SUMMARY
OF NEWS
SHORT CONCISE ITEMS
FROM DISPATCHES.
NEARLY ALL PARTS OF THE
WORLD REPRESENTED
HEREWITH.
RecanunendatiMis have been made
by bank commissioners to Attorney
General Weber to take legal action
relative to appointing a receiver tor
tbe California Safe Deposit Trust com
pany <t San Francisco, which suj
iiende.l business several wefks ago.
Tbe opeu navigation season on tbe
great lakes this year cost 135 lives
and pioperty losses aggregating $2.-
698.00#.
After a 30 days' run that reduced
deposits from $135,00 Cto $65,000, the
llank of Miami, Oklahoma, closed re
cently. Its funds were tied up in the
National Bank of Co: imerce of Kan
sas City, which failed last week. Th 3
bank is capitalized at $200,000. C. P.
William* is president'.
Leaders of the liberal party in ses
Biou at Havana indorsed l'resideni
Roosevelt's message to congress, so
far as it relates to Cuban affairs.
At K.Uainacoo, Mich., Mayor Thomp
son has issued an order that all of the
theaters dose during Sunday. The
order prohibits "entertainments or any
other form ef amusement.''
Miss Alada Stryker, daughter of
President and Mrs. Woolsey Stryker
of Utlca, N. Y., became the wife of
Ellhu Root, Jr., at the home of her
parents. After a wedding iourney Mr.
and Mrs. Root wfli take up their resi
dence iu New York city.
Dr. W. S. Woods, president of the
National Bask of Commerce at Kansas
City, asserts that the bank may re
open withki a short time.
Governor Malcom K. Patterson of
Tennessee was married Saturday to
Miss Mamie Gardner at Union City,
Tens.
All but one of the 12 troops of cav
elry sent to the Cheyenne river reser
vation have been ordered back to their
former post. Fort Des Moines.
O. A. Sutherland, who was widely
known throughout the Boundary (B.
C.) district, being employed in the
customs service at Nelson and Kaslo
for five or six years, died of pneumonia
and pieurlsy at Winnipeg recently.
A sudden and destructive flood swept
down Salmon river, on tbe east coast
of Vancouver island, last week, rais
ing the liver 28 feet in three hours.
General Liautey, commanding the
French fir lag column in Algeria, re
ported that he has destroyed the camp
of Marabout Bouthlck, one of the lead
ers of the revolt and who proclaimed
a holy war on the French frontier.
Mrs. W. J. Bryan and her daughter
have sailed for Europe and will spend
the winter in the holy land.
Twenty-one sailors implicated in the
recent mutinies at Vladivostok were
condemned to death by a courtmartial.
Twenty-four more were given varying
terms of penal servitude.
The National Committee of Repub
licans has selected the place at Chi
cago and date June 1G for the next
national convention.
John W. Reeves, who was convicted j
of setting fire to freight cars which
caused the explosion of a quantity of
dynamite, resulting in the death of
several persons and the destruction
of the Colorado & Southern freight
depot and considerable other property
during the recent switchmen's strik:,
was sentenced to not less than 10
nor more than 15 years in the peni
tentiary.
It is understood that the appoint
ment of Baron Takahira as ambassa
dor to Washington will be made short
ly after Viscount Aoki leaves America.
M. A. Wilkins, who Is charged with
killing Viona Carmen, with whom he
lived, and burying her beneath an out
house at their home In Elrahurst, was
today trld to answer before the supe
rior court on the charge of murder.
At a meeting of prominent hop
growers held in Sacramento, Cal., the
preliminaries were practically com
pleted looking toward the '.rganiiatlon
of a hop growers' association.
John Goodnow Diet In Spain.
Minneapolis, Dec. 10.—A cablegram
has been received here by relatives an
nouncing the death at Malaga, Spain,
of John Goodnow, formerly consul gen
eral at Shanghai.
No details were given, the message
containing only the bare announce
ment of the death.
Street Shows Closed Sunday.
While there have been no Sunday
theatrical performances allowed in
Cleveland, Ohio, for several years, the
penny arcades and street shows that
have existed by Buffrance here will be
closed Sundays.
Teddy Bear Union.
The Teddy Bear Makers' union of
New York, the last one on the list of
labor organizations, has decided to
make a demand for the closed shop
in the Teddy bear trade now that
Christmas is coming on.
Perrler Jr. to Wed Actress.
Paris, Dec. 11.—The Matin an
nounced the engagement of the wfell
known actress. Mile. Leobargl, and
Claude Casimir Perrler, son of the late
president.
THEY RUB THE ANANIAB BUNCH
Gridiron Club Collects Roosevelt
Strenuous Terms.
The Gridiron club held high Jinks at
the New Wlllard, at Washington,
D. C., Saturday night. For four hours
the newspaper boys poked fun without
discrimination.
The president was not there, but
several comedies were directed his
way. A huge fellow claiming to be a
Japanese wrestler who recently ex
hibited at the White House, pushed
his way into the hall. When he could
not find the president he offered to
take a fall out of Vice President Fair
banks, Senator Foraker and Senator
Kqox. He had no takers.
Vice President Fairbanks "got his In
melody" to the tune of "Budweiser."
The boys sang the "Tale of the Cock
tail," a musical commentary on his fa
mous cocktail dinner.
Fairbanks was given a glass of but
termilk to drink while the song was
rendered.
The session of the Undesirable Citi
zens' association was a rib tickler.
Harriman was there, and so was Sen
ator Foraker and a number of others.
The finale was a huge phonograph,
which Issued these words: —
"Undesirable citizens," "Mendacious
scoundrels," "Wilful falsifiers," "Liar,
Liar, Liar," "Malefactors of great
wealth," "Sheer invention," "Shorter
and uglier word" and "No swollen for
tunes."
When the room became nulet the
club phonograph retired wiiU the re
mark "Our master's voice."
A class in nature faking through
questions and answers, developed a
logical connection between "Octopus"
and Wall street. Also if it is true
money talks, "President Roosevelt
must be the richest man in the world."
"John Barrett ain't broke," re
marked one of the class.
The story that George Washington
threw a dollar across the Potomac was
declared not to be a nature fake, be
cause Secretary Cortelyou had thrown
$20,000,000 to Wall street.
"Why are the ships going to the
Pacific?" was answered in many ways,
chief among which was "to seat Sec
retary Metcalf In the senate." The new
state of Oklahoma made Its appear
ance with democratic senators and
representatives and an electoral vote
for Bryan. Chairman New of the re
publican national committee was re
quested to "think it over," and then
pranced in on hobby horses a squad
of equestrian tested army officers.
"We will now drink to the president
of the United States," solemnly an
nounced President Biythe, after he had
got to their feet Vice President Fair
banks, Speaker Cannon, Secretary Cor
telyou and Senator Knox.
The menu souvenir was a collection
of clearing house certificates, Issued
by authority of the Gridiron Club
Clearing House association.
LOUISA TAFT PASSES AWAY
Mother of Secretary of War Suc
cumbs at Home at Mill
bury, Mass.
Millbury, Mass., Doc. 9.—The death,
which had been expected almost hour
ly for a week past, was announced
Sunday morning at 12:20 o'clock, of
Mrs. Louisa Maria Taft, mother of
Secretary of War William H. Taft.
Mrs. Taft was the widow of Alphonso
Taft, secretary of war and attorney
general of the United States under
| President Grant, and later minister to
Austria-Hungary and Russia.
Mrs. Taft was attacked last July
with acute indigestion and a gradual
breakdown of her vitality soon fol
lowed. Secretary Taft, her son. liad
visited her on Independence day and
Wt her apparently in normal health
to go to his summer home in Canada,
item which place he was summoned
on August 15 because of the alarm at
his mother's condition. He spent a
day at her bedside and found her in
less dangerous condition than he had
supposed. Tbe imperative duties of
his office called him to Washington,
where plans for a tour of the world
had been so definitely arranged that
they could not be changed, and as his
mother was reported as rallying her
strength, he proceeded to carry out
' his program.
Mrs. Taft resided in the old home
stead where she lived as a girl, and
1 which is now the home of her sister,
Miss Delia Torrey. Mrs. Taft was
born In Boston September 11, 1827,
the daughter of Samuel Davenport
! Torrey.
Mrs. Taft is survived by four chil
dren, of whom Secretary Taft is the
' eldest The other Bons are Henry W.
Taft of the New York law firm of
, Strong & Cadwallader, and Horace D.
. Taft, founder and head of the Taft
school for boys at Watertown, Conn.
The daughter, Fanny L., Is the wife of
Dr. W. Adams of Los Angeles. Besides
Miss Torrey, the only near relative is
' her stepson, former Congressmen
1 Charles P. Taft, editor of the Cincin
> nati Times-Star.
t
< Lumbermen at Washington.
Washington, Dec. 9. —The Washing
ton delegation of lumbermen arrived
today ready to appear as witnesses in
the caso before the commission against
an increased rate on lumber shipped
J east from the Pacific Northwest. All
are from western cities. There are 10
Washington mlllmen here and the
same number from Oregon coast
towns.
After a man has quit that sort of
I thing for a few years, he has a mighty
) poor opinion of the champion two
stepper.
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WASHINGTON BTATE NEWS.
The current has been turned into
the Colfax transformer station of the
Spokane & Inland and everything
about the plant proves to be In shapo
for permanent usew All of the steam
locomotives will be taken out of ser
vice and substituted with electric mo
tors.
Three couples married by the same
minister at the same house in Free
land, Mich., at the same time, half a
century ago, are to celebrate their
C olden wedding together in Seuttle
Tuesday, December 24. The three
couples are Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Pur
chase of Seattle, Mr. and Mrs. John
Lewis of Freeland, Mich., and Mr. an .1
Mrs. Frank Houghtaling of Everett.
The affair Is to take place at the home
of Mrs. Purchase.
The largest mau In the state Is dea l
at the Western Washington Hospital
for the Insane. His name Is Rlohard
Dicer, who had been In that institution
16 years. He was committed from
Pierce county, and two days previous
to his death weighed 407% pounds.
Copies of the ■ revised map of the
Washington state railroad commlsslo"
have been received.
An unknown man was found floating
In the river at Spokane.
Mystery surrounds the death of E.
P. Beltinck, salesman for a Cigar com
pany, whose body was found wedged
between the base timbers of the Great
Northern trestle at Spokane.
Perry Schultz, age about 45 years, a
Spokane Traction company motorman,
was shot and killed in a desperate en
counter with a burglar or burglars at
Spokano.
The Wenatchee public schools will
probably open this week. County
Health Officer Gilchrist is the authori
ty for the news, and the city as a
whole is delighted, saying that this
is the beginning of the end of the
smallpox scare.
Encouraged by the improvement in
flnancicJ conditions, several Walla
Walla export grain dealers have pur
chased during the past few days and
are still purchasing wheat crops from
those farmers who are disposed to sell
at this time.
Apples from Wenatchee are selliay
on the fruit stands in Chicago fur
$1.20 a dozen.
Henry Harris, an aged citizen of
Chelan, died recently of paralysis. His
wife Is also ill, while his daughter,
Mrs. Roy Mathers, is dying of con
sumption.
John Nlxson, lineman for the electric
company at Hoquiam, ill' ( with an un
usual adventure recently while string
Ing an elevated cable. I crched in his
airy isolation he was discovered by a
sea gull, who seemed to consider Niv
son, so far from the giound, an in
truder on the rights oi the feathered
tribe. The gull screamed and calle.l
others of his tribe to his assistance.
One followed another until a hundred
or moro of the birds had gathered and
made an attack on th'i man, who was
completely at their mi-rcy for a tim.*.
They swooped down -lpon him with
their wings and tried to find a vul
nerable place to pick at him. It was
not until the lineman got one end of
the rope tree that he -vas able to bea'
the birds off.
IDAHO NEWS.
The records of the Coeur d'Alene
land office show that during November.
1907, there were more original home
stead entries made than during any
preceding month in the history of the
office, barring two monthly only. The
number during the month just closed
reached 101. The two monthß show
ing more original homestead entries
than November, 1907, were October of
1903 and July of 1905, there befog 197
entries during the latter month.
Arguments In support of a new trial
for W. F. Kettenbach, George H. Kes
ter and William Dwyer, who were con
victed of conspiracy to defraud the
government in timber land entries, will
be made before the federal court af
Boise this week.
At Bayview the box, lath and barrel
mill has begun operations today for tne
winter run. The mill is using white
pine exclusively this season and has a
large supply on hand.
The new advertising booklet Issued
by the Lewiston commercial club Is
now ready for distribution.
Some confusion has been caused by
conflicting reports as to Senator
Borah's recommendations as to the
Boise land office. It was claimed that
Borah had recommenced Managing Ed
itor Balderston of the Boise Statesman
as register, to succeed Addison Smith,
who gives up the office In January.
Senator Borah's secretary. Guy Flen
ner, asserted that Balderston had not
been recommended, but If under con
sideration. Senator HeyOurn will in
dorse any one Senator Borah names
for offices in Senator Borah's home,
Boise.
The first fatality on the new Wash
ington & Northern Idaho railroad oc
curred at Rathdrum Saturday, whan
A. W. Richardson, an engineer, was
killed while pushing a car with a pole,
which broke, one end striking him in
the stomach. The remains were ship
ped to Spokane.
Steve Adams is still In the county
jail at Rathdrum, Judge Woods hav
ing failed to Isßue the necessary order
to turn him over to Sheriff C. A. Fltz
patrick, who Is here from Telluride
to take him to Colo-arto.
Cherry trees that grow to the height
of 60 feet are rare, if not almost un
known, but there Is a grove of such
trees a few miles from Kendrick, ac
cording to George Hudson, a farmer
living on American ridge.
The oollege of Agriculture of the
University of Idaho will open short
courses in dairying and horticulture
on January 2, ending February 8.
With the hope of aiding in the de
velopement of the mineral xesonroes of
the state the metallurgical labratory
of the Idaho state university is ready
to experiment on ores free of oharge
provided the results may be published
in the state papers. Ore may be sent
to Professor Junes, Mining department,
Univeristy of Idaho, Moscow, in lots
of 100 pounds, o. o. d.
The department wishes to secnie lots
of 5 to 10 tons also and invites corres
pondence from anyone who can be of
assistance in the matter.
OREGON ITEMB.
The Merchants' National bank of
Portland, which suspended November
12, is solvent and its resources are
in good shape. The report of Bank
Examiner Wilson will be acted on by
the comptroller of the currency In
about 10 days, and In approximately 60
days the Merchants' National will re
open its doors.
Webb McCaslln, alias George or
William McLaughlin, who murdered E.
F. Zaspell, a wealthy farmer, near
Heppner, Ore., the night of September
29, was arrested In Spokane.
The state of Oregon will not lose a
cent, either through the failure of the
Title Guarantee & Trust company or
the temporary embarrassment of the
Merchants' National bank. Repre
sentatives of the American Security
company, surety for State Treasurer
Steel, admitted the company's liability
and will reimburse the state to the
amount of $408,388.58. This assures
the restoration to the public treasury
of all state funds that were not ade
quately secured by approved security.
A payment of $112,478 was made re
cently. Deferred payments will carry
interest at 5 per cent.
The biggest ranch deal of the year
was consummated In Pendleton when
the Gulliford ranch of 3190.45 acres
was sold to M. McCracken for a con
sideration of $25,520. The ranch is on
Butter creek.
The naming of Senator Fulton of
Oregon as a member of the committee
on committees gives him a powerful
force among the northwest senators.
The farmers of Athena agree that
fall-sown wheat never looked better
than it does now.
MONTANA NOTES.
William Rees, a rancher, has been
placed in the Helana jail on the charge
of murdering his bride at their home
in the northern part of Lewis and
Clark county. The coroner will hold
an inquiry soon. Mrs. Rees, who was
a Helena girl, was married to Rees
in this city a short time ago.
Henry Gallette of Randolph, N. Y„
a discharged soldier of the Seventh
infantry, committed Buicide In a Hel
ena hotel recently. In a letter he re
quests that Miss Barbara Lake of Ran
dolph, N. Y., and Miss Rose Galletts,
a sister, be notified.
All'of the mines of the Anaconda
company, the Butte and Boston com
pany and the Waslioe, Parrot and'
Trenton companies will be closed and
the operations of the Amalgamated
Copper company confined to the prop
erties of the Boston and Montana,
which embrace the largest mines In
the Butte district. No men in Butte
will be thrown out of work, it being
the plan of tlic Amalgamated to oper
ate the Boston and Montana mines to
their full capacity, which will afford
work for all of the miners in the prop
erties affected by the shutdown order.
The Washoe copper smelters at Ana
conda will be shut down and the ores
of the company smelted hereafter at
the Boston and Montana smelter at
Great Falls. The suspension of the
Washoe smelter will render about 1000
men Idle at Anaconda. It is stated
by Amalgamated officials that they can
mine copper at a profit at the present
price of the metal through a concen
tration of their operations.
Charles Lake, a section hand, was
■track b; an engine of the Burlington
train recently at Bozeman and killed.
The donble track of the Northern
Paoiflo Railway oompany from the
west end of the Bozeman tnnnel to
Bozeman is oompleted all but a rook
ont in Rooky canyon.
William Robb of Butte was instant
ly killed at Silver Bow junotion by be
ing ran over by a train.
Rinaldo John Qiammngnanl, for 27
years a"well-known and esteemed min
er in Bntte is dead.
Matters relating to the consolidation
of the two central bodies of organized
labor in Butte are progressing most fa
vorably.
Entries for the Butte benoh show on
December 18,19, 20 and 31 have been
olosed.
T. A. McDaniel, a ranchman living
near Red Lodge was recently seriously
injured by being struok by a train.
It has been 17 years and 9 months
sinoe A. J. Davis died in Bntte, and
the long legal straggle that followed is
atill on.
Mavor pro tem Lindsay of Helena
is insisting on the enforcement of oity
ordinances of his oity.
TERRIFIC
EXPLOSION
TERRIBLE MINE DISAS
TER IN W. VIRGINIA.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE
NUMBER OF DEAD WILL
REACH 558.
Pittsburg.—A terrific and disastrous
explosion occurred Friday in mines
Nos. 6 and 8, of the Consolidation
Coal company at Monongah, W. Va.
Mine Superintendent Malon says at
least 600 meu are entombed.
It Is believed a majority of the en
tombed men were killed.
Mine No. 6 Is located on the east
side of the Monongahela river and
mine No. 8 on the west side.
How the explosions occurred oimul-'
taneously in both mines can not be
explained.
The explosion was heard for eight
miles.
After the receipt of the news physi
cians and special cars were despatch
ed from Fatrmount to the scene. The
mine was too full of gas and Bmoke
for rescuers to enter.
It Is said the explosion started In
No. 6 and spread to No. 8 mine, the
two being connected.
Another special says the first ex
plosion was followed by the blowing
up of a boiler In No. 8.
Some Idea of the force of the explo
sion may be gained from the fact that
props from the mine were not only
blown out of the entry, but were
hurled clear across the west fork of
the Monongahela river. Wires are
down.
It is feared that the accident will
turn out to be the worst In the his
tory of mining In this country.
Superintendent Malon telephoned
that of the 500 men who were In the
mine at the time he does not think
any could escape with their lives
from the force of the explosion. The
fans were started to clear out the foul
air and the rescuers were expected
to reach the men by 2 o'clock thlß aft-,
ernoon. The management declares
that it must have been dust.
A hospital was arranged at the
opening of the mine, where the wound
ed will receive attention. Several men
were practically blown out of mine
No. 8 through the fqrce of the gas
explosion.
Possibly the largest coal-producing
mines in the state are located at
Monongah. The mines are both shaft
and slope mines, being worked by the
rope and haulage systems. They lie
on both sides of the West Fork and
are connected by a steel pier bridge
owned by the coal company. Until
about 10 years ago only American
miners were employed. At that time
the miners of Pennsylvania, Illinois
and Ohio were ob a strike.
The coal company Is one of the
largest companies of the kind in the
country and Is capitalized at about
520,000,000. They have upward of JOO
producing properties. Clarence W.
Watson is the "president, with head
quarters in Baltimore. Superintend
ent Malon is said to be one of the
most practical men In the mining In
dustry.
Latest Report.
Known dead, 500.
I Estimated dead, 558.
Estimated property loss, $1,000,000.
Number of rescuers, about 300.
At least 400 families affected.
Three hundred widows made In the
twinkling of an eye.
Over 1000 orphans result from dis
aster.
All but three of total number in
mine dead.
All machinery at both mines totally
destroyed.
Not a single official of the company
injured.
MINE* AN* MiniNU.
Machine drilling will supersede
hand upon the Hewitt mine, in the
Slocan, a compressor having just been
ordered for this purpose. The change
Is made that the development of the
mine, which is one of the most prom
ising In the Slocan, may the quicker
proceed.
Great disappointment is felt in Nel-
Bon at the refusal of the Boundary
miners to accept the wage scale pre
vailing in other parts of the country.
In order to settle the dispute It la felt
that the Lemleux act should be in
voked, so that the grounds of the
miners in asking for a retention of the
old scale despite the tremendous drop
in the price of copper may be placed
before the general public.
The directors of the Amalgamated
Copper company have voted to con
tinue curtailment of the products of
the mines as near as possible on a
parity with the present baslß of con
sumption. It was also decided to close
each or continue In operation such
mines and smelters as they deem best
This latter action was taken with a
view of conserving the output at Bome
mines and smelters.
Lewistown, Mont. —An accident at
the Kendall hoist last week put that
portion of the plant out of commis
sion for a time, and until the repairs
are completed, which will be in a few
days, mining In the lower levels has
been discontinued.
•PORTING NOTES.
The list of winners on the English
turf during the season just closed
shows Richard Croker in ninth place,
with three winnings to his credit, all
made by one horse, the Derby winner,
Orby. Colonel W. Hall Walker, M. P.,
leads the list of winners with 12
firsts, made by seven horses, the total
winnings amounting to $88,600. King
Edward won five firsts with four
horses, and won >14,720.
The Seattle Athletic club defeated
the Multnomah club of Portland Sat
urday afternoon at football, winning
by a score of 6 to 0.
Four stars of the 1907 team will be
lost to the Oregon Agricultural col
lege for the football season of 1908.
They are the retiring captain, Frank
Pendergrass; Emily, left end; Bennett,
left tackle, and Rhinehart, right half.
Carl Wolff has been elected captain
of the team for another year, and with
such stars as Barber, Jamison, Dunlap,
Kelly, Cany, Gagnon, Cooper and
Wolff to form a nucleus for the 1908
team, prospects are bright that O. A.
C. will retain her position at the front.
Rube Waddell, the crack pitcher of
the Athletics, denies that he has been
released by the Philadelphia American
league team.
There will be no post-season game
this year between Oregon Agricultural
college and Washington State college.
Having still a well-preserved sup
ply of enthusiasm left over from the
showing made by the Whitman team
this last year and the fact that but
two men will leave, supporters of
Whitman college, both in that institu
tion and on the street, are ready to
predict great things for 1908. That
Whitman will win the championship
next year is regarded as a conclusion
to be affected only by the whims of
chance.
"Packy" McFarland's recent victory
over "Kid" Herman gained him a
perch on the topmost rung of the
lightweight pugilistic ladder, and he
refuses to be removed from that perch
without a battle.
Fight promoters and club managers
of Philadelphia do not want the Jack
O'Brien-Jack Johnson limited round
bout, and the chances are that the
contest will fall through.
President Comlskey of the White
Sox is planning to leave for California
within the next week. The "Old Ro
man" practically has decided that the
former world's champions will go to
the Coast for the spring training.
While he is on the Coast "Commy"
will look over the ground and will se
lect a nice spot for the work.
Manager J. J. McGraw and Secretary
Fred Knowles of the New York Giants
dropped Into Cincinnati on their swing
around the circle of middle west cities.
Manager McGraw emphatically set at
rest the report regarding his where
abouts next year by saying positively
In response to a direct question: "I
will be with the New Yorks; that is all
there is to that."
Mike Donlln will be back In center
field for the New York Giants next
season. He wired from Champaign,
111., to a Chicago friend that he had
just signed, Manager McGraw having
submitted a fancy contract which
could not be turned down.
Walter Miller, the most successful
jockey In America, this year, at least,
has received from James R. Keene a
check on the National City bank for
$12,090.38, this being 5 per cent of
the money the jockey won for Mr.
Keene this year. Miller has ridden
50 winners for Mr. Kei-.ne, and the
total amount of money won in these
races was $245,497.75. Including the
fees from Mr. Keene, this boy will
have earned before January 1 next
not less than $50,000. He has ridden
862 races and won 224 since the com
mencement of the season. Miller will
leave for California, these to resume
riding for Thomas H. Williams.
The National Baseball commission
has decided that the New York Na
tionals must pay the New Orleans
club $1000 for damages sustained by
the latter through the refusal of the
Giants to finish their series with the
Philadelphia Americans last spring.
The commission again refused the ap
plication of Jimmy Sebrlng for rein
statement, he being obliged to
In the Trl-State league for life.
The greatest fighter In the west to
day Is Young Ketchel, the Butte lad
who knocked Joe Thomas out In 32
rounds at Colma two months ago.
Billy Delaney, who saw the fight, says
Ketchel Is one of the toughest and
best two handed fighters he has seen
In years.
All-Western 1907 Team.
The Minneapolis Journal plcki the
following all-western football team for
1907:
Left end—Chestnut, Minnesota; sub
stitute, Page, Chicago.
Left tackle—Case, Minnesota; sub
stitute, Boyle, Wisconsin.
Left guard—Graham, Michigan; sub
stitute, Chaloupka, Nebraska.
Center —Schultz, Michigan; substl
tue, Steihm, Wisconsin.
Right guard—Bandelln, Minnesota;
subtsitute, Eakins, North Dakota Ag
gies.
Right tackle—Rhelnschlld, Michi
gan; substitute, Young, Minnesota.
Right end—Capron, Minnesota; sub
stitute, Hewitt, Chicago.
Quarterback —Steffen, Chicago; sub
stitute, Cunningham, Wisconsin.
Left half—Shukncht, Minnesota;
substitute, Acker, St. Louis.
Right half—DeTray, Chicago; sub
stitute, Ruppert, Ames.
Fullback —Weller, Nebraska; substi
tute, Dunne, Minnesota.
It is easier to tell the troth than
to tell a Ue, particularly a plausible
lie.