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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23
Ret.il Mercha.ta, Pse.,e.

sociation will give their annual picnic at
Central Park to-day. An excellent pro-
gramme Of games and athletic events has
been arranged, and in the evening there
viii be music and dancing
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23
: O'Connor May Try Browns.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago. Aug. 22-OConnor did not come with
the New York team. He is said to have stopped
in st. Louis with view to getting a place on
the Browns. No developments except, that Grif-
fifth says he will maintain discipline and the
stars who quit will not be missed.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23
Missouri valley League.

MissouFi valley Let4de.
At Fort Scott. Kas-
E 1sls Scott seo'..:::.. :.s 1881 Is :
Batterie.-Fort Scott. Holiday and Cheek: Iola.
Root and Milsap.
At Pittsburg Kas.-
R 1ssiis .s...: :::::::s iss5ss1G
Batteries Pittsburg, Bunton and Redmond:
Joplin. Eales. Stoner and Ely.
At Springfield. Mo-:
Springfield oooss..s
Sedalia ...........0 o / o. 90 O. 81 .
Batteries-Springheld. Horton and Schmidt: Sc
dala, Evans and Lawson
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23
CLEVELAND II, PHILADELPHIA 5.
D.iy's triple saves vi.iters From .
il.st =. Ghut~Ouf.

Cleveland, o.. Aug. 2z-cleveland won
sasily from Philadelphia to-day. batting
Bender, out Of the box, Philadelphia was
saved from shut down by Days triple.
A 3assaahcn sisS SSssns vas .n' ts sa AZ
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23
Amateur Ba.ebalI Notes.

The Christian Brothers College team win meet
the Cotton Belts this afterloon on the colleGe
carnpur at o'clock. The Belts have. strength
ened their lineup. The batteries will be: c. b:
C.NDawson and HanIck. Cotton Belts-Bene and
Walsh
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23

GRANVILLE. Carlton and steinbrenner: Equality,
Brown and Joiner. Second game tomorrow.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23

Bursett robbed Freeman out Of what looked
like an extra base rap yesterday. Buck" who
has made himself famous for taking lberties
opposite side Of the street from the ball park;
met one OF Pelty''s shoots and the ball looked
like II was propelled from a cannon. Just as
the sphere was nearing the left.fed fsnss Bur Bur;
gotten away from Burkett there might have been
n result the Rama. ~ =.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23

The M.~ourl. will play the Prices this after
noon af Handlau Park.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23

The Boston Americans are the most popular
team that comes to ST. Louis. Their entry to the
applauded throughout the game whether they
are winning from the locals or not. Their pop.
manners on the field Coins's men seldom bait
or 'bate" the umpire. Hence their popularity.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23

The Boston: bat boys presented study IN con;
trasts Yesterday. One OF the kids physical
development resembled the pictures on pamphlets
advertising health foods, while the Other, lad
would make an admirable model for an antifat-
treatment picture. - 20
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23

The local fans had their first peep at BILLY"
Dineen yesterday II being the first time that he
has pitched against the Browns at Sportsman >
Park this season. Although Dineen lest his
pitching high class. The Browns got only
TOUR hits and he famed five Of them.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23

There has been bulge In the bean market
since the arrival Of the Bostons. Before the
team arrived in st. Louis beans of healthy pro-
portions sold for 10 cents quart. but at present
the leading jewellers, and they are attracting
crowds TO view them.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23

..Joe' Finnegan. a well-known sporting writer.
has been secured by Billy GaIen as advance
which "Rube''. waddell will star after the close
Of the baseball season Finnegan'e acquaintance
circuits will give him an edge over his COM
petitors in his new field Of work.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23

In the first inning of yesterdays game Pat
Dougherty. Boston.s hard-hit.ing left >, fielder.
foot with his left and took a sprawl on the
ground. When Dougherty concluded his high
diving act Texas Hill touched him out, and
Pat refused to talk to any Of his fellow-players
during the rest of the afternoon.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23

Fred Parent Boston's heavy-hitting little short.
fielder. is fayor1te with the local fans. His
clean. snappy playing, coupled with his gentle.
manly demeanor, has won him happy home
in the heart OF the tickle fan,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-24
AGAINST THE LAW,
A Warning Has Been Issued Which
Cites Law Protecting BuIIbats.

The secretary of the Audubon Socie-
ty, T. Gilbert Pearson, has issued the
following statement:
According to a recent act of the leg
islature, generally known as the Au-
dubon bill, the sol and in~sect-eating
birds of the state, together with their
nests, are now protected from destruc-
ton by the law. One of the most val
liable birds in North Carolina is the
night hawk, usually known as ''bulI-
bat" This bird feeds exclusively upon
insects, eating large quantities of flies,
gnats and ~grashoppers. which are so
troublesome TO man. but perhaps he
renders us no greater service than by
eating mosquitoes. Since it is now
known that the malady known as ma
laria is carried by mosouitOes and
transmitted by their bite there certain
ly is strong reason why the bullbat
should be accorded the protection
which he so readily deserves. 1t has
long been the custom in many sections
of North Carolina to shoot these birds
IN great numbers IN the late summer
Numerous cases have been
reported to me n L lave seen the
same with my own eyes. where these
birds were shot down by the dozens
merely for the practice of shooting and
the sport of seeing them fall. Some
shooters do not even go to pick them
up, and I have seen wounded bullbats
lying about on the ground late the
next day after they were shot.
| The Society of North Caro-
lima appeals to the good people Of the
state to use their influence in every
way possible in behalf of the buIIbat,
and to see to it that the dreadful suf-
| ferings caused by the thoughtless
slaughter of these birds in the past
shall not be reported in the state this
| summer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-24
The Five Great Evils of Society

Cardinal Gibbons: All young men of
today who are anxious to win success
and anxious to fulfill their duties as
citizens should realize that society of
today is confronted by five great-very
great-evils: Divorce, which strikes at
the root of the family and society: an
imperfect and vicious system of edu-
cation, which undermlnes the religion
Of our youth: the dissertation of the
Christian Sabbath, which tends to
obliterate in our adult population the
salutary fear of God and the homeage
that we owe Him: the gross and sys-
tematic election frauds. and lastly. the
unreasonable delay in carrying into eff
feet that sentences of our criminal
courts and the numerous su~terfuges
by which criminals evade the execu-
ton OF he law. Our Unsuitable greed
Tor gain. the co-eXistence of colossal
wealth with abject property. the ex-
traVagance of the rich, the discomfort
OF the poor. our eager and impetuous
rushing through life. and every other
moral and social delinquency may be
traced to one Of the five radical vices
enumerated above. .
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-24
COMING ARMY PROMOTIONS.
Few Have Won Them From Long or
Good Service.

Within ten days the Evening Post
has received letters from two army re-
tired acknowledgements of the army
each of more than forty years service,
calling attention 10 the evils resultinS
from the policy of making men gener-
ais because of their political services.
their newspaper regulations, or their
family relationship. Nearly all Of cur
present generals were manufactured
at the war department and out Of
poor material" writes one. The other
believes that " as a civilian Secretary
Root does not appear to realize the dis
astrOus effect upon the morale Of the
army at large of appointments to brig
undergraduates of comparatively
young officers not noted for superior
efficiency as military leaders, or
without service at the front worth
mentioning" We have also quoted
from the remarkable article of Ganer-
al Theodore Schwan in the Journal of
the Military Service Institution. in
which he declares that no one not in
the service can appreciate the meal
cualable harm lone by a single bad or
undeserVed promotion to a high place
over the heads of seniors of equal or
greater merit and capacity. The cause
of concern at present is the coming
retirement of Lieutenant-general Miles
and MajOr-General George w. Davis,
which will shortly make possible the
advancement of two brigadier gener-
ais and the appointment of their sue
cessOrs.
A study of the careers of the fifteen
acknowledgements now on the active
List shows that there is good ground
for our correspondents anXietieS as to
the coming promotions. One OF the
brigadiers was selected solely because
he is the son Of his father. Another
has spent forty Years of forty-two
service in engineering work.
that is. away from the troops Of tie
Ine-and is now engaged upon Panama
Canal problems. A third was a char
asterless soldier of fortune before he
was made a brigadier-general in reward
for an act which has been condemned
by many officers as being beyond the
pale of civilized warfare. A fourth re-
viewed his promotion from major be-
cause of excellent service as a collector
of customs. A ffth's sole military
record was that of a medical officer in
the reSular army, and a colonel OF
volunteer calvary for two months
| A sixth has been advanced from cap
tain of calvary since 1897, during
which time he has rendered vaIuable.
| service at the war department. but
I has never heard a shot fired. A sew
enth was for alleged ser
vices on an expedition against Filipi-
nos. His subordinates charge that he
wantonly exposed them in such a way
as to cause unnecessary loss of life.
being determined to purchase a brig
aC~ler-generaicy by hard-fought "bat-
ties Of less than one-half of the ff-
teen can it be tr~uthfully stated that
they Won their promotion because of
merit and long service. An extmina-
ton of the many officers advanced
merely. for retirement urposes would
show. we believe. similar failure to
J restrict high rank TO those who genu-
inely merited it.-New York Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-24

Railroad construction IN the south
and southwest continues to progress at
a greater rate than in the rest of the
Railway Age show that during the first
country. Figures published by the
half Of 1908 there were 2.221.39 miles
miles. or more han 81 per cent. are
in the south and southwest. and 757.
Is miles. or 81 per cent. are in the
southern states alone. Oklahoma leads
with the greatest amount of construc-
ton. her figures being 24O.26 miles. and
Texas is next with 204.63 miles. Indian
Territory coming third with 202.61
miles. The other states in proportion
ate order. according to new mileage
completed. are: Arkansas. 1O3.O6; North
Carolina. 1920: Louisiana, 1850: West
Virginia. 1894: Missouri. 69.92' Georgia.
61.15: Alabama, 4S.41: Florida, 39.Si:
kentucky. 34.S3: Tennessee. S0.14 South
Carolina. SIS: Virginia. $50. No new
mileage is reported from either Mary
land or Mississippi.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-24
NATTER FOR CIVIL COURT.
Opinion rendered to That Affect
About Gen. Grants Interview

Washington. July 20.-The war de-
partment made public papers regard-
ing the complaint against General
Frederick D. Grant by certain citizens
OF BrackettvilIe, Texas. several months
ago l. reviewing the court martial
sentence Of a soldier General Grant
IiI"ue some severe reflections upon the
Town. which called forth complaints,
one letter being addressed to the pres
iuenl. Inc question was referred to
the war department and Judge Advo-
cate General Davis rendered an opin-
ION III when he says That it would
appear that no penal action would
lie Tor a n~ubllcatior affecting the town
Of Brackettville. II any individ1aI
resident of that place believes that his
reputation has been a. n
Of the publication which has been
mad the subject OF official complaint,
he had his remedy IL an action at
law"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-24
Constitution Improving.

Newport, p. l., July 20.-The Consti-
tuition is rapidly becoming a dangerous
rival of the Reliance, for the honor of
defending the trophy. for the older boat
defeated the new one in todays run Of
thirty-seven miles. the third of the New
York Yacht Club cruise from New
London, by one minute, t~Wenty-nine
seconds. availing herself Of her time al
loWanCe. This is the second time on
the present cruise that the Constitution
has won from her rival on time allow
ance and while the victory on h first
occasion from Glen Vove To New
Haven, was due in some measure to
changeable breeze, the conditions to-
day were as fair for M as for the
other.
The Columbia sailed alone some race,
dropping behind from the start and
finishing mor than ten minutes behind
the Reliance.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-24
Voting Machines.
(OhiO State JOurnal.)

An experiment to be tried in Cleve-
land at the coming election will be
watched with interest throughout the
state. The Ohio metropolis has pur-
chased POS voting machines. and one
of them will be used at each polling
place on the Tuesday following the first
Monday OF next November.
The legislature several years ago gave
Ohio municipalities authority to buy
voting machines but this is the first
instance where a city has taken adj
vantage of the law. partly because the
various devices on tht market were
constantly being improved and partly
because of the high prices asked. Cleve-
land paid $66. go for hers. and it is ar
gued that the amount will soon be saw
ed. for the machines will make I'M
necessary the services of many of the
election officers. This may be believed
when it comes to pass. but not before.
The friends of the voting machine
chosen by the Cleveland authorities
lain its operation is so simple that
the spelling of a ballot is almost inn
possible. They say hat its use in
sures absolute secrecy, and hat it SO
sImplifies the judges work that the
result of the election will be o as
soon as the polls close.
This is the age of machinery. but it
remains to be seen whether there is
justification for such an enormous out
Law as Cleveland has made.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-24
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' sssss sss Of &M&zz~
Report U~nfOuRded q.

Rome. July 20.-From a most rella-
BILE source The Associated Press repre-
sentative learns hat the considerable
talk which is boing the rounds to the
ieffect that certain foreign powers
might exercise the right Of veto in the
Iconclave IS unfounded. What the pow
Iers desire is not that the pop should
be friendly TO any particular power,
but that he SHOULD conduct the affairs
of the papacy in a peaceful. equitable.
religious manner. without stirring up
international strife. Indeed, it is sup
Iposed that the rumor that Austria
might attempt 70 exercise the right Of
Exclusion against Rampolla was start
led by the friends Of the latter to have
him appear as a prosecuted martyr.
The most prominent candidates for
the succession are Cardinals Gottl,
tOreglia, Agliardi, SerafinO Vannu-
Itelli, Capecelatro. Sarto. Rampello, Di
iPietro. Stampa, Ferrari. Satolli and
IRichelmy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-24

Burning of Golden Hotel Means
Loss 100000.

Seattle, Wash, July O.-The Times
prints the following dated Nome July l:
A block of charred and ~blackened
ruins mark the site OF what was the
Golden Gate Hotel and adjacent build
tngs. Fire broke out at 5 O'Clock on
Sunday morning and when nearly all
the guests were in their beds. The
second cook, F. r. Burr, apparently
poured half a baking powder can Of
coal Oil on the fire which was smould-
ering in the kitchen stove There was
an explosion and Burr fled. The hotel
was a big three story structure, and at
burned like a finder box r. NJ. Hayes,
a millionaire of Pittsburg. and his wife
who were on the third floor were suf-
located. Their remains have been re-
covered as a v also those of Sher-
man D.. Gregg. of Freeport, Pa The
total loss is nearly $1,000 600. The cook.
Burr has been held for manslaughter
as a result Of the coroner's inquesr.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-24
FESTIVITIES POSTPONED.
Feared Discrimination.

The United States mail service is
continually handling all sorts of GU
rious things, says the RAMS Horn. but
all previous records were broken, so
far as the Omaha postoffice is concern
ed, when a kitten, properly tagged and
addressed and stamped, was pushed
through the window labeled Pack
ages" The sender was a colOred boy
SO small that he could scarcely reach
the window. and when the clerks ex-
planned to HIM that the animal could
not go through the mails and forced
him to take it back his contempt for
the institution was unlimited.
Why can't l send it?" ne walled.
It's q present to ma aunt, and they
all needs a cat. I don Spen ma money
for stamps for dis animal. n spec
youSe don't. take it 'cause Use coll
Ored.'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-24
JEW LEADERS GRATIFIED.
Strauss COnSratulates President on
Course in kishineff Matter.

Oyster Bay, n. Y, July 20.-Presl-
dent Roosevelt today authorized the
publication of the following letter of
of congratulation upon the action of
this government with respect to the
klshineff incident:
E1beron. N. J., July 20, 1903.
President Roosevelt. oyster Bay, New
York.
Heartiest congratulations upon your
most satisfactory disposition of the
Kishlneff petition. You action in his
matter and in the recent Roumaniau
protest marks an era in that highest
real of diplomacy, the diplomacy of
humanity, which marshalS the en-
lightened spirit of civilization against
persecution n gives vitality and
force to those beneficient principles in
international relations which continue
to peace and happiness in every land.
(Signed) OSCAR A. STRAUSS.
Mr.. Straus voices the satisfaction
felt by the executive committee Of the
B'Nai 'Rith over the action of the
United States in bringing their petit
ton to the attention of the Russian
government.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-24
The Force of Example.

\ gentleman who mas just returned
from Guatemala vouches for this par
rot story. says the New York Times.
\ good woman OF the city had q bird
which he priced highly. but it had
one bad habit. Whenever she came in
i- the morning the bird would ejacu-
late:
oh. I wish TO the Lord the old wo-
TdU was dead!"
She confded to her minister and he
suggested sending this parrot over.
adding that by association the LADY,
bird would learn nice phrases
\ day or TWO later. when the woman
entered the room. her parrot ejacu-
lated. as usual:
oh. I wish to the Lord the DC wo-
man was dead"
WhereupOn the minister's bird cock
ri its head TO one side and fervently
added.
The Lord lea u prayer"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-24
COUNT CASSINI GETS NUDDLED.
The Russian Ambassador Makes
CONTRADICTORY Statements.

Paris, July 20.-A representative OF
the Associated Press has interviewed
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador
TO the United States. who is here with
his daughter. spending part of his
leave az absence in Paris. He said: 1T
IS not correct as cabIed, h 1 ar
ranged with Secretary Hay. before my
departure, the question Of open ports
in Manchuria. 1t is true that Mr.. Hay
visited me on June 2Sth; but it was a
friendly visit and entirely unofficial.
Inc M~anchurian ports We're mentioned
during our conversation, but no def
mite arrangements were completed.
what has been done by the charge
q atfaireS since my departure. four
teen days ago l do not know. Regard
ing the petition. the United States gov
ernment already knew that such a petit
ton would not be received. No such
petition would be received by any in
dependent state. The United States,
nrSt OF all. would not consent to any
forelgn interference in its domestic af-
airs. Beyond this. : do not know
ANYTHING about the matter"
Washington. July 20.-In a conversa-
tlon at the Russian embassy on the
afternoon of June 29th. with the As
soclated Press representative u
CaSSinl referred to the call Of Secretar
Hay he day previous and expressed
MS qualification at its results. The
ambassador in reply to the question as
to whether Manchuria was under dis
cussion during the call. replied IN the
affirmative, stating that he had assur-
ed Mr.. Hay that Russia would execute
to the letter her pledges in Manchuria
n at the prope time would concede
| certain ports. 1t is believed here that
the point the ambassador is endeavOr-
ing to make is that the general under
standing reached between himself and
Secretary Hay OF the conference on
| June 18th did not specify the ports to
| be opened: which at that time not
| been decided upon. Moreover. when
| the ambassador saws no definite agree
ment had been reached. it is assumed
that ne refers to the fact that no writ
ten exchanges passed between Secre-
tary Hay and himself at that time.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-24
VANDERBILT WINDOW TO FORD
Geo. w. Vanderbilt VIII Erect n
Memorial Window to Paul Leices-
ter Ford.

New York Sun. 18th
There is now on the way to Biltmore.
y. c.. the home of George W. Wander
bilt, q handsome stained glass window
fer All Souls church, vhich Mr.. Van
Gerbilt erected there for the benefit OF
is large household aiIG his ~neighbors.
The window is being / - in by NJ.
Vanderbilt to the memo of Paul Lei
cester Ford. his friend and companion.
who was shot by his brother. ]. Malcolm
Ford.
The window is in American opaIes-
cent glass and was executed by Malt
land Armstrong. of this city. from de-
signs by his daughter, Miss Helen
Maitland Armstrong. The subject is
The EntOmbment of Christ" The
SaViOur's body. supported by a sheet.
i being borne into the tomb by the
apostles, two of whom. st. Peter and
st. John, appear in the foreground.
he Virgin. with clasped hands. kneels
on the ground at the head of the figure
Of the Lord, and behind her stands
Mary Magdalen. The horizon is high
and the light from some crimson bars
III the sky ONE down over distant
hills and through a long valley, touch
ing the fSureS IN the foreground,
which except for this, is in deep shad'
oW. The cOlors are rich. the red and
green robes of the apostles being in
relief against the black background of
the i~nteriOr,Of the tomb.
This is the seventh memorial window
by Mr.. Armstrong to be placed in the
BiltmOre church by Mr.. Vanderbilt.
Others We're in memory IF the eiver's
mother. Of his brother. Cornelius, and
OF Richard NJ. HINT. the 9rchitart
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-24
Secrecy EnjOined.
london Daily News

". c." tells a rather topical little
ale. 4 certain officer in the army was
diSliked by his men. II n night. as
he was returning to barracks. he slip
ped into some deer water. a private
happened to see the occurrence. and
with great difficulty pulled h officer
out. The officer vas very profuse in
his thanks INC asked his rescuer how
ne could reward him.. The best way
YOU can reward me. sir" replied the
private. rs 70 say nothing about it."
Why. my good fellow" said the aston
iShed officer. why do You wish me to
say nothing about it?' Because if
the other fellows knew l pulled yOu out,
they'd blooming we'll chuck me in"