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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
CoriDne

The mana cement of o Brien's opera house
will on next Monday and Tuesday and
Tuesday r,atfnee present it's patrons with
what is deemed one of the important at
fractions of the season, 1.-The Little Host"
with Corinne as the magnet supported by
a strong and we'll balanced company of
artists Miss Corinne is we'll known by all
our tiheater-goers. and has many admirers
in this city.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
yeronee COMEDY Company

The Veronee Comedy company held the
boards at the Auditorium last night and
entertained a fair sized audience. The
company plays at popular prices and is at
the house for the remainder or the week.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
Killed q Negro

Hayneville, November S.-Harry McCord,
white, of this place, shot and instantly
killed a negro by the name of Dan Cook on
the street here today. McCord had a pre-
liminary hearing at once and was placed
under a $500 bond.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

This play will be the attra c'tion at
O. Brien's opera house the coming Wednes-
day night. This is of the best of the
many so-called Russian plays, and 1t has
had long and prosperous career being
now in its seventh consecutive year before
the public.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

1.-THE American Porter'-rivals the En-
glish Stout, Porter and 'alf and 'alf-in re-
freshment and mildness. A new brew of
the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assn
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09

Godden's Drug store sells bulbs cheaper.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
Blood

being Purely Vegetable, goes direct to
the very cause of the disease and per-
manent cure always results. 1t is tho
only blood remedy guaranteed to con-
tain no potash, mercury or other dan
gerous minerals.
Books mailed free by Swift Specific
Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-09
Rheumatism.

Capt o. e. Hughes, the popu, .rrailroad cor
6uctor, of Columbia, S. u, had an experience
With Rheumatism which convinced hifa that
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-08

that the levy OF 6 mills VIII be sufic!ent
for ito needs. Tho levy now made will
have TO do for the board until June 1900
The total amount Of delinquent taxes Is
S2t0 CO.. and the board estimates that 10
win get about 90 per cent. OF this though
there IL nothing certain about that esti-
mate
There were present At the meeting John
Lamb. c. Il, Patterson. G. J. smith and
DR.. O. v. Calhoun. Mr.. Van Houtens
letter o. resignation stated that he was
sired 10 be relieved of the duties Of tho
position. Mr.. Lamb was appointed a COM
mi.fse OF one 10 scciife room at the city
hail as the place Of registration fer the
school elections and 20 secure a sufficient
number OF registry clerks whose pay was
f'xsd at g q day and 81 extra for night
work.
II was decided 70 permit thirty-,hree pu-
pills who live near the Grant stree, bridge
This district without hardship. 20 40 10
the South Semitic school close by. this dis
'rsct agreeing 10 pay South Seattle $50 \
month for their tuition or about tho SANE
a. their per capita expense would BE- in
this district.
rsty superintendent Barnard touched
upon q considerable number OF interesting
points RI the course OF h's report HIS
recommendation for additional supplies
for the chemistry class AZ the hish school
was G.4opfet
Under tse compulsory education law. ,he
board elected 'trsiart oHicer'-y z
Hubesrd-as salary az 80 a month HI.
duties are 20 zee thst parents and EN-
pioysrs comply With he law ard he IA re-
susstes 20 report 20 the secretary OF the
board for instructions.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-08
FAIR AT ENvNCLAw.
Fine Exhibit of Products shown
Last Week.

Special Dispatch 20 the po~,-rnt~lnxencr-
SOUTH PRAIRIE Oct The second
annual fair az the Knumciaw Fair Asso-
citation is TOW being held IN Enuuctax
ktrg county. On Friday a large num-
Der % people were present from shs sur
roJrsiiag caunt-y. There waE quite a
large exhibit OF vegetables. fruits grasses
and horae-nAas Work among the most
Noticeable being some pumpkins ~hlcn
weighed q pounds @aeh some ''Henaer-
so- Delegate" squash. ~ pounds a Boz
ton asEge~ squash, z pounds. three
rgtAossa. each weighing ii pounds
tgrnips ct the Osborne brand. IL pounds
a summer cabbage - posnGs. a winter
cabbage. - pounds fthe latter WAS raised
by Mr. PRICE,, a. o5ion. ~ pounds ant
Ssp York Ncrsi@r potato -. pounds
There were also showed Eorna YER,
i2ree ~kela RABBITS raised tr Mr. r
seistrts Homestead esae&. watch meas
ursa inches In lsngfe. ard sorn. VERY
fne punches 81 celery showed that -tfs
delicate vegetable coaid - raised 10 rer-
fiction ~ this county. 4 Telegraph Gu
ca rsher measured Is irrhes in length
The sruit show was very crss6igssie
considering the season. fartgtizg saras
czs peaches. puma pEv1es. acplss saG
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Special Disoxtch 20 the ros.~rntenssencer
MOUNT VERNON. Oct Mrs Lucy
p. wife Of Crtn Kincnsd. dfed ss Mount
heart failure. Mrs. Ksnossd was pso-
nssr. coming 20 tho territory os Washing
kn nrst In isA. since isk5 she hAs resided
IN a.asii county. The funeral was ns.s
direction Of tho W. X. G. and ~ A. r.
The services were conducfed w Dr Barr
rows pastor Of IRE First Methodist Eyss-
ss sna. s' was prs.sSsa By IRE Rev az" = r.
Brooks. pastor Of ire Ballard Methodist
Episcopal church The paIi-bearers were:
=. Hufty. O.. G sturrt. jasper Gates.
Lucy r Dousy who was the youngest
OF twelve children. was born on her faith
er,s farm, ~ Ssnsersvuie. Ne. Agril -.
,ss s ana v.a osIe n' nsr rsss ~. p
removed with her husband 10 Ivnn. Mss-
where her hrst child was born. IN 1s<s
Mr. c1eaves went 20 ne god fields q
on his return they removed 70 stockbriise.
Wis. whery all OF her children. now Nv
ing. were born. In fss4 sne came with
her husband across the plains and settled
They remained at that place untf lsss.
when they removed 10 Albany. or In
iMs Mr.. C1eaves purchased some ssock
where they remained turing ire summer.
IN the fall Of that year she, with four o.
her youngest children drove . four-rnule
team from Boise CITY through a hostile
Indian country 10 Fort Benton. leaving
her husbsrf ard Oldest son behind 10 dis-
pose % tie stock Fer considernbIe Of the
distance ere was accompanied by but one
other family, containing only one man
From Fors Benton she continued her way
70 Wisconsin by boat the trip from Boise
City occupying about two months In 1874
she separated from Mr.. Cfeaves. ard IN
1881 again came West, making her home
ne NTH Ea~ E~vAs4
CIesves, until later IN THAT year she and
farm on the upper skasis During her
residence there she became acquainted
with o. Kincaid. and IN Iss5 they were
married
After the location OF the county seat at
Mount Vernon Mr.. and Mrs Kincald NOV
81 10 Mount Vernon. where they have
since resided During the last ten years
OF her life her I've children have resided
near her Her children ara Mrs. y ~
Moody. ~ Spokane: Howar1 cissves at
whatcnm county: Arthur Creaves ~
whascom county: Fred cieave4. OF Scat
tie. and Mrs. Ida Priest Of Mount Yer
non. nephew. Daniel Doutv. resides at
MoaIn. Vernon. and Mrs. r. = Re~kie.
grantnIece. nj Seattle. Arcther nephew,
d u. Cotton, was the builder % the Ga
Francisco and was associated with Hunt
ineton and Stanford IN the Central Pa
ciac railroad
A brother. Col Sanger Doufv Of the
First Maine cavalry was wounded az the
second battle Of bull Run. ard killed ~
sharpshnn,ers 81 the battle ~ Antistam
after carturfrg the batteries.
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The way 20 BE- WI ~ - p~y asserrfou %
your Kidneys
They are he TOO IMPORTANT orxaus &C
the bofy--the blood HltefE
Ala ne bleed - votsr bs=fT nasses fHroaza
ys~sr st1Eers once ev~rv tnre@ rains<a8
The Kidneys strain % n1t.r osxe fhe u-
prBr1ts<s IN fns osood--tnss q. aesr worx
Purifying your hsao<t . TOT q 1asnT51n
OF taking a laxative 1r che~e
Does yo~1r blood run t1rDuSn vo-fr
boWefsr
What tfs bowef-cieansr Dos % % threw
out r1e Dosors rcfiTr~f N yucr ~ew~ts
ready FOR afsorption ITO ye8F nieo<-- xs<
the psssons which are alrwnfv - ywzr
blood. eausfng your preSnx sickness. .
There - no other way ~ pur<fvfr< your
blood ~xeept BY means q vour kfsf4eya
That . why ogw@l-ciearers fail - 20
their work--they satl - n>lp ne kiAnryx
When you are sick Then. ~ ssY&rr~~ wat
you think fhs narre 90 ~our Esaxss =. 20
frss thing YOU shotld 10 - % asxort a1z -
yorHr kfssnsys ~ ustnz Or <1f-~~s
swamp Root the graf kidney - zssxy
IN sakfrx swamp aasf vna1 a<rhrst nRflFax
help - nafFsro Fer SWIFT Rcer - 80
mass psrfsx aealer and <~nfI~ asf - no
htdneyS that 10 snowr - rnesfira5 s~<<nee1
II. kIlu1<r. tse ~xninent 11vsfrfzr ara
spesdaI.ss. has afsalnss a Far <2rze4 -eussrn-
ton fhrpszUn ehs fsrrovsry and -ssrwsisszp
success u sw&np-Roo< N garfvsns shs
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sssss tessesc. ssi : ss~ prssaes. : ~.
ssys os ks.oes. vas ssesn. $500
ia 80 a. = = ~ sssss,ss, $3.50
wheat anA stAee csrsals
A wy ans dsa1goY % aanssAl1 from
she katehsess, the DzsvsSfon. the 0esd
Hi1 and the 0unmte mining districts.
eonasss.l q eon aay1 80 ese1sr.
s:a a sss.ssiss ssS vsssias cor saSiial
In n ''s Is. 70 49, 49, ss,sr..s ~.s
> ea1i1's drsss ma1s % sis-ssSh-
toned velvet. vhich vss forty three years
: :i1 sas n. q; s'1n s o. ssnsn az.
TAsre Vas siso . rslia IN The shape u
. cosvs revolver. whfcn was ss~1 m Gus
sss's last easse. And . pewtsr hcsn.
engraved I'M Thses I'll Are tns proper
x Of II: L master. e 9s;ss; WASH 2,
homemade honey.
.Among the Incidents vas baby show.
~ ussie tots over year and Under
sitting Ca the platform ida Ansis ard
nAsgAset Chsfstsnson took the prtsesI
ks.afa sad G.ors. eel. t-ins. .~:
prise vas s~arssd 20 porosky psvss'
The stock 1isetaJsd vas: -Four Angors
goats. Bsskshlfs hs9s end sov. VITA 1t
sss s sss:s s. :ssss sa Hs s.S s. s:
fsgisssfsd Jersey bill. . fun bseoded
Jsr.sy COW. soss Chester vhsts pigs
The poultry Department. shsvs1 ssns
very fne Plymouth Rocks
CLAW Fair Association has reason 60 %
4yad6ed and encouraged at the success
attending their efforts.
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TO SEE THE PRESIDENT.
aeny tfttsens GeinE 60 the Twin
Cities on All Iiuea

TIE Gvsat Northern and Northern, Pa
etac Passenger departments report an In
ssease'i business 70 Minneapolis ard -
rsal - asrSons wsso wtli - present when
srrssoefsi NJ ktaiex res Jews tia Thirteenth
Ainaese' "a regintent on is rrsurn frora tae
var lArsa uUs8ser ARE these who fer
hssFsI lived su Minnesota.
Fftsteent Mckinley aai his party. en- a
.eecaa@ train cs Eve Pullman cars. sf route
70 tee Northwest. vii Save 9'hlesga via
s.s thtesAs Milwaukee l. 81 INsui read al
-. E IA. 90 Wednesday. October Il ar
.NuaS a. Milwaukee 81 sae 2 a.. leav-
.~s t3Si etty ~ II =, III arriving az la
NIvS~e THURSDAY. oSIoAsg Il az ! a IN
sspfs9g shere tea minutes. .Fravtnx Al
"ihoE9 At SO n leaving there at s
m arriving A. - faGi 3; ? = ri ard
AfhhtAPelss AZ SO "a. n. The presidential
ta.iS wta remain kr she Twin cities ustn
~ = n o& TIE same Gay.
VI fflday. C~rtnhrF = tha z'stcaE1 Mi
sA1kFe s 5. f'aea railway VIII axala sska
.se SPECIAL train from HNSxass y u a.
Fs , IA. striving ~ Vahssstssss AZ 10 a
2 n. stFtanViiie =. : - IA. SATURDAY. o.
seevE Il. ABERDEEN. q ~ leaving As.s->
ufsn e. j y = M. arriving a. " osasark.
e. 81 80 E uz., Egsn A. = p III Saeag
sx4&s 81 - 3. VA. w1@Fe = sen-g1faGts ssl.s,
- ~ h@ ss@ - ~ ~sGss IS Nenkea9. leaving
lsn&f@n 81 - , r., arriving at SIOUX
tlsy a. - e. 81 1ssge TIE President ana
FSrsY w. remain unsn ao.@ q IA sur
eAS. tctaNxr - - ben iAe train sla - de-
nrFss q tA@ f'sinoGs s'xnfra4 Rad. "a e.
ssst o. tAst .'u@ rom saeGx city
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Of he
n
Of population which marked the for
O
the paid OF all It's nisbisdnsss
The building
the
wth hs
o
ferred rpn i'm he u n
MI
ne
of
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klI.L TaE TICKET.
Western Linea Refuse the new
Three-Thoasnnd Mile.

T0fGce
The efforts Of the Travelling Men. a.
eccfation TO have the new Central fasssn-
Ter Association interchangeable thrse-
SAousa nd mileage ticket introduced on the
lines west OF the Missouri has proven a
dent lanes j. Hill, OF the Great Northern.
have defeated the plan BY putting their
foot most alphabetically down with a so-
Tie Great Northern has now on sale
a. aiso has the Northern Pacific, inter
chAngeahie one thousand- mileage books
~ centa and three-shousand-m tleaSs
books AZ IA cents. These books are COCA
on almost every Northwestern Hire aQd
connections except for exchange en- ths
main lines themselves. The Northern Pa
ctnc dees not honor the Great Northern
miieasc and vice versa The prssen. sss.
fuIly up 70 the requirements OF the times.
The argument against the new system
Y that II affords an opportunity Tor dis
honest employees to operate against the
interests OF the road and thereby reve-
nues would be reduced.
The Great Northern and Northern Pa
cinc also have another objection To the
ticket 1t h said that It's introduction
would afford further facilities for scalp
fhs adoption % the new plan would
make transportation by the interchange
able ticket III cents per mile IN any direc-
ton and 70 any point This would hsye
It's effect on local lire business ard these
declare. rather than he brought NJ com
Petition with rho new ticket, they would
pat on sale /. oos- mile tickets at ST. TAX
inE all things into consideration II has
been decided To drop the matter and COM
mercsat travellers doing business in sha
Vest will continue To use the mileage
they have fer several years past
In Justice 20 the Western travellers IL fs
said that they are net In favor ~ the new
system and have net given 10 any en-
coarssemsni the present system gives
Them check On their expense account
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Baltimore ~ Washington, 4.
BALTIMORE Oct --rraeaa vas xv>n Ms nnss
trssi By wsshInKscs. aud bid the 0ricies Town 20
seven hits Mssinni.y pitched ia.a As ssn ans
RHEI MaE
Bsttsrses- McGinnsty asi snaita; Fi6eIs Nc
Asnus ard Roach Cmyires-Nsrass&n ssd Snyder.
Csactaaati. o, Louisville. =
CINCINNATI. oct. f-Erro> rrzrcnsss,s sss
=. .. a. md. IN 49, .5 s'" rs s, ss''A
Cincinnati -. .k ,r.r,..,,,. ........ : :
Bst,srses- Bte,ssnstsin snd Kshee Cznnissasm
and thinner rmpsres-0'Dsy ard NrDooa34
Phfladelphss. ., Boston. 4.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct f-FhflsdeipAss ard Bes
tie caafsrs Winning shs arss = ne ss-~n sasnss
;se . , 70 = I'M s. s = I. 80 v.
fras-r's delivery Asssns&acs. an srers.
p..,,. II. fsr ,Irsip.4.,vs.. -. s 81.
Fsriaad rmpir~s-Easiss md D~y~r
BreekIyn. iss View yssk, 2
BROOKLYN. or. Fry WANING ta6sy's xsns
s ssssfn ..sls, s ~ .. ss~ Yo,s ss. a.
1t every print p0hery was hnoensd ess ~ rs
M. IN three snninss. ~ .h'eh time ne nroesiyns
.:s Ausnaaace. IA scor-:
aHEf u r. y
Nsw york ~ 37rscksrs .........B II J
Batteries Dchsny. gersis ard viise- Haxhes
and Fs-eE- rmpsrss s~sr-~ood sn6 Hsnt
Pitssbusg, 10; CIevelssa. \
PTTTsRrRG. OF f-Prsfssurs srszr Glow.
Land in Q game too ss5s4 to have any ;nser~st.
Ai,enasscs. i1s Score
HHri r n 3.
p..tsturs ...-....9 " xf1sressad ...-....S 8
BATTERIES Harer ard -eersvev. HArp<r, Daaczn
ssa MeAntsser rmrsrs- uneaA
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M)I1NY kAIH Kp0QT.
xs DsUosoevss aspsvsea ssp~s ev~~-
10 - ssassss-S~DS~v - nS,sD~
Dsssa0 ~ w~ssA. 1sssy-vDs~s
Cooeo - SoDsevDn U~p~vs~A

Interesting morsusry statistics sr~ $3.50
tasr>1 N ne no1xsly rspors ~ g~xns
ONcsr ~ =. A. Mc x~~nra@ .~r s~pe-rs-
b~r. which vss 1ssi yesterday with "a
board ~ heassa. T<- r~pr-- s~0w~ tnss
1sr1n9 Ne n1eG tr-~~ v~rr n s~xxs<.
50 sxslnst - IN sagfeusn~r Sxse v>a-
ras Ssats rsfs So n. year -~<fznsffnx
shs population - the ea-v sr -R 60
eortirz 20 Or. NJ Ksrsni@s rspup< . .
per snousand. vntes . sa~d~~~a vxy
low.
Against tss nmnosr of team, - ssse~s
fns number se s&rshs dssrins tns aasush.
vzsah was ~
Fsslcwtng ere tss aAas-. sven 90 re
dsstas ihas ocrurrcd IN sps1ss farms 3~p-
ssmbevs
fnAaisisn soouss not s~sresa. . oasnon-
cry t1b~ruu1ostAI 8. sutes< ~. t1aurr1lz.-
-. .. tyyaas6 fever. q -~asis dseay, 3
hy.ohts a4s@ane. D. cancer. 4. a~zsn<r af
t6s Bladder. 4 cancer q sforrs1xh ! sfr-
rhosss Of tns l5ver, :. toxseEasA l. sursrh-
Axis, ssgfsraomiAs x8uxrene !. c1ea-
fnoniaI entsrttfs. (. tssrrho~a. J. enFe~s-
cosltl~s l. p~rsronitis l. iuasmnnrton &c
tss bowels. !. assrt disease. 8 ssnxesssen
% TIE sraln 4. meningitis. = orzan fever.
1. COMMISSIONS. !. casssr2 lnsanfums !;
hy6rQcephss1s. ( drvwnsn9 :. railroad
acct1ens, I. crushed 1y elevator. I. tossl.
20
TIE NUMBER 90 1safns reported rrnnsnTv
and the death rate since flas A~xlnn4nx q
ne year 10 given as follows
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uncom m wnicative Heroes.

Tho really brave mans story about HIS
own dceds 70 always modest. Nf infre-
ouentiy he - unable 20 give any account
OF them which IL satisfactory - hk hear
er- Ths reporters who Interviewer sci
dlers wounded on San Juan hin had
hard time IN getting "sto-ey' from them
Ore soldfer said:
IN there. with lot ~ other churors. an3
cos sto. didn't even have sense enough
to know IL when was shot"
Not iorg ago French chrvricvegr
Mortry,fraii. 81 The Paris Ganiess-encoun-
tered IN a little village o. The south 81
rranoe a gardener vho wore pinned on
hts clean Sunday blouse the ribbon ~ the
Y-ezSon Of Honor Naturally. IN. news
,lnper man desired ~ know how he gns H.
The gardener. who. Ike many 81 HE trade
seemed - DO silent man. YVES ave-se 20
meeting an Old sSt vearisome demand.
but Hraliv ~ began
'spN sor', know Row IA get -
wa a. Rszs'ges with n. r~~ ~ :he Rat
terry All THE officers were ki'l-d. thsn
down went all the on-eon,nsiss,onsi o.
nce-s Bang hang. ea-g' NY and ~ all
the soiSir-r we're down bot w. 7 hai r-si
the l@~t shot, arr naturally vas a5srg
what c7yllS 70 stari ~ fhe nsvsrfars
Wei, a x~asrai came. and says he:
Where's yosr ofscer-T
IAN aown.' SAYS ].
'xhsrs's yoHr sunners- says re-
IAN Hrwr but rsH' ssvs 7
And yru've been ashti-s her, an
sSors-' says he
II coulfr', ~. 'ssn ecus. ard re- rs
wu-z ~oagi - savs. ans tss- ~ ~ ari
pst ,hss -,tS'n o. ne. probably because
there wAs nobody eses there .o PIT n en-"
-~Toafh's CorrpzrIon-
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SCHOOL BOARD II SESSION.
aasoDsDssss 1AsW kos0e h.
ssoase n osAool Asteo1oaeo-

~ the regular moothly meeting Of the
school board ~ the High schoo. last even
Ing. thssO Vas an informal d1scussion Of
the REGARDS, which show to0s renArkabls
agures Il increase in school aitsndsncs.
Indicating The extsacrcsnAry growth Of
TIE CITY during the past ysaf. r G. Van
Houtsn's rsasgrAtioa - ussGdens q the
board was accepted. the city haH was des-
ignatsd ~ the place q registration fer
the Forthcoming school elections: tSs "a.
dlttng e0mmytteeFs report. showing . tnta@
expenditure % 0B.SS7o vas Rad. and
much oehes business wAs transacted
Isi3nquent taxes nov bssng patd -.
cause Of The prevailing good times are al
rowing . BIG sum 10 meet the sxpeAees
Of conducting the schools u the city, -
the levy Of ~ mills last year vas
inAdsQuA3e % furnish IL money needed.
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osintal Steamship Lines work
ing to That End.
sus.NEss - NOW At 4 Loss.


1hsre II every pfospec: that within q
very short time t<znxpactac fre.rns rates
- rates on merchandise sh1pped from, g<-
attic. 1an Francssco and Victoria TO China
Ard japan viii taxa an upwar1 jump. This
= the feeling in the local oE1cw Of tie
various cumDanteA. due wholly 10 trade
coaditious and short tonnage
About five months axo a rise ic rates
uAe announced. and has been kept la e.
lse< ssss since. While ali lines. I. IL stat
"a. vooId welcome an increase, the North
ern Pacific In behind tbs plan. the consuns-
ration ~ which may - expected al any
tina.
The United States government has ss
tAis tine sax 81 the Northern Pacific boats
n uss az transports. There IRE the Taco
ma. Olympia, Columbia. Victoria. Giersogse
and L-elnox- In place OF these the rail-
way has ieased the Queen Adelaide. Brek-
czshI-e. 81 Irene and City Of Dublin.
whish. with the Monnouthshire. viii hsre-
after comprise the line carrying Northern
Pacific freight from Tacoma and Portland
70 the Orient The new vessels give q
sight Increased tonnage TO the line. but
sven this In insufficient. upon good authos-
ity. It II stated. 70 make the business prof
itassls.
For several seasons past tho Northern
Pacific and ths Great Northern line. the
Nippon Yusen Kaisha. have been refusing
Oriental freight On account OK 4 lack Of
tonnage.
Under the arrangement with the rail-
way Companies a through rate ID made
nom the original point Of shipment 20 des-
tinatioE. Of this rate a certain percent
age goes TO ths steamship companies.
whose boats always leave the Coaz, load
q 10 their full capacity. Yet the pres
ens rate Is not profitable. for the reason
that a: this time there il but a one-way
haul The ships returning from tbs ORR
ent have but little tonnage. In fact, trips
have been made from China and japan
when water ballast has had to be used.
This II II said. Ia what cuts the profits
down. and, agents state. necessitates an
Increase In freight rates TO the Far East.
The present season. IL u now stated.
opeHs W with evcry prospect OF an IN
creased and heavy shipment OF cotton from
the South to japan and China. The pres
sut policy Is To Increase the rate before this
segins II the lines working from the
South In the delivery Of cotton to Puxe;
sound and Portland ports can De INDUCED
10 ratse the through rate, then the NORM
western trnnssonsinentaI lines VIII m
crease the -four rate. ard II Is not im2Fob-
able slight increase In rates viii DO made
on all products of export
Tie various Oriental steamship lines Ill
claim tha, business Ia now being done Al
q loss ard the only way showing ear %
made AT the end OF the present year Is by
increasing the rate sefore the cotton and
-four movement begins.
The Canadian hnes owing TO the TACT
that The British government mas pressed
many Of their vessels. md ,asmseIves u
the saas rredieamcnt- Their tonnage ~
% decreased that 10 carry on q business
with their present Meet AZ the ea = NM.
they are In the movement wah American
lines to increase the rate
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-08

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