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ment in the party claims, that free
coinage of itself, at the ratio insisted
on, will maintain parity OF the metals
when coined, no possible harm could
come to anyone from any pledge that
could be given that such parity shall
be maintained, and if, ON the other
side, all that the minority asks is that
our currency shall be kept as good as
it is to-day, and that every dollar OF
one metal shall be as good as every
dollar OF the other, all that is required
to insure that end is an unequivocal
pledge in the party platform that the
parity of the metals when coined
shall at all times and under all cir.
cumstances be sacredly main tanned
To give the pledge upon one side, to
accept it upon the other, is nothing
less that patriotic duty that every
true Democrat owes to this country
at this time."
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FIELDS READY WIT.

The recent death in Germany of
Col. George CASTOR, who formerly con-
Quoted saloon in Kansas City, NO.,
recalls an interesting story in which
the late Eugene Field, the poet, fig
ured.
1t was along in the '70s that Field
determined to leave Kansas City for
Denver. He was much worried be.
cause he owed CASTOR $134 and had
not the money to pay it. With a
party of friends he went into Gaston's
place to say goodbye, and to ask him
to let the bill run few months until
he could raise the necessary funds.
The conversation was gradually work.
ing down to the handshaking point,
and still Field was loath to broach the
subject of the bill. Perhaps Col. Cas-
ton suspected the cause OF his hesita-
tion. Perhaps, too, he wished to give
him token of his esteem, for he broke
q brief pause in the talk by asking:
Gene, have you got Is cents?"
"Of course" answered Field.
"Will, give it to me-"
Then Col. CASTOR produced the bill
for $134, wrote "paid in fulr' at the
bottom, signed his name and handed it
to Field.
For a moment the poet-to-be seemed
at loss as to just what to say or do,
but it was for moment only. His
ready wit came to his rescue. Lean
ing on the bar, his face assumed the
droll expression which his friends re-
member 90 we'll, and he said:
"Colonel. haven't you forgotten
something?"
"I think not" answered CASTOR.
Fields countenance was very solemn
rs he resumed:
Isn't it customary for man in your
business to set 'em up when custo-
mer pays bill of $l34s"
The laugh went round, and Col.
CASTOR brought out case of cham
pagne.
He afterwards remarked that it was
a good business bargain, since Fields
stories and witticisms had brought
many times $134 worth of trade to his
place,
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A Libel on Gotham.
Buffalo Express.

The nearest approach to a system
ever yet made by a New York deputy
assessor of personal taxes was invented
by one who was somewhat OF card
player.
He took pack of cards, gave a
value to each card and then drew q
card from the pack for each name on
his list. A deuce meant $4,000, a
tray $4,000, a four $4,000 and so on
up to the knave, which was valued al
$40, 600, the queen at $4,000, the king
at $40, 900 and the ace at $4,000. II
anything less than a five spot was
drawn, he erased the name from the
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PRAISE FOR THE JEW.
Mark Twain Tells Of Some Of His Many Good
Points.
Mark Twain in Harper's Magazine.

Mark Twain in Harper's Magazine.
The Jew is not disturber of the
peace of any country. Even his enc.
mics will concede that. He is not a
loafer, he is not n sot, he is not noisy,
he is not brawler nor a rioter, he is
not quarrelsome. In the statistics OF
crime his presence is conspicuously
rare-in all countries. With murder
aud other crimes of violence he has
but little to do; he is stranger to the
hangman. In the police courts daily
long roll OF assaults" and "drunk
and disorderlies" his name seldom ap-
pears.
That the Jewish home is home in
the truest sense is fact which no one
will dispute. The family is knitted
together by the strongest affections
its members show each other every
due respect, and reverence for the eld-
ers is an inviolate law of the house.
The Jew is not burden on the chari.
ties of the State nor OF the city; these
could cease from their functions with
out affecting him. When he is we'll
enough he works. When he is inca
pacitated his own people take care OF
him. And not in a poor and stingy
way, but with a fine and large benevo-
lence. His race is entitled to be called
the most benevolent of all the races of
men.
A Jewish beggar is not impossible
perhaps; such a thing may exist, but
there are few men that can say they
have seen the spectacle. The Jew has
been staged in many uncomplimentary
forms, but, so far as l know, no dram
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-10-06
Boies' Plan.

Horace Boies, Ex-Governor of Iowa,
has outlined in the New York Journal
the following plan for uniting all for
mer Democrats upon the silver ques-
ton:
"The Democratic party ought to be
united, and because it ought to be l
believe it can be. There is but one
question of serious difficulty that
divides it. 1t requires no sacrifice OF
principle on either side to remove
that. The dominant element in the
party insists that unqualified and un-
limited free coinage of the money
metals at the fixed ratio of 16 to l
will OF itself, without safeguard or
pledge of any kind, maintain parity
of the metals when coined. That
those who make this statement be-
lieve what they say, is undoubtedly
true.
st Is equally true that there are
thousands upon tens of thousands OF
as earnest Democrats as ever lived
who do not believe it, who cannot be
made to believe it and who have been
driven away from their party because
of fear that they honestly and con.
scientiously entertain belief such coin
age would instantly reduce us to a sill
yer basis, permanently exclude gold
from our financial system as cir
culating medium and give us for prac'
tical use in place of bimetalism sill
yer monom etalism.
eff it is true, as the dominant ele
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The Loss on Steamboats,.
Spokane Review.


Millions of dollars have come out
of the Yukon country, but millions Of
dollars have also gone into it, and a
good part OF it is still there, and will
remain there. Perhaps there is no
more noticeable item of extravaganza
and wasteful investment than that of
steamboats,. In 1897, the year of the
news Of the Klondike strike came out,
there were seven boats operating on
the Yukon river. In 1898 there were
nearly $50. Many of these we're small
private craft, but there were at least
so large boats built and owned by
transportation companies which ex.
pected to reap fortunes out of freight
and passenger traffic and the estab-
lishment of stores at the leading min
ing settlements.
In 1897 nearly every available
steamship on the Coast was chartered,
and several vessels were brought
around from the Atlantic. These
were to be used for the sea voyage to
st. Michael. River craft were built
at Dutch Harbor, st. Michael, Seattle
and Portland, and every preparation
was made to handle the immense
travel to Alaska by the way of sea and
river. 1t was all mistake. Nearly
all of the companies have gone to
pieces, and scores of steamboats, may
be bought for one-tenth their cost.
Through the construction of the
White pass railroad and the placing
of steamers on the upper Yukon all
the travel now has been diverted to
the upper route, and all the business
left for the companies operating via
st. Michael is to take a few passengers
and supplies to lower river points.
Where hundred came out with gold
by the mouth of the Yukon q year
ago now less than 10 take that route.
A long sea and river voyage of three
or four weeks has been abandoned for
a Today trip which can now be made
with some degree of comfort. Unless
there are new discoveries on the lower
river many steamboats, costing for
tunes will rot at the bank. Thousands
of dollars have been expended from
which there will never be one cent re-
turn. Such reckless outlays invaria.
bly, follow wild gold stampedes, how
ever, and if another Klondike was un-
covered in some other part OF the
world tomorrow, millions would again
be lost in the transportation business
by those who jump into ventures with
out counting the cost or without look
ing ahead to see what the final re.
suits will be.
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WHOLE NUMBER 2,O63.

atist has done him the injustice to
stage him as beggar. Whenever a
Jew has real need to beg his people
save him from the necessity OF doing
it. The charitable institutions of the
Jews are supported by Jewish money,
and amply. The Jews make no noise
about it; it is done quietly; they do
not nag and poster and harrass us for
contributions. They give US peace,
and set us an example-an example
which we have not found ourselves
able to follow.
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followed his "men behind the guns" }"
bowling and smiling with barred head
to the shouting multitude. 1t was a
memorable progress OF the victor of
Manila from the tomb of the great
general of the Civil war to the tri-
umphal arch erected in his own
honor. The captains OF ships in the
fight at Manila were cheered heartily
as they passed.
Captain Coghlan received perhaps a
slightly larger share OF applause than
the others, frequently shouts OF
Hook der Kaiser" greeting his ap-
pearance, while his brother officers
joined in the laugh the shouts always
provoked. Admiral Sampson was cor
daily received by the crowd and was
cheered. Richard Croker and Senator
Depew in carriage together were ap-
plauded all along the line. Quite a
demonstration in. honor of Rear Ad.
miral Schley was made at the starting
point and the cheers for him almost
equalled those given Dewey. He was
kept busy lifting his hat and bowling
acknowledgements of the ovation he
received.
Rear Admiral Philip was another
favorite. His admonition to his men
at the battle of Santiago, "Don't
cheer, boys; they are dying" uttered
when the Spanish fleet was wrecked
and sinking, were shouted at the bow
ing Admiral time and time again.
Dewey arrived at the reviewing
stand at Madison square at ] AS. The
enthusiasm that greeted his appear
ance was tremendous. Several times
the crowds nearly broke through the
police lines in their wild endeavor to
get near the Admiral.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-10-06
DEWEY AND HIS YELLOW SHOES
Wore the First Pair in Washington and Was
Laughed At.
October Ladies' Home Journal.

October Ladies' Home Journal.
When russell shoes of bright yellow
hue were introduced, Dewey wore the
first pair that was seen in Washington.
They at once became the subject of
jest to all the officers of the Navy De-
partment.
Early in the afternoon one of Dew
ey's feet began to swell, and his suffer
ing from his new shoes was acute. In
an interval between the calls of friends
who were still running" him on his
shoes the Commodore sought his Chief
Clerks room. He walked with limp,
and finally loosened the strings, to re-
lieve his feet.
81 suppose can't take these things
off now," he remarked with a bitter
smile," for those fellows'll think they
have driven me to it."
And for hours the Commodore sat
at his desk in perfect torture.
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THE AMERICAS CUP.

Many false impressions prevail re-
garding the origin of the Americas 5
cup-that time-honored trophy for
which the yachts Columbia and Sham
rock are to contest on October Sd, 5th,
7th, and perhaps on October 9th and
1lth. il extra races are necessary,
writes James c. Summers in Golfers
Weekly.
Ask the first man you meet what
the Americas cup is, where it is, and
what it's worth, and ten to one he'll
say: "Oh, l guess it's an old silver
mug that the Queen gave, away back
in 1851, for lot of yachts to race for,
and our yacht America won it easily"
That is fair sample Of the extent
of the layman's knowledge of the his
tory of the cup, so it will be the pur-
pose of this article, among other
things, to make clear many contro-
verted questions that surround the
history of the cup, and the races that
have been sailed for it from time to
time.
In the first place, the Americas cup
is not, and never was, queens cup;
that is to say, it was not the property
OF the Queen at any time and was never
offered by her. Its original name was
the Hundred Guinea cup. 1t was
made by Garrard of London in 1851
and wass allied for and won that year by
the yacht America by twenty minutes
in race lasting 10 hours, 81 minutes
around the Isle of Wight, starting
from Cowes.
The cup was offered by the Royal
Yacht squadron to be sailed for i'll
their regatta OF August 22d, open to
all nations. America sailed against
the cutters Volante, Arrow, Alarm,
Mona, Bacchante, Freak and Eclipse,
and the schooncrs Beatrice, Wyverp,
lone, Constance, Gypsy Queen and
Brilliant. The latter was q three
m asted schooner.
The same schooner yacht America,
which won the cup in 1851, raced
from port to port last month with the
fleet of the New York Yacht club, and
made better time in a breeze than
some of the schooners in her class.
Rugged in 1851 like a pilot-boat,
with no fore-topmast, and big jib,
she crossed the Atlantic from New
York to Havre in II days-better time
than Shamrock made, for it took her
sixteen days, and she was towed a
great portion of the way across. At
that time America was owned by Com
modore John C. Stevens, Edwin A.
Stevens, Hamilton Wilkes, J. Beck
man Finley and George L. Schuyler.
Paul Butler is her present owner.
The cup itself is slowed away in a
specially made case, and the case rests
in one OF Tiffany's safe-deposit vaults,
from which it is never taken except on
an order from the officers OF the New
York Athletic club-its custodians-
it is shown, perhaps, to favored few
or at club dinner. This trophy is of
beautiful proportions, with curved
lip, and handle that is made up OF
series of scrolls. 1t weighs 134 ounces,
and is q inches high; it has circum-
ference of 36 inches at the center, and
of "a inches at the base. Five hum
dred and five dollars was the original
cost of the cup.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-10-06

THE smallest city in the world is
Fenton, a beautiful little hamlet OF
less than 100 people, situated on the
picturesque Meramec river, fifteen
miles 10 the south and west OF st.
Louis, Mo. 1t is the only incorporat-
ed city OF its size in the world, and has
been incorporated for more than twen-
ty-five years.
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4 OLYMPIA BEER A SPECIALITY 4
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A CTIVE solicitors wanted everywhere
BY Murat Halstead, commissioned by the
Government as Official Historian to the
War Department. The book was written
in army camps at San Francisco, on the
Pacific with General Merritt, in the
the American trenches at Manila AM in the ne
insurgent camps with Aguinaldo, on the
deck Of the Olympia with Dewey. and in
the roar of battle at the fall Of Manila
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list, as it is customary to assess only
those who are supposed to possess
$1,000 or more of personal estate.
The especially amusing thing about
this mans work was that there were
fewer objections made to his assess
ments than to those of any other
deputy. He gained reputation for
hard work, and his salary was raised
twice in one wear.
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WELCOME TO DEWEY.
THE SECOND DAY EOUALED THE
FIRST IN ENTHUSIASM.

The March Up Broadway-Presentation Of Low.
ing Cup by the Mayor Dewey Modestly As.
cribes All Credit for the Manila Victory to
His Captains Band Heads Platoon
Of Sailors from the Olympia.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-08
MR. WU IS CERTIFIED
Highly pIeaSed al inc Stand Taken
 by This Country.

Washington, March 1.-The Chinese minister, Mr Wu Ting Fan, expresses himself as highly gratifed at the defi- nite determination of the United States to keep hands off China and tci resist the intimations of other powers that the time is ripe for this country to take for itself a part of the coast line of China, as made known by an author ized statement given out yesterday.
 ''I am sure the Chinese government and people will not fail to observe this strong evidence of good will, said MT. Wu today. Tt is net only another bond between the two countries, but it has special significance just now. While the old world powers seem moved by rapacity the United States takes that lofty position of equity, jus tice and humanity which has charac- terized her dealings with ether inter national questions of late and instead of joining in the encroachments on China, assumes an attitude of strict neutrality"
 The minister had a long conference y yCSlSIudy W1In OSCI OId1y y [1dy eiS IO I1S situation in China. While he will not discuss the conference, he undoubtedly learned in an official way what was made known to the public later in the day, and communicated the informa- tion to Pekin. It is expected that the position of the United States in re- fusing to seize any territory will have an important influence on affairs in China, strengthening the hands of those in authority.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-08
Terrible Gale Raging Off the
 Atlantic Coast.
HEAVY SNOW IN WASHINGTON
Illinois Visited by a Regular nid- WIEfcr Blizzard and ThermOm- efer Drops Below Zero - Way Down South in Georgia Snow Falls in Many Parts of inc Sfaie. Suffering in Flooded Districts.

Norfolk, Va, March From Hat teras to Norfolk terrible storm is raging, exceeding in intensity that of February 13 The wind is blowing al. the rate of forty miles an hour, accom- panied by snow and cold A large ves- sel, whose name cannot be ascertained, has gone ashore at Gull's island near Hatteras. Life savers are on the scene but they fear the storm Twill prevent them from rendering any assistance.
 The cruiser Brooklyn, now on her way to Hampton Roads from Havana to take on Admiral Schley, for Plym- outh, England, is thought to be some where off the coast in the storm. She Was>due in the Roads this morning, but has not yet been reported. The storm came up unexpectedly and fears are expressed that many vessels have been caught off the Virginia and North Car Olina coast and may be in danger
 The monitor Amphitrite is anchored in the ha-bor, tugging at her cables, the waves flashing her lower decks, but it is not thought she will go adrift There is large fleet of schooners in Hampton Roads which cannot put to sea. Many regular liners due this morning have not been reported.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-08
TO SOTP RATE-CUTTING
Interstate Commerce Commission De-
 ing Work of Traffic Association.

Washington, March 1.-The inter- state commerce commission is making agreements with the trunk lines to re- frain from cutting rates. It is doing the work the Joint Traffic association was formed to do. It is reported, upon what seems excellent authority, that the presidents and managers of the roads between the seacoast and Buffalo and Pittsburg and between these points and Chicago have, already signed such agreements.
 The work of the commissioners is now wi,l the presidents and managers of the roads between Chicago and the Missouri river. When these roads, like the Burlington, the Alton and the Northwestern, are brought into line, the roads west of the Missouri, the Pacific companies, will be asked to agree with the com missioners not to cut each others throat=.
 The claim is that as business is now conducted, the general shipper gets no benefit from the rate discriminations; that the railroad companies lose money and the railroad business is demoral- izeG most of the time. The object aimed at Is the banding together of the presidents and general managers, under the eye of the commission, so that the commission can deal with violations as if they were violations of it's own rules. The ultimate result of these agreements is expected to be the earning of such substantial profits by the railroads that in the course of a few years rates may be reduced with out causing loss to the railroads The object sought to be obtained under the pooling bill which congress will not pass are to be accomplished under the auspices of the commission.