THE MORNING- OREGONIAN,, MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1902.
WINS BASEBALL TROPHY
LIGHT BATTERT A OASIUES OFF
INDOOR LEAGUE HONORS.
Team Did A'ot Lose m, Gam la tko
Series Moveaeat to Orgasiie
a Jfew Competition.
The series of- lnfloor p&seball games
played by the teams in the Third Regi
ment Indoor Baseball League -was finished
Saturday evening. The concluding game
was played by the nines representing
Light Battery A and the First Battalion.
The battery boys carried off the victory
by a score of IS to 5.
The battery team went through the en
tire series -without losing a game, each
of the other three teams being defeated
twice by the boys of the battery. The
Naval Battalion team finished In second
place, the only games that team lost being
the two acalnst the battery. The First
and Second Battalion teams tied for last
place, each team winning one game.
After the game Saturday evening the
players and spectators adjourned to the
battery quarters, where Lieutenant-Colo-nel
Jubltz presented the team with the
handsome cup offered to the winning team,
at the first of the series-. Sergeant Dough
erty, of Company B, presented to the
First Battalion team, on behalf of the
cranks, a "booby cup," on which was the
inscription, "Champion Protesters."
Charles Mackle, the league's efficient um
pire, was also remembered. The players
in the league made him a present of a
neat watch charm in recognition of his
faithful and excellent services.
Although the series Is completed, the
teams do not Intend to disband. An at
tempt will be made to have a game at the
Armory every week, and beside that,
games will be arranged with the other in
door baseball teams ot the city.
The detailed score and final standing of
the teams follows:
LIGHT BATTERY A.
AB. R. H. PO. A. H.
Otterstedt, c 7 3 4 9 2 2
Neer, r. s 7 1110 0
Lewis, 1. s 6 2 2 14 0
Gammle, 2b 6 12 2 1 0
Randall, lb. 6 2 4 8 0 0
Allen. 3b 6 2 15 11
Krupke. r. f 5 2 S 0 0 0
Joplln, J. f 6 2 10 0 0
Ljman, p 6 12 14 1
Totals 55 16 20 27 12 4
FIRST BATTALION.
James, c 4-0 0-4 4 0
Harms, p 3 113 4 2
Douglass. H., r. s.. 4 1 0 2 1 0
Jenkins. 1. a 4 12 2 4 2
Smith, lb 4 1 1 14 0 2
Chalmers, 2b 4 1 1 1-0 0
Douglas, A.. 3b 4 0 2 12 1
Schrader, If 1 4 0 10 0 0
Durbin. r. f 4 0 10 0 0
Totals 35 6 9
, SCORE BY INNINGS.
27 15
Light Bat A 2 14 0 7 0
0
216
05
First Battalion.. ..3 0 2 0 0
0 0
SUMMARY.
Bases on balls Off Lyman,' 2; Harms, 1.
Struck out By Lyman, 8; by Harms, 2.
Two-bape hits A. Douglass, Neer, Otter
ftedt. Three-base hits A. Douglass, Lyman.
Double play Lewis to Allen.
Time of game One hour.
Umpires Mackle and Dougherty.
Standing- of the Clubs.
Won. Lost.
P. C.
L000
.66J
.167
.167
Light Battery A 6
Naval Battalion 4
First Battalion 1
Second Battalion l
BOXERS TAKE A REST.
Neill and Smith Enjoy Off-Day Gos
Nlp of the Ring;.
Nelll and Smith both enjoyed a quiet
Sunday and did not follow their regular
training routine. Both took a short spin.,
on the road yertertlay morning, and spent
the remainder' of the day taking in the
sights about the city. Both men are in
excellent condition, and are nearing 152
pounds, the required weight. Active
training will cease Wednesday afternoon,
and the men will be in the pink of con
dition for the battle, which is scheduled
.for Thursday njght. Bettors are very
much interested, and are consulting the
record books, with a. view of getting a
line on the contestants, but few find any
consolation, as tbe "records are almost
equal. Smith having been in the ring
for a long timer, has Tsoxed a larger num
ber of men, but Nelll has shown up
equally as well as the "Mysterious Billy."
Nelll and Smith fought a draw before the
Pastime Cub, on November 29, 1901, but
each man thinks he.6hould have had the
decision. Both men have expressed a de
termination to end the coming, contest in
as few rounds as possible, and it is cer
tain that the spectators will witness a
lively bout.
The management of the Pastime Club
has received a letter from Rube Ferns, the
white welter-weight vchampIon of the
world, stating that he will leave Chicago
for this chy immediately after his con
test with Tim Murphy, wlilch takes place
January 27. Ferns was scheduled to
meet George McFadden in Philadelphia
tonight, but owing1 to the 'Maher-Sbarkey
fiasco, which took place in that city last'
week, the club before, which the match
took place has gone out of business. The
coming contest between Ferns and Tracey
will give the Portland sports an opportu
nity to see the Australian go up against
a first-class, nan of his own weight.
Many of Trac'jlif rf&hds claim that he la
the cleverest 142-pound man in, the world,
and his recent defeat by Nelll was due to
the fact that he gave the latter about six
pounds tho advantage in weight.
Tommy Ryan, middle-weight qhamplon
of the vorld, and Charley Goff, of Spo
kane, are In communication with the man
agement of the Pastime Club regarding a
match which they wish to arrange, and
are anxious to know Just what terms the
jclub will offer.
George Lawler has written to the man
agement of the Pastime Club, asking for
a. match with some first-class heavy
weight, and suggesting Champion Jim
Jeffries as a possible opponent.
Parker and Armstrong: Matched.
DENVER. Jan. 19. Kid Parker, the
well-known lightweight, who has been
in retirement for more than a year, be
cause of ill-health, has been matched to
fight Billy Armstrong, the Callfornian, be
fore the club offering the best induce
ments. The Kid says he is in the pink of
condition. The agreement is to weigh In
at 133 pounds, the fight to occur within
two weeks time.
ENTER BILLIARD TOURWAMEfcT.
Largre Number of MHltnomah Mea
Will Take Part la Contest.
Entries for the billiard tournament at
the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club are
being made in a manner that indicates
that a most successful contest will.be
held Already nearly 30 entries have
been made, and the handicap committee
will have plenty of work in arranging
them in their classes. The entries close
at midnight, Tuesday, January 2L
In the preliminary matches the contest
ants will be divided In classes according
to their speed, their Idea being that each
contestant in each class shall play as
even as possible. The number of classes
is to be determined by the committee as
soon as the entries are closed. For the
finals there will be as -many contestants
as there are classes, winners in the re
spective classes to represent them in the
finals.
The number of points to e played by
those In the first class will be 100; in the
pecond, 75; in the third, 60; In the fourth.
130: and if there are any additional classes,
50. The contestants who qualify for the
final round will be rehandlcapped accord
ing to their respective merits. .The win
ner "will receive a. gold "medal, and the
second prize is a handsome cue.
The date of the opening of the touma-
cnent baa not yet been decided, but the
games will commence as soon as W. C.
Dunlway and H. M. Montgomery, the
committee in charge, Tiave arranged the
handicaps and classes.
Those who have already entered are:
a L. Powell, Guy Holman. J. E. Duke
hart, E. P. Walte, W. B. Fechhelmer,
Herbert Robinson, Ernest Bross, J. C.
Muehe, A. W. Sydney, George E. Streeter.
H. P. Holmes, J. R. Rogers, W. T. Har
low, Joseph H. Clark E. E. Mallory, P.
E. Brigham, H. G. Foster, Lansing Stout,
H. P. Goerlng, R. R. Giltner, W. H.
Wyman, B. D. SIgler, TJ. E. Stone, H. A.
Weis, C. E. Farnsworth, B. H. TrumbalL
R, R. "Warrfner, C. "W. Zeller'and O. F.
Godfrey.
Soon after the entries for this tourna
ment close, an entry sheet for the handi
cap pool tournament will be posted at the
club.
BRUSH'S LETTER TO SPALDING.
DcIhm Compromise With. Freed
maa Explain Gaaference.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 19.-John T.
Brush fires another letter Into the Spald
ing camp today. He writes to A. u.
Spalding, under date of January 17, in
which the questions and charges of Mr.
Spalding are met. He outlines his plan
for the government of the game, and de-
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Harry J. Furber, Jr., of Chicago, president of the Olympian Games Associa
tion for 1904, has received the preliminary plans for the great stadium In which
the athletic contests of 1904 are to be held. These plans provide for a stadium
that will seat 75,000 persons, and which In point of size, elegance and excellence
of arrangement will excel any other building ever erected for a similar purpose.
The building called for, it Is asserted, will house the Olympian games of 1904
which are to be held In Chicago on a scale of magnificence never equaled either
in ancient or modern times.
The building will cover approximately 11 acres. The arena alone will be SOO
feet long and 130 feet wide. As the stadium at Athens, which was reconstruct
ed when the Olympian games were resurrected In 1896, was but 670 feet long and
109 feet wide, while other Greek arenaa of ancient times were even smaller. It
may be readily seen that the Chicago stadium will eclipse anything of the kind
ever before devoted to trials of athletic prowess.
With the approval of Mr. Furber and expert assurances of Its feasibility, a
striking novelty In toe matter of roots has been planned. The area where the
seats are placed will be roofed In the usual way, but the arena will be protected
by a roof or left without one almost with the ease and celerity with which an
umbrella can be opened and closed. Briefly, the roof of the arena will consist
of a series of gigantic curtains arranged on rollers and operated by electric mo
tors. They will be so arranged that when In place not a drop of water can enter.
fines his compromise with Andrew Ereed
man. He rehearses the 'outcome of the
famous Democratic Club dinner, and of
his accomplishment. Mr. Brush, states:
"I did not carry the olive branch to Mr.
Freedman, for he met me with one before
I had gone half the distance."
Concerning the Red Bank conference and
the trust scheme hatched that day, Mr.
Brush says a form of consolidation was
discussed, not, however, in the sense of a
trust, as the term is commonly under
stood, but a consolidation or community
of interests that would preserve the indi
viduality of the club, and at the same time
jpermit the board of control to carry out
any measure necessary for tne .good of tne
entire organization over tho protest ot
any one or two clubs.
Concerning the platform of Mr. Spald
ing, Mr. Brush says: "With regard to the
platform of which you speak, I have noth
ing for It except praise and commenda
tion." Mr. Brush closes with the following: I
regret your Ill-timed entree to the league,
and I deplore the interference in its delib
erations in your behalf. The net results
are a house divided against Itself and a
successful foe waiting to reap the ad
vantages that follow."
Spring Track Meet la Walla Walla.
Walla Walla Union.
The next big athletic event In this city
will be the intercollegiate track, tourna
ment, which will be held here in the
Spring. It is certain that Idaho, Agricul
tural and the State University will bo
present to compete with Whitman for the
honors of the Northwest, and there is a
possibility that Oregon also may take part
in the big meet. Whitman athletes as
well as those of the other colleges of the
district are training for the events which
will determine the strength of the various
teams and will make one champion.
Hammer-throwing, shot put, races at
various distances, high and broad Jumps,
pole vaulting and hurdling will be the
features of this contest, and it is expected
that fully 1500 visitors will be present to
see the trials, which will mean so much
to the various contests and their hench
men. The grounds which are being fitted
up east of Billings Hall will be utilized
for the meet, and there will be no bicycle
races.
Sixteen. TTevr Multnomah Men.
At the last meeting of the board of di
rectors of the Multnomah Club, special
senior athletic privileges were granted to
16 Juniors. The juniors are the men from
whom the club will have to select Its
future teams, and the move on the part
of the board is greatly appreciated by the
athletic element of the club.
Signed for XCa&aaa Olry Clah.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 19. Manager
Nichols, of the Kansas City Western
League baseball club, today announced
that he had signed Irving Waldron, a
right-fielder, who played with Washington
last year.
"World's Champion Skater.
DAVOS PLATZ, Switzerland, Jan. 19.
The Norwegian, Schwarz, won the world's
skating championship hero today.
Seattle Kennel Clah Sbott.
The Seattle Kennel Club will give a
bench show on April 9. A number of
Portland dogs will be entered at the show.
SEATTLE'S FINEST CHURCH
Trinity Episcopal Destroyed, fey Fire
This Morning:.
SEATTLE, Jan. 20. Trinity Episcopal,
the finest church in Seattle, was totally
destroyed by fire at 2 'O'clock this (Mon
day) morning. Property loss about $50,000.
Osteopathy Gets a Setback.
Boston Herald.
Osetopathy gets a setback by the decis
ion in the New York courts that an os
tcopathist is not entitled to recover pay
ment from a patient to whom he repre
sents himself as a medical practitioner.
In other words, according to tnls judg
ment, osteopathy is not of Itself entitled
to rank as a healing art. Quite likely
this judgment might not be considered
good law everywjiere. It all depends on
the state laws relating to the practice of
medicine. Here In Massachusetts, for in
stance, one pathy is as good as another
in the eyes of the law.
Pier and Freight Hoase sl Matanxa.
HAVAN.A, Jan. 19. General Wood has
appropriated $317,000 for the construction
of a pier and freight house at Matanzas.
Bids for this work will be opened March
S. A bond of 6,000 will be required.
DIRECT FOR PORTLAND
SOUTHERN PACIFIC'S PROPOSED
CUT-OFF FROM MISSOULA.
Probably Involve Extensive Inter
change of. Trackage Rights Less
Than qoo Miles pf N'evr Line.
The story telegraphed from Chicago to
the effect that the Northern Pacific had
determined to build a cut-off from Mis
soula that should save more than 400 miles
in the rail distance between Portland and
St. Paul lacks official confirmation, but
railroad men who watch eventa closely
are not surprised at it. It is well known
that the Northern Pacific has had en
gineers in the Clearwater country for the
past three years. It is plain to everybody
that the extraordinary grades by which
trafllc is now hauled out of the Clear
water Valley by the Northern Pacific can-
not long be endured, even after leaving the
question of mileage out of consideration )
altogether. President Mellen has made 1
no secret of the fact; that the Northern I
GIANT STADIUM TO BE BUILT IN CHICAGO FOR 1904 OLYMPIAN
Pacific l greatly desired to get down the
Columbia to Portland on the water grade
through the mountains. These facts
make It easy to believe that the North
ern Pacific will build the cut-off from
Missoula to th Clearwatert close the gap
between IewIston and RIparia, and from
that point get trackage rights Into Port
land over the O. R. & N. This plan
would Involve the construction of less
than 300 miles of new track, but a great
deal of that distance would be In the dif
ficult country of the Bitter Root Mountains-.
The interchange of trackage rights
that would be involved In this transac
tion would be quite as Important as the
building of new road. It Is by no means
likely that the O. R. & N. would sur
render the Lewlston country, even if tne
gap between RIparia and Lewlston should
be filled by Northern Pacific track. That
distance Is 78 miles; from RIparia to Port
land is 2S3 miles. The O. R, & N. would
doubtless exact rights on tho line to Lew
lston in exchange for rights this side of
RIparia and by keeping its steamers on
the river it would be in position to force
compliance with its demands. Indeed, a
considerable part of the freight of the
Upper Snake would take steamer In pref
erence of rail to get out. If the railroad
is on the north side of the stream the
trouble of getting grain across the river
to the railroad will be nearly equivalent
to the haul to RIparia.
It Is presumed that this arrangement
between the O. R. & N. and the North
ern Pacific will Include trackage over the
Northern Pacific between Portland and
Seattle for Union Pacific trains. This
distance Is 1S5 miles. There has also been
talk to the effect that Northern Pacific
rights on the O. R. & N. track from Con.
nell to La Crosse Jounctlon, a distance
of 51 miles, would be Included In the gen
eral arrangement by which peace between
the two interests would obtained in the
Northwest, and possibly the Northern Pa
cific trafllc with the Palouse country
would be handled that way, thus avoiding
the circuitous route by way of Marshall
Junction.
But the main feature of the proposed
Khnrt linn in 'Portlnnd -would rif tho ad-
rHlnrml trailB thnt would bft onenert to
this city in fields with which there Is now
no direct connection. It would then be to
the interest of both the Northern Pacific
and the O. R. & N. to develop a largo
volume of business between Portland and
the Interior because there would be more
money in It for the railroads to haul
traffic on the water-level route than, to
boost it over tall mountain ranges. The
rich Clearwater Valley would then fall
into Portland's lap, and the equally rich
Bitter Root Valley on the other side of
the divide would also be reached from
Portland. And Portland would be several
hours nearer St Paul than any other Pa
cific terminal, and even the time between
this. city and Chicago would be reduced
three or four hours.
The fact is not overlooked, however that
there has been no official declaration re
specting this large railroad scheme, and
the problems Involved are of a nature
not easily to be solved. Many doubt the
practicability of the two hostile railroad
Interests getting together on such friend
ly terms as would necessarily be Implied
by so extensive an interchange ot trackage
in competitive territory. But in this day
of railroad surprises nobody will say that
it can not or will not be done.
BOOMS PACIFIC COAST.
A. G. P. A. Stone, of the Great North
ern, Favor Portland.
Assistant General Passenger Agent C.
E. Stone, of the Great Northern railway,
accompanied by General Western Passen
ger Agent A. B. a Dennlston, left Sat
urday night for California, after spend
ing a day in Portland.
Mr. Stone was in Portland last April
with the Shriners. He says he is always
glad to visit this city, because Portland
is always asking the Great Northern to
build a line here and he also wants the
company to do that "Still, we get very
convenient entrance to Portland over the
O. R. & N.," said Mr. Stone. "Asto the
application of those settlers' rates to
Western Oregon points, of course we'll do
it if the Harrfanan lines do. The O. R.
& N. is a part of ihe Harrlman combina
tion, and we are thus practically a part
of the same combination so far as our
Portland business Is concerned. We be
lieve In building up the country, and we
have always taken the lead in making
rates that will encourage homeseckcrs to
come out and examine the land for them
selves. Settlers must be satisfied or they
will do little good for themselves or the
country, and the best way to insure satis
faction is to make it easy for them to look
over the country, sad MiteC tM lw that
suits them best. "We make cheap rates;
they do the rest.
"We have 34 men at work in the country
east of Chicago, advertising the North
west. They do not work in the cities at
all, but confine their efforts to the rural
districts. They give lectures, illustrated by
stereoptlcon views In the country school
houses and in the town halls of the coun
try villages. At each lecture quantities ot
literature concerning the Northwest are
distributed. And in addition to this each
one of our advertising agents carries with
him Northwest products, fruit, vegetables,
etc., all of which are placed on exhibition.
"Besides this we are carrying on adver
tising work In the Southern States. There
wo have a force of men who .do nothing
but follow circuses for advertising pur
poses. The circus collects a crowd, and
our men take advantage of tho oppor
turlty to distribute their information to a
large number of people. A bundle of lit
erature is slipped under the seat of each
farmer's, wagon. It is not thrown away,
but is taken home, usually before it Is dis
covered, and it is safe to say it is than
read.
"Yes, the double dally transcontinental
passenger service on the Great Northern
has practically been decided upon. While
it is hoped that the management can see
its way clear to inaugurating the double
service March. 1, the beginning of the ex-
As to the design of the building It .will compare favorably with any of the
architectural triumphs which made the World's Columbian Exposition notable.
The architect followed closely old classic Ideals In his outline, borrowing the
Vest in the old stadium of Greece and the Coliseum at Rome, and adding the
Improvements evolved by modern minds. An exact reproduction of the Grecian
stadium Is not practicable in Chicago, owing to the nature of the ground. The
ancient stadium was built at the base of hills, the hollow between being used
as4an arena. It was without a roof, and the seats were of marble, built tier on
tier up the slope of the hills.
The visitor will approach the building on gravel paths, laid out through a
paik studded with flower gardens and fountains. He will pass through the
mala entrance to a corridor leading clear around the building. To each section,
holding about 700 persons, there will "be a separate entrance from this corridor,
and the visitor will be directed by a uniformed guard to the entrance of his
sectldn.
Fifty rows of seats are provided. The first row will be five feet above the
arena,and the topmost 60 feet higher. The line of cornice will be 75 feet from the
ground or 15 feet higher than the peristyle at the World's Fair. The columns
in the decorative treatment of the structure will be of the colossal Corinthian
order, and will be 63 feet In height. An unusual feature in the construction" of
the stadium will be an arrangement for dividing It Into three or more buildings
for special occasions, where the whole building will not be required.
pected movement of immigrants to the
Dakotas, Montana and the Pacific States,
that has nof. been definitely decided as yet.
"xne aounie service win be lnauguratea
not later tlyan June 1, however, as on
that date we expect to place In service an
entirely new equipment for the Great
Northern Flyer trains, Nos. 3 and 4. This
equipment which -Mil consist of nine
complete trains, Is now In course of con
struction in Ohio. i
"Each train will consist of 11 coaches
besides the engine and tender, as fol
lows: Mall car, express car, baggage car,
second-class day coach, two first-class day
coaches, a tourist sleeper, a dining car,
two first-class standard sleepers and ob
servation buffet library car. The new
trains will be the finest that money can
buy. and their total cost represents an
outlay of $1,000,000.
"The large Increase in the passenger
business during the past six months has
warranted this expenditure. The equip
ment now in use on trains Nos. 3 and 4
will be used In equipping the extra trans
continental trains, thus giving the Great
Northern two through vestibule trains
between St. Paul and the Pacific Coaiit
It will require 16 trains to complete the
doub e transcontinenta service."
PRINCE TALKS OF HIS PLANS
Some Tall Germans Will Accompany
Henry to America.
BERLIN, Jan. 19. Prince Henry of
Prussia, in talking over his plans of
travel with United States Ambassador
White at tho dinner given last night by
Baron RIchthofen, the German Minister
of Foreign Affairs, to Prince and Princess
Henry, the American Ambassador and
Mrs. White. John B. Jackson, secretarj
of the Embassy, and a number of dis
tinguished persons, said he was especially
pleased with President Roosevelt's selec
tion of Rear-Admiral Robley D. Evans
to receive him In the United States, as
there was an old sailor's friendship be
tween them. English was the only lan-
eilfteft pmnlnvpf! nt this illnnor at trhlih
besides the guests already mentioned, all
of the principal personages who will ac
company Prince Henry to the United
States were present The Prince told Mr.
White that he would call upon hlra some
afternoon this week, have a cup of tea
and continue their talk about hl3 trip to
America.
Prince Henry, who Is considerably taller
than Emperor William, will be surround
ed on his trip to the United States by
very large and tall men. Admiral on
TIrpltz, tho German Secretary of the
Navy, who will accompany the Prlncq,
gives the Impression of being more than
six feet tall, while General von Plessen,
a member of the Emperor's military
household, is equally tall. Vlce-Admlral
von Eeckendorff, who will also be with
the party. Is six feet two Inches tall and
very large of frame.
Action by German Societies.
'NEW YORK Jan. 19. A meeting of rep
resentatives of various German societies
of New York and vicinity was held hero
today to take actio concerning the com
ing to this country of Prince Henry of
Prussia. An executive committee of 25
was appointed, but it was decided that
It Is too early to consider plans. Another
meeting will be held next Sunday.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 19. The Minnesota
Central Bund, a state organization of
German societies, has adopted a resolu
tion requesting the Mayor and City Coun
cil to extend an Invitation to Prince Henry
to visit St. Paul.
PITTSBURGr Jan. 19. Representatives
of 3000 veterans of tho Franco-German
War met today and appointed a commit
tee to prepare an address to be presented
to Prince Henry upon his arrival In New
York. An effort will be made to have
Prince Henry visit this city.
Congress Is Responsible.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The present trouble in the Philippines
are not the fault of the Army. It has
done Its work well and ts activities have
been permanently beneficial. The fault
Is with Congress, which still delays, at
the behest of special interests and of
such sentimentalists as Senator Hoar,
those measures needed to make the Filip
inos prosperous and -contented. The fail
ure in the Philippines Is neither military
nor political. It Is economic, and neither
the Sereno Paynes nor the George Frls
ble Hoars In Congress can shuflTe the
blame from their own shoulders to those
of our soldiers. The people know the
facts.
FOUR BUILDINGS FELL IN
BUSINESS STRUCTURES COLLAPSED
WITHOUT APPARENT CAUSE.
Strange Disaster ia the Heart of the
the Wholesale District
of Detroit.
DETROIT, Jan, 19. Four buildings, each
four stories high, located In the heart of
the wholesale district, collapsed at S:30
o'clock tonight without any apparent
cause, and all that now remains Is a
smouldering heap of ruins. The buildings
were occupied by five concerns. Their
stocks are a total loss, which is esti
mated at $152,000, exclusive of the loss
on the buildings, which amounts to 550.000.
The buildings Joined each other at the
corner of Jefferson avenue and Shelby
streets. The losses are:
Maddox Glove Company 5,000
Imperial Cap Company 15,000
F. B. Cuhoff & Co., cotton goods.... b.OOO
Hills Bros., commission goods 7,000
Michigan Produce Company 7,500
Cruseo Bros., Ltd., wholesale grocers 90.000
No one seems to know what caused the
a a i
a a a a a i
GAMES.
collapse of the buildings. Sunday night
that district is practically deserted, and
the few who were In the vicinity say
tnat the buildings seemed to fall Into
I heap without apparent cause, making a
noise like the rumbling of distant thun
der. There are evidences of an ex
plosion. The walls of the rear
part of the Maddox Glove Company
building are still standing to the height
of two stories, but the roof of this part
of the building lies turned bottomslde up
in the middle of Shelby street, and a large
iron smokestack lies on the sidewalk on
the opposite side of the street, mashed
against the buildings there as if driven
by force. The buildings collapsed Into a
heap, and In a short space of time their
inflammable material caught fire from the
furnaces used for heating the buildings.
There were no watchmen about the
premises, consequently there was no loss
of life. No one was Injured.
It was fortunate that the wreck oc
curred Sunday night Had It happened
during business hours the loss of life
would have been appalling, as there were
approximately 200 persons employed by
the various firms. They would have been
caught In a veritable death trap and
crushed and burned before they could
have been rescued.
ENGINEER WAS ASLEEP.
Caase of a Collision on the Mlssoari
Pacific
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 19. The west
bound Missouri Pacific passenger train
that left St Louis last night collided
head-on with an eastbound freight train
near Etlah, Mo., after midnight En
gineer William Maze, of the freight, had
fallen asleep. He awoke Just after Etlah
had been passed. He had been ordered
to meet the passenger at that point, and,
realizing that he could not pull back, he
stopped his train and ran ahead to flag
the passenger. Hfi was too late. . The
baggage car was damaged badly and sev
eral freight cars were wrecked. The pas
senger doaches and Pullmans jumped the
track, and but one person was Injured,
Judge Elijah Robinson, of Kansas City,
who escaped with severe bruises.
Revolver Accidentally Discharged.
LIVINGSTON, Mont. Jan. 19. Martin
Arehart, a rancher living 12 miles from
here, on Willow Creek, was Instantly
killed yesterday morning by the accident
al discharge of a revolver while trying
to extract a loaded shell from the weapon.
Caafcht on a. Trestle.
BRENHAM, Tex., Jan. 19. Professor W.
C Crossman and his 15-year-old son Willie
were caught on a trestle north of Bren
ham this evening and run down by a pas
senger train. Both were instantly killed.
THE DAY'S FIRES.
New York Building- Burned.
NEW YORK, Jan. 19. Fire broke out
in the building on Broadway occupied by
Blumenthal & Stringer, manufacturers of
artificial flowers and feathers; Roche,
Croll & Co., manufacturers of neckties,
and Samuel Folkoff, cloaks and suits. Fif
teen of FolkofTs employes, at work on
the fifth floor, were rescued with diffi
culty, and several firemen were over
come. Tho loss is put at 575,000.
Indian Asrency Hospital Burned.
WHITE EARTH INDIAN AGENCY,
Minn., Jan. 19. The agency hospital and
the woman's guild hall In connection with
Slocum's Hospital Mission were destroyed
by fire tonight Luckily there were no
patients in the hospital. The hospital
was built in 1S52.
.Large Stove Plant Destroyed.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 19. The plant of the H.
Wetter Manufacturing Company, one of
the largest stove foundries In the South,
was destroyed by fire about midnight The
loss will probably reach $250,000, covered
by Insurance.
Mnst Adopt Boer Tactics.
Louisville Courier Journal.
That General Dewet with 1200 men,
should Inflict a loss of 150 In killed, wound
ed and prisoners by surprising a British
force of 400 men' Is not a notable feat of
arms In Itself, especially as the Boers
were driven away. Such losses are trifling
In comparison wlht those In real wars.
The Important thing about the battle of
Zeefontein, however. Is that a body of
British veterans camped In a territory
known as one of Dewet's strongholds,
should have permitted themselves to be
surprised by a night attack. It looks as
though the British have not yet prepared
themelYM for sucrrlll, warfare. They
are having much the same experience
which our soldiers had in the West a few
years ago with the Apaches, but the
Americans beat the Indians at their own
methods of warfare. Th'ey followed tne
red warriors over the alkali plains and
mountains of Arizona and New Mexico,
and finally captured and dispersed the
last of them. But they never suffered
themselves to be surprised and overpow
ered by their wily foes after the memor
able massacre of Custer and his men.
The British must adopt Boer tactics if
they expect a speedy ending of the war.
They must have better scouts and must
endeavor to surprise and disperse the
Boer commandoes. A good deal of this
sort of work has already been done, but
the experience at Zeefontein suggests
that there are still many Incompetent offi
cers among the British who neglect to
take the precautions absolutely necessary
In border warfare.
AT THE HOTELS.
THE PORTLAND.
J W Lawson. S F
O F Richards. St L
Q K Burton. 8 F
R Pluman. Rossland
Jos Heller & wf, city
E A Seaborg. Ilwaco
L B Merton & wf, S F
Pror spitzner. city
Dr Osthamcn. city
J Peters, Omaha
H R Clark. N Y
W Jarchow. Phila
W H Butterfleld. Nor
folk, va
A M Moway. Chicago
Frank Strong. Eugene
Mr & Mrs Leo Peter
E J Lewis, do
E O Burns 4: wf. do
son, city
J W Douglass, Denver
Miss Mabel Cross, The
A JIcNamara, S F
TV T Cary. S F
Dalles
F P Simpson, N T
P K Parkhurst. city
H Dallmoyne, S F
H E Butterfleld. St P
G H Klrrldge. Mpls
Mr & Mrs E T Barnes,
Salem
J D Holliday. Chso
M N Glenn & vtt. Seat
H A Buell, Milwaukee
B Wolff. S F I
"W B Paine & wf, Ab
W H Dunphy. 8 F
Emll Melzer, Sumpter
J P Harden. Grant's P
erdeen
A W MIddleton. do
Geo Scnulmerlch.
Hlllsboro
Geo w Sanborn & wr,
Astoria
R B Dyer, Astoria
THE PERKINS.
S F Goldberg. S F
G S Burnett, Salem I
Job M Kle. do
Wm Cllmpton. do
F H Kiddle. Island Cy
E T Barnes, Salem
R B Jones, do
H M Parry & wf. Sa
lem H M Rogers, 8 F
A M Turner, Joseph
W E Stowe, Vancouv
W W Farrell & wf,
Spokane
J F Reddy, do
J D Agnew, Boise
J T Mills. Kern City,
Cal
W Holden. Shaniko
a i Haney & family.
lone-
Arthur Phlbrlck, Baker
J H Blackburn. Neb
P R Alexander. IndD
3 A Madge & wf. Olym
Arthur Brock & wf.
Tocoma
Wm M Whlnney. Aberd
H A Fisher. Seattle
Samuel Wlldon. Mpls
J C Curry, St Cloud
J C Clinton. Astoria
H A Palmer & wf,
Hlllsboro
F H Moulton. 8 F
JJ S Morris. Kansas Cy
C P Day, Kansas City
F D Mehlln. Pendleton
A G Mltchum. Bpokan
k v uampDeu, ADeran
Jas Barrett, do
E C TJren, Nevada City
W E Rapson. Seattle
W K McFarland. do
G W Hoyt. Iraton
W R Kennedy, RltrvlU
J H Smith. Alaska
J J Leo, Hammond
F W Newland. do
Fred 8 Land. Boston
M TVasseman. do
A B Little, Houlton
A S Staples, Vancouv
O J Wilson, Salem
THE IMPERIAL.
C W. Knowlea. Manager.
W A Williams, Chgo J R Slater. Spokane
J O Gray. Seattle
J O Abele. do
W O Patterson, city
"Walter Christian. Taco
Ed Stonffer, Nevada.
H Steinberg-. S F
Samuel White, Baker
F D McCully, Joph
W r Simpson. St Paul
Wm Rsttman. Olympla
L Smith, Ambroy
A J Morgan, b it
M A Byte, S F
L. H Johnson, sugene
Mrs Davis, do
W H Russell. Irving
E iiaciiuian, umo
G L Goodale, Capt U
Mrs Geo P Joster,
Grant's Pass
S A
N J Sorensen. Sumpter
Wm Marsh, Olympla
Mrs Marsh, do
BenJ Young. Astoria
G G Linen. Chicago
Mrs A R Waggoner,
Heppner
John Ljons, Valdex
Mrs Lyona. do
J C Barllne, Spokane
C R Hlgglns, Astoria.
Mrs Hlgglns, do
W G Howell. d
John Flnley, do
A J Dayton, do
M Stewart, do
J B Lawton, do
G H Stevenson, Taco i
THE ST. CHARLES.
R F Emmerson. TacoJChas Gresham. Greshin.
J E Emmerson. do Pv J auner, amnion
C N Tharp. IndD
G Peabody, do
C Stump, Scappoose
A Gardner, do
J J Bockmann, Mist
L J Williams. Phlla
O O Rhude. McMInn
John Anderson. Deep
River
W J Hall, city
E Whlteleg. Eugene
C Brodera. do
Edw Sandeberr. city
R Balrd. H Tamhlll
H Z Smith. La Grande
J D Agnew, Boise
C L Rankin. Palmer
W G Donald. Grant's
Pass
A F Krager, Astoria
L D Graham, Marshld
Jno Anderson, do
J W Cady,' Vancouver
F E Bethea, Neb
Mrs A Dutty, Little
Falla
J P Chappell, do
A A Phillips, do
F W Phillips, do
J H Wescott, Forest G
A Bohishak. Vancouv
A B Little. Houlton
R Latourell, Latourell
Falls
J C Holden. Tillamook
D Tlnnestet, do
E W Penman. Or City
J Singleton, do
Mrs S M Wiley,
Grant's Pass
-Rprtha Field. Eusene
W E Anderson. Albany
W C Morehouse, Was
Miss Turtle Johnson.
Albany
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Hotel Brnnsvrlclc, Seattle.
European, first-class. Rates, 50c to JL30.
One block from depot Restaurants near
by.
Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma.
American plan. Rates, 53 and up.
Donnelly Hotel, Tacoma.
European plan. Rates 50c and up.
Commercial men stop at the St Helens,
Chehalls, Wash. American plan.
Men, Young and
This la the oideat Private Medical
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the first Medical Dispensary ever
started ki the city. Dr. Keaeler. the
old, reliable specialist, has been man
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during which time thousands of oases
have been cured, and no person was
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dollars in money and property, and
able nnanolally to make its word
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Since Dr. Kessler started the St
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hundreds of traveling doctors have
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IN THE BASEBALL FIELD
MANAGER VIGNEUX IS BESIEGED
BY ASPIRING PLAYERS.
He Han Signed First and Third.
Basemen Last Year's 31 en
Anxious to Return.
Manager Sammy VIgneux, of the Port
land baseball team,. Is a very busy man
these days. He has received scores of
applications from plajers in all parts ot
the country, but has signed only two
players thus far. They are Mahaftey,
first baseman on last year's team, and
Dan Hupp, an Inflelder from Center Point,
Ia. Hupp played with Grand Rapids
last season and was regarded as one of
the beat all-around players In the Middle
West He alternates between center field
and third base, being a good man In either
position. He will probably be called on to
fill Tinker's place at third.
George Engle writes from Cincinnati
that he wishes to return to Portland, and
It Is quite likely that he will be signed.
Glendon, who will play witjh Cincinnati
this year, has written to VIgneux, recom
mending his younger brother as a clever
pitcher. VIgneux is considering the ap
plication of young Glendon.
Jake Delsel, who is also in Cincinnati,
has written to Manager VIgneux, express
ing his desire to play with Portland again,
and it Is understood that Muller is anxious
to return.
Claude Berry, who pitched on the Walla,
Walla semi-professional team last season.
Is one of the cleverest players ever pro
duced In the Inland Empire, and VIgneux
Is negotiating with him for terms.
The Portland team will begin active
practice about April 7.
President W. H. Lucas, of the Paclfla
Northwest Baseball Association, leaveai
this moning for Tacoma, where he will
confer -with the promoters of the National
game In that city regarding the coming
season. Mr. Lucas is enthusiastic over
baseball throughout the entire North
west, and he predicts a very lively season.
He will return to Portland In a day or
two and will go to Spokane next week, to
attend the league meeting, which will ba
held January 2S.
John J. Grim, Spokane's new manager
has signed C. D. Wood, catcher, and W.j
Howells, outfielder: Wood caught for thai
Helena nine In 1900 and for Chattanoogal
last year. He is regarded as a first-class
catcher. Howells comes from North Ad-i
ams, Maes. Last season he played wlUai
the Oswego, N. T., team.
Manager D. E. Dugdale, of the "Seattle"!
baseball team, has signed C. E. McGregors
and H. J. Lally, both experienced players.:
Dugdale reports the release ot St Johi
and Nagle, of last year's team.
Dugdale is trying to get Johnnie Dor
man. the crack third baseman of Iowa
College, to play on the Seattle team thia
year.
Everett will put out an amateur basd
ball team this season.
Ralph Frary, who caught for the Se
attle nine last season, has been engaged,
to coach the University of Washington
team during the coming season.
" The University of Washington, Whit
man College, and the Washington Agri
cultural College will have strong baseball
teams In the field this year, and will each
make a bid for the Northwest Intercol
legiate championship.
"Dude" Lewis. Whitman's crack pitcher,
returned to college last week, and wlll
De a great aaaiuon to tne nine ot uia
Walla Walla Institution.
A. L. Hopper, captain of the Washing
ton Agricultural College football team of
last season, has been elected manager of
the college baseball nine for the coming
season.
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