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was a clever lad with his dukes. As
strong as an OK. he could, at wrestling,
throw a man twice his weight. He can
still go some. too, at either of these past
times. Had the Brooklyn boy decided to
earn his living with his cienched fists
there Is no question that he could have
done so easily. But Keelers base ball
tendency was born in him and he comes
by his wonderful ability In this line hon.
estly enough. His father chased flies for
many years. Not on the ball field. it's true.
but flies nevertheless. even if they were
chased from the backs Of horses that pulled
a street car over the old De kalb avenue
line. Keller. ST., was the oldest driver in
point of service. In the company's employ.
An Incident
During his emi-professional days WILL
lie played every position on the diamond.
He was a pitcher of rare skill. A feat he
performed In the box during those days
still fresh in the minds Of Long Island old
time enthusiasts. The Star-Athletics of
Eagles Nest were meeting all Corners and
wipng up the earth with every team that
came their way. For whole season these
pitcher. a big fellow named Swift. was
unhittable. The Rivals. from the neigh
bOrhood of Green avenue and Broadway,
Brooklyn, sent swiftly as the pitcher
lenge. All of Long Island and half Of
Brooklyn turned out to see the two teams
come together. The game aroused as much
interest In that section Of the state as did
the recent worlds series in other parts of
the country. Keller pitched for the Rivals
and won by the score Of II to O. To this
day Willie considers II the most gratifying
thing he has ever done In his eventful base
ball career.
Times Hevengea.
One of Keelers class mates witnessed a
game on Washington Heights last sum-
mer and during the contest the little fellow
struck out-the first time In over a hundred
games. The trick was turned by big Ed
Walsh. the conqueror Of the Cubs. Al
Keller walked back to the bench ~hfs faca
wore that same grin Of twenty years aro
and II reminded the spectator of Misx
Keeier's best bet that went wron9.
OF the Wee Ones schoolmates now traca-
able. those who laughed at the teachers
cali 50 many years ago. not one of
them. according to the man who knev,
Keller In his school days, Il earning in a
week what the crack right fielder Of the
New York Americans 10 earning In q stnxie
day. On Pulaski street. in BROOKLYN. b.
tween Stuyvesant and Lewis, where Keeler
has always lived, most of the houses in
alone on rents from these dwellings and
other Brooklyn property In his name win
keep him comfortably for the rest of his
days.
Keller IL unmarried. He lives with his
father In the house where he was born
thirty-four years ago and there Is hardly
person in that section of the CITY Of
trolleys who does not personally knou,
the modest little fellow.
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BASE BALL NOTES.

About tomorrow morning week Man
ager Cantillon will blow into Washington
on his way to the New York meeting of the
American League.
Too bad Harry Clark Of the Milwaukees
can't break into ffst-class company. OF
the sixteen third basemen In the two big
leagues Clark can play rings around about
two-thirds of them.
Tom Browns friends all over the Ameri-
can League circuit have been urging Presi-
dent johnson to place him upon his stan
Of umpires for the coming season. The ap-
pointment would be particularly pleasing
to this city.
Bob Unglaub can never be charged with
undertaking his ability as a ball player.
From what the Baltimore lad has had In
the papers the past month or more one
would imagine that the national game
would be hung up until he had placed his
name to q Contract.
Charley Hickman has nothing on Harry
Schlany. A report from his home In Ohio
says that 'Schlaf'' has been teaching q
Sunday school class there all winter. His
class Is the largest in the school. and 1t Is
very rarely that any of the youngsters stay
at home. After the regular lesson Schlafy
tells the boys base ball stories, with q good
moral. and they have made great hit.
Sam Crane will have to don HIS hat to
JOun AG0kIS0A uoEGbktoEs AhAy ISC0Ally
bought first-class trotter, and meeting
Bill Hamilton on the road had the salts
faction Of trimming him In q tW0-Iuiie race
to the queen.s taste. Big John Gays In may
bring his horse. over to Warrington next
summer to give his teamnlktea . treat
Although there was little done In the way
Of trading players at thu recent meeting
Of the American League In Chicago. tho
coming meeting In New York promises to
be an unusually busy one In this line. All
the ma8nates and managers have taken
each others measures by this time ana will
lose little breath swapping the different
players wanted.
II the Washington board Of directors
have their way with Manager Cantillon, IL
will take q big inducement to get little
George Mill away from this city next sum-
mer. George endeared himself to the direc-
tors and fans by his great pluck In stick
ing to the Nationals when they were Grip
pied although he was a fit subject for the
hospital all the time he was playing.
If Manager Griffith can persuade himself
to place wild Conroy on third base the
that the Highlanders will walk away with
the pennant. Chase, Williams, Elberfeld
and Conroy would make up peach of an
in!ield and restore that lew York aggre-
CATION to where 1t was In 1905 LapOrte
was the weak sister" In the Highlanders'
makeup last summer.
OF cour-e that story about an outlaw
team for Rochester is a fake. They can't
even make the regular~one pay up there.
Infieider Harry Clark OF the Milwaukee
team, WHO was drafted last fall by Pitts
burg has been returned to the Brewers.
Covered up? Nay bel
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WILLIE KEELER'S
BRILLIANT CAREER
Interesting Facts About the
Youth of the Most Scientific
Batter of This Generation.

When Willie Keller was a small lad he
was not in high favor with his teacher, a
Miss Emma Keller. for many years a teach
er in public school No. 26, on Gates avenue.
Brooklyn. She declared that he would
never amount to much: and would. beyond
a doubt. become a worthless vagabond. As
a prophet. she. as later events have proved.
says the Sporting Life. was rank bush
Lacquer for the same little chap turned out
base ball has ever produced. and today he
Is not only a wealthy man, but a respected
citizen.
Teacher and Pupil.
II am very sorry to acknowledge" de-
clared Miss Keller to the youngster on this
particular occasion, that you are a name
sake of mine. but am, however. thankful
to know that you are not OF my kin You
ought 90 be ashamed of yourself to say that
the rhinoceros, an animal. he hide of which
cannot be pierced by a bullet Is noted for its
fine feathers. boy who pays no more at
tention to his studies than you Will never
amount to much when he gets to be man.
who was a strict disciplinarian, that I
shall no longer tolerate the bringing of
base ball bats into this school room. Il
you do not stop the practice shall send you
The lad who was being dressed down In
such q scathing manner before q roOmful
OF gigglinE scholars sat sereneiy In his seat.
His coat pockets were bullying out. a base
ball In each of them He only grinned.
Willie's Start In Life.
After the teacher had declared herself her
namesake lost no time in securing his re-
lease from the school league and in the
summer OF 1880. or Whereabouts, he was
holding down third base for the Crescents,
at Piainneld. N. j. 1t was the FIRST time
Keller had ever performed In inclosed
grounds. He played in Jersey for a season
and then came nearer home. accepting q Job
at Flushing. a Brooklyn Suburb where ne
Rstonished the natives by the manner In
which he stopped hot drives and shot them
over to first with his strong south wing.
minor league in New York state soon grab
bed Keller. He rapidly developed into q
crack outfielder and by the time he broke
into the big circuit at Baltimore he was a
marvel at the bat The youngster right at
the start outshone the leagues star stickers,
leading them all for four consecutive sea-
sons, his record for one year being .476.
Many base ball students declare that Keller
Is still the worlds boss hitter, average to
the contrary notwithstanding. The great
sacrificing he does for the Yankees, 1t Ii
claimed. tears his average all to pieces.
Some Other Accomplishments.
There were few boys In Brooklyn who
had anything on Willie in boxing. He
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The American League has objected to the
resolutions passed by the minor leagues at
their annual meeting providing for the clas-
sification and drafting of umpires the same
as the players. As the proposed amend
ment required the concurrence of the ma Tor
leaguers in order to make it operative fbe
action Of the American League kills the
proposed amendment. The minors win sisn
their umpires, but cannot reserve them as
they can the players.
Up In Pittsburg they are banking on
Allen Storke. the Amherst boy, to make
good at third base. displacing Tommy
Leach. Storke at present is taking a course
of law at Harvard.
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COLLEGE FIELD AND 4
TRACK ATHLETICS
Every Eastern University Striving WITH Might AMI Main
Develop Team VIII oh Will Be Able to Win t, Cham
pionships at Cambridge May 81 and June l..

a the
n los
names of los are mar -
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Athens to take part in the Olympic games.
and because of Illness was totally unable
to do himself justice when he returned a
few days before the big games. This year
he Will have an opportunity to get in con-
dition and it is doubtful II there is any
man in the country who can hold him.
Dray was kept out of competition with a
broken ankle, but with him in shape and
with Gilbert, who week after the inter
collegiates made new world record of II
feet three Inches, the Ellis ought to score
hos 1y II,
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table in
of points represented veterans
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Some Other Accomplishments.

There were few boys In Brooklyn who
had anything on Willie In boxing. He
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succeed in confounding his critics. The
is no question that he Is a hard, earne
and conscientious worker and does his ley
best at all times.
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REPLIES TO Mr.. ROOT
AT LINCOLN DINNER
CONTINUED FROM F1RsT PAGE.

Senate with the smaller States in the
Union This disparity was at the outset
recognized as an evil. but it grew out of a
compelling necessity to establish the new
government. But in proportion as the
national government despoils the States OF
their powers, in just that proportion this
disparity is augmented. And Mr.. Roots
attitude is made impressive by the fact
that the two States of which he spoke
having together a greater population than
an aggregate of States electiug ma
jOritv of the Federal Senate. would suffer
still more from that undemocratic blemish
upon our Constitution which accords their
fifteen millions Of people only the same
measure of the great power of that body
as is exercised by the two hundred thou
sand of Nevada and Wyoming.
THE time is ripe for n warning, but q
warning directed in the opposite direction.
Il should be rather aimed at the ten
dency 70 overthrow the balance of the
Constitution and TO regulate each and all
of US frcm Washington. That there is
such a tendency is too palpable TO be de
MED. The most common thing IN inter
state commerce promises soon TO be the
affidavit necessary for a citizen 10 move
his goods from State to State. If a power
clearly belongs. TO a State. it is 10 be
destroyed by the peTVersiOn Of some ma
tioual power, and under the pretense Of
doing one thing a different and prohibited
purpose is accomplished.
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new DOMINICAN TREATY HERE
Document Sent to the Senate by the
President.
Finances of the Island RePublic TO
Be Placed ON Solid Footing and
Her Debt Paid.

President Roosevelt yesterday sent to
the Senate the new Dominican treaty for
ratification as a substitute for the pending
convention which fails to meet the ap-
prevail OF the Senate. The administration
has made a thorough investigation Of the
chances Of the new treaty for ratification
and officials feel certain that the Senate
viii take favorable action When this is
done Santo Domingo viii be placed upon
d firm financial basis, and, in the opinion
OF the administration, a prosperous future
for the republic viii be assured.
The Republican Senators have been
making a canvass OF the situation in the
Senate with regard to the chances of
ratification Of the Dominican treaty and
they are now confident that the conven-
ton can be approved before March 4. and
without a special session OF the Senate.
after Congress adjOurns on that day The
Democratic opposition TO the measure. led
by Senator Bacon, has weakened some
what, and the Republicans now calculate
that they need but two Democratic votes
to confirm the treaty, and as they feel
sure Of obtaining four the result does not
seem in doubt.
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MANY WANT RIXEY'S SEAT.
Gov SWANSON May Not order an
Election Until Fall.

Special 20 The Washington Herald
Richmond. Va, Feb. 12.-Col. Robert T..
Lee, jr., of Fairfax Senator George s.
shackelford. Of Orange: Judge Charles E..
Nicol, OF Prince William; Judge John
NJ. White, OF Albemarle; r. Walton
Moore, of Fairfax; G. c. Carlin. of Alex
andria; John T. Ryan. Of Loudoun
Theodore c. Pitcher of Fauquier. and r.
Lindsay Gordon, of Louisa, have all been
mentioned IN connection with the crndi-
dacy lu the Eighth Congressional district.
due TO the death Of Congressman John F..
RiXey- There may be other candidates
before the list is closed.
II is an open question as 10 whether
the governor viii order a special election
IN the district The chances are believed
10 be against such a course az this time
though the attitude or the candidates NAV
be such that the writ VIII be issued.
certainly. if it shall appear that there is
a probability Of an extra session.
Up to this time however. the governor
has not been officially informed OF the
death of Congressman Rixey. and he win
take no action until such notice has been
received The governor is not disposed
10 discuss the matter. saying that he has
given ii very little consideration. and that
he has not and VIII not take the matter
up Tor some days The term for which
Congressman Rixey was elected begins
on March I, but the session does not
actually begin until December I: so thar
unless there IS an extra session. there
is no occasion for hurry and the ex
pense incident to holding a special cleo
ton
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SEABOARD HEAD dies
President Walter Expires
at New York Home.
DEATH BIG LOSS TO SYSTEM
Had Been in Position Only Eight
Months, Succeeding }. VI. Barr, but
Was Expected to Bald Up the Bus
iness of the Road GreatIy-For-
merIy with the Erie Road.

New York, Feb. 12.-President Alfred
Walter, of the Seaboard Air Line, died al
his home, 14 West Seventy-f street. in
this city to-day. He had been i'll about
two weeks.
AIR. Walter was elected president of the
road eight months ago to succeed J. NJ.
Barr
He was for a brief period connected
with the Baltimore and Ohio, with head
quarters in Baltimore. and was regarded
as one Of the most skillful and capable
maintenanee-of-way experts In the rail
road field Under his objection, the oper-
ating and engineering departments IF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
were kept up TO a standard equal 10 the
ability of the company to provide during
his incumbency
Mr.. Walter was later connected with
the Pennsylvania system. with the Erie,
and with the Lehigh Valley. He was
president OF the last-named corporation
from 1851 to 1892 The credit of the build
ing up Of that property and bringing it TO
a condition where il could earn enough 20
again resume the payment Of dividends
has been recognized as due 20 the great
work Mr. Walter did His zeal and per
sonal attention TO reconstruction opera
tons and physical improvements were
better understood after his retirement.
and his successors found he had left a
record creditable TO himself and his assO-
ci8tes, and conditions established of which
the stockholders are now reaping the
benefit
Mr. Walter was not a financier in the
sense that the term is ordinarily used and
understood but he was a railroad builder
OF exceptional skill and ability in solving
engineering problems
Mr.. Walter was popular with the hold
ers of the Seaboard securities who knew
MIN. The general opinion in financial cir
Giles since his election has been that he
would greatly build up the business Of
the road.
". A. Garrett is first vice president and
general manager Of the SeabOard and in
many quarters il is thought he will be
chosen 10 succeed Mr.. Walter
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dozen Of the band. Men called 10 them
that there was still chance TO live. They
heard not. for the song Of the death wind
swallowed up the cries. Suddenly there
came a final lurch Of the steamer. There
was was a gurgle Of the waters.
of the entire party there was only one
OF the Salvationists saved. d woman.
whose body, coated with ice, was dragged
from the surf off the lighthouse at 2io~k
Island. She wore the little blue skirt and
the red ribbon of the Salvation Army.
Upon the collar Of her coat was the in
sigma OF her calling-the Cross
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MeFaTlan was a native OF Wilmington,
n. c. She soon revived. Sadie GaIlop is
from Boston, and the crew worried over
her body a long time before they thought
they would be able TO save her. Both are
doing well tonight. and are expected to
recover.
Two boats succeeded in reaching Block
| Island from the LarcnmOnt. one in charge
| of Capt. McVay and the other supposed
| TO be in charge of Purser Oscar Young.
In these two boats were James Staples,
lquartermaster: James Barnes, John
Losen Matt Libert. john POlan, Oliver
Janvier. of Providence. passenger;
Manuel Cook, a passenger; Antonio
Rosanburosan, passenger, and Fred
| Hengesell a passenger.
/ BY nightfali the total number of sur
ViVOrs on the island was tWenty-One. and
there were fOrty-three dead. and the
search will be kept all through the night
and as long as there is any possibility Of
finding any who were on the wrecked
steamer.
Capt. McYny's Statement.
Capt McVay was interviewed at the
Sandy Point Iife-saving station. He made
this statement:
We left Providence at last night
under a heavy northwest gale. When on
/ Watch Hill at II O'Clock 1 had been be-
| low among passengers, leaving good
! pilot and quaTtermaster on watch. When
/ l returned 1 passed through the pilot
house TO go to my room. I saw that
everything was going al right and step
ped into my room TO retire
"a IN, 81 -f..rs
when ] heard the pilot blow the danger
signal on the whistle
i jumped into the pilot house as soon
as / could and saw a schooner lufing up
and coming directly AT us The pilot
gave the quartermaster orders to port
the wheel
struck Larchmont on Port side.
The schooner. coming very fast before
a stiff breeze. hit the Larchmont on the
port side just forward OF the smoke
stack
Il tried TO ring up the engine room and
mate 20 find out conditions below. as l
believed the schooner had cut into US
and would cause US TO leak I could not
get either the engineer or mate. as the
schooner in hitting US broke the main
steam pipe causing the ship TO be en-
VeloDed in steam. I then sent a quarter
master below TO see if ne could md out
the conditions. He came back and re-
ported that the boat was fast filling
Ordered Boats Lowered.
Il Immediately gave orders 10 all Off
GERS 10 go 10 their stations and lower the
boats as qulcl,l, as possible. Then. see
ing that they were getting the boats ready
very fast. / went 10 my boat>and prepared
70 lower her.
After getting her into the water and
seeing that the boat was settling very
rapidly. 7 called the crew 60 get into the
boat, and getting In myself. after seeing
that the others had their boats down. I
prepared 10 leave the ship as she was
nearly under water. Seeing no passengers
or anybody else around. I pushed of and
started around the Larchmont looking for
people until she sank. Then I made for
Block Island, where we arrived this morn
Ing at $50 O'Clock. all much exhausted
and with hands and fecI frozen. We were
taken care of at the life-saving station"
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SING GOING TO THEIR DEATH.
Salvation Army Men and Lasses Sink
with Ship I'm Song and Prayer.


with Ship I'm Song and Prayer.
New York, Feb. 13.-A special from
Block Island says:
One Of the thrilling scenes Of the dis
aster was that enacted by the band Of
forty Salvation Army men and women
who went 10 theiv death with smiles upon
their faces and hymns Of praise upon
their tongues.
"WheP the two boats collided men
fought with women for their lives. Hus-
bands for the moment forgot their wives
The ruling spirit was self-preseryation.
When the madness was at its height
there arose above the song of the wind
and the song Of death "a hymn of hope
It came from the little band Of Saliva
ti0nists.
slowly and distinctly arose the song OF
Jesus. Lover Of Ny Soul
In the iitful half-light Of the night the
struggling passengers, stopping. saw the
singers huddled together. kneeIiag upon
the deck. invoking the Almighty 10 hear
their prayer While others fought saw
agely for the boats, the little band
seemingly unmindful Of themselves. that
their lives were al stake. that they had
chance TO save themselves if they
would fight as did the others. knelt in
prayer
The spell east over the shipwrecked
passengers, however. was but momen-
tary. In moment or two they were
again fighting for their lives like demons.
Slowly the steamer settled. The min
utes passed. and the Salvationists still
prayed and sang. The water soon was at
their feet. At the touch Of It's lev fingers
they felt the hand of death laid upon
them. a few minutes and the water was
10 their knees. There was n wavering of
the song Of praise, but it was not stilled.
Gradually one by one the members
succumbed. As one after another fell ex-
hausted there still arose prayer upon
prayer, until there were left but a half
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TWO FACTORIES BURNED.
Fire Destroys Plant of Ohio Ceramic
Engineering Company.

Cleveland. Feb. I2-Fire caused 81, 10000
loss at the plant of the Ohio Ceramic
Engineering Company, on the Berea road
west Of the city tonight. Both big manu-
factories Of the company were burned
TO the ground, thousands Of dollars worth
Of valuable machinery being tumbled
about the ruins.
The company was engaged in the man
ufaeture of potters' tools and machinery
used in p0tteries. The engineering COM
pany supplied most Of the pOtters of the
State and mad an enormous trade.
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MAY BLOCK APPOINTMENT.
Fight On Against the Newly Named
Postmaster
'pccial to The Washington Herald.

special 10 The Washington Herald
Norfolk, Va. Feb. 12-In an effort 10
defeat the confirmation OF 6. B. Carney
as postmaster at Norfolk. recently
named by the President. charges Of a
serious and sensational nature, which Il
VIII be contended unfit him for the posi-
ton, will be Med against him.
This statement was made to-day bv
friends Of Capt. H. B. Nichols. the pres
ent postmaster, who is seeking re-
appointment The confirmation of Car
ney has been held up pending the filing
OF the charges which the administration
officials have been assured viii be forth
coming. Carney has been assistant post
master for eight years.
1t is understood an agreement was
made four years ago that he should be
appointed after a four-years term by
Capt. Nichols, but the captain changed
his mind and sought reappointment.