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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-25

THB STAR OUT OF TowN.-THE EVENING STAR
will be sent by mail to any address in the
United States or Canada for such period as may
be desired at the rate of fifty cents per month.
rsrB But all such orders must be accompanied
by the money, or the paper cannot be sent, as
no accounts are kept with mail subscrip-
tions. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-25

The PRESIDENTS CALLERS this morning in
cluded Senators Morrill,, Allison, Sherman and
Spooner and Representatives Henderson,
Browne and Waddeil
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HOUSE.

Mr.. ONeill CPa.) presented the petition Of
business men of Philadelphia asking for the
passage of all bills calculated to strengthen and
encourage the extension of the national bank
ing system. Referred.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
MIR. Cannon Qn }, from the committee on ap-
propriations, reported the sundry civil appro-
priation bill with Senate amendments, with
certain recommendations relating thereto.
On point of order raised by Mr. Breckin-
ridge (Ky.) the bill was sent to the committee
OF the whole and Mr.. Cannon moved that the
House go into such committee for its consider
alton.
This motion was antagonized by the demo-
Gratis In the interest Of the private calendar,
but prevailed-yeas 104, nays 81.
MIR. Enloe (Tenn. }, having changed his vote
Tor that purpose, moved q reconsideration.
The motion to reconsider was tabled, and the
House accordingly went into committee (AIr.
burrows of Michigan in the chair).
On demand of Mr.. Rogers ark the Senate
amendments were read i'll extenso.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-25

The town Of Hammsrfest, In Norway, has
been almost destroyed by fire. The inhsb-
itants have been rendered homeless,
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REAPpoINrED. - Secretary Tracy has Or
dered Chief Engineer Thorn Williamson to
continue his duty as superintendent of the
State, War and Navy Department building
after August /, when his three years. term OF
service expires
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now Owing to constantly increasing rates. the
result OF specific duties } in the close neighbor-
hood OF 52Per cent He asserted that eyery
bona fide effort to reduce taxes had been de-
feated.
THE RESULT OF THE PENDING BILL
might be to reduce revenue to q certain ex-
tent but not to reduce taxes A reduction of
taxes was one thing and reduction of revenue
another and quite different thing. What the
people desired was a common sense reduction
OF the revenue and a corresponding relief from
the payment of taxes.
But the taking of Of cents Q pound on
sugar with one hand and the payment Of 2
cents pound to sugar producer on the other
nand was, indeed, reduction of revenue with
both hands, but the taxes remained and the
people paid them all the same.
Agriculture supplied rs per cent of
the foreign exports of the country, and
tnat export might be doubled and quadrupled
II the tariff we're only arranged 30 that other
nations could send in their products to pay for
American products.
But protection would not permit that In
stead OF reducing the wall that shut out for
eign products it was raised higher and higher
and was bristling with more end more penal
ties. The only Iossible effect of proposing q
Dill like the Mckinley bill was to aggrsyste the
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WAR IN THE WEST.
Two Prominent Army Officers Firing
Charges at Each Other.

Dispatches from the west this morning dated
at Omaha furnish strong reasons for believing
that the army is soon to pc edited by the aeri-
fcation Of the personal troubles Of two OF the
highest officers in the service. 1t seems that q
bloodless war has arisen between Brig. Gen.
John r. Brooke, in command of the depart
ment OF the Platte, and Col August " Kautz
eighth infantry, each of whom has forwarded
charges to the War Department against the
other. The cssus beli is at present rather
mythical, as far as the public is concerned, bu
Is supposed TO have originated in the ball of
red tape with which the military department
headquarters are provided and TO have been
inspired by an antagonism that has been of
The charges have not all been received here,
although the preliminary papers are on Gen.
Schofeld's desk. Nothing else is officially
known Of the case at the department.
The republicans Of North Carolina will have
no convention this year, and oonse quently no
organized state campaign.
Prof. b. A. Strobe of Amherst, Va, has been
elected president of Clemson College, sc.
Prof. j. u. LsRgston viii be O candidate for
Congress again this year in the fourth Virginia
district, and will again have both democratic
and white republican opposition.
The observatory ct Havana announces that
there are evidences OF . Cyclone northeast of
The war In prices for beer by the barrel in
Chicago was settled yesterday, ard the price
was advanced from eS per barrel to e6-the
rate before the reduction took place. The set
Element was Effected by taking the Northwes-
Hon. WIN. +. Villas Who was Postmaster Gen.
eral and Secretary Of the Interior during Presi-
dent Cleveland's administration, 10 being urged
10 sccept The democratic nomination Tor gov
ernor Of Wisconsin
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY Internal
revenue, S624. $50; customs, SI,072,6Si.
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PRESENTED TO THE PREsIDEsr.-Secretary
Window escorted Appraisers Tichenor, Sharpe,
Jewell. Ham, Montgomery and Wilkinson to
the White House this morning and presented
them formally to the President Secretary
Tracy performed similar service for Assistant
Secretary Soley
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The NAVY DEPARTMENT is advised that the
North Atlantic squadron will assemble in Port
land bay in the next few days.
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Colorado's Population.

DENVER, Col, July 25.-The two census
supervisors for Colorado have 90 far completed
the work as TO be able TO announce that the
population Of the state will be very close TO
100000. The three largest cities In the state
outside of Denver are follows: Pueblo.
y, ASS; Leadyille, 1886; Colorado Springs.
II, 200. Pueblo lays claim TO the honor Oh being
the only city in America which has doubled ,te
population in two years. The returns in 1854
gave that city 1900.
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GLOBE, ARrz., July 2a-The particulars Of
the recent killing of the Apache convict, pasb.
latah, and the capture Of Curley, confedeus,x.
have been obtained from an official sonrce
Three Indians who were in the employ of ths
mihtary authorities met three outlaws and
gained their confidence. The whole psr,v
camped together, and in the evening the ONT
laws were attacked aud Psshiatah was killed.
~ Is Thought that one named sayes was
wounded. but he and Curley escaped. Troops
were sent out TO take up the trail and Curloy
gave himself up and was taken 20 San Carlos.
1he hunt Tor Sayes still continues psshlsr.h
and Sayes were among the convics Who kills1
Sheriff Reynolds last November
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WV <32 9th ct q. v.

E~QFFioE OF The CHEsAPEAXE AND
Potomac Telephone Compsny.-A dividend
OF 70 cen q per share will be payable the 2Sth day
q July 1870 ~ the st9ciho!dsrs Of record at the
cOse Of business the 18th day Of july 1890 at the
ONCE q the treasurer Of the company, 6l9 14th ct
d w.. WAshin1top, DC.
he tran sfer books will be closed from the 10Th 10
the 2Sth Of July, inclusive
SAMUEL n BRYAN, President
CHARLES g. BEEBE treasurer.
wsshington. D. C. July 10. 1900. jyl6-Ilt
ES0wlEa TO REPAIRS THE STOCK OF
~ yeweiry. Diamonds and Watches Brass and
onyx.top Tables Fancy Lsmps viii Be reduced 20 per
cent Tor next nasy days o,,, 6EkOME DEsIO.
S2.jin 1928 Psnnsylvanis NV.
WINDOW GLASS; HAVE JUST RE.
csivsd direct from Europe 5000 cases
French window olsss, which wiz sen ioYer prices
than were ever before known IN this city, Wholsssie
and retail Estimates furniAhed.
JAMES II. Mc0lLl, Dealer In building Suprites
jy3-1n 0O6 TO oil q a. n W.
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AcT AppRovED.-The President this morning
approved the act authorizing the Lssyenworth
and Platte County Bridge Company to substi-
tute apivot draw bridge over the Missouri river
in place Of the pontoon bridge at Leaven-
worth
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THE TARIFF OF 1888

had resulted in an increase OF i21f per cent
That tariff commission had found an average
tariff rate Of a per cent cd valorem, and had
left IN average rate Of ~ per cent. which vas
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District Of Columbia County of Washington, S.:
l. W. Laird. r.. cashier of the sb0ve-nsmed bank,
do solemnly swear that the above statement - true
70 the best Of my knowledge aud belief
". LAIRD, JR.. Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before this gath day Of
July, 1890 l. FREY.
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
g. THOMAS BROWN
THOS. KNOWLES, Directors.
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THE EVENING STAR
SPECIAL NOTICES.

,REPORT OF THE CONDITION
FARMERS AND MECHANICS NATIONAL BANK.
AT Georgetown, in the District of Columbia,
At the close of business July Is, 1890.
RESOURCES
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PowERs OF ATroRNEY.-Assistant Secretary
spaiding has decided that an officer of a cor
porstion has authority for giving power of at
torney to another person to make entry of i'm
ported goods, and that q member of a copart-
nership also has authority to give q similar
power TO another person to make entry for the
firm
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k~IHx NAIIoNAL sATl pEPosIT oo1-
49, peny, northeaoS corner 18th o.. and New
aork sys fecetvs dspoGt for sais iespns ss very
noosxese nese Silver waye. 1ScuY1tieS snd vslusbi
the ysry lowest rases. ~ IL rsyxSss'
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COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED. The President
has appointed Jas. B. Eddy, Jas. p BusheI and
Edgar J. Sommerville, all of Pendleton, Ore,
to be commissioners to appraise and classify
the residue lands of the Umatilla reservation
IN oregon, with compensation at the rats of %
per day and travelling expenses
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Loans and discounts s61 9, s95 81
c1veTirsfrs secured and unsecured -, 305 SO
4 = bonds 70 secure cfreuiation .-.. 2500O0 90
II. :. Bonds on hand. l,2uo w
stocks. securities, Judgments, claims. ,--
D1s from apnroXeil reserve agents - l0S 4sO %
Due from otber National Banks.,....... 26.6l5 2l
IUs from state banks and Bankers.,,. 731 20
BsnkiFs s-h0use furniture and dItures :. $4,000 90
Current expenses and taxes psld-.--....... lSo -
Premiums L. g. Bonds lI,UOy w
Checks and other cash items. So4o
Bills Of other Oooo w
cents Iapo. .'t...'i".'. 81 3s
specie O(joi s2O2 5:jb oCj5........... 233 957 25
Iezal-tender notes s.................... 54.462 90
REDEEM ptc . fund With 4. 3, Treasurer -
t1 Per cent Of cirealatiOnI........-,. 1880 90
Total ..............................I COZ. .as3 SO
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in............... in s252 600 90
SurIlu fund. 100000 10
SaagsfS Saods 5InS nc:: aSsS 6S
Dividends unpaid 5,404 90
Individual deposits subject to check. 997.072 20
Certified checks. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 955 60
Due to other National Banks.......... 1O,45S 90
Total 6O7 1913 %
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sATH pEPosIT 90.
hncs Az nSg gfcPsssd to RENT S0xEs ss srestly III
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-25
THE STRIKE IS OFF.
An Agreement Effected Between the
ssTfmcs'' and tho Union.

The strike of the printers on the Times was
amicably settled yesterday afternoon at o'clock
and the striking printers Immediately returned
to work. The executive committee met Colonel
@. G. Lyon and T. H. Dempsey yes
terdday morning at o'clock, but
as Colonel Lyon had not yet thoroughly
canvassed the situation, the conference was
adjourned until O'Clock p. m. At that hour
the committee again met the proprietors OF the
Times again. II was then agreed that the prin-
ters and pressmen who had walked out should
return to WORK at the union scale, with the I'M
derstanding that AZ the next meeting of the
union Colonel Lyon would be permit ed to SUBJ
NIT proposition Offering TO pay Is cents per
thousand ems for eleven and one
hall EN- matter, an advance of 5 cents per
100 ems over the old scale. All of the Times
Old printers except three were found and their
places were filed for the afternoon by President
C. g. Carroll, RohsT. sutherland and william
Armstrong, oil members Of the executive COM
mittee, who readily removed their coats and
went to work in the vacant places.
The settlement Of the difficulty appears to he
satisfactory to both sides, no i'll feeling exists
on either side, and no further trouble is looked
Tor
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PERSONAL

Mr.. q ". Lamplng. OF North Yakima, is In the
city.
Mr.. J. William Adams and family are stop.
ping at The Rainier
Mr.. NJ. II. Paxton. of wslla walla. is regis
tercd st the Arlington.
Mrs Governor Perry 10 visiting Mrs Daniel
Kellogg for few days
Mr.. John Moves aud family. 81 Butte, Mont.
are registered a, the Rainier.
Mr.. A. d whitney, proprietor of the Carlton
house. st Olympia, spent Yesterday in tie city.
accompanied hy Mrs whitney,
Mr.. Is. h Manly, II Tacoma, travelling frcish,
agent OF the Chicago, s.. Paul 4 Kansas City
Railway. was in the city yesterday
Mr.. W. II. Brunnos. late Of the arm OF wilson
& Drummer, manufacturers of boilers. Of
Omaha, Neh.. Il In the city. Mr. Brunner is
locking over The Geld snst may locate here
Mr.. A. NJ. Kitchen and Mr. Carl pohlstroFn. Of
onshs. were In the city yesterday, in company
with ". X Meksuste. travelling saaiter OF The
Ualon faetae. They are making trip around
the Soand.
Mr.. Lorraine, q prominent real estate
dealer OF thss city, returned Yesterday from a
two m~nths toas through she hast lie visited
all the prominent cities on Business and nlen
sars. and slso visited as mother sad SISTER AT
Richmond. va
M George Rsdeu general western passenger
agent OF the Rennsylyahis lines. head aaafte-. a.
san Francisco. Was in the city YESTERDAY. Ne
wss accompanied ~ r. A. Fori kenesal rassen
ges sseni Of the oonpsay's lines Al Pi;tsburs
she IS cut here OF a tour Of laspecsIoa.
Mr.. James usanessey, prominent merchant
OF ABERDEEN, WASH, IS N the city. guest al the
RaiaisF. Mr. Hennessey wss iosnesly nopu.
lar san Fr&Delxco commercial Traveller, aas a,
msay friends Aaa seqasiutsnees Ia tas SOUND
Ssantry, The sgxae OF ats former frAvais
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4 MIGHT ON THE SIDEWALK.
~ Hpilepttc Picked Up Yesterday Morn
Ing on Pike street,

Ofivef balou. carpenter about sS years of
ase. was brought into police hesaq usrters about
o'clock yesterday morning suffering from the
objects a IN epilepsic at He was picked an ON
NJ corner 81 Pike and Sixth streets about s
O'Clock ~ number Of iaborers on their way 10
vofks who discovered the unfortanste man
lying upon the sidewalk
ceossu AFTER baioa was brought into the sta
non City Physician Grant was called In. ana Az,
what he could TO alleviate bic sntgsrlngs. When
beiou was restored 10 consciousness he told ths
o9oers that he fell Into a o. last nisAt whIle
Walking along Pike street. and eii not reraln
consciousness until he found himself AT the
polico station. Wv
Ne diecovered. also, that some one had yo,,.
snrusgh his pockets while he lay aucou,e,ea.
On ina sidewalk and had taken ali Of hls mos.v
amounting 10 about 81.
naiou 10 native OF Providence, Il. I and
ome - s<suie seont two months aso He was
eat 70 Providence hospital by Or Grant -
treatment ''s
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BEEyITIEs.

There have only been four are alarms so far
this mouth
Mr.. L. q. willard. the veteran real estate sales
man, Ia now vita Crawford d Conoyer
Toshikswa Takiehi. . Jap. died at HIS home
near Fourth and Washington streets yesterday.
Four hundred and forty -four Ii the number TO
ring up for the sbstrsct Offices OF Osborne,
Tremper 4 Co, rooms .. 10. II and II Boyd block.
Front street
church viii hold soeiable in the church build
ms. corner Third and University streets. this
evening. Everybody invited
Mr.. aud Mrs J. A. Green arrived yesterday
from Portland. Mrs. Green had come from
Kansas City with friends and met Mr. Green at
Portland. who was on his way to Kansas City.
The funeral of Charles NJ. Potter. the printer
who committed suicide Wednesday. will he
held today at 2. m. from Bonney a Stewards
under the auspices Of the seattle typographical
Union
The Central ". &. r. u. will meet on satur-
day Of this week instead OF Friday. This ar
raaTement is made go ali who wish may attend
Miss Downey's Bible readings NJ Plymouth
church.
A special coach was run from Franklin over
the Columbia and Puget Sound railroad last
night TO accommodate those who wished to at
tend the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fircmen's
ball 81 the Armory las, night.
The county auditor yesterday issued licenses
TO we'd for J. hsrmoa caskcy and Annie S. PEN
keith. q Seattle: Frank Tucker ani Ella Harr,-
man, os Snohomish; Bob Rogers, of Renton and
Annie Eus,sd, Of Port Gamble.
Ii. I. Adsir. who for past three months hiss
been associated with bis brother, NJ e. Adsir on
the merchants patrol, left the yesterday city Tor
shashone. Idaho. where he viii take charge of a
herd OF BOO cattle for the Pacific Land ard
Cattle Company. and drive them 90 Kansas
Ills brother, A. X Adair, superintendent OF the
company. will drive q herd 81 similar size.
Six homestead entries three pre-emption a.
ings. one timber aud one coal land fling were
recorded n tho iaad Office Wednesday. Yesrcr-
day There were recorded six homestead entries
seven presumption filings, one timber land APP
plieation and one contest case. The business of
the land Office having been entered mp TO date
tie osiec win hereafter be open from a. m 20
Z r IA. Instead Of 10 a m. to p M, as hereto
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THE FiREBOAr.
Work BEING Pushed Upon the Hull .
h.

Work BEING Pushed Upon the Hull ut
tho Dry Dock.
Active preparations for the laying OF the keel
of the new hrcboat are being made at the dry
dock.
The keel stick. the keelson proper and the two
sister keelsons have been cat at the dry dock
mill. They sre all ioxi0 and 20 feet long All
are Of clear Puget sound ir. The keel stick is
being dressed and will be ready shortly The
blocking with which to Place the keel In posi-.
ton, and the ribs for the boat are now being
sawed at the mill.
The ways have been planked over 10 permit
the men TO work with safety upon them The
work OF preparation is being snperintended by
Mr.. Alexander Allen. who has force OF ten men
under him. The keel viii probably be laid 10
morrow.
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4 SEATTLE WITNESS.


q y. Manday's Testimony Wanted In =
9an Frsnelsro Murder Case.
Mr. Thomas r. Shepard has been appointed
e0nniasioner by the superior court OF the city
ond oOunty Of san Francisco to take the test
Uony 0f NJ. Charles y. Munday. Of this city in
he tE5al OF John y. Saughton. for tn. murder
81 ". \. Herr In San Franeisco last March. Mr..
NundAy Was . sehoolmate Of Nsnghton. lie
and Nauxhson went East from California TO at
tend Columbia college Ia 1877 ana was grad.
uated with him In 1879. along with w. II. Whit
tlooey, nov Of Port Townsend. aud Judge W. H.
Uptoa. now superior judge OF walls walia
county. Herr, whom Saugnton killed. was q;
thot time aaAistant sergeant arms OF the house
u representative. having been appointed 10
the place BY John q. Thompson. the Ohio poll
tictan. Daring those two years Herr SAughion
oud Mr. xanday were intimate frienia Herr
followed histwo friends 10 California. aud later
be and Eaughton engaged In the life insurance
bastnssA II which they were stili engaged when
The shoneing occurred
M. Munday's testimony will, be In regard to
Hor'D Npulation and character, and also As 10
Z conyefsation that he had with Herr two weeks
beioss he was killed.
NJ ohepasd's commission 10 expected here IN
few days, when the testimony viii TO taken
ond SusWarded - San Francisco
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soas Wemen Of seattle.
Msvor Moran -as found In his once yesser-
ssy sfxrusou sy the reporter. who noticed ,
Huxh Of excssemsas and absence OF coat In
uuiry Is 70 the cause Of his unusually disturbed
denesaor led him TO hand ovcs "A elAnos@
sseiy signed docsmsnt with large gia sal and
red-ink monogram. Following u copy Of the
main port of The document.
.sls hrs pleased his Gracious Majesty. '8ex.
b select from bis Royal Host the following 10y
ri subjects to witness the coronation Of his cou-
sin Rex IL, 1T the Capital Cifyof Ogden. July l.
$50, referred % IN Royal Mandate herewith
Here follow the names OF ten gentlemen OF
CtAhD
so ear Ned raazfsi ssh;eef. Hos Robert
Nsraa. Meyer Of Ssarie, Wash.. 10 hss pleased
my Eoyai Ancestor 70 make known the forego-
ing Royal Man.asea In order thai our Royal
ConsoSf. Her Majesty the Queen msy Be At
tended and surrounded By the most beautiful
and lovely of the female subjects OF our Realm.
ne command that you q once transmit 10 our
Lord High Chancellor the names OF .
unmber Of the most distinguished. noble
and beautiful of the fair ladies Of yoar
favored state, in order that selections
may be made. giving them the honor and
peasure OF aftesting their loyalty ana obedi-
ence 10 her Gracious Majesty, by assisting Is
Maids OF Honof on the occaAion Of our Comma
ton and Carnival Fete At our Royal Capital ~
the City OF Oeden, Utah, on July LIST o. the
present year. By the King. REX H.
IsealI "BrRcKHURsr, Lord High Chancellor.
Attest: ORLEANS, Fist Secretary"
Accompanying this formidable edict were
others issued from the palace of the carnival. BY
order of the king. capital city OF New Orleans,
Mardi Gras. 1880. setting forth the programme
OF the Rocky Mountain carnival 10 be held in
Ogden. Utah. from Jane 90 to July s. The car
niysl palace viii accommodate loo couples
aud will be built after the style of the Roman
Arena. There viii be . grand reception Of dele
cations. Goth civic and military, cornation cere-
monies, royal tournament, military drills and
ball. spectacular street pageant 1t night, etc.
Reduced fares ON oil railroads win be secured
for all who attend on the dates given.
The mayor said he was prepared for a sweat ss
the result OF warm weather. another in conse-
quence Of delayed council proceedings, and was
prepared even for the daily siege OF reporters.
petitioners, peddien and those who had no
business In particular, but when, in addition TO
all these vexations of spirit, he was required %
perem ptorily to oct a. the ambassador of q dis
tant and unknown king. IL was question
whether he was equal 70 the occasion. How
ever, If il were really his duty he would try and
bear the additional burden, seeing that IL gave
him fairer ciientage than he hsc had to do
with. and he asked the reporter to help him out
by stating that the mayor requested that ali la
dies in Seattle-who filed the requirements of
the edict-to forward their names TO his office,
and he would undertake 20 inform King Rex IL.
accordingly.