The evening world. Newspaper, December 29, 1903, Page 1

ie Everartg Word. will Issue a Special Extra Early WEATHER-—Cloudy; Wednesday clear, colder. ' [NIGHT EDITION the Corbett-tHanion Fight. 10-Morrow with Full Detatls of PRICE ONE CENT. “NEW YORK, TUESDAY, DE :CE MBER 29, 1903, PRICE ONE cE “NERGHANTS ARE. AADUGED TO WORK Un CONVENTION John D. Crimmins Reports, After an Informal Conference with Business Men, that Great Progress Has Been Made and the Outlook Is Most Encouraging for New York. MR. FORNES CALLS FOR MEETING OF ws SSD CITIZENS. | President of the Board of Rideirnen Asks | Them to Assemble at the City Hall To-|. Morrow Afternoon+—Congressman Sullivan Adds a Contribution of $1, 006 to Fund. A CALL TO NEW YORK BUSINESS MEN) New York, Jan. 29, 1903. To the Editor of The Evening World Dear Sir—I have been asked to calla meeting of all the citizens 0 New York who are interested in getting the National Democratic Convention to New York in Juue, 1904, I have called such a meeting to be held in the ante-chamber of the Board of Aldermen's chamber to-morrow (Wednes- \¢ 2 o'clock. 2 1 want to impress uxon the people of New York that this is not a no- le It is a movement to bring 500,000 repre. |~ FLOVO K. ROMS day) afterncon a: litical movement in any sense. sen.ative Americans to our city. Sucha gathering cannot but be of last- ing tenefit to New York, It will lend an impetus to our commercial rela-| tions with every part of the United States and will bring the people of the| East and the people of ihe West into closer sccial relations. This meeting to he held to-morrow will be open to all men who are in-| derested in the welfare of New York. J hope that every class of profes- | sional and business men will be represented. There is little tine to act | between now and the time the Democratic National Committee meets in/Colt. a Big Favorite in the Bet- Washington on Jan. 12. We must act now and act as one man. toncerie. action New York should get this great convention. | The meeting will be held at 2 P.M. Wednesday. If you are inter- | rsted in ihe welfare of New York attend this meeting. | | By such’ CHARLES V. FORNES, “YOUNG CORBETT” SHOWING HIS FAMOUS LEFT HOOK WITH WHICH HE Th EXPECTS TO DEFEAT EDDIE HANLON EARLY IN THEIR BOUT TO-NIGHT. “BORBETT iN a iLittle, Men in Superb Shape for To-Night’s | Battle Step on Scales Within Stipulated Weight Limit of 129 pounds Before a Select Crowd. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PLACED ON CHAMPION SENDS ODDS DOWN. Immense Crowd Arrives Early at Hayes Val- | ley Athletic Club’s Arena and Clamor for Admission, but Late Comers Can Only Buy Admission Tickets. EVENING WORLD ONLY EASTERN PAPER WITH. STAFF REPRESENTATIVE AT TO-NIGHT’S FIGHT. The Evening World is the only paper east of the Mississippi that has a personal representative at to- night’s fight between ‘‘Young Corbett’’ and Eddte Hanlon in "Frisco. ‘‘Knockout,’’ the pugilistic expert of the staff, is already on the ground and will be at the ringside during the battle between the great little a SCENE ; / i ; s ee SCENE OF BATTLE—Hayes Valley A. C., San Francisco fighters. Jack Munroe, Who is at the scene of the battle too, will also file a report of the fight. , Jim 2 | PRINCIPALS—"Young Corbett” and Eddie Hanton. ? Jeffries, the champion heavy-weight of the world, who is in this city, will comment on the blows deltbered +' a eens ri 3 LE ATS E—Feather-weight chi jonship. as they are reported ober ite Ebening World’s special wire from the ringside. i MONEY INCENTIVE—Sixty per cent at ane $060940000004 999465000008 WEIGHT—One hundred and twenty-nine pounds at 6 P. M. TO-DAY—One hundred and thirty pounds. DAY—One hundred and twenty-nine pounds, FAVORITE IN BETTING—"Young Corbett.” “AUCH MAN SOUGHT | dsssastiise REFE EE Eddie Graney. _ BY THE POLICE SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Just at the stroke of 6 o'clock thi: evening, “Young Corbett" and Eddie Hanlon weighed in for their fight to- night. The scene of the weighing-in was H Corbett's cafe and a select crowd of 100 invited guests.witnessed the event Accused of péng tm Implicated in “Corbett” was just inside the limit of 129. while Hanlon tipped the Case of Mrs. Pilter, in beam at 128 1-2 pounds. . Whose Flat Young Girls Were Detained agaist Their Will. force of the explosion. = — a E } It | The locomotive was one .of ihe monster type used for hauling heavy) ¥/ i 'New York time.tl “LOCOMOTIVE BLOWN UP, TWO KILLED, THREE HURT ——_——+ ++ ’ Dec. 29. HOME I FIRST | Tocomotive No. 1317 of the Erie Rail- joded to-day at Hankins, near here, PORT JERVIS, N. Y., Dec. j road, attached to ¢ ting, Has Little Trouble in; Beating Out His Field at New Orleans. freight train, After that was over the feather-weight champion went to the Palac+ Hotel to rest until the time for him to go to the clubhouse and don hi Hanlon went to the house of a friend ' to He in the ring at 9.30 sharp (12.30 Lilling two men, fatally injuring one and seriously injuring two others. The body of Frank Loven, a fireman, was scattered far and wide by the fighting togs is all arranged for two boys President of the Board of Aldermen, | to 20),| | wenults ota raid last weok:on v if t i ‘ - ELM akties aie >| freight trains over the mountains. Ira Wallace was the engineer. He had} Mr fred Pilter in t Ww the boys were resting the doors of the Haynes Valley A. C., be Mr. John D. Crimmins said this {fternoon after an informal co 3 wo firemen, Frank Loven and William Kellam. Matt Carr, a track walker, ; ; fas i ‘tore whlch the boys are te: fight. v besieged with men and boys anxious + pleas i ; : : : ON LHOHIMU CON SECOND RACE—Little Jack Hor-| was riding on the locomotive een fo witness the mill, which to their minds would be the greatest in the his- ference with some of the leading business men of New Y« who were HeieelG, (13 to 5) 2. ei "¢ the sport here, Every seat was sold out early and the late comers called together to pus 2 movement to get the Democratic National neh (Sten Larysces Gans | As the train approached the bridge over the Delaware River the en ory of the sport her f a b alle en Y ‘ vement g e Ocmuue National’ travers 3. - . to be content with admissio Convention it » next? |xineer found that he had difficulty in making steam; he could not under- VeLHAe gram oUFiRKI wai thedtinie forithedislvdraantearertenane “T can rey I have endeavored to interest the leading citizens of New York and have so far succeeded excellently. At the meeting of citizens to be held in the ante-room of the Aldermanic Chamber at 2 o'clock to-morrow I shall report what | have done and shall report that prog been made by me in my efforts.” MR, SULLIVAN Immediately following the call for a public meeting, to be held in the) “ante-room of the Aldermanic chamber to-morror, comes the announcement |* »!§ Jorer: from Congressman Timothy D. Sullivan that he will pledge himself to give| °. $1,000 to bring the Democratic National Convention to New York next June. | events, This money will be added to the fund headed by The Evening World, of $5,000; $1,000 by Fred Thompson and $1,000 by Sam Shubert. It At tle meeting to be hel to-morrow ways and means for raising the| funds to insurg the convention in New York will be devised. It is known that the movement to get the convention to New York has the support of the department store men of New York, the Hotel Men's As: New York, the railroads, business and professional men, thea agers, showmen and business men in Coney Island, class of men who take a civic pride in New York, All that is needed now for New York to make its bid for the conven- tion is a fund. When the National Committeemen meet, in Washington on Jan, 12, John D. Crimmins, who with Jacob A. Cantor is acting with Mr. Fornes, will go to Washington and present New York's ation of al man- and in fact every claims to the | 1, Exclamation (7 to 10) 2, Dutiful 3. latter climbing from the cab the explosion occurred end Monday dr. dry. S SUBSCRIPTION, | ew ' THIRD RACE-Harmakis (5 to 1)/ stand it and stopped the train to investigate. As he reached the ground cupants of the seats Je the early o were offering 2 to 1 on th At those odds they found many takers and it was certain that p would depend ‘on the result sent with which to back champion’c ri © champion by the time the Besides the Corbett the | , ohances retaining his title ft |All day both Httle men rested quietly at the ar i) did any work and both, expressed confidence of ce: shook hands a big fortu of New York mec uck men are speculating on the The men in the cab were blown in all directions, the track was torn al to The Evening World.) ORLEANS. The yf so many fay qurdiy 1 the bookmake! tay s were’ successful races during these two days. y book in the ring is reported to be ‘The track was in first-class ‘ondition to-day, With one exception irge fistds wegt to the post in all the; up and freight cars were demolished. Frank Boyle, a trainman, standing’ ‘ on a car near the engine, was blown 100 feet down the track, but escape alr 1th bruises. Carr, the trackwalker, SPECIAL EXTRA. M’AVOY MAY BE DEPUTY The latest guess as to the assistants of the Commissioner was found in the Delaware River. headquarters, Neither ying off th8) victory. t Taursday nprisonment OW sought was : ‘TWO WOMEN SAVED {ILLNESS SEIZES ~— IN FLATHOUSE RE NUSTRIA'S EMPEROR Nirs. Richard Sweeney and Miss | Francis Sle Suddenly Sadie Martin Are Carried from tricken, but Not Seriously, 2a Burning Building in Brook-| !t is Declared—Hunting Ex- ee iyn. | pedition Is Postponed. FIRST RACE. One mile and # sixteenth: purse 8400; for hree-year-olds; selling, Baling Jocks. PIL St Hit Fin. erters, whts x. I rfdden by Roo im along until near: | home, When given nis drew away from | without an effort and the fin- | Cent ae 7 = [is found him going anay from his of Police gives the First Deputyship cither to Thomas F. McAvay Emperor eas ALDERMEN AID THE WORK. see eee ce anishet wong, Flova kor John McCullagh, the Second Deputyship to William A. Doyle. een ae Among the members of the Board of Aldermen who have signified| was ho their willingness to act with the Convention Committee are rank Dowling,| and bough dreth, for # John T. McCall and Timothy P. Sullivan, It is said that there is not a member of the Board of Aldermen who is opposed to the convention, be he Democrat or Republican. In fact, the Aldermen are a unit for the con- vention, all of them believing that it will be of untold good to New York, Brooklyn will be ited at to-morrow's meeting Ly § Carren, who has ¢ { chances for success to elect a P mercial benefit to the city and State, The determination of leading Democrats and business men to bring| the Convention if possible is shown by the announcement that bringing the | jes { Convention to New York will be discussed to-night at the McClellan dinner, | } which will be attended by ex-President Cleveland, David B. Hill, Judge Al- | * ton B. Parker, Judge Gray and other Democratic leaders of national re- i ute. . Me It {8 eaid that all these Democratic leaders realize that holding the Con- vention here et plepagenen the Democratic cause, and for that reason they ite and with an even break could have won, 1 $300 over his entered price | by his owner, 8. C. Hil |leader of the Seventh Assembly District of Brooklyn, and the \ Third Deputyship to John F. Cowan. Tammany leader of the |<‘ SDURACE, gio, cor] Thirty-fourth Assembly District of Manhattan. Mr, Doyle had .|been slated for the Deputy Fire Commissionership in Brookiyn. but there was a sudden switch in the appointment of Brooklyn 23 places to-day.” The chances favor the @ appointment of McAvoy, po 1. few a days ip; selling WEATHER FORECAST. Forecast for the thirty-six hours: ending at 8 P. M. Wednesday for New York City and vicinity: Cloudy to-night, followed by clear ing; fair Wednesday, with colder winds Wednesday afternoon or evening; brisk southerly winds, shifting to-night to west and northwest, | LATE RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS. Fourth Race—De Reszke 1, Mynheer 2, Monograph 3. Fifth Race—Stonewall 1. Badger 2, Gin Spray 3, Sixth Race—Inquisitive Girl 1, Duncan 2, Arthur 3. A Ot ee BAILEY JOINS BUFFALO BILL IN-WILD WEST SHOW. It was learned to-day that J. A. Bailey, owner of Barnum & | eet on ees ans waid thie m|Bailey’s circts, had secured a half interest in the Buffalo Bill |ternoon that there was no cameo £0 Wid West Show. Col.-W.-F. caey retains the other-half owner- 'Se™ H 7 Ne poor sah mo ee ail dia ee aT | * pt cg asain Bebe: WOW HT et co WAS anid on 1 strageling she: was tiles iantt WALDECK-ROUSSEAU ILL. |Ex-Premier of France Has Liver Tronble—Coniition Is Vot Serio PARIS, Dec. 9 Premier Wald Roveseau is suffering from liver * § n Won, driving, Time Ato get Little Jack Hor at the start. He beat ngth and made the most ep advantage, In the run down the he raced Julia Junkin Into sub- and when Joe Goss chalenged nthe final furlong he had something in eserve, Joe Goss was easily the best was not bred Up & few of the family: belon; Policeman Haven found him an ad nim GUE AN ae the a The fireman sai at the would not amoug: to.more than 4,00. car.