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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-07

Shortly after the acquisition Of Sui
Ivan, another meeting OF the directors
was held. Certain members of the
Board We're dissatisfied with the man
agement and were of the opinion that
the college clique" was not working
in harmony with the other members OF
the team. After a long discussion IL
was decided To dispense with the coll
lege boys. One directOr-a recent
graduate of Rowdoin-pleaded long and
earnestly for Freeman, the captain of
the team. who was both a fine fellow
and sterling player, but his efforts
We're in vain. Having decided upon
the rule to be applied the Board posi-
lively refused to make any exoeptiors
TO 1t.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-07

At the beginning of the season the
team was largely made up of college
players including Graves of Bates,
Keith and Blackington of the State
college, Cunningham of Dartmouth
and Freeman of Bowdoin who
'liled the dual position of captain and
manager. To this strong group were
added four fine players from the
crack Skowhegan team-Pushor, Priest
King and Simps"1. Patterson Of Hall
Dwell occupied his old position in the
right field.
unquestionably the Augusta manage
ment made a ten strike when II So
cured the strong quartette of PLAYERS
from the Skowht gan team. Pushor il
Is true was already a favorite with
Augusta fans, having caught some
games for the local team during
the early season of 1883. The others
had played on the Capital City grounds
ana We're known to be first class man
doubt if Maine ever produced q hot :
Ter battery than Priest and Pushor-
not even excepting knowlton and Dill
worth. thu famous Belfast battery
Priest was Il pitcher with fine control
or the ban. sharp curves, and n very
speedy delivery. He studied his hats
men closely. and was quick to detect
their weak points. Pushor WIS an
ldeai catcher, sure backstop. 4 grand
'hroWer ana timely hitter who fin
lShed The season with a batting aver
"ge Of .424. Pushor was ALWAYS in the
game. and was one Of the most ponuJar
players who has ever worn an Aneue,,
uniform. King was an arprass;,,a
player of long experience. He was
star performer at FIRST base. h,,t .Iso
did some Very creditablc work for An
suS'i peii'llu thc bat. and in the pitch
'r poX. simpson was played at CEN
Ter heid where he made n good run
hihg mate Tor Patterson. He covered an
Immense amount of ground. was =
oeau,ifui throwcr, and although the
.ishtest man on the team was ono or
us best bltsmen.
The college group also contained soma
strong men. Freeman had alraady
SHOWN his worth as captain Of tho 1895
team. He was an excellent batsman
a strong second baseman. and n fret
class catcher. Keith was a State Col
ieee player, trappy catcher and a fine
inhelder. Blackington was the state
college pitcher and an excellent man in
.he pox, as was demonstrated by his
ieat OF holding the strong Portland
team down to 2 hits on July 7th. IT
must De remembered, in making COM
parlsons OF pitchers past with pitchers
present, that the twirlers of those DAYS
u'o not nave the great advantage of
the existing foul rule. In addition to
being good pitcher Blackington was
capable of putting up a strong game in
the outfield. Graves was a good in
helder and fair batsman. Cunning
ham, a former Dartmouth player. was
tall. rangy fellow. a fair pitcher: but
too slow OH his feet to be a good base
runner or outfielGer. Certainly the 1Sss
team started into the season under
what appeared to be favorable ans
pices; but for some reason it was not
successful in its early contests. As N
look back upon it am inclined to he
lieve that the chief reason for this was
the frequency with which players we're
switched from one place to another.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-07

Edgar Ring first made his appear
ance as ball player with the famous
Soston Globe Newsboys team. He was
good hitter and fine infielder. who
covered lots OF ground. and was bliss
fully indifferent to his own record 80
Continued on Page Eishtl
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-07

-
The departure of the college clique"
resulted in the addition of two new
faces to the team. John ]. OBrien of
Lewiston was engaged as second base
man, and Edgar Ring. OF Boston, as
short stop. O'Brien, one Of the finest
players who ever wore an Au-
gusta uniform, Joined the team July &c.
and was 4 tower of strength to it dur
ing the remainder of the season. He
was finely built fellow of strictly
temperate habits. and a sterling type
of the all round athlete. He was a
hard hitter and n superb fielder. On
September 9Th O'Brien's record in a
game at Bangor was 2 with a total of
hlts, put outs, Z assists and no err
rors. The following afternoon the
commercial in its account of the game
mad q cartoon representing him with
arms that stretched clear across the
diamond and labelled Second baser,an
O'Brien in action" have no doubt
that this picture gave fairly good
idea of the way his brilliant work had
impressed the Bangor fans.
My readers Will pardon me il di-
gress for moment to spe9k of the
subsequent career of this player. The
following season found him playing
second base for the Portland club OF
the New England League. From this
team he went to the Brooklyn team of
the National League to take the place
of the famous Hub Collins. Subso-
quently he played second base for
Washington. Kansas City. and other
famous teams. AT present he is one OF
the umpires of the New England
League. and doing work in that ca
pacity that bids fair to land him in
faster company another season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-07

For instance Wilson, crack th,..
basemhn. was played at short field ar !
first basc. Keith caught and PLAYED !.
short field and third base. Grow =
played third base and center s.,s
King caught, pitched and played fl,..
base. Pushor was played behind ~
bat. at second base, and In the outfs,S
Indeed the team was positively suffer.
ing from the versatility Of It's players,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
Captain Crook Off for Anniston.

Jacksonville, December S.-(Special.)- Capt. James Crook. president of the Cal houn county organization, Southern Cot ton Growers association, left yesterday for Anniston to attend the meeting of the association, which he has called to be held at the county court house in that city this morning.
 At this meeting there will be an election of officers for the ensuing year, reorgan- ization of this branch of the associavson, and reports read from all the several beats in the county. There were beat meetings held throughout the county on Saturday, the 2d inst, at which officers were elected and reports made of the col lections made In connection with the re- cent assessment of cents per bale for every cotton-producing member and % cents per bale for every non-producing member of the association. Reports of these beat meetings will be a feature of today's county meeting.
 Questioned as to whether he would be a candidate for reelection, President Crook said: 'I will not. l accepted the position of president twelve months ago only because I saw the good to be ac- complshed by the association in making the south the most desirable country on the globe and the southern plaSter the most happy, prosperous and independent man on earth. I could not accept aisl for good and substantial reasons would have to decline, the position if unanimous ly rendered me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

soon as we can get the lumber on the ground we are going to build lot of houses to accommodate the people we will need for our new work. We need a great many machinsts, mechanics, and espe- cally carpenters to carry on this work. Plenty of work will be given for long time and the jobs will be steady. We ex- pect to erect the houses on our property in Gadsden. The town Is bound to grow as fast as lumber can be had to build 1t. There will of course be larger tonnage or freight and that means more railroads and that the old ones must enlarge their facilities.
 We can state with almost official sanc- tion that there will be built in Gadsden one of the largest steel plants in the south by the doubling of the present plants There will also be built as large a steel rod mill as any in the United State, the building for this plant alone being half a mile long. while IL Is quito natural that the finishing mills such as nail and wire mills will follow. The plans also include a steel axle mill for the manufacture of railway car axles An other blast furnace. duplicating the one now in operation. will be required, and which will have a capacity of 300 tons or basic iron Work on these various plants and which will cost between s3,O0OO0o ana s4.OOO 900, will begin at once and rushed to as early completion as Is possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
Anniston Notes.

Anniston, December S.-(Speeial )-Mon Pearson was arrested yesterday evening on West Fifteenth street on three charges, larceny, vagrancy and being drunk in public place. The third charge is the sequence of the first, for the thing stolen was a case of tobacco and case of whisky, E. Bloch & Son being the sufferers. The booty was hid under the saloon and was all recovered by MT. Bloch. Pearson was tried in police court before Recorder Greene this morning. In the first and third charges he was fined s53.90 and SS.30 respectively, being dis charged in the second case.
 Early last night two unknown young white men, 1t is said, followed couple of drunken negroes along Fifteenth street to the corner of Cobb avenue, almost in front of J. A. Wallis store, when they concealed themselves behind an electric pole and opened fire with pistols on the negroes across the street, one ball taking effect in one of the negroes leg above the knee, inflicting a painful but not dangerous wound. Some six or eight shots were fired at the negroes, but only one took effect in the living target, the others lodging In the walls of Wallis store. The police were notified of the shooting but arrived too late to effect the capture of the msereants The name of neither of lHe DtSTDtS SllOl dl ildS DtcH dStci ltiiitd- In compliance with the authority vested in him at the last meeting of the city council, Mayor Kilby has appointed the following committee to investigate the ad- visibility and practicability of removing the telegraph, telephone and trolley poles from Noble street. E. P Cooper chair man, C. R. Todd and II. P. Higgins. Mayor Kilby's idea is to have the tele- phone and telegraph poles placed in the alleys, while he would substitute steel poles for the wooden trolley poles now being used. The improvement would cer- tainly improve the appearance of the street but it will likely be fought by the companies affected.
 Chief of Police Dill received a telegram offering a reward for the capture of Mel mouth Summer, a young man of Hunts vile, who Is charged with deserting from the service of his country he having en- listed at West Point from Huntsville whence he is alleged to have deserted a few days after he was assigned to the artillery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
The
 Verte- grand Is the latest development
 in SteinWay construction.

{ In this piano a result 5 has been achieved which !? embodies all the superior { attributes of a Steinway 2 Grand Piano in a compact ? upright form, suitable to { the limited dimensions 2 of the modern drawing :? room.
 { Owing to the simplicity i? of its design and con ' struction, we can offer { the Vertegrand to the !? public at the lowest price I at which a new Steinway
 $ Piano could be purchased
 !? in the last B years,
 < namely, $500. Ebony
 $ An inspection is re-
 !? spectfully invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
LET CERTAIN GLASSES
 OF CHINESE COME IN
That Is What the Civic Federation Says Should Be
 Done.

New York, December S.--After a day spent in discussing Asiatc immigration the National Civic Federation which has been in session here since Wednesday evening, finally adjourned tonight There was a lively debate this evening on the subject of Chinese immigration. The resolutions on the subject as they came from the committee on resolutions were regarded by many of the delegates as nullifying the present Chinese exclusion act. Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor lead in the fight for a modified expression, and after nearly every delegate to the conference had been heard, the following substitute was pre- sented and adopted unanimously:
 Resolved, That our laws and treaties should be so framed and administered as to carefully except Chinese students, bus mess men, and professional men of all kinds, not only merchants but bankers. doctors. manufacturers, professional and travellers from the enforcement of the exclusion law"
 Previously the following resolution had been adopted:
 Resolved, That we heartily endorse the position taken by the President that the Chinese eXCluSlOn ldWS lOi tit e'N' mission of laborers ought to be maintain ed. and rigidly and honestly enforced
 The temporary organization of the Ma tional Institute of Immigration which in tends to carry on the work of enlighten- ment in Immigration matters was decid- ed upon as follows:
 President, Broughton Brandenberg, New York; first vice president. Jesse Taylor, Ohio second vice president, H. w. Fair banks Texas; secretary-treasurer Arthur Kellogg.
 In the course of the day United states Senator w. A. Clark of Montana, speak inc on Asiatic immigration, said that af- ter an experience of forty years on the Pacific coast as an employer of a great number of men, he believed that we should not allow what we call "coolie la bor'' to come into this country unrc- stricted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
LON PIPPIN TRIAL.
1t Will Be Held at Anniston on De-
 cember n.

Anniston. December S.-tspecial.)-Lon Pippin. charged with the murder of J. w. Trigg, will be arraigned for trial before Judge Coleman of the city court on Monday, December Il. In his prelimi- nary trial he was found amenable for murder in the first degree, and it will be remembered that the pleas he has made are. Not guilty; not guilty by reason Of temporary insanity and not guilty by reason of misnomer, he having been in- dicted under the name of Lon Pippin, while he alleges that his real name IS Alonzo Richmond Washington Pippin. When Pippin was brought into the city court room Monday morning for his jury to be drawn, he was hardly recognized. Having heretofore gone clean shaved, he now has a beard of several inches in length His wonted tan complexion has been considerably beached and his strong physique is showing the result of the confinement very plainly, he having lost several pounds in weight. The jury has been drawn. Much interest will be taken in the trial on account of the prominence or the parties in the tragedy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

jointly by J. P. Doherty and J. P Woods
 & Co.,, having effected an entrance by climbing through the space between the top bar and the frame of the door, The safe was opened but nothing was secur-
 ed. The robbers, however, took three
 hams which were hanging on the wall A
 piece of board was nailed over the open
 ing. Last night the board was knocked
 off and the place entered again This
 time only hams were sought and five were
 secured.
 Information has been received here of A killing aboard the steamer Kettle Quill
 which left Selma for Mobile Monday night. At Providence three miles above
 Portland and about forty miles down the river and in Dallas county, two white men went aboard the boat and when the boat drew up at the latter place they
 went up to the cabin. A negro named
 Harris who had come up on the boat on
 the trip and was en route home again saw the men as they entered the saloon
 The negro seemed to recognize them and started to draw a pistol. Both men open ed fire upon the negro one using shot gun, the other a pistol The load from the shot gun failed to hit the negro but the pistol shots went true to the mark.
 The men got off the boat. It is said that the negro had killed brother Of one Of them at Evergreen and that they had been on his trail for some time. The nance
 of the white men were not given. Chief of Police Walters has made up his report of arrests for the past month
 and the amount of fines assessed was s1sO2. 50. The amount of cash collected
 was $S05.
 J. B. Ellis has returned from Birming- ham where he went to arrange Tor the removal of the state agency Of the fldel-
 ity Mutual Life Insurance company rom
 Birmingham to this city which will take place on January l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
PREACHER ELECTED MAYOR. Citizens of Girard, Ala, Elect Rev. w
 J. Price.

Columbus, Ga.. December 8.-(Special)- The Rev. w. J. Price was elected mayor of Girard, Ala, defeating J. W. Lawrence by a vote of three to one. The Rev. MT. Price is a Methodist minister. The con- test was warm one.
 Dozir Dixon, young white man. is under arrest in Girard. charged with being implicated in several recent bur glaries in that city. When arrested he was apparently keeping guard for several men who were trying to burglarize a store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
ROBBERIES AT SELMA.
Negro Killed By Two White Men In
 Dallas County.

Selma. December s.-(special.) )-Robber- les continue to occur in Selma and har- rass the police department. Last Monday night thieves entered the warehouse used
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

and the officers are very much elated over the prospects of the organization.
 The local lodge of Elks has had movement on foot for some time looking in the erection of q new lodge hall and theatre combined, and there is pros- pect that the matter will reach some definite shape in the near future, The plan proposed is meeting with hearty Ia vor by many people. It Is believed that theatre would be well patronized in Bes- semer, and 1t Is believed that the insti- tuition could be made to pay handsomely. Bessemer is A good show town, and 1t is believed that the city would give good theatre very liberal patronage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09

After serious illness Hoods Sarsaparflla imparts the strength and vigor so much needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
SCHILLER SAYS GADSDEN
 NEEDS MORE WORKMEN

Gadsden, December 8.-(Specal.) )-One of the largest consolida ations In the his tory of the south, and which is strictly a Gadsden merger, was the announce ment of the consolidation of the Alabama Steel and Wire company, the Underwood Coal company, and the Alabama company into the Southern Steel company, with a capitalization of $16.O0O,OO0. of which slO,- 900 900 is common and $6OOO,000 IS pre- ferred This is the greatest industrial news Gadsden has had In years and indi- cates the magnificent resources of the Gadsden district and assures the future of this city.
 E. T. Schuler said today:
 'The organization of the Southern Steel company means that we will have several millions of dollars available for the ex- tension of the present plants and the building of several new ones which we contemplate. The steel plant will be ex- tended at once and another blast furnace built as soon as our mining properties are sufficiently developed to furnish the ma terial Further than that we do not care to go into details as to any extensions until we are ready to undertake the work faster than we are building them. Our own company does not wish to go into the rental and real estate business. but as
 
 for a number of years. On thts floor the Elks have one of the handsomest lodge rooms in the district.
 The second floor Is to be used for or fees, mainly by physicians.
 Notes and Personals.
 Deputy Sheriff Harris of Jasper, Tenn, arrived today and will carry John Tatum. the negro arrested yesterday by Chief or Police George w. Jones to that city to- morrow, where he Is wanted on the charge of murdering another negro about four years ago. The prisoner was identified by the Tennessee officer as the man wanted at Jasper.
 The Bessemer board of trade will meet in regular session at the city hall next Tuesday afternoon, and 1t is expected that several matters of vital importance to the industrial and business interests of the city and district will come up for consid- eratIon. The membership of the board Of trade is being increased almost every day
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-08
PAWNS HIS UNcLE'S TOMB.
Nephew of Austrian Marshal Pledges
Relatives Mausoleum to Cover
Wine Bill.

Vienna-The friends and comrades of
Marshal Karl Won Turnfort, who was
curator of the Army museum in this city
and died in 1896, were recently much
worried by the fact that his body had
been secretly removed from the magnifi-
cent mausoleum he had built in the s..
Leonard cemtery at Gratz and placed in
a plebian grave without even suitible
inscription or cross.
Investigation revealed the fact that a
nephew of the general, who led gay life,
had pledged his uncle's tomb as security
for large champagne bill at fashion
able hotel. The monument had been
built at cost of $4,000, and as soon as
the notes of the young spendthrift be-
came due the hosel keeper removed the
generals body and took possession of
the tomb by placing In it the body of an
aunt taken from his family vault. The
aunt had been a prosperous pork mer-
chant, and this fact decided the friends
and comrades of the late general to begin
suit against his nephew and the suit is
about to come up before the court at
Gratx
Old Lady (anxiously)--Does this
train stop at Beaver Junction?
Conductor-Well, if it don't, ma'am,
you'll see the biggest smashup you
ever heard of.-Chicago Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-08
Notice for Bids!

Scaled proposals will be received up to s
o'clock p. M September Sth. 1905, by the
city council OF the City of Ely. to be filed in
the office OF the city clerk. for the extension
of the sewer and water system in the alley
between Harvey and Conan Streets, accord
ing to plans and specifications now on file in
said Office.
The water pipe and sewer pipe will be laid
I'm the same trench.
The work will include the furnishing of all
material and labor for the laying of about
3 feet OF 10 in tile sewer pipe, 1923 TT. of 1Oin
tile sewer pipe, four manholes and 22o6 feet
of 6 in. cast iron water main and STANDARD
two hose Hydrants and connections. There
will be about 1890 Gu. ydS. of earth eNcava-
ton and 1909 Gu, yds of solid rock.
All bids should be on blank forms which
will be furnished by the City Clerk on APP
plication.
Each bid must be accompanied by certi-
fed check in the sum of five hundred dollars
us guarantee of good faith.
The City reserves the right to reject any
or all bids. j.. J. WHITE,
Ely. MINI. Sept. 1st 1905. City Clerk.