The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-22

OF providing suitAhaa -
Tor our diplomatic -.
tves at foreign courts, II see,ps J. -
question on the face of 1t. ana
likes TO be the first 10 MAXI !. ~
the subject OF pretty closhea~
is more important, than Il go
the courts OF Europe the Amerse.s q
lister Is the only man who Il !. ~.
clothes, except The walters. r. -
are gltttering in gold lace, scssa.s - /
breidery and ribbons. For nanls -.
hcan country like ours. very orpassS.
form would be out OF place, but 7 -
costume Of black. with knee -
and silk stocking, the sort that -.
wore at Napoleon court In Francs. -,
At least distinguish our reproearAsss
from the servi,ors.
once attended special church -.
at Apia, in the little kingdom a -
In honor or Queen Fictoria's juhtiaa -
ali the dipiomasie Representative, ~
naval officers appeared In unifors -
English consul general wore daek g
uniform. embroidered in gold. With -.
lets. brass buttons and q cooked ~, 4.
German consul was In costune -.
afed with silver. and he wore 1 - :
glittering medals: the naval of6rs,s :
Cu3RIR83
an imposing sight. while our ana -
sentative, the American consul 49,
appeared In white trousers q mir 80
shirt. red sash and n black aluaca -
He held the highest rank among u -
suls. and yet the natives, seeina - M
eign diplomats arrive. naturallys er-.ss
cred the most military LOOKING a. a.
most important. Even the Germn -
consul, who ranked lowest In tn -
looked a far more commandius 49,
than our own Representatives ToM-
the individual consul general rsfarI 4
might have shown better taste IN - =.
tune, but even plain white sub = a
black would have made no shov g.,
so much magnificence.
1t would be different II we Were senA,
simple in our military and naval unifhers
but though we have n very plah ~
serviceable combination OF eolors, ~ ~
dress for both army and navy ID exhun
ly rich and handsome. and Il seeI
pity that large and influential M
like our should be represented By -
form that cannot be distinguishes n
that of walters.
Opinion Is pretty evenly divided =
the guilt or Innocence OF the accussdh&
Molineaux poisoning case. The evi1N
so far. is purely circumstantial. M "
neaux has a high social position a1ll.
member of several New York ciuha -
people say that Cornish. the man vAE
tually gave Mrs. Adams the poism n
been let of too easy in the cross-exarn
ton. The district attorney by his ~
cisms of Molineaux and damaging -
&c h.,v >rfS q
himself and creating a more favoraa1lb
preston for the accused through NJ
can love OF fair play. At any rata Z :
only just to consider the man inuDsM
until he is proved guilty.
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An echo of the Dewey celebrates } ~
footing up of the enormous sales Of sease
Mrs. The street peddiers and faktu ~
as many as 1,25o.o00 articles, including -
dallions, placques. medals and enblp1
But one article which sold better sAaA =
the rest during the Dewey parade ~ Z
little silk American flag. which ~ m
sold on the curhstone. OF these Uqee u
1000 we're sold and tied to the burn
holes of the purchasers. Never was Y
demand for flags so great az now, y q
retailers and wholesalers are ready = -
tify.
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A very strange theft has Just been -
covered. The working models Of J. "a
Wards 'fVictory.' which surmoufu =
arch In Madison Square. has bstu -
stolen or taken without the sculptoraE
mission from the top OF the arch 49,
was temporarily stored. Mr. Ward
this discovery when he sent = ~
bring the model to his studio. Inc
riga was completed day or two bef0yt
parade and the workmen who had
employed on the Victory" group -
away the model In the upper part :
arch. covering 1t with pieces OK canvaA u
on Friday II had disappeared. I1e
stairway To the top OF the arch wnice
used after the scaffoids were taken ~
A few people have been admitted
inside OF the arch. but 1t II hard %
ceive how any one could carry aW&yN
model without detection.
Tho loss Is the more keeniy fen ~
Ward because In case the moveme !.
perpetuating the arch Is succcssfm beSs
be Obliged to do his work on fne
tory group all over again. Tee
thing one can say In favor Of the -
that he showed good taste.
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WaiIle Dury who broke his ne0 -
gust while driving and was ~
ject of a dangerous operation perfosnae
September 10 In Roosevelt hospital ~ "a.
Robert Able and Or. r. +. Weir,
ing very satisfactory progress anG
believed that he will recover. ght
of paris cas-. was taken from biz ners
terday and hs Is already able TO nove
arms. The doctors are hopeful q
mate recovery.
At the annual convention 81 ~
lean board Of commissioners w
missions some very interesting
were made. II seems that money
freely contributed for foreign
work The missionaries In Japas.
lon. Madras and India appeal f0
liberty and q more aggressive
the work Of evsnxe,izaiion." Ine
that have been published In the
Times and prominent New IOn
about the aggressive policy" u -
sionaries In Samoa no doubt -
their effect In checking voluntary
buttons. II IL one thing to 0e@M
pennies to educate and help native
uit quite auotHef tp tash w - - =
who take sides In politics and sue
bellions Come" said Cfvfn1e s|
Harbarism, '.let mo iead you ~ ~
futo the rathz of knowledge anA -
let us wander into realms OF hiss0
cation; let us II beg your
said Barbarism. ''bu, you have 20
by the hand: you have ne b. -
OF the neck''' This is the trsnd
MAR Thought Another gOez. IL