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The colored American., 1902-08-16

If we are to believe all we hear,
Booker T. Washington is indeed &
wizard" with a power for work lit
tie short of miraculous and a capac-
ity for appearing and disappearing
equal to the dissolving views of
Herman He is accredited with
doing things almost beyond the pale
of physical possibility. Mr.. Wash
ington is described as speaking
nightly to great audiences: dispos-
ing of a voluminous correspondence
daily; leading a race of 10000, 900
souls, debating their political des-
tiny, making and unmaking office
holders; adjusting Bishopric con-
.ests, and placing industrial educa-
ton next in efficacy to the Christian
religion; supplying newspapers with
ready-made editorials laudatOry of
himself: collecting fabulous sums for
the work at Tuskeegee; eating dinners
and hobnObbing with American and
foreign nobility; furnishing the
President of the United States with
advice in chunks; writing gradual
ing addresses for sundry young con-
verts; buying up job lots of devotees
of the higher education; absorbing
national councils and booming the
National BuSfness League; and IN
vesting in summer mansions in col
onial Yicinities. These are just a few
of the regular chores assigned to
Mr.. Washington by the busybodies
who make a speciality of meddling in
his affairs. 1t is a matter for specu-
lation what he does with the spare
time remaining after all this is done.
Perhaps the Boston Guardian, which
seems to be deeply into Mr.. Washing
tons confidence upon all personal
and private matters, can forward
plans and specifications covering all
doubtful points.
Principal w. Bruce Evans has hepD
The colored American., 1902-08-16

Principal w. Bruce Evans has be-
dubbed the Booker T. Washington
the District of Columbia"
The colored American., 1902-08-16

Prosperity seems to be coming DR..
Sumner Wormley's way. His dental
practice has 10 increased that he has
been forced to secure more eommodi-
Gus quarters. After this week he
will be found in his new suite of Off
ces at 1913 14th street, northwest. a
very convenient loc alton.
The colored American., 1902-08-16

Mayme-'I see by the Colored
American that you have been spend
ing a month in the mountains of Vir-
ginia.'
Jayne-"Haven't been out of town a
single minute"
Mayme- How these Negro papers
do misrepresent the helpless publici"
Jayne-"Oh, see you are too green
to burn. l had that put in to match
the fashion folks and to square myself
with my friends in other cities, who
imagine that l am 1.-The real goods. >
They'll never know the difference"
Our scholarly friend, Mr.. Thomas
H. r. Clarke fits in well as private
secretary to Register Lyons. He is
an alI-around man aure-enough-an
ex-soldier, clear prose writer, jour-
nalist of ideas, a versifier of quality,
clear thinker and an orator of no
mean ability. He will get by"
among the leaders.
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EXPECTED THAT ATTORNEY GEN.
=.
ERAL KNOX WILL SPEND SUM-
DAY AT OYSTER BAY.
SECRETARY MOODY NOW
THERE on THE DOLPHIN
Mr.. Roosevelt Reviews Testimony in
Three Court-Martial Cases and Writes
His Findings Making No Comment
Approves Of Two Of the Cases and
Disaproves Of One.
IBY ASSOCIATED PRESS

oyster Bay, N. Y, July 26.-Compara-
lively few matters of importance were
brought to the attention OF the president
this morning
1t has been stated that President
Mitchell of the United Mine Workers
would present to the president a tran.
script of the decision of Judge Jack
son in West Virginia injunction cases, but
no papers have yet reached Sycamore
Hill.
1t is understood that no protest will be
made to the president. 1t is a matter
in which he cannot participate at this
time. 1t is believed that the miners
will look to the courts for such vim
dication of their rights as they may think
themselves entitled to-
Attorney General Knox is expected to
arrive this afternoon from Atlantic High
lands He will spend Sunday with the
president and Secretary Moody. Secre-
tary Moody arrived off Sycamore Hill
In the Dolphin shortly after 10 o'clock
today. As he left the vessel in a launch.
he was saluted with II guns by the May
flower, Secretary Shaw who passed the
night at Sycamore Hill, left today for
New York.
Entertains Friends.
This afternoon Mrs. Roosevelt gave
tea on board the Mayilower 10 a party of
her friends among the local residents
and summer visitors.
The president has returned to the war
department the cases of Major Edwin
S. Glenn, Fiftieth infantry, Lieutenant
Julian Gaujot, Eighteeth cavalry, and
Lieutenant Norman G. Cook Philippine
scout. Glenn was found guilty by the
court and sentence to be suspended for
one month and to forfeit $50 of his pay
Gaujot was found guilty and sentenced to
suspension for three months and to for
felt $50 per month during that period.
Cook was acquitted.
The president approves the findings OF
the court in the case Of Lieutenant Cook.
He makes no comment on the cases what
ever, beyond the approval in the two cases
and disapproval in the one.
Glenn was tried by court-martial for
administering the water cure to the presi-
dent of Igbares and Gaujot for admin
istering the cure to three natives. Lieu
tenant Cook was tried on the charge of
ordering three natives to be shot by the
Macabebe scouts.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-07-26
POLICE THINK THEY
HAVE THE HOLDUPS
Arrest Two Men Whom They Believe
Acted in Suspicious Manner--Chef
to Investigate Stories.

Patrolmen p. ]. Bowling and p J. Ly-
den arrested Michael McGrath and Charles
Rang about 80 o'clock this morning and
locked them up in the city Jail on the sup
position that they are two of the men who
have been holding up belated pedestrians
and night bartcnders. The officers saw
them the Elva block at No. los Colorado
street, and come out again few minutes
later, and decided to compel them to give
an account of themselves.
At noon Chief Reynolds examined them.
Rang told the chief he had arrived here
from Utah night before last and engaged
Room No at the Elav yesterday, pay
ing the landlady so cents for it. He said
he had been taken there by the proprietor
of tn eCash lodging house in West Galna
street.
McGrath said he had lived in Centervillc
off and on during the last six years that
he had gone to Salt Lake three weeks AGO
and returned about II o'clock last night.
He had met Rang on the street and as he
did not want to go home at that hour
of tn enight he concluded to knock around
with Rang until morning.
The chief did not take much stock in the
stories and will hold the men.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-07-26
AMERICAN PACKERS
MAKE STATEMENT
LONDON PEOPLE BLAME AMERl CANS
FOR MAKING HIGH PRICES ON
FOOD PRODUCTS.
[BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

London, July 26.-The latest of the
numerous sins charged TO America by Lon
doners is responsibility for the high prices
of food. The increase in the cost Of
meats and other necessaries OF subsistence
reached figures this week never paralleled
in London.
The representatives Of the Chicago meat
packers deny that the abnormal prices Of
meats are chargeable to the American ship
pers. Both they and the retailers are
complaining that there is no money in the
business. All concerned say they would
be glad enough to suspend business until
more normal conditions are restored.
The representatives of one Of the big
Chicago concerns, when questioned as TO
why prices of meat were two pence higher
this week than they were at this time
year ago, said:
ut is due to various causes but not in
the least degree to combinations or other
schemes of Americans. Australia's freez-
ing plants have been shut down OH ac-
count Of the drouth, her cattle have suf-
fered and Australian shipments have fall
len off threc-quarters.
THE embargo place by the government
on Argentine cattle ON account of dis
eases has increased the scarcity Of meat.
The primary cause of til chigh price of
American meat was the shortness OF the
1901 corn supply which prevented sufficient
feeding to furnish fattening cattle. When
the Acmrican farmer was selling corn at
high prices instead of feeding it to cat
tle thereby decreasing the pirce of corn
fed animals.
"As to controlling prices at Smithfeld
no one controls them. We have TO sell in
daily competition, not knowing the quail
ties our competitors are offering and we
are obliged to take largely what the buyers
give us.
Eight hundred and fifty thousand head
of American cattle were shipped to En-
gland in 1901, while England herself sup
piled $4,000 head, so it is impossible for
American to be in position to control
prices"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-07-26
DELUGE OF RAIN
IN CENTRAL TEXAS
THREE LIVES LOST AT STEPHENS
VILE AND MUCH PROPERTY DE-
STROYED IN OTHER PLACES.
my ASSOCIATED rRGss.l

Dallas, July 26.--'lhe dcluge Of rain
which has been pouring over central Texas
since Thursday has not abaled. In addi-
tion to three lives lost at Slephcnsylle,
reported last night, there has been much
property damaged.
Within four hours at Cameron yesterday
IS inches Of rain fell.
a thousand feet Of Santa lfc track was
washed away and portion Of the Arkansas
pass destroyed Little river rose IS feet
in eight hours and is now bankfull and re-
ccding.
The streets Of Cameron are very badly
flooded.
At Galcsvillc, 10 inches of rain fell.
Two Texas Pacific trains were tied up at
Weathcrford all day yesterday.
Big Springs is probably the greatest suf-
fcrer from the food from a property stand
point as the water is over the town from
four to az feet deep. The track for 10
miles west Of Big Springs has been washed
out and the bridges are gone. Fifty pas-
sengers are waerbound here and no at
tempt will be made to run trains until The
water recedes.
The damage will be enormous.
At Waco, the Brazos was still rising at
midnight and is within one foot OF the
danger line. 1t is still raining there.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-07-26
BIG CROWD SURGES IN FRONT OF
INTER MOUNTAIN OFFICES TO
SEE BULLETINS
THOUSANDS READ THE
STORY OF THE FIGHT
Sympathy Was Plainly With Fitzsmmons
and When News Came That Cornish
man Had Been Knocked Out, Crowd
Went Sadly Home, Except the Win
ners, Who Rent the Heavens Cheering.

There was study in human nature for
tne psychologists IN the crowd that watched
the bulletins from the stereopticon in front
Oh inc Inter Mountain Office last night
Without doubt the largest crowd that
ever gathered IN Butte for such purpose
assembled OH Granite street and read the
news OF the championship fight.
Theres was no distinction; there were
young and old, mankind and womankind
rich and poor. Two strong men were bat
'iihg Tor fame and fortune 1000 miles
away, battling with the grim resolve to do
or die, and all the world of Butte that
loves contest was waiting for the result
Long before the time scheduled for the
prcliminaries, the throng began to gather
and at half-past nine, the street from Ham
ilton to Main was one surging seething
mass. a conservative estimate sets the
number at 5000 people.
Every word OF the preliminary messages
was eagerly gobbled up by the crowd
Details. insignificant in themselves, but
bearing on the fight or the participants,
were read with avidity.
Fought for Standing Room.
Notwithstanding tnat the difference in
time between Butte and San Francisco
maze the news OF the battle later than the
watchers had expected, the crowd hung
gamely on. From their seats on the curb
stone on the outskirts of the crowd they
fought other battles over again and pre-
dcted what the blacksmith would do to
Jeifries, or vice versa.
When the first news Of the real scrap
showed OH the sheet ana it was seen that
fitz was doing the leading cheer went up
from the crowd. 1t was a Fitz crowd. no
doubt. as long as Fitz was doing the fight
ing. Under dog sympathy was OH tap.
As soon as the flash came that jeff had
won there was another cheer mostly from
the winners. .,alf the crowd waited no
longer. Patiently, however, the remainder
hung on and read the details until the
operator flashed Good Night" and th,
crowd broke up wondering how il bappepad
after all.
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riTzSlMMoNS SHEDS BITTER TEARS
BECAUSE HE Is CHARGED WITH
TAXING THE FIGHT.
CLAIMS THAT HE COULD
STAND T HE BODY BLOWS
Has Time and Again Been Offered Big
Money to Lose Fights but Always Re-
fused-He Could Have Made Immense
Sum Had He Agreed to Lay Down
Offers Purse for Proof Of Fake.
IBY ASSOCIATED PRESS

San Francisco, July s6.-.oncerning
the charge Of having laid down in his fight
last night, Bob Fitzsimmons today made
the following statement:
Had been fakir, could have made a
fortune" said he sorrowfully. IF | had
been accused OF taking, my last fight here
might be some grounds, but here | was to
make last stand and retire from the ring
forever. | was offered in my fight with
Corbett $500 to throw il. | was offered
$4,000 to go out to Sharkey; but | have
always been square. ! lost last night the
fight of my life. punished Jeffres as
never punished a man before. | split his
ear, broke his nose, cut his face up, al +
then to say that was taking. And Fin-
simmons was unable to restrain himself and
burst into tears. He did not leave his bed
until late hour this morning. and COM
plains of his left arm being hurt and a
severe pain under his heart, the result of
Jeifrics' terrific body blows.
Fitzsimmons declares he is ready to turn
over the losers end OF the purse--about
$8,ooo-to the mayor to be given to char
ity, il there can be produce. any evidence
of his having prearranged the result.
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PROPERTY SAID TO BIZ III
MANY THOUSANDS PURCHASED
FOR JUST $2.tt.
INTERESTING DEMURRER
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Glengarry and Pollock Mining Companies
Take Action Against Lee Davenport,
Whom They Say Secured Their Prop-
erty for Mere Song-Aowcd Claims
to Be Sold for Overdue Taxes.

Judge Iarney today took under advise.
ment a demurrer in the case Of the Glen.
garry Mining company against Lee Daven,
port, and demurrer in the case Of thA
Pollock Mining company against Davchs
port.
Attorney Bacorn argued the demurrer
for the mining companies and Attorney
Ihreshcr met the argument for Daven.
port. The gentlemen occupied about an
hour with their addresses.
Mr. lIacorn said that the mining com.
panies owned mines, worth thousands of
dollars, upon the hill. and that they had
10y inadvertcnce allowed the properties
to be sold for taxes, and Mr.. Davenport
had bought them in for San each.
How would you like To buy the Gicn-
garry claim, which Is worth thousands
and thousands of dollars, for $2irs" Mr..
Bacorn asked. 1T is bcirg worked by
leasers and is shipping o;e at the present
time" he continued.
Bacorn Makes Statement. I.
MIR. Bacorn stated that he had filed a
suit against Davenport in behalf Of each
oi the companies against the defendant,
and that Mr.. Thrcshcr had filed answers
IN which he had set up a claim for the de,
PENDANT OF ownership of the properties ot
the plaintiffs by virtue OF two tax titles,
The plaintiffs suits were 10 be to auiet
title. They had both filed demurrefs 10
the answers Of the defendant
Mr.. Bacorn believed the dcmurrers would
be sustained and thereby put the defend
ant out OF court. lie took the ground
that the courts required very strict ap-
plication of the law in all cases where
property was sold for taxes, ere they
would uphold tax deed
"lhe law says TO Mr.. Davenport You
can have your pound Of flesh Antonio,
but you must not shed a drop OF blood"
Mr.. Bacorn said.
Then he stated that there were errors
in the proceedings through which Mr..
Davenport obtained his tax title, and that
these were surely fatal.
Deed Was Regularly Obtained.
Mr. Thrcshcr replied to Mr.. Baeorn's
argument with assertions that the tax
deeds were regularly obtained. The allc,
cations OF the demurrer were questioned
and Mr.. 1hresher took issue as TO certain
points rased concerning whether the law
had been obeyed strictly in the sale Of
the property and the issuance Of the ccr-
iiiicatc for it and In the recital OF The
date Of the sale and the date when a
deed should be due Mr.. Davenport from
the county.
Considering that the properties were
bought in for small sums and are Of such
great value, the decision upon the de-
murrer will be interesting when Judge
Harncy reaches il. He will be furnished
with briefs by the lawyers in the case.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-07-26
IRISH LEADERS IN
HEATED DEBATE
BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS Is
THE SCENE OF MANY ACCUSA-
TIONS DURING PAST WEEK.
TBy ASSOCIATED pREss.l

London, July a6.-These days of parlia-
mcnt are witnessing heated debates. The
past week was especially notable for the
fcrceness of the accusations and rccrm-
nations banded across the narrow
forum Of the house of commons.
The resentment of the Irish members
was stirred to an unusual degree by the
discovery OF alleged secret documents Of
the land trust, organized by the landlords
for the avowed purpose of resisting the
threatening combinations instigated by the
United Irish league or otherwise. The
Irish leaders point out that Lord Clon.
brook and Lord Barrymore of Barrymore
(better known as Arthur Hugh Smith Bar
ry), chairman of the national union and
conservative associations who are among
the prime movers of the trust, signed the
same week, as privy councillors, appoint
ment from Dublin castle, forcing the CO.
ercon act over half of Ireland.
All the trustees of the trust, the Duke
of Abercorn, Lord Waterford, Lord Ash
town, Lord Colcnbrook, Lord Barrymore
and two others are privy councillors. The
trust has long list of subscribers and
ample funds for fighting the tenants and
the league, which is behind them.
1--WE shall not be surprised said John
Redmond, chairman of the Union Irish
league, "if O'Brien, Dillon, Davitt, myself
and other leaders are arrested at Mr..
Wyndham's instance within fortnight. In
fact, we are rather expecting to be ar
rested on charges of unlawful assembling
and intimidation. They have already
brought injunctions and damage suits
against us individually"
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apparently much distressed at the cha, ,e
OF fake. He declared that he had foul ht
his best but that he could not stand Jef-
fries terrific body blows.
Jeiries also denied that the fight was
fixed. He said that I'itzsimmons had
given him the hardest fight he ever had
and that they were good honest punches
that put Bob out. Jcnres' face was sore
and badly cut today, but otherwise he
was feeling we'll
Trainers Resent lmputatIon.
The trainers Of the two men also in
dignanty resent any charge Of crooked
ness, but the fact remains that informa-
ton was given tc Mr.. Nalghton Of the
Examiner the day before the fight that
it was to end in the eighth round. Naugh-
tons information came from some one
who was with Jehries at IIarbin Springs,
and the tip was given to bet on Jeilries
to win in the eighth round.
Notwithstanding this, there is no evil
dence Of heavy betting, most Of the wagers
made here being small ones.
Mayor Schmitz has given out the fol
lowing for publication:
"From information | have received, |
am forced to believe that this exhibition
is no better than the previous ones we
have had, namely, the Jeffries- Rubin and
Cans McFadden and others and it will do
much toward discouraging the sport in
this city. In fact, unless some indubitable
evidence is produced to disapprove the
information furnished me by the Ex-
aminer shall hereafter have to prohibit
all such professional fake exhibitions"
II saw the exhibition and up to the time
the blow that settled the fight was struck"
said the mayor; lit seemed to be a very
fair and creditablc performance, but at the
(CCtinucd on Page Nine.)
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-07-26
DISCUSSING NEW
STEAMSHIP LINE
PROPOSED TO MAKE NEW SUBSl-
DIED CANADIAN LINE AN EFFEC-
TIVE FLEET OF WARSHlPS,
[BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. !

London, July a6--The Westminster Ga
zette this afternoon, discussing the new
Canadian Pacific railroad service. which II
assumes will unquestionably be carried
out, says.
While the new vessels, as now pro-
posed, will be running within two years,
the ultimate scheme involves establishing
new and thoroughly modern port, whose
location is yet undetermined, eliminating
the St. Lawrence passage and shortening
thcvoyage materially.
with the view of improving the time OF
the throug trip to the far East, two new
vessels Of equal speed to these of the At
lantic lines will he added to the Pacific
fleet, while ultimately a5-knot ships will be
added to the service, which will be manned
by naval reserves and constitute the most
effective fleet of commerce dcstroyers and
protectors in the world"
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from 10000 throats, he cut the face Of
Jenrics into ribbons.
With footwork that would have done
credit to Jim Corbctt in his palmicst days:
with seepy of limb and body that "Kid'
Mccoy, marvel Of agility as he is. coul1
never equal with all the old d-timc rug
gedness Of strength and the hitting quali-
lies that made him famous as the most
formidable gladiator of modern times he
Of the sorrel top made Jeffries look like
80 cents up to the instant when an u...
expected blow from the Titanic paw sent
him to the canvas for the fatal court
Of ten.
Went to the Mat.
Fitz lay curled on the mat like cod
in pot. Jeff stood over the man who up
TO that moment had flaycd him with his
fists and heard the referee call off the
number that forever sealed the hopes of
his fallen foe OF being champion again
All was over but the shouting Strength
youth, weight and height had trumphcd
over science and experience. The youns
boilcrmaker from out OF the West had sus-
taincd his right to the title Of champion
of champions and RUBY Robert" once the
puglistic idol of the world Of sport, was
for all time rclcgated to the ranks of
the has -becns.
1t was an occasion never to be forgot
ten. All day long the betting was live
ly, the prevailing odds being 10 to in
favor Of Jeifries, Throughout the country,
speculation was rife as to the probable
outcome Of the heavyweight battle for the
worlds championship, while in the coast
metropolis excitement was at fever heat.
Widespread Interest Aroused.
Never before did battle between the
heavyweight exponents of the game of give
and take arouse such widespread inter-
est. And naturally it should, for never
before we're two such pugilists pitted
against each other but once, and that
CONTINUED on Page Ninc.)
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-07-26
SENT TO ORPHAN ASYLUM
Badly Abused Boy Seeks Relief From
District JUDGE In Helena

ESPECIAL TO INTER MoUNTAIN]
Helena, July a6.--Little Willie Walker,
the II-year-old adopted son of Archibald
Walker, plumber, appied for protection
this morning to Judge Clements of the
district court.
The boy alleges that his adopted father
has been beating him numerically and ex-
hibited sundry bruises and contusions to
substantate the tale. Judge Clements de-
cided to send the boy to the Orphans
asylum at Twin Bridges. Walker adopted
him in Anaconda, when baby.
Walker is a member of the Salvation
Army in good standing,
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-07-26
To Build New Steamers.
[BY ASSOCIATED pRrss.l

Montreal, July 26,-Disucussing the Ca
Montreal, July 26,--Discussing the Ca
tic steamship service to be subsidized by
the British and Canadian governments to
the extent of $I,5oooo per annum, Sir
Thomas Shaughnessy, the president Of the
company, stated that the plans contem-
plated the construction OF four ao,knct
passenger steamers and 10 or II 10000
ton cargo boats with speed of IS knots.
Other railway companies, he said, would
be placed on an equally favorable position
as the Canadian Pacific as regards traffic,
etc.