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The Washington times., 1906-12-07
TRI-STATE RULERS
TO HOLD MEETING
Wilmington and Reading
viii Apply for
Franchises.

YORK. Dec THE Tri,State League
viii meet on Monday night next at
Harrisburg.
- that dine matters pertaining 20 the
league Fad the various teams to enter
VIII be fully discussed.
Williamsport, IL Is said. VIII put in
the field a strong team and win make
an exceptional bid for the pennant 1t
Is further said that Wilmington would
like 10 enter the race, also Reading
Whether these clubs VII be permitted
10 enter is yet H.. doubt
Manager Heckert. of the local team.
had this To say: J. for one. am very
much opposed 70 the manner in which
the Williamspcrt club ls going about
IN high-handcd fashion since the close
OF the season. Not satisfied with pay
ing record salaries for players and Of
fering money in excess of other Clubs
IL the league, : know tlte management
actually tsmpercd with players lin the
Trl-State League who belong 10 other
clubs and offered those players more
money then they are receiving with
their present clubs.
Il ask IT that is not enough To make
any player dissatisfied WiIi!amsHoTI
has been doinG this simc thing not only
at present. bat .n the past. The Trl-
State League can get aIouE without
Williamsport and UUless something is
done there must Dee change IN cir
cult
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
REST AND QUIET
FOR I. H'GOYERN

NEW YORK, Dec. Terry McGOvern,
weak and nervous. but again rational.
has left Tor q sanitarium ju Connecticut
last night. accompanied by his old man
ager ana friend. sam Harris, and Joe
Humpnries. Who has looked after is
fighting Interests Tor the past year.
Tire doctors who attended him at
Kings County Hospital. say with rest
and quiet in the countrv Terry viii
again regain his physical and mental
strength, hut that rhe must never at
tempt 10 fight again. This IS the final
passing OF the once great little fighter.
Terry seems 10 realize his condition.
for before the official warning OF the doc
tors to his manager. hc himself said that
he never again intended trying 20 pre-
pare himself ior a battle. He believes,
though. that he VIII fully regain his
strength
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
LARGE CLASS JOINS
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
five Candidates
viii Be Initiated at
TonightS Session.

Seventy-fve candidates will be initiat-
ed into the mysteries of the Knights OF
Pythias tonight in the temple at Ninth
street and Massachusetts avenue north
west. A grand jubilee viii be held and
It is expected that 7OO or 500 persons will
attend the ceremonies, called the exam
plificatiOn of the amplified ritual.
Elaborate plans for the jubilee have
been made by the committee in charge,
OF which s NJ Pearson is chairman.
The hall has been appropriately and ar
tistically decorated and arrangements
completed for what will prove one of the
memorable events in the history of the
local branch of the order. Music will
be furnished by the orchestra from the
Mountain City Lodge, of Frederick, Md
The limitations will be in charge OF the
Syracusians Lodge. The regular meet
ing of the Pythian Lodge viii be held at
o'clock The ritual committee Will
commence its work about an hour later.
The grand chancellor OF the District,
Jefferson Middleton, will preside.
As many of the candidates are from
suburbs of washington, il is believed
that a great number of residents Of
Virginia and Maryland viii attend.
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HOLY NAME MANAGER
CLAIMS CHAMPIONSHIP
rLinr EdLtor. The Times.

Sporting Editor. The Times:
As manager of the Holy Name foot
ball team / emphatically deny that my
team was defeated by the Warwicks
Thanksgiving Day. The game was
stopped on account oE a disagreement.
the score standing l. TO 10 in favor OF
my team.
Last Sunday we defeated the South
east Fairgrounds team by . TO 0. This
team was composed of a majority Of
the Warwick team. 7 Furthermore state
that my team has not been defeated
this Feason. playing fourteen games.
Therefore I think We have sufficient
right To claim the l55-pouud champion
shin of the District. and are willing 10
defend our claim against any other
team near our weight The Brooklyns.
BelmOuts and AleXaudTIaus are pre-
ferred. The Holy Name viii play the
NarWicks. North Capitol and L streets.
Sunday. December 9, at . p. N.
b. KELLY, Manager.
Il2 + street northeast
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
FINANCIAL GOSSIP

A seat on the New York Stock Ex-
change has just been sold for $500
The last sale was at $4,000.
The new rules have not improved the
Chicago Board of Trade business. A
seat is offered for 81. $50, the lowest price
since 1901, when they sold at $500.
At the meetings of directors of the
Alabama Great Southern Railroad Com
pany and Of the Mobile and Ohio. W.
w. Finley was elected a director. and
subsequently president in place of sam
ueI Spencer. deceased.
Predictions are made in some quarters
that high money rates will obtain for
more than "a month Yet, and that the
market may not look for any relief
until the middle of January.
John u. Rockefeller II. f. Rogers,
William Rockefeller, John ID. Archbold,
Henry NJ. Flagler, Charles n. Pratt ana
Oliver II. Payne have been personally
served with subpOenas to appear and
testify at the hearing in ST Louis 10
dissolve the Standard oil Company.
The American Car and Foundry Com
pany have declared a quarterly dividend
of laa per cent of preferred and p OF !
per cent on common stock The last
dividend on common was May ,, 1901
D of l per cent These DIVIDENDS are
payable January !.
The House Committee on Banking and
Currency has decided 10 begin hearings
next Tuesday on the currency recon-
mendatiuuS made by the President, Sec
Ietary Shaw. and the Comptroller of the
Currency. The hearings VIII be open
for public discussion. The bankers plan
Tor currency reform Will also be brought
before the committee.
Dun's Review places the commercial
failures i'm the United states i'm Novem-
her AT SO, liabilities, n,9S0,7S2. com
pared with Si7 i'm November, 1905, in
NOlVjug SS.S66. I9S but single insurance
company suspended supplied more than
the increase shown over last years la
blities. Total losses were larger than
any month this year except May
Walter +. Hensey. we'll known in this
city, Wednesday telegraphed to his
representative at Cobalt as follows:
"ls there anything in the rumOr that
the big vein of the Nipissing contains
no silver values at present2'
Yesterday nc received the following
reply. "BumOr absurd. New discovery
Withheld
What is believed to be the Ryan Rubber
combine was Incorporated at Trenton,
N j.. under the name of the Inter
continental Rubber Company, with an
authorized capital stock of S40.OO0,OOO. di-
vided into 100000 preferred. bearing
per cent cumulative dividends. and
S3H,eVu,opy common stock
Jacob H. SChfff. in his speech at the
Chamber of Commerce charged that
a certain prominent financial institution
In this city makes a practice when
the money rates in the forenoon are
at or 3eo of calling its loans, and
when the calling of these loans has ad-
Nanced the rates, of then lending it's
money ont AT the higher figure. He de
clared that such a policy is reprehen-
sible.
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
TEARS OF MOTHER
FAIL TO AID SON

The tears Of his aged mother and the
fact that he is a Spanish American war
veteran, did not save J. Edward Phil
lips from a ten-year sentence to the
penitentiary today when his counsel
made plea Of mercy for him Phillips
was some time ago convicted Of what
IS commonly known as the badger"
game. The specific charge being that he
stole a diamond pin valued at $125. from
a man whom he discovered with his
Phillips alleged wife.
Daniel Feeley, who also served in the
United States navy during the Spanish
American war and who was convicted
of hOusebreaking, was sentenced by Jus
tice Stafford 10 four years imprison-
ment in the penitentiary
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
ADMIRAL ASSENSON
DIES IN BROOKLYN

Advices reporting the death OF Rear
Admiral z. G. Asserson. L. 5. n. re
tired. who was We'll known in Washing
ton. have reached the Navy Department
Death resulted from heart disease at
his home in Brooklyn, n. Y. yesterday.
He was the father OF two naval officers.
Rear Admiral Asserson was born in
Norway siXty-eight years ago, and en-
tered the American navy as seaman.
He served through the civil war as an
acting engineer
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
PLANS MORE PAY
FOR EVERYBODY

A 10 per cent Increase in the salary
of every employe of the United States
Government, with the exception Of the
President and members of Congress, IS
provided for in a bin introduced in the
House today by Representative South
wick Of New York
AIr. Southwick takes the position that
all corporations and business concerns
are increasing their employees pay 10
meet the increased cost of living and
wise.
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
COTTON MARKET PRICES
STEADY AT THE OPENING

NEW YORK. Dec The undertone
of the local cotton market 1t the outset
this morning was steady and business
fairly active. After the call selling pres
sure became rather aggressive and the
opening decline OF five points was in
creased 10 Ieftu points. Local operators
were the cnief sellers. presumably on
stop orders.
Opening prices. December. g97d9.9S;
January. le.0SUlC09: February, lD15 bid
March. "a. 25dlOz7; April. lo.3o010.S3; May,
1879 a1o-5Si June. 1910 bid; July, 10.45a
I04I.
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
SHEPPARD AND HILLMAN
WILL THY FOR RECORDS

NEW YORK. Dee. Paul Pilgrim
and Charley Bacon, two OF the fastest
half-mileTs i'm the East. have entered
the special half-miIe run az the games
Of the Twelfth Regiment Athletic Club.
which are 10 be held tomorrow night
at the armOTy. The half-mile race was
added for the purpose of giving Melvin
Sheppard chance 10 try for new figures
for the indoor half.
Another interesting event will be that
in which Harry Hillman. the 4n-yard
champion, viii try and break his
previous record OF - %. when he runs
in tie quarter-mile run at the games.
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
FEARING POISONING.
EXCLUDE GLUCOSE

NEW YORK. Dec. 7.-Fearing a
wholesale poisoning Of children by
candy the city authorities are trying to
prevent the Glucose trust from shipping
here from Philadelphia tons of glucose.
which the trust virtually admits may
have ben responsible for the death OF
women and children from sulphites
used in making glucose TO cheaper the
cheaper the cost.
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
PARvIs LEADS DICKINSON.

CARLISLE. Pa. Dec. The mem
berS Of the Dickinson College football
eleven have elected as their captain for
the season of 1907, Grover Cleveland
PaTvis, who has played right tackle for
two years. Parvis' home is in Milford.
Del. He is tWenty-One years of age,
weighs $50 ana IS i've feet eight inches
in height. Captain Parvis succeeds the
well-kHOWn Captain Paul Jones Davis.
OF the Dickinson Law School
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
ATHLETE HAS MEDALS STOLEN.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. w. Byrd
Page, the record-breaking University of
Pennsylvania high jumper and son of 5
Davis Page, has been the victim of a
thief and has lost most OF the medals
he won IN late years. They Were stolen
from his country residence at Merchant
VILE. N j.
Afr. Page had one OF the finest couec-
tions OF medals, handsome silver cups,
and other prizes.
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
PRINCE SELMA BOUGHT
BY AUSTRIAN FOR $4,000

LEXINGTON. Ky. Dec. John
SpIan has sold for 5000 TO Max woess,
Of Vienna. the ten-year-old hay trotting
stallion, Prince Selma, 21G74, by Bow
Bells dam Cora F., by Kentucky Prince
Prince Selma and Grafton Bells
bought by Mr.. WOess a few days ago of
Mr.. Splau, together with other horses
recently purchased, will be shipped in a
few days TO their new home
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
- DI-ckrIN I.EAGI-E

Manager Tom NcDermott who has
piloted the Fall River club so success
fully ever since IL was in the present
New England League which dates back
20 1891. Is open To an enga cement as
manager Mac. has always had good
team in Fall River and has turned over
the nucleus of q strong aggrege tion
to his successors. There Is no doubt he
could make good i'm any city and there
is little doubt he viii land well before
the season opens.
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
His Licenses Revoked.

Charged in the Police Court with hav-
ing furnished a servant for disorderIy
house, Ralph x. Washington, colored
employment agent, OF I2O6 Tenth street
northwest. has had his license revoked
by the District Commissioners.
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
The WASHINGTON MARKET

Following are the sales and quota
lions OF to-days market.
United States registered 3 per cent
5000 1925 $4JO4l03ss
Metropolitan r. r., per cent, "B. -"
81. 65Ou luO@s
Washington Railway and Electric. /
per cent, S1,O00d S6i4. 81. coca SGi4, Sl,OOGft
SOS. $1,000 s61s, S2,O00Qs6. $2,O0OdS6, Sl.OpJ
4S6
Potomac Electric Light, per cent
81, l,OO0al0344 Sl,0J0aIB2.
Chesapeak and Potomac Telephone. 3
per cent, $5,0094I032t
Washington Railway and Electric
common. 5Oa43s. 5O4f3ls. 50I43 5Od42
1000 80. I3q33. Ou4a. l5Ou43, lO0H45I-
5Vu43ls. 75J4S-a. 50u43l4
Washington Railway and Electric ure-
feTred. sQS7lA 25qSIl4, IGGS7ls
Washington Gas. 25U59, 25W5g
Greene Copper, 100a26, 10JQ2G, l00a26Is
t1remen S insurance 25G2ZSa
After call-Greene Copper, IO0Ft26. IUCg.
26ll tDuyer 60). 50126. 10Jd257E. 1O0G25ss
lVyu@5ls touyer 60) l0JG26Is (buyer 60J-
Washington Railway and Electric IS
81 1O00ae6
Washington Gas. 2jG59.
American National Bank 66l-0
Washington Gas As $lO0al03t1
Metro. =. r., s 3, SlUGUuu5
Quotations Of Most Active Issues.
The Washington times., 1906-12-07
IN THE WORLD or FINANCE
n. Y. STOCK MARKET

Quotations furnished by Charles C. Gates
& Co. Munssy Building; Members New York
CfDelz
The Washington times., 1906-12-07

At the meetings of directors Of the
Alabama Great Southern Railroad Com
pany and Of the Mobile and Ohio. W.
w. Finley was elected a director. and
subsequently president in place of sam
uel Spencer, deceased.
The Washington times., 1906-12-07

that high money rates will obtain for
more than "a month Yet, and that the
market may not look for any relief
until the middle of January.
The Washington times., 1906-12-07

The new rules have not improved the
Chicago Board of Trade business. A
seat is offered for 81 $50, the lowest price
since 1901, when they sold at $500.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-05
Do You Realize

saeond lioor. 40 eIernLn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-05
A SENSATIONAL TRAGEDY
II Occurred at a Meeting Of The Or
ganizatiOn, and The Priest
Was Present.
AN ACCUSATION HAD BEEN MADE
The Accused Declared That
He Was Innocent
AND THE PRIEST ENUMERATED HIMi
Associated Frs,. Dlspalon o. speoI.l wire.

Aucciaiad Press Dispatch oy Special wras
ST. Petersburg, Russia, March 5--The
accused member Of the Father Gapon
labor organization who committed suicide
yesterday, while tho scandal involving
the charges Of accepting money from the
government wns being investigated. was
named SeohoH lie enjoyed d high stand
among his lcllow-woremen, who are ter
ribly depressed as a result OF the scandal
in the organization.
lt now develops that Father Gapom
WAS present at Yesterdays session when
Secholi killed himself Father GreQori
PetroH had charged Sechon with obtain
ing $500 from Father Gapon and with
having accompanied a member al tho
secret police in The search for NJ Mat,i-
shensky, press agent and counselor of
the Father Gapon movement who fed
with the organization funds.
During the progress Of tho meeting
Soehoh made an impassioned speech, i'm
which he declared that he could not sup
port the inlamy IN the charge That tho
organization had been in league with tho
government nor tho ohloquy hoapcd upon
himself, as both he and the organization
were innocent. ceehoa next called upon
Father Gnpon to declare in the prosenco
Of his follows whether he (Scrhofi1 had
received d cent from the government.
Father Capon arose and cxoneraicd
Seohoff, whereupon the latter said: ~
will now give you supreme proof Of my
honesty and, drawing a revolver, he
blew out his brains
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-05

ceiver by this court. be should be COM
pensated and reimbursed.
The answer of Evans & Co., filed
by their counsel, Ii. II. Ward, was
similar in many respects to the one
filed by counsel for the assignee. In
part, IL states that the said John II.
Dandy, the assignee is vice president
OF the Union National Bank, a man Of
the highest character and standing in
the community, and one wholly un-
likely to permit or connivs in any de-
struction, alteration or mutilation of
any of the books or papers belonging
to the estate that the appointment of
a receiver of the company PENDING its
adjudication upon the petition in
bankruptcy. would, under the circum-
stances, be useless for any purpose,
and would result in valueIess expense
in the way of reoeivership fees, fees
for counsel Of such receiver. and the
cost of such RECEIVERS bonde that the
business of said respondents is not Of
such nature as to enable it to be con
Quoted by said receiver, and their
assets are not of a perishable charao-
ter or necessarily subject to immediate
sale to prevent loss. If the court be
of the opinion that the custody Of
said John II. Dandy should be super
seeded by an agent Of this court, the
answer says, such agent would have
no other duty to perform than to safe
guard said property during the pend
ency of the adjudication upon said
petition in bankruptcy, a7d the United
States marshal for this district would
be able without much, If any, expense,
to perform all the duties incumbent
upon such court agent
q. L. Ward, in addressing the court.
stated that by the petition fled by
him and MIR. Reinhardt they did not
mean to cast any reflection whatever
on Mr.. Dandy.
After the answers were read there
was a short argument on both sides
and then Judge Bradford announced
his decision.
The firm has five days from today to
file answer to the petition asking that
it be adiudicated an involuntary bank
rupt.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-05

Special Correspond ence 81 livery Evening.
Milford, March 5.-Mrs. William II.
Davis was rendered q surprise party on
Friday evening last, ia honor of ahe
Goth anniversary of her birth. at her
handsome home on Second street,
South Milford.
About 80 Ruests sat around the ban
quet table, among them being Mr. and
Mrs. Waltsr II. Davis and daughter,
Alfred w. Powell, wife and daughters,
Mr., and Mrs. o. ID. Alderman and
family, Mrs. g. r. Smith and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Homer Porter. Capt. W. E.
Lank and vile, Mrs. Bessie Gillespie
and daughter, Mrs. George Ii. Rsy-
nolds and daughter, Mrs. Laura David
son and daughter, Miss Annie Bell
and Hon. Frank NJ. Davis.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-05
SPENT SEQ
WITH DOCTORS
Got Barber's Itch From Shaving
Worse Under Doctors Care
Tried Everything and Was Dis
couraged Railroad Official Can
not Praise Cuticura Too Much
CURED BY ONE SET
OF CUTICURA-COST ST

al want to send you a word Of
thanks for what the wonderful Cuticura
Remedies have done forme. got shaved
and got BARRIERS itch, and doctored
with my own doctor; but it got worse
all the time. / spent in all about fifty
dollars with doctors, but still it got
worse. A friend of mine wanted me to
try the Cuticnra Remedies. AS / had
tried everything, ] was discouraged.
bought one set Of the Cuticura Remedies
(Soap, Ointment, and Pills, cost S1.O0)
and they cured me entirely, 80 cannot
praise them too much. Iwould be willing
to do most anything for the promotion Of
a cause like the Cuticurs Remedies.
They are wonderful, and / have recom-
mended them to every one where
occasion demanded It. ] think every
family should know about the Cuticura
Remedies where they have children
Allen Ridgway,
Station Master, The Central Railroad
Company Of New Jersey,
Oct. 2, 1905. Barnegat Station, n. J.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-05
MIppLErowN.
snso,.l corresponoence d ever rvenlnr

Special Correspondence OF Everv Evening.
Middletown, March s. Miss Nellis
Janvier entertained a few triulas, on Fri-
day evening, al games and music. Those
present were Misses Helen Biggs, Stella
Beasten, Elma Deakyne, Leonorc Davis.
Blanche Deakyne, Fannie McCrone, James
Lightbourne, Emory Huxill Tim
Hukill, Alfred Connolley, Irving Roberts
and others.
Personal--Mr. and Mrs. George G..
Rove have been visiting friends st Ken
nedyville, Md-NIiss Mabel Derrickson
Of New York City is visiting Mrs. g. H..
Cochran-W. Z. Graves Of Townsend has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Green =,
Lloyd Bragdon Of Philadelphia spent Sun
day with DR.. and Ms. J. @. Bragdon-
Joseph P. Comegys has returned to Phila-
delphia-Miss vi Eaton OF Philadelphia
is visiting Mrs. G. r. Manlove Mrs.
Charles A. Ritchie has been visiting Mrs.
Sterling Evans at Elkton, Md.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-05
M1LFoRD PERSONALS.
rn.c,.l rorTssnonoeucg o. Every Erenina.

Special Corrssnnnoeucr OF Every Evenin@
Milford. March 5--Neil MARVEL OF
Wilmington is in town on account Of the
sickness Of his mother, Mrs. James H.
Marvell-Miss Annie Ratclif is visiting
ia Germantown, Pa.-AIrs. w. v. Sipple,
ST.. has gone to Virginia to visit her
daughter Mrs. Theodore Townsend is
quite III at her home in Milford-Mr. and
Mrs. Jay H. MaclSlip Of Carrollton, Pa,
are visiting James T.. smith,. w.
Stevenson Of Staten Island, N Y, is a
guest Of friends in and near Milford DIR.
Edward " HendriNson Of Philadelphia
is a guest Of his parents, Capt. and Mrs.
d. v. Hcndrixson r. Harrington of
Philadelphia is visiting here, bis sister
being very IN Simeon p Richardson
has secured q position in Wilmington
with j. l.. Mullin & Son.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-05
ENrnR NraHr soHooL roN1eHr.

The Popular Night School OF Goldey Col
lege win Receive New Students Tonight.
The 6rsi Of March is an excellent time
for students 70 enter the night school Of
Goldey College
New students viii enter tonight. The
rate for instruction is only So q month.
Penmanship, arithmetic. bookkeeping
shorthand, typewriting, drafting, spelling
correspondence, rapid calculations are
the branches taught, and the teachers are
the regular faculty OF Goldey College
Students may take any branch they de-
sire.
Call tonight after o'clock at the school
Offices. first floor. s07 Market street. The
hours Of instruction are from 7.30 to $50,
three nights weeks
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-05
RESCUE orr CAPE oHARLEH.

associated fress Dispatch pv specal Wires.
Philadelphia, Pa, March 5.-Capt.
Carnage and the crow Of eight men Of the
schooner John 5. Deering, which sailed
from Wilmington, N. G., ior New York
and which was abandoned in a sinking
condition on March LIST, arrived here to-
day on the schooner Alicia b. Crosby
from bridgeport The Crosby took the
men from the sinking schooner off Cape
Charles
The Decring, which was caught in the
recent heavy storm, was water-logged
and had both the headmast and mizzen-
mast carried away. Capt. Gamage and
his crew made a gallant tight to keep tho
vessel afloat, but they we're almost ex-
hausted when tho schooner Crosby hove
ia sight and the men we're taken of.