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Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-07

marked eccentricities. Browning was
II OF the best batters the profession
has seen. He vas a natural hitter, and
q hard one, a good base-runner, and a
fair fielder. In appearance he was
singularly tall and slender, slightly
stopped, and possessed a peculiar for
ward pointing pairspf ears. Browning
WAS quite deaf, which, of course. was
responsible for many of his peculiari-
ties. Batting was his forte and his
fad, and his temper after a game was
reckoned by the number of hits he had
maze, regardless of the outcome of the
contest. Ball players declared him to
be The best judge of a bat in the coun-
try. and he generally had q good as
sortment of them. and made a special
~ of preserving them. At the end Of
a season he would put them away in
water. One of them he would keep in
soak for a month. another for six
weeks, and 70 on, declaring that each
required a certain treatment. Then
he would oil them carefully and have
them in fine trim for the next cam
paign. When showing his assortment
he would speak of the bats much as a
trainer would of his stable of race
horses. "Ah. that is a fine two-year-
old" he would declare, as he picked
Il out of the lot, and this one is a
four-year-old,' he would say Of an
other. Players declare Browning
never could be persuaded to sell a bat,
nc difference how much he was offered
Tor one of them. but often when a
player looked longinely at some par
tieuiar stick in Pete's assortment, and
saia he wishsd he owned it, Browning
surprised the man by making him a
present of it. Browning and Fred
Pfeffer began playing on the town lots
in Louisville at about the same time,
and both drifted together, eventually,
in the famous old Eclipse team of that
city -on of the best exclusively home
teams ever known in America. Pfeffer
left the club to so to the Chicago Ma
tiona's while browning went viii the
rest Of the Eclipse players into the
Louisville club of the American assocl-
anon. He became third DaSenran on
the team and remained in that position
for two seasons. Later he was shifted
to the outfeld, which position he
played as long as he remained in the
game. He continued with the Louis
vile team until 1888. In the follow
ing year he went to Pittsburg and
in 1890 became a member of the
Cleveland team at a salary of $4,000.
His batting average that season
was .450. His last work was with
the Louisville National league team
in 1895.
The worlds record for throwing the
56-pound weight for height was broken
by James Prendergast and Dennis j..
Mahoney at the field day of the
Q Ga Drapuon ~ DootA.. Ar.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-07

The worlds record for throwing the
56-pound weight for height was broken
by James ~Prendergast and Dennis ].
Mahoney at the field day of the
Knights of st. Brennan at Boston. Ma.
honey at the first attempt touched the
15-foot S-inch mark, using only one
hand. His best throw, made later, was
is feet, 8% inches. ~Prendergast, who
was in perfect condition and used both
hands, touched the 15-foot 11N-iach
record. The previous worlds record
for height. made by J. $. Mitchell OF
the New York Athletic association. waa
is feet, G1a inches.
B. B. Kieran, the Australian cham.
pion, broke the worlds swimming rec.
ord for 500 yards at Leeds. England.
covering the distanqa In SIX minutes
is seconds. The tYioss record. six
minutes % 80 vas held by
himself. rs II
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-07
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NEW JERSEY CENTRAL
Corrected to June e5, 1905
TRAINS LEAVE PERTH Am BOY

For New York, Newark and Elizabeth at 6.33
7.17. GAS New York only) 7.5S, So, 9.0l, 9.hi,
l1.1s, 11.59 a. m, 1900, LILO, 3 &, AZ, 500, 6,@,
7.45, 800, (9.47 Saturday only), lll.Oi p. IN. New
York only Sundays, S.37, n. m. $50, 9dT p. IN.
For Philadelphia and Trenton via Bound Brook
III, 90i, 1t.59 a. M, f.l0, 500, p. M, Sundays
6.3T, a. m, 9.4T 2. m.
For Long Branch, Ocean Grove, etc. 5.Vf,
9.20a. M, i2.22. az, 8.sG, 7.l9 p. M. l2.lS
Sundays excepted.) (Sundays except Ocean
Grove) Obs a. nj, 22i, 4.a, 9.3 p. m.
For Freehold, 5.07, G-54, $40 "a M, 1929, Ell
p. m.
For South Amboy 5.o7. e.A. iii, 9.N am.
s.8G, 4.f8, 5.15, $50, 800
TRAINS FOR PERTH AMBOY
Leave New York, 400, $50, 6.f5, $50, SIS,
1000, t1.30 a. m, 1870, 200, 2.45, $40, 4,20, BIS,
5.3S. $50, R.45, t20t pm. Sundays 100, 300,
II IN, 100. LBS, $40 p. IN.
Leaves Elizabeth 4.0j, G,22,S.42, 90l, 0.5G, 11.2s,
a. III. 1.49, 2.D7, 2.5f, $40, 40, b.52, G.5R. S.5S. II SIS,
p. m. Sundays {. rs, Il. M liz, 400, 8.37, p. IN.
Leaves Newark G.l2, G.52, h.35, 942, 1l.32 u. M,
100, $40, 1886, AIS, 5.3S, 6.t3, SIS. 1t.50 p. IN.
Sundays. 40, 9.05 a. M, Ito. 3.55, $40 p. m.
Through tickets to all points at lowest rates
may be had on application in advance at the
ticket agent at the station.
w. G. BEsLER, Vice-Pres. & General Manager
c.. M. BURT, General Passenger Agent
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-07
DARK TALE OF
FORTY YEARS AGO

Andersonville, Ga, Dec. Z. - Cover
nor Pennypacker of Pennsylvania, ac-
companied by his staff and a large
delegation of veterans from his state,
arrived here this morning to attend
the dedication of the monument erect
ed to the memory OF the 1,S49 soldiers
Of Pennsylvania commands who died
in the Confederate prison here during
the war. They We're all buried in the
cemetery, which, after the war, was
made a national cemetery. The dedi,
cation ceremony will take place in ,Ae
afternoon, and an elaborate program
for the ceremonies has been prepared.
Several thousand persons attended the
dedication.
The Andersonville prison was In
charge of superintendent Henry WirZ a
man of great brutality ana cruelty.
OF the 1885 prisoners who were C,n-
fined in that prison 1920 died from
the brutal treatment - wlich they
were subjected, Wirz wes tried ny
"a L. 5. military commlgsD1, touL !
guilty OF excessive cruelty, and hanged
on November l, 1865.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-07
Infamous BrutaIitieS of SakharOff, Which Provoked
Ills Death, Appear to Have Been
Absolutely Inhuman
EIGHT THOUSAND HAVE BEEN KILLED AT ODESSA
TeegrapherS Remain Firm in Refusal to Return to Work
Till Grievances Are Removed and Those of
Finland are Ready to JOin
wITTE'sN NO GOOD, AND PEOPLE HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE

St Petersburg, Dec. THE news
of the assassination of Lieut.. General
Sakharoff, former minister of war,
who was shot by a woman in the gov
ernor's palace at SaIatoff, on DEC.
5, had been preceded by the most hor-
rble stories of the manner in which
Sakharon had been repressing the
Agrarian disorders. He corralied
peasants with Cossacks and then had
them beaten with whips.
When the woman who shot Sakha-
rolf was arrested she declared that
she had executed the decree of the
terrorist section of the social reyom-
tionists. She has not yet been iden-
titled
The following is the description OF
Sakharoff's arrival at Hovoanschina,
one of the villages of the province OF
Saratoff: He came with Cossacks
and Sakharoff addressed them, de-
manding that they surrender their
leaders. A village elder replied, but
gave the general no information. The
elder was Immediately beaten until
he lost consciousness. Sakharoff
then retired to the court house, leav-
ing the peasants at the mercies of the
Cossacks, most of whom were drunk,
and they began torturing the peas
ants, pulling out their hair and
boards and even tearing pieces OF
flesh from their faces. Thirty-three
peasants were thus maltreated."
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-07

Washington, Dec. THE annual
report of Comptroller Ridgely was
made public today. 1t contains many
gratifying facts. June 30, 1905, the
number of national banks had In
creased during the past three years
to 5,66S. with capital of S79l,56i ,Z5l
and deposits of $3,7S3,65S,49i The
state and private banks now number
14,242, with capital of $74S,263, l49 and
deposits aggregating $S,OO2,662,S22'
The total number of national, state
and private banks in the United
States and island possessions is there
fore 1870, with aggregate capital OF
$1,539, ,S30,3SO and individual depos-
its of S11,7S6,321, ,316. The number OF
national banks in active operation has
increased since 1902 by 25 per cent,
and the figures presented Indicate
that banks other than national have
increased at the rate Of about ~ per
cent during this period, Within the
period, capital of national, state ana
private banks increased about 10 per
cent. while the deposits increased ap-
proximately % per cent, There IS
now one bank for every 4,1S2 inhab-
itants.
The aggregate stock OF gold, silver
and uncovered paper currency in the
a principal countries is $l2,5lO,OOO,-
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-07
RAILROADERS VISIT
CITY OF MEXICO

Mexico City, Dec. 7. - More than
two hundreds conductors of railroads
in the United States or Canada are in
this city at present, 10 attend the
thirty-siNth annual convention OF the
Old Reliable Conductors Life Insur-
ance Association of the United States
and Canada, which opens here today.
The Old Reliable is one of the Oldest
organizations OF railroad men in the
country II had its birth in Columbus,
o., thirty-siX years ago, when several
of the older conductors Of the Pan
handle system formed an association,
which after a few years developed into
the present organization. Il is com
posed Of passenger conductors and its
membership includes representatives
Of nearly all the important systems
i'm the United states and Canada. The
object Of holding the convention in
Mexico is 70 extend the scope Of the
association, so as to include conduc-
tors in Mexico. The convention will
last two days and after adjournment,
a special train will take the delegates
to Vera Cruz and Pueblo.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-07
FEARFUL WRECK
UNION PACIFIC
Ten Are Killed and Many
Others Wounded in
Collision.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGER
Come Together Head on at
Full Speed With fa-
tai Results.
DEAD ENGINEER WAS TO BLAME

Omaha. Ncb., Dec. Ten persons
were killed and eleven train EN-.
ployes and eight passengers injured
in a wreck of overland passenger
train No. ? on the Union Pacific rail-
road, five miles west of Rock Springs,
Wyo., just before o'clock this morn
ing.
The limited was run into by a
freight train and both engines were
demolished The dynamo car and
dining car on the limited caught fire
and were burned up.
Dead: James Busbee (cook), Ed.
Rosenbaum (cook), John Laws Ccook)
three mail clerks. J. A. Newson, J. +.
Phillips, Frank Peterman; Electrician
Steers and assistant; Engineer Brink
of Rawlins, Brakeman Smith, of Raw
Inns
The cause of the wreck is saif to
have been the overrunning of orders
by Engineer Brink of the freight,
who was among the killed.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-07
PETITIONS FAVORING
JOINT STATEHOOD

The petition committee OF the New
Mexico NOn-Partisan joint statehood
league is daily receiving numerous pc
titiOns from different sections OF New
Mexico, endorsing the joint statehood
movement
Yesterday Il received petitions from
AlamOgOrdo and from different points
in ChaYes and Lincoln counties,
A request from influential citizens
OF Socorro county has been received
by the committee asking that blank
petitions be sent them, saying that
they desired to fill a petition with the
names Of many residents Of SocOrro
county who favored joint statehood.
The city council OF Santa Fe yes
terday sent a message to President
Roosevelt thanking him for his eX-
pressious in his late message fayoring
the joint statehood movement. Mes
sages of thanks TO the president have
been sent from many different points
In the territory since the publication
OF the presidents MESSAGE In tull in
The Evening Citizen.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-07
OHIO COMMERCE BOARD
DISCUSS LEGISLATION

Columbus, o., Dec. 7. The Ohio
State Board of Commerce convened in
special session here today for the
purpose of considering plans for
financial legislation and other matters
of similar Importance The session
was called to order this forenoon by
the president, Nat. Hanchman Davis,
who explained the objects of the meet
ing and appointed the usual commit
tees. Several reports of minor impor-
tance were received and discussed be-
fore recess was taken for luncheon.
In the afternoon President Davis Will
deliver his annual address The bills,
which have been prepared by Francis
b. James, regarding the passage OF a
certified account law, will be dis
cussed. In the evening, the proposed
banking bill will be thoroughly dis
cussed. The bill drawn up by Drausin
Wulsin of Cincinnati, will also be con-
sidered at length, and, IL necessary,
an all night session will be held.
On Friday, the committee on Taxa
ton, Samuel Scoviil, chairman. Will re
port and Lucien Wulsin will report
for the Committee on Corporation
Laws. A. M. Kittredge will report on
Coinsurance. Z On Saturday, William
Lodge and Frank H. Kemper will re-
port on the proposed bill for the ip-
provement of the child labor laws
The banquet will be held Friday even
ing, and it is expected that not less
tnan one thousand members and
guests will attend the feast. On Sat
urday the officers will be elected and
any unfinished business remaining
will receive attention.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-07
OUR COUNTRY'S BUYING AND
SELLING IN OTHER MARKETS

ports The value OF manufactures eX-
ported increased from S452 4l5,92l in
1904. 10 S5i3,607,975 in 1905, and form
ed I'm the latter year 3G4f per cent
OF the total exports OF domestic pro-
ducts.
Tropical and sub-tropical products
form a constantly increasing proper
ton of our growing imports. OF the
manufacturers materials imported,
India rubber fbers. raw silk, Egyp-
tian cotton, and other articles are OF
tropical and subtropical production,
as Is also true Of the sugar coffee,
tea, cocoa, and fruits included under
the grouping OF fOOdstuffs, and the ma
terIals from which were produced the
silks, cotton goods, and manufactures
OF ffbers, under the classification or
manufactures. The total value Of
tropical and sub-tropical products
brought into the country during the
year 1905. exceeded $500 900 600,
AGAINST $4,000 600 in 1870, and OF
this grand total of $5OO.00O000 i'm 1905,
about - per cent was supplied from
the islands recently added 70 our pro
ducing area, as against less than 5
per cent in 1895.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-07
LITIGATION OVER A
VALUABLE DIAMOND
Matter Was Aired in Justice
Craie's Court This
Morning.
JEWEL HAD MANY OWNERS

An interesting lawsuit held the at
tention of Justice of the Peace George
r. Craig this morning, which had as
its principal issue the determining as
to whom a diamond ring belonged.
The circlet of gold, with its precious
stone, did belong, according to evil
dence in the case, to Mrs. Fannie c.
Gravelle, who resides on North Sec
ond street, also to one George Miller,
and subsequently became the prop
erty of one l.. G.. Rosenfield, the
pawnbroker. For the present, the
ring has found another owner, that
person being Justice Craig.
Mrs. Gravelle alleges that George
Miller boarded at her home at one
time. She further asserts that she
owned a diamond ring valued at $50,
the one in litigation, by the way,
which one day Miller picked up and
slipped on his finger. Although Mrs.
Gravelle requested Miller to remove
the jewel and replace it where ne
found it, she did not employ any
force in backing up the request, not
anticipating that Miller would pawn
it, as he subsequently did, and leave
the city.
L. G. Rosenfeld advanced Miller
money on the ring, It is said about
SIS. Later, Mrs. Gravelle learned
where the ring was, through Miller,
it Is understood, who wrote to her, en-
closing the pawn ticket. AS Mr. Ros-
enfield accepted the ring from Miller,
he naturally expected that person to
claim it, and for want of substantial
proof that the ring did belong to Mrs.
Grayele, refused 10 give 81 10 ner.
The woman, however, secured Tcplev-
i'm papers and the serving of this in
sJrument will explain how the ring
happened 20 come into the possession
of Justice Craig and the cause Tor tine
litigation in his court. Attorney Les,
ter is representing the plaintiff and
Attorney T. \. WilkersOn the defend.
ant
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-07
MONEY FOR AMERICAS MILLIONS
AND BIG PLENTY OF 1T ALSO

600, classified as, gold, $5,987. 100000;
silver, $3,130. 100000; uncovered pa
per currency, 1892, 500, 900. Gold
represents as per cent; silver and un-
covered paper currency, 25 and 81 per
cent. Since 1908, the holdings of gold
have increased to the extent Of
1858, 100000 but silver and uncover
ed paper currency have decreased
$71 100000 and $91,00O,0O0. The net
increase in the stock of money is
S19G, 900. The greatest mass of
gold is held in the United States, with
$1,34S, 100000. France is second with
1926, 100000; followed by Germany
with 1886, 200 900; Russia, $7S3, 700 900 (;
United Kingdom. $533 200, 900; Aus
tria- Hungary, S305,000,O00; India,
$263 100000; Italy, $13l 100000; and
Australasia, $l2S,600, 900. In silver,
United States has $6S5, 100 900; India,
S6O3, 800, 900; France. $411, 100000; I;
China, S350,OOO0O0; Germany, $210,-
100000; Spain, $173, 100000; United
Kingdom, s113, 900; Russia, Sl01, -
100000 Except Colombia, which has
S74l 100000, the United States leads
with a stock Of uncovered paper cur
rency of $559,90O,000, followed by
Brazil, 1865, 100000; Argentina, $685.
100000; Germany, Sl69 800, 900; Italy,
S15O70O,O00; Spain, SIPS 100000:
United Kingdom, S11S,1OOOOO; Bel
sium, $lllg0O 900; France. Sl1O.9OO.
600; and Japan, s1O1, 100000. The
greatest per capita stock of money is
held in France. $3713. followed by
the United States, $3l41; Germany.
$22.46; Spain, s19.S3; United King
dom, SlI5S; Italy $926: Austria
Hungary S904, and Russia, $3.50.
The countries reported have asgre-
gate population of 1,29S,500 900 and
average per capita OF money OF S9.G3.
June 30, 1905, stock of money in
United States amounted 10 S2.SS3,-
lO9 ,S64, of which S2,03l, ,296.042 was
coin, including bullion In the treasury,
SS5l,8l3,S22 United States and ma
tiOnal bank notes Coin, bullion, and
paper currency In treasury as assets,
295,227,2l1, the remainder, $2.5S7,-
SS2 $50 being in circulation. Money
held by banks. 1887 100000, which
leaves Sl,6O0, 100000 outside OF the
treasury and the reporting banks.
From June, 1900 TO June, 1905. in
crease in money in banks was S237.-
100000. The volume Of exchanges
of the lo3 clearing houses in the
United States amounted To $l4O,501,-
SiI957, as against $102 1856, ,435,047 for
the year ended September 80. 1904.
an increase OF S3S,1454O69lO. the
largest gain in one year since statls-
tics have been published by this bu-
reau. The general prosperity or fle
country and confidence IN the stability
Of business credits are evidenced in
the volume OF clearings effected dur
ing the current year.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-07

Washington. D c. Dec. THE re.
port OF Secretary V II. Metcalf, or
the department OF commerce and Ia
Dor, was made public today. It says;
The bureau OF statistics, which Is
charged with the duty of recording
our foreign commerce, reports a graf,
flying condition in our trade and trade
relations during the year just ended.
The foreign commerce OF the Unit.
ed States in the fiscal year 1905, ex.
ceeded, both In imports and exports,
that of any preceding year. The i'm
ports were s1,11751S.O7l in value, eA-
ceeding by $91,793,S3 those OF 1908,
the highest record of all preceding
years, and the exports were Sl,5l8.-
SOL 666, exceeding by S57734,395 those
Of 1904, and By S3O79G,675, the high.
est record OF earlier years. The growth
IN imports occurs chiefly in materials
for use in manufacturing, and the
growth in exports occurs chiefly in
manufacturers The value OF manu-
facturers materials imported, in
creased from $45S,OgS,799 in 1904 to
S529.6ll,457 in 1905, and formed in
1905. 1888 per cent Of the total i'm
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-07
BIG FIRE AT THE
TERRITORIAL CAPITAL
THE GOOD OLD TOWN TOUCHED
UP AGAIN BY FIRE FlEND.

Fire yesterday morning at o'clock
destroyed the two and One-half story
frame house at lO2 College avenue in
Santa Fe, occupied by Mrs T. a.
Goodwin, and owned by Robert C..
Gortner. The loss is estimated at
$1,000 on the house and $500 on the
furniture
Mrs. Goodwin was awakened about
3 o'clock by the smoke pouring inJO
the room in which she was sleeping
Both floors Of the house were then in
flames. Not waiting to dress, Mrs.
Goodwin hastily seized her clothing
that was close at hand, and fed in her
night dress TO the street where she
found shelter with neighbors. She
was unable TO save any of her house
hold effects except a basket full OF
silyerware She also lost $65 in bills
which she had collected the day pre-
vious
The fire department responded as
soon as possible but the flames had
made such headway that nothing
could be done toward saving the house.
and they bent their energies to saw
ing the adjoining property of J. v.
Co -y proprietor OF the NOrmandie
hotel Fearing that his house would
burn. Mr. Conway carried his furni-
ture, ETC., u The street. He sustained
loss of about 5000 as the result OF
damage to the goods by water.
Several frame houses adjoining
the enc occupied by Mrs. Goodwin.
We're also threatened. but by constant
ly playing a stream of water on them
the FIRE department managed 10 save
them. Almost an the houses along
that side of College avenue are owned
by Robert C. GOrtner the attorney.
As Mr. CORNER Is visiting 10 Indiana
fl was impossible 20 learn the exact
amount of damage and whether or not
il was covered by Insurance.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-07
INSURANCE IS
INVESTIGATED
Turner Seemed Easy as he
Did Not Think the
Employing
GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WRONG

New York, Dec THE Insurance
investigating committee today re-
called Charles NJ. Turner of the Tur-
ner Security & Mutual company, of
Binghamton, n. Y. In the course of
his testimony he said that his COM
pany paid 81 900 a year to Keefer. a
clerk in the New York state insur-
ance department, to perform some
duties as actuary of the Security Mu-
tual company.
at did not occur to me- said Tur-
ner, that this conflicted in any way
with Keeter's duties to the insurance
department"
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-07
CONTRACTOR HfSSEL-
DEN IS A BUSY MAN

Wallace Hesselden a prominent
contractor and builder of this city,
mas returned from Zuni pueblo and
the Black Rock Indian agency, where
he has several buildings under com
pletion for the Indian school to be
located at Black Rock
Mr.. Hesselden brings the informa-
JiOn that an electric power line Is
shortly to be built from Gallup to
Clifton and Morenci, the two latter
towns being in Arizona. The line Will
be 200 miles long. The power house
will be located at Gallup and sub
stations will be constructed along the
right OF way. It is planned to fur
nish power for mining machinery
along the route and for commercial
ighting
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-07
GRoUNDLESS RUMoR
CAUSES SENSEGESS RUN.

York, Pa, Dec. IA run on the
First National bank was inaugurated
today and hundreds of small depos
itors withdrew. The run was caused
by a rumor. An art store opposite
the bank had been seized by the sher-
IL. A passerby remarked to a friend:
That art store opposite the First
National bank has failed" Some one
heard only the last five words and
the rumor spread that the bank had
failed.