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JEFFRIEs AND coRBETT.
The PreIiminaries Probably Will Be
Settled on Friday.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-While Billy Bra
dy will not admit it, the fact is known
that Jim Corbett and Jim Jeffries are to
meet next Friday to make match. Brady
said yesterday that he would cover Cor
belts forfeit of $1,000 in few days. Cor
bett said yesterday:
Il am willing to bet $1,000 that 1 make
the match. The fact that / have agreed
to have 1t take place inside of four months
is proof of my sincerity, isn't it? l don't
want to advertise myself. / am anxious to
fight, and that is all there is to it,
Brady. when questioned by the reporter,
said: THE fight is as good as arranged.
l do not know when it will come off. But
you can rest assured it will take place be-
fore next summer.
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THOs. J, OWEN, Auctioneer, s1s st. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF Two-STORY BRICK
DWELLING. SITUATE No. 625 MASSACHu-
SEIrS AyENI-E NnRTHE

TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO STORY BRICK
DWELLING, SITUATE No. 625 MASSACHu-
SETS AVENUE NORTHEAST
By virtue of a deed OF trust given TO AMI
recorded in Liber 1896, folio 4Is, OF the land
records Of the District Of Columbia, and at the
request OF the parties secured We will sell at
public auction in front of the premises
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 90 1890. at O'CLOCK
p NJ. the following described property, situate
in the city of Washington, District OF Column
bia. and known and distinguished lot num-
bered 80, in C. W. Kings subdivision of part
of original lot numbered 8, in square numbered
$50. according TO the plat OF said subdivision
as the same appears of record in the office of the
Surveyor for the District OF Columbia in Subdi-
vision Book numbered Il, at page l6i, together
with the improvements thcreon.A
Terms OF sale: ope-third cash, the balance in
one and two years from date of sale. secured
by deed Of trust on the property, notes to
bear interest at the rate of per cent per au-
num- or all cash. at the option of the purchaser.
A deposit of 500 required at the time OF sale.
All conveyancing. stamps, etc. at the cost of
the purchaser. Sale 10 be closed within fifteen
days from day of sale. ii not the trustees re-
seize the right to resell al the cost OF the de-
fauiting purchaser.
JOSEPH R. EDISON.
CHARLES B. BAILEY,
mol, 10, Is. 1s-em Trustees.
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CLAM BUTTONS.
A New Industry JON the Banks OF
the Mfssfssippi.
(From the Chicago Chronicle.)

From the Chicago Chronicle.)
Ever since the white man settled along
the banks of the Mississippi River the
small boy has found pleasure in hunting
for fresh water clans. OF all the dozen or
more varieties none have acquired the fame
of that one known to the hunter as mig
ger head" Now, the boy, until within a
few years-less than half score in fact
never knew that the shell of this clam was
worth much more than the bitter and
stringy flesh. He did not realize that when
he smashed the shell to get at the clam
he was destroying commercial commodity
worth from $4 to SIS a ton. Yet such
was the case.
Several Of the varieties found In the big
river and its numerous sloughs are useful
in the manufacture Of buttons. Others
which lack the requisite thickness for but
ton work can be and are used In making
the pearl covers for pocketbooks ;and
prayerbooks. Today the small boy is not
alone in his predatory descents upon the
truculent clam. For be 1t known that
Mr.. Clam is savage OF habit, and will bite
upon an iron hook. and decline to loose his
hold even If withdrawn from his native
element.
Six or seven years ago an expert button
maker from Vienna, the birthplace Of the
industry. was guest on . Mississippi Riv-
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GOSSIP OF THE GRIDIRoN.

One of the biggest football games ever
played in this city is scheduled for this af-
ternoon on the Georgetown campus bstween
the Varsity and Dickinson College.
The Georgetown boys are backing their
team to win and they will be bankrupt
crowd if the game results in defeat for
the Varsity.
Dickinson has many advantages over the
local boys. In weight she averages five
pounds heavier. while she has had whole
seasons practice against the strong college
teams of the North.
The lineup for this afternoons match
will be as follows:
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.
Business Boys Were No Match for
the EaSterns,

Business Boys Were No Match for
the Easterns.
The Eastern High School defeated the
afternoon in a weli-played game, by the
score of "a to 6. The Business put up a
plucky game, but could not gain much
against their better trained opponents.
Since the Easterns have been under the
charge of Mr.. Hilton, who has coached
five championship teams in the West and
played on the Orange Athletic Club the
team has undergone great Improvement.
He is one of the best coaches the High
School has ever had. The star playing OF
Kennedy, right half-back OF the Easterns.
was the feature of the game. His seventy
yards run for a touchdown reminded one
of the days of Soc Maupin. McCardell
played brilliant offensive game for East
ern until an unfortunate collision reiife1
him in favor of Fleharty. who is half-back
on the Second Easterns. He proved
strong substitute Walsh, balf-back on
the Business, bucked the Eastern line for
heavy gains. Kerr made a long run on a
forward pass and was magnificently tack
led by Bradley. In the first half Castell
kicked OFF for the Easterns and the ball
went TO them on downs. Heavy gains by
McCardell and Kennedy brought the ba
to Business five-yard line, when Kennedy
was showed over for a touchdown five min
utes from start of play. Bradley kicked
goal. Score, to 0. in favor of Eastern
High School.
Kerr kicked to Kennedy and after four
downs the ball went to Business High
School on downs. By steady line bucking
Dodge was sent over for touchdown.
Kerr kicked goal. Score, 6 to 6. McCar-
dell scored second touchdown for Eastern
in this half again; Bradley kicked goal
Score. IL to 6.
In the second half, Kerr kicked to Nc
Murtrie and by steady line rushes carried
the ball 10 the seventy-yard line. kenne-
dy was sent through tackle and made a
brilliant run of seventy yards to touch
down. Bradley kicked goal. Score, Is to 6,
in favor of Easterns. Kerr kicked TO Ken
nedy and the Eastern High School, after
several clever end runs, pushed Casteii
over for a touchdown and Bradley kicked
goal, after which time was called with the
final score "a to for the Easterns. Marsh
played a good game at quarter.
The lineup:
PuSireSS
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Charges His Son with Arson.

LANCASTER, Pa, Nov 15.-Seven-year
old Walter Taggert is in the county prison
charged with arson on complaint of his
father, who says he tried to set fire to a
track Of woodland belonging to William
McFell, neighbor. The child says his
father set fire to the woods while burning
brush. He will probably be sent to the
House of Refuge unless evidence is pro-
duced to bear out his story.
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HONOR TO EUGENE FIELD.
A st. Louis Public School to BE
Named for the Poet.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 15.-The largest and fin
est district public school in ST. Louis, to be
erected on Taylor Avenue and Olive Street,
will be named after Eugene Field. the poet
who was born and who spent the early part
OF his life in St. Louis.
This action was decided upon by the
board Of education last night.
The evening times., 1899-11-15
HURLED FROM A ROOF.
Four WOrkmen Hadly Injured b,
Falling Into Debris.

CANAL DOVER, Ohio. Nov. 15.-At the
works of the Reeves Iron Company yester-
day four men were, working on a roof,
which gave way, and they were hurled a
distance of thirty feet and buried beneath
an avalanche of debris.
Henry Weigand will probably die. Charles
Patton had hip dislocated and leg
broken. John Geiserman fell on piece Of
sharp roofing, cutting deep into and sever
ing arteries. He will probably die. Ed
Myers had three ribs broken and right leg
crushed
The evening times., 1899-11-15
Maryland Miner. Anxious.

CUMBERLAND, Md, Nov. 15.-The ap-
plicants for mining inspector, which pays
81. 500 a year, will be very numerous. The
appointment will be made from among the
miners. 1t is said that there is
hardly a Democratic miner in the region
who is not working for the place.
The evening times., 1899-11-15

A very one-sided contest was the foot
ball game yesterday afternoon on Kendall
Green between the Gallaudet Reserves and
the Emerson Institute, which resulted in an
easy victory for the Reserves, the final
score being so to o. From the start the Re-
serves had everything their own way. and
went around and through the line, or kicked
the ball wherever they pleased.
The evening times., 1899-11-15
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notes you desire. running from to twelve
months. You only pay for the use OF money for
the length Of time you carry it. If you have q
loan with some other company we will pay it
of and advance you more money if desired. Rates
cheerfuly given and no cost to you unless loan
is made Loans made anywhere in the District
CAR and get rates. Front roor, first foor, Sci
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while 1t also has been very successful on
the road. The cast to be seen here is de-
scribed as an exceptionally strong one and
includes such people as Aubrey Boucicault,
Marie Wainwright, Alice Judson. jeanette
Lowry, Thomas H. Burns, Dore Davidson,
z. slIovat Frazer, and Charlotte Mortimer.
The evening times., 1899-11-15

Managers Norris and Smith, of the Gal
laudet and Georgetown College teams, had
a long discussion yesterday in regard to
arranging another game between their
teams. Neither of these gentlemen would
give out any news in reference to the game.
but it is TO be supposed that another match
will be played, and as both teams have an
open date on the 25th of this month, 1t is
quite probable that the game will be ar
ranged for that date.
There is no reason why the Young Mems
Christian Association should not have a
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Business.

Kennedy. right half back. Walsh tcipt)
McCardeIl & Fleharty. left half-baek
Loughr an.
Castell .....fuil back. Dodge
Referee Mr.. Andree, Of Gailaudei; um-
pire, Mr.. Hall, Gallaudet; timekeeper. Mt.
Smith, of Cornell; linesmen, Mr. Eastman
E. H. s., Mr.. Ryan, b. H. S. Twenty-Five
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who is equally confident of beating me,
can not give a definite idea of how he
means to do it. No man can go in the
ring and say he will accomplish a GER
tain thing in a certain way, and all this
talk of knocking out in one round or
two rounds is pure bOsh. / believe l
will beat Fitz and be the next champion
because 1 am in splendid condition and
feel a premOnittOn of victory 1 know
1 am up against good man and that
he possesses the prestige of numerous
victories in the ring, and yet my con-
fidence is born of conscious strength
and skill.
L have this much to say: If Fitz
wins the fight there will be no kicking
from Jim Jeffries- He has given me a
fair chance and if I fail to take advan-
tage of it it is my own fault. My
friends may feel secure in the belief
that I will do my best at all times and
that [ will win if 1 can"
OPINIONS OF EASTERN SPORTS
MEN.
Opinions from some of the local
sportspsun ere expressed today as fol-
lows:
Tom O'Rourke-I think Jefrries will
win and that it will be d great fight.
Sam Austin-JeffrieS Will surely beat
Fitzsimmons. His youth and strength
will be responsible for his Voctory.
Jack Adler-No one but Fitzsimmons.
He should win in a few rounds.
Mike Padden-Fitzsimmon ought to
win in two rounds. L intend to bet on
him.
Pat POwers-It will surely be a great
fight with FitzsimmOns the victor.
Al Smith think Jeffries will be the
winner and that the fight will not last
fifteen rounds.
Connie McVey-I can't see how JEFF
fries can lose. He will surely give lanky
Bob his quietus in less than fifteen
rounds.
Joe Vendig-I expect to see Fitzsim-
mons win quickly, say eight rounds.
Jim Corbett-Jeffries will surely win
and will do the job inside of fifteen
rounds.
Martin DoWling-If Jeffries doesn't
win 1 will be a greatly disappointed
man. He should beat Fitz in less than
fourteen rounds
Billy Brady-Jeffries will win surely.
I look for him to be the next champion.
Honest John" Kelly-I think Jeffries
has an excellent chance with Fitzsim-
mons
George Considine-I think Jeffries will
ing would please me more than to see
the Californian win inside three or four
rounds.
Jack Dougherty-Jeffries will beat
that Australian in jig time. The fight
will not last ten rounds.
Jimmy Wakeley = Fitzsimmons, I
think will get the decision. Jeffries
Billy Delaney-It is Jeffries in walk.
There will be only one in it and it won't
be F'itz.
Dave misunderstanding will be
an easy winner. He is a fighter.
Charlie White-Fitzsimmo will win.
He will carry my money when he enters
the ring.
Dan key-Fitzsimmons is one of
the most consistent performers in the
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READY TO HANG.
Joseph Leach Tired of Life In
Jail.
Ready to Die.
GUILTY OF MURDER.
Killed a Fellow Soldier at Fort
Riley.
Ready to Pay the Penalty For
His Crime.
GUILTY OF MURDER.

Joseph s. Leach. who is confined in
the county Jail awaiting his trial in the
United States district court for murder
in the first degree, today made up his
mind to plead guilty. This means that
he will be sentenced to be hanged, and
the duty of performing the first legal
hanging in the history ofITopeka will
devolve upon United States Marshal
Sterne.
Leach has been in the county jail
since November, 1897, waiting to be
tried. He was a soldier in the regular
army, and the charge against him is
that he murdered one of his comrades
at Fort Riley. His trial was postponed
from time to time to give an abundant
opportunity to both sides to prepare
for the trial. Then the war came on
and for a time it looked as though
there might never be any witnesses to
appear against Leach, as the soldiers
VINO We're to appear against him We're
ordered to different parts of the globe
some to Manila, others to Porto Rico
and Cuba
Nearly all of them are now back in
the United States, and others can be
reached at Matanzas, Cuba. so that it
was expected that he would be tried at
the term of federal court now sitting
in Leavenworth. He was taken over
to Leavenworth Monday, but his at
torneys requested that the trial be
again continued, as they We're not en-
tireIy ready for it.
Leach was brought back to Topeka
and put into the Shawnee county Jail
again. Last night he became angry at
Julius Bake, another prisoner, and at
tempted to brain him with a heavy
bottle. Jailer Lawson shot a little to
one side of Leach, but it was close
enough to frighten him into obedience,
and he allowed himself to be locked up
in a separate cell.
Today Leach called Lawson to his
cell and asked him to summon some of
the federal officials to the Jail as he
wanted to plead guilty He had become
tired of staying in Jail and had made
up his mind that there is no hope for
him AS his trial has been again post
poned he will have another long wait
in Jail If matters continue as they have
been To stop this and to end the ag-
ony, he made up his mind to go to the
gallows.
Jailer Lawson notified United States
Marshal Sterne of Leach's request, AMI
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Miss Burrows, Amsterdam, Mo-, head
hurt.
J. N. .Leggett, Drexel, Mo-, badly cut
J. NJ. Jackson, lingo, Kan, cut about
the head and back hurt
John It. McElhany, Neosho, back hurt.
Fred J. BerkOwitz, New Orleans, an
kle sprained.
Mrs. Berkowitz. bruised about head.
Euell Stoker, Drexell. Mo, hurt in
Melville stoker Rockvai. Kansas
City. about head.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
The wrecked train was due to leave
Kansas City last night at 1880 but it
was nearly o'clock before a start was
made Two miles beyond Grandviev
which is a small station 30 miles south
of Kansas City the train was derailed
by spreading rails, the track having
been damaged by recent severe rains.
The smoker, which contained most Of
the injured and the chair car immed-
lately following were turned on their
side into ditch; the Pullman left the
track but remained upright The engine
and combination baggage and mail car
remained on the tracK
The accident occurred at $3.50 o'clock
during a heavy downpour of rain. The
crew went to work with a will to rescue
the passengers and did heroic duty in
the pouring rain and darkness. Women
and children were first cared for. They
were dragged from the windows of the
under the circumstances. Before all had
been taken out of the chair car fire
started from the stove in the rear end.
The porter of this car earned great
praise by his presence of mind in cut
ting a hole through the roof of the car
quenching the fire and rescuing several
women in immediate danger.
PASSENGERS CRAWL OUT
In the smoker, which was well filed,
passengers were compelled to crawl
cautiously the full length of the car to
the rear door to escape. Exit through
the broken windows was dangerous, the
darkness making it impossible to see a
foot ahead. The scene of the wreck
was in the woods, and there was no
house near enough to which the injured
could be taken. Torches were soon i'm
prOvised and here and there in the dark
ness and rain the dim lights fiuttered
in the hands of their holders scurrying
in every direction to render aid to the
For the immediate care of the hurt
fires were built alongside the tracks and
lent aid to the rescuers and warmth to
the rainsoaked injured. The most SER
lously hurt were cared for in the bag
gage and mail car and in the Pullman.
AS soon as possible word of the wreck
was sent to Grandview and a relief
train was started out from Kansas City.
The train arrived at o'clock a. m
and took back to Kansas City all of the
injured. The most seriously hurt were
conveyed to st. Joseph's hospital while
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can be relied upon to defeat

, ring and can be relied upon to defeat
Jeffries.
The influx of out t-of-town sports is
causing considerable speculation on the
result of the big fight. Many big bets
were made today. Fitz ruling favorite
at odds of from Z to to to L Cor
belts cafe was the scene of many wag-
ers and in every case the money was
put up. Charles Ellingworth put up
$500 to Roger BIghs $3.50 that Fitz
would win. Jim Corbett took the JeffrieS
end in a bet of 81. 400 against 81 800
Fred Block, who says he has a COM
mission of $1,000 to bet on Jeffries, made
bet of 5000 against $4OO that the boiler
maker would win.
There was much ado at the Metro
politan hotel and the Sturtevant house
and many big bets were recorded. Billy
Curran found a taker of $500 against
$500 on Jeffries and Billy Gray bet $500
against $7O0 with Lew Dockstader.
Charley White has $4,000 which he is
willing to place on Fitz at odds of 10
to Z.
OTHER WAGERS MADE
r. H. Brooks wagered Jay Brown
$1,000 to $1,000 on Fitz. The latter has
also $3.50 which he desires to put on
took the short end of $500 to $500 with a
Philadelphian. Jim Young of San Fran
cisco wagered ]. Van Slice of San Jose
$1,000 against $1,000 on Fitz.
Frank Burgess received the follow
ing telegram from Mike Carr at Den
yer last night: Bet for me So. 900 on
Jeffries at any kind of odds. impress
sion here he has a. cinch.' Burgess got
down about 81, 500.
Down on Wall street where Fitzsim-
mons has many admirers, the odds quo
ted on the champion are 800 to SO.
CORBETT DIVULGES SECRETS.
James J. Corbett created a sensation
today by divulging some inner facts
about the prize ring. He said:
The purse between Fitzsimmons and
Jeffries will be divided. 1 don't know
how much money each will get, but
Jeffries will get his share. The exact
divisions of the purse can never be
stipulated in the articles of agreement
Allowances must always be made for
persons.
Now take my fight with Sharkey.
The truth about that has never been
told. After the very unsatisfactory
ending of the encounter the great ma
jority of persons believed that it was
fake, and they cited as proof of their
opinions that the purse was divided. It
would not surprise many persons, how
ever to know that the purse was di-
vided before the fight began.
'On the afternoon of the fight I
bought a safe for $40 and had it taken
up to my house in Harlem. Before the
fight began 1 got 10000, and it went
into that safe. l don't know what Shar-
key got. It's none of my business [
had my money, and then the only thing
1 had to look after was my reputa-
ton.
TT may be a very pleasing delusion
the trouble of training for many weeks
and draw a large crowd and great gate
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