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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-27

Queen City Lodge. No. 10, held a business
meeting Monday evening. after which
cards were enjoyed for a short time. To-
night there Will be a progressive whist
party. to which all Knights and their ialies
are invited.
out thirty strong at the funeral of Eugene
Behrman Sunday last. and the same on
Monday at the closing ceremonies of the
life of Sir knight w. ID. Mcmillan. The
division will assist at the benefit Tor the
widow next Thursday night. Capt. Olson
continues street drills In good weather and
Lieut.. Caughey at Armory hall, Tuesday
night Knights Keltner. Plummer and
Feurt advanced and each lis now wearing
Gala NY. Wednesday evening next
there IL the choice OF a drill, the Black
Diamond reception or the Rathbone Sis
tiers social and hop under the hall. at Ste
vens hotel.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-27

whsn Baby va sick. ~ gave h9l- toriA.
When she vas . Csild, abe cried For ca<.oriA
When she became xisa .he chung TO cassoria.
when dc had cai'area, he gave them Cassoris
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I'm THE LODGE ROOM.


In6epeodeoe Order Of Odd Fellow
unlty ErcaDpnsns. No : admitted one
careEazte 70 the Patrizrrhas degree Sat-
ur<zy evening, ard a. the nsxf meeting
vii advance sxo candidates 70 The Golden
Rule degree.
Seattle Ledge. No. :. VIII receive an Of
fesaI visit fron the grand master tenor
row e.ening.
Lake Washington Lodge. No 81. VII.
confer the Third degree upon ere canci-
date tonight. II viii also entertain III
friends Moniay evening. May IL
Rtsxeiy Resekah Lodge. No. s. Win ccs-
fer the Resskah degree upon one ezndldate
next Friday evening. II VIII entertain
Mount Tacoma Rebekah Lodge. Of Ia
coma. and Mystic Jewel Rehekah Lodge.
No -. on Friday evening. May -
Yesterday being the Ssth anniversary OF
Odd Fellowship. large delegation of ODD
Fellows and Daughters Of Rs5ekah at
tended divine services at the Plymouth
Congregational church. and listened 10 .
very able and entertaining address on Ola
Fesioxstip and the principles Of the or
der. Friendship. love and truth. BY the Rev.
W. II. @. Temple
Ridgeiy Rebekah Lodge celebrated its
tenth anniversary Wednesday evening by
giving q social dance at Pettis' hall About
twenty-five couples were present
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-27
United workmcn.


One Of the most enjoyable eocsais Of the
season was given by Seattle Lodge. No.
%. Friday. April a. at Ranke's hall. BY
SD O'Clock the hall was well filed and the
First Regiment orchestra commenced the
programme with an overture. The adj
dress Of welcome was delivered by Mas
ter Workman G. +. CotterilL A recita-
tioa by Miss Loneiia Dyer was greatly
appreciated. and a vocal solo ty c. w.
Saunders was heartily encored- A reci-
tation given by Miss Hansen was much
enjoyed. as was a piano duet by Miss Olga
Crist and Mrs. Gertrude Levy. who had to
respond TO an encore. A pretty fan drill
was given by eight students Of the busi-
ness college. under the direction OF Miss
Lizzie ]. Richardson. and was loudly APP
piauded. and the eight little Japanese
maidens had TO return. The last number
on the programme was a vocal solo by
William Thomas. who sang a sailors song
In costume. and VINO was twice recalled.
The hall was then cleared for dancing.
which was kept up till a late hour. The
affair was under the direction OF ]. II.
Hemer. Harry J. Bailey. r H. Peters and
I'd Foreman
Order of the Eastern star.
The officers Of Lorraine Chapter. No. 6.
are drilling for the beautiful floral work
which VIII be put OF at the special meeting
In May. Lorraine auxiliary met Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. T. H.
Cam. 30 SiIth avenue. Elizabeth Bar
rett Browning was the special subject
chosen for the day. Her photograph, sur
rounded by frame OF evergreen. occu-
pied a conspicuous place In the parlors.
general outline Of her life ard works
by Mrs. Wood was supplemented by
more personal description by Miss Catch.
and an account of the home. the indsvid-
uality and the artistic inclinations Of the
Brownings. by Miss Ainta Foster. Three
divisions were made Of Mrs. Browning's
shorter works. her earliest. her best and
her last poems. Selections from each of
these were read by Mrs Cam. Mrs. Fem
ton, Miss Foster and Miss Daisy Cam.
ISight refreshments were served in the
course of the afternoon
The morning times., 1896-04-27
BUSY WEEK In CONGRESS
District and Pensions Will Divide
Honors Today.
appropriations Bills, PETERS, Bond
Inquiry and Villas Speech VIII
Be the Order in the Senate.

1t is probable that the general pension
pili VIII be brought TO vote today, under
the operation Of an order TO be reported
by the Committee on Rules. Gen. Hender-
son, chairmanof the Committeeon judiciary,
expects that the House will take up the
bankruptcy bill and discuss IL for two or
three days. -
Mr.. Babcpck, chairman of the District OF
Columbia Committee, 10 which committee
Mondays session is consigned under the
rules, says that. if deprived of that days
session, his committee will insist upon
some other day In the week in which TO
press District bills. Aside from the pen
sion and the bankruptcy bills, the program
or the House is uncertain and dependent
upon Developments from day To day.
The Senate VIII probably continue to de-
vote most OF it's time to the consideration
of appropriation bills, being far behind
the House in the disposition OF these meas
ures. MI Hale will call up the naval bill
today Mr.. Frye expects to report the
river and harhar bill either today or to-
morrow at the latest, and it is the ex-
pectalton that both these bills will be
passed before the week Is ended.
Mr. Sherman may renew his attempt to
secure the passage OF the bill to repeal
rree alcohol for the arts clause OF the tariff
bill. Should he do so Senators Lodge,
Chandler, Platt and PrItchard VIII ylgor-
ously oppose him, and it is openly said
that II this matter should be pressed it will
involve an indefinite proioDgation OF the
session and the opening up OF d general
tariff discussion.
Mean while Mr. PETERS bond resolution,
now divested OF early all its salien features,
holds its place as the unfinished business
giving way from day to day for the consid-
Grafton of appropriation bills.
Wednesday Mr.. Villas will present reso-
lutions accepting the statue OF Pierre Mar
quette and will make a speech on the reso-
luton.
The morning times., 1896-04-27
LITTLE FOLKS ENTERTAIN.
Sunday Night Concert Given by the
Liiliputians at Aliens.

Last night at Aliens Grand Opera
House, before a small but appreciative
audience, Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb and her
company OF American Lilliputians gave
concert, which consisted or the best and
most available features of the program
with which they had been entert aiming
their patrons during the past week. The
performers are clever little people. and
earned and received a ConsGera bic meas
ure OF applause.
Probably the most interesting feature
OF the entertainment was a twenty minute
talk by Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb herself on
her forty years experience on the Anne RI can
stage. She has a big history for such
little lady, and her recital or the many
experiences of a varied aud naturally
unique career were exceedingly divert
ing.
she had never given this address before,
and seemed so pleased with the idea that
she says she viii incorporate il into her
repertoire and Use il from this on as a
feature OF her entertainments.
The entertainment was opened with
piano selection by Mr.. Van da Grift. Capt.
folio wed with vocal duets, and Jennie
Quigley, who is styled the Liliputian
Queen, sang from her repertoire. Baron
Sfegri introduced the various members of
the company in humorous address, and
they each contributed a selection TO the
balance of the program.
The management said last night that
the reported financial difficulty was a
personal matter OF Count Magri who is
well off, and abundantly able 10 exploit
the company. and that the difficulty was
the result OF the counts personal Kindness
to a former unworthy mana ger, ON whose
bond he has pledged himself.
The morning times., 1896-04-27
TAKE THE BoBrA1Ls AWAY.

There Will be another seance with Presi-
dent Griswold of the bobtail mosquito line
in the Senate District Committee today.
1t is understood that something in the way
of an ultifnatum is TO issue relative to the
persistent effort of this gentleman not to
give the people OF Anacostia rapid transit
and prevent others from doing So There
would seem 10 have been quite enough of
this dog in the manger business, and 1t Is
high time that the Anacostia street railway
line-so-called by courtesy and convenience
should either put up or shut up Ii
Mr. Griswold can not or will not equip
an up-to-date rapid transit street railway
he should be made 10 give way to somebody
that is both able and willing 10 do it.
Probably in no other city of the size of
Washington is such an anomaly as this So
called street railway TO be found. Through
the streets OF no other city rumble
such wretched one-horse dry goods boxes
on wheels as those that ply semi-occasion-
ally between Anacostia a nd the center OF the
city, The people of that section justly
complain that they are deprived OF the
transportation facilities which they are
rightfuIly entitled TO, and they are justly
indignant that MIR Grswold is allowed
to stand in the way of their being supplied
with them Not only Anacosta, but the
entire suburban section around and beyond
it, is cut off from pid communication with
Washington through the supineness, self
ishuess, incompetency or however else
may be designated the course which Mr..
Griswold has seen fit to pursue.
Even if the Anacostia line were all that
the people have right TO expect from
modern street railway it is questionable
il 1t would be good Eolicy 10 refuse per
mission TO other parties 10 provide ad-
ditional facilities for putting the country
lying beyond the Eastern Branch and The
District line in closer communication
with the Capital. But when one considers
that there are practically no facilities for
passing to and from it, there is absolutely
no excuse for dily y-daliying any longer
with Mr. Griswold and his bobtail cars.
Patience has ceased to be virtue In this
case
Rapid transit such as Mr.. Randle and those
associated with him stand ready TO supply
will not only give Anacostians and the
people living In the southeastern part Of
the city the means OF reaching the business
portion expeditlously and at short intervals
but viii tend to develop the whole suburban
section lying beyond. In dealing with
this matter the Senate committee has
shown Mr. Griswold rare leniency, and as
he has shown no disposition whatever TO
accommodate himself TO the situation, ho
good reason is apparent why he should
be indulged any longer. Antediuvian dry
goods boxes on wheels are out of place
i'll a progressive city like Washington.
Take them away.
The morning times., 1896-04-27
A BIRD In THE HAND.

1t is extremely unfortunate that Senator
Call should have seen fit 10 interpose SO
untimely an objection TO the final disposal
Of the cheap gas question. and yet more
unfortunate that courtesy Or some other
equally untoward thing, should have kept
the Senate from overriding H.. Tho people
Of the District are far more anxious than
the Florida Senator seems to understand
TO have this matter settled. They want
cheap gas, and they want 1t as soon as
they can get ii. They believe, moreover,
that dollar gas is feasible and practicable
at this time.
AS for Senator Calls insistence upon
giving some would-b competing company
chance that is not to be thought of for
moment. The idea of tearing up all the
streets to lay miles upon miles OF gas
mains, is abhorrent TO people who have gone
through that experience lad nauseam."
And in view of the fact that consolidation
with the existing monopoly would prob
ably result here, as ii has in other cities
Baltimore, for instance-it would seem vet
more foolish to entertain such policy as
Mr.. Call advocated on Saturday He Is
mistaken if he thinks he can legislate
against consolidation. So long as stock of
any concern is on the market you cannot
prevent people from buying it if they are
so disposed.
There has been too much delay already,
and it is 10 be hoped that Senator Cau
will be convinced, when next the subject
comes up for consideration, that the best
interests of the people OF the District point
to an immediate and unconditional settle.
ment of the dollar gas question
The morning times., 1896-04-27
HOGS MAKE GOOD MINERS.
Their Propensitles Utilized by an In
genious But Lazy Prospector.
Gam L-rnr risrn Inst


81 was riding through the mountains in
Trinity county a few days ago" said a
prominent mining man recently, when
happened to take a trail that led by Old
Buriap' Johuson's cabin, You know he
has always been called 'Burlap' johnson
because he as never known to wear n
pair OF boots, but always kept his feet
sewed up in Durlaps, like cauva s-packed
hams. took dinner bread and ba-
con-with him, aud then sat down for
smoke.
- Wouldn't you jest as soon do your
smoking outside, poduer?' he asked.
- Certainly, 1 said. but you don't OBJ
iect TO the smoke of q cigar. do you?'
was naturally surprised, for he was already
putting away at an old orncob pipe.
- No, OF course not. seem as I've smoked
nigh onto fifty years, but / want to keep
my hogs to work
MY curiosity was aroused, but said
nothing. he took down a doubIe-barreled
muZzle-loading shot gun and his pow horn.
Then he went out to a shed and got pan
of shellcd corn. He sat down on bench at
the cabin door. rammed a couple OF charges
down and poured a handful of corn into
each barrel. He put on a percussion cap.
pressedit down with the hammer and blaZed
away at the hill across the little gulCh. The
roar had not died away till drove OF hogs
came running. grunting and squealing, and
commenced to root the side OF the hill for
corn. Wherever they Stacked up their
work the Old man fired another charge of
corn.
".Thats a mean trick said I. Why
don't YOU feed it to them in trough
Feed it to 'em?' he repeated. in amaZe
ment. Then they wouldn't work. Be
sides. they don't need it?'
why, man alive! They do as much
work as four men would. They root up
the dirt, an when rain comes all have TO
do is to sluice it,
"Then understood that he was using the
hogs to help him mine"
The morning times., 1896-04-27
CROCKER's, $50 Pa. Ave.
REED FOR SECOND PLACE
ContInued from FIrst Fac.

would then and there put the motion.
In the meantime refusing to reCOznizs
anyone, no matter for what purpose lie
sought 10 be heard, and insisting shat d
vote must be taken before any further
business could be transacted and without
additional discussion.
That such course would be worse than
Czarism goes without saying. There
would undoubtedly be a scene OF excitemeat
such as the Senate has not witnessed
post-bellIm days. But u is equally certain
that Mr. Reed would not be deferred from
the execution OF his purpose and would
carry the matter through II it resulted
In complete dismeInberment of the Eice
Presidential desk
The proposition as summed up in few
words, IS simply that the friends Ut Mr.
Mckinley desire TO have Mr.. Reed do in
the Senate exactly what he has dOnein the
House and completely change the present
system of transacting business. They be-
lieye that he is the man aud that this is the
time for the institution OF such a reform.
The gradual increase in the number OF
young Senators. who do not fall down and
worship courtesy and tradition, is be-
lieyed to have so changed the Complexion
OF the Senate as to place in a majority
those who favor the Limitation OF debate.
RUMOR GIVEN COLOR.
Vice President Morton possessed the
requisite nerve aud stood ready when
ever the critical moment arrived 20 carry
out the plans OF the Republican leaders
and put the motion to adopt ClOtur,., with
out any reference to the tempest that
would have ensued- But the leaders first
became apprehensive, and afterwdTf CON
vinced, that such proposition would not
carry and considered it useless 70 provoke
and invite storm OF that great TEa Znitude,
without the least prospect OF beneficial
results, when there was already iDUttered
threats OF revCi;tion heard on every side
in the event OF the Force bill being passed
One feature OF the situation which
strengthens the belief that the pending
negotiations may result in the selection
or Mckinley aud Reed as the Republican
ticket IN the approaching national cam
paign is the undoubtedly friendly canvass
that is being conducted by the two gentle
men mentioned i was declared On IN
questionable authority more than two
years ago that Messrs. MCKinIey I'd Reed
had reached an agreement by which their
Presidential campaigns would be con-
Quoted without mud Singing ana not TO
each others detrimeRt.
Both men were 20 make every effort
10 win. but after a designated number OF
ballots the enc continually receiving the
least number Of votes should withdraw "a
favor OF the other, thus being practically
an offensive and defensive alliance.
With Such compact. u Is not az an
unreasonable that either Mckinley or Reed
would be willing 70 accept second place
in the event that the other should be giveR
the nomination.
The morning times., 1896-04-27
WHAT A METEOR CAN DO.
People Who Value Their Lives VIII
Dodge When Possible.
London SDPct1tOr

We owe our immunity to our atmosphere.
which serves as bullet-proof cuirass rorthe
world. When a meteor enters the atmos-
phere the friction produced by its gigantic
speed makes it flash up like the arrow of
Acestes. only more so. The ingenious eX-
periments of Lord Kelvin have shown
that the heat thus produced, just as brake
showers sparks from a carriage wheel.
OF q lucifer match lights on box, is
sufficient to consume the meteor as il it
were suddenly cast into a furnace heated
to three or four million degrees. Obvi-
ously the smaller meteorS are utterly con-
sumed before they have penetrated far
into the atmosphere, which their fate has
shown to rise to height OF about 120
miles.
Only a very large one can descend. as that
of Madrid is said to have done, to within
twenty miles of the earth, before being
burst by the expansion due to heat and by
the resistance OF the air. The fact that
fragments do occasionally rea ch the Garth
is the best proof OF the great size of some
of tue meteorS that we encounter. lf it
were not for the blessed air" the explosion
of them all. with the accompanying fervent
heat would take place in cur midst. 1t is
safe to say that such a state OF things
would render our greattowns uninhab bitable.
In London we are some what inclined to
gird at the atmosphere, with its smoke
and its fog and its cast wind. But none OF
us can tell how often it has saved him from
a terrible and invisible fate. in being, as
Mark Twain has it. ''shot with a rock"
If we ire more inclined to recognized the
atmosphcre's services in future. the Ma
drid meteor will not have exploded in vain.
The morning times., 1896-04-27
SUNDAY TINES AND ITS CITY.

we venture to say that the press OF
washington has never furnished its public
a more valuable and interesting article
tiian that which graced the seventeenth
page of yesterdays Times. Faith in our
critical eStima te of the value OF this article
is fully justified by the great and continuing
demand for yesterdays issue, with special
reference 10 this feature, entitled: The
Growth OF Our Great City"
It was a monograph and miniature of
the history OF that city to which all eyes,
whether of the sentimentalist, the poll
tician, the scientist, the economist, or
historian, turn, aud to which at some time
all Americans MAKE their pilgrima ge.
It was an eptome OF the political history
and organic life of the great heart of the
country for nearly century.
Not the least entertaining part OF the
document-for such 1t may be called
was the evolution of the present govern
ment out of the many notifications by
descent" from the city as first established
as the seat of empire. There is. there
fore, given a bird S-eye view, with COM
mentaries, of all the stages of paternal,
territorial. board, directorial, aldermanic
and other experimental methods. down to
the dictatorial. which is now largely and
variously in the public eye. With his
torical proprety and sympathy the city's
successive strides in population have been
artis tically personified in the founder
Of the town and the father of his country,
from the general foreshor tened by the
perspective of the century to the Wash
ington'' OF today, n model for a modern
Colossus of Rhodes.
It is known everywhere that no city has
been the subject OF such political and
civiLcmpiricism aSthis Washington of ours,
city as monsrously mismanaged Of late
years as it has been supremely lowered
by nature and by art. 1t was beautiful
when it was the rude Tioga OF tents; it
is beautiful now with its magnificent
avenues, monuments. marbles, temples,
andtowers. Italia rs speak oftheir Florence
as La Belle FirenZe, and Neopolitans hos
pitably invite the stranger to ''see Naples
and die" Americans have juster claim to
spcak of Washington as the beautiful, and
withal, their invitation is to see Washing.
ton and live, as more thoroughly Aneri-
cauzed and enlightened pilgrim.
We know what we are; we know what
we hope to be: but there is no better way
OF knowing what we were than by reading
that compendium OF our past which was
published yesterday in The Times.
The morning times., 1896-04-27
Denial From Mr.. White.

Editor Times: My attention has been
called TO an item in a recent issue of your
paper, in which l was represented as
attempting to procure money from Ciistin-
gulshed gentlemen under false pretenses.
The charge is manifestly unfair, and as
Its circulation is calculated to do me
1nJury. feel that owe it to nv friends
to here make positive and unqualified
denial Of each and every allegation / am
q Democrat. and have at no time solicited
funds from any Republican. Ny connection
With the controversy at the Cipitoi was
only that OF a spectator, curious TO learn
from personal observation To what extent
money was being used TO influence the
action of negro delegates to the St Louis
convention. The knowledge Cleaned was
important and Will be useful at the proper
time.
Tue Capitol episode was the outgr5wth
OF political persecution. and the attempt
TO place me in a criminal attitude was little
short OF malicious outrage.
Trusting that q spirit of fairness will
impel you to give this ca rd place in your
columns, I am,
p. HAMPTON WHITE.
The morning times., 1896-04-27
| IMELY AND.
AUMoRoUs
He Couldn't Resist.

The proprietor OF the artificial limb en-
porium was downcast and sad. The last
three victims OF the trolley car had all
died after amputation OF their lower lrem-
bers, and thereby a prospective sale WAS
lost.
A crash, followed by scream, aroused
him from his melancholy. In a moment
the UNCONSCIOUS form of an injured huIEor-
ist was borne into his store. He had col
lided with beer wagon. and his legs were
hopelessly crushed. Slowly the injured
man opened his eyes and looked about him.
Your legs. my friend" said the arti-
fetal limbmaker with well-feigned sor-
row, must both be amputated.'
"Ah," said the humorist. seeing an op-
portunity to make a three-ba gger hit,
''then you'll remember me-" and with a
smile OF triumph on his pallid face he re-
lapsed into unconsciousness.