The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-09-01
AFTERNOON DEsPA1UnEs.
Latest News From Washington.
THE PRESIDENT ABOUT TO ISSUE
ANOTHER AMNESTY PROCLAAA-
TTON.
BANK MESSENGER ROBBED. IN
CHICAGO.
Prize Fight Between Jones and
McC0Ol.
McCOoL CONES OFF VICTORIOUS.
Santa Anna Siu Imprisoned in San Juan.
SUICIDE OF A LATE TELEGRAPH
OPERATOR IN KANSAS.
Negroes in Northern Tesas Qsdttis0 Work
ard ArmiHg TAsmselses.
SUICIDE OF A LATE TELEGRAPH
OPERATOR IN KANSAS.
Negroes in Northern Teras Qsdtti10 Work
and Armiw Themselves.
LATEST NEWS BY CAR;LE.
GOLD CLOSED 14I ga.
THE PRIZE FIGHT.

CIyCIENATI, Aug. 81.
MeCool won the fight, in the 34th round
knocking Jones out Of time.
Number fifteen thousand one hundred and
thirty>nine drew the fifty thousand dollars
prize 10 Murray, Eddy h Co.'s Covington,
Ky, drawing to day.
The excitement in this city to-day on tho
announcement of the Jones and McCool
fight was intense. The trains from the
clock, bringing McCool, who, ON the way
down, passed through the train and raised q
subscription for Jones, heading the list with
fifty dollars. He is apparently uninjured,
having bat slight cut above the left eye.
Jones was unconscious for ten minutes after
the fight was over. He has two ribs broken
and the frontal bone crushed in. He was
conveyed to Hamilton in carriage, where
he now is. McCool forced the fighting all
along. Jones apparently acted on the de-
fensiye.
4 CHICAGO, Aug. 81
The excursion from Cincinnati, to witness
the fight between Aaron Jones and Mike
McCool, moved out of the Hamilton and
Dayton depot at 81 o'clock. The cars devo.
ted to the excursion was about one hundred
in number, and were opened at 2 o'clock,
and in five MINUTES after every seat was filled.
The axcursionists looked very respectable,
and had much the appearance of a large po.
ltical delegation.
About half.past four the party reached the
seat of war, 81 miles from Cincinnati, in q
level piece of fresh sward. Rings were then
formed outside, one being one hundred and
twenty feet in diameter, the inside one being
the regulation size.
Jones passed last night at house of farm
oil tn
ciled At Middleton, four miles off.
The morning was gem. Good weather
sky cloudless, and air cool and elastic.
Jones was rather the favorite for all three
events-6rst blood, first knock down, and
finally victory.
McCool's friends were quiet, but their
fingers were nimble with 500 bills.
During the waiting Merrick, of St. Louis,
announced, in behalf of Elliott, Of Cieve~
sland, that he was authorized to challenge
the winner for $1,000.
Barney Aaron, the only prominent puglist
from abroad, was present.
1925 Jones seconds, James Cussick and
Jerry Donovan, entered the ring, and Nc
Cool's seconds, Denny O Brien and Sher-
man V. Thurston, soon followed. Rufus
Hunt, Of New Orleans, was elected referee,
and Dad Ryan and Jack Looney, both of St.
Louis, umpires.
The crowd around the ring numbered 81
500.
Sixty>one reporters were present, repre-
senting New York, indianapolis, St. Louis,
Cleveland, Chicago, and many other places.
AT 1926 Jones appeared in the ring, fol-
lowed five minutes after by McCool.
Jones' hands we're stained deep with wal
nut, and he sucked his knuckles. to show
McCool that no poisonous drug had been
used The choice of corners was won by
Jones.
On removing his shirt, McCool's gigantic
proportions revealed him to be much larger
man than Jones in every respect. McCool
stumps Jones with $1,000 bet, which was
accepted. Jones then offered to bet McCool
ST, 900 that he (Jones) would make the first
knock down. McCool said he had no money
to bet. Jones then bantered the crowd, but
no one accepted.
The first round commenced at As. The
pugillists began with sparring.
lst. Knock. down and blood for McCool.
I'd, Jones thrown.
Sd. Jones down.
4th. Jones down by heavy blow.
9th. Jones gets in several heavy blows,
but is again knocked down.
9th. Heavy blows; Jones down.
7.h. Sparring; Jones knocked down by
rib>roaster.
sth. Jones sent down by q terrific blow.
9th Jones accidentally burt his knuckles
over the ropes by comparatively little blow.
10th. Jones got in good blow on Nc
Cools mug, but knocked him down again,
fighting now FIVE minutes.
llth. Jones suffering greatly; McCool
tries to force the fighting, and sends Jones
down.
18th. Jones down for the 18th time.
18th and 14th Jones down.
18th. Fell without being struck. McCool
didn't want to claim foul.
10th. Jones down.
18th. Jones down on knees after slight
blow-hisses.
The same old story all the way through,
Jones down every time. though occasionally
getting in . good blow previous to going to
grass.
S4th-last round-McCool hit frightful
blow over Jones left eye, cutting terrible
gash. Jones failed to come to time.
Tine Of fight, 25 minutes. The fearful
blow Jones received in the first round set
tied the fight. McCool' spunishment is COM
paratively light. Jones.was altogether over
matched.