The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-07

proposed three cheers for him. which were
siveU with = viii,
4 letter u regget was read from Senator
fNosteg NAo was IL have responded 10 tae
Toast THE President" HE wrote in part:
THE administration has Displayed
Sfra0N hand So ShaD.Nx cGr course IN So
caring 0Hr &a&te % t2e sfit,is ~ the WORT.
Ne AKA sasNia@ ana securing new mar
ketS, Ae 8r@ able 10 compete with the
b0tc world lcr trade, anal III upnoldias
1Hc p0i3ctcs 81 the president OF the United
States eur ccm0ierciss expansion is sure
"a he more starting aia5 successful than
even oar regent territorial exoanston
\ lester nom capt. " ". Robinson. il.
Was real. EXPRESSING his regret a, being
unable 10 re .reSeut
THE Divine DodSon" rendered n comic
song and dance. which were received with
tumglsuous evidences OF appreciation
I.isu'. Col. William J. Fife was called
from The audience ANA greeted with pro-
lonKed cheers. Gel Fife said.
Possibly tais is the last time I shall
look upon al year faces. Eighteen months
aEo | passed thvough this city. going On
la@ transport Senator with the nrst troops
ever af00s in tAe Spanish American war.
with Lee men We sailed from san Fran
cisco Tor AazoE. They lid not all return.
We left fortytour of them there. In
teN months II WIN be your duty and priv
Sc 10 send over there AMI bTfns the
bodies OF these heroes home and bury
them In their native SOIL.
Il look up and see that picture point
ing TO Capt. fortson's portraiD and re-
member the last time | saw that gallant
man. |: vas on the day he died. Lying
there. wounded even unto death, he looked
M at me calmly. and with a smile, and
said in quite his ola way, How are you
colonel? There VAS man who was
man. and when Fortson fell the regiment
almost: lost its nerve. | want To thank fha
people Of Seattle for sending us such a
nlaa. and may a marble shaft ere long
he erscted 10 commemorate his gallant
deeds and those also OF the others of the
regiment who fell in that foreign land white
doing their duty.
Costly IS II Is. this war has been a
good investment The Pacific coast cam
not get along without the Sandwich islands
ani he Philpplnes In San Francisco
alone there was s, 10000 deposited in tha
banks resulting directly from the expeneii-
lures ro.atlng TO the sending os troops to
the war from that port. do not gee how
any person who lives on the Pacific coast
can b" an anti-eNpansloBist.
II understand that in one state over 70
per cent. of the men who have returned
have not been able 20 find employment
Now. want every man in the First regi-
meut 10 have a position. We want for
each ore a place where he can earn a good
and honest living. and We want II quickly.
tChcers ard apr'ause,l Here we are being
welcomed home. we enjoy II. Dvatinns and
applamxe are good. hut they do not bring
bread ard butter. We have done the best
wn co,Et | want the state of Washing
ton 70 give employment 10 every returned
soldier. ana 70 have him ne able to say.
To he an American citizen Is 10 be greater
than king
Rev. ]. T. y. Ilwyd was called 20
sponi ~ the tcaSt cf 1.-THE Rel Gross"
and spoke foelngly Of the heroisn OF tho
women engaged In thas work.
Gallagher and Bond. ef the shaw COM
pany. introduced a speciality sketch. which
was hIlariously received.
Hon VI. J. Gordon. chief Justice. who
was expected. couid not be present Mai.
Toha J. Weisenburger. Hon. Levi Ankenv,
Mai Lewis II. Dawson aud Capt NJ ~.
Gorm.oy were called for. bat We're not pres-
eut. and the entertainment was brought
% cioeAe.