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PORTLAND, OREGON, BUNDAY MOKNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1902.
NO. 3S.
LAND ON JOHNSON
were her IasL Nagel made a two-bagger,
and Rockenfleld got his base on balls.
Huchlnson flew out to Muller, and Andrews
forced Rockenfleld out at second. With
Andrews and Nagel on bases, McCarthy
hit a two-bagger and let In the runners,
making Tacoma's runs five.
Zalusky made two overthrows In the
eighth, and Weed, Muller and Van Burea
scored.
Kostal allowed seven hits. McBIrney
three and Johnson nine. Portland made
two errors, and Tacoma three, but they
were at critical moments and let In tal
lies. The score:
PORTLAND.
NO OPEN POLAR SEA
tended by exciting Incidents. It was
necessary to charge the heavy Ice drifts,
blast them with dynamite and saw a
channel through the Ice. The America
was caught In a violent Ice field; 'her
screw and rudder were twisted and her
propeller frame wis broken. The expedi
tion had another exciting experience In a
pack farther south. Two members of the
expedition, unarmed, and upon a pony
sledge, were set upon by huge white
bears. The pony bolted, and the men
were defenseless. With great presence of
mind they clambered on top of an Ice
berg, and escaped on the other side to the
ship. Mr. Baldwin described fights be
tween dog teams and herds of walrus.
DANGER IS IN DELAY
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Portlands BatTacoma Pitcher
Out of the Box.
Explorer Baldwin Holds the
Old Idea as Baseless.
Representative Tongue on
Tariff Reform.
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Six Runs in the Sixth Give the Home
Team a Good Lead Then Mr,.
McBIrney Twirls for
Tncoma.
NORTHWEST LEAGUE.
Yesterday's Games.
Portland. 11; Tacoma, 5.
Spokane. 1; Helena, 12.
Seattle. 3; Butte. 0.
Standing: of the Clubs.
"Won. Lost. P. C.
Butte 61 42 .502
Seattle 59 45 .507
Helena ' 55 47 .539
Portland ....51 51 .500
Tacoma 43 CO .417
Spokane 40 65 .381
Mr. Johnson, the slab artist who tried
to pitch the first six Innings for the Ta
coma Tigers yesterday, had evidently not
recovered, from the harsh and cruel treat
ment that his manager had administered
the day before, when he ordered him out
of the game. He allowed nine hits while
he was In the game, and In the sixth he
had to be replaced by a wild Irishman by
the name of McBIrney, who played ball
like a camel. The change was not bene
ficial, however, and when the end came
the Tigers landed with a thud and the
score -stood 11 to 5.
Manager Andrews balltossers were a
sad outfit when they walked off the dia
mond, and the words of admonition that
were used by the Tacoma magnate were
seasoned neither with speculation nor
sympathy. It Is to be hoped that they
will play better ball today, and that Mr.
Andrews will have no occasion to get out
of patience again.
Portland's Game From Start.
The game was like unto that of the day
before, for it was the Webfooters' from
the start. Tacoma didn't get a ghost of a
chance In the first, but when the locals
came up In front of the Tacoma pitcher,
Johnson, they made their presence felt.
Muller hit a grounder and went out at
first, and Van Buren, much to ' his own
and everybody else's surprise, knocked a
beautiful three-bagger. He ran like a
sandhill crane, and had the general ap
pearance of a clock tower on legs, but
hie. made his third, all right, and waited a
moment till Weed "knocked a grounder,
and then flew along.home for the first run
of the game.
For two Innings nobody got past first,
but In the fourth Rockenfleld, he of home
run fame, hit hard and made his first with
ease. Then Hutchinson hit for two bases
and Rockenfleld came home for Tacoma's
starting tally.
Vigneux's gang was not to be outdone,
however, and they didn't like to see marks
In Tacoma's column, so they took a brace
and got a leadagain. Andersdn knocked a
short grounder, and it beat him to first
by several minutes,' . but Hutchinson
dropped It and Andy waa safe. He went
on to second on Stovall's sacrifice, and
while he was waiting there for a chance
to steal, Sammy knocked a fine two-base
hit, and Andy came home for score No. 2.
Murdock flew out, and Delsel made an ap
parently safe hit, for when Fisher tried
to nab it he sat down. The Tacoma man
was up in his business, however, and with
lightning action he got It to first and
Jake went out.
Tight Place In the Sixth.
Murdock pulled the locals out of a very
tight place In the sixth with a wonderful
left-handed catch of a high fly to right
garden. Letcher hit,. and went to second
while Nagel was going out at first Rock
enfleld was hit by a pitched ball, so that
two men were on bases when Hutchinson
came up. He flew out, but Andrews hit
a grounder to Kostal that was dropped by
Stovall when It wa's thrown to first. This
let Letcher score, and a moment later Del
sel fumbled a ball from McCarthy's bat
and let Rockenfleld go home. With two
runners, on the bags, Fisher knocked a
high fly that started to come down about
two feet Inside the foul line at the right
fence. AH the runners started around,
feeling sure of two bases, but by the
hardest kind of sprinting Murdock got
near It and grabbed it with his left hand
behind him. Mr. Fisher went out.
The fireworks opened up for Portland
in the last half of the same inning, and
the fun lasted for some little time. Sto
vall made a hit and Sammy went to first
on balls. Murdock came to the bat, and
the crowd cheered him for his great catch
a moment before. It seemed to nerve him
up, and he hit for first and went down
there with the speed of the wind. Delsel
hit and Stovall scored. The bases were
full, and when Kos"tal hit Vlgneux and
Murdock came In on the hike. Uncle
George WItbeck did the coaching, and
handled the men on bases with good judg
ment. Then Muller came to the bat and
made the longest hit of the day, a three
bagger to left field, and Delsel and Kostal
scored on It Van Buren got first on four
balls, and Muller stole home, with score
No. 6 In that Inning. Weed had two
strikes on him when Andrews thought
that Johnson had pitched long enough,
and he sent him out, at the same time
calling for a new twlrler. A short, curly
haired individual appeared and waddled
out to the box, and the crowd howled,
"Who, Is it?"
Umpire McCarthy asked him his name,
and then announced, "Mr. BIrney."
His Xnnie Was McBIrney.
The new pitcher yelled to the umpire,
and then came the new announcement,
"Mr. McBIrney." Mr. McBIrney smiled
and then began to pitch. He curled up,
then uncurled, and then sent the ball
wide. Weed made a swipe at It and
mlsse. and McBIrney smiled again and
the spectators yelled again. Weed gave
the bat to Anderson, who sent a grounder
to third, and Van Buren went out there
and Andy went out at first, the Tacoma
people making a neat double.
Zalusky went In for Tacoma and went
out at first. Then the new pitcher stepped
up, and It -was discovered that the stock
ings he wore were not mates. The crowd
thought that this was funny and began
to laugh, and McBIrney smiled for the
third time. He hit the ball a rap, but It
was waiting for him at first when he got
there, and walked mournfully back to the
bench, without a smile.
"Your socks are out of tune!" said some
wit
"They are a hoodoo," said a second
voice, but the son of the sod went to his
seat
Tacoma made two In the eighth that
AB. R. H. PO.
Muller, 1. f 4 2 2 2
Van-Buren. cf 4 2 4 3
Weed, 3b 4 10 0
Anderson, 2b 4 10 2
Stovall, lb . 4 1 2- 9
Vlgneux, c 3.1 1 4
Murdock, r. f 4 1 L 3
Delsel. s. 8 4 114
Kostal, p 4 110
Totals 35 11 12 27 13
TACOMA.
Letcher, c f ,
Nagle, I. f
McCarthy, s. s
.. 5 1 1 0 0 P
..411106
.2 2 1 0 0 0
..4 0 1 13 1 1
..410130
.401140
. 4.0 0 2 4 1
.. 3 0 0 5 1 1
..201120
,. 2 0 0 0 0 0
,.34 6 G 24 15 3
Tacoma
Portland
SCORE BY INNINGS.
1 2 3 4 5 6
0 0 0 1 0 2
1 0 0 1 0' 6
SUMMARY.
8 9
2 05
3 .11
Earned runs Portland, 5; Tacoma, 2.
Hits Oft. Johnson. 9; oft McBIrney, 3.
Bases on balls Oft Kostal, 2; off John
son, 4; oft McBIrney, 2.
Hit by pitcher By - Johnson, 1.
Struck out By Kostal, 4; by Johnson, 4;
by McBIrney, 1.
Two -base hits Hutchinson, Vlgneux,
Nagle. McCarthy.
Three-base hits Van Buren, Muller.
Left on bases Portland, 6; Tacoma, 6,
Sacrifice hits Stovall. Nagle.
Stolen bases Muller (2), Van Buren (3),
Weed.
Double play Andrews to Hutchinson.
Passed ball Zalusky.
Time of game 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Attendance 1312.
HIOKEY HOLDS BUTTE HELPLESS.
Seattle's Southpaw Administers Sec
ond Shat-Ont of Series.
SEATTLE, Sept 20. HIckey held Butte
helpless, and, backed by' fast work In the
field, administered his second shut-out of
the series. Butte played faultless ball,
Seattle earning all Its runs. Score:
SEATTLE.
AB. R. H. PO. A. E.
Huhm. 2b 4 2 3 1 l" 0
xJaDDul, 8. s 3 0
Hurley, lb .. 4V 0
Klopf, 3b 4 1
Drennan. c f ..3 0
Dalrymple, L f 4 0
Stanley, c 2 0
Campbell, r. f 3 0
HIckey, p 3 0
1
10
0
2
3
Totals 30 3 9 27 10
BUTTE.
Ward. 2b 3 0 0 2 1
Kane. a. s 4 0,0 1 1
Zearfoss, c 4 0 0 5 0
Weaver, lb 3- 0 0 9 1
Mclntyre, 3b 3 0 1 1 3
Marshall, r. f 3 0 0 .0 0
KnbX 1. f. 3 0 0 4 1
ja.ctiaie, c. i...... 3-0 0-1
Dowllhg, p 0" 0 '1
0
0
0
0
0
0
ft
0, .0
2 ''0
1 2i 9
5 6 7 8 9
1 0 0 0 3
Totals 28 0
SUMMARY.
. 12 3 4
Butte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Earned runs Seattle. 3.
fBasosr on balls Oft HIckey, 2; off Dow-'
Hng. 1.
Hit by pitcher Ward.
SM-uck out By HIckey, 7; by Dowllng, 2.
Two-base lilts Hulen. Mclntyre.
Sacrifice hits Babbitt, Drennan.
Dnnh'.o nlivo TTitln n rn v.v.1.. . tt..-
ey; Knox to Zearfoss.
i-.eit on Dases aeattle. 6; Butte, 3.
Time of game 1 hour and 35 minutes.
Attendance 3500.
SPOKANE 1'XABLE TO HIT WIGGS.
Muffing: of an Easy Fly All That
Saved Grim's 3Ien From Shat-Ont.
SPOKANE, Sept 20. Spokane could not
hit Wiggs, while Quick was easy, and
Donahue and Kelly were In wretched
form. Spokane escaped a shut-out only
because Thiery muffed an easy fly. Score:
SPOKANE.
A Tl T TT T3-V T71
iioweus. 1. I .4 1 2
Donahue. 3b 3 0 0
Elsey. lb 4 0 1
Frary, c 4 0 0
Pfeister, r. f 4 i0 1
Ferris. 2b 3 0 0
McGlUigan, c. f 3 0 0
Kelly, a. s 3 0 0
Quick, p 3 0 0
Totils 31 1 4 24 13
HELENA.
Llppert e. f 5 2 2 1 0
Schmeer, s. s 5 1 0 4 2
Hannlvan, 1. f 5 2 3 l o
Holly, 3b 4 2 3 1 2
Shaffer, lb 5 1 1 10 0
Sullivan, c 5 1 1 10 0
Thiery. r. f 3 2 2 0 0
Peeples, 2b 4 13 0 2
Wiggs, p 3 0 1 0 2
3
'J
2
1
1
1
0
Spokane
Helena
Totals 39 12 16 27 8 2
SCORE BY INNINGS.
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SUMMARY.
Earned runs Helena. 3.
Bases on balls Off Quick, 2: Wiggs. 2.
Struck out By Quick. 2; by Wiggs, 10.
Two-base hits Hanntvan (2), Shaffer.
Three-bass hits Howells, Thiery.
Sacrifice hits Ferris. Wiggs.
Stolen base3 Llppert (2), Hannlvan,
Thiery. Peoples. Donahue.
Double play Donahue to Elsey.
Left on bases Spokane, 4; Helena. 6.
Time of gume 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Umpire Fisher.
TO REWARD ARMY OFFICER
General Chaffee Recommends Medal
of Honor f dr Williams.
WASHINGTON. kSept 20. Lieutenant
Kenneth P. Williams, First Infantry, has
been recommended by General Chaffee for
a Congressional medal of honor for his
skill and bravery In leading the relief ex
pedition to the rescue of the marine de
tachment which completed the now fam
ous march across the Island of Samar. A
nbteworthy portion of General Chaffee's
letter reads as follows:
"Not again In your military career, nor
in that of the men accompanying you on
this arduous undertaking, will conditions
likely arise that will render you the op
portunity of rendering such unread-of
and never-to-be-forgotten services to
your country "which entitles you to
greater thanks and to the Nation's grati
tude." Rear-Admiral Rogers' letter states that
"the marine detachment would undoubt
edly have perished to a man, had It not
been for the indefatigable exertions of
Lieutenant Kenneth P. Williams."
New Daaghter for the Goalds.
NEW YORK, Seat 20. A daughter has
been born to Mr., and Mrs. Frank Gould
on board their steam yacht Helmenlta,
off. Oyster Bay. Mrs. Gould was Miss
Helen Kelley, granddaughter of Banker
Eugene Kelley.
Baldwin Hns N'an sen's Record and
Left His Own in Its PlaceStart of
the America for Home Was
Very Exciting:.
LONDON, Sept 20. Evelyn B. Baldwin,
of the Baldwln-Zelgler Arctic expedition,
arrived in London today on hl3 way
home. Ho gave extended details of the
technical Interest to the Arctic navlga
tlon, telling of the work accomplished
TRIP OF ANOTHER EXPLORER.
Sverdrnp Tells of His Experiences in
i Xorth Greenland.
CHRISTIANIA, Norway, Sept 20. Cap
tain Otto Sverdrup, who reached Stavan
ger yesterday from the Arctic region on
the steamer Fram, In an interview with a
representative of the Associated Press
gave the following details of his expedi
tion: "I spent the Winter of 1S9S-99 in Winter
quarters at Ellesmere Land, whence scl
entlflc expeditions were started with
sledges. The Summer of 1899 was unfa
vorable, and the Fram was obliged to re
turn and pass the Winter at Ellesmere
NEW TAMMANY HALL LEADER.
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CHARLES F. MURPHY.
Charles F. Murphy was made leader of Tammany Hall through the ac
tion of the executive committee Friday night By a vote of 29 to 9 it was
decided that the committee of three heretofore acting as the head of
Tammany Hall was too cumbersome. Feeling trie need of one responsi
ble head, the delegates elected Mr. Murphy to that position, with full
powers formerly In the hands of the committee of three.
and the stations established. Mr. Bald
win believes1 the North Pole may be
reached. On this point he said:
"The old idea of an open Polar Sea Is
baseless. We know that land extends as
far as 82 degrees on the Franz Josefland,
and from there I believe the North Pole
may be reached. I agreo with Peary that
the most practicable way of reaching the
pole is by sledging from that point"
The stations established by the Baldwin
party are located as follows: The most
southerly station Is on Alger Island, 18
miles north of the Jackson-Harmsworth
expedition's former headquarters. A sec
ond station Is on Grcely Island, close to
the 81st parallel, near a large Island
which was charted last Spring and named
President McKInley Island. Thlrty-flve
miles farther north is a third station
equipped with E00O pounds of condensed
food, on an Island discovered but not yet
named. A fourth and most northerly
station was established on Rudolph Land
within sight of the headquarters which
were occupied by the Duke of Abruzzl's
expedition. It contains all the condensed
stores originally intended for a dash to
the pole. The expedition, for the first
time in polar explorations, Mr. Baldwin
added, secured complete photographic
records of the snow and Ice conditions of
the regions there. They Include moving
pictures.
Hns Xnnsen'n Record.
Mr. Baldwin gave an interesting ac
count of his Journey to Cape Norway,
where he came upon Dr. Nansen's hut,
the place where Nansen and Johansen
spent their historic Winter. The hut was
partly gnawed by foxes and bears. Dr.
Nansen's record was Intact It was found
In a brass cylinder, and was dated May
19, 1896, and written in pencil on half a
sheet of notepaper. Mr. Baldwin has
Nansen's record, and left his own record
In Its place. Later, the America, Mr.
Baldwin's ship, was In Immediate peril
of belnff crushed by Icebergs, but es
caped by putting on all available steam.
While In the Arctic regions, Mr. Bald
win released 300 balloons which were
driven northward, and may later furnish
data regarding air and sea currents. Each
balloon has attached to it an automatic
buoy addressed to the "Nearest American
Consul."
An Exciting Stnrt for Home.
The expedition's start for home was at-
Land. A great part of the surrounding
region was mapped out
"There was a serious Are on board the
Fram In May, 1900. It was started by
sparks from the funnel, and spread to the
kyaks (Arctic canoes), which were
smeared with parafilne for their protec
tion. The rigging and masts caught Are
and the total destruction of the vessel
was threatened, but we succeeded In
mastering the flames.
"In August, 1900, we traversed Jones'
Sound and Cardigan's Strait, and took up
Winter quarters at 76:4S North and 89
West. The region was rich In reindeer
and polar wolves, of which we brought
back living specimens. The following
Winter was more than ordinarily cold and
stormy, the average temperature being 45
degrees below zero. Sledge expeditions
occupied the Spring and Summer of lfOl
and the early part of 1902. On August 6
the Fram succeeded In breaking away
from the Ico, and arrived at Goodhaven
August 18. We left Cape Farewell home
ward bound August 23."
Captain Sverdrup added that the mem
bers of the expedition met no Eskimos In
the regions visited, but he said .many of
their dwellings belonging to former peri
ods were seen.
Point for Actress Lanrn Blearer.
NEW YORK, Sept 20. At a hearing in
Long Branch. N. J., witnesses have tes
tified In behalf of Laura Bigger, who is
contesting the will of Henry M. Ben
nett, of Pittsburg, that he was married
to the actress in Hoboken" on January' 2,
1S9S, and a child was born. It was con
sidered , that the actress, who had been
his secretary and received about $300,000
under the will, had greatly strengthened
her claim to the entire fortune, esti
mated at $1,000,000, alleging that she waa
his widow.
Son Succeeds Father.
NEW YORK, Sept 20. Rev. Howard S.
Bliss, who for five years has been the
pastor of the Christian Union Congrega
tional Church In Upper Montclalr, who
was at one time assistant to the Rev. Dr.
Lyman Abbott, In Brooklyn, will sail Oc
tober 2 for Bcyrout. Syria, where he will
become president of the American College
to succeed his father, the Rev. Daniel
Bliss.
STATEMENT TO THE PUBLIC FROM THE
FIRE RELIEF COMMITTEE
The fire relief committee appointed Friday at the City Hall met and
organized Saturday morning, and desires now through Its officers to ad
vise the people of the cltypf its plans.
First Mr. R. L. Sabln, 1 Front street, Portland, Or., Is secre
tary and treasurer of the committee. All correspondence relating to Are
sufferers should be sent to him. .
Second Ames & Harris' warehouse, 12 Second street, has been
selected as a central depot for the reception and distribution of all goods.
Churches, lodges and Individuals having supplies for the sufferers are re
quested to send them as early as possible to this receiving station.
Third All persons who have already sent assistance to any of the
needy districts are requested to report to Mr. Sabln In order that a com
plete record may be secured.
Fourth AIL committees of relief In the burned districts are requested
to communicate with the secretary of this committee, stating the needs
In their localities. In order that the work of relief may be simplified.
Such local committees making applications for assistance are urged to
state specifically what Is required in each line of supplies, and in what
amount
Fifth The public Is requested to send In no more clothing except
such as has already been gathered, until further announcement Is made.
Sixth The committee Is now sending agents to the principal scenes
of distress, and It Is expected that the committee will be able within a
few days' to give mote, definite information as to needs.
EDGAR P. HILL, Chairman.
R. L. SABIN, Secretary and Treasurer.
Their Xon-nepeal Will Endanger
Both Republican Party and Pro
tective System Anent the Dec- t
linntlon of Henderson .
HILLSBORO, Or., Sept 20. (Special)-.
Representative Tongue, who has Just re
turned from the State Fair, when asked
today to state his views !n reference to
the refusal of Speaker Henderson to be-i
come a candidate for Congress, said:
"Personally, I regret the action of Mr.
Henderson very much indeed. He is a veryj
able man, a wise counsellor, a safe leadec'
and has a strong, magnetic personality. Aa
a presiding officer he has given great satis
faction to both sides of the House. In
sentiments and principle he Is largely a
Western man, being very friendly to tho
Western portion of the United States. The
loss of his service is a National misfor
tune. "I regret to see the disposition to abuso
him by people who do not agree with,
him. He is a conscientious man, clean
and patriotic. If he really believes that
he could not properly represent the con
victions of the people of his district, there
was nothing for him to do but to decline
to be their Representative. From the dis
patches, however, I am not able to see that
the differences were so great. The Iowa
platform admits where the tariff shelters
monopoly It should be removed. This Is
good Republicanism. I do not understand
that Speaker Henderson disagrees with
this declaration of principles. The issue
between hlrn and some of his constituents
seems to be one of fact whether thero
are tariff schedules that shelter trusts.
That can be settled upon careful examina
tion. It might be true today. It might
not be true when the next Congress meets.
Conditions constantly change.
"Speaker Henderson thinks there are no
schedules of the DIngley law that should
be changed. Now, there are a great many
Republicans who do not agree with him
on this point Strong indications are that
-ome of these schedules could well be
changed with beneficial result to the
American people. My own views upon this
question were fairly well expressed over a
year ago In a letter to the American
Economist. They were expressed again
in a letter to Mr. Babcock last Spring,
which was made public through the press.
Isald then in substance that where tariffs
upon productions are not needed for either
revenue or protection, where the Indus
tries producing these goods are capable of
withstanding all foreign competition, are
outstripping all foreign competitors In
their own domain and rapidly capturing
the markets of the world, and the tariffs
serve no purpose but enabling the corpor
ations controlling the productions to ex
tort unreasonable rrlces from the home
consumer, while gelling cheaper abroad
than this, tariffs should be repealed at
once. This should be done not to destroy
but to save protection. Such tariffs are
the enemies not the friends of protection.
I expressed the opinion then and enter
tain it now that unless the Republican
party does remove such tariffs within a
reasonable time, wherever they exist, and
where the Indications are that they- are
permanent, both Republican success and
the protective system will be endangered.
"As to the effect of Speaker Hender
son's action upon the success of the Re
publican party. I think there is a great
deal of exaggeration. It 13 scarcely noa
slblc that the Democratic party Is going
to make an Issue of the resignation of
Speaker Henderson. He has withdrawn
himself from being an Issue. On the other
hand, his withdrawal will rob the Demo
cratic party of a very large portion of Its
political ammunition. His withdrawal Is
a recognition of the fact that tariff re
form will be carried on within the Repub
lican party Itself. It will have a tendency
to retain within the party that class of
men, largely Gold-Standard Democrats,
who are restless under some of the pro
visions of the DIngley bill, but who are
willing to abide with the Republican party
If thero Is to be a tariff reform within a
reasonable time by that organization.
YANKEES LEAD BRITISH.
Bcresford Finds Many Xew Thins
on American Battle-Ships.
NEW YORK. Sept. 20. Admiral Lor
Bcresford, of the British Navy, has been
entertained at luncheon by Admiral Bark
er, Commandant of the New York Navy
Yard. Admiral J. C. Watson, president of
the Naval Examining Board; Admiral Hlg
glnson. Admiral C. E. Clark, Governor of
the Naval Home at Philadelphia; Admiral
J. B. Coghlan, of the Brooklyn; Captain
P. F. Harrington, of the Navy-Yard; Cap
tain W. H. Bronson, of the Alabama; Cap
tain W. H. Emory, of the Indiana; Lieu
tenant E. W. Eberle, Admiral Barker's
aide, and Colonel R. M. Thompson, re
tired, of New York, were the other guests
present
The value of naval "maneuvers was the
topic of discussion. After luncheon the
party set out to visit Admiral HIgglnson's
flagship, the Kearsarge. Admiral Beres
ford examined her minutely, and expressed
great surprise at the electrical devices.
"We have nothing like them on our ships,"
he said. "You Americans are certainly in
genious." The superimposed turrets, which are pos
sessed by the Kearsarge and her sister
snip, the Kentucky, claimed a large share
of his attention. None of the English
ships are similarly equipped, he said.
STovel Means to Liberate Spalding:.
CHICAGO. Sept. 20. Novel means wero
used today In an effort to secure the lib
erty of Charles Warren Spalding, ex
president of the Globe Savings Bank
and treasurer of the University of Illi
nois, convicted of embezzling University
funds. Judge Dunne, who has for some
time been considering a writ of habeas
corpus In the case, was preparing to read
hl3 decision, which was understood In
advance to be adverse to the prisoner,
when Attorney W. G. Anderson stopped
proceedings by making another petition
before Judge Hanecy. New evidence will
be produced In behalf of the banker pris
oner, who has been fighting for freedom
for six years. Good conduct has been the
principal plea for freedom, but some time
ago the State Board of Pardons refused
to grant him liberty because it was be
lieved he still held a portion of the em
bezzled funds of the university.