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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29


During heated discussion over
changes in the playing rules OF the Ma
tlonal league Of baseball clubs. after
failing to secure the adoption of an
amendment providing for the summary
removal OF offending players from the
field. Andrew Freedman, president Of
the New York club. put on his hat
and overcoat and left the meeting. re-
marking that he would return again
when the National league showed a
disposition TO live up to Its protests
for clean baseball The amendment
to the playing rules that was adopted
read as follows
mo manager. captain or player.
during the progress OF the game, shall
Use indecent or improper language. d.
rected 10 n spectator. umpire. mana
ger. club Official or player. a viola
tion OF this rule must be followed by
the removal forthwith Of the offender
from the game and the grounds by the
umpire on his own option or upon
the written accusation OF the manager
or other official OF either contestlng
club. said removal to be followed by
written proofs submitted within TWEEN
ty-four hours to the president OF the
league, who. II the evidence warrants
shall suspend the offending manager.
captain or player from actual service
for a period OF time subject to appeal
to the board OF directors"
To this MIR. Freedman submitted an
other amendment. which read:
In the event OF the umpire not act
ing or refusing TO act promptly. after
receiving such notice. the club Official
In charge shall then have the offend
ing player removed from the ground
forthwith"
The New York president was sup
ported in his contention by st. Louls
The other league owners thought the
case sufficiently covered in rule O. and
voted the amendment down.
Gentlemen" said Mr.. Freedman,
rising. Il am for clean baseball. The
onus OF rowdyism has been put upon
the owners. Now that you have a
chance to get rid OF II you decline.
propose not TO participate In league
sessions until We can 40 before the
public for clean baseball"
owners Of other clubs seen after the
session adjourned insisted that had
Mr.. Freedmans amendment beer
passed a cardinal principle OF the
game would have been violated.
THE umpire must be master OF the
field absolutely" said an eastern mag
nate. THE owners must not usurI
the power to say whether this playel
or that player In an opposing nln'
shall be eligible to continue. wer'
they allowed 10 do so anarchy woult
--~sss.,a ~sD.af.ffs aaHufDa~l 1ssr,ssrpsffisu
where an unfair Official might take ad
vantage OF such an agreement 10 weak
on an opposing team. We cannot un'
der any condition pass a rule that shall
give either outsiders or owners any
power beyond that OF the umpire"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29
WHAT rmr rLAYrns DRAW.

What amounts to n new form OF con-
tract is now In existence. The points
secured by the players in their appeal
TO the National league are as follows:
They cannot be Harmed" TO another
club without their consent, and only
for a stated time. The sales system Is
entirely done away with to the extent
that no players services can be trans
ferred without his consent. The period
OF option In the so-called option clause
is for one playing season, or six
months, instead OF Ave seasons. No
club can be transferred from league
OF higher class TO one Of lower class
unless the plAi'erB give their consent.
Immediately these changes were de-
cided upon at the New York meeting
held a few days ago. Mr., thinner
president OF the Players association
telegraphed to Mr., Taylor their law
yer, that everything was satisfactory
and that the National league players
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29
King Altr.a tho arsAl

The forthcoming commemoration OF
King Alfred the Great. which Will
take place during the coming summer
at winchester. England. will be one OF
the most striking and appropriate
events OF the nrst year OF the new
century. Winchester is the monarch's
place OF burial and the ancient and
royal capital OF England, and tho
commemoratlon Is one on which her
majesty the late queen early bestowed
her approval. The colossal statue of
the king which In now being executed
by Hamo Thornycroft. II. A.. will take
prominent place among the perma-
nent memorials which will be the out
come OF the forthcoming celebration.
This striking figure Is now complete
In plaster and In the hands OF the
founders to be cast into bronze. II
measures over sixteen feet In height
and some idea OF It's colossal sine may
be CLEANED by a comparison with the
sculptor who stands by its side. II
is. moreover. OF Mr.. Thornycrofts
best work. The base, which Is at tho
same time both bold and simple. will
be composed OF two huge granite
monollths, which are now In Cornwall
awaiting transport. Weighing respect
lively forty and thirty-fye tons.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29
DIAMOND GLINTs.

Willie Keller. who has been en-
gagged to coach the Columbia college
baseball team. says that the chief
weakness with college mines In their
Inability TO bat.
Frank Motz. the indianapolis first
baseman who was with Chicago last
spring. but was Obliged TO drop out OF
the game, owing to an injured leg, Will
doubtless get In the game again with
an American league team.
Mike Herman. New York's old out.
helder and always a popular fayorits
vita the bleacherltes. is now conduct.
ing cafe In New York. II Is said that
the silent man" Is doing well.
Patrick J. Donovan, the popular out.
nelder, will probably manage the St
Louis club this season. Donovan has
all the cleyorness and mental alertness
OF McGraw. without any Of "Muggsy'sT
offensive mannerlsms, and II he auc.
eeeds In getting material for a first.
class team, he will train II thoroughly
IN up-to-date methods.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29

An embarrassing moment occurred
at one OF the annual meetings OF the
committee OF the Church OF England
Temperance society. over which tho
late bishop OF London presided. The
report OF the ladies' committee was
read. which. among other information.
contained the statement that during
the last year much attention had
been paid TO barmaids." A very au-
dible litter ran round the nesting.
which was changed to undlsguised
laughter as the following words were
read: This has. In many cases, led
TO their being visited In their homes"
so loud was the merriment OF the
clergy that the chairman. fearful Of
more alarming antiquities, rose and
smilingly observed: Perhaps gem
tlemen. we may take the report as
read. London Chronicle.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29
Swearing Brfomins In
common in Cargo
Citifs.

TO my mind the elimination af lnra-
family from the daily conversation is
a matter OF culture rather than OF re-
ligion. Men cease to swear from gem
tlemanly instincts. Just as they avoid
other forms OF yulgarlty. ! attend q
club regularly where several hundred
men lunch each day-men OF all lines
OF trade and OF the professions. men
who smoke and drink their wines and
liquors within reasonable bounds. But
they don't swear. You will not hear
one oath n day. and when you do II IL
past OF some story that is told and
Is dropped in for picturesque empha-
sis. The same holds good OF the men
| meet in other walks OF life. You
don't hear much OF II from the team
sters and other workmen In the
streets have heard more oaths from
one country yokel In one summer than
from all the men have met in New
York for the past 10 years"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29

we're a, liberty to sign contracts at
once.
Inc evening session OF the league
was devoted to the American associa-
ton, two Of whose eastern members
baltimore and Boston-have thrown
up 'ne sponge. Il was reported that
an euort was being made TO arrange
Q circuit In the west. including among
other cities Louisville. indianapolis.
milwaukee. Columbus. Toledo. Detroit
and Grand Rapids
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29
rNoLANp.s NEW wAnsHIrs.
Preparations for a batch Of is,ooO-Tsn
HattIeahIpa-


Plans are now being prepared Tor
new batch OF nrst-class battleships'
that will out-Herod Herod In the mat
ter OF size. Hitherto we have kept
our monsters Of the deep down to To-
600 tons. AZ compared with $4,000 tons
odd In the French. German, Russian
and United States navles. But France
in her latest ships. Is going to lo.OoO
tons. and has talked OF lS,OOO, INC
United States. which was once a par
tisan OF moderate Dimensions mas
gone up to $1,000 for her latest ships.
on that displacement both nations
have got more guns and armor than
British designs provide. In order not
to be left behind. and still TO preserve
varloua heavy fads deemed essential
so- British ships. our admiralty ne
decided to put on weight and tho
new battleshlps. Queen and Prince OK
Wales, will be OF $4,000 tons displace-
ment. The armament is not yet denim
itoly settled, but II will consist OF four
/ ~ inch Mark TX. and probably eight
7.5 inch. ten 6 inch. and twenty OF
more 3 inch u2-poundersl. The 10
IL new gun. Of which good deal has
been heard for some time. though II
has not hitherto appeared anoat.
used to be known as the ~ inch. its
caliber being a. inches. Its adoption
now liz Of a somewhat half-hearted ma
ture. says the London Globe. objec-
lions have been raised against II on
the score OF the weight OF the projee-
tile. 200 pounds which Is rather heavy
for manual use. The recent vast I'M
proyements In armor-six inches OF
Krupp armor are equal to a foot OF
Harvey steel armor or eighteen inohes
OF iron--haye. however, rendered aD-
solutely necessary, more powerful
weapon than the convenient lVV-
FOUNDER 6 inch. Two years ago II was
practically decided to mount the 10
inch gun In all new ships. but Tor
some unaccountablc reason the deci-
sion hung Are. A feature OF the new
ships Ia that, owing to their enormous
bulk, they will. II ls hoped. risk only
, comparatively small Inconvenience
from torpedo. As that wea-
pom can now be Aired with accuracy
, at range OF a mile or more the torpedo
is a far more important weapon than
r II was four or Ave years ago. subma-
. rines, too. are helping to make the
! torpedo n serious rival OF the gun
A Some measure OF salvation Hes IN
4 bulk, for the bigger the ship the more
/. easily can systems OF water-tight com
/, partments be amplined.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29

Etah Is but the most northern OF
some dozen stations occupied by the
Smith Sound Eskimos. One hesitates
at the word settlement" because IL
conveys an idea OF permanency. both
as to location. and also. In a measure,
as to the personnel OF the body Of the
settlers, and this Is only half true OF
the settlements Of the tribe of less
than $50 individuals who live at scat
tered points along the coast from Cape
York to Foulke Fjord. The points OF
settlement are permanent. apparently.
having been chosen. doubtless.
through a process OF selection with
reference to shelter and food supply.
continued through many generations.
but the families that ihhnbit them
vary each year In accordance with
curious reshuiliing which takes
place, quite spontaneously. It appeats.
at Peterawik glacier. where there IL
a tribal gathering every spring. one
rarely finds more than half dozen
families at any place, and each OF
them may have spent the previous
year at different station from all
the others II is easy to conceive OF
n certain solidarity OF tribal organlza-
tion which results from such a system.
and which II would be difficult to
Improve upon under conditions Of pre-
carlous food supply that makes
necessary the widely scattered living
OF the families OF the tribe. Not only
are their ties OF all degrees OF blood
relationship which bind each member
to the others, but each Is personally
known to all through the intimacy OF
closely interdependent existence,
which Ia the only manner OF life pos
sible to men encompassed by an arctic
world and the serious business OF
whose lives is to hunt for uncertain
supplies yielded by wild and some
times fierce animals. There is no trl-
bal organization, no chief. nor any
elders in authority; indeed. no pre-
meditated, structural system OF any
kind. but a quite simple order which
issues naturally from the facts OF
equality and OF equal sharing in all
the essentials OF livelihood. With
certain naive differences from our ac-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29

An attractive fashion among the
smart men OF New York Is the sending
OF dainty hampers Of fruit TO their
masculine friends on feast days and
holidays. The wicker hampers are
very pretty and are filled most at
tractlvely with luscious fruits which
nestle amid the green leaves OF soft
smilax and other foliage. In addition
10 sending flowers to the friends who
are going TO cross the briny deep
Dame Fashion dispatches fruit, The
flowers fade. but the fruit will last
until the journey ends. and even In
sickness fruits can be eaten often
when nothing else can. SO the lus-
clous product Of Pomona Is packed in
dainty baskets and sent TO convey
sweet messages and kind wishes for
bon voyage.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29
sHREwp ROYAL INVESTORS.
some European Crown Heads who Hold
American Securities

some European tfoNh h'"Hs WV" H'''
American Securities.
Emperor William owned at one time
81 900 900 OF American securities.
About two years ago his holdings were
transferred to the name OF the Berlin
banker, so II is impossible to tell ae-
curately tho amount OF his holdings
Mt the present moment. II Is estimat-
ed. however, that they aggregate w.
OOO. 900 and his yearly income from
them Ia $4,000, So far as the records
here show the emperor never speculat-
ed In Americans nor invested In In
dustrial securities. His holdings
have always been railway bonds
or stocks and his fayorite issues
are Louisville & Nashville. Atchlson,
Topeka & Santa Fe. Union Pacific,
Southern Pacific. Missouri Pacific and
Illinois Central. The empress OF Ger
many is the individual owner OF
about 100000 OF American securities.
These are in her own name, but the
dividend payments are. by her order,
made to a firm of Berlin bankers.
Other members OF the German royal
household are owners OF American Sc
curities. but the certificates are mostly
in the names of their individual bank
ers. says the Minneapolis journal. The
securities so held amount to about
S4,O0O,OOO The car Of Russia holds
S6.OOO.OOO in American bonds ana
stocks. principally the former These
include Issues OF the Pennsylvania rail-
road, New York Central railroad,
Northern Pacific, Canadian Pacific,
Southern Pacific, New York. New Ha-
ven & Hartford and New Jersey Cen
trail railroad. His holdings are regis
tered in the name OF a 81, Petersburg
Arm, to whom all communications re-
Rardlng them are sent. The royal In
come is increased 100000 annually by
these securities, which, at the ruling
market prices show an appreciation OF
nearly 81 100000 over the average price
at which they were bought Empress
Eugene had at one time invest d here
slO,0O0,O00. The royal family Of Spain
holds today our securities for about
$4,000. 0O0-a greater sum than II has
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29
Profanity
aetrsasing

A Boston man recently paid n vlait
to small town In Vermont and was
surprised and shocked at the amount
OF profanity he heard In the streets OF
that village. He declared that all the
men and boys swore incessantly In
their conversation; that with them
profanity had become instructive
commonplace and even necessary. II
had through long use lost all Its force
and emphasis. had become an insep-
arabic part OF the everyday and sim
pie speech.
His remarks seem to bear out the
recent statements OF prominent New
York lawyer who claims shat the In
habltants OF the smaller villages OF the
country do more swearing In one week
than a person would hear In a large
city In a month. His views on the de-
crease OF profanity In our large cities
are interesting. He says:
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29

Changes Of much importance have
been made In the playing rules, and all
with the idea OF shortening the playing
time OF each game. In the future tho
catcher will be required to play be-
hind the bat all the time. This sug-
gestion came from the players. A bat
ter hit by n pitched ball viii not be
allowed to take his base. but a ball
will be charged against the pitcher.
The first and second balls hit. not
caught on the fly, unless the batsman
has two strikes. are to be called strikes.
This will prevent the practice now so
common Of batters fouling OF good
balls.
Should the pitcher throw the ball to
any player other than the catcher
when the batter Is In position ready
TO strike. each ball so delivered will
be called a ball. This Is TO prevent
the tedious delay upon the part OF tho
pitchers OF warming up" II tho
pitcher Ia In position for twenty sec
onds and falls TO deliver the ball 10
the plate the umpire must call n ball
because OF unnecessary delay. An
amendment to the constitution pro-
vides that In event OF a forfeiture the
forfeltlng club shall incur a penalty
not TO exceed 81 900 after a hearing by
the board OF directors. ANY damages
suffered by the offending club are
to be paid out OF this penalty.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29

invested In any other country. The
income from these Is 100000 annually.
Royalty In Belgium, Denmark, Italy,
Greece and Holland all show a liking
for American enterprises and the in
come derived from American securities.
Japan also looks to the United States
for paying investments. Even the shah
OF Persia and the sultan OF Turkey
have money invested here.-Chicago
News.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29

The true end OF statesmanship is
to promote the greatest public well
fare, whetherthls means saving dollars
or spending dollars. When economy
will contribute to this welfare econo-
my Is good. but where II will cripple
some important branch OF public ser
vice then economy is bad; and the
public official who tries to make a
record in defiance OF this fact Is no
real friend TO public welfare. Where
sinecures exist, or useless political
lob" commissions, or where waste
occurs by poor organization OF the ger
vice. then economy and reorganization
are in order; but where important
work would be less effectively done by
arbitrarily abollshing offices and re-
ducing the number OF employees, then
the path OF statesmanship is to point
out the grounds for distinguishing be-
tween the two cases and shape poll
cies accordingly. -Gunton's Magazine.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29

was with the Jefferson City. Mo. team
in 1896; ST. Joe In 1897, and Fulton.
Mo-. In 1898 and 1899. Last season
he caught for and managed the Helena
club In the Montana state league, His
team won the first pennant rather
handlly, In fact. had such a lead over
Its rivals that It necessltated division
OF the season. In August Wood was
injured and forced to retire for the
season, He batted $50 and 1elded 1882
In 80 games In 1900
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29
Memorial church for Richmond.

II Is proposed to erect unique me-
mortal church In Richmond. Va. In
addition TO memorial windows in
honor OF departed naval and military
heroes, there will be window in
honor OF Christian bankers, another
for railroad men and a third for iron
workers. These will be erected by
contributions from representatives OF
the several classes which they Will
honor. and all who contribute will be
provided with cards which will admit
them when visiting the church to
news opposite the memorials in whic :
they are interested.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29
Tho rrlrht tho ahoat HAD.

During a confirmation tour In the
diocese OF Peterboro the late bishop
OF London put up one evening at an
old manor house, and slept in a room
supposed to be haunted. Next morn
Ing at breakfast the bishop was ask
cd whether he had seen the ghost.
Yes" he replied. with great solemn
ity. but | have laid the spirit; II Will
never trouble you again" Being fur
Their questioned upon the subject the
bishop said: THE ghost instantly
vanished when asked for a subscrip-
ton toward the restoration OF the
Peterboro OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29

The mystery that has always sur
rounded the great lakes Of Central
Africa is largely solved in the new
number OF the Geographical journal
by Mr.. J. Il. $. Moore. His explora-
lions have linked together much in
formation previously rather fragmen-
,nry Tanganyika was discovered by
Burton and Spoke In 1857. and the lat
ter brought to England a few shells
picked up ON It's shore which found
their way TO the British museum. Some
OF them puzzled the experts. for.
though taken from a fresh water lake
very far inland they strongly resem-
bled genera which inhablt the sea.
They had also a curlously old world
aspect. as II they were linoal descend
ants OF shells which lived about the
time when the limestones called ool-
ties were formed. or considerably be-
fore our chalk was deposited. But the
little known about Africa had led ge-
ologlsts to suppose that. at any rate.
the central and southern parts had
been above the sea far longer than
'n'S' III VouISc vi uilo, huNo'c'' moro
uiAvoNerles were rlau IN lhhsahyikh'
including shells OF similar types. pc
cullar fishes. crabs. prawns. sponges.
ana even Jelly hsh-in iaot' a mum
Der OF creatures. all suggesting that
,neir ancestors had been marine. lhen
IN 1881 Mr. moore visited the iake
ana Drought BACK eoileotlons whlon
p,uoou 'he matter oeyonu uouot' pu'
uhe settlement OF that question ohiS
Iaiseu announcer IN Wha' way uiu ian.
kahyika communicate WIN the sea
So"no teh years ago fIoi' Suess' OF VI
emma. by piecing together the informa
ton gathered by travellers In the mor'
central parts Of Africa. came TO tn
conclusion that the continent on IL
eastern side was traversed by re
markable group OF riffs. which haI
resulted In the formation OF valleys
In these lay the longer and narrowe
OF the African lakes. He traced tn
rift system" from Syria, along IN
valley OF the Jordan. down the Re
sea. southwark into Africa. Near LAX
Rudolf II divides the two branche
opening out to inclose n broad traC
, OF highlands In the middle OF wh,c
Ia the Wide Victoria NyanEa. Tn
, western arm passea through the Al
! bert lake. kivu and Tanganyika. turn
7 ing eastward from the south end {
! the last TO the head Of Nyassa. Her
= II is very probably Joined by the eas
I ern branch. which can be traced Il
y a long way, passing to the west I
: kenya and kilimanjaro. These gre
rifts would seem to be the natur
lines OF connection with the ancie
OCEAN, and, " 90 that could be Track
. 'ee'"s N"ion OF tue iAhes conthin'
/ eno 'eI"nse creatures OF Ihhganylk
Z % seVonu eApeu''ioh was organize
. n,aueu py "r moore 10 examine u
: Mno,o eha,n OF lakes along the ives
: .rn rue Valley' from Nyassa to u
= nIoer. Nyah.a MS FORMER exped
. ,,on nau rlaue u almost certain TIL
1 N,ase" nau never peeh IN commun
,. .aeoh WIN ,he sea consequent
I .nu way could NOT nave been from u
/, eoutn ~ lahsahyiha ne FOUND al
D
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29

Roses are all the go with the fair sex
the present season, and, according TO
the best authority, the pink rose 10
the favorite. It is very pleasing
fashion, for the beauty OF most wom-
en- is greatly enhanced by fresh pink
rose, either natural or artificial.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-03-29
A SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

Carl T.. Wood. one OF the catchers
OF the Chattanooga club OF the South
ern league. was born at Fulton. Mo-,
April 6. 1875. He learned to play ball
with the college team at Fulton His
FIRST professional engagement was with
the Topeka. Kan. club In 1895. lie