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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-19
Big PRIZEFIGHT.
$50 Is Filling Up With
ortss From Everywhere.
REFEREE AGREED UPON.
-.ac Iers Ask Religious People TO
o. Up Prayers Next sunday for
Prevention of the Battle.

IT'D 50. Tex, Jan. s.-Julian and Quinn
- IL reed on George SIler. OF Chicago as
-. OF the Maher-F stzsirn.nons aghf
- hes LAWYER. OF Houston. Tex. flnal
- D. ider.
T@n1t n both Quinn and Julian received
49, e. ms from Sler thanking them for
- IN lor and accepting the place. The
sTaA1E party came down from Las Cruces
go nd gave an exhibition at the opera
s..- y 3night.
r. ity is full Of sports 4 large dele
- arrived today from the Pacific coast
! Der OF newspaper correspondents
- 50 arrived.
~ Il SO. Tex, Jan 1S.-The city's minis
-. lion has decided 10 send a circular
49, o all religious periodicals in the
I-rs.a States. calling on preachers. En-
Ssa-., societies. Epworth Leagues and
,',-,r ~ 1eople's societies generally 10 unite
=, lay, January y. in prayer that he
,-,ra.s L hts at Fl Paso may he prevented
III city saved from disgrace.
ChE 20, Jan. 1S-GeOrge Siler, who was
-, M to referee the Maher- Fitzsimmons
80. I'D tonight: 4 have received a tel
49, rom Julian and Quinn. advising me
- - election. l am surprised. as l had
- they would choose me. and in fact
- but little 10 make the long trip. I
80 te no trouble in the ring. The fight
uld be clean and easy to referee"
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Ks Young sweetheart. who died OF emo-
anon hearing OF his sad end. The con-
Eration drifted 10 the difference between
4 manner o. conducting glove contests.
4 szhfs. nowadays. hv recognized athletic.
5 and the old~styls blre-knuckle fights,
fmr tho so-called "palmy days OF the,
l." Barney Aaron vas in the group
Curing a pause I turned 10 him and
T. Barney. you've had lots or tough
|zsrenee IN your time. Tell us some OF.
) rouzh times YOU had going 10 some Of
/ Is "a fghts." Thus abjured. Barney took
> agsr from between his lips, and while
B smoke eNhaled IN rings. medltated a
snsnf Then. letting his thoughts run
Ia or many years, ne slowly began.
|Ey son. Rarney always calls me his.
taa when We talk OF the good old days..
.h.nk about as tough time as | ever:
81 going 20 fight was the.
II We left PitJsburg TO see.
Edwards and sam Collyer fight their
~ battle Nou were along. Suppose YOU
abort BE-" The tables had been turned.
30 PSI Barney. who vas the hero or THAT.
srsr-ia PEE forgotten night. and In re-
rese % Tire Wishes ~ the company Il.
tse story. hrst making Mr.. Aaron.
rrse that hc would give ne as good a
p e reflr- The rendezvous for the Id
N-'s-,'0 ..ter nghf was PittshuTg. ami the
y Before it occurred there was gathered.
t.at sm ~ ritv "a swell mob thateeould
q = daaii.lt,d anywhere else In Amer
p Prominent iu % were some %
p Hust famous criminals Ia America,
ef1. ~ course. they we're rot w mt
Esf tH.n fr any az their deeds. The
fer fhe surfing point was tho leyee
re ssnuraahela river side Of Hard
feiate which comprises the point" or
7'seHs western portion ~ Plttsh1rs.
'asse tfe AN.rh1rv ana the Manonga oela
go ara fartu tho ohi1 river. Midnight.
- the f.rlr tes saated for starting. a0t
ruyrs Irr~e Z found that The levee
- .e-r r.aai~e1 and that SIS coh6le-stone
eu.t.r gtyre ha3 been ripped up AMI
~. n saaI n.urcks. The craft engaged
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-19
President Webb speaks at Tacoma.

Tacoma. Jan. Especial President c.
T.. Webb Of the Washington State Immi-
grafton Association. addressed meeting
OF the Chamber OF Commerce this after
noon on the plans of the association for
carving on its work. Mr.. Webb said he
would appoint as secretary Of the executive
committee a Tacoma man. who should be
recommended TO him by the people of this
city. In the course OF his remarks he said
only those immigrants who were capable
Of caring for themselves and who desired
10 MAKE their homes in this state would be
sought after by the association. Mr.. Webb
urged the cooperation OF the chamber and
the people Of Tacoma IN the work OF in3uc-
ing Immigration.
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holds that these warrants represent n
aebte5nass against the county as certainly
as though they had been issued after the
Inauguration Of the state government. They
had 70 5e considered in determining the in
debte6ness Of the county, and il was no
doubt the intention OF the law 70 prov3fs for
their disposition n the same manner as
warrants that we're issued subsequent 70
the adoption Of the constitution.
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and began a terrible fusilade at US. For a
{full minute IL fairly raiued cobole stones.
:. Nearly every man on the barge had pistol,
and as quickly as they could be pulled out
:. "a rapid fire was begun shoreward. At that
I time natural gas was not used in Pitts
burg mills or furnaces. Times were good,
and the dickerlng flames from the tops of
hundred furnace chimneys along the shore
ION the opposite side OF the river, IT.
fully and rudd.ly. half-illumined the
scene. Many persons Oh the fiat had been
!: hit by the boulders, and several OF them
were badly hurt, one 50 severely that he
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The Evidence Not sufficient.

Vancouver. b. C. Jan. 1S.-The provincial
police authorities have decided not 10 APP
ply 10 the United States government for the
extradition Of Truman. the alleged muir
derer Of Swiss named John Roy at Glover
Valley about year ago. Truman Is now
IN Jail at Fairhaven. awaiting trial for for
gerry. Though everything indicates that
Truman was the murderer. no direct evil
dence can be obtained, and thus the au-
thorities have decided 70 drop the case.
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s,nl,nrn,sh 30. ImmieratIon Convent .on

Everett. Jan. IT-Speciai.-In compliance
with tht. action OF the state immigration
convention, Capt. r. ]. call, member Tor
SnoNnmish county on the general state
committee. has issued call for conven-
ton 20 he held IN The Central opera house.
Everett. on Saturday. February I. at IL a.
-, q. form q county auxiliary associate
REORGANIZATION will he on the following
basis one delegate for every forty votes
~ ma Tor mart thereof pclled an the election
a., me fall ~ fSq4 and one deleEate-8t-larg =
from, each precinct Precincts having less
than the major part Of forty votes VIII De
entitled 70 one delegate in addition 10 the
one AZ large. Primaries Will be held at the
usual polling places IN each precinct on
wednesday. January -, At 0 clock 3. IA.
20 elect delegates.
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me- wnl1a Nalla v heat Room.

Walla Walla, Jan. Especial The
wheat market continues 20 30 brisk ana ex-
cited Today several thousand bushels
% hluestsfa sold for 5I'ac free on board
while choice lots q clHh ani chaG sold
r,r Ea~ Il - stated on goo3 authority tsat
-ha.-s lot OF bluastem brought 20 free
81, h-a~4 IN the last three DAYS so @8
bushels have been sold a. fair prices. Full
IS two-thsrIs q the wheat IN this section
has been sold.
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.ivu service Reform I'm Tacoma.

Tacoma, Jan. 1S-Special-The city
council in committee OF the whole adopted
tonight the civil service amendment TO the
charter as reported by Councilman Norton.
The civil service rules were extended to
include the chiefs OF the police and fire de-
uartments y recess was taken Till Tues
dav evening. when the council proper viii
take up all the charter amendments.
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Victoria. Jan. 1S.-Capt. Cowper. Of the
tug Falcon. which ran on Gonzales point
a week ago. had everything in readiness 10
float the steamer this morning. but short
Is after midnight a southeast gale sprang
no. creating q swell that completely broke
me vessel. Her boiler and machinery fell
out and went % the bottom. No further
efforts VIII he made 10 save the steamer
as she Is nov a total wreck.
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OLYMPIA. Jan. = Special The supreme
rours has filed an opinion affirming the
Judgment in TIA case % Richards. aTpeI-
liant. vs.. kuck.yat county, respondent. IN
which Il : held that warrants issued prl5r
%, the time the state constitution went INTO
effect can - funded under the lsw passs1
rv tha last legislature. The supreme court
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printe- FuIIer conxicted

Snohom.sh. Jan. Especial. The jury
IN +ha Fuller case returned a verdict this
afternoon 81 guilty Fuller is the Everett
r-fntar charged with burglariZing the
Times Office in that city. Carter and An
4a-son who appeared as witnesses for the
state were popularity considered 20 be
equally guilty wiki the prisoner.
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Tho psnaleron Postonice Robbery.

rar5,aton. or Jan. 1S-Fred :. Wood,
an attorney OF Wcissr. Idaho. who was ar
rested Tuesday on charge Of roooing the
vastc.flcs here. was released the same Gay.
.be-a hainr no evidence whatever against
49,, sheriff 4osser arrested Mr.. Wood
y~t.ho.r+ a warrant. and he now states trait
ne intends 70 bring suit against the sheriff
fcr damages.
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DIVISIONAL AMATEURS.


w. w hitney Goes IN California
TO reform Athletics.
francisco, Jan. 1s.-The amateur ath-
the Coast will be surprised to learn
lspar W. Whitney. who has been
them in Harper's Weekly. is on
out here. He is expected TO arrive
next few days. He comes protected
at OF mail and plenty of evidence in
de pocket that ais charges of profess
SIN against many OF the athletes
e true. President ". f. Humphrey,
Pacific Amateur Athletic AssOcia-
going 10 corral Mr.. Whitney as soon
arrives. Mr.. Humphrey said today
intended TO make Whitney tell all
TVS. Whitney is a member of the
ur Athletic Union of the United
and is bound to give what informa-
can about professionalism. or else
expulsion.
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pa.o-,s a. the OLYMPIA Land once

IaFtAT7f- AT tn ny HUH I<'ttIt' FEI43''-'
OLYMPIA, Jan Especial Patents Tor
TIE folIovytug-ua persons have been re-
cstVed at the Olympia land office from
Washington city: Adolph ". Mslstrora.
Excelsior: August c. r. Madsen. Francis
2. Cannon. Kaponsin. Pierce county. Fat
mex Doulau, Yelm, E'hurston county.
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FIRE NEAR ALMIR a.
William Taylor. IL Years Old. Burned
to Death.

watervIlle. Jan. Especial. News has
inst been received az this place that the
residence q J Q. Drinkard. FIVE miles
northwest Of AlUira. was destroyed 10y Ire
last night. and william Taylor. the T-yea--
ola son OF Isaac Taylor. an old and respect
"a resident OF this vicinity burned TO dea-h
I.ater-Henry Lewis and his younger
brother also persisted in the fire.
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NJ WORLD OF SPORT.
- Lady Bicycle Riders in
8, York Favor Boomers.
-<aesrs USED TO BE TOUGH
IN. of the Crowd That Went
uulx Edwards-Sam Coli
Battle, Near Pittsburg.

-. with some OF the riders I'm the
- - contest among women in
er<- s.,,are Garden, New York, re-
5sts- = best dress for ladies TO wear
go Very few OF them favor
- - Sad one Of the most ex-
8 - ~ the riders: ''Of course the
100 for hiking is bifurcated and
- $50 the AZ, provided u is COM
> a. better. but such a garment
-. worn b a woman N public with
-. A. raodesty. IL can be. though.
- = coat with skirts which reach
- - her knees when she is dis
~ sgeh trousers, for trousers they
50 -osbing else. should button just
8 - knees. and the legs should De
- !, leather ieggings, in all but
So. usafher. when canvas leggings
- !. used. In such a garb a woman
= - fres9om OF movement required
cover limbs In bicycling and she
-. -. that she Is attracting attention
s-ssk a. she does when she Is ar
: = bloomers" This lady, who was
!. ~ really handsome ones among
I. sIrsher said that she found bifur-
garments OF the kind so de-
tor wOmen's wear in cold.
anl racing weather that
.u.s them then. with but a silk
So setWeen them and her gown. She
-. 80 husband Will tell you that am
ts.i,hief now than I was when l.
= srthodOx number OF skirts and
y. she added. with a laugh. my laun-.
q, are much lighter"
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!. a. veIl-known sporting men We're
- r The cafe OF the Gilsey house. New.
= re 5ther day. discussing the unfor-
=, 1--WE night in an uptown stable which.
- Il the death Of young Henry Rod.
- There Is stiil a good deal of mys-.
| I INJECTED with this affair. which cost,
60 the life Of Rodriguez. but also that
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Harlem Life.
other letter from Alfred? When do
xpect 70 marry him %
e has two more years at the prepar-
school. After that he will go 70 Yale.
when he has graduated there, he
20 out West to make his fortune.
4 he has made his fortune we shall
FRIED. Oh. it all seems so beautiful"
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II 1870 17E' -
O}vnpts. Jan. 1S-Spec. al.-The state
f.7a-s II health vii hold is annual meet
Ing AZ Olympia on January =
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died the next day. Their groans drew at
tontlon from the retreating mob on shore.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
The wild West In Arizona.

A real wild west carnival, in tho
heart of what is left of the wild west
itself, Is planned to be held in Arizona
next February. 1t is to be in or near
Phoenix, Representatives of every In
dian tribe in Arizona. and of most
tribes in the southwest. are to be pres
ent, and, because of the proximity Of
the exhibition to their native haunts.
they will be able to show almost the
real thing in Indian life and ways. Then
the whole country round about is COW
cred with cattle ranges, and there are
many hundreds of cowboys, In every
way representative of their class, who
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24

Until a few months ago he acted as
inspector Of breweries in the Neither
lands. having learned the trade in Ger
many. He is not a German, however,
but a French-Swiss.
He was always a strong. healthy and
corpulent boy and man. fond of ath-
l%etics. swimming and dancing. To re-
duce his weight he made a tour of liol-
land on foot, but meeting with an ac-
cident, had to return in a freight car.
none of the passenger coaches having
doors large enough to admit him. In
this way he travelled to Paris. Only
the Swiss passenger ears are roomy
enough for the Colossus.
lie has u brother weighing $50
pounds, but his sisters are Of normal
build. All the great Paris medical
scientists are investigating the Colossus.
Most of them seem to think that Canon
Berg is suffering from an a~bnormality
of the heart.
THAT may be true, or not says the
giant, but to be perfectly frank, l
never knew ] had a heart"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
How Ue Asked Grace.

A commercial traveller who was talk
ing a vacation with his uncle in the
country, says the Sank Center (Minn.)
Avalanche, was suddenly called upon
to ask the blessing. AMI, not being ac-
customed to it, promptly tackled the
difficulty in the following words: I'VE
acknowledge the receipt of your favor
of this date. Allow us to express oar
gratitude for this expression of good
will. Trusting that our house may merit
your confidence and that VIC may have
many good orders from you this fall,
We are yours truly"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
VENEZUELA IN PARAGRAPHS.
Iignt states are in the union.

EiSnt states are in the union.
Population of Venezuela is 2,121 ,99S
Venezuela contains 56G, 900 square
miles.
Fifteen per cent Of the population arc
full-blooded Indians.
The territory in dispute is about the
size of our state of Maine.
British Guiana was acquired by Eng
land through treaty in 1914.
In 1893 the amount of gold mined in
Venezuela was Al, 600 ounces
Slavery in the republic was abol-
ished by the decree of March "a, 1854.
Nenezuela's export trade with New
York reaches S., 900 900 n year.
Difficulties between Venezuela and
Great Britain first arose in 1886.
1t is estimated that seventy-fvc revo-
buttons have occurred since the estab-
lishment of the republic.
An absolute separation OF church and
state has been effected, civil marriage
Is insisted on, and other admirable and
progressive institutions have been es-
t%ablished.
Previously to 1856 her public school
system was very unimportant, only
1872 pupils being in attendance at the
public schools in the year mentioned.
Now the attendance exceeds 100, 900.
The constitution makes presidents in
eligible for election, and it Is the earn
est endeavor of Venezuelan statesmen
to establish the politics of the country
on Il firm footing Of peace and order.
United States Minister, Mr., Pile, of
Virginia, once yentured to present him
self to the president on II occasion
minus a necktle. President Blanco very
sharply reminded him of his forgetful-
ness Of etiquette, and shortly afterward
sent him about his business.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
How She Found u Nom dc Plume.

Miss French Octave ThaneU thus ex.
plains how she got her nom de plume:
Octave was the name of a school friend.
II is both French and Scotch. thought
il | could find another name to go with
1t that was both French and Scotch |
would adopt that. | a riding on n
train II time when We stopped al II
way station, and on the siding near
where | sat was a freight car painted
red. On the side was chalked the word
'Thanet.' What it meant or how it go,
there | have not the slightest idea, bur
l decided then and there to adopt it..
Lots of people still think that Octave
Thanet Is a man."
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
WIT AND

Teacher: Johnnie, give me the name
Of the largest known diamond "The
ace"
An exchange has an article on why
Bees Make Honey" They make it to
cell.
The editor" said a contemporary,
who said his mouth never uttered a lie
probably spoke through his nose"
A philosopher says, my friend con-
Quoted his future wife to the altar
ana here his leadership came to an
end"
Some wicked Yankee says that he has
invented n new telegraph" He pro-
poses to place a line OF women fifty
steps apart, and commit the news TO
the first as a profound secret.
A married couple sat down the other
night to a game Of cards. She: what
are you going to play for?" He: amy
thing you like" She: Let us play for
a new jacket, dear. II you lose | shall
have the choosing of it, and if | lose
you shall"
Excited American Freshman: Did
! pass my examination, professor"
Professor, with proud scorn: mo, SIR
or dances Freshie, radiant with smiles.
Professor: You misunderstood me; Won
failed, sir!' I%ncorrigible Freshman.
"Ah, but | won a bet, you Sect Pro.
fossor ~staggers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24

His upper thigh measures four foet
and one inch around; his calves meas
ure " feet and eleven inches, and his
upper arm is IN foot and eleven inches
around.
lie weighs exactly $50 pounds, AMI
there is no deception possible, for all
the figures quoted are from the city
weigher's Office, properly attestcd by
signatures, seals and government
stamps.
Around the waist NJ. Canon-Berg uses
up seven feet four and a half inches
of the tape.
The brasserie in which he Is finan-
cially interested does a tremendous
business all day, but between the hours
OF s and ! o'clock at night 1t Is hardly
possible to secure a %'standup,' not to
say a seat, there.
The big man occupies a specially
built platform at the rear of the cs-
Enlistment, the platform being con-
structed OF solid beams, and supported
underneath the floor by iron pillars.
This was done by order of the police.
- S''o oh WV pShNhNS III pldCtu III
front Of the other. Every half hour he
takes n constitutional and walks from
tho platform to the entrance door over
a strip of carpet that covers a portion
of the floor supported by pillars tho
same way as the platform.
Canon-Berg rises slowly, supporting
his weight by placing his hands firmly
against the arms of the bench and, at
the same time, making a few jerking
motions with the upper part of the
body. Then he begins to set his feet
down deliberately, M before the other.
Ne does not look exactly as If he were
going to topple over, but his trembling,
uncertain steps and the way his cor
posity quivers suggests Il dire physical
catastrophe.
Meanwhile the audience is requested
to keep to their seats so that all may
have "a chance to observe the Colossus
from the front and rear" as he goes up
and down.
Viewed from the front, the smallucss
OF the head strikes one as remarkable,
The breadth OF the shoulders, too, is
not In proportion to the giants size.
He entered upon the show business
only recently in order to invest the
money he made as a working brewer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
IT'S pERiLS ARE MANY,
Lake Superior Is an Exceedingly Treach.
crOus Body of water.


From the Detroit Free Press: The
recent accident to the steamer Missoula
tends to show more clearly than any
thing that occurred the vast area of
Lake Superior. and the possibility OF a
Vessels crew reaching land after ship
wreck and yet being unhcard Of for a
couple of weeks after starting on a
voyage. The shores of Michigan, Wis
CcEsin and Minnesota on the big lake
ore t%raversed by railways and tele-
graph lines, and the towns and small
settlements on the American side of the
lake, even to the islands, furnish ready
means of communication with the
larger cities; but not so on that par. of
The Canadian shore north of the lakes,
where a wilderness inhabited by a few
fishermen and Indians exists. This Is
especially true of the Canadian shore
Just above Sault Ste. Marie, and for a
long stretch OF country to the north and
cast Of the point where the Canadian
Pacific railway turns in to the shore Of
the lake and %travcrscs II on toward Port
Arthur and Fort William. When the
laSSOuld DIOht HtI ShilJ anu Nuo l'I
Gered helpless she was less than
twenty-five miles from Caribou island
or the curse down toward Sault Ste.
Marie. She was somewhat off the reg
ular course of vessels bound down from
the head of Lake Superior. but IL she
rad been able to make any Roadway
toward the Sault, or care for herself at
al 80. ,la ,la ,,.aa f,llnuyfyn ghD
would have been picked up very soon
after the accident by some passing ves-
sci. But a s%outherly wind drifted her
cut of the course of even the few yes
sells trading to Canadian ports at the
head of the lakes, and she was working
over toward the widest part of the
Canadian north shore territory when
her crew was compelled to abandon her.
A glance at the chart will show that
Brule point, where the crew of the Mis-
sOula first made land, is scarcely more
than sevcnty-five miles from Sault Ste.
Marie. where 100000 tons of freight
passes through n canal in "A single sea-
son, and yet the men in n of the Mis-
soula's yawl boats spent nearly two
days working along the shore of the
lake before they found any more sign OF
life than a deserted fisherman's shanty,
IN which they built a fire and dried
their wet clothing. The fishing season
| as closed, but even fishermen are
scarce in this territory during the most
active periods. 1t is not strange, there
fore, that the men from the Missoula
We're nearly n full week in finding means
C communicating with the owners OF
the vessel after they had landed on the
dreary north shore Of Lake Superior.