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The morning times., 1896-12-10
BUILDING OF RosrE.s COLISEUM
COnvicts Were Compelled to Do the
Work by Pope Plus VII.
Atlantic MgllfEIg

The Coliseum was made TO stand forever
III we gaze at IL from the east side, where is
appears stllintact, we are forced TO exCIuds
the possibility of spontaneous COLLAPSE OF
such substantial structure Yet the re-
peated conclusions OF the earth in the firtb
century may have caused crack or rent
Ike the one which cuts the Pantheon ON
the side OF the via del PaIombella IL
such an accident OcurTed in the Pantheon
IN solid wall fifteen feet thick built
by ysuchan experienced architectas Hadrian.
1t is even more likely To have happened
In the Coliseum, the outer belt OF il being
OF stones without cement and pierced bv
three rows OF arcades and one row OF
wirdows- The ECU iIibrium once de-
stroyed. the results are obvious. esp ecfaIv
In " remember how quickly arborescent
plants and trees take root and prOSDer in
the dry soil OF an abandoned building
Ihe stones ON the edges OF the crack
must have been lifted or wrenched from
their sockets by the roots wedginr Them
selves into the joints and acting as Iysrs
Readers familiar with the vignettes Of the
Coliseum or the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries viii remember how exactly thew
represent this process OF disintegratiOu OF
the edges, stone by stone. When Plus VII
determined to build the great buttress 10
10 support the edge OF the outer belt nnthe
side or the via di s. Giovanni in Laterpo
ne was obliged to employ convicts serving
for life, promising them a reduction in
the terms or imprisonment if they sue
ceeded In propping itup. The danger was
such that the forest OF timbers used in the
Scarfotdlng could not be removed while tba
masons We're progressing with their work.
but had to be left imbedded in the thick.
ness OF the sporting walls.
The morning times., 1896-12-10
ANOTHER SOCIETY ACTRESS.
Mrs. "Jack" BlOodgOOd Will Begin
q Stage Career.

New York, Dec. 9.-Nrs. John +. Flood
gcol, beautiful Mrs. jack as she is
more specifically known among her friends,
is to tempt fate and fortune on the stage.
And she is not so;i g to star. either She
is engaged as an ordinary extra and
may he called upon 10 do all sorts of
things, as the fancy Of her manager may
dictate.
Mrs. Jack" Bloodgoo1 was fOrmerl Miss
cara Stephens. a granddaughter OF the
weil-known authoress, Anna stephens, and
hat Is where the talent comes in. Her
mother was Miss sutton. the sister of
Mesdames Ely-Goddard, Lloyd AspinwaII
beauty and v1vacity come in
When only seventeen Miss Stephens mar
ried Mr.. William Havemeyer-a runaway
match the youngest son OF one OF the for
ner mayors of New York. Their married
life was not happy, and divorce fol-
lowed. Afterward Mrs. Havemeyer mar
ried Mr.. John X. BlOodgUod, tr, whose
father was a very weIl-knOwn Wall street
man, married TO the beautiful Miss Emily
Lottimer.
Mr.. Bloodgood, ST., died last August
leaving q very much involved estate. Mrs.
BloodgoOd, his wife, is now living in Paris,
and her property, coming through the Lot
timers, is also, according 10 current reports,
in state of chaos
Mr and Mrs. Jack Bloodgood are liv-
ing in pretty house No West Ninth
street and it is undoubtedly owing TO their
straitened circumstances that Mrs. Blood
good had decided to strike out for inde-
pendence for herself as an actress.
The morning times., 1896-12-10
NEwsPAPERs IN RUSSIA.
Journals OF Age and Influence in the
Cars Dominions.
Nelc YOTE, Sun.

Newspapers printed in the Russian lar
guage are not circulated nor read generally
in the United States. and anyone who has
ever made even cursOry examination Of
q Russian newspaper printed in Russian
characters can See at a glance why. 80 Tar
as this country is concerned, they do not
''fill a long felt want In the naming Cf
Russian newspa perS such Journalists tides
as Sun, Gazette, Press, Observer, Star
Courier, Bulletin, Advertiser and Eagl" do
not prevail, but in place of these more Ce-
scriptlYe titles are used. The humorous
newspaper of st. Petersburg is called the
Weekly Schut, or translated. The Fool
The medical journal Of St Petersburg, pub
lslIed under authority of the war office, is
the Russian Invalid The official morning
newspaper Of Moscow is the NicdOmOSti
5orduskoD IolItsii. otherwise the Police
Gazette. The Russia newspa per best
known in this country is the Daily Novoye
Vrerny va, or the New Times, OF st. Petersburg.
One OF the Illustrated ST. Petersburg
weeklies is called The Neva, after the river
which flows through that capital. and the
two weekly newspapers longest established
In the city OF MOSCOW are the BOudilnk and
tho KrougoZor, otherwise the Alarmer and
the HORIZON. For some reason which is not
very clear, the word 'wiedOmisti,' mean
ing ne ws, lis populara newspaperdesig
nation in the city OF MOSCOW. There are
this title the Russian News. Modern News.
Moscow News and Old News. The Old
News is maintained for the republication
OF articles from other newspapers. There
are, perhaps, some newspapers in the United
States worthy Of being called the Old
News, but it is certain that there is no
newspaper in the United States which for
mally and voluntarily would assume tHat
title.
The official newspaper of Warsaw is the
Warsaw Police Gazette, and the word ga
zettc" tgazetal is as popular with Warsaw
editors as the word lie VS. is in MOSCOW.
There are the Warsaw Police Gazette, the
Warsaw Polish Gazette, the WarSa W Ga
zette, the Warsaw German Gazette and the
Warsaw Gazette Courier. The Gazette
Courier makes speciality of telegrapEicin-
formation, and is not, therefore. properly
speaking, q gazette courier, whose title
comes from the days Of mail coaches ana
newspaper deliveries by messengers on
horseback.
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DEFEATED THE QUEERS.
Infantry Basketballists Add Another
TO Their Victories.

The Washington Light Infantry basket
ball team added another game to their
long string Of victories in defeating the
Queer Wheemen at the Infantry Armory
last night by the score OF 10 to- o.
Although the score was one sided the
game was marked by clean, scientific
playing ali through, the absence Of unnec-
essary rough play being especially no
uceable. The Queers, though outclassed,
put up first-rate game, and great credit
is due them, as the team is without q
hall for the purpose OF practice.
The soldiers passing and general team
work was superb, and their fast, aggressive
playing was the best they have done this
season. The work of McCabe for the In
fantry was especially brilliant and he
made six OF the oalS scored. Shreve and
j. Schafhirt also distinguished themselves
by all-round good work
In the first inning four goals were scored
by McCabe, Shrcve and Hough. In this
inning the Queers We're awarded three free
throws, but none of them were productive
OF goals. Schafhirt McCabe and Shreve
made the three points in the second in
ming, the one 10y Shrevc being an especially
long and difficult throw
The last inning netted the Infantrymen
eight goals and their pla wing at this part
or the game was especially fine. A diff
cult goal ~ McCabe was the feature Of
this inning. He also scored two other
goals, al OF them difficult throws The
other goals were made by J. Schafhirt.
Shreve and Lee.
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The morning times., 1896-12-10
WALCOTT MEETS HIS MATCH.
Tommy West Of Boston Fights a
Draw With the Champion.

New York. Dec. 9.-After what promised
to be IL lizzie at the start. the nineteen
round bout between Joe Walcott, the col
ored wcltcr- weight champion, and Tommy
West, OF Boston, at the Marlborough Club
tonight, proved TO be a fast and furious
fight, and the colored demon could not
do any better than fight draw with a
man who has hitherto been looked upon
as a third rate boxer. West was put on
as last resort, as DICK o Brien, who was
originally to meet WalcOtt. backed out
When the bout started the crowd hooted
and Kissed at being taken in, and many
left the hall, but those who remained saw
a good fight.
Probably 20 to l could have been gotten
against West up To the eighth round, but
after that the jcering OF the spectators
changed into cheering, as the pluCky White
boy at first held. and finally punched the
hitherto invinCible black wonder
In the seventeenth and eighteenth rounds
Walcott was all but out but West did not
have The strength nor science TO give the
coup 1t was caseof pluck and strength
against skill, but Walcott has seen his best
days. Owing to q mistake OF the time
keeper time was called at the end OF the
nineteenth round. Charley White gave the
decision n draw amid immense cheering
for West
The morning times., 1896-12-10
FAST TRAINS AS EDUCATORS.
They Give People an Understanding
of Existing Social Conditions.
CkGlttduQud1l

The immense railroad system Of the
country lis very largely development OF
the past thirty-fiye years Ne rarely,
p0rllaDs, think OF an express train as an
educational institution, but il carries
teachers TO the schools. preachers to the
pulfHts, lecturers to the platforra, books
from the publishers and newspapers and
n agazines TO the people. Indeed an
express train, running at forty miles an
hour is sort of peoples college on wheels.
distributing literature and living teach
ers and frightening the world with in
formation. Associate with it the United
States mail. the telegraph lines, the tele-
phone and the Atlantic cable. and in every
town we have the facilities for liberal
education in these last days, whether that
town is located lmme ediately on the line OF
Some railroad or removed from il some
twenty-five or thirty or fifty miles. Every
body may have knowledge, because il is
brought within easy reach. so that no
man need grow up in ignorance, but may
b1 equipped with practical information
foT his vocation in life.
Our social structure has been greatly
changed. The laboring man, who, in his
little shoe shop, tin shop, blacksmith
shop, or tailor shop, in the small town OF
thirty-five years ago, when he worked
alone, save as he was brought into per-
sOnal contact with his customers, sees this
condition OF things entirely changed, so
that now the mechanic rarely sees his
customer, and is rarely, if ever, brought
into personal contact w it'll him. He
learns specially in trade, and he is united
with the labor organization, aud that is
q part OF the Federation of Labor and ne
acts with great bodies of men on the so
cial side OF his vocation or business.
The morning times., 1896-12-10
REVENGE OF A LOVER.
Tried to Murder His Sweetheart and
Exterminate Her Family,

SCHUYLER, Neb., Dec. "a s the result OF
rejected lovers insane attempt 10 muir
der his sweetheart and cxterminate her
family, DiedriCk GieSing is dead; hls mother
Hud father, brother and sister are almost
rrazed 10y being repeatedly fired upon at
close range. and Claus DcstefSef, the mur-
derer Il being pursued by 4 determined
posse.
nestefsef was infatuated with Miss Giles
ing His advances Were refused and Mon
day night he visited the Closing house.
As he walked into the room he fired
three shots at Christina Closing, but with
out effect niedrick, her twenty-one-y year
old brother. sprang at Destefsef and was
Instantly killed
Instantly Killed.
Christmas cries to her father awakened
him, but mean while DestefSef had attacked
Mrs. Closing and knocked 1Ier to the floor,
having fired at her the remaining shot in
tie revolver as she lay there. but without
effect, and striking her with the butt OF
the revolver.
The murderer, in passing to the kitchen,
where Bcrnhardt, the younger brother, and
a younger sister were, beat and bruised the
girl badly with the gun barrels and then
started for Bernhardt. who sought refuge i'll
o cornfield.
DeStefSef then fled
The morning times., 1896-12-10
DON DICKINsON OBJECTED.
Took Exception TO Evidence Before
Bering Sea Commission.

Victoria, B. c., Dec. 9.-The greater
part OF today's sitting of the Bering Sea
commission was devoted to the hearing Of
evidence concerning the number of seal
skins taken by the scho oners Grace, Ada,
Mary Taylor and Fayorite during the sea
sons of 1861.
A number of charts, showing the posi-
tion OF various vessels seized by American
cutters i'll 1891 and 1898. and also out
lining the cruising courses followed by the
cutters, were offered in evidence by British
counsel, but objected to by Hon. Don n.
Dickinson as incompetent and irrevelant
to the issue
Mr. Dickinson also objected TO the intro
duction of testimony concerning the cost
of outfitting schOoners in other years as
proof of what it cost in 1886 Further
objection was raised by counsel for the
United States against the admission of
affidavits used by the United States at
Paris from which Hon. Peters, senior
counsel for Canada, desired to read ex-
tracts.
1t was finally decided TO leave this ques-
ton open until final arguments were sub
mitteQ
The morning times., 1896-12-10
HALE'S PLUCKY RIDING.
Has a Good Lead in the Six-Day
BicYcle Race.

Bicycle Race.
New York, Dec. 9.-"Tcddy' Hale, the
plucky and graceful Irishnan, who has
fairly ridden lis way into popular favor
in the six day international bicycle race
at Madison Square Garden, at L l minutes
after 6 O'Clock this evening completed
l, ,00Umiles and was sixty seven miles ahead
OF the best previous record. Hale time
was &c hours and IL minutes Tor the
thousand, as against the "A hours and IL
minutes in which that distance was ac-
comp,shed by Martin in the 80 race.
The Irishman finished 800 miles at o a.
m and was then ninety-seven miles in ad-
vance of the record and fifty-one miles
ahead of his nearest competitor Rice of
Wilkesbarre, Pa. Hale was feeling q bit
tired 50, having so much leeway, he took
a rest of two hours. After partaking OF
three pounds of beef steak, two chickens
and unlimited beef tea he returned to the
track feeling like new man.
He quickly regained some of the time
lost during his sleep, and at p. IN. was
thirty-one miles ahead of Rice The
latter was riding pluckily and keeping his
position we'll He completed his 900
miles little after 8 D. IN.
Forster, Moore ana Reading passed the
1000 mark by midnight. OF the next
division Pierce. Shock, Smith and Tia ylor
We're closely punched and all in pretty fair
shape excepting Shock, whose legs and
stomach We're weak.
Ashlnger, Cassidy and Maddox were the
neXtlot, with Cannon and Mcleod whipping
IN Elkes quit this morning, having gone
622 miles.
The midnight score (seventy-two hours)
was: Hale, OH miles; Rice, / ,034;
Forster, 1,012; Moore, ,o01: Reading,
992; Pierce. 974; Shock, 9S5; Taylor,
97l; Smith, S69; AShinger, 937; Cas-
sidy, S6S; Maddox, 9o1; Click, SAL; Gan
non, 7S6: Mcleod 679
The morning times., 1896-12-10
SOPHsARE THE CHAMPIONS
Won Concluding Game Of the
Georgetown Series.
'99 WAS CLEARLY OUTCLASSED
'9S's Greater Weight and Superior
Play Too Much for the Youngsters
Who Failed to Score-They Put
Up a Stubborn Fight That Made
Their Opponents Work.

The closing game OF the Georgetown
College inter class football series was
played Yesterday afternoon on Georgetown
Field between the champion sophomoreS
and the 80 eleven.
As was tx pected the sophs, had no trouble
in getting the decision over their lighter
opponents, winning the game by score
OF 12-o.
A big crowd, composed mostly of en-
thuSisstic students, watched the game from
the side lines and as the Sophs' speedy
backs went up he field for long gains, Their
good work was rewarded by generous
applause.
The sophomores, by winning the game,
settled beyond doubt their title TO the
championship, and they retain the cup
presented 10y SaKs & Co. for annual com
petition. They also come in for turkey
dinner given annually by the college To
the victorious team.
'9s WAS OUTCLASSED.
'99 clearly outclassed their opponents
at all stages of the game, and McAnerny,
Walsh and Green had no trouble in
advancing the pigskin for long gains. In
the line O'Lcary, Diamond and Dixon lid
good work, while Deveraux, at quarter
played fine game, his passing being quick
and accurate.
For 80 olns and z. Walsh were the best
ground gamers.
SO won the toss and chose the south
goal. '9S kicked To the twenty-yard line
and good rushes 10y r. Walsh and the Cullen
brothers carried the ball back to the center
of the field, where '9s gained it on downs.
Long runs by Reardon, McMahon and q Green
carried the ball to the two yard line, where
they lost ii on tumble, 30 was unable
TO advance more than ten yards and the ban
went to '9S on downs
MADE STEADY GAINS
0'Leary went through right center for
five yards, and then Reardon, in going
over the line, dropped the ball. hut O'Leary
fell on ii, thus scoring the first touchdown.
Walsh failed to Lick goal. The first half
ended at this point.
The second half was opened by 80 kick
ing off, Mcmahon catching the punt and
being downed on the forty-yard line
DeyerauX then worked the quarter back
trick for fifteen yards. '99 braced up
here and 2. Walsh was forced TO kick, r.
Waist fumblinS the ball and Dixon for SO
fell on it. 2. Walsh attempted to kick,
but 7. Cullen blocked the bail and then
fell on it,
- Ten gained the ball on downs but it
was given to 80 on forward pass. '9S
gained the ball on 45yard line, and good
runs by Green, McAnerny and Reardon
carried i to the five yard line. Rearion
then went through left tackle for the
second touchdown, but the try for goal
was failure owing TO the strong wind.
AGAIN PUSHED OVER.
SO kicked off, and then by continued
gains OF the '9S backs and ends the hall
was steadily carried up the field and
McAnerny Went over the line for the third
touchdown. Again the try for goal was
a failure. Score l2-o.
Shortly after this time was called and
the game ended with the ball in the center
of the field.
Following is the lineup:
The morning times., 1896-12-10
HOW FOSSILS ARE FORMED.
Processes by Which Nature Petrifles
Animal and Vegetable Life.
Boston Transcript.

In his second lecture on the s.Architec-
ture or the Earth's Crust - at the Prsron
Society OF Natural History rooms. A. W
Graham accounted for the petrification
anu preservation Of mineral, animal, and
vegetable matter.
The shells of animals found at the sea
snore viii ultimately be buried in the
crust OF the earth, which is formed prfn.
cipaily OF cOnslomeTates, sandstone. and
shells All the fossil shells that are 50
common in the cliffs along the seashOre
were buried there before the beginning
OF the present geological period while the
cIltrs We're soft mass, covered with water
During the process Of petrfficatiOu OF the
sand The interior Of the shell " as dissolved
and their remained an empty cavity. but
gradually ram water penetrated through
the valves, carrying into the shell a soft
mud, which hardened ana assumed the
exact form or the interior OF the shell
ChdeI some conditions the animal matter.
winch - 10 be found in all natural shells
decays and gradually the pores are filled
WIN lime and the shell becomes a true
petrification.
AGAIN Ine shell may decay entirely, but
lEe inside cast, form ed by the mud cannon
De hssOlved and a new substance is formed
around the cast by the action of the water,
anu as theInud,foF sOIscalledthe formation
III the cavity OCCaslOned by the dissolution
or the she'll, has received the exact oursi,J.
IMPRESSION and the cast has the inside i'm.
pIesSion, there Is formed true COPY Of
the original shell Those counterfeit fos.
alS are usually formed by quartz, a mineral
composed OF pure silica
The lecturer showed specimens OF petrfsed
Shells, wood and vegetables, some or W hich.
ne SAID, We're thousands of years old. While
there are fossils that are generally nc
cepted as petrfied wood, there S in reality
no such thing, for the woody matter is
uSayed, paFucle by particle, and is
repiaced by quartz The process is SO slow
and delicate that the character or The wood
may be noticed in the new formation, and
one can tell what kind of wood il was
Mr. Graham showed pieces Of slate which
as could be distinctly seen, Were formed
from ferns
The morning times., 1896-12-10
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
EAST0N WAS THE WINNER.
Ravin Lasted Six Rounds I'm the
Baltimore Bout

The Ravin-Easton bout, which was pulled
off before the Ruxmore Athletic Club. in
Baltimore last night, resulted in a rattIinp
good fight. The principals entered the
ring at $50, and when they stripped for
the fray il was seen that both lads were
In the pink of condition.
Ravin was the aggressor during the
opening round and had his man on the go
continually. EaSton in attempting to land
-left-handed swing in the fifth round
failed to connect, his hand coming into con-
tact with one of the posts, temporarily
disabling that member.
In the sixth Rayin made a punching bag
Of Easton's physiognomy, while Easton
got in some telling blows on his opponents
wind. At the conclusion of the round
Easton. taking advantage of an opening,
let 60 a pivot swing, which landed on
his opponents neck, sending him to grass
The morning times., 1896-12-10

UP-TO-DATE BANDITS.
Two Men Try to Rob Passengers in
Chicago Electric Car.

Chicago, Dec. "a bold attempt was
made by two men to hold mp south bound
Wentworth avenue electric car at O'Clock
this morning. Shortly after the men en-
tered the car the conductor detected one of
them with his hand in a passengers s
pocket
The conductor grasped the pickpocket
by the shoulder, when the latter's com
panion came forward, and, placing a re-
volver against the conductors head, threat
ened to kill him if he did not let the man
go. The conductor Immediately released
his grip on the MINIS shoulder The two
men then prepared to "go through" the
passengers without any more. delay, when
one OF them thought he saw an officer out
side, and, giving the alarm, rushed from the
car and escaped.
During the day number ofthieves Were
brought into the central police station
and an effort will be made to have them
identified.
The morning times., 1896-12-10
SPINKS STILL LEADS.
Keeps Ahead of Mclaughlin in the
Billiard Match.

New York, Dec. 9.-With the score stand :
Ing at 600 TO So in favor OF Spinks, the
five might billiard match at slosson's bill
lard academy between w A. Spinks of
Chicago, and Edward Mel lghlin of Phil
adelphia, was resumed tonight.
Spinks had made one point in his eighty
eighth inning last night and was stiH in
hand, with fair opening for run. He
started slowly, hut Mclaughlin was still
slower, and Spinks soon had lead Of 500
Then Mclaughlin woke up and astonished
everybody by some grand billiards. which
netted him ran OF 40 and made him the
high-run champion thus far
The score tonight was: Spnks, 500:
Mclaughlin, g. Spinks' highest run was
81, and average 13 9-37; McLaughlins
highest run was 140 and averagel4 1876.
Spinks total for the three games is 800,
and McLaughlin's $50.
The morning times., 1896-12-10
IN SIXTEEN ROUNDS.
Goldstein and Flaherty Fight to a
Draw at Buffalo.


Draw at Buffalo.
Buffalo, n. Y, Dec. 9.-The Corners
Athletic Club house was packed to the
doors tonight, the star event being for
fifteen rounds between Hiram Goldstein
and Joe Fiaherty Of Lowell, Mass.
Goldstein was groggy at the end Of the
sixth round and was bleeding freely from
the nose. Up To the tenth round Joe had
II all his ow Ii way. Goldstcin made a little
better showing in the tenth.
The thirteenth round was all in favor of
Goldstein, and Flaherty was very tired
as the bell rang. In the next two rounds
Goldstein did all the leading, Flaherty
being too weak to do effective work.
The men beng on their feet at the
end or the fifteenth round, the referee ac-
cording TO agreement, sent them on for
one more round, in which G0ldstcn did
the better work, and the referee decided
it a draw.
The second event brought out Luke
Stevens OF Salem, Mass, and Gilbert Gou-
lette OF Duluth, who fought ten fast and
clever rounds 10 a draw.
Tommy Ryan OF Buffalo and George
Church, colored, of Chicago, fought eight
rounds, Church getting the decision for
lis clever work.