Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-28

: American Forestry association estl
mates that not more than go 900 90
acres can be so reclaimed
DENVER. Colo. July 25-Mauric,
J Gates, agent OF the Adams Express
company here. stole $65 express corr
pany order to furnish money to gam
Bile with, yesterday, and lost 1t. Fl,
shot himself and viii probably die.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. july %. -
Jeiffies is still champion fighter o
the world. having defeated F'itzsim
mons for the second time. Knocking
the Cornishman out In the eighth
lound. The fight was fast from the
trst round and apparently was in
Fitzsimmons' favor until the seventh
round. when Jeffries had slightly the
best OF 1t, Both men fought vicious
ly and were badly punished.
jefries spent the night in Turkish
bath house His face Is fruised al.
most beyond reconigtion. his nose be-
Ing broken and both eyes closed.
| Fltzsimmons suffered Increasing pain
throughout the night. so much so that
a physician. was called at four O'Clock
this morning.
SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, July 26-
The principal topic of conversation to.
day Is last nights fight Was it or
was It not jobbed? The general i'm
preston is that 1t was fair contest.
but there were some nasty features
about it which several sporting men
are making much of Both Jeffries
and Fitzsimmons continue this morn
ing to throw bouquets at each other,
and one would imagine them to be the
dearest friends. as they are indulging
IN Alphonse and CASTOR politeness
The finest man, most dangerous
fighter in the whole world says JEFF
fries
Following this up, Fitzsimmons re
marks "Jeifries fully earned the
laprcls he won; he is the greatest
| fighter alive. No one can defeat him.
am glad so splendid fellow won
when could not He is wonder"
The charge of iobbing is hotly de
MED by all persons connected with
HE contest and an effort is being made
to show that it could not possibly have
been a deal
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. July GO
Sporting Editor Naughton and few
followers alone believe that the Fitz-
3immons-Jeffries fight was job,
Na1shton claims to have placed in
The mayors hands before the fight a
sealed letter, which, on being opened
l1fter the fight, showed a statement
o. iHS the fight would close in the
eighth round by agreement Naughton
today says that Fitzsimmons' words
lust before the knockout were Now
nit me" Jeffries gets over fourteen
thousand dollars, and Fitzsimmons
over nine thousand dollars. The gross
receipts were almost thirty-two thous-
and dollars. .Ieffries is now ready to
meet Corbett
SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, July 26.-
The charge OF taking the champion
ship match last night grows stronger
as the day advances The Examiner
IN a later edition this morning insists
that the fight was fake pure and
| simple. The Chornicle on the other
hand declares: There Is no taint or
suspicion from any quarter that the
contest was not strictly fair and the
| best man Won"
The Call says. For seven rounds
| Robert Fitzsmmons made a pitiable
spectacle of the young Hercules from
The south, and then fell under just
such blow as that with which he
won the worlds championship from
Corbett on the memorable March II,
five years ago"
At noon today Mayor Schmitz was
very much stirred up over the charge
of taking and said: Should be con
ynced after thorough investigation
that the contest was pre-arranged
/ affair. ! will see to It that prize fights
IN this city are prohibited in the fu-
ture."'
| SAN FRANCISCO. Calf July 26.-
The mayor this afternoon Officially de
clares that last nights fight for the
championship was pre.arranged fake.
NEW YORK. July 2G-Mrs Mary
Meeker. wife Of the watchman for an
express company, stranged two of her
children to death today and nearly
l killed third. The husband upon re-
turning from work this morning found
| Ms WIG lDlnE apparently III d uIlilh'
en- state on the floor. Her baby was
barely alive beside her, with strip
of blanket wound around her neck. In
IN an adjoining room Alice. aged 3
ana Johanna aged 2. were found dead
by strangulation from blanket strips
Many whisky TASKS were found about
The woman Is In the hospital
DENVER, Colo. July 26.-Several
important changes were announced
here TO-DAY on the Rio Grande road
5. H. Babcock of Salt Lake has been
requested to resign aud will retire in
thirty days. He is now general traf
fic manager and the cause Of his go
Ing is that he Is always in hot water
with his subordnates S. w Derrat
viii take his place. A. f. Welby, tho
general superintendent will retire
next week and Joseph H. Young
grandson OF the great Mormon hereto
fore superintendent Of the Oregon
Short Line viii become the genera
superintendent. Young Is under forty
years of age.
WASHINGTON, d. C., July GO
Official dispatches received here to
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