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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-09
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French Niolets. 1oc bunch
Crushed Roses. 10c. 15c and $50 bunch.
Peoples, cotton and silk, 1oc, I5c. 25c
and SEC bunch.
Rose Montures, lee, 15e, &c and SOC
bunch.
ARTIFICIAL Flowers In immense profu-
sion; cowslfps, Buttercups. Lilies Of
the Valley, Pansies. Wild Glover. Sweet
Peas. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Carnations.
Forget-me-nots. Marguerites. Peoples,
Bachelor Buttons and a hundred Others
equally familiar.
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Get Alaska Tickets.
Pacific Coast Steamship Company Office,
COG First avenue.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-09
Wash Dress 6scsis.

Cordonet Imprime Lawns. fast COL
ors. SC yard.
New Piaue Ducks. Size yard.
cashmere Royal Satines. 2oc grade
for Ice yard.
Six Striped ChaIlies. Ice yard.
ss-inch Percales in new patterns. ioc
yard.
Iappet Stripes. i5c yard.
Jacquard Swisses. l5c yard.
Jacconaf Duchesse. i5c yard
Imported Dimities, sc ward.
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Guess on the Phoenix today.
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Here the money.saving qualities 9
this store show pre-eminently. Eyeq
available dress goods stock IN ~
York was gone through carefully y 3
der that we might secure the beN
offer at this price. We believe eus.
values have never been approacnsA
Come and look at them.
S2-inch Broad Cloths for Spring ca
and Costumes In staple shades only -
Guiding black and navy. Soc yard.
54inch All Wool Tan Covert co..
worth SIC, at 5oc yard.
45-inch All Wool Imported III
Serges. soc yard.
3s-inch New silk and Wool Mxtu9
soc yard.
42-incf All Wool Imported Ene
Cheviots in small plaid styles. &C 90
Arnold's SILK Finished HenrieeseA -
inches wide, SOC yard.
54-inch Dress Fianneis, the - euaF
ity. at SOC yard
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A VERY SPECIAL BARGAIN

so New Fiy-Front Jackets. very lat
est out. some all silk lined, others half
silk lined. Of black clay worsted and
all wool tan covert cloths. worth up to
$50, choice OF the entire lot for IS; bust
sizes g, "a. So and 80 only.
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THE LEADING CLOAK and millinery HO|BE
A New Department.

Of
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-16
SALE OF TIE WILCOX COLLECTION.

The sale OF the private collection OF Edwin B.
Wilcox consisting OF porcelans carvings. inres
swords furniture and curios. began yesterday
afternoon at the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries. orr
giles & Co., managers al No. 500 Fifth-avo Tho
sale will continue to-day, wednesday. THURSDAY
and Friday. Mt 2SO p. NJ.
The collection which is offered at this sale was
mazda by Mr. Wilcox from numerous private col
Lotions that have been offered for sale In this
civ during the last few years. II has neen ON
exhibition ut the Art Galleries during the last
weak and has been greatly admired oy the iAIse
nnmber OF people VINO Inspected the rare pieces
m LILLY ~ nonyaips Among some Of the most nota-
bic features OF the collection are antique Temps
,nosLS from, the Vereschagin collection,
bronze neacock from the Wolfe collection. num-
~ y, rare pieces OF china and porcelain ware,
corved ivory fans OF antique German ana chinese
carvtng sntioue japanese Turkish and Egyptian
onps snd swords In all there are over one thou,
senS lois that will be disposed OF IN the nve days
sale. ..,ou uht,h hapan AT ,.ao n m
I apsely attended and the articles disposed OF
,nc1uded number OF rare pieces OF pottery con
.IS,'nr Of StaYordshire plates, old Leeds pitchers
Inanss. ROYAL Worcester Dellt. StrasoouIe
Topsnhagen and ancient Moorish. Roman and
Spanish wares. IA. far todav and tc-rorrov
,,nimd. dne collection OF bronzes and porcelalns
IocnuSrs inros Ivory and wood carvings. masks
and sword and knife guards VIII be dlsposed OF on
Hu and on Friday. the last day OF the sale.
ih iaree collection of Japanese swords, helmets
chinese spears Abyssnian East Indian PERSIAN
I'D oiher ancient implements VIII be sold IN ad-
ALTON TO a collection OF ancient Greek and ESyp-
an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-16
BETTER THAN HE LOOKED.
ON The ST. Joseph Mo.) Herald.


He was dead tough mug II general stylc nd
Appearance any index 10 character lie stood
under the bright light al the junction of Fifth and
Edmond sts chewing the vile stump of a cigarette
He scowled wickedly from beneath lowering brow,
at the passing thronS
There's a chap II would be unhealthy to meet
dark street. said the big policeman patrolllng
the beat.
Some young people going home from a party
stopped near the stocky youth 10 await their car
The dainty girls glanced askance al him and shrank
behind their escorts. The tough pufred at his
evident the world had Jared him pretty severely
In It's revolutions and perhaps he had been dumped
OF at the wrong place. BY and by the car came
open car, southbound. on the Union Line and
they all boarded 1.-THE subject OF comment, AS IL
In defiance Of company rules taking a front seat
without casting away the weed. The others chat
tered He was silent, morose. gloomy and tough
At Olive-st an old lady. poorly and plainly
dressed, evinced evidences OF desire to aght
She tried to reach the bellcord but could not The
young men and women IN their dainty summer At
unobservant. The tough mug" looked around and
grssped the situation. He arose, pulled the bell
cord al!ghted. raised his dusty derby with defer
sncs born only in manly heart, and helped the
humble old woman TO the ground. He guided her
to the Wyatt Park car, gently assisted her aboard
and bowed again. Then he climbed to his own
and III another eiRersttA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-16
ROCKS IN BEAUTIFUL BINDINGS.

Charles scrlbners Sons will open to-day. in their
building Al Nos 49, lE5 and l57 Ffth-ayo. their
nual special exhibition OF choice books In beautIfu.
and UNIQUE bindings This seasons eIhlb, includes
q fuller concentration OF tho French binders than
has hitherto been brought together It displays the
work OF Claessens Belgian. who has no: before
exhibited mere. three new names among the Eng
lish hinder. are Bagguley. Stoakley and Watson.
and an American to enter the lists IS Otto Zahn.
pronin.n feature OF the collection IL a group
OF hrst editions, most Of which are rare and valu-
abe Among thes- IL volume OF ShakeSpeare's
poems. published ia l60. This has been bound by
RiyI1re in brown levaut. with a delicate pattern
OF mowers and leaves inlad In gilt
Among the French Dinders Iepiesented arc Cham
bolle- Duru, David. Cruel. Franlz Bauzonnet Ru-
BAN Samblancx- Wcckesser and Marius Michel OF
the English may be menusntd Francis Bedford,
Zachnsdorf. Miss PrideauK. thu Doves Bindery
(Cobd en- Sa nderson) and Dc Covery and among
the Americans. besides Zahn already referred to
are William Matthews and Stikemdn.
The exhibition will continue until November a.
All the books in the collection are for sale. but
none will be delivered until after the close Of tho
exhibition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-16
BROUGHT INTO THE COUNTRY iLbhoALLi'
FIFTY AUSTRIAN srAvE-cUrTSRs TO BE BENT
RACK nv THE IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES

FIFTY AUSTRIAN sTAvE-cUrTERs TO BE BENT
BACK pv THE IMMIGRATION AUTHoRITIEs
Washington. Nov B-Comnissioner-G POW
a.rlv Of the Immigration Bureau today re-
cA,v4d a telegram from Special Inspector BALDWIN
at Memoirs. Tenn. saying that ne had arrested
tvgentv-eight alien stave-cutters Illegally Drought
into this country under contract and would 20 10
Mississippi tonight arrest the remaining twenty
two
II 4. stated at the immigration Bureau that hf'y
Austrian Immigrants arrived In Baltimore on the
North German steamship Roland on September D.
and were taken TO Mississippi TO work in the stavc
camps. When the party arrived In Baltimore theH
were suspected Of being under contract but the
evidence submitted deemed insufficient 10 war
rant their detention. Subsequently, however. MI
Powder.y sent special agents into the camps, who
secured sufficiently conclusive testimony 70 Justify
their arrest. and warrant for the whole party
signed by Secretar? Gage and placed In the
hands Of Inspector Baldwin and three others last
Friday. As all secured they Will be
depOrted at the expense OF the steamship company
bringing them over
Up to this time the evidence against tho con
tracing Arm that brought the Austriens into this
country is deemed sufficient 10 justify criminal
proceedings, but the officials said to be still
at work this feature of the case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-16
xyycgrs or LABOR NOT IMPRESSED
rury DON'T TAKE MUCH STOCK IN THE REPORT
THAT SOVEREIGN AsPIREs TO THE
PRESIDENCY

Tn. Knights Of Labor In this city ola nor APP
n.sr 10 be greatly Impressed yeste'ua' o' w
nor, from louisville that James r. Sovereign the
r.c.r, General Master Workman OF inc h"e"'
,vshor had resigned in order 10 push HIS oHi'u.
49, for Presidon. OF this United states 'n i'VV'
,rh. Iou,syIlle report added that seVersI Oh III.
d.Ia.a,e. TO tho knights OF Labor cohVehuoh neiu
IN tb,t city had openly evowed that MAXINE WI.
soy.reien q "held worker" was tho initiai s'ep u
m. General Assembly of the Knights 10 iau'lI ~
hoom Nether Henry A. Hicks the ne"'y e
c.r.r,i Master workman OF the knights Oh i'~0o''
~ IA. local delegates TO the LouisViHe OoHNe"-
49,. hed returned 10 this city yesterday co"So-
,,ortlv nothing could be learned from that SOURCE
.,on, members Of the knights OF Labor seen
Yesterday was John J. Palas one OF tns o'if be
kmghtiS ! ahor Union last summer and Is now
1en mier ~ the Board Of Delegates. lie declared
that even should Mr.. Sovereign get ths ho l,nd
no change a1nS with Gt Bryan Mr. palas added
0tton Uunod, delegate 10 Local Assembly 40. 10
70 said that the reason sent out to me Ioeal
h,. nv,bi,e. of the Knights of Labor for MI Sover,
tis zion was that he was overworkeG ana
wf.hsd to become editor OF The knlgnts OF Ia No.
journal" MIR: Hunod added tn ri;b the PeopIe's
oortv ne did no. believe that ne aspred 20
Come tho candidate Of the party Tor iF's'uo"' "a
The tni.e onre Of the Progressive Varnshers No
Knights Of Labor organizatio declared tnhe
Sovereign had politlca ASPIRATIONS "I'hous"'
~ course he was a Popust NH. ,or,ors.
o. McC;ais delegate of the marble W0 ,g ci,
~, ,,ation declared that the Knights In TINS CITY
& hcard nothing OF Mr. Sovereign aspiring 10 oe
RE- Sen think that he would have any change
y, b.,ns elected II he nominated asked Mr.
McCele OF the reporter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-16
THEFT OF DR. NGILLS BUGGY.

Or. John p. McGni. prominent physician Of
Jersey City. and brother OF Chancellor McGn.
visited St. Francois Hospital In Jersey cry.
roma DAYS ago When Or. McGil came out OF the
hospital he found that hl, horse and busy had
been stolen. He advertised offering reward OF
s2s for tho return OF tho vehicle. lilo received
noie from Patrick Dunn, OF One-hundrod- land
eghty.sIIth-st and Amsterdam-av-. stating that
the horse and bugsy would be turned over 20 him
on ibs payment OF the *. YESTERDAY Dr. McGul
mel Dunn by appointment, and gave him the -
ard was TAKEN 4 stable Whclc mn morse ana
buggy were There Policeman Fitzgerald. OF the
West one hund cd and MY -s-cond-st station. ar
rested Dunn on a warrant charging him with hay
ing stolen the Nurse END buggy. Dunn looked tho
picture os Injured innocence as ne stood before
Magistrate Hedges Ia the Harlem Court yesier-
day morning lie sad:
''Your Honor 80 help me. i never stole that
horse and buggy Last week An inspectors man
named Boyle who has something 70 do with t',
aiming fruit. came 10 no and said mat he hsd
That was a big bargain, your Honor. for 1i5. ana
lust bough; IL | didn't know IL was stolen 80
help me- your Honor, d.dn T.
WHAT was tho name OF the man who sold you
tho horse and buggy asked Magistrate Hedges
~ think HIS name was Boyle remarked Dunn
.'but / would know him when ] raw HIM.
"Weu" pald Magistrate Hedges, Il will let you
IN on condition that you help the police oficers TO
'ocat. tho man you bought the horse and buggy
Ofb
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-16
LOCAL BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS
CIIoAKMAKERS FAIL WITH 100000 LIABILITIES
THEIR ASSETS LIKELY TO BE
ONLY ABOIrT SRO 90

ONLY ABOUT $4,000
Rothschid & schwab. cloak manufacturers At No
81 West Third-st., failed yesterday and Justice
Andrews. OF the Supreme Court. appointed David
J. Lees receiver for the firm In suit brought BY
Justus Rothschld against Jacob schwab for the
dissolution OF The partnership II said In court
that the firm had suffered heavy losses In business
arising from depreciation In stock. large expenses
and bad business. which had Impaired the assets
TO such an extent that the firm insolvent Tho
liabilities II said. about 100000 and assets
probably 600 When the creditors heard Of thu
failure there was some lively hustlins done to pro-
tect their claims. Epstein Brothers, representing
six creditors whose claims aggregate $4,000, OBJ
tanned leave from the court to the receiver
and Just before the SheriTs Office closed put In
five writs against the receiver and the nrrn. The
receiver closed up the firms place Of business yes
terday afternoon and said he would have In
ventory OF the stock made soon as possible.
The firm formed in January 1895 In January
last IT claimed OF sl25 600 and liabilities
The Sheriff received another attachment yester-
day against Bomzon 4 Rosenthal. manufacturers
OF furs al Nos 1871 and l33 Beecker-st. from Blu
menstiel & Hrsch for .ls in favor OF Haas Bros.
merchandise. The partners have been in eusi-
ress for ten years. and in January ast claimed
assets Of $1,000 with no Liabilities The Shsrn
OF value had been cleared out. only the fixtures
lot OF empty packing boxes and small safe re
Herman Mostkowitz manufactures Of womsns
suits and wraps at No. 1870 Greene,st;. made an as
sgnment yesterday to Louis Eranksl without pref
erence The Liabilities are 1900 and assets 5000.
James ". Ptney and Frederick Pitney compos;;
%s s m & At 70 rg and SON as Kh aSs
second-s made an assenment YESTERDAY r, 10 Julius
Wolf Their attorneys said that rb the iiaSite' we're
lie Comete Restaurant and Hotel Company, OF
S Coo yesterday for the voSnay
the corporation, and the order to show cause 80
set down FOR March 4 The liabilities are s. 400 and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-16
THE pJGHTS OF ATHLETIC CLUBS.

DacJsion was reserved yesterday by Justice Al
draw. upon an application on behalf Of the wal
dorf Athletic Club for a peremptory mandamue 70
oomn.l ths Mayor to grant license permitting
the club to give boxing exhibitions at the rooms
OF the old Broadway Athletic Club samI ,end I'd
tbst under tie Horton Law the Mayor had no
right to withhold license provided the statute "Ss
H,sistant Corporation Counsel Connoy appears
FOR Mayor Strong THE Mevor." ne saia, ,,,ssis
foupd nv experience that these alleged Atn.SSss
club exhibitions have degenerated into eS TWO
A permit granted to this CLUB 3e.o' submit
an adayt from Police Inspector G aoes at these
he says that the attendance OF me po"S force The
Mayor has granted over dozen Licenses v ahess
Section 1885 OF the Consolidation -owsd "a be 4
nuisance he wants to restrict them. IL "s''''
clearly in his discretion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-16
TO RELrETE TIE ICEBOUND WHALERs.
SIX HUNDRED REINDEER no BE DRIVEN OVER
1AND-THE BEAR WILL SAIL IN TEN DAYS.

SIX HUNDRED REINDEER 10 BE DRIVEN OVER
1ANp-rHE BEAR WILL SAIL IN TEN DAYS
Washington. Nov. 1S.-secrctary Gage has re-
ouae+ea the Secretary Of the Interior TO instruct
tho Alaskan officials to gather about six hundred
besd NJ reindeer from the Government herds for
the us. n, the expedition for the relief OF the Ice
bound whalers in the Arctic 1t Is expected tha'
the Bear which (. at Seattle, VIII be ready 10
sail in about ten days, and within twenty Gays
thereafter n Is expected that she Will have reached
some point on Norton's Sound. where large party
VIII he engaged for the 6oo-mile overland trip 10
Foint Barrow.
The herd OF reindeer which will be killed for food
~ needed Will be driven overland and II Is the
confident expectation of Captain Shoemaker chlei
Of the revenue cutter service, and Captain hooper
who IL In command OF the Behring Sea patrol Meet
that the herd will reach Point Barrow and the I'M
prisoned whalers before the middle of February.
me route over which the herd will be driven is
said TO abound In moss, on when the IeIIUeSi 49,
aud both agree that the scheme for the reel OF ING
whPers Is Re5aeGty saSGG F FaH who viii
uand the Bear is regarded "a one OF me HnosI
capable and trustworthy men In the service, anI
no apprehension Is felt regarding lhe outcome -
the enterprise. ...,,r.1
The eight vessels now icebound have combine .a
COMPLEMENT Of rs men ne es or Fsor les a. The
Jeannle g. the Rosario rs. the Wandersr 20 and
the Newport 90 The first two. the JEANNE and ne
Rosario went out last spring the Newbor. IA iS 90
Fraeran In igsS All expected to return this
winter The Orca the Freeman and the Beivl H
are fast about a half-mie northeast OF POINT saI,
row. and the remainder about two hundrea
miles east Of Point Barrow. at the mouth OK hiST
kenzle River. and about fouE hnndteq I ~ roIei
exnaH,Ion viii reach the cebornd feet in ample
lime TO prevent suffering from wan, OF iood'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-16
IMPROVING THE LOCAL POSTAL SERVICE
!. RESULT OF POSTMASTER VAN Colts VISIT 10
~ WASHINGTON.

: nvsrIr OF POSTMASTER VAN coTT"s VISIT 10
~ WASHINGTON.
Washington, Nov. l5.-Postmaster Van Cott' OF
New-York arrived here last night, and returned
to.dav after a conference with Postmaster-Generai
Gary and Assistant Postmasters-GeneTal Heath
and Shallenberger. He secured an increase OF eaa-
res for the clerks Of the 5000 and 800 classes az
the main Office the increases aGgregatns sl2,Voo
for the remaining six months Of the fiscal year inc
c,eat,on of q full station at Broadway ana HOW
sra.t wss taken up and further Inquiry VIII %
rrahs which probably will result in It's estaoneh-
n1ent. IL. a.. o..
This is expected to afford material renei 10 VIC
roo,, office The visit will also bear rruit III re-
orast IN the New-York Park Commissioners u
allow the Department TO extend the sheo u '"e
postofice on the Mail-st side across the s'ee' ~
ono. instead Of waiting for Congress to act on d
raoues, which will be made by the postmaster
GENERAL early In the session for an appropriation
20 defrav the cost Of converting slrlp OF aoUuo
fourteen feet to be taken from the pa.k opPosioe
80 a sirsnt This has been the basis OF the oppo-
sitton OF the Park Commissioners SO taIi S S -,
W of The pledge Of the Department TO call Tor en
.nnronriaiion 10 permit this recompehse ioi ae
80 taken the postal authorities look lot coi
Pe.Jon from the Park Commission. with TINS sileo
e1tendsd g-sought plans for renewing 70 a &c"
degree the congested condition OF the F"S'oii00 "
he attained. 49, r..,, will annoint a commits
To- "a investeate the condition ana VANS VI nv
1ar,ons postoflces included In Greater rev" u ne
'rhya conn mission will report, ano tne Itpot
Ia hesore Congress soon after It's reassemonhs'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-16
z. r. CHAPMAN SUMMONED.

FJverton r. Chapman tho weil-known broker.
who lives at No. l32 West Fifty-seventh-st was In
the West Side Police Court yesterday morning to
answer a summons procured by Adolph Aaron a
school census enumerator OF No rs East Nine
teth-st, who charged Mr. Chapman with refusing
TO rive the necessary information pertaining 10
the ceneuS. aaron went 10 AT, Cnapmhns house
butler. who referred him to tho housekeepcr. 10
WHOM, he told the object of his Grand She re-
procured q summons for Mr.. Chapman. and the
lat ter In answer thereto. appeared before Magis-
trate Kudlich yesterday morning. lie tod the
Magistrate that he was az breakfast when the
enumerator called and did not know anything
about the matter until the summons served
He was widower. he said, and his children wer,
In the care of his housekecper As he expressed
Willingness to answer any question In relation
10 the census, Magistrate kudlich dismissed the
case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-16
AMERICAN PRODUCTs IN HONG KONG.

Washington. Nov. 15.-Consul Wildeman, at Hong
Kong, informs the State Department mat the iars-
est Items OF import from the United States to that
place are nour and petroleum. Regarding lumber,
he says there would be trouble In selling II
shipped subject to approval. Americans no adds.
have the reputation OF practising frauds In selling
goods. and especially In this true OF whiskey OF
American manufacture that Is sold In Hong Kong.
The exports from Hong Kong to the United States
for tho year ended Juno 30 amounted In value to
.l.&O7S. the PRINCIPAL items being: Rice. Mzi.se5:
refined sugar: 1921 .2eo tea, 800 9S: Chinese pro-
visions, Sl35.9oo "penut" oil. $l03.Sl
Mr.. Wlldeman says there Is great deal Of talk
about adopting the gold standard for Hong Kong.
ns merchants mplaln Of the huctua lions OF silver,
and the matter will be brought before the Colonial
LAg1alAtuya