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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
THE PUGILISTS. WILLING TO
 BACK CORBETT.
George Considine Will Put Five Thousand Dollars Against Britt - Walcott After Big Johnson.

George Considine wants to back Young Corbett against James Ed ward Britt. He is willing to put u2 $5,0OO on the issue, and has sent word to Britt's manager to that effect. When Considine read in yesterday $ papers that Britt intended to give Corbett return fight he said: T am glad to hear that Britt has consented to meet Corbett again. If they do fight, and Britt is willing to make a side bet of $2,5O0 or 5000 on the out come of the fight I will cheerfully fur nish the backing for Corbett. Corbett told me before he sailed for England that if Britt was willing to fight him again that I could arrange q match for him. I am ready to do that just as soon as Britt is prepared to sign ,~the articles of agreement" Broad way is not a unit, by any means, as to who won that San Francisco fight Referee Graney notwithstanding and Considine is one of those who still believe that Corbett is the best man.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
Home Company omcers Held.

FITTSBURG. April 2s. - Two off cfals of the three home companies raided by the city detectives last week have been held here in $4,O0o bail each for trial at court on three charges of conspiracy. The companies were the Interstate Finance company, Home As Surance company and Fidelity Home and Realty company. The two men held were W. I. Crawford and Albert Dodge
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
Three GeneraI. Are Non Est.

ST. THOMAS. n. W. l., April 2S.4- A German steamship from Monte Cris- ii, Santo Domingo, reports that 300 government troops attacked the Jim- enez force at Guaracan, near Santiago de los Caballeros, several days ago. After a fierce battle the government troops were defeated Their losses were forty-one killed and sixteen wounded. Generals Cabrera, Arroyo and Luna were killed. Twelve of the Ee.spex force were killed
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
WITH THE AMATEURS.
Editor of Democrat:

EUIJUT -UI DFDIUCIdI.
 Sir-A game with any ether base ball team would like to be had by the City Normal baseball team, which is made up of the following: Bill Rose, 1b; Dan Keleher, 2b; Louis Isele, 3b; Joe Cosgrove, c; Brown. ss; Byrne, p; H. Edwards, If; Fred Stiller, If; NJ. Donavan, cf The officers of the team are: Henry Kershaw. treasurer; Joe Cosgrove, captain; will Rose, manager; WiIfred Kennedy, secre- tary;; Louis Isele, chairman. Hope that
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28

important games will be in the nature of games with weaker teams. The naval cadets, who have great expectations this year, opened by playing Gallaudet at Annapolis.s Both Yale and Princeton have supposedly strong hines. Fred Clarke, of the champion Pittsburg team, Hillebrand, and Capt, Stevens drilled the Princeton men in the tactics of the game All of last years players are back again, with two exceptions, and from the excellent new material the vacancies will be readily filled. Capt. Winslow, with Assistant Coach Mur- phy, has drilled the Yale candidates, and they feel that the outlook is fairly encouraging Winslow will do most of the backstop work on the team. Bowman, the pitcher on the Yale nina for two years, has a strong rival in Mackay the ex-Georgetown pitcher. Among the New York colleges Colum- bia Manhattan and Fordham have an active season before them. Columbia opened its season with a game on March 3Oth with Pratt institute. On April the New York university played on South field, and two days later Trinity played at the same place. Columbia played Yale on April 12, be- ing beaten by the score of to O. Coach Jennings, at Cornell, gave ths baseball candidates hard work in the cage during the winter, and a strong team is looked for West Point and Annapolis will meet at West Point on May If In their annual match.
 With the death of Benjamin Fuller, better known to the baseball world as Shorty Fuller, one of the oldest and best shortstops in the country has been lost to the profession. Fuller, who was years ago with the New York team and later a star in the minor leagues, died at his home in Cincinnati recently of tuberculosis. He had been in bad health for several years, but was all ways a prominent figure in the grand stand.
 Iver Lawson, the Chicago cyclist. has returned from 8 successful invasion Of Australia, where he claims to have won 8 ,00O, and more races than any other cyclist. Lawson, who is now re- garded as among the best of American speed merchants, invaded Australia with Floyd Mcfarland and Major Fay Tor, the trio ouSclassing the Australian talent and winning nearly everything in sight.
 Vice President Edward P. Martin, of the United States Golf association, an- nounces that the executive committee has changed the bylaws to permit in vitation to the amateurs of the world to compete in the national champion ship at Baltusrol, N. J., September 5 to 10.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
Mud Runners In Den,ana.

NEW YORK, April 2S.-The heavy rain has converted the track at Ja- mafca into a quagmire, and only the mud runners of the pronounced type were in demand. The surprise came in the third race, when the to , favorite. Major Pelham, was defeated by Pa lette, the only other starter. Collector Jessup won the Columbus stakes and was bid ill by J. l.. McGinnis for S3.2OO.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
wALcoIvr ys JOHNSON.

Joe Walcott. the welterweight champion of the world, wants Tew punches at Jack Johnson, the colored heavyweight champion of the world. who recently knocked out Sam McVey on the coast. Walcott would be con- ceding fully fifty pounds to Johnson in this match, but adds that he will post forfeit to meet him if Johnson will agree to fight. If MT Johnsing will call up Thomas Sharkey, Esquire, on the wireless and ask him what MT Walcott did to him (NIr Sharkey) in a practice bout in Sheepshead Bay stable 8 few years ago, he might learn of something to his adyantage-and to the eternal good of that heavy weight colored championship title.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
Author of soThe Vireinian'' Very III,

AWfhOr or ''TnN VIFBTuI1m VETy PHILADELPHIA, April 2S.-Suffer- ing with appendicitis, Owen Mister, author of ''The yirginian." novelist, dramatist and scion of one of the old est families of Philadelphia. made a hurried trip from the Hot Springs to this city to undergo an operation. The operation was performed in the Uni versity hospital and was successful from a surgical point of view, but MT. Wister's condition causes the grayest apprehension among his friends.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
REGAIN AND ATTELL.

John Began, the Brooklyn bantam weight, will go out of his class and will take on Abe Attell of San Fran cisco. Clarence Forbes of Chicago. or any other boy who can scale at 122 Ypounds. He has fought Frankie Neil, the bantamweight champion to draw.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
warsaw Police omcers Killed.

WARSAW. April 2S.-Whfle several police officers were attempting to en- fer a house in the Dyorcky thorough fare they were attacked by band of men armed with revolvers and knives. Two of the officers, deputy chief of the secret police and deputy com lnisssry, were killed, and two others were wounded.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
o,BRIEN AFTER IEFFRIEs.

Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia thinks he is in line for heavyweight honors and offers to box Jim Jeffries. O'Brien .ssaKs 0that he will post a ssforfcff- to. show that he is not looking for aal advertisement Eff Jeffries, after his mill with Jack Munroe is satisfied to meet me-" said O'Brien, "I will sign articles for ten round bout and bet tidy sum that he cannot beat me in that tinaen
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
Younr MilIionaIreu to wed.

PHILADELPHIA, April 2S.-Before she has had even one season in society Miss Stella Elkins, heiress to $20,0OO,- GOO, has become the promised bride of MT. George $. Tyler, who is also heir to millions.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
SPORTS AND AT THLETICS
The University of Michigan has turne@ out a great number of athletic finds, but

never a greater than Ralph Rose
 the young Califor. 1ian who appeared in the gymnasium
 last February. At that time but little was known of his performances in high school athletics on the coast. but i. did not take Train. CT Keene Fitzpat- rick long to realize that ir fh ko11
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
Kaiser at venice. .

VENICE, April as. Emperor Will liam arrived here on the imperial yacht Hohenzollern and was warmly greeted. His majesty left the yacht and went to the railway station, where he tooK q train for Karlsruhe.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
RYAN AND o,BRIEN.

,Another attempt is being made to 1oring about a match between Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia and Tommy Ryan. The Badger A. c. of Milwau- kee is ready to give purse of $5,O00 for a six-round bout between the two, the match to take place within six weeks from today.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28

at the big universi- ties have practical ly been weeded out by the coaches. and
 already it is possi- ble to form an idea of the strength of some of the larger college hines. The number of dates arranged early in the season indi- cates that a large part of the practice
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
Marion Iron works Destroyed.

MARION, Ind. April 2S. The Ma rion Malleable Iron works. erected three years ago at cost of $500, GOO. has been almost destroyed by fire. It employed 300 men and was owned by Buffalo. Syracuse and Troy (N. Y.l capitalists The loss is almost covered
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
GAMES TO-DAY.

nnecticut-Hartford at Worces- ter, Meriden at New London, Holyoke at Springfield, New Haven at Bridge port.
 National-Boston at New York, Philadelphia at Brooklyn, Chicago at PittsbuTg. Cincinnati at St Louis. 5s,A
 American-Boston at Washington, New York at Philadelphia, Chicago at Detroit. St Louis at Cleveland
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
veterano Won by n Head.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2S. - J. Jones again carried off the riding hon. ors at Oakland by landing four win ners. All of them were heavily played One of his best efforts was in the mile and seventy yards handicap, where he got yeterano I'D in time to win by 3 head from Forest King, the pace makecs
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
NOLL WAS oUTCLASsED.

At a, smoker last night in Insurance building, New Haven, a wrestling match took place. Frank Speh of Derby and Kid Noll of New Haven were matched on the mat. In 55 minutes Speh scored a down. There were scheduled three, bouts, but at the end of the first Noll quit. Noll weighed 20 pounds heavier than his opponent, but was outclassed
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
Cheered Defeat of Lily White Ticket

Cheered Defeat or LaAy white I1cEets
 NEW ORLEANS, April 2S.-Wildly cheering every reference to the recent overwhelming defeat of the Lily White ticket in the state election, the regular Republicans met here, strongly indorsed President Roosevelt and his administration and sent mixed dele gation to the national convention. Thirty nine parishes and sixteen wards of New Orleans were represented. Three-fourths of the convention com prised negro delegates
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
spanish Action Is Late.

MADRID, April 2S.-The council of ministers has decided to recognize the xepublic of Panama.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
LmAGUW
TABLE or PERCENTAGE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

At Louisville Kansas City ', Louis vile ,.
 At Indianapolis-F game, In dianapolis 9. Milwaukee 6: second game, Indianapolis s. Milwaukee 9.
 Rain at Toledo and Columbus.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28

We hear from teams as soon as possi- ble so that we can make out our schedule.
 HERMAN PENSEL. :.
 The Young Clovers will challenge any baseball nine in the city under II years of age. The lineup is as fol- lows: J. Phelan, C; F. Sheehan, p; J.. Carmody. 1b; R. Bacon, 2b; w. Phe- Ian. 3b; r. Horn, ss; J. Mcdonald, If; M. Austin, cf; Captain Mcdonald, If. If any nine should desire a game please call at Manager Sheehan's S house, 28 Sylvan avenue, or Captain Mcdonald, S6 upper Stone street. This nine would like to get a whack at some Brooklyn nine.
 Dan Shannon, supervisor of um- pires, will work to-day at Bridgeport. Dan intends to show the doubting ones how easy it is to preserve peace.
 Saturdays display at Holyolze will be more showy than the usual opening day carnival. It will be a half holi- day in the home of the champions.
 Daly, the Hartford second baseman. is in the ranks and ready. Daly is one of the smoothest of infielders and this season is looked to as a winner for him.
 Ritter, the first baseman, looked TOT in New London, hasn't reported, so Manager Humphrey has ordered a young man named Schlaetter to leave his Toledo home.
 Rube Vickers's request to be allowed to pitch both games against Spring field will probably be granted. The Ponies declare that they are ready to trample upon the rube.
 Attorney c. J. Danaher, chairman of the league directors, has sent mes sage to J. H. Farrell, secretary of the National Association of Minor leagues, on the Owens case. omeone will have to step lively soon.
 Bill Ramon, big but younger brother of Thomas and former Derby player has joined Schenectady of the New York State league to play first base. Bill has been tending goal for the Indianapolis roller polo team.
 The Youngg Bluebirds of Fuller street would like to play any team ill the city under 12 years of age. The lineup is as follows: J. Murphy, C; N. Griffin, D; F. Shea, lib; w. Griffin, 2b B. Thompson, 3b; F. Foley, ss; D. Quill, Of; l.. Brodier, If: A. Brodier, If They won from the Stone streets by the score of 8 to '. Any team wishing q game please call on Mana ger F. Foley. Fuller street, or Captain B. Thompson, Bridge street. The Taylor streets are preferred.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
WESTERN LEAGUE.

At Denyer-Denyer Il, Des Moines 0.
 At Sioux City Sioux City 1. St Jo- seph l.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
nexter nov Accuitted.

pEDHAM. Mass. April 2S.-Harris F. Dexter the fourtees- -srAs. 4. .'-el1 Ram dolph boy who has been on trial in the superior court here on q charge of causing the death of his brother Far. ker, has been found not guilty. Judge Wait ordered that the defendant be discharged from custody. Young De1- ter expressed no surprise when he heard the verdict, which was not alto gether unexpected.
 c A 5 TT o R x As Bears tha s The Kind You Have Always Bought s's'a'''' ss MNZ9tz<x
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
Our New Spring
 Garments

Are a step in advance---we are not trammeled by cast iron traditions---we are not afraid to be the first to show pro- nounced novel styles in. cut. and pattern.
 This is one reason we keep ahead.
 And the low prices is anoth-, CT reason. Have you seen our window at S9.5o, $ll.5o-andl $14.5o.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28
NATIONAL, .yAeT1E.

1AF JflIcdB0--7
 Clncinnati. 0 0 @ @ 6 G 22 Chicago ........... 3 q 6 6 b B Batteries HiIiett and U'Neill; Iafagren
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28

College baseball in the east is again in full sway. The candidates for the teams
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-28

We hear from teams as soon as possi- ble so that we can make out our schedule.
 HERMAN PENSEL.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-29
TRAINS In COLLISION
SEVEN MEN KILLED IN WRECK
ON SOUTHERN RAILWAY
~ ILLINOIS.

Mauds Station. H.. Dec. 2S.-In a
head-on collision between two passen-
Ser trains ON the Southern railway
near here Sunday enc passenger and
six employees were killed and seven.
teen passengers and eight employees
were intu eli. Most Of the injuries are
not serious.
TIE ~paas-nger, which left st. ! sMis
NJ Q o'clock Saturday night. coilided
hsad-on with the passenger train ieAy-
ing Louisville at the same hour. Ae-
ssrdiAg 10 Southern railway snacials
the disastsr was caused by the failure
OF the operator st Browns, m, to de-.
liver 10 the eastbound train an order
naming . meeting nsdnt fsF the two
trains. The St. Louis-L ouisvilis and
the 81. Louis Knoxville siespsrs were
drawn by both trains. but nons Of the
passenger In these four cars wsre In
Jured. Both engines wer badly dam
aged and four coaches destroyed.
Following 10 the list OF the dead:
Charles Schmidt. Engineer Bowen,
Fireman Charles HUT, Man Clerk n.
ID. Hogan. Section Foreman Under
wood. Employe Henry Hoskin and I'm
pfoye Cyrus Hutchinson.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-29
AFTERNOON TEA.

lwns the Vogue In England IN the
- Eighteenth Century.
Ehe earliest mention OF afternoon tea
Wy Carlyle Of Inveresk. who. writing
society at Harrogate In 1T6S, says,
ihlk indies gave afternoon tea and
Gee I'm their turns"
IN 1766 william Dutton wrote home
ih Elton college to his father In Sher-
)ftne. II wish you would be 50 kind
to let me have tea and sugar to
ink In the afternoon, without which
Iere Is no keeping company with other
rye Of my standing"
hr. Somerville. minister Of Jedburgh.
hing Of social habits In Scotland
Ills early life Q741), says. Most fam
~, both in the higher and In the mid
iN ranks, used tea at breakfast but
aong the latter 1t was only recently
Produced in the afternoon. on the oc-
tyioR Of receiving company"
,w[hafskeray, In THE Newcomes'
Issp), alIudes to the light refreshment
a lyay between lunch and dinner as
~ were already a fashionable institu'
fBarnes Newcome comes every
sm the city. drops in and drinks
VI o'clock."-London Globe.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-29

young person whose acquaintance he
made at the railroad depot. She was
there. II appears. to meet a friend He,
fatigued by his journey. was overcome
by one Of his periodic fainting fits
This officious young woman was equal
to the occasion. She objected to hav-
Ing an ambulance summoned. One Of
her relatives, she said, was subject to
such seizures, and she knew just what
to do. She had him laid fat, his col
lar loosened, begged a flask from a
drummer and dispatched a messenger
to a drug store for what proved to be
the proper tablets. Anyhow she brought
him back to consciousness, had him
lean on her arm to the cab stand and
saw him safely or to his chosen hotel.
She would not give her name. Only
laughed away his thanks and went OF.
"He has talked of nothing else since.
He vows he Is going to advertise for
the young woman. that he may form
ally. and substantially II che VIII per-
NIT. evidence his gratitude. So fasci-
mated Is he by her that he has practi-
cally lost interest In you Such gracer
he W Such witt Such a good
heart! Oh, my boy. II you had only
fallen in love with herr which b mel
Their reasonable nor logical. however
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-29

The sting Is a bees only weapon. 1t
y not the single spear that n appears
b the naked eye. but consists Of three
prongs, each beautifully groovcd into
the others, thus forming a sort Of tube,
through which flows the poison from
the sec, to which the sting II attached.
Az soon as the point Of the sting enters
the flesh two Of the prongs. which are
barbed, begin to work forward alter
natey. When n has been thrust for
ward tn barbs catch In the flesh and
hold while the other ID being thrust
forward. and this motion, which also
pumps tho poison from the poison sac,
y continued until the sting has pene-
trated to tn full length. The sting. 90
companisd by tn appendages, 10 al
most invariably torn from the bee and
remains In the desh Of the unfortunate
victim-unfortunate bee. too, AZ the
loss OF its sting ID eventually followed
by death. Hence II can be said that q
bee literally defends its home with its
life.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-29

a Girl whs CAns Ne krs~1
OLD TIME NEW YORK.
The City as Pictured by Jedidiah
Morse In SOx

The City ms Pictured By ~Jedidiah
Morse In sO&
THE city Of New York is inhabited
principally by merchants, physicians.
lawyers, mechanics, shopkeepers and
tradesmen, composed Of almost all ma
lions and religions. They are generally
respectable In their several professions
and sustain the reputG ron of honest.
punctual, fair Dealers
In such wise the affairs OF New York
city were summed up by Jedidiah
Morse, d. D., in 1902. The quotations
are from Mr.. Morss's Geography
Made Easy published In DecembeE,
1602, a few copies Of which remark
able book have come down In time yell
lowed pages to the third and fourth
generations Of them that studied the
fresh issues.
Mi. Morse found still dfscernible
among the Inhabitants Of his New
York -the neatness, parsimony and I'm
dustry" Of the early Dutch settlers,
and he had courage to believe That
these qualities will probably continue
visible for many years 10 come"
When geography was being made
easy, In 1902. New York was the CAPT
tal OF the state and Albany and Hud-
son were the only other incorporated
cities
The principal part Of the city (New
York;" wrote MT. Morse, ~hes on the
asst side OF the island. although The
buildings extend from one river TO the
other. The length Of the city ON EAST
river ID about two mileA but falls
much short Of that distance on the
banks Of the Hudson. The houses are
generally buift Of brick and the roofs
tiled"
The geography notes that New York
- esteemed the most eligible situation
for commerce In the United States"
Moreover. in point OF sociabilfty and
hospitality New York 10 hardly exceed
ID by any town In the United States.
~On a general view OF this city 80 de-
scrfbec thirty years ago." the geogra-
ply gSes on, and In its present state
the comparison II fattering TO the pres
emit age. particularly the improvements
In taste, elegance Of manners and that
easy, unaffected civflity and p~olfteness
which form the happiness Of social in
tercourse."
There were sixteen states In the Un-
ion when Mr.. Morse wrote. He had
kind words for these and for the
known countries Of the world at large.
Before concluding his work with a
chronological table extending from the
creation to his own date he INDUCED in
Q gentle prophecy thus as to the
growth Of the republic:
Admitting the population Of the
United States at present QS02) to be
100000 and that this number by nat
ural increase and by immigration VIII
be doubled In twenty years and con-
tinue to increase In that ratio for a cen
tury to come, at that period Qo02)
there viii be In United America &c.,
100000 inhabitants. nearly 100000
more than there are at present In all
Europe"
We have fallen far from Mr.. Morse's
expectation. even assuming that IN
sUnitsd America" he meant to include
Canada. Yet was he an able and kind.
Il g~sosrAphsr and not more sanguins
than biz day.-Nsw York World.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-29
LARGE AREA COVERED.
Wind, Rain and Snow Storm Prevails
Over Almost Entire Country.

Wind, Rain and Snow Storm Prevails
Over Almost Entire Country.
Washington, Dec. 2T.-Reports to
the weather bureau say the storm
that reached the Oregon coast Satur-
day morning moved southeastward to
the Texas coast. thence no~rtheastward
into the Middle Mississippi valley. In
the last twsnty-four hours it has in
creased greatly In intensity and forms
the most severe wind and rain storm
of the season throughout the Middle
and Lower Mississippi valley, Tennes-
see and the East Gulf states. Heavy
downpours Of rain. accompanied by
thunder storms and high shifting
winds, have occurred In the Lower
Mississippi valley, Tennessee and the
Lower Ohio valley. and rain, sleet and
snow In the Upper and Middle por'
lions Of shs Mississippi valley and the
est portiol of the lake region. Rain,
snow " sleet has fallen at practically
every station west OF the Mississippi,
while a cold wave prevails between
the Mississippi and the Rocky noun
tains. Tia Mississippi valley disturb.
ance viii move northeastward during
the next TIL ty-six hours.