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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-01
Attempted to xiii His Family and Him
.elf

NASHVILLE. Tenn, March 3l.-A
special TO the AmeticQn from Chatta-
nooga. says James G. Calhoun. a tin.
ner. prominent In business, religious and
social circles at Darton, Tenn, attempt
ed to kin his family and himself to-day.
lie procured a hatchet and a bottle OF
muriatic acid and zinc He attacked his
wife by grabbing her by the throat and
striking her three blows about the
head and shoulders with the hatchet.
He then struck his invalid daughter,
cutting or her ear He started for a
little boy, who escaped Taking knife,
be cut his throat and swallowed an
ounce and half Of the mufiatic acid
and zinc Calhoun and his wife will
probably die. The daughter will re-
cover, Ii is supposed that he had gone
insane over financial matters.
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WEST POINT.

Brief Notes from this Progressive Port
Correspondence OF the 1IaEsl
WEST PoINT, March Silt is reported
that an election will be held here, or at.
least an effort will be made TO force AN
election, between the "wets" and "drys"
this spring. This has been local option
town now for over two years. 1t is be-
lieved that if all election is held that the
town will 90 wet
Mir John G.. SPOTS, who was reported
as being a guest at the Terminal has
very much improved since his arrival.
Mr. Henry C. Fike, of the Kanawha
Dispatch, Mr., J. Z. McCaine, of Phila.
deiphia, and w. c. Turner, ESQ., of
Pennsylvania. were here this week.
Reys. Charles 5. Long, +. B. Bagby,
and w. j. Cooke passed through town
this week TO attend preachers meeting
at Smyrna Church, in King and Queen
county.
The steamer Energis left our port Sat.
urday for Liverpool laden with 5000
bales of compressed cotton. This is said
10 be the largest ship that ever visited
this port
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THE SAMOAN DISASTER.
Further Information Received


WAsHINeToS, d. g., March sl.-Th'
Samoan disaster continued 10 be the ex
citing topic of conversation in ofiicia
circles to day. but no further informa
tion was received at either the State oil
the Navy department
The first authentic Information con.
cerning the details OF the disaster will
probably not be received until the arriva
of the Alameda, which is due ri San
Francisco April Is.
A cable message conveying u the
President the condolences of Queen
Victoria was received at the British Lega
tion to-day.
"Fewer lives were lost by the engulf.
ing Of the United States and German
vessels at Samoa" said Admiral Porter
TO day, ethan ii battle had been fought
for the ownership of the island. Besides,
| regard it as practically settling the
question regarding the coral reef which
has caused so much dispute, and both
governments have been taught salu-
tary lesson
Charles H. Cramps, the Philadelphia
ship builder, who was in the city to-day,
said that his visit TO the capital had no
connection wila tho samoan disaster
Even II 9cs pei - hurry operations
on the vessels now in process Of con-
struction," he said. II could not work
any faster, nor could any more
men be employed in my shop
yard. ] expect to have the war ships
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Newark
launched this year, although the Newark
may not be completed until late in the
winter In my opinion nothing woald
be gained by calling an extra session of
Congress to agree upon new plans for
increasing the nemerical strength of the
United States navy
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A DINE NOVEL READER IN THE SOUP.
Gold Shot, the Old sport, or the Boy DE
tective, Lands In the station house.

tective, Lands In the station house.
\ fourteen year-old boy who has eyi-
IDENTIFY been affected by reading dime
novels to such an extent that he Is
crazy over them, is in the staton-house.
He tells thrilling tale, which, If true, IS
strange, romantic, and remarkable. lie
has a tough manner OF expressing him.
self but by his quick and rapid answers
impresses one with his shrewdness. He
was arrested by OAicers Prince and
Wilbern yesterday morning, and 1t is
thought is wanted by the Washington,
d. C., authorities.
When locked up at the staiion-h house
the boy gave his name "a " Gold Shot,
the Old Sport; or, the Boy Detective
lie told the policeman that he was a
nephew of Buffalo Bill and a son of
DeadwoOd Jack, who was shot IN Vfr'
ginia City, Nevada. The boy says he
has travelled all through the West, and
also claims 10 have been abroad. In
England he says he was employed by the
renowned, but lately deceased jockey,
Fred Archer, who, he says, he assisted
in the stables. lie has, according 10 hts
story, also visited, nearly all the promi-
neni cities in the United States, Canada,
and Mexico.
The police think the boy has read so
many dime novels that he has gone crazy
over them. lie is bright, rosy-cheeked
lad, with dark chestnut hair, good face,
but very rough and unpublished man
ners He had bad cold last night, and
could speak above whisper only with
the greatest diiiiculty.-AoJok V'r-
Oiutqn
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THE SAMOAN DISASTER,
HOW THE CALLf6PE STEAMED OUT To
SEA.
WORK on W1RSLiIP CHARLES
TON.
sCBorIELD AND PRocTOR's FIRST
RUPTURE.
Tho Secretary VIII Run the War Depart
menf After fits Own fdeas-Two P"nn-
sylvania Legislators strike Each
other and Exchange Cards.

SAX Francisco, March 81 THE storm
which caused the disaster at Ania was q
repetition on larger scale OF the one by
which the Constitution and number OF
other vessels were wrecked a month pre-
vi0uslv At that time the gale came from
the north, and the harb0r being utterly
unprotected from that direction, II was
impossible for sailing vessels TO pfoieci
themselves. The English .dan-V .'ai
Calliope found herself in an eX-
trcmely dangerous position on that
occasion. Fortunately she had been
outside the harbor practicing her
guns before the gale came up, and
mad full head of steam on. She was
thus enabled 20 put TO sea, where she
rode out of the storm in safety The
Eher was not so fortunate. She was
unable 10 make headway against the
storm. and was in imminent danger Of
being driven on the reef, but the Olga
sent the line aboard of her and she was
thus lowed into safety.
Captain Holland, OF the schooner
Bonaza. now in berth for Tahiti, and
who has had much experience in the
South seas, this afternoon said March
was always a bad month for hurricanes,
and that experienced shipmasteTs were
always on the lookout for them. At
that season there is no harbOr which
offers refuge in the case Of such storms.
The only safety is in putting TO sea.
While there is sometimes warn
ing beforehand, as much as twen-
ty-fOur hours OF the approach
of a gale of this kind at other times it
comes entirely without warning. Capt
Holland did not consider for n moment
that the escape of the Calliope was due
TO superior seamanship on the part Of
her officers. She probably had steam at
the time, or perhaps laid on the outer
berth so that she could escape more
readily. But If this hurrican came up
rs suddenly as they often do, there would
be no time to get up steam before the
gale was at its height.
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THE GERMAN FLEET.
Ninety-fye of the Sailors Officially Re
pofteA Lost.

BERLIN. March 3i.- Adyices received
bv naval authorities here report that the
Storm ragged during the 10th and i1ti
instant. II is officially announced that
five officers and seventy men from
the Adler and twenty from the EbeI
were drowned The Olga WAS stranded,
hut her crew were saved All the mer-
chant vessels anchored at Samoa foun-
dered
The Olga was the most formidable OF
the German war vessels at Apia. She
WAS an unarmored and unprotected
single-decked cruiser of 2,206 displace.
ment, and was built in 1880. Her prin-
cipal battery consisted of eight 6-inch
Krupp rifles and o number OF Hotchkiss
revolving cannon. She carried about
250 men
The Eber was a steel vessel with dis.
placement OF $50 tons, and carried six
large breech-loading riaed guns. Her
crew numbered about 200 men.
The Adler was the smallest OF the
three vessels, having displacement OF
only ssi ions. She was what is known
as composite gun vessel, being con-
structed OF wood and steel Her arma-
ment consisted Of five large breech-load.
crs, and her crew numbered about 100
men
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SCHOFlELD AND PROCTOR.
They Have Their rirst Rupture.

WAsnINGToN, D. c.. March S1.-The
Post says The first rupture between
Maior-General Schofield, commanding
the army, and Secretary Proctor tool.
place last week, and the decision Of the
Secrctary.in the case clearly proved thar
he intended to run the War Department
after his own ideas, and uDbampered by
any influence of army OF any one else.
The whole matter grew out OF the de-
position of tho board on the revision Of
of army tactics The board has been
IN session for the past eighteen
months at the War Department,
and it was thought about time that they
be sent 10 some large pos, where prac-
ucal experiments ,OuiG dc conducted
with available troops The board want
ed to 20 to Fort Wadsworth, New York
harb0r, or TO David's Island, IN the same
harbOr. General SchOheld was In favor
of West Point-a lovely place 10 spend
the summer 1t is reported that the
General recommended this place as the
possible field for the new tatics 10 be
thoroughly tested Acknowledgement
Drum is a practical soldier, and in virtue
OF his position as Adjutant. General Of
the army, he recommended that the
board 20 TO Fort Leavenworth. Secre-
iarv Proctor decided in favor of General
Drum, and the board goes 10 Fort
L IeayenWOrth
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LEGISLATORS FIGHT.
They Strike Each Other aud Exchange
Cards.

They Strike Each Other aud Exchange
Cards.
PITTsBURe, PA, March 3l-Last even
ing Hon. W II. White a member of the
Legislature from the Seventh Allegheny
District, became involved in a heated ar
gument with a Mr. Robinson, we'll
known citizen, on the question Of pIo-
hibitory amendment TO the State Consti-
ton, in front of the Hotel Dunquesne,
on Smithfield street, this city. Mr..
White for the third time called Mr.. Rob
insOn a liar; Mr. Robinson struck Mr..
White stunning blow in the face, knock
ing him in the arms Of mutual friend,
who prevented Mr.. White from falling
to the sidewalk Al later hour a
messenger presented Whites card
TO Robinson, together with an
intimstion that he was ready to meet the
latter at his earliest convenience TO
ayenge the insult Mr. Robinson sent
his card 10 Mr.. White, exercis ing his
right by selecting bulldog reyo lvers, at
len PAGES. Both parties selected their
seconds In the meantime, NJ. B. Lemon,
another member Of The Legislature, hear
ing of the occurrence, hunted up Mr..
" hite, and after much persuasion, in
duced Mr. White to let the whole matter
drOp
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ZANZIBAR, Marcl 3l.-Captain Win
man and Doctor Peters, with part Of the
staff Of each. have arrived here, en- route tC
the interior of Africa.
PARIS. March Sl.--Premier Tirard de
liye:ed an Grafton to-day on the occasion
of the Inauguration of the Eifel Tower
BosToS, March 3l-Hon. Jacol
Sleeper. the well-known philanthropist
died to-day, aged eighty-seven years.
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Mr.. j. II. EsTILL, president Savannah
M0yniag Nsus, SAYS. We keep Bradycro-
tine for the cure OF headache in the
house with other simple family medi.
rfnpa
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STAt NT0N.
Delegates to the 4. =. A. Convention.

Delegates to the 4. y. A. Convention.
Especial TO the Times.l
STAUNrON, Va. March Sl.-At the an
nnal meeting of Post d. held at the
Virginia Hotel, Staunton, last night, the
following delegates were elected to rep
resent Post "D' at the State COnven-
ton 10 be held in Richmond May 2d J.
H. Powell, John McQuade, 5. II. Cohn,
NJ. A. Booker, c. w. Warden, y. r.
Hope, NJ. \. Hope, W. II. II. Lynn and
c. Z. Masiin. The election Of officers
was postponed until the meeting TO be
held Oh the 10th of April A unanimous
vote of thanks was extended to State
Secretary Hirshberg for his many acts of
official courtesy.
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA, March 3l.-Eigh-
teen military companies from the South
ern states have already signed
the agreement to participate IN
the interstate prize drill here on
April 10, II and -, and it is expected
that thirty-ihree Will resign before tho
end OF this week. Next Thursday is
Fred. Douglas day at the Sub-Tropica'
Exposition. The venerable orator will
be present together with probably 2J,
600 members OF his race.
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Honors Of a social kind come easy A
bridegroom was referred to the other day
as being a splendid shot and great hun
ter" and the bride as having made the
best bowling record at Bar Harbor.'
Again, gentleman who led much
heralded cotillion not long ago was put
down as a possessor Of dog that took
four prizes in as many shows. Once
more jenkins, alluding to a young wo-
man saturated with newspaper items
said she rides to hounds Truly, we
have plenty Of distinguished people, like
the poor always with Us l-Nsg York
NAL and ErDress
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BRIEF KILOGRAMS.

New ORLEANS, March Sl.-Thomas
Rigby, one OF the weslihiest men in this
city, and for many years president OF
the yicksburg and Meridian Railroad
died to-day, aged ninety years.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, March 3l.-The
wife of Captain W. NJ. Black, United
States Engineer, died at ST. Augustine
to-day after years Illness.
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releeranh Hate. to be Eeduced.

CHICAGO, March 3l.-On and after
April lst Western Onion telegraph rates
from and to Chicago will be reduced as
follows In Alabama, Georgia Missis-
sippi, North and South Carolina from
sixty 10 fifty cents for ten words or less
Colorado New Brunswick, Texas and
Wyoming, from seyeniy-hye 10 sixty
cents: California. Oregon, Arizona,
idaho, Nevada and Washington Terri
tory, from 81 10 seventy-hve cents.
After April lst there will be no higher
Western Union rates from Chicago TOT
ten words than seyenty-dye cents to any
point in the United States OK Canada.
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BALTIMORE, MD, March 3i.-it is in.
tended to improve the channel leading
into this harhor by widening il at differ
ent points and rectifying irregularities 50
as to facilitate the passage Of large y's
sells. In the accomplishment OF this IL
will be necessary 10 remove l.2OOoN
cubic yards OF material Inc contract
for the work has been awarded TO the
American Dredging Company, of Phila
delphia, at $13s 900.
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MOBILE, ALA, March 91.-The French
Bark Lecoq, loaded at Pascagoula by
Hunter, Benn ts Co. with lumber for
Dakar, st. Louis, Senegal, foundered on
Saturday. thirty miles off Pascagoula
Captain J. T. Chstelard his wife, child
and all hands were lost except one sail
or. who was rescued, after being four
days exposed, by the Norwegian bark
Panetta.
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Died From stroke of Apoplexy

NEW YORK, March 3l-John A. Duff
father Of John c. Duff, the theatrica
manager, died to-day from the effects OF
an apopletic stroke which he sustained
Yesterday. Mr.. Duff was Augustin
DAYS father-in-lsw He introduced
Pinafore to the New York public. He
was born in Albany, and was sixiy-eishi
wears old
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Miss Matthews to Change Her Church.

WAsnNGToN, d. c., March 30.-Mis'
Jennie Matthews will be confirmed at
st. Johns Episcopal Church tomorrow
morning. Her fance, Justice Gray, Is
member Of this church, and il is
on this account that she leaves
iAe Presbyterian Church, Of which AL
Of her family have been members, and
Of which her father, Justice Matthews
was ruling elder Justice Gray and
Miss Matthews will be married very
quietly by the rector of st. johns be-
fore the Supreme Court adjourns in
May, and will 20 abroad for a wedding
iOurneV
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BERLIN, March 3l.-Wben the loss Of
the German and American war vessels
was reported 10 the Emperor, he could
not conceal his emotion at the disaster,
and was visibly affected for some time.
The Emperor visited Posen this morn
ing and inspected the condition of the
people rendered homeless by the Hoods.
Subsequently he gave d large sum OF
money to the relief committee.
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Found Dead la Bed

Sr LOUIs. No. March 3l.--Asa "
Kellogg, general eastern agent of the
Southern Pacific Railroad, at Cincinnati
committed suicide in his room at the
Southern Hotel, this city. this morning
He retired NJ ? o'clock and not respond
ing to a call this morning the door OF hi:
room was forced opea and Mr. Kellogg !
body was found on the bed and an empty
laudanum bottle by its side. He wa-
forty-one y%rs Of age and well-known
among railroad men.
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Blanche" said Mrs. Dashaway, sink
ing YEARLY into chair after the wed.
ding OF her eldest daughter was over
the bride, bridegroom, and guests had
gone, and the lights lowered" Blanche,
dear, your father and | will give you
$40 900 10 elope 1t viii be utterly out
Of the question for me ever to stand an
other crush, turmoil, and excitement
ike this again. And, besides, three OF
those Dresden plates are smashed and
one OF your great-grandfathel's silver
spoons is missing" Then she sighed IN
her misery.
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MONTREAL. March 3l-Sergeant Char
bonnel aud Constable Rey have returned
from SherbrOoke, after their attempt 70
catch the famous outlaw, Duncan Nor
rison. Constable Rey states that they
went as far as Sherbrooke, but failed to
find him They think he has too many
friends in tho district to permit OF his
capture
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Los ANGELES, CAL, March 3l.-Lieu-
tenant Colonel X. II. Alexander, until
recently medical director of the depart
ment of Arizona. died here last night.
lie was a son of General L. b. Alexander,
and was born in Illinois, entered the
army from Kentucky, and reached his
high rank by promotion for meritorious
service during the war
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NEW YORK, March 3l.-George Ken
nan, the wellkn0wn traveller, whose
articles in the Century on the Siberian
Exile System have given him world
wide fame, is about to deliver series OF
lectures on Siberia, beginning al
Rochester Monday night and extending
the tour 10 the leading cities of the
country.
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A Forty Thousand Dollar fire,

New YORK, March Si-The building
6ll and 6l3 west Thirty sixth street, oc
Cupied by number OF manufacturers
was burned early this morning. Tn,
losses are Ms f. Radell, building ant
piano store, 100000; d. Mcintosh, cabi-
net trimmings, 10000 Hagan q Raeiier
piano keys, $4,000, and Englehard
piano actions, $4,000
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No Orders to Hurry the work.

SAN FRANCIsco. CAL, March 81
Superintendent Dickey, Of the Union
Iron Works, says no orders have been
received to hurry work on the Charles
ton, and such orders would do no good
AS all the men that can be put on the work
are already there. The hull will be in
spected Monday and the vessel will come
oil the dock Thursday, to be taken 10
Mission Rock, where she will remain I'M
I'll ready TO receive her masts and other
nnishings at Mare Island.
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Packing-Hou-e Burned.

CHICAGO, March 3l.-Decker Il I'm
reaih's packing-house, 1sS and 1870 Full
ton street, ths city, burned this morn
ing The loss is estimated at $4,000,
which is fully covered by insurance.
1t is believed that the fire was caused
from sparks from stove on the first
floor
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PANS, March SIN the Senatorial
elections which took place in the De
paftment of Var to-day, two OF the yot-
ing divisions failed to elect candidate
and a second ballot will be necessary.
The result in The third division is not yet
known
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HnxcottIng American Lard.

NEW YORK, March 3i.-A special To
the Herdld from the City of Mexico says.
"The board of health OF this city has
prohibited the sale of American lard on
the ground that is an adulterati0n unit
for use. Minister Rubio sustains this
action, which will be effective through
out the Republic, instructions to that
effect having been sent TO all the custom
houses
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A WAsHfSGToS DISPATCH says that
the decision of Secretary Proctor, send
ing the Board 0 the Revision Of Tao
ties to Fort Leayenworth, is one Of the
minor indications habituslly looked for
at the beginning OF a new administra'
ton, to determine whether the chronic
contest between the War Department
and the Commanding General Of the
Army is still to 20 on.
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Advancing Upon Khartoum

CAIRO, March Silt is reported that
Sheik Ii Senoussi, with large follow
lag OF troops, has approached within
few hundred miles of kharioum. upon
which place he is advancing with the in
tention Of oyerthrowing the new Mahdi,
khalifa Abdullah.
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Stabbed HIS Brother to the Heart.

NEW YORK, March 3l.-During an al
tercation at the ten ement l27 west Twen-
ty-eighth street tonight, Reuben Fango,
a mulatto twenty-one years old stabbed
his brother George to the heart, killing
him instantly, and also cut oil his
brothers right hand. The murderer es-
capped.
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Too bad about Mrs. Greenblsde, isn't
itg' why, what is il, haven't
heard a word why, she can't get her
divorce until June, and, you know, she
was to have been married in May aud
gone right over to Paris" What a
shaue rt
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Pauncefose's Successor.

LONDON, March Silt is officially an
nounced thai Sir Philip Currie, Assist
ant Under Secretary in the Foreign OF.
fice, will be appointed to the position OF
Permanent Under Secretary, made va.
cant by the transfer of Sir Julian Paun-
cefote 10 Washington.
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A New Yorker In IroubIe.

MONTREAL, March sl.-Moritz Karster
oi,as Kerstein, New York city tailor
was arrested yesterday by Detective
Campau on a charge of arson. Ii IS
charged that two years ago he burned
his house in New York. He was bailed
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Weary of Lie.

PARKsRsBuRG, W. Va, March 81
John Cockerell, machinist, cut his
throat with razor Yesterday afternoon
aud then jumped into the Kanswbs river
with suicidal intent. He was hshed out
and may recover.
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Prince Bismarck, Chancellor of the
German Empire, was born to-day seven
ty-four years ago.
Look out for April fool jokes to-day.
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There were several photograph albums
mysteriously purloined from private
houses during the past season, and
women whose pictures appear In weekly
papers In disgusting decollete gowns say
this accounts for 1t. The marines have
had this information conveyed TO them.
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Chicago, March 3l-The fight be-
tween Weir and Murphy, light weights,
came OIL this morning at koutts, Ind.
After fighting eighty rounds without re-
suit, the night was declared a draw and
will be fought over