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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-21
Distributing War Maps.

MADRID. Dec. 20-Ei Heraldo asserts
thai the minister Of war is preparing num-
erous pamphlets on the geography. topo-
graphy and military condition OF the Unit
ed States. to distribute to the chief Of
ficers OF the Spanish army.
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THE LONDON NEWSPAPERS.
The Time. Thinks That Congress
Might Well Hesitate.

LONDON, Dee. G.--The Times IN an edl-
torlal says il thinks that in the face OF
Mr Oiney's distinct ingimation of Presl-
dent S3eve.and's intention toward the
Cameron resolution. the two houses OF
congress may hesitate 10 accept the re-
spons hiisty of the resolution.
President Cleveland has nothing TO
gain by yielding" the Times continues,
''and Il Is 4 fticult % see what the major
sfy IN congress could Do, Is he 70 Be ar
raigned before the supreme court and IN
peachcd eventually for disoeedience. II ne
be found sa the wrong Of she movement.
The question appears more likely 10 ia
a conflict Of the powers within the Amer
team const. tuition than between Span and
the United States. Even y Mr.. sherman
should ne secretary Of state IN fne new
administration. II is hardly Likely Nr. Nc
Kgnley would surrender MS independence
as executive and enter upon ne -ncai-
culah4e risk or war with Spalu-"
Might rmpeach the President.
LONDON. Dec. 2l-The Chronicle also
discusses the constitutional question In
volved in the apparent difference between
r~Asitleslt Cleveland ana congress on the
Cameron resolution. This paper thinks
that Mr Olney cannot pu' has foot down
SO absolutely and that he must have been
rnfsglndarztool. because, even admitting
the dlrlcnliy 81 bringing the matter be-
fore the supreme court, congress could
apparently trnpesch tire president or take
the quicker step % declaring war against
spain"
Agrees With Mr. olney.
The STANDARD. on the other hand does
not soaht buf that AR 0laey's doctrine
ia perfectly sound L says; we seem
30 t.@ In the presence % one % those
osecb. vvhf7h the fathers % the Amer
frsm constitution wisely imposed upon the
t-,n-E4lV@ or spaemodIc ignorance % the
crowd and its more asfect representa-
tlves"
RS.ornlzsng SPANS rtght 20 have the
last word On 3 matter concerning herself,
the Standard asks whether. afteF All the
cuban game is worth the candle. ana
vhefhar "a would NOT be better % give
autorornF
The sfxaatca here quotes the uftersncs
~ S--or l~a1ovas. that <WhIe : I'm pre-
~ .er sua.a VII not provoke a ca21sct wlth
she United States ffat I VII brock no
attack sIruu zhe savsretEuty % saasr-
The Times Madrid correspondent ai4s.
This opsn3en ls re-eehoe3 throughout che
,asrerv. Tbs rcsolure attitude does nos
reHave ne government or IRE res-1nst-
svlffy of crushing the rebellan- BIZ in
stead of following NJ the advantage Na'nh
fhn fortunate deafa - Mace gave, ths
whole army SENS % - occupied slnce
s- feastsnE ard fabiisrioas 20 celebrate
shat Is called tas herosc victoFT e MAJ
sgr7aeg gedz-f
The senate Jtngers.
Ths Daily News says. III Mr. Clney's
wtey = correct Z i = strange coastire-
xso~st frreguiagfty. Se1or Caaagas kaz
.foEen vita dignity sna discretion II Ere
se~ssta Haxaes really wish - terminate
h0atlHssas 81 Cuaa. thsy wal seiEs upon
-anevass tee2A ~aesozs aa4 vii press shega
tfrerv fael~ e-Hhan srzsn1s-
The Times Madrid Correspondent
LONDON. Dec. Z--Tae Tines CORES
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SCURRYING OH HONE.
There May Not Be a Quorum in
Congress Today.
SENATE MAY DISCUSS CUBA.

Many CenEresxmen Have Already
LETT Tor the Holidays. and Little
or Nothing VIII he Done in the
sion ON the Cuban Question i'm
the senate, but It Is Net Probable
That Action WIZ lie HAD.
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sHAsH-UP ~ TEXAS.
Three Passengers killed and seveu
More Seriously Injured.

DALLAS. Dec. IA special 70 the
News from Shreveport Ia SAYS. About
O'Clock this morning there was bad
wreck on the Texas a Pacific railroad near
sossua. la Aifh0ara no Information ~
given bv railroad officials, sea fa la learned
from private sources that three men were
Killed aad segsn injured
u appears fnnf as west -fgs4Ead freight
was aolnE up a steep Era6s collision oe-
curgsa IS the fppt oF rhe gFHee tne crash
splfnt-r.nx several ears. None ~ ths
tr4lnNeu were intare3. So they Ners bacE
in tho eabSoss. Tas conductor and crew
rescued TIE Injured. and they have ar
rfvef here. ard were sent 20 re Charity
HOSPITAL Following ags The wounded. O
T.. Gates. 81 Paul Dave siiilsr. a.. Is1u1s.
Frank Terry. Argentine. Col Cnariss
Williams. Jerry Bsndefsoa ard George
fsrswn. residences unknown T'he names
u fns Killed ars uos kn0Wa.
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vas a rratch far ire Americans. he sx-
presses the hope. however. that Spain
would only require her uayy g defend her
colonial possessions frors insGTgsnt Grim
inzls without any interns Isonz1 conflict
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Is OLNEY IN ERROR? +?
Congress Nay Recognize Cuban
independence.
WHAT 10 IN SHERMAN SAYS.

fhat olney's Statement Has No
foundR1fcn. and That Congress
'oaid fass Such "A Law and the
PRESIDENT Would be Forced TO
ooes It--senafors Daniel and Da-
Wis Express similar kieNs-H hat
the Great English Newspapers
Have 10 Say of the situation Re-
tween spain and the United
states.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-21

4 seg THE Dinner sets. Read
lamps, C1afiug Dishes. Five O'Clock
sfsA Vases. Plaques. CuG Glass. ONYX
<ass. JardsHseres Pudding Dishes,
"a Soup SITS. China Fish sets
Ipe YOUNG LADIES Dresden rou-
Lamps. Cat Glass Afom!sars, Cat
sess Powder auf Pun Boxes. Decorative
tses and Plaques. Dresden Chlna Pie
z Frames. Sterling silver Combs and
szAass Stsglinr Silver Manicure Tools.
"a Dresser TRAYS, WedgWood hon Bon
Asss, Purses, Fancy Cups and Sau GERS.
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TIE Mason TowssHi serves the hest
business zaea's lxEca AID ErsEseA dlzasvs
- Seattle.
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FoR YOUNG MgN-student lamps.
Racers and knives. Sterling silver
Combs. Sterling Cigar Cutters. Shaving
Nugs. Cups and saucers. Sterling Suspcn-
dsrs Sterling bag Tags. Goid Mounted
Pipes. Br1sr Pipes. silver Mounted P'~cs.
Smoking sets.
FOR CHILDREN wash Boards.
Toy Wash Tubs Toy CARPET sweepevs.
Dolls. All kinds. Toy Tea sets Rubber
Balls. cups ard SaGeers. Mush Sets. Toy
Iuupe
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A nan captured IN Me3ios ard fnoaRht
70 ~ DsnnEaf. RE zAu Jose nssTiersF wao
@zrty q TIE ys4gs has tHrnn1 cut 70 nGs
sysa Bear = ge1su. 9l2sscs - t@e f4z.siya.
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FonGeut az Madrid SAYS The mast ssrAk-
..s feature % aag one knowing the span
-, eaarac1sr - The iifEae puelie excite
sas1t prevailing Il Is onlv fstr - state
tAat The newspapers are mostly na1er-
ate ard sensible "a tone. whether ire cx-
sent q threatening danger IS not fally
recagnized Or whether i II despIsea &s
unreal the determined attitude when
re country and government aANe aGopIei
= a9s likely 30 oe shEkea even under tfle
tnrs2t of an Immediate declaration %
war. The premlar'S declarations are per
Iectly clear. aa6 consistent and straight
forward
The senate Denounced
LONDON Dee. "A Vienna dlspa,ch
% the Standard reports that The Neas
Wiener Tsgebsatt panl8saes an interview,
contained 10 5 S5spatch from London. Win
1as spanish aTnaassa&oE su L.onocA. GosiEk
he Casa EA.encl3, ecAosng the opinions
expressed by Marquis De Hoyes, the Sp2a-
.sa ambassador al Vienna.
The Sforning Post edigor5ally deaosuces
TIE senate. which, K says has become
Tie great home for poliucsl Esh who have
shown The most capsss1y Tor living "a
dirty waters" The Morning Post SAYS
further: THE reprcach OF the present
disorder In American pcl.tlcs les AZ the
door OF the senate. 4 dozen Cameron reso-
lauons, even Supported hy The requisite
na5orftiess VIZ nos obllSe the president 20
aet unless he = minded"
la-s cons t.Eut.0rgs. posnl mas. Tor the
time Beng, sa2p4ansed in interest the res
olutson t1se.f. ard il IS known that when
tie resolution is arougAt forward for dss-
csss.on th4t a debate OF cons sderahle m
tsrest and length viii eusue on this sub
jset. The position OF Mr. 0lney, setting
forIh that oE The administration. VII un-
dauhgedsy have its effect in some quarters
Of che senate. and 81 * sad tonight that
sufficient opposition can be mustered -
defeat the resolution.
spain Unfairly Treated.
London. Dec. 2l.-The Standards Mad
rid correspondent says: "The feeling is
unanimous that America Is treating Spain
unfa - BY trying 10 drive her by syste-
mat!I violent and unwarranted provoca-
tion &to an unequal struggle, simply be-
cause the United States has obtained the
assurance that European people VIII only
give Spain purely plat0nic sympathies'
The tone Of the press IS striking. The
republican papers are as bitter against any
surrender as the Cathoic and Cariist
press.
El DiA comments that the commercial
classes cease all relations with the United
States with a view OF stopping all trade
between the two countries. The provincial
press Is even more energetic. Much anti
American feeling exists at Barcelona,
BllDoA and other towns.
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Admire. jose Mar.a EsranEer the min
lsseF 81 marine sa53. Il consider a s.Yp.
q re he,weeu >aaAa ana tss tn3-ef Ssstes
~ prooSh.e. blt vth a view - avertiax
cav -saace ~ q roae.-t tee SPANISH men
ot-War tu Cuaan waters 5ayc received
srrsct ins.r4eft1uA to avas1 arr frsesfar
alta the Un1e8 Srafes. Nevsrt 5esz. IN
crasr 80 a. 2-eaare,l for any emergency.
save orte-ess tbt vessels Pas 8lur sa-uaa
"a a. hbne 20 D. eoup,eted Tapt8v far
service The uaartrT isfsBsry w3 ba
ssreaNiy c-kaulzes Grt a5t she seazaea in
tae maritime @lstrsr.s So ne enrolled
aaoahs q ZAP unfaFtg-a tesy nrixs abe raer-
rantie us~lr~ wou}a n, ogl numerous p-5-
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aaa3& he ca pah3e - la6sesag ErsAs 8asn-
axe assn Americas 81 gEtax ga fEe nleh
-eas aa1 oa gafCrtlhe3 American sea-
peE.s,
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tezs tie Sgssn.sA navy. - tAe e@v.as q
cveNs sG& Ia ssTsagtA O. tie sp&zAsa.
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The Times Madrid cerrespondeaf-
LONDON. Dec. L--Tas T.Easz' CORES
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The senate Jtn gees.

re paHv News says ~if M clney's
view : ecr~ect. Z i n st-ange coastfte-
zsa~st frregulagfty. Se1or Caaagas kaz
spoken wlth dignity sna dsscretiaa- II Ere
s@nsts Haxoas really wish - terminate
h0stllgtsas 81 cuba thsy wll setEs ua9n
ranawass 8ee3A -aesa-s an4 VIII press ;nezH
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spain Unfairly Treated.

London. Dec. 2l-The Standards Mad
rid correspondent says: The feeling is
unanimous that America Is treating Spain
unfaiyy by trying 10 drive her hy syste-
mat!I violent and unwarrauted proVoca-
tion Mo an unequal struggle, simply be-
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-17
Rear Admiral MakarofT.

"Rear Admiral Makaroff of the Rus
sian navy" says the Philadelphia Rec
ord, "who was recently a guest of
Charles H. Cramp, is one of the most
conspicuous figures of modern European
naval history. Although only AZ years
of age, he is first on the list of Russian
rear admirals and is senior to a large
number of officers whom he superseded
by special promotion. He it was who,
during the last Turko- Russian war, was
regarded the Skokeloff of the Russian
navy, and, like that great general, whose
POI traits he resembles, was several times
promoted for his daring and enterprise.
His career in that war was an uninter-
rupted series of dashing attacks ON Turk
ish ships in the Batum and other Turk
ish harbors of the Black sea, in which
his skill was second alone to his daring.
That is why he is the senior rear admiral
at the age of AZ years. He recently com
manded the Asiatic squadron and Is
now ON his way home to assume com.
mand of the Baltic feet. F"
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Dunraven's RapacIous Fish.

The Earl of Dunraven, finding that
there were too many pike in his waters
at Adare Manor, County Limerick, Ire
land, for successful trout fishing, recent
~ ordered his professional fisherman to
capture what he could of them. Thirty
four have been taken so far of an aver
age weight of 9 pounds each, the
largest weighing 23 pounds and the
smallest pounds. Why three-fourths
of them were females is not understood
at all That there was need of taking
out the pike is shown by the fact that
several Of the fish contained trout, and
nearly all the females were heavy with
spawn The pickerel fry feed on the
trout and salmon fry, being far better
fighters than equal sized trout.
The greatest of care is necessary at
fish hatcheries TO prevent the pickerel
fry from getting among the fry of other
varieties. A dozen small pickerel in
year will destroy thousands of Other
small fish, and the loss is considerable
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-17
NEXT TO THE THRONE
PRACTICAL LESSONS IN THE LIFE OF
JOSEPH.

Rev. DIR. Talmage Relates In His Usual
Vivid Way How He Rose From Obscur.
ity to High Place-Elevation the Re.
suit of Persecution.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-17

Learn also from our subject that sin
will come to exposure. Long, long ago
had those brothers sold Joseph into
Egypt. They had made the old father
believe that mis- favorite child was dead.
They had suppressed the crime. and it
was profound secret well kept by the
brothers But suddenly the secret is out
The old father hears that his son is in
Egypt. having been sold there by the
malice of his own brothers. How their
Cheeks must have burned and their hearts
sunk at the flaming out of this long sup
pressed cr-Ile. The smallest iniquity
has a Thousand tongues, and they will
blab out exposure. Saul was sent TO de-
stroy the Canaanites, their sheep ard
their oxen. but when he got down there
among the pastures he saw some fl {
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22
Fellne Women.

why Is Il that "fellnlty"-for want
OF better word-seems to be an almost
wholly feminine attrlbuteg Rarely Il
ever. do you come across a man will
that small. sly, stealthy streak In his
nature that - recognize as "catty.'
II isn't innate TO man. and he hasn't
time TO cultivate Il. Yet among wo
men Il Is unusual not to find som,
traces OF Il. even In the largest. kind
lest natures, II Is chiefly engendoret
by sewing societies and the like; Il
other words, narrow lives. Although
small" In one sense, and although. o.
course. by no means ranking with N,
seven deadly sins, this feline QUALITY
manages TO play some pretty despcrci,
havoc In the world. II makes mischief
wherever Il goes. Gossip. busybodlness
malice, Observation-Disclosures. Islander. ant
many other peace-destroying thing
must follow directly In its wake. In.
directly Il induces all sorts OF evils
Every one who has taken the trouhl,
TO reflect upon the sisters three and
such branches Of learning" mus, nc.
knowledge that Il Is the little things Of
life that really count for the most: Il
Is they that have a way Of turning the
tide Of events, the most insignificant
word or act sometimes shaping destiny
itself. But there is no small thing re-
sponslble for larger. more impressive
results than this same feline quality
And a. an altogether feminine prerog.
alive II Ia one that women need not b
proud of.-New York Evening Sun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

Managers and actors both are wor
dcrlng whether this Will be good
theatrical year Presidential years. AZ
a rule. are disastrous. the public meet
ings, torch-llght professions. and gen
eral financial disturbance interfering
seriously with the theatres. Some
managers also consider that the adj
vent and growing popularity OF the
bicycle has done much harm to The
theatre. Other managcm. however,
laugh 10 scorn these alleged reas ms
for poor receipts. My experience. %
said Charles FrOhman. recently, to the
writer, has been that can always
make money with a good play and al
ways lose money with a bad play.
do not believe that external cond!-
tons have anything to do with the
prosperity Of the theatre. The rem
edy Is In the theatre itself" This
sounds like horse-senec. but the hard
times certainly affect the actors. Capt.
tai Is shy and fewer enterprises are
forming. Consequently. positions are
scarcer and salaries cheaper. This
year the actors are getting only aalf
the salaries they commanded last sea-
son. and there are more hungry look
Ing Thespians on the Rlalto In quest
q a part" than IN any period q -,
bt1iorT.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

Bey. says a writer in the London News.
The ostensible object Of this excursion
was 10 see a huge rock in the shape Of
a crocodile that Abdul Azlm had dis
covered not LONG since about a couple
Of hours out from Murat and a few
hundred yards away from the Abu-
Hamed caravan track. This rock, said
our guide. had never yet been seen by
Europeans.
Mounted on n couple OF our friends
best bred running oamels. and escorted
by some hali-doaen well-armed tribes
men on small. active beasts as swift as
our own. we set out at that fast trot
which IL as pleasant on a weil-brod
iladiuy. as on a rough, hard-sot brute Il
Is excruciatingly painful. II was just
after dawn and the air was delicious,
Tor the sun does not begin TO get really
Herce until after Z a. m. and as we
wound down the Khor and out among
the Kopies Of the desert, with a pleas
ant breeze tanning our faces. with the
,amers pad striking crlsply on the nrm
gravelly sand. and the mems accouier-
ments iingling rhythmlcally as they
logged along. We felt our blood ilngle
and our spirits buoyant with the cxhll-
aratlon due partly 10 the glorious eli
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

The seasons brew OF fresh heavy
weight has been 80 numerous Pacific
coastward that the follower Of this col
umn will doubtless eylnce no surprise
to learn tina, there Is SIN another on
the calendar, nevertheless. {, Is a queer
thing 10 account for, taken as a whole.
why hoayics should keep bobbing Up
az this one particular point In the con-
tinent. u Is to be remembered that
both Corbet, and Joe Choynsh weTo
born there Some Of those Of the lS96
crop have not frat seen the light there
nor near there. but have sprung sud.
denly into fighting form from foolinG
about the coast. so that Il amounts Ia
about the same thing. / advise any
pug who may have had his ambitions
squelched In other quarters 10 20 out
there and smell around. The newest
of the new OF Frisco Is named Jack
stelzner aud he claims Chicago as ths
city from which he hailed lie never
aid anything In this climate and the
chances are he never would have don,
anything. But In Frisco last weel
stelzner got In the ropes and made 4
stand-off draw with Van Busklrk. th'
big one who has been talked about
freely as a conner OF late. The mel
boxed ten rounds, With honors abou
even.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

knows not what. The audience waits
impatlenily for the curtain 10 again 90
up and demands attention by continual
stamping Of feet. Al last q man steps
20 the front Of the prosccnium and, In
agilaied toneH, tells those present 10 90
10 the ticket window and got their
money back. ~ the opera win not be
presented that night. because Miss
Gmco Tompkins. the soloist. has been
overcome by excitement. resulting In a
paralytlc stroke. and now wns-dead
The old Continental theater Is
thlng OF the past. for lls owner md
manager, Thomas Tompkins, had Il
RACED To the ground. There now stands
In its stead a magnificent structure,
over the main entrance Of which N
chlseled In the heavy granite the
words, The Grace Orphans Home"
and within the massive walls II kind,
portly old man. who Is father and all
10 the hundreds OF children who live
there. lie " no longer known NJ Man
ager Thomas Tompkins. but he Is now
referred to as Thomas Tompklns. Esq,
Phllanthroplst.-O. X. Schlmansky, In
Budget
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

Mrs. Edward White OF New York
city Is remarkable woman. She has
tacltly challenged corbett TO a boxing
match and she fights regularly with
her husband two times day and
makes no secret Of Il.
In other words. Mrs. White. a hand
some and modest woman some twenty
odd years Of age. holds her own against
the champion welierweight boxer OF
the world. She Is willing 10 enter con-
tests with male professionals and fight
to a finish. Her sre,ialty Ia bag-punch-
Ing. Three years ago when she wac
married she was weak and delicate,
almost an invalid, and to gain strength
had her husband. who Ia a boxer. put
her through course OF training such
rs athletes and professionals undergo.
Her muscle developed in surprising
manner and now her right arm biceps
expansion Is an inch and half, her
chest expansion two and seven -elghths
inches aud she weighs 40 pounds,
though only five feet four inches high.
Her muscles stand out In kno,,y
punches like those Of a woll-deyeloped
man and her husband has hard work
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22
K.n,., Ia, 4. nlrl nI.rr.mI,h.

A Kansas girl Of seventeen not long
ago won the prize In an unusual con-
test in competition with two men. She
had learned 20 turn a horseshoe IN a
blacksmith shop and az an entertain
mont for the benefit OF the church she
matched herself against two OF the
most expert blacksmlths In the city.
Three portable FORCES were placed on
the stage. and each contestant vas al
lowed a helper TO blow the bellows.
Both men and the girl wore the
leather aprons peculiar TO their calling.
The men smiled lndulgently II their
glrl rival as they waited for time 10 be
called. but became anxious. then
alarmed and finally discounted. when
she turned a perfect horseshoe before
the audience and judges In less than
four minutes. The curtain dropped on
a pretty tableau Of glowing forges and
the smiling girl victor. who speedily
appeared among her friends daintily
clad In white.