The Topeka Daily Mail from Topeka, Kansas • 4

FAMOUS E) Is the first in the field with a new and elegant assortment of Spring DRY GOODS, CLOTHING AMD HATS mm Worth New Oyer Choice, Goods, Received in the past 20 days. Don't be deceived by these shops that are offering yon old truck that has been on sale for the last ten years in a half a dozen country towns in the state, but come direct to headquarters for new and seasonable goods at 25 per cent, less money than you can buy the old stuff for. SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, We will place on sale a lew cases of Choice Satteens, New Prints, New Ginghams, White G-oods, and One Thousand Pieces of Nainsook and Swiss Embroideries at Lower Prices than ever named for such goods before in North Topeka. Remember the date, please. SATURDAY MORNING-, MARCH 3d, at 8 o'clock, we will be ready for you, as our reputation is already established.

You know you will not be disappointed. J. M. BROOKS, Manag-er. P.

S. All the new and nobby spring blocks in Stiff Hats now in. J. M. B.

BALL TALK. PRINCE PAK CHUNG YANG. THE NATIONAL GAME. AS SEEN AT THE HUB. materials silks of various colors; his tall and unique-shaped hat is made of horsehair and the insignia worn at his waist and breast denote the rank of the wearer.

The members of the Legation all wear their hats oh in the house, and even eat with them on at the diplomatic dinners of the President. A DOOMED MAN. Sketches of the Noted Doctors Who Performed Mie Recent Operation on Germany's Crown Prince. The succeasful performance of the difficult operation of tracheotomy on the Crown Prince of Germany to remove the danger of possible suffocation from the softened cancer in his throat has thrilled the German people with delight. The life of the Crown Prince decides the fate of Europe works at racltet and pedestrianism.

Har-die Henderson, who will be one of the Pittsburgh pitchers, has placed himself under Dunlap's care. He now weighs 220 pounds and Dunlap says that if Hardio follows hi3 course of training for a month he will be down to quarter-horse condition. The big batters are all country boys. Anson, the king of batsmen, hails from Mar-shalltown, la. Dan Brouthers, of the De-troits, comes from Wappinger Falls, N.

Y. Roger Connor, the gigantic first-baseman of the New Yorks, is from Waterbury, Jim White is from Corning, N. George Gore saw light of day in a little village in Maine, and Dalrymple in the Northwest; Tip O'Neill is a Canadian; Kelly, Hecker, Paul Hines, Jim and John O'Rourke, and Stovey, were noneof them born in big cities. Says Harry Wright "I think that scientific batting is a possibility to our players, but there is precious little hope of it at present. I have a theory that, as the weather grows warm, and the boys have their hair cut short and fall off in their batting about the same time, there is a relation between the two of some kind.

But what it is and what is the good of the information Is beyond my ken. There may have been a period when I was regarded as a scientific batter myself, but there are but few if any left to tell the tale." No crowd turns out to see him come; no bugles drown the echoing drum; no plaudits fall in vocal showers no maidens strew his way with flowers no sergeant's phalanx stood to hold in check the multitude no delegation came to meet alono he hoofed it down the street; alone before the clerk he stands and pens his name with trembling hands. Awe-struck he hears the McCauley. Dos Moines F. C.

Smith, J. F. Maculiar, Harry Sage, Joseph Quinn, D. Stearns, W. J.

Van Dyke, W. C. Alvord, William T. Traffly, Whitley, Frank Wells, E. L.

Cushman, Ted Kennedy, J. W. Halliday. Kansas City J. B.

Johnson, J. H. Manning, J. B. Gunson, P.

B. Swartzel, C. L. Reynolds, James Conway, Jake Wells, Ed Cartwright, Joseph A. Ardner, John A.

McCarty, William Hassamaer, C. C. Cam-pau, G. E. Winkleman, M.

Lynch, W. F. Knight, M. Bradley, G. Kopt, J.

B. Freeman. Milwaukee E. L. Nills, William Shinkle, William Fuller, A.

Ferson, P. E. Pettee, Joseph Strauss, R. L. Lowe, D.

J. Davin, W. F. Horner, E. H.

Warner, Leach Mask-rey, Thomas Foster, Andy Cusick, J. Q. O. Stinck. Minneapolis G.

E. Wilkeman, W. F. Knight, G. Klopf, William Hawes, Thomas McCullum, Tim Brosnan, J.

W. Shaw, O. J. Patton, W. C.

Robinson, J. C. Sterling, W. F. Jordon, C.

J. Parsons, Frank Graves. Omaha George Wilson, Thomas Lovett, William Annis, John Campana, John Dor-an, Edward Cassian, James M. Burns, James J. Cooney, P.

H. O'Connell, W. B. Burdick, Joseph Miller, James Walsh, John Merritt, John A. Flynn, L.

Sowders. St. Louis Thomas Dolan, Harry Staley, James Devlin, Harry P. Lyons, Joe Herr, Nicholson, Thomas McCarthy, H. F.

Hines, James McCormick, Ed Sproat, B. L. Cantz, Jake Beckley, Charles Crooks, F. B. Weikert, C.

AlDtt, J. Kenyon, E. A. Burch. St.

Paul William Sowders, Joseph Duryea, R. Kemmler, P. L. Murphy, John Pickett, William Earl, John Corbett, Fred Jovnc, T. Shafer, Charles Riley, John Sowders, Joe L.

Quest, Thomas J. Mor-risey, J. E. Bingham, V. C.

Anderson, W. Tuckerman, J. E. Carroll, W. W.

Veach, Peter J. Vogel. VON DER AHE'S TRICKERY. within the next few years as to the question whether there will be war or peace. "Unser Fritz is the The First Envoy from Corea to the United States A Bright Representative of a Strange People.

The appointment of an Envoy and Minister from the far-away Kingdom of Corea to the United States is an important forward step in the progress of that aspiring people. It proves to tire world, says a writer in Lea-He's, that the King and his Cabinet are beginning to realize the importance and desirability of a closer and otherwise, with the nations of the earth, particularly the United States, this being the only Government honored with a Legation all to itself, one other Corean Embassy having been credited to the live principal nations of Europe. Pak Chung Yang, the new minister, was born in Corea, in 1840, and is a noble of the Second Order, there being twelve degrees of rank from the gentry up. There are two classes in Corea, the gentry and commoners. The nobility, as a matter of course, are raised from the gentry, commencing at the lowest and going up to the highest, and by competitive examination.

The present envoy to the United States advanced himself to his enviable and high position by merit alone, and not by political favoritism. He reads Corean and Chinese. A stranger would imagine that the Corean and Chinese alphabets were one and the same, but they are quite different. Before being appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Pak Chung Yang was President of the Home Department an office similar to our Secretary of the Interior and previous to that was the Ussa or secret inspector of the public offices and officials throughout Corea. Minister Yang is a man of wealth, in rice plantations and slaves.

The latter are In the same condition as the ex-serfs of Russia formerly were. They can not be sold except with the land on which they were born. The Minister is married; has one legal wife, all others being concubines. No male is considered a full man until he is married. The married men wear their hair coiled up on the tops of their heads, while the single ones wear it down their backs in plaits, like our school-girls so the married men and bachelors are always recognizable at sight; The members of the present Legation are all married, and men of rank, dr.

Mackenzie, idol of the German know that his sagacity will keep them out of war, while Prince William, who would succeed him at the death of the Emperor, would be quite sure to throw Europe into war before the crown had been on his head twelve months. All the recent re An Intimation That Boston Will Offer 810,000 for Clarkson. About the only deal that is left for lovers of sensations in the base-ball arena to gossip about is the transfer of Clarksou from Chicago to Boston, and that this will be consummated at the March meeting of the league seems to be assured. The price that Boston will have to pay will put the Kelly trade in the shade, and will undoubtedly reach the handsome fortune of $15,000. Boston will undoubtedly be willing to pay this figure for this crack twirler, and the Chicago club will be amply consoled thereby for his loss.

With Van Haltren, Baldwin, Brynan and Krock, Chicago wiH assuredly be strong in the box. Besides, Clarkson in the Boston team will be as great a drawing card as was Kelly. The question may be asked: "If Radbourn drew $4,800 last season in Boston, which he -did, what will they give Clarkson?" He won't get less than 3,500. It is thought, too, that Radbourn will be stimulated to do splendid work with a player like Clarkson in the nine. Meanwhile Clarkson spends most of his time in the classic shades of Harvard College, where he receives $500 for showing the pitchers there how to shoot balls over the plate.

Another deal that the Boston management is trying to work is the exchange of Hornung for Andrews, or some other fielder. It has leaked out that Wise and Hornung do not talk to each other, and did not all last season, on account of ugly remarks made on both sides. In order to secure harmony one of the men may have to go. Here is Harry Wright's prediction nboutthe season of 1888 in a letter to your corvespond-ent: Philadelphia, Detroit, New York, Pi Us-hurgh, Chicago, Boston, Indianapolis, Washington. John F.

Morrill has not been acting as polo referee this season, and a great many have been wondering what could be the matter. John is a very quiet fellow who knows how to mind his business and not give away more than is absolutely necessary. It has come to my ears, however, that there has been more of a reason than that given by him; that he did not care to officiate this season. John has been studying diligently at a commercial school and perfecting himself in business principles and ways. He has a brother in the Northwest who is well-to-do, and this gentleman wants John to go into business with him.

John hasn't signed yet, and is in no hurry so to do. If the Boston club doesn't treat him right he will enter business, where he can do fully well now and better in the near future than he can in base-ball. If he leaves Boston they will lase one of the most honorable and honest managers in the country, a man who has saved the management a great deal of money in past seasons by acting as manager and player, and who has scarcely received his just dues. And here I do not estimate his value as a captain, which is by no means slight. THE WESTERN LEAGUE.

ports from the Crown Prince indicate that he is recovering rapidly from the effects of the surgeon's knife. Dr. Bramann had been anxious to perform an operation on the Crown Prince's throat for several months, but the Prince himself refused to allow Tom Mansell is a gripman on a Kansa9 City cable road. Dave Force is forty-six years old, but will play at Memphis this season. The New York club's salary list will be about ,60,000 for 1888, and that of Detroit about $50,000.

From Brooklyn to Kansas City, 1,600 miles, is one of the jumps Association clubs have to make. Jack Rem sen has played center field in fourteen different clubs during his baseball experience. Dave Foutz is running such a profitable poker game in 'Frisco that he will not come East until ordered to do so. Moolic has made the first circus catch of the season. He caught a line fly with one hand on a dead run at New Orleans.

It is said that a Pittsburgh contract awaits McCormick's signature, providing he will accept a reduction in salary from last year. Foutz, Caruthers, Welch and Bushong all express themselves as pleased, not at leaving St. Louis, but in getting away from Von der Ahe. Even the great Michael Kelly gives it as his opinion that Clarkson will be found with the Boston club when the championship season begins. In addition to his salary of Galvin is to be given a pvesent of (500 or $1,000 by the Pittsburgh club if he does good work all of next season.

John J. Burdock was seen in Brooklyn lately. He is taking excellent care of him-seff and will be in first-class trim when the season begins. Boston can expect good work from him It is a settled fact that there will be no Oil Region Base-Ball League in the field this season. This is not good news for the towns in that vicinity, but the truth must be told nevertheless.

The only one-eyed player in the profession is Pitcher Irwin, whom the Arbitration Committee has just awarded to Manchester. Despite the fact that he has but a single optic, he watches the bases extremely well. Mike Slattery, who will play left field for the New York team next season, was at one time the champion amateur high jumper of Massachusetts. Slattery is a runner of no mean ability, and has a 100-yards' record of 10 3-5 seconds. A machine, it is said, has recently been invented to take the place of a pitcher in practicing base-ball.

This is probably nothing more than the catupult, which has been used for many years in England as a substitute for a bowler in practicing cricket Campbell, the Hartford ball-player, is one of the best amateur all-around athletes in this country. He can run, jump, spar, throw the shot and pull an oar in excellent style. While at Mount St Mary's College be won the all-around championship three successive years. Von der Ahe's contemplated European trip bids fair to prove a success if carried out as he has planned it. His idea is to make up two teams of minor league players, guarantee their expenses, and take them over on the co-operative plan that is, if money is made on the trip, then they are to have a ertain per cent.

if not, then they get nothing. Both Mr. Day, of the New Yorks, and Mr. Von der Ahe, of St. Louis, consider the plan a good one, and sure to pay.

Fred Dunlap is in active training. He generally reports in the spring in better condition than any other member of the team to which he belongs. His habits are regular and his diet watched with care. He it. Drs.

Mackenzie dr. m. hoveix. and Hovell were present when Dr. Bramann used the knife.

Chloroform was administered and the Crown Prince was unconscious for twenty minutes. The great three story Villa Xirio at San Remo magnate say: "Front! Nine naught forty, right away!" Alone he climbs the distant stairs, and no one knows and no one cares to what lost room he has to climb the baseball man in winter time. Burdette. Speaking of President Byrne's love for the league, President Stern, of the Cincinnati club, says I think Byrne is an association man at heart, and will stick to the organization as long as there is money in it for him. He can't leave the association this year, and by the time another season rolls round Caruthers maybe dead, or the Broolf-lyns may not have developed as much strength as is expected of them, and in such a case I think President Byrne would prefer to take his chances in the younger organisation.

The prospects of the association for the approaching season are flattering and I feel assured that the majority of the slubs will finish with a good bonus in their treasury." Billiards East and West. William Sexton and Maurice Daly are the recognized champion billiardists of the East. At an exhibition last week in Boston Daly won (800 to 2M) at the 14-iich balk-line, the average being 1, and 100 to 61 at is closed to all the outside world while the Prince is in such danger. All his family are with him and are as cheerful as possible under the circumstances. It is still a matter of grave doubt as to the com plete success of the operation, in that it- DR.

BRAMANN. Hence the Great Chicago Pitcher Is Glad He Left St. Louis. Bob Caruthers was asked the other day whether he had seen Von der Ahe lately. Replying in the negative, he proceeded to give the St.

Louis ball magnate a scoring. When he decided to leave St. Louis he went to Von der Ahe and asked him what he would take for the Chicago boy's release. Herr Von replied: "Eight thousand dollars," and explained that Bob could buy his own release for that amount, provided he could raise the money. The whole story is thus told by Sporting Life: "Well," said Bob, I went to a friend of mine and asked him if he would pay $10,000 for my release.

said he, but I will give I told him it was a go, and he mate out the check. I went to Von der Ahe with it and told him I was ready to close up accounts that I wanted to pay him $8,000 in exchange for my release. What do you think he said? 1 said he. 1 guess I don't vant dot eighd tousand, Carudders. I vill hold on to you yust a little said 'you promised me you would take that Yes, I know dot.

But I kin get more as dot for you Well, he had beaten me out of a clean (1,500, but there was no help for it. Another time he docked me (125 when I was compelled by sickness to leave the club at Philadelphia and come home to Chicago for Cartwright, the Englishman, won the twenty-four hour "go-as-you-please" contest in New York City, but he failed by twenty-two miles to lower the record (Row-ell's 150 15 miles made in a six-day contest). Cartwright received (341 as his share of the Kate money. will be the means of restoring the Prince to perfect health. The latest reports are to the effect that despite the operation he has undergone, he is a doomed man his life being only temporarily prolonged by the surgeon's skill.

I cushion earroms. The Boston Globe says: The brilliant playing of the men brought forth hearty applause, the accurate es-i timate of angles and distant? proving them experts at the cue." In the West people scarcely go around the confer to see Sihaefer or Slosson average 20 at the 14- inch balk-line. Joseph Bennett, ex-champion 0f of En-( Wis gland, is giving billiard lessons. vertisement says Cftu impart A Moonless Month. The month of February, 1886, was, in one respect, the most remarkable in the world's history.

It had no full moon. January had two full moons, and so had March, hut February had none. Do you realize what a rare thing in nature that was? It had not occurred since the time of Washington, nor since the discovery of America, nor since the beginning of the Christian era, nor the creation of the world. And it will not occur again, according to the computation of astronomers, for how long do you think? 2,500,000 years. Was not that truly a wonderful month! Golden l)ayt, Rioht wrongs no man, but you rttould be what you wi Ue.

luoi SifUng. learner in one lesson than any othe can in six. 1 Spot stroke taught PAK CHUNG TASO except the three servants even Dr. H. N.

Allen, formerly of Delaware, is married, a noble of the second rank, and the English Secretary. He has brought his wife and children with him, but the ten Coreans left their wives behind them. Minister Yang is small in stature, but has a large bead, an intelligent face and a positive will. His complexion is saffron-colored; his eyes are black, dreamy and inquisitive; and his hands are smaller and more tapering than those of most delicate ladies. He dresses in the costume of his couatry, aad his garments are of the finest Complete List of the Men Who Have Been Signed Up to Date.

The Western Association of Professional Base-Ball Clubs, of which Samuel O. Morton, of Chicago, is president, will furnish some first-class entertainment this season. Below is the first complete publication of all the players signed Chicago Fred Lange, D. E. Dugdale, E.

J. Hengle, H. C. Long. John Crogan, J.

E. Dunn. George Rooks, Eugene Moriarity, N. Schoeneck, i. W.

Nicholson, J. A. ly in one lesson. J. u.

has invent machine for teaching billiards, and' with dook ana mensurator any one can nis game twenty per cent, in one week." All of which would show that an Englishman is generauv first in the field as to sumption. i.