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The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-16
Breath From >cnrchIan.

Boston. Sept l1.-Rcports received in
this city indicate the prevalence of mid
summer heat throughout New England
1t is especially severe in Maine, Water
vile announcing temperature of l0l de-
grees yesterday afternoon and Augusta
l04
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-16
Quarrel ENDS In Rlood.hed.

Manchester N. H, Sept IA special
to The Union from Bristol says: This
village WAS thrown into a state of ex
element Monday evening by a shooting
affair which took place shortly before
9 o'clock The participants were two
boys about Is years Of age. The cause
was bad blood. and the result is that one
of them is lowering between life and
death. The actors in the affair are
Henry Smith. residing about a mile from
the village, and Charles Cheney, resid
ing at North Bristol. IT seems that IN
pleasant relations have existed between
these boys for some time, and on meet
Inc in the village the old fcud was re
newed and a fight was engaged in.
Cheney drew revolver and fired tWics
at Smith and then ran, only one bul-
let took effect. This entered the alb
domen just above the left hip, taking a
downward course. After the shooting
the Smith boy walked to the blacksmith
shop of Clarence a. Smith, when he WAS
taken by Bert Quimby to the office of Or.
George II. Galley, where the wound was
dressed. 1t Is said by the doctors that
he stands an even chance of recovery.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-16

.s-aAKp AS SECOND CLASS NAIL MATTER,
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-16
BURNED TO DEATH.


Lynn MASS, sept 1.-TWO maiden
sisters, Harried {. Sheldon, ~ years OF
age, and Matilda Sheldon, s6. were
burned 10 death yesterday forenoon at
their home The old ladies, who lived IN
a house by themselves were engaged IN
cooking With a kerose he stove, when the
latter tipped over and the Oil ran out ami
ignited. The burning oil communicated
to Matilda clothes and they were quick
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

man would have in throwing the fight.
Ii Fitzslmmons was to 60 out, why, COM
nonsense would tell you that he would
be at least selling at even money, which
would come in so heavily toward the end
that he would finish a strong favorite. Is
not thata fact? No; am just as posi-
tive that the best man will win as I am OF
eating breakfast tomorrow morning. 1
am sure Fi,zsimmons has not sold out. as
he really believes that he will whip Cor
bett in short order"
"How about that invitation Dan Stuart
sent you to stay away from Carson? 1t
was reported that you mad said the fight
was going to be fake"
well. pow, don't that sound ridicu-
lous? Why should say SO? met Mr..
Stuart on my arrival here, and we had a
hearty shake of thu hands. Nothing was
mentioned concerning my statement of
fake or Mr.. Stuart's invitation to me to
stay away from the fight. The whole
thing was faxed. l am here, and that is
evidence in itself that tie matter is not
worthy of attention. My brother, V. R.
Davies, will arrive this evening in charge
of special from Chicago, which will carry
with it the noblest hero OF them all-John
l.. Sullivan" M. J. GEARY.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
WATSON'S PREDICTION.
Olympic Club Expert Be-
lieVes Three CalifornianS
Will Win.

CARSON, NEv., March 16.-I visited
Corbett at his training quarters at Shaws
Springs to-day. l found him surrounded
by lot of friends including a crowd of
Olympic Club men from San Francisco and
quite a delegation of Eastern sporting
men, including Frank Stevenson of New
" ork, the well-known referee, backer and
authority on pugilism; Warren Lewis of
New York, another prominent sporting
man. who was for years the backer OF Jack
Dempsey; and DR.. Langdon, the vice
president of the New YORK Athletic Club.
Corbett seemed to me to be in better
condition than l ever saw him before in
his life, and that is saying good deal, as
Corbett was given all his preliminary in
struetions in the art from ME and | have
seen him prior to every battle in which he
has fought.
He spoke of my having instructed him
in the presence of large crowd out to
his place, and laughingy remarked that l
would either be proud or ashamed of him
tomorrow. / replied, 81 guess I'll be
proud of you, Jim"
Ash have said, he looked to be in splen-
did condition. His eyes were bright, his
cheeks were healthy looking, his skin
clear, and he was lively and full of vim
and confidence. He should weigh about
1SO pounds, which is the best weight he
could fight at.
Il had long talk with Corbett after he
was through shaking hands with the
crowd which was there to greet him. He
said he never felt better and that he was
perfectly confident of winning. He said
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

NEW TO-DAY CLOTHING.
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the length of the fight would depend
largely on Fitzsimmons; that if FItZ-
simmons cut out rapid pace from the
start the fight would not last more than
six rounds, but that if he (Corbettl had to
go after him it might last much longer.
He was perfectly satisfied with his con-
dition, and said that if he did not win it
would not be on account of his condition.
He said he had taken nice walk this
morning, and was going to take another
after l left. 1t is hard for his trainer to
make him stop working. and he wears
them all out.
There was a constant stream of visitors
out to Corbett's place all day long, and
Mr.. Siingerman, the proprietor of Shaws
Springs, told ME that there had proba bly,
been 1000 poople there up to the time
left. 1t is about two miles from Carson
City ard the road is lined with buses car.
rying passengers back and forth. most of
whom seemed to be personal friends of
the champion and all of whom insisted on
shaking hands with him and offering
their best wishes for his success to-mor-
row. Corbett's friends here outnumber
Fitzsim mons by five to one.
After leaving Corbett l drove ever to
Cooks ranch to see Fltzsimmons, but the
big Australian had just started out for a
long walk, which was to have been his
last active exercise before the fight. There
were great many visitors to Fitzsim-
mons also, but there did not seem to be
many who claimed a personal acquaint-
ance with him, and they were drawn
there more out of curiosity or desire to
see him and compare his condition, build,
ETC., with Corbett.
Fiizsimmons seemed to be in excellent
shape, of which | have not the slightest
doubt, as he was always a conscientious
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

am always better on the guess myseIf."
But never lost a toss in my life," said
Brady, 80 you had better take chance
while IL is offered to you" Julian would
not consent. however, and was allowed to
have 1t his own way. Brady tossed and
won. In consequence Corbett will to-
morrow occupy the corner that will leave
the sun shining upon his back and. nos
sloIy, In his opponents eyes. There is a
dlterence of opinion about this beine an
advantage, for as the fight will take place
close to the noon hour. the sun will
naturally be directly overhead and will
inconvenience neither of the pugilists so
far as corners are concerned. But as il is
always considered good omen to win
the toss, the Corbett camp is accord
lngly quite lubilant tonight over Brady's
luck.
While Brady and Julian were together
. the iormality of inspecting the gloves to
be worn by the big fighters was under
taken and disposed of. When Corbetts
gloves were exhibited Fitzsimmons' man
ager scrutinlzed them most minutely.
picked them over. peeked inside and,
hitting them to his hands, tested them
against the wall. Finally, hand ing them
notpermIt them to be used in the fight.
de asserted that the seams had, to all ap-
pearance, been purposely left unfinished
ana consequently rough and liable to
scratch and lniure Fitzsimmons. He also
objected to the manner in which the right
glove punched up over the first knuckle.
All this, he said, with significant shake
of'the head, indicated that the gloves had
been made to order"
Brady. not to be outdone by the little
manager, Immediately found mum Der OF
alleged flaws in Fitzsimmons' mittens.
He said that they were under weight and
had been spread out so as to offer the
*Cornishman's hands as thin surface of
padding as possible.
brady and Julian always wrangle when
they get together. and this developed into
an unusually hot one. Stuart, as usual,
lnterceded as peace maker. After long
TAX, In which both managers used strong
language and matters began to look as if
lhere was going to be a serious breach,
Stuart finally suggested that the faults,
II iau Is there we're. found in the gloves
were as bad on one si1e as on the other.
and that eaca side could well afford to
withdraw its objections. Brady said he
was willing, and then stared at Julian.
Martin hesitated a moment and then
turned away, saying:
Let her CO."
So the gloves will go on the hands of the
fighters just as they are, ana just as they
were made. They will remain in Dan
Stuart's possession until they are needed
in the ring
Julian and Wyatt carp bumped into
each other on Carson street this afternoon.
and Julian, remembering his late ex-
perience IN the Sharkey- Fitzsim mons fight
IN. San Francisco, could not sist the
temptation TO snap at the man who carries
the gun. carp was in a retaliatory mood
and talked back. Bystanders thought
there was gong to be mix-up. but it was
only war of words after all, and the only
demonstrative conduct was a shaking OF
fists. Julian said carp was a robber and
carp said Julian was squealer.
] G. MANSFIELD
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
OPINIONS OF SPORTS.
Experts on Ring Contests
Say the Fight Will Not
Last Long

CARSON. New, March 16-The last
twelve hours of daylight remaining before
the greatest struggle in the history OF
pagilism begins were ushered in with low
ering skies and a threatening atmosphere.
Fortunately these conditions, which
threatened to put a damper on the
spirits Of all concerned in the big event,
did not last long, and after tussle old Sol
came to the front, but the outlook had the
effect of making both Corbett and Ftz-
simmons do little more work than they
had intended to do on the day before the
battle. Fearing to take any chances under
existing atmospherical conditions, both
men exercised with view TO keeping
their wind up in case of possible post
ponement. Nothing short of rain or
snowstorm will bring about such a possi-
bility, and all the indications tend to show
that fair weather will be vouchsafed to-
morrow.
The looked-for specials from East and
West arrived to-day and discharged addi-
tions 10 the crowd, which already has
severely taxed the resources of the town.
The attendance at the ringside will not be
as large as was anticipated. Between
5000 and $500 people is, perhaps, a careful
estimate of the number who will see the
meeting OF the two men which it took
nearly two years and the expenditure OF
thousands of dollars to bring about.
Visitors kept arriving and departing
from Shaws Springs ana Cooks ranch
all day. and the roads between Carson
and the training quarters presented a
busy scene, with a constant stream of
al IL. i.
p ]. Corbett, Jim's father, arrived by one
OF the Western specials shortly before
noon. William A. Brady met Corberr
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

trainer and takes good care of himself.
about ITO pounds.
/ introduced Dan Stuart to Billy Jordan
this afternoon, telling him Jordan would
make a fine master of ceremonies as he had
acted in that capacity at every prominent
fight that had taken place in San Francis
CO and vicinity for the past fifteen years.
Stuart said he had had some talk with
Billy Madden, who formerly managed
John L. Sullivan, Joe Goddard, Peter
Maher, Jack McAuliffe and other big
fighters, and had decided TO tender the
honor to him. Jordan felt little disap-
pointed because ne could not offlciate.
i do not think there will be as big a
crowd here as was expected, in fact the
general impression is the attendance will
fall considerably under Stuart's estimate.
At the outside there will not be more than
5000 people present.
/ went out to the amphith eater. which
is built in the center of the racetrack.
First the outside fence surrounding the
racecourse has to be passed, and inside Of
this there is another fence about fifteen
feet high, inclosing the seats and the ring
The seating arrangements are excellent,
chairs being placed close to the ring for
the more expensive seats. and back of
these are raised seats costing $40, $40 and
SIS The ring is raised about four feet,
directly in the center, and will be in plain
view of all.
heard tonight that Corbett had won
the toss for choice of corners, and selected
the southeast corner. As the fight takes
place about IL o'clock, one will be about as
good as the other.
1t is Dan Stuart's intention to pull off
ell three fights tomorrow, instead of
holding the two minor contests until
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
MARTIN FLAIIERTY, the Opponent of Dali Hawkins.

He is q perfect specimen OF physical
manhood, and knowing as / do
his remarkable cleverness, for the life of
me cannot see how he can be defeated.
Mark you, this man Fitzsim mons is one
of the hardest punchers | have ever seen,
but he cannot hit Corbett as he has hit
other men; consequently. | can see only
one man in the game. l may be wrong,
but You have asked me for my opinion
and there it is. Yes, / am going 10 San
Francisco, and I intend to remain in that
beautiful city three or four months, dur
ing which time l may pull off some ath-
letic affairs. You know l am always in
terested in something sportv."
II see, Mr.. Davies, by the New York
Journal that Peter Jackson has signlfied
his intention of challenging the winner"
well now. my dear fellow, that is abb
surd. Peter Jackson was grand fighter
in his day, but like poor old John L., the
colored gladiator has run his race, and /
am certain that he will never enter the
prize ring again. Peter Jackson is too wise
+ man to issue a challenge unless 1t was
backed up by good hard coin, and if some
of the pugilists who are always writing
CHALLENGES to the newspapers would send
a money order along to back up their
statements there would be more fighting
and less talking among the alleged cham
pions.
.By the way, this man Charley Mitchell
is out with q challenge to fight the win
ner. Well, he can afford to leave Fi,zsim-
mons and Corbett severely alone. II he
really wants to fight somebody. and will
put up coin to prove that he means bust
ness. will name two men VINO will meet
him IN a limited contest or a contest to a
finish for $4,000 side"
snow, Mr.. Davies, do you really think
that Fitzsimmons and Corbett will fight to
win the heavyweight championship to-
morrow?'
..Why should / have any reason to
think otherwise? Are not both Of the
men trained to the hour? And it means
thousands of dollars in the pockets of the
winner. / cannot see what object either
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
s. N. WOOD co.
(C0lU lUMBIAN W0OLEN MILLS,
541 Market Street,
Directly Opposite
Strength
Restored

"T1 NA TTN1 OF many men be-
LINf, coming physical
A@~ OAA - 49, ly unable 10 per-
form their functions may be hereditary,
total neglect of the wants of nature or
the abuse of nature, or it may be the
70 lies of their youth in acquiring
abominabe habits that are sapping
their life's blood.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

Thursday, as he at first intended to do.
This will be more satisfactory to most OF
the visitors, and is the best arrangement,
as afterthe big fight they will want to get
out of town as soon as possible.
l hsve seen the two California bows,
George Green and Dal Hawkins, who are
to meet Billy Smith and Martin Flaherty,
respectively. They are both in splendid
shape and I confidently look upon them
as winners. In fact, after careful study
OF all the various contestants in the three
fights, am strongly inclined to the
opinion that the three Californians-Cor.
bett. Green aud Hawkins-will win.
The weather here to-day was quite
agreeable, but the night is clouding up
and cold wind blowing and snow is pre-
dicted. If it should rain or snow during
the fight it would be very disagreeable for
the contestants and the audience, but the
fights will not be postponed ON this or any
similar account.
The latest order is that Corbett and
Fitzsimmons are to be in their dressing
rooms tomorrow morning at 10 o. clock
and ready to enter the ring by II.
There is big crowd of sporting men
here and the betting has been quite brisk
among them. though no particularly large
wagers have been recorded. The odds here
are: Corbett. Fitzsimm 10 to 6%. Green
Smith even money, Flaherty- Hawkins 10
to 8.
john L. Sullivan is expected in town on
late train tonight, and band OF music
and most of the visitors and residents will
be at the depot to greet him and escort
him uptown. The prospective arrival of
John L. has created considerable talk.
Tom Sharkey is here, but have not heard
him say anything about challenging the
winner at the ringside.
WALTER WATSON.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
BUT ONE MAN IN IT."
"Parson" Davies Says Corbett
Has the Fight Already
Won

CARSON, New, March 16.-"Parson"
Davies, whose name all men interested in
athletic sports are familiar with, was
about the most conspicuous man in the
crowd that gathered in the streets of Car
son to-day to discuss the big battle of to-
morrow. Davies hair is now as white as
a sn owball, and when asked why the
strange change in his hirsute adornment,
the "Parson'' smiled and in his own
pleasant way said:
"Why, my dear fellow, all animals of
the high orlow creation change to white
in snow-clad countries"
l found the "Parson'' as affable and as
willing as ever to chat on matters sp ortive.
When put to him the question that is
being put by everybody, who do you
think will win the battle?" he did not
hesitate a second in answering: "Why,
there is only one man in the game, and
that man name is James J. Corbett. l
could not have answered you had 1 not
seen the gentleman, and pledge you my
word that l have never seen an athlete
-oarsman, boxer or sprinter-in better
form to contest for life, if neces-
sary, than is the Californian to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

senior at the depot and drove him out to
the springs, where they found Jim busy
entertaining number of friends from all
over the States. For each and every one
the big fellow had pleasant greeting and
a cheerful confident word. In fact. Cor
bett never seemed in better spirits since
he began training than he did on this, the
eve of the contest which carries with it
the future of the winner both as to fame
and fortune.
Fitzsim mons visitors had to wait some
time before he put in an appearance at
the ranch, as Bob was making hay while
the sun shone and taking advantage of
the bright spell to do some jogging along
the road. When he returned and had had
a rundown he was in evidence, and his
conversation showed just as much faith
in his winning star as his rival displayed.
This overwhelming confidence on both
sides is bit of puzzle to all the sports.
1t is undoub btedly genuine in Bob and Jim,
and tends to still further shake up the
ideas of any one who is inclined to waver
about picking the winner.
If the victory had to be decided by the
amount OF confidence ente rtaIned by the
Ilvdio, tnC JCiCICO WOui0 AZ VII
harder task than that which will be under
taken by Referee George Siler tomorrow,
and the contest would probably be pro-
longed to q much greater degree than is
locke for under Queensberry rules. The
prevailing opinion seems to be that the
duration will be limited to fifteen rounds.
Judging by the betting, this number is
the fovorite, while under ten rounds comes
in as second choice. No one is inclined to
think that the battle will be along one.
The Interpretation OF the rules, which
allows hitting in clinches and on tho
breakaways, appears to account in great
measure for the popular idea of short
fight. Dan Stuart, it is evident, assumes
with the majority, since he has put on the
two smaller fights to follow the big event.
The betting remained about the same
to-day. There is plenty of Corbett money
in sight, but Fitzsimmons cash is not
forthcoming in sufficient quantity to make
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the pencilers change the odds from 6I to
III on the Californian. Paris mutuals with
Coibett, Green ana Hawkins as the pick
OF the combinations were very slow, and
there were scarcely any buyers for Fitz-
simmons, Smith and Flaherty.
1t was not quite the day of rest at the
camps that was anticipated, although both
men let up considerably and dispensed
with the sparrlng end of the programme
entirely.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

Corbett played three games of handball
and then took turn at the ypunchina bag
in the morning. Light footwork in the
handball curt followed, and then Jim was
rubbed down. After he was dressed he
received callers and stood chatting out
side the court for nearly half an hour.
Corbett was in cheerful mood and
seemed much pleased at the number OF
his visitors. Among those who drove out
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The Van Buren press., 1897-07-10
STORIES AND SKETCHES.
Life as They Live It III tho Rocky
Creok Country.
The Plain American Boy and the
Watermelon Nine-"The Most Po-
iltsst Man"-The Time to
Have Fits.

Hit is one of the most strangest
things in the round discovered world
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-10
PROGRESS IN SURGERY.
A New French Method Which May Do
ANYny with Amputntion.

A new method due to Dr. Reclus was
recently described before the French
congress Of surgery, by which, 1t Ia
claimed, n large proportion of limbs
now amputated can be saved. Whatever
the extent or gravity of the LESSONS, DR..
Reclus does not amputote the injured
limb, but wraps it in antiseptic sub
stances, by an embalming process. leav-
ing nature to separate the dead from
the living tissues. This method is less
fatal than surgical exaresis, and pre-
serves for the patient, If not the entire
limb, q much larger part than amputa-
ton would have left.
After the skin has been washed and
cleansed from all fatty substances by
ether, jet of hot water GO to G. degrees
c. Gao TO IA degrees), but not higher,
is used to irrigate all the injured sur.
faces and penetrate the hollows and de-
tached parts of the wound. This re-
moves clots and washes away foreign
bodies, together with heterogeneous.
At this temperature hot water is anti.
septic; il is hemostatic (blood-stanch-
ing). and helps TO compensate for the
loss of heat from bleeding. Results
obtained are said to be remarkable
Chicago Inter Ocean.