The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-30
AFTERrHOCGnTs.

The report that Chicago has 1se, 90 0c9
eggs In cold storage has caused travelling
theatrical companies some uneasiness.
They are anxious to know what Is to be-
come Of those eggs.
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Mr. Place, husband Of Martha Place, who
was electrocuted At Sing Sing last March.
recently made his third venture upon the
matrimonial sea II takes great deal to
discourage some men.
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How true I II that great minds move
In the same channel. No less than six
photographers on as many prominent East
ern dail:es have remarked within the past
week: Meat has never been so high as
now since the COW jumped over the moon"
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A singular fatality has attended the
preparations tor Dewey's reception in New
York. Two Of the sculptors engaged Oh
the triumphal arch have died suddenly.
and Gen. Daniel Butterfield, chairman Of
the reception committee, has been strick-
en- with aphasia and for time was In
serious condition. but is now recovering.
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Mayor Sam Jones. of Toledo. 10 uniis-
mayed by the failure Of the reform party
In Ohio to select him for It's candidate
for governor. and announces that he will
run Independent. AS the New York Sun
puts II, There II sucn an overwhelming
demand from Jones for the nomination OF
Jones that Jones feels as II It would really
be impossible for him to resist"
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Pingree says he knew nothing of poll
tics and took no interest In It until he
was Il years old, when he was elected
mayor Of Detroit. When a man sows his
wild osts late In life he usually makes a
great deal more trouble for himself and
others than II he had attended TO the task
earlier. Gov. Pingree has evidently been
sowing his Wild oats. a. y.....s
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Dato Mundi Is all right. He is anxious
to become full-nedged American citizen.
and has started about 1t IN the right way
by extinguishing the smoidering fire Of re-
bellion started by AguinAldo in the island
Of Ccbu. He 10 carrying an American fag
given him BY Gen. Bates and making
things tropical for the insurgents Dato
Mundi IS the kind OF an ally we want. TIc
isn't asking for rat:ons but for chance to
fight.
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The isolation OF Oporto on account OF
the plague has caused much loss and In
convenience to the people Of that city. In
order TO relieve their feelings they pro-
ceeded to mob the doctor who first DIS
covered the disease and made its presence
known to the authorities. The police res
cued him, but he may be pardoned II he
occasionally regrets that he did not let the
plague have chance at the mob.
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From Capetown comes the report that
the Transvaal government adheres TO It's
last offer and will make no further con-
SESSIONS. Bearing the same date comes a
dispatch from London saying that nine
tenths OF the reserve shells ana cartridges
In the Pretoria forts are inefficient, and
that an immediate order TO renew the
:uppiy has been placed IN Europe. II both
reports are true Dom Paul has challenged
England to war with fun knowledge that
re IL short OF ammunition. He In not In
the habit Of doing things that way, and II
he has announced his ultimatum he Is IN
to,, bt ably mona rod for Trouble