davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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the race. 'why7' Because that horse1i drop
dead before he finishes How much money you
got to bc,?. asked tho owner Of the horse, much
excited pulling out a roll Of bills. This opened
the cyos Of the gambler who was famous char
acter in Los Angeles. He saw that the fellow
was half drunk, and Immediately made his bet.
Other Indians brough out bills and when tho race
was ready they all had their money on the old
horse and the gam blers had put even their watches
against It, Well, IL was picnic. The moment
the horses started the old nag seemed 10 change
into different horse and she ceI,c in two lengths
ahead. The gamblers went broke and had TO
walk owt Of town. Yes; the whole thing was
put-up Job, The horse was racer that was after
ward sold for good many thousand dollars.
Some Of the fcats Of horsemanship exhibited
here were remarkable A party OF four would ride
atful speed at adobe wall and turn their horses
80 quickly that the riders could Just touch the
stone. Then they had ducls with the larint picked
up small objects from tho ground. icrkcd turkeys
from tho sand by tho head and did many more
fcats, 70 the astonishmcnt Of the tcnderfoot who
had never seen the real thing outside Of a circus
before Al night the ramada again became the
ccntrc Of attraction. and SO the fiesta went on
Noonc would have supposed thnt II was religious
icStival yet the priest was hc'c and services were
held al mission at Rincon. when the padre
was asked II tho Church countcnanccd such enter
tainmcnts, he replied: NO" but IL was poxcrlcss
To stop u. and he made himself as conspicuous
as possible to prevent ,yny cxcrsscs. II was very
evident that any religion which would interfere
with the sports and pastimcs ot the people would
not he tolerated. at the fiesta OF San Luis Roy.
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NEW ToRK pAN7HEHs IN vKRmoyr.
In Old Days They Would Cross Lake Cham
plain on the Ice and Kill Farmers Stock.

Forty years ago the Adirondack panthers used
TO bother the northern Vermont farmers a great
deal" said Capt Peter Mcintyre telling at Pack
ards Tavern. in the Maine woods, OF some Of hi 5
carly experiences IL the Green Mountain State
In the winter when the lake was frozen they
would come across on the ice and get their living
from the Vermont farmynrds II did not take
long 10 find out that n panther had arrived in
ncighboThood. the slaughtered sheep and pigs
and young cattle soon told the story, and then the
farmers would turn out with guns and dogs 70
hunt the brute down, or at least scare him away.
But while he was in the neig hborhood II was mo-
ticed that pc ople stayed home nights moro than
common, and everybody felt better when he was
gone Remember heing ono evening at the house
Of Henry IIapgood wholved at tho ond o. the long.
covered bridge in the town OF Cnderhill, when
his boy Zefi and his cousin John came in looking
pretty badly scared and saying they had seen a
panther They were coming home. and had got
over the bridge when the ;uIe crossed the road
ana lantern and went down to the place and there
were the panther tracks plainly to be in the
new snow, He had crossed the road, leaped on
stone wall, run along the wall for some distance
in the direction the boys were going and then
jumped oil into thickct Perhaps he wouldn't
have touched the boys under any circumstances.
but II was as close a call as they cared To have
But the quccrost panther story that ever know
ot was oi q lro.cn panther The last Of the brutes
tnhl was hnDWn 10 CIoSS Lake lhdmpldln came
into the township oi johnson in the January Of
1854 and kle the farmers stock left and right
The people OF the town got up a party and set out
with the panther hunter, out on his own hook,
had killed him. The brute was taken 10 the vii.
laGe on Slei proppcd up in natural position
ana left 10 freeze. One night Of n Vermont win
ter was enough to do the business, and then he
was placed on exhibition. Thousands oi people
reckon that he was the most profitable dead
panther that anybody ever owned He STAYED
frozen solid as long as cold weather lasted looking
natural as life: then his skin WAS taken oil and
stnlled and thai is The Inst hen I'd OF II -
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End OF LoyG SUCCESSFUL BLUFF:
Newark Bettor Goes to Law TO Recover His
Wage AlthOngn the E.Gs Wore Eaten.

Wage Althougn the EGGS We're Eaten.
boiled eggs upon an empty stomach has been
favorc ras'imc Of Michael Meyer, a Newark
horse dealer. He has put forth the proposition
for twenty years as a means Of forcing a man
u hack down. in any ordinary dispute, and il has
tc"n generally successful. But in October last
when he propoundcd II 10 william Wraagc in
solomon OuTy's place, Oury, who was tired Of
hearing it said Il will take that bet for $40"
Meyer was delighted and arrangements were
made 10 meet al oury S AT oclock the next morn.
ing Wraagc held the $50 and there was another
witness. Meyer arrived at the appointed time.
lett Of the eggs, squeezed one Of them and said
that il was not hard. Oury slipped both eggs
into his mouth ~ once, munchcd them and swal.
lowed lhcn. Meyer icit IN disgust, protesting
Wraase paid the bet to Oury and Meyer brought
SUIT iur S5J IN the Second District Court Tho
cas- cas- cam up hcloIc Judge FIrdrick Guild yestcr-
siCin was counsel for Meyer and upon Wrnep.'s
Sde were cX-County Prosecutor Elvin W Crane,
thc unsuccessful candidate for Governor of tho
81 Work SSiunsT Mn1 Wiis GhA[s Herr Of the Board
- commissioner Herr cndcavorcd TO eliminate
lhS gambling law feature by saying lhat tins cas-
a!a not come under the act because eating eggs
and capacity Edwari SteHn n and S oWsisaSy WIsaSS
S"SHhGa Sd that oGty ate tho eggs fair!y
an, an" non ohe laitor said that he had takon the
years "' constant rcpctuon. 10 snid thai he
n%W % w" 'SgR az once rot one before the oIher
aS'" tli"l ne had not eaten anything since dinner
verdict of $40 for Meyer That WAS ali he
Man~G nut II docs not convince any of the rs,onis
on 'he o'hor sido hat oury did not %, Tho oSrs-
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Willing To Help Him Out,

From Ire Chicago baiiy S,ss.
You Co." " ' 40
Mas CuttinG.Well, I'm willing to lend you n
small amount II It will help you out
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go WIN inc American public You'll have TO
crack your face a tfihc and look pleased, or else
o. O.. you may play like an aschAngcl and Yet moi
".ACh Himmcl; sooch pizncss
~ FL Wish You had seen him try 10 follow my advice.
The frst lime fled % the foyer and howlcd with
mirth; hut hc Is coming out all right.
The first thing 10 Do, when We undertake. 10
Eunch musician is 10 have the critics hear him
Say the unknown genius Is woman. |! she
Is rnt upon star debut, a touch and go hazard,
M MnG We hcli%yr & Shc Ne has fair chanec 10 win We
pay the expenses Our par consists in bringing
influence, to hear in advertising her, bnnginc
20 all the details Occasionally the m,isirian
has no funds hut our cnnlid'ncr in her chancrs
Is 50 great that we are willing % put up the nrcos.
Shhil have certain Percentage IT her profits
u lhrrr are any Thgt, however, is the cXccp.
way 10 put an amateur hcforc tho pl,!ic is TO ind
an Opportunity for her Ia appear with some GEs,.
ei2fs %TSsnizn'i"n; any on "i III" %enown
docSn d"iy criticism 50 rashly, and Tho critics
az az dlSI%scd "a rea, her more kindly Tho iari
taken seriously, and, II later, We want 10 send
her through the country alone the fact that She
n has S nlIHyrd I Win famous musical organization
"Thc demand for conccr musicians through.
%d SnI The i Mn,cI StaIcH is erowinG great every
terrific rate, and every town 4 any Sil, has lee
iHie and paacal courses cvcry sGlson Yet
-, ~ a. HhIh ' Dlhtf' an hmA'rllT 8 II
The uouhl" s that in the small 'OW MS thew do nUt
want 20 paS blC prices and rc; they want some ono
VINO Is wen known. That s. RI 81 thing IL the
m,l'acnns of real merit who WC.l. he j,,sr the
!hing ior the c,no"si, and who would hc willing
10 accept small money, hui ne: the committce
must have snn" ono With famous name, Famous
artists ARTISTS IN h,tr nrlm" viii not even lo<.. at the
h,iin al money ohcr"d. so have 10 produce some
nj M We'll worth hearing as many Of my amateurs
thAks The way wotn-out artists mako a living.
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Puii.uRith ENoNERkFEr.
iadgc tann Decides That He IL Not
t.uttss of Heating Green.

SaAre Officer tsfl i'h1hrlck. charged by
49, ,5rveu f.fgT witch assault ami
ta,tcry. Wa v,u3irafea if. Judge Cam a
segrt >eSterdav afternoon There was
Ri even an iut'5nafteH that l'bihrtrk
struck Green or anyone lisa VITA clnh
Z a. not carry 0ae. are fhAsrtck'
Nnrtla
phnhriek WAS instructed fe 80" What
fAere WAS In e repoFt t5aj b rev Mas
sreaGins = disturbance IA }he lever }>sFt
q the Sity SIC fouad some 2Asn taking
ladv ans Sreks az the party ~ shoy~
ias evo tack and nFepvilsng another FOR
wsra bv using hss foat
sometime after this occurrence Gsseu
nes pAfAsirts amA commenced - TAX ~
Decorate lsnesage about ~ha aad taken
rsAee rNlHssick slapped i1sTn. Greece
eaasyiafns-i AZ police headquarters, ora
GERS say Re Was intoxicated when he ap-
fsareS There
lnase Casn said he dia not thinS Tho
'seis u arfls1Jo3 taa prosecuting attorney
ssSuiuw q complaint. There was ecustA
erab.e te.iue al swn farsng the fr.st -
Re csSs> Prosecuting Attorney MclIrey
Vas Pre- ssnt him self
seesl MAJ ~asl taat tAere WAS nothing
= wsy.ss Green's charge that ghtlosscS
Mas twfeT 20
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CATTLE FOR DAW SON.
steamer Rosalie Gets Away for the
North.

Steamer Resale left her berth at Yes.er
dock last night az y o'clock for Alaska
with several hundred tons Of freight. TWEEN
ty-.lye head of cattle ard the following
passengers;
r. A Richardson. n G Bailey. Albert
Woodworth. Lester Woedworth. John Rcd.
Samuel Foss. T Il. Nelson. Albert Johnson.
Henry Kettle. r f Frsbee. Frank Stoves.
Judd Niles, J. z. Nepage, /. Mct.aoharIs
w Walsh, john HOWE, John O'Donnen.
4. LUX. v F. Nelson. Joseph Valvey. a.
Morris. r II. Holmes James Feek. ".
strobei. w r. Benn. John La Font, Mr..
and Mrs. H. w. Spencer. Mrs. s, W. My.
Miss Webster, r. II. Clayson. Mrs. j. =,
Goss. r. a. Jones :, r. Mitchell, j. w.
Armstrong. J. A. Sebenius, Joe Wilkescn.
r. J. Rhodes. Mrs. Hansen and two chill
dren, John Hansen, r. Hansen and fifteen
others.
The live stock consisted OF beef cattle
raised In Yakima county. and IS being
taken in by J. Drumbolter. who owns A
butcher shop and some valuable claims at
Dawson. The cattle are IL fine condition
and with good luck III getting them In M.
DrumboIter VIII realize handsomely on the
undertaking. T. r.. Nelson - taking in 100
cases OF eggs, on which he expects TO reap
a handsome profit
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ALL FISH TRAPS DELIVERED.
PACIFfC-ANERICA COMPANY TO
TAKE POSSESSION.
Dumping Mil Refuse In sound
Enforeed-Ia Pleased with the
Provisions of the New Fish Law.

The paciac-Amerlcan Fish Company VII
today De- placed IN conplste possession OK
Tie various traps. STEAMERS. lighters eIEd
ether properties purchased in tire lever
Sound fishing district CT various assl-iTap
owners. Dir. X. OnIrov. manager OF the
company. is in Seattle looking for osfices
tails city having been chosen as the head
quarters Of the company, He expects 10
select a location for the Offices aTai. 20 open
them By the first CT asxt week.
~ the Butler asst night. Mr.. orrroy
called attention 10 q matter whica he deans
Is Of great Importance 70 the fishing In
tsrests o. The state. namely. the dumping
OF waste from saw mills into he waters
Of the Sound. which IL prohibited by law.
According 20 Mr. oufTroy, who says he has
made speeia. Investigations into the sub
jecs. the Law Is being constantly violated
and much damage Is done 10 the fishing in
duEtry in consequence.
We are suffering in two ways from the
duurage OF refuse from saw mills iato The
covers the waters for some distance from
the shore. where th'e fish run. and is posi-
tive injury TO them, besides driving them
from their natural feeding grounds The
larger pieces, such az lumber, rejected logs.
etc. are a eGDtant menace 10 the steamers
tending the traps. and in addition - carried
BY the tides against the netting, damag
ing and sometimes aimos; running ths
traps.
Internationally the fixh commissioner
has II within MS power prevent these
evils. which contend are INSTANTLY injur-
Ing the fishing interests Of the sound"
Speaking OF the new tisa law. Mr. OnHroy
said that in his opinion its provisions are
fair and calculated 10 benefit the industry
by an increase in salmon hatcheTies
throughout the state. III Is manifest,
said Mr. onffroy, THAI unless the salmon
OF the Sound are agii3cialiy propagated
they Will net last long. Without hatcher.es
the fishing Industry OF the Sound would De
a. an end In f0nr or 1--WE years am glad
10 see that additional hatcheriss are 20 De
established. They viii be guarantee OF the
IF n,S Industry -
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rL,GLER's SUCCESSOR NAMED.
darlington h Brisndier General and
thief OF Nmrrnu If Nrhnnncr

VASE NOTION April s.~T1ie president
TO-DAY appointed g0} AdetAert BufiuE-
ter ~ tss esr}Ead'eg general ans chef Il
the huseaH ~ ordnance. 10 succeed the
lata Gen }lag.er
Col. Burlington Mas appointed - TIE
military academy 81 KS from N.Ex mia
He became s. 3eG.enaat a. the beglun ng
- the ctyii War E*inE from the Srish
he was ~trenSiy urged 30 tcin The Con-
fesleraCy ez3t resisted al appeals Pc
hscaruF q captain before the c'os~a = he
wa-, ~" aa& bern continuously ia the
ordnance corps.
HIS Nsgms IS connected SSH Z ntsT.te~ ~
important improvements III armament. he>-
tnE the designer 81 rae fs4ffnEta.s C'gozev
disappearing Gua caETss1e and fes Tesi
ssln ceyrfsg@ ~ e1ss tn the l-nE-~t States
army lis promotion makes Lieut. Col
Lawrence :. iSabtsttf co4onei Ma garras
" Really lieutenant c03orei. Carr DO
v.t \ l-y's eaator. and I4eut George W
INssr. CsQt5fu
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EDWARD l.. xoRDHoFf, DEAD.
9elI-ku0rn Merchant Sueeumb -
After q Lingering Illness.

Edward l. Nogdhoff. enc 81 the prop
.s.ors OF the Ban AarchS. died last even
* ~ hts residence, 80 fIfth avenue 81
sshvsis after an Illness OF somefn dUrs-
M
ns was born in Germany forty years
SO and Had lived in 2saitla since the
sne OF the great IRE In iss9, lie opened
large store at the corner of First ave-
,us and Cedar street. III North Seattle.
saa long after things became very quiet
b North Seattle did thriving business.
wen nc finally secured location on
kcond avenue. near Pike street. he gave
his North Seattle store and trans
k-et his stock.
M leaves A wife. Josephine. ard thTes
~. Edward. Elmer and Arsie Nordhoff
ts brother Rudolph. a prominent bust
ness man Of Buffalo, X. =. IL now on hts
xas 10 Seattle 70 visit the family. IL ia
erected that Mr.. NefihoT Viii arrive
ms evening lie Is net aware OF his
huthefs death.
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AFTER Ht,u nat t.HrER.
Parsiara Norman seeks Assistance
OF the rettr~.

Mrs - y elteNatsst. - Portland ar
r've4s II ~sstl}e Yesterday In ssarch 81
Per astEhtar Jessie, ases =; WEE left
sea}e fts avs Aea without c~Ftssi S#5ssFl
tgte=Ff 5, - i.,+-strsf tsr Esri iu "a store at
ne cnYHrg 70 ss.rae3 AXUn{ge agt Ma iSssrl
ssteet Sc esA = Blarak{n 49, sisn ar
sfvea t~eo }soTttaEa recently ~e-e taAeu
= era Aeaarrr~~ t5@usssksn ~as& sc u1ek
fe ssgi Feff ana She de~t~t-f "a = sts-
a0er a24 - 1&e~e& hTr a position in hss
seFe -e s0ce pteS aa3 anne t. Ssays .
Ms p 't.s~ RETURNED ~ ksor.1a "a
So eVe ~s No ~sr daughter
3f* 77.se ss Nsis So kaSc objected
stFVnN-s.t tn sH-r as Afte0ticn 80 Ser
Gage r. r.~ta.s.s
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-Four roueh-iookfng men went into the
ks0fsGiks restaurant on First avenue
south about midnight last night ard after
ordering the best ia the h3as@e refused
10 pay more tnaa 10 cents apiece for their
meal. T9e Jap employees az tae restatI-
rant rsnionStFa'ed, wheregprr the met
assaulted them and began - throw dishes
and bottles around the restaurant The
police Were called. bat the men escaped
before their arrival One Of the JaFsa f1ese
was severely cut on the face with
bottle
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Fer Years Pastor of VI. Is Church
sat Issauuah-

Res, William Il King pastor ~ The
Methodist Episcopal church al lSaaQuah.
frd on Tuesday night At II O'Clock At hts
Aame IN Issaaaah, Mr. Atne haa been
suffering for some time from a severe at
tack Of Ia grippe, and Was taken suddenly
scrSe Tuesday and died N spite ak All
neficsI aid
Mr. king was ~ English birth and had
heen pastor al i&saauah for about fwn
yeafs lie leaves "A wife ard four children
The funeral VIII take place al iss'sas3h
c. EriaaN nnrnlnR
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Doctors Can't
Cure 1t!

Contagious blood poison ia absolutely
teyond the skill 81 the doctors They
may dose patient for years Oh their
naercurial ard potash remedies. bat he
will never be rid III the 4 sea-e "a the
other hard. his condition will grow
steadily worse : ; : Is the only cure
for this terrible ait actloa. because IL is
the only remedy which go~ss direct 70
the cAuse of the disease AID forces =
from the system
wns assss~6 ~ita Bl@oa FoIsoa sud p
test da.rsss~ afa nss TO good thsUgh ! seSeA
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Has EARNED \ RREyET.
Gallant Record Of an EfiensburS
neS Manila

Ssrc-a Ft.scseen - she PoSt-fntets -enee~
kil.f,> : Rt Re Acr1l A prtyafe ie.-
trr reviewed :a&&E from MaufiR SAYS First
| .s~f e. T. SeE3t~sFn - COMPANY II e
IA 88s ssrEsee N tae battle ~ f'shrsta -
sic ie<t RS company So a assrs go -
cNzrGr. Saot 9ewG al sfssgrEssEt gunner
Mo- ATS feve.SE~ s03 4s5sr <cratchsrx rs
c.ssfsus0Fs Pare - tEo cs-aon went 81
,'l- ae~- "a te> scr - = ssruasr Evsnx II
t&e FSAeY
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Fnvorabiy Impressed with Seattle

L. ". Louis and II. Cohen. Of Indianap-
oils. arrived in the city las, night and are
al the Butler. Mr. Louis is a broker deal
Ing in grain. provisions stocks and bonds
Both gentlemen have mining interests near
Yale. They are so favorabiy impressed
with Seattle that after a brief visit 10 their
property ;hey will return here for a So
ioGrn OF several dAvs
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Freighter Santa Cruz or the Pacific
Coast steamship Company. will leave to-
day with wreeking apparatus and force
OF men for Wrangei uarrowS 10 fleat the
stranded city Of Topeka. Hat little dif-
ficulty II expected In getting the vessel
80 -
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The police and prosecuting attorneys
office felt that when Judge Jacobs SEN
al hard la Dor in the penitentiaTy for
stealing the copper ground wire from the
Third street electric line he had taken
step that would deter others from similar
acts The sentence Was imposed Tuesday
afternoon During the night thieves ripped
up $500 worth ~ the ground wire and car
rcd 10 away Without being detected.
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Property holders yesterday He'd a petition
WIZ the board % public works fer a Two
iuch water main from ths ufsrssrtton II
Twentieth avenue ana East Pine street "a
extend east ou Easf Pine AMI thence south
cn Tweufy fourth avenue 70 the margin e
k.asL in.4N sLfHet.
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society Lead
err Visits
seattle,

feoaSa known ~ reputation. Mr.. Green
nav has hut a slight Acquaintance IN Sc
attis. which Is explained BY has visits
business pure ar5 simple
Mr. ssTe4nway Is q clever writer on az
fairs s.~ssts fer 4 louE t4r1e cantrt oatiug
~ sna press - San Francisco HIS ss5ccFss
ae =s~tsi .~sfer rs d4e % n}S great act.
whsch has Sfcv. him in goo4
evai occasions Wheu yognEer mssf nave at
tempted "a as zrp BIS leadership.
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The h1rS. Reg ment h@aa w38 sfve
camCerx AT thF Seattle tsseata- ~ SUNDAY
sftarnonu April = &t O'clock Ter tae
BENEFIT ~ sta N-ifu-D fG1G A. me ea1d
exp~Cts A number ~ oHf eg-towg eugaEs~
masGsS fa.S season u desires - greseIt an
aegesz~acce IN kes plrS wtt1s - reputation
as fna crack Band ~ the Nor sgfs-
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WAS Athletes ~ita Bleed Fo4som Al.
tes4 d., saFs 90 ne 20 ze~aa .hSnah

~ ~tg sscz neus fztts-
sa.ly lr sssf- I Senss *.
40 Get verse al IA 2
wttse I $50 L = ~ 81
evrgv a. cA.S . 8 81 . G 4
.sse<s.. 40 ! they sid = Of
So RS 1a fss4-n &he Ass
case a. % -. ao eE rek
Va ssev~T wAs & a.
p - ~ssnsss fNs~ ~ ase~S o.
sasS | wna { s~~-f ~
csr-& A. ssse sSsssew ~
= frtsas ! ia te~k
: : = Ar: segsA - n
sravs esA ~ 80
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| He PASSING IHRONG.

Morris Marks, of Vancouver was al the
Hotel Butler yesterday. having come from
the British Columbia town. whsr. he or
ganizsd the Grand Forks Of Bonanza
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in Sound cannerses
during the summer.
He has a little less
suspicion and Is a
little less dense than
the average China
man, SO that his
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Scarcity Of
chinese
for Can neries.

opinion Is worth something,
II don't see yet where the Gamers are
going 30 get all the men they need this
summer" said he. There Will be a
thousand or more Chinese required on the
Sound. and there does not seem TO be that
many men idle or who can be had. l
have been able to contract only fifty men
UP TO this time. and as | do not see much
of a chance To make money out of the
business | don (, believe that viii try TO
get any more. ! have to pay the China
men an advance 10 get them To work. and
this year they are demanding $40 and so.
which does not leave enough for me. The
Chinese are all al work and they are not
seeking Jobs in the csn0eries.
IF the Pacific American Fish Company
should build a large cannery at Fairhaven
or Anacortes. one twice as large as any
thing row on the Sound. II will ind Diff
Guilty. in getting Chinese TO operate IL |
dom, believe Il could ind the men The
Columbia river Gamers viii not have
difficulty in securing men. fer so far as
have been able 10 learn they have NEST
OF them contracted for already"
The fact thar II IL To CHARLEY fuen'S
interest 70 get Chinese a. "a low rates as
possible and secure for them as high
wages as possible may somewhat lnnu-
eDcs. his opinion upon the scarcity OF men
No less than five schoouers are being
constructed on Grays harhor al this time.
/; = one 81 the important Industries