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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-15
GREATEST ALL AROUND ATHLETE THAT EVER LIVED
WILLIAM B. CURTIS,
FATHER OF
| AMERICAN ATHLETICS
SOME OF HIS WONDERFUL FEATS OF STRENGTH

/ the ground that the stakes were too
small lie nfterwnrd admitted that be
was afraid 90 bet Sullivan tackle the
amateur. f1r the former would have
been ruined professionally 10 Uuet1ncycr
had lasted Tor four rounds. iuormgycr
was perfectly willing TO- make the
match. but % never came on
Huormrycr ls one OF the greatest liv-
ing admirers Of curtis iio once de-
clnrod that ho had seen snndow por-
form nll hla frut ~ strength ond was
confident that curtis in his prime could
easily have duplicated them
Mr Curtis was born ht Salisbury. Vt,
Jan. 80. 1851 he received Die education
NJ Hurr seminary. Manchester, VI;
Wabash college. CrnwfnrisyIlln. Ind
and nt Bolts Commercial college. chi
car0. in each M these Institutions no
uNcollpd nll hiH comrades IN every line
nf athletic sport then in vogue. A. n
skater. jumper runner. wrestler. swim
NOR onramun aud ball player Dc was
without peer among hiH fellows. and
especially was be noted for .tIH wonder
fui fenu ~ strength. tie Organized
tho nrlt boat club in Chicago iu 1861.
and was Go finest oarHmnn and chief
supporter until the outbreak u the
civil war.
Between the years 1867 and 1901 Cur
t.H won't ln good deaf f1r gymnasium
exercise. and some NJ tho records be-
then made have never been cuuaitI.
Dc iiftrd % weight equal to Las pounds
with bio hands alone. and with the aid
of harness De- rnincd mass 90 iron
Weighing $3.50 pounds. This inHt wun-
derfui feat has never been olualcd hv
my ~ the much vaunttl strong mon
NJ the present day and Hul stands on
the books nH record and challenge Tor
amy one Co HuruuHf
10 would naturally ho supposed that
such heavy weight lifting would have
made Curtis muscle bound ana sluggish.
This was not the case. however. ana Tor
many years he was nm unbonten Hprint-
e. while az tho wrestling game be
often showed himself 90 De- "a worthy
competitor for the best az the rnmc.
After the war. from which DC ,mcrr-
90 na n captain ln the regular army.
Curtis settled In New York. his four
years Of soldering had not lcssonod
his love Tor athletic sports. In fact. be-
returned tp them with renewed nrdor.
lio Joined tho Atlantic boat club OF
liohpken n. j., ANA rowod IN single aud
double scullu aH woll nH in four and six
Dared races. About this time also be
began tu gain fame uH fast skater.
DO created some records which stood
Tor good many years. Even now. nj
90 years of age. curtis On no mean op-
puucnt on the steel runners. md whom
ever therc is good sport ON the ice with
10 reach u Sew York Doc o. Huro 90 be-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-15

The proudost family In eastern Penn
rylyunin today are the HoyorH. Tho
elevation OF one Of them 10 "a dukod0m
could not bring moro qualification than
ana the Concy Island nstic contest
Champion Fighter Jim Jofrioa' mother
was Boyer. and she was born near
Moline. about Is miles north " Read.
Ing. Her father was Christopher Boy.
or. who has been in his grave moro
than 90 years.
lie was great fcrappcr In his time.
and when the news came that Jim Jon.
rlcH won scores N people exclaimed;
no couldn't help it-Iust like hll
Grandfather Boyer"
II was more than 20 years ngo that
Christopher Boyer won his nHtic laurclB
In the Schuylklll valley. lie was not
Fuarrclaomc. but fought for the love
OF Il. Those were the days among the
Pennsylvania Germans Of tho annual
battnlIons when the local militia had
its dress parade.
Then every small town or community
had ita bully, walking around with a
chip on his shoulder Inviting some one
Co knock IL on.
They were not very scientific fighters.
and they mot with bare knuckle1.
Christopher Boyer attended all the bat
tnliona In Berla and schuylkill counties
ana was generally the champion.
4 rope was sometimes stretched. hut
usually only n ring was formed. and
then the fighters went nj Il hammer
and tonFs until the defeated party cried
"onoughl"
Christopher Boyer was nearly feet
In height, of stocky build. Of unusual
chest Measurement, and could deliver
a blow with force enough TO Kill an OK.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-15

Joseph Hatton thus describes Sir
Henry Irving's famous dining room In
the popular actor knights house at
Brook Green: 1t might be a simple Ly-
oeum set. In which the artist has atrlv-
on 10 represent an unostentntloua In
terror with all the picturcsquonoas Of
the old days ana an the luxurious con-
FculoncoH N tho new. The dark oak
Hidchonri and ovcrmrntolplcco. the soft
turkey carpet, the brass dogs In the
fender and tho white, shining glass on
the polished table give an impression
Of qulct mngnlnocnco never 10 be for
gotten"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-15

week for q minor part In "Richelieu"
ana made a failure OF IT, Fifteen years
later he dld Matthias In "'rhe Bells" and
galnod fame.
Fred Allllor'a three operas, "pavy
Jones "Tho Golden Wedding" and
The Yankee Cruiser" are 10 be re-
vived next season by the Boston sere-
nader7, who win be headed by Il. H.
Graham.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-15

MN""llINN anu NNmNNNIl NMNfNI"NNa IN
fact thoro was 900 sport ln which ho
was not la the very front rank.
Curtis dcapIte Bile marvellous
strength. was never burly looking In
hills street attire and never weighed
much over 100 pounds. Many stories
are inld M how some husky fellow
found ho had caught 10 tartar whom
Father Hill' mildly but unavnIiingly
oypuHtuintcd with him Tor doing some
mean act 90 luononalyc people. An inci-
dent of this sort occurred IN phlladol-
phll during tho seventies
a party uf rowing men attended n re-
Enttn ON the schuylkill. on their way
through the city ON a horse chr a tai.
dlHagrCcubln fellow who was standing
became quite abusive and tried 10 pick
a quarrel with young New Yorker
not near hts size. curtis mildly sug-
gcHtcd that the stranger behave hlm-
self The fellow looked curtis over.
and replied with an oath that he would
do nH he pleased, quick nH n flash cur
ils put hts right arm through the fell
lows legs, caught him hy the neck with
bile let hand ana. raising him clear on
his feet carried him through the car
and dropped him over tho dashboard
behind. The trick was 80 easily done
That the passengers hardly realized the
wonderful strength of tho athlete In
thus handling u man much heavier and
taller than himself
In 1875 curtis organized the Fresh Air
club NJ New York The members Of
this organization go out every Sunday
and holiday throughout the year when
walking D. possible nnd tramp over hin
and dale In the country, The rule Of
tho club ~ not 90 walk on n road when
a field Or forest ~ handy. Twenty or
90 miles aa the crow nica a. small
muttvr FOR these folks, and thorc h. not
blt of territory within 100 miles OF
New York city that they have not exc
plored, curtis o. the official pathfinder
pf the club and sometimes during tho
week he viii tramp alone over the tor.
rltory 20 De truycrHed ON tho following
Sunday, ao uH Co learn the route, often
times scaling mountains where sim
glo mlsHtgp means certain death.
! During thlu summer Mr.. curtis and a
TOW friends are going 10 make an cx-
plorlng tour through parts Of the Ca
madam Rockies, and viii visit several
places never before troddcn by white
men.
II is the custom ~ tho members Of
/ the Frcsh Air club 10 carry their
/ lunches with them, na restaurants are
scarce whore they love 10 travel Cur
w l"unu 'nnt h'H package OF refresh
"'n'a wa. W. ~. way 40 ma tho back
! l"'N'' vl NV ''l' coat cn'HrFrl ANA put
ln' "lp'o p'o or "lh'r uhlnuo1 ln That
r'o'p'o''o' INC mombgla say that
! 1nl''Vui'a IN, l'inoul pathfinder would
| .l'p anu sll u'Wn raiher suddenly ana
M '1uH,qu'hg' nus lunch would De In
| SUNNY IRAN i"im'd 70 hash 10 the un'
TOR 'unNlrly placed pocket
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-15

TRiCKET. In common with every
other rport. suffered heavily last
- year IN consequence Of the war
with Spain. There lH no doubt hove
ever that like most other games Il has
also received a boom in public favor
this season. Now clubs have sprung up
in ivory direction and many states and
cities which never know what cricket
was now boasi OF one or more clubs.
a great source OF announcement Go OH
those who love tho "gunilomanH game
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-15

%, had stage frlght. was Missed ana
generally discouraged. A year later be
made a great bit,
William Dean Howells' novel; "a
Hazard Of New Fortunes" win be
drnmatlsgd Boy Frank g. Drake for pro-
ducticn next season.
THE bride Elect" sousn's tunefm
operetta, WIN 30 out early ln September
under the management OF John d.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-15

~ r. the most wonderful athlete he
ever met
Mr.. curtis has mover married. which
~ perhaps pity. Tor such grand stock
nH his should not be permitted 60 die
out. when his final summons does
come every lover % athletic sports In
America will mourn him as o. personal
friend. LEO ETuEHlNUTON.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-15

have agreed 10 furnish $4,000 On gold
bullion fur che statue. Miss Adams
win Doe liia ala' Do s1ld gold. AZ the
close 1f tho exposition thc statue Is 90
800 back 60 the miners and Doc turned
into money Tho bust 90 sent tl tho
Paris exposition aa utah exhibit,
Give Augustus Thomus plenty of
time says contemporary. ana Doe win
probably lIlmatlzg AN tho states in tht
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-15

should De tho fact that the western
states are taking hold of cricket with
great onthuaiaHm-in fact. last year 10
seemed nH VI thoro were more Interest
In II In The west thnn ln the east.
Although cricket IN America ls stll
considered nn EnElifhmnn'a game. Sow
ornl things have occurred recently 90
prove that Americans are taking n
up. n furnished 90 fun quota NJ
volunteers Go nght against spain.
on land and on sea, and In all
capacities connected with the war.
these willow welding warriors were
60 be- found. though. naturally enough.
Philadelphia, the ancient homo Of
the game In this country. furnish
cd the majority Of tho nghtCrH. The
newspaper service had many cricketcrs
la Gee ranks during the campaign. W.
A. NJ. Goodo N the Manhattan G. G. Of
New York was the correspondent u tho
Associated Press on Admiral Snmp-
sons flagship New York an through
the wnr. hnd sidney q. Tovcy Of the
British Schools and Universities club
had charge N the New York Journals
dispatch boat service. Soon after the
close Of the Cuban campaign he was
stricken with typhoid fever and sue
cumbcd 10 the dread disease.
The tour Of Mr.. T.. y. Warmers team
NJ English amateurs last year was n
great success from the standpoint OF
tho enthusiastic crlcketcr. though we
might have been more satisfied had our
home teams shown up better aud won
nt least one game from tho visitors
OF the eight matches played by tho
Brltiahera not one was loHt. six were
won, and the two drawn matches woro
very much IN favor Of tho visitors
The wonderful bowling tents Of the
young Ihncastrian member OF the team
]. L. Alnaworth, was the remarkable
| L-.Lur. ~ IN. luLL. IL L.L ....u. -....-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-15

Warmer with Drew Donaldson In tho
title role.
IL is calculated there win be an cx-
pendiiure Of 100000 before the curtain
rises upon the first act Of General Lew
Wollnce's dramntized novel.
Auguatin DAILY loft considerably more
than 100000 worth OF property.
Sir Henry Irving first acted on the
stage when he was 10. lie got $3.50 a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-15

"Cyrnno do ncrgcrac" IL TO furnish
the lhrotto or n comic opera for Fran
els Wilson. Ho win. OF course. be tho
nnriFUrous Cyrnno.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-15

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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-23
WHY TELL FOOL LIES.

The rapid evolution of a lie Is illus
trated in the statement that ex-Gov-
ernor Altgcld. OF Illinois. is Mr. Bry-
ans campaign manager. That there Is
no such officer in the Democratic organ
iZaton. nor in the employment Of Mr..
Bryan, nor ever was. nor ever will be.
is of no consequence; but when Mr..
Bryan and Ex-Governor Altgeld ap-
peared at the Louisville conference. it
was suggested by a Hannaite organ
that did not dare go further, that Alt
geld would make a good campaign
manager for the Democracy in 1900;
Mr.. Altgeld about that time having re-
signed n committeeship in connection
with the party work. the Republicans
and billy bynum- Hannaites at once
breveted him as Democratic campaign
manager for 19O0 and since then every
Republican and assistant Republican
sheet has announced Altgeld as Bry-
ans campaign manager.
Next bulletin will be that it is fully
agreed by all the Democratic leaders
except Bryan. that billy bynum. for
President. OH the Cleveland platform OF
1892, is the program for next year.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-23
VITAL ISSUES
The Prosperity is Among the Pre-,
ferred Creditors.
A Worry Terso ana cogcnt Expo.,.,o,
OF tho vital Is.uos OF the Day
The Crime or Grimes
New York. juno 81. 1899

New York. June 81, 1899.
To the Editor of the Virginian Pilot.
Dear Sir:-You are right. The pros.
perity' Is among the preferred cred
ltors," who have legislated all the
values OF the country into their own
greedy, remorseless hands. THE ONLY
WAY is to keep LAUNDERING away
on the CRIME of CRIMES of the CEN
turtles. The morally purse grand and
pompous worshippers Of the Gilded
Age, or Baal. cannot howl down that
CRIME with their honest money"
cant. We must show the stultified. over
awed and yet sullen masses of the peo-
PIE thelr wrongs and the remedy. Yes
we must make THEM FEEL q sense of
their wrongs. 1t will not do to split
hairs and indulge in academic arr,1-
ments any longer. That is Just what
the worShippers of Baal want us to do
Bryan made one great speech against
the Grown Of Thorns" and the Cross
OF Gold" equal to Patrick Henry's lib
erty or death" Since then he has join
ed the academies and doctrinaires. He
seems to apologize to the people for
being an agitator Wendell Phillips had
different plan of reform. He warned
these gamblers in futures that some
of them would be taken out and hung
up. Jackson threatened to hang them.
No. Mr.. Editor; we must fight the
devil with fire. / have been through the
iiery furnace here in Wall street since
I3. but. so help me God. l will fight
unto the end. The CRIME holds any
number of woes and curses. ! have seen,
myself. hundreds of my friends go
down in the maddening competition to
buy the 20O-cent dollar. They gave up
everything in the fierce struggle. The
CRIME cheated the producers of 30 bill
lions of money in as many years with
gold prices" and we are still selling
to Europe at gold prices. Cotton selling
at four cents! what Il farce what q
tragedy! Iron selling at ten dollars n
ton. and in &c it was down to five Such
great properties as the Tennessee Coal
and Iron Company barely able to exist
on Its great production. when with free
silver and iron at thirty dollars u ton
the stock would be worth $3.50 a share.
we are told the people like low and
falling prices. Just wait till these mon
ster tyrants get the upper hand for
good, and they will find that IL they can
buy suit of clothes for five dollars
they VIII have to work for a dollar n
day to do 1t. What have the masses Of
inc people to expect from these re-
morseless plutocrats. who glory in the
secret assassination of silver? What
have them TO expect from the crime of
10? | can tell them: more curses from
the PandOra's box: more contractions.
more falling prices: n 250-cent dollar.
virtual money famine. and more deg
radiation. in which they will. many of
them. become "degencrates." The con-
sequences Of that crime are pitilcss,
and cause the devils in hell to rejoice
remains. Mr.. Editor.
Faithfully yours.
E' GENE BLOODGOOD BEERE
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-23
OUR POLITICAL BLOCKADE RUN
NERS,

William J. Bryan is the despair of all
mere politicians. as he is the hope and
faith of all true American patriots
And, strange as it seems. it is all be-
cause Nj Bryan is SO different from
the STANDARD models always on view
as statesmen and public characters. He
is not at all like Henry Watterson. for
instance, of kentucky. How the latter
reminds all beholders and hearers of
ARENAS Ward. the genial Snowman,
when once examined as to his Qualifi-
cation to serve his country: II amt got
no principles cheerfully responded
the genial Snowman; I'm in the wax
works.
1t is enough to say that Mr.. Bryan is
not in the wax works, although Mr..
Watterson and his type of patriotic
publicists believe with Mr.. Ward that
principles are not necessary for wax
works, even when these populars works
shape political noses and platforms
warranted 10 suit" Mr.. Watterson, in
his amable and affable style, considers
it all "a deal" not more important
than n horse trade, and less interesting
than Il horse race. or game of euchre.
with no more at stake than the Offices
and what they may imply to men ION
the make" and involving no more con-
viction than the merits of a game OF
base ball. 1t IS bad form, according to
the Watterson cult. to consider public
affairs parties platforms and nolitics
seriously.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-23
A QUESTION OF ART.

Mr.. Thornton Rollins, of Baltimore.
has Offered to present to that city a
public fountain for one Of its parks;
but the donor also accompanied the
proposed gift with design for the
fountain. The city art commission,
however, has felt constrained to advise
the Park Board that the design is un-
fit artis;icaly, and there the matter
stands. As an aid to outsiders to COM
prchend the situation. we quote Mr..
Rollins, as follows: "The design of the
fountain was the best of number sub
miuted to me by the leading marble
dealers OF Baltimore, and am not
prepared To say that will go to the
trouble TO have the design altered to
suit the IDEAS Of the commission"
Perhaps Mr. Rollins might so far
compromise a. 10 submit the matter to
the arbitration of committee of stone
cutters and bricklayers; for though the
fountain has q mouth, it can hardly be
called n giit-horsc. The art committee,
at all events, might have shown more
art in dealing with the difficulty.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-23

The trusts and combines are all subject
and auxiliary to the money-trust; this
trust or combine runs the banks and
controls their issues and operations; the
Treasury. through Mr.. Gage. acts in
concert or subordination to the banks.
their association and the men Of capt.
tai. l. c.. the money-trust. our specie.
paper and circulation being all under
the exclusive direction y. Of the same
men.
Gold mono metallism and monopoly
of specie. silver characterization and
monopoly OF paper money and currency.
money contraction and control, all con-
centrated in one trust: Il solidarity of
power and money all dependent on the
act of 1873, and the continuance in pow
cr OF the Republican party, which is
the bond-slave of the Money Trust, and
its progeny. 1t is the apotheosis of
money; its absolutism.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-23

ture, and take every possible advantage
that their natural capacity and dispo-
sltion to lie and cheat can furnish. It
is both Inconsistent and unfair to de-
fend and Justify the millionaire bulls
and bears In their schemes, and then
demand severe prosecutions of the
smaller operators, who do no worse. IL
half so bad.
either the moral or mental make up Of
gentlemen who so confidently urge
natural laws" or 'dhe laws OF trade"
or 1.-THE laws of finance" &C., as the
sufficient and only proper rules and
regulations for special interests. In
which they are concerned, directly or
indirectly. and yet insist on stringent
statutes and prosecutions in other
cases. 1t raises the suspicion that these
gentlemen are anarchists for them
selves, as they are also exclusive and
close corporators of socialism and
communism. AS we have warned these
people in self-defense. to a communistic
commonwealth, so we warn them that
their natural law" leads directly TO an
archy. The assumption that few may
do as they please. while all others are to
he held fast in a law of subsection to
these few, is one that can't stand, either
in reason or force.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-23
IF THE WORLD WERE BIRDLESS.

A French naturalist asserts that if
the world should become birdless man
would not fhhabit it after nine years
time. in spite of all tho sprays and
poisons that could he manufactured for
the destruction of insects. The bugs
and slugs would simply eat up our or
chards and crops.-Philadelphia Record.
The Record may have overlooked the
fact that. in thus volunteering to ex-
cuse. or explain. defend or justify birds
in the scheme of existence. it only took
up one link of an endless chain of in
quirics. If the Record can thus tell
us so we'll why birds are. it can pro-
coed: Why bugs and slugs? Many phil
osophcrs have attempted to satisfy full
ly this very natural curiosity into ma
tural history. but all have failed. Wash
lngton Irving got as far as accounting
for flies as the necessary food of spid-
ers. but he could give no rational
wherefore for spiders. unless they were
designed to keep down a plague of flies.
1t is true that lame attempt has
been made to aid Irving by reminding
US that the spider played a part in
rescuing Mahomet from his pursuers
by weaving a web over the mouth of a
cave in which the prophet had taken
refuge; but what was the good of that
Are Turks desirable? For that matter,
there is less reason for the only reason
able being than for any other creature.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-23
TWELVE PAGES
FRIDAY. JUNE %, 1899.
MONEY. MONOPOLY: TRUSTS.

Trusts, In this country. and the COM
bines and associations growing out of
them, with the avowed purpose OF abol-
fishing competition and establishing
monopoly in all trade and business,
have only recently become an active
and defiant factor in human affairs, es-
pecially In the United States. In other
countries, trusts were n power before
they were even looked upon with favor
here by the most greedy and domineer-
fng Of capitalists and tyrants of indus
try; and yet the tariff was in full
force in this country from the first ad-
vent OF Repubicanism to power Qn
1861; and the situation during the war.
and for years after the war. was ex-
ceedingly favorable to working this
scheme OF taxation for all 1t was worth
for private ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Obviously the time was not ripe for
this prodigious advance of monopoly
and its forces. The tariff was only n
step towards the exclusion of compete
ton and the entrenchment of n general
monopoly. 1t only extended to exclud-
ing foreign competition in certain ma
terials, manufactures and products. and
as such, 1t came to re-enforce that per-
version of the patent-laws. whereby
capital seized patents and made them
operative toward monopoly and against
competition. They were undoubtedly
the first steps toward the present de-
spotism of the money power, which thus
prostItuted the revenue of the Federal
Government and the rewards of inven-
tion to the sordid and most selfish poll
cIes OF enterprise.