t CONGRESS THIS WEEK Tke Unr ud Harbor Bill to PaathiSeute Today. CUBAN QUESTION CROFPtNO UP Wssktngto* City. NaT » -Tbo pnAsbd- ftiso sn that tlw QoMMtitUott of th# rt»wr and tarter appropriation WD will be eon- eladad Mooday. Aooordlng to Miatmant. this MU wffl b* toUowad by tte resolution to Mat Mr. DaPspt as a senator from IMawara. Witt tte DuPont resolution diapoaad ot tte bni asking appropriations tar tte District »f Columnla artll ba «»n- --etdered and It win probably eonsasse tte remainder of tte week. Only tte pror;.x>n It tte rtrsr and harbor bill for tlx con- atruettoa ut a breakwater at Santa Moni- es, Cel.. fiikst to te acted upon. There win te «Wil witelm on thla question Monday Senatora Barry. Vest and Per- kins will appose tte amendment and Sen- ator Fry*. chairman of tlw committee oa trmmrrt- wIU aaplaln the reason for Ita action. M*. White will reply bleUy to Mr. rrya After thla It la exp«*ted tbat tha vote an tha amendment will lie taken, and WMlner the fata of th'a amendment, tha bill Win ba promptly pitted. It 1* not ex- pected to remain loos In conference, aa there I* a disposition manifested In both house* to gat the bill to tha president at aa early a data as practicable. This Is due to the fear of a veto and to tte determina- tion to remain In session long enough to , give congress time to act In case of such adverse indorsement by tha president Tha agreement in regard to the DuPont case is that It shall be taken up for da- hate Immediately aftsr the disposal of the river and harbor bill, and that a vote stall te taken not later than t o'clock of tha aaoand day after the debate begins. It Is doubtful whether the entire time allowed for debate will be required. The result of the vote Is still In doubt. It depends upon ana or two Populist senators who have not made their position known so far as can , be ascertained. There are several features In the district Mil which are expected to arouse dehate, but If It should be passed before the close of the week the committee on appropria- tions will have the fortification appropria- tion bill reudy to take up. and will press Its consideration. There will, however, be strong pressurs In that event to work on the calendar. The Cuban situation as presented by the Imposition of the death sentence upon the members of the Competitor party, brings forward a decidedly Interesting condition which may rmult In an attempt at action on this question by the senate during the wsek. In .fart the outlook In that direction Is full «f poes.buttles. < \u25a01 LIBA* PRISON. Csssreet te Consider Aaerlesst la Havana Condemned to Deatk. Washington City, May 10.?The Indlca- tlirns are that the house will drift along for \u2666he remainder of the session, giving con- feree e reports on appropriation bills Ihe right of way and disposing of such Inci- dental matters as it can. There is a good deal if pressure from certain quarters for ihe consideration of the Pacific railroad funding bill and the Immigration bill, and while there is a probability that the lslter may be considered at this session, the leaders in control of the house seem to have set their faces against the funding bin for this session unless It la prolonged beyond present anticipations. The immigration bill can hardly come up thla week, as the chairman of the com- mittee, Mr. Bartholdt, la at Ills home in Mt. Louis attending the state convention. Tomorrow Is District of Columbia day. and Wednesday to pre-empted for the spe- cial order giving It up to the pension bills. It Is likely that the contested election cases of Rlnaker vs. Downing and Mur- ray vs. Elliott, which were to have beer, considered last week, will, when confer- ence reports are presented, occupy the re- mainder of the time. The executive. leg- islative end Judicial, Ihe sundry civil and naval bills are now In conference. It Is not Improbable that a resolution regard- In* the protection of ihe two Americans sentenced to death by the Spanish author- ities at Havana may l»e presented and furnish the text for a reopening of a dis- cussion of the -ntlre Cuban situation. UCHHUr FCI.tT AKMED. Enpervr V* llllam's Speech at Vraak- fort's Treaty Celebration. Frankf-irt-on-thc-Main. May 10.?The twenty-fifth anniversary of the signing of the Iri-aly of Frankfort, which conclude the Franco-Prussian war, was celebrates! her# today \u25a0> pont nuatlon of the fete# and .«let»ratk>r.a which havo be»n held throughout Germany In commemoration of the twenty-fifth ntinlver.-ary nf the events of the war. The treaty was signed In the Swan hotel In 'his city by Princo tusmarrk and Jul>» Favre on behalf of France. The celebration of th» anniversary of the si,ruin.-: of the trea'y today wss attended by «f! ! »nd!1 leather. Kmperor William and Kmpre*s Augusta arrived In the city at 10 a m snd received an ovation from * great m fltiide of peoi I Klin had gath- er 1 « , welcome them. The city was ms«- nltVer.iiy rK-orat«.l. gay colored hunting and elshorate designs of flowers and green l« ng everywhere manifest. Crowds ha ! gat he rod In the aty from outlying dls- tr\ ts and deputation* were also present from all th unlversiMe* of Centra) and iVrntarv A?;er the ofllcla! reception had been con- chided tHetr i»*j"'tles. with a numerous ' ! ' ? 1 a think»g;vtng service at t< Cathertiu- hur-h Mlquel, Prtis- ?' -n m'" »t»r f flrar -e. was present at ur '' «»>» emperor with great ceremony ?? * ??? ?fitment t<> Ms grandfather. Wil' am 1 which represent* th* 14 ' ' -'-. iV. a review of tn* tr.»'; « >r, i.Me.! [he cercm.wy V mi r»-r \\ ' "mi in«l 1-nprrss \ugv.*-a V' * s \u25a0 ... r \u25a0 'grave of Hwo. emtv. r telegraphed to Frlr.ce B!s- --oai V * *"»rg a which he ex- ' *?» »"* -"'tl* snd Vfieratlor. for the gtcst han ellor t> !rtrg the lunch- eon r \u25a0 t- - g to burgomaster's taast "o th- healfh cf tfee emj-eror ar.d ?» rmpemr pr-> cedej ?» draw sr «' -Mjuers* r of the Cl>r , n atk»ft of « »m I ar.tl the toy of h » old sg» of * \u25a0 irg up.M. ihs three of ututed Gsr- many. Me then continued I hcje al wtll unantmously uphold -or t ? :»TT*-e # a.*n -he - ati>m fun* arm- ?.l I »w..er\ e** rears hence ;he »mp!-e wit! shier srih the .greatest splen- dor sr 5 tt*st frsMtf k» the whole eatbw*. 's ? r~! to dea-e.' .y* i*w-tf a on* Of peace, with thank* 'to arm* whtrh ?» ? gnarant** that -a my w'.n »w US lit I pmntion to «- -b untawfttiiy tbs psscs of th« I trtr.k to tha prosperity Frtak'ort," ln>rl«as ?eesnilst Repressed. T 'ofv. May nvney tcarkat has -n in td* aam» easy condt'ica this e;'h stock* rather Inacttva. and price* I - It TVil r*y VOB tO UtMllflU Tli» Meriti of th* WELSBACH LIGHT ioait Us ul Eklif Uii On Won- fciM. exclaimed a druggist, tew the pa»- pit stick to Hood i hrtmrth. H ? eoa- totner tart tmtlhiat «tit for » trial te to mm to InsHt open Hoed** ths rary Mt Hood's Sarsaparilla b Ik* On Ttw Blood ParlAar. A 1 drag- gists >L MRU, on th« only pnis to Ukt with IMS Hood's BarssparlUs. OUR PEERLESS CITY. A Tidtor From PennsylranU Writes of Its Greataess. SEATTLE'S MARVELOUS GROWTH >? s~ TdU u l»lm«ll HW| mt tk* Cttj ?* Twl« lukMi, The Rcnuitcm. Pl, Trttrana tea recently br+a publisher a cr'fi of article* oa tba West, au4 particularly the Puget sound country. from the pen of J. E. Richmond. On* of them ta a well-written and Inter- esting description of Seattle. Of th« City of Twin Harbors be says: "The far-eeeing statesman. William H. Steward, during the negotiations for the purchase cf Alaska, aa-d: The greatest triumphs of mankind will ha won on the greatest of oceans.' Nowhere on this great ocean (Pacific), or even on this continent, do you And a harbor equal to Paget sound, which will eventually get the bulk of the commerce of the Pacific coast. The geo- graphical position of both Tacoma and Seattle Is such that their future must be closely identified with the development Of the commerce In the Pacific ocean, espe- cially Seattle, which is destined to be tba greatest shipping point in the world. "Seattle Is nearer the great markets of Asia and Australia than the other Partita coast ports, and the commerce now going from New York via Liverpool and St. Pet- ersburg to Russia, will soon go direct from Puget sound, and mainly from tba sea- port of Seattle, which is the extreme wast- ers terminus of the four transcontinental railroad systems. were Irregular Owing to tte troubtosome political outlook, especially la Africa, there has been a revived demand for in- vestment docks at an Improved price. Home railway securities were flat on profit taking. Foreign securities were rather neglected but firm, especially Turkish on favorable administrative reports. ' CoL North's death affected nitrate properties but slightly. He bad been for a long time steadily realising and therefore his hold- ings were comparatively small. There has been an active professional boom in brew- ery shares. African securities were very qjlet. but their tcne was tolerably firm. Fears that the government will revoke the charter of the British South Africa Company were practically dispelled. Lit- tle business is likely to be done, however, till the situation is cleared. The gold shipments and the political campaign have depressed Americans all around. Never- theless the belief Is expressed In influen- tial quartets tbat the tlmo will yet come when American railway securities will And favor. Decreases for the week were Atchison preferred Reading firsts 2, Chicago, Milwaukee £ St. Paul, Denver A Rio Grande preferred and Louisville IS. Atchison and Wabash 6s 1. others frac- tional. "When the ere at Russian railroad, tha trans-Siberian railway from Vladivoetock. ? Pacific cout seaport of Siberia, to Mas- cow Is built. Seattle will be nat- urally the greatest shipping point for that continent. Russia intends to have that road completed in two or three years, and at the rate of its present construction it would be considered rapid work even In this country. It means the open In* to commerce and colonisation within that time of a region fully twice aa large as tha United Slates, and containing natural re- sources of probably equal value and vari- ety; a region Including not Siberia alone, but also |he vast Chinese empire. "At present vessels leave Puget sound ports for Guatemala. Chile. China. Ja- pan. England, Hongkong, Australia and British India. The trade of China alone is *LSO.OOO,WW annually. While San Fran- cisco has a good harbor, the city is not located so that it can command the trade) of the interior. It is the same with Port- land. which Is a hundred miles Inland, and over a way which is often dangerous for even large vessels. I repeat, nowhere on this continent do we find a harbor equal to Puget sound. Our Eastern friends do not realise that the most beautiful portion of the great Northwest, the re- gion of the setting sun. Is really along tha shorea of this, the finest body of water In the world, if real, natural beauty be the standard. Do not charge me with being an enthusiast. Once come here In sum- mer, and sail over these placid waters, and I venture to affirm that your summer outings will henceforth be arranged for the far West of our own native land, and not for Europe. Nature has apparently designed the city of Seattle to be the en- trepot of a vast ocean commerce. The land-locked harbor, already commodious and safe, will, when the vast improve- ments now begun ara complete, be with- out any question, tha finest harbor In America. "Another reason may be given that has made Seattle what she is as a seaport. She naturally has the trade of all this upper Sound country, even Into the British pos- sessions and Alaska, and will hold It through her unrivaled resources and shipping facilities. The well-nigh bound- less resources of this wonderful region are Just begtnnlng to be understood and de- veloped. Coal. Iron, timber, and soil "richer than all the gold mines of the globe." and a mild climate that rejoices tl«o hearts of shivering mortals who coine hither from colder climes, and a glorious fruit country, all conspire to make the seat of empire. Seattle's Beautiful KsTlrosa. "One says There Is a land of pure do- light, and It Is n«t far from Puget sound, and the campers in that land are the saints who dwell In the cities of Tacoma and Seattle.' Having visited and studied thoroughly the former city and enjoyed its attractions, of course the latter must be visited also. Those who come from the East are quite astonished at the grandeur of the scenery and the frame-work of ocean, lake and mountains encircling Se- attle a* a city. Rome Is known as the "City of the Seven Hills;' Seattle may be spoken of as the city of seven times seven hills. The mountains and seashore are here In combination. The snow-capped Olympics and Cascades encircle the clly and harbor, which gives It the name of The Toung Giant or Puget Sound.' It matters not whether the tourist enters the city by daylight, when the details of a most picturesque scene are clearest, or at night, when the electric lights of Ihe entire city gleam across the bay, the effect In either esse is most pleasing and impres- sive. This favorable impression is strengthened when the city is explored in detail and Its public buildings and taste- ful residences are admired. In cither in- stance it Is a beautiful picture. "Supposing the whole world and the rest of mankind' to be as much Interested In Seattle as we are. we will tell you some- thing of wfiat we see in this young, enter- prising and matchless city. To begin with. S.attle is delightfully situated on the shore* of Elliott bay. an jrrn of Puget AveMtC Detroit. May 10.?A riot was narrowly averted today in and about the churchyard of St. Stanislaus Polish Catholic church. It has been cloeed for some time sgalnst Its pastor. Father Matowski. against whom the congregation had rebelled, chiefly on account of his deposition of Father Tter- skl. assistant pastor. This morning Bish- op Ricbler, of Qrand Rapids, with Father Matowski. arrived in the city and gained entrance to the priest's bouse. When ti.ey essayed to enter the church, however, a crowd of 1,000 had gathered. The landers declared their determination to keep Fa- ther Matowski out, slthough no objection was urged against the bishop. Finally the bishop and priest retreated to the parsonage and sent for the sheriff and police officers. They ware advised not to promote the strife by trying to enter forc- ibly against the crowd and followed this advice. Milled tke Depaty Sheriff. Fort Gibson, I. T., May 10.?A serious shooting affray took place on Main street of this city last night. In which Deputy Sheriff James Shanks was killed and Dob- son Rider, one of the Indian police, was fatally wounded. Shanks, who has been acting as sheriff during the sickness of Sheriff Adair, came to town and attempted to release a negro from the jail where be had been placed by City Marshal Ross Benge and Dobson Rider on the charge of dlsorderly conduct. The officers had been drinking and some hot words were exchanged. Shanks became furious snd started to- ward the officers, when they opened Are upon him. Aboot six shots worn fired, four of which took effect effect In Shank*' body, snd he died in less than an hour in great agony. Warrants have been Issued for the arrest of both Rider and Benge. Tke Cook Nearly Roasted. St. Louis, May I}. Fir» was di*oov%red In the rear of the Metropolitan restau- rant. which occupies a thret-atory build- ing at 334 Olive street, at 1 o'clock this Monday morning. Before the fireman could get to work the flame* spread through the building and won destrayod It. Jefferson Gardner, a cook rooming" on the third floor, had a narrow escape from death. He was burned about the far-) Eight flremen were injured by tho falling of the front wall. They were all taken to the city hospital. For a time the a ten-etory office building- adjoining, was threatened, but hard work by the flre- men saved 1U The loas is estimated at $75,000. The Slob Iwsu lllm If. Fulton. Ky.. May W ?One of the three negroes Implicated In the cutting of City Marshal Walk»r last Saturday was ar- rest ed by the telegraph operator at Ar- lington. Ky.. a few mile* north of Ful- ton. this morning. who. In attempting to arrest htm. shot him Just above the left lung. The negro was brought to Fulton and taken In charge by Sheriff Ferd i». tut the mob which had gathered at the depot rushed maily upon the negro ar.d swung him up. The negro confessed his gtiilt while under arres' at Arlington The other two negroe* Implicated are still at large. Mr*. *. B. Gregg Dead. Walla Walla. May 10. ?Special.?Mrs. N. n Gregg. secretary of the Women's Re- lief Oori>» for Washington and Alaska, .lied In th s city this morning of catarrhal pnemonla. She was K. years of age and was the mother ef Mrs. W. H. Carr,.-?. deputy president of the relief corps: Mrs Otis Patterson, wife of the proprietor of the Heppner Gazette, and H. C Gregg, one of the publishers of the Walla Walla' U- nion. The Interment takes place on Tues- day afternoon under the auspices of the Cornell's Relief Corps. Mllwsskee'i Strike Nearly Over. Milwaukee, Ms* l<!.~The day »u the quietest Milwaukee has seen In month* No cars were run and was no rim nir T>»e strikers nearly 1 MS in number, \u25a0.ded the .treets In the morning. and Ir. the afternoon a committee of the unor stated Its esse to the hoard of arbltra- t' ->n The s'Tike |« he!leved to he practicai- 'T over. The company has all the men It requires to operate Its cars art re'-.ttes *p treat with the strikers in any way. fire la ana Franelseo. !.|S Francisco, May 10.?The Vulcan Iron Works were destroyed by I<r* early thss morning The long is estimated at Ji-v - >*. w'.th |S'MO Insurance. The flre cor. tl- ied to the third floor of tie R f :i»a.-e M«eh Works djmar i» the building slightly ant destroying considerable sto-k. The loss of the Reliance company i* raor* than covered by the C. .1M ir.surar.ee on the plant. air Jsks Mlllsli in. Tiftßdon. Mar It.?Sir John M'V.a-s, pre«i. dent of t k e Rova: Academy, is retort ell to he suffering from cancee of throat, ar.d surgeor.s were summoned to attend him on Saturday at midnight. They oper- ated nw the dtstl-gu-ahed patient ar.d the alar-.v.ng symptoms la h.s rase w. re Bsu ?h raneveJL Hltlemes's Usui tteet. Wtorts. May 1».-Sn«cla! ?The British Cot imbia Rifle AssodttM has dseldM ?<> hod its anr, >al prise meeting this yea- the Central J"«rk range ceir New We» minster nrovtded that range !* res.tr for use by the Ist of June, or <Hh~rwis« on thf Go Istreaaa rsstr Tse me«-isng wtu be a fixture ef rariy July. i>i«iht( ni;s. frank r iv b«ck - jmbrr rw«r- N»» Ser* fr « fcljl Th. re went !h?- , fne»h of *' ?k-**aa-.-4r-a. Kgrpc, cr Fyviay aJafl twepiy Jea: ha <r a- r^a: H.FiJ, t» nty-flve miles from Tacoma. Its formidable rival The sight on approach- in? the city from t'ie steamer is of a city hullt on a hillside, like Ouluth, Vlcksburg. etc . every larer* building standing out by Itself and affording the best possible view of * large part of the city's area. There Is a continuous rnng» of buildings, from Smi'h's cove on the north, to the hea.l of the harbor on the south, a distinc* of five or six nvVs At n'ght the scene from the harbor !s strongly r> mindful of San Fran- cisco. and the ere«oent-shtped harbor to that of the M \u25a0 «*sippl r.ver at New Or» leans as it appeared to us in a former visit. The firs: thlrg that attracts the no- tice of the \is tor as he nears the landing Is the we!!-oriered water front, with Its len* rang« of wharves a-id slips, which «f r!s itn-'< wharfage room fo>- hundreds of vessels. Urge and small. The line of wharves extends rorthwsrd almost as far as the eye c-in reach and the tide flat' en- t»rp-ise. when will provide acres, even miles, of water front. Re«rmhte« a shoestring. "The City Is letted upon a hilly strip '* land far r.g the west an} the Sound. fr m tw» to three m>teg in width (between Pt'cet «\u25a0 *nd and I.ake Washington and twenty-five miles long, lying parallel with 'h- 1 Sound. The land lire f rms a semi- ~i- ,e ri- -c n terraces from the water front. quite aim lar to her neighbor. Ta- nu «nd .S ">drele.i In th» rear by Lakes " 'sh'ngton and t'nion. which are rnnwrl hv « «mai: narr iw canal, virtually ' "r.-.-.g a continuous water Lee in lis "<>n 'ar.lng we are at one* Impressed w<h the vtm. «-lergy and -hnft of lhe peo- * manifested on every hand We find nroad avenu-s nsf-ng parallel with the laid out over the whin.«. which a--- throrjfd with "*rays and conveniences o? every ktn*. and busy people hastening an ' fr- wh. foirtiei and cars are rnc.v- --\u25a0 e up and d-'-wa the numerous tracks ,p.-- .v. fvnughfar*. which is o«iie4 K ' "ad iveti-ie, !»;.1 out by the rlty for :? and comir»rr!aJ use Going from ?He w arv.s w» soon emerge la a broad «*r««". lea4lig to a large ttangtii.tr" space e".-.are. whkth is the "hub" of the eliy From thu Square (Occidental) the main 'raJßc radiate, and fmm her* Is the t'stplaceto start to see the city. Children Cm for Pitcher's Castoria. TBS BCATIU POBT-INTKLUOTrcn. KOTO AT, JUT 11, ISM. Test it way and you will find PLUC^ piece of GOOD tobacco ever sold for 10 cents "Tha appearance of Seattla on Commer- cial and Front streets la that of a city of 100.000 inhabitants. There is a continuous stream of people on the sidewalks, whila carts, drays, cabs, busses, carriages, wa- gons and also cable and electric ,cara are found on all the main avenues. Like a Westers Chicago. "Almost the entire business section of the city, covering sixty-four acres, was destroyed by fire on June 6. 188 J. when *20,000.000 worth of property went up in flame and smoke. The ashes were scarce- ly cold when the enthusiastic cltlsena be- gan to build anew, better, stronger and more beautiful than before. Think of it! Within one year thereafter, over a mile and a half of business blocks, from three to eight stories high, were built in tha burned district by her indomitable citi- zens?a record unsurpassed by any other city of its size In the world. A city of brick, stone and iron has arisen, monu- mental evidence of the energy, pluck and perseverance of tha people, and of their fervent faith In tbe future of a Seattle, giving It added beauty and stability. It la impossible not to admlra the marvel- ous enterprise of this people. No evidence of this disastrous Are of June 6. IW, re- mains today, unless It Is found in the great rows of magnificent brick and stone structures of imposing appearance and modern architecture, where once was a mass of charred ruins and smoking debris. Seattle's Marvelous Growth. "Seattle Is. we think. Justly called the 'Queen City of the Sound.' for It leads all other towns In state in all things es- sential to prosperity, and will keep that lead. The growth of the city has been simply marvelous. Thirty years ago It was a straggling village. In 1870 the town had a population of 1.100: In ISW the census showed 43.547: and In IS.'W it had over 65,100 souls, who live In an atmosphere of excite- ment and thrift, and their business enter- prise. ptish and responsibility and 'go aheadlsm' would stagger the ordinary Eastern business man. This Is the place for people to come who have pluck, sand and backbone, »nd come to stay. An ob- serving stranger wrould notice at once how few gray hairs and bald pates are found among the cltisens. Yes. this Is a city of young men. pre-eminently so; and the driv- ing er.ergy manifested on all sides shows the material that they are made of It Is estimated that there are 15,000 young men here. Young men. too. of a fine quality, many of Puritan stock, a large proportion of them being graduates of our best East- ern colleges. They have brought not only their school training with them, but their religion also. Horv grandly this testifies to the Influence of Christian training in the families of the East. "There Is an Impression among some that In these far Western states the peo- ple are without much education, or cult- ure. I would say right here, that any one who has such a thought will need only to take a tour through these states to have his mind disabused. 'Both Tacoma and (>«\u25a0*ttie are composed of men and women of exceptions! rennement and In- telligence. with an agreeable and culti- vated society, and a tone of hopefulness and confidence pervading all classes. 1 here Is a sentiment here that ought to be everywhere t 'Let us stand by our town, our people, our financial Institu- tions, and be willingto lose all we have rather than do anything to injure the com- mercial Integrity and honor of Seattle.* It Is this spirit that has made this city what it Is: If Is this spirit, as known to investors In the East, that led them to furnish the mean* to develop this Western metropolis: and during all these months and years of commercial stringency every- where. Seattle, In spite of her setback and Indebtedness. Is meeting her engage- ments, constructing n«"w business blocks and inaugurating enterprises fraught witft great possibilities for the city, and which mark the dawn of a new era of pnospert'y for its intelligent and enterprising peophs. Of these the construction of the Lake Was: trg-an ship canal anl the reclaiming of the tide flats will bs described In my next letter." Miscellaneous Sporting Sews. The Country Club Is preparing to pat in golf links at Its home across the Sound. The S- A. C. senior four Is having little opportunity to prscttee. owing to the dis- agreeable weather «ti»afe having gone to Alaska hss place la being filled by Liner, a Trinity oarsman Letter* have been sent out from the S A. C to ail member", announcing the "musical" for next Wednesday evening. Allen Esplln. formerly of this eity. was a recent competitor as an amateur In gam»s held at Central park San Fran- cisco. and represented the Olympic Club, taking third place In the lift-yard dash. Waahlnatoa I'ateats. Washington City. April 19 ?Special Patents have been issued to Charles W and J. A. Mohr. Spokane, boiler furnace. James T. McDowtll. Art lighter. Jul an Hawthorne !s the son oS N«- was u> rn is I**., STATE MINIM BOOM Large Number of Mining Com- panies Incorporated. THI REVENUE FROM THE FEES. Alasaat Esosgn «? P»iy the Whole \u25a0\u25a0?\u25a0 lag Eiftues of the oats ?f Secretary ?( State. Olympla, Mar As an Indication of the unprecedented mining activity In the state. the record* In the office of the secre- tary of state show that there have been filed for record In the last three month# articles tor elghtey-three mining Incor- poration*. These, in connection with oth- ers. have netted to the Mate an amount for recording fees little short of the run- ning expenses of the secretary of state's office for the same time. The following articles, mining and others, have been filed in the week last past: Maria Beard, Deaconess Home, of Spo- kane. Sookane Bakery and Confectionery Com- pany. of Spokane; capital, $1,500; Incor- porators. E. P. Bolton, C. L. Bolton. John Ser.gfelder. Shenandoah Mining and Milling Com- pany, of Spokane; capital. 1600.000; Incor- porators, C. M. Durland. Samuel Douglass and others. The Little River Farming Company, of Port Angeles: capital. $1,000; Incorporat- ors. G. C. Hatch. M. L. Hatch. Maude S. and Ben Haasen Mining Com- pany, of Spokane; capital. JSOO.O®; incor- porators, I. B. Sanburn. John Empey and others. Monte Cristo Gold Mining Company, Limited, of Spokane; capital. 11.000,009; In- corporators, W. D. Cujrler. J. P. Graves and others. Spokana Copper Mining and Smelting Company, of Spokane; capital. I1.WO.000; Incorporators, J. E. McCall. F. Mallery and others. Lummi Island Packing Company, of New Whatcom; capital. H90.0®; Incorpor- ators, Edward Heyes, W. C. McKee. Eclipse Fishing Company, of New Whatcom; capital, 110. WO; Incorporator a, Frank Wright. E. J. Hill The Commercial Mining and Smelting Company, of Spokane: capital. IWIO.WB; in- corporators. William Lynch. W. J. Harris and others. Rambler and Cariboo Consolidated Gold and Sliver Mining Company, of Spokane; capital. ll.Oi*Umo: Incorporators, J. B. Mc- Arthur. J. C. Davenport and others. Martin & Hubbard Company, of Cheney; capital. IJO.joO; incorporators, F. M. Mar- tin w. P. Hubhard. The Cllne Fruit Company, of Tacoma; capital. ro.OW); incorporators. A. V. Cllne, M J. Cllne. The Aberdeen Athletic Club. The Pacific Mrson Publishing Company, of Seattle: capital. II.MO; incorporator* W V. Rlnehart. John Arthur. Pullman Drtned Meat and Live Stock Company, of Pullman: capital. 12.500; ln> corporators. Nell Stewart. P. H. Krens Stupendous Special Sale OP m FOPTUR "S. C." AND "KOSMO" CORSETS. THE ENTIRE STOCK Of THE WELL-KNOWN CORSET XAMQ. FACTCRERS. LEWIS BCHIELE * CO.. BP.OADWAT. NEW TOR* WHICH WE SECURED FROM THE ASSIGNEE, MR. HENRY ROSOf. BLATT, At 45 Per Cent. Discount From Regular Cost Prices. NO HATTER WHO LOSES MONEY, OUR PATRONS BENEFIT R THE LOS& THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME TO SECTTRR 4 SUPPLY OF WELL-KNOWN, DESIRABLE AND HIOH CLASS CO®. SETS AX Surprisingly Low Prices. Ifc EXTRA LONG WAIST ED. j Tin 'to' 1 Corsets. ! H». "S. C." Corseti This Corset Is a substantially I This Corset, also manufactory and well made corset of fine Sk j by Lewis Schlele A Co., coma teen, extra heavily boned, extra J In short, extra long and medlua lons waists, fine boned bust, i waists, fine French sateen body, trimmed with French edging; heavily boned, double boned aa4 most durable hip manufactured. ( double steels, latest FtwMfc Comes in several grades; also shape; lengthens the waist aai to summer and ventilating Cor- 1 beautifies the form, colors, black, sets, all aiM* < A drab and white, ?»? \ On Sale Today. There are In this huge purchas. 4*7 dosen Corsets, assorted SISM fUMI II to 30? exactly 5.544, or much less than will supply all the ladles In SMiMa and therefore well to bear In mind that an early visit will he advantagmah The prices will be 40c. 60c. Wo, 75c, 90c, SLSS and f1.29 a pair. E. W. NEWHALL CO. Cor. Seoonc) AT. and Madison St The First (Holland) Christian Reformed Church, of Oak Harbor. La Center Grange. No- 4*. Patrcrt* of Husbandry. Anderson Gas Engine Company, of Seat- tle; capital. Incorporators. L. A. Treen. E. W. Andrews. The Grey CHIT Mining and Smeltlnr Company, of Spokane- capital, COH.OOO; In- corporators. E. F. Boyles, D. B. Stowart. Orient Consolidated Gold Mining Com- pany of Spokane; capital. 1750,000; Incor- porators, P. Gilbert. E. J. dough and others. Central Electric Manufacturing Com- pany, of Tacoma: capital. incor- ooratora. E. E. Salisbury. A. E. Dean and others. . M. E. Weix Company, of Tacoma; capi- tal, incorporators, M. «eix, w. L. Khoies, Sam Wllkeson. Her NlMllttk BlrtMay. Dewatto, May 10.? Special.?Mrs. B. F. Rlnes, who attained her ninetieth birthday on Wednesday. May «, gave a large party In honor of the occasion at the home of H. 11. Miller. Dewatto. Her oldest son, John Rlnes. of Seattle, was present, and gave a brief history of family from the time that his great-grandfather ar- rived In Boston from France in a small ship of about HO tons. The old lady Is still hale, ami was going about among her guests and -njoying their hilarity till 1 o'clock In the morning, when the company, after a moi=t pleasant night's enjoyment, took their departure. raatkrrs Grswlag Aggressive. Victoria. May 10 ?Special.?Panthers are growing so aggressive In the neighborhood of Port San Juan, about thirty miles from this city, that one particularly large cat attacked Thomas Deacon, a lad of 14. a few days ago when he endeavored to drive the animal from one of the family porkers, on which It had commenced to dine. The toy's cries of alarm brought assistance, but the panther has not yet been killed. Another very large specimen of the Van- couver Island panther was shot only a week ago within the fortifications at Fort Macaulay, not half a mile from the city, by one of the $ Five Millions From Seattle. Victoria. May 10?Special.?One of the largest and most Important foreign com- panies that has yet been registered to as- sist In the development of the mineral wealth of tills provlca la the Van Anda Copper and Gold Company, of Seattle, the Incorporation of which was announced In the official Gazette of yesterday. The capita! stock Is given at *3,000.000. and the Operations of the company are to be chief- ly In the Kootenay and Albernl districts. 80. SOS FIRST AY. COLMAN BLOCK. If the Wide-Awake Discriminating Buyers...- l WAST TO FIND TUB ATTIMR" 1 NOVBLTIBS OF THE DAT U * V AItIKTV. THEIR DEIIM Otf * ORATIFIED BY INSPECTIXO M*B HI BIT. THIS SEASON WB DHOW A «?* PLETE SEW STOCK MADB II VAILING FASHIONS. WB HAVE SEVERAL WBW *\u25a0* TI RES IS OUR GARMENTS M TEAR WHICH ADD TO TBEIR WTtU AWD ARE AT THE SAME TIRR f**® TICAL AND USEFUL. IT DOES NOT MATTER BOW W PRICES HAVB BEEN FORCBB \u25a0 COMPETITION, WE STEADILY W TAIN THE HIGH STANDABD ?» ?" MAKES AND STYLES, AND ALVAf CONTINrH TO FURNISH CMl<® AT THE LOWEST PRICES. OOLDENSON A SONDRBOfc Profrlstsrs. NO. MS FIRST AVENUE, SBAt9O ' COLMAN BLOCK. PEARBORM PRINTEW CPLUH? BUILOBII forricc or , ?ueKVKU'i DURHAM TOBACCO COMPANY. Til AT T. Dtm \oa mrm wtttWd to walw ! XII ilulj FREE J?" l your wholesale dealer, \u25a0 v uamm STAR SOAP WIUI«U Iff*. AA M I. Blackwell's Genuine I; juOrCfla&lS Durham SmnlHrig Tobacco yoe ley. One few 1 Win U !; TOBACCO, §3Mi gtefM *w a liaritrt !>\u25a0*\u25a0. m trtif L BLACKWELL'S DURHAM li TOBACCO COMPANY. HIM MUTMM? *|f f HtHMmt CfIIMEI TOPS^Sr^ia