The Tomahawk., 1903-09-17
The percentages of the baseball clubs

The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the 7th were: Pittsburg,
6S6; New York, COZ; Chicago, 5S7; Gin
cinnati, 521; Brooklyn, 504; Boston,
42O; Philadelphia, S36; st. Louis, 1888.
Labor day was celebrated through
out the country, parades and public
meetings being the features in large
cities.
Z New York city is favored by Presi-
dent Roosevelt's friends as the place
for next years republican national
convention.
The percentage of the baseball clubs
In the American league for the week
ened on the 7th were: Boston, $50;
Cleveland, 554; Philadelphia. 534; New
York, 518; Detroit, 504; st. Louis, All; I;
Chicago. 458; Washington, 313.
President Roosevelt's address at the
Syracuse IN. ~ labor day celebration
was marked by the arrest Of John Mil
Ter, a German, who is believed to have
plotted the presidents assassination.
President Roosevelt at Syracuse, N.
Y, said that community of interest,
equal laws for all and the avoidance OF
envy, despotism and mob violence were
the prime requisites for q prosperous
national life.
At the Lima CO.. Driving park Dan
Patch (1:59) broke the worlds record
of 2:04A for a half-mile track, lower
ing it to 2:04 fiat.
Three men were killed and several
wounded in battle at camp meet
ing at Mt. Victory, KY.
Railroad earnings for the first month
of the present fiscal year indicate that
1903-1904 will be record breaker in
the matter of profits to the carriers.
Robert Fullerton, of Des Moines, a.,
has been appointed disbursing officer
to handle the $5,O00,O00 appropriated
by the government for the st. Louis
exposition.
The federal grand jury in Washing
ton returned seven more indictments
for postal frauds. George w. Beavers,
previously indicted, surrendered him
self.
Fifteen hundred spectators were
thrown into panic by collapsing
grand stand at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan, "a being seriously hurt.
Coal mine owners right to discharge
employees for any reason, except mem
bership in union, is upheld by Carroll
d. Wright, umpire in the anthracite
miners dispute.
Farmers met in Chicago and planned
for cooperation, backed by 100000 900
capital, which they believe will enable
them to control the markets by means
of monster central exchange in Chi
cago.
John Brinkley, negro watchman,
was rescued by Chicago police from a
crowd of would-be-lynchers after he had
shot to death Charles Mccarthy, a plas-
terer.
Much early corn is already safe from
frost, according to the governments
weekly crop report.
The Kansas City-Chicago route has
been made fifty miles shorter by two
new cutoffs opened by the, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroad.
Fire which originated In the large
stable of the Allegheny (Pa.) Transfer
company caused loss of $263, 900. Sixty
horses were cremated.
Patrick E. Conklin, wife murderer,
was put to death in the electric chair
in Sing Sing prison.
At Lincoln, Neb., Cresceus, the trot-
ting stallion, broke all records for a
half-mile track, going mile in 2:08A
A strike of candy makers for shorter
hours at old pay closed several fac
tories in Chicago and employers say all
plants will be closed rather than sub
NIT to union demands.
President Roosevelt returned to Oys-
ter Bay, making brief address on de-
cent citizenship at Richmond Hill, N.
Y, on the way home.