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Miss Hsstings' Death st Port Angeles.
PoRr ANGLES. March l5.-fSpecial.1 r.
Miss Florence Hastings, youngest daugh.
ter Of ex-Mayor James Hastings, Of VAN
dalia, H., died here Of consumption on
Monday evening, and was buried this
afternoon. Deceased was IS years Of age
at the time Of her death. and one Of Port
Angeles most popular young ladies. A
corps of pail bearers from the Knights Of
Pythias assisted at the funeral. Deceased
at one time lived in Seattle with her
parents and was Q cousin of Senator r. w.
HaaSinp1
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teeo-StGWoFt AuF0G0 Down.
WAsHrxsroN CRY. March l5.-In the
senate today the credentials of Beckwish,
appointed IS senator-elect from Wyoming,
were presented BY Vance and laid on the
table to be referred to the committee on
privileges and elections when brought up
again. The vice president laid before the
senate resolutions of the Massachusetts,
Legislature favoring the annexation of the
Hawaiian islands. After they were read
the suggestion was made by Sherman that
they should have been presented in execu-
tive session. 90 they were laid on the table
and then the senate proceeded to execu-
tive business. the last nomin alton, having
been previously received from the presi-
dent. Soon aiter the door was closed q
recess was taken until $50 O'Clock in ordsr
70 aford ths Rspuhlieans an opportunity
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BERLIN, March 15.-After q series OF
conferences representatives of the Ma
tional Liberal party have offered Caprivi
a compromise which would increase tho
annual number of recruits by 5000 this
being an increase Of 900 over their former
offer. This was stated to be the ulti-
matum of the party. but Caprivi refused
it. He still holds out for the full increase
Of 81, 600. but it il now generally believed
that the bill will be defeated at the secret
reading in the committee tomorrow. This
disposition of il will add to the probability
of the dissolution Of the reichstsg becom-
ing general.
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PUGET SOUND BOARD OF HEALTH.
Three Port Townsend Men May Bo Ap,
pointed By the Governor.

PoRr TOWNSEND, March 1a-[Special. J.
News was received from Olympia today
that Gov. McGraw would appoint Frank
A. Bartlett, L. B. Hastings and r. C. Hill,
Of this city. a. commissioners of the Puget
sound board Of health. The senate 70
appointed BY Gov. Ferry.
The only Office at the disposal Of the
board - that Of health officer. tn fees net
ting the incumbent over s.. 600 per annum.
It is generally believed that when the
new board is appointed it will appoint
DR.. L. T. Seavey. He had the office from
1890 to 1892 DR.. Baldwin, the present
officer. will make hard fight 70 retain his
position.
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MINNEAPOLIS. March ia block owned
by A. N. Smith was destroyed by fire to-
night. Loss $685. 900, insured. Three fire.
men were injured by falling wall. ~ fol-
lows: Charles Osborne. seriously: Ben
Stewart and John Baker.
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ALTON, Ill. March 15.-Miss Lucy II.
Cleveland. cousin Of President Cleveland.
died here last evening. The relatives are
resicent and refuse to give her age or any
facts concerning her death. because they
did not wish any notoriety. The presi.
dent was Immediately notified of hss
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TACOMA, March 15.-lspecial. About
thirty prominent state Democrats and can
dtdates for Federal Offices have arrived to
be present st or participate in the Demo.
cratic state committee meeting on Friday.
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Prssideut Simpson. Of ths ehipownsruf Asso.
citation OF San Francisco. has sabmittod - the
members proposit.on 80 offer . reward Of Si,odo
for the dseoesion OF tho paseeo % psrsons Who
cut The snshos chain ef shs hoxk Tacoma 4
na3oefsy oe The neaheu e - eopoeia&ea sso
q - G - eQRpeh
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Commissioner stone Resixus

WAsHrNGIoN CIrY. March 15.-The pres
ident has accepted the resignation of ex-
Gov. N. NJ. Stone. Of Iowa, - commits
sioner of the general land Office, to take
effect March "a
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NATIONAL REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
Meeting OF Executive Committee to Pre-
pare for Louisville Meeting.

NEW York, March 15-The executive
committee of the National Republican
League closed q three days. session at the
Plaza hotel this afternoon. A -sub-execu-
tive committee Of the national ieage was
appointed today. and made up as follows:
President, James S. Clarkson; James A.
Blanchard, of New York chairman, A. B.
Humphrey, of New Y ork secretary, J. H.
Manley, of Maine; Isaac Trumbo. of Cali
fornia; Z. p. Allen, of Michigan; J. W.
Patchell, of Indiana; w. z. Riley. of Ken
tucky; w. w. Tracy. Of Illinois; John B.
Robinson, of Pennsylvania; J. P. Kelly. Of
Wisconsin; H. d. Clay. Of Virginia, and
Frank J. Cannon. OF Utah. A special
committee was appointed to make all the
necessary arrangements for and to have
charge of the convention to be held at
Louisville, Ky; also to look after the
leagues interests in the New England
states, particularly in the matter Of reor-
ganixation, where deemed advisable. and
make report to the convention ON league
work. Representatives attended the con-
vention from all the important states from
Maine to California President Clarkson
said:
Tha correspondence OF the league shows that
the blood of the party IL up and is 10 ready fof
dght The prospects for . large attendance as
Louisville 10 good. and the people there are
msking ready 70 give the visiting Republicans .
Kentucky welcome. Some OF the most eminent
national speakers In the party viii attend, and
il 10 quite probable that Chairman Carter viii
call the meeting to order. The Republican
national committee 10 TO meet ss Louisville as
the same time.
The committee adjourned subject to call
Of the chair. and may be called to meet in
Washington City or CHICAGO next month.
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CLEYELAND'SNEW IDEA.
Congressmen Can No Longer
Appoint Postmasters.
olrzEMs TO HAVE The ono,ce.
The President Is Reconsidering His
Decision - to Some Appointments.

the Attorney General Appointed -
Caflisls WIN Not Remove Lisht.
house Keepers for Partisaa Rsasens.
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CHICAGO, March 1a-Samuei Allerton,
the big packer. was nominated for mayor
bv the Republicans this afternoon. He
was already the nominee of tho Peoples
rarty. The Democratic nominee 10 ex-
Mayor Carter 8. Harrison. The threatened
detection of Germans from the Democratic
party adds interest to the contest. the
Germans having been prominent In the
movement which gave Illinois to the DEM
ocrats ~ the late national election.
Democratic messenger., 1893-07-08
Recent Discovery In Iceland.

c,iand is >till field for explorers From
"a lecture delivered recently before the Ber.
lin Geographical society hy Herr Thorodd-
sen. the lcclandic explorer, il appears that
"a hitherto unknown group of lakes 10 the
west Of the glaciers of Natua Jokull has
been discovered by him. Thuroddscn em
pluyed IN summers in making himself ac
quaintcl with the interior of Iceland, and
duriu: these 10 journeys he was about jOc
days ia the saddle. 1t was necessary to be
provided with food for himself and food for
his horses, a. he had endless deserts TO
crusS and met with very few human dwell
ings. Before July there is no possibility Of
travelling. the ground being too soft with
snow water Even in summer there are
often terrible storms. and the glacier rivers
are difficult to pas. There are. by the way,
five printing presses in Iceland; 10 news
papers and eight magazines are published,
and that the lcclanlcrs have great i'm.
pulse to intellectual production is proved
10y the fact that the l3.O0n lcelanders who
immi.rItcd to Manitoba have founded l.
newspapers in their new colony. = EX-
change.
Democratic messenger., 1893-07-08
War u.cs Of Old WI warrhonscs.

When New Orleans fell into the hands ol
the Union army during the kate war and
General Butler rcignesl in the Crescent City
many Of the old warehouses ont near til,
river were transformed into prisons, AM,
Confederate soldiers were locked mp in them
by the hundreds So many of these ware.
houses were used for this purpose that il /,
almost impossible to tell now. except for the
occasional discovery of some relic where he
prisons were
Some time ago th. American sugar rciin.
cry bought the old Esther warehouse. cor.
ncr Iulia and south Peters streets. and They
began the work Of tearing down the oil
brick buil.ln. in order that room may h.
bad for the n-w structure. On South Pc
tiers street almost the entire line has beer.
taken away. and the men are ut work re-.
moving the foundation. On SATURDAY the
usual crow,! at negroes were at work on the
base of the South Peters stree; wall when
they cam. into contact with Il brick wall
some distance h.iow the sidewalk Work
OF n few minutes brought To light the fact
that under the sidewalk There had been I've
subterr;inrin rooms ~ feet long, s feet wide
and feet deep These rooms were connect
ed with the street 10y trapdoors and an in.
cline extended from the floor To the top oi
the room. The walls are Of brick. covered
with cement and were water tight
What these vaults were use,! for no one
can definitely say, but the finding Of twd
bombshcll> in one of the rooms leads the
workmcn tn believe that they were mag;i.
zines. The opening Oh the sidewalk was
made TO allow the soldiers To remove pow.
der. shot and shclls.-New Orleans Plea.
yilue
Democratic messenger., 1893-07-08
The Pantheon.

Imagine the Pantheon in its glory, be-
fore it was stripped of its gold, its bronze
and marbles and statues by emperors and
popes Conceive that vast dome. still the
largest span in the world-nearly once and u
half larger than the diameter of st. Paul's-
the first great dome ever raised by man,
the grand invention Of Romans of which
the Greeks in all their art never dreamed.
The dome, with the round arch out Of
which it sprang, is the most fertile concep-
tion in the whole history of building. The
Pantheon becan. the parent of all subse-
qucnt domeS. and 81 that of Holy Wis
dom ut Constaurinople. which WAS the
parent OF the Byzantine dOmes of Europe
and OF Asia.
We can recall its roof of solid concrete,
nodded and plated within and covered with
gilt bronze plates without, withit statues,
the enormous columns of rare marbles and
granite, its upper story of porphyry and
serpcntine, lit only by one great circle 30
feet i'll diameter. through which the open
sky by day and the stars by night look
down on the marble pavement. To this
wonderful building. the one relic of the
ancient world in its entirety, the builders
If all after ages turned. Fornightly Re
view
Democratic messenger., 1893-07-08
4 Bit of i:nyai Vanity.

The only trait of vanity which | ever no
ticed in Empress Elizabeth was the pride
she took in her magnificent chestnut hair,
which fell below her knees. She used To
have it brushed for hours every day, while
her reader" Mile. F, read to her Eng
lish. Freach or Hungarian novels. Her
majesty was particularly anxious that the
dressers who brushed her long tresses should
avoid pulling out a single hair This OF
course WAS AN impOssibility. and the un-
fortunate maid concealed carefully in the
pocket of her apron any hair which became
entangled in the brush. One day the EN-
press. happening To glance into the looking
glass, caught sight of the maid concealing
n small roll OF hair in the above described
fashion. Jumping up from her rocking
chair. her majesty clutched her attendant
by the wrist and angrily exclaimed:
Il have caught yOu at last. You are ruin
ing my hair
With "a presence of mind which would
have done honor To an expert diplomat the
maid replied unhesitatingly: Il implore
yOur majesty to forgive me. IL never hap
pcned before. | only wished tn have few
of my sovcrcisn'> hairs To put in a locket
which my little girl wears around her neck
as a taliSman
Whether the empress believed or not this
clever invention ! do not know, but shrug-
gin: her shapely shoulders she resumed her
seat, laughing nerrily. and the next day
she pres, ntcd her maid with iocket en-
riched with diamonds. saying, with a mis-
chievous twinkle in her eyes, Il think this
is the Kind of talisman your little daugh-
ter deserves for having such "A clever moth
cr -IiariHr'S
Democratic messenger., 1893-07-08
NntnrictY and Artrcssc,.

In the course of her address in the won
ems congress in Chicago Miss Cayvan tool
occasion TO say:
Perhaps the greatest in justicc of the pub
lie toward the actress. to whom il looks fol
its happicst recreation, is the Unsuitable c,
riosity concerning the smallest detail Of hcl
private life, which results in culpable care
lessness in circulating sensational and I'M
founded rumors and an equally cull,abl,
credencc in accepting without invcSii.,a
tion any extravaganza of the penny-a liner,
fancy.
The player is accused of seeking notori
ETY. when il is notoricty that seeks tine play
er. The letters of Interrogation we receive
intended to fill out special newspaper art /
cles. read thus: When, where and how dc
you sew" Are you afraid of micc,
What do you want for Christmas"
What kind Of a dog do you prefer" etc
As il private preferences had any bearing
on dramatic art!
Still another demand, and one which af
fects all actresses more or less seriously, i
the desire of the public ;ocnjoy luxury an,
magniiicence in dress The price Of perpet
ual daintincss on the stage is eternal vigi
lance and expense. and the cost of modiSl
gowns. which can be worn but season and
require the skill Of the fashionable dress
maker instead Of the stage costumer in con
struction. taxes heavily the resources oi
small salaried players.
Democratic messenger., 1893-07-08
AnnIh Scottish nnrinr.

\ hot headed. warm hearted physician
was DIR. DoUgal. who practiced in Scotland
in tho last part OF the eighteenth century.
He was OF contradictory nature and
would not allow the unlearned TO express
an opinion in regard to their own state of
health.
One day man. in an agony of pain, came
into his drugshop and asked TO have tooth
drawn.
Mon, you're no needing; a tooth drawn, :"
said the doctor 'Gae AVA hame and pit
n poultice TO it."
An argument cisuet. during which the
sufferer, driven to desperation, cried out:
Il dinna suppose ye can draw teeth"
At this the doctor seized his forceps and
jumped over the counter. "l'll draw every
tooth in your heidi he shouted and started
in pursuit of his patient, who rushed through
the Market square OF Keith vainly shriek-
ing for aid.
He was finally outrun by the doctor, who
got him down on his back and triumphant
ly took out two of his teeth on the spot
The remarks OF the doctor were always
short and sharp, and yet they contained "A
deal of homcly wisdom.
I've a deal To suffer with my cen. doc
tor" said II patient.
Better suffer with them than without
them replied the doctor.
Sic an awfu' held as I've got doctor!i
said another. Can We do naething for't?"
"Wecl, wecl, lassic," said he, Its nae
muckle u held, but yell hae To be doing
wit, for it 5 just n ye hac fort, ye ken. -
Exchange.
Democratic messenger., 1893-07-08

bow very lowly. My uncle was not man
who demanded dobsequiOusncss, and he said,
What do you do that for:" "Oh." says
the man, ''massi. the other night was go
ing along the street. and had burden on
my shoulder, and I was sick. and | was
hungry. and | came to the door of your
church, and you were preaching about God
he mcrciful to me, sinner.' aud | stood
there at the door long enough to hear you
say that il a man could utter that prayer
from the depths Of his soul God would par
don him and finally take him to heaven.
Then put my burden on my shoulder. and
started home. ! got to my home, and slt
down, and said, God be merciful to me, a
sinner. but il got darker and darker and
then, massa. got down on my knees and
said God he mcrciful TO me, n sinner and
the burden got heavier, and il got darker
and darker. knew not what 10 do Then
got down on my face. and | cried, God
he mercful Ia me, a sinner and away oil
saw a light coming. and il came nearer and
nearer and nearer until all was bright in
my heart. and arose. ] am happy now
the burden is all gonc-and said to myself
II ever met you in the street ! would get
clear off the sidewalk. and | would bow
down and take my hat of before YOU
feel that owe more to you than To any other
man. That is the reason bow before you"
oh, are there not many now who can ut
ter this prayer, the prayer Of the black
man. the prayer of the publican, God be
merciful tn me, n sinner While halt in
the sermon. will you not all utter il? I dc
not say au,libly, but utter il down in the
depths of your souls consciousness Yes
the sigh goes all through the galleries, il
goes all through the pcws, it goes all
through these aisles, sigh after sigh-God
be mcrcifui to me. sinner.
Have you all uttered il, No, there is one
soul that has not uttered it-;oo proud 10
utter it, too hard TO utter it. o Holy
Spirit. descend upon that one heart! YES,
he begins TO breathe it now. No bowling oi
the head yet, no starting tear yet. but the
prayer IN beginning-it is born. God be
mcrciful TO me. u sinner! Have all uttered
il? Then utter it myself. for no one in all
the house needs to utter il more than my
own soul-God be mcrciful to me. "a sinner
Democratic messenger., 1893-07-08
\ Nov.i birthday Reminder.

Speaking of girls reminds me Of a very
pretty novelty in birthday presents which
has come into vogue here quite recently. In
the case that came under my notice a young
man, engaged To he married. visited the
residence of his fianccc the night before her
birthday and left with one Of the servants u
large pa,,ichoard box. together with minut.
instructions a. to its disposal. When the
sun pcepe'l into the room uf the bride elect
the next morning, it found the coverlct of
her couch >trewn with roses of the variety
of which she was fon,iest, placed there while
SHE slept
When lac ynun. miss entered her bath u
few minute. later for her morning plunge,
she found the tub wreat he'd ut the top with
American Beauty roses. every vcstigr q:
thorns having been removed from the stems
by the same faithful hands which decoratrd
her couch while >hc dreamed of the happy
days TO comc.-\cw York Letter.
Democratic messenger., 1893-07-08
sra:rnw. as Public nenefnc,or..

Some time since The Sun published an ac-
count of the destruction Of thousands of
acres Of pine and hemlock timber in the
mountains of West Virginia and Maryland
by a species of beetles unknown to science.
Millions Of dollars worth OF fine timber
had already been destroyed, and the dep
relations Of the beetles still continued.
threatening the total destruction of all the
pine. spruce and hcml0ck timber in the
Alleghanies, and the cntomologists of the
experiment station were at loss for "A
remedy. Since then much money has been
spent. A committee of scientists were To
he sent To Europe in search of n remedy.
and a dozen theories had been put into
practical use without avail. It is now be-
lievetl that remedy aud very simple but
thorough one has been found, and that by
the nrrrSt accident.
\ few days ago flight OF hor,ies Of the
pine beetles left some desi siroyed forest and
alightrl around and over Fairmont in
clouds. The people in the town and neigh
borhood could do nothing with the host.
and it looked - il they would eat up and
destroy everything, hut the fiocks OF Eng
liSh sparrnws about ;hc town and vicinity
which had with>iooi the shotguns and
abuse OF every man and hoy there descend
ell upon the S'varm> and killed and ate them
by thousands. The capacity of the birds
was wonderful, and they soon thinned out
the pests. No one had ever thought of the
English sparrowS in the light of public
benefactOr before. but now everybody in
that locality is enthusiastic in the opinion
that the sparrowS are the remedy for the
pine pests. and j; is thought that the birds
can be taken imtothc mountains and turned
loose la the pine forests. where they will
destroy the beetles. The experiment will
probably ie tried on aii extensive scale soon.
Cor New York sun.
Democratic messenger., 1893-07-08
4 Very l:nOtl lslcn.

at is my custom" writes Il correspond
ent, TO carry Il calling card in my pocket
book with the legend, My address in c:,>e
OF accident written above across il. the
wisdom of which WAS shown last wech Re
turning from the Madison Square Garden
found that | ha'l lost my purse. My escort
smiled AT my faith in The hit of pi>trbnarl
and the honesty of his fellow men. knew
that he who steals my purse steals trash.
for the treasury department i usually de
petct. bu; it> proportions were fairly alder.
manic with samples. Il handkerchief and
some papers valuable tn me- alone. Imagine
my pleasure when ! received Il letter from
the supcrintenlcr; announcing; it, safety.
The card did ii. and men are honest. for,
though the 'sillcr WAS >c;tnt. the samples
were just too lovely for anything. New
York Times.
Democratic messenger., 1893-07-08
Electric ISitters.

This remedy is becoming So well known
and So popular as To need no special
mention. All who have used Electric
Bitcrs sing The same song of praise. 4
purcr medicine does not exist and it is
Z guaranteed 10 do all that is claimed
Electric Bii,ers will cure all diseases ot
the Liver and Kidnays. will remove PIN
pies, Boils. Salt Rhcum aud other affect
ions caused by impure blood.-Wili drive
Malaria from the system aud prevent "a
well as cure all Malarial ievers.-For
cute of Headache. Consumption and
Indigestion try Electric Bltters.-Entire
satisfaction guaranteed. or money refund
ed-Price ~ cts. aud ~ 10 per bottle al
T. ID. COitingham & Co.'S Drugstore.
Democratic messenger., 1893-07-08
A Ynunr Th.ninrinn.. nnr.tinn

The Rev. DIR VI. Woolscy STRIKER has
precocinu> son who gives promise of becom.
ing Il profound throlos;ian. At the dinner
table not long ago the child. arousing sud
denly from a period OF deep abstraction.
solcmnly said, Papa, do understand that
it is your belief that we shall recognize each
other in hell"
For some moments the reverend gentle
man was stupeiied 10y the uncxpectedncss
OF this query and the unpleasant possibiii-
ties it suggested. Finally. however. he an
swere,l. Il hope not, my son. Chicago
News Record
Democratic messenger., 1893-07-08
Imnrp, ing CNclonr I.it..

An industrial Journal suggests that Kan
s;lS prairie farmers Nigh; effect a consider
able Improvement On the architecture Of
their Cyclone pits" 10y studying and adopt
ing the principles on which an American
buildinS company Is constructing houses in
parts of South America specially subject
10 earthquake disturbance. Broad iron
gr,lcr, cncircle the building near the mid
die of each story. and vertical bars join the
roof To the basement in way that will
prevent the collapse of the structure. even
should the upheaval "f the ground tilt it
forward