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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-01
FIREMEN's ANNUAL BALL.
Members of the Seattle Department
Make 1t a brilliant Success.

The annual ball given by the Seattle
fire department in Armory hall last SAT-
urday night was the most successful and
eentoyable in the history Of the organiza..
tickets sold were considerably larger than
in 1898. By actual count there were
Association. 1t is estimated that over 1900
% hs taf o largest
Der that has assembled In the Armory on
like occasion In q long time.
The proceeds will go Into the treasury
of the Seattle Fire Department Relief
tickets were sold, and that the net amount
for the relief fund will be about $500 after
the hall and music are paid for and other
expenses met. There Is already $500 in
$500 there will be a nucleus fore a large
fund for the support of sick and disabled
firemen.
President Rinehart. of the city council;
city officials were present. Chief Poyps
and Mrs. Poyns and Capt. Bruemmer OF
the Tacoma fire department, were guests
OF the eyyening The grand march start
and Mrs. Poyns. with Chief Poyns and
Mrs. Latham Immediately following
Many elegant. costumes were noticed
among the ladies; The, music was fur
Some of the dances were uniquely dedi-
Gated, as, for instance. these: Minuet,
'Who Is Going to Nome?" waltz, ITO Our
Firemen on the Klondlke:" quadrille. "a
False Alarm" waltz. General Alarm:'i
extra, Tapped Out, Pick Up"
William Cubitt was floor manager. The
committee. on reception was: w. J. Hold
on arrangements, II. G. Mcdonald. w. II
Clark. William Cubitt, s. II. Horne, ]. N.
Longfellow. J. J. Spaight.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-01
PORT ANGELES EASTERN.
Railroad Construction VIII Begin In
EARLY Snrinn.

The promoters of the Post Angeles
Eastern railway expect to have all the de-
tails looking toward the construction of
The surveying corps now in the field IS
progressing we'll with It's work, and will,
Il Is said, have the right-of-way ready
shortly after February /.
Immediately thereafter the work Of
construction will be begun from Port An
geles southwark. This, 1t r. expected
will be finished during the summer. and
at least portion of the line will be in
operation, II nothing unforeseen happens,
hX NpYegnhaR L
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-01

Mrs Marian b. Baxter delivered an ad-
dress at the regular Sunday afternoon
meeting at the Y. M. G. A. rooms yester-
day afternoon. The attendance was large
and the services very impressive. Mrs.
Baxter preached from the story of Saups
conversion. going into details as to the
efforts Saul made and the work he did to
spread the teachings of the Master Mrs.
Baxter formerly conducted similar serv-
ices in Chicago with good results. She
will speak at the Y. NJ. G. A. next Sum
day and the Sunday following
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-01
Isssessesssessssssssesssess

- -
1 the M g e CITY team. which won the
s sac,tIng rsss He hs. sisnsd FOR the
- --a wy -s0'As''s''
There Is dog at Index which delights
q salmon fishing. He win .wim out Into
n shallow wsssr i Is cert cera n' Ssatn or
pig JACK salmon to get anywhere near
him.
5
ed to box Mickey WISE q IA Hu 1era now
IN this city. before the Seattle Athletic
posted By both parties as a Ruarautee that
neither one will weigh over 100 pounds at
the. ringside. Dave Blake, Of this city, Is
The articles OF arresment, which cail for
twenty rounds under straixht Oueensberry
rules, have been siGned 6y ali parties.
in The Sav IN such
little gladiators ought to furnish one Of
the G 81. glove contests ever Witnessed on
-->-A
Arthur pufrav. the celebrated live bird
Shot who va. recently the guest Of tho
Sssttie trens ana Tun Sup ~ yar wr nS
Fishinx under he I pssudonym n Of Gsucho.
mas tns following to say ABOUT MS ylsii;
Se e,1.s loI many my Gucnna s !, ,ri ENC
ana 1,,th W., y.,,t ~ yths uro,,rds ~ tss
Seattle Gum Grub. ' These II ne grounds are
hoat erS ~ Ss,, ,,g,,v e a,arv steer Ii,
on the opposite shore. The view "a quite
beyond my descriptive powers. y 10 one
OF the most dazzling and beautifui spots
I have ever seen, Away IN the dim dis
directly beneath lies Puget sound. dotted
here ana there With craft q many nation
alltiss Pvt the stars ana stripes ana sns
r-t target 81 - rnrow th clear aS c ano hs
oTsav, 80 hsneath rhs rro,,nd slonea off
~ snddeniv that ali targets are thrown
great distances, and drop fast, as = rule.
nor one more puxslinr. and seldom - 90
per per cent cent reached. even By BY the very best
mere tn ane e seems % ra anH rst wt ana yet
thew seem easv ali the time.
II had the extreme pleasure of meet
= ns nro E sportsman nam and and" pr,neeIy
entertsiner. whose great deliFht Il
Ia dispensa with nrodiral hand a
y, ~. MY e,,t, or;ty that NJ COY b. tha
finest tran shot In Washineton and iudge
inr by hls ma msnv otiaer accomplishmenis
r ract noues'y aare say 'he ru'''or - oo'-
"Ssr ,rv xo,,rrav - v,rcouver a r. 7
- - 80 r,,ryt,sc.s ,,,,,r,sd. ~ ~jsrntic A. ana
s tran. tosartys s,,tc ~ .ssrsinHaU nio,,dS
SStn3.iv ana strn,cht a.. masts ~ shins
graceful heads to breeze or tempest"
.>-
NO. ~ .-.,s,,. :. A.. o..A.,.
mR aWrSame uyo u.t,o =. he ~ S sntarS
- ~ ~ Ss, ,,..,,i. "a e,
tha ss,sction Of the FOLLOWING 10 represent
thc ci,,h. Cilietta. AVERAGE darn. Darling-
ton. III: BALDWIN. aeSs: Harrison. 4O.i6:
Huston. H.67: Sauls, 1904.
4ss4.. w..
IT.. .vr ..ar,,,. ,,,var trorh, rsrr...n,-
to- ehn ;rtSrstafse hoWl,ng ~. mn;anshin
ne. Nav $1,000 IL t. ssvsnteen aud
n.,s hcg@ ;rshes SSsh ava T., .,SIa .,,d Gn-
III - a,,n ~ .has .ndson,.st cuns eur
,,,t IN Tnr cn,nnstttinn The schadnie ~
put up Ut eV Ta3Ies,s. Lug eeA0uui0 "a
January ~ .. a. -. at I1comAf N, a.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-01
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

Letters addressed to the following -nanst
persons remained uncalled for 1t the gen
eral delivery OF the Seattle postofnce OF
Saturday, December 30, 1889:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-17
TranSYaal War
Powers Including
Pope Refuse To Me-
date.

New York March 18th 1900
All Continental powers IN
Guiding the Pope have dis
regarded the Beers request 10
intervene in the South Afr
can struggle.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-17
The Secretary OF
War In Cuba.

The visit of the Secretary Of War
to Cuba at this time seems to pos
sess special significance.
In addition, Senators Aldrich and
Platt, two of the aLlest and mOs'
influential of the Republican Sena'
tors are also there or on the way
there.
That so busy man as Secretary
Root should have left his desk In
the War Department, and two Sc
nators whose presence seems so spe-
clally important just now must mean
that they believe there is a grave
juncture in affairs in Cuba, or that
immediate legislation in reference
to that Island is contemplated, to
effect which intelllgently they con-
sidered it necessary to view for them.
selves the situation on the ground.
That important results will follow
cannot be doubted.
In the conferences between Go
vernon General Wood d the Sc
cretary of War there will unquestiO-
nably be outlineda a definite policy to
be pursued in the government OF
Cuba, and to as great an extent as
possible.
1t is hoped that as Secretary
Root has come thus far be may pay
. visit to Porto Rico before his
return to Washington.
The people here would welcome
him cordially and great good might
result both to the interests of the Is
land and to the United States.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-17

States, and that we should treat the
interests of his people as our own,
and should remove the customs dr-
lies between Puerto Rico and the
United States; now, therefore, be it.
"Resolved, That The Gambler Of
Commerce Of the State OfNev York
records its emphatic opinion that
every consideration of honor, justice
and humanity demands that trade
between the Urited States and the
island Puerto Rico shall be unres
tricted by any n,toms duties wha
tever; and be it further.
"Resolved, That early and prompt
action should be taken by the con
gress to redeem the good faith and
the emplied pledges of this nation al
sponsor for the future welfare O
Puerto Rico; and be it further
F'ResOlved, That copies Of this
preamble and resolution be sent tt
the President of the United States
and to members of both houses O
congress"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-17
News OF The Day.

The San Juan Chamber OF Com
merce distributed printed notices
yesterday among the business men
of the city, requesting them to at
tend a meeting Of the Chamber al
9 o'clock this morning.
The object Of the meeting was to
discuss the present critical situation
in the Island and to prepare reSol-
utions for transmission to Wash
ington, ilnpressing upon the autho-
rites there the absolute necessity
of an immediate solution of the'exis-
ting serious problems.
After some discussion IS to the
unfortunate postponenent Of the
Puerto Rican Tariff bill, it was res
olved to call upon all business ho-
uses to close at II O'Clock on Mon
day and for them and the people ge.
nerally to assemble and cali upon
the Governor General and present
statement to him showing the ter.
rible injury which is being caused
to the commercial and industrial
interests OF the Island by the non
action of the United States Govern.
ment on the tariff question.
The resolution has been telegra-
phed to all towns in the Island.
The Commanding Officer of the
post of San Juan, has been ordered
to send Private Frank Gray, Cam
pany NJ, 11th T. S. Infantry, to re-
port to the Aljutant General of
this Department for detached servi-
CO at these headquarters.
The Subsistence Department will
pay this man cOnmutation ofratiOns
at the rate of Seyenty-tive cents per
day while on such duty.
Preparations are being made for
an entertainement to be given for
the benefit of the poor in the Thea:
tor af A rociho nh Sunday the 0hth
instant.
Most of the credit deserved by
this charitable work is due to the
efforts Of Miss Lola Fernandez.
Mr Victor S. Clark has been ap-
Ieint d Assistant Superintendent of
Publ Instruction, with tis same
sa ary he received heretofore as Pre-
sldent Of the Boar( of Education.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-17
Germany In The Phi
lippines.

Recent dispatches from Berlin
received in the Unites States give
a sensational bit of information,
involving a German officer, and
perhaps the German government, in
connection with an attempt to get
control of some of the islands in the
Philippines. The only important
featureOf the news which cannot be
verified is whether the German gov
ernment stood sponsor for the act o
its subordinate.
The Information is that a German
man-Of- war went to the island OF
Jolo, six months or more ago, and
one of her officers, after sounding
the Sultan of the Jolo Archipelago,
suggested that he ask the German
government to establish protecto-
rate over lie islands under his soye-
reignty. Tie Sultan declined TO be
drawn into any such complication.
This information, taken in connec-
tiOn with the suspicion entertained
by officials that Germany is behind
Spain's claim for tue islands of tie
Cagayan Sulu gronp ami Sibutu, is
regarded by officials as very signif-
cant. Since the time of the visit of
TIE German wal ship TO yolo The
attitude If the German government
has beel msrked by desire TO ma
intain friendly RELATIONS with the
United states, and if designs were
ever contemplated upon the Sulu
Archipelago they have certainly BY
this time been abandoned.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-17
The New York
Chamber OF Com
merCe.

The Chamber of Commerce OF
New York held meeting recently in
which the first question that came
up for consideration was the relations
between tue United States and
Puerto Rico. Gustav III. Schwab,
chairman of the committee on fore
| ign commerce and the revenue laws,
moved the following, which was
adopted with cheers:
f" Whereas, In accepting the ces-
sion of the Island of Puerto Rico,
and in assuming the control OF the
destinies of this new territory, tie
people of the United States have
undertaken solemn duty and Obli-
CATION toward the people of that is
land, and are in good faith bound
to recognize the welfare and the in.
terests of its inhabitants as identi-
cal in every particular with our own
and.
Whereas, The President of the
United States should be opened to
Puerto Rico'S products, and that
our plain duty is to abolish all Gus
toms tariffs between the United
States and Puerto Rico, and to give
to her products free access to our
markets and
Whereas, The Secretary of war,
in his last report to the President,
states that the highest considerations
Of justice and good faith demand
that. We should not disappOint tie
confident expectation of sharing in
our prosperity with which the pee
pie Of Puerto Rico so gladly trans
ferred their allegiance to the United
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-17
Notifications In The
Nicaraguan Canal
Route.

4 Ut is reported from the United
States that some notifications in
the plans for the Nicaraguan Canal
recommended by the first Walker
commission will have to be made.
This is made clear by reports that
have been forwarded to the Office of
the present Walker commission from
one Of the surveying parties now in
the field. 1t has been found that it
will be impracticable to build the
proposed dam across the San Juan
River just above the mouth of the
San Carlos, known as the BOca San
Carlos dam.
The Menocal plan proposed the
damming of the San Juan below the
mouth of the San Carlos by what
has been termed the Ochoa dam.
This proposed great dam was one OF
the features of the MenOcal plan
which many engineers criticised, and
much doubt was expressed as to its
practicability.
1.-The first Walker commission re-
ported in favor of the Boca San
Carlos dam as preferable to the
Ochoa dam. Borings we're made
which seemed to indicate that a rock
bottom for the proposed dam could
be found at a very short distance
below the surface. One Of the sur
veying parties sent out in advance
of the present Walker commission
was charged with making a more
careful examination Of the BOca San
Carlos site.
The result Of this has been to SHOW
that the rock is twenty-five feet
lower than was indicated by the for
mer bOrings.
1t is pointed out that the surveys
now in progress are more exhaustive
than any that have heretofore been
made, and that some defect in the
former surveys might be discovered
that would make the proposed route
impracticable. The development as
to the faulty foundation for the BOca
San Carlos dam will be cited as sus-
tanning this contention.
Senator Morgan will submit a
report to the Senate ON the Hay
PauncefOte treaty from the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations in
a few days.
He will emphatically declare that
the ClaytOn-Bulwer treaty is in
force and will, discuss the nOn-forti.
ficatiOn feature, showing its advan-
tsge.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-17

New York March 18th 1900
Latest dispatches from
Lourenco MARQUEE assert that
the Transvaalers admit that
their cause is hopeless.
President K1iiger has pu-
blisheu a proclamation ar
nexing the Transvaal Repu-
bic to the Orange Free Sta
to.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-17

This paper is the Oldest and has
the largest circulation in the
Island. 1t is also the only
one that has an established
cable service from New York
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-17
Burghers Intend To
Surrender.
Railway Connecting Cape Town
And BlOemfOntein Is Intact

New York March 18th 1900
General Roberts reports
that several hundred burg
hers intend to surrender to
the British.
1t is added that the railway
between Bloemfontein and
Cape Town is practically in
tact.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-17
No BOer Opposition
In The Orange
Free State.
Beers EntrenChing In Vial River
New York March 18th 1900

New York March 18th 1900
The correspondents in Afri-
ca of the English newspapers
state that all serious Boer op-
position in the Orange Free
State is ended.
Other dispatches state that
the Boers are entrenching
themselves in Vial River al
Vereening.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-17
FromThe Associated Press. "
Amendment Rejected.
New York Marchl7th 1900

Dispatches from Washing
ton state that the Senate has
rejected All amendment de-
claring that the u j. Consti-
tuition extends to Puerto Rico.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-17
New York Market

Special cable to the BoIE-
TIN MERcANTIL from
the " ASSOCIATED Press >.
New York Produce Exchange
Quotations.
New York March 18th 1900
Wheat Flour !" Tum-
badora ".--...... >. 5 $50
Centrifugal Sugar. !" 4 5l16
Beet sugar +. 10 shillings
Sterling exchange :. 4.82.1I4
The above cablegrams belong to
the B0LETIN MERoANTTL and their
reproduction in any form will cost
fifty dollars for each cable.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-02
The Tamahac or Tomahawk.

Tamahac eventually came to deSig-
nate the 'war Ratchet of the Indian,
supplied by the military commanders
of the whole continent in equipping the
warriors on the many expeditions in
which French and English We're con-
stantly engaged, and was furnished
the Indian allies of the English in our
war of independence.
This weapon was either in the form
of spear or Ratchet blade on one side,
while upon the opposite side there was
tending into the eye Of the weapon, in
to which a tough handle of wood was
fitted 10 inches or two feet in length.
The handle was perforated almost its
entire length, and below the hollow of
the bowl it was bored at right angles
to this perforation, suitable stemhOle
for the passage of the tobacco smoke
when the implement was in use as a
pipe.
The tomahawk pipe was not only at
tractive and popular in trade, but, like
the earlier trade pipe, was given as a
present at councils and Publications of
treaties. 1t was a pipe, Ratchet and
a mace or hammer all in one and an
swered an important military require
ment in lessening the weight and in
cumbrance of the warrior, who other
wise would have tenaciously held to
the stone pipe, which in itself was
heavier than the tonahawk. - Smith
sonian Institution Report.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-02

The Profits Were Not So Large az
the Buyers Expected.
''There are tricks in the whisky bust
ness as well as in Others" said the
drummer for a large compromising
house, land 1 remember once how the
firm l was with got stuck. One day a
man drove up in a >Cne horse wagon
carrying one barrel of whisky, which
he wanted to sell. He told us some
kind of a story about an old uncle dy-
ing and leaving it to him; but, as he
couldn't afford to use as good liquor as
it was, he had concluded to sell it.
1--WE took the barrel into the house,
and, prying out the bung, we slipped in
the siphon and drew off a glass of it to
sample And it was fine. The barrel
showed age. and the liquor tasted it.
1t was worth SO gallon if it was
worth cent, but we didn't give the
man any such pointers. We knew by
the weight that there were at least 40
gallons of it, and we made him an Of
fer of $3.50 for the barrel. He higgled
awhile, but took the money at last and
drove away.
I'm the course of a couple of weeks
we concluded to put that whisky in
bottles and sell it as case goods, SO we
set the siphon to work at the bung and
began to draw it off,. After the fourth
bottle had been drawn the siphon re-
fused to work, and we examined it to
find what was wrong. We could not
get at it that way, and, as the contents
seemed to be all right, we set the bar
rel on end and bored another hole in it.
Then the siphOn worked, but the liquor
was much paler, and one of the men
tasted it. By George, it wasn't whisky
at all! 1t was Only water, colored
somewhat from the charred inside of
the barrel.
THAT scared us, and we smashed the
head in to see what was inside, and we
saw in a minute. The willy cuss had
filed a can with fine old whisky to the
bung where we made the examination
before purchasing, and when that had
been emptied the whole story had been
told. He had probably paid So for the
gallon to fill the can, and we sold it for
$3.50 a bottle, but we didn't get a
blamed cent for the 80 gallons, more or
less, of water that filled the rest Of the
barrel. Washington Star.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-02
HI. Capacity Had Limits.

An old farmer WHO was in the habit
Of eating what was set before him,
asking no questions. dropped into a
Memphis cafe for dinner. The waiter
gave him the menu card and explained
to the old gentleman that it was the
HIST of dishes the cafe served for din
ner that day. Accordingly he began
at the top of the bill of fare and or
dered each thing in turn until he had
covered about one-third Of it. The
prospect of what was still before him
was too overpowering, yet there were
some things at the end that he want
ed to try. He called the waiter and,
confidently marking off the spaces on
the card with his index finger, said:
'Look here, I've ct frum thar to thar.
Can 1 skip from that to thar and eat
on to the bottom Y-Memphis Scimitar.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-02
The Tramp,s Advice,

She was standing on the front porch
reading the story paper, which had
just come in the mail.
Madam" said Meandering Mike,
''did I see you brush away a tear jes'
now?'
"S'posin 1 did," she returned. Its
no business of yours"
81 spoke in kindness, lady. You amt
treatin yerself right to cry an read
both at once. It's a double strain on
yer eyes, an you might as well listen
to my hard luck stories an save yer
eyes exclusively fur de weeps. If you
likes touchin stories, lady, here's yer
chance to have 'em brought to yer
door, an you needn't pay 50 years
subscription in advance, neither. It's
de chance of yer life, lady, to trade off
cold victuals for pathos. "-Washingto
Star.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-02
THE LIGHTSHIP.


When boats come home across the bar
And winters sunlight dies afar,
When green and purple dusk creeps down
And hides the harbor and the town,
Each night far out to sea a beam
OF pale wan light sends forth its CLEAN
Across the peaceful. dark'ning tides
And marks the ightship where she rides
When, tempest tossed, the ships slip by
The foam hid headland, and the sky
Is torn with wrack of scudding cloud,
And winds of winter cry aloud,
Lo, through the roar of crashing wave,
Above the tempest's moan and rave,
A voice comes DER the troubled tides
And marks where yet the Hghtship rides!
Richard Stillman Powell in Criterion.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-02
The Best Remedy For Stomach ant
Bowel Troubles.

81 have been in the drug business
for twenty years and have sold most III
Of the proprietary medicines of any
note. Among the entire list have
never found anything to equal Cham
berlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoes
Remedy for all stomach and bowel
troubles," says o. w. Wakefield, Of
Colunb bus. Ga. "This remedy cured
two severe cases Of cholera NOR bus in
my family and 1 have recommended
and sold hundreds of bottles of it to
my customers to their entire satisfac-
tion. 1t affords q quick and sure cure
in pleasant FORM" For sale by all