The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-07

past few months, when II had risen TO A.
per minute. Ne insurance company would
accept Mr.. Cannon a risk. The coron-
er's physician. OShannon. after viewing
the remains and hearing the history of
Mr. Cannon's case, granted a certificate
giving heart failure as the cause OF
death.
Anthony NJ. Cannon was born in Illinois
In 1887 upon the then frontier OF Ameri-
can civilization. His father. William Can
non, Was an anti-slavery Whig. During
Mr. Cannon's childhood and early man
hood his parents and their neighbors were
poor. and the struggle for existence was
often sharp and exacting. Schools were
scarce. and even when they were accerssi-
bic the boys were needed at home to as
sist In the support of the family. few
terms at a country school gave him what
education he obtained. and at the age Of
- he left his home and turned his face
westward TO solve for himself the profD
lem OF life. In ISIS. during the early
Pixies Peak excitement, he drove an OK
team across the plains to Denver. when
that place was but a struggling hamlet
upon the dividing line between a wilder
ness of plains and a wilderness of noun
tainx. Failing 10 realize his dreams OF
wealth and prosperity there. he Journey
ed still westward until he reached the
Mecca of the gold hunter and eTn.grant.
cisco but a short time before returning
TO Illinois For the next few years he
engaged in business In Chicago. and was
one Of the men whose pluck and genius
converted a struggling town into mag
nificent city Of more than i.000.000 people.
While in Chicago he was a prominent
member OF the Board of Trade. and made
and lost fortune after fortune, until ISIS.
when he moved 70 Kansas City. where
he engaged extensively In the grain and
milling business. once more the longing
for the West seized him. and he was next
found In Southern California then In San
Francisco, and finally In Portland. The
hariships OF his youth. the restless en-
ergy and exhausting struggle OF his man
hood began 10 tell upon his health. He
was advised 10 try the climate east OF
the Cascade mountains whore the dry
atmosphere and primitive conditions
would furnish tonic for his lungs and
quiet for his nerves. In the fall Of 1873
he arrived az Spokane. a city which con-
sisted of James ". GioVer's cabin, mag
nif9euf waterfall and million acres or
unpiatfed townslte. Here he opened
store. and for some years lived largely
upon hope and an invigorating climate.
While the town was stili In it's infancy
he opened a bank, the first bank started
north OF Snake river. The building or
the Northern Pacific railroad gave him
new energy and opportunity. In connec-
fion with other enterprising citizens OF
Spokane he assisted in starting the Re-
view newspaper. building mills. brick
blocks and bridges and finally he or
ganized a company that built a railroad
into the palouse country. and another. the
Spokane Falls & idaho. into the Occur
a 'Aiene mining country, and still ahoth-
or into the ISIS. Bend country. which gave
spokane a great impetus. When. on Au-
gust T. TSS9 Mr Cannon saw the city he
had 50 largely assisted in building. swept
away. he went sturdily 20 work and built
better structures
For years Mr.. Cannon was the foremost
citizen Of spokane, and he was considered
the riches; man In Eastern Washington.
He was one OF the delegates 20 the ua-
tfonal Republican convention OF l&e.
when the panic OF ls93 came Is caught
Mr.. Cannon deep IN debt. His banks
suspended payment and creditors took
away his buildtngs and his newspaper.
tn all ;oshis troubles, l1s wife died
E,arfv in fSa4 the people cf spokane were
SeanAalfxe.l by the puhlication of nc fol-
lowing article IA the New York Recorder.
announcing the marriage Of Mr., Cannon
ard a divorced young woman:
Anthony NJ. Cannon IS ore OF the
vrealthiest men tn Spokane-Dun mer-
eartlLa agency rated aim al S5npo two
wears aszo-arsd "A candidate for the Unit
"a states senate. The bride Is "a grand
daughter - the late william Noble Davis.
~ New York. who was senior partner N
the firm % Davis 4 Brooks. Shipping
h-,nk cr<. one - the strongest houses in a
sha East Indian trade a generation ago.
Mr. Cannon and Mrs Ward first met IN
Spokane about two years ago. Sir. Can
mons first wife was then alive. and Mrs.
Ward had Only recently secured a divorce
srary1 her first husband. Frederick Z.
Ward who had iissipated The snug for
tune oc S50ooa tequeathed 20 her by her
grandfather Davis The courts had
svsy.sef her the custody % he children
anA sha asphalt business IN whtch Mr..
Ward had been engaged bat which haa
h4en established with his wtfe'S money
Thts business she carried on quite sue
eez<falgy IA partnership Nth c. r. Gar
rs.ft. now city treasurer of Helena. and
thas WAS wkat took heS 10 SPOKANE
The arSt Mrs. Cannon died about six
months ago. rrsournes ~ ali NAo knew
her. ON top of this AffsictsoR came the
failure % <ne Spokane Fails hank. A rvt-
~ate insIitatson % which Mr Cannon was
ss~op~tefor. and for ali the debts ~ whica
he Was personally responsible. The fail
ure vas due somewhat 80 QueSf tsssatfas
f.s&aruesst on the part Nf T. ii. Bennett.
is cashier. sao married one or Mr. Can
roa's ste1slauSAtsrs. a1si MAS established