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.
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s a tiona] reputation, extending over about
ixtv vtrara, aa a most successful Liver Reg
ulator.
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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.
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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
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South Carolina, within twenty days after
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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.
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