Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-01-08

sIncidsat 81 the Bur ~ rsanrl.y rr1.s-1 1gla
In chicago.
#z# Probably the most exciting glove con.
test ever witnessed IN Chicago occurred
Monday, Dec. 2Sth, in which Jack Burke
OF Chicago, IN three rounds, knocked oul
MikeC leary Of Nav York. Over4 ,0O0 ipeopls
were present. IA mors than usurious per
.centago OF the crowd were enthusiastic ad
mirers Of J ackF Burke. the 81 Irish lad ''z+5sz
#.s The programme said Marquis of Queens
bury rules, small soft gloves and Blk rounds
Burke tipped the scales at ! 5 pounds, and
Clearly d bout the same. IL Ss5! .*S
The men faced each other, SPARED ,tn in.
slant Tor an opening, and q moment later
Cleary went to grass from a terrific back
handler from Burke left, which struck him
square on the eye and brought blood. The
round finished With some Intellectual at
$tempts on Cleary g part to get in his right
Oh Burkc,s lace. I'LL III .4aSs
The second round Planned out favorably
for Ceary. who got q ,stinging counter
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him gently twice more and the round closed
with some cautious sparring on both sides
. When the men stood uPfor the third round
Burke's whole aspect was eloquent OF vigol
and confidence yet Clearv. pale and supple,
looked well his match. EARLY in this excit.
ing bout Clearly got what later on proved to
have been the blow that scided the con test
The New York man forced the fighting al
first, but Burke SO on crowded in on him,
impetuously forced him into his corner,
hit him two rafting blows on the face with
his left, then, parrying Cleary' 3 right with
his own right glove. struck the New Yorker
seemed dazed for q moment, then recov.
cred himself with an effort and forced
Burke desperately to the opposite side
of the ring. 4 lit could be seen that
4 the New Yorker was breathing heavily
and shook slightly with suppressed excite
ment, while Burke, perfectly cocl and col.
;lected, watched calmly for his chance. It
came, and quick as q flash his right arm
shot out, and Cleary fell like log. The
blow caught him fairly, just under and be.
hind his left ear, and knocked him senseless.
my God, he's killed him, some one mutter-
ed. The huge mob was perfectly silent Burke
stepped up to his fallen adversary, and
when after he failed to move for q few sec.
onds, but lay stretched at full length on his
back, the tender-hearted Irishman stooped
over and shook him gently, his face exhib-
iting genuine alarm. A little later Cleary q
PROSTATE form showed signs Of life and
the crowd rose with wild cries OF Burke"
Burke" 1t seemed as though the plat
form would be torn to pieces when the
champion climbed over the ropes and walk.
ed jauntily to his dressing room, every
whit as steady as when he came out.
Cleary's second picked him up and helped
him to his dressing room, where he revived
in few minutes
A Word to Claimants of English Estates
The following letter from Thomas F.
Bayard, secretary of state explains itself:
Department OF State, Washington, Dec.
20, 1S85-Sir: I have received your letter
OF, inquiring as to the act ofparliament
passed in August last, and said to refer to
the so-called Lawrence Towneley estate.
Many letters %of a similar character
have been received both by this
department and by the legation at Lon.
don. The prevalent idea of the writer's ap-
pears to be that the estate in question cot.
sists OF eight hundred millions of dollars,
more or less, which are lying in the Bank
OF England, awaiting distribution among
unknown heirs, among which are persons
OF the name of Lawrence and Chase in the
United States.
lam informed by our minister in London:
First-That there is no money in the
Bank OF England belonging to any Towneley,
Lawrence owneley or Chase estate, or any
claimants under those names.
Second-That there is no such estate in
England as the Lawrence-T owneley estate,
nor any known family OF that designation.
Third-That the Towneley estate is q
nEn Yor$x1 In -
Lancaster and York which is now
and has been for very long time
in the possession of it's rightful owners,
who are completely protected therein by
the law OF England, and that there are no
unknown or American owners of any part
OF 1T, or any ground whatever for any such
claims. have also received from our le-
CATION at London a few copies OF the act
in question, which is q voluminous docu-
ment of 2S8 pages. Thenames OF Lawrence
and Chase do not occur in it. It is an act
to adjust the equities arising under certain
successive marriage settlements and othex
between 1886 and 1877 in favor 81 the
persons therein named. An amicable suit
in chancery ia being conducted for this pur-
pose, and by direction of the court this act
was obtained in aid of it's decree.
The statement widely disseminated in the
United states that this act affords an oppor-
tunity, or that there is any opportunity for
the prosecution OF any American claims to
this property. is entirely incorrect. This
department is unable to furnish copies of
this act, but it can be examined here by
claimants or their lawful attorneys. and
could probably be obtained from London
by any importing bookseller. The price OF
it in London is 1897 per copy.
You are strongly advised to nav no at-
tention to any reports or statements of
associations in refer ence to claims on the
above.named estate, nor to pay any M on
ey to agents for pressing the same. Mel
ther this experimentation the legation nLon-
don can encourage or aid any investiga-
tions in this direction. I am sir, your
obedient servant / T. F. BAYARD.
Lives Lost at a Massachusetts, Fire.
A fire broke out at Georgetown, Mass.
The loss will aggregate $50, 900, partially
covered by insurance. Thirteen business
places we're burned out and $50 hands
thrown out of employment. Engines
were sent from Haverhill and Newbury-
port. and but for them the entire center
OF the town would have been destroyed.
Joseph J, os illslsy, i : fireman, aged aged
A. Chase, aged twenty-five years, who
leaves a widow and child, were killed by the
falling walls. Clarence NJ. Clark, q bag
gagelnaster employed by the Boston &
Maine railroad, had HIS left leg badly
crushed. Fred Goldsmith, Arthur Tucker
and Charles Williams, firemen OF Haverhill,
were also injured. The losses and insur.
nnces, as far as known, are as follows: n.
George j. Tenny, house and factory $50,
600; ginsuredforf SIZE, 900 or $4,000. Adj
AIMS block, occupied by M. n. Boardman,
grocer, and Charles Davis, billiard hall,
$50. OOU; Insurance unknown. Masonic
building, SO, 900; insurance, SC, 900. This
building was occupied by S. Il. Poor, gro
Ger, who loses S., 600; insurance, $4,000.
q. Osgood, tailor. who loses So, 900; in
surance, So, 600. Patrick Cole, clothing
and furnishing goods, So, 600; no insur-
ance. 81. Palmer, jeweler, So, 900, aud the