The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-23


Under the sppropssats heading. Small
Fayors Thankfully Received" an Iowa
ediscr. AFTER sixteen years OF married NE.
chron.cies TIE arrival - . three-pound
baby.
A washington special says the new emp
defender Columbia has bean awarded the
signal letters TX r. D. w. It seems to
u that '-P. D. O. would hare been moro
Tue fact that the German newspapers
took great pleasure in describing Capt.
Coehlan n an Irish-American may have
someshing . do With the gallant capta:n's
emphAtic aisappeoval q The ''hyphenated''
brand Of American citizenship.
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3 4 New Yoek dtspalch SAYS that Charles
Murphy. paced by . locomotive. rode mile
On . bicycle In one minute and ave sec
ond. n Mr.. Murphy had been chased by
. iocomot.ve. We could ses some reason
for his unusual haste.
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The Fourth Of July celebration at Taco
ma has been placed beyond the reach Of
failure by the fact that ex-Congressman
Lewis has consented to grace the occasion
BY HI presence. Probably he wfil consent
also to act a. the fireworks.
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A Tacoma murderer 70 trying to
strengthen his manifestiy weak defense Of
insanity by having his wife go on the stand
ana testify to his quarrelsome disposition
and unreasonable and tyrannical conduct
towards his family. II the jury does not
hang the defendant on this testimony. 1t
deserves to be lynched.
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A delegate to the convention of FEEDER
sted Women's Clubs IL responsible for
disclosing the fact that the convention or
ganised By singing ''Aome II Best" which
oil must admit is . beautiful sentiment
~ might almost Say . sublime truth. Aft
er recess the convention Joined In singing
. pretty song. the refrain Of which. Il
love him." spoke volumes for the homesick
longing Of the delegates Before adjourn
Ing. the members sang With great enthusi-
asm. Were After Him." and thus closed
. most successful meeting.
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Now that Perry Belmont has selected
German a. the next Democratic national
standard bearer, the work Of the national
Democratic convention will be much sim
plified. Following the example of the Penn
sylvaniA Democratic convention. the dele
gates will probably pass q resolution ex-
pressing great pride In ''our matchless
leader. William J. Bryan" nominate Cor
man for the presidency. and so home This
q Mr.. Belmont's programme. but II is EVIL
IDENTIFY based on the superstition that Col.
Bryan and his friends win not be there.
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Unmindful Of his more than three score
years. and that the rainy season in the
Philippines II just beginning. Maj. Gen.
Joe Wheeler Is anxiously awaiting orders
from the war department. that win send
him into active service at Manila There
10 something pathetic In Gen. Wheeler's
eagerness to reto.n the army. A graduate
Of West Point, he IL by instinct and train
Ing soldier. Uniting his fortunes with
the Confederacy. he found himself at the
close Of the civil war relega;ed to private
life. After the lapse Of more than a third
OF century. the Spanish-American war
and an appointment by an apprec.ative
president brought him back to his old Iife
Asked BY friend how he felt upon DON
ming q United States uniform once mere.
he replied: II feel as II had been away
on long furlough." 1t Is probably the
dearest ambition Of the old ex-Confederate
to spend the remainder OF his life in the
army. and to die. II need be. fighting I'M
der the dag Of united country.