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SOMETHING UNUSUAL.
A Prisoner Taking Himself
 to the Penitentiary.
HE IS ACTING AS HIS OWN GUARD.

R. J. Fuhton of Rayner, Tex, Was
 Two Years' Sentence For Killing Q
 Man Who sedrced His Daughter-He
 Will Go to Austin to See the Governor.
 ABILENE, Tex, March 27.-R. J. Fus- ton of Rayner, Tex. got on tho train here Wednesday for Rusk, where he is going to serve out term in tho peni- tentiary He is armed with the proper commitment papers and is without guards.
 He will go by Austin and in person present to Governor Culberson his peti- tion for pardon. and from there con- tinue his journey to the penitentiary
 Mir. Fusion was convicted last June of manslaughter for killing the man who seduced his daughter, and given a 2year term in tho penitentiary. A few days ago his appeal was dismissed and he is now voluntarily going to TO- port to the penitentiary officials to serve out the remainder of his term. Since his conviction he has been confined in jail at Haskell.
 While In Jail at Haskell he held the keys of the jail and went in and out as he pleased. and kept guard over the rest of the prisoners. He attended church and Sunday school, and part of tho time clerked in grocery store at dollar a day. He is farmer and man of sturdy honesty and has always been . lawabiding citizen.
 A large crowd assembled at the depot to see him start and the scene was pa thetio and inspiring.
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AN ATTEMPT AT ARSON.
some Misereant Sets Fire to the Home Of George
 Gorde.

About F o'clock last night the home ofGeorge Gerae, aeelored man who lives at No. 709 Hickory street, was discovered to be on fire. The flames was quickly extiguished and but little damage was done. It was discovered, on investigation, that the building had been set on fire. some miscreant had saturated the roof with coal oil and then tied a pine torch Co a long pole and set the roof in q blaze
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TIE NEWS IN eaIeF.

The gold reserve amounts to S127,- l 844,473.
 Brigadier General Thomas Lincoln Casey, retired. died at Washington.
 The Ohio senate passed bill substi- tuting eiecsrocution for hanging. l President Hyppolite is reported to have died of apoplexy.
 The registered vote at Houston, Tex, is e1al.
 It has been decided to unveil tho Grant statue at Washington April %.
 Consul General Williams has not been able to got any satisfaction from sshlie sshlie g Ss5if,arsii:arass is the Dyys:srt ease
 The postoffice department has cid. ed to place street railway mailcac on the Sculin lines at S.. Louis.
 The Arkansas Prohibition convention has been postponed until May G.
 The Ninth Missouri diserio5 Ropub- licans renoininated Congressman Ire loar.
 The Woman's Christian Temperance union national convention will proba- bly be held ct St. Louis this fall. A brick building at Decatur, Iils., fell. A boy was killed and several per sons were injured.
 The Federation Council iecidsl that St. Louis trades u1ioassss snass loave the Knights of Labor.
 Elijah Bryan, whose fathor was q brother-in-law of Daniel Boone, died at Nevada. Ms.. aged 97 years
 A tilted saitor at Walnut LAke, Ark, shot and mortally wounded tho fa5her and brother of the girl who enamored him and was hiniself shot.
 Premier Rndini daniea she -c;o-. that King Menelik has demanded an indemnity from Italy as condition of peace.
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ACCEPTANCE. .

TYRONE, ARK. March 26, 1896. Capt. P. c. Henry, NJ. A. Hudson, Beni. Hume and others:
 l am in receipt of your call asking me to stand for election as a mem- Der of the Lower House of the Legis- lature. 1 have concluded, in response to this call, 10 submit my name to the people for election. Should I be entrusted with the responsibilities of this office will promise to do my best for the interests of the county.
 Respectfully,
 3 27d1wl J. D. CuLpEpPER.
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luther Benson.
327d1w1

The great temperance lecturer, wifi ibe in tine city next Sabbath and will deliver lecture in the Merrill Institute under the auspices of the Y. NJ. c. A, at o'clock in the after noon. Everyone is invited to be present. Admission will be free. Mr. Benson has been a good many years one of the foremost, if not the fore most, temperance lecturer in the country. He is the author of "Fif- teen Years in He'll" which gives an account of fifteen years of his life given up to strong drink. 1t is ex- pected that the Institute hall will be filed
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Notice is direettd to the proies- sional card of Mr. l.. s. Bloom, teacher of music, which appears in another column Of the tiRAPHIc. Mir. Bloom has been in Pine Bluff for many months, where he has become well known and has established an enviable reputation in his profession. His terms are reasonable, and par ties desiring lessons will do well to consult him
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A SUDDEN DEATH.
A Grant County Farmer Dies In Ills
 Wagon While E., Route Home.

John West, well-known Grant county farmer who lives just over the border of Jefferson county, was in the city yesterday purchasing supplies.
 He had inst recovered from an at- tack of measles before starting to town to make his purchases. On yesterday in the forenoon lie loaded up his wagon at the R. NJ. Knox Gompany's store with goods and merchandise, and about noon started for his home in Grant county accompanied by his son.
 While loading his wagon Mir. West complained that he had a chill. but nothing was thought of it until tnls morning when it was learned that while en route home about } o'clock yesterday afternron, Mr. West became suddenly very i'll and died
 The scene of his death was near the Caldwell place. Mir. West took a. big drink of water from the stream just this sidc Of Caldwelps house. re- turned to his wagon and soon after became unconscious and expired.
 The deceased was well known in this and Grant county and leaves a family and a large number of fri friends tu mourn ilis demise.
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Another scandal at Hand.

A gentleman in the swim tells me that another divorce scandal will soon shock goodly section of society. The man in the case is known the country over, and had long beon high roller on two continents when he welded q beautiful and wealthy woman and set- tied down after first swearing off. The honeymoon has lasted for some time, but hnhhv is now 3 haekslliaesssss, and agreement to disagree is tho outcome. In dua time tho lid will Do lifted and the T told you 50 $ will Do in clover. New York Cor. Pittsbnrg Dispatch.
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shootinc ah nttinn.

LUINa, Tex, March 97.-At Ottine, station on the Aransas Pass road, q dispute arose between J. A. Otto. a merchant, and his bookkeeper, M. Zim- mins. en one side and the Norwood hrothers on tho other. The Norwoods emptied the contents of couple of shotguns loaded with birdshot into Otto and zimmins. The latter will die, while the former is not seriously injured, The Norwoods arc youths of IS and 16.
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Postoface Robbed.

EUrAuLA, I. T., March 27.-A dis patch from Webbers' Falls, I. T., says the postoffice safe in that city has been blown open and $3s35 taken therefrom. No one knows anything as to the iden- tity of tho parties committing the rob bery. No one was in the postoffice at the time of tho robbery. but the loss was uiscoyereu a lew minutes IateT Dy parties attracted to the scene by the noise of the explosion.
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Peasach. or the feast of the Pass over. will be observed by our Jewish citizens for one week, commencing tomorrow night with services at the Temple. There will also be services at that place of worship Sunday morning. During this holiday the Jewish people abstain from eatine everything that has leven in it, and eat instead Of bread 'motzas, or un- leven bread"
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or For she nedloatlnn.

DRs MONIES, March 97.-The Iowa party to attend the dedication Of the bat tleship Iowa started Wednesday night Miss Drake, who is to break tho bottle of champagne on tho prov of the groat steel hulk as it glides into the water, went from Centerville with her brother, Colonel Frank E. Drake, and joined the party i'll Chicago yesterday Tho talk about substituting bottle of water for champagne has been altogether of 8 joking nature
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THE REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION.
ouncy Upsets All tho Calculations of Mo
 Klnfey Men by Postponcments.

Cuney Upsets All tho Calculations Of Me-
 Kinfey Men by Postponoments.
 AUSTIN, March 7-Temporary Chair man Cuney of the state Bapublioan con- yention upset all the calculations of the Mckinley mon "Wednesday by taking his time to call the convention to order.
 When the meeting adjourned at 5 o'clock Tuesday night 1t was to 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. and when the time came Cuney announced it would not meet until l o'clock He as sembled tho convention at o'clock and after appointing some committees ad- jonrned until 6 o'clock.
 At 6 o'clock another adjournment was taken until yesterday afternoon without transacting any business.
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TeLEeRAPHgRs AelTATlNe A STRIKE
yvostern Union Operators Kicking Because

wcstern Union Operators Kicking Because
 sseins I,.=ii.,see.. by csea.s.a-s AAssca.
 PHILADEIPHIA, March 27. The Vest ern Union operators in this city are agi- tating general stIlke, which it is said is to extend over the whole country. The company is approaching it's union employees with nonnnion people. The former claim that it is only move in the direction Of lower wages. hence they are in readiness 10 desert their instru- ments at moments notice. The intro- duction of nonunion telegraphers. it is said, is going on in all the leading eities
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BELIEVES IT WILL BE MORTON.
Dspen's Views ss to the Outcome of
 the St. Louis Convention.

Dspeu's Views $ to the Outcome of
 the St. Louis Convention.
 Los ANaEIss, March 27.-The special train bearing Cornelius Vanderbilt, Chauncey M. Dapew, John Hone, Jr.. and George B. Tearing, has reached here. Mir. Depew was asked for his views on the political situation, and said:
 'It is generally conceded that on the first ballot at tho Republican national convention Mckinley will receive more votes than any other candidate. This however, singles him out as one man dangerous to all others as has often happened in national conventions. Numerous combinations will doubtless be made in order to counteract the in- Auonce of candidacy upon wavering del egations. This is where the real work comes in, to divert attention from one who is ahead to others whose chances at first are secondary.
 H 4AAs 4ASlAl4AlSy SObAA HSSeAAS ~-~ nomination on tho first ballot, that would settle the whole trouble, but am confident he will not have the vote necessary to get at that stage md that he will be forced in the end to abandon the field.
 "IEvery indication favors the pre-. sumption that Mr Morton will profit from this failure on the first ballot of MT. Mckinley. and that the presidential candidate will come from New York At theso critical points it is always the case that the preferences of the delega tions of tho doubtful states are giveI special consideration New York gave Cleveland plurality of 100000, ane Morton plurality of 185,o GOO. Thi shows the enangabie nature of the vot ing of tho Empire state. It will b' considered at St. Louis and the Repub licans of New York have no fears re garding tho result"
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Hurt Breaking a Horse.

GREENvILLE, Tex. March a7.-While Dick Stubbs. young man about 20 years of age was engaged in breaking Q young horse here the animal became unmanageable and upset the vehicle, throwing him out. He had rope at- tached to the bridle and as he fell got tangled in the line. He was dragged a distance of quarter of mile, skinning his head and back and otherwise bruis- ing his body The wounds sustained are not necessarily fatal, while they are very serious.
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sscI6inlay and Sound Money.

HURON, s. D, Maroh 97.-The South Dakosa atete Rspublioan convention de. clared for Mckinley for president and for sound money. Senator Pettegrew is one of the delegates to St. Louis. He has always been for silver aud now bows to the will of the convention.
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A Fight Takes Place at Church and
 Two Men VIII Die.
 MACON, March 27.-In Jones county difficulty arose between the Maynard brothers, George, App and Matt, on one side, and Wallace. Jackson and Tom Herndon on tho other, the result of an old fued. The men met in Coney Creek church grounds, where revival sarvices arc being held. The fight that ensued for 15 minutes was waged with desper- ate antagonism. Ail were wounded and App Maynard and Jackson Herndon will die as tho result. The men axe prominent farmers.
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Killed bya Train.

HoUsToN. March 27.-Just east of Harrisburg. on tho track of the Calves ton, Harrisburg and San Antonio rail- way, man was found dead. having evidently been struck by passing train. Papers on his person indicate that he was James McGovern of Moscow, Tex. Besides his watch he had over S200 in his pockets.
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Arranging the petails.

PIrTsBURa, March 27 The executive committee of rho national Prohibition party met here "Wednesday to arrange details of tho national convention which meets in this city in May to name presi- oential candidates.
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Abraham Hill and Bud Adams, eolored, entered pleas of guilty to robbery in the eJeiferson Circuit Court this morning and were sentenced to two years each in the penitentiary. Hill and Adams, with two other confederates, robbed q country negro in Brock ways saloon some weeks ago.
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waoo's Registrasion.

WACO, Tex. March 27.-The registra- ton for the city election which occurs April :, is disappointing, the general expectation being that it would exceed 5000. Tho total was 1851.
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Changed tho Place Of Meeting.

LOUISVILLE, March 27.-The Rspub. lican state teatral committee has changed tho nlaeo for the stato oonven- tiou from Lexington to Louisville. The convention will moot April 5
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;. D. culpepper for Representative

T. II, Culpepper for Representative.
 Elsewhere in this issue of the GRAPHIC we publish q call on Mir. J. D. Culpepper, of Talledaga township -numerously signed by his neigh bors and fellow citizens-to become q candidate for Representative in the Lower House of the General Assem- bly, of the State. In response to this tlattering petition, Mir. Culpepper has consented to the use Of his name, for this position, and his announce ment, therefore, will he found in the appropriate column of this issue of the GRAPHIC.
 Mr. culpepper resides in the lower edge of the county, and enjoys the rather remarkable experience of hay ing lived in three counties at different times without ever changing his residence. He is Il lifelong citizen of Arkansas, q wel-to-do farmer, and d gentleman of reserve, dignity and intelligence. should he be nom mated and elected he would make the people of this county, especially the agricultural interests, an eff cient, industrious and hard working
 epresentative.
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That Date VIII Stand.

General Peyton Wise, chairman of the general committee of arrangements for the reunion of the United Confed- crate Veterans, said with reference to the proposition to change the date of the reunion that it is impossible to make any changes in tho dates heretofore fixed.
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MT. Sid Trigg, who has been out on fox chase for several nights, is speaking in whispers today. He says that he lost his voice, but did not lose a single fox.
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Col sam T Mallory has returned home from the Eastern markets, where he purchased an cnormoussup- ply Of wagons. harness, saddlery, etc, Tor his depository.
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In our regular announcement col nmn we publish n very unique an nanncement far the Anderson Meyer Drug Co.. to which we invite atten- tiun.
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Burnod to Death.

GALVESTON. March 27.-Mrs. John Engelke. while attempting to subdue the flames of gasoline stove, was en- veloped in the flames and died in great agonY.
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Tine Liquor Dealers Association of Pine Bluff held a meeting yester- day afternoon to transact business of importance to it's members.
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Mir. I. ]. Moore has returned after q tour through Mississippi. where he has been in the interest of an in snranee and heiis, 7s:ii,.l,t i order.
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Little Clara Clara, the 55-sear-sid child of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Silbernagle, is the smallest andmost graceful bicycle rider in the city.
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George Payne and Louis Adams plead guilty to grand larceny this mornining and were sentenced to two years each in the pAnitentiary
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The Fortnight Literary Club will be entertained tonight it the resi- dence of Mrs. NJ. E. Smart.
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Miss Rogsby. a charming young lady of Richmond, Virginia, enronte to Coricana, Texas, stopped over in this city last night to visit her friend Miss Fay Taylor.
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CT was afflicted with sores and
 boils. 1 determined to try Hoods Sarsaparilla, and after taking only one bottle found myself sound and well. MALCOLM GuGG, Charlotte, Ark.
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Mir. H. C. Bluthcnthal leaves to- morrow for Little Rock to attend the races
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Miss Jessie Rayson, n charming young lady from Waco, Texas, is in the city visiting Mir. and Mrs. T. J.. Hager.
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Col. Nose ". raggart is at home again, after spending most of the winter season in Monroe, La.
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Mir. A. Blum, accompanied by his charming daughter, Miss Lillie, is expected home from the East Sun day.
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Mir. Max Eisenkramer leaves to- night on a business trip to points south on the Cotton Belt.
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Mir. !. w. Adams spent yesterday in Little Rock on business connected with the Opera-house.
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Mrs. k. Werner, after Il pleasant visit to friends in the city, left this afternoon for Little Rock.
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Attorney Nj. A. Austin is at home again, after u bushes visit to New Orleans.
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Ihe apron party given by the ksside Epworth League at the E6alll6n6a x>f Ass asa A1.-s II tonight, and was not last
 q etnted in yesterdays
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We will again call the attention of the proper authorities to the miser- able condition of West Barraque street and ask them to place same in good repair and receive the thanks -of the.people of the entire commnni- ".
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Miss Maude Dreyfus delighfully en- tertaiued the up-to-Date Whist club lastnight.
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The cornice work of the Merchants and Planters Bank is being treated to fresh coat of paint.
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Mrs. rign, an expert dressmaker of Baltimore, has arrived in the city, and will henceforth be connected with the Honnet Dry Goods Co.
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Imperial Lodge. Knights of Pythias. meet tonight and work in the rank of Esquire.
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Mrs. A. Rosenberg will leave in a few days for Hot Springs to take n course of baths.
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The County Clerk this morning issued marriage licensefor Mir. U. $ Gates and Miss Lizzie A. Hall.
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Mrs. Rcbeccn Franklin leaves next week on visit to relatives in Memphis.
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Mir. II. E. Carter, of Clarendon, is here on business visit.
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Gen. II. King White left for the State capitol yesterday afternoon.
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The organ recital to be given at the Presbyterian Church by Dr. Minor c. Baldwin has been changed to next Thursday. April 2nd. Lovers Of music will make note of this and not fail to hear this grand recital. Admission 50 cents. 27 dit.
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MT. W. E. Graham, of Jonesboro is in the city.
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Hoods Pills are easy to take. easy to operate.
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Sam r Mallory returned home yesterday from Cincinnati where he purchased q large stock of goods for his company, Readers Of the Semi Weekly GRAPRIc will find his an- nonncement therein and those in need Of anything in his line would do well to call and inspect his goods.
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A Call.
To J, D. Culpepper:

TO T, ID. CuIpepper
 We, the undersigned citizens of Jefferson county, respectfully ask you to submit your name to the voters of this county as candidate for the Legislature, believing you to be the best man to look after the inc terests of the agricultural and me chemical ;n n+a,.oe,ts of +ho oc,,,,+,
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Votes Registered at DaIIae
RESULT OF AN OLD FEuD.

DALLAS, March 27.--The registration of votes in this city reached 7867.
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tFrom Fridays Daily9
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Biggest,
 Best. Grandest,

PRICES50 50c and $1.00.
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Well, they won't do thing but pack the Opera House to the doors. For it is the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-27
FIGHTERS IN HOT WATER.
The Supervisors Have Revoked
All Licenses for Boxing
Bouts.
Club Managers Contend the New Reso.
luton Will Not Interfere With
Their Sport

The managers of the Shannon benefit
boxing exhibition ana the National Ath-
letic Club we're dumbfounded Yesterday
when information reached them that the
Supervisors at Mondays session revoked
all boxing licenses under order 1884,
which confers the power on the Mayor to
grant such licenses, and that in future per-
mission for the holding of boxing enter
tsinments must be obtained from the
Supervisors and not from Mayor Sutro.
The lovers OF boxing were astonished
that the Supervisors should at this late
hour conclude to regulate matters boxing
according to their own way of thinking,
which is quite frequently peculiar to the
ma jority of sporting men.
The manager of the Peoples Palace.
Cliff Phillips. said that the resolution
would in no wise interfere with his exhi-
bition, which was booked to take place
tomorrow evening; but there are others
who, politically speaking. are in the same
swim that do not hesitate 10 say that Mr..
Phillips is laboring under delusion, and
that the contest will not be allowed to GO
on according TO Queensbury.
Phillips says that as seven of the Super
visors have already signed Shannon's pc
tition for license he cannot understand
how the entertainment can possibly be
interfered with because of prohibitory
resolution just recently adopted.
The officers of the National Club are of
the opinion that the taking away of the
Mayors power to issue boxing licenses
will not affect the exhibitions now adver-
tised to take place.
"You must remember" said one of the
leaders of the National Club, "that we
have been under a very heavy expense,
which we certainly would not incur If the
Mayor had refused to give us permission
to hold boxing exhibition III June. 1 am
satisfied that the Supervisors when adopt
ing such resolution as stated intended
that there shall be no further boxing exbi-
billions following the contests now sane
toned by the Mayor unless such licenses
for the holding of boxing exhibitions are
granted by the. Board oil Supervisors"