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y THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY. MARCH 18, 1897. CUBANS CAPTURE A SPANISH FORT Midnight Assault Met by Fierce but Hopeless Resistance. The Garrison Nearly Annihilated, Only a Few Managing to Escape. Another Train Said to Have Been Bown Up by Insurgents in Matanzas Province. HAVANA, Cusa, March 17.—Tt is re. ported that the rebels have blown up a train near Union, Matanzas Province, but details are lacking. Advices received from Sancti Spiritas detail the attack made by rebels on the town of Pardes, on the railroad line from Tunus to Sancti Spiritus, On the night of the 5th about 1 o’clock in the morning the rebels, after taking possession of the town, attacked the rail- road station, which had been converted into a fort and protected by a detachment commanded by Captain Puertas, two ser- geants, a corporal, 100 soldiers and about fifty volunteers. The 1nsurgents fired on the fort from all sides, thrusting thei: guns into the very loopholes of the fort. The firing then became intense, and the defenders, in spite of their stout resist- ance, were forced to abandon the fort, leaving their dead and wounded, with their arms and ammunition. Only a faw volunteers managed to escape. A sergeant and five soidiers were killed. The captain end fifteen soldiers were seriously wounded. FLEETS BLOCKADE PORTS OF CRETE Continued from First Page. as indicating the policy of the powers in the question. “France's policy,” Lord Kimberly sai ‘s, therefore, according to Lord Salis- bury, that of Great Britain and is based | upon the maintenance of the integrity of the Ottoman empire.” Sir William Harcourt, Chancellor of the Exchequer in the late Rosebery Cabinet, said of Lord Salisbury’s statement that such a disgraceful, abject answer had never b-fore been given by a British Min- ister to a British Parliament. The nation, be said, had never been exposed to a greater humiliation than it is now, when it is chained and coerced by the menace | on of wars in which it has no concern to ab- | Saw n from doing what it is under the <t obligations of honor to do and compelled to do what its conscience con- demns. Sir William denovnced the integrity of the Ottoman Empire as a sham, every break in which, he declared, was a benefit to maukind, and paid a tribute to Greece for tlie steps she had taken while the con- cert of the poweis held aloof from rescu- ing the Cretans from the neel of the Turk. It was this brave champion that the Brit- ish nation was bidden in the name of Ottoman integrity to nourish. “Is it not time,” asked Sir William, “that the British people take a stand and gemand to know what are the limits of British submission and co-operation in this ahti-crusade?” He defended the “‘fair offers” made by the Greek Government in its reply to the ultimatum of the powers, to which, he said, the only answer was that the block- ade of the ports of Greece would be en- forced. None knéw, 8ir William declared, what & day might bring forth. but he prayed that tie shame of a great free nation being made an unwilling partner iu an odious policy might yet be averted. The speech, which was throughout re- ceived with enthusiastic cheers, is consid- ered by far the most telling utterance on the subject yet made. g St AUTONOMY SCHEME OPPOSED. Beys of Candia Prepare a Memorandum for the Powers, ATHENS, GreEck, March 17.—A mem- orandum is beinz prepared by the Beys of Candis, declaring that the scheme for an autonomous administration cannot be applied in the island. E. H. Ezerton, the British Minister to Greece, visited M. Skouzes, the Foreign Minister, to-day, which is the day on which the reception of the foreign diplo- mats is held. Since the identical note of the powers was presented to the Govern- ment, the other envoys have absented themselves from the receptions. It is again reported that Baron von Plessen, the German Minister, is aboat to leave Athens. —— Impresaive Funeral Services. LONDON, Ex6., March 17.—The Daily News to-morrow will publish a dispatch from Canea describing the unique and impressive funeral services over the bodies of the twenty-one victims of the bursting of the turret-gun on board the Russian warship Veliky, while that vessel was practicing outside of Suda Bay on Mon- day. The ceremonies began with services on the warship. All of the foreign admirals with their staffs attended. Guards of honor com- + posed of fifty men were detailed from the yestels of each nation. gl s WILL REJECT aUTONOMY. Cretan Insurgents Determined (o Resist the Powers. 7 ROME, Itary, March 17.—A dispaich from Canea to the Secolo says the Cretan insurgents have declared that they will reject autonomy and offer all possible re- sistance to the occupation of the isiand by the powers. The dispatch also says that Colonel Visgos, commanding the Greek army of occupation, is about to move his camp to .the mountains of Sphakia, where he will fortify himself so that his position will be almost impregnable. He will not with- draw his troops from the island under any circumstances. Hard 1ighting Jear Cnndia. CANEA, Crere, March 17.—The ad- mirals commanding the warships in an autonomous administration will be granted to Crete. The situation here is becoming more serious as each day passes, owing to the presence of 10,000 refugees who are receiv- ing rations from the Government, which will necessarily be stopped in & few days. The condition of affairs at Retimo is simi- lar, and at Candia the situation is worse. Six Turkish soldiers were killed and twenty-five wounded in the six hours’ fight- ing which occurred yesterday outside of Candia. OPNONS OF THE STAY-AT-HOMES Continued from Fourth Page. sx!'{!ilur mistake. The bitter thing about 2 fighter in the thesatrical business is that if Le loses his reputaticn in the ring bLe is ruined in bu siness as an actor. Joseph Riordan—I was with the loser in sympathy and in betting. I'm sorry he couldn’t win. The pitcher that goes off to the well must get cracked at last, and this was Jimmyv's day of tate. Fitz is a good man, but it is just possible that he basn’t whipped Corbett for kee They will meet again, and then we shall see what will come of it. I am still for Jim Corbeit. Joseph Windrow — The trouble with Cor bett is that he hasn't steam enough | behind his blows. He hit Fiiz-immeons enouch times to knock him out half a dozen times if his vitalitv hadn’t been gone. Bob couldn’t hit him at al! in tho early stages of the game, but he just wore Jim out, and then had it »1l his own way. Corbett was not in any such conditfon as he was when he m must have known t_Sutlivan, und he H» might get into good condition again, baut it will take a long time. He is the cleverest man who ever went into a ring; and when he gets his streneth back, nobody has any busi- ness trving to beat him. W. J. Heaney—My pool tickets are not worth keeping. I thousht Corbett was all right for a winning, but he got left. Well, tnat is the way of the world. You can’t always guess how far a frog can jump from the way he looks. E . Jackson—The best man won. | That’s all I have to say. I thouzht Cor- bett could *‘do” him, but t e result con- vinced me that I was wrong. Good living is_a good thing for some folks, but it will not do for a pueilist if he expects to hold his place in the rin 0. C. Lewis—My opionion from the dav the men were matched was that Fiizsim- mons had an easy game, and I expected him to win in seven or eight rounds—not fourteen. I based my opinion on the snowing tha: Fitz mide arainst Sailor Sharkey as compared with Corbett’sshow- ing against the same man. My bet was down on the wi r all right. Oscar Tolle—The result shows that a | man must take care of himself. Corbett has indulged in too much dissipation. He | was my choice before the battie and <howed his superiority up to the e round, according to the reports I have veen. If his stamina had not been im- paired he would have won as he did be- | fore Snl'ivin, who was a heavier hiiter | than Fitzsimmons ever pretended to be. | Fitzsimmons is _known to be a man of | steady babits and that told in his favor. {f they bave a return fight and Corbett takes care of himself Corbett can win. He wi'l be mv choice. William A. Deane—Fitz was my man | richt along, but Ididn’t get as much down as T ought to have done. After I m punch Sharkey it was clear to my You | mind that he could defeat Corbett. see it is pretty hard for anybody to knock out Sharkey ‘with anvthing less than a meat-ax, but Fitzsimmons h ndled him with the greatestease. Corbatt announced himself in prime condition. He wrote that over bis own signature, and so I suppose we must accent that as the truth, though bis bad temper for the last three days of his training con‘radicted that assumption to a certain dezree. In the light of the result it seems that he was somewhat ap- prehensive. He must bave felt some weak- ness in himself that be did not acknowl- edge, and so naturally dreaded the meet- ing. His misgivings proved rrophetic. A little t-legram in the morninge napers from Dallas, Texas, intimated that Dan Stoart’s friends were betting on Firz. That brief hint was enough for Gui'e a number of the knowing ones, and they gathered in several bets between breakfast-time and the hour for the men to enter the ring. I'm sorry for Jim. I'd rather have seen him win, so far as my personal feelings were con- corned, but I conMn’t =fford to let senti- ment get away with my judgment when it came to buving pools. V. F. Northrup—I expected Fitz to win because he is a harder man than Jim. The expierence of Corbett has been more in the line of boxing. whi'e Bob has been doing bard fighting ail the time. If they were sparring for points Corbett wou'd be myv choice. but he is not in the same ciass with Fitzsimmons as a fighter. One thing you may put down as troe, and that 1s ihat this fight was on the equare. It was for blood and the better man won. I con- sider Bob Fitz-immons the best ring- fighterin the world to-day. Judge Carroll Cook—The result did not surprise me. I considered Corbett the better boxer for a short contest, but be- lieved that he would lose if it lasted more than five rounds. From the reports I judge that Fitzsimmons fell short so long as they stoou off, but when they got to- gether at close range Corbett was no match for him. I think Fitzs:mmons is too strong for Corbett. The pace he has been going.was too much for him. 1In re- ply to your suggestion concerning the grantine of a new trial, I can see no reason why there should be a reversal of the verdictin that event. Captain Wittman—I am not a bit sur- prised at the result after having seen both men fight with Sharkey. IfI had been a betting man, which I am not, I would have laid all the money I was possessed of on Firzsimmons. [ have been asked by several people during the past few weeks as to what I thought of the fighters, and I invariably told them that in my opinion Fiizsimmons wou d win, Detective Crockett—I have always been a great admirer of Corbett, but now I think that Fitzsimmons is the greatest fighterin the world. He defeated all the middle-weights and then he gets into the heavy-wei-ht class and defeats them all. 1 believe he couid beat Sharkey in one round. The blow that settled Corbett was the same blow he gave Sharkey, when he knocked him out, and there no foul about it. Colonel W. P, Sullivan, Mayor Phelan’s secretary—I am not surprised at the re- sult. Corbett his led a fast life and it has told on bhim, as it does on all fighters. George McCourt, nrominent member of the Olympic Club—I don’t think that Jim could have been in the condition he was reported to be. I thought he would win, Jusiice of the Peace G. C. Groezinger—I thought Fitz would win all aiong. I am not sorry for Corbett—he called San Francisco a jay town. Charles Weich, secretary of the Board of Education—I thoucht it” would be Fitz. Tne stories of the life Corbett has lea are enou -h to show that he could not stand a hard fight. Sneriff R. I. Whelan—I was =urprised at the result. I thought that Fitzsimmons was the best stayer, but I figured that he would not be abl- to bit Corbett. John A. Russell, clerk of the Board of Supervisors—I am somewhat surpr.sed at the result. Don’t know much about fight- ers, but from the newspaper accunnts 1t Jooked like a sure thing for Corbett. Dr. Frank T. Fuz:bbon—I think the decision was right and that Filzsimmons is & stronger man physically than Corbpett, therefore the one counterbalances the better science of the other. He has wonderful endurance and reserve forces. Cretan waters have issued a proclamation | Corbett appeared to be nervous from announcing the conditions under which meantal worry,which was against him, ana his hysterical condition after the fight corroborates 1his idea, OAKLAND, (AL, March 17.—Every- body 1n town has an opinion on tbe fight. Most of them, however, are satisfied and declare that the result is just what they expected. Here are a few of the opinions of people who took some interest in the result: Judge J. J. Allen—I am not surprised. Both men are vood fighters and one 18 bound to get an opportunity for a good blow sooner or later. Judge A. L. Frick—I am disappointed. There is no doubt it was a great contest, but 1 thought Corbett would 'win. [ guess he met more than Lis match, City Expert alexander—I wagered on twenty-one rounds and Fitzsimmons a winner. He wound up too quickly. Herman Tubbs—I am surprised, as I ex- pected Corbett would win. Fiizsimmons is evidently the better man, judging by the force of his blows. Sapervisor Church—Just as 1 expected. Corbett has been a back number, and nothing but his tactics and quickness en- abled him to stand up as long as he did. Fitzsimmons strikes like a sledge- bammer. County Clerk Jordan—Yesterday I pre- dicted that Fitz woud win in fourteen rounds. [ was not mistaken. I believe that Corbett cannot stana Fitzsimmons’ blows, although he is quicker. Fitz has boasted all along that if he could get one good hit he would want no more. The opportunity came and the affair ended. Oliver Morosco—I still believ> Cor bett is the better man. I made hum my choice. The fight has demonstrated that there are some good guessers in Oakland. Last night the Tribune canvassed the opinion of officials and sporting men and now that the result is known the predic- tions are of double interest. Some of them are as follows: Editor E. L. Marshall—Fitzsimmons, fifteen rounds. City Attorney J. K. Peirsol—Corbett in filteen rounds. Fred Tnompson—Fitzsimmons, fifteen rounds. Attorney A. A. Moore—Fitzsimmons, six rounds. District Attorney C. E. Snook—Corbett, five rounds. Frank Robinson— Fitzsimmons, rounds. Sheriff C. B. White—Fitzsimmons, fif- teen rounds. Henry Glas — Fitzsimmons in rounds. Jimmy Brennan—Fitzsimmons, nine rounds. Harry Pulcifer—Fitzsimmons, rounds, Ed L.' Johnson—Fitzsimmons in nine ien ten fitteen lround:. Wiliiam Jordan—Fitzsimmons will win in twelve rounds. County Auditor Myron Whidden—Fitz- simmons will win 1n’eleven rounds. Oscar Heaton—Fiizsimmone, in rounds. Under Sheriff W. S. Harlow—Flitzsim- mons 1n eight rounds. County Clerk Frank Jordan—Fitzsim- mons, fourteen rounds. George L. Fish—Fitzsimmons witl win out. Joe Rosenberg—Fitzsimmons will win easily in seventeen rounds. Chiet of Police Lloyd—Fitzsimmons will win inside of ten rounds. Chiei Fair of the Fire Department—Fitz- simmons is my mar. Attorney W. H. Waste—Fitzsimmons will win. He will knock out Corbett within fifieen rounds. (SU e CORBETT SLIPS HOME. Hastens by Speclal Traln to the Condoling Quistude of His Family Circle. The defeated champion reached this City last night at 10 o’clock and his home coming was lonely, unheralded and in- glorious. He hastened from Carson by special train arriving here with his father, P. J. Corbett, who was the only one of his close friends who came with him. There were no crowds to meet him on his ar- rival, no hailing of the chief, no festivities of a triumphal hour. Fatber and son wheeled away from the ferry in a lonely hack to the St. Nicholas Hotel, and unostentatiously hastened up~ stairs to the rooms where Mrs. Corbett awaited her husband. Noua dozen knew of his arrival by that time, though the news quickly spread without exciting great interest. After a litule delay the father drove to the family home, a few blocks away on Hayes street, and brought down to the hotel Corbett's mother and sister, who joined the Ititle family gath- 1ng 1n Jim’s rooms, Callers were not many, and most of the few cards sent up brought back the word that Corbett had gone to bed and begged to be excused until the next day. ‘When he greeted a CALL reporter he did 50 smilingly, and his face displayed nota scratch. There wasa redness on one of his cheeks as the only visible evidence of his battle, and his spirits seemed bravely forced to buoyancy. I don’t look as thouzh I was serionsly injured, do I?” he said in denying a rumor that a blood vessel in his face had been ruptured, and he added the informa- tion that since his return the only treat- ment he had given his injuries was an application of a simple lotion to his cheek. *It was something that would hanyen but once in a thousand times,” he said in addition to a declination to discuss the battle at length. **Aseverybody at the ring knows, 1 had Fitzsimmons all but defeated at the last round, and the knock- out blow came just as 1 was preparing for a finishing blow myself. I was just drawing in my breath for a wind-up drive when Fitz’s blow landed on the pit of my stomach. Ii came at instant in my breathing when it was most telling and the one over my heart that followed added to the effect and did the work.” *It was a fluke,”” was the explanation of Mr. Corbett 8r., ‘Jim was too confident, I guess, and Fitzsimmons happened to tind a lucky ovening just in time to save himself, It wouldn’t happen again in a thousand years.”’ So quietly did the Corbetts retire to pri- vate gloom and o brief and brave were the explanations afforded on the evening of defeat. Jim’s future is not yet outlined, Fitz Will Take a Rest. CARSON, Ngv.,, March 17.—Fitz«im- mons was seen after the battle, and when spoken to a broad “didn’t-I-tell-you-so” smile iliuminated his face. **Well, boys,”’ said the champion, 'L got thers in good shape. I did not look lik: a man who was afraid to mest Corbett in a ring, and if I remember right, I don’t think that any persou had a rope around my neck to drag me in either, Oh, well, what's the use of talking about it. It'sabout time I did get a square deal, and I had to come to Carson for it. Corbett is a clever fel- low.” A friend asked him if he was hurt any, and Fitz replied that the only vain he felt was from the broken finger of his right band. He said that Corbett’s niows were noi effective enough-to do much damage, and that he had only a cuc lip to sbow for it. “I will take a rest now,” said Fitz, “and let those other fellows get in and scrap among themselves,, for six awhile.” S S Fights in the East. BALTIMORE, Mp, March 17.—Jerry Marshail of Australia got the decision to- night over Waiter Edgerton, the “Ken- .ucky Rosebud,” in s twenty-round engagement. ALBANY, N, Y., March 17.—To-night at the Meyer Athletic Club fommy White of Chicago and Billy Whistler of Philadel- phia fougnt twenty rounds toadrawat 125 pounis for a purse of $1500, ROCHESTER, N. Y., March 17.— Tommy Ryan, the champion welter- weight of the world, knocked out Pat Ready, champion middle-wei-ht-of the Southern States, in eighteen rounds before the Rienzi Athletic Club to-night. The fight was the fiercesteverseen in this city. The first ten rounds seemed to be very much in favor of Ready. The iriends of Ryan looked for the defeat of the cham- plon about the end of the tenth round, but after that Ryan seemed to have r newed strength and won in the eighteenth. Murder an Aftermath. CARSON, NEev., March17.—In a saloon brawl to-night Dick Bradford, a Montana miner who backed Fitzsimmons, was shot by a stranger named Smith who tonk the Corbett side. Smith is in jail. Bradford will die. There are threats of lynching, but the authorities are confident of being able to maintain order. —_— JANES J. CORBEZT’S RECORD, James John Corbett was born in San Francisco, Cal., September 1, 1866. He stands 6 feet 1 inch in height. Among his earlier performances, for which no dates are obtainable, are these: Beat Dave Eiseman; beat Captain J. H. Day, two rounds; draw with Duncan C. McDonald; brat Mike Brennan, three rounds; beat John Donaldson, four rounds; beat Mar- tin Costello, three rounds; beat Professor William Miller, s x rounds; ¥Frank Smith, Salt Lake City. : The following table will give the date, place, number of rounds and result of the contes!s he had since his fight with Smith in Salt Lake City. L stands for defeat, D for draw, W means a victory, K knock- out, Q quit, ete, Match declared off. . 81, 1895. niry untll he boxed & draw with Sharkey (& H < > 2 3 z i £ fpis Sq 3E g2k g <33 22 £83 29 u3 E= £3° 3= S Se FH 12 g 5. A MR ] Sg iz - E = e & &% =354 S e - = A =Sz - < .|'§ £ £33 2 Lnid H RECORD. Robert Flizsimmons was born in Corn- wall! England, June 14, 1862. He stands 5 feet 113{ inches in his siocking feet. He established a reputation for himself by knocking out Herbert Slade, the ‘‘Maori.” He knocked out many clever fighters in Australia, and came to this country. Since the day Fitzsimmons landed here the American public has been interested in his doings in the ring. His record, as told by himsell, is as follows: “My first appearance in the ring was at Jem Mace’s amateur boxing tournament at Timarn, New Z:aland, twelve years ago. Mace was making a tour of the colonies then. Isucceeded in knocking out four men that night, winning the amateur championship of New Zealand and a gold watch. The next year Mace vieited us and gave another tournament. I then knocked out five men in one night. After defeating the five men I put on the gloves with Herbert Slade, and to the surprise of everybody, I besied him. “1 next fought Arthur Cooper under Lordon_prize-ring rules at Timamo, de- feating bim in tbree rébunds. Then came my fichts with *Jack' Murphy and *Jim’ Crawford, both of which were fought under the London prize-ring rules. I de- feated the former in four and the latter in three rounds, knocking them both out. After this I left New Z=aland and went to Sydney, sparring for the first time there at Larry Foley’s Athletic Hall, where I defeated Brawsmead, a heavy-weight, in two rounds. He weighed 170 pounds to my 148. I nex: defealed ‘Jack’ Greentree, a middle-weight, at Foley’s in three rounds. ‘Dick’ Sandal, who, after I left New Zealand, got to be an amateur cham- pion, was the next one who wanted to meet me. Ideteated him in four rounds. Then I defeated ‘Bl Slavin. I then fought Enger, who fought a draw with Starlight, the colored miadle-weight cham- pion of Australia. I then defeated Con- way, the champion of Ballarat, in three rounds. My next battle of importance was with *Dick’ Ellis. I beat bim in three rounds. “I next fought ‘Jim’ Hall, the middle- weight champion of Australiaand Queens- land. Ibeat him in five rounds, and he afterward beat me, as I did not try to win. Then 1 fought Starlight, knocking him out in nine rounds. My fast fight in Aus- iralia was with Professor West, a heavy- weight. 1 knocked him outin two min- utes. Cominng San Francisco I goton a match witn ‘Bill'! McCarthy. I knocked bim out in nine rounds. I then met Ar- thur Upham. We fought before the An- tridon Club of New Orleans, and I de- feated him in fiv rounds.” Fitzsimmons was then matched to fight “Jack” Dempsey for the middle-weizht championship of the world. Tne fight took place before the O.ympic Club of New Orleans on January 14,1891, and “Fitz"” knocked out the ‘Nunpareil” in thirteen rounds. On March 2, 1892, “Fitz" defeated Peter Maher in twelve rounds before the Olympic Clubof New Orleans. A year later, in the arena of the Crescent City A:hletic Club, Fitzsim- mons knocked out “Jim'’ Hall in four rounds. His next battle was with ‘‘Joe’’ Choynski; it took place in Boston on June 18, 1894. Fitzsimmons won, but the referee reiused to credit him with a vic- tory and declared the boutadraw. Fitz- simmons then met ‘‘Dan”’ Creedon of Australia. The scene of the mill was the arena of the Olympic Club of New Orleans and the date September 26, 1894. *‘Fitz” won after one minute and forty seconds of fightine, in the second round. Then he met Peter Maher in Texas and knocked the Irishman out in four and a quarter rounds. He then went to England and gave exhibitions in the cities. His last match of note was against Tom Sharkey, and he lost the fight on a foul, according to Referee Earp. Greatest of all 13 his vic- tory over Corbett at Carson yesterday. —_——— FITZSIMMONS AND DEMPSEY, Their Great Batile, and What Satd of the Winner. Some time after Fitzsimmons had whipped Billy McCarthy he left for the East for new fields to conquer. He was matched against Arthur Upham, and on June 28, 1890, e knocked Upham out in the fitth round before the New Orleans Club. His next,and principal engagement was against_the then “Nonpariel,” Jock D-mpsey. The battie wa- fought in New Orleans on January 14, 1891, and Demjps. was put to sleepin the thirteenth rou Corbett In view of she great battle whica will take place at Carson n-xt Wednesday for the heavyweight championship of the world, be.ween Corbett and Fitzsimmons, the following culling from a Philadeiph.a vaper, published on the day aiter the Dempsey and Fitzsimmons fizht, will be found interesting reading at this time. It says: ob Fitzsimmons, the tall New Zea- lander, 1n a single fizht has leaped intu the front rank, gaining tue titie of middle- weight champion and winning $12,000. He whipped Dempsey in thirteen rounds, before 4500 men from all parts of the country, in the rooms of the Olympic Athleuc Ciub. Dem psey was outclassed from the start. The city is ringing with Fitzsimmons’ praises to-day, such good judges as Frank Stevenson, Jim Corbett,” Bitlly Meyer, Parson Davies and oihers of like note de- claring him nothing shortof a *‘phenome- non,” amd voicing the opinion that & ereat many of the heavywe.ghts have no business with him. He demonstrated his wonderful fistic ability to the satisfaction of everybody when bhe cefeated the acknowledged king of his class for so many years with such astounding ease. Dempsey never had the faintest glimmer of a hope of defeatiug the big blacksmith irom the moment time was called for the third round, or the nrst round either for that matter, as Fitzsimmons forced the pace and drove his man before him with irresistible force. Dempsey landed often enough to win a dozen fights, but the An- tipodean walked rizht over the Nonpareil and struck him- two blows for the one re- ceived in return. His reach was some- thing wonderful and hiablows were full of steam. Dempsey’s seconds are censured to-day for sending their man up like a beef to the slaughter when he had no chance of win- ning, but this criticism is narsn, as they were in favor of throwing up the sponge. It was Demps2y himself who insisted on fighting on, his exuibition of gameness be- ing such that it will never be forgotten by those pres:nt. When he could scarcely raise his nands to a level with his chest Fitzsimmons begged him to stop and said repeateuly: “I don’t want to strike you, Jack.” “Well, I would punch you if I could,” was Dempsey’s only reply. The Southern and Western contingent have won very heavily over the mill, but the Northern and Eastern sports will have to walk home. He was attended by a physician in his dressing-room after the fizht. He wasa sorry spectacie ‘as he lay beck with closed eyes. His nose is broken. Hiseyes are very black to-day. The Nonpareil is_heartbroken and will say nothing. Fitzsiinmons will return to Bay St. Louis to-day to his wife and child. The purse of $12,000 was the largest ever before offered 1n a glove contest, and the receipts also_were the largest on record, exceeding $35,000. These facts alone stamped the vccasion as a most notable one. The match between the twomen was sugzested to the management of the O:ympic Club immediately after the fight between James Carroll and Andy Bowen in Ociober. Toat affair was so success- Lfully managed that it gave the Olympic Club a wide reputation, ard oifers poared in upon it from pugilists who were anxious to measure strength and skill in its arena. Robert Fitzsimmons had shown himself such a shifty fighter in his battle with Upbamn in tnis city last summer that the O ympic members were anxious to_give him an_opportunity to meet a man in his cluss. Upon looking over the field 1t was decided that Jack Dempsey was the only man who could be matches against the New Z:alander upon equal terms. Ac- cordingly negotiations were opened with Dempsey. wThe Puritan Club of Long Island also entered the field and active competi- tion between the organizations resulted in a tinal offer of a purse of $12,000 by the Olympic. It is probable that the Paritan Club would have offered stiil larger in- dncements hed it not been for the stand taken by Fitzsimmons. He :refused to fizhi Dempsey in the arena of the Puritan Clab on any terms, assigning as a reason that he did not think that he could get fuir play there. So the Olympic Club secured the match. The agreement signed by Dempsey for bimseliand Carroll for Fitzsimmons set forth that tuey should weigh not more than 154 pounds at the ringsiie five minutes before the call of time and that the $12,000 purse snould bs divided—$11,- 000 to toe winner and $1000 to the loser. As a guarantee of the good faith of the pugilists they were required to deposit & forfeit of $1000 each. Tne gloves used were the five-ounce size and the Queensberry rules governed. THE LEAH BREAKNG U, She Is Falling Off ‘the Reef Where She Was Wrecked. Much of Her Gear and Ma- chinery Has Besn Saved. The Australia, which arrived yesterday, brought up from Honolulu Frark San- ders, the mate of the Hawaiian bark Leahi that was wrecked on February 17 at the entrance to Kahului barbor. Sanders says that the vessel has gone on her beam ends and isa total loss, but that before she got into that position about $2000 worth of cargo, rigging and machinery were taken out of her. Gus Spreckels bought the hull for $650, and succeeded in saving a donkey engine worth $1000, 200 tons of coal, anchors, chains, rigging and spars. There are still 650 tons of coat in the hulk. Spreckels hired Sanders to superintend the wrecking of the vessel and he re- mained with her until she heeled over toward deep water in such a position as to b- dangerous. The Leahi, drawing 18 feet, struck on a ledge covered by 25 feet of water while a heavy sea was running. The Oceanic Steamship Company’s Aus- tralia got in on time yesterday, while the Pacific Mail Company’s Peru, which sailed from the same port, Honolulu, was twenty-seven nours late. The Mail Company’s City of Sydney alto got in from Central American ports. All three steamers report unusually heavy northwe: weather, but the Oceanic’s boat was the only one of the trio that managed 10 get here on time. Tne City of Sydney had two days of un- usually heavy weather: her decks were washed again and again, and Captain Johnston was almost carried out of his room. No one aboard knew anything about the death of Ezeta, but said that when the Sydney left Panama he was living on the fat of the land. Besides the three sieamers, the bark Olympic got in from Philadelphia, the Keniiworth from New York, the Sierra Cadena [rom Cardiff, and the Alden Besse from Hawai The Oiympic came in as many of the crew de- st moment. T made a quick ran neverthe- less, and with the exception of the usual heavy weather rounding the Horn the passage was a pleasant one up to the time she ran down the Sunol. The Kenilworth had & pleasant passage throuzhout. The Sierra Cadena after leaving Cardiff ran into & storm. One sea broke aboard which = severely 1injured several £ the vessel's crew and broke the mate’s thigh. The captain had to put into Fal. mouth for repairs and to ship men to re- place the injured. After leaving Fal- mouth a!l went well until the northwester was struck on this coast and the vessel The fac-cimile signature of Pt Tz is on every wrapper _of CASTORIA. was blown out to sea. No damage was done, and the skipper says ‘‘all’s well that ends well.” _T. C. Smith, the popular purser of the Steamer Mariposa, leaves to-day for Ireland ona weil-earned vacation. His mother is getting alon in years and he wants to see her once more before she dies. His place will be taken by N.C. Walton Jr., the efficient freight clerk for the Oceanic Company at Pacific-street wharl, and William Daley, who was time- keeper, will take Mr. Walton’s place. The railway mail clerks went around the bay on the big ferry steamer Ukiah yesterday. All the pointsof interest were visited and the visitors returned to their hotels at 3 ., thoroughly satisfied that San Francisco has the finest port in the United States. ST NEWS FROM HONOLULU. Agltdtion Against Annexatlon—The Dimond Divorce Case Settled. HONOLULU, March 9.—The Dimond divorce case has been settled. Mrs. Dimond has withdrawn her appeal. Mr. Dimond gives her a considerable sum of money, amount not stated, and pays her attor- neys’ fees. He keeps the child. Mrs. Dimond sails to-day per Peru. She expects to appearon the stage immediately in Ali Baba. Her friends say that she lost Ler case through her failure to call for the testimony of certain society ladies whom <he was generously unwilling to involve in trouble. There is great trouble between the Government and the Japanese steamer Shinshin Maru about bher passengers. That ship last week brought 670 Japanese who are now confined at the quarantine. Aiter careful inquiry, it is found that only 136 are qualified to land under the estab- lished rules. The agents of the Kobe Immigration Company, Gallagher & Shimizee, have been arrested for an un- lawful attempt to introduce immigrants. The authorities are satisfied that an ex- tensive fraud has been attempted. Captain Mishicama has been refused clearance unl he takes back with him the 534 disqualifiel passengers. te re- iuses to do that and brings suit to compel clearance to be issued. It will doubtless be entirely a matter for the courts to settle. Ke Aloha Aina, the leading royalist native paper, told the natives on the 6:h that Tnurston intends to kill the Queen, and that there is little doubt that Dole is in the conspiracy. One of Mrs. Domi- nis’ atteadants writes that Washington is filled with horror at the news, and that the wives and daughters of Senators are about her all the time, while Hatch is treated with indignity. Every effort is thus made to fire the native heart against annexation. ADVANCES made on furniture and planos, with or wittiout removal.J. Noonan,1017-1028 Mission et Two million pounds’ worth of German toys are sold in England yearly. NEW TO-DAY. GREAT SPECIALS FOR, T0-DAY! COLORED DRESS GOODS. 1512 pieces, SINCH ALL-WOOL 90 BLACK AND WHITE PLAIDS, regular price 40¢c a yard; on spe= cial sale at 15¢ a yard. 935002, Pleces #0.INCH ALL-WOOL 90 FANCY CHECKS, new Spring shades, regular price 50c a yard; on special sale at 25¢ a yard. 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