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The Portland house, 100 West Broad
way, is now under new management
and has been thoroughly renovated.
Transient rooms, Soc
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Flourished a Weapon.

The charge of carrying concealed
weapons was the one under which Da-
vid lawson man we'll along in years,
spent last night at the city JAIL but it
was not carrying his weapon concealed
that was responsible for his being
there, but directly the contrary. Law
son was drinking at the Exchange sa-
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California Cafe is the best place to
cat in Butte.
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Repeating the Law.

Berlin Dec. THE reichstag to-day
passed the third reading of the bill re-
pealing the law prohibiting the Work
mems association.
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charge of burglary, was dismissed by
Judge Nichols yesterday.
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II conceived the idea" the healer
went on, 'of placing these words in a
column and placed the numbers the
different letters signify in Roman nu-
merals opposite. l discovered they to-
tailed up 666 Now, as I understood the
words to mean the Son of God, and had
read that the figures 666 were imprint
ed on the pope's forehead, this result
struck me forcibly, and 7 wanted infor-
nation and, knowing the gentleman
was very learned. I thought he might
give it to me. so l asked him what 666
stood for. He replied that the number
was an anti-Christ number, and l asked
him how he knew. He replied that he
had read it. l asked him where, and he
said he could not remember Then T
said to him that it seemed singular that
the number could be an anti-Cilrist
number, as I had heard it was imprint
ed on the forehead of the pope At this
the gentleman got very angry, and
raised his hand to strike me- | stocd
perfectly still, for I knew the Lord
would protect me. Yle librarian came
and ordered the gentleman out and as
he went he fell on the steps and died"
Asked If he thought it was the Lord
that struck his assailant, the healer
said he did not know. as he held no
converse with the Lord, but of one
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Sofa Pillows

We are closing out all the fancy
Sofa Pillows in our art depart-
ment on second floor, as well as
all the pieces of commenced lin
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Free instruction

In Art Needlework given on We'd
nesday and Friday afternoons of
each week between and 4 o'clock.
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Round Dining Room Tables

The edict has gone forth that
square top tables for the dining
room are no longer right They
must De round, SO round they are
and will be.
You've heard the story of King
Alfred and the knights of the
Round Table. You can see why a
round table is preferable to square
one.
II Will seat more persons comfort
ably. II tends to sociability because
all your guests face to the COM
mon center, it's like a round robin,
has no beginning nor end and every
one has an equal seat. We have
magnificent stock Of Round Tables,
all new, made and finished in the
very latest styles. Prices $14 to 500
each.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-31
PRESIDENT HADLEY's REPARTEE.
His Answer to Inquiries About
Christians Drinking Rum.

NEW HAVEN. July 22.-Arthur t. Had
ley who has been president OF Yale for
three weeks. has a reputation for reparsee
among the undergraduates which has for
years formed a feature of university ira
fition. \ typical Hadley answer two years
ago closed the Yale-New York Voice Incl
dent e. abruptly that the Voice has never
seen iii 70 reopen IL After the Voice had
attacked Yale for It's lsxity in enforcing
total abstinence Prof. Hadley took up the
81 Rugby relative 10 college OF Chris
tan gentleman
II. A Hull. Of New London. wrote an
open letter 10 Prof. Haaiey. asking him:
/. Where should Christian gentleman
drink rum?
2. When should Christian gentleman
drink runr
5. How should d Christian gentleman
drink ruu7
4. Why should Christian gentleman
drink rum?
! use the term rum" generically. In
IT'S name, what answers do you think
oaght 70 be given?
Prof Hadley sent him the following an
SWer.
II young man asked noe those ques-
lions Tor bis o.n guidance. / should say
L1a( The gospe! obviously prVScrtbes TO TX
81 rule. bat that he had better not drink
IN doUotful cases II NJ asked the Gt.es-
tlons, not a guide fer his eara action g,,1t
ar a basis ~ judging others. / should tell
ann frankly that the Gospel was far more
explicit In uTgfn abstinence from sweep
thg statements than abstinence from alco-
hossc drink"
Hi~ was two years ago. bus Mr. Huh
fAa not been beard from since
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BRAAN'S consent" TALK.
III Taken Literally, II stuItiHea All
Our History,

IL the consent OF the governed is to
be taken literally. without Limitation or
qualification. then Jefferson's purchase OF
the Louisiana territory WAS an act hota
or corruption and rapine. aud cur who're
Indian policy has been a nlonsirous out
rage aud tyranny.
Mr.. bryan fails 20 note the divergancex
that actually exist between tradition and
progress He fails 10 discriminate between
peoples civilized and peoples barbarous He
ignores the simplest facts of contemporary
history. According 10 his theory there is
$50 difference between a savage and n
statesman. and Aguinaido stands upon the
same footing with Washington. Yet the
circumstances % AgUinaldo's insurrerttor,
furnish the best proof that the phlllp-
pines are not capable of self government
that II LEFT - themselves ;sey would either
relapse tato anarchy. Or become the prey
Of European contention and thar. as we
have interests IN thai quarter 81 the globe
and have assumed responsibilities as q
consequence Of the Spanish war. we ara
bound IN 1uty and honor 10 maintain or
position uutN our supremacy IS recs,snfz&i
throughout the archipelago and Couriete
order Is restored under our authority.
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AFTERTHoyGHTs.

II = quite appropriate that Stone should
be the heavyweight in the Democratic
national committee.
go =, -
Geld has ceased TO flow from New York
10 Europe, tut ii continues 10 hog from
Australia to San Francisco. The steamer
Msan4 brought s5oo.0ao IN sovegeigns FIJI
day.
Sc sos sss
Ncw that Bryan has demonstrated that
he controls the Democratic party argani-
zaisor there are q grea, many Eastern
EsInocrat. like Oliver Belmont. who are
wiihrg to take Bryan without Is TO j.
Bus. unfortunately. without Is to there
is no Bryan.
80 30 go
Yellow Journalism and the Atkinsonites
nave much 70 contend with in the an
nouncsment that a number OF the men
frJm The sceCnG Oregon wish TO re-enlist
and re:Ara 10 the Philippines at the END
OF thirty days furiough This does not
bear Cur the charge OF general dizsa.is-
.acticn among the volunteers which mas
been SO irdus,riously circulated by the
ants.
Much comfort for those Democrats look
Ing eagerly for a new leader with vote
getting abilities viii he found in the toast
offered by Admiral Dewey at the banquet
on beard the Olympia rendered Minister
Harris Of Austria Standing up with a
glass of champagne Admiral Dewey said
Here's 70 the health az the president Of
the United States, William Mckinley
May he be reelected"
90 20 20
More fighting is reported In Sa nloa
About the best way 10 reach a permanent
and satisfactory settlement OF affairs in
those Islands wlii be 20 let the natives
scrap it cut among themselves with clubs
and spears after depriving them OF their
fire arms. The tripartite protectorate. in
spite Of Chief Justice Chambers roseate
views, does not seem to settle the diff
cClties among the natives.
% 90 90
Last "Wednesday a Georgia mob varied
the usual Wednesday afternoon negro
isnching exercises by making an unsuc-
sssful sttempt 10 capture three Mormon
elders WHO were PROSECUTING in that state
by making good use Of their legs ana
sAimmins "A creek the elders escaped the
mob with TO other harm than some bad
bruisea As they are stIll running Il will
never be known just what the mob in
teisued to d. - them. but Il was undoubt-
elty something f1uu,easanf
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SEATTLE. aoNDaf. july 81.


At the risk * ineurring tie serious
dlspleaaare Of the esteemed Tacoma
press. the ps,s,-Inieillgoncer reprints to-
day from the Tacoma News part OF an
interview Ia that city with President
M.llen, Of the Northern Pacific railroad.
IL Is plain. unadorned declaration Of
The new Northern Pacific policy. II IS
public notice that the railroad has gone
cut uf the townsite business and viii
hereafter stick 10 abe transportation
business 1t waa fitting that President
beneficiary III the snismanagemsu, 80
the real estate boomers who formerly
controlled the fortunes and destinies Of
the railroad. as the place where h.
should announce the new Northern Ia
cine plans aud purposes
In brief. ar. Meilen has informed the
City OF Destiny that il viii he treated
on its merits No special effort will be
made to divert traffic In that direction.
tN f6s4fstf "a ftH Nffif4tAsAt eAfUfBli+fNf
will be determined by it's facilities for
handling IL Mr.. Mcllen softens the
blow h. saying that Tacoma Ia "ouv
favoFite coast city but the whole trend
Of hts interview. and the meaning h.
clearly snears ~ convey. ls nevertheless
that the railroad has no favorites.
There seems to haze been an uneasy
fear IN Tacoma that the Northern Pa
CHE intended TO abandon IL. ar al least
sidetraek H. No such purpose is appar-
sns. Mr.. Aelien fences little with ths.
question "a 10 where the Oriental bust
ness Is To be- done. and says il could.
II they had the terminals. be done just
as well In Seattle. bat be- finally SAYS
the main whsatshipplng AMI Oriental
business viii be done At Tacoma.
where ihey have the terminals II IS
not now dome gny~ here else by the
Nes;hern raeitie Whether Mr.. Mellon
means that il Ia 10 he dieiaea with
Seattle remains So be seen. Probably
be does.
The Northern Pacific has not acquired
large and Important depo. ansi water
front properties in his city for ans
sentimental reasons. II it has eyer hal
eny special laye go Seattle. u has al.
ways managed pretty successfully t.
bits IT,
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Hoke smiths RIuuder

Ne~ York Commercial Advertiser.
E&-Secye1ary Hake Smith is convinced
mat sentiment ell over the South 81
3verT helmingly against retention q the
Philippines" AR Smiths range 81 South
sF0 sentiment II exceedingly limited The
Atl4nfA Constitution. The leading TeYrsa-
cratic newspaper of his own state-Cis-or-
giA-~ts constantly warning Bryan ana
other Democratic leaders agains; the rs-
Htsca( pfrtl Fl opposing expansion. ard
t1r louisville Courier Journal has taken
s,s3 stronger stand oH the same side
Senator Morgan and Cisn Wheeler. q the
re- sEbnflGg State IL Alabama. a-a out
Sfsssea advocates = retenflnn Of the Phil
.4pines. ard other Southern leaders are
expressing similar vsews~ ThIs would no,
20 tire case K Soufh eTf sentiment were
QTeFw hi 5g1irEfy ise ether way Stg8 Mr.
Stplta - consistent, As & member ~ the
East Cleveland cabinet h. was a bitter
opponent ~ annexation u Hawai- But
ftsgs-s Sas annexed just fhe same
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who fought under him. but who Is now
cut Of the service. also comes 10 his De-
Tense and declares that the complaint OF
the newspaper correspondents - not well
founded There r. this TO be remembered
The newspaper correspondents secured
their news under great but unavoidable
difficulties and may have felt that they
were entitled 10 more official aid, but
Gen Otis bad a great responsibility rest
ing upon him II would be only fair 10
suspend judgment untn he has had an OPP
,sor.urity 10 be heard.
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place in I: cre Taoar3 c. mustard In
rserse az except tire mouth. nose and ears
Cover the head w4fn warn. cloths. iaen
reaches about 10 degrees; {. the patient
can hear II 90 to rs degrees. and keep
rstsnt ii nuslI jaws open. which takes
Usa@siY ssous sxe-ty inmates. ] have
rad 10 keep passsass in forty minutes"
In yser Of rhe fact that regular psyss-
cats have found % cure fer iocktaw and
the remedy herein given Is within easy
reach Of all IL shzsid BE- given q trial. as
Il certainly ran 90 no harm
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J9e Leiley. t6s Texas statesman ana *
PONDER q the constitution. says that &c
is faiiy persuaded tbs national admins
tra.'an has entered into a tau aul com
r,et' agreement sor an alliance bo1a a.
'an&5ve aa6 defensive between Gres;
britain aad IRE United States. lie says
iA" reason - hts nos been pa1llshel q
'ar wrFi' IS that fsr political Reasons iss
president j. afraid 20 so Sc, II Ne ware
re, SO tsE'atn that ice Is using his "a,
fHt telephone we woaI1 ask canada
VISA he wr 30 about The Alaskan
bombay question when that alliance "a
: ANahtg
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Try.
Bryan's rrsisanserpresation os the Dec
Iaration q Independence to support the
Gauge ~ the F1lsssnos Is ingenious and
characteristic His hiunsser arises franz
his fousnss< for meaningless rhetoric.
full % sound and fury, s.gaisylng
nothing" IN. fathers Of ths republic
did not declare their right 70 be fvee
merely hscaase they had suddenly dis
covered a new principle at tire bass
Of organized society. and determined -
found ar independent government be-
cause they could. They declared that
they ought 10 be free because 81 the
Great Britain. and they set forth their
many grievances and reasons for sexes
sion in a powerful and unanswerabie
indictment OF British nlisrule u lis
American eolony They appealed 10 the
jaasrnen; of the world as ia the justice
Of their cause, and submitted the case
on the facts and not on the intrinsic
literary merit II the Declaration Of In
dependence.
IL, then, the Declaration If Inaepend-
enee In 70 he our guide in our treat
nsent 81 the Fiiipinos. they are emitted
70 he free when they can give reasons
FOR beiag free. and can, besides, enforce
those reasons.
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Spain now has a national debt OF s. 6o.
0e se. with an annual charge Of slaeo e 40
TIE national debt IS greater than the en-
tire national. state. county and city debt
% this country. How she can bear up
under IT, in face % the loss OF 80, olc, 90
year in business which goes with her COL
onies, il beyond calculation. She IS stag
gering now. and there seems no escape
from national bankruptcy.
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1se 5eTerson s. SAID 90 attribute egs geso.g
hest.h Use 'he eae.F ~ keeping strictly T.
rs.tss ae go~rn4ist~3 Uhi5e rs ~ae prepar.
.-E 60 feHew sae profession e raves~tau
s1e %aaa.s <ses tha aaeslc ,ae eeoea, -
hi~ gts'~= ta eft1e~ sast ;hcy ursy en5ey
ehe ra-e advantage If sello~alag 4 rhvss-
eiao VINO practices e'rasesf WHIST he
g-eacssss 81 oEher@
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A BUSINESS BOUNDARY

British press comment upon the
Alaskan boundary dispute points toward
a peaceable adjustment. 10 be wrought
probably At a much earlier date than
Appeared possible few DAYS ago
Taken In conjunction with the modified
statements OF Premier I.anrier. they
clear the situation materially, So far az
the British Canadian side Of the CON
,royersy ia concerned. and leave the
burden az the responsibility with The
American state department. where the
Post rnseliigsncer has from the outset
maintained that II belongs
The London Saturday Review inclines
TO be satiTicai, bat IL obviously knows
as little about internal conditions and
general principles In the United States
as the average American knows about
the politics of England Its weight IN
amount 10 but little. The larger por-
ton Of the remaining newspapers ap-
pear to- recognize that the better case
lies with this country. and that what
ever Canada is to gain she will gain by
"A modification of her presen. aggres-
siveness and by dealing with the United
States through The petitions of sincere
friendship rather than through covert
force and threat.
IL is the conten',ion Of all who are
familiar with the course Of affairs along
the boundary since the first controSer-
sies wers, opened in 1878 that the local
Canadians have no, observed the cnur-
tesiea or the fair play to be expected OF
subjects of Great Britain. Advantages
have been sought through means tina.
could not do otherwise than engenaer
iii feelings. and claims have been made
upon bases fiinsy ana transparent. too
untenable 10 gain the consideration Of
Yankee common sense. For some reason
or other the Canadians have never been
able tao realize tina; their methods have
been held in ridicuie or that they might
not some day secure a hearing In inter
national courts.
Now that the issue over the boundary
has come IN serious pass. however
ana the knowledge u the Canadian be
havlor has extended beyond the local
field and is In tho possession ~ the
Eastern Statesmen and editors. the truth
~ the situation makes Itself apparent
even In London. and tha Dominion
premiere threat of war becomes absurd
even in has own mind.
The fundamental question az stake is
"A means IT easy access to the klon-
dixie as admitted by the London press
during the past week. There is indeed
nothing elise at stake The Canadians
never wanted ard never claimed close
approach IN ;i3e water prior - The
kion13Ae discoveries. they never asked
for nehv canal as distinguished from
Portland channel until the Casslar g,li
fields were found They even aprear
to have Waived she Eehm canal rontar-
/ siou no@ thar ihcre IS a9thinx about
Nehu canal wesh contendssg fer. The
rnt3rr e.u;votersy IS a. commercial and
mercantile a>Ila>. !; can be- dealt ssith
apoo no other ground y dsrrnslt,a
conclusion can eoase af il u u p. tv-af.
"a as amounting II anything Fnare.
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Uneasy Passenger tou an ocean steam.
shipt-l soesGi't the vessel TIT f~i%atfsfllva
legnif5Fi Ssewar&~The vessel NAM i,
tryias q set good example - the passssn
gers TIT HTS
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Yes his business reputation IL blasted"
How did i. hapPc0T''
lie iTopied a can oc his new process
dynamite
Blasted bin. eh. Blew him uoa"
''No. Il d.dn't 60 o~t''--C'level4ps plain
fNA'
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Gees. otls ha< faga4 a rewerfuI ssef@s.s-
e. t1 Cas Ts1tE wne has haa twesv4
years sxsv7isne@ ia 1ha 3risas. as8 h. a
eaa1 ~ CREST usaTal courage An3 god
sAs.lszaast- fEls Gzzasxzks ef Les Arx1sss.
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8lUxsr eas queer IDEAS q What consi-
sutss fa7
{ sa@1st3 saY ~ hass WAY thar tel3aw
sometimes plays chess without being ras4
fgr q ~-~s szlcazo T1Egaes- Herald
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ton TINS summer
'-ssnd my wife ana family OF, a. the
e., - - aE1 Pc.
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The Post -IsteIIIkearer hereby
guarantees tts sdssrsisers n bona
6de paid circulation, Daily. Weekly
and sandal, doabie that of any
ether ss~spae~r published In the
state of ashIaGtsa. Ads~rttstax
contracts will he made subject to
this guarantee.
CITY oFffeIAf. rAPEH.
SEATTLE, HoNDaS. july 81.
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rsssvssaes Isasssess atsSs. aas :: Esitesiai
rea1s@. AsS4 ~
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I. Is quite appropriate that Stone should
be the heavyweight in the Democratic
national committee.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-11
CADETS MUST SERVE
TWO YEARS ON SHIP BOARD
An Effort Made to Dispense Wiki the
System Was Stoutly Opposed
in Congress.

NEW YORK, March 10.--A dispatch to
the Times from Washington says: Ii is
evident from the nature OF inquiries
reaching Washington that there is some
misunderstanding about the fate of those
naval cadets who sought. with the as
sistance OF friends In congress. to OBJ
tain commissions Immediately, instead
of being obliged to serve the usual two
years, at the end Of the course, in some
commissioned vessel of the navy before
receiving commissions as ensigns.
Senator Lindsay Of Kentucky made an
effort TO secure change in the acad-
emy system by dispensing with the two
years cruise at the end of the academic
course, but he met with stout opposition
The senate afterwards decided to shorten
the course, in conformity with the rec
concentrations made by many successive
superintendents and boards Of visitors,
the argument being that it was useless
to require two years of service during
which the cadet was neither one thing
nor the other. but just dispised and
rudely treated pin feather officer.
When the bill for the Reorganization
of the personnel got into conference
tho senate provision for shortening the
course, although it was desired by off,
officers OF the navy. who favored the
birl. some of them considering 1t the key
of the whole system assuring a sufficient
supply of officers to fill up the lower