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jj New News of Yesterday | * t_ TIT" I Qy E. J. EDWARDS I .1j I j J Forced op Lowell Horn Emory gtoer*. grituant Chicago iu «ytr LU tt4 Minuter to £iiwi grmair l« crUiA Him «n« Hi-. FrenS. Vice* Jane* ttontn-il Lowell waa < Mir flow to* lot .4 Stale* U U < 1. i Si. ituu be tSieruu..ed at base* a « .a other : «ra-J way* i- m} o*« cl 41 iorlbx too *cia. Cats t«. m he »aa -•*«» .»*g a is .harxiag Sunt. B-t tine to-t * L beard * nsgtSat* foam |»lm: t.- cr. as ciiiaeaa ibat Mr iowcl. * aa sot -* iM*g. ■ wSt> <Balit*4 to nal:* lb-at a* M waa tuwaru* tie great 4tgm ar: a So tie r» art »jit eat a. read Ih - 41 IS* tailed irate* Out Mr .<•**• had at on t:u.e aiiind at Ui rwt 1 -tuea whe bad aw X 4» dinUfcrlku to ox* with • Lstui truth there war have sa u in* eras us. I mated a 1 err ari.-iattt bot a*ao .«* > eccestxic .L. .gc law > el. tt-. las* lis.ur>' * -fra * tfc It* -athmos to aeruxt aa iBtitsfiaa taov'i Mr tgwg:. lor a a*a v if tt ns-**it bit aits tor •* rial Aim rites iiuHa* at Mr. »*■-* r« whs he Lara. ««» « Ea.-os* h that flat* it dwm waa regarded hr tin -> it Mr si !: ih US' of tu - ait. is IWM m mm <4 the gaosl 1 rtl -»«t <4 'wr a «b-ut .tea He aa* - «.«* a ttf awee* anftil Hump *i a ■*r 4 -is* 4 ae l <41 a i*gu«ati«s ** -Xf f the tjieanef* »L appeared . a the > aW* ms tog the elec ■■■« * ftwthertmg i> Hare* la 1*14. lt4 at asd vide be a at tub 1 a* ha *e l'-fl af fix isd wit at a am tt 4 meat, at ; ml ti id t joke aa the ■'-gtttaf 'an iUbM H wan is 'hs sear: of Ui! two M* suer Mr Lo'wsil had become "d a tu'.- r to »r«at Britain, that 4r. twit acwlerUKik to hat* --mi;* ftia .us U gteoag'uuhed New Lng ns« ext *f letters tit hia war 1 is ■ la with ct a ioc- > M toge* "1 am tas thi* et earner.- said Mr ««». f at - ly. .ft au 1*41 caps djr 1 am a coatswaafcmer aim- tied tt-- i»4 « xu-reatn af Chicago 10 shtiwrt the neat taUie-carryitig w-sau I u k g. *1 eowhor** it-tt, *. w.iat hat* •.om* ott* f i urpose fn going abroad than an in •tMiga* on of live cattle upon an ocean steamer" said Mr Depew. In redciously. "You don't need to do hat lor a 'irtrg What do you ex pert to get out of itr 'Well, I will tell you what I expect get. and what 1 will get oat of It,*' •l: Hours replie d even more gravely tM.u before. “I am g dug to get a dinner out of James Husk, iI IjOWett. 1 our es juDite literary critic who (3 occupy ing the poet of minister to -he Court of St. Jamts And I am n *t only . oti.g to get an invitation Iron. Mr Lowe . h r a ilin.'.er; 1 alsc ' tun 4. dug to i.ajsie tny fellow guests " * You are yoking. Srorrs." protest Mr Depew "This is one of your jests." •It is no Joke at all." was the re * Use “1 tell yr 1 I am going to - ke Jac.e fit, sell L. well do what l .-er dii before and probably • 1 t he w di t. \er d«. again 1 am go ng t » ti.ake him invite me plain, t i..tl. Am* ..can citizen to dinner at ... American embassy and to invite .... the giiMi s whose names I will furn.aa Mm * Seme wet i s later Mr Depew met ir Htorrs upon the lonuuenh * Veil, did James Russell Lowell e a cui&er in y- .r honor!** he ask*-: the Chi. ago lawyer. “He certainly did. and he tried to *« happy.' >as Mr. fctorrs’ reply 1 - V • --r "■ - "Did he Invite the guests whom you named to him?” “Every one excepting two, who hap pened to be away from London at the time." How did you do It?" Mr. Depew asked, at the same time expressing his surprise at this unwonted achieve ment. "Well, 1 Just made him do it; I told him I wanted him to do It." replied Mr. Storrs "1 intimated that, unless it were done, I would be compelled tu say in my report as commissioner, appointed to see whether the cow stables upon ocean going vessels were kept as clean as the stables Hercules swept out, that in my task I had re ceived no encouragement or recogni tion from the American minister at the Court of St. James. “it came hard." continued Mr Storr "the American minister at the Court of St. Jam s inviting a plain American citizen, who had crossed over os a genteei cowboy, to dinner; but be did it. and 1 shall go back ot j the t'nlted States proud of the faet that 1 was the first and will probably be the only plain American citizen whom this distinguished and dilet tante man of letters, the American minister to the Court of St. James, ever lavited to dimer” And not until then did Mr. Depew realise that Mr Storto had doubtless got himself temporarily appointed an inspector of rattle in order to make the ioke ail the better on James Rus sell Lowell. (Copyright. mi. t>> E J Edwards. AM Hiatus Reserved.) Odd Coincidence of War Days Mow Gerrit Smith, One of the Origi nal Aboiit .-rusts, Won Ftrut Craft a# Emancipation Proclamation in a Raffle. __ i suppose that almost everyone j • co . as ever emit;, t of the matter is l tie opinion tuat the original draft >f ;n- Luiancij attou l‘i ociamsil n is n He art hives of the state depart ed t s: Wasiiiti iou But it is not c r« &i i u never wu- there" So iiui Freder: k W Seward, son of Will -c.i H S* warn < nd assistant secre ary of tare uuier Lincoln. Johnson -nd !laves ..... Inspired Henry Ward Beecher King"* Effort* for Union on Pa Ac A*. t Lot to Tfi.f* of •tar* E*n»i j* Orator m It)* 4ai* Juu a. Monk III Ki#w Ho n. (-no * Ao *Oj wo* of loo o. •**. mSo! at it* lyceas platform nn niigata to u»« 4*r» »s»ea tAa lot **« no* otm >4 ia moot popular and MSUnwtaai tot at* ot noble- csalofiala a**L **id u aw doe day; | tlW^ -A*- W'fWMrii l%04.pi - ' no. •- .'a- Moat Art** It. aU - ■■ 6* -j*»4rft4. <«.« wn p»P*Uf "*woi tAat has baasdeU-ared « tin# U*ut*4 Stair* Mr Huiitp* Me *f< M U*t IBM I* -ate 0 Nr* ****** Uvat Ar lit *)Tr*s> delivered A* - or* «i tat 'Ore* Aoaaabd * > -e* t* ■•■poian of 'tt »aa caa «»• > -«a ! i*»l roa :Av tb* i*« '"*ao Mr, V% "'iifa* detif- red 'At* lap *a» * N.» M*««* «Ae bisAt **» 4c ~r ««-M mat fdantf. rat ’A» «r««i iea * "Ui »a* jmtAad afcl o*»ai* a Ac “**r arj.. .*4 ta pot Ot Wtft too w»v«r ■ * ■ t!... * t is atdei »o Ae»! Amddi *x Ife* n r**b**Aaa«Ak I onAed Mr Pkfl *» *o'.e (Aat ft tt* *Aat At <m»aM rnd "Ac am*, murntma Seetaw oitaub ' -u*e «t tda *»a fnpertair* Uii A*< ■fdd tA* AoenS* At Al* day. “»e at> narpnee Ae vaid *1 tAlal " Tfc-.oo*» Starr k to* • J** ;. are eo AeAotai-a* aad Shaft, a ~ Am '•**» t-.*rd Ay a* aaa.> foe eat* * ■ «** e«ani of fay 'Lias An*' ft ft i •ftAdarfti lactom aai. auftady Aat i **• aAe And lived, a* Aio* dM ana * at. 4 *j*um-i aw. id tAe Whip ten Hi—, rmald A*v# ms: mam ft* '4 etAed Mr. MftuAp* it ai UAjiret *> *•* tmwmt taat TAoia** Scar *•• Lee* a l~altar*aw pres- fto -e at :-war SoaMt. sad *a* star i arart-a ler«r»aa .» Sac Kieccioc*. Mr Pi-idnyn tUMMeted my ttnefcLuN teWP'-Sy vdM OeOftWHAM* I A) * tapi! •eyias tf*' "I «*. Aaau.ier (Pat au« oocatibi *< * -n-ed «p a aea iiwi* of snouaf. * Mi fftiOdi* m.ad *ad Acaod Ae .e *aaM *;»'* aM) (Ae AdWfdft of ll vitAoasA I dud Ae* dare a*A fins «A* AO ««* thuds** -boat At last A Henry Ward Beecher and Starr v —the*, two ere the men who »v« tpohtu to the hearts of men and i ate persuaded them. It is a little lugnlnr that two clergy men, one an » uhodox, »a we tall it in Massacinr . e"*, the ther a Unitarian, should in he ti; a of the Ci*tl war have so spo- | • as to hungt public sentiment and * t«{, - the destiny of the nation. ■ Starr King was living at San* nfcco at the i ue of the se-ession i • 'he soui.iern state* from the Union j ile heard that the Pacific states would | k- advaxiage of this breaking up of ‘t l ujou to establish a Pacific coast repuhBn. Not while I have tongue to speak e there are ears to hear what 1 •i will :hat he done." King said to -W »ho bro-gn- this news to him. , Arid h« so : poke, so pleaded and per v.- ' ss to hold in check that pur 1 never shall forget." said Mr s "h now :npres.-irely Mr. Phillips • >d Bit this He said he had re- i -iveo miortna-ion at first ha:, j of the ■tanner in which Starr King chal i • o, i and defied those who hinted to ; to tf-at the time had come when the ! i i. states should establish their .u rep hiic And Mr Phillips went 10 ay that it was fltarr King’s bat e i,m the platform against those! t o were trying to take ('aliform.* out) the Union which umpired htsfnend. j , 11* ry Ward Beecher, to undertake j at sup-rb campaign in Urea? Britain I r. is* in which, from the public plat- I ’of®. Beecher be*; down the influence j of t he aristocracy of Urea Britain in I , • <mlf of the Confederacy and concern ! rated and consolidated the public , iuon of th“ great midd.e class and j te yeomen of Orest Britain in such • a ®X oer as o make it apparent that . class would give unflinching sup 1 , rt to the cause of the Union. ’.•suddenly Mr. Phillips paused. He 1 locket me square In the eye. ‘Mr. North, he said, ’let us never forget -at ut *he days of the extremity of Union two clergymen spoke words , w nick aided in saving it/ And in ut- 1 •' ' 'Og i 'at sentence he was never * ■ tore eloquent or compelling or im pressive cm the lecture platform. ’ i Nn right. !Sii. U» K. J Kdwards. All ItlgUU Bcserved.i Some w eeks after Mr. Lincoln read the final draft of tbe Emancipation Prot tarnation to bis cabinet a short time after tbe battle of Antlctam." continued Mr. Seward, “tie Christian commission, or It may have been the sanitary commission, which you re member did such magnificent work for the amelioration of the sufferings irf the soldiers at the time of the Civil war. held a fair at Albany for tbe impose of raising funds. "My father and 1 were appealed to to tend some articles associated with tbe war which could be offered for -ale at this fair. It occurred to me '.hat, if 1 could get from President Lincoln the original draft of his proc unation of emancipation and could thereby send it to the management of he fair at 'Albany, they would be hie. if they put 1t up at auction, to get quite a bit of money for 1t. 1 sup pose that If It were tor sale at this time, it would fetch hundreds of dol lars. 1 therefore asked President Lin coin if he would let me have the first draft, end told him the purpose to which 1 purposed to put it. Lincoln l ever had any sentimental ussocla t ions w ith any of his writings, and as very careless about keeping man i script His first draft of the Emanci pation Proclamation held no senti mental value for him, and he gladly promised to give it to me. “In the course of a day or two Lin coin sent me the first draft. It was all in bis own handwriting and con ! tainvd, as I remember, the Interlinea tion which was suggested by one of the members of the cabinet, after he I read the proclamation to the cabinet. "The managers of the fair were de lighted to receive this document, and It was advertised as one of the fea tures of the fair The managers de cided to dispose of it through a raf fle, ami a large number of chances were issued: ray recollection is that I a dollar a chance was charged. There was great Interest when the drawing I took place. But when the lucky num ber waa read, no one at first appeared with fhe voucher or ticket, so that It was not known who the holder was. "At last the holder of the winning ticket appeared; and who do yon sup pose it was? It was none other than Gerrlt Smith, one of the original abo lltionlsts, one of the moat earnest of the ami-slavery men, who might him self have been nominated for presi dent upon the prohibition ticket, who was the candidate of the prohibition ista for governor of New York, a mem her of congress in the early fifties of the last century, and at that time one of the largest land holders in the United States. It was regarded as a most extraordinary coincidence that this famous abolitionist, this man who had been the warm friend of John Brown, loyally supporting him in his Kansas raids and subsequent adven tures. should have been the hicky hold er of the winning ticket in the raffle for the first draft of Lincoln's Emanci pation Proclamation. “Mr. Smith subsequently gave the document to the state of New York. (Copyright, MU. by K 3. Edwards. All Rights Reserved.) to Go Crrtoc'lk. <-****» aab «• u> turn its 4S»««s Is L '*kiek is tbe only -ti« »f US 10*4 is 1*« esssiry Tbe Jat; tm .*b»J to "S*s* sttsctM is a ui* «-a»k *toe Ob Ik* trust *as nattok fits MV 'Gefissk Cit> Jbii. Of -stows. afire to*ib« .ow*4 *«(%. sna ps koto **s 'tuuB aitaekad to tkrtr s.k>» tto M-t tots ***** to si^-so ■ktor bora «*«*» asm aat-’ U»«r* utal i* a Iibms unit .Vos triMM|*ar, a as* *M*u**» auto JbU ts j« <u «a> to Gas tack. to »k»ck pris awn are ib k* aatood to us* fattrs to * A «% era Paciftc railroad 4' vistas stoat » t*s «ut« to t*s X*. «s4a daar-rt. iu total •asalaiioa is toto ***» tit. toot Slk* amt a** rail rest toMtos to kas sb .-adair .area r u»arttoB to a»«aatr*ki« etitosm • toast ssBMtsea mats a lad aa aka© <toB stoSktotok -| op* akas* aa aacry wits bad Bsr k. ikai* BRaatod at aa anaxioa He Wanted It Over M*. gut rate Appleton was holding 4-0 t the >aher day when the door opened and be premium pickle came *%. bay* the New York correspondent ; u . C1l tnnati Timee-Siar. He ear ned a suit case and he was stewed to the eem 'Morn, judge." mid be, bowing gravely. “Lovely morn’?” The court attendants arranged to give hiu. the bum's rush "Nl* uw ut," said Mr. Maher, grave ly freeing himself from their clutches. | “ T all’s same to judgbe. 1*11 pay fine j now ” Magistrate Appleton wanted to j know what he was talking about. I “Thought t~d come In get fined, judghe.~ said he. Make ft tea dol ) tars. Might not be convenient later. Or fiJLoen. Uh got nice UU package new. bat Uhm goto’ to get drunker. So might swell get it over with AWpletOQ ordered turn held for one day ’a eetwr up. ’No sport In Mood in you, old top.' said Mr. IWker. reproachfully, as he was being led away. “Come to you— one getuman to nozzer—wanted to pav fine—and ziss what I get for tt. N«'s i time 1 wamer pay fine, judghe. Chm goln’ Jersey City. Zass-doilar town— I Jersey City is. New York’s ten dollar 1 town—an’ it ain't worth ut." More Than Political Economy. ' And why did you shout. ’Cod save the king:’ so lustily?" we ask of the peasant Why. Ia>r' bless you, sir.'" he an swers. “Think o’ wot all them crow nation robes an’ decorations cost us! 1 'opes God will save 1m many a long • year, so I’ll not be taxed to pay for more of ’em soon.”—Judge, i - - - Weary of Fame. ! "He's not an oAce-seeker, you 8ay*~ “No" "Maybe be believes la the office seeking the man?” I “1 think not. He was constable of this village once and says ha's had { enough at public Ufa." CAMTILLOM 1$ TRICKED - rrvr y f ..nr w J — Washington Manager Footed at His Own Game. Elevates Pitcher's Box So That White Sox Twirlers Couldn’t Get Ball Over Plate—Comiskey Lowers His. "Long ago. when the world was young," says Joe CantlUon, once man ager of Washington. "Charlie Comls-, key and I were running rival teams in ! the old Western league, and what we didn’t plan in the way ot jobs and tricks upon each other wasn’t worth | putting in the Book of Frauds. I al- j ways figured the great-hearted Couils key as my legitimate meat, and he soon learned a few things on his own , account, so that the score was kept; fairly even as the days went by. "One time, when Commy's team was slated for a series on my grounds, j a really great idea struck me. In those days there were no rules re- j striding the height of the pitching : mound, and some awful elevations were constructed round the circuit. I resolved on making a hill such as no pitcher ever used before, and I made It. too Tlie ground-keeper at my park built up a mountain, and 1 trained my hurlers on that mouutaln every morn ing for four days When Cotniskey’s gang arrived they were dmnfounded to see that Mount W hitney of a pitching bit), towering up above tbe diamond, i and with my pitchers grinning down at them. But they kicked in vatu; there was no rule to stop me. and the game began For three days we had rich fun wuh Tommy's men. My pitchers sent the ball swooping downward with a speed and an angle of direction that they ecmkln’t touch, while Tommy’s pitchers, unused to such an altitude, j were helpless, bittiug the batters on the feet and rebounding the ball from | the turf for wild pitches "We arrived in Oomtskey's burg two weeks later, and 1 felt pretty sure that we had a clucb. No matter how the old Romau might elevate his pitching mound, ne couldn't fool us. for my pitchers were all trained to the hilt work, aud could not be rattled or put to the bad. even tr they were asked to throw from the summit of a j steeple. But when we got to Tommy's I Held we let go one long, lingering yell of augutsh and despair We were tricked, beaten. Him flammed and skinned alive "Immediately after his return trom my town, so It seems, Oumiskey got busy with his plans for a dark re venge. He had his grouudkeeper dig a grave at the pitcher's slab--an ex cavation about up to the hips of the ■ average man—and then he trained his curving force, day by day. to that most difficult of ffeats--throwing up hill. It is awful labor, hut, of course.! a man can learn to do tt. and by the time we appeared in the vicinity they all had it down to perfection Tan you imagine the finish? "Mv pitchers, trained to throwing downward from a mountain, were ab solutely done. They couldn't get the ball anywhere near the batters and man after man walked, while the few teehle tosses that came over the1 plate were batted half a mile- For! three days the carnage went on and 1 we were trimmed 12 to 2, 11 to 2 and [ 17 to 5. Then Comiskey and I got to gether, agreed to restore our pitching ' slabs to their normal altitude and * never again to try anything on each 1 ,other.** 1 I Roy Thomas Is still on the pay roil of the Quakers. His services nowa days are confined to acting as pinch 1 hitter. Of the five players Cleveland gels I from the Central league, two are hit ling over 300, while another is close ! up to that mark. First Baseman M. M. Kiliher of Petersburg, Va.. who starred in the 1 Virginia State league, has reported to ' Fred Clarke for & try-out The St. Louis Browns have ac quired & pitcher named Spencer from ' Quincy. III. The purchase has been ^ delayed somewhat In announcement. 1 Owners of the Decatur (Ala.t club j of the Southeastern league deny the reports that their city will not be represented In the circuit nest sea ! son. The announcement that James Me- I Aleer might get a controlling Interest ! in the Washington club was greeted I with general approval over the \mer-1 lean league circuit. Clncinnati asked waivers on 1-arry j McLean and all clubs said “Sure." But ! I-arry will remain a Red; it was Just to show him That he’s not the back bone of the national game One of the records claimed by the Henderson ream of the Kitty lehgue for the season, was three consecutive shut-outs over Fulton. The scores : were l to 0. 5 to 0 and 4 to 0. The Cleveland Club has obtained permission to withdraw- the name of Shortstop Henry Knattpp from the list of players recalled by the Naps under' i opt tonal agreement and he stays w ith New Orleans. Jimmy Whaleu. who has been play ing shortstop at Cheyenne. Wyo., but belongs to Hannibal. Mo., was wanted by the Salt 1-ake club, which planned l to use him next year, but announce ! ment Is that Minneapolis has landed him. > Walter Johnson, the National' star i pitcher, says bta new teammate. Jay j Cashion, is one of the most promising i young twlrlers In the big leagues to i day. In Johnson’s opinion, Cashion will develop into a star as soon as he has more seasoning. T^e wonderful work of Rube Mar i quard the Giants’ southpaw, continues, j and be is probably pitching better ball I at present than any twtrler has done In the National league since Matty’s first days, and the phenomenal streak of Alexander the Great, YOUNGSTER S FAST BALL JUMPS A FOOT Grover Cleveland Alexander of Phliliee. Manager Charles Dooiu of the Phil lies declares that he has the greatest young pitcher in the National league in the person of young Alexander, the recruit.' This young Alexander is supposed to possess a finer assortment of de ceivers than any other youngster iu the game. His fast one Is the most deceptive, according to Manager Dooiu, and the red haired boss w ill take oath that this jumps anywhere from fourteen to fifteen inches. An exaggeration? The manager of the Phillies says na Ue says it is aa actual fact that the fast ; oue of his youngster jumps more than a foot. Alexander isn't exactly built on the j eudurauce order, and yet he has al ways had the reputation of being a pitcher w ho could do a lot of work in a season Last year he was with the Sy racuse team of the New York State league. He pitched i<i games ta that league. Alexander is a youngster, being but twenty three years old. He is a west erner, his home being in Sc Haul, Neb. He stands six feet two inches. PITCHERS LOSE THEIR NERVE Manager John McGtaw of New Yccw Giants Says Managers Ruin Young Hurlers by Changing, The custom has grown upon mana gers to suddenly shift pitchers if they happen to be batted hard. For that reason ball teams are carrying more pitchers In comparison viith the actual work that they do on a ball field than they ever did. IT pitchers who happen to be bit hard were to be kt'pt In the game in Manager John McGraw. stead of being sent to the beach it ■ might be that the team would rally as , quickly behind him as it would behind , a fresh pitcher, and it frequently has j been demonstrated in baseball that a pitcher may be hit hard in one inning j and after that hold a team to almost j nothing. John McGrgw is slow to change a pitcher who happens to be hit for the reason that he wants the pitcher to have every opportunity to help him self out of the trouble into which he has fallen. When he notes that a pitcher is not himself he is likely to change In a hurry, whether he is an old or a young player, There are days when the best pitchers are less ef fective than is usually the case when they are in the box. Before it was baseball etiquette to have almost as many pitchers .on a team as there are other players com bined the time was when a pitcher would be rapped for threq^or four runs In the rather early part of the game and yet stick through and win. Worth th« Money. Barpey Dreyfus made no mistake ia paying a large price for Pitcher Marty O’Toole. His victories so far prove »hla HARLEY PARKER JOKE VICTIM Vice-President i.vrman Causes "Ar rest” of Newly Appointed Amer ican League Umpire. Umpire Harley Parker was the vic tim of a practical joke played on him by \ ice-President Sherman when the White Sox were meeting the Senators recently in Washington. Parker was sitting in the lobby of the Driscoll hotel chatting with iriends. An officer from the United States senate came into the hotel and began looking them over." "Is there a man named Parker?" inn aired the officer. Thai s my name.' replied the star tled baseball official is it the um pire you want?'' ^ ou are t he fellow I am looking for, replied the officer, "I have a warrant here for you." Well, I guess there is nothing fot ure but to go with you.'' replied Parker. The officer of Uncle Sam inarched the unsuspicious arbitrator up to the desk of . Wee-President Sherman in the senate, the most august assetu blage in the United States. I guess I've got your man at last, said the officer as he introduced I'm pire Parker to the vice-president ol the United States. "I sent for you to inquire about that play when Germany Scuaeier went back to first after stealing second, the other day.' explained "Sunny Jim, and Parker drew a big sigh of relief It was just like eating pie for Park er to explain the play and be did sc to the satisfaction of ail concerned Sherman admitted t he Play bother so him more than any problem that bad come up in the extra session of con gress and that was going some. BAN PLACED ON BEAN BALL Expected There Will 3e Fewer Play ers Hit in Southern League as Result of Ruling. There ;1 be fewer players “beaneb' in the Southern league ex a result ol a recent ruling made by Presideus Kavauaugh. Tha Memphis Nswsoci mitar tells of this order; "No more quick returns to the plate by pitcher; In the Southern league—that is. noi unless,the umpire has his foot on the rubber. Judge Kavauaugh. president of the league, characterises these , quick returns' as near emits,' he has instructed his umpires to put a stop of them. "Kavanaugh was probably influ enced to issue this order by one or two accidents that have occurred this . season, notably that of Scotty Walk er, who is now permanently out of baseball as a result of being hit on the head hv a 'quick return' by Bert j Maxwell There are severs*, pitchers , who specialize on the quick throw to : the phiie to catch the batsman off fats ■ guard, and among these are Maxwell and Hess, the two leading pitchers ol : the league. “ ‘I am not prepared to say that ah , of these “quick returns" are balks. , says Judge Kavauaugh in his order tc , the umpires, but there has been con- , siderabla complaint against this prac tice. See that the pitcher is in his . correct position in the box w hen be I delivers the bail to the plate.'" Can't Stop Sheckard. Referee. Time ia having a dreedfu* | flurry counting out Jimmy Shecsard , . of the Cubs. For three seasons ex- , pectant fans have been looking foi , , the fatal toll to start, but each yeat , James bobs up brighter, : reader and , more capable than ever. Sheckard ia , still one of the beet lead-oil men In j baseball Some time hack In baseball history , ! Chicago handed Brooklyn four or flv« , , players for this star. Sheckard la suu j shining more brightly than ever, while j ! the men who went to Brooklyn have * faded from sight for the most part. Fab*. Story. i 1 President Hedges of the Si Lour, > 1 Browns says the story he hag of- 11 fered the management of the Browns t1 to Hatty Bawls is a fake, evidently , 1 for the purpose of discrediting Mae- ' ag« Wallace. CHIP POLO BLOCH Young Gates Very Much Like His Father. Has Already Shown the “Plunging Spirit** on a Small Scale—Some of Hie Escapades in the Field of Chance. New York.—Like bis late father, but necessarily on a smaller scale. Charles (f. Gates Las been known for several >ears as a spender. Now, with up ward of ISOjWMJ.OOO In bis control, will be prove to be a spender to an extent proportionate to tbe reputation be has gained as an embryo, or as "tbe sod it John W. Gates?" Several transactions In wnich young Gates Das figured and which may b« regarded as significant are recalled here. While they perhaps no more (ban verge on the sensational, they disclose. It is pointed out. a character that to time may develop true "bet > oua million" proclivities it is recalled that In 1901 Charles Gates decided be wanted a seat on tbe New York stock exchange, and to get a wrote a check for 9&2.000. tbe rec ord price paid for a seat up to that time. On one occasion John W. Gates wcut to Texas on a shooting trip and left his son In charge of his Wall street brokerage office. One day the latter went out before the books closed on Colorado Fuel & Iron, bor rowed about 10.000 shares and bad It transterred Into his own name. After the books dosed he returned the cer tificates, but gave proxies on them to Mr. Harrunan. By a strange coincidence. George J. Gould owned all of this stock. He had planted it about Wall street to see what would happen to It. When Mr. Gould saw the clever move made by voung Uatew—for the Colorado Fuel war had fust begun, and such moves ounted—be let Harrboaa go ahead i ”-1 Chart** CL Oates. :ounung the stock until the next day. when young Gates was overwhelmed ay having served on him legal papers by the numerous brokers from whom he had borrowed the stock, ordering him to send the proxies on it to them md telling him ’hat If he attempted -o vote it at the Denver meeting they would bring suit far damages. Gates had run head on into the law and bad to back out. t When John W. Gates was: in as .nine he was a ramiilar figure and a heavy plunger at the race tracks. So was his sou. The iauer's best record >f winnings was made at Goa Angeles, when he took $2£,000 from the Santa Ymta bookmakers. Returning to the -'ity on the last day of the meeting, young Gates much elated, paid $500 or a dog worth $50. He then gave it to the cashier of the Alexandria hotel. Next he procured a $50 puppy, but. neeung a young woman who liked the lulmai, pap No. 2 vanished in oblivion. Then the young plunger found a hand some bulldog and parted with $8,500. hut kept the animat. “Charlie ' Gates has also taken oc casional tiiugs at roulette and faro and t fortune usually changed bands one way or the other. One night, after a camjuet on Uroauway, be fell in with Yrnoid. Rothstein and William Shea, noth notorious gamblers, and spent he night at their place of business, n th* morning Rothstein uccom <anied the young pi linger to his hank, where Rothstein cashed a check lor f40,000 which Gates bad written at !a> light. if the father w«* possessed of a whole-souled sense of humor, so is the ;ou. and it baa been amply evidenced several times. Again big sums were it way* involved, at least m the stories hat found their way to th* public irini. i ue >ouo**iiig is a sample: "Turn aie a trick In the market. wlU our1 i need the money badly," This request, came over the teie ihone to young Gates one morning. Ur. Gates immediately bought 20b hares of Louisville & Nashville, in ess than an hour the stock hnq ^eea old at two points profit ■Tv* got $400 for you.” shouted •ates over the telephone. "How do ou want it. cashier's cheek?" The clerk, who thought Mr. Gates vas joking, replied; “Oh. send it over n pennies. ’ Two strong porters were dispatched 0 the sub-treasury. 40.000 new pern lies were procured and delivered to he amused customer in a buahei bas ket Million* of Flak Poisoned. Winchester. Va.—The United states .eather company, which operates sev eral tanneries in Hampshire and 4ardy counties. West Virginia, is to >e prosecuted, by the state authorities or polluting Capon river and destrov ng millions- of speckled trout ant •lack bass and other game fish. A large quantity of refuse m— roe* the tanneries poisoned the iarga is* minnows and turtle* and long, negular lines of buxsarda can. be ;eea from every hill crowding to the \ Ivor banka to eat the dead. flah. white 1 nauseating stench is carried by the vied for miles.