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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
coRBETr AND JEFFRIEs.

San Francisco, Jan 10.-Jim corDett may be seen in the ring again. 1ne ex-champion is willing to try to regain the championship, and if arrangements can be made he and Jeffries may pox in September next. Harry Corpett' who is now at the head of the Yosemite Athletic club here, received q letter rom his brother Wednesday ill when the latter asked him to secure a match for him with the husky. boiler maker Jim Corbett has aways had an ldea that he could take Jeffries's measure, and believes that he can outpoint Jef- fries in twenty-round bout. CorDett proved in a measure that he was not a has been by making the present cham pion look like a yeritable novice for twenty-three rounds. Had Jim pos sessed strength there is no doubt ln the minds of many that he would have beaten Jeffries at their last meeting If the match is made Corbett will come to this city two months before the con test and go into the country and condi ton himself.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Bits of Boxing News Flashed
 Over the Wires.

Tommy Ryan Will Take on ChoynsEl If He Gets Down to Weight-Jlm
 Corbett May Have Go With Jef
 fries-Jim Hall Much Better and
 Has Some Friends Yet.
 Dr Walter Gray Crump of 693 Mad ison avenue examined Terry McGov- ern yesterday. He found that Ter ry's nose is defective and will have to be operated on.
 The operation. which will take place tomorrow morning at about le o'clock, at the Hahnemann hospital, Sizty-seventh street and Madison ave nue, New York, will consist or Nc Govern having a large piece of bone removed from his nose. McGovern will have to be put under ether or chloroform. It is expected that the operation will put McGoyern in bet ter shape to undergo a hard and vic ieus fight Dr Crump is confident that no bad results will accrue from the use of the knife.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
HALL HAS FRIENDS.

Cincinnati. Jan 9.-Jim Halls friends in the east are anxious about his health. Hall is out on the streets again, but Is very weak. Wednesday evening a report reached Buffalo that Hall was in a dangerous condition, without anyone to aid him in finan- cial way. Many inquiries came to hand from Halls friends and admirers, to which reply was sent that he is able to be about and in no immediate dan ger or want. Late Wednesday night the following telegram came from Horace Learch, the well known ref cree and sporting writer of Buffalo. It read as follows: Please advise me of the condition of Jim Hall, the pugllisr. His friends here are anxious to know if he is in need of financial aid. Ii so wire at once"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
HALL IS PROFANED.
Dowager Empress Violates
 Rules of Chinese Dynasty,
EMPEROR IS ONLY A FIGUREHEAD.
It Is Thought He VIII Not Be Al- lowed to Communicate With Dfp- Iomats Except In the Dow
 aUer,s Presence.

PEKING, Jan. 1O.-The dowager en1- press of China has asserted her com- plete supremacy by giving an audience in the most sacred hall in the Forbid den City. The rules of the dynasty forbid women to enter this hall, and the dowager empress has never before violated its sanctity.
 The emperor will receive the foreign diplomats in this hail. Officials believe the dewager empress to be paving the way to be present upon this occasion ill order to prevent any communica- tions between the diplomats and the emperor except under her censorship.
 The dowager empress is preparing to send letters to the ministers of the for eign powers here expressing her desire for the maintenance of friendly rela- tions and her willingness to receive ad- vice in audience.
 Progressive Chinese officials explain that the dowager empress disapproved of "Boxerism;" that her wishes in this matter were overruled and her edicts garbled.
 It is possible that General Tung Fun Slang, tlAa notorious dntiforeigner, whose decapitation has been ordered I by the dowager empress in an edict, has already been beheaded. The Tartar general in Kansu prov ince who was ordered 10 carry out this sentence has telegraphed that he has imprisoned Tung Fun Slang in his va men and asks for instructions. To this message the dowager empress replied, ordering the Tartar general to carry out her edict.
 Dr. Poole, who was attached to the American legation here as surgeon, is dead of typhoid fever.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
DINNER TO DIPLOMATS.
President Breaks Record For Num-
 bers at White House Function.

l.
 bers at White House Function.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.--A dinner to the diplomatic corps was given by President and Mrs. Roosevelt last night. The table was set in the east room, used for the first time for pur- pose of this kind, and covers were laid for eighty-five persons, the largest number ever entertained at dinner at one time in the White House. The inn mense double T shaped table was set off with immense plaques of pink be- gonias in maidenhair fern and tower ing punches of white roses in crystal vases. The silver candeIabra with pink shades lent q tinge of rich coloring to the scene. The president sat at the center of the table, with Lady Paunce- fote on his right and Senora de Azpiroz on his left Directly opposite the pres ident sat Mrs. Roosevelt, with the Brit ish ambassador on her right and the German ambassador on her left.
 Especial attention had been paid to the decoration and illumination of the east room. In addition to the myriads of electric lights from the chandeliers there were sprays of green lights scat tered through the smilax which wreath ed the large pillars, while the immense mirrors were yelled with laurel through which shone a profusion of red and white electric lights. Music was fur nished by the Marine band.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
cHARLEs E. TT1EFfELD

 "When I go out to ride,i says he, T don't want to fool with hills. want to keep going all the time."
 This same trait, says the Saturday Evening Post, applies to other activ- ities of the Maine congressman, as his Washington associates can now tes- tify.
 Not long ago local verse writer penned poem in which the stalwart congressman from the Second Maine district was compared with trotting horse. s'He was held forth as going without binders, not afraid of the cars,'' and the poet enthusiastic de- c1ared that he didn't need chack-rsin ar a bit or curb. And that where you left him there would you find Airn, for he would stand without hitching.
 This is said to be Congressman Lit tlefeld's favorite bit of verse.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
DELIGHTS IN HORSES.
Famous Maine Congressman, Mr. Lit- tlefieId, Is Impetuous in Hia
 Love for Horsehesh.

Congressman Charles E. Littlefeld, of Maine, is as impetuous in his love for horsefesh a he is in his treatment of the insular question. He declares to his friends that if ever he falls he vii fall like ancient Troy, ruined by a horse. When he was young lawyer, fighting his way past the oldsters in a small Maine city, his first'extravaganee was the purchase of two horses that he drove in span. The legal oldsters then declared. that "Charlie Littlefeld will never amount to anything"
 The spectacle of a young lawyer rid ing in a anarrow-seated buggy'drawn by two robust horses impressed them in the same way as would the sight of an old lawyer smoking two cigars at one time.
 The congressman still dashes over Knox county behind his two horses.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
Another Suit Against Dowie

CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-Benjamin F. Williams, formerly a schoolteacher in Mansfield, O., and once a follower of Dr. John Alexander Dowie, has be- gun suit in the circuit court of Cook county for damages in the sum of e50,00O against "Dr" Dowie and Elders John G. Speicher and Cyrus B. Fockler of the Christian Catholic Church of America for alleged conspiracy to alienate his wife's affections. Williams alleges that through the teachings of Dowie and his followers Edith R. Will Hams was influenced to treat him as a stranger. He ayers that the cause of this influence was that he did not con- tribute to Dowie's numerous business enterprises.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
INDOOR RACES BARRED.
Boston Will Have No More of Them
 in Light of the Last Session.

Boston Will Have No More of Them
 in Light of the Last Session.
 Boston, Jan 1O.-The promoters who had in charge the indoor bicycle track at Park Square Garden have decided to take the track down at once. A combination of circumstances led to this action. The disgraceful ending of the six day race Saturday night and the talk consequent on it made Alex McLeSn feel that 1t would not be of any use to try to hold any more races Besides that, there is well defined rumor to the effect that the railroad people have sold the property to the state for an armOry, and 1t could not be told how soon the place would be taken possession of.
 The riding men gathered at the Gar den as usual yesterday morning. and while language of the most gentle manly nature was used, it was brist- ling with sarcasm and bitterness. Particularly so was q long harangue between Floyd Mcfarland and Hugh Mclean. Hugh would not withdraw his protest against Mcfarland and Gougoltz. as he claimed that they put him out of first or second money. Me Farland laughed at this and told Hugh that he could not have look in with himself on the finish. This started race talk for a while, and after some pretty fast talk Mclean and McFar- land agreed to ride q 9 mile paceu race for $500 side. winner to take all.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
RYAN WILL MEET cHoYNsKI.

Kansas City, Jan 10.-Tommy Ryan is preparing to fight. He has been in active training for the past week and said yesterday that he stood ready to defend his title of middleweight champion against all corners who will make the weight, 158 pounds at the ringside. He read with interest Joe Choynskfs challenge, and said that II was his opinion that Choynski would not fight. :,
 But if he really means business said Ryan, q stand ready to meet him. asd if he will make 15S at the ringside, I will agree to defeat him III six rounds. am not out of the nght- ing game, and anyone who thinks so will find his mistake if he meets me. I am but thirty-onS> years of age ana am just in my prime. l am down to 16O pounds and could soon put myseil in fighting trim. As for Ferns, all ne has to do is to post forfeit ana snow that he means business"
 Rube Ferns passed thsough the city yesterday morning en route to his home in Scammon, Kan, but did not stop off or make any effort to arrange a match with Ryan. A fight pc tween these two would prove greai drawing card in this city. and may yet be arranged.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
Naval Movements.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The bat tleship Illinois will come out of dock at New Orleans either tomorrow or Sunday and will proceed either to Pen sacola or Havana to coal. She will then join the north Atlantic squadron for short time before coming north to make ready to convey Rear Admiral Crowninshield, whose flagship she will be, to the European station and take part Tn the naval display at the coro- nation of King Edward VII.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
"some time ago my daughter caught

"Some time ago my daughter caught severe cold. She complained Of pains in her chest and had a bad cough 1 gave her Chambei'lain's Cough Remedy according to directions and in two days she was well and able to go to school 1 have used this remedy in my family for the past sev- en years and have never known it to fail," says James Prendergast, met chant, Annato Bay, Jamaica, West In dia Islands. The pains in the chest indicated an approaching attack of pneumonia, which in this instance was undoubtedly warded off by Chamber lain's Cough Remedy. It counteracts any tendency of cold toward pnetl- monia. Sold by all druggists.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Hearing at Kansas City Dfsappofnt-
 Ing to the, Commission.

Hearing at Kansas City Dfsappofnt-
 Ing to the, Commission.
 KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Jan. 10.-The interstate commerce commissioners ex- anlined seven witnesses here regarding grain rates from western points to the Atlantic seaboard and other eastern destinations. They returned to Chica- go at night after announcing that the investigation would be resumed in that city Jan. 24, when, it is believed, sew eral big railway officials will be called.
 The expected rush of railroad off cials and grain shippers to confess they had made and received freight rebates or cut rates did not occur. In fact, what information was elicited was obtained only after persistent questioning on the part of the commis- SionerS
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
REMARKABLE CURE OF GROUP
A Little Boys Life Saved.

have few words to say regarding Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Ii saved my little boys life and I feel that cannot praise it enough bought botte of it from A. F. Sincere, of Goodwin, $. D., and when 1 got home with it the poor baby coula hardly breathe. I gave the medicine as directed every ten minutes until he threw up' and then I thought sure he was going to choke to death. We had to pull the phlegm out of his mouth in great long strings. I am positive that if I had not got that bottle of cough medicine, my boy would not be on earth to-day.-Joel Demont, lnwood Ia. For sale by all druggists.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
Witness:
 B. l.. MALONEY.

At the Olympic theater in Harlem last night John Fleming, the Butcher Boy," who is meeting all corners there this week, met August Zeigler in Il catch as catch can bout limited to if teen minutes. Zeigler had size and weight in his favor, but Piening tossed him about at will Tn the early part of the struggle it was nip and tuck. Zeigler breaking strenuous holds and applying some good ones himself. At the beginning of the tenth minute, Zeigler began to tire and showed signs of distress. It was then an easy mat ter for Piening, who had carefully husbanded his strength, to throw his man, doing the trick with double Nelson. Zeigler's shoulders were firmly secured to the mat The time of the bout was 10 minutes and 5 sec onds.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
Haa Eaataa Thistx nax.

BOULDER, Colo, Jan. 10. -J. D. Choate of New York is at the Colorado sanitarium here. For thirty days MT, Choate has eaten absolutely nothing. His fast has been self imposed and be cause of a stomach trouble which would not yield to medical treatment His mental and physical condition aside from the weakness of the latter due to his protracted fast, has not suf fered in the least.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
sultan to Fortify rrfpo1s.

} LONDON, Jan. 10.--The Cairo core spondent of The Daily Mail cables that he learns that the sultan of Turkey has vainly sought to enlist French aid to prevent the Italian occupation of Tri- poll. The sultan then decided to fortify the capital, continues the correspond ent, and Tripoli will be re-enforced with garrison which will be equipped with the most modern weapons.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
WITH HE WRESTLERS.
An Attorney Draws Up the Arr ticles for Wittner and Dwyer

Manager Tuohey and Dwyer Deposited
 Their Money This Morning ih the
 Democrat Ofice-The Referee Not
 Yet Selected and Is in Dispute
 Wittmer Will Be Here sunday.
 Manager George Tuohey and NJ. J. Dwyer met at the Democrat office this morning and after a little prelim- mary talk the long looked for match between Charley Wittmer of Cincin- nati and NJ. J. Dwyer of this city was clinched. The articles of agreement, which are given below, were drawn up this time by an attorney as Mama ger Tuohey is very careful that he will not make a mistake. The ref cree is the bone of contention now, Manager Tuohey holding out for Char ley White and Dwyer insisting on q tied within day or two and then there will be smooth sailing until the night of the match Wittmer sent a telegram to his manager this morning that he will arrive in New York co- morrow and will at once come to Wa terbury to finish his training. He will train at one of the local clubs and will be assisted by the biggest men Tn this city In all probability Nick El- liott will be here the last two days before the match to put the finishing touches to the big fellow. The Iol- lowing are the articles of agreement signed this morning:
 Articles of agreement entered into this 10th day of January, 1902 by ana between Charles Wittmer of Cincin- natl, O., and NJ. J. Dwyer of Water bury, Conn, the contest to be governed by the following rules and conditions ' witnesseth:
 First. The said Charles Wittmer agrees to throw the said NJ. J. Dwyer three falls within the space of one hour, failing to do so the said NJ. J. 1 Dwyer to be declared the winner, also, | if the said Dwyer wins one fall he wins the match.
 l Second. The style of said contest to be catch-as-catch-can, two shoulders down at the same time, according to rules, to constitute fall. Third. Said contest to take place at the Auditorium, in Waterbury Conn, on the night of January IT, 1902 Fourth. The said contest to be fol a side wager of $100 each, the sum oi l $50 each to be posted with Edward l. I Maloney, sport editor of the Waterbury Evening Democrat, upon signing this agreement, and the balance of $5C each to be posted on the day of the contest
 Fifth. It is agreed that the gate re ceipts, after necessary expenses shal have been paid, are to be divided if the proportion of 75 per cent to tht winner and 25 per cent to the loser oi said contest.
 Sixth. It is also agreed that the ref cree shall be decided upon two day. before the match.
 seventh. All points not covered by I this agreement to be settled mutualls with the consent of the referee.
 Witness our hands, etc, GEORGE V. TUOHEY.
 For Wittmer,
 NJ. J. DIVER.
 Witness:
 B. l.. MALONEY.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
KING EDWARD WILL RAGE.
Horses Entered in His Own Name flo
 All Big Events.

London, Jan 1O.-King Edward has entered in his own name several horses for the spring handicaps, the entries for which were issued yester- day afternoon.
 William c. Whitney, James k. Keene, Richard Croker and other Americans will be represented in the leading events, all of which are well filled. Sportsmen anticipate that the return of the king to the turf will give the sport an ina 3etus which il lacked last year.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
Invited to Gettysburg,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.--General Charles H. T. Collis of New York has invited the president to attend the Me- morial day exercises at Gettysburg. The president said he would be pleased to accept the invitation and would en- deayor to make arrangements accord ingly.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
BROKE rwENTY-Two RECORDS.

Toledo, O., Jan 1O.-Cresceus, the worlds champion trotter, with George Fl. Ketcham, his owner and driver. ar- lived home yesterday from tour of fhe west and southwest. The horse is in splendid condition. During his trip he broke twenty-five track rec prds.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10

Turner has jumped the Brooklyn club and signed with Toledo.
 Roaring Bill' Kennedy, the pitcher just released by Brooklyn, has signed St Louis National league contract for the coming season.
 Algy Mcbride, who played the out field for Cincinnati and New York last season, has been signed by Clingman for his Milwaukee American associa- tion team.
 Before departing on his wedding trip, Manager McGraw of Baltimore said he would take his team by sea to it's spring training quarters. "A sea voyage usually leads to sea sickness, 7 he said. 'and the best preliminary course to spring training is sea sick neSS.''
 Jesse Burkett, the ball player, who has been talked of as manager of the New Yorks, said yesterday: 'The New York club has been trying to make me break my contract with the St Louis American league club, with which I signed some time ago. The New York management has offered me $12,OO0 for two years to jump, but want to say that there is not enough money in the New York clubs safe tc make me do anything wrong. l will stand by St Louis and the American league. Unless Robson shifts he will get bad beating in the Mount l City"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-10
BASEBALL BREEzES.
American League Growing Stronger
 Every Day.

Frank Hough is still enjoying him. self. The Quaker philosopher per- sists in asking A. G. Spalding un- known questions. In the last output of musings of "The Old Sport'' in the Philadelphia Inquirer he says:
 ''So far as the American league peo- pie are concerned, they are doing noth- ing but saving wood, waiting for the spring meeting, at which the schedule will be adopted, after which they will go out and on the field show the pub- 1 lie the fastest organized baseball that | it has ever had the luck to witness 1 The National folk are still beset by | their troubles, which are apparently no nearer a satisfactory adjustment than they were since MT Spalding made a sensational deliveranee.
 Mir. Spalding's circular letter to the various magnates-written in his pri- vate capacity-must make some of the thick-and-thin National league parti- sans winee, and in all likelihood sent some of the magnates to bed with q I bad rush of blood to the head. For twenty years we have been told that the National league was the incarna- | ton of all that was good and holy in sport; that the magnate's even had Caesars wife shaded, inasmuch as 1 they were above reproach.
 'Mr Spalding must not think that he is the original uplifter. Has he never heard of the purification rules prepared by St John Brush at the St Louis meeting? How ball players were to be made models of deport- ment by the perusal of a certain act of don'ts? How much the players were to be fined for uttering cuss words or looking cross-eyed at the um- pire or patrons?
 ..Has MT Spalding never heard Of or seen those lovely red signs with which Colonel Rogers adorned the hanging gardens at right and 1eft field? Has he never heard that thrilling legend which they convey: Insult, obscen- ity or profanity to umpire, player or patron prohibited under penalty of ejectment?' MT Spalding should get next to latter day baseball history.
 Since the enactment of the Brush Dur- 1 ification resolution and the embellsh- ment of the Philadelphia grounds
 with the red signs well known sta tistician has figured it out that there has been an Improvement of fully 50 per cent in the morals of baseball players and patrons"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-06
IRONING A SHIRT WAIST.

Not infrequently a young woman
finds it necessary to launder a shirt
waist at home for some emergency
when the laundryman or the home SER
want cannot do 1t. Hence these direc-
tions for ironing the waist: To iron
summer shirt waists so that they will
look like new it is needful to have
them starched evenly with Defiance
starch, then made perfectly smooth
and rolled tight in damp cloth, to be
laid away two or three hours. When
ironing have bowl of water and
clean piece of muslin beside the iron
Ing board. Have your iron hot, but
not sufficiently SO to scorch, and abso-
lutely clean. Begin by ironing the
back, then the front, sides and the
sleeves, followed by the neckband and
the cuffs. When wrinkles appear ap-
ply the damp cloth and remove them.
Always iron from the top of the waist
TO the bottom. If there are plalts in
the front iron them downward, after
first raising each one with blunt
knife, and with the edge Of the iron
follow every line of stitching to give it
distinetness. After the shirt waist is
ironed 1t should be well aired by the
fire or in the sun before 1t is folded
and put away, says the Philadelphia
Inquirer.