Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-16


A comparison Of these remainders in
each column with one another, reveals
an inoongTuity between the remaindeFs
Of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth
triplets Ia the second celumn and the
other remaiudsFs Of the same column.
Farther examination Of page 1863, to
discover II possible the source OF this
inconRFuity, discloses that It arises IN
part from the neglect to carry fvs anits
from the column Of tenths IN conput.
iBR the second total in the third
original line of totals, and that the
same error, mixed with others have
not raveled, was prOpagatsd down TO
and inolnding the SIKH line 81 totals,
bat ives escaped from IN the seventh.
The error, its propagation and the 90
cape from it 90 70 shoV, that between
the making up OF she sixta and sew nth
lines some time elapsed. Allowing for
the error, and combating those remain.
ders or fraQmentary remainders which
are a0l VitiAted by Il, We Get q line OF
those aQuFes whereby the neW totals
have bean increased above the originals,
or What may be dsDomtnated the ap-
proximate line OF Interpretation, namely:
SO $3.50 6s5 57.l5
Bat sinea, according 70 the systsm of
keeping the freight book, the foaFth Of
the numbers In this Approximate line
aust be the sum Of the second and
third, We arrive BY simple subtraction
at The line Of Interpolation oomplete,
as follovs;
SO 5Ose eS RI5
which, We zee at once, is ideAtioal with
the line Of figures In the Kaasan BAY
reorganization entry. The identity
proves at least that this entry vas inter
polated after the accounts Of the De-
cember voyage we're completely made
up. Bot this entry IL inseparably con-
neoted with the Laaatry entry on page
S64. They are both On the same sub
jet matter. Every other badge Of in
teFpolatiOn, than that cleaned from the
original lines OF tVtals, is common TO
both. Both are ct the bottom Of the
PAGE; and both are associated With and
tainted By eRasuFes- strong argument
for the theory that both are interpo-
lated is found IN the discrepancy be.
tween the figures OF measurement in
The eAtFies and the aetual measurement
Of the barrels seized. IL looks varv
much, indeed, 80 II the hgufes ll2"
and 3 2-l0tbs," in the entry on page
So. and 80" In the entry on page
S6e. together With all dependent and
associated matter on those pages, had
not been made until after the IA barrels
had long been left at kaasan, and had
passed into the possession 81 the United
States, and all opportunity 70 take their
measurement vas lost, and that thas it
oams 10 pass that 3 measurement about
one-third tvo small for them, but the
Well knoWn average Of an ordinary
beef OF pork barrel, cubic feet apiece.
vas his upon a. q likely measurement
and ased e. theirs.
The word skins" has been written
over an eraSaFe- Indicating that What
ever vas written doVn hrsl and erased
vas not satisfactory 10 the Rejecting
misd. suspect that the mind vas con-
sideFAbly exercised to light upon some
stud thSt oould With reasoasble prob
ability have been eOnaianed IL barrels
from June2u 10 kaAsan. Elsewhere IN
the book, there occur q fec, VERY fsw.
Instances Of The srasnFe OF Q word de-
scFiptive OF . eo1siRnmeHt, as fer ex.
angie, on page where the word
dseF has oeen written ever the srAs-
Cd word elk. " Aad IN q Kaasan Bay en-
tFy. On pace -. where the word ssboai-
baa been made 10 displsse a wOrd or
OPPRESSION nos entirely deoiphsFable.
b1t ! bavs net noticed any instance
bok the one IN shis La.nRtFy entry whsFe
the original writing cSald not be % far
restored - % shoU the altsFatiOa inno-
oaa1.
rhsre q reason 20 more than saspect,
thzt the 10 bales" % SKINS we're made
20 cndsFuFtts the II barrels. ~ q s1Ft q
assurances of the latteF's innscsnce.
SomebOdy seems 10 have FhonQht that
The 6otitiOas skin bale might serve 70
GSsest sospieioA and. like strag bail.
ooNsg tie exodus OF Railt We Fesd in
the oldest book. thai the skins Of bszsls
SeFe 1ssd 70 cover tia guilty pers1ns Of
ear aFsi pareniN- AID it Il fair 10 CO.
Qaifs Whsthes nogs aftsg eco years,