtslea's Iadear Baseball Tea as. Cranston High school von a decided victory over West Division High school la a game ot Indoor baseball at Evanaten yesterday, and tied with Austin and West Division for championship honor In the Cook County High School Indoor Baseball league. The final score waa Z3 to 14 la favor of the Evnnatoa boy.

If Wast Division hsd won the game they would nave cinened first place In the league. As it Is, the pennant lies between the Evsnston, Austin, and West Division High school, and supremacy will be de cided next week. At the end of ths first ball of the third inning the score was 11 to 1 la fsvor of the West Bids boys. Evanatoa rooter then resorted to noisy tsctic. and the visitors went to piece, letting tha home team score five runs.

Throuahoot ths rest of the gsme the Evanatoa boys kept up a continuous snouting, using megapuonea, ana sevsral fights were narrowly averted. Instructor Baaa of tne 1. at. U. A.

gymnaaiom, where the same was played, took axcentlon fa ths manners ot Umpire Friedman and ordered him to be removed from the floor. Friedman did not know who Mr. Baaa waa and refused to as long aa be hsd a nsir-dozsn West Bide ova behind him. When the visitors found out thst Mr. Bass was in authority the game waa resumed and peace reigned.

The score: S- -sia. W-DI vision. A 0 Powlee. 0 8 12 Oulne. 0 fi 1 Hanmcr.

la. 4 6 8 Roes. 4 4 0 Friend, 8 9 1 Smith. .2 9 0 Holsblrd. p.g 0 0 French.

2 1 McLean, 8 8 0 Northrup. lbO 0 Id Bond. 4 .2 1 0 rsn.p.rf.2b.2 1 OlPhader. vi nx-nt, OiWrlrht. Oi Foster.

Oi i i 2TM'19 51 Totals 14t4 Score ny inmns; Kvanslotf. I I 1 -ZS West Division 1 1 1 014 Btiiks Outs West Division, Eranston. 0. Home Runs Hanroer, Friend. Holablrd.

Bond. Tlllson, Preparlaa; for the Graadl Aaacrlcaa. The promoters of the Grand American handicap have determined to make the last ons ot ths century the most Important in ths history of this famous shoot. More prises will be offered this yesr thsn ever before, and gun men from all over the country are maklna- preparations to attend. In the shoot last April 18,000 birds were used, but this season the number of events and the iara-ellst of entries, expected will call for at ''rh's invltatlona to ths tournament are expected to arrive in this city in a few daya.

These will contain a Ht of the prises aad the number of events, and will be distributed amona- the sportsmen. It Is thought thst at least 2iO from this part of the country will Journey to Elkwood Park, N. to take part to the handicap. Ganaaea Waat at Bkootiaa; Park. Local wing shots Who have contributed to the fund for building a' new trap-abootlng park near Chicago are displeased with the delay of the com- inee In chara-e to bectn work on the venture, and something la not done very shortly In the matter there Is a prospect of a vlsorous protest being registered.

One hundred enthustsstlo trap-shooters throughout the state have subscribed 1 for the new park, and these are wondertns when they will have a chance to enjoy the sport at traps. "It Is about time eomethins; was done In this matter." said one of them yesterday. "The committee has had four or five months to select a location and commence work. Jf somsthins- Is rot en I beii-ve of tne wins-sits wnl tt.r awtscr.i i 1 I WITH THE BOWLERS Work on Local Alleys During the Fast Week. LINCOLNS ROLL IN -FORM They Secure Second Place in the Chicago League.

Brill of the Washlagtoa Tea as Lead the ladlvldaala, with aa Aw- -erase mt 1DO 2L-24. In ths first series played last week In the Chicago Bowling league the Lincoln and "cherry circle," who were tied for second place, battled for supremacy. Ths cyclists, by winning two of the three Barnes, went to second place and forced the C. A. A.

rollers Into third. The cyclist now have a lead of three games over the Phoenix, Fellowship, and West team, who will all bowl thia week. Should either of them win three straight they will advaac to a tie for second plscs. In their series against the men from Michigan venue, ths Lincoln averaged 297. the beet figures they have yet mad.

In the second series rolled the Lakesides won two games from the Oaklaada. The tall-endera both did better work than usual, each reaching the S00 mark. Game this week will be full of interest, the Wash-in st ons meeting the Pboents rollers, and the West Ends tackling the Feilowahipa, Club atandlng; won. 2o IS ....15 a-ea a 15 Lost. Pins.

P.C 24 OU3 .741 12 23.S1 IS 24.42 XH1 12 23 MA 12 23.372 12 a. 133 i 24.o.i 27 2S.023 Washington Fellowship West Lakeside Oakland Change among the leader In the Individual race were not numerous. Day. who hsa been In third place for aome time, played his second series and fell hard from fourth to fifteenth place. Hie paaalng from the 180 das does not lessen the number, as Berlin, who hss been rolling ia Sne form In spits of the poor work of the other men on the Lakeside team, la now ia the second-honor list.

Ills good work landed him In rm-cnth place, a Jump of four positions. Meier, the "cherry -circle" crack, suffered a drop of three points ia his average and fell six places. Can fie id. the southpaw ot the Lincoln Cyclists, bettered his average three points, and went from twentieth to fourteenth position. Klene of the same team move up three place.

Work of Iadlvldaals. individual standing: Gea9ee.Hlrh.TMal. Averar. 34 lun21-2 Eddy. Pboenla.

3 Pbepard. Fellowship 24 Frantse-i. la Grout, West End. Lee. LlneoJna ..21 Berlin.

Lakesides 2T Rulher. Phoenls Bencart. Washiaetoa 27 Rotiertpon, Harb. Waahinaton. 24 Ha nas.

Fellowships. CreaswelL 24 Candeld. Unooins SZi 224 2 22S 24S 223 221 222 21ft 4 231 221 2 224 2IS 2.16 2411 214 217 21 1MU 212 23 Imo 224 22rt 214 2 MM 2 17 217 104 210 2S S. 2l.t 17 If 2 244 is 219 2U2 6X0 IM 2-S 4.411 8.25 1. tSwJ S.7S 4.

f-V4 S.239 4.h.V 4. 817 4.21 4.272 4 2HO .312 l.OrtS S.1K3 I Ttil 4 7 s.bw)- 4.23 4.2U2 2. Mi 3.61-0 2.e 617 4.120 1.641 t.67 2-fswl 4.071 I.MS 4.044 1.011 tost 5 .63 a. mo. 4.K3 l3 21-24 t2S-ia 11 le8-21 l0 4-27 17 17-1.

17 17-7T 17 11-27 17 ft-24 1TH 177 21-24 177 2-30 iny. 177 1-S Meier, C. A. A. Bender.

Phoenix 21 Klene 27 Ha mm. C. A. A 21 1 hompson, .....24 I West .24 riaslam. Wee 1.1 Correll.

West .21 Fueling, C. A. A .,..12 Peters. West 2 as ten. C.

A. A 24 Pt retch. Mayou. Fellowship ..21 Ie ProfC West Knd 12 McCrea. West End.

.24 A It man. Lincoln. Johnson. I'llrlch. Fellowships 24 Haaelbuhn.

Moore. C. A. A 18 Penhallow. Oakland Goodman.

.21 Feltarwsllln. 21 Ihomaa. C. A. A Iavls, West End.

21 J'im. WsKhlnaton. 27 Wlnflliln, Lincoln Newlon Weet Ends Fountain. Oakland 12 GordVn, Oak Baker. Oakland 24 Hitchcock.

Oaklacd Wasa. Phnents ft Kenna. Phoenlz ......11 ErpeJdlag, Phoenlz Kd 15-1S red s-ri 173 25-27 176 16-21 ITS S-24 176 2-24 172 S-16 172 S-21 172 6-12 172 1-2 171 124 171 2 170 1M -12 1 1V24 lea 17-30 J9 6-S I'M 14-24 las ltw 7-1 1 1-3 i 4-21 14 2-21 KM S.mm 17 1S-21 4.ft-'.t.,l(!7 14-27 4. K-t 16-30 1.477 l.P4 I.4rtd .17 74 KM 1.24 461 114 1-S 1fi3ft-12 13 K.2 1P-S4 IH1-4 IAS 8-8 inn 4- IdO 1-S Beat a Sid Lea awe. In the South Side league the Oakland roller Improved their percentage by taking three straight games from the Shertdana.

The Irishmen took partial revenge by winning two game from the Englewood Men' dob. The order of the dab la the same aa last week, which waa as follows: Won. Lnet. Plna. PC C.

A. A 2S IS 2.1S 22 17 82.OO0 .64 Enslewood ...............1 21 8I.67S .41 Fherldan 14 IS M.4A3 Woodlawa is 2t) Sd.171 ,53 The leadlcg Individual average: Games. Hlsh. Total, Areraa-e. Thoer-as.

C. A. A 231 1.UI 17 23-SJ Meier. C. A.

A 24 122 4.10J 174 17-24 Flenaer. 2-H4 172 1I-S3 Conklm. 227 6.713 173 4-3 McMillan. Wnediaim 22d 1.0.17 12 6-e) Gillette. 214 4g 170 13-30 Day.

Oakland A 1MO-- l.OlS 0S S- Ball. Ene-iewood 21 g.072 1H8 24-39 McCarthy. Sheridan. SO 21 6.0S4 1S 14 -SO Carpenter, Oakland. 13 JNK 2.614 17 S-13 Kasten.

C. A. A 21 213 S.49 1 II Klne-lla. 22t a.17 1122-23 Beneke, C. A.

A 84 221 6.P57 Ji 17 -SO II Wacner.Woodl'n 23 21S S.Ong lrt g-24 U.Waa-ner.Wooorwn24 g.pfi 16S S-24 Porter. Woodlawa. 223 4.PO8 13 l-30 I-awler. 1K7 B.207 12 2S-83 Hunm, Oakland HO 4.H2 ll 22-30 Ramsey. Enslewood.21 If) S.a 2-21 imnlels.

nil IS 183 2.0w 11 -lS Rudhart. C. A. A. ..14 IM 2.2M 161 3-14 Clark, C.

A. A 12 2" 1.PS3 11 Johnson. Oakland. ..19 211 S.0&0 160 10-1S Interrelate Lera. Ia the Interclub league the Jackson Park rollers, who hsve been la the lead for long time, are bow tied with the Lota team.

The former id broke even la tbelr sei les against the Chicago and En gle woods, bat lessened their percentage considerably. The Lotus tnen won three from the Lincoln and go from third place to a tie for flrst. The latter team went from fifth to fourth position. Clnb standing: won. lst.

P. Total. season 750 I-otu-. B. 1 1 760 Chics so C.

21 a eas t.ZJ 20.178 23.440 SO.ftM 24.193 20.411 1S.G1 is. 443 Oakland B. 13 13 444 Lincoln C. C. IS -17 433 Central B.

1 47 Illinois 13 75 Knglewood B. 6 S3 167 Individual atandlna: utmea nigh. Total. Arsrage. W.Thompson, Lotus.

23 27 Lee, Chicago 14 242 4.311 2.614 4.1M 8.127 4.168 S41 a.Ms 607 6n 6 Bl 1.6O0 8.4HA S.ft 1.M3 P7 P3 8.6s7 2.fl. 4.82 S.r4 2.737 1. 4.S 1.034 2. (Jul orelner. lxitus 17 221 Render.

,.24 211 Ritchie. 2S3 Steele, ..224 220 Waltrs. Enslewood 15 O. Thompson. Lotus.

21 223 Lyon. Oakland 12 222 Fredertckson, I. Park 1x7 t'ollom. 18 Fhle, 1M King. Lota 193 Asche.

Erutlewood Gaston. Chicago .21 2X8 Rockwell. Ir. Park. .24 2i Blnsabaagh.

Chicago. 11 213 Conklyn, Chicago 173 Eda-erton, Chicago ICO Jones, Chicago 23 221 Adams, Chicago 194 Huhn, Lincoln SO Woodbury. Ja'n Pk-24 27 Tatge, En ale 17 210 Slake, Lotus 24 219 iwller. 80 211 Stretch. Lincoln ...27 Weber.

Knglewood-. 12 Lawson, Lotos 9 23 A 1 ten, Lotus 8 10 Eddy. Illinois IS 2u 174 10-17 174 10-24 173 13-18 Id-24 Kilo-21 8-13 ln) Irt 18 17 ia e-o lrt a-2t 16 21-24 J5 )4 S- 163 6-6 Itkl 1-33 1--3 12 22-80 11 g-24 12 8-17 163 1-24 lttl 2-l 111 18-27 11 2-12 rt ISO 11-18 Standing in the Jewelers' league: Won. Lest. Fereent.

Loflte Bros. A Co Juwnrene A Anderson Hardy A Co Reinks A Wendell A Co A. The leading arerages: Oi 8 l.ono .0 1.0(10 .600 .414 .833 9 I 13 .4 .0 High. is jfJ 212 17 190 190 Arerage. 190 4-9 172 1-2 li 3-8 IrtO 1- im 133 T- 134 2-S Tounger.

J. A Grout, Loft is. Renlch. J. A A Hall.

Hardy Zom. Wendell J. dsk A ee Boott- Loftia .0 Joda. 21 168 Tha two leading teams will play tomorrow night. VIeder Make a Bosrllaa; ReaareU Special Dispatch to Ths Inter Ocean.

TOLEDO. Ohio. Feb. 10. J.

H. Wleder. of this city, who hss for sons time bald the bowling record of Toledo, 877. this week mads another phenomenal score, reaching 7. Ua bad ten straight atrlkea and then a split.

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while the picked team are confident of suc-cess. The Marvwto Lake Views 1 Blrren, Labaha. itfliai.il. Geroux. Weber.

Mrosek, f'nyoer. wuieoaaeier. Kleae Stake Geed Sesrrs. Merry Klene did some remarkable bowling in the weekly meeting of the City club yesterday afternoon at Mu veer's. He secured the excellent sver-are of 213 8-11 In eleven game.

He passed the 200 mark In eigbt contests, rolled a- high score nt and his lowest effort produced 1K2. The -ores follow: 224. S.H. lii 199. 198.

234. 221. 211. -4. 214.

Tlal. 2.244. Average. 213 3-11. Llacola'e Dig Wktit Teeraer.

Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. LTNCOLN. Feb. 10. The Central Whist association finished Its anneal tournament today In this city.

Lineoln snd Kansas City divided the honors. First place la the team play for the Richards trophy was woo by Uneola. with if ansae City a close second. Each woe fourteen games, bat Lincoln took twelve extra tricks and Kansas City two. The other teams finished In the following order: Council Fluffs, ttioux City.

Dentson. Iowa, Dee Moines. Sioux Falls, 8. IX. Omefia.

and the Grant team of Des Molnea. The Dee Moines trophy for pairs waa captured by Htwiett nd MoCoun Kansas City. Their gala over the general average scored by the twenty pairs taking part waa fifteen and one-hair tricks. Smith and Alt ken of Linooln were only two tricks behind. The election of officers resulted Is the choice of W.

Hsrbsch. Les Moines, ore W. F. Lshr. Sioax City, vice president; M.

I. Altkea. Lincoln, secretary-treasurer. The tournament for next year waa awarded to Kan-ass City. Ckleaaro-Mlehlaraai Waist Tearary.

Special Dtspatca to The Inter Ocean. GRAND RAPIDS. Feb, 10, The scores mad la the Chicago-Michigan whist tournament last night were not complete until late la the aft- lernoou. The Chicago players counted up, mt. and south.

S.961 tricks, with east and wee S.ann. making a total of 7.961. Michigan woo by 112 8-33 tricks, scoring north snd south 4,290, snd east and west 3,774. making a total of 7.972. Tho high score for Michigan wss msde by Unsee snd Mark ham.

12 plus, while Chicago scored, by Willlsrd and T. J. Morris, and Moore and Mo Cully each IS plus. Will Play Che fcy Telegraph. Special Dispatch to The Inter 'Ocean.

-KIW YORK. Feb. 10. The oflloers of the chess association of the United States are arranging the series of telea-raphlc team matches, hick It la proposed te play on Decoration day. The organizations Include In the list are the Manhattan, Rrroklrn, Franklin.

Breton. Chicago, and Washington Chess clubs. Is ths event of sll these taking part, the annual fixtures between the Manhattan and Franklin Chess eluba. on the on band, and the Boston and Chicago clubs, on ths other hand, will be don away with unless the palling for the flrst rounds hSDCens to brine these clubs together. On the committee appointed to take charge of the matches are leading members of all the clube interested.

A report will be laid before the board ot directors at a meeting to be held oa March S3, la Brooklyn. Ataletlea at XortBsveatera. The board of athletlo control at Northwestern snirerslty hsa been notified by Mr. PatUngill of Michigan that ths representatives of the big nine will be requested to vote on the advisability of doing a way with the rule that a man ia not barred for a year after playing lees than half game of football. The substitute suggested is that a man haa played a season If hs has played In any gasne with the big nine even for a half-mutate.

Captain West of Northwestern la trying his band at pttchlng. and la doing- good work. Went has played behind the bat. at flrst snd second bases, and at abort with success, aad now he has aspirations to become a pitcher. If West should pitch in any of the games Macheeney or fVhraudenbaefc would officiate behind the bet.

West's srm, which at one time, the doctors thought would hsve to be smpulated oa account ot an Injury received la a football game, has oomplwtely recovered. Athletics at JTofr Daane. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. NOTRE DAME. Feb, 10, It waa decided by the faculty board oc control of Notre Dame university not to send a relay team te the Philadelphia race meet, to be held April 28..

8onsettme hss been spent la getting the men la condition for these races, and Trainer Engiedrum Is dls-sppolated at the decision of the board of control. The latter, however, are of the opinion that a sum dent number of outdoor track meets have been arranged for the coming season. A limited number of track man will be sent to Michigan to compete at the Indoor meet to be held March 24. The team representing the Carroll ball students suffered a disastrous defeat at Basket all at the hands of the Culver- Military academy, the score standing: Culver. 2d.

and Carroll hall. 14. Aaeasalaas. Tommy Pop, tha rata falls silks npon the Jnst and the unjust, doesn't it? Tommy's Pop Yea. yes.

Doat ask silly Tommy And It Isn't Just to steal another man's umbrella. Is It? Tommy's PopCertainly sot. It you ask any more Tommy But. pop. tha rain doesn't fall upon the man that steals the umbrella, and It does on ths man that haa his stolen.

Funny, sint It, pop? Philadelphia Record. Wlaler Water Saaaly at Damn. The Dawson City Water-Works company has Introduced a novel method of aupplylng Its patrons during dh coldest months of ths Klondike winter. Over the hydrant of each person who agree to pay fl a week for the ervlc It erects a wooden house measuring six feet In all three dimensions. Each of these house contains a small itove, la which tise company keej aire day aad nigtt.

ffor iolfeoOo. GEO. N. THATCHER. Prominent Railway Official.

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claim he believed to be rich, bathe lacked money to develop, and so he wished to sell a quarter of It to my friend for 130. At first my friend would have non of it, but, his interest becoming; aroused, he finally mads a counter proposition, offering to plsy a game of cards to sea whether he should -purchase) a quarter interest for 100 or 200. He won. and upon paying over the 100, no raper being about, received a receipt for hia quarter Interest on a rough jag; of wrapping; paper. Another three years passed by.

and by this time the Incident had slipped my friend's -memory, when one evening a mining broker -from Melbourne with whom he was acquainted, arrived at the ranch and pnt up there for the night. After supper, ia the course of conversation, the broker casually said: 'By the way. you have an Interest In the Broken. Hill mine, haven your "Not that I know my friend replied, but after some further conversation the Incident came back to him, aad a profound search through some old; boxes disclosed the receipt. When they were) once more settled down my friend asked tha broker If he thought It was of any value.

No he replied, "personally I don't think it Is, but there considerable excitement about mines Just now. and by manipulating tha stock I think I could make a good thing out ot it. but I don't believe the mine will ever pay. or that you. tn your position, could make anything out of 1L After some more blarney -of the same kind he wound up with an offer of 2.000 for my friend's interest.

That gentleman nearly dropped dead from surprise, as he had been expecting a 100. or possibly 200 offer, and had about made up his mind to sell at that figure. But 2,000 was different, so he told the broker that he would sleep on it- The next morning be refused the offer, and one tor 3,000 and another for 10.000 that quickly followed, telling ths man that ha would sell no pig la a poke, and that after noon started for Melbourne personally to investigate the matter. To cut a long story short, he was In on one of the world's great strikes, and hia interest yielded him no leu a sum thsn fl. 000.000.

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