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eight rounds; Sam Conan, in three rounds;
young Mack in five ROUNDS. In 1883 he beat
Charlie Parton, of England. in six rounds;
same wear Barney Finnegan, seven rounds;
Fred Mo- ris. four rounds; Paddy Kelly, fiji
teen rounds: Thomas Doughe'ty, Draw, ten
rounds; defeated Jimmy Bracket in a very
shoit time. He fought Hank Brennan, of
Boston, three drawn battles, the first, ten
rounds, the second, nine rounds, and the
third fifteen rounds. In 1889 he beat Billy
again, and drew the battle in twentv-seven
rounds, and defeated Eugene Hornbacker
in two rounds. In 1890, Feb. 7. he fought n
draw with Gal MCCARTHY of seventy rounds.
fought Nunc Wallace June is. and forced
him to quit after tho sixteenth round. His
last battle was the famous one with Gal
MCCARTHY, in which Dixon won the title of
champion of this country.
Abel Willis-Born ut Woollahara, Aus
tralia, June Is, 1868. He stands five feet,
three inches. First battle was in 1884 with
IL. Reenn with bare knuckles. Willis won
after three and Il half hours of fighting;
with gloves defeated Carroll i'll six rounds;
Carl of Sidney in three rounds: Aitkin, six
rounds; draw with Mitchie of Melbourne;
defeated a man with the remarkable name
of Pluto in four rounds; fought a draw
with Maher i'll eight rounds; defeated Tom
smith in twenty-three rounds; draw with
Critic in twenty-three rounds; defeated
young Holden in fifteen rounds; jack O'Shea
in eighteen rounds; G.. Mitchell. thirty
rounds; Donaldson, sixteen rounds; Rawlin-
son., fourteen rounds; Jack fully, SIX
rounds; Tom Smith, again. six rounds; Pot
ter. -four rounds; Billy Williams, four
rounds; Clarkson, six rounds; Watson, six
teen rounds; Wallace. four rounds; keaton,
two rounds; G. Mitchell, three rounds;
young Kennedy (the hardest battle of his
life), seventy-two rounds; Sullivan. four
rounds; P%ettington, six rounds; Tommy
Wrightson, sixteen rounds: J. Samuels,
stopped by police in thirty-second round
beat Harry Waller, eighteen rounds; leo
Icy. six rounds; young Holden. two rounds;
'Nipper" Peakes, eight rounds.
The record doesn't include tho time when
no was bested by Billy Murphy. 1t Is prob
ably given out by those h favor him.
But at least it shows that he has met all
kinds of men and has therefore had all
kinds of experience. He comes strongly
recommended by Smiler, the Australian
authority, who thinks him n world beaten.
but Ike Weir, who has spared with him,
says it ia .like finding money" for Dixon.
ARTHUR L. LUML4EY.
Copyright
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LITTLE MEN: BIC PURSE.
Concerning the Coming Battle Be-
tween Champion George Dixon
and Abe Willis.
Comment on the Style of Fighting
Usually Followed by the
Antipodeans.
Dixon's Expert Work Mt Long Range and
Willis Rafting Close Work-Rec-
ord of 10th Men.

Written for The UNDAY independently
"HE DIXON-W1LL1S FIGHT TO
MI come off next month, in San Fran
01S cisco, ia exciting great interest
among pugilists.
This is a battle deciding the ZIG pounds
championship of the world, and in reality
the featherweight championship. Dixon
has defeated Nunc Wallace, the representa-
tive champion of his class in England, and
Willis represents the best man of his weight
in New Zealand and Australia. This match
is of more than ordinary Importance.
Abel Willis record has never been fully
printed in this country. He comes from
Sydney. He weighs in street attire about
134 pounds. He can fight as low as 112.
At his weight he has never been defeated,
but has been whipped by Critic and Billy
Murphy, each of whom was probably eight
pounds heavier, and thus really out of his
class. In Australia it has not been an I'M
common thing for light weights. or even
feather weights. to do battle with men of
140 to 150 pounds. II is only recently that
the lines of weight classification have been
strictly drawn. and they have come round
more nearly to the American idea.
Willis is of tho same height as Dixon, and
the only disadvantage he lnbors under
would be in reach. The colored lad would
outreach him. Willis is more stockily
built md has moro the general appearance
of a pugilist. He came to this country
about three months ago with SHADOW"
Mabsr, an Australian light weight. and WAS
tried out before the California club with
Dan Mahoney. who was considered the head
of his class on the Pacific coast. The first
two or three rounds Willis did not show any
superiority, bnt toward the close proved
his ability to the satisfaction of the director
of the club, who Immediately opened nsgo-
~tiations with Tom ORourke, the manager
of the colored champion. looking towards .
match.
After this trial Willis was asked why he
did not make n better display of his general
ability and hitting powers. and he said that
he simply wanted to show that he was COM
pstetent to stop Mnhoney and nothing more.
Like all Australian fighters his principal
blows are for the body. It's a strange
thing, by the why, how much the body blow
is used among the boxers out there in tho
Antipodes. slavin's principal forte IL close
arm half upper out in the stomach. Billy
Murphy laid Ike Weir low with tho same
blow when they fought in California. Bob
fitzsimmons paralyzed Dempsey's breath
ing apparatus bv his fearful punches over
that region. With the exception of Fogar-
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not agree to anything less than $4,000. At
first the club pooh-poohed the idea of 30
largo Il sum of none for so small men, but
eventually came to ORourke's terms.
This is indeed big money for little Willis
to aUht for-more than twice as much nv
was ever before offered to him. He will
make n tremendous effort to whip Dixon
and capture tho $4,25D which will come to
him II he does. The little Australian hns
often fought hard battles on his native soil
for n couple of hundred dollars. le is
training hard n earnestly at Sausalito,
not far from the city of tho Golden Gate,
and the same place where Corbett trained
for Jackson. Ho has been loolSpd after by
Billy Maber and other good handlers, and
IL getting in splendid form. The little fell
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for a large sum of money provided the COL
ored boy wins with Willis. This new man
is remarkably clever, has had several trial
bouts. n with MCCARTHY, greatly to the
satisfaction of his New York hackers.
The records of Dixon and Willis are as
follows:
George Dixon-He was born at Halifax,
N. S., July 90, 1861. He is five feet, three
inches in height. His first battle was Sep
TENDER q, 1887, with n young man named
Johnson, whom he defeated in three rounds.
The same year he beat Jack Hamilton in
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COURAGE.

Wounded! ! know it, my brother,
The sword hath pierced thy heart;
Courage! in silent endurance
Hay thou the hsro's part.
Make no sad plant or moaning,
Smile as in days before;
Wrap Il y mantle around thee,
Cover the bleeding sore.
Fight! yen, fight with God-weapons,
hive blow no blowout smile!
Head up. step ont! march steady.
lramping tho long life mile,
Brother. the road thou'rt treading
Thy captain Himself trod;
Shrink not. if His order come ringing,
Forward. the city for God"
Finch not, though comrades ara falling.
Though loudly ueath-drums beat;
The buglers of GGd are SCUM ling
Forward! and no retreat
Pledged to follow thy captain.
through good report or i'll,
With Il cheer take the post set thee,
heioice to do His will.
Rejoice, il He think thee worthy
No front the ~fiercest foe;
And wrap thy cloak around thee,
1hy wound let no man know.
A. II. Regbie in Good Words.
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ty, the claw breaker" and a few others. the
bodyblows have defeated most men who have
fallen in the ring before the fighters from
the LAM of the kangaroo.
Since Sullivan has made his appearance
in the arena, he really has set the style over
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
Sickness in the Country.

Reports from the country indicate
that there is at this time more than
the usual amount of sickness prevail.
ing. Most of these troubles seem to
arise from an impure condition of the
blood, caused by an excessive secretion
of bile. This causes secretion of bill
lious character, and we regret to say
in some places it has proved very ia.
tai. We, therefore, offer this gratui
tous advice to those not yet afflicted
Keep your liver in healthy condi
ton, and your blood rich and pure
Good blood means good health, whilst
bad blood bad health Harris Blood
and Liver Pills are entirely vegetable
and are just the pills needed at thi'
season of the year
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Btaeman's Courage.

Friday, while Conductor Sanders
extra was doing some switching in the
yards, the draw-head broke in one OF
the cars loaded with ore, and the car
started toward Bristol. j. M. Bate
man, the rear brakeman, happened to
be on the car, but the brake was out OF
order and the car could not he stopped ;
Bateman chung to it, and when near
the tannery side track, leaped off and
undertook TO turn the switch. He was
too late, and as the car started on
climbed it again. In the swag below
the furnace, he tried again to stop it
by throwing rails under the wheels 1t
would not stop, and he leaped it again,
Down the grade it went at a fearful
rate, and passed through South Wa
tauga, Batoman say, at the rate offs
about seventy-fve miles an hour
Freight train No. %, west bound, was
then due, but Bateman courageously
chung to the car until it stopped on
the grade two and half miles East
OF South Watauga. Here he took his
flag, ran ahead and tagged down No
%, making all safe This train took
up his stray car and brought it back
Beatman deserves the highest com.
mendation for the courage he displayed
in the discharge of his duties.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
CLEVELAND LEADER.

The Leader says that the Republican
victory in Ohio was due to making the
campaign purely on national issues
that McKinley's forcible speeches
aroused in the people such an interest
in protection and honest money that
they thought their welfare and that Of
their families demanded them to vote
and work for his election; that cam
paign conducted on national issues al
ways bring out larger vote than the
discussion of local questions can Sc,
cure.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12

tural pursuits, stood up and voted for
the champion of trusts and monopo-
lies and the father of tariff which
lays heavy tax ON all that they CON
sumo, but gives no protection to all
they have to sell. Obviously some
thing else than tariff talked in the
Ohio campaign.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12

Money can be earned in spare time
by good, reliable men or women as
local agents for the Warranted Fruits
Flowers and Trees of j, Eugene WHIT
ney Rochester, N. Y. Yearly salary
is paid for steady work, and perma
nent, honorable business is quickly
built up. 392.418.
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THE PLAIN DEALER.

The Plain Dealer says "There is
nothing in the result to discourage
the Democracy or change their pur-
pose to wage unceasiag war upon tar
if extortion and oppression of the
toiling masses until those wrongs are
righted. Mckinley is elected, but
McKinleyism is doomed to defeat
"For Freedoms battle, once begun
Though baflled oft, is ever won"
THE COMMERCIAL GAZETTE.
The Commercial Gazette says edi
torially, that the victory in Ohio is 4
verdict for the prinsiples of protection
and reciprocity, and intimates that il
may be taken as an indication of the
hope Ohio entertains that the victory
of Tuesday for protection and reel
procity may be duplicated in 1892 iol
Americas representative Republican
champion of protection and reciproci
ty, James G. Blaine, OF Maine.
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ST. LOUIS PAPERS.

The Post Dispatch has the following
in regard to the election; "This result
plainly indicates that the present is
sues, with McKinleyism at the front
the administration party can not hope
to recover next year more than one
third of the Republican States it lost
year ago. 1t leaves hardly a fighting
chance for the Republicans next year
with either Harrison or Mckinley, as
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nrs Rodv Terr,,,Iv Menplad.

A shocking accident occurred at ihr Union
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mutilated. Red Flag OIL the Famous Pain
Cure was quickly applied, aud recovery soon
followed, you can try this great remedy for 25c.
II you want to drive away Dyspepsia, Bilious
ness, CONSTIPATION Poor Appetite and all evil
arising from a disordered liver, use DR.. Lee'f
Liver Regulator. Trial bottles free ut McFal'
land d Cos drug store.
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NEW ORLEANS PIcAYUNE.

The Picayune, after rejoicing over
the signal victories won by the Demo
cracy in New York, Massachusetts and
Iowa, says: The people Of Ohio, sup
posed to be chiefly concerned in agricul-
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LOUISVILLE TIMES.

The Times says under the caption
"On to Washington; ain Massachu-
sets the issues were altogether ma
tional, and for the first time in half
century Democratic Governor of the
old Bay State has been chosen on ma
tional issue. Just as clearly and pro-
nouncedly as McKinley's election ar
CUES that Ohio will be in the Republi-
can column in 1892, The election OF
Russell augurs that Massachusetts, will
be in the Democratic column in 1892
though we will not count the chicks
before they are Matched, The election
of Boies in Iowa shows that the G. o. p.
is treading rock path in the West
The leaven OF honest taxes is working
there, and Iowa is gradually approach
ing her old home in the Democratic
caravan. And it is a good crop year
too"
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the nominee, unless the Democrats in
Congress this winter blunderingly
change the issues and the situation. .
The Republic says an its bearing
on national issues the result OF the
elections is significant and well defined
1t means that next years presidential
contest will be fought sQuarely on the
issue OF protection on the one side
and tariff reform on the other. And
this is Il consumation most deyoutly
to be wished by the Democrats"
The Globe-Democrst says; "Local
issues did the business for the Repub-
cans in the Northern States in which
they are beaten. In 1892 the contest
will turn on National issues"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-12
KANSAS CITY JOURNAL.

The Journal, Republican, says :
The news of the election will bring
great comfort to the Republicans.
New York is lost on a local issue, but
Ohio is Republican on national ques-
tions. Ohio has indicated the au-
thor of the Republican tariff meas
ure, Republicans can afford to lose
New York to Tammany; 1t means
more to the State than it does to the
country, The tiger has his claws fix
ed on the State House at Albany, but
he cannot get them on the White
House" -
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st. PAUL DISPATCH.

The Dispatch (Republican) In the
only State where there was really an
issue at stake, 10 the elections yester-
day, the Republicans have gained a
decided victory. Upon Ohio the eyes
of the whole country have been di-
rected and the result there was antici-
pated with more of general interest
than in any of the other contests.
And Ohio emphatically declared in
favor Of the tariff and silver policies
Endorsed by the Republicans
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CHLCAGo INTER OCEAN.

The Inter Ocean (Republican) says ;
"Can New York afford to conduct ma
ny more State campaigns upon the
single and silly issue of malice toward
Chicago? In the last election the peo-
pie of New York could have delivered
themselves from the sway of Tamma-
ny, confessedly the most corrupt and
oppressive political organization on
the face OF the earth. 1t is more than
likely that they would have delivered
themselves had not the leaders of Tam
many adroitly diverted attention from
the infamies of their organization by
arousing an ignoble indignation against
the Republican candidate for Cover
nor by falsely asserting That he and
his friends were responsible for Chica-
go's gain OF the Worlds Fair. Was
ever anything more pretty, paltry OF
provincial?'
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CHICAGO HERALD.

The Herald (Dem.) says; "The re-
snlts in Massachusetts only mark clear
ly the lines on which the the battle for
the Presidency next year shell be
fought and to indicate that the Como
cratic party will most certainly gain
the day if it shall have the wisdom to
adhere to these lines and make a de-
termined fight, McKinley's majority
is probably 1000 less than Harrison's
majority three years ago. That is GER
tainly not discouraging.
"The most that the Republicans can
claim is that the Pennsylvania and
Ohio Ephraims are joined to their
high tariff idols, and the best the Dem.
ocrats bau do is to let them alone
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INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL.

The Sentinel commenting on the
elections, says; $50 long as the con-
dition remains as at present, Ohio and
Pennsylvania may be safely left out Of
the Democratic calculations. Happi-
ly they are not needed for the election
of President. With New York, Cou-
necticut, New Jersey and Indiana
practically sure, and with Massachu-
settles, Rhode Island, Illinois, Iowa
and Wisconsin fairly in the Democrat
ic camps, and likely to stay there, it
seems that nothing less than a miracle
can prevent the election of a Demo
cratic President next year by decisive
majority of the popular vote in the
electoral college"
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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-04-16
GOVERNMENT

A government like ours depends for
its existence upon the intelligence
and purity Of public opinion; it cannot
long maintain itself unchanged unless
the principles upon which it was
| founded be taught to the masses Of
the people.
Were the children of all citizens,
whether native or foreign born, alike
instructed in American principles,
no apprehension for the perpetuity of
the American Republic need disturb
the patriot. But with the ballot in
the hands Of every man, and the des-
TIMES Of the country committed to
the control of the majority, be that
majority native or foreign, educated
or ignorant, liberal or prejudiced,
black or white, Republican, Demo
cratic, ProhibitiOnist, Mugwump, OF
! Farmers Alliancc-are we sure of
either the integrity or the perpetuity
of our institutions unless the princi-
pies which underlie them are bro ught
home to the conscious knowledge of
the masses Of the people.
How often has the light Of patriot
| ism been dimmed and many times
hidden by the clouds of ignorance,
prejudice and sectionalism. In the
! South, slight must have been the pop
ular appreciation Of the fundamental
principles of personal liberty, equali-
ty free speech, free press, free assem-
bly,, free communication free educa-
ton, the dignity of labor, progress
and loyalty, when all those ideas were
supplanted by theories suggested i'm
the interests Of plutocratic would
be aristocracy, and therefore utterly
subyersiye Of the whole American
| system. And in the North, how fee
bic the attachment to our "intellec-
tual system of government" among
| those multitudes who, appreciating,
/ perhaps, the form but not the spirit
Of our institutions, opposed by every
means IN their power all measures in
tended for the suppression of that
rebellion, the success of which would
have sounded the knell of American
freedom.
Let US teach our children that pat
riOtism, like the sunshine, is a neces-
sary condition to life, growth and
perpetuity in all public affairs. Like
the spots on the sun, so let parties ex-
ist-of such ephemeral and trilling
importance that they may scarcely be
noticed in the brightness of the life
giving light behind them.
Light has no mission but TO shine,
and every one Of us may add some ray
or beam which may help to scatter
the darkness which shadows the world
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OLD SISTER PHGBE

Say, dear, venerable and venerated
man, don't you remember that when
you were a very small boy, Of having
having fun in an outdoor play in
which you and your playmates
joined your hands and swinging in a
happy circle sang a song that began
like this?
cold Sister PhGbe, how merry were we
When we sat under the juniper tree
Hi! on
Well, the chances are that
Phoebe Cozzens was that same old
Sister Phoebe that you sang of then.
This old Sister Phoebe has been APP
pearing and re-appearing in public
places, for 10! these many years, and
generally in some sort Of a wrangle
with somebody. She was, perhaps
for the unique novelty Of the thing,
admitted to the bar in st Louis, in a
time so long ago that it is calculated
to make one gray-haired and bald
headed 10 think Of it, and straightway
she raised a rumpus about cuSpidores
in the court-rooms and wanted 10 have
them removed. She was going TO
make a Missouri bar quit chewing
tobacco. Think Of that, Oh she
would undertake anything in her
time, Later on she had some sort Of
a row with the whole government in
the matter Of having a male relative
Of hers appointed 10 some Office, or
kept in it, She once made a violent
attack, before a public audience, upon
this writer, who was then little more
than a boy, and one who had never
seen or heard of her at that, because,
unwittingly, and at the request Of
proper authority, he had made a
speech where she had been expected
to speak, but had failed TO appear.
Now she is raising "Old Ned" in the
board Of lady managers Of the Worlds
Fair by her egotism, self-suilciency,
self-impOrtance and Ovcrweaning de-
sire for unwarranted prominence.
Unfortunately she was once elected
secretary Of the board mentioned, but
soon made herself so disagreeable to
the ladies Of that body that she was
displaced by the executive committee,
and a Miss Cook was elected i'm her
stead Old Sister phpbe, however,
persists in holding the place, and even
threatens to 60 to law about it, a
local paper speaking Of the matter
says:
Differences have for long time ex-
listed between the president Mrs. Palmer
and the secretary Miss Cozzsns. The
latter, ii l. said, has upon several occas-
ions refused to sign communications nm
less the pronOun we was used, refer
ring TO herself and the president
Mrs. Palmer, IL l. reported has stated
to friends, taking Of Miss COzzens: II
cannot quarrel with her, and can only
close the door In her face"
This trouble Is viewed seriously by GER
tain Worlds Fair officials. Should Miss
Cozzens make a legal fight, as has been
threatened, it will seriously lnjure the
influence for good Of the board; or, should
the courts decide IN her favor, thus null
flying the executive committees acts. It
would practically result IN disbandng
the board and causing no end Of trouble.
When Old Sister Phoebe leaves this
breathing world, which will probably