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FIV
IN THE 33rd YEAR
12
JAPANESE
FIGHT THE
BRITT THE
in-
SLAUGHTER
LIKE NAVY
FAST MAIL
CHAMPION
(THE HOUSE PASSED
ed therein.
AND LOUDLY CHEERED NAVY.
HEREROS DEFEATED.
BOTH MEN'S FACES
THIS MAKES NINE
DEBATE THE BILL
LIKE BEEF STEAKS
OVER TWO WEEKS
DURING ONE WEEK
STRONG AS DEFENDERS.
WONDERFUL ABILITY TO
REPEAL OF THE LAND LAW
TAKE HARD PUNISHMENT
IS CHARGED TO A LOBBY
AND MAY ALSO BE KILLED
SUPERINTENDENT DOLAN
ent
t
He Recovered.
ua24,Lu4
to
The house
Britt set
GOVERNMENT REPORT OF
AMOUNT COTTON GINNED
SENATOR BURTON
BEFORE THE JURY
OWN was announced that the fight would be
barrier to such action.
Corbett Seemed Fresher.
DEFENSE AND DENIED HE HAD
DONE ANYTHING IN VIOLATION by order of the referee.
THE SENATE.
OF FEDERAL STATUTES
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went out with five men Wednesday
morning.
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who is the editor of a newspaper/ de-
two lefts for the face and Corbett
put-
The
in two rights to the face.
ee had his hands full separating
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CASTELLANE CREATED A
B
SCENE IN THE CHAMBER
By Associted Press.
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Ing today of the different statements
BROZIER SMITH HANGED
as reported.
Rn
FOR MURDER OF HIS WIFE
talk on such important matters, as he
Britt Has Boot of it. /
By Aseociated Press.
from the same place."
dent
Llot.
the
not
1
fi
Charles. and the difficulty was renew-
ed. One of the negroes without warn-
HOUSE PASSED POSTOFFICE AP-
PROPRIATION BILL AFTER AT-
TEMPT TO CUT OFF MAIL FA-
CILITIES SOUTH AND WEST.
8.
Up.
At Several Times During the Fight
It Appeared That Corbett Could Not
DURING THAT TIME THERE HAVE
BEEN MANY ATTACKS ON GEN-
ERAL BRISTOW AND POSTOF-
FICE DEPARTMENT.
to Britt to save himself,
was in a terrific uproar.
went forward with a posse of several
men to capture the Griffin negroes. The
conetable met three negroes—Randall
Flood, Will Baldwin and Will Madison-
DIED GAME, EXHIBITING INDIF-
FERENCE TO HIS FATE—KILLED
HIS WIFE BECAUSE SHE WENT
.TO THE THEATER.
ADMITTED HE RECEIVED
THE MONEY AS ALLEGED
Burton
ly time
upper Swakop.
The Estort column arrived at Ok-
ahandja yesterday.
Alans were in the ordinary course of
business, and that these mneetings en-
tirely lacked the significance which is
being attached to them.
The supporters of the editor also
deny that he received any money from
the Russians.
DEFENDS KURORATKIN.
CUTTING EXPENDITURES.
Great Reduction in the Sundry Civil
Appropriation Bill.
Sent
ting
refen
ACCUSE AN EDITOR
Who Is a Member of Parliament of
Being in Pay of Russians.
Did Not Buy Steamers. I —♦—-
^^^dh^^March*1"^*.—The Russian ne-THE BLOWS OF BOTH MEN WERE
to
it o
ihe oriticis
redit wa*
Japan Will Dominate Korea.
By Associated Press.
The Troop. Were Victorious in Ger-
man Southwest Africa.
anything, Britt kept his head better
han the champion and landed cleaner
Judge Krum then naked Mi
to tell the Jury whether at i
he had ever sald anything wh
be construed into meaning
purpone wan jo innuepee the
Denies That an Attempt Was Made to
Assassinato Him.
n a d»«ul-
"W°Rana
—-----
Retort to Much Clir
Round 14- They eperred
tory manner, each looking
Ing. Finally Corbett awi
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AUSTIN, TEXAS, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1904.
of Vice Admiral Togo add his fleet, M.
Yamatoto told the house that to block-
ade a port successfully the blockaders
should be at least twice as strong as
the defenders of the port. He said the
latest reports showed that the Rus-
Bians had four battleships, five cruisers
and ten torpedo boat desroyers afloat
at this time, from which it must be
concluded that the work of repairing
at Fort Arthur was being carried for-
ward efficiently. The latest attack on
Port Arthur had enabled the Japanese
to observe the actual strength of the
navy.
Continuing, the minister said that
while he hoped for a speedy termina-
tion of the war, he must warn the
members of the house not to be over-
sanguine.
By Associated Press.
Tokyo, March 26.—The committee of
the house in investigating the charge
against Teshuk Akiyama, a member of
parliament, of being in the pay of the
Russians, did not conclude its work
today, but probably will make its re-
port tomorrow. The proceedings have
been secret.
It is understood that the testimony
shows that Akiyama met General Ku-
ropatkin, who was in Japan in June
last, and members of the Russian lega-
tion here at various times, and sud-
high a position, would not discuss such
matters publicly or in unofficial quar-
ters.’*
J,
nation of Jacob Puckett to be post
master at Cushing, O. T.
2:L Captaln
who wen ar-
InK military
l ahdAa"
Ates
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Texas Rural Free Delivery.
Special to The Statesman.
Washington, March 25.-—Rural free
delivery routes have been esahlished
at the following points in Texas, to
commence April 16.
Eddy. McLennan County—Length of
route. 25 3-4 miles; area covered, 33
square miles; population served, 600;
houses on route, 125.
Longview, Gregg County—length of
route, 22 miles; area covered. 40 square
miles; population served, 460; houses
on route, 116.
Washington, March A.—Count Cas-
sini, the Russian ambassador, speak-
Senator Hansbrough Says the Effort
Is Put Forth by Holders of Land
Bought in Large Tracts and by Rail-
road Companies Desiring to increase
Demand for Their Lands.
Russian Troops Pillaging.
By Associated Press.
Seoul, March 25, 6 p. m.—Two de-
tachments of Russian troops, one esti-
mated to number E00. and the other
200 men, are reported to be pillaging
the country around Anju. The natives
in fear are fleeing southward. Anju is
forty miles north of Ping Yang and
about sixty miles south of the Yalu
river.
attributed to General Kuropatkin, in
which the general is made t-say that
Russia will seise Korea and that peace
terms will be signed in Tokyo and no-
THE SIGNIFICANT
v SPEECH IN HOUSE
listed as a member of one of the United
States cruisers, but the service has not
panned out as he anticipated, and he
is very anxious to be relieved. Mr.
Beall is doing all he can to second his
wishes, and it is more than likely that
the secretary of the navy will sanction
the discharge.
Ing here bears out the reports that
the Japanese desire to retire the
French and other foreign functionaries
' , ' Bruceville, McLennan county, Texas,
Looked Like an Even Fight. ....
Round 12—Britt mined a left swing
...... ....., p. m. Young Corbett was the first to
mattr Poggana rfth^r^n
•hot plerced the window. bandaged. After being cheered he at
The matter waa reported to the sher- once took his seat and proceeded to
Iff at Memphis, and an effort is being read numerous telegrams which had
made to capture the miscreants, It is preceded him.
believed the shooting was the work of At 9:54 p. m. Britt entered the ring,
tramps who had been ejected from the Britt was accorded an ovation which
special train. I lasted several minutes. Jimmy looked
---- I a bit worried but it was seen that his
physical condition was good in spite
character of the man. He would not
LONG TIME CHAMPION, WIN-
NING AFTER A HARD BATTLE.
MEMBERS AROSE
-' n
VOTE OF
Is made to appear to have done, and
beside, a Russian officer occupying sb
VICIOUS AND IN THE EIGHTH
ROUND IT LOOKED LIKE THE
FIGHT MUST END SOON.
THANKS TO
TOGO AND
iy such statement
Senator Burton testined that he had ,n but was met with u straight left
accepted the offer of the Rlaito com- tope, "rdeytisscananatmcoraetttmisse
pany to act as its general counsel be- ed several vicious left and right swings
cause he had lost heavily in a nnan- for the'Jaw. Britt jabbed with straight
"I was assured by th* company,” he mixed it and Corbett planted his right
said, “that my services would not beand left on Britt’s jaw. The bell rang
who 1H me eono, oi a p„o-epg. needed in Washington in any capacity. I and the seconds separated the men.
dare that his meetings with the Rus- It was explained that Majof Dennis, Corbett had the better of the in fight-
- - - president of the Rialto company, hading and Britt was warned by his sec-
become involved in trouble growing outI onds to keep his distance. Corbett had
of the operations of the Brooks Brok-A slight lead in this round.
a fearful right upper cut to the jaw.
Both men fough .fiercely, giving and
taking considerable punishment. It
was a comparatively even round. If
633.193 bales from 1902. Round bales,
upland crop, reported from ginners.
were 770,208. a decrease of 211,055
bales. The bales of Bea Island cotton
reported from ginners were 75.395. a
decrease of 29.550, and the bales of
linters reported from cotton seed oil
mills were 193,485, a decrease of 1738.
The statistics were collected through
a canvass of the individual ginneries
of the cotton states by 531 local spe-
cial agents, who found that 30,318 gin-
neries had been operated for the crop
of 1903. compared with 30,948 for 1902.
In the final canvass for this crop
where ginners had not finished gin-
ning they were requested to prepare
careful estimates of the quantity of
cotton which remained to be ginned at
their establishments. Those estimated
amounted to 76,401 commerclar bales;
they have been includined in the totals
of the above.
Last Another Round—At One Time W
It Looked the Same for Britt But
TOOK THE STAND IN HiS
that it was all right, but I wanted to I la ted with a right to the head. They
satisfy myself.” mixed it again and Corbett put a hard
“I told Inspector Cochran,” continued right to the face and then whipped a
the senator, “that should anything terrific left to the nose that sent the
come to his notice in the nature of a | blood spouting from that organ. It
complaint against the Rialto company was a hard blow. The bell then rang.
I wished that he would call my atten- I Corbett had much the better of the
tion to it. aa I could not afford to be | round.
low him personally, and know the
Kovno and Warsaw fortifications to
Austria, similar to the case of Colonel
Grimm. It is believed Leontief also1
supplied the information to the Japa-
nese.
Paris, March 16.—Information reach-
connected with a company that did
not obey the laws.”
FIVE NEGROES WHO HAD BEEN
ARRESTED AS A RESULT OF
RACE TROUBLE TAKEN FROM
GUARDS AND SHOT TO DEATH.
Special to The Statesman.
Fort Worth. Tex., March 24,—General
Superintendent Dolan of the Denver
road denies the statement made that
some one attempted to assassinate him
while in his private car going up the
road near Memphis a few nights ago.
I
den and Vladivostok, and weverai ad- ana that I. in a small way, denired tolbstt rusheg
ditional trainloads of ammunition are emulate them. Mr. Cochran and I are straight Hit
on their way to the name places, *--------- " t
a • • i ...
Leontieff’s Offense.
. of Russia. -
Referring to the result of the work
Count Cassini Say. He Knows State
ments Are Untrue.
8 TWO REPORTED CAPTURED
Constable L. C. McNeeley
very fast pace and looked as if he
must soon tire. Britt waded in again,
but Corbett caught him with a right
swing on the jaw that sent him back.
They stood in the center of the ring
with Rritt hammering Corbett on the
jaw with right and left at will. Cor-
bett again stalled to save himself.
Britt tried to put the champion out,
but apparently his blows lacked force.
Corbett near the end of th. round
got in a straight right to the face. The
pace was almost superhuman. If Britt
can keep it up it looks as though ho
will win in another round or two; but
he showed the pace as he went to his
corner.
Both Fighting Fiercely.
Round 7—Britt missed two lefts for
the body and received a short arm jolt
to the face from Corbett’s left. Cor-
bett missed a terrific right upper cut
and they clinched, Corbett landing
several rights over the kidneys. Both
men wore badly discolored optics. Britt
sent a terrific right to jaw and followed
it with a hard left to the body that
forced the champion to clinch. They
went at it hammer and tongs, Britt
having much the better of a fierce
rally. Ir this round Britt out-fought
Corbett'in the mxes. Corbett repeat-
edly stalled. Corbett swung wildly
with right and a moment later landed
blows.
Britt Has Corbett Going.
Round 8—Britt lunged out with left,
but was short. He then went in after
Corbett, mixed it and landed several
terrific rights and lefts on the cham-
pion’s jaw. Corbett looked very grog-
gy at this stage and clung desperately
Tired of the Navy.
Specal to The Statesman.
Washington, March 25.—Congress-
man Beall has requested the authori-
ties to discharge from the navy a
young man named L. P. Fields, Jr., of
the head with a table leg, rendering
them unconscious and fracturing their
skulls, one of them to such an extent
that he may die. The deptuy sheriff,
James Ktrkpatrick, attempted to ar-
rest him. and he, too, was knocked
down. The regroes then gathered and
defied the officers, declaring that “no
white man could arrest them.”
Their demonstrations aroused the
fears of the citizens of St. Charles,
crop, exclusive of linters, in the Unit- -----
ed States: 1,20,073 commerclai bales. nK struck both of the searey boys over
9,368,472 squure’ bhts, 770.JOS round
bales, 75,395 Bea Island bales. ’
The total Crop, reduced to a common
basis as to size of bales, is an equiva-
THE FIVE SHOT LAST HAD AS-
SAULTED TWO WHITE MEN
WITH A TABLE LEG, FRACTUR-
ING BOTH THEIR SKULLS.
Corbett swung with a fearful right for
the jaw. but it went, wild. Then the
pace slowed down and both again
not to went to their corners tired. Corbett’s
gainst round.
whose parents want the boy returned
to Texas as soon as possible. In a
delirium of martial enthusiasm he en-
CRITICI8ED PRESIDENT LOUBET
FOR GOING TO ROME AND NOT
VISITING THE VATICAN—HIS
REMARKS UNPOPULAR.
land. Britt forced Corbett to the ropes
and failed to take advantage of a wide
opening. They got to the center of
- - ■ - ---------. c ----------- .u the ring and the bell found them in a
plied Senator Burton, “and wished to B straight right for the jaw. They mix- clinch. Both men appeared to be tired
satisfy myself regarding Its standing and Britt in the breakaway swung a .......
in the department. I had been assred hard left to the head. Corbett retal-
Called on Roosevelt.
Special to The Statesman.
Washington, March 25.—Ry epeclal
appointment Georgs D. Armistead, the
well known Texas newspaper man,
paid his respects to President Roone-
velt at the white house Wednesly,
He was very Cordially received, and
in the course of a long conversation
the chief executive expressed the
greatest friendship for Texas and Its
people. He reiterated his wish that if
there was any reunion o the Rough
Rider rgiment in 1904 he hoped it
would be at Ban Antonio.
By Associated Presa.
Berlin. March 25.—A cable dispatch
was received today from Colonel Leut-
wein, the governor of German South-
west Africa, anouncing that a fight oc-
curred at Omatakao Mountain, March
15, which resulted in the Hereras be-
ing repulsed with the loss of ten men
killed. The German loss was two men.
killed and two wounded. The Ger-
mans surprised a Herero village March
19 and captured many head of cattle.
The region north of Okahandja to
the river Omuallba is free from the
where else, said:
“General Kuropatkin never*
of the low weight. Immediately af-
terwards Corbett was introduced. His
reception did not suffer in comparison
with the ovation accorded the local
favorite.
Referee Graney entered the ring and
after shaking hands with both men,
brought them to the center of the ring
and gave them their instructions. It
for the head and they mixed without
damage. Corbett seemed to be waiting
a chance to get In a telling blow.
Finally he drove in a straight right to
the stomach, but received a still hard-
er one from Britt’s tOft in the stomach.
Corbett was wild with a terrific right
swing and they went to a clinch. Cor-
bett kept rushing at Britt, who ap-
peared tired. Britt's cleverness stood
him well, as Corbett kept at him re-
lentlessly. but in most cases did not
BLOCKADING FORCE TWICE AS onlyofinqutries
Hard and Bloody Round.
) Round 10—They immediately mixed
it and Britt blocked several rights and
lefts for the body. Britt then swung
his left twice to Corbett's ear and jab-
bed a straight left to the champion’s
face. Corbett rocked Jimmy’s head
with short arm swings and in a mix-
up put a hard right to the jaw. Britt
missed a right for the jaw and an at-
tempt to counter by Corbett was
blocked. The pace slackened consid-
erably over the previous rounds. Britt
sent a straight left to the face and
missed a left swing for the jaw. They
then exchanged hard rights to the face.
Britt sent Corbett’s head back with a
right hook to his sore eye. He rushed
Corbett to the ropes, but failed to con-
nect. As the bell sounded Britt re-
opened Corbett’s eye with a straight
left. It was a hard fight and both men
again went to their corners with blood
flowing all over them from damaged
faces. Corbett's seconds worked hard
on the champion’s eye, which was bad
ly swollen.
Britt Looked Very Tired.
Round 11—Corbett sent right to kid-
neys. A mix followed, Britt missing
5 carriers, which yesterday was stricken
* out but which today was Inserted with
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 25.—The house
today passed the postoffice appropri-
ation bill after a prolonged debate on
the paragraph affecting rural letter
Britt Began Early.
Round 1—After maneuvering for an
opening Corbett let out with left twice
but Britt cleverly blocked them. Two
similar attempts also went wild as
did a straight left lead by Britt for
the face. Both then missed upper cuts.
Corbett was again short with a left
lead. Quick as a flash Britt then
at this stage, It looked like an ever,
fight up to thi stage.
by Russia as to
/ ~" "‘“TVTAV"
The Austin Statesman.
The Posse Met the Negroes in the
, Rosd and When the Blacks At-
tempted to Draw Their Pistols the
Posse Fired on Them Killing Every
Ono—More Trouble Expected.
lent of 9,851,129- 500-pound bales as
against 10,630,945 500-pound bales in
1902. The number of bales, counting
round as half bales, including linters,
was 10,014,454 bales aagainst 10,784,473
bales. The equivalent bales of 600
enthusiasm under a special order of
the committee on rules. Every amend-
ment and substitute offered to this
paragraph was voted down. Mr. Moon
made an unsuccessful attempt to re-
commit the bill with instructions to
strike out the appropriations for spe-
cial facilities over trunk lines south of
Washington and wet_of Kansas City.
The bill has been under discussion
since March 7. At times members
vigorously assailed the postoffice de-
partment and General Bristow and de-
mands were made for an investigation
into the entire postal service, but
Chairman Overstreet, who has borne
the brunt of the attacks, stood as a
garet J. Martin, 38; William Banstan, m gy A AIR A g
814; J. H. l’age, 310; Martin Colwell, fl U If H Al V f| V
»«; Andrew Warmoth, m AnAIoHe
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Seeing the Metropolis.
Special to The Statesman.
Washington, March 25.—Congress-
man J. N. Garner, Mr. G. M. Bailey
and other Texans, who have been in
New York for several days zst, give
glowing accounts of their experience in
the metropolis, and declare that the
sentiment of that burg is overwhelm-
ingly for Parker as a presidential can-
didate. _
Presidential Nominations.
MINISTER OF MARINE SAID IT
WAS NECESSARY TO HAVE
named Shalding. In cold blood, and cit-
ia xx
•hot him to plecez.
Markham i Houston.
denly became possessed of large sums
of money. The supporters of Akiyama,
s: EEuersLem-e"".SEest"k:
minister of marine, and passed with
enthusiasm and without a dissenting
Open Yongampo to Trade.
By Associated Press.
Tokyo, March 25.—The formal an-
nouncement that Korea had decided, to
Houston Street Car Trouble.
Special to"The Statesman.
Houston, Tex., March 25.—The local
street car men’s union has asked the
street railway company to arbitrate
some differences and under the con-
tract the.company agreed. The trouble
is the dismissal of twenty-one conduc-
tors by the company. The latter claims
a combination to defraud was on
among certain conductors on connect-
ing runs by issuing and exchanging
transfers, ringing same up as cash.
The men claim the company simply
makes that a pretext to fire members
of the union.
stomach covered. As the bell rang
voice a vote of thanks to Vice Admiral
Togo and his officers for their service
to the country. When the vote was
taken the members of the house arose
and cheered the navy.
In his remarks the minister of ma-
rine said It was no new thing to be
prepared for emergencies in time of
peace, but that since last October the
Japanese navy had been under the ne-
cessity of Increasing its strength and
had been constantly ready for action
on account of Russia. This the min-
ister regretted.
Continuing, he said it hhad been man-
„ifest to every observer that Russia
had constantly increased her strength
in the far east and that if Japan had
not purchased the cruisers Nishin and
. Kasaga from Argentina her naval
strength would have been below that
A shot was fired through a window i
ot th. observation department enaF‘sansmpiatdso,gSkrarck 2B._At 9:45
VICE ADMIRAL
By Assoclated Preu.
Paris, March 25.—Count Boni de
Castellane, republican, created a scene
In the chamber of deputies today.
When Foreign Mrinister del Casse
asked for a credit of $90,000 to defray
the expensen of President Loubet’s
vl.lt to Rome, the count said it wat
understood that the president woul
not visit the pope and yet would visit
the representative of the dynasty
which had despoiled the papacy.
M. Brluon, presldent of the house,
Interrupted the apeaker, declaring hla
word* were an insult to th. French
nation.
Amid great disorder the count con-
tinued speaking. He asserted that M.
Loubet’s visit was to be made to a
king who owed his throne to freema-
sonry. In seeking the friendship of
Italy, the speaker added, France was
sacnificinc the friendship of the Vat-
ican.
Several deputies replied to th. count.
M. del Cure. In wupportine the
credit, made a nignificant alluvion to
the Ftanco-Rusalan alliance, which
brought out much enthusiasm. He
said that the Loubet trip to Home waa
another evidence of the reappronch-
ment between nations which began
with the alliance with Russia and the
faithful and continual maintenance of
that alliance. Thia was the first allu-
Effort to Repeal Land Laws Is Work
of Lobby.
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 25.—Senator
Hansbrough charged in the senate to-
day that the movement to secure the
repeal of the desert land lay, the tim-
ber and stone law and the commuta-
tion clause of the homestead act were
due to the efforts at a lobby composed
mainly of the holders of lands bought
in large tracts snd railroad companies
who desire thereby to increase the de-
mand for their property. '
Senator Dubois intimated that the
pressure for repeal was due to large
holdings of forest lien lands by the
railroads. Senator Gibson yesterday
advocated the repeal of the law. in
question. Senators Hansbrough and
Dubois contended that the repeal
would be unwise. Senator Newlands
favored modtcations of the law.
During the day former Vice Presi-
dent Morton appeared on the floor of
the senate, where he was warmly
greeted.
A large number of private pension
bills were passed and after a brief ex-
ecutive session the senate, at 5:32 p.
m., adjourned.
Serving in Korea. It is the under-
standing that practically all the for-
eign officials will go except J. M. Me-
Leavy Brown, the Rngllah manager of
the customs, and a few others. The
change is not likely to bring out a pro-
test during the period of the war. since
It is considered a natural result of Ja-
pan's domination of the Korean court.
The ometals here, however, regard this
as one of the questions which may be
considered when the exigencies of the
military occupation .cease.
Rusajan Troops Are Well.
By Associated Press.
Bt. ‘ Petersburg. March 26 —General
Lnevteh has telegrapbed to theaen-
eral staff that there is no sicknena
among the Runslan troops. Spring
weather prevalis in Manchuria. De-
tachments of police have gone to Muk-
Judge Krum asked: "Inspector Round 5—They went at it at close
Cochran stated in hla testimony that [range, Corbett doing much execution
you had expressed a desire to form I with short arm right and left swings
a practice before the epartment in when they broke away. Britt hooked
Washingtori. Did you do so?" hla left twice to body. Britt tried with
“I told Mr. Cochran,” replied Bena* I left for jaw, but Corbett <’
tor Burton, "that other senators and I brushed it aside. Britt rushed __
representatives had built up large I to the ropes, but the __________...
practices during their terms of omeehim back with right to the body. Cor-
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 25.—The house
committee on appropriations today
completed the sundry civil appropria-
tion bill and reported It to the house.
The bill carries a total of 855.623,001,
which is 828.899,208 less than the ap-
propriation for the current year. An
apropriation in carried of 84.556.233 to-
ward the construction of public build-
ings already authorised: 37,372,200 to
carry on existing contracts in river
and harbor improvements; also an
item of 3130,000 toward the construc-
tion of a power plant to furnsh’heat,
light and power to the capitol, the con-
gressional library and the proposed of-
fice building for the house of repre-
sentatives.
blows did not appear to suit the cham-
pion, who clinched repeatedly* in this
round.
Hard Finish, Honors Even.
Round 6—They rushed into a mix,
in which Corbett awung right and lett
to the jaw, but these were offset by
two vicious lefts that Britt sent to the
champion’s stomach. A moment later
Britt’s left sank into Corbett’s stom-
ach, but Corbett sent in two lightning
lefts to the face that sent Britt back.
Corbett nearly went to his knees from
a missed right swing. A straight left
by Corbett for the stomach was block-
ed by Britt, who countered with the
right on the stomach. Corbett was
wild with a swing, Britt getting a
straight left to the body. Quick as a
flash Corbett whipped his lrt to Britt’s
jaw, sending his head back. It was a
vicious blow and Jimmy fought desper-
ately, landing a left over Corbett’s eye
that tore that member open. It was
a hard finish to the round, in which
honors .were even.
Sorfous Charge Made Against a Jap-
anese and It Is Being Investigated.
Japanese Will Dominate Korea and
Remove Many Officer*—Russian
Troops Reported In Good Health.
a 20-round contest, Marquis of
Queensberry rules. The men to break
By Associated Press
Washington, March 25.—The final
report of the census bureau upon cot-
ton ginning, showing the total cotton
production for 1903, gives the follow-
ing:
Number of commercial bales, in-
cluding linters, 10,399,558 against 11,-
275,105 bales for 1902.
The following tables distributes the
Special to The Statesman.
Waxahachie, Tex., March 26.— Bro-
sler Smith, a negro, was hanged today
for the murder of his wife thirteen
months ago. He died game, exhibit-
ing indifference to his fate.
He made no secret of his guilt. He
shot his wife for going to the theater
and spending money that way, and
after committing the deed went from
his home to a saloon near by, showed
his bloody hands and told what he
had done.
His father many years ago shot and
killed the then town marshal, a man
gotiations with the Hamburg-Ameri-
can Steamship company for the pur-
chase of two fast steamers consisted
Round 6—Corbett upper cuts with
right to face. Corbett seemed fresher
and went in after Britt, but did not
land. Britt seemed content to rest
after his exertions of the previous
round. Corbett landed two straight
lefts to the jaw and forced Britt on
the defensive. Corbett followed it with
right and left swings to the jaw and
they mixed it. Britt missed a left
hook for the body. Britt drove a left
swing to Corbett’s nose, starting the
blood. Corbett then upper cut with
right to face, starting the blood afresh
from Britt’s eye. Both men were cov-
ered with blood and their faces ap-
peared to be badly cut. The round
closed in Corbett’s favor, Britt con-
tenting himself with resting and acting
mostly on the defensive.
back to the center of the ring and
cleverly caught Britt twice on the jaw with two
Corbt hrs right upper cuts. It was noticed
Ion went thu Corbett took good care to keep his
open the Port of Yongampho to the
trade of the world readied the Japan- AAME, V AAn gciey-igiAA IV
ese government today, but the actual GAMELY AND SCIENTIFICALLY
date of the opening was not determin- FOUGHT “YOUNG CORBETT,”
Thirteenth Was Corbett's.
Round 13—They immediately rushed
to a clinch and Referee Graney parted
them. Britt was wild with two lefts
and another left for thu body was
blocked. Very little fighting followed,
the men clinching repeatedly. Britt
wan short several times with his left,
and Corbett whipped a smart left to
the jaw, duplicating it a moment later.
Britt then forced Corbett to the ropes,
landing a left hook on the stomach and
a left to the face. Corbett forced him
whether certain steamers were for
sale. The Hamburg-American com-
pany replied that they were for sale,
but named prices that the Russian
navy department thought too high.
The matter rests there.
the combatants. Britt missed a left
for the jaw and a right, but the cham-
plon landed on Britt’s face. They
clinched repeatedly. Britt missed sev-
eral rights for the face. Both men
appeared tired. Corbett was wild with
two uppercuts for the jaw, as were also
two rights for the face by Britt. In a
mix up against the ropes Corbett sent
right and left to the jaw and Jimmy
looked very tired as the bell rang. It
was the champion's round.
1 , .
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•uvaneu, ,« jouojvjuu.
m tansene igmn-haeTit S: Sgeacvzmaaor"t.
and they telephoned to this place for
pound •tandord. including inters, were .posse,to.comesnut.“ duprotest.the
10,615,614 againat 10.227,168 bale, in town. P: A-.Pouglass, deputy cheriff,
1902. The square bales, upland crop,
reported from ginners, which aggregat-
ed 0.259,474 bales, shows a decrease of
in the road. He inquired of them if
they knew where the Griffins were, and
one of them replied that they did, but
“would tell no white man," adding an
oath. The negroes then attempted to
draw their piatols, but the posse Ared,
killing all three of them.
Yesterday sixteen men left this
place for the acene of the trouble.
Large crowds gathered from Rice,
Ethel and Clarendon. During the day.
while the sheriff's posse was searching
for the Griffin negroes they were
fired upon by a negro named Aaron
Hinton from ambush. Three of the
posse were hit but the shot used was
small and no serious damage resulted.
The posse returned the fire and a
shot from the rifle of John Douglass
felled the nezre to the ground. Several
other shots were fired Into him, kill-
ing him instantly.
Five other negroes, Jim Smith.
Charley Smith, Mack Baldwin, Abe
Bailey and Garrett Flood, who were
the negroes that had defied the of-
ficers. were arrested and last night
a crowd of men took them away from
the guards and shot them to death.
It is reported late this evening that
the Griffin boys have been captured
if so it probably means that two more
will be killed. Everything at St.
Charles at this time is quite, but the
town is heavily guarded.
erage empany and that part of my du- l ...... ...
ties would be to defend hjm in any I Third Was Corbett • Round,
criminal action that would be brought! Round 3—They went to a mix, both
against him, missing with lefts for the head. Cor-
“The Rialto company was also to bett swung a left to Jimmy's ear and
have the use of my name and my ber- Britt was wild with a It swing for
vices were to have been used in con-1 the jaw. Britt Jabbed Corbett's face
- nectlon with a security department of with a left and in a mix Corbett push-
the Rialto which at that time was pro- ed Jimmy to his knees. Britt was up
jected. I expected to familiarise my- quickly and drove a hard left to the
self with the condition of the corpo- body. They again mixed it, with the
- rations offering the securities for sale result that Corbett put In a hard left
and become acquainted with the om- to the face. Britt then blocked a
cent of the trust companies which straight right for the body. They
make a specialty of handling securities I came to close quarters and Corbett
of tbst character." swung a short arm right to the face
Senator Burton testined that he had and left to the nose, Britt did not
received a letter from Thomae Harlan, relish this style of .fighting and was
local attorney for the Rialto company. I backed against the ropes. Corbett get-
made notifying him of his appointment as ting in a good right to the face. They
I general counsel on Noyember 20, 1902. exchanged rights to the face and the
■ Reference was made in that letter bell rang. It was Corbett’s round.
to the indictment of Major Dennis," I
continued Senator Burton, “and I Both Fighting Hard.
called on Chief Postoffice Inspector! Round 4—Britt missed a left swing
Cochran in Washington and he told me t and a right swing by Corbett and went
that he did not know anything about I wuld. A left swing by Hritt caught
the indictment. I then asked him if I Corbett on the face, but the champion
there were any complaints against the countered with a vicious upper cut to
concern." the Jaw. Jimmy feinted with right
Judge Chester H. Krum, who was I and sent a left hok hard to the body,
conducting the examination, asked! Corbett swung a hard right to the body
Senator Burton why he Inqillred about and missed a hard left swing for the
the complaints. face. He kept after Hritt, sending a
“I had just been employed by the right swing to the jaw. Britt rushed
company as its general counsel," re- Corbett to the ropes, but failed to land
By Associated Press.
Little Rock, Ark.. March 25.—A spe-
clal to the Arkapsas Gazette from De-
witt, Ark., says:
Five negroes who had been arrested
aS a result of the race troubles at St.
Charles, this county, were taken from
the guards by a crowd of men last
night and shot to death.
The five victims were Jim Smith,
Charley Smith, Arack Baldwin, Abe
Bailey and Garrett Flood.
This makes nine negroes that have
been killed within the last week in the
vicinity of St. Charles in connection
with the racial troubles. A few days
ago a difficulty occurred over a trivial
matter at SL Charles, which arose be-
tween a white man named Searcy and
two negroes by the names of Henry,
and Walker Griffin. One of th* ne-
groes threatened to knock Searcy in
the head with a beerbottie: The trou-
ble was stopped for the time being, but
on Monday last the two negroes met
Searcy and his brother in the store
of Woolford & Norsworthy in St.
a In. but was met with a
_ H to the body and left to
the face. Corbett retaliated with a
perce right to the jaw, but Britt, r — ”
he denied, sent the champion --------
the ropes with a fearful left to the
atomach. They then mixed it, but no
damage resulted. Britt sent in a
*lmear
V ' . . . P ' )
SHOWS THIS YEAR’S CROP TO BE
NEARLY EIGHT HUNDRED
THOUSAND BALES LESS THAN
THAT OF YEAR BEFORE,
। । । f —■ f I hooked his left/ to body and followed
with right and left to jaw. They then
Said He Lott Heavily in a Financial clinched without advantage, Corbett
Panic, Needed Money and Wanted to planted a left swing to Jimmy’s ribs
" ™ siw®
, I went to a mix-up without result and
the gong sounded. Careful fighting
By Associated Presa marked the round with Britt having a
BL Louls, March 25.—Previous to the ,11,ht 1ead
defense resting its case late today, Corbett Had Slight Lead.
United States Senator Joseph Ralph Round 2—They closed In and Britt
Burton took the stand in his own be- I tried, with left and right for the face,
half in connection with the charge of mikearrthetsrlcputttngmhisAserinthra
having illegally accepted feefrom the to the body. He almost floored the
Rjalto Grain and Securities company of I champion with a fearful left to the
st,Louis. When he had concluded he body. Corbett fought back wildly and
waa excused from the aland without
cross examination by the government, face took on a worried look. He rushed
On th“
ecla to The Eta
I MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
' g IN PAY OF THE RUSSIANS
ther Mr. Cochran or the
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