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i ; - : : " ; ' THE SUDAY OREGONIA. PORTjLAJTD, AUGUST 21 910. 1 VVi III lie KZs w T mi cm February It. that tr I battleship Ha In was blown tip lo HtTUt kubr, with a loss ef 111 Uvea. Today, the United Etatea Gov ernment, having been authorised by CrmsTes to act. la enxeiced In da- vising plana for raising the ban of tha Ill-fated battleship and of the II eallors whoss bodies were never recov erd from tfcelr ship. Today, after a lapaa of mora than 11 H years, this la being dona because. In all that time, and daaptta obstacle after obstacle, discouragement piled on discourage ment, slight heaped on slight, a valiant band of Americana haa never ceased to "Remember the Maine." Due solely to their nnftarglns efforts, a Government that seemed content to forget tha Maine se far aa to let It lie rotting forever In a foreign harbor, was at laat aroused to action; and before long, it Is hoped, tha remnants af tha ship that was once the pride of the Ameri can Navy will have been taken from "the mire of Havana harbor and the bonaa sf tha (S sailors Imprisoned therein will have received a sepulchre In American soU befitting that af tha heroes they were. e e It la not a long list, this of the names af tha men and women who have la bored lnceeaantly In season and out for tha raising of the Maine, and per hapa at tha head of tha list should be placed the name of William Sulzer. Tammany Congressman from New York. No on of the little group not even Admiral Elgsbee. whs, when a Captain, waa In command of tha Maine on the night of her destruction haa been more persistent In his efforts to bring about the resurrection of tha battleship. Ho formulated bill after bill to this end. and when tha matter waa delayed by more presslntr legisla tion he made the very halls of Con gress resound with his Insistent "Why?" Mr. Sulser became an enthusiast on tha subject of raising the Maine short ly after the Spanish war was decided In our favor. For several years he made It his special object In Ufa to bring the business to a satisfactory Issue. With that end In view he trav eled constantly from one governmental department to the other In his endeavor ta discover what waa tha real cause of the delay. At the height of this activ ity one of Mr. Sulsera Intimate friends declared that Mr. Sulzer had tried to raise the Maine until not only were his shoes full of hole, but the pavement be tween the departments waa In a like condition It wasn't bad for an Illus tration of the unflagging energy shown by the Tammany representative In be half of the Maine. Figuratively speaking. Mr. Sulser left no stone unturned, except, possibly, those he bad already worn Into holes. He hammered away at Congress, be sieged tha White House, enlisted Span ish veterane, boards of trade, chambers ef commerce, governors, mayors, society women and what not. ana got mem w petition congress kept on Introducing Foyi fEEsa-lntr 1 of prTo :ooV wagaTnU ag- gretslve campaign. Ia common with all thoaa who do hinge out of the common Mr. Sulser haa been called eccentric. Those who know him Intimately declare that tha only eccentric thing about him la a remarkable facial reeemblancs to Henry Clay. Like the great Kantucklan. too. Sulzer Is msKDello. especially In his sDeech. Ha Is master of not a few of tha tricks of oratory, and when he Is epeaklng there la no lack of attention from his audltora That be has a weak nesa for conspicuous waistcoats lo a harmless Idiosyncrasy of a man who la spoken of even by hla political oppon ents aa possessing unusual talents. Like many another man of parts, too, Pulsar revolutionizes the natural order of tha day. working off bla most la borious mental stunts while tha world Is t rest. Those who are familiar with hla methoda are not disconcerted whtn ha bids them to -come around to my office about midnight and well talk It over '" He declares that ha has never acquired the sleeping habit and la dis posed to regard It aa an unpardonable lose of time. -When do yon sleep. Sulzer?" asked a constituent who had been granted one of these nocturnal business interviews. Tha man wbo la secretly fond of tha fact that be looks like tha great Clay aahed back hie mop of mouse-colored Kalr. overthrew a stack of half a hun dred letters piled on tha table before him and looked serious. "Never, when there's anything alee ta do," he replied. Despite tha fact that he Is a variant from the ordinary run of mankind. Mr. Sulser bas hosts of friends, both in Washington and at home. His district In New Tork City Is populated by mil ltonalree at one end and pushcart men at the other, and he haa many admirers among both elasaea. His remarkable oratorical facility, exhibited at Us best from the tall end of a cart la hla ante-electloa progreea through his po litical demesne. Is one of the most picturesque Items of the great city, and those who halt to catch a fragment of his speech cannot reproach themselves far wasting time. for aome years now It haa been the great ambition of Mr. Sulzer. whose ad hereao to Tammany has never wav ered, to be Governor of New Tork Slate. It Is said that he believes ha has a good chance of securing the Demo cratlo nomination this fall. Should ha ever succeed In sitting In the guberna torial chair, the country should be pre pared for some radical executive ac tions, provided Mr. Sulser, aa Gover nor, lives up to his radical tendencies as a member of Congress and a political speaker. ' Like many another expert politician. Mr. Sulser haa a memory for names and faoea that appeals to the average lay man aa being well-nigh remarkable. Borne years ago. Mr. Sulser betook his six feet and mora of anatomy to a launching down In Florida, and while thera ha had tha pleasure at meeting some ef that State's prettiest woman. Recently several of these ladlea were ta Washington, when Mr. Sulser met thera again and recalled the names of each without a slip, amid a chorus of -Why. Mr. Sulser. how remarkable! I did not think you would remember me!" Of course, gallant man that he la (wasn't Henry Clay a meat gallant gen tleman?!. Mr. 8ulser made tha appro priate reply. see Put though Representative Sulzer de serves the palm tor keeping everlast ingly at It la behalf ef the Maine, he swts-eagxha feoso ef LaiAC X Valiant Band of Men Who Fought to Have Battleship Raised, and Finally Won From his Maine-raiking bills passed by Con. gross. Representative George A. Loud, of Michigan, who Is as ardent a Repub. Mean as Mr. Sulzer Is a Tammany Dem ocrat. Is the legislator who framed, the bill passed at the last session of Con gress appropriating money for the res surrectioo of the battleship. Uke his colleague from New Tork. Mr. Loud, who represents the Tenth Michigan district bas been an enthusiast of years' standing on tha subject of rais ing trie Maine, and whenever he saw an opportunity to further the cause he did not let tha House forget that It had a duty to perform away off In Ha vana Harbor. Mr Loud a "rest ' ",- J"-. - J- . ha devoted relees advo he American Navy, and he haa devoted himself to the exploitation of tha proposition to add to It two naw eattiesnips yearly. He Is also tha originator of tha plan now operative of building a fleet of U, 000-ton colliers for the navy, that Its fuel may ta carried In American owned and built bottoms. He had a stiff fight to put thla Idea through Congress and he looks upon It aa a notable victory In behalf of a bigger and better navy. see Mr. Lo-ud's Interest In maritime af faire ta not the passing fad of a man of wealth; In his case it amounts to a passion. It waa not Inborn, aa in the case of Senator Hale, maritime expert of the Upper House, but when It finally made tta appearance It soon dominated all other Influences. Tha story of Its development Is full of human Interest Mr. Loud s father waa a pioneer lum berman of the Wolverine State and hi boyhood and youth were passed In ths woods. He and his husky brothers wera bred In the primeval forests of the upper peninsula. They were nour ished on the rough fare of the lumber eampa and slept on spruce, boughs. Bears, wolves. . deer and abundant smaller game were close at hand, and the lads drank their fill of the joy of outdoor living and became adepts In woodcraft. As time passed the family prospered. The boys were sent within tha bounds of civilisation to have some of tha rough corners rounded and polished. Oeorge went to the Ann Arbor high school to prepare for the state uni versity, bat after graduation from the secondary Institution he returned to tha woods and resumed his career as lum berman with so much energy and con sequent success that he soon became a rich man. Then, with leisure and abundant meane. ha indulged in globe trotting to his heart's content. It waa while he waa so occupied that Mr. Loud was offered an oppor tunity which appealed to him so forci bly that he accepted without a reserva tion. It was an Invitation from an old friend. Captain IX B- Hodgdon. of the United States revenue service, to make a voyage with him en tha Mcculloch, a vessel fitted op with an armament of light guns and designed to prevent seal poaching. Since a civilian Is son per sona grata on board a Government vessel. Mr. Loud enlisted as paymaster. Before sailing, ths objective point of the McCulloch waa understood to ba Sitka. Alaska, but Instead tha little vessel steamed slowly across tha At lantic to Gibraltar, on to Malta and through the Sues Canal, and when she reached Colombo. Ceylon, advice from Washington awaited her eommaader to the effect that trouble waa brewing with Spain and that the vessel waa to Join Dewey at Hongkong. Mr. Loud waa advised to go ashore at Colombo, but he besrved Captain Hodgdon to let him proceed with the ship, and after some demurring tha captain consented. see , Bo It happened that, with tha excep tion of a couple of newspaper corre spondents who chanced to be on tha scene. George A. Loud waa tha only Americas civilian who actually took part In tha battle af Manila Bay. Tha rela played by the McCnlleeh Is that memorable afair waa ef considerable Importance). During the fight Mr. Load had charge af the after powder maga lae and when tha engagement was over ha went with the McCulloch with dispatches ta Hongkong telllag of tha destruction ef tha Spanish fleet. That la why Congressman Georg-e A. LsraA tja eVtemfS eFaaat sat iba """'J the Government dinners of the Society of Manila Bay. composed of officers who took part In that battle. On these occasions he Is regarded aa a guest ef honor and Is given a seat at Admiral Dewey's right hand. At one of these banquets the admiral told how the arrival of tha McCulloch in Manila Bay nearly upset all his plans for capturing tha Spanish fleet. At the very moment when it was necessary to divert tha attention of the enemy from hla own operations, tha firemen of the McCulloch began to shovel in coal, sending up a dense col umn of smoke from the vessel's stack. The admiral confessed that this thwart ing of his purpose to He low filled him with murderous thoughts for the time being, but fortunately no harm came from it. At the elose of tha war Mr. Loud re signed from the service and resumed hla business, but he found that he was regarded aa a hero by the people of his State. He waa fairly preaeed Into poli tlca and when his opportunity came he accepted a nomination to Congress to become tha champion of the new navy and a leader In the movement to raise the Maine. In early life Mr. Loud knew Inti mately the French Inhabitants along tha Great Lakes and can speak their patois Inimitably aa given In Drnm mond's poems "Wreck of the Julie Plants," "Tha Habitant." and "Las Vteuxtempa," His houseboat Voyageur, on the Au Sable River, Is a roomy, lazy craft for Ashing and hunting ex cursions shared by bis friends. He Is much Interested in the cause of the blind and often talks before their cir cles and recites for them, and they are very fond of him. see It was bat natural that the State of Main should feel an especial Interest In the project to free her namesake from long Imprisonment In the rolry depth of Havana Harbor. It wa equally to b expected that Maine' Senior Senator, Eugene Hale, would eome prominently to the front when ever anything which concerned bis commonwealth was under dlecusslon. From the first Senator Eugene Hale has been notably active In the movement which has bad for its object the rais ing of the Maine. He has advocated It eloquently both In the United States Senate and out. always with the as surance that the .Legislature of the Pine Tree State waa solidly at his back. As a creator of publie sentiment he has done yeoman work, and he has CABIN BIRTHPLACE CT WALLOWA COUNTY'S CLERK AMONG "1 This cabin was built by S. the father of Wallowa County's In the lower valley, known as A N. BtaUon at Lostlne. In thU October of 188L the year of Its a hlstsrlo monument. It stands - been ready at all times ami In all place to champion the cause.. Since his first appearance In the Forty-first Congress, as member of the Lower House In 1869. Eugene Hale has never once strayed outside the focus of the publlo eye. Now In his 76th year, master of all the ways that make for legislative prestige, he above all ethers was fittest to head the move ment In the Senate to raise the sunken battleship. There Is still another reason why Senator Hale's Intimate connection with the business of raisins the Maine seems most appropriate for many years he has been the acknowledged authority on naval matters In the Unit ed States Senate, and this acknowledg ment haa been mad by both his adhe rents and hi enemies. "Putting- It mildly," said a naval offical to the writer, "Eugene Hale knows more about ships and about the water than any other civilian living. From his youth he seems to have made a study of such things, and I have never been able to find him at fault in the busi ness. What he doesn't know about the water and Its following cannot be learned from books or in any other way that I know of." see When ba made his first entry lnto Congress he waa already familiar with tha sea "and all that In them Is." He was a modest young fellow In those day, bat during his 10 years' service In the lower House his fame as a mari time sharp became so pronounced that President Hayes tried to Induce him to accept the naval portfolio. Mr. Hale declined the honor, but continued to have an active participation In naval matters aa a member of the committee on naval affairs. So Intimate and far reaching was his understanding of the naval situation at that time that noth ing of Importance was ever done by tha department without he was consulted. In 1811 he took up his quarters In the Senate chamber, where he has re mained to this day, in length of service the oldest tenant of that august estab lishment. For 2 year Senator Hale' opinion on ship and the medium In which they float have been accepted as final; no one haa the temerity to ques tion his knowledge, although hla policy haa been subject to the most violent criticism. So thera la a singular ap propriateness In the leadership of Sen ator Hale In this business of ratal ug the Maine. e e e Mr. Hale's fondness for thing mari time 1 emphasized by hi fondness for swimming. At one time, when be was several years younger, he was regard ed as among tha best amateur swim mers in the country, and today, though his years are more than three-score and ten. he delights in a twice-a-day dtp in the water In Summer. Dip, how ever. Is a misleading word, since the Senator 1 a long-distance swimmer, and the lake near his beautiful Sum mer home in Maine has been traversed frequently by him. Mr. Hale's first swim Is usually taken during an early morning hour, and the second late in the day. Those of his friends who are fortunate enough to be his Summer guests are In the habit of accusing him OHCB HOME. OF W. C. BOATMAJT. K. Fxanels and M. K. Boatman, the latter the nephew of the former and present Clerk. The cabin, when erected, was among the first to be b"t the Lostlne Vslley today. It still stands, near the present site of the O. R. cabin W. C. Boatman, the present County Clerk at Enterprise, was bora In building. It 1 the Intention of the family to preserve the cabin Intact as pa tha family estate and Is guarded from destruction by the heir of th a ! - if,. sil A f " 1 I -' -:-v' r ; .-v M I at - " , SmraLjl """""""I . gff'SiagaWsMilsitlisa.lilisSjW mff ,i , " , J f . r - - j I i . . -A -v ' Is-... - fVysmiiitf. i new ssnsirtiff Yl of spending a large part of his Sum mers in the water. Senator Hale's Washington mansion Is one of the finest In that city occu- nied bv a Governmental official, elec tlve or appointive. It contains 35 rooms; 22 of them are living or sleep ing rooms, and each one has Its open hearth. In the grand reception hall of srolden oak Is a magnificent Italian fireplace, with curved settees on either side, and above tne nrepiace is a dki oony. The art works that the mansion holds are among the finest in Wash' lngton, and the Senator's workshop," as ha calls It. Is one of the most luxur lous private mansion offices to be found In America, or Europe, for that matter. e e e Amonc th Americans not of Con gress who have been exceedingly active in the ralse-the-Msine move ment, none has been imor earnest or consistent woraer man Jrvctw -Auuiii m Charles D. BlEsbea. whose name Is des tined to go down to posterity aa the commander of tha Maine on the night he met her doom. Of all tnose wno have been waiting not patiently, bat hopefully, is it likely that there la a more vigilant watcher than this vet eran survivor of that sickening holo caust Admiral Slgsbee's "Personal Narra tives of the Battleship Maine" Is suffi cient to set him apart as the one per son in ail the world who is most con cerned in the lifting of that water soaked hulk into the light of day. There are still a good many points to be settled to his satisfaction and there Is no other way of reaching them. Admiral Sigsbee's record was among the fairest ever won by sea lighters long years before his aot of bravery In Havana harbor set ths world aglow with admiration for the American spirit, as typified by him. He did good service at the battle of Mobile Bay and FIRST BUILT IN THE VALLEY 1 f he showed not a sign of flinching In both attacks and in toe final assault on Fort Fisher. His special naval inven tions have inured greatly to the benefit of Uncle Sam, and nations other thn ours have profited by bis cleverness. Since his retirement, in 1907, Admiral Slgsbee has been devoting himself to literary work, some of it along the lines of his profession and a consider able part of Is of a miscellaneous char acter. He Is master of a very pleasing style and had he chosen literature for a profession instead of sea fighting he probably would have made his mark long ago. He is a social favorite In the CaDltal City's more exclusive clr cles and is the amiable prey of all the philanthropic enterprises in the com munity. Arrayed in the imposing unl form of a Rear Admiral, he Is still far and away the most picturesque figure In Washington's, naval colony. And when so arrayed the Admiral is source of unfailing wonder to his grandchildren. "Grandpa, are you going to get married," one of them exclaimed when the Admiral appeared rigged out in a spick and span white uniform for one of Mrs. T alt's garden parties. e Another Rear -Admiral, also retired. who la deeply Interested In the raising of tha Maine is French E. Chad wick, who was a member of the Mains In quiry board, appointed after the dis aster to sift the matter to the bottom. Many of the things considered by that board of inquiry can never be made clear until the battleship is ont of water, and for that reason Admiral Chadwick is another eager observer of the progress of the movement. In the meantime, with the raising of the Maine always near to his heart, the Admiral dispenses a royal hospi tality at his beautiful Newport home. Fair Oaks. He also finds enjoyment In literary work, being a diligent and scholarly historian, the author of the volume entitled "Causes of the Civil War" In Hart's American history. Re cently, he has become greatly Inter ested in municipal reform and has brought about some beneficial changes In the city government of Newport Rear-Admirals Adolph Marlx and Richard Walnwright ars still other gallant sailors who have always shown a deep Interest In the raising of the battleship. Admiral Marlx commanded the Scorpion during the Spanish-American War and was promoted rapidly for conspicuous bravery. He also acted as judge advocate of the Maine court of inquiry, and on that board, too, waa Admiral Walnwright. His most cherished earthly possessions are a silver - loving cup, presented by the citizens of Gloucester, Mass., and a sword by citizens of Washington, for his gallant work as executive officer of the Maine when she was sinking and for his able command of the Gloucester during the war with Spain. e e Among the civilians who have worked aggressively in the raise-the-Maina move ment, Bernhardt Wall, of New York City, deserves special mention. He was behind the cause on behalf of the United States Spanish War Veterans. As for the rest of the ardent workers In the movement the men and the women who have really remembered the Maine all these years their number Is small and they are practically covered In this list: Orosco C. Woolson, New Tork City; the late General O. O. Howard; George W. Bates, of Detroit; William M. Koons, Mount Vernon. O.; John H. Moore, Washington, D. C; Miss Edith A. Beard; Miss Beatrice L. Whitney; William J. Van Patten, Burllngame, Vt; A, H. Griffith; A. B. Poland, of New Tork; V. H. Metcalf ; Congressman George Edmund Foss; Robert Bacon, naw ambassador to France: ths late John Hay; E. M. Thopmaoa, in behalf of the 74th Legislature or tne state oi Maine: A. King, of Newark, N. jr.; John T. Collins, ef Ruthsrord, N. J.; Mrs. Margaret Kean, of Chicago; Admiral 6. B. Luce, of Newport; Fathers Me Gulgan, Carroll and Smyth; Dr. W. T. Russell: Mr. C. Walton Dunlap, Mrs. Mary V. Goundle, Mrs. Ada M. Gallo way, Airs, unaries siaman, uers tramp belL Mrs. Lldie Oldreyd, the late Mrs. Helen G. Sparhawlt and Father Chid, wick, who wa the Maine's chaplain. Today the hopes of this valiant little bjMA SH tfifijk jutf wftmea are, ooRforad, In the man who will have charge for the Government of the task of raising the Maine William H. Blxby, the re cent successor of General William L, Marshall as chief of the engineers of the United States Army, after 30 years of service, during which time he haa put a long list of successful river and harbor improvements to his credit Almost 30 years ago General Blxby wa sent by the Government to attend the French war maneuvers and to Inspect and report on the Iron fortifications then In use in Europe. His report on his re turn to America was one of the most ex haustive and illuminating papers ever turned In to the War Department. It was a report that gave Its author instant recognition as one of the most capable engineers In the corps, and his services have been In constant requisition ever since. When the Inland waterway de velopment scheme now agitating the Mississippi Valley became so prominent, it was General Blxby who was largely responsible, and in 1908 he waa made president of the Mississippi River com mission. One of his most interesting de tails resulted when he was ordered to make a special irspection of the damage wrought by the Charleston earthquake. ' Personally the new chief engineer ia thoroughly companionable. Despite his devotion to Uncle Sam's interests he Is always ready to answer a question or listen to a Joke. Asked recently to give his opinion as to the value of a vacation. General Blxby declared that for him any period of recreation absolutely free from work would be an actual hardship. "That's right, Bixby," put in a fellow engineer wbo did not agree with him on this point. "I've noticed that you always combine business with pleasure. When we go fishing, for Instance, you put In your time while waiting for a bite In selecting a location for another light house." "Oh, I hope It Isn't as bad as that," laughed the general. "It Is, though," insisted the officer, and then he proceeded to "make good" by telling how on a certain fishing trip the general and he had been fishing for an hour with a patience that would have delighted Sir Izaak Walton, but without encouragement, when he broke the silence by inquiring in a cautious whisper: "Had a bite yetT" "No," returned the General thought fully, "but that point over yonder Is a bully place for a lighthouse." (Copyright. 1910, by Hi J. warusi. TOUCHING SECOND Continued From Page 3. break" came, the Cubs began a slashing batting assault upon Crandall and be fore McGraw could make a move Chica go had two runs and a man on bases. Tenney, Bridwell and Devlin were striv ing desperately to steady Crandall, who was getting worse and worse, and Mc Graw sent out a C. Q. D. for Mathewson to save the day. Delaying, arguing, using every trick and device, McGraw played for time. Re ports came from the clubhouse that "Matty" already had his shirt on. Two substitutes were acting as his valets, and he was dressing rapidly aa possible, when the cruel umpire ordered McGraw to play or forfeit the game and McGlnnity was sent In to pitch. He used up as much time as possible, but finally was com pelled to pitch one ball. Slagle rammed a safe hit past lirst base and Chicago needed only one run to tie the score. Meantime Mathewson's lost trousers had been found. Half a dozen substitutes were helping him dress and before Mc Glnnity would pitch another ball, Math ewson, half dressed, with shoe strings unloosened and uniform awry came ra cing across the field. There was no time to warm up, for already McGraw had wasted 11 minutes and the umpire was getting peevish. Mathewson's arm was "cold" and to attempt to use either curves or speed with "Del" Howard at bat meant certain defeat. Mathewson dropped three slow, twisting fadeaways near the plate, two of them fading until they hit tie ground. Howard took des perate swings at them, struck out and ths Giants were saved. Pitchers of the Mathewson stripe hold the key to the situation in the deciding moments of games, and upon their cool ness depends the success of tha efforts to resist "the break" Influence. e e Clark Griffith, now manager of Cin cinnati, than whom no brainier pitcher ever lived, was past-master of handling batters in the psychological moments. Once in Washington, with the Senators needing a run to tie and with men on second and third, Al Selbach came to bat. Griffith's best line was taunting and nagging at batters, delaying and "stalling" to make them nervous and over anxious. He taunted Selbach thus: "You big stiff, you couldn't hit this one with a board,'.' and then he pitched wide and high, and he kept up that kind up work until two strikes and three balls were called and Selbach was wild with anxiety to hit, and rising onto his toes with eag erness. Then Griff, smiling and exasper ating, said: "Hit this, you big bloat," and he deliberately tossed the ball under hand toward the plate, so slowly that Selbach, in his eagerness to hit, over balanced, fell to his hands and knees be fore the ball reached the plate and was called out on strikes. Griffith's greatest feat, though, wa In a game between Portland and Seattle in the old Northwest League, when be and the afterwards famous "Dad" Clarke were opposing each other In the final game of the season. The game went 14 Innings, with neither side able to score, and in ths first of the four teenth, before a man was out. a hit and two errors filled the bases with Portland players. Clsrke was running around, taunting Griffith, who walked out of the box. went over to "Dad" and said. "I'll bet you $10 I strike out the next three men." He did and Clarke was so angry he refused to pay the bet until years afterwards when both were In the -National League. There is one more Interesting incident that .stands unique, and It is one by which Jimmy Slagle staved off disaster to the Chicago team In a 29-inning battle between Chicago and Philadelphia, which Reulbach finally won two to one- In the ISth Inning of that struggle, with a runner oh first base, Sherwood Magee drove a hard line hit to left center. Slagle had Just shoved his hand Into his hip pocket to get his chewing tobacco when he ball was hit, and as he started In pursuit of it be discovered to his horrer (hat bis right hand was caught in ths pocket and refused to come out A quick Jerk failed to release the hand, and Slagle, racing on, leaped, stuck up his left hand, and caught the ball, saving the Cubs. Then he pulled out his tobacco, bit off a pleosi and grinned as the crowd applauded. Wireless March in Australasia Baltimore American. Ths governments of Australia and New Zealand have decided to establish a system ef wireless telegraphy which will ba under their control and which will embrace various groups of British Islands, including Ocean, of the Gilbert group, where . the Pacific Phosphate Company, of London, owns lmmenae d posits pi felJEh-Krade. fosihvv
