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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-13
Special Committee Chosen.

LONDON, Dec, 12,-The Picking corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail wiring Tues
day and confirming the reports of the
agreement as to the collective note, says
that committee of representatives OF the
powers has been chosen to regulate the
conferences with the Chinese plenipoten-
tiaries.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-13

CONSTANTINOPE, Dec. I2.--Capt.
Chester sailed for Smyrna today in order
to reioin the Kentucky. Prior to his
his agreeable visit, of which he added.
he win retain the most pleasant men,
cries.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-13
cen. nucs Thrown Prom Horse.

WASHINGTON. Dec, I2-Gen Mites
was thrown from his horse today AZ the
head % the centennial parade. lie had
reached the reviewing stand in front n
the capitol when his horse reared aud
fen back. The general was not hurt H
arose promptly and took hts position
among the parade reviewers.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-13

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Dec. l2.-Prof
Marshal Henshaw Of Amherst COLLEGE,
died suddenly today.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-13

after the decision Of his case, now pend
ing in the supreme court.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-13

LarAtise Promo slurins Tablets cure 4 calA % "a.
dsy. No CuTp. No Pay pi3es 2 cents. zee
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-13
Might Reception.

The concluding feature OF the celebra-
ton was reception az tho C0rcoran art
gallery from 20 II, attended hy the pres
ident and several members ~ his cah-
net, governors of several states ana their
stafrs who participated IN the days events
and a long contingent 81 officials ana
residents. President Mckinley accom-
fAnied hN SecrHiaries Wilson and Hholl-
seek and Secretary Ccrteyon arrived
about go o'clock They We're escorted TO
the balcony. where the president sat for
afteen minutes Watching the moving
ihronE below Mir Mckinley was given a
hearty reception
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15
The old Man Had Changed.

A Lancaster county man once came to a Philadelphia portrait painter with request that he paint picture of his father. "yery we'll" said the artist; ''haye the old gentleman come in when next in town. and l will give him sit ting The man replied: He gan't do dot; he is dait.''
 "Oh, well, then, you have a photo graph of him?"
 "No; don't got no fottograf of him cider"
 "Well, how do you expect me to paint the portrait of your father when can not see him and have nothing to give me an idea of his appearanceT
 "'vell," he replied, ''I dinked maybe of dolt you aboul him you gan baint him from dot"
 "All right" said the artist, describe him."
 "Vell, nfy ladder was not so dall und not so short; he vas not fat und not so din." And so the honest fellow pro- ceeded to describe his father as he re- called him.
 SThe artist undertook to paint the pic ture, and in due course it is completed, and the Lancaster county man comes in to view the results of the artists eff forts. As the canvas Is disclosed he gazes long and reyerently upon the pic ture of his departed parent. Then he feelingly remarks: Yah, dot Is mine ladder! Mine ladder vat I loafed so much! But, ach himmel, ladder, how you haf edi"-Philadelphia Times.
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15
RECORDOF THE PAST
No Stronger Evidence Can Be Had.

Look we'll to their record. What they have done many times in years gone by, is the best guarantee of future results. Anyone with bad back; any reader suf- fering from urinary troubles, from any kidney ills. will find in the following evi- dence proof that relief and cure is near at hand:
 MT. Patrick O. Dwyer, mason, Of 62 White street. New Haven. Conn, says: : "In 1896 when Doan's Kidney Pills cured me of backache which always bothered me when caught cold, which hurt me when I stopped, or strengthened after stooping, which refused to disappear un- der treatmeat of different medicines. I was only too pleased to let the people of New Haven know the fact through our newspapers. Three years from that date, or in the month of May. 1899, jast as ardently recommend Doan's Kidney Pills as I did when they effected the cure mentioned above. My advice to anyone suffering from kidney complaint is, call at drug store, procure Doan's Kidney Pills, take them as directed, and you will be surprised at the results"
 Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by e,i dealers, price 50 cents. Mailed by Fost,r. liilburn Co.,, Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents fer the U. s. Remember the rau,e- Doans--and take no other.
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15

giIng, irresponsible nonentlty which so- ciety ignominiously acknowledges to be woman and ask God to mako you humble, active. earnest Christian. What will become of that womanly dis ciple of the world? She is more thoughtful of the attitude she strikes upon the carpet than how she will look in the judgment: more worried about her freckles than her sins; more interested in her apparel than in her redemption. The dying actress whose life had been vicious said, "The scene closes-draw the curtain" Generally the tragedy comes first and the farce afterward. but in her life 1t was first the farce of useless life and then the tragedy of a wretched eternity.
 Compare the life and death of such one with that of some Christian aunt that was once blessing to your house. hold. do not know that she was ever asked to give her hand in marriage. She lived single. that untrammeled she might be eyerybody's blessing. When ever the sick were to be visited or the poor to be provided with bread she went with blessing. She could pray or sing Rock of Ages" for any sick pauper who asked her. AS she got older there were days when she was a little sharp, but for the most part auntle was a sunbeam-just the one for Christmas eve. She knew better than any one else how to fix things. Her every prayer, as God heard 1t, was full of everybody who had trouble. The brightest things in all the house dropped from her fingers. She had peculiar notions, but the grandest no ton she ever had was to make you happy. She dressed well-auntie al- ways dressed well-but her highest adornment was that of a meek and quiet spirit, which, in the sight of God, is of great price. When she died, you all gathered lovingly about her, and as you carried her out to rest the Sunday school class almost covered her coffin with japonicas. and the poor people stood at the end of the alley. with their aprons to their eyes, sob- ping bitterly. and the man of the world said, with Solomon, Her price was above rubies," and Jesus. as unto the maiden in Judea. commanded, "I say unto thee, arise"
 Copyright 1900 by Louis Klopsch.1
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15
Chess nnd War.

The origin of chess is shrouded in mystery. There is little doubt, how ever, that its birthplace was in India and that 1t Is an offspring of a game called chaturanga, which is mentioned in oriental literature as in use fully 20o years before the Christian era. From India chess spread into Persia. and thence into Arabia, and ultimately the Arabs took it into Spain and the rest of western Europe.
 The game was in all probability in vented for the purpose of Illustrating the art of war. The Arab legend upon this point Is that 1t was devised for the instruction of a young despot by his father, learned Brahman. to teach him that a king. notwithstanding his power, was dependent for safety upon his subjects. The Greek historians credit the invention of the game to Palamedes, who. they claim. devised 1t to beguile the tedium of the siege of Troy during the Trojan war.
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15
WORK or CONGRESS.
Senate Begins Formal Discussion of
 Porto Uicnn Bills.

Senator Lodge of Massachusetts on Wednesday delivered speech on the Philippines in support of the adminis- tration. Both senate and house took ac- ton on the death of Representative Har- mer. Mir. Oyerstreet of Indiana present ed the conference report on the financial bill to the house
 On Thursday a favorable report was made in the house on the bill reorganiZ ing the consular service on a civil service basis. Senator Foraker. in the debate on the Porto Rican bill. defended the meas ure as liberal and necessary to relieve distress in the island. Senator Pc;tus at- tackled the bill on the ground that it was unconstitutional.
 The house on Friday passed 9I private pension claims. Mir. Hepburn introduced a bill prohibiting the transmission of pie lures and accounts of prizefghts through the mails or by common ca.riers. In the senate Mir. Lindsay of Kentucky argued on the right of congress 10 legislate for Porto Rico. Mir. Mason spoke on his pro Boer resolution in executive session.
 Mir Rawlins of Utah on Monday spoke on the Philippines in the senate. con demning the policy of the government and declaring that there is no insurrec- ton, but war of aggression. The house by vote of 132 to 125 unseatcd a Demo crat. w. A. Young of Virginia. giving the seat to k. A. Wise tRcpD.
 On Tuesday the house by vote of 16G to 120 passed the conference report on the financial bill nine Democrats voting with the Republicans. The bill will be taken to the White House for the presi- dents signature today. During the scs- sion of the senate Mcssrs. Allen and But. Ter. Populists. asserted that they had been misrcpresented in the reports of their utterances on appreciated eurren cy last week and declared that they were unalterab.y for the free coinage of gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to l.
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15
A RenutifnI sYstem.

The Memphis Scimitar tells of re- cent bride whose husband noticed that she was keeping an itemized account of the household expenses. In looking it over one day he noticed at the bot tom of each page or two the letters ID. K. W. This somewhat puzzled him. He really found 1t very difficult to keep from thinking about what these letters could possibly mean. IL occurred to him that possibly his wife was saving out some money to buy something for him. But then he knew that his initials were not ID. K. w." and this did not prove a satisfactory solution to the matter.
 So one day when his wife was in a real good humor he took her in his arms and asked what she meant by ID. K. W, 90 cents." ID. K. w., $1" and the like.
 She replied: ID. K. w stand for don't know what Wherever l went to balance my account at the end of each page and found had spent mon ey for which l could not account. l just put in a sufficient amount, with the item ID. K. w. to make It balance just exactly"
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15
She "Sassed Her."

Some visitors to East Gloucester paiI a special cail upon the woman said to be the original of Mrs. Eliza beth Stuart Phelps Wards famous story, "A Madonna of the Tuhs." Mrs. Phelps Wards summer home. be Ii known. is in East Gloucester. The visitors found n typical New England CT with a self evident capacity for talk ing care of herself.
 ''So you are the Madonna of the Tubsy' said the visitors.
 "I am," said the New Englander.
 And Mrs. Phelps Ward wrote a beautiful story about youY'
 "She did
 Have you ever met Mrs. Ward?"
 '.I have. After she wrote that story sEe came round here one day aud hunt. ed me up. She said as how she wanted to see me for herself"
 How interestingr" murmured the visitors. And what did you do?"
 "Doy" repeated the Madonna of the Tubs. What did doi l sassed her well for writin such a story as that about me. Such q pack of lies never read. Why. there wasn't one-half Of t true. And she had the r;:cc to come aud see me afterward. Oh, l sassed her well. l did."-New York Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15
An old Timer.

A crowd of young men were seated in one of the steamboat offices in the city the other afternoon while an old steamboat veteran regaled them with stories about old times on the Missis- sippi and "reminiscences of old time cit iZens.
 Did you know old Bill Jones?" ask ed one of the men, after the captain had finished relating how he ran a gantlet of Indians with his boat way back in the forties.
 "'Member Bill Jones? Well. guess l did" replied the captain. "Let's sec he died just after the war. He was a good old fellow too. knew his father before he was married to Bills moth. CT"
 One of the boys thought the old man was doping" and by way of tripping him up on his dates asked, Gap, how long have you been running on the riv- er?"
 Who, me? Why, I started on the Mississippi when 1t was nuthin but creek"-Memphis Scimitar.
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15
SNOW
Traoezers' Guide.
Berkshire Division
NY, N. H. & H. RAILROAD.

 Commencing Sunday, December z. 1898.
 ooIro SOUTH Leave North Adams 20 am, Pittsneld I 10, Uaunan S2i. Arrive New Haven 10 kb Bridgeport II 30. New York II 20. Loave Albany 10 am, State Line 5 70, Pitts- field & 10, Canaan Q 70. Arrive Bridgeport 12 05 p. m., NewHaven i2,so New York t.ss. Leave Albany 10 % .. m., State Line II so 1, North Adams IA 10 ?. m., Pittnneld 70, Canaan 2a2, Arrive Bridgeport boe. New Haven c 30, New York e.i0. Leave Albany 10 % a. m., State Line II 20, Pittsneld l2 n ?. m,, Canaan 2 27. Arrive Bridgeport TIA. Now Haven 7to, New York Q co.
 Leave Albany 2 90 p. m., State Line ' %, pittsneld 8 go, Canaan { s7. Arrive Bridge port 2 2i. Now Haven 70, Scw York %, Sundays onlyl Leave Piusnola 500 p. m. cnnaan 22. Arrive Bridgeport 0f5, New Haven s 90, New York s Sb.
 ooINo NORTH Leave New York 6 O0 Q. m. Bridgeport ob New Haven c 10, Canaan . 60, Arrive Pitts neld II n5 State Line 10 Ai, Albany IA 10 m. Saratoga ib, North Aaams II bs. geave New York 9 co a, m., Bridgeport 2 bb New Haven Q &, Canaan i2 Ss r. m, Arrive Pitteheld 2 05 D. m., State Line 20, Ale bany q Sb Haratoga 20. Leave New York Q co a. m, Bridgeport 10 o5, Now Haven 9 ,3h, Canaan LAS ?. m. Arrive Pittshold sos D. m.
 Leave New York 30 p. m. Bridgeport 2o Now Haven 8 b7, Canaan 90, Arrive Pitts. field q 70, North Adams a0s, State Lins & soo, Albany 945.
 Leave New York 8 SO p. m., Bridgeport { 20 New Haven b7, Canaan 04. Arrive pitu- field 8 s5. stata Line 00, Albany 2 70. Sundays only) Leave New Haven co h 10. Brid9eport ob. Canaan Q 70. Arrive Pitts field II co.
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15
EntaI ExpIosion In Q Mine.

By an explosion of fire damp at the Red Ash mines, on New river, W. Va. on Tuesday, 30 miners were entombed The total number of those taken out of the mine up to Friday night is 31. Of these William Robinson, Elisha Bruce and q boy named Tom, all colored. are living and may recover. The total num- Der of dead taken out is 2S. and the num- Der thought to be in the mine is 20. This makes IS killed and three injured. Cor oner Montgomery and Prosecuting At torney Dillon came on Friday to hold the inquest. hut adjourned the hearing to next Tuesday. when ii is hoped the work of removing the bodies will have been completed.
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15
Tool. Their Places.

Here Is story which Baron Dowse, tho celebrated Irish judge, once told in irat exaggerated ''brogue" which he loye,t to employ:
 "i was down In Cork holding assizes. On tie first day, when the jury came in, the officer of the court said, 'Gintle. men av the jury, yell take yer accus' toned places, if ye blaze And may never laugh" said the baron, 'lf they didn't all walk into the dock"
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15
Cest of Philippine Operations.

Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohu has sent to the house a statement of expenditures by the war department coy- ering the military operations in the Phil ippines. including outstanding liabilities from May l. 1898, to Nov. |, 1899, pre- pared in response to a resolution of in qury from the house. The total is given at S4S,32s. .060, the principal items being; Quartermaster's department, S25. 90i: subsistence department. SS.950.0O0; medical department, Sl.206,13I; pay de- partmcnt. SlO. s33. 134: ordnance, S1 .S60.- 239. The statement is accompanied by u more detailed report from each depart mpnt.
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15

Trains stop oniy on sigma. or whsa pas to- tor is notincd. Daily sxoopt saadAy bay. | Sunday only.
 land and pou ghkeepsia 1T so, .a 70, sior1 Tls& am si.r0 .s:0a, $500 sti00, sh;Oa, sstln m Tfalna leave poughkeepsi- fof Hirhiaad asA New raliz t5 a. fan0 .afh stniA Hi ca m .ia 01 noon HIS, -Hib, ssi3, 'Aik tsal asm EI5 s aA, a ESD m
 Trains leave ahineeiin %, m.. an arrive at Si vernais 10 4sa m. faIp pm Trains leave Silv~rnaiis fl tAA m smp M arrive as Rhinecln 10 st pm, m,tMpm Trains leave PonghkeeIsls Scr Hep~ wum Junction c su and % a. m, e and . d D m Trains leave Hopeweil JoI for Pwurhksa.s8 z GO and 10 &s a m. a and tM pM
 Trains and 10 carry through eAaSA hatwmum wlnsted and Grand Centrsi stAttnn. Nsw YarW Train No 10 connects ss state Lins vtn w~is Train No . connects at state LlAs witA trasu No 10 for Poughkcep@ie
 western Express train I, mAkes strees ear- nection at Campbell Hall with fast sNI~am vm ontarto Western Ry for the wesa, duo uAsesfs following day a1o p m. Special attsntles given Co western travel Rates ~ fars At h@ ff lower than any other line wriie for rskem nssa particulars before puohssing tioEets svor ssy other route
 Tickets to all points in tAe west n reavosa rStss sold ~ the roughke~psie cfsce.
 ksftsord oonA
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15
Mir. Root StiIl In Havana.

Havana, March 14.-Secrctary Root visited the armored cruiser New York yesterday morning and was received with a salute of 1I guns. The greater part of the day he spent in receiving organiza. tions representing the different industries of the island, among them the Sagua Planters association. He received also a deputation from the municipality of Havana. He held long interview with Collector Bliss and attended to numerous matters of minor importance. Today he visited Malianao
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15
ra.urrents I'm pRnny Active

Thousands of organized insurgents arc resisting HouSton's battalion Of the Nine. teenth regiment at Antique. Panay. which is the only province which Ameri- -cans do not occupy. The Americans lost seven killed. A battalion of the Forty fourth from Iloilo re-enforced Houston's command. One hundred and fifty Taga- logs armed with rifles have surrendered at Capiz and have been transferred to T.uYrn
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15
Large Postomce Receipts.

X postoffice department statement shows that the receipts at 90 of the lar gest postoiiices during the month of Feb ruary were S3,562, ,541, an increase of S2I5,l09, or Si4 per cent. over the core spending month of 1899. The receipts at some of the principal offices were as fol. lows: New York. ST35.S3T: Chicago, S520. .T4S: Philadelphia. $210, ,SG9; Boston S239, ,256: St Louis, SlI7. .S5T; Cincinnati S1o1. .5l3: Brooklyn. Si10.I43.
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15
Cold md Impurities.

As soon as the milk gets colder than the atmosphere the vapor in the air will condense on the surface as dew gathers on cold pitcher, and the i'm purities and odors from the atmos- phere will be absorbed by the milk or cream on it.
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15

HGTRAl REH ESG@il PlllKsT CoIpLn. roUGuKEEpStI ussIpaE nauxA
  nn Effect sunday, october tssh. 1m@Ms EANEU MID.
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15


 But there is something for women to do. Let young people prepare to ex- eel in spheres of work, and they will be able after awhile to get larger wages. Unskilled and incompetent la- Dor must take what Is given; skilled and competent labor will eventually make its own standard. Admitting that the law of supply and demand regulates these things, I contend that the demand for skilled labor is very great and the supply very small. Start with the idea that work Is honorable and that you can do some one thing better than anybody else. Resolve that, Gold helping, you will take care of yourself. If you are after awhile called into another relation, you will be all the better qualified for 1t by your spirit of self reliance, or if you are called to stay as you are you can be happy and self supporting
 Poets are fond of talking about man as an oak and woman the vine that climbs 1t, but have seen many a tree fall that not only went down itself, but took all the vines with it. I can ktell you of something stronger than an oak for an ivy to climb on, and that Is the throne of the great Jehovah. Single or affianced, that woman is strong who leans on God and does her best. Many of you will go single handed through life, and you will have to choose between two characters. Young woman, I am sure you will turn your back upon the useless. gig
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15

EiNsN aItD.
Connecticut western news., 1900-03-15

Why is it that a female principal in a school gets only $S25 for doing work for which male principal gets $1, I hear from all this land the wall of womanhood. Man has nothing to an swer to that vail but fatteries. He says she is an angel. She is not. She knows she is not. She Is a human be- ing who gets hungry when she has no food and cold when she has no fire Give her no more flatteries; give her justice. Oh, the thousands of sewing girls. Across the sunlight comes their death groan. It is not such a cry as comes from those who are suddenly hurled out of life. but a slow, grind ing, horrible wasting away. Gather them before you and look into their faces, pinched ghastly, hunger struck! Look at their fingers, needle pricked and blood tipped! See that premature stoop in the shoulders! Hear that dry, hacking, merciless cough At a large meeting of these women held in Phila- delphia grand speeches were delivered, but a needlewoman took the stand, threw aside her faded shawl and with her shriveled arm hurled very thun- derbolt of eloquence, speaking out tho horrors of her own experience.
 Stand At the eorner of q street ln
The colored American., 1900-10-06
Here is An Opportunity.

Any colored man VINO wants to pre-
pare himself for the Christian ministry
can do 80 by entering the Phelps Hall
Bible Training School connected with
the Tuskegee Institute.
Worthy and earnest students who
want to prepare for the ministry or
other Christian work and have no funds
will be given an opportunity to work
their way through In way that need
not Interfere with studies.
For further information, address,
BOOKER Z. WAsHIEGeON,
fuske gee, Ala.
The colored American., 1900-10-06

made against the Bishop being assigned
to speak in Ohio, the protest to also in
clude JudsoR w. Lyons. In fact, 1t Is
claimed, that nov papers are being pre-
pared for signatures of Afro Americans
throughout Ohio protesting to the re-
publican committee against assigning
the Bishop tospesk in Ohio. Then there
is Harry Smith who is against every
thing and anything that eminstes from
George A. Myers and his friends, pre-
tering to accept anything had from
others rather than anything good from
Myers ct al.
Even Jere A. Brown, had no sooner
struck the Buckeye stale than he found
quite considerable opposition to him
self, when he had narsed the thought,
and rested easy in the opinion that
they were all for him, even to his enc
niles. The old saying of ''each for all
and all for each" finds few supporters
among the AfrO-AmefleRns OF Onlo,
just at present. 1t is depIorable that
such is ths condition of affairs, but
such is the case, and there should be
some men, strong enough and unset
fish enough to undertake the getting
together of all the maicontents.
1t will be difficult task it is true,
but if undertaken right possibly sue
cess might be attained. The great OBJ
stacle which lies IN the way of acoomp'
fishing peace between the factions Is IN
the fact there ere a number of Afro
Americans more or less preminenf ID
politics who will not accept office, VINO
are perfectly independent of office, and
hold tenaciously TO what they consider
right. If the maleontents (and that ls