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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-20

St Louis, April IA special to the
Post Dispatch from Bonnie Terre, Mo-,
says: At Moon Town, near here
Frank Yeager yesterday killed with an
ak man named Powell, shot Mrs
Yeager three times and then cut his
own throat Yeager and his wife will
probably die. Yeager was jealous OF
Powell
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-20
Took strvchniue nv M,atake

Topeka. Kan, April 19-Gertrude
Boam, the lS-year-old daughter Of DR..
A. s Boam, took dose of strychnine
by mistake and died almost at once.
She had been i'll for couple of weeks
and her father had been giving her
morphine to allay the pain. Yester.
day morning she got up to get dose
Of morphine herself. She got hold Of
the strychnine bottle and took dose.
She lived only few minutes
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-20

Children's kid button, very fine
dress.v shoes, big bargain at
$l25, sizes 8! to II! ..., $50
Misses dongola button, sizes III
to 2 unmatchable at. ....... 90c
Another great wearer is our kid
button, sizes IL! to %, we hear
of like qualities advertised at
VI SO or 81 70, our price =. 81 q
Youths fine calf Shoes, lace, coin
toe, sizes u to 2, crackerjacks
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $l.lt
Boys tan or oxblood, fine dress
shoe, lace, sizes % to 81! ..... $50.
Mems fine calf, lace or congress,
good solid dress shoe, actual
ly sold around town for 81 50
Jul paw OIL ~
Mems fine calf, congress, a dandy
~ 90 shoe for ....~.... e.. $1.40
We carry the finest line of Mems
dress Shoes shown in Dickinson
county, Lewis A. Crossett Shoes,
every pair new this season. Tans,
Russets, Chocolates, Blacks, in Vici
Kid, Willow Calf, Box Calf: un.
matchable values, no long prices.
All of these items have phenome.
nal prices. If any Of our readers
are from Missouri, come in and we
will "show" you.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-20

SPRING PRICES
aAbilene's Greatest Bargain Store.

oil has
Abilene noticed low
buhe OF and
prices
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-20

Ladies' 35c Hose for 25c.
Children's l2tc Hose for loo.
Children's l5c Hose for l2Ic.
Children's zoe Hose for l5c.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-08
BASEBALL ron CHARITY.
Railroad frame Men az Tacoma and
Portland Ia Meet.

Special Dispatch 70 the rostsintcliigcncer
TACOMA sept Seeiefy is preparing
20 see the great hall game that y 90 he
played saturday afternoon between the
trarlc men 81 Tacoma and Portland
The analr ~ under the special manage
ment ~ the lady managers % the chit
dren'- Homo. 20 which ins'ituttou the pro-
ceeds ~ the ansir are 10 10 devoted
Frank johnson. - the Canadian facinc.
has been appointed grand marshal 90 head
the street parade. when II 80 take place
AZ 'cioch Ne ~il ride q very short and
sfuhhy Shetland pony ana an Mr. Johnson
- buii an the Abe Lincoln plan ana siil
be arTayrd Ike harbnric aheik nc may
~ expected 20 draw attention from Rob
srt Lee ~ the tnlon Fac o.. eho siii ride
very tall horse and play the hugie
3ot.n open carriages conia ming the
prominent ladies % the Chlldrena Home
board will follow IN the parade. then tho
players. WIN such afdit enai paseantry
az wtli add 10 the attractions - The dav.
About sS seats have already been sold,
. nd the anatr rromisca 90 be a financial
as well AZ social success
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month ego. 70 be effective for ~ months
from Angus, - laA. and II In understood
e'tner line during the existence Of the
truce Wn@ther construction work viii be
pushed on the lines already begun in East
err washington and Contra. Idaho IL not
definitely known. but a 10 stated that an
announcement Of the policy Of the Oregon
Railroad Navigation in that territory
WI Dr. made soon. In the contracts let
Tor conssFucttan work In the disputed ter
Titory. clause has been inserted allowing
the company 20 suspend work by giving
thirty days notice 10 contractors. Notice
WAS given on August 10 that work might
De suspended, but II In UNDERWOOD that
laborers are stu being sent out on con-
sfruct.on work
W. l.. Bull and Henry W. Cannon, who
were reelected directors today. represent
the Great Northern interests in the Oregon
Railroad h Navigation Company.
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FINAL SESSION OF BANKERS


CLEVELAND. sept. The closing ss--
sion Of the American BsnH~rs AGccis-
blli,.~s ~ BANKING Cooperation rnder
Uniform system " Credit Departments
and STANDARDIZED Property Statement"
vac me ,'ls r 81 pspsf y s'r esrts Ss
Res Rs.oIa ii's offered ~ Mr. Cannon in re-
gard TO credit information bureaus we're
Col Myron + Herrick president a. NJ
society TOR Savings. ~ this city. vas tne
ss, rsss. " HE ,s ,sa t- ~.' prrsr.. ~
.as9ee, swhas ' Ear F. Done to psrtee, orr
cufrencyy" ~ wIillsu cornwsm. PRES
How Can the United states Becorn-
IN. Clearing Houss ~ tAe wcrid7" was
n~st discussed ~ William Trisg. president
Rlchmnnd Mr Trlgx was followed ~
C,en Rasnes ~ New York. who fis~s~~f
he same subject ~ lengfh
The addresses having harn concluded re
elerfIon ~ Officers FOR tho ensuing year
was taken ur, and resslfed ~ follows
President Walker HILL ~ - rsouss
Vice presifent-slva Trovbrf4se. ~
Members ~ executive committee Mvror
r Herrick, president 81 the 1oci~fy fo-
savIrs, sisy ,. p s..sr. T; N S..'s -
Dsniei Anron. y Maryland T 2 stevens
- Nebraska r r Lindsay = Xir<fnla,
George y orie cashier e ne yo-'nsrn
Trtse. Company Chicago CafSwe1 Harry
president ~ ne Ss~foik National bauk
Norfolk Va Iaus~s Whlfing. president
~ sNe Peoples bark Mobile tis = ~
fngerwalien president ~ the clifton Cav
iner bank Clifton 10
one vice president from each state wss
aIap sis~fsf
Al ne rnuciussdm ~ ne @'ecsfan pr~~f-
Sent Russell was presented besutifsgi low
frg cur Nv me members - he exeepffvA
committee for which ~ return9 franks
IN a brief srcerh
Af'e- sne Installation - officers srf 'he
Massage - resolutions ernrae<fra IRE a0-
rrerfasfrr - he convention fn~ snc ~otfr-
iesNtf~ fr@a srrewt erferHef - ne visiting
sei~wafes ~ ne people - Cleveland -
convention was e'sres adjourned ssns ff~
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mcnts stand. bu, he viii Try TO set sofns
information IA we'll 40 10 give some. lie
10 ~ favor Of no, giving w anything
The senator will 90 20 the postonice Dc
ard. Of Port Townsend, who wants nm adj
dit.onai clerk In his office. lie thinks he
will get IL. A call will alro be made AZ the
census office to md out ~ whs, his share
lie Will try 10 get some good Jobs Tor
WashIngtonians, but the present outlook
Ia not favorable. Salaries are compare
lively small and the Jobs viii not last over
two or three years.
Pebble Huiidins for Tacoma.
Foster hopes 70 secure legislation for a
now public building az Tacoma during the
next session. but says he will not discrm.
getting more money for her building.
statistics NJ Vessels.
The report OF the supervising inspector
general OF steam vessels shows mat N2
vessels werc inspccted NJ seattle during
the year, measuring as~ tons. Licenses
ssssa YER pilots o. o s,Gr poi M' soa sns
neerr. 4. engineers, 81. Iives Loot on tho
Coast, nc. collisions. .. explosions or acct
dental escape ~ steam =; wrecks. etc. ~.
accidental drowning. =, and from misceIla'
neous causes, T.
various Departmental Notes.
Post Quartsrmasfer s~rgt. Albert Kay
has been ordered from San Antonio, Tex.
90 Fort canbv
The treasury department has ruled that
certificates OF tshinc~. merchants must b~
In the English language otherwise, 'hey
will be excluded from the United states
Tho case came up on appeal from the col.
hector % customs az Gan Francisco. who
refused 10 allow Yee All Lum Ambulance
because his business was stated IN Chinese
character. The collector WAS sustained
The treasury dspar'ment has approved
the bond NJ the Seattle aiesmahir Conn
PAW AZ common carrier ~ appraised NOR
chand~c.
one additional letter carrier f. 20 be ap.
poinied ~ Waiia Waila. 20 begin work
November l.
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uOP.rtskIN. STARTS MONDAY.
Payaiiup Growers VIII Employ 10
diana Almoss Exclusively,

Special Dispatch - tire ros'.inteiligencrr
TACOMA SEPT Z Wnp.p King VII h~
sir ~ The ruyaliup valley sondsv. Indian
pickers making up the wptsins force Al
mos, entirely Tso car loads - pickers
from the ci'y have gone over ~ YAKIMA.
and more VIII So tomorrow. but very srw
are rons 80 TIRE home nflis
Thss fnorniug the tug FavoFite brought
he~u ~ Inaian csnesp containing about
: ss fniianA from Anscnfiss Port Town
s~nd Ans Port Madison. who are row iu
camp on ne ruyalluN river near tAe ol8
Sitwcll fsrvN.
AZ sorts ~ Vshfcits are pressed into
service ~ Tho valley hop growers 30 trans
port the In Hans ~ 70 ih$ wards. very fr~
q hem this. FAR sniss On ihe trains Tho
Indians are from ~eAh hay ana the sra "a
aa8 some from oulniault around on fne
oc-an a. well 80 from the iossT sound
and k.itisa Columbia
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II. ANNUAL ELECTION
= rnE S0RTHERN PACIFIC
y: .-sseyrATIvEs DROPPED.
- - 1900 Elected Cha1Y1an ~
-. arer1 Of Directors, the saae
q .s6.. whses He Holds ON the
a.d Oregon short Line.

s1Axp. Or. Sept. THE annual
.s-. - the stockholders OF the Oregon
- : Navigation Company was held
~ sxsv ms afternoon. The following
sz q directors was elected: r. n.
-. ". l.. Bull. ii. W. Cannon, A..
ll.:...s~ n. ". corbett. II. w. Scott.
Moore. W. III. Laid. W. 3. Aver.
Ms1s Mortimer l.. Scbtn. Winsiow
- and w. u. Cornish.
- snay changes in the board were the
.ss,.,sos Of 6chiff. PIERCE AMI Cornish
~ Nellen, d. 9. Lamont and Samuel
no represented the interests OF rhe
Ssssu Pacific In the d.reCtoFy.
srhtN . . son Of Jacob 6ch.n, o.
YAK. Mr.. Pierce Is general counsel
- I'n,oa Pacific and Mr. Cornish Ia
- 81 the Oregon Short Line and
~Sddent Of the Onion PAcaf1c. E. n.
~aa vas elected chairman OF the
- q directors.
- or the company elected by the
- 81 directors Were A. L. Mother.
&Szaef. ". W. Cotton. secretary. +. 8.
-. eeusfal assditor: O. r. Wilmington,
ss.,sst treasurer; Charles c. Beaman,
1d. ord W. w. Cotton. general attor-
- sx<cutIye board was chosen, com.
II Nezws. Hartman. Cornish.
- GrtiA, Bull and Cannon.
Il Hartman 10 now chairman Of the
- II directors Of the Union Pacific.
- nhorf Linz and Oregon Railroad 4
100 that while the Oregon Rail-
pa q Navigation Company VIII retain It's
nony. closer tEAlI1c arrangements will
IDcted between che three companies.
~ eject,on today gives assurance that
Vic b no changes In the policy Of
crseoa Railroad 4 Navigation Com
Il least until the next election. Z year
- fsct that the Northern Pacific In not
I eseied on the new board IN no sur
q railroad circles, ~ II was an
neoA some tine ago that the road had
- Oregon Railroad 4 Navteafion
q Juss what effect this may have up
p lnfuss agreements between the North
r Rsd6c and the Union Pacific IL . mat
r ~ epecujation-
- nnn.,ai statement Of the OREGON Rail
2 q Nasiution Company 10 ~ follows:
I'll eorntpgs for the year ended June
HI N86s6, against N.Ae6. ase. - for
psv.sus year.
Nj operating expenses. N.Ds, "a. O..
- M .esax for 1888
sars!nss c7i7. 7os.T, against s27ss.-
M dsduct.ns all charges . surplus OF
~ te50osss1s u8Asurt SSoosS1o.V IN
Dntag the year the dividends on the pre-.
M stock amounted 10 &4l0.0(,0
zwjng I5ee dividends amouufei 70 $50 900
0re Dfsferred stock and t240. 900 on the
GncA stock were declared.
Gzy6ing the statement that President
q & Hoaier. Of the Oregon Railroad 4
1uUkton Company would soon retire 10
1T re presidency Of the Big Four. w.
2fA7tsh today said:
u. Mohler, whose management I I'M
nod has been highly satisfactory 10
upckholderA Will no doubt remain just
- - b He II highly capable. under
49, The conditions OF his territory and
y ne1s thereof and IL would be hard
~ man who would manage the road
~ thsn be. Ny prediction Ii ne win
~ president OF the road
N matter Of extension of lines into the
0safef country did not come up ct the
u1G today A truce between the North
QNclAe and Oregon Railroad 4 Navi-
Cenpany was arranged about one
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Alaska porvDsRv wsTTEH.


Special Dispatch - 'ne Poss-F~tef1ixv are-
LONDON Secf The forrixn sfH-s
received DISPATCHES today rrtattnT - re
ARRANGEMENTS nssde h~t~eer - HTff n
charwn Aa~afyrs ~ Tssffirg'en ART 1ee-
retarv - ssAfs HAY fsEsst ~ 80 Alas
kan fszste TEE facts 81 pTrfrshsf rot
- frsSa purlir gntlJ re Marquis - sei-s-
bury nas rad an 0ppeff frstY 20 consider
fns matter
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BADGER CREEK DISTRICT.


BOISE. Idaho. Sept, 7.--Interest In the
Badger creek gold district, forty miles up
the Boise river. In revived by the resai,
OF development work that has been done
snce the discovery Of the district A tun-
mel has been run III feet, cutting the Cop
per Queen lode ninety feet deep IL has
average value Of about 90 In gold while
much OF II In very high grade The walls
are granite. well defined, and tho vein
gives every indication Of being very vaiu-
able. some little prospecting has been
done In addition. Az the results indicate
q great gold distr,ct.
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Special Dispatch 20 the Post fntell.s~ncer.
TACOMA Sept. T.-stesm~nIp GSenogie,
which arrived from CHINA last night. VII
hnlsh dl~rharxlnE her cargo tomorrow ant
In expected 10 al for San Franc SEQ sat
urday night. Her Storage pes@enxers, IN
Gliding twenty-ons Chinese and ltb Japs-
nese. were examined today and landed.
Among her passengers were George y.
Cumsnln. secretary and manager ~ tire
Cummin Bros. -four mills a. Cheney. He
has been 90 the Orient "a investigate the
Hour markets.
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NEW YORK sept r---se fsars~~ cry
motel st f,sr5Dn CITY os~r~r - re = :
stewart e~fsf~ ~a~ 1m~u~T t1flww TEE
notei was re iarse~e - Janx lstsHf as4F-
cos* - uzzge 20 narufsharxs 1ssfnr
cost go se nsnrn f5sfeaF@ xrst afsa y
wbo were n me 1ofef w-~n me 8re
started aff escap~f unanfs3rr1
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Sgrsies, nl.p"a n, TO 'he er hdss
Bsrck. the superior court baiiin, who was
drowned yesterday on Naury is.snd has
not been recovered Judge Kesn and the
other members ~ the party spent several
hours looking for :. yesterday afternoon
and today. BARK belonged "a THE A. q n.
w He paid his duea for rhe current
month the afternoon before he started out
and his widow will receive 300
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MoRsE WILL GET TME PLACE.


TACOMA, sept John ~ Cromwell
who will become postmaster Of Tacoma
this month, says he wiii appoint Frank e.
Morse 10 the position ~ assistant post
master. Mr.. Morse lives In Tacoma. hut
has recently held position with schws-
bscber Bros IN Seattle Between 1879 and
1894 he was postmaster ~ coifas. and later
Auditor Grimes He is n brofher.in-i IN W
~ r. G.. sullivan. Republican national com
fnttceman and the last Republican candi-
date for governor
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schoe,. VIII opew wc~asy.

Special Dispatch 90 the f'o~t.fntell'gencrr
TACOMA Sept THE city schools vii
open Monday. Superintendent bingham has
directed that all new pupils be vaccinatef
unless they can show = scar or certlfca's
Of vaccination Two new school HOUSES
have been built during the summer vscs.
ton. besides large add tions 10 me high
school and the Central school
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VANCOUVER. ~ c.. Sept During
tho recent tyrhoop IN China the fike -
the TpaonEo river. near Smashing che
kians was preached IN Ave places The
tnundattou caused by breaches was wide
spread. hundreds 81 houses being swept
away by the Hood The local authorities
Are reported 20 pc doins their best 90 ~.
ievtate the distress ~ the people the
majority ~ whom have loss their all n
10 further stated that the loss Of Hfe Gas
afaaf
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ingfcn - experted here - sserie re rss~
Since he srrr~y II Darorfnx 80 pntsrr
have discoveries Ieegs-x SRI t~l~x~s-xs
showing mat Dsh0rfr9 w.~ fefrx iswf
Office business IN snfprirG xonsfS
Tire police 10 n0f STATE wrist nsw f7xrnf
IN he rooms II T,8norsnx ruf roy rgft-
cate hat The prfwswer . attire = snw
for the Ctforssr x1vern1r~rF sffH - -
forts ffrrcted asa8r~f sorre s~rres ~swi~fy
IN New York
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rgsHs ron rrsurvs rIvEr.
one Usmsr~d srrsr v~sssfs cs~ghs
ows IN aesvv gsre.

HALIFAX = snrf - so~~sai
from Caraua y says a gale srpvu ff~
north wesf rangsf 'rose al Law Yesterday
arf great fears are feis ,or over 10 strait
fxhing scNran~vs ard large mats frsa
there. whsrh are On TIE pssd@f fark Int
~. combined crews = ~hfch vii rurrne~
over W. rnsn ore boat bottom 10. ass
drfr~s ashore srt e - sFzppes~5 'ne er~w
we're drowned ore building was niowS
ruwu
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Special Dispatch 20 the Post infeilisrncer
CHEItAftS Sept The weather - ara
HEatn. and harvesting 10 under way cnse
more. few commenced picking snra fhi~
week but gieking viii no, ~ general m
~ about ne middle % nev' week PICK.
arc are not Plentiful ard labor IL IN god
demand Nearly I'll q fhs mills w0ula as~
more mon N fhey could ~ NNfa red
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OLYMPIA. Sept 7.--Gov. Rogers has re.
turned from his trip TO Eastern Washing
ton He reports prosperous financial con.
diton there. Notwithstanding farmers feeI
apprehensiye over the rain on their wheat.
The condition N affairs At the Medical
Lake and Wsiia Wal; state inst!tut ons
was entirely satisfactory 10 the board OF
audit and control.
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The IlucAn r#FHN rosaas.ssarsrs have irsrgps~s
% snsss uIea Ersifefs - seiir~x Taf fs-us = ~
nsasfhs si9 vssf So 20 1879 snFses All
wssam. 80 Bonihs ~. frsf 81 rssfers
teslins ~ h&fi~Nf f7ffff1Fs asffraisnvsl tfnsae
naeufs fn6siFs 80 sis fsaafht 81 Ysss SIS
sx naasAs
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Special Dispatch 10 the rost.in,siIlscncer
TACOMA SEPT The ~ Paul mill a.
Tacoma In o. he Increased nv the addition
81 a plant Tor cutting cedar and spruce
with q capacity 81 inDo feet per twenty
four hours SIX hundred men are now EN-
plDyed az The mil ard IN the Yards The
ncw mill will give employment to 100 hands
20 the shift
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VANCOUVER. b. c., Sept. 7.--Miss H.
6traudte. formerly housemaid at tho Ho-
last night after n quarrel with her lover.
She was rescued by q passerby named
Pete Brusatore. who Jumped into the
water and pulled her out. The young
woman today regrets her hasty action.
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rrwKr.n orvr,sa sHREsTEp.
rnsssea .. Renting Typ~wrff~vs
s,a yk~p sesgssa Thew.

CINCINNATI sep - = Dafarfaw.
wnn efain~ 81 - reTrrNertafIv@ ~ TO
Tg~E ~ gnwsrusr@nt ges NrY4fwn~1 -
raaYt today eu 80 chArxF - rertfns syp~-
wrtsers sut s~gsfnx them W1a~ gisssfns
20 ~ to syran esrsui h~-p. DxDorsnE nsS
nuarrei~f wstn no Inxas syrian eas,Dy.
a. - otts1An OuCu3 OumUn3 - Wnn0
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special Dispatch 20 the png-fntsrf vrursr
NORTH YAKIMA. sept The Gfg
u EsHn soid half ~ bis crop 20 Poole Tor
ia cent?
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SIC Blocks Of BsiiAisss Basass.

cENTRALIA. Mo-. Sept. 7.--S.x blocks
Of buildings In the business portion OF tbs
town were burned today. J. r. Woods
livery stable. with twenty-five head 81
horses; Hayden's livery stable. Hay 8
Carrard's hardware store. the Merchants
hstei, James block and James Beras' rest
dence have been destroyed and the fire In
stu raging The loss % over 10000: part.
Iy covered by Insurance.
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BAKER City Or sept The hex
nine near sumrter vas SOLD To-Day 70 The
& Consolidated Mines Association. II LONDON
The pyies 10 rot made public
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was y reporter on the Tacoma Ledger lie
went from here 20 Portland and there
made the acquaintance ~ Senator Mitch
ell. Who was largely Instrumental in se-
curing hls appointment 10 Siam
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Special Dispatch "a the Post-fnteilissucer.
TACOMA, Sept. John Barrett. former
minister OF Sam, will deliver an address
on Commerce With the ORIENT at the
First Congregational church Friday even
Ing. under the auspices 81 the Chamber OF
Commerce Nine years ago Mr.. Barrett
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BOARD or LAND CoxMIss,oxEss.


OLYMPIA. Sept. 1.-The state beard 81
and commissioners has decided 10 lease
the newly plated FIRST School Land add.-
ton 70 Tacoma for - an acre. Notices
for such lease Will be posted ~ soon 40
the p.at Is fled In the ofice OF the state
commission.
Timber has been soid on school land In
Whatcom county 10 the Morrison Mi. Com
pany. Of Ferndale, amounting 10 81 49,. In
Cheha.is county 10 Swan h Johnzon and d.
Mckay for S2a+. and In Columbia county 10
G. l.. Gu.pc. Of Dayton, for 81.
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MASTERING OUT Of TROOPS.
" Delay - Gess1sg tie Wsshissses
Boys stsstsA for n~1e After ~.
rival - Port 10 Espeesea-Tseo-

bpecis! Dispatch 20 the Post-intsiiigsncsr
WARRINGTON. Sept T.-s@nator fos-
ter conferred with Secretary OF War Root
and Adtt Gen. corbln today. and again
tonight. about the Washington volunteers.
He found that no Information had been
received from Gen. OTIS whether muster
Ing onicef was on the Pennsylvania. Root
&c. ~ ~. ~. III ,.a,ss,, .,ns ~ ~
muster out the men on the way home, but
VIII simply prepare the rolls and the neces-
sary papers, 10 that the actual muster out
may be accomplished at San Francisco In
the SHORTEST UQssibie time
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Senator Foster has secured the appoint
meDt 81 James w. 1Acrone, Of Tacoma, az
second lieutenant 81 volunteers. He did
rot ~, whether he had other nance %
place before Sc erefary Root. but proba ply
tas rot. as all the appointments are made
or determined on
The senator alyo saw the president and
pad his rrsp~cts. He expects 10 see secre-
larry HAY tomorrow 70 tell him what he
knows about Alaska. The senaiof save he
knows nothing about how the negotiations
between the American and British govern
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VANCOUVER. b. C.. Sept III. ~
Charieson. superintendent Of public works
and telegraph construction on tho Yukon.
with Ills stan. arrived In Dawson on Aug
ust Is. and states that the telegraph line
was being pushed with all possible haste.
He expects TO have the line strung up
and IN operation TO Dawson by the mid
die OF October.
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Note-PUues fos A0 subject 70 revision
Dates ~ which the following sna Into effect
Act n isp October g. $50
Act ~ 1894 August -. 1904
Act u 1871. July -. 1877