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The Portland daily press., 1897-03-02
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Andrew Carnegie comes to the front
and generously offers to supply the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania with the
funds necessary for the construction OF
a worthy capitol building to replace the
one recently destroyed by fire. The
proffered aid s not less timely than pa
triotic, as the State treasury finds itself
lust now In q somewhat depleted con-
dition
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-02

One of the signs OF the times that
would seem to indicate general trade
revival is the 1arge amount Of projected
railroad building. If present plans are
carried into effect the next year is likely
to witness more building and rebuild
ing Of railroads than that Of any year
for some time past. 1t is good index,
for such activity is hardly to be looked
for when business conditions are on the
decline.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-02

The legislature of the State Of Wash
ington lends a friendly ear to the appeal
of the woman suffragists. and has passed
aEbiil comforting the privilege, and the
question will be submitted to the final
action of the people. gain all the
more to be Doted in. view of tie almost
unbroken series of reverses which the
woman suffrage movement has encoun-
tered since the last Presidential election.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-02

With a. Judgment perverse beyond com
prehension the South Carolina legisla-
ture seems determined to drive out what
little capital there is in the State by i'm
posing a graduated tax not only on In.
comes, but ON every occupation and bust
ness which it's public spirited citizens
NAV think proper to engage in.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-02

The North Dakota Senate has rejected
the bill extending the residence requisite
for divorce from the present period OF
90 days to full year. Callous to the
shameful laxity of their laws. the two
Dakotas are bent ON persistentlyiplying
their disprsceful divorce industries.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-02

Representative osvenor, OF Ohio, be-
lIeyes sthere is tide rising in this ooun-
try that will sweep the Civil Service
Commission from power. His oraoular
statement SHOULD not be accepted as alb
solutely conclusive for many men equally
intelligent widely differ with Mr.. Groves
nor on this subject.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-02

ThelRepublioans Of Chicago, with con-
siderable unanimity, have named Judge
Nathaniel Stearns for Mayor. His nomi-
nation for judge ship a few years since
came from the Populists and was en-
dorsed by the Republicans. 1t remains
to be seen whether one good turn will
command another.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-02

Both branches of Congress have passed
the resolution in favor of an information
al monetary conference. and it only re-
mains for the President to sign it in Or
der to give it validity. Failure to sign Is
will defeat it at this stage of Congress.
What the act will amount to If apprnved
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-02
MONTH IN

Average precipitation for this month for
rs wears. B.
fetal deficiency In precipitation during
month. ................ .
Accumulated deficiency In precipitation
since January LIST. /
Number of cleaf days ....: .....,....
Number of partly cloudy days..
Number of cloudy days. .....f. -.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-02

The Chicago Chronicle SAYS III the
Greeks bearing gifts we're to be feared
as the old adage said they were, what is
to be said when they bear the latest i'm
proved repeating rif1esf'
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-02

smoke cutting above him and smiling
beamingly.
The gang shortly departed, and no
further attempts have been made TO
fumigate the medic's room. MIR. Scott
has wife. three daughters and son at
CroW HaEbOr.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-02
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY, MARCH g.

Tom Watson sums up BIyan's "frst
battle" with the words fused, fougnt
and fiszlea." Characterization not less
true,than aptly alliterative.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-02

wears .......,. .24o
Average excess of daily mean temperat-
ure during the month. .",...;.... 2.3
Accumulated excess OF daily mean
temp. since Jan. 1.......................- n.72
Average daily excess in temperature
since Jan. LIST. ....... 1850. 20
Prevailing direction of the wind. INV
Total movement of wind ............5O s3 miles
Maximum velocity of wind, direction and
date Observation-Disclosures. 3S, Sc, on the 9TH
Total precipitation Gnches) .....,....
Number of days with oil inch or more2. go
: Of precipitation. ..................,.... Z
TOTAL PRECIPITATION lin inches) FOB THIS
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Monthly weather Summary.

The following summary of the condi-
ton of the weather during the past
month has been received from E. P.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-02

Mean barometer ,................3OQ 3
Hiehest barometer. 18th. so
IoTyest barometer. 23rd. .....2954
Mean temperatlTe ....................26 .Oo
HIGHEST Temperature, 9Th .........-.. $500
Lowest temperature, 28th. ...."..6 90
Greatest daily range OF temperature 9th, 26.OO
Least daily range of temperature 23rd.......70O
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-02

TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY
Take laxative Bromo Qpinine Tablets, All drug
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-29
AT WORK IN THE MOUNTAINS.
Knocking Holes in Them Around Sill
VertOn--st. Louis New Ore-Shoot.

Things are quiet In the town of Sill
verton. but that is because nearly all the
people are at work in the surrounding
mountains" said Y. l. Hahn, assistant
superintendent of the Deer Creek Gold &
Copper Mining Company. yesterday.
ION the ST Louis we have run the drift
1870 feet west from the crosscut. cutting
one ore-shoot thirtyfive feet long ana
nine or ten inches wide and having run
for the last ten feet through another
shoot. which is twenty-five inches wide
in the face. We have also drifted eighty
three feet east and had fourteen inches of
ore for fifteen feet, in IA ledge five feet
between walls. by continuing the west
drift for seventy or eighty feet we shall
cut the ore-shoot struck on the upper
tunnel where il is two feet wide of solid
sulphides. This ore runs from $40 10 si5
gold. silver and copper.
The IL company Is still packing ore
to Silverton, and Will soon have three car
loads ready to ship. The New Seattle
has a drift forty feet all in ore. at a
depth or seventy-fiye feet in the WINE
The Grizzly is still working. and has a
pretty good showing OF ore assayine s2s
in gold alone. Work is also IN progress
on a number of other properties"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-29
Mining NnieS.

Shipments Of ore from Kaslo for the
week ending June Il aggregate SIS tons.
Another dividend Of So go has been de-
clared by the lie Roi, bringing the total To
Sl25.so
\ Swansea firm has bought 100 tons Of
Van Anda ore assayinE Sl22. * In copper.
gold and silver
4 compressor plant has been ordered for
the old lronsiees. in Greenwood camp.
Boundary creek
6 6 Ward mining engineer Of the Co
Operative Mining Syndicate. has gone 20
Southern oregon.
Machinery FOR "a ten-stamp mill and con
centrator has been bought for the Fern.
in Nelson district.
The Bon Dieble ledge near Vernon, r.
e.. has been stripped for 80 feet and aver
ages ten feet wide
\ four-fooJ let2e Of So ore has been I'M
covered on the Granite. an extension IF the
foorman. 40 Nelson district.
l. q Thomas has struck r. twsrtv-six-
inch letise Carrt - $s5s 20 So" Soi1 on the
Lakevlew. IN Long Lake camp. Boundary
creek
Good discoveries have been made west of
Camp Hewitt, OR okauugan lake. the tun-
mel on the Stemw-rcer showing Hae body
81 ore
Many locations have been made OF, Gigs
Of free milling uge on Canyon creek 4
tributary az Kettle river IN British CO.
lumh.a-
the Anchor Enterprise and Lakeside
fraction. Long Lake camp, Boundary
creek, =. <.
\ ear load e. O. & z. ore. thirty tons.
arrived al tha Etevett sraeltcr ou Thurs
day this bet5 the nrsi sbspuent u the
season il IS expected To run about 81
The SmagE er conn any. ~ Fairel.w. B.
g., Gas s-5lsAi q Hssasite and intends -
Il is nov usins, = detective and almost
worD oGf.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-29

lie being with TIE clerks who would b.
deprived 81 parrish &ston In me general
cefefrasfan- For sorse time :fse question
a. 30 which day sE8res should close has
been aSisared The Retail Clerks Assert
alton faat night paEse5 a strong resolution
fr, favor q az iesst ons day being allowed
then SATURDAY preferred * IA highly
probable that II employers yielded 70 The
request OF TIE clerks for one day il .oaid
be- FRIDAY several business fn%n have
been heard 10 express themselves IN favor
% Fhat Gay declaring tfIst Gndes no cir
canustancps would theg close or saturday
Following is tha resolution unanimously
pad Iast righ1 by fhe erganlzstlc7,
we fhe Retail Clerks Association ~
SeattIe. EsIieVe that fns- eelsbTa1iou q taA
anniversary o. the birth NJ Cur country
should Dc participated In by all American
citizens. As that ElH p impossible unless
al stores are closed part Of or ore whole
day during the celebration In This city,
therefore ~ IL
Resolved. That We request ali employ
ers 30 close their establishments one az
saH days Saturday pTsferrea. 90 that orr
families may FaYe the company % aus
ha14s, fatsers and brothers. to particl-
Pate with than IL s. joyous csIeovatIou OF
t8e anniversary % tina Declaration Of In
aeF.en fence. and be f. further
Resolved That while this day may not
meet lhe apprGyal of certain Hines Of b'lsi-
aess for tte Beueht - those employed in
said s.ores 2 form % relief shoai1 oe in
auet3gated Do wgicil each amploye may
Save "a portion % one 81 the days os cele-
arstlon.
''gyrAff. CLERKS ASSOCIATION.
r. T.. PORTER. Secretary.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-29
RAISING FUNDS.
Euworth League TO Send n strong
Delegation to the Toronto
CanypnfiOn,

A rousing meeting in the interest Of Sc
attls and the international Epworth
League convention in 1899 was held at the
First Nj. F. church last night Rev. u.
NJ Randall made an enthusiastic talk. IN
which he pictured in glowing terms the
increasing possibilities Of securing the
convention. Mayor Wood also made an
enthusiastic address, in which he said
that Seattle not only wanted the conven-
ton. but wanted II badly. He pointed
out the moral and business advantages
of such a gathering. and said he regarded
IL as a rare opportunity for legitimately
drawing the attention Of Eastern people
to the attractions of Washington. 5. L.
Crawford was present and took n iiVely
interest in the formation of plans Tor
making the effort Of the committee a
success. Mr. Randall announced that
residents of Tacoma had promised $40
toward the expenses OF the delegation,
and that si0a had been collected already.
Olympia will raise $50. Representatives
Of Seattle in the conference tpworth
League convention had expressed the
opinion that Seattle should raise $50. but
the sentiment. last night was strongly in
favor of attempting 10 raise $500 in seat
tie. Committees were appointed. and to-
day and tomorrow canvass VIII DE
made
The delegation has telegraphed for a
suite Of rooms and "A parlor in one Of the
leading hotels of Toronto where they VIII
establish q center Of operations after The
manner of a senatorial campaign
Chancellor Thohurn VIII leave today Tor
St Paul where he viii confer with the
officials Of the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific railroads relative 10 ad-
yertisiug matter The chancellor VIII 80
on ~ Toronto and get matters in shape
for the rest Of the de}esa ion.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-29

The course shall be that of the +. H. Y.
G Charts will be furnished TO each com
petlng yacht.
There viii be four classes. A class, 80
feet aud over class. - feet and under
81 feet. { class. is feet and under q feet:
J. class. under Is feet. These lengths are
taken according to corrected measure
ment
The sailing length Will be determined BY
taking the length on the load water une
with racing crew aboard. plus the square
root of the salt area. divided by two.
Schooners viii rate 81 per cent. ana yawls
- per cent.
There viii be no crew limit in classes \
aad u. Classes { and y viii be allowed
one man for every four feet and fraction
of the corrected length. exclusive of the
helmsman.
The time allowance Will he according TO
the standard of IerreshoGs table
The start Will be a dying one for all
classes and the time will be- taken from
the gun. y blue flag VIII ba hoisted at
the starting point as a preparatory sig
nal 20 remain five minutes. when IL will
be replaced by a white flag. 10 remain one
minute. when the staring gun viii be
fired for the first class. The white nag
viii bee lowered and r@u;aced by the Sig
mails before, for the next class. and 50
on Tor each csass. attention 10 he called
80 signals by whistle from the Judges
steamer.
Cash prizes viii be given as follows:
Glass A-t'irst prize So. second 81
Class First prize. So. second s..
Class t'F First prize So. second So
Class h-First pri-e. s.. second, $40
Entry blanks may De Ind upon applica-
tlon from the regatta committed Chair
man Henry Hcnset Amos Brown and n
NJ Simonson. Entries viii close At noon
on the day OF the race.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-29
PUT YOUR NAME DOWN
COMMITTEE READY FOR SHELTER
STOCK PRESCRIPTIONS.
Fifteen Thousand Dollars Already
Secured From Material Men
Thorough Canvass of the City TO
BE Made by Four solid Men-The
a Hazy Dream

The committee appointed by Hon. John
Leary 20 canvass the city for subscrip-
tions TO the So so OF stock in the snelt-
ing and refining company. was organized
ard got down 10 business yesterday so
well that already the amounts guaranteed
exceeds sl5sa. 4 plan Of operations was
laid down by which the work Will ba
thoroughly and carefully done
The committee met at the Chamber of
Commerce rooms ST 10 o'clock in the
morning and organized with Hon. John
Leary as chairman and ". r. Forrest as
secretary. there being good attendance.
The name OF Frank II. Black was added
&c the list already published.
The city was divided into districts. 20
which four members of the committee
viii be assigned from day 10 day. the
other members working independently.
These four Will work in pairs. hon. Byron
Phelps and Judge r. Fl. Baliinger to-
gether and ". Fl. Forrest and David kel-
iogg together. as special canvassers- They
Will 60 through each business block IN
turn and canvass il, making their reports
TO the committee every morning and re-
ceiving a new assignment for that days
work. The lumber manufacturers. brick
makers, machinists and fouAdrymen were
left out OF the plan. owing TO special ar
rangenents which are already being made
Independently. through the clearing house.
Each member of the committee Is pro-
yided with copy OF the subscription con-
tract the terms of which have already
been published. In nutshell, il requires
the Remington syndicate to erect the
plant within seven miles OF the court
house before April /. 1SsS, and 10 deposit
s27000o in a Seattle bank in payment for
100000 OF the capital stock by that date.
When this has been done. not before.
the Seattle subscribers will be called mp
on To pay half the amount of their sub
seriptions, and within sixty days more
they Will be called upon for the other
half. In short. the Seattle subscribers
pay nothing until the plant is built. ready
for operation. and the money is in the
bank with which TO buy ores and run ii.
The amount guaranteed yesterday.
$l5.s9 Will come from the brichmakars,
lumbermen. machinists and foundrymen.
who are expected to receive at least $50 900
in payment for material TO be used in
construction. The subscriptions will he
published in the ost-Intelligencer from
day 10 day
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-29
THEY DISSECT WORDS.
state Pathological society Holds Ii,
Second Annual ConSen-
ton.

The Washington State Pathological So
cie5y held its second annual convention
in the state university yesterday. and dis
sected words In all languages with the
skill Of n practical surgeon operating on
the human frame II was a representa-
tive gathering OF educators. and they dis
cussed the etymolOgy OF words and the
affinity Of languages with all the fervor
Of enthusiastic lovers OF the SCIENCE.
The session was presided over by
Charles 4. Barry, professor OF modern
languages At the state { gricultura col
lege The programme as already pub
lishcd in The Post-InteiIigencer was car
ried out. with the exception OF the papers
Of Japanese Consul NJ. Saito. George +.
Davidson and Charles +. Reeves, these
three being absent
Prof. Barry presented the subject.
Physical Science Demons lrations for
Mastery OF Verbs and Gender" He said:
Merely learning language is not mas
terry Of IL. One must live it 10 master il.
The German lives the genders. There Is
TO him certain masculinity or feminiu-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-29
TWILL BE A C0RkER.
r..c MIC IsDusTnIsL PARADE OK
SATURDAY.

~:,-osds Give NiIitSamen n Rate of
one Cent n Mile, and Many Are
canaiug Isroa Diner~Gt Parts of
sh~ stafc-Tkc Societies VIII Be
Represented hy Hundreds OF
uaychfnE Men-The Exhibition of
FIOafs to BE tise Greatest Ia se-
aftsc's Esstsry-I.nnGs of Music
From Til, and other cities 10
Maize aassc for the T.sousaads-
he Flooded With Visitors.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-29
v..,Inwton scaae,n, os Sciences.

The first annual raeetIng Of the Wash
!ng.on Academy OF Sciences VIII ne held
A. New Whatcom tomorrow. ssh a n. %
1910 2. N. The following papers VIII De
presented:
IAN Annotated List % the Mollusca Of
spokane" 1888. Mary =. oiney. SPOKANE
Life History % Family ~ Snalls
.. Mary Z. oiney. Spokane
t~Tna F>pinaysis i'm FQrlchtcTF NotatuS.
and in orher Nertehrate@' ......-....
..Serpn1 q-herapy'' $ r Nelson Pullman
'~rhe Arachni5a % Washington -....
....-...--.....-. Trevor = k}ncaid
..Dis,ribu-ion of washington Plants
C ! Piper Pullman
.SThe Relation % 40 Physsoi oeicsl A.
ton Of the Elements 70 ne Periodic
Tau Arthur &. Crookal Seattle
ENTHUSIASTICALLY rarouic ACID and some
Condeusa lions" !. II. = Myers. Seattle
- Elton FN;lmer. Pullman
som. RoeurE~u Ray EXPERIMENT.
FleAzsr DarFow. Pullman
ssSer7t Relation ~ tha InseN az tefraC-
tion - the Chemical C7us't ution ~
Orgaric Substances ...-.--..--
........- William r Elwar1s. Ssattis
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ity. or neither. in every object which he
regards. He thinks of tree as masculine
of course, aud not because the grammar
says so. The American student must
needs come close to this native conception
and use of gender. He must feel the word
the German does, and not merely from
grammar teaching. To acquire this knoWl-
edge some natural process is necessary.
The method should be realistic, brief sys-
tematic and thorough. The grammar
method Is all this except realistic; the
natural method Is realistic. but lacks the
other conditions. These four conditions
We find combined in physical science
demonstrations. Blackboard Illustrations
demonstrated as in geometry are prefer
able tn science readers. and demonstra-
tons from apparati upon the table are
even better"
Mr. Barry showed how a class could
make a simple description in German or
French of the steam engine. explaining
its parts. and thus impress on the memory
the gender OF each word, and the verb
forms.
The building Of Chinese characters was
explained 10y Richard H. Geoghehan, of
Tacoma. The ancient and the modern
Chinese forms were given by blackboard
illustrations and treated historically. This
unique paper was listened To with great
interestedness. Miss Henrietta Becker. OF
man Tor Beginners in High school Miss
Becker stated that the hcarr Of German
must be taught, ami not merely the rules
Of grammar.
Miss Alice l. Miller. Of the Seattle high
school, reed a paper on Latin q s a Foun-
dalton IN Language Work The papers
Of Miss Miller and Miss Becker were ad-
mission papers and were accepted by the
committee
Prof Louis Anderson OF Waua Wala.
explained Pl3tos nuptial number This
was done by blackboard illustration Of the
mysterious numbers. In the interpretation
of which scholars have differed Prof
Anders0ns description was plain and nc
added his own views TO the various views
OF scholars.
The reading Of the two letters Of Thorn
AS +. ll81tcUGfO. United states consul gem
eral q Mexico and of II metrluS y Bot
ta~t. consul general OF Greece at Nv YORK
c.tv. caused considerable interest They
vii te printed IL length Ire succeeding is-
Sues 81 the ro-t-Intellceucer
Or. Albert E%1e. ~ Pullman and JOAN
r. keyuarf. az Whitman college. were
1got present, hut thrIr papers We're read
AND the writers were admitted 70 member
sai". at the close OF the convention
twelve new members were admitted This
making about forty-dvc members Ia the
society.
oT.o.rs for The ensuing year are. Pres
i3t0f Charles 4, Barry f'ul!man. VICE
president Louis p Anderson. Wa}ia Wal
Ia: secretary. Richard II. Geozhehan. Ia
roEua- treasa~cr George =. Davidson.
Ststr university.
Comm}tsst--t'h hartman Mss Henrietta
Becker Seattle high school NJ "a Ratl.r-
tr state university joan p. REWARD.
Whitman
rae nest convention Wiz be held at
Whitman college june. l>eS
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-29

Notifications OF Ciub Regulations To
Fit the Celebration Yacht
Races.

Since the yachting races 10 be sailed
Thursday afternoon. duly /. are termed
citizens regatta. some objection has been
raised 20 the use Of the rules Of the Elliott
BAY Yacht Club 10 govern the events.
These rules have been modified by the
celebration committee IN charge 81 the
races. being slmpii1ed In many respects.
The regatta rules - the t.. Il. \. G. have
on more than ore occasion been published
IN the Post-Intelhgencer As changed 20
suit the coming races they are as follows: