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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-06
MURDERER Is HAVING
A HOLIDAY VACATION
UNIONTOwN

UNIONTOWN. Pa, Jan. 6-James
Swaney. who was convicted on Deem
Der %, OF the murder of Big Bill Tur-
ner, and on the same day was released
on bail to give him an opportunity to
spend the holidays at home, was to have
appeared in court yesterday, but the
case was postponed until January IA.
Swaney Is still at his home in Hagers-
town, and the authorities feel sure he
will appear IN. court when wanted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-06
DR.. SHARPE DECLINES
TO GO TO CORNELL

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Jan. s.-Dr. A.
L. Sharpe. Of this city. the former Yale
fullback, has declined the offer made
10 him by Cornell University to become
professor Of physical culture of that in
stitution. He viii remain at Penn Char
ter School, Philadelphia. as athletic adj
wiser and surgeon
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-06
LATHERS' UNION OUT
OF BUILDING TRADES

PITTSBURG. Jan. 6.-The Lathers'
Union has withdrawn from the building
trades council. which has caused a lock-
out and strike I'm the building trades
since early last October.
The representative OF the fathers said
the men wanted TO return 20 work and
needed 1t, and that the plumbers. for
whom the strike is being carried on. will
be unable 20 get what they demand. be-
@ause 10 IS inconsistent
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-06
HAS HIS NERVE WITH HIM.

NEW CASTLE. Del. Jan. s.-Frank
Murphy, aged eighteen. prevented a dis
astrous fire at the home of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Murphy. An oil
stove failed TO work properly. and he
attempted TO turn the wick up, when
IL exploded. He at once seized a carpet.
carried IL TO the door, threw IL into the
yard and afterward smothered the
flames. During the present winter he
has assisted in the rescue of three people
from drowning while skating.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-06
POLICE JUDGE APPOINTMENT.

Great interest is being taken in the
appointment Of the new police justice
by the Judge Of the corporation court
So far only two candidates, Harry B.
Cation and James F. Peyton, have an
nounced themselves.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-06
TRAMPs FLOCK IN.

The cold weather is driving me tramps
into the city. and last night eighteen
of them were given lodging at the sta
tiOnhOuse here. This morning they
were taken to the edge of the city under
an escort Of policemen and started on
their journey again.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-06
TRAIN HAD TO THAW oUT.

BRYN MAWR. Pa, Jan. 6.-The
"Pennsy's" Chicago limited for the
West had 20 be stopped here for nearly
half an hour shortly after noon It's
steam heating pipes had frozen up and
had 20 be thawed out. Passengers had
vigorously complained OF the bitter cold.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-06
M'FETRIDGE RELEASED
BY THE PHlLLIES

AS the result OF his special request.
John r. McFetridge has been given his
release by the Philadelphia Baseball
Club. II is not known whether the tall
pitcher Will sign with an American or
National League club this year or de-
vote all his attention to business inter.
eSts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-06
CITIZENS TAKE THREE
FROM METR0P0LITANS

The Citizens quint. in the Bank
Clerks League. last night won the fun
set Of games from the Metropolitan
team on the Palace Alleys. The first
and second games were close, but the
Citizens FIVE won the third by more
than 100 pins. Barclay. with 1s5. had
highest single, while Parker's 173 was
next best The scores:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-06
BANK NOTE REDEMPTION.

National bank notes received for re-
demption yesterday amounted to SIS. 4sS.
Government receipts and expenditures
were: Internal revenue, 1851. sS5; Gus
toms. 5000, 457; miscellaneous, sss, $40; ex-
penditures. 2.O30, 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-06
SMALLPOX VANISHING.

Smallpox in Alexandria is fast being
stamped out by the vigilance of tie
health authorities. No new cases have
been discovered In the past week and
the old ones are fast recovering.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-06
HART AND GARDNER
FIGHT TO A DRAW
Fifteen Rounds Of a Fast
Battle at Boston.
KENTUcKIAN THE AGGRESSOR
Louisville Man Floors Opponent in
Second Round, and Had Better of
the Contest.

6OSION, Jan. 6.-Marvin Hart. of
louisville, and George Gardner fought a
hlteen-round draw at the Criterion Ath-
ieuc Club last night. Both men were
wild at times. but Hart had by all odds
the better of the fight. In at least three
rounds he had Gardner tired. and in
the second a hard left swing sent the
Lowell man to the mat. Neither man
showed skill that would entitle him TO
championship honors.
Gardner worked on the defensive
throughout the bout, and did much
harder work. although he showed the
enects OF punishment at the end. His
lp was badly cut and his left cheek
was swollen so that it nearly closed his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-06

me championship was formally award
ed to Jersey City
one of the most interesting, and pos
sibly far-reaching, actions taken by the
Eastern League was the adoption Of a
resolution recommending to the Joint
rules committee Of the various leagues
that the rules be so amended as to abol-
ish the bunt when first base is occu-
pied with no one out. Such action
would Increase base running and skillful
place hitting. The idea originated with
Frank Selee. the Chicago manager.
There was some discussion as to the
ACCESSIBILITY Of prohibiting managers
from throwing out old balls for USE
except. of course, such balls as may
have been new when the game began
and became soiled in the days play
Arthur Irwin advocated this measure
being strongly opposed to the unsports-
manlike practice of ringing In old balls.
The matter viii be taken up again at the
spring meeting
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-06
.EASTERN'S CIRCUIT
IS NOT YET FORMED
Either Richmond or Mon
treal Will Be Selected.
POWERS AGAIN PRESIDENT
Reelected to Pilot Fortunes of League.
Meeting Adjourns to Meet
in March.

The Eastern League baseball delegates
held their annual meeting in the Vic
toria Hotel, New York. last night. and
then adjourned to meet the last week in
March. when the schedule will be adopt
ed. The schedule, it was decided, will
consist of 10 games next season, In
stead OF 126 as last season. The increase
does not include the Sunday games,
which viii be scheduled literally for the
coming season. The pennant season will
begin on April Is
The report of the circuit committee
which has been published. was con-
firmed. and full power was given the
committee in the matter of selecting the
circuit. Whether Richmond or Mon
treal will be the eighth city in the cir
cult IS yet TO be decided, but a decision
Is expected before the end of the week.
One OF the duties of the committee will
be to visit Rochester. where new blood
Is to be in control. President Powers
would not say who the new blood was,
but he did say "the people of Rochester
viii be pleased
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Standing of Clubs.

There has been some confusion as to
the exact standing OF the Eastern
League clubs for the season of 1903.
and the official rating was decided on as
follows:
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Hanlon to Avoid Trouble.

Ed Hanlon was appointed committee
OF one to ask the American and Ma
tional Leagues that no games be played
in organized baseball territory with an
Independent team: also that the rule be
enforced whereby no club in the ma
tional agreement jurisdiction can play
with an Independent clIb that employs
an ineligible player or with a club that
has played against a team containing
an ineligible player.
=. II. Hurley, of Worcester, retiring
was elected an honorary member of the
league, with all due courtesies extended.
Pat Powers was reelected president.
secretary. and treasurer, and represen-
tatives Of the Buffalo, Baltimore. To-
ronto, and Rochester clubs are to name
the board of directors for 1904. Powers
is to look after all transportation. It
was decided that the constitution be so
amended that when an Eastern League
player is released all the other clubs
must waive claim TO him before he can
go TO another league.
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Hart Floors Gardner.

AFTER some light sparring in the sec
ond Hart landed a left swing that sent
Gardner to the mat. The Louisville man
followed up his lead with right and left
punches TO the head and "A savage left
to the stomach that made Gardner
vince In a clinch Gardner got two
hard ones to the wind. and then both
men fought TO standstill. 1t was one
OF the few fast rounds of the fight.
In the fifth Hart coaxed Gardner into
close quarters and landed hard upper
cut. He then sent his left 20 the face
and got away from hard right swing
by Gardner Gardner got his right to
the body twice and forced Hart to the
ropes, where both men fought hard.
Hart fiEally closing the round with a
stin left to the jaw From tho sixth
to the eleventh honors were easy. with
neither man doing any especially good
work
Hart started the eleventh round with
wild ruff and got his left to Gardner's
face and right to the body. Gardner got
a good left to the body and then gave
Hart smashing upper cut Gardner
missed right swing and Hart sent
right and left TO the face. Neither man
had much strength.
The Fastest Round.
The fourteenth was by all odds the
fastest round of the fight. After gen
eral mix-up and clinch Hart got three
rights TO the jaw that caused Gardner
to begin holding. Gardner got his left
to the wind several times in one of he
clinches, but received some hard ones
on the head for his pains. Both were
tired and did some swinging that was
Of the widest kind. The round ended
in a general mix-up.
Gardner forced matters in the last
round and punished his man severely.
Gardner missed two swings and then
got left hook to the jaw. He sent his
right 10 the wind and forced Hart to
the ropes, where both men fought hard.
The round ended with the customary
mix-up, both men punching and swing
ing wildly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-06
Brighton Handicap.

A total OF sixty-eight entries has been
received to the $4,000 Brighton Handi-
cap, and there are still several import
ant racing points to be heard from. The
additional entries to those published
yesterday are Bonnibert, Charles Ell
wood. Colonel BIZ, Francesca, Gunfre,
Irish Lad, Igniter Lord Of the Vale,
Leonidas, Lord Badge, Knight Errant.
Mizzen, Reliable, River Pirate. Salyo-
letta, Santon, The Picket, Colonsay, and
Tippecanoe.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-07

IF the insurance departments of
other states are as helpless in dealing
with the ''wi1d cat" companies as the
Wisconsin department appears to be,
no wonder the companies are doing a
fourishing business. The people of
this section have been victinized by
this kind of s'insurance" long enough
and want these concerns driven out of
the state. The fault may lie with the
law or with the insurance department
of the state as it is now conducted.
The people do not know which is at
fault and do not care parti cular1y, but
they want this kind of swind1ing
stopped by something or somebody,
and they are ready to do all they can
to help put an end to it. There must
be evidence enough right here in Ke-
nosha county, unless the law is defect
i've, to convict some of the 'wi1d cat"
managers if the state had anyone with
enough energy and ability to go
after it,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-07
WALTON PYRE COMPANY
Will Present prince Karls' and s'Esmeral-
da" Next Monday and Tuesday.

Will Present Prince Karl' and ''Esmeral-
da" Next Monday and Tuesday.
The unusual opportunity which will
be offered to local theater-goers on
Monday and Tuesday of next week of
seeing high-c1ass comedies played in
midsummer by thoroughly compe-
tent company, is due to the ambition
of Walton Pyre. Mr.. Pyre resigned
professorship in the University of
Wisconsin to go with Otis Skinner
three years ago, and his rapid rise
since then has made him ambitious to
star in his own company,
At the termination of Mr.. Pyre's
engagement with the Kehan-Skinner
Company, he organized a company of
his own, which is composed of some
of the c1everest people to be found in
New York. Prominent among these
are: Mr.. Morgan Wallace, of the Ju-
liza Mar1owe and E. H. Sothern combi-
nation; Mr.. William Resell, Jr., of the
Rehan-Skinner Company; Miss Mabel
Carruthers, of the Nance O'Nei1 Com
pany; Miss Marie Burns, who was
prominent with Viola Allen in '"The
Christian;' also Mr.. Joseph Hazel
ton, a celebrated character man long
with Mrs. Leslie Carter.
Mr.. Pyre's laudable effort to present
high-c1ass productions in a thor
ough1y finished manner is bound to
meet with general appreciation in his
home state, and Kenosha theater-
goers may congratulate themselves
on the opportunity they will have of
hearing the Walton Pyre Stock Com
pany in such plays as 'Prince Karl"
and ''Esmera1da'' on July II and IL.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-07
GET NEW GROUNDS
Kenosha Gun Club is Building a New
Home for the Club at the Grounds
on Washington Island.
GETTING MANY NEW MEMBERS.

The Kenosha Gun Club is planning
to have the finest home of any club in
this part of the state, and the club
has secured lease on large tract of
ground on Washington Island and the
new club house is being built as rap
idly as possible. The club held its
first shoot on the new grounds last
Sunday, but the formal opening will
not be held for some time.
The new club house will cost sew
era1 hundred dollars and it will be a
model. It will have lockers for the
use of ali the members as well as bath
rooms and 1avatories. It is expected
that it will be completed by the first
of September,
With the opening of the new
grounds, the Kenosha club will make
an effort to revive the sport of marks
manship in Kenosha, and arrange
ments are being made to hold regular
tournaments at the club grounds
weekly.
In honor of the opening of the new
club house, the members are plan
ming to hold an invitation shoot, at
which it is expected that the clubs
from Waukegan, Racine and Mi1wau-
kee will be invited.
The present membership of the
club is in the neighborhood of twenty,
but a special crusade is being held to
secure new members and the officers
of the club expect to add forty mem
bers to the club roster before the new
club house is opened.
The old grounds of the club we're To-
Gated to the south west Of the city
and they we're SO far from town that
many of the members were unable to
attend the tournaments held there.
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been exhausted, and almost any premi-
UNI could. have been exacted by such
persons as always find some of the
much-sought cards for purposes of
speculation. Several of the state dele
cations appointed committees to visit
the national committee in order to get
increased supplies Of admissions. Most
OF the applications availed nothing.
Hall Blaze of Color.
The auditorium was blaze of col
or. From all points in the roof stream
ers of red, white and blue fell, to be
caught up and looped to the pillars
that sustain the roof. Festooned In
front of the balconies were the same
colors, while in all places that room
could be found were palms and other
plants, that waved in the breeze and
made people think it was cool, whether
or no. From the stand a sea Of faces
arose in front, to the right, and to the
left, while the futter or fans and dele
cation banners, the movement offpeo-
pie on the floor, including ladies in
radiant costumes, made a scene to be
remembered for a life time.
Leaders Are Cheered as They Arrive.
AS the leaders came in the cheers
began and drowned the strains of the
band which was filling up the time
with patriotic and popular airs. Fill,
SheehanS Bryan, Bourke Cochran,
Hoke Smith, Guffey,. Eliot Danforth,
Davis Of West Virginia, John Sharp
Williams, Governor Vardaman (of
MississfppD, General Weaver, Campau,
John P. Hopkins, Tom Taggart, John
w. Kern, Governor Dockery and a host
Of others were applauded as they made
their appearance. In fact there was
succession of cheers from different
points in the hall that was almost con-
tinuous until the time arrived for the
gavel to fall.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-07
RACINE TO DIsBAND.
Games with Kenosha May Never be Played
as Managers are Disguised.

There seems to be good reason to
believe that the games scheduled be-
tween the Racine and the Kenosha
base bali teams will never be played,
as the Racine correspondent of the
Milwaukee Sentinel notified that pa
per last night that the managers of
the Racine team had decided to dis
band the team and close up the Ra-
cine park for the remainder of the
season. The team has been finan-
cia1 failure, and it's work on the dia-
mond has been of such a nature that
the fans were Disguised. The few
members of the team who could play
winning ball have declined to con-
tinue with the team, claiming that
they were unwilling to stand for the
s1urs of the fans.
1t is said that the managers of the
team will make their final decision
tO6av
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-07
NOTHING BUT PARKER IN SIGHT
Opposition Is Unable to Unite on a Man to
Beat Him.

st. Louis, July 6.-Parker's strong
position remains mistaken. The oppo-
s1tion has made many assaults, but has
apparently made no impression. The
solid and substantial phalanx of the
New York jurist has withstood all eff
forts Of the friends Of the other candi-
dates, and is apparently stronger than
ever. Assurances of accessions from
instructed delegationsafter the first bal
lot have been received from men who
are now tied to other candidates, which
the Parker adherents say insures a
nomination by the second ballot
The anti-P arkermen have persistent
~ tried to offer a candidate who would
unite a third of the delegates so as to
have rallying point when compli-
mentary ballots have been cast for ia
vorite sons The fmpossibility of unit
ing has been made manifest, and the
most Jealous opponents of Parker con-
cede his probable nomination not later
than the second ballot
A story was current that David B.
Hill, flushed with the fruits of victory,
would undertake to force upon the op-
position platform soradical that some
Of the southern delegations would
break away from New York's candi-
date. But the illusion was dispelled.
1t is learned that Hill will not be
chairman Of the resolutions committee,
but that John A. Mcmahon, of Ohio,
or Senator Bailey, of Texas, will be,
and that Bailey had been selected to
cross swords with William J. Bryan
in the debate over the platform on the
floor Of the convention.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-07

IN THE end the sane Fourth idea is
going to win out to the extent that
more stringent laws governing the
use of dangerous explosives are
going to be generally adopted. With
the constant introduction of danger
Gus inventions for producing noise,
and the common use of dynamite in
crackers the death list following the
celebration of the nations birthday
has grown to appalling length. The
public is beginning to count the cost
of the annual sacrifice and to figure
on ways and means of reducing the
danger. When public opinion is set
square1y against the use of danger
Gus explosives they will disappear
from the market as if by magic, and
the less dangerous noise producers
witt again come into general use.
The day of the noise1ess celebration
will never come, but it will not be
many years before the enthusiastic
patriot will be required to celebrate
without undangering his own life or
TIE lives of others.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-07

IN THE fight against the Wisconsin
Insurance Agency Company now
doing business in this city the In
surance department of the state has
made a sorry spectacle of itself. The
department may brace up and do
something but it looks now as if the
Insurance Commissioner and his as
sistants had about decided to drop the
case. Since the District Attorney de-
c1ined to pick the chestnuts out of the
fire for the insurance department,
and the investigation started by the
United States postal authorities came
to nothing, no further move has been
made in the case against the Agency
Company. If anything has been done
nobody around here knows about it.
The Agency Company officials merely
smile when the eight" against them
is mentioned. The ''stand pat" pol
icy has been adopted by them with
great success, and they still adhere to
it. They don't scare worth a cent.
They are still doing business at the
old stand, and the Insurance Commits
sioner will have to jar them with
something more than letter if he ex-
poets them to pay any attention to
him, At the same time the officials of
the Agency Company do not hesitate
to give their opinion of the purpose of
certain people in stirring up this mat
ter. They talk Of campaign funds
and contributions ard make no bones
of it, and while nobody takes much
stock in this explanation of the sud
den awakening of the department it
does look little strange that the pro-
posed investigation which started
with such a flourish has petered out
SO fatty.
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CONVENTION CALLED TO ORDER
Temporary Chairman Williams ROasta
Political Antagonists.

Temporary Chairman Williams R0asts
Political Antagonists.
At noon hush fell upon the TO-
600 persons gathered in the building as
ex-senator Jones, of Arkansas, chair
man Of the national committee, adj
vanced to the desk in front Of the
platform. Then a wave Of applause
swept up from the throng and was
repeated again and aagin. Bowling to
the compliment Jones brought his
gavel down upon the desk and quiet
was obtained. The reading of the call
for the convention, the roll of dele
gates, and other matters preliminary
was soon accomplished, and then Jones
announced that the national committee
had decided to recommend John Sharp
Williams, of Mississippi, for temporary
chairman, and asked if the convention
would confirm the choice. 1t did; en-
phatically.
Loud cheers greeted Williams as he
was presented to the convention, and
then he proceeded with his opening
speech, which was a general arraign-
ment Of the Republican party and It's
leaders, largely on the tariff ana island
policies. The speech in full makes at