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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-15
lwoRk STOPPED ON BUILDING.

Special to The journal.
Deadwood, s. D., Nov. 15.-An order has
come from washington to stop work
the government building in this city. The
building Is completed to the bottom Of
the third story.
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Hyde Resumes the Stand.

Mr.. Hyde was the first witness today
before the Armstrong committee. He
asked to correct his testimony Of yes
terday relative to offers for his stock.
He said he did receive four offers be-
sides that Of Mr.. Ryan. Two Of these
came from Mr.. Hartman and Mr.. Prick.
He was offered $5,OO0,0OO for his entire
holdings and $2,500,0OO for half Of
them. George Gould also made such
an offer.
These offers were all declined because
witness did not think one man should
control the society. Gage E. Tarbell
made an offer and said he had syndi-
W. Young also offered to buy Mr..
Hyde's stock. These were all verbal
offers.
| The largest price offered was $1,000
600 by George W. Young, former presi-
dent Of the United States Mortgage &
Trust company. Mr.. Gould's offer was
made first.
| The First Big Offer.
"That was in the beginning of the
row." said Hyde. 1T must have been
ond offer was made by Mr.. Frick a few
moments before the first board meeting
In February, Of $4,000 900 for the entire
holdings, or of $1,000, 900 for one-half
Of the holdings. I declined both of
these offers, as did not thinlkz was
for the best interest Of the society that
4 t should then part with my stock, or il
I did part with It I did not think it fol
the best interest of the society that one
individual should control it. I had nc
idea of parting with my stock at that
time. I offered to trustee it to the
society for five years. That was at the
beginning of this trouble. I first Of
fered to trustee it for five years, anG
then afterwards offered it to the soci
ETY., to buy it, and then I afterwards
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-15
LEHMAN,s BODY FOUND.

Green Bay, Wis. Nov. 15.-Antoine
Lehman, SO years Of age, was found dead
in g. stone, quarry near Preble- He dis
appeared Oct. 1S. -,
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PURSUED BY DISASTER
Albany Company Suffers First by Crash,
Then bv Fire, ..

Albany, NJ Y, Nov 15-Fire today de-
stroyed the stock in one of the temporary
stores opened by the John &. Myers
company after the collapse of their build
ing last August, when thirteen persons
were killed and thirty injured The
Myers people say their loss will probably
exceed $3.50, 900. The stock is believed to
have been fully insured.
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knitted by Alleged Friends.

Fifth-That Hartman and Prick,
H hs gt Wth James e9 se W. VS.
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ey w. w. Jermane.

Washington, Nov. 15.-The president
is not in sympathy with the idea that
rate legislation, after his plan, will
mean a reduction Of wages Of railway
employees, and he SO informed the dele
cation that called upon him yesterday.
It is well known to the president, as
it is to many others, that a part Of the
railway plan of campaign against the
Of sentiment, more or less artificial,
against that program. The delegation
which visited the White House yester-
day is a sample of what that sentiment
is, or can be made to be. During the
summer and fall, the railways have been
busy with boards Of trade and chambers
Of commerce all over the country, more
particularly at the big terminal points
and these have gone. on record in many
instances in opposition to the Esch'
Townsend bill.
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ODELL, ACCUSED BY
HYDE, WILL REPLY
Former Governor of New York Is Branded
q BLack7aiIer and Will Be an
Insurance Witness.

X : him IN the back, and did every
Of his holdings in the Equitable Life
and then made an offer to his lawyers
to buy his stock in the society.
Sixth-That Henry G. Frick, from
the day he entered the Equitable board
Of directors, tried to dominate the So
Getty and created "a reign Of terror
Seventh-That the Equitable g "yel-
low dogo fund, maintained in the Mer-
camille Trust company as loan and
account. was used for three purposes,
namely to settle suits, the purchase Of
Equitable stock and for political contri-
buttons. When this loan was Equidated
last July, Hyde paid out on his private
fund $4,000.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10
SULLIVAN Is BROKE AGAIN
John L. Extends Hand Instead of
Coin to Tax Collector, But Lat
ter No Longer Negotiable.

John l. Sullivan has turned over the
Keys OF his fifty-fourth saloon To the
sherin, and the Casino that he opened
here Is no more, says a dispatch from
San Francisco.
When John l. opened the place he
was certain the bartenders would gel
sore fingers ringing up money on the
cash register. But they all wore their
trousers turned up at the bottom and
walked like they had lead in their
shoes when they Went off watch. ANY
time the cash register rang the sIeep-
ers about the place woke up and
wanted 10 know where the fire was.
The end was FASTENED somewhat nv
three things-an attachment Tor STE by
q man named Marks, the inability of
johns bartendeFs to borrow a few
Kegs OF beer from neighbors on credit.
and the objection of John L. to paying
a license. When the license collector
called John l.. passed him his mitt
and told him to quit his kiddfn'.
LlcsnSe? L amt no dog if / did
own diamond dog collar once Come.
blow and be a good fellow" said he.
The collector blew three times. once
over the bar, then he blew out the door.
and then he blew back with a couple
or sheriffs, and then il was John s
turn 10 blow, but only one way-out.
With the paddock on the door he saws
today:
Nobody loves a fat man anyhow"
John asked how far it was from
Frisco to New York
Somebody told him about 5000 miles.
Which way, train or boat?" he in
CURED
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10
BOUQUET FOR SKEL ROACH
Elmer Stricklett Says Former Butte
Pitcher First Discovered Fa-
nous Spit Ball.

1 viii bet $780," said Elmer Strick-
lett, former p. n. L. pitcher, that lust
one man besides myself knows the Sc
cfet or throwing the spit ball. Skel
Hoach IS that man, He discovered the
ditch Wv
None of these other fellows have
Yet mastered the delivery. | inVari-
ably employ il in a tight place. / use
IL always when there are two strikes
ana three balls, and / have 1t under
such perfect control that il never
rams me. These other boys who are
experimenting with the spit bali
never use il when they get into tight
place.
l nave seen statements TO the eff
fect that the pitch didn't amount TO
anything and would die out. but l
notice the opposing clubs are con-
tlnualy trying TO put preparations on
lively.
Far from being an exploded theory.
the spit ball, SO far as most pitchers
are concerned. is in its infancy. n a
majority of the pitchers ever learn
TO use it with the same effect [ do
the batsmen viii be almost completely
at our mercy"
Asked as to the direction in which
piled: -
Down for the most part. Do YOU
think the ball doesn't work wei for
me on the home grounds? | ascribe if
10 the fact that the grounds are hard.
which makes the bah fuzzy. Again.
theFe Is usually too much wind for me
there. Therefore 1 seem to do my best
pitching away from home. I am mitch
ing the best ball of my career now.
and / won't lose many games"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10
SPOKANE BOWLERS COMING
Six Of Their Crack Ten-Pin Artists
viii Be Sent to the Western
Bowling Tournament.

The following from Spokane will be OF
especial interest TO Salt Lakes bowling
fraternity ana goes TO show that the
tenpin artists of that city are already
planning To capture first prize in the
Western Bowling congress TO be held
here this year:
Bowling viii soon be absorbing the in
terest of a large part of the athleucally
inclined people Of Spokane Plans are
being made 10 send six of the city's best
bOwlers TO Salt Lake City to compete ia
the Western Congress of BoWlers, which
holds its tournament there next March.
The first step in this direction was made
met at Yates cigar store, Main avenue
and Lincoln street AT that meeting
President J. H. Yates appointed the fol-
lowing committees;
Finance committee: II. Haunt, Jacob
GOetZ, !. IlldeDrandt and Z. D. Miller.
City schedule and rules COMMITTEES: l.
DVOrak, a l.. Angel, -. J. Patton and
Grover Ballard. Both of these commit
tees Will act in conjunction with e. II.
Rothrock, secretary OF the league
Representatives Of most OF the alleys
IN the city are numbered on these COM
mittees which assures the cooperation
of all the bowling interests in town Ia
the work the league plans 10 carry out.
These committees Will enter on their
work at once, and tournaments at the
various alleys will begin probably during
the latter part Of October.
Each alley Will conduct regular tourna-
mentS, I'm which the scores made Will be
carefully kept. The winners Of these con-
tests viii meet Ia the final tournament
for the selection Of the team To represent
this city ga the Salt Lake City meet.
In addition 70 sending these men 20
Salt Lake City, the league plans TO give
prizes aggregaUng 500. These prizes will
consist of medals, cups and money.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10
HART is READY TO FIGHT
Wakes Up Long Enough to Announce
That He Is Willing to Meet
ANY White Man.

Louisville, Ky, Sept 9.-Marvin Hart
says: In July when I knocked out
Jack Root, Jeffries, in awarding the
decision. announced his retirement and
announced that l was able to defend
The title. ! am ready TO fight any white
man in the world / do not think anv
man now in the ring can defeat me.
When 1 am beaten it will be recorded
that it was fight from first to last.
Rubin ought TO put up a great battle
When we meet, and l expect TO fight
him before long. We have met twice.
l had it on him In a six-round bout and
in the second fight it was about even.
Rubin cut an artery over my eye and
/ suffered for a time from the Loss of
blood, but toward the last I was my
self and knocked Rubin down.
'F1tzsimmons says he can whip me.
Fttz is on if he feels he can make good.
IT we meet there win be no doubt about
the result. Fitz is "a great pugilist, but
l can Outpunch him. I believe I can
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10
CONNIE MACK HIRES KEEPER TO LOOK
AFTER ERRATC RUDE WAODELI

The Athletics are carrying an extra
man.
He does not play ball, he is not en-
ployed asa trainer, he does not watch
the gate, he is of no earthly assistance
to the secretary.
ell is Rube's keeper.
The mans name is Newhouse He is
Or was-a friend of George Edward
Waddelps and was recommended by
George Edward to Connie Mack as a
rubber, if the team CHANGED to be in
need of any such.
Connie has no use for any kind of
a rubber, except somebody TO rubber
at Rube and see that he did not get
into mischief. So Mr.. Newhouse was
engaged in that capacity.
Mr.. Newhouse's job is to stick close
TO Fie eccentric one, and watch over
him as a mother would over an err
ring child. Connie gives NewhOuse the
money necessary for the small per-
sonal expenses of RUDE, and Newhouse
doles out the pennies to George Edward
with careful hand
Sometimes RUDE yearns for his own
society exclusively, but NewhOuse
balks his yearning. He is always on
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10
STUDIES YALE'S METHOD
Harvard's Head Coach Turns to New
Haven Team for Pointers
on Football.
lsoecial s9orting serylce.l

Cambridge. Sept. 9,-Bm Reid. one
of HarVards greatest athletes and
head coach Of this falls football team.
has already started in 10 hustle.
His first resolve was tI.at Harvard
during his regime should not deserve
the charge made by President Eliot
that Harvard's athletics were a good
example of intelligence unintelligently
applied" Reid has done his work with
a system heretofore foreign TO football
coaching.
He has used the card index system.
He has placed the statistics of each
man on a card, even the standing in
studies Failure TO pass examinations
he considered as bad as breaking train
Ing.
Following his example of two years
ago. he has looked about him and cop
fed what appeared TO be worth while
from other universities. In this respecS
Yale apparently has been his greatest
help. Two years ago. while coaching
the Crimson, he beat Yale with her
own tackle back" play. Now he and
his agents are making e study of
Yale's latest methods.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10

the club wanted Thompson, but he need
not come if he persisted in having
Jerry Mccarthy as an appendage There
was not a dissenting vote, and the
committee held Ii would do nothing 10
bring to life the records of men who
had treated the game as Mccarthy had
done in this city
The announcement that the s. A. A.
&. has refused to countenance takers.
even as managers of good men, met the
approval of the members of the club
who heard the news. 1t is one of the
best moves for clean sport that has
been made i'll the city, and shows the
man just where he stands in Spokane,
The club has not lost by the move.
The club has always tried hard to give
the public square exhibitions, and this
resolution will convince every one Of
the fact that not even a suspicion viii
be tolerated.
There is no question but that the
night between Thompson and Neary
would have been on the square, even
if Mccarthy did have a hand in the
arrangements. The fact that he was
allowed 10 have control of a man in
the main fight there. however. would
cast discredit upon the go, and would
give fighters of his class recognition
and this the directors refused TO do"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10
The Color Line IN pugiilism
Worlds exChampiOn Tells Why Record
BOB FlTzslMMoNs

other man puts his hand up TO take it.
Jeffs no different from the rest. and he'll
stick along at the top as long as he can.
Jeffs the recognized champion right now
but If q good husky colOred man comes
along and says he wants a fight ana
jeff turns him down. therein be plenty
OF people To say:
Huh, Knew ire couldnt trim the man,
Ell, and figured it out that he'd set away
from Il by saying he doesn't meet ne
groes. Won't wash a little bit. If he s
afraid why doesn't ne say 500"
That kind OF talk Is what's going To
hurt the tighter who pulls down the
shades when the cloud begins 10 roll over
the sky, and ne knows II. or should
know it.
Don't draw the color line. boys While
IL may save your fine feelings that you
nave gathered mp since you reached the
top, its going to splash bit of mud oB
the record you've got framed ana hang
ing up in the old folks pallor.
Copyright. 1905, by Joseph r. Bowles.)
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hand, like Lizzie's engagement ring.
He hangs around something nerce, and
could give Jake Mintz' SherlOcks some
fine points on shadowing.
AT first the arrangement pleased
George Edward Immensely. He liked
Mr.. NeWhouse, and was glad 10 have
somebody to chum with. But of late
he has grown peeVish. He wants a
nickel OF his own once in a while, and
he wants TO go and mind his own bust
ness all by himself occasionally.
While the Athletics We're up ia De-
troit on this present western trip. RUDE
went on fishing trip. He didn't ask
Newhouse to go along, but Newhouse
went. RUDE got a boas all by him
self, saying he didn't want no fool
Newhouse along, soaring the fish.
Behold. the faithful Newhouse in a
patrol boat, tagging along, and anchor
ing at convenient distance from the
lone fisherman. The aggravated George
Edward upped anchor on several Oc-
easions, and rowed angrily away, but
the patrol boat followed.
The scheme has worked we'll so far.
RUDE has no money. no solitude and
surfeit of Newhouse. He is keeping
straight and pitching great ball.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10
SCHOOL OF MINES.

The State School OF Mines offers
complete four-year courses in mining
engineering, mechanical engineering
electrical engineering, civil engineering.
and chemical engineering. All of these
courses lead TO the degree of Bachelor
Of Science in Engineering.
The Utah School of Mines has one OF
the best metallurgical laboratories in
the United States, as we'll as splen-
didly equipped laboratories in chem
istry, physice. mechanics. electricity.
mineraiogy, geology. etc.
The School of Mines is one Of the
three state schools that comprise the
University of Utah.
Catalogue and full information sent
free upon request to
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH.
Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10

my down to a no-run-no-hit basis he
naunts fcathsr in his cap beside
which ali his other perforInan IS pale.
An idea OF the difficulty may be
drawn from the fact that since the
organization Of the National league.
thirty years ago, only thirty-three men
in that outfit have pitched hitIess
games. Lee Richmond the southpaw
of the Worcester club. was the first
To do so. Cleveland being the victim.
His support was perfect and he let
nobody walk, so not a single Cleveland
batsman got to first base. There have
been gaps of several seasons in which
no hitless game was pitched. Ewing
of Cincinnati really turned the trick
once on the Polo grounds, but the Of
fetal scorer robbed him OF tin good
faith, Of course. He was charged by
hit by man who in fact was out
at first. but who. II he had been safe,
in justice should have been recorded
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10
JERRY MCCARTHY is BARRED
Spokane Sports Refuse to Allow Him
Even to Manage Fighter
in Their Town.

The Spokane Chronicle says: Back
TO the mines, for Jerry Mccarthy.
Such was the unanimous decision
reached last night by the athletic com
mittee of the S. A. A. c. Mccarthy is
out of class was the conclusion, and the
athletic club directors refused TO nego-
tiate with the taking fighter or to have
anything to do with any boxer who
may come to Spokane under the man.
agement of the Montana welter-weight
The board approved the match made
by Quinn between Thompson and
Neary, but when the athletic commit
tee heard Mccarthy was manager of
the lightweight, a meeting was called
and message was hastily sent to
Butte.
The telegram read in substance that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10
Weldon Henley of the PhiladsI phia Americans.

To shut out a team without a hit
especially a good team-is the am
bition OF every pitcher in major base
ball. 1t is the acme OF success, for il
is about the hardest thing any bcx-
man can undertake. II means in the
first place that az least tWenty-seveu
batsmen must be deceived by the
shoots and slants. drops and raises,
fast balls and slow. CT the man on
the slab. The pitcher must prevent not
only smashes but hunts from falling
safe, and on his own fielding depends
largely his INN unity from the latter
class of hits. He has to allow not
only for the hitting ability of the man
facing him. but for the batter's speed
in going to first which may turn what
would be an out for a slow man into
a one-sacker. All those things have
TO be taken into consideration by the
hide?handler. Small wonder. there
fore, that when he does hold the enc
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10

as getting his life on an error, as the
shortstop fumbled the ball 1t looked
as If the infielder recovered quickly
enough TO catch his man. Accurate
fielding would have left no doubt of
the hatter's retirement.
Two men this season have pitched
hitiess games-one in the American.
the Othsr in the National league. They
are Weldon Henley of the Athletics
and Christy Mathewson OF the Giants.
Matty was the first To accomplish il.
On June Is. in Chicago, he shut ont
the Chicago team without a safety.
Henley. on July -, In st. Louis was
equally stingy to the Browns Need
less to say both are star boxmen. and
years may pass ere either duplicates
the feat. The Chicago battle was the
second hitless game in Mathswson' g
career. the first having been achieved
against ST. Louis on July Il, 1901.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10
IHE HER A Us SPORTING
TOZER BEST MAN ON COAST
Salt Lake Boy Heads List of Star
Twirler's in President Bert's
League-Essiek 18th.

William Tozer. the former Salt Lake
pitcher is the star Of the Pacific coast
this year. He has won a greater per-
centage Of his games than any other slab
artist on the coast AS the Coast league
~ one OF the highest class leagues of the
national association, il is more than
probable that TOZer is being watched BY
the Dig leagues, and when the drafting
season comes his name will be found
among those who are wanted In the ma
Jor organizes tons William Essick an
other salt Lake product, stands sixteenth
IN the list. while Roach. formerIv of
butte, Is the eighth among the Coast
ieague's best slab artists. The standing
or the pitchers in games won and lost up
TO date is as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10
PORTLAND EXCURSIONS
Via oregon Short Line,
Salt Lake TO Portland and return

Salt Lake 10 Portland and return
direct -. 49,. .......sS1. 50
salt Lake 10 Portland and return
tone way via San Francisco) 40 "a
Salt Lake 70 Portland and return
zone way via Los Angelesl...... 80. 50
Tickets 10 Portland and return AZ
rect, on sale daily from MAY "A 10 Sent
30. inclusive. Tickets reading ore wav
via San Francisco or Los Angeles nm
sale August 80, 81 and September / b
3. {, ., 6, Is, IA, 10, q, IS, 20. All tickets
good for stOpOvers. See agents for fur
ther particulars. City Ticket Office,
POI Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10
CHIEF OF POLICE JOB
OPEN FOR JEFFRIES

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. st is possible
the name may be signed James J. JEFF
fries, chief of police" before lonH. The
big champion has a good chance of Sc
curing the position as head OF the local
force through the influence that is being
brought to bear in his behalf. Jeffries'
popularity here is far-Feaching and the
city. it appears, is anxious to reward HIM
with something that viii pay him well
Jeffries has had no experience that
would fit him for the place. but his Wig
orous style Of doing things and the moral
effect his presence at the head Of the de-
partment would have are strong points
in his favor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10
COACH Y0ST PUBLISHES
BOOK ON FOOTBALL

Fielding H. Yost, the famous Michi-
gan football coach, has written a book
entitled Football for the Player and
Spectator. 1t is an excellent treatise
on the game, and views the sport from
every angle.
There are chapters on the history of
the game, It's position in America. how
TO develop the material and even a
chapter on how to spend the evenings
in training quarters.
Tie volume is illustrated with over
eighty full page halftones, and would
be valuable addition to the library Of
every lover of the game.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10
cLAvIER PIANO SCHOOL.

Miss Florence Rossburg, after sew
eral years study with Mr.. A. X. Virgil
in the Clavier Piano School OF New
York City, is ready to receive piano
pupils at her studio, SO East First
North. Pupils desiring 10 enroll call
from 10 to Il during September.