Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-29
A DRAWN FIGHT.
.Dal Hawkins and George Dixon
Have q Twenty Round Bout
The STYLE OF NEXT YEARS WHEEL.
The Characteristic Feature OF the Make FOR
'98 Will BE a Chainless bicycle
Land for the Wyandottes-
Panic in a ~heater.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 94.-Ten thou
sand people saw Dial Hawkins, of Cali
fornia. fight a 2O-round draw with
George Dixon, champion bantam
weight of the world, last night. 1t
was fast fight from start to finish,
but was remarkable in that neither
man struck his opponent dangerous
blow. For the first ten rounds
Dixon was the aggressor and ana
most of the leading, keep
ing his bigger antagonist con-
stantly on the move. About the Eth
however, Hawkins, who had appar-
emily gained confidence, went after the
colored midget, and to the end OF the
fight more than held his own. llaw-
kins' weight and strength were too
much for Dixon, and although Dixon
landed several wicked lefts, he could
not knock Hawkins out. Hawkins
also got in come of his wicked lefts,
but as general thing Dixon managed
to block or duck out of danger. There
was little work for Referee Jake Welch
to do at any stage of the fight, and his
decision of draw was received with
universal applause.
STYLE OF NEXT YEARS WHEEL.
New YORK, July 94.-Three promi-
nent bicycle manufacturers have left
for Europe on the steamship Fuerst
Bismarck, and it is said that their mis-
sion abroad has to do with the style OF
next years wheel, which, it is alleged,
will revolutionize the present make.
The men are Col A. A. Pope, M. L.
Bridgman and A. G. Spalding. They
were accompanied by W. A. Redding,
a patent attorney. 1t is said that
when the men return they will bring
back patent for chainless wheel,
which will be the characteristic feat
ure of the make of 1898. There are
several designs and one in particular
which has given rise to the old time
"mile minute" speculation, is caus-
ing a sensation in London. 1t is
known as the Barker gearing and is of
the compound crank and "sun and
planets" style OF gear.
LAND FOR THE wYANDoTTEs.
GUTHRIE, Ok, July 24.-The Kiowa,
Comanche and Apache Indians are in
council at the foot of Mount Scott.
The subject under discussion is to sell
the absentee Wyandottes, now living
near Kansas City Kan, and number,
ing 2O6, 1850 acres of land in this reser-
walton at Si25 per acre. The prevail
ing sentiment among the Indians is
that if the government will make this
reservation a permanent Indian reser-
walton they will be willing to allow
the Wyandottes, or other tribes, to
come among them otherwise, not
and they will submit proposition to
the department to that effect The
boomers, who are looking with envious
eyes on the reservation, will make a
vigorous fight against any such ar
rangement
PANIC IN A THEATER.
PADUcAn, KY, July 24.-The Casino
summer theater at Ramona park was
burned last night at ten o'clock. A
performance was being given to about
900 people when the fire broke out
from fireworks display on the stage
The audience was panic-stricken
Probably over 100 persons were injured
by being burned or trampled. severa
of the actors were painfully burned
The building was covered with tai
paper, and was mass of fierce flames
inside of a minute. 1t is reported tina
three or four children persisted in the
flames, but this cannot be verified
All the doctors in the city were re
quired to look after the injured.