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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-27

Chcaxo etaa las three others n
Brown, Briggs and Weimer that are
almost as good as Wicker, and. In fact
In naming the fourteen representatives
have omitted several that are almost
as good as the ones have named.
In catehers and outhelders the Ma
ttoual league is also well supplied, and
only. as I said before, at the left hand
ed corner, is the decided superiority o.
tha Americans manifest. There u %
evident q destre In some quarters %
ba,tetie the quality OF the National
leasue that want to show that true
anabsas viii disciose The base'essnsss
Of tits disparaeement
SHARP thinks the strongest nine mat
could Be got out Of the American
leasue would comprise Ohssbeo. Da-s
neen and Young pitchers; Crigef.
catcher; Harry Davis, first base; Ia
toia. second base; Wallace, short; Brad
ley, third, and Jake Stahl Hsadrick
and Keelee, outdeA
Asnsrse.a Leagues strens Pess4
He also says that there can be no
question that On the left side of the daa-.
mond-&hat n, e. far % shoetstops ana
third basemen are coucsened-
American league has by, Tar the advAn-
tasa
Every club in the American league
except st. Louis and Washingtoa y
supplied with q first class third base-
man. The list Of the great third eush-
Ion experts = really imposans. and be.
doubts Il be VIII ever go their equals
aeain In Q bunch In one leaSsa.
Jimmy Collins Of Boston. Bradley oe3
Cleveland, Conroy oe New York LAye:
Cross Of Phiaedelphia, Tannehiu and.
Coushun-vhat an array o6 -spasndsd'
taiant3 And Il makes ooe regret tha6s
Washington and St Louis have not
representative IN this class. IL Waks
lace ID kept at third by McAJeer. tn:
Browns VIII have tie peer Of Coilina
Bradley or any other guardian Of H.
di@cuk coene1.
8Aorts&aps.
Look at the American league shoet-
stops, and they stack up almost @
strong. Parent, Elberfeld Wallaee,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-27
BILL BRADLEY c1EvE1AND,s STAR THIRD BAsEMAN@

George Davis and Cassidy are wondses
IN their iine, but Monte Gross. Turner
and OLeary are not wonders.
When you compare the third base.
men and shortstops Of the National
league with these marvels there II real
" no comparison az q whole, although
II must be conceded that the Nationals
have In Dahlen, Crcoran, Wagner
Tinker and Shay noen Of very high
class az fielding shortstoDs. There =
a dearth Of third basemen, tor whHe
Leach, steinfeldt Brain. Devitn and
Casey are fair none Of them except
Tommy Leach would be rated a. strict
II drst class
That's where the American league
has q most decided advantage and VIII
have fos year or two yet until soms
Of the coming stars Of the National
have arrived.
Mooss~ 10 contsnt
Manager McGraw Of tho New Yoek
National league champions u not de-
ye,opans many "phsnoms" these daW
Of doubt md much anxiety. He seems
to be contented With ths veterans he
has on hand
As long as thay can deliver the
goods" be win have nothing to feaE.,
MeGinntty, Mathswson and Taylor Vim
probably do The bulk Of the pitching
asain this season, although II Il said
that Ames expects 10 take his regulsf
turn on the rubber. wh9s Wntse should
do bstter work In ths pt&aR's position
this year than b dh hst seaSoa Il one
can believe haK be hears. 1he rest of
McGraw's team have come up TO ex-.
pectations In their woxk thus far.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-27

abilities Of the American and National
league pitchers forms an interesting
chapter Of diamond reading.
1T Is claimed that the pitching IN the
American league is away above the
National article but I do not believe
the difference Is so great as is imas-
ined, begins Tim
chssb-o, DInesn, Young, Eta.
The best pitchers tn the American
league are Chesbro, Dineen, Young.
Plank, Waddell, Bernhard, Donohue,
Owen, Smith, Powell, Glade, Donovan,
Mullin and Case Patten. I believe I
have named fourteen Of them and TAX
en- about all the cracker3acks, although
I have omitted Joss, Moore and poss1-
bly, one OF two more.
"Now, let me pick fourteen from toe
National league and the BEST IN my
tudgmeut confntng myself to four-
teen, are as follows: McGinnity. DUN
my Taylor, Mathewson, Bob Wicker.
Harper, Hahn, Philippe. LesTef. Jack
Taylor. Nichols, Jones, Willis and PIT
finger. Every one Of these = arst class
but some Of them have not the rsputa-
ton the noted ones tn the American
league have, but are every bit - sood.
Bob Wicker
.Tbere isn't q club In existence that
can beat Bob Wicker when he Is risnt,
and bis feat Of letting down the Giants
With one scratch bit and shutout I
think It was, has never, considering the
circumstances, besn surpassed We all
remember that game at the Polo
grounds, New York, last summer BE-
tween Chicago and the Giants on a
Saturday afternoon when they bad that
record breaking crowd, the largest
crowd that was ever assembled to 80
a professional baseball game Wicker
Wa a eooi - an jcic5s, and biz pse-
formanee was simply mar~eloua- 1ne
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-27
Spring Has Come.
The fisherman tuneth his lies,

The fisherman tuneth his lies,
The parlor lamp sits in the shade,
The shoemaker shoeth the flies,
The ardent son wooeth the maid,
The red chigger biteth with glee,
All poems with passion do fame;
The reason is easy to see,
Spring has came, spring has came
spring has came.
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RawtA1sns's Foa11G oastsR.
Ths tvoysaroA sistsr Of Haw-
thosna t1& b Z natural PAGER and
fast at TIE mt
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-27
BASebQU'S
Merry
Realm
The Boston Situation.
President Taylor Pro-
qresstve -- american
Tersus National League
Stars --- Comparison of
Pitching SmN 49, The
Leading lntielde,5, Etc.

There will be really only o0e team In
Boston this season With good break
In the luck and by escaping accidents
the Nationals may show little better
than they did last season, but with only
two old pitchers, Wilhelm and Frazer,
and with three colts-Canne1l, Sharpe
and Delahanty-'n the outdeh no pen
nant will ever be won. II Willis doesn't
show up, whom can the club eet at this
stage to replace himf !Tenney 10 opd-
mistc. but optimism doesn't win games
or produce star ball players.
And when one considers that 6oden
and Conaat owners Of the Nationals,
are both. worth couple Of millions It
s hard to explain their parsimooious
policy. How different indeed from
John L Taylor. president Of the Ameri-
cans, who with q pennant winning
team spent nearly $4,000 In buying
new players for this season!
Is It any wonder that Boston b an
American league ciVi
Tim sharps Views
What Timothy Sharp, the noted base
ball expert, says about the relative
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-27

The Hon. Bird S. Mcclure, delegate
from Oklahoma, recently received let.
ter from constituent which read as fol-
lows, says the New York Worlds Wash
ington correspondent:
"Dear Mr.. McGuire-I enjoyed that
last package of garden and flower seeds
you sent me very much. I wish you
would send me some more garden seeds
and send few flower seeds to nv wife.
But please do not send her any canary
seeds. If you do, she might eat them and
try to sing, and, God knows, I have trou-
bles enough now"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-27

A negro hack driver in Washington
was driving along the street when he en-
countered funeral. A long line OF
coaches were behind the hearse, which
was moving at lively rate. The negro
was superstitious,and did not want to
cross between the carriages and the fun.
eral procession. He tried to drive around
in front of the hearse, but could not get
sufficient speed. After driving alongside
the hearse for two blocks, the negro called
out to the driver: "Say, boss, hold up an
let me past. My passenger is in hurry
and yours amt"
New-York tribune., 1905-11-25
BURTON TAKES STAND.
Denies Prosecutions allegations
Jury Viii Get Case TODAY.

ST. Louis Nov 24.-Under instructions from Judge
vandeventer of the Federal Circuit Court, the case
of United States Senator J. Ralph Burton, of
Kansas charged with violating q federal statute
by practising before the Postofice Department
while e Senator, must be submitted to the Jury
tomorrow.
The attention of the court was occupied to-day
with the closing of the defence, which began yes
terday afternoon. and the first argument for the
prosecution delivered by Assistant United States
Attorney General Robb
Senator Burton the witness stand this
forenoon The Senator in his testimony laid
special stress on the fact that before his conversa
ton with T. B. Harlan. relating to his employ
ment by the Rialto company. started. the
train in which they going from St Louis to
Chicago had crossed the Mississippi and was in
Illinois, outside the jurisdiction of the court be-
fore which the is being tried He testified
that he used the following words in this conversa-
ton:
Now, Mr.. Harlan, let me understand you, l am
tensvely Is it contemplated in any way that am
Directly directly or @ indrectiy?' f ''e1e :, '-'.-
His answer was very emphatis He said; No
a0 u" no. W. ~li,s any ,,, D,au ~. NJ ., NV
6 Se
see Chief Postoflce Inspector Cochran and inquired
asx9u5 learn the stasdng qf The sonseTn with
that there S Ps two oompans '0o
then tod Cochran that had b been en- led to be be-
% Of former @ coDeern and % that III had been assured
fhat 5 that hS aor Deans all
TO help defend him. and then said to him: fNow.
Cochran, I the counsel for the Rialto Grain
and Securities Company. Major Dennis, owns the
company. He is stranger to me. | have been
assured that the company is organized and its
methods all right. But do not know, and II
anything comes into the department that puts you
upon inquiry. any complaints anything of the
kind wish you would advise me- because notwith-
standing am counsel for the company am not
its counsel here. cannot be retained under any
circumstances to appear in the department
paid attorney"
Senator Burton's counsel Mr. lehman asked
him whether not he remembered the conversa-
ton relative to his employment by the National Sc
curites Company as related yesterday by Charles
H. A'rooks witness for the prosecution.
Nor almost shouted Mr. Burton, intertly lean
ing forward, If to emphasize his answer.
In rebuttal, w. j. Vickery and w. e. Cochran,
postof1ce inspectors. testified that the following
statement not made by Senator Burton in their
presence testified by the Senator:
Il (SenatOr BUrton) cannot be employed for any
sum to appear as an attorney before the Postofice
Department"
At this point the government and defence had
announced that they through with testimony.
Judge Van de Nanter stated that unlimited time
would be allowed for arguments.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-25
WANT VERDICT REVERSED
Judgment AGAINST Letter SAID to
Haze Been Illegal.

Anson McCook Beard, counsel for Joseph Letter.
the afidavits of four of the jurors who heard
the testimony in the recent suit brought by Will
lam B. Franklin and George Isham Scott against
Joseph Hoadey, Cyrus Field Judson and Mr.. Letter
20 s66,0O0 and for which verdict was re-
turned for the full amount by jury in the Su
preme Court. will apply to Justice Amend next
Monday have the judgment set aside as far
Letter is concerned
Mr.. Beard says that the jury disregarded and
disobeyed the charge and instruction Of the court
on the law that the plaintiffs must prove TO the
satisfaction Of the jury by a preponderance of ev-
dence the proposition that Judson, the defendant,
in ordering the plaintiffs to purchase 1000 shares
OF the stock of the International Power Company
the defendant Letter, pursuant to agreement
among them The jury was charged that If they
believed Letter partner OF Judson's in
April of that year they could bring verdict against
.Judson and Hoadley and In favor of Letter.
The affidavits on which Mr.. Beard relies were
made by George Cults, John F. Mathews, Louis
Beriu and Abraham Chinchin. Juror Cults says
that he did think there any evidence TO
show that Letter in any way involved in the
transaction OF which complaint is made, and that
he finally agreed the verdict because the other
jurors had reproved him for thinking mis- mind su-
perior to others. The other jurors who made afi-
davtts said they did believe the preponderance
of evidence showed Letter in any way involved and
state that they make their affidavts entirely un-
solicited
New-York tribune., 1905-11-25

barcelona Nov 2l-saied steamer Ulriken CNor) Peder-
seq; Sov "a 10 msaed steamer America tBr'
Mess'9 Ma aas@iled steamer Toronto r. Clark New
YORK % sailed steamer Rotterdam Dutch. tanHO.
ohieT4s ne. ts,on1 Amsterdam New-fork
iIS ~ 28-Sailed Minerva NoT) for New
Demeyara Nov 24Sailed steamer Fariina t6r' carey
Nv YORK via WindwaTd Islands.
ne" Nov 2t@saied steamer Obi (Br). Evans tfrom
trieste Nov 20-saed. Pannonia Br) Benson
Napies Nov 21-Arrved. steamer Giua Aqso zaF
for Palermo and Venice: 18TH sailed
steamer Georgia (Auso. Parovich Grom Trteste)
6 Passed steamer vincenzo Bonanno QtaD
Niera New-York for Alexandria.
Nov m--Passed, steamer Moltke tlierl
fi1ser New-York for Plymouth Cherbourg and Ham
Nov 24-Arrived steamer CBry, ROwley. Yoke
hama ste. Baltimore and New-York
re,-nuda %. 1910 m-ArriVed steamer bei-
mudan (Rr) Fraser. New-YoTk r,.,,,.
Kobe Nov 22-Arriyed steamer IndTani tBr). NulatE-
New-York VIA Ader. Singapore Manila etc
New-York tribune., 1905-11-25
PASTOR FACES CHARGES.
Accusations against the Req. DIR.
McLau71n.

Grave charges have been made against
the Rev Archibald B. McLaurin pastor OF
the Sixteenth Baptist Church, at No Ioi
West 16th-st. Three members Of the congresa-
ton have preferred charges against their pastor
OF conduct unbecoming minister. According to
one Of the deacons of the church, these charges
are in The hands of the secretary of the board.
and action will be taken at the meeting
of the board Of deacons on December 4.
When the Rev. Mr.. McLaurin was seen at
his home prior to the weekly prayer meeting last
night he first denied that any charges had been
preferred against him. He then said:
Last Friday night I announced in the prayer
meeting that If any one disliked the way
was conducting the affairs of the church, they
could refer the matter to the board of deacons,
and 1 would abide by their decision This
trouble has arisen from the jealousy Of woman
in the congregation. who was defeated for
church office and who says that l push for
ward the members Of the congregation
and neglect the old members.
On the Monday evening following the an
nouncement of the pastor the board of deacons,
the pastor and eight witnesses met Lew
springsteen the Oldest member of the board OF
deacons was chairman of the meeting 1t was
learned from him last night that Mrs Georgl-
ana Mcpherson of No 121 Sth-ave., and two
OF her women rendered the board letters, prefer
ring charges against the pastor. Accordlng 10
Mr. Sprngsteen's statement, two or the charges
were intoxication, while the third was or
graver nature.
The Rev. MI McLaurin. who is brother OF
the Rev Donald P. McLaurin. a well known
Baptist minister of Buffalo. n. Y, has been
pastor of the Sixteenth Baptist Church for
nearly two years His previous charge was
at Atlantic Highlands. N j. and preceding that
he filed the pulpit of the Greenpoint Baptist
Church While he was at Greenpoint there was
a church quarrel and the congregation was
divided one side favoring the attitude taken by
49, r1T YIN 0r1d he n
siding against him. AS a result the pastor re-
signed.
The Rev. Mr.. McLaurin is married and has
17th-st
New-York tribune., 1905-11-25
NEW. BOER COLONY Plan
Murphy and the Cudahys Behind
Venezuelan Scheme.
tFrom The Tribune Bureau.l

Washington. Nov. PA party of Beers under
General Pearson accompanied by business repre-
sentatives OF Charles F. Murphy, Tammany
boss" and the Cudahays OF Chicago are IN
Venezuela. preparing Colossal colonization
scheme. President Castro has granted sixteen
square miles of territory containing more than ten
thousand of mineral. forest and grazing land
for a Boe- colony. and nothing now remains to
complete the DEAL but the ratification of the Venez-
ueIar Senate General Pearson win attempt TO
gather In Venezuela the scattered remnants of the
settlers who do not wish to who cannot return
to the Transvaal. and try to steer them clear or
the snegs that wrecked the Texan and Mexican
enterprises
General James Beirne. of New-York, who is as
sisting General Pearson in his new enterprise
called at the White House this afternoon to see
the President about the appointment of an army
officer as military instructor at St Johns Univer-
sity. Afterward he said:
received letter from General Pearson few
the Venezuelan @ Senate. Several confidential men
representing Mr. Murphy and the Cudahys 5, are are
faetory ne will not %ant for moneg @ to PI5 the
get into the scheme the sake of the cattle rails
ing end of the enterprise. The beef will be sent
the product brings above the selling price of the
hides at present prices Will be clear pront ei IL
Pearson sticks to the scheme and can ger t SUM
cient number of Beers to go in have no doubt S;,6
that the Venezuelan colony Will De d great sue
General O'Beirne who was the representative in
this country of the Beers in their war with Great
Britain says that OF the old residents of the
Transvaal Republic adapting themselves to the
new conditions He adds:
am afraid that Pearson will find dtfticulty In
nersuadfng many of the elder men 10 follow hlfn
MANY of them viii stand great deal or 0ppres-
sIon rather than move. and few of them Will care
to engage in mining. Their refusal to seize the
mines in the Transvaai when they might nave Done
so with profit to themselves and tremendous loss
to their enemies, showed how they feIt and al
the same time wes an exhibition Of honesty tnat
Won will seldom find equalled in history.
General O'Beirne said that General Pearson Is
stin an exile under the laws Of the new British
colony General Cronje. it is said, has incurred
~, di.+r,s+ of HE countrymen by Joining with the
British soldiers the show at C0ney Island SO II i5
is nos at all likely that he will ever return 10
South Africa If General Pearsons colony sue
ceeds 1t is probable that both Cronje and vlil1oen
viii become affiliated with 1t. General q beirne
said that General Pearson had been assisted to
candidate for Mayor OF New-York. but he hastened
to add that If Mr.. Murphy became heavily ,1 IN
terested in the colony 1t was not hhely lhal MI
WINS would be a stockholder
New-York tribune., 1905-11-25
HEAVY SENTENCE FOR DoUGHERTY
Educator Pleads Guilty to Five Charges and
Is Sent to Penitentiary

Peoria III, Nov. 24.-Newton c. Dougherty,
for years prominent educator and fnancfer
pleaded guilty to-day to five of the forgery
charges against him In connection with loot
ing the school fund of thousands OF dollars
He will he taken to the Joliet pententlary to-
nieb+ or Tomorrow Judge Worthington pro-
nounced sentence of from one to fourteen years
in the penitentiary on each of the five counts,
the same TO be concurrent.
Mr. Irwin his attorney, said Dougherty had
turned ali of his property over to him He
added that Dougherty's property would amount
"a more than the total defalcations. He ad-
rnitted that Dougherty had been careless and
that he stood willing to take his punishment
Judge Worthington said: Il find 1t necessary
+o send him TO the penitentiary as the law pro-
vides 1t will be a severe punishment"
New-York tribune., 1905-11-25
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New-York, Friday, Nov. "a, 1908.
ARRIVED.

m e. an3 BonosGa @R e K ha
mdse Arrived at the Bar at sSs m sa G8d October
suez S Port said = Agiers 80 and & Padegaa % fa
e Obj m o oS SSgfSs CO.
with mails and mdse Arrived at the Bar at
@ Daga; Barbados cSio November rs
SsadsSsqa Ss6 ,s % RssssnssTs %
ms steamsl nd anca at IT
Go malls no. to aa hf at the
steamer C4tta di Napoli QtaD Laverello Noyem
Der S Naples Palermo 10. Bolognes fairfield &
Co with @ steerage passengers and mdse Arrived at the
steamer Aiene Ger wolpert Portau PRINCE November
Marta H. to the Hamburg American Line. With cabin
Steamer 19o Rorona r5 carmchael Demerra November
Antigua 1S St Kits 1G St cToix and Thomas s
to outerbrdge CO. with qd % passengers mais ana
City Of Birmingham HoTlet 3 Boston TO tne
Steamer Herman wede Jarsberg cNor K1erIand St
with arrived at the Sgr RSr at p5I Sfo Ab m Tex No
vemSer is to James Elweil CO. with oil Passed
IN ssea@sr senay hSSS Sorsmah Pttison Arthur
steamer Johnson Port Arthur Tex Noyem6eT i
Co. Co With oil Passed Quarantine at 11:a9
Charles Mallory & co. with mdse Passed Quarantine
steamer Ell Cid Baker. Galveston November Il. to
the Southern Pacific Company. with mdse Passed Quar-
antne 3;12 m. -,
steamer jefferson. Dole. Newport News and Norfolk
on the Highlands 1902
steamer Hawaiian Delano San September
"a Coronel IS and ST Lucia November H. TO
Dearborn Lapham. with mdse Arrived at the Bar at
5 p >, - 49,
Steamer Chesapeake. Delano Baltimore. to H Foster
with mdse Passed Quarantine 6:15 m.
Steamer j L Luckenbach Neville Philadelphia 10 IL i;
1uckenbach ballast. Passed in Sandy Hook at 298
-. r...-, >--,,. &c ~,
OiIeensrown 10 to the Steamship Company. Ltd
WITH passengers mdse. Passed in Sandy Hook
Steaner La Lorraine Porcelot, Havre November
s to the Compagne Generate Transatlantque with pas
senecrs. mails and mlse Southeast of Fire Island at
steamer Oneida Curry Philadelphia to William P
CIv1e & Co with mdse- Passed in Quarantine 80
SANDY Hook. ]. Nov "a, $50 rl-Wind southwest,
fresh breeze; cloudy
Steamers Verona CGer) Singapore. Manila, etc; Ixia
(Br Beyrout Gibraltar (Br). Hull via Newcastle Hrd
(or) Rio Faco (Nor) Norfolk Hamilton.
Norfolk and Newport News; Dorothy, Norfolk.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-25
ACCUSES BROTHER OF FRAUD.
Cincinnati Woman Says She Signed Trust
Deed Thinking It Will

Cincinnati Nov. 24-Mrs. Mamie Wright Verify
whiteside whose husband is dentist in New
York City, charges her brother. George NJ Verify.
president OF tn. American Rolling MIL Company. OF
MiddIetovu Ohio with improperly securing her
signature 10 a deed of trust of her entire estate.
The charge Is made In a suit filed in the United
States court in this city. to-day.
Mrs Whiteside swears she thought she was sign
ing her will when she signed the document which
now proves 10 be, she says. deed Of trust or All
her remaining estate TO her brother. She further
alleges in her bill that. October he collected
for her agent. sa2S sos. kept $4,000 for services
and has held practically ell of the balance ever
since under the deed OF trust complained or
New-York tribune., 1905-11-25
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS.

Queenstown Nov % 9:33 a m-Arrived. steamer Cam
pana (I3rl War; New-York for Liverpool land pro-
ceeded).
CCicr1 Ruser New-York for Cherbourg and Hamburg
Have ya"' NoS 2sEArrved. steamer Bordeaux CBr).
l. FIeveder New-York.
torfr New-York
Gibraltar 2iArrfved steamer HAMBURG tGer) Bur
meister New York for Naples and Geroa land pro
Melbourne Nov 24-Arrivcd previously steamer of
ireland tFr). Kearney. New-York. via st Vincent.
t london ion Nov 2s-Arrived steamer susquehanna (sr)
samuel Nev-York via ST Vincent c V, Cape
Town, etc.
Br1linsma New-York for Boulogne and Rotterdam