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Tha Foat-l*ielll**uoer hereby
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tide fall •Irrnlalles. Wally. >*sekly
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ether sempaser pwbllsbed la
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CITT OFFICIAL PAPKB-
•RATTLE, FRin«T. SI
THK H( RI»F.N «« THK MST4 FE. j
jP It -win p*rhap* be Impossible ever to
pjf. provide «#alns'. all accidents on railroad*.
ff'i kmt H U beyond question that prMtattoM
f?j can t>e taken to prevent such murder as
\ o occurred <>n the W«n'.e Fo on Wednesday.
*»he fsct that two express trains traveling [
In opposite direction* on a ssr-gle line
should be permitted to take the chance to
eoUlfl* full head on at a mpetd of forty
$9 miles an hour shows a recklessness which j
j§§ could oniv srise from a sense of security 1
a**4i.M punishment.
It wIM be time enough to direct condem
nation sgalnst those apparently charge
able with nselect when they have had an j
opportunity of being heard, but there are j
some general principles which spply to j
suoh cases apart from the question of per
sonal culpability. There Is always a rea
son given for omitting to prevent an acci
dent <mu«ed toy fallurs tu observe running
K directions. An official reason could b<*
given In the explanation that an order was
I'*' sent to a wayside station for the Califor
nia express to take the siding there, but
that order was not delivered and the
westbound train passed on to Its certain
destruction, the train nun expecting to
pass the fast mail at l£mporia in accord
| Mm ance with the usual custom. Another rea
son Is given in ths explanation by the en
gineer of a freight train whloh followed
one at Che wrecked trains. He says that
ths danger signal hung out by ths opera
tor at ths aayetde station to warn the
p*t?sen(ter train to stop was burning so
dimly and ths glass was smoked so badly
that he could not see It till he left his
cub aau had gone close up to it.
But It doe* not matter so far as the
I Utm* I* concerned, wftlcb of these two
faults fnwM the shocking act Ident. Any
one of half a doxen trifling defects might
have pr»vwtt4 the delivery of the con
trary order to the engineer. The order
P Wft* given, and notwithstanding the fear
ful possibilities of danger nobody MWI
to have bothered any mora about It. The
aaatlxnrad mall train ahould not have been
permitted to go bvyond Emporia until as
■ surance had been received the ord»r
|; dlrarUng the California express to take
' tha sidln>t a; I -an* h*l been delivered and
Its Pscelpt acknowledged by the conductor
in charge of chat train
Thin la not a layman's rowcluainn aug.
gested l>v the accident after tha cause
had become kn«>wn It la a ni'e well
recosnU<*l tn scientific rnllroadtng It is
tha lde* upon which the Interlocking sys
tem Is b<»«. i The «t>Ject of tha cider «n j
to enable a del!.- M to catch up loat
tlnre without h< M ng back a train which
must othe: wise ai'-o J e time, but such
a are • >t e,.! and -u
change of orders not unsmijil Hy tha
Ilntorl* eking »> um tn f.; i train could
take up a atreti h of until ui abo- ,
Jute as.ur * Kid be«n rei<Ktd that
tha t:v'n t ming from an ipposite di
rection acknowledged :t* of tha
char.R* in tne schedule Rv. n I' the or
ICer had beer, corn tty sent to the rt>«
patching teb*raph operator, the m«t
trlSlng accident to tha telegraph w ra
ti.'ght prevent a* delivery to the receie
leg cletk, an>' i collMon would become
Inevitable If t?>e tr. n had alrea lv at»rt- i
ad on the t . I :«i n two t« >sr*t i
•tat! »nr
A broken v. h» el or an accident to a
part 'f tha nn'h-iery o:. « locomotive
or a brok< n rati form* - u-h sin ac<; tent
a* cannot alw iya b« guarded agittr.*t,
even with th- teat of »*:e. hut tha fail-
Vre to r* 4 t .,»m » w»h m amnio
a rule a« •* it mv< :%-rd u'-r "he Inter
lock !"tf *5 tetr .a at»«o'_ r. "v criminal In
tha abof in ack~owledt.raent by
tha engineer or conduct - f tha tra'n
Iwho«» soheda!* w%a altered the al
terative. >*f c :rae «ould be to i i j?s t
to tha delay c* b«5-' * tha train
at EtUPC! £ b'.t tt 41 " N-.VDfI «:• »e w %
a tri?t« eoa uad to the pOMtbtitttaa
•f he* af !f f'k .»•*!* ''.aked da
pe' dlng v. •'!,* t gbt k «roa.
Ti. *r# tar > g-»vert irg b nJy «r tha
United S*t..!a« e ■> it - te
regj»a»iona a. .:' -sg \o tha who'a ra.l
rc&4 »y*tem d tn thin r»*ep«.-t w a coukt
waM afT • to t r a ' w r. 'wm Kr c
i<rfl There tha railroa »» «re .«t«b4ect©d
ta tha wetre! of the Pcard cf Trade a
b-artb of ' •* f .-e-' -nt * f>., :«»-
tioa* are aerr - what b% th >a
♦? the Ame:*«MOj t-tara'ata cmi;-a*v«
«ttmtr;a«loa, tt : f.j» axecuttv* au
thority. but !*« !rve»t'»s*a *r»r*
twrC/vnt
r<« *a» t.-.ha- a atee '■ * r*t v t *' »c
--tkR bv gt-tng *! * « » ! n authorttr
ta ectAwee re*\;'a' en r*v r*rg the
cf luakea a 4 ha* 1 'n>na on
f*a«gl t ti .iaa T* - rs S l "'* » f 'he
ewtmlwtw'a awthc y coc!d xtr y pr\*p
e-'v be e»' - t-.* ;h r !e>a "r- »r.irj
».*att»r ef r* culattona at Wast
,*er the «o-t.**l cf railmade r.ntiing
tbt jfii n Ore thar. cvr.e etate.
A revtet Lba £n«.a.W s Nv»t
' contains an *Mtr*-t of * report by the
Board of Trade, which It earneetly crwn
| merris as worthy of careful attention
or. this *s<!« of tha water. The
•hows, In the main. Ihs.t there are few»r
accidents on tb« English raOmAh In pro
portion to their extent. than on those la
America and it appears that thla fact !a
due to the better diw pline anion* the em
ploye*. W.th the caiiw# and effect* of the
aciAsnrs themselves, the local public Just
cow is not dirartly concerned, ban tb*re
1* unquestionably a aharp Interest in all
matters that bear In the least upon p»s
•ibl* mean* of bringing the railroad cor
p»sraik>n* to book for such dreadful oc
currence* as that of last Wtdßesday, and
for preventing repetitions
It appears that in Ha fnvoetlgxtlons the
Board of Trade in England is re,
as the final tr.bunal Nwtflj the corpora
uona and the public, aa Its tod ins* are
taken a* conclusive. I? • report disci >*es
j the opinion that an acddont of any sort
resulting fn the lor* of Iff* or property
vw due to the carelessness of tae la-
I dividual employes of the ©umpar.y. those
men are eon;-.'- re*? as havlng ben ad-
) udged guilty by formal procea* of law.
m> far ax ths ir accountability to the cotrt-
pany ts concern If, however, tha cas
ualty was due to the Inefßeient methods
of the company—a* to have been
the cass at finings of
the board to tills effect operate as a pub
lic condemnation of the railroad ofil ials.
Of cour*'- elvii and . riminal prot«>ed;ngs
against the company are wholly Independ
ent of the*s inquiries and reports, but so
thorough ara the inquiries and so care
fully drawn are the deductions of the
board that its investigations have come
to be recognixed as semi-official proceed
ings, snd the testimony taken by the In
v-stlgsting body, which is most thorough
ai.d minute in Its Inquiries, Is available
in courts later. The care with which
th'se investigations are made to cover
every phase of railroad work 1* re
markable. The board agents are sent to
look into the most trivial accident*, rang
ing from the mere splintering of a car.
resulting from carelens switching, to a
collision with loss of life. One result of
this care Is that the railroad companies
are made to feel that they are under con
siant surveillance, an-i that they «*nnot
with safety relax In the least their
efforts to make secure the lives and prop
erties intrusted to them.
DODUIMi HIP PUIS DITT.
Gov. Rogers, who has Just concluded a
hurried visit to the state agricultural
college at Fuhman. Is already out in an In
terview In which he endeavors to cast dis
credit upon President Bryan in particular,
i ard the board of regents in that institution
In general, because, forsooth, they placed
! themselves In the position of defending u>e
institution from attacks made against
their administration. Ths case In point
is ons w acre extravagance was charged
against the board at regents, which it was
said resulted in creating a deficiency in
kvst year's appropriation, of something
like 16.000. and which charge the governor
determined to investlg <e. After two sit
tings ths governor concludes his investi
gation, rises and reports back to the state,
through the newspapers, that he has prov
en his case, that there has been extrava
gance. that a deficiency, amounting to
about Ift.OOO. was created during the pre
vious year, which was paid out trf tne
funds appropriated for the conduct of the
institution during the year but that
he "looks forward to a harmonious settle
ment of ths difficulties which at present
confront ths management of the lnstl;u-
Uon," The governor say* further that at
ths present rate of expenditure a serious
deficit in the future could not. from the
present outlook, be possibly svoided. Gov.
! Rogers then incidentally refers to the fac*
that he hsd previously called the attention
of the bc*rd of regents to necessary re
ductions which should be made. and says
that President Bryan now admits the jus
tice of the demand, in conclusion the
Kovemor says: "The b->ard of repents
■w.n shortly be called tost-ther and reduc
tions reide. d.fferer »s adjusted, and the
ir»Utution placed upon a fltm and sndur
it g basis."
Gov. Rogers, according to his own
"■.l'mi-ni, has a su!*mn duty to perform.
Ks:her the whole thing is an error and Is a
lot of ch« *p cli : >--rsp. dish**! up by the
\«ruor his nwn delectation—to "give
him««*lf a swell," as Chlmm'e Fadden
would express It—or ons of the most Im
i> !-t«nt laws of the state has been vio
lated. When the Republicans were in
c :rwl of the stare government e law was
, enscrtd by tho lf*i»lature, upon sugges
tift of the then governor. John IL Mr
draw tanking U"* misdemeanor for any
j official of the state government, or any
t>©ar u 'n control of any ln»: :tu: ion at the
e-jte. t<> expand in arty ons year any sum
j in excess cf the amouut spptoprlated for
I that institution for that year, and provtd
| !••.« * penalty of Imprisonment. as well as
I making such ex *ss of expenditure a per
| scitl claim again* the state official or
j members of the board responsible for the
if. l.t« rrtfr*re. what Gov. Rogers says Is
true, th<*n "a harmonious settlement of
the dtfPculile* ihotild not be p<"»ssfb',e. The
lie. as Gov. R frs found It on the stat
us* books, should t-e enf■ wd. aiid tf it
'rue the fc,%»rd of re. •••!»» of the
agricultural college ,«is bst-n guilty
of viou: g one of our most Important
laws hy », ending mom than ths
iefcisiaiure t 4 iht?m -M t;N#r.d. they ehcuid
Ne tseid to a strict .'y. *♦
should n»t be left w.th the governor to
w?:ig at su.-h TiototV-at « the law and
ntiks settlements. ' A pub
kc In VP !; jti. r. » osi'd i>e n'.»le In th»
courts of the gnv ernor s charges, end It is
the duty cf tee attorney general to tee
that the i* * is enforced.
«hh *»»« v* r,i ii ii kh Ktrrn.
The Trsbisne haa renewed !♦»
sffcrts to secure an Improvement In t-e
nMtbod of e*»e vng property fcr taxation.
It lays all the trouble CKpcrieooort in that
ci;y with Populist mov<f*n»'Rta to tne sense
of Injustice which has arottvsl smaller
taxywyere t»> seif-Jkf<*;se. It says thai
t?»« system has dfairly wrHl ,a tfc#
oo\mty. but that It has att«Tiy b.'.lieri
do«vi in the city ai I that as a reeuß groes
I se s done to the IrsdyvSduais
who have *n ;«ey the nigher tax rwaitMg
trr-ra tf..' t' and to ths murU n
pelity. wh!-b shf u»d derive an aqua! rere
nv»e wiibrtat S> h.gh a tax rate.
The Tut • ers l^ v ferjw has I- -en
?.>rrtwd f. x r t.**.e purpose of protecting th'."<*s
wtvo tv St>Vc!*l tfcs'me»!\«e to he cver
tAxed oci account of the ine-quaiitses In
▼aluatlan. It baa had a rep»wt
U.e b«ween the coaa-
mersai rating* of many of the property
owners and business twa, and the valua
tion made of tfceir property by tha as
sessor. There Is such a wide difference
than it is manifest there must be w«no
thjaf wrong with the method of appraise
ment of the tax assessor or of the mercan
tile agencies. The Chicago Tribune gives
the agen -ves the credit for bein* the more
nearly correct and arrives at the conclu-
H oa that the a*e««a»r* are always wrong
when there is a difference, and that In
many c*«s they are outrageously wrong.
According to the report referred to there
are some Urge concerns In Chicago which
••■ecu to have escaped assessment entirely.
Even where the valuations are given
there is a mantfec* dlacrlmtaation on the
t-. -r« ci&ss of ptvperty due to the per
:> of the aseesMsr, hie ability to
determine vaJuattona for himself or his
willingness to subordinate his own Judg*-
meat to the representations of tha prop
erty owner.
And still the Chicago Trfbuns ooncsludea
Its arraignment of the system with no
oth»* recommendation than that "the rev
enue law can be amended so as to give
Chicago a system." It says, with
almost childlike confidence in the wisdom
of legislator* that when these fact* are
presented in the next state l*>gldia£Mre
that sagacious body will not fall to re
sj-ond to the demand of the peopla
The st.ua legislature of Illinois has been
lauded all over the country by Chicago
newspapers for its Invariable regard for
the wishes of the people, especially against
tax-escaping corporations.
THE SEAL REGrLATIOSS.
A few days ago tha Post-Intelligencer
said that the British government could
not longer ignore the fact that the United
States had a good grievance when it pro
tested against the Inadequacy of the seal
protection regulations. To this a corres
pondent at Victoria replies as follow*!
"It does not cut any figure whether
the ex'stiuT regulations are adequate or
not: that is no fault of the British gov
ernment. The matter was fairly submit
ted to arbitration, and it was decided by
that tribinal that the existing regula
tions should be for five years unless
voided by common agreement between
the British and United States gov
ernment* I submit that it is In ex
ceeding bad taste on the part of your
rovernment to endeavor to induce Great
Britain by abuse, threats and rudeness
to again take up the question until the
time as arranged by the Paris • tribunal
shall have lapsed. Your government
would strongly resent any such stand on
the part of the British government, ware
the shoe on the other foot."
It seemed to us and does still seem,
that it cuts s very considerable figure
w l ether the existing regulations are ade
quate or not. The whole purpose of
the convention and the agreement was
to provide adequate regulations, and tf
experience has shown that they have fal
len short of the intention of the two gov
ernments It would seem to be a states
manlike course to repair the dafeot as
quickly as possible.
It is true that the agreement was to
last for five years, unless, however, as
our correspondent says, voided meantime
by common consent. The United States
government, finding that the regulations
were inadequate, and that unless they
were amended the seals might be ex
terminated, asked ths British govern
ment to reopen the subject in order to
make complete ths Ineffectual effort of
the convention. It will not be much use
renewing the subject five years hence If
the seals are In the meantime entirely
destroyed.
Lefa see. Gov. Rogers ha* always bean
a loud talker. Refore his election he told
the people how he would punish wrong
doing If he was governor. Now he re
moves a etate road commissioner on
char«*e of dishonesty—and allows the
punishment to end there: and, further,
charges that the Pullman college recent*
have expended 13.000 In excess of their
iegU authority, but doe* not propose te
prosecute anybody. It looks v*ry much a*
If John R. was proving hlmaelf, what the
Fo«t-Intellsger.cer always aald he waa, a
dernagogus and a dreamer.
Whether or not the proposed change In
the number of lay delegates to the Meth
odist Episcopal conference will Insure bet
ter government m.ijr be a question, but
the Idea of proportionate representation
is not now carried out. If the lay element
la to have a vote at all. It would seem nec
e nary to have it in the square to member
ship.
The consul at San Francisco sug
gest.< tha? the government of New Sovith
Wales pre tent to the district attorney at
that place for his service# In connection
with the extradition of Butler, "a punch
; bowl and a tea and coffee service." He
must be a frequent visitor at the attor
ney's bouse.
A man h hs constructed a boet which Is
to roll over the waters tn-feed of plow
ing thrc ;gh them. It may be all right,
but the prevail -,g idea, will be that there
la not much comfort In a boat wbic-h is
continually mak.ng • "W" of Itaeif en
the aaves.
The assurance of the French and English
amba.*s«dor» that Spain w ill have the
of their respective
ar.d their "diplomatic help," means that
their a;d Will be cooOued to polite mas
sage*.
Every th —g a la Ruase in France
Just row a~.l ft wouid not N» surr>risi-g
if the fcrm of that autocratic government
a'louid be 'rodiiced by the ruling power*
Poor Francel
F<* the good that W J, Brvaa d'd In
the succor cf the injured in the railroad
eolHad a let all m-n g re tlra h» of
i commends • -»n.
What's th's* Ouaterca:* In a bad way'
l a money dn re<~ *!• !' T v »* is a free sti
ver country. H>w can such th ngs be?
<.>fl!cial dea:j.is are aa much a part of
i • armory of dtp! nsrv as as ;ranees of
| continued an\.ty Mews nations.
1 - e War haa be- a
• * a«t aed the sir* ! e tax-rs have cut an-
I Cw.er t tcb in the r record stick.
\% Uere I* tbdal tlamlgT
New York Pre^a
Twv> figures supnaciy pathetic are in
»» n i«v» -f V ~-.p* today * >r.e ts an aged
r-, «r. t » ether Itttie mors t-tu an tn
f ; t 1 ? irrk .» UM iMia* of en«, A»-
IviM o* tha oiher.
THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIG EXCF.R, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1897.
SEWARD THE FOR ALASKA.
Having noticed a statement tn the pa
pers of .he probable division of Alaska
into two territories, one part to embrace
the Yukon valley, and the region tribu
tary to it, and tha other part to include
the great stretch of country bordering
on the Pacific Ocean, I write to say,
the name suggested for the pro
posed new territory was Lincoln.
The reason given for the adoption o4 this
rame was t v at Alaska was acquired dur
ing the administration of Mr. Lincoln.
The reason give® for the division was
that Alaska Is so large, and the parts so
separated by natural barriers, that gov
ernmental oversight would not only be
difficult, but almost impossible. The di
vision indicated may be a matter of im
portance in affording larger facilities for
the enforcement el law, and thereby se
cure the better protection. of the multi
tudes who are crowding into jihat land of
gold. But the nam* suggested, to my
tr.nd, is altogether out of place. If the
new territory is to be named after a
man. then in the name of Justice and fair
dealing, and a.so beoause of tte histori
cal appropriateness and suggest!ven<?ss,
let it be called Seward, for he it was
who oonceived the idea of securing, an.l
negotiated the purchase oa what was
then known as Ruwian America, and to
him we are indebted for ail ths bencht*
that xyay acoure to us as the result tf
that pur 'hase.
Mr. Lincoln was cognizant no doubt of
the com spondencs Involved in the case,
and gave assent to It, but be simply ac
quiesced In the antion of h!s trusted sec
retary of state Mr. Wra. H. Seward.
Between these two men there existed %
bond of friendship akia to that which
united tho hearte of David and Jonathan.
Allow me to give a little chapter of
facts. When the negotiations in this
purchase were being made and ratified.
I v;as stationed at the First M. E. church
in Cape May City. N. J.
In April, iB6O. Mr. Lincoln and Mr.
Seward were assassinated. Mr. Seward
survived. As soon as he had rallied suf
ficiently, ho was brought to Cape May,
and quarters were provided for hjm at
Congress Hall. This popular hostelry
wa* kept by a gentleman who was a trus
tee, and whose wife was a member of
my church. Mr Seward attended serv
ices every Sabbath. He also took much
Interest in the large religious gatherings
held Sabbath afternoons on tne beautiful
lawn Is front of ths hoteL
In this way I became personally ac
quainted with Mr. Seward, and know
w! ereof I speak, in regard to his relation
to the Alaska purchase, having had sev
eral conversations with him in regard to
this subject. He was a fine conversation
alist. Alaska was a theme about which
he loved to talk, and he often referred to
It as his purchase.
He sail: "The waters of Alaska ara
the richest fish producing region la the
world. Alaska is also the heme of the
fur seal, and her fish and her furs will
eventually find a market in all parts of
the globs."
He als:> saidt "The people of this coun
try laugh and point to Alacka as a
mcnument of Seward's folly, and say
that it is a dreary waste covered with
Icebergs; but the time will come when
they will admire the wisdom and appre
ciate the value of this purchase, and then
my action will bs approved, and I shall
be vindicated."
If living:, what would Mr. Seward now
say of his purchase? The Alaska of yes
terday was known for its wealth of fish
and furs. The Alaska of today 13 known
as a great treasure house of gold. He
also referred to these waters In Western
Waehington and said, "Puget Sound Is
the finest body of water on the globe, and
will In the years to coma be known
throughout the world for its commercial
trnportar.ee."
I desire to emphasise the statement
thai to Mr. Seward la due the honor of
the conception of the and the suo
ceuful culmination of the negotiations
that secured Alaska to the United States,
me to respectfully suggest that the
newspapers of the country urge the
adoption of the name of Soward in case
a r.ew territory Is formed in Alaska.
Also th*t this matter be brought to the
attention of our members of Congress
from this state by individuals. Chambers
of Commerce. Boards of Trade, and other
bodies, to the end that they may assist
in securing the adoption of this name for
the now territory, and thus make it in
name what it is in fact, a memorial to
this great statesman, the father of
Alaska.
The appropriateness and Justice In
volved In this subject !s so apparent that
It shouid receive the Indorsement of the
pecple, and also secure their 00-operatlon
In twinging It about.
A. ATWOOD.
Whatcom Reveille: Another young
wl lie woman has married a Chinaman at
a mKskrn in New York Pretty tough on
the Chinaman.
Walla Walla Union: When the harvest
hands up north struck for higher waaes
they ha 1 a cinch on the farmer. Thev
1 new th>y were riyht and gained their
point by "moral suasion" and patience.
Tekoa Time*: With the granaries full
of wheat and the little mortg.ign paid,
seated by a nice, warm Are this winter
reading the home paper Is far more de
sirable than driving an ice wagon .n
Alaska.
Taklma R-ptibllc: In conrequence of
the rise In wheit. bread In Yakima has
touched the straight 10 cents per loaf
mark. This year the farmer has his in
r.lnir* and the city resident gets into tha
field and hustle*
Garfield Tnterprise: The Alaskan win
ter will 1 on shut off Klondike from the
v rid. Tier during 'he Ion? cold months
whet* Bor- as blows we may train our
t-sr* to catch the despalrln* wall of the
evft-r. r* nu'# »d v. ith the si.outs of suc
cessful gold hunters.
Aberdeen Recorder: His muchness.
Grove' Clev -'and. is undoubtedly some
what famous In Venezuela, as a monu
ment is b»-init erected to his memory at
thw city of Cnracas. This Is du* entirely
to the fsct that he rare the Brtr.«h lion's
tail one good t*.lst. In the Interest rf
Ven»*ue;a. at a critical time. It will
prohnbry be a lor.g time before drover's
own countrymen commemorate hit vir
tues or his acta In a similar manner.
(Oin PAPER!.
r Pr:iroi«co P- «tt Wien a man s^ea
into bankruptcy the<*« days his frlerds
*irr.r!y say that "he is now on a elver ba
sis."
Pr Fr' l - '-co Chronicle: About the
first t Ing J >hn T* 3 ill'van will do. If he
*-n- to h« mavor if Boaton. Is to feich
back that Bacchante,
Pr Pullet In: The Klondike
proprietor* live rot had leisure to study
t K e aurora borealls as yet—but what beau
tiful airship storlee will com* ft >ating
down from the far north when they <!«
b'-t n to turn their attention fr< m gold
seeking every few minutes!
Sacramento Racord-Cnlont T>:» calam
ity people Ins'st that the rise In the price
of staples Is not due !n any respect to the
cord ct of the country by the present ad
ministration. They s.iy that wheat and
corr, have rone up because of foreign
shortage. Just so but how about fralta
dr-»l and freer.* How abent the advance
in raisins, for instance. There has b*en no
shortage in the raisir. crop in foreign
lands So. too. retarding a good many
©< »r atrsrcea n prices where there are
no shortage* of product.
F rtland Draconian:
Mitr hi ell Republicans tell us they don't
want high prices for wheat In this coun
try through scarcity elsewhere. Here, In
deed u pfci.anthropy! How cou'd tre get
or «*?*ct to Ret hMth prtoes for wheat. or
for anything eise. unless thare was scarc
ity somewhere"• Values of produc-ta are
a .era*, or ted a wei. U.e vwii ova&
STATP PRESS.
The difference of values is merely the cost
of exchange. The supposition that free
coinage of silver by the United States
would make a difference of values of
products throughout the world is fit only
for Bedlam.
Mil* OF HIMOR. ,
"You are chancing me most horrible
prl-es," complained the prospective Klon
dike.
"It !s lust this way." said the Seattle
merchant. "You'll either strike it rich or
fre*se to death; *0 either way you won't
miss the money- yon are leaving behind."—
Cincinnati Enquirer.
"I am afraid." said Maud thoughtfully,
"that Willie Wlbbles will never come hero
again."
IVd he go away in a pet?" asked Mam *.
"W-'H. some of him did. Just before he
started my dear little bit a
piece out of him."—Washington Star.
Bowser fr*adir.g telegram h» has pre
paredly—How does this suit you: "*Cannot
oome today. Exp* ;us next week Moth
er is 111." There's just ten words.
Mr? Bowser—That's all right; only why
not say "mother is indisposed?"
Mr. BOWS^T— That wouldn't make it any
cheaper.
Mrs. Bowser—l kr-«w; but it is a longer
word than "ill." and we m:*ht as well
get our money's w >r:h while we are about
It.—Boston Transcript.
XOTABI.K PEOPLE.
Beethoven became ston* deaf long be
fore his death, ard never heard tho great
est of his compositions.
A set of original drawings by the British
royal family Including »*-v*n by Que-11
victoria, six by The Empress Frederick,
and many others by the Princess Beatrice
and other children of the queen, brought
only JS3O at auction In London.
In his addrees at the centennial cele
bration of Augusta, Me.. Chief Justice
Fuller said of James G. Blaine that "his
election to the presidency could not have
added a cubit to Ms stature, nor lnc ea>ed
the just pride of the city of his residence
In those great powers which h.-ivo carrlea
his name through every region of the
earth."
When the late Prince Napoleon, fa
miliarly known as Plon Plon, visited an
important Irish city, the mayor, who fan.
cied himself a linguist, addressed his dis
tinguished guest in French. The prince
replied in Idiomatic Euglish that be ac
c ptfd with gra-l ude all the kind things
which he assumed to have been said to
him, but that among the many defec.Us of
his education was a wain of acquaintance
with vernacular Irish.
H. N. Allen, the new minister to Corea.
was the first missionary ever sent to that
country, and was there wh?n the ftr?t
Corean war broke out. "One evening."
auys the Boston Transcript "while tne
king and queen, with a number of gue«:*,
were at a banquet, an a;tack was mads by
.the Japanese, and a large number of the
guests were massacred. A nephew of the
queen was badly cut. and his fife was des
paired of. The king sent for Allen, who
saved the boy's life, and from fhat day
there Is no more powerful man in Corva.
nor one whose influence is more far-reach
ir.g. During President Harrison's admin
istration Allen wag in this country in
charge of tha Cor, an embassy- for two
yeara, at the expiration of which time ho
was appointed secretary of the United
States legation at Corea, which position
ho has held since."
GEO. W. DUDLEY,
A Frorala«nt St. LunJa Hastiness Mas
Cared of Astbiua, ft Case of Tea
Years' Standing, by Dr. Char
cot's Kola Servloe Tablets.
St. Louis. Mo., April 13, IS9T.
To whom It may concern.—l am pleased
to add my testimonial to the worth of Dr.
Charcot's Kola Nervine Tablets. I having
been afflicted with asthma for about ten
years. I have found great relief from the
u*e of these Tablets, for aftfr having used
one of the large bcxea the symptoms were
nearly effaced.
Hoping that others thus afflicted will
benefit from my experience, 1 ain
Truly yours, O>o. W. Dudley.
N. B. -Mr George W. D .diey, w iiter of
the shove letter. Is president of The Dud
ley Machinery Co., S: 1-ouis, Mo., and one
of the b=st known civil and constructing
engineers in the West and Southwest.
He has recently gained national promi
nence as one of ths inventors and owners
of the celebrated dynamite gun now being
used with such deadly effect by th» Cunan
Insurgents in their struggle for liberty.
Dr. Charcot's Kola Nervine Tablets never
fail In nervous diseases f an> Kind. Fifty
cents and SI.OO at all druggls's. See Dr.
Charcot's name on label. Eureka Chemical
& Mfg. Co.. La Crosse, WU.
f HO FOR THE ♦
t GREAT GOLD FIELDS t
f OF ALASKA f
t AND IHE *
t KLONDIKE REGIONS, t
We make a specialty of outfitting, j
1 and can supply you with everything '
T you eat. wear or use. We have T
• Jumbo Shirts, Underwear and Ho- i
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! Bcid by us exclusively.
Gum B.>cts, Miners' Boots, Woolen j
! fihirts, Pants, Overcoats, Arctic !
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♦ (tin and aluminum). Miners' Tools, ▼
j Guns and Ammunition,
♦ In fact we can supply you with ♦
anything and everything you'il need |
Surirg your stay In Alaska. ▲
j Call on our representative at hla
1 office, corner of Railroad avenue
T tnd Columbia "trret, over th® North- j
! ern passenger station. He i
I Will show you samples of a few of +
the many goods we sell and will ad- J
vlpe you what they cost delivered at i
Seattle. _ y
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Classic Music
! ESS THAN
ffsif Price.
Having imported the complete
Sohirmer Library of Musical
Classics, w-e can new supply the
musical public with ail of the
classics in 000k form. The mu
sic that w> sell for 3® cents
would cost $2 in sheet music
form. Thus, any one desiring to
collect a library of the work of
the masters can do so at * ery
reasonable cost. The edition
Schirmer is the acknowledged
leader of both American and
foreign editions. The works
are revised by such men as Ma
son. Vogrich, Von Bulow and
Dr. Lebert, and the leading
number In each series contains
portrait and biographical sketch
of tho composer, thereby ren
dering the work doubly valu
able as a library number. We
- claim these points of superior
ly lor tho edition: Binding,
Printing and Paper and Cor
rectness This claim ne will bs
pleased to have verified by hav
ing the public call and examine
the works.
Winter & Harper
Barlcc Building,
Seattle.
IF
YOU
LOVE
YOUR
WIFE
BUY
HER
A
GAS
STOVE
SPOKANE FILLS J NORTHERN. NELSON S FORI
SHEPPJIRO, RED MAUI RAW
The only nil mil route nlthoat
change of cars between Spokane,
Haaalaati and Nelaoa. Ala* bctfreea
Kelson and Koaaland.
DAILY EXCKPT SL SD AY.
Leave Arrive
5.00 a m Spokane 1:40 p. m,
ll iiO a. ni Kossland 3:40 p. ra.
1:1) a. m Nelson 5:15 a. m.
Clot-e connections at Nelson with aieum
er (or Kaslo and all Kooteuay Lake
Points.
Passenger* for Kettle River and Bound
ary C-eek connect at Marcus with stag*
daily.
ALASKA.
The Reliable
Str. FARALLON
W ill sail for
JUNEAU. SHAtiI'AY and DYEA.
September lfl »nd ev« ry twelve dnys
thereafter.
Passenßer arcommorintlnns are Al.
Ample room for freight
and stock.
For rates and further information call at
Bchwabacher's Wharf, foot of Union street.
Telephone, Plltn 65.
Telephone, Pike «».
f More Healthful, A
♦ More Agreeable, ♦
+ More Hcoaomioal ♦
♦ TO USE A GAS STOVE ♦
X Because ♦
X Oas is clean—coal Is not. ♦
♦ Gas does «ety with uanece*. £
♦ sary labor. '
T Oas is not wasteful—coal la.
♦ |
t NO. 216 CHERRY STREET. %
jllf you
ijlove your
wife buy
her a
GAS STOVE
Hi' l ' c - *
All '' g'tlln O'fMfatel At.
WJJLJ .YYYYYMI M. M«I» IOS.
fcrrßkandise of 3! kl-.(3e stored and dis
tributed Ra trackage dtreet »o
warehouse Negotiable receipt* accepta
ble to oeai banks as collateral. Low ta
•vifASce rat>-a.
DEARBORN
PRINTER
CPLUHS BUILDING
C OS S A 93
If Flannelette
1 Mill Ends
£
2 OC YARD
3 O TODAY.
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9)
Worth 12ic. 3to 7 Yards Each.
0) This will b« & splendid chanca to purobas* the ra*t«i»l ( tt
gUßdtrvMT, wr»pper», nlfht robe#, boys' walsU. eta.
(•
•) Having an Immense lot,
•) we make
(j* no quantity limit.
c «.
I BAILLARGEON'S
(•
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I fIMQ)
The aim of De Koven Hall U to re celve a limited number et bay* tf
good character, under the age of fourteen, and p.epare them forcolMgig
a business life, combining the discipline of a school with home fnflwM*
The school building Is well equipped and located in a beautiful spot la tfc
country, offering to the pupils excellent opoortunlty for eutdcor fta*
The Instruction Is thorough and personal.
For circular and Information cdd ress
D. S. PULKORD, Lake Tlew, Wftikiift*
Moran Bros. Company,
MANUFACTURE ALL KiNDS
Machinery
ADVANCES ON GOLD DUST.
We make advance* on gold dust end make full payment ea ■& MMP
DEXTEH HORTOW St CO., Bggkef, tmm
am M ABC HE
H2b. 1421 1429 Second In QilH 115 Pile M
I TODAY AND SATUBPAI.I
School Shoes,
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