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The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19
Killed a Duck.

President Dole is at Kiholo, Hawaii.
He has succeeded in shooting one
duck. Flowers are plenty, and so are
the wild geese, but it is now the closed
season, and he is trying to observe the
law.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19

The practice of polygamy, Mo
manned adopted from the ex-
ample of David and Solomon. But
his own wives made it hot for him.
His own individual experiences,
in which they "sassed" him and
called him an cold fool" and even
threw articles of furniture at him,
resulted in his giving curious
laws regarding wives to some
hundreds of millions of human
beings, which are observed today.
AS he caught his wives flirting,
or going to picnics on the Tan
talus of Arabia, he declared that
all women should wear wells, and
so they have done. This precau-
ltlOnary measure would not be
popular" in Hawaii, and there
need be no fear that it will get a
fOot-hold here. The wells alone
range the women of the Teutonic
race against it.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17
CRor OF OPIUM sMuGGLERs.
Proposed Advance I'm Duty May En-
courage the Old EVIL.

Many men familiar with the history Of
smuggling on Puget sound are shaking
their heads duhiousty over the proposed
rise in the opium duty Of g. per pound.
The advance in tariff viii give an object
once more TO those who consider Uncle
sam legitimate victim. and while the
halcyon DAYS. when there was a profit
OF s. a pound 10 stimulate the courage
and stifie the conscience Of the opium
smugEier. have by no means returned
an increase IN the Illegal Importation Of
the potent drug viii undoubtedly result
from the higher tariff.
With a duty Of but s. a pound opium
smuggling has not been worth the hazard
by which IL Is attended At the best 4
profit of 81 n pound was All that could
reward the daring importer With g
clear profit tackled on this there IS more
lndueemen,. The magnificent crop Of
opium smuggIers which used 70 thrive
on the Sound has withcred or been trans
planted Many 81 the shining fights I'm
the business are now devcting their en-
ergies toward the introduction OF ardent
spirits into Alaska and toward encourax-
ing the Alaska natives in their consupou-
ton. This task. while Il has its obstacles
IS exceedingly profitable, and IL would
take a promise cf large returns to entice
these Interesting lawhTeakcrs again IN
Puget sound.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17
COLLECTORS SALARY CUT.
Treasury Department Reduces HIS
Compcnsntio1 $4,000 Per
Amman,

The salary of the collector of customs
for the district of Puget sound has virtu-
ally been cut SEQ year. BY the term
virtually" is meant that while he would
be entitled TO s2.000 year under certain
conditions. those conditions do not exist.
and the customs collector does not get the
s2.eao. Ia view of the discussion pro and
con which this question has excited. II is
only upon the receipt OF poof positive that
such an assertion Is made. The Post
Intelligencer has before published this
same statement and had IL emphatically
contradicted by several jealous but mis-
Informed contemporaries.
The customs collector used to get s., 800
year. There was a salary OF $3.50 and
$4,000 az a fee on the bonded warehouses
In Seattle and Tacoma. The bonded ware
houses In the two cities used to pay s.. 400
a year to the government OF this sum
500 went to the district and s2.oo0 fed the
bank account of the collector. This regu-
lar stipend from the bonded warehouses
has been abolished, was fully told
at the time In the Post-Intelligencer. All
the collector now gets Is the salary of s.. 500
a year. The only fee that now comes from
the bonded warehouses Is small collection
made every time the warehouse is opened
and closed.
A communication received from f. r.
Baldwin. auditor for the treasury depart
ment. and dated Washington. May 8,
settles the matter I'm the following Ian
guage:
The maximum compensation for the
collector OF customs for the district of Pu-
get sound consists OF his salary. $500. ana
his collections on account OF storage and
custody OF goods in bonded warehouses.
not TO exceed Sz.00o per annum. The claim
OF the collector that he was entitled TO
g. co.. In addition 10 his salary whether he
earned II or not. from storage. was decided
adversely by the auditor for the treasury
department and. on appeal, the auditor 5
decision was under date OF March Is 1897.
affirmed by the comptroller of the treas
ury."
As the receipts of the bonded ware
houses I'm the district amount TO almost
nil. this would look Ike very substan-
tial reduction.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17
MADISON STREET PARK.
sights and sounds Of n May Day on
the Lake shore.

A crowd that represented many dollars
to the street car company and which must
have been highly f7attering to TIE mem
bers Of the First Regiment band swarrnei
at the Madison street park yesterday af-
tern0on. listening TO the music rowing
and sailing on the Lake. and proraena ling
up and down the board walks each con-
frbuting a bit OF color or character 10 The
animated picture. The day was an IDEAL
one. q bright sun overhead and lust
breeze enough stirring 70 temper the al
most summer warmth. There was a brave
showing Of well dressed people. who went
TO look Onto watch the endless process
sion-but the larger number went to be
absorbed In the changing scene and TO
rest under the trees or bask in the light
The mountains showed disnly through the
haxy atmosphere and Rainier could just
be distinguished among the clouds at the
south end of the lake.
That the music Of the First Regiment
band IS Of that quality that is always at
tracfsve was evidenced by the presence Of
familiar faces that were seen regularly at
the winter series OF concerts, ended a few
weeks ago. and this effective quality COM
bined with the many attractions offered at
the lake. resulted In the suspicious OPEN
ing of the Sundays at Madison street park.
The actual inaugural was week ago. but
owing TO an unusually gloomy day and
threatening clouds. the attendance was
light. What the opeLing might have Lack
ed was however more than made up in
the attendance OF yesterday. every car
lea wing the city being crowded beyond its
comfortable capacity. The Madison street
park promises to be one of the most pop
uiar resorts in the neghborhood of Seattle
this summer. Where the water theater
was last season. shell" band stand has
been erected. directly between the pago-
das and opposite the spectators stand. II
has the effect of throwing the volume OF
music directly toward the shore. where
ample seating provision has been ar
ranged.
1t leaked out yesterday that there Is
fair prospect of a week of spectacular
production in the baseball grounds. the
idea of the Carnival of Madrid" being
given there having taken hold of the pop
ular fancy. The spectacle employs over
100 persons, including a large ballet. with
a revival of Olympian games and big
chorus.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17

has been recountsd their captains have
smiled with the satisfaction OF misery
which has found company. The banner
catch OF the vessels from the Sound this
year WIS made By the schooner Allie A.
Aiger. OF Victoria. with go skins. The
f,ioneeer. OF ne same port. came a close
second. with CO.. skins while the Willard
Ainsworth. OF Seattle. was about the top
liner OF the bunch which brought back In
the neighborhood Of 20 skins.
According TO the testimony % the old
hunters the failure OF this season has not
been due 10 bad weather. as in 1sss. but
20 scarcity of seals. The seal herds seem
10 have found fresh feeding grounds. and
their old hannts are almost deserted In
1895 rough weather WAS responsible for n
light catch The scfooners found II I'm
possible much OF the time 20 send canoes
after the seals which were seen.
'aOf ell the seasons | have been seal
ing" said one OF the returned hunters,
..and ] have followed the business seven
years. I have never seen seals 80 scarce.
Why on our entire cruise / saw only 30
seals" This seems 10 be the testimony
OF all tire seaieTs. IL is noticed that the
vessels which have secured the largest
catches. with the exception of the Will
ard Ainsworth, were manned by white in
stead of Indian hunters. The vessels av-
eraging 80 skinz which carry native hunt
ers. are considered TO have done well.
The schooner Triumph. OF Victoria. lost
two OF her Sitka hunters in a sudden
squail They were out IN a canoe at the
time and a heavy wind coming up sud-
denly were driven out OF sight. The hope
Is entertained that they were picked up
by other vessels cruising In the same vi
cinity.
Despite the poor result c. the cruise
just ended. Capt. Baker. Of the schooner
Pioneer has left Victoria on another
sealing cruise. He has the idea that he
can accomplish more on the coast Of
Northern Japan with shot gun than
In Boring sea with a spear. He has
twenty-four white hunters with him. and
will spend his time In the vicinity Of the
Copper islands. not going into Boring sea
at all.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17
AMUsEMENTs.
Primrose a West. Min.trel..

The old saying. There's nothing new
under the SUM- is evidently one OF which
Messrs. Primrose & West have never
heard: at least. one would be led 20 be-
lieve so by their untiring and. we may
say. successful efforts TO produce novelties
in the field of minstrelsy. If reports be
true. they have this season sur
passed even themselves In their efforts 10
please, not only in gathering together a
company of great magnitude. but in the
presentation Of a bewildering array OF
features Some years ago Ministries
manager created quite a sensation by put
ting on the road a company OF forty meHl-
beers. using In his advertisements the
catch-line, -. count EN-, %" but this
exploit sinks into insignifcance alongside
OF Primrose & Vests present venture.
The organization which they bring 10
the Seattle theater next THURSDAY con-
sists OF quite seventy people. and Prini-
rose & West say that they are not AFRAID
TO have any one count EN-" either.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17

Mayor Wood has been subjected 10 mucn
criticism since his proclamation Affecting
the denizens of White Chapel and an ar
raignment of his action has been orousht
nome to him In many ways. He tells this
story on himself:
He was eating in a restaurant yester-
day when, with no intention of eavesdrop-
ping. he became aware that four men at
an adjacent table were discussing himself
and his proclamation.
you'll have to take your sign down II
you want to do business in this mans
place." said one.
Il suppose" grumbled another, the
only thing that will satisfy these people
is for everyone to get religion
Wouldn't that kill your" was the
thirds wondering comment. And in a
seaport town, tco."
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17

objections are mainly confined TO the
Swedish nobility.
AS 20 Norway's Internal political poll
cy. I wish TO say that although IL IS al
most free trade country. the sentiment
for protecting her farm products. as well
as her manufacturing industries. has
gained ground and is being advocated by
able men. protection societies having been
organized in almost every city, town and
village OF Norway.
The tourist trafsc has assumed i'm
mense proportions of late years and does
its share toward opening the eyes Of the
world 10 the natural beauty and health
full climate of Norway
Norwegian Americans of Seattle viii
tonight celebrate their natal day Of indie
pendence at Ranke hall. The programme
will consist OF speeches in Norwegian and
English. national songs and a Morse dra-
matte performance. the affair being under
the auspices OF the Morse Club of Seattle
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17

The queens birthday win BE s-plehra,sa
THIS year az NanatEse. r. g. with an tha
@ysitS aha ENTHUSIASM that have marked
the exercises 81 former years AMI -,
thr0ngS - visitors froaa near ara far r.
celebration viii embrace two days No
- and = With hrEe- hearted ho~,,f, lsr, :,
Mayor nsvtifSon. ot SanRiruo. thus fhro,vs
open tlye gates q the city 10 the ns,hI5,..
Nsnairno q. c. May Il 1ss-
To the Editor % the Fsoz;-fr nj eslfrsr1esr
sat tiss--IeSir Sir VAL you kinsfy sxfsrs
- TIE sscczp4e Of your city a corsssaI n.y.
fAtSn - te present ana psr;ictpase 4,
Cur se&e hrstton 20 - held On ~. sssh -
STA inst. and eeltss- NcurS Veg-r frs,lv.
J. II DAVIDSON. MsvSrs
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17
rhe .rbasroSs Cem,nx

Private information vas received An this
city last evening rhst the United States
ASH commission steamer AlhatresS arrived
a; Mean hay Friday and TODAY sAs vsli
40 - Whstoom for coal As soon "a her
coaiing IS fiuished SIRE viii proved to Ia.
dry dock at ouarternastsr harhor 10 ~
pasntcs5 and cleaned. She VIA then come
10 sesttNe. TIE length Of time that I've
Alhaiross VII spend on the Sound before
soins norta ca her annual cruise Is nc,
stated.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17
THE PIONEERS.
Their Annual Meeting to he Held
Here on June 1.

The regular annual meeting of the Pho
neer Association of Washington will be
held on June l. at the Chamber of Com
merce. The trustees have not yet decided
upon programme for the meeting, which
will combine both business and pleasure.
The transportation companies have
given reduced rates to Seattle from all
parts OF the state. The pioneers will pay
full fare one way and on having certin-
Gates Endorsed by the secretary of the as
ISOLATION will receive return tickets for
one-llIth of the regular fare
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17
SEALING SEASON AFAHURE
Old Hunters Surprised at tho Scar
city of Ga@~--seheoner Atg.r
Has $40 skins

The failure OF the scaling ieet this sea-
eon becomes more Pronounced Win each
new arrival from the sealing grounds
The vessels that have corne ia have aske,,
with great anxiety about tire success ar
failure OF rival schconcFs. and when ire
same story 81 liEhs catches and poor peits
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17
Personal.

e IT Lynch ans Charles ggekna, -
SalvS-toa. are az s.e Differ.
ny. De kanaet arrived ~ rne r,sle~ vs..
teroay On hss return frosa Victoria
Mss Elsie Langley. ~ Port Fra~nAess
- visiting friends II tire csty ana i ~
ths I~slng.
Mrs. Della NcAitSts- sailed OF sAe
fgcoga last Sunday after 8 months visit
With heS sister. Ars. NJ. X Matthews. Il.
kso1 street.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17
BRENETIES.

The =. r. O. Club VIII meet this after
noon at $50 o clock al the residence Of
Mrs. George \. Smith 80 Meirose place.
The police were hurriedlv called TO a
harm out on the Grant street bridge last
evening. to catch q burglar who had heNn
cornered. Tho burglar" was a tramp
who had crawled into the barn 10 take a
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17

'eTen people out of a dozen are in
valids." says recent medical authority.
At least eight out of these ten. 1t is safe
to allow. are suffering from some form of
blood disease which persistent use OF
Ayers Sarsaparilla would be sure TO cure.
Then. don't be an invalid.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17

The new law of the state prohibiting d.
vorced people from remarryingl within a
year VIII give Nevada chance TO start a
matrimonial industry that will perhaps pay
better than prizefghts. A law of that
kind in one state is always equivalent to n
bounty conferred in an adjoining one.-San
Francisco Call.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17
NOW FOR RATE WAR.


Historical OLD vessel That Has ssiies
Under HaIf Dcs~n Fises-
Gsven . aegsstry by Lioyds-nes
Anerseam Registry sssueo
yansa~y-Used 20 BE I'm the sugar
Bussn~ss Between the Hawaiian
u.r~.s. 80 ssn Franeiseo-she
Eaters for Business with Cut
rref~ht ssA Passenger Rates
wul san south May 10.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17

The Great Northern Is the banner line TO
all points East. Have you seen their H.
brary observation car on all overland
trains?
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17

Special Dispatch To the Post fntelligencer.
WHATCOM. May iS.-Dr. H. T. Birney
has finally consented 10 be candidate
for reelection as a member OF the school
board. and the candidacy OF Mrs w II.
AxteM wife OF Dr. Axten. is also an
nounced. Very few women have yet
registered.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17
New NhatCCm McrninS II

Take Seattle & international - - 4
m. TO Wickersham. transfer 70 -. .ss<s
miles: steamer on Lake Whatcom. e' N
motor to New Whatcon. arriving !,
.. m. Henry Singer. manager stag =
wickersham, Wash.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17

Dr. S;illson has resumed practice
Hinckley building.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17
NORWAY'SNATALDAY
XoRsEMEy TO CELEBRATE THEIR
ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERTY.

In Speeches, Song and story the
Observation-Disclosures Of seattle
VIII Commemorate the Begfnnfng
of the Country's Independence
Frank 0Ieson Briefly Reviews the
History and Politics of Norway
Her Place Among the Nations and
Her Great Men.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17

The Great Northern is the short line to
Spokane, ST. Paul and all points East.
Look at their library cars before you de-
eide.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17
Get Alaska Tickets.

Pacific Coast Steamship Company office.
CO First avenue.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17

Elegant oaiees for rent low. Sullivan
building.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17
ADJUSTMENTS.
1.-THE Pretty Persian.

An unusually large audience taking into
account that IL was the first of the summer
season at the Third Avenue Theater, turn
ed out last night to greet the brief return
TO this city CT the popular Columbian
comic Opera Company In The Pretty
Persian" which is the "Oolah" of Rosen-
fields adaptation of Lecoqs opera N
which Francis Wilson made one OF his
greatest successes. The book and music
are susceptible of all manner of interpre-
tation and did not suffer at all Ia the hands
or the capable Columbian company. The
story is satire on marriage and divorce
and the principal comedy interest attaches
10 the legal Intervention of a functionary
called oolah. The Cadi performs the
marriage ceremony and with equal fe-
licity separates rnismated couples but be-
fore they may be reunited the marriage TO
the Oolah becomes necessary and legal
divorce from him follows. In the opera
the prince becomes enamored of Mozuma
at the time the matrimonial entanglements
OF herself and Ssdir are being adjusted.
just az the time that IL is possible 10 mar
~ her before she Is remarked TO Nadir.
the prince falls in love with Tonlipi. the
wife of the cadi and divorces and marrtes
her instead IL Is complex sort of plot,
bur the Introduction Of chorus OF shapely
girls. beautifully costumed and the usual
spectacular effects Of comic opera make
the production an attractive one.
The company left after the performance
for Whatcom. Tonight the first production
In this city Of Woiford's "Smnggiers''
Will be given at the Third Avenue Theater.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17

au.sed Office hours, 20 !! a, ~; =
and 70 o. m. Sundays. " "
only. 4tsaases 20
FREE BOOK on special 81 .,1.s1 csnp1
describing their troubles. snd rsiIn
calI write TO the well-knoNn aaN
specialist, rFrE.
III First Avenue. Union biocss -
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PRIVATE.

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DoNNE- 4 STEWART. Underfaksss.
II Pasioss eogDsv 81 ThfF1 ao1
csisosis streets, Seattle, WssA140p
80, 1OsoDhooo - -
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For rates and other information apply
20 r. w MGIyNfs.
Freight and Pass. Agent. coo First ave-.
Or TO GEO. NIL. BROWN.
Dist Pass Agt.. yancouver. B. c.
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Monthly steamers to China and Japan.
Honolulu. Fill and Australia. Agents fos
ell Atlantic steamship lines.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-29

By 1892, which was a year of
unprecedented prosperity, the de.
mand for labor became very strong
and the natural result followed
an increase in the price. 1t was
not until after the panic Of 1898
began, which was precipitated by
the selection to power of party
pledged to revolution;ze the sys-
tenn under which we had enjoyed
this prosperity, that the demand
for labor began to fall
off and the consequent cutting of
wages occurred. This was the ex.
per,ence of nearly every class of
skilled labor IN the country, as
the workingmen themselves we'll
kno Wheeling, W. Va, en-
telligencer," Sept. 9, 1897.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-29
SETTLERS DO PROTEST.
Mile Laos Settlers Protest
Against Further Allotments
to the Indians.

A Washington telegram to the
St. Paul Dispatch says: County
Auditor Whitney, Of Mile Laos,
has sent IN a strong protest to tho
interior department against Chip
pewa Commissioner Oar Halls
proposition to silot lands to Indians
on the old reservation.
Congressman Morris is also OPP
posed to making any further ailot.
ments, and VIII III he. comes to
Washington will try aud get legis'
lstion making it obligatory on the
reds to get off the Mile Laos lands
and 20 to White Earth, or lose
their alIotments entirely.
It is said that the Indians will
not accept the poor lands that are
left on the Mile Laos tract, and
that they only want to stay there
and make trouble for the settlers.
Recently the settlers won a de.
cided victory. The homestead
entry of Albert B. Berg, which
has been hung up for ten years,
was held to be valid, and he will
get a patent fer his land. Com
missioner Hermann holds that the
joint res ,lution of Dec. 10, 1893,
which provided that all settlers
entering lands in good faith on the
Mile Laos reservation, between
the date of Secretary Nob'e's de-.
cision holding that the same were
open to public entry and the date
of the receipt Of his reversal Of
that decision by the register and
receiver of the land Office at Tay.
Tor Falls, should be entitled to
patent on complying with the re.
qQlrements of the Nelson act Of
1887 opening the land to entry.
The Indians, however, are not
disposed to relinqnisb their rights.
They have received much encour-
agem ent fir ON Assistant Secretary
of the Interior Ryan, that they
will undoubtedly have a delegation
here when congress opens. =