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Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19
TROOPS COMING HOME.
First Regiment Leaves Manila 5anu
 ary 1.

dIS 1.
 MANILA, Dec. 19.-The volunteer reg
 inlrnts will proceed to the United States to be mustered out in practically the
 same order as they arrived in the Philip pine Islands They will be replaced by
 regulars provided by the army bill. The
 Thirty volunteer regiment, which
 is to begin the homeward movement by
 embarking on New Years day, will be brought from the Luguna de Bay dis 1 trict and will sail on the transport Sheri- dan. The women and sick soldiers who were to sail on the Sheridan will leave on the Warren Saturday..
 The Eleventh cavalry, which is to fol low the Thirty-seventh volunteer regi- ment, will be transferred here from CamarineS province and will sail Jan. 10 on the Meade.
 The Thirty-sixth regiment which be- gan service the earliest. in July, 1899, is
 now in the province of Ilocos, but will be transported here soon. The officers of the regular army hold 1 ing commissions in volunteer regiments
 will be retained in the Philippines, and volunteer officers on special duty will be 1 relieved only on the authority of head i quarters.
 | Arms. ammunition, equipment, stores | and animals will be transferred to divi- l Sloi NeaUtiuaFterS excepting lUU llaeS, 1 1OO cartridge belts and 5,O0O rounds of 1 ammunition per regiment. The men will | retain their haversacks and utensils i Volunteers desiring to leave the serv- ! ice and remain i'll the Philippines will be
 allowed to do so. Enlisted natives will 1 be discharged
 1 It is believed that the temporary de- : pletion of many posts and the checking | of operations will result in renewed in surgcnt activity.
 The announcement of the early com mcncement of the transportation home of
 the volunteers caused surprise. General Hughes reports that 21,OOC
 persons in the island of Panay have i sworn allegiance to the United States
 Lieutenant Herbert L. Evans of the 1 Forty fourth volunteer infantry regi
 ment. with 90 men, attacked Dec 1E 1 several hundred boomcn and 50 insur.
 gents armed with rifles, occupying an in { trenched position at Tonoyigan, island | of Cebu. The Americans had three mer
 wounded. and the enemy lost 12 mer 1 killed and many wounded.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19
BASE BALL NOTES.

Tn securing Short Stop Elberfeld and Pitcher Sievers from the Detroit club. Manager Hanlon of the BrOOklynS has made a move that has interested base ball crankS. Will Elberticld diSplacH Dahlen at short field? That is a Ques- ton. Dahlcn not long ago had :l wrangle with the officials of the club over the sleeve buttons that were do- mated to the players of the champion team by d committee of Brooklyn 'rooterS'' Dahlen didn't get his and he promptly accused the ''rooters' and President Ebhetts of -four flushing. Last season Hanlon found fault With Dahlen's work with the stick. although his fielding was superb. ElDerfeld is a little fellow. something after the style of McGraw. He has the reputa- tiOn of being the King ROWdy' of the American league. Because of q vicious assault upon q fellow player last suG;- mer he was suspended by President Ban Johnson. Elherfield has been tried by the Philadelphia and Cincinnati clubs without success, but HanlOn be- lievcS that he is made of the right material and can curb his tempar. Pitcher Sievers is a young giant. T leIt lander and a conner. He has wonder ful curves and q world of speed. Last season Hanlon had no first class left lander but he made ii, his mini to Tor. fy himself in this respect before another campaign. It is said that the Boston club will swap Herman Long for Dahlen.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING
Poor NIel.iden.
New Haven here tonight.

New Haven here tonight.
 What a blow that must have been to Meridcn, to be promised the Spring field aggregation and then to have the plan fall through.
 Why Hot keep young Daily for a sixth man, you managers of the polo team: He would be just the man to jump into the game when Il player was forced 10 quit the floor because of a broken skate or for some other req son..
 Higgins and Whatmough are to come out of the wildS. and the first will go to Clinton and the second to Salem. Fred Doe will miss young Higgins, and there is a pretty good chance of Whatmough leaving big hole to fill.-Pawtucket Times.
 Portland is having hard work to get a rusher. That is all Manager SuI- liyan wants, but he wants this little bad. He might pound the Southeast ern magnates into slicing up some more teams and giving him what he wants. That's the way it worked on Taunton.-Pawtucket Times.
 What snap Waterbury has had with Meriden to be sure. She has met her seven times and each time the Meriden Quintette- went down in de- feat. By the dropping out of Meri- den. Waterbury now takes the rear end position but it is good betting that she won't be long in that place We have a-team now that will make all the players hustle to win and we are out after tEat pennant with a rush.
 New Haven is coming here tonight and il will be one of the Drettiest con- tests that has been seen in the local yin if, Inl will be on the rush line with Griffin and if We don't win that game we will be very much surprised. All we need ed was a fast man with Johnny Griffin to make things warm and now that we have that man we are prepared to make it interesting for that New Ha- ven team.
 If the directors of the National league will now get a hustle on they can make this league a hummer. There are but three towns in the Afaine's league. that are paying. Jump up there and get the Bath and one other good team to quit the league, which must, inevitably go under and place those teams in Meriden and New Britain. With six hustling teams this league would be one of the best that was ever formed.
 tNo ol%el DOt, uIttliS. It looks now as if the predictions that have been made regarding the Maine !, league not lasting until January 1 would not be fulfilled at the rate things are going, the league looks by far t the2sti.ongest of the three and the Natfona1 league players themselves writing fer positions here verify this matter.. The Pine. Tree state seems sto have it's shareaof. sporting blood. |. number. of local enthusiasts, | in Gardiner. desire to get into polo and have made q proposition to the man agement wishing to form a stock com pany who cain go out and make offers Ito National league players. At the ! rate things are going, the league will be pretty hot before long. Lewiston | Sun.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19


 of Brooklyn and Ali Levy of New York in the third. Especial interest," at7 tached t6tlie show for the reason that itswas the firstAof the kind in New Bfitain. and was given inEthe face of strong eepposition-on tic part of manEi of the business men of the city anc the clergy. A number of those who disproved of the exhibition appearH- before the committee of the common council on licenses when application was made by the club for permission .ztO give a boxing entertainment, aD'i thc license for last night was granted as an experiment, to be extended or revoked according to the result of the borts. While no interference was or fcreG last night. it is stated that au- other protest will be made to the com mon council at it's meeting to-day againStthe continuance of the pernlt.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19

Portland has offered Russell $10 a week. but, as yet money doesn't seem to talk up ill Maine. e.-Brockton Times. Johnny isn't buying gold bricks just yet.
 Springfield ought to get the biggest kind of crowds up in that Massa- chusettS city from now to the end of the season. The City fathers did a noble act when they let Manager Aufort have the use of the City hall, for if ever a manager deserves sue cess this man Aufort does. The fans of Springfield should turn out in thousands so that even the city hall won't be able to hold them.
 There was change about in the polo league last night. Instead of Springfield dropping out the manage ment in that city has engaged the City hall. Meriden is now out of the league for good. The Meridcn team disband- ed yesterday afternoon and some of the players went to Maine and Massa- chusetts looking for jobs. Spring fields team will not be changed. The hall there is to be made ready for a game Saturday night. It is directly over the offices used by the city off cials. The city fathers will have to change their meeting nights so that they will not conict with the polo games. Springfield shows proper spirit in not allowing its civic business to interfere with the sport. Tha loss of Meriden to the league will be a hard blow for the president and secre- tary, who are on foreign soil Mur- nane and Morse received much of their backing from Meriden. The officials are in desperate straits now. Presi- dent Murnane is trying to keep in the good graceS of the managers by print ing double column portraits of the cap tains. Cotter was the first to be hon. ored. He probably sees through the scheme. It is expected that q meeting of the league will soon be called and | Connecticut officials hosen.-Hartford COurant.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19
MONDAY NIGHTS BOUTS.

In Youngstown. O.. the twenty round contest between Eddie Lenny and Jack Hamilton went the limit, and was the hottest ever witnessed ill any ring contest there. Referee Mike Finn decided it draw, which was very unsatisfactory to most of the spec tatorS.
 In Dover. \. H.. Patsey Haley and Arthur Cote went twelve rounds to a draw
 In Lynn Dick O'Brien had an easy time with Sandy Ferguson. and won in four rounds. Harry Rolles was de feated by Dave McNeill ill ten rounds.
 In Dover Mike DonOvanand Ephriam Methot of BiddefOrd fought five round draw and Maurice sullivan of Manchester and Charlie Haughey a SiN-rOurQ QraW.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19
JOHN I..'S OPINION.

Though M;her and Ruhlin failed to knock each other out in their SiN-round bout at Philadelphia on Monday night. those who saw the min declare tha 1 had it gone to q finish Ruhlin would have won. Since Mccoy knocked him out. Maher has not been i'll his old form. though he may still he cunSid- cred dangerous with that right hand walIop. But Ruhlin. though knocked out by FitZSimmOnS. has been i1nprON- ing steadily and in due time may make his mark. Indeed. many ring experts believe that the other man iS more apt tO--Inake il warm for Champion def rfies than FitZSimmOnS. John l.. Sul- livan. when seen at his Fnrty-S"cond street cafe the other night. said: "Jtt- fries iS q ifarl man to beat. Hes ton big and strong for a lot of these f"l- lows. but I'm thinking that Ituhiin will give him the fight of his life. Gus Is the biggest and heaviest man that lief fries has ever met. They fought a draw once in Frisco and both have i'm proved since then Rulllin trimmed Sharkey in great shape. while .Ieffrie> had d hard time 10 outpOint the Sailor in q twenty five round bout. Ruhlin had ~Eitz to tIie bad fin the first round of their. fight ill the Garden. but the CorniShman headWOrk and punching won Ruhiin is one of the gamest men I've ever seen. He. simply lacks cN- perience. but he's learning a lot ill every miX-up and is dangerous. think he is remarkably quick for his weight and he can wallop. too. If ht meets ,JeffrieS at Cincinnati in Febru ary there will be fight worth making the trip to see.'
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS. :
Bouts To-MoProw Night Will
 Attract a Big Crowd.

Tickets Are Selling Well And The
 City Hall Should Be Crowded-John-
 l.. Sullivan Has Il Good Opinion of
 Ruhlin-Several Bouts Which Took
 Place Monday Night-Ganz's Mana
 ger Was In The Fake-First Bouts
 In New Britain Last Night. .
 The demand for seats last evening at the box office of the City hall for the boxing carnival tomorrow night was most encouraging to the promOt- CTS of the affair. Certainly the OK traordinary card offered should war rant a generous attendance, and it will be surprising indeed if the his toric City hall isn't jammed to the doors on tomorrow evening. The men are all expected here this afternoon. Tomorrow morning will be occupied in little preliminary training for the sports of the evening. In the after noon the men will weigh in. and be examined by the clubs physician to doubly insure that no athlete partici- pateS in the exhibition unless physical " up to the standard as called for in the articles of agreement. The Union Athletic club is determined to give frSt-claSS exhibitions only, and to- morrow nights carnival should please the most fastidious. Tommy Feltz and Toney Lewis are to box twenty rounds at 112 pounds. Whitey Lester and Jack Hopkins are scheduled for ten rounds. at 1:i5 pounds. and Ali Levy and Billy Ryan will battle for ten rounds There will be forty rounds of scientific boxing between re- nowned athletes. Tickets can be pur- chased at the box office of the City hall this evening between 1:}O and 9:3O. Prices ranging from 1o cents to $1. RingSide seats $l.:Iu. The ring side seats will all be numbered and only the holder of coupon for such seats will be allowed in the ringside circle.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19
JONES PUT TO SLEEP.

Arthur Jones was put to sleep by Jack LOwery of New York in the thir- teenth round of a fast fight before the passaic County X. C. in Paterson. N. J.. on Monday night. Jones was ag- gressive until the end of the fourth round. After that he was on the de- fensive. Lowery keeping him guessing. Before the same club Dave Watson of Paterson got the decision over, Hank Hazleton of Albany at 105 pounds.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19
A Victim of Iirhtnin~

struck by lightning while blowing, the flash passing through his hat, leaving a hole as large as a fist; then down his neck and through the blow handles into the ground. The victim. who was i'll for several days, finally recovered, but he has entirely lost his memory.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19
GANs.s MANAGER THE FAKlR

GANS'S MANAGER THE FAklR.
 Chicago. Dec 19.-Slowly and surely the facts in the -McGoyefn ngnt, which took place here on last Thurs day night. are coming to light. It now appears to many that the fake lay largely in the lack of preparation Cans received for this fight From the present facts it would seem that Housmau. -Hanton and Harris were in ignorance of the swing of affairs, other than the rumors5 which came to thelr ears A story told by one negro and verified by another negro is as follows: It was decided that Joe Cans was 10 tlay down before the fifth round. To insure this Al Herford- manager of Joe Cans, according to the story, put I'D an equal amount of money to that placed by his fellow conspirators. This money was sent to Denver. where the odds were 3 to l in favor of Cans. The town was Cans crazy. A lot more and some outside money was sent to New Orleans Memphis and St Paul. Of the money put up by IIerfofd. it is said that S10000 went to Denver. and that white man named King had charge of that end of it. Most of this was placed at 1 to 3. Herford is al- legged to have sent a wire there, say ing Cans would win sure and was in perfect condition. It Is rumored that King is having trouble getting his. mon- , ev back and is now in, Denver Iyplsin 2 after 1t. M
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19
POOR PADDY RYAN.

That boxers do not carry their feel ingS against an opponent of the ring is shown by the remarks of John l.. Sullivan when told that Paddy Ryan was dead. Sullivan said: Well. so Paddy is gone: God rest his bones. He was a good boy. He was big, fine young fellow when I met him and took from him the championship of Ameri- ca. Since then we have been good friends We have travelled together and spared. and I-never wanted q beter partner than Paddy Ryan. Paddy was not what you would call q top man in the fighting business. but he was always a good fellow. and l am sorry he is gone. And while they are dropping off one by one you might say that John Sullivan is still on earth and intends to stay there just as long as he can
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19
NE1l,B BRIraN BOLTS.

New Hritains c Conli!f pee. 1ss-Fhefe were three six5round bouts before th,, National Athletic club ill this city last might, and each was declared T 1raW. Kid Meade and. Billy Ryan of New York nietsIn thesfirst bout; Harry Jan- niuRs. eolorel lad from Springtieid. aIf{f Jack E5txferaI1 of New Britain ! 1 eecqnd and Hughev eIadaen
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19

The weeks schedule is as follows: Wednesday, plingtield at Meriden, New Haven at Waterbury.
 Thmsday-IIartfOrd at Springfield. Iriday-Springtield at New Haven, Mertlen at Waterbury.
 Saturday-Waterbur at Meriden, New Haven at Hartford
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19
Ar NWIar17ing ! Note.

The faintest echo at first. It's strange warning not heard, but felt. Day by day 1t increases if you heed it The back sounds the of trouble. The aches and pains and anleness of the back Are warnings from the kidneys. Kidneys have much do They overtaxed with work Nature intends that you should know this. The backache warning often life Those who listen it hasten relieve the kndneys There IS only one way to cure sick kidneys. Waterbury people are learning how, Learning that DOANS KIDNEY PILLS never fail. Here's another Waterbury prove it:
 Mrs Thomas w. "For 20 call it. medicines trial but received little directed to Pills H. They relieved back which otherwise They Id anything took and conh- dently them'
 All druggists sell DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS. Remember of DOANS and take substitute. Tce 50 per box FosterAIilburn Co., Buffalo N H, Sole Props.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19
WRESTLING TONIGHT.

New York. Dec 19.-What bids fair to be an interesting. wrestling tourna
 ment will begin at the Grand Central Palace tonight. Prominent knights of the mat of many nationalities will complete. The incentive is prize of S2. 800 This. in addition to the en- trance fees. will be divided among the winners and second men in each class. The classes will be lightweight, middleweight and heavyweight. Some of the entries are: John Fleming. the ..Rutcher Boy: Charles Leonard. Leo Pardello. the Italian champion; August Faust. Ernest Roeber's pupil: George Bothncr. the Pastime \. C. crack lightweight: Harry Parker of Byron. N Y: the Seiva brothers of Paris. and Harry PickinSl1y, the eX-amateur 12J- pound champion. The SelTa brothers are giants in stature and are said to have extraordinary strength. Charley Nlite will he referee. The prelimi- naries will he decided tonight and the finals on Friday night.
 TIGERS FOOT BALL RECEIPTS.
 Princeton. sDec, 19.-The statement showing the receipts and expenditures; of the Yale-Princeton foot ball game. which was played here on November IT. was gwen out yesterday Dy George R. Murray. the treasurer of the University Athletic association. The total receipts from the sale of .13.00S tickets at S2 each were S2601G. The expenses including fencing. printing, inported policemen. referee and um- pire. amounted to S1,440.24 The net receipts, of which each team received half. were S24.JT3. .I6.. Treasurer. Mur- ray yesterday afternoon sent Mahager Hixon of Yale q check for half the above amount. When the game was played here two years ago the. re- ceipts were $24,o00. but as the ex- pelises were unusually heavy. due to thescast. Of the temporary stands erect ed. the share for each team was only s. 500.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19

Boston. Dec 19.--President A. H. So- len. of the rcston base ball club, says that the statement issued by the com mittee of the Players Protective asso- ciatior On Sunday impressed him as temperate and sensible in tone It re- maine1 to ho seen, however, how fully the players would adhere to the advice of their committee. He thought that q player in search of advance money might not be q Stickler about waiting until a representative of the Players association had inspected his contract. He considered that the statement had not made it plain whether the associa- tiOn considered the optional clause of previous contracts as "cOntractural oblieationS.'' ''No Boston player said Mir Soden. signed q contract last year except the new men. The old ones were held by the optional clause. All of the latter. all the limit men. by the way. signed clauses binding them tC play for us for three years there after. Therefore. this year we shall nos send out any contracts. and no one unless it is a new player. will be asked to sign contract. Colonel Rogers, the lengue's lawyer. declares that the optional clause will stand in law. and that the court of any state will issue an injunction against a player who attempts to violate such a contract The optional clause was inserted in all contracts at the suggestion of the judge who decided that the old reserve, clause did not restrain player from jumping his contract" -..s
 Troy. Dec 19.-James H. Devlin, who at one time was a prominent pitcher in the National league, died at his home in Lansingburg last night. He was 33 years of age. He was for several years pitcher on the St Louis team and later was with the Detroit nine. He twirled for the New York club for q short time and later went to Kansas City. At the time of his death he was engaged as a commercial traveller for a Troy cigar manufacturing firm.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19

RYE AND BOURBON WHIsKlES- $1.5O. $1.75, $2.O0, S2.25, $2.5O $500, $4.O0 per gallon; 40c, 5Oc, COG, 65c, 75c and S1.OO per quart. AMERICAN AND IMPORTED GINS -$1.5O, S1.75, S2.OO. S2.5o, $500, $4.o0, $5.00 per gallon; 40c, soc, G5c, T5c, $1.O0, $1.25 .per'quar CALIFORNIA AND IMPORTED BRANDIES-$1.5 $1.75, S2.OO, -$2.50, $500, S4.Oo, $500, S6.OO per gallon; 5Oc, 6oc,. T5c, $1OO, $125, $1.50 per quart.
 NEW ENGLAND ST GROIN. IA MAICA RUNS-S1. 50, S1.75. S2.OO. $250, $3.0N S4.o6 per gallon; 4Oc, 50c, 65c, Fac, $1.00 per quart PURE CALIFORNIA PORT AND SHERR1-9oc per gallon; 25c per quart.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19
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Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19
BASKET BALL.

All preparations have been com pieted for the appearance here on Christmas afternoon of the All New York teum Manager DiXon is in- curing heavy expense in bringing this team here and l,e hopes that the tickets for the game, which are on sale at ToWle'S on Center street, will meet with d ready sale. The lineup of the teams will be as follows:
 All New York. Waterbury Fisher, Linklater, | Miles OapU McMahon. Kidney -. .DeWS
 The game in the amateur series on Christmas day will have as opponents the Watch shop five and the Water bury High school quintet. As an eX- tra attraction. teams from Reid x Hughes and the professional business men of the city will face each other between the halves of the professional game.
 Manager Devine says the High school team will be in excellent trim and will win easily while Mana ger Gretter of the Watch shop team is con fident that his men will be heard from at the end.
 Robert Platt. who in his college days was d member of the Wesleyan college basket bail team will captain the business men. Dr MagraH. an other member of the same team, is an exceptionally good player. He has played on the crack quintet of the Philadelphia dental college.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19
NN. on hX

Score. Hartford ', Waterbury 6; rUshes. Schiffer 10. Daly '. tie l: stops, Starllie }1. Fox -i2: fouls, Jean: referee. Leahy; timer, Lyons: attendance 900.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-19

Manchester. Dec 10.-Tha Morse polo team defeated the Manchesters in the State league series at the armory last night 13 to ;. The players: