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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09

After q continuous service of twenty
years west of the Mississippi river. more
than half of that period in the Pacific coast
states and territories, General Nelson A.
Miles is leaving for an eastern station.
He passed through Seattle yesterday for a
tour of the Lower Sound and the Straits,
and at the conclusion of this trip will 60
east by the Canadian Pacific. General
Miles services on this coast have been very
important. Perhaps more than to any other
military man, credit is due him
for service in our Indian wars; and not
more In actual Indian warfare than in
affecting peaceful settlements, where wars
were imminent. 1t is not forgotten here
that it was largely General Miles tact and
diplomatic management that prevented a
disastrous conflict with Chief Moses and
his followers in the northern part of this
state only few years back. Not less as a
soldier than as a man, General Miles is
held in high consideration, and
there is general regret that his duties
call him elsewhere. In his new
sphere, however, he viii. continue to do
useful service for the coast, and especially
for the Pacific Northwest. He has under
taken to secure the Notification of our
ports, and those who know the man know
that his efforts in this behalf win not close
till the work is accomplished.
By very large number of his fellow
citizens, here and elsewhere, General
Miles is considered a most proper and
eligible man for the presidency. and it is
more than possible, if it should be deemed
advisable to select military man for this
high Office, that the choice should fall to
General Miles. He has many qualifica-
tons for the Office, and he would certainly
find warm support in this Western
country, which owes him much for his SER
vice as soldier.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09
The Pope Studying Socialism.

LONDON, Sept 4.-The movement of an inter-
national character to identify Catholicism with
the improvement of the condition OF the masses
is making rapid progress and attracts in creased
attention. number OF the young Catholic
leaders in France, Switzerland, Germany aud
Austria have just visited Rome and secured the
adhesion OF a large party at the Vatican. The
younger members o! the clergy are practically
unanimous in their approval of the movement
which seeks to remedy the ills of the social sys-
tenn by intoxicating the Christian doctrine of
mutual love and forbearance, and would in
volye in practice the voluntary relinquishm ent
by the employing classes. in many instances, of
advantages now considered legitimate sources
of profit. Persons outside the church regard
the scheme as visionary. The Pope is spending
several hours each day in the study of socialist
books and leaflets. with view to embodying
his conclusions in forthcoming encyclical
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09
An Athlete Attacks Cigarettes.

Loften. the athlete, recently said TO q New
York Star reporter: Cigarette smoking is do
ing more to injure the rising generation OF this
country than early drinking. / propos in the
coming winter to deliver series of lectures at
lacking this habit. The cigarette is the dudes
pipe, and II contains four distinct poisons-that
of nicotine. which is the only one contained in
a cigar; oil OF paper. which is deadly; oil of
arsenic, which Is used to make the paper burn,
and opium, which ia poison. I have heard it
said that there is no opium in American cigar
cites, for the reason that that drug is too ex-
pensive for use in their manufacture. That is
all nonsense. Say opium (, sts SO q pound. By
mixing it as druggists do in the preparation of
paregoric, the cigarette manufac urers can
sprinkle thousands of their obnoxious products
with pound of IT, They do use opium and
that freely, as is fully proved by the peculiar
favor of the nasty things that they turn out
Then, too. great deal of satpeter is used in the
putting I'D OF cigarettes. ! am so impressed
with the evils of cigarette smoking that have
started an earnest crusade against it,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09

well considered. It was not needless and rest
less anxiety, strong snf aggressive party man
as ne is, 10 merely restore Republicans to Office
IL was part of the policy to restore the en-
cheney OF the service. aud considerable part oil
his work was TO put back the experienced ana
competent men deposed by the Cleveland ad-
ministratson. That action win need no de ense,
because 1t cannot be criticized by any whose
criticism is worth anything for fairness. The
partisan attacks OF the Demo ratio press viii
no; be displeasing to Nj. Garrison; be knows
that to be part OF the reward OF every faithful
official uuder a Republican administration, and
his record is without stain.
IL is not likely that Mr.. Clarkson's retirement
from public life viii be more than temporary,
and he win continue 10 be a WISE broad-ninded
ana safe Rel ubiican leader. wheth in public
in Washington or in the editorial office o. his
newspaper in Iowa He has the full confidence
and respect of the Republican party, with an
future.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09
DISCOUNT ON FOREIGN COIN.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Sept. 5, $780,
To THE EDITOR: viii You kindly tell me why
Canadian silver coin suffers discount in Seat
tie? Our coin (American) is par here, no mat er
in what shape 1t is, even the coin with holes in
it passes here that would not pass across the
line. 1t looks to me like very unfair deal
and an unjust discrimination for a neighboring
country to make. ROBERT G, MACKAY.
There is no unjust discrimination. The
Canadian government fails TO provide a suffi.
cient silver coinage for British Columbia, or 10
put II into circulation. and the merchants findit
convenient 70 use American silver few years
ago the Canadian postmasiers used American
mail bags almost exclusively, negleeting to re-
turn them, the home government being too econ
oaical to provide pouches. In the eastern pro-
vinces OF Canada American silver is discounted
ana probably IL will be in Vancouver before
long. The fact that mutilated coin, which is
not legal tender in Seattle passes current in
Vancouver proves eonciusively that sma II sill
yer Is scarce IN the latter city. Bankers of
every country discount foreign money, and
there is no International coinage1
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09
BRIGHT NORTHWEST NEWS.

Mrs. Dunlap had tooth pulled Saturday by
the man who was doing such work on the
streets here at that time. The result was very
serious. She came near bleeding to death be-
fore the flow could be stopped. Friends did
what they could while physician was being
summoned, and upon his arrival it was
stopped, but not until she had become very
weak from the loss of blood and had several
times tainted Payaltap Citi-eR.
Washington will sell sSO0O.oOo worth OF hops
from the fields on the Paget sound. Tnirty-two
cents is the price this year, ana the yield is
100000 pounds. In time the man with the
largest hop patch will cut the widest swath in
Washington society. Helena Journal.
The wheat yield in the western part of the
county is the largest ever known. In the Endi-
colt region harvesting is almost through, and
the grain that is now being threshed is said to
be OF the first quality.-Tskoa Globe.
Two deer and one besr were killed by party
recently near Marion Peaks place. The hunter
killed the three in about half minutes time,
not stirring from his tracks-SidRey Pioneer.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09

The Helena, Mont Journal is unsophist Gated.
The Democrats of that state having endorsed
Cleveland, the most uucompromising of single
gold standard men, and in the next breath en-
dorsed or demanded 'the free coinage OF silver -
the Journal asks: Does it occur to tie bour.
bon sages that an endorsement OF Cleveland and
free silver is most brszen attempt at riding
two horses OF course it does But what dif-
ference does IL make TO a bourbon how many
horses there are. or how many different direc-
lions they are heading? To him politics is q
circus, and whether the spectators prefer a
clown, drunken sailor. wild Indian, or an
athlete in the garb of q fair senorta, he is bound
to cater 10 ali tastes. His party platform is
merely q show-bill and he Is equally ready to
cater to the public taste as an ourangoutsng or
mermaid. The Journal evidently does not
comprehend the rudimeuts of bonrbonism or
il would be surprised at nothing from that
quarter.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09

Nothing could be further from the truth
than the assertion of Tacoma paper that
the PosT-INTELLIeENcER opposed Judge
W. III. Calkins in his candidacy for the
United States Senate because he Is a resi-
dent of Tacoma. This would certainly be
q very silly and pointless objection, since
there is no substantial reason why the sem
ator should be chosen from one locality
more than another. Opposition to
Judge Calkins has q much better
basis. First, Judge Calkins is . new
conner, unfamiliar with the conditions and
necessities of the country, and not in any
wise in sympathy with our people. His
affiliations are net in Washington. but in
Indiana, and If he were chosen to the Sem
ate he would in fact be a senator from
Indiana, rather than senator from Wash.
ington. Again, Judge Calkins is. in spite
of his unquestioned high personal
character. nothing more nor less
than a political adventurer. He
came here for the purpose Of
going into politics and of gaining political
preferment. filed with the idea that Wash.
ington as new and remote state had not
among its old and established citizens men
of sufficient character and ability 10 fill its
Offices of high dignity. Again, we object to
Judge Calkins' persistent effort to force
himself into political place. In all men,
and especially in newcomer, modesty is
a most becoming grace, and the PosT-INrEL-
LIGENcER in common with the great body
of our people resents Judge Calkins'
claim to preferment over those who are
equally or more competent and who are
much better entitled to popular favor
Again, we object to the political method
which seeks success through systematic
organization rather than by impressing
the sentiment of the people. And
further, because the senator whose
brief term is about to expire is en-
titled by the unwritten law of his party to
reelection to the office which he has filled
with ability, diligence and impartiality to
all districts of the state.
1t is well that the people of this state
should understand Just what Judge CAL
kins and his lieutenants are doing, namely,
attempting to "set things up" for distinct
purpose. They should know this fact in
order that they may be on their guard.
The people of each county should nomi-
nate their own representatives-taking care
that the nominations are not made for
them and in the interest of a senatorial
candidate.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09
1T is DOUBTLESS BOGUS.

Recently there have been frequent re-
ports, by telegraph and otherwise. of I'M
checked smuggling across the British Dor
der and into this state, especially of opium.
There are grounds for suspecting that there
is a trick in this. There is suggestion to
that effect in the fact that a young man has
made his appearance in Seattle within a
few days whose last visit to the Pacific
coast conceded with similar reports, which
were but part of rather cunningly de-
vised trick, but by clumsy management
somewhere 1t came to naught.
This little confidence game Is to manu.
facture clever imitation OF prepared
opium. put up in small boxes of Chinese
fashion. With these all sorts of devices
have been resorted to. with apparently two
objects in view. Some are packed in travel.
ing trunks, others are mixed into barrels
of pork, cases of hams or bacon, etc. Pre-
sumably they are brought across the cont.
nent on American roads, but possibly by
collision some are brought in from British
Columbia. But in either case the word is
passed around that opium is beisg SNUG
gled across the line.
Opportunity is then afforded for some OF
the stuff to be discovered by accident"
Then, possibly, some of it is worked off on
Chinese directly. or upon some person who
hopes TO make a market with the Chinese.
But the favorite trick is TO allow the true
state of the case 20 leak out, so that some
young fellow with rich father. and with
more money than principle, may hear of
it, and be made to believe that quick
fortune can be made by making the bogus
stuff at an expense of few cents and sell
ing 1t at several dollars pound-for or
cents of cost $40 of return.
When . young fellow has been drawn
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09
MIR. CLARksON's RkTiREMENT.
He was Robust and Faithful, Wise
and Broad Minded OficiaI.

fTeSs
The resignation and final withdrawal OF the
Hon. James 5. GARRISON from the position of
hrst assistant postmaster general where he has
served for "a year and a half will deprive the
administration of a clear-headed experienced
snd far-seei9g adviser. Mr.. Cisrkson had won
high reputation as a ssgscious and clean hand
ed party leader before the inauguration of Pres
ident Harrison, and he would have filed most
capably positions much higher than that to
which he was called
he has been robust and faithful In his public
service. The administration of his branch of
the postofhce department is criticised only by
those who have never understood the facts; by
those only who had little or no knowledge of the
general decentralization which the wholesale and
inexeusaole removals from office of the lower
grade but experienced postmasters by his DEM
ocratic predecessor had caused. The sweeping
removal OF such officials purely for partisan
reasons could not be justified, and it had an un-
fortunate influence upon the whole service. It
brought in new and untred, and in too many
cases hopelessly incompetent men.
Nj. CIArkson's work all the way through was
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09
OLE bessie COW.
st. Paul Pioneer Press.


Po' ole bessie cows down in de marsh,
Down in de marsh where de col winds are
blowin':
Eb'ry now an then when de storm dies away
Seems as if l hyard ole bessie cow iowin'.
So out by de cabin do l stand on de sweep,
An listenin' de win an dampnin' weddah,
Ant pears dat h ar ole bossie cow agin,
An low dat she say, Come down in de
Ineaddsh."
Den down froo de marsh land trampin' along,
Down froo de gloom, an de nights rain q
fallin',
Pickin' my way froo de whisperin' reeds.
Co.boss, co-boss, co-boss calm.
Den all OBJ sudden come TO q stop,
An dar was ole bessie COW so gentle an so
kyind,
An coax up ole brindle. an / lead her By de
hon;
A wee little bessie COW comes folleriug' on
benin,
wee little bessie comes follerin' on benin.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09
The Handwriting on the Wall.

Read the news dispatches in the Eastern pa.
pers and learn that they are no longer uniform.
ly dated from San Francisco when they carry
news from Hawaii from Australia, or from
China and Japan. They are sent from ports on
Puget sound. and they mean that commerce 10
seeking these ports because they have fscli les
and conveniences superior to other ports The
harbor improvements in San Francisco bay,
which would be tributary to this city, do not
progress, and though commerce pays heavy
tonnage tax for transmission on wheels from
ship to car or from car to ship
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09

viii not buy it. Therefore the advantages of
small hoidnes are enlarged upon, and land
owners are advised to sell alternate tracts of
twenty acres each at one-half the prices they
have been asking, and depend upon the success
OF those who buy to create q demand for the
remainder at twice the prices they have been
asking. The telt graph has not reported any
great rally among the land owners to carry out
this suggestion. But il they should, is il q
settled fact that they could sell the alternate
tracts at the so per cent reduction? Probably
not until the rush for this Puget sound couu-
try shall somewhat subside
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09

An extremely conscientious Seattle minister
is said to have written Postmaster General
Wanamaker enquiring whether the rule against
sending lottery tickets through the mail is con-
strued to cover marriage certificates. Wana.
makers answer will be awaited with interest.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09
The American Workman.

whoever saw the labor parades yesterday
must have been struck by the well-fed and WE'LL
dressed appearance of the crowds. They were
not a multitude of down-trodden prolefarians,
whose dilepidated garments and gaunt visag S
proclaimed their poor estate, but were throngs
OF generously nourished, comfortably clad,
hopeful, self-respeeting men and women. who
take delight in mere existence. Nowhere else
than in this republic could you see such evid~
ences of general prosperity and uniform well
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09

The Press Association of Missouri held a
meeting at Hannibal, in that state, a few DAYS
ago. During the session it was discovered that
80 per cent of those in attendance were church
members. 1t is not stated whether this rests on
an examination OF church records or on the ties.
timony OF the newspaper men. That might
make difference.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09
Carroll Took a Worthless Gift.

Mr. Thomas Carroll, of Tacoma whom the
Democrats have nominated for congress, Is a
respectable man OF moderate abilities. For
some strange reason, probably "for the sake of
no,oriety," as one candid member OF the conven-
ton put II, he wanted the place. and as nobody
else did, it was readily and cheerfully given
him. IL was fully realized that there was not
the ghost of show for success
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09

Anoted theatrical critic declares that Sarah
Bernhardt, in her personifcation of Cleopatra,
pays strict regard to the unities. Remembering
the date of her death, it is safe to assume that
about this time Egypt's famous queen is little
else than skeleton. Before publishing this the
critic, with Judi ious prudence insured his life
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09

On the LIST Of September, according to the New
York World, 100000 children were turned away
from the schools of that city for want of accom-
mediation. Similar complaints come from Chi.
cago and St. Louis. With the grand structures
now in use and the elegant buildings now near
ing completion, there is probably not city In
the Union as well supplied as Seattle will be in
this connection
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09

The professor of astronomy at Yale college
has, BY careful astronomical calculation, fixed
the exact date of a reversal of the earth's mo-
ton in its orbit TO agree with the phenomenon
OF the suns standing still at Joshua's command,
and in the same manner claims to have fixed
the exact hour of the creation of this world.
The latter date is considerably more remote
than the Mosaic account would indicate, and
the professor thinks there is little room for error
In his calculations.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09

The Virginia, New. Enterprise of September 8
declares that near Steamboat springs, in that
state, there is an immense deposit of pure alum
ina, as clean and white as the whitest chalk
The earth in the vicinity is SO rich in this ma
terial that when broken into it sparkles with
the crystals. Surely # that German chemist in
Chicago can obtain the metal from common
clay at Is cents pound, he could get it much
cheaper or at least in greater abundance from
this Nevada deposit
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09

Recent labor statistics show that in the city
of New York there are 1900 married men who
are supported in idleness by the labor of their
wives The larger number of the latter are
dressmakers and milliners, some of whom are
quite wealthy. clearinghouse keepers come
next. and then the professionals-doctors law
yers, dentists, writer's, teachers, musicians,
painters, etc. But nearly 1000 support their
husbands by hand work in mental employ
ments
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09

In 1880 there were seventeen states of the
Union showing population of more than one
million. In 1890 the list has increased to
twenty-seven.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09

1t is said that the wife of Emile lola is a
lovely and modest woman, whom he adores,
and for whom he manifests more respect than
for females In general. By his request she does
not read any of his novels
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09

Mr.. Reeds district gave an emphatic
answer yesterday to the question as to
whether or not the course of the speaker is
approved at home.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09

The Alta says that California wants more pec-
PIE But IL coniesses that land is held at such
figures that the Eastern people who are wanted
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09

Free reclinig cnalr cars run tnrousn from
Portland TO Chicago without change VIA the
40 second street, Boston block C. Z. Bald.
In. agent. city dock
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09

Baseball. Seattle vs. Portland. at Madison
street park, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and
Sunday. Game viii be cal led at $50
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09

An English statistician reports that up to the
2sth of July, twenty members OF the House of
Commons had made 1926 speeches, and asked
l,72s questions during this session of paria-
ment If the same latitude were allowed in our
lower house, and speeches were limited to
fifteen minutes each, it would take an entire
term OF two years, with congressional jaws
working steadily for ten hours day, Sundays
included, for all to get through. Reeds rules,
and Reed to enforce them, are necessity.
washington" says the Helena Journal will
sell $4,000, 600 worth of hops from the fields on
Puget sound. Thirty-two cents is the price this
year IS5 and rising and the yield is 10000, 900
pounds In time the man with the largest hop
patch will cut the widest swath in Washington
society,"" The Journal means well, but it is not
posted. Hops are hops, and their cultivation is
an important industry. But it will be many
years before it will rank with several other in
dustries of this favored section. Lumber, coal
and iron for instance.