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Show IS frandThins 1 201 3)m mhil0SI(Mping aiI,u5S!ibJtr5S border-- lgfl that mysterious (l0m wakefulness lving between ia f and of unconsciousness land of dreams witcheries of the necroin th but their part; play or dreams the strangest manifestations in the realms of fact fXrg have been revealed and their through caught to led been have irency; searchers fore-"etreasure; death has been Vthe rim f tnng upon himself because he dream- while woman to a ago brought breach of promise suit roposed 1 A r 'peculiar dream was th at of Mrs. of the Oma-,- a Andrews, president When news of the accident aud its fatal result to Thornland was tele- graphed his daughter, Mrs Charles Thoren, Brooklyn, the family related the victims prophetic dream. Strange things are being done constantly by persons while asleep. Some weeks ago, at Wilkesbarre, Pa Kate Smith, in her somnambulistic rambles, climbed to the roof of the house of Mrs. Sol Hirseh, in which she lived. How she got upon the roof is a mystery, for she could only have gained it by a climb of which any woman would seem' incapable. A somewhat similar but more dangerous experiment was that of George Tauwait of 306 Plane street, Newark, N. J. Early one morning Mr Tauwait was of her husband In the Nebraska. of Andrews, a wealthy lawyer to a went pit gravel Zha, recently Cedar creek, 100 hich he owned on s lues from that city, to pay off alive seen not again. He was of his When the telegram telling his home his Usanpearance reached for the scene Life started already bad been informed if the tragedy, having fate. v a dream of his When she arrived at the gravel pit her husband had ,he was told that the night before. river the !0ne down he 3he insisted that, in her dream, stream. the iad gone up diParties were sent out In both found was the body and rections, near .where, In her up the stream, a muffled figure seen had she sleep, following her husband. In two dreams on the two nights a preceding his start for California, Emil Clark months of ago, couple Thornland, a retired Swedish merchant of New York, foresaw his death In a railroad wreck. So vivid were these visions that Thornland wept when he kissed his daughter and grandchild good-byIndeed, it was with difficulty that he He said he was persuaded to start. did not expect to reach his destination, and took with him only enough money to pay expenses, believing that if he took more he would lose it in ead body river, P intte American League Notes. Ralph Glaze has applied for the Job of coaching the Ohio States ball team. Cleveland has asked waivers on Billy Lush from all the American League clubs. Jesse Tannehill a as the first of the Boston club players to sign for the season of 1906. Claud Rossman expects to be the regular first baseman on the Cleveland team next season. The Cleveland club will send pitcher Bracken, drafted from Jacksonville, to the Atlanta club. Secretary Hugh McBreen has completed the arrangement for Bostons spring training at Macon, Ga, Pitcher Gibson Is in Boston recovering from an operation for a strain in the groin sustained last fall. All American League clubs but Washington have waived claim to third baseman George Rohe of Chicago. em-Le- the wreck, just as he had foreseen, Swfa C PrM V . t fahoii 0r?cit 3a y the train Tn 30. JOKE ON HAD HIS FRIEND. Last Laugh Was Decidedly the Best. J. Q. Hoyt, once postmaster at Vermont, and Seth Ford, White Mountain stage line owner, also of Barnet, were great friends, and were always playing Jokes on each other. Hoyt was a tailor, hts shop being Ford opposite Mr. Fords residence. once bought a Bult of clothes of In This Case Bar-ne- t, hall His him all cotton, and no half Hoyt, who told him they wfere cotton. Ford took them home. wife looked them over and told were they about it." He took them back and said: Hoyt, you said these clothes were half cotton. They are," anld Hoyt. "Well, what Is the other half? "That is cotton, too. Some time afterward Hoyt's store and the safe keys were missing. They were supposed to have been dropped into a box of suspenders while hs was showing a prospective buyer the stork, and that the next pair of uspenders he sold he sold the keys with them. In some way Ford got the keys and returned them to Hoyt, saying: "Here, Hoyt, do these belong to you? I found them under my chicken roost. Russell Would Protect Him. William E, RuaRell was once a Member of the First Corps Cadets, and when he was governor took particular Interest In his visits to tho encampment. No one was prouder of the Governor than George Washington Jones, a colored gentle-Pawho had been employed to do me men lei service for Mr. Russell hen the latter was In college. At one of tho governors visits to camp Mr. Jones was slso on hsnd, nd celebrated the occasion so energetically that ho was placed under n arrest over night, and made to "P' jlce," or clenn up the camp grounds Jue next morning. He smothered this insult to his pride until he could the attention of the officer o day, when he complained as follows: My name Is George Washington Jones, and If wily Russell knew I was doing this, he'd give you Herald. American Association Affairs. The Columbus club will do all its training In Columbus this coming sprtng as usual. Manager Dick Padden of St. Paul, says that Infielder Marean will not be sent to Washington. The Toledo club has promulgated the contract of Grover Gillen and the release of Jack Boyle. There is Just a possibility that Dale Gear may be back In Kansas City again this coming year as manager of tho Blues. Umpire Jack Kerin of the New England league, has submitted his terms to President OBrien of the American Association. The Minneapolis club has signed Lefty Sporer, the former Minneapolis pitcher who was with the Winnipeg team of the Northern league last year. Predictions are being made that the pennant fight in the American Association next season will be between the two Ohio cities, Columbus and Toledo. . Secretary Barnard of Cleveland, says for Nick Kahl, the Cleveland recruit, that he is a good baP-- player tor minor company and a man who will be valuable to Columbus. Dr. Carney may not play with SL Paul next season. He Is now practicing his profession in Dorchester, Mass., and has been very successful. Should he decide to remain in Dorchester and not attempt professional baseball. Dr. Carney will accept one of the several offers which have been made for him to go out as a coach. Late News by Wire. four-roun- Sir Thomas Llpton has offered a 1500 cup for yacht racing this year and the Brooklyn Yacht club has notified Sir Thomas that It will hold a contest for it. The race will bo from Gravesend bay to Bermuda,- a distance of 650 miles, and it will start on Saturday, May 26. Superior weight and strength gave Frank Gotch the victory over Charles Hackenschmidt of Sweden in their Greco-Romawrestling match at Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 9. Gotch won the first fall in 35 minutes and 10 seconds, and the second in 49 minutes and 20 seconds.' Gotch outweighed Hackenschmidt by about eighteen pounds. Peter Latham of England, the world's champion court tennis and racquet expert, finished his American tour with a victory in an exhibition court tennis match with George Standing at the Racquet and Tennis club, New York, Jan. 13. He conceded fifteen and Standing odds of one-hal- f Latham won In straight sets, has sailed for home. At a meeting at New York of the American committee of the Olympic games, scheduled to start at Athens next April, it was decided that 25,000 would be required to carry out the present plans for American participation. It was decided to select a team of champions In all sports to represent this country In all the games to be contested at Athens. n 8-- Put Callahan, a miner, will meet Hart d in a bout, the champion to dispose of the miner In that time or forfeit $100. Tom O'Rourke wired to Aurello Herrera offering him a match with Young Erne at the New Tuxedo club,' Herrera outside of Philadelphia. wired back that he would not bind himself to fight anyone but Nelson or Britt. O'Rourke then sent a second message to the Mexican, stating that the Tuxedo club would give $15,000 battle between for a twenty-rounNelson and himself. In what turned out to be a slugging match instead of the clnssy fight that had been looked for, Aurelia Herrera, out In the fifth round, knocked Young Corbett at the most largely attended fight seen at Los Angeles in years. Corbett forced the fighting from the start and did most He landed several of the leading. body blows, but found Herrera game, the Mexican coming back for more each time. The Mexican won the fight by permitting Corbett to wear him-sel- f down with his aggressive tactics. Herrera, under an agreement made before the fight, is to meet Herman next month. 8-- Football. Delegate R. S. Powell introduced a bill In the lower bouse of the Virginia legislature tending to prohibit the game of football in that state. A penalty of from $50 to $500 for each offense Is prescribed. Stevenson, the star quarter back of the Pennsylvania eleven, whose election to the captaincy for 1906 was not ratified by the university athletic authorities, made the statement that he would remain in college and make good in his studies If possible. After considering the matter two days and discussing It at great length, the faculty of the University of WIs d On the Turf. The war between the Crescent City Jockey club and the New Orleans Jackey club will continue until the spring meetings open In the north. The last hope for a settlement was ended when Curly Brown, the leader of the conciliatory faction among the stockholders In the City park track, This action sold out his holdings. left Edward Corrigan maste- of the situation. At the annual meeting of the jockey club, Schuyler 1 Parsons was elected a member and the four retiring stewards, August Belmont, James R. . Keene, J. P. Bradford, and F. K. Sturfor two years. gis, were Following the meeting of the jockey club the stewards were In session, reelecting Mr. Belmont as chairman and Mr. Sturgis as secretary and treasurer. According to an announcement made FINISHED THE CHURNING. Maine Man Work Done, But Little to Show for It. of Bowden, Orrington, Albert Maine, runs a small sawmill near bis home, and In it is one of the saws. He also cows, few a keeps customary for his churning while he the mill. however, recently Mrs. Bowden, went on strike, and Informed her other half that he must churn that week. He therefore took the churn to the mill and uttached it to the saw. Then gearing of the he started the water wheel, and soon piece of machinery had an in every particular. Noticing that things were moving smoolhlv, he attended to some other was called duties, until his attention and, to tho churn by a buttermilk saw he way, that looking on reuchlng tho spattering about, and machine was Just in time to see the his bottom go out of the churn and week's butter go Into the mill pond. He surveyed the ruins a moment, to then went to the door. and. calling churned. Ive Wife, said: the house, " jjj ... W' i, "SJTcU "-w j jaw ir'ciosErr JPQSEPT JZZTF--Z In signing John J. McCloskey to manage the Cardinals this year, Frank De Haas Robinson, president of the St. Louis Cardinals, has engaged a and may dispose of John Fillman. President Shively cut a big figure man who, It Is believed, will carry the he at the National association meeting In team well to the fore. Of course, on New York as a member of the confer- has his work cut out for him, but ence committee with the two major the other hand, there Is believed to men unleagues. He states that the power of be fair material in the thirty are them Burke, him. comder Among has been Griffith and Tebeau Shay, "Spike Shannon, Beckley, Taypletely and permanently broken. lor, Grady, Smoot, Dunleavy, Arndt, Pitcher of the New York (A. He expects land for Earl Moore. Clarkson to be a star this year. National League Newt. Bob Wicker has signed a 1906 Chicago contracL Umpire ODay says he never knew the equal of Tom Brown for speed In running the bases. pave Brain has written President Drejfuss that he is satisfied with his transfer to Brooklyn. President Pulliam says the problem of getting good umpires causes him more trouble than all tho rest of his worries. unManager Tenney of Boston, Is decided between Charlottsvllie, Va., and Raleigh. N. C., as a training place for the Beaneatera. deMunager Donovan of Brooklyn clares that he could not persuade havBible Authority For It. pitcher Mike ONeil to sign, he met a time one for good. ing retired Mr. Rundietr, at Me., The Boston club is trading Jim chant In the town of Newcastle, f Delehanty to Cincinnati for substitute Instructed his clerks to Bible In all tho of Infletder Hlnchman. Hanlon proposes low the precepts to try "Del at third base. of their dealings. In to luM came President Pulliam has promulgated a lady One day and one of the the releases of John Ixibort by Chicagoods, dress of piece deal go to Cincinnati, and of Tom Walker clerks spent a great which cloths. various hy Cincinnati to Columbus. showing her The Cincinnati club Is said to be weren't good enough. it .h, contemplating a trade of Bill HlnchhcUw Plw man for Jtm Delahanty of Boston he thought he bad showed jj Dcluhanty batted .258 last tea eon. He store. the of the rear All the National League clubs are she had already piece, which finer said to have salved claim to pitcher much was It her told but cents a yard more. Pat Flaherty of the Pittsburgh. That Una worth 50 could readily tee means hack to the minors for Tal. she that She said so made her pur The contracta of Arthur E. Meier that It w as better, and Harry Neamyer with Plttaburg, seen the and of Carl Druhot with Cincinnati, Rundlett, who had the clerk, have been approved by President Pulcensured transaction, liam. he hadnt done anything The Cincinnati dob has given of flctu! notice that pitchers Ed Van An-d- a and Tracy Johna has been re,,k'1 Mr' -- wSr'in turned respectively to Canton and Dayton. r,pM:took h Fred Tenney expects to make n a stranger, and I chug-chug,- hy him Annual opens. He would like to swap Cozy Dolan and one or two others for a first class man. Pitcher Noodles" Hahn of the Highlanders, has a brother who wants to be an umpire in the Southern League. The veteran Specks" Hurlburt of Oklahoma, predicts that pitcher John Halla will make good with Cleveland. Lajole says that his foot is in first class shape and that he never felt better or more able to do the distance than at present. that Manager Griffith announces Conroy will play center field for New York next season which makes It found clinging to the edge of a third certain that Fultz will retire. story window at his home, and was There will be no slicing of salaries rescued from his perilous position with In Washington, as Manager Stahl bedifficulty lieves in having satisfied players A more tragic result followed the around him or letting them out. sleep wanderings of Harry Davis Jack Chesbro of New York, will not of Minersvllle, Pa. Walking in his coach the Harvard pitchers In the third-storfell a from dreams, he but will go south as soon as spring, window and crashed to his death Griffith says the word. Manager A few weeks ago Mrs. Maggie McWestern Association. Hickman has written to Charley Cracken, 60 years old, of Village President Noyes that he is so pleased Kublltz and R. A. Kling have Harry Green, Pa., arose from her bed after with Washington that he Is willing to signed with St. Joseph. midnight and started upon a somnamThe Joplin club promulgates the carry the bat bag if Manager Stahl bulistic tour of the neighborhood. Uncontracts of A. G. Wisserard and Tony so wills it. fortunately she fell into a small stream Clark Griffith declares there Is noth Vanderhill. near her home and was drowned. In the story that he Intends trad Manager Klmmel of Wichita has Ing Two cases wherein dreams had to Pitcher Walter Clarkson to Cleve- - sold outfielder J. P. Murray of Topeka lng do with death and disaster also came from the interior of Pennsylvania. At Troy, last summer, Policeman Edward Fenner was killed during a pistol duel with robbers. A few hours later Comfort Smith, a farmer, drove into town and related a dream of the night before. I saw Ed Fenner fighting a pistol duel with three men, he said to the One of the men was authorities. wounded." Smiths description of one of the men was almost identical with that of a suspect whom the authorities were already following. On Oct. 29, at Monongahela, Pa., one of those disasters that so frequently attach themselves to coal mines occurred. Among those killed was General Manager Hornickel. It transpired later that at about the hour of the tragedy in the mine near midnight Mrs. Hornickel awoke with a scream. She said she had witnessed in her dreams an explosion, and that her husband was among the victims. was wrecked. It was the California Byer, on the Santa Fe road, which met its fate near Kansas City on Oct TURNED other deal or two before the season Pitcher L.) Club. Western League. The Denver club hBs signed Charles consln adopted resolutions InstructRathburn and Nick Welgaratt. Wisconsin representative to who ing the Shortstop Jimmy Barton, the university conference in Chicago played with Youngstoan last season, to recommend the suspension of inhas signed with Sioux City for next tercollegiate football for two years. year. no-Rlpon (WIs.) college Is to take up The Sioux City club has given which so far tlce of acceptance of terms of J. Bar- the game of lacrosse, In colleges and not been played has ton, L. J. Coughlin and J. G. Dr. Cutler, West. of the universities a Harvard medical college man. who has charge of athletics at the college, General New of 8port. lacrosse player, and has Is club The Pacific Athletic trying Is an expert In band. The colstudents the taken to bring Battling Nelson and Kid on lacrosse decided Herman together, and has offered lege authorities of Boccer football, of the game Instead $20,000 for the fight. more spectacular, Yale and Cornell have arranged a because lacrosse Is card, and a better drawing therefore M the baseball game for early In himstudent for the or better first diamond meeting since 1 1 of aa good will not abolish The self. college will the old rivals. They probat, as long as the meet annually hereafter In all football at present, other schools keep up the game, but branches of sport. will be made an additional Mark Catiin of the Chicago lacrosse of college athletics. feature was eleven the elected by university University of Iowa board of athletic Boxing. control as conch of the Iowa track team for the coming spring. Catlln Willie Fitzgerald of Brooklyn and wilt have entire charge of the track rounds Leals fought twenty-fivWillie men, of whom about fifty will he out 12. The Jan. Cat., at Colina, a to draw early In the season. all tho way. Dr. Frank R. Carson of South Bend, battle was well contested did not even break an of decision The Ind., was president of the of the greatCentral league on tho fourth ballot. In meet with tbe approval which yelled for the first three ballots Ren Mulford er part of the crowd, Fits. E. W. and with Carson second, led, Dickerson of Grand Rapids also in Arrangements for a match between the rare. On the fourth ballot Spring-field- , Marvin Hart and Tommy Burns for Dayton and Evans Hie came the heavyweight championship of the over to Carson and the election was world were completed. The bout will B. F. Perklna of be pulled off before the Pacific Athmade unanimous. Wheeling was chosen vice president letic club in Lot Angeles, Feb. 23 1 1 Ex-Cap- t. e Iloelskoetter, Brown and McFarland. It will go hard If, from the whole bunch, Mac cant carve out a first division aggregation. He la to train his men in Houston, Texas. McCloskey was born on April 4, 1862. Tbe Incident occurred In Louisville. He has a square look and Is an all around man. Thousands of friends will wish him good luck In his battle for place among the topnotchers of the old league. New York Press. public by Secretary John Bodcn of the Narrnganaett Breeders association two running race meetings will be held at Narragansett park during the coining season. It was announced that ateeplechasing would be an added feature of the meetings. It also was stated that the number of stake events will be Increased from ten to sixteen during the season of 19u6. Harry Harris, a New York bookmaker, has filed a suit In the United States court at Covington, Ky., against Joseph Rhlnuck, trustee; Flelschmonn of Cincinnati and Secretary Harvey Meyers, who hold a controlling Interest In the Latonla race track. Harris will seek to enjoin them from disposing of stock In the property. This step will be preliminary to his attempt to recover on alleged claims amounting to over $100.. 000. Trotting. The schedule of the grand circuit trotting season of 1906 was announced at a meeting in New York of the atewards of tbe grand circuit. The racing season will open at Detroit with a two weeks meeting, beginning July 23 and ending Aug. 4, and thereafter meetings of one seek as fol- lows: Buffalo, Aug. 6 to 11; Pough keepsie, Aug. 13 to 18; Readvllle, Aug. 20 to 5; Providence, Aug. 27 to Sept. 1; Hartford, Sept. 3 to 8; Syracuse, Sept. 10 to Hf; Columbus, Sept. 1? to 22, and Cincinnati, Sept. 24 to 29. |