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The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07
From an Exchange .

He is a quiet man, is Billy Delaney,
with an eye that looks straight at you
and a voice that sounds honest and
clear. His hair is gray and his face
shows that life has left but few cares,
that cannot be forgotten If need be,
or hidden by the pleasures that can
always be found.
Il want" said the New York News
man, as he started the conversation,
TO listen to you tell, not of what
others have done, but of what you
have seen. / want to hear of the men
you have trained. of their peculiarities
and their careers, but | would like to
have II from your view. not from what
is known"
The man who has handled James
Jeffries for the last seven years sat
moment thoughtfully.
Why, man. he said at last, 1T
would take a week to tell of all the
men / have known, and you surely
do not expect me TO remember the
dates and things like that?"
Tell me what you want to-" the re-
porter told him.
Started Thirty Years Ago.
1T was thirty years ago that / got
VI ~ the prize UEnL DuHlilHSS
In New York, when all the fights were
fist fights and gloves were unknown.
] don't remember anything of those
days that ! could tell now. anything
at least that would be good reading.
for all OF those men were unknown
20 the public.
The first man perhaps that was
known 10 the people generally was
Buffalo Costello, who trained for the
championship. He IL still alive, but
has gone the way Of most fighters. -
and the manager looked into the fire
and left the sentence unfinished.
Then" he continued. II had Denver
Red Smith. Mike Cleary, Mike Conoly
the Ithaca giant. Jack Brady. Jim Cor.
bett and Jim Jerrics. Those are not
all. but they are the biggest ones"
Who ~ the next man that will come
npE" Mr.. Delaney WIS asked.
don't know. There is none com.
inR-none that J know 81. Jeff has
them nll beat.
Win Carbsft Ten Years ARo.
You know ! was with Jim Corbeti
for Ten years MD lie was in 4
bank when i him. iie in d
bank and ionr BOZ boiler shop
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07

spent in railroad travelling. getting to
the battle ground.
Il had TO take off fourteen pounds
In that time, too, and did the last
four and one-half pounds of 1t in the
bath house the DAY of the fight.
Il have got $1,000 to bet that he can
not beat me at any time, any place,
any weight or any conditions. I would
like to box him in Chicago at six,
eight or ten rounds. or will go to the
coast and meet him again.
Il thought he would knock Corbett
out, and told my friends So Corbett
is all in, and I was satisfied the first
good man that met him would knock
his head off"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07
TO INQUIRE INTO THE
AFFAIRS OF RAILWAY.
Member of the Congressional Party
Thnt visited Panama Heard From.

Member of the Conversational Party
That visited Panama Heard From.
Washington, Dec. 6.-Representative
shackleford. Democrat, of Missouri.
one of the members of the House
Committee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce. who accompanied the con-
gressional party on the visit to Pana-
ma to-day introduced a resolution pro-
vidlng for an inquiry into the affairs
OF the Panama Railway Company and
a report to Congress by the Commit
tee on Interstate and Foreign Com
merce. The resolution says that as
IS per cent. Of the roads capital stock
is owned by the United States, II is
expedient that Congress should have
full knowledge Of the affairs Of the
company.
The resolution confers the usual pow
ers upon the committee--to administer
oaths and employ necessary clerical
help.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07
GUARDS WILL BOWL
THE HUSSARS TONIGHT,

The Guards bowling team will meet
the Hussar's team on the alleys of
the Guards tonight. The last con-
in a victory for the Hussars in both
the ten and five-man contest The
margin attained by the Hussars was
small, however, and much interest is
conferred in to-night's contest. A large
number of ladies is expected to attend.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07

Newport News. Va, Dec. 6.-rhe tug
Navigator. arrived here to-day from
Providence. reports having lost the
barge New York or Cape Henry yes
tcrday. The t0wline parted during the
storm then raging. ana the barge was
carried out 20 sea. The tug John
6cuiiy WAS sent in quest OF missing
vessel and has not yet reported,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07
PANIC IN A THEATER
when the Cry of Fire Set the Audi
encc In a. Frenzy of Fear.


encc I'm n Frenzy of Fear.
Norfolk, Neb., Dec. GA serious
panic occurred at the Norfolk Audi
forum during a matinee at which
cinderella" was being presented to-
day. A score Of persons were badly
trampled. but no one was killed.
The panic was caused by "a slight
blaze started from an electric light
wire. Some person turned in a fire
alarm. and at the same time a man
IN the gallery shouted "fre." In IA
moment the parquet was mass OF
people trying 70 reach the exits. These
were found closed, which added 10 the
excitement.
The blaze was quickly extingulshed,
but the surging crowd continued It's
rush for the doors. The firomen finally
quieted the audience, but not until a
large number had received SERIOUS IN.
juries. mostly by being trhmpled upon.
The fheater management says the
doors were not locked, and could have
been easily opened but for the frenEied
condition d uho audience.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07
DUEL WAS HARMLESS.
The French Government Gave Exile
Leave to Fight 1t.

Hendaye, France. Dec. 6.-M. De-
Roulede and NJ. Jaures, the Socialist
leader in the French Chamber of Dep
uties, fought a duel with pistols here
to-day. The exchange of shots had no
result.
The political prominence of the par
Elephants in the meeting attracted great
interest. The Spanish government
warned the parties not to fight in
Spain, so the French government al
lowed M. DeRoulede twentyfour
hours leave TO enter France and meet
NJ Jaures.
The duel grew out of the Joan of
Arc controversy.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07
GUILTY OF LAND FRAUDS.
Miss Ware the Only One of the De-
PENDANTS Dismissed.


Portland, Ore, Dec. 6.-The Jury in
the land fraud case which has been oc-
cupying the attention of Judge Bel
fingers court for over two weeks,
brought in verdict of guilty for all
the defendants. with the exception OF
Miss Marie Ware. this afternoon after
As minutes elaboration.
No recommendations as to punish
ment were made. Miss Ware was ac-
quilted, following the instructions OF
the court.
Mr.. Hall asked that the defendants
be placed under additional bonds in
this case. but the court decided that
bond of $4,000 deposited in the case
would be sufficient. and. therefore. or
dered that such security should be
given. This places the defendants each
under $4,000 bonds for each OF the
cases, with the exception OF Tarpley
and Wolgamot. who do not figure in
the succeeding cases.
There is no doubt that an appeal
will be taken. The attorneys for the
defense are now preparing their mo-
ton. and will, IN all proba ability. pre-
sent II az the opening OF the next
case on Dec. 10.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07

Washington, Dec. Representative
Brantley arrived here to-day and was
warmly greeted by his associates IN
the House The friends Of Mr. Brnnt-
ley assert that he has no gubarnhfOrlal
aspirations. He A. content 10 repre-
sent the Brunswick district IN Com
Ereas. 30 long aa his services are ac-
ceptable 10 his constituents.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07

Miss Mona Limerick. a cousin Of
Mrs. Patrick Campbell. IL creating
considerable Of furore IN London IN
AZ entertainment similar 20 that which
AEne, Gnlbert created AZ hFanea4
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07
Sermons of the Street

These are the rubrics of the street
car company:
Cars are run to accommodate pa
irons.
Use special courtesy to old people.
do not run by would-be passen-
gers.
ALLOW people time to get on and of
cars.
Give passengers a safe and pleasant
trip.
1T is our duty to please our pa
irons.
"Obligingly direct the passengers.
Make all requests in a civil man
ner.''
Great emphasis is placed upon the
conduct of employees toward the pub
lie. A conductor is authority for the
statement that much stress is being
placed upon the conduct of the car
men, because of a desire on the part
of the company to strengthen its cause
by securing the approval of its pas
sengers.
THE Cap'n is wise to the game" he
said, land he amt taking chances"
The "Cap'n" is Mr.. Rhodes, superin-
tendent of transportation. He'd stand
for fellow who busted a car quicker n
he would for a row with a passen-
ger, and l guess mebbe he's right,
though there are times when a car
man would be doing a good thing if
he threw some fresh guy into the
street. 1t won't go any more, though,
a scrap with a passenger is harder to
explain than missing a run.
II try to be decent and accommodate
ing, but there are a lot of passen-
gers who think that they own the car,
and sometimes it's pretty hard to keep
your temper and take the gaff without
single holler. But rules is rules, and
| suppose we will be as polite as a
dancing teacher before we get through.
Anyhow, the company's making stab
at doing the right thing, and the peo-
pie who ride on the cars ought to con-
slider the feelings of the fellows who
do the work, and not jump on them
when things go little wrong.
I'VE gets roasted for asking a gen.
tleman who is not smoking to step
inside. We gets roasted for not stop
ping on the right side of the street.
We gets roasted for giving out small
change for a SIS bill, when we haven't
got anything else, and thousand
other things. We don't kick about the
hours, nor the pay, but we do like to
be treated like folks. This corner sir ?
All right. Good BY"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07

Six young men who find time hang
ing heavily on their hands were stand
ing at Bull and Broughton streets.
They have often been seen there be-
fore. 1t is a favorite haunt for those
who want to see and be seen.
The usual steady stream of pedes-
TRANS was pouring around the corner
and uD and down both thoroughfares.
In this throng were ladies', young girls,
as well as business men and laborers.
This especial sextette of well groomed
young men were conspicuously arrang-
ed so no passer by failed to see them.
There was a look of the utmost self
consciousness on their faces. On near
approach one could hear a converse
ton like this:
That's the prettiest one on this
side,' in tones loud enough for a
trio of passing young girls to hear.
These three giggled.
Looks good to me-" was the shot
this indiscretion called forth, and there
was sextette of assorted voices in
a guffaw.
In the passing throng a young girl,
neatly dressed. was seen approaching
Her shrinking ears were greeted with
half dozen, Here she comes, here
she comes" She could not avoid pass
ing within a foot or two of the young
/ men, the crowd being more than us
| ually dense at that point. AS she hur-
| ried breathlessly past, haunting tenor
| hummed Don't cry Little Girl, Don't
Cry"
This, and more insolent things, were
done Every comedy maid who pass
| ed was made a target for half doz-
| en- coarse witticisms, which gave place
| to outright insolence if the hearel
smiled just a little.
AS the comedy were greeted with
| these alleged sallies of wit, the home
| ly and poorly clad were made the
brunt of coarse jests and choice bits
| of sarcasm Small boys were not ever
spared Hey sonny why don't you
| go around the back way. You'll scare
an automobile with that rig" is 6
sample of the jeers.
An aged woman presently came ir
| sight She was poorly clad, with ar
ancient poke bonnet on the top of hel
silver locks. She walked slowly witt
the assistance of a stick. She helt
her cheap skirts high above the we
pavement, displaying broad, but wei
worn shoes and bit of white hosiery
AS they would have said they "laiC
for her." Their remarks were not lout
enough for her to hear, but that they
were sufficiently expressive to tickl
the easily disturbed risibilities of tn
young men was evidenced in tn
loud laughter. This time there wa
one member of the sextette, who dit
not join in the general merriment. H
stood apart and hung his head unit
he was queried as to whether or no
he had a paralytic stroke. mo, blu
you fellows are going a little too far
That's my mother"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-07

You know ! was with Jim corbett
Tor Ten years mid. lie was III "A
bark whom If him iie in "a
bank aud JON ln boiler shop.
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The Zebra as domestic Animal.

1t is reported that systematic attempt
is to be made by the British Government
TO domesticate the zebra for use i'm it's
South African possessions. 1t Is proposed
to catch large numbers of wild zebras and
allow them to breed in captivity, training
the young as draft animals. No attempt,
apparently, will be made to tame and
train the captured animals themselves, al
though this has often been accomplished
with selected individuals. The zebra prop
err is very difficult to tame, but allied va
rieties, such as the South African quagga,
are more easily domesticated. At the
Cape, % years since, these were often
seen working with draft horses. Still bet.
ter success has rewarded recent attempt
to cross the zebra with the horse and the
ass. The resulting hybrids, which are
called ezebroids," are lively but docile, and
are easily trained. They have unusual
muscular strength, and their immunity to
the bite of the tsetse fy, which il fatal
to the horse, makes them especially val
liable for African service. It Is thought
By some that the xebroid will suppiant the
mule, especially Tor work IN the tropics
Success.
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THE OPENING OF THE WAR.
Advance Into Virginta-The DISASTROUS Re-
connoissance to Big Rethel.

connoissance to Big Bethel.
of secession, passed by the Virginia Con-
vention on the 18th of April, 1861, the
decree that was to link the fortunes of
that State with the Confederacy became
valid only on being ratified by the popular
vote. appointed to be given on the fourth
| Thursday of May. The Administration at
awaited the action of the people before
advancing it's armed force to "repossess the
places and property" of the Federal Gov
eminent.
BUT ONE UNION FLAG LEFT FLOATING ON
VIRGINIA AIR.
But it was soon manifest that this
stipulation was destined to be nullity
in face of the swift-advancing realities of
war. Virginia Immediately threw herself
into an attitude Of defense. Gov. Letcher
issued proclamation calling out the mill
was appointed Major General and COM
mander of the Virginia forces" More
than that; the Convention having, on the
24th of April, decreed that pending the
the popular vote on the question Of seces-
sion. military operations, offensive and
defensive, in Virginia, should be under the
chief control and direction of the presi-
dent of the Confederate States" Confed-
crate troops, from South Carolina and the
States of the Gulf, were rapidly thrown
forward into Virginia. Meantime, tine
United States Arsenal at Harper's Ferry
had been evacuated and partially destroyed
by the commander of the post; and the
United States navy yard at Norfolk had
been abandoned by the Federal officer in
command, and several men-of-war, with
vast accumulation of war material, were
there destroyed. Save from the fortress
that guards the entrance of James River,
the Federal flag fioated nowhere within the
boundaries of the 4'Old Dominion"
DISPOSAL OF VIRGINIA TROOPS.
The Confederates, with much energy,
pushed forward preparations for the de-
Tense of Virginia; and the middle of the
month of May reveals the growing sout-
lines OF definite military: policy. This
policy however, so far as it touched the dis
tribution of force, seems to have been
shaped rather by the Austrian principle
of covering everything, than by any WELL
considered combination of positions The
Peninsula between the James and the York
Rivers was held by Confederate force of
about 1000 men, under Col. j. b. Ma.
gruder, who took position near Hamp-
ton. where he confronted the Federal force
at Fortress Monroe, which had lately been
placed under command of Maj.-Gen. B. r.
Butler. The defense of the highland re-
gion of Western Virginia had been assumed
by Gen. Lee, Commander-in-Chief of the
State forces, who had dispatched to that
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OF THE POTOMAC.
Continued from first page.)

while, like Don Quixote, he is attacking
windmills, his adversary Is on his line or
communications, destroys the detachments
left to guard it, surprises his conveys and
depots, and carries on war so disastrous
for the invader that he must inevitably
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in two memorable campaigns, an opera
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that attended both may stand as an exam
pie OF the difficulties that constantly beset
the Union army.
If, notwithstanding these difficulties, the
Army of the Potomac at length succeeded
in destroying its opponent-thus disproving
the dictum of Gen. Jomini, who, in the
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GEN. scnENcK's reconnaissance.

This feeling was kept alive by a trivial
fiasco which occurred shortly after in Gen
McDowell's department. Gen. Schenck
had been ordered to make reconnaissance
up the Loudoun & Alexandria Railroad to
Leesburg: and setting out with few hun
dred troops, upon train Of cars, he pro-
ceeled upon that novel kind of reconnois-
sance. The excursion was made uninter-
ruptedly until the train neared Vienna, 13
miles from Alexandria, when. turning a
curve, it was opened upon by two guns
planted near the track, the fire killing and
wounding some 20 men. The troops imme.
diately sprang from the cars and took to
the. woods; and the engineer having de-
tached the locomotive, made all speed to
Alexandria, leaving the .excursionists to get
back as best might be, and the cars to be
burnt by the enemy. The hostile force
consisted of a small scouting party under
Col. Gregg, and did not pursue in the least
The adverse guns were, like those of Big
Bethel, Immediately set down as masked
battery phantom of the Imagination
that played really considerable part
during the early stages of the war;
But the encouragement caused by these
lapses was destined soon to disappear un.
der the influence of series of very differ
ent operations in Western Virginia, from
whose mountains was flashed the first
CLEAN of positive victory upon the Union
arms.
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SENATE.

The following bills relating to lands for
soldiers of Indian wars and the civil war
have been printed:
SENATE.
Mitchell Tore ITO authorize land war
rant for 16O acres to all Regulars and
Volunteers of all Indian and other wars
of q. s. after 1890 and prior to civil war
and to authorize issue to such, deficiency
warrants when they received warrant or
homestead less than 160 acres. Is. B.
2017.l
HOUSE.
Skies (Ohio) Provides that Union
soldiers and sailors may homestead or pre-.
empt 16O acres of land, including alter.
nate reserved sections; may select by at
torney and patent without residence cul.
tivation or improvement; shall be credited
with time Of service; land exempt from
sale on account of debts created prior ia
issue OF patent for it. III. II. 1887.
Stevens (Minn. Ito extend to soldiers
OF the Spanish and the Philippine wars
benefits OF additional homestead laws now
applying to soldiers of civil war. IN. II.
Mr.. Pearre fMd.) has before the House
Committee on Invalid Pensions, Bill 4OSS,
which provides that Fourth class Postmas'
ters and carriers or clerks in charge of
rural free delivery stations" shall admins
ter oaths 70 pensioners and their witnesses
IL executing pension vouchers the fee to
b not more hAn = cents.