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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-29
DIXON HAD NO PUNCH

old George Dixon at one time the peer
or all the fighters I'm his class. again
entered the ring last night at the stag
Of the Long Acre A. G, IN West TwSatv
ninth street. and while he proved that he
sul retains much OF his oldtime clever
ness, his puncr. once the terror of his
opponents. has lost a good part n IT,
sting. Dixon fought n three round draw
with Frankie Howe The latter "a "a clever
man himself. but was difficult 10 reach
Dixon. who was quick al sidc-stepping
and ducklng his opponents jabs anil
swings. The eX-chnmpion received a
great ovation from the crowd many of
whom had seen him in his palmiest days
The final bout was "a slashng 20 be-
tween Tommy Young and Art Edmunds.
AMI 70 'hc en1 Young had slight shade
over his man In the first round YOUNG
caught Eduunds oT MS Euard al the
ropes. and landed "a right hook TO tho jaw
that put tho latter down ART was up iin
mediately and mixed things The next
two rounds were nercely contested houors
being even
The opening bout between Iark
D Brien ami Al Carey resulted I'm a draw.
md ir Nthe second event Tony btrluo
anded n knockout on Billy Doyle Jaw
lear the end OF the second rOpnd. Jim
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-29
JOCKEY GRIFFITH DIES

While Griffith. one OF the best Jockeys
that ever rode a horse during the days
Of the old Guttenburg track, IS dead In
thu Garneld hospital In Washington. He
was taken to the hospital suffering from
liver trouble. While there he caught
pneumonia The latter disease was the
direct cause OF his death. lie was in des-
titutc circumstances.
In the palmy days OF the Guttenburg
track Griffith rode many winners and
was the popular Jockey and would un-
doubtcdly have been riding to this day,
as his physique was such that he could
have done 80, but for an accident
II was while riding Jack Cade on tho
hilltop track that tho horse stumbled
and fell. Griffith was picked up un-
conscious on examination by the ply
sicians Il was found that his spine was
badly injured, which made him Grip
pie for life lie attempted 90 ride once
or twice after the mishap. but found Il
impossible 20 do 50, and soon gave up
his vocation
Because OF Grffths sterling integrity
during the years he was In the saddle
the Jocky club stewards passed reso-
luton two years ago recommending that
all racing associations extend 10 him
tho privileges OF the tracks in the mat
ter OF a badge. Tie was the only jockey
thus honorci by the Eastern turf author
fEeg
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-29
BUILDERS EXCHANGE
AnnraI Meeting Held With an Election Of
Officers Good Finances

and Traders exchange was held at Z;
Westminster street, yesterday.
The building Officers were elected: Pres
dent Thomas +. Doane; vice president
Joseph II. Cole; secretary. George s
Ross; treasurer. James S. Hudson; exec
utive committed NJ, J. Houllhan fred
Il. Lawton, John Norton, stephen r
Payson and John w. Furlong; commit
tee on arbitration, II. r. Gllbane. Com
mittee 10 revise the bylaws, NJ j. Houli-
han. G. NJ. Kelly and j. s. Whitehouse.
The financial condition OF the exchange
is better than ever before during the In
cumbency OF the present treasurer. which
is nearly a quarter OF a century. Mr.
Hudson was reelected treasurer by a
unanimous rising vote. as a mark OF APP
probation OF his long service.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-29
PEHNSY LEADS IN CHESS

Play in the seventh annual tourna-
ment OF the Triangular College Chess
league was resumed yesterday nj the
residence Of Professor Isaac L. Rice the
president of the league, Riverside drive
and Etghty-nirth street. I'm New York
when the regular player from the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, z. III Miller, made
his debut in these contests, NJ. u. Kirk
patrick; who played In the opening round
The play was given over for the day
Pennsylvania had taken the lead over
both Brown and Cornell with three points
the latter two being punched together for
second and third places. each university
having scored one and a half points.
pleasant feature of the day was the
Professor Rice had ordered to be made
each representative Of the three univer-
stiles being the recipient of a button. The
presentation was made by Master Julian
Rice. the youngest son Of President Rice
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-29
C0REA WAS
WILLING
TO SIGN

Washington, Dec 29.-In "a private let
ter to a friend In this city. Durham White
Stevens. diplomatic adviser 10 the Corean
government. comments as follows upon
recent reports that the treaty establish
ing japanese protectorate was extorted
by force:
I'm Seoul" he says, I'VE learn that
curiously distorted accounts OF the oc-
currences of the night OF Nov. IL have
been telegraphed TO America and Europe.
one In particular to the Berlin Lozal
Anzeiger, is especially mendacious.
1t speaks OF the tragedy in Seoul of
which reports have come from 'well-in-
formed quarters and asserts that Mar
quis Ito, together with Minister Hayashi
ana Gen. Hasegawa, accompanied by a
large contingent Of Japanese troops,
forced the emperor TO sign the new treaty,
which they had already prepared and
brought with them; that when Corean
ministers fled from the palace In order
not TO affix the seal of state TO a docu-
ment which robbed their country Of inde-
pendence, Japanese soldiers We're sent
after them, and that they were forcibly
brought back and ordered 10 affix their
seals.
"The account closes with the statement
that this violent act has led TO tumults
among the people
Another dispatch to the China Gazette
Of Shanghai states that Mr., Namao, ac-
the residence OF the minister Of foreign
affairs and forcibly brought the seal OF
the foreign office TO the palace, where
the Japanese minister himself used IL 10
seal the treaty.
Possibly other canards, equally silly,
have gained circulation at home, and.
therefore, knowing your interest In east
ern matters, / feel sure you would Ike
to know the facts.
NO SHOW OF FORCE.
''The emperor stated that the decision
regarding the details OF the new arrange
ment would be left to his cabinet. and
gave orders that the latter should con-
suit with the Japanese minister. Con-
ferences then ensued between the cabinet
and Mr.. Hayashi the last one, by mutual
agreement, and in accordance with the
emperor's order, taking place at the
palace.
"All the cabinet ministers came 10 this
meeting, in accordance with the prear-
ranged plan, and there were no soldiers
present except Corean soldiers forming
the palace guard.
The Japanese minister, with his sec
retaries and interpreters attended and
there was a fun and frank discussion Of
all the details of the proposed treaty.
ultimately Marquis Ito was asked 10
attend and he came, accompanied by Gen.
Hasegawa, but unattended by any sol
diers save the small bodyguard OF half a
dozen gendarmes who go about with him
everywhere In Seoul.
THE discussion then proceeded for sew
eral hours, amendments were proposed by
the Corean cabinet and accepted and
finally the amended form was agreed 10
by a majority of six out OF eight mem
bers OF the cabinet
"Thereupon the treaty was signed and
sealed by the minister OF foreign affairs
in conformity with the direct orders Of
the emperor
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-29
FOOTBALL REFORMERS ACT

concerted movement toward reform
Ing he game OF football ga the college
and universities OF America was begun
nj New York yesterday. when representa-
tives OF s. Institutions of learning agreed
60 &C logether IN securing the adoption
Of rules and an enforcement of them
which will materially lessen the danger
20 players. will do away With mass
formations and secure permanent officials
for intercollegiate contests.
The conference perfected n permanent
organza ton and appointed n rules com
ynitiee OF seven, which will communicate
with the representa- tives Of Yale. Prince
Ton. Harvard. Pennsylvania. Cornell An
papolfs and Chicago university. cOnsfi-
tuinc the existing committee on rules,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-29
JOCKEY HIC0t WINNING AGttH

Jockey David L. Nicol leads an the rid
crs at the city Park track New or
leans in the matter of winning mounts.
lie has n safe lead OF ten more victories
90 his credit than any OF his rivals OF
Che saddle. and bids fair 10 repeat his
great success of last winter when he was
regarded as the best rider In the Crescent
cry
Nicol came 10 New York last spring
with such n great reputation as a rider
that he easily secured employment with
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-29
GEERS LEADS DRIVERS

Ed. 4. Gccrs. "thc silent man from Ten
resscc." heads the list Of winning drlv-
ers on the Grand Circuit this year posi-
tlOn he occupied last season. Horses he
drove won sixteen races in i9lS. were sec
ond I'm seventeen events. third In nine.
fourth in fourteen and back of the money
fifteen times This gave him total of
s22. .00i Vast year he won ttI.e9.
Lon Mcdonald. who was seventh I'm 1904.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-29

Yesterday Oldheld received the prize
ombematic 81 the championships valu-
able gold medal While Oldncld Is now
very much mixed Up in stage matters
he does not mean 90 neglect taking in
tho big automobile shows next month.
and yesterday announced positively that
hc would be a competitor at the Ormond-
Dayton Reach races in Florida. lie will
drive his new 80 hors power Peerless car
IN the Florida events. and thinks ne has
a machine fast enough TO hold its own
with any OF the new creations.
He has already tried his car out at
Atlantic city, and Is satisfied that IL will
do better than 3s seconds for a mile IN
the blue ribbon meet Of automObiling. IL
IS built on the same lines as his old 90
horse power Green Dragon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-29
WILL OPEN Bible SCHOOL
Friday Evening Glass I, Be Started at
Emmanuel Church

A Bible school for Scriptural study is
to be established at the Church OF the
Emmanuel Chestnut and Clifford streets
The school will be free.
II is TO be under the direction OF the
new pastor OF the church, Rev +. w.
Cox Sessions will he held at 7:4j o'clock
every Friday evening and Binney's Theo-
logical Compounds will be used as a text
book
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-29
DRAMATIC ATTEMPT
SChultze Shoots Himself al His WIfe's
GTaYs Ia Wehster

Gustave schultze, SO. made a dramatic
attempt at suicide Wednesday. when he
shot himself at his wifes gave In a Web
ster. Mast, cemetery. lie had been de
spondent since the death of his wife, three
years ago.
Schultze Is now In the Woonsocket City
hospital, where little hope OF his recov-
cry is entertained
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-29
0LOFIELD LEADS MOTORISTS

several early defeats he again won the
track championship OF the American Auto
mobile association for the year 1905.
lie ended the season with n total Of
26 points just twice the number earned
10y his nearest rival, Chevrolet
The record for the prominent competi-
tors for the championship is as fol +
lows.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-29
BROWN BEATEN AGAIN

Yale again beat Brown at hockey last
night at Pittsburg, The score being to
!. The game was much better than the
night before, though the only score Of
Brown was made practically on fluke,
when the puck was placed within 10 feet
Of Yale's bet by the referee for offside
play on the part OF the blue and Budlong
made the shot II was q scrappy game
Brown making Yale play hard hockey to
score points.
Inability 10 shoot goals caused the
downfall OF Brown, as many seemingly
suro shots went wrong. II was n rough
game, too. seven players on each side be-
ing sent 10 the bench. Capt Flynn of
Yale was ordered off the ico for tripping
in the second half, but protested so Wig
orously that Referee Srhooley set him
down for FIVE minutes Score and llne-up:
YALE. BROWN
lanu, R'''.s..s's..' .'..s...s.............R. Hill
bltWortn, p........................ p, SafniS
flynll, c. p..'.'...................c p., ChaSe
Williams, Marcus, r..,..........r., Griffith
B. Cornell, r........,................ Paine
Alling, Behr J. w............l. w, Budlong
hoWlanu' j. W...,..,...,.......r W, Tanner
Yale Z: Brown !. Referee-Schooley.
Goals Marcus ., BudlonR, Alling. Behr .,
Cornell, Flynn. Time OF halves-2O min
utes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-29

Is second this year with a total OF so7 100.
Two hundred and twelve drivers took
part I'm Grand Circuit races as compared
with 255 In 1894
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-29
WARREN.

Advertisements for The News may be
left with It. A. Bliss Goss block
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-29
HOTEL NEWMAN

Is where you can obtain excellent cuisine
at the most reasonable prices. TABLE
D'HOTE LUNCHEON, SOC. DINNER, 75c.
Music.
FRED MANSFIELD, Prop.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-29
SPORTING GOSSIP.

President Harry L. Taylor has appointed
August Moran as the third umpire I'm the
Eastern league for next year.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-18
INTEREST IN COLBY.
Confirmation of Either Hyde or
OdeH Egpected from HIM.

UnuA Senator Thomas C. Platt will be one Of
the first witnesses before the legislative commit
tee on the resumption OF the hearings on Tues
dav insurance speculation yesterday centred large
y, il, tho Testimony TO be furnished by Bainbridge
Colby Mr. Colby is a member of the law firm
of Alexander & Colby, attorneys for the Equitaple
Life and the Mercantile Trust Company ii Is De-
lieved that on his return to town early next week
Mr. Colby Will be able, the witness stand, TO
assist the committee in deciding on the relative
veracitv of James Hazen Hyde. on the one hand
and Ex-Governor OdeH and Edward H. Hartman.
on the other as 10 the Mercantiles settlement
with the Ex-Governor.
Members of the former law firm OF Tracy. Board
man & PIatt declined to discuss IN any shape
or form the deposition of Samuel S. McCurdy, OF
the ICoYftable that late in the year 1896 the nrIn
received sums aggregating $4,000 for legal services
At his home No. 437 Clinton-ave.. Brooklyn last
,ieht John A Nichols said in reference to the let
ters written by him to Senator Depew and read
at Yesterdays hearing:
81 do not to say who the person referred to
in the letters was wish it distinctly understood
rnenber of the legislature any officer or
employe. any one connected IN any way with the
-4rdng M1,sbas Mr Nichols said that the amounts
for legal services rendered a, at various times
that he thought Henry C. Deming, president Of the
Trust haG Mr. Deen a5
MT HYDE relative TO a settlement with ex-governor
,ne.i ,hst at Conference between Mr. Dernng and Nr
Hartman Thursday afternoon Mir. Hartman
yyas convinced that he mistaken in having
testified that Mr.. Deming had been present at the
Gage E. TarbeIl it is understood. will be recalled
TO the witness stand Tuesday and Henry &.
fIlfk af Mt aI4S Hsprians ONCE knowledge was dis
ayowed of the Chicago and Omaha report that Mr..
Hartman had issued order to the employees or
the Union Pacific Railway instructing them to
Say whether they hold insurance policies, and, II
so, what kind
The adopted report OF the Mutual Life's internal
refusing to recommend action changing
the scale OF compensation received by the manage
ment partly because the recommendation would
involve the question .Of the committal OF the COM
pany to the continuance OF the personnel of the
present management" lent color to the report
President McCurdy will be asked to resign from
the company. despite the fact that the fnaGce
rnittee at Mr.. McCurdy-'s request had reduced
his salary fcom $4,000 u $4,000 year.
II WAS pointed that the cut in Mr.. McCurdy's
salary and other cuts" making total of Sl4500o
TO Sl5eO0 had not been ratified by the trustees.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-18

on the tally sheets than had been entered in the
returns. The largest gain in any district for
Mr.. Hearst found in the Sd Election Dis
trict of the 9Th Assembly District, in the BOwery
section The return showed votes for Mr.
Hearst in the district but thirty-t votes for
Mr.. Crawford the Prohibition candidate for
Mayor The tally sheet, however showed that
Mr. Hearst had received the thirty-three votes
and Mr. Crawford none.
Little Tim" Sullivan, Tanmany leader of the
9Th District watching the work of compari-
son having declared that no discrepancies would
he discovered in his district and If there were
anv he would fight them. He looked blank
when the return was read showing thirty-three
votes for the Prohibition ticket IN the BoWery.
NO SHEETS FROM CERTAIN DISTRICTS.
Later there were many queer discoveries in
the examination of the papers from his district
and considerable laughter at his expense From
some districts had come no tally sheets, while
the sheets from other districts fairly sWore at
the returns The return of the 18th Election
District failed to show how many votes had been
cast McCIellan's vote was entered once in
figures as 157, and then written out as one
hundred and seven.
HOW do you explain this?' was asked of
Little Tim"
That's easy" he replied. They couldn't
spell fifty"
it will begin holding evening sessions In the
AIdermen's chamber yesterday the oral reading
of the returns reached the 9Th Assembly Dis
No changes In the official figures given
out on election night were made as result
of the comparison of the twenty election
districts OF the II ASSeHlDlS OiSlIICI "lLll
the tally sheets by the Kings County Board OF
Canvassers yesterday. The figures are: Nc
C1eIIan. 312i; Hearst, 20S7; WINS 1.120. The
work was considerably delayed yesterday be-
cause the tally sheets were in the hands Of the
No move was made yesterday by Charles II.
Hyde, representing the Hearst interests, to
have a Justice of the Supreme Court inspect
the void and protested ballots. William H.
carr representing Mr.. Mcclellan, said last
night that If Mr.. Hyde had made no move In
the case by Monday he should take steps him.
self to have the ballots inspected.
Justice Dickey. in Special Term of the
Supreme Court, Brooklyn, will examine the
void and protested ballots of Richmond B0r-
ough at o'clock on Monday afternoon He
issued an order yesterday that those ballots
should be presented to him Monday morn
ing He will turn them to the lawyers
representing the Hearst and the Mcclellan
factions Only the ballots which they cannot
agree to VIII be taken before the justice in the
afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-18

present Rapid Transit Commission in the IHa's M ~
prescribed in the Young bill. introduced III 'N'
last Iegislat tive. session. ...-s ant
Fourth a law securing direct nomlnd'olis,. . ,1as %
recurring nominations TO be made III the PI 80 .bs
NJ the Darty thus destroying the power % 80 -.
political boss The legislation which the ss,s igdsa
will present will also provide that the ihuep p sad
nomination of candidates shall be mace easy a.
sha! be free from requirements anne@1ns D1I~-
some conditions. ~. -efo-u1
modelled upon the statutes in force 10 r Mess
chusetts The bill which the league W.i.p.o WI! tSs
Lii sboIish thc partv column and facItste 'a7
voting for Independent candidates ,,sr
Sixth-A corrupt practices act requlIIns ~ esro-
tten1ized statement of campaign expenses y! 80,
paign committees well as candidates, S T,i, mr.,
sbsIi state the sources of all contributions any
bibit cornorations from contributing TO pou1ASs-
campaign expenses
The league has appointed as lis committee % %
legislation to prepare these bills and to carry
the work of having them presented 10 ana pass
on by the next legislature, William haniO',+ :
Hearst, chairman; Samuel Seaoury ana "e''''
Doll iQnr
New-York tribune., 1905-11-18
JUSTICE HEARS CONTESTS.
ELECTION CASES Up.
Mistahes IN Many Districts Hearst
LIazCyers Confident.

Justice Giegerich began to sit yesterday in a
special term of the Supreme Court, designated
by the Appellate Division to hear contests and
to pass void and protested ballots in the
municipal election that are called to his atten-
ton. When he opened the special term in the
morning he greeted by u formidable array
OF counsel. Ex-Judge Alton B. Parker was the
most prominent OF the lawyers representing
Mayor Mcclellan, and Austen C. Fox was leader
of the counsel for William F. Hearst The morn
ing session was devoted 10 complimentary
speeches.
In the afternoon the ballots in dispute were
examined by the lawyers. beginning with those
in the LIST Assembly District. Some strange and
comfcal efforts at voting were discovered in the
examination of ballots which had been rejected
by the election inspectors as void" Many of
these ballots had been marked by the voters
outside the circle at the top of the column some
voters had marked crosses in more than one
circle at the top of party columns, some had
marked crosses both in the circle and in front
of the names OF all candidates In the same
column, and some had made marks which did
not even resemble crosses in the right places
After the work of examination had gone on for
an hour Justice Giegerich left the bench, telling
the lawyers to lay aside for him any ballots
they failed to agree on. He said at the rate of
speed at the start the examination bid fair to
take several weeks.
Justice Giegerich returned to the bench and
ordered an adjournment about D. m. The
work of examining ballots will be resumed at
0:3O a. M. to-day, and there may be evening
sessions If the work does not go on faster. Only
ballots in dispute from the 1st Assembly Dis
trict were examined yesterday, and seventy-sx
ballots were marked for Identification for JUS
tiee GiegerIch TO pass on later.
WILL TRY TO HAVE BOXES OPENED.
Henry Yonge. of counsel for Mr.. Hearst said
last evening that an application would be made
Monday or Tuesday to have ballo: boxes opened
and the ballots recounted before Justice Gieger-
ich Such an application. Mr.. Yonge said would
be made on legal grounds, the comparison of re-
turns with tally sheets having shown so many
discrepancies as justify suspicion of frauds IL!
the counting of ballots in many of the districts.
Some OF the lawyers representing Mr.. Hearst
last night expressed belief that the official count
would show the election OF Mr.. Hearst They
said that the errors discovered in the official
canvass were increasing the vote for Mr.. Hearst
at the rate of nearly two votes for each eiec-
ton district.
In the canvass of votes the committee of al
der1nen having in hand the work OF comparing
tally sheets with returns Went through the
pa uers of all the election districts of the 4th. 5th
and 6th Assembly districts yesterday. They
found discrepancies in nearly every district Ia
most cases there were more votes for Mr- Hearst