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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-25


After discussion OF various routes likely
60 ae taken by she Pacific coast extension OF
the Manitoba read through the Rockies, il
would seem from the utteTance Of a prons.
neat railsoaaeg here that the Eoliosing
viii probably be. L il has not already BEEN
decided upon, as it Is ranored here. This
roate leaves the Montana CentrAi az poin:
near C&rteFsvisle. runs ap the Dearborn
canyon 20 the heaawasers Of the Dearborn.
crosses Tie divide 80 the hsadwMsers al the
niaekfoat, down waleh il rans 10 Missoasa.
The divide at this point can &c crossed
with little dilhcalty. Ii il . higa grads.
crossing. but nos mere 80 than
that on whiek the Montana Central
crosses 20 Butte, or than those Of tie
Northern Pacific over beth the Rocky anst
Hitter Ro04 mountains. While this woula
gaArs Helena and Butte apoH the SIDE track
il would NOS materially effect the road 5
kasinsss frona those potats. The road s
prospects Ter Butte hGslness are neE much
Foorer tAsn tAey sere . year ago. The
Northern Pacihe's Battle and GaalA5in
branch will be finished before Christmas.
ard be BY many sssles short ssne fron ST.
razl Ii seems probable then = new coast
Tine VII stars HP Dearborn samoa ard 10
wes4 90 u ssnlA
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We print on another page reviee OF
orr neighhoring city Of Port Townsend,
covering those general and particular facts
which viii interest seekers for Information.
There has been great care IN preparing the
article 70 keep strictly within conservative
limits. The visitor 10 Port Townsend viii
find ths situation and conditions Of the
city just - they are here presented. The
pictorial supplement which accompanies
the article was reproduced from sketches
made by the late T. J. Pickett. the
weIl-known artist, whose death occurred
only few weeks ago. The work has
special interest from the circumstance that
IL was The 4est that came from bis hand.
Port Townsend has made. and is max
ing. wonderful development She has
fsliy kept up with the progress Of the
times. her advance during the past two
years being proportionate, at least, 10 that
OF any other point ia the state.
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TREAT ALL ALIKE

That was . far-reaehing decision which
vas rendered By the supreme court u
Louisiana last week. Ia the case Of the
Texas & Pacific against the Southern Pa
cise. The action was 70 enforce specific
performances of certain sfiprlasions IN q
contract made to adjust differences be-
tween the Gould and Huntington systems.
Gould alleged. and vas prepared 70 prove,
that his companies had been damaged 70
the extent of half million dollars by the
failure Of the Southern Pacific people 70
perform their part Of the contract While
this was probably true, the supreme court
affirmed the Judgment OF the lower court
in favor Of the defendants. on the ground
that the suit was 10 compel fulhllment OF
an illegal contract. II was held that all
contracts which are intended to. or that do
in fact have tendency 10 stifie competi-
ton, to create or foster monopoiies with q
view 20 unTeasonably increasing the value
OF commodities, are against public IN
terests. and can confer upon the parties
making the contracts no rights which the
courts can recognize or enforce.
60 far, so good. But as this case has
revealed compact between those two
wealthy corporations which the lower and
higher courts have discovered and pro-
nounced TO be violative OF public policy,
by intent destructive OF competition and
premotive Of monopoly. having an newt
able tendency 70 enhance the cost Of COM
modities. IL IL but = slight step in the di-
reetion Of exact justice to merely refuse q
judgment in favor Of ore OF the parties.
In several states il has been held that
combinations of laboring men and me-
chanics. banded together for the purpose
of compelling higher wages. were criminal
conspiracies, to be summarily suppressed
and the participants therein subjected to
severe penalties.
The principle in the two cases is precisely
the same. Both are conspIracies to limit
competition and directly or indirectly, bat
In any case certainly. TO increase the cost
of commodities. In the case of the work
ingmen IL Is In some measure excusable, 10
the extent that il is influenced by the ne.
cessity of earning subsistence. which ex.
cuse cannot be offered in behalf OF Gould
Huntington tieece-the-public compact.
Then why stop with the discovery and
verbal condemnation of this adjudic ated
criminal conspiracy? That such il is has
been solemnly decided BY two Louisiana
courts. Why not follow II up, as similar
conspiracies by workiagmen were pur-
sued2 Why not bring these distinguished
money -gorged. law-defying criminals to
justice. especially when they have boldly
Haunted their crime in the very teeth Of the
courts7
IL Is 10 be hoped that the American
doctrine Of fair play and equal rights win
be exemplihed in this case, and that
Louisiana justice viii not content itself
with the discovery that crime has been
committed. and allow itself 10 be blinded
BY the golden glamour which surrounds
the cenl-1nillionaire criminals.
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A QUESTION OF PRERoearryE.

/. Is reported that Senators Cullom and
Farweli. OF Illinois, are preparing for an
unseemly contention with President Harri-
son. They have claimed TO dictate certain
Illinois appointments about which the
president has seen fiji 70 disagree with them,
and the senator's have announced their de-
termination 70 attempt an organization of
the Senate 10 refuse confirmation 70 whom
soever may be appointed instead Of their
favoyiies. They claim that il Is n question
OF s'prerogative." Il Is true that certain
appointments are subject TO confirmation
by tho Senate, bat equally true that with
the president alone rests the duty OF nomi-
nation. There are words in the constisu-
ton which might be otherwise construed,
bat the above has been the anvarying con-
siruction since the foundation Of the gov
eminent
II the president should nominate . no
toFioaSiy unfit or unworthy person, IL
would be the duty Of the Senate to refuse
confirmation. But II the senate should
reject worthy and at person. with sole
view Of compelling an appointment of their
diesation. they win be usurping "prerog-
ative" which there was no intent TO confer
upon them in the constitution. and it will
be clear nsnrpAtlon Of executive functions
by one branch of the legislative depart
ment.
At all events, the scramble viii be I'm.
seemly. belittiing to AL who engage in or
encourage IL, and cannot but be distsaetIng
and haFtfai to the Republican party.
Ii is to be hoped that the Illinois sena-
vFamue
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We are enfltlea to neither honor nor respect
81 honse OF abroad. and our ksDassed gov-
ernrnensaI experiment Is = miserable, dis
graceful failure.
Certainly these reflections are Justified
by the MontsnA exploits and thsir attend
ant declarations. ard certainly II there re-
nnain any honor-ioviug, crder-i0ving. truth
loving among the american people, il i
time for them to make their voices beard
IN protest against proceedings that are not
merely local in their dIsgracesnl effects on
me name Of our country and the character
Of her institutions
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CAUTION.

Beware Of fraud NJ my name end the price
ere stamped on the bottom Of ali my advertised
the we4rers axziust hfgn prices and feferi0f
goods II dealer offers w. L DOUGLAS Shoes
AZ = reduced price, or says he has them without
my name and price stamped on the bottom. pas
him down a. fraud
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have t1xs gsasssW8 ; Na& sssr& u e4sxs4ges
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Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1889-08-01
Der mnttnerer.

!Spfe bes Auinn'iden 8aules, als Der
aebn Mpnate alte Sobnnp Quinn th
Der Giiferne nabte uno, ba Die etuas
idabbafte Steineinia7una nad9ab, In
oieIelbe ifirste. Wdbrero bic babel.
febenben &inoer ansfferfiQt I'M 9ulfe
idrien unb bappnellten, iprans Der In
benz Nadbatbofe beiadftiste Siaac
2spis in bas @aRsr unb fuBte bas
Rino beim &leib&en, ieco@ ainsen beibe
aleid unter. Gum Slid eridienen
.iniae SPINNER auf Der unsludsfdtte
unb entri0en bic &inoer, ais iie wieosr
auftaudten. benz nai1en Clement. Sa
fplae Der tarsli6 ifattsebabten &essn.
saiie tpar bas Bafsr siemlid bod uno
Die &inber tonnten NIT 2eihtisfett aus
Der Giferne sesoSsn tperoen.
- Die Sla4sfeloerN sbrastas
umfa1en beuer ntht peniaer ais l4O,'
OOs 0cres unb seriprsden reihltfsn
grtra5.
Mpntatta.
- SIN Treitas. Nadmittos tpltrse ii
elf Bart Sobonn WDttattp, Elm
8~eoieniteter Der Gsntral Mpntana:
Babn, pom 8ltb erfalaeen unf
mebrere anbese arbeiter IN leiner gfdb'
~x,, = mn -
tputoen betdnbt. Der Slib traf Wtorla.
TRIP In Die Bruff uub fubr an cen Betner
binab; ct rib ibm bic Sleioer, Sdub'
uuo gtriimpfe rpm &5rpsr; oas Me
tai Der llbr purbe seiamolsen uno bt
Settle ent3pei eeriien.
- Obne erlidtlide ur1ade erfolst
bel miles City an elmer Stele
MO Der gatnbamm niht am 6tuB, an
SUB elmer boben alfa'ibant, entlan!
oebt, Elm @rbtur3 an Ger Noro
8acifc.8 abn uno beoedte auf etae
Stgede pom 500 SUP oas @eletle I'M
rib etpa 800 SUP oes1eIbsn Ia be
SluB.
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gEo lit 4nna Maria Sar?

Dte,eibe rurce am .8 Suit 1884 aus
benz Srrensaipf ~ 81. Better ais gs6etlt
ent(aftn, bat i6 aber feitbem BET ibren
g~ermanc'en niht eerneibtt. une hd etefelbe
in neutrality-suspicious. eefuht ptrc
10 m6hfe lth bte:elbe Bel benz nntsrsethnes
ten meieen Mud niro Sherman eriIht,
ntlhtr etuas uber btn 9e'bletb btr teiasz
ten 1erfcn peis, bofeibs brt Gem nuters
,etdneten potr in ter .@anptrer' SfRce ~
meIeen.
SobR SifhbaA,
Cob Springs, Stearns 60, Wtnn.
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Niscpnfin.

- 8si 8 ou fiel Der o4tSahre
cite Srso Stubal beim SiIten IN ben
NlaS urb ertranf. Seiu IL Sabre
alter 8ruSer Soc iprans iem mad, per:
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NuTotoernng

Die 6erren Secretdre Der 2Dcalnerz
cine tperoen biermit aufseforoert, ben
Setraa oes lO8. AHebments infoIge 0tne
i6e.oens oes GERM 6rant @rlbof,
Mitalieo Der 8efsaihaft prn Sc Sueur,
Minn., Der am 7. Suit '89 i'm Qlter
bon AZ sabren fforb, redt5eitiS einsu:
ienbsn.
Sobn g. @rDse,
Secr. Der D. 6. II 9. y. 81.
ct. BauL IA. Suli 1889:
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&ranfenG outttes tn f0Igemoer
umteranbun9ss Wereitten.
Ut. s@eretn.

ct. Beter'ssiluterFisan8ssSerem
BON erAeu Ueontas I'M anauft 1889 biz gum erfeD
DIpntne i'm September 1889 befteht aus fpl9enoen
9erren:
Oberer Difrid:
Sense Sebu, 173 u~nineritp Zoe, Bcgtle 5obn, $40
Rice Ctr, EoImer Seinrln All r~nioerfitp Are.
nnterer Diarit.
gasterldnber Seinrih, 44 gtorb Grit ange. Der
aposen 5ohn, SOL geeforb, Wasner Soha L., IA 9pls
leae Nue.
Sacpb go nIBIuS Eet.,
S49 Rauour Citrate.
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2a1tfeta, 6etratben mttc 80:
neSfAMe
pdbrenb Der Iesten BoGe in ~frlseuben Gemetnoeu
Raria 9immeIfabrtS Stride.
@etauft.
2ncia. Eltern, Matb. 8no5en uub sueia 9eb. 5oes
gen.
Wlarsaretba Gilt. Extern, Sob n 6. Gffers uub
gbrtftina geb. Dds.

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8etanft
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pei.
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8citorben.
Geo. Bilb. BoImann. 9 Monnt aft.
Maria Ehere1a 9eutih q Monat alt.
6etnri6 Borlettrer CT, is Mnnat att.
Sotaun Slidefs 10 6oge alt.
Srans sos. ReiFug, 3Sabre unt 5 Nonate alt.
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ct. Wattbans- airhe.
8tamft:
NmaIia. Elteru, Gbrthian From unb Roialta ssb.
Sherparle.
Ehepepr Sotaun. gIteru, Ebeobrr gDeins u. fran
etsea eeb Daub.
Rofa 4nna. lite Martin georg Smboff uno
Waria 81. seb. Beder.
GInrfan Gbrif,an. Eltern, gbrifian gaGmeier
uub Era geb. SRuf.
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- Ssu Dubuque Uuroe Wiuiam
Sars unter Der Anflage bertaftet,
IN 2ewifpn, 9snnlplpania. 8erthp1s
pierre i'm 8etras BON $4,000 gefdiidt
gu baben,
- Sn Der 1dbs BON DecDrab
AM Sopa.5liB lit cine nod uenis
burdfcrldts eroee 6Dble, oeren
8dnoe nit o'den g,s beoedt Siao.
- Sin BLOOMFIELD Eonnlpip be
.Oes d. uObnenOet Sarraer
namens 8. s. Ssio bssub id in 8s=
Qleituns eilss 0unbss nap leiner 8isle
Der Snnb fam ipdt an 46eno aaeir
surld, unp sebsroste iid in e~iSentbilm'
li6sr Weiie. Nshrere Nadbarn Ibid
ten ii9 an, ben gsrmib.en aufyulu9sn m.
unb fauoen itn Ell lid loot unten IN Ell.
nem often Shaht lisgen. Sc uar Der.
mutbl,,1 um 8alier ut bplen, erne opIt
bsfucli6s Setter binabeefiseen uno
untsn anselanSt, Bon tDlen Betierl
bet6ubt uno getDotet tDoroen
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9tebrasfa.

= Omoba BAT IN eiaem 13idRrt
aer 2naben ranlens Siaac 9etris einen
tleinen6elbena ufsuueiien. alr3.
lib ipielten mebrsre 8irtoer auf Dem
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29
HOME or A WEALTHY PLANTER.

The situation Of a plantation also
governs lis value considerably. The
hcalthfulncss and the temperature of the
location, lis convenience to market, the
amount of water available and the
character OF the improvements add TO or
tctract from the worth Of the property,
but the planter seldom lives upon his
luinia for more than Il few months i'll the
year, but must keep up an establishment
in the city, where his wife can have social
cnjoymcnts and his children an oppor-
tunity of attending school. There are
some plantations in the immediate neigh
borhood of Caracas which would not be
sold for twice the sum have named, and
the incomes they furnish their owners
justify the value ut which they are held.
Venezuela exports 100, 900, 900 pounds
of coffee, and ut q profit this year OF
from seven to nine cents a pound, which
shows the magnitude OF the business and
the wealth it is bringing into the country
About onc-half of this product now
goes TO the United States, where it is sold
for Mocha mostly. 1t comes so near
Mocha i'll flavor and appearance that none
but an expert can detect the difference,
and has almost entirely driven the
genuine berry out Of the market. Three
or four years ago there was plague in
Arabia, where the Mocha coffee is grown,
and shipments were almost entirely
stepped. Then the merchants were
obliged to find substitute, and the
Venezuela berry was so popular that it
has kept its place. Ten years ago there
we're not II hundred bags Of Caracas coffee
sold i'll the United States annually, but
now the export according to the authority
Of Mr.. Boulton, the largest dealer and the
owner of the steamship line, reaches
nearly $4,000, 600 pounds. Ten years
ago the house Of Bouton was alone in the
trade. Now there are Il dozen houses in
The United States and several in Canada
HAT make it their entire business.
The product is not increasing in Vcne-
zucla, and that keeps M the price. Few
new plantations are being started. At
former prices, ana when the government
was unsettled, it did not pay to invest
money in starting plantations, for it takes
about seven years TO bring the trees to
The producing age. First the ground is
cleared and burned over two or three
| times to get rid of The brush; then il 10
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29
Rubies.

! To the question, (Which is the most
valuable precious stone?" probably niue
people out of every ten, at least, would
without the slightest hesitation reply,
! ''thc diaInond;" but the value of good
sized diamond cannot approach that of Il
ruby of the correct color and similar
dimensions. The worth Of small rubie4
stones that are of less than a carat-s,
if anything, rather less than that OF dia-
monds of II like description; but the rare
occurrence OF large specimens of TIA.
dark-carmine tint which is looked upon
AS the sine qua non of good ruby
causes the value Of these gems to increase
i'll II fair greater proportion than in the
case OF diamonds. Rubies weighing
more than four carats are so exccp-
tional that when perfect one of
five carats is brought to the market,
it will command ten times rs high a
sum rs diamond of the same weight;
while Il ruby of six carats, without crack
or iiaw, and of the proper color, would,
i'll all probability, bring us high Il price
as five thousand dollars per carat, or fif-
teen times us much us u diamond of like
size and faultlessuess.
All over the East rubics are regarded
with the greatest possible favor, aud so it
has been from the earliest times of which
We have any record. References in the
Book of job and the Proverbs of King
Solomon point to the high estimation in
which this stone was held by the an
clients. ''lIcr price is above rubics," is
the strongest expression that could be
found to point out the worth OF good
woman, and the passage i'll which wis
dom IS cXtollcd above rubics shows,
again, that when those carly writers
wished to find smile embolying their
idea of priceless value, they turned to tho
ruby MS the most precious of the sub.
stances with which they were acquainted.
The finest rubies are found in Burmah.
and from time immemoral it has been a
law of that country that all rubies above
u certain size are the property of the
King, whoever may have been fortunate
enough to find them. 1t is thought that
TO this day there are concealed in Bur-
nah, among the treasures which the
British invasion caused to be hidden
away, rubics of far greater size and value
than any which have, up to now, been
seen in this country. The law which
gave fine rubies to the ruler of the land
undoubtedly caused the destruction Of
many magnificent specimens of this gem,
Tor finders Of larger stones than usual
would, If the opportunity was favorable,
break them into fragments, each weigh.
ing less than n carat, and thus insure
themselves the possession of several ru-
bies, incomparably less valuable, it is true,
than the original i'll which they were once
united, but still their own instead of the
King 's.-Lon,iOn Standard.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29

The Chief Justice of the United States
lives on Il beautiful knoll in the suburbs
of Washington. His elegant homo
called Belmont, with turrcts and spires,
built of rough, light-colorcd stone, is
only Il few rods from the Fourteenth
street car line that leads to- the White
House and the Capitol. AS I was hur-
richly passing his home, in the pouring
rain, says Il writer i'll Vide 4tcale, /
saw three little girls all in Il ilutter of
haste and acknowledgements i'll Cos
samcrs, with school bags tucked away
out OF the wct-running to catch the car
Just behind them walked scholarly
looking. gray haired gentleman, with n
most kindly sunny face shining out from
under the umbrella.
no, papa! papal do hurry; you're
getting so wet" 1 heard said; and the
three little maids stopped and turned back
to hold and phil and tug at the quiet
gentleman, hnrrying him to take his
place in the crowded Cur packed with
rainy morning crowd.
Papa" took hold of the strap. and
the rosy little daughters kept fast hold
of him to steady themselves in the sway
ing throns. The dripping umbrella
leaned against the door, and the gentle
man chatted pleasantly with the conduc-
tor, helped IN old colorcd woman with
huge basket of clothes to place beside
him; and when the ''translersn were
given for Pennsylvania avenue and the
little family 'changcd cars" murmur
OF inquiry and pleasure swept over the
faces of those left "Who was that gen
tleman! DO you know him?"
The conductor walked through very
straight, and looked proud MS he said:
"rhat man was Chief Justice Fuler, and
he rides on MY car every day. We like
him. We like him and all Ills fauily.
Ihey amt" bit proud nor stuck up, and
they know good manners from shoddy
ones every time. Mr. Chief Justice talks
to MS conductors just as kind and good
rs he does TO the President. We hope
he will stay on our line forever"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29

There are several kinds of coffee. Thu.
"Caracas washed" is the best, and its
superiority is due TO the fact that il is
treated with 80 much care while BEING
cured. All the pulp and cxtrancous sub,
stances are carefully washed by hand
from the berry, and therefore there Is
nothing to impair its flavor. When rinc
tho color Of the fruit is scarlet and il, rc
scmbles cherry i'll size and shape, but il
tastes very differently, being excessively
bitter and raspin9. \ persimmon Is
mild IN comparison. When the fruit i,
picked 1t IS run through Il cr,Isllcr. which
breaks the Skin and separates the min
from the seeds. Next it is mt tbro,,,i
sort 81 separator and then stirred vic.
lcntiy around in II whirling basin OF water
to wash it clean; for it is essential TO re.
move all the pulp from the kernel. The
caracas washed coffee is then all passed
through the hands OF women and girls.
who rub it aud separate the large from
the small kernels, and take out all that
are detective. Then it is spread out on
cement floors to dry, placed in sacks, and
sent to market. Coffee should be at
least three years old to taste its best. for
when it is green there is Il rank flavor
about it which disappears with nuc.
FROM three to five years old il is ut its
best.
Cocoa, the chocolate bean, is an eve
more profitable crop than coffee, and its
price Is flXed-almost rs lixco rs that of
gold. In some portions of the country
cocoa beans are still used us legal tender
and i'll many Of the smaller towns custom.
ers ut markc, have to take them in lien
Of small change, as they use rolls of bread
III Ecuador. Coffee was introduced into
the country from Arabia by the Francis-
can monks, but cocoa was indigenous tn
the soil aud was used in large quantities
by the Indians for food at the time of tine
discovery. 1t was not liked by the
Spaniards at first, but was introduced in
France by the Franciscans, who were al.
ways very cnterprising fellows, and tie
French cooks ut once adopted il into
great favor. Cardinal Richclicu is sait
10 have been the first chocolate drinkci
of any fame and to have set the fashion
Of using it.
There are two kinds, the native cocoa,
called FL Criollo, and an imported plant,
called III Trinitario, that was brought to
the country from Trinidad and other OF
the West India islands. The former is OF
greatly superior quality and is scarce
Not more than five or six thousands bays
are raised annually, and it is worth from
f32 to S35 gold n bag OF ITO pounds. OF
the Trinidad variety about hundred
thousand bags are raised, and ii sells foi
SIS or $50 bag. The native plant re.