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„ TWICE-A-WEEK " A Kims n '*yl 11)03 mt LANKY BOB IS TOO 0L0 TO FIGHT. O’Brien Seemed to Have Had Some what the Better of the Fight up to the Time of Fitzaimmon'a Collapse But the Fight by no Means Appear* ed to be Decided. San Francisco, Dec. 21—Gate re ceipts at the FltzsImmons-O’Brien fight last night in which O’Brien re ceived the decision after the thir teenth round, were $16,130, of which sixty per cent went to the gladiators, the winner getting three quarters and loser one quarter. The largest crowd ever gathered at fistic encounter in this city attended. Details of the Encounter. San Francisco, Dec. 21—When Rob ert Fitzsimmons and “Philadelphia” Jack O’Brien entered the ring last night at Mechanics Pavilion to fight for light-heavyweight honors, O’Brien was favorite in the betting at 10 to 8. Yesterday afternoon Fitzsimmons was a pronounced favorite, due to many large bets which had been plac ed early in the week. O'Brien’s sup porters then came forward in large numbers and this evening the odds were at evens. Large blocks of O’Brien money continued to roll into the pool sellers’ boxes, and the price was quickly cut to 10 to 8 O’Brien's favor Gulf Fishermen Kill Monster, After Being Dragged Five Miles New Orleans, Dec. 20—After a three hour struggle with a monster devilfish in Chandlier Sound on the gulf coast, Emanuel O. Burat and threo other fishermen managed to kill one of the largest fish of this species which has ever been seen in south ern waters. The fish was one of fif teen or twenty of the same kind. Burat harpooned it and it immediate ly struck out for the open water of the gulf. The boat was dragged for about five miles before the fish became tired and after a struggle which kept the men busy working to keep their boat from being overturned they were able to draw the fish to the side of the boat and kill it. The body of the fish is now on exhibition in the offices of the state oyster commission. JiDAY, DECEMBER 2 3 , 1H05. rs Defend SHOT WIFE AND MAN WITH HER Emmett AI«o Had Hie Store Burned Last Night. Gainesville, December 20—Henry O’Shields shot and fatally Injured Charlie Emmett last night. O’Shlelds shot his wife also. It Is claimed O’Sblelds found Emmett and his wife together at his home In the suburbs of Gainesville. O’Shlelds called In a witness, secured a pistol and Immed iately shot both the man and woman. He then gave himself up to the sher iff. O’Shlelds and Emmett were broth ers-in-law, having married sisters, and were partners In a business/.in which they succeeded. To add to Emmett’s misfortunes the storehouse and contents where he did business was last night burned, with no insurance. The origin of the Are Is unknown. u ASK CLEMENCY FOR s Washington, Doe. 21-—A'fcatu the dlecusilon today was a "defenee | the agricultural depart ern members, who ernment cotton atsUstlo*^ Asserting that the tlmates of the department | ture had been assailed both' cotton grower* becsusa the were too largo and by ths , Big Stc Atlantic City, N?3jp steamer is burning five Life savers are trying to re epartment. iprers because they were too small Mr. Bowie of Alabama expressed sat isfaction with the cetimates. For the last six years he said, the estimates of the department had been thin feeven-tenths of 1 per cent, of London’s Unemployed Make Demon stration in 8t. Paul’s. London, Dec. 20—London's unem ployed made a demonstration at St. Paul’s Cathedral this afternoon In a halfhearted, hopeless and unusual manner. Only a few hundred of them, with appropriate banners, went in proces sion from Trafalgar Square to the accuracy. For all practical purposes I cathedral where they arrived during this WM ,as satisfactory as possible | the progress of the service. They £nd vindicated the honesty and accu V •acy of the report. Burning. aii—A large unknown s qff shore from here, isajile crew. Scene of Terror ai Vladivostok Where Gossachp Fire on Mutineers marched up the steps s». 3lng the Mar seillaise. There the motely crowd was Joined by contingents from other quarters and ai), to the number of 3,000, began filing into the cathedral silently and respectfully, making an incongruous picture in contrast with the fashionable dressed' worshipers. RUSSIA’Sil STRIKE GOESiOrTOBAY. he Proclamation of Workmen Causes Intense Excitement New York, Dee. 21—A special. to the American from Vladivostok kjpays that mutiny and rioting In Manchu rian army la extending and the most terrible acenea art witnessed. A de tachment of Cossacka attacked the barrack* at Tomek where nine hun dred mutineer* were confined, flrlni Storm Sweeps Norfolk, Va., Dee. 21—Virginia and North Carolina coasts last night and this morning war* swept by the moot severe storm of the season. The storm Is btllsved tofhave wrought' great havoc at ssa and grave feere ere entertained for amaller vessels, caught In Its course. Jackeonvilc Fla, was c^t off fj building. It Is reported that all of the improeoned men roasted to death. Rioting on the streete continues. In-one street drunken Coesacks fired e block of houses, massacreing a hun dred and twenty residents as they at- tempted to escape. Numbers of peo ple are killed dally on street*. ast. eral hour* last night and wires south of thirt city are down, leaving no com munication with southern/port of the state.. .A heavy electric storm visited Jacksonville wlthMeiug^f of rain and 1 a ifty mile wind.' This storm moved Cr ' nr ' the COist » striking Savan* it night,'. No great damage [her EGG SHELL 400 YEARS OLD. Hoboken Man Pays $2,500 for the Remnant Big as a Football. New York, Dec. 20.—Charles Wachtqv of Hoboken, brought here Monday on the Carmanla the largest egg shell in the world. It was laid more than 400 years ago In Madagas car by a bird which has been extinct for 400 years. This is the only egg of the kind In the United States. There are only ten such eggs in the British Museum and only nine speci mens in France. Tho egg is as big as a Rugby foot ball. It would have furnished ome let enough for a company of soldiers. It was found by the King of Mada gascar several years ago and sent to London, where Wachter purchased it LASH FOR WIFE BEATER8. Congressman Adame 8aye President * Favors Whipping Poet BlEtf C., Dec. 2dVAc- itativo Adairs, pf The men had vngreed to fight at catch weights^ > OjBHen gave out hbrJ weight at IHpoiR - while Fitzslm- Effort. Made to 8ave JleW nions le saiff W ha®tij>ped tho scale* {av From Imprisonment |gt ; .. . at 158 pounds, Paris, Dec. 20—-Application for 1 Mechanics' omMHHKhtlve clemency has bebn sub* the greatest croWpey'tn Its history v ‘J initted to the foreign office in behjif The galleries bulged'wfol a congested I of Elliot F. Shepard, of New Ycwl^ mass of humanity and hundreds were ■ who was sentenced on October 26 to denied admission to the upper part three months’ imprisonment and to of the house. f | pay $120 fine and $4,000 damages to In a mix-up in the thirteenth Fitz the parents of Madeline Marduel. suddenly drove a fearful right to the who was killed by Shepard’s automo- body and then a terrific hook to the ■ bile, on April 24. face. O’Brien, however, retaliated The purpose of the application is with a hard left uppercut to the jaw.! to have a fine substituted for the im Fitz then planted a hard left to the, prisonment. body and they mixed it, both landing! Premier Rouvier has referred the right and left blows over the heart. [ application to the ministry of justice. As Fitzsimmons* went to his corner he suddenly collapsed, falling to thej ACCIDENTAL KILLING A CRIME. floor. Blood flowed from his mouth I and nose and h was seen that he was' Convicted Michigan Hunter Thought badyl hurt. A doctor was hastily ! Man he'Shot Was a Bear, summoned. Sault gte Marla, Mich., Dec. 20— Fitzsimmons was able to rise un-l Mattie Penanen has been found guil- assisted shortly afterward and left the ring. It appeared that he was seized with a sudden fainting fit and hemorrhage as his seconds were work ing over him to prepare for the next round. There was nothing to indicate that Fitz was in distress when he took his seat after the thirteenth round. When Referee Graney saw Fltz’s condition he Immediately awarded the fight to O'Brien. Fitzsimmons fought bard but na ture could not longer stand the strain While pounded in the face and sev eral times in Jeopardy, Fitzsimmons always managed to come to and re sume the fight. As he sat down he said to Graney: “Eddie, he hit me the stomach and it is all over.’’ Then his head sans. and Bob Fitzsimmons was defeated^ Before Fitz left the ring he made a little speech in which he said that he had done his best. He said he had fought his last fight. ty of killing Thomas Wilde in viola" tion of the State law making it a crime to accidentally kill a man In the woods by carelessness while hunt tog. The maximum sentence fixed by law is ten years. The Jury rec ommended Penanen to the mercy of the court. Penanen asserts that when he fired the shot that killed Wilde he thought the latter was a hear. The shooting took place at night. hou§ iington,|Dec.21^Af Say adjoined fbr boll olum- Gov. Odell Charges With Trying to Wreck Party. New York, Dec. 21—Former Gov ernor Odell, chairman of tho state republican committee, mnde a state ment today as folows: "I charge President Roosevelt and Governor Higgins with a deliberate attempt to wreck the republican party sessions, #toe v, S£na recon ven<£ok January [ up' “the mat pln^'pft’in the MBs?*' { “I talked with the President about !bH]MKr establishing a whipping posulh the District for wife beaters,' saUrMr. Adams, “and he told me he was heartily in favor of the measure He advised me to go ahead with it and push It all I could of this state for their own personal ambition. I charge them with in jecting their own personalities into the speakership contest I and my friends have not made this fight but are for harmony and will have it if nave to fight for it.” Did You Get Your Share? Washington, Dec. 21—Statement is- million dollars In diamonds Imported sued by department ol commerce and lnti U " lted 8Ute * th,, * e,r - mueh largest Importation In history of coun labor today says more than thirty-six try. Five Years for Wife Murder London. Dec. 21—The trial of Hugh Watt, former member of parliament, charged with inciting hired agents to murder his divorced wife, ended today with verdict of guilty. Watt was sentenced to five years penal ser vitude. Resignation Not Accepted. Badhest, Dec. 21—Emperor King, decided not to accept the resignation of cabinet, tendered yesterday, view of existing political circum stances. 8ewer Pipe Plant Burned. East Liverpool, Ohio, Dec. 21— Large plant of the American sewer Pipe Company was burned this morn ing. Loss seventy-five thousand. Origin unknown. KILLS PIG, THEN HIMSELF. Lonely Homesteader Remorseful Over Slaughter of Hie Pet. Spokane, Wash., Dec. 20—R. A. Brown, a lonely homesteader commit ted suicide by taking laudanum today because of remorse resulting from his killing hiB pet pig. Brown had not intended to slaugh ter the porker until this morning but the pangs of hunger Induced him to sacrifice the animal. But he never satisfied his appetite. The spectacle of the gory carcass of the pig flooded his mind with thoughts of ingratitude to his playmate and he wrote a note telling about It and took the poison. BRAVE GIRL FUPPA A COIN FOR A , SBAND. 8he Had Two Sweethearts and Threw “Heads and Tails” to Determine Her Choice—8he Married Accord ingly. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 21.—Miss Alberta Jewett Dabney, of Monrovia, tossed up a quarter. It fell heads up. Today she is Mrs. Roland Al mond Storrs, wife of a wealthy Mon- rovian. Had it been tails she would have been Mrs. Howard Jones, wife of a theatrical manager. WOMAN WAS ASSAULTED AND THEN MURDERED. HEAVY L088 IN WRECK. Many Thouaanda In Gold, 8llver and Currency, Loet In Expreat Car, Kansan City, Dec. 21—Besides tho loan of life In tho Santa Fo railroad wreck Tuesday, five thousand dollars worth of gold, nine thousand dollars In currency and mnny thousand dol lars worth of Jewelry woro destroyed In the express car. One estimate places tho total loan at fifty thousand dollars. Government Offlcere do Not Bellove Tho Workmen'* Council Can Carry Out Ita Plans—Operators Refuse to Send Cipher Message* Signed by the Emperor. St. Petersburg, Dec. 21—The proc lamation for a general strike at noon today caused most intense excite ment. If it can be succodsfully inau gurated and maintained the revolu tionaries are confident that It will break the government’s back. The government circles express confidence that proletariat organisa tions cannot affect a complete tie tip, based on the belief that the extreme program has already alienated the sympathy of a large portloa of the workmen. The government's calculations, however, In the past have been de plorably at variance with real condi tions and the strike leaders declare that the government la hopelessly ig norant of the magnitude of the strug gle confronting It The helplessness of the govern ment was Illustrated last night by the Inability of Interior Minister Dur- novo to get Instructions through to srrest the ladder* of the workmen’# council at Moscow. FIT* operators on the;railroad llnca refused to send a clphro mfwypmfwy. ~wtts send, fT flCf.’tM E>~;£r*t>F ... ViBlackwoll’s Island Fought Brqtyjyjto Save ti.#/J|j Black* eari/S»ftay There' w|f , the among ai) of the pri ns known there wa* no low of life. The male prisoners wore marshall ed and came to the rescue .forgetting they were prisoners and fought like heroes to save the women. The fire started in the sewing room from a cause not yet known. The engine on the island was insufficient to cope with the flames and seven engines were brought from the city. The loss is placed at fifty thousand. Armed Men 8cour Woods in Search of Man Who Killed Mrs, 8uggs at Miami, FIs. Miami, Fla., Dec. 21—Mrs. Dora Suggs was aHsaulted and murdered near here yesterday afternoon about 5 o’clock. She had been in Miami shoppitog and her nephew acoompan- Shiloh to Have a Christmas Tree Arrangements are being made to have a Christmas tree at Shiloh church on Christmas night. In ad‘ dltion to the Christmas tree there will be music and recitations appro priate for the occasion. All are dially Invited to attend. Washington’s Farewell to his Gen erals" is the title ot a large calendar which the South Georgia Machine Co. is sending to its patrons. The pic* ture is very han^ome, and a diagram accompanies it giving the names of the different generals In the group. led part of the way home. Mr Suggs was alarmed by the team re* turning home without his wife. A search, In which the whole neigh borhood Jolred, resulted in finding The story comes from the lips of her mutilated body. The ground Mrs. Storrs’ sister, Mrs. May Diab-i around it showed signs of a severe ney Cutter. j and protracted struggle “She really didn’t know which 10 J Irving Potter, who lives near where marry,” said Mrs. Cutter, “and so a the body was found, saw a man fol- week ago she told me she was going lowing her wagon as she drove by, to leave the question to the decision but he supposed it was Mr. Suggs of a coin. j R ev . James Bolton also saw her and “I asked her if she cared more for goon after heard her, as ho thought •>no than the other, and she said yes. ftt the time, singing, but now thinks hut that she thought her family calling for help. would be better pleased should she| Q ne hundied and fifty armed men marry the one whom she herself did are marching the woods and feeling not prefer. I is at a fever heat. “Heads for Roland, tails for H'»w-J Mrs. Suggs was much loved by her ard," was what Miss Dabney said neighbors. when she sent the coin to the cell-. — ——■ —— . lng. I ding announcements and we began Both sisters watched its upward making preparations for the event flight, the younger one breathlessly “I do not know yet whether chance and the cupld-guardod quarter camel was on the side of love or my sis Roland. I ter’s prompting to filial duty, as she “The minute we saw which side of I expressed it the quarter came up,” continued Mfs.1 “But I do know that on the night Cutter, “I gave a n order for tho wsj(^»of the wedding she looked happy.” GIFT FROM PRE8IDENT. Check for Christmas Presents to Oys ter Bay School Children. Oyster Bay, L. I., Dec. 21—A Christ mas check was received from Presi dent Roosevelt today by Miss Sarah C. Provost, principal of the school which the president’s children for merly attended. The money is to be used in buying gifts for the pupils at the school. wj? The Vision of a Blind Man. •'Blind Jim,” the peanut vender, condescended to help a citizen out of trouble yesterday by cutting some wood for him, the other negroes be ing too busy "hanging around” to do that kind of work. Later Blind Jim called the citizen up over the phone and told him that ho had cut up the wood and had made two piles of splinters. "Tho fattest I cut up fine for kindling and that that wasn’t so put In another pile to start tho fire with.’ The citizen found it Just as Jim said he would, and It Is doubt ful If there Is a negro In Valdosta— with two good oyes—who could have separated and graded these splinters as Jim did It. Of course, he could tell only by the weight which was the ood and which was not quite so fat; but suppose you go out in tho dark and try to pick out the fat piece* you are liable to be surprised when you get to the light with your selec tion. BIG RAILROAD DOCKS BURN. Ferry Houses In New Yoiw Become * Prey to The Flames. New York, Dec. 31—The ferry house of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad at the foot of west twenty-third street was burned this morning. For some time the adjoining ferry houses of the Pennsylvania and Jer sey Central were seriously threatened At noon the fire was believed to be under control Ferry house of the Lackawanna is in ruins and that of the Jersey Central was badly damag ed. One shed and dock of the Erie waa also partially burned. GENERAL MILE8 QUITS. Relieved from Poet at Hit Own Re quest by Gov. Douglas. Boston. Dec. 21—Gov. Douglas to day relieved Lieutenant General Miles of his post of acting inspector gener al on his Excellency’s staff in com pliance with General Miles’ request of December 11. The retirement of General Miles occasioned no surprise, as it has been known that he Intended to re linquish the office before the expira tion of Gov. Douglas’ term of office. Comparative Ginnera Report. Washington, Dec. 21—The census bureau today issued a bulletin show ing the quantity of cotton ginned from the present crop up to December 13th to be 9.282,191 bales, compared with 11,971,477 bales to same date last year. Our statesmen will get used to pay* ing their fares on railways after a while, but It will Heem awkward to them at first. Pardon After 34 Years. Trenton, N. J., Dec. 21—Lihhle Gar- rabrand Patterson, a murderess, was granted a pardon today after being in Jail 34 years.