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REPORTED TO THE HOUSE,
but Not Without n Vigorous Though
Brief Fight.

WASHINGTON Jan. A--Just before the
House adjourned this evening the advocates
and opponents of the income tax on the
Democratic side were arrayed against each
other. the latter attempting TO prevent Mr..
McAIillin from reading the internal revenue
bill to the House The Republicans, how
ever. Joined hands with the income takers
and defeated the small band OF Democrats
who have pledged themselves to use every
effort TO prevent the internal revenue bill
containing the income tax from being placed
on the Wilson bill as a rider. Mr.. Wilson.
chairman Of the committee, who is In SYM
pathy with them, allowed the debate on
the tariff bill to run on without interrupt
ton to-day, IL was said. for the express
purpose of consuming time. so that the COM
mittee amendments which he has 10 offer
will. when he again takes the floor. exhaust
the debate until Saturday night and thus
shut out the possibility OF the Internal reve-
nue. bill being offered as an amendment TO
the Wilson bill. great deal OF bitter feel
ing exists, however. and should such pro-
gramme be followed IL Wouid ufn4uestion-
ably lead 10 charges OF bad faith.
IL was late this afternoon when the in
come tax fight precipitated. ana the
momentary flash showed the depth or feel
ing within the Democratic ranks upon this
subject and portended the fierce conflict
which will ensue when II comes up for con-
sideratIon. Mr. Wilson moved that the COM
tion, was agreed TO. Speaker Crisp resum-
ing the chair. Mr. McMillin, holding the
internal revenue bill containing the income
tax feature above his shead. was loudly
clamoring for recognition, while the op-
ponents Of the income tax, including Messrs.
Cochran, Tracy, Cummings. lockwood and
others OF the New York delegation. were as
earnestly appealing for the Speaker eye.
Above the din and confusion Mr.. McMillin
demanded recognition To present a privi-
legged report The opponents OF the income
tax wanted 10 adjourn the House and the
Speaker was forced TO recognize Mr.. Lock-
wood 10 make that motion. The Repub-
Iicans with the Democrats favoring the
income tax. voted against the proposition TO
adjourn and the opponents OF the income
tax were hopelessly beaten IL they could
hold the fort. however. for only three min
utes the House under the special order,
would have 10 take n recess al n. m
Quickly Mr.. Cochran demanded di-
vision on the motion and with rapidity the
Speaker counted the members who rose for
and against the motion. announcing that IL
was lost--l5 10 90. The New York men had
still one more arrow in their CULVER Mr.
Cochran demanded the yeas and nays. He
could only muster fifteen supporters as a
second. however not sufficient 90 secure a
roll call. When the Speaker made the
nouncement IL lacked twenty seconds Of the
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INJUNCTION GRANTED.
Sheri6 Broward Restrained from In
terfering with the Contest.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 24-Judge
Call, of the Circuit Court, this afternoon
granted an injunction restraining Sheriff
Broward, Of Duval county, from interfer-
ing with the glove contest between
James j. Corbett and Charles Mitchell.
When court opened this morning there
was IA large crowd in the room. Attorney
general Lamar was present to assist States
Attorney Partridge in the defense. Colonel
Cockerell, In behalf of the Duval Club,
stated TO the court that the plaintiff was
Informed that the defense would offer "A de-
murrer TO the BILL Cockerel then read the
bill setting forth the grounds upon which
an Injunction was asked. States Attorney
Partridge then offered demurrer 10 the
bill and presented an affidavit by Sheriff
Broward, in which the sheriT's position i'm
the case was set forth Colonel CockerelI
objected to the introduction OF an affidavit
and. after considerable argument Judge
Call ruled the affidavit out.
states Attorney Partridge said that the
sheriff was acting in the discharge of his
duty m preventing the contest and that
no ease of equity was involved. Colonel
Cockerell then arose ard waived his obie.-
tion TO the reading of the sheriff's affidavit
and the document was accordingly read by
States Attorney Partridge. 1t set forth that
the sheriff believed the 500 allied glove con-
test wonld hs a brutal prize fight and In
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violation of the law; that he had been in
structed by the Governor To prevent the
contest, and he believed that in so doing
he would be acting in the discharge of his
duty, and he denied that he had ever done
anything TO injure the Duval Club or him
der the sale Of tickets for the glove con-
test.
During the proceedings State Attorney
Partridge read the law governing cases OF
equity, and claimed that "A court OF equity
had no right 10 interfere with a sheriff in
the discharge cf his duty
Ex-Judge w. :. Count for the Duval
Club. contended that there was nothing
illegal in the proposed contest, and that
the sheriff was assuming that it was ille-
gal, thereby preventing the puval Club
from enjoying its lawful right and privi-
lege To hold contest or that kind. lie
then cited various cases wherein injunc
tions had been granted against sheriffs in
cases OF a similar nature.
Colonel Cockerell said that the sheriff did
rot know whether the contest would be
Illegal not, but he was simply acting
under instructions from the Governor. The
Colonel then launched out rather warmly
into what might be termed roast on the
Governors action instructing the sheriff,
which the lawyer said was throwing con-
tempt on the Circuit Court and was setting
up the executive supreme Sheriff
Broward, he said, was acting not in ac-
cordance with his idea of the law. but was
simply obeying the command of the eXecu-
tive. The Governor was trying TO invade
private rights. At the close of the argu-
nlents court took recess till p. IN.
When court reconyened the judge an
nOunced his decision restraining the sheriff
from interfering with the club The legal
representatives Of the sheriff asked per-
ter, TO which the judge replied that he
would be in court at the usual hour to-
morrow morning, when further hearing
taken The general opinion here, however
is that there will be no further trouble. and
that the fight will take place in the arena
in this city If ii is not stopped by the
declaration of martial law.
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LAST DAY At MAYPORT.
Corbett Had His Hair Trimmed and
Sent Encouraging Teleernms.

MAYPORT, Fla, Jan. 24-This. the last
day before the big fight. opened with a haze
enveloping the Corbett tent at daybreak.
The champion retired early last night
After a hearty supper the American fistc
premier sat down at a game of whist. Billy
Delaney and Sidney Ashe arrayed them
selves against Lou Houseman and the
champion. the honors falling 10 the latter
pair. Corbett retired shortly before 10
o'clock with as little concern of the battle
ahead as though it was still far off. lie
bounded upstairs to his bedroom three
steps IT a time and. with a good night.
sweetheart" TO his wife closed the door
behind him, and ten minutes later was
sleepingly restfully.
Delaney. Donaldson. Brady. Montgomery
Ward. Miss Howard and Mrs. Corbett were
up and about long before Corbett awakened.
He had no work ahead now until he en-
tered the ring With his four collies he
walked down 10 the beach and amused
himself barber came down from the
settlement and by 10 o'clock the famous
"pom2adour" was carefully trimmed.
Brady left at daylight for Jacksonville to
attend the injunction proceedings and Cor
bett contented himself I'm waiting for his
originally that the whole Corbett party
leave before sunrise this morning. but the
new legal phase brought with II a change,
and the camp is now in readiness TO disap-
pear on orders from the club. Corbett is
worried only over the possibilities of the
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JOY UNCONFINED.
How the Injunction News Was Re-
ceived-Rush for Tickets

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 24-The
sympathizers with the contest promoters
had the town this afternoon The feeling
akin to chagrin that possessed them last
night when uniformed and armed soldiers
marched gaiiy down the street was re-
membered only in it's humorous light to-
day after the decision of Judge Call issu.
ing the injunction restraining the sheriff
from interfering with the contest. The
news of the decision spread faster than
does a rumor of plague. When the words
maintaining the injunction, such factors in
the history of the next twenty-four hours
fell from the lips of the judge. there was a
mad rush for the telegraph office, and the
news went over the town like wildllre.
The situation was changed from suspense
to certainty. and the club members late
ly listlesS were suddenly fired with a new
zeal. Plans half fulfilled, schemes not
materialiZed for lack of confidence were
renewed.
At the rooms of the Duval Athletic Club
the crowd was so great that it took half
dozen men to keep a pathway open for
pedestrians. The demand for tickets was
such that nothing but system prevented
Wild confusion and a crush Finally a
scheme was arranged by which the men
went in one at time, finding an egress
at another door. and the stream of ticket
buyers was continuous for hours. The club
men did not forget TO advertise their vic
tory Half an hour after the decision a
band wagon filled with brass band and
having on 1t signs painted on streamerS
announcing the Corbett-Mitchell fight for
tomorrow at 1 o'clock rolled into Bay
street from a side alley. and was. greeted
by Vollevs of cheers as the band played
lively airs. The cheers swelled as the
wagon proceeded up. the street. and in
front Of the principal hotels and saloons
IL was given an ovation. The wagon then
proceeded through the residence portion of
the city, where hundreds OF people came 20
see it and clap their hands for JOY. Even
those opposed to the fight could not but
smile at the spirit and joyousness dis
played.
Late this afternoon the betting was live
ter than X has been. the visitors being in
a good huInor over the decision and more
,,.iiiipo 10 risk their money.
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4.I00 MILES IN 1863 DAYS.
Four Germans Walk from New York TO
San Francisco i'm Quick Time.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 24--On the after
noon Of June 1S 1893. four raw immigrants
from Germany walked out of the German
Herald Office at New York to tramp to San
Francisco within III days for a purse of
$500 each. The four men started with 81
each. None of them could speak a word
of English. Gustav KoeSel. one OF the
tramping quartet. walked into San Fran
cisco last evening. having completed the
journey of 400 miles I'm l69 days and
eighteen hours. He reported to Postmaster
Backus. and announced that his three COM
paniOns, Emil Meyers. Ludwig Blochs and
August Jacoby, would probably arrive
within a day. All are i'm good health. The
party was generously provided for by Ger
mans and Americans along the route. Koe-
lasted for l.l96 miles, another 1.009 miles.
The other five pair were poor. Koegel is
tailor. Meyers a bookkeeper and Blochs and
Jacoby musicians. The best previous record
New York TO San Francisco was 1872 days
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FIND OF FOX HUNTERS.
stream OF OIL Discovered in New York
Stnte I'm a Singular May.

BINGHAMToN, y. v, Jan. 2i.--As three
prominent townsmen were returning from
"A hunt their hounds struck the trail OF
tOX. They followed IL and found their
hounds barking under ledge OF rocks on
the western slope of the old Jared Baker
farm One of them punched around the
Lodges for holes by which the fox could
escape using small crowbar for the pur-
pose Suddenly the bar slipped through
his fingers and went down small flssure.
In erdeavoring TO recover IL he lighted n
mat and dropped IL into the fissure. y
nash and sudden explosion followed. Then
Jet or flame shot upward higher than the
surrounding tree tops. About one hundred
feet below the place where the fire was
burning they discovered a flow of oil issu-
ing from "A creVice. The stream was large
enough TO MI a two-inch pipe The village
is excited over the find and prospectors are
cocking here in numbers The crowhar was
found again and bore unmistakable signs
OF the third sand upon H. The hole i'm
the rocks is a mystery, but IL is supposed
70 be natural seam extending probably
2VD feet downward.
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match being called off or postponed. lie
imagines that something will crop OUT I
the last moment which will deny him tne
chance of measuring his reach with the
Briton. There is an airy buoyancy about
the big fellow which is foreign 10 the man
who Stimulates or affects unconcern. he
wants TO get Mitchell before him.
Dempsey arrived here on the evening
train and will remain close by Corbett 3
side until the referee renders decision.
The women left tonight for New YORK.
stopping over route To Savannah 10 near
the result of the fight. The following tele.
grams were sent out tonight signed jim:
To Mrs. Il. j. Corbett. san Francisco;
Now, don't worry a second. l am per.
fectly we'll and will win without doubt.
To Henry Corbett. San Francisco: Don
bet on the rounds. Play result at any odds. =.
To Eddie Foy. Chicago Opera House:
Don't be downhearted. Cherries will soon
be ripe
Delaney sent the following 10 Frank j.
Moffit, Oakland Cal: Jim is in excellent
shape; cannot lose If they meet.
This will probably be the last news OF
Corbett until he arrives in Jacksonville on
the battlefield.
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WAGON WHEAT SIC
HEAVY yERDICTS.
The Big Four Assessed S6,50O and the
r.. st. l.. & X. c. $4,000.
ACME MILLING COMPANY.
ss2 West Washington Street

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. Jan. 2i.-In the Unit
ed States Circuit Court. to-day jury gave
Mrs. Sarah Allison. of Mattoon, $500
against the Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago
& st. Louis Railroad Company for the kill
ing OF her husband. H. w. Allison. He was
an engineer. and his engine collided with
smother on a bridge near Terre Haute in
october, lS92. Allisons engine went through
the bridge.
In the case of AIRS. Annie Allen, OF Cof-
feen, Montgomery county VS.. the Toledo
81 Louis 4 Kansas City Railroad Company
the jury awards the plaintiff 5000 DANA ges
~ tlc death OF her husband, Samuel Allen,
bc'de builder. who fell OF car on the
dee at Coffeen. July l. 1898, and was
= ,ffet
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M. M. CUMMINGS.
Successor to s. 4. VAN PELT,
FLOUR, FEED and CEREALINES
81 n. DEL ST. opposite Market Tel. 7Os
PRINCESS FLOUR
Best Made. Ask your Grocer
MADHOUSE IN ASHES
And Eight Incurable Lunatics Sac
rificed to Neglect.
Inmates of an Asylum Locked in a
Building with a Faulty Furnace
and Without Attendants.

BOONE, Ia, Jan. A.-The building on the
Boone county poor farm i'm which the in
curably insane were confined was burned
at 10 o'clock last night. and eight OF the
nine inmates perished. The dead are Mary
Tucker, John Annashiggs. Anna Soderburg,
Christine Anderson, Christine Peterson,
Mrs. Scott, Thomas Leaser and Joseph
Craig
The building was located seven miles
from this city, and word concerning the
disaster did not reach here until 10 o'clock
this morning The building was an old two
story frame structure which was as dry as
tinder. To add to the infammable nature
of the place, many of the partition walls
We're padded with cotton, and some of the
bed clothing was of cotton batting three
inches thick. This was because only the in
curably insane who had been returned from
the asylum were kept there. These patients
were nearly all violent, and the great
amount Of cotton padding used to pre-
vent them injuring themselves. The build
ing was heated by furnace. which was
hast summer condemned by a local expert as
unsafe. but no attention had apparently
been paid to his warning, and last night s
lire undoubtedly resulted from neglect 10
replace the furnace with a better one. II
Is thought certain that the fire started
from "A defect in the furnace. as there were
no stoves i'm any of the rooms, and great
care was exercised that no matches should
be allowed in the building.
Mr.. Holcomb. the steward. says he first
knew of the fire when alarmed by Mrs.
Hibbard. the only inmate who escaped from
the building. He was in the main building,
which stands but three feet distant from
the crazy house. When he got outdoors
the flames were bursting from all the win
dowS OF the frame structure, and 1t a
mass of fire inside He broke open a door,
but was driven back by the flames, which
in few moments had burned the building
to the ground. The main building was
Of the fire melted from huge snow drift
alongside the building. No one saw the
eight people who were burned to death,
and whether they made any effort to es-
cape can never be known. There seems 10
have been no attendant of any kind In the
building where the insane people were
locked I'm
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CAR HEATER EXPL0DES.
Destroys Half a Coach, Kills Two Men
and Injuries Six.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Jan. 24-Just as
the Missouri. Kansas & Texas passenger
train leaving san Marcos, this morn
ing, heater on one of the coaches ex-
ploded Half OF the car. which contained
eight persons, was wrecked Ed Binding.
travelling agent of the City Brewery. or
San Antonio. and J. G. Heideiheimer. a
prominent merchant of Anstin. were in
stantly killed. All the other passengers
I'M
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Natural Gus Near CIcyeinnd.

CLEVELAND. Jan. eL--At Bedford a
suburb Of this city. a natural gas well has
been completed which shows a tremendous
pressure. The gas has been ignited and
produces flame sixty feet high. This Is
probably the largest we'll yet completed I'm
this State. and experts say IL will s<4''sl the
Sig gushers in the Lima gas field
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Fair of EIopers Arrested.

GREEN BAY. Wis, Jan. 2i.-John Blum
and Mrs. Pauline Markus, an elopiDg
couple from New York We're arrested here
to-day at a private boarding house. They
had three trunks filled with jewelry and
clothing valued at 5000. The couple will
be held until the woman's husband arrives
from Now York
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VIEWS OF NEW WORKERS.
Gotham Sports Seem TO Think COrbctt
Has a "Ciuch."

NEW YORK, Jan. 24-As soon as the
news of the injunction which was granted
by Judge Call at Jacksonville, Fla, was
received at the Hoffman House the sports
present were highly elated. In reply to
reporters questions Billy Edwards, who is
looked up to by every member Of the club
and man-about-town as an authority on
everything which has any connection with
pugilism, said: II very glad that the
injunction has been granted and that the
men will have a chance TO show their re-
spective abilities. / expect it will be
long and close fight. Mitchell will probably
find that he has met a man who is quite
as quick, if not quicker, than he is. If after
twenty rounds the fight has not been de-
cided then the better slayer will win, and
l have plenty of money at the rate of to l
which says Corbett will be the victor"
Sam Emery. who is known all over the
United States as a keen sporting man,
when seen tonight at the st. James Hotel
said: so you say there will be n fight
after all the Instructions? | am glad of Ii.
book o aed make the odds % oHd To and SPen Take
your pick | would rather lay against TO
any amount that the fight will result in a
draw rather than take either man to win
i certainly favor Corbett, but / am salts
fled that Mitchell will put up a big fight
and some of his famous jabs will feel like
John Hackett, who was interested in the
fight between Jem Mace and Tom Allen
was sitting beside Sam Emery and said:
''pu tell you my frank opinion and IL is
this: If the fight will he fight to a finish
IL is an equal chance for both men, They
are both good and they know exactly what
they are about"
Dave Holland when seen was i'm deep
meditation, but in reply TO the question
What do you think of the fght?' said:
"Well. / hear ii is coming off and you can
just say for me that there is only one in
il. Corbett will win inside of fifteen rounds
l am doubly glad that the contest is TO
come off, as it will decide which is the bet
ter man and will also relieve me of the re-
sponsibiity OF being the holder of q bet
made year ago between BILLY Madden and
Jem Hall. Madden bet Hall 800 even that
Mitchell would never fight Corbett | am
a friend of both the contestants but I will
say this much: No matter how long the
fight lasts. be il fifteen or fifty rounds, Cor
bett will win"
subject, but IL was afterwards learned from
q reliable source that Billy Madden who
could not be seen, of the opinion that
Corbett would be the victor This opinion
OF the man who first brought Mitchell be-
fore the American people may throw some
light on the possible outcome OF to-mor-
rows contest
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4 Boston Anncxntiop Scheme.

BOSTON, Jan. A.-Mr. Cooke, of Bos-
ton, has introduced i'm the House a bill for
the incorporation OF greater Boston. IL
makes anneXable ali towns and cities with
In ten miles or the StatchOuSe and all OII
the shore from Marblehead TO Hull. The
question is first submitted 10 the voters
OF the outside of the mnnicinalitN.
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AN Absurd Farce"

LONDON. Jan. 3t.-The Standard. in
speaking OF the CoThett- Mitchell fight. &C.
clares that II is an absurd farce. and that
il Is glad the nrizc-hght mania is dying out
and that common sense appears 10 be re-
gaining sway I'm the United States.
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4 Druggists Fatal Dose.

COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ia. Jan. 2i-A NJ
Beardslee. for twenty-five years a druggist
Of this city, was found dead in bed this
morning. He was feeling badly last night
and took "A drink Of whisky in one OF his
drug measures that had previously con-
tanned poison.
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1 have used Simmons Liver Regulator In
my practice for the last four years and can
not find lis equal for bilious collie. dyspepsia,
sick or nervous headache and constipation.
LAS n SuOTT. Al - Rntisrvilla Ark.
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DEPRESSION IN PRICES

Mems and Boys 25c Winter Caps reduced to..... lie
Mems and Boys SOC and 75c Winter Caps reduced 9c
Mems and Boys 25 and ST. Winter Caps reduced to 3c
Mems and Boys $3.50 and 50 Plush Caps reduced $0O
Mems and Boys $2.5O Plush Caps reduced 10
% per cent discount all Soft and Stiff Hats Chill
dren's Caps, etc.
90 per cent. off on Heavy Gloves.
20 per cent. off on Heavy Underwear
20 per cent, 80 per cent and 30 per cent off Mems
Youths Boys and Chirens Overcoats, listers and Suits
You have the greatest chance of your life get bargains
in the DEPRESSION SALE at
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Other Fires.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. A-The German Luther
an Church, at Salisbury street and Floris-
SAINT avenue, was burned this morning.
Loss. $50. 900: insurance $40, 600. The church
was new One and as the congregation and
builder have been in dispute ever since it's
completion the police Will investigate the
fire.
and plant of the sherman OIL and Cotton
Company burned to-day. Loss, $l00 OOO
Covered by insurance