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A MATCH MADE.
Jeffries and Fitzsimmons Will Meet in
New York.

JeHf1es ana EiZslmmOnS VIII Meet In
New York.
New York, Feb. 10-Bob Fitzsim-
mons and John Jeffries signed articles
to-day for a fight some time between
April 4 and May 26 before the club Of
fering the largest purse. The fight is
to be for 25 rounds, or for finish, if
that can be arranged.
The articles of agreement also provide
that neither of the fighters shall wear
bandages on the hands: that the gloves
shall weigh not less than five ounces
each; that the winner shall take the
entire purse; that the referee is to be
agreed upon when the men sign articles
with the club offering the purse that
the contest shall be governed by Mar
quis of Queensbury rules, with the ex-
ception that there shall be no hitting
in clinches or breakaways; that neither
principal shall engage in a glove con-
test with other than sparring partner
between this date and the day of the
contest, and that the man violating this
clause shall forfeit the 800 now de-
posted with the New York Journal, and
that in case either principal fails to
carry out his part of this agreement he
shall forfeit the sum of $4,000.
The articles of agreement We're signed
by William Delaney, on the part of JEFF
fries, and by Martin Julian, on behalf
of FitZsimmonS.
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NEW COMPLICATIONS.
England May Recognize Mataafa as
King of Samoa.

Washington, Feb. 10.-The Samoan trou-
Bile is assuming a somewhat new phase,
according to the view of leading diplo-
matte authorities, and one likely to bring
about an adjustment on lines not hereto
fore contemplated. This is partly fore
Swallowed in the official statement of the
parliamentary secretary In the house of
commons yesterday to the effect that fur
ther information would be awaited before
considering the recognition of Mataafa as
king of Samoa. Mataafa is not the claim
ant who has thus far received the support
of the British and American authorities,
as they have upheld Malietoa Tanu who
had been declared by Chief Justice Cham
hers, an American, as rightfully intended
for the throne. The announcement in the
house OF commons Is open to various in
terpretations, yet 1t seems to show quite
clearly that the recognition of Mataafa
who was held by the Germans, may be
taken into consideration
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ADAMS POISONING CASE.
Cornish Proves Disappointing Witness
on the Stand. 'I

Cornish Proves u Disappointing Witness
on the Stand.
New York, Feb. 10.-The two men
whose names have been most closely
connected with the death of Mrs Kate
j. Adams were on the witness stand
to-day before Coroner Hart and jury
and We're put through a rigid cross
examination by Assistant District At
torney Osborne, who is conducting the
case. Harry S. Cornish, who gave the
poison to Mrs. Adams, was the first
witness called this morning. and at the
afternoon session r. B. Molineux, who
had been named by Cornish on the
stand as the man he believed to have
sent the poisoned bromo seltzer through
the mails, was called. Cornish was
again to-day somewhat reticent and
equlVocal in his answers to questions
put to him by the assistant district at
torney, and in one instance at least
occasioned a good deal of surprise. In
an interview with number of news
paper representatives, previous to the
commencement of the examination,
Cornish when asked If he knew Mrs.
Molineux and if she could have any con-
nection with the case, said that he
wished the assistant district attorney
would ask him that question on the
stand.
"a man is supposed to perjure him
self for woman" said Cornish, but I
am here to tell the truth il / am asked
such a question"
This seemed a significant statement
at the time, and Assistant District At
torney Osborne put these very Dues
tions to him, to which Cornish made
the following answer:
II never saw Mrs Molineux to know
her, and never saw her when she was
Blanche Chesebrough.'
Cornish gave way on the stand tenn
porarily to Molineux. Mr. Osborne
asked the witness abruptly IL he was
innocent OF the poisoning of Mrs.
Adams.
Molineux replied: IT am absolutely
innocent"
Molneux told of his connection with
the Knckerbocker and New York Ath-
letic clubs and said, that he had left
the former club largely because of his
quarrel with Cornish. The first ques-
ton that Mr.. Osborne asked Cornish
to-day was somewhat abrupt:
"Will you tell me- he said, "all your
reasons for supposing Molineux COM
mitted this crime?"
Cornish answered, as he did yester-
day, that the idea came to him when
he examined the handwriting on the
package containing the bromo settler
bottle and the poison.
You don't believe now that Molin-
eux wrote that address," queried Mr..
Osborne.
mo, I don't" replied Cornish, alb
ruptly. Cornish also denied that he
thought Felix Gallagher wrote the adj
dress. Mr.. Osborne asked Cornish if
he had any opinion as to who wrote
the address on the poison package.
Cornish said he had not
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IN THE SENATE.
Senator Allen Wants the Declaration of
Independence Reaffirmed.

Washington. Feb. 10.-During the en-
tire open session to-day the senate had
under consideration the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill.
Little progress was made, the time
largely being occupied in amendments
on minor topics.
Mr.. Plat of New York presented the
credentials of Senator-elect Depew.
A bill amending an act providing for
the reimbursement of governors of
states and territories for expenses in
Cured by them in raising and equip
ping the volunteer army in the war
with Spain, was reported by Mr.. War
rem from the committee on military af-
fairs. The bill went over to be print
ed.
Mr.. Allen offered a joint resolution
providing for the submission to the leg
islatures of an amendment to the con-
stitution providing for the election of
United States senators by direct vote
of the people. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Allen also offered a resolution
declaring the senate reaffirmed the doc
trines and principles of the declaration
of independence. The resolution fur
Their declared that these principles are
to be adhered to not only in the United
States. but are to be deemed universal
and are to apply to all who have a
distinct society and territory of their
own. 1t went over.
A house bill to establish a national
military park to commemorate the cam
palgn, siege and defense of Vicksburg,
was passed.
Mr. Jones presented a resolution call
ing upon the secretary of the navy for
concise statement of the expense of
the personnel of the navy under the
proposed personnel BILL the amount of
expense of the 22,5O0 sailors and the ex-
pense of the marine corps under the
proposed arrangement. Passed.
The senators agreed to the request of
the house for a conference upon the
Indian appropriation bill.
Consideration of the legislative, exec
utiVe and judicial appropriation bill
was then resumed, but little progress
was made. and at 2:45 p. m. the bill was
laid aside for the day. The message
from the president recommending a
Pacific cable was read and referred to
the committee on appropriations The
following bills were passed:
Authorizing the Dakota Southern
Railway company to construct a bridge
across the Missouri river at Yankton
5. D.. and for the relief of the 4th Ar
kansas mounted infantry. The senate
then, at BIO p. M, on motion of Mr..
Hoar, went into executive session, and
at $40 p. M, adjourned.
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ON GARCIA'S BIER.
Havana Paid Silent Homage to the Fallen
Cuban.


Cuban.
Havana, Feb. 10.-About 200 wreaths
and floral emblems from individuals md
societies have been piled at the foot of
the bier of General Calixto Garcia,
whose body arrived here from the Unit
ed States yesterday afternoon on the
gunboat Nashville. The body lies in the
municipal council chamber palace and
people continue to file past the coffin.
The remains will lie in state until the
interment. which will take place at
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. All day
long Havana has paid silent homage
to the dead warrior. Young women
and children Of the best families, gray
haired ladies, laborers and negresses
have visited the council chamber, pass
ed the guard of Cuban and American
soldiers. looked upon the face of the
dead and quietly moved away. The
streets around the palace nave been
crowded with soldiers and the honors
paid by the American authorities have
greatly pleased the Cubans.
Governor General Brooke and staff
will attend the funeral tomorrow. The
Cuban troops guarding the streets near
the palace are objects of much curiosity
to passersby.
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BROKE ALL RECORDS.
Mercury the Lowest in Philadelphia |
Since 1897.

Mercury the Lowest in Philadelphia
Since 1907.
Philadelphia, Feb. 10.-The cold
weather of last night and to-day in this
city broke all existing records of the
weather bureau during it's 20 years of
existence, and while beyond that pc
riod there is no authentic data, it is
said that to-day's minimum tempera-
ture-6 below-was the lowest with one
exception since February, 1897. The ex-
ception was in 1888. The thermometer
was even lower in the suburban dis
tricts, where 1t lowered around 10 and
II below. George Stewart, aged rs,
was found dead from the cold in a sta
BILE this morning, and there We're
great number of prostrations, some of
which are likely to prove fatal. The
extreme cold is general throughout
Eastern Pennsylvania. In the POGO
nomo mountains the thermometer was
25 below and at Bache, in Pike county,
80 below.
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BURNED ALIVE.
Terrible Fate of Two Small Children.
Grandfather's Mad Act.
pected.

Fort Bragg, Cal. Feb. 1O.-John Boyle
section foreman. during fit of delirium
tremens, dropped lighted lamp upon the
floor of his cottage, near town, and burn
ed to death his two grandsons, aged and
8 years respectively, who. with their
mother, resided with him. To humor him
his daughter Minnie Hicks. permitted
him to stay with the children up stairs,
while she occupied the room below. One
or more of his fellow workmen attended
him nightly. Last night, however, he
told his nurse to go, as he needed no
further assistance. When the nurse had
gone Boyle exploded lamp in the room
occupied by the children and dashed
through the flames. Assistance arrived
Immediately. but all efforts to save the
children were unaVailing.
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Too Ill to Appear.

Sacramento Feb. 10.-The senatorial
deadlock continues unchanged. The
vote to-day gave the following result:
Barnes, 10; Estee, l; Bulla, 10; Burns,
"a; FELTON,, /; Grant, rs; Scott, 2; Dew
ries, 1; Bard, 2; Rosenfeldt, dem, 2;
White dem. 20; Jeter DEM, l; Phelan,
DEM. l. Milton J. Green was to have
appeared before the bar of the assembly
to-day to show cause why he should
not be punished for contempt for not
answering questions put to him by the
committee appointed by the senatorial
investigating committee. A physicians
certificate was again read, setting forth
room, and the matter was continued
until next Friday.
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THE CANAL BILL.
Friends of the Measure Think They Have
Clear Sailing,

Clear Sailing.
Washington. Feb. 10-Representa-
tive Hepburns notice in the house of
representatives that the Nicaragua ga
nal bill would be Offered as an amend
ment to the civil bill resulted from the
numerous conferences held to-day
Early in the day Chairman Burton of
the river and harbor committee cor
ferred with Senator Morgan, with a
view of having him leave the river and
harbor bill unencumbered. Mr. Nor
gan is understood to have assented not
10 embarrass the river and harbor bill.
This, in turn. led to consideration of the
sundry civil bill as the medium for ad-
Vancing the Nicaragua canal bill. AS a
result Mr. Hepburn gave the formal no.
tice. The amendment which he pro-
poses is the Hepburn bill providing for
the construction of the canal 1t appro-
PIRATES $116,000, 900 for canal construc-
ton and authorizes the president to ne
gotiate with Nicaragua and Costa Rica
for the route. The main difficulty lies
IN the rule which will be invoked
against the amendment. This rule pro-
Vldes that no appropriation shall be in
order on any general appropriation bill
for any expenditure mot previously au-
thorized by law" 1t is claimed that
this rule will positively exclude the
amendment, Dut Mf. Hepburn points
out that congress has already authorized
and appropriated for two surveys of the
Nicaraguan canal in sundry civil bills
and also increased the compensation
or the engineer in charge of one of these
surveys. Upon these acts of congress
II would be claimed that the amend
ment is not obnoxious to the rule and
is germane.
should Mr.. Sherman of New York
VINO is chairman of the committee CT
the whole, rule it out of order it is
possible that the friends of the bill will
seek to overrule the chairman. Indeed,
some OF the members have been sound
ed with this possibility in view.
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Awaiting DISPATCHES.

Berlin, Feb. 10.-The foreign office is
still awaiting official Dispatches from
Samoa and declines to discuss the stories
published in the New York newspapers,
told by passengers who arrived at San
Frincisco on Wednesday by the steam
er Moana, regarding the threatening
attitude of the British cruiser Porpoise
toward the German cruiser Fake when
matters recently came to a head at
Apia. These stories and all like them
are declared insulting tc the represent
atives of Germany in Samoa and either
absolutely untrue or grossly eXagger-
altad
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ON THE RACE TRACK.
At New Orleans.

New Orleans. Feb. 10-Weather cloudy,
track fast. Results: Selling. seven fur
longs-Everest won, Uhlers, second, Rush
Fields third; time 1:31. Six and a half
furlongs-Merry Day won, Satinwaod I.
second, Colonel Eads third; time 1:2S
Selling, mile and an eighth-Banquo II.
won, Wood Ranger second, The Plutocrat
third; time 1:5S. Handicap, mile-De Bride
won, J. H. C. second, Lady Callahan third;
time ZAP Selling, mile-Seaport won.
Lucky Monday second, Elsie Bramb1e
third; time 1:44. Selling, six. furlongs-
Miss Ross won, Banrica second, Applejack
third: time 1:161a
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Indicted for Murder

Nashville. Tenn, Feb. 10.-J. D.
Clark was to-day indicted for the muir
der of Minnie Clark, alias Blanche Cox,
his supposed wife. The body was found
last Sunday night on a bridge over the
Cumberland near this city under cir
cumstances indicating preparations for
throwing the body into the river. Clark
was identified as being on the bridge
with a buggy an hour previous to the
discovery. He is of prominent fam
lily of Montgomery, Ala, and the broth
er of Thomas H. Clark, law librarian
Of congress. The trial is set for March
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Sentenced to Be Hanged.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard,
Billings Feb. 10.-This morning Judge
Loud pronounced the sentence of the court
on William c. Brooks, convicted of MUIR
der in the first degree, and ordered his
execution for March II. The crime for
which Brooks will pay the death penalty
is the murder of his wife on November 10,
by shooting her. Brooks is a full-blooded
negro and his wife was a mulatto. The
prisoner manifested no emotion while the
dread penalty was being pronounced. This
is the first conviction for murder in this
county.
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MANY PROTESTS
Against the Cession of an Alaskan Port
to Canada,


Washington, Feb. 10.-The Anglo-Amer-
ican commission had a full joint session
to-day but no important results were
reached as to the chief points at issue.
There We're also two meetings of the
American commissioners to confer on
points brought up III joint session, pro-
longed one during the forenoon taking
up the Alaskan boundary question Tele-
grams and protests from chambers of
commerce and individuals along the Pa
cine coast against any cession of Skaguay
or other points on the Southern Alaskan
coast are still being sent to senators and
representatives here as a result of reports
OF an intention to cede Canada a port,
Whatever the outcome of the delicate
negotiations may be there has not vet
been any conclusive action on the part
OF the commission. There is as vet no
indication of when the commission will
finish its labors.
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ored man, left for Havana to-day to see
that his troops get their share of the
$3.O0o.0O0 which the United States govern
ment has offered to pay over to the Cuban
commanders on condition that the army
disband. He believes, he says. that there
will be disposition to keep the colored
insurgents out of their rights, and as they
did most of the fighting, he will urge that
in return for their arduous services they
should receive prior consideration.
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Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Boise, Feb. 10.-The prohibition question
is being strongly agitated in the legisla-
ture. q bill having been introduced to
amend the constitution to prevent the sale
or manufacture of intoxicating liquors in
this state. 1t is said that there is ma
jority of two in the senate with the house
about evenly divided. Speaker Evans is
in favor of the bill, and he may have a
deciding vote. The house by decisive
vote to-day killed the bill prohibiting cap
ital punishment.
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Thirteen Votes Shy,

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 10.-Anothar
ballot for United States senator to-day
without a selection. Senator Quay is
still 10 votes short of the number neces-
sary to elect. The ballot follows: Quay
rs; jerks, 60; others, 81; paired, Sc;
necessary, 80; absent, 5. After the pairs
had been announced the joint session
adjourned until Saturday noon.
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Wants a Grant,

San Francicso Feb. 1O.-The America
Maru brought the following from the as
ISOLATED press correspondent at Honolulu,
dated February 4:
For four or five days there has been in
circulation petition to congress asking
that settlement be granted to Princess
kaiulani. The young lady is in receipt
of a grant of $1,000 cash annually from the
republic of Hawaii. 1t is presumed that
this will cease upon the change of laws
here.
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Offered the Fashion

Washington, Feb. 1O.-Indirect, but
apparently authentic, information was
received to-day by the Massac setts
members of congress that Representa-
tive BarrowS of Massachusetts had
been offered the position of librarian of
congress and had accepted,
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GrOCer A SSiSnpd

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Bozeman, Feb. 10.-Michael Langhor. en-
gagged in the grocery business, to-day
assigned to w. w. Livingston for the ben
eft of his creditors. Liabilities about So
600; assets more than double liabilities.
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Found Dead,

San Francisco Feb. 10.-Thomas Hogan,
a miner who came here last November
from Leadville. Col. was found dead in
his room to-day. He went to bed last
night in an intoxicated condition. and
probably blew out the gas as the room
was full of gas. which killed him. 4
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Hartman Appointed.

speeial Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Feb. l0-Governor Smith to-day
appointed w. S. Hartman of Bozeman a
member of the executive board of the ag-
ricultural college, to succeed Walter Coo
per, whose term expired February l. He
is appointed for four years.
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Among the reductions made by the
committee was that on contingencies
for the army from $450,O00 to $500, 900;
Cuban relief from $751; to 100000.
The clerical force of the headquarters
of the army was reduced one-sixth.
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Consolidation of Interests

Boston, Feb. 10.-It was announced to-
day that consolidation of all the royalty
shoe machinery interests centered in Bos-
ton had been consummated in corpora
ton organized under the laws of New Jer-
sey with capital of 100000
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SaiibOat Capstzed.

Vancouver: B. c., Feb. 10.-A sailing
boat with four persons capsized outside of
the Narrows yesterday. Three men swan
over mile to reach shore, but one, Pc
ter Caulfield, is still missing.
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In Opposition to Ewart.

Washington, Feb. 10.-Senators Pettus
ana Butler occupied the time of the
executive session Of the senate to-day
IN speeches. opposing the confirmation
of Judge EWart of North Carolina,
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AppOintment Confirmed

Washington, Feb. 10.-The senate to-
day confirmed Colonel William Sinclair
7th artillery, to be brigadier general,
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Insist on Their Riphts

Santiago de Cuba, Feb. 1o.-The Cuban
general, Quintan Bandero, who is col
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MORE SNOW IS FALLING

Continued from Page One.)
afternoon and this morning. A big fleet
of steamers is overdue, including the
Fuerst Bismarck, from the Mediterran-
can, which is three days behind time;
the Anchoria, from Glasgow, and the
Spaarndam
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Other States,

Delaware-Fiftieth ballot: Gray, IL.
Addicks, 6; Chandler, IS; Stevens, 3;
absent s.
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Forecast for To-Day.

Washington, Feb. 1O-For Montana
Fair; continued cotd; northerly winds.
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utah-Three ballots: King, Z; Nc"
Cune IS; Powers, 2; Neheker, 2; Can
non, 10; Sutherland, ~; absent, 2.
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Prohibition Has a show.

Notwithstanding ballot ur
changed.
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IS IMPROVING ITS TRACK
Extensive Work Being Do ne by
the B A. & P. Railway.
GRADES BEING ELEVATED
Yards to Accommodate Five Hundred
Cars Being Put In at Silver Bow
for Interchange of Tra.-
&c There.

The Butte, Anaconda & Pacific rail-
way is making extensive improvements
along it's line these days and it is keep
ing more than 100 men employed con-
tinuously on that work. When the
work will be completed it will make of
the B., A. & p. one of the up-to-date
railroad lines of the country.
A prominent official of the B., A. & P.
was seen by Standard reporter yester-
day afternoon. He said:
AT present we are ballasting the
track from Anaconda to Butte and are
raising it from eight inches to three
feet in localities where this height IS
required. We are also putting in a
double track from Anaconda to two
and half miles east of the city. and
this passenger track will be an exclu-
sive one. We have so men working
steadily at this improvement and more
than so others will be put to work
within the next 10 days.
We are also building a yard at Sill
yer Bow which will be capable of hold
this yard to accommodate the Oregon
Short Line, which wants to store its
coal there. We expect to be through
with all the work by the LIST of Novem-
Der.
We are doing this work because the
traffic on the road and the picking up
of business demand it, We carry more
passengers now than we have for some
time past and the transportation of
freight is very heavy, so that, of course,
the more business the more work.