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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29
VERY BACKWARD SEASON.
Crops ~ Least Five Weeks Behind
Conditions Last Year.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Inteligencer
TACOMA. May 1.-Joseph McCabe. gen.
eral manager of the Washington 4 Column :.
bia River railroad at Waila wa.ia. arrived
fully fise weeks backward In Eastern
Washington. and crops are correspondingiy
behind time. The harvesting OF winter
wheat began last year on July 4. This year
Ing before nearly the middle Of August.
This fact causes apprehension among the
grain men that the hot winds OF July may
catch the grain just an IL In In the milk
wheat in Waiia waiia and Umatiia coun-
ties was winter killed early this year. Ii
has been re-seeded 10 spring wheat and
present indications point TO q hne crop. The
Ing the ground freer from weeds than 4,
has been Tor years. The Eureka Flat coun
try promises an even better crop OF wheat
than was grown last year.
Walls WalIa strawberries are not yet on
the home market which n an unusual cir
cunstance for this season. Both the prune
and peach crops will be very light. There
viii be some green prunes. bat practically
none TO dry. A fair crop OF pears and APP
Mr. NcCabe said in answer TO a question
that nothing Ia being done at present TO-
ward building the projected Summsrvilie.
Blue Mountain 4 WaLa Walia railroad
; Tnisn ~ eis,ens 2,
this year. The incorporates plan 10 Sc
cure subeidies. sell bonds and build sixty
three miles OF railroad from Union TO Wal
made with the Northern Pacific though
the latter has no official connection with
the project. The section TO be- tapped by
this proposed road 10 tributary TO the Ore
son Railroad 4 Navigation line. but the
which connection with the Northern Pa
cinc would afford.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

A trust to take In the leading perfum-
cry concerns Of the country Is now pro-
posed
The South Park. Col. line has been
opened to traffic after a blockade last
Ing for several months
Riley Grammar. race track plunger. has
returned to New York He denies that
he lost heavily on races I'm England
Ninety per cent. Of the patent and en-
ameled leather trade has given adher-
ence TO the project Of a combination.
Warning has been sent to Washington
the Philippines. as ants there destroy IT,
President Loubet has invited former
President BENJAMIN Harrison to a par
iiamentary dinner to be given on Mon
day.
The Arkansas supreme court has decid-
ed a suit against the state In the cases
brought against insurance companies I'M
der the antitrust law
washyi Guszisak and Simon C1uey.
who murdered Washyl Bojecaeko and his
four children at Stuarttown last Octo-
Der. were hanged at Winnipeg Friday.
A passenger train on the Pecos Valley
(Texas) road was wrecked by water
spout undermining culvert and brake
man and one passenger were drowned
The entire train was destroyed.
The Finnish diet. after proeracted DELHI.
GRAFTON. is disc ussing counter measures by
which some Of the Russian institutions
Will be accepted. but the principle Of
the rights Of Finland will be strictly safe
guarded
Alexander Scheuadore, fuli-biooded
Indian, was married ut Oneida. Wis. to
Miss Mabel Bennett. white girl. who
has been q teacher on the reservation
The Indian Is graduate OF Carlisle and
Possesses considerable property.
Word has been received at San Diego
Cal. that at Fortuna. Arizona. thirty SIX
miles from Yuma. Guadalupe Rosaies was
shot and killed by Peter Burke. RosAieu
attacked Burke with knife and the latter
then nrsd the bullets striking Rosales Ia
the head and chest.
l.. n s. washburn. baggageman on a
Michigan Central train. admits opening
letters. but says II was due simply tn
uncomfortable curiosity. and that he stole
less than $500 II Ia estimated tina, he
opened fully 3o.eoo letters. and destroyed
thousands OF dollars worth OF CONNER
cial paper found In them
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ANOTHER bridge JUMPER.
xEw York Art STUDENT DROPS
Fn0M Dn0OKLrx STRUCTURE.
sprang over Fpen . Trolley Car,
Lands Feet First. and Swtns Oh
rnfnjureA-Says He Was 1nou-
eaeeA % Do Il ~ TheoeoDhy.

NEW YORK, May A-Hovard krefx.
q young man ahoa. = years OF age. VINO
says he II an art s;uien. OF the ACADEMY
OF Design OF this city. made siAfusns
and successful Jump from the Brooklyn
bridge t,Mt before dusk this evening and
came out Of the river uninjured.
Just before O'Clock Kretx boarded
trolley car bound for Brooklyn II was IN
open one ana afforded all the advantage
which he was looking for. When the troll
ley reached about 10 yards from the hfst
arch. near the highest point Of the span.
Kre.1 ieaped from the car and IKE
fash vauited over the high railing. He
took no time to steady himself for = per
pendicuiar drop, and swung some distance
from the structure before he assumed an
upright position. The passengers jumped
from the car and peered through the rail-
ing. while hundreds OF persons on the
promenade tried 70 get glimpse OF the
figure. Kretx' body mashed through the air
almost In . perpendicular streak He
struck the water feet Arst, cieavfng II
like an arrow. He disappeared for some
seconds and then shot up into view. only
20 disappear for the second time. The wa
tiers had hardly closed over him when he
reappeared and Immediately struck out
strongly for the New York shore
One OF the deck hands on the steamer
Vulcan. which was coming down the East
river at the time. saw Krets fash through
the air and disappear In the water. The
deck hand gave the alarm and the Vulcan
VISA headed for the young man. who by this
time was swimming A line was thrown
to krets and he was hauled aboard the
freighter which Immediately put ia for
her dock on the New York side.
When taken on the Vulcan. Kretx placed
hts hands on hts abdomen a. II in pain.
but when the boat reached her dock kretx
sprang from the boat onto the wharf. He
was at once taken into custody and hur-
rted TO the Hudson street hospital Not
the elightes, injury was found on his per-
son. but he was suffering from the shock.
He was detained on the charge of at.
tempting suicide.
krets Is about feet inches tail and
weighs about l&o poupds. He lives in this
city. He said he had been reading a book
on theosophy and that he wanted TO dem
onetrate that man by exercising his will
power could do anything he wished withou,
injury TO himself
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ALASKA BOUNDARY MATTER.
LONDON CHnOylCL q CONDEMNS
CANADA,s ATTITUDE.
Case, ana Favovs s@Conpromise,''
lnternasienaltsing the wharf NJ
ska9vvay ana white fass Road.

LONDON. May N-The Washington cor
respondent Of the Daily Chronicle. refer
ring TO the Alaska boundary dispute
says:
President Mckinley has all a,cng been
meat anxious 20 bring about a settlement
He personally urged the American com
nsissfoners 20 make every reasonable con-
cesston and to 70 TO the extreme limit OF
generosity II necessary, % DESTROYS was
he TO remove all cause for friction.
Secretary Hay has been animated by
the same motive. and the principal reason
Why he LETT the United States embassy
IN London 10 assume the portfolio Of Sec
rotary OF state was his hope Of finally
settling all the disputed questions"
After reviewing this story of the conn
niseica's deliberations. the correspondent
says: ITO agree In advance TO cede q
Fort would be making q farce Of arhitrn-
position to make CONCESSIONS. and has
offered TO buy out the Boring sea sealers
q. a sum double what their property II
worth. besides making other CONCESSIONS.
while the concessions offered by Canada
in return are not very valuable"
The Daily Chronicle. In an editorial re-
view Of the situation. rep-oaches Canada
With blocking the way.
George ". Smal,ey. the New York cor
respondent Of the Times. commenting upon
the easy going attitude" which the
American press takes regarding the Cana
dan matter contrasts these expressions
with those used at the time of the vene-
zuela dispute. and says: There could
net be more convincing proof Of the
change In American sentiment There II
no syn OF disposition to take q hostile
view. II II assumed that England win uit-
fmately do what 10 right. and will not
suffer the wishes Of Canada TO outweigh
her sense OF justice"
The Times this morning publishes q spe-
cial article explaining all aspects Of the
Alaskan dispute. II believes that Eng
lands case is very strong" and that she
has every interest In going to arbitration,
provided the terms of reference are salts
factory" adding that chose OF venezue-
Ian precedent might fairy oe accepted on
both Sides"
The article speaks favo-ahly Of the com.
promise plan for internasionalixing the
wharf at Skasway and the White Pass
road as far as the Canadian frontier.
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Total product for rs years. .3.1ss11p.9D

Total product for ~ years. I'm -. -
When tin plate was on the free HIST Il
cost t5.l0 per boz. After the industry
got well under way In this country the
price rapidly fell at one time Touching
AIS box. In the fall Of ~ the price
regarded ~ very low. yielding very little
profit for the best concerns and none at
all for poorer ones. and loss for some
OF the poorest. Competition was % severe
that q trust was organized ana the price
went up from - 10 - 4 box. This very
naturally caused feeling that the trust
was using the power OF its new organloa-
ton 10 impose upon the public.
II appears, however. that there has honn
an increase OF f.oe ! boz IN the cost OF
manufacture. due 10 the r1se Of wages
and in the price OF raw material, which
has been slightly more, or ~ least fully
equal to. the increase In the price, bue
the economies OF the trust probably
amount to more than this and II NAY
fairly be expected that IL WIN shafe
this undivided profit with the community
before long In = further reduction oe
prices.
The price 10 ssiIi $40 a box less than
II was when we relied on foreign euppfy
Tor all cur tin plate under free impoFta.
ton. What has really been accomplished
IN this. The tin plate INDUSTRY has heen
Transferred TO this country; whatever
prosifs there are now 80 20 American IN,
vessors. the wages expended are dtotffh-
uted 20 American iaborers. and these have
been increased since the trust was e..
ganised II per cent: the producers ARE
undoubtedly making . good proft, ana
sun the product n sold TO American con-
sunaers AZ Mo box. or = per cent. less
than before the tariff vas adopted ana
the trust organl1ed.~-ssunsfon' Naxsxina.
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Tee fact 'hsi LADY o'Conor AIS Included
IN the 3ananr party given the other day
by TIE s-altsn In horscs ~ shs. British en-
hassy seems 20 remind as shas among his
esAes rwfGrrrs sr4 concessions 20 fAscs-
asnsastSas Ab2ai Hand II sas he first
Tar sssA sovereign who ever ssi.aEs,es a
Christian woman 10 - able In ssss Dur
trsE AeV tagy n Tire Fs~s IN connection
wsEa tAe orTnsng u the sasx canal the
Empress Engerse sssonssned all the Mo
hamnseaan uersd tr Eans.sntsncpse and
even a g~0T;ler es sr~ Christian we~fs IN,
Paris by Il ceremonial visit 20 sae sultan
q :hsf tire, Rus fassty years have made
Il great change n ;hss respect ard even
sAe German empress. 1n her v1sts 70 sesrs-
i+ss4i. seeTs ar eywnn wtth he xcnsem cs
sne hascsr. II i nov aus.w IRE rate Cor TIE
women ~ tHe tsriornAfse ec-rs 80 aucGes-
Parry their aYse4nis h~sng sssess - gnfs-
stan. 10 the saisan's tahse.-Ion1ars Cszrnxs-
icie.
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Special Dispatch 10 the Ppss-!asailigencer
TACOMA. May A.--Yessersiay afternoon
the rise of the tide exrr'ed 81 tremendous
lifting power on the sunken Anseians. For
nesry FIVE hours THE tide vas utilized By
over a @heavN wheel attached to a s inc n
a,eei cable Late yesterday afternoon tbs.
chain parted. aforsing proos :sat tire An
d%iara Was sttit fast In Tire mud Eighty
TIVE ssfhcras 81 chaSn were recovered. %
the * fathrsns that is supposed To have
connected the ship ani her anchor over
forty fatNoGiS thus remains fast 20 the
ships fsSw wtss ore snd hanging ioass
sr the sea This must ~ grapple~t for
again = the atfsran: "a raSe the vessel
- eontingesl Contractor UsistsAd SAYS
be has no Intention ~ giving ua yet
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PLANTING EASTERN OYSTERS.


pectal Dispatch 10 the Poss-Int ellixencer
wufATCoM. May 2,--A top Of Long ISL
20 oysters were planted near Chockanat
q heliingham bay last September. and a
S!ucai examination was made OF them
heiy. showing that they were thriving
nc doing we'll. They were placed In flfsy
Met or water. As Bciiinxham bay il
Meivc miles Wide and the deepest place
only scventy-fve feet. the experts say IL
natural oyster bed provided the Ess,-
IL oysters do as well In Puget sound
eaters as their FIRST six months abode
IRE promises. Eastern oysters attain
oarket maturity in three years The
rounds are leased from the state AT Is
@nts per acre. and each Individual II lin
No to forty acres. The promoters OF the
Eheme are waiting for Developments an,
Ie prepared To ship several tons more
scout twelve carloads have been planted
9 me Sound altogether. counting what
ere en- route
N. A, White. who is nj the head OF tho
IcAi company. Is very enthusiastic over
ne future OF the industry. and points 10
Ne fact that Maryland alone has 80 900
grtermen. whose income - 2301 0na and
altlmore alone supports xNA oyster
snnckers. Associated with Mr. White arc:
nesaud n Panccast DIR Hayes, r. F.
Hsndtchy. w II rentieh w r. Sly
r. II. Mcdaniel. Capt, Smith and
"a Eason
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Comm~neemems az Golaemdaie.

Special Dispatch to the Posf-rntsliixencer
GpLDENDAl.E. Nay t.--Fridsy even
Ing wns memorable event In the chroni-
cles OF klikitAt eounty's educational af-
fairs. Commencement exercises OF the
nyst graduating class OF the klickitat
academy stirred the pride OF numerous
friends and threnged the large armory
with a sea Of anxious faces The class
Of tNA were Edgar Clarence Ward. Miss
peulah Belle Norris and Miss Mabel f.
White, Miss Nerrr was the vaiedic;orian
while Mr.. Ward delivered 4 scholarly ora
ton on the theme Social Fossils The
exercises were closed by an address 10
the class by Congressman Wesley l..
Jones'
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PLATES ARE SURRENDERED
COCNTEnFEITEns GIVE THEM ZIP
10 REDUCE sExTE..CEs.
Chief Waikse. 81 the Treasury Secret
Service. u Enabled % Get HolA
81 FSent aaA Sack Plates for go
Notes Made ~ PhilaAeiphia Gang

WA6HINGTON. May 2S.--chsef wilkie.
Of the treasury secret service, has rece.v-
cd Information from Special Agen, Will
lam J. Burns that he has secured the coun-
terfeit face AID back plates Of SO legal
tender United States note. with the por-
trait Of Gen. Sheridan. made by Baldwin
3 BredeiI the Philadelphia engrayer. VINO.
with his pal, Taylor. II under arrest.
charged with beang implicated in the
Wholesale counferfeitins scheme recently
uneaYthed In Philadelphia and Lancaster.
Pa Their possession was secured through
confession made last week by Taylor
and BsedeIl In which BreieIl said that the
plates were buried in the earth a, Snow.
hill. Md. where he formerly lived, and
where hts father now resides, the prisoner
consessing that he had engraved the plates
himself. Acting under this information.
Agent Burns promptly went 60 the place
described and without difficulty secured
the plates
Chief wilkie expresses the opinion ,ha;
the plates secured are the last OF the lot
counteTfsited by the men under arrest.
Plates for SO s and 500 notes had al
.eady been secured. bat Chief wiikie be-
iieved an aftemot To counterfeit the denom-
inaticn at $40 had aieo been made, and ef-
fcrts 70 discover II this WAS the case were
made. Last week the attorneys for the i'm.
prisoned men communicated with the goy-
eminent officials and endeavored TO ascer-
tain what immunity. II any. would be ex.
tended the men II they confessed to the
further kncwledge they had.
Mr.. Wiikie consulted Secretary Gage
reoarding the matter. and q reply was
made to the effect that no binding prom
isss could be made. This waa followed by
q further confession.
When the cases come TO trial = state
ment Of the last confession will be made
by the governments attorneys. leaving
the court 70 act on II az they may deem
best.
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Development.

'+wao 10 soa shlrk Is srestry" SAID the
sarn~<, ygsfnR w0nan no i% staying rap
ste 'the p~yS@H whr creates vreas work
Or sAe zseTsSn WNH trternTsts Il -
Wei p answered Cs ssi,wfi II can
C-lv ~a~ fAis rstser- Nhers J ~~& in tire
legislature we ssoGtd pst un al ksasx -
aess bat we s@v~r snew sn%s whxs waS in
'ssa iii after IRE iaNysrs eess hsls ~ '.sra
fn FAe regular course - business - W assss-
srxtan ~sar
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OLYMPIA. May 2&.-Ths following arti-
cles OF Incorporation have been fled with
the state secretary during the week
Warren Gold Mining Company. Of Repub-
lie, Spokane; tI00. go.
Fraternity Hall Association, Everett
N,0Oe.
Jersey l. Gold Mining Company, spc.
kane: $4,000.
Genital Idaho Gold Dredging Company.
Spokane: Ee go
Big -Four Mining and Milling Company.
DAYTON Q0.0o0.
boundary Creek Burlington Mining Com
pany Spokane, 80 oO.
Young and Williams Packing Company.
Blaine: 3io.o01
Kern Gold Mining Company. Seattle:
&2Do 90
Tnsurgent No Gold Mining and Milling
Company, Spokane: $4,000.
Salem Investment Company. Tacoma: Si0.-
0oo
kane. $3.50. 90
10y Hardware Company. Fairfield: sl5.0le
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Special Dispatch TO the Post Intellsgencer
wAI.f.A wALf4A. May A-FIrss Sergs
William RndApck. Of Company l. First
from Manila He received his discnarge
on account Of disability and Is one Of the
first OF Company 10 get home. He states
that the eoye will be glad 20 receive or
derS to return when their country no long
requires their services The sergeant 9
many friends are giving him . most cor
dial welcome
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TAs largest a. YER = the wO-td "a tse
ss~ae~ts srnu9Si 90 Sunat~a Its ssx@ -
fssss ;aFSs feet tr & Asnsessr-~ stsHas tss slxs
- = carriage whsea TIE rswx retats -
fet~ 1T rsssFssE -oWer are nFal s@8 crrs nv
waste G~Hwfrg vS1nS 3 egFsr Billed ytfis
fszsuslr~s fcnw sfetes-hfrA sfa naers TNs
Faz~~ Neigsss Atsef fff&sa pounds zass
- - pRhsS II certaznlEs nearly feu Eal
iassS os water TNe buds are Hks r4gsnesc
brown cahssgr a~a.s---psslaasishEa REQ.
a~a
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On the second 9ay oat. one 81 the sailors
on q WHITE star steamer has = had fail
and sustained a severe cut on his head. One
Of the is9ies on board was very softesia1s
about him. ana Inquired OF the captain ssas
evening how be was doing Hosxh weather
came ar. and she was compelled 10 forget
the wounded sailor IN her own suRerfnxs.
Four days later, when sire emerged, white
ard weak srun her sfateroem. she saw the
psor sailor with a strip 81 uiAxtss on HE
forehead 'Hew IL your seaf-' she aake
kindly as he passed hy on some duty.
West by soafh. m2'sm..' was the reply.
delivered with respecsfui but hassy clear
ness, ana he Was sons.-Arscnau
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STONE. SANFORD 4 LANE.
SECOND AVENUE SENECA STREET


Plate sapply at Reduced Prices.
Prior to 1890 there was not . pound Of
tin plate manufactured In this country.
We imported all our supply. free OF duty.
Under the Mckinley law u6eO q duty OF
les cents pound was placed upsa man
ufactured tin plates. This immediAtsly
had the effect Of establishing the Industry
In this country. ana We now produce our
entire supply. foreigners being unable 70
compete with American producsrs ID the
American market. The product since July
l. 1891. has been IN pounds:
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BUTTE Mont May @-Angus Melee
and Anton Pesanda. working in the Dta'
mond mine. while drilling hole wher,
the blast had not heen area were blown
10 pieces by the explosion OF the po~del
early This morning.
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Special Dispatch tn tAe PoS1-Tutesisgencer.
TACOMA Nav >.-Mrs. Alexander Nc
Iranaid bride * tae Klen8iss millionaire
arrived a. sse Hc-l Tonnesiy today ard
wili spend he summer here waise Ner
husband Is in the NORTH 50. IS aeco-n-
panied bv her aunt Mrs Calm Chisholm
~ New York. ard the is;terss sor. cniln
A Chfihet1l
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DR. BRAGDoS. Mutual Life. Crowns.
brs1xe work.
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PLAIN TAFFErA. 0Ro0 GRAIN
AND TAFFETA MORE RIBBON,
in all ccicrs. a>Ao CREPON. 0ACEB
AND MORE In stripes and p1aido.
and sHIRRING RIBkONA to 81
inches wide. the
yard ......-, % 81 = u ~
MORE rAFrETA RIBBON. In satin
and SILK stripes. - and ~ inches
wide.
the yard ............ zyeS9 OSDe&D
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Stupid persons are seldom dissatisfied
with themselves
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WARRIOR GENERAL

For Q hatfe1 time cnly. . small beck O:
Warrior GENERAL rstnfrg stock n offered
for sale q. 1e . share.
J. COMPTON. Secretary.
0opm Downs ButA1nG. oeccod Avenua.
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BICYCLE races Decoration day, 80
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~ G0uou
A1nts ~.
STONE. SANFORD 1 LANE

.
the
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WILL BE A GOOD CONTEST.
Jackson and Walker Are Equally
Sure of Winning,

An interesting topic among sporting
men in Seattle Is the boxing contest sched-
uled TO come off tonight between Young
Peter Jackson and australian Arthur
walker The bout is to take place at Ger
mania hall and the men win weigh in at
lis pounds at 3 o'clock today. If either
man s over the weight limit he forfels
to put himself in the best possible con-
Gition for the contest. and one Of the best
matches that has been seen in Seattle for
a long time will surely take place.
Walker is welterweight champion of
Australia and is heavily backed by the
English contingent OF Seattle. jackson
Bishops protege, has proved himself to
be clever boxer TO the sporting people
OF Seattle. He Is even regarded as the
foremost colored boxer in the United
States. and Jackscn's American birth with
have considerable to do with the betting
Arthur walker is known among his sym
pathizers as "the benny boy" and 'the
master OF an In his class.
IT have never worked so hard for a
match, said jackson yesterday. and
am in perfect condition. The boys out at
Ballard have treated me we'll. and thee
will he a large delegation of them present
at the fight. | assure you | VIII do my
best to win"
Walker Is equally confident of success
and he appears TO be in excellent condition.
that will win. l do not think 1t win take
me more than ten or twelve rounds to 60
jackson. Jackson IS a good man, but l
think I can best him
The esEht-roInd preliminary between
Billy Wright and Grant Arnold will be an
interesting fight. II will begin promptly
at s.Se 2. m