Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18
EEWS BY WIRE.

WAsHNeroS.-Tbe Senate has pass ed free coinage bill pure and simple, AS a substitute for the financial bill. Yeas, 39; nays, 27.
 PAssABENA, ai,-Colonel J. NJ. Ed dY, general manager and manager of the international anti Great Northern died in this to-day of hemorrhage of the lungs He was here for the beni- it of his health. The remains will be taken to Omaha for increment.
 WAsHINGToE.--A consultation oi Senator Hearts physicians was held to-day, and it is said decision wss reached that the senator is suffering from the cancer Of the colon or the large intestine, and there is absolutely no hope of his recovery,
 DALLAS TEXAs-A fire this morning destroyed SI00,0OO worth of property. Losses and insurance as follows: J. R. Hooper X Co. liquor, loss $35, eco, insurance $l7,jOO, I. \. Robinson stationery, loss $2oOO0. insurance 3D. o00, Boedecker. confectionery, loss 5000, insurance 5000, Murphy & Bell L,,ildiF,g. &90 Gn0. insurance &I9- 0O0; T. F.. Henderson, building, loss SIP 900, insurance $S0O0.
 NEW ORLEANS ;-Fitzsimmons knock red Dempsey out in the 18th round. The great middle-weight fight between Jack Dempsey and Maurice Fitzsim- mons occurred at Lhe Olymphia Club 1 tonight and resulted in a victory for the New ZeaIander Fitzsimmons, and there was hardly a time during the l3 rounds when he did not seem to be sure winner In the first round Fitz- simmons followed Dempsey around the nng and got i'll one with his right, Dempsey got in two leits and avoided the right by ducking. It was evident that Dempsey was going to make a waiting fight. In the second round Fitzsimmons landed right and left on Dempseys' head and Dempsey kept away. There was then some exchange, Dempsey getting in two good body blows and he was then knocked against the ropes by right handler on the head. In the third round Demp- sey vas still running away and laugh ing, Fitzsimmons knocked him down and chased him all over the ring, Dempsey getting groggy. In the fourth round Dempsey seemed to re- | cover and scored with both left and right, but Fitzsimmons soon toOk the l aggressive again. The fifth. sixth, seventh and eighth rounds were all in Fitzsimrnon's favor, Dempsey oc- casiOnally landed, but Fitzsimmon forced the fighting, Dempsey was knocked down again in the seventh l and in the eighth he was bleeding badly. In the ninth round Fitzsim- mons continued to do rushing, Jack 1 occasionally recovered and got in good ] left handlers on the face and body, but
 Fitzsimmon's only smiled and kept after his man merciIessly, battering him badly, Dempsey was very weak in l the tenth round. He ducked from the blows and held one of Fitzsimmon' s
 hands is his, then there were cries of { foul but the claim was not allowed. h
 the elevnth round Jack was growing
 still weaker, his face was bloody and a right handler sent him down, he was
 dazed and bleeding and fsebly stagger-
 ed towards Fitzsimmons, be was
 knocked down again, but stood up, some one in his corner threw up a 1 sponge. but he would not have 1t, he staggered towards Fitzsimmon's and
 the latter fiooTed him as the round closed. In ihe twelvih round Dsmp.
 sey was knocked down three times
 his seconds wanted him to give aT
 but he insisted upon fighting, tbe gong
 saved him from being knocked oat
 but when il so inded for the next
 round Fiizsimmon'5 walked over t.
 Dempsey's corner and punched him
 cut, Jack was not able to rise and ths fight was gwen to the New Zealander
 amid the greatest excitement. DemP
 sey was badly, disfgured-
 ATLANTA, GA.,--A secret convsn
 ton Of delegates of sIl the southern
 states is in session here to secure {
 line ol steamships to ply betweer
 Brunswiek and Liverpool The priaei
 pal export viii be cotton. The lar
 mer's alliance is interested in th,
 movement
 PnE RlpeE-This morning LitlI, 2 | xKr | ss.f-