The News and Observer
VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 76
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ILLINOIS GOLD BUGS
TIIE ENE HIES OF FREE SILVER
MEET IN CHICAGO AND
ORGANIZE.
THE “HONEST MONEY LEAGUE.”
Tlu* Organization Declares Itself Un
alterably Opposed to the Unlimited
Coinage of Silver—Only Democrats
May Become Members-. Auxiliary
Leagues to be Established in Every
County in the State—President Cleve
land’s Name Applauded.
Chicago, April 20.—The “Honest
Money League of Illinois” was formed at
a meeting of citizens at the Palmer
House, this afternoon, in accordance
with a resolution that such a meeting be
held, adopted by a half dozen enemies of
free silver at the Great Northern Hotel
recently.
The promoters of the new organiza
ticn are W. T Baker, Adlai T. Ewing,
A. F. Seeberger, J. W. Richards,
and John Mayo Palmer. Henry S.
Robbins was elected president, and the
platform of the organization declared to
be “Unalterably opposed to the unlimi
ted coinage of- silver, without inter
national co operation at the rtito of 16
to 1.
The officers are : Jacob W. Richards,
Secretary; A. F. Seeberger, Treasurer;
and the following vice presidents : Ex
Judge Thos. A. Moran, F. W. Walker,
Clayton E. Crafts, Arthur Weigel, S. M.
Phelps, W. T. taker, Frank Weuter,
Rivers McNeil, R J. Smith, Peter Kiol
bas,Francis B Peabolv,Rudolph Brand,
R. A. Walker and Marshall M. Kirkman.
These men, for the most part, are prom
inent in local business and political cir
cles.
Among those present were Postmaster
Washington Hessing and cx-Corpor.ition
Counsel Adolph Kraus. There were
about 150 at the meeting which was
called to order by Henry S. Rob
bins. He explained the obj *ct
of the meeting, taking much care
to emphasize the fact that this
was a Democratic movement, pure
and simple He said the purpose of the
promoters of the league was to resist the
prevailing idea, which he admitted was
rapidly spreading, that free silver is a
good thing for this country. Then
Adlai T. Ewing, as chairman of the
parent meeting, read the proposed plat
form which was unanimously adopted as
the constitution.
Only Democrats can become members
and all must subscril>e to the declaration
already given against free silver. It is
provided that auxiliary leagues be
formed iu every county of the State.
In accepting the presidency Mr. Rob
bins said: “I accept this office, realizing
that there are many personal sacrifices,
but one would not deserve the name ot
Democrat or American citizen did he not
stand firmly tor a sound currency, and
fight this silver monometallism idea which
is thinly disguised under the name of
bi-metallism This organization as long
as I am a member of it, will take no
part in any parry factional fight. It
will stand for a principle, not a faction.
While we favor no man, we will welcome
to our ranks such men as J. P. Hopkins,
Altgeld and Grover Cleveland. We pur
pose to establish in every county in this
State an auxiliary league, through which
the work of education can be carried
forward.”
The name of Mr. Cleveland was ap
plauded.
Headquarters will be at the Palmer
House.
MURDER WILL OUT.
The Slave Sam Tatum at Greens
boro at Last Discovered.
Special to the News and Observer.
Greensboro, N. C., April 20.
A sensation was sprung yesterday
when it was learned that the police had
at last disc vered a clue which it is
thought wi lead to the discovery of the
murderer of Sam Tatum, the crippled
white man who was stabbed to death
some time since. Suspicion now pom s
to a woman of bad character, at whose
house, it was said, Tatum received his
fatal wouud. After the deed was done
it seems the body of the man was car
ried to his room, and it is only just dis
covered that he was not killed at his
room.
A most delightful reception was ten
dered Dr J Henry Smith, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church last night by
the Christian Endeavor Society. The
affair was a celebration of the thirty
sixth anniversary of Dr. Smith's coming
to Greensboro as pastor. The occasion
was on*.* of the most enjoyable ever held.
THE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.
Heidsvitie Vetcruu* Organizing to f nine
to the Uuveiling.
Special to the News and Observer.
Keidsvili.e, N C., April 20.
The Confederate veterans’ meeting
called for 'his afternoon was very largely
attended, and much interest was mani
losted. Toe necessary steps were taken
to complete the organization. They ex
pect to carry over one hundred to Ral
ergh to the unveiling exercises on May
20. Tin y meet again two weeks hence.
Oak Ridge the Winner.
Special to the News and Observer
Summer field, N. O. April 20.
Guilford College met her Waterloo
here this evening being defeated by the
Oak Ridge Institute baseball team by a
score of 19 to 4.
THE ROANOKE AND SOUTHERN.
There Will Probably be an Early Re
organization of the Road.
Special to News ard Observer.
Winston, N. C., April 20.
It now seems probable that there will
be a reorganization of the Roanoke and
Southern Railroad Company. The Nor
folk and Western having defaulted on
the interest, the bondholders are taking
steps to protect their holdings. Three
fourths of the bonds have already been
deposited with the Mercantile Trust
Company, of Baltimore, and that insti
tution advertises that no bonds will be
received after may Ist. except upon suoti
terms as the Trust Company may de
cide. It is believed that the reorganiza
tion will take the road cut of the hands
of the N. & W. receivers.
Mr. L. H.' Smith, of Hall’s Ferry,
Davie county, has a gourd that has been
in coDstaut use for ninety four years. It
was grown in Maryland between the
Chesapeake bay and the Potomac river.
He has also a brass clock which belong
ed to a man who served iu the Revolu
tionary war, and which is still running,
and keeps good time.
William Gadbury, colored, who shot
and killed Tessie Carter, colored, in
Yadkin county, on March 13th, was ar
rested Monday in Grayson county, Va.,
and carried to Yadkin county jail.
Captain Francis Milier, and son, of
Mt Airy, left this week for Germany.
Capt. Miller left that country and came
to America in 1889. * He has been liviDg
iu Surry county since the war.
The Confederate veterans of Forsyth
will celebrate here on Memorial Day,
May 10th. The ladies of Winston and
Salem have been requested to furnish a
lunch for the ex-Confederates at the
armory of the Forsyth Riflemen.
The Forsyth Riflemen will continue
their organization. Captain Bessent
says that the company was never in a
more prosperous condition. Several new
members were added to the organiza
tion this week. The company has money
in its treasury and dees not have to de
pend upon the State's small appropria
tion for its existence.
Invitations are being issued for the
seventy-six* h anniversary of the I. O. O.
F , to be celebrated in Odd Fellows hall,
Winston, and Salem lodges. The oration
will be delivered by Maj. J H. Foote, of
Roaring River, N. C.
A serious difficulty occurred this week
between Jap. E. and Walter Smith, cou
sins, who live near Danbury, Stokes
county. The latter met up with the
former and proceeded to empty his
double-barrelled shot gun into him. He
succeeded in lodgicg about one hundred
shot in his body and then skipped. James
Smith is serious, but not fatally injured.
The old Salem band has been engaged
to famish music at the Guilford Battle
Ground celebration, July 4th.
The new Lutheran church here has
been completed. It is a beautiful struc
ture and cost some #5,000. The wind
ows are especially attractive. All of
them were donated by members and
friends as memorial windows.
The past* r of the colored Baptist
church here says that since February
27th some five hundred or more colored
people in Winston-Salem have made a
profession of religion. Revivals have
been in progress at nearly all of the col
ored churches.
A committee is making a canvass of
the Twin City looking to the organize
tion of a #25,000 stock company to build
a large flouring mill in Winston. The
enterprise is about assured* The Wach
ovia Milling Company is to be its name.
Rev. Sam Jones will be invited to hold
a meeting in Winston.
TARBOKO’S NEW H ANK.
The Stockholders Meet and Elect a
Hoard of Directors.
Special t the News and Observer.
Tarboro, N. C , April 20
The stockholders of the bank of Tar
boro met hero to day and permanently
organiz d under a charter granted by
the last Legislature with a capital stock
of thirty thousand dollars. The charter
permits increase to two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
The following were selected as board
of directors: T. 11. Catlin, John F
Shackelford, W. E. Fountain, F. J.
Kerch, Reui*en Foster, of Baltimore, Dr.
R Y. Speight, John A. Davis, W. New
ton Smith and E D. Pennington.
The bank will commence business as
soon as the outfit is received. The offi
cers will be elected at the first meeting
of the directors.
WRECK ON THE SEABOARD.
A Brake man Instautly Killed and Nine
Tars Badly Wrecked.
Norfolk. Va , April 20 —The south
bound local freight on the Seaborn! road
w. s wrecked this morning hear Stover
StatioD, about, two miles from Suffolk,
an( j Walker, a colored brakeman,
instantly killed.
Tbe engine jumped the track at a
switch and it, together with nine cars,
were badly wrecked. The engineer and
fireman jumped without injury. The
brakeman attempted to jump but fell,
his head being crushed against a cross
tie. His body was taken to Portsmouth.
A force is engaged in clearing away
the wreck.
A Fainter I>a»«hed to Death.
Chattanooga, Tenu., April 20.--Tom
Vaughn and Lou Sexton, painters, fell
fifty feet to the ground to-day by the
breaking of a “swinging scaffold ’hoisted
opposite the third story of the Citizen’s
Bank. Vaughn’s skull was crushed and
both arms were broken. He died later.
Sexton had one arm broken and hip in
jured. He may recover.
RALEIGH. N. C., SUNDAY, APRIL 2!. !895.
MORTON TALKS MONEY
THE SECRETARY OF AGRICUL
TURE DECLARES HIS OPPO
SITION TO SILVER.
WANTS A SINGLE GOLD STANDARD.
The Time for he Thinks
Has Passed—The United States
Must Sooner or Later Recognize Gold
as the Best Measure of Value and
Medium ot Exchange-- He Has No
Faith in an International Monetary
Confereuce--Drtines Sound Money.
Washington, April 20.— Secretary
Morton gave out this afternoon an inter
view on the silver question. Coming
from a Cabinet Minister, after the Cabi
net Council of yesterday, it is regarded
as expressing to a great extent the senti
ments entertained by the President.
When asked if he thought anything
would grow out of the proposed interna
tional monetary conference, Mr. Morton
replied.
• I do not believe that au international
Congress can establish permanently a
commercial ratio between gold and sil
ver, any more than it can establish a
permanent commercial ratio between *
rye and w*heat. But if an international
conference can fix the price in gold, or
silver, it can also fix the price of wheat
or of any other commodity, and thereby
avoid all the possible shrinkages in
values which tend to cause panics.”
“Has gold, used as money, an intriu
sic value, and is it a permanent value ? ’
“I think the word intrinsic ought not
to be used. The value of gold is always
relative. To illustrate: If I sell you a
thousand bushels of wheat to-day for
#570, the transaction has estab
fished, for the time b. ing the wheat value
of gold and the gold value of
wheat. Tomorrow’s cables tellir gi f the
utter failure of the wheat crop :n Ar
gentina, Russia, and Europe, entirely
change the relation of gold to w heat and
the thousand bushels of wheat pur
chased at fifty seven cents yesterday, is
worth #1.14 a bushel today. But in the
meantime there has been no charge in
the ‘intrinsic’ * aluc of g< id, notwith
standing there has been a change in the
relationship of wheat to gold.”
“What,” asked the reporter, “ah ;uld
be the policy, then, of this country, if
nothing is to be gained by a farther dis
cussion of this question, through the
agency of an international confer
ence.”
“My own judgment is," said the Sec
retary, “that we must sooner *oi later
declare that the United States recog
nizes gold as the best and least ffuetua
frog measure of value, and medium of
exchange which the commerce of civil
ization has thus far utilized.’’
“Would not such a declaration made
by either df the great parties drive away
the silver men now in those parries ?"
“Yes,” replied Mr. Mtfrton, “it is
barely possible that the financial fallacies
of the Populists and other vagarists may
temporarily secure a majority of the
voters of the United States. Should
such a catastrophe overtake the country,
the people muot learn by experience
wbat they should have learned by dili
gent study and reason.”
It was suggested fco’the Secretary that
the effort might, again be made as it had
been made in the past, to take a middle
ground on the money question, so as to
off* ni as little as possible,and keep the
great mass of voters in line as much as
p ssible. Mr. Morton denounced this
as unwise policy.
“The time for straddle*! s has passed,”
he replied. Those who are for sound
currency on a gold basis ought to have
the courage to say so and abide by the
results of their declaration. It makes
ho difference to me whether a dielara
ton of truth, either upon the tariff or
the money question, temporarily drives
votes from or allures them to us.’’
When asked about tbe approaching
Illinois convention and what he thought
of the proposed work of that body, Mr.
Morton replied in general terras of fol
lows:
“I have no hesitation in declaring my
self utterly sed to ail the free coin
age fallacies, all the 16 to 1 lunacies, and
ail of the cheap money illusions and de
lusions which Populists and other vaga -
ists advocate.”
Mr. Morton further said in general:
“My judgment,” said he, “is that sil
ver cannot be restored to i*s foimer
monetary place iu the commerce of the
world, because the supply of silver has
outgrown the demand for silver iu tbe
exchanges of civilization. The relation
of supply to demand is the sale regula
tor of value.
This axiom applies alike to salt, silver,
sugar, and soap. All the legislation of
all the law making bodies on the face of
the globe can neither mitigate nor an
nul the operation of the inexorable law
that “the relation of supply to demand
is the sole regulator of value ”
Secretary Morton answers the ques
tion receutiy put by Senator Stewart
and others as to what sound money is.
“The President’s critics,” said the Sec
tary, “ask what is sound money? Any
ordinary man of business can answer \ hat
question. Sound money is that sort of
currency which has the most universal
and least fluctuating purchasing power
in the markets of all countries. The
money is the “soundest” for which,
throughout the commerce of thecivilized
world, there is a universal {demand.
And that universal demand is based upon
the universal and fluctuating purchasing
power of that money. The present epi
demic of the silver fever will in due
time abate. As the temperature of the
16 to 1 patients decline mental aberra
tions will disappear and reason once
more resume its sway.”
NEXT NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Bo’li ll*o Gold Mon and the Silver Men
Claim a Majority.
Special to the News and Observer.
Washington, I). C., April 20.
The next National Democratic Con
vention will contain 914 delegates, al
lowing Utah six delegates, 609 will be
necessaiy to secure the two thirds le
quired to control it, tho Democratic
Convention clinging to the old and bad
plan of requiring a two thirds vote to
nominate. Heretofore the great ques
tion at, National Conventions has been
“who shall be nominated?” Next time
the man will le little talkid about, and
thequeetiou willte “What shall we put
in the platform? ’
The gold men and the silver men are
already beginning to forcast the compo
sition of the next Convention, and each
faction of the party claims that it will
be able to control the Convention. The
gold men claim that Ntw England and
the Middle States will be solid for the
President’s financial position, that Illi
nois, Wisconsin and Minnesota will also
be undivided; that Indiana, Michigan,
California, lowa, Washington and Ore
gon will be about evenly divided: aud
that tfiey will carry oue-third of the
delegates from the South. This would
give them a clear majority and they
could write the platform.
On the other hand the silver men
make the claim that they will carry the
following vote, thus having more than
two thirds of the convention :
Alabama 22 Nebraska 16
Arkansas, 16 Nevada 6
California 18 North Carolina 22
Colorado 8 North Dakota 6
Florida 8 Ohio 46
Georgia 26 Oregon 8
Idaho 6 South Carolina 18
Illinois 48 South Dakota 8
Indiana 30 Tennessee 24
lowa 25 Texas 80
Kansas 20 Utah 6
Kentucky 26 Virginia 24
Louisiana 16 Washington 8
Maryland 16 West Virginia 12
Michigan 28 Wyoming 6
Mississippi 16 Four territories 8
Missouri 34
Montana 6 Total, 618
This claim is manifestly extravagant
It is not in any event probable that
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, lowa, Maryland.
Michigan, or West Virgiuia, will send
solid delegations for silver, nor is it
probable that the delegations f;oui the
Southern States that con ain ;iarge cities
will L * solid for silver. It is too soon to
make reliable figures.
MAYOR GENTRY IN JAIL.
Walnut Cove’s Chief Executive Ar
rested for Dfurdei.
Special to the News and Observer.
Winston, N. C., April 20.
Walnut Cove has a big sensation. Last
Monday, Major Gentry, who is also ex
sheriff of Stokes and one of tho county’s
best citizens, assisted a police officer in
the arrest of a drunken negro. The lat
ter was carried to the lock-up but re
fused to go in until after he was given
one or more blows on the head by Mayor
Gentry. Next day the negro died.
A coroner’s inquest and trial was held
yesterday and to-day. This afternoon
the jury returned a verdict that the ne
gro came to bis death from tbe blows in
flicted on his head by the mayor.
A vvairent was at once issued for the
arrest of Mayor Gentry and he was to
night carried to jail. His trial will pro
bably come up in Stokes court which
opens Monday.
‘Last fall a newspaper man named
George F. Shaffer, from New York
State, came to Kernersville and pur
ehased the News, a weekly paper, which
he has since been publishing. Thursday
night he moved his property to an un
occupied house on the outskirts of the
town. Since that tine he has been miss
ing. He leaves a number of creditors
behind. IPs whereabouts are un
known.
Col. F. H. Fries, President of the
Wachovia Loan aud Trust Company weLt
to Hillsboro this morning on business of
importance connected with the Trust
Company.
TH E COOK-M E A R KS < ONTES I’.
The Court Decides That Cook is* not
Fu tit led to the Office.
Wilmington, N. C., April 20.—The
case of Charles A. Cook vs O. P. Mean s
came up before Judge Hoke, in the Su
perior court to-day in the form of quo
warranto proceeding. **
Cook was elected Judge of the Eastern
Criminal Circuit by the Legislature, but
it was admitted by the plaintiff that he
was elected two days before tbe li 1
creating the office was ratified. Imme
diately on adjournment of the Legisla
ture, Gov. Carr, claiming that there was
a vacancy, appointed and commissioned
O. P. Meares, Judge, under authority
vested in him by the Constitution.
The case was argued by Hon. D. L.
Russell and L C. Edwards for Cook and
George Rountree for Meares.
The decision of the court is that the
relator, (’has. A. Cook, is not entitled to
the office, and that O. P. Meares is the
duly commissioned and qualified judge.
The case will go to the Supreme Court
on appeal.
Donaldson ville, Ga., April 20 —The
negro Dave Wood, who shot James
Bea; d, a respectable farmer near Col
quitt yesterday, was lynched this morn
ing. No reason is ki.owu for the shoot
ing.
JAPAN WANTS HAWAII
VICTORIOUS JAPANESE MAY
EXTEND THEIR CONQUESTS
TO HAWAII.
MINISTER THURSTON ARRIVES.
Mr. Thurston Says That No Change
Whatever Had Taken Place in His
Official Relations With Secretary
(iresham aud That He Had Come on
Private Business—The United States
and England to be Appealed to to
Prevent Japanese Aggression.
San Francisco, April 20.--Honolulu,
April 13, correspondence of the United
Press steamer Australia
Minister L. A. Thurston arrived this
morning in company with Finance Min
ister Damon. Being interviewed on
coming out of the cabinet meeting, Mr.
Thurston said that no change whatever
had taken place in his offic al relations
with Secretary Gresham, and that he
kuew of no foundation for newspaper
statements on that subject Foreign
Minister Hatch confirmed that state
ment, adding that this government had
received no intimation about it from
Minister Willis.
On being reminded that much had
teen said about his personal relations
with Mr. Gresham not being cordial,
Mr. Thuiston said he had always de
clined to discuss that subject. Mr.
Thurston said that he had come home
partly upon private business which re
quir'd attention, and partly to renew
personal intorcoirse with bis govern
ment.
Col. V, V. Ashford has been pardoned
out ot prison on condition that he leave
the Wands not to return. He intend* d
to sail to day for Germany per steamer
Australia, but had to be taken to the
Queen’s Hospital. Tlis condition is
somewhat critical. While in prison, he
was well cared for in comfortable quar
teis. He was serving a sentence of one
year’s imprisonment f> r misprision of
treason.
It is positively learned here that pub
lie sentiment in Japan is strongly turned
in the direction of taking possession of
Hawaii. While the native Hawaiian?
stiff constitute the largest nationality,
34,000 to the Japanese 25,000, the lat
ter having the larges t number of male
adults, being 20,000, to the natives
16.000, there can be no doubt that as mall
Jaupanese squadron with 1,000 troops,
co operating with the resident Japanese,
could easily overcome any resistance
possible for all the rest of the population
of Hawaii to make. The safety of this
government against an early conquest by
Japan must be in the protection of tl v
United State. Failing in that, appeal
must be made to British protection.
The feeling of this government is be
coming clear, that they may at an early
day find themselves under the necessity
of surrendering these islands to Eng
land in order to escape from
the Japanese aggression, unless the
United ‘ States adopt a definite
and decided p: licy of protection. For a
week past the papers which support the
government have been clamorously at
tacking Chief Tax Collector Shaw* for
his alleged offense of taking woik from
white printers and giving it to Chinese.
This grows out of the appearance of the
delinquent fax list as a supplement to
the Chinese News
Shaw, on his part states that he gave
no work to the Chinese but did protect
the government from an attempt at ex
tortion by three dailies, the Advertiser,
Star aud Bulletin.
These papers made separate tenders
for printing at nearly the same rates.
Shaw regarded this as a combination
which he determined to frustrate and
had the list printed for just one tenth of
what the dailies had asked.
president McConnell.
tihe Iroquois Club Unwilling to Accept
Ills Resignation.
Chicago. April 20. - A morning pa
per says: The executive committee of
the lacquo s Club held a secret ses
sion last night over President McCon
nell’s resignation. The sesion_ lasted
from 8 o’clock until nearly midnight.
The result is embodied in the following
resolution which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved , That action upon the reisg
nation of Samuel P. McConnell, presi
dent, be deferred until 1:30 o’clock Sat
urday afternoon. That the chairman of
this meeting appoint a committee of two
to wait upon Judge McCouue 1 and as
certain if he desires to insist upon said
resignation being accepted.
Vice-Presidents William Aveueent and
Edgar *Tolman weie appointed on the
committee and will wait on Judge Mc-
Conuell to learn whether he will with
draw Ms resignation.
Nothing beyond the facts stated was
given out, but it is understood that the
c iinmittee are unwilling to accept Judge
McCounell’s resignation. It was stated
that (he caff for a “sound money” meet
ing of the club following so closely upon
President McConnell’s Dec silver utter
ances was an unfortunate coincidence
and was not intended to r* fleet upon the
president.
The committeo of organization for the
“sound mouey league” consisting of
Win. T. Baker, Adlai T. Ewing, A. F.
Seeberger, Jacob W. Richards aud John
M. Palmer, will meet at the Palmer
House this afternoon to complete their
report which will bo submitted at the
“sound money” mass meeting to be held
at the same place this afternoon.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
i
BASEBALL TESTERDAW
Ilttltiiiiorc I’ajs Philadelphia (lack
With Rig Interest.
Baltimore, April 20.—The champions
took revenge on the Phillies to-day.
j Philadelphia scored its only four runs in
; the fifth and sixth innings, earning three
of them. There was a superabundance
of errors on both sides, but they did not
materially affect the score. The batting
of Baltim ire was terrific, knocking Me
Gill out of the box in three innings, and
Carsey who succeeded him fared little
better. Attendance 11,000, Score:
Baltimore, 24290600 x—3B
Philadelphia, 00001300 0— 4
Batteries: Gleason, Robinson and
Clark; McGill, Carsey, Clements and
Grady.
New York, April 20.— Stafford won
tbe game for the New Yorks at the Polo
grounds to-day by making a two bagger
in the fifth inning with the bases full.
In addition to this he played a magnifi
cent game in the field, assiting in two
double plays. Fully fifteen thousand
people saw the game, which was moat
exciting. Davis undertook to dispute
one of Umpire Lynch’s decisions and
was fined #125 in tbe aggregate.
President Freedman has wired
Young to send Lynch somewhere else.
Meekin pitched a steady game and was
well supported. Stein was hit freely,
fine fielding alone keeping the score
down. The weather was clear aud warm.
Score:
New York, 00205300 x—lo
Brooklyn, 01220001 0 — 6
Batteries: Meekin and Farrell; Stem
and Daily.
Cincinnati, Aj.ril 20.—The Cincinnati
team landed or. ycuig Wallace to day
ur.ril his tieth chattered, while Phillips,
was ;m enigma until ihe eighth, when
he let, up on Cleveland and .-cored five
runs. Hoy made a wonderful one
handed catch in the fourth with two
i(!!ii on bases that caught the crowd.
I In the next inning Hoy also made a cir
i uis cateu of a long fly ball. Both Young
| and C'uppy are sick, and Manager Tebeac
j has only Mike Sullivan aud Wallace to
;do his twilling for him. Six thousand
! people saw the games The feature of
the game outside of Hoy’s fielding was
j the batting of young Miller. Tbe score:
< Cincinnati, 481 12021 x—l 4
i Cleveland, 00002015 o—B
Batteries: Phillips and Spits; Wallace
j and Zimmer.
Washington, April 20.- Nearly ton
| thousand people were at the game here
today. The story of the defeat of the
home dub is told in a few words: Ina
bility to hit Nichols until the seventh
inning when he perceptibly let down and
the ineffective pitching of Mercer, who
was easy for the Bostons. Nichols, for
the heme team, of whom much was ex
pected, put up a miserable game at
shdrt, which was probably due to his
nervousness. Tbe local baseball enthu
siasts had little cause for enthusiasm
during the game. McGuire’s home run
in the seventh being the only good feat
ure of the Washington’s playing. Score:
Washington, 00000022 0— 4
Boston, 200 2 4 1 0 3 x—l 2
Batteries, Mercer and MhGnire; Nichols*
and Gar zel.
St. Louis, April 20 —The Chicago*
defeated the Browns to day in a game
that almost equaled the opening one.
Ehret started to pitch for the Browns,
but was so wild that he was relieved by
Staley in tbe sixth, who did but little
better. Hutchinson for Chicago showed
all bis old time effectiveness, but his sup
port was ragged and should have lost the
game. Wilmot was injured in the Bth
inning in sliding to second base and was
replaced by Irwin. Attendance 5,000.
St. Louis, 10220000 0 — 5
Chicago, 50113001 x—ll
Batteries; Ebret aud Peitz; Hufchin
i son and Donoughe.
Louisville, K.v., April. — Pitt* burg
was unmerciful to Louisville to-day and
knocked out seventeen clean hits. It
was a wild game on both sides as Pitts
burg had nine errors while Louisville*
had three. McDonald was put in the
box for Louisville but he was wild and
after the first inning was supplanted by
Wadsworth who proved au easy thing,
for the visitors. In the eighth Khug
went into the box for Louisville, but he,
too, was hammered pretty much as the
Pittsburgs desired. Attendance about
700. Score:
Louisville 20410001 I— 9
Pittsburg 3 0 1 0 4 0 8 0 0-15*
Batteries: McDermott, King, Welch,
and Cole; Coleolough, Killeen and Sag
den.
In Hit* Kuuife.
Norfolk, Va., April 20.—The fcornt
team defeated Petersburg to day by a
score of 12 to 5. The weather was all
that could be desired, and fully 1,000
people witnessed the game. Umpire*
Saunders, as usual, was very bad in hie
decisions. The feature of the game wae
a two bagger by Hoffman when the baeee
were full, bringing three men bom«,
. Score:
Norfolk, 1 2 005202 0 12
Petersburg, 2 0 9 1 0 8 0 0 0-5
Batteries: Lawton and Carr; Harris,
Dunkle and Haypen. Umpire Samnfere.
Richmond, Va., April 20.—Richmond
lost her first game this season to PY>rts
mouth hero this afternoon. The conto6t
was witnes.-ed by over 5,000 people.
Knox, Portsmouth’s second baseman, lost
bis temper and struck McGowan of
the Richmond players in the eyt* for
which he was fiued #5, aud put o*»t of
the game. Score:
Richmond, 010000 2 0 IS —D
Portsmouth, 10201 121 x —7
Batteries: Behne and Gibscn; !«aacb
Vetter and Quinn.