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VOL. XXII.—NO. 161.
WIT THROWS OUT
SUPREME COURT,-.DECLARES THE
IMM> LAW INVALID AND RE
-•.. STORES SENG
HAST OTHER LAWS IK DANGER
COURT SCORES THE LEGISLATURE
• FOR RECENT EVASIONS OF --'
THE ism AMENDMENT
JUSTICE MITCHELL'S OPINION
It Deals h Hard Blow at the Minne
apolis Primary .Election Law and
•i Number of Other Acts «rf Es
■• ' ■•' '"■ •' v'•
pecial Interest In St;- Paul, Min
neapolis and Duluth—Gov. LindV
Opinion—Sena- and Rltt Talk.
Not only is Robert.H. Seng reinstated'
as city and couuty assessor by a' decision
handed down by Justice Mitchell, " of- the'
supreme court, yesterday,-but a serious
cloud Is thrown on the legality of half
the legislation affecting municipalities
passed by -recent .-legislatures, and so
sweeping in its terms is the opinion hand
ed down by the supreme court yesterday
that there seems mo way out of the
dilemma but through the colls of endless
litigation. 77' ~ .7- ,'
The trouble comes chiefly through the
assumption by the legislature that a
prcper classification' of, cities, according
to population, under a former decision of
the court, was sufficient to bring a law
for' a conceded special purpose within
the terms and form of a general law, and
net in -conflict with the constitutional
amendment of 1891 prohibiting special
legislation. .... '77.7?.
In numerous laws passed by the last
legislature especially, this presumption
was acted upon, and the bill under the
terms of which Assessor Seng was ousted
Was one of these. The decision is very
pointed in Its reference to this matter of
classification according to population, and
not less than twenty bills which became
laws at the session of 1899, recently clos
ed, promise to be held Invalid if the su
preme court sticks to the sweeping dec
larations of the opinion of the Seng case.
The syllabus of this decision" is as fol
lows: ■;■ 7 ' '' .-7- 'v ." ' : ' ■'■"
WHAT THE COURT SATS.
State, ex rel. W. B. Douglas and jR. H.
- Seng, relators, vs., Gregory P. Ritt, re
- spondent. -: v". • .'7
T Syllabus— Laws 1899 Ch. 140 provides:
Section pii There shall be elected In
each county in'this state having a popula
tion of not less, than 100,000 and not over
185,000 inhabitants a county assessor who
shall hold, his- office for two years from
and after the first" Monday in January
next succeeding his election, etc.
7.Sec. 6. .The board of county commis
sioners rin such , counties - shall at their
first meeting after the passage of this act
nominate and appoint- a .county assessor
who shall fill such office until the next
general, election to be held in the montn
of November, 1900, and until his successor
is elected and qualified. --«..:. -. ;.-.- •-<-..
The primary and essential provision of
the act, and that which differentiates
counties falling within its operation is
that it provides for one county assessor
for the whole county Instead of an asses
sor for -each .municipal division of the
county as provided by the then existing
general laws.' - - » - .
Held that- the entire act Is invalid- as
being special legislation regulating the af
fairs of counties In violation of section 33,
article 4, of the constitution; the ' at
tempted classification by population, as
applied to the subject of the act, being
incomplete, arbitrary, and evasive- of the
provisions of the constitution.-
Also ' that section 6 is invalid for the
further reason that it will not operate
uniformly upon all the counties of the
class, not being applicable to counties
which may come within the subsequently
to. the annual election in November, 1890
Judgment of ouster ordered. ■ ■• -
'-, -' .*. ■ , ■', ■■•'-- - . ——Mitchell. ..
•in the opinion accompanying, which
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' 7' ROBERT FITZSIMMONS, OF CORNWALL,
|||| Until Yesterday Champion: Heavyweight Pugilist .of "• the World. *-'
ijje £t fmtl »|lube
goes. more into detail, Justice Mitchell
says: . # .„- •'.-■■.•: -- • .
TEXT OF. THE, OPINION.
The only question presented is whether
the act is constitutional'": 77
The court has so often been over the
whole subject of classification that it. is
unnecessary? to do more than restate two
fundamental rules. ..--■•■ ' .' ■ . i
.. First—; basis of classification cannot
be .arbitrary, or illusive, - but must be
founded upon a substantial distinction,
having reference. to the subject matter
of legislation, between- the objects- or
places"embraced in the subject of legisla
tion and those excluded as suggests the
necessity or propriety of different legis
lation for the two; in -respect to the mat
ter, which is the subject.or legislation. .." .
• Second—The act must include' and act
uniformly upon all of - the class, .that is
all. whose conditions and .wants render
Such' legislation • equally appropriate to
them as a'class.'". ■■'"-■'*.-.-.'
- Judging from recent : legislation in this
state, it. would seem that the impression
is prevalent that because classification
on the, bases of- population may •be proper
for the purpose of legislation upon cer
tain subjects, therefore any classification
on the 'basis of-' population *is appropriate
for the purposes of legislation on any
subject. The sooner the minds of legisla
tors : and others', are disabused of this
erroneous: impression the better, for un
der, any such rule the provisions 'of the
const!tuition.-7 against .*-' special"^ legislation
.would':become-: wholly -nugatory. If :it is
permissable to. adopt for any and all pur
poses-: a classification founded upon any
and every arbitrary and Illusive basis of
population, we might have as-many acts,
general In form but special .in • fact, as
there are counties, cities, villages, town
ships,- wards and school: districts in the
state.. ." '•-.-.-._.---
It ought to be apparent to any one on
a moment's reflection <- that, under- the
rules above stated, classification on the
basis of popula.ion maybe appro, ate for
one purpose and not - for another; that
is, for ' legislation upon one subject and
not for. legislation upon another. For
example, a classification of counties or
cities on the basis of population might
•be proper, - as was held in Anderson vs.
Sullivan, for the purpose of fixing the
compensation .of county or: city officers,'
Inasmuch as the extent of their duties
and labors presumably bear some rela
tion to the population of their respective
counties and cities, while classification
on any such basis for the purpose of fix
ing the time at which elections should be
' held to elect such officers would be as
arbitrary as if it had been based upon the
initial letter of the counties or cities. Or,"
again, where the subject of the legislation
Is such that the classification by popula
tion would be proper, a particular basis
might be incomplete because It did not in
clude within the class all objects or places
similarly situated; that is, whose condi
tions render "such legislation appropriate
This is the fatal defect in the act under
consideration. 1- ' • ' -.-••"■-•
The essential provision of this' act and
the one which was designed to differ
entiate counties feeling within the purview
is the one providing for one assessor for
the whole county, Instead of one for each
township, city "and village, as provided
in the existing general laws. All other
provisions of the act are merely incidental
or auxiliary to this. We are not prepared
to say that population might not be a
legitimate basis upon which to divide
counties into . two ,v classes—one in which
there should be but one assessor and the
other in which there should be an assessor
for each municipal division of the county
- If such basis of classification .would be
proper upon such a subject, it must be
because very populous counties -usually
contain a large amount, of .urban as well
as suburban • and . rural property, the
values of which, according to area, differ
greatly, depending upon location and the
nature of - improvements, and, in order to
secure uniformity, it is desirable to have
It all assessed by- one ' officer. But the
mors populous the •' cduntyf the more
strongly • this : reason would apply; -If it
applies to counties whose population Is
between 100,000 and 185,000, It applies with
still-' greater force to counties of more
than 185,000. ■-..-"'- -_-..-.,.-;.
That this act was.intended.to.apply only
to Ramsey county could not be clearer if
the act had In express terms so stated, r -
In view of what has been said, it be
comes •. unnecessary to consider section 6
of the act (the very one under which Rltt
obtained his appointment), except to say
that in any event it would be Invalid, for
the. reason that by. Its very, terms it could
never ~ apply -to- any county which might
I come into the class subsequent to the an
nual ele-ctfcmtln j November, 1900. 'It fol
lows that the relator (Seng) .Is. entitled to
the office, and that the. respondent (Rltt)
Is 7 unlawfully,' in : possession of It. Let
Judgment of ouster be Issued. -' -
WHERE IS BROADWAY BRIDGE? !
The effect of tho decision giving the
city of St. Paul the right to transfer from
the.-fund.for. the Broadway bridge what
is left therein to the bridge repair fund
! comes within the same question. Indeed,
it. had already been- raised, and in view
of the dubious position of- the supreme
court on the question, there is no doubt
but that this will be carried right to the
same tribunal for exact and definite de
termination. The word '.'dubious". v above
is not ( the Globe's adjective, but that
of an attorney prominent" in the state,
who, while declining to be. quoted, pointed
F-> Continued "on Third Page,
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNK 10, 1890.—TEN PAGES.
Story of the Battle Told in Briefi
5
Round One—Jeff ties, start? d right in to fight, but Fitzslmmoni*'^^ens*
was perfect and neither had gained an advantage. when the gong |
'•'■'-'._". sounded. " 7 -.* -' ' ' S • ;
7" Round Two— second round was in Jeffries' favor, '. . the: champion be
ing knocked flat on his back with a hard blow on the mouth. ", ; *
..:..- Round Fltzs'mmons started in to do aggressive work and had a
>": i:~'bit the better of the exchanges. .- - . 7.7. • . •--.'{ 'X'} - -
'-._'- Round Four—Re7u"ts' were about, even. :-■ 7-* & 1 '-•'? v
-'. Round Five—Fast fighting in which there was no material advantage
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- Round Six— clinched, repeatedly and referee experienced. much t diffi
culty 'culty in separating them: Round ended in Fitzsimmons' favor. '
Round Seven—Fitzsimmons still on the aggressive and forcing the fight-"
ing, the round ending In his favor. . « - . Jg \7--, s• J •-.'•'
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• Round Eight—Jeffries was late in coming to the scratch, but when he got
7 to work had all T the best of it. Fits fought desperately, but his "Wows.
r -'^.V failed to stop the rushes of the big Californian. It began to look like ;
-.7 7 defeat for the champion. 71 .. I \_'■■-. '■'•"".'.-" -'.". :"-... i 77:.. Z±-777777 :7 •. ~.-:7. .
-;V;. ißound Nine—Fitzsimmons was still en" the, aggressive, but the Califor
'< ;:f-» nian landed repeatedly with effect and the round closed decidedly In
' •- ' his favor."' - : • *'- ''■" -: ;.'- ■""■ '-'«■' .- -J'-". •;.";—-.-•-■.-.. .>,.■ . 7^7
Round Fitisimmons was knocked down" twice, and went to >\ his
... corner groggy at the close' of the round. ! The end was in sight, and
'y-~ Jeffries seemed to know it. He was ' over-anxious, however," '■■- and
failed to end the battle in this round. A ' -••--■« 7'7-.. 77'
Round, Eleven and Last—Fitzsimmons came up slowly, but" again - as
- sumed the aggressive. Jeffries was confident, though wary,', "and
took no chances. A left on the Jaw dazed Fits, who stood'in the
middle of the ring. Jeffries paused a second, then went to the cham
pion and 7 with a right and left to the Jaw knocked Fltzslmrtions out.
BAYONETS TO BRISTLE
EXTRAORDINARY PRECAUTIONS TO
PREVENT ANTICIPATED AT- '
TACK UPON M. LOUBET - ;
UNHAPPY FRANCE'S PLIGHT
Reminder** of the Days of. , Barri
cade* and Political Intrigue*
That Terminated In Revolutions
. and Eventually the - Downfall of
Royalty, Which lis Now Credited;
With Instigating the Agitation.
PARIS, June - 9.—President - Loubet's
route next Sunday from the Elysfee palace;
to Lcngchamps will be lined with squads .
of police. . Through the Bols de Boulogne
the police will be strengthened by mount
ed republican guards, the various points
of vantage In the wood being occupied;
by the military. . . :,- : 7 7 -7.7:, •'.'.', ..-;-.
■•"; Between .the grand j stands several com- '
ponies -of Infantry will be held in read
iness to appear at a moment's notice, and
the way from the paddeck to the'presi
dent's,; box will be lined with of the
republican guards,' armed with bayonets.
Behind the soldiers will be \ hundreds of
detectives under \ the personal command
of the prefect of police of Paris. Cavalry
will be placed in readiness to j gallop., to
the course if/, necessary. ~,7 77. 7: 77iii£7
M. . Franqls Cis.sgppe < has advised "."the
' members; of the Patriotic -league not to
attend the Grand .Prix.. .7-.".. ; :'■.'■:
The v Gaulois" £ the leading. conservative
and royalist organ, commenting upon the
Socialists' threat to cause trouble," says:
. "Under the conditions it _ will be ouv
of the question to take ladles to Long
champs, -therefore we advise our readers
to stay at home." ■''"
If ■ this advice is followed - the : Grand
Prix will lose much of Its picturesque
ness. i . :" " „" • ,' ■•: , ' '--'' '•' • ~ 7:-:
One of the sporting papers asserts that
several of the principal owners intend. to
scratch -_ their horses- entered for the
Grand Prix, but it is believed that "this
report is premature, and that the at
tempts of the titled world in this direc
tion have been in vain. ;. '■"', 7'
The president's stand at Longchamps Is
much stronger and more Inaccessible than
the Auteull ; stand. „It, was j constructed
forty years a go. on plans of Due de Morny,
who, . accustomed to the - dangers of • pop-,
ular . agitation, ' had ;an eye to possible at
; tempts.- on : th* life of Louis Napoleon
during the races. -.% - , 7j7 '-■' *
I . Gen. • Baud,. chief of . the president's mil -:
itary household, Commandant Lama M.
;Dupuy v and the prefect ; - of police ; have
thoroughly inspected the whole ground to
arrange preventive measures.'. - -."."■"• -
: The .Longchamps stewards believe every
: thing will pass off- quietly, but the anar
chists still declare their intention of dem
onstrating in favor of M. Loubet, not
because they care for him personally, but
because *'the republic must be defended
against the' reactionaries." .:-■;-
! - The - Radical papers . urge Parisians to
arm themselves with bludgeons,; to chas
tise the noblemen, If the latter Insult the
president. It Is believed, however,-, that
nothing j will - happen .* beyond . a : monstor
demonstration In . favor of M. - Loubet.-
I The Paris shopkeepers are - complaining
bitterly oyer the ] threatening; Grand. Prix
week. Naturally : ladles are - reluctant to
prepare toilettes in the face of the threat
ened : storm. :- 7 r ■. 7» r -
;. The government Is doing Its utmost to.
allay excitement and: prepare for the re
ception of Capt.~ Dreyfus. It Is said he
.will disembark at Brest. .Yet Picquart'
release Is due to the fact that the German'
foreign ■ office informed 7 the authorities
that Col. Schwarzkopf en \ wrote J the petit
bleu, and, therefore it was -impossible
that Picquart could have forged it.
COL. PICQUART RELEASED.
His Liberty, However, Is Made Pro
. --. ' vUional by the' Government. 7 "
PARIS, June Lieut" Col. ; Picquart
has been provisionally released from cus
tody. ' • " ••-.: ' 7 v : :: =• ■- t-..
--«When It became know that the order
for the release of rPlcquart had been issued
M. Gasc, mayor of Vllle d'Avray, and the
prisoner's- brother-in-law, ' and ;M. Hlld,
; Maltre Laborie's secretary, proceeded to
the prison of La Sante and met Picquart,
;■ who was released about S o'clock, and
proceeded to the residence of M.- Gasc.
. - Lieut. Col. Picquart was imprisoned in
July j last, charged \ with - communicating*
confidential documents, 1 and he has since
: been accused of -fabricating' a document
Intended to compromise Maj. Count Es
; terhazy,': '•■-- :-•.... :._.— ..
BABY CLARK ABDUCTORS.
Trials Will f Begin Before Justice
. Fnraman Next Wednesday.
NEWYORK. '■:- June :: 9.-The ■::trial of
George Barrow,;' or : Beauregard,-: for kid
• naping Marlon j Clark; was' set", perempto
| rily ; for Wednesday, next 4 before 7' Justice
: Fursman, in : the' criminal ' branch of ' the
j supreme i court."l The trials of Addle Bar-
I row and Carrie Jones- will follow.
:■ :'; '■ : " BULLETIN OF : £■-".".
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY |
- Weather Forecast or > St. Paul.
.-'" '"■'. Fair; Variable '■ Winds.
Jeffries Defeats Flti»fiinmons. • |
. Special Laws Invalid.
Protection for Urabet.
2—Attempt at Suicide. > v .'
.-'■'■'■ Duluth Normal.
" Lecture on Cyrano. .'
B—Minneapolis Matters.' ,
Gen. Gomes as Guest.'. '77..
Editorial. '.'"';*'"' "--*',.;•'*'
. .Weekly Trade Reviews. -„'
Muiet Inquiry. "■■-■;>'. - It-:*--".-.-'-•■. .-•■■
'.77-.. ', - .-,- ■".,.■.•" '*? "" " '-"'.7.7 --'.."
&—Sporting- News. --'.=—/:.-'
Fight In Detail. 'i_^":-- .:;.,
--- --'. -rJeffries Won Fairly.'^ " - v'
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C—Today's Cycle Races.
Base Ball Scores. i? .
T—White Bear Protests. ]
..l^tieri^ Synod. :*"
;.-. • Supreme Court Decisions. '-'•"-
Cedar Loop Veto?
.V. ... 17. : s77izS U*«H"-'V'- -. -? v
B—Markets of the Woarl*}.. _
%ft Bar Silver, 60 «^Bc. ;
Chicago Cash Wheal, 74 3-8—
Stocks Stronger. ._•
'-w^-'.ii W».^';--i>'V's-Vr**""j"-.**7 ,
News of the Railroads.
10— the Field of Labor, ' !
St. Paul Social Aena, *
Local Beef-Market.
•" l :~''/^KM t-s*' 1:- : *t'j'< QV-r :/ ■. •_• • r
-7-;-: •'/■: OCEAN LINERS.
NEW m YORK-Arrived: - Palatla, , '"■ from
Hamburg; > Auguste Victoria, . Hamburg"
or™^w^ 00, 1 as fl Queen ß town. '
yuKENSTOWN—Arrived: Lucanla, -New
York for Liverpool. '- .
LIVERPOOL—Arrived: . New - England
waStbttSS 011 *5 ?. cor/ Ia ipobi New York.
■ £ MB vA7 lvSi: ; Fuerst Bismarck,
New York, 7 via- Cherbourg: and Bout£
ampton.. -.-• ■ 7 :~.. .- ;.. „ ,- .-.-..._-_
BOSTON-Arrived: Canad- Liverpool.
k'ENOA-Arrived: Al,er ' : New York, .via
I Gibraltar and Naples. ■»-*■*
; TODAY IN ST. PAUL.
i^^^OLITAN-Nefil'^ Stock company
,>&, c Senator, "2:30 and 8:15.
GRAND—Dark. - . . •--, r * --,*■:.-; - . :•■'.•
Vaudeville, 2 and-8 p. m--.-'.;
Swedish Lutheran synod, John street and
: :- Woodward avenue, 10130 a. m '■-■■■ ■ \
Cycle race meeting, Lexington i park, 1:30
Jubilee singers, Central" C. Park M E
; church, 8 p. m. * •-,'--*.- J-*»,- -'-■ -■..-"-• "'.
Clinton Avenue M. E. Sunday school ex
■ cursion leave's Jacksd* street 2:30 p. m
Prof. - Seymour lectures;. on London's
Tower, People's church,' ft p. m.""
Entertainment for Edmund Rice school
.. library fund, central high.school,lß p. m.
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FINDS AGAINST i WHITEMAN.
Appellate Court Sustains His Con-"
viction and Sentence- in Illinois.
CHICAGO, ' June .. adjudge.-,- Freeman,
in the > appellate court, has affirmed 4 the
finding of the criminali-court which last
July adjudged Alonzo : Whiteman, alias
E. M. Clarke, guilty of obtaining money
on false pretenses from -. the - Grand Pa
cific Hotel company,-by "means of bogus
drafts, 7 and : sentenced 7. him to -; one year
in the Bridewell, in. addition to a fine of
$2,000. The appeal from the order of the
criminal court,.-; which 7 was entered by
Judge Baker, was prosecuted ""7 on behalf
of Whiteman on the ground that errors
j were ; allowed by". the court at the trial.
One "of j the ; points raised fc was the state
ment that in passing the worthless check
on 3 which 5 the - action was | founded,. no
.verbal, statement {-"or.-representation that
it was valid waa. made to the I clerk who
received (it, \ and so credited Its;- amount
to .'the account of Whiteman, who was
then stopping at the hotel.■"%■>> - -- -"»
Early in? May, . 1898, Whiteman 'regis
tered, and at/ the end of. the week ten
dered as payment of. hi* bill & draft pur
porting to have been drawn :by the Law
rence . National' bank, 61 " Lawrence, 'Kan.*, ]
on the First National bank, of New York
city, made payable to tone" Prank W.
; Bowman, ". and indorsed .to f the order of
E. M. Clarke, by which name! Whiteman'
I had; registered, y Whiteman > later;. drew
out the balance between his account, and
the the amount of the draft, $250, and
left for St. Louis, where he was . arrest
ed, while at the Southern hotel, where
he' was registered as W. H. T * Martin. > A
large. number of . similar 4drafts.. drawn
I on the Lawrence bank In different' names
were found •In his possession. ■ .'.7:. ;;' .-. .7
AT OCEAN'S MERCY.
Capt: Jan sen and. Crew, of Schooner
■"- Pa,» Have Ronsh. Experience. ,
SAN FRANCISCO, June S.-Ca P t. Jan
sen and six % men of the schooner 1 Edward
Parke, arrived here today in a small boat
after having spent four days on the ocean
at the mercy of the^elements, which, for
tunately, were unusually calm/'Capt."Jan
sen reports that on June. 6, at 4- a. m.'-his
vessel commenced to leak. All hands were
kept \at ' the pumps until nearly noon'of
the same day, when?theater J filled the
vessel,^ causing the^'eaptaln Ito order ' his
men into; a"j "feoaf for ''"safety 1 The
! vessel sailed from this city liar. Gray's i
: Harbor on th« 4th fest. ™ m - '.-7
JEFFRIES DEFEATS FITZSIMMONS
World's Heavyweight Championship Battle Won by
the Californian in Eleven Rounds
THE GREATEST OF RECENT RING BATTLES
Fitzsimmons the Aggressor at the Outset. Fighting Gamely to the Very Finish,
but, Overmatched, Finally Worn Down by the Big Boxer and Knocked
Out—Tremendous j Excitement 7 During the Progress of the Contest
Fortunes Change Hands on the Result—Men Fought Fairly Though
7 Fiercely, and the Referee Was Not Called Upon to Caution Either as to
Foul Tactics Fitz the Favorite Up to the Hour of Battle Fight by
Rounds Shows That the Best Han Was the Winner.
"Le Roi Est Mort; Vive le Roi."
NEW'YORK, June 9.—(Special.) -Robert Fitzsimmons was defeated by James Jeffries In the
eleventh round of their battle for the world's heavyweight championship, at the Coney Island Athletic
club, tonight By his victory Jeffries % becomes the champion, and is the first man to defeat Fitzsim
mons in a fair ring fight. It was one of the most stubbornly contested battles in the annals of the
prize ring, and the best man won. While Fitzsimmons took a commanding lead at the outset the vast
ly superior weight of his antagonist soon, told, and though Fitzsimmons was the aggressor almost to the
finish, it was evident to the onlookers that nothing could save him from defeat save a fortunate chance
blow upon a vital spot
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7 The result was a surprise to the majority of the followers of the ring, for the reason that Jeffries
had done little to entitle him to defeat the acknowledged champion.. Jeffries, by defeating Fitzsimmons
as he did, establishes his claim to the title beyond dispute. From a pugilistic standpoint the fight was
far better than the most sanguine spectator had hoped to witness. Jeffries displayed cleverness as
well as strength, and at no time did he show the white feather. From a study of the battle by rounds
it will be seen that Jeffries won because he was the better fighter, and not by an accident of any sort.
;.;.:,„,- It is added that Fitzsimmons was apparently not greatly cast down by his defeat. It is probable
that he will now return to the middleweight class, of which he was the acknowledged premier Again
has it been demonstrated that a good big man can beat a good little man at the game of lead land
feint, parry and get away, j : v v" ..--, ' ' '.'7-7
NEW YORK, June o.—James J. Jeffries, another sturdy young giant, has come out from the West to whip a chum- -
, plon pugilist. At the. arena of the Coney Island Athletic club, tonight, defeated Robert Fitzsimmons world's cham-i
pion In twoclasses—miadleweight and heavyweight, in eleven rounds of whirlwind fighting. - He came to the ring a!
-rankoutsider and left, it the acknowledged master of the man he defeated. He was never at any time in serous dan- '
m r and after the size-up in the early rounds of the contest took the lead. He had the Australian whipped from the I
ninth round. 7 _•■:-*"". ""f^ V-^?^-^:^.^, •^W;^*'-.'U.. ,■,'. = :,..;'"''.'•• •■. '••--. -•'-'..- .. . „... • i
•^ It was acknowledged that'Jeffrie^ would have an immense advantage to weight, height and age but" the thou*, 1
ands who tipped and backed his -opponent; to win were sure that he was slow, and that he would in that respect' 1
be absolutely at the mercy of the past master at the science, of fighting that he was to meet. ' He proved on the con! !
trary, that he was just as fast as the man he met, and beat him down to .unconscious defeat in a fair fight -
;-;;%";N::'JA^ J. Jeffries, OF CALIFORNIA* of idlers that usually comes to the front on an occasion o£
The New Champion ! Heavyweight Pugilist of the World that kind. ~V ~r.-^; -7, -v.
The lateness of the hour at which the contestants were announced to appear kept the' crowd from seeking the
Coney ? Island club house very early, and Coney, with"^t^merry-go-rounds, Ferris wheels,gilded. cafes, jugglers and:
bespangled- banners, furnished ample amusement and .'entertainment during the wait. It all made a strange scene*
Crowds thronged the streets and surged around among the stands and stalls of the -ready-made, confections. The
demands of the curious were very strange, and the orchestras that made apologetic music were never worked 'harde'v
' The : many places where . liquid and' solid refreshments were dispensed were filled to overflowing, and everywhere was
the buzz of conversation freighted with fight talk. It was on everybody's lips. Enthusiasts 7 L 'touted their favorite.^
Here Fitzsimmons' would win in a walk; there Jeffries was a sure winrer.' -Tne newsboys shouted late extras that 'told"
all about it, and fakirs offered the latest pictures of the two giants who were n fight. ,
•'-..; Through It all there was very little T betting. There was plenty of money ready on both sides, but nobody like*
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r f ; Jeffries isa veritable giant in stature, and marvelously ;
speedy for hts immense size. . Less than, a year ago he an- I
peared in New York a great, awkward, ungainly boy. Today]
he. is the lithe, active, alert, ; trained athlete. The men who :
prepared him for;his fight worked .wonders with him. They [
taught him a nearly perfect defense, improved his foot move- I
ment and instructed him in the methods of inflicting punish
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The transition since Jeffries appeared last has been little
short of miraculous. At twenty-four be has defeated Robert
Fitzsimmons, Tom Sharkey and Peter Jackson, and if be
cares. for himself he will probably be able to successfully j
defend the title for many years.
The defeated man was just as good as when, on the
crispy.morning on the plains of far-away Nevada, he lowered
the colors of the then peerless Corbett. He was just as active,
just as clever, just as tricky, and just as fearless of.puuish
ment. .He went Unfaltering to his defeat. He was the ag- !
gressor, even at moments when he was : bleeding and un- j
steady, and when stunned by the blows be received be reeled
instinctively toward his opponent. He was fighting all the.
time, and punished his opponent,.but found him a different
opponent than any he had me:, and-a difficult man to fight. .
* Jeffries fought from a crouching attitude that was hard
to get at. He held his head tow, his back was bent down'
and his left arm was extended. He kept jabbing away with
the left and found no trouble in landing it. It was there that
his superior reach told. That giant arm served as a sort <»C
human fender to ward off danger. '. He showed an excellent
defense; and the ability to use both bands with skill. He is
game, too, for be never shrank from his punishment. It was
a great fight to watch, and commenced -and ended amid
scenes of intense excitement. It was all very dramatic. i
■ :■"./.'-' BEFORE BIG CROWD. 'I. j
The men fought before a crowd of 9,000 arsons and stoad
up In a great beam of ;blinding white light. It was like a
thousand calciums, and it showed their great white bodies
in strange relief. When the blood came it was of a more in
tense red than usual. There, .was not a suggestion of Inter- '.
ference from the. police. ' Chief Devery occupied a seat by ,
the ringside, but never entered the ring. When it was all j
over he sent Capt. Kenny in to clear the ring. The contest f
was pulled .off without wrangle, and was devoid of the bru
tat elements that Chief Devery alleged he feared. Never,
was a crowd handled with greater order and less friction.!
It was all perfectly orderly; / |
There was absolutely no confusion attendant upon thy
assemblage and housing of the big crowd. Several tbou»v
and of those provided with tickets came to the beach lata
in the afternoon, and their action relieved the pressure dm*
ing the earlier hours of the-evening.- There "are -'several
routes to the city of side.shows by the sea, and all seemed
to be. equally patronized, so that,at no time.; was there any
great jam at any given point.. The rain that fell between
the hours of 5 and 7 had a tendency to diminish the crowd
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