Show LATEST TELL TELEGRAMS GRAMS willarda willards world famed wigwam in in washington wasted by fire rire charles oconnor OO onnor departs this sphere of action general grant put on the retired list of tha the army amy 0 H 1 the harvester Haz yester inventor ivestor is dead by western asad press to the HERALD prize pugilism may 13 A prize fight took place this morning near olea creek about 40 miles from omaha between james felt a minor miner from rich dilill mo and jack hanley auley II the champion of colorado for a purse of A train left omaha about 2 for th alic scene escene th ere were over one hundred sports on board who paid ten dollars per ticket and also quite altea a number of newspaper men on an their arrival nt the battle ground the twenty four foot ring was pitched referees andal and all other lother preliminaries terear were arranged at six 0 clock felt and ilan ley who had been in training forsey for several weeks in Oma Omaha baand and were in fine condition stripped in the ring and the fight began twenty two rounds were fo light both men nien being baal badly punished 1 nis lied hanley about the face and 11 felt lt about the body hanley was inclined to make foul breaks and several times kicked felt with his shoe shoo and also would not let go when they clinched clin clied iio ile was warned to stop this but finally on the twenty second round lio made a bad foul and the referee decided the fight in favor of felt both men showed considerable science and endurance the fight lasted one hour the crowd whilo while on tho the return trip got to fighting on the cars and finally there were general exchanged of shots resulting in three men beine beina wounded ono man was shot in the head dangerously another in the ch chin another in the arm upon re ahling reaching Ling omaha the wounded men were quickly taken from the train in a carriage and removed to different diu erent places the names have not get been ascertained as no one ono in the crowd is willing to give anything away it was a most i disgraceful graceful lis affair tho the authorities will probably endeavor to punish all persons concerned C CH H mccormick chicago may 13 cyrus il mccormick the head of the great bars bar yester vester manufacturing company and supposed to be one of odthe the richest men in chicago died at his home in this city this morning aged 75 years he ile had be been an invalid for a number of aars mccormick was born in 1809 in in rock bridge county virginia ile iio vast was the hoson son of robt it mccormick a farmer who invented the original reaper in 1816 bat but afterwards abandoned it charles oconnor NANTUCKET may 13 oconnor died yesterday his ilia mind was war clear to the last when ho lie exclaimed my god and expired r ed the remains will leave andea toda today to da day y f for r new york cable clicks PARIS parrs may 13 the newspapers aro jubilant over the franco chinese treaty three regiments are recalled from tong king the prince of wales has here from berlin incognito 1 DURBAN south africa may 13 A band of and attacked Os 03 bornea bornes camp but they were repulsed by a heavy lose loss LO LONDON may 13 russia and per sia sia arc are determining on anew frontier I 1 in conse consequence of the recent acquisition of merv bence by hotel on fire washington may 13 willards hotel is on fire it caught on tha the lower part at the back the fire ran up tho the elevator shaft and spread un der the tin roof the halls balls and rooms were filled with smoke A number of men and w women omen escaped from tho the upper stories by ladders LATER the firo at willards is ex the loss is principally by smoke and water and is not heavy general grant 13 in the senate the committee of military affairs reported favorably a bill to place general grant on tho the retired list logaa logan asked that tho the bill be unanimous put ut at once upon its ts passage I 1 unanimous consent was given and tho the bill wag was at once read the third time and passed without a debate or remark except that logan said he be presumed there would bo be no tion to it the bill provides that ill reega of his distinguished ser to tho the united states general U S grant lato late general of the armais placed on the retired list with tho rank and full pay of general of the Armr |