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Show nmrnw pbess IDfBtfB Ml MB sms Fair fOSECASI and Thursday. Wedne.-da- y jjumonrn OGDEN CITY. UTAH, WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH I, IMS. VOL. U. NO. 60 JAPAN CAN STOESSEL RAISE LOAN WELCOMED WITH EASE TO MOSCOW .,u MjyM-- Citadel ta H Only Surrendered Pravant Slaughter lam- - That dent to Assault. Uoacov. Feb. 28.Genfil Stoessel, tor fit. who left her this evening attended Bervlcea at the monastery with his wife thu doming. Grand Durheaa Sergius. who .im waa preoent. invited Gen. anl uStoeearl to breahfaat with her. Graftt crowds betipfcd Gra Biommis etA throughout the day. and he wu order wbliged to use the aide doom in avoid popular demonstrations. The ofl-(l- s wmyar of Moscow, accompanied by of the municipality, precented brMd and salt to him. Gan. Stoesset, of in replying to the mayor'a apeerb neces-alt- y welcome, a poke feelingly of the - Baskets Think the Thirty Million lar Will be Doubly Over Subscribed. Tokio. March 1. A meeting of bankers and financiers was held today tor the purpose of discussing the subscriptions to the new domestic loan should it be found lo be oversubscribed when the list is opened. At the close of the anmeeting the associated tankers nounced that they would take sixty million yen, alwut thirty million dollars. The imperial household will take five million yea and other corporations end individuals forty million yen. It is expected that the loan will be Count Okuiua doubly subscrilied. ment. HARPER AT WORK. BE DECIDED Gubernatorial Fight Between Peabody and Adams to Go to Committee on Recommendations. ! Chicago, Feb. 28. Dr. Win. R. Harper who was operated on last week tor confer of the colon waa today sitting up in bed at the Presbyterian hospital attending to hie duties as president of Hie University of Chicago. REFUGEES ORDERED TO LEAVE The gubernatorial contest committee will vote tomorrow at 4 p. ns. on the recommendations to he made to th Joint aeaembly concerning the respective merits of the claims of James H. PeaRussians body and Ahra Adams to the governorDenver. Cola, Feb. 28. will then These recommendation ship. be handed to Lieulanant-Gcprerno- Are Underbidding Austrians in the Labor Market. r McDonald who will in turn transmit them to the Joint assembly on Thursday. A sub committee of live, conoiat-in- g of two Democrats and three Retoday to publicans. was aiipolnted recommend a method of procedure to the Joint assembly. The attorneys for I he parties to the contest ask eight hours to a aide for discussion. ' Washington, Feb. 28. The conferees bill' today on the military-academreached an. agreement. Generals Peter J. Osterhaue and Joseph R. Hawley will be placed on the retired list Brigadier General. Provision is made for leaching Jiu ltsu. y Vienna. Feb. 28. The authorities of tbs Austrian province of Rukowlna, close lo the Russian frontier, have ordered all the Russian refugees and deserters, totalling about 2,000 persona, lo leave wilbln six weeks. The reason for this art Ion is that the Russians are underbidding the Austrians in the labor market at a time when .many Austrians are out of work. It is also alleged that most of the Russians are suffering from trachuma. The majority of the RiiMlana came to Bukowhi during the last six months, fleeing from the mobilisation regulations and other unwelcome resolute regulations in the nearby Russian districts. CODY TELLS Of EARLY MARRIED LIE E She Took In Sewing to Help Support Husband Who Now Accuses Her of Poisoning Him North Platte, Neb.. Feb. 28 Mrs. louisa Cody, for 40 years the wife, buiuess partner and helpmeet of Col. William E. Cody, (Buffalo Bill), Indian fighter and showman, today took the witness stand In defense of her character and good name, which hive wen assailed by her husband in his sensational petition for a divorce, and to tell her side of the family quarrel. Mrs. Cody emphatically denied that lie had ever attempted to poison her hatband and that she had administered dragona blood or any poison1 1 him lor the purpose of securing his Jove or gaining control over him. The hearing was held behind closed the law offices of Wilcox and ,JXT? Halligan, attorneys tor Mrs. (tody, who have conducted her defense nines o Bill filed his at Basin City, petition the county seat of Big Horn county, oyo. cdy testified that she was married to Col. Cody in St. Louis, forty she was 22 years old. 8, when ,me w were married,'' she ..Jr .. of (tody was employed on the Kansas, as a teamster and as a f,r becme engagedeontrae-rbuffalo hunter for ? the railroad thl Kansas division of ths Ultra Pacific. He killed thousands of inimals which were used by the Tders b,r meat. we Moved to what was then ,phlTRon- - Nb- - where Col. Cody Sr" scout for the government, at F',rt McPherson tor sev-mi were poor In those ni1 ? did what I could to assist la JiP,loning kc family by taking In ' JJ G1- - Cody and I did not have during our residence at Fherson. The colonel went on fv. d shortly sfler ! w in 18. to Rochester. N. Y., wiLi' took tor four years. Z: ,iTd of thla time we esme Usrk espiretion t Nebraska, and locate! at North Platte. We bought r v here, from time to time wilth But-tal- never heard of such a thing." "Did yon ever give the colonel thing to make him sick?" any- No air. "Did yon ever poison him?" "No air." Replying to further questions, Mrs. Cody declared she had never told Mrs. Boyer (a witness tor the plaintiff) or auy person that she had ever drugged her husband to make him love her or to gain control over him so that he would sign certain papers for her. She also deuled that she had ever poisoned any of the colonel's doge Intentionally. I told the men at the ranch," ahe explained, "to put out strychnine or other poison for the rats, which were getting bothersome, and accidentally the colonels dogs got some of the poison. One of the dogs in particular, of which the colonel was very fond, was killed, and I felt very badly over it. "Mrs. Cody acknowledged that she punished her children "whenever they needed it," and had occaalonalyy castigated them with a small riding whip. Mrs. Cody denied that she was ever Intoxicated as had been testified by witnesses for the plaintiff. She never drank liquor except for medicinal purposes, sbr said, and never used profane or obecene language. ' "Do yon still love CoL Cody? asked the attorney. "Yes, he ! the faltar of my children, gnd I love him still." Do you (desire a reconciliation at this time?1', "Yea I dp. but I think that the colonel ought to retract the poisoning accusation." "Would you be glad to see him now?" h colonel's show business, ... "Yes. I (would gladly welcome him we purchaed our residence home. l.. "Did you ever complain to Mrs. ,1wn' Th" was fixed up In mThVJPAnd 1 prrPnd to welcome Boyer aiiGut the conduct of Col. Cody?" ,l0,n from England, where "No sir. v 'Did fj'oa ever tell her the names tonring with hia show." w. T?1 l,rac-min- g .omen with whom yon thought the occasion , l!? nf banquet tendered by the was intimate?" P1,tu he colonel?" iiy wkl Sir. Halligan. "Did CM. Cody give you ihis North sir. Platte rntyh ami ci;y property?" did you ever admisisler Yin girl ind when h did n stid Co1- - or any liquid that take this and keep it Mamma, cdyonld Injure him? : for us for our old age." : I never did. Mrs. Codyl recitfd th incident oi "rfl',en;ly doctored the colonel the funeral tr p from Spokane to Roch- -- ffrpd with minor ailments. Jid J" 1 l1 . .. you )u ' (Contii ued from Page 2) 18 TOO MUCH TOR YOUNG BILL MAY DEVIL AROUND CORBETT Starting In With Confidence Denver Man Is All But Knocked Out When His Seconds Throw Up the Sponge San Francisco, Woodward's Pavilion, Feb. 8. Battling NeUon, of Chicugu. mad Young Cm belt, of Denver, appear the veriest tyro at the fighting game tonight when he practically knocked him out in the middle of the ninth round. In order to cave their man a complete knockout, the seconds threw up the sponge. The man who twice met Terry McGovern waa Hot in it with the young Dane at any stage of the game, lie seemed to lack speed and certainly lacked accuracy, lu the early part of tbe fight on several occasions he straightened Nelaon up wlih rights and left on the Jaw. but when it came to following up bis advantage, his swings were wild. He seemed to be while Nelson at all times was cool and confident. lu Uic seventh round when it appeared at if Corbett was practically gone, he showed a flash of his old tima speed and landed severe several punches on Nelsona ribs ami Jaw. it was only a spurt, however, and Young Corbett soon lapsed into his condition which lasted until the end of the fight. Nelson's plan of battle was to force Corbett around tbe ring, keeping close to him all the time. Whenever Corbett missed a wtJff, Nelson wsa there with a reLnvn which generally landed. From the fifth round on. Nelson had Corbett in a corner or against the ropes and landed heavy blows at will. Corbett in some way managed to protect himself from a knockout blow until tbe middle of the ninth round. Then, in a rally. Nelson swung his right over the Jaw ami Corbett went down on Ills back. Ha down and then stood up agulnxt the ropes with his hands lowered unable to protect himself. Nelson partly toppled him over with a swing on the Jaw, but before Corbett was fairly on tbe mat, his secumls threw up the sponge. The round lasted two minutes and 38 seconds. In (lie eighth round Nelson hod Corbett against the ropes and the Denver man claimed a foul and lowered hla hand. No foul wsa apparent and the referee did not allow it. Nelson tonight demonstrated that he is Corbett' superior, in speed, accuracy ami aim, ability to take punishment and stiff punches. After the fight Corbett hsd but iverg little to say. He had no excuse to offer. Nelson, of coure. was very happy and announced bis next effort would be to obtain a light with Britt who had once defeated him. The fight tonight was heavily played by the betting element. The odds were 10 to 8 snd were easily snapped at by Corbett's admirers' but there was plenty of Nelson money in eight and all beta offered were taken. oivtT-snxio- aemi-grog- THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS. firet to enter 9:43 p. m. Corbeit-watho ring. He was followed by an army of photographers who immediately took possesion of the ring. Corbett walked about the ring fylly three minutes bowing bis acknowledgments to the storm of applause that wept over the pavilion as he made his appearance. 11:06 p. m. Nelson Is slow in making hia appearance. In ths meantime Young Corbett paced from side to side smiling and looking very unconcerned. with shook hands repeatedly He frienda and once went among the audl-enr- e s vicious left to tbe L,v and a right high on the body as the tall clanged. The advantage villi Corbett. Nelson throughout acted mo-tl-y on the defensive. Round 2.- - Nelson emu, tail low. Corbett waJod in, mixing it fiercely, but did not land. They kept at clo-- e quarters, Corbett lauding left and right aliort any rights and lefts to the Jaw. He tried bis nght haymaker, but ran st into a stiff right to the Jaw. They fought desperately at close quarters, Corbett resting hia heal on Nelson's but failed to worry Nelson, 'iiia cht, crowd yelled "break and the referee separated the men. Again they went to close quarters. Nelson upperruttlng Corbett on Jaw with right. Corbett then planted a fierce right, to tbe body, but Nelson kept after ths Denver boy and forced him to rover. Corbett jsbhed two lefts to the taw and Just previous to tbe gong as ting a hard right lo the face. It ass a desperate round, both meu roughing it considerably, with Nelson the chief offender. Corbett had a abide. Round 8. They sparred carefully. Finally Corbett bored In, trying left fur the face, but was blocked. They roughed it. Nelson butting Corbett Nelson swung right and left to tbe body as Corbett was trying lo work to clinch. Nelson Olein planted hia left hard on Corbett's face and Corbett's right went wild. Nelson put in heart punches and a left awing sent Corbett dona. He. ass up quickly and sliot bin left to Nelson's fare and a right hard to body. Corbett then staggered Nelson with right and left to wing to the Jaw. Tao mure swings went ailil and the injunction came from Corbett's corner "steady. swings at the whaie of tbe round were wild and Nelson, finding an opening, shot in two lefts to tbe body. The round closed with honors. is favor of Cor,-bett'- a Corbett. Round 4. Corbett waded right in and they fought in mix to the center of the' ring, separating Corbett sent left lo the head and a right to the riba. Then they exchanged light lefts to tbe face and Corbett, backing away, swung left lightly to the lace. Another clinch follnwed,- the crowd yrll-la- g break. Both missed left swings for the jaw and a left hook by Curlmtt went wild. Corbett landed two rights and a left to the Jaw and they fougb both landing virions! r in a mix-utelling blowa. Cdrtatl broke it up with a vicious right to the body, but Nelson kept after him. roughing it in the The pace wsa terrific at clinches. this stage, both men showing the effects of the pare. As the bell rang Corbett planted a fearful left Bush on the Jaw that sent Nelson quickly to his corner. It was an even round. Round S. They went to clone quarters Immediately. Nelaon then chased Corbett about the ring, but Corbett drew him to a clinch. Corbett swung twice with left to the fare, but Nelson countered with right to the head. Corbett then uppercut with left to the chin and Nelson counted with right and left to the face and body. CoVtatt then hooked bln left to the Jaw and In a mix Nelson uppercut him with left to the jaw and drove In a forceful right to the Jaws. Nelaon followed bin advantage, sending in right and left to the tore, during Corbett snd bringing blood from Corbett's mouth. Corbett fought buck wildly trying to find n vital spot with a knockout punch, hut the Dane kept himself covered. Corbett wax extremely tried as be went to his corner while Nelson was very cool. It was Nelson's rounJ by a wide margin. Round C. Corbett looked worried as he toed the scratch. Nelaon forced him to a corner, but Corbett wiggled out. Then they went lo a clinch and Nelson shoved Corbett to the floor. Arising Corbett uppercut with left to the chin and missed a vlcioua right, tor the head. Nelson kept boring in, forcing - p; to greet an enthusiastic admirer. Confidence waa depicted in. every line face. of the 10:07 p. m. Nelson has Just entered the ring. Both men were clad in brown westers, Nelson minus his trousers. They shook hands cordially and then went to their corners. Nelson was tbe first to be introduced. Announcer Jordan presented bim to the crowd as Tbe hardest nut in the profession. For a favorite in the betting his reception was mild In the extreme. Corbett was thou introduced. "One of tbe most popular fighters and het boys in the profusion, was Jordans nn inter of announcing the Denver boy. Corbett was greeted again with prolonged cheering. A challenge was then read from Eddie Hanlon and Jimmy Britt wsa then introduced. He said: '1 am always ready and willing to meet anv one in Ike world at my weight.' with which remark he jumped from the ring. The rrowd yelled for Guns. Cans ass For School Purposes in ths Philippine presented and received the mot genIslands Other Legislation. Gmus erous applause of the evening. said: the Washington. Feb. 28. Wlu-"I will lay quiet for while and let House met today consideration wan the other lightweight settle it umoug given to n numlier o. bills, by unanimthemelves." ous consent. Bills were passed setting The men then polled for tlieir plioto-grap- aside public lands in the Philippines for It was noticed tbet Nelson school purposes, to regulate the coir bit drawn as be squared off. atruction of dams over navigable rlv looked He appeared to he about ta-- inches era; to provide for the Investigation taller than the Denverite. with special reference lo of contest, Mar-qu- i tbe leprosy, It will be a rare of leper in Hawaii; to incorrules. of QuQeenabery academy in porate tbe American 10:18. Time called. to Rome; provide for the performance. 1 Corbett danced about Hound temporarily, of the duties of apprals-- i looking confident, while Nelson wore a ere and assistant appraisers of . mer-- ! Corbett continued to chan dire, in case of vacancies or for more serious sir. dsnee for fully uiinnte trying to the revised on. Then be quickly shot a any other rase;to amending un so as statutes entrymen permit straight right over the heart and der tbe homestead laws to deed rights mised a simitar attempt. Two lefts of way tor telegraph and telephone for the head went wild and a straight lines without prejudicing their claims; right landed high on Nelson's chest. granting lands lo Tacoma, Wash., for and Nelon use as a More sparring followed public ark; asthorixing the planted left to Ihe stomach and Corof the Interior to construct secretary 111 left herd the drove to face, dam across Yellowstone river. Monbett stream thin of a from blood bringing tana. in connection with Irrigation Nelson's month. Corbett pat two lefts works: fof the of and thon drove a haymak- townshipsproviding to the body in Cascade county. Mont., to the Nelson body. then lent and ing right providing far h covering into the Corbett back to tbe ropes with reclamation fund of certain proceeds of straight right to the forehead. Then sales of property purchased by the. they mixed it fiercely, Corbett landing reclamation funri. PUBLIC LANDS ARE SET ASIDE d drsa-Nelso- n to tbe rope. He then lanital left and right awing to Corbett's fsca and blocked attempts at vicious counters. Cor tat t then ran Into a straight left on tho fare and Nelson landed left ml fight to the jaw and face, sending Corbel t about tbe ring like a feather. Corbel t fought bark gamely, but Nelson was too strong and planted right and left to the Jaw as the bell rang. It looked very serious for Corbett Hie tall rang. Corbett going to Ilia corner groggy. Nelson wsa (very careful, however, ami look no chances of receiving Corbett's blows which atill had steam behind them. Round 7 -- Nelson quickly drove right to the face but received in return a right to the ribs and a left to the The Denver boy continued to face. break ground. Nelson following him and landing left and right upper cut to the face. Corbett Jolted Nelson with right to ihit face, but the Dune scarcely noticed it. Nelson gut Curtail against the rope, putting right snd left swings to the Jaw, Itoitait failed to land at any stage and was dared. Kelson kept pegging away, ending hia usual volley of right and left Jolts to the face. Corbett fought like a drowning man grasping a straw, bill Nelson showed him no mercy. Occasionally (torbett whipped hi right lo ths jaw but it waa returned three fold. Corbett took a terrific beating in this round and looked like a defeated man as be went to hi corner. It was all Nelson's round. Round 8 Corbel I lunged out wildly with left and they mixed it in the center. Corbel t landing several fearful right uppercuts to Nelson's jaw, dating the Dane. There waa a terrific uproar. It was only a flash in the ian, however, for Nelson kept, after Corbett and landed almost si will. He forced Corbett lo the ropes with left end right swings to the head and body, lie kept up this work, Corbett fighting with aa exhibition nf- - gameness seldom seen in a fight. Nelson drove CortaU in bis pwn comer, raining right and left to tbe Jaw. He kept on administering terrific punishment. Corbett was game to the core ami fought back like a wild men, landing two hard right to the jaw. Nelson then got Corbett against the ropes and Corbett threw hia arms around his own face lo protect himaelf from the Dane's terrifio onslaught. The gong rang with Corbett in this position and nil but out. Round 9 Corbett broke ground and received a straight left and thsn a straight right to the jsw. Corbett sent In two lefts to the face and then shot a straight left to the chin, bnt Nelson retaliated in kind, giving blow for d was again blow. The about tbe ring and a straight left to the jaw sent him against the two ropea. Suddenly Corbett shot Nelstraight rights to the Jaw, but son never budged sn inch, (torbett rallied again, driving left right to the face.' They worked to tbe center of the ring. Corbett went to ihe floor from a straight right which caught him on the jaw. He look the count gwt up, bnt was no groggy that he could scarcely aland. Nelson went at him like a tiger, but at this point, seeing Hist their man was hopelessly defeated the seconds Corbett wsa threw up the sponge borne lo his corner. Nelson was quickly given the decision. Corbett bnf-fette- Senator Morgan's Critic ian of Measure Relating to Indian Sectarian Schools. hea the InWashington, Fob. dian appropriation bill wa laid before tta senate and the cuiinmltee amendment relating to sectarian srhouli was considered, Mr. Stone thought that a minlake had lieen mad and expressed the opinion thst public fuuds lind been diverted to the support of aectsriaa schools. This lie considered wrong m principle and calinilatrd to lead to scandal. Mr. Penrose made a poliit of order against the committee asiMiameni, and also again!, an amendment offered by Mr. McCunitar to the amendment, but. waa overruled oa both point. The committee amendment relate to tribal funds, while the McCuiuber amendment seeks tn permit the use of the share of individual InJiani. Mr. Morgan expressed the opinion that McCinuber'a amendment give away ail that had been gained by the committee. It has tbe effect, he said, of. confirming all that has hero duns and of making that legal which other wise would not be eo. Mr. McCunitar replied that the only purpose of his amendment Is to give individual clioice of action, which, he aid. ought to be absolutely legal. ' We know, replied Mr. Morgan, that this i a movement CALIFORNIA INVESTIGATION. Ll: (Continued on Fage Three.) Measure la With Unexpected OppeeL ties it House, i Topeka, Kan. Frh 28. The anti discrimination bill waa a special order is lbs house today, but was not reached m aruounc of time being taken up with a dltcnstioa of the primary election law. It will probably be reached tomorrow. Them Is a growing conviction that the asti discrimination bill may not be yarned by the house. A week ago the home leaders refused to assure postage of the measure because (he senate would sot accept the houan railroad bill. Since then a (ouferenvs committee has been considering the railroad bill ud had adjusted moat of (he points of diJerence. Leading legislators have mid oil men had enough legislation alnady. On I he other hand, tta friends of the anti discrimination bill urge that a failure to pass It would be a bard blow fur tta stale refinery to overcome. The house passed a rcaoln-(io- n today providing for an investigation of ths Irfidlng twine combine and ihe mat daridM to look into the wurklngs of the insurance companies doing biwinem is this stale. It is allegro (hat tba companies hare made a combine In violation trust law. of the slate anti NAN PATTERSON CASE. hnmauie Creed in and Around Court House. the New York, Fob. 28. Argument on (he wrrils of habeas corpus and certiorari obtained for Nan Patterson, was postponed today, until tomorrow, by Jiutics Gajmor, Miss PatUnoa appeared in high Then spirit. was an Immerse crowd In and abont the court house In Brooklyn whn Iks prisoner arrived, oo and the seem displeased Justice Raynor that he only granted tbn request for podpowment on the under- standing that It would be necessary Sacramento, Cal., Feb, 22. The state to again bring Hiss Patterson to senate today refused to adopt the re- court. port of the special conimitro appointed to investigate the financial eyiUun Wssbingtos, Feb. 28. The Stale department has received a cablegram t the Mate university. from Mr. Riuaell, minister to Bogota, Washington, Feb. 28. 8ensior Kean announcing the appniuteat of Diego today reported from the committee m Msailosa as niisiotcr from Colombia to interstate Commerce, a resolution in- theVnlted Sub. He will reach structing the committee to alt daring VTtahiugtm la afrw week. Mr. Mem of Congress to consider rail- Washington Is a tow week. Mr. the supporter of President Reyen. road legislation. ' rcs Mea-wrsr- USING OYAMAS TACTICS Replies ter Kuroki's Attack On His Left By Counter Move On Japanese and the Seizure of a Bridge. gma 815.-00- abno-lutel- Ken ms Meeting on the part nf sectarians to get control of these funds. Tbe priest are at work the priests of all denomiiiatioiiii. They go to an Indian and tell him You are going to tall if you don't send your mu Billy Bowlegs to our chool and give us an order on llm treasury for payment.' We aro seeking to do by indirection what wo elioiild do by dirro tion if at all merely beating 'the devil around the bush. The McCumber amendment of the committee was adopted 21 to 28. Tho sectarian school amendment la the Indian bill as amended was adopted. Figliling on a large male is in prabetween the Russian and JapanGenera! ese armies in Manchuria Kuropatkin, after meeting ihe initiative of tta Japanese in ihs eailcrn part of the Sbsklm Valley, assumed ths aggressive in the western portion under cover nf heavy artillery fire from Putiiiff Hill and Novgorod Hill, succeeded in driving the Japsscsn from s position in the outskirts of Sandispu. Biinultaneoualy tta Russians attacked and captured a railroad bridge on the Woodward's Pavilion. San Francisco, Japan" center. Much more serious the Feb. 28. - Battling Nelson, of Chicago, is the Japanese movement against un Russian left wing which threatens, feathand Young Corbett, to oblige General erweight of the world, met for the les quickly checked, abandon '.Ihe poeitkma lo toKuropatkin Woodwards at pavilion second time on tne Hun River which ta ha orcu night in a contest to determine which during the winter. of the two shall meet Champion Britt pled and nofortified confirmation of the report in a return match in ihe near future. There la Runsian commander in cliief Between four and five thousand people that tbe notified the emperor that s retreat witnessed tbe apctacle and it is estimat- ha northward hs Itecos Imperative, 0. ed the receipt will approach For the first time In his fistic career Nelson entered the ring a favorite in the betting, the result, apparently, of hla previous victory over tbe champion. That Corbett, however, has not suffered In popularity, was attested by the great ovation accorded Mm when be appeared at Harry Corbett's resort at 6 o'clock this evenwhich ing, preparatory to weighing in, demonstration was more than duplicated when the Denverite skipped the arena ropes ready for action. Corbett who has time snd again claimed tack of condition as the cause of Ms recent defe.it st the hands of Nelson, and would realizing that defeat tonight send him into puglhtlc obscurity, has trained faithfully and unremittingly himself for tta past two months, and v waa in he thst announced tonight statement His shapeperto1 was easily roiroboraied as he gripped foi action, a It. was palpable man wlio twice lowered ihe baltie McGovern wa lit lo fight of his life. He looked fresh, srong the tattle and confident and prior to of an early expressed l'imself as hopeful , , and easy victory. Nelson, likewise, has but self to a drastic eourre of training, has unlike Curtail, difficult v in making tne specified weight. He wes compel!"! his conditioning spent.the of Ihe fight, while Corbett last day to rest. H wax Nelwn wa unimpeachable source. htof today to a compelled io spend part in order establishment bath llamam however, fact, which forfeit, save his to the public known by not was generally NOT BE PASSED BUSH 28.-W- s Yes sir; I doctored him and gave him different kinds of medicine for hie little troubles when he drank." Did you ever administer dragons, blood for the purpose of making the colonel love you more and other women leas? No, air; and I dont know wbat dragona' blood la. Never aw any and BEATING THE THE Dol- todays meeting said that the Japanese domestic financial rapuciiy to its friends. that had forced him to aunendcr was astonishing even had He expressed the belief that the alight Port Arthur, which he said ha order disturbance in financial conditions dein only done as a last resort and the enormous expenditures was to avoid the slaughter that would have spite vaulted from the taking of the city due to the fuct that agriculture furnConbv amault. He aaid that until tbs last ished the countrys greet wealth. moment they bad hoped for relief from tinuing, Count Okuiua said that he believed the country could continue the Gea. Kuropatkin and Vico Admiral war without any feeling of embarrass- CONTEST IS TODAY TO E ROUNDS WITH NELSON PRICE FIVE CENTS 28, 1:30 a. m. from Manchuria In of the most important nature. The Associated Press die patch from Mukden which was transmitted at noon of s Tuesday indicating that a general waa beginning along (he wrlmle of the 100 miles of front occupied by the two armies. General Kuropatkin appears to have taken a leaf out of Field Marshal (Kama's book and replied to Uraeral Kurokia attack oa the Russian left by a counter attack on the Jajian-- e left In which General Ksnlher'a inlliul success in better fur (lie Russians than tho success of General the Hunaisn (vanguard being established at tta outskirts of bat-(I- Mukden, Frit. 28, noon. Fighting in in progress today along the whole line the Japanese attacking everywhere. All allarJcs this morning were beaten tact and tba Russiaas made counter attacks t many plsrea On the right flank the Russians occupied the village of Boat-stsewhkk ie close to Sandispu, and from that postl Ion hurled hand grenades arrosi the intervening ravine into lb Japanese trenches in Sandispu, ant' great disorcausing heavy der, si, ket RUSSIANS SEIZE BRIDGE, Monday evening. DEADLOCK STILL ON. Jefferson City, Mo., Frb. 28. With the exception that Col. Kerens called three of his supporters who have been Mattering their vote, to hi standard is tbs 14th ballot today, there was no chsnge In the enatorisl deadlock. Tta vote: Nisdringbsu 81: Cockrell 72; Kiwm IS; Dyer 1; McKinley g, ii. tta FIGHTING IN PROGRESS, Mukden, Fb. 28. The Russians have seized the bead of the bridge across the 8hakhe river in the center of the Japaaese lines, assisted by artillery firing of particular energy from Putiloff bill and Novogord hllL attacks oppowira Ten determined Yarning Tong tud west of Vsnupudsi were all repulsed with heavy lows. The situatiue on the Russian left flank is n nr hinged ax compared with St. Petersburg, Feb. Inst evening's news same time General delivered a blow against ths Japanese center, seizing s railroad briilge arms the Rliakhe river. The therefore, give s more hopeful aspect to Ihe situation st the Russian at my. 1 hough driven out of fihakhc Pa-appears lu have siirref:ll In slopping, at least for Ihe moment, the further advance of the Japanese and beaten off ihe attack on Ihe witter. develoThe effect of yesterday's pments on General Kupipntkin's rejiort-e- d intention to withdrew from the Shakhe i problematical, i'nder any circumstances, It is doubly dangerous when the armie are grappling In a general engagement, but if General Kurokl suqreeds in Tolling up the HuMlan left much further, the perilous expedient At to stand and fight out the tattle oa the line whkh ha has bold during (be winter, and if he should be shls to administer a vigorous check to General Kurokl, he h secured a good position for his second more in the great game. Kuro-patki- n 4; Elliot L RAIMI DELAY TRAINS. s. Phoenix. Ariz.. Feb. 28. It coni in- tied to rain here all last night and lhl nntil thU forenoon ud thro rea-e- d evening, but K is again mining tonight harder thu ever. The Gila River bridge esHt-wa- counter may become- necessary. The strokes on tta right snd center mar withpowibly be intended to cover the howdrawal of trninn and store. If, ever, General Kurojuukln i determined arwa- - intact at lst reports, train riving this morning late and leaving this evening. All Santa Fe trai.i are held for daylight run on account of tba wifi road bed. and the mails are are All rivers somewhat delayed. booming. j Warsaw, Fab. 26. The Jewirii store clerks whu etiurk work are now paradcoming tho Jrvlah quarter, forcibly uot pelling the merehaats who have yet done . lo close their shops |