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Show tTHJgORLD SIDELIGHTS IN CONGRESS MSP O QTSTM Anecdotes Related of and by the Gathered Statesmen at Washington The report of hundreds of children the goldcnrod and the eyes of the to school o morn-log- s Colorado sky dancing captlvatingly without breakfast, their families into his. He invited her and her little too poor to provide for food for their companions to his committee room and she sat on his knee, unconscious offsprings stomachs, while the government contributes to the efforts of of the fact that he was cynical and their minds, was discussed last night. unsentimental. "Bet you a horse you dont know Congressman Smith of Illinois told a story of having overheard a conversa- where I came from? she said to him tion in one of the country districts as she dangled her muddy- - shoes out West not his; never in which against his freshly creased trousers. Bet you a boss I do, he said. the mother sang out. Where?" "And you jist shut up yo talk and "From Kentucky, he answered. run along to the persimmon tree and Well, you win; but I haven't got git yo breakfas in a hurry, cause its after 8 o'clock and schools done took the horse here to pay you. Youll have to go to papas pasture to get him. In half hour ago. In New York going Col. Bill Zeveley of Muskogee, InEverywhere Representative Warner, dian goes commissioner, new Territory, having heard the East the pension is hack in Washington. around the capitol he Is confronted Colonel was in the SouthWhile the Yesterday Jesters. sith congressional ha was rounding a corridor in the west this time, for a few fleeting days, basement of the capitol and met with the editor of the Kansas City Star, notRepresentative Wadsworth of New ing with evident jealousy the popularYork, one of those who indorsed him ity of Col. Zeveley, wrote an editorial for the office. Wadsworth saw him In which he said: Immedibefore he saw Wadsworth. Out here he is known as J. W. to limp, holding one Zeveley. When he gets to St. Louis ately he began land to his side, as though In severe he is William Zeveley. As soon as he arrives in Washington he is denomipain. asked nated as Col. Bill Zeveley, and God Jim? the matter, "Whats only knows what the tesselated the new commissioner, seriously. "O, I was shot in the war and I am satraps of Broadway call him. This permanently disabled, retorted the alons is clear. His fame in Kansas He is the man humorous New Yorker, moving off City is imperishable. fashion in the first introduced who an athlete. of with the energy Kansas City of wearing a plug hat beRepresentative Clayton of Alabama fore breakfast. "Now, what do you think of that? was talking on the Swayne case. "The tree is known by his fruit, he asked Col. Zeveley, ruefully. "A plug quoted from the Bible; there was hat before breakfast, when everybody some sneering laughter on the Repub- knows I never got up before breaklican side. "I knew it, said Clayton. fast In my life." "I knew it. You people think it is The capital had a little blizzard rewrong to say his fruit. I have quoted that before and have been laughed at. cently, and Representative J. Adam "Now, if you scoffers on the other Bede of Minnesota, where they have 6lde will take your Bibles, you will cold weather, was talking about it. "Its mighty cold, said Representasee that the quotation is correct. You laughed too Boon over there. You tive Underwood of Alabama. Worst 1 ever saw, commented ought to study the Bible more and laugh less. There is more wisdom in Representative Slayden of San AntoIt than can be found in any other nio, Texas. "Huh! said Bede. This is pie. book." Senator Blackburn of Kentucky delights to tell of a parson he knew down in the blue grass region who was a muscular Christian. The parson found it necessary to take half a dozen young toughs who persisted in disturbing one of his meetings out behind the church and whale them unmercifully. When he returned one of the members of his flock who was somewhat of a fighter himself rose in meeting and said: It is a solemn duty of this here congregation to stand by Parson Johnson. He does not seek trouble, but he will not show the white feather when trouble is forced in his way. I believe that, unrestrained by divine grace. Parson Johnson can whip any man in Kent icky. The Lord is with him. Let us pray. All wbo love Wagner and all who would love tlm if they could flocked A man of the to hear "Pa rsifal. latter cult a iked a Washington girl who recently finished her musical education at 1 eipsic if she would not like to hear :lie opera. She enthusiastically said she would. "I suppose you like Wagner con- tinued the rain. suggested the girl. Oh, jes; adore him. "What nlgnt would you like to go? next venture i the man. "Wednesda y, said the girl. "I think Wednesday 'would be a good night. "All right,- returned the chastened man. "Well fixe it for Wednesday. " "Vogner? I Senator Lodge Is a matter of fact sort of man. lie Indulges in none of the frivolities; rarely is he seen paying attention to any one of the beautiful children that dally visit the Capitol, as other Senators delight to do. One morning, however, he saw a most fascinating little girl, with the hair of Why, it is midsummer when compared to the weather in my country. Once I was in a party in St. Paul and the talk got to cold weather. Everybody told how cold he had been. Finally an old Irishman, who had not said a word, spoke up and said: " The coldest winter I ever saw was one summer I spent in Duluth. While the snow was blowing thickest "Uncle Joe Cannon plowed his way to the White House. "Cold? he said to Inquirers wbq met him at the door of the executive offices. "Why. this is the kind of weather that makes an old boss feel spry. Senator Clapp made a pleasant admission the other day of the cost of a senatorial election not by popular vote. He had Just returned from Minnesota. where he was triumphantly renominated. He was in the elevator and was in the act of transferring six dollars from his hand into his pket. "How Why He Could Never Pitch a Strike. A story the mighty Radbourne used to like to tell the people who crowded about him at the Weddell house after the game was of a game between Peoria and a town team up somewhere With Radbourne on in Wisconsin. the Peoria team were Dave and Jack Rome and other players who afterward became quite famous. The umpire was a town hardware merchant, a typical we are just out of nails man, and before I had pitched a dozen balls I was aware of the fact that ho wouldnt call one of my curves a strike, no matter if it cut the plate waist high. "With this handicap the gamo was pretty even and in the eighth I faced the situation to the bases full, two out, and one run needed io tic. 1 curved two over the plate, but the hardware man called em balls. liook here, I said, running up to him. Why dont you call atrlkoa when the ball cuts the plate? Ha! ha! was the umpire reply. Tell me why, I Insisted. Why, Rad, youve been using a trick ball with a spring or something inside of it all through the game. It dont come up to the plate straight like the ball our pitcher uses. You may fool the baiters, but 0l font fool me." inquired Senator Ta- liaferro. "have you left? "Precisely six dollars, said Senator I Clapp, but isnt that a lot after all have gone thiough lately? Congressman Randell, of Texas, recently was on a visit to his native slate of Georgia, where he heard one friends talk of squirof his rel whisky." whisky?" he added. "Squirrel new brand on me. What Is a Thats the stuff?" , Never heard f squirrel liquor? Why, you fellows must be an Ignorant lot out where you live In Texas," the Well, to tell Georgian answered. you." he went on, its that kind of stuff that will make a man climb a tree and talk nutty. Besides, It often will make one sit by his hole and bark at folks that aint got no gun." old-tim- e RAD" U3ED TRICK BALL. One Reason much, AS JIU-JITS- Its Deadly A SCIENCE. Trlekt Are Known to Com- paratively Few. Katsukama Higashi, tbe Japanese who has succeedmaster of ed in throwing Tom Sharkey, "Ajax," the big man of the New York police force, and other big wrestlers. Is a tiny man. And ho has "the gentlest, most encaging smile you ever saw. He is full of courtesy and sudden death," as some one said of him. He year was born in Japan twenty-twago and Is only 5 feet 3 Inches tall and his weight Is 115 pounds. Ill muscles are soft as a womans. Many American Jockeys aro larger and more muscular than ho. He has been practicing Jlu Jltsu since he was 9 years old. Ho was a pupil of the great Kano and taught the art in Ikishlsha college in Kyoto. The greatest weight ho ever lifted Is 290 pounds. "Ajax Whitman, whom he overihrew, has lifted 1,200 pounds. Mr. Higashi drinks hot water every morning, eats fruit, rlee and fish, meat only once a dny, and rarely drlnka Jiu-jits- o tea. The fatal tricks," be ald la to a question. I did not teach thorn. Even Kano will put a pupl through many tests before he will trust him with the fatal tricks. He would not teach them to a fighter. W never, never teach Jlu Jltsu o a an-sw- er wrfstlcr." OR, a dangerous delivery to fool with. National League News. Chick Fraser has been pitching Only those who cannot be effective for seventeen years. without It should use It," declares Pitcher Leon Ames has signed his Nick. contract with the New York Giants. President Comlskey of the Chicago Philadelphia has traded Shortstop Americans, declares that he Is going to Hulswltt to Columbus for Catcher Ab- to see the Tnjlor case through to a bott. finish. He seems to think that his The Cincinnati club has turned own honesty was Impugned In the Titcher Win Kellum over to the St. veiled charges that have been mad Louis club. against Taylor. A deal Is on between Detroit and Tom Colcolougb once a Pirate has bobbed up as an alderman Washington for the exchange of catchIn Charleston, S. C. ers Deal and KIttrldge. The last Outfielder Pennell, Frank Selees with Milwaukee find, will get a try-ou- t the Cubs In California. It Is said that Brooklyns drafted giant New Orleans pitcher, Jim Wlggs. Is another Waddell for speed. George Cuppy has stepped to the front door to announce that he had seven or eight years ago. the spit-bal- l Manager Nichols, of St. Louis, has turned down Arthur Irwins appeal for the return to Kansas City of the drafted catcher, Butler. Jack Dunn, the Giants useful utility man, Is considering a good offer to next season manage the Providence club, of the Eastern League. Gus Kroek, one of Uncle Ansons old twirling squad, has gone to Arizona to fight a case of consumption. Hes been living In Milwaukee. Nick Young writes: The year that has Just passed was one of the pleasantest of my whole life. I had absolutely no worry of any kind, and gained about twenty-fiv- e pounds during the year. You could hardly draw a comparison between my present good health and the last time Catcher of the doaton American League Club. you and I met In New York. from an drafted Mitchell, outfielder, Syracuse, and Maloney, also drafted named wants to make his permanent by the Chicago Nationals, are protest- home in Detroit. The Detroit club la ing against the salary of $1,200 each also trying to get Catcher Buelow offered them and are talking of refus- from Cleveland. ing to play unless they get $2,000 each. American Association Affaire. Ruelbach, the promising young pitchDexter has signed with Charley also offer of refused the has $1,200 er, as Louisvilles manager-captain- . salary, and other young players are Pitcher Martin Glendon of Columbus making much trouble for Manager has been sold to the New Orleans Selee. Southern LeaguS club. Manager Kelley of St. Paul anAmerican League Note. Emil Frisk, the Terrible Swede," nounces that he will secure the return refuses to sign with the St Louis of Outfielder Phil Geler from the Boston club. Browns. The Columbus club has signed an Tom Connelly signed Umpire American League contract during the Shortstop W. A. Barbeau of the Sault Ste. Marie Copper League team, for past week. Ban Johnson says that Harts state- tbe 1905 infield. The latest report Is that Catcher ment of the Taylor case is bosh" and Phil ONeil, formerly of the Cincinnati will not hold water. Reds, has made his peace with Tebeau Bert King is the name of a McAleer has that picked up and will play in Iyoulsvllle. boy ball players of tbe LouisTwenty-siin Pana, 111., for the Browns. will report in Louisville for team ville Chesbro Norwood to Jack According Gibson had better control of the spit-ba- ll the opening of the season of 1905. Relast season than any other pitch- porting day will be March 24. Four pitchers and a catcher will be sent whom Chesbro saw use It. er Manager Armour, of the Dctrolts south to get into shape before the would like to secure Catcher Eddie opening of the championship season. y Eugene Dcmontreville is the new McFarland from Chicago, but field captain of the 1905 Toledo team. refuses to talk business. Secretary Navin of the Detroit club Mique Finn will direct matters from Is quoted as saying that hereafter a the bench, but Demon!., as he Is major league player must be a real known, has been selected to direct the field play from second base, where he star to get $3,000 per season. W. and Puttmann Ambrose Hogg, will officiate as the successor of Jimone of Griffith's new pitchers, have my Burns. George Tebeau of Louisville enters returned their signed contracts to the a denial of the report that he is medNew York American league club. Washington may drop either Catch- dling with the affairs of the Central er Bill Clarke or Michael KIttrldge, League in Grand Rapids, with a view and expects to secure Hayden, who to transferring to that place the Kansas City American Association club. finished with Comlskey last season. Cottontop Turner Is the only one of That club's franchise has still seven run. the seven Cleveland recruits of a year years tomake-uof tbe Columbus team The ago who is still with the team. Terry season will be about as foltbe a coming to come. for time be there will long Pitchers, Glendon, Dorner, President Johnson predicts a red lows; hot race for next season. He thinks Hatch. Wagner, Berger, Veil. Catcthe Boston club has been greatly her. Abbott, Simon, Brown. Inflolders, strengthened by the acquisition of Klhm, Wrlgley, Purtell, Carter and one or two others still under cover. Burkett and Grlmshaw. The New York club has received Outfielders. Congalton .Davis, Pickering and Clymer. Here is Barrows Indianapolis outfit for 1905: Outfielders, Swander, Me-Creery, Thoney, Hogrlever and Hendricks ; Infield. Dickey, Carr, Osteen, Murray, Frick, Schwartz and Chaa. Donahue; catchers. Berry and Roth; pitchers, Fisher. Allemang, Newlln, Henderson. Morrison, Thomas, McGill. Queasier and Melkens. Te-bea- Change In Football Schedule. Two big football games for Michigan In 1905 namely, Illinois and Wisconsin, are announced by Business Manager Charles Baird of Michigan. Wisconsin will be played oa Nov. 18 and Illinois probably two weeks earlier. From 1898 to 1900 Michigan played Illinois three successive games, winning them all. Since 1900, during Yosts regime, Illinois has not faced Michigan. Mr. Baird was asked whether the agreement with Illinois did not mean there was no hope that Michigan would meet either Northwestern or Minnesota next fall. He replied that these two opponents were by no means left from Michigan's list of opAsked about the game ponents. which Michigan Is known to be after with Chicago on Thanksgiving day in Chicago, Mr. llaird said he had nothing to announce. Unless Chicago refuses to play Michigan, leaving an open date, the Illinois agreement makes an Eastern game impossible. of 11 feet fitfc Inches In the indoor meet between Indiana and Wabash. The best previous indoor record for the West so far as known Is 11 feet 1 inches, made by Jerome Magee of the University of Chirago in tho Central A. A. U. championship meet at Milwaukee March 1, 1902. Indiana won the meet by the score of 58 to 42. Wabash won only two firsts, Jn the mile and half-milevents. Trotting Schedule Revised. Stewards of the grand circuit have adopted a revised schedule for the coming trotting season. The new schedule is: Detroit, July Cleveland. July 5; Buffalo, ; Aug. 712; Empire City, Aug. Keadvtlle, Aug. Providence, Aug 22; Hartford, Sept. Syracuse, Sept, Columbus, Sept. 18 23; Cincinnati, Sept, 25 30; MemLast year's rules phis, Oct. 10 28. were adopted. No action was taken In the application of the Professional Road Drivers association for a change In the entrance fees. 24-2- 21-2- 4-- 11-1- , Nelson and Corbett Agree. Jenkins to Quit Game. Tom Jenkins has made up bis mind that wrestling does not pay, Yes, It is true that I am thinking of retiring," he laid. "The fart is, the public have been swindled so often by fixed wrestling bouts that where formerly San Francisco. there were dollars In the game there The men agreed to do battle at the are only pennies now. A wrestler has same weight which prevailed in their to work hard all the time, much hardprevious meeting, 130 pounds at 6 er than tho pugs, and his compensaoclock on the afternoon before the tion is much smaller. I am convinced that this is unfair, and I am going to fray. The referee has not yet been se- quit tho game." lected, but will most likely he Jack Welch. College Swimming Contests. It was announced also that the winUniversity of Chicago swimmers ner of this fight will be given a will meet Wisconsin's squad of athchance with Britt. It was the hope letes in tho first dual swimming conof another contest with the champi- test over held between middle West on that induced Nelson to make tbe colleges early next month. Dash races, match with Corbett. long distance events, long diving, relay races and other events will feature New Ball League Organized. the program. At the request of Coach In an enthusiastic meeting of dele Knudson of the local institution, the gates from seven cities, a baseball underwater swim will be barred. It league was formed at Beloit, WIs., is likely that a water polo game will Feb. 2, to be known as the Wisconsin be added to the other events. State Association of Professional Baseball Clubs. Three Yachts for Llpton. Beloit, Janesville, A special Glasgow cable states that Green Bay, Oshkosh, Wausau, I a Crosse and Freeport, III., are seven Sir Thomas Llpton is planning feaof the teams which have already tak- tures for hla next campaign against en memberships. The other team will the Americas cup that will make it' Battling Nelson and Young Corbett have been securely hooked by Matchmaker Morris I.evy. The two little men reached agreement to appear In a Queensberry contest at the end of this month in Woodwards pavilion, CHIMES x Com-lske- Son of Electioneer and Beautiful Bell s One of the Greatest Living Sires of Extreme Speed Sire o f Three 2:00 Trotters. be located later. The salary limit is $800 per month tor players. John Powers of Chicago I president and secretary of the new association, and W. J. McGinnis of Gren Bay is treas- urer. far and away the most interesting of all attempts in yachting history. Sir Thomas is planning. to build three yachts, all of them qualified for cup racing. He will sail them for a season and then pick the best one to attack the Americas cup. Mile In Auto. Bowden drove his big Big Stale at Buffalo. Mercedes Buffalo will offer a purse of $10,009 car, the Flying Dutchman No. 2, one mile in for trotters of tbe 2:10 class or 2:11 0:32 4 5 Jan. 31 over the mile course class, to race at the grand circuit Central League Chatter. The Dayton management has an- of the Florida East Coast Automobile meeting in August. Harness racing nounced the release of Blerle the third association near Daytona. This broke at the Queen City Is fast regaining and estab- the popularity it possessed thirty his own record of 0:34 baseman of last years team. The Grand Rapids club has signed lished a record which ia likely to years ago. Col. W. Perry Taylor I tbe president of the Buffalo Driving Horn and Jessup, the Richmond bat- stand for a year at least. Mr. Bowden drove to the kilometer club, and C. It. Bentley is tho secrotery. Shortstop I Ally w ill go to tary and active man in tbe manageKy., and Pitcher Wallace to in 0:20 3 5, which Is one second faster than the woilda record held by ment. Davenport, Iowa. Manager Bade Myers of the Fort Baras, made in Europe with a Dnrracq King to Coach Wisconsin. Wayne team will almost aland pat on ear. The record was timed automatThe athletic board of the Wisconsin the men who made up the team last ically with the McMurtry appliance. university elected Phil King of Washyear and won the pennant. He has a second sacker to replaco Havel, who ington, the famous Princeton football Sporta Meet in 1907 Grow. he did not fancy last year. The project of a great exposition of player, and former conch of the Wl second liaseman.Red" The ports in Paris, France, in 1907 Is as- consln football team, coach of the Tbe football squad for tho coming season Blttman. Is grooming George Poland, suming extensive prnjiortlons. his sonlnlaw. for a Central league plan Is to make It International and at a aulury of $3,000 and expenses. Prtaldent American Aaaoclation of team. He Is fast, and a good hitter," to embrace tho sports of all countries. Professional Baseball Clubs. Tve put my O. K. on Particular attention will bo given to To Kill Tennessee Racing. say Ilittmnn. him even If he wasn't one of the fam- tho sports of different regions of The Tennessee state senate passed Ihe signed contract of Pearl Holyoross, ily." France, especially of the Midi and the bill prohibiting betting at race the Cairo pitcher, and has signed a Basque districts. Tho Champs de tracks In this state. Should the measBronx pitcher named Western Winnowing. Mars may be utilized for the purpose ure pas the lower house it will put a Robert Metcalf, The St. Joseph club hat signed Jay of the exhibition. Many persons ad- stop to racing In Tennessee. Cleveland has two Jackson lo try A. Andrews as third baseman and vocate the erection of a special buildout Tbe best known ! outfielder team captain. Famous Farm Disappear. ing thereon for the Indoor sport and Molnett has signed Catcher other uses. Jimmy Jackson, of St. Paul; the other Itc The 1. V. Baker stock farm at I Pitcher Jackson, of the Ft. Worth Wakefield of Cleveland upon recomN. Y., hni been sold to the (Tex.) team, a native of California. mendation of Bill Bradley. state. It was one of the prominent Claim Record for Same. Nick All rock, the local I wirier of the President H trn of Colorado Spring Leroy Samao, the pole vaulter of In- trotting farms of the slate some years Chicago Americana, declares that be I egotlatlng with Tommy Dowd, who diana University, Feb. 4 set a mark ago. will not reort to spltball because it I la warwM s plavcrmar r. Fait Herbert I- - a, old-tim- e Coin-stoc- k, |