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THE FIGHT CAME OFF.


Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind. Aug. 13.-Andy Bezenah.
of Cincinnati, and Eddie Sprague, OF
Streator, ILL.,, wen the limit in a twenty
round boxing contest at the Interurban
Athletic Club tonight and the agreement
that if both were on their feet it was to
be a draw allowed no decision by Referee
Marks. of Alexandria. Sprague did the lead
ing. and showed good ring generalship in
defense. while BeZenah was able to stand
the hammering on the neck and face like
a bull dog. IL was a clever exhibition
throughout. On points Sprague would have
won and he worked hard for the telling
blow, making many vicious lunges. The
fourteenth looked most dangerous for
Bezenah. The sheriff. the superintendent of
police and several officers were present,
but there was no occasion for interference,
and such exhibitions probably will go on
at the club.
In the preliminary John Whitaker, of
Cleveland, won from II. A. Minor, of
LCgansport, in the second round, the latter
throwing up the sponge.
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the original production. Ii will be trans
ported To Chicago. The chariot race picture
requires a great deal Of machinery. Twelve
horses appear on the stage. all galloping.
The Illusion Of progress Is produced by
2.006 feet Of scenery p~Ortraying the specta-
tors. which IS whirled across the stage in
"A minute and fifteen seconds.
During the race the incident OF the
smashing Of Messala's chariot wheel by
Ben-Hur il shown. and the contest is ac-
cofnpanied by clouds Of dust. the cries Of
the drivers and the roar OF the multitude.
Three hundred and fifty persons are used
i'm the various scenes.
The manager of the show announce tina
applications for seats by mail will be at
tended 10 If they are accompanied by
money order or check. The sale of seats
will open at the Illinois Theater Aug. %.
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The Kern River
Oil Field California s'i ,

This field is the most remark
able oil field in the world.
1t is a proved field i'll which a
drv hole has never been found.
It's oil sands are known to be
900 feet deep. This is the report
of l.. bort, oil expert, who has
examined every field of the United
States and Russia for the Stand
ard Oil Company.
The lands of the Indiana Oil
Co. are in the heart of this proved
field.
Wells are drilled only lis feet
apart and every we'll gets oil.
Two men of this city are now
drawing 100 per cent. on shares
in a company operating on lands
adjacent to us.
The Globe Oil Co., adjoining
us, is paying 90 per cent. OH the
market price of lis stock. 1t has
only four or five wells. each pro-
ducing 800 to 500 barrels daily.
The lands contain rich deposits
of superior asphaltum. 1t is IN
the surface; no mining is neces-
Sary.
The Standard Oil Company is
paying its laborers 7-d1vs' pay
for 6-days' work In order TO get
tanks completed.
There is a ready market for
fuel purposes for all oil.
pPJCE VIII pISF SOON
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NEW ORLEANS, La. Aug. :.
Caster. chief of police. died tonight. lie
was i'll when he returned from the con-
vention OF police chiefs. and was given a
vacation TO reCurerate. He grew steadily
worse, cirrhossis OF the liver being the
cause of death He succeeded Dave Hen
messy. who was assassinated by the Malta
on Oct. 10, 1880.
A CITY, Mich. Aug. iS.-Hon. San
ford Nj. Green. judge of the State supreme
Court from 1913 10 1888. died AZ his homo
here to-day. aged ninety-four years. Judge
Green was a circuit judge FOR ~thirty-four
years.
Mrs. Potter. wife or Hon. William a. Pot
ter. former United States minister 10 Italy.
died here last night.
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4 man named Foley. who arranged the
prize fight that was scheduled to take place
in Muncie last night, called on the Cover
Eor yesterday afternoon and assured him
that there was no intention to give a prize
fight, but a glove contest for points. Foley
said that the contestants would wear pill
lows on their hands if the Governor so de-
sired" said Col. Wilson. The Governor
told Foley that a prize fight would not be
tolerated. He said to the sheriff of Della
ware county ana the metropolitan police
commissioners of Muncie that he looked
to them to see that no prize fight be per-
mitted. eff there is the ~faintest suggestion
of a prize fight" declared Col. Wilson,
the whole bunch will be arrested
PROMPTLY"
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OBITUARY.
Baron Adolf NordenskjoId. Who
Made the Northeast Passage.

STOCKHOLM Aug. 13.-Baron Adolf Erik
Nordenskjold, the arctic explorer and nat
~uralist, died yesterday evening.
Mis- Adolf Erik Nordenskjold was born
at Helsingfors on Nov. IS. 1882. naturalized
himself i'm Sweden and i'm 1858 was APP
pointed head of the meteorological depart
ment of the Royal Museum at Stockholm.
He frequently visited Spitzbergen. and in
1861 measured the arc OF a meridian there
and mapped the south coast OF the island.
He proved the navigability of the Kara
sea, and I'm 1879 he accomplished the navi-
cation of the Northeast passage from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. On his return. In
1870. he was made a baron OF Sweden and
published The Voyage of the Vega. trans
lated into English the following year. He
made two expeditions TO Greenland and
wrote a book ON them.
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HER GIANT HUSBAND.
Mrs. Gallagher. of C~incinnati. A.
sured He Is Not Here.

Louisa Gallagher. of Cincinnati. in a let
ter to the police department here. asks that
her husband be located. She said he came
here July 10 To secure work. since which
time she has not heard from him. one page
of the letter contained "A detailed descrip-
ton of his personality. clothing and pc
culiarities. when one line. the first. would
have sufficed. In the first line his height
was given at g feet III inches. Without
search the police were able To reply that he
was not in this city.
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Union Clerks Whipped by "a Woman.

GREAT FALLS. Mont. Aug. l3.-Three
representative of the clerks union were
h~orsewhipped to-day by Mrs. William
Glass. the wife of the proprietor Of a store
here. The president of the Trades and La
Dor Council later swore to a complaint i'm
Justice = ffOrd'S court. charging Mrs. Glass
with ~assaulting the men. Ii appears that
the store conducted by Glass has been de-
clared unfair by the clerks union for the
reason that the o o'clock closing rule has
not been observed. The men h-orsewhippe
had been standing near the store distribut-
ing circulars which asked the public not to
patrOnize the place.
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Dayton Manager stricken.

Dickson & Talbot have received news
ter at Dayton. o.. has been stricken with
paralysis and is in the Dayton hospital.
Mr.. Feicht twice lectured at the Grand
Opera House last season on the Oberam-
Elergau Passion Play" He gave his lecture
at Oberammergau. and the leading citizens
of the place were so we'll pleased that they
presented him with letters of commenda-
fiop
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SarCeut's Books Audited.

PEORIA. H.. Aug. 13.-The grand board
of trustees of the Brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Firemen has completed the task Of
auditing the books OF =. p. Sargent. grand
master and r. ". Arnold. grand secretary
treasurer of the order. The affairs OF the
brotharhood were found TO be I'm excellent
shape. The receipts for the fiscal year
were SAL se5. 80 in the general fund and
s5S3 40 in the beneficiary fund. a total OF
ST51HOl. The disbursements for the year
were Sset. 1856 i'm the general fund and
S26S. 65O.45 in the beneficiary. a total of
ESQ An g
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SAYS BRUSH WOULD SELL.
Report that He Wants to Quit Base
ball. Which He Denies.

y dispatch received from Chicago last
night says that Ban Johnson. president of
the American League. has received in
formation from a business man at Cincin-
natl to the effect that President John Z.
Brush desires to sell the Cincinnati club.
During an interview with a Journal re-
porter yesterday afternoon. when the fore
going story had not come TO light. Nj.
Brush made a statement that he intended
TO be i'm baseball next year in Cincinnati,
no matter what league he might find him
self in. but he believed he would still be
in the National League.
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J. NJ. Ward. business manager of can In
nOcent Sinner now at the Park Theater,
Will produce a new melodrama, "A Gam
bler's Daughter" later i'm the season. 1t
will be seen at the Park. The author is
owen Davis. who wrote Through the
Breakers" Madge Tucker. a member of
the company that will play Caught in the
Web" at the Park the last three days of
the week. is an indianapolis girl.
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ST. PAUL. Mimi. Aug. ia rapidly
winding rope. taut as a weight OF several
tons could make IL. to-day drew Em! Her
mann into the iron spool OF Il windlass on
the dredge boat At the levee filling. Her
mann screamed twice before the bloody
work Of the rope was completed. His life
less body. cut. crushed and bleeding. drop
Ted OF TO one side. Hermann was "A coal
HEAVIER. and was shoveling coal from a
baree onto the dre dye boat
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Operatives VIII Resist the Cut.

FALL RIVER. Mass. Aug. l3.-It is an
nounced that the requisite number OF
spindles. namely 10000, have been pledged
10 the agreement OF the cotton manufac-
tl.rers to scale down wages between Il and
Il per cent. on the 81 of September. In
face of this position on the part OF the
manufacturers the operatives are forming
To resist the cut. Their declaration thai
they Will not accept a reduction is most
nasitiye
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..nen-uur" at Chicawo

Tho dramatiza;ion Of Lew wallacc's
will be presented first IN the
Nest at the new Illinois Theater al Chi
cago. The series OF performances will begin
on Monday evening. Sept. :. The scenery
TO be used Is that made In New York for
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on bulletin for Illinois issued to-day

crop bulletin for Illinois issued to-day
says: There has been continued improve
ment In the condition of corn in the north
ern district, but the yield will not be up to
the average. In some localities there will
be a good crop of late corn. if favorable
conditions prevail the rest of the season.
In central and southern districts there has
been still further deterioration. In many
places there could be but little improve
n ent however favorable the conditions
might become"
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OSHKOSH. Wis. Aug. 13.-Plumbers at
work i'm the residence of the late Stfllman
Stone. an old and wealthy resident OF the
south side. who died recently. came across
5000 hidden under d step at one Of the
dOorways.
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Petroleum in kansas.

FORT SCOTT. Kan. Aug. 3.-Drillers for
a company prospecting for oil i'm this coun-
this city to-day. An experienced oil man
who saw the strike says 1t is genuine crude
pelrOleum.
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SAWS AND MILL SUPPLIES.


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thus: Daily. s-Sleeper. P-ParIor Car. O.
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SPRINGFIELD. Ill. Aug. ls.-Section
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Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-07
HERE'S
AN
OHIO
BORGIA
ACCUSED
OF
FOURTEEN
MURDERS
The List Includes Four
Husbands and Five
Children--A Lot of
Poison Found.

DAYTON, Oct. THE police think
they have in custody q woman who has
equalled if not surpassed in blood
thirstiness the famous Bender family OF
Kansas.
The woman is Mrs. J.. A. Whitman
and che 10 suspected Of having achieved
fourteen murders. .
She is rather common in appearance
but hae the fierce eyes OF an eagle, and
her face looks boodlees
Her murders are said to include four
husbands, five children, one sister and
four members Of different families where
she was employed as housekeepeE.
She makes a general denial OF the
charges but ia vague and contradictory
and the police believe that they ample
proof to convict her.
She has resided in the State for many
years, yet no one seems TO know OF her
antecedents, and che declines to shed
light on her past herself.
The police claim that investigation
shows q remarkable ser les OF deaths. all
occurring suddenly and mysteriously.
When the womans house was search
ed various poisonous drugs were found
in considerable quantities.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-07
"a National Shame"
Voice Indiana

administration. Republican papers DO
not have the decency to disguise the
nature oi their opposition. The people
are given to understand that so long az
they refuse to acquiesce in the iniquities
Of the Republican party they will be
continued in their present humiliating
position. While every instinct Of com.
mon decency pleads for their enfranchise-
meni, their political complexion will
have more weight with the National ad-
ministration than any sense OF duty.
And what is the result? The worn.
out political roues and mediocres from
the states are sent like foreign savages
10 ppoIate and misrule the people. The
governed have absolutely no voice in
the management OF their affairs. Their
solitary congressman-a sort of political
beggar--w With neither voice nor vote, il
sent Ia Washington to personiIy their
degradation. The acts oi their legisla-
lures are subject TO the approval Of the
authorities at the national capital. Cor.
porations. by controlling the appoint
ment Of oiicials, are enabled 10 escape
their just obligations TO the people OF
the territories. 1t IL an actual fact that
less than 10 per cent. OF the taxable
property OF Arizona bears the hole
burden OF taxation. The people are
heI Ipless to protect themselves aud must
submit to the spolstion. Why Be-
cause the peoples political views are un-
satisfactory to the national administra-
ton Is it not time TO put stop to this
shameful travesty on American Justice
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-07
Great Surgical Operation
May Save a Mans Life

Brooks. The plate could then be plain
ly seen, but IL was too deeply imbedded
to be removed
The incision was then sewed up and
laparotomy was performed. the stomach
being opened. A rubber tube was passed
through the stomach up the food tract,
or oesophagus, past the plate and out of
the mouth. A cord with sponge at the
end was attached to the protruding end
OF the tube. and then the tube was pull.
ed. The cord and the sponge followed
it, and the sponge. catching against the
plate, pulled it down the oesophagus and
into the stomach. whence it was re-.
moved.
The doctors announce that Brooks has
good chance to recover. They say IL
is wonder he did not choke to death,
the obstruction in his throat was 30
large.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-07

BALTIMORE, Oct. L. Maurice A. Brooks
nineteen years old, had plate in his
mouth Ia by ~ inches in size with one
tooth attached. Thursday night he
dreamed that he had swallowed the
plate and awoke choking. The plate had
disappeared. and he believed the dream
a reality. His father took him to near.
by physician, who examined the young
man and told him he had not swallowed
the plate.
Thorough search was then made at the
Brooks home, but the missing plate was
not fonnd. and yesterday the young man
was taken to the Johns Hopkins Hospi-
tai. Here. after two operations the plate
was removed from the oesophagus.
The operations were performed by Or.
j. NJ. T. Finney. An incision was made
in the throat at the top oil the breast
bone. where the plate had been felt by
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-07

INDIANArous, Ind. Oct. 7--Undcr the
caption "a National Shame" the India
napolis Sentinel prints the following
leading editorial
zone Of the most disgraceiul things
connected with the national administra.
tion is the persistent and un- American re-
fusal to grant Statehood to Arizona and
New Mexico. There Is no longer an ex-
cuse for refusing to admit them.
IL there ever was legitimate ex.
cnse ii was removed by the unani-
NOUS action Of the two national conven-
tions in 1900 in promising immediate
Statehood The population is far In ex-
cess OF the requisite quantity, and Of n
superior nature in quality The people
have been led by their energy. indepen-
dence and ambition TO push out into IN
beaten ways to prepare home for fu-
tave generations. The opulent natural
resources Of these territories predesiine
them TO future Of remarkable prosreri-
ty. The unworked mines of gold, silver.
copper and lead, the boundess and un-
molested forests. the almost unlimited
grazing possibilities Of the hills and val
leys effectively dispose OF the charge of
poverty. The people are as enlightened
as are those Of any portion OF the re-
public.
Why then are the people Of Arizona
and New Mexico refused full citizenship?
The answer is simple. The political OPT
Mons Of the majority OF the people do
moi cnnfnrn, NTH ihnan II ihn nrnant,t
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-07
The Methodist
Preachers Assigned

The Methodist conference closed last
evening with one OF the best services o
the session. All OF the services yester
day were exceptionally good and vel
attended. DIR. T. B. Nicely, secretary o
the Sunday School Union, preached botf
morning and evening. He 10 devou
and forcible speaker and the conference
was fortunate in getting him here. DR.
Nicely left this morning for FL Paso
where he speaks tomorrow night. From
there he goes direct to his home In New
York City.
Yesterdays services we're begun with
love feast at 10 80 n. m. lead BY Rev.
o. S. Frumbes. pastor OF the M. i.
Church at Glendale. This Was followed
by the regular service at eleven o'clock.
DIR. Neely preached a strong sermon and
Mrs. Moffat sang several solos.
In the afternoon at three O'Clock. a
young peoples rally was addressed by
Rev. W. c. Geyer OF Williams and Rev.
G. Y. Cowan OF Phoenix. At the even
ing service. the church was crowded and
many stood up. Rev. J. II. Henry, for
mer pastor here. and Mrs. Moffat Gang
several selections. DR.. Nicely preached
an excellent sermon on Repentance
and Conversion" Following the sermon
the Rev. Mr.. Gibbons took up collec-
ton for Mrs. Moffat who came here at
her own expense 10 sing at the confer
ence.
One OF the most interesting features
OF the meeting was little talk Mrs. Mol
fat gave at the conclusion OF solo II
want to be there, don't your She told
how she had been brought up In the
church and later driftal away into
singing In comic opera where she was a
prima donna In San Francisco. She told
OF her trials and tribulations In that life
and then OF her reconversion and her
entrance into evangelistic einging. She
has a beautiful voice and gave up q
promising career on the stage for this
work.
Mrs. Moffat has been persuaded to re-
main here until tomorrow and this ev'
ening will give concert in the Method
let church at 7 80 p. m. She has ar
ranged an excellent program and as 1t is
treat to hear her aing, the church will
no doubt be crowded.
At the close OF the services last even
ing DR.. T. b. Neelcy read the appoint.
ments for the ensuing year. The list Ia
as follows:
Superintendent. s. A. Thompson Bis
bee, David Roberts; Buckeye, to be sup
piled; Clifton and Morenci, to be cup.
Piled Flagstaff, J. II. Henry; Globe, E.
o. McIntire; Glendale, 0. s. Frambes
Jerome, John Oliver; Kingman and
Chloride, J. Mussel; Mesa, +. /. Farr
McCabe, to be supplied Needles. J. NJ.
Baxter Patagonia, to be supplied; Pres
colt, A. w. Peck Plumas and King OF
Arizona, to be supplied Phoenix, c. V.
Cowan; Stafford, T. G. Sigler; selIgman
and Peach Springs, to be supplied Tue
son, A. NJ. Gibbons; Yuma, to be sup
piled by J. A. Crouch; Tombstone and
Benson, Alfred Ramsay; Wickenburg
and Congress, to be supplied; Winslow,
+. G. Decker.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-07
An EX,COngressman
has Another Job.

ToPEKA, Kan, Oct. 7.--On March
last Edwin Reed kidgely retired from
the position OF Congressman from the
Third Kansas district. and he is today
cooking and doing chores for his board
and place TO sleep in Lawton, oklaho,
ma.
When Mr. Ridgcly was eiectod'to Con
gress in 1896 he owned a ha1sfnterest in
q mercantile business IN PittsbnrR,
Crawford county, Kan, but he cold his
share 10 his brother. When he left the
Office he had only little money and no
profession 10 support him. lie was too
old TO farm and the mercantile business
did not offer its former inducements,
lie lived in Pittsbur4, this State, for a
time without doing anything. ard final
iy drifted 10 kiowa county in search OF
place and opportunity to begin life
again. He was found in Lawton last
week by Col Fred Donelson, who had
been one Of RidgeIy's political support
ers In former years.
Colonel Donelson says that when he
saw him the former Congressman bad
just returned from an errand for the
groceryman who gave him his board.
He was carrying large piece OF ice in a
sack on his back. The ex.Congressman
said that he had been offered chance
to sleep In the groceryman's wagon at
night and a job Of cooking and running
errands for his board. He says the &C
commodations are not so good az he has
had, but he cannot complain, and is
looking for q chance to make his for