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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-27
AMONG THE DUCK HUNTERS.

birds at the Mouth OF the ~lxngit-No
Wondor Mercer Tough Il II serted
During the past week the hunters turned
teir attention with longing eyes TO the
Fan nleds In the vicinity OF Fir. on the
Srsat Northern railroad. near the mouth
q The SkaEit river. The bikes have broken
AID the waters have flooded the grain
tshs. G. r Treat. secretary OF the Seattle
Aoa and Gun Ciub. who has been al the
eae house AT the mouth OF the Skagit river
nid that The birds would rise from the clear
Fater and ny high until they came 10 tho
tain nelds in the vicinity OF Fir, on the
nc rush Of wings that was worth see
= and hearing. Quite a party OF Seattle
FortSmen made preparations TO so to Ftr
IS saturday evening. hut owing 70 bust
ssss Affairs some could not go So far as
AseSn only Capt Jefferson. OF the snag
vi and Joseph Scalumpf took the trip.
~ all the good bags made recently Fred
timson, pr. z A purdy and W. \. Hardy
~ the le8d. Stinson took Hardy ana
4 FeHdy cut on The hay here week ago dur
81 strong wind. and when they returned
by had twenty-five orant
). Aoretcu. pohlem and Wilson went
bAaek river Saturday night for days
The annual meeting 81 the Seattle Rod
~ Cur Club VIII he held at Hardy 4
SAT January ~. Officers VIII be elected
plans made FOR the coming seasons
aeda shoots The club viii have a series
natets< at West Seattle on Washing
as birthday.
N4ny ~ ise local hunters who DO not
so tine to 40 far from the city have been
esaeTtng Why Mercer slough has been SO
q - place this season. The explanation
COZ a diGicu't one. In the beginning OF
SEASON Dr p,arty and Dick Cox went
- taere ana KILLED ninety-thrte birds.
i - neNt day the news leaked out. and the
- sunday when Cox and P1r3y went 20
4 sane plt-v before daylight they count
s~c'ye eoat leads % hunters passing up
slough. Fog at least two weeks the
Aeer Of hunters THAT were IN the blinds
Tor stray ducks was 50 great thar
eack made up the water course Within
1Ssie fa9se ha Aad perfN~t shower cf
= around hin unJii ne either came down
s.r@ek across into FAirweather bay.
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s A. c. SPORTING AFFAIRS.
treat Interest I'm Bowling -Inverarity
Wants a Track Team

The Seattle Athletic Club rooms pre-
sent a very animated appearance every
evening. and the bowling alleys, billiard
ana pool tables. swimming tank, reading
room and gymnasium do not suffer for
lack Of attention. In the card room can
always be found number OF devotees OF
whist. who are &tnconscius of anything
going on around them
Prof. Greene Is working hard every day
with MS pupils in sparring, and Prof.
Irenaman has created great interest in
Class work. Many business men spend a
part OF their evenings ar the club
IL Is wonderful what interest is being
taken In bowling. The alleys are being
used constantly. and yesterday the crowd
vas even larger than usual. Good scores
were made By many OF the bowlers. Moses
Gcttstein scored IS Ia one game, and in
the first four frames OF the same game
had score OF 81 VIII H. Thompson is
trying his hand at bowling and seems 10
ENJOY ~. ID. II. Baxter mas been making
some big scores lately. e. j. Smith re-
eeiYer OF the Oregon Improvement Conn
pahy, always rolls up big string. b. +.
BUSH, general superintendent OF the Ore
Son Improvement Company, l. also a
good bowler. The next handicap tourna-
ment viii commence February 13. and run
Tor three nights. The committee is think,
ing OF having a mixed tournament.
The notices of the special meeting OF
stockholders TO be held January ~ TO
consider the changes In the constitution
and bylaws have been sent out. A new
and important step by The officials OF the
club is the sending with the notice. a
blank form 20 be filled out. appointing
another member 10 act as proxy.
Duncan Inverarity. who Is working UP
the coming $. A. G. indoor meet at the
Armcry. VIII make a great effort this
year 10 have the club well represented
by track team. His idea Is that there
Is good material in the club. IL IL can be
brought out, and the only way 10 bring
IL out Is for every man who has any
spare time to see what he can do Prof
Van Deryeer is working every week at
the university with his pupils by means
Of short programme contests. and already
he has discovered a good jumper. In big
athletic contests the $. A. G. or any other
organization cannot afford 10 pin its faith
on one man. Accidents may happen at
the most unexpected moment, and thus
roo club OF a first or second prize. Oft
times the favorites fall down and a SNrK
horse wins with ease. IL the s. A. C. mas
several men In an event, there is a show
for more than one prize, and each point
won helps TO advance the clubs interests
as a prize winning club. In track athlet-
ics, as Wen as football and baseball, Yale's
success has been team or concerted work.
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DANCE HALLS STILL CLOSED.
Activity OF the Police Prevents Whole
sale Reopening.

Extensive preparations had been made
in the variety district for a grand opening
or dance houses Saturday night. Floors
had been waxed, new ratings put up, nice
little bars for temperance drinks located
IN convenient corners and platforms con-
structed for the musicians. yet not sound
of music was heard and the fair damsels
who had been making elaborate toilets re-
manned at home" The meaning of this
was that Acting Chief Hogle took a tour
through the district and quietly gave forth
the edict that il was time To halt in the
wholesale dance house business That lis
words carried weight was well illustrated
by the faithful observance OF his instrue-
tions.
Several explanations have been offered
of this sudden uprising of dance halls, one
OF which is that John Considine thought
Frank Clancy was being successful with
temperance dance and that there was TO
reason why others should not have A share
of the business. However that may be
there was a grand rush to get halls into
condition. The old New Zealand on Sec
ond avenue south was reftted, and by
combination of musicians 1t was to have
had five pieces of music That would have
been real swell" for generally speaking
violin and piano are good enough. Some
times a cornet or claricnet is added to the
list, If business IS good
On Washington street under the St. John
saloon considerable money was expended.
This place was to have been run by coll
ored man named NJ +. Butts. People who
lived here in the times of the Whitechapel
viii recall Butts on account OF several in
teresting scrapes in which he figured. He
had carloadfof stored goods taken out
OF the hall. and went to the trouble of put
ting in electric lights. Outside he put up
a banner announcing that the Dancing
Academy" was about TO open. Classes
would be held afternoon and evening.
1t is also said that the old hall under the
Canal saloon, formerly the Mint, was to
have been opened up. The Club on King
street was already running.
Acting Chief Hogle said that the influx
OF dance halls was too much OF a good
thing and he thought ii best to check them
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PRIZE WINNERS AT UNIVERSITY.
Results OF the second Contest Dung
Ladies Interested I'm Athletics.

Results Of the second Contest Dung
Ladies' Interested I'm Athletics
The second athletic contest OF the series
gnausurated by Prof Van Derveer at the
university gymnasium took place last
Thursday afternoon McManus won first
honors The summary;
Thirty-fve-yard dash-John McManus.
q Everett won. Muldoon. second. George
Andrews. third.
Half-mile run-Gaan. OF Seattle. won:
Andrews. second. Ludlow. third Time.
s&
Running broad iump-Hanhury won; Nc
NfaruS. second. Andrews third. Distance,
j. feet inches
Tf,s result Of the athletic contests among
the vouuS ladies Of the university vas as
follows
Thirty-five-yard dash-Won hy Miss
A,nes. ~ Fairhaven, Miss Jessie Hanfcrd.
second. Miss Narton Mcdonald third
Horse drlIl-Niss Jessie Hanford won first
herors. Miss Ehtu. second. Mss Ward.
third
,.lass frfll-Agiss Agnes Ward. FIRST hon
o. Mss Jessie Hauford. secoad-
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Libraries That Get Public Documents.

Washington City. Jan. 26-Speciai-Un-
der the new printing law, passed by the
last congress- a provision rs made that
each senator and representative shall have
the right to name one library in his state
to be designated as public depository TO
receive all public documents hereafter
printed that may be valuable for preser-
walton as public records. The law also
designates each state library as such de-
r,0sitorv. exclusive OF those 10 be desig
mated by senator's and representatives.
The state OF Washington. therefore, now
has FIVE public repositories. the state
library at Olympia, the state university
library at Seattle, the Whitman college
library at walla Walla, the agricultural
college library at Pullman, and the city
library at Tacoma
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ThE SHIPPING BILLS.
Foreign Built Vessels Not to Be Adj
mitted To American Register.

Washington City, Jan. 25-The sub-com-
mittee on shipping of the senate committee
today decided to report adversely the free
shipping bill providing for the admission
OF foreign-built ships to American regis
ters This bin has been recommended by
the secretary Of the treasury and the COM
missioner of navigation. The negative
vote was unanimous, including the three
Democratic members Of the committee,
German, Murphy and White.
The subcommittee authorized favor
abba report upon Senator Frye's bin TO re-
peal the provision in the existing tonnage
tax law which relieves the vessels OF other
countries from paying this tax when the
governments of the countries to which the
vessels belong similarly relieve our vessels.
IL is understood that the administration
is favorable to this bill. 1t is regarded by
some as an effort at retaliation at Ger
many for her exclusion Of American prod
uctS.
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NCruRIN l. ALL RIGHT.
s''ey and GlenalVin Pleased at the
Outlook for baseball.

N''ey and t,lenalNin Pleased at the
- Outlook for RaSelali.
ssttt n. Ie1a,-y. manager % the Seat
sesesal Cua. aud r. GlenSlv-a ~
- so tec -.tr yesterday afternoon
- eieior-4 who're they went - lcak
ne aase au situation Tor The coming
Special Interest Is added IL tais
~. Fip WaeH 30 = known that \. y.
So, assistant seneral passenger
- y the Northern Pacific railroad.
- A Naceau. iocal general agent Of
y northern P8-rtc. Were with them.
: N~araa IS oae ~ the most enthusiast
.eoah men ~ tails state and mas a
81 kt5oW else ~ the fne points 81
e. Ae has @ lfttle daughter who &c =
I. e1N 5us5 as accurately ard sNifttS
a. -. ana ;-r nay she handles = eAt-ll-
i ~ : Astonishing.
L. ASlnS ~ the outlook N NsctoF-a
~lisy sal lAst evening, IniHss
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SPORTS AT rHE Y. NJ. c. a.
Juvenile exhibition n ~ucces>-Aiex
Jones. -Ir-. First.

the f.rvenne exhibition AZ ne y. N c.
4 gymnasium last Friday evening vas
o., 90 the uaost successful analrs ever
rsvca under the auspices ~ that asSes,.a-
-, Fs.,weeu So and So visitors were
,.-..,t l,,- invitation. ana their enthusi-
-, hs}pef the youthful aSpirants for attn
i.ti. bonors 20 do their best The highest
sl,,,rs f,r an ar0uaf work went 70 Alex
- Zones. ST.. son ~ Alexander Jones.
the attorney.
Ar,oa- the numbers on the programme
v,ers. pumo bel drA ay class 81 th.rt%.
horse work rs tae entire citss. FHan-ns
- e,r,sa speciality Wo.k ana basket baA
games.
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ale sn Portland. or. al Rich Bros. "a
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-18

the Civic Federation will bring the details
of the affair before the Grand Jury, and if
possible secure the indictment of both the
fighters and their seconds. /. J. Truman,
president of that body, yesterday spoke as
follows:
1.-The Civic Federation will hold its next
meeting next Monday evening. As to
whether it will take any decisive action IN
the matter am not at liberty TO speak.
For myself personally l can say this:
The fights that have occurred IN San
Francisco during the course of the last
few months are a burning disgrace. The
federation has several times endeavored
to get the officers of the law not to allow
them to proceed, but the apathy OF public
opinion has been such that its attempts
have resulted in utter failure.
II believe the City should take this
affair into its own hands and not leave
the purity bodies bear the brunt of the
movement for reform. For my part next
Monday evening l am going to urge the
bringing OF the case to the attention of
the Grand Jury with all the powers at my
command"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-18
CAMPAIGN ACCOUNTS AUDITED.
Republican Executive Committee Pays An
Bills and Finds a Comfortable
Balance on Hand

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 1.-THE
executive committee of the Republican
Congressional Campaign Com mittee, at
their meeting last night, audited the ac-
counts of the last campaign and found a
comfortable balance remalning--an IN
usual circumstance. The question CT re-
tanning permanent headquarters was dis
cussed and it was felt that while those
were not needed at present. it would be
we'll to open headquarters next summer
after the new committee is selected in an
ticipation of the next Congressional cleo
ton. There is a Discrimination on the
part of the executive committee to permit
Mr.. Babcock of Wisconsin to retire from
the Craftsmanship if he should continue as
a membe of the committee and an effort
will be made TO retain him in his present
position owing to the excellent record
made by him during the last two cam
paigns. While there was nothing in the
informal talk upon the subject which in
Dictated the slightest friction between the
Congressional and the National commit
tee, it was felt that the latter's work would
be largely educational in character and
that the Congressional committee should
continue as formerly the labor OF securing
the election of representatives in the sew
eral States
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Pugh, Quay. Sewell, Sherman, Smith, Stewart,
Teller. Vest, walthall Wetmore. Wiison--52.
Noes-Blackburn. Blanchard, Gallery, Lind
say, Mills, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Morgan,
Murphy, Palmer. Vilas-10.
The bill, which is a substitute for the
House bill passed on the Goth of May last,
is as follows:
That section l of the act OF March 3,
1891 In amendment of the immigration
and contract labor acts, be and is hereby
amended by adding to the classes OF aliens
thereby barred from admission to the
United States the following: All persons
over I6years of age who cannot read and
write the language of their native coun-
try or some other language, but an adj
mlssiDie immigrant over such age OF IL
may bring In with him or send for his
VIE or parent or grandparent or minor
child or grandchiid, Notwithstanding their
inability to read and write.
For the purpose of testing the ability
OF the Immigrant to read and write as re-
CURED by the foregoing section, the in
spectlon officers shall be furnished with
copies OF the constitution of the United
States, printed on numbered uniform
pasteboard slips, each containing five lines
OF such constitution printed in various
languages in double-leaded small plea
type.
for that purpose and so constructed as to
conceal the slips from view, each box 10
contain slips of but one language. and
the immigran. may designate the Ian.
guage IN which he prefers the test shall
be made. Each Immigrant shall be re-
CURED to draw one of said slips from the
box and read. and afterward write out in
iull view OF the immigration officers the
live lines printed thereon. Each slip shall
be returned to the box Immediately after
tha test is finished and the contents of
the box shall be shaken up by the inspec-
ton officer before another drawing is
made. No immigrant falling to read and
write out the slip thus drawn by him shall
be admitted, but he shall be returned to
the country from which he came at the
expense of the steamship or railroad COM
pany which brought him, as now provided
in the law. The inspection officers shall!
keep in box at all times full mum Der OF
said printed pasteboard slips, and IN the
case OF each excluded immigrant shall
keep certified memorandum of the num-
Der of the slip which the said I'm immigrant
failed 10 read or copy out in writing.
Tie act shall not apply to persons ar
irving In the United States from any port
or place in Cuba during the continuance
OF the present disorders. provided that
such persons shall have been residents OF
that country. That this act shall take ef-
feet three months after its passage.
A committee of conference was ordered,
Senator'S Lodge (R.) of Massachusetts,
Chandler (R.) OF New Hampshire, and
Faulkner Cd of Virginia, being ap-
pointed conferees on the part OF the Sem
ate.
And then after a short executive ses-
sion, the Senate at 4 80 O clock p N. ad-
journed until Monday next.
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to the relations that have existed between
mem bers of the executive council. and
each of them personally testified that they
had always been OF the most pleasant
character.
A resolution of confidence in the coun-
ell was passed and the executive session
adjourned.
1t is given out tonight that after the
meeting Secretary McCraith announced
that he will not be candidate Tor re-elec-
tion. His former friends concede that he
will never again be prominent in the Fed
Grafton of Labor. There are many insin-
uations regarding the friends of w. G..
Pomeroy whose credentials were rejected
by the convention, having hand IN the
mess, and others who have failed to real
ize their aspirations in the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, but no one hazards a
specific charge.
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BRAZIL rs OBSTINATE.
But May Yet Be Induced to Negotiate
Commercial Treaty.

But May Yet Be Induced to Negotiate a
Commercial Treaty.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. l7.-Not-
withstanding the unofficial announcement
that Brazil will not negotiate new COM
mercial treaty with the United States, the
Republican members of the Ways and
Means Committee, who intend that the
reciprocity clause of the new tariff bill
shall be one of its principal features, be-
lieve that Brazil can be brought into the
agreement. 1t is intended that these
treaties shall be differently constructed
from those that were negotiated under the
law of 1890 in that they shall be abrogated
only by the consent of both parties and
after a two years notification from either
side. Their abrogation by the last Con-
gress proved, it is claimed, serious en-
barrassment to a number of countries
which, under the original arrangement,
Immediately enlarged their output of GER
tain products and found their market in
this country greatly reduced when their
treaties were no longer in force.
1t is to guard against this contingency
that the committee will insert the provi-
sion making their annulmen. impossible
on anything less than a reasonable rati.
fcation.
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BONDS or PACIFIC RAILROADS.
Sealed Proposals for the Purchase of
First Mortgages Are Invited by
the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. 17.-Sealed
proposals for the purchase of 50, 100000
first mortgage bonds of the Central Pacific,
Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific rail-
roads, now constituting part of the sink
ing fund of the Central Pacific Railroad,
will be received with the Treasury De-
partment until II o'clock noon, December
81. 1896. The bonds will be sold with all
interest accrued and unpaid thereon, the
d ates OF maturity and of the last interest
payment being:
Central Pacific, due January 1, 1895,
$2l8, 600; Central Pacific, due January l.
1897, $218 600; due January 1, 1898, 81, $685.
000 Total, 81, 541, coo.
Union Pacific, due January l, 1896 $780,
600; due January l, 1897. $63, Coo; due jan
uary l. 1897, $75, 900; due January 1, 1888.
$2l1,OO0; due July 1, 1898, $2S7, 000 due
January 1. 1899, $104, 600. Total, $9390o0.
Kansas Pacific aue August 1, 1895,
Sl53, 900; due June l. 1896, SAP, 000 Total,
100000.
Interest on Central Pacific and Union
Pacific bonds was paid July Ia. 1896.
and on others August /, 1895, and Deem
Der 1, 1894 Bidders are requested to make
separate proposals for the bonds of
each road and they may bid for
any part of the bonds enumerated.
The successful bidders VIII be duly
notified OF the allotment made to them
and they will be required 10 pay for the
bonds so allotted within ten days after
the date OF the notice of such allotment.
The department has been granted GER
tain price for the above described bonds,
the guarantees will have preference over
bidders at the same price and the depart
ment expressly reserves the right TO reject
any or all bids. These bonds are to be
sold 10 meet obligations under the sink
ing fund of the Central Pacific Railroad,
d,nn Inn
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STATE
ELECTRO. MEDICAL INSTITUTE
Corner Market, Powell and Eddy SITS.
TESTIMONIAL;

l. Mrs. Josie Niehlson, residing now at
1919 Guerrero street, San Francisco. desire
to testify TO the excellent results that |
have experien ced under treatment at the
State Electro Medical Institute, corner
Market, Powell and Eddy streets.
Since last Christmas L have been quite
an invalid from trouble in my chest. with
cough, difficulty in breathing and general
nerve debility. On Monday, November
80, 1896, 1 applied fer advice at the Insti-
tute. l had been treated by three we'll
known medical men of this city without
any relief DR.. w. K. Vance, at the State
Electro-M edical Institute, made careful
examination OF my case and pronounced
it one of Bronchial Asthma. He placed
me under course OF electrical treatment
with M dicines com bined, and l at once
besan to pick up, and am now wonder
fully improved in health and spirits. AS
this is the first and only relief thai l have
obtained from my distressing complaint
desire to give the State Electro Medical
Institute a public testimonial. l will
gladly and willingly reply to any ques-
tons, either personally or by letter, that
may be addressed to me here.
Signed:
MRS. JOSIE NIEHLSON,
1919 Guerrero Street,
San Francisco.