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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-11
INVESTIGATE THIS.
VI You DO, and Act on the Suggestion
You VIII Never Regrel 1t.

I would kindly suggest to those who
may be considering the ACCESSIBILITY of
presenting the home with a piano that if
they Will avail themselves of the unpre-
cedented opportunities I have to offer to-
day i'm that line. they will have made the
bargain of lifetime. and / can safely
say that you win have saved enough
money in the transaction TO fairly educate
the family in music.
I am offering at this sale the very best
pianos that money. brains and experience
can produce; the class and character OF
which no man can dispute and fully one
half lower than the regular retail price
for the same class of goods the world
over The guarantee of the W. w. KIM
ball Company. a firm worth more than
two millions of dollars, goes with every
kimbali piano. and that of Chickering &
Sons with every Chickering piano. The
reputation of the Chickering piano has
been too well established for over seventy
years. as the standard plano of the world
10 need any words of commenda ton
more than TO say that these l now have
here are the finest they have made and
of later style than any that have ever
been in this city.
The kimball pianos are In greater de-
mand than any pianos the worid~has ever
produced, which is abundant proof of
their excellence. No piano. OF any name,
at any price. will wear any better or. re-
tain It's original beauty Of tone any
longer.
More than COO Kimbali pianos are I'm
Use in this state. at least two TO one of
any other make. and every possessor Is
happy; they could not he otherwise.
Come TO 10 Second street this morning
and make your selection before the stock
is too much broken.
ID. S. JOHNSTON
Manufacturer Wholesale Agent
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NEW CHARTER WANTED.
Speedy Action Demanded of Mayor and
Council for u Revision OF the Old.


Council for n Revision OF the Old.
To the Honorable the Mayor and Mem
bers of the City Council: | know your
generosity. gentlemen--hence / assume In
advance your gracious pardon for my pre-
sumption In addressing this communica-
ton To YOU.
You are aware. gentlemen, that an tact
has been passed by the present legislature
authorizing revision OF our present mum
icipai charter. That act, by virtue OF Its
emergency clause. is now living law. That
act. however. does not execute itself. but
must be put Into operation In one of two
ways; First. by a petition signed by one
fourth of the qualified electors of this
city and presented TO you, In which case
your action Ia made imperative: second,
by the vote OF a majority of your mem
bers I'm joint convention assembled evil
denced by an ordinance providing for the
election OF fifteen freeholders charged
with the duty OF revision.
Now, You are aware. gentlemen, with
out any attempted detailed repetition by
me of the multiplied and exceedingly
grave charges that have bean made
against the present "frechoders' char
ter" including it's successive amend
ments. In the estimation of many II
Is rotten 10 the eore-ili adapted 10 our
population and wants. neediessly eypen-
sive. Astounding In commissions or boards
and so diffusive in Its distribution OF pow
ers as to destroy all responsibility
fact. sort OF "oid man of the sea-
fastened on the backs of the suffering
people of this municipality. Perhaps I
ought 10 say II with a reserve of deiicacy
for was member OF the charter COM
mission~that I do not adopt this pessi-
mistic view OF the situation. The logic of
experience has Embedded into my mental
constitution that change is net always
either reform or economy. and that con-
centrated power though it may be oco-
nomical. has an element of danger in It,
hut why should object, or why should
YOU hestitater The people demand the
change-a revision. Great and beneficial
results are promised. Why should you or
ohstruet the speedy ushering in Of this
promised municipal millennium. or the
speedy unloosing Of tho ''old man OF the
sea" from the backs OF this protesting
people, Act. gentlemen. and act speed
iiy. IS the sincere prayer OF your humble
servant. Q. JACOBS.
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KATE nAcKwoRTn STILL MISSING
Mysterious Visits aud Letters Com
nected With Her Disappearance.

Five DAYS have now passed and still
the anxious mother OF Katie Hackworth
has not heard word that win give her
any intimatioB OF the exact wh erea bouts
Of her child. Mrs. Ryther. who tack a
letter TO the girl Al the Pacific school last
Wednesday morning, was not AT home
yesterday. hat II appears that ahe had
second Interview with e. u. Arper. the
step-fasher 81 Katie Hackworth. night he
fore last Mr.. Arper said yesterday that
Mrs. RyGher reiterated her statement that
the letter she received containing the mes
sage for Katie was from Mrs. Kennedy,
Of Tacoma. SHE did not know Mrs Ken
nedy's initials. bar said she was a dent.
lists Wife. Mr.. Arper said that Mrs.
Rytaer had "a very roor memcry about The
contents or the letter. and when asked
Tor permission 30 see II, replied that she
gave Il 70 Katie Haekworth. together with
the Enclosed note.
SIR, SrpSr also said that he had dis
CoverCd thst about three weeks ago Mrs
l. +. Barrie, she matron OF the C'hllaren's
Home AT Tacoma. made a trip 70 this city
and visited kaSis at tae paclGse school
After the close ~ school she look the
child 10 some of Mrs. Barries friends IN
this city.
81 the Pacific school After the close Of
school she took the child 10 s.sfre OF
Mrs. EaTr3e's friends Us this eity.
Mr.. Arfser also said that he had learned
positively that the young man Barrie
Was in Seattle iaSt Wednesday and re-
turned 10 Tacoma on she late afternoon
rrain. As far as ne could learn Barrie
rude alone Ia the baggage car. He has
also founa cat that a man answering
fsarrse's description has Seen seen IN the
viri0gty Of the Jatnes street power house
frequently within the past few weeks
Mrs. Arpsr SAYS she would feel Erea tiv
relieved II she could only learn where the
chsld is located.
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BTTUMINOlrS COAL FREE.
An Outrageous Decision by the Fed
erai Board Of Appraisers.

An outrageous Decision by the Fed
eI'ai Board of Appraisers.
Port Townsend March f0-SpeciaI. -T9ie
government seems determined in the ef-
fort of throttllng the industries of the
Northwest. The recent tariff law places
lumber on the free list and already Cana
dian mills. with their cheap japanese. In
dian and Chinese labor. have and are
shipping numerous cargoes of British CO.
iumhia lumber to San Francisco. Now
comes a decision from the board CT gov
eminent appraisers OF New York admit
ting Canadian coat of semi-hftuminous
character into the United States free OF
duty. which the recent congress low
cred 10 40 cents ton. The Canadian Pa
ctfc railway some years ago opened and
began the development OF coal mine a
short distance west of Vancouver and
sent several cargoes on the harks Sarah
s. Ridgeway and Thcoboii 10 cities In
California. The collectors of cusfoms,
both at San Francisco and Port Townsen4
refused 10 consider Il as anthracite coal.
which Ia admitted free. and collected the
duty. An appeal was taken 10 the board
of appraisers, and here IL the decision
that was handed down:
"A chemical analysis of a sample OF the
coal. as reported TO this board by the coll
iector at Port Townsend. Wash. discloses
the following result:
fixed carbon. ...............-.. S0-5i per cent
NsAtlie El<eF.-..-.s.....-.-s- 30 per cent
Ash ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. II y per cent
AaoiSAure s..-.-.-.+s---..%-.--+.. In per cent
The article was assessed for duty by
the collector az 81 cents per ton. under
paragraph slS@ tariff act OF 1891 as BIZ
luminous coal and is claimed by the inn
porter 10 he free of duty under paragraph
al Of said act as anthracite coal.
The most general subdivision OF coal
is into Eard and soft. The former IS that
coal watch consists almost entirely of
carbon: the latter is that in which there
Is a considerable percentage of hydrogen.
Hard coal is generally called anthracite;
5itnminous coal. or simply coal. Is the
designation Of the ordinary soft coal al
most everywhere in general use where
coal Is burned. except in the Eastern ard
Atlantic states. In anthracite the bitu-
miaous or volatile matter constitutes usuf
ally less that per cent OF The whole. In
soft or hligrn!nauS coal X Is usually more
than y per cent Coal intermediate in
character between anthracite and btu
nsano0s coal Is called sensi-anthracsfe or
sesal-fituniuouS. as IL approaches anshra-
cite or estUmin0ss eosi more nearly In its
character Century Dictionary.
he mode of chemically distinguishing
the two classes Of coal is generally by the
relative percentages OF carbon and of gas
or volatile matters and sometimes ~ the
SPECIFIC gravity. While these results are
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A LACK or CONFIDENCE


The Corner Stous. OF Civilization Under
mined by n Materfalfsflc Tendency
Rev. J. r Nichols. Of the Edgewater
Congregational church. preached last
eyensng on "a Fatal Defect in Our Ma
ton He spoke Of The danger 20 cur
Institutions arising frors the lack Of
moral principle In the nation and tn
tIfsfdaais. He fook has text from Joshua
fx:f9. Using the case of Israel and the
Gifeonises as an ILLUSTRATION Of fidelity
10 agreement he said ss substance.
Confidence Of man In man Is the corner
stone Of civilization. Let this once De
shaken and the structure OF society tot
tsrx. We should lapse into state CT
anarchy and harharisrn. Business men
recognize this. Go 10 the stock exchange
and boards Of trade In our large cities,
ard you will see transactions Involving
millions. settled by a nod or a wink A
few figures written on card may mean
the loss of fortune. Yet the result Is
accepted without dispute. Mutual in
terest conapels a gesture 70 be held as
binding az q bond So you deposit your
gold In the bank and sccept a pledge
IN the form OF certificate or bank book.
Wifhous confidence business would he ira-
possible. Our home life, our social life,
our republican institutions rest on this
hasas- III we find our wives faifhiess.
our friends false. our representatives
purchasabie and our courts OF justice
corrupt. organized society must collapse.
IL IL OF this danger which ! want TO
speak Of tonight. Among the many
causes of these hard times, not the least
is the lack OF confidence In man. They
distrust both ability and faithfuiness In
messing obligations. Our commercial
life IL honeycombed with deception. Our
bread Is alum. our butter olsomargarine
and our coffee Is chicory. Our spices are
doctored. our drugs adulterated, our
sugar gigcosed and even whisky made OF
chemicals and dye stuff. The stock or
our great corporations have been so
watered that what appears 10 be but
5 per cent. profit on capital is really 20
per cent. on the actual Investment. II Is
such faisehoods and faithiessness that
makes the people restless. They find
that political pledges are not redeemable
after election; representatives represent
themselves only. and long purse Is worth
more IN a court OF justice than q good
case. This state of things is due to the
rnateriaIistie tendency of the age. We
have been laying too much emphasis on
material Progress. on getting on. We
have measured men By possessions rather
than character, by what they had rather
than what they were. We have fancied
that education was a cure for sin: that
an increase of knowledge in political
economy would Increase public virtue;
that a study of physiology would eradi-
cate the social evil; that a scientific ae-
quaintance with the evils of tipping
would prevent intemperanee. We nnd
ourselves mistaken. We must go back
10 the moral principle of the Bible and
Christianity and learn that Righteous
Ness exaiteth a nation. but sin Is a re-
proach 70 any people"
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Highest Of an Il Leavrnnr Pow-Lase1 u s. Govt Report
@!a!!! Rs';laes
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Highest Of an N Learsang poxe1-L.e. US Gov. Repot

walls John BushelI. president of the
meeting. made short speech and an i'm
portsnf and pleasing part OF the meeting
we're the musical features. The duarterte.
composed of Mrs. Rowe, Mr.. Gilchrfsf.
Mrs. Guernsey and Mrs. Caldwell, sans
several selections. which were well re-
cefyed. while the piano solos of f. A
Klievers set the people wild. He plays
entirely by ear and his originality was re-
freshing. ". 3. Prices solo, America,
was very effective.
Mr. Busheil introduced the speaker OF
the afternoon by saying that, while the
day was as pleasant as peaceful Sunday
In the tropics, still the weather was
threatening and it looked very much as
If the meeting was about to be struck by
a cyclone" The remark made hit and
Rev. Mallory came forward. bowling, and
for an hour admirably defended his title.
He arraigned the Roman Catholic church,
the priesthood. the confessional and the
Y NJ. +. He said they. NJ. /. was a mill
tary organization under the orders of the
pope, through the vicar general, and with
the members Ii was the Roman Catholic
church first and state next. That the
members stood ready to answer the call
TO arms whenever the pope said the word.
He declared the organization was exist
ing contrary to the laws of the country,
feat the laws. He says that the priests
meet and deliver secret lectures at the
meetings of the institute and that Prot
estants are not supposed TO know and
are not permitted to know what trans
pires or what is said at the meetings. No
one is allowed to become a member Of
the Y. NJ. I. unless he Is Roman Catho-
lie and has been to confession at least
within thirty days previous to the date of
y, H.
the church requires all the young men to
join either the Y. II. /. or some kindred
military organization OF the church. the
idea being, to inculcate into the minds of
the youth the belief that the pope Is in
faliible and the priesthood spotless.
His address was replete with humorous
anecdotes and the vast audience was al
tefnately eonvulsed with laughter and
then moved to wild applause. His story
about a farmer who was attacked by
dog, illustrating the attitude of the A. p.
A., created much amusement. He related
that one day farmer was walking along
with pitchfork on his shoulder, when he
was attacked and bitten by a savage dog.
He quietly turned and severely punished
tho dog by punching him with the prongs
of the fork The owner of the animal
thereupon waxed indignant. and shouted:
Don't hurt the dog. He isn't mad!''
81 know he isn't mad" shouted the en-
ragged farmer. HE hasn't any cause TO
be mad. But I'm madl He bit me-
We'll, why don't you take the other
end OF the fork? You could have driven
him away" persisted the dogs owner.
This made the farmer more irate than
ever, and he yelled back:
why didn't / take the other end? Why
didn't the dog. come at me with the other
end firstr'
Next Sunday another meeting will be
held at the same place and the principal
speaker will be Rev. Ford.
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only approximative, it has been stated on
high authority. as shown by extensive ta-
bles of analysis, that the amount OF car
bon found In American anthracite Goals
usually ranges from S. TO % per cent. =
New American Encyclopedia
THE samples of coal under considera-
ton, taken In connection With the accom-
panying analysis. would seem to Indicate
that 1t is of a scmi-bituminous or semi
anthracite character But conclusion of
this nature reached by Bros G. A. II
covering merchandise of precisely the
same kind, was reversed on appeal by
Judge Hawley In the case of Spreckels VS..
United States. decided by the circuit court
for the Northern district of California In
the year 1898. The circuit court there held
on the evidence taken. that coal In every
respect similar to that under considera-
ton and shown to be taken from the
same mine in Canada was anthracite
COAL"
Under this ruling Canadian coal OF
semi-bituminous character can be I'M
ported into the United States free of duty.
That of course. will place the mines OF
the state of Washington in a still more
embarrassing position of unequal compe-
tition Shipping men and practical en-
gineers aver that the quality of coal in
question is far from being even poor
class of anthracite.
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TIE TERRIBLE TEREDo.
Machinery With Which the Worm Re-
ducc> Wood 20 iIoncycomb.

The Seattle & Lake Washington Water
way Company has I'm it's Office a specimen
OF the teTefo navalis preserved entire i'm
alcohol The worm IL about fourteen
inches long and IS perfect from head 10
tail The head. which is about half an
inch Ia diameter. is supplied with a CEN
trail sucker surrounded ny hard shell
in tvo segments. The sucker enables the
teredo 90 hold fast 10 the wood while il
operates the seEments OF shell to cut
away the material ahead OF H. The tail
Is conVoluted and bifurcated, and has two
appendagea. which exactly resemble the
quilts Of birds tail. These appendares
project from the hole where the teredo
effects his entrance and the worm con-
seQuenuy IL always as long as the hole
he makes, as necessity evidently sx-
lists fer keeping his communication omen
The main portion of the teresfo is nothing
hut pulpy mass. ard /; is a wonder
how such a low organization can be made
so effective In penetrating the hard wood
OF Washington yellow fir.
The Waterway Company has some
specimens OF wood that were put down
las: October near the Stetson & Post
sawrnifi. and are now so COMPLETELY rer-
forated In every direction that thew NAV
be crusnbled in the hand like a piece OF
smpty honeycomh. When the pieces were
brought IA. the tereios were Ssiii alive
and they continued 10 live for forty-elrht
hours after the wood had been olt of the
water. The tails OF the worms protected
from the holes, and. when touched the
teTedo would draw them in These
specimens % wood were boltet together
when they wege pat in The water. ana the
teTedos went from one 10 the other. thus
refgtlag the theory that teretios will no,
pass crack or seam. In these sps~i-
mems the holes ara 80 thick that the
spares between are only as thick as
holes.
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Puyailmp Hop News.

Puyailup March Especial is
your estimate of the hop acreage which
will remain uncultivated this year In this
vicinlty?.' was asked OF Ezra Meeker yes
terday.
1T is too early to determine that" he
replied. Il don't think there will be f0
per cent. uncultivated.'
''Wil there be any new acreage this
spring, either set our first come into
bearing"
Just a small amount set out, but a
good many come into bearing"
Are there any contracts being made
this spring within your Knowledge
None here: some in Oregon at &c
cents
r. Lyman has leased the c. W. Stew
art place OF "A acres on the old Maunette
place. II Of which are In hops. The land
is owned by the First National bank
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Church Notes.

The annual meeting of the North Pacific
Board of Missions viii be held In the
First Presbyterian church April Is and IT.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the 1irst
PRESBYTERIAN church Will meet In the
church pariors at 2:1o next Wednesday af-
ternoon Officers for the year will be
elected.
There will be special services in the
First Christian church. Seneca street be-
tween Third and Fourth, every evening
this week Song service and short talk
at T:30; preaching at 5.
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sl,erman. Clay,& CO..

The old reliable music house, save mon
ey by making their advertisements small.
and give their patrons the benefit of low
prices accordingly. If you think of pur-
chasing a piano be sure and see their
goods and get their prices before buying.
They buy their goods for cash from the
manufacturers and keep only the best
instruments manufactured. us Second
street, Hinckiey block.
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Reduced Rates.

placed on sale the following communication
tickets good In all cases for six rides:
Between Fairhaven or New Whatcom
and Seattle, $40: Mount Vernon and Sc
attic, $50. Seattle and Everett, 81.
Tickets will be good for individual or
firm use and limited to sixty days.
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work The fact that he got oaf fhtz Same
wsy makes II Unnecessary 20 bring esf-
csznsatance@ 20 show shaf 81 WAS pos
sEssIe for him 20 get Up 20 the window
from the easement
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wsea sis wAs GAIA, she erscxi soz CAs,o-sa.
wsser she became Mss, sic elasg - Cas.oria.
when 500 bad CAlllsvn. s,ss gave sAszz cAssorsa.
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The Horse Tanners Book.

j. r. A.. Blaine: You can obtain infor-
nation as to Prof. Gleasons book on
horse-training by writing TO w. NJ. Rus
sell, at Cordray's theater In this city.
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BIG 4. J.. y. MEETING.
Ranke's Hall Was Well Crowded Yes
tert3ay Afternoon.

The y T. \. meeting at Ranks's IAN
Yesterday afternoon WAS ore Of tire lsveIE-
est yes held in THE city and enthusiasm
reached a high pitch. The principal
speaker was Rev. ". w. Mallory. the
Nebraska cyclone who said BE- xas
loaded Cor hear" He frequently referred
- Peter TseisEe's theology. being an attack
on the Roman Catholic church. and ne
was loudly aPpsaGded at frequent inter-
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Vow York Sunday World q Cents.

New York sunday World Cents.
And all Eastern Sunday papers. Sc Lat
est and back numbers. every periodical.
always In stock at the Puget Sound
News Company, corner Second and
Cherry streets
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New YORK. sunday world 5 cents,

And all Eastern Sunday papers. sc. Lat
est and back numbers, every periodical,
always in stock at the Puget Sound
News Company, corner Second and
Cherry streets.
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New sork sunday World Gents
Ard sk fesster0 Sunday r&pSxS, scs Lat
est and bAsk uwgaberS every periodical.
@lwAxs IA stick At the Puget Sound
News Company. Ssgasr S<oaES aSsi
Cherry streets.