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About Saturday morning courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1893-1894 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 1893)
' "v1&ViTrrrV : V "l - g- TUB SATURDAY WfOTClVUZO 'COXIRIISIR zt.irtrv&f n -" ; I Si: r's-v. M 11 H The recent mooting of tho Wentorn leaguo held in Chicago Iidh given thnt organization Hitch a boom that its pros pects now look moflt rony ami bright. But in the work of reorganizing the leaguo Mr promote are going carefully and slowly. It in the intention to admit to membership only Bitch cities aa will remain in tho league for a number of years. The Western leaguo will come into tho field in 181)1 and expects to stay. As a training school in dovoloping young players it is expected to oxort a (Kiworful inllucnce uion the National league. It is well known that tho east eru and southern lenguo have turned out few desirable acquisitions for tho major body. Tho leagues in question wcro mado up, in fact, from profession als who had outlived their usefulness in tho big organization. Never before in the history of base ball was tho supply of crack young players ho inadequate to tho demand. In previous yearn tho league magnates recruited from the rankB of tho Western league, which has turned out moro promising youngsters than any organization of its kind in America. It is the west that develops now players and by 1895 it Is expected that the minor body will, as in the past, contribute to the strengthening or weak spots in the teams representing the National league. The latter will extend allpoHslblo help to the new organization and its success is assured from tho Htart. WHAT MANNIM1 HAYS. James II. Manning, who is one of tho prominent organizers of tho promised new Western league, speaks in glowing terms of the prospects for a substantial Western baso ball organization for next season. Jim will control tho Kansas City club in the new organization. He says: "Kansas City, Milwaukee and MinneaK)lls at tho recont meeting wore appointed a committee, on circuit and tho following cities were granted franchises: Toledo, Columbus, Indian apolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Kansas City, and tho other two members will probably bo Detroit and Omaha, making tho best circuit the west has over had. Every town Bhowed good financial backing and I am sure wo are going to have u good season. 1 am al ready engaging players and you may be sure I will have a good hustling club, lam going east to Fall River, Mass., but will bo back in Chicago in a few weeks to attend a meeting to perma nently organize tho new league." THK NKW LKAOUR'hMIANOKH. A fow weeks moro will llnd the West ern leaguo a compact and solid body organized by clover, shrewd and ex perionccd managers whose aim it will bo to make it the leading minor league in tho country. Past experience has taught these same magnates the advisa bility of early and complete organiza tion. This in all probability will bo tho roster of tho Western leaguo in 1891: Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Toledo, Columbus, Indian apolis, Detroit and Omaha. KANHAH OITY'H PKOHPKOTH. Kansas City should do well in tho new organization. She has had in her life-time National leaguo, American association, Union association and West ern leaguo experience. Hut she never did prosper moro in tho baso ball way than when a member of tho Western league. This would indicate that the Western leaguo is her natural sphere. She is geographically situated in tho center of the Western league lino, lying nearly midway as bIio does between tho farthest western ami tho farthest east ern city mentioned. Besides that Kansas City has a population sutll ciontly largo to support a professional team in proper stylo. This iopulation besides being sufllciently largo to give tho team good support is a liberal one in its ideas and will always permit tho playing of Sunday games. Kansas City at tho present writing has a well situa ted and thoroughly well equipped baso ball park already within its prccints. With all these factB In viow I see no reason in tho world why a Kansas City club in the proioscd now association should not provo a gilt edged invest ment from tho start. MILWAUKEK AND 0UH1IMAN. Milwaukee, under tho management of Charloy Cushmau, tho most iopular manager that over handled a club in that city, will bo represented in tho now Western leaguo, and from past oxperi ouce no town in tho northwest has shown moro determination to hold out under adverse circumstances than tho Cream city. Cushman is a man of vast experience and a shrewd and economical tinancier, well posted as to the abilities of every ball player in tho country, and when the boll taps in the spring Man ager Cushman will lie found with a team of youngsters Wm have developed as llrst-class players'- since Milwaukee was represented in a league. Milwaukee also starts out with u woll equipped and well situated ball ground, and aB there will bo no need of an outlay on that score I see no reason why tho club should not make money from tho start. MI.N.NKAl'OUH AND HT. I'AUL. The MinneapollB-St. Paul Twin City club would bo a winner beyond doubt from the start. A good many of the admirers of the game In that locality would like to have a club in the Na tional league. They will never be suc cessful, however, In obtaining n league franchise. The location Is entirely too far away from tho other cities of the National leaguo. These two cities have always been tho northern foundation of tho Western leaguo. The consolidation of Minneapolis and St. Paul into one club to bo known as the Twin City team would be the futtllliuont of pro phesies and expectation of the admirers of tho Western league for yearn. Tho distanco from these two cities is only twelve miles and could a ball park be built half way between each city on tho line of tho electric road and with Sun day ball thegamo there would taken boom that would meet with the most sanguine anticipations of the most ardent lovers of the game in the north west. AS TO CJOI.UMIIUh' IMiOSI'KOT. The brilliant achievements of Colum bus in both the old American associa tion and Western league are still fresh in tho memory. A more desirable city could not be selected. Manager Ous Schmelz, demonstrated that fact in 18912. Columbus has always been willing to enter tho Western leaguo any time that body showed it was on a sound llnancial basis and when such a state of alTairs could not be shown generally steered clear of it, having had all the experience desiied in loosely managed minor leaguer, in 1892. Columbus under that able manager, Ous Schmelz, entered the Western league, and when the crisis came in the middle of the season ottered to lend a helping hand to other clubs in distress. Columbus is all right and will bo fouud with plenty of eaiitill to put a team in that city. TDK IMIANOKH OP I.NDI NAI'OI.IS. Indianaiolis, like Kansas City, Iuih been represented in years past by Na tional league and American association clubs, but always wiih most successful while a member of tho Western league, with tho exception of the season of 1891. Indiauaolis had started on a trip of twenty-four games, and met with tho most nlioininablo, unforseen and unpre cedented weather that had been known for years. Out of twenty-four games scheduled four were all that could bo played, rain and wet grounds interfering in all tho rcBt. What minor league club could have continued under such circumstances? Fifteen hundred dol lars were thrown to the four winds on this trip alone. Mr. John T. Brush, the president of the Cincinnati club, will put a team in this city tho coming sea son. Under tho advice and financial help of such a man IudiamiHilis should make a record second to none in the Western league. At last tho lovers of tho national gamo of Detroit will have a chance of witness ing llrst-class ball tho coining season. Dotroit in past seasons has ably demon strated its ability to support base ball, everyone remembers the high-priced club maintained by that city in 1888, which won the championship of the world, only once since then has Detroit been represented in a professional way; tho lovorn of baso ball in that city are now hungry for the game. Dotroit with a good club will bo a success in 1891. Mr. J. Long, who will locato a team in Toledo, has been promised all the tinan cial aid desired. Ho was the president of the Charleston club of tho Southern leaguo last season, whoro his fine busi ness qualifications and shrewd manage ment won for him unlimited praiso. Omaha aftor a lapse of two years seems moro thnn anxious to secure ad mission in tho now Western league. Manager J. J. McCIoskoy, of last sea son's Montgomery club of the Southern league, will probably be tho mnnager. Ho has boon promised all tho financial assistance necessary, and it is needless to say Omaha has come to stay. As to Lincoln's prospects -they aro not quite so bright as they were; but thoro is still some hopo. Tho gentle mon in this city who aro interested in the matter Bay that they aro not par ticularly anxious to see Lincoln a mem ber of tho loaguo if such cities as Do troit aro admitted. They Bay that wo could not compote with cities of that size. It is quite probable that if Do troit and Toledo aro admitted Lincoln will not bo admitted. However, tho whole was doubtless settled at the meet ing hold in Chicago last night, reports from which had not reached this city when Tiik Coukik.u went to press. "Nothing succeeds like success," and nothing will moro quickly insuro success than truo morit. For fifty years, Ayor's Sarsaparilla has maintained its popu larity as tho Ruperior blood purifier. It stands iipdn its own merits and never fails to give satisfaction. High Five or I'.uelire 1'nrtle.. Should send at once to John Skiiastian, O.T.A.,0. U. I. A; P. H. It., Chicago. Ten Cents, in stamps, per pack for tho slickest cards you over shutlled. For $1.00 you will receive free by express ten packs. White china to decorate ut Craneor's, 21'2 South 11th. M. L. Trester sells Pennsylvania, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming coals cheap for cash, 1211 O street. Tho Lincoln Coal company, 1015 O street, handles all of tho very best grades or anthracite and bituminous coal. 1 HI Wo arrived at tlie crowing of tho Niobra ra river at II o'clock In the afternoon, ami were then ho far behind the Indian band we wore pursuing that It win determined to glvo up thu chain ami wait there tor Cap tain Frnyne's detachment to come In from the west. Wo wero making camp when n dog came nut of n thicket on our right and began howling. Kvcrybodynawntn glance that It wai n M'ttlcr's rinu, and everybody real I red In an InMnut. what his actions Mg nlfled, Kvery man of the LIK) Mood looking at the animal, when he cciwd howling and caiiio forward. Ho was a gaunt, flrrce look ing beast, and many uf tho men held their carbines ready to tdinot an ho came trotting up and halted at the feetof the major, Aft er n long look Into the ofllrer's fare tho dog threw up hit head and howled again a long drawn, quavering howl which sent a chill over every man, and even made tho lionet look up from their feed. "Captain, detail a hergeaut and live men to follow the Hog," Mild tho major ai he turned to the commander of K troop. "I think there's a pioneer's cabin on tho far ildo of tho thicket. If nothing Is to he found within half a mile, let a man return and report, and I will send out a larger force." As we caught up our horses the dog ccai ed howling and exhibited signs that he un derstood. As wo mounted ho trotted away at tho head of tho detail and bit us straight for tho thicket. It proved to bo a fringe or curtain biding a lovely little alloy, and as soon as we panned through It wo haw the cabin of a pioneer half a mile away. We wheeled Into line, opened out in skirmlih fug order and approached the cabin at a walk. When half the dltdauco had been panned, we saw a wolf sneak out from the cover of the cabin and run for the IhmihIi covered hllNlde, A moment later twogreat vultures which wVra perched on tho roof and perhaps nulecp took wing and flew henvlly away. "There are dead men in therol" whlnicrcd tho sergeant as we came to a halt. "See there! It wan an Indian attack, and they tried to burn the people out. book at the bullet boles! See that trickle of blood un der tho ilonrl" The dog advanced to tho door, snuffed at tho blood and then threw up his head and howled dlHinally. "Wo inma iiho this log to break the door In," continued tho sergeant. "The Indians brought it here, but tho til t was loo hot. See where the wolves have licked the blood olT tho grated There has lx.cn a terrible fight here. Now, then, altogether mid henvel That's It one-two tliu-u and the door gives way!" Wo dropped the log and retreated a Mcp or two, while the excited tlog npraug into the cabin and whined and Imrkcilnud dual ly gave utterance to a howl so full of lamentation that some of the men closed their ears to the sound. Kvery man win palefaced and trembling. The rcrgcaut hotild be the llit to look In, but he hesi tated, and it was only after a great effort that he purled himself together and ad vanced. On I he loiigh lloor, as if they had crawled together to die, were four men, a woman and two children, the latter about 7 and 4 years old respectively. It was a log cabin, with boards instead of huhIi and giant at the windows, and there weru hun dreds of crevices between the logs through which a bullet might llnd its way. How long the flglit had lasted wo could not de termine, but all there had been dead for 'J I hours at least. "You can see how It was," said the ser geant after sending oil a man to tho com mand. "Three of these men came down tho trail ahead of the Indians, fleeing for their lives and warning other settlers. When they turned In here, tho rcddells were close after them, and the only thing to do was to fight. Look at the bullet holesl Sco how many wounds each one ha-sl The Indians fired from every direc tion, even down through the roof. It must have been an all day fight, and the hut man or two was able to handle a gun when tho Indians got the alarm and left. Tlieie was the husband and father. In his dying hour ho lay down his rlllo and crept over to his dead wife anil children and Hung his arms over them. What's that on the Ihmrr" Wo removed the boards from the two windows to let in more light, and on tin white surface of u split log used as a lloor board we fouud a scrawl traced In blood. There lay the splinter which had been used oa a pen, and within six Inches of It were tho Angers of a dead man. In the send darkness of day or the gloom of iiighi his rude puu had palnfullyaud roughl) written In his own blood the words: "Over'JOO Injuns. All wiped nut but me. and I'm hard hit. Send word to" That wits all. The splinter Tell fioin bis fingers, and ho sank down and died. We gave them burial in l'i -grassy valley and burned the cabin, and aswi- broke camp I he dog went with us, Merer, wild eyed and wolf lob, but knowing that be was nmniiv. friends. M. Quad. Tim Hamuli Henri. The human heart Is a hollow muscle of oonlclo form placed between the two lungs and inclosed in the pericardium, or heart too. Tho ordinary sl.e of the heart In the adult is about 5 inches in length, 3J luches In breadth at the broadest part and 2K inches In thickness, and its weight Is from 10 to 113 ounces in men and from 8 to 10 ounces in women. Dr. Ileuecko of Mar burg has made known his observations on the growth of the human heart, the tact appearing that the increase is greatest ami most rapid during tho ilrst and second years of life, its hulk at the end of the sec ond year being exactly double what it orig inally was. Between tho second and sev enth years it is again almost double iuslzu. A slower rate of growth then sets In and continues during the period of maturity of other portions of the body. After tho fif teenth year up to the fiftieth the annual growth of the heart Is about .001 of a cubic inch, the increase ceasing about the fiftieth year. The heart, although so small, Is a won derful piece of mechanism and of great power. With each stroke or beat It pro jects something like 2 ounces of blood Into the conduits or channels of the body, throwing it for it distance of nine feet. This Is done 0U or i tliius a minute. The num berof its pulsations varies iu the sexes and according to posture. In the male It beats 81 times pt r minute when standing, 71 when sitting and ISO when lying. In females it U 01, 84, 80 in similar positions respeottyely. Boston Herald. M. L. Trester can suit you on coal if, any dealer in Lincoln can. 1241 O street. Tho Lincoln Paper Box company have added u folding box department to their business and Imvu a steady stream of orders for castons to increase Lincoln made gtxxls such iih Soaps, Medicines, Candies, Extracts etc. I. M, HAVMONI). 1'rrtl.lrnl. I). U. THOMPSON, Vice PirtMrnl, K. II. lUUtNIIAM, Mlili-r. I), t. WINCi, AvMit.int (Jmhlcr O. I. IIINKI!, 2.1 AIMnnt CiHtlrr. LINCOLN, NED. CAPITAI, $250,000. SURIMeUS, $15,000. Illieeloi. I.M. ltii)Oiiind, K. K, llrnuu, 8. II. Miiriiliiitn, I). K. T liiimnooii. ('.(I. I)iiwe, (1. II, Merrill, A. .1. Haw jer, Lew Ik (Ireunry, V, W. I.llllc.ll. M. I.iunliortsnu I). (1, WW, H. W. lliirnliiun. IOIIN II WHICH I PrfilJrnl. I . li. Jolinviii, Vice I'n-ilJent. J. II. McU-AY, ( ittlilrr. JNO. A. AMIS. At. 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