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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07

In the death of William C. Whitney the
turf has lost one of its most Stalwart
figures. That he was such in The racing
world can easily be realized by a brief
r~ecap;tulation of some of the many prom
inent features of his turf career. The ia
nous Saratoga race course owes its pres
ent high plane to the delight felt by Mr..
Whitney in his short experience there In
1859. his second season on the turf. He
gladly became president of the Saratoga
Racing Association. and SO eager was he
to put the course on the same footing
with hoiSeinen as any metropolitan race
course that he offered to pay out of his
own pocket an increase in purses which
he thought was necessary TO attract good
forses.
His stables at Westbury and at Sleeps
head Bay have long been the theme of adj
mirinc horse owners Two Jockeys. Red
fern and Burns. commanding. a salary OF
$4,000 per annum. were on his pay roll
until this year. Two Of the hIghest-priced
stIilitns ever sold in MISUNDERSTANDING
and Meddler-were purchased by him at
auction. the former a; $4,000 and the
mares was the best that an unlimited
Purse could buy.
In n way thoroughly characteristic of his
generous nature. he paid for the compila-
lion and publication of a turf guide. which
bridSed a gap in two important periods of
the turf. Another highly. appreciated work
was hlS thorough stud DOCK. as large as
any volume published by the Jockey Club,
and far mere explicit in its details of the
facing history of the mares. which figure
in the pedigrees of each OF his brood
mares.
Mr.. Whitrey's first connection With the
turf really began in 1898. when the colt
Jean Reraud. then a 2-year-old. was sold
by Gideon & DAILY to Sydney Paget. In
whose name and colors. blue-brown cap.
tine Whitney horses first ran. a very fine
stseplechascr. Shillelah. was owned by Mr..
Whitney the year before. however. but he.
too, ran in Mr.. Paget's name.
All the racers purchased from time to
time in 1898 by Sidney Paget Were ascribed
to the ownership of Mr.. Whitney. who,
however. was content TO race in MIR. Pa
gets name. Among the most important
racers thus owned and raced We're Plau-
dit. purchased from John E. Madden: Bue-
la. upon whom Mr.. Paget won a cup for
gentlemen riders at Saratoga; High De-
gree, also bought from Gideon & DAILY.
and Ioki. Linstock. Toluca. Mr.. Clay.
Elack Venus. Hurry Burly. George Keene
and twelve yearlinSs.
In preparation Tor the season of 1900
there were centered at Westbury. t.. l..
under Hildreth's care no less than thirty
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07

will hay" IN the vast number Of stake en-
tries made IL his name FOR - great array
Of valuable prizes to h" run in E.i and
future years VAS not known tonight. but
fears wer" expressed in wcll-tnformsd
quarters that no transfers Of those en-
SaEemepts were made. Should that prove
TO he the ease. under rule 81. they will
become void.
As far as his friends know Mr.. Whitney
was rot a really III man until TIC GAY h"-
fore the ~ "ratinn which resul cd In his
death. and many well-vcrscd rHcirG au-
thorities said io-richt ;bat ,hfy feared he
had neither the time FOR the inclination
to think Of tho future cf his racing 2tah,o.
Therefore. the fear is expressed that Mr.
Whituey's death. like that ii the l1tf Ai-
gust belmont in 1899. will throw upon the
market . great breeding and racing cs'ah-
lishrnent.
With tie horses ineligible fer nearly all
their ~encacenrn,s thCrc viii he . great
depreciation III the market value. although
there would. cf course, he ar1pla. tInn for
entries To he made fer the Saratoga
stake. which viii not close until March =.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07
BERGER STILL ~ >N>TE:E Il.
The LnnLy california; Fighter Es-
capes the Ran Of Professionalism.

EIir-rI.IC SPECIAL.
San Francisco. Feb. 6.-Ey a vote Of six
10 hv". tho registration c"mmi'te" itself
stanr!1S solidlv on tn" affirmative. tho
Board Of Governors Of The Pacific Athlete"
Association last evening approved IT," sc-
ton Of tho committee in suspendiig all
of the contestants in the lincoln Athletic
Clubs big show Of t~o weeks ago with
one exception. The man Who escaped the
frowns of tire arb;ters Of amateur sport
was tho one whose case was alleged to
he the most fragrant. Sam Berger. The
statements OF Berger himself and of the
show promoter, Jack Gleason. consti-
TO the effec. that there had been no finan-
ciai transaction between them.
Rerge:'s name ia wiped from the black
list He is still under suspension. pend
ing his appeal. but the Board of Gov
ern"rs does rot approve" Of this sus-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07

be: Didn't get a chance,' When Pfeffer
touched you with the ball he hit you
hard. too
Yep said Clark Griffith. II saw him
black Walter Wilmot's eye with the ball
one day.. and Walter was fairly wild. He
was going TO Jay for Fred after the game,
but he didn't catch him"
For my part said Comiskey, Il never
feared these Spiking fellows. I'd block
them off first and take Il nance. It's the
way with blocking men. Although they
may to spike you. they also want to
get back to the base. and that's their chief
object. Hence. they don't get enough lee
way to make the slide forceful or danger
Gus. Their spikes may cut the skin a lit
tie. but really do no HARM
And the procession. having heard that
Hedges of st. Louis was buying in the
buffet. adjourned in great eagerness and
precipitation.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07
TRICKS OF JACK GLAssCoCK.
ERIGCsS sENsc as ki:InS

IRiChS Or JAth GlLASSCOCk.
They can all come and CO." said Jimmy
McA!eer, as he sat in Ban Johnson.s Of
flee. killing time, but l don't think the
game will ever see another player-in GER
tain ~ways-like Jack GIasscock. He was,
distinctively, oIe of the oldest characters
who ever piayed around a diamond. and
the duplicate of Pebbly Jack has yet to
show.
"Glasscock was a great shortstop. a good
batter, and the meanest player who ever
wore the spikes. He wanted to win 80
BADLY that he would do anything to stop
ialGpaloozas. If the umpire was looking
the other way, he'd throw a handful OF
ssannd in Your eyes, II you Slid into the
ing off the bag like a bsrb-wire fence.
When he showed the ball against you, It
was for business purposes. and you know
al about II. But the tricks he was best
in were tricks that were almost impos-
sihle to see. As you turned the base he
would wander accidentally across your
path. and you would instinctively slow up
TO avoid a collision. The fraction of a sec
ond thus lost generally meant a put out at
the next station. II you went OF ahead he
world take a pinch at your trousers as you
passed. That little nip would throw you
off your stride and unbaiance you 10 such
an extent that you would fall an easy
victim to the man at the next stand. who
would be waiting with the ball.
"A great deal of the so-called rowdy-
ism and profanity of. the old times was
really caused by such tricks as these.
When a man had been put out aS the re-
suit of such a dodge he would naturally
express lis opinion both of the offender
and of the umpire who had failed to see
the play. Hence the air WOULD be dark
blue and the papers the next day would
talk about another disgraceful row.
Once | saw Glasscock nip Burkett as
he passed and slew him up so that the
third baseman nailed him. Imagine the
scene! Glasscock and Burkett showering
each other with choice language, and such
language as those two could devise! All.
but il was rich. and the poor umpire had
as much chanc to stop them as he a
10 fly"
Players used to sharpen up their spikes
for Fred Pfeffer." said Comiskey. land tell
how they were going to cut him UP. Yet
when the slide was made and the put-out
was over and the men had come back TO
him. and the invartable answer would
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07

Manager Barrow sat on the Tigers
bench in the fierce ~eleven-inning Cleveland
! Detroit 0 game last September in n state
Of mental despair. says Elmer Bates. As
man after man on the Detroit team was
sent to the bench by StovalTs maste-ful
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07
Recent, Government Receipts.

REpl-RIIC SPECIAL
Washington. Feb. 6.-National bank
notes received for redemption, $i.2o.aHa
Government receipts from internal reve-
nue.. 81. 49, ,494: customs. $1i5.sS3; misceiane.
Gus. s.. oH, O6a: Expenditures. S3,o6a.o0.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07
Faint Can,ed Fatal Fall.

REPUBLIC SpE1AL-
New York. Feb. 6.-Mrs Lizzie Harrison
of No. sos Park avenue. Brooklyn. while
watering her plants on the fire escape.
tainted. fell to the street. three stories be.
low and was killed.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07

r.tca.ns. Bs.row's evaporation increased.
hate that fellow eot?" he asked his
men, one by one.
Nothing replied Barrett.
Net & th!dS.' remarked Yeacer.
SO speed. no curves. no roih.ng":'
AID Bi!rov.
cuid say ro;.' said big Ca.
veil, then" SAID Barrow. stra shteninC
u. suppose some Of YOU rtSh-saiaried
Gs@@boss Sc cut and MAKE a hit or two"
ERIGcs'S SENSE OF RCMoa.
Some people have a perverted sense of
hGmor." says Dick Harley. and Buttons
Er.ccs. the Young man Who is about to
return to chicago - = pitcher after many
wears minor lsagl'. exile. : on" of them.
one % The Toronto Ciub told me this an
Briggs. So don't say | told II first-haEdr1.
i.,.t umnier after a game at Buffalo.
which RriggS won. Buttons wcS feeling
full Of JOY. lie discovered Il little shop
With Il lot of toy rircs-colored glass
stones and brass s~sttings-e5 cents a
throw. Buttons bought about $40 worth
OF them. put them in a hamois-skin bag.
and ;oted them to a jeweiry store. Here
he sra"eiy offered the whole lot for sale
ticllled him 10 death. and he trotted along
10 "a nawnslnp. The Hebrew back of the
counter examined Buttons's rings and
trsu pursued him to the door.
Briggs. rs he passed TT" threshold. dc
ihsratoly tripped and fell. dropping the
lag. which hi rst open. and scattered the
rings al over the WAX. Naturally The
."uVvd. which happened Ia he quite dense.
Giv"i for the rings and l5-cent ph,nics
were distributed quite literally among the
populacc. Police. police sv-Gceiled Rut-
tons. They're stealing my diamonds And
It bunch of coprerS rushed IIp. Irrcsting
everybody in sight. They pinched about
twenty people. and We're backing up the
wagon. when a Jew corper came along.
Inspected one of the rings and tumbled to
tho joke.
And what those coppers did to Buttons
Briggs was good and plcaty.'
Manager Hugh Duffy of the Philadelphia
Nationals is confident his charges will give
/" good account Of themselves this season.
4 think We will ave = ball club that will
make them all hustle" said he. Il am
glad to be back again in the lea que with
Fred Tenney ard Charles Nichols. ard eX-
pect to give them the laugh at the end If
the season. / y tell Just nov what
changes will be made. There will be no
rcotn for any but hustlers. We may not
land the pernan'. hut intend to have a
club that will be In every game and give
tie people plenty Of good ball"
Barney Mclaughlin. the shortstop of
the Lowells last summer. is much sought
for. 1t is reported. by the Boston Nation
ais. Terms have not yet been made with
Manage Lake of the Lowells. it is un-
derstcod. but ii is the general Impression
that Mclaughlin will wear a Boston uni
form next season.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07
LINEUP OF CARDINALS LOOKS GOOD
FOR BASEBALL SEASON OF 1904.

Vice President Robson Says That With a Fast First Stacker. the
Babes VIII Beat at Least -Four Of the Nationals in the Com
ing Pennant Scramble-Gcncral Notes of the Players and
MagDates.
The daily sentinel., 1904-01-15

Pekin Jan. 10. The forecast of
Russia $ position regarding Manchuria
cabled by the Berlin correspondent of
the associated Press January IL coin
cides with the information received
by the foreign legations here and also
strengthens the impression that war is
unavoidable. At the Japanese lega-
tion no effort is made to conceal the
belief that war is expected
The crux of the situation is still
Russia's S refusal to admit the right of
Japan to a voice in the settlement of
Manohurian affairs, which Japan con-
siders one of its most vital interests.
and to sustain which the Japnese gov
ernment is determined to resort to
arms il necessary.
The maintenance of Chinese neu-
trality would Danish the specter of a
Russian occupation of Pekin, which
is greatly alarming the Chinese aud is
causing some uneasiness at the legis-
lature, since, in anticipation of the
event of Russia's approach the court
would leave Pekin and the capital
would be removed to the interior.
The daily sentinel., 1904-01-15
StOckraisers Protest.
Phone Junction Is.

1t has been known for the past year
or more that the beef trust or rather
the hacking house trust was squeezing
the life out of the cattle grower.
This he did by arbitrarily placing his
own price ON beef cattle on the hoof.
The following action was taken at
the meeting of the National Live stock
association meeting at Portland. Ore.
1t means that the grower is going
to get something for his cattle:
1.-THE proposition to incorporate a
company of livestock men for the pur-
, pose of establishing independent pack
ing houses in the stock centres of the
country to compete with the packers
combine and restore prices on live
stock, was the all-absorbing topic of
discussion in the national livestock
, convention today. BY unanimous
vote the convention indorsed a resolu-
tion favoring the incorporation of such
company and the establishment of
the independent houses. Steps will
now be taken to raise stock subscrip-
tions to the amount of 50. 900. 600 for
the purpose of capitalizing the corpor-
alton and placing it upon financial
footing TO proceed with the work of
establishing plants for the purposes
. outlined in today's discussion.
The idea of the stock is to have a
corporation composed entirely of live
stock raisers, who shall be sharehold-
ers in the company and directors of
"A its business affairs. The plants of
this company ale to compete with the
combination plants. giving the pro-
ducer better price for his stock and
7 maintaining reasonable price; to the
consumer. In tuIn these independent
packing houses are to be supported by
the livestock raisers against the COM
bination. Now that the association
has indorsed the plan which is entire
ly separate from the organization, the
matter of interesting livestock men in
the project and of securing subscrip-
sions to raise the necessary capital.
will be placed in the hands of COM
mittees to be appointed for the pur-
pose in the stockraising states.
Addresses made ON the convention
floor indicate that the stockmen are
ready and willing to use their money
and energy in unlimited quantities,
to bring about the desired result. The
packers combination was denounced
as a greedy combine that had not on
" taken the profits for the stockraiser
but now was reaching out to try to
absorb his principal The unanimous
opinion was that the time has come
when the stockraisers must rise and.
over throw this expressing foe to the
industry.
The daily sentinel., 1904-01-15

There was a. slight fire last night in
a house No. 240 Colorado avenue. A
chimney fiue caught fire and caused
a slight blaze which had it not been
for the prompt response of the depart
ment might have been more serious.
Quite a number of prominent citizens
rushed frantically to the scene, prepar-
ed to render any assistance possible.
The daily sentinel., 1904-01-15
All To Swing Outward.

The building committee of the
Methodist church met this morning
and ordered that all the doors of the
church as it stands at present shall
swing outward, instead of the opposite
direction. as some of them now swing.
This was a wise move by the building
committee and could be initiated by
other church organizations and pnblic
halls.
The daily sentinel., 1904-01-15

Quality is remembered long after
the price is forgotten and that's the
reason Fotografer Dean is remem-
bered by his patrons.
The daily sentinel., 1904-01-15
LOveIand Will Pay $500

Loveland. Colo. Jan. 14-At a
meeting here today between the man
agement of the beet sugar factory and
the beet raisers the company agreed to
pay 50 per ton for beets at all stations
as we'll as at the factory and the
agreement was accepted by the farm
ers.
The daily sentinel., 1904-01-15

The Chamber of Commerce meets
this evening. The freight rate COM
mittee met last night and prepared a
report which will be submitted at the
regular meeting tonight.
The daily sentinel., 1904-01-15
THE CAR OF RUSSIA
PROCESSES FOR PEACE,
At Diplomatic Reception He Singles Out Japanese
Minister for Unusual Courtesy the German
Minister at Pekin Thinks Matter Will End
With War An Anti-FOreign Crusade in Korea

ply given would enable Japan to con-
time negotiations has been realized
The future will depend on Japan s
demands. because only parts of the
Russian reply are acceptable. Mean
while. the foreign Office will issue a
statement to the powers drawing at
tention to her inability to give the
promised freedom of trade in Manchu-
ria until the country has been brought
to proper condition, safety and order
Optimism reigns and general con-
gratultaion is the order of the day.
The Russians New Year opens with
the phantoms of immediate war for
the time being dispelled
The daily sentinel., 1904-01-15

Washington Jan. 14.-Japanese
Minister Takahira today called ON
Secretary Hay and informed him that
the reply to the latest Russian note
had been delivered this morning. The
reply amounts to denial of all the
important Russian proposls and sets
forth Japan's counter propositions.
which it is said, are of nature that
will likely make them unacceptable
to Russia. Therefore most pessiln is
tic view of the future is taken at
Toxic.
On the other hand. advices that
come to the state department from
Paris, st. Petersburg and Berlin are
all of pacific character The japanese
minister has supplied to the state de-
partment an abstract of the latest
japanese note. Count Cassini. the
Russian ambassador, ON his part. has
acquainted the state department verb
ally. as is his custom. with the nature
of the Russian note. so that the de-
partment is fully informed. but as
both these communications have been
made in confidence the officials do not
feel they should make them public.
1t is said there has been no substantial
change in the japanese proposals or
the Russian counter proposal since
they We're sent out by the Associated
Press in semi-official dispatch last
week
The daily sentinel., 1904-01-15
4SRIR
Pre-InVenfOrY
Sale.

We will take invoice February Ist.
We find our stock is somewhat
larger than it should be for this
season of the year being about
three times as valuable as was ever
kept by any jeweler heretofore and
more that it is profitable to keep in
a town of this size we propose to
cut it down by letting you have any
article in onr store at practically
The daily sentinel., 1904-01-15
~';;:''~ e E THE.FAIR. ;:::: il:
Our January Sale of Muslin Underwear
Begins on Monday the 1lth.

This full of
this
epnce all
pIan figures
The daily sentinel., 1904-01-15

ST. Petersburg, Jan. III desire
and intend to do all in my power to
maintain peace in the Far East.
These words the czar spoke to the
members of the diplomatic corps at
the New Years reception held in the
winter palace at noon today.
The czar made leisurely round of
the great white hall with its beauti-
ful colonades in which the representa-
tives of the various nations had assem-
bled His majesty chauted freely with
everybody.
Keen curiosity was exhibited all
over the room when his majesty ap-
preached Mr.. Kurino, the Japanese
minister to Russia. The conversation
between the czar and minister was cor
dial and extended. His majesty em-
hlsized the high value which he
placed upon the GOOD and neighborly
relations between Japan and Russia,
not only now. but in the future. and
expressed his unspoken hope that n
settlement of the difficulties between
the two countries would be arranged.
1t having become known that Count
Cassini had been instructed to assure
the United States that Russia would
not internose objections to the com
mercial treaty between China and the
United States or impede its rights or
interests i'll Manchuria. the czar refer
red to these instructions in a lengthy
conversation with Ambassador Nc
Cormick and laid much stress on his
desire that Russia and the United
States should live on the terms of in
innate and cordial friendship which
had existed for so many years and
which he especially wished to main
tain. He emphatically disclaimed
the slightest inclination to hinder
the developments Of American com
merce.
Ambassador inquired concerning the
czarina and learned that her recovery
was proceeding and that no concern
was felt regarding her condition
The daily sentinel., 1904-01-15
co S 7.

We will have no auctioneer to pay
and can sell you goods nearer to
actual cost on that account.
Remember this holds good until
February Ist. We can meet any
ones prices no matter where you
get them and as usual guarantee
both the price anu the quality and
refund your money when not per-
fectly satisfactory.
S. w. Moody Jeweiry Co.
Phone Junction Is.
The daily sentinel., 1904-01-15

Pekin. Jan. H. The expectation
of war is greatly increased i'll diplo-
matte circles here. The German
minister now regards war as p proba-
bility. although not despairinS of
settlement at the eleventh hour.
Heretofore he had regarded war as
OILY a possibility. One legation has
received dispatch from Toxic saying
that Foreign Minister Komura ON Jan
II represented to the diplomats that
he expects peace to be maintained
The appointment of Wa Ting Fang
to be junior vice president of the for
eign Office was the result of an audi
today summoned WI Ting Fang.
They discussed foreign affairs and
particularly the prospects of war.
The dowager asked for WI Ting Fang's
views on China's best policy. The
appointment will please most of the
Legations, as it enables them to deal
with diplomat trained in foreign
methods. speaking English and able
to grasp the questions presented to
him. WI Ting Fang. who has held
an exceedingly gloomy view of the
governments weakness since his re-
turn to Pekin now has a position in
which he can exert influence for re-
form although rank and age generally
outweigh ability in the Chinese gov
ernment councils. Brig. Gen. H. L.
Allen. U. S. A.. chief of the Phil
lippines constabulaIy. has arrived
from Manila. He formerly was mil
itary attache at st. Petersburg and
will Join the Russian army as an OBJ
server in the event of war
The daily sentinel., 1904-01-15

London. Jan. 1.-THE Seoul cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says that
the native press Is advocating the
slaughter of all foreigners.
United States Minister Allen has
ordered all American women and chill
dren to remain indoors, and he pre-
diets that rioting by the military is
imminent.
NJ. Collin de Plancy. French min
ister has vainly advised the emperor
to take refuge In the Fench legation.
New York. Jan. 14-An important
parsonage, privy councillor. gives
the assurance, cables the Herald's St
Petersburg correspondent. that the
news received from the Far East is of
such a favorable nature that any i'm
mediate danger of war is averted.
This means that the anticipation of
the Russian foreign office that the re-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-02-08
Weather PrObR bilities.
Fair and cold: north veSt winds.
Canadian Annual Rernttn.

TORONTO, Feb. 6.-1he annual re.
gatta OF the Canadian Association OF
Amateur oaramsn win be held at st.
CAthariRes this year.