? I 12 THUMPED THE KING, Manager Comlskey's Star Twirler Walloped by Pitts burg's Sluggers. A VERY POOR OPENING DAY. "Only 2,600 People See the New Chicago Grounds Opened. SOME BEILLIANT FIELDING-DOSE. Staley Pitches Effectively Critical Stages of the Contest. at EESULTS OP OTHEB PLAIEES' GAMES. Pittsburg (P. I).13.. Chicago (P. L.)..... 3 Brooklyn (T.L.) 20..Boston(P.,L) 4 Philadelphia (P.I.) S..New York (P. L.).. 3 PhlladeIphla(.L.) 6.. Boston (N. L.) 5 Brookljn (N. L.).... S..Ncw York (N. L.).. 3 Chicago (K.L.).... 2.. Cincinnati (N. L.).. 8 yesterday's attendaxce. PtaytTf League. i National League. At Chicago 2,600 At Chicago 170 Atl'hlladelphla.... 2,728 At riilladelnhla ... I,6s3 At Brooklyn 1. 116 At Brooklyn 1.323 Total 6,4421 Total 3,161 rsrsexu. tsxigbasi to toe dispatch. Chicago, Hay 5, There was a tremen dous disappointment here to-day in the "turn out" for the Players' League open ing. All the big expectations of 1G.O0O to 20,000 were sadly dashed to the ground, and when to-day's game started there were not 3,000 people on the grounds. The weather had much to do with the poor attendance, and the postponement on Saturday had alto a great influence The friends of the new League were somewhat discouraged at the comparatively poor showing, but the feel ing is still strong for the Flayers' League. A BIO DISAPPOINTMENT. Last Saturday was the scheduled date for the opening of the Players' League season at Chicago. TJp to 2 o'clock the weather was all that could be wished for go6d sport and fine ball playing, but at that hour the wind shifted, and in two minutes the mer cury dropped about 25 degrees, and the rain began descending, to the disappointment of a "crowded house" at the hall grounds, and 35 carloads of people at the Pennsylvania depot gathered there for the start. It was es timated that 15,000 people were ready to witness one of the largest opening games ever seen in Chicago. To-day the postponed game was played with cloudy and cold weather to a crowd of 2,000 people, who saw a game played in the mud. The contestants were Chicago and Pittsburg, and the latter club had things all their own way. Staley was very effective, and only let down in the latter part of the game when Pittsburg hid the game won. CHICAGO'S FIRST RUN'. The contest started very well for the home players as in the first inning they made a run and the visitors were blanked. When the third inning came, however, the home team were not in it. The Pittsburg slug gers lighted on to King and completely pul verized him. Prom that stage on the visit ors continued to knock the ball in all direc tions. The hits were not long ones but they were sate. The grounds were bad, very bad, but despite that fact some fine helding was done. It is unnecessary to tell the story of how the runs were secured, as the majority of them were made clean off the stick end. STALEY TV AS HIT KAHD. Staley was hit quite hard, but the excel lent support he received kept the runs down wonderlully. Ryan reappeared and whacked out a. three-bagger. Farrell also made a triple, a fine one. But the big hitting availed little, as tbe hits were scattered and Staley was on his mettle at the right time. The fielding of tbe visitors was so good that the home plavers had to earn lour of their five runs. King was hit at the right time, and his support at stages was very poor. The score; , rrrrsBUBo. n b p a e CHICAGO. B B F A Z lisnlon, ml 8 Vlsner. r.... 1 X 0 0 Latham. 3.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duny. r.... 13 3 10 Carroll, c ... 2 2 11 Heckler.!... 114 0 C Kyan. m... 0 14 0 0 0 OO'Jicll. L.. 1 1 0 1 0 Fields. J.... 2 Kuehuc. 8... 1 Corcoran, s. 1 ttoblnson, 2. 1 Staley, p.... 1 a a u o uomiscey, u : 3 u l l 2 111 Darling. 2... 0 12 4 0 2 2 0 0 Farrell, c... 1 3 8 2 1 2 3 2 1 llastlan, s.. O 2 0 0 3 1 0 11 OjKInp, p 0 0 1 11 0 Totals.. ..13112714 2 Total 514 24 20 S Chicago 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 I S Pittsburg 0 0 6 2 2 0 13 -13 bUMMABY Earned runs Chicago, 4; Pitts burg, 8. Two-oase lilts Kyan and Bastlan. Three-base hits Dufly and Farrell. liases on balls By King. 3: by btaley. 2. Struck out By King. 2: by Staley. 8. Time, 2:05. Umpires .Matthews and Gunning. Philadelphia. S Sew York, 4. PniLADELrniA, Mav 5. The New Ycrk Giants put up a very poor fielding game to-day, and the Philadelphia Brotherhood clnbwon easily by a score of 8 to 1 Hatfield. Back Kwing and Gore acted as though they wero out for practice instead of in a match game, and the other men did but little better. John Ewing started In to pitch for New York, but bis thumb was broken in the third inning in stopping O'Rourke's wild throw, and Crane finished the game. Pickett celebrated his last game with the club by making a three-base bit and handling everything that camo his way at second base. Attendance, 2,720. Score: PIIILAD'A. B B P A EN. YORK. B B P A E -1- Hallman, r . O 0 3 .hlnlle. s... oil xogarty. in. 2 1 2 Pickett, 2... 110 Wood, 1 0 2 1 Cross, c....- 0 0 S "Mulrcy. 3... 2 0 I Xarrar. 1.-2 2 II Buinntou, p 1 1 2 0 Gore. r. .... 0 2!trHourkc.ra i o Slattery, 1... 2 O'Connor, 1... 0 tiiKlchard'n. 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 14 1 0 1 8 2 1 O 1 O 0 0 0 I'.wlng, c .. O W huner, 3 0 Hatlteld. s . O J. fc.wlug, p. 0 Crane, p.... 0 Totals 8 8 27 17 6 Total 4 8 27 11 5 Philadelphia. 0 08X00100 8 New zoik 0 1001002 04 SUMKAKY Earned runs New York. 2, Two base hits Farrar and U'Rourkc. Three-base hit Pickett. Sstoleu bases-UIchardson, Hhlndle, Pogarty. First base on balls .Muhci. blattery, V. .Ewlng. lilt by pitched ball Fogartv. brruck nnt By Unfflnrton. 12; by Ewlnir, 2: by Crane. 2. Wild pltches-Kwlng. J: Crane, a, Time-liSO. Umpires Ferguson and llolbert. Brooklyn, 20 Boston, 4. Brooklyn. May 6. Captain Kelly's Boston ans were badly whipped to-day by the Brook lyn Players League. Ward's men jumped on Radbonrno badly. Kelly gave placejto Swett in the fifth inning, and the Callfornian played prettily. Attendance. 1,110. BROOKLYN. B B P A XI BOSTOX. B B P A X Ward, s 115X0 Brown, in... 10 10 Uich'dson,L 12 4 0 storey, r.... 114 0 Nash, 3 0 13 3 Hrouthers.L 0 1 10 1 Qulnn. 2.... 0 12 2 lrwln,s 0 111 Kelly, c 0 0 11 sslvctt, c 1110 K&db'n, p .. 0 0 0 6 Ji(TCe. 3 3 3 12 0 Ulerbaner.2. 3 3 0 7 1 Orr, 1 3 8 11 10 McGeachy, r 1 2 S 1 0 beery, 1 2 10 0 1 Bundav. m.. 2 2 0 0 1 Cook, c 2 2 S 2 0 VanBt'n, p. 3 3 2 0 0 TYUls......3:3 2718 3 Totals . .4 8 27 14 6 -Brooklyn 0 0 8 2 0 7 0 1 7-20 Boston 0 020110004 SUMMARY Earned runs Brooklyn, 2; Boston, 1. Two-base hits Ward, BIcrbauer. 3: Orr, Seery, b'wrtt. Three-bast hits Joyce, Orr, Van Uattren. Klchardson. btolen bases Joyce. 2; Seerr, btovey. 2: Broutliers. Double plays Bierbaur. Ward aud Orr: McOtacliy and Orr: Orr unassisted. Base on balls By Van Hallren. 4; Jtadbourne, 2. lilt by pitched ball Sunday, Itad bournc btruck out Brown, Bronthers, Irwin, Bwett. Passed balls-Bwett, 1. Time liSS. Um pire. Gaffney and Barnes. Flayers Leacue Record. W. Boston 7 Chicago ... 6 Buffalo.... S ruisburg. .. li. Pel TV. 4 .638 Brooklyn.. . e 4 .800 I'hlla s 4 .666 New York... 4 5 .M5Clevelana... I L. Pc. S .645 5 .600 7 .864 7 .900 NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES. Anion's Team and the Cincinnati Coda Play u. Fine Tie Contest Mntrle's If ew Giants Domed Acaln br Brooklyn The Phllllea Beat the Boston. Chicago. Met 6. To-day's National League came between Chicago and 'Cincinnati was a pitchers' contest and very stubbornly contested throughout. Cincinnati tied the score in the seventh Inning on Baldwin's hit, sending Reilly borne. The came was called at the end of the ninth inninc on account of darkness, neither team being able to add to their score after the seventh.. The general work of both clubs was fine, the few errors being occasioned by heavy condition of grounds and cold weather. At tendance, 170. Score: chicaoo. b b r x z CINC'KATI. B B r A X Cooney. 8... 10 0 Carroll. 1.... 0 1 5 W llmot. in.. 0 11 Anion. 1.... 0 O 10 Andrews, r. O 0 1 Burns. J..... 0 0 0 O'Brien. 2.. C 0 2 Uutch'sn. p. Ill Klttridge, c 0 1 7 MePhee, 2... 0 Slarr, r 0 Ilollldav. in. 1 Beard, a..... 0 ltellly. 1 i Knljtht, I.... 0 Mullane. 3.. 0 1 S 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 12 2 110 0 0 12 0 0 112 0 18 10 0 010 0 Kcenan, c... 0 Daryea, p... 0 Totals 2 4 27 14 2 Totals . .2 6 27 17 2 Chlcaro 0 020000002 Cincinnati 0 001001002 Scmmakt Earned runs Chicago. 2; Cincin nati, 2. Home run Holliday. first bate on balls Foreman, 2: Hutchinson, 1. Struck out Foreman, 7; Hutchinson, 6. Time or game-lilO. Umpire Zaeharias. Brooklyn, S-New York, 3. Brooklyn, N. Y.. May5. Rusie was wild at Washington Park this afternoon. Pat Murphy gave him wretched support and the Bride crooms walked away with Mutrie's tailenders before 1,323 spectators. An illegal delivery was called on Kusis once, the first decision of its kind on these grounds. Ladies were ad mitted free at to-day's game, but they are in cluded Id the total attendance. The score: UKWTORK n E P A E DHOOhLIX. R B T A E Tlernan.m.. u Clarke, r.... 0 Hornunjr. 1. 1 Bassett. 2... 1 Ula.bC'k. s.. 0 Denny, 3.... 0 Esterur'k,L 1 Kusle, p 0 .Murphy, c. 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 2 O 0 3 1 12 0 0 0 4 O'Brien, 1.. 2 Collins, 2.... 1 Burns. 3.... I Koutz. 1 .... 0 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 14 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 Terr), r.... 1 Corkhlll, m. 1 Smith, s 1 t'lark, c 0 Hujrues, p.. l Totals 3 6 24 16 6 Totals. .8 7 27 12 2 Brooklyn 2 3X10000' 8 ewYork 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 bCMUABY Earned runs New York, 2. Two base lilts Tiernan. Glasscock. Three-base hits Burns, Koutz, Esterbrook. Double plays Glass cock, !las6ctt and EsterBrook. First base on balls By Hughes, 3; by Rusie, 7. First base by lllefral dcllverv Burns, btruck out Collins, Hughes, 2; Clark, benny. Passed balls-Murphv, 2: Clark, 1. Tunc 1:37. Umpires Powers and ilcDermolt. Philadelphia, O Boston, 5. Philadelphia, Pa., May 6. The Philadel phia players hit Nichols hard and often this afternoon, and should have won as they pleased, bnt Vickery, who was in tbe box for the home club, let down in the eighth inning, and the Bostonians tied the score. Tbe Phillies scored tbe winning run in their half of the eighth on too twb-baggers. and Gleas-on, who succeeded Vickery in the ninth, disposed of the visitors without much trouble. Attendance, 1.CSS. Score- rlllLA. K B r A E BOSTOX. B B P A X Burke, m .12 2 0 0 Long, s 12 5 3 1 Uamllt'n.l.. 114 0 1 llcdarr, 3 .. 0 2 1 1 0 Myers, 2..... 12 3 4 0 hulllvan. 1.. 0 0 0 0 1 Thomp'n.r.. 1110 0 Tucker, L... 12 3 0 0 Clements, c. 1 2 7 1 0 Bardie, r.. .00001 Maver. 3..... 0 10 0 O Urodle, m... 0 0 8 0 1 .McCanlev, I. 13 6 1 OSmltn, 2..... 10 2 10 Allen, s 0 14 2 2 Bennett, c. 1 0 S 1 1 Vickery, p.. 0 0 0 6 2 Mcuols, p.. 1 X 0 3 1 Gleasou, p.. 00000 Totals ..... 5 8 24 9 6 Totals 6 18 27 14 6 Boston. 0 010001305 Philadelphia ...2 0012001 6 imiMAUY Earned runs Bostons, 1; Philadel phia, E. Two-base hits M) erg, Thompson, Clem ents, 2; McAulcr, 2. Stolen bases Smith and Burke. First base on balls By Vlckerv, 4; by Gteason, 1: byMchols. 3. Struck out By Vick ery, 5; by .Nichols, 1. Time, 1:43. Umpire Lynch. National League Record. TV. L. re, I W. I Pc Plitla 7 3 ,700 Pittsburg .... 5 & .600 Chicago 8 4 ,60OBobton. ...... B 6 .600 Cincinnati. . 6 4 .Bw.cieveland... 4 6 . Brooklyn .... 7 5 .&S3lNew York.... 2 10 .167 Rain btopped Them. Cleveland, O., May E. The games sched uled for the National and Flayers' Leagues were postponed on account of rain. ASSOCIATION GAUDS. At Rochester Kochester. 0 12 0 2 Athletics 1 0 0 0 0 o o o s o- i o o bUHMAUT Batteries, Barr and Alcuulre: Mr ilalion and Koblnson. Base hits, Rochester, 7; Athletic, 4. Errors, ltochester, 1; Athletic, 3. At Syracuse! btars 0 200010306 Brooklyn 0 0000000 0-0 bUMMARY Base hits, btars, 11; Brooklyn, 2. Batteries, .Morrison and Dealy; Powers and Pili. Errors, btars, 1; Brooklyn, 2. Association Record. vr. L.Pe.1 W. 4 .TMiSvracuse.... S i .643 (xilumbus... S 5 .643,Toledo 4 S .5S3, Brooklyn... 3 Pe. .417 .335 Rochester. LoulsTllle St. Louis.. Athletic .. 10 9 10 .231 Bali Games To-Day. National League Pittsburg at Cleveland; Cincinnati at Chicago; New XToik at Brook lyn: Boston at Philadelphia. Platers' League Pittsburg at Chicago; Buffalo at Cleveland; Boston at Brooklyn; New York at Philadelphia. Association Athletic at Brooklyn: Roch ester at Syracuse; Louisville at Toledo; St. Louis at Columbus. Tbi-State League Dayton atMcKeesport; Mansfield at Youngstown; Springfield at Wheeling; Canton at Akron. TBI-STATE LEAGUE. McKeesport nnd Canton Clnba Plnx nn Ex clllncTIc Game. McKeesport, Pa., May 6. Tho game be tween McKcesport and Canton to-day was as hotly contested as the previous games. It was a beautiful exhibition, but was called at the end of the eighth inning on account of rain. The crowd was not large, but was enthusiastic. Tha score was as follows: McKcesport 0 00100102 Canton 0 00000202 fcUMMAKY Ba.e hits Dallas, Carr (2), Collins. Fern. Mllbee. Two-base bits-Dallas. Lancer, Johns. Errors McKeesport, 2; Canton. 1. Double plays-Williams, Cllne and Dallas, lilt uy pitcnea oau wnuams. l'assi 2. Time, 1:40 TJmplre-Englani V'llllams. Passed balls Collins, uu. An Enthuslnstlc Pittsburjtcr. J. C. Wamser, of the St. Charles Hotel, Pitts burg, is in town. He came to Chicago specially to see the opening game of the Flayers' League. Wainser is known as the greatest baseball crank between tho Alleghenles and the Rock ies, and he was the "rockiest" Allegnenian river soen last night. Ho had hired a dozen car riages and invited four times that number of friends to attend the game with blm, and when tbe rain poured down bo wept with tbo skies. Wamser is a great friend of all tho ballbojs. but last winter when tho Brotherhood was or ganized be took a solemn oath that ho would never witness another National League game. Last Thursday ho met Sunday and Miller and a lot of the Spalding players at tbe Leland. They insisted on bis going to the game with them. Wamser made all sorts of excuses, bnt Manager Hernck shoved him into tbe 'bus and be was whirled out to tbe grounds. There bo sat down on a bench with tho players, and the perspiration grew cold on his brow as be thought of 4ns oath and tbe wager be bad made witu a x'ltisuurg inena. w nen me oraer to play ball was given Wamser sbot tbrouch the carriage exit, called a caband, with a sigh and an Inward resolvp never to take another oatb, was driven down town. Chicago Times. T.nmt Elizabeth Hnll Clnb. East Elizabeth is determined to be in line this season with a ball club, and on Saturday what promises to be a strong amateur ag gregation was organized. Tbe club is named the J. D. O'Neil's, in honor of the gentleman who has been appointed manager of it. W. W. Hart is captain and Messrs. Gum ben and Hart form the battery. The other players are Messrs. Baum, O'Neil, tbe two Ballsinger brothers, Reed, Lambert, Rankin, Fulton, Stevens. The team wants engagements. rtnscball Notes. We may get three out of tbo four at Chicago after all is over. "Silver" Kino was knocked off his royal perch yesterday. It begins to look as If both tho New York clubs were hoodooed. Poos ofa Badbournel How weary of life he THE wonld be before yesterday"! game at Brooklyn ended. Van Haltben Is surprising his friends by his effective work in tbe box. Rain prevented the Tri-State League games at Wheeling and Youogstown yesterday. And still some people have tbe Pittsburg National League Club located in Indianapolis. The Brooklyn League players are being criticised for what is called Association tactics. McCarthy seems to have infused some life into tbe St. Louis Browns. They are playing great ball. Rapt stopped the colts from doing up the Cleveland aggregation yesterday. It may be fine to-day. Corkhtlx, of Brooklyn, is another who be lieves that the League will change its schedule before long. THE Chicagos hit Staley hard (enough yester day to score double tho quantity of runs made by the Chicagos. The Electric Bines have organized and want to play any yonng local team. Address Hayes Nesbitt, SO Wylie avenue. Roat went to Cleveland yesterday to join the Pittsburg National League club. He will likely be acaln tried at third. Readeb By looking at Sunday's Dispatch you could have seen. Bix hits were made off Oalvin's pitching on the day you name. A correspondent calls attention to the ex cellent abilities of Lobner, a local outfielder. The former thinks Lohner is worth a trial. League catchers seem to have no terror for Hamilton. He Is ready to lead tbe League in base running just as he did the Association last year. The New York League club has released Catcher Tom O'Rourko and Scanlan, the Chi cago first base man. Esterbrook is a fixture in the Initial bag. According to Buckley, Rnsi, the New York (N. L.) pitcher, is tho speediest man in the business. It isn't much fun to be the re ceiving end of such a battery. Inquirer Certainly the Players' League has so far had a larger aggregate attendance than tbe National League, but it is next to im- possime to get the exact figures. When you read down the Chicago Brother hood Club's batting order and '.strike such names as Latham, Duffy, O'Neil, Comiskey, Boyle and Klng.lt sounds more like a St, Louis organization than a Chicago representation. Atter all, it seems as if tbe Association talent was jnst as good as tho League. Mail and Express. The Ed Hanloss have organized with the fol lowing members: W. Brnwn. J. Harmon, H. J. Davis. E.F. Waler. J. Kirkpatrick, V.Davis. E. Kirkpatrick, G. Conord and A. Sellers. They would like to hear from all 15-year-old clubs, the St. Pauls, Brotherhood Stars and Mohn Laundry Brothers Stars especially. Address all communications to E. F. water, No. 14 Industry streot. Thirty-first ward. A St. Louis authority says: , Von der Abe, notwithstanding his overbearing tactics, has gotten together a great club. It is, without doubt, the best hitting, fielding and base run ning team in the Association. It as the best pitching talent outside of the Brotherhood ana League. If Von der Ahe treats his men as well all the season as he is doing now bis new Browns will certainly play with some club for the world's championship next fall. Von der Ahe's experience since last year has taught him a good lesson, and he Is not the bulldozer and tyrant of old. A dispatch from Buffalo says: It isproba blo that Arlie Latham, tho shortstop of the Chicago Brotherhood team, will bo arrested when tbe club returns to this city. Tuesday aft ernoon, after tbe game, a small boy named Willie Jamison threw a stone into the 'bus in which tho Chicagos were riding, striking Latham ou the bead. Smarting from tbe pain the ball player jumped out of tbe vehicle and running after tbe boy beat him until bystand ers interfered. The boy was too ill to leave his home to-day, and his father threatens to pro cure a warrant for Latham's arrest. The Chi cagos do not play hero again until June 2. C0EBETTS NEW BACKERS. Phil Dwyrr nnd Ed Kearney Will Put TJp 850,000 for II Im to Flgbt. New York, May Ei Referring to the report that Phil Dwyer and Kd Kearney had ex pressed a willingness to back Jim Coibett, of San Francisco, against any of the heavy-weight pugilists, Phil Dwyer last evening said tbe storv was true. "You may not know it," ho declared, "but that man, in my opinion, out ranks them all, and I took pains to tell him so when he was here. I also advised him on re turning borne to take good care of his bands, and that when he felt fit to let me know it and I wonld back him against any fighter for any amount up to $50,000 a side. I think Sullivan is retrograding sadly and do not believe he will ever meet Jackson or any other first-rater." Mr. Dwyer further said that although it was not generally known, yet it was .himself who found the money for Sullivan In his fight with .Take Kllrain, and was willing to do so again, but if he was matched against Corbett his money would be placed on tbe latter, aud he thought it would be a safe investment. Ed Kearney echoed these sentiments and ex- Eressed the opinion that the ex-San Francisco ank clerk was the "top sawyer" of thorn all. AN ETTEBEVrnTG BOAT BACE. Lumsdon nnd Dnwdon, Two Old-Timers, Row for n Stake. A scull raco took place on the Tyne, England, April 19 which will be of great interest ttt American patrons of aquatics. The contest ants were William Lumsdon, who was defeated in this section some years ago by Nick Lay berger, and Jack Hawdon, Hanlan's first oppo nent in England. The race was for 10 a side, and Hawdon was favorite at 2 to 1 one. There was a large attendance to soe the once "coming champions." Tbe distance was two miles. The Starr was a good one, and Lumsdon, who is now working in the coal mines, soon forged ahead and ultimately won oasilyln IS minutes and 4 seconds. About 11 or 12 years agn both men were looked upon as wurld-beaters. Lums don was matched to row Trickett and for feited. He was a protege of Jimmy Taylor, now of this city. Lumsdon was located In this city for some time. j Kecnnn Won't Ran. C. O. Kcenan. ot the East End, states that be docs not Intend to start in the threo-milo raco at the East End gymnasium. , GEK. THOMAS DECIIKED. A Letter Which SInkca Clear Jilt Position RcBardtnK the South. Richmond, Va., May 5 Tho following very remarkable letter of General George H. Thomas, heretofore unpublished, was to-day discovered among somo of the stored-away ar chives of tbe State Capitol here: New Yobk Hotel, March IS, 1861. To His Excellency, Governor John Letcher, Klch- mond. Va.: Dear Sm-I received yesterday a letter from Major Ullbnm, of the Virginia Military Institute dated the nth Instant, in relerence to tue position or Chief of ordnance of the Male, in -which lie In forms me that you had requested him 'to ask me If I wonld resign from the service, and If so, whether that post woulc" be acceptsble to roe." As he requested me to make my reply to you direct, I have the honor to state, after expressing my most sincere thanks for your very kind offer, that It Is not mv w'sh to leave the service of the United titatcs as lone as It Is honorable for me to remain In It, and therefore as lone ss my native Mate (Virginia) remains in the Union it Is my purpose to remain In the array unless requested to per form duties alike repulsive to honor and human ity. 1 am very respectfully your obedient servant, UEOllQE II. THOMAS, Major, United Mates Army. General Thomas was a Virginian bv birth and roe to great distinction in the Federal operations in the Sooth and West, It was al ways insisted by old armv officers who joined the Confederates that General Thomas had lrcqnently expressed his determination to share the fortunes of war with bis natiyo State. This, however. Thomas denied. The above letter, however, which Is authentic, looks very mucu as ii me uisunguisneu omcer must nave changed bis mind subsequent to tho time he wrote it. The letter is regarded as a valuablo contribution to history. WOMEN AT JOHNS H0PKUTS. A Fund Proposed to Give -Them Hlsher Medical Training. Baltimore, May 5. An association has been formed bore of ladies well known in literary and social circles, haying for its object the creation of "the women's fund for the higher medical education of women." It is proposed to raise $160,000, to be given to the Johns Hop kins University trustees, on condition that they admit ladies as students to tbe medical school about to be opened on the samo terms as men. xney concede mat an applicants must have previously undergone tbe necessary training, and most have tho same schooling and experi ence as tbe malo etuaents. A school nf medi cine has recently been added to tbe university, and the leading physicians and surgeons at the hospital have been made professors of the vari ous branches In which they excel. They have oeen iDciunncio rrsiuenb puvsicians. The idea Is to give qualified women the same opportunities. It is also to be an advanced medical school, open to all comers. The money is to be secured in Baltimore, New York, Phil adelphia, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco by women interested in the undertaking. Local committees are already at work in the four nrst-named cities, and the others will immedi ately follow suit. The ladies here tbink they can raise $30,000 by June 1, and expoct tbat all tho other cltios will contribute S2&000 each. All contributions will bo conditional on a total contribution nf at least $100,000 and on tho acceptance of the con- I rilflnn.h.Wt. ...tn B lUUUlU UJ U U0VGC0. FJTTSBTTKG- NIMICK'SFLATDEMAL He Eeplies to a Strange Report From Indianapolis. ABOUT THE OLD CLUB'S FUTURE. Mr. Converse Is Beady to Put Up Plenty of Honey If Needed. GEORGE MILLER AS A THIRD HA8EHAN Baseball writers at Indianapolis evidently have everything cot and dried regarding the Pittsburg National League club. One young man he cannot-bevery old or else he wouldn't apparently be so innocent has flooded the country with the following very definite announcement The dispatch is dated Indianapolis: Director Schmidt, of the old ball club. Is in Pittsburg and, it Is known on reliable author ity, is arranging for tbe transfer of the club of that city to Indianapolis, notwithstanding Nick Young's denial that Pittsburg is to go out. When Brush agreed to transfer his players to New York there was a proviso in tho agree ment that should Indianapolis go into the season Glasscock and one other player, prob ably Boyle and Rusie. were to return, provided the amount of advance money paid tbem by New 'York was refunded. Brush has all along desired a club, but his fellow-directors were not in favor of it. This the wily President has overcome, and bis recent admission that he would not interfere with Pittsburg's coming here is now shown up in its true light. When tbe Pittsburg clnb completes its trip it will not return to its old abode, but will land in Hoosierdom. SOMEWHAT OUT OF LINE. The writer of the above has certainly lab ored to leave no room for doubt in the mat ter, add if he is not the veriest prevaricator some other peopleare telling tbe most willful falsehoods to the public. President Nimick was shown the dispatch yesterday, and after reading it had a hearty laugh. He said: "Now, when is this nonsense going to end? I am puzzled to know what reason there is for some persistently publishing to the world that we are going to transfer our clnb. Let me make a statement, a fall statement, re garding ihe whole matter. I will now talk just as if I was under oatb. "We havi never spoken to any body about transferring onr club. We have never written anybody on the sub ject, and most certainly there never has been anybody to see us on the matter either from Indianapolis or anywhere else. Now I want this statement to bo thoroughly relied upon, because it is absolutely true. I will say more. Onrjclub will be here this year and for many years. I have jnst re ceived word from Mr. Converse, one of our directors, who says that he is ready to put up $20,000 to help the club along. He rightfully says that other people are trying to usurp the 'club's rightful territory. His admiration for the national game began in this city, and he naturally feels opposed to being pushed out by people who heretofore have done nothing at all for -the game. Bear in mind it has been our money that popularized the game hero and we mean to stay. We will stav. THE LEAOTJB NOT WILLINa. "But," continued Mr. Nimick, "even if we did wish to transfer our team, we couldn't do it without the consent of the National League. That organization could carry a club here without us. At any rate, the League is not willing for any transfer, even if we were. I hope that all these malicious rumors will stop, because they are A LOT IN THE CITY AT COUNTRY PRICES. MOW READY AMD FOR SALE. s THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLAN OF LOTS EVER OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC AT THE MONEY. , LAID OUT BY GEORGE S. MARTIN & CO., ON LEMINGTON AVE,, a few steps off Lincoln Ave., TWENTY-FIRST WARD, East End. Beautiful Building Lots, level as a floor, and well drained; laid out on 50-foot avenues. ALL GRADED and BOARDWALKS LAID on every street. Natural forest and fruit trees cover the plan. Never failing springs of pure soft water. Scenery pretty as a picture. Good neighborhood. Brick pavements and paved streets right to the plan. FARE TO THE -HEART OF THE CITY by either cable line, 5c. Just think of it, Magnificent Building Sites 25x110 feet in the East End for $35 $400, $450 and $500 each, on your own terms. Advantages, inducements and location unequaled. Large Brick Public School right at the plan, as for Stores, Churches, etc., eta, the East End is too well known for comment Pure Air! No Mud! No Hills 1 No Swamps! Electric lights. Everything inviting. COMB QUIGK I FIRST GQMt FIRST SRVD, "Special inducements offered this week. i i- BSTDON'-T. FAIL - I - 5UlV :dispatc3b; Tuesday, mat e, isgo. ' - ' ;' -;. ; f as much insults to tbe publlo as they are lies about us. I feel confident that after all this temporary excitement, consequent on the introduction of a novelty, is over we will be all right." Mr. Nimick went on to say that Miller is destined to make a great third-base player. The President declined to say definitely what efforts are being made to secure another in fielder. He is satisfied with Dunlap 's work, but thefficials are desirous of securing a regnlarand first-class third baseman. If such a player cannot be secured, Mr. Nimick plainly intimated that Miller will be kept at third permamently, and Berger and Wil son will do the catching. Bowen nnd ftlyer. New Orleans, May 5. Andy Bowen, tho crack lightweight of this city, who Is to fight Billy Myer, of Streator, IlL. on Tuesday night, at West End, for $3,000 a side and the light weight championship, concluded bis training at St. Tammany Parish last night. He weighed 131 pounds to-day, or two pounds under the limit. Myor is also down to weight, and a fierce fight is expected. , .... Betting still favors Myer, on account of his reputation, the odds to-night being 10 to 7 in his favor. There are. however, many takers, as Bowen has a strong following, owing to his brilliant record 19 victories and one draw, tho latter with Charley Johnson. Results nt Elizabeth. Elizabeth. N. J.. May 6. The track was very heavy to-day, but tho attendance was good and the betting lively. Results: First race, five furlongs FItzroy first, Glostcr second, Ulenmouna third, 'lime, 1:05. second race, ndle and a furlong Lislmony first, King Crab second. Belwood thTd. Time, 2:O03. Third race, five furlongs Lemon Blossom first, Shotover second, Vevay third. Time. 1:033(. Fjourth race, half a mile Lord Harry first. Kit tle B second. Cascade third. Time, :54. Firth race, six furlougs Kincocas first, Sam Morse second, Major Daly third. Time. 1118. Sixth race, mile and a furlong ltoyal Garter first. Admiral second, Kudolph third. Time, 2:04. Couldn't Make a Match. rSFXCIAL TXLIOKAM TO THX DISPATCB. Beaveb Falls, May 6. Ed Reilly, of Pitts burg, who has been in Beaver Falls for Bome days trying to get a wrestling match with Sampson Hibberd, has failed to accomplish his task and has taken down his forfeit of 825. He will now turn bis attention to training Fred Wise, of New Brighton, for his coming fight with Elmer Grant. Will Fight to a Finish. Articles of agreement have been signed by Elmer Grant and Fred Wise to fight to a, finish, Queensberry rules, with two-ounce gloves, for J20Q a side and all the recoipts. The contestants are heavy-weights, and they will fight within 100 miles of Bever Falls a few davs after the Fourth of July. Wiso com menced training yesterday. FEW EMMIGEAirrS GOING WEST. Western Roads Complalnlae of Poor Pas senger Business This Year. O. Warner, the traveling passenger agent of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road, affixed his signature to the register of the Seventh Avenue Hotel yesterday. He is disgusted with the Western rate wars, nnd hopes they will soon be settled. The managers of the road represented in the Western Transcontinental Passenger Associations will meet in Chicago to try to patch up their differences. When this is done it will requjre a notice of ten days be fore old rates can be restored. Mr. Warner thinks from present indications that the managers will come to an agreement, "Tbe cutting has not helped the passen ger business," be said, "The people are not traveling. The usual number of tour ists keeps up, but this seems to be an off year. There are few immigrants going West, and those bound that way are strik ing for Oregon and Washington. These places are the objective points. I don't know what is tbe trouble this season, but immigration is not westward." TJNTjstrAii bargains in our dress trimming department. Novelties in Vandyke points, Bolero sets, gold and silver effects, buckles, dress slides, etc., etc. Campbell & Dick. THE SLOAN 127 FOURTH AVENUE. 127 First door above Smithfield Street,. TO SEE LEMINGTON SQUARE BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. - .Vl. PICKETT ENJOINED. He Cannot Play with the Philadel phia P. L. Team. THE COURT TALKS PLAINLY. Judge Arnold Lecture the Player About N His Ingratitude. KANSAS C1TI SCORES A BIG TI0T0RI Philadelphia, May 5. The suit of the American Association Baseball Club, ot Kansas City, agaiust John T. Pickett and the Players' National League Baseball Club, of Philadelphia, argued on Saturday, was decided by Judge Arnold this morn ing. The Judge granted the injunction asked for in the bill. This was that Pickett be re strained by an injunction, preliminary until the hearing of the case and perpetual there after from playing baseball with or giving his services as a baseball player for the sea son of 1890 to any other club or organiza tion, person or persons whatsoever other than the Kansas City club, and that the Players' National League Baseball Club, of Phila delphia, be restrained from employing John T. Pickett or otherwise interfering with the giving of said Pickett's services for said season of 1890 to the Kansas City manage ment. The injunction issues on the entry of security for $1,000. SOME PLAIX LANGUAGE. Judge Arnold, in tbe course of his de cision, says: "As the disputed questions of law in this ease were considered and de cided adversely to the defendant in the case of tho Philadelphia Baseball Club versus Kallmann, we are thereby saved from the necessity of repeating much of what was so well said in that case by the learned President of this court. The rule there laid down Is that where a person en ters into a contract to render bis services as a baseball player for a reasonable length of time, a court of equity, although it cannot compel him to perform these services will nevertheless enjoin him from giving to a third person the services he has bound himself to render to another. When we con sider the fact that the plaintiff, the Kansas City club, paid for the release of Pickett from the St. Paul Baseball Club in May, 1889, 13,300, of which sum 800 was paid to Pickett and a salary of $340 a month, which was regularly and fully paid to him, al though he was sick and unable to play near ly half of the season of 1889, his ingratitude is shown to be equal to his bad faith. While we cannot punish him for his ingratitude, we can restrain him from deriving any ben fit from his breach of contract. PICKETT'S BAD EXCUSE. "He will not be condemned to idleness, but be will be prevented from playing base ball as a business unless he plays lor the plaintiff. His excuse that the Kansas City club has transferred its membership from the American Association to the Western Association will avail nothing In this suit, for he has stopped himself from complain ing, as he knew of tbe transfer and ap proved and acquiesced in it. Nor will his complaint that the Kansas City club re leased some of its players help him out of his difficulty. It was not a part of the contract that he should select or retain . tbe players to play with him. The right of selection and employment is one of the exolusive rights of the employer, unless the rule which re quires servants to obey their masters is to be disregarded in baseball matters. But iu this particular, as in the other, the defend- OF A TON SQUARE. JgpCall, get plan and make arrangements to be taken to & CO., anthas stopped himself by acquiescing in the release of those players. His fear that the plaintiff will not be able to pay bis salary is a matter he should have thought of when he was making his engagement. It will not excuse him from keeping his part of the contract until default in payment shall occur. His experience with the plaintiff as a paymaster does not justiiy his fear, but it does lead to the belief that this is a mere subterfuge. An. injunction will be granted as prayed for." HOW A JAP LADY SMOKES. A Familiar Scene In the Cars of tbo Awe- In.plrlns Orient. Detroit Free Press, When a Japanese lady gets on tbe car if not with her husband or family she is sure to have a lady friend or a female servant with her she generally drops her sandals on the floor and, carelully arranging her robe, folds her feet and legs under her on the seat, just as at home on the mats. She next takes out from the oil or great silk belt which en circles her waist and which really keeps all her garments in place tbe tiny pipe, case and pouch, and filling the bowl with a pinch of the fine cut weed, strikes a match and lights it. She draws in one full whiff and then lets most of the smoke float out of her mouth little by little, but finally the rest is blown out through tbe nose. She then knocks the tobacco out of the pipe, against the (be of her sandal, on the floor, and replenishes the bowl with to bacco immediately, lighting it from the former contents which are still smoking on the floor, and of this second bowlful she slowly inhales about three whiffs, then empties the bowl again. I have seen the filling, lighting and smoking re peated one after the other four times, but generally it is but twice. After this the pipe is replaced in the pouch and the whole put away in the belt. It is easy enough to describe this in words, bnt impossible to point them with the absolnte perfection of grace whieh ani mates eytTy move. A RECORD IK PHOTOGRAPHS. Novel Application of tbe Camera to Archi tecture and Building. Carpentry and Building. A graphic history of the new Library Bnildinfr at Washington, is heinc nrPTiarprl. a .. a j 0 ri At regular Intervals from the top of the building, occupied by the superintending architect and his force of draftsmen, a camera is turned upon the work, which at present consists only of a great hole dug out in the square east of tbe capltol grounds. The resulting picture shows every detail of the condition of the work, the height of tbe foundation wall, the piles of material on haud, etc. It is pro posed to file these photographs away, properly labeled in such form, that they can be produced if any question arises as to what was done or was not done at any stage of tho work. BABY'S ROUND SHOULDERS. A Disagreeable Physical Defect Tbat Has It Orlelu. A tendency to round shoulders is often contracted in the cradle. The mother, in mistaken kindness, places the baby's head on a pillow so high that its shoulders must be curved and the habit thus learned Is kept up through life to the detriment of health and appearance. When asleep an infant's bead should be very little, if any higher than its body, which should be straightened out. Its nap would be longer and sweeter if healthfully placed. It is just as com fortable, when one is accustomed to it, and far more useful to sleep with the whole body perfectlyflevel. Laoe curtains! Lace curtainsl 350 pairs at a bargain, on Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10. Hugtjs & Hacks. TXSSU LIFE Agents., .". I llfS L 0 U ally am i KBW ADVERTISEMENTS. YiuPa3! 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