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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29
A PHILIPPINE MADRI0AL.

Oh, come. my love, and We VIII rove
Altar In tropic scenes:
New joys await us. treasure trovat
Among the Philippines
Wen train the dashing trolley car
4 tuugled path to seek,
And hear conductors near and far
Make music while they speak.
Banay.banay we'll zee somc day.
Our journey shall not lag,
Till we have found far Mandalay.
And quaint Sapangpatsg.
Bright feathered birds we VIII alright.
As we our course pursue:
While gaudy flowers tint the light
Shed by the cleaning dew
So come. my love. and we will rove
Where nature never frowns.
And mystic melodies are wovA
While one calls or the towns
Wen seek Tay Tay and Naiibay,
Bagtag and Pulilan,
And Bosoboso Bacolor,
Likewise Bagumhayan
Washington Star.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29

IL Is so difficult to get authentic news
from interior Russia that the first accounts
OF the famine should be accepted with some
reserve. II the facts are anything like az
bad "a the dispatches would indicate. the
condition must be appalling. We have no
conception in this country Of the misery
which visits some other parts of the world.
We cannot imagine a condition In which
Ave million people would be suffar.nx TIA
pangs 81 hunger
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29

White River Journal.

II Republican leaders think because they
downed James Hamilton Lewis two years
ago that II will be an easy matter to do Il
again they win and their mistake when It
II too late Lewis = . vote-getter, and has
hosts Of friends In al parties. Had he let
the administration alone last year he would
have come awful near being returned to
his seat In congress. In our opinion no =
the most dangerous adversary In the ranks
Of the opposition. and time win confirm
this prediction.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29

p
TAe sparat exh1btted BY the people @
Seattle In reaat1on - tAe agricultural col
lage aad schooa - sc4snco = couse0De-
Shie 70 the gfeatest Degree. and Shows ne
naxrcw-uinAo1no0 anA joAlousy O tAe
so-called Queen" city. This SPIRIT has
been manifested fur oosne time. ana the
Poss-Intsltigencef. b it, issue Of LAY
ssh. shows that n grows with tina
The truuAae q Seattle 10 not that Pre-
jdent Bryan II n any wise "aatsrdng she
fundamental character Of the coa1ege."
but that b b buildlng 40 the institution.
the nature and purposes Of which were
established by Law. In manner % d.
rectly In hno With IL fun0Ame0tal caAr.
actor, and - great . credit 70 ha0oe1x
and to The state President Bryan =
keeping strictly within his nead In has
work: n TIE college encroacAeo n any
way upon the state university at Brock
lyn'' n n because the university does NOT
meet the roQuiromeatS Of the people. and
Seattle b made green-syed By ssesng stu
dents come to Pullman almost from TIE
shadowu a the university wallsL
The people OF Seattle would have tt ~
pear that thin b only IN agricultural
college,. whereas the course In agriculture
II but one Of the several courses provided
b. law to b taught IT the Agricultural
college, Experiment station. and School
sSssp
the legal name Of our institution The
law creating the college provided that Il
should give practical instruction In A.
r1culture. mechanic arts. natural sciences
connected Herewith. ~ well ~ thor
ough course Of instruction In Ill branches
of learning upon agriculture and other
Industrial pursuits."
II also provided that tho course Of tn
struction should embrace ''the English
language. mathematics. philosophy. civil
and mechanical engineering. chemistry.
animal and vegetable anatomy and phys
iology. the veterinary art. entomology,
geology. and political. rural and house
hold economy. horticulture. moral philos-
ophy. history. mechanics. and such other
sciences and courses Of instruction ~
shall b prescribed BY the regents OF thia
institution Of learning"
Comment Is unnecessary. The remark
able success 1t Pullman under President
Bryan and the present board OF regents,
and the very mediocre success heretofore
attained at Brooklyn" are responsible
for the reprehensible cutburst At Seattle
Seattle would DO better TO direct its sur
plus energy to the building up OF the
university.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29

II Is most gratifying to find such a
general revival in the observance OF Memor-
ial day. The national spirit has been
aroused ana thu old patriotism which made
this nation VIII stlr the veins Of the
people cnce more. TIE heart had slack
ened it's energy. oran1ped BY the long per-
!2d az exesptiona. adversely. but II IL thron-
tans again with the love OF country ana
with hone for sts futnrr
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29

A few -na1:hs ass ere CssAan soldiers
were pleading sev All a. sAe ground shas
they sat ~ soFk - 80 - &ns sAss saey
were In absolute n%s5. having received 20
pay Frera their ewn treasury. ara frat Il
was ifsssassssle Far sssza 70 stare In ggaa a
cfv7. lfs Without Az of eowrre 1ssv gov
ssmNScs SAW ssss ~ssn @Ae Intended snssaw~
fsg peaceful pursuits we1s ras ne~ss arms
ard sasv sEsc .s~ fast ss& e~esse~ssaa hy
several tssasAns see 81 sAoss &rrss wossla
vase zsa1xy - sssp tie srs.sssx pxess.s3
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29

The only enc OF the Spanish waraaip~ 70
escsrs from American guns In Cuban wat
YORK Although abe escaped destruction.
sAe vas pretty badly battered ana /, Il
doubtful K she will ever De % much more
value than as . me-nen:o O: the war;
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29

The ruse of the horse thief in Idaho IA
rot q new one. II Is favortte plan FOR
men who are engaged in a nefarious projec,
TO distract attention from themselves by
the cry Of stop thief" It is always vel,
Ter community to be on Us guard against
men who ara invariably pointing out evil,
In othera "Evil be TO him tina, evil
thinks is very good. wholesome retr.hu-
ton
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29
Devil Wanted.
snohomish Tribune.

Bn0nomOh ItIpun0.
This ofIice ID In need Of Q devil We
want q good. tive satanic parsonage to
learn the printers trade. One whe can
feed q fivs-nnger press or Get up . seich
Of hell In seven minutes and ak the
same time smile and look happy. Il T.
male young person. a devilee, might "a.
Applications may come in IT any timAA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29

From all parts q the state the reports
ocnse ~ exsei weather. There Is . fear TIA.
when thu midsummer san gets The better
Ct sas rxtsts IL VIE. become - 30, xsassaeniy
40 20 psrsa the wheat insseaa q. gently
gspez.ng Il
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29

The French government has supplement-
81 It's good policy In the Dreyfus matter
by directing that thu trial shall be held
elsewhere than In Paris. II Will be just
as wel 10 have the judicial body free from
the Influences which made the former trial
ana subsequent. investigation 30 dizered!ta-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29

tney vou3a Efvs ur chetr anna m e6Dsr
wAs accapksd bsf ss0e nalcoatanss hAve
sareseAed - pefssaAlng De Cuham % -
uand both money ana gun- We cannot
compel them to give up their guns. bat we
srs not called upon TO provide them With
the means - paschaang amnnnatisn with
which to shoot down American soidieA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29


A EsnseTsssr ASKS saa Sy,akcmHa n Ressew
70 0psn sas~crsrs.on isss tor Che Dewey
As1ss esnA." The Spnkesmsa-Revfew has
30 sss~cssSa 20 secssssnx asA Forwarding
sc.2asAsy cS--.<ssskaSnD - tA&s cauA bue
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29

Why don't the Democrats expose their
real sentiments and nominate Edward Al.
kinson on their presidential ticket? He
has views" enough for q half dozen cam
paiGns-New York Press.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29

II has come to this in Boston: Thu
people 20 to church on Sunday ana gam
bic In copper all the rest OF the week.
st. Paul Globe.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29

st. Louis insists that Chicago politics
shall be renovated thoroughly before tn
drainage canal IL opened. Ere
Press.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29

what a look OF eager anticipation tina
man In the corner wearN"
Yes. he runs an incubator. "-Clevelanf
Plain Dealer.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29

ssThe Seats OF the Mighty
Seats on the New York Stock Exchange
sell at so, 900 nowadays. Few are more
costly, but Uncle Sans expenses at the
seat of war to date have not been small.
Boston Globe.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29
AasuannEnrs ronloaT.

At SEATTLE THEATEH-Blanche
WalsA and Melbourne Mcdowell In FEE
lora."
At THIRD AvENUEs-Beiasco-rh
Company "a The Girl Left Behind Nc"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29

Painting the town shop.d be accepted
as . municipal duty In Rome now that
Signor Carmine Is in charge Of the Eter-
nal City's excheQuer.-St. Louis Repub-
lie.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-21

troops from place to place In m ineffect-
uai and almost bioodiess attempt to cap
ture and destroy an insignificant enemy
eternaIly on the run, has not brought
home TO the conscience Of tho Nation the
horror OF war. Second, plunged into
idiotic hysterIa by the blare OF busies ana
the rattle Of military accoutrements they
have been blinded to the real purposes ana
infamies OF the war In the Philippines
when the history Of that war shall be
written impartislly, and in good con-
science, It will be set down az the ignooie
product Of politics. and the men ana al
uninistration responsible for 1t will stand
under the execration OF their conntrymen.
But let few more men like General Law
ton be sacrificed In the cause OF a terri
torial extension that could have been, ana
can vet be, accomplished-so far as II
might involve the honest and profitable
spread OF American commerce-withou'
this upholy war and the country VIII NOT
wait for the advent Of the Impartial MS
torian to pronounce Us verdict OF con-
demnation. In no event will the country
wait to condemn President Mckinley and
his man Friday in the Philippines for pre-
maturely declaring the war over In an
effort to silence public protest, to after
ward give to the Nation the unwelcome
news OF Major General H. W. LAYTON g
slaughter In battle with Filiplnos at San
Matan
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-21

years as a maximum, AS years to the silver
On and 10 to the ash
| The new plant Of the Union Settlement Tor
uhilaptbropic work, which has Just been
opened in Harlem, is one Of the finest in New
York. and cost over 10000.
At sale OF the Garzelin collection IN
Paris house, remarkable Louis XIV CLOCK
which brought 81 600 francs at the Double sale
Ia 1881, realized $1,000 francs.
The top OF desk from Norwich university
Vermont, In which Admiral Dewey had cut
his name while student there, sold In Bos-
ton the other day for s25.
GAINESVILLE, Wis. Is tho most Important
tobacco marke. in the Northwest. There are
twenty-five tobacco warehouses In the city
packing aud handling thousands Of cases an
nualiy.
In GAINESVILLE, Wis, Is pearl button fac'
tory, which turns out thousands Of the hnes'
quality Of buttons. Tons Of Mississippi clam
shells are used in producing the buttons.
One hundred bales OF cotton were recently
loaded into box "a feet long, having a
capacity Of $4,000 pounds. The cotton wa'
packed so tightly that there was space &c
nut In Ave more bales.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-21
TWO YEARS IMpRIs0Sr,'
N. PAUL DE ROULEDE VIA.
BE coNDEMNED.
He Said the Senate ana e.
dent of France wer. - ~
and Dishonored the Rep.s..'

Paris, December 20.-In IN.
ting as high court Of justice ~. ~
sci urged that the charges ss,,.'.
Mariel-Habert be Joined ID q.
proceedings, but the prosecute, u
declared this would be illegal. ~
Roulede. who, though III, wa.
virulently denounced the ssn,,.s u
law officers for being "subser,,.n, !. y y
governments orders" y
Amidst an immense uproar N <.
lede added: II wish to be cona...s
will say what I think Of these 49,. s4se
This assembly is infamous ana S's,
France and the republic u'suss9
During increasing din, NJ N.
continued: II include In INV dsru.nr.a'uu lt|
both the senate and the presids uue' y
republic" n' ~
The procurateur with difscm,.
himself heard in the tumult wSias nH|
and demanded the prompt pun I,Su eni1(|
Nj. De Rouiede, who continued Il "
insults at the high court couplss q y
the assertion that he desired M.
ment. The session was eventuaiIs ssas
pended and the court retired ta.a,. y
the situation. The prisoners scs sya.'s
NJ. De Roulede. NsAlnS
NJ. Paul DE Roulede was Lax.
fenced to two years imprisonment !, {
charge of libeling senators ana nv " \. Y
court of Justice. Nv ~
On November IS NJ. De Rousd, &
sentenced to three months imnri,.s-a
for insulting the president Of Fran.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-21
FEDERATION of LABOR.
Officers Were Elected ana the Con-
ventiOn Closed.

Officers Were Elected ana the Con-
ventiOn Closed.
Detroit, Mich, December 20-The long
est convention OF the American Federation
of Labor ever held ended this afternoon.
During the nine days that the delegates
were in session, declarations were adopted
concerning a great variety of questions
OF more or less public import, but for the
first time in many years no proposition
was made, or action taken, even remotely
connected with the money question. Among
the closing Items OF business transacted
was the adoption of resolution appeal
ing TO congress to submit to State legisla-
lures sixteenth constitutional amend
ment to prohibit disfranchlsement of citi-
zens on account of their sex.
The Federation unanimously re- elected
all its old officers as follows: President
Samuel Gompers of Washington; vice
presidents. p. j, Mcclure of Philadelphia,
James Duncan Of Boston, James o'Connell
OF Washington, John Mitchell of Indian
apolis. Max Norris of Denver and Thomas
l. Kidd OF Chicago; secretary, Frank Nor
rison OF Washington; treasurer, John b.
Lennon of Bloomington, ILL.,
Louisville, KY, was selected as the place
OF the next convention.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-21

Senator Lawson, Congressman Broussard
ex Congressman Ogden and others haze
made an active campaign. The contes.
reached Its climax after the regular demo-
cratic victory In New Orleans. when ex-
Mayor Jno. Fitzpatrick doomed up as a
candidate for governor with almost s,lid
New Orleans delegation behind him. Fitz-
patrick was supposed to lead the opposi..
ton to Governor Foster and introauoei
a large element of doubt into the issue.
The friends OF Auditor Heard. who WAS
victorious tonight, then started out to
soldify the administration elements. al
though the governor claimed still to be
hands off, and succeeded 80 well that
the auditor was nominated tonight on the
third ballot. Mr.. Heard had bean sta e
auditor for two terms and is very popular
with the agricultural and other elements
The convention will nominate full State
ticket, including lieutenant governor.
treasurer. auditor. State superintendent
of. education, attorney general and secre-
tary of state.
There is talk OF white republican
movement In the State, but what effect the
defeat of the Payne resolution will have
upon the plan can not yet be determined.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-21
HOUSTON, THURSDAY. DEC. II. isp'
TEN PAGES TODAY.
INVITATION no ROYAL SPORT.

The Pos. has received an invitation 70
ioin Mr.. Jas. s. Johnson. an up-to-date
banker OF Austin. and party on panther
hunt amid the rugged foothills Of the Colo
rado.
The Post docs not remember to have
lost an exaggerated felins-known as pan
tber-and II il had. 1t is not sure that 1t
would pay reward fer It's recovery W.
a chase after a genuine panther through
bramble and briar, over dell and sprawl
ing bouldcrs with pack Of hounds run
ming In tuneful cry on the hot trail Of the
boiling beast, what sport TO warm the
cookies OF a daring riders heart and put
the CLINT OF Joyous murder in his dancing
eye as he let's loose pantherward the shot
that kills! That is provided the panther
always runs from and not towards his
pursuer.
The invitation is all right, and is ap-
preciated. but the newspaper scribe can
chase panthers best on paper and can,
with thought wrapped in reverie, shoot
them with heroic accuracy from bending
trees In the forests OF fancy just as they
are about to leap ferociously onto the back
OF some hapless hunter who has lost his
gun or been stricken with The delirium
tremens of fright.
Pardon us for appearing to treat with
levity the royal sport TO which invitation
Ia made 1t Is not levity, but wisdom.
Wa know tho snort TO which we are best
bad
have not yet discovered the fact. Mean
while Texas is to be congratulated on the
introduction OF kingly snort. Hunting
tigers in the junglee ~ the Park Cont
nent, orangoutangs in the remote forests
of the Congo, nor mad bears in Australia
is comparable.
Here liz to It, May 1t live long and nour-
sh to take the place of bogus coon
hunts and ame-bear chases
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-21
sAcnrr,cnp TO NATIONAL rolnA

The Philippine war is over. announces
General Otis aud claques all the satellites
of the Mckinley administration. Put de-
spite all these gleeful assurances the news
comes to shock the Nation that Major
General Lawton has fallen at sen Mateo.
while directing his troops from the Ar
ing line.
There was no better soldier in the Amer
lean army than this dead general, Al
that his country owes TO his dash and
ability the war department will see TO 1t
that his country never knows. His
is not the only record that will 60 oth-
cally unrewsrded. In army and navy the
Lawtons and Schloys have been made to
stand aside to make way for the incom-
petents OF administration favor
Shocked by the intelligence OF General
Iawton's death In the Philippines, y
grateful nation will not hesitate to recall
his masterful service at Santiago Co
Jointly with Wheeler and Chaffee, General
Iawton saved the army from retreat at
Santiago that would have destroyed It's
spirit aud set on Il a stain that subsequent
victories would have mitigated, but could
not have effaced.
When these generals averted that ig-
nominy the mastodonic Shafter lay pulling
In his tent miles from the conflict
that spent Its magnificent fury on the
precipitous sides OF San Juan hill and
had announced to the war department that
he must retreat II not Immediately re-
inforced. shafter knew. as did every one
else, that immediate .reinforeements were
physically impossible. But before the
Nation had recovered from the horror OF
Skaters confession OF defeat the news
came to the relief OF the country that re-
treat had not occurred. reinforcements
were not needed and victory won
Wonderful transformation!
Who wrought Il?
Certainly not shafter. Then who? The
war department has not answered. but
the country has. and the names II will
K siye 70 history for that achievement are
those o. Wheeler Lawton and chaffee.
One Of the heroic trio has boon slain by
= Filipino bullet, Another has been side
tracked by General Otis, operating 10 the
srscs q the var department. The thiri
~ dropped out Of the place whore ths
brays soldiers reward lles-Tths iins Of
+ pFenotioDt
~ A'eet|sep people have tolerated the
h(llpplp9 - ~ two rsasoDs and iust
fret nm ne trtunphaut march of our
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-21
SOME PosrscRrprs.

81
In 1850 Texas raised 5s,c72 bales Of cotton.
Now abe raises 100000 bales annually.
German beer and California wine have
caused great decline in the exports Of
French clarets.
The present prosperity in Germany has
been produced by systematic and energetic
development OF foreign trade.
Thus far In the year Cuba has bought from
the United States three times as much as it
did in 1895. In values the Increase was si3.-
10000
a petrined forest In sandstone formation
has been discovered in Routt county. Call
fornla.
The bubonic plague spreads with astonlsh-
ins rapidi,y, In two years after II nrst sp-
pearcd az ilongkons It had travelled aoOo miles
70 the westward.
Some information 10 furnished by well
known scientist 10 regard to the ages OF
trees. He assisns to the pine tree 800 10 100
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-21
JOHNSTON TO MORGAN.
He Demands II RetractiOn from tn
Senator,

He Demands II RetractiOn from the
Senator.
Chattanooga, Tenn. December TO- A
special to the Times from Montgomery,
Ala, says: Governor Johnston has today
mailed the following letter to Senator
Morgan:
To Hon. John T. Morgan. United States
Senator. Washington.
Montgomery, Ala. December 20, 1895.
Sir; You are quoted as having said on the
18th instant in speech in the senate that
"a monster monopoly had to leave Ala
hama and find home and shelter in New
Jersey and large corporation has taken
its place In Alabama in which the gov
ernor OF Alabama has or had large
amount OF stock and who leads the pro-
cession." / regret that you did not make
this charge on the stump in Alabama,
where would have had chance to reply,
but waited until you found the shelter
OF the senate. The charge is not true and
respectfully demand that you shall re-
tract the same or find some one reputabl
witness to sustain II.
Jos. Il, John StOn.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-21
LAID TO REST.
Funeral of the Late Lieutenant r. NJ
Brumby.


Atlanta Ga, December 20.-The remains
of Lieutenant 4. NJ. Brumby, Admiral
Dewey's flag officer, were laid to rest to-
day in the soil of his native State. The
funeral was under the direction of the
military and the service Of the Episcopal
church was conducted by Bishop C. X.
Nelson.
The body of the dead officer reached
Atlanta early this morning and was es-
corted to the capitol, where 1t lay in state
several hours. Lieutenant Caldwell, the
representative of Admiral Dewey. placing
the magnificent sword, presented Brumby
by the people OF Georgia less than two
months ago, on the casket. Among the
mass of flowers about the coffin was a
great wreath of white roses. Japonicas and
carnations, twned with delicate ferns, ana
bearing a card with the simple inscrip-
ton: THE President" Another wreath of
similar design was marked with the name
of Secretary Long. Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey's card was attached to an anchor of
roses and violets A magnificent wreath
OF colored roses and palms was Nmarked
From Georgia Friends
The cortege accompanying the remains
to Oakland cemetery was composed of a
company OF the Seventh infantry from
Fort Mcpherson. the Fifth regiment Geor-
gia militia, the Atlanta artillery and Gov
ernor's Horse Guard
The honorary escort. headed by Gov
ernor Gambler, consisted of United States
Senator Bacon, Mayor Woodward. Lieu
tenant Caldwell, U. s. NJ, justices of the
supreme court OF Georgia and State and
city officials.
Mrs Brumby the aged mother OF the
lieutenant. was unable to come from her
home in Marietta to attend the funeral
1t was expected that she would be pres
ent. but when the time came for her to
board the train it was found that she was
too weak to undertake the journey.
The supreme court adjourned for the
day in honor of Brumby. All of the Of
fees at the capitol closed at 2 o'clock in
order that the State officials and clerks
might attend the funeral.
The city offices We're also closed by or
der of Mayor Woodward.