The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-05
TIE PASSING IHRONG.

issues involved and the tremendous prize
~ stake. il vii be shorter than Any con-
fIict between e:vfExkd nstions 10 modern
history. This II because Spasn VIII ex-
haust her coal supply befoss there can
- many naval engagements with the pat
tieshjDs OF America, sach aS thai fonzhl
at Manila
Capt. George Waiter Pope, Of Portland.
surveyor for Liosds. In conversation "itn
. Pout.Infaiiigenser reporter yesterday
na2do the ssAfeMsaf 1saoysss. CAPT. fppr
besides being L.eyds' surveyor for tne
North Pacific coast, In . member o. she
institute Of naval architecture OF Gfsaa
Britain. and -. moreover. al auihossy
on marine subjects.
daces no coal for support whatsvss,
continued Capt Pope. ''Sae has resseo
upon England. or Germany. or Beisiasn
for the fuel of her warsa5ps- sefy NJ
tie or no coal IL mined IN Spain. EnSsssa
ana Welsh coal has furnished her hattie
ships with the fuel for her operations 10
date. This supply has. Of course, Been
cut Oh since the declaration OF neutfahty
bc Great Britain. Germany Is In no po-
sltion 10 snpp1y spain With fuel for Der
warships France has coal but OF an ia-
fsf1or quality She. too. II barred unsef
the neutrality laws. from iHrIslshing the
Spnniards with coal SO. also. IL Bel
gium.
s.These are reasons enough SHY the
war Will be short, and why America
must surely win / regard The question
Of q coal supply as second in importance
in the present war 20 the pYowcss CT the
two naviee OF course. no ofs VIII con-
tend that tire spantards are equal 20
American eeamsn I'M fighting qualities.
The navies OF the two countries are not
10 be compared. Spain. hanpered by Sec
ord class bsttlesfiIps and Inferior forti-
fcations I'm Cuba. must fare the still
greater disadvantage Of being compelled
10 operate far from any base OF supplies
and without . possible chance OF procur-
ing m available supply OF cosl.''
"Wsll moi Spain be able TO secure coal
from some OF the European nations
friendly 20 herr"
THAT r. hardly isossiblr. France iE' the
only nation which II IA & position - help
Spain at all in this particular. You can
~ assured that II French agencies should
attempt 10 smnsgie coal across the bor-
der into epssn or II by any means France
should stretefi out n helping hand 10 her
neiehbor. the United States would
quickly serve notice on the French gov
osnment that this country would regard
her ~ an ally Of Spain aud treat her isc-
cordingiy. Much az the French nation
sympathises with Spain. DO not believe
they would go so far as to violate the
neutrality laws.
Moreover. the French coal is
expensive to mine arc inferior In
hertandshIre In England. and the
niinee ~ Wales furnish the main sup
ply OF fuel for continental Europe. Spain
and France are both importers. Belgium
and Germany both mine considerable
coal and both are exporters. but Spain
cab look for no aid from these sources.
Bhe is completely Isolated.
"fi II my belief that the Spanish feet
will attempt 10 gain contrai OF the Attain
Tic cnh.e connecting this country with
Europe. This would. OF course greatly
e11faarrass this country. Great Drltain's
Interests would oppose such a thing.
however. and II II my guess that the
HYitish observation fleet. which viii be
stationed oil the coast ~ Canada, VIII
prevent any attempt the spafnards may
make 10 interrupt communication by
cable with Europe"
Among a score OF I<iondike winners who
spent several weeks In good living In
Seattle late last winer. none was more
popular than Henry wi.le,ts member
Of the YUKON Pioneer Association and
one OF the most successful miners who
found fortune en- the tanks of the kion-
dikr after many years of constant toll
and privatieu I'm the Yukon valley Al
though a voting Eiaa VI.letss spen, ten
years In II. Yukon before he came out
epcnd and n determination To play even
FOR the years OF hardship he had expert
enced by enjoying the sights Of the great
cfties OF the country.
Mr.. Wiliefts enjoyed single hiesse.Iness
when he emerged from the Yukon last
winter. hut when he stepped of the train
from the East Sunday ne was accom-
panied by a handsome young lady. who Is
his bride. Mrs, Wie,fs is a Maine girl
and they were married onir a few weeks
axc. Their honeymoon viii include n trip
over the Ch!lkoot pass and dewa the taxes
mat form the upper reaches OF sha
mighty Yukon 20 Dawson city AZ the
0ntler yesterday Mr. wIiietta said tina.
he and bis bride wanif make the tourney
% Dawson By easy stages. travelling light
over the pass we viii not take In
mnrh Of an outfit" he sala. although
II should n.rchas. years supply OF
provisions and clothing I would come Ia
seattle 10 obtain a. Like all the old
timers In the Yukon had 10 come here
10 get ready for the trip TO Dawson. We
viii sail on the Queen
Mrs. wiiletts Is tall, dark and hand
some. She hss iivei Al ~ her life IN
Maine. but does no: believe that she will
regret having selected q Journey 10 the
Yukon for her honeymoon She finds
pleasure in doing the preliminary shop
p'ng for her TRIP "a Dawson
Mr.. WIlletts has several rich claims on
Ronansa and fInnker creeks. two OF the
great ro'si-heasing streams nf the dis
fries. Jus, before he iefs Dawson last
December ore % the claims in which he
bad an interest. No q above discovery.
ON Ronanss, VAS sold tGr si0s.uoo in
cash. For no. more thin twelvenonihs
residence IN the k'ondike Viiiet.s has -
Show an Interest In TWO rich claims on
Rensnzs. one claim en- Ifunksr and am
ether en LAST Chance galeh. a tributary
Of Hunker
Tive 81 the Saturday re,urnsrs from Alas-
Kan wiis were william Quinn and L. x
Stevens OF Burlington. and II Is putting II
mildly 10 say that they were a dsxlas. ed
pair. They say they started Ger pyea mere
than four months ago with the Intention ~
making their aast by the Sweat OF their
hrows. That Ia they pgrfsosssi hiring them
selves out 10 day labor instead OF tailag
the soil for the virgin gold. These n,en
voiced their sentiments In ahoat This man.
ner:
I'VE would like 20 say that the things
not up 20 date les ALI assray There's 4
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