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WAS FIGHT A FAKE?
Story ThatSanTrancisco
Was Prearranged,
CAUSES DIFFERENCE 0F-QPINIQN
Principals .nnd AH Connected With
the Battle Emphatic In Their
Denials Badly Bruised
Bruisers.
The choree has been freely made at
Ean Francisco that the Jeffrles-Fltz-trtmmons
fight was a pre-arranged af
fair. The pugilists emphatically deny
the assertion, and In support thereof
exhibit cuts, hrulses. dislocated Joints
arid other evidence of ring punishment.
Prominent sporting men who saw the
fight are also of the opinion that It -was
no fak. The story la based largely on
an anonymous letter written to a news
paper before the fight that Flt2slra
mons would lie down In the eighth.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 2C The result
ot the championship battle fought here
last nlsht between James J. Jeffries ami
"Robert .Fltzslmmons Is prolific of wide
spread discission. The story circulated
to the effect that the fight was a pre
arranged affair has enraged the champion
and frenzied Fltzslmmons to the point of
bursting into tears and fainting away.
If any proof of a fake can be offered,
says Fltzslmmons, he will forfeit his
winnings and his last dollar in the world.
Jeffries Is equally vehement In his denials
and both are courting a full Investigation.
Mayor Schmltz Is weighing the alleged
evidence In the case and Intimating that
he will end prizefighting here If he finds
the circumstances bear out the charges
that the fight was a fake.
Fltzslmmons Is badly hurt The terrific
blows that he received last night have
unquestionably affected his heart. Great
welts stand out on his back and sides
and once today while being rubbed down
he fainted "When coming out of the
faint he imagined he was in the ring once
more, and his attendants had a busy time
of it controlling him.
"I was beaten fairly and am badly hurt,"
Kald Fltzslmmons to an Associated Press
representative today. "The story that
I engaged in a fake Is a He."
Fltzslmmons right thumb Is dislocated
and the first two knuckles of his left
hand are partially out of place. He Is
now under the care of a physician.
Those who claim that the outcome of
the fight was prearranged base their alle
gation principally on the fact that Fits,
after waging a masterful and terrible bat
tle, dropped his guard, leaving an open
ing which Jeffries took advantage of.
Fltzslmmons Insists, however, that this
was not done lntentlorially. He was
flghUng all the time, and the severe pun
ishment he had borne up under told on
him at last.
Delaney. Egan, George Slier, Lou House
man. Alec Greggalns, Sam Thall and oth
ers are loud In their denunciations of the
story that the battle was a fake. They
sav that the prophesying of the result
and final round In a sealed note to the
Ivlayor was a coincidence, and that hun
dreds of anonymous letters suggesting par
allel outcomes are extant.
Fit Breaks Into Tears.
Fltzslmmons said today: "It's a shame
to call It a fake. I foaght the greatest
fight of my life, and here I have been
branded as a cur. There are people who
thought I was "winning all the time, but
I could not have won, anyway. Both
hands were gone. I've fought 32S battles,
and have been defeated twice, both times
by Juirles. That shows he Is the better
man, docs :t not? I've had 25 years ot
hard fighting, and my hands have gone
back on me. If they had been all right
Jeffries would not hav lasted six rounds;
but I've got no excuse As God Is my
judge. I did my best."
Fltzslmmons cried as he said this, and
looked regretfully at his crippled hands.
"I knew pome woman had written to
Nauphton that I was to lay down In the
eighth. I was told of It yesterday. Naugh
ton was to Judge by the fight whether
there was any truth in the story, and now
he comes out and says It was a fake.
When I srot in distress In the eighth last
night I thought of -the letter and tried to
stall off the end, but I could not do it.
I remember that as I went down, I said,
or ti.w to say. 'I'm gone,' but I guess It
was not more than a gasp. It took all the
wind out of my body. I did not say That
was a peach,' and if I smiled, as they
say I did. that must have been a smile of
pain. I tried to last, but I could not. I
got what 1 gave many a good man. It was
the same blow I gave Corbett, only It
was a little to one side, but it did the
business.
"Some time during the fight Jeffries
got In one that caught me under the
heart. I did not feel It much then, but
this morning about 10 o'clock It caught me
good, and I thought I was going to die.
1 cannot raise my left hand now.
"My hands went back on me," repeated
Fltz. "In the last two rounds I put my
gloves Into his face, but there was no
force to the blows. I was licked fair
and square, and the story that I laid
down la a d n malaclous He. Barring my
hands. I was never In better condition In
my life. Where Is there a man of my
weight and age," he asked, proudly, "who
couid do wnat I did last night?" A mo
ment later he said. "And they say I was
faking. I cull on the American people to
judge."
He cried again as he said this. "Why,"
he said with childish frankness, "I prayed
to win this fight. It was the first time I
ever prayed to win. I lay in that room
there" he pointed to the adjoining apart
ment "and prayed God to give me
strength to win this battle, and I will
be thankful, amen. Do you think I would
fake after that? If I wanted to fake 1
could do It better than any one In the
world, because I'm not afraid of a punch.
I would have gone up and taken one that
would have stretched me out. I have
been offered hundreds of thousands of
dollars to throw fights, but I always
fought on the square. I did my best. I
could do no more. Now I'm going to re
tire. I'm done for."
Jeffries Indifrnnnt.
When Jeffries was seen his face was- a
sight. His eyes were puffed out and dis
colored and his cheeks cut and bruised.
"I look like a faker," he facetiously re
marked as he looked at himself In a
glass. "If I was gong to be a party to a
fake I would not have stopped all those
blows with this face of mine. Anybody
who says the fight was crooked Is a liar,
and they can break me If they can bring
a bit of evidence. If there should have
been a fake I would have been the man
to hit the floor, for I was on the Ions
end of the betting."
Mayor Schmltz made the following
statement In regard to the fight:
"I saw the exhibition, and up to the
Urae the blow that settled the fight was
struck It seemed to be a very fair and
creditable performance: but at the time
that the blow was delivered by Jeffries
Fltzslmmons appeared to bo entirely off
his guard. Perhaps so much stress would
not be placed on this fact were It not
for the information given to me on the
night before the exhibition that the con
test would end and in favor of Jeffries
In the eighth round. I am loth to be
lieve that the promoters of this exhibi
tion were in. a conspiracy to defraud the
public, and believe that they knew noth
ing at all of a prearranged affair."
Trainer Delaney's Version.
Trainer Delaney issued the following
statement In behalf of Jeffries:
"The fight Is over; Jeffries won, but not
without a struggle. I am free to admit
that Fltzslmmons gave us a surprise. 1
never did like Fltzslmmons, but his ac
tlons last night won me over. I admire
him as a fighter and sympathize with
him that he should have been subjected to
the mean accusation of faking. Taking his
age and weight Into consideration, he
made a marvelous showing. If he is a
faker we are willing to admit ourselves
to be In his class, for It Ls the kind ot
faking that wins glory and champion
ships. If that fight was a fake wo were
a party to It.
"I have been before the public for a
quarter of a century, and have never even
been accused of participating In a dis
honest ring' contest, and I am perfectly
willing to let the people Judge for them
selves relative to last night's fight. I like
a courageous man or animal, and when I
sec a man who fought as Fltzslmmons
fought last night accused of throwing- his
friends, I am compelled to do something
I have never done -before rush Into print
In defense of the honesty of a fight I
was connected with. To defend Fltzslm
mons from accusation Is to defend a prin
cipal In the greatest pugilistic encounter
the world has ever seen. I think the story
Is the brightest feather In Fltzslmmons'
wing. It has had the effect of making me
a warm supporter of a man whom I never
liked, and I venture to say it will have
the same effect on thousands of others.
"Even the spectators did not know what
a bad fix Jeffries was In. His cheek bono
was laid open; he had a broken nose, the
blood from -which ran down his throat,
preventing his breathing. One of his eyes
was cut between the eyebrow and the eye
lash, and we were afraid that the lid of
his eye would fall and blind him. His
other eye was also "blown out" for a mo
ment. I think Jeffries demonstrated that
he could take as he could give. I eagerly
watched for some sign of 'weakening In
Fltzslmmons. It came In the fifth round.
I then told Jeffries to keep close to him
and not to let him recover. Jeffries fol
lowed instructions and landed the punch
In the eighth.
"In conclusion, I will say that it was
the gamest fight between the gam est men
the world has- ever known, and the best
man won "
Opinions of Others.
Referee Graney saya of the charge of
"fake" In the big fight of last night: "I
think the contest was legitimate. From a
referee's standpoint the fight was as near
perfect as a fight could be. There were
no fouLs not even a semblance, of a foul.
I had to caution them once, but this was
not for anything that either did to the
other, but for their bumping into me. It
was the greatest' fight I ever saw, and I
doubt if there will ever be another like It,"
The Chronicle this morning says: "There
was no taint of suspicion coming from
any quarter that the contest was not en
tirely fair and square, and the best man
won. Surely no other encounter of the
kind ever waged combined all the good
qualities of that fought last night."
The Call says: "For seven rounds Rob
ert Fltzslmmons made a pitiable spec
tacle of the young Hercules from the
South, and then fell under Just such a
blow as that with which he won the
world's championship from Corbett at
Carson on that memorable 17th of March,
1S97."
The Examiner Insists that the fight was
a fake, "pure and simple."
Secretary Harrington, of the San Fran
cisco Athletic Club, has made the fol
lowing financial statement of the fight:
"Total receipts from sale of tickets. $31,
SS0; 70 per cent to contestants, $22,316; 60
per cent of 70. per cent to Jeffries, $13,
3S9; 40 per cent of 70 per cent to Fltz
slmmons. $S926; revenue of club from this
source, $9564. All money was paid over
by Sam Thall, who acted as treasurer, at
an early hour this morning."
Delaney, referring to the champion's
future plans, said: "We will consider the
challenge of Corbett nnd determine
whether or not It Is reasonable. I do not
know what his proposition Is. If he
means business wc will meet him and will
take care of him. Jeffries Is young: and
strong and has no Intention of quitting
the ring."
Dr. M. W. Frederick, who attended
Champion James J. Jeffries' injuries last
night and thl6 afternoon, and repaired his
broken nose, made the following state
ment concerning his injuries:
"The condition of Jeffries' face would
make It evident to any one that Jeffries
was not engaged In a fake fight. The
condition of his face showed the punish
ment which he received was enough to
have put out a fighter who did not pos
sess the extraordinary staying powers of
the champion. -The wounds prove what
force the blows must have exerted. Had
these blows been rilned on one of less
staying powers, the fight would have been
over long before the eighth round. The
other visible effects of Fltzslmmons" blows
show or prove that an honest attempt
was made to turn the victory toward the
loser."
WHAT LOCAL SPORTS SAV.
Majority Think Figrht Was on the
Sqnnre.
The theory that the great Jeffrls-FItz-slmmons
prizefight of Friday evening was
not won on Its merits flnd3 little support
among Portland sports, although a few
cling to the belief that "Lanky Bob" sold
out to the young California giant. It Is
the prevailing opinion anong local sports
men that the battle was a fair and above
board affair, and that the superior weight
and youthful strength of the champion
carried him through to victory. It is a
well-known and well-established fact that
the "yellow" papers and the disgruntled
sports of San Francisco raise the great
hue and cry of "fake" after every fistic
battle waged In that city. San Francisco
Is never happy without something sensa
tional or scandalous to discuss and harp
over, consequently the charge against the
principals of Friday's battle created no
surprise among those who are familiar
with the temperament of San Francisco
and San Francisco people. Admirers of
the two heavy-weights, especially those
who support the Cornlslynan. say that
Jeffries won because he is a bigger,
younger and stronger man. All agree
that Fltzslmmons put up the nerviest
kind of a fight, but followers of Jeffries
hoot at the Idea thnt the Callfornlan was
"all but out" when the chance blow put
"Fltz" out of business. It Is said that
Jeffries led his opponent Into the scrim
mages, chancing all kinds of punishment,
receiving many a hard Jolt, but finally
landing the one knock-out blow for which
he had so keenly watched an opening.
(Concluded on Page 10.)
MONEYTOCETTRACY
Governor May Put Greater
Price on Outlaw's Head,
HERRILLFUNDLIKELYTOBEUSED
Snm Left After Settling "With Mrs.
Wnfrsoncr for Retnrn of Convict's
Body Is Available Her Reim
bursement .Not Yet Fixed.
SALEM. Or., July 25. (Special.) Gov
ernor Geer held a conference with Super
intendent Lee, of the State Penitentiary,
today, regarding the payment of the re-
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Charles Mlckley. who was elected president of the Federated Trades ' Council.
has .been a delegate to that body from the Tailors' Union, and Is known as an
untiring worker In the cause of labor. Mr. Mlckley was elected a delegate tc
the cduncll from the union when It was organized, a year ago. He served on
some important committees, and was a prominent member of the convention at
which the State Federation of Labor was organized, and was elected treasurer of
that body.
ward for the return of thebody of David
Merrill, the outlaw, but no conclusion
was reached. Warden Janes Is absent at
Tacoma, and no action will be taken in
the matter until his return. Governor
Geer said today that It Is desirable that
the Identity of the body should be cer
tain, and it Is upon this point that he
wishes to confer with Mr. Janes.
"The state Is not disposed, to bo over
exacting or to quibble over the matter,"
said Governor Geer, "but It would place
us In a very bad position If we should
pay the reward, or a part of It, and then
Merrill should turn up later over In Seat
tle. From the reports I havo heard I am
Inclined to presume that the body re
turned Is In fact Merrill's, but since I
have not had an opportunity to talk with
Mr. Janes, I will take no Immediate-action.
There is no need to hurry the mat
ter." Reward for Mrs. "Wapsroner.
Governor Geer could not say at present
whether the whole amount of the reward
will be paid In case he concludes that Mrs.
Waggoner has returned the body of Mer
rill. He said that It does not seem to
him that a person who made no effort
whatever to "capture and return" the
fugitive should receive the whole of a
reward which was offered to Induce peo
ple to engage In the hunt for the crim
inal. At the same time, he realizes that
It Is worth something to the state to have
the body of the escaped convict returned,
and the person furnishing the evidence of
the death of Merrill should be paid liber
ally. He will consider all phases of the
question, and try to do Justice to all con
cerned. May Be Added to Tracy Reward.
Governor Geer said that in case all of
the reward Is not paid to Mr3. Waggoner,
he will probably add the remainder of the
51500 to the reward offered for Tracy. He
does not believe It advisable, or practica
ble, to send out men to hunt for Tracy,
but thinks that the reward offered is suf
ficient inducement for men to engage In
the hunt. No funds are available for
the purpose of sending out men to keep
up a continuous hunt at state expense,
for all the appropriations are made for
specific purposes. Tn many states the
Legislature sets apart a "contingency"
fund, upon which the Governor may draw
In case of emergencies which the Legis
lature could not foresee and provide for.
But In this state there is no money that
can be used for emergency purposes at
the penitentiary. The appropriations for
the asylum and other Institutions are
made In a lump sum. so that the boards
can use the money for the purpose re
quired, but the appropriations for the
penitentiary are lr. small sums for spe
cific purposes, as for the salary of the
superintendent, salary of guards, fire
wood, etc., and no part of the money
can be used for purposes other than those
mentioned In the law.
A number of men wrote to Governor
Geer while Sheriff Cudlhee and posse were
hunting Tracy, proposing that If the Gov
ernor would call all the men off the
chase they would undertake to capture
the desperado. Since the posse has been
dismissed. Governor Geer thinks the way
Is now clear for those who believe that
Individual effort will be most successful,
and he hopes to see some one go after
Tracy and capture him.
Search For a. Mlsnlnfr Brother.
DENVER, July 26. Major Charles B.
Ewln, U. S. A., arrived in Denver from
his post at Fort Preble, 3Ie.. to make a
search for his brother Ephralm B.
Ewlng, a well-known attorney of Wash-
Ington, D. C, -who Is supposed to be
wandering about the country Insane. The
Ewings are brothers-in-law of United
States Senator Cockrell. of Missouri. The
last seen of Ephralm Ewlng was. about
two weeks ago, when he appeared at the
Wells ranch, at the head of Snake River
In Wyoming-, where he used to spend
his Summers. He was suffering from
lack of food. His clothes were ragged
and ho looked a physical and mental
wreck. He applied for work as laborer.
Ewlng's friends were notified by wire of
his presence In that section but before
a reply was received, he disappeared.
IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY
Phenomenal Development Here Dis
courages the British.
"WASHINGTON, July 26. The phenom
enal development of the Iron and steel
Industry of the United States led the Brit
ish Iron Trade Association to appoint a
commission last year to Inquire Into the
industrial conditions and competition of
the United States. The report of that
commission, which has been recently
presented. Is briefly reviewed by the Lon
don Commercial Intelligence, a copy of
which has Just reached the Treasury Bu
reau of Statistics. It says:
"It Is, Indeed, a marvelous, and, to the
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British manufacturer and trader, In some
respects a most discouraging story. The
British Iron Trade Commission give3 de
tails of the mineral resources of the
United States as affecting that funda
mental Industry the manufacture of Iron
and steel; shows the extraordinary rich
ness of the principal fields of coal. Iron
oro and kindred minerals, and demon
strates by concrete examples how the
natural inventiveness of the American has
enabled him to apply to the operations
of production and distribution of wealth
original Ideas and methods that are as
yet little known In Europe. It Is also
made manifest how, on land, on lake, on
river and on canal, the American people
have applied their minds to the solution
of the conditions and problems of cheap
transport until they have at last attained
a level of rates and charges such as we
havo hardly had any experience of on
this side of the Atlantic. It Is not, how
ever, to be supposed that the triumphs of
the American people In these matters
have been achieved without effort. Much
testimony Is borne to the fact that in
the conditions of organization and admin
istration. In their dealings with labor, In
the confidence and enterprise with which
they have embarked on Industrial opera
tions of great magnitude, In the efforts
made to adapt themselves to new condi
tions, in the eagerness with which they
have endeavored to create new demands
both at home and abroad, and In the care
and attention given to the successful cul
tivation of foreign markets, the American
people have labored strenuously for many
years, until labor, ingenuity and enter
prise have become their most distinguish
ing characteristics. When one has ap
preciated all that the Americans have
done for themselves, It Is neither natural
nor reasonable to grudgo them the suc
cess which has Attended their labors."
Commercial Intelligence presents the
following picture of the relative growth
of the Iron and steel industry In the
United States and the principal countries
of the world:
Production of pig-iron in the United
States, United Kingdom. Germany, and all
other countries. In thousands of gross
tons:
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United United Ger-A" co'Sn-
iear ouiies. .Kingdom, many. tries
1865.
1S70.
832.0ft) 4 xu nrrt
760. COO 2. ran m
1.66S.00O 5.964,000
2,021,000 6.365.000
3.3S5.000 7,749.000
4.045.000 7.415.000
9.203,000 7.901.000
9.446.000 7.703 m
1.369,000 2.902.0U0
1.997.000 3.510.000
2.6S6.O0O 3.201.000
3.629.000 4,439.000
4.6S5.000 5.73S.00O
5.379.000 6.376.000
8.3S6.000 9.265.000
7,737,000 9,042,000
1S75.
1SS0.
18S5.
1SS0.
1SS5.
1SC0.
13.7S9.000 S.960.000
1901 15.S78.000 7;750;00Q
'Iron and Steel Association figures
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, Rnn Down by Cars nnd Killed.
j BAKER CITY. Or., July 26. J. F. Early,
a locomotive fireman, in the employ of
i the O R. & N. at Huntington, was
brought to St. Elizabeth's Hospital here
late last night, with one of his leg3
' ground to a pulp. He was acting as a
temporary switchman, when his foot
caught In the switch-frog as an engine
and several cars were backing down on
him The engineer didn't hear his warn
ing cry until the cars caught him. Drs.
Dodson and McDanlel worked hard to
save his life, but he did not recover from
the shock. He died early this morning.
Mlsnlnp: Girls Located.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 26.
, Edith and Florence Lewis, of Chicago.
I who went from this city to Cripple Creek
last Tuesday and then disappeared, were
located today at the home of a friend In
Cripple Creek. They were surprised to
hear that their absence from Colorado
Springs had caused alarm.
WAKEFIELO GETS IT
Drydock Contract Awarded
for $162,000.
STRUCTURE IN TWO SECTIONS
Long: Timbers for Bottom Chords of
Trnsnes Compromises Rennlt In
Savins: of $3000 End of Long
Negotiation.
The Board of Port of Portland Com
missioners wont Into executive session
yesterday afternoon and awarded the con
tract for the construction of the drydock
to Robert Wakefield, of the Portland
Bridge & Building Company, and fixed
the price at $162,000. The figure agreed
upon wrs the result of a compromise.
Wakefield stuck to the bid of J165.000 for
long timbers, which he presented Friday,
and the Commissioners were equally as
determined that the cost should not ex-
ceed 5160,000. At the conference an agree
ment was reached by which both sides
made concessions. Wakefield's alternate
bid was changed so that long timbers'
would be required only on the bottom,"
chords of the trusses. Instead of on both
chords. The change was accepted by Mr.
Wakefield, and all that now remains be
tween the decision and the beginning of
the work Is the drawing and the signing
of the contract.
The meeting of the board was attended
by President Banfleld and Messrs. Ad
ams, McCraken and Swlgert. Commis
sioners Reilly, Selling and Hughes were
absent. Consulting Engineers Blackwell,
of the drydock, and Lockwood, of tho
dredge; Manager Hesse, of the Columbia
Engineering Works, and three reporters
were also In attendance. When the meet
ing was called to order Mr. Swlgert moved
that the board go into executive session.
and the motion was carried. This was
taken as a polite hint that the presence
of none except the Commissioners and
Mr. Blackwell was desired, and headed by
Engineer Lockwood the five others left
the room. At the expiration of 13 min
utes all were recalled and the contract
was then let, on motion of Mr. Adams.
For further information the reporters
were referred to Mr. Blackwell.
Mr. Blackwell said that under the agree
ment the dock will be built in two sections
Instead of three. There will be one splice
in the bottom chord nnd the remainder
of the dock will be built according to
specifications. The dock will give just as
good service at the one provided for In
Mr. Wakefield's alternate bid. and It will
result In the saving to the port of $3000 In
the cost of material.
After having received the congratula
tions of the Commissioners, Mr. Wake
field asked when the contract would be
ready for his signnture. Mr. Blackwell
said he would prepare It and submit fttto
the board, so that all matters pertaining
to the dock from the engineer's point of
view would be clearly understood. The
board will In turn pass the contract to Its
attorney, J. C. Flanders, to attend to the
legal part of it. That practically ended
the drydock question, which has troubled
the board for the past eight months.
Tho board authorized the treasurer to
pay $7500 to the Columbia Engineering
Works for work performed upon the new
dredge, upon presentation of a certificate
from Consulting Engineer Lockwood that
the company had not failed to perform
In time Its portion of the contract. There
was no question that the company had
done the work In the time required, but
the certificate was deemed necessary.
CHANCE FOR HIS LIFE.
Xlcaragrnn Consents to Postpone Dr.
Wilson's Trial.
WASHINGTON. July 26. Senor Corea,
the Nlcaraguan Minister, today Informed
Acting Secretary of State Hill that his
government has accepted the Minister's
recommendation relative to the postpone
ment of any final measures in the caso
of Dr. Russell Wilson, the American cap
tured with a filibustering party near Blue
fields, until all of the rights which ho has
under the law have been Invoked. Fur
thermore, President Zelaya showed tho
confidence he felt In his Minister here by
Indicating his purpose to be bound In the
final disposition of Wilson's case by tha
Minister's recommendation.
As Senator Hanna has represented that
Wilson was In Chicago In 1S99 by way of
controverting the statement that he was
engaged in a former revolution In Nica
ragua, Senor Corea has explained to tha
State Department that the revolution re
ferred to was In the preceding year. 1S9S,
and Wilson's participation therein was ab
solutely established.
Victim of an Error.
CLEVELAND, O.. July 26. Senator
Hanna has sent another telegram to
Washington In regard to Dr. Russell
Wilson, who Is about to be tried by
court-martial In Nicaragua for participat
ing in a filibustering expedition. Dis
patches from Nicaragua state that Dr.
Wilson Is seriously compromised, as ha
was suspected of having participated in
an expedition in one of the provinces of
Nicaragua In 1S99.
"I have discovered," said Senator Han
na, "that Dr. Wilson was a student in
the medical department of the Ohio Stato
University In 1S99, and he did not graduate
from that Institution until 1900. There Is
no truth In the charge that he partici
pated In the revolution of 1S99. I havo
wired Assistant Secretary of State Hill,
requesting him to notify our Minister to
Nicaragua, and see that Dr. Wilson Is
accorded a full and fair trial for his
life."
Miss Van Alen Weds.
NEWPORT, R. I.. July 26. The mar
riage of Miss Sarah Stewart Van Alen.
youngest daughter of James J. Van Alen,
and granddaughter of Mrs. William Astor,
to Robert Joseph Collier, son of Peter
Fenton Collier, of New York, took place
today at the Van Alen villa, Wakehurst.
Only the members of the two families and
a few Intimate friends were present.
To Snrvej' Site for Reservoir.
SHERIDAN. Wyo., July 26. Professor
J. A. Pershall. ot the United States
Geological Survey, pased through here to
day en route to the Basin Country, where
he will make a preliminary survey for
the construction of a large Government
reservoir, provided for under the Irriga
tion bill passed by the recent session ot
Congress.
Spanish-American "War Veterans.
PHILADELPHIA, July 26. The third
annual encampment of the Spanish
American war veterans will be held in
Annapolis on September 22, 23 and 24.
President Roosevelt has written that he
expects to attend the encampment on Sep
tember 23.