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greet to see, however, that he has already
fallen into the hands of the big men of
the town, because that fact initiates very
much against his gettin g at the truth.
To study the effect of free silver in Next
co he ought to get down among the labor
ing men and wage earners. 1t is there
and there only that the real effects of a
deprecated currency can be seen. Fur
thermore it is to be regretted for other
reasons more closely connected with his
own fortunes that he is to be the guest of
the nation. In this country he has been
performing as the especial friend OF the
poor and lowly. The spectacle of his hob
nobbing with the upper crust of Mexico
can but have a chilling effect upon
the love which the ''toiling masses OF
this country are supposed to bear him.
He would have made great hit If when
President Jaurez welcomed him as the
guest of the nation, he had declined
with thanks, and taken up his abode
with some humble wage Garner. Such
conduct would havelwarmed every Popu-
list heart towards him, and besides
affording him much better chance to
study the silver question.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-15
RRIEFLY TOLD

Dispatches from five towns in western
Kansas state that all that section Of
the country is in the path of the worst
blizzard ever experienced in years
Thousands of head of cattle are without
shelter and many are without food.
The San Francisco Examiner says thai
the police and the people OF Emanuel
Baptist church believe that the life of the
Rev. George Gibson, Durant's former
pastor, is in danger. The police have
warned him to protect himself against
the possibility of harm.
Commander and Mrs. Booth Tuoke,
outlined their Arkansas colonization
plan to a large meeting at Salvation
Army headquarters, in Chicago, MONDAY
night. Subscriptions to the amount OF
$40, 900 were received before the CLOSE of
the meeting.
Two masked men made a raid on the
town of Augustville. S. D., Monday
night. held up the occupants of stores and
secured several hundred dollars.
Chicago aldermen raised their salaries
from So week to $500 a year. The
ordinance which accomplished 1t was
passed under suspension of the rules by
a vote of Sc to s.
The steamer City of Seattle cleared
from Tacoma, Wash, for Dyea and
Skagua Monday with 275 passengers and
fnll cargo of mixed freight. She car
rles number of prospectors, who will
attempt to reach the Klondike this win
ter.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-15
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
Duluth, MINI, Dec. 3, 1897.
To the Editor of the Press.

To the Editor Of the Press.
Dear Sir.-Permit me to deny the state
ment in your editorial of Nov. 29th that
the present agitation has been brought
about entirely by the Postmaster Gener-
all for the establishment of Postal Sa-
wings Banks.
MIR. Gary has listened to the "voice of
labor that has spoken through the me-
dunn of more than 5000 trade and labor
centrals and unions, and in no uncertain
tone, and this before Mr.. Gary's mes
sage or report was published.
Allow me to state that never before in
the history Of this question has there been
public opinion. In this town alone, the
Chicago Records petition had 5000 good
signatures. Every banker in this commu-
nifty is in favor OF postal banks. We have
no private savings institution Eat the
"head of tho lakes" but have had, and
man. Hon. Page Morris, will present a
conservative measure for the establish
ment of postal banks, deposits to be lin
tied to $500 with interest at per cent,
money to be invested in government Sc
curities as much as possible, and after
that loaned to national banks in locali-
ties where collected. MIR. James w. Bell
President of the St. Louis safe deposit
and savings banks, a man of wide expe
rience speaking in favor of postal bnaks,
says: ''They would undoubtedly become
in time feeders of the regular corporate
institutions, and instead of being a me-
mace to the existence of private banks,
they would be a school of primary knowl-
edge in saving that would assist In pro-
noting habits of thrift that could not
help in time to benefit the whole coun
try"
Canadian bankers, without exception,
have no complaint to make against the
postal bank in Canada, and the same
statement applies in England, Switzer-
land, France and Austria. Why not take
the experience of the bankers of other
countries?
The writer recognizes the faact that
New England has some ''rock, ribbed in
situations and can we'll enough appoint
with pride TO their record. There are in
stances, however, that would illustrate
the instability of such banks as for in
stance, the one at Lubec. And there have
been Others of more Importance.
The fact is that a postal savings bank
would have the entire United States back
VI ~ Nila oo ioAS Sb OuL CO4uhIJ WOulQ
endure would be absolutely safe. That is
the main feature, absolute security, with
out the question of doubt. The fact
that many men place their savings in
the care of the government at present
through postal money orders, that are re.
tained and renewed indefinitely, is an
Indication both of the need for this insti-
tuition and the confidence reposed in the
governments by these transactions.
Finally do not, fnroat that thia land ic
broad, and that ''the greatest good to
the greatest number ought to dominate
the New England Congressman as we'll as
the one from Minnesota. MIR. Gary is a
director in one of the Baltimore savings
banks-one Of the largest IN the country
and no doubt he must be very disinter-
ested on that account.
Will you kindly give the foregoing
space in your columns as coming from
One Of the People9
Most sincerely,
DON A. PALMER.
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The London Chronicle says: 1t is to
Germany. that we have to look for the
latest development of the automatic slot
machine. At many German railway
stations passengers for suburban stations,
instead of going to the regular ticket
Office and standing in line for several
minutes, can go to an automatic box or
machine, and by dropping in the slot a
insequivalent to the amount of the fare
can supply themselves with ticket in
an instant. Rows of these boxes are
erected against the wall in convenient
locations. The name of the station is
printed in large letters and underneath
the price of the ticket.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-15

Last winter Gov. Black and the Re-
publican legislature of New York etook
the starch OUT of the civil service law of
New York, SO as to make it easier to turn
out officials to make places for political
henchmen. This winter, however, the
legislature is going to be appealed to to
put it back again. The boot is on the
other leg now. Tammany has got con
troll of Greater New York and under the
starchless civil service law it will have
immensely more patronage than would
have been the case had the law been per-
lnitted to remain as it was. Moreover
there is fear TINT a year hence the Demo
Gratis may get control of the state and
that the starchless law may enable them
to turn out almost all Of the Republican
Office holders and fill their places with
Democrats. Our Ohio friends who are SO
anxious to emasculate the national civil
service law should take warning by what
has happened in the Empire State.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-15

Observing passengers on tho Maine
Central have noticed that during the past
two weeks an endless number of new
signal posts have been put up along the
line. The posts are about six feet tall
AMI have a cross-head about two feet long
on top. Everything is painted white with
the exception of black circular disk on
each end of the cross head. The posts are
placed about rod distant on each side of
every road crossing, switch or anything
that would.interfere with fange scraper
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-15
Row's This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that can not be cured by
Halls Catarrh cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo O.
We the undersigned, have known +. j. Cheney
for the last 10 years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and fin
ancially able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm
WEST g. TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Tole-
do. O.
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-15

James Wight, the Rockland Courier
Gazette naturalist, calls attention to the
marked scarcity during the past two sum.
mers of the beautiful thrushes. They are
of our most beautiful songsters. Their
song, though not as gay and rollioking as
the bobolink's, is to some ears more
pleasing being of a more plaintive and
soothing nature. And they sing late into
the evening after all other birds are
quiet. II always listen," says Mr..
Wight, to catch their first notes in the
spring, and am very sorry when their
love season is over and, like some larger
bipeds, the cares and vexations of house
keeping and children cause their song of
love to cease. 1t is great pity that the
thrushes are growing less in number. l
hardly know how to account for it 1t
may be that they are shot for the ladies'
bonnets. The birds are not of gay plum
age, though they can be colored to suit
prevailing styles. Let us hope the scare
ity is only temporary and they will
again be with us as plentifully as IN the
past,
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-15

Blanco seems to be running quite a
successful campaign against some of the
Cubans at least. 1t is reported that he
relies not SO much on shot and shell as on
silver and gold. However this may be,
he is gathering into his nets some impor-
tant captures and the new methods obvi-
ously are more efficacious than those en-
plofed by PREDECESSORS.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-15

1t is announced that the New York Bis
cult company, the American Biscuit
company and the United States Biscuit
company are to form cracker combina-
ton with capital of $780, 000.0 600. This
still leaves number of cracker COM
panies outside of the trust but the COM
bination, doubtless, will spread and in
time take them all in--ezcept perhaps the
Georgia cracker" which most likely
viii escape its operations.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-15

~. The prevailing motto is that every
man is out for the stuff So replies the
lawyer to a Jersey City minister Dent on
gselying sociological problem-and he
Significantly adds that any business man
of New York who is frank will say the
same thing. Corroborative testimony
can, if necessary, be obtained from every
other business center, large or small, of
the whole wide world.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-15

Bryan got $1,000 Mexican money across
the border for $500 of our money. This
fact will conveniently fade from his mem
DRY or else be regarded as "too obvious
for explanation when the valuable
memoirs of his trip shall be prepared. In
this particular instance, speech is gold
en-, but silence is silver
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-15

A special despatch gays that Nebraska
man has been convicted of personating
lawyer" Great Heavens! If a man
can be sent to jail on such charge as
this what bar of the country is safe even
for slight second of time?
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-15

Thousands are suffering excruciating
misery from that plague of the night,
Itching Piles, and say nothing about it
through sense of sdelicacy. All such
will find an instant relief in the use of
Doan's Ointment 1t never fails.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-15

Doubt is expressed whether the theatre
cal trust should be classed as comedy or
tragedy. One thing is certain it has
caused. many audiences to shed tears.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-15

Secret societies in various parts of the
country should take timely warming from
the $4,000 damages just awarded in the
circuit court of Missouri to man who
sued the Knights Of Maccabees for dis
locating one of his kidneys while Initial
ago
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-15
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER Is.

A New Jersey man put on dress suit
and white kid gloves and then killed him
self. Is suicide becoming fashionable?
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-15

and are intended to aid the crews of the
snow trains by showing at just what
points the scrapers must be raised and
where 1T is safe for them to be lowered
again. 1t has taken hundreds of the sig
nal posts to cover the main lines and
branches of the road.
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-15

The Hon. William J. Bryan has arrived
at the Mexican capital in order to study
the silver question at close range. We re-
The Portland daily press., 1897-12-15
Nervous Prostration Cured.

1t is with genuine gratitude to DR.. Chase,
Cumberland, street, that we say he has cured
our daughter, without medicine, of very Sc
rious stomach trouble from which she had sui.
fered intensely for years and which finally pro-
duced nervous exhaustion. other physicians
failed to give her relief and @e had almost
despaired of her ever being well when she com
menced treatment with Dr.. Chase. To US it
seems nothing short of miracle.
MR. and MRS. j. C. PRESTON,
dec15MWFtf 4S9 Cumberland street
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FOR THE MILL AND TRAMwAY.
Contract Let by the MOntexuma-
Driving the CrOsxcut Ahead.

The contract for the construction of the
double tramway and concentration at the
Montezuma nine, on the south fork of
kaslo creek, has been let TO T. L. Mitchell
by President G.. l.. Webb, Vice President
Z. G. Hughes and Manager l.. l.. Patrick
The tramway will be $500 feet long, and
VIII extend from the mine TO the concen-
traitor. which will be about one and a half
miles from the kaslo a. SLOGAN railroad.
The concentration will be operated by
water power, will have a capacity of 100
tens Of ore day. and will produce about
thirty tons of concentrates daily, aver
aging 50 ounces silver and 81 per cent.
lead. The mill and tramway together Will
cost about $500. and are TO be completed
by November i. A survey is being madt
for spur track from the railroad to the
mill.
There are three tunnels in the mine,
which with the Wine make an aggregate
of -eo feet of development, showing from
e,c0o 10 10000 tons OF ore in sight, the
ledge being twenty feet wide The third
tunnel Is now being driven on the ledge
10 strike the main ore shoot in $50 feet.
470 feet below the surface and $40 feet be-
low the old workings. IL is in 100 feet and
Is advancing at the rate of three feet
dey, but when swo-drill compressor.
now On the ground. Is in operation, this
rate of progress viii be doubled. The
winze started from the No. l tunnel has
been sunk Is feet below No. . tunnel, and
the entire bottom. 5lsx7is feet. Is In ore
carrying 10 TO 60 per cent. lead and 50 to
200 ounces silver, with a streak of concen-
trating ore OF equal width shown in a
erosscut. An upraise will be made from
No tunnel 10 connect with this Wine,
when she ore body Is struck.
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Court Notes.

The sale was confirmed YESTERDAY os tho
real estate In the suit entitled Cutting Va.
Walker. Brady ct al
The attorneys for Jacob Fslrth yester-
Gay filed 8 e.emurNar to the complain.
against him f,!ed by Buckingham & Heeht
Elizabeth j. Johnson was yesterday ap-
pointed a6-1in5stratrix OF the estate Of
James J. Johnson, with a bond Of 500.
The will of John Wiley was yesterday
admitted 10 probate. Mrs. Elizabeth H
Wiley, his widow. was appointed admins
uasrix without bond.
The inventory and appraisement in the
estate Of Martha Eoenicka was filed yes
terday. The real estate is valued at $500
and the personal property AT <23l.
Suit was brought In the United States
circuit court yesterday by the Commercial
National bank against Tokias, SirgerYnan
d Co. for sl,sso3o on a promissory note.
In tho suit brought by the Bank of Brit
isk Columbia against Sutcliffa Baxter ct
al, the Puget Sound National bank yester-
bill.
An order was entered yesterday In tho
army post condemnation casd directing the
county clerk to pay Payton Brown, as at
torney for Albert S. Bowman. 500 as an
attorneys fee.
In the estate OF Phiiander NJ. Samples
Judge Moore yesterday signed an order
citing all persons interested to show cause
why an order Of distribution should not
be made. The matter was set for hearing
September 3.
Receiver Sheafe OF the Washington
Savings bank, was yesterday authorized
to extend the time and reduce the interest
Brooke Company. on condition that addi-
uonal security be pledged
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Most Perfect Made.
20 Wears the Standard.

Hurd and Kelisn-r: On outs 1. nets s.
passes l5. service l.
second Set.
Foulkes and Parsons .s441ss4-ss 6
Hurd and Kelleaer.. l&ss o-is
sur,mary--pcsnss won by Fouikes ard
service l. Points won by Hurd and Kesle-
her: On outs e. nets s passes /. faults !.
Third Set.
EculkAs and Parsons ..ee4saa 1
HIrd and kelieher :. .s41444 SIS 6
Summary-spoinss won by Fou;kes and
faults 1. Points won by Hurd and Keile-
her: On outs ?. nets & passes s. service 2.
FonrsA Set.
Points GINS
Foulkes and Par
sons .-...sltt4oss.-s: 6
Summary--Foints won by Toulkes and
Parsons, On outs 6. nets H. passes IL
Points won by Huri and Kelleher. On
outs I. nets II. passes ). service I.
There seems to be an impression that
the tournament Is a club affair. and that
only members are admitted. Such Is not
the ease 1t is an open tournament. and
the public can attend if ii SO desires. This
afternoon there ought to be n large crowd
present to see the two best PLAYERS In
the Pacific Northwest struggle for honors
and glory. Summaries OF yesterdays
games:
Meas Singles.
Fiske beat Wright, CO. SIS. 70: Foulkes
beat tiske. o., 6-s. Hnrd beat Card. s-l,
Go.
Mems Doubles.
Hurd and keleher beat FransioIi ana
White 6-1, 6-i: FouilSes and Parsons beat
Wright and Russell. 6-i, 90. Ga. Finals
Fouikes and Parsons beat Hurd and Kelle-
her. rs, 6-l. Id. s-s.
Ladies' singles.
Miss Riggs beat Mrs. Rollins, s-2 S.:
Miss Riley beat Miss keown. So. 60; Miss
Riggs beat Mrs Fisken. 6-l. S-A
Mixed Doubles.
Mrs. Marlin and Card won by default
from Mr.. and Mrs. Carstens: Miss Riggs
and durd beat Mrs. Martin and Card. 81,
81. IAIrs. Martin did not Intend to play
when she came to Seattle, but went In To
make UP game with Mr.. Card. whose
partner was unable TO Gomez Miss Riley
and Russell beat Miss Cowell ard Eoulkes.
6-5, 60.
Ladies' Doubles.
F'inals-Miss Isiggs and Miss Riley, Seat
tie Tennis Club, beat Miss Banks and Mrs.
A. *. Fisken Marion Street Club. 6-1, 81.
Toxiay'a Programme.
II a. m.--Mixed doubles, finalS-Miss
Riggs and Mr.. Hurd vs.. Miss Riley and Mr..
Russell
2 p. m.-Ladies' singles. finals-Miss Riley
vs. Miss Riggs.
3 p. m--Mens singles-George A. Hurd
VS.. j. F. Foulkes.
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ucinxe and the lie Rof smelter.

F. August Heinze, owner OF the Trail
snelter has offered the lie Roi Company
a much reduced rate on smelling its ore,
provided he is given a contract for iarg-
or tonnage The company took this as an
effort 10 prevent the building OF the lie
Rof srueiter and ii was rejected. the COM
many being fully determined 10 build. Mr..
Heinze was invited TO another meeting Of
the directors TO make the same PROPOSE
ton for less tonnage a statement that
Mr.. Heinxe had offered 10 sell his snelter
70 the lie Ro. Company is denied. The
same rsimor had IL that the Canadian Pa
cffc railroad was negotiating for the pur-
chase OF the Columbia Il Western railroad
ara offered to extend il to Penticton un-
ssr Mr.. Hsinze's franchise
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Personals.
PERSONAL.

J. w Butterworth. Of Everett, is at the
Butler
NJ, F. Williams. of Spokane. is at the
Northern.
Mrs. John Moore. o. Mount Vernon. Is
at the piiler.
Roland Gamweli, OF Fairhaven. Is a
guest al the Butler.
l.. r. Plerson and wife of Port Angeles.
are at the Hotel Northern.
James w. Mateson. of ElIensburg. Is a
guest ar the Hotel Northern.
Fred ]. Manning. of Chehalis. 10 visiting
Seattle. staying al the Butler.
r. Stanley. of San Francisco we'll
known turfman. Is In the city.
A. l.. Mattingly. Of Chehalis. is In town,
having his headquarters at the Butler.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Rose. of Newcastle,
Cal. arrived at the Diler last evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson, OF Deller,
Neb;: are visiting in the city and are at
the Diller.
Johii Gil. a mining man OF Ainsworth.
b. c.. and Thomas Pascoc. OF Silverton,
are at the Diller.
Hugh Eldridge. of whatcom, a pioneer
capitalist of thai city. Is visiting Seattle.
He is at the Butler.
4. G. Bell and wife. of Spokane. are on
a visit TO Seattle. They are among the
guests at the Northern.
r. l.. Hollenbeck. of wenatchee. traffic
manager of the steamer City of EllensbuFg,
is guest at the Butler.
Rev. G. w. Wilcox. Of Hebron, Neh.. and
Dr. NJ. Stewart. OF Vista. Neh., are guests
at the home OF Rev. III. u. Brown.
Capt. Alexander Griggs OF the steamer
City of Ei!eDsburg. with his wife and two
daughters. is I'm town from Brewster.
okaaogan county. guest at the Butler.
Miss Minnie Peck returned home yestsr-
day after an absence ~ about two years
during which time she has been studying
I'm Chicago. She comes directly from Ash
land, Wis, where she has been visiting
since her graduation In June.
4. a. Cragia left Friday on the Northern
Pacific for New York city. He goes In tho
interests Of the MacDougai Il Southwick
Co. 10 purchase their fall stock Of goods
Mr.. Cragin WAS accompanied by Master
Rasmouf Starr, little son Of Mrs NJ Irene
Starr. who will remain In New York an in
definite period with relatives, or until his
education IL complete ed.
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SON. r. s. Jones, James b. Murphy. O.
c. Mcasivra. f. w Emmons, Roger 8.
Greene. Frank Pierce. ". e. Humphrey.
Allen Weir. Z. p. Edsen. ". J. Mllrcy,
C. 8. Preston, II. s. Trenper. A. L. Camp
ball, David E. Basly. Fred Rice Rowen.
e. D. Straston. John x Brown. r.
II. BrowneH John p. Hartman, s..
w T. povell. George E. de Steiguer.
Thomas T. IArteli. Alex r Jones. Will
H Thompson. Thomas B. Hardin, n. 8.
Porter. Henry W. Lung. Corwin s. Shank.
Herbert b. Huntley. Edward Brady. MILO
Il Root