Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 June 1889 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1889

A POOfi RECORD IS BROKEN

For th&Tirst Time This Season the Hoosiers Win Two Consecutive Games. Tfca Senators Profit Largely by the Poor Work of Umpire Lynch, tut Lost Through Inability to Hit Getzein. The Indianapolis ball team broke its recnoon, winning the second game from Washington, and securing two successive victolies for the first time this season. The Ilooai&rs played in splendid style, and the defeat of the visitors would have been easily accomplished had it not been necessary to also defeat an evident purpose on the part of Umpire Lynch to give the game 'to the Senators. The work of Lynch in this city has always been of the worst possible character, but he has never before reached ' the degree of ranknesa displayed yesterday afternoon. His decisions against the home team were wretched in the extreme, and -without the shadow of an excuse. None of tbem were close, and had he shown the slightest desire to be fair, he -would of being hissed on all sides and condemned by every one present. Three of his decis'ioni were bo palpably wrong that thostn)dest boy on the bleachers could see his errors. Finally President Brash telegxaphed President Young to change Lyncn 'to some other point and send a new man to Indianapolis. The crowd was wild with indignation, and had the contest gone against the home team, the self-conceited umpire might have suflered some injury at the nanus or the angry spectators. Tho people -who pay their money to see ball games expect fair treatment, and it is nothing short of an outrage that a fellow like Lynch is allowed to carry things with such a high hand. lie seems to 'think it a meritorious act to make an arbitrary ruling. and then stand by it in a manner that shows him to be as obstinate us ho is ignorant. The calling of Bassett oat at third for an alleged interference with a fielder was a "bad decision, though it was no worse than declaring II oy safe at second when he was canght by at least four feet by a line throw from Daily to Bassett. Again, when the visitors accomplished a triple play in the eighth Lynch displayed an utter lack of ability. Any one could see that Irwin dropped the pop liyof II ines purposely, andnnder the rules the batter alone should have been called out. Instead. Lynch titood like a wooden Indian, leaving three runners on bases helpless on account of his etunidity in failing to make his decision promptly and giving the men a chance to run. As they all kuew that Hines was the onlv man who could bo called out under the rules, they remained in their places until it was too lato to save themselves. But for the miserable work of Lynch, the Iloosiers would have secured nearly double the number of runs "that was linaily credited to them. As usual, the team did great work with the stick, and with half a show would have knocked out enough hits to put themselves in a safe position before the uf th inning was reached. Getzein wai in the box for the home team. and pitched finely. Ho was very elective at critical poiuta, and pulled the Iloosiers out of several close places, though the fielding: lehiud him was exceptionailv strong. On the other hand, young Keefe, " the letthxnded terror, was hit freely, being knocked ont of the box in the third inning, Person taking his place. The latter, however, fared no better, beiutf hit hard and often. The work of Captain Glasscock was "the feature of the home club's playiug. though Heery, Denny and IJas?ett also did wclL When the Hoosiers first went to the l:t Seery sent an easy grounder to Keefe, and was retired. Glasscock mnde a single. but Sullivan's hot oue bounded up and hit the Captain, and he was declared out. Hines lorced Sullivan out at second. In the next inuingDenny got his base on balls, and went to thifU on I)aily'a single. McCeachv's fiy was taken by Wilmot, and when Denny tried to score on the play, was canght at the plate. The fourth yielded four runs for the Hoosiers. Bassett led oil' with a hit, and went to second when Keefo gave Getzeiu his base on balls. Seery's single tilled the bases and brought Glasscock to the bat. After oue strike and two balls had been called on him, the Captain got a nice low one. and sent it over the ience. In the fifth Bassett got his base by grace of the pitcher's wildness. and went to second on a passed ball. , At this -point Mr. Lynch made one .. of iis remarkable decisions. Getzein iiit a grounder down toward third and Basset t started for that base. In running he had to go around Sweeney, as he 3iad a right to do. but the latter deliberately backed up against Bassett, and much to the surprise and disgust of the crowd Lynch called the Hoosier second baseman out for interfering with a fielder. The tdxth was also a blank, though Hines made a single and Denny a double. In the seventh Bassett went to first on balls. .Getzein made a hit. Seery flew out to Meyers, but Glasscock sent Bassett over the plate with a fine two-bagger. The eighth started oft well for the Hoosiers. but again Lynch came to the rescue. Getzein made a single. Seery got first on balls, and Glasscock's hit brought Getzein across the jdate. Sullivan waited and was given first, tilling the bases. Then Hines sent a short lly to Irwin, which that player purposely missed. Instead of simply calling the batter ont. Lynch forced everybody to run. As he was slow about making his decision, however, the players did not know what to do and a triple play followed. The visitors made their first Tun in the opening iuning.it being a clear gift by the umpire. Wilmot flew out to Denny, Hoy. made a hit and when he tried to steal second was caught by at least four feet but was declared safe. Wiso followed with a double and Hoy scored. The next two men were quickly retired. Singles by Keefo and Wilmot and Daily's fumble let one man across the jdate in the third. Irwin made a single in the seventh and came home on hits by Mack andFerson. In the ninth. Denny threw Sweeney out at first. Morrill made a double. Mack Hew out to Seery. Ferson sent a fly to middle which Sullivan pot under after a hard run, but he muffed it and Morrill came home. The big center fielder redeemed himself a moment later, however, br making a fine catch of Wilniot'a fly and the game was over. The score:

ISDI'lLlS R b O A El WASHING'S. S B O A B feery, 1.... 115 1 o! Wilmot, 1.. 0 13 10 ila.eock. 14 110 Hoy.in 113 0 0 Fulllvan, ia o 1 2 l I Wise, r 0 a l l o Jliues, 1.... o 1 9 0 oj Meyers, 2.. 0 0 5 2 0 JJenny,3... 0 3 2 2 0, Irwin, s 11520 Dally, o 0 16 1 2; Sweeney, 3. 0 0 13 0 M'Geachv.r 0 0 l 0 o Morrill. 1.. l l ; o 0 Bassett. 2.. 2 1 1 3 P Mack, e.... 0 15 10 fietzeln.p.. C 2 0 1 0 Keefe. p... l l o l o Ferson, p.. 0 l o l o ' Totals.... 6 U 27 10 3 Totals.... 4 93 12 0

sett out for interfering with tlelder. . Score by timings: Indianapolis 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 fl Wasbinjcton 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 Earned Runs Indianapolis. 4: Washington, 2. Two-base Hits (Jlasscoct, Denny, Wise, Morrill. Uorae F.nn OUscoclc " stolen liases Hoy i2.) Double Plays Seery to Dally; Sullivan tx Glasscock to illne? ; Wilmot to Mack. Triple Play In in to Sweeney to Mack to Meyers. First Base on Ball Seery, Sullivan (2), Denny. Mcdeaehy, Ba.ett (2), Oteln. Meyer. Struck Out Sullivan, McGcacny. Meyers, Bwecuev (2). Morrill, Ferson. ran-sed Bull-Mack, 1. Time 1 :.". Umpire Lynch. Other League Games. ST.V,' YORK. 1: CLEVELAND, a Cleveland, June 20. The Cleveland and New York clubs played the best fame of ball ever seen in this city to-clay. In the eighth inning New York won Vypure lack. Ward made ft. baso hit and stole second. Strieker ran to his base to Lead off Ward, and jnst then Connor hit tho ball between first and second bases. ' Strieker, if he bad remained where ho vas, would have taken the ball, and In all probability made a double play, thus retiring the side. Kichard&on then sacxiticed.aiidWardtcoxed.

ThTeo thonsand seven hundred people saw the contest. Score:

CLEVELXXDlIl XEW YORK. El B O'JL Ptricker, 2. McAleer.m McKean. s. TwitchelLl Faatz,l.... Kadtord, r. l Gore, m.... 1 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 Ticrnan, r. 1 Ewin?,3... Ward, a.... Connor, 1.. 2 1 0 Kiebrtfjn,? O'Kourke, 1 Tebeau, 3.. 1 Muuer, c. Eakely, p. 0 Whitney, 3 Welch, p.. 01 0 Totals.. I 0 6121121 1 Totals 1 l 9l27l0j 1 Score by Innings: Cleveland .O O O O O O O O O O yew York ...0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Earned run-New York, 1. Two-base hitWelch. Sacrifice hit Gors Connor. Stolen base Ward. Double plays Strieker to Bnyder, Strieker to McKean: Bakely to Snyder to Faatz; McAieer to stricken Welch to Richardson to Connor. First base on balls Cleveland, t; ew York, 3. Hit by pitched ball-Gore. Struck out Cleveland. 2. Tune l:bO. Umpire McQuade, PHILADELPHIA, 5; CHICAGO, 2. Chicago. June 20. With Bastian at short and Ryan in his old position at center, the Chicagos tried to win a game from the Philadelphias, but it was of no use. Bufhnton, who was hit yesterday for nine hits in four innings, only gave th Chicagos nine hits tc-day, and kept them well scattered at that. A misjudged fly by Van Haltren and hunching of hits by the Pbiladelphias in the fourth allowed them to win as they pleased. Wood's play at left was the only feature of note. Attendance. 1.800. Score: CHICAGO. tR 111 10 IA PHI LAD A. IB IB 10 A IE Bran. m.. Foaarty.m. Wood, L... Clements, c VnliWU Duffy, r... Anson, 1... Pleffer. 2.. Darling, a. Bums, 3... Th'mps'a, r larrar. 1. II all man, s. Mulvey, 3. Decker, 2.. Oumlrt. p Uutfint'n, p Totals... 927jl2 Totals ... 5ill'i7ll 3 Score by Innings: Chleacro 1 O O 1 0 O O O 02 Philadelphia 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0-5 Earned runs Chicaeo. 1; Philadelphia, 4. Two-base hits Byan. Pfeffer, Clements. Tfcreeba.se hit Wood, stolen base Fogarty. Double plays Darling to Burns; lfeTer to Anon; Decker to Farrar. First base on balls Off Gumbert, 3; off Uufllnton. 2. fetruck out Fojrarty, 2. I'afsed baU Darling. Time 1:30. UmpireCurry. BOSTON, 2; FITTSBURG, L PiTTsnuno, June 0. Morris pitched in his old-time form to-day, but Madden did fully as well for the visitors. Bcckley's fumble in the seventh gave the Bostons their first run, otherwise it would have taken more than nine innings to settle the game. Smith, Dunlap and Berkley's two double plays and a brilliant catch by Kuehnewere the features of the game. Attendance, 3,000.

rrrrsnuRG. no o a e! boston, r u lo a e Carroll, c... 0 0 3 0 0, Rrown.l... 1 0 S 0 0 Maul, 1 112 1 0 Jonst'n,m 0 12 0 0 Beckley.l.. 0 110 1 1 Kelly, o... 1 0 2 0 0 Dunlap, 2 .. 0 114 1 Hr'tbers.l. 0 2 13 0 0 Kiiehue, 3.. 0 0 4 2 0 K'h'ds'n. 0 14 2 0 bmith. s ..0 0 2 2 0 ah, 3.... 0 0 14 0 Morris, p.. . 0 0 0 2 0 Ouinn, s... 0 10 4 0 Uanlon,m.. 0 2 10 o! (Janel, r.. 0 0 2 0 0 Sunday, r.. 0 1 l 0 0 Madden, p. 0 1 0 2 0 Totals..... 1C 24(12 2 Totals... 2 6 27 12 0

Score by innings: Pittsburg. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 Boston O OOOOOll 2 Earned runs Pittsburg, 1; Boston, 1. Two-base hit Jofcuston. Sacrilice hits Kuelme, Nash. Ktolen bafji Pittsbuifr. 1; Boston. 1. Double plara Smith to Dunlap to Beckley (2.) tlrst Dase on balle-Oa Morris, 1. Hit by pitched ball Brouthers. Struck out By Morris. 1; by Madden, 2. Tassed ball Carroll. Wild ritch Madden, Time-l:15. Umpire-Fessenden. American Association. CINCINNATI, 5; KANSAS CITY. 4. Cincinnati, June 0. Singles by Nicol and Halliday in the ninth inning won today's game with Kansas City for the Red Stockings. Duryea and Swartzel both did exceptionally good work. But four hits, were secured off Duryea's pitching, and throe of them were made in the fourth, when the visitors scored their only runs. Kerins umpired his first Association game, and did well. Cincinnati... M 2 2 0 0 Kansas City 0 0 0 4 Earned runs Cincinnati, 5; 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0-4 Kansas City, 4. Base hits Cin-Two-base hits Kcllly, Keen an cinnatl, 7; Kansas City, 4. Sacritice hits Cincinnati. 2; Kansas City, 1. Errors Cincinnati, 4: Kansas City, 1. Stolen bases McPhee, Reilly, xsicoi (-), Duryea. Double play Mcfhee to Beard to Reilly. First base on balls Off Durrea, 6; off Swartzel, 3. Struck out By Duryea, ft; by Swartzel, 3. Passed balls Donhue, 3; Keenan, 1. Wild pitch Swartzel. Time 2:00. Umpire Kerins. COLUMHCS, 7; ATHLETICS, 6. Philadelphia, June 20. -After having to-day's gamo with Columbus well in hand up to the eighth inniug. the Athletics lost it through a muff by John Coleman after two men had been retired. The all-aronud play of Bierbauerand the number of strikeouts were the noticeable features. Score: Athletics.. 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 06 Coluuibua 2 O O O O O 3 1.17 Earned runs Athletics. 3: Columbus, 2. Twobase hits Lyons. lurcell, McTammany, Daily. Three-base hit Blernauer. Home run KappeL Base hits Athletics, 10; Columbus. 10. aoririce hits Athletics, 2; Columbus, 3. ErrorsAthletics, 4; Columbus, 1. Stolen basesCross, Mattimore (2), Marr, O'Conner. First base on balls Off Baldwin, 3; off Weyhing, 2. Ftrack out By Baldwin, 11: by Weyhinp, 11. Passed balls Biitfb. 3. Wild pitch Weyhing. Time 2:05. Umpire Gafluey. BROOKLYN, 14; BALTIMORE, 3. . New York, June 20. The Brooklyn team defeated the Baltimore nine to-day through superior batting. Score: Brooklyn ....0 O O 1 0 O 4 5 414 Baltimore. 0 1 1 0 001003 Earned runs Brooklyn, 7: Baltimore. 2. Twobase hits Smith, Orirfiu, Mack, Fuhner. Threebase hits Burns, Corkhlll. Ilome run Visuer. Base hits Brooklyn, 12; Baltimore, 9. Sacrifice hits Brooklyn, 4; Baltimore, 2. Errors Brooklyn, 2; Baltimore, 6. 8tolen ba.es Collins, Smith, Lovett, Reynolds. Ilornun?. Double E lays Smith to Foutz; Collins (unassisted.) First ae on balls Otf Lovett, 1; olT Foreman, 3. Struck out By Lovett. 1; by Foreman, 3. Passed baU Quinn. Wild pitch Foreman, lime 2:00. Uid plre O oldsad th. Athletic Association Organized. Special to th IndlanapoUs Journal, Moxticello, I1L. June 20. The Monticello Athletic Association filed articles of organization, to-day, with the Secretary of State. The managers are W. P. Smith. James Hicks and J. D. Knett, the capital stock to be $5,000, with headquarters at Mouticello. , The base-ball came here, to-day, between the Sullivan (111.) club, champions of Moultrie comity, and the Monticello clnb resultod in a store of 8 to 3 in favor of the Sullivan club. Tried a New Battery and Lost. pcclI to tho lortianaiKilis Journal. Blltfton, Ind., June 20. The game today with the Chicago Maroons was a slngrtng match. The local clnb tried a new )attery, and were defeated by a score of 17 toO. Illinois-Indiana League. Qpecial to the IndiananoUs Journal. Lafayette, Ind., June 20. Terre Haute won the hotly-contested game to-day on the home club's errors. Score: Terre Haute 2 0 0 0.0 0 1 4 7 Lafayette 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 06 Base bits Terre Ilaute 7; Lafayette, 5. Errors Tt rre Ilaute, 7; Lafayette, H. Batteries Donran and Schneider; Lemon and.Schaub. Umpire CrandalL Champaign, 111., June 20. Tho IllinoisIndiana League game to-day resulted: Champaign, 4; Danville, 5. . Base-Ball Notes. Two of the nine hits madeofl Getzein yesterday were of the scratch order. Whitney 'will probably go to Buffalo and play an outfield position with the team of that city. Bather a singular feature of yesterday's game was the fact that Morrill only had two put-outs at first base. Bassett should have been credited with a baso hit in the game on Wednesday. It was left out of the ecore by An oversight. The Washington pitchern have been civins other clubsv a great deal of trouble, but they do not weeih to bo very elective against the Hoosiers. Boyle and Buckley will be in the points for the home team to-day. If the Hoosiers win this afternoon it is likely that Bnsio will pitch to-morrow. Healy is nnrstne a broken linger and la not with the Washington team. As

Keefe and Ferson were both in the box

yesterday, it is probable that Haddock will go in to-aay. The Hoosiers made two nice double plays in yesterday's game, Seery and Daily participating in one and Sullivan, Glasscock and Hines in the other. It will be noticed that the outfielders of the home team are doing well in this respect. Before the game yesterday Captain Glasscock said ho would make four hits. and. that he kept his word is shown by the score. His four hits netted eight bases.. Two singles, a double and a home run is quite a batting record, especially when tho latter is made with three men on bases. Ilaclng at Sheep shead Bay. Siieepsuead, June 20. A clear sky, a fine track and 6.000 spectators were tho conditions here to-day. ' First Race Seven-eighths of a mile. Kolian won in 1:28,2-5; Defense second, Nova third. Second Kace Three-fourths of a mile. Blackburn won in 1:15; Cayuga second, Onway third. Third liace One and . one-eighth mile. She won: Seuorita 6econ& Gypsy Queen third. Time. 1:56. Fourth Kace One and one-ciehth mile. Crab won: Eolo second. Brother lien third. Time, 1:54 4-5. Fifth Eace One and three-eighths mile. Gray Dawn won; Barrister second, Le Togas third. Time, 2:23 2-5. Sixth Iface One and one-half mile. Dead beat between Bonanza and Bill Bond, with Amos next. . . DALLY WEATHER BULLETIN. ' Forecast WAsnisoToy. June 208 p. m. For Ohio, Indiana and Lower MichiganShowers; warmer, followed on Friday by slightly cooler, winds becoming northwesterly. ....... I or Illinois, Upper Michigan and WisconsinRain, followed in southern Illinois by fain slightly cooler winds becoming northwesterly, Local Weather Report. IKDIANAPOLIS, Jun 20. IiinABar.Ihcr.&U.)Yind. Weather. IItc 7 a.m. 7 P.M. 29.90 29.91 72 81 til t3 East a west Cloudless. Pt. Cloudy. Maximum thermometer. 83; minimum thermometer, 61. Following Is a comparative statement of the condition of temperature and precipitation on Juneau, ltttt'J: Tern. 74 76 2 -09 2 Pree. 0.18 0.0O -0.18 0.l4 3.23 Normal.............................! Mean Departure from normal Excess or deficiency since June 1.. Excess or deficiency since Jan. 1.. Tlus. General Observations. Ixdiaxafolis, Juue 208 P. M. Iti'rmtr. Station, fen Weather. 4 8 n New York city... Buffalo, N. Y rhiladelpbia, Fa. Bituburg, la.... Washington, D.C Charleston. 6. C Atlanta, Ga Jacksonville, Fla l'eusacola, Fla... Montgomery, Ala Vlcksburg, Ml8a. New Orleans, La. Little Rock. Ark. Galveston, Tex.. San Antonio, Tex Memphis, Tenn. . Nashville, Tenn. Louisville. Ky... IndlanapoUs, Ind Cincinnati, 0..,, Cleveland, O.... Toledo, O Marquette, Mich. Fault Ste. Marie. Chicago, IU Cairo, 111 Sprimrtleld.Ill... Milwaukee, Wis.. Duluth.Minn.... BtFaul. Minn... 29.94178 2J.Q8!G4 64j84 58,06 6688 70 84 6688 7494 70 b2 Cloudless. Cloudless. Cloudless. Cloudless. Pt. Cloudy. Cloudy. Rain. Pt Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudless. Pt. Cloudy. Cloudless. Ft. Cloudy. Cloudless. ; Cloudless. Cloudy. Cloudy. Pt. Cloudy. Cloudy, Cloudless. Cloudy. Kaln. Cloudy. Cloudy. . Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. 29.9b! 82 29.94 78 70 82 70 7(5 80 78 86 79 84 92 2 72 78 29.94 30.04 .02 ,0t .26 .01 T .10 30.0G 30.10 30.04 30.04 30.C0 30.04 7692 76 7G 72 70 72 78 88 92 88 82 90 86 J9.90 29.98 29.90 29.91 7694 71 92 726 72:92 6ljSS 7088 62 76 62182 30.04 29.94 T .01 -'9.U181 2w.92 29.9'J 72 74 62 61 66 82 82 66 58 29.82 40 50 66 74 69 60 58 72 68 80 90 86 70 66 29.84 29.66 29.94 29.84 29.78 29.86 .02 .16 .06 Cloudy. 29.90 29.06 29.98 29.78 29.84 58 58:62 .02; Cloudy. Moorenead.Minn St. Vincent, Minn Davenport, Ia... Dubuque, Ia Des Moines, la.. t. Louis. Mo Kansas City, Mo. Fort gill, Ind.T.. Dodjre City, Kan Omaha, Neb North flatte.Neb Valentine, Neb.. Yankton, D. T... Fort Sully, D. T. Bismarck. D. T.. 5! 2 51 TO .C2. Cloudless. 4666 .01 Pt. Cloudy. 72 66 62i76 .72 .40 .46 Katn. Kain. PL Cloudy. 60170 29.92 '04 62 68 72J02 6888 70 94 68186 6270 62172 29.83186 T Cloudy. - 29.92! CS .60 Cloudy. .... Cloudy. .... IX Cloudy. ,12;Cloudy. 29.8(i 80 30.06j74 30.06 66 30.12 70 Ft. Cloudy. 30.16641 50! 70 70 T .01, Cloudless. Cloudless. Cloudy. Cloudless. Cloudless. Cloudy. 30.04 68 66 66 C6 58 52 50 44 5o 38 44 48 30.12 70 30.08 30.12 29.74 FortBuford.D.T 8S Pr. Arthur's Ldfg 64! 74 wu"Apeiie.r.w.. Ft.Asnah'ne.M.T 30.00:62 64 Ft. Cloudy. Cloudless. Ft. Clouay. Cloudy. 30.12 72 29.92(88 30.20160 72 Boise City, I. T.. Cheyenne. W. T. 88 46164 Ft. McKln'y.W.T Ft,Wash'kie,W.T 30.12 30.22 6R 40 68 54 64 Cloudless. Cloudy. Cloudy. Pt. Cloudy. Cloudless. Cloudless. Denver, Col Pueblo. Col 8antaFe,N.M... Palt Lake City... Helena, M.T.... 60 74 78 80 72 .02 30.04 29.86 29.04 30.03 60 80 56 86 54 82 48!74 T Trace of precipitation. THE PRAIRIE DOO. All About the Little Dweller of the Western Plains. Atlanta Con itltution. Major Ben teen, who is spending his retirement in Atlanta, was one of tho bravest frontier officers, and led part of the Custer expedition, which ended so fatally. . lie is a great observer of natural history, and his narrative of stories about animals is quite as brilliant as are his recitals of army incidents. "Not a blade of grass will grow," said he. "where a prairie dog takes up his abode." . The prairie dog lives in hurrows. The burrows run down to a depth of live or sir feet, then thev turn upward, running near the surface of the ground for several feet. The reason they make this turn in the burrows is to prevent water from drowning them out, and to take moroprecaution they work tho dirt up aronnu the mouth of their burrows to the height of a foot, sometimes more. There aro a great many mistakes concerning tho habits of thoso ingenious little animals. Some claim that if one is shot near his burrow he will crawl back into his burrow before he dies, but that is all a mistake. I have shot them while they would.be in the mouth of their burrow and then took them out Some think that a prairie dog enters his burrow at the coming of winter and remains there until spring calls him forth, but that is another mistake. I have seen them walking in the snow hunting for something to eat They live on grasses and roots and prickly pear, or cactus, as it is called by some. The prairie dog is about the size of a fox squirrel and is alrjost the color of one. They are very destructive to crops. The fanners poison thousands of them, but it seems as if the old adage of killing one fly ten will take his place has reference to the prairie dog. Another tale is told of the prairie dog that the rattlesnake, tho prairie , owl and the prairie dog all live in the same burrow, but that is the greatest mistake of all. Tho owl and the rattlesnake do live in the towns, or rather the rattlesnake dies in the prairie dog town, for no sooner does he enter a burrow than tho dogs collect and commence tilling tip tho burrow, and if the rattler has gone too far to hear them his doom is sealed, but if he is near the mouth of the burrow he will come out as soon as possible. When the owl takes up his abode in a burrow the dog leaves it and goes to another burrow. They never try to till up a burrow when an owl goes in, probably because they think there is not as much harm in an owl as there is in a rattlesnake." It Is Talking Now, Terr Hstite Express. Tho Indianapolis Sentinelrefers to the Express as a '"country newspaper." This manner of crushing "hated contemporaries" is a relic of the early days of iournalism, and is hardly up to the Sentinel a standard, but let's see now the "country newspaper'' compares with tho Sentinel. The latter is printed in a city of over 100,000 population and is supposed to be a 'State" newspaper. The Express is priuted in a city of 40,000 population. Yet the Express prints quite as much matter each day as does the Sentinel, certainly moro of the telegraph news. Perhaps the Sentinel got the idea that wo are countries'' over here because its emissaries failed to raise 500 to pay tor a description of this Indiana oil field in the columns of the Sentinel, which is.snpposed to have all Indiana interests at heart. A Walking Delegate's Wages. Chicago Tribune. A walking delegate in Brooklyn, N. Y., receives a salary of $19.30 a week and expenses for going about the city looking save ro and ominous.

CLOSING COMMENCEMENTS.

Conferring Diplomas and Degrees on Graduates at the DePauw University. Epeclsl to tho Indianapolis Journal. Greencastle. June 20. The sun roso clear and bright and an invigorating breeze cooled tho sweltering brows of those who were attending the semi-centennial commencement, at DePauw University. Tho extreme heat of the day threatened to detract somewhat from tho attendance, but visitor, citizen and graduate alike filled Meharry Hall to overflowing, . and only when tho benediction wn pronounced did the zeal and enthusiasm of the audience abate. This has probably been the most remarkable commencement in the history of the institution, and one of the most noticeable features was the great number of older graduates who returned to visit once moro the scenes of their alma mater. Venerable old men. whoso silver locks Indicate that their battles of life are completed, were to be seen miugling with the college boys, relating some college anecdote, apparently as enthusiastic as ever. To-day DePauw sent from her doors forty-nine graduates. There were fifteen speakers to represent the class, all of whom did remarkably well. The opening speech was delivered by Marshall B. Frazier, of Davis Junction, III, on "Morality in a Nation." "The Keigu of Man" was discussed by Myra Uakcr, of Indianola. Ia. John Lv. Jackson, of Chicago. 111., spoke on "The Influence of Literature." 4, (Jod in Science" was the subject of the next oration, hy "Wilbur A. Fisk, of WarSaw. John W. Collins, of Leavenworth, related "The Christian Conception of God," while Frances S. Cleveland sought the "Influence of Character on History." Walter 5. Davis, of Salem, next spoke on The Hope of Temperance Keforni," and "The Spirit of Inquiry and the Bible" was thoroughh' discussed by John V. Miller, of Paris, I1L "Platonisra" was talked of by Ernest I. Antrim, of Germantown, O., and "Public Sentiment' was given by Jesse G. Cowgill, of this city. The subject of the next oration was Au Old Grave-yard." by John F. Clearwater, of Greencastle. Chas. Spencer, of Monticello, spoke on the "Perfect Statesman." "Political Freedom." was delivered by Chas. P. Benedict, of Rantoul, IlL "Demosthencss," by Minnie A. Haskell, of Plainfield, and "Industrial Revolution," by J as, H. Welkerson, of Mt. Ayr, Ia. The master's oration was delivered by Harry L. BeaU, of this city, after which Dr. Martin con ferred the degrees. The Doctor also made his farewell speech at the close of the exercises. He spoke briefly, thanking the trustees, the citizeus and the students for their hearty co-operation. Tho .following degrees were conferred: A. II. Charles W. Gibert, Minnie A. Ilaskell, Curtis T. Troth, Prank S. Warner, Francis O. , Hester. Ph. 13. Douglas K. Armstrong, William H. Axtell, Rav C Best, Prances 8. Cleveland. Louis B. Davis, Christopher a Dick, Wilbur A. Fisk, Virginia B. Harris, Heber 8. Deaden, John L. Jackson, Frank M. McFarland, Mary E. Roth, David P. Siineson, Charles Spencer, James H. Wilkerson. Uenry H. Wrirht. 8c. B, Frank L. Abbott, Willis Bacon, Mary Barwick, John F. Clearwaters, Jesse G. Cowcill, Nelson A Hetherington, William II. Sharp, Edward T. Teitaworth, William D. Wilcox. Literature and Art Lessa Bowser. A. M., pro merito Elmer U. Meredith, Frank E. Millis. Departmental Honors Philosophy, Ernest J. Antrim: oratory, James H. Wilkerson; biolotry, Frank M. McFarland; history, Kay C. Best, William A. Boyd, Walter 8. Davis, John W. Miller. The following degrees were conferred: A. M.-Clinton Murphy, Eocknlle. Ind.; Thomas II. Hawktue, Denver, CoL: L. II. Jones, Indianapolis, Ind. D. D.-ttev. W. P. Walker, Peking China: Rev. W. XI. Hickman. CmwfordsvUle, Ind.; Rev. J. A. Hummer, Meadvllle, Pa. LL D.-Prof. William Trickett. Carlisle, Pa. The total number of graduates this year was seventy-one. Notre Dame University. Fpeclsl to the I ii Alia spoils Journal. . South Bend. Ind., June 20. The fortyfourth annual commencement of Notre Dame University was completed to-day, and the class graduated was one of the lajgest in the history of the, university. Harold H. Hayes, of the class of '74, was tho poet of the alumni, and Win. P. Breen, of the class of '77. now a risim? member of the bar of Fort Wayne, delivered the alumni oration, which was an oratorical treat. Homer Brelaford. of Illinois, class of '91, won the medal in the oratorical contest. The President Is Now an LL. D. Cincinnati. June 20. The trustees of Miami University, at Oxford, O., to-day conferred the degree of LL. D. upon President Harrison, Secretary of the Interior J. W. Noble and John W. Herron all alumni of the college. The Society of the Alumni met last nieht, and were addressed hy Hon. D. W. McCiung, of Cincinnati, who favored such legislation as would place the college iu the control of the alumni. Rose Polytechnic Graduates. -TeWe Haute, Ind., June? 20. At the graduating exercises of Rose Poly technic Institute, to-day, tho announcement was made that the post-graduate scholarship would not he awarded this year, all the members of the class having received positions in their profession which would tako them into usefulness at once. FRENCH SLEEPING-CARS. Abominable and Illgh-Priced Accommodations for Unhappy Traveler!. London Standard. The charge for abed in the sleeping-cars from Basle to Calais is about nineteen francs, aud from Basle to Paris, for some occult reason, seven francs more. By one of those extraordinary arrangements that can exist only ' in countries where nobody trusts anybody, and everybody is suspected by everybody lse, even the nnfortnnate traveler who has hired a bed at 9:15, is not allowed to turn into it till 11:50, the reason assigned being that at the French frontier the "small baggace" must be examined; and. if people were allowed to "turn in" bofore the examination took place, there is no saving what amount of tobacco and laces and the rest of it might not be secreted in or under the bed by the tourist, or by tho servants of the sleeping-car company. When, however, the conventional ceremonial of affirming that you have "nothing to declare" has been gone through, and your dressingbahas been defaced by hieroglyphics m white chalk, then the operation of bedmaking in the Wagon-lits commences. Any oue who has watched it will be disposed to exclaim with Macbeth, ''Sleep no more." In a small and sometimes filthy den, narrow cushions and hard pillows of hoar antiquity are perfunctorily covered with a 6hahbr rug and a sheet; and under a covering of a similar character the traveler who has paid more than a pound for this extraordinary indulgence is invited to betake himself to slumbcT. If he happens to have a traveling companion, they can procure the luxury, such as it is, of privacy, thongh one of them, on tho Dogberry principle, must needs sleep on the upper shelf, which is an experience several degrees more painful than lying on the lower one. If the number of passengers be hot equal to the number of beds, they will be able, by bribing the person in charge, to get a four-bed conipartmeut, and thus both will avoid the torture of beiug suspended from the ceilintr. As a rule, these vacant compartments are to be had by tipping .the dirty official in charge of them, and thus, perhaps, for 25 shillings apiece, two people can 6ecure the mitigation of misery we have described. One of the main inducements to many pcoEle to have recourse to a Wagon-lit is the elief that, at any rate, in the morning they will be ablo to have "a good wash," and will thus emerge from the train the simulation of a civilized being, instead- of an unwashed, unkempt, nnshaved savage. Morning throws a fuller light on this pleasing anticipation. As some of onr correspondents point out, the "lavatory" arrangements in the sleepins cars between Basle and Calais and between Basle and Paris are abominable beyond description, and cannot be turned to the slightest account by any one of tho most ordiuary fastidiousness. Try 1 tic to Get Rid of John L. Philadelphia Tlins. The great Chippewa war has dwindled down to a plain every -dav drunk, in which one man was shot. If John L. Sullivan could only be induced to go on a drunk with the Chippewas now perhaps a surfeited public would hear the last of him.

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GEORGE A. TELEPHONE 864. Ask Tea fan: for ii THE SWEETEST AND THE MALAY BISONS. A Terrible Battle of the Great Beasts In the Sultan's KraaL PabaofC letter la London Field. His Highness, the Sultan of Pahiang, in the Malay peninsula, can claim to have introduced a decidedly novel feature into Oriental sport, since he ban just brought his great bison kraal to a successful issue. The bison of the Malay peninsula, called s'ladang by the Malays,- corresponds Almost exactly with the Indian gaur, but it has never been decided by naturalists whether it is the true Gavceus gaums or not, as it is seldom shot or caught, and tho fow trophies existing are imperfect, and do not aliord conclusive evidence. They aro magnificent beasts, of great size, but thy in the extreme, and excessively fierce; they usually go about in herds of from hai a dozen to a score, sometimes singly, and occasionally in couples, in the steep, densely wooded bills, aud rarely issuing from their seclusion except at night. The Sultan, who usually resides at Petan, the capital of Pahang, removed to Pulan Tawerin the end of February, accompanied by about 1.000 men, and immediately set them to work to erect a strong fence along the edge of the river, 60 as to inclose tho entire promontory, except that part in connection with the mainland which was to bo left undisturbed until the herd was found to have entered of their own accord, which they were expected to do about the end of April. However, there was consternation and confusion in the camn when at daybreak on April 6 it was discovered that a large herd of bisons had found their way on to the promontory during the night, and still remained there. Only about a mile of the barricade had been completed, and there remained another mile and a half to be done before the beasts could be surrounded. The whole force of men, which had been steadily increasing in numbers, and now amounted to over 1,500, were immediately put on to complete the fence, which they succeeded in doing by nightfall, to the surprise of every one, including themselves. The bison were now safe inside. In one corner of the kraal, some fifty yards from the river, and well above it, a smaller inclosure, about twenty yards square, was constructed, and into this, after considerable difficulty, the entire herd, numbering twenty-four head, was driven. Terrified by the noise of the beaters, and wild with fear, the great creatures appeared almost mad, and rushed about attacking each other with indescribable fury. They continued to charge aud fight like demons, amid the yells and cheers of the excited crowd, until at nightfall ten of the noble beasts lay dead or dying. Two more succumbed during the night, and it was a pitiable sight next morning to see the twelve survivors, all jaded and gory, utterly exhausted, but still vicious and "game." Four of the slain two bulls and two cows measured eighteen hands and over in heicht at the dorsal ridge. One huge bull, the largest of all, who is still living, must measure eighteen hands three inches. Large covered bamboo rafts were constructed, and some of the bisons have been driven on board these and sent down to Pekan. a distance of 150 miles; the others will follow in due course. At the time of writing, a lant cow and two smaller ones are at Pekan. The larce cow, which was presented to the Resident, has been generously offered to the Singapore Museum, and is now being skinned and prepared prior to being set up there. Another has been presented to the Governor, and is now on its way to Singaporo alive. The large cow measures eighteen hands one inch at the dorsal ridge, and sixteen hands three inches ra height at the fhoulder. It is to be hoped that the bison will now be identified, so as to definitely settle the vexed ?ueRtion as to whether the Malay bison and ndian gaur are the same species. Two tigers were caught in tho kraal, but both made their escape; several deer and pigs, however, were successfully captured. It was intended to send one or two of the live bisons to England, if possible, as one has never been seen there. However, there is but little chance of their either living in captivity or standing the voyage. This is believed to be the nrst large bison kraal on record. Took a Subordinate Position. Boston Journal "Now," said th bridegroom to the bride, when they returned from their honeymoon trip. 'let us have a clear understanding before we settle down to married life. Are you the president or vice-president of this society?" "I want to bo neither president nor vice-president," she answered; "I will be content with a subordinate positiou." "WhatiatliatT" 'Treasurer." Lightning Could Not Teach ntm. Philadelphia Inquirer. Voor old Jnbal Early wants to be struck hy lightning if be ever disowns the lost cause, and it never occurs to him that the reason he was not struck long ago in because even a stroke of lightning couldn't teach him anything. This Is TIT. a 1 lakes Cream Look Bine, Nebraska State Journal. . Coflee is going down while Kng.ir is going the other way. The one about the other.

1 1 1 1 it I I SINGLE. usuj. 7 - vr- , E1CI-IARDS 77 South Illinois St., Indianapolis, Intl. MOST NUTRITIOUS. HUNTING T1IK AKMADILLO. Betrayed in Hiding by Mosquitoes, He Dig to Ulude Theiii. If ew York Snn. "One of the principal recreations in Central America," aaid a civil engineer who spent a year on the Nicaragua canal survey, "is banting the armadillo. The armadillo can't be described better than to say it resembles a pine cone about fifteen inches Ions and six or seven inches through, fitted with the head aud four legs of a euappinctnrtle, and a tail like the hojn of a shorthorn bull, all covered with plates of armor. The armor is all thick boue, and every plate works on a hinge. Any animal rigfced up in that way you might aupposo would oe an ugly customer to meet, but a turtledove isirt any more meek and harmless than the armadillo. He burrows in the ground like the woodebucks do up here, and he can dig his way underground when ho is Hying fnm the hunter a good deal faster than the hunter can dig after him. Covered from tho end of his snout to the tip of his tail, and clear dowu to his toe nails, as the armadillo is, with a bone coat of mail an eighth of an inch thick, he defies all beasts of prey to make a meal of him, except one. That one is thft native mosquito. A moaqnito that can suck the blood out of an animal inclosed in a bone case ought to be a success, oughtn't he? These mosquitos won't refresh themselves on anything else when they can get armadillo. Xo hound ever trailed a fox to his den so mercilessly as a tiork of mosquitoes will follow the armadillo to his hole. In fact, the hunters down then huut the armadillo by means of the mosquito. It is a job to bag your armadillo even after yon have a dead sure thing that be is in his bole. If you had to dig on an uncertainty you mignt throw out enough ground to hll a cellar, and then find that your armadillo hadn't been in his holo from the start. But the mosquito will give you the straight tip every time. When a hnnter goes out after armadillo ho arms himself with a pole ten feet long and a pick and shovel. He never knows from outside appearances at a hole whether tho armadillo is in or out, so he pokes the pole down in the hole and stirs it aroun d. If tho armadillo is at home, out will swarm a hatful or two of mosquitoes, who were getting their diuner off the animal and were disturbed by the pole. If the tenant is not at home there will be no sign of a mosquito about the place. As soon as the hunter locates his game, he finds, by poking in the hole, which direction the armadillo is running his tunnel, for he begins to dig as soon as he finds he is being hunted. Thebearingsof the tunnel found, the hnnter sinks a shaft about ten feet away from the entrance. That shaft will sometimes be ten feet deep before it strikes the armadillo's tunnel, and sometimes several deep shafts have to be 6unk before the armadillo if caught up with and headed otf. A few raps on the end of the armadillo's no so will kill him. There is a big black ant there that is also a good locator of tho armadillo. These ants build mounds that are frequently ten feet high and thirty feet around. It is startling, as you aro walking through the woods, to 6ee one of these immense mounds sink out of sight so quick that it . almost makes you dizzy. That means armadillo, lie lives on these ants, and he can't get at them any other way than by digging the foundation from under their nouses and letting them right down to him. If the armadillo didn't eat these ants by the million they would overrun the country and destroy all tho crops, and if the armadillo didn't let tho mosquitoes eat it bv the ton, tho mosquito would eat up all the people. The Central Ameri. can natives make a dish out of armadillo meat that they 6eera to enjoy hugely, but it is not a meat that any white man not a member of the Ictbyopb.igus Club could well sit down and fool with. Sympathy for the Disappointed. Washington Post. Our heart goes out in unspeakable sympathy to tho-Mi sorely disappointed brethren aud sisters who attended divine worship so multitudinously at Cape May last Sunday tinder the false impression that Mrs. Harrison might be seen there. No other ditap pointment is h hard to bear as deep religious disappointment. Uetter Chances than the Lawyer. Atlanta Constitution. The progressive farmer, the skilled mechanic, the successful civil engineer or architect, stand as well to-day, aud have as many opportunities of rising in the world as the most favored la wyers, and in ninety, nine cases out of a hundred their chancel of making a good living aro iufinitely better. There Is No Moral to Thia. Wisnlngton Ptt. A base-ball umpire killed a man down in Tennessee. last Sunday for calling him a liar. Having groped around fruitlessly for a moral, we submit it without commeat. Democratic- l'rorea. Philadelphia Inquirer. The Baltimore Democrats are preparing to nominate Thomas Jellersen. 1 hat is a little better than voting for Andrew Jackton at axur rata.