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The news & observer., 1905-12-26
THE CAyACoMBs OF ROME.

The subject Of Dr. Moments SER
mon was 'Thc Catacom5s o., Rome.
His discussion was original, instruc-
tive and edify ng. re held his con-
gregation in rapt attention, and his
startling denunciation OF the Chris
tians who inhabited the cataco1nbs
caused his hearers TO think. He en-
phasized the true nobility of upright,
Christian manhood and womanhod,
and eclared that if the people who
dwelt in these Subtcranean passages
and called themselves Christians went
to these places in fear, then they
should have been maSsacred, for they
deserved to die.
DR.. Moment spoke in part as fol-
lows:
The Catacombs of Rome are among
the most historic burying places in
the world. The word, always used in
the plural, is from two Greek roots
meaning down in hollow" They
were first called cemeteries" sleep
ing places" the word being Christian
in origin The term, ''Catacombs, was
not applied to them till the tenth cen
tury, or later. The Italian scientific
name is Roma Satterraned Sub
terranean Rome.
Imagine a trench dug in the earth,
twenty feet deep. four feet wide and
two hundred yards long. At one end,
| let there be q grave, seven feet long
three feet deep and two and half
feet high, excavated in the right wall
| of this trench, at the bottom. Above
this, fancy another grave. and an
other, to the number of five or six
ARRANGED after the bureau-draweI
fashion. Let both sides of the trench
be filed with similar, perpendicular
rows of graves, each one carefully
closed with a closely fitting stone and
sealed with durable mortar. By this
trench, fancy another, exactly the
same, running parallel to it; and an
other, to the number of fifty or one
| hundred Then let there be cross
trenches cutting there at every cor
lceivable angle, the whole labyrinth
lof bitches occupying a couple of hun
drcd acres. This description is in
tended to give an idea of the Cata-
combs of Rome.
Here and there in this maze oi
Subterrranean cuttings, were family
tomhs called sleeping rooms.' offer
tuuitc large, 20X30 feet, or more; some
I times ornamented with fresco anC
statualy.
! at is estimated that there are for
! ty-two different Catacombs at Rome
of these about dozen have been ex'
| plored and named, the best know
!
ICallixtus The ground in which these
! trenches were cut, was rather soft
volcanic formation, called tufa. whicl
/ hardened when exposed to the air, and
in consequence, they are in a very
good state of preservation. But, o
course, the graves are all empty, ant
| scarcely fragment of the hundreds o
| thousands Of dead bodies once buried
There is now to he found.
/ 1T is probable the -burying place:
/ in question originated with the Jews
which in time came to be the Chris
/ itians' mode of disposing of their dead
aud the pagan Romans also used them
tTheir use continued during. at leas
the first 500 years of the Christian ora
tThen. fors some unknown cause, the'
were abandoned and for hundreds o
Iyears. down till early in the sixteenth
Icentury they We're unknown. as wer'
large portions of once proud Rome
lone of the important things,
The news & observer., 1905-12-26
SHOT IN WINDOW.
Rifle Ball Enters James III. Pou's
Home.

Yesterday morning at the residence
of Mr.. James H. Pou tho family were
alarmed by the crash of windoT
pane and then the report of bullet
az it buried itself in the wall of the
room opposite the window.
The bullet was a % short, but
further inquiry as to its source was
in vain. 1t is supposed to have come
from some youths rifle which was
probably being used for the first time.
other accidents were reported in
cases where firearms had been given
as Christmas presents to boys just ar
irving at the age which longs most
for articles of that character.
No ono was hurt at Mr.. Pou's resi-
dence, as fortunately no one was in
the line of fire and the bullet had an
open course from the window to the
wall opposite.
The news & observer., 1905-12-26
A Beautiful
Dressed Doll Free
for Christmas
for Every Child

The big, now. beautiful
department st ore In
Greensboro, y. c., wants
to become a household
word in every North Car
olina home. To start with
they will send any child
who writes them 10 nieceS
The news & observer., 1905-12-26
Executors Notice.

Having qualified as executor Of
Mrs. ID. II. Hill, Sr., deceased, here
by give notice to all persons indebted
to her estate to make payment 10
me, and to those having claims against
the estate to exhibit the same to me
duly verified on or before the oath
day of December. 1906, or this no.
tice will be plead I'm bar of their re-
covery.
d. Fl. HILL,
Eecutor.
The news & observer., 1905-12-26
LIBERAL PAY

for getting subscriptions TO The GoE-
den Age. 1t is a new magazine for
boys and girls. and of great help to
teachers. Boys girls, and grown per-
sons wanted as agents. Send ten cents
in stamps for a sample copy. and
terms to agents. ~
THE GOLDEN AGE.
West 27th street, New York.
The news & observer., 1905-12-26
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo CCinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money if 1t fails to
cure. E. w. Groves signature is on
each box. Csc.
The news & observer., 1905-12-26

of jewelry to sell at Csc piece, and
when you sell them and send us the
money we will send you beautiful i'm
ported French Bisque Doll, beautifully
dressed, standing IL inches high. Re-
member, you do not send any, money
until you've sold the jewelry. We've
such confidence in the childrenof North
Carolina. we send the iewelry on re-
ceipt of your name. If your parents
come to Greensboro, get them to
bring you to MEYERS Store. where
Santa Claus makes his. headquarters
with the largest and prettiest collee-
ton of Xmas gifts ever in the South.
Address
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-13
GRAND CIRCUIT DATES.
Trotting Schedule for the Coming Sea-
son Quickly Arranged.

The stewards of the grand circuit met
yesterday in New York and settled the mat
ter of harness racing dates for the current
year. d. j. Campau, president Of the board
of stewards, called the meeting to order at
noon, and in an hour the business was fin
ished. 1t was the shortest and one of the
most harmonious meetings in the history of
the association.
All the associations were represented ex-
cept Cleveland, which dropped out last year
owing to the restrictions on pool selling.
Syracuse is admitted on the dates asked
for. Brighton Beach is not in line this
year, and the Empire meeting is only
scheduled for one week. 1t had been hint
ed that the meeting at New York might
include the time formerly allotted to both
tracks. Detroit profits by the withdrawal
of Cleveland and gets two weeks. This will
give horsemen three weeks of racing with
out shifting except to cross the Detroit
river. as Windsor. Ont, gives meeting
one week in advance of the opening of the
grand circuit at Detroit.
The committee to revise the rules includes
ID. j. Campau, president; e. A. Moore, sec
rotary. and c. r. Bently of Buffalo They
are to meet at Detroit on January % and
revise the rules and bylaws if any revision
is deemed wise. The question of entries
to stakes and the matter of uniformity in
classes and conditions will no doubt receive
attention.
George Hoyt of Binghamton and Robert
Newton of Dolgeville. Ill.,, have been Sc
lected. one as presiding judge and the other
as starting judge through the circuit. Other
appointments for special officers may be
made later.
The dates assigned to the different asso-
Citations are as follows:
Detroit-July 81 to August 4.
Buffalo-August to II. \
Empire City track-August IA to 10.
Readville-August 81 to %.
Providence-August % to September 2.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to 8.
Syracuse-September IL to 10.
Columbus-September IS to %.
Observation-Disclosures % to %
Memphis-October l6 to %.
The Lexington meeting. which is not in
the circuit, fills in the dltes between Gin
cinnati and Memphis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-13
HISTORY OF TAYLOR CASE.
Players Integrity Questioned Causes a
Sensation

Not since the blackBsting by the National
League of Devin, Crayer. Hall and Nichols,
the Louisville players who were convicted
of throwing games some years ago, has
there been SO much talk respecting the in
tegrity of a base ball player as there has
been over the case of Jack Taylor, who
pitched for the Chicago Nationals two years
ago and is now a member of the st. Louis
Cardinals. Taylor has presented his case
to the national commission with a demand
that 1t be acted on. Following is con-
densed statement of what is known as the
Taylor case"
The Chicago teams of the National and
American leagues arranged to play series
of games in the fall of 1903. Jack Taylor,
pitcher of the Chicago Nationals, was ex-
pected to win majority of games for his
team. He realized expectations in the ear
lier contests, giving the Cubs long lead
in the series. Then, when almost half the
games had been played and won by his
team, Taylor weakened and defeat follow
ed. Other pitchers on the team also lost
their games and the series ended in tie.
Later on Taylor was traded to st. Louis
for Pitcher Mordecai Brown and Catcher
Jack O'Neill, who were not counted as his
equal in value. Last summer 1t became
whispered about that President Hart had
traded Taylor because of dishonest work in
the 1893 games 1t said that Taylor
had remarked during the series, Il can get
more money if this series goes to the limit
thai l can by winning out now
Manager Frank Selee of the Chicago Cubs
helped along the scandal by repeating the
charges against Taylor in a rounda bout
way. One of his remarks was that Taylor
had shaken his head a great many times in
answer to the catcher's signals with disas-
trous results.
Last fall President Comskey of the Chi
cago Americans took cogniZance of the ru-
mOrs. In the interests of clean base ball he
asked for an investigation to clear himself
of any charge of having got to and stiff
fened Taylor during the 1908 series. Tay
lor. feeling he has been slandered. has
threatened to sue for damages despite the
fact that no direct charges were made
against him. NO matter what the findings
of the national commission may be Taylor
is determined to go into court with the case.
President Hart declares he never accused
Taylor of throwing games and says: There
is no Taylor case" He has refused to ap-
pear before the national commission to
answer Comiskey's charges.
President Garry Hermann of the Cincin-
natl club and chairman of the national
commission. after hearing the charges
against Taylor Is quoted asssaying that in
his opinion Taylor Is a crook and that he
knew of shady transA ctions between the
pitcher and certain Pietsburg parties.
Should Taylor be found guilty of the
charges he will be blacklisted by all base
ball leagues. Comfskey says that either
himself or President Hart should be fore
ever barred from base bali according to the
finding of the commission on the charges
against Taylor. 1905
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-13
COMING WRESTLING MATCH.
Beell Contracts to Throw Grant Twice
in an Hour.

Joe Grant has settled down to hard work
in preparation for his wrestling bout next
Wednesday evening at the Washington
Light Infantry Armory with Fred Beell.
the man who threw Americas three times In
Baltimore on December %. BELL has I'M
dertaken the big job of throwing Grant
twice In hour, and there will be plenty
of Washington money to say that he can
not turn the trick. but the Baltimore ex
perts who saw the way in which he handled
himself in the match with Americas pre-
dict that he will be able to accomplish the
feat. Grant knows that he is up against
an unusually difficult problem and Is de-
voting a large amount of his time to
defensive practice. The sudden reputation
acquired by Bell In the east and the
great future for him forecasted by the
Baltimore papers and public make Grant
particularly anxious to show that he can
hold his own even against sucn a formid-
able wrestler as the new star from the
west. He is working a couple of hours
each day, devoting most of the time to
wrestling. he does not have to make
any specified weight The fact that Grant
is always in good physical condition he
tween bouts counts largely n his favor
and is largely responsible for the confidence
always reposed in him by his numerous
followers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-13
SPORTS OF ALI. SORTS
League Schedules Will Not
Clash Next Season.
l54 GAMES ASSURED
AMERICANS ON THE SAME PLANE
AS THE NATIONALS.
Grand Trotting Circuit Dates Good
Golf at Pineh1rst-New
Orleans Races.


A special from Cincinnati says that after
q consultation yesterday between Presi-
dent Harry Pulliam of the National League
and President Ban Johnson of the Ameri-
can it was decided that the playing sea-
sons of the two leagues shall comprise 1854
games, the same as last season. The
American League at its recent meeting in
Chicago voted in favor of a 140-game
schedule. while the Nationals at their
meeting week later stuck to the old ar
rangement The season is to open April
IA and close October g.
1t wass argued by the American Leaguers
that this arrangement would make 1t Inn
possible to play a post-season series of
games for the worlds championship. The
National League men point to the fact that
the weather last fall was fine enough for
two weeks after the season closed to allow
of a post-season series.
Should the Boston Americans and the
Giants win the pennants again in their re-
spectiye leagues this year, in the opinion
of baseball men, the public would turn out
to see them decide the question of supe-
riority if they played in a snowstorm
PulIiam and Johnson have been named
as the schedule committees of the two
leagues. This will avoid the squabbling OF
last spring. which finally wound up by the
Giants opening in Brooklyn on the same
day the Highlanders opened their season
at American League Park. How Ban john
son came to agree to this virtual conflict
in home dates has never been explained by
the American Leagues president.
This year the Giants will have the open
ing date at the Polo Grounds and will also
have Memorial day at home.
To the great disgust of the representa-
tives of the minor leagues the national
commission adjourned its Cincinnati meet
ing without deciding. one way or another,
the demands of the minors. Ban Johnson
put himself on record, in behalf of the
American League, to the effect that he
would never consent to paying 81 500 as the
drafting price for any minor league player.
Johnson, despite the pleadings of the
minors, announced that he would not vote
on the proposed changes in the national
agreement until after the meeting of the
American League to be held in New York
city next month.
II will submit all the proposed changes
Johnson, sin February. l did not know
they sent their proposition to us in Chi
cago it was not in suitable shape to take
up 80. a,s.
Garry Hermann came to Johnson's sup
port and said that $1.500 was too high to
pay for drafting player. and asked the
minors whether they would accept a modi
fication in the drafting price. One of their
spokesman then consented to $3.50 as the
figure for one player from each club in
Class AA. This was not satisfactory. and
the matter was left at that point. 1t was
a severe blow to the. minors, for they
wanted a definite answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-13
MADE D1NNEEN.
Jimmy Casey Developed the Great
Pitcher

DO you want to know who made BIZ
Dinneen what he is today?" asked Angus
Mcleod of some Detroit fans
''Well. it was nobody but Jimmy Casey.
Bill was raw fhen they handed him over
to Casey. but in three years he became
finished pitcher. and when they give the
credit to anybody else they wrong the IT.
tie fellow who used to play third base for
Detroit"
Casey was standing in the Griswold House
when he was told what Mcleod had said.
and he related how 1t all happened. says the
Detroit News.
II have read lots Of things about DIM
mems start. but Hguess he didn't say
them" remarked CaEey. n was playing
with. the Toronto team in 1896 when the
hacker of the club gave 1t up and the
league took the franchise and sent Jack
Chapman. the old Detroit manager. there
to run It,
I'VE had played in Rochester and went
out to little town q few miles from there
for an exhibition game. The local team had
tall and very thin pitcher and we hit
him hard all through the game. but he
looked good "a
After 1t was over Chapman asked the
pitcher how he would like to Join US and
he was very much pleased. This boy was
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ley 100 Baird. Il to l, second; Tootsey
Mack. 100 (H. Phillips, to 1, third. Time,
1.30 Is. Mariana, knowledge, Soutmimp-
ton and Australina also ran.
Third race, six furlongs-St. Tammany,
1O2 q. MARTINI, to ), Won; Brush Up, 100
(NicoD, to 1, second: Lilly Brooks. 81
(Rice), % to ], third. Time, 1.16. Diplo-
mat Kernel, Jerry Hunt, Kills, Lee Snow
and Evaskill also ran.
Fourth race. one mile-Katie Powers. 81
(NicoD. to 5, won; Garnish los q. Mar
TIM, to ., second Norwood Ohio, "a (Au-
buchon, 10 to l, third. Time. LA Is.
Red Ruler, Dalesman and Rankin also ran.
Fifth race. one mile and twenty yards
Merry Acrobat. 100 (Schilling). 8 to 5. won;
Extol. ia Q1ivingston). to 1, second:
Rachael Ward, 81 q. Conway. to l..
third. Time. LAT Is. George Perry, Cas-
lighter. Bountiful, Mamselle, Chanterelle,
Plautus, Pirrho and Decoration also ran.
Sixth race, five NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 81
(Aubuchon). o to ., won: Frank Kenney.
100 Romanellil, 10 to 1. second Ahumada.
100 Cannon, to ), third. Time 1.02 As.
Oriskany, Mrs. Frank Foster, w. L.
George, Pierce J., Bride, Pendergast, La
Grecque, Walter Duffy and Melta also
ran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-13

ley, Ardmore. Pa defeated l.. c. Murdoch. Gar
den City, up 20 holes Il. l.. Carter, jr., Garden
City defeated S. c. Lowe, Boston, up, to play
Second round-Roberts defeated Grail, up 1 to
play; Steele defeated Shavoir. up knight de-
feated MeGrcgor. up. to play; Smedley defeated
Carter. y to play.
Fourth division FIRST round)-W r. Hotchkin,
New York defeated W Fl. Hostetter, Pttsburg. 2
up, to play; W. p. Shaw Albany defeated NJ. B.
Byrnes. New York, up; T. T. Rushmore. Garden
City. defeated +. F. Beiden. Hartford. Conn,
up, . to pia-: ii. ". Ormsbee. Brooklyn. defeated
W. Mallory. New York. up, p holes: Frederick
Wendell, Philadelphia, defeated A. II =; Rutherford
Biltmore. n. c., up. 1 to play: q. W. McCutch
con, Greenwich Conn defeated C. II. Eddy.
Ridgewood, n. J.. by default; ". Smedley Phila-
delphia, beat ii. W. Dunn, Albany, up. to
play: J. b. Woodward New York, defeated H. ".
Van Rensselaer,, Albany, up.
Second round-HctcAkiD defeated Shaw. 3 up,
to play; ormsbee defeated Rushmore. 2 up. to
play; Wendell defeated McCutcheon, up, 2 to
play: Smediey defeated Woodward, up, to play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-13
PINEHURST GOLFERS.
Lard Of This City Plays Travis in
Semi-Finels TODAY

Walter J. Travis, the British amateur
champion; Allan E. Lard of the Columbia
Golf Club Of this city, George C. Dutton Of
the Oakley Country Club WATERFOWL, and
w. c. Fownes. jr., of the Highland Club,
Pittsburg. are those who survived the first
division In the second annual mid winter
tournament, played at Pinehurst, N. c.,
yesterday. Travis and Lard and Dutton
and Fownes will meet in the thirty-six hole
semi-final round today.
In the third division there was one
twenty-one hole contest and one twenty
hole contest and in the fourth.a twenty
one hole contest Many Of the contests
in the last three divisions were hot for hole
battles. The summary of the days play
follows:
First division first round) w. J. Travis. Garden
to play. NJ. H. Marlin, New Haven. defeated C..
l. Becker woodland, Mass, up. to play; Allan
York Lara nv wash III sn defeatsa r. wsey New
defeated IT, G. Fow1es. PittsbSrs. up. to play
7. NJ. Gwyer. Mount vernon. Gsfeated DR.. d. b.
ton. Boston. defeated H. Wentdeil, Wayne Pa.
9 up 2 to play; w C. Fownes. jr, pittsburg, de-
sara Boyd MWsakee asseaied e Cotton
81 u9 to p Martin
to play: Lsrd dsfested Bsttsrson up to play
Second division trst round,-c; D. Gregory, Al
bany, defeated z; Gardener, Springfield Mass.
defeated James McCutcheon. .Greenwich. Conn. 4
up. $ to play; +; s sewell. Albany: defeated Z. f.
Rinehart. New York, up; Paul Harrison, Mont
clair defeated A. J. Wellington, Woodland Mass
Z up; g to play: A. G: Aborn. Montciair. defeated
DR.. w. S. Harlan, Washington, up, to play;
I. d. Anderson. Jr.. Mount Vernon. N. Y. defeated
Harold Cadby Albany, I Up, 8 to play; L IL. r
burg. 2 up; @. w. Watts. Bfltmore. N C.. de-
feafed W. S. L. Hawkins. Springfield, up. to
play.
Second round-Gregory defeated Priest by de-
fault; Harrison defeated Howell, up; Aborn de
feated Anderson up. to play; Fuller defeated
Watts, up, TO play
Third division lfrst round}-w. r. Roberts. Phila-
dolphin. defeated e. " Harmon. Apawamis. 2 up.
Paine. Brookline. Z up, to play; DR.. 8. Shsyoir.
Stamford. Coma. defeated A. I. creamer. North
Brookliue. defeated Samuel Allen. Philadelphia.
s re- q j. n0iss Errsison pisssssd a.
fault; g. Lee knight Philedei66ia. dekeated J.
d. Piummer. Springfield, By default; 8, ~. Amle4r
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ANALosTAN GUN CLUB.
Officers Elected at Annual Meeting of
the Organization.

The annual meeting of the Analostan Gun
Club of this city was held last night, and
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Burridge Wilson;
vice president, Chas. S. Wilson: treasurer.
John Coleman: secretary, Miles Taylor;
field captain Louis +. c. Heintz: trustees,
NJ .. Hogan, w. r. Baker and w. H. Hun
ter.
tournament on May 30 and 81. Two hum
dred dollars in added money will be given.
and In addition to the 500 SIS will be
given to first and second high average, SO
to the first and s. to the second.
The club Is in highly prosperous coRdi-
ton, and expects to make this tournament
one Of the largest ever given In this sec
ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-13
NEW ORLEANS RACES.
Katie Powers Beats Garnish in the
Handicap


The New Orleans track yesterday after
noon was thick and muddy. and the mud
runners had much the best of the argu-
ment.
The stewards investigated the charges
filed by Bill Phillips. the trainer for Fred
Cook. who has Jockey Nicol under con-
tract, against Jim Williams, who made
charges against the lad In the betting ring
Wednesday afternoon. No verdict was rem
dered Cook and Williams appeared before
a police magistrate yesterday and were
fined s25 each No mention Of the gun
play was made.
In the mile handicap Katie Powers and
Garnish were both well played Norwood
Ohio showed the way until well into the
stretch. when he tired and Garnish and
Katie Powers. getting to him. fought it
out Garnish tired in the final furlong and
Katie Powers won with something TO spare
hy-a length and a half.
Bellindian was passed around as a quiet
tip in the opening event and was played
down from Is to to twelves. Bellndian,
although getting or poorly, ran round his
field when ready and won with plenty to
spare from Little Red. Kleinwood. the
second choice. made all the pace in the Sec
ond and won without an effort from Lord
of the Valley.
st. Tammany, in the third. won with
plenty to spare from Brush Up, who was
the pacemaker all the way. Merry Aero
bat came home with colors flying in the
fifth, winning in romp from Extol the
second choice. Contentious the second
choice in the closing event. secured the
verdict from the outsider Frank Kenney.
Summaries:
First race. five Observation-Disclosures, liz
(McIntyre), II to /. won; Little Red. l04
tGannon), to 1. second; Shock the Talent,
112 ID. AUSTIN, u to 1, third Time, 1.0f
40. Lionel. Harpoon, Yorkshire. Frank
Bill. Old Hail. Otsego and Charlie Celia also
ran.
Ito (cvico). to 2. won: Lord Of the Val