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sisted of all sorts of rough work It was
chnch, then pull. haul. maui and looked
Ike good hard punching az long range.
Kenny Is huge body and made an ex-
eeiient target for Jim's fire Corbett in
duiged in several warm rallies during the
seance,and staggered Kenny repeatedly
The big hulk of flesh and muscle stuck
TO his knitting lgamely. but in the last thir-
Y seconds he was as limp as a rag and
blowing like a porpoise. Corbett. on the
other hand. finished fresh and strong and
showed no effects of the severe nineteen
minutes of breath-racklng work
A large crowd surrounded the ring and
watched every move of the championship
aspirant and cheered Justify when he left
the Enclosure and beat a rat-a-tat-tat on
the light punching bag. Then came the
the trainers ~
He finished by gulping down a, quart of
Bartlett water ~
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RULES ISSUED TO GOVERN
COURSE AT YACHT RACES.
Eight Vessels of the Revenue Cutter
Service Have Been Detailed for
Patrol Duty.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPEClAA
Washington. Aug. 12-secretary OF ,he
Treasury Shaw to-day issued special or
der in reference to revenue cutters enfor-
cling the rules and regulations for the COM
ing international yacht races.
The rules for keeping the course clear
and the regulations governing the action OF
revenue cutters are now in preparation at
the Department of Commerce. the ofnclais
of which have been in consultation with
officers Of theSNew York Yacht Club This
was the order issued by Secretary Shaw:
1.-The Secretary of the Treasury is author
lied by statute to detail in his discretion
revenue cutters for the enforcement of the
rules and regulations prepared and ap-
proved by the Department Of Commerce
and Labor which are to govern the inter
national yacht races.
Eight vessels of the revenue cutter serv-
ice have been detailed to patrol the course.
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REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York Aug l2-Nine baseball come
dians. clever at their specially, provided
amusement for the populace at the Polo
Grounds to-day. Now and then the st.
Louis ball tosscrs made it necessary for
the Giants to play the game for all they
were worth. but not often. =
The game might properly be called a
comedy of errors
Much. If not all. of this was due to the
work of Pitcher Dunlcsvy. At times he
seemed TO lose all control of the ball. and
he forced no less than three runs home
with bases on balls. The Cardinals batted
hard enough to win any ordinary game,
but this was not one of that kind.
A startling disparity between the hits
and runs made by the two teams tells the
story of Dunleavys poor box work better
than anything else. St Louis raped out
fifteen safe singles. but could tally only
four times. The Giants obtained only eleyen
safe drives and yet fourteen of them made
the circuit.
When pitching to Mertes the visiting
twirler seemed all at sea, and every time
the stout left fielder faced him, he drew a
pass as far first. And later he scored
PLAYING WAS RANK.
For just three innings the game had all
It lost all semblance of the national game
In their half of the fourth. the visitors
Tailed once. That seemed to put the Giants
on their mettle. and they went right after
their opponents A few hits, mixed in with
bases on balls and men hit by pitcher did
the. rest.
Almost before it could be told five times
the home place had been tapped by the
home players.
Each side scored again in the fifth but
the sixth was unprouuctive. The seventh
saw two more added to the locals string
and in the eighth the slaughter was COM
pleted. when six more were added.
The bright bits of fielding to relieve the
game were few and far between. Dunn
made two stops that bordered on the spec
tacular, and he also batted we'll. Gilbert
also got In front of one well-meant effort,
and Browne made nice throw to first
completing neat double play.
For the visitors the work of Demont at
short and the batting Of Farrell and Dono-
van were the features.
The score:
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YOUNG CORBETT POSTS FORFEIT.
Wires S1.5OO to Bind Match With Jor-
dan Of England.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Saratoga. n. Y. Aug. 12-Young Corbett
tonight clinched contest with B. r. Jor-
dan of England by sending $3.50 to Harry
Corbett in San Francisco to bind a match
for the lightweight championship of tie
world,
Jordan notified Corbett that he would sail
on the first steamer after he tCorbett) had
posted the $500 to guarantee a match. AS
soon as Jordan's cablegram was received
Corbett consulted John Considine. his man
ager. and the money was forwarded to San
Francisco by telegraph 1t is understood
that Jordan and Corbett will fight In San
Francisco the last week in October.
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BROWNS TO PLAY WASHINGTON.
After Several Days Rest McAleer's
Men Will Again Get Into the Fray.

The Browns vacation Is ended. and this
afternoon they will commence a series with
the Senators. From to-day until nearly the
end of the month the locals will be kept
busy and they will have a change to do
some climbing. Commencing to-day they
will play the Senators three cares. Fol
lowing the Senators the Browns will
try conclusions with the Champs. Connie
Mack's men being due for four games. Sun
day afternoon the clubs will play double
header. In the double-header it is the local
arrangements intention to pitch Wee VIII
lie Sudhoff against "Tacks'' Waddell.
Wright also will pitch one of the games.
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NEW YORK

Left on bases-New York = St. Louis II. Two
base hits-Dunn 2. Donovan l. Hacke,t !. Three
Bsbb l. Taylor l. Stolen bases-Mertes 2: Babb
]. Double plays-Dunn Gilbert and McGann /.
Brown and McGann j. Farrell and Hackett l.
Bases on balls-of Taylor 4, off Dunieavy 9.
Fret base errorS-New York .. St Louis >
Hit by pitched bails-By Dunleavy 2. Struck out
by Taylor !, by Dunleavy 3. Passed balls
Ryan l. Wild pitches-Taylor /. Time Of game
Two hours and ten minutes. Umpire-Emsie.
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English College Golfer. Win.

Hamilton, Mass Aug. 1.-THE visiting Eng
lish intercollegiate golfers finished their contest
of the Myopa Hunt Club to-day by winning the
two-ball competition. points to 5. which. added
TO the score made yesterday In the four-baIl
match made the total for the two days play
. 10 ! in favor of England. The contest had an
exciting finish. an extra hole being necessary In
the final match. which settled whether the Eng
lishmeu would win or halve the whole event.
This was the match between w. C. Chick OF
Harvard and G. II. Allison of Oxford and Allison
won by fine playing in the last two holes.
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Date of shoot Changed.

Springfield. ILL.,. Aug l2-Upon the recon-
'mendation Of Colonel H S. Dietrich. Inspector Of
Rifle Practice of the Illinois National Guard. the
date for the preliminary competitive shoot Of the
Illinois National Guard team that Is to defend
the Washburn trophy has been changed from
August a August 2S
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BROOKLYN 8. PITTsBURG o.
Wagner Saves the Day for Visitors
on Several Occasions.

Brooklyn. Aug. 12.-Wagner saved the day
for Pittsturg on several occasions to-day
and the home team was beaten by one run.
Lever gave way to Vail in the fourth
while Jones displaced Reidy in the third.
Twice Brooklyn had the bases full. but
could not get the necessary run. Attend
ance 1000. Score:
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SPECIAL MATCH RACE At HARLEM.
Grand Opera and Dick Welles to Go .
Mile for LOCO Purse.

Chicago. Aug. 12.-After Grand Opera had
made a new worlds record and Dick welles
had set a new mark for the Harlem Park
track this afternoon, their owners agreed
to match them in 4 special race at mile
tomorrow, the Harlem Jockey Club giving
them a purse of $1,000.
The weights are lis pounds for Grand
Opera and IL for Dick Welles.
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FORT ERIE SELECTIONS
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Buffalo. Aug 12-Selections:
First Race-Fairbury, Nix. Tom Kingsley.
icula.
Forrtb RscA TIE Rnsr pinabei,n psfaed
Fifth Race-Haidee. The Stewardess. Oconee.
SIKH Race-Malay, Justice. Albert Lee.
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'Bat,ed for Reldy in third inning. .'Batted for

'Batted Tor Reldy In third inning. ''Batted for
Jones In ninth.
Pittsburg .................2 . o o-s
Brooklyn ............-..-...0 o %
Earned rurs-Pittsburg ). Left on bases
Brooklyn II. Pittsburg s. Two-base hits-Leach I.
Doyle l. Stolen bases-Beaumont /. Clark /.
Scheckari l. McCreery /. Double pays-Dahen.
Flood and Doyle : BransGeld iunassisted) l.
Hitchey. Wagner and Brsnsfeld !. First on
rors-Pittsburg l. First base ba;s-Of Re d.
2. of Jones 2. on Lever I, off Vail S: Sacrifice
hits-Sheckard l. Hit hy pitched baIi-By Lever
], by Jones .. Struck out-By Jones /, b. Vail 3.
Wild Pltch-Reidy l. Time-Two hours and
twenty-five minutes Cnpire-Hurst
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Earned runs-Boston 5. Chicago 2. Home runs
Chance .. Cooley l. Double .plays-williams !.
Greminger and Tenney /. First on balls-on
pitched ballmBy Menefee ]. by Aubrey / struck
out-By Williams 2. by Menefee g. by Carney
by weimer !. Passed bails-Dexter /. Wild
pitches-williams l. Tme-One hour and hf;y-
seven minutes. Umpire-O'Day
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ARMY RIFLE CONTEST BEGINS.
Strong Wind Directly Across Range
TrOubles Nh rk smeu

Chicago. Aug. 12.-The annual rifle COM
petition of the Department of the Lakes
and the Department of Dakota opened to-
day at Fort Sheridan range. In the morn
ing it was at rectangular targets and in
the afternoon at figures. The firing was at
300. 800 and 500 yards.
The day was not good for practice. there
being strong wind. which blew directly
across the range. The five highest scores
I of the day We're:
Private Weik, Twentieth Infantry, 30;
lieutenant Pardee, Twentieth Infantry, 2Es;
Lieutenant Wallace. Twentieth Infantry,
90. Private Mcmillan, First Infantry, 252:
Sergeant Miller. Third Infantry. IS.
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Davenport. IA. Aug. 1.-THE second day OF
racing at Davenport lasted till dark. none Of
the contests going in straight heats. Track fast
The last heat was trotted in drizzling rain.
Summary:
s;so class; trotting stake. N.ooo-Tom woh first
second and fifth heats and race. Time, z:e01k
2:lsh 2:lss- Irene S: Flower won third and
fourth heats Time. 2:2oA. 2:21k. Alto NJ. Big
LIZ Decatur. Clifford also started.
s;B class, pacing purse ss00-Silvia won Sec
ond third and fourth heats and race. Time,
2:lli1. 2llA. 2:f0k J. X. won first heat Time
7lsS kinemore. Frank Betty wilker Joe
Rhea. White Hat also started.
s:lS GLASS trotting- purse 350n1Uncle William
won second. third and fourth heats ana race
Time. 2:i4,.. 2;i4s 2:I5k. Lady Sidan won frs,
heat Time, 2:i4A. Bancroft Jim Underwood
NJ J. NJ. Oils Mckinney. claymont. Artois
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First base on errors-C1eveland /. Chicago 2.
Left on bases-Cieveiand s, Chicago s. Home
Lnns-Bradley !. Three-base hits-Eradley l;
plays-FIick GochDauer and Lajoie /: Flaherty.
Magoon and Isbell |. Struck out-By Dunahue
g. Sacrifice hts-Hickman l.. Green 1. Stolen
bases-Bay /. Mailman |. Umpires-o' Loughlln
and Connolly. Time of game-One hour and
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Results Mt Fort Erie.

Buffalo. Aug. 12.-Animosity to-day won the
feature race at Fort Erie. handicap at mile
and sixteenth. Weather fine; track fast. sum
mary:
FIRST race, six and one-half furlongs-Beiie of
Lynn to l. won: Eussana. TO 1. second; Lady
Russell 20 TO l. third Time. l:23lz
Second race FIVE furlongs-La CIRQUE. 10 to /.
won: Artemusa. Is to l. second; Brucevile. 8 to
l. third. Time, / 90.
Third race mile and overwhelmingly ,
to l. won: AutoIigtt. I to 3. second; James F.,
S TO third. Time, I:si.
Fourth race, six furlougs-Zarkee 3 to . won;
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Amateur B..ebalI yote..

Amateur baBeuAh NOte0s
The Blue Wings would like to hear from all
). LadWis. No zSis Wash street. A'1@'' D.
The orphan Boys shut out the Union sodas
Sunday; the score e, being y to The batteries
mer.
sunday by the score Of 10 to 2. Lawier. In the
box for the winners. would have shut out the
t tie winners address H. 7. schottmneiier. No.
4e12 Page avenue.
The Bets defeated tn. Essmuellers Sunday by
Of he q the Mere
The Mesd e s. he aar from all rs
The Edsebrooks defeated the .Byrnesvllle team
10 hear from all teams In the Is and Is year old
class. For particulars address W. c. Noite Ma
the sSs s sssv team and the P Pss
| The batteries were-Fufnishinss, Doyle and Else
INV Two coed PLAYERS would IKE to Join some team
in the Il and Il year old cassIa team that plays
| kuhn No Bis Iowa avenue.
The VII sss the Me,sans SUNDAY
lowing players: paveys.Farrell. .: Burke. c. & !:
/ k ksIlsy Isssn, = Kane afnan p:ysy
b: Welsh. / b.: Luby. D.. and Dusan. c.
J. The Blues would like tot hear from all teams
| in the 10 and "a year old class For particulars
! address ]. B. Ca.srey. No. 2s13 ct Louis avenue.
| The B. & C.'s will play the No.dens next SUM-
| day at Forest Park. For games with the former
avenue.
/ The Tyiers would like to hear from all local
\ and out-of-town teams. For particulars and
| dates address H. Dousherty. No. 3123 Henrietta
street,
! The Blue Wings would like to arrange out-of-
town games. B. j. Ludwig. No. zs4g Wash street,
Is manager. -.
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c.nad. Cup Race !. Even.

Toronto. Ontario. Aug. 1.-THE fourth race
Tor the Canada's Cup to-day was by Iron
deouoit- the American boat. defeating her Cana
dian rival Strathcon. In a nne-miie run to lee
ward and return minute and IS seconds To
me victor was given a great reception as she
passed the finish line Each boat now has two
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BOSTON All, CHICAGO 40.
Second Game Is Replete With, Errors
and Hlfa.

Boston. Aug. 12.-Chicago won the first
game of a double-header from Boston to-
day, IA. but Boston took the second. lilo.
Attendance. 1852 Score:
FIRST CAME
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London, Aug. III. R Keene.s 3-year-oId colt
Surbiton ridden by Lucien Lyme. the American
Stakes at Kernpton Park to-.
OF seven. -. x4l4tf..
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CLEVELAND 8. CHICAGO o.
Bradley Makes Three Good Hits in
Eour Turua Mt HIT

Cleveland. o.. Aug. 12.-Cleveland shut
out Chicago to-day. Bradley's batting was
the feature. In four times at the bat he
made a single. triple and a home run. At
tendance 1890 Score:
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Slated for Pittinser in NINTH
S Sas;ss :::5 1 Sf55S q
Earned runs-Beston l. Chicago . Two-base
hits-chance !. Tinker !. Stanley /. Carney !,
Moran l. Three-base hits-Jnnes !, Stanely !.
stolen bases-Harley /. GreminEer /. First base
on balls-Oh Pittinger 5. off Wicker l. struck out
BY Pittinger 2. by Wicker 4. Passed balls
Moran 2. Time Of Eame-one hour and fifty min
utes. Cmpire-O Day
SECOND GAME
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AMERICAN LEAGUES BASEBALL NOT
BASEBALL MAY BE CARDED
IN LIST OF OLYMPIC GAMES.

Presidents Are Appointed on COM
Matter-Pans Have Series OF Cnam
pionshp Next SeasonDeais OF Dumbbell contests
Arranged and Dates Assigned for Various sports 49,
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third Time 1:l5.
Fifth race. six and one-half furlongs-Corus-
cate. 10 to l. won: Silver Foam 81 TO / second I:
All Souls. to /. third. Time. I:2lis.
Sixth race. one mile-Jigger. Is to /. won;
Flora Bright. 10 2. second; John ]. Regain, J
to 2, third. Time. 1:ie&.
To-DAY's FORT ERIE ENTRIES.
First race. seven furlongs. selling:
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JEFFRlES IN THE VERY
PINK OF CONDITION.

Never Before Appeared Fit
Victory-Says He Will Step Into the Ring 215 Pounds
Champion Has Developed Speed Order Catch the Slippery
Corbett.
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At Rock Handbook Island 0. Sprinedeld Z
At BIoomington-Bl Bloomington :. Decatur !.
At Rockford-Rockford z. Davenport Z.
At Observation-Disclosures 3. Cedar Rapids i
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Denver ., st. Joseph =.

Denver Colo. Aug. lizard and opportune
hitting won ,o-days game for Denver. Score,
nonro, .o41ooo % !, = !
81 Joseph .........I Ii II 3
Batteries-Barter and scheib: Diehl and Nc
CARMEL
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Texas League Results.

Texas League hesuifs.
AT Dallas:
Dallas .......0 0 1 0 0 - 2
Fort Worth. 0 0 ) 0 o . Q Ga S 3
lBatterles-Dslas Reagan and Berry; Fort
North, Jarvis and McMurTay. Umpire-Hamil-
on.
FIRST GAME.
fourteen nnings)
Waco O019O0010oOo01- Ia Il ,
Corscana mi 0 0 o o o 10000 96-2 10 .
Batteries-waco Mulkey and Wolfe and Kelly;
CCiscana Rayburn and Westake. Umpire
SECOND GAME
RH. E.
Waco .............0 o 0 0 0 1 0 o o.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Zook and Westlake: Waco.
Mckay and Wolfe and Beryheden and Kelly
Crnpire-Mackey.
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Southern League Results.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New Orleans La. Aug. 1e-southern League:
Atlanta 4. Birmingham e.
atlanta T. Birmingham g.
Nashville T. Montgomery ).
Nashville g. Montgomery z
Little Rock 3, Memphis O..
Shreveport o New Orleans f.
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pcs Moinc. 1. Milwaukee 4.

Des Moines Ia. Aug. 12.-Miiwaukee won to-
DAYS game in the first three innings. Attendance
go. Score:
Dies Moines 40 o 0 o 0 oil 3
Milwaukee ........2 o. IL i
Bat,eries-Cushnlan and Foil: Kenna and
Lucia
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WESTERN LEAGUE.
Colorado Spring. 10, Kansa. City

Colorado Springs Colo. Aug le-The locals
punched their hits in the first and second innings
and easily won to-day's game Score:
Kansas City .....o l 0 IL II
Colorado Springs..3 o 10 ID
BatterielCabls, Milton and Messtt McNeeley
md Doran
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New York a. ST. L. 4 Chicago Z. Boston l.
Fittsburg s. Brook. 5. Boston II. Chicago 10
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ELEVEN HITS OFF DELIVERY.
Giants Score Fourteen Runs, Due
TO Bad Playing of Donovan's
Tribe, Who Make Costly
Errors.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Where They Play To-day.
Yexterday's Results.

ST. Louis at New York. Pttsburg at Brooklyn.
Cincin'ti at Philadel. Chicago at Boston.
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The B. & C.'s will play the No.dens next SUM-
day at Forest Park. For games with the former
team address William Sullivan. No. 1905 franklin
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The Blue Wings would like to hear from all
out -of town teams. For particulars address B.
| ]. Ludwig. No. z74s Wash street.
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The Tyiers would like to hear from. all local
dates address H. Dousherty. No. 3123 Henrietta
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/ The Blues would like. to|. hear from all teams
in the 10 and "a year old class For particulars
address ]. B. Ca.,rey. No. 2si3 st Louis avenue.
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| The Belts defeated the EssrnueIlers Sunday by
the score of IS to .. The hitting and the playing
| OF the first basenan of the Belts We're features
The Essmuellers would like to hear from all first
| class teams. Address. No 1900 North Broadway.
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: The 81. AIMS defeated the Festus. Mo-. team
Sunday by the score of 10 to 3 LAWYER In the
box for the winners. would have shut out the
opponents but for msplay. For games with
the winners address H. T. SchottmuelIer No.
4sl2 Page avenue.
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The Blue Wings would like to arrange out-of-
town games. B. j. Ludwig no. zs4s Wash street.
Is manager.
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The orphan Boys shut out the Union sodas
Sunday the score being Is to o. The batteries
were BIGGER and SaIler: Gibson. Meyer and Ham
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MUNICIPAL FUNCTIONS.


One Of the surest signs of radical revolution
in the systems Of municipal government is steady
contraction of the legal distinction between the
ernmental and the private powers of cities. Under
the new conditions powers which lately strict
ly private becoming official functions, with the
result that municipalities are acquiring greater ca
pacity for promoting the general welfare.
Providing light and water for Inhabitants Is not
a necessary governmental function. although the
maintenance of police and fire protection are Cities
which do furnish water and light are exercising
private rights. and the legal suppostion might be
that the rights are exercised not only for aordiDg
conveniences to the public but for profit to the mu
inequalities.
The fundamental revolution in progress need
not disturb legal theories, but it will rid ancient
practices of many perplexing and injurious anoma-
lies and will enable municipalities to prevent sundry
losses and abuses When municipalities have as
much power In the doing as in the giving, they will
have more power to curtail private monopoly over
public utilities and more power to extend municipal
jurisdiction In the interest of the people.
Cities have power to grant franchises for light
ing. for watersupply service for street railways
and for other publicservice enterprises. They may
delegate their private powers to private corpora
tons and even deny themselves at least passivey.
many of them lack legal authority to engage in
these enterprises as municipal ventures, and among
those which hold the power to construct and oper-
ate plants quasi-commercial plan many
stricted from raising funds for executing the
purposes
While the legal distinction between private and
governmental functions may stand as a permanent
theory, in the administration Of government the
distinction is growing less marked. The private
powers may exist as private powers. but they are
being merged with the governmental powers in such
a manner that in many Of the more common utili-
ties the distinction is being lost.
There Is a necessity for this tendency. Fran
chse grants have been abused. Extended chiefly for
public benefit, they have been used too frequently
and too generally for private benefit alone In all mat
tiers in which the service of the public is concerned
public interests are paramount and 1t is only step
to the conclusion that within defined limits the prl
vate and governmental powers of cities Identical
Public opinion is harmonizing in the decision
that the private powers Of municipalities should be
enlarged. Municipalities should have power to en-
gage in publicutity enterprises. They have the
power to grant privileges to private concerns, and
they should be able to assume such privileges them
selves Municipalities may not wish to exercise all
such powers, but they should have the right to fol-
low their discretion.