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Attorney General Griggs. in his opin-

+ Attorney General Griggs, in his opin.
ion on the legality of the Philippine,
Is Gu 1ted as laying down this principle:
Tine theory that there can exist in any
definite body of people the right to sub.
stitute their own will or self constituted
1crm of governments for tho regular con-
stitutsd sovereignty of any regular terrl-
Uory Is contrary to reason and to all in
sernational practices.
This perhaps is good law considered
simply as law. But the question of its
applicability may we'll be considered. In
carefully considered speech made Jan.
uaIy 10. 1913, in the House of Representa-
tives, Abraham Lincoln laid down a doc.
trine which seems to us much mora IN
accord with American principles and
American traditions. Said Mr.. Lincoln:
Any people anywhere. being inclined
and having the power, have the right &c
rise up and shake of the existing gov.
ernment, and form "a new one that suits
them better. This is a most valuable, a
most sacred right-:a right which, we
hope and believe, Is to liberate the world,
Nor is this right confined to cases in
which the whole people of an existing
governmentsInsy.choose to exerci se.it ANY
portion OF such people that can may revo.
lutiouizs, and make their own of SO muci
o the territory as they inhabit. Nor,
than this, majority OF any portion ol
sch people may reyolutionize, putting
down minority, intermingled with
or near about them, who may Oppose
their movements. Such minor ity wa
precisely the case Of the tories OF oui
revolution.
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In oil probability the next Republican
national convention win Ilaee the party
unequivocally upon the gold standard,
aud Will throw no sops to International
bimetallists or any other kind. There
are still some prominent men In the
party who dream Of the bimetaslic stand
ard. Senator Chandler. for Instance. but
the vast majority have become copvinced
that International himetallism is entire
ly impracticable, and the only wise course
for the cour tryss.to pursue Is to base Its
orrzs cy unequiyoeally ON cne standard,
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Bangor merchants are much pleased
that they have obtained the Portland and
Boston rate for grain for the West over
the Great Eastern and Grand Trunk lines
and the Maine Central the connection
being made with the Maine Central at
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IL Is announced that General Wheeler
will resign his seat in the House when
he goes to tbs Philippines. This is In
accordance with the precedents, which
are against the hold ng OF two Offices by
one man when the Offices are OF this
nature. The House has always held that
the constitutional provision applied In
e.1oh "A case
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The Prince of Monaco insInuates that
the Count Boni Castellane, better Enown
in this country as the husband Of Anna
Gould, Is a spurious count. Did the
Gould family for once get chestsds
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"A member of the last Legislature re-
aiets that law was rot passed prohibit
ing the use of long distance rifles near
settlements. The bullets travel great dis
tances.
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--Gardiner has heen shutting up all
shops on Sunday. NJ. Shapiro, common
siotualsr, Is contesting In the courts the
right Of the city TO do this.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-13

The board of inspection have ap-
proved of smoksless powder for use by the
Maine National Guard. but recommend
that the present supply of black powder
be used up fIrst.
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Patrons OF the PRESS who are leaving town
temporarily may have the addresses Of their
papers changed as often as they may desire by
notifying the office.
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DIAMOADS-IASTAlLMENTs.

WE have large assortment OF Diamond
Rings, Pms, Ear Rings and Scarf Pins
an goea quality and perfect This is a yery
easy way 70 buy Diamond as we make ths
payments 80 ~ that YOU viii not miss IN
meaey MckkNNkfs The Jeweief. Mana
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lINE STATE PRESS fweeklsI--

Subscribers whose papers are not delivered
promptly are requested TO notify the once OF
the DAILY PRESS. No. 81 Exchange street.
Portland. Me.
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"A field spar mining boom is on in the
town of Cushing.
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-Adjutant General Richards has had
to hurry tn get the National Guard men
equipped in time for our parade.
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"--Thare may be no New England Fair
at the Kite Track or anywhere else this
year. There win be- mourning among the
fakirs NJ least.
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-o:d Town, which Is the home Of tn,
canoe, Is to have canoe carnival IL
August.
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Bicycle soorohers have been warned
out-of the cemetery at Hallowell.
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The drought is thing of the past
over the greater portion of Maine.
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"A ghost is reported to be abroad in
Watervilir.
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How the two New Hampshire Senators
love oae another
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CITY OF PORTLAND,
Notice to Contra

SEALED proposals for building about 1000
y feet OF pipe sewer In Congress- street. west
OF Douglass street, will be received at the office
Hail, until Monday, July IT. 1899, at 12 O'clock
m, when they viii be publicly opened aud read
Plans, specifications and further information
missioner. The successful bidder will be re-
quired to give bond in sum and with
sureiies satisfactory 70 the Commissioner to
OF the contract. Bids should be marked sPro-
posal for Sewer" and addressed 10 Geo, N.
fernald. Commissioner Of Public Works. who
reserves the right TO reject any or All bids
should he deem IL for the interest Of The eity 81
to do. y '''s VIZ ~
Portland July II, 1900. iuttdtd
E9 Evening papers please copy.
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IN YES M { NTS


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Town Of Dama.iseotta AIS due 1900
Portland Wat.f Co. as, due 1927
Maine Central n. ". 6's, due 1900
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st. Cr0ix Ell. & Water Co.
SIS, due 1906
irie Telegraph & Telephone
Co. Collat. Trust 5's, due 1926
Cleveland City Ry. SIS, due 1909
Toronto. Hamilton Il Buff
falO Ry. As, due 1916
Union Pacific Ry. Co. AS. due I947
Niagara Falls Power Co. SIS, due 1889
Fond du Lac Water co. 5's. due 1918
AND OTHER GOOD SECURITIES.
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GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND.


Tom PARROT is looking for minor
league engagement.
The Garrison finish" has broken into
base ball reports again.
Catcher Jack Ryan has been bought by
Van Derbeck from Brooklyn for 5000.
Raymer, the Kansas City's new short
stop, is a find" in batting as well as
fielding.
Manager Jack Glasscock, of the Fort
Wayne team, has bought Babb and Knep-
per-
Louie Bierbauers second base work for
the Columbus team is attracting favor
able comment
Brooklyn has O. third baseman named
Casey. What a weary time he must have
when he strikes out.
Andrews, catcher; Sharrott, outfielder
and Damoth, pitcher, were all released
from Detroit by Stallings.
Faults are cropping out in the batting
or the st. Louis team that may land it
well down the list by the end Of the sea-
son..
Jack Taylor No. is the lkeliest of the
cent vintage in the big league Phyie,
who was purchased by Tom Burns irons
Com1Skey last season, has proved tickle
in-and-outer thus far.
President Hart, of the Chicago team. Is
talking in New York about the possible
dropping Of New York in 1901 He saws
that there may be no reduction of the
number of league clubs this season, but
the clubs marked to go will gradually sell
off their players and get ready to slip out.
Meanwhile the public will see the hand
writing on the wall, and the financial
picking for the ''dead-timber" clubs will
be very poor.
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the warning of his impending doom.
Shugart went out on high foul, wen
back by the bench, and Laily tried TO
make second on it, but Speer. by quick
turn and throw, completed the double
play, and Hallman's throw on Preston
cast the locals down again.
Seventeen innings were demanded then,
and the seventeenth opened with Schoch' s
long drive, which Lally took clearly.
Burke did as well on Speer, and Denzer
threw Rettger out.
Spies 1t was whom fate had reserved to
turn the key in the lock of fortunes
treasure box. and when Rettger sent the
ball whizzing as it had been whizzipg for
sixteen innings, Spies drove it well out
to left field, and Weaver let 1t go by him,
so Heine got two bases instead of one.
Denzer poked the ball at Schoch and
Heine went to third. Roger was out as
went Burke on fly to short center field
There was. serious doubt for a moment
whether Hetne ought not to have tried to
make it. But Geier hit fine liner right
over second base and Nicol let 1t go
right between his legs. for Spies had al
ready scored the winning run. Preston
rescued the ball from the spring rains.
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GUERRERO IS THIRD.
Minneapolis Man Making Good
Showing m

Ni1n"eApOils MAN Making Good
Showing I'm Go-as-You-PIease Race.
NEW YORK, May 8.-A seventy-two-
hour go-as-you-please race began at 1
o'clock this afternoon, in Grand Central
Palace, with fifteen starters The men
will be on the track twelve hours a day
until Saturday night. The starters were
Oliver Hanson. Norway; John Click.
Philadelphia; George Barnes, Fitchburg.
Mass; Thomas Cox, Chicago: Patrick
Igo, England; Charles Deming, Lake
wood. N. j.; Samuel Day, London; Pc
ter Hegelman, New York; Philip Martin.
Greenwich, Conn; Gus Guerrero. Min.
neapolis; George Noremac, Philadelphia !:
John Craig, Newburg, N. Y; Thomas
Dawson. England; Martin Geary, ALLIE
gheny. Pa; Peter Edwards, New York.
The prizes are $500, 5000, $500, SIS and $50,
for first, second, third, fourth and fifth.
respectively.
The attendance this evening was more
encouraging than during the day, al
though not many persons appeared before
III O'Clock. The contestants appeared to
be taking it easy, evidently saving their
strength for the last days
Deming left the course at 5:45 D. M.
and did not return. The racer became i'll
with stomach trouble and was out of the
contest for an hour and a half before 8
o'clock
f1eSeIHian, the German, or New York
led, although Guerrero, the Mexican. Of
Minneapolis, gave him little rest, and
was with him much of the time. Hegel
man was fresher than Guerrero when
the former made his ffftieth mile, at $3.50
p. m. He was then two miles and one
lap ahead of the Mexican HegeIman's
time for the fifty miles was hours 3OEs
minutes. After finishing his f1ftieth mile
he spurted and made the next mile in
minutes. a ia of oil
miles an hour.
At o'clock Cox passed into second
place, with score of so miles and laps.
against Hegelman's 50 miles and II laps,
This left Guerrero in third place, with a
score Of so miles and laps, or two laps
behind Cox. At 10 o'clock Hegelman
maintained his lead, being then nearly
three miles ahead Of Cox, who had in
creased his lead over Guerrero another
Ian
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The Crusaders defeated the Plymouths
Sunday morning at Aurora Park, to I.
1t was pronounced by the large number
W who witnessed the game one Of the best
mouths lost the game with crippled
team, three of their best players being
absent. Both Ryan and LIE Rivere pitched
tine ball. Score by innings:
r. He.
cr IylnSpan' -. II 9 9 : - 3 8
Batteries, Plymouths, Conrad and LIE
R1yere; Crusaders. Doyle and Ryan.
The Merriam Parks defeated The st.
Anthony Furniture company Sunday on
the transfer grounds, 10 to 9. The feature
Of the game was the batting Of the VIC
tors and the fielding Of Smith and Mark
ley. Capt: Fosters errors were costly.
Ball for Merriam Park struck out ten
and gave but two bases: Fargo's home
run was the longest hit Of the season.
Score by innings:
Merriam Parks....O | / 40 1-1s
The Orioles defeated the Red Caps of
Minneapolis in a we'll played game Sun
day afternoon. 10 to 10. The Orioles would
like game with any. seventeen-year-old
club in the city for Saturday afternoon.
Address J. j. Donovan, 27S Charles street.
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Thousands have tried from time imme-
mortal to discover some efflcacious rem
cdy for wrinkles and other imperfections
Of the complexion, but none had yet sue
ceeded until the Misses Bell. the now
famous Complexion Specialists, Of 70 Fifth
Avenue. New York City, offered the pub
lie their wonderful Complexion Tonic
The reason so many failed to make this
discovery before is plain, because they
have not followed the right principle
Balms, Creams, Lotions, etc., never have
tonic effect upon the skin, hence the
failures.
The Misses Bells Complexion Tonic
has most exhilarat1ng effect upon the
cuticle, absorbing and carrying off all i'm
rurities which the blood by it's natural ac-
ton is constantly forcing to the surface
Of the skin. 1t is to the skin what vital
izing tonic is to the blood and nerves, a
kind Of new life that Immediately exhil-
arates and strengthens wherever applied.
Its tonic effect Is felt almost Immediately.
and 1t speedily banishes forever from the
skin, freckles, pimples, blackheads. moth
patches, wrinkles. liver spots, roughness
oiliness. eruptions. and discolorations of
any kind.
In order that all may be benefited by
their Great Discovery, the Misses Bell will.
during the present month. give to ali
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+Hartzel1 bated for Magee in the fifth
Earned runs, Pittsburg s. Louisville 2;
two-base hits, McCreery, Ely; three-base
hits. Donovan, Hoy; home run. Decker;
sacrifice hits, Ely 2; double plays, Kilt
Decker; first base on balls, off Sparks G.,
off Lever |, off Magee 4, off Cunning
ham 3; hit by pitched ball, by Lever 1,
Clingman; struck out, by Sparks l, by
Lever 1. by Cunningham 2; passed bali
Bowerman: wild pitch, Sparks; time, 2:20;
umpires, O'Day and Brennan.
PREVENTED BY RAIN.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. May S-The
game scheduled for today between Balti-
more and Philadelphia was prevented by
rain.
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TO FIGHT IN DENVER.
That Seems to Be Solution of FItz-
sfmmOns-Jeffries PuzzIe.

NEW YORK, May SIT seems to be
settled that Fitzsimmons and Jeffries will
fight in Denver. The offer Of $40, 900 by the
Colorado Athletic association has been
accepted and articles signed by Julian and
Brady are now on their way to Denver.
The signatures of the officers of the asso-
citation are all that Is needed to complete
the negotiations. Fitz and Jeffries signed
to meet for twenty-five rounds, but as
the Cannon bill recently passed in Col
orados permitting finish fights will allow it
there may be a change in the arrange
ments by which the combat will not end
until one or the other Of the men has
been counted out.
The Colorado Athletic association, or
ganized since the passage of this meas
ure, has already. under way plans to build
an auditorium in which prize fights may
be conducted. The building will accom-
modate at least 5000 persons. 1t will cost
to erect about S1b, 900. AS the association
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left on bases, Chicago 6, Cleveland s; two
base hits. Lange, Tucker, Sullivan, Bris-
hts Demont hockheag g stoeg Srsss
Ryan, LANCE, Lockhead. Sullivan; dou-
Die play, Green, Donahue; struck out, by
Sudhoff 8; passed ball, thinner; bases on
balls. off Sudhoff 3; hit with ball, Nc
Cormick. Wolverton, Bristow; time, 1850;
umpires, Burns and Smith.
LOUISVILLE'S HARD LUCK.
PITTSBURG, Pa, May S.-Sparks kept
the hits well scattered up to the eighth.
when Lever was substituted. The first
man was Clingman and the third ball
pitched was terrific in-shoot. 1t caught
Clingman on the head. and laid him out
cold for a time. He was helped to the
dressing room, and Woods went in the
game for him. Cunningham relieved Ma
gee in the sixth inning, and gave five hits
and four runs, but refused to help the
home team afterwards. Attendance, 800.
Score:
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BARBADOS TERROR.
joe Walcott Adds Another Victory
to His Record.

PHILADELPHIA, May S.-Joe Walcott,
of Boston, tonight practically knocked
out Charley Johnson, of this city, in the
tenth round Of what was to have been
a 6fteenround fight at the Ariel Athletic
club, Athens, suburb of this city. john
son was in no condition to fight, and was
completely outclassed by his colored OPP
ponent, who was in prime condition Dur
ing the entire ten rounds Johnson made
but five leads, and landed only three times
The worst damage he did was to split
Walcotts lip in the first round, when the
colored fighter, in ducking one of John
sons swings. received an upper cut Aft
er that he did no damage at all, and
merely tried to stand off the fighting Wal
colt. The latter administered severe pun
ishment to Johnson, whose ribs were al
most raw from the terrific hammering he
received. The Boston man kept con-
stantly jabbing the Philadelphia with
his left, and was always on the lookout
for a chance to deliver a knockout blow
He knocked Johnson down in the first
and eighth rounds.
When johnson came up for the ninth
round he was very groggy, but managed to
stay the round out. In the tenth Walc0tt
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contemplates expanding about $1,000 in ad-
vertising the Fitz-Jeffries fight there will
be altogether $4,000 spent by the club on
the battle of the giants of the ring
The date Of the fight has not been de
cided, as. owing to the sudden change
in the arrangements, it will not be pos
sible to carry out the original agreement
to fight on May 26. The fighters, with
their managers and Manager Floto, will
meet in Chicago at the earliest possible
moment, when the date of the fight and
whatever details that remain unsettled
will he decided
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KODAK CYCLE CLUB.
Here's a. New Organization with
Two Sources of Pleasure.


Here's New Organization with
Two Sources of Pleasure.
The Kodak Cycle club made it's initial
run to Bald Eagle lake last Saturday
The start was maids at D. m. from the
home Of Miss Tirzall Merrill on Eighth
street. Lunch was served at the lake
and in the evening the club returned to
White Bear, where an hour or two was
spent in sailing, The Shadow having, been
chartered for the occasion. The start for
the city was made at 8 p. m. The follow
Ing participated in the run: Misses AL
berta -Stelger, Tirzah Merrill, Flora Hills,
Mabel Fradenburgh and Gertrude Phil
lips, and Messrs. A. A. Crazy, c. r. Ora
ham, ]. B. Lyncrow, J. F. Sloan and e.
p. Ethelbee.
The Kodak Cycle club is Il new organ
ization. Rides are planned for every Sat
urday during the season, and elaborate
preparations are being made for the OBJ
servance Of Decoration day and the
Fourth Of July. One of the features Of
the club runs is the taking Of pictures at
picturesque points along tho route. A
trip to Lake Harriet, returning via Min
nehaha falls and Fort Smelling, has been
arranged for next Sunday
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BIsONs WIN AT HOME.
Remarkably Good Game to Open
the Season at BUFFALO.

BUFFALO. N. Y, May s.-(special.)-
crowd Of 1900 people witnessed the
opening game of the Western league sea-
son In Buffalo today and was treated to a
fine contest, the Bisons winning by a
score Of 1 to 0. The only run Of the
game was made In the second inning
when an error by Hickey allowed the
home team to score. Gray was in the
box for Buffalo and pitched wonderful
ball. not a single safe hit being made
by the visitors in the nine innings Fore
man also pitched good game and held
the locals down to five hits. The score:
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The announcement was made at the
university yesterday morning that Foot
ball Manager S. G. Phelps had secure
game with Madison on Nov. Is, the da g
on which the game with Chicago was to
have been played. Phelps has secured
this coveted game by prevailing up n
Beloit to play Chicago on that date. WIFI a
Minnesota will play Chicago on Nov. .
Beloit in Minneapolis on Nov IL
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SHORT sTEPPERs.
Grace Philips Wins FOur-FurIong
Race at Newport

AAPPS wins rOur-FurIOnG
Rnce at Newport.
CINCINNATI. May S-Results:
FIRST race, four furlongs-Grace Phil
Ups won, My Butterfly second, Miss Hud-
son third. Time :52A
second race, mile and s. sixteenth-Yic-
11To,rlne won. Howitzer second, Hush third.
Third race, four and half furlongs-
Amaranth won. Sue Johnson second. Miss
Fonsoland third Time, 80
Fourth race, mile and fifty yards-Ken-
more Queen won, Helen H. Gardner sec
ond. Lost Time third. Time, 1850.
Fifth race, six furlongs-Carlotta c.
won, Tobe Paine second, Bannie third.
Time. 1:17%.
Sixth race, mile and sixteenth-Ban-
quo won, Agitator second. Redwood
third. Time, 1:53.
LOUISVILLE RACES.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May Sum
maries:
First race. one mile-samovar won.
Duke of Baden second, Jolly Roger third.
Second race. four furlongs-ocaruo
Mon Barney F second, Florinzar third.
Third race, mile and a sixteenth-Way-
man won, Don Orsino second, Traveller
third. Time :5415
Fourth race, Bluegrass stakes six ard
half MISUNDERSTANDING won, St Wood
SECOND, Prince McClurg third. Time,
Fifth race, five furlongs-Dic!< Fu-ber
won, Harry Lucosco second. Russell
third. Time, 1:0619.
Sixth race, six furlongs-Treo pia won,
Simon second: Sir Blaze third Time,
1852.
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PEORIA SHOOT.
Two Worlds Records Are Broken
In the PreIiminariea


PEORIA, ILL.,, May S.-Charlcs A. Young,
Of Springfield, O., broke I'll straight mani
mate targets at unknown angles here
today, thus breaking the worlds record
The previous record was held by J. J.
Holtwell, who broke 154 straight at thu
Philadelphia shoot last year.
In the team shoot another worlds rec
ord was established. C. M. Powers, De-
catur, Ill.,; Charles Young, Springfield. o. :;
Fred Gilbert, Spirit Lake. To-: Rolla
Heikes. Dayton; Ed Fulford. Utica N
y, broke 1913 straight. The former rec
ord Of 100 straight was made by Young,
at Lincoln, Neb., last week This squad
only missed two out of zoo targets, and
only eleven out Of zoe targets, fnanImate
and angles unknown.
The tournament begins tomorrow. and
In the evening business meeting of the
association will be held. Z. c. Rice, of
Chicago, will be chosen president. All
the crack shots Of the country are here
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JACK DOWNEY BEATEN.

Fell Before Harry Sweeney, of Man.
chester, N. H.
NEW YORK, May sack Downey. of
BROOKLYN, and Harry Sweeney, of Man
chester, N. H, tonight met in what was
scheduled for a twenty-round bout before
the Greenwood Athletic club, in Brook
iyn, ana after one of the fierest battles
that has ever taken place in that club
house. the police authorities, seeing that
Downey was in a helpless state, as a re-
SUIT or the punishment administered to
MIN by the Manchester man, stopped the
nght and the referee declared Sweeney
the winner. The men weighed In at IS2
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began playing for his head, and in the
middle OF the round sent Johnson against
the ropes. The referee separated the men
ana as he did so Johnson's hands fell to
MS side: The referee asked him If he
"a seTI TO go on, and Johnson replied:
What's the use, I'm all murdered IN"
", me referee then awarded the fight to