The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-01

would not have the exhibition endangered
BY any dissatisfaction 81 ths masses and
"a the nsatsst manner turned TIE tables
On the socialists. or whatever they cali
themselves. without any previous warn
tnx. King Csscor. thrs9xn tas proper
Channels announced that BE bad Been Ia
formed a5ozt big peoples Intention u
presenting him q steam yacht and. while
gra.iaed wssh the spirit @ TIE proposed
gift be would sz.ggest shat the sGescrIp-
ton be used for establishing q national
hosptsa1 FOR consurpt1ves, free 20 the peo-
pie. TIE project became az cnce III
.rsAcsei- popular, and Ens1svsduals. ccrpsr1-
tons. and societies FASTENED 20 send ia
their subscriptions % the fssnd- The
socialists 6i6 not like s. nt course. but
dared nor oppose the scheme for. posing.
as they do. as champions OF the people,
shey could ret very vel oppose = s.a1
that would benefit the people q. large.
Next 70 tae Norwegian fishery building
~E5ch Is pre-erniylerlsIy the aaosr com pl4se
Of al speosal EXHIBITS at the Stockholm
exhibition. she Russian exhlaats attract
special attention. although % different
order TIE Russian building Is interest
.ng 80 It's way, nesng barharic IL its
splerdor. ous fully illustrating the unan-
isaed state ane tae great future rosslaGl-
stses aZsS resources Of the great Russian
empire Hundreds OF articles are exhfb-
ste1 snar * seems impossible 20 under
stand the use 81. probably more suitable
sor z country fair than 20 be exhibited by
fsTe side 0. products fitted for worlds
exhibition II gives the impression Of In
experience % management and bartaric
taste, an UnGsveloped state Of native re-
sources by the natives themselves and a
depes4as1ey on government assistance
that apsly illustrates the condition Of the
a. Ne ~ 5sss ~
termed ofaciel are above criticism and
50 are the EXHIBITS Of such large corpora
tons as the Nosle Brothers great exhibit
OF oil. machinery, and raw OIL produce
snd few 81. Petersburg nrns. The rest
IL a sasteIess collection OF articles that
while 1t awakens In the mind es the vss-
'fo- sense 81 barbaric Oriental splendor,
gives the usual Idea OF being ryplcaily
Russian
King Leopold. OF belgium, IL travelling
fncognito in Norway, and as 10 the case
with all big persons travelling tccoxnsto.
his every movement Is rainursly described
il the daily papers.
The steamer Belgtca left Saudertord.
Norway. July q on her expedition 10 the
south pole. This Is Belgian expedition
and al expenses are defrayed by the Bel
ststs OF fourteen nsn-slx Belgians, six
Norwsgians, one Ronnanian and one
PolandeP.
The Danish government has appropri-
afed 30 crowns 10 defray the participa-
ton Of Denmark in the international Ash
cry exposition TO be held In 1883 in Ber-
gen, Norway. The appropriation has been
placed at the disposition OF the society
NJ r4c E .-t
This society viii have fun charge OF the
Danish exhibits.
Thomas SoIberg. who, for thirteen years
has been employed in the congressional
library. has been appointed register Of
copyrights by John Russell Young, Il
brarian Of the National Library.
SProrinsnt proaibit:onists admit public
~ that grave mistake has been made
by voting down the "samiag" Expert
ence has now taught them that the
iothenhurg system. as improved in Nor
way Is a far better system than prohi-
niron and the golden middle way between
open bar rooms. conducted by individuals
for private gain. and prohibition. One
OF the worst results Of the voting down ~
the "saHalag' Is the wholesale importa-
ton from Germany OF "Taiaerin." a
cheap vile excuse for wine manufactured
from Russian "oabhoza" spirit Hamburg
water and its bacterias win. dregs. sugar
and chemicals. costing at wholesale prices
some cents per gallon. including the
DUTY o. about cents per gallon.
An impressive service was recently held
by the fishermen az kirkehain church, on
the southwest coast Of Norway After
experiencing the saveres. storm within
memory II man thu fishermen ga.here?
IN me church for thanksgiving services
An idea Of the severity Of the storm NAV
be gathered from the fact that old
~eather-beateu fishermen. born and bred
on the sea vowed that they would never
again set foot in their niackerei dor.es.
The national debt % Norway has .,-
creased over = 1.ss crowns since
lHc' The Increase Is largely due 20 extern
sive railway building in all parts Of ina
country.