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»KATTLK. T1 F.«H>%T. OCT. 12.
1.4U0K *>u co*wmt«*K.
The Chamber of Commerce passed a
resolution at Its last meeting Indorsing
Frye s bill for the creation of a depart
ment of commerce and navigation. It
Is much needed and If, as Mr. Durie
pointed out in this course of the discus
sion, It shall perform the functions of
the English Board of Trade It will be
come one of the most useful of gov
ernment Institutions. But It seems as
If the scope of the proposed bureau
could be most advantageously en
larged if It were msde the department
of Commerce, l,abor and Navigation.
The need of an administrative de
partment which shall exercise general
supervision over the relations between
wage-workers and employers has be
come too evident to be ignored. The
association of labor with commerce Is
a natural one, and consideration of the
Interests of both would result In much
better regulations than If a separate
bureau of labor should be Instituted.
Our experience Is that wn*n this
branch of commerce Is specially pro
vided for, the chief position Is too
often regarded as a reward for active
and partial devotion to the Interests
of one class. The separation of one
class from auother Is always per
nicious, and especially so under a con
stitution which specifically ignores all
such distinctions.
The Interests of commerce and lshor
are tndlewolubly connected. Wh it be :t
--eflts one benefits the ot'.c •, uh.it In
jures one hurts the oth r. v ' uroau
which has char-" of • . <. a . th<
proposed department will, |c In an ex
cellent p< ,it lon to rit Hj trial
statistics, to become informed as to
the rates of wages and the conditions
of trade, and would be a better guide
to arbitration ruling* than a specially
created bureau, whose sympathies must
Inevitably be with one portion of the
community to the secondary considera
tion of others.
Tho Joining of the two branches
would b« In effect the samp as that
now observed In tho department of
agriculture, which takes cognizance of,
and affords information concerning,
the markets of the world, as well as
the conditions existing at home. If
Mr. Frve's bill can he amended so as
to Include labor it will not only rein!, r
utmnece«--ary the creation of anotl r
•St of officeholders, but do the work al
lotted It much t.-ttcr. The Chaml- r
of Commerce would do well to consider
the subject With this 5... stion and
secure the honor for Seat'!* of Ini
tiating a nv» n* w . v...
general commend if i u.
mimn imi f*«.i % m».
The game of diplomacy was never
mure sklllfu'ly play. 1 than it Is now
In Europe, but with the remarkable
condition that England . s to h
taking no r«-"t * The remark
of iMnco Bi marrk that Lord Sal -
bury w.is a wooden lath painted to
look like Iron has been rcp«nt»*d ail
over Europe, bit l? is follow d by an
editorial in th* Vo««o;<,he Xeltting
which seems to Indicate that j -.i;-
poae was to attract attention and then
to explain the n d*er >a that $• '>
opinion might he the more readily
molded. The pith of the <v ri* tt
JUsmarck believes th* difference* be
tween England and Fr.»m-e are "un
bri ue;»b!e' at th' f. •> n
the f it t iKlng 'h s view is pre
st it ted In the - ans n . ~ . |
«*«« " A ,. n Ger
many i tr; j* . * * *♦ ..
that C -v.tr v « ; 0 , foj . !ig
than Fr.-: e, for v. th i • y e .
1 >«d ! >.« .• t. , ... . ,
,: - r r ' ' I ' v r. -,e-> they are
grave and « ..t.r. •• = "
It Is a shrewd move 5 « i
" ' x% ■ •«r
the an"'; v • . t - , ,
C*rmauy, . v ;
this view of the «ft*tter. it might be
a;«ied that the ♦* • . >
eonttau ■ w! -tc tt.-va *■ s p
many at d K M ;, B d ,re b Wary L i
nttimportant. !n the u,. , s
emperor ar ! o? r - - v ~, , ,
trg v •• f ,
r- K u»d.
pU-:S of a Ger ß . s , f¥ . , . , r
cause of Jealosy of a gn>*ing pi>wer. j
;;1 Kh * u Qt mm u v. rmam 1
potentates who were nearly allied to
the Gaetph family. That cause baa
died out, bat the emperor has
maintafr <A the trad ir ion* of his house
out of sheer vanity. He felt that be
*ai the leading sovereign in Europe,
a p*>»!*loti bfi venerable grandmother
has not been willing to concede bira,
and he ban made several efforts "to
•bow her "
The flirtation with Russia was not
v»ry befteflcfal. and any advantage
a* n-4 br it was far more than offset
by the Franco-Ru**ian alliance with
wh*'h a German and HusMan rordlal
tty was utterly incompatible. England
baa been given credit for foreseeing
that a waiting game was the best, and
that If left to themselves the European
power* would soon quarrel among
themsejTes. ard that the concert coul4
not be kept up for long.
This is the n .tursl to be
drawn from past exprienre and her
presfflt ir}'iif?'*renca, but this is not
consistent with those weak concessions
to Franc*, in spite of brave words,
which e*Q!>ed liiumarrk to utter his
stinging criticism of the British pre
mier. The government has recent
ly given way before the French in a
matter relating to Tunis. Madagascar
la another instance of a country where
British interests predominated over
French, and where the country has be
come a French possession. The case
of Siam Is recalled, an early
stand was made by Lord Salisbury,
which only resulted in yielding to
France the left bank of the Mekong.
British relations with France on the
Kongo and the Niger are, it is said,
nothing more or less than a yielding
all along the line. The Yossische asks
If all these con< e»#ions are made with
the object of getting France to tolerate
the British occupation of Egypt. Noth
ing, it says, could bo more fatuous.
The French will not yield one iota in
this particular. Their vanity will only
be fed Ijy their success, and the future
will see fresh demands formulated.
The French are reckoning on the com
pliant nature of the British foreign
office.
The Matin comment* upon the good
will of England in the Tunis settle
ment, but, In prompt realization of the
German paper's prediction, hays it
should be followed by "a better under
standing'' a.- to the Niger.
The whirligig may yet bring Ger
many and England into alliance before
many months.
COL. NAMMI'S FIXE WOIIK.
If we Lave to reckon with Col. "Sam
my" Perkins, whenever we want any
thing from the Federal government,
we hare fallen on to very sorry times,
indeed. It appears that we mu:|. and
that Tacorn a has a powerful friend at
court. It used to be that kings found
it amusing to employ the services of a
Jex *i*, otherwise known as a fool, to
tickle the royal rlsiblea. These func
tionaries often became the depositary
of state secrets and regal confidences,
and In most courts their position was
established and secure.
Tlmea change, and we change with
them. The president of the United
States has not u jester, nor a fool con
tinually about his person, but he has a
Torklns. If reports which come to
Washington are to be credited, Perkins
Is the chief cook and bottle-washer of
the kitchen cabinet. He U Mark Han
na's prlrate »e< retary and understudy.
He enters the White House by the back
door, and the attaches and flunkeys
prostrate themselves before him and
are ready to heed the veriest wink of
hla little eyes or the mildest snap of his
Insinuating fingers. It Is even said that
the president dismisses senators and
cabinet officers from his sanctum when
Perkins slips In. and eagerly drinks in
the "straight tips" the wise Sammy
furnishes him. /
It would foem that we have never
seen McKinley or Hanna as th<y are.
One we ha\e regarded always as a
great statesman, the oth*r as a great
politician, lhit. to hoar Perkins teli It.
it turns out that Perkins Is really th
sun, and the president and the Ohio
senator mere luminaries of the Per
kins constellation. This Is a p. rkins
administration. Perkins was the pre
siding genius of the last campaign, and
Is the present pilot of the ship of state.
He calls Hanna ' Mark" and McKlnJev
"Pill," and each considers It his
boun.len duty to double tip In parox-
V-UHS of laughter wht«n Perkins teiN
a funny story and gi\. s a familiar slap
on the shoulder or a dig in the rib*.
So\ if Perkins says the weather bu
reau must go from Seattle to Taeoma.
what can the president do but obey?
l*» fy the omnipotent Sammy and
it where It should be? Hardly.
P it the bureau has not been removed
ycL
A II »M)> WKM. 1 KA!t>FD.
A de.i! of isc* comment hi*
been aro .«ed among newspapers over
s gr- at v, h*'at har\ ester operated at
Ke .'at.ds. (, U -In r.g tho past sum
mer. It cuts s fifty feet wide
or ten acres to tv*ry mile travel* d
The tame machine threshes and
the grain—a common practice in Cali
fornia.
Time was. reoently, when the grc.v
lv s'acds th*v»her w '. ha*e been re
pranVJ as th" foe of the farmer, and its
. Ration a menace to his future w- -
and But. in spite of
Labor wheat ee»m-
Baads as g»xMl an average price as it
ril !. ,r d a bushel of grain w *1 h't:
ore use'jl aid eorstr.oc -
lb f th a ever bef.-re. The days of the
Sail ar.d the cradle may have b*va
b.a,rj--n tint s They increase In pt>-
- * as th y pa«s farth .
iwsy, but were a'so the days of
treater hardship and fewer comforts
:i an the present. The farm bov of to-
day wonld find the common lot of the
farm boy of fifty years ago intolerable.
Th*y worked at least as hard acd had
J*ss th*n than cow. They knew less,
saw less, and enjoyed many less pleas
ures.
Tinr 1 * hare bad enough, and
th» farmer has during the past few
y«-ar» mff"?-*d mo re than sufficient mis
fortune. The wail of the calamity
holler has been abroad in the land,
and Tariotis quack remed'os to correct
erieroos ills have been proposed. It is.
perhaps, not to be wondered at that
many farmer* heeded and wandered
away after false prophets. They know
barter now. The original fault of the
mortgage companies was that they
loaned money too readily. When they
asked ;t»ir pound of fiesh. a great hue
and cry was raSaed against them. Tha
easiest way to g*»t rid of the mortgage
evil is not to go into debL Of course,
it is easy to give good advice, and
usually hard to live up to iL But the
farmer has had his lesson. He does not
need a second. He will not borrow
money hereafter Just because he can.
7h» supr ortTS of Mr. Low for mayor cf
Ntw York ba*« thetr chief hope of success
upon th» fact that on postal cards solicited
by the Citizens' Union 127,000 citizen* t x
prtsaed thf-ir de-irf for his nomination,
on the condition that his candidacy should
prove a "unifying force among the
friends of good government." Of course,
the otjpct wan clearly understood "to be
to nrcak« Mr. Low the candidate of the
anti-Tammany forces. It has not b«-»n
doi.e, and tho 127,000 postal card voters
are undf-r no sort of obl.gation to vo'»
for Mr Low. The Citizens* Union, ma-is
up of 25.000 persons, is his main strength.
The Citizens' Union is anl-am-ho!ler-than
thcu organization that claims to stan i
for good government. It is made up
rrcsMy of mugwumps and other political
flotsam. There is not a private In tha
ranks. They are ell colonels. They will
nake a rrcnt deal of trouble for Mr. Low
before the campaign ends.
The Bkajruay and Dyea trails are bar
riers against incompetency. Only men of
strength of body and strength of character
ran overcome the formidable obstacles of
the mountain paa* a. The fact that many
are unable to get Into the Interior Is not to
be deplored. To develop Alaska's re-
sources, weak men are unfit. Only the
brave and hardy are equal to the mighty
ta.sk. If the mountain range that con
front* the Yukon-bound when they start
for the interior wore transformed to a
level plain, the territory would be flooded
With humanity that would be helpless and
dependent on others who have proved
their qual tits of endurance. White pass
and Chilkoot pass are slews that admit
the capable and bar out the Incapable.
They save from misfortune and dealh the
timid who turn back, and test the physical
vigor and nerve of all who press over.
The anti-gambling amendment to the
N\ w Jersey constitution has been adopted,
and it is to be expected tlwt pool selling
on race tracks, at which it was primarily
aimed, will ctase for a time. But thcra
is no likelihood that it Is dead beyond
resurrection. A very larjre minority of
New Jersey peopU voted against the
amendment, which is of the kind that can
not b* made effective in the absence of
overwhelming public opinion. Gambling,
like whihky drinking, is an Instinct of
human nature. They cannot be wholly
and summarily eradicated by laws, con
cerning the enforcement of which public
sentiment is dl\ ded. No doubt the New
Jersey amendment w;li eventually be a
dead letter.
Th* b.>Srd of commissioners of Jeff'r«on
county has reversed the action of a former
board, -which t.wk steps looking to repudi
ation of the county's bonded Indebtedness.
The hard t'mes of the last few years have
made the burden of boom debts a heavy
l iad for some of the counties to carry,
but. with pr xperity now dawning, ard
capital seeking Investment through the
development of the great West, It would
bo a damity for any conidiunity to re
pudiate a public debt. Xo county In the
Slate Is exacting more assistance from
Eastern capit il tl an J >ff< -s.-n, ar.d the
d c ; osition it ha* now shown to meet Its
obligations, in sj-.te of contrary adv. e,
w !l be worth a gr it d tl in financial
circles.
It would not be disappointing to pr;>-
dt: -rrs in the N' rthwes; to I•» < >r:vir» d
that one C. W >od Da< ,s. of wh )
writes a 1 ng anile la the Forum on
"Imp nd.ng ivtl.Me- y in Breadstuff ,"
know* what ht is talking about. Thia Is
the same C. Wood I}A\.S who undertook
s me years since to prove that by this
time the fatted Stat*"" w uid be importing
w "eat. H:s proj ht cics are opta to sus
picion.
T.u ' rt trial his done nothing to
e?» * <?te t! •• commonly poor estimation of
»Ft testimony. If th*. trial has taught
t!i .i'g xnors t'nn ahoi ! fr, it sh?>wii
that txprti trftimony may be procured to
th s'tr tip an} kind of a theory, however
a .-la jus. ar ! t.' vt as a rule St is mere
01 nloa or cor- -ture. S ence Is eia.-t.
but scl^ntl*• s *re most whimsical
ar.d Opinionated.
There ts nothing rar:. .;'ariy the mat
ter with Kansas. H< \en years ag.> th«
rr rt.- ige d«bt was between £ ard
«v» OP. and now it la about IW.OOJ.W
»■ d ;r t farmers are r&ptdiy paying it off.
Kr •* :* \* never Is< ked anything exc<*; t
sense, ar.d bountiful crops are doing
i. .ch to repair that historic deficiency.
»I%PM«VT» 11V TUB WAY.
Co! Sammy I>rk --.s •« or* of those r*r
s * who always lo iat themselves j a a
e» neat * mirror.
♦ + e
'« evident that t'-■» c .-.ty tax rolis
wOttlt be to better shape It Auditor Even
s * iy*Rf * a son I d beea m-aue per~
n• *nf r.t.
if t ? i? « - T f
r- !y dea i but there are s'il! a gaoi
r " '* >t . ak ;t t —i* I th.m to give
fc - t • up at the rt- -g •.
RoS»b«-rs w-~ ;t through a Portland sur
b-K'tan ear s-d g >• » c t
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THE SEATTLE POST-DTTELLTfi ENTT.P. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12. I*o7.
the Northwest: else the highwaymen ere
Tictisas of misplaced confidence.
•"Commissioner John Smith seems to be
badly in need of a fbeihcatai to save his
official neck." suggests the Oregonian.
Appearances ars that the lady wiii be !»
Lite.
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It ts to be regretted that ths advantages
and pleasures of a iuauner excursion to
tr.e Yukon r re not acequately prcsen'M
to our unhappy board of university re
gents.
-¥- + -!•
Kansas has adapted a silver seal for
state documents instead of the usual gold
•»aL There is nothing the matter with
Kansas. She has seen to it that some
thing has been done for silver at last.
Judge Van Wyck, nominated as Tam
many candidate for mayor of Xew York,
was once arrested as drunk and disorderly
and thrown in Jail. When it waa found
that he had been attending a French
masque ball he was promptly releasei.
The provocation was considered suffi
cient.
Why Rrmamli Were Made.
Seattle Ksws.
The records of the board wil! shew that
for every attache of the university re
moved, from the Janitor up to professor,
relatives of some of the new "retjrm" re
gents were appointed. It is safe to say
that Prof. Edwards was removed for the
same cause. The course of the "reform**
members of the r.> w board is anything but
honorable. The raising of the eld thread
bare cry of "ring" at the Post-Intelligen
cer wlil not detract the people's attention
fr«m the outrages perpetrated by the ring
r.ow in control of the chief educational In
stitution of the state. The people are fft-t
coming to the realization that what Is left
of the "great reform" party is nothing
more nor lets than a "ring," whose grift
Is so coarse as to cause a blush to ansa
to the cheeks of ail honest men who w< ra
carried over with the tidal wave which
swept this state a year ago. The people
will simply have to bear up and hide their
indignation until the next election, when
the ring, with headquarters at the sanc
t .rn of 'he Times. w:ll be swept from &x-
Js:enee, as if struck with a Kanas cyclone.
Saauata wad (flha.
Philadelphia Times.
Sacasta's accession may not solve the
Cuhan problem, but ft will make the sit
uation much leas hop* less. Canovas had
get into a position where he could n>t
yield. Spain must either subdue Cuba or
perish in the attempt. To a man or a
nation in such a mood, the most friendly
representations of a neighbor must be
fruitless.
It is wt.il known that Sagasta has never
approved of the tierce military policy rep
resented by Weyler, and that he has al
ways favored liberal concessions to the
Cubans. If he shall come into power and
Ret ure a liberal majority In the cortes to
eu.-nain hira. It will be understood that a
pciiey of pacification is to be followed,
and then the friendly oftic*-s of the United
States may become less unwelcome.
This Is the hopeful feature of the cab
inet crisis at Madrid. A change cannot
come all *t once, for Sagasta must get
himself well adjusted to the political situ
ation at home before he can safely ven
ture on any. course that will app<;ax ilko
r«laxing the Spanish grasp on Cuba. But
he represents a modern and more reason
able sort of statesmanship than that of
Canovas. and if our own representatives
are prudent they may get on terms wltn
Spain that will be of substantial service
to Cuba.
The malsters, who have about com
pleted the formation of a trust, are more
candid, if less cautious, than those en
g ig»'d in similar combinations In other
trades. The organization frankly states
that It Intends to increase profits by cen
tralizing the manufacture of malt ard
putting a stop to the competitive purchase
of barley, which is an interesting pro
gramme. Centralizing the manufacture
will be accomplished, if these free-spoken
gentlemen have their way, by closing up
the small houses throughout the country
and limiting operations to plants in Chi
cago, Milwaukee, St. I*ouls and New
York. This Is really a well-laid plan to
plunder the public. for it won hi work borh
ways, robbing tie consumer cf malt on
one hand, and the producer of barley on
the other; but, unfortunately for the con
spirators. it was made without respect to
law. which It violates in various par
ticulars. The courts should be instantly
irv ked to nip this impudtnt enterprise in
the bud.
The Ilimy Tramp*.
St. Ix»iiis Globe-Democrat
Prosperity has reached all the o<*ean
trunp steamers. They are either carrying
American g-ain to Europe or American
miners to Alaska.
'l'llK STITE I*ll ESS
Olympian: Isn't It possible for Mr.
Rojt- rs to tra the running of our state
institutions to Wall street?
fvokiue Outbrrst: Before Rogers gets
t;-.roti»rh ther* will not be a single state
i stltution whi 'i will not hive felt the
t ' y 1 tnd of p '.I j bIK-ry.
Chehalis Nugget: I; js to be regretted
t v -at the university, f r th«* support of
which th« tax; ,iver« hive contributed lib
erally. should be dragged through the dirt
to gratify the personal jealousies and anl
tr.ositi's and to exploit the notions of burn
politicians. However, it Is only what
might have been expected.
Whatcom Reveille: The reason that
•£ : ■« pre worth « c»n<s a thousand
rr re than thpy w<re when th» country
•M IBfd with f*ar and trembling over
the Chicago platform and Billy Bryan is
of QM *h'»' famine abroad and
tha K!o".i ke gold discover}** Jn Alaska.
I r the »mie reason, of coi;r«e. wool has
do • ;>led In price, hops have doubled In
price, oats are away up. so are hog*, so
RT>- sheen, cattle are higher than since
I.W corn is worth one-third more, cotton
firds r«ady sale at Increased rates, banks
a'» ref .sing d< po r s beeaMsc thev have
mcf than they an hard!* and labor
is busy all ov<=r the
f »mine in India wasn't handy what ex
cuse would the Bryan prop!* hav» to p-;t
foraifil for these McK;n)ey prosperity
hj»; penincs?
ttMsr r\n:it*.
Pan Frs- «-» Chronicle: Unci* Sam's
r w torpedo fi»»t is called a mosquito
»• : vir >n. probably on account of the b:!l
it pre«*' r. ts.
.A <tcr » Budget: has claimed the
man k~ *n as -he Cigarette Kin*.'who
w 'i. perhap* find enough cigarette flen'rta
* -sere he ha* gone to mak* him r - ff ht
at home.
I/os A* Ttr-• s: The ev«rlr.r new*-
P*p*r I* an h.cldent; the morning news
paper an exert. Ar.d that Is or.ly on* of
the difference* h».» W een the twilight con
cerns ar.d real newsp-vj era.
Sa% m lUtWHIt Wtyler said he tn
tended t .ve the srll of Cuba for Spain.
1 <>w,r.g to unforeseen circumstanoes,
he w.n Vave to fir- It over With a few
ct the inhabitant* still alive.
r r? nd Telegram: Mr. Bull cannot
P ■ «4e fc oweS? to stay Out of the
«re. n- hae he mav desire 'o
•*a H:s eurtoatty to hear
* at t; a other f- r.ws have to aay will
* ' rt t over »tae his blooming Brt ,, «h
pr. de-
San Fran- «.-o W> jt fj r,«»»ce
ab)e • r a * x>d mary pe pie are nawa*
cars jn>-.a ming the d!«o<very of "an
easy r «?» tne Tiiit n go'd fleids •• the
t • :c !' 9—::y g*»-ra:*y e-ourirced that
a -pr tm :->a«-»a City er«r any of the
I * * " ~"" n " • J t>« Jar from a
p.taaant out.-x-
'I be Matt 'lroat.
Kansas City Star.
THE PASSING THRONG.
Jarre? Moorelard. cf Michigan said at
th« Butler last night that be looked for
1 • "»»? peonic to go to Alaska in the «prinp
ft cm the Mldiie West and of that mimb-r
he believes 90 per cent, will outfit in this
city.
"They cannot isle tr>« trai' 1 frotr Seat
tle." said Mr. Mooreiari. "We ail recoc
r.'M the fact that It is ss natural to com"
to Seattle before goir * to Alaska as It -s
to buy a ticket cn the steamer. Th* ef
forts of the Post-Intelligencer to adver
tise Sea**:e have been successful w far
as the Middle West ts concerned. I rea 1
rr.y first news aboct Alaska In your pa
ati< I know of hundreds of lowa people
who cot their informal' n from the Po*t-
Intelllrencer. They are as familiar with
It back there as thev are with the big
N->w York newspapers."
Mr. M >->r»!and bt. • s that many people
of the Middle W»st will cc-me to the city
in organised parties. They will organza
into parties of forty or and ask tho
railroad companies for reduced fares. Al -
ter they reach the city they will outfit in
bodies, believing that by so doing they
will be able to ret reduced prices. Al
ready several such parties have been or
ganized. and ail winter long others will
be at work getting ready to Join in the
mad rush.
"Those people down In California are
Jvst beginn;ng to realize that they do ..ot
exist in connection with the Alaska
trade." said Julius Bedelshelmer. He is
Just home from a trip to Most
of his time was spent in San Francisco.
"Wherever I went." paid Mr. Bedelsheimer,
"I was pestered by business m a n who
wanted to know- if it wenj an actual fact
that Seattle was doing much business
with Alaska. I asked them if Sen Fran
cisco was doing it. and they said that
city was not gettinc much of it.
"They admitted that some city mu«st l»e
dclr.g It, and v hen I suggested that they
name a city other than Seattle that was
getting the trade, tKy were puzzled.
"But It is a fact that San Francisco
merchants are Just beginning to under
stand the enormous trade that Seattle is
doing as a result of the Alaska boom.
They know that thoy will never be able
to get the trade, that Seattle is the na
tural point for it, and all they can do is
to talk about what a fine thing it would
have been for San Francisco if the Alas
ka harvest had come to Its doors."
Bev. E. M. Bandall and Mr. Efaw left
last night for the Olympics on a hunting
trip. They will leave the boat at Cres.-ent
City and go to Lake Crescent by stage,
and thence on to the headwaters of the
Qulllayute with horses. They expect to re
turn to Seattle the latter part of next
week, provided they are not treed by bears.
Charles Cotton. Jr., son of Capt. Cotton,
U. S. X., arrived in the olty Sunday from
Alaska, and during the next few day 3 his
marriage to Miss Wade will take pla< a.
Ha will stay on the coast for about one
month and will then return to Alaska,
where he holds a responsible position.
Robert W. Gait, chief engineer of the
United States navy, la among the guests
of the Rainier-Grand, having arrived in
the city Sunday Washington.
Pfrannnl.
Dr. K. A. Slzcr, of Illinois, Is at the Ste
vens.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Coon, of Burlington,
are at the Diller.
C. J. Cleary. of Juneau, was registered
at thr Butler yesterday.
R. I. Lellie. of Honolulu, is among those
registered at the Butler,
United States Marshal Id<\ of Spokane,
is spending a few days in the city.
J. B. Yakey, prosecuting attorney of Kit
sap county, was at the Butler last night.
Alfred McLain, of the Diller. left yester
day mori.T?*j for Hood canal un a hunting
trip.
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Smith, of Issaquah,
accompanied by Mrs. P. Paul, are at the
Diller.
Mrs. F. W. Wise and daughter, of Vic
toria B. C.. are among those registered at
the Stevens.
F. A. Wilson, of th* United States navy,
arrived in the city yesterday, and Is reg
istered at the Ralnier-Grano.
Melville Stoltz. a tourist from New South
Wales, is In the city, and is making the
RalnUr-Grand his headquarters.
FACTS OF IMKREST.
In the public schools In Japan the Eng
lish language is required by law to be
taught. The Japanese youth In the open
ports and commercial cities are all eager
to barn English as a passport to wealth,
position and employment.
According to a German authority, tur
bid beer can be clarified by electric light.
It is said that if electric lamps are sus
pended In the fermenting vessels the
yeasty matters are rapidly deposited with
the ruinous, albuminous and glutinous
substances that are always present. The
r. suit is due to the light iteclf, not to the
change in temperature.
At a late meeting of German mine work
ers It was stated that covering boilers
and *tcam pipes with Kle.-o'.guhr (infusor
laJ earth) i ffected a saving of 28 per cent.
In condensation of water, and that the
yearly saving at a single colliery which
h id adopted this covering amounted to
from 13.000 to >0.,i00.
It was *>n!y a few venra asro that alum
inum was not obtainable for less than Si
a pound, but the methods have been so
simplified and the plants for its produ< > -
tion so Increased that inside of a ye*»r Its
price Is likely to come down to 27 cents
or so that only three or four com
mercial metals will be cheaper.
The Fren h customs authorities have
found A drawback to the use of X-rays
as a of smuggled goods, says the
Klectrlcal Revb-w. In examining the hag
gige of tourists many photsraphie plates
and film* have been ruined by expo«"ire to
the rays. A way mirt now he dl*-over 1
b> prevent the destruction of these articles
of baggage.
Anacetylene lighting Installation h.aa
been fitted up In the I-aeourt<->nsort paper
mills, near TVTilouse, France. The diffi
culties of fitting were considerable, some
t ' yarrts of connexion being required
for twenty-five to thirty burners, but the
lights bum steadily anl brilliantly, al
though some of them are exposed to vio
lent air currents, and others in continuous
»h>wers of light spray fmm condensed
Th» Or.stave Fouiue system is
us«d. and the m'lis nre working four 65-
lr : ~h maohinea. rjr.nlng ch efiy on boards
and wrapp'rsra
HITS or 111 MOR.
"How fir can you swim, Willie?" In
quired the visitor.
"Oh. I don't kn-»w," rep'b»d WT.lIe.
"Acrr>«« th® ocean?" persisted the vis
itor facetiously.
"I shouldn't w ndsr," answered W.JI e
promptly.
"Why W'llle. do you know how far It
Is t tmi the ocean?" demar.lad Willies
m >thcr.
"Don't care how far It is " retorted
Willie. "Pop tcld me ore* n»v»r to a=lmlt
that I couldn't do a thing unM! I'd »rled
and fai: d. ar.d I never tried this."—Chi
cago P;>«t-
**l sny. pop." said TetsniT, vrho wa*
reading the eyelopae- !a. "this I* funny.
They've got moths In here under B. I
g-:es« the editor had a cold la h.s head."
—Hariar*s Baiar.
Here is on* o? the Is** •* *1 « fr~-m
Monte Carlo: While the sob-mn function
of dlsplaving. mixing shuftr.g the
carls which precedes *h* '«*ginn,n* of the
play wa» b-'r»g gone thro'.gh. a g-n-Jeman
walked up to the tahiea. dellbera-ery
counted out a lot of back notea. In value
£ '*»"> ar.d placed them on the hack This
s«.m* what unusua; occurranca of staking a
maxtm CT before the play t<~* tn* day had
begun nature.ly attracted attention, and a
bys arder remarked:
"Bather bold play, sfr.*
• Well." Skid the play =r, "I lait
right that I nw tl-.a table exaatiy as U .»
®<->w. and on the first coup black won."
Tha cards t<;..g d-.y cut. i~* la-Uvur
proceeded * by the or* lockers with
uimnsl ir>r< t. to deal out the can 4 ? for
the first coup. and black won. A sup
pressed -Oh: " from the bystanders greeted
fbe anaoan<rn«D(, and then from across
the tabic in tones of agonised en
treatv. a lady s voice:
"TV sat «i:d you have for supper last
ci£ht? !>■) tell me!"
"I suppose." said the young woman
with the !r ;uirlnr mind, "that mw pw
pie who go in search of cold get it t>y
working the met* ar.d chasms."
"Mostly. rni-s." replied Derrr ger Pete,
"though once in a while some fellow gets
a lo' of It. by working a bluff.*'—Wash
ington Star.
He—What do you find so fascinating
about s»a bathing?
SHf-oh, merely the habit.—Brooklyn
Life.
51OTA BLR PEOPt-K.
Fx-Ser, uror Siwver, of W.aconsfn, ha.s
su&s<ril-d $25 » of the ceoe^ary
to be raised to secure a bequest *f a lik- 1
amount in th*» will of Marshall Harris
formerly of Oehko»sh, for a public library
In that city.
The most noted man In Auburn. Me., is
a man who is publicly known to have
worn the same straw hat twenty-six sum
mere and the same cloth cap forty-two
wtar*»rs without a break for repairs or
renovation.
It is sa d that more than half the reign
ing monarch* of Europe are troubled with
defective eyesight. Among those who wevir
glaases in private are Qut*«n Victoria, the
k.ne of Denmark. r ~.e czar, the queen re
gents of Spain and Holland, n ar'y entry
member of the house of Hapsburg and
the prince of Wales.
A widow named Christine Codir.l. who
remeim> ra the impression N itv>leon I.
jrsaxie on her as a child, celebrated her
liOst birthday a few weeks ago at Mainz.
Germany, ssfte is in good health, and Tiot
lonsr ago exprt-sed to her ®-year-old son
a w i«n to go to America to visit h*r grand
children.
Emperor William rays for Ms rallroed
trips on the German roads the same as
other mortals. The average laily receipts
from the emperor during his rHgn to the
Prussian rc*uis alone amounts to over
000 mai ks. For himself and his retinue the
c of railroad travel for every 100 kilo
meters (about <3 miles) Is 2,400 marks
The cars irsed by him are his private prop
erty. His favorite train Is white and gold.
An Irishman who died in the early part
of this century in one of the outlying par
ishes of London undertook to test the de
votion of his friends and acquaintances
by making out a list of 400 of them, who
were requested bv written Invitation to
attend his funeral, which was held at T
o'clock one cold winter morning in the
parish church. Only 39 persons appeared.
When his will was opened, it was found
that, having no natural heirs, he ordered
his fortune to be divided among the per
sons who attended his funeral.
HO FOR THE
GREAT GOLD FIELDS
OF ALASKA
AND THE
KLONDIKE REGIONS.
We make a specialty of outfitting,
and can supply you with everything
you eat, wear or use. We have
Jumbo Shirts, Underwear and Ho
siery for the Northern Region*.
Sold by us exclusively.
Gum Bocts, Miners' Boots, Woolen
Shirts. Pants, Overcoats. Arctic
Clothing. Sleeping Bags. Fur Robes
snd Blankets. Canned Food Prod
ucts, Meats. Portable Camp Outfits
(tin snd aluminum). Miners' Tools.
Guns and Ammunition.
In fact we can supply you with
anything and everything you'll need
during your stay In Alaska.
Call on our representative at his
office, corner of Railroad avenue
»nd Columbia street, over the North
trn Pacific passenger station. He
will show you samples of a few of
the many goods we sell and will ad
vise you what they cost delivered at
Seattle.
MONTGOMERY WARD & CO..
11l to 130 Michigan Ave..
Toe Great Mail Order House.
| Do You
Want a
Good Guitar?
I Or a Mandolin? Now that the
long dark «\ening* are her* you
need wmc musical Instrument,
and we can furnish It to you for
very little money.
Stop in and look at our Cur
tiss Guitars and Mandolins. Wo
arc pleaded to show them to y.«u
whether you buy or not. For
fine quality of tone and for ac
curacy of fingering they can
not be beaten. We have some
r.ie» guitars on hand at $4.00
each
Cases, strings, picks, and all
the «mll »-ir<»terjs on hand at
bottom prices.
Winter & Harper
Burke Bidg., Seattle. Wash.
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■ PERFECTION 5
i IN LIGHTING, g
■ !
1 Attained Utth the n
Improved j
| romrii imp. j
E* A Light That Never H
Fall*. £
I No. 216 Cherry St. |
SaaaaaßßaQßaiaßßßßaaaßßaal
ALASKA.
The Reliable
Str. FARALLON
Will sail for
JUU4I, SM4feU* M»d DTE 4,
October t* nt •» p. m and every Iwslve
<»♦« thereafter,
annanntiilnni ara Al.
Ample room far freight
**4 iteek.
For rates ard further tnferrratton call at
»•- wahach»r s Wharf, f jot af Union atrsec.
Telepheae. P*.ke «.
(• K Line.
g Dress Goods, > TowbU. _
•) lScYard. * JOc _
{9 Se w Wool Finish Cotton ijj ~
>. <• UMM -tit _
A) Plaids, doubl* fold. oi«r- »i' , __ ...
7' \W * P*n*rou* ■*»
(• 1 '**• *«*■ ' *• *»»
sS" IP Is*
§ 1 r Ceats I ' MIS IZI
•) IS Pair, g 19 &
(• :m -vcait « *' **
•) longo.d
Straus Black f. We've an It«rae«M W tFr*
g Cotton. U„.
J 60-Inch tty Hemstitched
||J Table Damask, £ Pillow Cases,
•) 75c Yard. <* 18c Each.
A superior srrad*. full bleach. Ret(J y t#
•) German lineu, now w*U worm CQ9 ot tfc# of k JN
(® w a y ard » mu«Una, a usm) 3»c
| BAILLARGEON'S
:•)£ • S i\£ •'£ ? • t«® *S'
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.'s Steamer
Hi! i m
W:ll sail from Seattle,
Tuesday, Oct. 12,'97,
For Mary island. Ketchikan,
Wrangil, Douglas Island, Juneau, Killis
noo and Sitka, connecting with steamer!
lor
COPPER
RIVER
COUNTRY.
For particulars apply to City Ticket
Office, 606 First avenue. Tel. Main S4O.
J. F. TROWBRIDGE. P. S. Supt.. Ocean
Dock. Tel. Main 39.
GOOD ALL, PERKINS & CO.. general
agents, San Francisco.
KLONDIKE
SAWMILLS
Engines and Boilers,
Strictly portable. Ho piece irelgh.
Ing over 100 ponnda. Tbr nnlj mill
suitable for Almks and otht-r 1111 u
iug districts.
Mitchell, Lewis 6 Staver Co,
808-310 First AT. Xonth, Seattle.
Ladies Who Valuo
A refined complexion mart nse P< uonl's Pow
der. It product* a soft and beautiful skin.
BDNMARSHE
1425. H2I, 1429 second menus oafl tis PI
Puget Sound
»
j Weather.
Cf< your Murk I nto.h ami Imb rrll* no »»—«»n d f'
"We'll tf 11 you «hj"—hfr»u»r roa rna •»»e •• least 38 e
th#t li'*
• h'xp *rtlrln hr trmllnit «t the Hon Harrhe.
Henri (hrie Items, thra >tr the |oodi) >«« will thea •'"*
Mackintoshes. Umbrellas.
Mlasea' Ms'ktntoe '-tea, pln'd Hnefl. s " l ** !
doubla r»[M>, double texture, velvet cr>jok handles • •»♦•**-**
collar, -worth S3 25 j
52.50. - \
! A nr " to All-Wool s-re. diuMe • The best 11.00
texture. p!a d line], with velvet col- Made of *o-*l quaiitjr Eo *'" <t I*
lar and tabs, doubia cap« ~* ttw »; rods. Pars* 0 * l ' w»as»
Cuii*o, natural «d /Me*
Only 3 k trj j oie*
All-Wool Sarge Mackintosh, dnubl.
texture, pU!d lined. wit .a*
lar and tabs. th« lonj? military ' *' ' «' > . r n,.'. ...«•»• •••***"
cap®. The double oapa, and tha new I * ood
Plated Empire cap* This I* in >ad 4ft 4 A „ lf *
* beauty; jrr id w;lHn*!y pay $' 0 t rt « .ll.riW i
tor it b#' S t'B worm th i* n . ~x •' v _ '
Here its quick gales. TO.iII profits.... . t ©brtW * *
V, r*rrr Mr" • 1 ° 0 ; bs>*»
Wt Only < hjr«c $9,00, «,'
j . r '- '' *1 Mackintoshes ranging !n prf ces jBKJkI
froia I" ?h», $8.50. tlt.N and upwards.
i|3l? :
* Oilman •
* Lump •
* Coal •
» • • > #+4
uiinuwMnm
| PERFECTION
* IN LIGHTING.
<f Attained WHI *•
61 lMfnrd
j mm a.
® A M|ht Tkit Srrn
3 Falls.
3 No. 216 Cherry St
IIIIIIHIHWMm
Kaahlagtoa Daatal >«4
Photographic SapptyCa
Opposite Fostofflce, SI ColuaMt MM
—CAMERAB
- keep lb* krtl «rl«ft IWM
•am tkMk *k»|f for ikt*
!■« Ton haw. Mall •HinaifMUt
HOTEL BUTLER
Seattle's Large*t and OaSj Pi*
Cias* European Plan Hotel
Cafe and ttrlll ROOM la (nulla
Rwm« With or WiUwst Basfca
r Ladles' (Jfto-Mi
POCKETBOOU
and PIRSES.
W. W. HOIGHTOH,
Jtmter,
704 First A»*