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The Colorado statesman., 1911-05-20
Hitherto Unrelated Story Of General
Arthur's Nearly Fatal Illness on
Dispatch Boat After Paying
Visit to Savannah.

The people of the United states
have hitherto never known how mar
rowly they escaped double presiden-
tial tragedy between the years 1881
and 1888. OF course. the assassination
of President Garfield was world
moving event. But there was time'
a night in April, 1888. when for rev
hours the danger was grave that Presl-
dent Chester A. Arthur, who succeeded
Garfield, would fail to respond to med
ical treatment. Had the apprehension
of his physician proved correct, then
for the first time In our history the
duties of the office of president would
have devolved upon the president pro
tempore of the United States senate.
In April, 1888, President Arthur was
invited to visit Florida. When the
citizens of Savannah learned that ne
would on that excursion approach as
close to Savannah as the mouth OF
the river, they urged him with much
cordiality and earnestness to become
a guest of the city The president felt
that he could not refuse so cordial an
invitation. He reached Savannah on
The Colorado statesman., 1911-05-20
Why Ellhu 3. Washburne, President
Grants First Secretary Of State,
Resigned In Two Weeks to Be-
come Minister to France.

No comprehensive history of either
Lincoln or Grant could be written
without the appearance many times of
the name of Elihu b. Washburne. He
was one of Lincoln's closest friends.
All through the movement that result
ed in Lincoln's nomination for and
election to the presidency he was In
intimate touch with Lincoln. When
Lincoln slipped quietly into Washing
ton for the Inauguration, Washburne
and William II. Seward were the two
men who met him at the railroad sta
ton and conducted him to his hotel;
counsel was sought by the president.
1t was due to Washburne's recon-
mendations that Lincoln nominated
Colonel u. S. Grant to be brigadier
general. and many other times
throughout the war Grant had reason
to feel grateful for the friendship and
good offices of Washburne. who repre-
sented the Galena Qll.) district in
congress from 1885 to 1859.
After Grant had become president
elect, and when he was turning over
in his mind the composition OF his
cabinet, he fixed at once upon two
men for places in 1t. One was Elihu
B. Washburne for secretary of state,
and the other was Gen. Jacob d. Cox
of Ohio, for secretary of the interior.
He felt sure that Washburne, espe-
cially, would be pleased to be called
to the premier cabinet position, but to
Grants surprise this shortly turned
out to be not the case.
81 appreciate greatly the honor you
have in mind to bestow upon me,
was Washburne's reply when Grant
offered him the state department, but
| should rather serve as minister 10
France. The situation in that empire
has been intensely interesting to me
for some time. | am sure that excit-
ing times await France. and | would
like to witness them at first hand as
our minister at the French court.
Thereupon Grant intimated strongly
to Mr.. Washburne that personally he
would greatly prefer to have MS
friend remain in this country in
charge of the diplomatic business OF
the government; and he reminded Mr
Washburne of the great prestige and
honor attached to the position OF sec
The Colorado statesman., 1911-05-20
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retary of state-and great was the sur
prise OF the country. when after only
two weeks service In the cabinet ne
resigned therefrom and was at once
nominated as minister to France. All
sorts Of surmises and explanations oil
the move were made. but here for the
first time is told the real history oil
that unprecedented resignation OF
superior office to take subordinate
place under II.
1t should be added that Mr. Wash
burne's service as minister to France
has become traditional in diplomatic
history. He was the only diplomatic
representative who remained In Paris
throughout the bloody part OF the
commune. During the Franco-Prus-
sian war he represented the German
interests in France and during the
siege of Paris he was of great serv-
ice not only to the United States but
also to the people of other nations
who we're caught in Paris at that crit
ical period. At one time he stood be-
tween them and the most desperate
danger.
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The Colorado statesman., 1911-05-20
The kansaroo's Defense.

In the kangaroo hunts of Australia
capture is suffi ciently easy, but some
times the kangaroo makes an original
defense.
If possible, the kangaroo directs his
fight toward a river. If he reaches 1t
he enters and, thanks to his great
height, he is able to go on foot to
depth where the dogs are obliged to
swim. There he plants himself on his
two hind legs and his TAIL and up to
his shoulders in the water, awaits the
arrival of the pack. With his fore
paws he seizes by the head the first
dog that approaches, and as he is
more solidly balanced than his as
sailant he holds the dogs nose be-
meath the water as long as he can.
Unless a second dog speedily comes to
the rescue the first one is inevitably
drowned. If companion arrives and
sets him free, he is glad to regain the
bank as quickly as possible. A strong
and courageous kangaroo will hold his
own against twenty or thirty dogs.
drowning some and frightening others,
and the hunter is obliged to intervene
with a bullet.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-05-20
Ruling Passion Strong in Death

gambler. Hurrying to his bedside l
saw at a glance that he was very near
death. He looked up at me and smiled
family. Well, Jim,' said. you seem
to be pretty sick
'In reply, he told me that he knew
his time had come. and that he felt
he had something to say-he wanted
to leave the world squarely. | knew
what he meant, and as well as l could
| told him that the Good Book said
that If anyone confessed his sins, even
at the last moment, and was really
sorry for them, there was no doubt
of that mans pardon.
For a moment he lay still, with his
eyes closed. Then he looked earnest
ly into my face. And If l am really
sorry, l will go to heaven?' he asked.
"'Yes, Jim, l said. 4 am sure you
willl'
"'Do you expect to go to heaven 2
he asked, after another pause. And l
told him that hoped to go there.
"'Shall we both be angels?' he
asked. with all sincerity, like little
child and with child's pathetic
yearning in his eyes.
81 could only answer, Yes
"A beautiful smile fitted across the
mans face Governor he said, after
moment, and in the faintest of
voices, when we're both in heaven
and angels. I'll bet you five dollars /
can fly faster than you can.'
at was the ruling passion strong in
death. And five minutes later he was
dead"
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The Colorado statesman., 1911-05-20
A Tragedy Narrowly Averted

the United States dispatch boat Tai
lapoosa. With him was Secretary OF
the Navy William E. Chandler. very
close personal intimacy had been es-
tablished between President Arthur
and Mr. Chandler.
President Arthur was entertained
with characteristic .Nouthern hospital
ity by the city of Savannah and by
some OF the leading men of that city.
At about midnight he returned to the
Tallapoosa, pretty well tired out. what
later occurred was told me conhden-
TALLY by Dr. Black. the surgeon ana
physician attached to the Tallapoosa-
81 should say 1t was about two
O'Clock in the morning when / was
summoned by President Arthur's valet,
who told me that the president was
suffering excruciating pain" said Or.
Black, who several years later lost his
life when the Tallapoosa went down
in Buzzard's Bay. Il went as soon as
could hastily dress myself to the
stateroom set apart for the president.
| saw instantly that he was grievously
i'll. | knew that speedy and heroic
treatment was necessary, and after
making a few inquiries. l diagnosed
the trouble as acute indigestion. l
was certain that it was due to shrimp
salad. of which the president had eaten
heartily, a Wand for which Savannah
is famous.
Between his paroxysms of pain the
president said that he ought to tell
me something of which no one but
himself and one or two of his imme-
diate friends had any knowledge. Then
he said that a certainly functional
and probably organic disease of the
kidneys had attacked him. l was sat
isfied that this statement was correct
for some of the symptoms of the acute
indigestion were those that are fre-
uuently observed when attacks of that
kind are associated with Brights dis
ease. You can imagine my sense OF
responsibility. Here was the president
of the United States on board little
dispatch boat, desperately i'll, and. for
while, | feared mortally Ill. And he
was suffering agonizing pain.
1T was at least two hours before
began to observe any OF
the nrSt symptoms Vi reilei- Anu IL
that period shudder still to recall
it-there was an interval, l should say
of about ten minutes, when l feared
gravely that the president would not
recover. Happily, those dread minutes
passed, but even after the trouble had
yielded partially to treatment, l did
not dare authorize the president to
return to Washington by sea. He was.
therefore, carefully and tenderly car
ried from the Tallapoosa to private
car which had been obtained, and
while still a very sick man was taken
to Washington.
IF the people of the United States
had known at. the time how dangerous
ly i'll their president was, l am sure
there would have been universal con-
Germ and sympathy. But 1t was the
part of political as we'll as of personal
expediency that there should be no
revelation of that kind"
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The Colorado statesman., 1911-05-20
Cabinet Mystery Is Solved

retary of state. Mr.. Washburne con-
fessed knowledge OF that prestige and
honor, and yet he frankly stated that
If he we're to have any official ap-
pointment from the new administra-
ton, he much preferred to be made
minister to France.
So the matter stood between the
two men until General Grant declared
fatty that only by appointing Mr..
Washburne secretary of state could
he express fully his appreciation OF
the relation that had been estah
lished between him and Mr.. Wash
burne. But" the general added II
you still desire to go to France after
you have been secretary of state for
awhile, you can resign-you can re-
sign as soon as you care to do so after
YOU have taken the office, and then
your name will be sent to the senate
Immediately as that of the new minis
ter to France"
So Elihu B. Washburne became sec
The Colorado statesman., 1911-05-20
Quick but Costly.

They are going the wrong way
about it." said Champ Clark, at a
banquet in Bowling Green. of tax he
had opposed They remind me. in
this expensive scheme for raising
revenue, of Mrs. Calhoun Webster.
Cal, said Mrs. Webster. one love
" morning in early spring. I wish
you'd save up your money and get a
biplane or a monoplane.
What for?' the astonished Web
ster asked.
"'Oh,' said his wife, we need SO
many things this Esster--Easter hats
and harem skirts and new carpets and
talking machines and so on-and win
ming aeroplane prizes seems such
quick way to earn money.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-05-20
Mioht as Well,

What kind of a career have you
mapped out for your boy, Josh?"
Pm goin' to make lawyer OF
him." answered Farmer Corntossel
He's got an unconquerable fancy for
tendin' to other folks business. an
he might as we'll git paid for it,
Western Christian Advocate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
MONDAY GAME
NOW IN DOUBT
stille Raining in Philadelphia,
and Shibe Park a Veri-
table Quagrnire.

Philadelphia, Pa. October 21.-It
may seem far fetched. but baseball
fans In this city are tonight bit
anxious over the prospects of the
fourth game of the worlds baseball
series between the Philadelphia
Athletics and the New York Giants.
After the game was postponed to-
day for the fourth game, Connie Mack,
manager of the champions of 1910,
said the weather must clear soon or
there would be doubts about a game
day for the fourth time, Connie Mack.
some ground for his fear became APP
parent tonight. Shibe Park has been
virtual quagmire since last Wednes-
day. and to-day It received another
copious fall of rain. 1t is still rain
ing tonight. and 1t will take at least
twenty-four hours to dry the play
ing field sufficiently for game after
the weather clears. There is hope,
However, that the weather will settle
tomorrow.
The long spell of rain has enabled
Connie Mack to look forward to next
season and to-day he met Horace
Fogel, president of the Philadelphia
National League Club and arranged
spring series of games. The Athletics
and Philiies will return from their
Southern training in time to open the
series here on March 80. and they will
play together every day until the day
previous to the opening of the cham
pionship season in the major leagues.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
.RUMOR VS.. RUMOR
BEST FANS &c I
One May Hear Anything While
Rain Patters Merrily on
Diamond.
MAY Be LAST SERIES
Bender Is Mack's Choice IF"
There's Another Game
Monday.
NAY BE LAST SERIES
BY DAMON RuNYoN.

Philadelphia, Pa, October 21.-After
having postponed the fourth game of
the worlds series until next Monday,
on account of the condition of the
grounds making the fourth postpone
ment of the one game. all hands re-
sumed the occupation of digging up
new rumors calculated to while away
dreary Sabbath. The latest thought
along rainy day lines is that there Will
be no more worlds series. OF course,
when come the Ides of next October
two clubs, one the pennant winner of
the American League, and the other
the pennant winner of the National
League. will be out scrapping for the
worlds title and all that dough, just
as usual; but right now 1t is almost a
-cinch that everything is off. Why?
Because everybody is mad at every
body else.
They cry peace, when there is no
peace. Also there is a lot of rain, and
nothing to do but squabble. They say
the National Commission is in stew
among itself. that "In stew" being a
mere figure of speech of differences of
opinion only. over the various happen
ings of the past few days. The ball
players are talking about the sale of
the moving picture privilege by the
commission and wondering where they
get off.
Ii is said that Tom Lynch. president
of the National League. didn't care for
that rcproving of McGraw and the fin
ing of Merkle. Ban Johnson is getting
himself talked about for pernicious ac-
tivity, but it strikes tho innocent OBJ
server that any talk about the honor
able Ban is merely water on his wheel.
Rumor Upon Rumor.
There is also talk that Ran wants
to drive Hughey Jennings and Ty Cobb
out of the American League for de-
Tending Snodgrass in the spiking incl
dent, and some National Ieaguers
around here make SO bold as to say
that the picturesque Hughey and Ty.
too. Will be welcomed on their side of
CONTINUED on Third Page)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
COLLEGE DEFEATED
BY SUPERIOR TEAM
Georgetown Piles Up Big Score Against Spiders,
Who Are Unable to eheck Advance of
Their Heavier Opponents--rl ashes
of Form Shown.

man far behind the line of scrimmaEe.-
1t was nip and tuck in those first
moments. and fairly stated. 1t might,
be presumed that the College would
have looked better, but that the Cruel
ing minutes of that first session wore
them down. SO
Georgetown looks mighty good
Coach Gibbons, who accompanied Sthe
team, declared that six of his first
linemen were out Of the game and
did not make the trip. II that is true
then Virginia has her work mapped
out IL she expects to win when the
two teams clash. The defense of the
visitors was wellnigh perfect, and the
light lads from the Richmond school
were unable to make any advance
against this defense.
Score Heavy at Beginning.
The first quarter found the score %
to 0. Bryant and Campazzi. the for
mer at full and the latter at left half
We're the main forces for the Blue and
Gray, with Costello. aiding whenever
necessary. and young Billy Sitterdings
local product, running the team wi tn.
the Judgment and precision of vct-
eran. incidentally. he covered himself
with laurels when he pulled OIL long
run straight through the centre of the
line. After missing his first try for
goal, he booted with an accuracy
which was worth looking at.
Georgetown rolled up seventeen
more points in-the second period, max
ing the score at the end of the half 40
to 0. Not single trick play was re-
sorted to, unless one may call de-
layed pass. or a fake kick trick playa
1t was around the ends that the George
town backs got away and there was
no stopping them. Bryant. big, low
erful fellow, ploughed his way through
tackle and guard or through guard
and tackle, or again. through end and
tacke, with an case which was ap-
paliing for the hopes of the Spider
rooters.
Hart Has No T'renblc.
With whole team on his back
whitehaircd Hart, at tackle, would
waddle along and invariably he made
the distance required. 1t was pretty
from Georgetown standpoint, but 1t
was doleful to watch the Red and Blue
supporters. Campazzi. one of the best
men on broken field seen in Rich
mond since Carpenters day. tore off
twenty. thirty. forty and fifty yards
at clip. Lutz, playing defensive
quarter. was unable to stop him. In
Continued on Second Page)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
ON MUDDY FIELD
CADETS LICK ELI

West Point y. T.. October ci.-In
greasy struggle, in which both sides had
sometimes TO s&in for tho ball, the West
Point cadets by better charging and ability
20 hold on to the pisskin won from the
uncertain players from Yale to-day for the
second consecutive year by score of G to o.
The Army's touchdown came in the hrst
three minutes OF play. when Dean captured
The ball Yale tumble the Blues
,hirty-yard line. circied Yale's right end
for "a twenty-seven-yard run TO the three
yard line. and in two rushes was pushed
over for the hrst score against the Blue
this ison. minute later he kicked goal
and tao score stood to o. where Il remain
cd. although both elevcns had fierce
struggle to tho finish.
The Army outplayed Yale at every point.
and continually threw the backs for iosxes.
With hands well rosined the cadet backheld
fumbled only 2 of Yales &c punts. while
the Army forwards got the jump on the
on the Army'u thir,y-yard line. but was
never nearer THE cadet goal.
On the other hand. Gillespie. the briilisnt
Army end. grabbed a muned ball by Phil
along TO the one-yard line before a Yale
player overhau!cd him. A score Ecemed In
Yale held. the cadets were sent back NJ
teen yards for holding. There an effort
was made for placement goal. but Yale
easily blocked the kick.
In the last period the Army got within
eighteen yards of the Yale goal. where
another placement kick wac blocked.
II was kicking game throughout.
Few football battles have been fought
under such severe conditions The gridiron
was a swamp and II raiued throughout
the game. go that time was frequently
called to allow the players to sponge their
faces. six thousand people stood in the
rain 10 watch the contest.
The game was ono OF the surprises OF
to run up n score OF double figures.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
FEW CANDIDATES
FOR TRACK TEAM
Lspeeial 10 The Times-pispatch.

lsoPeIidi W ut
Charlottesville, Va, October 21.-
Pop" 'Lannigan. the popular trainer
at the University of Virginia, is wor-
ricd. He YVES worrfed at the opening
of college, and his hopes are now not
much higher. If they have not fallen
Pops" troubles lie In the fact that
he has almost whole track team to
manufacture to I'LL the losses from
last years squad. and he has not found
much good material to work with. For
the past month he has been spending
two hours on the running track on
Lambeth Field working out his men
putting them through the hardest OF
tests to find their strong points or to
prove the reputation they bring from
prep. schools. and he fears he has a
herculean task on his hands to make
them of the quality he wants. This
week he lost Fitzhugh White. sprint
er OF good form from Woodbury.,
upon whom he was counting. when
the latter stopped college to accept a
position in Savannah Still, in spite
of the lack OF material. work goes on.
To find the real worth OF all his
new men, a handicap meet has been
arranged for next Monday afternoon.
Time will be taken on the men. and
they VIII be given a chance to prove
their worth.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22

Richmond College was outrun in a
forty-four- minute Marathon at Broad
Street Park yesterday afternoon by
the huskies from Georgetown Univers-
ity, and the boy in the back of the lot
hung UP the unseemly sign, 60 to c
1t had originally been intended to
play a football game. but after the
first eight minutes of play, when
Bryant the husky full back of the
visitors, carried the ball over for the
first touchdown of the contest. it was
as pretty running bee as one would
want 10 witness, with the Spiders con-
tinually basking in the dust kicked up
by the heels of their opponents.
The slaughter was awful. While II
had been conceded that the college
had little chance against their heavier
and more experienced opponents. 1t
had never been dreamed that the nm
ish would find the local contingent so
far in the rear. Some explanation of
the big score may be attributed to the
fact that the umplre's watch storr ID
In the very first period. and, instead
of 1T going-,to twelve minutes speci-
fed in the agreement between the
two captains, tt Went exactly twenty
seven.
First Touchdown in Eight Minutes.
1t took eight full minutes of play
ioi NHt .oiuc ana 1IdS 70 IESl Clues
the Red and Blues goal line. Coach
Honaker. of the Spiders, declares that
had the first period not have gone so
far over the time limit set. his men
would have made far better showing.
Certain 10 is that but one of the
touchdowns. after the first score.
would have counted had the period
lasted but twelve minutes.
However, In Justice to the visitors.
1T should be admitted that they had
by far the better team. AS a matter
of fact. there is but slight room for
comparison, and, at that Hes aker has
little of which to he ashamed. lie
couldn't possibly have hoped to- do
yelop team especially this early in
the season. which would have made .
good showing against the Washing
tonians. Georgetown simply over
whelmed the local lads. and that's all
there is to 1t.
Show Flashes of Form.
The one solace which should come
Spiderward is that at times several
OF the men stod out In bold relief
and found a way to stop their heavier
and more experienced adversaries
This was true most in the earlier mo.
ments of the first quarter. Riley made
a couple of star tackles, mailing his
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
N EFT Her TEAM
ABLE TO SCORE
William and Mary Plays Fred
ericksburg College to
Standstill.
[specIal to rhe TImes-pIspateh. ]


Williamsburg. Va, October eI.-Ncither
William and Mary. nor Fredericksburg Col
ege could score in fast game of football
here to-day. William and Mary was poor
on onense. but played strong defensive
game.
Tho heavy 5acsneld of the visitors made
inroads through the line but at crucial mo-
ments the home team held for downs, and
Spencer punted out OF danger. In the last
quarter Goodwin. Of William and Mary
fumbIed and Fredericksburg recovered the
bail on the seven-yard line. In two downs
Mary's ,ile-foot line, but the Orange and
Black held. and Spencer booted the ball
over the opposing quarters head. Games
Lee and Brlnkiey played spectacular ball
for william and Mary. while for Freder-
icksburg. Mills, Carter. Bowman and VIII
liams played a great game. The lineup:
WIN. Position. &c.
Lee CCapt)..........centre.. 80. woodbridge
Sowers..............right guard, .Fhrinholt
Deei. guard 49,. Brooks, c.
Brinkley. .........right tackle. Chanier
stanley. tackle. 49,. Brooks. e.
Parker..............risht end........... Lippard
(BiitzenJ
Spencer..............Ieft end. Smith
Murphy. .......fullback......Min tCapt)
conference.-the halfback. Bowman
Hubbard. ...........right halfback. Carter
Referee, Mr.. Taylor. OF william and Mary.
Umpire. Mr.. Johns, of Hampton; Sidney.
Hcadlincsman, Mr. Marrow. of William and
Mary. Field judge, Mr. Bloxton, of william
and Mary. Time OF quarters, Ii minutes