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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
DISASTER AT All SAY
Union Pacific Flier In Head
 on Wreck.
TEN DEAD AND NINETEEN INJURED
Fast Fruit Train Hit on Cnrve-Both Engines Reduced to Junk and Three Cars to Kindling Wood.
 Fire Followed Collision.

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. S.-The worst catastrophe in the history of the Union Pacific railroad occurred two miles east of An Say, Wyo., when the Over land limited express, crowded with passengers and running atrhigh speed, collided head-on with fast fruit car rying freight, was thrown into a deep ditch and was then partially burned.
 Ten persons were killed outright and nineteen were injured. All of those killed were members of the train crew, while all the injured were pas sengers. The only fortunate thing about the wreck is that none of the passengers will die. Previous to this accident not single passenger had been seriously injured on the Union Pacific in more than ten years.
 The cause of the accident seems to have been a mistake in orders by the conductor of the freight, which was westbound, laden with fruit and there fore running at passenger train speed. The freight had been ordered by the train dispatcher to lay to on siding nt An Say until four passenger trains had passed. These were the Overland limited, in two sections, and the Pa cific express, also in two sections. The freight lay to until both sections of the Pacific express and the first section of the limited had passed and then pulled out. There is sharp down grade east of An Say, and the freight was soon whizzing along at top speed.
 Meanwhile the second section of the limited was bowling along eastward at fifty miles an hour. It makes no stop at Ah Say, so there had been no letup in speed when it passed the sta ton and then dived through deep cut and around a somewhat sharp curve. Just as the limited emerged from the cut the freight loomed up, rounding the curve, not more than 100 feet distant.
 The two locomotives met with ter rife crash and shock just as the en- gineers of both jumped and saved themselves. The locomotives were both completely demolished and the cars piled over them, those of the Overland limited being shunted on into deep ditch alongside the track, where some of them at once took fire and were burned.
 At the first shock the fireman of the limited was crushed and instantly kill ed. So were two mail clerks in the mail car immediately behind the ten der and three dining room walters and three others, including two porters and the cook. who were in the dining car. which was just behind the mail car.
 The baggage. mail and dining room cars were splintered into kindllng wood, which at once took ire. and the heap was entirely destroyed, together with most of the baggage and all the mail bags. Some of the baggage was saved by members of the train crew.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
BITS OF SPORT.

Harvard looks as if she is going to get right into the baseball contests in the spring.
 Stevenson captain of Pennsylvania for next year. is considered by some as a poor choice because of his rough ness: perhaps he will become good he fore next fall
 Those who follow the sOckeF game wonder why such a team is not or ganized in Waterbury.
 Company A basketball team is a hack number when Crosby can de feat it by about g points
 Where Is the Crescent quintette this years Last year the five won the championship of the city but nothing as yet has been heard from them this season
 sIyew- Madden. pianist at the JarlueS- and Pat Rooney. the clever dancer. may be found every even ing after the show at the Wooster Billiard pariors trying their luck with the cues. This eveninz they win pIay a match game of 150 points.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
KAREN BURN ED.
Russia's Credit Threatened - Witte
 Cabinet Cannot Stand.

Cabinet Cannot Stand.
 LONDON, Dec. S.-A special dispatch sent through Tokyo says that the town of Harbin has been partly destroyed by fire.
 The Russian soldiery there, being cut off from supplies, are plundering the Chinese by the wholesale
 The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Times predicts the fall of the min istry. He ascribes the trouble to Count Witte for placing the blame for the strike on Minister Durnovo, whose res ignation is inevitable. His retirement will doubtless involve the whole cabi- net. The correspondent describes the action of the government as anarchical. Prominent military commanders are requesting permission to resign. The minister of war himself Uieutenant General Rudiger) has asked the em- peror to allow him to resign. The min ister of the interior (M. Durnovo) and others have followed the example of the minister of war. Count Witte stands alone, but even he is losing heart. .--..
 The revolt of the garrison of Kiev Is said to have assumed gigantic propor- tions. All the upper part of the city, , including the fortress, is in the hands of the reyolutionaries.
 Sixteen thousand soldiers are report ed to have mutlnied at Yekaterinodar.
 At odessa the troops have joined the students and have forcibly reopened the university, where incendiary meet ings are proceeding.
 The inland teIegraph line has been reopened. A cordon of soldiers, with fixed bayonets. held the office. Mes sages were accepted for only a few towns. .
 The situation at kiev Is described as being an extremely serious one. Some accounts say that a massacre has talk en place, in which 1,5O0 persons were killed.
 The revolutionary ferment is spread ing at Lodz. The troops are holding meetings at the barracks every day, and many cases of insubordination are reported.
 St. Petersburg dispatches via Eydt. kuhnen, East Prussia, say that great run has started on the state banks at the capital
 At the ministry of finance it is esti- mated that about SJ0,000,0O0 has thus far been withdrawn from the state banks.
 The government perfectly under. stands the character of the assault on it's credit.
 "All depends" said a high official, lon political developments. If the gov ernment possessed thrice its present reserve 1t would not suffice to prevent the present scare. which, like all pan ics, must run it's course.
 T believe the present events are the beginning of the end of the present dynasty in Russia.
 'The government Is in a much more preeariOus condition than any Europe an government has been since the French revolution.
 Tt is folly for any one to remain blind to this fact
 The present conditions are causing a loss to the Russian government of S. 0000O0 per day. and our finances are SO weak we will not be able to withstand this drain very much Ionger7
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
THREE FAST ROUNDS.

New York. Dec S.-Howard Smith and Lew Shepherd boxed three. fast rounds to draw before the Longacre Athletic club last night. The bout was fast and furious from start to finish. and the 400 members who were present cheered the fighters all the time they were in the ring Young Otto maIn- tained his reputation as a quick finish isher by putting away young Bradley in the first round of their exhibition. Brady was given a two minute rest and when the bell rang for the second round he appeared fresh. Otto landed a couple of wallops on Brady's jaw, and the Irish boy went down again. The referee. Newman, stopped the bout at this stage.
 Bert Reyes bested Emergency Kelly in their go. and Charlie Goldman and Eddie BogIe went three rounds to a draw. Young Goldman and Mike Sul- llvan also fought fierce draw.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
WILEY HURT IN POLO
After Stitches Were Taken Long John
 Finished the Game.

After Stitches Were Taken Long John
 Finished the Game.
 At Fort Wayne. Ind. Monday night Long John Wiley who is playing cen ter with Lafayette. was hit on the side of the head by ball and so badly cut that two stitches were taken in the wound right away. The Lafay- cites had no extra man. so the injured player went back on the surface and played the game through. Fort Wayne won. n to ,.
 Menard is now playing first rush for Danxflle and doing good work. He has been seen in both offensive and defensive work on the team this fall and has done well in both
 Spot Hadley Is getting by as q referee. Sc is Brother Moran of Weymouth. who is escaping slaughter with defines and ease.
 The afteudance figures in the west ern Eames show but 500 to TO1 at most of the contestsL Something must be vronz
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
WRESTLING
FARMER BURNSLOST
Charles Hackenschmidt Does the Trick The Turk and Other
 Hack Are Matched.

Des Moines, Iowa, Dec S-Charles Hackenschmidt, a Russian wrestler, last night defeated Farmer Burns ill d mixed match. Hackemschmidt won the first fall at Graeco- Roman in eighteen minutes and Burns took the second at catch-as-catchcan in nine teen minutes and thirty seconds. Hackenschmidt chose for the third fall Graeco-Roman and won in fifteen minutes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
p..sor.. nssa D..ies Charges.

NEW YORK. Dec s-Members of the Sixteenth Street Baptist church who are endeavoring to drive the Rev. Archibald B MscLsurin from the pull pit by accusing him of drunkenness and Of asking young woman to sit on his knee received a staggering blow at the meeting Of the hoard Of directors last night when Anns Pollard. a maid employed in the MacIAurin household. vho was depended upon 10 be the star witness for the prosecution- de nsed all the aEie1ati0as made 1zaiEst fhs prsaehsr in phIch her name hgu-sd
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
watercre.. Sold For s7I, 900.

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-Watercress, the famous stallion, was auctioned of for $71 900. His purchaser was J. B. Haggin, himself a part owner of the horse. This sale was the last in the Rancho del Paso stud, which has been completely sold out at the present auc- ton. The bidding started at $10,000, with Harry Payne Whitney as Mir. Haggin's leading competitor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
Five Enxoriten Renfen.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. s.--A fairly good attendance was in evidence at City park. The betting was lively, and five favorites were beaten. In the last race otsego, belonging to U. S. Wish- ard, was scratched by the judges be- cause the entries of Mir. wishard had been refused at Baltimore on account of the running of Pat Bulger.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
Luretta,s Victory the Feature.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. s.-Fayorites could do no better than break even at the Crescent City Jockey clubs track. Hannibal Bey, Pasadena and Lieber were the successful first choices. Lu- retta's victory over Gold Rose was the feature of the day and was largely due to Sewelrs riding.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
A Few Too Many.

About 300 species of mosquitoes have been described, and 1t is estimated that 200 more exist. Giles recognized only ss species in the whole of North Amer flea, but Florida alone claims 22 spe- cies
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
4Her-s. B.sler- Burnea .. De.tA

WARSAW. \. T.. Dec S-James L. Blodzet. the hermit banker of Her mitage. was burned to death h his home here. He was estimated to be worth a million dollars He was a Eradusts cf Tale college ia the class ef 1E0
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
ATTELL AND BOWKER,

Unless something unforeseen should occur Abe Attell will go to England and fight Jem B0Wker of London next spring. For two months Attell has been trying hard to get the match. In order to make sure that Bowker would fight him the featherweight champion empowered his friend Billy Day to see A. H. Bettinson, manager of the Briton, about the contest. Day had some business abroad, and after this was completed he talked with Bettin- son, with the result that the encounter was arranged.
 Day informed Attell that Bowker has agreed to fight the American before the National Sporting club, London, on next Derby night. The terms at which the foreigner will tackle Attell are as follows: The men to weigh in at 122 pounds at<2 o'clock on the day of the battle for purse of $2,500, 75 per cent to the winner and p per cent to the loser, the rounds to be limited to twen- ty and for three minutes each. Attell is to receive $500 for expenses.
 The other day Attell's manager ca bled to Bettinson about the match. but thus far has not received any answer. Bettinson, probably, in view of the fact that he saw Day and practically clinched the struggle, thought this un- necessary. Attell thinks that Bettin- son will let him know of the other de- tails of the match by letter some time next week.
 Meanwhile Attell will not remain idle. He has planned to engage in a number of three round bouts as some of the New York clubs. He is an at- traction and the clubs are hustling to secure his services. Attell is figuring also on going to Baltimore and Phila. delphia to meet some of the crack featherweights in limited round af- fairs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
Parker to Argue Ar.Ia., owu RuIlnr

ALBANY. N- l., Dec. S.-It transpir- cd that before the court of appeals on Monday ex-Judge Parker. Mayor Me Cleilan's chief counsel in the election fight. will be called upon to argue against a decision he wrote while on fbe heurh
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
Tnhaoco in Ireland.

Sir Conan Doyle and other public spirited men have started in to sscsr tain whether tobacco can be grown proftably in Ireland
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
r.r sea.irh nsdicin.

Bright red spectacles accompanied by internal doses of ealomei form a nev German specific agent against sea sickness.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
our Leathsr in Ianan.

The Japanese still use American leather. but make most of their shoes at home. Tanysrds are increasing Ia number.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
costlr oninna

Onions have become SO scarce in New Zealand that they are realizing from R17 to SIS ton at Wellington. which is from fl4 to si5 higher than prices in London.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
eRAID's VENTURE.

British Golf Champion to Visit This
 Country During Winter.
 James Braid, the open golf cham plon of Great Britain, is to visit Mex. leo during the coming winter, and, 1t iS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
Good supln.

she-where do you get your Inspira. ton from7
 The Author-From my creditors Life.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
Largest Grain Cargo.

Chicago shipped the largest single cargo of grain, consisting of 235.0Ot bushels of corn and 5s.O00 bushels Of barley, aggregating 7s72 tons.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
DOUBLE HEADER FOR FRISCO.

It is proposed to bring together the winners of the Hanlon- Herman and Young Corbett-Herrera bouts to be held in San Francisco this month. The first pair meet for twenty rounds at 133 pounds on December 15. and the other match will occur under the same conditions on December %. If the two winners are willing Manager McCarey of the Pacific club stands ready ta guarantee them purse of 5000, with an option of 60 per cent of the receipts for a twenty round bout about the end of January. Some difficulty is antiei- pated in arranging the match. but Me Carey thinks the offer generous enough to attract the winning pair.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
Hnnhrnrrn nt Ascot.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. s.-Favor- ites fared badly at Ascot track, sl- though Handzarra, at odds on. won the third race easily.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
Enufs Rnlr.

The khsdivs Of Egypt has snzsssd an enormous fortune. and Is not only a monogamist but e teetotalsr ss well
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
H. -. nLa--

wigg-skinnun says hs has two ob- jscts in life Wasg-Tes. a fool and his n,0nsy-Phiisdsiphis Record
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
Grand FaIls chasm.

A Chssm % miles in length has been excsEsted by the waters Of the Grand Falls of Labrador.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
Eatn by celestials.

Bracksn. like that to De found sh over England. Is much used in Chins and Japan as an article of food
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
rhtrnrn Wrestler Won.

wATERTOWN, \. l., Dec. s.-Joe Collins of Chicago last night won from Martin Lewis of Lowell, Mass. in a wrestling match here for side bet of S3O0 Coi'ins taqr A;a last two falls.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
Kaxland's sho. 7na.

he boot and shoe trade finds en pioTmsut for f5aeoo people Ia Ens o iand.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08

said. will come to the United state afterwsrd to mset our golfers en ths links of FloridFxnd south Carolina
 Braid believes that he will have an essy tue In defeating our leading ss perts.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
WILL MEET ANYONE.

Milo Brinn is wrestling possibility at present in New York who is will ing to take on any of the mat artists that will come to his weight. At pres rnt Brinn. who is native of Milan, is at the Dewey, playfully Juggling all manner of heavy old things-princi- nalIy naval guns and gun carriages. If is not case of Conchas and Spa doni with this particular strong man. If will be remembered that they hurl- ed all sorts of challenges at each oth rr. about a year ago. and nothing carNe pf all the talk. Brlnn has not picke out any mark for his def. He has modestly said that he was ready and willing to take on wrestler, and Il should not he hard to accommodate him, with so many of the mat men looking for a match.
 Brinn has good reason to believe that he would have better than an even chance in any match that should be made. He learned to wrestle while serving in the Italian navy, and hiS frSt prominence on the mat was when he won the amateur championship ' Italy. Later he won the champiti shin. just dry so. without any amateur urefix to the title He made hiI with big Hackenschmidt. and was the wrestling partner with that master Of the game in tour through the contin. ent and in England. Physically he Is a tower of strength. and his present act Is such that he Is inconstant train ipg. 90 that In the event of signing ar ticles an early meeting wo1ld he en- tirely possible with any eligible man
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
HACK AND TURK.

Hackenschmidt will wrestle Madrali and, after all, the Turk is to have the chance he and his manager, Antonio Pierri, have been begging for so long. Hackenschmidt has just got as tired of hearing the grumbles of the Greek as Pierri has wearied of waiting, and the way to the all-important struggle between the Turk and the Russian now seems fairly smooth. MT Coch- ran, who is managing Hackenschmidt, said: ..
 And now Mfr Pierri can set his mind at rest. He can have the match he is so anxious to make, and Hack enschmidt will show the Turk what wrestling is. There has been more noise than necessary, and Hacken- schmidt would have liked rest of three weeks or so previous to the day. He will, however, waive this matter. and be content with one week if he can get it. and if not, why he must wrestle straight away.
 "All this talk of wrestling in private is rubbish; but as the Turk and his party are so remarkably confident Hackenschmidt will go one more, and agree for the winner to take S5 per cent and the loser 15 per cent of what money comes due. I have said agree; but this is hardly the term. l should say that we stipulate for these condi- tions. Mir Cleary suggests Friday, De cember %. in Christmas week, which suits us, and will. judging from what he has said, meet the views of MT Pierri.
 "All, therefore. that now remains to be done is the drafting and signing of fresh articles. These, may add, will have to be very clear and lucid, and what may or may not be done sci forth in terms plain enough to give the referee full and complete power. We snail ask for nothing but what is fair and square. but everything embodied in the articles will have to be receg nized and adhered to.'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-08
HEAVYWEIGHT WRESTLER FIND

HEAVYWEIGHT WRESTLER FIND
 Frank Gotch, who won the Amer
 can wrestling championship froIn Tom Jenkins in Cleveland, ran against a Tartar in the same city this week. Gotch is giving exhibitions at the En- pire theater Monday night Lester SchuIte, a 19-year-old kid, climbed to the stage, and there was ten minutes and three seconds of very lively work before Gotch could pin hll.- to the mat. The big kid weighs 190 pounds and is in training with heavyweight cham pionship aspirations. After the bout Gotch predicted that with two years of work the youngster "fould be in shape to go after the pest of the wrestlers. He has size and youth in his favor. and at the worst is a mighty good find right now.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-08-25
BIRD CUSTOMS.
The Habit Of Billing and the stock
Doves Bow In n Fight.

The Habit Of Billing and the stock
Doves Bow In n Fight.
An Engllshman, Edmond Selous, has
been watching doves at play and In
combat. or the habit Of billing" In
which so many birds engage when they
are nesting, he says: Where birds now
merely BILL they once, In my opinion.
fed each other, or the male fed the E.
mails. but pleasure came to be expert
enced in the contact alone, and the pas
sage Of food, which was never neces-
sary, gradually became obsolete.
think 1t by nc mears improbable that
our own kissing may have originated
In much the same way, and that birds
when thus billing experience the same
sort of pleasure that we do when we
kiss must be quite obvious to any one
who has watched them"
OF n popularity OF the stock dove Mr..
Selous writes: when these birds tight
they constantly interrupt the flow OF
the combat by bowling in the most alb
surd way, not to one another, but gen.
orally, SO TO speak, for no object or
purpose whatever, apparently, but only
because they must do so. The fact is
the bow has become formula OF court
ship. and, as counting and lighting are
Intimately connected, the one suggests
the other In the mind Of the bird, who
bows all rt once under a mlsconcep-
tIon
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-08-25

When Thackeray was n candidate
for parliament from the city Of oxford
some one remarked TO him that he
must be well known to most of those
whose votes he sought "Now," said
Thackeray. laying down his knife and
fork and holding up a finger, there
was only one man among all that
went to see who had heard my name
before, and he was circulating IL
brarlan. Such is mortal famep That
was In 1867 and vanity Fair" had
been published ten years.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-08-25

Notice IS hereby given that Marion W. sar.
gent, purchaser Of Tax Certificate No. 4g2, dat.
ed the 9th day Of July, A. d. 1908, has filed said
certificate In my office, and has made applica.
ton for tax deed to issue in accordance with
law, said certificate embraces the following
described property situated In DE Soto County,
Florida, 70 wit. Lot 2, Block 2, Section y.
Township 83, S. r. 2s East, Avon Park, the said
land being assessed at the date Of the Issuance
Of such certificate In the na.' Of J., d. HolU.
claw. Unless said certlfit.te shall be re-.
deemed according to law, tax deed will issue
thereon on the 18th day Of August, A. d. 1906.
Witness my official signature and seal this
the Goth day Of July, A. ID. 1906.
fsEAL.1 II. r. CARLTON
Clerk Circuit Court De Soto County, Florida
By @. l.. CARLTON, d. G.