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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28

ssssch. according % The PopussVs. have
followed an a,e<ersatErr soisar. for they
propose to arg,rtekats re eoszs wszn which
taess asggssors 10 business. no. By Stow
degrees. seT by ere Eel ywoo2.
Doubtless shes@ 20 ee sse af people word
i@ exirensly gs&a 30 have me Po2us5=ts
perform ssis xsaE os1se for tzsfn. uscassas
she effect wcssse fs@ 80 increase the valae
% tbs cssrs xfEn vAssh sss o9sinesss Of
fksNe eouaKgsss Is conducted nearly sz.Sss.-
sn spa. an1 nsarsr 1oasie the purchasing
s&sssa Of every one - these CONS. tbs
would oe a sery rad thinz FOR the silver
using countries. bst K Is doubtful whether
Ssh PgpnIissss argument scaa haFe
any srsgrsssesn aSon the hz-shlsSs coo.ie a
Iadsa or Cara He e9asa hardly toe per-
slaeesa ~ any course q reasoning tnas
he was being fnJsTes by process which
ssoae.sd TIE g3Tea1asins- value q TIE money
ia xhlen hls Wages we-s pad Yet tsAs
Is me presses aTguDsH; sstng sdeTesased
BY "a. advocates Of free silver 10 fhs
American ~or&lngman.
TIE tFo1ssie with the whole proposition
- tHat II - chimeyseal No such result
would foagow the free coinage Of silver. ard
tie intelligent aavocateS of that policy
kno9 X. ard they zlmply pretend 70 believe
sl1af free coinage wz.s raise the price Ct
silver 70 sl@s az oance. 10 o.ina the people
to the rea! oo3ect. which Is the debase-
men; Of the coinage.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28
NOTABLE PEOPLE.


THE sister az President ErueSrr. Mrs.
F.eter. D8 Piessss. who dice recently. le<e
Il4 descendants while there are DOW fs@
persons WHO can trace I5elr descent from
liza president asTsels
W :. GAoe-. vas many years ago called
% tas bar HIS arst brief was troza a
frsnsAna7n who marked MS ssatasfacs ION
a winning lis case by giving the verse
spinner a kiss on both cheeks before thu
bert got from him.
For the first time In the history OF Mar
rasanseEt Pier man swan over from
Newport the ether morning The distance
= Twelve nautical miles. He arrived al
the diving wharf anchored TN front % me
bathing pavilion during the bathing hour.
and ne was welcomed with loud cheers.
Iae Taa wao accom- clishs6 this wonder
fGl feat was Pe1er McNaIly. OF Boston.
He encountered qssite hesvv seas ana = S.
we're thunder storm. hst Gfi not pause on
his way. A boat followed him IN case Of
aeci5ent- The swim was not made On 4
wager.
Toru Hoshi. the rev Japanese minister
70 tnls country. : a man Of marked in
dlvs1ussfy, and one 81 the most able in
the diplomatic corps. de has arisen - his
present position By sheer force o. ability
and n spite OF the fact that as champion
OF the people he has several times been
IN opposition 10 his government. and has
even suffered Imprisonment for his opin-
ions. He is hig,-ly educated having stu
died law in England. and was admitted
as aarrister OF the Middle Tennle twen-
~ years ago His efforts in a large meas
Gre caused the establishment OF the japan
csc parliament. He is ssill = compare
lively young man. being only Is years Old.
Where does Clsopatra's body restf asks
81. Paufs Magazine. Scarcely a iaynan
who would not answer, Why In Egypt
After her cajoleries, her w.ies, her life %
intense. If not very exalted loves, Cleo
patra was laid In one OF the loyelest
tc.nas that has ever been fashioned by the
hand or man. But what a change aaoo
years has brought about! Today an ugly
mummy, with an eInbieuatsc bunch OF de-
cayed wheat and coarse conah tied 10 Its
head-a mere roll of tigAiiy swathei dust
lies crum bling IN a hiieous glass case at
once great queen, Venus in charm, beau
~ and love- ITO what base uses may we
not" etc?
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28

There are many disayposntrnents IN ehe
ca ngaEgn. The Iowa State Register says
taat ST. John, the reeeiyer OF moneys for
ne national free silver committee. has
had his faith IN fat money severely
shaken II viii De remembered that st.
John announced with a great flourish Of
trgDpess two weeks ago that he had re-
ceivea q check for sIs,5o for campaign
purposes. from donor who stated In the
letter containing the check that be was
not a silver mine owner and was not
connected with silver mining in any re-
spect. bat merely one of 1.-THE plain people
Bryan talks about. ST. John was so happy
over the receipt of the check that he teie-
grspAed Bryan the news OF It's receipt.
The sleTlouement came when the check
was returned TO Mr.. 81. John. indorsed
no funds" by the nonopoiistic bank n
which ne had deposited H. 1t was fiat
check. which Is stu more worthless than
free silver coin. because the fiat check
had no bullion value.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28

The boy orator said in Philadelphia that
he knew his cause was true, because every
enemy Of good government was against
free silver. Imagine this preacher OF
hatred and upholder OF riot calling the pa
trlotc and law-ahdlng people OF this
country enemies of good government.
What can a man know OF good govern
ment who mallgns the supreme court, be-
Iieves riots should not be suppressed,
would throw private contracts 10 the
winds and thinks paying half a debt IS
honesty?
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28
Gw,n Hicks. of Tacoma. who recently

Gw!n Hicks, of Tacoma. who recently
left the Democratic party TO Join the Pop
nllsts. intimated Saturday that legal steps
would be taken 10 eajoin the use OF the
word Democratic on the ticket put up By
the regular Democracy of this state. 1t is
difficult 10 see Any there should be any
objection 10 the sound money Democrats
making use OF name which the Bryan
and Watson people deliberately repudiat-
ed. What right have the Ellensbarg Peo-
pies party men 20 interfere with the ac-
tons OF the political organization from
which they have seeded? The only peo-
pie who have the courage to call them
selves Democrats are those who met IN
convention at Tacoma on Saturday. and
they Will not be governed by the advice
OF Popuiists In determining what name
shall stand at the head OF their ticket.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28

when Mckinley Is elected. as he GER
tainly WI ~. one ;a!sht think that al
these people Nse have been 50 snamored
OF fha prosperity % Mexico would pack up
ant leave for thai blessed country. They
VIII not. however. for they know that the
opportunities in tae United States under
a Republican administration VIII bee such
as no man In Mckee viii dream OF for a
hundred years
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28

man Is John r. Rogers. who wishes TIE
lahezers. teachers and stecisnSs 10 elect
hirsl governor. Rogers did ncA then. want
the s+e.ase whoa sasss been mainly paid olt
Tor Labor II this e1ty cn the normal Seacol
ea8cing 60 as received oy nose ne~1y
laoorers. hat rlow &c has The monumental
iTnrsIaence 20 ask sas<n for thesr voses.
and ne 2Fscozu preAenslo,e par. 81 I. IS
5ssat some have intended 70 give him their
yo.S<
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Popocrntic Head


New No-k IT7b1ne-
I; IS sasd that when Maj. Mshoy. II
Troy. vas told. i8st before the Buffalo
convention met what tire STATE was. re
angriiv esxees. no IA HI ts<~-Nte% these
questions . Molloy may be a little shy
on Information as 70 who Decides these
Things. bat he seems extrs rTi"iy well in
formed 80 n where the headquarters are
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28

II will De a good thing to have this cur
rency question settled SO that the business
or the country can NJ condscted with some
certainty as to what the financial policy
OF the government IS going 10 be. As Mai
Nj skirlsy well said short time ago, we
30 not want to repeat this agitation every
four years. and In order that II may not
be necessary the vote for honest money
should be so overwhelming tha; cotn clip
pers vii. not be heard Tor quarter OF a
rRutury
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28

II tse people 90 tbs state desire - see
an .nasx - capital ~.h.ca wla bring abou:
pro~ persty. stzrt uew enterprises. put
money into circulation. Furnish employ
ruen' 90 'shor and bring back general good
tine~ fhen ies thtgl sec TO IL that cur
name anf cr~ait Is no; assatea through
the se,ycton az r Popsts; state admins
tra-.on
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28

= = wen % contrast -he speeches OF Nc
K.uiey NTH thoss Z iirXsn. The former
appeals periodically 20 al people OF ali
classes IN The interes, OF po.ieles that he
thinks MI bring prosperity - al The
ls'ter continues 70 SCI clsss against class
ara array oae sei - people against ar
otacr. Il Is an honest citizen against
defuaEogae
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28

Chairman Hackett, OF the New York
Republican state committee. is very san
gline as TO the result of the election in
his state He has made estimate OF
the vots on the basis Of the returns from
Vermont and Maine. He says the same
reasons that affect the vote in Vermont
and Maine affect the vote in New York.
and following the percentage of Repub-
lean ssIn IN Vermont. New York should
give a majority OF 722s.ooo. Using the
Maine vote a standard, our state should
give $1,000" Republicans generally have
made no such predictions as these. but
there IL no reason why the people of New
York should not speak out as distinctly az
asi those In the two New England states.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28

Il .S SAT- thst I.yuiss Mlchel. the famous
Fresea anarchist "a . visit ftfs country
during tAs ~roter. Her reception wfll
probably b~ anything bu' coryilai. for the
Ar1eri-sn I~'aFsc are gOsng 20 say o. No
Fssrr>er 3 taat tAey haven't much use for
Sear,-nfxse
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28

Na-.e tAe Ss&r Is "a Great Britain hs
o4sAs 20 crap n CT sEr. Gladstone ard
~ t7@y caaE awvc> ~ se-a. plaz tor
seeing -Ae A-vce assn question.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28

A "a zse BASED og mere bate ana passion
cannot Hour.sh. AEd that Is one ea>oE
why william J, 8ryaa VIII De rcpzsdlsted
~ the H9sl 1FsrV he3uink vote that has
been recof4el n tA.s generation
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28

TIE Republican candidates FOR The iegis-
'7inrs sssoel& s~e gvea al assistance po=-
so}r. zoe neSt les.s.af4re w.I esses rai-
'e,4 States seaa arse. ana be must - a Re-
hts-sm
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28

themselves 7zAliciy 70 Bryan before
Fa-rser and Bgszxnsr aweTe nons nsted. FER
t1lsatssy for them. people can't sec hew
they VOTE.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28

= tea ~or&-nxns&a wants - - pa. n
Haasev tAAs ~ parea&s@ BAR wha: -
S*ts ~..A BIS preseat sAxes. les h1sz vote
- 81.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28

8r1 an sezt x Mans 800 l4se - tee
s~sa1- Toeg a. hse2y 80 awe t-a~ss
shtFe sl~ass fess s4rHA - re year
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THE STATE PRESS.

Monte Cristo Mountaineer; Between
eheaps money Democrats ana gojsoug
Democrats. the hi-metsliic Republican,
platform IS the only one strictly In the
middle OF the road in the present cam
palgn.
Spokane Echo: Less than SIX weeks
ago, by the noise made hy the Popul:sts,
who seem 10 be making all the talk that
Is being made for Bryan. Il would have led
every one 10 think that Spokane was solid
for the boy orator for president How
different today.
Pullman Herald. Mr. Bryan .ss1 fl his
letter Of acceptance that IT was net worth
while to discuss the tariff I; seems
strange that Mr. Bryan has the sssur-
ance 10 gay this when only four years
ago be sal3 ne Only salvation for TIE
country was tree trade.
bridgeport S,and&rf; Thousands OF reo~
pie are ;orrney1ng 20 Canton every tay
to see Mckinley. mostly lassor.ng uaea
from fa~torses that have been affect VI
By the Democratic tariff. when Bryan
wants - see the peop1e ne mus 90 70
eAenn % p}eea HIS cara. TIE working
rnan are tired o. free trade.
Mor: esauo Vfserse. II there Is any proc.
wanted. that fusion between are Dergo-
c~Ats and popl.Esss 81 caused ~ the desire
eor Office A'one. A ser1Ss1 o. see columns
OF s8-ne % the sASk Issues OF certain
rsszsArs * tslx eouafy ~ af1orf = There
vii be sos8a as severe AT aTrssznment -
shA faliAcssas IDEAS Of he Popalists. IDEAS
which have Dot changed. as can De fozas
anywhere
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thousands Of curious people are DOW
turning out 20 SEE the passing OF Bryan.
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Tv.sssv brought green caterpillar N
from the garden the etAer 6ay. AM.
showing 2. % rs mother ne exclaimed:
.sT-ve 60. a hlg aNo-~n mamma hsst ne
asa't rsp-e ysss-'*--kEs-TeE' : Round T&osa
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mere are gVeN4 HsAay Democrats r
~As k-A~: as a. So~vy sAey commits.
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ncrsv. why don't ycu sad sor1e
god sxsarrza ard eo-Tn a r1st~!sonta, A.
laucS-'
was. want n that IRE I. sisn.
f,e-srs~ an. I've h~@E seeding so~ ore ~
vzfr fox ire sass trn geArs. New YORK
Press
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28

r~asher-So Exsen.an's Gca9. eh. Poor
ss,2v4r' YEopv ga Re IL -
Tls.r124 etofs--N.z t8gssxe a struggle
T7Ashe~-l might have krown q. us
newer was knowrn 20 sxsrt h4zsS>if Pub
Ifc C,pins0E-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28

.'Yoa are AsEzex ~ AIRS. az yv-G>'
ssk.-t - e.sz@xasszs 1T.1lssa2A, % a Grip
rasa s~gEar.
No sir RESTED "a 1ufoT--x-ta.~ gxA1
y have ,Ev arms al f3gA, 1gf = yss4 GO
ne a xosa -axk iex - aS forever n Scot
% xo<a. - k'sggzsssg- c2.ro1-sas=-'r s.A-
gr2EA
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Midway 90 you CAL your deg Claude
R~le-Eeeausc ne bears the pria, ~ fhs
osaws OF every cat IN ths nelghoo-hoo1.
--Phua4ss. phsA Record
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GAs YeSe-Asssssisgs~ssv Asvssv 0~sSs~-
sees ~ eIssvsssevs . bs~s fSs Sst< sss-
sussstss, Dss1v Wessfv s~< sssSsy.
1s~sGs sAss Of sn y ssas~ ~~,rspaps- pSs-
oGeAs1 ~ tie state II WashsnSfss. AS-
ssvstsS~1 es~svsess sssii - made sss5s~
- ~ Gosssnsss.
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BITS OF HUMOR.

Clara-no you snink he's FOND ~ herr
Ethei-It looks ike Il He cleaned her
Bicycle yesterday.-Ju1ge-
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The White
Squadron.
Land of the
Midnight sun.

R@wusar laird Avenue Prices. Sac 81
s~ass al Taeassr s@saEGay. September p.
Ts.s,s0ne. xske ).
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

IN the senate, on the 9th, almost the
entire day was occupied in considera-
ton of conference reports on general
appropriation bills. In the case of the
aund-r civil bill the public building
amendments were insisted upon by
unanimous vote, and the bill was re-
ferred back for further conference.
The report on the Indian appropria-
ton bill was assented to and that bill
was referred back for further confer
ence. as was, also, the naval appro-
priatiOn bill. .....ln the mousse h
greater part OF the afternoon was de
voted to the presidents veto of the
general deficiency appropriation bill.
Mr.. Cannon presented a revised bill
emitting the French spoliation and
bowman act war claims, and asked It's
immediate consideration, under sus-
pension of the rules, which was de-
fcated, IT, to 43. y bill was passed
extending the jurisdiction Of United
States courts over crimes committed
in thc Indian territory.
THE Yale crew., which wifi .ry for
honors in the historic Grand Challenge
cup at the l~IeIley regatta, are en-
route for England on board the Ameri
can line steamship Berlin. They We're
given Il rousing scnd-off by thousands
of their friends. who gathered on the
dock at New York to wish them bon
voyage.
The weekly statement of the New
York city associated banks, issued
on the 9th, showed the following
changes: Reserve. decrease, 3,77i,-
SO; loans, increase, 1922, 700: specie,
decrease. SG47. 800; legal tenders, de-
crease, $3.50, 400; deposits, decrease,
81. G9i, 100; circulation, increase, $780,
200.
Two DYNAMITE cartridges were eN-
! ploded outside of Il house occupied by
Il priest at Orendain, Z a st. Sebas-
| tian. province of GuipuzcOa, Spain, VI
| the 9TH. The house and other buildings
in the vicinity were badly damaged,
but nobody was hurt.
! THE Paris Eclaire states that in the
disaster on the ~IIodynsky plain, at
| Moscow, on the occasion of the recent
| distribution of free food and drink %
the populace, 3,s73 persons were killed
and 1000 injured.
IT is believed hat the board of Wis
itors of the naval academy at Annapo-
lis, Md, will recommend hat the age
OF admission be changed from II to
Is wears, instead of from 10 to 20, as
now.
OK the 9th the associated banks of
New York city held SIS. 4S6, 800 in ex-
cess of the requirements of the 25-per-
! cent. rule.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13
THE BLACK PLAGUE

Rapidly Developing In All Parts of the
Orient-Japan Alone Escaping It's Raw
ages Owing to the Intelligent Efforts
of that Nation-Facts About the Raw
ages Suppressed by Press and Govern
ment.
SAN Francisco, June 6.-The passen
gers by the steamer Peru, which ar
rived yesterday morning from China
and Japan, report hat the black
plague is gaining alarming proper
tious in the orient. The disease is
spreading in all quarters, and COM
munication with many places is en-
tirely cut off. The Japanese officials
are doing all in their power to keep
the disease out of that country, and SO
far seem to have met with success.
They have adopted strong measures of
quarantine, and all incoming vessels
are being thoroughly disinfected.
The Peru was held at Nagasaki sew
eral days in quarantine. On the voy-
age from Hong Kong one OF the Chi
nese passengers was taken sick and
developed Il strong symptom of chol-
era. He lived bat a short time, dying
DcIOrt NdpdSdhl was reached. lie WIS
uried atsea 200 miles from port.
When the Peru sailed from Yoko-
hama the plague had made its appear
ance in Formosa. Up to May 10 there
had been so cases of the disease at
Amping, and of these 20 had been ia
tai. The disease also broke out ing
the Japanese soldiers on the island,
but there had been few fatalities.
The disease generally seems to con-
fine itself to the natives, few foreign
ers being attacked.
When the Peru left Yokohama, it
was reported that the Occidental and
Oriental steamer Coptic, due here next
week, was being held at Nagasalli. 1t
is said 4 Chinese who was landed from
her had developed all the symptoms OF
the plague and died the day after
landing.
In southern China the plague is
greatly on the increase. In Hong
Kong u to &c cases are reported daily,
and when the Peru sailed 6I7 cases
were there under treatment. In Can
ton the rate is said to be much great
er. 1t is impossible, however, to OBJ
tain exact figures from every port of
China, as the reports of the disease
are suppressed by both the gov ern-
ment and the press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

THREE pension bills became laws. on
the I'd, under the constitutional limita-
ton without the approval of the presi-
dent.
NJ. THIEBAUT, formerly consul for
France at New York, has been APP
pointed first secretary of the French
embassy at Washington.
A DISPATCH from Shanghai says that
the rebels in the province of kansuh,
the most northwesterly province of
China. have defeated the Chinese
army commanded by Gen. Tung with
great slaughter.
THOMAS A. Edison says: 81 nave sue
ceeded in solving the problem of the
new white light. The lamp is finished,
that Is. the scientific part, and solves
the problem. The remainder is ne
chanical.'
THE Yacht Vindcx sailed from Will
mington, Del, on the I'd, for Cuba,
with a crew Of seven and a cargo of
munitions for the Cuban insurgents.
The Vindex is a 45-foot pleasure yacht,
owned by a Philadelphia capitalist.
Ten years ago on the I'd President
and Mrs. Cleveland were married in
the White House. There was no for
NAL celebration of the tin wedding, but
DIR. Sunderland, the minister who
united the pair, called and presented
his congratulations.
THE body of the late Hon. James q.
Blaine will be taken from Oak Hal
cemetery. Washington, 10 Augusta, Me.
Mrs. Blaine has decided to have both
the body of her husband and her son
Walker buried there.
A C~ABLEGEAM from Ambassador Bay
ard, on the Sd, informed Secretary Oh
ney that notifications Of the Behriug
sea claims treaty had just been eX-
changed in London. The treaty viii
be made public simultaneously in
Great Britain and the United States.
ALEXANDER II. MCGUFFEY, a promi-
nent attorney of Cincinnati, and au-
thor of the series of school books bear
ing his name. which have been used by
children of several generations. died,
at his late home on Mt. Auburn, a sub
urb of Cincinnati, on the Sd.
THE Kansas Democratic state con-
vention at Topeka, on the Sd, elected a
solid silver delegation to the Chicago
convention.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13
MISSOURI A NEWS.
A Valuable Work of Art.

The statues of Washington and Ben
ton stand erect in Lafayette park, St.
Louis, while all around them is desc
lation, caused by the cyclone. A cor
respondent of the Republic says regard
ing the statue of Washington: The
figure of the immortal rebel is not
quite so ponderous as that OF the great
M%issourian, but in historic and artistic
value it is worth 4 dozen of it. The
Washington is a faithful copy of the
original marble in the capitol at Rich
mond, Va, done by Houdon, the first
French sculptor of his day. 1t is
conceded to be the very best like
ness of Washington eXtant, the
artist having spent six weeks at
Mount Vernon making the necessary
casts and drawings from the living
subject. The Benton is the work of
Harriet Hosmer, and should be csti-
mated accordingly. If it resembles
Benton in the least, then all other por-
traits of him in stone, metal or on cam
vas are frauds of the first magnitude.
Consequently, if bronze Benton had
been blown ont of sight forever, the
loss could have been borne with com
~parative cquanimity, but if bronze
Washington had been demolished, it
would have been an irreparable mis-.
fortune"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13

Gen. 10 O. Shelby. commander of the
Missouri division, United Confederate
Veterans. has issued an order appoint
ing a sponsor and maids of honor to
represent the state at the Richmond
convention, June 80. The sponsor is
Miss Sa Lees kennard, of st. Louis,
with Miss Yula Plattenburg as alter
nate. The following have been APP
pointed maids of honor:
Misses Elizabeth Hill, Mary a. Stew
art. Nell Mann, Catherine Young, -
Mister, Anne B. Shelby, Ethlync Jack
son. Bette Mccullough, Mary S. Fleet,
Susie f. Roberts, Zoe CravenS, Cora
Bronaugh. Mabel Jenkins and Birdie
Catron. There are three others to APP
point from st. Louis. They will be in
charge of Mrs. Belle Baird True, of
Baird college. Clinton, Mo.