IIIM01 THE CHA»*r CHAM-AIS SAYS THEY RK.

M'fcTßß IX IHPROTEMIMT.

IStflMO Saloons Superseded Phil-

ippine Gin fill*. Where Polaon-Llflnor Was Hold?Condemns

ptawrallc Critics?Good A^Tlce.

JTASHINOTON. *'*y 10-?Chaplain Chas.

C. fierce. of the United States army, who

Mibten on the firing line with our troopsi. tb* Philippines since February 4. ISM,

commanded to report to the adjutant

mbm*l u Pon thp Physical and moral wel-of the American soldiers there. His

ffport read* as follows:i "J gm commanded by you to write wlth-ost 'fear or favor.' I have no favor touk, general, because, although I have

In Manila for eighteen months, my

work Is there and I desire to return to It.

JM t# fear. I have never known such afading in the army My treatment hasaJw«y> o>een courteous, and I have al-vayi been permitted to say, freely andfrankly. th,t I thought necessary. Intl,e matters Involving my legitimate

ipbere of workSaloons In Manila.

"A« to matters of moral Import I hAveMelt palrv'd to note tn many alleged In-terview* In newspapers a disposition torive to the fact* but a partial publication.

I liave read the statement that but two

dloon* agisted In Manila at the time ofIta occupation hy the Americans. Aa IDr«t **w the city, only eight day* later, t{tn nay that this figure Is too small; andalthough It 1* a fact that more public

atleens e*l*t today, It Is alio true thattkM* »«* *° niany of them as to In-volve a net Increase In the number ofplaces In Manila where liquor may be pro-mreil. but, on the contrary, n diminution.Th« truth Is (and I have not yet seen a?Uttment of this fact In any newspaperpgtyortlng to give an Interview with per-mds who have returned from there) that(keAMrtcan saloon has superseded gome-

tMM else What It has supreseded Is anett Important question tn this lnterest-Uf eontroversy.

satlvp tila Sharks.

"When I first saw Manila, the streetspractically lined with little nlpa

hula, perhaps about twelve feet square,|l wtllch the native* were selling, at aMftly nominal price, not only fruit andtaiaoco, but also native gin. These 'gin?hack* should certainly be Included Inttw mimNr of drinking places existing atthe beginning, and their number was veryM|s. The character of this native drinkwta ae fiery anfl villainous that Ita effeotaaon such of our men as used It was de-jMUble. It became my duty to bury twoMldlere who never recovered from theeffect or drlnklnf It. On* of them hadlaan In th* service about eighteen years,aM received from his officers, In per-isna! conversation with me, a commenda-

&ioflattering with regard to his

icter for sobriety end soldierly honorIt might be coveted by anv man. He

tad never been a drunkard, but thl* na-tive polaon wh* so vlruTent in it* effectfliM Tie became maddened, and llng<-r< dIn hi* delirium a whole week, never hav-hf recovered his reason, at the time oflit death Our Authorities set to work toMttrlct this traffic by ri svatem whichloally re*ulted in its prohibition.

Good of the Canteen."I tm not personally an advocate of any

Ulton, but I am forced to give mv tea'i-ttmy that the eulietltutlon of regimentalMiaen* In which only beer wa* ari'd. In

rte of thl* traffic In native gin. re«ili«dI most Immedial- and perc-ptlble Im-

pwtment In the sobrlfHv of the troop*I IkOUld welcnme the day when all me.n.aa Of the armv us well a* in It, mightltd II agreeable liy their abstinence, to(wft out th* market for nil molt crQMaoits products That milennial age.ttiwal hta not «n«1 my opinionH th«» It \m to ac<*»"T>i »iirh forma o*jplMlAfon f?*iuilhli> thun to !nm§t

» thitory whlrh. however ldfiU, la Im-pOMlbl<» of enforr*m*nt

Restrictive Hfti>l«tlom."I bfcar my cheorfnl t«?«tinvony to th*

ttrnwt #ff.ort of the romtnarulliur nweral.M|>pltfu«M)tMl by thf» vigilance of th* twofcrumbeiitH of tn* provont ir*n»r-|T* offlrpi. to ctuah out th* more dunfrc -

fltt* form* of thin traffic, and to Impoaf?eh rMltrlctlva regrnlxtlona aa willm whnle buaiti#«M to a minimum Tb*thole hlaU»rv of our nocuim-tion of MA-nliuIM baen on** of development, and prog-im aloiT* phyaloal. Intellectual and morao»e». and I Wll«ve that no man oouidJlfu»a to admit It had be been permittedto ?** tl»e pronreaa of thin work and to be?Emitted, to nome plight extent. Into tho

ADAMS.GROCERYBARGAINS

FOR

TODAY8 rati

Tor Mb cartons Soda Cracker*.16 teats

For J-lb carton* :tx Soda Cracker*.

8 l enlsTod*v for 1-lb Friends'Rolled Oat< finest In the world.

7 tfat*Tfday f.,1 j.II, ( , 'ki.ee ImperialRakes Breakfast Food

5# teatsJor J ll,* fluent fresh lowa BulkCreamery ltutter.

8 teat*P»r can today for SH-lb cans To-ttlloci

8 CftattTodaj ft Kilter » Tomato Bcny?ftvi nine Valletta

lit teatsJJr lb for Adams' <j\j< en Oltv BlandSTe«; R. « ~i l Oil* I* SetW than v» Ka|f »\ fT#e

5 t«at»For 4 kunali. » Fresh Kadiahea.

5 rentsFtor l bunthe* of Fresh Oulona.

9 l en sl>r 0 ten toia.i f<« Fancy Lemon*,*»rth »

5 t eatsr*r jb '°d*v fv.r Fancy Prune***rth pe; ,*

Irutetup l- : ' "»\u25a0 fr>>n; 100 per daien

t8 teatsJ**r lb for Adams' Best Coffee No

Be«r routed than Adam*'

J. F. ADAMS,i Ch»h Grocer and Coffee RoaaterI 511 Second Avenue, between Yesler' Way and Janice .**'Tit t

confidence of thoae w<ho are charged with

&Ut of £X?7J" !"4 "P "» «*? very

What flhoald Re Ddif.

In rhario 1 ihoM who have thl* worknrovemfnt y *,V ® a "har( ' In the tm-

,h.o,ir m *,n - wl>lPh In more

d!2m thev Jt? n.

,?i5 r® crit| P'"n. rn the firstvabin li mf .1 lf" L° 11 that *n ">° pro-nilhJnJ *^hln'i.i»r 1u * congress. for fur-h*pl*lß for ch regiment sta-

lnsuuct.nothat rf"Slou* and moralinstruction may persistently be (riven totheir rnrftrlw? P *' th * Second place,those *h^K=.n " °,u*ht to be given too? Jenrtin. t. 1 " ""J 14 th ® establishmentdlen In »h=»

* clubhouse* for *ol-nlace ?L' n ">«* 11 1 some oth. rwhirji b * fustian people,their in thA b

,rlfht ana «* attractive to

ItseTf Oelaure Hours as the saloon

\u25a0 - ®. measure* will doubtless serve toloon* o£Ji r"rM ? the attp ndance at SH-

th« AnflS conceive it to be the duty ofwhom .hi E pe< >Ple. In behalf of the men

I?Ls ni. to fl*ht 'heir battles, ase«J Jf^n . nbl ?vnn ltrup » of men as

iLihe defense of any nation,the n '""1 h"' <0 Insuremav Il?« Jkl'ff 1

.Sllch agencies as

h# lln * of moral suasion andInfluence, counteract more bane-

withTfMer ideSf fl .*UPPlant l0W " 'n,tlnc,,

The Sunday

? Post Mi^er,3i-Pi|e Edition.

The leading feature of the forth-coming edition will be an article ofespecial interest to all readers ofthe paper. It deals with figuresand statistics taken from the reoordsof this newspaper, and shoVvs

How the Po«t-Intelligencer HasGrown.

A comparative statement is sub-mitted, portraying an advance thatis littleshort of Wonderful.

Boys and girls will be especiallyinterested in the new departmentJust created for their benefit. Theyshould all be on the outlook for theStories ami Puzzle* for Little Folks.All boys and girls willhave an op-portunity to get their name on thePost-Intelligencer roll of honor. Thedepartment willbe found thlsweokon page 34.

Other features of unusual interestare:"The Parson aad the Calaatl."

Intensely dramatic atory from John UriLloyd's novel, "Btrtngtown ea the Pike,"relating the vengeance of a minister onthe murderer of hta brother.

« -??

Hard Blow ta the Preach Clericals.The pope commands the suppression of

La Cm*, organ of the moat powerfulreligious and political society In Krnnce;the Aaaumptlonlata deprived of their larg-est newspaper.

"Candidates for Apotheoaee"

Prudence Wlntergreen disrusse* thequettlon of Woman ? right to an exclusiveHall of Fame.

«ae*r Sights Along the Maaltl.A v|«w of Cairo's peculiar street, where

American* and other foreigners tall vic-tims to the wiles of Egyptian salesmen.

Oretl Sport In Trapping the Kle-phaat.

A participant In a hunt In an IndianJungle give* his lmpr***lona; the wildherd driven Into an immense corral andfinally subdued through the Intelligent aa-*iatanoe of tame elephants.

A vialt I* Aaaerlca'a MohammedanCapital.Frank (J Carpenter five* hi* lmpre*-

*lon* or Zamboanga ana It* curious sur-rounding*. With half-tone Illustrations.

Dlararerer of the Oaanrd t.rape.

Biographical sketch of Kphrl.im W ale*pull, tnc New Kneland husbandman,who*# humble work has benefited a na-tion.

I.ateat Faahloae for Ik# SummerUlrl.Hll*n Osborn write* an entertaining

letter den rlldng the approved modrsWith Illustration*.

America'* War With the Ktnad-tmol K*re*.

A short and declilv* \u25a0?outllct In whichthe I'nlied State* navy dUtlngulshed lt*elfseveral year* *gv>, Schley In the nndst of ahot light.

Tha Baser*. CBlaa'a Troublesome

Secret loflflj.

Organisation of tha "Jho Chuan"

wh.iaemotto I* "Maintain the dynasty, downwith the foreigners "

t.ood Horse* la Ureal Deataad.

Advent of the automobile In no way In-terfere* with tha uaa of speedy animals.

lira***« Klktr of 0b» Cent ? Wur

Wlaconaln man underbid* all ompelltorsfor a mall epntract and thereby builds upa lucrative paasenger trade

Hepreieatatlre Allea. lb# Yanag

Uaa «l Coagrea*.

The statesman from Tupelo. Ml** . wh.vnever mls»»s an opportunity to aprlng agood Joke

What Are l*sl OptlaiUt or Pe**l-

will fA letter treating of human chargcterls-

tl. s an original cla»*lOcailon ot the hu-man race.

i.stubllag the %'lrr of the t apltal.

The great American game ? f |>.»ker In-vades tho social life of Washington ll-lugtratton. "Shearing the Lamb "

Helling bam Bay Flower* la t hlcago.

Hjaclnths and tulip* from Washington

direct sttantlen to the cities jf Fairhavenand Whatcom With Ulustratlona.

The Blackberry Ktac.Chapter VII of Mrs. Clark's entertain

ing serial.

Audree May Mare Kacaped Death.Brother of fhe Intrepid explorer conil-

dentlv believes that the party bound forhe North Pole Is safe.

Triple Hall for the Crilser Chesa-peake.Innovation mad* In the practice ablp of

Uu * Uttvai luaiUuUk.

THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER, SATURDAY, MAY 12. 1900.

\u25a0I FUTURE Of lOIUSmvEYOR HKIEHAI, DISTIX'S OP-

FICE IS A GOOD BAROMETER.

Application. Placed oa rile for lit-

All Over the Vaat Territory

-0 nmlitakshlr lades to ItaGreat aad Permanent Prosperity.

The worth and permanency of the re-sources of a country are largely Indicatedby the deed re of Its Inhabitants and thosedoing business In It to Obtain title to land.It Is evidence of faith In the lasting valueof their holdings. The trouble and ex-pense necessarily Involved in procuringgovernment patent to any clasp of landwill not be Incurred without this confi-dence. Taking- this as & criterion, the fu-ture of this territory as a prosperousmining and commercial country Is assur-ed. Official records show that the demandfor land of various claosea for- diverseuses is steadily Increasing As the survey-or general's office is the barometer thatAccurately records present and forecastsfuture conditions in this ilne, we were ac-corded permission to refer to it In wipt>ortof our statement.

Surveyor General William I>. Dlstin re-ceived by recent malls application* for thesurvey, as a l>asls for patents, of fifty-five ]>lac<»r mining claims in the world-famous cape Nome mining"district, andseveral from Rampart and Eagle districts,which Includes the Uttle Manook coun-try and other localities in the vicinity ofthe renowned Klondike mines. Ho alsoreceived applications for the survsy ofnineteen tods claims and eighteen millsites In the Ketchikan district, .and fif-teen k>de claims and si* mill sites inSnettlaham bay and Harris mining dis-tricts. In addition to these, he has re-ceived within the laj»t month returns ofthe survey of thirty-eight soldiers' addi-tions! homestead claims, and thirteentrade and maunfacturtng sites; also twoapplications for the survey of townsltes.

In addition to the foregoing, there wereqidte a number of applications for thesurvey of mining claims, and the notes ofthe survey of non mineral land receivedby the surveyor general from differentSections of the territory, but not filed Inthe office Ixxauee of errors. om>*ion* andInformalities In the papers. There is nodoubt of these bolng submitted again sosoon as they are cleared of their defects.

The large number of letters that cometo the surveyor general by every mallfrom almost every part of his vast Juris-diction making Inquiry relative to theproper steps to be taken !n order to ob-tain title to land under tJle different pro-vision* of law. I* an evidence that thelarge volume of business which now come*to his office will tie gre«lly augmentedIn the near future.

Another indication of the aboundingfaith In the great future of this territory'a the numerous application* made bypersons from almost every state In thet'nlon for appointment as TTnlted Btateadeputy mineral surveyor and Tnltel Stnte*deputy (land) surveyors. One hundred andone applbflitlona have been received, sixtylmnds have heen approve*! and accented,forty-one are now In urociw* of officialaction far approval and aooepta-nce. AUnited States deputy mineral survevorIs requ'red to furnish bond for SIO,OOO. anda I'nlted States deputy (land) aurvevor a$5,000 bond. The malorltv of the recentappotnteea will go direct to the Cape Nomecountry. None but bright, intelligent andcompetent men are accepted for these po-sitions. They are civil engineers or ex-perienced land surveyor*, and gen, rallymining expert*. They are men wlio havecarefully Investigated the prospects ofAluska and have unbounded confidence InIt «* a mlrteral-producing oountry. Onlythose who are well recommended and canqualify for the position are appointed Ina circular letter the surveyor general re-quire* recommendation from prominenteltlseti* In the community In which the ap-plicant resides ae to his moral characterand fitness for the position hs seek* andletters from a TTnlted States *mator andcongressman In the state from which hetomes, recommending hi* appointment, tofile with his application. United Statesdeprnty (land) surveyors survey only nun-mineral lands, and Tnltert State* deputymineral surveyors survey only lode anilplacer claim* The deputies make theircontract* with and obtain their compensa-tion from the olaim owners.

tn addition to the foregoing proof* thatAlaska has a future of (Treat and perma-nent prwpertty. report* n.,,. coming Infrom all part* .if her extended domain ofrich mineral development*, and that a ma-jority of locator* on both plaoer and lodepni|io*:t>.n« Intend to make a;>pllcatlonfor patent on their claim*. Thl* i« a durelndkatlon of confidence In the rlehn***of their holding* It I* a well-known factthat one thriving lnduatry open* the wayfor other* In the vicinity of these miningcenter* settlement# will he made for thepurv">*» of trails, manufacture and otherproductive Industries Thl* will, of course.UUVkcn the deman 1 for nomnlnoral land,and greatly augment the call for survey,la fa<H If the volume of buMnetm In theland oftl<e 1* not very largely augmentedthl* soar in. present condition* are deceiv-ing. and every Indication 1* a>t fault. Inview of thl* the> »houl I be provided withthe neomsary fund* for transacting It.and It I* hoped that will heedthe reooromen latloi** of the surveyor gi n-eel which received tihe aimroval of thenmcaia of the department of the Intei lor,and make aulTHclent appropriation* for the? tflclent onduct of his office, whl'h I*now the moat Important branch of theservice tn Alaska

(Ten I>lsitln ha* accomplished much withthe limited *:\u25a0! roprlatlon a! hi* disposal,rt wa* a great undertaking to organisehi* ilerwrtment. on account of Ita remote-ness from the sent of the national gov-ernment. the Inadequate impropriation*and the many hatarlea he had to encoun-ter. fie ha*, however, proven himself tobe e<}ual to ill emerrendes Br hi* eiecutlve ability. *eal and Interest In (hework he ha* succeeded (n organising an!making hi* department a red It to aridone of the moat active and Important InAlaska

Thl* territory whose present pro*iverityand pmml*ing future wo have >w-n re- !viewing the greatest fl«h <-annlng eoun-trv In the world, and which contains the ilargest stamp mill on "-arth. who*f moun- jtain* and r'riches are t-he tre*j*ir- trove* i

>f the nation* w-a* «ttgm«*l*ed bv ameof our *t*tearoen a few vear* agn n* anInhoarttnWe.glon * barren wa*te, wrhU-h w.iH never ia tl one dollar to the waalth of the coun-ry and It* punimM denounce-1 a* wan

>,ii- nrotilvw'"v Time however ha* ab m-lantlv \-in?l n.te,! the

wem'sr)- throurh Wheae Influerrawe aoo Ilred Ith> made on hi* dyltur bed tha' futurec->nrr*t!»n* w > >l.l .xmWder the purchase

f Tt'-a*!on America the greatest achieve-ment ' hi* life Wtka \!a*kan

iw o Tiint«tvn mi.Kt sv w tooi.

Family Trip tsred a Kansas Uaa i>laerlon* Uni Ol*e**e

r. F Farnswnrth i* a living eaampl# of

what a man In tha la*t *tage of con*ump-

ttnn can do to *ave hi* own life, and atthe same time he is a watklng advertlae-ment of the beneficial effect* of the rareatr of the wMUrn plateau*. He l» nowIn El Paso with hi* falmly. after having

rom» tU« mile* acrosa the country In awagon With hi* wife and hia father he!s 1iwlrsur for * few days 'n the *uon they

ha\ e fitted up on Oregon street. Just nonhof the Southern Pa-lflo track

"We l#ft Win field. Kan." said MrFarnsworth, "on the JMh flay of lastMa*vh. when I was so weak that I eouUi

not threw the harness on the horaes Wenmc on to the went In our wajfrm. living

In It. sleeping In It at night and traveling

during the day. When we came to anagreeable place we would stop for a fewdays, and then we wouH resume the Jour-ney with the horses refreshed Most ofthe summer wa-« spent In the mountains,

hunting and fishing, and from there we

went to Vtah and came down throughCentral New Meilm to KJ Pasu We havetho same horses with which we starteU. i

We MakeOur Own Ice CreamBpeclal for our table uae.

We have the finest assortment Inthe city of all kinds of plain andfancy cakes.

For your Sunday breakfast, trysome of our genuine Boston Bak'dBeans and Brown Bread.

UNION BAKERY,No. 1113 Second Avenua. Tele-

phone, Green 261.

and our wagon Is In good shape. We havehad many experiences, but nothing has re-sulted seriously for us. and the net resultIs that we are here in good shape, and Ihave practically regained my health ."

The wagon In which the trip was madeIs a marvel of Ingenious arrangement. ItIs the slie of an ordinary farm wagon.The front seat Is arranged so that it canbe thrown hack on hinges, disclosing awell arranged clothes chest. The remain-der of the wagon body Is Inclosed In aframe about si* feet high, projecting overthe sides and covered with painted can-vas. By various Ingenious arrangementsthe Interior Is fitted up a* to hold the bedsfor the party, table* and chairs and asheet metal stove. The bed can he folde 1back agmlnst the wall; the stove canhardly be noticed because of the way ItIs fixed In the aide of the wagon, and thetable, when not In use, can be folded downaling the side. lockers under and on the*lde of the wagon provide place* for stor-ing fond, tools, ropes and the like. Theoverage time made on the trip has beentwenty-five miles a day of travel.

Prom here the party will go up the Tua-rosa, and then aero** the Ro*well In thePecos valley, returning to their home inKansas in April, after having consumedabout a year on the trip.

The method Is certainly a sensible and,as It ha* proved, an effective one for re-gaining health, and Mr. Farnsworth re-'turns to hi* home practically well, where-as there would probably be a lot of peoplewalking slowly behind him If he had re-mained in Kansas during the winter.

The party has gathered numerous orespecimens and ha* sent many pounds ofthem home One fine specimen of copperore wa* found near I.as Cruces. and thisthey still have with them. The total co*tof the trip so far for the three ha* heenonly about 11.000.-~EI Paso Herald

The Yearly Bndiret of m Great City.

The budget of the city for 1»00 I* J9O ~S,-971.48, which will be reduced s!»,nno,ono bythe general fund, leaving some l>i2.oni»,fK)oto be raised by taxation. The magnitudeof this outlay for current expense* may hebetter understood by comparl*on with theexpenditures of other large, cities. Theapproximate current expense* of Londonlast year were 173.0(10.000; of Pari*. J7r, 000 -

000; of Berlin. »H3..147.«f1f1; or Bo*tnn. MS 451 -

sat; of Chicago. M2,054,(«m; of Philadelphia.1/7.075,014. In 1899 the state tax paid by thecity of New York amounted to M.X7S.6ft».or nearly 70 per cent, of the whole: inter-est on bonds absorbed 111,275,822. leaving(75.n5.M4 a* the actual cost of the currentexpense* of local government. The grossbudget represented a per capita tax ofJ241>2 on 3,500,000 Inhabitant*, of whichSI9.M was for local expense*. Of thl* enor-mous expenditure more than t35.00ti.000 lapaid out In salaries and wages to .37,000 offi-cers and employe*. The police departmentcosts il2.(«0,ono a year, of which *10,700.nr0la for salaries. New York has 8,400 police-men. Philadelphia has 2.600, and the an-nual cost of the department In that city Is13,100,000 a year?much lower In proportionthan that of the metropoli*.?From "TheMost Expensive City In the World." byHon. Bird S. Coler. In Appleton's PopularScience Monthly for May.

PI"\I»HED FOR SOT KAH'TIIC

Peculiar to Rasala.Sir Robert Morier, now ambas*ador at

St Petersburg, came down to dine, and 1*at with him talking about Russian affair*till 2 this morning, but made no note ofwhat he said further than to record ahappy phrase: "Rtt**la Is a great blse-phallc creature, having one head Europeanand the other A*latlc, but with the per-sistent habit of turning It* European faceto the En*t and it* Asiatic face to theWeal "?Notes from a tMary, Sir M. E.Grant-Daff.

l'olyaramr and Alcoholism

| Debility (I Minf ailments under one name. 1V Poor Blood, Weak Nerves, Impaired Digestion, I

\u25a0 Loo of Fieah. m

I No energy. No ambition. Listless and indifferent. mM Perhaps the penalty of overwork* or the result of I

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M. BELLKK Sc CO.

AlumißumWare^CapetlomeNo need to dweU on tho advantages ot Aluminium Ware for Cap* Noma

UMS. Its iigtotnesa and duraMllty is well known Special prices here now.Frying; Par.«, regular S6c. 6ic SYylng Pans, regular «c, 75c. Teapot, regu-

lar, 11 su, Jl 10. Co (Tee Pot. regular 11.75, tl &.

Mnri I r n jC. PA COR. FIRST AVENUE AND, atLLtK C( LU. MADISON STREET.

A Mrrrhanl Ship Captain's f.vperl-With th* Ofrnian Kmprrnr.

Our renders are acquainted with the cir-cumstances of the dismissal of Capt.Spence from the employment of JamesCurrie & Co., after ten year*" blamelessf-er»!re. The former shipmaster was piloting the North Star through a difficultchannel in the Weser when he met a Ger-man warship entering the river before thewind. A northwesterly gale was Mowingtn his teeth, and Just as he had negotiatedthe corner with sufficient room to pas* insafety Capt. Spence noticed that the Gor-man vessel was flying the imperial stand-ard His anxious navigation and the factthat the flag had been clinging around themast had prevented him from observing Itbefore: and. m«t unfortunately and to hisown deep regret, he was too late In re-tufnlng the salute. The warship, with theGerman empemr on board, w.is rapidlypassing out of sight when the law of cour-tesy was satisfied. The shipmaster losthis place In consequence, and he acqui-esced In tha Justice of the penalty whichwas the Inevitable result of the corre-spondence that had passed between hisrmployers and the German embassy InLondon.

But the story has a gratifying sequel.As Capt. Spence informed u« the otherday. a letter to the emperorIn whkw he gave a plain account of thefacts and expressed his sincere concernfor the Inadvertence. It Is extremelvpleasant to learn that Emperor William,who Is himself a sailor, has been gracious-ly pleased to accord a sympathetic ear tothe apology fn a letter which has reachedMessrs. Currie from the German ministerplenipotentiary in Ixtndon. Count Metter-nlch is directed by his government totransmit his majesty'a best thanks, and toInform them at the same time that hlamajesty "would feel sorry If Capt. Sp«nc«should lose hla living." This art of royalgenerosity does credit to the emperor'sheart no less than to his unfailing goodsense. Capt Spence wae guilty of a gravebreach of international custom at seaHla ship was saluted by a foreign poweras well as by a foreign sovereign, and hedid not return the salute. But grave asthe omission was, It was capable of ex-planation and excuse, and the delinquent'sprevious record was a proof of his inno-cence In Intention. We are glad that thisview of the circumstances has prevailedwith his Imperial majesty, who will haveadded by his graceful act at least onemore enthusiast to his many admirers inGreat Britain. Capt. Spence's reinstate-ment is assured, and he will owe it direct-ly to the emperor.?London Post.

Cow blackbird* are common to thin lo-cality during the summers, and they arefound in our pastures with the cattle.I have never found their eggs In the nestsof other birds, but they are MormonlstloIn their habits, one often having as manyas a doien wives, and I have known thecrow blackbird to have more than onemate. Some years ago an article wentthe rounds of the newspapers telling of aman catching a lloek of crows by soak-ing corn In alcohol and leaving It forthe crows [o eat. and when they becamedrunk he caught them. I tried breadcrumbs soaked In whisky on Englishsparrows, but they would not eat them,and 1 Anally got a crow, and though Ikept him until he wag very hungry 1could not get him to cat corn soaked Inwhisky, and he found no difficulty Inpicking up every unsoaked kernel andleaving the others. You may draw yourown moral, but 1 am satisfied that thecrow will not eat food saturated withalcohol. He Is either too uncivilized ortoo Intelligent ?Krom The Birds of theAdirondack*, by Senator Oeorge Chahoon.In Appletona' Popular Science Monthlyfor May.

('oatlr Yacht a. Failure.The new yacht built for Queen Victoria

In the government dockyards, at a coat ofabout J2.500.000, will probably never beused by her majeaty. The yacht's Insta-bility, so palpably demonstrated at thetime of her undoeklng, haa caused theiiueen to take a strong dislike to the ves-sel and the alterations necessary so ma-terially reduced her comfort and con-venience that It Is believed they will ren-der the vessel unsuitable for the purposeoriginally Intended. The probability Isthnt the yacht will ultimately be renamedthe Unchantress and converted Into a dis-patch vessel for the use of the admiralty.

SPECIAL SALE OF

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prepared to

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Iron Bed MMittress.SSLEISS

Bju f JH^This splendid METAL BED, 4 feet $ JO-LB MATTRESS, fill* with

6 inches wide and 6 feet 4 inches Q pur* white cotton and made withlong, made of the best material, < > splendid heavy ticking. TMihas five distinct coats of enamel, mattress, like all others we sell. Isbrass rails and brass knobs, reason- well sewed and well botsod, a

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Seattle Coffee Co.,320 PIKE STREET,

Teas, Coffees, Spices, Etc.Wo thought of goirg out of the retail business and to opened

an otUcr for wholesale only, but our rotail customer* aru stillsending in their orders, so we are going back to Tike street, butin a better position.

Located at 320 Pike St.Shall be open Saturday. Come and see us; even ifyou do not

want to buy come and get samples.

Beautiful Presents for All.For Saturday to all our 26c customers there will be on the tablesa lot or crooicery ; come and tak« your pick; first come, firstserved.

For all our 50c, 76c, 91.00 arvt so on we have lovely presents

for everybody.

How Can We Do It?This is how: We buy for cash and have small expenses That

Is why we give such good value.

Seattle Coffee Co..320 PIKE STREET.

Letter Orders Promptly Attended To.

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