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Port Hadlock News: Congress has
passed the tariff Of Sc per 100 feet on
lumber. This tariff will do much toward
the revival Of lumber interests in this
state.
Walla Walla Union: There Is good rea-
son to believe that the deficiency judg-
ment law will meet with a very serious
obstacle In its enforcement according to
the letter OF the statute and VIII follow
the fate Of the exemption clause in the
tax law.
Auburn Argus: The charge Of forgery
against ex-Commissioner Heaton would
not stick at his trial last Saturday before
Judge Jacobs, but he was Immediately
re-arrested upon the charge of obtain
ing money under false pretenses." Why
discriminate as between Heaton and
Royce? Are they not both tarred with
the same stick?
Walla Walla Union: Last Sunday, June
s, was the eighth anniversary of Seatt'e's
great conhagration and in commemoration
Of that disastrous event the Post-Inteili-
gencer, with its usual enterprise, issued
a reproduction of its issue OF the following
morning containing a full description OF
the fire and incidents connected Herewith.
The special issue contains cuts OF views
OF prominent parts of the city, before the
conflagration. and the appearance OF the
ruins after. The issue is interesting Cor
it's "reminiscences Of the pioneer days Of
the young growing city of Puget sound,
It's destruction and the splendor Of the
new city which arose Phoenix like from
the ashes Of the devastated ruins.
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It il reported that 50 per cent. OF the
seal skins lying in London are those OF
fenaies- II that be so the necessity OF
immediate action is the greater.
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Two dog catchers have been appointed.
Licenses viii be In demand.
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Now II is said that Russia and France
are about to enter into q treaty. II will
be interesting TO learn TIE remarks made
by Emperor William on the subject
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The Weather I'm the East.
Chicago Post.

NNNcdEo FOSG-
II anyone or anything besides the al
maaac told US this was summer we would
be inclined 20 get mad and call names.
Syracuse. n. Y. Post.
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TERMS Or SUBSCRIPTION:
Delivery By City Carrier
OFFICES:

Seattle, Second avenue ard Cherry street
New York Rooms IL. Il Is Tribune blds.
Chicago, 81 Chamber OF Commerce.
Tacoma, 1903 Pacific avenue.
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county and state
Remit by express money order, draft or
N registered letter. at our rfsk-
Telephones: Business Once. Main ..
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Address all communications and remi.,
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said when his wheel got wild and dumped
him off while going down a hill? Ferry
No. What was Il? Wallace-They said
that he 50. there on the ground and
watched the thing spinning on down the
hill. and shouted 'You-go-too-weil."-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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BITS OF HUMOR.

Mag" No answer. ''Msggiew ne call
ed, softly. Complete silence "Madge."
Not sound. Margaret" Then he
whistlcd softly before making his final ef-
fort ''Marguerite,' And the fiute-like
voice replied in the distance. Yes. dar-
ling."-Clips.
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A GUARANTEES.

The Post-gHfclligencor hereby
guarantecs its advertisers bona
AAe paid cireulatf0a, Daily, Weekly
and Sunday. AOoble that 81 any
other newspsper published In the
state Of Wash1nOHOn. Aavertfsing
contracts Will be made subject TO
this guarantee.
County and Cay Omctal Paper.
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in need OF preservation from extermina-
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The herald., 1897-05-23
"A STRONG PROTEST.
Filed Against the Resurfacing Of
Main Street


Main Street
A formal protest was filed with the
city clerk by the property owners on
that street yesterday against the pro-
posed resurfacing of Main street with
asphalt from First to Ninth streets. The
grounds for the protest are that the
work has been done and paid for by the
property owners, and has been used by
the city for more than five years; that
the recent asphalt pavements have not
been first class. and that there is nc
reason to believe that the new pave
ment will be any improvement over the
old; that the expenditure of moderate
amount on repairs will put the street
in good condition. The distance is Just
about mile. and 4S251a feet of frontage
Is represented on the protest, which
effectually knocks out the Improvement.
Almost every prominent property hold
er Is represented, the largest frontage
being as follows: c. E. Thorn, $50 feet;
I. N. Van Nuys. 112 feet, and Mrs. Van
Nuys, 60 feet; ]. B. Lankershim, 295 feet;
o. L. Johnson, 2S6 feet; Burbank estate,
100 feet; John H. Jones, 12O feet; Kerck-
hoff estate, 2111a feet, and w. G. Kerck-
hoff, 81 feet; T. d. Mott, 122 feet; Victor
Ponet, 1877 feet; Abbot Kinney, 404 feet;
]. w. Hellman, $50 feet and H. w. He'll
man. SO feet; A. M. Rawson, 12o feet;
Downey estate, III feet; Domilito KEEL
logg, 105 feet; George Montgomery, $50
feet; L. Schwarz. 122 feet: A. o. Larkin,
120 feet: ]. w. Wolfskill, 1913 feet; EN-
cline Childs, 146 feet.
The herald., 1897-05-23

of these laws is corrupt and careless.
and that the jurisdiction claimed in
many states to grant divorces to nom
residents is travesty on justice, yet
there is no country where the marriage
bond has greater force than in ours. or
where purity has been held in more re-
gard, and there is no time in our own
history where the honor that attends
personal purity and the penalties that
wait upon its breach arc so distinct and
universal. Giving the statistics on the
subject, Mr.. Parker showed that the
United States has the largest proper
ton of married people of any in the
world, thirty-six in every 100. It is
only in a few states that the number Of
divorced persons is appreciable, there
being one divorced man to each 100 in
New Hampshire, and one divorced wo-
man each in New Hampshire, Con-
necticut, Florida, Utah and Nevada.
The whole number of divorced persons
in the United States in 1890 was 120, 996,
out Of a total population Of 62,622,250.
the divorced constituting, therefore, but
one-fifth of i per cent of the whole pop
ulation.-New York Evening Post.
The herald., 1897-05-23
Notice Of Sale of Bonds

PURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF
the board of directors of the Modesto Ir-
rigation district. duly given and made on
given that said board Of directors will sell
to the highest and best bidder the bonds of
said irrigation district to the amount OF
two hundred thousand dollars ($2OO, ,0oO),
bearing interest at the rate of per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually on the
first day of January and July of each year.
on the presentation OF the interest coupon
trict.
Said bonds are issued by the board of d.
rectors of Modesto Irrigation district, in
Ss wn aad BY sas an
entitled, IAN act to provide for the organi-
zation and government OF irrigation dis
tricss and to provide for the acquisition of
tribution of water thereby for Irrigation
puposes." Approved March T. 1887.
Said bonds will be sold for cash and for
not less than 80 per centum of the face
Sealed proposals and bids for the pur-
chase of said bonds will be received by
the said board Of directors at their Office
in the City of Modesto. County of Stanis-
laus. State of California. and may be ad-
dressed or left with C. 8. Abbott, the Sec
retary Of said board, at Modesto, CAL. at
until 2:30 p. m. of the first day Of June,
1897, az. which time and place the said
sale will be made. T
SAID DOnQs Will De eaCn OF the QenOmtua-
tion of $4,000, and will be negotiable in
form and will conform In all respects to
the requirements of said act.
The board of directors reserve the right
to reject any and all bids.
Bids must be sealed and addressed to the
secretary Of said board, and endorsed,
bonds"
Done by order Of the board Of directors
of Modesto Irrigation district May 4, 1897.
w. w CARTER. President.
G. 8. ABBOTT, Secretary =
The herald., 1897-05-23
,nd Main gtreets. for the following rea-

ana Main streets. for the following rea-
sons:
Firyt--It Is = great public necessity.
Secondr-It enhances the value OF the
property.
Third-There are valuable improve
ments In the form Of new buildings that
depend on the opening Of the alley for
their contamination.
Fourth-The former city council recog-
nized. the necessity of this alley and did
everything in its power to put 1t through,
and 1t has only been delayed by vexa-
tious and unnecessary litigation.
Fifth-The courts, go far as determin-
ed, have been in favor Of the alley pro-
ceedlngs
Sixth-Nearly all assessments have
been paid. and there have been no valid
reasons offered against the alley.
Seventh-Only three property owners,
representing two hundred and forty feet,
have protested against the opening of
the alley to your honorable body, out of
total OF twenty-five property ownern
representing twelve hundred feet.
ABBOT KINNEY,
President Spring Street Improvement II
Association.
GEORGE E. HOWE,
Secretary.
The herald., 1897-05-23
He Was Adiudged Insane

A barrister of the city court is very
much chagrined on account of trick
thereby causing him to lose fee of
$25. Several days ago man was ar
rested on the charge of shooting at
without wounding." This picturesque
figure of the city court, who brags that
the rich coloring on his nose has cost
him small fortune, was consulted and
consented to defend the man.
Before the trial came up the barrister
called his client from the court room
and said: "Now, the only way you car
get out of this scrape is to play insane.
Whenever a question is put to you, in
stead of giving an intelligent answer,
just wave your hand in front of your
face and whistle. The judge will at once
adjudge you insane and Of course you
will be all right"
The man consented to play insane
and took his seat on the stand.
What is your name?" asked one OF
the attorneys.
The defendant looked idiotic. waved
his hand and'then whistled.
Everybody in the court room began to
laugh. Question after question was
asked the man, but he answered all of
them by waving his hand and whistling
Immediately afterward.
II adjudge you insane" said the
judge.
"Ah, what did I tell you?" said the
barrister. walking over to his client and
congratulating him. THAT was mag
nificent play. will charge SIS for de-
Tending you and would like to have my
money now"
The alleged insane man looked wor-
ried and scratched his head. He never
said a word but waved his hand
through the air, gave short shrill whis-
tie and hade the attorney fond adfeu
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The herald., 1897-05-23
Considerate Tenants

II once owned some real estate" said
the man whose manner showed that he
is easily imposed upon. 1T was small
house and large lot"
'Did you have good tenants?'
"Well-they were the people in some
ways"
Did they pay promptly?"
mo; they never liked to be bothered
about money. But they used to tell me
to come around and pick all the flowers
I wanted. ."-Washington Star.
The herald., 1897-05-23
LINES OP TRAVEL
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

The company's elegant steamers Santa
Rosa and Corona leave Redondo at II q. m.
and Port Los Angeles at 2:20 pm. for
San Francisco via Santa Barbara and Port
Hartford, May A. s. u. 16, 20, "a, .sS. June
l. 5. 9. 13. II, 21, 25, 20. Leave Port Los An
geles at 6 am. and Redondo at II am. for
San Diego, May 2. 6. 10, IA. IS, %, 26. 80. The
Corona calls also at Newport. Cars con-
meet via Redondo leave Santa Fe depot at
10 am, or from Redondo railway depot
at $3.50 am.
Cars connect via Port Los Angeles leave
s. P. r. R. depot at LBS pm. for steamers
north bound
The steamers Eureka and Coos Bay leave
San Pedro and East San Pedro for San
Francisco via Ventura, Carpinteria, Santa
Barbara. Gaviota. Port Hartford. Cayucos,.
San Simeon. Monterey and Santa Cruz, at
6 80 p. m May !. 5, 9. Is, II. 2l, 25, 70; June
2, g.. 10. IA. IS, %, 26. 80; July 4. g. ~ 16 %,
"a, Is. Cars connect with steamers via
San Pedro leave s. r. r. r. (Arcade depot)
at sos pm. and Terminal Railway depot.
at 5:12 pm. The company reserves right
to change without previous notice. steam
ers sailing dates and hours of sailing.
w. PARRIS, Agt., 124 w. Second st., Los
Angeles. GOODALL. PERKINS & CO..
Gen. Agts., s. F.
The herald., 1897-05-23
The Market Ordinance

Country people are not satisfied with
the market ordinance. and will try 10
have it modified by the council. A mass
meeting was held Friday evening by the
citizens of Verdugo at Luken's hall, at
that place. to petition the Los Angeles
council to modify their lately enacted
marketing ordinance. Mr.. Estridge was
unanimously chosen chairman and J. j.
Phelps secretary. After general dis
cussion committee Of four, consisting
Of J. Fulcher, H. Powers, Haines and
Hazelhurst, was appointed to confer
with like committees from other fruit
growing localities. A general confer
ence will be held at Burbank during the
coming week.
The herald., 1897-05-23
Agreeable All Around

George S. Van Every, late deputy in
the office of the city assessor, and one of
the bondsmen Of that official, has Pc
titioned the council to be allowed to
withdraw from the bond. Yesterday Mr..
Seaman filed a communication to the
council asking that the request be
granted. The assessor states that the
reason for the bondsrnan wishing to
withdraw was because he had been dis
charged on account of his inability 10
properly perform his duties. He says
that he will furnish another bondsman
just as soon as Mr.. Van Every is re-
leased.
The herald., 1897-05-23

During the past three years Drs. Shores
& Shores have treated and cured thousands
of sick people in Southern California.
Week after week thess happy patients
have publicly testified to their cures in
the daily papers, giving names and ad-
dresses. Certainly there could be no
stronger evidence of Doctors Shores &
Shores skill In tine treatment of catarrh
and chronic disease than the statements
Of men and women you know, who live
right here at home, who are your neigh
bors, and who hold honored and respected
positions in this community. Ask them
what Doctors Shores & Shores have done
for them and they will tell you that
Doctors Shores & Shores have healed
them. That Doctors Shores & Shores
are public benefactors, that they are un-
selfishIy laboring for the good of hu.
manity is strikingly evincsd by the fact
that they treat the multitude for the small
fee rate of S. per month, all medicines
included, a figure barely sufficient to cover
the cost Of the pure medlcaments used.
The herald., 1897-05-23
Changes Asked by Board
of Education
MAIN STREET REsuRFAcINe
swmnocuD OUT By A STRONG
11oTzsT <
ouarte1 Of Q Million Invalid Bonds
psstroysd-Burned in the City
Hall Furnace

/, at the meeting Of the finance COM
ndttee Of the city council yesterday in
the city clerks ofiice. all the members
were present and business was dis
patched without loss Of time.
A communication was read from the
board Of education, asking that some
plan be devised by which the city COM
mon school fund can be replenished, so
~ to carry on the high school and kin
dergartens to the end of the school
year. It was stated that $4,000 was rrec-
essary for this work. and If it could be
secured there would be no further en-
barrassment. After some discussion 1t
was decided to recommend that the loan
asked for be granted, the money to be
transferred from the general improve
ment fund, and that z per cent be
charged until the amount is repaid.
G. j. Griffith asked that the survey OF
Griff1th park be completed as early as
possible, in order that the necessary
deeds may be made out and the donation
completed.
Councilman Toll said that the work
was being pushed as rapidly as posi-
BILE, but that 1t would be at least week
before it was finished. as there were some
difficult boundary lines to be run.
Health Officer Powers accompanied
by the inspector Of street sweep
ing, Mr.. Mcclellan, appeared, and asked
that the demand Of the street sweeping
contractor for the past week be hung
up" as the work had not been done sat-
isfactorily., His principal complaint was
that the culverts under the street cross
ings had not been flushed, and that this
was absolutely necessary. No provision
being made for this work. the COMMITTEES
declined to do as requested, and the
health officer was directed to present the
matter to the council.
Fire Commissioner Sinsabaugh, with
Chief Moore. appeared in the interest of
the proposed bond issue for the purchase
of sites, the construction of engine
houses and the purchase OF additional
apparatus. Mr.. Sinsabaugh said that
over $4,000 a year was being spent In
rents for engine houses. This would
pay interest on bond issue Of suffi-
cient amount to buy sites for thirteen
engine houses, erect buildings on the
same, purchase and equip three new
engines with fire apparatus. create
sinking fund, and save at least thou
sand dollars year to the city.
The committee was unanimous in ap-
proval OF the plan, and advised that the
fire commission draft the proper recon-
mendations and present the same to
the council.
The committee then took the $270. 900
rcfunding bonds, which it had been pro-
posed to issue. but, which had been
found to be illegal alter they had been
Autographed, down in the basement.
where they were buried in the furnace
The bonds were first 9ount}d. to see that
all Of them were there, 81 in number.
in denominations OF $500 ahd $3.50, after
which they were consienedito the flames.
Councilmen Toll, Mathuss, Grider and
Hutchinson, and the city clerk watching
the operation.
After passing the usual routine de-
mands, the committee adjourned for
the day.
The herald., 1897-05-23
SCHOOL BOND ISSUE
Changes Asked by the Board Of
Education

Educat1ou
The following communication to the
council was filed with the city clerk yes
terday:
LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 21st, 1897.
To the Honorable City Council, City
of Los Angeles-Genthmen At a spe-
cial meeting of the board of education,
held May q, 1897, the following changes
were made in the additional school sites
asked for in the PROPOSED school bond
issue, viz:
Whereas, This board Of education has
asked the city coun0il to call an cleo
ton for the purpose Of voting bonds for
school purposes, Webb moves, seconded
by Adams, that the following changes be
made in estimate Of lands needed for
school sites to be provided for by said
bond issue: a..
First-As a portion of the New Macy
street school building is now located on
property other than school property,
that the sum of $4,000 be added to the es-
timate of landstneeded In the proposed
bond issue. for the purpose Of buying
two lots adjoining said New Macy street
school.
second-rhat more ground is needed
at the Ninth street school. and that the
sum of $1,000 te added to the estimate OF
the >ost of additional lands, in the pro-
posed bond issue, for the purpose OF
purchasing land adjoining said Ninth
street school property.
z Third-THht the $4,000 asked for the
improvement OF the Olive street site be
cut down to $500. and that the secre-
tary be hereby instructed to forward a
copy Of the foregoing to the city council,
in order tpat estimates previously sent
to that body may be changed to con-
form with this motion.
Carried unanimously.
Respectfully, H. G. JOHNSON.
Secretary Board Of Education
The. action indicated was taken at a
special meeting of the board held Thurs
day afternoon.
The herald., 1897-05-23
The City Census

Chairman Nickel OF the council CEN
sus committee yesterday filed with the
city clerk the written lists OF names
taken out by the enumerators Two
copies were filed. as, under the law, one
copy must be certified and forwarded to
the secretary Of state, while the other is
kept on fiie1n tho city Clerks office. Mr..
Hance isshaving one copy bound. to be
sent TO- the 4capital.aahd will have the
other bound also for use here The
committee Will probably present its final
report to the council Monday and be
discharged.
The herald., 1897-05-23
OVER 600 LETTERS A DAY
McKinley's Big Mail-Hanna and
Mason Get Nearly as Many

S~essSSAA ~ ~ Se$A ~ az @AAoAy
There are three men in Washington
who receive more mail than any other
dozen men in the city. These three are
President Mckinley, Senator Mark
Hanna and Senator BILLY" Mason.
President McKinley's mail has run
over 600 letters day since his inaugur-
alton. Before that time 1t was nearly
as great. OF course, 1t is too we'll known
to be worth repeating that the. president
sees few Of these hundreds of letters,
but it is funny thing, and creates no
end of amusement each day among the
White House clerks, that the major
portion of the correspondence is marked
with the great American word-"Per-
sonal." 1t is either this or Private"
The man or woman who puts either Of
these words on the letters he or she
writes is sure that the missives have
reached the presidents eyes and have
accomplished what they were intended
for. That is about all the satisfaction
the writer's ever get. Nearly all these
letters are from Office seekers, and this
is so we'll known to the clerks that they
never think of turning them over to the
president The mail which is really
personal to the president is pretty we'll
known to the clerks, and he gets this
mail. The word Personal has no
more effect in accomplishing the inten-
tion of the writer than If left off.
Secretary Porter does not see half Of
the mass of mail which goes to the Of
fee. There are number of secretaries
under Mr.. Porter, and they divide the
work. No mail, however, Is neglected,
as it is cared for by somebody. and if a
letter ought to be seen by the president,
whether he is personally interested or
not, he will see it. The clerks know
their business, and would not think Of
keeping back letter from the presi-
dent If there was even doubt whether
he ought to look at it..
Senator Hanna's mail is nearly cs
great as President McKinley's. 1t is
claimed that 1t is larger, as many peo-
pie write to Mr.. Hanna who think they
might get attention from him when they
couldn't from the chief executive.
Every letter which goes to Mr.. Hanna
is answered. The senator employs half
a dozen stenographers and typewriters.
His private secretary receives $4,000 a
year salary $1,000 more than the sena-
tor receives in his official capacity. AS
in the case of the president. Mr.. Hanna
does not see or handle a large proper
ton of his mail, although the word Per
sonal" is freely besprinkled in. the cor
respondence. Senator Hanna's mail is
chiefly from importuning Office seekers
and their friends.
Senator Mason is the third man with
an immense correspondence. He he's
received an average of 432 letters daily
since he came to Washington, and the
cost OF answering this is sufficient to
eat up his salary as United States
senator.