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made new TRACK record
DE MUND DOES Ill As
At Six Furlongs; Newcomer
at Saratoga Wins Ala
bama Stakes.

Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. Kennyetto,
making her first appearance of the
year, scored handy victory in the
Alabama stakes at one mile and fur
long to-day. She broke running and
making all the pace, won by half a
length.
De Mund, in winning the first race
at six furlongs, made a new track
record of i'll 4-5.
Alex Smith formerly a we'll known
baseball player, was warned by the
stewards of the meeting to keep away
from the track. This order also APP
piled to all tracks under the Jockey
Club control
Summaries:
First race, furlongs:De Mund, 122,
Miller, II to 10 won; Jack Atkin, 1922
A. Brown, to l, second; Sewells, 1876
E. Dugan, to 5, third. Time Ill AS
Second race, steeplechase, about two
miles: Pagan Bey, 146, w. G. Wilson,
u to 1, won; Mooksie, 40, McClain,
to /, second; Paprika, 1872, McInerney,
Is to 1, third Time 4:21 2-5
Third, selling, furlongs: Long Ball
100, e, Dugan, to 1, won; Rara Avis
los, Notter, s to 5, second; smirker, 1876
Garner, to /, third. Time ia
Fourth, the Alabama stakes, one mile
and a furlong: Kenneyetto, 116, Not
ter, II to 10, won; Gold Lady 124, Gar.
ner, 8 TO 5, second; Yankee Girl 124
Radtke, 5 to 2, third. Time 1:54 10.
Fifth, selling, one mile: Duece, 1O1
Goldstein, to 3, won; Toddles, So, E
Dugan. 10 to /, second; Telescope, 9S
Beckman, s to /, third. Time 1:4O.
Sixth, 8 1-2 furlongs: Incognito, 10
Notter to ., Won; Onatassa, ITO, e
Dugan, is to 20, second; Fort johnson
10, Haywerd, 10 to 20, third. Time
los
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Giants take Two
FROM The pirates
New York Nationals Creep
Up Close to Second
Place.
PHILLIES BLANK CUBS
Tigers Win; sox in Even
Break; Blues Have Change
of Luck.
PHILLIES BLANK CUBS

Pittsburg, Aug. S.-New York to-
day defeated Pittsburg in both games
of double-header by good hitting.
Leifield was hit opportunity in the
first game and Camnitz in the second.
Both were relieved by pitchers who
finished strong. The second game
was limited to seven innings by agree
ment. Scores: R.H.H.
Pittsburg. 0 90 1 0 1 043 8 q
New York 2 0 0 % s q
Batteries -Lefeld, Leever and
Phelps; Mathewson, McGinnity and
Bresnahan, Time, 1850. Umpires,
O'Day and KLEIN.
Second game R.HE.
Pittsburg !. 30 0 o 0 0. 90 8 0.
New York ...1 0 0 6 D OF 6 L
Batteries -Camnitz, Dugglesby and
Gibson; Wiltse and Bresnahan TimeD
1:25. Umpires, KLEIN and ODay.
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REGATTA AT BR1DGnpoRr.
Ninth Annual Event of Yacht Club AT
nIack Rock

Black RCck,
Bridgeport, Aug. S.-The ninth annu-
al regatta of the Bridgeport Yacht club
will be held next SATURDAY owes the
clubs course off Black Rock harbor.
Prizes will Re awarded in ali classes.
which are for yachts thirty thee feet
and under. There will be one yrize in
each class in which there are two en-
tries, and two prizes when the entries
number four in any one class. Entries
must be in the hands Of General Henry
A. Bishop, chairman of the regatta
committee, by tomorrow.
The date for the regatta was set by
the Long Island Sound Yacht Racing
association. under the rules Of which
the event will be held 1t is expected
that there will be quite a number Of
yachts owned outside of Bridgeport in
the regatta. Most of the yacht owners
wait until the last day to enter. 1t is
a foregone conclusion that the number
of contestants will be large
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EXPECT SPEEDY RACING
DRIVING CLUB EVENTS
Fourth Tri-weekly Meet at
Elm City Track
To-day.

The New Haven Driving club will
hold it's fourth tri-weekly meet this af-
ternoon at the Elm City track. "A pro-
gram Of we events will be given, and
there will be one novelty event. There
will be a race on horse back, or rather
burro back open to club members.
The result of the race will show which
member has either the most persuasive
manner, or the most brute strength. 1t
walking contest as the little Mexican
beasts of burden aren't much larger
than a big Newfoundland dog.
The track is in fine shape, and most
of the drivers have been working out
their horses very carefully the last few
days, Some fast miles and. half miles
should be stepped this afternoon. 1t
is expected a large crowd will attend
the matinee races. They are growing
in popularity, and the last time large
crowd went out in spite of the incle-
ment weather.
The prizes will as usual be ribbons, a
blue for first, red for a second, and
yellow for a third place.
The summary Of this afternoons
events:
Glass A-Mile Heats.
Sam F-Dr w. H. Grove.
Jim Wilkes-J I'll. Wilkes
Glass B-Nile Heats.
Prince Elect-I. G. Richey.
Bert Nuthurst-William Bright.
Patronia Princess-P. Strom.
Glass Chile Heats.
Neptune-C. R. Waterhouse.
Bonny Rex-F, ID. Malloy.
Jersey Bull-W. A. Gale.
Glass D-Half-Mile Heats.
Peggy-W. Smith.
Rondells-Dr Costanzo.
Budge-Josepr Gardiner.
Dolly CDR. w. H. Grove.
Glass E.-Half- Heats.
George R.-Dr. Lawton.
Gypsy Boy. G. Atwood.
Bar Me Not-George Pfaff.
Mary C.-R. H. Nesbit.
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Yankees 6. BROWNS 8.

New York, Aug. S.--The st. Louis
team by batting Chesbro out of the
box in the seventh inning of to-day's
game tied the score with five runs.
Newton was substituted when two Of
the visitors had been disposed of, and
without pitching a ball caught Stone
off first base with quick throw to
Hickey. The locals got the. winning
tally in the eighth inning on Conroy's
single and Rickey's triple. The score
by innings:
R. H. z.
New York. ..O111O201 st 10 O.
st. Louis. OO0005 0 0-5 5 0
MISUNDERSTANDING, Newton and
Kleinow; Powell and Spencer. Time
-2;05. Umpire-O Loughlin.
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HOLDS NURSE CAPTIVE.
When Police Rescue Woman She is
HaIf-Conscious and Nearly Drowned.

Stamford, Aug S.-Held captive by
a gang of men for several hours on
a peninsula, which juts out into the
harbor at an isolated point of the shore
front, Jeanette Whitaker. a trained
nurse, of middle age, was found by the
She was In a state of undress and the
incoming tide was washing about her.
A little while and she would have been
drowned.
She had no near recollection of what
happened her after she had an invita-
ton to go to an island with the men
in a rowboat. The Corinthian Yacht
club house stands less than half mite
from the point o. G. Palmer a club
member, sitting in the balcony, saw the
men and the woman, and studying them
through marine glasses observed that
the woman made efforts % fee and the
men restrained her. He informed the
police.
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Dodgers Q, Reds 2.

Cincinnati, Aug. S.-Coakley was hit
hard by Brooklyn to-day and received
poor support. Stricklett was at his
best with men on bases. Mitchell and
Mowrey Of Cincinnati were unable to
play on account Of sickness. Pitcher
Scanlon Of Brooklyn developed a high
fever to-day and left for his home In
Syracuse Score: R.H.E
Cincinnati q 0 1 0 0 / % A s.
Brooklyn. 0 3 / . 0 0--6 15 1
Batteries Coakleyand Sclei; Strick-
lett and Bergen. Time, 2:05. Umpire,
tombstone.
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Pilgrims Ga, Sox lie.

Boston, Aug S.--Before an immense
crowd Chicago and Boston broke even
in a double-header to-day. The home
team won the first game, to /, by
batting Smith freely. Chicago could
do but little with Winter. The visit
ors were victors in the second game.
6 to 4. Boston lost the game in the
eighth, when Pruiett went to pieces
and received Indifferent support. Out
side of this inning Chicago was unable
to score. The scores by innings:
(First game)-
R.H. e.
Boston ......2OO2OO20*-61 2 i
Chicago ...,O1OO00OO0-1 9 O.
Batteries--Winter and Crigers
Smith and Sullivan. Time-1:5O.
Umpire-Connolly.
(Second game
R.H E..
Chicago .....OOOO0OO6 O-6 8
Boston .,.,..O OO0130 O0--4 II 6
Batteries-White, Walsh and Sulli-
van and Mcfarland; Pruiett, Morgan
and Shaw. Time-Two hours. Um-
pire-Connolly.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Tigers Hit Plank Hard in Third and
Win Second Of Series.

Philadelphia, Aug. S.--Detroit de-l
feated Philadelphia to-day by hitting
Plank hard in the third inning Dy-
CERT, who succeeded him, held the Wis
itors to one hit in six innings. Phila-
delphia failed to score until the ninth
inning, when batting rally netted
three runs. The score by innings:
R. FL. 70.
Detroit .....0 $4,000 o 01-5 81
Philadelphia 0 90 700 0 3--3 6 q
Batteries-Mullin and Payne;
Plank, Dygert and Powers. Time
Two hours. Umpires-Hurst and
| Stafford.
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Two base hits, SoHeI, sawyer llFee
base hit. soffel; bases on balls, off Duff
8, off Waller 2; struck out, by Duff 8,
by Halligan /, by Waller a; hits, OIL
Duff 8 in 6 1-S innings; stolen bases,
Beaumont. Pastor 2, Duff, Golden, Per-
kins 2: passed ball, Bridges; sacrifice
hits. Bridges, O'Rourke, jr,, O'Rourke;
first base on errors, Bridgeport 2; left
on bases. Norwich s, Bridgeport s.;
earned runs, Norwich 8, Bridgeport A.;
time, 1863; umpire Kelly.
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Kennedy, Sherwood Three base hits:
Dolan. Home run: Wade. First base
on balls, Off Dolan 2. Struck out by
Dolan 3; by Corcoran 2; by Nolte 1.
Doodle plays: Massey and Grub, Ba-
ker, Boucher and Massey, Boucher and
Massey. Hit by pitcher: Cornell, Hits
off Nolte, in Is innings off Corco-
ran, in 2-9 innings. Left on bases:
New-fIaven 8: Holyoke 5. Wild pitch,
Nolte. Time 1;35 Umpire, Hickey.
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No Finance board Business.

There was barely a quorum present
at the meeting of the board of finance
yesterday afternoon and nothing was
done by that body in the line of new
business. The regular routine bills were
signed requiring considerable time and
after this had been attended to the
meeting adjourned,
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Cardinals 8, Tenneys 0.

st. Louis, Aug. S.--Karger was in
good form to-day, allowing Boston but
two hits, and st. Louis won to o..
Boston probably made a seasons rec
ord when it made but six assists.
Score; R.HE
st. Louis ~ 0 Oh o SIS I III
Boston. =. 0 90 0 0 o 90 2 81
Batteries -Karger and Marshall,
Dorner and Needham. Time, LAT.
Umpire, Emslie.
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PINES 4 Matte. u ..

Washington, Aug. O. Falkenburg
held Cleveland to three hits and struck
out eleven batsmen to-day, but two
costly errors enabled the visitors to
defeat Washington, to 2. Sensation
al plays were made by both teams.
The score by innings:
R. H. E.
CleveIend ...O1OO002 OFT q
Washington O010O1000- o. 8 2
Batteries-Rhoades and Clark; Fall
kenburg and Heydon. Time-1s45,
| Umpires- and Evans.
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ORATORS PINCH ROsEBUDs.
SOffel Hits Out Single, Two Bigger
and = Three-Bagger.

Norwich, Aug, S.-Bridgeport batted
heavily in two innings, winning from
Norwich, to 8. Infield errors helped
to pile up the score and Pitcher Duff s
place in the box was taken by Halli-
gan in the seventh inning. The hitting
of Pastor and Soffel for Norwich was
a feature. The score:
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PONIES NEVER HEADED.
Wilson Bntted Hard-Luby Gets Single,
Double and Triple.

Springfield, Mass, Aug. S.-Wilson
was batted hard throughout the game
and Springfield was never headed, de-
feating Hartford TO 8. Luby was
touched up often, but squeezed out of
several tight holes. Luby was power
with the bat, getting a single, double
and triple. Standard also continued his
heavy hitting. Luyster was benched in
The second inning for kicking on his
strike ont. Score:
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Chicago, Aug. S.--Chicago defeated
Philadelphia 2 to 0 to-day in a grand
FIELDING game. One RUIZ was scored on.
a hit batsman and Evers drive. A
ltwo-bagger, a sacrifice and an out
scored the other. Reulbach allowed
but two hits, one in the first and one
in the eighth, only three of the visitors
reaching second. Score: R.H.E.
Chicago !. 0 0 90 0 o So s O.
Phila. ~. 0 0 3 0 q o 90 2 b
Batteries -Reulbach and Moran:
Moren and Doom. Time, 1:28. Un-
lpfres, Rigler and Carpenter.
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In the State League.
Norwich at New Haven.
Holyoke at Bridgeport.
Springfield at Waterbury,
New London at Hartford.
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TO PLAY TIMERS.
Crack WestviIle Nine Meet Them To-
morrow Afternoon.

Tomorrow afternoon the crack
Westville baseball nine will play the
Timers of Westville. The. game will
no doubt be a fast one from start to
finish. The line up of the eWstvilles
will be; Lawson, S; Dermody, p; Capt,
Merwin, first base; Acid, second base;
Stowe, IS; Donnelly third base; Fraser,
If; Whildey, cf; Tidgewell, IF.
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In the New England League.

At Lowell-Lowell. II; Fall River, 8.
At Lynn-Lynn, 6; Brockton, 90 in
nings.)
At Observation-Disclosures, s; New Bed
ford. 1.
At Worcester. 1; Haver-
hill Q,
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In the National League.
New York at Pittsburg.
In the American League.

Detroit at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston. q.
Cleveland at Washington.
st. Louis at New York. pa d,
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Toronto at Buffalo.
Montreal at Rochester.
Newark at Jersey City.
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Hartford.

Sacrifice hits, Conner, Bannon, Burns
Curtiss, Justice; stolen bases, Connor
Standard, Curtiss; tow-base hits, Yale
Standard, Luby Burns, Fallon; three
base hit, Luby, Gastmeyer; first base
on balls, off Luby 5, off Wilson q:
struck out, by Luby 10, by Wilson A;
batter hit, Connor; passed ball, O'Lea,
ry; time, 2:O5; umpire, McCloud.
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Ed GEERS FIGURES
IN Three RACES
Wins Two and Gets Third
Money in Other at Kenil-
worth Park.
2:05 PACE THE FEATURE
Ardelle Wins Straight Heats;
Wilkes Heart Takes
PIP Trot.

Buffalo, ~ Y, Aug. SD Geers, the
silent man" from the south, won two
races and got third money in another
race at Kenilworth park this afternoon.
The feature of the days card was the
2;05 pace, Valued at $1,000. Blackjack
did not start and Geers' Ardelle went
to the wire hot favorite. She reward
ed her owner by winning in straight
heats. The best time was made in the
last heat when Cox driving Neryola,
forced Ardelle to pace the mile in 2:O5
IA
Wilkes Heart, which sold in the early
pools at SIS, won the 2:12 trot, taking
the race in straight heats. Benrico, the
favorite got second money.
Baron Kay, driven by Geers, won the
2:1S pace rather easily, although Geers
had to drive his horse out in the final
heat to stall off Judge Wilson. Byron
Kay stepped the last mile in 2:0S ga.
Summaries.
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2:O5 pace, purse $1,000.
Ardelle br. m. by ]. H. L.,
dam Lady Yieser (Geers) ~. 1
Nervola, b. h. (Cox) ..:....... 2 2
Cascade, br. g. DAVIS ....... 4 A
Hal G., chg, (Shank) ......... 8
Eudora, blk. M (Yalentine) y. 6 5
Custer, CHI. G. (HalD .......... dis
Texas Rocker Big. (sunderlin). dis
Time, 2:O6 IA; 2:O5 ga; 2:05 IA.
Pip trot, purse 1000.
Wilkes Heart, Big. by Great
Heart, dam Badly (Estelle).. / 1
Berico, brig. by Palataka, dam
Myra (E. Smith) .......... 2 2 8
Tempus Fugit, chg. (Geers) !. 3 8 2
MacDougall, chs. G.aselD ... 6 4 5
Paul Kruger, Big, (Cox) ........ 4 5 7
Billy B. s,g. (McCarty) ...... II 7 4
The Pacelot, blk, 6. (McDevitt) 5 5 6
Fedroas Athol, CHI. m. (Hop-
kins) ..... Observation-Disclosures. Z 10
May Earle, BIN. (Hedriek) -. 9 IL s
Prineine, BIN. ,(McHenry) $50. 5 10 Il
India, BIN. (Swisherl .......... 10 8 8
Time, 2:O9 IA; 2:O9 IA; 200 ga.
2:1S pace, purse $1,000.
Byron Kay, by Greystone, dam
by Hambrino (Geers) ........ 1 i
Arrow, Big. by Argot Wilkes,
dam not given (Cox) ,..,., 6 2 8
Queen Walnut, BIN. (Taylor} !. 2 6
Judge Wilson, Big. (Spencer) !. A 2
Black Dart, 9Th. (McDonald). 3 4
Idol Star, BIN. (Lewis) ........ 8 8
Mosie L., b.m (valentine) -. 7 Z Z
Clementine (Formerly Miss
Bette IS. Smith, ,...,.....,.. 8 DIR
John Elder, Big, (Hedrick) 80. dis
Time, 2:10 IL; 200 1-2; 2:0S "a.
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AT New London-No New London
Waterbury game. Two games in Wat
erbuPy tomorrow.
GAMES TODAY,
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An URGENT APPEAL FOR AID
is MADE IN BEHALF OF THE DES.
TITuTE AT MoNoNGAH.
A Fund of 100000 Is Needed to Pro
vide for the Widows and Orphans
in Distress.

Fairmont, w. Va, Dec. 16.-The
permanent relief committee, headed
by Gov. Dawson, to provide for the
widows and orphans in distress
through the recent explosion at the
mines of the Fairmont Coal Co. at
Monongah, on Sunday prepared an ap-
peal for funds that is being sent to
chambers of commerce and kindred or
,anizations all over tie country.
All newspapers are urged to aid the
work by receiving contributions, ac.
Snowledging them through their col.
INNS and sending them to the treas
urer.
Contributions of clothing, toys for
The orphans at Christmas time and
similar donations are TO be sent to W.
y. Moore, mayor of Monongah and
chairman of the committee looking
after the temporary wants of the vic.
tins. The appeal says:
"As near as can be determined at
this time, almost 100000 from all
sources has been subscribed Upon
the basis of $500 for each widow and
800 for each child under 1G years of
age, $4,000 will be required. At least
s25,000 additional will be needed to
provide, on relatively the same basis,
for the aged dependents of the unmar.
ried victims, the many now unborn
children and the undoubted accessions
to the married victims list when com.
plete information has been received.
"'rhe committee feels that a basis
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iowor traa tire apove VIII not De ade-
quate to properly care for the needs
of the bereaved ones and a total of
100000 will therefore be required to
carry out the relief work on this basis.
"The immediate needs of the resi-
dent families are being amply met by
the company and committee of wo-
men from Fairmont and Monongah.
"The committee begs to express
its profound gratitude for the contri-
buttons already made and'to earnestly
appeal for the further assistance that
is so badly needed.
1.-THE magnitude of this disaster is
too great for West Virginia to alone
render all the help required. 1t com.
mands national attention and the com.
mittee feels assured that its appeal
will be heard and responded to by the
nation"
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HAVE LIVED IN
CONSTANT FEAR
sTATEMENT MADE BY MEMBERS
OF FEDERATION OF LABOR.
THEY TALK WITH FUNSTON.
Unionists Living in Godfeld Declare
that Members of Miners Federation
Were Menace to Law
and Order.

Goldfeld. New, Dec. 16.-A delega-
ton from the American Federation OF
Labor on Sunday called on Gen. Fun.
ston, who is continuing his investiga.
tion of conditions with a view of de-
termining the necessity for the pres
ence of federal troops in Goldfield
These gentlemen made the most re-
markable statement have yet heard .
said Gen. Funston. "Their statement
is that for months they have lived In
constant fear. They have felt It nee.
essary for their protection to go arm
ed at all times and have been com.
PEELED to avoid personal contact with
members of the Western Federation
of Miners In order to prevent serious
trouble. This condition of affairs, they
told me. obtained until the arrival OF
the United States troops, since which
event conditions have greatly
changed"
Gen. Funston felt that this statement
of conditions came from men who have
been in better position to know the
real situation than any others who
have talked to him since his arrival.
In view of these facts Gen. Funston
said there Is little possibility of the
troops leaving within ten days, and on
his recommendation half of the num-
ber now here will be retained by the
Washington authorities.
Gov. Sparks on Sunday sent a long
communication to Washington stating
In detail his position In relation to the
troops and making correction of some
omissions In the original call for
troops. Information in regard to the
coming of trains bearing strike break
ers cannot be obtained.
Members of the commission sent by
President Roosevelt arrived in Gold
field last night. They are Charles p.
Neill, labor commissioner; Herbert
Knox Smith, commissioner of corpor-
ations, and Laurence Murray, assistant
secretary of the department OF com
merce and labor.
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TELEoRAPHIc sREviTIEs.

The Colorado state bank, of Du
range. Col, has suspended business
pending reorganization. II holds de-
posits of $500,00o
At Portsmouth. o., Edmona Crea.
sey and Mamie Livesay, colored, were
asphyxiated at the home of John
Crimes, who employed them as serv.
ants.
Prof. George Blutz. head OF the
department of horticulture at State
college, Bellefontc, Pa. committed
suicide by leaping from window on
the sixth story Of the college.
Indictments have been returned at
Kansas City, Nc, against over IS
managers and stage employees of the
aires. charging them with violating
he Sunday closing law. A number of
proprietors of pool halls were also in
dicted.
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ARE NOT BASED UPON FACTS
REPORTS THAT A STRIKE OF
TRAlNMEN Is PROBABLE.
p. n. Morrissey, Leader Of the Train.
mems Union, Gives Out an
Official Denial.

Cleveland, Dec 16.--P. II. Morris
sey, grand master of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen, and also speak
ing for the Order of Railway Con.
ductors, says:
"The recent press reports that a
strike of the members of the Order of
Railway Conductors and the Brother.
hood of Railroad Trainmen on all
roads east of the Mississippi will take
place at the beginning of the year un.
less certain wage propositions which
these organizations have under con
sideration are granted, are wholly un-
authorized.
"The facts are that about the mid.
die of October representatives of the
lines in the territory east of Chicago
met at New York City and formulate
ed proposed rates and rules with a
view of presenting them Jointly to the
different arrangements, If approved
| by the membership on the different
lines and If other conditions would
seem to Justify. These proposals
were soon thereafter submitted to the
employees, and they have been careful
ly considering them ever since.
"The poll lists containing the votes
of the employees upon this question
are returnable December rs, and will
be canvassed by committee com
posed of three members of each or.
ganization and the two chief execu
tives. II the proposals are generally
approved by the membership, It will
be within the province of the commit
tee to decide whether or not the time
is opportune for their presentation
If the committee decides that the
time is opportune, the organization
will proceed in the matter in their
! usual businesslike way, and there is
no warrant for any alarming state.
ments that gigantic strike on the
railways In this territory is contem.
plated"