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the stomach, but Horace sent two heavy
lefts on the face and chest. As the gong
sounded Leeds sent In two heavy lefts on
the stomach and face.
The fifteenth round was the last. JACK
squared OF and landed his left on the wind
They then exchanged lefts on the race
Leeds landed his left on the heart and Jack
swung a left hook with a jolt on Leedss
jaw, which sent the Atlantic city man
down on his face 10 the moor OF the Tlns
Amidst great excitement Referee Hurst
counted Leeds out and declared JACK Ever
hardt the winner
Leeds remained In an unconscious state
for half hour after he was carried out
of the ring He was attended by DR.. Bon
derman, OF Philadelphia. None OF the re-
porters was allowed I'm the room and the
utmost secrecy prevailed. Captain Giori.
who is Leeds's manager. came out ana m
formed the newspaper men that Horace was
in a pretty bad condition. Finally, al u.4v
o'clock, word was sent out that Leeds had
recovered sufficiently to recognize those
around him and the Doctor said there was
no danger of a relapse. He fought very
fast all through the fifteen rounds and this
SO weakened him that when he got the
Jolt on the jaw he was so weakened by
his exertions that he could not recuperate.
If IL had not been for his weakened condi-
tion the blow, which was light. would not
have had such telling effect.
At 12:04 O'Clock Leeds was able 10 stand
up and spoke TO Captain Glorl and those
around him. He needed very little assist
ance TO put on his street clothes and said
that he felt all right. He had nothing 10
say in regard to the result Of the fight and
drove away from the clubhouse, accom-
panied by Captain Glori and his seconds.
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A CONvIcTs REVENGE.


AKRON, o., March 30.-Anson B. Strong
was arrested this afternoon at Ravenna.
Portage county, and charged with
Alvin N. Stole, at Tallmadge, on
Saturday night The evidence on
which the charge is based is largely cir
cumstan.ial. Thirteen years ago Strong
was sent to the penitentiary for horse steal
ing. his conviction being secured by the tes-
timony of Stone. Several years later. after
his release from prison, he was arrested
again for the same crime and again con-
victed on the testimony of Stone. He
gained his liberty the second time about
three weeks ago and was at once suspected
of the murder of Stone and his wife, When
taken into custody to-day Stone said he was
at the home of his sister, in Ravenna. all
Of Saturday night and that he had gone
to church Sunday morning. A search OF the
sisters house. however, resulted in the dis
covery of suit of clothes and an overcoat
which had been placed by stove to dry.
There were no blood stains on the cloth
ing, but Strong sister said she had washed
the garments In an clubhouse early this
morning. In one OF Strong's pockets was
Kent, the latter place being within two
miles of the scene of Saturday night s
tragedy. The ticket was purchased last
Saturday. Strong was brought here at 6
o'clock this evening and placed in jail. The
crowd assembled. There was no disorder,
but Mayor Harper decided to prevent an
outbreak by ordering Battery A OF the Light
Artillery to assemble at its .irsnory and
The other members of the Stone family,
except Stillson, the nephew, will recover.
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HAS QUIT PLUNGING.
Pardridge Buys 4.oOo.O00 Bushels oi
Wheat and stops Specializing.

CHICAGO, March S0.-Edward Partridge.
the Board of Trade ''plunger," bought four
million bushels Of wheat to-day and says he
will now retire from the market, having no
further interest in IT, 1t might be thought
that, after buying four million bushels of
the article he would have very lively and
substantial interest in the wheat market. but
as 1t was all what is called short wheat
that is, wheat which he had previously sold
his purchases of to-day will go to the fill
ing of his sales and leave him even. The
market was very mucn agitated and the
price went climbing from 6SJsc per bushel
up to 64ssc. while Mr.. Pardridge's brokers
were clamoring for his four million bushels
of short wheat When they stopped buying
the price dropped to 6SAc. Partridge said
he was very sick and would now give up
specializing He certainly was, In appear
ance, a very sick man. more fit for a bed
and a doctors care than for business.
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Representative Henry Doing His Ut
most, Despite Speaker Reeds 0p-
position, TO Push HIS Measure.
THREATS OF sILyERITEs
SENATOR PEFFERs BoxD-IssUE Iy-
CURRY MUST BE Considered.
Dupont Case 10 He Called Up To-Day-
Sundry Civil Bill Criticised by
Democrats I'm the House.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. March Ex-senator Turr!s
has passed the bill for the erection OF a new
postoffice at Indianapolis. This was fore
shadowed In the Journal few days ago.
The Senator's success cannot be construed
as a reproach 20 Representative Henry. In
der the rules Of courtesy that prevail In the
Senate. every Senator who makes a measure
affecting his own locality his own private
matter can pass IL through the Senate with
out the slightest difficulty. But II is the
House which scrutinizes the measures. Mr..
Henry's bill for a public building at Indian
apolis has been ordered to a favorable re-
port and will be so reported, as repeatedly
announced i'm these dispatches. DIR. Henry
cannot rise superior to the Speaker OF the
House, who has decreed that at this session
there shall be no public buildings. Indian
apoiis will get ks public building and ~iii
get 1t through the incessant labor OF Mr..
Henry.
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An indianapolis Variety Actress
shoots Her Husband I'm 'FriscO.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 30.-As John
Martin, driver of a patrol wagon. was sit
ting In his wagon in front of police head
quarters at the City Hall. at noon to-day.
his wife came up behind him and shot him
three times with a pistol. One bullet passed
through Martins body. and he will probably
die. Mrs. Martin gave as reason for the
shooting that Martin had not been home for
several nights and last night was drink
ing hard. She added she was tired Of his
neglect and determined to punish him. She
shows no regret for the shooting.
The Mrs. Martin referred to In the above
dispatch was formerly Miss Susan Virgil
of indianapolis. She was one of three sis
ters. all well known here a number of years
ago, who took to the stage. Her stage
name was Susie Wilde. and she often ap-
peared at the old Zoo in it's palmy DAYS.
as a variety performer. She left here six
or eight years ago and was then the widow
OF Marsh Adams, the original "Old Black
Joe'' man of minstrel fame. A private dis
patch states that Martin was fatally
wounded.
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FLIGHT OF A RASCAL.
Warren sexton Disappears, to the
sorrow of Mnny People.

KANSAS CITY. No., March 3O.--Warren
Sexton. general manager of the defunct Sex
ton Security Company, has disappeared. He
left a letter addressed to his brother. Edgar
p. Sexton. vice president of the company.
stating that several thousand dollars of the
company's funds. which he had taken, had
been lost in wheat gambling. He took with
him large sum of money that he had col
lected for different persons for whom he
acted as rental agent. The actual amount
OF his defalcation is not known Five years
ago Sexton invested $4,000 of his mothers
money in the investment company. The
company made great splurge in local finan-
cial circles, and Ii handled vast quantities of
other peoples money. 1t failed February
last with 100000 liabilities and practically
no assets An examination OF the books
cover up his shortages. Ii is believed Sex-
ton is in California. He leaves wife. His
parents are prominent people OF Detroit,
Mich.
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HARRY HILLS DEED.
Locked His Wife I'm "a Room and Shot
Her and Himself.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 5o.--Harry
Hill, aged twenty-eight years, a hotel
porter, shot and killed his wife. aged twen-
ty-one, this afternoon and then committed
suicide. Hill had warned his wife against
keeping company with a certain woman
who, he said, was disreprtalole. He met
the two together this afternoon. Taking
his wife to their home near by, ne locked
the door behind her and deliberately shot
her In the jaw, causing instant death He
then shot himself In the temple. AS he
fell he fired another shot at the woman. He
died i'm twenty minutes. The couple came
to this city from Carrollton. Mo.
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GARNER OUTPLAYED.
Jake schaefer Scored 600 at billiards
to the Bclgian's 1917.

NEW YORK, March 30.-Prominent billiard
players from all over the country gathered
at Madison-square Garden Concert Hall to-
day to witness the opening of the tourna-
ment in which Frank Ives, Jake Shaefer and
Albert GARNER are to contest for purse
of 5000 offered by Maurice Daily The
championship game for the past five years
has been at fourteen inches, but as Ives
became so strcng at this style Daily decided
to equalize matters this year by making the
game an eighteen inch balk line. This being
a new style of playing to the players, the
experts contesting are all on the same level.
The practice scores of the men have been
so even that at the start Of the tournament
none of the ''sharps" present ventured 10
pick the winner This is the first of a series
Of tournaments which will be played here,
In Boston and Chicago. Each of the players
make the tournament last six nights at
Madison-square Concert Hall. Only the old
time handlers of the cue remember GARNER,
for it is twenty years since the Belgian bill
liardst crossed the Atlantic. He was a trifie
nervous tonight. Shaefer, who is called the
Wizard" was the first to make a good
run, scoring 20. The final scores follow:
Shaefer-3, %, 2. 2, 13, 3, /, 3, 2, AZ. 6,
rs, So, /, TO- 81, Z, o. q o. 2 0. 22,s 76. "A. p.
So 80. rs. 3. Total, 600. Highest run. rs.
Average, 20.
q aisnIsrLlii r. t. i. H. > 4 . a. e. Z e. g. g.
Total. 1917. Highest run, 30. Average,
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coRBETr IN HIS PRIME.
The PugiIist Says He Is Fit to Fight,
but Fitx Dodges Him.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind. March S0--James j.
Corbett, who appeared in this city tonight.
said in response TO the question:: What Is
the prospect of your having meeting with
Fitzsimmons?'
''Oh, he'll never fight me in the world
have been trying to coax him TO have
go with me for some time, but Ii doesn't /
do any good apparently. No, sir, don't
think he wants anything TO do with me.
However. am ready and willing for any
body else to take his place al any time.
How about these stories that you are
not taking good care of yourselfT
''They are all bosh. You see II man
makes a success in pugilism he has more
enemies than when he gets down In de-
feat Look at Sullivan. for instance. ne has
more followers since he was whipped than
ever before. They always talk ABOUT a
man when he is making a success and tell
all sorts of lies about him. am twenty
nine years old and am in the very. prime
of life, Just where every man ought 10 De
If he takes proper care of himself
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Roderick n. seymour.

NEW YORK, March 3O-Roderick B. Sey-
mour, recently appointed justice of tha Ser
ond District Court OF Jersey City, died to-
night of pneumonia.
Justice Seymour was born in 1sis, in New
ark. o. He was an alumnus of Columbia
College. He enlisted as private in the
Twenty second New York Volunteers in 1852
in 1854 he formed Company A of the Thirty
seventh New Jersey Volunteers, and COM
manded this company under Butler and
Grant After the war ne began the practice
CT law in jersey City. In 1871 he was ap-
pointed police justice, and in 1882 to the
nnance board. He was in the Assembly in
lican State committee from 1889 until his
death. Justice Seymour was a Mason and
past master of the Enterprise Lodge, F..
and A. M. He leaves widow and son and
daughter.
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Fifteen Rounds Of Fast and Furious
Fighting Before the Empire Ath-
Ietic Club, OF Maspeth.
SEVERE "JOLT' ON THE JAW
BLOW THAT LEFT HORACE UNCON-
sCIOUs FOR HALF AN HOUR.
The vanquished Man Finally Restored
and the sports Relieved of Their
scare-Corbett still Talking.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK. March 30.-The sports inter-
ested in pulling off the bouts at the Empire
Athletic Club. Maspeth, l. L.. tonight re-
ceived scare when Jack Everhardt put
Horace Leeds to sleep for half an hour.
The fight between the light-weights was
furiously fast for fourteen rounds. In the
fifteenth Everhardt shot his fist, like a
fash, on to Leeds's jaw, and Horace
dropped into an unconscious heap. He WAS
carried to his corner in state of collapse.
and after his seconds had worked over him
for ten minutes they had TO carry him TO
his dressing room without his having re-
gained consciousness. Then a doctor was
summoned and 1t was twenty minutes more
before the lightweight was able to talk.
In the meantime the sports showed much
concern, evidently fearing prosecution in
case the blow resulted fatally.
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GREENSBORO, Ala, March 90.-Ex-Gov-
ernor Thomas Seay, who had been i'll at his
home here for two weeks with grip, died at
1:2O O'Clock this afternoon. Few men in Ala
bama were more highly esteemed than
Governor Seay. He was prominent in public
life for more than a quarter Of century,
and was always foremost In everything look
ing to the welfare and advancement of his
State or country.
MONTREAL. March 30.-Lieutenant Col
onel Amicott, one of the French-Canadian
members Of Parliament, has died suddenly
at his home In Quebec.
BINGHAMTON, N. Y, March 30.-Pre-
siding Elder j. o. Woodruff, of the Wyom-
ing conference of the NJ. e. Church, died
here to-day@
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SAN FRANCISCO. March 30.-Hawaiian
the treaty between Hawaii and the United
States, the Hawaiian government can grant
no concession, cede any territory or grant
permission to eny foreigner to land q cable
ANY cable company securing permission
from the United States would also have to
secure permission from the Hawaiian gov
ernment
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SPRING THAws AND FLOODS.
Over Four Square Miles Of East Buff
fa1O Under Water.

fa1O Under Water.
BUFFALO, n. Y, March 30.-Western
New York has been having its annual spring
floods to-day. and they have been the worsr
in its history. In East Buffalo the flooded
district covered an area of over four square
miles. snd much damage was occasioned. At
Tonawanda the water is steadily rising to-
night, and at 9 o'clock the Ely electric road
forced to shut down. Ii is feared there
that the canal locks will give way from the
busy at work to prevent a washout. The
damage from the flood is estimated in that
town alone at from $4,000 to $4,000. At Ma
CARA Falls the upper end of the city is flood
ed, and boats have been used to remove ar
ticles from houses on the fats this side or
Echota. At Lockport much damage is re-
ported from the flooding of cellars AT many
other places the water is dangerously high.
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Rivers Booming at Pittsburg.

PITTSBURG, Pa, March s0.-Both rivers
at this point are booming tonight, caused
by the rains and melting snow in the noun
tains. At a late hour tonight 1913 is re-
ported from the dam and rising at the
rata of about an inch an hour. The Weather
Bureau expects twenty-three feet in the
Mononrahela and twenty-one in the Allie
gheny tomorrow morning. Already three
feet of water covers the Pittsburg & West
ern tracks and some cellars in the low
parts Of Allegheny are flooded, but no Sc
rious damage is looked for unless the rise
goes above fWentv-filree feet.
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LONDON, March SL-The two pugilists,
Tracey and Williams, were matched for
fight tonight. Tracey was the favorite and
went to work cautiously. There were a few
rapid exchanges in the first round. Tracey.
with both hands, landed on either si4e OF
his opponents chin. Williams dropped nat
on his back and failed to rise Tracey was
proclaimed the winner in thirty-nve sec
onds.
Before the National Sporting Club, to,
night Billy Smith. OF Boston, defeated BIZ
Husbands, of London, for fl00.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala, March S0-A tele-
phone message from Selma, Ala, states that
Company at that place. committed suicide
last night by taking morphine. 1t was
500 in his accounts, and on Saturday two of
the company's auditors reached the city for
the purpose OF checking up his books. Ellis
was about twenty-five years old and mar
VI al
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SAN FRANCISCO. March so.-E. Widlng
and ]. F. Gilmore, representing London
tions for the purchase of the Chino ranch
in Southern California The ranch consists
of 10000 acres, and the price Is said to be
50 100000 The property will be divided and
sold to English farmers. One hundred fam
lilies are expected this year. The land is
now used for the culture of sugar beets and
frr,ft
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CINCINNATI, o., March 30.-The third
and fourth of the series of contests between
teams of ten men selected from the Hamil-
ton County Bowling League and the Linden
Grove Bowling Club. of Brooklyn. were COM
pleted here since midnight tonight. The
conditions were ten frames to each man.
possible 5000 for each team. The score to-
night was: Third contest-Cincinnati, 1,414:
Brookly, 1,22S. Fourth contest-Cincinnati
1892 Brooklyn. 1851. The Brooklyn team
won the first two contests yesterday The
total score of the two teams for the four
contests, greatest possible, 1900 for each
team was: Brooklyn. $3.50: Cincinnati. SSH
As the Brooklyns won the first two and the
Cincinnatis the second two. so far they tie
on the four games. However, the Cincinnatis
are 81 points ahead
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Ten-Round Contest at Elwood.
necial To the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

ELWOOD. Ind, March 30.-A ten-rQund
prize fight was pulled of in this city. at the
Athletic Club rooms. tonight, between Joe
Haas, of this city. and Joe Frommel. OF
Cincinnati The men entered the ring at
1915 o'clock and fought ten two-mlnute
rounds. The fight was the best pulled
on in this city and Referee Kerr gave his
decision in favor of Haas, TO whom was
awarded the purse and receipts.
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NEW YORK, March 30.-Four steamers
arrived in port to-day. having on board 3. Asa
Immigrants. The Aiassilia. from Marseilles
and Naples. brought 1.1S3: the Patria. from
Hamburg. 9e1; Ia Bretagne, from Havre,
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TnngIe An oklahoma.

GUTHRIE. o. T.. March 30-The Supreme
Court to-day refused 10 recognize Greer
county. just added TO Oklahoma by the Unit
yacdei II 10 Oklahoma county. two hundred
miles away. for judicial purposes. This
leaves the new county as an organized terri
tory. With twenty murderers applying for
Writs OF habeas corpus Great confusion
must naturally result. Judge Henry W.
Scott Of Oklahoma City, Il drafting bill
cQveri71 the complex situation for introduce
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SALISBURY. " c.. March 30.-The Florida
flyer. on the Southern railway. coll.ded with
q shifting engine In the yards here to-day.
badly damaging the engines ard cars. but
fortunately injuring no passengers and only
two Of the crew, engineer Bradley and postal
clerk Woody. Their injuries oro slight.
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UEsDAY MORNING, MARCH 81, 1895.

poll OF the club, which represented thirty
two States. shows 2S for Mckinley and
creased to six hundred before the end of the
week.
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RAwLINS, Wyo., March 3n.-Sharp earth
quake shocks were seit here at 10 o'clock last
southwest. The shock vas ACCOMPANIED by
. heavy rumbIing sound Ike Distant thunder.
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OBITUARY.
Miss f. Jennie Duty, a Well-KnOwn
Temperance Worker.

temperance worker.
CLEVELAND, o., March 30-Miss F.
Jennie Duty, formerly general secretary of
the national non-partisan w. c. I. u, and
widely known throughout the country as a
temperance worker, died at her home in
this city to-day Miss Duty has been ailing
Three months ago she suffered an attack
of the grip from which she never recov-
cred. The deceased was forty-five years of
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Mig Republican Club of students.

Special 70 the Indlanap0llS journal.
yALPARAISO. Ind, March 3o.-Three
hundred Republican students of the North
ern Indiana Normal School tonight organ
lied a college Republican club with the fol-
lowing officers: President, j. p. Scoll, ILL.,
nois vice president. d. T. Need. Ohio; Sec
retary. E. J. Daniels. Indiana; delegate to
the national convention OF college clubs
Chicago. +. e. Hughes. Pennsylvania. A
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Grand Wind-Up at Knightstown.
Snecial TO the Indianapolis Journal


KNIGHTSTOWN. Ind. March se-Perhaps
the largest crowd that ever assembled in
this city will be here tomorrow. The con-
gress;onal fight has reached white heat, and
both the Watson and Johnson men lare at
war with each other as to which will give
the greatest demonstration. 10th have taken
to-day as the final roundup. The Watson
people have secured the opera house and will
have several bands and large delegations
from neghboring towns. There will be fire.
works and street parades The following
Hendee of Anderson; Hon. Caleb s. Denny,
of Indianapolis: Hon. Thomas NJ. Green, OF
Rushville; Hon. II. A. Black, of Greenfield; +;
Frank b. Smith. OF Brookvie. The Johnson
faction will have street parades and fire.
works. and will have an open-air meeting
being represented by Judge II. c. Cox, Hon.
c. c. Binkley, Capt. Lee Yaryan, Senator
Shiveley, Thomas Jessup and Maj. j. s.. Os-
trander all of Richmond. Trains have been
chartered and hotel accommodations will all
be taken.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-27
profes.or Harden wtu Resten.

ITHACA, N. Y., March 27.-Professor H. w. Harden. professor in the law school at Cornell who has rendered his resignation, will sever his connection with Cornell at the close of the present college year. He has accepted profes- sership in law at the Columbia college.
 It is understood that the Cornell board of trustees will appoint Professor E. H. Woodruff of Stamford university, and a graduate of Cornell, to fill the vacancy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-03-27

BEWARE of the candidate who is making @ race on his free silver views, or the sole fact that he never scratched @ Democratic ticket. Com petency is the balance in which as- nirants for county, township and city offices should be weighed. Good government is above petty hobbies and he who has no other merit than his record as a Democrat or his free silver views is not worthy of vote for an important office. All the can didates are Democrats, but all Dem oerats are nor competent to fill off ces. Vote for the best man, who, also, is a Democrat.