The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-15
The PASSING InROIG.

80 HVWtuU
RI Rev. william Barker. bishop q the
Episcopal diocese Of Olympia. has received
lester from BfnhUp Rowe. 81 Alaska M
forming him that there 10 urgent and even
pitfabie need IN ekagway for hospital
for the care OF the SICK and dying men
and women that are brought daily from
the trails. A small log building Is az
present used n a hospital. with two women
nurses and q cook an the employees The
building Is utterly inadequate as 20 sire.
writes Bishop Rowe. and there IL almost
dearfh cf facilities for caring for the
Mck and for easing the Last hours Of the
dying. Eishcp Howe appeals 90 Rishrp
the tnmediase relief OF the suffering Den
~ skagway ana the White pass trasl
In letter to the post-IntelHgsncer.
Rsshop Barker asks that publicity be given
70 4he statements OF Bishop Rowe. He
says that he will receive subscriptions OF
funds TO be forwarded immediately to
bishop Rowe. Denatious OF bedding, cots.
s&r.es should be sent to Rev. A. J. Camp
bell a; Skaxway-
Bishop Rowe thus describes the condi-
don OF affairs in Skagway.
The peopla Of Skagway have oeen
forced to start an emergency hospital.
!
description II has aided and relieved
many cases OF the greatest distress The
beo2le >have responded to the cries and
appeals 20 their humanity nobly.
Impressed with the importance OF the
institution the representatives of the pub
and have done it. They nave transferred'
pital il a simple log cabin - feet long. 10
feet wide. One room on ground floor ans
wers for kitchen and cots; one room
above Is but the nali story or aus ssn IL ~
them were occupied with men In all
stages OF pneumonia and meningitis. Yes
terdsy. willie visiting Il. young man was
miles--on sled. tied on to keep him from
rolling of. dragged over rocks and
through mud all that distance
who died n my arms. from New Bruins
wick telling what to say TO his rather ana
mother and sisters.
sickness is going to increase-the appeals
10 orr humanity cannot be ignored. The
sick are absolutely friendless. helpless.
and withou. hospital would Simply oie
by the way
Bishop Rowe continues with an appeal
for money to carry into effect the plans
formulated for the betterment OF the hos
ritaI. He says that money Is needed al
once as well as supplise. etc.
.sNohs,dy g In q positfo. to form any
thing like an accurate opinion OF what
the result Of war would be on the wheat
market" said L. Garden yesterday Inc
usual idea accompanying that OF war Is
to Sc. prices up. as everything marketable
Is supposed TO have an upward tendency
In war times. In point of fact. war prices,
az far as wheat Is concerned. have pre-
vailed all of this year. and the country
has young Letter OF Chicago 10 thank Tor
having made last years crop worth
hundred million dollars more than 1t ordi-
Marty would have been. incidentally. Mr..
Letter viii make two or three millions Tor
himself
1.-THE effect of the present war talk has
been different in different localities. The
San Francisco market closed today at
81 e2iz. equivalent to IS cents per bushei.
and the closing figure In Chicago was Sz
cents San Francisco prices were I'M
dnubtedly Influenced from Liverpool. to
which city the larger part OF the Cali
fernia crop Is shipped. Liverpool was
fisst affected by the statement sent out
from Odessa that the prices were adj
yanced owing TO the talk Of war between
the United States and Spain. The cost
OF delivery from San Francisco and Chi
cago is about the xame to England. 1t
is necessary to sack wheat from San
francisco. but that difference In expense
III offset by the rail ard water rates from
Chicago to England, so that 1t IS about
an even thing.
Mr. Garden states tina, the prospects
for a crop in the state of Washington
for 1895 larger than that OF 1897 are fiat
tering. To the farmers OF Washington
this means much. as the crop or last
wear q variously estimated from 600
10 22.0OO000 bushels. Mortgages were
lifted and a prosperity such as had not
been known in years followed the bourt.-
fu, harvest. Another year of such crops
VIII go far toward developing the resources
of the state. All grains now have high
market value.
The last man to add his name to the list
OF globe trotters who have passed through
seattle Is DIR. Lucien Dufay. OF Paris.
France who walked from Portland to this
city DIR. Dufay IL on wager TO walk
around the world In two years. the only
transportation he viii indulge in being
steamers between the points where he
leaves on and again takes UP his march.
He is trying 10 win $4,000 purse that
was offered. Ii was provided that he
should start without clothes or money and
reach Paris January !. 1900 This. he says.
he can easily accomplish. He has big
bundle OF testimonials from postmasters
and newspaper men of towns where he
have been devoted to his exploits. He
started in suit OF clothes made OF copies
OF lie Journal. IL Paris. and began the
practice OF medicine. which the terms OF
the wager admitted. He was TO ask no
fee however. and only accept FOR his serv-
ices what those who profited by his skin
saw fit TO give him. He has prospered so
far that ne is now substantially clothed
IN corduroy and good walking boots. He
has about his arm the tricolor Of France.
which does not fail to attract attention
wherever he goes.
Or Dufay looks Ike Schsatter the
healer. who was believed by many credu-
lous ones TO be the Messiah He viii spend
several days resting in Seattle and pro-
coed from here to Vancouver. from which
port he will sail to Japan HIS itinerary
from Japan includes China. Russia. Aus
,ria. Germany ana France. He will not
write book upon American customs and
manners from the view Of man up tree
bur may make contribution TO contem-
perary literature by writing up his pie
furesque experiences as a tramp. His
knowledge Of English Is very limited and
has been acquired I'm his travels.