Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-01-13
TIE eATilE GROUND.
Another Big Fight Likely to Come
Here.


For some tine past Allen Bragg Of
The Reno Gazette has been at orhs
with H.. H. Beck. one OF Washoe
County Commissioners. Recently
th' GaZrtte onk Beck to task FIR vor-
ing for the San Francisco Speciality
Co.'S bill aud Beck came GU. in the
following cHId:
F. A. G. Bragg, Proprietor or Man.
aver Reno Evening "Gaz~tte" Pub
I-hing Co.: SIR Wish to call volr
especial %atteution t. an article pub
li-htd IN your is-ue Of hi. da,e uo-
Ger he heading Of The ms anc Outs
in which o gr"s ly nelie the record
or facts AID misrepresent me- in my
action as a Commissioner in e nntc-
ton with the ADVERTISING OF steel
cases, the acceptance Of bis a,..! the
allowance Of the Speciality Compaoy's
claim FOR same. After due lrcp. siter-
alton of what you have published. I
shall want to know if you will retract
like IA man or whether I shall settle
with vou III my own time aud in nv
Own way. An early rtspanse awaited.
Fl H, BECK.
Keno, January 10, 1898. *lt.
To which Bragg replies:
ANOTHER OPEN LETTER.
Hon. H. II. Beck. Chairman Of the
Board Of County Commissioners Of
Washoe County, New: SIR-I was
Informed by several gentlemen in
whom l have confidence that 1h- ac-
ton Of the Board of County Commits
sioners in the metallic case matter
Was unanimous. Last night | found
u that you voted no" on every
question touching that suhj-ct So
you should not he held responsible. in
any degree for the action OF the major
ity of tue Board in allowing the bill
II they We're wrong,
We regret that We unintentionallv
misrepresented you, Rnd had we not
taken the say 60 Of others, and had
gone to he records We should not
have committed so ~inexcusable a
bluuder.
By the closing lines OF your letter I
am unable to comprehend your mean
Ing Whether you near a suit or
pistol practice or to indulge in the
manly art. If the former I have
nothing TO say Of the second, I am a
poor shot: but if the third, / am a lit
tie stopped with age" but think | an
better than a green hand vet, but
don't know for I have not been in a !
scrap FOR many years, but if YOU will
promise not to use a crib board I will |
try and keep the mosquitoes from
from coming down here and
eating you up while YOU polish I'D
the knocker to my big front door"
Ii that proposition dDu't heal your
wounded feelings | will agree to meet
you at Carson in the same ring where
titzsimmons did up C0rbetr and FIGHT
you to a finish, and will agree to give
you $1,000 when we enter the ring:
81, 900 more wheu we come out, both
battered and sore. if I win, with Tom
HymeIs as referee). the receipts from
he veriscope pictures latter the ball"
% be divided equally share and share
alike II | lose / will give you a half
interest in the Gazette, go you can
lave your say through the public
press without paying anything but
or setting up the matter.
With these few remarks, tears, etc
remain. Very Respectfully,
ALLEN G. BRAGG.
Such a battle as outlined by the
Gazette would draw a good crowd il
eats sold at a general admission of
3 cents. reserved seats so cents and
box a dollar. The S. P. r.
s.. might give a S9. Is cent rate for the
ound trip and run excursion cabooses