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The record-union., 1897-02-01
P0MPADOUR jim CONFIDENT.
SAYS HE Is FIT TO FIGHT WITH
OUT TRAINING.
Prociaims Himself Champion of the
World and Says He Will Whip
FitZSimmonS.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 31.-James
Corbett stood in his dressing room a !
the theater here this afternoon just be-
fore going on surrounded by a crowd
of newspaper men. Slowly raising his
arms, and bringing out the muscles of
his neck, back and chest till they
strained the skin, he said:
Il am ready to step into the ring to
day and fight any man in the world for
the pugilistic championship. L am in
the finest condition and do not need
any training at all. I am ready for the
ring now
He was stripped to the skin, and the
healthy glow showed that he was IN
perfect physical condition
Il need no training" he went on to
say. Il am ready for the ring any
time. l never was in better condition
in all my life. If the fight was to be
here, or anywhere in this region. so
that L need not get used to the climate,
| could go into the ring without an
other bit of care. OF course | shall
have to get used to the altitude in Ne
vada, and that Will take a little time
and training. But it viii not be as
difficult now as it would be in the sum
mer time"
Corhett was dressing for his part in
his play
The whole burden of it is on me-"
he said. 1--WE close our season here this
week and then l shall be Free
'Will you do your training here?'-
asked the reporter.
There is no place fit for it, Cor
he a1 h1If cha1
walks and play handban. There is the
greatest game you ever saw. [ think
it is the finest out. 1t uuickens vo,,r
eye. makes you use your muscles and
trains you all over. But there is really
no fit place here for the little training
I require
Continuing Corbett said: "AH I've
got to say is that l am going into the
ring to whip F'itzsimmons. If he has
any new tricks let him show them in
the ring"
You don't anticipate any trouble
with him?"
Why. no. none at all. It's this way
with Fitzsimmons. He's the only un-
lucky pugilist in the world and I've got
to lick him. and I'll do it,
Il shall be here all this week and
then will go to Frisco for a rest of a
week or two with the folks. There I
will be Joined by my brother Joe. who
will be my sparring partner during ny
training. We will go out into Nevada
and train lightly for some time till the
day Of the fight. And that's all there
is about IT." he added hastily. as he
rushed on to the stage to respond Ia
the roars of applause which came from
the packed house. Corbett made
speech before the curtain. He said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: 7 thank Won
for this reception. All that 7 have to
say is that / am champion of the WORLD
/ am going into the ring to defend the
title and / am going to win"
The house agreed with him apparent
ly, for it nearly raised the roof with
applause.
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Hearne said: The province of the the
alter is TO do good, but greed upon the
one side and the vicious tastes on
the other have somewhat corrupted the
purpose of the theater The theater is
a factor of society just as much so as
is the church, and in spite of all the
stigma that is attached to it and all
the vice and pernicious power it is
charged with it is still an educator, and
its influence is for good and not for
evil. The church and the theater should
work together. l claim they have stood
too long apart; that for the good of
the race they should join hands at
once and aid each other to free man
kind.
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A CLUMSY FORGERY.
The Letter PurpOrting to be Written
by f1ckinIey.

CLEVELAND, Jan. 81. - A special
from Canton says the letter purporting
to have been written by President
elect Mckinley advising that the in
auguration ball be abandoned and the
funds set apart for that purpose de-
voted to charity is a clumsy forgery.
The letter is believed to have been con-
cocted in Washington, but the purpose
of the forgery is not clear, for the
reason that no fund is raised for the
Inauguration ball, the expense Of that
function being met from the proceeds
of the sale of tickets. An investigation
is being quietly conducted by some Of
Mr. McKinley's friends, though he is
not interesting himself in the matter,
and if the forger is found he will be
exposed, If not punished.
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THE THEATER AS IT is.
James A. Hearne Lectures in Kansas
City Church on 1t.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 31.-Before the
richest congregation in this part of the
country this evening James A Hearne,
actor and playwright, delivered a lee
ture on THE Theater as 1t Is"
The lecture was one of series Of pop
ular discussions which have been run
ming at the First Congregational
Church, of which DR.. Henry Hopkins,
Ii. d, a relative of the founder of the
John Hopkins University. is pastor.
The greatest interest had been
aroused by the announcement of the
lecture. and the audience that greeted
Mr. Hearne was probably the largest
in numbers that ever gathered at
church edifice in this city Hearne,
with his Shore Acres" company, is
making tour of the West
In the course Of his address Mr.
The record-union., 1897-02-01
PREPARING FOR TROUBLE.
A Commission to the Black Sea to
Inspect the Russian Fleet.

LONDON, Jan. 31.-A dispatch to the
Times" from st. Petersburg says it is
reported in naval circles that a COM
mission under Admiral Avelin will
shortly go TO the Black Sea for the pur-
pose of inspecting the fleet there
The Russian squadron at Piraeus will
also be examined for the purpose of
ascertainfng if everything is in readi-
ness in case action should be necessary
as an outgroWth Of the Turkish
troubles. 1t is stated that the COM
mission Will carry sealed orders.
The record-union., 1897-02-01
THE VISITING COMMITTEE.
They Go to Galveston and inspect the
JettieS.

GALVESTON (Tex), jan 81
Twelve members of the River and Har-
Dor Congressional Committee left Hous-
ton by train this morning
At Clinton, a few miles out from
Houston, steamers We're taken and the
party went down Buffalo Bayou to
Morgan'S Point. There the party
allghted and a sumptuOus dinner was
served. From Morgan's Point the party
came into Galveston by train At Gal
weston the party took a steamer TO visit
the jetties. The party will leave to-
morrow mOnring for Nelasco.
The record-union., 1897-02-01
WHY THEY WERE KILLED.
The British Visited the King oil
Benin at the Wrong Time.

LONDON, Jan. 31.-A dispatch from
Brass West Africa, says it has learned
there that the origin of the recent mas
sacre by the King Of Benin of the Brit
ish expedition under Consul General ]
II. Phillips is found in the fact that the
King was performing a ceremony In
volving the annual butchery of slaves
and that he did not want any white
men present at the time On this ac-
The record-union., 1897-02-01
The Last Chapter.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 31.-By the cap
ture Of George Taylor al Hanford, Cal.
the last chapter in one of the most
atrocious murders in Missouris history
has been begun. Requisition papers
return here of the noted murderer and
death on the scaffold, which awaits
Taylor, will doubtless rapidly bring TO
viii be gotten out Immediately for the
a close the Meeks' family horror
The record-union., 1897-02-01
Snow i'm Texas.

DALLAS CTex), Jan 31.-Last night
and this morning snow fell over North
East and West Texas, varying in depth
from one to three inches. The weather
mas moderated within the past few
days and the snow is rapidly disappear
ing. Crops are uninjured
The record-union., 1897-02-01

count Consul General Phillips and the
officers accompanying him were
slaughtered without mercy. This an
nual killing of the slaves is a custom
which has prevailed for many years in
Benin City.
The King of Benin calls it mailing
his father" On account of the custom
and other murderous ha bits of the ma
tives Benin City has been called "the
city of blood -
The record-union., 1897-02-01
THE LATEST PRIDE
OF A PEERLESS NAVY
Strikes on a Sunken Ledge ia the Della
ware River.
Bad Accident to the New Cruiser
Brooklyn.

Forced From Her Anchorage by the
Ice Gorge, She Tried to Go Down
to the Cramps Yard for Better
and Safer Anchorage, and through
an Error of the Pilots She Ran on
the Rocks and Damaged Her Outer
Compartments.
The record-union., 1897-02-01
NICARAGUA CANAL
BILL DISCUSSION.
1t Hlll Occupy the First Half Of the
Week.
Morgan Is Anxious to Get 1t to a
Vote.

The Bankruptcy Bill VIII Probably
Have the Next Right of Way, Bar
ring Appropriation Bills and Com
ference Reports-Gibson Will An
tagonize Lodges immigration Bill
appropriation Bills Will Occupy
the Time of the House.
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Weather Forecast.
Northern California-Rain Monday; fresh
southeasterly winds.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-01-28
COOLEST DAY IN IS YEARS.
More Than ~ Below in Chicago. Many
FAMILIES Freezing to Death.

According 10 the records OF tho weather
bureau Sunday was tho coolest day in
Chicago in % years At no time since the
Chica- o station has been established has
there been solow a maximum temperature
recorded. II was a steady cold. There was
n variation of but 4 degrees in the II hours
from 6 o'clock in the morning until tho same
hour In the evening. At 3 o'clock p. M, the
signal service reported ~ below. On the
street ii was several degrees below that.
The coolest weather Of the winter thus far
was experienced ut st. Paul, Mimi, Saturday
night and Sunday, the mercury beng away
down in the minus figures, from 20 10 81 de-
crees below, thermometers varying in differ
ent parts OF tho city.
Other stations reported rs follows: Helena,
II below; Bismarck and Winnipeg, a below
Huron, 70 below. and Duluth. IL below.
Specials from Rochester, NJ nm, say that
Sunday was the coolest for many years, the
thermometer ut noon indicating 20 below,
and tho severe cold was intensified by Il
twenty-ilve-milc gale from the northwest.
Bismarck, n. D., reports n severe blizzard
prevailing Mi day, with tho mercury 81 be-
low zero and Il high wind. 1t IL tho worst
storm OF the season for the stock men, and
the losses will probably be heavy. owing to
the low temperature. The first trains for the
east for three days arrived.
Al Waterloo, Ia., Sunday was the coolest
of the season. The mercury was % below
zero In the morning and 10 below at noon.
The railroads suffered from the snow, and
trains were late several hours on oil roads.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-01-28
NEWSY NOTES.

Robert q. Ingersoll has abandoned law for
the lecture platform.
Romulus Cotell, tho murderer OF the Stone
family at Akron, o., will plead guilty In the
second degree.
Tho State of chihuahua, Mexico, has pro-
hibited bull-ilghts, priae-fights and cock
fights. Severe penalties are provided.
BY the explosion OF the great furnace, at
Wellston. Ohio, John Kirby, aged 20 years;
John Matin and James Waddle, aged q.
were terribly burned and cannot live. Weak
ness OF the breast Of the furnace was the
cause.
The British steamer Salisbury, from Port
r cath TO Newport, has been In collision
with an unknown steamer about four miles
from llfracombe, Devonshire. The latter is
supposed to have been sun with u crew OF
about 20 men.
There has been q severe storm in the gulf
Of Cadiz, and "a fishing boats have been lost
near San Lucar.
judgment for Ssi, 900 in favor OF the
Worlds Columbian Exposition Company
was given In Judge Burko's court ut Chic.
ago against the Ferris Wheel Company. The
Judgment IL for the Worlds Fair Company's
share of the gate receipts during tho exposl-
ton.
The Jail at Jacksonville, Ca, was broken
open between midnight and daylight Friday
and the two negroes, Willis White and Chas
Forsyth, implicated In the assassination OF
Mrs. Rowland at Adams Park, were taken
out aud hanged to the same limb and tho
bodies afierward riddled with bullets.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-01-28
LATEST IEIs VR0M WASHINGTON
OVER cLEveLAND's VETO.
A xenbsr Fs,esa Gu. By 1hurbsr i
Revengsd.

Friday was private bill day in the house
and most OF the time was consumed with
small bills. The bill to provide for holding
terms OF the United States court OF the east
ern district Of Texas at the town OF Beau
mont was passed over the presidents veto
by a vote of i4i to 6s. Incidental to the dis
cussion Mr.. Cooper Of Texas declared the
president vetoed the blllthrough q misappre-
hension. He explained the necessities which
existed Tor the enactment of the measure.
lie said the first objection to the bill that he
had ever heard OF came from the President.
lie recounted. as he said with some humilia-
ton, that he had several times called upon
Mr.. Cleveland to present tho reasons why il
should be signed or TO meet any objections
which the president might raise. but he had
beea denied admission TO MIR. Cleveland. On
the occasion OF his last visit no said no had
been informed by Private Secretary Thurber
that IL would los useless for him 10 SEQ the
president rs Mr.. Cleveland ~ already made
up his mind &c veto the bill.
Mr.. Cooper's remarks about his inability
to get access to Mr.. Cleveland drew from
Mr. Grosyenor n half humorous, half sar-
castle commentary upon the obstacles which
hedsed the White House. Mr.. Grosvenor
said that 1t surprised hin 10 hear that ut any
time within the past three years any ~self-Ie-
specting representatiN q Of a respectable con-
stiturncy would even make application at
the White house. Three years ago the pre-
sent occupant of the White House had been
represented as having issued an order that
no senator or representative should present
himself In erson until he had bowed at the
seat OF the private secretary and communi-
Gated 10 that august parsonage his desires
and received the sanction of that person.
Mr.. Grosyenor recalled tn" fnct that when
that order was issued one Of the representa-
tives VI IN Ohio constituency swore he
wonld never again seek TO see tho president
Of he United States. "And he never did,"
continued Mr.. Grosvenor. 'And | desire TO
say that my constituency never commissions
ed me to p~ercolate my business with the exc
cutIve through the clay Of a private sccre-
tafy, 1t now appears that the president
has made a mistake. 1t is unfortunate that
ne excludes members of congress and fences
himself about wi h a skirmlsh line Of such
moderate capacity. i am sorry these re-
marks are made too late to do any good.
They should have been made several years
ago"
"Do you think the next occupant of the
White House will do beiter?n asked Mr.. Dal-
zelI, quiz2ically.
II cant speak for the next administra-
tion." replied Mr.. Grosyenor, smiling. ~
can only express the hope that never again
will an administration refuse ready access 10
the representatives. of the people. The peo-
pie are greater than any executive" APP
plausc.
The vote was then taken. Two-thirds
having voted, in the Affirmative, l44 to Is.
the bill was passed over the veto OF the presi-
dent,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-01-28
ALL AGREED ON COERCION.
Salisbury Brought the Powers to Consent
10 His Turkish Program.

The official correspondence concerning
the reforms In Turkey shows that on Sep
TENDER % Lord Salisbury proposed that the
covers take measures to enforce their pro-
posals and that in the event of unwillingness
on the part oil any power to assume its share
in coercive measures. that power should not
oppose the action of any other. Austria gave
her assent without qualification, and Germany
asscnted with the proviso that any coercive
action taken by the powers against Turkey
must be unanimous and that the integrity Of
the Ottoman Empire must DO maintained.
Italy gave her absolute assent 10 the propos-
al, but Russia objected to anv scheme which
involved the application OF coercion. In re-
ply, Lord Salisbury expostulated with the
Russian Minister saying that it would be use
less for the powers to make further concert
ed representations to the Porte In regard to
reforms unless they were prepared to en-
force their proposals..
On November "A. M. Shishkin wrote to
Lord Salisbury. saying that the Gar had
agreed to consider the question of coercion
II tho Sultan should prove recnlcitrant and
the other powers were unanimous In favor
Of rcsorting to coercion. About the end OF
December, France gave a similar assent to
measures of coercion, and the governments
Of Russia, Austria and Italy reatirmed their
their adhesion ~ that plan OF action.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-01-28
IKE LATEST NEWS FROM CUBL.
WORSE THAN INDIA.
scourges That Ravsge Cuba a Greater Men
ace 10 the United States

hdispateh from Havana says: There are
are now 2,063 cases Of smallpox in Havana
At GuannJay. in Pinar del Rio, which has
only 10000 inhabitants, there are 4G7 cases.
Yellow fever and malaria are also ravaging
the country, and 1t may be safely affirmed
that the sanitary condition OF Cuba Is II far
greater danger 10 the United States than the
much feared huboLic plague Of ludia. Cuba
Is close T. our COSTS and there Is daily COM
nrnicdtion betwecn the islaad ana the main
land.
At the end OF March the depressing warm
weather begins here, and then diseases OF a
contagious nature spread twice US fast ~
during The winter. Cuba Is now a focus Of
disease and may becomea source Of danger
20 the whole world.
The smallpox vas introduced 10y the 200,-
OC0 soldier, from Spain. TIT Spanish com
mon people axe not clcanly IL their habits,
aud moreover, they come in Cuba crowded
10y thousands IN the dirty steamers Of the
CompaEi, Trans Atlantic, in which no we'll
bred American would tIaycl II he could pos
sih!y h"lo Il. Under such conditions these
soldiers land I'm Havana, whore there is no
sewerage system.
There is no hope Of any Improvement in
this state Of things under Spanish domina-
ton. The municipal laws no not allow the
city council 10 take any steps In tho matter
without authorization from the captain gem
cral, who must fix his signature to any loan
raised 10y sanitary worAs. and furthermore.
the municipalities ara all In the hands OF
Spaular -, most Of whom have not the least
notion Of hys!cnic requirements.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-01-28
SPANISH GUNBOAT TAKEN.
Cubals Capture and Hurn One of the
Enemy's Vessels,

Tho Spanish gunboat Cometa has been
captured and burned by insurgents, accord
ing TO Havana adviccs. Tho Cometa has
been patrol ing the coast near Cardcnas, and
was accustomed to anchor at night of Sierra
Moreno. The E]uuboat lay clos, in shore and
Tuesday might was attacked by insurgents,
who used Il twelve pound Hotchkiss gun.
The COmu,a was rruck several times and tho
insurgents, putting II In boats, boarded the
vessel. 4 desperate hnud-tO-hand fight fol-
lowed on the CumctH's deck, the Insurgents
using their muchctc. with deadly effect
Finally, after the Spanish commander and
half HIS crew had been killed, the survivors
|furrerdered. The insurgents, afte. sending
the prisoners ashore anI removing aii the
arms ind ammunition, fired the Comcta,
which was soon destroyed. When the news
Of the ailHir reached Havana it was suppress
ed by Spanish authorities. who sent cruisers
90 Sierra Moreno to investigate Officers of
the cruisers reported that they found no
trace OF tho CUmeta, and now the Spanish
authorities have spread tho story that she
was lest IN IL storm.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-01-28
Mingo's $4,000 Fire.

Fire destroyed all hut ono building OF an
entire block in the business portion OF Mingo
Junction, Ohio, about midnight Thursday;
also the City Hall on the opposite side of the
street. The lo-s will foot up $4,000. The
fire originated from "A detective iiuc IN Ed
McNeal's butcher shop, and destroyed the
double twO-story frame IN which was the
butcher shop md Charles Hanna's barber
shop; the two-story frame owned and occu-
pied by John Scanlou us "a saloon and resi-
denre; two-story double frame occupied by
Robert McElroy; franc block occupied by
Henry Becker; two-st"ry block occupied by
". Z. Pelly; frame building occupied by Mrs.
Lucins; l.. :. Dadosky's tailor shop, William
MckeeIs butcher shop, Lon Carson's bakery,
d. II. Simpson, icwclry store, and the build
ing occupied 10y john Stecn. Tn City Hall
was occupied 10y the Chess Club, Mayors Of
fee and pool room. The Steubenville FIRE
department was sent down.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-01-28
BUTCHERED SICK CUBANS.
spaniards Attack an Insurgent Hospital
and Show No Mercy to Inmates.

One OF the principal hospitals OF the Gu
bans, located in the Sieuanea mountains,
near Cieniuegos, was captured last week by
Spanish troops. The Cuban soldiers wero
finally compelled TO give way. and the ma
jority OF them were mercilessly cut down
10y the Spaniards. A few escaped.
The hospital, once reached, was attacked
on all sides. DR.. Sober, the patriot surgeon,
came out waving u white flag and bearing
the insignia of the Rcd Cross TO ask for
mercy. lie was met by a volley OF Spanish
bullets, and fell wounded. He was dis
patched a few minutes later by the machcte.
A sick American in one OF tho buildings,
assisted by two wounded Cubans, raised the
stars and stripes. This net iniuriated the
Spanish commander, and was made the sig
nal for u general charge. The work Of
Spanish b~ayonets and machetes was snort
and bloody. Not a prisoner was taken; not
even women nurses were spared. The gov
ernmcn commander, before retiring from
the scene Of his ''virtory.n set fire to the
hospital and surrounding buildings, burn
ind them down over the bodies of the VIC
Tins.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-01-28
THE CAPTURE OF SANTA CLARA.
Story csnArnsi By two EnglisAnsn-Thsy
Say 1soso 10 Recovering.

A dispatch from City OF Mexico says: Va
rious travellers just arriving from Cuna con-
firm the capture OF Santa Clara by the Gu
bans, and also bring news that the insur-
gents have been AShting In the near vicinity
of Havana, and, "A few days ago, wrecked a
passenger train within two miles OF that
city.
Two youn: Enclishmen, direct from Cuba,
Harry l.. York and Lee A. Hervey, have
reached the City OF Mexiro. after having
passed several weeks in Cuba with the in-
sursent army part OF tue time, and the re-
mainder with h Spanish troops. Hervey
had received a shot through the left arm.
They are preparing Il report for Senator
Cameron, which Will be forwarded to wash
ington In q few days. The Cubans are not
IN wnnt Of men, but money, ammunition and
medicine. There are not over 300 Cubans,
while the Sp .niHrls and volunteers now
numucr 2S5,UOO men, mostly very young and
not good lighting material.
The CuOnns are relying on being favored
10y Mckinley, ana expect Immediately on his
Inauguration he will recognized their belii-
gereEcy, il not their Independence.
Herycy gives a graphic account of the cap
ture OF Santa Cara 10y the insurgents, where
the utmost gailaniry was displayed, tho
Spaniards being overcome by the maInin-
cent valor OF tho patriots. Herycy says ii
was told to him In the Cuban camp that
Maceo had his lower jaw shot away, but was
alive IN" recuperatiug.
Gen. Gomez is no, treating for peace, and
although there is II peace party among the
Cubans, it Is a small one.
The capture OF the town Of Acutec by the
Cutans was n brilliant piece of work. Three
thousand Spaniards held the place, but the
Cubans SHOWED better genrraiship.
At Santa Clara the Cubans took and held
the town just long enough to ruin II. Hervey
does not consider there is any decided pros
pect oil victory for either side.