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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-22
A LITTLE HISTORY,
Some of the Troubles Before the
"BattIe.v

"BattIe."
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Fitzsinmons and
Maher were matched in this city De-
cember 5, 1895
After the Hot Springs fasco Dan Stuart
went back to Dallas and thought the
matter all over. He had not given up
the idea of bringing the men together He
looked for another place where a battle
might be broughrf off and found it near
Ell Paso. Texas. He secured FitZsin-
mons consent for fight for big purse
and then came north to look up Corbett
Arriving in this city he learned of
Makers victory over ODonnell and Of
Corbett's transfer of the championship.
Maher was then substituted with Fitz-
simmons consent.
Stuart then arranged for other battles,
intending to have a fistic carnival on a,
large scale. In all six battles were to
have been fought.
Maher went to Las Cruces, a New Mex
lean town about fifty miles from Ell
Paso, and Fitzsimmons located in Juarez.
right across the Rio Grande from ri
Paso. Both went into active training. In
time the other pugilists arrived and mat
ters looked good for the success of
Sruart's plans. Stuart had not divulged
the place where the fights were to take
place, however, but insisted that they
should be held without interference and
without breaking any law.
In Washington few days ago a bill
was passed prohibiting prize fights in
a d, VI liz IeIIlloIleS oI Cne On!teu states
This barred Stuart from New Mexico and
was the first of his troubles. Then the
Mexican government declared against the
fights and troops were called oGt to en-
force the law. Texas rangers were on
hand to see that the fight did not take
place in their state Through it all Stuart
steadily maintained that the fights would
take place
Finally Makers eyes became swollen
and inflamed from dust which had fallen
into them from the ceiling of his train
ing quarters after dislodgment by a foot
ball. He could not fight February II ac-
cording to articles of agreement and
postponement was made until last Mon
day and on that day a further post
ponement until today was arranged.
Stuart then declared all the other bat
ties off and devoted his entire time and
attention to the big fight.
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An Exclamation.

LONDON, Feb. 22.-The Daily News
says in explanation of the appointment
Of Earl Gray. director of the South
Africa company, who has been ap-
pointed an administrator of that com
pany, that Earl Gray will surely be the
successor Of DR.. Jameson, who on his
arrival in England will either resign
his post as administrator or will be dis
missed.
Cecil Rhodes, the Daily News con-
tfnues. is not co-admtnistrator, but
is only the managing director of the
company. Earl Gray's powers will be
very different from what Dr. Jane
sons were.
Earl Gray is director of the com
pany which. it is claimed, since the
raid of DR.. jameson into the Trans
vaal has been working in harmony
with the government.
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Liberal Donations.

LONDON. Feb. ga Johannesburg
dispatch to the Times says:
The Transvaal government has grant
ed EOS, 600, the Netherlands Railway
company 100000 and the dynamite
company $1,000 toward the relief of the
victims of the explosion which fund is
approaching 100000. The Netherlands
Railway companys own regulations
are shown to have been broken in sew
eral respects, notably in allowing the
trucks to decorators to be in proxim-
ity to the dynamite. Frequent appeals
have been made to the company to
prevent large quantities of dynamite
being detained on the sidings.
A red hot bolt from the explosion
fell into the magazine belonging to
the dynamite company, near town,
where four hundred tons of dynamite
We're stored. Luckily the bolt fell into
q tank of water. The government now
meditates ordering the removal of the
magazine ten miles distant.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-22
Peter,n Position.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Peter Maher
has sent the following dispatch to the
World:
-'Langtry, Texas, Feb. 21.-I am, of
course, disappointed. He is a clever
fighter. and [ don't know exactly where
was hit; seems to me it was on the
jaw. The back of my head has a big
lump on it, and that's where it struck
the floor. I thought I had him licked
from the start, and SO far as my con-
dition is concerned, have Sothing to
complain of, and I would like to get a
fight with somebody else-I am not par
ticular which of the heavy weights.
PETER MAHER."
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MR.. vARIAN ACCEPTS.
is NOW 4 FULL PLEDGED POLICE
COMMISSIONER.
Commissioner Noble Returned Home
Yesterday, so That a Meeting Can
BE Held on Monday.

c. S. varian yesterday qualified for
the position as member of the board
Of fire and police commissioners. to
which he was appointed to succeed
Commissioner Stephens.
Commissioner Noble returned from
his trip to Wyoming yesterday, so that
there are now sufficient members to
constitute a quorum for the transac-
ton Of business. even though Mr..
Cohn does not return for the next
week or two. A meeting will not be
held until Monday. however. Il see
no necessity for holding a special
meeting" said Chairman jennings
THE charges against Chief Deyine
have not been filed and there is moth
ing otherwise of special Importance
to require immediate attention"
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NEW YORK. Feb. 21.--More than
three-fourths of the dogs on exhibition
at the Westminster clubs bench show
have been judged. In the early hours
at Madison Square Garden today the
dogs were washed, combed and
brushed and then exercised in the
rings. The veterinaries in charge of
the show gave a clean bill of health
for all the dogs quartered in the gar
den. The show was we'll attended to-
day and the indications are that this
years exhibition will be a record
breaker in the matter Of attendance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-22
wASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.
PUBLIC OFFICES, BANKS AND
STORES WILL BE CLOSED.
The Attractions for TOday-Exer-
cises at the Schools Yesterday
Afternoon-"Reva" on the Father
of His Country.

This is Washington's Birthday, and
although it falls upon the busiest day
of the week it will be generally OBJ
served as a holiday. All Of the public
offices and banks will be closed, and
the stores will keep open in the morn
The attractions will be the football
game, dancing matinees at the theatre
and Christensen's matinees at the
Grand and Lyceum, with evening per-
formances at both houses. Then there
will be the entertainment at Unity
hall in the evening, with a number OF
parties.
The schools observed the day yes-
terday with appropriate exercises.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-22
FrankIin school.

The programme at Franklin school
was as follows:
Song, "The Morn is Beaming Ger
the Lake" Room 10
Recitation, Like Washington go.
Frank Schnell, second grade
Essay, Early Life of Lincoln 49,.
............Ada West, fourth grade
Recitation, Something to Remen-
ber' -. 49,. Ida Nelson, first grade
Essay, Lincoln" ...........,........
Joseph Jeremy, seventh grade
Song, MT. Vernon Bells ...... Room Z
Recitation, February Twenty-sec-
ond, Raymond Ashton, third grade
Recitation, Our Flag .............
........ss.Dora Kerfoot, first grade
Essay. washington" ......
..............Ada Danly, fifth grade
Recitation, when Washington was
a Little Boy ...............
Farley Williams, first grade
Song, Where is my Hero George?D
1900. ................ 49,. Room 10
Defamation, "The Flag"
-.... .Hyrum Owens, seventh grade
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reach him hard enough. There never
was a minute since the match was
made that I have anticipated any 9th
er result than this. 1 was sure of him
at all stages of the game. He was
afraid the minute he put UP his hands,
and 1 knew it. 1t was Just like the
first fight I had with him in New Or
leans. I could have licked him long
before. if 1 had tried, and yet people
are saying to this day that he had me
nearly out. [ just got in on him with
my right and caught him squarely "a
the jaw. I knew it was all over when
landed on him. 1t was dead easy
from the START
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-22
Can Do Nothing.

CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 21.-High off,
Gals OF the department of state say re-
garding today's fight nothing can be done
to punish the people concerned, as they
merely violated what was practically a
police regulation, by succeeding in MAX
ing dash into Mexican territory and
avoiding the Mexican officials, who were
over fifty miles away. Had they been
caught the cffense would have been only
misdemeanor and nothing more The
offense is not an extraditable one. Presi-
dent Diaz has taken the ground all along
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-22
A Hanging.

FOLSOM. Cal. Feb. z1.-Ivan Ko-
valley, . Russian ex-convict. who es-
capped from the penal settlement on
Saghalen island three years ago, was
hanged today for the murder of z. L.
4. Weber and Mrs. Weber at Sacra-
mento, December go, 1894. At his trial
hoTalev confessed that he had wit
messed the Weber murders but stated
that his companion. Matthew St Cher
baker was the murderer. st. Cherba-
kef was killed while attempting To
hold up a San Jose merchant.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-22
WAS AFFECTING.

NEW YORK. Feb. 21.-Mrs. Ethel
Kelso, who yesterday afternoon killed
her two little children at their home
in West Ninety-ffth street, was re-
ported at Bellevue hospital today as
slightly improved and almost sure to
recover. Her mental conditiomis much
better than the doctor had expected it
would be.
Mr.. Kelso was allowed to see his
wife today. The meeting was very af-
1ecting.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-22
what Ed Thinks.

CINCINNATI. Feb. 21--Denver Ed
Smith is in this city. He posted tonight
$1,000 forfeit with Harry Weldon of the
Enquirer to guarantee a suitable purse to
make good a challenge TO fight either Cor
bett or Fitzsimmons. Charles Bollinger,
the bookmaker, is his hacker. He thinks
now that FitZsinmons should ignore Cor
belts challenge until the latter has
whipped someone in FitZsimmon's class.
He thinks Corbett did not do the square
thing in not standing by Maher after
turning the championship belt over to
him.
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Indirect Triumph.

LONDON, Feb. 21-Judge steyn has
been appointed president of the Orange
free state vice Judge Reitz who re-
signed the position in November last
on account of i'll health Judge Steyn
received a large majority over j.
George Frazer, chairman of the volks-
Rad, who was the candidate against
him.
The Daily News says of Judge
Steyn's victory that it is an indirect
triumph for President Kruger of the
Transvaal who approved his candi-
dacy.
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THE FEE sYsTENf.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The house
committee on Judiciary today agreed
to report favorajbly a bill to abolish
the fee system as applicable to United
States district attorneys. United States
1riar5hals and their assistants and de-
puties. and to substitute salaries
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-22
ONE HUNDRED
AND TWENTY
Latest Reports of the Johannes
burg Explosion.
WHOLE FAMILIES KILLED.
PRESIDENT KREUGER MAKES A
FRIENDLY SPEECH.

CongratuIates the People ON Their
Action in Sinking Race Feuds
in the Common Endeavor to Re-
Heve SuRering-A Belief That Re-
forms VIII BE Inaugurated Soon
Which Will Give Satisfaction.
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At All HaIIows.

All Hallows college will celebrate
Washington's birthday with an enter
tafnment this evening, commencing at
o'clock. All friends of the college are
invited to attend.
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THE KENTUCKY 1IrnnLE-

FRANKFORT, Feb. 21.-The twenty
eighth senatorial ballot today resulted
as fOllOws: Hunter, 90; Blackburn
90; Evans, s; Carlisle, 4; Bate. /.
The Joint assembly then adjourned
until Monday at u O'Clock.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-22
FOR MURDER
OF A CHILD
Angus .. Gilbert Hanged at
Boston, rIass., Yesterday.
HE DENIED HIS GUILT.
INSANITY DODGE TRIED, But IT
FAILED TO WORK.

a Young Farmer Engaged In Coun-
terfeitinS Betrayed by His sweet
heart-An Old Soldier Murdered
for Money--Russian cx-Convfct
Hanged at Folsom for Murder
Prominent Tennesseean MUIR
dered by His Son, Who Is Weak
nEinded-Other Crimes.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-The weekly
bulletin Of Chairman Gideon, of the l..
A ". racing board for the season of
1895, will be issued today. In view of
the new evidence submitted on behalf OF
@. NJ Murphy to the racing board, the
suspension placed upon him has been
raised.
The Press Bicycle club of Boston is re-
stored to sanction privileges.
Reinstated to amateur class-A. w.
Cleaver, Los Angeles, Cal. JOS. w.
Curry. Aurora, Ill; A. Price, Client,
KY; L. A. Ryer, Jersey City, N. J.; Rob-
ert j. John, New Orleans; r. Harker,
Rich, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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that Mexican law did not cover prize
lighting and his endeayor was merely to
prevent the fight out of consideration for
the United States.
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incidentally shown that there could be
nc reason to doubt the guilt of the
prisoner as was conceded by President
Cleveland himself.
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CITY PAYRnIIS
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THE WHEEL.

DAYTON. Ohio, Feb. 21-Jacob Miller,
marshal of West Carrollton, was sem
fenced to one year in the penitentiary
for shooting a bicyclist, who was riding
on the village sidewalks last summer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-22
WANTS A WAD.
Fitzsimmons Does Not Propose to
Fight for Fun.

Fitzsimmons Does Not Propose to
Fight for Fun
Ell PAso, Texas, Feb. 2t-After
Fitzsimmons and his party had come
up to the railway station Ernest Rec
tor, the kaleidoscope man, came to him
with a proposition to fight Maher six
rounds in front of his machine Whlcn
would not work today because OF the
dark weather. Fitzsimmons readily &C
cepted the chance, but said that ne
must have $1,000 in cash in advance
and so per cent of the net recelpps
from the exhibition of the pictures.
This was carried to the Manner party
and in the carrying it was distorted SO
that Fitzsimmons was made to say
that he would bet $1,000 that he could
stop Maher at any time within SIX
rounds Quinn, the hacker OF Maher,
came rushing back to see Fltzslmmons
about the proposition. The new cham
pion disclaimed having said anything
of the sort and
WAR OF WORDS
resulted. Challenges for all sorts of
sums were hurled back and forth, but
by the time the train had pulled out
of Langtry for Ell Paso nothing had
been done.
Il don't care about fighting before
the kinetoscope," said Fitzsimmons.
Every time they want mo to 80 1t,
they want to give the other fellow all
the money, and want some Of 1T my
self. 1 will fight Maher again, of
course, if the money is put UP, but
don't fight before that machine unless
1 get 5000 cash and SO per cent OF the
receipts"
About $50 persons bought tickets at
the station for Langtry, putting UP
$11.e5 each. The tickets to the fight
were $40 and those who wished could
secure sleeping car accommodations
for IS.
A quieter and better behaved lot of
visitors to prize fight never gather
ed
General Mabry and twenty-six of his
Texas rangers with heavy laden cart
ridge belts. horse pistols and Winches-
ters, accompanied the train The
rangers and adjutant general witness
ed the fight and enjoyed it.
No more perfect place for a fight
without interference could be devised.
1t is all but inaccessible, and from the
Mexican side cannot be reached ex-
cept by coming down the stream for
q long distance Once the banks were
reached the troops could fire from the
cliffs upon those who might be be-
meath. Two hundred Mexican troops
were at Eagle Pass ready to move
upon the advice of the governor of
Coahuila, in which state the fight took
place, but it would take them two
days forced marching to reach the spot
of the fight.
The general opinion among sporting
men who witnessed the fight was that
it was a most brilliant and unquali-
fed victory for F'itzsimmons. Maher
may not have been in as good condi-
ton as the Australian, but he could
not have been outfought so quickly
no matter what his condition had he
not been badly outclassed in point of
skill. The general feeling was that
Fftzstmmons was fully capable of Civ
ing Corbett or any other man on earth
a desperate hard fight at any time.
NO weights were announced at the
ringside, but Fitzsimmons weighed
about 165 and Maher about $50.
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Salute to the Hag...........Sc School
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-06-04
TERSELY TOLD.

The steamer Grace Williams found
cred in Lake Michigan, but the crew
escaped in a tug.
The stock OF }. E. Jenner & Co,
wholesale millinery, Milwaukee, has
been attached; liabilities ana assets
$4,000 each.
Sunday the people OF JohDstown, Pa.
observed the second memorial day by
decorating the graves OF $500 people
who persisted in the flood of May 81,
1889.
At Shamokin, Pa, five miners were
horribly burned by the explosion OF gas
in the Buck Ridge colliery. George
Faust and Thomas Thompson cannot
recover.
Judge Seaman has overruled the OBJ
jections of VIM. S. Mowry, represent
ing the original first mortgage bond
holders of the Green Bay Winona &
st. Peter railroad, to the sale of prop
erty, which took place recently at
Green Bay, confirmed the report of Spe.
cial Master Hoyt. Hoyt received 49,
500 for selling tho property.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-06-04
ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Tesla and Edison Perfect Inventions
with the Vacuum Tube.

New York, MAJ 2S,-The Electrical
Review in its issue last week an
nounced by authority that Nikola
Tesla had perfected his vacuum tube
system of electric lighting without
wires, the possibilities of which he first
brought to public notice five years ag0
in a lecture before the American insti'
tute of Electrical Engineers. This
light is whittier. more brilliant and more
intense than the arc light, and Is pro.
duced with smaller amount of cleo
trical energy.
Working on different lines Thomas
\. Edison has, according to the Elee-
trical Review. published yesterday,
succeeded in developing new kind oil
electric lamp or vacuum tube, by
means of which the Roentgen or y
rays ire turned into pure white lent.
Edisons new lamp is an ordinary
ROCKIES tube. coated on the interior
surface with crystals of new fiouresc. n
substance which he has discovered
similar to tungstste, or calcium. Tie
rays IN passing through their coating
crystal are changed to light.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-06-04
A PROPHECIES IN MEXICO,
An Indian Maiden Causes a Great Sen
sation Among the Red Men.

Mexico City, June "A sensation
has been caused in the state Of Tobasco
by the appearance of young Indian
prophecies, who predicts general con
flagration, to be preceded by signs aud
wonders, among them the falling OF
edifices and the premature speaking Of
infants Several bridges have fallen
and the Indians, believing these Incl
dent to The fultillment of the prophecy
are alarmed The bishop of Tobasco
has sent for the girl, who claims 70
have had celestial visitors during her
recent sojourn in the forests along the
Grijalva river.
Successful experiments have been
made with q new explosive in
vented by Manuel Cana, Mexican
citizen It was compared with the bes:
of foreign explosives, and That of Cana
is nearly double their penetrating force.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-06-04
LUCKY LAD

St. Paul, June Wv. e. Carruthers
secretary Of the Publishers Collector
agency Of this city. who recently elope5
with st. Paul girl and married her i,
Appleton, Wis, gos word of windfa1l
yesterday. Many years ago his father
now dead, secured judgment Of s3O
900 against a man now living at Fl.
lensburg, Wash. All hope of getting
the money was long ago abandoned
Saturday young CaIruthers was no.
titled that the debtor had becom.
wealthy and was ready to pay oye,
the 100000. Carruthers left for Ellens.
burg Saturday night.