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which viii be IA additional lien on tie
supply Of gold in the treasury. Under the
act OF July. isssl. the government has ac-
knowlcsiged its obligation 10 MAINTAIN sill
yer aad god az Far. Ii has outstanding
some So. ogo. 60 OF notes and has only
about sI0D. 90. 90 Of gold II the secretary
Of the treasury should under the Biand
bill issae silver certificates calling for dol
lars when there were no dollars behind
them. il they came in for redemption, a.
they might, the secretary Of the treasury
would BE compelled to use gold or what
ever else be had 20 redeem them
To add S.. 5000 IN notes which must
also be kept ST par with gold. is the par
pose OF the Bland seigniorage bill. and II Is
becomes law its natural effect viii be TO
throw doab; on either the sincere purpose
or the ability Of the government 10 keep
al It's currency IT par with gold. The
Bland bill would issue certificates Tor .
seign iorage which does not exist: its pur-
ppss is to create fat money and 10 change
paper currency payable only in gold or
silver into one payable only in silver. IL
Is an altogether vicious measure. In his
speech against the bill. John sherman,
among other things, uttered these weighsy
words:
"Thsrs could be no seigniorage in this
case because there had been no proAs
The cost Of the silver bullion in the
treasury was $l23 o00. 600, white its coinage
value was <leo, 0oD 90, and that difference
was the sctgnioragc for which the p'ii
provided. The fact was, however, tina:
the present market value OF the silver oul-
iionrin the treasury Was only $sf.OU.oo,
% that there had been loss on the trans.
action OF $4,000. oo0. at the market rate
today--js CENTS an ounce. The treasury
notes outstanding against the silver pur-
chased under the act of lso0 aggregated
$50. $1,000 So that the amount OF loss.
instead of gain and seignior age, VAS VS.
10000. He believed that the passage OF
the Dill meant the beginning of an unlim-
Tied issue OF paper money. There vas out
standing today OF the various forms OF
demand obligations $3.50, 900 600. and now
u was proposed to add to these liabilities
$55. 900, 900, and possibly $ll0. 10000 Did
anybody suppose that that vast sum OF
money could be maintained At par with
gold? There was in the treasury on tho
there was 3G4. 0D0O0 OF silver dollars.
What, in the name of heaven, would in
dGce any sane man TO add to that hoard Of
standard silver dollars? Experience has
shown that they could not be circulated.
The most in circulation now was only
s5i, 600 600. The bullion itself was worth
more in the markets Of the world than the
coined dollars would be-whiie the coinag
would add ! or i Il per cent to the cost.
IL was certain that under this bill the
whole superstructure of the financial sys-
tom Of the country would fail: and with it
the country would go down, step by step.
to . single silver standard"
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81 IS: on refrieerators, car loads, Chicago
and Mi.sissippi river. 81 10. Missouri river.
80 cents.
General Agent SadeAu, Of the Northern
Pacific. sent 20 Portland yesterday with
bis brother from Michigan.
Representative Boatne.. OF louisiana.
has presented 10 the house . bill directing
that the president appoint special counsei
20 institute suit against the present and
pa.s directors of the Union Pacific Kali
road Company. their heirs and legal rep
Ycsensatires. TO collect SIS 90. COZ and in
teress. With the interest the amount IN
litigation would exceed $4o, 600. GO. Is
would be the biggest lawsuit in the history
of the country. The proposition goes into
the history OF the operation OF the Union
Pacific and arraigns the directors sharply.
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FOREIGN NOTES.

The Russian council has ratified tho
treaty OF commerce with Germany.
The Samoan rebels are again up In arms,
owing to dissatisfaction with taxation.
The volcano of Kilauea. Hawaii. is in
violent ebullition, the eruption being the
eeverest IN years.
The Prince of Wales cutter Britannia
won the prize of Cannes a, Cannes Wednes-
day, finishing nearly forty minutes ahead
OF the Nalkyrie. which was second.
The whaler Horat!o. which left San
Francisco three months ago, has put into
Honolulu in distress. Fifteen OF the crew
had been stricken with viruient smallpox,
and two died.
Yellow fever Is increasing TO an alarm.
ing extent In Montevideo. there bsing
more than 100 cases in the city. and the
death rate is very heavy. The entire crews
of eight British vessels have been stricken
The hospitals are filed with iever-stricken
patients from the crews of the foreign
warships.
Near Warsaw a squad of gendarmes sur
rounded n house occupied by nihiiist
society and discovered the mem hers m anu
featuring internal machines A desperate
fight occurred. during which female stu
dent fired several shots at the gendarmes
and killed two. Three nihilists were
KILLED and the others taken.
Al the request Of the merchants and
others having large India and China trade
the London Cham Der of Commerce has rep
resented 20 the government the urgency
of the reassembling of the international
monetary conference, with view TO ind
ing some remedy for the heavy fall and
violent fluctuations in silver, which are
represented As causing grave injury to
Eastern trade.
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The Rate war End soon.

San Francisco, March 15.-The rate war
situation is somewhat modified by the ex.
pressions OF c. z. Huntington, president
of the Southern Pacific, today. Said Mr..
Huntington: This war is sure to sooner
or later end. When the time comes the
companies viii agree to settlement.
see no reason why that time should be far
away" Stubs. the third vice president.
insimated that while the Southern Pacific
will not agree to withdrawal of its circu-
lar Of February Is. denying to the
Santa Fe the privilege of ticketing pas
sengers through Los Angeles and out by
way Of Mojave to San Francisco. there is
proposition to suspend the requirements
and conditions Of that circular until q
consultation can be held. 1t is understood
that this arrangement would be acceptable
TO the Santa Fe, and in the light Of Mr..
Huntington's remarks . speedy suspen-
sion Of hostilities and restoration Of rates
is indicated
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Railroad and Corcoratfon sos.s

The Canadian Pacific has declared its
annual dividend OF sper cent. on preferred
stock.
George ". Board has been elected secre-
tary 10 the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company to succeed George Fl. Earle who
resigned TO act as secretary 10 the re-
ceivers.
W. +. Campbell has been appointed
agent Of the Northern Pacific and Column
hia & Puget Sound roads Mt Black River
junction In place Of /. II. O'Neili. who has
been transferred TO Franklin TO relieve
George X. Dixon.
The party of Eastern agents of the Great
Northern road which arrived here on
Wednesday with General Traffic Manager
Finley spcnt Yesterday in studylns tho
terminal facilities and getting acquain ted
~tlh the shippers.
The Great Nerthern east-bound and
sest-bound freight tariffs have been made
to apply 10 ami from Canadian Pacific
points on the main line between Mission
Junction and Vancouver and New Vest.
minister and on the Mission branch.
Caiet Justice Merritt. of Salt Lake. has
ordered The receivers OF the Union Pacific
10 sell such realty OF the coronation "a
Is not actually necessary In the transac-
ton OF its business The order effects a
large tract OF land twelve miles south of
Sat Lake.
In consequence OF the location of an
automatic switch at Sesttie junction on the
columbia 4 Puget Sound aud Northern
Pacific roads that station has been dlscon-
tlnaet and {. +. Wilson. the agent has
been Transferred to Reniou as night opera-
tor. Ii. ;. Niles being relieved
The Northern Pacific and conn ectin,
lines asve made a rate on matehe. of 81 a
IN car iosds and 81 81 less than car load.
. between Portland. Tacoma, Seattle. Ever
ett, Loseli or Snohomlsh and Ali noin,.
on the main line and branches betxren
WANNA and Mandau, inclusive. and All
po'a1s on the Montana Union road.
rate 81 ~ cents on rics In car loads ha.
eeSn made between the same points.
os chief sork now being done on Tia
ieFe'st0ke & Arrow Lake line 10 on the
ioaF niles south Of the end Of the track
Us'oN keSe3stoke. Il. G.. where some diff.
Sa4s rock work along the Columbia river
mas 70 be done The track has been aid
Ten sn'ses so0tA Of RsYelstoke which j. on
t9e msla ,lne OF the Canadian Pacific
heFood The present terminus the.s are
&c t@nAe's ID Re eal4I which will DELAY
any rapid xo-k
The Northern Pacldc, Union Pacific and
otTat Northern roads have made VEST
Soaai rStes s. follows. Chocolate soco.
etc. IN car loads from Chicago and Af,~.i..
slpfd river. - cents. from NJ .Ssours r,ver
2. ; eeais glucose. the sane rates. annIv-
Tag 10 intermediates points asvs.I a. "a.
esfae coast terminals: boot, ana shes ts,.
THAI car loads. from Chicago ara Ni.s3.-
app Evss, Sl-5o. froGa Missouri rvsr
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sEATTLg. FRIDIT. MARCH 10.
IMPROVED FACILITIES.

The Posr-fsrKILraKscKR received last
evening for the first time its report over q
leased wire running into its Office and
connecting It directly with the head office
Of the Associated Press AZ Chicago. Its
facilities for securing the news OF the
world promptly and completely are now
superior TO those heretofore possessed By
any newspaper on the Pacific coast.
The posr-IsTELLioKscEs has no boasts
TO make regarding its news service. /,
merely asks that the public compare 1t
with that furnished by any other news
paper in seattle.
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The United States civil service commits
sion announces that the supply OF male
stenographers and typewrlters for the de-
partmen;al service AZ Washington City -
not equal to the demand. There are re-
questions now which cannot be filed for
want of eIigihles. Appointments to these
places are usually 81 salaries of 81, 900 or
less. There will be al examination in this
city on April p. and those who desire to
take it should write to the civil service
commission at Washington City and OBJ
tain application blanks and pamphlets Of
instructions. The clerk-copyist examine
ton will have 10 be taken as . basis, and
there will be practical tests in stenography
and typewriting.
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The introduction Of bill in the Mary
land legislature proposing the substitution
OF e!ecsrocution for hanging. where per-
son has been convicted of murder In the
frst degree, 10 proof that this method OF
furnishing murderers Is gradually gaining
public favor. A sign of this feeling Is the
resolve Of the Baltimore Medical Society
that 'fn the interest of public decency
and humanity electrocution as the death
penalty for crime il preferable to banging. !"
New York is the only state that now
employs electricity ~ . means Of dispos-
ing OF its convicted murderers.
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A Cons tit utional Government for Hawaii.

A Constitutional Government for Hawaii.
Honolulu, March "a rumor, which
was current Sunday night to the effect
that martial law was TO be declared on
Monday, created a profound sensation, but
the idea, if such one was entertained by
the government, was abandoned. It was
known, however, that should news arrive
OF nature unfavorable to the royalists.
the ex-queen's followers would make last
effort to restore the queen to the throne.
The news Of the report of the United
States senate committee was received with
great denominations OF joy by the an
nexationists.
At q meeting of the council this after
noon bill will be presented to provide for
the calling of q convention to adopt a
constitution. The convention 10 TO consist
of thirty-six delegates, including the
president and advisory council.
There is great labor famine through
out the islands. Agents from the plan.a-
tions are to leave for the United States to-
dav to contract for labor.
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DANGER JUST AHEAD.


1T 10 surprising hsw many renrse are - AessnE
tcdav frsm sscalseA coughs. Gods se4 inaaeasA
The remark made oy . vssy psomsnens pro-
fesscr connected with one Of the lsAaAaS New srx
hospitals Continuing he said:
-ltss not these things that Are iroublinS people.
bot IL is advanced firm Of eur Old enemy. the
grip. People Zee. cnt Of sorts, have pains
In tie muscles ana hcaes have appetite. lose
Ill interest In TIE world. aud wonder what 10 she
matter. Ii 10 The grip. nothing else
Now. all such symptom need 10 have prompt
treatment Tie attack must be met ard repeiied
a. once o. IL - certain into something ser
Gus know Of Sus one way TO certainly avoid
these srosoiss waica axe now 20 common. and
that IS 10 Immediately counteract them by using .
good, pure ssronx x,irnulaat Nothing Of the o:dt
nary kind, but something pure ana scientific. Foe
this parposs nothing has ever eQuasd Dufy's
Pure Mali Whls Sey which Is ACKNOWLEDGED today
By paysicia aud scientific people 10 be the only
pure, medicinal malt waiskay upon the q arSeI"
Tho words OF tho professor aRe truA and they
carry . wonderful meaning TO many Ten IN
women who suffering with the Asss symptoms
Of grip. grip In It's advanced stages For al
such people we oaer . word of advice: which 10 10
take the best means 90 overcome these troubles
and do not permit any dealer 10 swerve yon from
your purpose TO have that which has proven itself
by years OF Use TO b the best and pnress siimu-
liant In the world.
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C,.dstoue.. pec,sion Fi.al.

LONDON, March 15.-Mr. Gladstone, In q
letter to a friend. thanks the members OF
the house of commons who proposed to
ask him to reconsider his decision to re-
tire. He says:
"Apart from every political question,
and looking to my sight and hearing only,
l think the choice before mo has been be-
tween resignation ut the close Of the SEES
sion and n short struggle against Difficult
ties best known to myself. with certainty
that 1t must terminate in the midst OF the
business of a session. to the great incon-
venience of the party. the ministry and
ali concerned
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The public - hsreoy warned not 70 pay
any money to parties representing 70 b
sesnts Of the Seattle Posr-IsrELLssEsesa
except the following. who srs the only
authorized travelling agents Of ths fosr-
1xrrIIisxscEa, viss J. A. Mcclellan. I.
A. Davies, and J. l. Hawlsy. TAG do<s no:
sppIy 70 resident agents Of this paper who
are located in various cities and towns OF
the Northwest. nor 10 possmsstsrs. who
ere In oil cases authorized TO take subscrip-
items for tho Daily. Sunday and Weekly
Pos4-1HrrLIfayscxn
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protests Of men and newspaper Of both
parties The provision giving . judge
discretion TO send q man who had been
convicted OF drunkeanes q certain num-
Der OF times 20 ''goi4 care" establish
nasns for treatment and requiring county
boards Of supervisors to pay hi. expenses,
If be vas unable 10 do so himself. vas
looked upon as an sssemps TO put money
In the hands OF the men owning these
s.eures -
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NORrHwEsr News.

The British Columbia government offers
. reward of 81 900 for apprehension Of the
perpetrators Of the dynamite outrage at
Nanaimo.
The charge against William Mcconnell,
the Spokane merchant under arrest ct San
Francisco. for obtaining furniture and
carpets under false pretensss has been dis
missed.
Hon. Cornelius r. Westfall, member Of
the Legislature from the Fifth district, and
Miss Cora Carver of Medica! Lake, were
married at the Pacific hotel, Spokane,
Tuesday evening. by Rev. J. w. Craig.
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FRANCIS 4. BROwNELL DEAD.
He Killed tho Confederate Who Muir
dered ElIsworth At Alexandria.

WAsHISGToN CRY. March l5.-Francis
f. Brownell. an historic character of tho
late war, died here. clerk in the pension
department. this morning. He was .
private In the famous Ellsworth Zouaves,
stationed ut Alexandria, Va. When the
ordinance of secession was passed man
named Jackson. proprietor of tine Mar
shall house. ran up a Confederate flag.
Ellsworth went to the hotel and hauled it
down. As he was descending tho stairs
after doing so Jackson shot and killed
him. Browneil, witnessing tho act,
promptly shot Jackson. For this con-
gress awarded HIM o medal and he became
the hero of the hour.
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Exemption from taxation can only be
secured for churches, etc. Judge Mitchell
Of Pennrylvania, decides. in the important
decision made last week. only when act
uaI" use is also exclus,vs use. II church
rents out part Of its property week-dsys
this part becomes subject TO taxation,
even IL 1. 10 used by the church on S1n-
Lo,r
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EaE,lsh cities which make ,heir own gas
saPpiy Il st lrous - to - cents thousand
Labor = cheaper IN Eaglsni. but Goa. 10
dearer. Snd th.s English experience saows
;aa' 1t oaghs 10 bs possible go sapply eas
81 > cxats instead 81 s. a thousand feet.
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The reorganization committee Of the
consolidated mortgage bonds of the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company, Edward d.
Adams. chairman, announces that. having
received responses from the holders of a
majority of the bonds, they have prepared
and adopted the agreement of reorganiza-
ton which has been executed by the CON-
mittee and certain Of the bondholders and
is now deposited with tho Mercantile
Trust Company. All holders OF bonds are
therefore requested to deposit them with
the trust company. Engraved certificates
OF deposit will be issued against bonds de-
posted, and the committee will immedi-
ately take steps to have such certificates
listed on the New York Stock Exchange
Holders depositing bonds become parties
TO the agreement. As If in fact they had
signed ii.
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Consumption. the sanitary committee Of
theIPhiladelphia board Of public health has
decided. shall be treated as an infectious
disease, but not - one requiring notice
and registration.
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The decision q she Michigan sapresns
court taat tas god care" Iaw 10 uncoa-
susa''onal SiIl BE accepted a. aa snts.li-
gent Interpretation Of tie fundamental
lss q ;aAs state. The as ~as passes. BY
tie legislature las; wlatss AGAINST ,as
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Third Ward Ranuhlieans.

The Third Ward Republican Club win
meet this evening Saturday At Brewers
hall, McClaire and Jessie streets. A full
attendance Of members of the club is 70
uuested. II. L. SizER, President.
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Vice President Ciough. Of the Grea.
Northern railroad, confirms the report
that the direct line from the Red river
valley to Duluth will be completed this
year. President Hill is now In London
and will in oil probability arrange for dis
posing of the bonds before his return. The
road now terminates at Fosston. Nina,
and the delay is caused by the inability of
the company to build across the Indian
reservations in Northern Minnesota until
congress passes the enabling act which is
now under consideration by tho senate.
Work will be begun as soon as this OBJ
stacle is removed. and the line will, doubt
less. be graded AMI the track laid this year.
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The Western Central Labor Union will
hold . special meeting this evening at
Labor hall to consider matters pertaining
to the office of labor commissioner created
by amendments to the city charter adopted
ct the recent election.
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Artemus Llbhey. Justice of the supreme
court of Maine, died at Augusta Thursday,
of pneumonia, aged 20 years
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Commencing thursday ana bs,aaes Of TIE
week with dzAsps F pAyarckis DAY M4rTsEK
the Patriotic ~ toiraanA, "aoH EBr EMMEr"
Costumes and Scenery Historically Correct
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