The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30

Kahaiey, on his recent return from tho
Kiondike. IAN item appeared in a paw-
son paper 70 the following effect:
!" The Americans will not be allowed
this year 10 celebrate the Fourth OF July
In their usual hornhastie style.
II retired early that night. feeling rath-
sr relieved than otherwise 10 think thu
noise of the regular celebration would be
escaped I had dropped into a peaceful
daxe when a sudden roar OF cannon and
sharp rattle OF rifles started me into
wakefalness. Though midnight the sky
was almost as light as day. I looked
from my window. and there We're the
Americans going II for all they we're
worth in their usual bomhasilc style
Men with rifles posted ON the hilisides
above the city maintained regular fasil-
lade. On the streets could he seen miners
with tho Stars and Stripes about their
waists waving Roman candles, from
which only smoke issued. since Il was too
light 70 see the colered fires. Now and
then a maiamoot deg whizxed down the
main street with bunch Of tirecrackers
popping away at hss tail pandemonlum
reigned during the entire day. and spent
bullets fell thick about the streets thai
II was almost worth cne's life 10 venture
cut os doora
THE next day the fellowSng comment
appeared In the paper:
" The Americans ala celebrate the
Fourth OF July this year In their usual
honlaas;ic style
uI LIKE Seattle for number OF rea-
sons said one Of two men who were
comfortably SEATED ia Trent 81 a down zo~ :.
hotel. enjoying the shade that protected
that side OF the street from I-viday's burn
ng sun, They were rot residents uf the
city. evidently. but one bad been here be-
fore and he Was talking.
Yea" said he. Il like the town because
II ts vide awake ard ep with the prscss-
sion OF mctera Improvements. Bgt there
"a one tAsag 80 have Ia The East shas I
miss here ana saas is what was thinking
Of when sala ike the place.
'-fAo yotl n5FtTe, ne continued ssths re-
maFsable aSssnee 81 eeggaTs ard inspudsns
fakirs that Enfess the Eastern oltses9 Why
had we sat II front cf hose. there aals as
iang a. We have esen sitting here ws
xseai3 both have been haakrsapsesi II we
bad responded 10 every call fo~ charity
gaag would have been made upon Us Men
sovnesa and ehiiaren. IN every farm ot
garment. or lack 81 garment. win every
ifnssinaale tale es wee. would have made
sar lives n burden. Nor even Inside woals
We have been sass from The pursuing taksr
Win iss KEY Esaas ard peactls ard matches
. or the Italian w{tn tire guitar and nsanaeEn
who trays his a,tle caes aheut to pass The
hat for hss fat lazy support
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afternoon ca a principal STREE assa No, ga
attempt has hsen made 10 touch Us fer
nickel That IL ere Of the rea8csss @hy 1
llke Sesskie ard / ars rot hasa hearted
t6theS, EasseT there are no bexgarss here
or shey sss % nsiisr aaa nlore decent
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