The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-05

Kf0OGs
ASTEaTnoUGnrs.
The generous display OF British faes
yesterday must have been . source e
pleasure to our visitors from across tho
border.
Despite the good example Of Gov. Rog-
ers. Snively continues to be - loQuacios
as q parrot. but without attracting -
much attention.
The splendid showing made by the po-
lice and FIRE departments In the parade
yesterday was favorably commented upon
BY visitors and townspeopis alikA
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Ccrbett Processes to be ANXIOUS to meet
Jcffries IN the ring. He will probably re-
member too late the remark made by the
old man to his so7 after the latter lad
been experimenting with the business cad
Of nsulA
Fortunately for the people Of Seattle AMI
the thousands OF visitors Who thrcnsee
Ter Streets yesterday. Jupiter piuvfus did
his celebrating IN the early mornins hours.
laying the dust, Aiminishing tho danger
from fires and furnishing cool weather Ter
the parade and the sporta
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The people OF the West do things on Z
magnificent scale. AZ midnight Of the -.
! CO.. pounds az red white and blue powder
was set OF on the summit OF Pixies Peak.
ushering in the anniversary o: our coun-
:ry's natal day BY a gorg sous illumination
which was flung far out over mounts hin and
Plain. Iigf Ding Mp the country within .
radius of a hundred miles. That was .
beacon light worthy o. tho day It corr
memorated. g -
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Tho gathering Of cranks at Buffalo.
which seems TO have had for its principal
object desire TO show how unpatriotte
men can be when they really try, after
passing . resolution deploring the ''inhu-
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the Philippines" also passed resolutions
indorsing the Ten Commandments and ex-
pressing belief In heaven. One would
hardly expect the gathering to express .
belief In the other place. as the fact u
patent that It originated there.
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II is announced that COT Bryan win
come West soon to stir the faithful TO ac-
ton In Utah and idaho. The colonel Is Ia
boring under the impression that he can
talk silver to the people OF those states
and arouse the old-time enthusiasm. tut
he win md they are more enthusiastic
over the question OF expansion this yea,
and will be asked some questions that
VIII be awkward for him to answs-. His
visit viii open his eyes 10 the fac. that
In espousirg the anti-expansion cause he
has alicnated his best friends.
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Cincinnati man has been advertisin9
his desire to impart valuable secret to
his fellowmen for the small sum Of 50
cents. He stated that he would tell them
how he was cured Of drinking. smoking.
swearing. staying out 1t night. going to
the races. gambling. and how he gained
twenty pounds In two years. He did quite
a paying business until purchaser Of the
secret showed a newspaper man the docu.
rnent ne received from the public bene-
factor. which read as Follows: ''Just cured
OF all the had habits named BY an en-
forced residence for two years IN the Ohio
state penitentiary."
The citizens OF Skasway gave Eenatcf
Fairbanks party reception that could
not but be most gratifying To the reeipi-
enfs. To find q live. hustliuS American
city, full OF wide-awake American ci.i-
xens OF the finest type In that. 70 them.
far-off land. must have been a surprise 10
the visitora The people of Skasway gave
the party RICH; royal welcome, and amid
the social amenities took occasion to In
press such facts and figures upon the Wis
iting statesmen as must result not only
In benefit TO that city. but to tie entire
territory which has heretofore been too
little understood and appreciated by the
Washington authorities.
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In denying the charge Of Sovereign.
Gompers and other labor leaders that he il
an enemy OF organized labor. Gen. Merri-
am throws considerable light upon the sit
uasion In the Occur dAlene district by
saying. 1T was my wish and hope that
every union man In the Occur d'Assne
country could declare his innocence ana
the innocence of his union end obtain the
kuNefitVE tiHfios tW4Ht-tt tsss
higher the wages. the better I should have
aeen pleased Organized labor has never
wen 4 battle without public sentiment be-
bird H. In this case. when tire facts are
known. neither public sentiment nor hon.
est un'sn men viii have anything hns ccr-
dsrna.fssn fer the murderods rsote-s Who
have So iong dominated In the Occur
d A,ene district II will oe an excellent
thing tor the organisation with which they
claim sftilsa,ion when the law meses Oh, 20
them the punishment they Justly merit
ami their acts are regulated By every
federated labor organization.
So Thoughtfui