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------ i - r" ok!e THE SUNDAY GONIAN, PORTlrAiSD, JIAKUH 4, 11HK5. 17 SPORTS OF AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL H. W. Kerrigan Discusses the Selection of the Athens Team Notes of the Diamond. AMERICAN TEAM SHOWS STRENGTH Committee on Selection Chose the Best Men That Were Available. COLLEGIANS UNABLE TO GO Many Famous Athletes Arc Prevented by Private Interests "From En listing, but the Team Is Representative. By II. W. Kerrigan, la looking over the lift of athletes for tJie American team to be sent to Athens, Greece to compete ' in the Olympian SMjnos. one sees many of the old athletes, but more new ones. In fact, some of itacm are so new and so good In their dif ferent events that even those who take ; particular interest dn track and Held sport do not know of them or their rec ords. This is perhaps one of the reasons , why the team is bound to be criticised in .the list that now stands, for criticised it will be. and must be by the chronic kick ers, and by those who are in favor of the college athletes particularly. There is no doubt that the college man is a valu- , able aid to the team that Is to be a cham pionship team, for as a rule he is more Interested and better trained for his event than the staid and tried club athlete, who trains as little as possible and depends mure on his experience and reserved energy- But going back to the expected criticism of the proposed team, and the criticisms that have already been passed by the varl (mik papers and magazines, we find that it If the lack of knowledge pertaining to col lege rules iind club affairs in the different states throughout the Union that brings out so many misunderstandings relative to the selection of a representative team. To look at the lint of names that has been xtibmltted by the "selection of team" fwinmitioe, then' are some names, we think, that should be on the team. This Is true, no matter what may be the cause of their absence. Still we must look Into the whys and wherefores of the selection and Judge for ourselves. Care In Selecting Team. In the first place, in sending out no tices to the different members of the "selection of team" committee, the chair man, as a result of the meeting of the committee mailed a letter to each one of the members to use the utmost discretion and judgmont in selecting the men he thought eligible for the team. To make wurc in the first place whether or not the man suggested could go If he was select ed; if he were a consistent performer: If h was In good standing In the Amateur Athletic Union, and was a man to be depended upon to represent tho Nation In an international contest. To make an All-American team Is a great honor to an aspiring athlete personally, and a great deal Is expected from him from his club, his college and his state It should not be forgotten the names mentioned for the tram are subject to change: as published In the Associated Press dispatches, the Ham selected was marked "conditional." The "conditional" selection of the men chosen thus far and their events and abil ity: also those who have not been men tioned and could not go, perhaps, are: Why Parsons Was Dropped. In the 100-meter run: Archie Hahn. Mil waukee A. C; W. D. Eaton, Cambridge port Gymnasium; G. II. Queryrogue. T M. C. A., New Orleans, and "W. A. Schick. Harvard. Those who should perhaps have been mentioned arc: Parsons of Wisconsin and Moulton of Yale. Hahn has a record of 9 4-5. so has Schick, and Queryrogu.'and Parsons.' Hahn has been given cr3lr for the time but once. Par sons lat year here In Portland, Query rogue r. Birmingham. Ala., but once, and Schick has done it at least three times. Parsons has been left out, and so has Moulton. As Wisconsin has done away with football for one year or so. so have they forced the resignation of their track team coah. Alvln Kranzelln, which means that they, perhaps, arc to drop the athletic department entirely. Most likely this stand of the university affects Par sons' getting leave to. go with the team, lie can go. but he will forfeit his stand ing. In the 400-mctcr run the committee has selected Schick of Harvard again and Ilillman of the New York Athletic Club. Taylor of Harvard is not men tioned, another college man who could not jjot away. Of the three men for this run. Hillman Is perhaps the best, although Long of Yale would make a better man for the race But he Is out of athletics for good. The SOO-metcr run Is to be represented by H. V. Val entin rather an old champion, but very good. Parsons of Yale and Light body of Chicago have not been men tioned. Both are as good as Valen tine, but for some reason, undoubtedly the fact that they cannot leave college to go. they were not chosen. In the 1500-Meter Run. In the 1300-meter run Bonhag and Sullivan, of the Irish-American Club, arc mentioned. These two men are re cent champions and are record-breakers, better men, apparently, than Par sons of Tale and Llghtbody, who have not been named for this event either. Alcott is another man in the 4:20's who is out of it, and would make good Jf entered, but from the performances of Bonhag and Sullivan in the Indoor meets lately the last two men arc eli gible for the place Bonhag Is an older runner than Sullivan. Bonhag will also take care of the five-mile run. Corey of Chicago is not mentioned In this race. He would have a good chance also, although Bonhag is a more consistent performer, and be cause, perhaps, the committee thinks that as long as the foreigners arc so strong in the distance runs it is no use to send only the first-class man. Tho strength of the foreign, teams en tered has also been considered by the American committee in selecting its team. Tor it is really no use to send men over against the foreigners when it is known that the latter have got a "cinch" on some of the events, thougn one representative or two is sent any way to make as good a showing as possible or take advantage of ac cidents that come up unexpectedly at times.- The Marathon race, it will be noticed, has a 'strong entry. Though it seems peculiar, the Americans lack ing Jo 1, 2. f itnd 10-mile champions are Jong on the extreme distance the 25-mile race, therefore the big entry Forshuw of the Missouri A. C' Fow ler of the Cambrldcport Gym, and W. Frank of New York. This Is a good selection. The 110-meter hurdle race has Friend of Chicago and Lcavltt of Williams College Why Catlln of Chi cago was not chosen is not know,n. He is better than either one or them. It Is cither because he has given up ath letics or he can't get away. Myer Prln steln in the broad jump is as good a jumper as there is in the 9tates. and 'will bo ably seconded by Friend. In the hop. skip and jump. Prinsteln is also the best. Still, in thinking of the broad Jump. Sncidigar. of California, would make a good second for Prinsteln. but he can't get away. Glover chosen in the polevault. has a record of 12 feet I Inch, although his per formance in Portland last year was his worst. Dole of Stanford would have made good in this evcnt,Jbut they say he has fallen down the last year decidedly, and could not "make good." Heater of Mult nomah is another good man. but the fact that he 1s under protest has undoubtedly kept him out of the selection, although recommended from here Weak in the Weights. The men in the weight events are not as good as they might be but they are the best the commence can got. Flana gan is a better man, and so Is Martin Sheridan. In all the weight events than either one of the men selected, and so are Coo and Rose, both in the shot. Flanagan has gone over to represent Ire land, and so has Sheridan. Coe is down In Mexico, but maybo by the time" of the next selection he will have been .heard from. Hose is on the blacklist, so will not he in the events. Flanagan could win, the hammer and the 56-pound weight. Sheri dan could win from the Greeks them selves in the discus, and Coo could win the shot. AH are better men than Shel don or Mitchell. The list of swimmers is a good one. but we rather expected Leary or Hardy would have been mentioned. Their not showing up well in the last affair at the N. Y. A. a. In February, perhaps kept them off the team. We must expect great results In the swimming races. Judging from the list named. No doubt Holoman. from Budapest, will give the Americans the nice of their lives. All in all. the selection Is the best under the circum stances, and let us hope they will be the winners. A few changes arc expected during the next few days. THROWS ROOXE1' IX CROWD Italian Knds Wrestling Match In Xovcl Way In Chicago. CHICAGO, March 3. John R. Rooney. the "giant gripman" of Chicago, and Leo Pardello. the Italian champion wrestled at Tattersall's tonight, catch-as-catch-can style, and Rooney won on a foul. Pardello won the first fall in ID minutes and 58 seconds. Rooney the sec ond fall in 5 minutes and 53 seconds. In the third and deciding fall, after 4 minutes of the roughest sort of work, Pardello picked his opponent up bodily and threw him over the ropes into the crowd. Rooney was caught by several spectators as he descended headfirst to the floor, or he undoubtedly would have been seriously injured. Pardello was immediately disqualified by Referee George Slier, who gave the fall and match to Rooney. Salem Girls Win at Albany. ALBANY. Or.. March 3. Special.) The girls' basket-ball team of the Salem High School defeated the girls of the Albany High School in a well-played game here tonight, by a score of 10 to 5. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S READING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: TED CORBETT, COACH UOTTOM ne)M.M THE amateur baseball season has started In earnest for the teams (of the interscholBEtic league have com menced training, and in a few days .a schedule of games for the season will be announced. Columbia University. Portland-Academy, Portland High School, Hill Military A.Ticemy and Allen's Preparatory School will constitute the league, and AMONG GREASERS Auto-Drivers .Find .Troubles in - New Mexico: KEEP. BRAVELY ONTHE WAY Mcgargcl and Fasj-ct't Encounter 3Iany Miles of Deep -Sand and Sticky Adobe, Which, Dc . .'lay Progress. . - RIO PUERCO, N. M.. Feb. "2 (.(Spe cial Correspondence) AVlth 30 miles of deep sand roadway separating us from Albuquerquo and the vast fields of adobe mud left far behind, both Faasett and.myself feel confident that our troubles arc over for at loast a few days and that the Reo Mountaineer will soon be scudding along under full sail toward distant New York through a. region whose population is other than Indians and Mexicans. We would be in Albuquerque now ex cept for- the fact that wc got lost or at least followed a road that lcadto an old ford across the Rio Puerco that at the present time is unsafe for cither automobile or horse veh'lrfc to attempt a crossing; After wading Into the quickxand and sinking waist deep at the third step, we concluded that an other quicksand tie-up for several wootcs wan rather out of order and re traced our steps toward the distant railroad, ten miles out of our way. where wc succeeded In crossing- the river on the railroad trestle, not an al together safe procedure but one far more certain than attempting to ford the quicksand bottom" of tho river. Traveling Under Difficulties. About this time our gasoline gave out necessitating a railroad trip to Al buquerque When wc left Gallup we had ten gallons of gasoline in our main tank and three five-gallon cans in the tonncau. At a little Mexican villages of adobe houses, we purchased a gallon of gasoline for the sum of $1.7f. the highest price wc have yet had to pay for fuel. It was imperative that we have it and so paid the figure asked, not. however, without kicking:. This had little or no effect, ns the Mexican who sold the gasoline, as well as the 400 or SCO other inhabitants of that' village, spoke no English. At I-aguna wc purchased four gallons and took on toard the two live-gallon cans wc had shipped there, but this was not enough to traverse the deep sand between that Indian town and the town of Rio Pucrco. where no gasoline could be nac. In other words It has taken SO gallons of fuel to bring our car 17C miles. This distance, however, has all been through cither adobe mud or deep sand, where the strain on both engine TOP ROW M'NAMKK. MANAGER; A. M'KAY. St'R.; PORTER. SUB.: ME1U. FIRsT BASE: C. MOORK. 5jIIORT5,TOl: ij. M'KAY. SECOND BASE: T.OONEY. PITCHER; ROW ALBRIGHT. RIGHT KLD; BARRY, SHORTSTOP; FORD. THIRD BASE; O. MOORE. CATCHER: DOCKSTADER. CENTER F1ELO: CLARK MOORE. LEFT FIELD. each of thecs institutions has started the organization of a baseball team. Each In stitution has clever young players, and rivalry promises to be keen. Of the foregoing clubs, those of Columbia. and Portland Academy have been at work ' for several weela?, especially the former, which has ot'cn on the diamond slnoe early Jn January, and. under the t coaching of Teddy Corbet, has developed and car has been something terrible. Our average day's run has been 30 miles and wc have used the windlass and cable on an average of five times each day in order. to get acrojs some aroyo or mud-bottomed stream. We left GaIlup on. Tuesday noon. That night we found excellent accom modations at the section-house at Guam. Mr. and Mrs. Moon, the section bos and his wife going out of the way to furnish us with two most ex cellent meals and a night's lodging In a spring1 bed. Wednesday night we spent at Grants. Here things were different. The new section boss - hud just moved in and had neither furniture nor bedding; the Mexican Inhabitants' refused us accommodations and tho local manager for Bibo's store, al though quartered in an excellent houic, said "nay" It was one of those cases of Western hospitality that one reads about but finds 'docs not always exist. After considerable urging a bare store- A room was opened for us wncrc we were allowed to spread our blankets and oat our supper and breakfast of canned goods. I can still feel the craoks in that floor all the way down my back. , "Bunk With an Indian. Thursday night we spent in Lngunn, whore we found an excellent eating house and bunked for tho night in an Indian's residence across the road from the station. At Laguna. which Is a Pueblo Indian town of possibly 109J Inhabitants. I secured some excellent photographs of the town with its nu merous little whitewashed, mud houses, all having ladders running up the sides to allow the inhabitants to gain the rocf In case of attack. The Indian town Is hullt on the top of a high rock. The church is the most prominent building in the town and the schoolhouse next. Those Indians are well educated, fully half of Hie residents boing from Carl Isle or other Indian schools. They excel In making pottery. The weather for the past week has been all that even an aiitomoblllst could ask for. cold nights, and warm day. There Is a heavy froMt otfch night and the ground remains frozen solid until nbout M o'clock In the morning. Tuesday night we ran Into a bog that refused to allow us to go forward or backward. We shoveled the mud from the wheels and walked to the section house, where wc spent the night. Re turning to our Reo Mountaineer oarly In tho morning we readllf succeeded In getting It over this soft spot while the ground was frozen solid. Other soft spots we were .tble to master by the aid of our windlass and cable. Coyotes have been thick all the week and wo have amused ourselve by. bang ing away at them from long range without, however, doing arty damage PERCY F. MEGARGEL. TH I IXTV-M IXUTK II AIjYES. Xntional Football Utiles Committee Makci Them Shorter. NEW YORK. March 3. The XhUvimI intercollegiate football committee held a protracted meeting in thin city today, but failed to complete the new rule;. The committee adjourned to meet hrc again March 3. Tho com mittee made a number of changes In tho game but nothing was done about th final codification of the rules, cither as to those adopted today, or at the previous -meetings. One of the changes decided on Is the reduction of the length of the surges. The new rules provide for 36-mlnute halves instead of Sa-minute halves, with an intermission of ten minutes. ? Into an aggregation of considerable i promise. 1 The team down at tpc 'varsity Is prar- tlcaily a new one.' and has been selected ! with a great deal of care on the part of j the coach, for'hc is anxious that his first . experiment In the coaching line turn out i a winner. Most of the players .are new j men. for thcro are only three of last sea I eon's team who will be on tha leapt this GOSSIP Of DIAMOND Fans Anxious to Know About :. Portland's- Team; M'CREDIE OUT OF- TOWN He Wlirijavc to Do Sonic Hustling fcooii In. Order to Get His Com plement or Men Together for' Coming Season. With' the Eastern ball teams leaving for their training- quarters in. the South, and tho clubs of the Pacific Coast Lougue preparing to do likewise, the outpouring of the busy, of perhaps burzy fans can be heard on every side. Question such as: "What do you" think of our teamr Who's this Jones they've signed?" "Where did so-nnd-so play be forA?" and other queries that suit the taste of the genus baseball fan In the quest of Information relative to his fa vorite sport, can be heard at almost any cigar stand In town. Speculation asjo the composition of the local team is the principal source of agitation among the fans, fdr so far the announcements of Manager Mc Crvdle have been rather indefinite In vlew of the fact that several or the players reported as having signed seem to be balking on the salary question, and just how the team will line up Is problematical. Manager McCrcdic Is out or the city at present, having gone to a not springs for the purpose of get ting Into condition previous to taking ills team to Stockton, where it Is to be put Into shape for the opening of the season. The members of "the local team are to report at Stockton about the 15th. so It behooves the manager to hustle In order to have a full team In the field by the time the season opens. So far the only certainties on the totun In addition to the manager arc: Califf. Lister. McLean. Flood. Sweeney. Moore and McHale McCredle has been Mdvised to try out Moore, the Columbia I'niverslty recruit, at shortstop or one of the infield positions, and as he nan sen the young fellow In action he may act on the suggestion. Lust season's favorite slab artists. Virgil Garvin and Will Esslck have not yet come to terms with the club, and as I hey are the only regulars of the past seMsoii outside of Bert Jones, who wore to be rotnined. this leaves Portland somewhat shy on pitching talent unless they are lined up shortly. Benny Hen derson. Gillespie and Toren are practi cally unknown quantities, whlcn leaves only two dependable twirlers on tho rolls. Cnllff and Jom-s. From this as well as the conditions prevailing among the outfielders, it can readily be eett that the manager will have to hurry to line up his men In time for the opening of the training season. Without counting the manager. Jimmy McHale is the only outfielder so far lined up. Nothing has been done BASEBALL TEAM season. Charlie Moore continues to play 1 with the nine, but will shortly leave with j signed as a member of the HO Portland- qrs. t Columbians Hne-up follows: O. Moore. ' ditchor and probable aptain; Harry boonoy. pitcher: MciU. first base: McKay." second base: C. Moore and Carry., short stop: Ford; third- base;, Clark Moore; Icftj in the past few days to prttch up the differences existing between the man ager and Mike Mitchell, who refuses to accept the cut in salary. Van Buren lias not been offered a. berth according to advlcea from California, where he Is spending the Winter. Thus It would appear as though McCredle Is after some new faces lor the outfield. Jud Smith still maintains his refuscl to play here , The manager is expected, to. return from the springs today, and will prob ably have some definite announcement to make regarding his team' lor the coming season.' It w"as rumored- about the cigar stores, bast evening, that Larry McLean had decided to jump to the Pennsylvania- outlaw league, but the big catcher would not. confirm the Story;. It would be a -sad blow, to the fans as well as to the club should the big fellow desert, for he is really the strengtn of. the team as it stands at present. The report Is probably one of the many rumors being circulated. The Bfnghampton club- of the New York State League has quite a number of men In Its 1915 lineup thalt "have for- ' mefly played In the Pacific Coast and Northwestern Leagues. Shortstop Joe Roldy was a member' of the Portland team in 1003, and during his stay in this city he made a host of friends who have often inquired about hinV. He led that league in batting during the past season. Catcher Mike Roach played for Jim Morley In' 1302, being change .catcher on the Angel team when Artnbr An derson and. Rube Waddell held forth in tho Hrriellght in lhaX locality. Jack -Messerly. ex-first baseman for Portland In 19U, having- been signed that year to take the place of "Pull 'em" up" Shaffer. Is holding down the some position for Binghampton. Jimmy Hannivan. an outfielder, who wore both Tacoma and Seattle uni forms in this league, is one of the llychasers for. this club, and "Rasty" Wrighr. an ex-Boise pitcher. Is a members of the pitching corps for Binghamptpn. Klmer Smith, the awk ward catcher, formerly with Tacoma, is playing In the outfield, and Oscar Strett. one of the men signed by Sam my Vigneux in 1903, but who craw fished at becoming an outlaw and failed to report. Is also a member of the team. BOULDER BLOCKS TRAFFIC Uolls Down on Ilnllroad Track Xcar Keswick, Cnl. REDDING. Cab. March 3. A 3Vton boulder rolled down an embankment at a rocky point outh of Keswick this morning onto the railroad track and blocked traffic for nearly a,. day. North bound trains are held here Heavy rain bus fallen here all night and day and the snow in the mountains Is tho heaviest for years. Tlie Great Western fnnolter has been closed down on account of Impassable condition of the roads, a? it cannot et coke. Wants Evidence of Gambling. SEASIDE. Or.. March (Special.) The gambling question came up In the Council proceedings, and City Attorney Spittle stated hln willingness to prose cute any case that could be proven, but was not willing to- attempt a conviction without positive evidence. It Is rumored that gambling has -been going on quietly In Seaside for months. field: Dockstader, center 'field, and Al bright, right field. The line-up of the Portland Academy team follows: HIgglns, catcher; T. Myers, pitch? r and shortstop; Clarke, first base; M. Myers, second base; Houston, tliird base; P. Myers, left Hold and-shortstop: McPhcrson. center field: Reed, ccn t?r field and pitcher: 31. Myers, right field' ' . x " BOWL IT SULT LUKE Portland Will -Have Strong Team. There. MEMBERS LEAVE -TONIGHT Hope to Succeed In Individual Gout- V. petition During the Tournament , - as Well as a Team at" tlie 3Iormon .Capital. The members of the' Brunswick bowling team, which 13 to represent Portland at Salt Lake in the coming Western Bowl ing Tournamcht, are preparing to leave for the scene of the contests tomorrow night. The Seattle and Tacoma teams will arrive here tomorrow morning and will accompany the locals on the trip. Messrs. Pollack. FIcken. Kneyse. Mc Menomy. Krusc and Capen are in the best of trim, and all six of them have signified their intention of entering the Individual competitions during the com ing tourney. Suit Lake City wjll be the mecca of all the bowlers from Denver, to the Coast during the present tournament week, and as each of the 'cities repre sented at the meet is sending its best team, some excellent scores can be ex pected. AULIE LATHAM'S QUICK IiTJXCII Irrepressible Joker's Attempts to Huln Digestion of His Teammates. Frank Bancroft was lunching with some friends at a downtown cafe and talking baseballs between bites. "The quickest lunch I ever saw," said the manager, "was at Syracuse several years ago. The Reds were en route from oston to Cin cinnati and the train was delayed sev eral hours by a washout one morning. There was no dining-car attached, and when we pulled Into Syracuse everybody was ravenous with hunger. "The bunch dashed madly for the lunch room, and each one grabbed a stool and all there was to cat within reach, for they had only 15 minutes to fill their empty breadbaskets. Somehow or other Arlle Latham had got his lunch along the road and wasn't hungry. Arlle. you know, had a voice that he could send down Into his boots and draw it up like drawing water out of a well. "The starved players had just got their teeth well settled into the grub when a stentorian voice was heard out on the platform calling. 'A-l-1 a-b-o-a-r-d!' A yard engine's bell began ringing Just then, and made Latham's joke good. Tlie next minute that platform was crowded with ballplayers, each with his hands full of all he could grab. Some had whole fried chickens, some pies, some even great slices of roast bee! in their bands, with the juice running through their fingers. Everybody made a hurry trip to the train, with the lunch room proprietor In full chase, all perspira tion and anxiety. Of course, nobody: had stopped to pay for anything, and the man threatened ;to shoot the bunch, to hold up the train, to kill the man who .yelled 'au' aboard! and I don't know how many other awful things. "Meanwhile, the players were" in their car. eating without the aid of knife' and fork, and Latham -yras hiding under a seat, afraid of the wrath -to come." Cincinnati Enquirer. BRIEF TELEGRAPHIC MEWS Bismarck. 'X. D. Word haa been receded that Airred von Sttxer. or AVlIton. N. D.. has been killed by Yaiul Indian In the mountains of b'onora. Mexico. Von Stegcr was reported to be a German Baron. Washington. The cajws of Past Assistant Paymaster George A. Derlng. IT. S. X.. who wa tried by court-martial because of the mlxed-up condition of his account?, has been forwarded to the President by Secretary Bona parte for final action. New York. The American International Congref of Tuberculosis will meet In this city for three days, beginning November It. . The con-Tress will be open to members of all' pro fessions, legislators, statesmen, ihc intelligent laity and the clergy. New York. Dr. Charles Itcmsen. 'president of Johns Hopkins University, saya the noto riety gained by Dr. William Osier by the misrepresentation of hle theory of superan nuation annoys him so much that he travel? under an assumed name. Paris. Walter Wellman fulled from Havre Saturday on the French liner La Lorrafne. His polar dirigible balloon ylll be completed In May, after which the expedition will, pro ceed to Spitzbergen for trial trips prepara tory to a departure for the pole. Brussels. The Chilean government has waived the right of diplomatic Immunity In the case of Senor Waddlnston. son of the Chilean Charce d'Affaires here, who killed Senor Balmacecla. secretary of the Chilean Consulate. Waddlngton Is imprisoned at Sant-Glle: Clnclnnatl. President Howe, of the First National Bank, whose cashier disregarded a subpena of the Drake Investigating commit tee, and !i to be called before that commit tee to answer for his action, says that the power of the Senate committee will be tested In the courts. Steubenvllle, O. In a collision with the Virginia, the largest steamer on the, Ohio River, a rowbeat in which were four men was capsized at Mingo Saturday, drowning Joseph Zerbe. Gregory Maul and Gcrbcrt Springer, while George Vishnjcb, a saloon keeper, will die. Washington, D. C. Arguments against the repeal of the National bankruptcy act Were made to the House committee on the Judiciary Friday by a number of gentlemen represent ing practically all of the 52 Institutions of credit men of the country. The delegates called on President Roosevelt. Itoswell. N. M. Over 1.000.000 acres of Hne -pasture land Just east of Portales, N. M.. have been burned In a prairie Are that has been sweeping east and south for two days, and is still beyond control, with a. lead of 15 miles wide -under a stiff wind. The loss In already $1,000,000. Probably a doren. big ranches have been robbed Of their feed. Antananarivo. Madagascar. By the water spout which recently destroyed the village of Mahanoro only two houses were left stand Inr. Thirty bodies have been found. All the Europeans were Injured and the material losses were very great. The Italian schooner Africa was thrown upon the beach and the French brig Luennel was engulfed and disappeared. St. Paul. Minn. The Ramsey County grand jury ban returned bills of indictment against the Dispatch, the Dally News and the Pio neer Press, charged with a violation of the law prohibiting the publication in newspapers of more than a bare announcement that a legal execution has. taken place. The indict ment grew out of the hanging of William Williams in St. Paul, February 13. The law is ten years old: but Its. enforcement has not been attempted hitherto. Rome. In connection with the coming -International Expedition at Milan, the King of Italy wllj donate $16,000 In prizes., aa follows: $2000 eacfi for the most artistically furnished room, the best public automobile, flying ma chine, worktngman'd house- and the most use ful invention for Italian Industries, and $10CO each fpr the best automatic coupler, best means for dlstributlnr milk, best brass band, beat horse exhibit and the bat Indicator for high-power currents The competition Is open to the world. Johntown. Pa. A playful trick at the ateel car department of the Cambria Steel Company cost the lite or Merl Rankin, aged 10. a beater of rlvetr. Harry Wagner, aged 24. a riveter, running a hammer with compressed air at a pressure of 110 pounds, playfully Jabbed at the boy with the rubber tube from the air cylinder. The nozzle entered the lower part of the. boy's body- and In a few minutes; the boy was dead, the great pressure of the air which entered the bowels having fdrce'd hts diaptiram up against his' -heart. - Wagaer- is bclnx hVld... r . . ' . . . r . . t&&Jtih. k(Vi!' j -4,.-..