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Show HERE. AND THERE. Jack MeAulirle kaocked'-3iIIy Myer out in Kew Orleans Monday. George Dixoa, the colored bantom defeated de-feated Jack Skelley In eight rounds at New Orleans Tuesday and demonstrated his right to the bantom championship of the world. The greatest event in the annals of modern pugilism came off at New Or-1 Or-1 leans Wednesday night when James ' Corbett defeated John L. Sullivan and won the championship of tho world. The fight lasted for twenty-one rounds and Corbett seemed to have things his own way. When the result became known everybody cheered Corbett. Charley Johnson, Svllivans backer, offered of-fered to back Corbet! against any man In the world. . ... Rev. Sam Small, the well-known temperance tem-perance evangelist, has been' speaking In the neighborhood of Ylncennes, Ind. for several days. He was "at Hazelton Tuesday night. A crowd, of toughs broke up the meeting and. 'when Smal' went to his hotel some one fired a Bhot through the window,. whten strnek him in the thigh, inflicting a serious wound. There is no clue to the miscreant. The Dakota Democratic state -convention met at Fargo Tuesday morning and selected for presidential electors J. B. Kenton of Fargo. W. N. Roacn of Lara-more Lara-more and John Ttoundebert. There was somewhat of a fight over Roundebert owing to the fact that be is on the people's peo-ple's party ticket, bnt Colonel Benton declared that Roundebert Bhould vote for Grover Cleveland. It was- decided that the state committee should fill all vacancies on the ticket. For Congress James F. O'Brien of Devll's Lake was nominated and advocates of fusion knocked out, : . -..-'. - |
