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THE GREAT CONTEST
REPORTED BY ROUNDS
For Awhile II Looked AS If II Was
Sharkey's Fight.

Round 1-Sharkey rushed in, swing
ing his left and landed on Jeffries' jaw.
They broke away and spared cautious
ly until Tom rushed again with left
swing, but JeffrieS sent him back with
a. left lab son the face. Sharkey, after
some sparring essayed a left swing and
followed il up with a right which land
ed back cf the head Then on another
rush he pushed Jeffries 10 the ropes
without doing any damage. but mo-
ment later he sent a right to Jeffries'
cheek and JefTries clinched. They came
TO the center and Jeffries feinted with
his left. Sharkey broke ground. but
came back only to get stiff left from
Jeffries, which landed on the face
Jeffries seemed a trifie slow While Shar-
key was all action and Jeffries sent his
right TO the neck and Tom tries 10 rip
his right across the body but failed to
land. They went TO a clinch from
which they were separated by the bell
Sharkey Is Knocked Down.
Round 2-They met in center of ring
with Sharksy doing the rushing, swing
ing his right for the head, but Jeffr;es
got inside of it and Sharkey rushed
again. but at close quarters got his left
to the face. Jeffries returned the blow
landing his left squarely on the chin
and Tom went down in a neutral cor
ner. where he stayed for six seconds.
Sharl1ey rushed again. but Jeffries slip
ped and Sharkey slipped to the floor
on his hands. He was up again with
another rush only To be driven back
again with a right jolt in the body
Jeffries got in another right jolt and
broke away from a clinch which fol-
lowed. Tom had his right over 10 the
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GEN. JoUBERT PROTESTS.
Doesn't Like the Ammunition Used
By the British.


London, Nov. 3.-Belated dispatches
from the British camp at Ladvsmith,
Natal. add little information regarding
Mondays fight, except the estimates OF
the BCsr losses. which are now said 70
be ninety-five killed and 200 wounded
mostly victims of the artillery shells.
which have wrought such great havoc
that it is said General Joubert. the
Boer coninander-in-c chief has written
letter to General White. the British
commander, protesting against the use
OF lyddite-
According TO all accounts. the pres
ence at Ladysmith of the long-ranse
naval guns. and the splendid shooting
of the bluejackets have materially i'm
proved the position OF the British A
temporary armistice was declared Mon
day evening. to allow of the collection
of the dead and wounded
a dispatch from Kimberley. dated
Oct. 90 said all the wounded were do
ing we'll Small. bodies of Beers. about
400 strong, were then frequently seen.
They apparently came frcm Mafeking,
for the purpose either of assisting in
the attack on Kimberley or to resist
the advance Of reinfer- en- ents. TIE ah-
sence of water outside the place causes
the Beers TO continually move Their
cam9s-
While the wires to LaoySmith are cut.
the optimism of the war officials to
even believe that Ladysmith was COM
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= BEREsFoRD TO COMMAND.
Admiral to Take Charge of Mediter-
ranean SQUADRON.

Plymouth. Eng. Nov. 3.-Rear Admi-
raj Lord Charles Beresford has sccept-
ed the post of second in command OF
the British Mediterranean squadron in
succession TO Rear Admiral Henry Nee,
whose time expires in January next
Lord Beresford has already selected his
staff.
The press association which was re-
sponsible for the announcement of Lord
BeresfOrd's appointment said later in
the day that the admiral in an inter-
view at Sheffield. denied having been
appointed second in command of the
Mediterranean squadron.
This is thought. however. only. to in
dicate that the admiral regards the
publication as premature Tor. as an
nOunced by the Associated Press. when
the admiral returned TO England from
the United States it was believed in we'll
informed quarters then that his ap-
pOinsment to the post mentioned was
imminept if it was not already an OIL
ciaI fact.
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the chest. They came to a clinch and
when they broke Sharkey struck his
tongue out at Jeffries. Another clinch
and Sharkey had his left hard to the
neck and drove his right with fearful
force to the kidneys. forcing Jeffries to
another clinch. Sharkey let his left go
for all il was worth on Jeffries chest
and the big fellows frame was Jared
from the blow. Jeffries shot his left to
the wind and rushed TO a clinch. Shar-
key bringing his right with hard jolt
over the heart. Both fought fiercely
without a let-up. Sharkey having the
better of the in-fighting. Jeffries sent
tered with left on the mouth, cutting
Jeffries' sore lip. This was Sharkey's
round.
Another For Sharkey.
Round 7-Sharkey was first to land
with his right on neck. Jeffries throw
ing his left on the head and to the
chest. Some sparring ensued until JET
fries stepped in with a right on the
body and as they came TO clinch Jeffries
uppercut Tom with a right on the
chest Tom sent back left on head
and then clinched. Sharkey fighting
fast. Jeffries seems Sow in compari-
son. Jeffries sent his left to the body
and Sharkey sent hard left hook on
back. After another hard right on the
body Tom swung his left TO the head
and Jared the boiler maker to his heels.
Sharkey rushed and swung his left TO
Jeffries' head. Jeffries elinched hard
and lay over on his man with such
force that the referee had to keep Shar-
key from falling. In the breakaway
Sharkey got his left to the face. An
other round for Sharkey.
Jeffries On the Defensive.
Round s-Jeffries assumed the defen-
sive near the ropes in his corner. and
Tom went to him with a left, which
went around the neck. but he shot his
right hard to Jeffries' ribs. Sharkey
rushed and swung his left to head. JEFF
fries returned with a right on the ribs,
and they came to a rough mix-up, with
honors even. They clinched. and from
this Tom landed a straight left on
head and landed another blow a few
seconds later with telling force. JEFF
fries clinched and seemed unwilling TO
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Tom sent left swing which went
round the back of Jeffries' head. They
came to a clinch and Sharkey was
again cautioned for holding. Sharkey
rushed. but Jim met him with right
Jolt on the body. Toms next attempt
was more successful as he landed on
the ear. Jeffries drove him back with
left and right to the body. After a little
sparring Jeffries stepped in with a
right Jolt under Toms heart. Jeffries
then led a left which fell short and
Sharkey rushed in a right to the body
and was driven back with a hard right
on the body. Twice more was Sharkey
repulsed with similar blows and the
round ended with both men interlocked
Jeffries' Crouching Position.
Round 4-Jeffries came out in a
crouching attitude with Sharkey stand
head. but each blow was blocked. They
clinched and as they broke they eX-
changed right jolts on the body. Shar-
key rushed right and left for the chin,
but Jim blocked him neatly Jeffries
stepped in with two rights on the body
and was cautioned for using the same
blow while holding, a moment later.
Sharkey kept up his rushing but was
met every time with Jeffries' right to
from hard clinch. neither man want
ing to let 60 Jeffries swung his left
to the neck and a moment later got his
right to the chest. Sharkey countering
lightly on the head. Jeffries jabbed his
left straight TO Toms left eye. Both
men We're fairly fresh when they re-
turned to their corners.
Sharkey Fouls Jeffries.
Round 5-Sharkey was the quicker on
his feet and sent his left to the face.
following with two rights to the head
at close quarters. Jeffries clinched and
as they broke sent his right hard to the
wind. Sharkey rushed again. but JEFF
fries met him with another hard right
on the short ribs. Jeffries landed again
in the same spot with a powerful right
and Sharkey clinched and they wrestled
for a moment in the center of the ring.
After they broke away Sharkey rushed
in with a terrific left on the body, but
he missed on his next try and got left
in the, face. Both men exchanged very
hard lefts in the face and cross-coun-
tered each other hard over the ear.
Sharkey began rushing like a demon
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SEND wARSHIPS SOUTH.
Cruisers Ordered to Protect the In
tsrests of Americans.

New York, Nov. "a special to the
Herald from Washington says: Under
orders issued by Secretary Long the
Dolphin will sail on Sunday for La
guayra, Venezuela. The Dolphin will
carry detachment of men intended for
the cruiser Detroit, and should the sit
uation in Colombia require the presence
of a man-of-war she viii remain at
Laguayra while the Detroit proceeds to
either Carthagena or Colon. The Scor-
pion will leave on Nov. s for Colon. so
that within a few weeks this govern
ment will have an ample force in South
American waters to protect American
interests.
No word has been received from Min
lister Loomis at Caracas or Commander
Hemphill OF the Detroit regarding the
revolt inaugurated by Hernandez
.gainst De Castro. The De Castro fac
ton is recognized as the de factO gov
ernment only, and will not be formally
recognized until majority of the peo-
pie obey the laws and regulations of
the new administration.
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CAN RELY ON BRITAIN.
Sympathy For America In Fulfill.
ment of Her Mission.

London. Nov. 4.-The Times in an ed
itorial on the report of the Philippine
commission. says: I'm proportion as
America assumes proprietorship beyond
the original limits of her territory it will
become Increasingly necessary that there
should be complete unity in the attitude
of the nationa toward its acquisitions
and this necessity will manifestly tend
toward an increase of the national or re-
publican spirit in other directions.
Nothing is more likely to put a stop
to the desultory guerilla fighting than a
positive declaration on the part of the
United States OF their intention to carry
the task they have commenced to def
mite and satisfactory conclusion
Comparing Americas position in the
Philippines with that of Great Britain in
South Africa. the Times says: Every
year must increase Americas point of
contact with other nations. and her share
in the control of the destinies of the
world. In the fulfilment of her appointed
mission she can rely in the fullest meas
ure upon British sympathy
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NEED LITTLE MORE PRACTICE.
Then No One Can Withstand the
Guns of the Beers.

London, Nov. THE Paris correspon-
dent of the Daily Mail says: learn
the Transvaal and Free State governs
ments. before the war. placed large Of
ders with the g1nmakers at lie Crels>5t-
bur that not all the weapons could be
delivered owing to the suddenneSs with
which hOstilities began. The guns the
Beers are actually using are Creusots.
seventy-five milimetre, quick fire and
155 milimetre siege and garrison guns.
all mounted on light carriages and
adapted in every possible way for use
over muddy. roads
They had two months nrins praeslce
under competent Creusot agents Ir-
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THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE.
Jeffries Still Champion.
Big Fight Looked For at Ladysmith
Discuss Philippine Report.
PAGE THREE.
Increase In Railroad Earnings.
George SWANS Faulty Will.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
Big Rally In the First.
PAGE SIX
Mining Stock Market
PAGE SEVEN.
Weekly Trade Review.
PAGE EIGHT.
Shy On Registration FigurSs.
Dr. Beatty's Declination Suppressed
Burlington Road Coming In.
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ENGLAND Is cRTTIoTsEp.
German Paper Comments On Mar
quis of Lansdowne's Remarks.

Berlin. Nov. S.-The statement of the
secretary OF state for war, the Marquis
of Lansdowne. at the Cutters Feast
in Sheffield yesterday. that the military
preparations in the difficulty with the
Transvaal could not be kept abreast o.
the diplomatic negotiations has evoked
severe comment on the part Of the
German press. The Neuste Nachrichte1
says:
This assertion will amaze the world.
and especially Germany. for it implies
either that the army and diplOmacS Of
Great Britain are equally balanced or
that both are inefficient For the pur-
pose Of comparison we need but recall
Germany's prepared mass in 1S7e aTrd
the fact that Count Won Moltke, on the
first day of the mobilization. was found
reading a novel
Lord Lansdowns's s statement only
confirms the opinion of outside critics
that the British IS ne longer an eff
cient tool for politics on a vast scale
Perhaps Eagland's experiences in South
Africa viii suffice TO bring home TO the
national instinct of the British the
necessity for a radical reorganization
of the British military system
49, 'iSz--z sEsSs II =
RERESE0Rn TO COMM a Nh
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Postage On Soldiers Letters.

Washington. Nov. 3.-The postmaster
pestmasters in the United States to
collect postage due in excess of the do
mestic rate on any letters sent by SOL
diers, sailors. marines or other persons
in the United States service in Guam
and the Philippine islands. The order
is given immediate effect. and post
masters are directed to disregard all
ratings of postage due, in excess of the
domestic rate. made prior 10 this date.
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DEMANDS AN "0PEN DOOR"
United States Takes Important Step
Regarding Commerce With China.

London. Nov IA special dispatch from
Washington asserts that the American
state department recently asked France.
Germany and Russia to givo written as
the .sonen door in CS,in., beino aiSsatis-
fed with the mere oral assurances and
rejecting a proposal that the United
States should seize a port and establish u
sphere of influence in China.
IF these assurances are declined" says
the dispatch. the United States win in
sist upon China observing the strict let
equal rights with other powers in China.
The Daily Chronicle, commenting
editorially upon this new departure in
American policy which will be fully ap
proved in England" dilates upon its i'm
mense Importance" and suggests that il
may affect the international politics OF
Europe in a very remarkable degree.
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Tried to Blow Himself Up.

Evansville. Ont, Nov. 3.-William
Yaster. who. ON Tuesday last. mur-
dered his wife and 19-year-old daugh-
ter. committed suicide today by taking
poson- Previously he had filled his
mouth with gunpowder and touched it
off with lighted match. but only sue
ceeded in fearfully burning his features.
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PROOF OF A MURDER.
Young Art Student Believed to Have
Rsen Killed and Robbed.

New York. Nov. additional proof
that Frederick Hardy, jr., the young
art student from Tennessee, was muir
dered on the Shore Drive near Sort
Hamilton. Brooklyn, came to light to-
day. The day after Hardy was last
seen. on Oct. 23, a carpenter found on
the slope leading from the Shore Drive
TO the waters of the narrows, an Alpine
hat and pccketbook. which We're
Hardy's. The pocketbook was empty,
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except for some photographs of rela-
tives of the young man.
No importance was attached to the
finding of the articles until the discov-
cry Of Hardy's corpse in the water at
KeypOrt, n. j., when his hat and
pOcketbook were taken to the police
finn
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Americans Should Govern.

The provinces should be administered
by Americans or by educated Filipinos
under American guidance. and the cities
and towns by mayors. elected by the
property qualifications. s' or both. T as NAV G
be determined. 1t seems to me that the
constitution prepared for the island of
NegroS by the commission IS an excellent
instrument to consider in connection with
the government to be given to the island
of Luzon."
Professor Worcester said: IL am not
opinion on the war but | believe the
tf.ipinos are in a very tight place. Yes,
they have been in tight places before. but
their condition at this time seems to me
to be critical Nothing now but a policy
of doubt, hesitation and timidity on our
part can encourage the Filipinos to con-
tinue."
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commission held a brief session today. 1t
was decided that the commission will con-
tinue its work without a recess. Mr..
Schurrnan viii leave for Ithaca tonight
TO be gone a week, but will take his
work with him.
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II should think that at first there should
be a governor general appointed. by the
cabinet composed of representative men
of the several tribes. This would eventu-
ally develop into the legislature of the
archipeldgO
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THEY LAUGH AT THE BoERs.
Attempt to Bombard Nafeking Is
Merely Child's Play.

London. Nov. 4.-The special CORES
pondent of the Daily Mail at Mafeking
under date Of Oct. p, says: General
Cronje's bombardment of Nafeking was
monOtonOus. The Beers fred sixty-two
shells, but did no harm. the whole town
even the ladies, laughing at the affair
he threatens TO bring a fOrty-pounder
from Pretoria
"Cronje says he is sorry for the We
mems sake that he shelled the town,
but that ii was not playing the game
to send dynamite trucks among his
men. Fifteen hundred of mis- command
have since departed to the southwark.
Small parties OF cur garrison Issued
forth nightly and harass Boer outpOsts
| hear that the Daily Nails ccrresp0n-
dent at Lobatsi is a priscns- in the
hands of the Beers.
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Cape Town. Nov. /. delayed in
transmission 1.-The Cape Times says
it has reliable information that there
have been TO casualties among the
British at Mafeking since Oct. Is. AZ
ter the heavy bombardment General
Cronje asked the town 70 surrender.
Colonel Baden-Powell vas asleep when
the messenger arrived. but on being
awakened received him Hospitality and
politely replied: Il win lei. you know
when we have had enough.
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head. Sharkey rushed once more and
landed right and left on face in the
breakaway. Jeffries then rushed Shar-
key to the latter's corner and Tom slip
ped to the floor in lodging a swing.
When he got up they clinched and were
in another when the bell rang. Siler
walked over and cautioned Sharkey for
holding.
Both Men Clinch.
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Dewey. Schurman and Worcester
Talk of the Philippines.
ARE ALL OF ONE MIND
UNITED STATES CANNOT WITH.
DRAW FROM ISLANDS.
The Admiral Looks For An Early
Termination of the War and Be
lieves the Bottom Has Dropped
Out of the Insurrection-Govern-
ment to Be Established.

New York, Nov. "a special to the
Herald from Washington says: With the
submission of their preliminary report to
the president, the members of the Philip
pine commission felt at liberty for the
first time since their arrival in the United
States. to partly discuss the subject OF
their investigation.
Il wish YOU would say for me- said
Admiral Dewey, that / endorse every
word of the commissions admirable re-
port. l can say this with perfect pro-
priety for the reason that ! did not write
1t. II was written by the literary members
of the commission after full and free con-
ference between US. but on every conclu-
sion reached we were unanimous. We
made an absolutely truthful representa-
ton of all that has happened and of the
existing situation.
There has not been a moment since
the first gun was fred that the United
States could have withdrawn from the
ISLANDS. and the reasons set forth in the
report as TO why permanent American
control is essential are. in my opinion.
immovable. There is no other alternative.
That the Tasalos are realizing this is
shown from the. rapid disintegration from
Aguina,do's ranks. f-
S;;The latest advices show a very decided
Improvement in the situation. | look for
an early termination of the war In fact.
dropped out OF the insurrection.
Government For Filipinos.
.As soon as the Tagalo insurrection is
suppressed" said President Schurmann,
the United States should Immediately
establish a government to be adminis-
tered at first under the direction of the
war department. hut by successive stages
to finally be paced in the hands of the
Filipihos. under American sovereignty.
My idea is that there should be a pro-
gressive sslf-government a gradual de-
velopment of home government as the
Filipino becomes more experienced in
political affairs and sufficiently educated
to understand the questions with which he
has to deal. What the character of this
government should be is a matter which
has not been fouched-upon by the commis-
sion in its preliminary statement | will
not say that II has not been considered,
for il has. IL is proposed to deal carefully
with this matter in the report of the COM
mission.
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and shot his left to the face. Jeffries
shot back his right to the body and the
bell found them in close quarters, After
the gong sounded Sharkey sent his
right TO the head and was cautioned.
They claimed foul. but after Siler had
talked TO O'Rourke he decided not to
allow it. =
Was Sharkey's Round.
Round 6-Sharkey was the quicker.
coming like flash with a hard left ON
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Had Brief Session.
Washington. Nov. s.-Thc Philippine
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SILVER AND LEAD

Silver, 5S1s cents per ounce.
Lead, $40 per 100 pounds.
Copper, 1874 cents per pound.
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Both Men Clinch.

Round s-They came together and
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Forecast for Salt Lake Today Is:
Fair Weather; Stationary Temper
ature-
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INDIANS SHOW FIGHT
Swift Bear and Party of Sioux Defy
n Sheriff.

n Sheriff.
EDGEMONT, 8. D.. July 1s.-swift
Bear Sioux Indian with several bucks,
resisted arrest on Buck creek, Wyoming.
Tor killing game contrary to law. Amos
Demmtng, deputy sheriff of Converse
county, and posse, left Lusk on Wednes-
day with warrants for the arrest of the
Indians, and overlook them at Buck creek
Thursday morning. After reading the
warrants the Indians refused to go with
the sheriff, and drew a line and told him
IL he crossed the line there would be war,
and backed 1t up with their Winchesters.
There was a moment of suspense, the
deputies being clearly out of it, as the
Indians were decidedly in the majority.
Being outnumbered the sheriff went 10
Edgemont to get help for the arrest OF
the Indians in South Dakota as they
crossed the line. Deputy Sheriff George
Miller, Of Edgemont, will go out with
them in the morning with an increased
force
Sheriff Demming telegraphed the Indian
agent at Pine Ridge to have a force of
indian police go out to intercept the In
dams if they got away from the Edge
mont and Wyoming posse, and it is ex-
pected that the Indians will be overtaken
somewhere near the agency, as they
crossed Cottonwood creek near Edgemont
this afternoon and are travelling for all
they are worth.