The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-09
TEAR DOWN NO SALOONS.
John l., Close to D. rs Fails to Foil
Vandals Who Would Dismantle
Thirst Shop. !.

John l.. lived his life all over again yes
terday, when his glorious past came back
| to him In a dream, with the belt and the
championship and large, round wads. And
in his dream he snubbed again and then
fofgave and was kind to the Prince Of
Wales, now king. But the vision ended
| in aBnightmare.N.- ~, AK @
! The vision came in one of those four
| hour maps which John, takes these days.
1t was in Billy Clark's saloon on Forty
second street. just off Broadway, New
York, one of the ex-champion's favorite
thirst stations. He got there at S o'clock
in the morning on his way home from a
pleasant evening in Seventh avenue sa-
loon. - E.. l.. ~. y, >'>& 4 GO
1t was early for him to be going home,
but the joint shut up and the friend of the
emperor of India had to go somewhere.
He got to Btlly's In time to get the last
drink served in that place. The barten-
der told him that he could not stay, be-
cause they were moving all the booze out
and going to tear down the building: -
go to HE'LL said John. Never heard
Of tearin' down a saloon. You neither.
Nobody ever heard Of tearin' saloon down
There amt enough now. What'n Ameri-
can citizen do if they tear this saloon
down? What this country comm to when
talk about tearin' down saloon? Say, wait
minute; goin' to put up bigger saloon?'
! Nope; going to have a mission here
Irepned the BARTENDER
John saw two men, rolling barrel to-
| ward the door. He grabbed them both
and made them roll it back.
| It'll with you," he said. III move
out this rum, see. I'll move out this rum
And it'll go out inside Of John l.. Tell
your boss that .s
Then John sat down to guard the place
against the vandals. All hands waited
for him to go to sleep. That happened
in about five minutes. The bartender told
the workmen they were safe for foul
hours anyway, and had better hustle or
the job. Between snorts John said things
in mis- Sleep That's how the men: knew
dollars for your cheap bar. Who the he'll
says I won't smash it again if I want to-
This Is Boston, amt it? washington
street. amt it? I'm John L., amt 1;
Well. what's eatin you, then? Ever heal
! any body say John l.. didn't own Boston:
He's liar. Smash 'em ALL every damned
saloon on Washington street.
Wow, VIVA -ack." The sleeper swung
his cane arm and the moving-van mer
jumped and dropped case of Jamaica
but there was no danger. The, dream wa:
still on. -. .->
There goes your mirrors. Here's an
other thousand Count it. That's right
, amt it? Thousand dollars. Throw tina
champagne on the floor. I want to ge
, my feet wet Throw it on the floor. Nov
tell EN- John LIS having his mornin 100
, bath. To hell with Beacon street. Here
another thousand ,, =
The nightmare stage was close at hand
The dreamer was in New Orleans and tn
van men had got everything out but tn
chair John l.. was sleeping in. They tie
a rope around the chair leg and then
, standing just outside the door, they pulle
together.
The chair slid out the door. John +
8 fell on the sawdust-covered floor.
= Then John i. came to and staggered t
the dismantled bar. Not bottle in sigh
A rescung party found him half a
hour later yelling for the absent bartende
and took him away to a saloon that need
building up.
3 William J. Sullivan. the boxer, bette
8 known as Spike Sullivan, and a compan
ion named Charles Harris, were remande
at police court in London yesterday o
2 the charge of attempting to pass sban
of engraving notes: Bail was refused
Sullivan denied all knowledge Of the note
!: and said he only met Harris casually q
q railroad station while awaiting trail
3 which he intended to take for his trainin
I quarters
o Belheld walcott and Jimmy Gardne
o met III an eight-round bout at the Ler
OK Athletic club in Boston last evening
ana naQ LnerS not DeeH aSTeeuleHL IHdC
beforehand to call the go a draw, Care
: ner would surely have been given the d.
d cision. Both men were in fine shape, bl
:. from the gong the Lowell lad scored poll
# after point He jabbed the colored man
IL head constantly and the latter was {
+ the defensive most Of the time
d Marvin Hart. the pugilist. sprained h
l. wrist while wrestling at Louisville ar
Ii has Cancelled his engagement with Jae
r. O'Brien of Philadelphia, set for Jan. II.
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