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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-28
Report of 8 Mills for Old Limits
and 7 Mills for New Adopted.
CITY TO SPEND o4,2s4.4s.
Estim ates Submitted by Heads of De-
partments Are Cut Almost Half
Million Dollars-Water Depart
ment and General Improvement
Estimates Suffer the Most-Re-
port OF the Finance Committee.

At the meeting OF the city council last
night. the municipal tax levy for 1901 was
fixed at mills for the old limits and Z
mills for the new limits. The proceeds
from this levy. combined with the receipts
from other sources of city revenue. are
expected to raise sum sufficient to per-
NIT the expenditure OF 1904. BIAS In pay
ing the operating and interest expenses
of the city government during the coming
year.
The levy for 1900 was mills in the old
limits and M mills in the new limits. The
estimates under which the city is now
being operated amount to ss34.6Oo.
The report Of the finance committee
slashing the estimates of the departments
from a total of sls39,596 to 1904. 234.4s was
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-28
COUNTY RALLIES
AT VARIOUS PLACES.

~ BIO rally Of the Republicans
A\ OF Black Diamond and vicin-
ity will be held October 6.
Local committees are already plan
ming for the entertainment OF
large crowd. The meeting will be
addressed by John III. Powell and
Chairman Schively OF the state COM
mittee.
Tonight a mass meeting Is TO be
held In Kirkland. Judge Milo A.
Root and w. f. Humphrey will be
the principal speakers A large
crowd of Seattle Republicans, In
Guiding candidates on the county
ticket will attend.
Preparations for the rally at Bal
lard tomorrow evening are COM
pleted. Congressman Jones is the
speaker for the evening, but a num-
Der of others will be heard In short
addresses. The Philippine quar-
tette will sing.
George r. Morris. James McNeny
and number of county candidates,
who are campaigning In the north
district. attended meeting at Falls
City last evening Tonight the
party will be at SnoQualmie. tomor-
row evening at North Bend, and
Monday evening at Preston.
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puiIdtug Permits.

building permits were Issued ny the city
engineer yesterday as follows;
Margaret Morrow, one-story frame, lfl&
East Ffr street; ks1Q.
Miss Lena Anderson. one-story frame
fS9T Third avenue west; 500.
ecattie Electric Company. one-story
brlrk car shed and machine shop. i6l5-l6is
Flfih avenue: $4,000
Paul I'hrich one-story frame. 64o East
Valley street. 500
William Lack two-story frame for vim
ernr works. 1890 Ninth avenue south;
81 SO
Mrs NJ wilmot. one-story frame with
fre-proof root 2iia Western avenue; $50.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-28

Probably more streets have been ana
are Being put IN good condition this sea-
son than during any other year in Sc
fatD that more catarrh sufferers are be-
ing restored 10 health now than In all
previous years This IS accounted for
81 the fact that everybody Is learning
thg virtues % mr.. NAckCnEis'a English
t'nfnrrh Cure. which Is a catarrh cure
that cures catarrh Your money back II
r0s package fails 70 cure yon. Cost %
a guaranteed cure, cents day, and
vau cure Yourself at home with this
remedy free trial treatment AZ Guy
drIE store
SAPPHIRE rings. september birth
stone. WA II. Ftnck, Jewoler. SIC Sec
nnl aNanua
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This consumption Is estimated on the
basis OF twenty-five car loads per year
to each yard. which is conceded small
Into this territory the shipments of Ar
dimension lumber from Washington, ac-
cording to official figures, footed up 345
car loads in 1893, leaving 9,T05 supplied
by yellog and white pine.
Now, IL a forty-cent rate could be Sc
cured TO the Missouri river, the shipments
would be reversed. and out of total OF
10000 car loads II is not unreasonable TO
suppose that at least 1000 car loads of
FIR could be shipped into this territory
annually instead Of 345 To make this
plain we have taken the official list of
yellow pine lumber delivered on a twenty
three-cen. rate to Kansas City and st.
Louis, as adopted by the Yellow Pine
Association In January last, and COM
pared same with the forty-cent list adopt
ed by the leading umbermen of this state
the first OF the year BY these lists we
find that. providing a forty-cent rate be
obtained, the lumbermen OF this state
will have the advantage at Kansas City
and st. Louis on many items;
As the roads affected take yellow pine
at Kansas City. st. Louis and other COM
mon Missouri river points, II Is evident
that the further west the haul Is made the
more pronounced becomes the advantage
to fr lumber. For instance, the differ
ence in price In favor Of FIR on ten and
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Tors ron cHATELAINEs.
". A. Goldman, ooi second Avenne, ..
shaving somr Handsnmr Onrr

ChAfelaine making Ia ar autumn fad
The bag Is made out ~ q great variety
% things Braided shot isces make up
handsomely. Burnt leather Is a pleasing
novelty. The top can be purchased Of
II A. Goldman. who 70 showing q large
liza Of lew things IN sterling slysS. 80
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-28

Ny little girls hair did not grow. It was
harsh and dry, and would break of, and her
scalp was fun of dry dandruff that could not
comb ont. A place around the back of her
head was bald, and on the top of her head the
hair was only two or three inches long. I
used CrTICuRA SOAP and some CUTTCURA
Ointment, and her hair has come in thick and
as sofia silk. MRS A. DOWSEY, Alfred, o.
warm shsupoos with crricrsA Soar and high. dress
fngs With curicrxA puress Of ernoierts. viii clear
the scalp sud hair Of scales and dandru sooshs
I--4.sssf snd itching snr.sces
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NEW MARKET FOR
Washington LUMBER
Forty Cent Missouri River
Freight Rate Assured.
CRISIS IS HEADED OFF.
Burlington Comes to the Relief Of
Puget Sound Millmen.
CRISIS 10 HEADED OFF.

At the Reausst Of the Lumber Mills
Of ne State II Grants . Ten-Cent
Reduction West of Central Ne
braska and Every Assurance IL at
Hand That within . Week with
the Northern Pacific II VIII Give
. Through Rate 10 1t. Louis That
VIII Open Up Five States Hereto
fore Closed to Local Lumber.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-28

yearly consumption Of oo,o5o car loads OF
all kinds Of lumber, divided as follows:
Estimated
Yearly
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Your committee recommends the adop-
ton OF the above report, believing that
1t will fully provide for the proper ex-
Your committee has seen At to reduce
the tax levy one mill from that of last
year. believing that the amount will prove
ample to meet all demands for the fiscal
year commencing January /. 1901"
Water Department Cut.
A comparison of the estimates submit
ted by the various departments three
weeks ago with the allowances of the
committee shows that the water depart
ment suffered heaviest In the cutting. SUI
perintendent Youngs original figures pro-
vided for the continuance of the various
pumping stations throughout the coming
year. The committee came to the conclu-
sion that, with the early completion of the
Cedar river water station in prospect no
reason existed for allowing anything for
such maintenance. The estimate of 5000 900
for the new mains was put in by Mr.
Youngs with the explanation that he be-
lieved that sum could be greatly cut The
committee evidently so regarded the mat
ter as II cut the item out entirely and
made a general estimate of $4,000 for the
entire department
The only other large cut was In the es-
Inmates for general public improvements.
where an original request for 500 $40 came
from the committee reduced to sos 600 IL
Is stated that this result was arrived at
by consultation with City Engineer Thorn
son and others Interested the proposed
conduit on Second avenue and several
other improvements being by consent
postponed 10 next year
The estimates OF nearly all the depart
police departments, however. received
more than their original requests.
The following gives a detailed COMPARE
son or the estimates and the amounts al
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Water fund
Expenses - the water
department .-..--.. ---.. ssl
Interest on Cedar river
water slqqly bonds. G. 5pl-.iss, SO %
city park fund
Expenses Of maintaining city
parks. inelgdAng dus on Wood
land park ........................... ~ ,gss L
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Totals ....,..............t .sss $500 ga &.
Amount allowed, fssa4. 234fs
Reduction IN estimates. ss55. 5ei.52.
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3nst q anu new MARKET
IL IL % the Missouri river territory the
lumber mea viii have 70 look Tor thu new
market. and relief must cone quick The
rev terrttary embraces the state Of Ne.
ersHks, Kansas. Colorado wyomgag ana
south pakota- II u reached Sy the Bur
i~gion. Union Pselae and Great North
ern roads, and except tn South Dakota
whore a Scent rate ubtaias nr lumber
Is laid down on the basis ~ % cents per
leo pounds According 90 the Lumber
mons Credit Association rScord the above
roads reach So yards, with an estimated
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Big Sale.

Fancy China Clocks
Each si.so, r.Ss 100. s2.so
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-11-01
THE GARDEN CITY MEDICINES
AND Toll EFT APTICI. a

A line of family remedies made and sold by
us exclusively. Every preparation Is guafan.
teed to contain the purest and best drugs. A
single trial will prove their superiority. Any
Of these remedies with full directions for using
sent prepaid on receipt of price.
Quickaction Laxative Tablets for Constipa-
tion, Biiiousness, Headache, Indigestion, Diz-
ssiness, and Torpid Liver. Strictly vegetable,
IS cents.
Garden City Headache Cure, for Nervous
Headache, ick-Headache Neuralgia, Binding
Headache, Sieeplessness, Flatulency and Sour
Stomach, Harmless. Que dose 10 ceAts. 3 for
IS cents,
Garden City Eye-wash, for Infamed or
Weak Eyes, Scalds, Cuts, Burns, Bruises and
Old Sores, Entirely Harmless, Powder enough
for making one pint. 90 cents.
DIR. Wiihoft's Lady's Syringe. $3.50. Small
Hard Rubber Syringe 80 cents. Rubber Hand
Pressure syringe, 3 pipes 90 cents. Badger
Fountain Syringe, hard rubber pipes, at.
9l.00, 2qts, G.2S. Ajax Fountain Syringe, finest
made, hard rubber pipes, qts. 500. Hot
Water Bottles. White rubber at. rs cents z
qts. 30 Cts, Silk finished lot. $12s qts. "l,40.
American Beauty Complexion Tablets, for
cleansing the skin of Blackheads, PImples,
Moth Patches, Freckles, and all skin diseases,
causing theecheeks to have the natural tint OF
youth and health. Scots.
American Beauty Cold Cream, for removing
Tan, Freckles, and all Impurities of the skin,
and giving II a soft velvety appearance, 20 cts
American Beauty Face Powder, for a CO.
vering to the skin, keeping ali dust, SCOT aud
oth,f Impurities from the pores, and giving a
reiined elegant appearance to the toilet. Pink
or White. IS cts.
American Beauty Frozen Perfume, for car.
rying in pockets, keeping In drawers, chests
and trunks, to perrneate clothing, and impart q
fragrant delicate and lasting perfume. II Is
superior 70 liquids, as Il cannot spill, waste OF
evaporate. rs cts a cake, for IS cts.
Vaginal Suppositories for all female irreg.
uiarities, 90 cts. per box.
Write for our terms to agents and druggists,
GARDEN CITY MEDICAL SUPPLY HOUSE,
So Filth Avenue Chicago
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-11-01
His Literary Schedule.

81 have just finished a sonnet" said
the poet.
"Thank heavenl |" exclaimed the wife,
"that'll bny beef steak and sack of
-four"
"And here is an ode for the State
Fair"
"How fortunate! Ham is Is cents O
pound, and we haven't had any in six
weeks.
"I have also written a love song
which is as tender as an April rose. "
what dear, sweet soul you arel
I'm sure that's good for can of lard
and gallon Of molassesl"
"Womanl" said the poet, sternly,
"do you know what, genius is?"
eyes, "she said thoughtfully. "Some-
times it's telling the butcher to call
again, shutting the door on the baker,
hidin' from the house rent man, and
singing, when Sunday comes, Il would
not live always; I ask not to stayp"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-11-01
Straight For Trusts.

Here is a telegram received at the
State Democratic headquarters yester-
day:
New York, Oct. 81, 1900. Hon. Nor
gan G. Fitzpatrick, Chairman Demo
cratic Executive Committee, Nashville,
Tenn: At a dinner given last evening
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, in this city,
to Roosevelt, Odell, candidate for gov
ernor, and other candidates being pres
ent, Senator Scott, of West Virginia, a
member of the national committee, in
charge of their Eastern headquarters,
in his speech declared in favor of trusts.
His words we're: Fright here | want
to say that I believe in trusts. They
are good thing. The Standard Oil
Company put in pipe lines to all the
small towns where oil is produced, and
if il was not for the Standard Oil Com
pany this property that we have would
not be here today" Seeing the con-
sternation his remarks created, Senator
Scott turned to the only newspaper re-
porter present, l. Fl H.Leevan, repre-.
senting the New York City News bu'
reau, who officially reported the re.
marks, and added; "If that newspaper
man puts that down will make trouble
for him." Frantic efforts were made
by those present to suppress this state
ment and the Associated Press refused
to send it out. VIM. J. STONE,
Vice Chm. Dem. Natl. Com
JAMES D. RICHARDSON, }s 4
Chm. Dem. Cong. Com.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-11-01
The Great Lakes.

Willis Moore. chief of the United
States weather bureau, is of the opin-
ion that the opening of the Chicago
drainage canal has had no effect upon
the level of the lakes. That view was
expressed by him after he had COM
pleted the ciicuit of the great lakes
with the congressional committee on
rivers and harbors. He had been in
Chicago two days and was with Pro-
fessar Cox, of the Auditorium tower
much of the time.
Congressman Burton, chairman of
the house committee on rivers and
harbors, made the statement when he
landed in Chicago that the level of the
lakes had fallen from three inches to
foot and half. He did not neces-
sariIy attribute this shrinkage to the
effect of the Chicago drainage canal.
Chief Moore said:
81 am not prepared to state officially
what the effect of the Chicago drain
age canal upon the lakes has been.
Nevertheless, it is my belief that the
canal has had no effect upon the level
of the lakes above Niagara. If there
is an effect, it will be found in dimin-
ishment of the amount of water going
over Niagara Falls. No harbor will
haye to be deepened on account of the
canal An apparent alienation of level
will be due to other cauees. l am con-
vinced, than the drain of the canal. l
will go further and say that even if the
Niagara river were damned, so that
the four upper lakes had no outflow, I
do not believe their leyel would be re-
ally affected.
"The lakes, | believe, are self-regu-
lating. The body of water which the
lakes contain could not be supplied by
the watersheds draining into them.
What river or great system of supply
drains into the lakes? Think how con-
tracted their area of watershed is! No;
the lakes are fed through the geologi-
cal strata. Water from very far off re-
gions comes to the lakes. Water that
falls on opposite slopes, percolating
through the surface earth, is carried
back by the strata and enters the lakes
When the pressure is removed more
water bubbles up from these strata,
and when the pressure is increased the
inflow is proportionately checked; con-
sequently believe the water supply OF
the lakes is automatic and that their
is not determined either by the increase
or diminished outflow from their sur
face. Chicago Times Herald.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-11-01
Our Growing Pensions.

Pension Commissioner Evans has an
nounced publicly that $4,000 pension
claims of soldiers and sailors who serv-
cd in the Spanish-American war, have
been filed in his office; and of these
3S, 494 are already in process of adiudi-
cation.
When it is remembered that we new
or had "a, 900 soldiers and sailors actu-
ally engaged in the war with Spain, the
enormous list of pension applications
becomes appalling. There were more
than "a, 900 soldiers and sailors muster
ed into service in the Spanish war, but
at no time did we have over 10000 in
actual service in the enemy's country.
We have yet to deal with the war in
the Philippines, where we have sent
over 60, 900 soldiers, and will soon have
to enlarge the army in the Philippines
fully 100000 or abandon the country.
If the Spanish war has furnished 34,-
900 pension applications, the war in the
Philippines is certain to furnish us
more than three times that number, as
few Of the soldiers who served in the
Philippines have returned without
more or less broken physical vigor.
Thus, instead of our enormous pension
list being diminished, as has been
promised and expected, it is now rea-
sonably certain to increase largely dur
ing the next few years.
In view of this new and immense
throng ofpension applications, congress
should resolutely cut up the evils of tie
pension system by the roots and at once
end the vocation Of the pension agent,
The pension sharks have cost the nation
hundreds and hundreds of millions, and
brought shame upon the honest pen
sioners of the country by the fraudu-
lent elair:S they have established by
perjury to rob the treasury.
There is no need for the pension
agent and there can be no excuse for
his continuance. considering the mon
strous wrongs for which he is response
BILE.
Let congress provide its own repre-
sentatives or agents, who shall exclu-
sively receive pension applications and
present them ~ the government with
out fee and without fee to the appli-
cant. This would at once inaugurate
an honest pension system; and if con-
gress means to be just to pensioners
and just to the nation, it will promptly
end the mission of the pension shark,
and offer to all honest pension claim
ants ample agencies by which to estab-
lish their claims. Philadelphia Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-11-01
Irish Potatoes in Valley Farms.

The new land in the University fruit
farm was used for an experiment with
Irish potatoes, the tubers being plant
ed between the orchard rows, parallel
to the slope Of the land. The ground
was cleared in March The trees were
planted in early April, after which the
land was ploughed and thoroughly
disced and all the larger roots were re-
moved. The potatoes were planted at
three different dates, June /, June 20,
and July 81, the last planting being of
tubers grown this year, Despite the
drought of August and September, the
soil was fresh below the surface mulch
which was maintained by frequent use
of the horse hoe, the rows being hilled
with hand hoes after the third cultiva-
tion.
The plants from the first two sowings
came weak, and the very hot, dry sum-
mer was unfavorable. The third plant
ing came stronger, but the dry heat
prevented vigorous growth, so that in
all three paintings few tubers formed,
and these were uniformly small.
The crop is practically a failure, but
the lesson of the experiment is valua-
bic one, namely: That it is useless to
attempt to grow cool-weather crops in
the heat of our long dry summers. In
valley farms the potato must be plant
ed early, so that its principal growth
will be made before August, when the
summer drought usually sets in. There
are exceptional years, when summer
rains are seasonable, in which late
planted potatoes are unsuccessful. In
the high mountain valleys, where sum-
mer heat is less intense and showers
more frequent, late planted potatoes
should yield good returns.
CHAs. A. KEFFER.
Tennessee Experiment Station.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-11-01

Stephen Crane in all his busy, but
lamentably short, career never did any
piece of work more enthusiastically
Saving, perhaps, the "Red Badge of
Courage') than the series called "Great
Battles of the World" which closes in
the current "New Lippincott" Maya
zine for November. 1t was his first
essay in history, and served to show
how deeply he understood and what
command he had of the words that
make lasting historic pictures, AS you
read "The Storming of Burkersdorf
Heights" you see the Great Frederick
and his armies and his opponents as
though some actual vista, but enlarged
and colored as only genius and imagi-
nation can do.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-11-01

Although it is now acknowledged
that the alleged imperial Chinese de-
cree ordering the degradation and pun
ishment of Prince Tuan and other high
Chinese officials for aiding the Boxers
in their attack on foreigners was q
faxed document, Mr.. Mckinley and
Secretary Hay continue to hob-nob
with the Chinese minister, and their
understrappers to assert that the ad-
ministration is perfectly satisfied of the
good faith of the Chinese government.
If that be really true, the administra-
tion is almighty easy to satisfy. 1t is
we'll known that the same satisfaction
is not expressed by any other govern
ments except Russia, which has long
been understood to control the En-
press Dowager and Ii Hung Chang,
and by France, which is merely play
ing the role of "me to" to Russia.
Americans will wake up some morning
and discover that Mr.. Mckinley is also
Russia's ''me to-" The administration
was greatly surprised by the official
announcement that Germany and Eng
land had formed an alliance for the
purpose of acting together in the settle.
ment of the Chinese difficulties. The
first intimation that this government
had of such an alliance was the publ
cation Of its terms in the newspapers.
which was quite slight to the amateur
imperialists from the two big profes
SIGNALS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-11-01
Novel Oyster Recipes.

An oyster rabbit is not to be despis-
ed. Make the rabbit as usual using
two tablespoonfuls of butter, one cup
full of cheese, salt, paprika and Scant
half teaspoonful of mustard. Add one
half pint of the oyster liquor and three
heaping tablespoonfuls of bread crumbs
Cook this mixture until quite smooth,
then add two cupfuls of oysters that
have been previously scalded, then
minced. At the last beat in two we'll
whipped eggs and serve on buttered
toast.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-11-01
Married Sam ZONES, Wife.

The notable Sam Jones, of Georgia,
was caught in the BARRIERS chair while
ago while attending one of the Chatau-
qua assemblies of the northwest. The
loquacious barber, never having seen
the veritable Sam, started in cautious
ly:
"Going to hear Sam Jone?"
"Yes sir" answered the victim
through the lather.
Ever heard him before?"
20 yes, answered Sam.
81 suppose, resumed the barber, af-
ter pause, che will get off his old
Jokes on the preachers, aud the people
in general?"
81 guess so, responded Jones.
wonder how much he gets for one
of his lectures?"
80, l suppose as much as you take
in in a month, was the reply.
"Well sir, / wish Twas bright enough
or foolish enough to make people
laugh by telling stories, Some people
say Sam Jones is fine and others say
he is a humbug; what do you think
sir?"
"Well," answered Brother Jones,
slowly, "when people go to see a ghost,
they generally see it; when they 60 and
let that old fool Sam Jones walk onto
their toes and corns, it don't hurt Jones
atall. Now 1 know him pretty we'll; am
southerner myself, and with all his
faults, 1 like him. l married Sam
Jones wife,"
And the tall, lean southerner threw
down his dime, and with smile, with
drew.
The barber is recovering.