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Evening star., 1898-10-27

ward; non-winners since October 20, 1898;
at seven pounds under the scale: By sub
Scription of 50 each 10 the winner, with
$500 added, of which $50 to the second and
$40 to the third. The winner to be sold al
| auction. Horses entered to be sold for $500
to carry weight for age If to be sold for
less, three pounds to be allowed for each
500 down to $500 An allowance of eigh-
teen pounds. One mile
Second race-Selling; for two-year-olds:
non-winners since October Do 1898: at seven
pounds under the scale: By subscription
, of 50 each to the winner, with $500 added.
of which $50 to the second and $40 to the
third The winner to be sold by auction.
Horses entered to be sold for S1.5oo to car
ry, colts, 115 pounds; fillies and geldings,
112 pounds. If to be sold for less, one
pound allowed for each 500 down to $500
An allowance of twelve pounds. Five fur
longs.
Third race-For maiden three-year-olds
and upward; to carry 100 pounds: By sub
scription of So each to winner, with $500
added, of which $50 to the second and $40
to the third. Mares and geldings allowed
three pounds. Seven furlongs.
Fourth race-Handicap; for two-year-
oids: By subscription of 81 each. and s.
additional for starters, with $500 added, of
which $50 to the second and $40 to the
third. Entries to close at - m. on We'd
nounced at IL al on Thursday, November
H. Six furlongs.
Fifth race-Handicap; for three-year-olds
and upward: By subscription of So each.
and 50 additional for starters, with $500
added of which $50 to the second and $40
to the third. Entries TO close at Il m. on
Wednesday, November 10. Weights to be
announced at II am. on Thursday, Novem-
ber IL. Mile and 100 yards.
Seventh day, Saturday, November 19-
First race-Selling; for three-year-olds and
upward that have not won more than one
race in Iooo: By subscription of $5 each to
the winner, with $500 added of which $50
to the second and $40 to the third. The
winner to be sold by auction. Horses en-
tered to be sold for 81 800 to carry weight
Evening star., 1898-10-27
YALE AND HARVARD WON.
intercollegiate Golf Tournament on
the Ardsley Links.

Inc third championship tournament of
the intercollegiate Golf Association be-
gan yesterday on the Ardsiey Golf Club
| INKS at Ardsley on the Hudson.
Ihere We're four teams of six men each
Irorl Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Column
pia universities in competition for the
team championship cup, which was won
py the Yale players in the two preceding
contests If the New Haven coliegians are
again successful the trophy, which was
PRESENTED by the Ardsley Club In the spring
Oh 1885, Will become the permanent proper
ty OF Yale fale's team. however is not
as strong as heretofore. Three of her lead
ing players-Terry Belts and Crowell-hav-
llig graduated, are ineligible Walter B.
Smlth, the Chicago player, is the star of
the team Harvard has a very rosy chance
OF winning the team champioIEhip this
tlme, with such playersGas Choate Cutting
st natives ;Hr 81
Yale versus Colufnhia and Harvard YER
sus princeton was the result of the draw
lrg on the day's-play; which Is to be
match play at Is Eples,G The two winning
teams In yesterdays 'cohtests will meet in
the finals at matchaptaystoday, and the in
dlVlduai championsHipsiIwill be played out
tome rrow and SatAfday:
Nhen the players ti1ered near the first
tee a brisk southeast wind blew sheets of
rain in their faces snd the storm continued
all through the day without break The
downpour failed tQ,7 dampen the ardor of
the collegians, and they houndered over the
eighteen-hole cours" uncomplainingly, each
one anxious to wisnthedhonors for his re-
soective college The c9nditions were: Six
men to each team ;eightyen holes at match
play and two winning taams to play in the
nhal round today. .The team scores follow:
fale-John Reid, Jr, 4: w. E. Smith. 4;
I. M Robertson. I: c. d. Barnes, s; F. j.
Haremeyer. II; f. F. Hinkle. 8; totals, -
Columbia-S. f. Morris, o; c. Fellows, Jr.,
.; W.. II. Dixon, o; L. Rhodes. o; B. W.
smith, o; Darrach. Jr., 0; totals. o.
HarVard-W. i. Cutting, Jr.. 4; ]. H.
Choate, Jr.. 3; ]. F: Curtis, 4; J. E. Averlll,
3; G. G. Hubbard, Z, G. c. Clark, 5; to-
tails, 26.
PIinc2toE-H l.. Wilson, 0; j. P. kellogg,
D; }. Stewart, o; u. f.. Bonner, o; A. d.
Childs, o; c. Griswold, 0; totals 0.
Evening star., 1898-10-27
Good Appetite,

perfect digestion and sound, refresh
ing sleep follow the use of Johann
Hoff's Malt Extract. introduced in
IS47, it has for over hall century
held the reputation of the worlds
greatest tonic.
Mrs. Kendall writes: The genuine
Johann Hof's Malt Extract has
helped me considerably to keep my
strength. | consider it the bes,
nutritive tonic and table beverage
know Of"
The genuine Johann Hoff's Malt
Extract has stood the test of time
Do not be defrauded by cheap sub
stitutes, which are merely malt ex-
tracts i'll name, and have no intrinsic
value. Johann Hoff, New York,
Berlin and Paris.
Evening star., 1898-10-27
WISE MOVES.
weak Clubs of the League to Be
Strengthened

StTenXthened.
President Watkins of the Pittsburg BASE
Ball Club said yesterday that the coming
league meeting would be an important one
The great questions will he the strengthen.
ing of the weak teams and the trouble at St
Louis. Something will have to be done to
make the New York club stronger. Mr.
Watkins said: I'VE have lost thousands OF
dollars in that city this season by the poor
showing of the team there. There will BE-
an effort made to make the team a money
maker. How this will be done l cannot sa,
now. 1t seems to me the Cleveland clu,
VIII remain where it is and that there NAV
pc 1eW prominent payers transferred tC
st, Louis. There are no indications of any
other city coming into the league to take
the place of CleVcland.''
Evening star., 1898-10-27
COLUMBIA CLUB SMOKER.
beginning the Customary Series OF
Winter Entertainments.

The customary series of winter enter
talnments at the Columbia Athletic Clut
VIII be 1naugurated Saturday evening, the
hrst event taking the form of a smoker
Ihe amusement committee has arranged tC
present one of the most attractive pro.
grams ever given at a c. A. c. smoker
The cream of the local talent will anpear +
IN addition to whom a number of first
class professional vaudeville artists will be
features of the affair. Admission to the
club house will be by card only.
Evening star., 1898-10-27
The Business Tonight.

This evening there will be reports from
the committees on city government and
legislation by L. E. Farnham, city en-
gineer of Camden, N. j., chairman, and on
municipal data by Charles Carroll
Brown, city engineer, Bloomington. Ill,
chairman. There will also be an election
of officers. and the next place of meeting
will be selected.
Tomorrow will conclude the exercises of
the convention. The society will meet al
$40 am, when the following papers will
be read and discussed:
'Municipai Franchises" Andrew Rosewa-
ter. city engineer, Omaha, Neb., chairman.
Coating of Cast Iron and Steel Riveted
Pipes l.. w. Rundlett, city engineer, ST.
Paul, Mimi, chairman.
'Electrolysis." paper on 'Electrolysis
Tests at Dayton, Ohio; Harold p. Brown,
electrical engineer, New York, N. Y, chair
man.
Some Data on the Subject Of Electroly-
sis in the City of Davenport, Iowa" E.
W. Boynton, commissioner public works,
Davenport, Iowa.
Review" George H. Benzenberg, city
engineer and president board of works.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Tomorrow afternoon the society will be
gwen an excursion by the Commissioners
and the citizens of the District and they
VIII visit Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall.
The members will also probably be re-
cefved by the President before leaving for
their homes.
Evening star., 1898-10-27
Wants Quickly Filled.

- AT this season, when so many are seek
ing situations, and. on the other hand. so
many seeking employees, it is of interest
to know that advertisements under the
c1assitications Wanted Help and Wanted
situations are inserted in The Star at a
charge of Is cents Tor fifteen words.
Evening star., 1898-10-27
A Paper on Taxation,

The Municipal Improvement Society held
q meeting last evening, when an especially
interesting paper Oh rates of taxation in
the larger cities of the United States was
read by Mr.. Aug. Hermann. commissioner
OF waterworks of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr.. Herrmanns paper submitted by
him as chairman of the committee on tax
alton and assessment. He considered in 1t
systems of taxation in all cities of the coun-
try of over $1,000 population. excepting this
city. which, he stated he omitted because
the laws governing its management were
50 different from those of other cities that
he did not believe an Intelligent COMPARE
son could have been II ade. Mr. Hermann
quoted the rates of taxation IN a numb ar
or cities, showing great differences. He
said the whole matter of the real rate of
taxation depended upon the rate of the
assessment upon which the property is
taxed.
Evening star., 1898-10-27

LOCAL FOOT BALL.
GaIlaudets Eleven Defeats the G. III.
5. Team,

The foot ball team of Gallaudet College
defeated the Central High School team on
the gridiron at Kendall Green YESTERDAY Y
afternoon by II to 0. Gallaudet had a slight
advantage in weight over the Central team.
but the game was well contested through.
out. In the first half Andree made a ff-
teen-yard run, scoring a touchdown, from
which Bumgardner kicked goal In the
second half RossOn was carried over the
line for a touchdown, Bumgardner failing
to kick goal. Gallaudet played several sub
stitutes in the places of good men who were
injured In the Georgetown game The teams
lined II "a up as follows:
=: II. >. Positions. GalIaudet
sherwood .....+. Center ......... .Hemstreet
Hunter, Woodward. Left guard. Jones
Gunnell .... Right guard. Waters
Barnard. ........ Left tackle ........ Ownbey
Jones-PurceH. Right tackle w Carpenter
Ems Quarter back. .Bumgardner
Devlin..........Full C;eiffnss
Bogan-Billard. Right half back. sAndree
Underwood. Left half back. L. Rosson
llndau ............INft end Worley
b1gsh r.i ':.:.;... =. Right e1d .Braithwate
Time of halves, u and 20 minutes; referee.
Mr.. Fay, Gallaudtt: umpire Mr. E M
Wilson, c. H. s.; lineSmen, Mr.. Schuster,
Z. II. s., and Mr.. So1rdef. Gallaudet; touch
downs, Andree and L. Rosson: goals from
touchdoWns Bumgardner.
Played i'm Pools of Water.
me ram Ol yesterday dlu not prevent the
game scheduled Between the teams of
Georgetown University and the College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Baltimore the
local team winning by the score Of 40 to
| o. On account of the weather there was
only limited attendance The gridiron
was muddy and in places covered with
pools of water, yef the game went on The
visitors were in no way match for the
Georgetown eleven. and no difficulty was
xpeienced in getting through their cen
ter, or making good gains around the ends.
On the other haad, the visitors could dc
nothing with the local team, and at no
time did they have much of a chance for
scoring. The lineup:
Georgetown. Position Doctors
Oracle English. Left end.....T Rosenthal
Murphy. eft tackle. Mickey
-ynch. h............Lcft guard. .Stenman
Long. ......... Center. ..Lamble
rutherford. d.... ...RiSht guard. ........ Bell
English, Finnegan. Right tackle ... Holmes
Barry, Douglas. Right end Aubrey
owens, O'Donnell. Right half back. -. Eger
Casey. ............Left half back. Wagner
Smith, Lobit. Quarter back. Hammond
l\enna Full back...... Pepper
Iouchdowns-Casey 3), Kenna CO. Bar
ry D, and ODonnell a. Goals-kenna 5.
Referee-Mr. Dunn. Umpire-Mr. Flynn.
Linemen-Mr. l.. Applegarth and Mr.. J
RoSenthal.
Evening star., 1898-10-27
Some Comparisons.

The tax rate in Chicago" he said. ''is
$3.50 per $1,000. but real estate is returned
at IL per cent of its true value: while in
Providence the rate Is $3.50 per 81 900, and
real estate is returned at 100 per cent Of
its true value Thus, if a person had a
piece of real estate in Chicago, the true
value OF which was $1,000, it would be
returned for taxation at IL per cent of its
value, namely, Sl,lOD, and assessed at the
rate of S96.JJ per $1,000, which would make
the taxes for this property $1U6. IL per an
mum: while in the city of Providence with
tax rate of $3.50 per $1,000 as against
S9i,oo in Chicago. this same property, the
true value of which was $4,000, would be
returned for taxation at 100 per cent of
It's value, namely, $10,000, and assessed at
the rate of $3.50 per $1,00O, which would
make the taxes for this property in that
city SlO5 per annum, or $5S.S per annum
more than in Chicago, with it's S9G. 30 rate
A statement of the bonded indebtedness
of cities in the United States shows that
San Francisco has the least and PhiladeI-
phia the greatest debt The debt of San
Francisco was shown to be S1S3 biol ana
of Philadelphia, s56, ,s72 795. % In the bond
ed debt per capita, Boston is the highest
with $9I.33, while San Francisco is the
lowest being IS cents
Evening star., 1898-10-27

Mr.; Fay. Gallaudt.t; umpire. Mr. E. NJ.
wilson. c. H. s.; linesmen Mr. Schuster,
Z. H. s.. and Mr. So1ffet. Galaudet touch
Gowns, Andfee and L. blossom; goals from
Evening star., 1898-10-27
PAPERS BY EXPERTS
Continued from Seventh Page.)

sufficient strength the box is removed
and a wire netting six feet long Is fastened
around the tree 1t costs about 35 cents
per tree and some forty Thousand trees are
protected in this way.
THE proper distance to space trees de-
pends on the locality and variety. Too
close planting was done during the first
year of the commission, the distance along
curb being from twenty to twenty-five feet
From thirty to forty-five feet is now con-
sidered better limits.
THE trimming of trees is bone of con-
tention among authorities to time. man
ner and extent. 1t is certain, however
that some city trees must be trimmed and
trimmed severely if they are expected to
last long.
This outline is presented as study of
the history of this enterprise and some
personal observations of late years. The
experience of twenty-five years has not re-
suited in unanimity Of opinion in the
commission itself, as evidenced by a re-
port signed by the three, one of whom had
this reservation approved as to facts, but
not as to opni6 ns.' -
Other papers to be read during the after
room follow:
Report of the committee on street paw
ing, by the chairman, N. P. Lewis, engi-
neer of highways, Brooklyn: subject. The
Construction of SUI face Railroad Tracks
in Paved Streets THE Cost of Repairs
to Asphalt Pavemerts in Buffalo, Edward
B. Guthrie. lately chief engineer board of
public works, Buffalo: Street Curbing,"
Horace Andrews, city engineer. Albany.
N. Y: Relative Values of Paving Mate
rial Geo. w. Tillson, c. E.. Brooklyn:
Disposition of Garbage and Street Clean
ing" DR.. J. L. Hess. Cleveland, Ohio,
chairman.
Previous to the meeting of the society the
committee on place of next meeting decided
on Toronto, Canada, for the next meeting
of the society. The society will vote to
confirm reject this recommendation at
the meeting to be held this evening. There is
little doubt that the recommendation of the
committee will be approved.
Evening star., 1898-10-27
System of Water Supplies.

NJ. l.. Holman of st. Louis. Mo-. chair
man of the committee on water works and
water supply, spoke upon systems of wa
ter supplies and advocated more complete
control Of sources of these supplies by the
Evening star., 1898-10-27
Reliable Data Hard to Secure.

The report gave a large number of tables
showing condi I rs Of taxation in various
cities and evidenced great ability and care
in its preparation.
Before closing my report" Mr.. Herr
mann said, Il wish to call your attention
to the fact that it is almost impossible to
secure reliable and accurate data on sub
JectS of this character because of the many
systems in vogue in the leading cities of
the United States.
1t has therefore occurred to me that our
association might in some way take the
initial step toward inaugurating and secur-
ing a uniform system of assessing proper
ty, 1evying taxes, classifying receipts, dis
trlbut.ng revenue, and the classification of
expenditures, with a view to its adoption
by all the larger cities of the country.
The beDetcent results of such system
would be that accurate information could
be secured at amy time and upon any sub
Ject and proper comparisons could be
made, thereby preventing to a great extent
the severe and unjustifable criticism of
public officials that is so often made
through the press and the public and
which is, as rule, based upon Compare
tive figures.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-23
MARINE NEWS.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 22.-Arrived~-
Tug Sea Lion, Astoria Sailed-Schr Con-
fianza. Coqulle river; schr Lily. Umpaua
str Queen. Victoria; schr Areata, Coos
Bay; sh Tacoma, Manila.
REDONDO. Dec. 22.-Saiied, December q
--Schr HIN. for Grays Harbor.
COOS BAY. Dec. 22.-Bar bound. De
cember 2l-Str Empire. for San Francisco.
Sailed-Strs Signal and Alliance. for San
Francisco.
lam Renton. from San Pedro
ASTORIA. Dec. 22.-Arrived December
I-Str State of California. from San Fran
cisco.
PORT LUDLOW. Dec. 22-Arrived-sehr
Bangor. from kaiiu.
PORT TOWNSEND. Dec. 22.-Arrived-
Br str Garonne. from Honolulu.
HONGKONG. Dec. 2.-Sailed. December
21-Br str Empress of Japan. for Vancou-
yer.
PORT TOWNSEND. Dec. 22-sailetl-
Schr Mildred. Capt Kudien. for Honolulu
San Francisco TO load for Sydney.
NEW YORK Dec. 12.-Arrived-C.unc
from Liverpool. karama. from Mediterra-
mean ports Sailed-Edam, for Anster-
dam.
BREM'eN. Dec. 2--Arrived-saale. from
New York
HAMBURG. Dec -Arriyea-Norge,
from New York: Phoenicia. from New
York
GENOA. Dec. 2-Arrived-Augllsta Vic
toria from New York.
QUEENSTOWN. Dec. 22.-Sailed-Brit-
annie. from Liverpool for New York
LIVERPOOL. Dee gs-Sailed- Fsigeu-
land for Philadelphia
HOQUIAM. Dec. 2.-ATived-For Ar
erdeen schr Emma C'larHilna from Homo
bIlu. schr c. II Wright from Honolulu:
schr Laura Madison. from San Francisco
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-23
RAILROADS LOOK THIS WAY.
INDICATIONS THAT TRANSCoNTl.
MENTAL LINES ARE PROJECTED.
requirement. OF Hawaii and the
Philippines Tempting Haiti tor
TrRnscontineutat Companies
Who See Good Opportunities

CHICAGO Dec. .a2.~~The Chronicle says:
There are strong indications that the Chi.
cago. Burlington Il Quincy and the Clsica-
20, Rock Island 4 Pacific reads are agur-
i'lg on extending their lines 10 the Pacific
coast,
The absorption OF the Hawaiian and
Philippine islands by this country, II 10
expected by the owners of these reads will
open Up an Immense transcontinental rail
business ooth east and west bound The
recent desi ay which the Santa Re will
have it, oWH line into San Francisco in
the spring has awakened the officers OF
the competing scni-transcontiaenta roads.
An otflccs a. one az the Western roads
wae has suas come from the coast and who
takes a keen interest In railroad affairs
out there says.
Il woilld not be surprised to wake up
some morning and find the tranScontinent-
nj situation further complicated by the
announcement that the Burlington was TO
I've extended 10 the Pacific ocean. The Bur-
lington is good deal nearer the coast
than most people imagine and understand
thai this road has been surveying through
Idaho all summer-one line through Neg
Perez pass and another through l.olo pass.
l understand also that two or three indie
pendent lines that are now being built
in Western Idaho and Northwestern Ore
Eui are intended eventually To form part
of the proposed western extensions OF the
Burlington.
Another point of interest in this con-
nection is The fact that the Burlington is
a large holder OF valuable terminal and
dock property at Grays harbor. which
would To OF great value TO the company
were il TO enter the Oriental trade.
Such an extension would also form n
short route from Tacoma tn New Orleans"
Denver Col, is now the western term
linus OF the Rock Island and Billings, Mont.
fs the end of the Burlington tracks. 1t has
been reported that the former company
would soon purchase the Colorado Mid
land. which would place it's terminus 400
miles farther West. Billings, Mont. the
end of the Burlington. Is Leo miles from
Tacoma, or a little farther than Ogden is
from San Francisco. While President
Purdy, or the Rock Island. denies the
report that his company Is figuring on
absorbing the Midland. nothing definite
can be learned regarding the Burlington's
intentions
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-23
llshea BY The Bulletia Publishing Conn

nishe3 BY the Balletin Publishing Conn
pany:
:, l. Bowman e. Tx 20 villa III. Saw
yelie. lot block "A, ]. III. Nagle's add.
Commercial Natlonai Bank. Of Portland,
% II NJ pooiy, trustee, lee 10, block /.
Hiawatha Park, NoV y, 81.
Commercial National Rank. o. Portland.
% + NJ. D9oiy, trustee, lots and * block
9. fesier's FIRST add 10 Kent, Dec g 81.
Commercial National hank. % Portland.
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Fesle-'s First add - Kent, Dee. g 81
C1snnercni National Bank of Portland.
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block I. lots 20 =. block ;: lots 1 ). n
and Il. block :. lot T. block Is. lots ~ )
block :. hats >. ! - . block : lots :, and 6
block Is. Yesler's First add 10 Kent. Dec.
g. 81.
Niels Brons 81 TX. 10 c. T. NEEDING. ~
81 sw'. uei. Sc -. - - r =. Nov. X, s~so,
Henry pieroT 81 ,N. 20 {, K NEEDING,
pars SELL se1+ So =. - ". = &, Nov. Il slsa
Philadelphia Securities Co 10 Louisa Sir
kel, lol J. block q, replat OF Twelfth Ave-
nue. add. Nov -. s9eo
Pau Pr,ie et AK. To Joseph Lacraix, sws.
swls sec =. ~ a. :. March -. 1Ss3. $50.
William Nottingham =: uN. 10 George NJ
%. 500. ~ @''' = = ''7''''' '''" WV
James Mcintosh 81 ny 10 NJ. II. Young.
lot 4. block ~, Seattle Homestead add. Oct.
Sheriff to Preston-Parton Milling Co.
plaintiff. ~ fee+ of west end lots and
block Q Naynard's plat; lets 10 and II
block 81. 4: A. Dennys add io1 t. block II !,
lot i. block Is. r.. Hanfard ; add 10 South
Seattle; lot ., block :. Eastern add. Der. II.
S2.0a
Northern PACING Railway 90. 90 owen
Griflth. sse nea. and si2 nwl& sec l., ~ 4.
= Q, Sept. Il ST. M
Fanny Thrasher and husband, Charles G
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Dec. Il, Quit claim. 81
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-23

LECTURE BY DR.. NOENCH.
VIII speak Before the Academy of
Science and Letters

The twelfth Of the series y popular Zee
A raderny Of Science and Letters. VIII hi. de-
Evere{ this evening by Or Carl N9euca
professor Of ancient languages IN the TINT
verSi;v % Washington. Ills subject will
re- The Philosophy Of Goethe " This lee
;uTe should prove g. unusual interest Il ali
classes Of students AS Goethe il not only
lne greatest or German poets. bu: - eru!-
nen; also AZ scientist and philosopher 81
most profound and inquiring mlnd. and
gwen tn accurate observation and original
interpretation.
Al Of the academy's lectures arc free
and tho public - cordially invited 10 a.
tend. Meetings are held every Friday even
Ing. al s O'Clock, IN room a. HnckleY block
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-23
LUMBER FAMINE AT
SKAGWAY is DENIED,
Capt. Il. W. Johnston Says That
Sensational RumOr Is With
out Foundations

A sensational story published ny an even
ing paper TO the effect that there Is not
d stick Of building iumbCr at Skagway, ac-
cor1ing tc reports brought down by the
steamer Al-ki, meets with a vigorous de-
MAI from Capt. f. W. Johnston. of Ska Z
way, who is spending the winter IN this
city at the Seattle hotel.
The published stcfy is 10 the efrec. that
dealers stocks of tunpel are entirely ex-
hausted, and that pending the arrival of
lumber vessels work has stopped on half
a dozen buildings.
Capt. Johnston is in the lumber buslness
al Skagway himself. and is puzzled TO
reconcile the story with letter received
from his manager by the same steamer
saying that lumber was selling slowly, the
.aIket being extremely dull p1ndiug tie
beginning of the spring Building boom.
Il have 300. 600 feet CT lun19er n my Yards
a Skagway. 2poop0 feet -oegh and 1c1aeo
dressed and | am willing n sell Il right
here in Seattle at sl2 to SIS a thousand TO
the first man that Offers 10 buy. that ~
just how much Of a humber famine there
Is at Skagway. The story Is absurd