The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-19
N GREATER NEN YORK.
NOTES OF THE DOrNos or THE
GREAT PACIFIC RAILRoADs.
Big Things Promised In Way Of
Passengers and Freight Next
Year Gen. walIace's "Ben Hur"
Placed ON the stage with ERect.

Poesemgcre ana Fret8ht Next
Year - Gen. WalIace's "Ben Hurv
Placed ON the stage with Enect.
Special Dispatch to the Post Intelligencer.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1e. = Friends OF the
Northern Pacific, and particularly those
who are interested In the road In finan-
cial way, are elateds over the showing
made in recent reports Of It's earnings.
There is marked increase In the BUSH
ness Of the system. and Its Affairs are in
a highly prosperous condition. The year
promises to be the best In the history Of
the corporation, and everything points to
better showing In the future.
The recent deals In the Northwest in
regard to lieu lands and the Clearwater
branch are very favorably regarded BY
the stockholders. The property has been
freely discussed in the street in connection
with the general showing on railroad earn
fngs, which, by the way, show q marked
and general Improvement Men who watch
and study railway trafilc in largo way
predict that the coming year promises
some big things in both the passenger and
freight business for the Northwest during
the coming year.
James J. Hill. Of the Great Northern, ID
an interesting figure In financial circles
these days He II conceded to have taken
very prominent part in the Absorption of
the Baltimore & Ohio system by the Penn
sylvania line, one of the greatest deals in
railroads ever made in this country, and
there Ii considerable speculation a. to
what he plans to do In the Pacific In regard
TO the Oriental trade.
The Pacific Mail and Southern Pacific
people are particularly interested in the lat
ter project. It 10 reported that Hin and G.
r. Huntington. president OF the allied cor
porations named, have had a conference,
and that matters are fairly shaped for. q
cordial understanding between them 1t
Is hardly probable. however, that ,anything
of the kind has taken place. It ID possible
that they have met and discussed their at
fairs and that certain general propositions
have been agreed to, but that they have
reached positive agreement II not be-
lieved. The deal with respect to the Bal
timore q Ohio. in which Hill Is interested.
II highly satisfactory to that astute fnan-
cier and railroad builder.
"Ben Hur". in New York.
The big thing Electrically in New York
these days IL the elaborate scenic produc-'
ton Of ben Hur," at the Broadway. The
dramatixation was done by Young. but
Gen. Wallace had a hand in the work and
also assisted in directing the mounting
and rehearsal Of the play. Wallace dear
ly loves his book. aye. almost worships 1t,
and 1t was only after years Of persuasion
that he was induced to allow 1t to go to
the stage. He had his own ideas about
how 1t should be done and was most anx-
ious that 1t should not suffer by the exper-
iment
The present production completely salts
fies him. as 1t does the public, and 1t is
looming UP as one Of the really big money
earners. The production Is wonderfully
true, 1t is superbly mounted, and the char
lot race is positively exciting.
Sherlock Holmes" cleverly dramat.zed
and played by William Gillette is another
shining success. When It Is taken West,
your managers should not overlook 1t.
David Harum.' one Of the popular
books of the last year, Is to be done on
the stage. The Frohmans have the rights
and are going to star William H. Crane in
It, Crane Is clever, but he has made dis
tinct failures of most of the things he has
tackled In the last two years.
Matters PuGiIistic.
Frank Mcconnell. the Western welter-
weight, is the latest sensation in pugil-
istic circles. He has shown wonderful
form, and completely outclassed Jimmy
Handler and Charley Burns, two really
clever men, whom he has met. Mcconnell
has the prettiest foot movement seen in
an Eastern ring, and is exceedingly clever
with his hands. He is fast with both
hands, and punches hard He is at once
classed with Kid Mccoy and Tommy Ry-
an, and there is talk of matching him
with one or the other.
When Mcconnell came East he asked
several managers. including Tom
O'Rourke, to take hold of him. None Of
them wanted him, but now there Is a
scramble to get him. O'Rourke sent for
him after he whipped Handler, but Nc
Connell asked to be excused.
Every one Of the half dozen English
champions brought to this country by
gone home. Their performances show
that the English boxers simply fail to
class with American fighters.
An old PuKet sounder.
Leigh Hunt is expected in New York
within a few days. He Is home to report
to the New York men who are among his
hackers in the extensive enterprises that
he has set on foot in the Hermit kingdom
of Korea, and to lay before them newer
and even larger plans than anything he
has heretofore undertaken.
Hunt was not In an especially. prosper
Gus condition when he left the Puget sound
country, five or six years ago. but for
tune has again dealt kindly with him. and
he is again in the walks Of prosperity. He
represents the largest foreign interests in
Korea. He plans to make a rather ex-
tended stay In the United States this time,
so his friends say. but returns to Korea
next year.
Westerncrs I'm New York.
The Waldorf-Astoria shelters two men
these days whose names are very familiar
to seattleites. They are John Leary and
Thomas Ewing. Mr.. Leary, accom-
panied by his wife, is paying along visit
to New York, and has been enjoying the
life of the metropolis. He has not been
particularly WELL but is much improved
now. . Tom Ewing has for several years
past been resident of California. and
he, too, is here with his wife. He is. as
of old, interested in mining and has
been quite successful in his operations.
p. A. Farrell, Of Spokane, who is pay
ing an extended visit to New York. is a
prolific source for stories, and their reward
for the space writer's on the local papers.
O'Farrell has had a wide experience, ex-
riding from I0ndon to Seattle and he