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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1890
Page
6
Managers discuss contract jumpers and legal limits as Beckley may trigger a dispute. The old club plans a return to play at Recreation Park with a focus on developing young pitchers under Sir Guy.
Chicago White Stockings defeat the Cleveland Brotherhood club 7 to 2 in New Orleans. Both teams in good condition after arrival by rail from Louisville and Nashville and Illinois Central lines. Left on base totals favor Chicago with strong pitching and timely hitting through the game.
Cleveland March 14 The Cleveland Players' League club moves to bar crosstown rivals McKean and Zimmer from playing with the local team filing injunctions in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. The actions aim to prevent deserting players from crossing to the Brotherhood or National League. George Miller denies plans to rejoin the Brotherhood saying he stays with the National League and would rather steal chickens than join the Brotherhood.
Thirteen players of the old local club have reported for duty and are gathered at the Central Hotel. The roster includes Baker, Jones, Schmitt, Berger, Wilson, Mulhern, Miller, Root, Rentcliffe, Hempani bel and several other fine looking young men.
Patrick Sheedy, then in Chicago, proposes Washington Park Club add at least 28 000 to guarantee 80 percent to the winner, aiming to attract English and Australian entrants. The plan faces skepticism about attracting riders from England and Australia, with doubts about entries despite the proposed prize. An amateur race note follows from East End Gymnasium members.
Next Friday evening the club will host a three hour foot race for members. Two handsome medals will be awarded as prizes. The event is expected to be exciting due to several strong pedestrians in the club.
Arrangements nearly complete for a six round points bout between Mike Dogan and Paddy McBride at Homestead on Saturday evening. Contestants to fight at catch weight under Queensberry rules.
The notes report Crooks as captain of Columbus, discuss a legal question about baseball transactions, evangelist Billy Straay’s Cincinnati event, and a surge of Brotherhood reactions to Beckley. It also notes season-ticket sales by Indianapolis, a death of trotting owner William H. Humphrey, and updates on several horses including Terra Cotta Jacobin and Santalene as they train for the Western circuit.
Boston March 16 A table compiled from dispatches of clearing house managers shows weekly gross exchanges for the week ending March 15 1800. It compares percent increases or decreases with the same week in 1859 for New York and outside the city. Totals exclude last year’s figures where no clearing house existed.
A cave discovered five and a half miles from Mechanicsburg on Hon. H. G. Moser’s farm lies 110 feet underground. Workers, aided by Captain C. E. Brindle, have explored 23 feet from the entrance and found superb mineral formations. A two and a half mile chain of hills parallels the cave passage, with openings at Lisborn and a proposed working site.
F B Eggers a droggist on Ohio street Allegheny notes sponge prices climb as supply fails to meet demand. He cites Grecian archipelago coasts as source of best sponges with Bermudas and Florida supplies being inferior and scarce, some valued up to 15 dollars.
Philadelphia March 14 a theft at Thomas Martindale's Turkish bath on Tenth Street below Filbert occurred Friday night. A box of patrons’ valuables was broken into yielding 215 dollars in cash and items including a diamond valued at 274 dollars, two gold watches and chains, a gold locket, a gold draft payable to J. S. Black, and a bank draft from Greenfield, C to a New York bank. An employee Edward Bronson fled. police seek him.
William N. Marshall of 6 8 Marshall & Brothers stained glass manufacturers died yesterday at his residence No. 55 Esplanade Street. He was 99 years old and one of the country’s most successful figures in that trade.
In Baltimore on March 16 Joseph O. Minary and L Howard were committed for a case described as a morn iy unit. Minary, a stranger, told the magistrate he is the long sought Tas.
Washington dispatch reports Pension Office officials led by Commissioner Raum will curb special handling of constituent claims. A circular outlines that calls from members and attorneys disrupt workflow, directing claims to follow standard process. Officials note 25 605 total monthly inquiries and seek 50 more surgeons to speed adjudication.
The Inter State Commission rules in favor of F B Thurber and others, finding unjust rate differences between carloads and less than carloads for grocery items. The decision directs a revision of classification and rates to reflect fair, proportionate charges and values of service.
Senator Plumb moves to supersede the Blair educational bill with his land grant forfeiture measure. If successful, the educational bill may vanish for this session. Discussion could extend to Thursday with limited time for other business and a final vote. Executive session issues and Florida nominations also slated for open consideration with a possible witness referral for prosecution.
The text reports a proposal by a U.S. Government figure and delegates from Central and South America to inaugurate in Washington a monument honoring the meeting of the first Western Hemisphere congress. The plan envisions the gift to the people of the United States.
The Maryland case Mudd against Compton and the Virginia Bowen against Buchanan are to be pressed to a conclusion this week by the Committee on Elections. The pension appropriation bill is ready for action and expected to spark discussion on general pension legislation. The direct tax bill can be called up any day, with Ways and Means members confident of reporting the tariff bill before week’s end.
The President and Mrs. Harrison will host a state dinner on April 8 for the Supreme Court Justices and a reception on April 2 for the army navy and marine corps. A public reception follows a week later as part of winter state entertainments postponed due to bereavements in the Maine and Tracy families.
Train dispatcher McClure of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reported weeks of stones being thrown from a bluff between Gist and Marion streets. Last Saturday a brakeman was struck on the head, escaping with a scalp wound as trains passed. A detective identified eleven boys led by William Rankin, who provided the names. Charges of malicious mischief are prepared before Magistrate Gripp.
Plans for a Goldings patent galvanized iron fire escape at the Southside Market House include towers joined by an iron bridge with railings. The design aims to safely evacuate occupants, providing an upward gangway to the escape and a capacity of eight people per minute.
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