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T0NIGHT's BIG FIGHT.
Jeffries and Munroe in Fine Condition
for Championship Battle.

AoA upIOubLlp 0dIIl6.
An agreement reached between Referee
Graney and representatives of Jeffries and
Munroe at San Francisco yesterday makes
1t a certainty that tonight's battle for the
heavyweight championship will be one of
the hardest contests ever seen on the
coast.
The two giants will fight straight Queens
berry rules. and will protect themselves In
the breakaways.
This is a radical innovation in heavy
weight bouts on the coast. In the Jefrries-
Fitzsimmons and Jeffries-Corbett bouts the
men were compelled to break clean and set
after each clinch. This was mainly due to
the fact that the men who were opposing
Jeffries were unwilling to let him use MS
great bulk against them and rough at close
quarters.
Munroe, on the contrary thinks his best
chance lies In this kind Of work. He ad-
mits that JEFF may have something on him
In cleverness and experience, but he Is SIN
cere in the belief that when 1t comes to
downright smuggling he Is able to give the
boilermaker q bit better than he can send
over.
Seventy-five per cent of the sporting men
believe that Jeffries will beat MunrOe. They
regard him as invincible and will be sur
prised II Munroe even gets home damag-
ing blow during the whole mill. Jeffries'
great SIZE strength, speed and cleverness
make him stand out as the winner.
Munroe has been credited with knowing
more about his profession than some folks
are willing to admit. At any rate, he has
had the advantage OF fine coaching. and II
he lives up to all the preliminary talk
about him the contest ought to be good.
To the layman, however Munroe at pres
ent does not loom up as a championship
possibility His inexperience is first con-
sidered. Then his lack OF cleverness and
other attributes have to be weighed. But
surprises are likely to occur, and they are
frequent in pugulism
Very few believe that Jeffries when he
was matched to meet Bob Fitzsimmons the
first time had a chance. Yet he knocked
the Cornishman out and proved himself
wonder. When Young Corhett went against
Terry McGovern all the wiseacres predicted
a speedy and ignominlons defeat for the
Denver boy. Yet Corbe;t made Gstic history
by putting the then invinc.hle Terry away
In Jig time Jim Corbett upset calculations
by whipping John L. Sullivan. and SO OF ad
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SARATOGA RACES.
Dolly spanker Won saranac Handicap
by a Neck.


Racing ended at Saratoga yesterday, and
directly after the last event the rush for
the New York trains began. The 5000
Saranac handicap, for three-year-olds. at
a mile and an eighth. brought only three
starters to the barrier. Two OF them, R. 7.
Wilson, jr's. Dolly Spanker and J. Dy-
ment's Fort Hunter had met before In the
Buffalo Derby. and the latter won. For
that reason Fort Hunter opened favorlts
at 4 to 5. with to against Dolly Spanker
and to 1 against E. r. Thomas ST. VAL
entine. In tho paddock il was discovered
before the race that Fort Hunter WAS lame.
and the wise men Immediately proceeded
to back Dolly Spanker until the latter's
price dropped to 8 to 5. Fort Hunter going
back to evens and st. Valentine to eights.
When they broke Shaw lost no time in
taking Dolly Spanker to the front. but the
others were close up, and IL was not until
the turn was reached that Shaw's mount
got a clear lead. Then he opened up an
advantage of five lengths. but 81. Valentine
made such a game rush at the end that
Dolly Spanker had to be hard driven to
via out by a neck in 1:55 LIS. Fort Hunter
was on the verge of a breakdown In tho
stretch and Odom eased him up. finishing
ten lengths behind 81. Valentine.
Tony Aste's Canteen. q l3 to favorfts.
CONTINUED on Twelfth PsgaJ
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Fist base by errors-tunton. I; Mt Pleasant
Congregational 2. Left bases.Gunton g. Mt
Pleasant Congrega tional. 3. First base on balls
OF $. Seay. 1; CD Sheckes. 5. Struck out-By s.
Seay. I: by Sbeckels. g. Three-base hit-Sebas-
fee hit-Hardlng Stolen bases-Asquith, Price
". Blelask s. Seay. H. Seay. Boyle (2,. Ruaz
plays-Tindal to d. Young to H. Young; Tindall
to ID. Young. Hit by pitcher-By S. Seay, /.
Wild pitch-S. Seay. Passed balls-Sebastian D.
Young O.. Umpire-Mr. Belts. Time Of game-I
hour and IS minutes
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CLEVELAND.

First base by errors-CleveIand. 2: Washington.
g. Left bases-Cievelsnd 4: Washington 9.
First base balls-On Wolfe !, Struck out-By
Bernhard. 4; by Wolfe. 3. Two base hits-Herring
and Flick. Sacrifice hits-Bradley and Bernha I'd
Stolen base-Bay. Double play-Cassidy to Nc
Cormck to Herring. Hit by pitcher-By Wolfe 2.
Umpires-Messrs. Connolly and King. Time Of
game-1 hour and 80 minutes.
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OTHER AMERICAN GAMES.
New York, Q; St. Louis, /.

Jack Klenow's clean thrust through the
middle of the infield won an eleven inning
game for the New York Americans yester-
day over st. Louis at New York. 2 to l..
Extra-inning defeats have been rare for the
New Yorks and extra-inning victories nu-
merous. showing that the hill men are hard
to beat. and that the more stubborn the
game the more stubborn they fight. The
Browns made it exceedingly hard for them
to win yesterday. Score:
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St. Stephens Reserves Beat Trinity

The st. Stephens Institute Reserves de-
feated the Trinity team leaders Of the
Marquette League. yesterday by the score
of to 8. The winners would like to ar
range games with teams averaging sixteen
years. Address St Stephens Institute, 1918
NJ street northweEt.
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Left on basss-New Yors. 10; 81. Louis. o. First
out-By Powell, Q; BY Glade. I. Three-base hits.
Jones and Glade Sacrifice hits-Ganzsi. Fuitx and
Eel, Hberfeid and Anderson q; HemphfIi aud sue-
don; Glade and wallace. Hit By pdtchsr-B{
Glado, I. Umpire-Mr. Dwyer. Time Of game-
hours and 8 miputes.
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Library Team Fell Short.

Owing to misunderstanding in the ar
rangement Of the schedule. the Library Of
Congress team was unable to put nine ell
gible men on the field yesterday against
the Turner Athletic Club. and Umpire
forfeit 8 to 0.
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CHICAGO,

Iwo-hase h1ts-Davis and Crfger. Three-6aSe
hits-Davis. Tannehill, Young and Setback. Sac
rifce hit-Altrock. Stolen bases-Holmes and Is
bell. First base on balls-On Young. 1. Hit BY
pitched ball-By Altrock. Freeman Struck out
By Altrock, 2; by Young, o. Wild pitches
Young. 1; Altrock 2. UmpIre-Mr O'Loughlin.
Time Of game-1 hour and 45 minutes
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ST. STEPHENS.

First base BY errors-St. Stephens. 1; Gurley, 8.
Left on bases-St. Stephens, 8: Guriey, I. First
base Oh balls--On Ashley. 3. Struck out-By Ash
Ter. g.: by Harring, 10. Three-base hit-Dreager.
Two-bass hits-Thomas. Ashley and Clear. Sacri-
ncs hits.ThoDas and Catching. Stolen basse..
Hayden Etrtus ~, Thomas, Clear and Purcell.
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DETROIT.
.Batted for Waddell in ninth

BeTLo ,,a;.t .''..''.... 2 ID
Earned runs-Detroit. 3: Philadelphia 2. Two
base htts-Hfckman. Beville and Murphy. Three
base hit-Murphy. Home runs-Hickman and Sey-
bold. Sacrifice hits-COughln and O'Leary. Stolen
bases-Barrett and Crawford o. Double plays
kitson to Low to Hickman: Beville to Lowe
Philadelphia, I. First base on balls-Or Kitson,
8: off Waddell 2. Hit BY pitched baby Kit
Umpire-Mr. Sheridan. Time Of game-1 hour and
80 minutes.
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aonsagas Beat All-Collees Team.

At River View yesterday an exciting
game Of base ball was played between the
Gonzagas Of the Capital City League and
a picked team Of mostly all college players.
Gonzaga won by timely batting and good
base running.
Brown. Lawlor and Smith distinguished
themselves. while Plant Downing and
Conley were most conspicuous for the ALL
College team.
Mr. Burns umpiring caused considerable
comment and did much toward making the
game Interesting. Score:
R.HE.
Gonzaga. 4 o % x-0 II o
All-College. ............ 2 2 O OF 8
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The White sox defeated the champions in
q great game at Boston yesterday after
noon Seven Of the eleven safe hits made
were for better than one base. but both
Young and Altrock pitched flne ball. The
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Detroit. 7: Athletics. 2.

Waddell was a comparatively easy mark
for Detroit at Philadelphia yesterday. while
Kitson was a mystery to the Athletics. The
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out-By Mathews. /: by Clark 4. Two-base hit
Waple., Sacrifice hits Fitzpatrick and venabe
stolen hases-Much and Briggs t2l. Hit by pitcher
BY Mathews. l. Passed balls-MulIin. / Kraft
1. Umpire-Mr. Cole. Time of game-55 minutes.
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Yesterdays National League Games

st. Louis. 5: Boston, 2.
Boston, 6; st. louis. 1.
Cincinnati 4: Brooklyn. 9
Pittsburg, II: Philadelphia 8.
Philadelphia. 10; Pittsburg. 1.
New York. 4: Chicago. 1.
New York. IL; Chicago, /
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SUNDAY school, LEAGUE.
Standing of the Teams
Games Today.

White Lot-Sixth vs.. st. Stephens.
Mt. Pleasant-Mt. Pleasant Methodist VS.. Fourth
Presbyterian.
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Standing Of the CLUBS.
TodAy's Games.

ooHys amss.
White Lot-LbrafS OF Ceagress vs. Woodward q
L-0throp.
Fourteenth and DISTRICTS northeast-Turner Ath-
Ietic Club W. Gonsaga. Games called at SIS p.m.
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National League Games Today.
Boston at st. Louis
Brooklyn at Cincinnati
Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
New York at Chicago.
STANDING oF amerfcan Tea Cluhs
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CAPITAL c1H LEAGUE.

wild pitch-HaTins.: r ! Y@pir.-Mr. ooiiiaowss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
RAILWAY
WARREN s. REESE GETS A TEM-
 PORARY INJUNCTION.
He Alleges That Promoters of Park for Negroes at Hendrix Miil Have Not Compiled With
 Contract.

A temporary writ of injunction was yesterday granted to Warren S. Reese by Judge A. D. Sayre presiding over the City Court of Montgomery in equity, restraining the Montgomery Street Railway from further encroach- ing on his property opposite Hendrix's mill on the Mobile road, which the Street Railway is converting into a park for negroes.
 The bill of complaint sets forth that the orator entered into a contract with the Montgomery Street Railway to lease five acres of a tract of land of twenty acres. known as westcott's s grove which the orator is now using as a dairy farm and on which he has a barn for the housing of cattle.
 Under the agreement. the Montgom- cry Street Railway was not to fence in a certain part of the grove, thus pre- venting the cattle from getting the benefit of the same. Despite this agree. ment, he alleges that the Montgomery Street Railway is digging post holes and is preparing to build fence on a part of the tract not stipulated in the contract, which would cause great in- convenience to him in his dairy, busi- ness and great financial loss. He ac- cordingly applied for writ of injunc- tion.
 It was temporarily granted and no- tice was yesterday afternoon served on the Montgomery Street Railway. The date for the argument has not been fixed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
WAS PULL" NEEDED?
w. A. HENDERSON ASKS PERTH
 NEWT QUESTION.
Citizen Who Made Bid on Furnishing Hay to City Tells City Council
 He Was Mistaken.

Tn A communication submitted to the City Council at its meeting last night w. A. Henderson, a citizen and farm CT of Montgomery charges that grave discrimination has been shown in the awarding of the contract fer the city's supply of hay.
 He charges City Engineer David W. Ford, with giving him, in the express sion of the street the wrong steer, and he charges further that the bids were manipulated so that he stood no chance whatever of securing the con- tract although he was entitled to 1t by reason of his bid. He asks In his com munication what particular pull" is needed to secure a city contract.
 The communication of MT. Tender son in full Is as follows:
 Montgomery, Ala, May 9. 1904. ''To the Honorable City Council:
 "Gentlemen-while l fully appre- ciate the fact that 1t Is a little undem- ocratic to go behind the returns yet want a bit of information for future use and reference. Sometime ago, in response to an advertisement for bids to furnish the city with hay, l put in a bid; but before doing so I saw Mir. Ford and asked him if the same rule pre- vailed now as was in force during the several years I had furnished the city with hay, which was to wit, that baled hay was only needed by the fire de- partment, and under no condition would the price paid for baled hay be allowed for hay used at other places. He said 1t did So my bid was made with that understanding. My bid was turned down because it was the only regular one, and other bids invited Mir M. c. Scotts bid was then accepted because 1t was the only bid you had The per centage of baled hay needed is very small, being used in that shape only by the fire department, and the difference in price is $4.50 per ton amounting to several hundred dollars year. Mir. Ford said to me: "We have a barn to keep loose hay fin, and | if you do not have the loose hay that l is your misfortune, and you must fur nish baled hay at the loose hay prices" Upon investigation. I find the rule has never been kept in force, except as 1t applied to me.
 If I am correct. why is the differ ence made. Is there string to these contracts. If so will some kind friend give me tip how to get pull on it7 Simple Justice and fair play is all I ask. Or a good reason why I am dis criminated against.
 Very respectfully. wv. A. Henderson" The communication was referred to the Finance Committee
 There was no discussion and no in-- formation was given as to what the City Engineer has to do with purchases of hay.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
INSPECTED THE SITES
DIR. McILwAINE HERE TO SEE
 ABOUT SCHOOL LOCATION
President of the Presbxterian College Visited Three Pieces of Property offered for the Proposed
 Institution.

pr. W. E. McIlwaine of Birmingham President of the Alabama Prespyterian College for Men, visited Montgomery yesterday for the purpose of inspecting the three sites offered the institution. He came here in behalf of the Board of Trustees of the college just as he mas visited other cities which are bidding for the school.
 Dr. McIlwaine came from Clio. where he had been visiting his brother. Rev. MT. McIlwaine A committee of prom inent business men met Dr. McIlwaine at the Union Railway Station. and he was shown much attention while he was in the city.
 In company with Rev. c. W. Patter- son, D. D., Neal l.. Anderson and MT. Frank P. Glass, members of the local Presbyterian Committee. Dr. McIlwaina visited the three sites which have been offered in the bid of Montgomery.
 From the railway station. Dr. McIl- waine was driven to the site at Capitol Heights, on the extension of Madison Avenue. Here the twenty acres offer- ed the college were shown to Dr. Nell waine and members of the committee by Messrs. Albert F. Wilson and Mas sey Wilson, part owners of the property.
 Returning to the city, Dr. McIlwaine had lunch with his friend, MT. A. w. Le Bron.
 In the afternoon Mir. Le Bron and MT. F. s. Ball accompanied Dr. Nell waine to the site on the Norman Bridge Road, in Cloverdale, in which these gen. tlemen are interested. He also visited site in Highland Park, near the base ball grounds offered by Mir. J. c. Haas and MT. Haas was in the party to pre- sent the good points about his prop erty.
 Of course. Dr. McIlwaine did not in- dicate his ideas of the relative value of the properties shown, as his decision is to be made in a report to the Board of Trustees. He was to have been met here by Mir. D. M. Carmichael of Do- than, who was designated to assist him in the inspection. of the properties. but MT. Carmichael was unavofdably de- tained at his home.
 Dr. McIlwaine returned to Birmfng- ham yesterday afternoon. The Presbyterian Synod of Alabama Is to meet in Birmingham on June to decide definitely upon the location of the college.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17

An event which has been vouched for by witnesses and which was duly record ed in whist annals was the phenomenaI hand of thirteen trumps. It occurred fin game at the United Service Club in Cal cutta in 1888. the players being a judge and three physicians. The pack had been perfectly shuffled and cut It had been calculated in game of whist every one holds one of 635,O18,6OO possible hands. and MT Babbage reckoned that if a million men were to deal cards day and night at the rate of one deal per minute for a hundred million years they would not ex. haust one hundred thousandth part of the possible variations of the cards
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17

ment accompanying your letter of 26th of January, beg to say that 1t has
 never been asked of the Association be- kind, the official le,lers agreeing to do a certain thing L-.ving always been ac- cepted as sufficient. The Association
 Is perfectly willing to address you d lution which was adopted by the Exec utive Committee following the confer
 ence with the Special Committee from Montgomery some weeks ago.
 Following are the resolutions with
 the explanatory remarks regarding the | same:
 sociation of Montgomery the require ments stipulated by Assistant Secretary McFadden and state to them that when | the city has complied with these re. quirements first class rating, plus
 15 cents for excessive taxation will be accorded
 If all the requirements are complied with except the installation of the new nre pump basis rate of 50 cents will be given to which 15 cents will be add ed for excessive taxation.
 Tn order that you may have all the
 information on this subject in one
 communication, I repeat again what are the requirements, as set forth by
 Assistant Secretary McFadden, neces.
 sary to make Montgomery first class
 clIy, so Tar as the matter of improve
 ments is concerned simply without re.
 ference to the matter of taxation
 ."1; Provide one additional steame, or the first class and locate same
 at headquarters. 2. Provide one chemical engine. 5. Provide an additional hydrant | 10 each block in the business section each to be two-way, six-Inch witT Tour and one-half inch steamer connec.
 ton, located so as to secure equal dis.
 installed.
 A. Provide an additional fire pumr or 100000 gallons capacity every 2i | hours, to be located at the present pumping station of the water works. | IT you decide to re-draft the con. tract and forward it to me for presen.
 tation to the Executive Committee
 snail, of course, be happy to presen'
 the same to the Committee, but do no
 believe they will enter into any regula,
 contract for the reasons already stated IT there Is any other Information | Whlch can give you, please call oI
 me Tor 1t, for l shall be glad to mak, the matter as plain as can in orde, that you may present it clearly to th, | CIty council in due course.
 | Believe me. yours truly, Charles c. Fleming, Secretary"
 The letter was referred to the Fir, l Committee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
HOLT MAKES CLOTHES. 1og s. Court. Telephone 432.
The Gulf Stream.

If the entire warmth of the Gulf Stream could be centred at one point it wouid sive sufficient heat to melt mountains of iron and cause a river of molten metal the size of the Mississippi to gush forth. It would also change the climate of the British Isles and France to perpetual summer It Is 2 remarkable fact that if the Gulf Stream did not flow as it does in a bed composed en- tireiy of cold water. but passed along the bottom of the ocean. 1t would lose its high temperature and would therefore cease to be source of heat for Western Europe Earth. being a better conductor of heat than water. would rob it of all It's warmth long before it crossed the Atlantic. ; Whales recoil before the Gulf Streams torrid waters as before barrier of flame. while fish and even birds Of the tropics have travelled north along it's path even. to the coast of Iceland.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
WRITES OF INSURANCE
MORE STRINGS TIED TO REDUCT-
 ION OF RATES.
Axaxor Carr Transmits to the City Council a Letter From Secretary a,- of the Tariff AssOcia-
 tfon,

new chapter was written last night in the history of the city at femnt to have Montgomery rated py inc Southeastern Tariff Association as a first class city from an insurance standpoint. t., ii will be recalled that a special committee from the Commercial ana Industrial Association carried on ne gotiations with the Southeastern Tar If Association for some time Tor re- re- rating of Montgomery. Ihe & daTlll nnl Association agreed that if the Fire De- partment of Montgomery should De I'm proved. according to specihcations pre- nared by 1t the city should be gwen a first class rating which would mean a substantial reduction of the lnsur- ance rates of the city. .h The City Council agreed to make tne improvements provided the Assocla- tion would make contract Tor the fulflllment of Its part Of the agree ment The Association, through Sec retary Charles c. Fleming, wrote make contract and that heretofore the official letters of the Association were sufficient without a contract.
 The letter of MT. Fleming which was sent to the Council last night by Mayor Carr repeated the proposition of the Association but intimated that no con tract would be made. The whole stu ation is outlined in the letter of Sec retary Fleming, which is as follows:
 Atlanta, May '12, 1904.
 Hon. Thomas H. Carr, Mayor,
 Montgomery, Ala.
 Your letter of 9th instant Is al hand, same being an acknowledgment of your receipt of correspondence sent you with our respects of the 4th inst.
 Noting your reference to the agree
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17

costed her in lonely part of the city Saturday when she was by herself and made an indecent proposition. She at- tempted to pass him. but, she swears the negro showed her against the fence and otherwise offered indignities. She said the negro was by himself. A wit ness corroborated the statement that the negro had pushed the woman against the fence, and had forced her to listen to his vile language and prop ositions.
 The negro, who has a good name ir this city, said that he was drunk at the time and did not realize what he wat about. He did remember having met the lady, but the matter of placing his hands on her. or addressing her in the manner attributed by Mrs. Hood Was indistinct.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17
BROWN SUCCEEDS ROGUE.
Change i'm Clerical Force of State
 Amh1fOr

Change in Clerical Force of State
 Auditor.
 Charles F. Hogue. Land Clerk in the office of State Auditor SowelI, has re- signed and C. W. Brown of Birmingham, has been appointed to the place.
 The change in the clerical force of the Auditor became effective yesterday. Mir. Hogue will remove to Birmingham, where he will engage in business. He has been a department clerk at the Capitol several years. and is held in high esteem by his associates. The last Legislature increased the salary of the Land Clerk from s1. 200 to S1,5O0 year on representa- ton of the valuable service performed by Mir. Hogue
 MT. Brown, the new clerk, is a son of former Attorney General Charles G. Brown, and is well known in Montgom- cry.
 Mir. Hogue will remain in Montgomery several days before leaving for his new home.