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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-21
SPREAD THE FACTS.

Seattle, Jan. 20. 1900.
To the Editor: read with great deal
Of interest your ably written editorial In
today's issue of your valuable journal, UNI
der the caption More Official Ignorance.
Your article dealing with the latest Ell.
fusion of the Army and Navy Register,
relative to the dry dock at Port Orchard,
and the climatic conditions and geograph-
ical situation of Puget sound, set forth
the actual facts concerning this. the best
dry dock owned by the United States gov
eminent, and the plain, unvarnished truth
regarding the location and climatic condi-
tons of this beautiful Sound country.
I was so impressed by the ignorance
displayed by the Army and Navy Regis
ter" and the truth, force and directness
of your article, that felt urged to write
and suggest that a marked copy OF your
paper should be sent Immediately to every
congressman, senator and naval official.
as well as to the editor OF the Army and
Navy Register" with a request to the
latter that in the next issue OF that jour-
nal the misstatements be recalled ana the
truth be told.
The Chamber of Commerce would. sup
pose, be the proper official body to take
action in this matter, and the writer sim
cerely hopes the chamber. which is always
keenly alive to all that makes for the
prosperity and advancement of Seattle and
the Sound, may take cognzance OF the
suggestion and act upon 1t.
c. J. STEEPLE.
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Cures
Weak lien
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lnsures Love and Happiness.

How any man may quickly cure himself
after years of suffering from sexual weak
ness, lost vitality. varicocele, ETC., and en-
large small, weak organs TO full size and
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troit, Mich, and he will gladly send the
free receipt with full directions SO that
any man may easily cure himself at home
This is certainly most generous Offer
and the following extracts taken from his
daily mall show how men write him:
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tial, mailed in plain sealed envelope. The
receipt is free for the asking, and he wants
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The necessity that something be done to
prevent the ravages Of the rivers south OF
Seattle. the annual damage TO the farmers
living in the White river valley. and to
offset the action of the people OF Pierce
county in throwing Stuck river into the
White, resulted In large meeting being
held at Kent yesterday afternoon. at
which q committee was appointed to con-
fer with the commissioners Of this county.
Mayor Wood. of Kent, was elected chair
man OF tho assembly.
The first speech was made by James
Hart. Of Christopher. who entered into the
question of flooding and diversion OF the
waters OF the White and Stuck rivers for
the past fourteen years. He read the cor
respondence with the Indian and interior
departments of the government relative
to the action OF two years ago. and pro-
duced maps showing the area OF King
county subject to inundation. and the
county assessors statement that 1900
acres was submerged, ana $l1. oco. 900 Of real
and personal property damaged. He ex-
planned the great danger of permitting
the present conditions to remain, and the
necessity for immediate action.
He informed those present that Mrs.
Brannan had given a contract of sale OF
the eighty acres of land covering both
fronts of the Stuck river at the point
where the last ''blowing-out'' had been
done by Pierce county. and in close proxi-
nifty to the old channel of the White river.
He said James Hughes, Of Auburn, held
the contract OF sale. and that he wanted
5000 for the land. otherwise he would sell
it to Pierce county people
John Nelson, of Pialchie, Walter Lunn
and ]. b. Knickerbocker expressed their
views Of the serious nature of the present
conditions DR. Taylor, OF Kent. moved
that committee of three be appointed
with full power to act with the county
commissioners at once. The motion unani-
mously carried, and the chairman accord
ingly appointed Walter Lunn. of Auburn;
Timothy Harley. of Kent, and Martin Nell
son, Of Orillia, as the committee.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-21

Portland Man Outbids the Women
Who Wanted the Curios.

The auction sale Of Indian baskets,
which was seized by the custom house
in Seattle while they were on their way
from Vancouver, B. y, to Portland, took
place yesterday at the basement of the
Colman block. The baskets were confis-
Gated by the government because they
were undervalued to escape part of the
import tax.
The store in which the auction took
place was well filled with an expectant
group of the fair sex. Some men were
present, including a representative Of the
mems, OF Indian handicraft. The latter
outbid nearly everybody else from the be-
ginning. In vain the women looked at
him with hostile eyes, and entered the
CONFLICT. Sets Of baskets leaped up from
81 to SIS and $40 with great rapidly, the
visitor from Oregon always being willing
to bid. higher. The baskets were sold in
lots OF three and four and were handsome
curios.. AS the sale proceeded the fair
competitors grew resigned. 1t was their
Waterloo. Tho man from Portland knew
no mercy; he was alike proof against
both Icy and soft appealing glances
The last lot of baskets was sold piece by
piece This is the chance of a lifetime"
said the auctioneer to the women. whose
eyes gistened as he held up the last bas-
ket The Portland man was again vic
torious.
well, didn't want it. anyway" said a
pretty little woman who had made one last
effort. The sale was over and the femi-
nine delegation filed slowly out Of the
store
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INDIANA FARMERS COMING.
Agent OF a Colony Near Brasil Wis
its Western Counties.

Indiana farmers are looking toward
Washington for farming and stock lands.
Daniel Chisholm, who represents forty ag-
riculturtsts living near Brazil, Ind, ar
rived here yesterday and has gone on a
tour of inspection through Whatcom and
Skasit counties.
Indiana Is no longer a home for a
struggling farmer" he said yesterday.
"Our lands there are cut up very small,
so small, in fact, that a man who owns
fifty acres clear is considered well-to-do,
During the fall and winter we have read
much about Washington, and IL 1t only
proves to be as good by half a. It IL claim
ed to be there are plenty of Indiana
farmers ready and willing to sell out and
come here. I have only passed through
the state, and of course have formed but
little idea, but on every hand see indica-
tons of a very rich and fertile soil. If we
can get what we want my party will come
here this spring. or at least a greater por-
ton of them WILL"
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CARNEGIE A TRAITOR.

Vancouver, B. c., Jan. 49, 1900.
To the Editor: I was much pleased at
your recent editorial on Andrew Carnegie
in connection with his cabling Senator
Hoars speech. think when you COM
pare Carnegie with Arnold the result is
much in favor of the latter. Benedict
Arnold was driven to his treachery in
order to obtain money to extricate him.
self from debt.
Carnegie has not this excuse. and his
action is treason. pure and simple. He
should be regarded as traitor by all
right-thinking Americans. / was born
in the United States and lived there all
my life till within the last few months.
j. p GORDON
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PERSONALS.

Stephen o'Bren, Of victorfa and w. X, Jack
son and 8. o. Richards. Of Vancouver, are in The
city
Crawford Livingston. president Of the st. Paul
Gas Company, and enc Of the principal stockholders
in the Great Northern accompanied by his wife
daughters and arrived in President Hill's pri,
vato from the East yesterday afternoon and to-
day will go to Portland. His trip is for pleasure
and recreation
]. L. De Bevoise. for several years connected with
the Chicago Rock Island Il Pacific representative
in Portland, has resigned his position and will en-
gage in the hotel business. He arrived from Port
land yesterday, and is route TO Carbonado where
he will become manager OF the coal companys hotel
known as the Carbonate Grand.
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FOR DoUBTERS.
Easy to Investieats This

Mr., J. T. Gallagher. Of So Clinton ave.
Albany, N. r., writes the following which
IL OF interest to anyone suffering from the
pain and annoyance Of piles. The gentle
II suffered for six months from itching
piles. :.
The Pyramid Pile Cure was recommended
and 4 used one box which cured me COM
pletely.
The pain and agony which underwent
was soinething indescribable. 1 used many
other remedies with only temporary relief;
Pile Cure was supposItory l would have
used 1t long before did. The Pyramid
Pile Cure reaches the seat OF disease and o
soothing sensation IL experienced at once.
This 10 bona fide and anyone who Is IN
credulous may write to my address ana l
WIN verify the above by return mail"
J. T. GALLAGHER,
IS Clinton avenue.
Albany. N. Y.
The Pyramid Pile Cure has been pleas
ant surprise to thousands of sufferers from
piles. because OF the instant relief II gives
and prompt cure which results from It's
regular use and this is done without the
U.s. OF opiates. narcotics or poisons OF any
kind, as the Pyramid Is wholly free from
any injurious drug whatever.
Hundreds who had almost decided to I'M
dergo an operation, believing nothing else
would cure them. have been astonished 20
ind that fifty cent box of the Pyramid
Pile Cure was far safer. better. and more
effective than an operation could possibly
be.
The Pyramid is SOLD by all druggists At
30 cents for full sized package
PYRAMID DRUG CO.,
Marshall, Mich, for little book on cause
and cure OF piles.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-21
OPPOSES GRAZING LEASES.

Custer, Jan. II, 1900.
To the Editor: l. for one. am pleased
to see Congressman Jones take the stand
he has in regard to leasing government
land for grazing purposes. While there
would be small revenue for the govern
ment out of 1t, II leased, yet it would be
monopolized more or less by large stock
men. At present the masses of the people
desire some benefit from 1t. Tho man just
starting home for himself can let his
stock range on the unclaimed land, and
II helps him to get a start; and the great
est desire of our statesmen should be to
enact laws for the benefit Of the actual
settler. think the small farmers east
of the mountains should take this mat
ED BROWN.
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SENATOR CLARK, OF MONTANA.
Vast Wealth of the Man who start
ed With Wagonload of Tobacco.
New York Commercial.

NeW UrK COfnmerClaI.
Senator Clark, of Montana. who Is now
fighting for his seat, obtained his start on
the road to great wealth by buying a.
wagonload of tobacco and selling 1t at re-
tail to the miners near Bear Mouth, ON
the Northern Pacific railroad. It is not
known how many millions he Is worth, but
it is known that he refused an offer from
the Rothschilds Of s5o.000,000 for one of his
mines. and he has dozens Of them 1t il
said by expert miners that the mine tho
Rothschilds wanted is capable of produc-
ing 100000 day If worked to Its full ca.
pao1ty. He has beet sugar farm and
factory near Los Angeles, which cleared
$500. 900 the first year, he owns one Of the
largest coffee plantations in the world, In
Mexico; he owns a gold mine in Arizona
paying 100000 month; he owns mining
interests in Butte worth 100000 a month,
He v sRssdinG $4,000 = month N dayslep>
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srIxURns OF AnnnIoAH FLOUR.


UEcle Sam feels kindly dispesed toward
John Bull, but the latter will please keep
his hands on our four.-Syracuss Herald.
1t may b expected that England will
proceed with greater caution in her acts
of aggression against ships OF other ma
lions and their cargoes.-Walla Walla
Union.
The important thing for the time being
r. that she has formally acknowledged her
liability under euch circumstances and her
readiness to make reparation.-New York
Mail and Express.
1t seems safe to assume that the two
governments have found no actual differ
encs in their view Of the principles of in
ternational law embodied in these cases
Philadelphia Times.
IL provisions bound for q neutral port
should be made subject to seizure, any
petty war might result I'm the utter de-
moralization of the legitimate maritime
commerce of all neutral nations.--San Jose
Mercury.
The question of seizures is one not yet
devoid Of peril to the power which claims
to be ''the mistress OF the seas The
troubles which Great Britain is facing are
not all located in South Africa by any
means.-Boston Globe.
No nation of the world is 30 vitality in
terested as England In maintaining FREQ
and unobstructed trade in breadstuffs and
meats. 1t would take but few weeks to
exhaust all the food supplies England II
capable of neutrality-suspicious. Post.
As far as this country is concerned, the
seizure Of -four has been discussed without
passion, as everybody believed that, ire
spective of the right of Great Britain to
consider -four contraband. there was every
certainty that the flour would be paid for.
New Orleans Picayune.
Great Britain admits the correctness Of
the American view, and states definitely as
a principle of international law that food
stuffs, even IL destined for an enemy's
country, are exempt from seizure or de-
tention when not intended for an enemy's
military force.-Chioago Inter Ocean.
The question Is an ugly one and q dam
gerous one for England because, as some
of her leading statesmen have already
pointed out should she be blockaded by
the combined fleets of several nations not
an impossible event, she would be starved
into submission in three Notwithstanding
Commercial Appeal.
Great Britain, by virtue Of the insular
isolation of the home kingdom and its de-
pendence upon foreign food supplies, might
find 1t inconvenient to be confronted with
a precedent when breadstuffs bound from
neutral nation to English ports and for
the general English market, are seized by
her enemy. as destined ultimately for mill
tary use.-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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Liable PLUNGING AGAIN.
Renews His Fare bank Play NJ the
California Club and Wins $500
NJ Two SltttnRn.

has resumed his play against the Cali
fornia club and won $500 in two days.
He began again Friday and won $500 in
the course of a few hours play. Satur-
day he again faced the dealer and wager
ed with varying success until he quit
with 81 800 to the good.
Since he began playing a week ago Fri
day Liable has won 81 800 over all losses.
Dave Argyll, one of the proprietors of
the place, returned from Hot Springs,
Ark, yesterday, by way of San Fran
cisco, where he found the sporting fra
ternity interested over L'Abbes bank
play, the news of his doings having tray
eled to the California metropolis.
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A CAPE NOME OUTFIT.

Los Angeles. Cal, Jan. 10, 1900.
TO the Editor: VIII you please inform
me through your next Sundays paper
a man to take who wishes to go to Cape
Nome In the spring. If you have not al
ready published it,, it will no doubt interest
many of your readers who expect to make
the trip. What articles are needed, the
price of same, and the fare from Seattle.
This, of course. refers to the necessary
things man going there to mine needs.
with above request you will greatly oblige.
GEO. CARROLL.
J.. "a conservative. miner of a years con-
tnuous residence in the district gives the
appended list, with the exception of food
supplies, as constituting complete Cape
Nome outfit, all of which may be pur-
chased in Seattle:
Clothing-Two sets of the best light
weight wooden underwear. three good light
weight wooden shirts, one canvas blanket
lined suit, three pairs of overalls, two
jumpers. one-half dozen pairs Of fine WOOL
en- socks, two pairs of snow mucklucks,
three pairs of water mucklucks, one light
fur cap, native reindeer parka with hood,
one pair of fur mittens; two pairs of wool
en- mittens Summer wear is much the
Same as is worn in the states.
Kitchen implements-Two frying pans.
four kettles. one boiling kettle, one tea
kettle one coffee pot, one teapot, knives
and forks, coal Oil stove. wood and coal
stove.
Mining tools-Three shoves, one rocker.
one pick, two gold pans, one ak, one belt
ak, five pounds quicksilver, one handsaw
and drawing knife. one plane and hammer,
twenty pounds of mixed nails, one braca
and bit, four copper plates.
Cabin-Costing from $500 to 81 900.
Transportation-F'irst accommoda-
lions cost 5000
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MARINE NEWS.

POINT REYES-Passed, Jan. 49, Br str yelling
ton. from Departure Bay for San Francisco.
COOS BAY-'Bar bound. jan 10. str Empire
fer San Francisco.
TACoMA-saiied. Jan. 10. sk Progreso. for San
Frsndxcc.
NANAlMo-saied. Robert Adamson and Charles
Nelson, for San Francisco
SAN FRANClSCC-Arrived, Jan. %, str Wash
tenaw. from Conner; str State OF California from
fortap6 Sailed, str Arcata. for Coos Bay; str
Alice DlaaeAas& for Csss DAk
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Duty of Patriotic Canadian.

As people in Ontario were inclined to be
impatient about constitutional objections
to the sending Of the contingents simply
because those objections arose in Quebec.
80 people in Quebec may look with distrust
upon irnperialist opinion emanating from
Ontario The breaking down of this bar !.
rier of distrust and suspicion is one of the
highest duties of patriotism in this coun-
fry
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WATER FRONT NOTES.

Steamers Cottage City and Townsend arc due from
Alaska
Schooner Lizzie Vance sailed yesterday from Bal
lard for San Francisco
Steamer Consmaugh has arrived In San Franc,sco
from Manila. She sailed from the Philippines De-
cember II.
Schooner Esther Buhpe arrived at the Port Towns
end SuarHatine Yesterday from Honolulu. She came
for a lumber cargo.
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FROM THE PEOPLE.

The columns Of the Post-Intellige
are always open to the public for the
expression OF opinion on topics OF cur,
rent interest. The conditions are that All
letters must be concise. must be free
from personal attacks on individuais. ano
must be signed for publication with tne
name OF the writer. Any letter that does
not comply with all Of these requirements
Will not receive consideration.
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Into the Siwash Inferno.

According to the Chicago Tribune a IA
nous artist is coming out to the Umatilla
reservation to paint the portrait of Chief
Willamette" Of the vanishing tribe of the
Multanomahs." While out west he should
stop off at Yakima and catch the shadow
of the great Chief Yakeema of the VANISH
ing tribe of Cow-itch-ians ere the substance
fades.
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KENT PEOPLE WANT ACTION.
Ravages of Stuck and White Riv-
ers Receive Attention.
COMMITTEE NAMED TO CONFER

VIII Meet with King County Com
Missioners-James Hughes. OF Az
burns Holds Valuable Land sad
says He Will Sell II to People Of
Pierce County Unless He 10 Paid
S3.O00-A Large Meeting Held.
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Take Care, Pettiwrew.
Washington Post.

The Hon. Richard r. Pettigrew contin-
ues to hurl the Interrogation point regard
less of the fact that 1t resembles the
boomerang IN shape
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Mckinley and the Boer War.

Wilkesbarre Record of the Times.
There has been vast amount of sense
Less ciamor among certain class Of peo-
PIC and newspapers because President Nc
xdn1ey does not interpose an offer of meii-
alton TO stop the war between Great Brit
ain and the South African republics.
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THE WEATHER.
FORECAST FOR SUNDAY.

FORECAST FOR SUNDAY.
Portland, Or, Jan. 20, 1900
Rain; stationary temperature
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRI.
CULTURE WEATHER BUREAU.
DAILY BULLETIN.
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A Distinotion with a Dinerenc..

New York Mail and Express.
There is man in Chicago who looks ex-
actly like Senator Mason. but when he
talks the resemblance disappears. He talks
sensibly.
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Seattle Local Report.-Maximum temperature, IS
degrees, minimum, 81; mean, IS; trace Of rain fell
during last twentyfour hours weather partly cloudy
and pleasant
A. .. WOLLABER,
Observer, Weather Bureau
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RoCKEFELLER ON TRUSTS.

Mr.. Rockefeller insists that trusts are
necessary. That is to say, Mr.. Rookie
Teller needs them.-Washington Star.
Mr.. Rockefeller attributes the success
of the Standard OIL Company to its con-
slant policy of improving the methods
of manufacture, pushing its sales in all
markets and giving to consumers the
benefit of lowered cost of production
Philadelphia Record
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The trust problem is big one. Peo-
pie who think are trying to find out
whether the advantages OF trusts out
weigh their disadvantages. While they
are wrestling with this problem 1t is safe
to say that the trust is a good thing-for
Mr.. Rockefeller, at any rate.-Boston
Globe.
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The prejudice against combines is due

The prejudice against combines Is due
largely to the ranting of demagogues,
who know absolutely nothing of the
economic side of production, but, in some
striking instances, it might be confessed
club has been placed in the hands Of
these demagogues by unscrupuols pro-
motors. who have proceeded on the the
ory that the people. after granting a
charter, have no rights that the corpora
tion Is bound to respect.--New York Com
mercial Advertiser.