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JIM JEFFRIES IS THE CHAMPION. The Mao Who Defeated Cor bett Fought Fast and Hard BUT WAS OUT-'JLASSED. New York, Jane 9.-James J. Jeffries, another tardy young giant, has come ou of tba west to whip champion pugilists At the arena of the Cooey Island Athletic dab .tonight J^e defeated Hebert Fitzsimaoos, world's ohampior., in two classes (midcle-weight and heavy-weight) in ll roands of whirlwind fightiog. He came to the ring a rank outsider and left it the acknowledged master of the man he defated. He was never at any time in serions danger, and after the lise-op in the earlier roands of the contest, took the (ead. He had the Australian wbipped from the ninth round. It was acknowledged that Jeffries would have an immense advantage in weight, height and age, but the thousands who tipped and backed bis opponent to win were sara that h was slow aod that he would in abat respect be absolctely at the mercy of the past master at the scienos of lighting that he was to meet. He proved, co the contrary, that he was just as fast- as the mao be met sod beat bim down to unconscious defeat in a fair tight. He is a veritable giant io stature and marvelously speedy for bi immense s;z3. Less than a year ago be appeared in New York, a great, awkward, ungainly boy. Today be is the lithe, active, trained athlete. The meo who prepared him for his j fight worked wonders with him. They taught him a nearly perfect defense, improved bis foot movement and instructed him in the method of inflicting punishment. The transition since be appeared here last bas been little s'aort of miraculous. At 24 he has~ defeated Robert Fitssimmoos, Tom Sharkey tod Peter Jackson, aod if he cares for himself will probably be able to successfully defeod the title foe maoy years. FITZ AS GOOD AS HE EVER WAS. The defeated mao was jost as good as wheo on the crispy morning oo the plains of fer away Nevada he lowered the colors cf the peerless Corbett. He was jost as active, just aa clever, just as .tricky, aod jost as fearless of punish meot He weot unfalteringly to his defeat. He was the aggressor even at moments wheo be was bleediog and unsteady and wheo stunned by the blows be received he reeled instinctive ly towards bis oppooeot. He was fightiog all tbe time and punished bis j opponent, ^but found bim a different J oppooeot thoo toy he had met aod a difficult man to fight. Jeffries fought from a crouching attitude that was bard to get at. He held his head low, bis back was beot down aod his left j -arm was extended. He kept jabbing ? -.away with the left and found no trouble ( in landing it. It was there that bis , .superior retch told Tbat giant arm , served as a sort cf bomao fender to ward off danger. He showed an ( excellent defense and the ability to use ( both bands with skill He is game, , too, for he never shrank from his , punishment, it was a great fight to . watch aod oommeooed aod ended amid j scene; of intense excitement It was j all very dramatic The mea fought before a orowd of 9,000 persons and s'ocd op io a great j beam of b odiog wbite light It was , lise a thousand calcium aod it showed j their great white bodies in strange l relief Wheo the blood came it was of , an intenser red than usoal There was , not a soggestioo of interference from tbe police Cbief Devery occupied a . seat by tho ringside bo: never entered j tbe nog. Wheo it was ail over he j sect Capt Keony in to clear the ring. There wa absolutely no confusion . attDodaot opoo tba assembling and j Loosing of tue big crowd There was very little betting Toere was pleniy of money ready on both aides, but nobody liked (hs odds. The , .Jeffries people waoted two for 0D9 for j their collateral and thc Fitzsimmons people were slow to give it. Tbs great boase S led very, slowly and it was after 9 o'clock before tbe polios had to 1 bastir themselves aod olear tbe aisles. ; Jtff.iee was tbe first of the princi pals to appear He came through the < mato entrance and walked the length : of th J bail at 9 20 to ao acocmpani- ' meet of cheers, while Fitzsimmons, who was accompanied by bis Spartan like wife gained the building and dressing room by a rear door. WHEN THE FIGHTERS ENTER ED F^zsimtDOos* entry into the rinf at 10 05 o'clock was mads the oooasioo of a rather tbeatrioai demonstration. Julian was first and then came the fighter. The seconds were next ia line and then came two men bearing a great fierai piece that was almost fanerai in appearance. It was inscribed : "Good Luck to the Champion," but the Sowers are wilted now. Fitzsimmons bowed ceremoniusly to it. Jeffries was next into the arena and like bis opponent goo a demonstration. Fitzsimmons looked lanky and thin, bat bis skia was clear, his eye bright and bis step elastic. He made a great display of American flags at bis waist Jeffries looked sturdy and massive and seemed a little nervous. Referee Sile: looked colorless and ill at ease. There was oo trying delay io tbe riog and tbe big gong sounded out just as sooD as tbe two meo bad j bees presented and gloved. Wben i tbej squared cff Jeffres looked 50 pounds to the good. The cpeuiog round Wns a try ont pare and simple, and not a single blow of an effective oatare was laoded. The seoond round began in a business-like way with Jeffries trying bis left. Just as (he round dosed Jeffries downed Fitzsim mons with a blow on the jaw. The champion came up slowly in a dazed sort of way and reeled toward his man. The crowd cheered Jeffries on, but the gong ended the round. Fitzsimmons was aggressive again in the third. He was bleeding but fight ing viciously. Fitz made bis best showing in the fifth He began' the round with a punch that opened Jeffries* ieft eye and sent a little torrent of blood coursing down bis cheek. He forced Jeffries but the California slipped as?ay from bim. FITZ USED ALL HIS TRICKS Fitz 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 p g^rr. The seventh might be said to have been Fitz's, but be did no par ticular damage with punches. The eighth saw the beginning of the end, for Fitz never regained hie balance after that round. Jeffries began with a straight left on the face that again brought the blood *out of his oppon ent's mouth. The Cornishman stag gered against the ropes, but came back for another facer. There was fear in Fitzsimmons' corner and Julian yelled to Fitzsimmons to be careful. Fitz planted one of his lefts on Jeffries' jaw and jarred him as the round closed. Fitzsimmons looked like a beaten man. The ninth was all Jeffries'. He sent the Australian's head back witb a series of lefts, put his right on the body and avoidad any serious punishment. The tenth was in reality where the fight ended Jeffries rushed his opponent and downed bim with a left swing. Fitz seemed out and there was a moment of the wildest excitement. Julian ran along the side of the ring and sprinkled water on his fallen idol. At the end of seven seconds Fittz stag gered to bis feet only to go down again He was up again and Jeffries poised himself for the finish. He shot bis left to the body and tried for the bead with bis 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 cer tain defeat. There was a frantic effort to revive the champion, but he was clearly gone and his seconds could not restore him. The fate-like gong clanged again and the old fighter wabbled out to meet the sturdy young Hercules who awaited bim It was as courageous and gritty as a dash up to the firing line in bettie, but it was hopeless They were together. It was a splen did moment and full of all that dramatic intensity that characterizes a tragedy. Jeffries was as fresh as it the start There was-' a movement of sparring and the giant arms of tbe Californian shot through the air. It was left and right and over Fitz simaans, limp and unconscious, drop ped to the floor Jeffries stepped back for he knew the force that he iiad put behind bis terrible blows The timers counted off the seconds that counted out an old ring hero and heralded another, but nobody heard them The crowd was on its feet aowiing. There was a rush for the ring but scores of blue coats barred the way. Ten seconds are ebor?, ind when the tenth had come there was a new roar of excitement to wei some the victor Juiian, Hickey, Kenney and Everhardt gathered up the prostrated nan He was still in * trance They carried him to his somer and a little blood oozed from n's mouth as his head fell forward on :best chest The new hero crossed the ring and hook the hands of hie rivals after wbich he was surrounded by his friends who bustled him from the ring and into his dressing room. Dr. M A. Simmons Liver Medicine baa a s a tiona] reputation, extending over about ixtv vtrara, aa a most successful Liver Reg ulator. To relieve Sick Stomach during Pregnancy, Tone Up (be System and gire Courage for the Ordeal, take Simmons Squaw Vine Wine or Tablets ( 1 < 1 1 f I 1 I ( I t f t i 8 F a e t r t c C b a u t v t t i t li } 8 a t b t e e The Columbia Eiectiic Light aud Railway company has sold out its plant and franchise to a syngicate represented by Mr. ?. H Gadsden, of Charleston It is the same system which owns the Charleston railway system. The prices paid for the plant is $257,000. Habana, Jone 8 -Col. Randall in paying Cuban soldiers at Matanzas yesterday, found that the majority of them had tamed over the arms some time before io Gen Pedro Bstancourt, the civil governor of Matanzas. A few cf them bad certificates bu: the majority had not. Consequently Col. I I Randall experienced difficulty and only ' t paid 37 men, (hough over 300 wero in i waiting and wanting money. j 1 All opposition on thc part of the j t insurgents to receiving the gratuity j j from the United States coded today t Lieut. Col. Randall, at Matanzas, \ Lieut. Col. Rafferty as Sagua la Grande j ( and Lieut. Col. Bi-bee at Paso, had ; i large crowds waiting for pavment and 1 discharge. j Summer Normal Schools. COUNTY SCHOOLS. It is now weli known throughout thc State than we shall have this summer in each county a summer normal school for four weeks dura tion, with a regular course of study in common school branches. The subjects taoght this year will be English, geography and arithmeiic, upon which examinations will be held at the close of the school. Each school will be conducted by a faculty of two instructors, each faculty teach ing in two counties and thus employ ed for two months STATE SCHOOL. But there are many teachers who could mire profitably spend their time at a higher school. Hence a summer school of a higher grade and varied courses wiii doubtless be welcomed very generally and even by graded school superintendents and college professors To meet this need and to raise the standards of education in the state, I am planning t.o hold at Winthrop college, (Whose cooperation has been secur ed), a state summer normal school, such as is conducted in many of the leading universities of today. The persons engaged to instruct in the county schools will be required to take courses at the state schools This school will offer, as elective, courses in Pedagogy, English ian guage, English literature, Anglo Saxon, constitutional history, political economy, botany, physiology, phy sics, physiography, mathematics, astronomy, drawing, vocal music and possibly Latin and Greek. Fuller details will be given in a printed announcement later. Each course will be conducted by a specialist, and a particular care will be taken to see that the sciences are taught practically, to lead to their introduction into the graded common schools. Many of the country teach ers and most of the graded school teachers of the state will be expect ed to take advantage of these courses and thus be stimulated along the ines of he most modern develop ment of educational ideas. Periods of recitation will be one sour in length in each subject, six jays in the week. Not more than three courses will be allowed to any >ne student, and the taking of oniy :wo will be encouraged, the object Deing to learn something thoroughly. Board and lodging will be agree* ibie, and, (including laundry), will lot be over $12 for the four weeks, possibly oniy $10 The professors will for the most )art be chosen from the faculties of >ur best colleges, State and Denomi ational ; besides whom there will >e several noted educators from .broad. lt is expected tbat several hundred eachers will be assembled, repre lenting every college and progressive ichool in the State The intellectual Measure and the stimulus of these associations and consequent profes sional spirit should give an impetus o education that will bc felt in the emote8t corner of the State. The privileges of the school will ie extended as far as possible to Ibers besides actual teachers. Jounty superintendents and mem lers of county boards of education re especially invited Fresh from this inspiring study inder master teachers, the instruc { ors of the county schools (some of ?hom will have been instructors in he State school), will go forth to heir work with higher standards and ;reater zeal It is for this reason bat the county schools wiii be held < ater (July 15th to August 15th and August 15th to September 15th). Attendance upon either the State chooi or a county school will prob bly be compulsory by regulation of he State board of education It is loped that graded schcol superin endenta and boards of trustees will encourage, if not require, their teach irs to attend the State school. Thc object of this circular is to ;all the attention of the educational ?ublic to the above programme and o appeal to the better equipped and nore ambitious teachers to make heir arrangements now to attend the i >tate summer school. City superin- , endents are asked to lay this mattel >efore their teachers, and county ' uperintendents are requested to :ommunicate with such of their eachers as they think will endeavor o take advantage of the opportuni- ; iea of this State school ; all are irged to send me as soon as possible he names of those who express a >urpose to attend thia school i : Price of board, railroad rates and ! nany other details affecting the sue- [ :ess of the State schools are some- ] vhat dependent upon the estimate of j >robable attendance. I trust that all j rieods of thc proposition will at once j ? ommunicate with tne, giving mc ] uch assurances as they can. ! i John J. McMahan, state Superintendent of Education. New Yoik, June 8.-Thirty six >uildi:)gs comprising almost the en- 1 ire plant of the Nordlinger Charlton fireworks company at Graniteville,. Richmond borough, were blown up his afternoon and the entire fireworks j )lant practically wiped out of exis ence Although the rires which bilowed the explosion lasted for sev- j ral hours, the wreck wan complete vithin a few minutes No lives were ost, and but three persons were in ured, two of them seriously. CLOUDBURST IN TEXAS MOUNTAINS. Flood of Water Descends Into Lowlands, Carrying Death. Austin, Tex , June 8.-The cloud burst of yesterday, which swelled the rivers of this portion of the State out of their banks and caused a great loss of property, was much woree than reported last night. Many peo ple are known to have perished, meagre reports tonight place the number at 25 Today reports came from San Saba and Manardville, email towns 90 miie8 north of here in the mountains, saying that both towns have been swept by the raging floods and were badly devastated In San Saba eight people were drowned, and the entire town is re ported under water tonight The river at this poi t is one mile wide and running like a mill race. At Manardville 13 houses were swept away, and today several more fell into the swirling torrent and started on their voysge down the stream. The river is reported as rising at both places aBd grave fears are entertained that the entire conntry in that neigh borhood wili be laid to waste. San Saba is located in a valley and vast tracts of wheat fields are under water. These crops will prove a total less. T. B. Rice, Druggist, Greensboro, G* , writes as follows : "IQ the past eight years, I have soli more of Dr. Pitts' Carminative than all tbe soothing syrups, colic drops, and other baby medicines com bined." Sold by J. F. W. DeLorme. SMALLPOX IN BATES BURG. Governor McSweeney yesterday received the following letter from Dr. L. M. Mitchell of Batesburg : "Dear Sir : It is reported here by some physicians that we have small pox in the town of Batesburg, and actiog very unwisely upon same by giving money to some and advising them to leave town and a perfect panic is opon our town And now to get this question settled, that we may know how to protect ourselves, we are anxions to know what it will cost us to have the State physicians sent here as an expert " Governor McSweeney has written to Dr. Evans of the State board of health, enclosing the above letter and urging that the matter be given prompt attention. Cali, see, and bay embossed or floral Crepe Paper. H. G. Osteen & Co. A FINE PIANO. 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We can hardly have any compassion on bim, when it is so easy ard at such a small outlay lo provide against such loss A policy in the Hartford Insur ance Co. cos a you but a small sum when we draw it for you, and gives you security as safe as tbe Back of England. A. 0. PHELPS C0:, Gen'llnsuracce Agents, Sumter, S. C. Mcb 15-0 The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. (Complaint Served ) Burgess Gaitber Pierson, plaintiff, against Isaac Ballard individually, and as trustee, Solomon Ballard, Isaac Ballard, Jr., Bur gess Ballard, Nancy Ballard, Julia Ballard, Evelioe Ballard, Joshua Bal.ard, Katie White and Marcus G Ryttenberg, Harry Ryttenberg and Abe Ryttenberg aa co partners as J. Ryttenberg & Sons, defend ants. To the Defendants above named : You are ben by summoned and required to answer tbe complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served opon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their office in tba city ol Sumter, Sumter county, South Carolina, within twenty days after tbe service hereof, exclusive of che day of such service ; and if you Pail to answer tbe complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded ia ibis complaint, and tbe defendant Joshua Ballard who is a non-resident of this State will tal;.-- notice that tbe complaint ia tbis action has this tweoty-fiftb day of April A. D. 1899, been Sled in tbe office of the Clerk cf Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, State of South Carolina Dated April 25th, A. D. 1899. PURDY & REYNOLDS, April 6 6t Plaintiffs Attorneys. Probably you uso if Vearly everj one docs, and if so yea <now ali about how far superior it is to ;ither baking soda or baking powder. s the latest advance in baking prepara tions, and if you don't use it you should. It Is Better Than Soda because it will make biscuit just right every time. No more yellow spots or soda taste. lt ls Better Than Baking Powder because it i.-; half as strong again and one heaping teaspoonful will do the work of two rounded teaspoonfuls o: the IKst baking powder ever made. Fr Don't Spoil but i- so prepared that with ordinary care it will retain tts full strength for years. We do not have to pack it in i'm cans like baking powder, and this saving enables us to give you better value for your money than you ever had before. ".- lillie leaven h-aveneth the whole lump." <. n-in/> Tor cen rents.- -S ounces for fi vt cer.*a NEW SPRING VII UL i W E RY . rhe Ladies of Sumter and County are solicited to call and buy their Spring Hats FROM THE X NEW I MILLINERY % STORE % of Mrs. L. Atkinson. Our goods are all new and the ver^ atest New York style. Our j'Ttccs arc low-Our terms strictly cash. Call and sec us before buying. We viii be glad to help you select a be aming hat. Respectfully, Mrs. L. Atkinson, Next door to Bank of Sumter. Mcb 29-7