The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-05
The Future of E,-pnniIists-

II is pity the late republic of Formosa
was so short lived. inasmuch as it seemed
to hold out the promise of answering the
burning and momentous question: What
shall We do with our ex-pugilists? At this
moment there are in this country several
illustrious "have-beens" in the pugilstic
line, concerning whose future there is more
or less anxiety and some doubt What
line of endeavor shall they enter? They
cannot all go on the stage: besides
the ex-pugilist is as much out OF
place on the stage as is a last seasons
straw hat upon the shaggy dome Of a sum-
mer young man. The stage is pre-emi-
nently the field OF the pugilist without the
Eek attachment. The Hon. Mr. Sulli-
van, who acquired a prefix to his title Of
fame some two years ago, and who the
other day became the householder Of a
5000 benefit fund for the keepers of the
saloons that he most frequently visits. has
an idea that he would like to be a hotel
keeper, if somebody would do themselves
the honor of putting up one or two hundred
thousand dollars for him to run a hotel
with. Mr,iJacob Kilrain of Baltimore an
other more or less famous man. now in Mr..
Sullivan's class, though he didn't use to
be, leans to the idea that the keeping of
a drinking house is the proper sphere for
an eN-pugihst; but Mr.. Kilrain's judg-
ment has not been rated very high since
that memorable day in Mississippi
The late lamented republic of Furmosa,
as we started out to say, promised to point
out field Of usefulness and profit for the
ex-pugilist, 1t seems that one Billy Wa
tiers, an ex-pugilist from the Dominion of
Canada, who has had some experience as
a barroom bouncer in San Francisco, was
in Formosa at the time OF the Chinese and
Japanese war. He obtained employment
in the Chinese army on the island as an
instructor. one night some Chinese man
darins attempted to interfere with Bnlv's
prerogatives, when he promptly smashed
them, one after another, upon the point of
the jaw, and laid them out. His prowess
so delighted the soldiers and the petty Of
ticers that when the ill-starred republic
was formed, Billy was made minister of
war and vice president Of the government.
He was directly in the line Of promotion.
and the probabilities are that he would
have been president, or maybe emperor.
in a short while. had not the government
gone to pieces before Billy had time to get
in his fine work
Had Billy been successful in getting hold
of the Formosan republic, it would have
been a straight tip for the ex-pugilists.
who now sag superfiuous upon the STAGE
in this country, to HE them at once to the
far east and to the islands of the sea for
the purpose of showing the natives how 10
run their governments. There might have
been found several good openings for en-
ergetic men; for instance, Hawaii is in
need of a minister of war able to knock
out the plotters against Dole; the Cuban
republic Is in need of one or more cabinet
officers who can teach the gentle art of
sprinting and lodging to avoid punish
ment; China needs some fighters in her
service; Samoa likewise offers opportuni-
ties to the right kind of men, and Mica
rauga would probably be pleased to retain
the services of a competent bouncer. Upon
the whole, Notwithstanding Billy Waters
failure, it might be good idea Coz our cx
pugilists to go away from here. as far
away as they can get. and go into poll
tics.