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The evening times., 1896-12-09
RUMORS OF A CONFESSION
One of Sharkey's Trainers Said to
Have Made an Affidavit.
George Allen Refuses to Either
Deny or Affirm the Story-Earp
and Lynch Implicated In Plot.

san Francisco, Dee. 9--It was rumored
among the knowing ones last night that
George Allen, one uf the men who trained
Tom Sharkey for his fight with Bob FitZ-
simmons, hadmade a confession o theeffect
that FitZsimmons was deprived of his VIC
tory through conspiracy.
1t is stated that lie made an affidavit,
naming Wyatt carp, Dan J. Lynch, Tom
Sharkey and Dan Needham as the prime
movers in the plot. The whole scheme is
saidt have beenhatched AT Sharkey' strain
ing quarters at Ocean Beach.
1t was arranged, II is reported, that
Sharkey was to make IL appear that he
had been fOuled at ONE point i'll the contest
when he was in danger of losing from FitZ-
simmons blows, further that the signal
was to be given by Sharkey, who was TO
bend over and place his hand on his groin,
and that at that moment Nccdham was 10
jump into the ring and claim foul. Then
the referee was to give decision in favor
OF Sharkey
When srcn last night Alien refused either
to affuI III or deny the story OF his connection
with the affair. He said. II Intended to
sail for ustraia oil the next steamer, but
the turn affairs have taken VIII indefinitely
POSTPONE my departure.
The evening times., 1896-12-09
SKELETONS OF LONG AGO.
Found in a Kentucky Cave, and
Probably Those of BoOne's Party.


PIkeville. KY, Dec s.-The heavy rains
witch occurred last week caused a ter
rible landslide on Flat Top Mountain,
which would seem to have brought to
light the last resting place OF the long
lost Finley party, who came to the wilder
ness of Kentucky with Daniel Boone, in
1863, and who disappeared from campand
could never be found. The mountain on
which the landslide occurred is about four
and n half miles from Laynesyille, On Big
Mud Greek. Floyd ruunty. Ky.
Charlie Akers. n hoy eighteen years old,
went out squirrel hunting Monday morn
ing. He went to this mountain and as he
assembled the hill ne saw that there mad
been large landslide recently. About
one-tmrd the way up he came to large
cave, the entrance being twelve feet in
diameter. He went into the cave about
one hundred yards and came to another
ent rance, and followed 1t about fifty
yards, when he came into large room
about fifty feet square. and here he came
upon the skeletons OF five human beings
and six horses.
Three or the skeletons are OF men who
must have been six feet or more, the
other two about five and one-half feet.
Two Of the skulls were split open. as though
with an AK or tonahawk, one skeletons
back md two ribs next to the heart were
broker, and one skeletons head is gone.
/ 1T ptlitI TWO shtitltHs Hdu buiItl DbI1S
through the heads. one in the right temple
and the other in the forehead.
1t seems as though there had heen a ter
rihle battle. Nearly one quart OF battered
bullets were found near the wall Of the
room. besides hume r0us Indian arrow
heads. The skeletons Of the horses lay in
a semicircle, which seems as though they
we're killed and used as a breastwOrk
Each OF the horses had a bullet hole in
the right temple.
II is supposed that these skeletons are
the last remnants of the Finley party, who
wandered off from the Boone camp. on
Licking River in the winter OF 1859. The
opinion is that they got lost, and in their
wandering came to this cave, where they
We're attacked by Indians and killed.
1t seems as If there had been a landslide
along time ago, which covered up the mouth
OF the cave, The oldest settlers say their
fathers used to tell them about this cave
before the mouth OF it was covered up. and
say that it was haunted. An oak tree had
grown over the mouth of the cave nearly
three feet through.
The evening times., 1896-12-09
FITZ SUES THE SAILOR.
Sharkey Must Prove His Right to
the $1,000.

san Francisco Dec Col. II I. Kowal
ski. the legal representative OF Bob Fitz-
simmons. brought suit yesterday directly
against Tom Sharkey to recover $1,000,
which the defendant Is alleged To be with
holding from the richtfrl owner.
This action" explained Col. kowal
ski. can settle the whole controversy
in short order. H Sharkey, Earp, Lynch
and the clique are in the right, they can
get in and prove it. If they are in the
wrong they will bring up some techni
cality and cause delay
We will appear before Judge Sander
son and produce our witnesses. We Will
show that there was conspiracy, by
which FitZsimmons was robbed OF SlO,-
900, and the evidence which we have in
our possession is whelming. The
reason we desire to put our case before
the court is that witnesses in affairs of
this kind are OF a migratory character.
Their business calls them away. Willie
they are here we want to hear their teSti-
mOny, instead of having to delay matters
by having to send out OF the State for
depos!tiOns. If the Lynch Shar key side
wishes to act in good faith and hopes to
present clear case, 1T can produce its evi
dence either today or tomorrow. There
is no reason for delay IN the matter. Eth
er FitzSimmpns is right a nd Shar6ey wrong,
or vice versa.
The evening times., 1896-12-09

the right or left. indiscriminately, so
that when shooting win a companion ooth
will no. start off the same way.
When considered quite steady continue
the lessons III Il place where there Is game.
Most likely he Will flush the first biru
he comes across and chase IL foiioW
him CRYING charge He will, in his
artlor disregard the command, but sooner
or later will recover his senses and become
ashame DO not beat hin brui ally, but
remember that the ve:y ardor that sci MN
off will later be Il most valuable chafac-
teristic. He must now be taken TO the
spot wnera he flushed the bird and rated
and made to charge.
"GraduaIly. on repeating this, he viii
chase less and less and will learn to drop at
the rise OF the bird and not at the report
of the gun, which is an important distinc-
ton.
REWARD RATHER THAN PUNISH.
.'Well-bre dogs should point the first time
that they scent game. When they 90 so cali
Charge checking them If they do not. II
is wise to teach young dogs 10 charge when
the point, as this makes csthcninuch stcadler
After they become absolutely steady this
need not be insisted upon. A young dog
should be hunted alone until he has become
steady The spirit OF emulation, not to say
jealousy, predominates in all dogs, and
when braceis taken into fhc fleld Too soon
each dog distracts the attention ofthe other,
ana this causes trouble. or course, the
cord cannot be cOnS' antly carried, but re-
course to il from time to time, as occasion
ma require, will he amply rewarded.
Some dogs retrieve while some do not
Those that do so must have been taught
when quite young. Some soft substance,
like bail, is thrown when the pup is In
playful mood and he is coaxed and petted
until lie brings it. He will not like TO give
it up, even after bringing it In, and here the
most gentle persuasion must be used, other
wise he will give it up then and there, and
all attempts TO make him resume the game
OF rOinps will be useless. A. soon as the
youre dog understands what is desired Of
him and no sooner can he be expected to
obey.
Rewards should he more frequent than
punishments throughout his education, and
in teaching him To retrieve, punishments
should never be inflicted.
:'HavinG killed the first bird over the
pupil, all other requirements having been
tulfilleG, he should be ordered to seek
dead in the direction that is indicated
by wave of the hand. Goodness and delb-
Grafton are necessary. II the excitement
of the presence of game overcome the
master, how can the young dog be blamed
If 1t prove too much for him?
Dog breaking is not as difficult task
as il appears. Anyone with the requisite
amount of patience can accomplish il
within a period that will surprise him.
Hot-headed men, unable to control their
own tempers, should not attempt it, but
should rather hire trainer to break
themselves as well as their dogs
No single breach Of discipline should
be overlooked in the hunting field. Pun
ishment though light. must not be omitted,
for dogs soon learn to be tricky, and of
them it is emphatically true, If you give
them an inch they will take an ell"
The evening times., 1896-12-09
Norfolk's Atlantic League Team.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 9.-The baseball team
to represent Norfolk in the Atlantic league
next season has been made up and is as
follows: W. A. Smith, Knoxville, Tenn,
outfielder and manager. Catchers-B. f.
Snyder Rockford, ILL.,; NJ E. Hayden, Paris,
Tex; George b. Me, Ludlow, Ky. Pitchers
Guy Wilson, Leona, Kan; Fred W. Claus
en-, Louisville. Ky George Pfanmiller Louis
vile, KY; John Giroy, Washington, D. c.;
T. E. Sechrist, Ludlow, KY; f. j. New
ton, Hope, Ind. Shortstop, Dan c. Leahy,
Knoxville, Tenn; first base and captain,
Charles A. Schaffer, Scranton, Pa; second
base, Jack WentZ, Norfolk, Va; third base,
Al "eddigs, Erie, Pa: left field, Jake
Weihl, New Bedford, Mass: right field,
Claude McFari n, Louisville, Ky.
The evening times., 1896-12-09
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.

The Mississippi Association will meet
tonight at No. 1719 H street northwest.
Burnside Post, No. 3, u. A. R., VIII
choose Its OFFICERS for the ensuing year
atlts regular meeting to be held this evening.
The Young Peoples Society ofthe Fourth
Presbyterian Church will hold an observa-
tion social in the church parlors this even
ing.
The Single Tax Club will meet this even
ing In Typographical Temple. Several
speakers are scheduled to make addresses.
The Epworth League of Trinity NJ. E.
Church will give an entertainment this
evening at the home of Mrs. Herkley No.
52s Fourth street southeast.
Mr.. Charles n. Crittenton will conduct
the nc onday services at the Central Union
Mission the remainder of the week.
The annual meeting of the Presbyterian
Alliance will be held in the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church tomorrow
evening at 7:30 O'Clock.
A competitive musical festival will be
held on the evening of March next, in
the Metropolitan A. NJ. E. Church, at which
the choirs of the several colored churches of
this city will compete for prizes.
The Father Matthew lecture at 4:3O
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon at the Cath
Ollie University will be delivered by Rev
P. j. Garrigan, d. ID. His subject: "The
Essential Element in Temperance Work"
The next free lecture of the Carroll In
stitute course will be delivered tomorrow
evening by Thomas P. Clum THE Glories
of America in Scenes and Stories" and Will
include description ofthe famous chargeof
Pickett's Division at Gettysburg. The lee
ture will be illustrated by stereopticon
views.
Commissioner of Pensions Murphy will
give IAN Evening With Thomas Moore"
at Gonzaga Hall on Friday evening. The
program will include renditions by Misses
Esputa, Calhoun, Blanche Wood, Glennan
Mrs. Wilmarth, and Messrs. Conley, Mosher
and Rebstock. under the direction of Nine
Esputa DAILY.
The evening times., 1896-12-09
BASEBALL NOTES.

Chic Frazer. the Louisville pitcher, de-
hands the limit So, ,40O-fOr next sea-
son.
Billy Lange is now doing the Patti act.
Says he Will positively retire at the close
of next season.
Captain Robinson, of Baltimore, is put
ting in the winter running pool room IN
the Monumental city.
''Kid'' Gleason denies the story that he
wants to be Quaker New York, he says
is good enough ESr him.
The loss in the BASEBALL department atthe
University of Pennsylvania last season is
said to have been $4,000.
Pittsburg need not go shy of first base
men. Denny Lyons, LeZCtto and Harry
Davis are cIndi iates for that position next
season.
Many stars of the diamond opened their
carers al Mansfield Ono Honest john
Kelly. Delahanty. Sam Trott, Bob Allen.
Fournier Billy Clingman and Chief Kelly
are among them.
Gcrrgc Stallings employed lady ticket
sellers when he had charge OF the Detroit
team What would Col. Rogers sayto such
suggestion for the Philadelphia grounds?
hCincinnati Tmes-Star.
Chris Won Der Ahe is in the baseball buSi-
less 10 stay, or at least until next season.
A rich st. Louis business man, it is re-
ported is willing to purchase the club and
give Ned Hanlon half interest 10 manage
the team. but Der Boss refuses. Willy
Dutchman.
Buck Ewing and Germany" Smith are
still throwing mud at each other. Among
many things Smith says about Buck is that
he has a weak heart. Whenever games
were played with either Pittsburg, Cleve-
land or Baltimore, Smith says Buck would
have sume complaint, and would not pla Y.
That old saw from Louisville, I'VE Will
have winning team ext season, is now
going the rounds. Vice President Dehler
was III New York the other day and cX-
pended a lot Of energy telling how they
are going to carry off the pennant next
year. They will have the best money can
buy, hc says in one breath, and in the next
says McCreery will not be let go unless Il
fancy price is Offered for him" If he is
worth q fancy price to some other club
what's the matter with the coming cham
pions holding on to him? Dehler also said
that tie talk of McGunnigle deserting was
all nonsense.
The evening times., 1896-12-09
WHIP AND SPt X.

PittsburS Phil Will visit England next
!ear.
There are about 500 horses at the Cres-
cent City track.
After a long and hard struggle the Lex
ing,on poolroom has been forced to close.
Eugene Leigh is at San Francisco with
all his string, with the exception oi suisuH'
Jockey TIL ,rpe is in California, and VIII
ride during the winter for Messrs. bui lis "
waterhouse.
Jockey Mcintyre was ruled off for lie
tSt Louis the other day, and tins, too on
an outla wed track.
Father BIZ Daily has decided to reduce
his stable, and will sell about nan
dozen OF his horses.
Allie Thompson, Eugene Leigh hGht
weight Jockey, has made big hit III the
saddle in California.
Mud horses have had quite an inning al
New Orleans, owing 10 hlg storm WHICH
made the track o ver!tab.e slough.
Charley Patterson, owner of Ornament,
is reported to be very Ill at the Meil!phls
track, where his horses are wintering
Fxnerts saw tina, the New orleans meet
ing began a little too soon. No profits have
hern made so far, but now that the Western
meetings are ended, the sport is likely 10
boom there.
Among II ose who have arrived at MOT
rIs Park from Washington are Ihomas
Healy, with the string under his charge
and William KarIick, with the henslco
Stable, including Takanassee, successful
Trayliue, Full Speed and Contractor
Parties who attended the Nashville
meeting state that the club cleared about
Sl.5OO On the venture, after d opping about
50, SEQ the first -four or live days. Ihe
Windsor meeting, conducted mainly by the
same managers, was "a decided financial
success.
Mr.. Wisbard has great faith in the fu
ture Of his thrcc-year old colt Mack Briggs
"He went even be yond the promise OF ms
twC-year old form, and, outside of Pcrsirn-
mon and st. Frusquin, Coubt If there was
a better thrcc-ycar-old in England, said
Mr. Wishard the other day.
Turfnen who look back on perform
ances of Barnum, Bitten, Wallace G.,
Hickory Jim and other so-called iron
horses, are beginning o think that Logan
outclaSSeS them all. He has teen PER
petual campaIgner for years IN all sections
Of the country, and looks today as fresh
and as bright as ever.
The evening times., 1896-12-09
BRyAN1TE.s DONKEY WAGER.
He Is Riding From Brooklyn 10 S''
Francisco.

Newburgh, n. Y, Dec. tx. hncne, ,
Woodward of Brooklyn, who bet on Bryan
and is riding to San Francisco On donkey
inpayment Of the wager. reached TINS cltX
Monday evening. He rode from feeksSili
Monday. ,,o
MIR. Woodward left New York on 'ne
afternoon of Friday, November -. hc
reached Yonkers the following hSh' ditei
being in collision with beer wagon Oh '"e
way. ,,-.- ,,,,-,, II,
,snth Woodward nd the donkey were III
tured in the accident, and lost four days at
Yonkers. ~
woodward refereed a basketball game
at the armory here last night for a cash
consideration. He expects to reach fonst-
keepsie tonight, and will he given fecep-
ton there by a bicycle club.
The evening times., 1896-12-09
AMONG THE BOXERS.

Martin Flsherty and Larry Burns fought
a fifteen-round draw before the Empire
A. c., of Buffalo, Monday night.
II is not generally known that Sharkey
is Canadian In his earlier days he was
Il boilermaker at Kingston, ont, and lived
on Barrack street lie began his career as
sailor from that point.
A match has been arranged between
Tommy Kelly, the Hubuken Cyclone, and
Billy Vernon, of Haverstraw They will
come together for ten rounds in private
on December 10. The mill will, in all
proba bility. he pulled off in Il roadhouse
at Weehawken, n j.
The evening times., 1896-12-09
DESCRIBED BY SYMPTOMS.

Hosts of people suffer from the various
malignant puISUnS in their blood which
produce or result from catarrh- Many other
persons suffer from nervous diseases, liver
diseases kidney diseases and skin diseases,
as the result of Irritating crystal poisonS in
the blood. A ma lority or such sufferers do
not have n definite understanding OF the
nature Of their arfhction. The following
syIs ptoms have been arranged by DR.. Nc
Coy to enable sufferers to understand Just
what i { is that alls them. Although writ
ten nd Cupyri GIFTED by him they have teCn
extensively copied by other concerns with
out his Authority. The proper course OF
those affected is this Read these symptoms
carefully oaer: mark those that apply to
YOUR case, and bring this with you to Doc
tors Mccoy and Cowden. Providing you
appiy for treatment or renew treatment he
fore January l, you Will be treated I'M
til cured at the nominal rate OF S3 per
month.
The evening times., 1896-12-09
DISEASE OF THE EARS.

Deafness and ear troubles result
from Catarrh passing along the Eu-
stachian tube that leads from the
throat to the ear.
sis your hearing failing?
DO your ears discharge?
"Doyour earsitch and burn|
"A re the ears dry and scaly?'
Have you pain behind the ears!
"Is there a throbbiDg in the ears?
SIS there buzziDg sound heard!
do you have ringing in the ears!
"Aret there cracking sounds heard?'
''Is your hearing bad cloudy days.!
"Do YOU have earachc occasionally?
Are there sounds like steam escaping!
"Do your ears hurt when you blow your
nose?"
"pS you constantly hear noises IN the
DO you hear better some days than
others?''
"Do the noises in your ears keep you
awake?"
When you blow your nose DO the ears
crack?"
rs your hearing worse when you have a
lis there roaring like waterfall in the
head?"
The evening times., 1896-12-09

American Killed by French Troops.
Paris. Dec "a dispatch to LIE Journal
from Marseilles says that advices re-
ceived there from Madagascar say that
an American colonist named Lund has
been accidentally shot and killed by a
detachment of French troops who had
been sent to rescue him from the rebels,
who had attacked him &
The evening times., 1896-12-09

COPIES OF DIR. McCOY'S MONO
GRAPH ON CATARRH WILL BE
MAILED on APPLICATION TO
THOSE DIRECTLY INTERESTED
IN THE CURE OF THIS CONDI-
TON.
The evening times., 1896-12-09
Bubonic Plague Spreodiuy

Bombay, Dec. 9.-The bubonic plague,
which has been prevalent out here for
some time past, is spreading rapidly
There were fifty-five new cases and
thirty-nine deaths from the disease yes
terday The mortality in the city for
last week, from all diseases, was 900.
The evening times., 1896-12-09
Price of Maple Lumber Reduced.

Traverse City, Mich, Dec. 9.-At meet
Ing yesterday OF the Michigan Maple Com
pany, sometimes called the Hardwood Lum-
Der Trust, prices on maple lumber were re-
duced 81 a thousand feet on all grades, to
a basis of SO a thousand feet, log run.
The amount OF maple lumber now held by
members OF the association was reported
at 1I,77S,OO0 feet.
The evening times., 1896-12-09
wasbinpton,s Officia1 Vote.

Seattle, WASH, Dec. 9.-The official
canvass of the vote of the State OF Wash
ington was completed yesterday. The
total vote is s3.5S3 of which Bryan
electors receive o1 ,646; Mckinley, 49,
1853; National Democratic, 1868; Pro-
hibition. 96s: National Prohibition, 14S.
Bryans plurality. 12,493.
The evening times., 1896-12-09
the lungs

Have YOU cough?''
Are YOU losing fiesh?"
rou 'uUgu at WEht'''
"Have you pain in side?'
DO you Ia he cold edsily?'
lis Your appetite NarIable?
Have You stitches in sidef''
DO you Cough until you gag?'
DO You raise frothy material.
DO you cough on going to bed?
DO you cough in the morning.
Are you low spirited a I unIes?"
DO you spit up yellow matter?"
is Your cough short and hdcklng?"
'.I.o you spit up little Cneesy lumps?''
Have you disgust for fatty foods7''
lis there Il ticking behind the palate?"
DO You feel You are growing weaker"
is there a turning pam In the throat?"
Have you pain behind the breastbone7'
DO you cough worse highland mornIng?'
DO you have to sit up at night to get
BREATHE
The evening times., 1896-12-09

lis the voice husky"
do you spit up siime?"
do you ache all Uver?"
do you snore at night?"
do you blow out scabs?"
rs the nose stopped up?"
"DoeS your nose dscharge?"
"Does the nose bleed easily?"
''Is this worse toward night?"
'.Does the nose itch and burn?"
rs there pain across the eyes,"
''Is there tickling in the throat?"
''Is your sense OF smell leaving?"
''Is there pain in front OF the head7"
do you hawk 10 clear the throat?"
''Is the throat dry in the morning."
Are you losing your sense of taste7"
do you sleep with the mouth open7"
docs your nose stop up toward nigbt7"
The evening times., 1896-12-09
Pool Tournament.

The pool tournament for the amateur
championship OF the District was contin-
ued last night, Shoemaker defeating Kelly
by the score OF 100 to 81. Mr.. Bernard
Harding acted as referee to the satisfaction
of the large crowd present. Howard and
Shoemaker win play tonight
Following is the score up to date:
The evening times., 1896-12-09
sl9S,827.33 TAX DECREASE
Showing of the Final Deposit of
the District Collector.
REASONS FOR THE FALL OFF

They Do Not Include Assessments
on County Real Estate, which VIII
Not BE Payable Until. May-Reas-
sessment on City Property Show
Diminution of Five Per Cent.
The evening times., 1896-12-09
DISEASE OF BRONCHIAL TUBES.

This condition often results from
Catarrh extending from the head and
throat, and, If left unchecked, eX-
bronchial tubes, and in time attackS
the lungs.