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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-07
GEN. PG POST rs DEAD.
d Brave Soldier, Congressman
and GA. 3. Leader.
TWICE WOUNDED ~ BATTLE.
"reminiscences - Denssi q. Craig. the
vIvst cssfsetsr and Dealer n
news From shs old wsrid.

w4sf,fneteu City, JAM e.-@ses1e Pna5ip
sidney Poet, member OF congress from
the Tenth distrscs Of Iilinots. died al the
Hamilton hotel ~ this city this morning.
aftsr an illness OF but one day. his
death was frorH heart failure. resulting
from acute gzstritiss For some time ne
had been suffering at intervals with at
tscks which physicians pronounced tsys-
pepsfa. but he attended TO his duties aTs-
reuaittingsy. He passed the holidays At
his home In Illinois. and reachest Wash
snrsan City Wednesday. Early Saturday
usorning he was seized with an attack
Of Ills old trouble. which asa not. however.
assume q serious form untf this even
Sne. During fhe night heart failure set
an and several hours before his death,
which occurred at 10 O'Clock this morn
tng. the physicians could detecf hardly
any pulse beat. Mrs. Post and son, w.
Post. were with him. There b another
son, Philip q Post, a lawyer. IN Chicago
the Illinois delegation In congress will
held meeting at II O'Clock tomorrow
aacrning 70 take appropriate action. and
The house will adjourn after the reading
cf the journsI The usual committees
from the hoese and senate will be &b-
pointed to act as an escort TO Illinois.
rhe party will leave Washington City
ct o'clock Tomorrow night and arrive
IN Chicago Tuesday night. and the funer-
- services Wiz De nesu ~ eaaesua's'
probably "Wednesday afternoon. There
VIII be no service 10 This city,
Philip Sidney Post vas bern In Flor
Ida. Orange county. y. r.. March 3D.
Isl: received classical education. grad
waiting At Eaion college. Schenectady.
y. y. In 1856: entered the Poughkeepsse
law school, and Was admitted to the lar
In Illinois, In 1855. He entered the Union
army Ia 1851 as a second lieutenant In
The Eifty-nintn Illinois infantry; was
appointed aajutant July q. 1851; Was Pro-
<sats1 70 major January ], 1861: was SCI
feraly wounded as the battle OF Pea
kidEss Ark. March !. Isss. Was promoted
90 COLONEL March Y. lsS2; VAS assigned
70 the command OF the First brigade.
First division. Twentieth army corps.
Army Of the Cumberland. October ], is6s,
Was transferred 70 the command OF the
second brigade. Third division, Fourth
af1aj ees!sss August isss. ana commanded
ths uiF's1oa a. the nattie OF Iovejpy $
osauens was assperHteiy wonuaed BY a
k1a6esaSt ~ Inc natsis OF Nashville,
sssrnau1f ~ ieaa. was promoted on the
A4ans aay nrsAaier general ny erevef.
.nu Was "a eoinAnana OF western Texas
- ases. win neaaauafters al san An
ssps usAafat ioss Was appointed con-
W. - stshHs ~ tse' pIenaeted consul
$3.50 1vs .Aa sa iaunfafs IN issa ard
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Geo ". JeakiaS sss:,or 81 the Santa
Maria. Cal. ffs4ss in speaking 81 the varsoss
asssaeass ct ekikisea. sid ~When snv
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ANNUAL MEETING--Offsce of the silver
Queen Mining and Smelling Company
To the stockholders, Notice is hereby
given that pursuant to the bylaws OF
the company the annual meeting OF the
stockholders Of the Silver Queen Mining
and Smelling Company will be held az
the office OF the company. in Seattle.
Wash. at o'clock p. m. on Tuesday.
January 8. 1896. for the purpose OF elect
ing trustees for the ensuing year and the
transaction Of such other business a.
may legally come before the meeting.
W. E. BUTLER. Secretary.
Seattle WASH. December 8. 1884
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SA<vffsAt Port Toxmsend SATURDAY.
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-07-12
FORTUNE HUNTERS.
Men Whose Business 1t IL to Prey Upel
r. Wealthy Women.

Mon Whose Business IL Il to Prey UpeA
r Wealthy Women.
!: have always remembered how ad-
mirably Boston merchant of the last
generation discoursed in public on the
propriety Of explaining business affairs
to women, writes T. w. Higginson in
Harper's Bazaar, but when this was
mentioned years after to one of his
daughters, she said: II only wish he
had applied it in his own family" A
rich heiress, the daughter Of an eminent
6nancier, told me that she was herself
absolutely ignorant of all money mat
tiers; after her fathers death her broth
ers had managed her affairs; then, ''of
course" her husband; but she herself
knew absolutely nothing. 1t reminded
me Of another heiress l had known,
who was twice married; the first hus-
band lost twO-thirds Of her property;
the second made away with the rest of
It, and she supported herself and her
child for the rest OF her life-there be.
ing nothing left to tempt u third for
tune hunter-by giving public readings.
One Of the minor achievements Of an
eminent fnancier now under arrest in
New York is stated to be that of sweep
ing in among his vast losses the whole
property ($l4,OOO) Of two ladies, who
bad assigned to him certain stocks or
certificates to be transferred for their
benefit. Perhaps it would be unjust to
call him swindler, in this case, or to
call those other men fortune hunters;
they may have expected better results;
but certainly the absolute ignorance,
absolute trust and, one might almost
say, absolute folly Of many confiding
women present combined temptation
which sometimes demoralizes the very
elect =, 49,.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-07-12
Mh4A Nmk
AFRICA BEING CIVILIZED.
Tho Coming Exposition Mt Kimberley
Proof OF Wonderful Advancement.

The Coming Exposition Mt Kimberley
Proof OF Wonderful Advancement.
The fact that an international exhi.
bition is to be opened in September at
Kimberley, six hundred miles inland
from Cape Town, furnishes somewhat
startling evidence of the wonderful de
velopment of South Africa. Kimberley
it seems, is now flourishing town with
forty thousand inhabitants, and admir-.
able railroad communications with
Cape Town and Port Elizabeth Being
on the borders of the Orange Free
State, it is practically, if not geograph.
ically, the center of South Africa. That
the exhibition is sure of success is, &C.
cording to the Omaha Bee, proved by
the fact that it has been found neces
sary to enlarge the original plans very
greatly in order to make room for the
exhibitors who have already applied
Tor space. There will be four great
courts-British, Canadian and Ameri.
can, continental and South African. In
the center Of the building will be dis
played on a large scale the two South
African industries which appeal most
strongly to the English imagination.
On the one hand will be the result of
whole months working of the Johan.
nisberg' gold mines. on the other an
imposing parcel of diamonds. The
process by which the gold is extracted
from the quartz, the crushing and so
forth. and the washing of the diamonds
out of the blue ground" will also be
shown. Intending visitors will be in.
terested t" hear that Kimberley is now
only twenty days distant from London
and that there are abundant facilities
Tor travel in the new and romantic
country. AS for the business prospects
Of South Africa, it may be mentioned
that the imports rose from $500, 900 in
1885 to ELS, $50. 900 in 1890.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-07-12
RARE ELACk PEARLS.

Some Of the Most Valuable Come from
California.
1t is on record that the most valuable
collection of black pearls in the world
u owned by the empress of Austria.
A black pearl necklace worn lately by
. noble English lady at a grand enter
tainment was estimated to be worth
one hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars, and there was but single row
Of gems.
At the present time black pearls COM
mand exorbitant prices. Some very
valuable ones are found in Lower Cali
fornia; such specimens are rare and
costly. Next to these in estimation are
deep blue pearls, and seldom is it tina,
such can be obtained at any price.
The story runs that a valuable col
lection of pearls was at one time found
in the river Conway, in North Wales,
and among them, as is gravely chron.
icled, was stool pearl, in form and size
resembling button mold, and weigh
ing seventeen grains. 1t Is added that
gentleman named Wynn was the
happy owner. To emphasize this &C.
count it is further stated that a Conway
pearl is to this day part and parcel, 50
to speak, of the royal crown of Eng.
land, having been presented to the
queen Of Charles ii. by her chamber.
lain, q gentleman also answering to t.s
name of Wynn.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-07-12
THE PARSONS TEETH.
fhey DtdnT Arrive In Time, So He HI
IN H0 EYcuuAd.

fhey DtdnV Arrive In Time, So He Had
TO BE Excused.
There Is . story of a clergyman who
had taken temporary duty for friend
and who had the i'll luck to injure his
false teeth during the week. The plate
was sent to the dentists for repairs, q
faithful assurance being given that it
should be duly returned by Sundays
post, but the dentist or the post proved
faithless."
With the assistance Of the clerk the
clergyman managed to stumble through
the prayers, but felt it would be impos-
sible to attempt to preach. He there
fore instructed the clerk to make some
excuse for him and dismiss the congre.
cation.
But his feelings may be better imag.
ined than described when, in the Sc.
slusion Of the vestry, he overheard the
clerk, in impressive tones, thus deliver
the "excuse:"
"Parson's very sorry, but 1t is his mis-
fortune to be obliged to wear set OF
artful teeth. They busted last Wednes.
day and he amt got them back from
London to-day, a he was promised.
I've helped him all could through the
service, but 1 can't do no more for him
;sn't any use for him going into the pull.
pit, for You wouldn't understand . word
he ssid, 20 he thinks you all may - well
90 homa.0-
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COSMOPOLITAN FRANCE.

Proposed Bills to Prevent the Immjgra-
tiOn Of FOrslgnsrs.
] There are no less than five bills be-
fore the French chamber whose object
is to check or prevent the immigra-
ton Of foreigners. According to the
latest figures there are 100000 Bel
gians, $50, 900 Italians, 100, 900 Germans
and 40, 600 British and Swiss settled or
employed in France. These 9OO,Ooo
aliens are likely, moreover, to increase
rapidly, not only by immigration but
by superior fecundity, the birth rate
among foreigners being far higher
than among Frenchmen. The foreign
ers are exempt from the CONSUMPTION,
which causes employers to prefer them
as laborers. and they send away large
sums of money-sS5, 0OO, 900 from Paris
alone in q single year.
The committee which has the bills
in charge proposes, therefore, to compel
every immigrant to take out a permit
of residence, which, it seems to be I'M
derstood, will be refused when the
French laborers complain of cOmpeti-
ton, and to pay one franc a year to
the funds of the commune he inhabits.
The grievance about the CONSUMPTION
is generally considered to be genuine,
and to justify tax; but it is pointed
out that Italians or Belgians, or even
Englishmen, become in the second
generation Frenchmen. The Riquet
tbs, Napoleons, Gambettas and Nc
Mahons have never been suspected c
being anything but French.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-07-12
A QUEER BRIDAL TOUR.
IL Was Made in the Cable Gar Beside Her
Gripman spouse.

Nflpihhh spouse.
1t was pretty cold i'll the forward
compartment of one IF the Seventeenth
and Ninth street cable cars the other
evening, says the Philadelphia Press.
The short benches on each side of the
gripman We're empty save for one figure
that Of petite and pretty brunette
in a warm gray cape ulster with big
fur boa around her neck
The conductor put IN, hrad through
the door for a moment and came back
chuckllng.
Loves funny thing" he said. as he
got back on the rear platform and rung
up two fares. There's Jim'> wife in
there with him. Jim's the gripman,
you know. They've been married near
two weeks, and I'm hanged if She
hasn't put in the best half of the time
riding round with him i'll the ear. They
couldn't afford to take u trip OF, you
See, and SO they're putting the honey
moon in this way.
''She's a little brick, though, I tell
you," he went on. rs he started the ear
after pause to help on board a stout
woman with seven packages. and when
I get married, if ever do, don't want
no better. 1t gets pretty cold in there
along in The evening; but. bless you,
She don't mind it. This is his last trip,
and she never fails to take il with him.
Then, when he knocks off, they walk
home together as happy as pair o.
doves"
1t was quite dark in the gripman's
compartment, except for the glimmer
from the store windows and the elcc-
tric-lights as the ear shot past them.
But it was light enough for them. The
stalwart young gripman would bend
down once in awhile to say word or
catch glimpse of her face, and she
seemed quite content to sit there and
watch him as he jammed the grip
handle up and pulled down on the
brake.
"Yes, SIR" said Jim. we've been
married two weeks tomorrow. May
be you think it funny way to
spend honeymoon. and 50 it is. But
it's Mary's doing. I'd saved up enough
to take week or so off. but she
wouldn't have it. She says: Wen just
lay that away for a rainy day, and I'll
come and ride on the car with YOU
Don't you put my name in the paper or
maybe I'd get the bounce. The COM
pany might object, though don't see
why they should, for she pays her fare
every time She gets on"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-07-12
Iraase Going to Decay.

: Tho decrease in the population of
France was the subject Of special dis
cussion before scientific congress in
Paris few days ago. Numerous recon.
m endations were made by the savants
to correct the evil, but the wisdom of
many Of them may be doubted. The
doctors recommended, among other
things, the strict execution Of the law
regarding vaccination, military service
for two years, freedom from taxation
TOR large families, and the heavy taxa
ton Of al bachelors over forty years
old who have not adopted children.
The congress also proposed a way of
founding families without the necessity
OF civil or religious marriages. revo-
lutionary recommendation, which for
tunately will be frowned upon by the
great majority Of the French people
and the nations Of the world.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-07-12
FISHING FOR TARANTUlAS.
An Interesting Experience in the West.
ern Country.

An Inter0etluR experience IN inc Wcet-
ern Country.
The exciting recital of fishing for
three deadly tarantulas with bit OF
flannel and spool OF thread was told
recently to the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The gentleman who told it had Just re-
turned from an extensive tour through
California and other states. He brought
back the creepy looking members of the
spider family.
81 had several interesting expert
ences," he said, but the most interest
ing was the capture of these tarantu-
las. / had long wished to see them
in their native state, and being in the
land where their very presence renders
them dangerous, constantly carried
q spool Of thread, a bit Of flannel and
a bottle Of chloroform. l was walking
in an orange grove about ten miles from
the coast one afternoon, when I saw
one of the beautiful things just creep
ing from beneath large log that wac
half buried in the sandy soil. jumped
upon the log so the insect could not
crawl up my leg, and then dropped my
OoAOCu ehiCuA. AhCs 4 uoC Vic SS@A s.eA
visedly of course, Immediately accepted
the challenge, and hastily caught the
flannel. l half lost my balance just
then, and I jostled the log to regain my
position. The happening came near be
ing serious for me, as two other most
Notwithstanding fellows rushed out
and all three attacked the flannel, and
before had the one entangled, started
upward at the most alarming rate o,
speed. In some manner or other wa
able to retain my presence of mind
md with my cane knocked the upper
most to the ground. The remaining
two were fighting most viciously, and
as I gradually let out the thread they
became entangled, and by the time the
third was at the writhing little mas
they were safe from working any harm.
The third made another attack, and
soon held trio of squirming, writing
tarantulas, and then, dropping them IL
. can, saturated my handkerchie:
with chloroform, and in half an how
had these three, which are the fines
specimens Of the insect I have yet seem
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-07-12
ONE GLANCE OF ROGUISH EYES,
4 Long List Of Catasteophes due to tn,
smile Of . Pretty Octoroon.

4 Long List OF Catasteophes due to the
Smile OF . Pretty Octoroon.
She was a piquant little octoroon,
with pretty face and stylish attire,
says the New York Sun. As she started
from the curb at busy junction near
the Brooklyn city hall she gave q pert
glance at a well-dressed colored man
who happened to halt beside her, and
he turned to cross the street, too. The
girl reached the opposite curb Just as
the man reached the middle of the
street, and as she turned to walk on
she gave another roguish glance and a
toss of her head and hurried out of
sight. The mans attention was at
tracted to the girl and he did
not notice a swiftly approaching
trolley car until it nearly ran him
down; then he made a wild leap that
would have done credit to q circus
clown and landed on the curb on his
hands and knees. A heavy two-horse
team was coming in the other direc-
ton; the drivers attention was at
tracted from his horses to the antic of
the man, and one of them slipped and
went down ON its knees. A few yards
behind the team was a trolley road
switch, and, the switchman's attention
being diverted to the stumbling team,
he neglected to turn the switch and
allowed car that should have turned
of there to run several yards on the
wrong track. Another car, following,
ran over the switch, others behind it
were halted, and at least four cars in
all had to back to allow the first car to
take the switch. Then, as the second
car Of the string started to back
rather suddenly, it barely escaped col.
lision with a car running into the
switch from the branch, and, narrow
est shave Of all, came within hands
breadth of running down an elderly
man who was crossing the street, and
who became confused by the shouting
and the irregular movements of the
cars. And all this the havoc of q wom-
ans eyes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-07-12

VII. 4 ..;t.c eiTl Dahy ClaSTcd in Lcr
arms. The child was adopted by the
regiment and named Maria krkholmys-
kaya. She was educated at the expense
# the regiment, has always lived with
il and has been in every sense the
daughter Of the regiment. Some little
me ago Lieut.. >chlcmmcr. of the
Tzums<y dragons. fell in love with the
ynung woman. He proposed and the
whole regiment, acting as her father,
considered his proposal, investigated
his character and received testimonials
from his brother officers. He was gra-
ciously accepted, and the couple are to
be welded shortly with interesting GER
emory that BELTS the character of the
case.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-07-12
Inventions by Prisoners.

Stone walls do not always make q
prison for the convict. While Eugene
Turpin, the inventor of melinite, has
been confined for treason at Etampes,
in France, he has invented a balloon
that can be guided by the aeronaut. He
has also devised new fuse for shells
used at sea, and an apparatus for making
inexpensive hydrogen gas for initiating
balloons. Meantime Tobias f. Hudson,
q prisoner in the Maryland peniten-
tiary, has invented an improved socket
for incandescent lamps and constructed
q number Of unique clocks, one of
which. the warden says, keeps better
time than the expensive French clock
in the prison.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-07-12
Cnited States POstmistresses,

1t Is estimated that over {, 1000 women
IN tho United States act as postmis-
tresses. The largest number for any
one state. 46S. are in Pennsylvania, and
$50 in Virginia. North Carolina stands
third with S22. Only five other states
have over 200 each-250 in Ohio. 24s in
New York, 2l6 in Georgia, 30 in Texas
and 200 in Kentucky. Alaska has only
one, and Rhode Island and Oklshoms
have ten each.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-07-12

Some Of the romantic events set
forth in Donizetti's opera, 1.-THE
Daughter Of the Regiment" are
paralleled in story from st. Peters
burg. In one of Russia's little wars
against troublesome tribes some twenty
years ago the soldiers of the Kekholmsky
regiment found on the battlefield after
IN engagement the body Of woman
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-07-12

Jack Christie was disemboweled by
a wild bull, at the athletic grounds,
near Tacoma, last Sunday. 1t seems
that Christie was endeavoring to save
q companion who had been attacked
by the animal, when the bull turned
upon the rescuer and ran him down.
When Christie was removed to the
hospital, his abdomen had been torn
open, and his bowels protruded.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-07-12
VANISHING ANIMALS
Haa . Hunting Them or Cempistsly
A0m the Earth.

- ~ Auhun8 Them On Completely
Ar0m the Earth.
No ono can read . book Of travel in
wild countries without having brough,
forcibly before him the grave fact that
many Of the most interesting forms Oh
this earth are on the brink Of extermiua.
ton.
The bison Is practically gone as q
wild animal from North America. The
quagga is not now to be found in South
Africa. The harmless and interesting ant
bear appears also to be going the way
Of the mammoth and the mastodon.
The London Zoo cannot get a giraffe.
The price OF animals in the market
has gone up to unprecedented figures.
We carefully provide their native males.
ties Of Africa with repeating rifles tc
accelerate the process of humiliation
Travellers warn US that the dismal
slaughter proceeds with an ever accel-
Grated pace 80 long Is animals can be
found to be killed.
The destruction apparently must soor
result In most Of the larger wild ami
mals becoming as extinct as the dodo