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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
THE SPORTING NEWS.
P()l-O
PLAYERS WHO ARE
 KNOWN HERE

Jean and Lewis both state that they will be together next year, and the two will without doubt be doing stunts in the Marion polo rink.
 The record for stops in the Western league is now held by Bannon and he acquired it in the same place that Nal lory got his 57, at Muncie. Bannon's mark is 61 by strict count. The rec ord in the Central league is 63. held by ''Mary Ann'' Tibbitts of Lafayette There is, some question, however, of the validity of Tibbitts's claim to this, as stops are counted in the Central league which would not otherwise have been goals.-Muncie Star.
 The Muncie Star says that Captain Jean, as a center, has yet to demon strate any superiority over Farrell in Muncie. If this is true, Muncie is the only place that Jean has failed to dem onstrate that he has the Muncie mid dleman beat at etyery point of the game.-Richmond Item.
 Mallory, the Anderson goal tender. is attracting attention wherever he plays. Some say that he Is a phenomenon, others that he is :.'all luck'' and others that he makes fouls so often that he would lose an average of goal to every game were they called. It is true that he is clever guardian. but if he. would stand up and stop them all instead of lying down on the hard ones ''the little god" might not be so good.-Marion Leader. -. yg.1
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
BASE: BALL.
HOT LINERS
 FROM THE BAT
News Cleaned From the @* Various Base Ball Gen.
 terS-Next Season May Have Surprises.

New York, Jan 22.-Ban Johnson, president of the American league, ar rived here yesterday at noon from Washington. An hour later he was in conference with Barney Dreyfuss of Pittsburg over the playing schedules of the American and the National leagues. No definite conclusion was reached beyond the fact that the Americans have decided to open the championship season in this city on April IA, before the Nationals begin the campaign at the Polo grounds. Johnson and Dreyfuss do not want conflicting dates dates, but it is under stood that the New York Nationals do not care to give up Memorial day in this city, although that was the under standing when the two leagues made peace year ago.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
SHORTHAND IN MIDAIR.
Fsss Performed by stenographers tu Taking Notes of Congressional
 Proceedin@s.

Reporters in the house of represent Hives perform 8 feat in nearly all their Rriting which, 1t Is said, Is not equaled &ny where in the world That Is the talk Ing of their notes while standing. It is
 becessary to move from place to place in he chamber in order to hear accurately $ll that is being said. Therefore the $tenographer takes his notes in midair,
 As it were, while standing h the aisle,
 writ1ng simply ou the book he holds With his left hand. Only occasionally 2ioes he find vacant seat within range
 bf the orator into which he can slip and
 TEiIe he keeps pace with ths speaker ssith his pencil. unlfke the house, says he Pittshurg Dispatch. The senate is #mail enough to allow debates to be re- ported from the desk.
 These reporters never use the type fvriter in getting their notes into form hat morta; can read After working for 10 or15 minutes the reporter 2 relieved by fresh man and allowed Q orepair to the transcribing room, where he proceeds to read his notes onto the recording wax cylinder of photograph. These cylinders go to the corps of type |writers, who put the reporters words |on paper as fast as they are reproduced through an ear tube. Hour after hour, |auring the afternoons of the session, Ehe pflonograph tells them to the type |writer operator, and in tiffy she has hem ready for the printer. Unless q |uember withdraws his remarks for re- |vision they are on the way to the print kng office before he has put on his hat
 aud coat to leave the house for theeven- |ne. and often lie can have a printing EsfEce proof delivered to him at his
 hotel before bedtime.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
FLOODS THREATEN.
Pittsburg and Allegheny In Danger
 From Rising Rivers. &r

Pittsburg and Allegheny In Danger
 From Rising Rivers. &
 ePITTSBURG, Jan. 22.-Unless there is sudden change in tha weather Pittsburg and Allegheny, Pittsburg's Brooklyn, will suffer greatly from flood. Rain is falling steadily up the valleys of the Allegheny and Monongahela riv CTS, and they are rising suddenly. There is every indication that the ice in both rivers will break up, at about the same time, and if this occurs there will be miIlions-of dollars of damage done.
 In the Monongahela valley the dan ger is particularly great on account of the many dams which slackwater the stream to Morgantown, W. Va. It is feared that the loss of life will be heavy. Below here the danger is even great CT, for both the swollen rivers are pouring their floods into the Ohio, and residents of the lower portions of the two cities are moving out.
 The entire fire department has been called out to assist in saving property.
 The residents of the lower part of AL Iegheny are about ready for the expect ed flood. Many families have removed their household effects to the second floors and made every preparation for the flooding of their homes when the high water comes. Business houses which are affected by floods on both sides of the river have also made prep aratons, and in anticipation of sudden high water the police of Allegheny have arranged for skiffs to patrol the water front and assist residents from their houses.
 MT. Ridgeway said he was not an alarmist, but he ventured the assertion that some time Pittsburg will have a forty foot stage of water.
 This would exceed the floods of 1884 and 1892.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
Hart and Fitzsimmons.

A match between Bob Fitzsimmons and Marvin Hart of Philadelphia is under way, and the. chances of the men coming together for six rounds in Philadelphia appear bright. The other day Hart evinced desire to meet Fitzsimmons, and as soon as the latter heard of it he expressed willingness. Yesterday an offer was received from club in Philadelphia for a six-round mill the second week in March. Neith- CT fighter has consented to such a bout, but it is likely that they will meet. Hart, however, prefersea a longer mill, and if any of, the, San Francisco clubs agree to give good purse he will ac- cept. If such a purse is not forthcom- ing he will agree to have it out with F'itz ir. Philadelphia
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
1n.trument to Spy Out stomach.

CHICAGO Jan. 22.-Dr. Fenton B. Turcls of Chicago has devised scien- tific appliance by which the whole of the inside of the human stomach and other of the internal organs may be seen with the eye and examined for the presence of disease. The new instru- ment is based. on system of lenses put together in so small compass that the whole mechanism may be used like an ordinary stomach pump.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
CEORCETOWN MEET.
Hahn Will Probably Meet Sprinter
 Duffy.

Washington, sY Jan 22.-Georgetown will hold it's sixth annual indoor meet at Convention hall on February 20. Prepara tons are being made with the anticipation that the meet will be the best ever held in the south. 1t is ex- pected that Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Minnesota will send relay teams, as we'll as indi- vidual performers, in field and track events. V
 Advices from the west indicate that Archie Hahn, the Michigan university sprinter. may not run Arthur Duffey in New York at the Columbia college meet on January 30. but will wait un- til the Georgetown meet, when he can run Duffey at distance more to his liking than thirty yards. Hahn runs his race i'll the last half. while Duff fey. on the other hand, is exceedingly fast on leaving the mark and seems to be the better man in an indoor con- test.
 The officers of the Potomac Boat club met last Thursday and decided to try to get the Middle States association to hold it's regatta again on the Po- tomae.I All the members of the visit ing rowing associations last year signi- fled a desire to return to Washington this year. The officers also decided to take up field and track events. Ac- cordingly relay team under Richard Redington will make it's debut at the Georgetown meet. expecting to have as competitors teams representing the Ariels and Arundels of Baltimore. the Vespers of Philadelphia and the Anal ostans of Washington. This marks a new departure for boating men, but ought to prove successful.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
OFFICIAL AUTO RECORD.
Ford's 39 2-5 Seconds on the Ice So
 Stamped Yesterday.

A meeting of the racing committee of the American Automobile associa- tionN was held Wednesday, at which the status of the record of 39 2-5 sec onds for a mile on the ice of Lake St Clair, made by Henry Ford was officially settled. The affidavits of the timers and the statements of witness es were noted, and then the record was officially accepted as the worlds best for one mile straightaway. It was not put in a class by itself as a record on ice, but classed with others made ''straightaway." As the records recog- nized by this body are recognized abroad, this now becomes the world $ best figures for an automobile.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
.Ieffries Wins Again.

Boston, Jan Southampton James Jeffries was in. the municipal court yesterday ready to defend a suit for s20O brought against him for alleged breach of contract by B. H. Benton, a sporting writer. of this city.
 When the case was called neither Benton nor his counsel appeared, and Benton was declared non-suited.
 The champion was very angry over the matter, having thrown up week $ engagement, and travelled from New York to fight what he declared was a malicious suit.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
Defective wire, 5000 ,ooo Los,

SHELBY, O., Jan. 22. - The stock warehouses of the Shelby Steel Tube company,Sa branch of the United States Steel corporation, has been destroyed by fire here that consumed fully 25,- 00o,0o0 feet Of tubing. The loss is es- ttmated at S3.000,0oo. The buildings were saturated with grease and oil and burned like finder. So rapidly did the fire spread that the firemen were driv- en away by the intense heat, and they turned their attention to saving the other buildings of the plant. The cause was said to be defective electric light wire
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
BICYCLING.
SOME NOTES ABOUT
 THE RIDERS.

Major Taylor made his first appear ance of the season in a race in Aus tralia on January at Sydney, where he rode in a one-mile handicap and qualified for the final, which will be run later.
 Bobby Walthour is certainly under contract to go to Europe to race this spring Bobby will sail for France with Walter Bargett on January 2S- They have contracted to ride certain number of races with guarantee and expenses.
 It is reported that after bis fall iii the Austral wheel race in Austra1ias Mac cFarland left that country and is now on his way to France.
 George Leander and John Fisher. who finished well up in the recent six day bicycle race at Madison Squares Garden, are now taking part in roller skating races in Chicago. The cyclists have both been winning on the rolIersss
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
AT NEW ORLEANS.

nac1nE on Sloppy Tracl--Ida Pen.
 xanee Not Dead.
 NEW ORLEANS, Jars 22.-The Pa geant in McLyle's stable, trained by W. H. Roller, is dead. The Pageant was cheap selling platter. Ida Pen zance, which was reported to have been killed on Wednesday, is not dead. Mat tie Orr was the name of the mare kill ed. She was in the same stable with Ida Penzance and greatly resembled the latter.
 Pittsburg Phil and party have left for Los Angeles, Cal. It drizzled last night, and the rain came down at intervals. The track was sloppy, but there was a good bottom to it.
 Big Ben frightened everything out of the third event. and in consequence Streets big sprinter, who is extremely partial to muddy track. was held at prohibitive odds. Results:
 First Race-Shortcake won, Respon- sive second, Snow Cup third.
 Second Race-Feiix Bard won Cater pillar second, Circus Girl third.
 Third Race-Clangor won, Big Ben second, Parisienne third.
 Fourth Race-Lauralighter won, Eth ics. second, Hands Across third.
 Fifth Race-Friar Tuck won, Garret Wilson second, St. Resolute third.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
Lenny Was Rested.

Lancaster, Pa, Jan 22.-Harry Len ny was slightly bested before the Lan- caster Athletic club Wednesday night by Crocky Boyle of Philadelphia. Len ny began rushing his man from the start, but the other blocked so clever ly that he received little punishment. Lenny worked for the head and Boyle for the wind.1n the semiwindup six hot rounds were fought by William Dittles of New York and Fred Martin of Philadelphia. Both men did some hard hitting, but the battle ended in a draw.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22

the SS,00O he earned through whaling Eddie Hanlon has passed into the cof- -fers of the bookmakers at Oakland track. 1t did not take more than q week to part Corbett and his bank roll. One afternoon he lost close to S2,5OO, and for several days his average los ings was S1,000.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
ABLE TO NICHOLAS
he Czar and Mikado Urged to Arbitrate.
II HAGUE TRIBUNAL DETERMINE
endoners Request the Two RuIers bo End Dispute at Peace Confer~
 ence If Diplomacy Does Not Settle Far Eastern Trouble.

No End Dispute at Peace C0mfer~
 ence If Diplomacy Does Not
 Settle Far Eastern Trouble.
 LONDON, Jan. 22.-Two identical ca
 egrams originating with w. T. Stead kd ". R. Cremer, M. F., were dis |tched last night to the czar of Russia ld the mikado of Japan urging these Rtentates, if diplomacy failed, to sub- 6t the far eastern dispute to The
 hgue tribunal. .,.r4:
 The messages are lengthy, and they &peal especially to the czar as "the $urageo originator of The Hague
 Inference to take the initiative in re-
 rring the matter to The Hague.
 rhe appeals were signed by sixty |oninent English advocates of .arbi- htion. Among the signers are all the
 ambers of the labor delegation in par hment, Lord Avebury, Lord Hobhouse, 3e Marquis of Bristol, Frederic liar eon, George Meredith, Sir John Gorst, hrl Grey, the Rev. J. c. Clifford, the ev. R. J. Campbell and many labor hders outside of parliament.
 Hate St. Petersburg advices say the
 reign office does not offer any indica- on of when the Russian reply to Ja- hh will be ready. Some of the strong
 en in the empire are working to SC shre a successful termination of the ihiculties, the main fear being break bwn of the negotiations. But they are
 eetfng with opposition on the ground lat concessions which are acceptable $ Japan do not preserve Russia's pride.
 The Listok says it expects the crisis end in an understanding in the form ! a treaty supplementary to the Rus &-Japanese convention regarding ,Ko- &a-a
 The papers are still disposed to seek Fetexts to attack the actions of the 8nited States, considerable ammuni- on being wasted on the alleged de sion to send the American Asiatic Auadron to Yongampho, on the Yalu 3ver These pap-1s, however, have 3arned that the squadron's destination Olongapo, in Subig bay, not far $om Manila. e{ryf,t M. Kurino. the Japanese minister, bnsiders that the unfortunate tone of he foreign dispatches. including some rom New York to London, tend to feate irritation here. He equally depre- htes the attempt of the Russian press "hy the lag of the yellow peril" and Ays:
 s'The whole history of Japan since eA. --.. |ose to take her place on the plane of European civilization and become a korld power, politically and conner faIly. Japan is not so narrow as to ldvocate Asia for the Asiatics.'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
Old Empire Dyins.

San Francisco, Jan 22.-Jim Me Donald. the former National league umpire, who offciated in the, Cali fornia State league last season, has been ailing for some weeks. An exam ination by physicians disclosed that Mcdonald had quick consumption. On medical advice Mcdonald took train for Arizona yesterday. where he hopes the climate may arrest the disease.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
Knocked Down Four Times.

Nm0CK&U DOwm F0UT IImEb.
 PHILADELPHIA,J Jan. 22.-sY ank' Kenny of New York essayed to go six rounds with Jim Jeffords of California last night at the Broadway Athletic club, but was so far outclassed that the referee ended the fight thirty sec onds before the first round was to have ended In the two minutes and thirty seconds the bout lasted Kenny was but out when the referee stepped the fight.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
SoIdierIy Deed,

When the duke of Wellington was iM India he discovered" the soldier who afterward became Sir Colin Campbell That dashing warrior was in the com- missariat service and had volunteerecs for an assault on a hill fort. The duke saw little round man run up a ladder and, receiving a pike thrust at the top. roll down like ball to the bottom. He was, however, up again in an instant. and, running up like a squirrel, was the first or among the first in tn place. The duke laughed, inquired about him and procured him acommission.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
CURRENT KILLS INSECTS.
Employment of EIectricfty 1n Rids ding Fields In Europe of
 s Worms and Bugs.

The electric current used by an eng1 neer of Munich to clear fields of worInS and noxious insects. This engineer, Hugo HeIbsrger, was not the first to ex( pertinent in this direction. Several years ago an attempt was made in Freis burg, Switzerland, to destroy the phyl- loxera by means of electrically produced ozone, but it was not commercially suc- cessful. 4 little later. in 1901. an Itai~. ian, Palumbo Domenico, devised meth~ cd of killing insects by causing them to complete an electric circuit with their bodies. Tn spite of this previous work, we arc told in an article in the Scientific American Supplement, Herr Helbcrgez stumbled accidentally on his method, which he discovered while at work upon the experimental drying by electricity of an ingot mold built directly in tha ground. Says the writer:
 "After the current had been turned oH for a few moments. Mir. Helberger, inci-, dentally remarked that, out of the ground adjacent to the mold. worms were coming hurry-skurry, as if pursued by some unseen antagonist, and doing their utmost to flee from the disturbed locality. He also observed that on passsl ing from one clod to the next they were thrown back, rearing up and contracting convuIsiveIy.
 tTn his opinion these actions on the part of the worms could only be attrib-, uted to the influence of the electric cur rent. Tn fact, they ceased when the flow was shut of.
 Following up these observations. Mfs, Helberger undertook several tests caJcu% lated to prove or disproye his hastily conceived theory. Among others. hsi buried in the ground a bar ofbraSs about half centimeter thick, and connected it with one pole of an electric conductor carrying a current of 110 yoIts- Upon turning on the current, the results of this arrangement far exceeded that what he had only chanced to observe in conncc< ton with the ingot of gold, for within radius of two meters every worm or in+ sect, till then snugly ensconsed within the lap of friendly earth, came to lighs and hurriedly sought safety in flight to secure positions which were apparently only attainable beyond the electrified. circle. Carrying the idea further. hsJ
  planting other brass electrodes in the. earth, and, in shorter time than 1t takes to tell it, freed the surrounding terrain of all that 1t contained in the nature of crawling or creeping things. In itself the current is very small and weak, only the tension must be high
 These experiments opened to the thoughtful mind a wide field. If the practical application of the electric fluid to the earth should work such wonders upon uncultiyated ground, what might not be the benefit which would accrue to agriculture in general If applied upon a vaster or at least a most extended scale? Surely, he thought. a plant. tho roots of which are free from attack by worms, snails, beetles and what notss must thrive and flourish far beyond one which was continually under tribute to these subterranean depredators.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
Broad and Hanlon.

San Francisco. Jan 22-lid Broad left New Orleans yesterday for this city to fight Eddie Hanlon on January 20 in the Mechanics Pavilion before the San Francisco Athletic club Man aager Greggains last night arranged de- tails by wire for the fight.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
Went To A Draw.

A rattling twelve round bout was decided in Boston last Wednesday night between Kid Griffo of Brooklyn and Andy Watson. They met before the Central A. c. and the result was a draw. In the early rounds Griffo bothered his opponent by jabbing, but after that Watson eyened things by hammering Griffo's stomach.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
MORGAN EXPLAINS.
Senate Listens to Arguments For Annexation of Panama.
pLATT DEFENDS TIE PRESIDENT.
All Quiet on the Isthmus--Gunboats still PatroI-EIlsworth Welcomed at CartaGena-MarIxet at Bar
 ranquilIa Destroyed by Fire.

still Patrol-EIlsworth Welcomed
 at Cartagena-Market at Bar
 ranguiIIa Destroyed by Fire.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Mr. Platt (Conn.) concluded his speech on Pana- ma. He defended the course of the president throughout the Panama re volt and eulogized the executive person ally as brave and fearless. During the day MT. Morgan spoke in explanation of his bill for the annexation of Pana- ma to the United States, basing his ar gument on the ground that the pending canal treaty practically contemplated that result.
 Dispatches from Colon say that no change has occurred in the situation on the Atlantic side of the isthmus. The American gunboats are still patrolling the coast as far as Cape Tiburon to the southeast. Some Indians came into Portobello in canoes last week and in formed the captain of the Atlanta that Colombians were landing on the San Bias coast. A careful search of the coast was made, but no evidences were found of any movement of Colombian troops toward Panama.
 The Porvenir of Cartagena, referring to the recent arrival at Cartagena of United States Consul Luther K. Els worth, extends to him welcome and says "he is an affable and sympathetic gentleman, who is anxious to maintain cordial relations between Colombia and the United States
 News has been received here of the destruction by fire of the public market at Barranquilla. Owing to a recent strike of longshoremen at Savanilla, the port to Barranquilla, there is a great accumulation of freight at the port which cannot be handled by the railroad connecting the two places be. cause of the lack of sufficient rolling stock Large shipments of coffee and other exports are accommodating at Bar ranquilla for transport to Savanilla The strike is now over, and efforts will be made to move the freight.
 The Royal Mail steamer Orinoco has arrived here from the coast and re- ports that the Colombian gunboats Pin zon and Cartagena are at present ab- sent from Cartagena. 1t is believed they have returned to 'Titumati, the Colombian base on the gulf of Darien.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
Base Ball Notes.

The Brooklyn club signed Outfield CT James Sheckard yesterday. But for a strong protest from the ball eranks on the other side of the Bridge, it is probable that Sheckard would have been sold to the New York Ma tionals, just as Dahlen was traded off for Babb and CrOnin
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
Young Corheft Broke.

Young Corbett has not been true to his New Year vows. He caused it to be published that he was through with high balls and horses. He has re
 trained from looking on the dancing water when 1t is amber colored, but he has dallied with the sport of kings in such whole souled manner that
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22
Ice syvepr Away steel Bridge

COSHoCTON, O., Jan. 22.-The ice gorge in the Walhonding river at Wal bonding swept away the steel railway bridge, and the village Of Warsaw is half under water. Stock is being driv- en to the hills, and intense excitement reigns Grave fears are felt in this city at the junction of the Walhonding, Tuscarawas and MuskiDgum rivers.