The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-17

me OF the Northern Pncfdc railroad and
said 10 have been written by prominen,
Official Of the road. has found its way intu
print here. II declares that business PROF.
poets IN the territory OF the system were
.. Fever better. The letter proceeds to say:
According TO the testimony OF our eis-
vator men. the crop prospects In the ter
Sifory trayersed by our lines was never
better We have had great deal Of RAIN
and this resulted in short wheat acre
age In some portions OF the Red river val
ley. but am informed that It will be more
than made up In coarse grain. and that
the rains have been 80 beneficial In the
territory west Of the Red river that the
probable increase In yield in this district
will make up for any losses ON the lower
end II We had very dry. net weather II
would be Injurious to the plant. but for
tumtely the weather has been cool and
favorable in every respect. can see no
reason for taking other than = most OPP
timstic view Of the probable business fo-
next fall'
The letter then proceeds TO describe what
II calls a peculiar condition Of affairs
In the Palouse valley This district, it
says, has had two very large crops o.
wheat. which have enabled the farmers u
pay mortgages and start bank accounts,
and an a result they have held back their
wheat. II then proceeds: AT the western
crop on hand 1t Is now moving to . I'm
tied extent. The prospects of this district
are frst-class. In the vicinity Of Walia
Wala the winter wheat was KILLED. but
II was replaced by spring wheat, which IL
looking very we'll. Our new lines in the
Saltwater district win give us a largs
additional amount OF grain, but owing TO
the virgin character of the country II will
be impossible to determine how much"
The letter was published here TO show
that the Northern Pacific. in common with
other transcontinental systems. was en-
joying 9 system OF prosperity.
Poor little Dial Hawkins, of Seattle. took
a terrible dr,lhbing at the Broadway Club
on Wednesday night, when he fought and
lost to Jack O'Brien. He had the fight
fairly well In hand UP 10 the seventh
round. when he whipped In a left hook.
He struck the top OF O'3rien's head and
the blow broke his hand and fractured his
collar bone. He should have given up
then and there, for with only one hand
left he had no chance OF winning. In
stead he remained in the ring and fought
out the twenty-five rounds Later in the
fight he had two OK his teeth broken OF.
and that injury proved very painful He
was very weak when taken from the rims,
and e stiil confined TO his bed at his home
in Mount Vernon. It was announced at
first that the injury to his hand was such
that he would probably never be able to
fight again, but his friends take a more
hopeful view OF the matter. and express
the opinion that tho broken bone will knit
strongly and that at the end of few
weeks he will be himself again. Hawkins
was not in good shape when he entered
the ring The weather had been exceed
.ngiy hot. and his training weakened him
instead OF increasing his vitality. His
wonderful pluck in fighting on when ne
was 80 badly injured has won the admira-
ton OF the sporting public. and wnen ne
rounds into shape again he Will nave NJ
trouble in securing other matches he
Is much cleverer than OBr,en. and his
friends say that they are willing to back
him again in q return match.
The Star theater--the last legitimate
house south of Fourteenth Streets to
go. The Astor estate. which owns the
site. has made a long lease OF IL To COM
merciai house, and a business block Will
| at once spring up there. The old the
alter. which has stood there as long as
the present generation OF New Workers
can remember will be torn down at once.
Except on the Bowery. there does not
now remain single theater In the lower
| portion of the city. The growth OF New
| York is up town. and II Is hard TO say
Just how far up town the traffic center
| has gravitated. With all of the evolu-
ton Wall street and Lower broadway
stili hold the big financial houses, and
those who claim 10 know assert that they
ever will. Park row also seems TO have
a mortgage on the Offices of the news
papers The Star ava, was ,, IN ms e ea ,ss
| city. and some OF the best known actors
| and actresses appeared on its stage Lat
| terly, however IL has not presented hrst-
class attractions.
Despite the two offers from San Fran
cisco Of $4,000 purses for the Jeffrles-
Sharkey fight. there Is little chance that
| the contest viii be pulled OF out there.
| The Coney island Club and the Lenox
Athletic Club both stand ready to pay
| as So. go IL necessary. William A. Brady,
manager for Je!frics. Ia largely Interested
| In the Coney Island Club. and Tom
| o Rourka. manager for Sharkey, controls
| abe L.snox Cub, so that by goiug to either
| OF the two clubs the managers stand q
! chance OF being In on the gate receipts
as well as the prize. and IL does not take
| much business acufneu In see that such
| IL the thing to do. Brady and O Rourke
/ will probably agree upon Just where the
| melon is 10 be cut, and the present efforts
| OF the San Francisco people look short
| sighted and unnecessary.
| The Empire theaier. where "His Excel.
| lency the Governor" had very success
4 ful run, has closed It's doors, and now
| the New York, with its big production o,
! 1.-The Man in the Moon. Is the only ons
! OF the big thes.ers stiii open. wher
| the New York will close la indefinite. rs
/ the house Is doing large business, de-
/ spi,t. the excessively hot weather. MANY
I big things are promised for next season
! at the New York theatsrs The Froh.
/ mans have bought number OF new plays
/ In London ard Paris. and all of the other
/ big combinations have promised bright
/ attractions The roof gardens arc anins
/ an Immense business. "a are thu saEsrnas
! attractions NJ the beaches. Frank Daniels
has closed a most successful run at Man
| haitian. and Will be followed By Primras.
| s. Dockstaders Ministries
| Charles Ross and Mabel Fenfon whS
| will be wei, remembered by patrons 81 fsf'
| old John CoYt circuit In the Serthwes
| twelve years ago, have had a most sue
| cssxfli career in New York They ar.
| man ard wife. ard she has Just sgnuuuc
| ed her retirement from the stage. Thsi
/ have pure based farm AZ Deal Sake. nea
| Asbars Park. ~, j.. and celebrated for
| NAL possession BY inviting ses of taelr pro
| fexst4suMk friends 10 a psTEzC On Friday