The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-12
Battle Scared, But Proud
and Majestic
souonr cEavEaA.s FLEET.
1Rosa Saa Fsaaeasee Yesterday
Aftosnoon-Nvill Go late the Post
Orchard Dsy Deck Ser 1epaies-
CO0nanAeF Ferry 90 - Uaa-
Noetel ~ tie RalateR C1sh.

THE famous baffleship IoasA. CApt.
1eny commanding, steamed ~ Puget
sossd yesfesdAy Afternoon and At $50
oscock last evening ted ~ At one of the
bSeys opposite TIE Puget sound naCL sta
ffon IT 8ten,e,fon. She came norfh from
San FiAscisco to undergo repairs and N
0oerhAsiiae. uafseh <Su b s'oen her As
son ~ she can b placed N the GOVERN
nsesf dvdook. Capt. Terry sad he could
nat name the exact time <,ben she <'iU
enter until after = consultation Nth the
station commanded. CAPT. Greene. The
t5s2. hO1he0e,. pM probably tale place
1odAv ~ f0sorrou'.
The louA 3 co1psAader hAs Accepted N
dsU&Ation to tie AlAskA Geographical So
ctety,s banquet. to b held 1t the Rainier
Cub Tuesday evening. he also agreed to
r. tie guest Of tie city Of SAfHe It later
date to be NAMED b. the dlsfheaishsd nAbsl
officer. Both isb2Ahons u,ess exfsndtd
Vast evening 6,pnsdEAte!y Aftsr tie nssn-of
ipas hAd dropped anchor.
= BOARD the Iowa At the naval sta
ton, w. ". Rinehart, representing
"A Mayor Humes. and himself. ~
president Of the council. welcomed
the Msttleship's officers and crew on be-
half Of the city. and President Arthur G.
jackson performed "A like function for the
Geogyathical Society. The AFFAIR WAS en-
iirely Internal Set speeches were dis
pensed with. the social contract being
catered INTO with unusual democratio
simplicity.
About sao o'clock President Rinehart.
CouncilnAn James. Mr.. jackson and rep
Tessntattves Of the prsss entered 9 row
boat fran DE ekasit chisf. Capt Oil
Parker, on which the committees ana the
excursionixts made the trip. Ana pulled
up alongside the iowa Capt Terry stocd
on the deck Awaiting the visitors, and
after the salute afsf introduction fcrmAli-
tics had been concluded. led the way Into
his official quarters below.
Capt. Terry accepted President Jack
sons Invitation to banquet In this city
IT the Rainier CLUB. and Will attend. nc
epparanied BY Lieut.. Col. Martin, U. s.
"a, Of Gen. Kings stan. who 10 . CUES.
aboard the man-of-war
During the committees stay aboard the
ue~n Capt. Terry and Mr. jackson had a
0ReeSfA
10 the Alaskan boundary dispute between
the United states suc Great Britain.
ssThe proposition In this boundary mat
Ter. a. l understand IT, Capt. Terry re-
smarked. 'iS to determine what share OF
TIE disputed ssrri:,ry u ours and what Is
Great Britain's.'
I'VE know what ours Isl jackson
quickly responded.
''Ah! That rather implies that you
,Ahink Great Britain - INDUCING In sharp
Spractices." the captain answered. But I
3Rsrdly think SO You must remember.
- Are Just IS good at sharp practice as
everybody laughed. and IN. captain, as
= Il Ne uantf DO we want tho Kiondike?
7 dent os,isve England wants us to sac
mtnatien OF the boundary proper, In
which, as he claimed. the United States
Lost vanconver isisnd
estiy think W had no rssfss 10 ANYTHING
10 dn not got, and as TO the Alaska
noansary, we all know that has ever bcen
Again Mr., jackson could not concur.
eaytnT ho thought the United states ac-
Quired definite amount OF territory from
hnsia ana should not give up one inch
''rhe arsumentat!vs talk as Mr.. Jack
son termed Il. ended pleasantly. ana the
CSuAfuItce returned tn the Skagtt Chtaf
Capt. Terry said. In bidding tne usmbers
9ood-oy. that he hoped 10 re able 10 an
frounce at Tueeday aixhts banquet when
he can be the ciiy's guest
Cart. RAfHBoSE and Mr. natteiie.
promoters or the excursion which met
the iowa rendered AN invitation to ina
Chamber az Commerce and city co,.nsti
commItMes to meet the Iowa somewhere
between Seattle and Part Townsend. 7.
Was not known Il the vessel would ~amn
10 Seattle first or 20 sircc; To the aryapek
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