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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20
DELAYED the Ambassador.

Rome. Ambassador White arrived
here late, owing to a collision on the
railroad near Genoa, in which seven
persons were killed and forty were
wounded, which delayed his train.
Mr.. White brought good news Of the
health of Secretary Hay, whom he Wis
tied at Nervi, saying he found him
wonderfully improved. Foreign Min
lister Tittoni will receive the new am
bassador this week.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20

Some time ago Turk who had be.
come naturalized American either
appealed to the State Department to
secure permission from the Turkish
Government for his fiancee to leave
Turkey and come to America to be
married to him. The Turkish Govern
ment is always reluctant to allow
Turks to quit the country, and it has
heretofore replied that while it vii,
permit Turks who are naturalized cit
liens or the minor children Of such
to leave Turkey, it cannot permit the
emigration Of the fancee who is a
Turkish subject.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20
Officers outwitted the Mob.

Birmingham When the train hav-
ing on board John Williams, who
murdered State Senator Hipp, started
to Cullman, Hips home, with the
prisoner on board, mob Of fifty men
gathered and prepared to lynch Will
Hams. The officers left the train and
took q buggy and carried Williams to
Huntsville for safe keeping. Williams
was captured by George Hall, a cous-
in Of tine dead man.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20
j. j. Hill Means Business.

Victoria, B. CA telegram re-
ceived by the Victoria Board of Trade
from Louis w. Hill, dated from Jekyl
Island, Ca, where J. J. Hill and his
son are visiting, says the Great North
ern Railway will commence to build a
railway from upper Similameen this
year, and later on to- the British CO.
lumbia coast, asking no Subsidy
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20
Carrie Nation in Court.

Wichita, Kas. In the District Court
Carrie Nation, Myra McHenry and
Mrs. Lucy Without were found guilty
of destroying property and sentenced
by Judge Wilson. Mrs. Nation was
fined $3.50 and given four months in
jail; Mrs. McHenry, two months and
a fine Of $3.50, and Mrs. Without, TWEEN
ty-five days in Jail and q fine Of $3.50
Sentence was suspended pending good
behavior.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20
Second Great Earthquake.

London.-A dispatch from Lucknow
to the Standard, says it is reported
there that second earthquake has
wrecked, Sultanpur, province Of Oudh,
ond Kulu, province Of Punjab, and
that there has been great loss Of life.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20
Granted a Reprieve.

st. Louis-Governor Folk today
granted reprieve to Bill Rudolph UNI
til May 9th to allow Rudolph's case
time for presentation to the United
States Supreme Court. Rudolph was
sentenced to be executed Monday for
the murder Of Detective Schurmer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20

Joseph L. Bristow, who spent a
month at Panama investigating trans
portation matters for Secretary Taft,
says that the isthmus is no place for
an American investor. Of all the bar
rem and discouraging looking places
which Mr.. Bristow has encountered,
the canal strip is the worst. He says
it offers no inducement whatever to
attract American enterprise.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20
Claim Under Spanish Grant

FL Paso, Textile United States
Supreme Court has affirmed the decis-
ion of the federal court for the west
ern district of Texas in the case of w.
j. Warder against the city of Ell Pa
so. Warder claimed half the city nm
der the old Spanish orant
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20
Narrow Escape.

New York.-A dozen men at work
in tunnel underneath the Hudson
river between Jersey City and New
York had narrow escape from being
drowned when the walls Of the tun-
mel caved in and the hole was flooded.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20

Captin Charles J. Bailey, Of the Ar
tillery Corps, has been designated by
General Storey, Chief Of Artillery to
succeed Colonel Hobbs, promoted and
retired, as Commandant Of Jackson
Barracks, at New Orleans. Captain
Bailey has just taken the examination
at Fort Monroe for promotion, and on
the return to Washington of President
Roosevelt he will be given his major
ity.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20

George c. Ellis, the laborer at the
Washington barracks reservation who
is credited with having saved the
statue Of Frederick the Great from
damage, not from destruction, by the
explosion of package of explosive
some time ago, has received official ac-
acknowledgement Of his action in per-
sonal letter Of commentator from
Secretary Taft.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20

London-A dispatch from Lucknow
to the Standard, says it is reported
there that second earthquake has
wrecked Sultanpar, province of Pun
lab. The loss Of life has been great.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20

Butte, Mont Augustus Heinz, the
mining magnate, and number of 9TH.
ers were injured in collision Of autos.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20

The United States Government is
cooperating with the City Engineer
easter, of Jackson, as succeeded in en-
to test the value Of Texas oil for use
in the treatment Of country roads and
city streets. City Engineer S. c. Lam
caster, of ackson, as succeeded in en-
listing the active support Of the Public
Road Department, of the Agricultural
Bureau On recent visit to Texas
Mr.. Lancaster secured the donation
IF 1000 barrels of oil for the purposes
in question. The Tennessee Cotton
Oil Company, of Jackson, will lend the
tanks to transports it, and the rail
roads will haul it without charge. Mr..
Lancaster is authority for the state
ment that tests will also be made with
gas tar, which has proven so success
full in France. ss
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20

The executive committee of the
Panama Canal Commission. Messrs.
Shouts, Magoon and Wallace, have de-
cided to draw up detailed specifica-
tons to govern in the employment of
labor on the canal A decision from
Attorney General Moody as to the ap-
plication of the eight hour day to the
work is expected in few days. Per-
mission will have to be obtained from
,he japanese government before the
1000 laborers from that country can
be secured, and specifications as to
treatment, sanitary conditions, etc.,
will have to be submitted to that gov
eminent.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20


The President has appointed spe-
cial commission to deal with important
questions which have arisen relative
to the diversion and interference with
the course of international rivers.
Many of the questions before the COM
mission have formed the subject Of
extensive correspondence between the
State Department and Mexico. There
is the long-standing controversy grow
ing out Of the damming of the Rio
Grande and the use of the waters of
the upper river for irrigating purposes
in American territory, to the injury
of the Mexican farmers on the right
bank Of the river
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20

The coffee crop Of Hayti will be
only about so per cent Of last years
crop. Coffee is the leading product Of
the republic, and it is largely through
the revenue derived from it that the
government meets its current expenses
and pays its foreign obligations. From
some sections where a large crop was
expected and has, up to this year, new
er failed, reports have been received
that the crop has been gathered and
that there is little more to come in.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20

The vacancy in the list Of Briga-
der Generals of the army, caused by
the retirement. of Brig. Gen. f. Moore
and the subsequent promotion and re-
tirements successfully Of the other Of
6cers, was filed permanently by the
appointment Of Col. James A. Bucha-
nan, commanding the Twenty-folrth
Infantry at Fort Harrison. Mont.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-20

Ambassador Porter's dispatch, an
Inouncing the finding Of the body Of
John Paul Jones, was Of considerable
length, in the State Department code.
There is genuine satisfaction among
the officials at Washington that the
untiring efforts Of Ambassador Porter
have been crowned with success. Off
Gals here followed his reports on the
subject with keen interest and think
it particularly gratifying that he was
able to bring his task to a successful
conclusion before retiring from his
post.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21
BRESNAHAN WON'T
MANAGE THE REDS
McGraw Says Roger Will Be Giant
Again Next Year-Couldn't Go
Without Consent.

NEW YORK. Oct. H.-Roger Bresna-
han, OF the Giants. who, it was report
cd. was TO be traded to the Cincinnati
club in exchange for Cy Seymour. will
again wear a New York uniform next
season This fact was made plain by
Manager McGraw today, when he de-
clared that he had never even consiG-
cred asking HreSnahan or any other
member of this years Giants to go.
Even If Bresnahan did want TO go 10
Cincinnati. said McGraw, he could
not do so without my consent, and
have not given it,
McGraw also stated that even If he
decided to let Roger go to the Cincinnati
team he would not manage the Reds, as
Joe Kelly will again assume command
of the Cincinnati team
Bresnahan has long had the mana
gerial bee in his bonnet, but McGraw' s
statement again knocks Rogers ambi-
ton in the head.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21
CANS CUTS AWAY
FROM AL HEREFORD
Will Make His Own Matches in East.
Cofroth His Western
Manager.

BALTIMORE. Oct 2-Joe Cans. the
champion lightweight. and Al Herford.
his manager. have really severed their
connections. and in the future Cans
will arrange his own matches in the
East If he fights on the acific coast.
Jimmy Coffroth. the fight promoter of
California. will be his manager
Cans will leave for San Francisco
next week. where he has been matched
to fight Mike CTwin) Sullivan, the New
England lightweight. in a twenty-round
bout, before the Hayes Valley A. c.. on
the night of November "a
When asked at the McGovern- Murphy
fight. in Philadelphia. if 1t was true
that Herford was not to manage him
In the future. Cans said:
res, II Is true. Mr.. Herford has TOO
'much business on his hands to look
after my interests, and L leave for San
Francisco next week TO fight Sullivan.
nave engaged Jimmy COffroth to make
lhe matches for me while / am in
frisco. and he has already matched me
70 nght Sullivan / expect TO beat Sui
ivan. after which / will issue a chal-
i!enge TO tight Battling Nelson for the
lightweight championship
The Washington times., 1905-10-21
TODAY'S FOOTBALL GAMES.

Georgetown VS.. Swarthmore at George
town Field. at $3.50 o'clock.
George Washington VS.. Johns Hon
kins at Van Ness Park at 4.3O o'clock
Army and Navy Preparatory School
VS.. Tome Institute at Port Deposit.
Harvard VS.. West Point ar West
Point
Yale VS.. Pennsylvania State ar New
Haven.
Princeton VS.. Lafayette at Princeton.
pennsylvania VS.. Brown at Philadel-
phia-
Columbia VS.. Amherst at America
League Park
Cornell VS.. w. L. of Pennsylvania at
Ithaca
Annapolis VS.. North Carolina at Anna
polls.
Dartmouth VS.. Williams at Hanover
syracuse VS.. Colgate at Syracuse
Indians VS. Dickinson at Carlisle
Lehigh VS.. Franklin and Marshall at
wesleyan VS.. New York University at
Trinity VS.. Union AT Hartford.
HamiIton VS. 81. Lawrence at Clinton.
town.
Holy Cross VS.. Worcester Polytechnic
at Worcester.
st. Johns VS.. Virginia M 1. AT Lex
ington.
Virginia VS.. Bucknell at Norfolk
Harvard Freshmen VS.. Andover at An
dover
Princeton Freshmen VS.. High School
Commerce at Princeton.
Chicago vs. Wisconsin at Madison
Michigan VS.. Nebraska at Ann Arbcr.
Minnesota VS.. Iowa at Minneapolis
Illinois VS.. Purdue at CHAMPAIGN.
Oberlin VS.. Wooster at Oberlin
Indians vs. Washington at Blooming
ton.
Wabash VS. Notre Dame at Craw-
fordsville.
California VS.. Sherman Indians at
Z
The Washington times., 1905-10-21
POWERS RETIRES
FROM PRESIDENCY
Will No Longer Lead Eastern League
Dave Fultz May Get His
Job.
ir rT HAD aeeN A FOOT RACE
rfeSpAY uoV,o HAVE WON IN a stsLE.

NEW YORK, Oct. H.-President p. T.
Powers. of the Eastern League, has sent
out notices that he will not permit his
name to be used as candidate for re-
election at the annual meeting of the
league President Powers included this
notice or his withdrawal from the active
management of the league in a notice
calling special meeting of the league,
TO be held at the Hotel Imperial. in this
city. on October "a.
Dave Fultz. centerfielder of the New
York Americans, may be Powers sue
cessor- FultZ is Brown University
graduate and has also been admitted to
the bar in New York. He is desirous of
retiring from active playing in order to
practice his profession The presidency
of the Eastern League would not inter
fere with his ambitions. and besides
pays s, 900 yearly.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21
O'BR|EN WILL TEST
NEW HEAVYWEIGHT
Kauffman's Future to Be
Known Next Friday.
BIG JOB FOR YOUNG BOXER
Going Against One of Foxiest Men in
the Ring-Frisco Lad Has
Punch
By TAD.

NEW YORK. Oct. 2.-Jack O'Brien.
of Philadelphia. who meets Al Kaun-
man at Frisco, next Friday night. is to
be the Investigating Kid In this case.
Like the big insurance companies. Mr..
Kaufman is much of a mystery.
He put on a pretty good front for a
while and was advertised las strong as
Gibraltar" but now that Mr. Hughes-I
mean to say. Mr.. O'Brien-is TO investi-
gate. there may be a bunch of inside
things that we will learn about Al.
He IS young fellow-almost a boy
yet. He cannot even rip the big vote Ia
the city by the Golden Gate, but he
packs healthy wallop in his hooks. He
has never gone over one round in a light
yet. and the seven men he met, Topped
to the canvass as though they had been
shot. Al will meet a master Friday
night
0Brien a Tantalizer.
II there ever was a tantalizing fight
er 1t is this same O'Brien, and the way
he batters most of his opponents is a
caution. He has fought Fitzsimmons,
Hart, Carter. and Tommy Ryan, and
he did not get any the worst of it IN
these goes, SO it is plain TO be seen that
Al must come through with some new
Z things before Jack will be shown the
milky way or the big dipper
Out West they. feel that AL Will stick
something over. and are betting money
that way. Some even go so far US to
say that even money will prevail at the
ringside- Whether 1t does or not, Shere
Will be bunch bet-but it's an awful
chance to take.
O'Brien has everything in the boxing
line excepting the wallop. Kaufman has
this, also height, reach. and weight The
Quaker gent is willing to give all of this
Tor the privilege of getting AL in the
ring. He says he can beat any man
In the world who has not been fighting
Two years, and makes no bones about
Kaufman at all
one week from tonight Kaufman will
Ie a conner or a dead one
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

Three Speedy Bouts
For Wrestling Fans
Calvin Downed Monday i'm Rouqh-and-Tum-
bic Contest-TyrreIps Experience Beat
Rogers-Dixie Wins by a Neck.

Johnny O'Connor. but there were those
present who thought he would move the
beam at Us or l3O pounds. Foley weighed
III pounds.
Genuine Rubber Neck.
The Southerner IS quite a clever
wrestler. and appears to know more
about the game than most OF the
youngsters in this section. His prfnci-
pal defect is lack OF endurance on
both the offense and defense he did
some clever work. one OF his peculiari-
ties being the way IN which he can
stand for having his neck stretched
out most remarkable distances with
out seeming to suffer any inconve-
nience. His neck is u kind of turtle
affair. which he can iengthen or short
en- at Will Foley got straight nelson
holds which looked TO be all the
money, but after his vast exertions he
found that all he had on the mat was
the back OF his rivals neck When he
essayed 10 bring hin: over and get the
shoulders down Dixie simply let out
another kink and Foley was no nearer
victory than at the start.
When he assumed the aggressive
Dixie was quick and active. and the
chances are he could have ended the
bout much sooner had he desired
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

Robert Garrett, the man who first
brought the discus into prominence In
American games by establishing a
worlds record of 11O feet at the Olym-
plan games in Athens is running for the
Legislature in Baltimore Since Garrett
made his record in 1896 the figures have
cInDed up year by year until the last
Martin Sheridan at the games of the
Irish-American Athletic Association in
New York on the fifteenth of this month
Garrett was also good with the ham
mers and shots. and established several
Maryland records while studying at the
Johns Hopkins.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21
PEARLS OF GREAT PRICE.

Of valuable pearls are being found in
the Kankakee river. and scores of per-
sons have gone to the river to hunt for
the gems. - he operations of huge
dredges, which have reclaimed large
areas of land. uncovered the pearls
and the search for them has become
an industry
The Washington times., 1905-10-21
RACING.

The stewards OF the Jamaica meet
ing Were not at all satisfied with
MiIIer's ride on Red Knight on Thurs
day. and yesterday called him into the
stand to ask him what his instructions
had been. The boy told them that lie
had been ordered TO lie behind Alma
Dafour and that when he tried to come
away his horse would not respond. The
stewards We're evidently satisfied with
his explanation.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

John A. Drake. wnoso operations on
the turf this year nave received the
usual amount OF publicity. has retired
for the season. II is said that his daily
tilt with the betting r:nE has proved
profitable. and that he uuits ahead Of
the game" He obtained second call on
Wiley. the jockey. yesterday, f.r next
sen son.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

The horses that Newton Bennington
will race at New Orleans through the
winter have been selected from the es-
tablishment trained by Fred Burlew. ana
are sixteen in number twelve OF the
lot being yearlings. which Trainer L.
V. Wishard will handle at the winter
meeting, under arrangements that all
are 10 be sold If there is a market for
them after they begin racing.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

Network. Workman. which raced sue
cessfully in California la winter and
continued to win through the New York
season. is intended by his new owner
Tor racing again on the Pacific Coast
through the coming winter
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

Farming, working in machine shops
and other schemes have been tried for
hardening football players in the sum-
mer vacation-and incidentally adver-
tising the schools and coaches. We now
rise TO suggest that some coach can
get his name in the papers by having
his charges spend next summer shovel
ling dirt on the Panama Canal.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

The next football conference called by
President Roosevelt is likely to include
the most prominent officials in the East
These are the men. who, IL they have
the backbone to enforce the rules. can
make the big college games absolutely
clean and fair.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

Thompson, of Andover. was used for
the first time Wednesday at Cornell
against the freshmen He was used to
carry the ball. and was more effective
than any of the backs.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

Captain Torrey. of Pennsylvania. did
not get in the Ursinus game, Bankhart.
the old Exeter player, being at center
all the way through.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21
GAITHERSBURG SHOOTERS ACTIVE

The Gaithersburg Gun Club is making
extensive preparations for large clay
pigeon shoot at that place on Saturday.
October rs. beginning at 1 o'clock p.
m. The program will consist of team
and sWeeDstake events. The members
OF the Rockville and Sandy Spring
teams will be present and contest with
the Gafthersburg men.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

California race track officials have re-
FUSED to do away with the grandstand
betting commissioners and the robbery
or female patrons will proceed merrily.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

The entry OF the selling platter Free
Booter, which started In the first race
yesterday. has been refused until his
ownership can be established. Yester-
dav ne ran in the name Of ]. A. Payne.
In previous races he has started in the
colors OF Joe Pugh.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

Penn's cripples are beginning to re
cuperate. Sinkler. the end, is recover
ing from his injury, and will be in the
lineup again before the Indians game
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

There will be no women in the cheer
ing section at the Yale-HarVard football
game This Will give the womcn's clubs
and make themselves conspicuous.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

All the Harvard coaches except Lewis
will go with the team to West Point.
Lewis will see the Quakers play Brown
at Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

Coach Brayton, of Dorchester, who
has just assumed charge, gave all the
candidates three days rest before start
ing to work with them yesterday. The
Dorchester youngsters are now en-
cOuraged-
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

Around these parts IL sounds like
voice from the grave to hear reports
from the West that somebody has
broken a bicycle record It's a toss-up
to tell which has the more different
kinds of records. cycling or harness rae
ing
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

Harvard's cripples are coming round
slowly BY the first of the week Coach
Reid should be able to get his varsity
line together again.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

Some of the German bowlers in the
city should begin at once and switch to
condition themselves for that American
Bowling Congress in Louisville.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

San Diego. Cal, Is to have a fight
fest on October 26. Dave Barry. who
recently defeated Jimmy Tremble, Will
80 on for the principal event with Billy
Woods.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

The Quakers have now an open date
between the Harvard and Columbia
games, November IL and %.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

Smith, Pennsy's big fullback. is as
sisting the coaches on Franklin field,
and acts as timer at the games.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

The Carlisle Indians -Dickenson game
scheduled today at Carlisle has been
transferred TO Harrisburg
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

The Tigers have discontinued their
custom of having a big "Y'' painted on
the tackling dummy.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

When il comes to knowing where it
stands and what it hopes 70 accomplish
the Georgetown football team is strong
ly suggestive of a Hyattsville coroner .
jury.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

Il has been reported that the receipts
of the Murphy bout were 80.
49, The lighters divided 20 per cent OF
this. or So S45.l0 giving each man sl,922-5
for two minutes and two seconds box
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

1t was hard to judge whether the
responsible for the filly being left az the
post in the first race. 1t was a bad be-
ginning for the favorite players. how
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

Foster Sanford, whom Columhia for
merly paid 5000 year to coach its
football team. is helping Coach Hart of
Amherst TO get his team ready to meet
the Morningside Heights eleven in New
York Saturday.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

Gus Gardner will box Mike Donovan
at a club smoker at Buffalo next Tues
day.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

Yale's practice so far has shown a
tendency for playing more open game
Last year In secret practice the team
was worked along these lines, but did
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

down at Yale. the chances for a strong
end at the leftsof the Blues line are in
creased.
The Washington times., 1905-10-21
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

not use its new style of offense against
frlnceton or Harvard. it not being nee
essary TO do So
The Washington times., 1905-10-21

Charley DAILY. of West Point writes
that If there is anything solid on which
TO base the optimistic statements he has
heard regarding Harvard this fall; West
Point is likely to be up against Il to-
morrow