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CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

Wide open eyes are indicative of rash
moss.
This eye is really a selr-adtustable tele
scope
.side-glancing eyes are always to be
d.sttustcd.
Caesar Borgia had prominent half.
closed eyes.
a street car driver in I.ondon avero goo
$3.50 a wei
shoemaker in Rome earns from 81 50
to $40 a week.
plasterer in Rene receives from 81
to SLG5 week.
Tho stocking frame was invented by
Lee, English, In 1889
In 1889 two-ply Ingram carpet. were
made IN Lowell. Mass.
The electric loom was invented nv
Bonelli OF Turin in 1854
In 1850 about i've tons Of raw silk wara
produced I'm Mansfield, Conn.
IN ISL the duy OF 3ied on the squar.
yard Of calico was removed
railroad laborcr in India earns from
. cents to 10 cents day.
IN 1871 tne extensive cultivation OF iute
Tor gnnny cloth began in India.
Au%drine dye was discovered and an
pAod TO cotton prnti Z about lS95.
The first pair Of SILK stockings made
In England were finished in 1881,
ST. Pau has an area OF 552-5 square
miies, on which live 10000 people
Ia ,'to ueauutul mauve dye was pro-
cured from lichous by stonhouse.
nue area of Baltimore is 3lil square
mics ana lis population is 5i2 S5S.
In Ioi the silk-worm disease reduced
the silk crop of France by one-third
Queen Ellzabeths first pair Of silk stock
mrs We're presented 10 her in 1855.
Wooden manufactures oc rranoo ,,o,o
improved 10y the Edct of Nantes, 159s.
Henry ", in 1909, ordered mulberry
'r roe, TO he planted throughout France.
There is legend hat all the corn which
hrst grew over Naseby field after the Inn T.
| Tie bore Redeemed carr
south Shields, England. correspond.
S EN- writes that the song thrush ana plack.
on January e. ~
l'alial 8 believe that. to avert the evl,
\ eye It is sufficient to hang anythinr red
eo,ored over the bed, or to wear red Coral
| spell. s''''''a'
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THE KNOCKOUT BLOW.

dpnrl the bHthrobe. Julian and Everhardt
removed Flt1simmons remaining raimCnt
ana the Australian stool forth in short
lllEh trunks of dark blue with II bclt
/ NuoWinE the American colorH He had ON
black hose rolled down upon the top of has
rnG shoes
When a. similar office had boon perform
~i tor ALther he showed up In black trunks
NAN Way to the knees, with "A green belt.
MS hose ana Hho"a were similar To Those
ot ftGeimWons.
The Australian Throughout the prclmi.
urri,s htd shown the u'mlgt confidence.
Mtlcra lips seemed larchod and he lnp.5,-
uttl tbcm with his tongue and took d"op
Limitations. as If hls modth hnd throat
Mere dry.
"Shal,c hands sah the referee 1pc
urn advanced lfitzsimmons with tho AIR
of confidence still showing plainly Mlher
promptly and with mt re- of "a Familiar
nr thau he Ind vet shown They tctircd
In nm Instant the whistle Of warning
so.Wdcdi hVc second" later the en- Of
"tno' followed. w spraug Fli1aimmous,
advancing with his little eyes uusntus
| lil,e hHiis OF Furnished blue steel. Maher'a
advance W.ls rapid enough to meet FltX-
! simmons At the middio Of the dWeutN-four
I foot rims Eis eyes wore olrclcd from the
| recent attack Of "aikali eye ana seemed
| starring like u stage mako up without the
| deceptive ioutiight glare
Tho big tlght Tor tho heavy weight cham
! rionship OF tho world was at last a real
| FIRST Round -Fltzslmnnons led with his
! lcft Maher backed toward his corner
| ollnch followed. Mahtr struck FitzSirp-
/ mons with his right hand while they were
/ clluched and Referee sitter warned him
/ that II ho did so again he would give the
| nglU TO Fit1simmnns Aftcr a hrrukaWpy
/ pctcr landed HE left on Fit2f immonS'
neck. C'oso intghting follow d and Moher
/ succeeded ~ landing his lcit on FiHslm-
mons upper lp. drawing To- I'D. FitzHun-
mons landed with ictt and right. cuneh
.FfI. AZ all ahas. saala
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BROWNS IN DALLAS.
They VIII Arrive Middle of March and
Stay Il Month.

They win Arrive Middle of March anu
Stay a Month.
Dallas. Texas, February 2l.-The follow
ing letter was received this morning from
Henry Dlddlebock, manager of the st.
Louis Browns:
j. c. McNealus, President Dallas Base
Bail Club, Dallas, Texas;
Mr. Won Der Abe returned from West
Baden Springs last night and we have de-
cided to send the ST. Louis Browns 10
Dallas for spring practice. AS ain COM
PEELED to be at the National league meet
ing at New York on Monday next, l VIII
be unable to come TO your city.
Your proposition of February seems To
hc very iair. and We Will accept II, rely
ing upou You TO make the preliminary ar
engagements for u.s. | viii bring party
of between twenty and twenty-five and
would like you 10 arrange holel rate.
fx The street car lines ana nave the
grounds ready for us TO work ON by March
TO- / would IKE TO begin playing cxhlhl-
ton games by March -. and wisn you
would request the reSas-Southern league
clubs to reserve all open dates until
ANY other information you can give
please forward TO this ofice and 1t VIII
I've thankfully received. Yours very truly
Henry ii. Diddebock.
Tho Browns will remain in Dallas a
fun month. ..-
Nir. McNealus also has letter from
". -. White captain of the Dallas team,
which states that White ana the PLAYERS
Will arrive in Dallas on March 10. They
win lock horns with the Browns IN sew
,igll exhibition games.
MIR. McNealus is busy making arrange
mcnts for the appearance OF othor Ma
tioual league teams
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would nor work today because 81 the
dark wealth r. Fi'zsimm )us readily nc-
ctptod tho chance, hut said I've must have
S@t0 cash in advance ana 10 per cent Of
the nr' roe ,ipts for thu exhibition ~ the
pictures This was carried to the Muhpr
parry and In the carrying WAS distorted
50 thar Ft2simrIous WIS made to cay
thnt hr Woud bet 5000 that he would
stop Nallcr at any ,nne wi min SIX rc,it DIS
QJlnn. The la ker ot Manner. car.o rush
lig ha'G 10 500 Ftasimml ms Al ont the
ptoposiuou. The champion drnl,d having
said anything of ,he sort ana a war Of
words resulted Challenges for all .cr,s
81 sums wcra hurled back ard form. but
by The tinc tho train had pulled cut
Of l1ngtp for VI raso no,hilg hal uDcn
81 don't care about fGhiirr before Tho
kretoscon'." said HitzHmmNAs. 'E,rfy
tine they want me TO Io anything they
want to give the 9th + follow All tht
money and want some OF H. will
light Mah'r again, ot c>lcse. II ,he mon y
Is Put IN but don't wat h rore that
machine unless | set $500 cash and 81
PER- cent of the -cceiDts"
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.r,
rue tram arrived at about $500 central
tinr. over q rocky road. Winding about the
ur,clnitnus ,liog nr ,,. M, ,,,,,, "a.
40 W Wv wv "'''N'' "'N
| CROWD Wrnded ITS way to the sandy h,aoh
of tho river. Fnrty-two Mexitnns had
Carried tho rlu|. ,r,,,,,,-h -, a. ,,'
'''" ''''''' 90 "'"" !" '"'
river bhnk INST night aui after working
hard all day upon u roadway down
rrnu, n, ht,t ~ ,,,,..,,- ,,t
'''' " '"''"" """''h l'"'-
BRUCE had been put up across ,hv swiftly
flowing stream Tho crowd s,uu,hl.d n,..,
t,, yt,,,, ,.,,h ,l ~, ,.,
'' '"'" """ N'''" "nh'e "t'p VI
''' Fihd. guided by little Jimmy White.
"a boy who cumc from Tornnto ia h.. ne
Ga. n,b,
80" "h"'
The battle-ground was a saaly Ca, upon
ln bly bend in tho Rln ,,,y,r.,, 49,,
,,.. ,t.,. 81, w"
H'."1 Hut y Wa 'usi Two miles
'u" w Nl'hkN ol tnuSiy, IN thr
,''1 N a canvass wall ahout 80 feet
,l u'a'nSl'r the ring was pitched The
""'id moor was covered WIN canvas.
"Ni y Mhlrh resin WAS spriuklpd. At ON,
/ sue was the frame comparm mt Tor tax
lhE ih" kaleidoscope pivturca OF the nght
as i proceed d, ON tho opposite y'ae
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Chairman Dudley holds a place of gr. at
trust and responsibility and should avoid
any appearance OF sclf-assertion. He Is
lmpo,ent to destroy the party organiza-
ton which he was appointed to serve, and
mistakes OF temper and judgment, or as
sumption Of undue authority on his part,
will prove harmful In tho end only to him
telf. lie has an opportunity TO show
largeness of mind and nature Ia his place,
such as has happened to few men. He can
so act as to dcsar "a the plaud.t well done
good and faithful servant from the
democratic parry in Texas, but only by
remembering at all times aud IN MI he
does that no is II servant only and of the
whole party.
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ED. SMITHS CHALLENGES.

Cincinnati Ohio, February 3l.-Dcnvor
I'd. Smith is in this city lie posted to-
night forfeit with Harry Weldon of the
Enquirer to make good Il challenge TO
hsht either Corbett or Fu8simmous
Charles Bollinger, the hookmaker is his
hacker Smith thinks now That Fltys,r,-
mons should ignore Corhett's challenge
uutl the latter has whipped some one M
Eit&slNmou'S class. He thinks Corbrtt
aii rot do the square thing In not standing
10y Maher after turning the championship
bolt over 20 him, Nevertheless he was
surprised az Fitasimmons doing him up
- uliipkiN ~ -
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WAITING For rrsr,,s

Washington, February a.-In,r,.
the Venezuelan commission 4, !,
cluSion OF its last meeting adlv~.
meet next Friday there was ~ !,
meeting today, although tAr~ y
'h,'iy ,i, Presiien; Brewer adj u.
the secrtary of the commissins y, !.
i1er TO compare notes as IA II. ~ ~
OF the work Two absen, WI
Messrs. Coudert and Gilman r n.u
communicate with. At preset w NJ
mission Is awaiting the rprs,,, Y. y
evidence which Great brltais
ezuela have promised to submi, "a ,
that is al hand it is expected NJ, M .
progress can he made. Meanxsa. !,
ever the time Is being employsI /,
best advantage in the p-ose.q.Is, |,
dlNidnal researches by the member \
commission and much ysluabs n.
been thus collected. ~
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PROGRESSIVE cIr1rs.

II Is matter for aStonshmcnt as well
ms qualification. generally. to note the
worry unusual efforts that are beginning ,o
be put forth by the cities Of the South 10
hasten their progress and Improvement
and multiply their prosperity in this new
year of 1896. Tho movement la observed
In Charleston. Savannah. Jacksonville
unusual extent
The objects are varied-here it Is more
favorable freight ratos; thAre 1t Is greater
hotel facilities, or the erection OF large
auditoriums; in some instances tho i'm.
provement Of the streets and drainage IN
others the reaching out after factory
plants. or more wholesale trade. but in
every instance It IS the determination to
push the city further along the path of
progress and prosperity IN 1850. Probably
ut no previous time In the history OF the
South was this spirit so noticeable or so
thoroughly in earnest, and tho fruits ARE
beginning In most cases to be counted al
ready.
The forerunner OF these movements has
invariably been the patriotic action OF the
business men in generously sacrificing all
personal aims In getting tremendously To-
geiher for the public good conscious
however at last, that the general good OF
all Is the Individual prosperity Of each.
Nothing in the whole matter is so CON
spicuous, by the way. az the absolute
d.sartiota sf sanafliraI adynntupas'' ms ths
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" cbarlev paly. old Ranging. serf 90,

~ Charley DAILY, Old Rangus. Serf 90
Frl,2ie, Albert s.. Bloomer H.
second Race-Ilalf mile. 2-year-olds--
Clara Jewel OK Eye. Attic u. 100. Tom
mic Nahy, Roltaire 1903, Janciro l05, Par
mesan 1l3.
Third Race--Three-u quarters OF mile
solling-1'rlxio 80. Mark S. lOl, Miss Row
ett. Vida, Gold Dust zoe. Albert Sidney
Roube G. Is. Cox, Bowling, Green loi
lIiberna queen l0i. Masonic Home loi' ii
Henry III.
Fourth Race--One milo. handicap-Tus
carora. Dutch Arrow. Panway 9o Mate
100 Roosevelt i0i. Hubert 49, Terrapin W
Favorine, Gold Dust 30
Fifth Race-One mile and twenty yards
Alamo %. Casso, La Belle France lO2
Play or Pay l01, Little Tom Ilacksmitf
los Jimmie r. Master Fred, Uncle Jim
Rapidnn 100 sam Bias, Oak Forest liz.
Sixth Race-Three- quarters of n mile
selling. Festival 20, Sir John, Stork lql
Mgrden Pet 100. Boon ". Connemaro, =
O Reed, Verdi. care Spring. Cossack
TaSco l0i. RemuS l07
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THE COAST DEFERn
propriated for Fott,i,...'a'a
10 Be PUSHED IN CASE d /
House Refused to Gu. d..
Indian Insp.o,o,,.sm A
Abolish F..s =

Washington. Fcbru,,v
squire will early next Wa, 4 I'd
5 5ne committee committee on coas. d.s, ~,
o oor , ,,'a 1t appr,a.'.s on Y
a, available IN on order of the prs,, 'sas] \
is an emergency clause - ua'a y
speedy completion u for,, "a as'AaAa
OF war Otherwise the emu, aa /
be as follow: Npu'ai,y I
For the fiscal year ena,,.
~ 800, 600; for the fiscal van, ~. y.
3d. 1887, s',5OO,oOO. and 70, -, s..s sa !.
thereafter for the period :, a'
sS,OOo.OoO. The fortiac.,,.u "a
St on',5i on the plan az i, " n
n,lC at New Yosl ns ~
I,seoI boston,. tho lake M n, saa
ihoaus' New Orleans, PhiIsi,ai, ny
iinston, Baltimore, Por,iss ae'paa V
West, Charleston, 4. N
London, Savannah, ,;alvs.,ssa ooIs
pre- Pensacola. Wilmiustoro !; iaa
diego, Cal. "6'oh NC
Dvienses Of Cumberland .,,.,
Ciinch aud other morris s"ra
~ III chlet OF engineers and IA ' g
OF War may require permansr,,, ~ ~
iortilications. The report /, snI,, Va
crate one. containing al t ~. !,
taken by the committee n, We "
ana also the letters Of ins oa. y
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40 prtNIsTTMrNr ATTACHES

city or Mexico, February 2l.--Ilign otn-
cials Of the department Of foreign reia-
lions say regarding today's hgnt that
nothing can be done TO punish the people
concerned. as they merely violated what
was practically only police regulation,
succeeding In making dash into MeXl-
cuu trritorN. avoiding Governor Anu
mazda ana his Ruralos who wore fifty
miles away Had Governor Ahumnda
caught them the ofrensc would nave been
,uly unsdcmea"0r aud nothing more.
I'll" case is not an cNtrnditahlc one, rs
II com,a under no clause Of treaty.
President Dia2 has taken the ground
tiaht along that Mexican law did not
cover prize fighting and his endeavor was
/ mcreN to prevent the fight out OF CON
siderntiou for tho American government
Tho Mexican Herald SAYS MeSico wants
no rowdNism Oh the frontier, when is a
dlllcu.t n.Aco alMnNs ID mnlnlaln orler
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supplemented by few whacks on the
gong ny Julian, stopped them.
Gentlemen" yelled the short ana rat
Mr. Julian buleing himself out In fran,
lie manner TO make his voice reach all
within mile or two OF the ring, MI
Fitzslmmons has now worked his way up
TO the top and Is now champion Oh the
world He is now ready at any time and
place to defend his title against any man
In the World.' 80 q,
I The declaration was greeted with loud
wells of approval from the crowd ana
Fitzslmmors bowed and grinned with his
capacious grin and then hurried away 10
dress himself
onds and 1t was fully minute after
he had been carried to his corner before
he regancd full consciousness. he was
not disposed to talk much, tie Is no
| talker at any time and would nave hdd
| little to say II he had won.
"iie got me good and hard and tina,
was all thore was TO IT" lie saln.
heard the referee counting and heard
tho men in my corner calling me to rise
| hut could not rise. When l knew nay
| thing at all | was in my corne: ana they
We're rubbing my face with water.
Fitzsimmous was exec dinsy modest
concerning the brilliant victory he had
| won
81 could have put him ont he FIRST
| punch" he said, but did not reach him
/ hard enough There never was a minute
| since the match was made that | antici-
/ pated any other result than his. l was
| sure of him Mt all stagos O., the same
| He was afraid the minute be but Up his
! hands and ! knew it, It was Just IKE the
/ first fight | had vith MIN in New Or
| leans. could have licked him then long
before had I tried. .nl Jet gecnlc ore
snyns to this day that he nearly had nc
out. ! got In on him with my right and
caught him squarely Oh the SIDE Of the
| Jaw. | knew IT was all over when
! landed on him. 1t was dead easy from
| the start"
Aftcr fitzslmmons and his party had
| come up 20 the railway station, Ernest
| Rector the Kaleidoscope man, came Ia
| him with a proposition To aght Mahcr
SIS rounds IN front Of his machine, which
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Knocked Maher Out In the First Round In Less Than
Two Minutes.
FRESHMAN FOUGHT HARD AND WAS VERY GAME
But He Was No Match for the Lanky Australian Whom
He Fouled.
Blood Was with Right Swing tho
Challenge Wants a
Talking Match,


he
him
i
was in n
forced the fighting his Flaimmons
its i'm he
who himself
Fzmmons
the
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4 WuEEI.MEN's BALL.

Galveston, Texas, Februnry 2o.-Tn an
Interview with Mr. Joseph Labadle, Jr.,
Of Galveston lie said that there was now
being ARRANGED amongst the wheelmcn of
the island city II Saturday night ball in
ArrowWauna hall, with plenty of cots to
sleep on and an eNcurslJ. titles
on one Of the many beats Every Hpus-
ton whcelman will be invited aud the
committee In charge wants To hear from
all who cMn como.
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is5 and Maher about 1870, The crowd disap-
peared from Langtry almost as quickly
as 1t had come and IL was not IN lhe
nelebborhood over two and q half hours
altogether. ,,
The wostbound regular train for FL
Paso was held until Q o'clock, and when
il went il carried with II the pugilists and
nnnrly every person who had come down
to see The nght Tho special train from
t9agIe Pass started on It's homeward way
al the same time and the great light was
Quar- MI dpne
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TO ABOLISH FEES.

Washington, February 2l-Ths Y
&C mmittee OH judiciary to-day ,srs'
report favorably a bill to abolish VI
system as applicable to United !
district attorneys. United States
shals and their assistants and IN
and to substitute salaries.
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AssOCIATEn pRrss sl.nN1cn

Roston, Mass. February lL-The Ass,-
ciated Press led all conn ctitors in IT'S
bulletins OF the Maher-Fuzsimmous ngut
tins afternoon. In ST. John. y. H.. The
Associated Press WAS twenty minutes
ahead Of al other information. ten minutes
At Manchester four at Bangor. ten at
Sur, gutM and equally rs noticeable nj
other places on direct routes of wire
srryfge 49,
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Above all the din aud confusion which Is
being made by factions ono Thug stunds
out IN tho clcarest and strongest light
and that .s In the present Incumbent tho
people Of Texas have a courageous and
capable governor. who has given them an
administration of that high office than
which Texas has known no better. and
they intend to keep him IN that service for
another TWO years That much is settled,
aud everything else can rally around that
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NEW ORLEANS rNTprrs

The following arc the entries for th,
NeW orleans races as posted at the Turf
Exchange last night:
piss' hace-One and one-half furlonpa-
heNe Groves, Prudent. Hawthorn psI,a
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rAssLNa r1nAsANrRlEs.

'1'hoy say microbes are In kiss"
Quoth ho-thcir lipa had barely parted,
81 am "a homeupAth." the MISS
Returned IN tonr not quite fnint-hcarted;
I'm likc cmca Ike I put my trust
Whcreat their lips again concussod.
Workers Gazette.
Handsome Policcman--I think, my dear
madam. that YOU ought to know whnt
Your husband is doing
Sne- do do' KICK him again,
hubby l-Clrveland Post.
pnnrerors Dick We tor me yer father
kent a clothin storc before he lied, an
now find out that no was hung Tor
ARIZONA Abe Indignantly never said
he kept u rlothin' store, | said he was
in the clothes line when he died. rhats
what they hung him with. u0derstan' p
san Diego sun,
Wife Wen, Doctor how is 1t with my
hushnudP
Doctor lcalr 30 middung, 80 to speak
he wants a rest above an things. l nave
written out u prescription TOR an ppiltr.
Wife-And wien must l give him the
| mcdicine7
madam. louisville Home aud Farm.
whley--I tell VOL. IT'S better in the end
TO be honest DID you ever KNOW a rogue
who Wasn't hnppy2
| Shaley-No. but, then, one would hard
| ly expect rogue to be happy when he
| Is known. IT'S the roguea who are not
known who are happy oonsocket. R.
| l., Reporter.
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FrHnNtorL Ky, February 2l.-The
swisntIy.elshth senatorial ballot today re-
30, Evans 8, Carlisle 4 BatcE haraIeNnurn
assembly then adjourned untn MSn sS3ayt
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nAs pRoVEN HIN

Gainesville Register nrOy,r "
cha.ley Culberson has n, % "
T,IsS,SiasS so and re-oiec'sa'
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Probably tho sultan. after looking at
Miss Barton concluded She was harmless
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st. Louis Globe-peno'tn y ans -
Bloody shirt waVlns Marty "
little out Of date. Eag TSalbrts ~
well to suppress us
retts. .-s-,E
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IS A MIND REApA'

sherman Democrat .xacby p
Was there ever man ne sA .sorrsgss1
the Dallas News Aus. Ian 10 ss,
He knows what every his his sta,, Y:
to 't do = politically, and ~ ~ ,eSsis s ~ 4
in every other tactic"
party. ,ciilN
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CoRRETTos CHALLENGE.


SAYS lie Wants TO Fight Fitz. but no
Talking Match Goes.
Chicago. February 2l.-Janes J. Corbett
was out riding when the news Of Makers
defeat was received In Chicago, but an
Associated Press man met him on his
return and notified him OF the event.
''Do you challenge the winner|' was
asked.
II do" said Corbett "for $4,000 or any
sum he may name, but there must be no
long wlnded talk about IT, lie must come
and make his arrangements In a business
fashion and at once. This means business.
| am right here and Mr.. tttSsimmons Gun
reach mo any minute he wants TO ! mean
business and quick. ! VIII 30 on the stage
tonight TO challenge him In the presence
of my audience / Will fight the winner
anywhere on earth. | will fight him in
Australia, Ids own country If he wants 10
at Is money that talks, Fitzslninons
has money now. Let me see the calor OF
his dust and | am ready II he wants the
channidnshlp let him jump on tram
and como to chicago and we Will Tx up a
fght I'm TWO minutes | go away toner ow
night bat win he back week after next.
! sont HIM n telegram last night ASKING
him to meet me here Between March Y
and he can meet me and We can make II
match for any amount and any time 'ut
II must be done promptly and by MN IN
person.
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General Weyler has evidently Infused
new HE into the rnnks Of the Spanish
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-22

The Galveston New says "'rhe trouble
VISTA tho old parties In this country is their
rr'v,iSses md oopor.ani,iS, to csuInlr
crime and prey on the public W}dG what
are Won going to glvo MS In Daco OF the
old parties? WIN vow agul,2 pun forth
that NcWs-Cuncy couhuoIs' 80 incfiably
nurn and mnH.nL.el rromA fle world?
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-22

Tho French senatc appears to be ms stub
born and Obstructive as the American artl-
clc These upper houses are all getting too
uppity, as Bili Arp would say
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-22

The Spanish loss"s ia the battles and
skirmishes heretofore reported have not
been mentioned This ~ at least sus-
plo.ous and naturally creates a desire to
"sce the other follow"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-22

HOUSTON, SATURDAY FEB. %. 1905.