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    THE SCHAXTON TRIBUXE WEDNESDAY MORXTXG, 31 AY 20, 1896.
CARROLL, TAILOR,
9 m
WYOMINQ AVENUE.
POPULAR PRICES PREVAIL.
EASTERN LEAGUE
BASE BALL GAMES
Neither Scored Till the E'eventh ia the
Syracuse-Providence Game.
TEE BISONS OUTPLAYED SCRANTON
No Excuse to Offer Tor Our Defeat.
Wilkcs-liarre. an I'sual, Waited
Until the Last Inniug to Lose.
Scranton in Last Place.
Vestcrdny's Results.
Buffalo..; 15 Scrauton 8
Toronto 3 Wllkes-Barrt
Syracuse a Providence I
Springfield 7 Rochester 6
F.eranton is at the foot of the list.
The defeat by liulalo yesterday did it.
Springfield was tin- only visiting club
to win. and by taking Rochester into
ramp the Ponies crawl out of last place
und tie Wilkes-Harre in the next round ;
above Si-runton. ;
We !st yesterday because we were
or.t-hlt and out-pitched und that's a
Kocj reason. I'rovldenee nt Syracuse .
played an ll-IKnlng game anil neither
hida scored until the last inning, a I
game which will prohnMy not bo du
plicated, this season. Springfield sur
prised itself by winning from Rochester
in the last Inning. The Wllkes-Harre-
nr.s, as usual, waited until the last
chapter to lose their game at Toronto.
Percentage Itcrord.
1 1 f I . 1
i- K SI to ? i. !
- x
Syracuse ...
I covliiehi'e
Rochester .
'lornriio ....
llulTalo
Wilkep-B're ,
tfprihgMeld .,
Berntuon ...
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Today's Ensteru League (funics.
Scrnnton at Buffalo.
Wlllies-Harre lit Toronto.
Springfield at .Rochester,
i'rovldenee at Syracuse.
HORNER'S OFF DAY.
Was One of Several. Rscenlly, and
Buffalo Toak Advantage of It.
Power Has Reported.
Special to the Scrauton Tribune.
buffalo. May lit. ScruiiUm lost the
opining buttle of the Merles at Buffalo
III a listless game played thin afternoon
at Olympic park. Although Tom Power
Is here he did not play first base toduy.
Heir guarding the initial bag.
"Little Jack" Horner wus In the box
for Herdlitnu but It Was an off duy with
I11111 ami the Buffalo batsmen touched
lilm up nt a lively rate lii the first and
third ami pounded liini unmercifully In
the seventh lnninrrs. Wadsworth did
good work for Huffalo for the first six
Innings but was taken ill and went
completely to pieces in the eighth. He
1.. d l:id''led out singles to Mealtey nntl
Kagnn and a three-bagger to Hutcliin
ron when he was pulled out and Gannon
Fulistituted In the eighth.
H was In the eighth that Scranton
lost its golden opportunity for tleing
the score. The count stood Huffalo 10,
Scranton 7. When Gannon took charge
Hutchinson was on third base and no
on' '.nit Gannon gave Flnek his base
on balls and Maguire singling to right
Held scored Hutchinson. Then Horner
got a base on balls. The bases were
filled and only two runs needed for a
. tie. but Rafferty sent a pop fly to Wise
und Herr struck out.
AND HORNER BLt'NDERED.
Ward took his place at bat and the
Huffalo rooters trembled as "Piggy"
squared away for n home run hit. But
It never came, for Horner wandered
too far from first base and Catcher
Smith had the ball down to field in a
flush and the Utile pitcher was out,
retiring the side without giving Ward
the desired chance.
Horner was st'll very rocky In the
eighth Inning, r.nd r.uffa',3 put on three
more runt. The Scranton batsmen
rould dn nothing with Gannon In the
ninth. Score:
BUFFALO.
A. 11.
. .. ii
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... 4
... r.
... 5
. .. 5
... 4
1
R. II. P.O. A. E.
Stnhl, rf
Ruiilnnd, 11
f'lymer. cf
Wise, 2b
Field, lb ,
Grlminger, 3b ...
Smith, e
Li wee, S3 ,
Wadsworth, p ...
Cannon, p ,
Totals 10 13 ,i 27 11 3
SCRANTON.
All. R. II. P.O. A. E.
Ward, ib ft 1 2 2 I 0
Meany, rf 0 1 3 o 0
lJtlKilll. If I I 1 0 2
Hutchinson, ss 4 1 1 2 I 1
Hack, cf 4 10 4 0ft
McGulre, 3b 4 1 2 0 4 1
Homer, p 3 2 2 0 2 1
Rafferty, c & 1) 2 5 1 1
ll.-rr, lb 4 0 u 10 0 0
Totals ....41 8 13 24 12 6
rlilffnlo 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 3 x 13
Bctnnton 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 08
. Earned runs Buffalo, 5; Scrnnton, 4.
First bsse by errors iiuffnlo, S; Scranton,
Z. L-ft on bases Buffalo. 7; Scranton,
K. First base on bnlls Off Wadswortii,
4; off Gannon, 2; off Horner, 4. Struck out
Ey Wadsworth, 2; by Clannon, 2; by Hor
r, C. Three-basp hits Field. Hutchin
son. Two-base hits Clymer. Ward, Wise,
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Coal Exctaup
aEwaBy DUIILiIig,
Rofferty. H. Smith. Sacrifice hits Ruh
land. Stolon bases Wise, C'lymor, Irf-wee,
Stahl, Wadsworth. Double plays Horner
to JJcGuIre to Ward to Herr. Hit by pitch
er By Wadsworth, 1. Wild pitches
Wadsworth, 1'; Horner, 1. Passed balls
Rafl'crty, 2. Time 2.10. Umpire Dosich
vr. WILKES-BACRE-TORONTO.
"lop Lylle's Muff Helped to Uriag
Auother Disaster to the Alligators.
Toronto, Slay 19. It was tha best
game of the season here today and as
Toronto won the small erowd went
home well pleased. Uoth Moran and
Yerrlck were effective and the only
earned run was the one that won the
game. Wright scored In the sixth in
ning on hia slow hit to first, going to
second on Yrrrick's muff cf Karl's
throw to the bug. The next two men
retired and LuUnbcrg followed with a
single. Wllkes-liarre drew even on
Mahon's single, Yeriiek's Facrlfiee bunt
and Lytle's fly over second that Mad
den did not pick up In time to stop
McMuhon at the ptale. Yerrlck's wl d
ness. a sacrifice by Dawse and Lytle's
intiff gave Toronto another. Karl's
base on balls and C. Smith's hit again
brought the visitors level. O'Erten
opened the last with a double. Dawse
bunted for a single nnd Moran sent a
long fly to c.nter. Le.'.otte spialned Ms
ankle slidli.g to second and Griflln re.
placed him. Attendance, 03. Ucorc:
Wl LK 123-BA R It K.
A.It. R. II. P.O. A. E.
Lytic. If 3 0 1 3 0 1
leaner, 2b 4 0 0 0 2 1
Lcxotle. rf 1 0 0 0 0
C.r.itln. rf 2 0 110 0
Karl, lb 3 1 1 14 1 0
". Smith, 3b 4 0 1 2 2 1
Dlltrtins, o 4 0 14 10
M. -Million, ss 4 1 1 0 3 0
Yerrlck, p 4 o V 0 4 1
Totals 21 2 ti 1' 13 4
Winning run made when only two out.
TORONTO.
A D. R. II. P.O. A. E.
WrK-ht. cf 4 1 2 2 0 0
Paiklen, 2b 3 0 0 2 0 1
Freeman, rf 4 0 0 2 0 0
Lutenberg, Ib 3 0 1 11 0 0
J. Smith. 0I1 3 0 1 1 2 0
UeiehMity, ss 3 1 0 2 3 1
O'Brien. If 3 1 1 1 0 0
Hewse, c 4 0 1
.Uoian, p v v a v
Totals 32 3 27 13 2
V.'illics-Barre 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0-2
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13
Earned runs Toronto, 1. First base on
errors Wllkes-Hurre. 1; Toronto, 2. Left
011 bases Wilkes-Unrre, 8; Toronto. 8.
First base on balls otT Moran. 5; oft Yer
rlck. 3. Struck out By .Moran, 5; Yerrlck,
3. Two-base hits O'Brien. Sacrifice hits
-McMiihun, Yerrlck, l.nwe. Stolen
buses Lvtle., J. Smi'li. Double plays Del.
ehiinty to Lutenberg; McMahon to Karl to
.'. Smith. Hit by plioher By Yerrlck, 1.
l.'mpire Swart wood. Time ISA.
Providence at Syracuse.
Syracuse, X. Y May IS. Syracuse won
the'lirst of the s-rles from Providence to
day in the greatest gunie ever seen In this
city, ll took eleven Innings to decide it
und rol a run was made until the lust In
Ing. Svraeuse played 1111 errorless game
and oiitbatleil Hie Grays. .Mason pitched
wonderful bull for the home teum. At.
tendi-nee, 2.WM. Score: RUE
Hyrucusv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 11 0
I'rovidi m.'e 0 0 0 u 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 I 5 2
Biitierles .Mason und Hess; Hodson und
Dixon. I'liipiieGuflney.
Spriiiiilicld nl Rochester.
Rochester, N. Y., Muy U'. Springfield to
day defeated the home team In a close
iin'd very Interesting game. Both pitch
ers were effective, but Cuughlui v.on out.
S,re: R.H.E.
Rochester 0 J 0 0 3 0 0 0 ll 13 2
HprlliKlleld 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 11 1
Rutterles Herman and Boyd: I'ouuhliu
and Coogun, L'mplros Kelly und Crane.
SCRANTON SIGNS HARPER.
Eastern League's Crack '95 Twirler Who
Was Sold by Rochester to Brookly n.
Other Deals Are On.
ritcher Harper, of the Hrooklyns,
and who was with Rochester last year,
has been purchus"! by Scran. on and
ordered to report at once to Manager
McDcrmott nt Huffalo. He was rec
ognized aB the star twirler of the East
ern league last year, and no surprisa
was occasioned when It was known
that Rrooklyn wos angling for him be
fore the seupon ended.
Harper was seated to bp one of the
Bridegrooms' regular twlrlets th's Rea
son. He pitched one winning game.
Inst one and wns put In to finish a
game that was already lost. Those who
know his great ability to pitch have
been at a loss to understand why he
has not taken his regular turn In the
box.
The torms on which Harper's release
was purchased could net be leirred iast
night. When the figure Is mr.de known
it will probably startle Eastern league
circles. Harper hit .257 last year, a
good average for a pltchsr.
All or yestrdav T. R. Ilrooks. of the
Scranton association, was engaged In
telegraphic negoilntlons with two Na
tional leatrue clubs for an outfielder
with each club. One of these lilt over
400 last year In a minor league as fast
as the Eastern: the other was In the
Eastern last year. There is hardly a
choice between them and If terms are
agreed upon, one of the two will prob
ably be purchased today.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cincinnati gets first place by a Blight
margin. Only three games took place
yesterday, but these were sufficient to
change the positions of Cleveland,
which loses first position; Boston and
Ilultlmore, which drop to third and
fifth, and Cincinnati and Pittsburg,
which ndvanees to second and fourth.
New York shut out Anson's Colts, but
the Plilllle were easy losers at Cin
cinnati. Pcrcenlugc Record.
P. W. L. P.C.
28 17 II .1.51
23 15 8 .fi-,2
L'" 10 .t!W
23 14 9 .tva
i.j 15 10 .'J09
:;r. ii it .wo
27 in 12 jm
2li 13 13 ..".WO
25 10 if, .4U
20 9 17 .310
25 8 1i .S20
2U S 21 .192
Innings)- R.H.E.
,0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 13 3
Cincinnati ..,
Cleveland ...
HoKton
Pittsburg
Baltimore ...
Philadelphia
Chicago
Brooklyn ....
Batteries Hughey and 3ilpJm; Kenne
dy and Burrlll. L'mplre Kmslie.
At Cincinnati R.H.E.
Cincinnati 10200050 x 8 9 S
Philadelphia 0 110000002 7 2
Batteries Rhlnes, Dwyer and Pelts;
Taylor and Clements. Umpire Keefc.
At Chicago R.H.E.
Chicago 0 0000000 0 0 5 0
New York 0 0001 00007 9 1
Batteries Friend and Kittrldge; Clarke
and Wilson. Umpire Sheridan,
At St. Louis No game; wet grounds.
At Cleveland No game; wet grounds.
At Louisville No game; wet grounds.
STATE LEAGUE.
At Ennton (11 Innings) R.H.E.
Pottsville 1 000203031 111 16 8
Kaston 0100061101 212 17
Batteries Easlon, Betley and Smith;
Cronin and Rodgers. Umpire Hornung.
At Philadelphia- R.H.E.
Athletic 4 0 0 0 i S Ml 22 4
Bhnmokln 0 1 0 1 1 OS 0-5 T
Batteries White and Weand; Cain and
Uoors. Umpire Elsenhower. .
, ,' ' ' , , j " "
At Hasleton- .. R.H.E.
Haxleion 1 i 0 S l!
Lancaster i3 S 3
Lauerie-Mattern anil R. WesilaKe:
I Mayer and Moth.
At Oarbondale R.H.E.
i Cuibondale i 5 J 8 Z It 3 IH i'l 1
Vork e 3 0 5 I 1 M 18 3
Butteries Anderson and Pan hen;
Sheckard and Young. Cmpire Phelan.
COLLEGE GAMES.
Rcthlehem, Pa.. May Is. Lehigh
bunched their hits todav and won from
the I'niversuy of Yirginia by tha score tf
10 to .
Providence, R. I.. May 19. Urown was
defeated by the Holy Cross team this
afternoon. Score was 4 to 1.
BASE BALL GOSSIP.
The cranks at home are rooting for Tom
Power to get In the game.
The summary of yesterday's game don't
put Ruffei'ly in a chining light.
Clone Trotter Hilly Kane has been given
charge of the Dallas team, or the Texas
Southern league.
Cyclone Ueorgo Miller, probably better
known us the 'human foshcrn," is now
:u!n of the Loulsvllles.
.4,tain "Kid" Gloasnn says the poor
fiiowing of the New York Is altogether
the fault of the pitching corps.
Pitcher .Ionian, of Syracuse, has been
let go by Manager Kumzsch. -He la look
ing for an engagement with Scranton.
.MeMahon, of Baltimore, says Mercer Is
the best all-around pitcher In the major
league for his batting, base running,
lieltllng a::d twirling.
It Is estimated among the bookmaker.',
turf reporters, and horsemen In St. Louis
that Yon dor Abe is making $1.0u0 a week
on his circus ring race track.
Latham is expecting his tlcket-of-leave
nt any moment. I.sih would be a valuable
man to any minor league. He can win out
as outtlelder and all-round Jollier.
Ueveru! financial kings are talking of
giving a purse of f.".Ouo to some Cincinnati
rhsrity on the lay that the papers will
admit the Reds were defeated by the other
club and not by the Umpire. Cleveland
Plain-Dealer.
"U'll" Clark, who wns sold from G.T.m
ton to New York lat year and who lies
been en the bench, has been ordered by
Mnnnger Irwin to riport In Cincinnati to
morrow. Clark wlil be placed on first
and Hurry Duvls will go to left field.
McGunnlgle compels his players to re
port every morning for practice at 9
o'clock. The Colonels, under MeGunni
gle's control, ore playing speedier ball, de.
spile tho fact that they threatened to bov
cott Dr. Stucky when it became known
that McClorkry wa fired.
To the rveruge fun it does not appear
ns If th? Baltimore were spending -their
days and nights weeping over the tbsence
of "Mr.gsy" McGraw from the team. L'p
to Friday night ihry hn l won eight of the
ten games played on their western trip.
Munager Buckenberger evidently meunt
what he said when he declared that he
would spure nothing to gt the right sort
of a team. It cost him $500 for Deiehanty's
release, but he warned the man and paid
t f het so't of lVollcv win not go unao- I
'c.ed bj Tlo pep".iVrSm.
Globe.
Mcaney Is the only Scranton player who
has played from sturt to nnish in nil tho
fifteen gHroes to date. Wurd and Kag.in
have participated in every game, but th
o.ie was put out of a game nt Toronto by
Cmpire Bwartwood and Eagan retired
from one of the games at home on account
of sickness. 1
Cnptalii Adrian C Anson, who has
through all the years rested silently un
der the title of "the big Swede," arises
to correct that Impression of his nation
allty. The Ansons are Knglish, possibly
of Danish descent hundreds of years ago,
but long settled in America, and old
Grandfather Anson, father of the eaptai.i,
Icoks like a Down-East Yankee. The fam
ily has resided in New York and Michigan,
anil finally at Marshnlltown, la. Mrs.
Anson Is a Germun, u -Miss Flegt-1 before
marrying the captain. Chicago News.
Mr. Wledman, culled by courtesy nil urn.
plre, mude decisions which he regretted
and tried to smooth over. As u smother
he Is us diplomatic as a street at a meet
ing of the Socletv for the Promotion of
F.r'ihetlc Speech. He called things by such
far-distunt names thut sevreal broods l
chickens In the nelithborhood hatched pre
numirtly from the shock. VVeidman is too
Hood a man for un umpire. Hrf should be
In the blacksmlthlng business, or som-3
plnce where his keen discretion and acme
ludgmeiit might llnd their proper reward.
His lull nts. at present, are wasted upon
an unapt'ici'lallng desert of popular op'.n.
Ion. Chicago Inter-Ocean.
.Now, savs the Washlgton Post, con-e.s
tho pasriing of Arlie Latham. This
is Luttmm's lust sia; on in tho
Major league. He must retire to the shoe,
milker's bench or betake himself to a
minor league. Latham, at his best, hi the
prime and flower of the champion St.
Louis Browns, was fleet of foot, a valua
ble muii on the buses, ami one of the
greatest sucrlflce hitters thut ever bunted
ball. H" was a comedy character on the
reach Hue. His wit twInkLd during ill"
most crltrul stages of the game, and
many a victory was due to the dudes
mastery of witty combat, n trick, widen,
of turn, nt exciting stages of the game,
often resulted in swaying the result in
favor of the team for which he worked so
hard. With all his quips, conceits, buf
foonery and persiflage, Latham never for
get that the opposition catcher or pltch-r
whom he twitted and help up for a mark,
possessed feelings, und he never uttempt
ed to cut him to the quick. It can never
be said of Latham that he was not a gen.
tleman on the ball Held, as ball players
go. '
AMATEUR BALL NOTES.
The Fcote & Shear Base Rail team
would like to arrange a game with somo
llrm team In the city for Decoration Day;
hardware firm team jireferred. Addrcs-s
Joseph No'.nn, Foote A Shear, 119 ash
Ington avenue.
The Tycoons challenge the Edlsons, not
the Sliders, to a game of ball for Saturday,
May 23. Answer through The Tribune.
Frank Coruett, manager; John aougher,
captain. ...
The Xlshobron Rase Rail club has or
ganised with the following players: kel
Iv, catcher: Smith, pitcher and shortstop;
Lcroy, first base; Ralph, second base;
gang, third bae: Brechl, center fielder;
Williams, right tlelder: Bought, left field
er; Posner. pitcher; Hawk and Snilds, sno
ptitutes. Kelph, the first Basemen of the
Champion Actives, la.'.e of this city, will
plav second base and captain the team.
"Billy" Smith Is also a well-known player
of this city. The club would like to heir
from the Youti3 Men's Chrlstlnn Asso
ciation, Scrnnton Business College, St.
Thomas' College and All-Colored teams.
Invert challenge in The Trlblme.
The Actives of Dumnore challenged the
Scranton Business college to a gume on
the Dunmoro high school grounds about
three weeks ago, the game to be plnyod
this Saturday afternoon. The challenge is
repeated, but any grounds will be accept
able. Answer through The Tribune. Ed
ward Harper, manuger; Andrew Colter,
enntain. .
The Young American Base Ball club of
Petersburg defeated the Sliders yester
day by a score of 23 to 7. The f""res of
the game were the great pitching OT
Schultz. striking out sixteen mt.ii, and
also a home run to his credit.
The Nationals of Pine Brook would like
to har from the Green Ridge 8!ars for a
game of ball on the Nationals' grounds
May 24. at 10 o'clock sharp. Answer In
The Tribune. A. K. Melnzer. manager.
The Magnet, Jrs., would Ike to hear from
the Tycoons for a game of ball Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock sharp, on their own
grounds. Answer through The Tribune,
James Duffy, manager; William McCcrrl
ly. captain.
The Magnet. Jrs., nre looking for a game
of bnll Saturday afternoon with any club
under 15 years of age. Answer through
The Tribune. J. Duffy, manager; William
McOcrrlty, captain.
BALTIMORE RACES.
Fourteen Heals llrrtcd Off at the
Opening Dny.
Paltlmore, May 19 Fourteen heats
were reeled off at the opening day's
races at Gentlemen's Driving park,
several of which were marked by ex
citing finishes. The 2.24 trot went over
until tomorrow after Dundee and At
traction had each won two heats and
Cecil M one. Summaries:
First race, 2.24 class, trotting. Kin
sale won; Ella Volo, second; La Crosse
Girl, third. Best time, 2.26U.
Second race. 2.13 class, pacing. Out
of Sight won; Simmons, second; Dan
Tucker, third. Best time, 2,1714.
Schaffcr in Second Match.
Chicago, May 19. Schaffer won the sec
ond of the billiard tournutnent game at
Central Music Hull tonight, defeating Gar
nler, GOO to 275. The playing of the Wiz
ard was below his average performance,
ecxept for a brilliant run of nlnety-isx in
the seventeenth Inning, As for the for
eigner, ho gave the reverse of his last
night's performance. - ;
Speed Necessary.
A fact about typewrltter girls .
That makes us all agha.it .
Is that, In order to succeed,
. They must be very fast.
Town, Topics.
JOHN S. JOHNSON
ISOUTSPEEDED
Morin, the Celebrated Paris Rider, is
Twice the Victor.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND SPECTATORS
The American Cyriixl Loses Both
Heats ia the 8,000-Meter Kacc at
Paris, bat Claims rasportsmaalike
Tactics Were I'srd.
A Paris dispatch rays that Morin, the
celebrated French bicyclist, outsp eded
Jchn S. Jotinson, the Amer can, 1 1 both
heats of the 2,0U0-ti.eter race at the
Velodrome de la Seine on Sunday last.
Extraordinary feeling had been man
ifested In the race and developed be
tween the two principals over mbun
derstandlntra as to the time and place
of meeting. Both we In a determined
mood, and the IS.OoO persons - prt sent
felt sure of a good race when they came
upon the track.
The appearance of the two racers was
made the occasion for a hca ty out
burst of arpiause. Again, during tiie
race, Johnson was accorded an ovation
when he stopped to allow his adver
sary to change a punctured tire. I'pon
the resumption of the rac? Johnsot led,
and after several atumpts to gjet Mor
in In front, so as to ferce him to set
the pace, both stopped and leaned
against the railings. Morin thereupon
dismounted and walked off, wh le Jonn
son finished th course. This match,
however, wan declare! void, owinjr ti
the leaning on the tailing. Upon this
the crowd hooted nnd applauded, av
oiding to the direction tnair sympa
thies tool:. A naeer!'at.ei was tiun
provided. Johrain rga n took th lea l
and all efforts to get Mori i in front
proved futile. At the last lend In tns
course Johnson spurtd, but Morin
caught him and fiiiLhed a length
ahead.
THE SECOND HEAT.
The second heat (bowed a repetition
of the luetics In the tl-st, Johnson loins;
forcrd Into the ler.d. He :-pnned upon ;
entering the last lap and galnefl nbout ;
thirty yards on bis adversary, but was :
again caught and beaten by abort a ;
length. The defeat of the American
j.i.ifiped the crowd and the wl 'Mug I
Fienchman was frantically chceicd by
' luuuufcnns oi peci..iore. Dome i ,
admirers flock M to tho tnek
and surrounded him, tearing h's sweat-
tiic tiioutiknds of si.ect.'tors. Some or
cr from fts reck ar.d r. plhclng It by a
Irleolored Jvrsey, In which patrloiiu
npparel they escorted h'm arcund tlx
track In a triumphal procession, amid
yclllngs and acclamations.
Johnson took his def at In very good
part, though he did not altogether rel
ish the treatment thr,t had been accord
ed him either by his opponent or by
the crowd. After the race he sold: "I
was fairly outpaced on both finishes
all right enough. But I desire to ex
press my regret that I was not treated
In u more sportsmanlike manner hy
Morin. After he had been pae--d for
two laps he flatly refused t ) render me
nny slmlln Hervlee. Th? crowd also
pelted me with gravel au we went along
the track."
"Tom" Eek, Johnson's tt-nlm-r, said
that the American would do better in
a fortnight. Johnson Is also (lignged
to rate in Paris next Hunday and Mon
day. BICYCLE GOSSIP.
Monte Hcott, of Plalnfleld. M. J., and
Howard Musher of Storm King. N. Y.,
will In all probability be sverch men
In the Irvlngton-iVlllburn road race on
the 30th Inst. Doth riders are very
popular with Scruntoa wheelmen.
Scott Won then rlnciple events nt the
Green Ridge Wheelmen's race met In
"04" and Mosher carried th'. big prizes
offered bv the came club last season,
to tils home, when he returned. At the
lrvlngton-Mlltiutn race Mosher will ride
as an amateur mr the lust time. After
thnt event he will become a professional ,
riding for cash money prize only. j
One of fc'eranlun's most promising
riders Is George Dunn, of Green Ridge.
He Is training faithfully at the Driv
ing Park and experienced wheelmen
who hnve been watching his work all
seem to thlnlt him a "comer."
Six of the Green Ridge wheelmen
rode to Honesdale Saturday afternoon,
leaving that town Sunday morning for
Lake Ariel. Many of the boys who were
unable to leave their work Saturday
rode to Lake Ariel Sunday morning and
took dinner with the Honesdale contin
gent, all returning home together at 6.00
o'clock Sunday evening.
A committee to solicit members and
subscriptions to the Anthracite Valley
Cinder-path association will soon be
appointed and the names of said com
mittee published In this column. It Is
hoped that all wheelmen will cheerfully
respond when called upon to Join the
association. The dues are In the form
of an assersment which accordlns to
the by-laws cannot be more than one
dollar per year. The assessment for
the first year will be one dollar (the
limit). If all the wheelmen who should
be Interested In this great Improvement
"come up," the fund will quickly swell
to the amount needed, viz about $4,000
(not more). This amount can easily
be raised with the aid of the personal
subscriptions of hotel keepers and pub
lic sii'Hted men, many of whom have
already subscribed, together with the
one dollar membership fee from wheel
men throughout the valley. Don't
throw tho committee "down" when they
call on you. Pay up and look pleas
ant. A large number of the Scranton Bi
cycle club participated In a club run to
Mill City by the way of Plttston, re
turning home through the Notch and
Providence.
The wheelmen of the North End are
talking "Llcycle Club," and why not?
The central city, Green Ridge, South
Side and West Side all have such, an or
ganization, and the North End wheel
men are numerous enough to sustain a
good lively up-to-date bicycle club.
The following wheelmen are training
for track work at the Driving Park: R.
A. Gregory, Hen Keller, Ed Coons, R.
V. White, J. O. Cox and Ocorgo Dunn.
The boyo are rapidly getting Into good
condition, the result of which will be
some very lively competition between
Scrauton bovs nt rnce-metts In sur
rounding towns and cities.
WEST SIDE CLUB.
The new bicycle club which Is being
formed on the West Side starts out
under very auspicious circumstances
ar.d will no doubt prove to be an earnest
and aggressive organization. The club
was virtually organized last week, but
there being more work entailed than
could be accomplished in the one meet
ing an adjourned session will be held to
morrow evening, when constitution and
by-laws, name, colors, device, etc. will
be adopted and selections for a club
house suggested.
There are at present about 60 mem
bers who will come In on the charter.
Others are expected from time to time
during the next two or three weeks, so
that the club can fully count on 75
active members. The initiation fee In
the new club will be $10 and the dues
$12 per year payable monthly. Those
who come In as charter members, how
ever, will have a slight disadvantage
over those who hang back, for to all
coming In at present the Initiation fee
will be much lower.
It Is tho Intention of the new c!ub to
open tip a club house and furnish the
aame nicely, if not luxuriously. Sev
eral sites for a house have been sug
gested butthose thut can be secured are
too high priced and the club cannot
find any houses to suit within a decent
figure. Among the houses suggested
are the Clark, the Freeman and the old
Washburn houses on South Main ave
nue, the Phillips house on Jackson
street,- a4 the Stetter bouse on South
Hyde Park avenue. Either of these
would make a desirable house but the
club members don't feel like paying
over t'M tier month rent as other ex
penses) will amount to considerable.
The committee on constitution and
by-laws has been working industriously
and will present a report complete in
every particular at the meeting tomor
row night The report will contain a
complete set of by-laws and other gov
erning rules besides several recommen
dations of the utmost importance. The
committee on namcj, colors and device
will also present a complete report
carrying with it recommendations that
will necessitate action by the entire
club.
All wheelmen In the city who are un
attached and who wish to Join the club
are invited to attend the meeting to
morrow evening and affiliate them
selves. By so doing they can come in
as charter members and will have the
privilege of the low lnlatlon fee. There
will be three branches of membership,
vis: active, non resident and honorary.
Under the latter head those who are
complimented by the honor will be un
der no expense to the club and will have
the full privilege of the club house. It
la hoped that the prominent men of the
West Side will ask for admission to the
club In this manner. If they do not care
to come In as active members.
The meeting toinorow evening will be
held at the Colonial club In Mears' hall
butluing at 7.30 o'clock. A large at
tendance Is desired and all wheelmen
will be made welcome.
BICYCLE TRADE NOTES.
Bittenbender & Cc's window display
is attracting much attention.
George Dunn has received his new
Spalding racer from Florey. Gregory is
also riding a Spalding.
Rob White, the local flyer Is training
on a Cleveland. He has not decided
whether to ride tho Cleveland or Rem
ington in his raess. Both are good
wheels and are sold by Foote & Shear
wunpuny.
George Fulton, the sporting goods
denier Is riding a Fenton. !
The number of Union, Aluminum and 1
Huniber wheels seen on the streets is
constantly Increasing. Chase & Farrar,
the local agents are pushing them in a
business-like manner and making many
al-3.
Will Krotosky and Simon Morris, the
Lackawanna avenue merchants are
riding Fentons.
Between fifteen and twenty cf the
Green Ridge wheelmen are riding "1)6"
Heatings. The wheel Is a prime favor
ite among the G. R. W. hoys.
We notice many ladles about the city,
on Clevclands. Foote & Shear Co. have
sold a large number to riders of the
fair sex. One young lady was heard to
remark that the Cleveland ladles wheel
was "too sweat for anything."
DRAMATIC GOSSIP.
An important agreement Just consum
mated by Messrs. DeKoven und Smith is
an association with Charles K. Evans and
W. D. Mann, possessing for Its purpose
the presentation at the Herald Square
thcutcr. New York, of a series of new
works on the lines of magnificence pur
sued so successfully by Gilbert and Sulli
van with D'oyly Carte Opera company
at the Savoy theater, in London. The lirst
of the new operas to be presnted under the
agreement will be "The Mandarin," a work
upon which De Koven und Smith ure now
engaged. As its title suggests, "The Mun
durin" will be Orlentul in color. It will be
put forth ut this theater next fall. In the
full of 1897 a fresh work will be produced
und will be followed ensuing seasons by
other new products. The organization
will be known us the De Koven-Smith
Opera company, und will embrace the best
operatic urtists. It will be under the sole
direction of .Messrs. Kvuns und Munu.
Costumes, scenery und effects to grace
"The Mandarin" ure ulready under way
und the new score und libretto, even at
this early date, nre ull but completed. The
uitimete aim of the combination Is the es-
i tubllshment of a nutlve operatic institu-
Hon for the liberal presentHllon of musical
I effort of superior merit to uchieve, in a
word, for America, what Gilbert and Sulll
' van and the D'oyly Carte company con-
summR.ieu lor ureal uritaui.
I: i : ' '
When fhe receipts of "The Heart of
Maryland" hud crossed the J250.000 mark
with Its 20uth performance in the Herald
Square Theatre in New York. Duvld Belas
co, Charles K. Evans, W. D. Mann and
Max Blelmuii were mildly celebrating the
achievement in au uptown cafe after the
final curtain. Anon the cafe door opened
gently, und a prototype of Ned Harrigun's
"Old Lavender" hung appeallngly over
the group. The stranger's voice Quiver
ed with sincerity, "it's not a beggar that's
nuuressin ye, gentlemen, he ventured
apologetically. "I'm afther natfier bite,
sup nor bed. I'm threspassln' merely to
ax ye for a little 'baccy to fill me pipe just
that and not a hap'orth more." The plead
ing eyes, the empty ploe. 111 clad flgfire,
ronvlnelng'volee and dignified plea built
up an appeal that was irresistible. A tide
of small coin fairly rained into the old
man's palm before he seemed to realize
It. He acknowledged the contribution
feelingly, dropped the silver and clay pipe
Into a pocket, und limped to a cigar lightor.
His disengaged hand sought another
pocket and drew out a cigar. The gro-ip
gasped. The stranger lit it leisurely,
blew a few whiffs toward tho party,
dropped a soft hand on the door knob,
and said, as he bowed his exit: 'The
world's a pruty swift procession, gentle
men, an' the devil gets the hindmost. I'm
not a playwrlter, play actor nor a play
manager, but, like yourselves, I've i.l
ways got to be thlnkin' o' somethln' to
make a livin'." And he was gone.
I! 11 11
"Sinbad" collapsed last week.
Marc Klaw, of Klaw & Krlanger, was
onco an actor.
When Nat C. Goodwin was a youth he
yearned to be a tragedian.
Camllle d'Arviile will huve a new opera
next season based on "The Three Guards,
men."
Becrbohm Tree is giving a series of
morning performances of Shakespeareata
plays. 1
The Actors' society of America has been
formed for protection against irresponsi
ble managers.
Dentnan Thompson's new play, "The
Sunshine of Paradise Alley," was acted
in New York last week.
Charles Klein, the author of "El Capl
tuh," will write a play for Miss May Irwin
for production dur'-ng next season.
Jennie Yeamnns wants a divorce from
Charles Dillingham. She wan divorced
from Lester, of Lester and Williams, In
1888.
Miss Ellen Terry has purchased the En
glish rights for Rura Whytal's nne-aot
play, "Agatha Deene," and will produce
it In London next season.
"Bobbie" Gaylor, the Irish comedian,
has returned from London. He thinks the
English music hall patrons are not friend
ly to American performers. They weren't
to him, anyway.
Three women Bued a Boston manager
because the imitation leather on the back
of the orchestra chairs stained their
dresses. One of the women was awarded
)12 and the other $8.
Some Idea of the etxent of the support
of music by the London county council
may be gained from the fact that they
have arranged for an outlay for the com
ing season of 7.8:10. or nearly fto.OQO.
"The Rivals" wlil be acted in New York
next week by a cast Including William
Collier, 1-eter V. Dalley. Dan Daly, An
drew Mnck, Mark Sullivan and either
Maggie Cllne or James Russell.
The understanding between M'lurlco
Grau and Walter Damrosch that in tho
future their tours shall be so arranged
as not to conflict will be advantageous to
both managers. It Is a credit to Mr.
Damrosch's progress that Abbey ft Grau
recognize him us a rival mportant enough
to be trcnted with.
Macbeth's duel with MacDuff had se
rious consequences at a performanc at
Chatham lately. Gordon Craig, Ellen
Terry's son, who wns acting Macbeth,
broke his sword and gave MacDuff a bad
cut on the hand. The curtuln was rung
down, when a rope broke, and the curtain
hit a scene shifter on the head, knocking
him senseless.
The salaries paid to the members of the
star cast "Rivals" company arc said to
aggregate $13,750 a week, as follows: Mr.
Jefferson. M.OOO: Mr. Goodwin. 2,500; Mr.
Crane, $:!.500; Mr. Wilson, Jl,7r.O: the Ta
hers, 12.000; the Holland brothers, $2,000:
Mrs. Drew, J.'OO; Fanny Rice, $r,0i. Thirty
two performances In all will he given be
fore the end of the tour. The receipts
have been very large thus fur, nnd
Messrs. Brooks and Jefferson expect to
clear 80,tW. Dramatic News.
All Continental opera houses have sub
ventions, from small annual sums In
small cities to fair sums In largo cities,
Covent Garden, Lcndoti, hus no subven
tion. It exists because the manager not
only pays great artists small snlarles, but
because ho also Is frequently paid by
singers for the privilege or singing on that
atnge. To sing In Covent Garden sue
cessfully gives to an artist prestige,
which, transformed Into commercial val
ue, enables him or nor to charge Amerl.
can managers enormous fees.-.
TYPICAL SONS OF T V:
THE WILD WEST
Points in the Careers of Two Pktnresqne
Colorado ExSeaatora.
ELECTED BY AID OF HIS OWN VOTE
How Thonas W, Bowca Reached the
Vailed States Senate Chamber.
Another Aaerdote Which Explaias
Why He Abandoned tho Judiciary.
Eageae Field's Story.
From the Chicago Times-Herald.
Thomas M. Bowen enjoys the unique
distinction of being the only man ever
elected to the United Staites senate by
hia own vote. Bowen was a member
of the legislature charged with elect
ing a successor to Nathaniel P. Hill.
The real candidates were Nathaniel P.
Hlil. Governor Fredetlck W. Pitkin and
George M. Chilcott, the latter then
serving, by appointment, a portion of
the unexpired term of Henry M. Teller,
resigned. Bowen's candidacy was not
considered seriously at first, the others
feeling that Tom had "chipped Into the
game" as he would into a Jackpot ho
couldn't open JuBt for the percentage.
Tabor had (truck th? Little Pittsburg
mine, which burdened him with mil
lions, and the Matchless mine, of wh eh
he was then sole owner, was brli glr g
him in "pin rror.ey" at the rate of $2 000
a day. At the time of the senatorial
election referred to Tabor was per
forming the arduous dt tlcs of leutrn
ant governor. Thosu who Imagine tl at
the duties of lieutenant governor are
not arduous have never seen Tabor
perform them. Every political leech
and blood-sucker In the state had fast
ened themselves to tho Tabor ambPInn,
and "the old man's'' candidacy com
plicated the senatorial situation.
Bowen played the part of "He's a jolly
good fellow," getting votes purely as
a compliment until on the ninety-second
ballot ho received one majority,
and that one vote was cast by Thomas
M. Bowen himself.
The legislature hnd yet to choose a
senator to till the thirty days'.unex
plred term of Senator Teller. It was
a great chance for the political high
waymen to Bquare accounts with the
Leadvllle bonanza king, and H. A. W.
Tnbor was made the victim of the great
honor.
OFF THE BENCH.
Bowen was a product of Arkansas
carpet-bagglsm. By mixing law and
politics In the proper proportions he
secured a judgeship on the district
bench shortly after removing to Col
orado. He figured conspicuously In
the war between the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe railroad and the Denver
and Rio Grande for possession of the
Grand Canon of the Arkansas. Bowen's
decisions were all in favor of Colo
rado's "baby road," and he is- ued In
junctions that would have prevented
the earth from revolving on Its axis
were it subject to legal restraint. Many
have supposed that Bowen resigned his
Judgeship on account of entanglements
In this-litigation, but there Is anotner
story to show that he may have left
the bench for an entirely different rea
son.";
Bowen presided at a murder trial In
Fairplay, Park county, wherein public
sentiment figured as largely as the
facts. The people were willing that
the defendant should have a fair and
impartial trial by a Jury of his peers,
provided that at the end of the trial
lie should be properly and legally
hanged. Something In Bowen's Instruc
tions to the Jury prevented a verdict
of murder In the first degree. That
night the Fairplay people took the de
fendant out . of. the county jail and
hanged htm to an upright In the court
house yard. They selected a piece of
the rope, made It Into a noose and
placed It on the desk of the judge. The
following morning Bowen passed
through the courthouse yard, gated at
the swaying body of the late prisoner
ut the bnr. took his seat on the bench,
glanced furtively at the noose on his
desk, heard a minor motion in a civil
suit and adjourned court. A half-hour
later he was speeding across the un
dulating surface of the South Park be
hind a swift pair of houses, headed for
the nearest railway station. He re
signed from the bench before the next
term of court In Park county.
STORIES ABOUT BOWEN.
In 1886 the Cclorado state Republican
convention was held In a big rink on
sixteenth street In Denver. During the
proceedings It was discovered that the
building was afire and an alarm was
sent in. Two newspapermen were
rushing up Sixteenth street when they
encountered General Sam Browne, an
old Jacksonlan Democrat with all the
characteristics, even to an Inordinate
appetite for tobacco.
"Where away, boys?" called the gen
eral. "To the fire."
"It.'s no use to waste your time and
breath going un there; the fire's out;
Just a little blaze; didn't amount to
anything."
"What was the cauBe of It, general?"
inquired one of the reporters.
THERE IS A NOBBINESS
-BOUT OUR LATEST STYLI OF
SPRING HATS
That Is Positively Striking.
Furnishing Goods, Correct
Ideas In Fancy Shirts, Ex
clusive and Rich Patterns.
Lowest Prices Prevail.
Full p, imn
411 SPRUCE STREET,
aos LACKAWANNA AVE.
HAVE
YOU A
WHEEL?
If you haven't you'll soon get
one, and in thut case it will
pay you to look at tho
SPALDING AND KEATING
' For lightness and durability
they arc unexcelled. Call and
sec them.
C M. FLOREY
J. 322 WYOMING MENU!,
''Ttrni Bowen spit In the sawdust."
Tabor Is not altogether as coarse and
Illiterate as he has been pk-tuied. He
ia by no means a scholar, nor even aa
educated man. but he has much practi- -cal
knowledge and gets along fairly well
when he confines himself to "plain Eng
lish" and refrains from essaying the
classics. He says "Trojer" when ho
means Trojan, and Venus when he r
f: rs to Venice. I have heard him under-,
take tho word "connoisseur," and tho
best he could do with it was "conooxer.'
His lack of Imagination lo th fre
quent cause of hia resorted ' "bad
breaks." He once chtded a Denver re-'
porter, who had written an account of s
convention held in the Tabor Opera
House, for using tho expression "tho
applause which followed made the raf
ters ring."
. "Don't you know there ain't any raf
ters in that celling?" Tabor asked
angrily; "that's all stucco and fresco
work and cost me $20,000."
ATE 'EM IN THE SOUP.
The late Eugene Field once narrated
a clever Tabor annecdote. According to
Mr. Field, Tabor was dining wtthj
Roscoe Conkling. When the fruit and
nuts were brought on Tabor endeavored
to crack a large pecan between his back
teeth.
"Why, Horace!" exclaimed the
amazed New York senator, "where are
your crackers?"
"I ate them In my soup an hour ago,"
was Tabor's reply.
Bowen and Tabor both had the repu
tation of being great poker players.
Bowen was rarely In his seat during hut
term as senator, and his absence always
excited suspicion. Tabor industriously
put In his thirty days in the senate col
lecting autographs of his fellow sena
tors.
ADAPTABILITY OF ANIMALS.
How They Vary Their Food to Suit
Changed Conditions.
From Median's Monthly.
An impression prevails that Insects
and other creatures are so co-related
with their food that they can scarcely
exist unless the special food seemli gly
essential to them Is ready to hand.
This is believed true not only of food,
but of their habits In general. The
yucca and the yucca moth are so close
ly connected that it does seem as if each
Is absolutely dependent on the other
and one might well ask what would
the chimney swallow do without chim
neys In which to build Its nest or
cherry or peach tree gum with which to
build them.
But Just as the vegetarian wo dd have
to abandon his principles where there
was nothing In the icy region but musk
oxen and walrus to feed on so ani
mal nature generally has the Instlrct
of preservation to take to that which
first comes to hand when favorite re
sources fall. Tho chimney swallow
built Its nest somewhere before the
white man constructed chimneys. The
potato beetle had its home on the plains
long before It ever knew a potato, and
the writer has seen the common elm
leaf beetle feeding voraciously in ths .
mountains of North Carolina on a '
species of skull-cap Scutellaria
touching apparently no other plant, in
localities where elms were absent
In Gerniantown gardens half-starved
bees take to grapes and raspberries.
Tn the same locality the common robin
has had hard times. There had been
no rain from the 4th of July to October
11, and, everything having become
parched long since. Insects that live
on green food had not Increased. The
robins took to green seeds and fruits.
The apples on the orchard trees were
dug out as If by mice. An American
gulden pippin, with a heavy crop, pre
sented a remarkable appearance with
whal ..lw., , 1.1 I... UhI M . k. ..
" 1 1 it L riiuuiu ur mpyirr 1 1 11 , ft 1 UK Ull lllO
trees like empty walnut sheets. In
brief, no creature will Ignore tha
promptings of nature. It will chango
Its habits when necessity demands.
Literal Factors Involved.
"John," said Mrs. Bill us, "I expect ta
give a tea tomorrow evening." .
Amm Dill. .a .. . I. ... J. L. T A a .
paper, grunted, but made no reply.
"I said 1 expected to give a tea tomor.
row evening, John," she repeated.
"I heard you," said John. "1 csnHaks
my dinner down town."
"I think I said a little while ago," again
remarked Mrs. Billus, after an Interval of
silence, "that I Intend to give a tea to.
morrow evening."
"That will suit me to a T."
"And I shall need an X!" she snapped.
Mr. Billus feebly ejaculated "Q!" but ha
forked, At ever. Chicago Tribune..
On the Itialto.
Hamlet Hiccough I hear, me lawd, you
are to have a leading part in the newr
opera, "The W4ilte Elephant."
Romeo McDuff Aye, marry; I led on the
elephant. Town Topics.
434
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