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COUNCIL MEETING.
City Fathers Mesta and Transact Much Business of Importance.

G0uncil met last night Mayor Gold sIa'th and all the Aldermen present, sxeept Alderman Goza.
 Moved that Board of Public Affairs to place incandescent |khts in all departments of the City Hall.
 a he City Clerk reports that in May to tie amount of $2. .573 99 md in June $2. 129 23 making a total |of two months of $4, ,693 22, were Qfhwn against the appropriation of <N 900 made May. 6, leaving a balance E ihe appropriation subject to be qmwn against of $5, ,30678.
 by permission, Maj. N. T. White !40@Raressed @R the Council in behalf of ta saloon men, asking a reduction 7tFheir license, CT change in the Mhhner of paying it. He stated that sAe times were very hard, and the s8apon men are losing money. Told e3W iiquor license was raised to 5000 Essh to enable the city to pay the 1zn ter x Light bills; how this was bhged to $500 in script, and how 74p psequent legislation increased the R*Ee oi script to almost par, making 1Ae burden of the saloon men greater ZSp Il they can bear. Compared city Elise with that of other cities in
 etate, showing the gross.discrim-
 eion against the Pine Bluff saloon
 i'ef much discussion, Alderman
 well introduced a resolution re-
 uhg one-third of saloon license
 'hifd quarter, beginning July 1st.
 ried.
 'aef or Judge Caldwell relative to
 'er company read and placed on <prd.
 h's or Water X Light Co., from
 'eihoer l, 1894, to June l, 1895, re-
 ea to Finance Committee.
 on'mittee appointed to call upon ' se caldwell relative to water s s,ioh was discharged, with Inks of Council.
 oara or Public Affairs was au-
 'i2ed to purchase d recording
 se Tor registering water pressure.
 - Aolorney reported that Judge
 "eli stated that if at any time
 ter Co. failed to furnish sufficient
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 River conference; T. D. Scott, Little Rock conference. On motion the following delegates were appointed a committee an ere
 dentials: ] B. Dickerson, Lirtle Rock eonferehea; J. M. Jenkins, Arkansas conference. Chas. Bamhuli. White
 River conference.
 The committee was granted the permission to fill ID the delegation from visitors wherever there were not four regularly accredited dele- gates to tine League. On motion LOGO copies of the Con- |stitution and Bylaws of the League were ordered to be published imme- diately.
 The President and Mir. W. z. Tank ersley were appointed d committee to have this printing done. The subject, "How Can the League Be Successfully Operated on Cir cults" was ably handled by K. l.. Broch who proved himeslf to be an eloquent speaker The following is d programme of exercises of the convention tomor- row.
 At S:30 a. m.; The work of the devotional meeting exemplified by Il League prayer meeting. Topic of the Sunday previous. Leader to be named by Executive committee. 9:30 o'clock a. m.; Importance of the Pastor compiehending the spirit. purpose and work of the League" by Rev. A. H. Williams and Rev C. F.. patillo. 10:30 o'clock n. m; "How may the League be brought into vital eonnec- tion with the Spirit and Work of
 Missions" by Misses Della Mack, Vollie MeGehPe and Mrs. & 0. Couch. Wednesday afternoon-2:40 o'clock,
 Religious services, twenty minutes.
 2 o'clock, What is the ideal of the literary department and intolerance to its realization" by l.. E. Leigh and Prof Granville Goodloe. o'clock, Election of officers and reports of committees. s o'clock, Love Feast, lead by new president.
 D.. l.f
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Salvation Army and the Wheel.

The Salvation Army officers oi Chattanooga, Tenn, all ride the bi- cycle, and one of the Lieutenants, in speaking of the adoption of the wheel. told reporter that 1t was used very generally i'll England anu heartily approved by the General. It assists the members and officers materially in meeting urgent re quests for visits,-American Wheel man.
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Ninety-nine cents Is not much money, but it gets twelve fine cabi- net photos at the Palace Railroad Art Coach for next ten days. We want to introduce our suparir work. Cloudy weather as good as sunshine for sitting. CoLUMBI ART Co.
 6 l7dtf.
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Hospital Association. .

Notice is hereby given that q meet Ing of the Hospital Association will be held at Merrill Institute Thursday June 10th, at 4 o'clock D. m. All members are earnestly requested to be present. MARTHA VALIANT,
 6lSd2t Secretary.
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Smith X Robinson. the enterpris Ing Main street grocers have verecently purchased an Arctic Ice Machine.
 This machine Is placed In their large refrigerator and it keeps 1t freezing cold with one half ice formerly used. Housekeepers should eall there and inspect this invention, which Is anew thing and a good one at that.
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Ninety-nine cents is not much money. but 1t gets twelve fine cabi- net photos at the Palace Railroad Art Coach for, next ten days. We want to introduce our superior work. Cloudy weather as good as sunshine for sitting.
 { Islff COLUMBIAN ART Go.
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Why does Smith X Robinson use only Full Moon four in baking? Be- cause 1t is the best. l8tf
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Dr.. Prices Cream Baking Powder Worlds Pair Highest Award.
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And now comes the Lincoln county
Times and declares in favor of bi-metai-
lism in the following terms: There has
been marked growth of sentiment in favor
OF the establishment of universal ratio
among the leading nations of the world
for maintaining the exchangeability Of
the two metals. This is the safe way and
would be a satisfactory way OF settling
the silver question. Independent action
by any single country Is pretty certain to
result in a change from one standard 10
another without any consequent gain, but
almost certain loss. 1t is by the
concurrent action of all these nations that
this country can accomplish such a work,
and there is manifest and growing dispo-
sition TO all join hands and make the az
tempt. When this has been done the price
Of silver bullion will advance equal to the
ratio agreed upon. and no nation will lose
its gold as a result, though this country,
being the greatest silver producer, will
reap the greatest profit" The thinker
Is great institution.
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~, British history. British commerce and
( seIf-gcverning British empire. The re-
lac1ons Of Spain TO Cuba. however. have
always been shors-sighted. selfish. brutal.
mercenary. and disaffection on the island
has been a chronic nnalady. To be sure
the Cubans send thirteen senator's and
thirty deputies 10 the Spanish corfes. but
they receive little or no recognition. Each
Cuban province. moreover. has iegis-
iature OF its own. but az governor APP
pointed from Madrid absorbs all the
functions OF administration these legis-
latiye bodies are helpless, weak and in
efficient. Then over all is the captain
general. who is really clothed with au-
tocratic power. and as a rule this official
has been In the past a despot of the
worst sort About the only power the
local government can exercise is to levy
taxes OF sos 600 q year over a third
of which goes TO the royal Golfers In
Spain. Selfish and ruinous misrule has
already imposed on Cuba a debt of S1s5,-
600 00o and while Ii Is believed by many
that the Cubans are hardly 1T for self
government, their administration of af-
fairs as an independent power could not
be worse than that which Spain has sad
died on them for the last 800 years.
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Publishing the Laws.

/
We were glad TO see the Post-intelli-
gencer sit down upon that proposition
of the State Press Association 20 have the
laws of the state printed in The newspa-
pers at the expense OF the state. The
scheme was originated by some Of the
colonies who acquired the haoh OF suck
ing the public teat in the boom days ana
felt heart-hroken at the prospect or hav-
Ing to reiinquish their hold. For our
part we believe in taking everything that
comes, and rustling for everything in
sight. but we are teetotally opposed 10
the idea that IL is the duty OF the pubic,
or The community. for that matter 70 SUD-
init TO taxation for the purpose or main
tanning newspapers. Let the newspaper
publisher take his chances as business
man with the other business men OF the
community. II he has the right KIND OF
stuff in him he viii hang on ana come
out winner. II ne is miserable wnin-
ing beggar. the sooner his little lamp rs
snufyei out the better for everybody.
The scheme 10 have the laws printed in
the newspapers was a scheme 70 get
several thousand dollars worth of patron
age dealt out to certain favored publishers
We are down on IL on general principies-
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TIE most striking thing about this is the
absence OF apparent harmony between the
amount of money and the proportion CT
imports to exports. In the Central and
South American states the per capita is
for all in the group.
Taking the most important nations we
find that the United States for the year
ending June. 1898. exported rather more
than she imported. although but slightly.
a distinction she shares with the motor
iously poorest nations. Nearly all the
countries known to have a large peasant
population export more than they import.
Spain. Japan. Russia. Costa Rica, Qua
temala, Honduras, Salvador. Venezuela,
Paraguay. Uruguay. Bolivia and Mexico.
on the other hand. the great wealthy ma
tons imported more than they exported.
Denmark. Germany, Canada, Sweden.
Norway. Belgium. Switzerland. France.
Netherlands. Great Britain and Neither
lands are enormously disproportionate in
favor OF imports. These are both due 10
transhlpments. no doubt. 10 a consldera-
bic extent but the inference would seem
TO be that the people make enough TO sup
ply themselves and have money enough
left over to buy from other countries
In 1894. a very careful compilation of the
money Of the chief countries and the fig
ureS are worth comparing with those
showing the per capita OF business. They
ara as follows:
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Struggled SAN Juan Lambs Seized.
Victoria Times

NSlUE.4 1lztES1>-
The ranchers al San Juan and other
American islands have for some time
past been evaffng the customs laws by
handing produce. strawberries. etc, at
some OF the convenient bays on the east
coast. afterwards carxing them into the
city and disposing OF them. The Gus
toms authorities have been on the look
out for these gentry. WHO have grown
quite bold OF late and Officer j. j.
White. who Is stationed at Sidney. yes
terday had his vigilance rewarded by
making a seizure OF twenty-five lan1ioS.
which he discovered in the barn of a
farmer near Sidney. The individual who
srnuggled the mutton into the country
was not captured. II is known. however,
that the lambs came from San Juan
island in q sloop. II IS supposed that
some one at Sidney was standing in
with the gentleman from the American
side and that the lambs would have been
brougslr into the city and sold Officer
White has been instructed to dispose OF
the lambs tomorrow at public auction
The sale takes place between u and / at
Sidney.
Collector Milne Is OF the opinion that
considerable smuggling has been done
in small way by the ranchers on the
various American islands adjacent 10
our Coast, and he has determined to put
a stop to DIT. He has more than once
called the attention OF the department.
at OTTAWA 10 the necessity OF providing
the east coast.
The collector will cause a thorough In
vestigatton TO be made into this sheep
landing case and has requested an in
terview with certain individuals residing
at Saanich-
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NOTABLE PERSONS.

A medallion portrait of the late Sir Rob-
ert Montgomery by A. Bruce-Joy was re-
Gently unveiled in the crypt OF st. Paufs
cathedral, London.
DR.. Charles f. Kent, who is to go from
the University of Chicago to Brown uni
versity. is to be professor of Biblical his
tory and literature in the latter instltu-
ton. He is native OF Palmyra, n. L.;
and a graduate of Yale in the class of
1889.
Henry Irving acted in Don Quixote"
on the evening of the day on which II be-
came known that he had been knighted.
But you have not been knighted" the
audience rose and cheered, and toward
the end of the play, where he says.
"Knighthood sits like halo round my
head the play had again TO be stopped
for several minutes till the house quoted
down.
The London Musical Herald tells
queer story about Jack Wilson'S tomb
Abbey Wilson was Shakespeare's tenor.
He was probably the. first TO. sing. Sigh
No More. Ladies' ana he died at the age
of IS in 1913. The inscription on his. tomb
at the abbey was much obliterated. and
under the direction OF an antiquary man
was employed TO recut the letters. The
antiquary stood looking over him. so that
he should make no mistake. and to make
the time go pleasantly he expatiated at
great length to the workman upon the
grandeur and merits OF the deceased.
me man eventually stoPpeu MS WOfh,
and. looking up at the antiquary, said:
IT wish. sir. we had known he was such
a swell before We run that there drain
pipe through him.
At the commencement of Roanoke coll
lege, Salem. Va, the degree of ID. d. was
conferred on the following persons: The
Rev. Prof. A G. Yoight, A. NJ. of New
berry college. 5. c.; the Rev. John Daniel
Shirley. A. NJ. tclass Of SD. president of
North Carolina college: the Rev. Beverly
cambridge Tucker, of Norfolk, Va, and
the Rev. James Il. WATSON, NJ. A, of New
York. The trustees elected as acting pro-
fessor OF ancient languages Henry Theo-
dore Hildreth. who was graduated from
Harvard in 1885 with the highest honors
in classics, and who, as a fellow of Har-
ward, has since studied a year in the
American Classical School at Athens and
two years at the University of Berlin.
He afterward taught for two years in the
department of ancient languages I'm the
University of Worcester. and for one year
was head Of the Greek department in
Brown university. He is now completing
a postgraduate course at Harvard for
the degree of Phi. y.
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PERSONAL.

Nat Hilton, of Alaska, is at the Diller.
Miss Beckman. of Alaska, is at the
Diller.
C. C. Cherry, inspector of bsilers, is
staying at the Northern.
c. w Higgins. well-known money
broker OF Portland. Is at the Northern.
Hon Henry Blackman. collector OF in
ternal revenue, is registered at the North
ern.
Mrs. n. S. Pierce, of Portland, Or. Is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. j. Bendle, at
go Washington street.
George T. Davis the pioneer wool buyer
OF Portland. Is at the Northern, on his
way to British Columbia
Mrs. c.. Kaufman and daughter and
Sam Kaufman, OF Olympia, are visiting
relatives and friends in the city.
Mr.; a; /. Horner, who has the contract
taken rooms at the Northern.
Mrs. A. L. Bates. accompanied by her
daughter Gertie. OF Willows, Cal. is
spending the summer with her daughter,
Mrs. j. A Thompson, at 100 Yesler ave-
nue..
pleted a four years course in mining en-
rinaering al the Massachusetts, Institute
OF Technology, viii sail today for Juneau,
where he will be given position.
Charles NJ Sheafe, tr son OF Col
Sheafe, has returned from Harvard COL
lege for the summer vacation. He reports
a thoroughly happy years work. and will
continue his course there with the begin
ming OF the fall term
Mrs. Hayden Mcclellan and daughters.
May and Florence. left Los Angeles July
and viii arrive in this city by the steam
er ITuatilla They expect TO remain here
during the summer months. visiting with
friends and acquaintance.
Mrs Edwards wife of Judge AlphonSo
Edwards United States commit sioner
for alaska, arrived in this city yesterday
morning on the City OF Topeka, and is
now a guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Els
worth. Mrs Edwards reports a long and
tedious trip, being compelled TO lie over
on her voyage six days at Sitka- maxim z
seventeen days from kadiak- She returns
10 Seattle on account OF III health
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powers interested The Suez canal - a
highway free TO all nations at all times.
for the reason that in the midst Of squab-
bIes between the owners. France. England
and Egypt, other European nations nave
joined in and induced those owners to
make IL such. Invariably this neutraiiza-
ton OF waterway has either been vol
untary on the part OF the country control
ling that waterway or has been an Incl
dental stroke IN the diplomatic settlement
OF international disputes by treaty. II may
be a policy OF European powers. but 1t can
not rightly be termed a modern interpreta-
ton or application of settled principle of
international law.
There is no good reason, therefore. why
our state department should get us In
nuddle over the question Of the freedom
of the canal which. il is TO be hoped. we
are TO construct. Of course. the maritime
powers will accept the invitation to con-
vention In this country. They have moth
ing to lose and everything to gain Being
in a majority and united. there is no tell
ing how unreasonable their demands would
be. Judging from the results Of our diplo-
macy for the past two years. If would not
cause great surprise IL the convention re-
suited In half of Europe being Joint own
ers in the canal. with even more rights and
privileges than the United States.
The best thing for Secretary Olney to DO
is to let foreign nations alone so far as the
Nicaragua canal is concerned. It is an
American enterprise. and there is no rea-
son to call for the meddling of the powers
OF Europe. conference win only result
in pickering and wrangling. probably to
our disadvantage and dishonor, with the
likelihood of putting the commencement
OF the work farther and farther into the
future. Let there be no conference; IL
there is one, by all means postpone II until
there is a party in power which has shown
some strength in dealing with foreign
questions and has enough of the lingo
spirit in 1t TO preclude any possibility of a
strictly American enterprise being ruined
by the craftiness of European diplomats.
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THE STATE PRESS.

Chehaiis Nugget: Senator Stewart. OF
Nevanas advances the somewhat start
ling proposition that the demonstration
or silver has resulted in reducing the
number OF marriages The senator means
to say, we suppose. that the new wo-
man - the result of the crime Of 1873
Yakima Herald: The Yakima county
wool clip. so far as reported. has turned
a fat sum into the pockets OF the growers
OF this valley Much of il has not yet
been sold. but SOC. 800 pounds have al
ready been disposed of at 81. and cents
per pound. which means the distribution
OF Ss.as among local growers
Willapa Pilot: If the single gold stand
ard IL so much the best and has been
adopted by European governments on ac-
count or its superior excellence. a. the
goldHes aver. why are they breaking
their hearts longing for an international
agreement for the adoption Of q hi
metallic standard?-Crhey are not: the
night between the gold mono mefallists
and the b-metallsts IL fully as keen in
Europe as here.-P-L).
Sunas vidette: We are opposed to Is to
l because it is the old Pendleton. Dan
voorhees,, Weaver fat craze-changed
from paper to silver. 1t is moonshine
money-shadow money-founded upon last
years rabbit tracks. and akin TO the same
humbug as switching the churn TO make
the butter come 1t is fraud too paipa-
bic for the light of the nineteenth GEN.
fury. and mine owners are booming il
only for the money they hope TO make out
of 1t. Washington. Hamilton and Jeffer-
son first ascertained the commercial ratio
of gold and silver, and then they made
this the mint ratio. They were honest
men, and made honest dollars-bi-metal
lism-one Is good as the other. The Popu-
list. and is to defenders. like the Led
ger mine owner. want 70 make a dollar
out OF 50 cents. because they affect to be-
lieve that the redemption money can be
made from fat which will pass for loo
cents the world over. In reality. it is a
move by the rich mine owners 10
sell their products at two prices and pay
their hands only half what they now pay
them. II the rich mine owners like Ben
nett, Stewart. Silby, Jones. Teller & Co..
and the other capitalists of the world.
who now hold and own most Of the billions
of silver of the world, could only get their
16 to 1 scheme enacted into law, they could
double their billions by having each dol
lars worth of their silver made into two
dollars. 1t is a nice scheme.
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These figures show why 1t is that silver
is al discount IN Central ana South
America. Netherlands and Spain form
exceptions 20 the rule that a preponder-
ance Of silver deprec!s,es 1t. due TO their
extensive colonial possessions where sll-
yer Is largely used.
A very interesting feature is that which
shows how fzi,Aetous is the notion that
this country IS at serious disadvantage
In It's per capita. II stands fourth In the list
OF nations in the world and is practically
surpassed only ny France. and is ahead
OF England. II one did not know that
there was a free silver craze. he would
come 70 the conclusion. comparing Il with
other great nations. that what the coua-
try wants In order TO equip Il better 70
compete with other commercial nations
is not more SILVER. bat more gold.
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HUMANITY'S ENEMY.

The last enemy 10 be overcome "a
death" and Yet worlds are born and
brought TO their highest estate of soul
life for the higher expression of proeres-
sive attainment. and yet death, the last
enemy, has not yet been overcome and
Will not I'LL humanity realizes electricity
ana Its constituents is the spark Of
health and life. Find the truth Of these
remarks IL you have any bodily afIn.ent
oy going to DR.. Darrin at 942ik Pacific
avenue. Tacoma. whose wonderful cures
as related below cannot fail to convince
the most skeptical:
Ars. H. j. Allen. 10 Hamilton avenue
fortiahn, cAtarrh OF the stomach and
bowels, hsmorrhages, etc, bedfast. cured
L. +. Smith. Freeport, Washington
hVer and kidney complaint. cured. He
was red1ced eighteen pounds In flesh
Mrs. X. Griffith. Boisford. Wash.-ca-
tarrn, bronchitis. dyspepsia. kidney
trouble and female complaints. restored
TO health.
r. +. sawsen. Independence. Wash
Dyspep.ia ana kidney complaints. pro-
nounced Bright's disease by some ply
sleianss restored.
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THE CASE OF WILLIE HOLMES.

In all the forty years of King county his
tory, in which so few hangings have taken
place, clemency was never so far OF or
so much needed as now. man is under
sentence of death. and apparently with
out much hope of escape. who is. probably.
OF all the men who have been accused and
convicted-aye. even acquitted, the least
culpable.
Willie Holmes il a young consumptive
colored man who shot at another by
whom he had been abused and threatened.
His provocation was as great as that of
Murphy. who escaped the death penalty.
or OF Page. who was acquitted. He is
poor. helpless lad. without money TO Sc
cure counsel or influential friends to reach
the ear of mercy.
The supreme court has said, in terms I'M
mistakable that this was a case wherein
a jury might have found extenuating cir
cumstances without violating its oath. 1t
is not welcome task to plead for a homi-
eide, but the circumstances surrounding
this case are such that justice will go fur
Their astray in inflicting capital punish
ment than in melting out less severe pun
ishment.