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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-03
EDITING KIPLING.
HOW HIS POEMS ARE TONED DOWN
CHICAGO MUSIC Hills
From The Chicago Inter Ocean.


rom Inc '"iCdhV In''l D''a"'
Wail4ce BfIce AHSDaIy, we mohol9sis', y
dppcdiHI9 llI2 VIZ a. ~, '.s'',45sy opera l
ID re'ltai iohs from uhs VOTES y- hlpAng, RE.
by Manager Kohl that ne would have to eai
Anf poems or s'Xe up i.' , ,51sr4ShL
run h'p""s' " id' W ''- -|'@N' es'ee |
Come here and III sho" YOU replh.
manas ,..,,-,..,.,.,
pointed TO a placard on the wall On a.. i
painted in big black letters:
IAN t.rf.rn,.rs are auf9irrI from u.,,
words Goa I2r,' damn 'he.. e,a.'
AiHsD"'y htut a. ,'o2,IY' ''. rr',, ,a'as
sunlight and as water qin,2 ".ne.' .,..-.
Cant help it, replied Nr. hoaL Klpl,g
oysrtduy III ,tG lis n3try b,ra .Y.Il have -
the gems win no .lss GY'us ' .'19 y r. or Guy
where they 10 APPEAR T" "''' ~ A" Lave /
swearing On TINS stage. ..,,..,.- .-.
But, protested AH'5 3dt! ite N'i.'7 ,as 'lt-.
r ,.I'' thcse poems in churches chautauqua e
and private parlors an over t.e eoItIy 4al .
body ever thought 81 having tnem changed p.
critics won't stand it."
"The critics be- ID r0lr.d the man.
! whats the use Of cuss words 20 ne poems .
way h, " y" an = , example
10 "It, - tho uoom OF 'Gurga Din" sa!
roat,r' Tho strongest verses are those Thei.
tr""ier p'1'oNi 80 -. attribt,t. u mercy Wa.
G ,,o,, ',ni,,g - no. with this.
S'N e''''7
Hen be sttin IN the Goals.
Giyln' drink to poor damned souls ~.
| And III get S"'S IN ne" ii''- ''"sA o~A
.....,.. ,,,,,ssula T. q,
| Don't you see how utterly luI'Ss ,s;. y ~. =
leave out the words your sign PROMPTS VII
! running the poem --.... s.,,,iv
obi; ,ba T Tinas for You" And. placing a she.
edit tne ,lire ss,ajnsi a wing, he wrote.
Hen be sl.,in on the Goals.
| M ig y, ~ 5,irt 70 moor l-st souls
| uIsiH ~ 'sN s.it below srym Glaga On.
Anu 80,
"There that Is much NOR stn'rea ,. ana 10 :
offend my patrons. Are there any more 1Ars
! that?' .,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-03

les 4 daisy. 'e's A ducky, 'e's amp
rs an mia rubber IDIOT no a spree
'E's the On'y thing that 1oesH give q 4Aln
For regiment v British ini~AiIve'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-15

auasoas OF Ms MISSION.


President James J. Hin, GeDssA Man
agsr J. J. Hin, r.. q the Great Nestnen.
togeGheT With . nsulk'er OF ofner ocass
q the road. are expected IN bessue witnin
q veek. 50 Tar - known the tr1p - only
one OF Inspection. bu& among railroad msn
there in uss,eh speculation rife - 70 the
real purpuss Of his trip
It IN said s1saf he win remain 81 least =
day in SsatA;a. and during this time WI
have somstt1ng 90 say regarding the Great
Northern's plan for the erection OF . depot
here Mr. Hin. IL ID thought. favoEs en-
teg1ng into q terminal agreement and con-
structinS a union depot near the FOOT OF
Commercial street, where che Nortnefn
Pacific Great NoFshern and Seattle = IN
transitional own property. That he - not
in favor Of q depot on the present site Of
sithsr ths Northern Pacific o. Great North
ern n aiso stated, and u n bsiseved his
coming trip to Seattle = for the purpose OF
dsfesmtning what action his road VIZ sAks
In the matter.
T7ars " another reason given for NJ.
Hiirs Visit. a report has been current Tor
some tiue past that the Great Northern
road = about 70 enter into m arrangement
Win ths r. H Hartman combined roads.
whereby . trunk hpe from Baltimore to
Seattle win be formed. having this city Al
tn Western terminus. The reason gwen
alteration Of the entrance Of the Hartman
roads into the vast wheat regions Of the
Northwest, the Great Northern would reap
the beuent Of the Western haul from all
the Hartman roAdH. which - now being
divided among the SIX coast lines.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-15
BLACKMAR TALKS or NOME.
Rich n GolA-says Anvil VIII he q
"H0t Town" This Winter.

u. II. B.aekmar. long q real estate dea.er
OF this city. returned on the Charles Nell
snn. He pasrcd the winter nj Rampant.
but has been recently In the Cape Nome
district, which he regards rich in the
extreme. II saw Edward Barlow with his
father. Byron Barlow. builder OF the Port
Orchard government drydock." Blackmar
said. We was digging gold from the Cape
Nome beach. and with great success. He
ard Carney, Of Tacoma, and three others
working two rockers took out kS In
day. The beach FOR ten or twelve miles IL
lined with men. They all Appeared 90 y.
doing wcli--every man In fact. taxing out
wages and some $50 or 500 per day.
"AnvG City viii he hot town this win
ter pr~aict that she will have moro muir
ders suicides ard hold-ups than were ever
known Tn a mining camp Thos- men Who
have been taking out gold on the orac h. at
least many OF them. viii get broke in the
gambling houses and saloons and then look
oas,. once fellow Ares OF revolver In
one OF thcs~ tent saloons. the euiet viii
keep on going and going. for there IL no
hrick walls and bat few wooden ones 10
stop II.
Cape Nome Is all RICH, and I'm going
to- return.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-15

party IL on an outing. and during the
westward journey has visited al points Of
interest. The Inquirer. Of which Mr.. FL
version II the head. IL one Of the recos-
the East. and ~ such much weight il
attached % the uttsrapees Of Mr.. Eiver-
son.
In, 10 an in,sryis~ &c. ceresrnins q: ma.
satisfied that when the time comes WILL
iiafn Mckinley VII receive at the hands
Of the Republican convention the renonl-
nation for president OF the United States
The Republican sentiment In such In the
Eastern. Middle and Western states IA to
leave no doubt that the desire OF the next
convention will be to renem!nate Mckinley
by acciamafion.
him. When time for thA convention shall
have rolled around ali the local political
disturbances In Pennsyivania win have
been wtged out.
My impression r. that when 1870 poll
'ics coma on the sentiment for sound mon
ey viii he almost universal. There II no
doubt that tie prosperity OF the country.
especially In the farming districts, IL such
that the iG 20 craze has been lost s.gft Of
There vii probably be no change in
the second place on the ticket. Hobart IL
~ sure 81 the denomination for vice pres
ident ~ Mckinley In for president. There
made
Regarding the Democratic conventions
action. the matter IL OF 80 little Importance
that " makes no difference who that holy
may see M 20 nominate. The Democratic
continent now seems - be in favor OF
Bryan. ana " this sentiment keeps up n
viii only make II 20 mucn easier ana the
majority 50 much larger for Mckinley and
Hofert.
Il don't think John r. Mclean has as
piratiens for the nomination for president
but rather think he r. inclined TO play for
the senatorship. Even ~ he had any
though. % aspiring 20 become president
the present political conditions would de-
fess him. He cannot possibly reach that
position. A. al events his ambition H. a
personal one ana has bit little 10 30 with
the objects 90 the Democratic party"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-15
MOMENTS MARROW ESCAPE.
Fell Thtrty-avc Feet Down Nine
Shaft. breaking Both Ankles.

"A. f. Roberts arrived on the Charles
Nelson from the Kiondike. In one Of tho
mines Of which he narrowly escaped
death. He II now on erutches and IL en-
route 70 San Francisco for surgical treat
msnt. April Fl, while descending a lad
der, he fell a distance OF shirty-ive feet
Co the bottom of mine No. II. sulphur
creek. Ho lighted on hts feet. but the ter
yffic force broke bath ankles. Though
suffering intense pain he retained con-
eciousness. Brother miners tied - rope
about his body and hauled him TO the
surface. He was carried twelve miles
en- q stretcher 10 Indian river and placed
In q canoe and taken down that stream
and the Yukon to Dawson. where he Was
confined To his bed until July T. Since
then Roberts has been able TO move about
on crutches, bu, he finds that he can
completely recover only through another
surgical operation.
Two days after Roberts distressing ae-
riaens a man named Mcdonald fell but
one-third 81 the distance. less than tw~iv.
feet down = shaft az No. - Dominion
creek. The shock resulted In paraiy sis
CT the body from his waist Sown. and he
did NJ Dawson. wa.ro he WAS red
two weeks ago.
Roberts rnes with more or less bad luck
after he reached the ktond'ke hat finally
secured a good claim on No. II, sulphur
lie had found the paystreak and pur-
chased tho necessary machinery with
which so operate the mine on an cx-
tenssve scale. when b. met with the mis-
fortune which seat him from the 4! strict
for surgical retsaf
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-15
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ORDER OF NATIVE SONS.


Joe A. Kuhn. state organizer Of the
Native Sons of Washington, ~ guest of
the Butler and en- route TO Tacoma
where tomorrow night. he will organize
the seventh camp In the state. Camp
No, Is at Port Townsend. No. at Seat
tie, No. at Hadloek. No at WILDLY
island No. at Waila WalIa, No. at
Dungeness Two weeks from tomorrow
he will visit Olympia, where Camp No. 8
will be organized.
Mr. Kuhn. while not a native son. ~
and Is the father Of the order Speak
ing yesterday Of It's inception and pro-
gress he said: Tho Native Sons Of
Washington had its foundation In the
Washington Historical Society, estab-
Iished In 1876 and carried on for thirteen
years. Interest seemed TO lessen. but
the archives OF the society were kept tn
tact and are now the precious property
Of the Grand camp Of the Native Sons
The Native sons was organized IN
Port Townsend on March II. 1891 "a a
now we have I'm the sir camps about 30
members. and new camps will soon he
organized all ever the state The object
Of the society IL 20 unite all eligible into
one body for charitable and benevolent
purposes.
When the order grows we intend 20 add
q beneficiary feature. and this matter will
be taken I'D at the next Grand camp meet
ing.
% the pioneers. who fast passing
away. a few more years and those who
cut the firSt tirnoers In Washington will
have psssed 20 the great beyond. The
work Of the Native Sons Is TO perpetuats
their memory
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-15

With the setting Of the sun for the Re-
formed churcn and the blowing Of the
snofar in the orthodox at So O'Clock Last
night, Yom Ksppur. or the day Of atone
ment. In the Jewish calendar year Snrs'.
was brought To a close. At that hour the
fast, which ali faithful followers of the
house Of Israel had religiousiy observed
for twenty-four hours. was broken. and
throughout the land wherever Judaism -
known as a religion business was re-
sumed
In Seattle this year the observance Of the
day by the jewish residents was most
general stores were closed and the pres
ence OF a large number OF visitors IN the
city made the attendance at both the Re-
formed and the orthodox services very
large.
The reform services were conducted by
RABBI Theodore r. Joseph. In jefferson
hall. beginning at Sd O'Clock yesterday
morning and lasting three hours A musi-
cal programme OF excellent merit. under
the direction OF Prof. Alfred Lueeen. was
rendered. An oblIgato was ably rendered
by J. v. Grunbaum.
Rabbi Joseph took for his text, Re-
MORSE" and preached a sermon approprt-
ate to the occasion.
The afternoon services were begun at
2.30 O'Clock and lasted four hours The
text from which Rabbi Joseph iectured
was a continuation Of the morning SUD
ject. During the course OF bis remarks
he took occasion to urge upon the con-
Rregation the necessity Of erecting a tenn
pie 70 be kept permanently for the use OF
the congregation.
The closing servidD was in the nature Of
memorial prayer. during which suppli-
ca;'ons were offered up for the nation
dead and for those OF the Jewish faith
who during the year had PASSED 70 the
great beyond.
The orthodox congregation Of B.kur
Cholem held services In Morris hall Rev.
Dir T.. Brooks conducted the ceremonies.
which were most solemn and impressive.
The services began at o'clock and lasted
until II. during which time devout prayers
were offered and an address delivered on
the faithful observance Of the laws OK
Judaism. At o'clock the second service,
known as the Misslve, was begun. and
continued until 4 o'clock. This was fol-
lowed by the closing service, called Nelah-
which continued until the blowing Of the
shofar announced the day Of the fast had
closed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-15
DEAarn OF .TRElGzT CARS.
MN Msa Unahle % Get ThsSs ship
nenis East.

nents East.
There n a famine In railroad nat and
freight cars on the Coast. and the freight
depsTtmsnts OF tho various lines entering
this city are much worried over the sifua-
zion. Mi men and manufacturers are In
an equal plight and ali have decided that
there IL nothing to DO but TO waa until
the East can relieve the congestion. A.
nearly all of the Puget sound mills cars
are wanted TIE material 60 Ill orders
in some cases has been ready two weeks.
but a yet no shipments can be made.
This condition n al due In the face OF
the fact that early In the season the dit
fcrent roads. anticipating big season In
lumber shipments. thought they made ar
rankeYnents for ali the cars needed. only
20 md that within = short time after the
season opened their cars had all been
filled and there was Z great demand for
more. A reQuisition was made on tho
East, when Il was found that practically
the same condition existed theirs, only not
20 such degree.
In view OF this condition an order has
been f3ued by the various roads feQuir-
Ing that all cars delivered on mill side
tracks be loaded within forty-eight hours
AM time consumed after this period VIII
be charged for 1T the rate OF " per car
per day This order II wholly satisfactory
10 the mill men. IL Il said on the author
fly OF local freight man that 1000 cars
could be used IL delivered at Puget sound
points within forty eight hours
With the beginning II the movement OF
grain westward to ths Puget SOUND ele-
yators II II said the situation Will DO ma
terfally benefited.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-15

Ssnsss's 0UtDos BDoee1 - ony0ooAoo.
Ioeeol1o0 0eoehos.
J. q. yf1tz. . msmbeg 81 the STATE Iegis-
jssurs during 0s-7. has returned from
Case Nome. full a. faish n ths new Amse-
traa ENorado He has one o< the psstu.
ct collections Of nuggets. abous 10 IN
nunbsg. that has cume from shs famous
camp They range from = % ~ n vsjus
each. One . r0und-SeAesd specimen.
cordSnG 10 Csre Nome a0ay vajuesv -
worth probably e13D.
Mr.. Ffifx talked entsStatn1ngIy % Cage
Nome camp. saying:
The total cleanup this fail. thsak. viii
reach 0.06.N6. and ~ this over . million
win have besn taken from the bssch. One
combination. Linderbssg, llpdbsom, Bfyn.
sfon and Chiiberx. VIII bring OF about
t1N.0Oe. and H. VIII all come 10 Seattle.
why mt? They are 81 SEATTLE rsen up
this city. ] viii probably b. lanGhed NJ
for making sssch q stA4enpenf. but the quar-
fssts have named VIII take morn Rosd
from tn C1ps Mons mines than the csie-
nrafed E1dorAdo creek II the KIondiks has
and will produce. Look n the claims they
Owu. dfty or sixty In number. They are
f,s9 feet IN extent. and al 0f their prop
Il NV nigh gambling In Anvil CITY. One
man whose name prefer not 20 giye, lost
$500 IN two hours aga1n4 tbs wheel trou-
Istts). and while ne was doing this thr~e
others got sepafatsd from SBy01 10 $1,000
each. The playing took place 10 the North
ern saloon. owned BY Tex 4 Murphy. They
were fosmsrsy kicndike sports. bat there
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-15

OF certainty. and the only words he can ut
ter are fndAstinct resemblanceS Of Yes"
and No" He IL accompanied by A. spen-
Ger. of Dawson. who says ne became ar-
quaintcd with him In the Dawson hospital
and coming out on the same boat. gave him
some assistance. OF the cause. leading 10
his condition or his history Mr.. spencer
knows nothing
Yesterday afternoon Post-Inteilisencer
reporter undertook 90 Ind out something
asked II his home was In the East be ut
tered what seemed 10 he the word Yes"
A map was then procured and after point
ing out hundred places In several East
ern states the pencil dropped on Cam
bridge. Mass His eyes frightened. and
when asked II that WAS bis home he ap-
parcntiy answered Yes" He made 10
known that he IL not a miner 4 iist q
barber" was mentioned. Then his eyes
frightened and he answered Yes"
When asked u he bad wife and family
admit that he had a wife and one married
daughter living in Cambridge. He denies
that he was SICK IN Dawson. which, how
in the hospital with him and was shipped
from there. His name 10 the hardest thlng
To make him understand. Spencer ssys "
II something like Fisk. A. times the vic.
Elm admitted II was and nj others seemed
90 be- In doubt. From the alphabet he pick
ed out "A" az the initial but 10 all the
names mentioned beginning with ~ he
disclaimed any right.
lie claims 20 be a knight Of ry'hiss. ara
this fact has been communicated 70 local
lodge. which has taken the matter up
arA wiil try ard ssss, him
An examination ~ tho case by local ply
sicians has been msae with tho result that
{, has been discovered that h.s condition
ts consequence % some disesse, probably
typhoid fever On che side OF the head rest
snx close 20 the brain center ~ soesch 10 4
clio, ~ blood which accounts for hls rarsi-
ysl. % speech WHAT caused the riot no
e1afrin alton has b~en made 10 nni out.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-15

OVER A MILLION 4 MONTH.
Receipts nj the seattle Assay once
since It's Esta httsh meas

When the ofT1ee closed last evening the
grand total gold receipts ~ the seattle
government assay since the establish
inems Of the Institution tuls Is iS6~ had
reached SsAessus. oy more than million
a Tauufh. OF this amount. the deposit
since January have been s. So go. Wed
rasdsvs ard Thursdays receipts were in
round numbers s3.a sssa. the halk 90 witch.
CAV.
During the two DAYS the North A.a~ri-
can Transportation Il Trading Corr
panv made the heaviest srposst the
amount, according 10 sha appearance ~
the bulk being ahs4t sisAssn All toia
there were eighty aenostta-s far the tws
DAYS. and q good proportion 81 tho gold
Game from Care Nome
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-15
CHARGE FREIGHT ON GOLD.
Aheus os2s. 900 Worth ~ Pr~~ious
MetaI Tied Up ny . DIspate.

A dispute regarding m. payment of
transportation charges has technically
tied up GZ.e"o worth % kiondike gold
dust In the local assay office II cau@
dowu on the steamship Cleveland recent
~ from -. Michssi. The bank % British
North America and the Canadian Bank
% Commerce, ~ Dawson. own the gold
which VAS shipped from Dawson 20 81
Michael. being consigned by way az the
steamship GmTouue
This weasel having been chartered By
the government az a transport. the ynh1
MAS shipped down on she Cleveland IRE
eharterers ~ the Cleveland nov d@rnaas
80 o. freight charges while the com
ranies owning the gold practically pro-
pose tr return 20 pay one-.ixhfh ~ 1 per
cent. ~ the vaiu. NJ the shipment
Assav~r IN CHARGE wfns accepted the
gold AZ 'he ASSAY os1ce from Cast
Csine. giving csnSstiouai receipts Mean
while several conferences between the
interested PARTIES have taken place but
yesterday afternoon the affair seemed no
nearer settlement thar ~h~a the freight
rate charges we're rrss demanded
The prtnrfpa! eonssntion 81 tnose arffux
for tire ovnsrs ~ tire gold 10 that the
Cleveland Charge are spo excessive.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-15

I, Z. not slwsv. h~ss 20 wais ur.fi :, .
needed before buying . hottie o. CHAIR Der.
lars CGl!c, Cholera ard rssrrso~A Rsr-
e6y Gpite frequently the remedy 10 re-
3uIrei IN the very busiest season OF Ia
the nght and mnca incon~sn.~noe ana
suffering @su~' - borne n~sorr 81 car e
osAin@a N casts 1Nt a tie as compared
MIA - real worth and ever family cAa
cell afford 20 keep u IN their home IL
10 c~syvn~sr Acknowledges. % D~ ins
rnoss successeul medicine IN the weird fog
tsvG cosxesAlGiA Fer sale by 81 6ealssA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-15
IDENTITY OF kLoNplKER SUTTON
Dead Miner. u. y. Mcdonald Thinks.
Was John Henry suston.

n. r Mcpouald. ~ No i+.2 s~coni ave-
nue. believe. tire lead Yukon miner. VIII
iaTs III. sutton frr whose fortune four
" ayren Ar. 1outest.ng, each claiming 20
have been his lawful effr WIS =sobe ether
tran John Henry sutton. formerly Of Win
ripsg an3 N~w Bvun-wick. CanAsia- A John
Henry Sutton. about fGt VAS employed
nv George II. Arbonali. who a; thar time
hal n contract f1r supplying explosives
for tho Canadian Pacific railroad. Several
years prior ~ thi$ Sutton Deserted hts wsfs.
said 10 30 the MTs l. 7. Sutton who re-
cvGfly erate from Ottawa ;o Consul Nc
COX, claiming - ~ the widow 90 the
YakCr miner
The Saitfcn ~ whom Mrr~uaf speaks
ars sis w&fs separated hr~-ause rs T.ii &. asss
So ersfreS tir uas casHoiic she a
Frsweszau Snrs@ years AFTER the ssrara-
,.Gn. according - The MeIsnai. story
Suftn- toSsk - wtfh French ART irataa
~oufan snop-l "a jN~TainS C'flsrtct rhsv
lived Together az man sui wtfsN sotns
frssra WlDrfgsg - C7N0s<o &c 'iTe In tho
latter city Snt1nr VAS frr sevarAi wears
employed IN TIRE sstsNiisTEaen: 20 ire
krtok rFtorkeT fcc COMPANY
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-15

In . room IN the Alaaka Commercial
hotel sits little oh man paraiysed IN limb
and speech. unknown 10 himself and the
world alike. lie cams from Alaska . week
ago. having been shipped out by the su-
tborities. who could 40 pothin9 more for
him. On the way down the passengers on
the boas sxised ~ and the balance Of this
sum now keeps him from becoming . pau
per and . county charge. His name os his
address he does not know with any degree
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-15
DR.. JORDAN WRITES A LETTER.
warns the CITY ef what He snys IL
Dagger.

Considerable commotion has been
caused az the city hall by the receipt ~
a letter by the city comptroller. addressed
90 the mayor and city council signed by
DR. J. Eugene Jordan, calling attention
TO what the doctor declares to a matter
OF very serious moment The writer Of
the letter declares that The Columbia q
Puget Sound Railroad Company which
operates n lire TO Newcastle and other
coal mining towns. IS about 20 obtain
title to King street, between First ave.
nue. south and the water front by rea-
son os possession granted ten years ago
as n temporary proposition By the city
authorities.
Or Jordans letter will be considered
At the next session OF the council. II IL
"a follows.
II desire % call your attention 20 the
fact that you are sleeping on your rights
fsw months longer and King street
will become the property Of the railroad
com pany and the eyesOre ~ a viadsIc.
over First avenue Will remain a fixture
Immediately after the great Ere tha
railroad company ASKED permission N
temporarily onstr53ct the street ny puf-
ting SD an unsightiy barrier across ~
II was granted. with The understanding
that n should b. terr pGrsrv affair oyslv
f-nier 1ertz.ou ~ the supreme court
ten years possession f. equal 20 a per-
feet title"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-15

Railroad Rates 20 the East Will
stand - They Are.

The new passenger tariffs OF the cut
rates 10 Chicago and Atlantic coast points
have arrived ard show no further reiuc-
ton in the far Eastern tickets. AZ II was
believed they would. The trouble is now
euppoeed To be over. and !, - not believed
that any further reduction will be made.
How long the reduced rates will last
IN but q matter OF conjecture. but In all
probability they will be In effect for sew
eral weeks at least.