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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-29
The Hanlon. Fitzgerald Match.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Aug. 90
Everything is in readiness for the
fight between Eddie Hanlon and Willie
Fitzgerald which will come off before
the Tom McCarey club of this city
tonight. Both men are to meet at l35
pounds at the ringside and as the
boys are evenly matched as to weight,
the conditions are highly favorable
for spirited fight. Hanlon has stated
that he would challenge Britt or Nell
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-29
Soldiers Field Day.

FORT SMELLING, Mimi, Aug. 20
An unusually large number of entries
have been made for the various ath-
letic contests which will be the princi-
pal feature Of two days military field
day CT the troops at this fort. The
program includes a 10Oyard run, a
220-yard hurdle with ten flights, 8
feet inches high; throwing baseball,
putting the sixteen pound shot, wall
scaling, an artillery gun detachment
contest, a tug of war, a 225-yard race
and a game Of baseball.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-29
REDUCED RATES TO EAST.

The O. R & N. company announces
a reduced round trip rate of $S2 to Phil
adelphia, Pa, for the Sovereign Grand
Lodge 1. o. o. F., which meets Septem-
Der 1928, 1905. Dates of selling Sep
TENDER, T. 8, 9 and 10. Tickets will be
limited on going trip seven days from
date of sale. Returning limit 80 days.
Stov-overs will be allowed west Of Chi
cago or st. Louis. For further infor-
nation call on or address,
r. BURNS,
General Agent.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-29
Montana Spanish War Veterans Meet

BOHEMIAN, Mont, Aug. 29.-The
Spanish american war veterans OF
this state opened their annual reunion
mere today. Large delegations from
Butte and other cities are here and an
interesting meeting is promised. The
visitors will be the guests of the local
veterans and will be royalty enter
tanned.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-29

been prepared. The work of the asso-
citation consists in arousing public in
terest to the value of trunk lines of
roads and a national system of high
ways. The New York and Chicago
Road associations and the American
Road Makers are the only road asso-
ing for trunk lines of roads.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-29
SPORTS


The Britt-Nelson fight will call out
a large purse but not the largest by
any manner of means in ring history.
The winner will receive 100000 and
this compares favorably with some
previous big pugisiltic events.
The first large sum of money battled
for in this country was $4,000, the
side bet on the Tom Hyer-"Yankee'
Sullivan heavyweight championship
fight which took place at Rock Point,
Md, on February 7, 1S49, and which
Hyer won in 16 rounds. That remained
the banner amount until December 20,
1887, when Jake Kilrain and Jem
Smith equaled it in their battle for the
heavyweight championship of Eng
land. The fight lasted LOG rounds and
the referee declared it a draw. Two
years later John L. Sullivan and Jake
Kilrain fought at Richburg, Miss, for
$4,000 a side, John L., winning in Is
rounds.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-29
American Roadmakers Meet.

PORT HURON, Mich, Aug. 29.-The
annual convention of the National
of American Roadmakers
met mere today for three days ses-
sion Many prominent members of the
National organization are in attend
ance and an interesting program has
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-29

The guaranteed purse Of all purses
$4,000 was offered by the Crescent
City Athletic club Of New Orleans for
Jim Hall and Bob Fitzsimmons to
contest for on March 8, 1893. Fitz
won that fight in the fourth round,
but the club settled with the fighters
at less than so Gems on the dollar,
coughing up"' less than $4,000. On
March 3, five days before the Hall
Fitzsimmons battle, Joe Goddard and
Ed Smith fought for $4,000 under the
auspices Of the Olympic Athletic club
of New Orleans. Smith winning in
the eighteenth round.
Then came the boom, as the box
office receipts for the following fights
attest: Jeffries- Sharkey, at Coney
Island, $4,000; ries-Fitzsimmons,
Coney Island, $4,000; Corbett- Nc
Coy, Madison Square Garden, $4,000;
Corbett- Sharkey, Lenox club, $4S,OO0;
Fitzsimmons-R Rubin, Madison Square
Garden, $4,000; Rubin Sharkey, Co.
ney Island, $4,000; McCoy-Sharkey
Lenox club, $4,000; Jeffries- Corbett
Coney Island, $4,000; McGovern-
Erne, Madison Square Garden, $4,000;
Fitzsimmons- Sharkey, Coney Island
$4,000 McGovern- Dixon, Broadway
club, $4,000; Choynsk1- Mccoy, Broad
way club, $4,000, and any number OF
fights running well into five figures
The three largest gate receipts fought
for on the coast were; Jeffries- Corbett
over $4,000; Jeffries- Fitzsimmons
$4,000, and Jeffries-Runlin, $4,000
San Francisco, like New York, boasts
of numerous "gates" of over $4,000
which demonstrates that fighting is q
i pretty good trade to cultivate.
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To Decide Liquor Question.

WINCHESTER, Tenn, Aug. %
Once more the question whether Win
chester is to be dry" or "wet"
town is being voted on today. The
temperance element has been very
active lately and it is quite possible
that they will carry this election.
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son, should ne succeed in defeating
Fitzgerald.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-08-29

The Olympic club of New Orleans
hung up $4,000 for a fight January
IA, 1891, between Fftzsimmons and
Dempsey. Peter Jackson fought Cor
bett in May of that same year for $780,
900, and Kilrain and Slavin met in
June for another $4,000. The follow
ing year was a year of heavy purses.
some of which were: SlavinJ ackson,
May 80, 1892, at London, $4,000; Fitz-
simmons Maher, March 2, at New Or
leans, $4,000; Jim HALTED Pritchard,
August 20, at Brighton, England, s1O,-
900; Jack McAuliffe- Billy Myer, Sep
TENDER S, at New Orleans. $4,000;
Sullivan Corbett, September 6, at New
Orleans, purse $4,000, reported side
bet $4,000.
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SPECIAL RATES TO DENVER ANE
RETURN VIA N. p .RY.

$4,000, on sale August 10, IL, IL, 10,
80, 81. Final limit 30 days. For par
ticulars inquire w. & c. r. r.
Up. GOODHUE,
F. F. ROOT, Agent Agent.
S. B. CALDERHEAD,
G. F. & p. A.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-25

ence that is forced upon the dweIlers
in the Windy. City. A law abiding
citizen returning home at night after
his days work was attacked by high
his overcoat. Hurrying to the nearest
drug store to telephone the police, he
encountered other highwaymen, who
noticing that the law abiding one still
represented good pickings, took away
from him his ring, penknife and spec
tacles and then beat him because he
had permitted other robbers to pre-
cede them.
Custom is everything, and it is just
possible that Chicago citizens, used to
an existence fraught with peril, would
not feel really comfortable if they led
any other. Even those prejudiced in
favor of a peaceful life must admit
that it imparts to existence a spice of
variety to know that an evenings
stroll abroad means a succession of
ldil SSSdptS Will tIle
all in favor of ones never returning
to tell the tale. Set down in the midst
of a law abiding community, it is more
than probable that the Chicagoan
would sigh for the lawless happenings
which prevent life in Chicago from
becoming monotonous.
Doubtless this is the real reason why
the efforts of Chicagoans to free their
city from it's plague of sneak thieves
and highwaymen have been half
hearted. A Chicago made safe might
mean a Chicago made dull. The youth
who sees nothing but melodrama at
the theater and reads nothing but dime
novels at home would be bored by pas
toral comedies and sermons in book
form. Chicago prefers its dime novels
and its melodrama. Anything for an
exciting life, and everyone to his own
taste, as the younger Weller was fond
of remarking.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-25
SALTWATER

The city council and the Saltwater Gas
and Electric Light company are still at
outs over an agreement to renew the
street lighting contract that expires April
1. The company declines to accept a con-
tract for two years with the proviso that
1t establish a new and better system of
incandeseent street lights with individual
service. The company wants a contract
for five years under such conditions and
says ii does not care TO make it longer
under rate that is conceded by the city
to be cheaper than other cities. Mayor
ArmSon and some of the aldermen argue
that it is not the rate for street lights
that causes the difference, but the pro-
tests of private consumers who were
promisedsbetter service and cheaper rates
when the franchise was renewed for thir-
ty years two years ago. On the other handit
is asserted that the rates for commercial
purposes are higher to an unreasonable
extent. The company asserts that it has
an offer for its surplus Apple river power
from st. Paul company and that connec-
ton with the st. Paul line can be made
by erecting a pole line a distance of 500
yards. The council referred the subject
to Mayor Armson, City Attorney Sullivan
and Austin jerks as a special committee
to confer with the officials of the Western
Gas and Supply Company of Chicago
which controls the plant here and seven
others. This committee is to report at
the next meeting of the council as to
whether or not the company will stipulate
in the lighting contract that il will inn
pfOfe StTNlCe anu cO1CeQo a discount
to private consumers. The company de-
clares that it was ready to commence the
erection OF new gas plant on lower Main
street and has contracted for machinery
besides purchasing new site. Aid. Berk-
ly intimated that there might be a pro-
test against the new location on the
ground OF noisome odors Mr.. Furtaldo.
OF the company. said that he would like
to know at once if such protest is TO be
made before other contracts are made in
pursuance of the plan
The Crane & Ordway company. of St
Paul. has commenced an action in the
district court against Frank G.. Peterson
and wife to enforce lien of S326 for put
ting in a heating furnace.
Jacob Nevale has been committed to
jail here for ninety days by a justice of
the peace in Pine county for beating his
horse in a most shocking manner and
then killing 1t with an ak.
James Z. McGrath and Robert J. Barter
have concluded logging at some of their
camps on the upper st. CroiX and are
shipping some men and teams home.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-25
THE SORROWS OF A ROYAL
COIJABORATOR

There is something in the spirit of
these modern times that seems to re-
sent the fact that any ruler should
seek also to be an artist. The demo-
cratic, of course, will rejoice that this
is so, but the kind hearted Will admit
that It's a trife hard on ambitious
kings and kaisers. Nero probably
never learned just what his courtiers
thought of his poetry and his music.
The wise, witty and elegant Petronius
was ever at his side to express in fiat
tering language just the opposite of
what they doubtless felt But modern
emperors do not rule worlds. and it is
impossible to silence all modern critics.
The German kaiser knows this now
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-25
THE BOARD STILL CONTROLS

The efficiency Of the Republican
state machine, known as the board of
control, was demonstrated yesterday
when the senate killed the Peterson
bill, which contemplated taking the
university and normal schools out of
the control of the board. The bill was
killed by the usual tactics, being load
ed down with amendments that made
it repugnant to men who admitted the
merit of the original measure, but who
would not go SO far as to class the
eleemosynary and corrective institu-
tions with the places of learning.
We were not sanguine of the pas
sage of the measure at any time. 1t
attacked the state machine in a vital
place. 1t was aimed to remove from
the domination and control of politi-
clans institutions of whose wants they
could not, in the nature of things, have
any proper conception or knowledge.
We would not insinuate that there are
men now on the board who would be
put to it to indicate the difference
between currycomb and a curricu-
lum, but such men might find a place
on the board if they happened to be
necessary to the machine or strong
enough in their ignorance to impress
the state boss.
1t is absurd to suppose that an in
stitution of learning may be conducted
by set of men who might be excel
lent judges of pigs, and everybody ad-
mits the absurdity of it. But in spite
Of the imminent possibility of the board
of control being composed of men Of
little learning and no knowledge of ad-
ministration, finance or the needs of
the schools, the Republican machine
feared to admit the advisability of ex-
cepting the educational institutions
from the domination of the board. A
law that would except the state uni
versity and the normal schools, with
their great expenditures and immense
patronage, would take away from the
board a rich source of political
strength. Hence the bill was doomed.
1t was loaded with amendments of
such nature as to certainly indicate
the intention of their authors to kill
the original measures.
The Glob e has frequently pointed
to the menace contained in the board
of coptrol as it is organized under the
present law. 1t was brought into ex-
istence for the purpose of perpetuating
the machine in power. It's influence
was shown in the vote in the senate
yesterday. The next time it is attack
ed 1t should be with a lethai weapon
"a bill to repeal the law creating it.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-25
Better Understsndino VIII FOLLOW

We believe that the speech will pro-
mote among the people of the South
the disposition, already largely cur
rent, to revise their judgment of Presi-
dent Roosevelts attitude toward their
section and the race problem. We have
always believed that the sentiment of
the South toward him was the result
OF deplorable Misrepresentation, and
or that exaggerated fear so easily
aroused at the South when the race
question is touched. However natural
this state of mind, it must be recogniz-
ed that ii is unfortunate, sometimes
grievously unfortunate, in it's conse-
quences.-Baltimore News.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-25

to his sorrow. If he reads all the un-
pleasant things the critics outside his
own realm say of Leoncavallo's opera,
Roland Won Berlin" he must by this
in hand to assist in making a libretto
for it. Most of these critics agree that
the opera is a failure; most of them
have asserted that It Is chiefly the
librettists fault. The reason they
give for arriving at this conclusion is
that the Italian composer should never
have attempted to compose music for
a German subject.
But between the lines of their criti-
cisms one may read their just resent
ment that any modern ruler should
seek for fame by attempting to col
laborate in a work of art. Let the
shoemaker stick to his last. That is
the sentiment of the critics. 1t is pre-
sumptuous for any mere king or kaiser
to believe that he possesses the divine
affiatus or anything that remotely re-
sembles it. Judging from their criti-
cisms, that is what they believe.
If a man desires to become a great
artist, therefore, he must see to it that
he is not born q ruler. 1t is more
than probable that if the William
Hohenzollern who helped to put to-
gether the libretto for Ronald of Ber-
lin was plain mister, the book would
have received a paragraph or two of
praise and the opera itself would have
been lauded. But the mark of the
scepter is over it all. The indignant
critics will have none of ii.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-25
MINNESOTA SENATORIAL coUR-
TESY

We arise to a question Of editorial
privilege. An honorable member of
the state senate, in commenting upon
a charge made against him by Editor
Joel p. Heatwole, invited the members
of the state senate to stand to his
back and cast the allegation made
against him back In the highly polish
ed teeth of him that made it. The sem
ate, acting upon impulse, voted with
the senator and sat upon the editor.
We protest that the action of the SEN
ate was not fair to the editor. He was
condemned unheard-though it by no
means follows that he will not be heard
later at some length. and possibly TO
some purpose. But he stands convict
ed of having merited "a rebuff at the
hands of the senate.
Was the senate fair? Senator Rieke
said that Editor Heatwole had declared
that he, Rieke, was "spouter." He
appealed to the senate to show by its
vote that he was not regarded as a
"spouter." Now is it fair to appeal to
the prejudices of any body of men
even an aggregation so far above petty
and vulgar prejudices as the state sem
ate of Minnesota? Senator Rieke Of
fered no evidence in disproof of the
contention of the editor. He simply
admitted that he knew himself to be
better speechmaker than Heatwole.
BY implication, he intimated Heatwole
had. in calling him a "spouter," in
dulged in an epithet that might be ap-
piled with baleful intent to any gen.
tleman who was making his way in
the world by the emission of conversa-
ton addressed to the multitude and
burdened with politics.
This was addressed directly TO the
prejudices of the majority. 1t was an
argument to the orator. and, inasmuch
as the senate is composed largely of
gentlemen capable of swaying listening
multitudes to the end that the said
multitudes may vote right, it was not
fair to the editor. If Editor Heatwoie
had been present and had been able to
get the members of the senate out into
the cloak rooms before they voted we
would not undertake to say what
would have happened, because we do
not like to hurt Senator Rieke's feel
ings.
We regret the occurrence because ii
establishes a precedent. 1t may pro-
woke Editor Heatwole to reprisals-in
which event language is likely to be
used which will make the term spouter
to be regarded as a boost.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-25
News Condensed

San Juan. P. R.-The legislature has
passed law for the maintenance of a
permanent representative in the United
States with headquarters in New York to
promote the commercial interests of the
island and particularly those of coffee
growers. 1t Is the intention to supply
consumers directly through the New York
agency.
Albany. N. Y.-The court of appeals
postponed until March IA hearing of the
argument in the case OF Albert 7. Patrick.
who is under sentence of death for the
murder of William r. Rice. a millionaire
of New York city in 1900 The applicatiOn
for further poStponement was made on the
ground of newly discovered evidence.
Washington. D. C-The secretary Of
state has called to the attention of the
department of justice, movements OF
bodies of men in Mobile. Ala. who are
pedition against Guatemala. This is at
the suggestion of Guatemala.
Port au Prince. Haiti-The court of ap-
pealS in the case of the appeal of the Ma
tional Bank of Haiti for a reversal OF
judgment in the matter of the fraudulent
bonds issued in 1902 upholds the decision
ages against the state.
Havana-The anniversary of the upris-
ing of 1895 in Santiago was celebrated
with unusual significance by the unveiling
here of a magnificent statue of Jose
Marti. the Washington of Cuba, the fore
most figure in stirring up and organizing
the last revolution.
Cfncinnati-The Union Catechism COM
mission of the Methodist Episcopal church
north and south is in session here. year
ago Ii adopted primary catechiSm. The
purpose of this meeting is the final re-
vision OF the principal catechism.
Princeton, N. IA movement TO raise
fund Of So, ,500.0 600 to add to the endow-
ment of Princeton university, in order to
make it possible to install a system Of
tutors or preceptOrS, has been inaugurated
by the trustees.
Chicago-Leslie Fuller. trusted en-
p1oye of the secret investigation branch OF
the department of justice at Washington,
has been declared insane by City Physi-
clan Todd and sent home to Big Rapids,
Mich.
Washington. D. C.-The Austrian Hun
garian government is following the move
party of officials to Abyssinia to establish
closer commercial relations with that
country.
New York-w s. Fielding. Canadian
minister of finance, against whom legal
proceedings have been instituted in con-
nectiou with the general election in tho
dominion last November, has arrived here
from Europe.
Cambridge. Mass-The German en-
peror has presented to Harvard that part
of the German exhibit at the St Louis ex-
position which represents the social ethics
of Germany.
Peking-Taotai Tang Shao f<l has been
appointed Chinese minister to London: He
is in India negotiating a convention for
the adhesion of China to the Anglo Tibet
treaty.
Washington. D. C.-Representative
Hinshaw. of Nebraska introduced a res
olution for the printing of 10 600 additional
copies of the Jefferson Bible
Ottawa. Ont.-Canadian canals will be
free for another year, an order In council
having been passed remitting canal tolls.
Washington. ID. CT. st. John Gaffncy.
OF New York. Will be appointed consul
general at Dresden Germany.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-25
TODAY'S WEATHER

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 24.-Fore-
Minnesota-Fair Saturday and Sunday;
fresh west winds
Iowa. North and South Dakota, Mon
tana-Falr Saturday and Sunday.
Upper MichiGan-Fair in west snow in
west winds.
Wisconstn-Snow I'm early morning. fol-
lowed by fair Saturday; Sunday fair;
fresh west winds.
st. Paul = Yesterdays observations.
taken by the United States weather bu-
reau, St Paul. W. e. Oliver. observer. for
the twenty-four hours ended at o'clock
last nighr-Barometer corrected for tenn
perature and elevation: Barometer, 80. e3;
relative humidity. So; maximum tempera-
ture, A; minimum temperature. 80: daily
range. IA: mean temperature. 81; p. m.
temperature. 40; wind at p. m, north
west.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-25

Editor Desires to Butt In. Socially

We would like to attend a reception
at the White house for just one rea-
son: not to boast of it afterward. but
to find out if the guests put their wraps
on the bed. For the same reason We
would accept an invitation to a party
given by the Astors or Venderbilts
The society columns in the big New
York papers are shockingly familiar
with all that the very wealthy and
aristocratic do, telling even OF the
quality Of the hose they wear. but it
has never been reported If guests at a
big reception file up stairs and put
their wraps on the bed, just as they
would do at your house. or at a party
next door.-Atchison (Kan.) Globe.