The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-19

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ass win desert 1t. TIE idea Is - admirable
- II IL noysI.
The Eessoa sasantdy Gaz~tfs declares that be
who c3Insx 70 CHERISHED beliefs - TO dignity.
tncorrIpssbse patriotism. purity Of Legislators
snd The Ike. should stsy awsy from the ma
tiouaI capital unless he can bess to so home
with cruel rsxresA This kind Of comment has
ben In vogue sIncs me S0nniation Of The gos-
eminent, ana Il largely due 20 the nursing OF
unattesnabse sdcss !. quite often assumes that
IN election 10 consrc0 hiss = rexenerating Of
feet a. 70 dignity. purity. iueorrup:Ibiliiy, etc
II 4 tmpsobabie thai Those who lack these quail
ifies IN conercss iilusarxfeA them bcforc their
election. Henec. he who leaves home and goes
- Warrington expecting 70 fud aiEefenf
manner ef man man she osse whom be helped
- elect ms no just cansc for scruel ressets"
when be Andx Is otherwise. On careful analysis
Il viii Be found that tsc original fault Il In the
fountain hesd rather tran in The stream II
hIghcs standard o. cosgrsszmau IL desired the
peCpte must m<asurs mp 10 higher standards ia
performing the citizens duty Of selection. Re-
rsrd for the sjdeais must he cxefcised In the
selcct,on Of candidates. and with that congress
VIII socu - AL right.
The cAicaxo rsIbsae psys telling tribute 10
The rafriotiua. refined sentiment and good taste
Of the German residents OF that city. in the fact
that tlsey were alone IN "a organized and sppro-
pirate tribute to the memory Of Abraham Lin
coin on the late anniversary Of the great mar
fgrs birthday. Several Of their societies went 70
Lincoln Park. ssrsvt1 evsrgstens and flowers
about the stasne. listened 70 wsli-timed and ap-
pfeciated speeches and united In number OF
appropriats melodies and orchestral tributes.
They couid md tims." says the Tffbwas. ito
give up businea aud devote . day 10 honor tho
memory Of Lineosn. but the American Was too
busy husslins for tho aluighty dollar down
town 70 bestow any thought upon the day.n
The Germans ere provsrbial for their thought
fulness au1 good fasts IN such matters. and for
habisual manifestations Of respect for their
honossd dead- u Is praiseworthy habit
worthy Of moro general imitation.
4 cooperative association Of house painters
n Paris hes just made III annual report for lsse
Thsss ass u msmbsrs and The capital stock 10
os.soA They smpisy 20 wsskusn. An elected
manager controls the workmen and board Of
thFss diseesou taks care Of the Anancea Tho
shaseho,dsn ere allowed regular wages and the
profits are divided between themselves and
their worhmen. The proAn above wages ana
expsssss amounted 70 $500 Last year. which
was divided b. paving per cent interest on
capital, per cent. for sinking fund, - per cent
dividends TO Shareholders, and the remainder
vas distributed ~ percentage on wages. No
danger OF strikes or lockouts on an arrangement
Of thai kind.
An unparalleled election contest 10 10 progress
q Bridgeport. Conn. whether certain voters
slept on one or the other aide Of tho house In
which they lived Will decide who II 70 b
burgess. and that In turn win decide the politi-
cal Complexion Of = large amoans of local Pct.
ronasc. For The once Of burgess Need. Repub-
iican. received 90 aud Pcll. Democrat. ssl votes.
but Of those who voted Tor Weed lived In .
tenement house which stands on the borough
line Weed claims that they slept on the right
side Of the hne II IL 10 be hoped he II right
Tor thereby hangs tho question whether thirty
Offices shall be filled by Republicans or Demo
crasa
The lot bounded By state. Adams and Dear
born streets, Chicago, valued q SinsD,t Geo was
on the 9th OF this month lee ed for % years, NJ
tl5tooo . year. s per cent on the valuation, 10
parties who will a. once put up = department
stoys u stories high. tho largest Ia tho world 1t
cost 81 3a,cooopo, Tho build!ng Is to TO COM
ple;ed by May ist, lsss in time for the Worlds
Fair II 10 10 be occupied by OTTO Young.
whoec psftaer. 4. ]. lehman. built up the basi
ness heretofore conducted in five-story build
iilg on the same lot, but a. . result Of mental
collapse from overwork. Lehman has been com.
INITIAL A thN Etx,tas n .tale
II il seldom that political revolution occurs,
10 sudAen and overwhelming a. that which has
been witnessed ia Terra Hauie. lad, within the
past ,aonsh. A. the township election in APRIL
II gave Democratic majority OF 1000 bat In the
municipal election on the 9th OF thss month
that majority was wiped oal sni . majority Of
leo registered for the Il publican ticket II
took Tbs pecp'e of Terra Hsnse has a very short
stms . set taeis ell of the Democratic expert
mcas. And the beauty Of u is that the casesfs,
TIE Democratic organ, declares that IA Was m
empsa attic aud deserved rebake.~
novel Insurance. policy was brought 10 light
by the destruction II the singer sewing Ma.
chlne companyis works 10 Elisabeth. " J., q
short time asa. The loss was nearly q million
boilers. and the regular insurance conrsnie,
were not called aroa 70 pay doilar. They had
insured themselves by putsing ia'o . shaking
h,ad an amount equal Ia what they wonld havs
been compelled 10 par To the regular eamp anses
1hss Eaaa had hsaa accommodating tor many
years. bat Is Is not STATED whether 10 hsi
amounted 10 saslcicat TO make the seii.fnxEr
ante profitable experiment
German newspapers report that the hegirs
laem Iceland, heretofore noted In these co,
amus Is assuming extraordinary proportions
II Is estimated sass Tally saooc. about cue fanrsn
OF the total population. VIII smigrasn during III,
present year. Nest OF tAem are ssssinsa Tor IN,
northwestern psrtsoa o. Canada which saeurs
by 70 means tie best .; soils CT most hoxpisshs,
Of clisaasss. egssrs great advantages - compsres
with the eeaRsry sasse poople arr seasins nA
Pity seme effort has rot tecn nate 10 sssYae
porsien et sham 10 shix state. They are . YER,
desirable repNlssscs
oes Of sl-se hesaseisss committed IN "a,
rnissi skates dussns the year iSss. eniy SIS wrr
avenged BY captsal Punishment. white szs wru
subjected % the ssp'scAsiea al syneA law
Al issss that u What the ssstissacisnx ssy Which
IL trne. shews that murder Is Kheas ~ harmless
an azAExesaens as the Americas c4tgren can n
gage sHs eeassaesahsy sssxr sasa railroad crave