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Indeed many of these so-caiied slaves
afterwards became Chief Sealth's priu-
cipal Iieutenants.
After Chief Seaith had consolidated
the tribes and enforced his right to the
chieftainship, he still further strength
enei his influence over the tribes by
checking other raids by unfriend!y tribes
from the north and south. and concluded
treaties of friendship with them. He even
carried his wise rule so far as 10 anticipate
the formation OF the Chinook language by
The Hudson Bay traders by so adapting
the several distinct dialects then prevail
ing amongst the d.fteren; tribes scattered
over a large area. that Al length they could
converse with one another, where before
they cou.d net Thus he brought about
the formation Of a language common TO all
The tribesfrom the Snohomish and Sno-
qaalmie - far south and west as Olympia.
by his great exploits in war. his Wis
dom Sad prudence ~ counc1i. sad the
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rat came into my dressing-room and ate .
cake of soap while was dressing.
Cats, it Is said, cannot live at the top of
PiKe's peak. Possibly they cannot.
Neither can anything else. Speakere and
singers experience great difficulty at both
Aspen and Leadviile on account of the
hyperclmatic conditions there. They
gasp and become giddy. and sometimes
Inconsistencies follows.
DR.. Dugan was once in the audience
when it was suddenly discovered that the
queen Of the ballet had become uncon-
scious in her dressing-room. He was sum
moned. Around him ne found twenty or
more danseuses ready TO faint and cius-
tered about the head of the ballet, who
lay there gasping in ter rich pen-wiper
costume. He looked at her a moment, as
the physician might have done eighty
years ago, when he told her mother il
was girl. Then he called for bucket
OF water. and in q moment life aud health
returned TO all the dancers. They were
real veil, and glad 10 go On with their
work.
The dIess Of . promisy dAnSouso olson
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markabie old man. HIS son. Raphael
COMBS made the clever sketches from
Which the cuts were made. Mr.. Coombs'
uory is as follows:
"The first time ever saw Chief Seattle
Nas IN the summer Of 1860, shortly after
~ arrival here. At that time there were
- unusually large number of Indians in
z2evn. over 100 Of them being congregated
- the sandy beach near where Dexter
5efton d Co. 5 bank building now stands.
= Washington and Commercial streets.
8 - that time tho site was occupied by
usxter Horizons store. aud a block north.
y where the Bank of Commerce now
stands, was Henry l.. Yesler's store. On
Ne beach most of the indians were
sanding around talking in groups or
nstening TO the deliberations of a coun-
~ Of about twenty of the Oldest Indians
eated in circle on the ground (as
Hpresented in the cuD. The chief
ssurs In this group was venerable
boxing old native, who was apparently
ecsing as judge. as ell who spoke
addressed themselves to him. Matters of
esave Importance were evidently being
siscussed, and 1 was greatly impressed
Win the calm and digni!ied manner in
which the old judge disposed of the mat
YER IN dispute and the great attention and
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ming Of the summer resort season. that
new service has been put on IN perhaps

ming Of the summer resort season. that
new service has been put on In perhaps
100 places.
The mail equipment division Of the Sec
ond assistants Office provides the service
with mail bags of all kinds, mail locks
various devices. like cord fasteners. label
cases, etc, which pertain to these equip
ments. 1t prepares advertisements invit-
ing proposals for furnishing these articles.
receives the proposals ana prepares con-
tracts. 1t issues orders for the purchase Of
new materials, receives, inspects and ac-
cepts them, and issues them again when.
ever and wherever they are needed. This
division controls and cares for all these
things after they have been put in service,
sees that they are economically and prop
erly used and ere not allowed to accumu-
late and lie idle at places where they are
not needed, and provides that the damaged
stock shall be repaired and restored to ser
vice. There are three funds at the DIS
posai of the division, one of 500, 600 for
the purchase and repair of mail bags and
mail catchers; another of 600 for the
purchase and repair of mail locks, keys
and chains, and yet another of $500 for
the rent, fuel and lighting of the mail bag
and mail lock repair shops in Washington
City.
The bureau Of the second assistant post
master generals office next in importance
to the railway mail service is the bureau
of foreign mails. 1t has been of unavoid-
able growth, rather than an enterprising.
creative, typical branch of the postal sys-
tenn. 1t is. because it has been obliged to
be. In the present administration. how
ever, the very important subsidy legisla-
ton has been enacted, and if the develop
ment of this policy is pursued to its logical
ends land many public men think it in
evitable that it shall be) the bureau of for
eign mails may rise in importance to the
level of the railway mali service. Many
consider the beginning of the subsidy
policy the historical event of Postmaster
General Wanamaker 8 administration. At
all events the credit for the labor per-
formed in inducing American steamship
owners to bid under the act is wholly his.
The superintendent of foreign mails has
the details of the exchange of mails with
foreign countries, OF course; he prepares
postal treaties and conventions, except
money order conventions, which are pre-
pared in the money order division of the
first assistants office; he RENTS erroneous
or excessive postage, and adjusts rates for
the TRANSPORTATION of mails through the
United States to be paid by foreign coun-
tries; he charges customs duties on mail
matter, prepares monthly schedule of the
saiiings Of mail steamers, and examines
accounts and recognizes payments.
The position of first assistant postmaster
general has been made famous by Hon.
Adlai f. Stevenson and Hon. James S.
Garrison. But the duties in the perform
ance of which they became chiefly notable
are now performed by the fourth assistant
postmaster general. He now appoints the
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there have been attended by as many as
5000 Indians. I saw one there at which
there was fully 1900 present. At one
time there were several great totem poles
erected there, which were carved similar
to those to be found in Alaska.
after long illness, during which the
old chief was frequently visited by natives
and early white settlers from all over the
Sound. he died at the Ole Man house. His
funeral was attended by several hundred
white people and by more of his own peo-
pie. G. A. Meigs. proprietor of the Port
Madison mill. shut down the mill and on
his steamer took all the employees and
others over to the funeral. A great many
also went over from this city. As the:old
chief was Catholic he was buried with
the ceremonies of that church, mingled
with which were customs peculiar to the
natives. The ceremonies were imposing
and impressive. and the chanting of the
litanies by the native singers was very
beautiful. His last resting place is now
marked by granite monument erected
by the old white pioneers, led by A. A.
Denny. Hillory Butler and others.
During his life Chief Sealth h ad two or
three successive wives, but he did not have
many children. Princess Angelina, who
is now familiar figure on our streets. was
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nobility Of his character, Chief Sealth
obtained . wonderful influence over all
the natives In this section, whether BE-
longing to his tribes or to others. And
thus 1t was that. when first saw him, his
deep voice. slow and grave speech were
listened to with such marked Difference
and respect by all. He was the supreme
arbiser in their disputes. and his decisions
were accented - final and conclusive and
carried out with unquestioning obedience.
Having early been converted to the Cath
Ole faith, he introduced and successfully
carried out many moral reforms among
MS people. He reprimanded them often
ior drunkenness. fighting and their loose
sexual relations with tho whites. He Was
great peacemaker and always avoided
oloodshed wherever possible. He even
undertook to subvert the ancient tradi-
uonai customs Of his race in regard to
bloody retaliation for mortal wrongs. and
to inculcats among his people Christian
principles.
Though q man of great natural abili-
ties. Chief Sealth never learned either the
Chinook or the English languages; nor did
any of the older Indians whom I knew.
An interpreter was always necessary
whenever any of the whites wished to con-
verse with him. In appearance he was
dignified, but somewhat bent with age
when knew him, and at that time he al
ways walked with staff in his hand. He
looked like superior man among his peo-
pie. Though the top of his head had been
hattened in childhood, the malformation
was not so apparent Is it was in all the
other old Indians Of his day. During the
summer months and when first saw him
he wore but single garment. That was q
Hudson Bay Company's blanket. the folds
Of which he held together with one hand,
and from their midst appeared the broad
chest and strong arm of bronze which
grasped his staff. The sketch herewith was
made by my son, Ray Coombs. and repre-
sents the old chief a. he appeared on the
streets of this town thirty-four years ago.
The oldest Indians that knew him we'll
have been shown the drawing and they
pronounce it the best picture of him they
have seen. 1t has been suggested by early
settlers that bronze or stone statue Of the
old chief be made from this sketch and
placed in Pioneer place.
1.-THE latter years of Chief Sealth were
passed at his headquarters at the Ole Man
house on Kitsap island. near Port Madi-
son, and in visiting the different tribes,
administering justice, reproof and counsel
to his devoted people. He was often in
this city. where he was respected by all
the white people. The Ole Man house.
where he resided, was famous gathering
place for the natives from all over the
Sound, and some of the potlaches held
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Fct SHOWN him when speaking. From
sa'eiiisent looking young Indian who
ss'a SPEAK English learned that the Old
se was Chief Seattle. or. as he was then
sAesa. Seasth. and that those seated
Lu' hiln were ex-chiets and leading
s ssaaAas OF the various tribes then living
CsVas aere. Among them We're Seattle
icy. nom the az u,h o. the DuSamish ::
cNufaseh. from Back river. Shllshole
tsssy. from Salmon bay. Lake John,
&isap island.
""h this youas Indian as an inter
interviewed several of the old
aaoses as 10 hcw Seal,h became head
30 many tribes. They said that
81, a., atty years before .ha. time, when
~, vas - or - years old, news
So TIE various tribes in this vicinity
mr. large number Of the mountain or
49, "reen and White river Indians
ssspar.ng 10 maze . raid upon the
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his only child by his first wife. When
first knew her she was q washerwoman for
the white people. among whom she VAS a
great favorite, and although she was
buxom widow and not bad-looking she
was always esteemed as virtuous, good
woman. She had daughter who married
a hail. breed. and by whom she had a son.
now living, named Joe Foster. His "a.
rents died early and old Angeline ha.
reared him. shaved for him and begged for
him. She has gotten him out Of many
scrapes and her whole heart IS wrapped
up in the boy, Ny rapa's great-grand-
child
"Angeiine had half-sis,er who married
Q chief on Lake Sam smish and died abou.
q wear ago, bu; l don't know anything
more about her. think Chef Sealsh also
lett by his last wife 8 son. who is now liv-
ing a, Ole Man house. This son has .
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sssd his people from destruction. He won
innumerabIe bloodless battles and achieved
ssmarkabls triumphs Of diplomacy and
statecraft. He was the savior. the teacher,
the ruler and the friend Of his people.
For ffty years he reigned in the hearts Of
Ii subjects. and his memory is cherished
n the hearts Of not only their children, but
q those of an alien race. To Samuel f.
Coombs, the well-known pioneer and his
doe friend, the PosT-IxrELLrcs ScER il in
dsbted for the following history of this re-
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THE GREAT PROCESSION.

'what are the folks all starin' forr'
Said D.nk- Botts-on- parade.
"To pipe you of. to pips you on"
The Antt-Snapper said.
"What makes EN- laugh % hard o. Nofs
Said Dink- BOtts-on. parade.
'God know. you'd make dead man Laughs"
'For the faithful are . marchin' to tAsir great
An. .hs T .rnmDss: il BLOWN an Hol. Smith
But you're the strangsss thing they know, The
wandering people say,
For secretary to look at In the meenin,.''
saint this Day O. Dsstinyr'
Said Dink- Bo,ts-on parade.
"a day o. wrath, day O WRATH"
IL wish more folks from home were here.
Said Dink-Botts-on- parade
"Thcy'll read about you in the Ssa.''
The Antt-Snapper said.
They're insug urstir' Grover. and inauguratia'
Hoke
An there's two ends to hornet an there's two
An you'd better keep your shirt On. ana b
thankful you're bespoke.
While the Democrats are shoutin' In the morn
In"
"Old Hoke was right.'sud man 70 ne"
said Dlnk- electromagnetic
"He's runnin' things himself, tust now"
The Anti-Snapper said.
"whst makes CLARK Howelps mug 90 elumr'
said Dink. Botts.on- parade
"Hc's thinkin' O. the good old times"
The Anti-Snspper said.
"For the eagles an tho buzxards 10 . whoelin' In
the eky,
But it look. as though the pickins would b
pretty poor an drv.
With the goldbuzs havin' their own way, an
little fat to fry,
An tine Democrats 10 hungry in the mornin'."
"why don't you put your trust In mer'
Said D!nk- Bolts on srade.
"The faith cure doesn't work no more"
The Ant-snapper said.
"Well. here's good luck to me an HokAs
Said Dink- Botts-on- parade.
"Hurrah for you an sheol, too
The Anti-SnappeP said.
"For the Tiger is iashin OF his striped tail 70.
day,
An Murphy 10 a leadin' him along tho nowery
way.
But just where come In 10 not 20 very plain to
say,
While the Democrats are marchn' in the
mornin'."
Charles A. Dana, after Kfpltno
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With fash and Q rattle and . rumble loud.
Said the First Storm Cloud to the secon storm
Coud:
snow busk thee. busk thee. for Jerry Rusk he 10
bounced and we're going 70 the Cirrus
Ball"
"Old Dvreniorth can 90 get himself hanged,
And his dynamite BE- blasted and DANCED,
This lurdsn looms, with their big balloons, trying
10 milk us, amt in it at ALL
They biazed, they busted with fury ana fuss,
They had their designs on . cumuius.
But Jerry is out. ana up the spout, and ven
shake leg ct the Cirrus Ball"
"Has II rainedr "Itain't IL rainsd sinos the
fourth Of Msrchf
You may go Through Oswsgo. there Amt any
starch:
since Jerry stopped trying the vet has been ~.
ing, and Piuvian Jups can't hold In the
fall"
Said the First Farmer TO the Second Farmer,
"Ihere will be corn TO husk.
And grass to grow and hay to NOV, since we've
go. rid OF Rusk,
That government seed made our hearts 20 bleed.
but now tnere'ii TO plenty In garner and
stall"
Said the Second Farmer TO the First Farmer:
I'm sick o fancy gunps,
'Tain't Jerry's whskers mAxes the wind, an
farmers amt no chumps;
For Agriculture sake. an exception Will make,
m . teetoler, butt ssan-is's have
balIi" -Chayies f. Dan0
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GOOD CHIEF SEATTLE.
How a Young Warrior Became
Ruler of Many Tribes.
ms AMBUSH At WHITE RIVER.
Duove in War, Wise In Council. Just IN
self By Bearing His Name.

! the stored pages
of history there is
not Q more inter-
esting tale than
that of tho rise
and career Of the
great chief from
whom this city
takes its name.
From an humble
citizen of his tribe
he at one bound
became the chief
of . nation of
tribes. He deliv.
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Pain fro1a ind gesfion. dyspepsia. and tee
hearty eating. 10 relieved al once Or taxing one
of Carriers Little idvaf Pulls IuUsi!ssely After
dinner. Doa't forget thiA
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II you do not want gray ha.rs, Use HalIs
VexoSanso asc.liaa ESly kaaoWex
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Dioxenss: A Tragedy In Two Acts.
New York sun.

ACT l.
Aristarchus tseeing Diogenes nosing
around with q iightb- Ah. there, old boy.
what are you doing with that lanternf
Diogenes tstoically Hooking for an
homes. man.
ACT IL.
Tiae-Four hours later.
Aristarchus (mee.ing Diogenes without
the light -Hailool Have you found your
honest man1
Dioganes (wrathfuilyt-No, I'm looking
for the son of gun who stole NY lantern.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-01-12
A Rascal Extraordinary.

Josef Hendigery. who was sentenced to penal
Servitude in CracOw about two weeks ago. was a
criminal such as even the Russian system of es-
piOnage has seldom developed. Although but
twenty-five years old. well educated. intelligent
respected, and with all the most prosperous
ways of civilians career. he abandoned HIM
self to every convenient form of profitable ras-
cality. and eventually plotted Il general slaughter
of his best friends on a scale not equalled since
the night of ST. Bartholomew.
Hendigery is the son of q high police official in
Warsaw. After receiving Il good education and
acquainting himself with English German. and
French. he crossed the border into G;tlicia about
two years ago. travelled from city to city under
the patronage of the highest families, whose con-
fidence he won through forged letters of intro
ductiOn, and finally brought up in Lemberg
where he established himself for some time as
an embryo college professor. SO clever were
his methods that he imposed upon the learned
men of Lemberg the most exalted notions of his
scholarship, lectured to them on pedagogy and
phOOgy with exceptional success, and event.
ually secured the hand of the belle of the city,
the daughter of a wealthy publisher and niece of
Count Stanislaus MiOnczynski of CracOw.
Shortly after his marriage Hendigery went to
st. Petersburg on a mysterious mission. Upon
his return he passed some time in Lemberg and
then with his wife went to visit her relatives in
Cracow, ingratiatng himself in their confidence
by his avOwals of loyalty to Poland and hatred
of Russia. All this, however, was cut short by
his arrest as a bogus nfOrmer, a swindler, and
the plOtter of the deaths of scores of innocent
men and women, not excepting his wife's father
and uncle.
1t was then learned that his mysterious trip to
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-01-12

He is now laid up at the hospital with a broken
arm; but is getting along all right. and soon will
be on his pins again.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-01-12

The Boston bricklayers have secured the eight
hour day. commencing on the LIST inst
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io.t sight Of the central idea in the eontest-ths
preservation of the Populist house. II was to
destroy this house that the Republicans made
the f9ift and failed. Had they succeeded it
would have thwartsd all reform legislation.
They know that the laws passed BY 1t are
valid: that to declare otherwise the supreme
court would have to revise ali respectable pre-
cedents ct partisan demand and lace . wave OF
public INDIGNATION unparalleled since the nosori-
Gus Judge Trescilian was followed to the scat.
fold BY an outraged people who exultsd ct his
just but shocking execution. Corporate greed
was determined to prevent the enactment OF ~
form measures BY the Popuiists.
The governor then goes on to enumerate
the acts of the Republican house intended
to extinguish the house of Populists. be-
ginning with the attempted arrest of its
chief clerk, and to be followed by the ar
rest Of enough Populist members to break
. quorum, and continues:
This did not succeed. and though the Repub-
licans succeeded in the compromise in driving
the Popuiisu from the hall, their organization
10 still intact Even this was brought
about through the disloyaly Of the
state militia and county sheriff The
militia has been recruited and doctored to this
end for two yeara The unmasking of Repub-
lican treason, perjury and lawlessness richly
compensates the P0pulists for ali the indignities
suffered.
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ieoxsoLrDATI0N OF BAY CITIES.
Conlbeooce Of Councils at FalrhaveI
Discusses tho Propositions.

Co0DoeooCo OF Councils at F81rhovon
Discusses tho Proposition.
WnAfcoN. Feb. 2o.-fSpecial. Mayor
Nads undoubtedly voiced the sentiments
4 majority of the people Of Whatcom
6aturday in his speech in favor Of CONSOLE
tatioa ct the joint meeting Of the munich
psl councils OF the bay cities at Fairhaven.
He argued that it is our misfortune to be
SWITCHED out too much, and admits what
annot well be gainsaid, that there must
always be three local centers on Belling-
ham bay-Fairhaven. backed by popula-
ace and large commercial interests; Sc
Nm. supported by large population and
important commercial and manufacturing
hsesests, and Whatcom, lying nearest to
Ne great agricultural wealth and popula-
IA Of Che Nooksack valley. He believes
hat consolidation would eliminate all
warning factions, and that under . new
name oil interests would unite to build up
eas city on BelIingham bay which might
nesonably be expected to become rival
SsAttle and Tacoma in the race for COM
1osc'al supremacy on Puget sound.
Ltts was accomplished at the meeting
Wyond the appointment of q committee
eitisens to confer with q like committee
y 10 appointed by the Whatcom council
eprepare plan of consolidation to be-
submitted 10 the councils of the two cities.
sed approved to be voted upon by the
sopis at a special election. The Fair
essso committee consists Of {. X. LARA
- president Of the land company and Of
Nelisisens' bank; T. w. Stratter and G.
=. "aidron. both bankers: ex-County
commissioner George w. Lysle. ex-Repre-
ehissive J. NJ. Miller and j. II. DIETRICH,
siy attorney.
nn thought that majority of the com.
a's'ee are opposed to consolidation upon
ny terms n this time