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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-23
John l.. sulliyan's Grit.

Stories of John l. Sullivau's gri, are constant.
ly cropping out. aud here is "A new one John
was sick at Crescent Beach, near Boston, In the
house of sylVIe GOokin, the oarsman Ii was at
the time that Jake kilrains hackers began
challenging the big fellow for the championship
kilrains friends did not know that the big
fellow was as i'll as he was, and they made great
breaks at sullivan. anu finally Claimed the
championship, because John l. would not
make a match. John chafed under this
bat was power,ess 70 effectively resist
When he learned from the doctors that he
would DC unable To fight for Il long time his
horse sense told him that he would have 10 let
the other side 90 ou talking for a while at least
let them have The championship" he grawteti:
II only an empty utle.' aud they tooS Il
Dae night John was very low. \ priest WAS
called in Johns father ana Jack Hayes Suili-
vans faithful attendant through ali his sick
tess. were IN the room The aged father was
bending over his son aud pride. and, seeing no
sign oi LIE IN the PROSTATE form, turned 10
HAYES aud whispered, IN choking voice:
ITS near the end, Jack; he won't last much
longer"
he words HAD hardly Jeff his lips before John
opened his eyes. Trying To ral sc himself hsl(
way IN the bed, he looked the Odd man full in
his watery eve and said;
Father, don't worry about me: IL lick Kill
rata before die"
HIS head saI.k again on the pillow; he silent
well tor the rest Of the night, and on the next
day began 70 regain health.
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fou was looked after by Bob Fitzsimmons,
johnnie Griffin, Austin Gibbons and James Rob
inson. Professor John Duffy was referee Car
Toll tipped the scales at 1881, and Myers at 1854
The gloves were weighed by Police Captain
Barrett, and pronounced fully FIVE ounces, the
weight required BY law. At the request OF the
Ayer party the pivot blow was barred
First round-CarroIl tented with his left and
Ayer lodged. Both were wary.
second-Carroll landed a heavy left on Myers
ear and another in the stomach, receiving O
Light return.
Third-first blood Was allowed for Myer
Carroll landed heavy left without return. The
round closed slightly I'm CAROLS favor
fourth-After rapid exchanges of light blows
0yer swung heavy right on CAROLS face.
Euth-Carroll hit Myer twice on the nose.
olxth-hyer was on the defensive, Carroll
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NINE MEN DROWNED.
The Steamer West Coast Lost
Off Point Arena.
STEAMER AsYsslNIAN BURNED.
Bad Storm on Tacoma HaFbor-The
Greatest Rainfall Since 1851.

MESpocIwo, Cal, Dec 22.-Ths steamer West
Coast, which arrived here from San Francisco
December Is aud was loaded with railroad ties,
was capsized of Point Arena yesterday, and
nine OF the crew drowned. The captain and
three men were saved. The moorings OF the
vessel parted, owing to heavy sea, and the
stern lines fouled the propeller, rendering It
useless The captain ordered the sails raised,
but before the vessel could turn the REFERS
threw her on to the rocks. She will be total
loss. The steamer is owned by e. Garthwsit OF
San Francisco and valued at s25 600.
The following T. q list of the drowned First
Officer Taulander, married; second officer, G.
Morrison, unmarried; chief engineer, James
Morrison. married; second engineer, J. Edwards,
married; steward. Edwin Wilson, married, all
residents of San Francisco; cabin boy, james
Simpson, aged g. of Australia; seamen-Archie
Stewart of England, Alexander Overman, of
Finland, and B. Andersen, of sweden.
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from which Mr.. Willard is said to have been
given 70 understand tina: he might retire, has
been very heavily capitalized, and is controlled
py some OF he strongest fnaneiers in the city.
II has absorbed the business OF manufacturing
the supplies for many OF the greatest electric
companies. IL was generally understood long
ago that /. was earning enormous profits
Consequently, when its stock was listed at
about 81 there was very large demand for 10
and II was rushed up and up until il sold as high
as 10 Under Mr.. Wizards management, how
ever, 1t has steadily dropped until il is now
down 10 the nineties again. 1t may be that
those who now have intimated to Mr.. Willard
that his retirement from the management would
be well received have forced this fall, or il may
be that under his management the stock has
naturally grayitated back TO the figure at which
Il was first liste1. In either case Wall street
finds reason for its belief that the Willard man.
agement Is soon to end.
Ii is also part OF the story that is going
around the street that the Willard management
of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company il to
be discontinued. Mr.. Willard refuses TO say
anything about il, and SO does nearly everybody
occupying ali official position, bu; that is the
free TO confns his attention solely to rebuilding
the North American Company, work that calls
for all the ability OF drst-class constructive
nnancier.
Mr.. Willard himself is an enthusiast over the
future OF the North American Company His
hobby Is that great electric railroad can be
built through the Northwest For some time he
mas been preaching The doctrine to his friends
on the street that within the next hail decade
electricity would generally pplant steam as a
motive power on American raj roads. His argu-
ments he has presented with no inconsiderable
force, for he is a strong talker and has wonder
fui personal magnetism. J. Pierpont Morgan,
however, is a hard man to dazzle.
Ii Mr. Willard retires from the management of
the Edison company and the Northern Pacific
company IL will be the third great Set back he
has suffered since he became a star in the con-
steilation of inanciers about twelve years ago
In 1888 and 1854 ne was looked upon as one of
the great fnanciers of the time He brought
capital TO his aid a. few men could. With the
capital that he thus attracted he secured control
OF the Northern Pacific and drove the last spike
in its construction in such spectacular manner
a. IN q measure TO fix the eyes OF the world upon
him. six months later be was in this city, q
financial wreck.
he got on his feet again and promised yet to
carry our the grand schemes for the railroads OF
the Northwest that he had in mind at the time
OF MS collapse. The downfall OF the banking
house OF Barring Brothers last fall came very
near upset,ing him completely again. but il did
not For some time past Ii has been supposed
that he was slowly but surely coming again
into the front rank, but Wall street now be-
Heves that ne is about to be retired
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John L. sullivan. Generosity.

Sullivan displayed a new Characteristic In a
recent appearance II san Francisco The idea
OF Jobn l. sullivan allowing an opponent. even
In friendly sct-;o. - 10 better work than he
Tor ever 50 bFiei period. e one that few per-
sons VIII Tolerate Hut that Is what John did ~
iacdy Ryan bennett. He SPARED with Paddy.
aud for couple nj rounds permitted
bis iorme, antagonist TO punch him at
viii. and once Went so far rs 70 shove
BIS head under Eyaus arm and put himself
IN chaA1ery he spectators were amazed, vet
they could net but notice that ..Sui!y,' vas
remarkably active .or o1c VINO seemed u IL
getting ;hc west 90. The s5Gt. ana b.r. fst
Dsa, too. Ii 'at tf!rl roGut, however re
versa, Oh the ar!yr took place sullivan s,rs-,Lt
cue4 mp aiA .et e. Caar-o ut blows on Evst.'s
cheek Tie eG- 4rytlH -tsrspre1 ABOUT Ike a
drUak Ken man, GDt, "a ri. IL lN male under d :
eye.}1s. sullivan URte believe tlat as yvas
cCt 30 cct.ScS 'ttc necessary bi4.y la-,ia,rs
tie master 81 ecrv,a -n.es Decasae srr~rhaD'
s.vc, and cs,lcd "44Ge.' l.Se fash, aca the
GuG. " IS ended.
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Ship Blown Across Tacoma Bay.

TACOMA, Dec. 22.-fSpecial l-During the rain
and windstorm this morning the British ship
Glenmorag was blown across the bay, dragging
the middle buoy with her. She had been dis
charging ballast preparatory to loading wheat
and was nearly empty. The wind had full sweep,
and when the vessel began to drift an anchor
was dropped, but did not catch, and for time
il was feared the Glenmorag was going aground
off Browns Point The tug Occident volun-
teered to cid the ship, but the captain thought
she could weather the storm. He agreed, how
ever, TO send up rocket if matters grew worse.
AT o'clock this morning the rocket wa, sertup,
and the Occident went to the rescue, followed
later By two other tugs, the Laurel and the
Favorite.
The Occ1dent and other tugs could not move
her on account of ths heavy wind Her anchor
finally caught and she was considered sale until
the wind goes down. Tonight the high wind
continues. A steamboat man says the last few
days storm has been the worst ever experienced
on the Sound. During the trip on sunday Cap
tain O'Brien says the Premier was tossed about
like a cork. A horse caught between decks was
thrown down. breaking its leg, and it had to be
shot
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The Crisp Family of Actors.
Chicago Tribune.

The dramatic profession is showing as much
delight over Mr.. Crisps election that gentle
mans colleagues who fought the battle for him.
"The profession" has been sending in te egrams
OF congratuation all day to the actors son who
has become speaker Mr.. w D. Hayden, stuart
Robson's manager, explained why. lie said:
remember very we'll the family OF Speaker
Crisp. They were AL on the stage When was
a lad in the South, just before the war, the
elder Crisp was well known there. He was both
actor and manager. He had IA chain OF the
aters-one at new Orleans, one at Moutgom-
cry and two or three more. He was most
accomplished actor. You might call n i'm
the Lester Wallack of his time. He ranked
with L. L. Davenport and that school,
and was polished aud versatile gentleman
The sous ana daughters acted, too, and / pre-
sumo have seen the present speaker q dozen
times in juvenile parts. The father for a period
supported Mrs. Mowatt, at that time very popu-
lar in e South. J. W. Albaugh is one OF the
men who remembers them well. The speakers
father, Henry Crisp, was well known in Chicago
and the West He died eight or ten years ago,
with The promise OF a brilliant future before
him
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Picturesque Pugilism.
George E. Dixon

lnere are men more competent than to give
an opinion on the subject, "Is Pugilist an
Artistf" have never given the subject much
attention. My time during recent years has been
taken up by the practice OF my profession, and
have no inclination to study lis definitions. But
as the abiest exponent Of the ieather-weight
class In the world must. of course, assume that
apugilist is an artist. There are degrees of ex-
ceilehce In mine, as in other professions
could not truthfuly say that all pugilists are
artists.
Many of them are simply bruisers or butchers
lhey get in their work, to be sure. 1t Is done
In brutal, inartistic fashion. Your true pugiI.
Isle artist aec0mplishes his task not by the use
oil brute force only, but by the exercise OF mar
Velous skill in attack and defence, and in this
connection allow me to say that the name by
which pagilism has been known for centuries
that OF the manly art, is emlnently appropriate
1t demands the qualities which make, Napo-
Icons, WashIngtons and Suillvaas. And who
shall saw that the last of these is the least? The
only difference is that the first two conquered
nations, while the Boston man licked indiyid-
world WV
But TO be more specific. might say with truth
that pugilism could very properly be called a
decorative art, closely allied 10 painting Each
mas an emineatly ap>ro PIRATE nomenclature of
us own. Painting has its middle distance"
which Is analogous Ia ''arm's length" II has
It's deep shadows, which hnd their counter
parts under the eve or top lights alter All en-
counter III the prize ring
sometimes professor OF the decorative art
sees his antagonist is dim perspective after a
large bunch OF kuuckles has come IN violent
contact with the bridge OF his nose. The genuine
decorative athlete is apt ut times to Ornament
his antagonist III a friendly encounter with mo
safes, including the national colors for which
oeeisteak IL reliable remedy. Besides, the
manly art has a technical vocabulary unex
celled Tor simplicity and Vigor
What could be more sue met than "hread-
basket or more gracefully poetic than ''caret?"
There are volumes of meaning and motion in
'rlb-roaster and "upper-cut," not 10 mention
the viciousness implied. Yes. pugilism is n
master art and those only who are fitted by ma
ture ana experience can stand ND as its expo-
nents. II there are any wouli-be professors
lying around loose in the feathtr-weight class |
should DE glad 10 meet them and demon strate
my ciaim 10 recognition as q decorative pro-
lessor OF the manly art OF nnriIisnn -
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tantalizing him. Carroll forced him to the
ropes but did no damage.
eeyenth--Carroll led a heavy left on Myers
uose, nearly upsetting him. Myer landed a
heavy body blow. drawing grunt from Carroll.
Eighth-The men ciinched, being separated
by the referee.
Ninth-Carroll landed a right on Myers face.
Tenth--Blows on the jaw were exchanged, the
honors stiu being even at the close.
Eleventh--Carroll landed a left swinging blow
on the stomach, and, attempting to repeat Il,
was nearly thrown by Myer.
Twelfth-Myer received a heavy right on the
mouth.
Thirteenth-Carroli nearly knocked his op-
ponent down with right on the ear. Both ex =
changed heavy rights and let's, then came to a
clinch.
Fourteeuth-Carroll landed heavily right and
left on Myers nose and both men fell ia the
rally.
Fifteenth-CarroIl landed his right on Myers
law, dueked against Myers left and the latter
fell against the ropes.
notwithstanding of much interest.
Seventeenth-Csrroll landed heavy right
staggering Myer. Myer showed anger, and there
slightly In favor OF Carroll.
From this up to the twenty-sixth there were n
number oil sharp blows exchanged, but nothing
serious both men appearing very cautious.
Twenty seyenth-Carroll landed his loft on
Myers stomach. and both men appeared To be
getting savage agaiu.
Twenty -eighth-Carroll landed terrible blow
ON the ribs and forced Myer into his corner.
In the twenty ninth aud thirticth Carroll
landed well, particularly In the thirtieth, when
he landed two heavy swings on Myers neck and
D left drive in the stomach
In tho thirty-frst Carroll landed heavily right
and left on the stomach and neck. Myer landed
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SULLIVAN AND sLAyIy.
To Fight for Purse some Time in
Next September.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Frank Slavin met Arthur
T. Lumley, representing John l. sullivan, st the
Herald Office tais afternoon, and they agreed TO
meet again at the same place next Tuesday
morning to sign articles for fight 10 finish
for $4,000 a side before the club Offering the
LARGEST purse within fifteen weeks Each club
will put up $500 for the Aght. AMI the Herald
will be the nnel stakeholder.
The stipulation was that the men should fight
within fifteen weeks after Sullivan's theatrical
contract expired, which viii bring the fight
into September. Ii was agreed that II Jackson
should whip Slavin in the coming fight in Lon
don, then Sullivan would not meet : svin AS
lar as can be learned no direct authorization
has been received by Sallivan's representatives
To make the match, but Sullivan has said he
would meet slayin when his engagement eI-
piTed, and his hacker, Charles Johnson, has
taken him at his word
sullivan and his great theatrical company
Will show in Seattle January II and 1871
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The Crossing OF the wenatchee.

WIllisn F. Pau, who has been with the Great
Northern engineers al summer n the Cascades
has completed his wo-k and returned 10 town
lie thinks the WORK OF the eur.ueers
II the WenaIChee valley is practically
completed Haskell has about i've
miles more ~ run 10 connect with
4ao1aps survey, and then the line will he
completely loCEta.. Tar IS the va aY il eor-
cSTuea IL misses he town 81 Wsuatchee about
Ai-e, which VIII make il necessary fov tue
tos4 u arise and wax. Gus Cooper AMI Bar
roa hsYe taAea good part 81 tie Pack train
over tae other side 81 the Cascades aud II IS ex-
pSeied test she psrc, Henry & Co. will use them
N construction Torx on tie west side.
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RUMORS ABOUT WILLARD,
Wall Street Reports That He VIII Leave
Two Companies.
New York Times, Dee. l6

new Ok IIflts, DEC. II.
Wal street says that Henry Willard, president
OF the Edison General Electric Company and
the ostensible head OF the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company. is again 10 suffer from collapse
1t is generally reported that Mr. Willard has
been given to understand from a source
that 20 him must be authoritative that a courte-
ouS resignation by him OF hi Office Of president
OF the Edison General Electric Company would
be couEteoasly received. This understanding.
coming from the firm of DTexeI. Morgan & Co .
as the representatives OF certain interests III The
COMPANY. would OF course have very great
weigh, with Mr.. Willard
Dgcxei, Morgan Il Go. do not say that such an
lntlmation has been given TO NJ. Willard but
Wall street does. More than that Wall street
M i reason for the heief. Tha rnrnnany
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roll around the ring, receiving several heavy
let's on the nose while 80 engaged.
Fofty-thtrd-Myer came up aggressive, Csrroli
weak. Heavy exchanges followed. Carroll re-
ce!Ved heavy one on the jaw from right,
goirg down and staying down fully twenty
seconds.
Ayer was declared the winner, amid great
cheering. He fought fair and manly contest
and deserved the victory for hia gentlemanly
conduct and fairness
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The Steamer Abyssinia Burned at Sea.

LONDON, Dec. 22.-The steamship AbyssInia, of
the Guion line, which sailed from New York
December IL for Liverpool, has been burned at
sea- She carried eighteen cabin and thirty
eight Storage passengers and a crew OF eighty
men. All on board were saved. The Abyssinia,
which was valued at $4,000, carried a valuable
cargo of merchandise, but what it was worth
cannot be ascertained yet
lShe was an iron bark-rigged screw steamer
OF SOL toil> gross register and was built origin
ally for the Cunard line. For the past three
years she had been running between Vancouver,
h. C., ana Hongkong, as one OF the Canadian
Pacific line steamers, and this is her first regu-
lar trip for the Guion line since then. She
rived in London last September from Kongkong
with a cargo of tea
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on the 9Th, csteh-as-cateh-ean This McPher-
son Is the champion of the word at putting the
snot- am now making a match with Nike
Horrigan, Of Boston, Mass, champion collar
and-elooT wrestler OF the New England states.
nave forwarded deposit OF $50 and articles OF
agreement or him TO sign 10 the Police Gazette,
ana am now anxiously awaiting mis- accept
ance Ii win will then be champion of the
Wosio, az John Mcmahon would throw il up, a.
ne never would meet me on The sauare
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San Francisco Prizeapbt.,

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22.-The California Club
last night ratified the match between Charlie
kimmick and John Mccain for January Is, for
a 81, 500 purse.
The Occidental Club has matched Charley
Turner, OF Stockton, and the "Black Pearl" for
January.
The Pacific club offered Madden purse of
5000 tor match between Maber and Choynski,
but Madden asks more money and match be-
tween Choynski and Fitzsimmons has been dis
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Passengers who arrived on the City of Kings
ton this morning at O'Clock report stormy
time in the straits. They also say that the
Premier is tied up at Port Townsend with
broken prope Ter and in a very dilapidated
condition. She started from Wha com last
night and was struck by terrific wind and rain
storm. aud ior two hours was at the mercy
of the elements, the propeller breaking
early in the trip. The passengers were
terror-stricken, and no one on board expected to
see dry land again. The waves dashed in with
such fury that the cabin floor was six inches
deep in water at lines.
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WRESTLER QUINN IN CANADA.
lie Is Throwing Esery Man lie Meets
HAS Challenge.

William IL Qulau, the wrestler. who was IN
Seattle Tor several weeks shout two years axo,
wrestling wtt4 NSiss4A S5raklchi aud Cameron,
is now n Canada, and writes from Cornwall as
follows
I am IN Canada row and doing some wrest-
ling Ihe ether night won ihe championship
OF Canada a. co.lar-EaG-eibqW from n K Ne
MILAN. v 10 - one Ume a&i the championship
% tie Coast and California. J beat him two 10
enc. ! also wen match IEoa J. D. Mcpherson
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Mike Haley wanta 60 Meet .aclk Corle.

Nike Haley, middle-weight pugilist from
Omaha, is in town, having come here yesterday
Tor the sole purpose of making a match with
JACK Coyle for a finish fight for any sum from
35o0 to $1,000 side or purse to be hung up by
any athletic club on the Coast Haley saws he
fought Coyle twenty-one rounds to a draw two
years ago at Eau Claire, Wis, and that now be
thinks he can finish him.
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The British Steamer Cavalier Lost.

LONDON, Dec. pa boat marked "Cavalier"
and wreckage were picked up off the Sicily ISL
ands and it is believed that the steamer Cava-
lier, which left Gibraltar on December s, ior Fall
mouth, has been lost. The British steamer In
dian Prince reports that on December Is, when
sixteen miles from Bishop rock, she passed an
abandoned Engli,h steamer tai ying exactly
with the Cavaliers description. The general
belief is that the steamer has been abandoned
and everybody aboard of her lost
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Are you going East this fall or winter? If SO,
take the Northern Pacific. Are your friends
coming West to visit? Then suggest to them
that they take the Northern Pacific, as it is the
only direct line to Puget sound AMI Washington
points. No change of cars or rechecking OF Gag
gage. Be sure your tlcAet reads VIA the North
ern Pacific railroad.
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Cyclone in Iowa.

MARsHALLTowN, Dec. "a storm having all
the elements of summer hurricane struck this
section shortly before o'clock last night, caus-
ing much damage The house OF Andrew Olson,
in this city, was blown down and burned.
Olson was caught in the wreck and SO badly
crushed that he will die. Many barns and build
ings were demolished and trees uprooted
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youngest daughter and or
phan of General and Mrs.
William Tecumseh Sher-
man. on the seth inst, at
the X street home of her
uncle, Senator John Sher-
man. Miss Rachel, the
bride-elect, who is just out
Of her teens, will leave but
one OF the late generals
four daughters unmarried.
Miss Sherman, the eldest
daughter, owing 10 q be-
reavcment in her earlier