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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09
D0PED THE
TAmmANY
LEADER

New York, Nov. s.--Jullus Harburger,
Tammany's district leader in the Tenth
Assembly district and one OF its candl-
dates for coroner, was chloroformed and
robbed OF his $3.50 gold watch and chain
and $500 AT his home, No. 80 st. Marks
place, carly yesterday morning.
Detective Sergeant Downing OF the Cen
tral office. told Hamburger that he was a
lucky man that he did not wake up while
the burglars were at work. as he proba-
bly, would have lost his life I'm attempting
to arrest them
II am convinced" said the detective,
that the burglars were armed with sand
bags, and that they would probably have
beaten you TO death had you discovered
them and made an outcry."
ON Monday hamburger every -othGE
Tammany leader did. went TO Tammany
Hall and got dough" from Charles r.
Murphy. Just how much dough" Har-
burger received could not be ascertained
but after paying the district captains who
manned the polls yesterday he had $500
left. This money he put in his trousers
when he went 10 bed at II .. m. Monday.
Suddenly Hsrburger awoke. and think
ing It was time 10 be UP and ~ work, he
vest or a chair near the bed. II was only
? a. m and back 10 bed he went
Papa" suddenly said his eisht-year-
old boy, Kenny.
what is II. Benny" asked Hamburger
Papa think that there is some one in
the room
Nonsense. remarked Hamburger u
left the window open i~ front 70 get tho
air. and you probably hear the blinds rat
Ting. Go 10 sleep"
Beny did. So did Hamburger He avoke
about O'Clock There was a peculiar odor
IN the room. Hamburger felt choking
sensation I'm his throat and coughed VIC
lently. Then he looked to see what time H.
was and 10 his surprise found his watch
and chain gone.
He examined his trousers and the 500
was also gone. He ran through HIS apart
ments 90 the rear and found a window
open. The burglar or burglars had climbed
up the rear fire escape TO the second floor
OF his apartments, and had robbed the
place.
The burglars evidently expected 90 get
more than 5000. as II has been tho custom
OF Tammany leaders to pay the district
captains az a. m. on election day, before
the polls open. and IN many OF the dis
tricts this was done.
In the sixth Assembly District which Is
big Tim's' stronghold. the mnn-zAhn
held the dough" slept until a. m. I'm the
T. H. sullivan's club rooms. protected by
n bodyguard ~ Sullivanites
The police believe that they will arrcs,
the burglars because they believe they
arc men who knew that Harburger car
ried the money 20 his home. Hamburger
would like % get back his watch and
chain. which were presented 20 him by
tho Independent order Of the Free sons OF
Tsreal when he vas the grand master
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09
RELATIONS MAY Be SEVERED

A News special from Ann Arbor, Mich.
says Word was received today that
Pennsylvania has severed athletic rela-
tions with Harvard owing 20 Harvard :
protest OF Lamson, Pennsylvania tackle.
Pennsylvania has turned TO Michigan to
an the vacancy. and, II Is understood
Will ask for a post-season game.
we hardly see our way clear for
post-season game with Pennsylvania this
year" declared Athletic Director Charles
Baird. 1--WE have Wisconsin and Chicago
to take on and IL would be hard work
keeping the men I'm condition for another
big struggle. II is probable under the cir
cumstances. however. that We Will open
negotiations for athletic relations with
Pennsylvania 10 begin next year.
Officials OF the Athletic association ot
tho University OF Pennsylvania denied
that Harvard had severed athletic rela-
tions with Pennsylvania over the protest
against Lamson, Pennsylvania right
tackle
Harvard made a protest against Lam
son playing in the game against Harvard
next Saturday. and Pennsylvonia replied
The authorities OF the two universities
have thus far refused TO make public the
reply, but the fact that all arrangements
for Saturdays game have been completed
and nearly all tickets sold would indicate
that Harvard intends 10 play the game II
lative story printed here a week ago 10
the effect that Pennsylvania might play
Michigan next year sin case Harvard
should sever relations with the Pennsyl-
vania institution.
IL Is possible that the football game at
Philadelphia on Saturday between Har-
ward and the University OF PENNSYLVANIA
may be the last contest OF the kind be-
tween the two universities for some time
to come After notifying tho Penpsvrvaria
annette committee on Sept % last that
Harvard had determined To terminate the
agreement OF 1897, the Harvard athletic
committee discovered that there had been
no agreement between the two universities
since 1900. In the absence OF such an
asreement, which carried with Il a provi-
sion FOR an arbitration committee To de-
termine the eligibility or the players. the
harvard authorities will not be urged TO
protest. against Tackle Lamson ~ pn,,r-
sylVania but on Saturday will play any
team which Pennsylvania may present
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09
Jocund Surprised Talent at Aqueduct
and Won .Wo0dmare Stake.
Contests on All Local Bowling Alleys
We're Fast High Scores.

When Jocund won the Woodmere
Queens County Jockey club. who were
gathered in the clubhouse at the Aque-
duct track leaned over the railing and
shouted their congratulations to the
owner OF Jocund.
lie is c. w. Langdon. better known as
Whitley" the turf plunger. The feel
ing OF good fellowship marked the occa-
sion OF the first success of Langdon as a
horse owner.
II was a memorable sight. this spon-
taneous outburst OF good will that attest
ed the popularity OF young Langdon. To
applaud a winner is quite common TO oc-
cupants OF the grandstand, but club
house members rarely give way TO their
feelings In body they gathered at the
balcony railing and shouted their best
wishes for continued success 10 the young
owner
I,angdon has followed the turf for
number OF years He Is one or the Few
men who have won a fortune backing
the thoroughbreds. Recently he bought
few new horses. but until yesterday
not one OF them had won race In his
colors. red, white sleeves"
The race was worth sl265 to the winner,
hut this was a small sum compared 10 tho
money that Langdon won from the books.
The Young plunger backed Jocund we'll
and as he received odds OF 10 i ne won
nearly 5000.
Jocund won cleverly from Diamond
The pace. which was fast In the early
stages OF the seven furlongs. just suited
,be winner. as he wore Diamond down
M the end and beat him out by nearly
two lengths
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09
PROVIDENCE
WOMAN DIES
ON Train

Colorado Springs. Col. Nov. miss
Caroline Richmond of Providence. r. J.,
a sister OF n wealthy manufactures in
Providence, died on an Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe train near Colorado Springs
last night.
Miss Richmond who was 55 years or
age. was a sufferer from asthma and had
been living at Williams, Ar for some
time. in an effort 20 get relief from her
ailment. Coroner Law has taken charge
Of the body.
Miss Richmond was we'll known in this
city and lived AT Is College street Her
friends were notified OF her death late
last night
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09

Highest single string Marshall 1903.
Highest individual total-Marshall. PSI.
THREE-MAN TOURNAMENT.
In the Music hall three man tournament
last evening Curran, Jones and Corey OBJ
tained the highest combined total or ss1
pins. Jones and Curran secured totals of
30S and So4 pins, respectively, including
four single strings over tho century mark
Whittemore and White finished with to-
tails OF 321 and 3l6 pins and Whittemore
secured one single OF 116 pins.
Claire rolled a fine total OF 323 pins,
including n single OF l16 pins and White
ley made n single OF ia pins. The scores:
m
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09
LARGEST PRESS IN THE WORLD

r. Hoe a CO. are building for the
Boston Post what when completed will
be the largest printing press in the
world
~ will weigh 1JJ tons and will bc COM
prlscd OF no less than l2500G pieces %
metal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09
{. G. ACADEMY WON

inc East Greenwich academy football
team came 10 this city yesterJav .st.r-
noon and played game ~ footbau with
the Moses Brown team on the latter's
ground, defeating them ~ a .core 81 If
10 .. East Greenwich had tho advantage
q welsht but the loca' boys put up
plucky fight.
Play opened at 3:45 o'clock with East
Greenwich kicking Off TO the Moses
Brown team. which brough. the ball hack
TO the Zo-yard line. BY line phingos the
nome team made 10 yaris but wero tben
he'u Tor downs. as was Fast Greenwich
during the entire first half. tho p'pskjn
see-sawed back and forth. neither side
being able to gain much ground rhe half
erded with the ball on Moses Browns 40
yard line and I'm their pos ,ssion.
In the second half East Greenwich piav-
ed more strongly. and h. steady gains
through Moses Browns lire were able "a
SO ere two touchdoWns,-Aaa -tl,~-r-77-u
being kicked. II was a pretty contest "a
watch. as on several occasions both sides
were held for downs. Summary:
EAST GREENWICH. MOSES EPc,vN
ECrgh. !. e................l 9 Clar;,
Whittemore, l. t.............i l. y-ldridse
los hies, l. g.....-..........l e. Wilson
Bsker tCapt), c.............. C Spict =
IlaIdTu' T. g'..'...-.......... 2. =, Owen
o"h' T. t''''............ ......S. l., Moore
flbi' T. e''...s-. c.. Tjngiey
solomon. q. b...'.........q. b., Mahlstedt
Clifford, ]. j. b.......i h. b.. Jones Cant
Townsend. r. n. b...........r. h. h. P,top
hennon, r. b.............. (. h.. Seagrave
Score-East Greenwich II. Moses
Brown 0. Timer-Withers Linesmen--
Sesrls and Townsend. Touchdowrs--
Townsend .. Referee Ehmke. I'm
pire-Gorman. Time--20 and l5-minute
halves
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09

tion OF the rules, will put a higher pre-
MUM on skill, make mere might and
strength OF less value and will produce
more scientific and interesting sport"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09
ST. ANDREWS LEAGUE


About % members OF the several 81. An
drews clubs In Rhode Island met in the
guild rooms of Grace church. last evening
and were addressed by Bishop Mcvickar.
relative TO tho organizing or St. An
drews league.
The delegates voted 20 retain the pres
ent officers OF the several clubs until next
May
The revised constitution and bylaws OF
-tl4e- -4%astte- te-vS-t-----i--f-t~r.-
Bishop McNickar said that the object OF
the league was 10 create an interest IN
the St Andrews Industrial school az Bar
rington.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09

Highest single string-Martln. 70 Hlgh
est individual total-Bennett. 245
OLNEYVILLE TOURNAMENT.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09

How did that young sJriplng get that
diplomatic position? Has he ever shown
any diplomatic ability
Yes indeed. lie landed the Iob"-De.
troit Free Press
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09

Highest single, Burnham' IoV' HIsHVSV
total Burnham, 34s
BROAD STREET 3. SOUTH PRoVI-
DENCE O.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09
ON The BOWLING ALLEYS

on all the alleys OF the city last even
ing there was great activity. The best
scoring was done by members OF the CITY
League. The results:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09

Highest single string--J. Wood, los
Highest individual total-Holmes, 255.
MUSIC HALL SPECIAL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09

Highest single string-Prucker. l0l
Highest individual total-Prucker. 273.
PECK STREET TOURNAMENT.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09

Highest single string-Burdett.- - 101.
Highest individual total--Burdett. 30.
EAST PROVIDENCE TOURNAMENT.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09

Highest single string-Barton, 100 High
est individual total-Bannon. 266
sWeeden's team won roll-on.
CANONlCTS SQUARE TOT RNAMENT.
-Strings
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09
TOURNAMENT.

Highest single string-Goodwin. Mat
thews. 90. Highest individual total-Old-
dald
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09

Highest single string-O Brien, l23.
Highest individual total-O' Brien, 316.
CENTRAL SPECIAL.
--Strings-
Total
Kent's ......... 467 4Si 4s2 1880
Rolands ......... 425 AZ 45f 1851
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09

Highest SIngIe String-EVans, 1lq High
est individual total--Evans 2OG
O'GORMAN'S PALACE TOURNAMENT.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09

kg'sIIofI EIIbIo NIIhVI, IVl, hIghest total
WflsoA T5
INFANTRY HALL X. or G. TOrRNA.
MENT
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09

hlRhest single string--J. Larson 10f
Highest individual total. Larsen. 2si.
SO. PROVIDENCE DAvoL TOURNA.
MENT.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09

Highest single string-Dougherty, III.
Highest individual total-Dougherty 275.
CROWN /. o. O. F.. NJ. L., TOURNA-
MENT.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-08-16
The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in
Cairo Al the Hotel They Meet
Some Egyptian Princesses Dad
Rides Camel to the Pyramids and
Meets with Difficulties.
BY HON. GEORGE ". PECK

49, BY HON. GEORGE w. PECK
Ex-Governor OF Wisconsin, Former Editor
Of Peck's Sun, Author Of "Peck's
Bad Boy" etc.)
Copyright. 1905. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Cairo, Egypt.-My Dear. Old Irish
Vegetables: Gee, but you ought to see dad
and right now, at hotel, waiting for
q chance at room, when bride and
groom get ready to vacate it, and 60
somewhere else. This hotel is full OF
married people who look scared when
ever there is a new arrival, and came
pretty near creating panic by going
into the parlor of the hotel, where a
dozen couples were sitting around MAX
ing goo-goo eyes at each other, and get
ting behind screen and, in a disguised
voice, shouting, Il know all! Prepare
to defend YOURSELF"
The women turned pale and some said,
AT last! At last!" while others got
faint in the head, and some fell on the
bOsOms of their husbands and said:
'"'Don't shoot" You see, most of these
wives had husbands somewhere else,
that might be looking for them. have
warned dad not to be seen conversing
with woman, or he may be shot by a
husband who is on her trail, or by the
husband she has with her
Well, sir, of all the trips we have had
anywhere, the trip from Constantinople
here was the limit. For two or three
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-08-16
THE REToRT COURTEOUS.
Torrid TRADE Of Juvenile Caucasian
Coolly Countered by Small A.
rican Recipient.

A little Afro-American was trying 10
sell papers near Times square. He evil
IDENTIFY was novice in the ways of news
boys, says the New York Times, for he
displayed no timidity about poaching
on others territory. But his innocence
of custom was not to last long. A boy of
ab0uthis own age came along and looked
his African rival over. Then he said un-
kind and even rude things to the new
conner. They were to the effect that il
the. African tarried long in the vicinity
various and sundry unpleasant things
would happen to his anatomy that would
make 1t difficult to Identification after
his body had been laid on wet slab at
the morgue. :@.. n g., .....-.|- 81.
The information was impaired CARRIED
in language far more forceful than
would have been approved by the Gerry
society. The young Caucasian also in
formed his rival that he was many
things, which, it seemed, was news to
the African, whose countenance was q
picture of amazement and incredulityy.
The TRADE Of the white boy lasted about
three minutes, when he paused because
he had run out of anathemas Then he
spoke once more, and followed his re-
marks with q swing for the right side Of
the others jaw. The blow was neatly
lodged, and as the African FASTENED
away he cried back: i. *.s=s. !. III :
All them things what you said I is,
you is EN- = ! rs Fri +: - .;5 3 T: s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-08-16
STARTED ON A STAMPEDE

move foot, and all the rest of the cam
els stopped. closed their eyes and went
to sleep, and the Arabs went to sleep.
and dad and the jackass and l were ap-
parently the only animals in Egypt that
were awake.
Dad kicked his camel in the ribs, but it
wouldn't bulge. He asked me if
couldn't think up some way to start the
procession, and l stopped my jackass
and thought minute, and told dad
had it. I had bought some giant fire
crackers and roman candles at Cairo.
with which was going to fire salute
on top of the biggest pyramid, to cele-
brate for old America, and told dad
what I had got, and thought if got
off my jackass and fred salute there
in the desert it would wake them up.
Dad said ''all right, let er go. but do it
sort of easy, at first. So not 10 overdo it,
and got my artillery ready. Say, you
can't fire off fireworks easy, you got to
touch match to 'em: and dodge, and
take your chances. Well, l scratched
match and lit the giant fire cracker.
and put it under the hind legs of dads
camel, and when it got to fixing lit my
roman candle, and as the fire cracker ex-
ploded like l6-inch gun, my roman
candle began to spout balls of fire, and
[ aimed one at each camel. and the
whole push started on stampede for
the pyramids, the camels grooming. the
Arabs praying to Allah, dad yelling to
stop 'er, and my jackass led the bunch.
and l was left in the desert to pick up
the hats.
guess will have to tell YOU the rest
of the tragedy in my next letter.
Yours with plenty of sand.
HENNERY
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-08-16

her by the Southern railway. Corpor-
atoms must not be entirely soulless.
This is how it all came about, and
why Mamie Gibson is going to attend
the Asheville normal collegiate insti-
tute and secure the education she has
dreamed of and wished for, and yet
felt would never be hers. ~
This is the story: Mamie Gibson,
the heroine, IA years old, lived in
rough mountain hut with her father in
care of her younger brothers and sis
ters. It Is wild, stupendous region,
with the Black. mountain range rising
high on every side. A river rushing
like torrent through the gorge below
spreads away in soft silver loneliness
as it reaches plateau in the wilderness.
Nannie's mother had died but a few
weeks before, and, being the eldest, she
became the Little Woman" of the
household She was at work about the
house cooking and caring for the chill
dren when suddenly the mountain trem-
bled, and with the foar and crash of a
cyclone an immense slab of the noun
tain fell upon the main track Of the
Southern railroad. 49,.
! /: = Goes to the Rescue.
~ It was situation to appall anyone but
the little heroine with good cool blood
in her veins She recovered her wits
instantly and became master of the sit
uation. Selling red tablecloth, she
told her sister Patty. a If>tle tot nine
years old, to run for her life down the
track and flag trains coming from below.
Then turning household affairs over
to little Julia, 2 six-year-old mountain
kid, she ran like deer up the track,
where she knew a train would soon be
coming down the mountain. She had
4 % red tablecloth. but she switched
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-08-16
North Carolina Heroine
Saves Passenger Train
A Pretty Mountain Maid Prevents q Bad
Accident on the Southern
Railway.
The Passengers Wanted to Adopt Her. But She Would
Leave Father and Ssters-The Railroad Conn.,
pany to Give Her an Education.

Asheville, N. CA tale that reads
like romance woven by an ingenious
teller of stories is that of pretty Nan
ME Gibson, the South Carolina noun
tain maid, whose presence of mind
saved fast passenger train from
plunging to destruction down a noun
tain precipice; whose loyalty to home
and kindred caused her to decline Of
fers from rich people to adopt her, and
give her life of ease, and choose in
stead the days of toll and care in the
little mountain home of her father and
sisters because she was needed there.
And now comes the unexpected Sc
quel to the story of her devotion-an
education, the dearest hope Of her
young life. This has been guaranteed
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-08-16

My jackass only stepped his feet in the
edge, and dad wanted me to swim my
Jackass out to the camel. and let him
fall of onto the jack, but I knew dad
would sink my jack IN minute. and
wouldn't go in the river. Well, the
camels drank about an hour. with dad
sitting there meditating, and then the
drasomen got them out, and We started
on for the pyramids, which were in
plain sight like the pictures you have
seen. with palm trees along the Nile. and
Arabs camping on the bank. and it
looked as though everything was going
to be all right, when suddenly dads
camel stopped dead still and wouldn't
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-08-16

of her red petttcoat as the roar Of ths
train was heard approaching and waved
it frantically as the big locomotive
came laundering down the mountain.
The engine driver reversed" and the
grinding machine came along in a cloud
of steam and with fire streaming from
every wheel. The heavy train finally
came to stop not ten feet from the
big rocks of the mountain avalanche
1t was in that part of the canyon where
the road runs through a notch in the
mountain, 1000 feet above the valley.
Wanted to Adopt Her.
When the passengers swarmed out
of the train, and men, women and chill
dren looked into the dizzy abyss they
realized what they had escaped. in an
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-08-16
CAMPING IN THE ROCKIES.
Delights of the Evening Around the
Fire Described by an
Enthusiast.

About dusk you struggle in with trout
or game. The campkeeper lays aside
his mending or his repairing or his note
book and stirs up the cooking fire. The
smell of broiling and frying and boiling
arises in the air. BY the dancing flames
of the campfire you eat your third dinner
for the day-in the mountains all meals
are dinners. and formidable ones at that,
writes S. E. White, in The Mountains
The curtain of blackness draws down
close. Through it shine stars, loom
mountains cold and mistlike in the
moon. You tell stories. You smoke
pipes. After a time the pleasant chill
creeps down from the eternal SHOWS.
Some one throws another handful of
pine cones on the fire. Sleepily you pre-
pare for bed. The pine cones flare up.
throwing their light in your eyes. Yo'
turn over and wrap the soft woo
blanket close about your chin
wink drowsily and at once
asleep.
Late in the night you AWAKE
your nose as cold as dogs.
one eye. A few Goals mark;
fire has been. The mist noun
drawn nearer, they seem to-
you in silent contemplation
Is sailing high in the heave,
sigh you draw the canvas tra
your head. Instantly itisn