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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29
GRAND RIVER OF THE NORTH.

Replying TO the question, which Is the
largest river in North American the an
swer OF the schoolboy who rehearsed his
geography studies but a month or two
ago would naturally be the Mississippi.
which, to his father and grandfather and
great-grandfather was known as the
Father of Waters" Their Biographies
told them the same story. and it was re-
peated. from generation to generation.
while one geographer handed 1t down to
another without question
Recent explorations In what by the
world has been regarded as the frozen
north has revealed the presence OF a
larger river than the Mississippi, with
greater tributaries and more extensive
drainage area. This river is known as
the Yukon. and better knowledge OF it
has been obtained through explorations
for the precious metals by the hardy aud
adventurous prosecutors and those who
have followed in their perilous trails. The
Yukon and It's tributaries are said to af-
ford 600 miles of navigable waters. The
navigable tributaries are five in number
and are known as the Tannahah, Porcu-
pine, Policy. Stewart and Kiukuk. The
Yukon is navigabIe for a distance of $50
miles from its mouths, while the delta of
the river has about 800 miles; the Tan
nahah 1900 the Porcupine 500. the Policy
800. the Kiukuk $50, making a total OF
$3.50 miles OF navigabie waters on the
main river and tributary streams
Capt. John Barr. who spent the better
portion of his life on the Missouri and
Mississippi rivers in the capacity of cap
tain and pilot, and who built a steamer
and navigated the Yukon and its main
branches, states that the volume OF water
in the Yukon 1000 miles above its confid-
ence with the Pacific is as great as that
or the Mississippi at a similar distance
from the Gulf of Mexico. He regards il
as one OF the most remarkable rivers OF
the rld-remarkable for its size, its
area OF drainage. it's source in the glacier
Businesses OF the Arctic. II is becoming
more remarkable for its auriferous depos-
its. which 1000 miners are now engaged
I'm Wrestling from its frozen banks. and the
history of Alaska and its great Yukon
Yet remains to be written.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29
PERSONAL.

Patrick O'Hare. a merchant OF La Con-
ner is at the Diller.
E. L. Sawyer. Of Monroe, is among the
guests at the Butler.
John Craden. logger and merchant OF
Marysville. is at the Diiler.
Judge John G Denney, OF Snohomish.
was at the Butler last night.
]. NJ. Kelly. United States army. is reg
istered at the Rainier-Grand.
Cart. Samuel Wiley. OF Olympia is at
the Diller. accompanied by his wife.
O. c.. Gunner and F. II. Butler. we'll
known Butte, Mont. men, are among the
guests al the Rainier-Grand-
E Moore OF Utsalady. o. p Cum
rnIurs. OF Silvana, and Bert Farrar, OF
Priest Point, are at the Diller.
7 A. Moreland, Pacific Coast manager
for Mills * Gibbs, dry goods importers of
New York. Is registered at the Butler
Mr.. John r Agen and son Stuart have
fusf returned from a trip 20 New York
where they have been visiting relatives
and friends.
A w. Brown ard r. r. Lennon. uro-uf-
reut lumber men OF Rhineiander, Wis ar
rived in the city yesterday and registered
at the Northern.
Lieut. o'Brfen. the son OF ex-Mayor
O'Brien. Of Boston. who vas sent out by
the United States government for the
purposing OF making q report and was
with the Japanese army all through the
war IN China. IS ar the Ratnisr-Grand.
having recently arrived IN THIS country.
on his way 70 report a. " asflnsto ton City.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29
A Satisfactory Appointment.
Ellensburg Capital.

The governor last Saturday completed
the reorganization of the militia by APP
poiting the officers as required by the new
law. Among them is the name of Capt.
]. E. Frost, to be major of the First in
fantry battalion, which includes all the
companies east of the mountains. His du-
ties are identical with those of the colonel
of the regiment, but the battalion does
not contain so many companies. Capt.
Frost has commanded Company A for
nearly five years, and the efficiency of the
company is largely due to his devotion to
its welfare. He is decidedly of a military
turn of mind. and is probably one of the
best posted men on militia matters in our
state, so Gov. McGraw made an excellent
selection, and one that viii be heartily
approved by all who are interested. Mr..
FrostS friends, of course, are delighted.
and the people of Ellensburg feel that the
governor, when he thus honored one of
our citizens. also honored our town. We
all salute Maj. Frost.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29
THE CEREMONIES TO-DAY,

The ceremonies today attending the
starting up OF the machinery which is TO
begin construction OF the Lake Washing
ton canal VIII be very simple. At 1870
a. m. the tug City of Columbia viii con-
vey Federal, state, county and municipal
officials. together with the speakers of
the day. and accompanied by the officers
of the waterway company to the dredger.
Addresses win be made by Gov. McGraw,
ex-Gov. Elisha r. Ferry and Mayor Byron
Phelps. The machinery will be started
by Miss Zoe Semple. and the work fairly
begun.
From ] o'clock and during the afternoon
the tug viii be at the disposal OF all citi-
zens DESTROYS OF visiting the dredger, and
they are cordially welcomed by the COM
pany.
Up to this point the enterprise may be
said to have been on paper. although it
has involved most arduous and persistent
efforts and the expenditure of a consider
able sum of money in necessary prelimi
nary work. Today work begins, and day
by day the canal will become more nearly
an accomplished fact until the locks are
thrown open and ships pass through. 1t
will take at least five years OF steady
work. What changes we may expect in
Seattle by that time! Five years from
now the city will have advanced material
ly. the population will have grown. the
entire state Will have leaped forward,
ha Am
period preceding the fall of 1895 as fast
reeeding memory. referred to only for
purposes Of contrast.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

Mile. Louise Imperiali, daughter OF the
Marquis Imperian who was long charge
d'affaires OF Italy at Washington City,
was married at Brussels recently TO Count
de Iiederkerke.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher. widow OF the
famous preacher, does not wear black or
any other emblem of mourning. Her de-
nreanor IS cheerful, as well as her dress.
and she always has pleasant words Tor her
friends.
The only white Voosioo in existence is
Miss Mary Alicia Owens, OF st. Joseph
Mo. She was initiated with all due So
better known, however. for her valuable
and original contributions TO the science
OF folklore.
Lady Spencer Clifford. of England. has
Just passed with first honors the examina-
ton for a sea captains license. and If she
desires to do so she can now serve as mas
ter of any ship on the high seas. But her
immediate purpose is TO be qualified Is
captain OF her own yacht
It has been calculated by the mathema-
tician Racquet that one thousand million
writer's in one thousand million years
could not write out all the combination
II each of them were daily to write out
forty pages of them. each page containing
different orders of the letters.
A French flag saved ar the surrender OF
Strass burg has been presented 10 Presi-
dent Faure by the widow of Col. Petitpied
to whose regiment II belonged. After the
equalization the colonel burned the staff
and buried the flag in his cellar. He was
carried off TO Coblenz as a prisoner bat
his wife returned to the house, which was
full OF Prlssians, secured the flag, sewed
IL up In her baby's silk cloak and took It
back TO France. II will be preserved in
the Hotel des Invafides.
Sir Wilfred Lawson, the English tenn
perance advocate, once accoSted a laborer
who was walking along with black bot
tie. and lectured him on the wickedness of
intsmperance. The man seemed 70 be i'm
pressed and emptied the contents of the
bottle on the road, whereupon Sir VIII
fred. highly pleased. gave him six-pence,
with the remark, Take that: It will buy
You something better" A few minutes af-
forward Sir Wnfred saw the man go into
A public house and spend the money in
beer He had been carrying a bottle of
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29

King county has never been boastful of
its agricultural resources. although it has
some excellent farms and abundance of
rich and productive soil within its bounds
that is capable of growing anything in
the vegetable or cereal line produced In
the temperate zone. Mention is some
times made of the largest hop field in the
United States, possessed by King county,
but there is modest meadow of nearly
1900 acres. neighbor to the big hop field
that is worthy of passing mention. The
grass on this meadow this year averaged
five feet in height, and the average yield
of the whole field will be four tons to
the acre of clean, well-cured hay.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29

The patriotism that insists on the
American flag floating from the top of
every public schoolhouse in a young and
growing Western commonwealth should
at the same time insist on the state max
ing appropriation for the support of the
schools and the education of the future
presidents of the republic. This is what
the Montana legislators failed to do, and
in falling committed great mistake. In
a state where a company of National
Guard uses the Stars and Stripes for a
target, Kidding the emblem OF freedom
with bullets, there is need of educating
the youth in patriotism and love of coun-
try, and the lawmakers Of the common
wealth should not be remiss in providing
the means to that end.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29
YESTERDAYS POST-ISTELLIGEN-
CTR

The Sunday issue of The Post-Intelh-
gencer formed one OF the most valuable
editions OF the paper yet published To
say nothing of the many excellent features
OF the general reading matter. the descrfp-
ton OF the canal and reclamation OF tide
lands Is so thorough that 1T cannot fail 10
create interest abroad.
Copies can be had ready wrapped for
mailing and every citizen should send enc
TO friend elsewhere. BY that means at
tention is kept fixed on the state OF WASH
ington. and every copy so distributed may
do good missionary work toward the de-
velopment OF the states resources.
orders should be given at once. as the
sales yesterday warn us that the edition
large as il was--will soon be exhausted.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29

in that city in 1897. A few days ago IL
was announced that San Francisco had
obtained that honor, not from superior
showing of advantages. but because some
OF the delegates had made promises which
could not be broken. One would have
thought that after the final vote the mat
ter would have been settled. but this is
not the way Seattle does things. A plan
was laid before the board OF trustees,
which finally was adopted. and that was
TO open the convention OF 81 in san
Francisco and conclude IL in Seattle'
This will be quite as beneficial for the
Queen Cityras the original proposition.
II viii place two leading municipalities
on their metal as entertainers, and from
the way Seattle has OF doing things. we
now predict that she viii not come out
second best
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29

These who have watched TIE Affairs OF
Russia STAGE the accession ~ the young
car have come 10 the conclnsion that ~,
IS rot made 81 the stu1 81 sreat mon
arohs and dc not predict Tor him there
fore remarkably brilliant rvign. Vie Is
fai. caprir.oUs and without THE sign 90 a
definite policy in any direction. lie s.
Oot strong enough mentally 20 handle any
greet question. and his tlrae IS given 10
lodging from one subject 20 another IN .
sort q az ainalssS sraeavef TO keey track
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29
MEN WHO WILL GET RICH.
How Some Penniiess Boys Started IN
to Make a Living.

Spokane Times.
Four miles above Heligate. near W hlte-
stone. on the Columbia river. the Han
brothers are working with ntty
feet OF sluicing, and raise water
with the aid OF an eight-ioot
wafer wheel The ingenuity ana IN
ventive genius displayed in the construc-
ton of this wheel. taken together with the
energy and perseverance of these gentle
men in building something out of nothing,
.ls out of the ordinary, and shows what
man can do with a little self-reliance ana
the will to do IL. IT is monument OF en-
couragement to the miner without means,
as a poor mans proposition, and an ooJect
of rebuke to the man who stands around
with his hands in his pockets. respondent,
detected and complaining because no one
will lend him a million dollars to make a
start with.
These men pulled of their coats and
waded in, without cent in their pockets.
They built the wheel entirely or dri1twooo
which they picked up along the shore, ana
put it together with the aid of wooden
pegs and nails taken from drifting planks
and timber. Four cedar logs, two on
either side, answer the purpose of pom
toons or scows. The axle or drum is made
of a. square timber, l2xl2 inches ana feet
long, rounded on either end, and sets upon
two uprights, curved downward at the
upper end to receive the axle.
The spokes are made of strips OF plank
ing eight feet in length. nailed at their
center across the axle. between the spokes
mentioned above. and opposite the corner
of the axle short wedge-shaped spokes
are fitted in to fill out the space neces-
sarily left vacant on account of the axle
or drum being square. Twelve inch boards
are nailed across the extreme ends of the
spokes and answer for paddles They are
ten in number. Fastened to the outer rim
and side Of the wheel are eight water dips.
some made of five-gallon oil cans and
some of wooden boxes. The wheel is eight
feet in diameter and the wheel proper
four feet wide. 1t makes about eight rev.
olutions a minute. The boys are using
the auger hole rifles and take out s. a
day each.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29

The people Of Kansas are rejoicing in
the prospect of one of the largest crops
the state ever raised The rains have
been abundant and well distributed and
the season is SO far advanced now that
danger from a drouth Is practically
passed. The corn crop alone is esti-
mated at 400. 900 bushels and the
arithmeticians have amused themselves
by calculating that IL the crop were
loaded into wagons. fifty bushels to
wagon, and these were placed ten abreast.
allowing twenty-five feet to each. there
would be train of wagons, ten abreast.
reaching from New York to San Fran
cisco. The wheat yield is also abundant
and with other products will send mil
lions OF dollars into the state this year.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29

The stay law which assisted the miners
for two years in tiding over the dull
times of 1884 being no longer in force
the annual assessment work which has
usually been postponed until the closing
months of the year, Will have to be per-
formed by October, in order to comply
with the law and prevent the mines from
relocation by others. The most mac
cessible mines in the country are Access
sible in the months OF August, September
and October, and If they are worth any
thing there is no excuse for delaying the
required assessment work beyond the Pc
Rod designated by law.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29
Another Nine-Strike.
Pullman Herald,


Gov. McGraw has made another nine
Strike in the appointment Of grain in
spector and commissioners. Mr.. Law
renee has had long experience IL the
grain business and is locally considered
a first-class judge of grades. lie is fur
ther fortified by a sound business ability
and a will as answering as the everlast-
ing hills. Mr.. McCroskey fits his posi-
ton equally well. He has for several
years been a noted champion of the
wheat producers rights, while his bust
ness qualifications and grain experience
are such as to make him valuable off,
GER IN the position for which ne was
chosen. His appointment came entirely
unsought and unexpected. Mr.. Reed is
also said to be an able and reliable man.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29

The old Bourbon state is losing the
spirit of its fathers, and as a result is
paradoxically getting overstocked with
another. The melancholy news comes
that there is now an "overstock of
whisky" in the once honored common
wealth OF Kentucky. Eighty-fve million
gallons of Kentucky whisky is stored up
in the distilleries of that mildly hammered
community. and the demand for the pre-
cious beverage is reported to be very
light" Eighty-five million gallons on tap!
Where are all the colonies? Have they
all been absorbed by dramatization of the
New South?
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29
NOTICE TO THE PUBLi''

The public is hereby warned nor 70 pa
any money 10 parties representing 20
agents OF the Seattle Post-in1e. rs nri,
.nthorized travelling agents of the POST
Intelligence, viz: J. A. Mcclellan.
J. I. Hawley. e. r. Peck, ha 9.,1,y
w. Crosby and @. b. Iamping. rms
doe, rot apply to resident agents OF
this paper VINO are located IN various
cities and towns in the Northwest not 70
postmasters. who are in all cases au'n ,1l.
lied 20 take subscriptions for ,ne Da,'''
sunday and weekly Post-Intelligencer.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29

The bike may be a very fountain of
joy. fairly bubbling over with mirth and
fun, but no living, breathing being has
ever been able to detect a smile on tho
countenance of one of the Internationally
riders met every day; nor could one in
vestigator IN ten thousand designate the
seat of this yelling jubilation.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29

II has been intimated that since the
business revival the gains to labor
through increase in wages viii aggregate
not less than $1,000, 900 weekly or $500, o0o. coo
a year, an amount which must mean
much 10 the workers in American manu-
featuring Industries.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29

Bland says 'ff the Democratic party
does not declare for free silver It will be
wiped off the map" II viii be wiped.
It is not quite clear whether Bland means
free coinage or the Democratic party Will
be wiped. But that doesn't matter; It
will ia wiped
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29

The Post-TnteIlIgencer hereby guaran-
tees its advertisers bona fide paid CIR
culation. Daily, Weekly and Sunday Gov
bic that of any other Newspaper p.
Itsbed In the state Of Washington Ad-
,ertistng contracts will be made subject
TO this guarantee.
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seattle Pluck.


OLYMPIA Standard.
II Is hard 20 down Seattle. and when
she IS dowuet she don't know when she
IS Iickee. This Is apparent for about the
fiftieth time IN the effort made 70 secure
the holding of the E11eaYot eoaFsAs49a
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29

Colfax Gazette is told that 1.-The slate
is 10 make Judge George Turner COVER
nor. Speaker Ellis Morrison, of Seattle,
lieutenant governor, and ex-senator
Helm. of kittitas. congressman from pc
east side, with ]. H. Schively from the west
side. In 1899 Turner is TO be made sena-
tor and Morrison governor.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29

walIa Waua Union. Electricity may
take the place of the horse in the scheme
OF human society. but when electricity
takes the place of the asses then the
scheme Of human society viii have gone
Don't get scared. Johnson; 1t Is not
coming yet and may not during your
ttne.-P.-I)
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29

A typographical error in yesterdays
Post-Intelligencer made the increased
bank clearances for Seattle TO read $780,
oco COZ. It should. OF course. have been
5000 Gna
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29

Readers OF the Post-Intelligencerg going
out of town can have the paper mailed 10
them for 81 per month. and the ADDRESS
changed az often az desired.
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receives a nice. crisp bank bill the betting
is that he will stuff IL into his pocket
with thanks and keep mum
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29

AIRS Rsbe~ca Harding Davis who WIS a
popular novelist before her son Dick
Vas bora. has just completed novel that
VII appear SeTiSlIy ia a New York weekly
pgs2s,tcsfloH II IL called Or. War4ick'z
naughters. and Mrs. Davis VAS SIX years
e NFsunE il.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29

Ritzyiile Times gives local farmers
some good advice, pointing out 10 them
how older states were much as Washing
ton is now, and without its exceptional
advantages, but industry and persever-
ance have made lands in those states
very valuable
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-29

Port Townsend Leader: Citizen Thomas
Phillips, always alert in the public in
terests. has unearthed a deep, dark plot
on the part OF the hundreds of bloated
capitalists and would-be bondholders who
recently voted the city bonds Of Port
Townsend, to pay off lot more indebt-
edness than Citizen Phillips thinks ought
to be paid. The result is prediction on
the part OF the citizen that dire calamity
will follow in the wake of all the afore-
said capitalists and their creature. 1t
all comes from not consulting with Citl-
zen Phillips in matters of finance.
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THE POST INTELLIGENCER.
By CARRIER On the city)'


Subscribers ordering addresses cnangeo
should give the old address as wen a. 'A'
new
cOMPLAINTS-Subs who Tan ,, ~
receive a single copy OF the ros.xi l...ss
gencer should Immediately notify tns poo '
fishers. Readers VINO are unable 10 pui-
chase the Posf-fntslilgencer al any news
stands or on any railroad train or steasn-
boat In washington. Oregon or Brush 20.
lurnbla, will oolige us by reporting thA'
fact. r ~
Address all rernfttances 10 POSl-iS
TELLTGFNCER CO, Seattle.
NEW YORK OFFIcE-A Frank n,cn-
srason, Special Agent. 1S-i4-b irooHe
Building. ...xra.
CHICAGO oFFfCE--A- Frank Richaro-
son III Chamber Of Commerce
WASHINGTON CITY BUREAU-irsi- -
.trsaf Northwest. next door 10 riggs
HOUSE Allan p. Slauson. Aanagsr.
TacoMs RrJREAU-ii37 PACING ave-
~i.b wssb,ngton News Co. l. A Harri-
son Manager. rr 49,
gETITNGuAM BAY BUREAu-New
wnafnom cor. Holly and Canoe streets
O. III Culver. Manager
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Whatcom Reveille: Born In the breast
of the greenbaeker, this illigitimate infant
was nursed in the lap of its foster mother,
the silver mine owner. and has grown up
as the wild and woolly daughter OF a
regiment ofamistaken people who mistake
vituperatioH and vilidcation for argu-
ment, and an accusation OF crime in
others as evidence of the honesty and
freedom from crime of the accuser.
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THE STATE PRESS.

Okanogan Outlook: There are a Few
things that Okanogan county cannot pro-
duce proftabIy, but IL safe TO say that
cheese is not one Of them