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The news & observer., 1905-12-16
ORDER ON BALL FIELD.
Stringent Measures Adopted by Ma.
tiOnal League OF Baseball Clubs.
(By the Associated Press.

New York, Dec. 14.-Stringent
measure for the maintenance of order
on the ball field were adopted today
by the National League of Baseball
Clubs, after which the annual meet
ing was declared adjourned. The
president of the league is vested with
absolute power in dealing with man
ayers and disorderly players, and his
decisions will be final in cases of sus-
pension or fine. 1t is evident from the
action taken that the national organi-
zation is determined to stamp out all
forms of rowdyiSm in the game. The
resolution adopted says:
THAT the president of this organ
iZation is hereby vested with full and
absolute power to maintain discipline
and order on the ball field, and that
he shall have full powers to discipline
any player or manager for the VIOLA
ton of good order on the ball field
and that discipline shall be either fine
Or suspension from the grounds of
any club, that he shall be authorized
to adopt such regulations for main
tanning order on the ball field as he
deems fit, that he shall have full and
absolute power to act on any COM
plaint made by the umpire against
any player or manager for violation
of order"
The National League playing sea-
son will begin Thursday, April II, and
close October II. There will be 154
games
At the meeting of the American
Association of Minor Leagues today
a report was received from the con-
ference committee on the drafting of
the players that both the National
and American leagues had agreed to
draft but one man, fixing the draft
ing price at $1,000.
1t was reported that agreements had
been reached with the major Organi-
zations that as many players as may
he desired can be drafted from leagues
in classes B, G, and d. The draft
ing price in class B was raised from
$500 to $3.50, in class c from $500 to
$500 and in class d from $500 to
$500.
The Southern League was promoted
from class Is to class A. An adjourn
ment was taken until the Chicago
meeting.
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
Seaboard Air Line Railway--Passen-
GER Department.

Commencing Monday, November %.
the Seaboard will operate Cafe Cars
on trains 31-34 between Washington
ard Richmond and on trains 1856
between Hamlet and Washington.
First car South-bound train No. 43,
Tuesday, November 2Sth, first car
North bound train, No. &C Wednesday,
November 29th.. In addition to this
on the 5th of December they will es-
tablish Parlor Car Service between
Washington and Pinehurst on trains
No. 43-66, and on December 18th, tri-
weekly sleeping car service on trains
31134 between Washington and Pine
hurst.
C. H. GATTIs, r. P. A.
Raleigh, \. c.
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
POLLY WANT A CRACKER?
Parrott Bennett Introduces Bill to
Cut Down Southern Represen-
tation i'm Congress.
(By the Associated Press. }

Washington, Dec. 14.-Representa-
tive Bennett. of New York. introduced
bill today to cut down the represen-
tation of Southern States in Congress
because of the disfranchisement or
the negro vote. The bill reduces the
entire number of representatives from
3S6 TO 351. The several States would
have their delegation reduced as fol-
lows:
Alabama, from to 5; Arkansas.
from to s. Florida, from to y;
Georgia. from II to 6; Louisiana, from
to A. Mississippi from to 3; North
Carolina, from 10 to Z; South caro-
lima from Z to 3: Tennessee. from 10
to s: Texas. from Is to 13: Virginia,
from 10 to T.
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
THE NEGROES SAW THE FORT.
SmaIIs Refused by Lieut.. StcgcT, Wired
Taft Who Gave Permission.
lBv the Associated Press. }

Beaufort. S. c.. Dee. 14.-Ex-Con-
yressman Robert Smalls requested
Lieutenant John O. Steger, L. S. A..
commanding officer at Fort Fremont
to permit the colored masOns to in
spect the fortifications. The Lieuten-
ant replied that it would be neither
pleasant nor to the interests of the
service t0p@3'ant the request which was
refused SmalIs communicated with
Secretary of War Taft at Washing
ton The Secretary telegraphed Lieu
tenant Stieger to permit the negroes
to visit the fort Some hundreds ac-
cordingly went to Fort Fremont this
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
TO ELIMINATE BRUTALITY.
a Statement by Walter Camp Rcla-
tive to Reforms i'm Football.
(By the Associated Press

New Haven. Conn.,, Dec. 14.-Walter
Camp. the Yale athletic adviser to-
night gave out statement relative
to reforms in football and laid special
stress upon the adoption by the rules
committee of a ten yard rule and one
forbidding tackling below the knees.
He considered the purpose of these
rules. namely opening the play and
lessening accidents and unnecessary
roughness as absolutely essential. Mr..
Camp regrets the delay caused by
Harvard's nostponement and ex-
presses the belief that the committee
must answer the public demand.
Mr. Camp stated that the committee
is practically agreed on measures
tending to eliminate brutality and
provide competent officials.
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
EVENTS IN POLICE COURT.
Blood and Tears. Also Tent in tht
Woods.

Sam Rogers and Annica Hinton
10Th colored. charged with being IL
j. fight were before Police justice
5adger yesterday but were discharged
Sam had been found WEDNESDAYS
night in an East Raleigh house. his
read cut and bleeding. the blood on
the floor, and Annica weeping by his
ide. Sam explained to the court that
he had fallen down in Capitol Square
md cut his head. and had walked
1ome and that Annica was crying
)ver his bloody head.
Sad and disconsolate one j. &.
Carey white was also in court
charged with being drunk on the
street. He was in his cups at the
hearing, SO Justice Badger sent him
back to the station house to sober up.
Carey says that he and his wife came
from Harnett in a wagon to put their
>hildren in school at Nazareth, ana
that for two weeks he and his wife
have been camping out in a tent near
The Catholic Orphanage.
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
AGAIN IN THE PUBLIC EYE.
Mrs. Taggert Removes Her Children
Beyond the Courts Jurisdiction.
(By the Associated Press. }

Cincinnati, o.. Dec. 14.-Mrs. Grace
Culver Taggart, who was reported tc
have left Wooster. Ohio, thus remoy-
ing her two children from the jurisdic'
ton of the court which granted di-
vorce to her husband, brought the
boys to this city in order that Culver
might undergo an operation for al
abscess in his jaw at Cincinnati hos
pital. At the hospital this afternoon il
was said that the operation had beer
performed on the boy and that he
nad been removed to some place to
the hospital authorities unknown.
Columbus, O.. Dec. 14.-Ed. S
Wertz, of Wooster. Captain Taggarts
egal council,i arrived in Columbus to-
lay to confer with his client Mrs.
raggart has fled with the children,
said Mr.. WertZ. "and she is now in
contempt of court When we get
ready to go after the children. how
ever we will have no trouble in locat-
,ng them and securing their return.
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
ConfIagrations Spreading
Over the Provinces.
WHITES FRESH GRIP
The Pot fer His Downfall Fails, and
Nicholas Clings Tight to the Hu.
man Anchor Which May Yet
Save Him From Ship.
wreck.
(B ythe Associated Press.)

st. Petersburg, Wednesday, Dec. IA.
-night-via Eydtkuhnen, East Pus-
s:a, Dec. 1.-THE governments ad-
vices today from the Baltic provinces.
forwarded part OF the way from Riga
by courier, are of the most alarming
character. Bands of thousands Of
peasants are roaming the country in
to the houses on all the estate. and
even threatening the town or Riga it
self. 4 he districts of Riga and Ven
den are entirely in the hands of the
insurgents The revolt is spreading
10 ali parts of Cour, and All rail
way communication with Riga is cut.
The insurgents have seized a numbe.
of stations on the three railroads
leading from that city and are ad
Nancing against others.
According to the governments in.
formation all the sailors from tht
commercial steamers in the harbor OF
ltiga have joined the strike. The
government claims that the troops
mere are loyal, though inadequate.
The situation is also bad at Mitau,
where on December IL the troops
fired at the rioters.
1t is officially declared that the i'm
oerfal families does not intend tC
ieave Tsarskoe-SeIo in the near fu-
ture.
The government is making little
headway in crushing the telegraph
strike. The wires of the few lines
over which service had been
temporarily restored are constantly
cut and not single wire is working
out. Of ST. Petersburg this morning.
At the present rate weeks will elapse
before the service can be really re-
stored.
Plot Against Witte Fails.
ST. Petersburg. Wednesday, Dec. 13.
K Midnight)- VIA Eydtkhunen, East
Prussia, Dec. 14.-According to re-
ports from Tsarskoe- -Selo, the reac-
tionary cabal headed by General.
Count Ignatieff and NJ. Steschinsky,
formed TO effect the downfall of Count
Witte and to create a dictatorship, has
failed and his majesty is standing
firmly by the premier.
An Attack on the Jews.
LODI, Russian Poland, Dec. IA
Gand of roughs this afternoon attack
ed Jewish shops and residents. Fight
ing ensued and twenty persons were
woGr led with knives or revolverS.
Cossacks were then summoned and
they dispersed the rioters by firing a
volley which resulted in the wounding
of many more.
n Revolt on the Czarevitch.
Colombo, Ceylon, Dec. IA hun
dred Russians on board the Russian
battleship Czarevitch, in the harbor
here, revolted today. Military as
sistance was asked for and sent and
fifty of the mutneers were taken
ashore.
The news & observer., 1905-12-16

ditional loss to tenants of about $780,
000. The fire started in the cellar of
one of the stores of the building, from
cause that has not been ascertained.
A most spectacular feature was
presented when tower which stood
four stories high from the street had
its supports burned away and went
crashing through three floors, sending
up a burst of sparks and glowing
embers. The tower fell into the
offices of the Brooklyn Trust Com
pany burying a safe. which contained
s25,O00 in cash, which is thought by
the trust company officers to be un-
harmed.
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT.
Counselor of British Embassy i'm Wash
ington and His Wife.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. 14.-In an auto
mobile accident in the outskirts of
Washington today Walter Beaupre
TownIey, counselor of the British en-
bassy, sustained minor injuries. and
his wife, Lady Susan Townley, was
knocked unconscious and badly
bruised about the head and left shoul-
der. Both were removed to the home
Of a nearby physician for the night.
The machine was speeding down an
incline. Al turn of the road the
brakes were applied suddenly and the
machine slipped and overturned.
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
Changes on the Southern.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Asheville. n. c., Dec. 14.-Train-
master Simpson, who has been con-
nected with the Asheville division OF
the Southern for the past several
years, has been transferred to Atlanta
and promoted to the position of AS
sistant superintendent of the Atlanta
division of the Southern. This posi-
ton has just been created. The va
cancy caused by Mr.. Simpsons pro-
motion will be filled by the promotion
of Chief Dispatcher Minis to train
master. w. G. Hudson, now train dis
patcher, will be promoted to chief
dispatcher. to fill the place made va
cant by Mr.. Minis prolhollon'
The news & observer., 1905-12-16

Richmond, Va. Dec. 14-The exec
uive committee of the Dark Tobacco
Growers Protective Association, which
has been in session several days at
Farmville adjourned today, after
electing officers and deciding to erect
prize warehouses at Farmville, Black
Stone, Amelia Court House, brakes
Branch and Lynchburg.
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
THEIR FIRST CONVENTION.
The League OF Virginia municipalities
IN Session.
(Bv the Associa ated Press.) }

Richmond, Va, Dec. 1.-THE first
convention of the League of Virginia
Municipalities met here today With
mayors and other city officials present
from all the principal ties and towns
of the State. The object of the or
ganization is 90 bring about closer
cooperation between the cities and
towns, to cause an interchange of
ideas, to force better legislation and
to secure a general bctterment OF
municipal conditions
Samuel r. Buxton, Mayor of New
port News. was tonight elected Pres
ident of the League. and Alfred H.
Mcdowell. of Richmond, Secretary
and Treasurer
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
ORDER FAVORABLE REPORT.
The Senate Committee on Commerce
Study the Shipping Bill of the
Merchant Marine Com
mission
(By the Associated Press }

washington, Dec. lathe Senate
Committee on Commerce today took
UP the shipping bill of the Merchant
Marine Commission and after c6nsid-
ering it. ordered that it be favorably
reported to the Senate. No substantial
change was made in the bill.
Senator Mallory signifled that he
would prepare q minority report, not
against the MALL subsidies to new
lines. which have boon unanimously
approved by the Merchant Marine
Commission but against the proposed
subsidies at the rate of SIS per ton
to tramp vessels steam and SAIL
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
CampbelI-BanneIman Cabinet
(By the Associated Press.) }

London, Dec 1.-THE Campbell
Bannerman cabinet held its first meet
ing at Downing street at noon today to
discuss the immediate program of the
government and particularly to fix q
date in January for the dissolution of
parliament preparatory to q general
election There is reason to believe
that January was the date set.
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
A SCENIC CONFEDERATION.
Destruction of Four Story Brick Build
ing Belonging to State Senator
Cooper.
lRv the ASSOCIATED Press. }

New York, Dec. 14.-Fire early to-
day destroyed the four story brick
business building at the corner of
Fulton street and Bedford Avenue, of
Trooklyn, the property of State Sena-
tor Charles Cooper, entailing a loss of
100000 on the building and an ad-
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
WOULDN'T THIS JAR YOU?
Forced to Make Love to n BrOOmStiC'S
Arraycd in Feminine Frills and
EancicS?
(By the Associated Press.)

Memphis Tenn, Dec. 14.-J. p
Kimbrough is a native of German
town, Tenn, and was appointed to
the Naval Academy by Representa-. {
NJ. r. Patterson, of the Tenth Tennes-
see district. Relatives say that recent
letters from young kimbrough tell OF
some of his experiences at Annapolis
One letter states that a broomstick
was dressed in female apparel, and
that the young man was forced 'tc
make love" 20 the dummy.
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
A VESSEL BOTTOM UP.
Wrecked Schooner Passed Thus Nine
Miles Outside HattcrnS.
(By the Associated Press }

Boston, Dec. 14.-Captain G.. Bun
mcneil, of the Clyde Line steamer On
ondaga, which arrived today from
Jacksonville and Charleston reported
passing a vessel bottom up last Tues
day morning about nine miles outside
Cape Hatteras. Sails and spars were
drifting along The capsized schooner
was $50 feet in length The appear
of the wrecked craft indicated that
the disaster had been of recent occur
ence.
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
NuDsHIPMAN COOPER BETTER.
1t is Stated That He will Soon be In
His Ciassc; Again.
Especial to Ncws and Observe

Especial to Ncws and Obs bScrvcr.)
oxford, n. c., Dec. 14.-A phone
message was received here today by
Mrs II. G. Cooper, from Admiral
Sands, at Annapolis that Midshipman
Henry G.. Cooper, Jr.. who was
stricken with para ysis yesterday. is
better and will be in his classes in n
few DAYS
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
Bill by senator Money.
an the Associated press.l }

Washington, Dec. 14.-Senator
Money introduced n bill today to re-
wise the act providing for the collec-
tion of CAPTURED and abandoned prop
erty and the prevention of frauds in
insurrectionary districts with the
United States.
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
THE JUDGE THOUGHT IT DIRTY
Pitied the Ragged Little Niger and
Would Have Liked to Send the
Be-Starred Individual to Jail
lSneciaI to News and Observer. }

Greensboro, n. c., Dec. 14.-Yes-
terday afternoon Judge Ward. who
presideS with the greatest dignity,
yet makes no man feel that he is not
in every sense a genuine whole-heart-
ed man, and a gentleman, came near
provoking spontaneous applause from
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
NORTHBOUND.

Il. L. NICHOLS. Gen. MGE.
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
THE SOUTHERN SURGEONS.
End of Three Days Session and
Election OF Officers.
GRv tho Associated Press.

Louisville, KY. Dec. 14.-The
Southern Surgical and genealogical
Association closed it's three days ses-
sion this afternoon an6 elected officers
as follows
President, d.. Geo. p. Noble. At
lanta; First Vice President. DR.. Stew
art Mcclure. Richmond Va; Second
Vice President, DIR. f.. y. Martin,
New Orleans: Secretary. DR.. a. E.
Haggard, Nashville. Tenn, reelected;
Treasurer. Dr. C. M. Rosser Dallas,
Tex, reelected.
Baltimore was selected for the next
meeting place.
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
Dcath Of William Sharp, Author.
(By the Associated Press.)

LCndon Dec. 14.-The death is an
nounced frcX1 Sicilyl of William Sharp,
the author. Concurrently with the an
Sharp's friend. Richard
Whiting. reveals the interesting fact
that Sharp was the author OF the
works published under the pseudonym
Of Miss Fiona Macleod"
The news & observer., 1905-12-16
And Hughes Went Fish
ing and Found 1t.
CLAIM By EQUITABLE
1t H.Id Oae for 100000 Against the
Proyident Insurance President.
Scott Denied it. Proof Being
Forthcoming Scott Worked a
Tale of Woe.
(Bv the Associated PressD

New York, Dec. 14.-During the in
surance investigation today Edward
w Scott. president Of the Provident
Savings Life Assurance Society, made
IAN earnest appeal to Chairman w. w.
Armstrong, of the investigating COM
mittee to exclude from the hearing
certain statements bearing on his rela-
tions with the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society. of which he was for
merly Australian agent. Charles +.
HugheS. counsel of the investigating
committee, had asked Mr.. Scott
whether the Equitable Life Assurance
Society had not a claim of 100000
against him Mr.. Scott at first de-
clared that there was no such claim,
and then Mr.. Hughes produced evil
dence to the contrary. President
scott made an earnest plea to the COM
mittee to rule thai. this subject was
foreign to the investigation. He de-
clared that he had been pursued by
enemies for several years; that in 1900
ne caused the arrest and indictment of
a man who had engaged with the
Equitable Life Assurance Society to
deliver to it records stolen from the
Provident Life Assurance Society,
that traitorous bookkeeper,M ,Mho was
=
from the Provident Society's &mploy
and that it was in connection with
these matters that his (Mr. Scott's)
relations with the Equitable were re-
ported to the committee and in !,
spirit of revenge.
Another incident III the testimony of
Mr.. Scott was his statement that when
he bought control of the PrOvidenl
Savings Life Assurance Society's stock
he used $25,0 which had been lent
by that company to two of its agents
Mr.. Scott said that Walter c.
Wright, a Baltimore actuary, was en-
ployed by the Tennessee Insurance
Department in 1901 to examine the
Provident Society and that in 1902 the
company employed him for special
services and has paid him $4,000 to
$4,000.
Testimony of Haley Fiskc.
Haley Fiske, vice-president of the
metropolitan Life. asserted that lapSes
cause no serious loss to the insured.
The total loss to company on lapses In
1900. Mr.. Fiske said was $I1, 100000;
the number of policies cancelled was
575.392 and the average loss to the
company was $1.86 on a policy.
Child insurance was taken uD. Mr..
Fiske recited the efforts of various
States to regulate it. Colorado, he
said. has prohibited it. He averred
that the charge that industrial insur
ance is child insurance almost eXclus-
lively is untrue, that it covers entire
families in a great many instances, and
that in all these years no instance of
child murder for insurance has been
reported.
He said the amount of benefit to be
paid on a childS death is limited and
that insurance on children does not
lapse so rapidly as adult.
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and the old man. stopping for mo.
ment to rest himself against chair,
saw the 10y rub the sleeve Of bis faded
shirt hard across his eyes.
Tive he did this. and then GRANDPA
ther realized that the 10y was crying.
Just as he sometimes did since Maggie
died, sitting and crying silently by him
self making no appeal to Others to
share the sorrow which seemed all his
own.
But what would make a boy cry7
His wife had not died and left him
all alone in a world watch he no long
en- cared for.
Mebby, now he was hungry.
Cy's wife was sometimes close with
the boy in the matter Of his victuals.
Hello, Jimmy the old man called,
trying to throw note of gayety into
his cracked voice just as he used to
long ago when Maggie was tired or
things had gone wrong about the house.
Jimmy looked up and smiled. and then
II was plain even without the aid from
the glasses, which were hopelesslv lost
AOA NAO NAAAt NROh tAC up Oh kTa0QIa-
TIERS head, that the boy had been cry
ing, and crying hard
With a groan for his rheumatic knees.
grandfather settled himself upon the
step beside the sorrowful little figure,
while as he did so the touch of the
warm, childish limbs stirred memories
asleep for years, id a sense of power
crept into the dim mind accustomed so
long to another's sway.
What's the matter with you.
Jimmy?" he said, more firmly than the
boy had ever before heard him speak
and knotted tremulous hand dropped
upon the struggling hair which fell
across the tear-stained cheeks.
Jimmy gave a convulsive sniff.
There was that in the old mans voice
which unlocked the food gates of his
grief, and a whole volume Of childish
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