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What DR.. Hobbs sparagus Kidney
pills are designed and guar
auteed TO do.

They soothe. heal and cure any tnlam-
nation q. the kidneys or bladder
They cure Baokacbe.
They cause the kidneys to Sitter out Of
the blood all poisonS ami impurities.
whether made ia the system or taken in
from rhe outside
They render sluggish kidneys active
They cause the kidneys 10 cast out the
poison Of rheumatism Nari- acidi the dis
ease germs If malaria and me grippe
They cause Toe kidneys Ga keep the blood
pare and clean and rhUs prevent neural
ga headache. dizziness. nervous 4y~p~p-
STA skin diseases. eraptious. scales letters
and -ashss
They cause the kidneys 10 work steadily
&u3 regularly
They dissolve ana cast out brickoust and
phosphate deposits AMI dissolve gravel
ard calculi in both the Kidneys and bad
der
They cure BTichts disease.
They cause :he kidneys 20 rapidly rid the
system ~ the polsons OF alcohol and to-
barco.
They yield a clear Uind sweet sleep.
steady nerves. active bodies. hyintul -
the zert and happiness or living hrich,
the bloaa free trorn poisors ard impurities
that woG 3 otherwise clog and lrrtfate il
Healthy kidneys make pare blood
Pure blood makes perfect health
Perfect health makes lifa worth Ifvtnr
1T Hobbs SpavaEus Kidney Pi.is DO th.S
and 80 lt ~ ali tirseS.
D~ Hobbs SparSEuS Kidney PMS n
cents a box.
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TO TEST TT At THE SHELTER.
Upper Dkanognn Ore for the Can
opy-shippIng Ivanhoe Ore.

The stir among mining men and pros
rectors IS AZ great IL the Palmer noun
tain country as IN ether sections - the
state according to Z. O. Lindsay, Eho
has tusc returned from that district. Il
went Up" said he, Ito bring hack enough
ore frorn the Oceanic and Mystic. "a me
head OF Toat's Corlee creek. 10 make
a test at the Canopy snaslter ard ascer-
tain whether thar process is applicable
20 ~ I brought about 1oe pounds. witch
assayed 81 gold and silver. 50 per cent
OF the value being gold. II the test Is
successful. the company contemplates
erecting twenty-ton plant of this kind
Oh the ground
Work is going ahead on the Palmer
mountain tunnel and the machinery will
start about July /. The Triune mill is rim
ming steadily. Work Is continued or the
Tvanhoe and the ore rs being sacked and
shipped 10 the smeltcr. some Of IL having
arrived at Virginia City. ] stopped AT
Ives for two days 10 wait for the boat,
and while there obtained a fine sample
from the Saturday, which Will run over
SIG4'
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Examining Wenatchee Lake Claims
The Howard aud keystone.

After wet trip through the noun
tains I'm which he covered considerable
ground a. J. Wells. superintendent Of
the Cooperative Mining Syndicate is
again in the city. He went first TO look
az some claims on Wenatches lake and
observed some good showings, although
little has been done TO them. and no
work IL IN progress y. present.
ION my way home" said he. Il stopped
of to see our property on Howard crack.
where we have seventeen men at work.
On the Keystone we have done i25 feet
OF tunnelng. and are working two shifts.
After driving fifty feet on a ledge Of
quartz four and a half feet wide between
defined walls. We started to cross cut. at
the same time continuing the tunnel. The
quartz has bornite and chalcopyrite pretty
well disseminated through 1t. a trail
has been cut up the creek to the Howard
group. and a cabin is nearly finished.
About the first of the month we shall
turn tie force on the Howard group and
begin sinking on two of the lodges OF
sulphide ore. We have three of these
one fifteen to sixteen feet and another
eight feet wide.
II also stopped off at Miller river and
located a watel-right and mill site at the
Bijou, where we have just started tun-
mel"
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ALL SAY THEY HAVE NOTED
A CHANGE FOR THE
BETTER.
From Day to Day the Facts OF This
Investigation Will Be Pub
lIshed in This
Paper.

DIR. Hobbs representative did not expect
so soon 10 get favorable reports from APP
plicants who procured from the drug store
of q. o Guy a free sample of DR. Hobbs
SparaSus Kidney Pills. Tests so far have
gone 10 show that these remarkabl pills
produce favorable results with a degree Of
quickness heretofore unknown in the
treatment of kidney and bladder diseases
and all ailments arising therefrom A. the
same time no reasonable person would ex-
pect that within five days from the time
the first sample OF DIR. Hobbs Sparagus
Kidney Pills was given out good effect
would be generally manifest. as the very
nature OF kidney disease is such that a
reasonable amount OF time and patience
VIII he found necessary to test their real
virtues
People who have dosed themselves with
all kinds Of so-Calied kidney medicines UNI
I'll not only their Kidneys. but their entire
system. is in a state OF prostration, cannot
oxpee' % he cured in a day or two by Or
Hobbs grand remedy. however great his
claims may be The man who would adj
vertiSe 10 cure Bright's disease-that fear
ful. insidious and dangerous ailment-in 4
few hours, should be drummed out OF town
as an impOster and a man trifing with
human life The modesty OF pr Hobbs
claims IS one thing that especially COM
mends MIN ard his remedy 20 the public
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The Fourth of July vii, h. ..,
many parts OF the country ~.
WIN greater pride and mar. sasssss
thusiasm than here in So eas'ss -.
occasion The Queen City ia,s., = ~
PAS AWNING Of the kind ever s., y sr'
tempted In the Norihwss, s ..
indeed, twenty-four ha,~.
enough ioT the enthusiastic g.. ~
hey require al least four aays .rs -
IN whicn % let out their pen, !. =. as aess
ism. and have arranged nra.~s . axsssa'.
cord'ns!y' programme covers, rec =, :
FIRST Second, Third and rcur,s. .ss
sFaiAme consisting Of bicycle m..,.
loon aScensions, water esrnlv.,s - -
sports. military parascs xh,n go
hre iliumins'ions and many o,ss, s..
tive features calculated to max. -. -, $50
glad and the blood Of pa,r.ct,sn ~ -
lie; every lioerty-lovias e,,,.s,
fore wherever his home may i, ,,s ass
throughout the Pacific Nor,ava.,
to Seattle on this most in,e,r.,,.. = :
cssion. s~
But some will say. Il would h. a.s.s.-.
TO go, TO look upon Seattle IN - =
gaiety. but my health will no, n.,-..
to make the trip. travel tires m. -
distresses me; friends bare me, pIs.s,.'.
depress me. duties burden me. ,s,.....
maddens me. and sleep IL out Of n. -.
ton
II this Is your condition mr. aaar r..A
IL Is all the more importan, thar va, =.
IL Seattle. BY doing so you VIII h,,.
opportunity 10 get relief. The vs,,.ks,s.
and reliable specialist. Doctor Y N ~
cliffe, cordially invites yeu 10 vfxI, 4.
offices. at sls First avenue, wher~ u.
can post Yourself on the benefits s..,x.s
from advanced science In medical ,,.,s
ment. Yon are quite welcome Il, ,hs Il.
tors store of information. A corns.sw.,
chat with him will cost you no,Ainr 49,
IL might save you much mental ard nAvI
cal suffering, and add golden wear, !,
your life.
To examine Doctor Ratcline's ,e.,srs,,
ial files would make the heart AZ ~.
pendent person leap with joy aaa rss~s.
ed hope. They show that people stt,s,s
with all sorts of special diseases have ~.s
cured by him. and made HAPPY. souA
were suffering from ailments Of the ~
ear, nose. throat or brain: soma mn
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mining in the Pacific Northwest"

Tnls work is complete review of The
mineral resources Of Washington and
Southern British Columbia, comprising
POI pages with twenty eight maps az the
several mining districts. II gives. in ad-
dition 70 a general description OF and the
route into each district a detailed de-
scriptlon ~ each property while the mans
show railroads, steamboat lines wagon
roads. trails and mining locations. II Is
ur-to-date. and is the only work of the
kind IN existence dealing with mining in
Washington. II was edited by l. X
Hodges of the Post-fntehIeencer stat,
and published by that journal. On sale
by All booksellers and news agents and st
The Post-lntciligencer business Office
Price, - cents. by m9il Sc cents. - any
point IN The United States ar Canada
send subscriptions % manager Mining
in the Pacific Northwest" BOX q. Seattle.
Wash.
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PRODUCT OF THE MINES.
First Carload From o. & B.-Heavy
Shipments From Monte CristO.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Inteliigencer
EVERETT. June 25.-The first carload
OF ore from the O. & Il. mine since they
started up recently was received in Ev-
erett yesterday.
From twelve TO fourteen cars of con-
centrates are coming TO the smeiter week
~ from the concentration a Monte Cristo
The Everett smelter Is receiving heavy
shipments Of ore from the lie Roi and
other mines Forty cars were in the yard
yesterday TO be unioaded at the smelter.
Lime rock is now being supplied regular
ly from Netherlands quarry in the Stilla-
guamlsh canyon.
y carload of supplies went to the 49,
mining camp yesterday. The 40 has let
the contract for q sawmili to the Sumner
Iron Works OF Everett. and viii soon be
equipped TO cut all It's own timber.
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Charles Hanson. Ida Mckay. Gray's Ear-
hor. Schr Pilot. Cape Flattery; schr Jeu-
ME Stella Columbia river: scnr Ivy.
Gray's Earncr.
CARDIFF, June &-A-rivss5-Er sn
Rockhurst. from Oregon
NAtSASAh1. june 1s--Arriyea-Er 81
Philadelphia, With tg.warks stove and
other damage. leaking around rUider post
deck seams opened must repair. DANA re
10 cargo not Ascts- aired.
HONGNoNc. June as--Arrives-S~ str
Belgic, from San Francisco; Br SIR o1yrn-
pi2. from Tacoma.
HAMBURG June 2s-Ar-ived-Aug,ls-
IA Victoria, rom New York via Plymouth
GLASGOW J,,-a A-ArvSvaas N,r,,-,
gian. from Montreal
NEW YORK, June S-A-rived-La
Touraine. Bavre; Paris. from Southamp-
ton.
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MieinE Mates

Tacoma proSpectorS ara going from,
QuiIcene 10 tho summit OF tho t1syrnplcs.
Two car loads - q & r ore arc "a.
u.s.. :, =.
has t,,an bonded 10 an rnelisb So 5t.s..
f,r 500 ~,
s,,~-tsh g yt,,tss,- - v,-,~s-- ~,
- 70 =. ''.l,t,l.l. Nan.
So, t.,tS. sor * -, eNN- ''
.,-. ...... -t... 80 ,,...s... go
- pr 49,, 800. .,s ~ ~ 800 sh 30
a.,,, -, 80 ~ ~ ~ I'M f'e-
80 -. "s''1s''-
- 49,. - t'' - 80 oi th7
- 81 rug go 1hfae pi4t
~ 80 '''' ''''''@ q" 'ff'a >'l'st'AHS td'n-
H"AF
\ reit,''teie Frf ~ s.aSf}9erH Tor Shilling
~ .ft. at," 't'Ti..A tt3" core y NJ ASH
To- N-' Ntt the Way 20 s.8@eitetAe
fSSSt
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CROPS OF THE MIDDLE WEST.

COLUMBUS. O.--The climate and crop
service issued on the 18th indicates better
conditions. Weather is very warm, and
showers have benefited crops. especially
corn. Corn is backward. but improving
Grass fine. Potatoes doing well. but
plenty Of bugs. Wheat growing we'll
Grapes. blackberries and all small fruits
doing Well. Prospects fair for apples.
ounces and cherries.
COLUMBIA. Mo.-The Weekly crop bull
letn for week ending 18th says: Rain
badly needed. Pastures short Oats and
melons greatly injured. Corn growing
nicely. Flax doing we'll. Early peaches
ripening.
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diseases of the heart. lungs, liver. ssep-
ach. kidneys. bladder or urinary ofgass
some from acute drains. swellngs. s.fiss.
ure. blood impurities. varieocsle or hyaa
cele, some from nervous debility or ~
Ing manhood. with their many dsstressst
symptoms: some from the most asg's'
waited forms of female complaint
IL you have any OF these or similar A.
fections. do not miss this opporsnza; 10
consult the distinguished specialist. DR.
tor f. NJ. Radcliffe. while visiting ~
attic during the Fourth OF July week M
medical and surgical ofhees, ~ sNFs
stated. are permanently located 81 y
First avenue. and his hours are IRON
a. M. TO s p. m. except Sundays, whea -
may be consulted from 10 to Y Z a. o&e'
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CHICAGO'S FATEFUL JUNE.
Forty Suicides, Besides Twelve
Deaths That We're Doubtful

CHICAGO. June as.-Two men killed
themselves yesterday in Chicago, and
three women made unsuccessful attempts
at suicide The bodies OF two other men
were found dead, and the day was round
ed out with the death Of still another who
shot himself a week ago.
With this dark Fridays record. a June
that has been rich in work for the cor
oner was brought to climax, though the
calendar shows the month is not yet
done. 1t has been this year the month
of suicides as well as of brides and roses.
In the twenty-five days OF the month thus
far there have been nearly forty suicides
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MARINE NEWS.

PORT RT.AKEsI.Fy. June 25.-Salle-i-
Scnr Esxcei@sor for Newport.
GRATS HAREoR June = Arrived
Schr Charles r Wilsoa. from San Fran
cisco.
ADgTTAH June - -Arrived-Juus g.
sehr Charles z Wilsou- ~.tn D. tons
merchandise from san Francisco 70.
4 aberdeen
SAN FRANCISCO Juno 9S--Arrtvesi-
Str CITY ~ EsuAhia Victoria str SuD0I.
Gsray's Earsso~. Or So Maraval. Eaa1sl 4ts
sch- Sacramento Coos Bay. sclEs Gem.
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ularapoora sails south.

Steamship Ar1arapoors sailed yesterday
afternoon al o'clock from the Arlington
dock for Central America. She Will stop
eu roGss Al San Francisco. there % III out
her cargo which IS SO far rather light.
The AuZ2r apooTa loaded here an -" feet
% lumber ard 90 tons = fuel. There "a
plenty u space LEFT 70 - H1leS 80 San
Francisco with general merchandise Ed
ward Chloerg was a passenger for San
FRA rrfS~a
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in Chicago. besides twelve other deaths
in which the element Of doubt remains
To double the horror ~ this record.
there has arisen a hight between the po-
lice department and Coroner Berz Ter
the possession of the dead bodies. This
fight reached climax in Bowmanviiie,
when SIX OF the coroner's deputies se'zed
the body of Emil Weight. a suicide, and
carried il oy force out OF an undertaSer's
shop, placed il in q wagon and hauled Il
=, rna >eUu.y rrorgus.
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MARINE OBSERVATIONS.

Special Dispatch TO the Pcst-rnteligencer
TAOOSH. June &.-4 p. m.-Barometer
800; cloudy; light fog: wind southwest.
twelve miles.
NEAH BAY. June e6,--Light fog: light
southwest wind.
Ci4ALLAM BAY. June 2S.-Cloudy: fresh
southwest wind.
PORT ANGELES. June sS-Barometer
- 30; partly cloudy: wind west, eighteen
miles.
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the GRAY Eagle il being EXTENDED ard
work is fr progress m the Emerald. AZ
the Ped Shirt. ogs side % ms star11n mill
has been shit. down, because there are
not enough concsntratcrs 70 take care q
All sna ugEp they turn out On Bald Knob
mountain. northeast q Squaw cresg. Some
SPOKANE people have struck big iron
capped blowout of ore
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Composition.

We are now prepared TO do composition.
for the trade (any measure) In Nonpareil,
Minion. Brewer and Long Primer. Salts
faction guaranteed. Cali or address Posi-
Inteiligencer. Seattle
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THE FOURTH o. mi
ho" SEATTLE VII, o,..
INDEPENDENCE nar

ne ''Fea'es' oelesr.s,.. -
tempted in n. ~ ~
Days ana NixAs. =.
why Every rasr,.s,e c.
should Endeayer es
on This oecasioa-rA. me
OF such - Trip. ss
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The Viking and Phoenix, SLOGAN. have
shown up two lodges, one four feet wide
assaying 81 10 s. gold clear across. with n
$3.50. Il.
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Judge John c. Ienney of Snohomish.
and A. ". Hawks, of Everett. have been
at the Butler for several days on business
connected with the Independent mine at
Silverton.
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WEATHER AND TIDES.

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY.
Portland June -. 1877.
Fair; stationary temperature.
L. s. DEPARTMENT OF AGRTCCr-
TCRE. WEATHER BUREAU.
DAILY BULLETIN
Seattle june s. 1885,.
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Seattle brewing and Mailing Co.'s
Kaiser beer has been placed on the market
today. and can be had at all principal
tapsters up till July 4. Call for Kaiser"
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Something new in the line of lager beer.
A special brew for The Fourth. Try il.
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To San Francisco. steamer Cleveland:
cabin, s.: sseerage, $3.50; June 30 ) p. n.
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-06
DID YOU EVER

Try Electric Btters as a remedy for
your troubles? If not, get bottle
now and get relief. This medicine has
Painting Spells, or are Nervous, Sleep
of Appetite, Constipation, Headache,
tone to the organs. 1t you have Loss
rect influence in giving strength and
Complaints, exerting a wonderful d.
been found to be peculiarly adapted
to the relief and cure of all Female
less, Excitable, Melancholy or troub-
led with Dizzy Spells, Electric Bitters
Is the medicine you need. Health and
Strength are guaranteed by its use.
Fifty cents and 81 at F. Kalteyer &
Sons drug store. 8
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-06
TO THE CREDITORS OF NJ. RHEIN
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Bexar.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Bexar.
Public notice is hereby given that on
the Goth day of November, 1897, NJ.
Rhein executed to me as assignee a
ceed of assignment, whereby he con-
yeyed to me all of his property other
than that exempt from execution, for
the benefit of such of his creditors only
as will consent to accept their proper
tional share of his estate and discharge
him from their claims, and that on the
same day duly qualified as such as
sigIiee. All creditors of said NJ. Rhein
who wish to avail themselves of the
benefits of such assignment are re-
CURED to notify me of their acceptance
hereunder and to file with ne their
clsims duly verified and within the
time prescribed by law, at my office No.
5lI East Houston street, San Antonio.
Texas. l.. DREYFUS, Assignee.
December LIST, 1897. 12-2-21t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-06
ANTHONY HOPEHAW wilkins
Some Personal Chat About the
Noted English Author
As n british Politician He Was a
Dismal Failure, But as an En-
tertaining Writer He Has
But Few Equals.

Anthony Hope, as he calls himself on
his title pages, or Mr.. A. II. Hawkins,
as the doorplate outside his domicile
1T No. 16 Buckingham street, London,
has it, or Anthony III. Hawkins, as the
inside doorplate styles him, is now on
his first visit to America. He began re-
Gently to regale a New York public
with readings from the Dolly Dia-
logues," 1.-The Prisoner of Zenda," "a
Man of Mark" "Phroso," "The Heart
of Princess Osra" and other of his writ
ings. The Tribune says he cleft a most
favorable impression on the audience"
"by his straightforward, dignified and
unassuming manner" The Times says
the audience was ''large and apprecia-
tive" the novelist's voice exceeding
ly agreeable" with charm which grew
upon the nearer, and the delivery en-
tirely without gestures. And the Even
ing Post praises him for delightfully."-
distinct" enunciation, grace and lack of
affectation.
just before Mr.. Hawkins left London
the Westminster Gazette sentout a man
to find out about his proposed tour
and to "write him up" Mr.. Hope is de-
scribed as ''keen, close-shaven, alert, a
man of the world, ready for all corners"
The following particulars are given
concerning his life and his platform
experiences:
'To begin with, our author, like Mr..
Gladstone, Mr.. Asquith, and many an
other man of distinction in the art of
facing the crowd, won his spurs early
us a spokesman at the famous Oxford
Union Debating society, where he
served his turn as president.
"Mr. Hope had already begun to pub
lish stories when the country found it
self plunged into the exceptional po-
litical excitement of the general elec.
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ton of 1892, and neither such literary
hopes as he may have begun to cherish
nor the still unsolved problem of his
chances of distinction at the bar were
enough to keep him from plunging into
the political conflict. He became the
liberal candidate for the Wycombe di-
vision of Buckinghamshire, the scene of
Benjamin Disraeli's electoral contests
during the greater part of his career.
A liberal victory was a thing almost
unheard of in Bucks for 60 years, and
a tory had been sitting for the division
for nearly septennial period, with a
majority of more than 1000 at his
back; but Mr.. Hope, seemingly remem-
bering nothing but the celebrating ex.
periences and animating hopes of the
days of the Oxford Union Debating so
ciety, pitted himself against Lord Cur
ION, the outgoing tory member; and to
see him before the electors in the hot
work of political exposition and COM
bat you would have thought that this
mans one ambition in life was to make
a great career in the house of commons,
and to find a place by and by in the
front ranks of craftsmanship. At the
end of fierce contest he found him
self beaten by the conservative lord,
by majority of more than 1000, the
only consolation in point Of figures be-
ing that the noble lords majority was
something less than that by which he
lad gained the seat at the previous
general election.
''Then the young author quietly with
drew from the political arena. Two
years later he had abandoned the bar
and given himself over wholly, for the
time at any rate, to the profession Of
letters. He had jumped league into
fame as the author of The Prisoner of
Zenda;' everybody was talking of the
novelty of The Dolly Dia-
logues,' and other samples, with
the fresh dew upon them, of
his light handiwork, appearing
IN the pages of periodical ht-
arature; and it may be taken as
token of how far he has gone, in abb
turing the allurements generally of the
political or the platform career, that in
going across the water he does not pro-
pose lecturing, or exposition, or rhet-
oric of any kind, but simply 10 enact
scenes from his works of fiction"