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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-19

CHICAGO. Oct ls-Five thousand peo-
p,e hacked within the walls OF the Audiio-
run, witnessed the formal launching OF HE
peace Jubilee today A heasy oF'I@ie
that AT times changed into rain and then
back into drizzle was falling. the streets
were filled with puddles Of water ana
cold WIND from Lake Michigan MADE walk
ing unpIeasant Notwithstanding these OBJ
stacIes. the opening OF The jubilee proper
was a. distinct and orllian, success.
I, was announced that the ceremonies
would commence at lo,3o a m. and fully
an hour prior TO that tine the street IN
front OF the Auditorium was packed Win
an eager crowd. After the doors had been
thrown open there VAS a long wait FOR the
speakers Owing 10 misunderstanding. IN
which the president had no part, II was zen
minutes past II o'clock before Mr. Mckin-
ley entered. escorted by the Chicago Hus-
saIs and mounted police.
Ringing Cheers for the President.
AS the president entered the hali his ap-
pearance VAS the signal Tor an outburst Of
cheers that lasted several minutes. With
the president were ex-Goy. Richard j.
Ogiesby. Of Illinols. Lafayette McWihiams.
whose guest the president has been since
his arrival In the city President Harper.
Of the Chicago university. and Thomas b
Ryan. OF Chicago The party composed of
MIR and Mrs. McWiliams and Miss Dun
can were in the box adjoining that Of the
president. In tbs FIRST nox at ssse left Of
the stage was Gen. Miles, and in the boxes
next 10 him were the members Of tie vart-
Gus d piou1a,ic corps. Secretary Crage was
in a box in the second tier almost directly
opposite TO he box of the president
Almost Immediately after the presidential
party had taken their seats the Rev. Frank
Gunsala0s. chaplain OF the meeting, Of
fered prayer.
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A LONti-LIYED RACE.
Some Remarkable Facts About the Hebrews
 T heir Longevity.

Probably few persons outside statistical cities are aware of the fact that the Jews are considerably longer lived than any other civilized race.
 Of 100000 Hebrews born on the same day, there will be ,6S4 males and 49 316 females. A the end of the first year the 1000 Jew ish infants will have established in a most remarkable way their superiority in point of vitality, for only 8091 will have died, as compared with 14,192 in the English experi- ence, and 16,706 Americans.
 Striking as this difference is, it will be found to be practically maintained through out the later stages of life At the end of five years only 13,SH Jewish children out of the 100000 will have died, while out of a similar number of English children 24,619 will have joined the great majority, and America will still keep her bad pre-emi- hence with 26 ,912 angels.
 Making a leap to middle age, the deaths at fifty years of age will have been 26,519 Jews, as compared with 49,079 English, and at age sixty-five the mortality returns will stand at 37 442 and 66, ,110 respectively.
 But the full force of the comparison is hardly seen until the point of extreme old age is reached. At eighty-five years no few CT than 25 l35 of our 100000 Jews will be still living, while the survivors of the English band will be a meagre 5.566.
 Beside the curious reversal of the usual proportion of males and females, there is another unique feature in the Jewish sta- tistics. The general experience is that the average duration of life is higher with the female than with the male. The opposite is the case with the Jews. Of the 25,135 Jew ish survivors at the age of eighty-five there will he and only x910 wOmon-a percentage of G460 male sand 35.40 females. The English experience shows that at that age J9eO per cent. of the survivors will be females and 4010 males.
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The Reception of Uur Soldier Boys.

The meeting of the ladies called by the subcommittee of the Commercial club on yesterday afternoon brought together hun dreds of women who were eager to con- tribute in every possible way to the home coming of the soldiers. The occasion was one that stirred the hearts of a loyal peo- pie to its very depths, and was one not of enthusiasm, but meeting where the needs and requirements of the men in the ranks of the First Alabama regiment were dis cussed in the most practicable way.
 Judging from the plans that were sug- gested and the desire of the ladies to do all in their power for the welfare of our heroes there remains only an official an- nouncement that the services of the First Alabama have been dispensed with, for the present at least, to complete the arrange ments.
 Contributions and funds will be literally provided, and the ladies will be indefatiga- ble in providing for the wants of the men. A dinner wil lbe served on their arrival in the auditorium, and the formalities of the reception will probably be reduced to a minimum.
 The ladies are determined that the well come. of the First Alabama regiment will be in every way equal to the spirit and needs of the day. These heroes who would have carried the flag through victory will find there homecoming of such a nature that the occasion of stacking their guns on this last march will not be tinged with re- gret.
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CAPT. FLUFFER'S sTRATEGY.
Had He Been Able to Repeat It He Would
 Have Died Rich.

From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
 ''They used to tell a pretty good story on old Capt. Sam Fluffer,'' broke out the man at the wheel, after coming on watch the next day, though I can't vouch for its truth, for I always found old Sam to be a pretty square man. It is like this: You see. Captain Fluffer had just brought out a new Red river boat, and she was lying at the New Orleans landing waiting for the season to open. There were already plenty of boats in the trade, and more than enough but the old man said that was no fault of his. He wanted some of the busi- ness, too, and if somebody had to suffer he couldn't help it; business was business. But it so happened that wages just then were up pretty high, and as he didn't want to take the chances of losing money he was in a quandary what to do. At last an idea. strikes him, and he put up his sign to leave, The men on the levee, seeing the boat was going out, went on board and waited to ship. They kept tackling him for a job, and wanted to know what he was paying.
 ".Well,' said the old man, who was sit ting on the boiier deck and taking things easy, don't know; l alW avs want to do what's right; there's nothing small about me. How would it do to give the crew one third of what the boat makes?
 'The boys got together and consulted. The pilots and engineers thought one-third was pretty good, and soon the rest of the crew decided to take their chances, too; so they set in and made the trip. When the boat got back to port and the cotton was all out, the decks scrubbed and everything put in its place, and the crew was all dressed up ready to go ashore and have some fun as soon as they got their money the old man, noticing them standing around the office, said: Well, boys. as the trip is over. I guess we'd better now settle up.' So he goes to work figuring and thinking
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..WOMAN AND SOCIETY.
 BY ANNIE KEMDRICK WALKER.
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political nature left their impress upon the broad spirit. But domestic afflictions accu- muated and shattered her life. She lived of recent years in villa on the island of Corfu. She is said to have been great reader and an accomplished linguist.
 Her tutor was a Greek, who said: "The rapidity with which my imperial pupil mastered the difficulties of modern Greek astoun0ed me and the phenomenon ap- peared intelligible to me only when I dis covered that it was the result of an iron will, before which all obstacles are swept away, combined with a feeling of strong sympathy for the Greek people," She pre- ferred Heine among the Germans and Shakespeare among the English writers.
 The simple routine of her daily life given in the news of her death was in &C., cord with the pathetic state of her mind, which necessitated a careful surveillance.
 The empress breakfast was served at o'clock. It consisted of two meals, with green vegetables, tea, with small cakes and fancy pastry.
 At she dined on soup, two meats, veg etables of the season and pastry.
 She was especially fond of a soup pre- pared for her by her chef. Two or three pounds of tenderon stake were slightly fried or broiled so as to leave them very rare. They were taken up to her maj esty's ante-chamber, slashed with a sharp knife by the cook on duty and put into silver hand-press.
 The lever was turned and the juice of the stake pressed out and caught in a. cup of medium size Another speciality of the empress was 0 drink of cognac mas seux-a special effervescent cognac made from tine choicest old vintage and espe- cially prepared.
 In reference to the attitude of the great families of Austria to the empress, whom they regarded as somewhat beneath the royal family into which she married, a writer says, "The empress never forgave the sights to which she was subjected in those early days" When later on she had triumphed over her enemies and became recognized one of the greatest social lights of royalty, she paid back with inter- est every slight that had been heaped upon her. Her keenest delight was won by the gradual emancipation of her husband from
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Matrimonial
Atchison Globe.

From the Atchson Globe. husband half the clothes closet, but wi, h. in three weeks all his clothes will be hang ing on four nails.
 When q woman says that she can't do this or that because her husband will not let her, how nice and old fashioned it sounds!
 After man gets married he can create a positive sensation any time by app, ar ing in a new suit of clothes.
 When a man is ashamed of the facs q q. he Is about to get married he will make a poor husband.
 Most shirt-waists at this season look as faded as a woman who has been mar. ed ten years.
 Never remind people who have been mar ried longer than Six weeks that they mar ried their ideals.
 Unfortunately few married women be- come so philo5o., ,-i-a, tat they can hugh until after they hava grown so old and fat they shake.
 How long can bridegroom be kept in a good humor? An Atchisop woman b asts that her promptness with meals and her cooking was such that she was marie seven months before her husband had oc- casion to get out the word damn" and brush 1t off.
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Mrs. ! te Harris. of Birmingham; Mrs. P. H. sw-fton' of M2ntgomery. ea-.. -Tbe latest news from MT. William c. Oates, Jr., who has been seriously i'll for many weeks at the home of his parents, Brigadier-General and Mrs. William c. Oates, in Montgomery, is that his condition is greatly improved and is now such as to warrant hope of a speedy recovery.
 Mrs. Bernard Gisest of Savannah, accom- panied by her little daughter, Mary, reached Birmingham yesterday and is the guest of her parents, MT and Mrs. Robert Chisolm.
 MT. and Mrs. E. E. Williams and their family will reside on the South Highlands after September. They will occupy one of the pretty homes in Eleventh avenue be- tween Nineteenth and Twntieth streets
 
 Mrs. Osborne is the guest of her son, MT. F. Pore. at the resd' nee of Mrs. Dryer in Fifth avenue.
 Mrs. S. E. Thompson and Miss Helen Thompson left yesterday for visit to Ohio. Announcement is made of the engagement of Miss Kate Gaston. of Montgomery. and MT William F. Redd, of Birmingham.
 The following notice which appeared in the Montgomery Advertiser of Sunday will be of interest to the young lady's friends in Birmingham. Miss Lane was the guest during the summer season of the Misses Meade, and was very much admired in so- ciety:
 Miss Katie Lane who has been Tor the past two weeks the guest of Miss Mary Kirkpatrick on Court street has returned to her home in Auburn. Miss Lane IS a young girl of rare personal beauty and at fractions and has been greatly admired during her visit here. She has been the recipient of much social attention, having been the guest of honor at several enter tainments given by the younger set
 Mr. Claude Harris has gone to Louisville, ky, where he will in future reside.
 MT. Walter Brown left yesterday for Meridian.
 Mrs. B. B. Westcott will leave the last of the week for Philadelphia.
 Mrs T. c. Thompson and daughter re- turned yesterday from South Carolina.
 The Terpsichorean club gave one of their delightful dances at the Florence hotel
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last night. The weather was cool and the dancing correspondingly pleasant. Among those present were: MT. and Mrs. c. H. Nabb, MT. and Mrs. Solon Jacobs, MT. and Mrs. J. D. Kirkpatrick, MT. and Mrs. M. Clifford, Mrs. Roy, Miss Mamie Moore and Ed Marable, Mis- Alice Moore and Bob Mabry, Miss Kate Smith and Bress Vaughan Miss Mary Lou Smith and Julius Whaley, Miss Annie Smith and Lel Stolen werck, Miss Gertrude Erhman and Fred F. Norton, Miss Avis Erhman and White Mathews, Miss Jessie Norris and T. l.. Hobart Miss Anna May Phelan and Jim Dwyer, Miss Lola Denson and R. E. Cot ton Miss Eva Yancey and Will Cameron, Miss Mabel Ray and Owen Brown, Miss Callie Richardson and John Adams, Miss Mllie Nabb and John P. Abbott, Miss Blanche Muslin and Bert Tanner, Miss Velma Enslen and H. A. Drennen, Miss Lucy Eubank and Coleman Ward, Miss Wilma Saunders and Will Webster, Miss Birdie Johnson and John Boddie. Miss Kate Blue and Jim Allen, Miss Hudson of Selma and w. D. Cecil, Miss Helen Ehrman and Nat Barker, Miss Wadsworth of Montgom- cry and H. G. Farley; Messrs Jim Sharpe, Jim Long, Gus Wilkerson, Frank Carroll, Wilbur Kelly, Fred Moore, Andrew Cam eron, Will Hood and Earle Macklin.
The age-herald., 1898-09-13
Many Lives Lost

Prescott, Ariz., September 12.-The town of Jerome, near here, was completely wiped out yesterday by fire, entailing a loss of over $1 100000 in property. Eleven bodies have so far been recovered, while a score or more are said to be in the ruins or miss ing.
 Over 150 residences, twenty-five general merchandise and other stores saloons, etc.. of all kinds, are wiped out. The number of people who are homeless is placed at 15eO.
 Where the fire originated was the scene of a drunken carousal Saturday night, and when the horrors of the deed wears away from the victims, attention will be given to the men who caused it. They are said to be Italians.
 Until the ground cools sufficiently to per- init rescuers to approach the debris it will be impossible to ascertain definitely the names of the victims Several prominent mining men in the west are said to have been in the town at the time and are unac- counted for.
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In the Social Realm of
 Birmingham and Elsewhere

The openii exercises of the fall session of the Birmingham seminary will take place tomorrow morning at o'clock. The exercises will be of a dedicatory nature and will be conducted by Dr. G. c. Kelly Miss Compton, the principal cordially in vites the friends of the seminary to be present.
 MT. Claude Ellidge, of Pulaski Tenn. who is to wed Miss Matte Cole tomorrow arrived in the city yesterday.
 Miss Winifred Smith, of the Birmingham seminary, returned yesterday from a sum- mers outing in the north.
 Miss Claudia Cole has returned from Blount Springs.
 Dr. J. B. Killebrew, of Tuscaloosa, who has been visiting pr. James S. McLester, returned home yesterday.
 Miss Mary Rittenberry has returned from Warrior.
 Miss Nina Strother ha:) returned from Nashville.
 MT. and Mrs. Kennedy, of Cincinnati, passed through Birmingham yesterday en route to Americus, Ga.
 MT and Mrs. A. F. Woolley have been re- gently entertaining a house party at their country place. Etowah Heights, near Rome, Ga. in honor of their guest Miss Lolla Rookh Harris, of Birmingham.
 Among the guests were Misses Lucille Hardin, of Atlanta; Augusta Hardin, Kate Harris, Hattie Wool!ey Marjorie Kenton, of Virginia; Mamie Hughes, of Tennessee; Messrs. A. Markus Hunt. William Hardin, B r S".man, H. estcott. P. Pitchford, of Columbus; Assistant United States En- gineer A. F. Wooley New Orleans: James lIar.e. Virginia, and Marvin Woolley.
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4 l ejuvG nation

From the Rochester Post-Express.
 The democrats of New Jersey-some of them, at least-are discussing the avail- ability of Grover Cleveland as a candidate for the United States senate, to succeed James Smith, Jr., whose term expires next year. If MT. Cleveland, after serving two terms as president, should accept the office of senator, he would suggest that line of Keats which runs:
 "As though a rose should shut and be a
 bud again."
The age-herald., 1898-09-13
The Dead Empress of Austria.

The various incidents in the life of Au- stria's dead empress have taken on dramatic tone in keeping with the tragedy of her death. While she was at one>time one of the greatest beauties of the court at Vienna, and naturally lead brilliant life at the Austrian capital, sorrow laid it's hand upon her and forced her in later life into seclusion; but only calamities of
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for awhile, and then turned to the crew and said: I'm mighty sorry for you, boys mighty sorry for you-but the fact is, there isn't anything coming to you
 Nothin' comfn' to usi' said one of the men. 'How's that? Didn't the boat make any money?'
 Yes said Captain Fluffer, she made some money-there's no denying that, be- cause figures won't lie; but you see, boys, she only made my two-thirds' '
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RehearsaIs For Today and Tomorrow.

Minuet tonight at Mrs. Robert Jemison's. Fire Worshipers this morning at 10 o'clock at t.iks' hall.
 Japs and Silver Spray at D. m. Tomorrow night at o'clock Bohemians At 8:30 o'clock Fire Worshipers. At h. dianE.
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fulfilled in seeing Wilhelmina a crowned sovereign. Queen Emma's besettng sin in the eyes of the Holanders was her desire to be economical and they could not quite forgive her for this fault, as they thought 1t reflected upon their Kingdom, but to her daughter the queen has been all that a mother could be, and in speaking of her Wihelmina said:
 My dearly beloved mother, to whom l am immensely indebted, set me an example by her noble and exalted conception of the duties which henceforth devolve upon me. The aim of my life will be to follow her ex- ample and to govern in the manner ex- pected of a princess of the house of Orange. True to the constitution, desire to strengthen the respect for the name and flag of the Netherlands"
The age-herald., 1898-09-13
Disappointed
From the Washington Star.

From the Washington Star.
 "Whats the matter with your friend, the musical theorist? Everybody applauded his new composition, and yet he seems very blue"
 "Yes, he's pretty thoroughly discouraged. So many people liked it the first time they heard it that he says it can't possibly be good music"
The age-herald., 1898-09-13
A Great Discovery

From the Jewellers Weekly.
 Mrs. Read-Isnt it strange?
 Mr. Read-What, my dear?
 Mrs Read-There never yet has been a strike in an alarm clock factory.
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the influence of his mother, so that even before her death in 1872, he had become in fact as well as in name the ruler of Austria. Nevertheless, the Empress Eliza beth had contracted a great dislike for Vienna and the Viennese, which she never shook off Her Hungarian subjects were more to her taste. She was fond of travel and of horses, and took an especial de- light in her long visits to England and to Ireland, where she spent large part of her time, in hunting to hounds. She prac- tically renounced the throne for the side saddle and freed herself from all the irk- some duties of her station.
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It is fortunate for the young queen of the Netherlands that her mind has changed with her advancement in age, or she would enter upon her reign with a very heavy heart. It is related that when Wilhelmina was quite young she once said to her dolly, If you are not a good dolly I will make you queen, and then you will have no one to play with" All is different now, and the youthful sovereign is supremely happy and in her happiness and succession to the throne her mothers dearest wish is grati- fed
 Ex-Queen Emma is the daughter of the late Prince George Victor of Waldeck and has been regent ever since the death of her husband in 1890. She has been an ad- mirable ruler as we'll as devoted mother of the young queen, and her greatest joy is
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-09-27
Notice.

Special Meeting Of the Stockholders
of the Union Feed Company, It'd, will
be held at the Company's office on We'd
nesday, the 2Sth inst. at 10 o'clock a. m,
to consider the acceptance Of the amend
ments of the Charter Of the Company
granted by the Minister OF the Interior
on the LIST day Of September, 1898.
+. II. VIDA,
Secretary Of the Union Feed Co., Ltd.
lO20-7t
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-09-27

Sir Thomas Upton recently
made a present Of $4,000 to an
American charitable object. Har-
pers Weekly tells us that this
contribution wac made through
the society of the Sons of the
American Revolution. This in
cident shows how much this
society, whose members have to
prove that their "granddas helped
lick the British" Injuries the
friendly feeling between British
and american citizens.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-09-27

Some Americans spend so much
time and waste so much paper de
monsrating the incapacity and
corruption of their own nation,
that tie people wonder why these
individuals do not change their
citizenship aud seek some blessed
nation where the people do not
even pretend to rule. The priuci
pal argument these days against
the retention of the Philippines
seems to be that the United States
is unable to take care of itself.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-09-27

Although Admiral Miller's &C
tive naval career will close with
out his having the satisfaction OF
pouring hot shot into an enemy, he
has won the prize which many
naval men Of the United States
sought-raising the American
flag in Hawaii,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-09-27

1t is in 'eed unfortunate that
there should arise any stumbling
blocks il the way OF the develop
ment Of the Industrial school as
planned by the Board of Educa-
ton. To all appearances the bar
gain made by Minister Cooper is
one that may be regarded as high
ly satisfactory to the people apd
beneficial to the educational sys
TEN of the country. The questions
that come up seem to be purely
technical and from the printed
report of Legislative proceedings
no serious objection seems to have
arisen regarding the expenditure
of ublic finds on Industrial
school extension. The Board of
Education has acted wisely and
Minister Cooper in seeking to
overcome what difficulties there
may be in the Boards pathway
has the solid support of the PEG
pie. Whether the Council of
State wou' have authority to act
in matter is to be seriously ques-
toned.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-09-27

Secretary Alger has requested
the President to order a thorough
and searching investigation of the
Wa Department. In this request
the Secretary has been joined by
Adjutant General Corbin. No de
els on las been reached yet by the
Presideut.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-09-27

An extra session of the legisla
ture might secure satisfactory re
suits on questions that have arisen
through the change of sovereign
ty,but it would be expensive ques-
tioninp.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-09-27

Captain Blaine has evidently
found out that an officer wearing
the uniform of the United States
must respect the rules laid down
for the action Of gentlemen.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-09-27

The memorial of the Central
Committee is finally given to the
public. There can now be no
question of this Committee plac.
ing itself on record.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-09-27

Don't be at all surprised if the
Commission report finds a spokes
man for the minority.