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Evening star., 1901-10-24
DEATH AT THE RACE TRACK.


Killed at Morris Park.
Three horses We're killed at the Morris
Park race track New York, yesterday, and
a jockey was borne unconscious from the
track in an ambulance and died about an
hour later at the hospital.
In the first race, a two-mile steeplechase
H. w. Smiths King T. seemed to get his
legs tangled as he went into the air for
the water jump. A cry of horror went I'D
from the spectators when King was seen
to strike the turf and then turn a complete
somersault Barry, his rider rolled off to
one side. and then lay still until the other
horses had taken the jump and passed by
safely.
In the fifth race, a quarter of a mile from
the start, Timothy Foley. ridden by Olsen
was borne over on the rail, and horse and
jockey went down. Both horse and rider
were soon surrounded by crowd of train
ers and helpers. The horse jumped to his
feet few seconds later, and started off the
reverse way of the track, but the Jockey
did not rise. After Timothy Foley went
down, Kalif rushed to the front and set a
lively pace around the first turn. Just after
making the turn, when the horses were
fartheSt away from the grandstand, Johnny
of Navarro. ridden by Cochran seemed to
cross his flying legs, and then turned a
complete semersault in the air. Council
man Tom who was behind him. stumbled
over his PROSTATE body and went down. car
rying little Callahan, his rider, with him.
When the dust had cleared away Council
man Tom and Johnny of Navarro and their
jockeys were still on the ground, while hum
dreds OF excited spectators were rushing in
that direction. The starters wagon hurried
TO the scene, and an ambulance was also
sent flying up the track. Johnny of Ma
varre had his neck broken, and never
so badly injured that he was dispatched a
few minutes later.
Evening star., 1901-10-24
American League Ready to Do Busi-
ness With Them.
MANAGER COLLINS AFTER DlHEEH
Jockey Olsen and Three Horses
Killed at Morris Park.
PORTS IN GEN ERAL

A special from Buffalo says that Jimmy
Collins, the manager of the successful
American League team in Boston, has evil
IDENTIFY settled down with the idea that the
close of the regulars championship playing
season simply means the beginning for him
share of the American forces.
Collins returned to Buffalo Tuesday night
from Syracuse, where he paid a call on
Billy Dineen the pitcher whose backslid-
ing caused the Americans such heartburn
ing last spring. 1t will be remembered that
Dineen once promised Collins and Mr.. SOM
ers to play with the American team. and
then switched back to the National team
in Boston after a persuasive conversation
with Mr.. Billing of the hub city triumvi-
rate in the salt city.
Dineen is one of the men that the Ma
tionals have been declaring was in their
camp for the next season hand and foot,
but there are indications that Dineen may
not be any more securely anchored than
many of the other players who anticipate
sniff this winter from the old to the new.
There Is a generally growing belief that
Collins and his associates will forgive Bill
his action of last spring and welcome him
back in the fold.
Dineen appreciates that he made a mis-
take last season. said Collins, 'but there
is nothing definite decided on his part for
the future as yet. Bill wants to hear from
the Boston (NationaD club before he set
ties on any move. 1 cannot say what will
come of my visit to him yesterday
Evening star., 1901-10-24
he is thinking so hard that his brains are
making noise He may possibly leave his
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he is thinking so hard that his brains are
making noise He may possibly leave his
Uncle COmiskey.
There will be meeting of the National
Association Of Professional Base Ball
Leagues in New York tomorrow 1t is eX-
pected that not only the president of each
league will be present but also the presI-
dent of each club which is member of the
association.
Pitcher Frank Donahue who figured in a
deal which transplanted him from Won der
AheS preserves to the Quaker city, may
return to Missouri. He is waiting for Ban
Ban johnson G. Co. to show him." and if
they show him enough he will leave Col.
Rogers and join the staff of the new st.
Louis club. So says a dispatch.
The scramble for star players is now on
in full blast i'll both National League and
American League. and from now until next
spring there will be no let-up In scrappins,
schemfng and dickering by the magnates
and adroit manipulation by the much
sought playerS-unless a peace should be
patched up during the winter.
On account of the wholesale stealing OF
regulation balls by small southern dark
town disciples and the scarcity of official
balls at Memphis Sunday, a substitute was
offered in so-called American Associa-
ton" ball. Lajoie soon split one of the new
make when he swung, knocking the ball
out of it's covering and sending yarn in
every direction.
A special from Chicago says that Christie
MatthewSon, the star pitcher of the New
! Ork NatlOnat League team, spent MONDAY
night in Chicago. His coming was un-
heralded, and he left yesterday morning
without giving his destination. His pres
ence in Chicago gives color to the assertion
that he has signed to play with Comiskeys S
White Stockings next year. President
Johnson, Comiskey and Clark Griffith left
Chicago for Milwaukee without explaining
the reason for their hurried trip. When
Matthewson left the city he took Chicago
and Northwestern train, and 1t is presumed
that he is in conference with johnson,
Comiskey and Griffith in Milwaukee.
The following players have positively
the National League: Kittredge, Moren,
Willis, Pittinger, Cooley. Demontreville
Long, Hamilton, Lush and Carney. Long
viii receive 5000 and captain the team
With the American-Criger, Slattery,
Young. Winters, Wilson, Freeman, Ferris,
Parent, Collins, Stahl and Gleason. Parent
signed for $500, a raise of 500 over last
season.
President Dreyfuss of the Pittsburg cub
was somewhere down in New Jersey, and
he sets at rest all reports concerning his
future actions. In his letter Conroy states
that he has been approached by American
League agents, who have made him very
dattering offers to remain with the Ban
johnson organization and play with the
new ST. Louis team, but he has turned all
such offers down. He says he intends TO
stand by his contract with the Pitisours
club and is glad of the opportunity to join
the Pirates and become a member of 4
championship team. He says that lie in
tends taking the best of care Of himself
this winter and will be ready to report
for duty whenever the club officials notify
him to do so.-Pittsburg Press.
Evening star., 1901-10-24
BIG FIRE AT HAMMOND, IND.
Packing Plant Sustains Damage o.
Half a Million.

Half million dollars worth of buildings
and slaughtered cattle were destroyed by a
fire which broke out in the plant of the G..
H. Hammond Packing Company at Ham
mond, Ind, last night.
At midnight the following buildings were
in ruins: Export beef cooler, four-story
brick and frame structure, containing
thousands of head of slaughtered cattle:
cold storage warehouse for cattle: beef
slaughter house and sheep slaughter house
Besides these, half a dozen other build
ings occupied as residences by officials of
the company and brick structure for the
general offices were destroyed.
Nearly everybody in Hammond flocked
to the fire, and bucket brigades, hundreds
to the squad. began to fight the fire. De-
spite their willing work against the flames
the big sheep slaughter house caught fire
The beef slaughter house and the cold
storage warehouse for cattle were also
burning few minutes later.
Then an appeal was sent to Chicago for
help. Several engines we're loaded on cars
and q detail Of Chicago's best flremen werc
Evening star., 1901-10-24
Base Ball Notes.

The National League magnates are keep
ing suspiciously quiet and it would be well
for President Johnson to strongly guard
his eastern force.
The three players secured by Manager
McGraw from the National League are
probably Pitcher Hughes, Joe Kelley and
Dan, McGann. These three men will GER
tainly strengthen the Orioles.
The Pittsburg papers have commenced to
backcap Delehanty when the clever ex-
Quaker outbatted and outfielded that excel
lent player Fred Clarke. ''De.""g can't be a
dead one If he Is better than Clarke.
There has not been much said recently
about players deserting Ned Hanion, but II
present reports are true the Brooklyn club
win suffer as much as the Phillies OF St.
Louis. The loss of Kelley Keeler, DAILY
Bridegrooms' roster. EM
Manager Jimmy Collins hasAsam nothing
OF late about getting substitutes for Dowd
and Hemphill. and for this feassS he must
be taken into consideration when National
League deserters are discussed. Collins
will be satisfied with nothing but the best.
Fred. Ely is said to have turned.a fiip-fiop
and landed in the Quaker famp with the
The past season was bad one for third
basemen, no less than eight men In that
position fielding under the 300 mark.
Ex-MaIfager Seiee of Boston has signed
season This means the retirement of Tom
LOTUS. vs. q
Charles comiskey announced yesterday
afternoon that he had signed Tom DAILY of
the Brooklyn Nationals to play second base
for the White Stockings. He denied that
he was negotiating with Matthewson.
Long Bob Ewing, who helped win the flag
for Kansas City this year. has enlisted for
service in Cincinnati I'M 1892. He signed
Cincinnati contract Monday He is over
six feet tall and right handlers
The National League stars are working
the two major organizations for all they
are worth. But wait till the two leagues
get their senses and come together! Then
there will be siashing OF salaries that
snowbalis.
The body Of James Duncan. the sex-leagua
ball player, together with two companiofls.
who were drowned in the Allegheny river
near FoxbuFg last Wednesday night. was
found yesterday. The bodies of his couapan-
Ions were found Sunday afternoon. Pitts
burg Press. Duncan played In Washington
under the Waguers
& Roy Patterson has been offered 3,3O0
sbones' to join the Chicago Leae.aers. and
Evening star., 1901-10-24
VICTORY FOR GALLAIDEr.

yilian0ya Lads Defeated ON Kendall
Green by II to 0.
Viilanova, 81 foot ball team was defeated
yesterday an Kendall Green by Galiaudet
by the score Of Il to O. It was q loosely
Evening star., 1901-10-24
NEW LEAGUE TALKED OF.
Defunct American Association to BE
Revived by National League.

1t was learned at Milwaukee last night
that in connection with the gathering of
the American League magnates Tuesday
afternoon, there were counter moves by
the men who were behind the American AS
sociation project last spring. 1t is under
stood that move has already been started
to organize, or reorganiZe the Western
League, to be known as the American As
sociation to take in the cities of Milwau-
kee, Chicago, indianapolis, Louisville, Kan
sas City, Minneapolis and St. Paul as one,
Omaha and either Detroit or Columbus for
the eighth Further than this, the National
League will assist in whatever way possi-
BILE, especially in the way of turning over
young players to the new league. Quin and
Havener, who were interested in the old
deal. will have the Milwaukee club. The
only barrier now is the Milwaukee club of
the American League. If the Brewers go
to st. Louis then Quin and Havener will
put up their coin, otherwise there may be a
hitch,
Evening star., 1901-10-24
MEMPHIS RACES.
fhe Speedway Flyer, Chain Shot
beats Onward Silver.

fhe Speedway Flyer, Chain Shot,
Beats Onward Silver.
A sensational performance by Charles c.
Lloyd's New York Speedway trotter Chain
Shot was the feature of the day al the
Memphis meeting yesterday. In a race
against Onward Silver, 2.0S, and Dolly Dill
lon, 2O7, two of the best horses OF the sea-
son. he trimmed them both in straight
the third in 2O61a.
At the recent Lexington meeting Geers
was permitted to lay up Onward Silver for
three heats and thus beat Chain Shot in
the race for the Pennsylvania purse The
metropolitan Speedway flyer yesterday met
Onward Silver under conditions which made
waiting tactics impossible. and though the
stallion was at his very best he Gould not
wrest single heat from Mr.. I.loyd's horse
Chain Shots third heat in 2.Q6h puts him
in the class with Lord Derby, equat:n, the
record made by the Hamlin horse "a lis
race against Boralma at Hartford. 1t is
the fastest time made by gelding this
year Chain Shot will now be retired 10
the Speedway. His trainer, Alorzo Nc
Donald, and other horsemen say lie can
beat any road horse owned In New York.
The Abbot trotted mile in 204 yesterday
in an effort to lower the worlds record.
He viii try again Saturday. Audubon Boy
covered half a mile in 1.00A in the third
heat of his winning race against DIR. Mon
ical, New Richmond and Tommy Nc. This
is said to be the record for the distance in
a race. Audubon Boy goes into winter
among the PAGERS. His earnings foot up
$1950 His share of the $1,000 purse yes
terday was S1s00, New Richmond's, S576:
Dr. Monicars, siS6. and Tommy Mes, S13s
Evening star., 1901-10-24

piayed game. Eillanova was unable to
prevent the steady gains of Galaudet and
also lacked the ability to advance the BAH
when gains were most needed. Both of
Gallaudet's touchdowns were secured in
the first half, the first by steady gains after
getting the bali from Villanova on fun
BILE and the second on twenty-yard run
by Andree. The features were the gains
by Waters and Andree. Powers and Harr
played very creditably for Yillanoya. The
Evening star., 1901-10-24

LONDON. October 24.--William C. Whit
ney's yolodyovski q. Reiff) won the San
down foal stakes, of 1900 sovereigns, for
three-year-olds distance about one mile
and five furongs, at the Sandown Park all-
tumn meeting today. Transparency was
second and Dundonald (Maher) finished
third. Five horses ran.
Evening star., 1901-10-24

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Andree. Goals
from ouchdowns-Gelfuss, . Umpire
Mr.. Watson, Swarthmore. Referee-Mr.
Bagley, Villanova. Linesmen-Mr. DAILY,
Villanova. and Mr.. Strong, Gallaudet.
Timers-Mr. Rossen. Gallaudet, and Mr..
Kiloy, Villanoya. Time Of haives-a0 and
Ii minutes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-12-09
FARMER
KILLS HOLDUP

Chippewa Falls, Wis, Dec. 3.-An-
drew Johnson was shot and instantly
killed near Colby yesterday. Johnson
and a partner were engaged in the
"holdup" business and had attacked a
farmer who was going home with a
large sum of money. Johnson stepped
up to the farmers horse and grabbed
the bride at the same time demand
ing the money. The farmer invited
him to ride and as he approached the
farmer pulled a revolver and shot
Johnson dead. His partner escaped
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-12-09
MAY NOT APPLY
AT PHILIPPINES

Manila. Dec. 4.-Local newspapers
published extras when they received
the supreme courts decision that
the Philippines We're American terri
tory and that the imposition of duty
on articles imported into the United
States from the Philippines was i'm
proper. The announcement of the de-
cision caused great excitement and
jubilation. Representatives of the
principal business houses say it will
revolutionize the entire trade of the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-12-09
ANALYZING COAL.
Ash Will Cause Either Deduction in
Price or Rejection.

Baltimore, Dec. 4.-Prof. G. w. Leh-
man, city chemist, has begun the
analysis of all the coal purchased ny
the municipality for the various de-
partments, and yesterday he had 30
or more preserve jars, cans and bum
dies, each filled with Jumps of coal,
the relative quality of which he will
determine.
The work is being done by direction
of the board of awards at the sugges-
ton of Mayor Hayes, who thought
that the city would get better grade
of coal if a standard were fixed for it
and the contractors forced to comply
with it. Whether they do so or not
will be accurately determined by Pro
fessor Lehman, and if they do not a
deduction will be made from the price
paid, or the coal may be rejected alto
gethe:.
Coal contains moisture, volatile car.
bon. fixed carbon, sulphur and ash on
incombustible mineral matter, and it
is the quantity Of this last component
to which particular attention will be
paid. Good coal should contain not
more than from 5, to Z per cent. Of
ash, Professor Lehman said yester-
day. -.
A limit has been { fixed for the ash,
and if more than that quantity is
found by DIR. Lehman the coal is re-
tected altogether. The limit is diff
ferent for the different kinds of coal.
1t is as follows Hard coal, 10 per
cent; Sunbury, IL per cent; btu
minous, u per cent. There is an
other limit fixed, and if the amount IF
ash found exceeds this a deduction is
to be made from the price paid. The
limit is, for hard, 51a per cent; Sun,
bury, 6 per cent; bituminous, per
cent.
1t takes about a day to analyZe a
sample OF ccal, but three or four can
be analysed at one time. The coal is
incinerated to get at the quantity OF
ash, fused to get at the sulphur and
subjected to high temperature to
determine the quantity of moisture
and volatile carbon, the weights being
determined with great accuracy and
carefully noted
It was the idea of Mayor Hayes at
first 10 have the coal delivered 70
each school analysed. but he readily
saw, when it was explained by Pro
fessor Lehman, what an immense
amount of time this would take.
For the schools Professor Lehman
analyses the coal supplied by each
dealer, and he takes samples of each
supply for the city hall, courthouse
water department pumping s+atiCas
fire-engine houses, jail and Bayview
asylum.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-12-09

stroying the present building, but pro-
viding sufficient room for the presi-
dents family to live comfortably and
also give office room enough to trans
act all p,lDhc business. Although many
of the members of congress We're
anxious to pass bill last session
President Mckinney, whose family was
small, rather opposed any change,
and it is said that even now President
Roosevelt is not favorable to re
building of the white house But those
in charge of the historic building say
that it is absolutely necessary that
something be done, for the building is
in reality unsafe.
The other day, when Mrs. Roose-
welt ordered lot of new rugs to be
sent to the house for inspection and
the porter brought several rolls into
the red room and threw them down to
show them off, the fall of the heavy
rugs caused not only the flooring of
the room to shake, but the vibration
was felt all over the house.
At present the family of the presi-
dent is so crowded in the private
portion Of the house that it is almost
impossible for invited guests to re-
main over night. We're it not that
the oldest son is away at boarding
school there would not be a spare
chamber in the house AS it is the
room now used as a spare room is
often of necessity occupied by mem
Der of the family. Two rooms had to
be fitted up in the garnet for the use
of the presidents servants, and,
strange as it may seem, there is no
stairway or mode of reaching the at
tic except by the elevator.
A system of ladders. however, has
been arranged so that the servants
can reach their bed rooms from the
lower floor, instead of having to go up
in the elevator.
This is only one of the inconven-
fences to which the president and his
family are subjected by the present
condition Of the white house. The
plan most favored for an addition to
the white house is the one prepared
by Colonel Theodore A. Bingham, SUI
perintendent of public buildings and
grounds, which provides for additional
wings to the house, but does not
chnge or alter the appearance of the
present building.
1t is estimated that $1,100,000 will
be required for the improvements and
two years time to complete them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-12-09
SUPREME COURT so SAYS OF
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
IN DIAMOND RING CAST
Government Loses Point in CoIleo~soh
of Duty on Vauables Brought
From Islands-Effect of Decision
Will be to Regulate Commercial
Relations With Islands.

Washington. Dec. 3.-Opinions
were rendered in the United States
supreme court yesterday in the last
two of the insular test cases. One
was known as the fourteen diamond
ring" case, involving the relationship
of the United States to the Philippine
islands from a tariff point OF view
and the other as the DooIey case NO.
2. involving the consttutionality OF
the collection Of duty on goods
shipped from New York to Porto Rico.
In the former case the court,
through Chief Justice Fuller, held
that the diamond rings brought in
from the PHILIPPINES and over which
the case arose should have been ex-
empt from duty under the Paris
treaty of peace, as that treaty made
the Philippines American territory.
The decision in the Philippine case
followed closely the first Porto Rican
case of the last term.
In the Dooley case decided yester-
day it was held that the duty col
lected on goods carried from New
York to Porto Rico was permissible
but that it was in reality tax for
the benefit ofPorto Ricans themselves
rather than an export duty, as was
claimed by merchants who antagon-
lied the government in the case. In
both cases there were dissenting
opinions concurred in by four OF the
nine justices.
It is generally believed that the
finding in the PHILIPPINE case will lead
to early efforts to secure legislation
for the regulation of our commercial
relations with those islands. AS the
Porto Rican union sustains the con-
stitutionality of the Foraker act, no
such necessity will arise Wiz refer
ence to Porto Rico.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-12-09
PHONE GIRL MAY GO.
Automatic Exchange Now in Success
full Operation.

full Operation.
Baltimore, Md, Dec Ernest A
Faller, an electrical and mechanical
engineer of this city, has invented and
successfully operated an automatic
telephone exchange. Mr.. Faller is q
native of the black forest in south
Germany and is but 81 years ole
Six years ago, while installing a tele-
phone exchange in San Francisco he
conceived the idea upon which his
mechanical operator" is built
He secured financial backing, hid
himself away first at the viaduct
plant, and later at 7O5 East Fayette
street in this city, and in May last an
experimental machine, rudely built
was given trial, and every hope of
the inventor was realized. Then fol-
lowed the actual building of 100
phone exchange equipment. Sweep
ing patent rights were secured, and
the machine is now complete. No
calls can be lost as the result of a
rush on any section.
The apparatus is easy to operate
and the necessary attachments can be
placed on any equipment now in use
in a short period. It has number
Wheels which expose a number
through a small opening, leaving a
means of check that the right number
is set for the subscriber. 1t is set
by a half turn Of KNOB, and the
subscriber does not have to stand
with his ear at the receiver. but can
proceed with other business until the
bell announces that connection is
made
From the moment the sender is set
to the required number and the call
ing knob turned until the end of the
conversation the exchange operates
automatically and Independently Of
the subscriber, and it is impossible
for him to interfere with it. Notice
is given of the complete connection
by the ringer, and. as in manual ex
changes, the act of the circuit to mol
NAL or position of rest.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-12-09

orient and civilians and military men
are pleased at the prospect of sending
presents home without having to pay
duty on them. The civil authorities
here have not yet formed an opinion
on the subject. but they think the law
only applies to goods going to the
United States and are anxiousIy
waiting an official communication on
the subject since, if the decision holds
there, new means for obtaining funds
to run the government will be neces-
sary.