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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-18
Detailed Account of the Corbett-Fitz-
simmons MITI In which Lsnky Bob
Won the Championship.

the City National Bank by Max
MunZesheimer and y. II. Ne
Coy. The following message
ordered delivered to the mana
ger of the ARDMoREITE was the
first reliable information made
public and after the contents
were made known there was
much hmrahi"2 for Fitz. The
message read:
Dallas, Tex.
Received at Ardmore. /. r.,
4:30 p. m. March Il, '97-To
W. b. Pyeatt, City:
"FitzsimmOus in fourteenth
round. easy.
Signed
"THEO. NUSSBAUMER." "
This message satisfied the
eager pariisa Is anil before )
O'Clock the result of the fight
was generally known all over
the city, The following AsSo-
Gated Press account Of tue bat
tie gives in detail all of the
interesting incidents of the great
mill:
THE KNOCKOUT BLOW.
Carson, New. Mar-h IL
The blow that I'd the business
was Il lef.-hal [ low over the
hcaits Jim s,aoEe' ed and Fi,z
struck him Int on the jaw.
Jim sank to liz knees. clincin.
10 Ire ropes. is face was con-
tcrted with paiilaad ne could
not breathe. lie i~;e.: IN va .
to Use. hut eaci line Salk bar,.
III agony with j. hands over
Ills heart.
Slowly the fatal sec .nds were
counted, and when l,e raised
his hand at The tenth second =
roar went up from tue crowd.
Bob stood overlooking his fall
Ell rival, waiting to administer
the finishing blow if Jim gatup.
but his caution was unnecessa-
~. Jim's seconds rushed into
the ring aud hustled linn to his
corner. Corhe.t revived, and
when he learned that he had
lost the fig';t he became frantic.
He broke away from his see
onds and rushed al. ut hunting.
for Fitz and striking blindly
right and left.
1t was a piti'ul exhibition OF
impotent rage. HIS seconds
tried in vain to control him.
but he struck viciOusly at them
as at others. Finally they
grabbed him by the arms and
carried him by force from the
ring.
This lasted at least five min
utes, and the c crowd broke into
cheering. They were thrown
out by the s,eriffs, but they
came too fast and the ring was
jainmed.
All this time Fitz sat quietly
i'll his corner awaiting the de-
cision of the referee. When
Siler's voice could be heacl
above the noise, awarding F.tz
the fight, Julian grabbed his
red-headed brother-in-law about
INC heO"' Il tnoatber they
danced up and down in a tram
tic manner. They were crazy
with joy.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons in her box.
close to the ring. laughed and
cried alternately, and tried in
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-18
HOTEL GRAND AVENUE

The nuly first class
s2O0 a day house
In town
A. l.. MOORE. PRO-
wYNNEwOOD.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-03-18

ARDMoRE, THURSDAY, MARCH IS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09
WILL NOT Be |NT|M|DAIED
OFFICIALS OF REICHsRATH WILL
NOT RESIGN IN THE FACE OF
MOB VIOLENCE.
ABSOLUTE GOVERNMENT WILL REIGN
II the Reichsrnth Fails to Pass the
Austro-HunEarian Compromise
Bill-Eirm Steps Taken to
Stop the RiotinE.

Vienna. Dec. 3.-Herr Kramarsh vice
president of the reichsrath, declares that
neither he nor Won Abrahamovicz. its
president, win resign in the face of mob
intimidation. He considers. however
that It will be impossible to carry the
Ausgelich (Austro-H Hungarian compromise
bilD in the reichsrath and that the pres
ent arrangement with Hungary will have
to be prolonged by imperial decree with
out the assent of the reichsrath. This
probably means indefinite propagation of
that body and the reign of something
like absolute government.
The enforcement of the standreicht
System Of summary trial without appeal
at Prague speedily quicted the disturb
ances there. -Four rioters were arrested
yesterday, were tried 7ust night and
sentenced to twenty years penal servi-
tude within three hours time Of their
arrest. There seems little to choose be-
tween the Germans and the Czechs. In
towns where the former predominant they
have committed serious excuses against
the latter.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09
CONTESTS SCHEDULED.
A List of Southern Seats That VIII he
Fought Over.

FouBht ONcT.
Washington, Dec. 3.-The clerk of the
house of representatives has received
notices Of twenty contests to be made in
the next house. The list will be pre-
scented to the house on Monday next,
and so far as it affects the southern
states is follows:
Second Alabama District-T. II. Clark,
national democrat w. J. S. Stallings,
democrat
Third Alabama--G. l.. Conner nation
al democrat, VS.. FL. ID. Clayton, demo
crat.
Fourth Alabama-W d. Aldrich, pop
ulist, vs. Thomas s. Lowman, democrat.
Fifth Alabama. Goodman, populist,
| VS.. William Bremen, democrat.
Delaware at Large-G. s. Willis,
union republican, VS.. l.. |. Irving Handy,
democrat.
Third Kentucky District--W. Godfrey
Hunt, republican, vs. j. l.. Rhea, demo
crat
First Louisiana-Armand Roman, re-
publican. and Joseph Cain, labor, VS..
Adolph Meyer.
Third Mississippi-C. j. Jones, repub-
lican, vs.. Il. c.. Catchings, democrat.
First South Carolina-G. w. Murray,
republican, VS.. w. A. Elliott, democrat.
Second South Carolinn-F. T. Chat
field, republican, vs. w. Jasper Talbert,
democrat.
Seventh South Cnrolna--J. tombstone,
republican, vs. ]. William Stokes, demo-
crat.
Eleventh Tennessee-Josiah Patterson
gold democrat, VS.. e. w. Carmack, dem
ocrat
Second Virginia-R. A. Wise, republic
can. VS.. William A. Young, democrat.
Fourth Virginia-R. T. Thorpe, republi-
cam vs. Sydney p. Epea, democrat :.
Fifth Virginia-J. X. Brown, republi-
can, VS.. Claude A. Swanson. democrat.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09

London, Dec. 3.-Tbc delegates of the
striking engineers who have. been con
ferring with the representatives, OF the
employers, have been unable to accept
the proposals of the latter and have de-
cidcd TO submit all the points in dispute
TO the several unions.
The conference between the represen.
tatiyes of the engineers and those OF
the employers will be resumed Dccem-
Der il.
The employers decline to recede from
their position respecting freedom In the
management Of their business from the
interference Of the union and emphatic
oIly pronounce against u reduction In
the hours Of labor on the ground that
such diminution would mean diminu-
ton of The output and inability to meet
foreign competition.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09
Chicago Platform Reamrmed.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. "a special
to the Times from Raleigh, N. c., says
in session there and issued an address to
the voters of the state, declaring that
the democratic party is the party of the
people, reafirming the Chicago and state
platforms of last year, denouncing re-
publican misrule and inviting all popu-
lists to unite with the democrats in re-
gaining control of the state. The senti-
ment that the democrats must make a
straight fight and that there must be no
fusion was overwhelming.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09

river to await her coming. On Friday
November 10. the tug came down the
river with the schooner Jennie Thomas of
baitim9re in tow, bound for Savannah.
both the tug and the schooner were
sehrenea thoroughly and critically. The
schooner was empty and was cleared for
savannah. She had nothing on board
Dut con-. two or three blocks of ice and
small leg OF beef. She had crew of
nine men. Her papers were complete
ana without q, flaw. She anchored the
alongside wharf. The next morning
very early just before she got under way
an ofhcer was again sent ON board and
another search made with the same re-
suit. She was allowed TO proceed.
nave been informed by the COM
handing officer of the revenue cutter
Boutwell, of the arrival of the Dauntless
win the schooner Jennie Thomas in tow
ut Savannah on the following day."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09
HEARING CONCLUDED.
The Car Coupler and AIR brake Time
Extension Herring.

Washington, Dec. 3.--The hearing
given by the interstate commerce CON-
mission on the question of extending the
time within which The railroads of the
country may comply with the provisions
of the car coupler and train brake act,
was concluded at aoon today The com
mission intends 10 take some supple
mental testimony under oath before
coming to IL decision. There seems to be
no doubt but that nn extension will
be granted and that the extension will
be general in its character. the hearing
having demonstrated that any discriml-
nation would fall as heavily on roads
which have complied with the law as on
those who have thus far disregarded it.
The general impression among both the
railroad and the labor leaders is that the
extension granted by the commission
will be n compromise. The railroad rep
resentatives asked for FIVE years with the
condition that one-ffth Of the unequipped
rolling stock of each road should be
equipped each year, and the railroad labor
organizations protested against an extern
sion of more than one year. Three years
is generally believed to be the maximum
extension which the commission win
grant.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09
AN ANNOYING REPORT.
Commander Pillsbury of the vesu-
vius Denies Letting a FiIibus-
fer Paaa

NIub DeulGb LettlnR u rIIDuo-
ter Pass.
Washington. Dec 3.-Commander Pills.
bury of the Vesuvius. which had been
doing some hard work off the Florida
coast engaged in heading off filibustering
expeditions, has been annoyed by the
publication in the newspapers a few
days ago of story to the effect that he
allowed the tug Dauntless to pags with
a schooner in tow which carried supplies
of war to the Cuban insurgents. The
commander has written a. letter to the
navy department, in which ne says he
had considered the matter of such slight
Importance heretofore that he had not
mentioned It TO the department.. but the
width of the publication calls now for
an answer. which he gives in the follow
ing account of the matter:
"On November II I heard that the
Dauntless was TT Ferdinandina for flu
mieation. The Vesuvius proceeded to
that port MT once to keep her under oh
servance. She was found just crossing
the bar for Jacksonville. TO which port
the Vesnvius accompanied her. She was
thoroughly searched and allowed to pro-
coed to the city. She was taken on the
ways and cleaned and painted and n few
minor repairs made to boilers and en-
zines. On November II she was nut in
the water again. and on that dny the
Vesuvius proceeded II the mouth Of the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09
Charged with Smuggling Diamonds.

New York. Dec 3.-Emanuel j. Lazar,
saloon keeper of this city. and his
wife, were each held in $4,000 bail by
United States Commissioners Shields to.
day on the charge of having smuggled
into this country 100000 worth of dia
monds. They pleaded not guilty. The
diamonds were seized on Wednesday
night at the Office of Max j.. Lazar,
The examination of T.. j. Lazar and his
wife has been set down for December II.
Collector Bidwel was very reluctant to
give any information about the arrests,
saying he was afraid publicity would in
terfere with other important arrests
they expected TO make.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09
e., tpt la the eastern part, would be paci-
he'd by Jnne next, when the local govern
ment could finish the war.
Bohemian STORM Centcr..

Prague, Dec. 3.-Reports from various
places in Bohemia, including New
Biddechsw. Melnik and Kratup, tell of
disturbances during the last few days,
the houses of Germans and Jews being
attacked by the Czechs. The Germans
of Badenoch made reprsals in the neigh,
boring Bohemian village of Koreglitz,
where school, two inns and shop were
attacked and number of people badly
injured, despite the Intervention Of the
police and burgomaster. The Germans
also fomented riots in Gablotz, stoning
Bohemian school. 1t was necessary
to call out the troops to quell the dis
turbances.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09
AUSTRIAN RIOTS.
COntinue-rrOOps
Reinforced mt Prague.

Reinforced mt Prague.
Prague, Dec. 3.-The city authorities,
the Bohemian National Students asso-
citation and the workmen's societies met
today and appointed vigilance commit
tee. The stadthaler was then waited
upon and informed that the object of the
committee was to secure order and safe
ty of life and property. The stadthaler
was requested to withdraw the troops,
but this he refused to do, declaring that
he was responsible for the maintenance
Of order. The stadthaler, however, in
vited the deputation from the vigilance
committee to request the committee to
use it's influence to prevent further dis
turbance
Another regiment of infantry and
squad of dragons have arrived to rein
force the garrison here. Up to . o'clock
this evening there had been no further
disturbances.
At Pilsen last evening the troops were
called upon to disperse u riotous mob of
several thousand youths. Some of the
latter were wounded and many arrests
made. Subsequently the military hordes
were withdrawn. The town has since
been quiet.
Owing to an attempt to wreck the Boz
hemian schools at Badenoch military as
sistance has been asked for to quell the
disturbances. At Beraum the windows
of the houses occupied by Germans and
military officers were broken yesterday,
and the troops subsequently occupied the
streets and dispersed the mob.
The heavy snow storm, which has been
continuous since last night, has assisted
in keeping the people quiet. The streets
cafes and theaters are almost deserted.
No advertisements appear in the news
papers, trade il ut tandstill. and it is
feared there will be many failures on
account of the losses from ri0ting
Much inhumanity and brutality was
exhibited during the disturbances. The
windows of cbildren's hospital were
smashed, exposing the inmates 10 the
bitter cold. and other hospitals suffered
similar treatment.
Smaller riots are reported from Cheu..
dim. Schlan, Gabonz, Tetschen and
Nachode, all Bohemian towns.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09
TENNESSEE TAX CASE.
The Issue Between the Railroads
and hoard of EQunIixers.


and board of EaunIizers.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. 3.-Thc issue
was Joined today in the United States
circuit court here, Judge Clark presid-
ing, in the case Of the railroads operating
tax equalizers. The suit ~ brought by
the railroads to test the validity OF the
act of the legislature in comforting on
the board Of railroad commissioners
what they claim are "the judicial
powers in making the assessment Of the
railroad property of the state The point
is also made by the railroads that the
state had appointed board Of assessors
in ieS5a,5 and empowered them to assess
that the railroads had been assessed In
1896 and 1897 by these assessors. The
legislative act IL understood to deprive
the tax assessors of 1896 Of the right
conferred on them by the law In making
the assessment and of comforting that
right upon another body, which act. say
the railroads. is retroactive. and, there
fore, unconstitutional. They charge
further that the assessment as made is
erroneous and unjust. The state denies
that the net Of 1897 creating The state
board OF railroad commissioners Is retro.
active, because the roads had acquired
no rights whatever under the assessment
of 1896 for 1897, that because the as
SCISSORS of 1896 failed to do their duty In
fixing the proper value on the railroads
was no reason why the railroad commits
sion should be asked to neglect its duty.
The state undertakes to show that the
assessment of the commissioners 10 not
cxorbitant or burdensome. but fair, and
that II compares reasonably with that
Of other states.
The railroads ask for an Injunction
against She state equalizers to prevent
them from certifying the assessment OF
which must be done before the tax be-
comes due and collectable.
The case will probably not reach a
decision until next Monday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09
A Nerro KilIed.

Pittsburg, Tex.e Dec. 3.-(Special.l =
last evening difficulty arose between
G. r. Bailey, a young business man OF
this place, and a negro named Walter
Chance, recently from Dallas, in which
pistols were drawn and Chance was
killed. Bailey surrendered to the Off
GERS and had an examining trial last
night before Justice Derrick. His bond
was placed Mt $500, which was readily
given. The testimony of all witnessfe
clearly indicated self-dcfense.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09
IS 70 SUCCEED A'KENNA.
GRIGGs OF NEW JERSEY WILL
BE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
SOUTHERN SEATS 10 Be CONTESTED
Disposed of by the House-In-
terstate Commerce Automatic
Coupler Hearing.

Washington, Dec. 3.-From sources,
the authority of which could not be
doubted, it is learned that the position of
attorney general to succeed Mr.. Nc
Kenna, who will be nominated to the
United States supreme bench to succeed
Justice Field, has been offered to Gov
ernor Griggs of New Jersey, and that
he has consented to accept. 1t is I'M
derstood his appointment was urged by
Vice President Hobart
Owing to the absence of President Nc
Kinley it Is Impossible 10 confirm this
statement absolutely.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09
A PosTOFFICE saUABBLE.
Postmaster mt Mobile Raises a New
Point to Hold His Office.

Thht 10 HOLD His Omce.
Mobile. Ala. Dec. 3.-For four days
past the newly appointed postmaster, ID.
I. Barker, republican. has in vain en-
deavored to obtain possession of the post
Office here from Postmaster Rapier. dem
ocrat. The latter's attorneys have raised
an entirely new point of law which In
spector Tate says has never been raised
IN his experience nor has he had to trans
Ter an Office situated precisely as this
one is. Postmaster Rapier's commission
expires in December 1893. Mr.. Barker
was appointed by President Mckinley in
October last. Rapier has had no notice
OF his removal. although Inspector Tate
served upon him tonight telegraphic
instruction from Postmaster General
Gary saying Rapier should accept Bark
ers commission as notice of removal no
other notice being customary. Rapier's
attorneys held that the language of the
statute is special; that it provides that
the president should appoint and may
remove such officers by and with the
advice of the senate Consequently, as
Rapier's commission has not expired and
Barker's appointment has not been con-
firmed by the senate nor Rapier's removal
confirmed by the same body, Rapicr is
still postmaster. He is in the postoffice
tonight and is waiting there the next
move of Barker and the inspector.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09
RAPE FIEND VICTIM DEAD.
The Little COlOred Girl Raped Some
Time Since Near Waco Is Dead.

Waco. Tex, Dec. f3.-(Special.)- y
Willie Lee White, aged years, the~vc-
tim of criminal assault, mention of
which appeared in The Statesman, died
yesterday. Willie was the daughter of
n respectable and Industrious colored
farmer, and the assaulting greatly in
censed the neighbors of the family jim
Patterson, colored man, was arrested,
and it was with much difficulty that
Sheriff Baker saved him from lynching.
A crowd of colored men came here and
demanded that the jailer surrender the
prisoner to them. Sheriff Baker rallied
his deputies and kept guard at the jail
until the excitement was over.
This all happened some time since and
the death Of the little girl caused re-
newed demonstrations, but no apprehen'
sion is felt by the officers, as the prison
er is secured in a steel cage within thick
walls and strongly guarded. The parent.
of the little victim reside on the Tehus
cans.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09
Internal Revenue Rcport.

Washington, Dec. BIN his annual
report to the secretary of the treasury
Mr.. Forman, commissioner of internal
revenue, estimates the receipts from all
sources for the current fiscal year will
aggregate nj least $155000,000 an in
crease over 1897 of about $8300.000.
A comparative statement of the re-
ceipts during the last fiscal year is given
in part as follows:
Spirits. SS2,00S,542; increase over
1896, $1,33S,472. Tobacco, $30,710,-
297; decrease, 1921. Fermented liz
uors, $32,47 1872; decrease. $1,312,073.
The cost of the collection Of the revenue
during the last fiscal year was $3,S4S,
Ago.
During the year 2241 illicit stills were
destroyed and SO were removed, 800 per-
sons were arrested, one killed, and three
wounded. OF the stills seized and de-
stroyed 22S were located in Alabama,
841 in Georgia. 463 in North Carolina,
100 in South Carolina, and 245 in the
Sixth Virginia district.
During the last ten years ten officers
were killed and sixteen were wounded
by moOnshiners
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09
A New Counterfeit discovered.

Washington, Dec. 3.--The discovery Of
new counterfeit five dollar silver GER
tificate of the series of 1901 with por-
trait of Grant IL announced by the treas
ury secret service. The note is not near
ly as long nor as wide as a genuine. APP
parently 1t Is printed from plates made
seal and entire back of the note. Gen.
Grants portrait Is different In some de-
tails from that in the genuine and on the
whole has q fiat nnpenrnnce
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09
Pronounce Sensational Paper Talk

Washington. Dec. 3.-Commissioner of
Indian Affairs w. A. Jones. who. is in
the west making n tour Of inspection OF
agencies has made an investigation that
repudiates the reported project OF men
take possession OF the Wichita Indian
reservation in Oklahoma and thus force
the opening Of these lands to white set
tlement.
Commissioner Jones reported the re-
suits Of his investigation in the following
telegram, dated to Adena, o. t. receiv-
ed nv Secretary Bliss this afternoon:
No foundation for rumor Of invasion
of Wichita mountains. 1t is all sensa-
tional paper talk. (Signed w. A..
Jones"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09
Act Like the Austrimns.

Munich, Dec. 3.-Durlng an alteration
in the chamber here today between Herr
Heimat, centrist, and Herr Casselmann,
liberal, the president of the house was
twice compelled to call the latter to or
der Herr Casselmann appealed to the
house. which decided that the presidents
action was not warranted. The centrists
voted in the minority. The president
then rendered his resignation, which
caused sensation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09
INVITE INVESTIGATION.
The sSpirituaIists Invited to Exhibit
10 SpiyitualIstic Phenomena.

Toledoy,'O., Dec. 3.-President Becker
of the National Anti-Spiritualist asso-
citation. at Adrian. Mich, has just issued
an invitation to the National Spiritualist
association to join in appointing conf
mittee to meet n similar committee from
the Anti-Spiritual association, to investi-
gate the phenomena of modern spiritual
ism. Full opportunity is to be given the
spiritualsts to state their belief and
show phenomena. and equal opportunity
for full investigation of the phenomena.
Correspondence is to be addressed 10
Secretary J. D. Hagaman, Adrian, Mich.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-09
WILL BE At THE OPENING.
II Is Necessary for the President to
BE Present When Congress
COnyenes,

Canton. o., Dec 3.-President McKin-
ley will be in Washington for the. opening
of congress next Monday, whatever may
he the issue of his mothers illness. Al
though there was never in the history
of the government n case exactly similar.
it is necessary for the president to be NJ
the capitol in person for the opening OF
congress to receive the Joint committee
from the two houses. and until this com
mittce has waited on the president and
received his communication the regular
business of congress can not proceed