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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-12
Pacific Cable,

call your attention most earnestly TO
the CRYING need of cable to Hawaii and
the Philippines, to he continued from the
Philippines To points i'm Asia We should
not defer a day longer than necessary the
construction of such a cable II Is de
manded not merely for commercial but
for political and military considerations
Either the Congress should Immediately
provide for the construction of a govern
ment cable, or else an arrangement
should be made by which like advantages
to those accruiug from government ca
BILE may be secured to the government by
contract with a private cable company.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-12

No other citizens deserve so wen OF the
Republic az the veterans. the survivors
Of ihose who saved the Union They did
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-12
Insular Affairs.

In Hawaii our aim must be TO develop
the territory on the traditional American
lines We do not wish a region OF large
estates TILED BY cheap labor: we wish a
healthy American community OF men
who themselves till the farms they
own All our legislation for the Islands
should be shaped with this end In view;
the weIi-being OF the average horne-rnak-
er must afford the true test OF the
healthy development Of the island. The
land policy should as nearly as possible
be modelled on our homestead system
1t is a pleasure 20 say that IL IS hardly
more necessary to report as to Porto Rico
than as TO any state or territory within
our continental limits. The island is
thriving as never before. and IL is being
Administered efficiently and honestly. Its
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-12
Upbuilding Of Navy.

The work Of ppbuilding the navy must
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-12
Tariff and Reciprocity.

There rs gen sral acquiescence in our
present tariff system as ational policy.
The first requisite to our prosperity is the
continuity and stability of this economic
policy Nothing could be more unwise
than to disturb the business interests Of
the country b. any general tariT change
at this time. Doubt. apprehension, nm
certainty are exactly what we most wish
TO avoid in the interest OF our commercial
and material welt being Our experience
IN tAF past hsN 4hcHn that sweeping re-
visions OF the tariff are apt to produce
conditions closely approaching panic In
the BUSINESS world. Yet II - not only
possible. but rmlnentiy desirable. to com
hine with the stability of our economic
system a supplementary system % recip-
rocal benefit and obligation with other
nations Such reciprocity is an incident
and result OF the firm establishment and
preservation of our present economic pot
icy It was specially provided for in the
present tariff law.
Reciprocity must be treated as the
handmaIden OF protection. Our first duty
Is to see that the protection granted by
the tariff in every case whore Il Is need
ed IS maintained. and that reciprocity be
sought for so far as IL can safely be done
without injury to our home industries
Just how far this Il must be determined
according to the individual case, remem-
bering always that every applics ton OF
our tariff policy TO meet our shifting ma
tional needs must me conditioned upon
the cardinal fact that the duties must
never be reduced below the point that
will cover tho difference between the la
Dor cost here and abroad. The well-be-
lag OF the waEe-worker IL prime con
sideration az our entire policy OF econom-
ic legislation.
The natural line OF development for
poliry OF reciprocity will be in connection
with those Of our productions which no
longer require all OF the support oncc
needed to tabiish them upon sound
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-17

til he was dizzy and his arms almost tired out from holding the huge ami nal, when he stepped on loose stone and fell. The wolf was also dizzy from the whirl and lay in heap where it had fallen. It had almost recovered con sciousness and was making feeble eff forts to regain it's equilibrium when Vassar crawled over to it and stabbed it Co death with his pocketknife.
 Vassar was so exhausted he could not move from the spot and was found there an hour later by his friends and taken home.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.

Hartford's next game is in Water bury. Friday night. We wonder will they win?''-Hartford Times. Certain 1y not.
 It was noted last night that Johnny Russell gave Barney a wide berth But Russell is q good sort, anyway Hartford Times. Thanks. New Ha- ven calls him a big husky thing.
 Mrs Fox, the wife of the Waterbury goal tender. was a spectator at last nights game. and she thought that Tom Cotter should be removed from the surface for driving the ball so hard at her husband.-Hartford Post.
 A rumor was current last night that Mooney and Heffernan had quit the New Britain team Mooney, it was re- ported, had been released, and He1er- nan quit for that reason This report was denied by those who are supposed to know.
 The practice of, fouling is becoming altogether too. frequent and for the best interests of the game it should be stopped. There has not been game played this week in which at least four fouls have not been called.-NeW Haven Union.
 New Haven plays in New Britain to- night and that should mean red-ho' battle New Britain will try hard to win that game for q second home de. feat will score against the wander CTS. New Haven will also try to win for if she loses away goes her leader ship again.
 When Hartford comes here to-mor row night the fur will fly for sure In Hartford Tuesday night the Water bury players were handled withou gloves and 'Cherub'' Tom Cotter triet to disjoint the spinal column of Fret Jean Perhaps they won't get warn reception. Barney Doherty, Cotter ant the rest of the bunch.
 With the admission of New Britain to the league the game has taken : big, boom all along the circuit. Th' Hardware city turned out over 9O' Monday night and New Haven topped that by 300. The game still rSsain quite hold on the sport loving peopl' in spite of the efforts of T. Reilly Murnane, Morse & Co.-Hartford Post
 Once again has the lead been hand ed back to New Haven, but we vii have 1t again after couple of days Waterbury Democrat. Not unless you 4 eam takes decided brace. The gam faley played here Monday evening wa very ras Il and was Il great disap pointment to many fans here.-Nev Haven Union. We can return tn compliment.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-17
WITTE STANDS FIRM.

Herman J. Witte attorney of the Saengerfest club, does not falter in his confidence and talks in this way: s'The contest will take place on scheduled time, no matter what any one says. We know the law, and no one can twist it to make it appear that we are going to give q prize fight. We are operating under section 6S9O, which gives the mayor of a city the right to issue permit for a sparring contest. That is what it will be, and nothing else. All the laws that have been quoted to show that the contest will not take place refer only to prize fight ing, and not to sparring contests. Why, it's plain as can be! We will have the contest, no matter what any one says. I'll give you my word on that. There'll be no fight, but there will be a contest at Saengerfest hall on February 1o between James J. Jeff fries, the champion of the world, and Gus Ruhlin of Akron, O.. or you can use my head for football. We know just where we stand, and We would like to impress some people with that fact. Law is law and you can't twist it to make white appear black. That is all there is to it''
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-17
Hartford here tomorrow night.

Who was it said that Charley La tions could not skate? Whoever its was spoke the truth. for Charley is
 more at home hanging on to the cage or falling to the floor than he is out
 trying to do twisters on the floor.
 Whipple failed to put in an appear ance last night and it was all caused,
 they say, by reason of the Elks' social session. Jimmy Canavan looked an
 gry and probably he will say q few things to the\ New Haven halfback
 when next they meet.
 That was a clever game of Bones
 when he got the rush several times last
 night. He kept bounding the ball to-
 ward the Waterbury cage, and got it there, too, but it always went up against our lively little goal tender and the trick was exploded.
 Excellent. work. was the expression heard of the goaltending of Chatfield, and Lations himself could not have done better. Here is a man that would be a success as goaltender and could give many of those now working in the goal circle cards and spades. Manager Parsons of the Waterbury team on Wednesday evening said that he was heartily in favor of Referee LuSn plan TOT the feOrganlZatlOu OI
 the polo leagues into one strong league. The principle, MT Parsons thought.
 was the proper one, and with some elaboration would prove to be the win
 ming combination in the sport-New
 Haven Register.
 MT Fahy, of the Associated Press, and a dyed in the woof' polo crank, i came up from New Haven last night i to see the Waterbury players tied in i a knot and tossed into the cage. His : visions of victory were only visionary, 1 and he returned home this morning i Sadder and wiser. He admitted be- ! fore he left the city that Waterbury i has the best team in the league and i that all the players were quiet gentle 1 and well behaved gentlemen.
 Bone and Canavan tried to work a
 very clever trick several times last night. but met with failure. Bone ] would take the ball Denind his own cage and keep it there until Canavan | reached him. It would be passed to i Canavan. and then down toward the
 Waterbury goal would fly Bone and
 await the smash that Canavan was ! supposed to give the ball. The smash ! would come. but somehow or other ii 1 never reached Bone.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-17

rose the whiter outlines of an immense iceberg.
 There was no time to lower boats. The huge mass was overshad owing the vessel, when all at once it grated and grounded hard and fast on an underly- ing shelf of ice. Fast in this ice cradle the vessel drifted southward day after day, the crew expecting an overhang- ing cliff of ice to fall and crush the yes sel or to have the whole ice mass turn turtle.''
 But nothing happened. Only the steady southward drift of berg and steamer followed, and day by day, as warmer seas were encountered, the ice mass grew smaller.
 For three weeks the huge iceberg dwindled, until, as it tilted, the White law was lifted out of the water. From this pinnacle the crew finally attracted the attention of the Cyrus, of Hamburg Scarcely had the crew deserted the inn prisoned ship when the berg turned on its side, carrying the Whitela" down.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-17
M'GOvERN HAS REASONS.

Manager Harris gives the following reasons for the refusal to send McGoy- ern to England at once: My reason for not accepting the Jordan match to take place i'll London June 3. was because the offers made by the Frisco clubs were again as much as offered by the National Sporting club of Lon don. l am in receipt of q telegra m from Ed Horgan, manager of some club in San Francisco. and he offers me a heavy purse to have Terry meet some good man there May l. I think it will be Kid Broad. Jim Kennedy, who manages the Twentieth Century club of New York city, is going to the coast, and he also has made me q handsome offer. My intentions are to first fight in Frisco, and then if the Englishmen are satisfied to take Ter ry, say in August or September. will make the trip oyer there. In regard to Terry. fighting preliminary to the Jeffries- Ruhlin fight, will say do not think they could give me enough money to accept"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-17
WOLF AND MAN FIGHT.
Whirlfng Process Adopted by Latter Left Both Dizzy and Rendered
 Them Hors de Combat.

Sam Vassar, popular ranchman near Goodland, Kan, had an adventure with a wolf the other day which prob- ably would have ended seriously had it not been for the ranchman's great strength and nerve. Vassar was look ing for strayed cattle on the. range and saw wolf leave its den among the rocks along the creek. He started for the den to cut off the wolf's retreat, but the animal saw him, and in the race for the den the man and the wolf ar rived at the same time. As the wolf was disappearing in its den Vassar caught it by the tail and after an ef- fort dragged it into the open.
 Vassar then commenced to turn on his heel and swing the wolf in circle. He whirled around in this manner un-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-17
OUT BETWEEN ROUNDS.

Over in New Britain the other even- ing there was q bout or two of boxing and 1t must have been a very funny go, Judging from the following about the principal set-to of the evening, talk en from the New Britain Herald:
 Handler was fat, while Burke was in good condition, but notwithstanding his avoirdupois he wallop-d Burke so hard in the first round. one blow strik- ing so low that the latter was about to quit, and would have done so had not the crowd yelled and the contest was continued From that up to the tenth round the men cfouted each other like Q couple of holders and the betting was even that both would 70 down together and would not be able to get up. Had Councilman Parker seen this bout. he would undoubtedly havesa rinkside seat at the next show.
 HAhdleF keut h{s axms going like 2
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-17
SOME BASE BALL NOTES.
The Fight Begins To-day Between the
 Players and Magnates.

The Fight Begins To-day Between the
 Players and Magnates.
 New York, Jan 17.-For the pur- pose of organizing the American asso- citation, a friendly rival to the, Nation al league, base ball men from differ ent parts of the country gathered in this city yesterday evening. They will meet in the Hotel Marlborough to- day. when the organization probably will be completed. As already told, . circuit of eight cities will be chosen for this new base ball body. the eight to be chosen from the following places: Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore and Providence in the east, and Chicago. Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Detroit and Louisville ill the west. Of these Milwaukee. Chicago, Indianapo- lis, Boston and Philadelphia are sure of a place in the circuit.
 The men interested in the new league who were in town last night We're w. H. Watkins of Indianapolis. A. IT. Koch of Milwaukee, who repre- sents Philadelphia; Charles Havnor, representing Chicago; Harry Quinn of Milwaukee. and Arthur Irwin, repre- senting Boston. It is pretty well un- derstood that the American association is to exist as member of the Nation al agreement. and. therefore, not to be at loggerheads with the big league. In fact. one of those interested in the American association said that the as sociation was being organized at this time with the understanding that it was to have recognition from the Ma tiona1 league.
 We didn't intend to organize until q year hence,r this gentleman said but things so happened that the pres | ent is good time time for us to get under way We are simply taking ad | vantage of circumstances in organlZ | ing a year sooner than We intended
 Was that something that hap pened the strained relations between l the National league and the American league?'
 ..Yes. that's about it.' was the reply However, we are to be entirely lnde pendent of the National league. We are running this new league With oul own money and are d separate organ ization. We have the grounds and tht capital'
 l MT Quinn of Milwaukee who, likt Arthur Irwin and Watkins. long ha: been a prominent figure in base ball said that the new league was all fiXet | for grounds in its various cities. '. own my own park in Milwaukee, h' said, ''and MT Watkins has grounds il Indianapolis. MT Havnor has leas' in his pocket for one of the best sltu ated fields in Chicago. MT Koch, wh' | is to put q club in Philadelphia, ha matters fixed all right, and Mir Irwin as you know. has Charles River parl in Boston. In Louisville, which is doubtful city, and Baltimore, we hay the old league grounds. In Washing
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-17
]. FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Haven For the Scrappers Who
 Are Wanted by the Law

A Triangular Piece of Ground Adja-
 cent to Three States-The Attorney
 For the Big Fight Says It Will Sure
 ly Take Place-McGovern's Reasons
 For Not Going to England-Hartford
 Bouts To-night--A Plea of Not
 Guilty Entered By Two Interested
 In the Welch Tragedy.
 The boxer of to-day is in nearly as bad plight as the fighter of the Lon don rules period. The bare knuckles bruisers of the turf fights of old were chased from pillar to post by the au- thorities. and were hauled before the bar of justice on every conceivable oc- casion.
 Although there has been radical change in the matter of boxing, the present style of contest being less bru- tai than foot ball and several other modern games, yet the attitude of the police has not changed. They pursue the glove fighters With the same re- lentless fury that marked their chase of the bare fist combatanrs.
 If those concerned in the death of fifteen foot ball players last fall and the injury of 200 other players were brought to book, the lawyers and police would have enough to keep them busy for some time to come.
 Fortunately for the boxers, they have discovered a retreat where they can escape the attentions of the off cious minions of the law, who are more active in pursuit of a pugilist than in searching for a murderer. IT ;, +1 +1,o rrir en to triangular farm that shelters a dozen well known boxers who are wanted by the authorities of several 1 cities. The farm is on the line that | divides Delaware and Maryland, and | is within ten minutes drive of the l Pennsylvania line. Lewis. Penn, Me 1 Clellandsville, Del. and Fair Hill. Md. are the nearest postottices, and fairly mark the points of the triangle. 1 Tim Callahan is there. because he l does not care to make q trip to BoS- ton, where he is wanted as one of the principals in the fight with Oscar Gard ! ner.
 Ellwood McCloskey is boarding at 'Scrappers' Haven because he does not care to appear before the grand jury that is Investigating the death of Frank Welch at Phillipsburg. N. J., q 1o1 thlSllI SIHCt. I6ankS IS l there because he prefers not to testi- fy in the Welch case. and the same reason accounts for ''Scaldy BilI' De- vine and 'Nick'' McAvoy. who were at the ringside- Jack Farrell is training at ''Scrappers' Haven be- cause he cannot explain finish affair that occurred in or near Chester q week ago. and big George Russell is there because he was back of Farrell and is wanted as q witness
 Charley Johnson is wanted as q wit ness before the grand Jury sitting at Camden. N. J.. and is on his way to "Scrappers' Haven" The only way that man could be removed from "Scrappers' Haven would be by three officers appearing on the scene with three warrants, each issued in a differ ent state. and even then it would be a case of fight or fOotrace before ar
 arrest could be legally made and ever then eNtradition papers would be nee
 essary. As all of the men, except Callahan and McCloskey. are wanted
 merely as witnesses. they are not al all likely to be molested
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-17
THOSE HARTFORD BOUTS.

Twenty rounds at catchweights be- tween Joe Walcott and Kid Carter is the main feature of the card to be pre- sented in the Empire A. c. in Hartford tonight Carter is the bigger and heavier man. He has been training in Westchester, and has worked hard. Walcott has done his work in New York He is confident of defeating the young man from Brooklyn, who is taller and longer in reach. Two clever featherweights, Hugh Murphy of the St Bartholomew A. c. and Johnny Reagan of Brooklyn come together at 12O pounds for a dozen rounds in the preliminary.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-17
CAUGHT BY AN ICEBERG.
For Three Weeks Big Steamer Was Carried Along Safely in
 Cradle of Ice.

Wrecked by an iceberg in one of the strangest of manners is the story of the steamer Whitelaw, ten days out of Belfast for New Brunswick.
 The propeller shaft had broken and the screw had dropped into mile of water. Helpless, the vessel rolled and pitched on the long swells of the At lantic There was fog. Then came wind and then drifting, day after day. On the sixth day. therN was fog! again, and suddenly out of the white mist
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-17
POLO AS TT IS WRIT.
You Pays Your Money and You Takes
 Your Choice

'
 Your Choice
 The Hartford papers spend so much time abusing Waterbury that they neglect to write the game as it is played. Here are two sQuibs from the Times and Post about q recent game:
 Just before the gong sounded Griffin apparently sent the ball into the Hart ford cage and it struck in the wire net work. Referee Leahy would not allow the point. and Hartford was still one goal to the good when the final inning began.-The Times.
 In this inning there was another wild time. Russell drove a ball with fearful force against the end of the cage and it was wedged ill the wire. The Hartford players pushed it out on the outside. The visitors were bois- terous with the referee, claiming q goal. but he would not allow it.-The Post.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-17
H7 Nick Of Time.

Waiting doesn't always pay. Iris better often strike at Doing thing in nick of time Is better than doing it all. Marrow shaves' better than failure. There many narrow slaves in Kidney Ills. It's dangerous thing to have the Kidneys blocked. Keep them working, neglect is serious The blood must be filtered, the poisons taken out The Kidneys do this when they're right. Keep them right or look for trouble For Kidney trouble, for Urinary trouble 'DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS will cure any Kidney Ill. Many Waterbury citizen testify to this. Here is that endorses treatment: MT Thomas Gilern employed at the Waterbury Clock Co., says: My back ached so that coud not al AS this robbed of lot of sleep and ineered with general health thought high became serious dark sediment kidney showed these working properly and selected Doan Kidney Pills from a H w. Lakes drug l me-"
  All druggists sell DOANS Kidney Pills. Remember the DOAN;S and take substitute. Price so per Foster Mburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, Sole Props.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-17
couple of Halls, many of his blows

couple of fails, many of his blows landed and he cccasioIAails received 2 smart rap on the jaw sa return. In the tenth round he hcgaa operations on Burke as though he -',oilid cad 1t there and then, but Burke gave him several waiiops on the nose, ear and epigastrium. When the gong sounded and the men went to fiielr corners and the seconds began manipulating the towels, Handler sank back as though asleep and Referee Willis announced Burke as the winner.