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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12

New Orleans, May 11.-(special.) .)-The Barons escaped a second defeat at the hands of the Pelicans this afternoon by narrow margin-so narrow, in fact, that 1t was only the matter of a few inches wide. The fans were treated to a fast ten-inning battle, at the end of which the score stood to 2. Only one error was made by each side, Catcher Meek's huff of quick return of Nadeau's batted ball to Montgomery allowing Matthews to score, and Joe Rickert making a high throw to the plate in the same eighth n- ming, which allowed Molesworth to amble safely across the rubber.
 Although Charley Fritz allowed eight bingles, two of them being juicy two baggers, and Turner gave up but seven, the local southpaw walked only trio of Baron battersi while Turner walked four.
 Some Personal Mention.
 Wee Willie" Gaston surprised every body by his two-base hit, his forte be- ing generally bunts, but it was dandy, though he was out at the plate when he l tried to score on Beecher's grounder to short. Sabrie did good stick work and Rickert, Beecher and Gatins got a safe clout each, but the hoodoo that has been l spelling Phil Nadeaus batting eye for the last few games, continues to sit Molesworth, Gardner and Walters did some good hitting and Gardner got the only stolen base of the game, starting at Fritz delivery of the ball and beating out "Mattys" throw by a small margin. Man l uel doffed his red coat and stepped into the limelight in the latter part of the eleventh, just before the game was called to enable the Barons to make their train for Shreveport, at,4ss a.....ss Manuel's Failure. Gatins had already rolled one to short and Matthews had driven the same player | back to receive d steep balloon The fans howled for Manuel to break up the game l by whaoking a homer but after two strikes he popped an easy one to Mont gomery, hardly more gracefully than Fritz could have done
 l The grounds had dried out wonderfully | since the day before and were as fast as on a July afternoon with a double ! header on hand.
 The game was full of snap and the | players fought for every close decision. | Beecher's successful leap after a line | ball three feet over his head was the | feature The Birmingham club left for I Shreveport tonight. s..-s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Minneapolis, 1; Louisville, 0. Kansas City. 2; Columbus, 1. Milwaukee. &; Toledo, f.
 St. Paul, 5; Indianapolis, {.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12

The Birmingham Shreveport game called in detail today at East Lake Casino.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12

The best spring medicine is Hoods Sar- saparilla because 1t purifes the blood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12

The Birmingham Age-Herald states that Clark holds the seasons strike-out rec ord, with nine. However the eastern citic has overlooked the game in which Lakaff famed eleven of his opponents Arkansas Gazette.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12
The Birmingham Shreveport game called in detail today at East Lake Casino.
DO YOU KNOW

The highest class of electric work, from the installation of wires to the manufacturing of fixtures. is done by
 United Electric Co.
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 Brooklyn, May 1.-The Brooklyns won their second game of the season by de- feating Chicago in the first game of a doube-header. Chicago won the second game in the ninth after Honman's three bagger, scoring Steinieldt, Hoffman reaching home on Jordan's bad throw First game R. H. D Chicago .. ..........,.. GOO GOO 00O-O , Brooklyn .. ...........1 100 900 00+1 Batteries; Pfeister and Kling; Ruckef and Butler Time, 1:35.
 Second game R. H. L. Chicago .............. eco coo o02-2 Brooklyn .. ............. coo coo 00O-0 6 Batteries: Fraser and Moran: Mcintyre and Bitter. Time, 1:4O. Umpire, Rigler. New York, May 11.-New York won it's eleventh straight game today defeating Pittsburg, to 6. R. H. |. Pittsburg :. ............. 200 020 101-6 1 New York ...............221 900 40+-9 10 Batteries Phllipe. Lynch, Willis and smith, Mathewson, Willis, McGinnity and Bresnahan. Time, 2:20. Empires, ODay and Klem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12
Games Today.

Birmingham at Shreveport. Montgomery at New Orleans. Nashville at Memphis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12

WU-DHSE Castor. Stolen bases-Gardner
 Sacrifice hits-Atz. Fritz. Double plays-M to Lister ?, Beecher to Gatins to Sabrie Gardner to Mee1s.
 Struck out-Fritz :, Turner 2. Bases on balls-Fritz 3, Turner 1. Time-1 :55
 Umpire--Rinn.
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by Sorrell T. Hits apportioned. Mills 5, Sorrell 4 Two-base hits-McElveen, Wise man. Sacrifice hits, Miller, Kimble, Me Cormaick, Sorrell ?. Stolen bases, Miller, Hess. Bowcock. Bases on balls, Buchan- nan ?, Sorrell 1. Struck out, Buchanan ,, Sorrell g. Double plays, Bowcock to Doug las. Time, 1:45. Umpire, Rudderham.
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Don't form a nasty Judgment on Catch CT Seabaugh's work from his exhibition of yesterday. It was the first game of the season for the new recruit to the Giant ranks. and he did remarkably well, when this fact is considered. It is scarce ly probable that five bases will be stolen in any other contest that he may work in this season Another thing in his favor is that Big Ed Walker Is not the easiest pitcher in the world to handle. In fact, he is one of the most difficult proposi- tions any southern catcher has to face Shreveport Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12

Twirler Sparks got the sack from Man ager Smith Thursday night. Baxter would like to land in the Cotton States league, hut Smith has been unable to find him a pIace.-Memphis -Scimitar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12

The double umpire system worked against the Memphii to the extent of a run that would have won. Referee Hack ett when appealed to pass on the Rich ards Incident, appeared rusty on the rules and passed 1t up to Daniel Pfenninger, who passed it back. Meantime the ball was whipped all around the diamond be- fore Dyer could be induced by his pals to tag third And then Hackett announced the verdict which caused the scorers to rub out the run, declaring that Rich ards had left the base before Becker had caught Carey's 1y.-Memphis News Scimtar.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Philadelphia, May 11.--Philadelphia de- feated St. Louis today by hitting Me Glynn. R. H. E. St Louis ............... cos GOO 001-4 IS Philadelphia .. .........0O2 42O o0'-s 14 1
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an; Richte and Jackltsch. Time, 2;15. Empires, Carpenter and Johnstone.
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Ticker ticks baseball-"Th Subway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12

Rudderham boasts that he is not g. home umpire. Perhaps it Is good thing not to be a home umpire, but carrying things to the other extreme is just as undesirable. It Is a fact that teams are ordinarily given a little the better of close decisions when at home. However, when an umpire gets to Little Rock he is anx- ious to convince President Kavanaugh that he is not home umpire, so-ealled, and proceeds to give Little Rock the short end of the close ones Rudderham's work yesterday was the worst seen here this year, at least two of the bases on balls being charged against Lakaff in the sixth inning being direct results of his refusal to give the big southpaw what was com ing to him.-Arkansas Gazette.
 "Ruddy's" o. K. in the east. Don't holler.
 Mike Finn and his bunch are going at such lively gait Cfor them) that sus- picious fans are wondering about the salary limit Let's see what they do after May 14.-Nashville American.
 The Travellers are in the limit.
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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30
SENDS ARMY SOUTH.
Mexico Preparing for Trouble With
Republic of Gualemaba.

City of Mexico, May 21.-Mexican
troops are being moved to the Gau-
temalan frontier over the Pan-Amer-
ican Railroad, according to advices
received yesterday. In what num-
bers or for what purpose these SOL
diers are being moved southwark is
not known outside official circles.
1t was also learned that the War
Department had countermanded the
order dispatching the Mexican gum
boat Tampico to the port of San
Jose de Guatemala and there take on
board Senor Gamboa, the Mexican
Minister to Guatemala, who was to
have gone to San Salvador. The Tam
pico is still in the harbor at Salina
Cruz, but the Mexican Minister is
still in Guatemala City.
An American business man now in
the city, who arrived from San Sal
vador few hours ago, says it is only
question of time when President
Figueroa of Salvador will be con-
fronted with a formidable revolu-
tion. An authority says conditions
in the latter Republic are rapidly ap-
preaching the chaotic stage now
existing in Guatemala. Open war
prevails in Honduras among politi-
cal factions, each led by Presiden-
tial aspirant.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30
FIVE WORKMEN KILLED.
Bursting Ammonia Pipe Fills Packing
Plant With Deadly Fumes.

Chicago, May 24.-Five workmen
were killed and several others SER
iously injured this afternoon when
an ammonia pipe exploded in the
beef-killing department of Armour &
Co.'S plant at the stockyards. The
building was full of workmen at the
time, and the deadly fumes, escaping
from under high pressure, pene-
trated through every department of
the building in such a short time
that 20 of the men were overcome
before they could make their escape
to the fresh air. All but five Of these
men were dragged from the place by
their companions in such a serious
condition that it was necessary to
take them to nearby hospital.
An ineffectual effort to search for
dead in the interior of the building
was made by employees wearing safe
ty masks, but they were driven back
by the fumes, and it was not until
six hours after the explosion that the
first body, that of an unidentified
man, burned beyond recognition, was
taken from the fourth floor. A few
minutes later four other bodies were
found, all of them having been
burned in a horrible manner.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30
FORAKER CONFUSES POLICE.
Accuses Witness Of Telling Different
Stories Than Before.

Washington, May %. - Three
members of the Brownsville, Tex,
police force were questioned today in
the investigation being conducted by
the Senate Committee on Military
Affairs. All testified concerning the
incidents attending the Brownsville
affray and all became somewhat con-
fused under cross-examination by
Senator Foraker when he called at
tention to discrepancies between
their stories today and those told on
the stand on previous occasion.
Policeman Victorianio Fernandez
testified that he heard the shooting,
and as he ran downtown from his
home he was summoned to the Till
man saloon, where he found the bar
tender lying dead. He gave it as his
opinion that the man had been killed
by negro soldiers. He said he
seen no soldiers that night, as most
of the shooting was over before he
got down town.
Senator Foraker called attention
to the testimony before the citizens
committee in Brownsville two days
after the affray, when Fernandez
told vivid story of having been
chased by two negro soldiers, who
fired several shots at him.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30
CRISIS REACHED
IN SAN FRANCISCO
Contractors Talk Of Suspension TIL
Strikes Are Settled.
Money Market Tightens-AlI Building
May Cease and $4,000 Workers
Become Idle If Conflict Continues
-4eney is City's Chief Hope for
Peace.

San Francisco, May 21.-A meet
ing of the Builders Exchange has
been called for Wednesday, at which
time the contractors of the city who
are erecting the structures now ris-
ing in the ruins will discuss the
question of stopping work until nor
NAL conditions are resumed. In case
such action is taken $4,000 men will
be thrown out Of employment.
The car strike. the other labor
troubles, and a tightening money
market have brought the present sit
uation about. The financial and in
dustrial situation at the present mo-
ment is graver than it has been since
the big disaster. Every attempt will
be made to induce the builders to
continue work, but President Kent,
of the exchange, stated last night
that many of the members of the as
sociation had expressed themselves
in favor of stopping work until the
situation could again be restored to
the normal. Loans are being called
in and the interest rate has been ad-
vanced from 5 and 6 to and 8 per
cent.
A statement has been promised to-
day from Heney and Spreckels, and
this may serve to clarity the situa-
ton. The resignation of the COM
mittee of seven when Heney and
Spreckels made their final refusal to
cooperate has served to complicate
matters.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30
PERIs n IN SIGHT OF RESCUE.
Four Men Meet Awful Death on Burn
ing Lake Steamer

Grand Haven, Mich, May a.
Five lives were lost and rs people
had perilous escape from death
when the steamer Naomi, of the
Crosby Transportation Company,
burned early today in the middle of
Lake Michigan, while on her night
trip from here to Milwaukee. Four
Of the victims were coal passers, pen
ned down in the forecastel by the
flames, where many Of the rescued
passengers from the decks of the
freighter Kerr and the steamer Kan
sas saw them at the portfolios, vain
ly imploring for help.
j. M. Rhodes, passenger from
Detroit, was the fifth victim. He
was terribly burned in his berth and
died soon after reaching the hospi-
tai at Grand Rapids.
Fifty passengers and all of the
crew except four coal passers were
taken off in small boats by the steam
er Stratford and the Kansas, which
was en- route from Milwaukee to
Grand Haven. The loss to the Ma
omi, which was in command of Cap
tain Trail, is estimated at 1926, 900.
The fire started in the vicinity of
the kitchen, between decks, and
spread SO rapidly that the whole ship
was seething furnace before the
crew could get the fire apparatus
working. Fire swept the whole
length of the ship and the upper
works burned like tinder. 1t Is con-
sidered miraculous that the passen-
gers all but one escaped. Many of
hap fa1> 1~ in hot ,i0h
clothes, while scarcely any one was
more than partly clad.
Captain Thomas Trail was the
last man to leave the steamer alive,
and his clothing was almost burned
off him.
Sol Waterman, of New York, said:
"Never will l forget the picture of
those poor fellows in the forecastle
who were burned. The ship was
mass of flames. Suddenly the four
men who had been asleep in the fore
castle thrust their heads from the
portfolios and called for help. The
captain of the freight steamer or
dered lifeboat to go to their aid.
The boat went, but the men were un-
able to squeeze their bodies through
the portfolios. We could hear them
calling pitifullly for help and see
them through the flames, but the
lifeboat crew came back and report
ed it could mot reach them. The cap
tain ordered the boat to return and
get the names of the men. Then we
could hear the questions and an
swers as the men told their names
and residences. Finally one man
called out, Good bye; I'm gone,'
and fell back into the ffames."
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30
ENSIGN SHOOTS HIMSELF.
Feared Cortmartial for Row With
Santiago Police.

Washington, May 21.-The Navy
Department today received a dis
patch from Santiago, Cuba, stating
that Ensign Alfred T. Brisbin, who
was in a difficulty with the police of
Santiago about fortnight ago with
sailors from the Tacoma, had shot
himself through the lung and was in
a serious condition. Ensign Brisbin
is in Santiago.
The official investigation of the
trouble with the Santiago police ap-
pears to have developed the fact that
Brisbin was drinking with the sail
ors, which would doubtless have re-
suited in his being court martialed.
Brisbin entered Annapolis Naval
Academy from Pennsylvania in 1899
and graduated in 1908. He was
born in Idaho.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30
HAPPENINGS GATHERED IN AND
AROUND WASHINGTON, D. 6.
ACT ON HARTMAN MERGER.
Commission Will Decide Suit Regard.
less Of Court.

Washington, May 24.--It is not
the intention OF the Interstate Com
merce Commission to await the re-
suit OF the proceedings to compel e.
II. Hartman to answer certain in
quiries that were put to him in the
New York investigation before TAX
ing action on the general subject of
the Investigation.
In the opinion Of members of the
Commission, it may be a year or
more before final decision can be
reached regarding the refusal of Mr..
Hartman to answer questions. The
proceedings will be instituted in New
York the latter part Of this month, or
the first of next month. 1t Is expect
ed that, If the court upholds the
Commission, Mr.. Hartman will
carry the case to higher courts.
Should the lower courts be adverse
to the Commission, It is probable
that it will carry the matter up, in
asmuch as a right of the Commission
is involved.
The case would have been brought
earlier, but the attorneys Of the
Commission have been engaged on
other work. The arguments in the
Standard Oil cases, which are to take
place in st. Paul, will occupy the
of Messrs. Kellogg and Sew
erance, and they will not be able to
take up the Hartman matter until
after these are finished. Without
reference, however, to the determi-
nation of that question, the Commits
sion will consider the merits of the
general inquiry into the Hartman
lines and reach it's conclusion on the
facts presented. The indications are
that a determination Of the case will
be reached in few weeks.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30
MRS. MCKINLEY NEAR DEATH.
May Livs a Day or Two, but Cannot
Recover.

Canton, Ohio, May 24.-After a
consultation yesterday afternoon at
the Mckinley home with DR.. Port
man, the family physician of Mrs.
Mckinley, and DR.. e. ]. Eyman, sup
erintendent of the Massillion State
Hospital and a physician of wide re-
pute, a statement was issued that
there is no indication that Mrs. Nc
Kinley could long survive the attack
of apoplexy from which she is suffer-
ing. The doctors say, however, that
they think dissolution will not come
for day or two. Mrs. Mckinley is
in a comatose condition, and it is
stated that there are no grounds for
hope of better turn.
Surgeon-General Rixey reached
here at GAS o'clock this morning.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30
WANT TO BE AMERICANS.
Japanese File First Citizenship Papers
at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, May 23.-Joseph
Felsuo Wada and Mani Suski, Jap
anese photographers and residents Of
this city for eight years past, today
filed declarations of intention to be-
come American citizens. These were
the first applications of that kind
ever accepted in this county. Since
the decision of the District Attorney
that under the existing laws of the
United States there is nothing to bar
the naturalization of japanese as cit
liens, the County Clerk has decided
to accept applications against which
no specific objection is made.
All applications so made will be
held pending a decision of the Fed
eral authorities at Washington,
which is expected to arrive at any
time
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30
SAW BROWNSVILLE SHOOTING.
Editor Of Mexico Paper Saw Negroes
Kill Bartender Natrous.

Washington, May 23-Paulino d.
Preciado, editor of Mexican news
paper in Brownsville, Tex, and an
eyewitness to the shooting of Frank
Natous, the only man killed in the
affray there, was on the stand today
before the Senate committee on mil
itary affairs. Dramatically telling his
story in Spanish and having 1t inter-
preted for the committee, he proved
to be the most important witness
during the present hearing.
When the shooting began, Pre-
ciado was sitting in the court in the
rear of Tillman's saloon. According
to his story today, Mr.. Crixell, who
conducts a saloon across the street
from Tillman's place, rushed in ex-
citedly and reported that the "ne-
groes were out" The doors to Till
mans saloon were Immediately
closed and barred and Natous, the
bartender, started across the court
to bar the gate which connected the
court with the alley. Preciado fol-
lowed, but before he had emerged
from the saloon in the court he saw
five or six negro soldiers in uniform
enter the gate. They fired several
shots, and Natous threw up his arms
and, exclaiming in Spanish,
"Oh, my Cod" fell on his back.
He was killed instantly. Another
bullet grazed Preciado's hand and it
bled profusely. Still another bullet
passed through Preciado's coat and
vest near the left breast pocket and
broke his glasses, which were in a
case in the pocket. The men immed
lately proceeded down the alley,
shooting as they went.
He swore positively the men were
negro soldiers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30
Reduced Rates Withdrawn,

Tacoma, May 21.-Reduced rates
over the Northern Pacific Railway to
Middle Western cities which were to
have been made have been with
drawn because the Interstate Com
merce Commission has refused to ap-
prove the lower fare. 1t is not
known whether the cheap tickets
have been taken off the market tenn
porarily or for the entire summer.
Agents of the Oregon Short Line and
the Union Pacific assert that they
are instructed to sell transportation
on the basis of one fare plus SO for
the round trip to all Middle Western
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