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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-14
NOME STEAMERS ARRIVE.
FaraIlon and Signal Rench Port
Officers and Passengers Have
Pnnr OniniOn of the Camp.

Steamer Farallon, Capt. John w. Rob
erts, and the San Francisco steam
schooner Signal, Capt. Bengard, arrived
from Nome at 2 O'Clock this morning.
The Farallon had forty passengers. thir-
ty-one of whom boarded the vessel at
Nome. She sailed from Nome City, June
%. by way of Dutch harbor, leaving the
latter port July 3. From Dutch harbor
she made direct for Juneau, and during
this voyage her coal supply ran short.
necessitating the consumption of more
or less of the interior woodwork of the
vessel for fuel
Officers and passengers alike say the
Nome camp is greatly overdone. Burton
Il. Bennett, the well-known lawyer, went
to Nome on the Centennial. returning
via the Farailon. He expressed himself
az having a poor opinion of the camp,
though he thinks there is more or less
gold in the district. Three women who
were passengers to Nome on the Farallon
returned on the same vessel
The Signal had no passengers. Those
on the Farallon were:
George $. Bell. Fred willenbrink, w. n. Ed
ridge. n VI. Eldridge, C, s. RomiE, j. j. Guheen.
John Whitman, IL II. Whitman, IL Felitz. II. De-
mali John Moge, J. c. Powers. G. n. Simmons. G.
b Schoberg Is. II. Heidecker. Miss n Thirwell.
Miss Rosa Young, A. Quntoval Judge Bennett, G.,
c Welsh. William Kennedy. II. NJ. Myers. j. ID.
Jameson, Charles s, Carroll II, A. Carroll. ]. w.
Boyd J, Suenberger Charles IL. Alter. L. G..
Stout. Charles Aagel, 7. i. Milne.
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MANITOBA's WHEAT FAILURE.
Rain Fell Too Late 10 Save the Crop
From DestructIOm.

Special Dispatch to tho Post -Inteligencer
OTTAWA, Ont, July l3.-The grain
crop outlook for Manitoba and the North
west, for the present year, IL anything
but reassuring. Drouth has parched the
fields throughout the whole fertile West
and all the indications point OF a disas-
truus season IN wheat for that section Of
the dominion. In that great hard wheat
area comprehendinR the northwestern
states Manitoba and the territories, where
there was grown a magnificent crop In
lSsS, ana one scarcely less bountifu in
lsaa, the crop statisticians say the Yield
viii fan below half what IL was In either
Of those years.
Late reports tell OF sufficient rain hav-
Ing at last fallen to brighten the gloomy
prospects In Manitoba but II has come
too late to insure even half an average
crop, which seems the utmost now that
can be expected from that province.
Prohting by the present experience and
in view OF preventing. II possible. future
disasters from drouth, the Manitoba gov
eminent viii inquire into the utility OF
such mechanical devices ~ are employed
IN certain European countries for the pur-
pose ~ superrducing rain at unfavorable
periods. ana for the prevention OF hall
storms. Where so much dependence Is
placed upon the wheat crop a failure or
even partial failure Is "A serious mlsfor-
tune 20 the country. Had such an un-
favorable season occurred q few years
ago when there was no reserve OF wheat
IN the farmers barns or in the elevators
20 meet It. the result would have been
disastrous TO western agriculture and to
an the Industries and commercial activi.
ties dependent upon the crops
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the supply began to fail, this system was
abolished by the government, which ar
forwards esta blished salmon hatcheries.
The efforts to nurse the fisheries have
not restored them, and It seems possible
that salmon on the Pacific slope VIII soon
be amenable to line fishing, only as on
the Atlantic coast.
Another source Of danger to the salmon
Of the Fraser river consists in the over
flow Of sand and clay from the large
hydraulic mining enterprises on the up
per waters Of that river and its anu
ents. which affect some very important
spawning grounds by the debris. or tall
ings. OVERLOOKING OF covering the gravel
beds and also by dams built across riv
ers excluding the salmon from the most
important spawning places. new fea-
ture in the British Columbia fishing in
dustry occurred during the season Of 1898.
when over 100000 pounds Of dog salmon
were sailed for shipment to Japan by
japanese fishermen These fish were
mostly all caught by the fishermen when
fishing for the Gamers. Formerly this
class Of fab, when caught, was allowed
to 20 20 waste.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-14
WOULD NOT CHANGE METHODS.
English Merchants Are Too Com
servntive for Their own Good.

Inc intense conservatism OF the british
character is illustrated IN the story of n
young Englishman who came to America
10 seek his fortune and found IT in a nayv
process Tor manufacturing lamp black
me principal market for his product was
Germany. but he found that the German
myers IN turn, sold It in England. So no
conceived the logical idea Of going 10
England and selling the lamp black a..
rect which appeared to he certain of st,c-
cess Tor he was able to say to the Eng
fish firms: s
instead OF buying my lamp black
ihtohgh Germany and paying for IN
necessary transportation. to say nothing
OF the middlemans profit, let me send Won
the product direct. You can then buv
even cheaper than the Germans. TO whom
You now pay a profit"
Inc head Of one OF the largest houses
replied:
Really Mr.. Smith, our house has al
ways found the goods bought In Germany
satisfactory, This house has been I'm *
iStence 200 years and We can see no rea-
son for changing satisfactory methods
You know"
Poor MIR. Smith got this reply on ali
sides and his trip was failure. Kansas
city Star.
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FAVORS GREAT BRITAIN.
Reduction In Canadian Duties on
Goods Received From England
Effect Is Uncertain.

Special Dispatch 20 the Post Tntellircncer
OTTAWA, ont, July 13-July l there
went into force in the dominion the 80 13
per cent. reduction in duties in favor OF
goods exported to Canada from Great
Britain, being the products Of that coun-
Try. There IS considerable uncertainty as
20 what the effect will be. Generally. 1T
can Dc said that the previous prefer
euces, FIRST OF i2iR per cent, then of %
per cent Of the duties, had no apparent
Influence either on the import trade or
home Industries of Canada. While they
were IN operation, the imports from
Great Britain increased at rate less
In proportion than those from some other
countries which did not enjoy the benefit
OF the preference, and at a rate less than
that Of the total volume of imports. The
inference consequently prevailed among
business men that the preference was in
effective OF its advertised purpose. and
the pointing out of this condition has
probaly been the cause for the present
increase In the preferential tariff. The
increase however. does not occur at the
most favorable time for such experiments.
The signs on the commercial horizon
point TO the possibility of change. A
serious crop shortage in one part of the
dominion IL in view In Great Britain the
is beginning to show its effects. The oc-
caslOn Is not one when disturbing fac
crease in the British preference may be
said to reduce the protective duty on cot
ton and wooden fabrics and clothing.
blankets, cloths etc, from 81 TO q t-3
~ VI pam -
TO Ii 2-3 per cent, on builders hardware
and cutlery and on crockery from 30 TO
20 per cent. and on other articles in pro-
portion.
If trade continues active, and the pres
ont range of prices is generally main
tanned. the result may he inappreciable.
Should there be relapse, however and
transatlantic producers be driven TO seek
markets at any price. as they have been
driven before. the effect will be so marked
as to create condition that will quickly
put an end to tariff experiment In Can
ada that Is not defensibe from a bust
ness standpoint, that was sprung upon
this country ~ q political surprise. and
that has. so far. escaped criticism largely
because 1t had so little effect.
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END OF SALMON FISHING.
For various Reasons the salmon
Fishing Industry In Canadian
Waters Ia Dsinn ONT

Special Dispatch la the Post lntelligencsr
oTTAN 4, ont, july - A report comes
causing great destruction OF salmon al
the mouths Uf rivers This may help 10
account Tor the rapid reduction in late
years ~ one OF the most valuable sources
of sea- food tn the world Last year ther.
Was decrease IN the value OF the sal.
mon catch Ia Canadian waters OF over
s. SooNl, compared with tha previous
year Some fear that this failing IN is
not mcrrN temporary hut indicative ~
extinction ~ the Fisheries ga few wears
and that thc salmon 1T the Pacific is fol-
lowing the fate ot the salmon OF the Al
anttc.
\ few years Ago 81 vas not an upeon-
mon thing for the Fraser and others uf
the Hfit|#h Columbia riNrra Go b,, chokpd
with The vast multitude Of salmon al the
annual season ~ their ascent tAuncrtes
Were cafa hiiahrd aud rnntmn quantities
were packed and sent u am parts ~ The
world The uah were literally sraeuat
out ~ the water ia thousands hs means
~ a device callcd the Ash wheel When
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-14
CITY HALL NOTES.

The bond cf Timothy Ryan for the construction
It First and Bay street has been
approved. Amount of bond. 50 $50.
Permission was given II. J. Johnson to build a two
story frame residence at No l0i Eighth avenue
west lot 1l.4l2 block .. Northern addition. city
Of Seattle; estimated cost, $3.50.
Tie tcnd of MeCauley & Delaney, for sewer i'm.
proycment on Twentythird avenue and Twenty-thiri
avenue north. has been approved Amount of bond.
$4,000 This contract is the largest let by the
city 1t SEATTLE
The marking Of civil service examination papers
has lust been finished by the civil service commits
sion. Those who succeeded in passing were as fol.
lows; Sanitary inspector, Gilbert Hutchesou library
clerk. Gertrude llsrdenbergh and Helen Chisholm
craftsman, l.. +. Dayiek, NJ NJ. Griswold and q
4. nipple, the later passing also as computer
clerk. W. II. Nittcnmeyer. A. w Rinehart t,eorre
+. Cam John Ripplinger. w l.. warson f. l..
wcli - " '
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-14
THAT INCOME TAX PLANK.
Democratic Leaders Explaining How
Ii Came to he Omitted From
the Platform,

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, July 49, Samuel
r. Morse. Indiana's member of the resolu-
lions committee at the Democratic con-
vention in a signed interview makes the
following explanation of how there came
to be no income tax plank in the national
Democratic platform. He says:
The platform as adopted by the com
mittee on resolutions of the Kansas city
convention contained q declaration in ia
yor Of the adoption Of the constitutional
amendments authorizing an income tax
and providing for the election Of United
States senators by he people. No OBJ
lection was made to this resolution and I
am convinced that the omission of refer
ence to the income tax was the result Of
an oversight due "a the haste with which
the subcommittee was obliged to act to
put the platform. as unanimously adopted
In shape TO he submitted to the Conven-
ton The idea that the declaration for
the income tax was purpos"ly omitted
by the subcommittee, out of Difference for
senator Hill, or any other person. Is pre-
post, Gus,
When Senator Tillman had nearly An
ished the platform some of the Indiana
delegates said to me that nothing had
been read about the income tax | said
to them that the platform as agreed upon
by the committee contained a declaration
for tho income tax, and that II 1t had
been omitted II was due To oversight
either by Senator Tillman In reading OF by
the copyist who had Transcribed the doc
ument.
Il went to the Illinois delegation and
asked Mayor Harrison. OF Chicago. who
was the Illinois member OF the commit
tee e ne had noted the omission. lie said
6e had rot. | was about to go on the
platform 20 call attention to the matter
Vten Mayor Harrison called 10 me and
said that Mr. Abbott told him that the
income tax declaration had been read by
senator Tillman. Unless Mr. Abbott q
cas- deceived him It was read. and the
omission occurred by accident In the cop
les furnished Co the press have no
doubt that MI Bryan will define his POI
-ition and that Of hts party on this sub
feet In his letter ~ acceptance Mir Bryan
mas Ions reen an advoc2'e ~ 'he income
tax. ana the Democratic party pf me
L. n. o. In.
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Date Satisfactory 10 bryan.

LINCOLN, Neb.. July 13-The date Au-
gust s, on which Mr.. Bryan is to receive
by the Democrats, is satisfactory to him
1t is doubtful If he will leave Lincoln
much before that time, though he does not
himself just know what his programme
will be. He does not, however. expect
to make any speeches in advance Of his
notification. Mr.. Bryan is spending much
OF the time in his library with his stenog-
rapher. working on material for the cam
paign Charles A. Towne has been with
hin part Of the time. A number of state
politicians called on Mr.. Bryan this morn
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An Excellent Combination,

The pleasant method and beneti-
ciAietieets OF the weli-known rem
edy, Syrup of Figs. manufactures
BY the California Fig Syrup Co. IL
iustrate the value of obtaining the
liquid Laxative principles OF plants
known to b. vedieinally laxative
and presenting them in the form
most reffsxhing to the taste and az
eeptahle TO the system. IL is the one
perfeet Strengthening laxative.
cleansing the system eifee,ually,
Aspelling colds, headaches and te-
vsss gently yet promptly and en-
stlfng one to overcome haeitual
constipation permanently. It's per
tset freedom from every OBJECTION
able esality an5 substance, and IT.
acting 90 the kidneys. hvcr and
bowels, without weakening or rti-
tAting them. make Il the ideal laxA-
tive.
In ihe sroeess OF manufacturing
figs arc Used, as they arc pleAsAn,
20 the taste. but the medicinal aual-
ities OF the remedy arc obtained from
senna and other aromatic plants. by
method known TO the California
Fig Syrup CO. only. In order to get
its beneftoial effects and TO avoid I'M
ttation& please rememeef the tull
name of the company printed on the
front OF every package.
CALIFORNIA Flu SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL
Louisville. ny New York, y 7,
Fcr sale ny AL psvxsistA Prize. 5ee -
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MEN WHO WILL RUN
CAMPAIGN CHOSEN.
Continued From Page One.

conversation with the president al Canton
the latter expressed deep regret that the
committee deemed fl necessary FOR Mr..
Heathto leave his position in the postofiicc
department where he rendered such sat
isfactory service and expressed the great
est confidence in and admiration Tor Mr..
Heath both officially and personally. He
also stated that the most cordial express
sions in the same direction were made by
Postmaster General Smith, and that Mr..
Heath did not accept the secretarysnip Of
the national committee until after he had
freuuentlN and uerSouallV insist cd
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FOrGirls

Miss A. M. Roberon, sS Fhhush Street, NJ
Dr. liarrs'P Pink her
Thfes ago was ptAble conditions had reached
critical gRis le when she
hood had grown growth sapped strength
Consequently when tho change is
place. And eonresly.
wa scarcely able drag myself from
white sheet, and looked though had
my eody became that at tuss was hytteeA One day
fna5 told about DIT. William Pink Pills
them. dad and improved ray gained weight
chez ks took healthy
5fat girl 10 lad, made well
es p,ion and
Pnk Pull, iof Pale People highly, they Iog
and healthy grL" A NJ. Rob<rSoa.
sahsorosd ADD sworn to before ths hh
FRAsS
a~oG PAX
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Jones Refuses to Talk.

Jones HeIuSeb 10
MINNEAPOLIS, July Ex-senator Jones,
chairman of the Democratic national COM
mittee, arrived here this morning, en-
route to Lake Minnetonka, where he Will
spend two weeks with his daughter. lie
refused to make any statement as TO
Charles A. Towne's action In regard 70
the Populist nomination for vice president,
saying Mr. Towne would himself make 1t
public From here Senator Jones Will go
TO Chicago to take up the work of the
campaign.
Harrison VIII sIur the g. A. Il.
CHICAGO, July 1a-The Post today
says: The fact that William j. Bryan
had not been invited TO attend the Grand
Army encampment to be held here next
month was brought to the attention of
Mayor Harrison today, and the mayor at
once addressed IA letter TO the encamp-
sion Unless at the meeting of the G..
A. r., which President Mckinley Is GER
tain TO attend. the same attention Is paid
to the presidential candidates of both
parties, Mayor Harrison, says this en-,
campment would pass without the official
recognition of the city.
First Day mt Canton.
CANTON. o.. July 13.--After the
crush OF people and the exciting incidents
Of Thursday. comparative quiet prevailed
at the Mckinley home today. During the
forenoon drive was taken to Meyer $
Lake. the pretty summer residence. just
outside the city. The president held the
reins. and the other seats were occupied
by Mrs. Mckinley, Mrs. Day and Mrs.
Dawes. Secretary to the President Cortel-
driving party at the same time. Post
master General Smith, who was the guest
of the president from Wednesday until
after the notification. returned to Wash
Der Of callers were received at the Me-
kinley home to pay their respects.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-14
THE GAS
RANGE THE
GREATEST
BOON TO
THE MODERN
HOUSEWIFE.

No modern house is CON.
pete without a modern gas
range. A good gas range d. |
fers you heat when you wan. |
it and where you want IL |
This means much. You don't
want a warm kitchen on a hd
summers day, yet the dinner
must be cooked. Here's you,
gas range giving you heal
enough to cook your dinnef
and none to heat the room.
In your laundry it heats you
irons perfectly, but it leaves
your laundry cool. There Is
no loss, no waste. lust enough
heat for the purpose required
and none left over. The heat
fits the work in every case.
The advantages Of Ga
stove are literally too numerou
to mention. We don't know
half of them ourselves. New |
and improved uses appear svesy
day.
In all the emergencies Of daily
life the gas stove PLAYS Its Part
In the night in case OF sickness
it offers a quick means Of heal.
ing water or food. In canhesl
or warm up anything instantly.
Hot water for a bath can X
furnished very quickly. HesG
too, is found the same saving,
for the water is hot only whea
it is wanted, and only enough
is heated for the irnmediak
need.
The gas range should be \,
important factor in your houss.
hold life.
The gas stove is not a toy
but a practical and effective
range with all the delicacy and
control OF a chaiing dish. BIT
with the capacity Of a E.otd
range.
1t is the greatest boon that
has ever come to the modem
housewife. 1t opens up Tor her
the ideal home with perfect
service-the best living with
ampe leisure and oppor unity
for higher things. 1t shorisns
her slavery in her kitchen and
domestic affairs and widens htf
life.
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Charies ". Barnes, alleged TO be Nom.
her OF the gang, was quietly oyerpowered
at 1890 West Belle place at O'Clock TINS
and ie ngW i'm TAIL
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-18
English Guns and Buttons Dug in the
Savannah River.

TWO old earronades were fished up
from the Savannah River by the
dredge Babcock while the deepening
process for the Hutchinson's Island
terminals was in progress. After the
old guns were dug up months ago,
there was some correspondence with
the Smithsonian Institution in regard
to them, but the Smithsonian wall not
get the relics, and it seems probable
that they will grace some spot in
Savannah. Properly mounted and in
scribed with their history, and the
manner and date of their recovery,
the guns would prove objects of no
little interest.
1t is believed the hulk from which
the guns were recovered was the
wreck of the British man-of-war Rose,
which was sunk by the continentals
and the French The exact location OF
the wreck could not be ascertained
from the historical accounts, but 1t is
presumed that the hulk demolished by
the dredging force was all that was
left Of the British war vessel. This
belief is strengthened by the fact that
the carronades are of the type that
prevailed about that period
Among the relics that were reeoy.
cred by the dredge were bottoms that
bear the number of British regiments
known to have been posted here dur.
ing the revolution. w. w. Hegeman
who was awarded the contract for the
dredging and the wharf work, has
three of the buttons. They bear the
numbers l6. Al, and 63, and heraldiC
devices that show them to have been
worn by English soldiers.-Savannah
News.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-18
ONLY A FISHING WORM.
But II is an Important Factor in Ma
lures Economy.

To see really what sort Of fellow
the common earth worm L. first put
him into a bowl of water He will
soon wriggle himself free from every
particle of dirt. and you may then
make him more comfortable on some
dry, smooth surface while you study
the peculiar movements of his remark
able body, which consist of series
of segments, or rings, all alike in
| form, except at the two ends, the an
terror end tapering to a blunt point,
the hinder end being broad and fiat
tened.
Watch the worm shorten himself af-
ter a long stretch. Projecting from
the sides and the lower part of each
ring, you will see the tiny bristles,
| called setae, with which he manages
to walk When he lengthens his body
the setae on the hinder rings prevent
him from stretching backward because
they in pointing backward stick in the
ground. The worm can therefore
stretch only forward In the same
4
the setae in the front rings stick into
the ground, and the hinder part of the
body is drawn up; he repeats this pro-
cess every time he moves along.
That way of walking may seem very
complicated and wonderful, but it is
no more wonderful than that you
should be able to balance your body
on your two feet and walk without
giving a thought to how you do it, or
how wonderful it is that it can be
done without thought. Watch babys
efforts to keep his balance in learn
ing to toddle only a few steps, and
you will understand that walking
seems easy to you because you have
had so much practice.
The usefulness of the worms may
| be seen at once when you compare
some of the things that they do with
those that they are unjustly accused
of doing. They do not destroy the
roots of trees and plants. They eat
half decayed leaves, which they are
able to grind with the muscles of the
mouth; but they have no teeth with
which to gnaw. They are useful to
man in boring through the ground and
loosening the soil, to make it ready
for the fibers of plants to enter. Sur
face soil is more or less loose, but the
subsoil is hard and compact until the
earth worms have worked it. Our
tallest trees, even, would soon die if
no opening were made by the worms
for their root fibers to enter.
To keep worm life in check nature
has provided the birds and anyone
who has watched the robin dine will
see that there is no danger of the
earthworms supply exceeding the de-
mand.-Our Animal Friends