The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-05
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Seke ON the Dauless Man-sne
Iasxhs BEST Who I4asghs LAse-
fnsuit 10 The Flag h Resented.

q gfx stood burning tn the middle at
"a Second avenue. and AZ the flames
mounted there was great excite
uaenf. The chief Of the IRE depart
mani eailoped madIy 20 the spot. Tnen
came q big truck with ladders long enough
70 reach the top OF the Bailey building
piled on top OF the Burke block Next was
. FIRE engine and hose cart ard another
truck. and finally chemical engine
All refined up beside the burning box and
surrounded IL. and the m~n looked from
the flames 70 their chief and back again
Then spoke Chief keiboGE. Bring forth
a man sfepped forward with thing un-
der his arm like targe-stzed cartridge.
and from = thin little hose with bright
ittie noz7el poured = weak streaxn 0f pre-
pared water on the blaze.
The burning box was reduced 10 pile
Of ashes, and while tbs Seattle IRE depart
ment looked on and the horses chafnped
their bits and sweatef. and the polished
brass Of the engines wtnked ana bitnled. 2
small man with 4 careworu face gathered
the ruins into dustpan and walked slowly
away.
Il ali came abou, through the machine
lions OF . little boy with cold gray eye.
who dropped a ssehaxer" into the hrecrArk-
err stand OF Mowson 4 Chapman. stationed
In the doorway OF SpAnEen5ergs cutlery
story. Fifty dollars worth OF explosives
met their Waterloo AZ one sweep,
II Vas intense while IL lasted. and every
one within q radius of two or three blocks
knew something Was going on not ar
ranged for by the committee. Bombs ex-
ploded ON all sides. and out Of the IRE and
smoke shot brilliant stars and eky rock
cts. and ewhirlis1ss took their blazing
courec into many an unexpected quarter
06me manor maybe " was . woman
Jumped 10 the conclusion that a great con-
nagrafion was In It's incipiency and must
be- Immediately checked. so he, or she,
turned In the FIRE alarm. and the depart
t.rs thf< nal
AMI with It's fine frappings playing loose
on the breeze rushed 10 the rescue
And the boy with the cold gray eye stood
by, and when u was all over muisered:
well, have simply raised --
"A WAS wandering along Washington
street. threading his way as best he could
amid the dense throng OF people thai
crowded that thoroushfare ~ some
strange naischanee his queue, which he
usually wears snueiy cofled under his hat,
had unwound itself TO full length and vas
atrung out behind. dangling In the dAnk
breeze that was nlayins hide ana seek
Chapter H.~A group of boys. out for the
day. had supply OF torpedoes and nre-
truckers They had nrecrackers TO burn.
Hs' was all the better mark II his appear
ance presented anything out Of the oFdi-
nary. When the Chinamaf came In sight
he Was shining mark. 1t made 20 DIFF
had hand in manufacturing the very
firecfAckern which they were exploding. II
made no difference 10 them that ne had
become sufficiently Amerfcanised to be out
10 help celebrate the day. He WAS their
victim.
Chapter III-A whiz and fizz and pop
pop-po Of fireeraekers around the China
mans head and feet Wild. incoherent
aforesaid and made II ashamed Of itself
IAtterly a single cracker lodged In the
gorgeous and Iong-cuitivatcd queue ana
Last. foriorn Celestial dartinS tnso the
nearest alley gathering his burning queue
IN hand and utscrtng the Celestial shrek
VII REESE. Vancouver business man
w. attending the celebration here, Will
carry home knife wound az memento
Of his visit. Late yesterday afternoon, as
he was crossing Washington street at
Third avenue south. q large bomb ex-
ploded at his feet.
Reese turned upon dark-skinned fell
low standing by. evidently the thrower OF
the bomb aud began TO expostuiate.
The fellow, who is said to have been an
Indian. took sudden osfense at Reese's
words and drawing keen knife. rushed
upon the yancenverise and stabbed him In
tho irfs side.
The wound was severe. but not danger
Gus. and when saved UP by surgeon
seemed 10 give Reese but little inconyen-
iencc.
1.-TWO men became Involved in street
1 fight yesterday on Second avenue
near james street. Roth were slightly un-
der the influence ~ the glorious Fourth.
One. named Buell.. expressed kadis and
with no regard for personal safety. bis
contempt for the Stars and stripes, the
policy of the government and the cam
patgn tn the Philippines.
n hsfs ~ In
time until particularly snaiisink refer
ence 20 the American Nag evoked the in
reference 81 u /. Smith, an electrician.
The Interruption was sudden bsif decisive,
A hair hour later when Buell.. Just re-
covered consciousness. was having a gap
Ing wouad In hts left temple Sound UP at
police headquarters, he said he had a haxy
notion that one % the parade floats had
run into him on the street smith. who
had also been taken 10 the jail. was re-
leased "a soon rs Buell. came to,
TINE man with the balloons walked up
i and down Second avenue with his
floating snrgeoasness ahave him. and all
the children cssppea their hands as he pass
ed and pointed their fngars Many nicke.s
and dimes had found their way into the
tasieca mans pockets. and he was happy.
The Whole word seemed to him a huge
joke.
rae halsaen man was small and dark
and when he smiled his face wrsnked up
like frtso;ten orange. ana he looked very
funny indeed Tssre was coed cause 20
laugh. one TOT ne had already sold. ard
now sky nltns rubber ami air balls. col
cred rashtiy rcd. white ana blue were
blooming on narrow wooden stems. like
,rasniftsd cherries That a. SIS worth ac-
ccrsttnx te sc0A figuring.
Al Use corner ~ Second avenue and Cher
~ street TIE Aaisaan mans chronic grin
expanded into 4 bread smile and even
went 81 far az - as considered A etgickle
A party ct hcSs vera preparing charges ~
sulphur ana caiSg Re OF potash 70 rsss on
the street car tracks. The cars would so
whaling ty, and then there wssss;l be a
hang. haRs. hang. which did ene's ears
geei ~ hear.
IL Was very funny. the Asiloon man
thGasgias. and sffss added to II and made IL
exerarsstsnxiv nunsorgsss was ne way are
street eag men swese a. they passed SacA
language TIE bzltaan naa declared 70
ssssself that never N aii als days had any.
thing 50 ASalsne.s seseas come &, his az.
tentSn
TIE hasx prepared an extra large charge,
ara the nslloofs man. forxetfal for fhc
ss0nce es he business PRINCIPLES wascs
shoals havs chained atm - the sidewalks.
svntuFes into the middle ~ the street. AMI