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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-07

pLATTSRrRG. n Y Aug 6--Presldent
Mckinley, accompanied by secretary Cor
telyou. attended church this morning. drtv-
Ing up from the Hotel champ.a.n Al
pEaftsburg al. his life. he drove the party
TO the Presbyterian church instead of to
the Methodist church. making the presi-
dent about fifteen minutes late. The pas.
tor Of the church. however. DELAYED ssry-
ices until the arrival OF the president.
congregation arose and rena nes. standing
until he Rad been seated. Bishop Goocsell.
OF Tennessee. preached the sermon. TAX
ing his text from the ninth chapter Of 81.
DR.. Joel ". Eaton. presiding e.der of
the church. in his prayer. asked that the
blessing Of God might rest upon the
president OF the United States and through
us the uncivilixed lands might be lifted
up.
Al the close OF the service the congre-
CATION remained standing until the prexi-
dent had reached the street
President ard Mrs. Mckinley. Vice Pres
idcnt and Mrs Hobart and several In
vited guests viii witness the yacht races
tomorrow from DIR. uebb's yacht:
Sir Wflfrid Laurier. the Canadian pre-
mier, has reconssiered his determination
10 visit the Hotel Champlain while the
president IL here. and therefore will not
come this week. as expected. He believes
that a visit al the present time would
cause a great deal OF unpleasant COM
ment.
Secretary Root will arrive here Tues
day morning for a conference with Presi-
dent Mckinley. MOI only the Philippine
problem. but also the questions now con-
fronting the secretary OF war. such as
the situation In Cuba and Porto Rico and
the attitude 10 be maintained toward Gen.
Miles Will be discussed in detail and q
general plan of action agreed upon.
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FISH HAVE rAvoRITE HAuxrs.
Those OF samoa Are Migratory. hut
Always Return Home.

One strange feature OF this sea life OF the
tropics Is the regular recurrence OF msxra-
tory swarms Of fish OF very small sire
that return In huge numbers year after
year with such absolute regularity that
the natives calculate on the event on 4
certain date in each year. and even within
an hour or two Of the day. One sach
swarm of fish forms the occasion OF an
annual holiday ana feast az samoa The
fish II not unlike the white bait for which
the English Thames has 70 long heen eeIe-
braiea, and each year Il arrives In Samoa
on the same day in the month OF October
remains for day. or at the nasf two
days and then disappears entirely unssi
the same day the following year Why /;
cosues. or whence. no curious raturaslx.
has yet discovered. mar has anyacdy srHc-
ed ire onward course when IL leaves the
Samoan group. bait the fact Is unanessfnn-
able that suddenly. without notice. the
still waters OF the lagoon which surround
each island within the ringing REF BE-
come alive with millions OF fishes, passing
through them for a single day ard night
and then disappearing fer i year ~
though they rad never come
A visit ~ Samoa enafisd me % see this
strange phenomenon far nsy9rss and 70
witness fhe native fesxs by which II ID
celebrated year by year 7 had been In
Samoa for y month and In that month I
rad enjoyed aisa1s, surfess os beauty, I
rai coasteA fhr chores Of sts ssfarAn I
had hashet ia the warm. sssls waters OF
liz iarenns. frznxei To wawaYs by the
white ssef. on which shs ee4an broke In
gcsssn SPRAY. ard 70 Ianswarsa By ne az
yer hsaca AZ coral sand. neckss with tAe
tremwto&ss shadows n sf~ swaysng ,,aiua
Rad climbed with ms native xuiGe "a.
abrupt hills. covered with dense sorssse
o. tropical inxurssncs. throagh the sreades
Of which ! caught x5smrses oe sne a1.ks
ard fasss- ~ .hs oceans myriad snssi~s.
ard again we had plusxef infs deep val
,eys among tire hiEsa where little head
song streams murmur waser the shaa% az
The wiSesps~aifng hrsa1-frxsst trees and
wave the h~oAs leaves II the great water
lilies ~ the paeifr eoa& isssnds--rxprsn-
entt-s Maga1lns
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NORTHWESTERN NEWS NOTES,
Heauiam,s tapaistian il IN,

Haquiasns population n 2.Aa
Walter Reed. IL North Yakima has offered 10 do.
nate 100 feet q desirable LOT 10 any one who viii
build an opera horse.
The experts fsem Grays barber for the rear end.
ing June % were valued ut N36 ~ and tndsins
from present Indications. the coming year win rAss
the 81 oao mark
With every GTAys hsrhor emplosrd and
min tie haFssos running short AAnssed the
calamity bowler ID out at Job. says the Hoquiam
Westinghouse.
According to this Fairhasen Weird Herald there Is
likely 20 he no further opposition "a the srycsns-
ment ct J. B. Mcmillan, u that city, 60 the tsasi
taon ct census supervisor far Western Washington
and all that h lacking nos IL the connrmAsioa AZ
congress. which viii came In ine time
George L Eeksssl. II yancouves Is the owner al
> very handsome rssic which he rriaes highly. not
20 much for its intrinsic value - Tor the historic
interest a.taehsd 10 r. Il b = part IT the silver
table service oHce the property a Gen Wright Who
than, and In shnee hanor Fart Wrsxht wss named
The serie h 81 sud silver and consists n teapot
ssssr-hcwl. cream pitcher. swn plates and EIGHT
sypcus Tbs bssrr pieces hRaHsiiniis carved and,
the name Wright h ensrssed upnn each piere
gigantic heating piant 10 furnish steam heat for
several al spokansss iaTgr hnildiaxs frsn central
station il being discussed by nnnnhe. az SPOKANE
rsnrerty-ownsfs- The scheme n found feasible will
sase ahcns Il pee cent a The ernt nf The heating
~ several large hocta. which sum viii rssn M into
thousands II dollars xnnnaiy. II h pruTsased to
esrct boiler roorn With boilers large enossxh 10
furnish the required hess. Ard from this central
station pipe the steam 10 the various bHilsinrs
whore owners are interested IN sbs scf~me
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OLYMPIA. Aug 6--The following arsi-
cies OF Incorporation have been died with
the secretary OF state during the past
Appointment OF D. ). Crowley. OF Taco
ma, agent OF the Colonial Trust Company.
Hsaly Lumber Company. Of Tacoma
!, Cooperative Mining Syndicate. OF seat
, Thampson Furniture Company. Of Seat
Columbia Mining and Milling Company.
Mineral Creek Mining and Smelling
Company. OF Tacoma-eaa0 90
appointment OF l. Diiier. OF Seattle.
agent Of the Mount Diablo Wine Company
Mount Dtablo Wine Company. Of San
Franciaso-$zs0.oo0
Taylor Z PARROT. Incorporated, Of Chi
caRu--$i010n.
Rainier Methodist Episcopal church.
Priess River Falls Gold Mining and Mill
Ing Company. of Spokane-~&is, no
Big Ernest and Little Ned Consolidated
Mining Company Of Spokaner-17saD
keysscns Lumber Company, Of Olympia
5000
Spokane and Montana Mining and MIL
ing Company. OF spokane-y 90 30.
Alaska Marble and ONYX Company. Of
Hpokane--n. 90, oD0
Gold Leaf Mining Company. OF Aberdeen
-~3aS.U0
uoieonaa Mining Company. of Seattle
81 f4n COO
Uncle Sam Consolidated Mining Com
pany. of Spokane--3l30.0n.
Timetable Copper Mining Company. Of
Seattle-$10n. 90.
Hewitt Mining Company, of Everett
SS00 90
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A Cincinnati man advertised his desire
20 sell 4 valuable secret Tor 20 cents He
stated that he would tell how he was
cured 81 drinking. smoking. swearing.
staying cut NJ right. xosng 10 the races,
gambling. and how he gained twenty
pounds IN weight tn two years Several
persons sent him 80 cents each. and here
n the secret they received Just cured
Of all bad habits named By an enforced
residences for two years in The Ohio Stste
prison" A woman notices tsss tske and
Observer that few men addicted 70 the
bad habits mentioned will concert 70 try
this remedy. but there h no doubt that
many 81 them should lie freed 10 do 70
Berlin Herald.
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PRESIDENT BUYs MS OLD HOME.
The Famous Mckinley Cottage Be-
Gomez His Own Property

CANTON. O.. Aug president McK.n-
ley has purchased the famous Mckinney
cottage" at the corner Of North Market
street and Louis avenue. The dead was
closed Saturday The consideration was
3itsaA The papers have passed He will
secure possession of the contract and deed
October next The property was not on
the market. II was endeared 10 Presiisn Mt
and Mrs Mckinley as their frst home,
where they began housekeeping and by
tender memories of sorrows there. The lot
f. 100 feet front on Market street by .4s
on Louis avenue
The front vsrzEda shows the most wear
from the historic campaign Of isS. when
the noted home was the political Mecca
for nearly million people.
Before leaving Canton fer the Inaugural
ton President Mckinley tried 10 buy the
home made douhiy dear 20 him
II Is not believed that Mrs. Hsrter would
have sold The place to any one else. IL is
believed To be she presidents intention
70 SPEND part Of each summer In Canton
The interior 81 the house hSS always been
roomy and cool and comfortable. II is
thought possible that the president may
renovate the house ana make smprove-
mentS
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MULES Will ARRIVE ropAY.


Spsrfas pssaaseh 70 ths fsrss~iasel'txvfsesr
TACOMA. Aug. s--Ths trssnlsssSs - ssS-
.xs.wssssss ss7sllss fag sEanspsytastSa 70 Ire
ssssslstssssn9s IS the SteassAsp FsFs AkhcFs
- expected 70 arvfss at OBS Team s*f1s
tssr4xsrraw morning. wAsse Tass asst Sc
s..sarfeyxss ct lAe Pierre eSssssayS tsF sfcSasss
tss.sIs So sftsg. il ready ~ sssk
a large naasnt~r % rasxz are snSs So So. -
ne ws,gs of Transforming ssg sssaRas-s als
into A sTsnsyors sar sns rsss& - ,'s.sss
sssss hsssaaxSs "a. The tessF nas<ts N.A -
sfcsvas wasa feed TIE sssAasssssg &A
yvs.sy IN sAks Oh per cargo Ia ssssAs s*~
weeks 80. -
rransgsors Victoria gees 20 Seattle scr ~
,eyatsaas MenaAy Eacrntc&
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It EXPERIMENT STATIONS.
lMrOaTAxT IxvEsrrcAIloxs n9IxG
PURSUED ruEnR.


WASHINGTON. Aug Cdr. r. W. Al
len. assistant director Of experimental STA
acn1 IN the Agricultural department. has
just returned from . prolonged tour In the
West. made for the purpose Of tnspect.ng
the various stations IN that section al the
country.
He states that one az the most interest
inx lines Of snvestsGasion which = beng
pursued in these stations II that with re-
gard 70 cheese making. The station In
Wisconsin a taking the lead In this espe-
cal work. and discoveries have besn made
there which resosutSonixe the European
theory that the ripeninE Of chesse h due
TO bacteria.
The American experiments demonstrate
beyond douet thai the principal change in
the albuminosds which takes place n the
ripenlng process is dependent upon fer
meut which u contained la the milk IT.
that thia discovery viii have an important
bearing upon the cheese manufactured IN
the future.
In the stations throughout the semi-arfd
region. much attention II being gwen 10
the investigation Of excessive alkais in the
SOIL In many sections. notably In Cali
fcrnia and Utah. there are large regions Of
irrigated lands which are practically nom
productive on account Of the presence Ut
this Is due TO irrigation and In many In
stances TO excessive irrigation. The water
applied to the soii brings the salts to the
surface when IL r.ses
In some Instances IL has been found that
the lower portion OF streams has been rem
desed very alkaline by the return of these
salts in the water from the Irrigated fields.
The work Of the experimental stations
In connection with this problem 10 to md
a remedy for the evsl, and this they are
seeking to do By demonstrating that In
most Instances crops do not require near
" 80 much water AZ Is applied to them.
They are working along practical lines
In the solution Of the problem and In some
cases the more progressive farmers are co..
operating with them. Eventually they
hope to he able to show just wha; quantity
Of water Is required for given crop IN q
certain locality. In Montana, Idaho and
other semi-ar.d states. there - much work
looking to securing forage plants adapted
to the altitude and climate. In those
stases most satisfactory results have been
secured with the COW pea, which ID gener-
ally planted with oats. Red clover II also
found to flourish In that section even bet
ter than In the Eastern states. In other
regions much attention Is given 10 the ro-
tation OF crops.
DR.. Allen reports . growing friendship
towards the experiments. stations on the
part Of the farmers. When the stations
were first established they were regarded
- an innovation. but In many instane~s
the farmers have come now TO depend uf.
on them and most OF them regard the
stations with favor
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NlR Of DETERMINATION.


ST. LOUIS. Aug. "a special to the
Republic from Austin. Tex. says: Infar-
matton received here today By private ad-
vices b TO the effect that the Mexican
array will open up active and continual
warfare on the Yaauf Indians tomorrow.
For . week the Aextcan soldiers already
In the faaui territory have been engaging
the Indians until ne main body OF men
could be mobIlixed- In doing this. they
have lost quite number Of their soldiers.
while the Indians have lost comparative
Is few warriors.
II was stated TODAY, however. that the
Mexican soldiers we're about mohilised-
al least there are about 2.n14 men In the
field. and that IL considered 10 be a sum
Client number TO justify the troops being
moved into the mountains with fnstrue-
ti0ns 10 push through. and II possible, ex-
terminate the Indians
The situation Is worse even than II was
during the ten years war The Indians
are determined thar they win hight until
they regain every foot OF the territory
taken from them BY the treaty Of three
years aga. and the Mexican government
Is determined TO esfectualiy exterminate
the indians so as To secure all the lands
from the Indians and prevent any fur
Their outbreak.
The Indians waded rather deep in blood.
according to Official adysces. having killed
something like 100 miners and a. many
soie.ers. With both sides thoroughly
aroused the war. which viii open in ear
nest tomorrow. promises to be pro-
longed
Ii Is given out that, taking up the line
of march tomorrow. the Mexican troops
will advance directly into the mountains
and try to reach the mountain Businesses
OF the Indians. giving them no time to
rest from one attack to another. In the
hope that By this procedure they will
be worn out in short order, and either
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nIG WEALTH.


B. c.. AUG. k-sfeamer
S 9 .7Es nryfve2 tonight from 6ka9NDy,
'..<sS - rneeengers. mostly from Dawnen.
5z.1 Swsr aAoeake :n gold duss and dTa3ta
- nSir6 81 the purs<r.s once there Vas
- p esg. and Il WAS freely stated
Sssr 1raes q fhe wealth was In drafts.
g. $3.50 ~. C. Yates. OF San Franc-sco.
- - Aeen Il the KloDdtke Tor fffeen
- the richest man on board This
SSSe = ~ drafts Was y1rjOusly estimated
- - n1k1e0 10 tssG.0eo. the purser giy-
- - after amount ~ mors nearly COR
ssssssk !. d. Ellis. Of Seattle. had some
- - 01A@1. o. w. AShby and G. e.
2eSSe ~ 15eA8aD between them. and Mr..
- alse ~ Seattle. had In the vicinity
=. u K,ne, also Of Seattle. was another
~ |ulnneS. while the list Of PRINCIPAL
- > comptesed by Mrs. A. Houghfon.
n ~ who has something like t16.06u.
- :. Hrawniee she bought discovery
.sA u kitin. the ofhsr day. Tor ess.0oo
8 - u he passengers came cut from
~ the steamers Bonanza. King
fttwmb.an,
131Is a the way mp the river. the Sec
mnle sf the Columbian Was drowned.
VI III = known Of his name IL that he
80 16l1ed Fete. With two Of the crew he
- eA14d in 4 rowboat 81 one Of the
80 places. and on the way hack the
n 1spet&ed. TIA other two men were
:S1e6od AFTER tiey had chung to the bot
= ~ canoe for half IN hour
ssf Dsse1e. Of the mounted police. In
-. snnounced. on July n. that the
- collected was over n, 80. -. ana
Nfnten 81 the output MAS between
E1Slu and Ns.02on0.
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DEATHS.
Dr. J. n~nry johnson.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Inte.iigencer
DEMISG. Aug. Sword has reached
here of the death from consumption OF
merchant Of this place. DIR. Johnson died
relatives. He left here = year ago in
!ans, . for Alnsaaeraus; n NJ hap,nx E., IN
health. From thence he went to Phoenix.
A. r. where ne resided for some months
He was obliged 10 take TO his bed some
three weeks age. He socE became un-
conscious OF bis surroundings, but had
previously expressed wish 10 die with
his friends, His devoted wife started from
and after Journey al esxns days reached
her relatives with her dying husband The
doctor expired within q few hours after
the painful Journey was completed.
DIR. Johnson was q YEARS Of age. and
native Of Arkansas He was prominent
Odd Fellow and knight of rytnias, and
was highly esteemed In this section. He
s~ases wisaaw 8n3 two small children. n
third child having died few months since.
Rev. George W Pepper. y. u.
CLEVELAND. o. Aug. s.-Rev. George
w Pepper. ID u. did at Il . o'clock TITS
morning AT hfs home In this ely.
DIR. Pepper has been IN I'll h. aitf for sew
eyai months pY- Pepper was ersfa ned a
Methodist minister IN 1850, and has been
prominent In that church IN Ono. In 1855
he was appointed United States sausal a.
Milan. Italy. He ~ survived ny fra esgf-
dren, enc % whom. Charles NJ. Pepper IL
a ~siI-kno~m newspaper correspondent
The ether surviving HseraneT ag the
family IL : A Pepper, OF Mics city.
Mont. who ~ now sn the klars6 ke.
Col. aror~ smith Warsta-
NEW YORK, Aug. a-~s.oI axore Smith
Marvin. for many years president Of ths
Marvin safe Company Is dead AZ mis-
hsus~ iu Brooklyn. AGED Is years. He wsaz
20 California Ia sSss ard remained there
several years. lie served with asstfaesia..
throughout ths eivil war. After sas war
NJ sens - PslIaselph.a ard remained IN
business there saT tga years returning %
Nes York 20 engas. in business with ais
father wAa ives sas ys8enNsg 81 ssse sat,
making business IN sae United States.
Mrs. H~nia min GseUssesp.
ASHLAND, ~. Anx Mrs. Bier ismsa
tfrvsscass mother If Judge r. 3 Gross
cap ~ Chicago 45sSs sa<tass Sas was y
yeara ~ age asssf had sseea married afsy-
seser years. He+ husband and fsss chit
F4fx.t. ssarssss he latter h~snx Judge e.
= ssrusscup. fsen5 ssyszn r. GTasscup west
srfx ser<-as es@nssf fer .sA Northern Pa
Else railroad at Tacoma Fred rauE Gross
rzszs manufacturer. of Csf8ssestsn, ". Va
ane Mrs. Cyrus 8. Lehman. es Richards,
Cal
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Deadly Es~ms-s,

Fancy fwo plants being 10 unfrsendiy
tha; the mere n~ixhbprhooa OF one r. dsasn
20 The others Yet this n the case with
fwo we'll known british plants. These are
the thistle and the rape. IL q sssd rs is-
tested with th.stfes. which come up year
after year and rnin tho CROPS. al yea aavs
to 10 IL so Sow with rape. The thistle viii
he absolutely afsnshsiated.
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Special Dispatch 10 the Fest-rnsssligen-er-
wHATyoM. Aug. s~~Hsssng Is nearly
ever In this county. the fsns weather Civ
fng fha farmers every advantage. II IN
light on the upsantts, bat heavy IN thu
val.sys so that there VIII be fair crop
In all GTain is rsp-nng fast and Is
4 fair CROP Tae fruit fs disappointing.
cherries are not over half a crop. and
plun~ and prunes are in a. had shape.
IRE backward and cold srrfng is fespen.
xshae for this. Apples are gotsi IN quality.
,ssas only half as numerous they should
he Coed prices are paid for ali farm
.srasSur~
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wASTON AND RECKLESS SHOOTING.
BOY killed for Refusing % Get Out
Of An0ther'a Way.

LONDON, KY. Aug. s.--At East Bern
stadt. this county Clyde Thompson. aged
II. son Of Deputy United States Marshal
George Thompson. VAS shot and fatally
injured by young man named Holt
Thompson. who was leaning against TEL
eSraph pole. was asked by Holt 10 stand
aside, as he wanted 10 shoot at the pole.
This he refused TO do. Again Holt told
him and again Thompson refused. Then
an Inch above his heart
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DEFINING. Aug sTae >ehoes hasri 81
pssring has Just closed contracts for en-
largtus rsEnadelsng and refurasShins tas
~ stSsssl building in sfNs place which amount
10 seGtss tsN The hssIhstnx ssti Re divided
into two sseras tmsnts. and two aess teach
eFs have been secured ~ te5k after fhe
ssaa4gs. fat>nal interests az our yasEn. p*ssTse.
These rrerSSesi improvements are tasnni-
tnhse evidences af the prosperity prevail
irg Throughout iris srrSson, ssta TIE psss.-
AZ n Ssstr s-sfrsts unity
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MOUNT VERNON, Aug. s.--fn mention
ing the business houses Of Mount Vernon
In the Sunday poss-Inteiiigencef the cor
respondent at this place untntentionaiiy
omitted l. ID. Miller, proprietor Of the
Grand Central hotel. Mr.. Miller Is the pso~
nesr landlord Of Mount Vernon, AMI DUR
ing hts business career N this city has wen
the esteem Of The travelling public by his
courteous treatment. and Is to-day enjoy
ing lucrative business. The Sunset Tsse-
phone Ccmnsny's business was also over
locked This company has beer busy the
past nine months snstenehfng .ts line 10 all
parts az skaxis county. and today Is con-
ueetea with all the principal towns In tbs
part OF the state w j. Costello II the
superintendent Of the line for this district
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According 20 RE latest survey sh@ great
sass Lake Ia ah1nf - miles iaax. With
an average width es from swensy-av. "a
thirty sHst~s snSuxa fn scr@ places ~
wsesA IL frcn asty 70 sixty mss~s. and .hs
greatest tspsh = found "a D. rnsn< ssxsy
fest. lss was&-s esasAsn nearly 4 r<~
csnf. sossa matter. mastiy salt ANA ssss.
with small proportions 1t suipauy. ushsa
ana hcsa<4c aEtd- q - . wess.knaun 60
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WINNIPEG. Manitoba. Aug. s-The
largest storage warehouse Of the Boady
= Noakes iifsseed oil rrit Yves burned
this morning. Loss. $4,000: Insurance.
Nx0B. W nsae going 10 the fsre one 81 the
engines upset and Fireman pevaney was
badly In iilred
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wHATC0M COUNTY FAM.


Special Dispatch 10 the Post- INTEL xencer.
WHATCOM. Aug. 1.-The first meeting
OF ths board Of directors Of the whatcom
county tar was held here today. there be-
Ing a good attendance. II was decided To
hold the fair during the .asf three days in
september to allow time 10 collect and ar
range an exhibit from the best exhibits on
the ground. TO be sent To Seattle during
the state exhibition there early In October
There was a strongly expressed opinion
that the fair should be helf on the me-
race track grounds instead OF where Ii has
Deem held previous years. ID. NJ Keysey
VAS elected secretary
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CHICAGO. Aug- S~~Nsny Ct ERE most
,.ssfsssesss~eess nsxro msen ani w0zn4n IN
ga yvrssea states wfft Aewn arriving sAsas
week ~ assssass tss ssverai conventions II
s-gkerwsf 9eorse- The gFSnsSsss 81 these ce8-
.s.ssssssrx wssg ~ ktesH 81 TIE NaEf1xsas As
SCI afssss. ssg fselnsei wernen au5 she Ma
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-07
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GLENNS FALLS. n Y. Aug S-Flre
cntaiiing a loss OF about 335o.0)e was Dis
covered In the works Of the GIenna Falls
Portland Cement Company this afternoon
The buildings. whihca were OF wood. burned
like finder. and in one hour the entire
plant was In ruins.