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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03

J. Nelson Palh4uus. q the Cuban
Juut2- n New Orleans. writes letter
which exunsr4teS Mr.. N4hOuy ShU
vas in salem raising funds for the
.CuharS
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03

All the gamblers at Penilet0n were
arrested and OD trial. ali plead uO-
guilty and were bound over.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03

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tCsIE have ou-<lt the co1--lLliCE
i-ters>- 10 The Astoria saving luzE-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03

c. r. Moores il no lunger one ~
God army ot unemployed. tie i one
OF Mckiniey's army uf 10000 ghU
have gut a federal ofiice.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03

Ike Patterson can't he collector BE-
cause be may D. needed II Mitchell
calls 4 special session of the legisia-
ture-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03

{. +. Moures - one Of the 50OOoo
employed noN Whn acre not em pluyed
a rear agO-in the federal Offices.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03

There is a grsst deal % regrst that
the rich fee placer Struck ia that
Gypsy Kirl has beeu worked out. But
there j. hope that she niSy return.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03

A. J. Snider % the Republican State
Committee is dead. We are slrry &.
say it i not the red-headed Mitchell
ite Nhu ruus 4 paper 10 Namhill
county.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03

We UcDey-ShAFSs are sharp FirS.
Se rWn the Eresa back down % t1ceots
% the doli1r ard thea converted tbsni
iuto n2,t01Al oanS uosss rCa11Sd en-
oUcds that bad iateFess payable 10
conysrted into gOlt, RFtRciVdl ard iu-
teFsst. and TIE n1tiocAl ROBBERY S,ll
Dc cUmplete.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03

FOr A guYerueut that : xnuexiuS
Hawaii. Ssudius a rset q jrunclIEs %
CQoa. aud S.NC.0Uo relief expedition 70
Alaska. Se are 4 llttle slow about
sestinE mail back and forth from
kton6 ike.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03

Abe Lincoln outraged the feelings
90 the slave ultgarchy by maxim. four
millions o. Eew uien f'ree cutuAEe
would bart the feelings % the money
lords o. ulASiuE a lut - DeW money
60 compete with their uOaopnljIsG
dollars.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03

Alhany DsuCcrzG--Oii Bill Ander-
sln % Saien has dec did 60 - % the
klCniiSe. and has Set February % A.
tue date Tor leayiug. It = easy 90
guess that AnisrS,a iEtsads Go s.ay
at houle
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03

Good 6nanciers get big p1y. This
school district ought 10 elect one and
Thea let him pay himSelf Out % the
1rst ulon@y that he got holi %. He
would not charSe fUr auiiliug his Cwn
bill
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03

Why' there il so little ruStliug fOI
the Salem yC>tt fice % ore can mag
ine. unless Il re that all concede Il J.
one 70 the preserves u The Nc cBridv
family.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03

The etty cOuncil BAYS uure for
hre engineer than The water cruP PAM
pays. Of course. the city can kds-C
u. a. the water company i oOly
private corporation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-03
WONDERFUL MEDICINE FREE

sSo'IRTLf SENT TO EVERY NAN WHO NEEDS A GENERAL
BEA-NG Up
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-14
HIS BODY IN THE RIVER.
Unexplained Death of James Lindsey, an
Aged Coal Valley Citizen.

Unexplained Death OF James Lindsey, an
Aged Coal valley Citizen.
| The dead body of James Lindsey, of
Coal Valley, was found in the Missis-
sippi river near the Peoria depot this
morning. There was a deep cash in
the top of the head. which at first
suggested foul play, but this was SUBJ
sequently vanished by the fact that
his money had not been taken, there
being about $2S in the pockets of his
clothes. The discovery of the body
was made by Simon Lynch. 1t was
taken to Undertaken Wheelan's rooms
and prepared for burial.
Mr.. Lindsey, who was % years of
age and an old soldier, left his home
in Coal Valley last night, boarding the
Trilby for Rock Island, intending to
visit his niece, Mrs. A. Timberlake.
The supposition is that on alighting
from the train at Twentieth street he
lost his way and wandered along the
railroad tracks and fell down the en-
bankment, striking on rock and
rolling into the river The wound
no doubt caused conclusion of the
brain and death soon ensued.
Coroner Eckhart is holding an in
quest this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-14

so real that with maps he is pre-
pairing, he can describe 5000 square
miles of the pearly city. The lecture,
he claims, will be marvel in a de-
scription of the new heaven and
new earth in all their grandeur.
Fred Hass' application for an in
junction to restrain the Rock Island
& Peoria road from the use of First
avenue for switching purposes, etc.
is being heard in chambers before
Judge Gest today. The roads answer
was presented by Col. Henry Curtis.
jackson & Hurst and General Solicitor
Mather, of the Rock Island.
John Hill. one of the best known
engineers of the Rock Island road, is
dead in Chicago. For years he pulled
the pay car over all of the lines of the
road proper, that is between Chicago
and Council Bluffs and Chicago and
Kansas City. Everybody knew him
and everybody liked him. There are
numbers of men in this city who will
remember him and will grieye to learn
of his death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-14
The Verne Swain was i'm port.
Burord Post. Attention.

All members of Buford Post are
ordered to meet at Memorial hall on
the arrival of Company \, 9th regi-
ment to escort them from the depot
to the place of entertainment. All
old soldiers are cordially invited to
Join with us. Let every old soldier
who served from 81 to 60 turn out
and give our boys of Company \ a
warm and hearty welcome on their
return.
BY order of Buford Post.
A. BLADLL, Commander.
W. A. NORRIS, Adjutant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-14
REMAINS LAID AT REST
Funeral Service for Thomas g. Breheny
at Sacred Heart Church.

at Sacred Heart Church.
! All that was mortal of Thomas 5.
Breheny was tenderly laid at rest in
Calvary this morning. Solemn high
mass was conducted over the re
mains at Sacred Heart church, which
was filled to the doors by sorrowing
friends. Rev. J. H. Cannon, of Glib
son city, was the celebrant. Assist
ing were Rev. b. NJ. German,
of Dubuque, who delivered an elo-
quent and touching sermon; Rev. L. +.
Brownrigg. of Davenport, and Father
Kelley, of Moline; Fathers Mackin and
Lockney, of Rock Island, and Giglin-
sanctuary. There was an array of
beautiful flowers In addition to the
singing by the choir, there was an
impressive solo by Mrs. Thomas
Casey.
The funeral of Miss Eugene Cram
pom was held this morning from St.
Mary's church, Rev. Father Knaepp-
Ter officiating and celebrating requiem
mass. The pallbearers were Misses
Marguerite c. Fender, Mary A. Gaffey,
Mary f. Fender. Maggie Brinn and
Mary Brinn and Mrs. Hannah Boil
man. There was large attendance
of friends, attesting to the esteem in
which the deceased lady was held.
Interment was made in Chippian-
mock.
Mrs. II. w. Hoffman died this
morning ut her home. 1926 Eighteenth
avenue. of dropsy. Funeral servi es
will he held at ST. Marv's church to-
morrow at 10 n. M.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-14

liver lecture ON The Promised
Land to Come. The doctor claims
TO have had vision of heaven. a
revelation upon which he will base
his Forthcoming lecture. The vision
he says occurred right here in Rock
Island, and what he saw and felt was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-14

The Lumber Boy and Kit Carson
came down with eight string of logs
each.
The Verne Swain was port.
The stage of water at a. m. was
1.15 and stationary. The temperature
at noon ~.
The Saturn and Kit Carson both
brought down eight strings of lum-
Der.
Boats up: Saturn. Satalite, Pilot,
Lydia Van SAINT. j. w. Van SAINT, Lum-
Der Boy and Kit Carson.
The water is rising at St. Paul.
Reeds Landing and North McGregor.
1t is falling at lie Claire, Des Moines
Rapids and St. Louis. ond is station
airy ut all other points. But slight
changes will occur from Dubuque to
Rock Island in the next "a hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-14
Card of Thanks.

We wish to extend our SINGER,
thanks to our friends. and also to tn,
nurses st st. Luke's hospital for the
Kindness and sympathy shown u
during the illness and at the death o
our beloved Rex
c. II. HITCHCoCK AND FAMILY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-14
Omaha Low Rates.

Only s1O.SO to Omaha and return
via. c.. r. l. * p. railway Good re
turning seven days
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-14

Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
LOG. &c II 9. c C. fail, druggists refund money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-14

The Weather We May Have
Showers tonight: Thursday partly
cloudy.
Today's temperature ~
JIM sHKRIER. Observer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-14
River Riplets.

The Pilot brought down eight barges.
The Lumber Boy and Kit Carson
anne down with eight string of logs
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
TO PROSPECTIVE KLONDIKERS.

Inc PIn,e!sea>-r
be
ttear e a
. 81
ate
Ia
mind VIII
As al arrangements
hs = me >oird Have
go aehi "aoll money Of
youro ar al a q
f's"Ithfe You can live
O
q all n
the city and number
~ 10 S1 Tor o
day Good single rooms BIZ a
moHh ana upwards board
a
OF
regard that
~ TeIna'nns in Seattle weeks will find
headqu
thus
0 to the
OF
find
the freight alone the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21

Tire Charles Nelson carried Tire second
mai. whicsl weighed i-ao pounds, The
Humboldt had J. go pouatAs Mr.. Richar1-
son has made arrangenents % have TIE
mail taken ,rs the river AZ ovce.
A communication received by Postmaster
Mem. Of SEATTLE, from the postmaster
general states zaat the postofilee depart
naent IS disposed 10 he liberal in he means
Of transportation Of reading matter 70 PEG
pie IN the Yukon country, ard he VS. ~
thorized 10 forward any reasonable amour,
Of stsh matter from, Seats.P,
The department VII decline D receive
large lots of second. third and fourth class
matter addressed 20 any one party. evi
IDENTIFY sent 70 avoid payment of freight
In the past Postmaster Meem has per
Yn:tte<I this class al matter - IA sent in :
large quantity 80 any one person, bat now
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21
"a ~7s7szA~7s@sasa>asasA sa.>~aN4

May Yves vii take M On her first trip.
seven Of .he stations will Ice III barge OF
DIVISION snpeEintendonts. The others viii
~ IN iAe hands u ;he IaplauderS, who
nave taken the,r families north Two car
riers viii be located during the winter at
teh station ana he mails viii ne carfi ID
y rrl1y.
III -.as1 years tie government has been
sutru. wiki an Indifferent sort Of service
aataly carried out hy one or MO men,
who managed 70 get letter mail up ana
down tn river perhaps once during the
winter. This IS thc first practical service.
as X IS me FIRST year tnat the government
aaI offered ~ pay for the work
Three mails have already been dispatched
from here FOR 5. Michael Their aggro.
gate weight is nearly 1o000 pounds The
mail on the Alliance is known as No. J.
and will get away on the first river beat r.,
leave X. Michael. 1t weighs $50 pounds.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21

Seattle has within its lfraitz a popuIas ton
Of s5.ets people: II - really the retail place
for more than double tina. population TIE
situation CO the city is saeh ,hze trans
Tortatson charges 20 IL from the adSofring
tgwDs aad surrounding country are prar-
sicasly nothing In comparison with The dis
iances which or OF fywn people may
ooErs, IL the cost OF only 4 dollar or ~.
The hundreds Of small steamers plying 20
al parts Or Puget sound bring passengers
from distances up - Seyenty-fvs miles
saa more. and {, is seldom that ne far
excst-ss ia for such a trip This brings
into ERE city larger proportion o. our
IL trade ghan would b. secured in fhe
kast IN city u I1s'tss1 population. AZ Il
result ~ fhs io1 fares and quick met ho.is
or traDsEsoT1 alton. an unusually large pro-
portion u the outside trade comes dir :
70 this city. Tse merchants. approaching
his fa@f, Use every eadeavor 10 handle
this business In q ma afl.sr thoroughly sat
isfactor5 - their on, % town patrons
II - hardly Necessary 20 say that the
PERSONNEL % tlI~ merchants Of S~at;le -
IL 4 hlgh character. Business is carried
IN here b-tUe~n the merchants Unon an
unusually liberal basis. Compel !tlon.
y All. ~ 3u times energetic. j. aim It with
out exception on friendly basis. ard the
merchants ever ready 10 pro;e-t one an
other from imposition ard 10 Al al times
= 9rk IN harmony nJt only for their indi-
Viduai Interests, but FOR the good % the
80 a. large.
Seattle mas been particularly fortunate
in having merchants broad IN their bust
ness methods and liberal in fh,iv Efforts
ia advance th- city's good Any project
having ia Firw ia" advancement Of Sat
ti~'s position as i city and requiring finan-
cal aid has invariab iy not only been i'll
4Jrsed by It's merchants. bat been liber-
ally supported by cash contributions.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21

river from Dawson The Imp viii ope-a- 2
o. the lower river ard the May West IS 70
take the, upper par CT the trip.
Besides the svo steamers. 3 colony o.
t-aplancers, half u Sheldon Jacksorl's rein
deer herd. big pack % native dogs. forty
experienced carriers ard twenty posts. az
intervals along sha river. figure in Rich
arascn's big contract Many thousand
miles viii b. covered by the hardy men -
his employ. ard miners al along the gre.s
river viii not feel a. though they were ut
terly forgotten by heir government.
New Vail Posts.
TIE mail posts viii extend from s..
Michael 20 Lake Bennett. being af.ou: lea
miles apart \ log cabin % eomfOrtat.
size VIII I've erected this s2-nrner art
stocked with supplies which The steamer
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21
appended
Volume Of " hoi.Sai- business

The total amount u the jobbing trade
handled by Seattle in tss6 amounted to
81, 3D. $50 az follows:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21

that the rule has been modified ara only a
Reasonable amount viii be allowed. tn
people who have been using the mails f.
AVOID the payment of freight viii likc},
send such material through with the steam.
ship companies
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21
An EntliuSiast.


IIPVtIanu TIaln Dealer.
Il never saw such All enthusiast as that
you.g Mckay. Of the naval reserves.
''ehat has he done now
Why. he insists that ali the new re-
srujts shall eat nave oranges three times
day"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21
Plenty of Water.

One Of the most important bits Of nrV.e
to come from the gold fields is that al.
fuhon has several feet more u water t'!4n
usual This will enable the loais with
gold 20 come down and the boats with food
10 90 up.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21
Trade Center for Alaska and the
Northwest.
HER COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGES
Commerce which Radiates to All
Parts of the Worid->hipptnk "a
ciifsies neutrality-suspicious.
Resources ana Manufacturing
Industries Finance, Ranking.
aud GhoiesaIe and Retail Firms

SEATTLE + commercial ci'y. T. Is - sac
Pacific Norhaest what New York = 10
the East. and promises some lay - De IS
far ahead u other Pari1c cities 50 Nea
York Is greater than Asr alster Afan9e
cities.
s.a;tle fronts on Eiiott bay. pugri
sound. and the Sound connects with ths
Pacific ocean by ,hs Straits o. Fuca. thus
aforging this city wonderful hsfD0T
The city COVERS IA area % - square mite
and has a population q from t5e" -
sG,pa. Sire hag dlstancefi ali competitors IL
me volume Of her trade ~itn the world
by reason Of the facts iaat she has. first
three great tfAnslonts men 81 railroads.
Joys traffic arrangements with many
more. and h14s, ia consequence terminal
rates In freight charge. and second. t1at
she has a shipping n"el going to nearly al
parts Of the world. add that owing 10 tn
Development o. the Alaskan and Oriental
trades she Is fast b,.couiHg a great ssa
port city. The Pacific Northwest which
s. noted for iis output u cereals. fruits.
hops lumber and miuer8iA-has pr0sper-sl
more than any seCfion 1t the United states
during the recent wave ~ adversely and
was he frSt ~ see the SIn 0f returning
prosperity Besides its great Alaska II
trade. ii IL the principJ supply point for
the famous Eo~Eiaud and SiVcan mining
districts. for Western ana Eastera Wash
ington ami British Columbia. The result
s. that though It IL 4 city az only modesat..
slze. IL enjoy, the volume ~ trade II cities
r. the Last of from 5ga.ep 10 "a Vn p0pu
3ation There are business houses in Sc
attic carrying stocks worth as high As
StG.sa IN order TO give some idea of Sc
alt!e's wholesale trade IN even ordinary
years. The report Of she volume % the job
hing Trade ia iS+,-a year Of depresslofi Is
appended
Volume OF " hni.sai. business.
The total amount ~ the jobbinr trade
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21


'i~'s position az city and requiring fnan-
cal aid has invariably not only been i'll
4Jr~ed by It's merchants, bat been liber
ally supported By cash contributions.
Great Commercial city.
Edward .. Graves. president OF the
Washington National bank. and nresldeTs,
% o fthe Seattle Chamber OF Commerce
IN recent article said:
Seattle IS essentially commercial citv
II i~ t1e commercial center no: merely Of
Puget sound. bat Of t3e state % Wasn-
ngton and II great tributary region. II
has held thIs pre-emiucnt position ever
since the beginning 81 trade On Puget
sound. and no rival has been able serious
Is to dispute IT. leadership. II has crown
With the development Of the CONNIE rec of
the state and has steadily drawn a con-
iipuaily Increasing share VI liI.lt commerce
10 Itself Like other commercial cities
Seattle = not dependent on It's local sur
ro1ndngs but draws support from every
part % the great region 10 which Is trade
extends. WAY t. should have achieved
tAis commanding p0sb; ion and why Il IS
certain TO continue 20 hold il. q glance
at the map vii show. The chief trading
center OF Puget sound must necessarily
be Oh its eastern shore. where railroads
and steamships can meet and eX h1nge
3tTt' iitiS8t ana passengers. 10 tAe
northwaTd Of Seattle access 10 the shore
j. "a, off by islands, or can be gained
only by channels more Or less difficult
3fatue. on the other hand. is reached
ffDm tie Straits Of Fuoa by a wid" deep
and nearly straight waterway, without
shoals. reefs or dangerous CURRENTS. Civ
Ing !; safe and direct communication with
the ocean. Moreover. il i the FIRST hlr-
b5r on the eastern shore ot the sound
rrich bed by Incoming vessels.
>eattIe's Field for Trade.
The tradc OF Seattle reaches nearly
every part of the state OF Washington AMI
extends to Idaho on the east and BRUSH
Columbia and Alaska on the north. II
11> wreSied The larger share OF the Alaska
trlde from san Francisco and Portland
fhc growth ot this trade In the Last few
years has been remarkable but Il is easily
HtrnHnted for Vessels from Portland ana
San Francisco bound for Alaska must not
only travel a much greater distance bat
must traverse the open ocean. conmuni-
cation between Seattle ana Sitka and
Jnaean. on the other hand Is nearly ali
tn" way through a series of inland pas
slgrS perfectly sheltered. ana as free
from storms and dangers as Puget sound
H@-tr. of which they are hut i CoutipH3-
tion. SeIttle's alert ANA well-eQuipped
mercantile houses were quick 10 avail
Themselves Of these natural advantages
ana the consequence ia that their trade
WltA Alaska. which five or six years ago.
hardly bad any existence is now estimated
At - p"r cent. 81 the total. The North
American Trading Company. which runs Il
line Il steamers UP the Yukon river and
maintains an that river a series Of trading
posts. has ia headquarters and purchases
the chief part of its supplies ~ Seattle.
There IS no doubt that the AlaaNa trade
f5s come Ia Seattle 20 sfav. or that with