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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-28

PHILADELPHIA, July 2s.-Wazek Prosch
died "Wednesday in Chester. and DIR. A. l..
Boahner pronounced il case of cholera
The board of health placed the locality
und'r quarantine. There have been five
deaths in the same neighborhood within a
week, and two more are sick in the house
where PToscb died.
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Good News Prom Troy.

Troy, n. Y. July ps. Notices have
been posted of a general resumption Of
work ON Monday next at the Burden iron
works aud the Clinton founery. This is
much sooner than expected. Several thou
seed lsrssRs WI n ksQsats&-
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Doings Of Fraterna| Orders.

every Thursday afternoon. between the
hours OF 2 and 4.
There l. some talk OF having a union
excursion Of the corps ID some of the
shore resorts.
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the CRY OF PROvIDENCE.
TOOWnerS andDriVerS Of Vehicles

once OF the Superintendent Of Hacks
City Hall, June rs 1S93
All wagon licenses expire on tho first Monday in
July In each year. owners OF market aud grocery
wagons and all other kinds OF vehicles must renew
their licenses In the month OF July In each year. In
order 10 retain their number. owners OF such
hices failing 20 comply with the provisions OF the
law, will not only lose their number bat will b
GEORGE H. NoRCRosS
June 28. n Superiutrndant of Harks
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An rmbeyzilnr HANK Director.

BniseoRo, O.. July &-ClareDce M.
Overman, ex-president and a director ol
the Citizens National bank OF Hillsboro.
was arrested charged with embezzling
$4,000 Of the hanks funds and making
false entries lie isia cousin Of ex.
Envernos Foraker
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-28

Regent w. II. Hqwkins. A new mem
bsr b. card was voted in, also collation.
at close.
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Change in COpartneThip.

Mr.. Thomas y. Allen having this dav sold out his
interest la the nrm OF Philip Bufiinton a Go 20
his copartners. ali bills due said firm here fitr
20 be paid 20 as, and all claims a@aiast siuI hrn
will be settled by us.
PHILIP BUFFINION.
HIRAM Il BUtfiNrON.
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Change Of CopaTtCsrShip.

Daniel ~. Cotton has this dav sold 90 me Al hts
right, title ana Interest la the urm of Coto B-o
All bills due sail frm To be paid 20 me aud ali
bills against said firm Will be settled By ne fhs
'"''"''' WIN - ! VI. corr,~.
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People said l was very foolish when !
bought a ten.acre island three miles
from the shore and built my Summer
house on it. but ] laughed and said
quiet was what I sought, and there ]
would have It, far from tho madding
crowds ignoblc strife. Being a bache-
lor, with few wants. l took with me
only my man, Henry, who was an cN-
cellent housekecpcr and cook.
don't think ] ever enjoyed my5elf
more h the first four weeks ] spent
on the island. In the morning | took
O the water. or a walk for an hour
: so; then | wrote for three hours.
i'd the afternoons / read and loafed,
and at night | slept, Some days /
would row over to the mainland, and
every day Henry went over after the
mail, unless 1t was stormy. Sometimes
had a friena or two to drive with me,
but no woman Was allowed to come
ashore there.
was rigid In my determination on
this point, for had not one Isabella Vent
nor told. me two weeks before 1 bought
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dozen guns.
Come in. gentlemen; come right in"
he said, Chcerily, We were expecting
You and we've got a nice breakfast
ready"
The mans GOODNESS almost gave me
the Mysteries, tor | III" 10y the sound
OF his voice that lac was the follow who
wanted to ''tiM' me.
hut he was uttcriug the truthv they
did have a nice breakfast for us tout OF
my lardcr,. and not that only, but they
had found that Henry was not dead,
and they had washed hiu aud don"
what they could in caring for him, and
had lone 1t $" well thai h" is alive to-
day with only an ugly scar Oh his neck
as a mcmentO.
There werc four in the lot, and We
soon had then, haudcunsl. and then
We sat down to breakfast and enjoyed
It, though ! must confess that by this
time the condition | was in physically
was not pleasant.
YOU'RE a queer gang said the lieu
tenant Of police to the leader. who had
invited MS to breakfast, What did YOU
do this for"'
Tho breakfast, YOU mean"
And all the rcst OF it," said the
officer.
Wen. earn" ne replied. ITS like
this: We wuz here fot de swag, kill er
no, and We thought We had Killed the
fust one, and, OF course, the other one
had to go TO stop talk. Then when he
got sway and hal N penned mp like
rats We came TO the conclusion that we
Aal k>sFas. nIt Ans the hAaf xua
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THEY CURE CATARRH.
NIECE or RAY PALMER ADDS HER
CONVINCING TESTIMONY.

\ NIECE or KAY PNb.VER ADDS HEX
CONVINCING TESTIMONY.
Mrs. Marie IIrinsins resides at i7I
I:nsi Sry-nty-iourih street. she 10 the
wife OF Mr. Carl Hrinsins. an eN-Spsa.
i-h Consul. aud ex-tOnsui To the ArGen-
tine Republic. Her uncle, Ray Palmer.
In the nuihor OF thai h> MT translated
into almost ever, language:
My faith looks M to thee,
Thou Lamb OF CALVARY.
Her cousin. Prof. George Palmer, hna
the chair In Hebrew at Harvard College.
Mrs. ueiu.ius IN u ~ii.kno Singer In
oratorio aud church choirs throughout
the country.
Shs says: "while at Savannah. Ga. II was sins-
ing 10 st. Matthews Church In the morning aud IN
st. Johns in the evening Il contracted = heavy
cold. AsAIesg!t I had TO give up singing Alto
gether. My throat became sore, and an eaort to
swallow gave me pain. My voice became harsh and
strained. and at last I could not speak above =
Whisper. A cough came on. and tho specialist |
went to told mo I had = severe case CT chronic ca.
tarrh. My stomach bccsms affected. and ] suSerei
from sick headache. Icould not lie down rsr
stand up. and had to remain quietly in Ahalf. reci'n-
ing position to get any comfort.
1.-The bs,t medical talent that could be procured
in tho principal cities Ia tho country gave me no
relief. When | went TO Drs. Copeland and Gard
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TRAPPED ON AN ISLAND.
Burglars WhO We're Very Polite When
" They Could Not Escape.

the island that she did not think /
was the kind Of IA man that any wo-
man ought 10 marry?
She had. and for that l had forJworn
all women.
AS | say, | was supremacy happy all
by myself. excepting, OF course, the
hurt Isabella had dom me. and ! think
that was healing slowly. when one
night the entire scheme was overthrow.
The night was a dark one, but quito
still, and / went to bed feeling fairly
comfortable, as Il couple OF my friends
had been with me until 7 O'Clock and
were to return early in the morning with
a sailboat for a fishing trip out to deep
water. Abou | o'clock, or. perhaps,
later, ] was awakened by hearing a
disturbance of some sort downstairs,
and before l had my eyes full opened
Henry rushed into the room. slammed
the door and locked II.
What's the matter?" I exclaimed.
For Gods sake. Major" he gasped.
get up and help me. There's burglars
In the house. and I'm done for
Then Henry went down on the door
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Real Estate.

ing but escape.
What brought me to my senses some
what was my rushing into ID" water.
and at first | thought Of swimming
cut and trying to reach the mainland,
but I was only a poor swimmer and !
knew I should be drowned or caught
and knocked on the head In the water
by the burglars as "A hunter might
knock a muskrat in the head, and tn"
horror of It drove me back. Then |
thought OF my own boat, but before
] started that way remembered tina
my friends had moved 1t over to the
mainland to return at daylight with
the saJlboat. leaving me only my rock
cts to signal the shore In case Of need,
and what were signals now? Only II
means whereby the murdcrers might
discover me.
one thinks rapidly at such moments,
! fancy, and all this took place In much
less time than 1t requires to tell II, but
there was time enough for the burglars
to learn ! was not In the room, ana
with their quick yes sec the window
through which | had escaped, and !
heard some OF them coming along the
course | had taken, and one going
down towards my boat landing 10 cut
me OFF there.
hen aimlessly again and utterly daZed
! began to circle the it'll" island, run
ming IN the beach. They could not Sc"
me and my bare feet made no noise in
the sand, and | rushed Jmadly ahead,
when all at once ] went with a terri
BILE crash over something on the beach,
They were near enough to hca my
fall, and one of them shouted:
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revolver being too noisy a weapon for
burglars as a rule.
Whatever the cause. they did not IRE,
and I did not wait for 1t, at least that
close, A hundred feet out I began TO he
myself once more and | stopped rowing.
why don't you come onT' ! shouted
back, half Historically.
Hole on" they yelled. and | could
hear them running UP and down the
shore IN the darkness.
"Oh, you're all right" l laughed
shrilIy. "Ill come and take you of In
the course OF a few hours" n then,
fearful that they might get their guns,
] rowcd away as fast rs l could for the
mainland.
thIrik | made that three miles In half
IN" record, and when ! found the first
policeman. he was for running me In as
n lurntic or a ~sleep-walker. but he knew
me. and as soon "a | told my story a
force OF ten men boarded a tug and we
returned To the island. BY this time
the first gray streaks OF dawn were
showing in the summer sky, and as We
cautiously ran up to my wharf II was
almost light enough to see the house.
We saw no burglars, however, nor any
signs OF them. though | knew | had
them penned up on the island and
escape was impossible. We waited until
daylight. and then ~deployed as Skin.
mIshcrs. the policemen began to move
across the island, expecting any mo.
ment to see a burglar or get n shot
from ambush.
AS We came up to the house one OF
the burglars appeared in the doorway
and was covered on the instant by q
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Here he is, BIZ; we've got him; wen
fix him now"
thought about as the burglar did. but
AS ! tried 10 get up | found ! was In a
boat drawn halfway up on tn" sand.
l almost SHOUTED with joy when /
made this discovery. 1t was their boat
and once In it and on the water | was
safe! by this time / could hear their
footsteps along tho shore, which was
quite rocky and rough here, except the
little bit of beach whore the boat lay.
and they could not make such Roadway
as ] did, as they did not know the way
through the rocks.
Rut they were coming fast enough
and Cursing At every step, and with
the energy OF despair ! caught the
boat ia my arms. and with "A WILD
strain | tried 10 shove ii into the water.
But 1t world scarcely bulge. Again
and again | tlgge1, the blood almost
bursting through my ears by the exer-
ton and IN" skin tearing from my
hands ana idre arms.
So ncar ! thought to safety, and still
the danger Increasing every second.
then. as ] heard an oath moro wicked
than the others, AZ one Of the bur
glars fell over "A stone. l felt the boat
move, and a little wave rolled In and
lifted it, so that with one more push II
slid OFF in the deep water, l jumped in,
caught the oars, and as the burglars
dashed down through the darkness TO
where they heard the noise. the boat
shot out INTO the water II I was safe.
They might have shot me from the
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only needed repairs. 50 we repaired him.
and we knowed you'd be here bimeby
TO look fer us. and probably coming out
SO early in the morning you might be
hungry. So. beggin' the gents pardon
fer trospassin', We turned in and fixed
you up a nice breakfast. Now wasn't
that about the white thing To do?"
| had hal enough to put mast men In
a bad Eumor, but this candId statement
struck my lUuuy-bone somehow, and I
laughed until the tears ran dow my
checks, ard even the policeman smiled.
OF course, the hurglars had lone :he
hest thing possible for themselves and
the very unique plan they had adopted
of necessity was in their favor, and
they only got ten years apiece. Henry
tCstifyiug 50 earnestly to their polite
ness and care hat that part of It Was
not taken into the u a. all.
l'ut l can assure YOU l did not 20
back to the island agin. l gave it to
Henry, as ii stood, and he lives there
with his wife, respected and admired. l
do believe, by every burglar in the
guild, for he holds them in the highest
esteem.
oh, yes, | almost forgot. When this
story came out in the papers, and my
part of II was set forth, as only report
ers know how to do u things, Isa-
bella, OF course. heard OF 1t, and n
moonlight night she said to me:
Major, l thought once you were not
the kind of II man Tor a woman to mar
ry, but I've changed my mind"
| feel under obligations to those bur-
glars myselt-w, J. hampton. In Dc
troit Free Dress.
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DEAF, But NOW SHE HEARS
Such Results Leave No Room for Doubt.
pany, Cites the Case That Brought Him to DR..
Copeland and Led to His Restoration

ratarrh. Tho cough got very bad. ]
lost flesh sicRdilN.
One day ! read In the pers the
abatement OF Father herman. OF 1T. t:n-
briefs Church. who related what Drs.
Copeland aud Gardner had donc for him.
! hnrw ihnt such u man would not make
such n statement unless hc hrd really
been helped nv ihr.c ph, s%icians. ! went
to them. mud ! thaul God that did. Ts-
day I hear NJ vol as I over could. wv
caiRrrh il a ihins Of tho past mud ! am
n we'll, strong woman
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was deaf. MIR. Dnli knew at her deaf
ness. "Her ~husband." he snys, "ioid
me Of her being placed under the care oi
Drs. Copeis nd and Gardner, md shortly
after. to my nmRzemcni that she heard
as well rs ever.
"Now, I made up my mind that ir Drs.
Copeland and Gardner conld Hivc II drRt
woman her hearing. they couid certainly
cure CatRrrh. I had suffered from Gu
tarrh ofthe head, throat aud IA tor
years. I had never been able to find any
body that could cure II. nut, as | sny. the
ca 80 OF this woman was 80 remnrk able
TINT made up my mind that these
physicinu- could cure me. The result
has been most sratif, ing. 1 cannot say
enough In their praise. You are corr
daily welcome to MY trstim mud ]
would urge that YOU see this case which
caused my going 10 Drs. Copeland and
Gardner yourself. You can attain her
address from her husband. MIR. +. y.
NIc(:innis, VIVA is All rmsiueer al our
w0rks.'
The writer on leaving Mr.. Dull I'm
wcdisteiy called upon Mrs. Mct'inni..
She lives at Wcsichester. ~. y.
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GOSSIP AMONG STAGE FOLK.
Mr.. Mansfeld's New Departure
as to Music.
Miss Seligman Said TO Have Given
Up Her Starring Tour.

During Mansfeld's engagement AT
Herrmann's, which begins on Monday
week, n special feature will be made OF
the music. which Mansfield has en-
trusted TO Gustav Dannreuther. the we'll
known leader OF tho Beethoven String
Quartet. MIR Dannrcuth.r will select "A
small body Of strings from our resident
symphony orchcstras. and II high order
OF music vii. he performed every night.
The programmes will he subjected To
frequent change. This Is something Of "A
new departure, and IT Is certainly n very
desirable one. The music Of some OF our
theatres IL execrable.
1t was again reported on the Rialto
Y, sterday that Miss Minnie SeliYman
had abandoned her starring tour. and
trat the actors she had engaged were
consequently at liberty. Miss Sclisman
Is AT present visiting the theatres, &C
comranied always by Robert /" cutting.
She will p%rohahly appear in the l,ps'n-
fields production of Olaf
VIII X. Wilson'S play THE Inspector"
which was Grodured t%E or three y,arS
renamed The Police Inspector. and
will be one OF this seasons ctions.
II opens ut thu Arch Street Theatre.
mechanical effects tina, are more
necessary to "A melodrama of to-day
tran the tan-kid villain or the black
clad heroine.
Cy Warman. the Western poet, who
apostrophi.ed Miss Theresa Vaughn in
. recent numbe" Of liarper's. has writ
ten a song which she is to introduce into
the Madison Square scene of "1i92." Mr..
Warlnan delivered the manuscript to
her on Monday night. one hour before
Il" started to rid all the way to Chi
cago on a locomotive. the trip being
N "A II. n Inc .4S If "a lnaI1 n "a
2 ne.
The Eainmaker of Syria Is the opera
to star. He would have taken It on
tour II he could have secured his release
from r. Henry French and The Prodi-
gal Daughter"
success in London with his Venice, :"
has another gigantic scheme for the
"Constantinople," lie will have palaces,
mosques, baZaars, the Bos-
! phorus, the Golden Horn, Turkish boats
and boatmen and all the rest of i; New
l.ondon Venice" Here is an oppor-
tunity for enterprising people.
Ellen Terry. who in England asked a
small sun Of money from every per-
son who wanted her autograph, and sent
the proceeds to "A hospital. Is going to
adept similar tactics in this country.
Autograph fiends will have to pay her
twenty-five cents II they want her sigma
ture. and all the money obtained in this
manner will be handed to some Ameri-
can charity.
A young woman who Is pla laying the
role of the prosecuted heroine in "The
Span OF Life" is being ''paragraphed" as
having lost ten pounds in weight sinoe
, she has been running across the bridge
in the melodrama from the villain
What she has lost in weight she has
evidently gained In NERVE
Paris is to have q. great historical
drama at the Porte ST. Martin. The
piece will be wide into six acts and
siXty-siX tableaix, and the production
Is to cost $1,000. The services of 800
"supers' will be enlisted. The theme OF
the drama will be military warfare.
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Will Fight the t" Separate Coach" Bill.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Sept. 27.-The colored PEG.
pie " this state have formed a powerful organlza-
tion. and have raised $40. 900 to fight the Separate
Coach bill. Col. Robert u. Ingersoll and ex-Goy.
1Ioadly have. It is sad, been retained To fight
the measure.
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Rev. Edward D. Ne,u pesc.

ST. PAUL. Mimi. Sept. e7.-Rev. Edward d.
NELL. one OF the pioneers OF Minnesota, died Of
heart disease suddenly yesterday. He was seventy
years old. and was born at Philadelphia in ls:J.
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suffering women we'll, you have your
money back. Anything " just as Eood,"'
or as sure 30 bring help, could 30, and
would By, sold in Just that way:
vigorating, restorative tonic, especially
adapted 70 woman's needs and perfectly
harmless in any condition of her system.
1t builds up, strengthens, regulates,
and cures. For periodical pains, bear
ing-down sensations, liberation, infam-
nation every thing that's known as .
''female complaint" its . remedy that's
safe, certain, and proved.
The evening world., 1893-09-27

Martin Fiaherty. OF Boston,, is the
first in the field with a challenge to
George Dixon. The latter, by the way.
Is said to have received a percentage Of
the receipts Monday night In his contest
with Smith. and his share Is put down
as STA, 900 or Sil, 900. out OF which he paid
Smith. as loser, $1,000.
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C. II. Luscombe is looming up rs a
promising candidate for President OF
the l.. A. W. at the next annual meet
ing in February.
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DON'T LISTEN

70 tho dealer who =
bent on bigger profits.
Tho thing that he
wants you to buy,
when you ask for DR..
Piercefs Favorlts Pre-
~scription, isn't Just
As good" Proof Of
this Is easy. The only
guaranteed remedy
Tor tho ailments Of wo-
manhood Ia the Fa-
vorite Prescription"
II 1t ever fats to bene
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weak women strong or
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The Bank Clerks Bowling League was
formed last night with William ii.
Leech as Chairman. and s.. De Lesser.
Secretary. ' The tournament will proba-
bly, begin early in November.
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Dick Burge. now on his way from
England to meet Dempsey. may be dis
proved in the way his hackers hoped.
Burge and McAuliffe might be matched.
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THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY Ev ENING, SEPTEMBER p, 1893.
SPECIAL NOTICE.

Ovinsts tho ineismsscy efihe weather
tor the past i've days we have decided to
continue tic ssie Of Ysrlor Suits wednes-
day and Thursday.
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Alec Greggains and Jim Hall are
likely to be matched to a finish contest.
The latter would prefer to go against
Bob Fftzsimmons once more.
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and Paterson Rifle Club, OF Paterson.
will compete in a match for a so purse
on Oct. !, at Paterson, n. j. This is the
first OF a series, and lively shooting Is
expected. High scores should be reached.
AZ the distance IL 100 yards. a twenty
ring German target will be used.
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Billy Smith has challenged Jack Nc
Auliffe ut l3S pounds, and il IL said the
Conev Island people would hang up "a
81. Don nurse.
The evening world., 1893-09-27

The last rae" meet of the l.enoS
Wheelmen on Staten Island, resulted as
follows One-half mil--W. Herman.
first; w. Hickman. second. One mile
w. Herman, first; Charles Hammer
slough. second. Two miles-W. Holman.
first; l.. Levy, second. Five miles-W.l
Holman. first; h. Levy. second.
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Chicago again defeated New York. 3 to
yesterday, and Cincinnati defeated

The Kings County Wheelmen's inter-
national meet at Eastern Park Satur.
day next will present all tn" fast ANA
tours who are located in this section.
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1t was again reported on the Rialto
v, sterday that Miss Minnie Seligman
had abandoned her starring tour, and
that the actors she had engaged were
consequently at liberty. Miss Sclisman
Is at present visiting the theatres, &C
companied always by Robert L. Cutting,
She will probably appear in tn" lspS'n-
f-lds' production of Olaf"
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THE Rainmaker of Syria" is the opera
In which Jefferson de Angels wanted
to star. He would have taken IL on
tour II he could have secured his release
from r. Henry French and Tile Prodi-
cal Daughter"
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The Hudson Rifle Club. Of Jersey City,
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Charley Mitchell has settled upon
Sandy Hill, a suburb of Glens Falls
as his training grounds, and he will
locate there Oct. Is. M English boxer
Is taking life easy, visiting the race
tracks and theatres, and occasionally
doing a little light exercise. He will!
box four rounds with Jim Hall at Nc
Auliffe's show Friday.
The Hudson Rifle Club. of Jersey CITY,
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The decision OF the court hat Sol
Smith must obey the warrant n
requisition Of Indiana's officials for his
arrest for competing against Johnny
Grlffen in Roby, compels the little Cali
f%ornian's return to the Hoosier state.
There he will stand trial. and 1t re-
mains to be seen II he will be pushed
to the wall. Indiana has a statute
that permits boxing, and Chicago legal
talent declares that conviction cannot
fairly be obtained.