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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-05

man have had some remarkable praise
years. Those who have heard then
agree IN saying that they offer one Of
the most finished and enjoyable en-
tertainmencs they have ever listened
to. 1t was TO unusual thing TO.
hearers to compare the work of this
little western college glee club with
that OF the lest musical entertainments
Of Harvard and Yale musical orsaniza-
ton.
The club has had the advantage OF
the direction Of Prof ". 3. Strong, a
musical director and composer Of ex-
ceptional ability. With the club are:
Mrs. Kuria Strong, prima donna. So
prano: Mr.. Herbert Kmbroug}l. p-
anist (pupil of Barth, the German i'm
perial court pianist Berlin) and Mr.
Edwin A. Snow. reader, who offers
some of the most finished work to be
heard in the west. Then there is the
club itself with it's rollickinS college
glees, ensemble quartettes, it's nar,no-
NOUS melodies, and real glimpses of
college life which such program
brings.
All the music. and this is Prof
Strong's special pride, is of high class
you know such thing is possible
A thing can be merry and rOllicking
and still perfectly high toned in mu-
steal way. That is the sort of program
the Pullman boys aim at. You are to
go home saying, as everybody else
has that you are glad you did not
miss it. And it is to be hoped you
Will rot Mss it. You will enjoy
hearing ana knowing the boys from
the Washington State College.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-05
A. A. u. Indoor Games Toniqht

MILWAUKEE, Wis. March s.
Western amateur athletes meet here
tonight to settle the indoor champion
ship in track athletics The affair
which is attracting the leading col.
lege performers of Chicago. Wisconsin
and Notre Dame, besides the pick Of
the athletes from clubs in half a dozen
cities. will probably be the larges,
ever pulled off under the auspices Of
the Central Association Of the ANA.
teur Athletic Union Exposition hay
where the contests will be held, WI
be taxed to its limit to accommodate tn
large field of participants and specta.
tors
The program Of events has been fy
ally arranged as follows: Seventy-H
yards dash, 440-yards run, half-mil
run, one mile run, two mile run. sev.
enty-fve yards high hurdle. seventy.
five yards low hurdle pole vault, high
jump. shot put. mile relay open. mile
relay for high schools and academies
Interest centers chiefly in the relay
races in which several prominent teams
will take Iart.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-05
BEAR FRiGHTENS NURSE
Bruin lnvades Smallpox Hospital Near
Wallace.

SPOKANE. Wash, March 5:-Mon-
day night, the nurse at the isolation
hospital, near Wallace, who is caring
for a smallpox patient, was given the
fright Of his life when he saw from the
window a mig black bear roofing about
the back door where had been thrown
the remnants of the meals of the small
pox sufferer. Bruin made meal of
the infected food and wandered slowly
away The next night his bearship
thought ne would forage inside. He
made an onslaught on the outside door
that led to the food larder. The at
tendant searched his soul for terrify
ing sounds to scare the bear away, and
succeeded.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-05
LORD TOLD HER NOT PROSECUTE
Mrs. MettIen viii Not Avenae Treat
ment of Holy Rollers.

DILLON. Mont, March "a spec
ia cular termination of the case against
the six young men accused of being
members # the mob that tarred and
feathered G. w. Bridwell, late leader
Of the Holy Rollers took place in
Judge Rich'c courtroom, when Mrs,
Verina Mettlen, the complaining wit
ness, directed the county attorney to
dismiss the case, as she had just re-
ceived a revelation from the Lord di-
recting her not to prosecute the case.
as he was going to convict the whole
mob in a higher court than can be
found in Dillon.
1t is thought, however, by the great
,rowd of sympathiZers present that
tne revelation was to the effect that
the jury would turn the young men
.oose. The Judge Immediately dismiss
I'd the case and adjourned court. This
opportunity was seized by the band of
l1oiy T>olieIS W give "eliI " 'ii0ii
religious .,rdor in hallelujahs. high
jumping and anthems.
The only member of the Holy Roll
ler'' band that seemed to be worried
was a new convert, who dropped on his
knees and said:
''Oh, Lord. l bet you five dollars that
the trouble is not over yet
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-05

!, ness and exhaustion put an end IN
OF the longest fights on record.
That sort of thing is ali done -
with now, put it makes a stranpa 90.
trast TO think OF The way fighters .,
the present time do their milling !,
other Ions scrap was the one betwe..
Martin (Biufalo) Costello and A.
Greggins /, Coney Island. They vo,.
at it for eighty eight rounds. Torr.
Ryan and Danney Needham com
next with seventy six rounds. l.,
fact Ryan holds the records for o.
gaging in long encounters. his for,v
six round argument with NJ. Sh4ysbl
messy at Detroit in 1889 berg IAN ~
stance. Ryan knocked Shaughnass.
out on that occasion.
George Dixon is the hero of d,
number Of long fights. his battles Win,
Cal Mccarthy ana johnny Murphy Of,
Boston being still fresh il the m.morr
of the old time sports. John l.. SuJf.
van has engaged in battles o. Ia3y,br
duration. The longest fight jim jeff.
ries had in his career was with Ton,
Sharkey at Coney Island. This WAC
for twenty-five rounds. BY this ID
not wish to infer that Jeffries can.
not fight longer than that in a pinch
But he has never been asked to- Rob'
F'itzsimmons' last mill. which WAS
against George Gardner. justly shows
what a wonderful pugilist Fitz was
and still s. The pair went twentr
rounds and if the encounter hau p-en
say. ten rounds more. ] guess old Bob
would have polished his rival off with
a clean insomnia producer.
There is only a question of time
when the mills for the championship
will be fought under conditions where
skill alone will not be the chief fac
tor. Endurance will come in as chief
attribute in winning, and in my opn.
ion the sport will be considerably en-.
HANGED. It's the only real way to de.
eide a fight. There is no chance for an 1
argument when you cling to these rules !
because nine cases out of ten the bet.
.er man will have won."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-05

would come back ana Waliop MS rival
into insensibility. Another such a
lighter was Jim Burge, the Iron Man
OF Australia. VINO fought frequently
in this country at Corey Island III the
days when fights to Il finish were in
vogue at his seaside resort. l often
narveled IT Burgess capacity for pun
ishment. Suppose that all the fights he
lad engaged in were for a limited
number Of rounds. He would never
nave been Il winner. because he was
so far outclassed in Skill and knOwl-
edge of the manly art that no referee
in the country would dare 10 give him
The verdict on points. But Burge al
lowed ali rs antag cnists to puinnei
away, and as soon Us they got tired
he sailed in and ended the fight with
4 solid blo,,- on the jaw. Joe Grim OF
Philadelphia. IS just srch man. Grim
can win nine times out Of ten in a
finish scrap, because by the time the
mill had gone over twenty rounds his
would be too tired punch
ing him to knock him out
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-05
FINISHED PRIZE FIGHTS ARE
MORE POPULAR WITH THE
GENERAL PUBLIC.
Best Man Not Always Victorious in
the Present Limited Round
Ring Contests.

In former days, when fights for the
championship in any class We're to q
finish, the contests lasted longer than
they do at present. Most of the con-
tests in which titles are involved now
are limited to twenty-five rounds.
Very few cf them go the distance, a
Knockout Invariably cutting them
short befol half or three fOurths of
the journey has been reached.
At an uptown hotel the other night
a number Of sporting men were dis
Gus ing some of the long battles that
had been decided under the Marquis
Of Queensberry rules. One of the par
ty, a we'll known ring enthusiast and
authority on matters pugilistic, who
had not missed a contest of Importance
since the days of Heenan and Savers,
thought that modern championship
fights are too short and that they
should be for endurance alone and not
for a decision on points. His decision
was that fast fights to a finish, es
pecially where a championship hinges
should be tire rule.
Not Decisive.
IN the first place, limited round
battles are not decisive, except in the
case of the big fellows he said.
Very often they go the distance and
the question of superiority is in doubt.
One of thern may do all the leading
and scoring. but that does not say he
IS the best man. They should have it
out until one or the other has to give
Up. either through nature rebelling or
from clean knockout. The thing of
4 referee stopping a mill is proper
when the other fellow hasn't a chance.
But somehow it is not always sure
that the man who is thus deprived Of
the chances of a victory cannot win
out in the end. 1 have seen scores of
seemed that such a thing was hope
less. Any pugilist who is in good con-
dition and strong is not a loser until
he is laid hUrS de combat.
Take fcr instance, Ike Weir, the
Belfast Spider; Paddy Slavin and the
late Joe Goddard. All three We're
gluttons fo.' punishment They could
stand all kinds of beatings, and yet
if you look up their records you will
see that they have many victories to
their credit. Goddard, in particular.
was a game 'un. I've seen fighters
smash his face into almost pulp.
Then by sheer grit and gameness he
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-05
Both Were Exhausted.

when the fiftieth round was con-
cluded both We're almost exhausted
and unable to punch or guard. Today
such mill would have been stopped
then and there. But Burke and Bowen
were made Of sterner stuff, and would
not yield A new referee came into
the ring, and some of the specta-
tors left the building. Still they kept
at each other. At the end of the sew
enty-fifth round both were staggering
around too weak to do any damage.
One of BurEe's seconds gave him food
and beer, and he began to slash away
at rapid pace. A hundred rounds
had passed and still the mill was in
progress. A third referee was in the
ring and the men had been at it for
seven long hours At this juncture
the sun rose On new day. and a few
hundred sports We're left to see the
culminAtiCr of the fight. In the 10Sth
round Burke knocked Bowen down.
but he got up and fought until weari-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-05

when l say goodbye to you this
evening"" saiG Mr.. Snowman, do you
hink it would be proper for me to
place one reverent kiss upon your fair
ma nd? ?" Will" she replied, coquettish-
". L would consider it decidedly out
Of place"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-05
Rosemary" Surely Coming.

Howard Kyle IN Rosemary will
positively appear III this city at the
Waila Waila theater on Friday. March
II. This ; . source OF COngrdtulatiOn
view Of the fact that d short time ago
there was but little likelihood of the
coming Of the play. After the first
announcement was made a sudden
change occurred in Mr.. Kyle's book
ings which neCessitated the cutting
out of this city from his route. When
Manager Nixon received this Informal
ton he INN ediately pat himself in
communication with Nj. kyle's man
ager, George H. Brennan. and insisted
that arrangements be effected SO AS
to ensure .ir. kEle's engagement. Mr..
kyle's manager was at first unable to
comply with this request. but after a
long delay he wired Manager Nixon
that by making still another change
in Mr. Ky!e's route he would posi-
lively visit this section of the country
and present the charming play, Rose
mary in tn S city. 1t is said that Mr..
kyle's supporting company is one Of
the strongest that has ever been asso-
ciated with him. The cast includes
Frederick Webber. George CASTOR.
Henry Booker, Norman Macdonald,
Alfred Conibear, Louis Elsner, Sadie
Handy, Edna Even and Margaret
Hardy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-05

The Washington State College Glee
Club viii appear in concert in this city
pieces OF tho High School cadet COM
pany. The college boys from Pail
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-05
Referees Are Gentle.


Il once saw fight, which ilustra tes
that present-day referees are more
gentle when compared with those Of
former years. This was the 110-round
battle between Jack Burke and Andy
Bowen at New Orleans, about ten
years ago. Three referees We're re-
quired in that fight. but none of them
had any intention of stopping the en-
counter until the fighters We're unable
to proceed any further. Bowen, who
has since been killed by Kid Lav1gne
in ring fight, was known as fierce
puncher When he met Burke. and in
the early rounds of the battle he sent
Burke down for the full count. But
the punch was delivered too high to
do any serious damage and Burke con-
tinued. although he told me after
ward that he did not know what he
was doing for twei.ty rounds after. In
the twenty second round Burke broke
ed his left arm. Bowen pounded like
a demon At Burkes body. but the lat
ter kept away until Bowen was IA
tjp1o6
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-29
poueLAs COUNTY roPUL1srs

Fearful at last of the overwhelming
defeat of the nominees for the ieglsid-
ture and county commissioner on the
democratic ticket of Douglas county,
the defunct democratic convention that
dominated them is again called 10
meet in Omaha Saturday, October l, 10
reconsider some things" II Is re-
ported that most of the several reput-
able nominees on the ticket have re-
fused to run with the rest. and tnat
the pressure has been SO great among
those in Douglas county who desire
clean government that some or Inc
boodlers and buns on the ticket are 10
withdraw. The convention is called 10
consider these things. There is no
aspersion here intended against James
p. English, nominee for county attor-
ney, who is well liked as clean and
able official.
In the meantime the populists are
getting quite busy. Their four conyen-
Iions-county, congressional, school
board and judicial-are called to meet
at Omaha, Saturday. October s. There
will be something doing that will in
terest many. The war horse OF the
Douglas county populists, Elmer r..
Thomas, who has just returned from a
trip to Europe, promises to be pres
ent at the convention and make a
speech that will make the weikin ring
with old-time populist enthusiasm. The
populists of that county, at last freed
from communicating alliances with
about as miserable bunch OF political
tricksters as ever infested an outraged
public. are taking on renewed yigor
that is inspiring. There will lie vital
organization of populists II Douglas
county henceforth that will be heard
from in all quarters.
1t is safe to say that the popuiists
there will forcefully repudiate the pro-
posal to nomirpte the Cleveland dem
ocrat talked of for district jrdge, but
will GLADLY Support Glsl5eFt A.. -ffsiitsfI'
coo Nor congress,
IL
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-29

Watson is going to New York to
make some more speeches. He will
lsaHlsxerxeaarszsn IN Rufssio v nesasse's
Brooklyn and New York. ettisfew
and barrow will also take the stump
IN that state. Palliser, the manager of
the populist campaign in New York
city is after that old Arkansas pump
kin. Jones, who is now drawing a
salary of 500 week at the national
democratic headquarters. Paliiscr tells
Jones that if Bryan had thrown him
overheard in 1896 as Bryan's friends
advised, the result of that election
would have been different pailiser
says that he don't want TO dignity
Jones ISLANDERS with denial, bnt that
he knows where all the funds come
from and how they have been spent,
land not a cent has come from Tie re-
publicans."
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-29

Judge England sent Governor Mickey
a letter asking him II he believed In
using passes on the railroads, whether
nc had used such passes and what he
thought about passing law to forbid
the issuing OF passes. Mickey replied
that he had been riding on passes and
said II the legislature should pass bill
prohibiting them, he would sign Il. but
In agreeing TO the latter proposition he
put In two 'Ifs" and one provide"
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-29

The Prusslan government owns many
coal mines and IL trying 20 pnrcnaae
more. They have c.al trust over
there nlp.ose equal 10 naer's. Receatiy
the government has been SELLING coal
Ia thu farmers much below the trust
price. which makes the AgrarlAn party
most enthusiastic supporters NJ the
government. and IN return there Il
talk among the government party of
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-29

According TO the testimony that
Lawson Is furnishing, Rockefeller. Rod.
gers aud Addicks are each mud all
hleve@ liars and swlndlera. The In.
dependent has made some remarks OF
that kind itself during the last fom or
five years,
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-29

The republican papers are printing
many pt the things from The lnde-
pendent that are damaging 10 Parker
and the democratic papers all those
items that they think win helm them
That's all rlshL We are "agin EN-
bUth."
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-29

taking over the trust mines undes the
act of eminent domain. Our sgl2-.
srsssss.t ~ TIC Only Une on ear tn that
never legislates in the interest CT the
farmer All that it has ever done for
MIN was to make him sell everything
he has to sell in free trade market
and buy everything that he buys in
high tariff market.
1t is said i'm the financial papers
that there is a demand far greater
than the supply can furnish in New
York for the despised silver dollars,
coming mostly from the south and the
west. Perhaps the bankers down
there who scratched" or slightly mu-
tilated thousands of these dollars aud
then refused TO receive them at the
banks, will now ship them of &c sup
ply this demand.
$S$$SS& Y
Can two walk together except they
he agreed?-Amos III:3 1t is very
evident that those who think that they
can get populists to walk with Parker
democrats never read their Bibles very
much
II seems that the Wall street demo-
Gratis are losing TO both the republi-
cans aud populists In the east Robert
Treat Paine, who has been one Of the
shining lights Of democracy In Massa~
chusetts, has gone over 20 the fopahll-
feans while tho democrats who have
announced thar they will support Watt
son can not be kept track OF because
Y they are so numerous. The fact IL that
the real Simon-pure gold democrats
prefer Roosevelt and the Kansas City
platform democrats prefer Watson.
0nly those are left who prefer nothing,
+, their whule ambition being summed 40
IN voting the ticket labelled "dcmo-
cratic"
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-29

The way that the peoples party and
its national candidates are treated py
the Associated Press, which is now,
and always has been, republican,
Wall street affair, is complete an
swer to the charge that the republi-
cans are assisting the populist party.
Every time that Parker takes a bath
or his dog catches skunk, the thing
is telegraphed to every paper IN the
United States, while the most import
ant things in connection with the peo-
pies party are totally ignored. Only
such things as IL Is impossible 10 ig-
more BY making its bias too apparent
Is reported at all. When the election
is over We will have 10 wait fti weeks
to- learn the populist vote. The Assoc
ciated Press will moi send populst re.
turns over the wires.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-29

w. S. Morgan of Hardy, Ark, Is go
ing to start his Buzz-Saw to ripping
up things again. At one time it was
one of the most popular popnlist pa
pers in the United States. Mr. Nor
gan has recently published poIitlcai
novel, 1.-The. Red Light, which ia this
case Is uS9d as the railroad men use
It. to mean a danger signal" The
book is not only the history OF crime
but story of love, devotion and pat
riotism.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-29
wATsoN's SPEECHES

Would seem from the demand for
ext {copies Of The Independent con-
taiilhg the speeches of MI. Watson
tina the demand for them could not
becVn1e exhausted even though The In
depanlent were issued daily, with a
freah speech every day. Every speech
thai .he makes is eagerly read. He has
takSh the position that Mr.. Bryan oc-
CUPID in 1896. Then the country was
aAalM with eagerness to read every re-
!. pOrseJ speech OF Bryan's. The same is
u his year of Mr.. Watsop's great
. APE Zes. The daily papers Throughout
the tnnd are being forced to give space
10 TIN. The revival is gathering iIesh
recEaits every day,
100000
Many letters to The Independent in
tiic;se the interest that the letters OF
HoIsF Henry NJ Mcdonald are awak-
enii1 everywhere. Populists in the
ives can. not understand how it is that
stall Did New York and~the east gen.
eralfy could be SO aroused to tic prin-
cipls4% of populism. But the tide OF
pop slism is swelling in the east now
Will Itlle same force and volume that
swell the western states years ago
Thel0ld Guard everyy.here are feeling
the lb1lsations of renewed life and
yigclM God speed the great work
Spread the joyful news.
Tt N~~N&~~~
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-29
VIZ < :. i ~ 4 ass:s,ass T0,S nIM

The scores of letters received at the
Office of The Independent from Geor
gia every day. indicate beyond ques-
ton that Mr. Watson will carry his
own state The hundreds Of letters
that have been received from all over
the state of Georgia attest the general
esteem in which Mr.. Watson is held
and regarded by those nearest his
home and who know him best. And
Georgia is not alone. Everywhere the
protest against plutocracy becomes
more vigorous as the campaign pro-
crosses. The only outlet for this Wig
orous protest is in voting the peoples
party ticket And the people every
The friends of the people are becoming
moro potent every, day. Rise anu join
the vanguard.
&>>>>&>$
Ohio seems 10 be- waking ~ al last.
A postal card from Reemelin says:
"ohio petition IN filling up. John
Scitz has the honor of sending Ia the
first petition. iis names, nmIah for
Seitz.
&>>>>Ss>>
No man not In this Office can Imagine
the pressure for space made uaon The
independent during this campaign
The result Is that matter Of vast pub
Ne interest both a. this state and
the whole union has 60 be filed away
At the opening exercises Of the unit.
yeralty. Chancellor Andrews delivered
au address that was ~ surprising In.
lcfest "a the whole nation The krcal
al llles save u seant attention. and The
independent, BEING national ORGAN 81
q great party, with only sixteen small
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-29

pages. could not find space for it. The
chancellor draws attention to the tact
that for the last TWENTY-FIVE wears Az
the nations OF the earth, instead OF
trying to create conditions favorable to
their own subjects and looking out for
their advancement, seem to have bent
all their energies to grabbing territory
from other nations The statement
will not be denied by any intelligent
man. What the result Of such a policy
will be if it continues, should engage
the serious thought Of every we'll
wisher of mankind.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-09-29

The meat trust in order to break the
strike rushed into Chicago some hum
dreds of criminals to take the strikers
places, and when the fight was over,
set them loose in the streets OF Chi
cago. The result is that during the
month of September there Werc three
murders, fourteen persons wounded by
hold-up men, seventy-four robbed by
highwaymen and twenty-five burglar
les committed in that city, That is
simply one of the things that the peo-
pie must endure if they insist on hay
ing meat trust, or accept of the
strike breaking system inaugurated by
Parry. Wherever these strike break
ers have been used the same results
have followed.