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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29
SCORE WAS is TO $
May Be Last Game. as an "outlaw
League" Is Now on Foot
Manager Schaub Shows His
Resourcefulness.

The Morrell and Hutchinson teams
played the only game in the City
league series Saturday, and If the
present movement on foot to organize
an "Outlaw League with three or four
of the present City league teams as
nucleus, is carried out, 1t is probable
that Saturdays game will be the last
to be played under the rules of the
present league. Morrell won Is to 8.
The Edgerly-Dain game was post
poned and Manager King of the EN-
cry team claimed the Emery-K. of G..
game by 8 to 0 forfeit. The X. OF
C.s were unable to place in team
in the field after four of their men
were thrown out by the league Off
Gals.
Practically all who came out to see
the game expected to see slaughter
ing of the Morrell team, as they had
suffered the loss of four of their best
players by the ruling Of the league
officials, but Manager Schaub surpris-
ed everybody by his foresign In hay
ing men on his reserve list who step-
ped into the vacant places and filled
them almost as we'll as those whonl
they replaced. Lerche, behind the
bat, played an excellent game. second
only to Manager Schaub himself Phil
lips at short, made a flying pickup or
hard grounder that was as fine
piece of work as ever was seen on
the West End diamonds. Wilson COW
cred the second station in thorough
manner and Vlasak on the third sack
tried to out do the stunt of Ownby.
The game started off easily, Nor
rell's getting a run in the first, and
two in the third, and Hutchinson tied
the score in their half Of the third.
Morrell's gathered another In the
fourth and got busy in the fifth. Two
passes and an error filled the bases.
Campbell singled, Gilger was safe on
IAN attempt to catch the runner at
home. Frazer was out at first on q
very close decision, and Morrell
pounded out a two Dagger, scoring
two more and after stealing third,
came home on a passed ball. This
gave Morrell's six runs in this inning
and they appeared to be satisfied add.
ing only one In each inning after that
until the ninth, when discovering that
they had only thirteen runs they de-
cided to break the hoodoo by adding
two more.
Hutchison's added one more in the
fifth and one in the eighth, which was
the best they could do. Sutton was
on the slab for four and one-half IN
nings, when he was replaced by Mat
thews. Gilger was in the box for Nor
rell's and played in his usual fne
style. His putout of Sutton, wher
the latter overslid third base was the
quickest play of the game.
The genial features of Sunny jim
Ownby were missing from the thirt
sack, but he was on the side line!
! cheering on his friends
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29
IN OUR Sc
n BEING LITTLE #
81 STORIES OF SPORT
ia ING FOLKS GATHER
M ED EVERY WHERE.
BY NJ. II. y

The Quincy Herald refers to Hugh
Shannon, his capabilities, and the OF
tumwa team in the following words:
Hugh Shannon came to .Ottumwa,
from the east with ideas Of his own.
He knew how to win pennants and
giving him advice was just as futile
as trying to paint the lily or EN-
ploy a steam engine to crack a nut.
Hughie knew it ALL Theoretically,
he had every capital letter Of the
alphabet attached to his name as a
baseball title, but when it came to
practice he fell down woefully with
a team that is strong enough to be
fighting with the leaders for first
place. The team he signed up led the
league in fielding last month and
bats we'll enough to- compare favor
ably with most OF the teams holding
better percentage in the standing
of the league The trouble lay in the
fact that Hughie could not turn the
hits into runs. His pitchers worked
as we'll as any Of the rest, but a pitch,
er cannot pitch a shut:out game ev.
cry time he goes into the box, and
that is about the only kind of a
game the Packers could win Of late
The fact that the team did not go tc
pieces and play rotten ball is eyi
dence of the good quality Of tbs
team. A few more defeats and the
team will strike the 800 mark. i
they play like that in the east, Their
the west is getting far better art
licle for its money"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29
eritt-summers Fight Postponed.

London, June %. - The Britt-Sum,
mers fight billed for an open air arena
July 10, has been postponed to July
81. Summers asked that the match be
set back. because since he has signed
to met Walsh in October, Walsh has
stipulated that he meet with no re.
verse. Britt refused to take Summers
$500 forfeit, saying that all he wanted
was to reverse the last decision, and
this made such a hit that Summers
finally was forced to say he could moi
get into shape for Britt by July 10.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29
JAX AND KEWANEE TIE
Illinois Clubs Battle Twice Yesterday
and Each Annex
Game.

Kewanee, H., June %. - Kewanee
and Jacksonville split even in the
double-header. The Boilermakers won
the first game by terrific hitting and
lost the second in the tenth when Cal
lahan failed to find a fly in the sun.
Scores:
First game X. a. u.
Kewanee .....o132O1O1*-s Is
Jacksonville ..02O01OOO1-4 4 l
Batteries Kench and Elliott;
O'Hearn and Gray.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29
kEOkUK OUTCLASSED
Waterloo Club Takes Twin Event
From Pa Belts Ferocious

Waterloo, June 2S.-Waterloo took
both games Of a twin event yesterday
from Keokuk. In the first game Peter
son was wild. but lucky, and the
second game was won by a double and
two singles in the first inning, Scores:
First Game.
Waterloo .....2O10OOO0 *-3
Keokuk -. .001 001 90 8
Batteries-Peterson and Lizette:
Rramble and Relt
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summary.
Home runs-Hildebrand Two base
hits-Reichle, Senno, Wise, Brand.
Sacrifice fy-Miller. Stolen bases -
Corriden, Miller Struck out-by Dunn
8, by Burch 3. by Blue Jacket a.. Base
on balls-off Dunn 4, off Burch 3, off
Blue Jacket i. Hits-off Burch in
6 innings; off Blue Jacket 2 in three
Innings. Umpire-Fleming. Time Oh
game-1:42. Attendance-35O.
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kewanee, q: hannibal, /

KeWanee, q; Hannibal, I.
Kewanee, June 28.-Kewanee bat
ted Kraft hard Saturday and Hannibal
was lucky to score. Elliott put ke-
vance in the lead by hitting homer
over the left field fence In the fourth.
Johnston's sensational catching In CEN
ter and Grimes superb pitching with
men on sacks, were the features.
The scores. R. H e.
Kewanee .....oo021o1o.--4 IL
Hannibal .....001o000O0-1 i
Batteries-Grimes and Elliott; Kraft
and Forney.
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Close Bike Race to FoeeIer.

New York, June %. Joe Foegler
of Brooklyn won the ten mile open
event yesterday at the Vailsburg
cycle track in Newark, but finished
less than six inches ahead of Floyd A.
Mcfarland Pacemakers set fast
gait and the miles were all ridden in
close. Jack Clarke, the Australian,
was starter, but a punctured tire
finished him In the second mila.s
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Ottumwa .......0 Q 0 Q 90 3 Q %
Quincy % 0 0 q 0 0 1-5
Summary-Home runs, Brand, Cava-
naugh; two base hits-Cavanaugh;
stolen bases, Undertook 4, Mier; sacri-
fee hits, Reeve; struck out, by Rause
4, by Webster 7; base on balls, off
Rause 4, off Webster Q; hit by pitcher,
Rause l. Time of game, 1:50. UNI
eire. Fleming. Attendance, 750.
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SOx FARE BADLY
AT HOOKING TOWN
RED sTocKINeED MEN WIN ONE
BUT LOSE TWO AT THE
MINING CITY.

Being beaten twice, and winning one
game of series of three. was the fate
of the Ottumwa Red Sox when they
ran up against the Hooking aggrega-
ton Saturday and Sunday. The first
game went to the Ottumwas, but in
the other contests the locals seemed
pretty strong on errors. especially in
the first game of the double header,
which hobbies lost. The third game
wai somewhat closer. But the red
stockings took the heavy hide Of the
errors.
The Saturday battle was the best Of
the series, the scores, hits and errors
The score: R. H. e.
Hooking ..... ...... - s s
Batteries-Red Sox: Elliott and
Prince; Hooking: Watkins and Cloudy.
The first Of Sundays double header
was the hoodoo of the bunch, and was
altogether the queerest kind Of a
game. It started by the Red Sox scor-
ing in the first, and the Hockingites
sixth. Then came the Jonah inning
There were two Hooking men on bases,
one. on first and one on second, and
two men out when Richie came to bat
and pounded a short one, which was
nabbed but thrown so low that Dale
on first was unable to get 1T. The
sphere scooted under the bag and
Ritchie sat down on the base until the
other two men had crossed the plate.
Meanwhile Dale had been searching
strenuously for the ball, but was un-
able to locate 1t until Richie stood up
and pointed 1t out to him, nestled
snugly between the ground and the
base. 1t took the wind out Of the Sox
and they could do nothing the rest Of
the game.
Huddleson worked nicely, striking
out seven men to his opponents five,
and only allowing one walk to his
enemy's three, but his support was
poor.
The score by, innings: r. H. E.
Red Sox .......100 000000-1 s 5
Hooking ........oOo011 3*-5 7 9
Batteries-Red Sox Huddleston and
Toms Hooking, Smith and Rocky.
Having but one pitcher, the Sox
were forced to make use Of Flactiff,
second baseman, In the second game.
He did himself proud. allowing only
five hits, well scattered. and might
have won the game If his mates had
been little stronger on fielding.
The score: r. H. E,
Red SoX ...................1 s
Batteries-Red Sox, Flactiff and
Price; Hooking, Phoenix and Rocky.
Jacksonville in the last three innings
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29
CANS BREAK EVEN
Burlington and Hannibal Club Divide
Double Header
Yesterday

Burlington, June 2S-Burlington won
the first game by hitting Pressy AMI
Swain OPPORTUNITY. Hockenbury
weakened In the ninth inning of the
second game, allowing six runs and
presenting the Hannibals with the
game Scores:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29

Summary-TWo base n1t, CTuIN=
shank: three base hit. Curtis; stolen
bases, Cruikshank, Fitzpatrick, Corri-
den; hits, off Bluejacket in three In
nings: struck out, by Bluejacket /, by
Prough Z, by Zackert 4; bases on
balls off Zackert 2, off Prough l.; hit
by pitcher, by Zackert l. Umpire,
Wright.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29

American League.
Chicago, 2: Cleveland, O.
Philadelphia, 8 New York, 0, first
game).
Philadelphia, 4 New York. 1, (sec-
ond game).
Detroit, 6; st. Louis, 2.
Boston, Z; Washington, 8.
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HoaRlEvER TO LINCOLN.
Pueblo Exchanges serappy Ex-Mana.
ger for Third Baseman Jess

Pritchett.
Lincoln, Neb., June 28.-President
Guy Green Of the Lincoln club Satur-
day announced the transfer of Third
Baseman Jess Pritchett to the Pueblo
club in exchange for George Hogreiver
until recently manager at Pueblo and
who is now playing his twentieth year
of professional baseball. Hogriever is
to play third for the Greenbackers and
appeared yesterday in Lincoln uni
form.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29
SATURDAYS GAMES IN
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION
Waterloo. 2: Quincy,

Waterloo, 2; Quincy, I.
Waterloo, June 2s.-By agreement
the game was called Saturday at the
end of the seventh inning to allow
Quincy to catch an early train. The
game was marked by fast fielding on
the part Of Waterloo.
The score: r. II. e.
waterloo ..oo0o002-2 s 1
Quincy ....100OO0O-1 5 /
Batteries -Darrah and Lizette, Reyes
and Mier.
Burlington, s; jacksonville, 2.
Burlington, June 2S.-Burlingtou
won the fourth straight game from
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29

Summary Two base hts, MorreI1,
l. Gossage; three base hit, Sutton;
hit by pitcher, by Sutton l, by Mat
thews l. bases on balls, off Sutton 3,
off Matthews A, off Gilger 8; struck
out, by Sutton Q, by Matthews 8, by
Gilger 8. Time of game, 1:5O. Umpire,
Dingeman.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29
Mcvev Wins over Jim Barry.

Paris, June 28.-Sam Mcvey of Cali
fornia was awarded the decision IN
the fifteenth round Saturday night
over Jim Barry, the heavyweight
pugilist of Chicago. The referee dis
qualified Barry for fouling. The match
was scheduled to go twenty rounds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29
Western League.

Western League.
Des Moines, 6; Topeka, 2.
Wichita, 6; Omaha, 5, eleven in
nings).
Sioux City, IA; Denver, (eight In
nings).
Pueblo, 6; Lincoln, 5 twelve IN
nings.
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SummarY-StoIen base, ManuscH,
two base hits, Burg. Roman. Manusch;
hits, off Pressy, in five innings, off
Swain, in three innings; struck out,
by Spencer 8. by Swain 1; bases IN
balls, off Swain 1; passed ball, Lem
on. Umpire, Holderby.
Second Game.
Hannibal ..01OO1O00 . l
Burlington ..O004020 10-7 13 2
Batteries-Hocken Spencer and
Barnes; Vyscocil, Forney and Evans.
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Three-Eye League.
Decatur 8, Rock Island 2.
Davenport /, Springfield 0.
Dubuque 4, Peoria 2.
Cedar Rapids 8, Bloomington 0 list
game.)
Bloomington /, Ceder Rapids ed
game.)
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RESULTS SATURDAY.

RESULTS SAT UHDNY.
National League.
Chicago, 4; Cincinnati, 0.
Boston, 6; Philadelphia first
game).
Boston, Z; Philadelphia, (second
game).
New York, 2 Brooklyn, 1.
Pittsburg, 6; ST. Louis, 6.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29

Central Association.
Waterloo, 2; Quincy, i.
Kewanee, 4; Hannibal, 1.
Burlington, s; Jacksonville, 2.
Keokuk, 4; Ottumwa, 8.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29
TIMELY SPORTS
GILBERT SHOOTS GOOD
Iowa Marksman Holds up His Title In
Great Tournament In
ChIcaoo

While Fred q. Shattuck of Columbus
carried off the highest honors In the
Grand American handicap shoot In
Chicago Saturday, Fred Gilbert, the
veteran of Spirit Lake, Iowa, sue
cessfully defended his title in the pro-
fessional ranks. He broke 1913 out OF
200 targets, a remarkable showing, as
forty of the targets were thrown as
doubles, understanding two shots. Billy
Herr of Oklahoma was second with
191 until John Taylor broke the same
number and tied him. Charley
Spencer of st. Louis was next in line
with 100.
It was a great day for the Ohio
marksmen, as Dennis A. Epson,
amateur champion Of that common
wealth, won the title of the United
States in the next event. He shot
steady race and broke 1873, while the
second MANI. E. Foltz, is also resi-
dent of the Buckeye state, as he halls
from Mcclure, Ohio. Voolfolk Hen
derson, who was second in the Grand
American Of last year, broke 1856 and
got third position, while Bert Dunnill
of Chicago, who, with his brother
Harry, has been shooting steadily
throughout the week, was next with
1874.
Scores In detail of the ten series
shot by Gilbert and Upson, who now
hold the professional and amateur
championships of the country, follow,
events Nos 8 and 8 being the
doubles:
Gilbert 10 1s 10 20 10 20 20 10 20 2o-19s
- % n 4 O on
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Three I-League.,
Cedar Rapids, 6; Bloomington, 0.
Springfield, s; Davenport, O.
Dubuque, s; Peoria, 0.
Rock Island, 3; Decatur, 0.
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Central Association.
Quincy 5, Ottumwa 8.
Hannibal 8, Burlington first
game.)
Hannibal 8, Burlington 7 (second
game.)
Kewanee 8, Jacksonville (flrst
gaTne.)
Jacksonville 4. Kewanee 3 (second
game.)
Waterloo Keol1uk 2 DIST game)
Waterloo 2, Keokuk cd game.)
Western League.
Sioux City s, Denver I.
Topeka ,Des Moines 0.
Pueblo T. Lincoln 5.
Omaha 10, Wichita 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29

Jacksonville in the last three innings
Saturday by heavy batting.
The score: r. H E..
Burlington ....o0Oo0122.-5 10 8
Jacksonville ..000100001-2 8 l
Batteries-Harmon and Lemon; Up
ton and Gray.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29

Summary Stolen bases, PheIan Y,
Crandall, Berte; two base hits, john
ston, Glass, Berte; hits off Noe, in
six innings, off Wagner in four in
nings, off Glass in five and one-third
innings, off Akers none in four and
two-thirds innings; struck out, by Noe
is, by Wagner 2, by Glass 2, by Akers
2; bases on balls, off Noe 4, off Wag-
ner 2, off Glass 8; double plays, lPhe-
Ian to Lewis to Clair. Umpire, Glea.
son.
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American League.
Detroit 1, Chicago (flrst game.)
Chicago 5, Detroit 8 (second gameo
st. Louis 6, Cleveland (frst game.)
Cleveland II, st. Louis 8 (second
gaie.)
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RESULTS YESTERDAY.
National League.
Cincinnati 2, Chicago 1 first
game.o
Cincinnati Z, Chicago 8 (second
game.)
st. Louis 8, Pittsburg (1st game.)
Pittsburg Z, st. Louis (second
game.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-29

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Quincy at Ottumwa.
Hannibal at Burlington.
Jacksonville at Kewanee.
Keokuk at Waterloo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-27

The French law fines pedestrians who gross streets at other points than reg u1ar crossings. This remits the ex- srcise of special care by yehicular travel between crossings. In this coun- try, this rule does not obtain; pedes- nians may cross Streets at any point but are bound to take reasonable pre- cautions against danger. Adoption of the French law here would be a great inconvenience, especially upon asphalt. brick or wood-paved streets, but it would be in the interest of public safe f~rfz
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-27

Suppose the Steel Trust had done year ago what it has lately done, re- duced the high prices of ante-panic lines, would not the improvement in general business conditions have com menced then instead of being delayed a year? It was very obstinate and refused to reduce prices until compel led to do so in order to prevent the in dependent concerns from securing more than the 40 per cent. of the iron and steel trade which is graciously all lowed them. By the way, about the same rule is said to exist in the oil trade, independent refiners and deal CTS being allowed from 30 to 40 per cent. of the trade but crushed if they overstep the limit. When analysed, this allotment of minority trade is very singular and astonishing feature of the situation. Most Americans are under the delusion that their country is devoid of trade-linitation privileges and that business opportunities are open to all without limitation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-27
,nding a week with Miss Irene Egan

spending a week with Miss Irene Egan at Danbury
 MT. and Mrs. George entertained Sunday MT. and Mrs. Henry G. Curtis and Mr. and Mrs. William R. Curtis.
 Bernard Heating of Danbury was a guest Sunday of P. M. Heating of Bots- ford.
 Mrs. Martin Kenny has fully recov- cred from a recent illness.
 Miss Minnie Thicket spent Monday in Bridgeport.
 Birdsey Latin of New Haven was the guest of MT and Mrs Horatio Lat tin Sunday
 A party of six young folks walked to Bethel Sunday afternoon taking the trolley to Danbury and returned to Newtown on the o'clock train.
 Alfred Osbourne is having his house newly painted by Charles Garfield:
 Miss Emily Porter of Bridgeport has been the guest of her parents MT. and Mrs. Charles Porter.
 Mrs w. L. Allen and Addison Alien of Brooklyn are spending this week at the home of MT. and Mrs. Lawrence Taylor.
 pr. Pierce Clark and family of New York are to occupy the Allen resi- dence this coming season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-27

with maps, penmanship and drawings and little of the handiwork of the scholars. Supt. Wheatley has appoint ed two committees to take charge of the exhibition and prepare a program for the entertainment of the visitors. The first committee consists of the Misses Nichols, Schofield and Smedley. The second one is composed of Mrs. Hendrick, Mrs. Parshley, Miss Griffith and Miss Schwartz as chairman.
 The Singing class of the Southport Congregational church will close it's third season with concert in Pequot Library Hall. next Thursday evening, April 29. at o'clock. MT. George Avis bass at Center church. New Haven, MT. Leach, violinist and Miss Cooper are the SoloiStS. Those who heard MT. Avis last year will welcome this op- portunity to hear him again. MT Leach was for three years teacher of violin at Beloit College. Wisconsin The class will be assisted by the church quartet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-27

at the Devine residence on Judson Place, is in Scranton for a week.
 Miss Emily Wheeler has returned to Farmin 1ton where she is teaching school.
 As MT and Mrs. Elliott W. Peck on their honeymoon trip, it is presum- ed they are headed towards home.
 Dr. Rollin Curtis Is having the work rushed on his cottage.
 Charles Nichols has been removed to the Bridgeport hospital suffering with pneumonia
 Tomorrow evening the Epworth League of the Methodist church will combine social and business meet ing.
 Fred Bihon has again been heard from. He is in the wilds of Canada and has found work. The climate and diet agrees with him, and he is put ting on flesh rapidly. While his health is good he is a bit homesick to see old Stratford and go flat fishing. There is no place in Alberta like Longbrook avenue.
 Miss Maud Blake of Broad street re- gently surprised some of her friends by marrying Alfred Hines of Bridgeport. MT. and Mrs. Hines will continue to live in town.
 The body of Alfred. G. Johnson, found floating few days ago near Long Beach, has been inferred in Union cemetery. He is supposed to have been a Forester as a pin of that order was found on his person.
 Mrs. Charles E. Stagg, who is ire Cuently taken suddenly i'll, had one of her bad turns on Saturday at Reed s store. She was taken home, and is now improving.
 It is announced that the Grange has postponed it's play called Prof. Bax- ter's Great Invention, until the 18th of May.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-27

As predicted, the Senate has com menced the imposition of tariff duties upon raw materials. It's Finance com mittee has taken crude petroleum from the free list where it was placed by the House, and decided to levy a duty upon it. The committee has also decided to restore the Dingley rate of 15 per cent. upon hides. When the committee reported a bill removing or dently unlikely to produce sufficient revenue, and reserved such important items as hides, petroleum, etc., for la ter action, it was fairly clear that the intention was to levy duties on these articles in order to gain sufficient revenue.
 It has transpired, in the Waters Pierce case in Texas, that the com pany paid the nearly s2,O00,O0O fine has great refineries and whence its has great refineries and where its heavy trade with Mexico is conducted. Apparently, the company has either imported petroleum and returned the refined product for sale, or it has re- fined Texan petroleum and sold the products in Mexico. This has some- what of a bearing upon the action of the Senate's Finance committee, though precisely how does not yet ap- pear. But we may be sure that the Senate will do nothing to lessen the profits of Standard Oil, or the Beef Trust.