Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-09-30

CONEY ISLAND ATHLETIC CLUB, Sept
25.-There were a good many sporting
men at Coney Island, but not so numer-
Gus as the club people hoped for. There
was some disappointment when it was
learned that the preliminary bout be-
tween Mike Dunn and Fred Morris
would not occur owing to Dunn's i'll
ness, but Jim Burge took Dunu's place.
Ten lively rounds were fought and
Burge proved himself by no means an
easy mark for the black cyclone. The
decision was in favor of Morris.
Dixon and Smith weighed in six
hours before the meeting so it could
! not be told exactly what they scaled.
1t looked, however, as though Smith
was bit lighter. Dixon was the first
in the ring and was but half heartily
applauded. Smith was we'll cheered.
First round. On call of time Smith
made rush and they clinched. Inside
work, honors even. Dixon landed on
| Smiths body while the latter fell short.
Dixon sent out his right on the ear and
| sent Smith TO the floor in a clean knock
| down. Smith took time in getting up
| and tried to get his right on the colored
boys jaw but failed.
Second round. Dixon missed left
swing. Smith was in on him like
| flash rushing Dixon to the ropes and
landing right and left. After short
sparring Smith reached Dixon's Jaw
with his left. Dixon planted his left
| swing on Smiths neck as the gong
| sounded. Missing the right swing
Smith closed on him and upper cut him
with his right. They clinched and
shouldered each other. Dixon reached
| Smith with two right swings. Smith
| slipped to his knees and took time to
| rise.
Third round. Full of excitement.
Smith went down four times, twice by
clean blows, twice in rushes. After the
last fall the Californian came up on
| taking full time with a smile on his
| face.
Fourth round. Dixon planted blow
after blow on Smiths body and more
over gained another knockdown.
Fifth round. Dixon sent Smith to
his knee. Smith came back with a
lucky right handler on the nose and
Dixon got cut that made him bleed.
The blow almost staggered the feather
weight champion and he did no more
forcing For moment Smith gained
| confidence and sailed in, but swung his
hand too high and Dixon dived. Dixon
slugged Solly in the face three times
getting back only one good punch in
| the neck.
Sixth round. Dixon caught another
in the nose renewing the flow of blood
Smith smashed Dixon on the mouth
and the colored boy rushed and
missed. His eye was closed and his
nose resembled piece of raw beef.
Seventh round. Smith came out
from his corer looking strong enough,
| though he had his right eye well black
ed. Smith planted right and left on
Dixon's body. Dixon missed and then
planted right on Smiths face. Smith
in return landed right handler. Dixon
then fioored Smith with terrific
straight right. The Californian stag
gered to his feet only to be hoored
again. Again he arose just as the gong
sounded but was too weak to keep this
feet and fell again near the corner. He
gamely staggered once more to his feet
and Keeling like drunken man tried to
continue, but the referee advancing be-
tween, motioned him back to his
corner.
Dixon was declared the winner. The
announcement gives the time of the
second round as two minutes forty-two
seconds. Time of fight twenty-six
minutes forty-six seconds. The unsni-
nous verdict was that Smith gave
Dixon a good fight, but could not
withstand the negroes constant rushing.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Secretary
Hoke Smith has made statement re-
garding his position upon the pension
question. He says he has often been
grossly misrepresented in this matter,
and held responsible for acts which he
knew nothing about until they had
been committed. Secretary Smith
states his Original idea in having lists
of suspects" prepared, was TO have
stricken from the rolls those who had
failed to present prime facie evidence
that they were entitled to pensions.
He believes investigation into all these
cases will lead to the discovery of much
fraud, and that fully half of those who
have not made prima fscie cases, will
fail to show they were entitled to pen
sions. Many of those who were being
notified that they must furnish new
evidence, have so little to stand upon,
that they will make no effort whatever.
Secretary Smith says it is great mis-
take TO suppose that he intends to de-
crease the pension expenditures by de-
priving those who are entitled to pen
sions under the law Of their Just
rewards.
He says he is not opposed to pensions
Referring to the fact that quite a
number of pensioners who were drop
ped from the rolls were being relnstst-
ed, the secretary says all of them had
furnished required evidence, and had
filled IN the links breaking the chain to
their cases.
CALCUTTA, Sept. GA religious riot
over a cow which was being led to
slaughter started today between Hin
docs and Mohammedans and Europeans
supporting the latter. After some fight
ing the Hindoos purchased the COW from
the owner, thus preventing lis being
slaughtered. The affair is regarded as
serious by Englishmen and likely to
have grave results.
FLAGSTAFF, ArlZ., Sept. 26.-Last |
night a constable's posse while in search |
of a Mexican horse thief came upon |
the Mexican in camp. He was ordered |
to surrender, but he took to his heels. |
The posse fred upon him but he got |
away. Today Mexican sheepherder |
came IN with a bullet hole through his /
neck and told of the shooting. The /
posse made mistake and shot the
wrong Mexican, but he is not badly
hurt.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.--It is highly
probable that the committee on terri
tories will report the bill for the admls-
sion of Utah to statehood within a few
days.
Joseph, member of that committee,
said that such bill will be reported.
He added that before the close of the
nresant SeGsion hills for tho ad omission Il