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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

The proposed expedition 10 scale Mount
Rainier. 10 be made within a short time.
i attracting considerable attention among
se5ennua sa4a. The mere attainment by
perseverance, and courage o. nigga ALA
itsde as.d .ae traadiug ~ human feet If
the af,s1 q mountain. Is @os o. much i'm
pafiaaco. out t.t~ knowledge which may
ae ohtaiaed - the conditions Of the air
cen 81 turned 10 great advantage.
Ia IN arf.e.e H. tic Kew yock World On
tac subject X T.. Moore outlines the plan
a b. followed AID the immediate object
II be sought with oar kites" lie says.
''it ought 10 be practicable 10 reach level
Of tao miles above tn. summit Of Mount
Rainier A. all events. there should
BE- 40 difficulty In flying the kites. day
nfter day. ii tAe heish; OF somewhat over
= naile. The mountain is 50 feet. or
noatiy tire miles. high Thus would re
obtained an elegation Of At least four
miles above the sea 1t would 10 very
easy to make comparisons between Their
m0meterS At the sea level and therm1 me-
iers carried by the kites obtaiuiug data
that would throw much light upon the
mechanism of the storms passing over The
peak"
The knopledge thus acquired viii be Of
value IN aiding the aeronauts 10 overcome
difficulties which now seem Instrumental
bile. Human beings cannot live lons at an
attitude greater than four miles. because
of the lack Of oxygen. This prevents the
requirement of reliable data ia balloons.
There seems to ho no other solution Of the
problem at present, Aeronautlc vessels
have chiefly been designed by men who
have only limited experience tn aeros-
tatles. because 20 little Is absolutely
Walton the effect and action Of the air are
80 powerful 10 set a defiance efforts 20
use IL as land and water are used have
proved entirely Intellectual
That navigation Of the air ia possible.
tie example Of birds sun1ces 70 assure as.
What Is needed Is structural formation
which VIII enable the navigator TO adapt
his sails 10 the wind ss the bird does. and
- so lower and raise himself as 20 avoid
contrary currents All machines So far
constructed have been go compiled ed that
HEY have been unmana geab1c with read
ine~@ sad have collapsed, $50 thae the at
traction q gravitotiou has been greater
shan the extent az resistance ty the air
= the surface ~ the descending object.
Pc scaling - Mount Rainier with tho
Eeet ~ laYtug the foundation taY flttgr,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06
BHIEF NORTHWEST NEWS.

A great u,any people Will so 10 Walla
wal!a from Spokane 70 see and hear
Bryan.
RosSlard. r. c. wanted Frank Graves,
Of Spokane. 70 deliver its Fourth Of JH1y
Grafton, bur business ST Olympia inter-
fsrea
James Reed. who was an operator for
the United States government during me
rebellion. 3 visiting II Spokane. Ills life
has been filed with adventures
Heep Stone. a Chinese laundryraan. was
IN his shirt sleeves when he uarri ID
Maggie Dalson 4 white woman. at f.llens-
burg few days ago. The sheriff OF ihe
county was present and offered 20 give ne
bride away, but according 70 d report OF
the wedding which appeared IN an Ellens-
burg paper she told him thar K he did she
would disfigure him II suc*i a way that re
would not be known 20 his family.
Nearly month ago a grip was stolen
from the caboose If a morning freight
train ar the Centralia depot. X belonged
20 a stock dealer who WIS on his way 10
South BEND. The train arrived here az
about 0 clock in the morning. and while
the man went 10 t1e Depot hotel Tor 4
lunch the thief took it The thief was seen
and pursued, bur was rot caught The
grip. with all Of its contents. was found
last Saturday by sam Smith under pile
OF lumber near Centrlala-
4 delegation OF about twenty Indians,
comprising Rev. Pearne. Chiefs Eneas.
White Swan. Wesley. Yailup, Cree. Va
mont, Silista. CshnatupS. Yoomht-Pee. and
other prominent members Of the tribe,
appeared before Commissioner Barge AZ
Yakima recently to urge the appointment
OF Rev. G. NJ. Booth as agent At Fort
Sircoe. They sent a telegram to Senator
Wilson at Washington. emhodyfnS ts'eir
views. The Indians do not feel inclined
TO take any steps toward treating with
the government relative 20 the opening OF
the reservation Until the question OF a new
agent has been settled
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

Mrs Leslie Carter. whose great beauty
is her Titan locks, wears her hair flowing
when in the secMsion of her own apart
ments. She deems this q means OF inVig-
Grafton 10 the golden strands.
A Colorado girl has climbed 10 the sum-
NIT of Mount PopOcatapetl and there sung
The Star Spangled Banner" The event
is TO be- celebrated in immortal verse as
soon as the poet laureate Of the Centennial
state can find enough rhymes for Popoca-
tepetl.
Miss Sarah Farmer of Name Is a prom
inen1 W. {. I. L. woman and the poSsessor
of unusual beauty and magnetism She
had much TO do with originating the con-
gress of religions at the Worlds fair. one
popularity or hers is 10 dress in softeSt
gray coiors.
Rev Robert Macdonald. OF Boston. in
discussing Sunday newspapers in his sun
day sermon. said; THE idea that q wide
awake public ought not 10 be interested m
the worlds doings on Sunday as well as
on Monday is preposterous. The Sunday
paper has come 10 stay. and its TeIorma-
ton is almost wholly the peoples duty. II
Will give what the people demand and pay
for Popular Seif-respect and cody reVer-
enCe must guide here as elsewhere.
President David s. Jordan. OF Leland
Stanford Junior university, commissioner
TO investigate the condition OF the fur
seals. estimates the number of seals killed
last summer as 1000. About c1000 pups
died OF starvation. and peiagic sealing
caused the death OF about 3op0o. Since
HeldslC sealing bSEdn, more IMAM bF.Vuu
fur seals have been taken in the North Pa
cine and in Boring sea, taking into ac-
count only those whose skins were brought
to market Many more were shot or
spcared and lost.
a London paper tells an amusing story
of the queens childhood, when as Princess
Victoria she was one day reading Roman
history with the Duchess of Northumber-
land. II happened 10 be a passage where a
Roman lady. having visited CorIolia, the
mother OF the Gracchi." displayed her cas-
ket OF precious stones. and called upon the
return. when Corneiia brought forward
her children, eXclainling: These are my
jewels" The little princess, looking up
into the face OF the duchess. said: Jew
els | think they must have been Cor
neians."
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

Tire great coal miners strike IS rally on
IN the East and promises 10 b. A serious
affair unless the parties or both sides can
agree 20 an arbitration. This will receS-
sariiy require time. and the delay Is like
ly 70 cause trouble. especially in those dis
lricts mad, Up largely OF ignorant fcreign-
ers. who Rave no respect for the laws. and
after q while can only with difficulty be
kept within control by the leaders
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

Ex-Gov. Altgeid Is talked OF as a candi-
date for the place made vacant by tho
death or Congressman Cook, OF Illinois
Ii Is true Altgeld doesn't live In the dis
trict represented by the late Mr.. Cook,
but little thing like that would not prove
much OF ar obstacle TO the governor
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

cioss 70 tie biaz.ng rays ~ the SUI. ike
Mercury. ~ cut il the ever cold distance
ike Nspt uae. or IKE Venus. one-hal.
eternal - mzler and the other half etcr-
nal wlate- The Psalms So FAR as his
writings show. knew Eochlr { al this.
yet Re appropriately praise 4e beauties
% tbs cr.ar.an.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

II is reported that the sultan has at last
protested a willingness 10 submit 10 the
terms proposed by the powers In relation
to the Greek frontier. but these profess
sions may pc Tot unlike the many prom
ises which were made last year when re-
forms in Armenia were demanded
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

The mos, OF the Spaniarts who are now
moving toward the insurgents are desert
ers from the royal cause. The soldiers
haven't hee q paid FOR SIX months, they are
badly fed and harshiy treated, and it IS
not unnatural that they should prefer TO
take their chances In the open country
with the insurgent bands
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

A special from Sydney says the British
warShip W,tllaroo has hoiSfed the Union
Jack over -hree islands Of the Solomon
group. A question which may now natur-
ally arise is as 20 how far the Solomous
are from tie Sandwich islands
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

The Dem >crats OF Washington. n. @.
passed reso. utions yesterday indorsing the
the needs of the government, but they
said nothing; about levying taxes which in
amount would he considerably below the
needs Of til. government.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

Spokane New West Trade: Gov. Rogers
differs with Daniel Webster. VINO SAID
there always Mas ''roou1 At the top \
few people, however. Yet have the fAcnity
OF reaching the summit, eut sometimes u
Is by mere accident. as Gov. Rogers
knows
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

II Is noticeable that fusion is talked Of
Popuhsts outnumber the Democrats. but
the Populists do not seem 10 be able TO
appreciate the significance of the fact.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

san Francisco Call: There's plenty Of
room at the top" quotes the Morgan Hill
Sun in burst OF eloquence. However
tho Sun should not in its haste overlook
the probability that the author OF the
proverb referred exclusively 10 himself
and the top of his head.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

Emperor William has written a drama
About the only thing which this man Of
many accom- plishrlents has not yet done Is
the invention of an airship.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

The pUgilistic fraternity viii no doubt
grieve sorely because Prof Sullivan did
not have an opportunity TO show as 20
whether or not he is on the retired list
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

oiynrian: 1t Is reported that the Spo-
Kane county courthouse y oVerrun Win
bedbuss. which CATS 10 mind the fact that
a few months ago that building was re-
ported 10 have been made The place Of
domictle OF a Populist colony. Two and
two make four.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

Nooksack Reporter: Whether because
his salary was not properly glaraIIt cd,
or because he discovered that Judge Han
ford Was still on the bench at Seattle, or
because he learned that the governor foid
him lie about the arms stretched out 70
greet him. or whatever re the cause. peos
is not coming TO " Washington.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

IL the Chr stan Endeavorers DO not own
San Francisco, they will within the next
forty-eight hours.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

san Francisco Bulletin: Mr.. Gage rises
to observe that the business of the nation
has a last been put upon a business basis
and now If Uncle sam can be kept out
CT politics for few years he will prob
ably begin 10 realize upon his assets III a
way justified by their magnitude.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

White River Journal: Judge Reid. OF
Sn0homish county y everything the st-
p-anse court, gave the galleries i speech
that would have made the heart o any
oemagoEUs beat WITH envy.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

1t was a good thing 10 postpone the
Boring sea differences until after the
jubilee.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

Al last The oregon rolls at a convenient
distance from the wharves of Seattle.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

The country at large took a day off yes
terday and held Independence day exer-
Cfses
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COAST PAPERS.

Sacramento Bee: We have tried secrecy
for years. and divorces nave increased
under its favorable influence at an alarm
ing rate Lee US Try publicity for
while. ana see if divorces do not decrease
proportionately.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

Portland Oregonan: The lions share
OF Africa IS owned or claimed by France,
with $3.50 go square miles. next comes
Great Britain. with 2.25o.0oQ: Germany
and Portugal. 10000 square miles each:
miles.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

The best IF the fireworks have not yet
been set off at the Populist convention in
Nashville.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

New Whatcom Reveilie: In every com
munity there should be meat and mills
inspector. An efScienr officer OF this KIND
would be a protection 70 the pubic and
10 honest dealers Every consumer al
meat and milk would be very willing tC
contribute to such an officials salary aft
ar hearing some OF the stories that ara
told publicly on the streets.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

This week ought to decide just when the
tariff bill viii become a law
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

San Francisco Report: There arc no
marines in the japanese navy Why
should there be any in the japanese or
any other navy? The marines, so called,
on board ship are merely a survival Eng
land once needed them and still maintains
them, and so. in thoughtless imitation.
nearly every body else except the sensible
and practical little Japs do the same.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06
STATE PRESS.

Ctehalss Nugget Gov Rogers is now
reported % b satisfied Win the condlsIoH
~ things at the state psritentiary- The
governors mind appears 90 Dc SUBJECT 10
change without notice
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

Tacoma News: a man named Noigt
stole a ride on a train In Colorado nVe
years ago. Recently he got religion ana
sent TO the railroad company confession
OF his act, with A.5s being his fare al The
rate of cents q mile. with interest added.
The company promptly notified him that
the rate at that time was cents mile,
and made a demand on him for 81 cents
more.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

SEATTLE. Second avenue ard Cherry 80
New York. Rooms y. II. y Friodne D4-s'
eEfGaEo. 81 Chamber ~ Commerce.
Tacoma I243 Pacific avenue.
Give poa'os.ce address IN fun. incid0A''S
county ard state
Remit ~ express money oT6cf. "i~A ~
IN registered letter A our risk. 49,.
Telephones: Business O~ice. hain :
Editorial Rooms Main 81.
Address all cerarunIrs lions ana rs ILL,
tencss - the rOST- INTEL f>iiESCr-f@
PUBLISHING. 60 Seattle. Wash
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Portland Telegram: They are drag
ging the bottom of Iron Dequert bay In
New York for the body y the young man
who rocked the boat just 10 brighten his
feminine companions. And already there
are advices from the seaside resorts 10
show that the young man who likes 10
so out beyond his depth just TO scare the
girls has arrived. Funeral announce
ments later.
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A GUARANTEE

rhs pc.tr,sefifrearer hereby
Guarantees ;ts advertisers pohH
Gsie paid circulation. Daily, weekly
md SUNDAY. double that OF any
other nessspnper pubiished In the
state Of Washington. Adverustas
contracts viii he made subject 10
this guarantee.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

sidney Independent: Mr.. pehs has
given up his Washington colonization
scheme. The $le0 per month did not ma
teriahze, and no one Tor a moment Would
presume hat Mr.. Dehs would exert him
self Tor the love OF humanity. lie IS TOO
willy FOR that
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THE POST -ISTELLIGENCER.
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sgE&ay e+ttIon PER -nNa n.-..-.-.-..--- =
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Van W-4.-a~-Tlssy tell ne tAat Parvenae
has .rrce1.tty rad reaI Aarags pod goors Pat
i als house.
rrr zf.rer-Yse ha has. E2ass decidedly.
Van y-.tle--- yyha- 10 yoa r,sanr
Hoa MInfr-I feu rr Gre - iaom la4t
rl<nt Cincinnati I.sruu.ssCi4 l- TT hume.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

ENensburg Capital: The governor Of
the state Of Washington has made several
had breaks bat his Debs letter is the
"foolest" one OF the lot.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

Stanwood Press, Dabs may be nice
sort of - fellow" but this TO say the
least. was gigantic undertaking. and
hebs has demonstrated his lack OF ability
TO engineer much smaller ones.
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-02-06

In the mainline you must recollect,
young and gentle reader. that there Is
many . slippunce betwixt tho old
spring down under The hin and the
wsteEx bucket % ~ baek sAsl{. Do
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-02-06
adolf or person of iptelIectr Straight

dolt or person Of inteliectT Straight
way comes the answer-based on 1T.
tendant facts-which shuts out Of con-
sideration any but a man of intelli-
gence. 1t confines the murder to q very
narrow circle-do you not see? Prob
ably one-fifth OF the people Of this
world are intelligent enough to be
clever in a matter Of murder; tie other
four-fifths, given a crime for commits
sion. would perform the work blunder-
ingly and mateurishly-would slaugh-
ter and 60 away. This crime was not SO
committed. Consequently a shrewd
and gifted man did the Job. Conse-
quently, also, four-fifths of the number
of men who might otherwise have been
held "a possibly blameworthy are ex-
culpated by the fact of their obtuse-
ness. Do you not see how blame is CEN
tered? As an illustration, let us take
the number 1000. Say our culprit is
among these. Well, If the crime shows
that the work was of dullard, we
would have to search among the full
thousand, for the intelligent man can
do the work Of the clown, but the clown
cannot counterfeit the man of brains.
But, on the other hand, the indications
are that the criminal is man of high
order of intellect. BY the cold, hard
proof of unlying figures we straight.
way strike of 500 from the list of the
blamable. and we have but 200 to in
vestigate."
Interesting, but still you have n
great number. and your man may yet
escape" A strange look was on the
face of the match borrower.
Impossible. DO you not see that the
philosophy which will allow the cur.
tailment of figures to the extent have
mentioned will proceed with another
equation and set aside-well, let US say,
$50. Then the pursuer has but 50 per
sons to look after where five minutes
before he had 1000. Another simple
process of figures and the so is reduced
to 20, the 20 to five-and so on until
you come to the one of all where the
blame lies. Do you see? I. the murder
er of Old Winchester, stood at his body,
and in an instant all this flashed be-
fore my mental eye. Why, even as
looked about me, saw how this de-
tail Of preparation for the deed was
going to cut out is per cent, and that
other incident, which had considered
SO clever, was absolutely certain to re-
lease 30 per cent. of the possible Grim
inal population from the diffusion Of
blame. Did they not teach you in
youth that figures cannot lie?"
The other man looked intently into
the face of the philosopher. He seemed