Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-14


colorado. for parse Of $500. Aspects
train left Omaha abont 2o'cIock for Id
scene. There we're over l01 SO IT'S o,
ooari who paid SO ticket. AMI ala,
quite a number of nevsptp-r fueu. q
tneir arrival at the battle ground, a 2
1901 ring Was pitched. The referee
were chosen, and all other prelininarie
arranged. At O'Clock, Felt and Han
icy; VINO ssve been In training for sew
efdi weeks IN Omah4, and we're ia fin,
CONDITION, stepped into the ring. an,
tue hight began. Twenty-Five round
were fought, both men being badly o n
lshed, Hanley about the fase, and FeI
about the body. Hanley was inclined
TO make |. nj breaks, and several tims.
kicked Felt with his shoe. and a,s
would not LIT 90 When they clinched. n.
was warn. d to stop this, bat finally a,
the t~enty-s-e.nd roaud mad a had
Toni, and the referee de,lded tn. fyb,
IN favor of Felt. 3 tn man show.d
CON slder ,ble science and endurance.
Inc nght lasted one hour. tn. e,nsd
while on ths rstorn tip, got to Il yhtin
On the train, and Fl i.liy there was
general exchange of snors, Resulting in
three men being wounded. On. 10 an
was shot In the head dangerously. an.
other IN the chin, and another ia the
arm. Upon reaching Oma IA the von;ti
so men wers quickly taken from the
tram In Carriages, and removed t. diff
Ierent places. Their names h4s, M,
yet been aseertained.
Death OF Cyrss a. Mccormick.
CHICAGO. May 13.-Cyru. II. McCor-
mlck. hesd OF the great harvester man
uiacioriag conpany,and supposed to be
one OF the Richest men ia Culca % died
Al nome In this city this morning. aged
10 years. de has besn an Invalid for A
number of years.
Mr.. McCormick was born in 1863 in
hockbridRe cpunty. Virginia. He was
the son of Robert X. Mccormick a
farmer. who invented An Original reaper
Ia 1917, bat afterwards abandoned II
owing TO Its imperfectIous. Deceased
| Drought the invention to a successful
completion in 1882, when q years old
For this Invention he was electeA by the
French Institute as a member of tn,
Academy of Science and Received IN.
decoration of the cross of the Legion of
Honor. In politics be was Democratic.
and has been pr minent ia his party a.
member Of the National Com n,ttee
de founded and liber Ally endowed the
Theological Seminary of the Northwest.
conducted under the auspices of the
PRESBYTERIAN Caurch. aud also endowed
tue professorships IN th- Washington
and Union Theological Colleges, of Vir-
ginia.
The Union Pacific Presidency.
Boston, May l2.-Ths Transcript de.
MES that Clark il to bs elected To suo
coed President Dillon of the Union Pa
cltic Railway.
Death of Charles 0'Coner.
NANTUCKET. MAY l3-Charles O'Conor
died Yesterday afternoon. His mind
was Gear to the last, when he excl ,irned
" May God -" aud expired. The "a
mains leave today for Now York.
Charles OConor Was born in New
York In 1904. Shortly before bis birth
his father emiRrated from Ireland. and
soon after his arrival lost handsome
property which he htd inherited. TINS
prevented the son receiving a liberal
education. He studied law and in 1924
was admitted to the bar. He has been
employed In many important cases, be-
ing prominent In prosecuting the Tweed
ring In 1873. de WAS a JEALOUS Demo
orat, but steadfastly refused nomina-
tons for the highest offices, repeatedly
offered him by his party. He WAS noun
mated for the Presidency by the Labor
Reform Convention in 1872 and also
by the straiRht-out DemoceAts, as op-
posed TO the supporters of Horace Gree
Icy. He declined both nominations, bnt
in the subsequent election received -, 489
votes. His rank ~ lawyer was very
high, many considering him the leader
of the American bar.
The Methodist Conference.
PHILADELPHIA, May 13.-At the con-
ference of the Methodist Church this
morning Bishop Wiley occupied the
chair. The Committee on Book Con-
Germs recommended that the German
hymn book be revised. The Committee
on Missions recommended that the MIS-
sions To japan. Mexico ana D,@mtrk
bs organized into annual conferences.
Tho Committee On Episoopacy RECON-
mended the erection If tivo b Shops.
The order of the day was ken no.
being the memorial service for deceased
members. The memorial for Bishop
Levi Scott was read by Rev. j. Is. Y ilgg
of Wilmington.
The memorials for Bishop Jesse E
Peck aud Bishop HAvens were also resd
this morning. TIE members lIsteued
with great interest. DIR. Bachley SAID
of the Bishops who welcomed the Cen
eral Con 'erences tn this city 20 years
ago, the only one now remaining was the
Chrysos,om of our Church, Bishop
Simpson. He male illusions To the
love aud esteem of the members of the
conference for the venerable Bishop.
and their solicituds for the speedy re-
coverv of his health.
Rumored Loss OF che Erie Road.
New YORK, May l3.-rhe rumor was
revived this afternoon that the Erie
Company lost $l,9O0.00O by the failure
of the Marine Bank and Graut q Ward.
A sociai Gathering.
CHATTANOOGA, May l3.-At a social
gathering last night near Union, Madi-
son county. Ala, u quarrel arose between
old man AtcheIy and young Tnckett.
The friends of the two u.en began firing
aud one of Tnckett's brothers WAS In
az unity killed aud another was wounded
fatally. Atchely received mortal
wound and his son was dangerously
hurt.
The Passenger Rate War.
DENVER, May 13.-rhe eastern passen-
ger rate war 10 becoming interesting.
xll il the rate to o. icago, s. To ST.
l. ,uis, S2i so to New York, and 10 other
eastern points In proportion. There VIII
be announced tomorrow morning
teachers trip from Denver TO Chicago
for xi5. Before the day closes tickets
to Kansas City will be dollar or two
less.
knights Of uonor.
CHICAGO, May Is. - The Supreme
Council of the knights of Honor IT the
United States met here tadsy. aud Will
o,ntiuu e in session Absus ten days. To-
d,y's session WAS chiefly devoted to tue
present atom aud examination of Gre
deutiais. This evening the delegates
were rendered reception by the local
council. The address of welcome was
delivered by Mayor Harrison.
Anti.Nenspeiist Convention
The Anti Monopolist National Con
veution will be held here tosorros.
May delegates are now in the city. IL
ia penerally conceded that General d
r. Boiler will be nominated for Presi-