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The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
BASEBALL STARS
CLASH FOR TITLE
Athletics and Giants Begin the
Worlds Championship Series
at Philadelphia Today.
Journal Special Service.

journal Special Service.
Philadelphia, Oct. 9-This afternoon at Co
lumbia park in this city the New York giants,
champions of the National league, and the ath-
letics, winners OF the pennant In the American
league, the two best baseball teams in America,
will play the initial game for the title Of
worlds champions.
Every detail is ready for the game. The field
has been placed in the best possible shape. An
immense crowd is expected and ample prepara-
ton has been made for handling and seating
the folks.
The domicile of Mr.. Mack in Oxford street
Is decorated with flags and bunting. other
houses in the square enclosing the ball PARK
likewise fly the emblem Of victory
Plank and Mathewson, the star twirlers, had
been resting for the struggle, and each said he
other.
All Philadelphia seemed to have gone baseball
mad. For the first time a battle for the base
staid old town is baseball mad. huge crowd
welcomed the athletics Saturday night upon
their return from Washington.
Big Sums Wagered.
Last night and today the hotel corridors were
swarmed with New Yorkers with huge punches
of money which they were anxious to wager on
the giants chances. The odds were 10 to 8
or to 8, and in cases 10 to 8. One man
at GREEN'S offered a $1,000 not against
$500 philadelphia money. He was accommodat-
| same kind there was hesitation. The town is
| flooded with Gotham money, more even than
| the athletic wellwishers, and they are legion.
There was big demand for Tickets despite
the lift In prices The figures were boosted
| seats in the upper pavilion being sold at S..
| The grandstand was open to all corners at 81
per head and the open seats and bleachers sold
| for 80 cents. .r
Many baseball magnates arrived today. Pres
| ident Ban johnson Of the American league ar
| rived last night. President Pulliam Of the
National league and Garry Hermann reached here
this morning.
| -. Giants in Best Form.
| The athletics, tutored by Connie Mack the
shrewd genius, admitted by many to be the
greatest baseball general in the country, will
have to work hard to Offset the play Of the
giants under the watchful eye of John j. Nc
| Graw, a regular human steam engine in nervous
| energy while a battle is on.
| The New York team should enter the con-
test in perhaps just a trihe better shape than
| it's opponents McGraw's team has been taking
things rather easy lately because, unlike the
| athletics, the men did not fight during the last
Of the season, but won out several days ago.
Tho athletics, on the other hand, have beer
| wound up to high tension until last Friday
night, not knowing that they had won the pen
nant until that night and will enter the game
with every nerve still on edge.
The batting order for the first game will be
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
HoRGAN IS CONFIDENT

New York, Oct. 9.-Dennis Horgan Of County
Cork, Ireland amateur champion shot-putter Of
break the sixteen-pound record Of 40 feet {
inches, now held by ". W. goe Of the Uni
versity of Michigan. He is willing to stay a
better record. In practice yesterday he was
evidently off form, as he failed to make more
than so feet TX inches with twelve-pount
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
| DULUTH HIGH WON.
SnaoiaI fo The Journa1

Duluth. MINI, Oct. e.-The Aitkin high-school
football team was defeated by Duluth high
school, Score, Is to g. At the end Of the first
Spencer and Cummings made the touchdowns
In the second half Linscond scored for Aitkin.
He was assisted by spalding,s interference; Du-
day the Mechanic Arts team Of ST. Paul plays
Duluth heret
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
FAST La CROSSE PLAY
DELIGHTS BIG CROWD
Journal Special Service.

Chicago, Oct. 9.-Lacrosse was given a decid.
ed boom in Chicago Sunday. Never in the his
tory Of the Indian game as played in these
match as that at the South Side ball park
between the Brantfords Of Ontario and the Chi
| cagos, the newly organized local aggregation.
The score at the end was II to 8 In favor Of
the visitors, but in no way was the game one.
sided. ~ssa'~ ~ II
From the moment that Referee Nelson blew
the whistle the play was Of the fastest. In
fact, the game was the best ever seen on q
local field. The grandstand was welIs filled and
| the work Of the athletes thoroly appreciated.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
HOPE HIGH AT ILLINOIS.
Journal Special Service

! JUutHa1 6pec1aI Setv1ce. .
Urbana, ILL.,, Oct. e-There is considerable
cheer In the orange and blue camp over the
showing Saturday against Northwestern college
and it is intensified BY the report that Dilnnger
may be back this week. The 1llini look forward
to the final practice game which will be played
with st. Louis university Saturday
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
THREE DESERT NoTRE DAME
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service. 3 q
Notre Dame, Ind, Oct. 9.--Paupa, left tackle:
Rennacker, right end and Hill, haifback with
drew from the university and from the football
team yesterday, giving as the excuse dissatis-
faction with the treatment they received at the
hands Of Coach McGlew. Paupa will enter the
University Of Chicago. Rennacker and Hin are
undecided.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09

Two-base hit Zalusky; three-base hit, r:
Ford 1, of Gehring 5; struck out. BY Ford g.
by Gehring II; passed ball, zalusky; Wild
Gehring 4; stolen base, W. Carlisle; sacrifice
hit. Fox; double play, Hille to Aetcalf to
Kinkle; left on bases, Au-Stars B, Lunds 4.
Time, l:55. Attendance, 800.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
rrEcKrNsrEINs 7. MATT HANsoNs o.

Fartbault Mimi, Oct. 9.-In the final game
of the season here yesterday the Fleckenstein
baseball team defea ted the Matt Hansons of st.
Paul by score Of to o. Only one hit was
made OF McC1eary, the local pitcher. This
giyes the FIeckensteins a record Of seventeen
Victories out Of twenty-one games played this
season. Batteries-McCleary and Brewer; Bru.
Der. McGarry and Swanstrom%
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
BREWERS LOSE TO GUNTHERs
American Association Team Defeated
by Chicago Aggregation.

Journal Special Service. #
Chicago, Oct. 9.-Bert Keeley's pitching was
too much for Milwaukee yesterday at Gunther
park, the home team defeating the American
association players by the score Of 2 to !.
Kelley pitched wonderful ball. allowing only
four hits. and but for the errors. would have
Kelley's two one-handed stops were the features.
Scores:
H n
Gunther ..........o o 1 O o 1 o O 50 6
Milwaukee ........!O o o o. 0O1 OIL 4
Enthusiastically and Zangerle, Hickey,
Wolfe and Clark. Umpire. Peters.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
woLFs 10. ATHLETICS 5.

Saltwater. Mimi, Oct. 9.-The VOLTS defeat-
ed the A. A.. A. yesterday by score Of to g.
A1tho both were home teams the rooters were
1n favor of the Athletics. The Athletics made
their runs in the seventh. The attendance was
large. Hits Wolfs TO- Athletics 8. Errors, 8
each. Batteries-Wolfs. David Martin and How
ard; Athletics, McKusick and Borrowman.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
At Chicago-First Game

Chicago .e...4 o 90 9 Q 0 o o o 1-5 u 2
st. Louis ....3 90 1 20 90 90 o. s
Grady.
Second Game RH
st. Louis ...............O O 3 O o O 0-3 g
Batteries-Brown and oNeill; Hoelskoetter
| and Grady.
At Cincinnati-Fir Came R III e
GReiRnati 4td',1na ......o 9 9od1 do-s
| son.
| Second Game n e
Cincinnati ...........oot8o 8o0os4 8 /
Pittsburg ............0 0. o o o o OIL 6 1
Batteries-Ewing and Street; Kinsella and
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
LAYS FOR CHICAGO NOW
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service. =, ="
Bloomington, Ind, Oct. 9.-Now that Indiana
has disposed of Kentucky State, Jimmy Sheldon
and his coaching staff will work overtime getting
| the men In shape for the Chicago contest. Most
of the time this week will be spent In teaching
| the team defensive work. p
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
NORTHWEST BASEBALL
ST. PAUL 10, LrNDsTRoM 2

ST. PAUL II, IlNUSTRUM z.
The ball team from Lindstrom was defeated
by the st. Paul team at Lexington park yester-
day afternoon in a one-sided contest. The final
score was st. Paul 10, Lndstrom 2.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
HURRY TACTICS WILL
BE TAUGHT AT YALE
journal Special Service.

journal Special Service.
New Haven, Conn.,, Oct. e.-The Yale coaches
this week will devote much time to speeding up
the line. The forwards do not yet show
ability to keep to the pace set by the back
forward, and until this fault is remedied the
team play cannot be perfected. The coaches
are only partially satisfied with the work OF
the team, and some severe campaigning Is due
the players this week.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09

OSHKOSH DOWNS sMoKERY.
Menominee. Mich, Oct. 9.-The Oshkosh city
football team defeated the Smokery Athletics
Of Aarinette. yesterday. by score OF to o.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
KRAMER DEFEATS MONROE

Champion Defends His Title in Bicycle
$751; e.. Race.
Journal Special Service. @ s. t'ir.
Evansville, Ind, Oct. 9.-Frank J. Kramer,
champion cyclist OF the world defeated Ben
Monroe Of Memphis, the fifty mile champion, yes
terday afternoon. in half-mile race, In LOG.
In the mile race he also won in 2:16.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
BOOTH is WORKING

Michigan Game Bothering the Coach at
Nebraska. ...
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. Coach Booth Of Ne
braska is pushing his men hard to get then
rounded into the pink of condition for the
Michigan game, at Ann Arbor week from Sat
urday. Next Saturday the cornhuskers will
take on Knox college. The Knoxtes are work
ing hard, and the game will be a good tryou
for Booths men before the Michigan game.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
FLANDREAU INDIANS LOST

Brookings, S. D., Oct. 9.-The Brookings
college football team defeated the Flandreau
Indian school team on the local grounds in q
one-sided contest; score, 46 to O.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-09
BADGERS GET NORDENHoLT

Journal Special Service.
Denver Oct 9.-Nordenholt who quit Wiseon-
sin a short time ago, has decided to return and
will rejoin the football eleven.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-10-06
TO OVERTHROW
GERMAN RULE
B0cr Leader Arrested for Plot.
ting Against German Rule
in Southwest Africa.
is Accused Of Having Arranged With
Rebel Natives to Make Common
Cause With Beers, Who Are
Organizing and Aiming

Berlin.-Andrew Dewet. nephew oil
the famous Boer. Christian Dewet, has
been arrested at his residence In a
suburb OF Windhoek. German South.
west Africa, with four other Beers, ac-
cused OF plotting the overthrow OF
German rule In Southwest Africa. to
create a Boer republic. This news,
purport!ng TO come from an excellent
authority. was distributed to the Ger
man press by the Hanseatic Press bu-
reau, and Is accepted as true by other
journals.
Andrew Dewet, who is a merchant OF
Windhoek is described as having ar
ranged with the rebel natives to make
common cause with them About 49,
600 Beers are said to be IN German
Southwest Africa, one-quarter of whom
are organized. Considerable quanti-
ties of arms were seized at Dewet's
house. Although the arrest occurred
August 23, nothing was reported by
liable to the newspapers, doubtless on
recount of the censorship.
Andrew Dewet married a daughter |
" Prussian army officer
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-10-06
MONARCHY FOR NORWAY.
agitation in Favor Of a Republic
Met With Failure.

Cnristana.-The attempt to create
agitation In favor OF Norwegian re-
pubic is finding no support from the
country. The leaders OF the move.
ment appealed for addresses for pre-
sentation to the storthing in favor OF
a republican form of government. but
so far the appeal has met with no re-
Spouse.
The commercial and Industrial in.
terests appear to desire no disturb
ance OF the existing order of things.
Al an Independent meeting here
Tuesday OF representatives OF the
commercial and shipping interests II
was unanimously resolved to present
an address to the storthing. declaring
mat the submission OF the question Of
a change in the constitution to a pie
oiscite would greatly injure the conn
lry's economic interests.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-10-06
MURDERED SEVEN BABES
THEN KILLED HERSELF
Horrible Crime of Illinois Woman
Who Became Temporarily Insane
Husbands Suicides When He
Learns of Tragedy.

Rock Island, Ill.-Mrs. Clarence
Markham of Cambridge, near here, In
fit of temporary insanity on Satur-
day, killed her seven children with
an axe, after which she placed their
bodies in a bed, saturated it with
coal oil and set fire to it. She then
hacked her throat with knife and
threw herself on the burning bed.
Neighbors rescued her, but she was
so badly burned that she died soon
after she had made confession. The
eldest child was nine years old, the
youngest baby in arms.
Late Saturday night Clarence E.
Markham, husband and father of the
victims of the tragedy. committed sui
eide by shooting himself after tying
a rope around his neck so that it
would choke him to death in case the
bullet failed to do its purpose.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-10-06
MANY LIVES LOST
IN Philippine STORM.
Delayed Reports From Luzon and
Southern Islands Indicate Enor-
nous Damage.

Manila. Reports now coming from
places along the path of the recent
typhoon, in the island of Luzon and
the southern islands indicate great
loss of life and property. In the
waters surrounding Samar and other
islands, many coasting vessels and Is
land transports have been wrecked
The coast guard cutter Leyte is a com.
plete wreck and eleven Americans
and twenty-four natives were
drowned.
At the town of Sorsogon, fifteen ma
uves were drowned. The loss on hemp
plantations is estimated at 81 ,0OO. 900.
The army transport Juan Rodriguez
is ashore at Legaspi.
In the interior of the island of Sa-
mar, thousands of natives are home
less and the same report comes from
many of the other small islands.
The army posts in the southern is
lands have been destroyed.
The civil and military authorities
are rushing aid to the suffering people
In the form Of food and shelter.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-10-06
MONEY MUST BE RESTORED.
New York Life Policy Holders Goinq
After Mccall and Perkins.

New York-Permission to begin suit
against John A. Mccall, president, and
George w. Perkins, vice president of
the New York Life Insurance company.
for the restitution of s150,000 contribu-
ted to the republican campaign funds,
was asked of Attorney General Mayer
on Tuesday by William Hepburn Rus
sell, acting as attorney for several pol
icy'holders. Under the laws OF his
state the sanction of the attorney gen.
eral Is required in order to bring a suit
OF this character. Mr. Russell said the
SUIT would be based on the contention
that the money paid to the national re-
publican committee was expended by
Mccall and Perkins without corporate
authority. He declared that he IN.
tended also to sue for the restitution
OF s223.000 which Mr.. Mccall testified
nad been placed in the hands of An
drew Hamilton of Albany.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-10-06
TRAIN WAS HELD UP
EXPRESS CAR DYNAM|TED
Two Boys Take Hand in the Rob
bling Of Passengers and Are Cap
tured, but Declared They Did
Not Know the Robbers.

Seattle, Wash.-The Great North
ern Overland train leaving Seattle a
500 O'Clock Monday night was hell
up and the baggage and express cal
dynamited half mile east of Mile
Post 10, about five miles from Ballard
at 8:45 D. M
Three men are known to have done
the work. Two boys, who got on the
blind baggage here. as soon as the
holdup began, entered the passenger
! coaches and began holding up the pas
sengers. They were captured. They
say two OF the men we're on the blind
baggage when they got on, and the
third got on at Ballard. All were well
dressed, with rain coats and SLOUGH
hats.
The train was tagged near the
brickyard, and as the engineer slowed
up two men with rain coats climbed
over the tender and presented revolt
vers to his head. When the train
stopped the baggage and express car
was uncoupled by one of the robbers
and the engineer instructed to pull
ahead, which he did for several hun,
dred yards, when he was again COM
manded TO stop.
Two of the robbers then jumped OF. |
making the engineer and fireman do |
the same, and all marched to the bag |
gage car door The messenger was
commanded to open the door, and, re-
fusing, an extra heavy charge of dy-
Mantle was placed against it and ex-
oloded. The explosion tore the car
almost to pieces. The safe was then
lynamited.
After securing the contents of the
afe the three men started of in an
asterly direction. 1t is believed other
MEMBERS OF the gang were ahead of
he scene of the holdup and the rob-
ers joined them.
The two boys claim they never met
he holdups until they got on the
rain, and are in no way connected
18th their work. The idea to hold up
ne passengers occurred to them after
ne explosion
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-10-06
WANTED TO SHOW THEM.
Young Man Took Securities to DEM
onstrate to Bank How Easy il Was.

New York.-By the confession OF
Henry A. Leonard. a young clerk in
the employ OF Halle & Stieglitz. brok.
srs at 30 Broad street. the mystery OF
the robbery on Wednesday of last
week of s359,OO0 worth of securities
from the National City bank was fully
cleared up Monday.
The prisoner, who is only "a wears
old, and who has previously borne the
reputation of an Industrious and thor.
oughly reliable clerk, made the as.
founding statement In his confession
that he had planned and carried out
his scheme of forgery and robbery.
not from any criminal motive. but
solely to show by what simple device
the elaborate safeguards OF New York
banks could be set at naught. That
this statement is true is In a measure
corroborated by the facts in the case
and Is the belief of the young mans
employers, by whom he was highly
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-10-06
Struck a Floating Mine.

Shanghai-The ooasting steamer
Hsieaho, plying between Shanghai
and Tien Tsin struck mine on Sun
day morning, ninety miles south oil
Shantung promontory and was totally
destroyed Fifteen persons were
drowned including Engineers Mauchan
and Muir Two passengers and por.
ton of the crew were rescued by two
passing steamers. Seventy-one of the
survivors have arrived here. All the
foreigners were saved.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-10-06
|MACEDON|ANS
WITHOUT HOPE
Horrible Scenes Daily Enacted
Under the Eyes of the
Officials.
Wanton Slaughter of Christians by
Turkish Troopers Who Murder
Women and Children as Well as
the Heads Of Households.

London.-W. A. Moore, secretary O
the Balkan committee, who has re
turned from two months tour Of
Macedonia, said in an interview OF
| Sunday:
The wanton slaughter of Chris
tians In Macedonia continues under
the eyes Of Europes representatives.
Crossing the Bulgarian border the
hrst news to greet me was an unpar
donable massacre in the little village
OF Konopnitz, which occurred three
days before my arrival. On visiting
the village l found the bodies of a
man, two women, girl and the chill
dren still unburied and laid out in the
Christian church The women had
been shot, but l saw one child which
had been crushed, probably with the
butt of a gun
THE wounded had been taken to
Egri Palanka. an hours ride distant
and where resides the Austrian officer
in charge of the district.
THE story of the affair is repeti.
ton of the oft-told tale An insur.
gent band visited the village and de
manded food on departing. The Turk
ish authorities, learning of the visit, |
dispatched body of troops, which, |
discovering no insurgents in the |
place. dealt out their vengeance on
the Christians. The observation OF
he European officers seldom deters
he Mohammedans from Staying
Christians. The Austrian officer at
xounmanova district has charge of
10 villages, where murders are OF
laily occurrence and are not noticed
~ the authorities. In the Monastir
district the Italian officers sleep with
he Turkish arms in order TO observe
Is methods of suppressing insur.
ents.' This, however, only prevents
pecial detachments from perpetrat- ,
lg crime.
Mr.. Moore says the country is still
warming with Asiatic troops, which
ave not been removed since the ,
lobilization against Bulgaria in 1903 ;
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-10-06
Murdered by Father-in.law.

salt Lake City.-Albert Keether is
in the city Jail charget with the muir.
der OF Frank Duvall, the husband of
his step-daughter. Both families
lived In the same house. and on Mon
day night keether and his wife QUAR-.
relied. Duvalls- wife interfered in be-
naif OF her mother. when she was at
lacked by keether. Duval rushed to
the defense OF his wife. and. during
struggle with the frenzied man. was
snot twice, one OF the bullets passing
through his head, causing death in a
few moments.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-10-06
JUDGE is MoBBED.
Hauled from Engine Cab and Forced
to Reverse His Orders.


Denver.-The spectacle OF a mem
Der of the judiciary being dragged
about by mob and forced to rescind
an official order ended a day of tur-
moil on Monday at Brighton, Colo, the
county seat of Adams county, adjoin.
Ing the city limits OF Denver.
A. H. Guthiel. county Judge. hauled
the mayor and the marshal ana mem,
bers of the town council before him
and lectured them for their alleged
neglect OF enforcement of gambling
ordinances and Sunday liquor-selling
ordinances. In addition to this he or
dered the sheriff and marshal to gath
er the slot machines in the town of
Brighton. and when they reported
later that they could find only one.
Judge Guthiel deputized two men to
arrest them for contempt.
Guthiel boarded train to leave
town, when he was attacked by a mob
and dragged from the train. After re-
scinding the order regarding the ar
rest OF the two officials, he was al
lowed to proceed on his way.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-10-06
chinese in Mexico Before Aztecs.

Mexico City.-Explorations made at
An old Toltec pyramid on the Magu-
eyitos hacienda, in the state of Pu-
ebla, have disclosed the fact that the
structure was built of clay bricks,
which proves it to be far older than
the Aztec monarchy, and possibly
older than the Toltec occupation OF
the country. Several deliberately
carved figures were found represent
ing men In Chinese dress and with
marked Chinese features. Antigua
rtans are much puzzled over the mat
ter, for the evidence points 10 Chinese
settlement in Mexico in the past ages
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-10-06
LABoRERs WERE cLUBBED.
One Way of Securing Men to Build
the Panama Canal.

L
| the Panama Canal.
Colon.-Six hundred and fifty labor.
ers from Martinique, brought here
Friday on the French steamer Yer.
sailles under contract to work on the
canal, refused to disembark or submit
to vaccination, which Is imperative
under the American sanitary regula
tons. They clamored to be taken back
to Martinique, asserting that they
had been misinformed as to the con
ditions here before they embarked,
and that later they learned these con
ditions were intolerable and deadly
Saturday morning. however, 500 OF
them were with difficulty persuaded tc
land, and these were sent to points
along the line of the canal. One hun.
dred and fifty remained on board and
declined to leave the ship under any
consideration. These were forcibly
elected from the vessel in the after.
noon by Panama and canal zone DO
hcemen, but not until nearly every
one of them had been dubbed and
several were bleeding from nasty