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Ne TAKES CHINA, THE OTHER EGYPT
Neither Is to Interfere with the
Plans Of the Other.
GERMANS ARE IN FULL CONTROL
Arranged To Govern 1t AZ
Their own.

London, December 12.--The correspond
ent at Berlin of the Daily Mail says he
hears that Great Britain agrees not to OPP
pose Germany's occupation OF Kiao Chan
in return for Germany's promise not to in-
terferc In Egyptian matters.
According to dispatch from Shanghai
TO the same paper tho Germans are extend
Ing the area OF occupation at Kiao Chau
aud now control 400 square miles. They
have arranged German administration
aud are already collecting duties.
The Tsung III Yamen. says the dispatch.
has appointed a prince TO negotiate \ set-
Element with tho Germans.
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uaytinn M,niatry nc,iencd.

Port an Prince. December i2.-Irhe en-
tire ministry has resigned. As yet the
composition Of It's successor has not boon
definitely settled. but several well known
names are mentioned that viii COMMAND
the confidence Of Haytians ana foreigners
alike.
This morning afer attending mass 1t
Notre Dame, President soruin Sam made q
circuit of the city. escorted By his star,
but without special military display,
The city has now resumed Its normal
aspect.
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town sites, mineral lands. full Jurisdiction
of the United States court over the present
reservations and other matters teailng on
the exdnguishment OF tribal o gahi1s tons
The first steps in the mater have bten
taken by the Indian committees OF loth
the senate and house, II is understood
that in n few days there will be joint
resolution of the subcolaaittees e the
senate and house, at which all a csc mat
tiers will be gone over and signn amt steps
taken in the way Of ;ettling tie problems
of congressional enactment. IL WOW OF
the large amount of work neccs'ary to be
done, however, 1t Is not probable any bill
can be passed until well toward ,ts end
of the session.
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Chicago. December i2.-J'olieeman.
cough.an and Pole named Bolowsky.
whom the officer was attempting TO place
under arrest, were both fatally shot today.
Coughlan had warrant for the Pole He
and another officer attempted TO serve 1t.
They were resisted and ~ the melee
Coughlan's revolver was discharged the
ball taking effect just above the offlcer's
heart Coughlan's partner succeeded in
| overpowerng the Pole and started Tor a
! patrol box ON the way Balowsky broke
away In the struggle over the officer
| pistol It was discharged and the prisoner
received the bali in exactly the same place
| Coughlan was hit Both men Will die.
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Governor wiz See Justice Done.

Chattanooga, Tenn, December IA
special TO the Times f'om Birmingham,
Ala, says
Governor Johnson, who Is here. 'ast night
refused the application ~ liuld Bferd, IN
der sentence to hang 81 carroiI-on rcxt
Friday, for communication Of his sfntcnco
OF life Imprisonment. This settles .hs mat
ter and Beard VIII hang. Several times
the governor was forced 20 call CT. troops
to protect Boards life from tao NAB aud
while his tender age has been ;ed In
his favor, the governor was influenced by
the fact that his comnlta ion would cn-
courage others IN the future fhe proof
was conclusive against Beri h there
has been a strong petition itr the ue mmu-
tation OF his sentence. some OF the lest
men OF the State asking that clenIeicy be
extended
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p,p,,,.GnAM TO THE GULF.
Project for IL Thirty Nile C"hni ~
pecr.cd Feasib'e.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, pecember PA
specIal 10 the Times 'rorA hirninsham
asys;
Engineer Joseph Ripley of toe govern
ment CORPS. vino has in charge thc survey
Of the route 10 the proposed canal HON
North lake, near this city. 70 ne warrior
river, above Tuscaloosa. has finally Finished
his work. as far as the actual survey Is
concerned, and has opened fn ofheo ~
the government building AMI VIII tenor
rog begin arranging he estimates and
plans for the werk. II vii require SIX
months 10 do this, after which the Haliel
Will be submitted to the secretary CT va
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Of tho murderers hcreabouts Mr.. Mullen
registered at the Guy Hotel AZ p IN,
last night as coming from tialf'hebtliie.
Simpson county, Miss fte - a lnfn OF
small stature about 10 years Oil ana rather
poorly dressed He claimed 80 haze lcen
employed On the Home and Farm he had
finished supper inquired about church,
walked 10 and looked at the register ruled
his tobacco out. opened the glass dip winch
leads TO the gallery took a step an the
gallery and Two shots rang oft ana ~
man fell dead Come people arc inder the
impression that - 'Aln bad enemies ah'i
they found him and muri 'r3d hhl Others
are OF the opinion mat this MIN Wss "a
detective and come here for tho pu rose
Ct working on some OF the many m1jget
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Washington, December 12.-For Eastern
Texas showers. followed by clearing
weather: colder northeriy winds, with
norther.
oklahoma aud Indian Territores-Show-
ors. followed by clearing ncrtherly winds
srkansas- Threatening weather, viii
rain, colder Monday night eaSterly "io'5
shifting 30 northerly.
North and South Dskota-Fair, preceded
nv sncw: westerly winds.
Kausas and Nebraska Light snow FOL
lowed hv clea,lng weather in eastern por
IAN. fair Inn western portions northerll
winds
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DOMESTIC.

Mrs MCKINLEY. mother of the pres
iien. Is dead. Her end was Ne%
peaceful.
The American Federation of Labor
will convene at Nashville today,
Three other negroes are ON trial by
an impromptu court on a cslargo OF
completely In tho Wesson, Miss, dag-
edy.
Governor johnson OF Alabama refuses
to pardon a murderer whose only roe
ommendat.on TO clemency IS iis youth.
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PROSPECTIVE LIVELY TIME.
New England Republicans WA
Roast ii Democrat.

HUNsf N Democrat
Washington. December ll~=There will be
lively time IN the house OF representa-
tives next Monday noon. when the lead
ing republicans of the Massachusetts dele
CATION will attack Representative Fitz-
gerald OF Boston, ''the only democrat
from New England" IN congress. for criu-
cising them in an addition in the Goa
greseioual Record to the report of some
remarks made in the house on Tuesday.
They would have called him to account
in the house ON Wednesday. after read
ing the Congressional Record that morn
ing but he had gone TO Boston 90 zee
his newborn baby, and he has not re-
turned since. To-day Mr.. Moody on be-
half of the other republican members
telegraphed him that they would call the
matter up on Monday morning in the
house, and as he is a fighter, IT. Is sup
posed that he will be present 10 defend
himself vigorously.
The particular paragraph TO whtch his
republican colleagues object twits them
with Inconsistency in sitting silent when
| Gfosvcncr attacked civil service reform
but their general charge viii be that he
| appended offensive matter which he ha'
not spoken on the floor in revising his
| speech for the Congressional Record, 20
that they had no chance Of immediate
| reply.
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INDIAN rnnarroRy PROBLEM.
General Bill RchabiIitating the Gov
ernment Is Protsnblc.

Washington, December ~ The indica'
tions are that this congress w,I PISS a
general bill fen the entire rehabilitation
Of the Indian Territory. he roosure MS
now planned ID to make IL embrace eFtry-
thlng that has been sought to be accom-
plishcd in the past by The Dawes Indian
committee. which Is still negotl .tipg with
the rive CIVILIZED Tribes bat whTh VIII be
here next week 70 report the Gis, opragins
existing conditions.
TIE bill will cover all cendi ic1s OF citi-
2enship, allotment OF lands, d'spcFiiaoh Of
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WASHINGTON.

War on the civil service law will
la1oly be fnauguraiei In tho house
Tuesday. when the appropriations bills
come up. The seal question may also
come mp.
Immigration bill viii worry likely pass
the senate. Census Will also he dis
cussed and Hawaii a possibility for clo-
Quence.
Congress will probably pass hill re-
habrtating the Indian Territory gov
ernments.
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FOREIGN.

There promises to be a scarcity Of
money in London.
Great crowds of Mexican youth and
beauty turned out to witness the bun
fights Mt the City of Mexico.
Great Britain has promised nor TO in
terferc In China, If Germany VIII keep
out OF Egyptian AFFAIRS.
Tho Haytian ministry las resigned.
The German secretary OF the treas
ury has made another auti.Amelicln
speech.
Europcan conference 90 abolish tho
bounty system may be held soon
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Kansas City, Me-. December IA spe-
cial to the Times from st, Joseph Mo-
saws; Religious circles We're stirred up
by the public exeommnnication OF mrs.
CHARLES Miller. formerly Miss Katherine
Moriarity. her mother and all relatives
ard Catholics who participated in her mar
riago ceremony and the reception which
followed becau7e the young woman was
married by a Protestant minister
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A SUMMARY OF TODAY'S IMPORTANT NEWS.
CUBA.

la Lucha OF Havana tells tho Span
ish government that autonomy is likely
to fail.
Wcylcr ia still talking. In an on
deavor TO discredit tho Sagasta gov.
eminent.
Insurgents have changed their plans
concerning tackling Havana.
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Mckinney. Texas. December lit, ".
Butts, farmer, has sued r. w. Leverett.
merchant at Nevada, this county. for
$1,000 damages Butts petition alleges thar
defendant, I.eyerett, levied on his crop Tor
the debt Of another. entered plaintiffs
house In his absence and frightened his
wife; also for having pisintiff wrongfuily
arrested for theft. much 10 his modification
and injury.
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WORK OF CONGRESS.
Adjournment for the Holidays Next
Saturday.
WAR AGAINST THE CIVIL SERVICE
Will Probably be Opened 10 the
House Tuesday.
THE SEALS MAY ALSO COME UP
Immigration Bill Is Very Likely to
BE Passed by the Scnatc-Cnucus
VIII Be Discussed.
THE SEALS MAY ALSO CONE Uf

Washington, December 12..--If the pres
ent programme is carried out, congress will
adjourn for the holiday recess next Sat-
urday.
The week in the house promises TO be
made memorable by the formal IN iusura-
ton OF the war against the civil service
law. Tho legislative, executive ami judicial
appropriation bill. which will be ta'sn up
Tuesday. contains the regular a.iroI ria
lions for the civil service ctmmiss.on, and
whether or not all the meinbers Who favor
the repeal CT modification of Il e law unite
to strike down the provision for its II ain
tenance as the quickest and most direct
method of Gripping its operation, undoubt-
eddy some will advocate this course ana the
whole civil service question will be dragged
into the arena of debate. How Ions the
debate will last 1t is impossible to Predict.
but as this is the only item IN the bill
which will attract much of a contest,
Chairman Cannon hopes and Believes than
the bill can be passed before Saturday.
| This latter day, under an order made on
| Thursday, has been set aside fer paying
| tribute to the memory nf ,he late Perre-
sentative Cook Of Illinois.
Tomorrow Chairman Hit OF the 'etosn
| affairs committee win aga.l seek to secure
! the passage OF the bill 20 prohibit relasit
sealing by citizens Of the U1ted states
| There is some very strong opposition to the
passage of the measure in rs present torn
| and the whole question Of tho EtIing seS
negotiations may be precipi' ,uted ' hen y
F., is called up.
MIR. Hopkins of Illinois and tl1" mem
beers favor limitation on the period Q
the operation OF the act II 1t Is u he PASSED
so that in case Great Britain rs Ises u
restrict similarly her citizens, orr cirizen
may not be placed at a disadvantase
Others like Mr.. Johnson o. N''th ia
kota. think the extinguisnment o. the sea
herds In the near future IS certain ara ar
net disposed to favor any legislation ico-
I ing to their preservation
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Charleston. s. G., December I9.-A spe-
c,al to The News and Courier from George
town says Mr. Cleveland and his party
went out Saturday afternoon to ret a few
sbnts at ducks ap1 notwithstandi the
Very warm and unfaI orable weather loeS
ti1,sd 245 fne ducks.
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under whose direction The snrysy has been
made.
Mr.. Ripley has given on. lee yet,
but II is understood he will report this
scheme feasible.
The scheme is to build the canal along
Village Creek. from No.th Lahe dis
tance OF little more Nan thirty miles
1t ia to bB used ms a water route fer Ala
bama coal and IRON to the gulf.
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Condition of the public schools.
\ pretty piece of residence property
changes hands,
Festival ana Masonic aftermath.
Sudden death Of Otto Lehman
The city's civil service regulations.
Sunday concerts al tho Auditorium,
Saengerbupd entertainment.
The eolored l}aptir, convention.
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,.nss Mnre NAM ssoo.ooO.

Philadelphia, December l2,-The damase
at last rights fire at John Jacobs wfoie-
sale and retail carpet salesroom, sos and
ali chestnut street. Will reach larger
sum thaa was at first estimated. over
$500 coo in building sad stock went up IN
smoke. which was covered ny insurance.
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LONDON December II. - the coroner 7
;nry TO-DAY reformed vei'iict Of ac"-
-, ae,,b N the case OF walter Croot.
, M l,na.Ish bantam weight, who dira
~, saay from in uries received IN a con
,ast with Jimmy Barry of chicago az sns
Natioial Sporting club on the pFe''e''
night.
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|s'pnis, Tenn, December 1o.-KearEs~
s0h speedy professional high diver
I a'hie'e' leaped from the railing of
p,S cantilever bridge between this city
T. "esn Memphis into the Mississir~i
[itine Instance of i25 feet, swan to
|n. SKIN and Was rowed ashore un-
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Washington, December 12.- (specal.)-~.
]. NJ Kindred of Amarillo is in the city
He is an applicant for the postofiice al
thaa place and he expects TO receive the
appointment The commission OF the pres
ent incumbent has expired
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Berlin. December ia,--The greater pnrs
OF tho speech OF Baron Won 1'heilman. sec-
rotary OF the treasury. in presenting the
budget to the reichstag last Friday was
devoted TO sugar. He said the role America
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SI'oitI'.

The track on which the six days race
was rum In New York has been found
to be short.
THE Southern Baseball League has
Nccn rooaganzed.
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TELEPHONE SERVICE
TODAN's FORECAST.


e1W YORk-The annual dinner OF TIE
fhyteran Union will be given al the
lei Savoy this evening. Among The
FITS and speakers at the dinner are
pop Potter Rev. Samue. McComb.
Pert c. Ogden and Rev. Lr. Cacrge T.
ltecost.
HEI RE-The annual convention or
Natonal Federation of American
ping Pigeon Fanciers win be held here
pNDON-lhc Duke and Duchess or
(ta"d win entertain large house
Ey TO meet the Prince and Princess OF
PES at We.beck Abbey, No.ts, trum to-
until NEXT Saturday.
IEW oRLEANs-rhc winner Of the
k,harG, -Mcl'artland contest, watch Is
II heil under the auspices of The Tu-
a1nlellc club. tonight. will make one
g!gre. "''
fRINGFIEI.D. t,l.--The Illinois Ch'cS-
|rnsa ana Chattanooga battle field com
khi33na,,, Wnlch accepted lie dosiRn OF
Fsl,ect 'raig of Gales,ur f1r !. mon
III. 10 be erected on JrAlard 5Lncb. on
Fehpef y. Will again meet here today.
nM 1ORk~T bicyIists OF The
EntbV WIZ be interested IN the report
H. tnH chl' engineer of the PrUpk yn
l 'su WI make tonight to tile Trustees.
|t, cstIlhG inc proposed bicycle ?ath .ii
futrM.iI,oN-Bil'y Murphy, the giraffe
alHhl tcatAcrwcight. who arrived
fccG,;ty, has been matched In box
f. Su!iivan at the National Athlete
I n, ER, Colo.--The Windsor fJctol,
r. op m Isl by an English ,ompury. is
|so.uhced 70 be sold i. aucticn ,cday. Ia
l,siy ar Indebtedness of s925 .G01 he'd ny
k,rl, NllAam Barclay au.l .Tohn IRVING
E,1isy OF London. The W vi Of tn
cits mas been the Ipw3fa growth OF
ana construction or two row ho-
L,is hbot,ls-The great show of the ST
say iou4'ry Fanciers' association oes N.
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Texns Pensions.

Issue OF November rs.
Original Widow. etc. Melissa G. Farley.
Black Jack Grove, si2.
Original Reissue Emily r. HoIcpmb.
| Lloyd. IS.
Mexican War Widow Elizabeth 9, Kew
lit. Weatherford. IS.
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Mr. Whitney Denies.

f." YORK, December l2.-The World will
W. ia, denial by former Secretary OF the
whitney that it was ne who pur-
Tue great 2-year- old, Hamburg.
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pNDON-Thc Duke and Duchess or
L.ia"d viii entertain large house
~ 10 meet the Prince and Princess OF
P,S az We.oeck Abbey, No:ts, from to-
until next Saturday.
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aLTIMORE-The annual convention or
National Federation of American
hlng Pigeon Fanciers win be held here
w
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WEATHER INFORMATION.
Last Nights Readings.

A cyclonic disturbance of marked IN
tensity is central over Eastern Texas TO-
night with the lowest barometer pos
inches at Palestine. This disturbance
predominates the weather throughout
the country will move eastward and oe
followed by a rising barometer and coiuef
we2ther.
The weather is generally clear along the
Gulf coast and South Atlantic states anu
partly cloudy to cloudy elsewhere,
Abilene reports a maximum ~ihd %
.i,;-fr>Ies-from the Northwest, end Amarillo
reports Sc miles from the North.
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NV ORR ANS-Thc winner Of the
'harG, -Nclartland contest. wl!ch Is
Pc heii under the auspices of The Tu-
Athletic club. tonight, will make one
C!gre. w"
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---------'--~
ITALIAN IAAblNE't.
Di Rudini Has Not Succeeded In
Forming a New Ministry.

Rome, December IL .--Midnignt--An Off.
cia note announces that the Marquis di
Rudlni. having so far failed 10 form .
cabinet, visited King Ilumbert at II O'clock
tonight to acquaint his maleity with the
state of affairs.
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General observa,ron..

, Observatioms taisen by tho United Statcs
ather bureau at d. M. 10Th meridian
time:
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FEW YORK--The iicy2lists a. The
l!ntiy will be- interested IN the report
III INC chief engineer of the Pruuk yn
nso WI make tonight To the Trustees.
'',s'r, ,G the proposed bicycle path vu
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-13

(u,nM.i,ON-Btl'Y Murphy, the Giraffe
"alHhl tcatAcrwcight, who arrived
rece;ty, has been matched In box
n SultiVan at the National Athlete
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-10
KILLED A PREACHERS SON.
A Young Man of Prominent Family
Sentenced for Life.

Huntington, w. Va, Dec. 4.-The
jury in the Wolcott murder case to-
night brought in a verdict of murder
in the first degree. fixing the penalty
at Imprisonment for life. Frank VOL
colt, the prisoner, his father, mother
and sister, We're in court when the
verdict was read, and both women
tainted
On oct IA, Wolcott, who is 90 years
ola and son of b. A. Wolcott, a re-
tired merchant, shot William Webb,
2S years old, through the heart. Webb
was leaving a restaurant, and had
spoken no word to Wolcott who had
been drinking. Insanity was the de-
fense's plea.
Webb was a married man, and the
only son of Rev. DR.. ]. d. Webb, one
of the best known Methodist minis
ters in the South, and for years a
Presiding elder in the Virginia con-
ference. The elder Webb became af-
;licted with nervous prostration, due
to grief, shortly after his sons mur-
der, and died two weeks ago.
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about to tumble from the stage when
Judge caught his hand and saved him
from falling. Judge smiled sheepish-
ly when he thought of what he had
done.
Ryan was badly worsted in the thir-
teenth, but strange to say had the best
of the fourteenth by long odds.
From this on each round would wind
up with Ryan groggy, and in the last
three rounds, while Judge was deX-
terously engaged in administering the
ether the bell would interrupt and
Ryan would be rescued. He never quit
and in the first part of the twentieth
round fought hard, fast and strong.
He was generally done up, however,
and after about two minutes of fight
ing would become a chopping block.
The last blow of the mill sent Ryan
staggering against a post and anOth-
er would have settled him. The bell.
however, sounded just then, and Ry-
an was saved to hear the cheers which
greeted them both.
Neither man showed outward signs
OF punishment, cut lip on Ryan and
n swollen nose on Judge being the
oily badges of the meeting they will
wear today.
4 preliminary bout of six rounds
between Mike Mclaughlin, of this city.
and Paddy Gibbons, of Pittston, was
won by the former. II was a slug
ging match from the start to finish,
and, although outweighed, McLaugh-
lin did the best work all through.
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a1RBETT AND FlTZ MAY MEET.
IL Is Thought That the Wife of the
Champion viii Change Her Mind.

Milwaukee. Wis, Dec. at is al
most certainty that Robert Fitz-
simmons, the present champion pugil-
ist of the world. and James ]. Cor
bett. eX-champion, will meet in the
roped arena again. This fact was
gained by an interview with Mrs. Fitz-
simmons, who is in this city. Before
the contest last March Fitzsmmons
promised his wife that he would never
enter the ring again without her con-
sent. While Mrs. Fitzsimmons does
not come out openly and say there will
be another battle, it can be readily
seen that she is not anxious to put a
block in the way Of her husband as
regards his plans for the future.
Il do not care to stand in my hus-
bands way" Mrs. Fitzsimmons said.
"and If he thinks it better to give
Corbett another chance / may change
my mind, but until I do there is no
prospect whatever of the two men
meeting, and all this talk about
matches being arranged, etc, is with
out the slightest foundation"