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NEAR SHUT OUT GAME Red Sox Gave Far.s Their Money's Worth Yesterday. ERROR IN NINTH SAVE BURLINGTONS Sunday Game Pulled off Void ol Roughness or Rowdyism. Scores to 1. (From Mo'nday'B Dally) "Ain't it awful Mabel" is no more for we buried poor Mabel out at the Chicago avenue ball park yesterday afternoon, and 'twas through a mist TTflriny tears that the Burlington aggregation from up the river viewed the last sad rites. The day was cold and dark and dreary (stolen) but a good sized bunch of fans were on the bleachers with their hammers tuned to the usual key of an anvil chorus, when the first man faced his death so bravely at the hands of our okl friend Ilulfish, who had a fliMr lif t)tn ,, L'1 u,r lin li... ftf.urn ! and before the end of the game it was hinted by some of the wise ones that the old war horse they really believe wa-s playing a holdout machine, but this was not true unless it be that the said holdout machine was made up from eight of the foxiest little ball artists tha has happened in these parts for some spell, a la Missouri. The infield wt.h like a stone wall and when the sphere dropped to the gar dens in the back ground it had the same chance of getting away that a drop of ink would have in a carload of blue blotters. To start the game Plattsmouth took the field (and about everything clsihcy got their hands on) for they ,ircd the railroaders in one, two, 'l I il- 1 If ' I i iiiri.f firw.r null i nfi ri'iir u'no ntii. im about as quick as a Sioux Falls di f vorce case. Mr lmil tioo V n firt innn in fun T),.4i. mouth and was allowed to walk to first in payment for being poked in the slats by the first one over. Being a thief he couldn't help stealing second and a wild throw1 to cut him off allowed him the third sack, and it seemed to be rather a hobby with the Burling tonites to throw the ball, so in the endeavor to tag the runner again at I third the ball went wild, so did the rooters, for Beal has crossed the rubber and Pa Brantner crossed his T 1 j'Njing'TS. Droege flew out to right and Tyzgerald hcheves in dividing up the cary'y so presented their center fildcr with a long, lean, juicy fly who gob bled it up like a hobo would a ham. McC'auley rolled an easy one down to second and tht side was retired because Mac couldn't beat it to first. Trey in the first half of the second gave Droege a Utile practice and just for t hat. h" never reached first. Kyi c's wagontoiigue pierced the air like a llalley comet line times in a jiffy and his dream was o'er. A pop-up by K. Harris and Little Wille Fiu at the re ceiving end was like Mocha and Java Mini there you were again. Last half of the second went some thing like this: Three Strikei &nl Out-Pele, Hulfith, M&ion I ir.-t half of t hird opened by Sauter dishing up what looked like a Texas J.eagucr, but. Billy Friz got real hu-y and with a one hand stunt especially for the ladies allowed Sauter to saunter to the bench. 11. Harris made three frantic efforts to connect with the pea, but there was nothing doing and llullish put another carnation in his strike out, boquet. Shockle; met one on the nose but it was like! drooping into the town tank Mastm ! was tin re and over. I ,u. fii, ivi Ilulfish .. i... i n third after Second half of third netted two runs; his Maratl.or. ;tuht to get so cln.-e 1o for the locals by some bad errors home. notwithstanding the fact that Kelly, K. Harris .;.ened t he eighth by pre who was the first man up drove onesenting Ilulfish with an easy one to the frog pond and reached third befoic the ball could be fielded in. Mann went to first on an error whie-h allowed Kelly to score, and during the stampede eif passive! halls Mann laneh'd j on third with his prohisis pointe-d ; homeward. Beal wabbled one via i the snail route ami beat it to first, : wiiiie Aiann, wno teieiu te advantages like a goat eloes to milk, did the Bar ney Oldlield for home. Droege went out on a grouinlcr and a pop up Ily ly Fita that failed te reach the grounel retire-d the sitle. 'i i i . i i l'i'st half of the fourth was as short as a pirates dream of heaven. Lowery fouled out and White struck out. Way made a pretty hit and went to I second on a passed ball, but there he died as Frey hoisted one in the air and the game was delayed a minute to extract the sphere from Fitzgeralels nut. Last half of fifth was a a duplication of the last of the second, except that Pete and Mason were supported this time by McC'auley instead of Ilulfish It was one, two, three and to the woods for you. First of the fifth opened with Kyre, who did the Pete-Mason-IIulfish act, but with less trouble. K. Harris flew out to center but Beal was not credited with the put out,, as Droege made a Peary dash out of his territory and cam home with the bacon amid cheers front the gallery but had he not? ! ?! .evmi if it was oij Sunday. Sauter was hit by a pitched ball, stole second while Ilulfish tied a can on Harris about the size of Wintersteen hill. Ilulfish opened the last half of the fifth by sawing out on purpose, cause Brantner knew he was tired, and Kelly gave the marble a Dutch uppercut which landed about a foot in front of the plate and was thrown out before he reached Hhe peanut kid. Mann followed with a clean hit, and had a hunch to steal second. In this he got off poor and resembled a Missouri Pacific local pulling into Weeping Water on a cloudy day, and was as far from his goal when bumped as Harry Thaw is from Broadway, but an error allowed him safe had he stuck, but he slid past the bag aud in backing up for water was derailed and ordered to the roundhouse. The first of the sixth was full of funny stunts. Shockley hit a high ball to start off and was safe at first because Willie Fit z tried to do a grand stand specialty that bubbled over like mush from a kettle. Lowery went to first on an error, Shock ley to third. Lowery tried to steal second but had Mann skinned a mile for slowness, but was stronger with the rab bitfoot as Billy Fitz had not recovered from his recent error and followed it up with another full grown bobble which allowed the runner to safely plant, but in the niixup Lowery un fortunately was hurt and another runner was substituted. During the substit ution proceedings Lowery's sub went into a trance and took a lead off down near Droege, not knowing where the ball was until Droege took it from his boot and gently tagged him on the wrist. "You're out" said Umpire Schneider, and he felt as foolish as a fly in a bottle of Bud. White flew out to Kelly. Way drove one down to Fitzgerald that had whiskers attached to it, but Willie was again in his usual good form and retired the side by a play of the big league variety. Beal opened the sixth with a hit stretching it into two bases because the railroader in the left garden went after a ball like unto a trained nurse to a sick bed. Droege sacrificed but Beal failed to advance, and was caught by a big margin. Droege went to third on Fitzgerald's pretty hit. McCaulcy drove a fast liner to their .slab artist who hooked it and wou)fd have doubled at third but an error which allowed the ball to take to the woods let Droege score. Fit z was how on third, and in our judgment played the game when he took the lead wliich resulted in his decapitation. A misunderstanding of signals from the bench was n1 'doubt the reason for the bobble, but Billy was doing his part of the squeeze and had the batter done the Stonewall Jackson there'd been nolhing to. First of the seventh Way struck out, as did Mr. Frey. Kyre hit to Ilulfish who assisted Mae in the put out. Again in the seventh the railroad boys went to the bad and threw the ball to the jungles allowing Plaits to score again. Pete flew out to third. Mason went to first on an error. A bad throw to first let him pass to sec ond. Mason scored on Hulfish's drive to center. Ilulfish stole second after trving to get a sub to which their captain most strcnously objected am hi lis i went the route without a shield. K. 'Harris who objected ! to the sub rui0er tried to catch Hul- fish x en at see; ' d but threw wild ! and alwued the runner to advance; another sack. Kelly three times wiilnari M I lev on. to !. fanned the air whimper ami -!. owing our i I which he relayeel to Mae who made' a j noise like an out. but tin' next scout i up drove the ball back to Mac at a irate eif speed beyemd apprehension giving Mae an error and Sauter first and was allowed to go te second on a passed ball by our old head Mac again. An error bv Ilulfish let Harris to first and another juggle; eif the horse- hide advanceel beith runners. With one out, a man on first and second it looketl bad feir a moment, but sus pense was soon over. Shocky placed a fast drive in Heal's glove which clejse'el over it like a chini, and Lowery came REPUBLICANS ARE UNITING AGAIN They Consider Advisability of Wip ing Out Factions. INFORMAL CONFERENCE BEING HELD TODAY At a Mid-Night Conference Held at the White House Only Most Radical Absent. WASHINGTON, May 15 Wheth er it is feasible at this late day to try to wipe out republican factional lines and meet on some common ground that would unite the insurgents and regulars in congress is thequestion be fore republican leaders. It was raised last night at a conference at the White house, which was begun at 10:30 o'clock and continued until 1:15 o clock tlus morning. A great many things were talked over at the midnight gathering, and a revised legislative program was made up tcn tavily, which it was believed, would command the votes of practically all of the regular republicans. A discussion followed as to the possi bility of making certain concessions that might attract all the republicans j' of the senate. Practically all of the republican senators from the west were present last night except the most radical progressives nainly: Seantors La Fol lette, Bevcridge, Cummins, Dollivcr, Bristow and Clapp. Among the pro gressives, who attended were Senators NeLson, Borah, Brow n, Burkett, Dixon Gamble and Crawford. These men too took a leading part in the discussion and expressed the opinion that the differences between the insurgent and regulars were not irreconcilable. The sudden anialgation of insurgents and regulars of the snate last Friday which resulted in the adoption of an amendment to the administration railroad bill, on the subject of long and short hauls, appeared to have made the regulars pending measure. The "getting together" was ne cessitated by the discovery that the democrats of the senate had formed a solid front to secure the adoption of a democratic provision relating to long and short hauls, which was to have been put in motion after they had voted with the regular republi cans to defeat the Dixon amendment favored byjhe insurgents. It would be difiieult to decide wheth er the regulars or the insurgents were the more surprised when they learned the plans of the democrats. A vote had been ordered under the unani to bat with blood in his eye. A bit meant two runs and Lowery did his part well. Meeting the ball on the nose the two runners crossed the plate but a hard run and a one-hand catch by Fitzgerald that was the feature of the game, put a stop to the inning and again the hopes of the railroad boys was shot to pieces. In the eighth for Platts Beal again slammed the ball into the left garden and again the tenant in that alley was afraid of the cars, allowing Beal to stretch his hit into a two bagger, and wint to third on a passed ball. Droege warpid the air for three big Hashes and drew a strike out. Beal now felt like a man trying to score and took a lead Innn third that he could! not recover, consequently was itniiLdit i and see-sawed to the bench. Fit. - gerald flew cut to second and the siitfi was oil'. ' ll", I . .:..! . .. !..:.. With eight goo.-i egg. em t ie ir nir time table innoctihncel the railroaders were with a Burliiigtonitis now ge-rm of sonic sort and tai reel uit witli a 1 1, jump , lIl'OVl that iniaiii business. While one past Mai- that was placed ! in the "impossible chance-''' column. 'Vay evidently caught the1 fevi r for lie drove one- pasi mini i nat. lilted lust and second. Fnv followe'd with a short erne to Ilulfish who tagge-ei him on the line, while- White and Way advaiu'cd a base, filling second and third with but one elobbcr down and the bleachers held their breath for it looked bad to Ma. Kyre intended losing the .sphere in the' alfalfa but instead rolh'ei it deewn to third who juggled it like a bear would a cream puff anel White was allowed to score The rest of the inning was as short mous consent agreement and there was little time for thought. Senator Aldrich advised his oollegues that it was time for the republicans to get together. The insurgents, after learn ing the situation, acquiesced and both factions acted accordingly. Neither republican faction got ex actly what it wanted, but it demon strated the fact that the republicans could "unite against a common enemy" At the White House last night there was some comment on this fact, and it was urged that if this could be done in relation to the long and short hauljamcndiiicnt to the railroad bill, the oflso was hopeless as applied to other , measures on the adminis trative legislation program. , When the senate meets tomorrow to resume consideration of the rail road bill, it is expected there will be a number of informal conferences. Sepators, Borah, Nelson, Dixon and others, who've voted with and against the older republican leaders of the senate, are expected to act as the in termediaries where "go-betweens" ap pear to be necessary. It would not be surprising if some agreement would be reached during the coming week for the fixing of a date to vote on the railroad bill. With this subject out of the way it will be possible to speculate with some hopes of hitting upon a day for adjournment. The insurgents and regulars of the republican majority in the house are now working in some semblance of harmony, and President Taft appeared satisfied last night with the prospects of his program. The president will devote himself this week principally to conferences with senators and representatives re garding 1 he situation in congress. Decisions many of them of far reaching importance, are expected to be handed down tomorrow by the supreme court of the Fnited States. The court has been in recess for two weeks, and the time has been spent in the preparation of opinions. Among other di cisions expected is that in volving ihe constitutionality of the corporal inn tax law. j j as Banker Walsh, l!. Harris thrown out at first by Ilulfish and Sauter j added aimihcr carnation to the strike out boquet Be it said to the credit of the players atid those in attendance, that the game was gentlemanly and quiet in every sense of the word. Kveryone present realized that it was Sunday and acted accordingly. From the manner in which the first Sunday game was pulh d off there .m ems no reason for objection and from the good attendance there, it proves beyond doubt that many,nrc deprived of the privih ge to enjoy the sport on week days. The Burlington bovs are good ball j players and a good lot of fellows, and no douM will lie alter a n (urn in the near future. game the score I t'! 'em run fiom : I anyone tells you that !' ley! he tjs was e-arin they don': know an earned n n 'i , i ,1 r. . 1 1 1 in lit,,. i "'i "ri"' ""I""' i'l.AT TSMOCTH U H PG A Be al. m 1 '2 n o Droeue, 1 I 2 0 Fitgci.ild. 'b. . . .0 I li Me-Caiiley. lb. . . .0 0 ! (I Pete, :;b () ' 0 0 2 Mason, If I 0 I 0 Ilulfish. p (I I II 1 1 Kelly, rf 1 1 1 0 Mann, c 1 '2 S I ) S 27 1(1 C. B. .t. Q. It II lit) A Shoekly, c . . .0 0 10 ;i Loving, 2b 0 0 '2 .'1 White, m 1 1 1 0 Way, ss (I 2 0 (I Frey, If 0 0 (I 0 J t Kyre, tfb 0 0 3 0 Harris.K 0 0 2 11 Sautter, rf 0 1 1 0 Harris, U lb 0 0 5 1 1 I 21 IS 7 Karned runs, Plattsmouth 3. Two base hits Beal 1; three base hits Kcl ley; struck out by Ilulfish !); by K, Harris 0; stolen bases Beale , Fitz gerald (2), Ilulfish, Mann )2(, Way Kyre, Sauter, H. Harris ;left on bases Platts 1, Burlington 7; passed balls Maun 1, Shocklcy 2; hit by pitfiicr Beal, Sauter; time 1 hour and 45 min utes; umpires lloppc, Schneider; scorer Grimes. Was Looking for Omaha . W. L. Pickett, the Burlington man, had a narrow escape from an all day body guard in the form of a Greek laborer. When No. 6 pulled into the station this morning a few minutes after eight, the dark skinned Grecian piled off the train with two gunny sacks full of personal belongings, some rye bread, old shoes, etc., lie had been carried past Omaha which was supposed to be his destination. Mr. Picket t was informed of the gentle man's troubles and he proceeded to make it known to him by various grunts and gestures that there would be a train for Omaha in a few minutes. Remembering his experience a short time ago with a sunny south visitor of this kind who had followed him ound all day and even shadowed him to his home at noon, Mr. Pickett gave his caller the slip at the first possible chance and the visitor hung around the station with a lonesome look until his train arrived a half hour later, when he scrambled aboard to try his luck at finding Omaha again. Mr. Pickett is not especially impressed with holding the chairman's position on the reception committee for such persons, but he always makes a great hit with any delegates of this kind. What Happened to the Arc Light? This is what a good many people are wondering. Why did they take down the big flaming arc that hung at the Corner of Sixth and Main. Well, that is easily explained. It was put up as a sample by theNebraska Lighting Company which was in hope's of i nstalling two more of the lights on Main street, the operating expenses to be paid by the city mer chants. The desired number of sup porters of the advertising scheme could not be secured and the oompany took the light down in disgust, but on the arrival in the city of Manager Claubaugh, the matter was revived and there's still a possibility of the three arcs adorning our streets before the summer is over. A few signers withdrew their names, but as the list stands today, it would only require eight more signatures at fifty cents per to put the proposition through and establish the lights. A number of prominent men in the city spoke of the matter Saturday ami expressed the hope that now the lights are being advocated they may go through with out any more unnecessary del i s. Mr. Claybatigh only expects to be in the city for a few days aud he is trying to rush the matter through now before he leaves town. Git your John Han cock on his paper, we need the glim! May Term of Court Opens. TI,B re""':!r May term was heim this morning in district court, one law and a number of equity eases being brought before Judge Travis ia the course of the morning. In the case of Vesta Clark) vs. Banker's Accidi nt Insurance company, the defendant . ' , l ... I ; i i . was kicii toiny uays in wnicn to answer. The ease of Gertrude Hovd against Frank Boyd was diinissei on payment of the costs of the lega I 4 1 I proceedings, a divorce decree was granted Kosa White in her ease againsi ljarohl White. The hearing was started agiimt the drug (inn of tiering it Co., for the rescinding of the dnig g i s t permit, recently granted the company by the city council, but no action could be taken for th" transcript was hot comph te. Tl i aUorncvs in ihe case are B. M. IJainsi v an nil live i in '.n' eiivii ii t i e I state asraiu.st John Clarelie", ihe it - ;t(;rmys who had the case in c'.HTe, jC.,rk and Pol crtson, withdrew on ' ovnu; .1 of no: caring i guaiMit-' i tM (,u;conic ;e lie- d. fendams dc-ir j. will pro!. .1 ly I, iT! d l.y La CiiV J..'.n C. Totiiojro l. 1.1 iii ' vs. A We.lsi.n e. 1 iioi'iiir.u f x. hi :d in WW . ' -ise r' !vm f s L. ;.!, iioieil. !e!!$:iah! in w'.iei' plaintiff is alt' mpiiiig to s-rure 2' an injunction vgainst hi- former w if. 2 for using his nann in bu.-im Oj 2: Mrs ('. I), lli-ley and ,si,,Ur in 0 1 law Miss Kniz liigh-y departed ihi lj morning for their home's at Omaha -j after being in the e-ity over Sunday Sjat the' residene-e of Mrs James lliulev. Misses Kditli Kinnear, Kli.abcth Fcaron and Helen Best of Omaha were in the city over Sunday visiting at the home of Miss Henrietta Martin, The party left last night for their home at the metropolis. APPENDAGE TO BRUSH US Tail of Halley's Comet Will Get in Earth's Way Wednesday. WILL PASS THROUGH TAIL AT 10 O'CLOCK Poisonous Gasscs Will Not Aflect ' Atnmosphere of the' Earth to any Eitent Halley's comet is continuing to keep under cover during the early hours of the morning. Friday was the last time it was visble in Plattsmouth. It is in the heavens above our heads during the day, but the bright light of the sun dims it's glow and makes it invisible throughout the daylight hours. It apparently prececds"01d Sol" on his daily trip across the heavens, being about two hours in advance of the later. We have, but two more mornings in which to observe the fire ball, for commencing Thursday it will be visible in the evening sky and from that day, it will grow stead- ily dimmer until it is lost from sight. continuing on it's seventy-five vear journey out into space that man has absolutely no conception of. tearing through space that man will never nav igate and visiting planets that humans will never become acquainted with. Wednesday is the big day when the earth brushes through the tail of the ball of fire and if the night is cloudy, the astronomical people will consider it the most unlucky day of their lives. Many skeptics are preparing for the end of things on that night . A man in Iowa has been working for the past month on a big cave in which he is going to take his family and stock Wednesday afternoon where they will remain until the visitor has pulled it's train out of our atmosphere. However the astronomers assure ,'ua there' is no danger whatever. It is doubtful whether any difference in the atmos-. phere may be detected except by chemical process. Any fears seem to be absolutely groundless, for the old earth has passed through the tails of hundreds of comets in it's existence anil still it continues to revolve, and support life. In 181!) and lKtil it brushed through comet's tails without any serious results. The only possible danger that can result from the sky wanderers visit would be the accession to our atmos phere of a deadly gas, cyanogen, which is known to exist in large quantities in comet's tails. According to C. K. Guillame, joint director of the international bureau of wicghts, "Cyanogen, which is the base of prussic acid, is a terrible poison, but tiie rarefaction of the gaseous mass that will come into contact with j our atmosphere rciuocs in advance all the frightful nature of. this stib siauec. The eaith passed through the tail of the great comet of iHil on the night i of June ;!), s;i. Several observers n poited the existence of a f:d; t glow risi iiil l'n g an auroral light at that time. Tin re was not even a meteor shower, and we have no Kiiwg reason to expect that our senses will note any effects other than a powihle faint glow in the night sky. K'ven this glmv U not definitely predicted. I'm.'oul t edly the earth has pasm d through the tails of scores of counts in past cent uries. Astronomers favornl le .situated will be wide' awake to note anyphenon ama that might transpire.' "The transit of tin: ei mrt acioss the face uf the sun will ennuin nee .slwjtly i f.. , , , in-. . . - neiore in o cine k U t'Mle; 'V eveuinir. nd will Lift about en I.e. nr. Dmlmr I iois iiom aim prm id IV p r fiiir.l1 . i : . i 1 . . ' 1 1 r . tur.e I in lore ;;i:u alter, ihe earth w i ' l':l- - coini t. jit'S Ihror-!! the t;-il eft1. trail.-it eias , I he iv-.s will be in! the , for t: l iM. nn nil iii i ae 1 1. Pa eific in i lie ton low M : U i 1 S j.l lit ate. oti.-ly." A peculiar tl.ii : hat is i:. t p lit i fact th.it ihi dii tr.-ivi h- h- s noihif; in w hich i, s tail e'en s not follow I he bui always poiii.s and at tii;a s the u al e. ni ti t ea n el. ally I,;!;;- , is il.e ei ic ii in which ii . to do v. i: ! i he way ( .Si. :iis 'I t:" tail body iikt a .-.rcana r ;;way from the sun, head jipp ars to be sV tl: lowing it's own tail. This shows coil Posil ion lif the cascniw t.ol must hi of very light substance. el-e the action of the sun's rays would not so materially ehanirc the dirci iion ei me comet's appendace. There are different the'eiiie-.s he ld by the astrono mers of the composition of a come t and it's tail. Many now think they ceui ain no solid matter whatever, but that the head consists of a more de nse mat Continued on page ti u rn.i jj I J ml