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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-19


C0narmationa.
The senate confirmed these nominations:
Ethan Hitchcock, Of Missouri. minister
, TO Russia.
ArcAibaId J., Sampson. Of Arizona, min
w. L. Finch. OF wiconssn, minister to
Paraguay and Uruguay.
Laurian s. Stevenson. Of Maine. minister
George II. Bsidgeman. Of New Jersey.
minister 20 Guatemala and Honduras.
w A Thomas. r.. of Maine. minister to
Sam Gordon, TO be register OF the land
Office at Niles City. Mont.
Joseph NJ. Rhoades. to be receiver OF pub
lie moneys at Niles City. Mont.
To be Indian agents:
| Hariin c. Baird, OF Nebraska, at Santee
W. II. smead. OF Montana. at Flathead
| Indian agency.
| Thomas r. Falier. OF Montana. At Black
J. c. CLIFFORD. OF Montana. a, Tongue
| River agency.
! The following were confirmed as con-
| suls:
! Frank NJ. Brundage. OF Pennsylvania, At
La chapeiie, Germany.
Irwin shaw, Of Pennsylvania, at Barran-
quilla, Colombia.
Daniel Mayer. of West Virginia. at Bue-
Chester w. Martin. of Michigan. a. Am
hertsburg. Ont
| Charles Monteith. Of idaho. At Chef
william W. Mills. of Texas. at chihua-
C.P. Snyder. of west Virginia, at Ciudad
| Porfirio Diaz. Mexico.
| John A. Barnes, OF Illinois. at Cologne.
/ Germany.
| J. c. Ingersou. Of Illinois. at Copen-
hagen.
Julian Phelps. OF Iowa. at Crefeld. Ger
] many.
| Edward c. Cramer, of Wisconsin. 1t
/ Florence, Italy.
| II. 8. Culver. of Ohio. at London. Ont.
| j. j. Britain. of Ohio at Nantes, France.
| Charles u. Harris. Of Indiana. at Maya
| saki, japan.
| J. F. DarnelI. OF Indiana. at Nogales,
| Mexico.
J. f. kent OF Ohio. at s.ettin. Germany.
| Augustus G. Seyfert. Of Pennsylvania.
! at Stratford, Ont.
Mifrlin w. Gibbs. OF Arkansas. at Tama-
a. B. Jones, OF Alabama. at Tuxpan,
! Mexico.
Alvin Smith. OF Ohio. at Trinidad. West
J. T. Hoke. OF West Virginia. at Wind
n. p. Skinner. OF Ohio. at Marseilles.
France.
Frank w. Mahin. of Iowa. at ReIchen-
| berg.
Richard I.eibert. Surveyor general of Col
| orado.
Also some prominent nominations in the
navy.
Teller Will Oppose Charles p. Bryan
Senator Teller said today he would op.
pose the confirmation OF Charles Pags
Bryan to be minister to China. He con.
| tinued:
II have known Bryan for many years
| as he was formerly resident Of Colora ado
and my personal relations with him havs
| always been amicab Bile. Ny opposition Il
his confirmation Is based solely upon tbs
ground that he has had no experience oil
training that would justify this government
| In selecting him for the most important
| mission we have at the present time. Il
| cannot be doubted t1a1 certain European
countries intend. IL they cap possibly FIND
| an excuse for doing SO, TO dismegn bel
China and divide up that great territory
among them. 1t Is hardly to be supposed
| that. under the circumstances. we would
| be unconcerned spectators of this proceed
ing: and for this reason we should have
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NOMINATIONS.

WARRINGTON. Dec. B.-Among the
nominations sent to the senate today by
the president were the following:
William Penn Nixon. TO be collector OF
customs for the district Of Chicago.
John L, Hodges. TO be assayer In charge
Of the Denver mint.
Joseph H. Spear. jr.. to be surveyor OF
customs for the district Of San Francisco
William F. Williams. appointed assist
ant treasurer at Chicago. had the support
Of Secretary Gage In his candidacy. and
also all the bankers Of Chicago He Ii
secretary OF the Union League Club.
William Penn Nixon has been Identified
with the Inter Ocean as editor and part
owner for many years. running back be-
You'd 1850. when he was a staunch sup
porter OF Gen. Grant for the third term
nomination. There were no opposing can
didates for the office. Senator Cullom
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-19
AL SEAL Skins EXCLUDED.
yupoRTAyT PROVISION OF TEE
NEW SEALING BILL.
excavation Of Any skin, Whether
raw, Dried or Manufactured, q
sne Animal Captured In ODen
So. In Absolutely Forbidaen.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-It has devel-
.reA that the bill relating to peiagie seal
sr~ which has just passed both branches
- congress and is before the president.
cnntaans a provision OF far-reacnin& I'M
sa,,.nce which has thus far escaped at
s.n,ion This lis an absolute prohibition OF
che bringing of seal skins into the United
states. AS the United States is the iarg-
ct market In the world for seal skins, this
complete stoppage OF the trade IN TINS
country will be a severe measure against
The british and Canadian Industries, which
..se ard cure the skins. and then oisposc
~ them largely In the United States.
The provision Is as follows:
.saction 0. That the importation into the
limited States by any person whatsoever
II FUR seal skins. taken In the waters men
sinned In this act, whether raw, dressed.
dyed or manufactured, 10 hereby proninit-
II and all such articles imported after this
srt shall take effect shall not be permitted
"a h exported, but shall be seized and de-
stroyed by the proper officers OF the United
States"
Those who are thoroughly familiar with
che bill say this provision IL OF far more
importance In its effect than the prohi-
bition against pelagic sealing by Ameri-
cans.
The correspondence which has passed
between Sir Wilfrid Laurier. the Canadian
uremier. and Gen. Foster. the American
nesotiator, has just been made public. It
scnsigts OF two letters. In the first, dated
Ottawa, November "A, Sir Wiifrid Laurier
xays he IL willing TO enter upon a review
al the whole seal question, though the
Paris awards was made revisable only at
the end OF five years. provided the other
questions of Importance to the two coun-
tries. immigration. reciprocity. fish pro-
lection. ETC., be considered at the same
time. He declines. however. to suspend
sealing in the meantime. He suggests that
II 4 Joint commission to consider all ques-
tons at issue, including this, be at once
appointed. 1t would be possible to secure
the necessary legislation from parliament
nj the February session and from con-
gress during the present session to insure
the legislation with regard to Boring sea
next season.
The second letter Is from Gen. Foster
10 Sir Wilfrid. dated Washington. Decem-
Der 2 Gen. Foster says that Sir VIII
frid's answer amounts to declination OF
his proposition and renewal Of the Cana
dian proposition made at the conference
end that the president declines. to re-
verse his position on that point. Gen. Fos-
ter expresses regret that Sir WlIfrid's
visit to Washington gives 80 little Of prom
ise TO satisfactory results. but entertains
the hcpe that It may yet bear good fruit.
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In the House.

WASHINGTON. Dec. H.-In the house.
after the agreement on the conference re-
port on the kiondike relief measure, the
speaker announced several COMMITTEES
changes Codding Of Pennsylvania viii
succeed Kirkpatrick Of Pennsylvania on
Pacific railroads.
At 1880 oclock Boutelle OF Illinois offered
a resolution OF regret 1t the death OF
Cooke Tributes to the memory OF de-
ceased were paid by Bouteile. Foes. Hen
derson, Belknap, Royce, Mum. Brosius'
Hopkins, Seymour, Gran. MOODY, frincs
and Peters.
AT 2:l0. the eulogies being concluded. the
house adjourned to January 5.
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SYNOPSIS.
The barometr.c pressure Il now high at
ell stations, there being no storm area APP
parent.
The temperature Is moderately low over
the Northwest. Light rain has occurred
a Port Angeles and also Roseburg
Seattle local rsport-Maximum tempera-
ture 81; minimum temperature. 30; mean
temperature, "a; weather cloudy; rainfall
In past "a hours, none.
G. n. SALISBURY, Observer.
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A PIANO FOR XMAS.

Those contemplating the purchase OF a
piano We invite to cali and see our choice
line Of the following instruments: Inc
celebrated Steinway. A. B. Chase. Estey.
Emerson and Smith & Barnes pianos.
These are the highest grade instruments
on the market, which We sell for cash
prices on easy payments. Sherman. Clay
& Co., IT'S Second avenue.
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MARINE OBSERVATIONS.

TATOOSH. Dec 1s-4 p. m.-Barometer,
1898: cloudy: wind east eight miles. Out
ward, ship Yosemite. in tow Sea Lion.
p. m. Outside, tugs Pioneer and Sea Lion.
PORT ANGELES. Dec. 1S.-Barometer,
1914; cloudy; wind northeast three miles,
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MRS. l.. HUDGIN. Washington block.
one OF Seattie's leading modistes. wishes
the ladies and her patrons to know she has
obtained an able assistant from New York &;
also a first-class tailoress. enabling her in
the future to fill all orders promptly. with
frst-class work guaranteed.
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ENGLISH cured breakfast bacon. espe-
ciaily prepared for Alaska trade. Frye
Bruhn Co.
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MARINE NEWS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Is-Arrived-
Str Thrasher. Nyack bay; schr Antelope.
Coquilie river; schr J. g. Wall Tillamook
str Umatilla, Victoria and Puget sound
str Wellington, Departure bay; str Del
Norte, Grays harhor. Sailed-Bk I'm
perator. Port Townsend; bktn Monitor.
b!a river; str Mackinaw. Tacoma.
ASTORIA, Dec. IS-Arrived-Ger blk
Palawan. from Mazatlan.
COOS BAY. Dec. 17.-Bar bound-Strs
Arcata. Czarina, Empire and Homer.
SAN PEDRO. Dec. 17.-Arrived-C. 8
Holmes. from Port Blakeley; schr Lucy
from Umpqua.
ENGLISH cured breakfast bacon, espe-
cially prepared for Alaska trade. Frye
Bruhn Co.
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Holiday Novelties.
Only line OF its kind In the city. r.
Ramaker corner Pike and Fifth.
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In the senate.

In China one OF tie ablest and most e
pertencec Of public men,"
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RAINIER Beer.

IF you are sending East for any friends.
call and see the Northern Pacific agents
about 1t. They will arrange to your salts
faction and on the shortest notice.
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HUNDREDS OF rings at VIM. H
Finck's, SIG Second ave.
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Conarmationa.

asked for the appointment % Mr.. Nixon
soon after the election OF President Nc
kinney
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RAINIER Beer.

READ Jordan's real estate adv. page II
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RAINIER Beer.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-18
AT THE RINGSIDE.
Fitzsimmons and Corbett introduced
to the Audience.

RINGS1DE, CARSON, March IL
When the men entered the ring there
were behind Corbett Charley White,
Delaney, Jeffries, McVey, Joe Corbett,
Billy Woods and AL Hampton. In
Fitz' corner were Martin Julian, Ernest
Roeber, Steiner and Hickey.
Billy Madden announced that after
the Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight the
arena would be cleared and at 3 o'clock
the double event between Green and
Smith and Hawkins and Flaherty
would occur. The price for tickets
were placed at So, $40, So and $40
Mrs. Fitzsimmons, escorted by Louis
took a seat in the box behind her hus-
bands corner. She received a round Of
applause.
'One-eycd' Connolly created a sensa-
ton by climbing into the ring in re-
Spouse to call and attempted to make
a speech. Referee Siler ordered him
out, but Connolly wanted to talk and
wouldn't come.
Three Deputy Sheriffs attempted to
put him cut, but Connolly gracefully
got out of his predicament by shouting
This is no time for speechmaking; the
men are ready to fight" Then, es-
corted by the Sheriffs, he left the ring.
At 11:5I Siler told the men to get
ready. They said they were all ready
and Siler told them to come in. Fitz
came from his dressing room at II 81
| in a blue and pink dressing gown.
Julian led the procession, and the other
| three followed. Corbett came in min
ute later with his seconds. Both men
were loudly cheered. AS Fitz passed
his wife he shook her by the hand and
kissed her. FitZ climbed into the ring
first, but COrbett was close behind.
Corbett had a broad grin on his face.
Corbett tried the ropes, while Fitz
walked slowly up and down, glancing
occasionally at Corbett.
Billy Madden at u o'clock said:
while the contest for the world
championship is taking place, please
keep order. as there are ladies present"
Sier was announced as referee; the
official timekeeper, William Muldoon;
seconds for F'itz, Roeber, Hickey, Julian
and Steiner; timekeeper, Louis House
man. For Corbett-Seconds, McVey,
White, Woods and Donaldson; time
keeper, Jimmy Colville.
F1tZSlmmOnS was tnen introduced and
Corbett next. Corbett got the loudest
applause Fitz then stripped and put
on his gloves, of light pea green. Cor
belts were tan colored. Corbett wore
a red, white and blue belt, with green
buckle and rosette. His trunks We're
green and he wore white socks, rolled
down over the top of his shoes. F'itz
wore dark blue trunks, with a belt COW
| cred with small American flags.
| The referee ordered the men to shake
hands, but Julian prevented, saying,
NO; you refused once Then they
walked to their corners.
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THU BATTLE HAS BEEN FOUGHT
And ANOTHER CHAMPION MADE.

the most intense agony. Corbett was
more unconscious from pain than from
the force of the blow. AS he lay with
ing and groveling upon the floor, his
pearance imaginable. No man in a
last death struggle could have Mortified
the spectators more, and his agonizing
cries of pain could be heard above the
cheers for the victor.
And then followed the widest scene
of the day, when he arose to his feet
and with all the strength he had left,
rushed at his opponent and tried to re
sumo the contest. Those nearest the
ring jumped over the ropes, notwith-
standing the efforts of the police to pre-
vent them, and in moment the small
Enclosure was filled with bowling,
shouting mob and the noise and confus-
ion were so great that the referee was
hardly able to announce his decision,
awarding the battle to Fitzsimmons.
In the midst of it all, Corbett, who had
been forced to his corner by his friends,
broke away from them and rushed at
Fitzsimmons a second time, but this
time, instead of attempting to renew the
fight, he implored his victor to give him
another chance, and to accept a chal-
lenge from him. This was refused, and
warm words followed.
FitZsimmonS was borne away with all
the glory of his new won victory, and
Corbett left to return to his home in
San Francisco. carrying with him the
despair of defeat.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-18
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
A Terrific Battle From First to
Last.

Round |. Both men spared cautiously
for an opening, Fitzsimmons being on
the aggressive, COrbett keeping away.
FitZsimmons seeing that he must force
matters went after his man, and
crowded Corbett back into the latter
corner. Both made vicious swings with
the left and both missed, both men
staggering against the ropes. Fitz still
kept crowdng jim, and the latter land
ed his right in the face, getting away
without a return. A second later he
repeated the dose, and again missed
the counter which Fitzsimmons sent in.
Both men clinched, and in the break
away Fitz got in hard left on Cor
belts chin, staggering him. He fol-
lowed this up with a left on the upper
part of the neck, staggering him sec
ond time Corbett sent in a left counter
in return, and then ducked and ran
away from a vicious right hook. Cor
bett then sailed in, landing a light left
on FitZsimmons' neck, getting the same
for his cwn share, and Immediately
after he sent in a hard left on the neck
Corbett sent his right for the body, but
Fitzsimmons avoided it by a clever side
step. Corbett got in a light left and
cleverly ducked, running away from a
right swing Corbett sent his right
and left to the head and the men
clinched, Fitzsimmons landing hard
left with his free arm. Both landed
rights on the body, and We're clinched
in the center of the ring when the gong
sounded.
Round g Both men came quickly to
the center of the ring. Corbett this time
assumed the aggressive. and crowded
Fitz. The latter landed his left on the
head. and the men clinched Both were
fearful of hits in the breakaway and
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to go on, but it was understood that IL
o'clock was the time fixed.
AT 1870 Billy Jordan of San Francisco
entered the ring and made the following
announcement:
Frank V. Dunn of Boston, in behalf
of John l.. Sullivan, will challenge the
winner in this contest for $4,000, and he
will put UP 81, 200 as a deposit Jordan
held the money up) in the hands of the
New York World +"
This announcement was greeted with
cheers and Sullivan was called for.
When he reached the ring, he said
Gentlemen there is no necessity for
me saying anything more. 1 mean what
1 say. / am going to try one more bat
tie. There is one fight in me yet
This speech was greeted with shouts
of God boy, joint" There there were
calls for Sharkey, but the marine mod
estly kept in the background.
Billy Madden then entered the ring
and said: Il have deposited $1,000
with Warren Lewis of New York for
Joe Goddard to fight the winner of this
fight, giving him his own time inside of
one year l also have check for $1,000
Tor Sndfkoy TO IlSnI tIe WllileI, WHICH
will be deposited at once"
In response to calls, Sharkey at last
climbed into the ring, and said:
"Gentlemen: I have met both of
these men and I would like to have the
first chance. 1 don't think either of
them has anything on me-"
The crowd cheered and Sharkey
climbed off the platform.
Shortly after 10 o'clock FitZsimmons
arrived and went at once to his dress
ing-room He stayed near the stove
so as not to get cold, and cheerfully
chatted with his attendants.
At IL o'clock there were about 5000
people present and the crowd seemed
to have stopped coming. About doz-
en- good, well-dressed women were in
the crowd. A few wore wells, but the
majority braved the gaze of the men
and the rays of the sun with their faces
unprotected.
Corbett did not start from his camp as
soon as expected and did not reach his
dressing room until after Fftzsimmons.
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the ring being held at $40, the seats
next above them at $40 and those at
the top, which were not numbered
were sold at 50. All of them were good,
although the view from the cheapest
ones was somewhat distant, and the
line points of the fight could not be seen
from them. The ring was raised about
four feet above the floor of the arena,
and at each corner was an iron post,
which was carefully bound up in cot
ton batting to protect the men in the
event of their falling against it. The
floor of the ring was covered with can
vas yesterday, although Corbett pre-
ferred to fight on the bare boards, as
the canvas, he said, was likely to him
der the foot movements of the fighters.
The entrance to the arena was
| through one gate only, and this was the
main one, which is used for similar
purposes when racing is in progress.
From the gate to the side of the arena
stretched sidewalk of loose planking,
which AFFORDED the spectators a passage
over the mud that, during the last few
days, had been turned into almost a
quagmire by the many people who had
been tramping around the arena to see
how it looked. There are four tunnels
in the side of the building, one each
from the north, south, east and west.
Above the entrance to each of these
tunnels was placed last night a large
white cloth bearing in large letters the
letters of the section which would be
| reached by the passageway underneath.
Four stairways on the outside of the
building lead up to the $40 seats.
Big ushers, each armed with a huge
cane, We're located at the entrance to
each passageway, and at the bottom of
each stairway, and it was hard lines
for the man who attempted to enter the
arena without the proper credentials
No mercy was shwn to the buffer. and
he was unceremoniously hustled off the
ground. In justice, however, it must be
said that the police arrangements were
excellent, and that there was very little
trouble in getting the spectators to
their seats. The ushers for the most
part knew their business, and there was
no more difficulty in handling the
crowd than there would have been in
a metropolitan theater of much smaller
size
Under the seats at the west end of the
arena was small she'd about ten by
fifteen feet, which was set apart for the
use of Fftzsimmons as a dressing room
The dressing room of Corbett was sit
| uated at the south side of the arena.
The passages by which the men entered
the ring were at right angles to each
other. The dressing rooms were To-
Gated in order that there could be no
possibility of the men or their trainers
coming in contact and causing trouble
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THE ARENA.
Description of the Amphitheater
Where the Battle Took Place.

CARSON (Nev.), March 1.-THE
arena in which the great fight was
pulled off is situated about one third OF
a mile from the main street of the town
and is located in the center of the race
track. The structure is entirely of I'M
dressed lumber and has no top Ar
engagements We're made for a canvas
covering in case of inclement weather,
but unless the snow came down in great
force-and it rarely comes down in any
other way in Carson-the men were to
be compelled to fight practically in the
open air.
The arena is a twelve-sided affair.
each of the sides being a section, and
each section containing about 1.50O
seats. The seats in each section were
divided into three classes, those nearest