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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-20

doctrines. though dealing largely in oc-
cult thought As before indicated in this
article. some treat chiefly OF material af-
fairs. and this is wholly consistent since
IN Mulford's view. the spiritual. the intel
lectual and the material are only different
phases Of the same actuliity. This is
shown clearly by the motto Thoughts
Are Things" printed al the bottom of
each page OF his books. II may be added
that while he believed fully in reincarna-
ton. many doctrines that have been lately
attributed 10 him are entirely foreign 10
his system and teaching.
\ change began 10 take place in Null
ford with the formation Of his philosophy
In ISIS be found a publisher in the person
Of a Boston gentleman who entered with
hearty sympathy into his plans The
friendship 'hen initiated grew to he OF the
most intimate sort. and Muiford's intel
lectual and ethical growth from that time
on was notable His physical health and
appearance improved wonderfully also
he wore better clothes than ever before
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-20

many OF which were wrought o1s- while
he was living the he OF 3 hermit CT the
shore q the Hudson, at the foot OK the
Palisades, n issS. though publication u
The White Cross Library was not be-
gun I'll some time later. Il consisted q
thin. tat pamphlets each BEARING -itir
0. lis own, such a. The God IN Your
self Force and How 70 Get Il. The
Drawing Power Of Mind You Travel
When You Sleep The Church OF Silent
Demand ard 50 on. In all. seveDry-three
numbers. now bound Up fl six volumes.
were issued Besides he published a
novel The Swamp Angel" ard Prem
tice Iulford's story tautobscgy pAicaD
IN book form.
Muifor1's essays contain the essence of
al MS ponder.ngs during the wonderfully
varied life ne lived AZ sea. on the tops OF
the mountains and in the haunts OF men.
They can hardly be termed -eIlg! ous.
though they convey nothing incompatible
with Christianity nor is his philosophy
entirely In sympathy with theosophical
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-20

ance with this publisher tina, The Bank
Of California" "a story of much merit. was
written for serial publication IN the news
T. pers. Il was through him also that
Mulford's general work was introduced
la many parts Of the United States. where
i had hitherto been unknown.
Muford's shyness at this time was truly
painful 10 witness. II had seemingly In
creased rather than diminished since his
boyhood and had heec intensified by his
bitter experiences on the Pacific slope and
the unfortunate circumstances OF hrs mar
riage for I'm his time he had encountered
romance as vel as adversely. The sltua-
ton was as clear 70 himself as To any one
else ana he saw plainly that re must
overcome his nervousness and d39ideuce
OF by these qualities be overthroWu. SO
he went manfully ut the task of era3icat-
inz them
II was through his struggles 10 right
himself that his philosophy came in,o
being II arsJ took the shape II brief
Foundations Tor his own guidance.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-20
Romantic Career OF One
of the Most Remarka-
bic Men OF the Century
founder of the White
Cross Library.

tCopyFight 1859
ZH HIS IS iha life story Of one VINO
formulated a philosophy
His Haue 8as Pgentic@ Aul-
f9rd. lie began 1ne periodical
publication Of tbe White Cross
LIBRARY. III which his theories
o. TIE and conduct 8Tas ae' forth some
twelve years age. Ills death occurred
about fse years iafer. The sale 81 The
IHraYy. az taat time moderate. has since
then gradually increased. until now, ac-
cordia. 81 Ire New York Snn II a recent
date. ms numbers are in almost az great
demand aa "Trliby' was year CT Two
age
Though chiefly devoted 20 moral and in
felIettuaI development some numbers of
tins Library deal largely with material
affairs. The president u prominent ia
surauce company was 50 impressed ~ the
parussi ~ How - Push Sour business
some tne since that the agents 81 his
company were instructed 80 study this
number ei1eely aad each one @Aa fur
uishsa q copy thereof
For some wears prior - his death he
We r. fhe habit u making addresses a.
definite intervals, 81 which he elucidated
biz theories Wltb reference to specific con-
dltl1na. To-day meetings az those who
have accepted his philosophy are being
regularly hello Ia many cities. ln fact.
thousands are row interested IN tie Null
ford thought ana philosophy. ia place u
hundreds wheD + e dad
MuIford Was torn az sag Hsrb3r. l. I.
lis family was enc ~ tbe oldest GA ali
the island. boat while Frenti.a was SGT
only lad he came 70 see that Ae could
never win "a place IN the world worth
having al Sag Hatbor This was borne
n upou him wsth g1sat vieidness when ~
stood upon the wooden pier AZ nome ana
watched sbilioah IL Long isl4gdcr5
saH for California soon after g5id had
there been found.
Is was not tn l>5l however. nat be
le9t Sag uarhor BeceT~ that the-e had
bee luti, In NE fr him. either actually
or pros prCtlEtIy. Afterwar8 u -se ISas al
ways hope hug. Ter years sotGenow real
izssti1n was ever Ia ia the futuee and MS
existence was long a succession OF hard
ships ard dis9ppoiniments, o. strenuous
effort fruiflsssly repeated again and
again But this IL a world Of compensa-
t1u Had his path through the world
besa easier 60 The foot Prentice Mulfords
philosophy would probably have never
been written.
When he ieyt sag Harbor It was 10
serve aa a boy before the mast or board
TIE clipper ship wizard. hound from New
Sork q san Francisco Before the vessel
had Dee, long az sea she spraus aieak
and from thar fiwe tai her anchor WAS
cast inside the Golden Gate Mulford had
- take bats turn with the others % tae
crev at the pumps When the long trsii-
dio8s voyage was a. iaxt CONNECTED tho
captain Informed the hoy tbat r. never
could 49, 81 sailor and sent hiu adr.ft This
was in August. las Mulfera's money
va~ lm.tsD 20 What he had earned on the
NiFsri He wae stranger .r i strange
land he was naturally cursed with an
cssHnate hashfa'n,ss. lIe knew not
Whsea nay e. tafu.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-20
PRENTICE MILFORD.

o8galy Dry IS dust Il character. was By
him 20 performed 2 70 attract general
attention Even when ne boiled down
facts the result was fresh. unconventional
ard Astounding with brief cieverress-
Il Was through these coudensatloEs that
BIS Work was recognized BY . publisher
tAen newly established IN New York He
sent for Mulfo-d. who responded prompt
j.. hut was 80 df~i8euI Jnat ne escaped
from the Office before much business
could be transacted. 4 few days later.
hDrever. ,Ae two 1sat- again. and. Null
forf's shyEe=s wearing away hy degrees.
they came eventually 70 know each other
well Il VAS through Aglford's acqualat-
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enjoy my quiet l.fe SO much that see 70
reason why I should not expect % csn-
taue writing FOR many years 70 come"
And the writer OF this can bear witness
% the fact that jules Verne has all .hc ap-
pearance az man who viii delight the
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The San Francisco call., 1898-07-10
o00000 10000 Q Q 6 Q Q 0 Q 6 6 6 Q 6 Q HOW THE STARS AND STRIPES
 WERE RAISED OVER ALASKA, 1867

ing by right to neither was transferred from one European race to the offshoot of another.
 No sooner had the transfer been made than General Davis demanded the barracks for his troops, taking pos session, moreover, of all the buildings, and this, although the improvements of whatever kind were undoubtedly the property of the Russian American Company the Russian Government having no right whatever to transfer them.
 In "Whymper's Alaska" and in some of the Pacific Coast newspapers it is stated that the Russian flag, when be- ing lowered, clung to the yard-arm The following version of the affair was pub- lshed at the time: "A sailor was or dered up the flagstaff, and had actually to cut the flag into shreds before he could take it down. When the Amer ican flag reached the top of the staff it hung lifeless, until, at the first boom of the saluting Russian artillery, it gave convulsive shudder, and at the second gun it shook out it's starry folds and proudly floated in the breeze.'''- From "Bancroft's History of Alaska"
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which will be presented to him then and there by Rear Admiral Miller or Minister Sewall.
 Then there will be cheers, clasping of hands, patriotic music and eloquent and stirring speeches, followed, of course. by a banquet at which no doubt cham pagne will materially contribute to the happiness and hlarity of the occasion. The sum of $100,000 has been appro- priated by Congress to pay the expenses of the commission and the transfer, and 1t is but fair to presume that portion of this money will be expended in the jollification in honor of "Old Glory's" new Star-the gem of the Pacific.
 Rear Admiral Miller, the ranking off, cer in the navy, on whom the honor of hoisting our flag over Hawaii falls, has had long and honorable and eventful career in the navy, extending over a period of forty-Seven years. He was born in Springfield, Ohio, in 1886. Re ceiving a high school education, he was appointed to the Naval Academy as acting midshipman October l, 1851, graduating in June, 1854. and standing No. in his class and first in mathe- matics For the next two years or more young Miller served on board the flagship Independence in the Pacific squadron. It was forty-three years ago that ne came around the HOrn to San Francisco on the Independence, which since 1856 has been doing duty as a re- ceiving ship and has been for many years located at Mare Island Navy Yard.
 After this cruise Miller was ordered to duty at the Naval Academy in the department of ethics and English stud ies. From November, 1858, to Septem- Der, 1S60 he served on the Preble, being in the Paraguay expedition and in the home squadron, assisting in the cap ture of the steamers General Miramon and Marquis de la Habana off Vera Cruz, Mexico, on March 6, 1860.
 Returning to the Naval Academy at
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THE distinguished honor of raising
 the Stars and Stripes over the
 islands of the Hawaiian republic,
 upon the final completion of an
 nexation to the United States, has fallen to the lot of Rear Admiral Joseph N. Miller. He will sail for Honolulu July 20 on the United States cruiser Philadelphia. Work on the Philadelphia is being rushed for the voyage.
 The United States ship Mohican is now at Honolulu, and, with the Ben nington, will participate in the demon stration. It may be possible that the Philippine troops to sail on the City of Puebla and the Peru on Tuesday or Wednesday next will be ordered to re- main at Honolulu until after the hoist ing of the American flag. The famous New York First Regiment is already on the way here to be stationed on the islands. In that event there will be quite military and naval C.splay. A regiment of infantry and two batteries of artillery will very likely be sent to Honolulu to participate in the celebra- ton. The annexation proceedings may occupy some time, thus giving the Philadelphia an opportunity after all to be present at the union of the two re- publics.
 It was on Friday that Rear Admiral Miller received word from Washington that he is to be the naval representa- tive of the United States at the annexa- tion ceremonies and raise the American colors over the newly acquired terri tory. Just what form of ceremony will be followed in the setting up of our na- tional standard is not yet definitely known, it being a somewhat unprece- dented event in the history of our country. Some detailed instructions are of course expected from Washing ton by Rear Admiral Miller, but the probability is that the arrangement of the programme will be left largely to his discretion, acting, of course, in con- junction with United States Minister Sewall who will retain his office until the islands are absolutely annexed The continuation of that event may be de- termined by the five commissioners ap- pointed by the President, and who will decide how the new territory is to be governed, they, of course, receiving in- structions from the Department of State.
 The commission which will carefully study the needs of the Hawaiians and frame the necessary laws for the future government of that Territory is made up of Senators Cullom and Morgan Representative Hit, President Dole and Associate Justice Frear of the Ha- Waiian Supreme Court.
 It is understood that a Territorial form of government will be framed which contemplates a Legislature, with full power to enact laws for local gov
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ernment, and executive officers who will control land and international affairs. A postoffice inspector, who will make | report on the needs of the Hawaiian office, is already on his way there from | Washington. It is thought that it may take the commission a year to draft the form of government for the new Territory.
 The outline of the annexation pro- ceedings and the flag raising ceremony, according to the ideas of Rear Admiral Miller, who has already given the mat ter considerable thought is substan- tially as follows:
 United States Minister Sewall and the Hawaiian Government will be formally notified of the action of the Congress of the United States, and day will be fixed on which the President and members of the Ha- waiian Government will assemble with their troops at the executive | building. The United States Gov ernment will be represented by it's Minister, and the commander-in-chie of the naval forces and the officers and men of his command. The five commissioners, if appointed in time, will be present and the proclamation of the President of the United States, together with his instructions, will be read to the assembly by Minister Sewall. The President of the Ha- waiian republic will then make the announcement that the transfer of the islands to the United States is in accordance with the approval of the people through their legislative representatives, the resolutions of the American Congress of course having meantime been accepted by the Ha- waiian Legislature. This action on the part of the Legislature can be quickly taken, but if that body is not in session it will have to be spe- cially convened, and this may delay the fag-hoisting climax week or two.
 When all this preliminary busi- ness has been completed the Ha- waiian flag will be sa1uted for the last time, and then hauled down by President Dole, never to be raised again, except, perhaps, on anniver- sary day, as souvenir of this inn portant epoch in the history of the islanders. In it's place Rear Admiral Miller will hoist the stars and
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NN Friday, the 18th of October, 1867, the Russian and United States Commissioners, Captain o Alexei Pestchourof and General L..
 H. Rousseau, escorted by com- pany of the Ninth Infantry, landed at Novo Arkhangelsk. or Sitka, from the United States steamer John l.. Ste phens. Marching to the Governors resi- dence they were drawn up side by side with the Russian garrison or the sum init of the rock where fioated the Rus sian flag; 'whereupon," writes an eyewitness of the proceedings, "Captain Pestchourof ordered the Rus sian flag hauled down, and thereby, with brief declaration, transferred and delivered the territory of Alaska to the United States; the garrison presented arms and the Russian batteries and our men-o war fired the international salute; brief reply of acceptance was made as the Stars and Stripes were run up and similarly saluted, and we stood upon the soil of the United States"
 Thus, without further ceremony, without evening banqueting or speech making, this vast area of land, belong
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pRESI DENT DOLE1

antiCipation of trouble with Spain. After the threatened trouble had passed he vas again ordered to the nyoro- graphic office, and in August, 1876, was given the command of the United States steamer Tuscarora and ordered to run line of deep sea soundings from the Hawaiian Is1&nds to the Fijis and Australia. Miller then served on shore duty as assistant to the Bureau of Yards and Docks. as inspector of the lighthouse district comprising lakes Huron, Michigan and Superi and on special duty at the Navy Department.
 His promotion to captain came in 1881, and since that time he has com manded the receiving ships Wabash and Vermont, the flagship Tennessee of the North Atlantic squadron, the flag shin Chicago of the squadron of evo- lution. and as captain of the New York navy ward and meml CT of the Jeannette court of inquiry.
 After his promotion to commodore Miller was given the command of the Boston navy yard, and on his promo tion to the grade of rear admiral in March 1897, on the retirement of Ad- miral Walker, he was ordered to Eng land IS the naval representative of the United States, hoisting his flag on the armored crus.r Brooklyn. Rear Ad- miral Mill was present in London at the Queens Jubilee as naval re s,resen- tattve. and with his fla gship was at the naval review at Spithead.
 Upon completion of this duty he was given command of the Pacific squad ron, assuming command. at Homo lulu. August IA, 1897, relieving Admiral Beardslee. He remained at Honolulu until last May. During this period he was constantly expecting the annexa- tion of the islands, and the consequent unfurling of the national colors at Hon. olulu as the signal of the union. The errand upon which he now goes is. therefore, no surprise to him.
 Rear Admiral Miller, since his return to the United States, has, in addition to his other duties as commander in chief of the Pacific squadron been placed in charge of the naval defenses of this coast and of the auxiliary naval force. By the retirement of Rear Ad- miral Kirkland on July Miller is now the senior admiral of the navy on the active list.
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the end of this cruise he remained there as an instructor until the break ing out of the civil war in 1861, when he was ordered to the brig Perry, then fitting out in New York. This vessel was employed in blockade duty, and on June 5, 1861, captured off Charleston the privateer Savannah which sailed under the first letter of marque issued by the Southern Confederacy. In No vember, 1861, Miller was transferred to the steamer Cambridge as executive officer. and was in the action in which the Cumberland and the Congress were destroyed by the Merrimac March 12, 1862 In May he was transferred to the training ship John Adams. and in August at his own application for ac- tive service he was assigned to the monitor Passaic, having been pro- noted to the rank of lieutenant com mander.
 While attached to the Passaic he par ticipated in the naval attack on Fort McAllister, in March, 1S63 and in the attack on Fort Sumter in April In June he was assigned to duty with Ad- miral Gregory, experimenting the con- struction of ironclads at New York and in September he was sent on the ironclad Saugamon to assist in block ading Charleston.
 Lieutenant Miller was given his first active war command. the monitor Ma hant, in April 1864, and the next month took part with that ship in an attack on Fort Sumter. Later, while on the monitor Monadnock, he was engaged in both attacks on Fort Fisher, in De- cember, 1864, and January, 1865.
 After the war he was successively head of the Departments of Seaman ship and English Studies, until in Sep tember, 1867, he was ordered to the steamer Powhattan in the South Pacific squadron and served on t,lat vessel in the oacific and Gulf of Mexico until January, 1870, when he was promoted to commander After short stay at the New York navy yard Commander
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stripes, which will be given an en- thusiastic salute.
 The moment our flag is unfurled to the breeze, indicating that another star has been added to the Federal constellation, President Dole will, in all probability, become Governor of the new territory by virtue of com mission from President Mckinley,
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-10

It is a fact not generally known that the first and the last stand of the Con- federates were made on land owned by the same man. A part of Bull. Run battlefield was owned by MT. Mclean. After this famous battle he decided to move to a locality where there would be less fear from the ravages of war. By a strange coincidence he took up his abode at Appomattox, which subse- quently proved to be the final battlefield of the civil war.
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Miller was ordered as chief of staff to the South Pacific station, serving in that capacity until December, 1872, and also for a considerable period as com mander of the OSsipee.
 In November, 1873, after a short ser vice as executive officer of the naval station at New London and as assist ant hydrographer in Washington, Mill Ter was ordered to the command of the Ajax, which was sent to Key West in