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IM 1 rej fBsaswegyf. aK-ijSs f m ohmbm mmrol V? - -. - to . "1- . .ig '4S AJ ?. - ..:r:s . -.1 .ill - C VOLUME XXX.--NUMBER 10. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 14, 1899. WHOLE NUMBER 1,518. - --v- -..",--7, - ,s--rar - . . - i' i- ' I ";". F--. ::.: -CV . r - - . I":-'. : ' tf in The Sturdy Boihr Maker Lays Him out in the Eleventh Bound. FKMT SriRITED FROM THE START A. Succession of Heavy Blows Throughout the Contest. NO INTERFERENCE BY THE fOLICE fltzfllminons Man the Ailt-antage In Only Two ICoiiikU anil in Eleventh Conies I'p Too Weak tit Make Atequte Wefense IetalU of the Fight by Round. NEW YORK, June 10. James J. Jeffries, another sturdy young giant, has come out of the west to whip champion pugilists. At the arena of the Coney Island Athletic club tonight he defeated Robert Fitzsimmons, world's champion in two classes mid dleweight and heavyweight in eleven rounds of whirlwind fighting. He came to the ring a rank outsider and left it the acknowledged master of the man he defeated. He was never at any time in serious danger, and after the -size-up in the early rounds of the con test took the lead. He had the Austra lian whipped from the ninth round. it was acknowledged that Jeffries would have an immense advantage in weight, height and age, but the thou sands who tipped and backed his oppo nent to win were sure that he was slow and that he would in that respect be absolutely at the mercy of the past master at the science of fighting that he was to iiippU He proved, on the contrary, that he was just as fast as the man he met and beat him down to unconscious defeat in a fair light. He is a veritable giant in stature and marvelously speedy for his immense size. Less than a year ago he appeared in New York a great, awkward, ungainly lov. Today be is the lithe, active, alert trained athlete. The men who prc Iared him fur the fight worked won ders with him. They taught him a nearv perfect defense, improved his foot movement and instructed him in the methods of inflicting punishment. The transition since he appeared last has been little short of miraculous. At 'J4 lie defeated Robert Fitzsimmons, Tom Sharkey and Peter Jackson, and if he cares for himself he will probably be aide to successfully defend the title for many years. The lefeated man was just as good as when on the crispy morning in the plains of faraway Nevada he lowered the colors of the thn peerless Corbett. He was just as active, just as tricky and just as fearless of punishment. He went unfalteringly to his defeat He was the aggressor even at moments when, bleeding and unsteady and stunned by the blows he received, he reelet instinctively toward his oppo nent. He was fighting all the time and punished his opponent, but found him a different opponent than any he had met and a difficult man to fight, Jeffries fough from a couching atti tude that was hard to get a- He held his head low. his back was bent down and his left arm was extended. He kept jabbing away with the left and found no trouble in landing it. It was there that his superior reach told. That giant arm served as a sort of human fender to ward off danger. He snowed an excellent defense and the ability to use both hands with skill. He is game, too, for he never shrank from his punishment. It was a great fight to watch and commenced and ended amid scenes of Intense excitement. It was all dra matic. The men fought before a crowd of 9.000 persons and stood up in a great beam of blinding white light. It was like a thousand calciums and it showed relief. When tne blood came it was an their great white bodies in strango intenser red than usual. There was not a suggestion of inter ference from the police. Chief Devery occupied a seat at the ringside, but never entered the ring. When it was nil over he sent Captain Kenny in to clear the ring. The contest was pulled off without wrangle and was devoid of the brutal elements that Chief Devery feared. Never was a crowd handled with less friction. It was all perfectly orderly. There was absolutely ro con fusion attendant upon the assemblage and housing of the big crowd. Several thousand of those provided with tick ets came to the beach late in the after noon and their action relieved the piesMire during the earlier hours. There were several routes from the city and all seemed to be well patro nized, s-o that at no time was there a jam at any given point. The rain that fell between the hours of T and 7 had a tendency to diminsh the crowd of idlers mat usually comes to the front on an occasion of that kind the late ness of the hour at which the contest ants were announced to appear kept the crowd from seeking the Coney Isand club house very early, and Coney Island, with its merry-go-rounds, Fer ris wheels, gilded cafes, jugglers and bespangled dancers furnished many amusement and entertainment during the wait. It all made a strange scene. Crowds thronged the streets and surged among the stands and stalls of the already thronged cafes. The prospects were never brighter, and the strange devices that make polyglbt music never work ed harder Many places where liquid and solid refreshments were dispensed were packed to overflowing and every where was the buzz of conversation freighted with fight talk. It was on everybody's lips. Enthusiasts touted their favorities- Here, Fitzsimmons would win in a walk; there, Jcfferies was a sure victor. The newsboys shouted late extras that told all about it and fakirs offered the latest pictures of the two giants who were to fight. There vas very little betting. There was plenty of money on both sides, but nobody liked the odds. The Jefferies men were getting two for on for their collateral and the Fitzsimmons con tingent was loth to give it. The great house filled slowly, and it was after 9 o'clock before the police had to bestir themselves to clear the aisles. The absence of any prelimi nary contest gave the crowd a fight appetite. They began calling for tne performance at 9:30 and at 9:45 were demonstrative. Jefferies was the first to appear. He came through the main entrance and walked the length of the hall at 9:50 to an accompaniment of cheers, while Fitzsimmons, who was accompanied by his Spartan-like wife, came from the- dressing room by a side door. The agreement as to the conditions of clinches and breaks was discussed and settled outside the ring and there was but little delay when the terms were agreed on. fflffi 1M0NS DEFEATED Fitzsimmons entry into the ring at 10:05 o'clock was made the occasion of a rather theatrical demonstration. Julian was first and then came the fighter. The seconds were next in line, and then came two men bearing a great floral piece that was almost funereal in its appearance. It was inscribed "Good Luck to the Cham pion," but the flowers are wilted now. Fitzsimmons bowed ceremoniously to it. - Jeffries came next into the arena, and like his opponent, got a demon strative reception. Fitzsimmons looked lanky and thin, but his skin was clear, his eye bright, and his step elastic. He made a great display of American flags at his waist. Jeffries looked sturdy and massive and seemed a little nervous. He got the worst of the assignment of corners, for the great lights shone into his face and he blinked at them in a nervous sort of way. Siler, too, looked colorless and ill at ease. There was no trying delay in the ring and the gong sounded just as the men had been presented and gloved. When the squared off Jeffries looked pounds to the good. The opening round was a tryout, pure and simple, and not a single blow of an effective nature was landed. First one was the pacemaker and then the other es sayed the pressing. They were almost equally active and the clever work recompensed the crowd for the lack of excitement. The second round be gan in abuslness like way with Jef fries trying his left Fitzsimmons then took a turn, but was short Just as the round closed Jeffries downed Fitzsimmons with a hard straight left on the Jaw. The champion came up slowly in a dazed sort of way and reeled toward his man. The crowd cheered Jeffries, but the gong ended the round. Fitzsimmons rallied in the rest, and was aggressive again in the third- The champion was bleeding, but fight ing viciously. He made the pace, but it was the Californian's round. The fourth was fast but not decisive. Fitzsimmons made his best showing in the flftn. He began the round with a punch that opened Jeffries' left eye and sent a little torrent of blood coursing down his cheek. He forced Jeffries against the ropes, but the Cal ifornian slipped away from him. He made Jeffries hug again, but then the round ended and Jeffries was back and fighting. Fitzsimmons was the aggressor in the sixth and that, too. was his round. He tried all of his tricks with left and right, but was unable to place them right. He closed with a strong right uppercut, but that too, was blocked. The seventh might be said to have been Fitzsimmons' but he dio no particular damage with his punches. The eighth saw the beginning of the end. for Fitzsimmons never regained his balance alter that round. Jefferies began the round with a straight left on the face that again brought the blood out of his opponent's mouth. The Cornishman staggered against tne ropes, but came back for another facer. There was fear in the Fitzsimmons corner and Julian yelled to Fitzsim mons to be careful. Fitzsimmons plant ed one of his lefts on Jefferies' jaw and staggered him against the ropes. Fitz simmons looked like a beaten man. The ninth was all Jefferies' He sent the Australian's head back with a ser ies of lefts, put his right on the body and avoided an serious punishment Fitzsimmons kept pressing forward all the tine, but was unable to find his opponent The tenth was in reality where the fight ended. Jeffries rushed his op ponent and downed him with a left swing. Fitzsimmons seemed out and there was a moment of the wildest ex citement Julian ran along the side of the ring and sprinkled water on his fallen idol. At tiie end of seven sec onds Fitzsimmons staggered to his feet only to go down again. He was up again and Jeffries poised himself for the finish. He shot his left to the body and tried for the head with his right He was calm and collected, but the time was too short Again did the gong come to the aid of the man who was then going, staggering and dazed, to certain defeat There was a frantic effort to revive the champion of cham pions, but he was cleanly gone and his seconds could not restore his energies. The fate-like gong clanged again and the old fighter wabbled out to meet the sturdy young Hercules who awaited him. It was courageous and grittj-, but it was hopeless. It was a splendid mo ment and full of all that dramatic in tensity that characterizes a tragedy. Jeffries was as fresh as at the start. There was a moment of sparring and the giant arms of the Californian shot through the air. It was left and right and over. Fitzsimmons, limp and un conscious, dropped to the floor. Jeffries stepped back, for he knew the force that he had put behind his terrible blows. The timers called out the seconds that counted out an old ring hero and heralded another, but nobody heard them. The crowd was on its feet howling. There was a rush for the ring, but scores of blue-coats barred the way. Ten seconds are short and when the tenth had come there was a new roar of excitement to wel come the victor. Julian. Hickey, Henny and Ever hardt gathered up the prostrate man. He was still in a trance. They carried him to his corner and a little blood oozed from his mouth as his head fell forward on his chest. The new hero crossed the ring and shook the hand of his rival, after which he was sur rounded by his friends, who hustled him from the ring and into his dress ing room. Jeffries had the good wishes of his clergyman father out at Los Angeles, Cal. This wire was placed in his hand as he reached the ring: "Jim: We know you will win. Keep good spirits; be confident of our bless ing. "Father, Mother and Family." The scenes enacted in the dressing room ot Jeffries, which was only a few feet away from that occupied the de feated pugilist, were of the most joyful character. Crowds of persons ham mered at the door for admittance, all anxious to congratulate the new cham pion. William Brady was dancing with delight from the moment the de cision was given that made him for the second time a manager of a world's heavyweight champion. "Jeffries is a corker," he cried, "and there is not a man en earth that can beat him. He's a wonder and no mis take. Let them all come to him now, none of them can class with him." Billy Telaney, Jeffries' chief train er, was beside himself with delight He said: "I have again brought a champion beater from California and am nat urally proud of it Fitzsimmons was beaten fair and square and although he put up a game fight my man had his measure taken from the moment he shaped for the first round." Jim Daly and Jack Jeffries had very little to say regarding their victory, but their good-natured faces were wreathed in smiles and they looked upon Jeffries as a veritable world beater. Jeffries himself was surrounded by a host of friends who congratulated him on his well won honor. In re sponse to several inquiries, the new champion said: "Fiti fought a good and game battle and hit me harder than any man whom J I have been up against He can whip bnarkey in two rounds, l would gam nothing by meeting Sharkey again, but am willing to meet any man in the world in whom the public has confi dence and there will be no fear of my quitting the ring for the stage- I will defend my title as champion at all times and against all comers. At no time during tonight's fight did I feel any misgiving as to my ability to win. I am satisfied that I have well earned the right to be called champion by beating Fitzsimmons, who was un doubtedly the greatest fighter of the age." Jeffries and his party left for New York at midnight and will make the Vanderbilt hotel their headquarters. The detail of the rounds was as fol lows: Round 1 Both men met In center of ring. They feinted, with Fitzsim mons breaking ground, Jeffries keep ing almost in the center of the ring. Jeffries was evidently trying to get the fight over. Fit led left to head, but Jeffries ducked cleverly. Jeffries led left and fell short. Again he led a left swing for jaw, but Fitz was out of the way. Jeffries tried right for body and left for head, but Fitzsim mons blocked and got away clean. Fitzsimmons tried left, landing. They came to a clinch, but broke clean. Jeff ries tried a straight for Jaw and did not reach, and Fitzsimmons blocked an attempt at a left hook, shooting his left to the ear as the bell rang. Round 2 Fitzsimmons in the mid dle of the ring made Jeffries break ground. Fitzsimmons sent left to body. Jeffries countered with stiff left on face. Jeffries tried left for body, but was neatly blocked. Jeffries then assmued a crouching attitude, boring in with his left, but was again blocked and they came to a clinch. Jeffries landed two lefts on body and shot the left three times on Fitzsimmons' face without a return. Fitzsimmons tried right for heart, but Was short and they came to a clinch, the referee going be tween them. Jeffries tried a left chop for the head, but Fitzsimmons duck ed safely. Jeffries tried a left swing for the head and another for the body, but Fitzsimmons ducked away from him. Jeffries then knocked Fitzsim mons flat on his back wnh a straight left on the mouth. The champion was up in two seconds, when the bell rang. Round 3 Fitzsimmons looked very determined when he came up for this round, with Jeffries on the aggressive. They clinched twice without doing damage. Fitzsimmons tried a right hook for the body, bu tfailed to land. It was then seen that he was bleeding from the nose. First blood claimed for Jeffries. After another clinch Fitzsimmons landed a bard left on Jeffries' body and repeated it three times, coming to the center of the ring. Fitzsimmons landed a left on the ear. Jeffries came tack with a left hook on the side of the head and they came to a clinch. After some feinting Jeffries sent both hands to the body and drove Fitzsimmons back with a left on the head. Fitzsimmons tried to land a left swing on the head, autl they came to a clincn. fitzsim mons landed a hook on the head. Jeff ries countered on the face as the round ended. Round 4 Fitzsimmons came up de termined and tried a right swing and failed to land and Bob clinched. Jeff ries tried a left for the nck, but Fitz simmons got inside of hi lead, land ing left on wind., Jeffries sent two hard left hooks to the side of Fitz simmons' head, jarring the champion each time. In the mixup Fitzsimmons got his left to head and right to body. After some fiddling Fitzsimmons sent a left straight to the eye, which was heavily countered on the I ody by Jeff ries' right A hard right over the heart by Fitzsimmons was answered by Jeffries with a left on the neck and then Jeffries planted a heavy left on the chest and Fitzsimmons broke ground, but returned quickly, shooting his left to the jaw. This was an even round. Round 5 Fitzsimmons led off with a left to the face, splitting Jeffries' left eye, which bled freely. Jeffries retaliated with a hard left on the ear and Fitzsimmons tried hip right over for the damaged eye, failing to land. Fitzsimmons tried left for head, but Jeffries ducked and a clinch follow ed. Fitzsimmons put a light left on Jeffries' mouth and forced him to the ropes. They clinched and broke im mediately. Jeffries tried a left swing for the body, but left an opening which Fitzsimmons failed to take advantage of. Jeffries sent two lefts to the jsw and a right on the forehead without a return. Fitzsimmons rushed, but in trying to side-step almost fell through the ropes, but regained himself anu came back with a hard left on neck and body. Jeffries replied with two stiff lefts on face as he crowded in on him. At this moment the bell sepa rated them. Round 6 Fitzsimmons jumped across the ring and Jeffries broke ground. Fitzsimmons swung his left for head, landing slightly and blocked a right lead for the body. Both tried left for the head, but were short Then Fitzsimmons put his left to the face and missed a right cross for the jaw. Fitzsimmons. still on the aggressive, bored in, sending left to face, Jeffries countering lightly on the wind. Fitz simmons crowded in with hot left and Jeffries crossed his right to ear. They .broke from a clinch and Fiztsimmons sent the left to face, followed by a hard right over the injured eye. An other clinch followed and the referee nad to separate them. Fitzsimmons sent right to head and followed with hard left to chest. Jeffries fought back wildly, landing both hands out another clinch Fitzsimmons uppercut his opponent with his right on the wind. This was the last blow of the round, which was in Fitzsimmons favor. Round 7 Jeffries was a bit slow in coming "to the scratch and broke ground, making a circle of the ring. Fitzsimmons tried right to head, land ing lightly, and Jeffries got a left to ribs and got away clean. Then the Cal ifornian endeavored to land a straight left for the face, but was blocked neat ly and received a left on the ribs. Fitz simmons was on the aggressive and sent a left far back on the neck Jeff ries tried to crowd Fitzsimmons on the ropes, but Fitz got away nicely. Then in a rapid mixup both swung rights and lefts for the head, landing lightly. Then Fitzsimmons hooked a left to the side of the neid and Jeff ries jumped in with a right hard on the body. Jeffries swung his left for the head, but Fitzsimmons got inside of it and drove his right over the heart, when the gong sent them tc their corners. This was Fitzsimmons' round. Round 8 Jeffries was tardy in com ing up and the referee had to wave bis band to him to come to the cen ter. Both men- rushed matters with- out doing damage other than clinching until Fitzsimmons sent his left to the ribs and Jeffries hooked two lefts to the face. Jeffries tried with his right, but was caught, Fitzsimmons counter ing lightly on the chase. Fitzsim mons put a straight left on Jeffries' eye. Jeffries came back with a hard left oil the body. Fitzsimmons en deavored to land a vicious swing with his left on the body, but Jeffries came J back with a similar blow on Fitzsim mons' bead. Jeffries then bored in and sent a straight left to Fitzsim mons' face, staggering the champion to the ropes. Nothing of any moment' occurred during the remainder of the.! round and as Fitzsimmons walked tod his corner he smiled at his seconds. This was Jeffries' round. Round 9 Both came uj. willingly, with Fitzsimmons the aggressor, but Jeffries sent him back with a straight in the face. Fitzsimmons missed a left swing for the head and received a hard right on the body. Then Uey clinched, and after the breakaway both tried left at close quarters, Jeffries landing twice. Fitzsimmons still on the aggressive was sent back once more with a left on the body. After another clinch 'Jeffries put two smart left raps on the nose which made Bob's nasal organ bleed again. Jeffries tried again for the head smartly with his left, bitting it straight, and then with a backhand blow brought his nose. Fitzsimmons failed to respond to this and Jeffries threw bis right over the heart with all his might and had Fitzsimmons guessing when the bell rang. Jeffries had decidedly the best of the round. Round 10 Jeffries came up looking confident, and Fitzsimmons wore an earnest look on his face. The Cali fornian was first to land with a straight left on the body, bringing it up to the head. Fitzsimmons clinched. Going into the clinch Fitz drove his left hard to the wind. They did a lot of fiddling, Fitzsimmons tried a left swing, but went wide of the mark, but caught the Californian a second later with a left swing on the nose. After this Jeffries made a left swing for Fitz's head, but was blocked, and then with a left swing on the jaw put Fitz on his back. Fitz was groggy when he got up in seven seconds and went down again with left and right on the jaw. He came up again in five sec onds and Jeffries rushed him into a corner, trying very hard to finish the champion, who was very groggy. Jef ffrics was too anxious and failed to finish his man. Round 11 Fitzsimmons came up slowly, but assumed the aggressive. Jeffries put two hard rights over Fitz ing for a knockout- They clinched three times, coming to close quarters. Jefferies put two liar,1 rights oer Fitz simmon's heart, sending him back, and then sent a straight left to the neck, following with a left on the chest. Jeffries then assumed the aggressive and jabbed his left to the head and a left on the jaw, which dazed Fitzsim mons, who stood in the middle of the ring. Jeffries looked at him for a second and then he had him at his mercy and swung his right and left to the jaw, and Fitzsimmons went down and out, relinquishing the cham pionship to the Californian. Time of eleventh round, 1 minute and 32 2-?. on-uudo. THE IOWA UNIVERSITY. Chancellor McLean Offered Place at the lira l or the Iimtitutlon. IOWA CITY, la., June 10. Chancel lor George E. MacLean of the State university of Nebraska, was umdition ally tendered the presidency of the State university of Iowa by our board of regents. The regents would admit nothing to confirm the above report until this morning. Several telegrams passed between here and Lincoln last night, but no decisive answer camo until this morning, when Chancellor MacLean telegraphed he would take the matter under advisement and would be here on Monuay and look over the grounds. The salary offered him is $6,000, an increase of f 1,000 over the salary paid to President Schaeffer, and $250 for traveling expenses is al lowed in addition to the regular salary. Chancellor George Edwin MacLean has been connected with the Nebraska college for four years. He was chosen in June, 1895, from a seat as professor of literature in the University of Min nesota. He was born at Rock Valley, Conn., in 1850. prepared for college at Williston seminary. East Hampton, Mass., and graduated from Williams college in 1871. He entered Yale uni versity, and in three years received the degree of bachelor of divinity. In the same year (1S74) he received the master's degree at Williams. He waa immediately installed as pastor of Union church. Lebanon, N. Y. This was an old Presbyterian and Congre gational church, of which Samuel J. Tildcn was the most prominent mem ber. He was there till 1877, wfiich he followed as pastor of the Memorial Presbyterian church of Troy. N. Y till 1881. At this time Chancellor Mac Lean went to Europe and studies at the universities of Leipsic, Berlin, Ox ford and Cambridge. In two years he received the degree of philosophy and also master of arts at Leipsic. In 1884 he was called to the chair of English language and literature at the Univer sity of Minnesota. In 1891 he was given leave of absence, and spent a year studying in the British museum at Oxford. In 1S94 he studied in the national library at Paris. Bnrglar Kill an A Red Woman. CARMI, III., June 10. Burglars who had broken into the house of Daniel P. Gott of Norris City shot and killed Mrs. Gott, aged 67, for resisting them. The burglars secured two purses con taining 145 and a watch chain. Mr. Gott, who is an invalid, was aroused by the burglars, who easily secured his purse. His wife awoke and became ex cited. Her actions caused the burg lars to think she was concealing some thing. Pointing a revolver to her head one of the party ordered her to give up her pocketbook. She refused to comply with the demand and tried to tear the mask from the robber's face, striking him at the same time. The robber then shot her behind the ear, killing her almost instantly. Twentieth Kan. KANSAS CITY, June 10. The Star today received tne following cablegram regarding the muster out of the Twen tietu Kansas, General Funston's regi ment, from its special correspondent: "HONG KONG, June 8. Petitions signed by nine-tenths of the officers and men of the Twentieth Kansas regiment, urging muster out and dis charge from the service in San Fran cisco, have been forwarded to the Star and to Senator Baker. STEELE." Like Grant and Harrison, President McKinley, in talking, with Mrs. Mc Kinley. his daily drive about the country roads near; Washington, goes as a rule quite unattended and unprotected- WRECK ON TIE fOftT AHTM1. Betwcn Forty and Forty-Fire People More or Less Injured. KANSAS CITY, June 10. Between forty and forty-five passengers were more or less seriously, three perhaps fatally, injured by the dt-railment of train No. 4 southbound, on the Kan sas City, Pittsburg & Gulf railroad, three miles south of Grandview, Mo., at 9:30 last night The train left Kansas City late and was running at a slow rate of speed on account of the bad condition of the track occasioned by heavy rains. The injured Mere brought to this city this morning and the seriously hurt taken to St Joseph's hospital, and the others to the Savoy hotel. The wrecked train was due to leave Kansas City last night at 7:30, but it was nearly 8 o'clock before a start ?was made. Two miles beyond Grand- view, which is a small station thirty miles south of Kansas City, the train was derailed by spreading rails, the ritrack having been damaged by recent severe rains. The smoker, which con tained most of the injured, and the chair ear immediately following, were turned on their sides into a ditch; the Pullman left the track, but remained upright The engine and combination b-3gage and mail car rei-iinod on the track. The accident occurred at 9:30 dur ing a heavy downpour of rain. The crew went to work with q will to res cue the passengers and did heroic duty in the pouring rain and darkness. Wo men and children were first cared for. They were dragged from the windows of the chair car end attended to as well as was possible under the circumstances. Before all had been taken out of the chair car fire start ed from the stove in the rear end. The porter of this car earned great praise by his presence of mind in cut ting a hole through the roof of the car, quenching the fire and rescuing several women in immediate danger. In the smoker, which was well filled, passengers were compelled to crawl cautious'y the full length of the car to the rear door to rscine. Exit through tbe broken windows was dan gerous, the darknees making it im possible to see a foot ahead. The scene of the wreck was in the woods, and there were no houses near enough to which the injured could be taken. Torches were soon improvised and here and there in the dirkness and rain the dim lights flattered in the hands of their holder', scurrying in every direction to render aid to the unfortunates. For the immediate care of the hurt, fires were built alongside the tracks and lent aid to the rescu ers and warmth to the rain-soaked injured. The most seriously hurt were cared for in the baggage and mail car and In the Pullman. As soon as possible word of the wreck was sent to Grand view and a relief train was started out from Kansas City. The train ar rived at 3 o'clock a. m. and took back to Kansas City all of the injured. The most seriously hurt were convsyed to St. Joseph's hospital, while those less badly injured went or were assisted to the Savoy hotel. ah morning meiv mux ieun nunuta of a wreck, but officials of the rail road steadfastly denied that any one had been seriously injured, and that the total number of hurt would not go above fifteen or twenty, all of whom, they asscerted, had received simple cuts and would leave for the south on today's train. WHERE $50,000,000 WENT. Treasury Department Itrports on the War Appropriation. WASHINGTON, June 10. Little of the $50,000,000 appropriated by congress before the war with Spain, and made available until July 1 next, will remain In the treasury on that date. Allot ments made by the president exceed that sum by $58,216.90, but as the war department has a little more than $3,000,000 of its allotment on hand no deficiency will be created. Other appropriations were made by congress for lb' army and navy during the war, hut i was found necessary to also utilize the $50,000,000. As the war with Spain was primarily a naval struggle, most of the money appropriated in preparation was spent by the navy. Allotments made by the president for the navy department amounted to $31,0S8,589.20, and those for the war department to $18,969,627.68, a total of $50,058,216.90. The treasury department has given out this state ment of the allotments made: Navy Department Expended for ships, etc.. $17,739,384.26; ordnance, powder and shell, $7,912,084.20; equip ment of vessels,, purchase of coal, etc., $1,290,883.47; establishment of coaling stations and repairs at naval stations. $1,038,450.00; repairing and converting vessels into men-of-war, $2,230,630,00; repairs to machinery of vessels, $430, 613.50: bureau of supplies and accounts, $178,9S4.15; bureau of navigation, $161, 000.00; marine corps. $106,529.64. War Department Office of secretary of war, $225,00f.00; ordnance material, powder and shell, $9,081,494.86; repairs and extension of foitificalions, $5,585, 000.00; clothing, transportation, ships, etc., $1,989,230.82; medical supplies, etc., $1,520,000.00: paymaster's department, $225,000.00; chief signal office, $238,900; lightnouse board, $75,000.00. Old Kentnrky Fend Renewed. MIDDLESBORO, Ky., June 10. Abe Lee, a member of the Lee faction of the Lee-Taylor feud, which raged in Harlan county ten years ago, was killed last night from ambush. It is thought the Taylors did the deed and the Lee faction is arming. The old feud will be revived. Names Canal Commission. WASHINGTON, June 10. The pres ident today appointed the following commission to determine the most feasible ana practical route for a canal across the isthmus of Panama: Rear Admiral John G- Walker, U. S. N.: Hon. Samuel Pasco of Florida; Alfred Noble, C. E., of Illinois; George S. Morrison, C. E., of New York; Colonel Peter C. Haines, U. S. A.: Prof. Wil liam H. Burr, Connecticut; Lieutenant Colonel Oswald H. Ernst, U- S. A.; Lewis M. Haupt, C. E., Pennsylvania; Prof. Emory R. Johnson, Pennsylva nia. Preparing for Disturbers. PARIS, June 10. At a cabinet meet ing held this morning the premier, M. Dupuy, and the minister of war, M. Krantz, announced that General Zur linden, the military governor of Paris, and the prefect of police, M- Blanc, had adopted rigorous measures to pre serve order at Long Champ on Sunday next, upon the occasion of President Loubet's visit to that place in order to witness the race for the Grand Prii ue Paris. Ungratefulness is one of the mean est traits of humanity w MS President of Transvaal Offers to Increase Uitlanders' Sepresentation. CONCESSION OTTERED NOT ENOUGH Kngland 'Will Not Consent to Arbitration of Home Questious and ill Any Kt'ht No Foreign l'owar Is to lie lntultril. LONDON, June 9. The advices re ceived here yesterday from South Af rica emanating from British sources show more completely the utter fail ure of the recent conference at Bloem fontein between President Krugcr and the British high commissioner. Sir Alfred Milner. Th. London afternoon newspapers til refer to the dangerous situation. A dispatch from Matjes Fonteitt says Sir Alfred Milner's proposals in cluded granting the uitlanders addi tional seats in the Rand district and that President Kruger under pressure finally offered three daditional seats. The British high commissioner there upon pointed out the inadequacy of the president's proposals, adding that he had come to the conference in the hope of being able to inform her maj esty's government that the president of the Transvaal was prepared to af ford such liberal measures of reform as would enable the uitlanders to help themselves and relieve the govern ment of the obligations to intervene in order to redress particular griev ances. Throughout, it is added President Kruger sought to use the franchise proposals as the means of obtaining a promise to settle the differences un der the convention by arbitration, but the British .commissioner refused to treat the two subjects as independent, taking the ground that internal -e-form in the Transvaal was necessary in any case in order to preserve the independence of the republic, and as regards arbitration there were certain questions upon which it could not be admitted, while on other questions ar bitration was possibly admissable pro vided a suitable tribunal was suggest ed, not involving the introduction ot a foreign power, which the goern ments would never allow. In the House of Commons yesterday the secretary of state for the colonies, Joseph Chamberlain, replying to va rious question on the subject, con firmed tbe reports of the failure of the Bloemfontein conference and also ad mitted the accuracy of the statement; made in the dispatch from Matjes Fon tein, explaining that the British high commissioner informed President Kruger that Great Britain would uot consent to the intervention of any Af rican power in the Anglo-Transvaal disputes. With reference to the Jameson raid, Mr- Chamberlain added, the commis sioner informed the president that the British Chartered South Africa com pany, while protesting against the un reasonable amount of the claim, would consent to submit to arbitration the r 4v be paid. ER0ZEN BEET RELISHED. Manila Newspaper Sys Soldiers Were Never Furnished a Finer Onality. WASHINGTON, June 9. The War department has received, through the courtesy of the New York Central cable office, an article published in the Manila Freedom, of April 22, regard ing the preservation of beef. It fol lows : "Major William H. Anderson, chief commissary, states that the army stor age ship Duke of Sutherland has just finished its delivery of fresh beef to the commissaries. This vessel reached Manila under command of Captain Colter, September 16. 1898. Its cargo of frozen beef had been taken on board in Australia a month previous, so that the beef issued to the soldiers yesterday morning has been in cold storage for over eight months. Th United States army has certainly cre ated a record in the transportaion of frozen meat, for handling beef in cold storage such a length of time in such quantities has 'never before been suc cessfully carried out. "Soldiers were never furnished a finer quality of beef that that which was issued yesterday, which was as fresh and wholesome as it was the day it was prepared in Australia. Freedom representatives here often shared in the soldiers dinner in the trenches or in camp, and the beef is sued was alwa3's excellent in quality and flavor, (in some occasions the steaks eaten from the end of a bayo net were equal to anything that mon ey could buy in the luxurious grill rooms of the most fastidious clubs." McKinley In New Knuland. WASHINGTON, June 9. The itin erary of the president's New England trip is almost completed. He will leave on Friday, June 16, for Holyoke, Mass., where he will be the guest on Saturday of Hon. William Whiting, who served with the president in con gress. On Monday the president will go to Northampton to attend the exer cises at Smith college and on Tuesday he will visit Mount Holyoke seminary, wnere his niece will be one of the graduates. On Wednesday he will go to Springfield and on Thursday to Adams, Mass., where he will be the guest for several days of W. B. Plun kett, president of the Home Market club. The president will be gone about ten days. Mrs. McKinley will accom pany him. Confidence Sharps on Steamboats. CHICAGO, June 9. The Baxter in vestigating committee today took up confidence games on local excursion steamers and the alleged thefts of slot machines by justice court constables. Gus Chapin, a steamboat man, told of a Klondike miner who was fleeced out of $1,800 by means of a shell game on an excursion boat running out of Chicago, and also told of a Kansas City bank Clerk who lost $600 in the same manner on that boat. Chapin created something of a sensation by swearing that he had been promised $10 to testify before the committee. Falls Down the Shaft. WASHINGTON. June 9. John J. Lalor, a translator in the office of the director of the mint, lost his balance and fell from the second floor in the treasury department today down the shaft which the stairway surrounds to the basement, probably receiving fatal injuries. Mr. Lalor is a well known writer on political economy and is the author of an encyclopedia on that subject We seldom find people ungrateful as long as we are in a condition to render them services. Rochfoucauld. r Ait rnu Ci 1 1 LCi ttM SUPPRESSING MANILA NEWS. War Department lves Out Xime of the DWpatehrs Front Oti. NEW YORK. June 9. A special to tue World from Washington says: "The end of the war is a. long way off," writes Brigadier General Hall, now on duty In the Philippines, in a letter to a friend in this city. The letter is dated early in May, about the time Aguinaldo was making his overtures for peace, and shows that ou- army officers had little faith in the sinceri!y of the retmest for peace nego tiationn. The war department declines to make public any dispatch from General Otis regarding the situation. He has been instructed to strictly censor all news and. to be consistent, the war department, since the depaiture of Secretary Alger, has declined to make public anything received from the Philippines. Even casualty lists are held tip a day or two before being posted on tbe bulletin board. The de partment is pursuing the same policy as that for the month or six weeks prior to the attack of the Filipinos upon the Americans. Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn stated that while some advices had been received from General Otis, he was not at liberty to make them pub lic. The same reticence is displayed by Adjutant General Corbin. No dis patch has been posted from General Otis detailing the situation for more than a week. The indications are that the department will now endeavor to conceal everything. No credence is attached to the Lon don report that Aguinaldo defeated Generals MacArthur and Lawtou. BETTING ON THE FIGHT. Fitzsimmons Still the Favorite llravy llets on .leffrles. New York, June 9. The Journal and Advertiser says: Despite the fact that Chief Devery has threatened to inter fere in the Fitzsimmons-Jeffries con test, betting on the result of the bat tle continues to increase Fitzsim mons still rwles a strong favorite over Jeffries. So confident aie the lanky Australian admirers that they offer 2 to 1 freely on the result, and in some instances 2V to 1 has been secured. Jim Corbett bet $1,000 to $2,000 on Jeffries last night. Richard Dougher ty's offer of $1,000 against $550 on the champion was accepted by a well known banker. Jimmy Carroll has bet $400 against $750 on the Californian. He says he has a commission of $4,000 to back Jeffries at 1 to 2. Sam Aus tin also has a few thousind to back Jeffries. Harry Corbett. a brother to Jim Corbett, and a prominent bookmaker on the Pacific coast, will arrive in town today with a large sum to bet on Jeffries. Dreyfus Leaies 1'rlson. CAYENNE, French Guiana, June 9. The dispatch boat Goeland will leave here at 2 o'clock this afternoon for Devil"s island in order to take Dreyfus on board the cruiser Sfax. which will anchor this afternoon off the island, ders yesterday to The authorftfes of the lies du Salut (Salvation islands) to prepare the quantity of coal neces sary for the voyage of the Sfax. whose hurried departure from the island of Martinique only allowed it to take on board the stores it needed. The Sfax will probably leave for Brest tomorrow morning. CAYENNE, June 9. The dispatch boat Goeland was sent to Devil's island ahead of time by order of the governor of French Guiana, leaving here at o'clock this morning. This was done on account of the great number of people who proposed to go to Dvil's island on board the Goeland. In addi tion the governor refused all persons permission to go to the island by any other means of transportation. No Adulterants in Candy. CHICAGO, June 9. The senatorial pure food investigating committee closed its work in Chicago today for the present, after hearing testimony of several confectioners in regard to candy manufacturers. Cl-arles Gun ther." M. Shields. John Harry and a representatives of Kehoe & Co. testi fied that a combination of reputable candy dealers of the United States had been formed several years ago for the purpose of preventing the u of adul terants in the manufacture of candy. None of today's witnesses know of tera alba having been used sinte the organization was complex d. Coloring matter used was all a purely vegeta ble product and harmless. Mr. Shields strongly advocated a government li cense for every maker of candy and also advocated a system of city, dis trict and state inspection. Senator Mason left this afternoon for the east and will spend a few weck3 with his family in Maine Japs Florklnt; to H:nv:lt. VICTORIA, B. C, June 9. Advice: from Yokohama state that nearly 7,000 laborers will leave Japan during the current year, under contract to work on the Hawaiian plantations. This is the result of the permission by the United States government for the im portation of the Japanese to the new island territory under the contract to assist in the cultivation of s.'ven new and immense plantations, and to off-et in a measure the large Chinese popu lation already in the field. An at tempt to augment the Chinese force of labor by smuggling of coolies if understood to be contemplated ant trouble may result Bail Fixed for MoIIik-iit. NEW YORK, June 9. On applica tion of Attorney Battle. Judge Nw burger in the court of general es3;on'; today fixed the bail of Roland B. Moli neux at $5,000. Bail will be furnished either this afternoon or tomorrow morning. Assistant District Attorney Osborn was present and did not objeet to the amount of bail fixed. This bail was fixed in tho only charge now actually pending against Molineux, namely: That of assault in the first degree for having, as alleged sent cyanide of mercury through the mails to Harry S. Cornish. "Legislator Arrested for Perjury. EASTON. Pa., June 9. Dr. I. N. Johnson, a member of the legislature from this county, was arrested today charged with perjury before the recent legislative bribery committee. He was admitted to bail. He testified before the committee that ex-Senator Coyle and Representative Spatz offered him a consideration to sign a pledge io support George Jenks for United States senator. The happiest life is that which con stantly exercises and educates what is best in us. Hamerton. THIOLDMLU ColomteStateBak (OHmtMrt I (.) Pan literal iAbD lakBlttilittfc BUYS GOOD NOTES AaAMfaltaci Lsa&bxb Quouxd, FrWt, ft. M. 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