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oN THE OLD TERMS.
Tie Rosiyn strikers Want to Refarn
Ia Waf&

ELiEssspsts. Fob. - Thfs afternoon the
miners Of Rosis a held a meeting aud se.
p0fntcd q es,saaiises ~ 10 ~ wall Ola super.
3aiten3ent Roasid ANA tnfussa him that =
majority ct ttss mess aeTs willing to go to
Nosk GA The ED ssrms. they ailasiilg him
60 ssiecf y hosa be pleased. some OF The
uen ~sre disposed TO klsk .ln.Aag the
Wefssng. bur sere Gold b. the chairman
- kexp quisi or b. Esst cut II hegins 10
11sk how rs Though thv MAJ - hare a
1Rht Aasostg themselves sls5at giving sa
uofk. ~ there arr au3ie a uninber vl them
very much Dissatisfied with the terms II
Nas resReFed this aftesnsssa that y large
nutniisr u nes Aness ri ga hs la Eruan fiil.
n0is 10 tneEFns nixhl, bns this fepeTt cAa
moi u syfaasa. aud 50 aaeslA Pack WOesi
Ans ordered ths guards nov asa siaty a tbs.
mitts hnins i9das ssxse eaa be no itutn
- t1r sssHSrf.
A. tbs cast hosSna train lest Z scluss To-
day some rufks weFe ihroun though sAe
car NiEaaN al Superintendent Ruualsi. na,
hitting hlan, huNvytk
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British Columbia Fruit Growers
Organize.

FASrouygR, b. C.. Feb. Ain response To
al invitation from the mayor and board of
trade of this CITY, delegations rep.
rrssntang the uissrcwefs of every
section OF British Columbia
met al the Board of Trade rooms here and
organized the British Columbia Fruit
Urowefs' Association. A president, direct
ofs and officers were elected. The object
of the association is TO promote the inter
sssts % fruit culture and extend the indus
Efy in this stefan
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1hs Charrsd xesaaiss aftha iseiisn
ger Babies az spokane Fails,

SPOKANE Fats. Fsh The twa Bel
unx%r ehissiEva stigtssSi q, ssrsth in FYt3ay
nights IRE, wefe barred ssssas. faa ex.
prnsss wsse deifssea hg contributions OF
elnssns, IS the issfesitk are very ;ssvF.
Nearly s-1o - FaaS4ssi ia shas way IL tsss
. TERRIBLE sight that wss exAusss, 1, shr
yiew ef tie cerouef's !ast ~ sEse u,asfefsak
&C rrasossd she sEssSiaes tDat eseersssi ,a,,
o<Asies VI the eailassli Is slsa ransgge t.sssss
Nifh her .l,nszs Atawa up sad nrsf s.sneyi.
party psvsfusisEg tsstsNeis her ssxiA las
yuSeahzne, tise lSsaoat5fs s.i baby. heE
fass saa right sists bassst Ia \ crssa gap
rtt les Rad bseu iaaseei3a rs shr h,st
elattses, saa II ssaes sl1t zs thaaga i sxas
wax fFoaa Rae black, essrstss as4y.
Ths lHrErs ehssa. sias ~, u a. ev%n ssaexs
burned than Nls ssssrg II J feet ssa haas.
wena gone. ant ussss ghe thassa3 ussls
thai sfUmhFsi asSg at ss& s.lash. re
maluesf. The aagks ii s8s heads og bss5s
children WHY entire stBtaa
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festa g "a Is aNers Etss tsaaNs
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PASS assS sssgss se-0gs Afss a. HsEA N r.
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4 nEssingatshsst ,sxitan.
-. ...aaa. Mata

We are pleased tn nese that the EST.
% oael0w has sol the loti os governor
II New zeasand. The noble lord Il
chr ~ remembered ia shis country by
the fast thai = hgle ia Chicago Vita tiae
Willard gaFtg ha laagAt suit 81 an
.ssselashns and haA iae5n charged "a
MenTy NfllaYsl
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tlreEau and Callfasnla-F Passed Medfar(i
Ms. ID Duncan. A. J. MlIief and wife, L.
" BackDeT. J. &. Crane. a. Truth, 4. NJ
Gray. +. iiEcola. W West. J. " Fish. 5ne
ssoilas. =. u, Newgaaa, A. TitSar, A :
Davis and wife, Miss pafiS. ,, : uppen.
heimeF. e. ketcbeimsr. w =. Nnekles and
wsfe, : r Arthur and wife. Thomas g.
stark. J. Heiibr0saer. r. II. galloway aad
wife, H. Fav, Mrs. Rhodes. A. Schsanz aaa
q ia, ~ ts~affs0
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Defrausied Deposi,ors Organize.

SAS Francisco, Feb. About loo de-
eositogs 1T the California Nasionsl bank OF
san Francisco held a meeting this after.
nssan and organized an executive commit
Tee "a institute such proceedings as may
b. necessary 20 protect the interests of de-
l~ssittiEs assd To secure punishment OF saeh
officials Of the hank as may ia essntnaiIy
Uahte
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Speed the pax.

fN@~@s4s& sA~AtAsA NJ
SOME dsy there viii he n universe
iaw prohibiting the marriage Of Wits
ky-seesiEg. cigarette. smoking, nerve
shattered hssin-sosldenesi. half-masie-
up young men. - uatt % propagate
their ksusl Public sentiment already
FeS0slS from the contamination OF such
marriages IS i does EScsu the unson oG
Idiots 4na fanatics.
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PUGET SOUND sHIrPIse.
Record Of Entrances asss Clear
ances the Yast Week.

n 5ffcOFN Oh ENTRANCES &ttaI-
ances the Past Week.
Ponr TogssEsp, Feb 1--Tne records Of
the customhoas show the following yes
sells entered and cleared during the week
ENTRANCES.
Str Willamette. from Portland 10 Seattle
with general merchandise, January Il
str waiia HalIa, from Victoria 10 sound
ports. with general merchandise, Janu.
arg -.
Eh Richard Third, from San Francisco to
sound ports, With general merchandise,
January y.
str Premier. from Vancouver 10 sound
ports. with general merchandise, Jane-
AIRY -
SIR Feradale, from Vancouver TO Port
Townsend, with coal, January y.
Bk Casroiton, from san Francisco to Port
Townsend, with ballast, January -.
Str Signal. from san Francisco 10 PORT
Townsend with general merchandise, jan
sir Alexander. from Victoria to Port
Townsend, with general merchandise,
January 20
str Idaho, from San Francisco to Port
Townsend. with general merchandise.
January so.
Str Ancon, from Alaska 10 Sound ports,
with general merchandise. January 81
Str Premier, from Vancouver to Sound
ports, with general merchandise, Janu-
AIRY 81.
9LgARATcEs.
Sd. Edward 0'Brien, for Falmouth, from
Tacoma with wheat, January rs.
Blk. Lizzie Williams, for San Francisco.
from Seattle with coal, January Is.
STR Premier, for Vancouver. from Sound
ports With merchandise, January 26.
ctr. Ferndaie, for Sanaimo, from Port
Townsend with ballast, January o.
str. Imas.Iia. for San Francisco, from
sound ports with merchandise. January D.
Str. Haiia walla. for Vancouver. from
Sound ports with merchandise, January Is.
sh. Richard III. for Nanalmo, from Port
Townsend with ballast, January -.
Str. Premier, for Vancouver, from Sound
ports With merchandise. January 10.
sh. knight ommander, for Coauimbo.
Chilli from Tacoma, with lumber. January
20
Bk. afalanssla. for Cork. Ireland, frora
TscosEs with lumber, January 20.
str. Alexander, for sanstmo. from Port
Townsend with ballast. Jan 90.
str. Idaho. for Nanairno. from Port
Townsend with ballast. January 81.
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Big Fire In Denver.

DENVER, Feb. 1.-The old Musee build
ing, Seventeenth and Lawrence streets,
recently occupied BY the r. r. Scott
Hardware Company, was burned this
morning at 3 O'Clock The loss on the
building, which was owned BY Peter
Gomery, vas $50, GO; insurance unknown.
The loss TO the hardware company is
$50 Coz, insured for $4,000 Kirkpatrick 4
Co. s furniture house, adjoining, was dam
aged By water 1850 The fire Is supposed
10 have originated from the heating APP
paratus in the basement
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kilisa i,x q raliinx rren.

IEna, Or. Feb. 2.-Yesterday r A. HAr-
boar, an old snd highly respected uisixen
OF this place. was Instantly killed by the
top ereaktng oat ~ dead spruce aud
striking him on the hse6 sara Poster. " no
sas with Me- Harbour. was struck Oh tae
shoulder asa seriously injured His rersv.
ssrv i beautiful
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nnrrntt nn senteh sniler.

sax FRASclSca, Feb The local branch
OF The International Roiler-makers' Union
have finally declared strike ia the Risssen
Iron Works here. aud COMMITTEES has
been appointed 10 enforce vigorous boy
celE against the works. They object 20 com
plc'tng work on several large haiiers 10 be
used Ia The steamship Australia, which
wefe oFdefrd by tae firm in scotland aud
partly constructed there. Sixteen men out
t4f - HAYS zfe44ra
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a. 80 y ile1ne Market.
AZ. -. 49,.

Accompanied hv niemnefs os her
family tic wNe.of the presi sns-e s.et
has ar-fsg<s as New XoEa esfv ea =
sslapFsas taaF. 4 siseppiag rsssrs
tiaos4BS Esa2ss. the metropolis 81 IN
dams zaa tbs s.asAe oil ssse president
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Tltle Insurance COMPANY.

TACOMA. Feb ARTICLES ofincorforatlon
of TIE Fidelity Title Insurance aud Alb
ssgact Company were died to-day The OBJ
3ects are 70 insure persons having any In
teTest ia aay real estate, either
as owner, leSsee, mortgage, judy
geut creditor or otherwise, against
loss by reason of any defect In title.
OF suits that may be brought against IL.
Capital, $250.0o1: trustees, George Browne,
Thomas u. Wallace, l0hu s. Baker. +. ID.
Powell, II. G. Wallace, John Il. Hedges,
William e. Peters. Louis D. Campbell,
Isaac Anderson and stuart Rice.
hank eleasanees to-day were HOP IL
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Oyster dresigers near SorwaIk re-
Gently caught il one dsy 20 bzssheis
Of starfish. the biggest catch ever
known In these waters The starflsh
hare destroyed many oysters on those
beds during the summer, sns3 have
been caught At the rate OF 3 10 100
bushels day. The oysters from
whose beds the stars we're taken were
removed from Bridgepors last sum
nser for the express purpose Of getting
them away from she destroyers.
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OFF, f0f ssle IL lofs - suit.
200 Sacks Early Rose Potatoes.
1000 Sacks Peerless Potatoes.
500 Sacks BarbsAnk Potatoes.
loo Tons Timothy Hay.
100 Tons Timothy and Glover Hay
100 Ten. Eastern Washsnrson
Wild Hay. 80 Tens Wheat.
z Cars Bran and Shaxts, nafxed.
20 tom Ground and Rolled saraey
Spokane Mills Extra f1oar.
Ellsnshurgh Mills Extra FIour.
5000 sacks Choice Washingron
Oats.
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They Came in the sfeerage-
Tlau Ir1anx.

Officer Kelly twho is getting the at
termath of the New Years dinner and
has taken an olive BIZ mistake Pilot
kind o. grapes IS thin, Miss Noraf
The Second Girl Thin kern from
MalIigy
Oficer KeIly--They did Well, thin.
be hivins they KEN in the shseerage-
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A man may spout, and q man may shout
IL the senate or house sii day,
Bat he cant make q speech that Through
ages will reach
Because he amt pha,, 49, ss.sw way
--Nfhrsr<kG SEtsfs Journal
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-12-26

commodIous school room wnere the girls
are taught the ordinary subjects of study
besides receiving practical instruction in
needlework, household duties, etc, with
lessons in music and singing as a recrea-
tion. The ladies' board of the society in
New York sends out regular remittances
for the purpose of redeeming Lao girls
from slavery and sending them to school,
The elephant plays such prominent
part in Laosian life that special legislation
is invoked in its favor. The stealing Of an
elephant or buffalo is capital offense.
The buffalo is the chief domestic animal,
but is not used as beast of burden.
The population of the Lao district prop
er is about 5000, 900; in all Siam there
are about 10, 900, 900 of inhabitants
Cheng mai is the most powerful of the
Lao states. When 1T was founded 500
years ago Muang Fang was the principal
city. After being several times con-
quered and sacked by the Burmese and
Ngious respectively, it remained deserted
until about seventy years ago, when sew :
eral princes came over from Lakhon,
founded the present dynasty, and raised
Cheng-mai to its present Importance.
The Cheng- mai market Is held every
morning from to II o'clock. The wo-
men do all the selling. The natives are
decidedly partial to strong drink, and
''samshoo" is the prevailing tipple. The
climate of Lao is distinctly tropical, but
not unhealthy, except in the rainy season.
Dysentery and fever are the principal fac
tors in the bills of mortality.
In this connection it is proper to men,
ton that spiritualism is a popular craze in
Lao There are regular spirit doctors and
mediums, who not only "charm away dis.
ease, but are consulted whenever any diff
ficulty occurs in public or private affairs
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-12-26
She Had Not Entirely Forgotten.

Mr.. Billus sat in his comfortable
armchair, with his feet comfortably
resting on another chair. Mr.. Billus
was enjoying himself. He had dined,
and he defied fate to do it's worst, even
as another great man is said by histor-
ians to have done under like circum-
stances long before the period Of
Billus.
"Malia," he observed, "this is the
anniversary of our wedding, isn't it p"
; at is, john"
"Twenty-three years, Maria" said
Mr.. Billus, refectively, as he took the
poker and stirred the fire in the CRATE,
"is laundering long him! h'm =
long time for some married folks, isn't
it 2"
"It is, john"
"And yet it doesn't seem-h'm! HIM
AS if it were thirty years since I first
met You at the Jasper County fair,
does it"
1T isn't thirty years." replied Mrs.
Billus, rather shortly. at is only
twenty-six"
81 mean twenty six years of course,
Maria. Speaking of that fair" con-
tinued Mr.. Billus, Il wonder if you re-
member that big artichoke in the agri-
cultural hall"
mo, l don't remember any big arti
choke"
Have you forgotten that long ear Of
corn sent in by old Absalom Wykoff p"
Il have no recollection of it,"
Don't you remember the big beet
that Uncle Jakey Dubois had on exhi
bition?"
"No."
"Maria," said Mr.. Billus, impa-
tiently, where's your memory2 Don't
you recollect the great big pump
kin that weighed 176 pounds that Cal
Hepperly was showing everybody that
came to the fair"
at seems to me 1 do remember a big
pumpkin"
81 thought so. Your memory is q
mighty poor one, Maria, but you could
not forget that big pumpkin. Do you
have any idea" persisted Mr.. Billus, with
growing recollections of sundrv pies his
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-12-26

under the charge of Dr. Check. This gen.
teman enjoys a high reputation among
the natives as a physician, however reluct.
ant they may have shown themselves to
acce pit a change of faith. 1t appears that
the mission was established about twenty
two years ago, its object Icing not so
much to proselvtize or evangelize the ma
tives as to improve their general tone and
elevate their minds by instructing them
in useful industries. The success of the
mission, from an evangelistic point of
view. was at first very DOOR the number
OF living converts in 1884 being less than
100. The Catholic church has long had
fairly successful mission in Siam.
DR.. Cheek has saved the lives of hun
dreds by his medical and surgical skill.
He has also established q boat ward at
Chengmai, wnere lie employs arge num-
bers OF men and enables slaves to be eman-
cipated themselves according to the GUS
toms of the country by making boats for
their masters American tools are fast
superseding the primitive implements of
the natives in the work of boat construc-
ton.
There are no newspapers in the Lao
type but the Rev. Mr.. Peoples expects to
have a font of Lao type prepared in this
country, and great results are anticipated
from Its use. Mr.. and Mrs. Peoples have
spent seven years in Lao and will return
in about a years time. Mr.. Peoples
worked chiefly at Lakhon, an important
Lao town.
There is now quite large party of
lad les in the Lao mission and the pros
poets are much more encouraging than a
few years ago. At Cheng-ma there is a
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-12-26
Un BUSINESS.

The Governor of Georgia had just
dismissed n delegation of Prohibition
lists, when card bearing the name
Judge j. II. w. Madison" was hand
ed him. The chief executive was very
tired, having been harassed with dry
speeches, and would have sent down an
excuse, but the high-sounding name on
the card bespoke a visitor of impor-
tance; so, wearily yielding, he told the
porter to show the gentleman up. A
few moments later one of the most
deeply colored gentlemen in the State
stepped into the room.
"Dis yere de gubner?"
"Yes. What do you want?"
"Ps called on bizness, sab. rs er
jedge down"
"You are judge?"
"Yes, Justice O. de Peace down in do
swamp districk."
"Well, state your business with me
as quickly as you can"
"Ill do it, sab. Gaze dat's whut l
come yere fur. Lemme see, now. Oh,
vas. Some time ago, sab, l had er
man named Sam BLY, rested an tried
for stealin con. tried him myself
and fined him four hundred dollars an
six munts in jail. Dis wuz all satis-
factory, specially ter me, but de blame
lawyer he tuck er peal ter de circus
cout. Now, sab, my bizness wild you
is dis yere: Eff you's got any 'liuence
wild de jedge O dat circus cou't, Iwush
you'd drap him few lines an tell him
ter send dat case back ter me. Now, is
you got much 'fuence wild dat judge?"
"You old scoundrel, get out of here
or / will have you thrown out
"Jest wait er mint, sab; jest wait er
mint ] know dat nigger stole dat
con, an / know dat he wants ter take
er peal just so he ken skape de justice
dat is after him. Dar's anuder thing:
Dat nigger is er mighty p'litical bother
down dar an de folks wants ter git rid
O. him till after de leckshun-kno
da does, er da wouldn't er promised me
er hunnud dollars ter send him up.
Now, it's er gubnor's duty ter do whut
de folks wants him ter do an'-hoP on,
hop on, I'll go. Neber seed sich times
ez desc comm ober folks. HoP on, fur
Use dun gone. "-Arkansato Trapeler.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-12-26
A Horse Car Scene.

Last week l saw an incident that fore
IDLY illustrated II growing ten l. IL " of
"our gir,s." An old lady, Lut ortly
enc, heavily vel ed, came into treet
car and SIT IL huge, Well-tilled basket
down. 1t chanc .d t. intrude on the
tees of superoly dr, IS ,d young woman
opposite. She a us 'd market baskets
roundly and then aDused the people who
C II q them. hen she allowed the
op Mon to e3. a c that ersons who cur
red bash cts al NJ business 10 ride On
street cls An then she decried again st
poor peop e being allowed to ride in
every strt ct car. Some cars should b.
rsseived, she said, for genteel folks.
The girl mortiiel everybody. The
veled lady said not IL word until ! 9th
motloned the dri,ermd the car .oppe |.
Hold on. Take that pail % said the
elderly lady.
Her t)rmentor looked moment in
aston ;shment
"Iake that pail, Martha, and carry it
home. Th s basket is all I can manage"
repeated the elder.
"Why didn't you Tell me who you
We're, mother" asked the crestfallen
girl, as she picked up the pal and went
out - Yankee Blade.
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Why Women Are Rarely Robbed.

1t is singular that more ladies are
not robbed on the public thorough
fares, for the majority of them carry
every cent they possess in their pocket!
books, which in turn are carried in
their hands. I suppose, however, the
reason thieves do not snatch more of
these money books is that they know
well the chances are they would get
but little, even if successful in evading
the police, after an assault of the kind
upon woman. The great handsome
silver-tipped Russia leather affairs
called purses are very attractive in
themselves, but in nine out of ten cases
the inside of them is very lonesome
/ heard professional thief say once
that it was regarded as extra hazard
GUS in his profession to rob woman,
either in the house or on the street,
and for two reasons Firstly, that
woman always screams, and, secondly,
she has seldom much to be taken. A
man, on the contrary, either gives the
thief chance to get away or fights,
and then his watch, money, or valua
bles are much easier to get at.-Loatis.
o,jIJo Poet
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-12-26

please their youthful admirers of the
,terner sex, so in Lao the young Lotharios
and Adonises run the risk Of the death
penalty to make themselves fair in wo-
mems eyes, for the statistics of tattooing
show steady mortality of 2 per cent,
with a much larger ratio of blood-poison-
ing and Inflammation tardily recovered
from
The prevailing religion in the Lao States
Is Buddhism. The Laosian theory of the
universe is peculiar one. and sets gravi-
taton at defiance. The center of the
world is Mount Zinnalo, which is half un
der water and half above. The former
norton is a solid rock with three root-like
rocks protruding from the water into the
air below. Round this mountain is coiled
a large FISH furnishing a remarkable
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-12-26

Muang- Nan, Hluang Prabang, and Muang
Prau. All are indepen lent of each other
and the rulers are autocratic. The offices
of chiefs in the several states are held for
life, but are not hereditary and are electo.
rial under the will of the people with the
consent of the King Of siam. fhe tribute
paid to the latter by each ohief is chiefly
in the form Of gold and silver betel boxes,
vases, necklaces, ETC., with representa-
lions OF trees in gold and silver. Taxes
are collected by the chiefs from farmers
and others, and it is sufficient to say that
the office of taX-collector is strictly ''in
politics., /" that is to say, it is a convenient
source of private gain. 1t Is n poor
lax collector that can not leave his office
wealthy man.
The Laosians have characteristic salu-
tation when wealthy OF aristocratic
person passes along. 1t involves going
down on elbows and knees and raising the
hands to the face, almost in the attitude of
prayer-a posture abject enough to re-
sail the worst features OF court civiliza-
lion in Europe The Laosians are un-
familiar with the practice of shaking
lands and the usual greeting is grunt.
Under pressure they have been in-
iuced to follow the conventional
tractlce bub III this cuse lhey eatehu
he left or right hand indlIrerently. The
Lao country between Raheng and
he border Of the Ngiou states,
,long the twentieth parallel Of
attitude, is the principal source of the
elephant supply ir Siam, and it may
DO said of the entire country of Lao that it
essentially the land Of Buddhist temples
md elephants. The latter are the only
.nimals which can get through the dense
Jungle without difficulty.
Tattooing is practiced in western Lao to
considerable extent As in civilized
countries, so called, women pinch in their
waists and shiver in insufficient attire to