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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-16

the high service reservoir is designed TO
take care 81 all overflow water or surplus.
Carrying 1t into Lake Union.
In the connection of the low service res
e-voir with the distributing system. 20
inch pipe will be used between the Maggie
addition reservoir and the 51-inch main at
tie intersection OF Sixth avenue and Pine
street,
lie change OF the channel at Cedar river
involves considerable excavation and the
preparing OF Swan lake for an impounding
reservoir.
Mr.. Ttomson's Statement.
I'VE had expected that we would receive
more than one bid until the past few days"
said President Thomson. OF the board OF
public works, yesterday 'Os late. how
ever have received letters from various
parts Of the country written by contract
crs and financial men. in which objection
is made TO the provision in the general
scheme and contract that interest on the
warrants shall date from the acceptance
Of the work by the city, instead of from
the time Of monthly estimates OF work
done on the contract. This feature of the
matter has made the whsle thing unattrac-
tive TO bidders-to contractors as we'll "a
financial men. This is the secret Of the
whole matter. To be sure, the arrangement
Is designed to benefit the city. In fact. the
clause in the ordinance which provides for
this was made after A ca,-rlH study Of the
decision Of the supreme court in the case
OF Winston vs. the City % spokane Con-
factofs from seattle, SPOKANE, fotIdHn.
San Francisco Mnnea polls. Duluth and
other points have written rs regarding the
work. but they have all taken exception TO
the terms Of the ordinance referred 10.
II IS without the power n the beard 70
change the terms OF the contract as laid
down IN ordinance No $3.50. and | am NOT
ready TO say that the council can do this.
Al any rate, the hoard must repor: either
in favor Of or against the bid Of Messrs.
Gaaan & Byrne ia the city council which
is the final arbiter IN the matter"
This is all Nj. Thomson would say re-
Rarfing the matter II can ~ sad. hoy
ever that In far the c.ty authorities
have investigated the financial standing of
Gahan e Eyrue. nothing but the best
ports have b@eu received concerning the
contractors My Gahan has been treasurer
~ Cock county. iiiinals. for the past SIX
years T1e arm Ia said 20 stand very high
il. .-hlcaro and asher t.astarn ci,ies
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Reeftor, Sew Zea.and Nov. = rsas
am very PLEASED 10 state that since T
soek sha agency of Chamherlains rreai-
e.nes she sale has bee8 very large more
especially - the Cough nsme5y In two
years ! have sod more 0f ihis PARTICULAR
remedy than ~ ali ether makes for me
previous five wears AS 70 ifs ef.racy +
nave keen informed by scores o, PERSONA
% shs good results they have received
from Il. and kDoF its value from ;he usa
q it IN my own Yoasehold II Is 20 pleas ass
ant % Gake that W. have 70 place the bot
lie beyond the reach % .he cnldrer
Z. SCANTLEBfrRY
For sale ~ all dealers.
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He Carried n Gun.

\ man giving his name AZ Peter ". Rovle
Nas arrested last evening a: the stockholm.
a lodging house on Washington street. ny
Officer stuart lie s CHARGED with carry
ing . Generated weapon BOYLE claims 10
D. 3 deputy sheriff from some county in
Missouri aut DOW employed AZ SIX KEN "a
lie is charged by he landlord ~ the house
Hith having brs1d.shet as gGn Al women
~ the place y hile Intoxicated
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-16
Present Atlantic Cargoes
Destined to Come to
Puget Sound.
EVERY FACILITY AT HAND.
Chicago Importers of the Cinga-
lese Product Recognize Natu-
raj Laws of Commerce
and Prepare to Dr.
vert Shipments.

A quiet, business-ilke foreigner arrived Ia
Seattle yesterday and took quarters al the
Northern As he passed along the street
or sat in the hotei lobby or IN his room ne
nag almost unnoticets b. the surging. har-
.y.ng crowd about him Yet II Is not inn
probable that he may prove potent factor
in the unfoia.ug OF thag great volume OF
franspaciiic commerce of which the world
is nov beginning 20 eoaceds ;hat Seattle IS
one OF the accredited heirs
This gentleman IL Vincent i. 1lasera'
head O. the .Igua Of : J.. Ttssera & %,
one ~ the largest tea importing houses ot
America The object Gf bis visit here Is,
In brief. to see whether the growing tea
trade between CeyloD and India as expert
eYs and the United States az importer can
not be diverted to the Pacific instead OF
the Atlantic coast. AZ pre@ent most Of The
tea sent 10 America from thase countries
goes by way OF Liverpool and thence across
The Atlantic to New York or Montreal
There are other East Indian products
which Mr. Tissera thinks should also reach
this country by way of TIE Pacific coast,
and no II profoundly impressed with the
conviction that return trade could easily
be built Up in American products. esps-
cialiy In the line OF machinery and mechan-
icai products Of all kinds. lie Is also posi-
tive in his conviction tina. this interchange
OF trade. If i; cnn be effected will seek
Puget sound as It's natursr entsepot. and
that Seattle will inevitably become the
csutsy NJ III
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lon was made in iss. 1t consisted OF twen-
ty-eight pounds. ard was sent % London,
where II was sod Last year our sh p
men,s from Ceyi0n aggregated i25 CO. 90
pounds
The great success Of the cingalese in
turning 10 this new Industry has laIn in the
fact tnat they have adopted method o.
curing different entirely from that pursued
in Japan and China. They use no coloring
matter whatever. The tea is picked every
ten days. [; is then witherei. and when
sufficiently piiable IL Is run through suitable
machinery. When well rolled II IS ferrnent-
I'd. The process Of fermentation is 10 take
away the fannie acid and retain the nu.ri-
tious property IN the tea This nutritious
substance is called theme.
THE tea is then dried In steei woven pa1s,
and not in copper pans, is the practice
u China and Japan The Chinese and
japanese use Prussian blue, gypsum and
other co,or.ng matters. The Cingalese use
no coioring matter whatever The tea is
then fired. II is put into large bins and
kept for a week or so 10 STE whether any
moisture remains II any moisture Is found
IL is re-dried with lower fire. Next the
tea Is sifted and In sitting it - graded The
Tea Worth sIs4 Pound.
At this point MIR. Tissera unlocked a neat
little satchei. took out a small tin case. and
astounded the newspaper man by showing
him a fancy specimn of tea that had
brought siA pound on the London mar
ket Such a grade and such a price are.
cf course exceptional" said he. land do
paf all y.ft IN he Of Ina v
market quotations. This was .simply a
after the leaf unfolded and treated In the
mos; careful manner possible.
Ordinarily. after undergoing the pro-
cesses which have described the tea is put
into lead foil cases and shipped under the
following grades: /. Golden Tw!gs.' ?. sill
yer Twl-s.'' ;. 'Pekoe:' 4. 'Souchong' The
principal points Of export are Colombo. in
Ceyion. and Calcutta Bombay ana Madras.
IN India. though vessels frequently pick up
considerable shipments at the smaller
towns on the Maiahar coast.
The tea thus shipped goes to Liverpool
and passes into the hands OF commission
merchants. by whom It is put on the Nina
ing Jane market ana sold. Returns are n
made 10 the shippers. There Is no reason
whatever why precisely similar CONNER
cial arnangemeut could NOT be broush,
about right here. and in my Judgment it
will TEE IN the course OF time
II might mention further that the tea In
Ceylon is grown parity by large English or
native corporations. and partly hy small In
dependent planters The business so far
az thc native and british corporations are
concerned. Is pretty equally divided. Tie
smaller growers di0er from those In Japan.
and especially China. IA this respect. In
CHINA each small grower treats and cures
his own ten as best he can. in Ccyi0n the
small grower sells the green leaf 10 the
nearest large grower. who IS we'll equipped
for curing fhe tea ON a large scale. The
result is no1 only better treatment of the
product. hut = decidedly more uniform
grading
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order Sunset coal YOU VIII fn! q saves
twenty-five per cent on your fUcl bill over
any coal in the market. adv
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said be yesterday. Il had been brought Up
rsgsdiy under the ci6 monarchicai order,
ard had been taught 10 believe that only
TIE select and favored class was fitted 10
govern. AS / grew W. in my fervent and
hos-b!oded youth i sometimes thought Of
possibly different order: but my thoughts
were Ike the unexpressed aspirations OF
one who dreams 81 far-away paradise
into which he can never enter. Seif-goy-
eminent. according to all my tuition. meant
simply anarchy.
When I came to the United States my
eyes were opened. and the scales OF ce,-
turtles OF prejudice by which I had been
blinded fell away. so that l had a clear
vision OF mans liberty and the glorious
opportunities opened &c him in free coun-
try Before the exposition al Chicago closed
/ had written home for a six months leave
OF absence. / was resolved TO see more OF
the country al large. The Through was
granted me and l Travelled from place TO
place, my love for the country growing
with every stage Of my journey. During
the fair I had written TO my brother a,
home OF my impressions. lie wrote eau
tioning me TO beware OF an evauescent ex-
element. After l had travelled through
the country | wrote back 10 him THAI | was
still more excited than ever. and that /
was determined TO make this country my
home. When my leave of absence had ex-
plred / sent n my resignation 10 the gov
eminent. and declared my intention Of be-
coming an American citizen. and OF max
ing This country my permanent home. That
intention | have never seen single occa-
sion to regret. In due course OF time |
ill., -s@x
settled down TO a regular business in Chi
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Under the management OF Prof.
REYNOLDS which IL A sure guarantee
that everything viii be first class
and everything advertised will be
strictly carried out 10 the letter.
Music by Wagner.
Tickets mRsquers. 30 cents.
Tickets spectators. - cents.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-16

II am a great lover OF America Never
can / forget the frs, thrill OF enthusiasm
and of national patriotism that ran through
my veins like a current OF fire. 1t was my
first Fourth of July in America. Hitherto
the day had meant nothing 10 me. On that
morning. which dawned bright and glori
Gus. | saw an outburst OF loyalty and de-
votion 10 country such as / had never
deemed possible, had never even dreamed
of. AS the day wore on d lady came TO
me, and with an act Of gentle kindness
took a small badge represen ting the Am
erican flag and pinned it on the lapel of my
coat. Instantly / felt new sense OF the
possibilities before me. New emotions
thrilled me- ard l rose 10 a higher level
OF individual humanity. l have that little
souvenir flag yet. / would not part with 1t.
Yes, l am lover of America, and /
have good cause 20 be. The personal lib
erty and the advantages afforded by its
form of government mean everything 10
me- Here every child, no matter how
humble his origin may be, has the privi-
lege OF a good education. and the right 10
aspire 10 the highest position in the land.
Incentives created by such privileges
regard as the highest gift which can be
placed within the grasp of humanity"
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II think the United States should by all
means retain the Philippine islands," CON
tinued Mr.. Tissera. "In saying this | have
no selfish interest TO subserve and, OF
course, ] can not venture TO hope that
my humble words VIII in any way intiu-
ence the ultimate issue now being weighed
In the balance Of international agreement
at Paris. At the same time remember that
am an East Indian. | feel that the
United States. having been thrown by
what ] believe 10 ne an event OF Provi-
Gence into the control OF these islands.
should never relinquish that control She
owes il to the islanders themselves and 20
the world
First and foremost she should intro
duce there her incompatible system ot
free public schools. and along with these
a system If industrial education. Every
missionary or teacher who goes out 10
those islands should be acquainted with
some mechanical or industrial trade The
people. under such tuition. VIII become
rapidly civilized and Cbristian.zed
know what am talking about have
BEEN in Manila and know the people.
freely Conccde that ut present they are
incapable OF self-government. The United
States is the only foster mother among
the nations OF the earth that can make
them so Industrial education under The
free form Of government which this coun-
tTy affords Is the very genesis ard bass
of civilization. Let the Stars and Stripes
never be hauled down al Manila
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\ Practical Proposition.

Tho object Of my visit Is purely blsl-
ness one" continued Mr. Tissera ''Our
firm, which Is located at Chicago. Is large
importer Of teas. Ny cid home was In
Ceylon, ard Il VAS through my connection
With the tea trade Of Ceyl0n ard india
that ] established the house in Chicago.
The tea trade of those countries with Am
erica is constantly growing AZ present
its course IS by way Of Liverpool to one OF
tile Atlantic ports, We have conceived the
idea that by ali the natural laws If trade
II should come straight across the Pacific
reaching Puget sound and being thence
distributed inland | am here to see what
can be accomp shed ia that direction.
To appreciate tho situation ,horouxalv.
one mus; realize thar our exports of Tea
from Ceyion and India have grown from
.-fs0.eeo pounds IN 1899 70 soeeo eo last year.
Is not that a marvellous Increase
Tea culture in Ceylan ia u romnaratlye-
ly recent origin. II began only about TWEEN
ts-eight years ago. Ceylon had been nm "a
that time great coffee producing >o4n-
try, The coffee crop WAS attacked hy sn~,a
Kind Of disease and proved almost , tota,
failure Then the attention Of ne u.aple
was called 20 cinchons bark. AMI g,,r a ttu,..
tina; WAS the great industry. Hat W. made
the mistake OF cserpr0ducing. and all profit
dropped away.
Marvellous ero~sth OF the Trade
''Frha FIRST ShIv.upuf ~ se., .--..,,. d. 81,
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Mckinley Welcomes Him.


BY rather remarkable coincidence the
first man to bid Mr.. Tissera welcome 10
the new privileges and opportunities OF
that American citizenship which he prizes
so highly was none other than William
Mckinley, then governor OF the state of
Ohio.
1T SO happened that In the ordinary
course of business" said Mr.. Tissera. II
was travelling in Ohio, and l was intro
duced TO Gov. Mckinley He expressed
some interest upon learning who / was
and that had decided to become an Amer
lean citizen. With that thoughtfllness
ihat has always been characteristic of
him, he extended me his hand and babe me
welcome TO America. He was the first
who had ever extended me such greet
ing. AT the same time he presented me
with a copy Of the constitution OF Ohio.
which | treasure, of course, very highly.
We'll l settled down to business in Chi
cago The business of our house has
grown wonderfully. Whatever success
have achieved ] feel that / owe rather 10
the American people than 10 myself. /
have travelled for five years throughout the
country, and everywhere l have gone
have found nothing but the utmost kind
ness and courtesy extended to me. Do
YOU wonder that l love America and the
American people?
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out the United States. Why should they
not he brought through Seattle? Why
should some OF them not be used right
here?
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seattte's Great Destiny.

II feet quite sure that Seattle is destined
to become the central point of great
commerce, said Mr.. Tissera. Infinitely
greater than thai which II now enjoys.
/ am delighted with the city beyond ex-
preston. To my mind IL possesses every
possible natural advantage. Here you
nave already established the twin faciA-
ties OF land and ocean transportat ton.
With three tyanscontireutal lines Of rail-
way cdnverging here and good coastwise
and foreign lines Of steamers. the horizon
for freight and passenger traffic Is prac-
iically lImltless.
add to this your facilities fer manufac-
turing Here are fuel and material Of al
most every variety IN endless abundance
Take what yon Nigh, cali the Injuries In
the way OF climate and scenic beauty. and
you have an ideal location for one If the
greatest cities of the world, and such 1
think Seattle Is destined to become
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INC frst shlpInent b .ea ErnMn h L..
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
TRYING TO GUST WElLEP.
crimes Introduces II
Resolution Declaring His
seat Vacuum

i'IEhA. Dec. 2~9.-(Special.O Rspresar,o-
i've "fimes introduced a resolution IN 80
mouse to-day declaring vacant The soa, u. Ne
speaker Pro TEN. Weilep. The proI,rd
v" "h!ch this action was based l. +ha.
provision of the constitution which ,,.a'
ilp'ts a federal officcholder from oco,nr.
nss d seat in the legislature. WeiIan - ~
S,o,laHt Stfseant-at-arms of thn fTIi."Ii
nnaies senate: Grimes insisted OK ht.sd
SpcaHesrr Snnslderation of the resolI,ifnn
should go over. ~ 'e resolution
bTgoke, OF Shawnee, appealed ,ror, -.
in t,hn.a"h OF the chair. PHI appeaI " me
81 ~ tHt chalr being sustained bv a 800
~ 20 =. The Republicans ganssr% Eote OF
az aST Eas sustaining the chair III, sott1
" t"Iu' was one exception. He ssf, dari
wa tHd told him personally ~. 'i4dt
: 1912 was not Il regular emriova"t ne
"n''l government: that he 0nI,- =, ny
~" o9Tiir Of rooms in Tn. Snnata "tn Ms
Nr meItiofe. continued FitZ"eraId &c
cbn,, TtAsb IS simply a chambern1niI IL
leg ~ mot oG driven away from the - ne
:TrLi;aa'uI,; l vote 10 sustain The III
L"s S"iif created much anpsa-nn
,nne eAptfSe of Weilep. Bur IN so AT
.han. ~ wba S"t back at Fitzgerald in GOOD
oil -, men ms name was reached ON 81
or All al re said: The gentlemen from Cr9
- u"u I2t vote for me as a mere go 80
LINEN. All Who are acquainted VII III
no" mat he simply wants to stand l. nun
~ otaLioefina!ds. Everybody IaIIrbaGG ~. ~
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
MONUMENT TO WNOGH.
'" orleans Honors tFIem"ry oi
the Man Who Gave Forty
IN

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. Ono Of the
man incidents Of the eduonaI gather
ihS> IN this city this weevas the I'M
ve'-'hS today Of a beaut Il chas,e
mohunent' in Lafayette dre. of John
~nSp9a.Sh the Observation-Disclosures
VINO t@ft MS great fortune tn building
Some forty spicu5jddi ClI mil aiIffne hs.c
been erected here out Of haqu-~t lift
Dy MeDoEogh. The d5aGhlau,hropist
f fdrtnnS NOS is OF his life h@r,nd mad MS
;naly from Maryland. and remains are
buried in that state. ""'
~ ceremonies today weimposinG and
MI MI parN,tratsf in by chornds OF sch ,oI
raised the $1,000 to er.if . monument,
and they had the prinrfgsshare in The
The monumeris Of marble.
o bust Of the deceased IN ;wo school
placing a wreath IT base.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
TELEPHONES FOR ALI,
'""hS Has "a Scheme for Fur
"ishinG Farmers with Metro
politnn ]ycnIcp

IVFEkA. Dec. 2*.-tSpecialJ Senate,
io.is wants telephone lines to he ovne5
ard controlled by the public. He t"-ro-
daced 4 bill this afternoon providing that
d. me mkt election the counties of the
S'aie snail vut" on Two proposi-iors-
Whether they shall operate = ,si.aha~.
system and whether they shall co-onsr,,e
~" ''her counties ard wiki cities and
Itf>ohS in the operation of telephone -
- Also at The next election but A.
S-H'N IN counties declining TO own 81
i['S-e systems snail vote on the GTa-t;n,
yf-b -ni,.ia. ""herShin aT+ OF cooperation
II the propositions submitted 70 ~ &c.
: ~ - arr not adopted at the frSt sIzr-
a.. ~ nc may be voted upon scair =
- a. S'- ling election upon request nv NJ
gt-'. ~ - per cent Of The voters. w.
..pPl-a- me county commissioners nj" -
,i''" r."i 10 P~LrchaS" or cor--rr,cr IL
ma 10 operate rh"n. having a s6c-+ az AZ
system Tor tie Use OF all nc ~.
" 'H1 county. The telephone exchs5se' i |
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
GRAB GAME FROM THIS ON.
win hh'ir""d Bill Passed. Pops Will
simply Look for Good
Picking.

railroad hin is disnosed os a.. A',er the
ture. it will be cut and SLASH Vii. ~ ieS5sia-
for the remainder of the session Ib Ups
terest that refuses IN ta L. E,erE m
The Pops have it tierrad oI,+ WI suffer
sage of a railroad hin sorarss IL paS-
their constituents and licenses tbs,, ~ NJ
up anybody they can ,ran ,"en 20 mold
tn cigarette trust is eypecra5 - COMA
to the front with a big wad.
IN" Insurance companies are being do.
pended upon 10 send in a s,gsb End ,
tay ~. - i4eE 90. the bill TO
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-30
FALCON FILES A CONTEST.
ASIA" '"e senate TO Give Him the Of
flee He Failed to Get by
Election

LpPEhA' Dec, 2s.-CSpeoiaIl James
Falcon. who was defeated for 'I
i've from the Doniphan county dis,,io, t,
w /. Stuart. has asked the senate - ny
S@at ms successful opponent and give bin,
Ihe I!t'e. In doing so lie charges tho d.
nr!ct election board with corrapt nrac.ioas
ime electlon law passed by the IagisIat,,ra
control Of the election board in 20" @"SolGt"
Tt ~ IN me state at the November eiscrion
InG dssi@n election boards in The Er ~tnn.
Ltpndi-Neinah judicial distrirt s.T, /,
ane f"i"rnS which elected Stuart Ly, on, u.
~. tIiJprlty; Now Falcon. in his rGnrntr
cna.leMStS the honesty of the elccrion' ON
J.dEe George W. Mckay. who u.,s
iea,rI ny Press Gillett for iudpa" az n ,Ts IL
ii kinah-Pratt-Barber-Harper digtrfGt VII All
NE ms contest Tomorrow morning VIII