The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-05
TIE PASSING THRoNG.


4. stake II VII - sscr*sy fssan cry eeSs-
Asct befweer c2vf1szea nsfscss 10 .soSera
history Tsss 10 be13see spzsr VII sx-
haust her esxi snpyIy before ts@-e cas
- HnSv naval engagements WITH fs@ U3s~
fsssasps II America. saeh - Est2f fSsasaS
81 Asnss4.-
cz1.. George Water Pcpe. &C Portland
surveyor for f.s@YGs. sn conversation SIsa
. pose-Inssskxenaes reysrter yesterday,
rad tlx statement auors~- Gssf- Pssss-
besides cSsag L.1Tss suTs+Teg tSf 1fs<
Eossh Pacific eoecs, IL -sskns~T % TIE
tnssitase OF naval sseEtssc.ars ee ssfsss
Britain, and IN. znsssessy. an authority
on marine subjeets-
You mast remember thai sGsAa pro-
Auees no eesi for saypest wszssssyFs
continued Capt. Pop sss ass resssa
Upoz England. o. Germany or b<sss.m
for the snsi Of sasr ssrsssEs. VERY NJ
xis or 70 coal t. Tained tn Spain Enssisa
Ana Welsh eesi has fpraissss6 Ser eaffse-
sssspx with TIE fuel for Ger operations 10
date THIS sssppsy fs2s. 81 saafss. hssn
cut 81 aEgee She 4S-Ssr4tssr Gf AeslfrAasfy
b. Great Br5sssr. Germany IL ia 10 po~
sssson 70 Supply Spain with fael Tor Der
wxssfs;ps Frame has evsl. hsf OF ar ln-
fsYsor aaaIsy sse, too. II barred nnGer
the sseufra.ssy lass, frera furnishing the
spanisyds with eoai So, also, h Bes-
GUM.
'~yfsese zre reasons eno1gn Eby the
war Viii be short ard why America
must surely win. ! regard sae atsfzzicn
Of . coal s.Dpiy a. second In smpcrfenes
IN the present war TO the pTs.ess OF the
two navfes. % course. no enc VII con-
tend that TIE spaniards are equal TO
American sesrnsn su AgbtEng qualities.
The nsyiex If the two countries are not
60 be compared spaias hsIpsTsd BY sec
en4 class hatffeslips AID inferior fofst-
fscatiens sn fnbs. u1Gxt fae> the ssh
greater disadvantage Of being compelled
(. operate far from auy base Of supplies
and without q posssbIe chance OF procsir-
ing m available supply OF coal
Wi. ROT spssn be able 30 secure coal
fresh some OF the European nations
friendly &c her.
THAT IL hardly possible. France f. the
only nation which h In position 70 help
Spain Al all In thiv particular. You can
- assured that II FfsneA agencies should
a4ssmps 10 smsiaxle coal acFoss TIE her-
Der into Spain. or II by airy means France
seouid strst n ous helping hand 10 her
neishbor tie United States would
quickly serve notice on the French gov
eminent that this country would regard
her ~ an ally OF Spain ard treat her az
cordingly. Much as the French nation
syupashIzes with Spain. do nos believe
they would so 30 far as 10 Violate The
neutrality laws.
Moreover. the Freael coal. il
expensive 10 mine ant infsricr In
quality. Northumberland and Cum
mines ~ wa.ss sarsssh the main sup
ply OF fssl far continental Europe. Stain
and France are both Importers Belgium
end Germany 10th mine considerable
coal ard both are exporters, but Spain
can look for 70 aid from these toGrceE.
She is completely isolated
''ft II r1y belief that the Spanish feet
Wit attetup; 70 gain control OF the Allan
&c cable connecting fits country wish
Europe. gTsis would, of course. greatly
sastarrars this countrv. Great BrIssin.s
Interests would oppose such laiag.
however. ard u IL my guess that the
British observation tsess& which VIII -
stationed az tire coast % easaGa viii
prevent any attempt the syafngTds MAJ
mats 20 interrupt communication by
eahsc with Europe
Ansong score OF Eiondiks winners whn
spen. several weeks ~ good living IN
Seattle late last wtnsr. zone Mas more
popular than Henry wliIsfss q member
81 The Yukon Pioneer association. and
one ct the nsoxt saeeesssat miners who
found fcrsnas 81 the imsakH Of the k.Gn-
dixie after .ssr years ~ constant toll
and prsvasion IN the Yukon valley. AZ
though q yussna nlaa TEfsests sp.rt ten
years IN the Yukon before he came out
20 the states with plenty Of money 20
spefsd ard Il determination 10 play even
FOR the years ~ hardship he had expert
eneed by enjoying the sights % tire great
cities Of shs country.
Mr.. wtffefta en- toyed single hlessefness
when ne emerged from the Yukon last
winter. but visen be stepped OF the train
from Tie East Sunday. he was accom-.
panied by handsome voung lady. who IA
bis bride. Mrs. Winstss IL = Marie girl.
and they were married en'y 4 few weeks
aRc. Their honeymoon slif include trip
over the caiIAnos paaR ard oean TIE takes
mat form the upper reactes ~ ga
mighty fakA1 - Dawson cry. AZ the
Batter yesterday. ar WIttetts said that
he ans hts bride would make the Journey
% Dssson By easy stages travelling light
over the pass. eve will not take ta
much 81 an outHt" he sala. although
II should purchase = years supply az
provisions ard clothing wooia come 20
seattle IN ots,aiw H. EAk@ all the oia-
timers in the YUKON. I fat "a come heYs
20 ga, ready for che trip - Dawson. We
wiz sail or the oueem'
Mrs.. iyflssttz IL tali, dark ana band
scme. she nss Hsrd sI ssf her NE ga
Maine, bat does not believe ;hss she will
IrGNwt ffsFfNN NN4fEf~i \ 9iHEffFf 10 TIC
Yukon fer her honeymoon She sials
pleasure In dolng the preliminary shop
ping far her trip 70 pawson
Mr.. @iiie.tS has several rich claims on
Bonanza and bunker cTaakS swo az the
grest faia hearing streams az the dis
srsct Jus. before he 1sfs Dawson las.
December ore Of the claims IN which he
bad an interest. No. - above discovery
on Bonanza. MAS sold for tfes co in
cash. Yer nei more thsu twelvenson, n =
residence IN the klnnsiiks Willetis has 20
show an interest IN two rich Claims on
Bonanza. one eiain on Hunksr ard an
other or Last Chance gglch. tributary
Of Huaker.
Two az tile Saturday retpTn~fs from Ala -
kan w!las were wtllam Quinn and /. s
Stevens. Of Burlington, ard Il II putting Il,
mildly 10 say that they were 4 iEsx,s<, ed
pair. They say they started Ter nyea more
than four nogths ago with the intention, Of
making their dust by the sweat OF their
hTows That is. they rurpoee,f hiring them.
selves ont 10 Cay lshcr instead OF thing
the soil for the virgin geld These men
voiced their sentiments In about thss man.
ner:
we would ike 10 say ,hat the things
not ur ia date. las All aasray. There's a
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