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Ringside Reno, July 4. Johnson,
the colored champion of, theworld,
won the fight today In the fifteenth '
round by knocking Jeffries out. The' clOCJk- Close frlfends f the unde
... . . . . . A . i feated Jeff say he expects to receive
white man tried hard to rise.but was mucn puni3hment in the early rounds
unaDie to ao so and took the count
from the negro.
Ringside, July 4. Billy Jordan,
veteran announcer, stepped Into the
ring at 1:43, and was cheered. At 1:43
there was no sign of the fighters.
Betting is 10 to 6 In favor of Jeffries.
Rlngside, July 4. Governor Dickin
son entered, and took a seat. At 1:23
.there' was nos!gn Dr Uther" fighter.
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4iiuiiui3iauuine ine nromise rnar tne
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fries and Johnson each nut un tinnnn
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bonus. 60 per cent goes, to the win-
aer, and 40 to the loser.
At 1:35 p. m.. Rickard called for
the fighters, asking them to appear in
the ring Immediately. ,
The house It is said, amounts to
?225,000. It is packed and every en
trance is jammed.
the
At 1:53 Bill Muldoon entered
ring and delivered an address, paying
tribute to the State of Nevada for al-
lowing the fight. This arousjd gnvnt
heet'ns
Rickard entered the ring at 2:09.
Rickard cheered as the greatest sport
in the world.
Stakeholder. Sullivan Introduced.
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Sullivan, Sharkey and Fltzsimmons
ere next introduced.
Mcintosh was next introduced, and
'hen a number of fighters.
At 2:55 p. m loud cheering: First
Jeff's handlers enter the ring.
Jeffries entered the ring at 2:33 p.
When Jeffries entered the crowd
went wild. He was accompanied by
fCorbett, Jeffries, Choynskl, Arm
strong. Dewitt, Vanvourt, Abe Attell
iTralner Cornell. .
Johnson was given a tremendous
jcheer, and smiled as usual. He was
accompanied by Flannigan. Furey,
gutter Cotton and Trainer . Delanty.
Reno. July 4. "Let her go.' At
30 old Billy Jordan will roar his
Jebrated starting signal and the
ge gong will clang at which time
the .Tefferies-Johnson fight will be on.
f promises to be the greatest battle
he world has ever seen and men
lorn all parts of the world are here
o view it. The purse is for $100,-
f00, and the winner will take 75 per
rent.
Reno. July 4. Jeffries Is either the
reatest actor or the most unconcern-
d man in Reno Yesterday he put in
he day playing cards with a. 6mall
arty of personal friends. The big
ellow was In nlavful mood desnite
Is Saturday grouch. When he won
few rents h tnahtfr Ma friends nn-
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lueiciiully, and when he lost, he
"rough-housed" the crowd in a good
naturd- Jetf went t0 bed at 9
of today's fight
Ueno Is M ild.
PanA Tulir d Title, ' t t ,nl
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crazy fight-mad today. Nothing else is
seen or heard. Special trains are
pouring a Btream of humanity . into
the city from all corners of the globe.
Gambling, is on in full blast and .the
frontier days are reproduced. Cont-
th!a mornlnir.
sfXjqiv expecutuoir xne oans aia not ,
ithuicu luia liiiri - -
Pool room wagers remained at
to 6 In favor of Jeff and much monev
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is passing hands. All ten
dollar,
.ftatB , thB nrftn0 Wftro
sold last,
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evening ana Dut rew 25 seats were
,eft thlg- mornng. ;
Th. to rarolnfo ,, nraM
O vv v-.gvw "ill iiiwunuij
reach $250,000.
Moana Springs. July 4. The usual
calm prevailed at the springs this
morning. Jeff slept later than usual
and then strolled about the grounds,
He ate heartily. Only members of his
training squad are wth hm. Jeff sent
earlT notce to promoters that he
wuld pot enter the ring until, the
thin, slippery canvas was removed
and one heavier substituted. Haste
was made to replace the cloth
Jeff
asserted the canvas was so thin it
would mean injury if a man was
knocked out
Rick's Training Camp, July 3. "I
know I am on the short end of the
betting because' of my
color, .but
when the fight starts, we'll
all be
color blind." confidently asserted
Jack Johnson this morning. Johnson
said he respected Jeffries and espe
cially his gameness in going int6 the
ring with a younger man. If Jeffries
should win. Johnson , said he would
hn thn flrfif to rnnerntnlato Mm "hut f
he won't win." concluded JohnRon.
The negro was up with the birds this
morning smiling his golden smile: ,
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Ringside, July 4. Before one of the
greatest aggregations of old time ring.
Btars had taken seats, and among
them were Sullivan. Lang. Fltzsim
mons. Nelson, , and Lanford. Shortly
before 1 o'clock the band entered and
aroused enthusiasm playing America.
A large number of persons, seach
at the gates were relieved of guns
Ringside. Reno. July 4. Now for
several months, millions have been
speculating on the outcome of the
meeting, here this afternoon between
the white and etheoplan pugilists. Ap
proximately 20.000 people crowded
around the arena at noon waiting for
the gates to open. When the gates
opened, the crowd stormed the en
trance, and poured into the arena af
terward. Eight boxes on the edge of
the arena, reserved, were - crowded
with giggling women." ,
Dr. Morrison and I)r. Asher earlier
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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGOX MONDAY, JULY 4,
in the day visted Jeff's camp and ex-:
amned him. Then the physicians did j
the same for Johnson. Both men
were found to be In perfect condition,
trained to the minute.
The weather Is cloudy, Ideal sun,
and the temperature mlli.
Round 1. They advanced cautious
ly, Jeff feints with left, Johnson
grinned. Jeff feints left again. John
son lands right to eye. Clinched.
Johnson appeared strong. Exchanged
lefts to head. Jeff butts under,
pounding short ribs; A clinch again.
Jeffries smiling, Johnson looks wor
red. Anybody's round.
Round 2. Johnson bleeding slight
ly at mouth. Jeff's eye slightly swol
len." Jeff crouches, misses left to
head. Jack tries to feint, but Jeff Is
wary. Jack sent light uppercut to
chin. Jim sends left to ear. Clinch.
Jack misses right uppercut, with
right on break. Jeff kids him slightly.
Jeff's round. , '
Round 3.- Both smiling, Johnson
falls Into short left for stomach:
vuucn. jac musses ich, rxgm upper-
v. ulo. m iui uiu n n uuuri . 1 iciiiiin Lit
rlehts lifchtlr to head: clinch: Jim
sends light left to, short ribs. Any-
body's round.
Round 4. Both block lefts, right to
head clinch. Jack hits head, r Jim
pounds stomach; Johnson bleeding
badly at mouth. Johnson pounds kid
neys; Jeff .smiles." break; clinch
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Crowd rsTaCshX ,efti taaua ground. Is one of the best of
Crowd howls. Jeffs by a shade. ..
t- jthe entire Chautaqua and .with" the
Round 6. They fiddle clinch. Jack comlng of Joseph Folk next Thurs-
opens cut on Jim's lefteye. Clinch, day, La Grande will be the stamping
Jack sent a terrific left to Jeff's right
eye, almost completely closing it. Jim
bleeding at the nose. Johnson's round.
Round 7. Fiddle, Jim's eye bother-
lug him. They clinch, Jim sends light
left to short ribs. Jack uppercuts face
with 'left. Jeffries sends left to chin.
Clinch, Jack sends left to Jaw. John
son's round.
Round 8. Spar, clinch, break,
Johnson boxing beautifully. He sends
three lefts to head in halt clinch,
while Jeff pounds stomach. Break,
Jeff dodges long left; stuck two leUs
in Johnson's stomach. Johnson's
slightly.
Round 9. Fiddle, clinch,- . Jack
rushes', puts hard right to stomach.
Jim repeats trick, negro grinning,
clinch, both cool.' Jeff gets hard punch
in ribs, makes him grunt. Jack send
Hht left to mouth, fiddling at bell.
Jeff's.
Round 10. Sparred, Jack lands
light left to nose. Jim to short ribs.'
Clinch. Jeff sent heavy left for stom
ach but negro blocked. Uppercut with
right In following clinch. Jim lands
left to eye and winks at crowd. Jeff
' prods Jack in stomach. Johnson's by
a shade.
Round 11. Johnson lands hard
right to ear. Jim grins. Jeff forces
matters; Jim is getting worst of It.
Johnson sent Jim's head back and
Jeff landed on smokes midrift. John
son lands another uppercut, while
bleeding -bad. Swap undamaged
rights. Jeff sends hard smash to face.
Shade Johnson's. A
Round 12. Jack hooks to ear three
times, then uppercuts to,, mouth;
hooks to right eye; clinch. Johnson!
hooks Jeff'a damaged optic. Fiddling'
at gong. Johnson's.
' Round 13,Jack lands left hook to
ear, sent nasty hook, to Jeff's bad
mouth making Jeff spit blood. Jeff
sends in three light lefts to stomach.
Johnson lands hard wallop to face.
Ciiucu. jetis tace oioort-smeared, can
scarcely 'see. Jack lands on right eye.
Clinch. Johnson's round. Jeff appears
dejected as takes Beat; shook head
solemnly. , . .'
Round 14.- Jeff rather weak; Jack
prods nose, clinch, break fiddling.
Johnson lands right to head. ; Jeff
sends hard left to coon's mouth.
Crowds cheer. In half clinch,' Jeff
pounds stomach. Jeff rushes, lands
right to ear. Johnson's favor.
Round 15. Rush.lnto clinch.. Jeff
1 against ropes. Jeff got into ring.
Johnson wins with knockout. -
FOLK TESTER OF ATTRACTION
AT THIS WEEK'S
' SESSION. ' -
Full . Program for the Opening Week
of Chautauqua is An
nounced. '
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;Tn. wf,v. nrneram a fho pnln.
grounds for a great concourse of peo
ple. The other numbers are like
wise interesting, and after Wednes
day the program will primarily be
made up of out-of-town talent, and
under Chautauqua management. The
week's program follows:
Tuesday, July 5.
I W. C, T. r. Day Program in
carge of local W. C. T. U.
! 9:30 to 11:30 a m. Class in domes
, tic science.
10 to 11 a. m. Prof. A. W. Cordley.
lectures on Fruit Pests.
Noon. .' '
1:30 p. m. Round Table.
3:00 p. m. Address Mrs . Ada
Wallace Unruh, president state W. C.
t. r.
7 to 8 p. m. Concert by, the band.
8:00 p. m. Concert by L. D. 8. Un
ion Stake choir of one hundred voices.
Conducted by Prof. L. 11 Edwards
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PROGRAM
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" j na irood machinery as can be In-
Clilcf Justice Fuller Dead. j slalled In a plant of Its kind, was
Bar Harbor, Maine, July 4. Chief ' ron8,,m'd wlth e(lufll rapidity. . The.
Justice of the United States Supreme, fIre rHed across if to the structure
Court Melville Fuller, died here today . wlth telling force and despite all that
oi heart failure. j tne department could do. the place
He was born at Augusta. 'Maine,; WflB raze1- Sorae of the 8tor ln tn0
Feb. 11, 1843. He has been chief jus- '; n,af! Wfl8 aved. but It was later
tlce since 1888.' He graduated from i imaged by water and much of It has
Bowdoin college, class of 1833. and now 'appeared entirely. At this
was admitted to the bar in 1835. Two . polnt a 1,1,1 ,n th? wind'prevented fur
years later he went to Chicago where ' ther destruction of property. Suction
he lived, until appointed to the su-; and heat lulIe'' fames against tho
preme bench. '
Then Cleveland appointed Fuller,
who was a democrat. Justice Fuller
spent much of his time at work In
Washington, and devoted summers to
study at his home at. Bar Har-
bor. He had been married twice, and t
has eight daughters, all married.
The death of Fuller occured at six
this morning, but was not made pub
lic until four hours later;
1910.
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;- Fl GOOD CROiQ
Red Front Livery, valued at $3000.
Carried $2,000 Insurance on barn only.
Equipment Insurance had elapsed last
June.
Cherry's New Laundry, valued at
$5,000 to plant Partially Insured.
31. A. Adams Imild'np, valued at
$1800.
Mary Noble buildlnsra, $3,000 loss.
Mrs. Zuher, $100 loss.
inaepenuont j eiepnone company,
$100. :-'-':v:;y ;y;; y.':
Individuals and various other build
Intrs, $1,000. .
"Dutchtown,". a block of wooden
structures bounded by North Fir,
Adams, Jefferson , and Greenwood,
was gutted by fire In a half hour's
time yesterday afternoon with a loss
of many thousands and threatened
destruction of the entire block and
adjoining residences. The conflagra
tionfor such It. was for a time orl-
lnated on the roof of the Red Front
Livery stable and had spread Itself
over tne dT structure before discov-
i ered by Joe Woods, owner of the
v,,iiji j i . , .. ..
uu.iuuiK, aim euuipiueni in U. Mr.
had gone to the alley, for sup-
piles- about four o'clock, and on re-
f tupnIng to bar found the
circled over the street. Though
prompt response was given to the fire
alarm, the structure was In ashes In
less than 20 minutes, and but for
the heroic work of Mr. Woods, would
have Incinerated thirteen valuable
horses. As.it was. one horse owned
by a wild west show' concern of Wal
lowa, was burned. Carriages bug
gies, saddles, feed harness and equip
ment, office supplies and various oth
er articles were consumed with great
rapidity.
Mr. Woods was badly burned In
cutting loose the horses. (lis neck and
hands sustained burns that forced
him to retire, and it was not until this
morning but he was able to leave his
bed. But for his coolness of nferve.
nnd nresence of mind, many horses
would have been tortured and burned
to death.
Conflnem Hon Strend.
A high wind and dry buildings sur
rounding, quickly caused a spread of
the conflagration. The Cheery New
Laundry onlv recently equipped with
wlnd and the many shacks in the in
terior of the block were burned as
swiftly as kindling wood. .
One of the pathetic Incidents of the
conflagration was a hurried removal
from the A. M. Paul residence In the
am blocR. Mrs. Jess rani, who nas
n"pn critically ill for some time. She
has recovered from the nervous shock
today' and is resting well. Furniture
(Continued on page 5)
NUMBER 209
OPENED WITH GOOD PROGRAM
YESTERDAY PEOPLE PLEASED
WITH EVETS.
Rev. Powell's Address was Hardly Up
to the Standard, According
To Jiany.
' The Chautauqua opened yesterday
vilh a large crowd ln attendance and
the program as announced ln the Ob
server, was carried out., In the fore
noon, the band headed a delegation of
Sunday school scholars, who marched
to the park. After the opening cere
mony, the address of the day was de
livered by Rev. Redfern of Idaho. He
chose for his subject, "Conservatism
of the Child," and the remarks on this
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jubject were pertinent and to the
point' V',v .
President Rlnehart made a happy
liitle speech telling the people the ob
ect of the Chautauqua.
, After the noon hour a gentleman by
the name of Rev. Powell was' intro
t'ueed, and talked to the audience for
borne time. His speech waa a disap
pointment to many. Suffering from a
weak throat, it was almost impossible
for him to deliver clearly and without
effort, the remarks he had prepared.
His subject was out of the ordinary
for a Chautauqua gathering, and gen-,
erally speaking, his speeoh was not
up to the expectation. -
Today a rousing time is being held
at the park. Including that greatest of
events, the Continental congress,
which is being enacted by home talent.'-
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Judge Stephen A. Lowell, one of
il;e most delightful speakers ln Ore
f.on, delivered the Fourth of July ora
tion, and was lustily cheered for bis :
eloquence. A good . sized crowd at
tended and all pronounced the Chau
tauqua as a whole a splendid suc
cess. ' ' ' . '
ELGIN Ol'TBATS LA GRANDE BUT
LOSES THE GAME
ANYWAY
YlsltorM Carrying Long String of Er
rors, and Cant Rnnch
Hits.
Games Yesterday.
La Grande, 5; Elgin, 3.
Joseph 2: Enterprise 1. . ' .
Cove 6; Baker City. 3. (At Baker.)
In'er-Connty I.rngne.
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Elgin ................... ..6 2 .750
La Grande ..5
Enterprise 4
Joseph 1
Bunching hits and fielding
3 .625
4 .500
7 .125
clean.
La Grande won from Elgin for the
second successive time yesterday af
ternoon at the Lincoln lot and made
It five straight for the home team.
BUNCH HITS WIN
FOR LOCALS
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