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consists OF an undivided interest in a
claim against the Federal government.
on which about s.. 900. Il is expected. can
be realized. Beside the widow. the heirs
are the daughter. Ruhanna f.. and the
son, Thomas r.
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SALARY 81 A YEAR
Ordinance to Reduce Chief of Po-
lice TO That EiCure

TACOMA. April 10.--In the council to-
day. an ordinance was introduced by
Councilman Hice reducing the salary OF
the chief Of police TO 81 a year. II II pass
IS. which is prohiematical Chief OF Po-
lice Hoge will earn more glory than pc
cuniary reward as the head OF the po-
lice force
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LIMA. Peru. April SIT Is reported
here that a number OF Chilean officers.
among them Gen. canto. Gen. Cortes.
Gen. Gorostigia. Col. Frias and Col.
Bulncs. have been suspended and win be
court marttalcd. They are accused OF
serious breaches OF discipline.
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tn. President mt Annapolis.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, April n.-President
Mckinley and party came ashore this
rnorninx from the Dolphin and were Of
acialIy received at the naval academy.
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Lamont La Silent.

NEW YORK. April 1a.-Daniel s. La
mont. ex-secretary OF war. has arrived In
this city with his family He declined to-
day TO be interviewed as 10 his reported
selection for the presidency OF the North
ern Pacific Railway Company.
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OF all the whisker dyes offered 10 The pub
lie none have proved 50 desirable and easy
OF application as Buckingham's. TO color a
beautiful brown or black.
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Breeze at EflenSburg.

ELLENsBuRG. April 1e.--one OF the
hardest winds known in years struck the
valley about sec clock this morning.
lasting half an hour. The only damage
reported is fences blown down. The blow
was not in the nature Of a tornado. but
was simply hard wind. The storm is re-
ported severe IN the mountains.
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-'asShlNGroN Aurtl IA flnal agree
- aHens fee Democrats Silver Re-
h..,.s ahd Fefuists 81 the senate.
80 g a pTrtf-t <s.igiou. WAS reached
-.eeilnE - ere~entattves OF those
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TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.


Ont Of Work and Despondent. He
By Draught of Poisen-A Note to
His Wife Asking Her Net to Sit
CD for Hfm-Next Morning She
Found Him Dead in q Wood h ed.
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ys~s.eFgI7,A NRn.- Avril ST. y WEBSTER.
-, t,,-sage ~ the Hugchinson r@fosls,s TOY
- - f.sssat 20 haying = graeEe1 " n
I,-vis AZ SeEeTy. ha1-. n Angus ~
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A HEAVY GALE.
straits and sound stirred by High
Western Wiad-outward Round
shfppfng stands stiIi.

Special 20 IRE Post-TntellIgencer.
PORT TOWNSEND. April I0.-Sinee
O'Clock this morning 3 severe gale from
the west has prevailed n the straits and
lower Puget sound. causing al outward
shipping 20 remain az standstill No
accidents or damages have been reported.
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New Rolling stock.

ton she has met with AT Spokane. She
returned to Seattle Tuesday evening.
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Specials In eur renowned w.
Il. Corscts.
Extra long waist. in ane black
sateen. soc pair.
Long waist, heavy gray jean.
Sc pair.
Fine Sateen Corsets. heavily
boned. long WASTED. S@S pair.
Long alsted. Short-Hip Cor
sets. in fine Jean. sl.sS pair.
Short French Sateen Corsets.
si.eS TO ss.eS pair.
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Silks.

Handsome Inc OF Fancy Fou-
lard SILK. IN new designs. al soc
and sc yard
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Ladies' Fancy Tan and Black
Polka Dot. &c pair.
Ladies Solid Colored Top
Hose. black boot. Sc pair.
Ladies Fancy silk Striped
Hose. drop stitch. soc pair.
Ladies Fancy Isle Persian
Hose. Richelieu ribbed. sI.00
pair.
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We are showing a pretty line
Of Easter Neckwear. in the new
shades and shapes. at extremely
low prices, considering the quail
lily OF the goods.
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Novelties IN Tweeds and
Checks. soc yard.
Canvas Woven Checks.
Is an entirely new thing. and has
90 be seen 20 be appreciated.
sc 20 sa-s5 yard.
Double Twill whspcords. the
Ideal dress stuff OF the season.
G.9e yard.
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rin be series Of magnificent water

viii be = series Of magnificent water
fsres''
Il r.'ly looks as 4 we were going hack
10 the days OF the Venetian carnival. We
even have the go1dolas for the fashion
set by gae Worlds fair has been quietly
followed by number Of persons. anG the
result IS thai We can prodEcs = very re-
spectacle Venetian imitation. There Will
be all the gorseousness CT costume. en-
HANGED by the attractions OF countless
pretty girls-fuliy a. beautiful as any %
which Venice could ever boast. IN po,at
OF costume the Roman and CrecIan styles
viii be preferred as rlsle. ous there will
ee the usual sprinShng OF The same sort 81
gowns and furnelows thar have dawned
on the world n succeeding centuries.
Tas 7rst Of these fads announced viii
take place on the Hudson river. and the
vehicle of marine sort which will carry
the gay party OF society felix il one cs The
Pennsylvania ferry boats which ordinarily
performs the prossic task of conveying
passengers 10 and fro between New York
and Jersey City. This ferrybo is known
as "a dolbie-deeksr: that Is. IL has a hurri-
cane deck, which is very pleasant place
10 be when the boat is out II the river
and the weather is warm.
This fete will take place the first week
in July. and 80 invitations have been is
sued. The reason fer issuing them 50 far
in advance is that Ii is 10 he a costume
affair. and the host and hostess G. the &C.
casion have given the guests every oppor-
tuaity to prepare themselves in elaborate
degree. Although on a ferryhoas and
necessarily on the water as well. this viii
ne one OF the most notable costume affairs
New York society has ever witnessed. A
number Of orders have been given the cos
tuners by persons who propose 10 attend.
and in the majority of Instances the orders
have been OF the carte blanche variety.
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inland. but now that complaint must fail
fiat.
If half the talk one hears is true. New
York will have earned fer itself the title
OF "the American Venice" b. the time .he
season is over. Plans are being talked
over for water fetes on the Hudson the
East river and the Harlem. These are all
the rivers. except the little Bronx. 20
which New Workers have easy access. an.
30 ii looks as II every one had fallen down
and worshined this newest Of fads. Each
wear the stsN-at-hone population Of New
York has grown greater. until now the
contingent has q decided social impoT-
lance So the water fetes in this city .ue
coming summer will not be secondrats
affairs.
Weather permitting md always by the
advice and consent of Father Neptune,
the seashore resorts VIII take part in the
.les variety of festivities. The hotel man
ayers see in the fad possibility OF help
ing out what has promised 10 be ruin
Gus season. Therefore there will be 4
boom in seashore water fefes. If anything
they can 10 will bring Il about Several
o. the leading hotels along the Jersey
coast have stated in their advertisements
that "one Of the attractions OF this house
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NEW YORK. July Society and
pleasure have Joined hands " III the VA
ter gods. and the combination promises 10
result in the most unique series o. enter
tainueEts which have characterized any
summer season. They will be called wa
ter fetss- and even now hosts o. busy
men and women are prerar ng 70 execute
the plans already made which IL - re-
Ieyed VIII result in delightful success
What with the late spring and all, the
fashlonabies and others who devote their
brains 10 flElaing new ways for people 10
enjoy themselves have had plenty Of time
20 think matters over. and the water tetos.
planned on scale Of gorgeousness that
will surely make people open their eyes.
have resulted or will result, when usle
and the weather permit. The beauty o<
this idea Is that every section OF the
country which possesses navigabls
stream can benefit by il. X has often been
said that TOO much thought was given 10
the sea shore crowd ana TOO little TO the
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NE1W THINGS ~ FIREWORKS.
Revelations I'm the Way af Fourth OF
~ I.rnfet.t 7, .,ic.


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49,. i'l'R'a .'e"-
"a 4''> N''t' lf}se
'+ see YrstF ~
te t*''es on
age strange as
'f's ,"etaSF3 .fS. There Is t6c
otst among fae 4~tl1Ts As his
t-"tL rs Jack n NE FOX Then W.
ftte -"sy WASHER rockets. True
Lovers knots ana dozen others
Dne ~ The newest t1I~ season IS rsffaS
"A'aEtsn's I.we.ea Tree IN itself 30
fore -he match has been touched r looks
nat unI ke huge carslac,nta bar a4+a~
yeu tanrh fNa match sr1rh a s,is-a -
beauty e0s,7,s ,tn thet r. eag~,,. 4sz~,.s
ore ~ na. pretend 70 saw k,o. 49,,
81, tf hut sewer sav =, y,,ox- go.
IS. s....9-e,..s % g. -
s-r,,s.t, ~ ..3e ,s,,,- 81 49,. go, ~
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the White House from sunrise 10 sunset is
a product Of the Brooklyn navy yard
They are beauties all. for Uncle sam
hired men and others make none but tho
very best flags
When We wake up on Fourth of July
morning. those Of * who have passed be-
yond the delightful time Of a. m and fire.
crackers. We are often disposed 70 make
sundry aud pointed remarks about the
noise that we hear. But when We gather
ourselves together and get to the window
ana look out: when we see on the nearest
flagstaff the Stars and Stripes. brilliant
and beautiful the dehutsnte in the first
flush % social success We forget about the
Noise. We only remember thst We arc
citizens of the greatest republic the world
cve~ knew. and We know that any disturb
ancc we nay hear Is iii homer Of that flag
which IS Heating above US We are proud
Of n
And Their. as the day grows apace and
al chat l. means is borne IN upon us the
words o. genius come back 20 us ard we
SAY 10 ourselves that nature herself shows
"a uS that the United States will never lie
sUndeTed. France has the Ills. England
has the rose Scotland has tho thistle. Ire
lard has the shamrock All these have
the.r day and pass from earth. but the
stars shine on forever.
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away from the old standards which ap-
peaied 10 us so much; and also both have
been considerably over written. To get
The most out of Japan, one should be a
citizen of Kansas. not OF California Full
yama stands unique in beauty and
grandeur, but the other natural beauties
or Japan are insignificant compared 10
what we are familiar with on the Pacific
Coast
We penetrated into some out of the way
spots where the children tried to feed
carrots TO our Columbias. and we spent
many charming days bicycling and walk
ing over the little round hills.
our judgment Of people is the same
as 'hat held by the foreign residents in
Japan. rather than that taught in many
BOOKS. We were unable 10 take them
seriously
we found China vastly more interesting
man Japan; and there is nothing in the
inland Sea to equal the harbor OF Hong
hohs or by the way. 10 family approach
the giories Of Southeastern Alaska.
ne unruffedness Of domestic life In
we japanese treaty ports has been
mean with regard TO the price and
quality of service. Housing Is scarce and
expensive for the quality. Society is A
1u ury- The climate Is maddening for
Ha'A inc year. especially from California
standpoint. Finally one can see in two
nIohths everything that is not repetition
ara one cannot become closely acquainted
WIN the people except by learning a
language which costs more labor than the
acquaintance is worth 70 me
Fsrhaps We ought 10 have known all
IL before we started, but We couldn't
nave learned II from books
c1f frlp was an exceedingly interesting
Nt4S from start to finish and we are nnt
sorry We learned 1T I like Cinnamon
VNtteF IMAM japanese Broadly speaking
one Always looks for some kind OF rnacal
~ In "a Chinaman but with a japanese
one sometimes forgets."
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meaning that elegance and good taste will
be combined regardless OF cost.
There is no limit 20 the styles of water
craft which can he used. Everything
from steamboat 70 a wherry is In fash
ion. One very charming plan is for a
series Of naphtha launches, in the center
of which is 10 be n floating platform.
The launches will be arranged around this
platform so that II will he possible 10
step from the launches directly thereon
The platform is 20 be s1xiao feet in size
and IL is declared by those who have
planned the enterprise that twelve naph-
tha launches Will move il at any desired
rate OF speed within reasonable limits,
and will also be possessed Of sufficient
power to resist any unpleasant action Of
the current or the tides.
On this platform the members OF The
party may dance. take luncheon or prom
enafe. The flooring will be four fee.
above the surface of the water. and a
rail- which will support heavy steel net
ting VIII act as "A guard against anvor,a
falling overheard. This netting Will con-
sist OF a series Of doors which can 20
opened and admit the passage OF persons
from the boats 10 the platform. The
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remaining attached 20 the STAFF q such a
hanns-. Ire p@opAs think infinitely rrsc<s o.
i shar Trey woufa CT tfsa finest thifty-xeot
sa~ that mzS sFe~ made. TEE poor oil
rezs ard tatfsre1 banners ali have
..leansnz There 70 history. tragedy re-
nance AMI soE1e5i1res aIaaoy among the
memories % ire Gssr CID relics. Let arg
one who DOUBTS fhat pay = Visit 70 ~.
siatehouse AZ Hartford. Conn. that stasd
or New England town. where K USED 10
D. aga inst tlss iaw for q man 80 kiss his
wifs Oh SUNDAY
fiard-fezsssree 0t1 farmers Genre in and
steas the cases where fne Tags arc heated
and presently, Il sne cares 70 watch. rnere
VILE - distgrei evidences % moisture. ard
the Gsw on the grass on June morning
was never more delightful than the ae~ of
patriotism that really SPRINGS frou the
heart Of the American eitixen whether he
81 Cd and hard features or IN the auSh Il
youth For evtSence OK what tfqe people
think - the battle flags one had best
watch ore Of these memorable Decoration
day PROFESSIONS WHEN the old relics ara
taken from their cases ard tenderfy car
RED By hands whose owners remember the
tine when the s0iled and ragged remnants
were as beautiful as a Colorado sunset
Uncle sam. that reeerea e.G gentleman
who always reminds lis OF the flag wzeth-
- we woula have it so or not, Is very par
tlculaT about the flags be Uses. Not eTery
Guo knows that ne makes his oBn and
never buys any from any 0c1y else. over
Sc Brooklyn. At the navy yard, there Is q
big building IL w..4ch a great nsany men.
women aGd girls work the year rola4a
making the Tags for the army and navy.
the flags &c be used for the departments n
Washington. hags for all government
buildings and fer every other Use which
thc government secs lit to put them Ia.
The tniTty-six foot banner that flies at the
main gan Of the cruiser Brooklyn, which
is IN English waters now to pay Uncle
Sans respects 10 her Britta mic ma jeSty,
was made there. The flag tha. foat over
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MAGAZINES.

4 recent number az the Critic says
that Mr. Chester Bailey Fsrncld the
promising author of The Cat and ths
Cheruh." and other tales OF Chinese life
in San Francisco. and OF American life
in various parts OF the United States. Is
sim very young man. having been born
on March IS, 1852 at Charlestown. Mass.
He became connected with the San
Francisco Chronicle in 1855 being its re-
preventative ut the Worlds Fair. Mr..
Fernald sent his first story. Chan Tow =
10 the Century in July, 1924. II was
published in March. 1875. and since that
time that Magazine has published various
other stories from his pen. but none :hat
have attracted wider attention than The
Cat and The Cherue.
Mr.. Fernald and his wife have recently
returned from a trip TO japan and China.
where they took their bicycles and tr2v-
eled over portions of the country in this
way.
Mr.. Fernald's impressions are interest
ing. He says:
The land and people are changing
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LITERARY NOTES.

AZ ne request OF an eminent I.oneo-
lIdiidker. Ars. Flora Annie Steel has tra-
"a Atiks1 her famous story ION the Face
s ~ q " ateTs, and IL will shortly be uro-
ddced upon the stage.
,Iheodore Robinson. the distinguished
sI3cah artist, VINO died not long ago
800 one poem-to accompany his beau-
tt1i painting. "A Normandy Pastoral
Ing picture and verses are reprodtlced in
the June Scribnsr's 80
Aessrs +. \. Stokes Companv have re-.
sTltfd WORD hat Sir. Edward Rose who
~ 13@tizsd The Prisoner OF Zopds has
1 esh a "oTk upon The Heart OF Prinrsss
.f TOT some time and is 10 drarnsrfze
FnFoso A. well IL is likely that ore az
gtn OF these plays viii Do uDon to.
sasIa rs III TITS country during the comlng
g.. hsn Barrett Wendei's play. Raleigh
- s1iana published In the JiIua Serb
~ was produced AT Harvard last
-iaf1fl, u mad famous cast Including the
aeth"f MS brother. JACK" Wendell wto
80 favortte actor Ia the Pudding olavs
a te~ FEARS ago. T X Sullivan. ths novel
e -. Ar'nIr Aston -arey. and Charles A.
H@harc Mansfield is writing a book IL
- WORK ne commenced merely for the
s+as,.e OF writing il and reading II 10
- S.-h sHeid aud a. intimate friend Of
''eis. The story developed in Mr. Mana
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NEW YORK July s--Tas thoughts o.
sixty millions u people are today turned
towards The Stars ard Stripes. There are
flag days and all sorts Of days that we
celebrate f.. one fashion or another. b4-
when the F'9t3yth of July gets Within
reaching distansse thsn we realize that 'fe
day % days is ~ hand. That = why tAe
FsHr Fqangle.l Banner 10 IN IRA minis or
everybody.
The orators with sl3Ter tongues have tod
sra TIE nasts nave sung about ala fEAt -
great I'd giorioaa regarding me os1 nag
So .such far patriotism. Really me tag IS
q very prosaic benefit. apart FROM tH~ sefl-
,iruent that attaches 10 Sc. Thousands and
thcasanas 81 peapie gain tne,r living. from
one yeara end 80 another. IN making
United S;sten aaru Thet Is the way that
Sen Butler ssrsbsHEaus Ben" laid the
foundation of nts ample fortune. Think Il
a. Every wear the people OF tho Cnited
safes buy three millions Of flags. During
snet ga me period e million aags disa ppesr.
Nos.oGy knows where they 20 20. Like Nj.
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.he ciotA no ane mas explained. The devil
begins wifi a triangular battery q Re-
man candies Then caE3%s into Taew
tssarst Of grating. sqI5rusing agurss. 10 me
ceiater - which * h1s Satanic majesty
faithfully represented. TIE t2liors are
apparently having A vary hot tire OF =.
ard :he essvEi appears 70 b. en5oying him.
seif Hugely.
rark II ilae box Is = concentrated battery
O. stars cf various hgies. Thesa dart Up
laie The air n & compact mass. All a. once
Eaers f. a report and one Gees from amidst
This mass Of stars a new l7<taii1aen-
emerge, Of beautiful eoleTs. Mount Fesu-
siGs Is another one Of the Few designs, ana
= very pretty one. II Is an exceedingly
accurate imitation Of a burst % flaming
lava from the crater OF volcano Then
there are the weeping willow rockets.
which display a mass OF fire thai finally
forms an Immense willow tree. whose
branches reach tAe ground. Coupled VITA
this are often whaG ara known as the pea
cock nluules. which form in nigh plaTnes
Of peacock feathers. with coiored eyes
The most patriotic Of all Fourth Of July
observers viii De delighted with the ma
tlonai streaner rocket which shows the
national tolors in long streamers OF bril-
liant light. One OF the gueerest rockets Is
called the fiery waGeler." The effect II
gives is dragon-like. for ii wh!ris and
waggies about Ike mad while in ulid-air.
The parac hEte rockets carry tioAGing stars
attached - invisible balloons which keep
the lights ahoat fer some time, their col
ors changing while they slowly descend
toward earth. The floating feStoon rock
cts rise from the ground with an Immense
trail Of golden fire and emit mass OF
lights which form into feStoons of jewels
o. ali colOrs.
One OF the most charming rocket effects
comes from what Is known as a hanging
chain rocket. The bursting OF this rocket
releases long chains Of coiored lights.
which foat IN ulid-air. changing 10 vari-
Gus colors. until they are out Ok sight. The