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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-08

tho union ls being denied Because thc
safeguard of the r'Ehts 'i ocriiss 20 ih'
irdivdual and OF the wpfts. ere being
knocked down and many d. your rerresen.
tatvee pfe Goo eownrdiy % even maze b.
protest against such proceedings tc-
cause they fear ihfY woulA eudnngcr thei
chances for reelection if they voted arlins.
the hlFh-handod measure that e now taxi
ing place
"It o. true thc representative from Utah
Is "a Mormon and Iust now acnnff iho
Mormon people. wave ~ popular ssnt
mcnt cfeata by fiiaeho1d. chiefly hN
ths charge that Utah had broken her
compact with ho United sa.cs n tm
matter ~ roivramy. m1t Dog people con
template The revival OF pu.fe1mous ma e
rarcs. that enc seating of ruhs repro
sentative would bc regarded hf hsr MOT
mon population ar an endorsement .r
p1lyramp ard wouid1 he mrrsO. '. hs
American home Upon ms honor '. .0H
r,.,ntuftc from the state ~ It.i. rs.
Boo whom ,tc .iafe % ttah hn. rrr'..
th,.r confidence both non-M MHrm'0r '.
u,u ua MormonH . sHicmnly l..t '.a'
Charge They are not true u. .n
thIaS ,hlrrHhr to some f,n ...o 'n '"
.i1tc of Utah Is that .hry h1F. n0' -
SERTED tle plural vIvo they MARI r
arn previous Orb the settlement OBJ.
polyramy uus. on between til' -.N'.H.
ment of coo rrt,l States and 'h. .Ht
OF tftab by which rpFr1mous mfr. .iHa'
ar, forever rrrh fiftf iu the estate .
. t.ah. penalty f.Nrl hy confu It''n'
provision and OBJ, whole made unr'rD''
atlo uIfhaut the consent Of thc Unite
stat,r and the Donssn. ~ thc poop.e 4"
Tho afternoon proceedings were tn
ny,ued by vigorous criticism hy N.
.ardsr con 90 iho methods employ.
bt ths lawyers or both sides 20 tho caf
boo general and of ,he fatal propcn
st," of Mr W,sk tu uM Goo much
.r ptrI Icular.
ulHh
"Each conNru'rr f.. Station. 'ormo
before h.e .,ttsm.rt of fhc 0urr''00
though f,r disruption was neither 40
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ssssssBssBssSssssssssas
where g. Eat

NMfAH y" fH"h
The best things 10 eat and served In
the neAtest way az Ritterbusch's on
Division street
Born. To Mr.. and Mrs NJ. w. Clark
q fine large boy.
Harry Sims Is In New York City for
the purpose Of undergoing an opera
tieu.
When you shoot any more try Aus
tins Crack shot Powder, bettsr than
the best At OlGmith's.
Ea Brown WAS prosecuted In Justice
price's court yesterday Tor drv
inc 10 death team OF horses lie was
aned sgs aud costs. Brown drove the
horses 10 Perkins and back Ia one day
which prldnc5d bemo-rhage Of the
lungs. The team belonged 20 Adamson
the liyeryman.
The board OF regents Of the Agricul
tural aud Mechanical college has de-
eided upon an expenditure OF ao'ulO
in improvements AZ the college during
the next three m0nts. These heavy
purchafes are due 10 the fact that the
government requires the accumulated
Morrill, fund 20 be used, Hereafter
the fund must be expended AZ u ac
crues each year. The board viii buy
$40 200 worth OF new books for the u
brary, whlch already contains books
81 more than that value. In addition
10 the library more equipments ana
apparatus win be bought for the
chemical, mechanical, agricultural ol-
ologieal aud chronological depart
meuts,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-08

mauued bY the enaUHnf att nor cortom-
pafed in the prov sons 81 thc state con
stItutlon-afr under fhc iaw u. sicmcan.
or and punishable. blt Dc has not been
regarded aa necessary 90 godl morals o'
public policy t0 prosecute prope fer th.r
0ntnso. and ne thfr by ihe republican par
y or ty democrats tas thc existence
such rciai one been confidcred rar O.
r1lI lc1l prefermert untI inc political and
religious enemIer 20 thc present fepr.s n.
tatlte from Utah Thought proper tn urFe
ASA MT him nlt ea.l mrr have bee,
elected to ~ .r of hIfh n0nor % fhs etlt.
1f Ttah ard others nFa.rr. v.om rurf
chareea were made w'r. appointed to fri.
arll odIct. lr thr staf.. r0fNI hs aniinr
su-h objection were urged afaiHsi thcn
"I submit Won question wh,hcr D.
worth while f.r v.ur r,rrtser SOL.
fhe lower Houen 90 .aHFfr.. "A. trcAt
dawn the safeguards which protest hut'
tn. r.rhf. .f IfItIduuir Hna ffr rIrh. .-
.f the states. Ird which mtnaret repre-.
e.ntatIye government n the rfafcf-i afs
Ia BE- worth whit. fo .ount'nnr.o proceed
urs invo'vrr dangers hcrcIn 200 fort
.r order to ret.H ono man charged w.th r
uI.Iemsanor ar5,r th. laws of fs owr
.,..ta and which . r frt csc cf goo lav
.r onorse so sIFh H.t under ihe r.ghi'
Guaranteed to h.m ard So constituents
H. could not hs a-rssff. f.r D. uHH, 200 a.
..rurrro upon n. Jut..s .H rrrr-r.s
American citizens ..a Mormon wh.
I. .he object 20 tho ror..sr .nm0r 'o.'a5
.a4s 10 not te the Catf,I. ri tho Mcin'
I.t ar the rcs-thIrksr t.morrnNT I
ODD. rrbts of tho rspressr.aut' from Itai
t.d 10 r.s state earr.' t' slf'ruard''
I. nr provisions 90 th. constitution an'
fI. laws from thc fr,ru from ropu
f... .c. on Orc ty fa.f. hood and difiol
t.r. what guarantee hat. that anf one
-.rrf. as. sclGreT Ard be- e ruo thl
t.. m.b law ty Inaf'.uon f' r'ar'
v.hn what De- to be .t. sacred prer neg
f tf. house af representative .if'i
m .llf 11aI q .ar q, ma uialn mf riehi
ana rf.rt.us Sour. t.. under th' oons'
rt.r d Stand al.rs sHtt fOr t'' N'f
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-08
MATT0X
Is Found Guilty Of Mauslaugh
ter In The First Degree.

Newkirk, Dec. s-The jiry ia the
Mattox case, after twelve hours Of de-.
liberation, returned verdict of man
slaughter IN the 6rst oegroc. The
minimum sentence for this crine Is
four years. The defense asked for
new trial. but the motion will not be
argued tiil the next regular term of
court The news Of the verdict was
received here with varying opinions.
A majority seemed TO think ahung
jury the most probable result Those
who were confident of acquital are Of
course disappointed. Very few ex
peetsd a 6rst degree murder verdict,
by reason Of sttendant circumstances
The case has Dcen watched with much
interest by people throug hout the Ter
ritory,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-08

few Who save me their very SumHast suY--
port hy voting against fhf moriiiro s'Il1s
aeedinfa that prevents me ffam ttllt issr
the oath of onICe ann wuuoal a tl
to my command except the salary atafrla
"a to my office with which to nFht lsf' s. ~.
uc now peudiue before fhe speelaa lsuU
mlttee ann without erai counssN ~.
ccpt Coz the k.udiy suercstioua here ssrsa
there "a Rord from IA lawyer acqua nl1arcs
of friend lnd indeed 2 preier it to 81 -
now far mt case fo nrmly rout ws
Justice thuf if needs but plaiu'stauf rusf
of thc facts nnI fah application 90 ~
law tn them In order to make my rr s'
my sclt apparent AuI q want che eel -
.1n tefr narnonel to stand as rtrffis,'
uon af ti. ..n.at onai charges hHf ntsr
been made about tho Mormon rtf.rnrai
stariInr hahia1 ulih ans amount W 80
OBJ fnr icrt .lurs,l and tne mUinte- ns~
Uf Iuhht u WH. hInrfnn
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-08
OroE rREArY


Iudians Go 90 Washington 60 Make Tinsi
Transfers.
The Ponca Courier says Yesterday
a delegation OF Eve Indians represent
ing the Otoe tribe. left for Washing
ton, where they go 20 make the hual
transfers Ia the recent treaty between
the government and the Indians, af
fecting Their lands in Nebraska and
involving a transfer % several million
dollars The treaty was secured by
The efforts of special Indian Inspector
Mclaughlin. The Indians are highly
pleased with tte treaty. Their repre-
sentativcs 90 Washington are Richard
Shunatona WIN. faw EAw. Juo Pipe
stcm. Jas. CleThorn Albert Green.
Glen Jones George Daily
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-08

That Cor twenty years was constantly
trying 20 have myeyesight improved by
the use OF glasses but without satisfac-
tory results until / met Mr.. j. W. Fer
rier al the Eagle Drug store, who so
perfectly dued my eyes that ! feel
thGt owe him y debt OF gratitude.
=. y. HiCRs, Pastor,
NJ. r. Church South.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-08

Bicycle Berry BOOK No Of -Nr
Biggle Hooks is all about berries "a
whole encyclopedias Of berry lore, cesa
ed down after the manner 81 FEuEs
Journal Tells about varieties. anUr.l
planting, growing, mulchiuR cultipDsa-
irg. picking and marketing. "a g.vg1
practical pointers from the peua a.1
scores ~ leading berry growerh fFasss
an parts OF the country who have gnn-
tributcd 90 IA colnma, "a has Co.ors.n
eprcscutatsons of berry true a. sEa
and color, thiuty'tnree portrAits uf
practical berrymeu, and thirty nEx :
other illustrations, haudsomely bournf
la cloth The pries 10 50 centb, iarn
by mail, address Che 1uhlishe-s, Wear
ner Atkinson Co.., Ph ,deiplia
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-08

Dr.B.F. Hamilton, OF shawnee, was
today appointed vice.prcsident ~ the
territorial board OF health. vice w. >.
Hamilton, OF Norman, resigned. hls
reason for resigning Is that he will at
tend a post. graduate course Ia Chica.
20 school Of medicine this winter.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-08
cures MIND or nieedine riic-.

Don't lay awake at night scratching
until you are crazy. Bors-Carbol sAlve
will give you instant relief II will
eost You only esc box Can you afford
10 suffer night after night2 II you
are poor and have not the price wIi'e
us and we will have your druggist fur
nlsh you a box free. Write fully In
regard tn your case. II will cost you
only a two cent stamp.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-08
nrw,up ron uruptHrr-.

Cos narnc. uGer. $500 ior Their tap. urc
and Conviction.
Today Governor C NJ Barnes issued
a proclamation Offering $500 for the
capture aud conviction OF the murder
ers Of Frank Taylor. whose dead body
was recently found lying on the right
OF way OF the Rock Island railroad
near Enid. Oklahoma.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-08

The following market reports NrF
piled and corrected daily bY Ed acur,-
son, commission broker, in the tsn-u
3 0ck
Opcug High Low .erss-
Wheat May CO.'S co.'s 0oA- - -
Corn. MAY Boz 8l -l2h h-- n
Pork. NAV. pst 1000 us5 lNun
Chamberlain Collie Cholera uusl
Diarrohca Remedy can always ~ nF-
pended uEon aud is safe and plea tr.sa
TO take. sold by all druggists
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-08

The resignation Of Or J. u. Ballard
~ member OF the board OF A aud NJ.
regents, was accepted by Governor
Barnes today
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-08

HGum 10 MIF Cnuccrr
E..rr her0hf rIfru IhHt lusr frtt
IUI |hafIrsa tHff naEr thlt uaY tIra ..H tf
petition t0 arU tf retail HpIrituuUt. f.l. o.
inI matt liquors ln Guthrie iuKar eotr,r
NI IAuuma and tha'. uuicHt uhit t.f.r a..
.HIrd nu nr before fhr Tern daF of u. cen f'vT
n lsFl said rHtitluu wlll De- granted
N o. MuWruN. county lIH ~.
guthr|F Okla December lieN
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-08
Bqb-rt. TelI. his Tais ol Woes

i''fI.0 'N we NNNf "t t.' N'Ht' hhA
o' N,hs.uaon VINO oppo.eo inc tes''"-
'''" ~ pr nl'' on "h'o. Ai'f 'e
'"''' '"' i'' '"" fe'''o'N"f Ie
'.'i"t =" ''' "plo'it"'''' OF ,'inh ''''
'' "''
lb' m'Ni'r Tom ltah H not allowed
'' iht' ih' oaIh oi h.H ohicr and "a com
m. i'" f appointed to uy hm as to hia
1i'e'd raNf 0f ihc cn'nfe. .harrei Nay
even more waf rfantcd than was asked.
a' Tenet more fhar Uaf HFk"I upon the
ruur of the house.
'Fuf hostile comm frt hle been ar-
uiUuitd iu .rgurc lu.c OBJ" rose - mem.
brHhip f mode ur entirely Uf Those who
voted .o sUUut ihe method Df procedure
Nut on" who voted against If wac allowed
'o nrd r.H.' upon uat .omm iie'. ard
If th, of,atI.r 90 .uth "a tr tuuHl for tuan
I purpose tp allowed fhtft 'e nu fsHHnr
|uhf thr committee should nai b' made ur
off msWttf. .t one r.It. .Hf .liiH--or che
majority maf ell. DOL 10 peace. at.u' thnI
"t Htk fht American rs.ps tn stop ans
.hIrk what fHUf mos mean fo fhis country
/ .u mt. Uf h.rH political tt. ftmput arfI
party trIf, .uI paf. oH
IA formidable minority Ir the houss
mas tc reduced either Al. "a very t.s.Fni
Insnut minority. Ur even NDt.rI Ouf ~ ex.
stsrtc
] TN, r,r...,r alton I. wi.. state
/ b. ,rtu,I .n tN, Goo. Uf f.r nuu.. may
/ hs d,r.tI tU f.a. .u fN. r.lI .tf,.f1r
|1ry I,rrtn .f Imf 900. committee mai
|.i... frlsr. If ouch .,ur,t,rtat sur
pose. thuf . ff. case tHr committee shall
+ e.e rrlf.f .. proceed VIfh feleonfu.' se.
u,iit..r t. consider fH, g.'st'1nr involved
bu vH.. F.. N.r, tu flrd.r delaying Ir
..to. - .. .u. protest. a- arofhsr ..
far. .. ..,..,." DO ma. t-'. l vs.E
r. mur# 500 tsar t. mos. ir. iur,.u
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.tr. t ...u .. U..rI.. com Ir.I .r.
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fffn. .r....f r.uuf .r f..ra pI. fn.-
r..r.,. I.tI. 10 F.r ..rr,..rfatiun th.r.
Do. ro reason vhy f ..uId .ai ders We
IrinI1 her. st,u .tourn POI, nae Con repro
tentative. fr pn Representa-. a'
I,a.uy ono .. On, turreI
l1vav from fr. bar .r fh, f0l.. ali ono
state aa VrI ar another Ano ~ th' Pre-
sent republican fous. can DO ihis Dol ih'
lease ~ r'at or Virginia. there r' r'1
rou vhy POO nest demo ra '- r'1.~ tou'o
90. proceed in like manner with repr'-
sentatysa from republican "'otes und-'
thls new aud unprecedented rule
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-17
TREW0RGY HAS An ALlBI.
On Night Of Alleged Moving Of Body Was in
North Orland.

Bucksport, Me-, March 16.-Joseph
Fogg, Jr. who was bound over to the
grand jury on the charge of perjury,
following self confession that he had
given false evidence against w. T. IRE
worsv in the Ware murder case, was
taken to Ellsworth, today. for commit
tai to Jail. At the same time 1t was
announced that TreWorgy' counsel
would apply for a habeas corpus writ.
Inquiry into the murder case mas not
ended, and many of Mr. TreWorgy S
friends have been looking after nus END
of the case. They claim that even If
Fogg had not confessed to perjury, an
alibi would have proven for TreWorsy.
IT seems that Fogg in his testimany at
the hearing fixed the date of his help
ing Treworgy move dead pody as
either Sept 20 or Il.
Now it is claimed that on the night OF
the Goth. Treworgy was the home OF Il Mr..
Patterson, in North Oriand 10 miles from
hnre. and had with him the horse which
Eo~g said was in use on the jigger. Ire
worSy was on his way to Bluehill at the
time where he, on the 21st, was at the
fnir returning to Mr. Patterson tina:
night and starting for home, the morning
of the I'D. ,r ~,
a.t laughter of Mrs. Miles. at whose home
Mrs Ware, the murdered woman, made
her home, arrived here from Boston. TO,
day for interment Mrs M ~ ,be w @r
d", case but hits is not likely now. as
si,a is going to Oregon to visit another
daughter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-17
EUGENE ARNOLD KILLS HIMSELF.
Prominent Foxcroft Young Man Takes Car.
boIic Acid-Cause Unknown.

Foxcroft, Me-, March 16.-(SpeciaD.
The town of Foxcroft was Mortified,
at 1 o'clock, this afternoon, to learn
that Eugene A. Arnold, one of the
popular young men of this place, had
committed suicide by taking carbolic
acid.
After taking the poison Arnold went
To Buck & Nickerson's drug store and
after. telling the clerks what he had
done asked for some assistance. DIR.
Ruck arrived in Il few moments and
did all in his power to same the life
hut in vain. Arnold while breathing
his last Failed to express any regret for
his rash deed.
The suicide was the elder son of John
T. Arnold and was associated with him
in tho furniture business. He was "
wears old and is survived by wife and
two small children. He had been
,rominent in social and secret frater-
nitv circles ard was one OF the ieadlhg
Democrats of the town.
Ne apparently was in good health,
Thursday morning, and was ABOUT ms
business There is no cause apparent
for the deed, at present
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-17
ORDERS FOR EXECUTION.
Gov. Roosevelt .lnstructs Sing Sings Warden
Regarding Witnesses Of Death.

Albany March 16.-Gov. Roosevelt,
today. sent to Warden Sage of Sing
Sing prison. letter giving directions
regarding the electrocution of Mrs.
Place The Governor in the letter says:
II desire to have woman attendent
with Mrs Place. 1t might also be we'll
to have one reputable woman physl-
elan. The district attorney. his assist
ant the two clergymen nominated by
Mrs Place and any other witnesses en-
titled to enter by law you will see are
allowed in.
las representatives of the press | de-
sire you to have merely one representa-
tive Of The Associated Press and one
representative OF the other non-Asso-
ciated Press papers, but | wish you al
so to see that no one of those ether
wise admitted is a correspondent of a
newspaper.
Il particularly desire that this
solemn and painful act Of justice shall
not be made an excuse for that species
of hideous sensationalism which is
more demoralizing than anything else
to the mind
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-17
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

A. W. Orris, who was arrested at Ban
Sof, Iuesday, on warrant sworn out BY
DIR. II. L. Tweedie. charging him with OBJ
tanning money from him under false pre-
fences. was before the municipal court.
Wednesday, and was sentenced 10 80 days
in Jail.
The following Knights of Pythias dis
trict conventions have been arranged !:
District No, u, convention to be held 1t
Bar Harbor, March 81; District No. 3, con-
vention to DE held at Sanford, March 81 !;
District No. 10. convention to be held at
Waterville, April &; District No. g. con-
Eention TO be held at Brunswick, April 10.
\ boy named Ralph Mayville is the first
TO be tried under the Bangor curfew law.
he was arrested by Patrolman Harry
he has been in the habit of lettering and
sleeping nights. He is one of several who
have given the railroad employees some
trouble at the engine house and it was not
an easy matter to get rid of them. May
vile was found without sufficient excuse
FOR lettering. In court, Wednesday, he
was sentenced by Judge Vose to 80 days
in the city house of correction.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad
was held at Bangor, Wednesday fore
noon. The only business was the transac-
ton of routine affairs and the election of
officers. The city Of Bangor 5, four repre-
sentatives, J. w. Porter, John Cassidy,
George f. Cameron and l.. ]. Morse. were
present The election of officers resulted
itS 1OllOWS. 1TeSluCHl, r.. Is. Nediicy, clerk
and treasurer, II. w. Blood: directors. f.
II. Nealley, j. w. fancy, w. r. Dickey
+. w. Carr and George. Is. Carney.
Robert j. Wilson of Richmond, 1t is sup
posed, was arrested, Wednesday evening,
on Main street Bangor, as he was run
ming amuck bareheaded. by Capt. Fahey
ana Officer ODonohue. He has been beg
ging about town and was there some two
months ago engaged in the same occupa-
ton. He had gotten note to Secretary
Jordan of the Y. NJ. G. A. from a business
man, and at the Y. NJ. e. a. building had
made Il spectacle of himself He started
out without his hat and went down town
on the run. The officers were alert and
believing they mad a crazy man 10 deal
with, We're on his heels at once.
The stockholders of the Washington
County Railroad held their annual meet
ing at Calais, Tuesday, and elected the
following board of directors: John G.
Moore, Grant Il. Schley, Henry w Can
non, Stewart NJ. Bricc. f.. II. Randall,
William H. Duff. +. w. Whittridge of
New York: George a. Curran, George A.
Murchie, Calais: >. d. I4eavitt, Eastport;
j. X. Ames. Machias: F. A. Chandler and
County Treasurer Nash. A very crafty
ing report was submitted showing that
the road has paid all the running ex-
penses since the commencement. Two
new locomotives and eight additional pas
senger cars were ordered to be purchased.
showing the great increase in business
sure to come the coming season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-17
Weather Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. March 16.-The distin-
gushing feature of the weather map
tonight, is the presence of a marked
low area which covers the entire coun-
try west of the Rocky mountains, with
its center in northern Nevada, having
moved. since Thursday morning, from
the extreme northern California coast
The weather has been general east of
the Rocky mountains. excepting in the
Lake regions, where there were SHOWS
and on the Texas coast. where there
were light showers. The temperatures
have fallen somewhat in the Atlantic
states and Lake regions and have risen
decidedly in the Middle and Southern
slopes and lower Missouri valley.
Fair weather will continue generally
east of the Mississippi river, in the
extreme Northwest and in the South
west, except in eastern Texas. where
rain is indicated.
On the middle and north Atlantic
coast fresh to brisk northeasterly
winds will prevail and fresh east to
south winds on the south coast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-17
BIG PURSES
Are offered for the fitzsim-
mons-Jeffries Fight.
Bergen Beach Offers Entire Receipts,
Less Cost Of Building.
Another Week 10 Be Given Tor Offers 10 b
Considered.

New York, March 16.-Wm. A. Brady
and Martin Julian, respectively, repre-
senting Jim Jeffries and Bob Fitzsim-
mons met again. today, to consider
bids for the proposed fight for the
heavyweight championship. w. B.
Gray. on behalf of the Westchester A.
c.. renewed his offer of purse Of ST.
coo without any privileges. The Coney
Island A. G. offered $4,000 with 66 2-3
per cent. of the profits of the picture
privileges. II. p. Taylor. who said that
he was the promoter and responsible
representative of a San Francisco syn
dictate. said he would give $4,000
purse and 66 2-3 per cent. of the pic
ture privileges.
r. r. Williams of this city. then said
that it was the intention of a number
of responsible men in this vicinity 10
erect building at Bergen Beach,
which would accommodate 10000 peO-
pie. He said that he would give all
the receipts of the fight and the entire
picture privileges less the amount Of
the cost of the erection of the building.
He asked for a weeks delay in order to
make arrangements so that he could
make the offer an assured fact. The
men agreed to meet again at the same
place, week from today.
After, good deal of talk, during
which Brady said he was interested in
the Coney Island club himself. both he
and Julian decided to wait for another
week before closing a deal. Brady
said that in order to avoid any further
trouble or should any difficulties arise
as to his having an interest in any club
bidding for the fight, he would agree to
accept George Siler of Chicago, as
referee, in case the bout would take
place at the Coney Island A. c. Julian
said that Siler was quite acceptable.
Brady also said: in case the fight
should take place in San Francisco 1
will also accept Siler. But should it
be pulled off in Westminster or Bergen
Beach / will have something more to
say about referee"