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Tho Amateur Union Championships.

The Amateur Athletic Union OF America has
firmly established itself In tho hearts of all lovers of
amateur SportS and probably none Of the champion
ship events decided under Its auspices has met with
greater success in the past than the boxing and
ling contests held each In the Metropolitan Opera
House. The committee IN charge this year have been
busy for time past and everything will be In rrSt
class trim Dec ls when the rSt pair enter the ring
and put up their hands Chairman Sullivan announces
that are for sale at the New York and Man
haitian Athletic Clubs all tho prominent hotels and the
sporting TilhsS office. Thomas Downing of tho New
York Athletic Club has been made . member Of the
committee.
Tho Following arc tho weights to be decided:
boXtnR-BAntAm weight lOo poundB; feather weight
ll5 pounds; light weight l5S pounds aud middle
weight 1853 pounds
Wrs:tling. Bantam Seighs ios ss pounds; feather
die weight. 100 pounds.
Tho standard die medal of the Amateur Athletic
Union will 60 TO nrst aud focond In each event
Thomas II. Downing of the New York Athletic Club
for l2o pound men
Rntries be made to Z. Sullivan. box ell up
Dec Entrance fee q in each event
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CLEANING AWAY the DEBR1a.
The Fire Believed 60 Have Beeu Caused b.
Electric Wires,

Electric Wires.
BOSTON, Nov. 29-The burned district to-
day presents o scene OF desolation. A portion
OF the Fire Department spent tho entire night
and this forenoon in quenching the
remnants OF the big blaze. while Gordon
Of weary policemen are still guarding the
ruins. Incoming trains were packed with sight
seers. and crowds Of people have nocked TO the
scene all the forenoon. but only few suc-
ceeded in penetrating tho roped enclosure.
The walls Of some OF the gutted buildings are
in very dangerous condition. and the owners
to prevent the possibility OF accident. Gangs
Of men have alrondy, begun to clear away the
have made arrangements to occupy other
stores at once and resume busin Some Of
.her wss 6sns
Among the spectators at the ruins to-day
Crowell's hookblndery, many OF whom were
the main S smiS and Tho have
ware business Of Boston is. with a single ex-
cepton. wiped out. but all the Arms will re-
their Christmas stock OF small WIRES; As
usual, a large part of the loss was occasioned
This morning party of ten men was organ
ized to rs search hl', the Eui1s OF the Brown Dur,
buckley. Their coats were found, buried be-
meath bricks and timber. and this seems to
temnt to find the bodies, will be made this af-
ternoon BY ffty street laborers detailed by or
Sfs h1f TwS and
piperman Of Hose No. 7-are reported missing
this morning and are believed to be in the
house T,s ssoppsd Y'es at 6S5 H. on %ednesdaT.
saw the on
ance Of the phenomenon was as ball OF fire;
This would seem to indicate that the fire started
day andlsmouldered all night. The Boston Elec;
trio Fire Clock Company bad their. Office and
floor. Other clocks were stopped throughout
the city at about the same time. II this was
sd on When The Fire a
AT the banks there is very little apprehension
PTomps payers: Indeed. i is ,thoasht that re re-
money M % market e' As one one banker says: " "
n The burning up ~ h q s6ocSs t h a1d merc6sndise
in throwing great deal OF cash into our banks.
Most Of the insurance losses are made by the
English companies. as in the case OF the Lynn
fire. and. as these companies have no.balances
here, here much new money must como from
insurance Commissioner Morrill, was asked
to-day as to tho pro bable effect the fire losses
He said:
With the exception OF two or three OF the
new or smaller companies there is no probabi-
fly that these losses will break them. 1t is
dozen will be wiped out, and the capital some
what impaired. but in nearly all these cases
they will probably be able to continue business.
there is no danger but that the companies will
BIZ fully able to meet them. The Massnchu-
setts Fire Limit law. forbldding companies 10
insure beyond 10 per cent OF their capital In
any single fire district. has proved q most salu-
tary statute. both in the Lynn and Boston fires.
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Spider Kelly Anxious to Meet Moran.

Spider Kelly is out with challenge to
fight any 1O5-pound mnn in America for $3.50
or $500 side and a purse. or purse OF $500
alone. the winner to take all The Spider says
he prefers Chappie Moran to any OF the other
l05 Founders. Ho feels bad about his nuke
when he was matched to fight Moran some
time ago. He says mon whom he thought
were his friends led hin to mako the crawl.
He has discoyerel since that they were not
his friends. Moran said to q Sun reporter yes
terday regarding the Spiders challenger: I'd
means business he will have to post a forfeit
Of 500. though. ! will not run the risk Of an
post. and will fight him Tor any amount over
S400 side. or l will fight him for q purse"
well-known sportsman is ready TO hang up
a purse at any tlme for Moran and Kelly to
fight tor. and the prospect of H match between
these paper weights Is therefore good.
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FOUND DYING IN HIS BED.
Hedderman'S Skull Had Been Fractured d
Some Way UneKplaIned.

James Hedderman. q day laborer, "a yearO
old. went to bed at his homo in the tenement
at 500 West Twenty y-sixth street at 10 o'clock
on Thursday night. His friends say that he
was all right then, but perhaps they don't
know. Yesterday morning when a cousin oall-
ed at the rooms for him he found him uncon-
scious. At the New York Hospital the surgeons
found that HeddermRn's skull was fractured
at tho base. and II was said at the hospital last
night that he could not live.
Capt Grant had two men at the station last
night. one u prisoner and one detained 90 o
Witness. The police wouldn't say whether It
was In Hedterman's or not. 1t was reported,
that a murderous assault had been committed,
and that Hedderman was the victim Of II, and
had been carried to bed after the assault The
commonest cause OF fracture OF the base OF the
skull is Il tall.
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FnrrelI Ready for Upham.

Pat Farrelps hacker was at the Illustrated
EeS office yesterday and said that he had received
answer his challenge TO George La Blanche The Ma
Tns refused to nght Farrell. ana has Withdrawn tho
$3.50 forfeit that posted for several weeks Tho
wealthy PttSburEher, who s so anxious to match Far
rell against good Gays that he 10 prepared
10 what kind OF stun uphRu Is made OF and II
he means business and really wants night Farrell AZ
Immediately ParTel viii not night for ian 81 Quo
and IL phGm has not been blowing bqt WAns TO night
this tA his chance 10 get match with the man ho
says has been unable TO Ret reply from for
tltN
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M1DDLERE1eHrs SLUG FOR KEEPS.
Jack McGee Knocks Tony Fisher Out After
Eleven Hard Rounds.

Jack McGee Knocks Tony Fisher Ont After
Eleven Hard Rounds.
Eleven slashing rounds were fought with
small gloves for purse Of $3.50 at the Eagle
Athletic Club rooms on Thanksgiving night
between Jack McGee and Tony Fisher. two
middleweiGhts. Tom Ryan was In McGee's
corner, and Charley Holdt looked after Fisher
Mike Welsh was referee. and Patrick Keane
held the watch. Fifty or moro spectators were
present.
The men were evenly matched. and fought
savagely until the knock out blow came In the
eleventh round when MGGee got in q swinging
lutter to the floor and asleep In a atwinklnR. 1t
was hard 5attlo. and Fisher received much
McGee was also badly cut up and bruised.
This was McGee's third, victory. He had al
ready whipped Leg Smith and Henry Ahrens.
Secretary OF the club and issued challenge to
Jack Larkens. 1t was said that Larkens will
certainly accept, and the 20 between these men
will be interesting.
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oOLUABLA'S FOOTBALL CHAMPION.
SHIP.
Yesterday'0 Games Leave It Between tho |
Seniors and Sophomores.

Yesterdays Games Leave IL Between the
Seniors snd Sophomores.
The four classes of Columbia College met
yesterday at Berkeley Oval in a contest for the
football supremacy OF the college. The seniors
and juniors opened thes conflict at about IL
o'clock The seniors held the championship
from last year. but the juniors have been prac-
tising football steadily this fall and they made
q plucky attempt to win. but were over
matched in the second half. The closeness OF
the game Is seen by the fact that the seniors
were only able to make one touch down. and as
no goal was kicked. they only won by the
small score Of four. The junior rush line was
weakened by the loss OF Tuttle who has not
vet fully recovered from the sprained ankle he
received in the Amherst game. Had Tuttle
would have scored. This was the order OF the
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Some Yale Men ThInR that MoBride Lest
tho Game.

NEW HAVEN. Nov. 29-The Yale campus
was 4 very quiet place to-day. Very few Of the
students are back. and the members Of tho
team arc keeping very quiet.
In remarkinG on the game to-day Walter
Camp said: Tho game was close and clever
as any ono may rec by the score. Twas fair
fight the teams refrained from smuggling. both
Yale and Princeton played to win, and Prince
ton won."
have been, Mr.. Camp said; There was no
weak point. None that know Of Princeton
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FIEhtIng Notes.

Jack BatoG the young feather weight who has been
Visiting his parents youngstown eff Nov 20 for
Pbladephi where he B matched TO night an unknown
with tWoounco gloves for tloO a side,
Prof James Desvsrney writes to say that he open 10
hight any 1876 pound before CLUB for purse OF
S5OL He SAYS thAt he trained Nike Nolan. who was
lately de- eALed by Cal Mccarthy but few days, when
The EnRlishmAn Was taken out OF his charge.
The Waterloo Athstlc Club OF Waterloo. this State
couple OF good TO spar for purse Bpecined
number OF r0undR No fAkes will be- tolerated Every:
thing must be square and above board AddIs1s all
Ice X LE
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Three sunmer MOtels Burned.

JACKSONVILLE. Nov. 29.-Firo at Burnside
Beach last night twenty miles from here. on the At.
lanto coast destroyed the Palmetto Hotel Burnside
Hous. and Beach Pavilion. They were summer hotels
and the last TWO wsro unoecupied The Palmetto Was
occupied by hrA Roberts who hs, mAnaGsa i during
barely sscnped with their iysS The hotel was owned
6y NFS Hooper Of Brooklyn n. T.. and was valued At
a zoo the burnside uouLS has been popular resort
Ter JGekI0nyile people foI many yeAEk
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1eh,rh Uu,ve-s,ty Wins at Football.

WARRINGTON. Nov. 29.-The Lehigh Univer-
sity and the Johns Hopkins University football
played exciting game here to-day, which resulted In
victory for tho LohiRh by of 40 to O Tho
day perfect for the contest and drew large
members Showed their superiority By excellent team
work and scientific playing just previous to the be-
ginning Of tho game Mr. Z. II. Boynton OF the LehiRh
class OF 80 presented to Capt Warrner. on behalf Of
the many friends of his college In this city handsome
brown and white silk haa on which was inscribed In
Gold champions OF Pennsylvania 1889, MeSsra
work for the LehiRh team. while Whtelock and Niue
tard bore the brunt Of tho game for Hopkink
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value OF Bulldlpes Burned In Lynn.

LYNN, Mass, Nov 29.-The Board of Asses
sors have made an official statement as to the
full value OF property on those streets which
were visited by the fire and more or less de-
wasted, To the valuation as given By the
assessors 1t Is safe TO add 20 per cent. This is
the statement Of the chairman OF the Board:
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Ha,s,. Proua RECORD At Football.

Princeton was the only college which
scored on Yale this year. Since 1s40 Yale has
only permitted her antagonists to score "a
points, while she has made in the same time
3.425 points. A. good deal more than half Of
the points scored on Yale are credited to Prince
ton. This year Harvard has scored 400 points
to her opponents SO, and Yale has scored 442
points to heI opponents TO-
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The Columbus Raees.

COLUMBUS Ga. Nov. 29.-This was tho fifth
and last day OF the Columbus fall meeting Tho
weather clear and cold the track in EOod condition.
and the AttondAn fair.
First RAce-PacnE free for all; purse $3.50; mlle
best three In i've. Frank Doroh won the nrst heat in
239 Wilcox the second. third, and fourth heats In
22G 2:25, and 2:3l.
Second RAco--Ons mile; running; purse e25o nrS
The sun., 1889-11-30

At meeting OF delegates from nearly all
the Irish. church. and temperance societies In
New York. held last night at the monastery. 2l0
West Thirty-Drst street, 1t was decided the
Father Mathew U. S. i. q. shalt deliver Q leo.
ture In Cooper Union on Dec. l6. TO be followed
Voted TO the completion OF tho Father Mathew
memorial church in Cork. Committees Of ar
ranRenent tor the lecture and entertainments
were appointed.
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The FallOn. wannop Match OE.

Tho following special was received at the
Police GdIsns once yesterday;
LoHpoH Nov 2a-The police auth critics Of this city
have put stop TO AL boxing eompetitsnl and gloye
and Jack WAnnop night for E4UO also the Ball and
Mitchell night CnRrleA T. DAvieA Peter JAckSon'A man.
agOT states that the Australian eoored champion
mot meet Jonn l. sullivan for six months owing 10 Gu
RAROmenth o contracted.
The sun., 1889-11-30

Based upon calculations made by the City
Engineer 1t appears that twenty-five acres OF
over. The Mayor says that 7. 900 persons have
been thrown out OF work, l75 families are home
less. and one-third OF the buildings in the busl-
q grave one.
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Mr. John @. Paige says no Insurance COM
Companies arc conRratulatinR themaelves that
from nre Of such magnitude they should snf-
roDerty fer SO t o.s Mt Il sS S. the sSsS
value OF the buildinGs destroyed is S796, 900.
The Individual losers. as o rule, arc men
nbundantly able TO stand II. The Insurance.
companies are likely to profit by the hre in the
long run. as the demonstration that so-called
fireproof buildings are not proof against flre
is likely to result In property being Insured
more nearly up to Its full value
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c. W. Trippe. '92. was referee. and A. G.
HAGEN. y2. umpire. Ninoty-one had the ball
and the last goal. A few minutes after the ball
was put in play Diworth got 1t and started on
O run for the line He made fifteen yards be:
fore tackled Shortly after. Garrison got the ball
and made return run In '91's Held and gained
about 70 yards before tackled by DilwGFth:
side gaining any decided advantage. although
Dilworth occasionally distinguished himself
by breaking through '90's line. Blossom made
y good run for 81. and whom time was called
the ball was about In the centre Of the field.
The second half opened with 80 determined
to make something. Hewlett made two good
runs. and BoGert made fine kick TO within
fifteen yards Of '9l's goal line DilwoEth caught
il, but was immediately tackled. Ninety one
brought the ball within one yard Of the line.
and the next time got Il over and mado .
touch down. BoRert failed to kick goal.
Dilworth made the finest run Of the game by
covering thirty-five yards before down0d.
Mekleham was ruled oil for sluggiuR and
Cotton was put on. Ninety conti inued to force
the Lail to '9ls goal line. and when time was
called the ball had lust been kicked beyond
the line By Bogsrt' but caught by Robinson.
In the afternoon the sophomores and fresh
mon met on the foot ball field. The freshmen
have been rather dilatory this season In or
ganzing O team. and they were only able 10
show a team OF eight men. This Of courSo
weakened them. but the playing OF tho eight
was poor and the sophomores outmatched
them at every point. The freshmen were una
bic TO score point and '92 easily won by 40
points. Tyenty-six, were made IN the fret half
when the teams lined up in the following
nFIa
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Football In tho solid South.

RALEIGH. N. c.. Nov. 29.-The second match
OF tho series Of football games
played here yesterday afternoon between Trinity and
Wake Forest ColleReA reaulng in victory for Trinity
by \ or K This gives Trinity College tho
championship Of the State to date.
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Can't Keep Out Dressed Meat.

TOPEKA. Nov. 29.-Judge Brewer to-day rom
dersd decision that that part OF tho Topeka Meat In
Specion ordinance which prsScrbeE Inspection Of the
animal before slaughter within mile OF the city mitS
IL Obstruction 10 inter state commerce aud there
fore void This npsnS Topeka 10 The product OF the
packing houBoA OF Kansas CITY and Chicago.
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thorn. 81, Umpire. On behalf Of '92 Iefine-
we'll Trippe. Hagen, Smith. and Bandler did
the best work. and Curtis. Brown. and Ayers
did well for '93.
The result oil tho games made the seniors
and eophomeres viclors OF the day. and they
will play this afternoon for the championship
and silver cup.
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College or tho City OF New York Wins.

The football team Of tho College OF the City
of Now York defeated that Of tho New York University
at the Manhattan Athletic Club grounds yesterday by
score OF ~ to Tho game charac actcrized by tho
excellent playing OF parker. Nelson Greenbaum, ana
Hackat for New York College. and by Young and
Matthews for n Y. U. A crowd OF about $50 people
WitDoAsed IA
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The Princeton Boys witt Paint Their Own
Town Next.


PRINCETON, Nov. 29.-Not moro than two
SCORE students attended recitation this after
noon. Some had returned on the midday train.
but were 30 completely broken UP and ex-
hausted after the previous days trnmping and
yelling that they Immediately retired to their
rooms and slept the day out Every afternoon
train bears bnck to old Nassau scores Of jubi-
liant Princetonians. 1t is expected that most
OF them will return tomorrow, but will be in
no condition TO resume their studies till alter
the celebration so wild are they with enthus-
asm. The celebration will take place on Mon
day night around the old historic cannon.
Already preparations have been commenced.
Several tar barrels have boon ordered, which
will be placed in the centre Of an enormous
pile OF timber, the remaine OF old Whig Hall.
In addition to this over 81 600 worth OF fire.
works will be exploded. The victorious STU
dents intend to make It the biggest time ever
witnessed in Princeton. 30 proud are both
citizens and college men that the celebration
will be- as complete as tho great victory over
Harvard and Yale.
dows to-day with the following. amusing in
son letters: 10 toU. Shall Princeton With
draw"
Tonight crowd OF students met Trainer
Robinson on Nassau street on his way to Han
kins'S drug store to, procure some salve for
Georges ankle. With one voice they cried:
Here is Hobinson. What's the matter with
Robinson2 Hes all right" And when Robin
son got through the crowd fifteen minutes
later he was In high spirits.
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They Love Jen Davis Justas Much as Ever.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. W-At IargeIy-at-
tended meeting OF r. E. Leo Camp OF Confed-
crate Veterans. held to night. the following let
ter was read and ordered to be forwarded to
Jefferson Davis:
RICHMOND. Va, Nov 20. 1889.
HON. JsDersoH D0pfa ReiO UrlIans
DEAE Asp Hos9REp SIX: With profopndsst Soieitgde
Grams learn your serious illness AZ President Of the
ConfederAcy h0norcd anu supported lon. You were
our dsA OF the and comma nd In. chief and
beg to assure you that our exrresaous yener4on
aud lust as ardent to-day they were then We take
this thod OF conveying to you our love AndBympA
your SuasrngS may be mOihei and your silth nnAly
restored an feel that in rendering these
voice the sentiments Of every true soldier
who the gray Praying that our Father who 10 In
heaven may have you always in His holy keeping.
are dear air. your obsdient servants ~ men0Sfs OF
r. z. Lee Camp No !, O. W 5y unanimous vote,
J. TAYLOR SIHArTos, AdjulGnt
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MnNrREu NnH 2I 1890

"HavinR beard of tho alleged great feats OF Sam.on
CyclopG and Sandow At the Aquarium London. Eng.
land, l hereby challenge either Of them to compete
with lifting dumb bells heavy Weights and teats
of strength for 800 or SOO and the cham piOn-
ship OF the world the contest to take place In Canada
the United StAtek and the folte Gazette be nnA
stakeholder and appoint judges and referee. will al
low either OF the gentlemen named $3.50 for
q match is arranged for 81, ,OOO side. LOUIS CYR."
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Cyr After Cyelops. Samson. and sandovv.

Tho unprecedented feats OF samson. Cjclops.
and Eugene sandow. the now renowned champions at
dumb bell and weight lifting. who have been creating
such sensation In England, has brought out the follow
ing challenge from Louis Cyr, tho Canadian samson,
which lssy result in important match. The follow
ing the Canadian giants challenge received at tho
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vas heavier than Yale and was better able 70
Fnn and ruah and scramble nn the mud
yeneered oval The eogRy condition OF the
floid was Princeton's schlenadvantaRe. and then
she didn't do 80 much"
Mr.. Camp declinee to mako any definite state
ment regarding Ynle's future In football: The
Yale committee will confer with Harvard next
MOST Of the students censure Mcbride and
attribute the loss of the, game to his play.
On this point MOyle one OF 1ales substitutes,
enid: "The result might have been different
had Mcbride played moro carefully. It was
thouEhtless OF him to attempt to fall on the
ball when it came across the touch line.
He fumbled II, and Donnelly. together with
other Princeton players aud some Yale men,
were on top OF the ball. Mcbride should have
stood still and let the ball alone. AZ the
have touched the ball in play; As soon as Nc.
from him, the Princeton men were on side
and made the touch down. l think Mcbride
was worked too much In the game"
Mcbride honestly admits that he made
hasty The ball came rolling along and / at
tempted to fall on II. 1t slipped away from me.
one OF the Princeton men getting and seour-
ing touch down. Il ia true that II !
had left the ball alone Yale could have secured
h touch In goal with ease which would have
counted nothing and we could have taken the
ball ont to the twenty-five yard line
Mcbride, Gill. and Rhodes all feel Yales de-
feat most keenly. Gill declines TO talk, but ad-
mits as do other Yaei men, that the team was
honestly defeated. They do, however, think
that Mcbride lost the game.
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The aEgFeEG.e 1GssS7 6v W tba agenCIsS sHnyg
n total OF or<T S3, 10000 Underwriters on the
street estimate the total properly Hn loss BY the
81. zoo 600. The loss OF the Liverpool and Lon
don and Globe Is not nearly as large as at first
reported Tho Prudential Fire Association of
Standing will not be affected by the fire. Tho
following is a, complete list Of tho insurance
estimated and reported by tho different aRen-