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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06
THE MARKETS
The following prices are quoted by
wholesale dealers to buyers in quantities:
MEAT AND PROVISIONS.

The following prices are quoted by
wholesale dealers to buyers in quantities:
MEAT AND PROVISIONS.
Fresh Meat-Cow beef 7071ac; steer
beef, &c; veal, S@lOc: pork, TIE; mutton,
71a@Sc.
Provisions Hams. l31a@14c Id; break
fast bacon, Ice; bellies, fresh l21ac.
VEGETABLES.
White River Burbanks, $l6Gl7 a ton;
Yakima potatoes, Is; sweet potatoes, 21s(0
2Ac ID; carrots. 75c sack; rutabagas, 75c
sack; cabbage, l1sc Id; caulihower, $l.25@
$3.50 doz.; California donates. 50 box;
celery, 100000 doz. radishes, Zoe dozen
punches; lettuce, $l.60@$2.00 box; Oregon
onions. Sl.50@l.75 cwt.; green onions, Zoe
dozen lunches; Hubbard squash, &c Id.
GREEN FRUIT. ETC.
Apples, cooking 5O@75c box; Spleen
bergs. $l.25@l.50; Baldwins, Wagners,
Northern Spies, ETC.. $l.OO@l25 box; east
of the mountains fancy Greetings. COCO
$l00 box; Jonathans, $l25@l.75 box;
Winter Nellis pears, $l.25@1,5O box;
Wears and others. about $l.00 box; pine
apples, $3.50 doz.; Redlands oranges, Sl.75
(dS2.40 box; lemans, $2.50@3.00 box; cram
berries, 1915; Persian dates, 61Ac ID; ban.
anas. $2.5O@3.OO bunch.
NUTS.
English walnuts, No. l. l41ac lb.; Chill
Walnuts, l2c h.; Ganoble, he ID; al
monds, l2c ID; pecans, l2@l3c lb Brazils,
he lb; filbers, l3c lb; peanuts, fresh roast
ed. Sc ID; chestnuts, 12@l3c ID; cocoanuts
10000 doz.
POULTRY.
Chickens, hens and springs, l2h@14c
h. dressed turkeys, 2O@23c Id; ducks, live,
l4c; dressed, ll@l4c ID; geese, l0@llc ID;
squads. scarce, S2.50@3.00 doz.
FISH. ETC.
Halibut, &c Id; salmon trout, &c; sal
mon. S1se; ling cod, 412c; black cod, &c;
herring, &c; shrimp, Sc; smelt. &c; CLAIMS,
81 40 sack; crabs, $l.00@l.50 doz.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06

head of the foreign affairs committee and
Speakers Henderson and Cannon retained
him there. The selection was natural
enough. for Hit undoubtedly knows more
about the relations of the United States
with foreign countries than any other
member of congress. With every new Re
publican president he is prominently men
toned in connection with the appointment
of secretary of state He has been men
toned for the senate in Illinois, too but
the fact that he has not been elected is
easy of explanation. Hits public services
are on a high plane. His place in con
gress is secure and he has not been in the
habit of entering into the methods and
intrigues OF the professional politicians.
When it comes to the election of a senator
it is the professionals who gather at
Springfield for that business. The mere
fact that a man has great ability and high
standing in congress is no particular recon-
mendation to them and they look to the
hustlers for senatorial timber.
Congressman Hit was contemporary
of Lincoln. As stenographer he report
ed the Lincoln-Douglass debates. He fig
ures in the legend about the famous lost
speech" The story is that the perora-
ton Of one of Lincoln's speeches was such
marvel of eloquence that the members
of the audience were enthralled The
crowd, including the stenographer, HIT,
sat breathless and motionless as though
under hypnotic spell. Lincoln finished,
the crowd woke up and the stenographer
found to his horror that he had failed to
record the wonderful fight of oratoly. SO
the great speech was lost to history It's
tip-top as a legend, but Mr.. HIT does
not feel that he can eonscientiously con-
firm i.
Hit served in the White House after
Lincoln's election and afterwards as re
cording officer of a commission appointed
TO investigate war claims against the gov
ernment. Many of them We're of the sort
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06
LAUNCH CREWS
ARE CARELESS

Had it not been for the careful work of
Captain Hill of the Multnomah launch
would have been ground to pieces under
the steamers wheel yesterday afternoon.
1t was so close to disaster that spectators
on the dock stood breathless for an in
slant
The launches of late have been causing
a great deal of trouble and steamboat men
are up in arms. One complaint was en-
tered at the custom house yesterday. A
launch cut across the bows of the steamer
Capital City, disobeying all rules of the
road in doing so.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06
POLICE MADE 246
ARRESTS IN JANUARY

More men were arrested the past month
by the Tacoma police for drunkenness than
for any other cause. Of the 246 names
that appeared on the blotter in the police
station, 7S had drunkenness as the charge
opposite their names, while p of the num-
Der were charged with being drunk and
disorderly; 40 were charged with vag-
rancy, 8 petit larceny, 5 burglary, 4 sus-
picion 3 incorrigibility, and the remainder
were charged with various crimes.
Other things of interest in Chief of Po-
lice Packers report are as follows; Meals
served, 1925; persons given lodging, 81
ambulance calls answered, %; patrol wagon
calls answered, 49,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06
HAY GRAIN AND FEED.

Oats, s25 ton; barley, $22 ton; wheat,
bran, $40 ton; oil meal 500 ton; E. w.
timothy, new. $24 ton; E. w. compressed
timothy. new, $27 ton; new wheat hay,
$l6017 ton; new alfalfa, SIS ton; new
Puget Sound hay, $l5@l6 ton; middlings,
$25 ton.
BUTTER, EGGS AND CHEESE.
Butter. - Washington creamery, 27c;
ranch, l4@l8c; Eastern tub, 23@25c.
Eggs.-Fresh ranch, 26c.
Cheese Washington, l3@c; New York
Sapho, full cream, l7@lSc; Edam, $3.50;
brick, lie; Swiss, imported, 23@3Oc;
Roquefort, 4oc; Limburger, 10000; BRICK
15c; Swiss brick, Tie.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06
MCDONALD HELD
FOR BURGLARY

Ed Mcdonald win be given an oppor-
tunity in the superior court to explain
why he entered a blacksmith shop last
week and took tools and other material
which he found there. 1t is said that he
was seen plundering the shop He denied
all knowledge Of the crime, however and
demanded trial at the hearing of his
case last Monday. The prosecuting attor-
ney, believing that he has sufficient evil
dence against the man to warrant hold
ing him for the higher court. has ordered
that he be taken to the county jail
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06
FLORENCE INGERSOLL
GIVEN A DIVORCE

Florence A. Ingersoll was granted a
divorce from j. l.. Ingersoll by Judge
Huston yesterday.
The couple were married at Puyallup
in 1897. Ingersoll, so the complaint al
leges, has failed to provide his family with
a home, and has lived with his parents.
Mrs. Ingersoll alleges that he has been
cross and cruel to her, and lacking in affec-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06
DEMOCRATS.

Tacoma Democratic Club has opened
permanent club rooms at 1919 Pacific ave
nue., next door to the National Bank OF
Commerce.
General meetings will be held in the
club rooms every Tuesday evening. com
mencing at 7:3O p. m, at which time all
Democrats in the city are invited and ex-
pected to meet with us.
We hope all Democrats will be on hand
Tuesday, February 9, 1904, at 7;3O p m,
at club rooms, 1919 Pacific avenue
Do not forget to register
j. F. MYHAN, President.
FRANK LA WALL, Secretary t*'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06
CONTRACTOR IN TROUBLE

Charles d, Elmore, contractor, living
at 474l South X street was arrested late
yesterday afternoon, charged with exca-
waiting the streets in his neighborhood
without the permission of the city off
Gals When taken to Jail, Gilmore re-
fused to give the police an explanation
and he was released until o'clock this
afternoon, when he appeared before Judge
Griffin in the police court.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06
HIS LONG TRAINING
SERVES HIM WELL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6-Robt. Roberts
Hit, of Illinois, knows all about foreign
affairs. He obtained a schooling in the
diplomatic service before he came to con
gress. Speaker Reed placed him at the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06
GAS EXPLOSION

SCRANTON. Pa, Feb. 6.-By an explo-
sion of gas at Storr's mine this morning
Evan Gabriel was killed, three others
fatally burned and FIVE seriously injured.
The mine Is badly damaged.
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ton. She also states that he has refused
to introduce her as his wife and has made
her life burdensome. She asked for the
custody of the child and 81 per month
almony which was granted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06
THAT'S THE SPOT WHERE PREST-
DENT ROOSEVELT SLIPPED ON
THE ICE. JAN. 3. 1908"

All, young pilgrims, strangers. I'm sure
you are, he began in an affable. confident
sort Of way that caused us uneasness.
Such friendiness to a stranger could hard
~ come from purely unsel6sh motives.
We wondered as to his game. whether il
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06
CHE is A MAN WHO HAD A FENC-
NIB BOUT WITH A MAN WHO
FENCED WITH THE PRESIDENT"

was gold brick or Steel common. But
the suspicious We're unfounded We
wrongcd the man. He was Just an aver
age native and in the goodness of his
heart he wanted to see to it that we
missed nothing. What's more, he pro-
posed to use force. il necessary
Without making an explanation he
dragged us to part of the depot near the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06

door. He pointed to dark coored
square in the tiling
THAT is where President Garfield fell,
the victim of an assassin's bullet he ex-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06

The Sunday dinner served at the New
York Kitchen, 922 Commerce St.. cannot
be beat, for the money. anywhere in the
city. go
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06

We would call your attention TO the
fact that the New York Kitchen, 922 Com
merce street boils all the water they use
for both drinking and washing their vege-
tables.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06
SUNDAY SERVICES

First Presbyterian church, corner South
Tenth and G streets, Rev. Arthur H..
Barnhisel, pastor. Morning services, 1870
a. m. subject. "First Things; evening
services, 1880 subject, value of Good
Name"
Westminster Presbyterian church, Fif-
tieth and South L streets, 0. A. Elliott,
Elliott, pastor Morning services, IL
o'clock subject, "The Foundation of God
Sure; evening services, 1880 o'clock, sub
ject, "That None Should Perish
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran church,
corner South Eighth and | streets, G. E.
Frisk, pastor. Morning services, 1920,
subject, "Simeon's Song of Praise; eve
ming service, o'clock, subject, Christ
Shilling the Tempest; 8 o'clock service,
subject, "The Covenant Angel Coming to
His Temple
st. Andrews Episcopal church, Cakes
and North Eighth streets, Rev. F. T
Webb d. d. rector Holy communion
9:3 Ga. M; evening service, 8 O'Clock, sub
ject Spoiled by Prosperity"
St. Luke's church, corner G street and
Sixth avenue, Rev. F. T. Webb. d. D..
vicar. Services, 1880 and IL a. M. sub
ject of morning sermon, The Weekly
Eucharist"
Y. M. c.. A.-Rev. j. R. Ball of the
University of Puget Sound will reliver the
address at the mems meeting in the Y. NJ
c. A. parlors Sunday afternoon. Miss
Mary RAIDER will sing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06

A party will be given tonight at the
Annie Wright seminary by the girls of the
class Of '06 to their friends.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06

One of the prettiest dantes of the week
was the one given by the Leap Year
Girls club at the Tacoma hotel. The
room was beautifully decorated in fishnets,
artificial flowers and red and yellow bunt-
ing. The members Of the club were as
sisted in receiving by Mr.. and Mrs. A. b.
Howe. Mr. and Mrs. A. f Tourville, Dr.
and Mrs. Quevli and Mrs. II. S. Ham
mond
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06

There win be at meeting Monday eve
ming at the Y. M. c. A. of the officers
and members of the Young Mems league
Of the First Presbyterian church. The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06

All the tunnel work of the Cascade canal
near Ellensburg is now finished and the
excavation work is progressing nicely. 1t
will be finished and ready for water by
the time specified in the contract April l..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06
Boat Leaves
INTERURBAN TIME CARD.

Leave Tacoma (cor. Eighth and A Sts.J
-6:l5, 1880, S.35, Ltd, no stops. 0:36.
lO:3O, 1880 a. M; 1890, 1880, 2:30, $780,
4:35, Ltd, no stops, $3.50, $3.50, S:SO 1924
p M; 1880 p. m. and l2:l5 a. m. to Kent
only.
Leave Seattle First Ave. So. and Jack
son St.)-6:3O, 1880, S:35., Ltd, no stops,
$3.50, 1890, 1880 a. m; 1890, 1870. 2:3O,
$3.50, Abs, Ltd, no stops, $50, $3.50, $3.50,
1890 p. m; 1880 p. m. and 1918 a. m,
to Kent only.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06

The annual Booragooboba show will be
given by the Kappa Gammas of Whit
worth college Saturday evening, February
II.
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of claims in which stray hog is magni-
fed into drove and broken-down COW
into herd of cattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06
STATE POINTERS

John Miller of Palmer, an employe Of
the Occidental Coal Mine company was
found dead beside the Northern Pacific
tracks yesterday morning by his wife.
Alarmed by his failure to come home dur
ing the night, she had started to search
for him.
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league is planning banquet to be given
February 10 to the young men of the con
gregation.
A valentine social will be given by the
young people of the First Presbyterian
church in the church parlors February y,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06

February u the girls OF the Junior Pre-
paratory school or Whitworth college
viii give a valentine party
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The Vancouver city council has granted
a franchise to J. f. Morson and compa-
ny of associates to build and operate a
gas plant in that city for term of %
pears. The company has deposited a
check for 81 900 to certify that the plant
will be built within the coming year. Work
will commence this week 1t is said the
first purchases of pipes and machinery
amounted to $4,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06

Special sale every day at Jolls' s44 Pa
cifc avenue
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Mrs George Browne OF 4O7 South q
street gave a dinner Thursday in honor
of Miss Elvira Ingersol and Mr.. Herbert
Griges, who are soon to be married 9th.
ers present were DR. ThoI1as Curran. Miss
Anna Griggs and Miss Avis Ingersol.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06

The effort of the Spokane city council
to raise the license Of iirst-class theaters
from 5000 to 5000 has failed, when it was
all but ready to pass. The council com
mittee has decided in favor of increasing
the license for restaurants which sell
liquor from $500 to 5000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06

The body of j. Welton, who is sup
posed to have leaped into the bay while
either partly demented or intixocated the
evening of January 8, was picked up at
Seattle yesterday about 300 feet out from
the coal bunkers Identification was Sc
cured by means of steamboat ticket,
and through this it was learned that Wei
ton was about to board the steamer George
T.. Star enroute to Bellingham, whence
he was to take the steamship Olympia to
San Francisco. Money and watch were
found on the body.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06

RI. ELLIOTT, Sl3 Fidelity bldg, phone
Red $685.. Patents guaranteed at lowest
cost. Send us your ideas. We make maps
machine drawings, tracings, blue prints.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06

The Friday Cineh club met at the home
of DIR. Lord, COG l. street, last night
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An attempt was made last night to
blow open the steel vault in the Gilbert
Hunt Manufacturing company's Office at
Walla Walla A hole was drilled into
the steel door and quantity of nitro-gly-
cerine exploded The combination and
the door were badly damaged, but the
thieves failed to gain an entrance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06

Invitations are out for a colonial tea
to be given February y at the Washing
ton hotel, Seattle, in honor Of Mrs. John
A. Parker, state regent of the Daughters
OF the American Revolution. Both chap
tiers Of the ID. A. II. Of this city are in
vited to be present.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-06

Miss Alice Void attended the varsity
ball Of the University of Washington at
Seattle last night.
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Social and
Personal

Hises Edna Trewick and Miss Lillian
Yuncker have invitations out for a dancing
party to be given at the Tacoma Music
hall February IL.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-07-09
Launch $ Tiny" Seized

Complying with the express in
structions of the collector of customs
in such cases Deputy Collector Cul-
yer directed the seizure Tuesday of
the gasoline launch "Tiny," of Mitch
ell bay, belonging to Ed Scribner,
for violating section 2774 of the re
vised statutes in failing to report at
the custom house at Roche Harbor
on returning from trip to Vancou-
yer island. 1t is also charged, Incl
dentally, that Scribner delivered liq
uor to saloon here one night last
week. Scribner says that Deputy
Collector Harper, at Roche Harbor,
is mistaken in his statement that he
failed to report. The launch is held
here by order of Collector Ide, pend /,
ing the decision of the Department
of Commerce and Labor on Scribner S
application for release Judge Han
ford held recently in the case of Todd,
who brought 70 Seattle quantity of
alleged ambergris without reporting
to the customs Office, that a vessel
carrying goods exempt from duty
did not have to report. The Treas
ury Department has taken an appeal
from this decision, which is now pend
ing in the circuit court of appeals.
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AMENDMENT TO
CUSTOMS LAW
DUTLABLE IMPORTAT1ONS IN
SMALL BOATS PERMITTED
Professors Well Pleased With Work
at University Marine Station
Personnel Of the Party--Plans
for Next Week.

The act of congress removing the
minimum tonnage limit of vessels en-
gagged in foreign trade between ports
in the United States and ports in
Canada and Mexico is gow in effect
and dutiable merchandise may now
be imported into this district from
ports in British Columbia in boats of
any burden. Under section 3O95 of
the revised statutes, previous to its
recent amendment dLtiable importa-
tions in vessels of less than thirty
tons burden were prohibited IN this
district and along the Mexican front
ier, although no such restrictions ap-
piled to importations made into dis
tricts along the northern or eastern
frontier, east Of the Mississippi river
The original act was PASSED in 1899,
four years before the Louisiana pur-
chase, and the treasury department
held that it could not apply to terri
tory that was not at that time a
part of the United States. The dis
crimination was called to the atten-
ton of special agents of the treasury
department by Deputy Collector Cul
yer at Roche Harbor several years
ago, but Col Huestis, then collector
of the district, did not favor remov-
ing the minimum tonnage limit and
so no recommendation Tor such re
moval was made until the matter
was called to the attention of his sue
cessor, Collector Ide, by Mr. Culver,
when the collector first visited this
port in company with special agents
Investigating matters in this district.
Mr.. Ide favored the removal of the
tonnage limit and upon his recon-
mendation the bill was introduced
which is now a law, the effect of
which should be to promote legiti-
mate trade between ports in this
county and British Columbia.
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The school of HiOIOgY

Professors Kincaid and Frye, of
the State University, in charge Of
the biological work at the University
Marine Station here, express them
selves as being greatly pleased with
the results of their dredging opera
tions thus far and with the great
Held for marine research which the
waters of this locality afford. They
are delighted with the location of tho
station and with the personnel ot
their party, which consists of the fol-
lowing named gentlemen and ladies
A. p. Romine, Whatcom Normal
]. B. Flett, Tacoma High School; o..
|W. Hungate, Walla Walla High
School; G. l.. Carver, Supt. of Buck
ley schools; H. T. Moon, University
of Iowa; c. Landes, Beliingham High
School; A. N. Johnson, graduate OF
State University this year; A. S.
Pope, student in the University OF
Colorado; A. S Foster, Nasel, Wash.
G. e. Coghill, Pacific University
Forest Grove, Ore; A. E. Mehner,
Juneau (Alaska) High School; II. S.
Brode, Whitman College, Walla Wal
la, J. |. Illingsworth, Seattle High
School; Miss Eleanor Blodgett, Seat
tie; Miss Anna Corey, Assistant in
Botany, State University; Miss Eliz-
abeth Hancock, St Paul's School,
Walla Walla; Miss Alma Covey, Seat
tie; Miss Ada Sharpless, Port Town
send High School; Miss Emma Hub
bard, Seattle. Several of the gentle
men are accompanied by their wives
end there are also several children.
The party expects to leave tomor-
row afternoon for Roche Harbor.
They will probably spend Monday
there and Tuesday at Stuart island,
returning here Wednesday TO unload
their collections and then going &c
Waldron and Sucia islands for two o.
three days,
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with unsightly cranes and derricks.
Beauty has taken flight and utility
has come to stay. The battle-ship
Connecticut is on the ways, in pro-
cess of construction. 1t is of the
Kearsarge class, $1,000 tons, and its
immense size for you can see it all
from trunk. to keelson-impresses
you first and last. The Kentucky
was lying alongside of the dock, about
the same size as the Connec tcut, all
in perfect fighting trim. She has
just been overhauled and fairly shines
with fresh paint and polish, inside
and out. Its battery is imposing and
would be frightfully so if it was
turned on you. Guns forty-odd feet
long that a man could crawl into and
if he was turned into stone and shot
out he would not stop short of the
next county fifteen or twenty miles
away; and the smaller guns Hotch-
kiss and Maxim and rapid firing,
with the maximum of destructive
power in each one. With soft words
and sufficient number of such big
clubs maybe we can get along in the
worlds Donneybrook fair. The In
diana is just in from a long cruise
and looks it. Covered with rust
wherever salt water has hit sides and
deck it looks quite disreputable. The
most interesting ship to me was the
old historic frigate Constellation. 1t
was built in 1897 and won its first
honors in the French war soon after
and other honors in the war of 1912.
1t and the Constitution should be
preserved forever. The naval vic
tories of the war of 1912 were, with
the exception of the battle at New
Orleans, all we had to boast Of and if
they did not raise the United States
to a world power, as IS said has been
done by our naval victories in the
Spanish war, they at least let the
world know that we could shoot
straight and had better be left alone.
The employees of the government
in the navy yard are over 1000 in
number-mechanics and laborers,
there are 400 sailors on the receiving
ship, which, with the crews of the
warships in commission and in port,
would add a thousand more to the
number. These with visitors give
life enough to the yard. Neither
seamen nor workmen are exclusively
American; they are a conglomera-
tion of all sorts of Dago, Dutch, Dan
ish, Firms, Swedes-in short, every
sort of white, black, and yellow in
addition to the native American.
Manifest destiny, whatever that
may prove to be, is being worked out
with queer tools in this nation of ours
but will arrive.
c. E. CAN4INE.