St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-11
ONLY TWO ROUNDS,
But There Was No Thought of a
Draw.

Draw.
A fight, which if properly advertised
through the newspapers, and plugged
up" by the sporting editors, would have
added considerable to the bank accounts
of both contestants, occurred III the Of
fee of superintendent of the poor in the
city hall yesterday. The mistake
both men made was in not settling
their difficulty in the Washington
rink, instead of selecting such limited
space as the superintendent of the poor
could provide on short notice. The
contestants were DR.. 5. 5. Kilylngton.
the champion health commissioner of
the Northwest, and w. ii. Davies, OF
the undertaking firm of Hume IL Da-
vies, who "has laid more than one good
man out" Both men meant business,
and such thing as hippodrome or
draw was never thought of. Superin-
tendent SNYDER was the official time
keeper and Chief of Police Bracket of
ficiated as referee, and when he called
s'break away" there were several fur
coated policemen ready to enforce his
commands. No rules were agreed upon
when the men faced each other for the
first round, but suspension bridge rules
prevailed throughout, and it was all
right to "knock the stuffing out OF tel-
low when he was down"-proVlded you
got the chance.
The trouble began over a difference
of opinion regarding burial permits.
The health commissioner claimed that
Hume & Davis had violated certain
rules of the health department. This,
Davis denied, and he reiterated charges
against DR.. Kilvington's record in
the health department that ne
had made in newspaper com
munications year or so ago. when he
made one specific charge, declaring that
he could prove it, the health commits
sioner became angered. ANY man
who makes this charge against me IS
liar" remarked DIR, KilYington. Out
shot Mr.. Davies fist for the health Of
fcer's face. The blow fell short. and
Supt. Snyder called time. End OF first
round; time, one second.
Second round-Davies told KlivingtOn
that he had allowed the public burial
of a person who had died from con-
tagious disease. YOU'RE a liarw an
sWered Klivington. Biffl 1t was a
beauty and landed on Kilfs mouth,
smashing the handsome merschaum
cigar smoker the doctor held between
his teeth. Davies followed up his adj
vantage with a swinger intended
for the jugular, but landed
on the ear. Kill was game, but clinched
to avoid punishment, and q series OF
sbort-arm blows were exchanged.
ssMurder,'' yelled Timekeeper Snyder.
s'Police,'; frantically called his clerk. as
he climbed through the little wicket in
fhe partition. "You-You-," yelled
both men as they rolled around on the
sunerintendent's big desk, and Kilving-
ton hammered Davies unmercIfully.
Mr.. Snyder rushed across the hall into
Chief Brackets office. The chief
didn't wait until the story. had been
taken down In short hand by Fred
George, but in company with some
officers who happened to be at
hand, hurried in to witness
the fight. Break away" yelled
the chief. But they didn't break, and
the men had to be separated by force.
The health commissioner wasn't
whipped. He wanted more, but Mr. Davies
wouldn't accommodate him. and the
referee thought the doctor had "a little
the best of it." End of second round.
Time. IL minutes.
DR.. KilvingtOn said last night that
Hume & Davies had violated the rules
of the health department, and the trou-
BILE was the result of his attempt to en-
force the rules. He had no feeling IN
the matter, and all that he wanted was
due respect to the laws governing the
removal and burial of bodies, and that
he respects them as much as any other
undertakers in the city.