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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12
EARLY MORNING THIEF.
Driven Into an Ice Box by Q Pluck. Saloon Porter and Locked
 Up Securely.

Forced by a hail of bullets to seek refuge in an ice box, Fred Thornton was captured while attempting to loot the saloon of M. Mandelson, 25S Og- den avenue, Chicago.
 Frank Fisher, porter employed in the place, was awakened by suspicious noises in the front of the saloon, and upon arising discovered the intruder ill the act of robbing the cash drawer
 Without waiting for the thief to take further action, Fisher opened fire. The robber lodged and ducked, seeking to avoid the leaden missiles.
 The open door of the ice box offered the only opportunity of escape, and
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12

People talk of being all run down, overworked, out of sorts generally.
 Nine times out of ten it is the blood thatis out of order. The blood is the life of the system, you know. lift becomes thin or lacking in strength the sys- tenn naturally sufers-and with a weakened system disease finds an easy mark.
 Burdock Blood Bitters is one ofnature's remedies. A purely vegetable compound. It is a blood maker; it strengthens and builds up pthe system; drives out the disease by removing
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12

1.-The Aferfden team, according to the Springfield Union, Is to go toS New Britain and try to run on the cosoper- ative plan, leaving Manager Aufort out of the deal.5 A Brockton team consisting of Pierce, Menard, Will Hams, Tim Sullivan and Curley tried that scheme here in the season or '93-'94, and up to the time the rink burned they made big money. Proba- bly, Dicky Pierce, who is with the present aggregation, thought of those happy days when he suggested the New Britain scheme.-Brockton Enter prise.
 Here are few notes from the dream book of the Brockton Enterprise writer. He is said to be pretty good fellow, but he uses the wrong pili sometimes: The Brockton polo man agement had an idea. of trying to get AIeriden to come here tomorrow night to play against the Brocktons, but as told elsewhere in to-day's Enterprise, the Meridens are to play at New Brit ain under the cooperative plan.-Ihe National league looks bad. The En- terprise sporting editor has seen letters from William Aufort, manager of the team until recently, to MT Carroll of Salem Tn one of these letters Aufort tells Carroll that he thinks the play CTS will go to Salem at the end of an- other week, as he thinks one week on the cooperative plan at New Britain will discourage the boys with that sort of scheme. Parsons and Cotter have worked to keep ahe Meridep players in the league, as without them the other three teams could not continue. If the New Britain players jump to this league the New Havens will probably follow. and Parsons, it is said, is ar ranging to throw the Waterbury team into Lowell, where he was eager to establish q team the first of the sea son.-Dickie Pierce is quoted by friend as believing i'll the Salem deal, as if the AIeriden team goes there lie can get back to Providence more read fly than he can from down ill Connec- ticut He believes polo Is coming 1his way again-There is n story that tne Merden team will go into East Ney- mouth. but it is doubtful if there Is anything in that yarn.
 NATIONAL, LEAGUE STANDlNG-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12
ROBBED THE GRAVE.

A startnng incident, of which MT John Oliver of Philadelphia was the subject, Is narrated by him as follows: "I was in most dreadful condition
 My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunk en, tongue coated. pain continually in back and aides,: no appetite-gradually growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Forth nately a friend advised trying .Eleetric Bitters': and to my great joy and sur prise. the first bottle made a decided Improvement. continued their euss. for three weeks, and am now a we'll man. Il know they saved my life. and robbed the grave of another vietin~ = No one should fAii to try thefh- <. Only 90 cts, guaranteed, AtsG. LsvDe1ter c Co.'S Drux G&orag ,.s..s-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12
FIGHTS AAD FIGHTERS.
Belief That the Promoters of
 the Big Fight are Bluffing.

Chances Are One Hundred to One
 Against It-Jordan Will Fight Mo
 Govern in San Francisco The
 Gloves With Which Fitzsimmons
 Whipped CorDett-Referee Talks of
 the Fight Which Caused Welsh,s
 Death-Western Story of Eastern
 Managers and Referees - Notes of
 the Ringside. t'-
 Cincinnati, Jan 12.-Mayor Fleisch- mann announced yesterday that he would grant the permit for the aght few days before the contest, but no sooner.
 The saengerfest people wanted it sooner, but he refused to issue it be- cause he knew they intended to take the matter to court and thus throw the entire responsibility on the mayors shoulders.
 The local promoters are still issuing statements that the fight will come off, but there is not the least chance for 1t. There are a hundred different ways in which 1t can and will be pre- vented if it ever comes to that point. But the Saengerfest directors are four flushing, nothing more. They want to make it appear that they are doing all they can to give the exhibition.
 Sixteen of the most prominent attor- neys in the state of Ohio yesterday sent a protest to Mayor Fieischmann against the fight being held here They make it very plain that the whole fight is illegal Notwithstanding this fact, the mayor refuses to back down from his stand, but he knows there is not the slightest chance for the battle to come off
 All concerned are trying to protect themselves, and there are lots of alibis being proven. Manager Cook, who is seconding Brady, is up in balloon. He really seems to think the fight will take place. He is allowing himself to be saved by the Snengerfest people, and every hour Brady's claims for get ting the forfeit are growing less.
 When Ruhlin arrives here Sunday to fill his engagement at the Peoples theater, where he is to spar during the week with Ed Martin, he will be placed under arrest on a warrant sworn to by several of the local min isters. who will charge him with being in training to engage in q prize fight.
 This is violation of the Ohio stat utes and will result in preventing the fight with Jeffries, even if all other obstacles should be surmOunted. The law is very plain on this subject.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12
TART WESTERN STORY.

In view of the statement that boxing in California is to be purified by the advent of James c. Kennedy and Char Icy White as the leading spirits in the Twentieth Century A. O., the follow ing from the San Francisco Chronicle
 may be of interest te eastern sporting men: ..The Twentieth Century club seems to have been lost in the shuttle. and. tue imported manager who an nounced his departure from New. York has not appeared. The chances are that he has not left New York. He has probably not awakened since he proclaimed 10 the eastern pfxss that he had bean suEhaOutd tO como out to this Ccast and Ruf1fy theaport. There 1gxnlYuoht thAt JiU Heana1y 1s . e1e44 I'll anb n AaAa4se 01 1.DpSztinx
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12
JORDAN HAS CONSENTED.

Pittsburg, Jan 12.--A letter was re- ceived yesterday morning from Sam Harris, manager of Terry McGoyern, stating that Ben Jordan, the English featherweight champion, had consent ed to fight Terry in San Francisco next May for the worlds championship and a purse of 5000. Jordan has been holding out for the battle to take place in England, but as there was no club there that would put up as much money for the contest as the San Francisco club offers. he has consent ed to come here. James Kennedy of New York will manage the battle. In a letter to a friend Terry McGovern gives his reasons for refusing to fight Ben Jordan in England Terry says in part: Tt is my ambition to go across the water to meet Jordan, but they have got to guarantee me fair treatment don't like the idea of the referee standing outside of the ring, as they would not readily understand my style of body fighting. l would be apt to be working away with both hands free on Jordan Jwhen they would send me to my corner with the losing end. Tommy White and Layigne told em that they did not get the squarest deal over there. I am not afraid or Jordan or any man breathing in my class, but do not care to take any chances of losing on an alleged foui.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12

Thornton dashed inside. closing tho door behind him. The plucky porter then snapped the lock and notified the police.
 Policeman Michael Finn, attracted by the firing, entered the saloon and called upon the prisoner to surrender, but received no response. After re- Peated threats, the burglar was in- formed that a few quarts of bullets would be sent through the door of the ice chest unless he came out. He was given five minutes to consider the sit. uation.
 At the expiration of the last uin- ute Thornton cape forth, and was made Prisoner.
 He declares that he was ssyed from Fiaher's shots by the Merast chance. and seeaAed thankful thst II v.s ea1sly haAind tAe barn of tas 1Akt Street station. - 37s. ''s' -7E
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12

The Heavy Sluggers basket ball team of Fuller street would like to meet the Hustlers for 8 a game The lineup is as follows: Dauch, center; Adams, If; Hartnett, If; Shea, rg; Walsh, rg. Any team in the city de siring a game call on Adams at Cas- ties market.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12
REFEREE M'CLOSKEY'S TALK.


 Elwood McCloskey, who was referee of the bout in which Frank Welsh was fatally hurt. has this to say: He got to- phillipsburg- on the-d of the bout and lounged around the toWn- He finally returned to the hotel and then said he was well under weight. Upon questioning him l found that he had disregarled my instructions and had continued to take exercise, and naturally he was still three or four pounds beneath the required weight: l left the hotel to take a walk to the club house, and while l was away some one advised Welsh to drink q bottle of Bass ale, telling him it would build him up and give him strength. After that he was persuaded to drink q whiskey glass full. of sherry. dnd as he was a boy who did not drink, the combination must have made him feel even worse than before. He told me, however, just before he got into the ring that he felt fine and would never fight again if he didn't whip Donovan. The first six rounds of the contest were scientific. In fact, both men were so clever that some of the. spec tators hissed, thinking they were fax ing. In the sixth round Welsh hoored Donovan, and when l saw the latter drop from the effects of the blow i thought Welsh must be all right again. We had no thought of anything serious happening until after Welsh had re- turned to his corner nt the end of the eighth round, when his head suddenly fell over."
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12
WATERBURY STILL WINNING
In a Fast and Clever Game New
 Britain Was Downed.

Fox Makes a Phenomenal Record in
 Goal-Not Goal Scored ill the First
 Period, and Fox Has No Stops
 He Makes but Ten Stops in the
 Whole Game - New Haven Was
 Swamped by Hartford-The Massa-
 chusetts People Are Balloon Sailing
 Again.
 After seeing the crowd that turned out to the polo game at the Auditorium last evening, one is inclined to believe that Waterbury is sure of a paying at tendance, no matter what trouble comes. It was most disagreeable night and yet more than 800 men and women saw the game. It wasn't 8 game that would set the crowd on edge, but there was just life enough in it at times to keep the crowd to the end. Bill Heffernan, the goal tend of the New Britains, kept the crowd good natured. He played foot ball with the drives of Russell and Griffin and it was twenty minutes after the first whistle was blown before q ball was sent past him. He jollied Russell and Griffin, to the amusement Of the crowd. On one occasion the ball lay within three feet of his cage, and Rus sell had his hockey in the air. ready to swipe it. Just as he was going to Swipe, Heffernan embraced him and carried him out of harms way. at the same time shouting, Hello, Bob.' lief fernan saved his team from q more serious defeat, as the number of stops given him shows. On the other hand, Fox had very easy time for it seemed almost impossible for the New Britain floor workers to get by Jean or Hol- YderneSS. It looked for a time as 1 though it might be a Shut-out for the team without a home, but in the third period. while Jean was attending to Mooney and Holderness had Curtiss in tow, one Of the Whiting boys got the ball about midway between the cages on the east side of the rink. He drove for the cage. Fox ran out to meet it, but he didn't even salute the sphere for when next seen it was safely lodged ill the Waterbury netting. Shortly after, Mooney made another and tied the score. The game was real lively then for a while. and Griffin and Rus sell begged them at Heffernan right and left, until finally the ball lay in front of the New Britain cage and nearly every player on both teams was kicking and hitting at it. It went in and Heffernan jollied the referee into believing that it shouldn't count, and it didn't, and so the ball was put in play again and Big Bill smiled. Shortly after Griffin, by. good playing, put ii behind Heffernan for keeps, and the game was won. The opposing players were given the glad hand all through the game and if they had won the game the crowd would apparently have been just as well pleased. The score and summary:
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12

19. New Haven Canayan :. ..Q:2Q 20. Hartford Doherty .. 10
 Limit. a
 Score, Hartford 13, New Haven q; stops, Lations 36, Starkie A: rushes. Bone 21, Lewis 2; fouls, Whipple, Doherty, Lewis; referee. Lush; timer, Turner; attendance, 800.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12
FAMOTS GLOVES.

A. T. Drexel Riddle of Philadelphia proudly exhibits pair of bloodstained boxing gloves which Fitz gave hin. He says that they are the gloves Wlth which Fitz whipped Corbett on that memorable St Patrick's day out in Carson City. If they are the gloves that FitZsimmons wore at Carson they are bloodstained with the Cornish mans blood, for his was the only gore in evidence on that occasion.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12

Five Dfawer Chinoniers. $40. dur ;inx Qur eseaxanse sqae. Nerjnrty'A
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12

OTHER POLO LEAGUES. At Portland-Portland 8, Lewiston '.
 At Bangor-Bangor 10, Gardner z. At Plymouth-Lawrence 6, Ply mouth ?.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12

Limit.
 ]. Waterbury Griffin .. .... .2O:OO 2. Waterbury Russell .. ....6:1O
 Limit.
 2. New Britain H. Whiting ..13:oO A. New Britain Mooney .. =. 200 5. Waterbury Griffin .. =. 4:1O
 Score, Waterbury 3, New Britain ?; rushes, Russell 3, Curtis j; stops, Fox 10. Hetfernan 34: referee, Leahy; timer. Lahey; attendance. 600.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12

The Hartford polo team won it's second successive game from the Blues on their own surface last night. says the New Haven Journal and Courier. The game Was fast and both sides showed at various stages of the game some excellent team work. Hartford s defense was exceedingly strong, while New Hayen's was weak, and therein lies the tale of victory and defeat. Starkie was veritable stone wall and seemed to stop everything that came his way, while Lations, on the other hand. had a night off, and seemed un- able to gauge the Dutchman's twist CTS. The New Haven goal tender had also little support from the rest of the team, who were generally found at the other end during critical moments. Over and above this the ball seemed to travel with Hartford. The follow ing is the score and summary:
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12

Waterbury Position New Britain Russell ... first rush .. :. Curtis Griffin ... second rush s.... Mooney Jean center HI. tWhiting Holderness .halfback INV. Whiting
 Won by Gagged by Time
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12

At the Carlisle Indian school cage has been built in which the base ball and foot ball men may practice dur ing the winter. It is a frame struc- ture GO by 102 feet. The interior is finished in yellow pine and the floor is of earth. The Indians will play twen- ty-tive games of base ball this spring, including two with Columbia, one of which will take place in New York. Pop Warner has been re-engaged as foot ball coach.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-26
NEW READING MATTER.

Following are the latest books on
the shelves Of the Rock Island public
library:
Fairy Stories and Fables, Baldwin
Daugh hters of Babylon, Bennett; East
London, Besant; Miss Pritchard' g
Wedding Trip. Burnham; Woman
Alone. Clifford; Crows Nest; Cotes;
Pros and Cons, Craig; Doings Of Raj
fes Haw, Doyle; Practical Life Work
of Henry Drummond, Drummond; Nc
Loughlin and Old Oregon, Dye; Camp
Venture, Eggleston; Sailors Log,
Evans; Five Minute Declarations,
Fobes; Sirius, towler; Turn of the Road,
rockingham; Katherine Day, Fuller;
Book of Remem brance, Gillespie; Our
Friend the Charlatan, Gissing; New
Dialogues and Plays. Gunnison; Lys-
beth, Haggard; Princess of the Hills,
Harrison; Father Stafford, Hawkins;
Daughter of the Fields. Hinkson
Mechanical Movements. Hiscox; Pair
of Patient Lovers, Howells; Queens of
England, Howett; Book of Knight and
Barbara, Jordan; God of His Fathers,
London; Graustark, McCutcheon; /;
Puppet Crown, McCrath; Ten Singing
Lessons, Marchesi; Column, Marriott
Historical Novel and Other Essays,
Matthews; Robert Anny5, Meyer;
Money Spinner, Merriman; Second
Book of Birds, Miller; Mr.. Kris Krin-
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-26
The Daily Short Story
That Persistent Bull.

When l was stock rider in New Yea
land. was once chased 10y an infuriat'
cd bull. 1 made for fence, but before
getting over it fell into a ditch that
had not noticed. The bull followed me
and stood glaring down on me. My
position was a most ignoble one.
dared not Try TO regain an upright po'
sition, for on the slightest movement
the bulls horns were thrcateningly low
cred toward me. l tried by shouting
at him to drive him away. but as that
only produced n renewal on his part OF
the attempt TO get at me with his horns
was soon Obliged To desist
had often heard of the power of the
human eye to overawe savage animals,
and l fixed my eyes upon him in man
ner that / thought ought to have the
desired effect. But either this power
has been overrated or the circumstances
were not favorable. for the bull regard
ed my efforts with perfect contempt
Finally made up my mind to remain
quite still, in the hope that he would
soon get tired and go and leave me, but
the bull was n pertinacious bull and
had evidently made up his mind to see
moment getting more irksome, and, be-
sides, it was humiliating in the ex-
tremc. n fact of which the bull seemed
perfectly aware. for he regarded me
with n contemptuous look that was
very provoking.
However, there was nothing TO do
but remain where / was till something
occurred to relieve me OF the animal $
presence. / should be missed at the
station before morning, and the worst
that could happen was that / might
have To remain as / was all night. when
some of the men would be sure to come
and relieve me.
There are few things / cannot make
up my mind to when l know they are
inevitable, and. though not a pleasant
alternative. / soon made up mine to
this. / even made an attempt to go or
TO sleep. when. to my discomfort, it be-
gan to rain. This was decidedly un-
pleasant, but / was getting reckless.
"Oh, yes" l exclaimed in n satirical
tone. ''rain by all means. do" And it
did.
My attention was now called to the
behavior of the bull. He began 10 sniff
the air. paving the ground and tossing
up his head in n manner expressive of
triumph and demoniac joy. This look
cd like bearing malice. and to mortify
the brute endeavored to appear as IL
/ found the rain rather pleasant and
refreshing than otherwise. But 1 did
the noble animal an injustice. He was
above any petty feeling of qualification
at my mere physical discomfort, for he
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-26

knew that the rain would place me in
his power.
1t was some time before could real
ize this fact. The ditch was beginning
to fill with water, and my discomfort
was becoming intense. But looked rs
cheerful as l could in order to deceive
the bull. Suddenly 1t flashed upon me
that the ditch would soon be full of
water and that 1 must either remain
at the bottom and be drowned or come
out and fall n victim to my enemy.
To say that this discovery filled me
with dismay is but feebly to express
my feelings. 1 turned my eyes despair
ingly to the sky. There was no COM
fort there. The dull, leaden hue which
it presented showed that there was no
chance of the rain abating. l had been
in some desperate and disagreeable sit
uations during my life, but they all
appeared easy and agreeable in com
parison with this. What was i to do?
The ditch was filling up rapidly, and
the question demanded an immediate
solution. \ dozen wild and impossible
projects flashed through my brain; but,
after all, there was but one thing to be
done.
1 must face the bull.
looked up at him.
He was waiting for me.
He was paving the ground impa-
tiently. his tail was erect, his head
slightly lowered, and there was a wild
look in his eye that was appalling.
My heart sank within me. But there
was no help for it. Il must screw my
courage up to the sticking point" L
said. And L smiled grimly and with
some self admiration at this mild and
harmless but. alas, obvious witticism.
What welcome sound is that which
meets my ear?
"Coo-o-ey. coo-o-eyw shrill. clear and
distinct and at no great distance.
"Coo-o-ey, coo-o-ey-' respond at the
utmost stretch OF my voice.
The next moment / have sprung
from the ditch. the bull has charged
me. He has missed. and have caught
hold of his tail. Round and round we
go. holding on with desperation and
he vainly striving to get at me. But
two horsemen suddenly appear upon
the scene. There is a great deal ef
shouting and imprecations; the bull re-
ceives three or four heavy blows upon
the head with n loaded whip, and in n
few minutes he lies bleeding upon the
ground:
An hour afterward l am snug in the
hut at the station. Over a steaming
glass L am relating to an admiring
group of station hands the details OF
the desperate battle which fought for
upward of two hours with the bull, and
1 meet with much sympathy in my
modification at being interrupted just
when l had him in my power and was
going in" TO finish him.-New York
News.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-26
RESTFUL SLEEP.
Many Rock Island People Find 1t Hard to
Get.

Many Rock Island People Find 1t Hard to
Get.
Hard to sleep at night.
With that awful bane, itching piles.
With irritating eczema.
With any itchiness of the skin.
Doan't Oitment relieves and cures.
Here's Rock Island testimony to
prove it:
Patrick Rooney, bricklayer, of 1909
Fifth avenue, says: 81 suffered from
protruding and itching hemorrhoids
for Is years. They were of an aggra-
vated form, and there was almost
constant irritation. 1 tried lot of
remedies and if had used one-half
the cures, sure cures prescribed by
my neighbors. / would have done
nothing else but put on applications.
/ even consulted physician, who
treated me. but up until l used
Doan's Ointment l never got hold OF
anything that did me the least bit of
good. Obtaining box of this won-
derful preparation at the Harper
house drug store, applied it care
fully as directed. 1t did me so much
good that procured two more boxes.
After stopped the treatment the in
tolerable itching ceased"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster-Milburn company, Buff
falo, Y. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no substitute.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-26
Mr.. SEARIE DENIES
NORMAL SCHOOL STORY

c j. Searle. president of the board
of trustees of :he Western Illinois
normal school, now under construc'
tion at Macomb. today denied the
story published in yesterdays Chica'
go papers that it had been agreed
among the trustees to elect a princi-
pal for the school at the meeting at
Springfield neJt Friday.
Mr.. Searle says the meeting has been
called to award contracts, and that If
the matter of naming a principal
should be brought up it will not be by
prearrangement. MIR. Searle says il
will be two years before the school
will be in operation and there is plen-
ty of time for the trustees TO select a
man to direct it. He says at present
there are at least 10 candidates for the
position.