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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27

Read this mornings dispatchssl Read
them carefully and then look around you'll
The entire country east Of the Mississippi.
and the larger extent Of country between
that river and the Rocky mountains, COM
mencing IN Louisiana and extending
through Tennessee and noTthward- swept
by 6 saowstorrn more severe and more gem
eTaI than has been witnessed for years
The worst Of it seems TO have been along
the Atlantic seaboard. but vas heavy IN al
directions And ali Of this going On yes
terday. when this section was bathed il
sunshine. our fields brilliant green, roses,
violets. ehrysaBthenums and al manner
Of bright covers u bloom. the air as bal-ny
as in springtime, and the hiIlsides Of Sc
attle alive with nurse-girls airing their
charges in baby-wagons- Indeed and Of q
verify this Is Gods OWE country, and there
is none other Ike it.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27

A LEECH-IfkE INCUBUS.

According to the yictoris CaleaSss the
eastern provinces are troubled with a
legislative incubus OF which they would
fain rid themselves. and have made numer-
Gus efforts in that behalf. but have rot
succeeded II is called the Second Cham
Der. or Legislative Council. is highly ex-
pensive and wholly useless. The western
provinces-ontsrio, Manitoba and British
Columbia--have had no such ineum-
brances, and have gotten along more
smoothly and satisfactorily without them
than have the eastern provinces with
them.
But these Councils can only be abol-
ished by the concurrence of their own
members. and there's the rub" II is
apparently pleasant position TO held.
and it would appear that by some IN
scrutable means /, has been made prohs-
able. for in one reported instance liberal
inducements to resign have been rejected.
In some of the provinces these positions
are appointive, in others they are elective.
In the former class men have been ap-
pointed and In the latter class elected
under positive pledges to vote for abolition,
ept the dignity OF the profit Of the ofhee
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27
ALIEN VOTING.

The San Francisco Ezauiner suggests
that while congress is considering the
regulation Of federal elections II would be
well 70 settle upon rule that would be
uniform in respect to the right 10 vote for
members Of congress and for presidential
electors in the several states The sug-
gestion relates TO the varying rules in diff
ferent states as 10 the exercise Of the suf-
frage by aliens. Whatever make have been
the EEGniacr's motive or impulse, the sug-
gestion is good enc.
The provision Of the federal constitution
which confeTs upon congress the power
and which constructively imposes the
duty-''To establish an uniform rule Of
naturalization" and that other clause
which provides that .sThe citizens Of each
state shall Ne entitled TO ali privileges and
immunities Of citizens in the several
states. clearly imply that uniformity and
equality of federal citizenship, and of al
( the rights thereto appestaining, vas con-
tsmplated.
Il Is hardly 10 be doubted that this CON-
ports With the general sentiment Of the
citizens OF the United States as TO the rule
which should control in this connection.
In the choice Of members Of congress and
presidential electors there should De abso-
lutte equality between citizens of the
United States and Of the several states.
But investigation viii show that this is
very far from being the case.
In Minuesois an alien can vote for these
officers sitter four months residence in the
state. In ave other states-Colorado.
Indiana, Kansas. Nebraska and Oregon
aliens can vote after six months residence.
In ten other states-Alabama. Arkansas.
Florida, Missouri, North and South
DaEots, Texas. West Virginia and VISION
sin--they can vote after residence Of one
year in the state. In al the Others the
right TO vote is limited 10 native Or
nAturaliEed citiSepS, and in California
those who were inhabitants st the date OF
she treaty of Querstero.
In some OF these latter states, in add
ton TO the requirement Of full citizenship
there are educational and property auali-
neations. and in others residence for q pro
scrihed period after naturalization IS re-
CURED. These variations are manifestlv
inconsistent with the spirit of the
two above quoted provisions Of the
federal constitution. They msnifessly
work an injustice. The choice Of
members Of congress and of pres
idential electors is nos merely local in SIS
effects. AL OF the people of the United
States s~a ff~erflx a5ss~se.3 ny aarh S,-es
choice. 4 person who can take part IN
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27

THE NEW YEARS EDITION.

The edition OF the Posr.ISTElIAsKScER for
New Years viii lie in all respects the most valn.
sbie snd complete ever issued troza this oeaee.
corps OF competent winters - noE 8ctsvsly en-
gagad in the work % preparation. sad IL can Dc
safely promised thsi II win be thorough. aeca-
nte. snd interesting. The paper viii be cevesed
mainly 70 review Of the Development 81 the
year. with articles on every important industry.
and 20 a description Of the resources snd pro
gress Of state, county snd city II viii be con.
plete compendium OF information for both state
and eastern readers. The issue win consist Of
forty pages The public may expect an edition
superior 10 any former production Of this paper
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27
The Opium Habit in Japar.

Travelling down from Osaka the o;hsr day BIZ
rail = CURIOUS instance % opium eating was
Observed The carriage S@s fun Of Jgraaase.
many % them. apparently. suboTdiua.s ofzcials
and the proceedings oPened BY one Of them ~
moving his white gloves snd extending his hand
to his neighbo-, coapsed with request for
scEaething The iSttsF complied BY drawing
small bottle from the folds Of bis dress, ard,
dipping eockin lnso II, DARK, browuish-scok-
ing substance adhered This he rubbed On the
extended hand, whsch the owDer ii cnee sucked
With great gusio This was repeated tuo OF
three times, three Of those present taking part
IN IL
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27

There was food for superstition IN the desth
Of Michael Edwards few days ago. In $50,
being then resident Of Connecticut, Edwards
irabsbed q nao-tic admiration toT TIE great
traitor, Benedict Arnold, and conceived the idea
Of vindieati1g the name By adopting il and
making il famous he wenf 70 New York and
engaged In the practice OF Law under the hated
name o. Benedict A-aold- lie scquired eEai-
ocnee IL the profession. and was elected 70 the
state senate Re v9s frequently ho1ors<i with
other Ofhees. and vas highly respected By an
exemplary and useful life he xon esteem and
respect for himself, bat added nothing to the
rcpufe OF him whose name and cause be bad
espoused- And finally his failure IN this latter
respect preyed 80 upon his mind that. in ii OF
depression, be died By his own hand. IN this
some people viii see fate and Fet-ibGti8n- Bat
it was insanity thai prompted the adoption Of
Arnold's nzne, and insanity that prompted sell
murder.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27
BRIGHT NORTHWEST NEWS.

While cut bunting one day recently. Joe.
HArTigan, OF Buckley, discovered g xse deer
lying behind q fallen tree Thinking the animal
Ees dead. he undertook to turn it over 10 see
what had caused death AZ his first touch the
animal bounded away, il having evidently been
ssleep =hsn discovered
Eddie D Brien, II years ed. was found dead
in Lvingr0ne bay. Canaa0 island. December %.
he was walking upon logs the day before, and
fell between tao, which closed upon hila and
crushed him 70 DEATH
J. c. Tszpiar, whose two children were
burzec to death at snohonish Wednesday morn
ilr through his ezresess1sess IN pGstinz giant
powder under tie stove, died Thursday night
An Indian By the name OF Peter and his wife
were espsized while out in q canoe near tie
stz1wood boom Peter swan ashore. but lis
wife was drowned.
Peter johnson, logger, wss killed Thursday
evening by train while he was walking On the
track Eez- EEeoda-
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A NOTABLE TRIUMPH.

In 114gE LScn1eu1tTg co4fs yEStel11y
the Corporation Counsel. with the consent
of the attorneys for the railroad COM
panies, made application 70 have the
CoIumbis street grade case restored to the
docket The court promptly accepted the
proposition, and the case was reinstzted
By special and immediate order. Later
motion was make to transfer the case 70
the United States district court. on the
plea that il could in that court have more
speedy trial, but this was very properly de-
MED by Judge Lchtenberg. who sisted that
the case could be as promptly tried in his
court as IN another. The evidence, he
said, was already in and the argument
partly In, and he failed TO see the necessity
of going over the ground again The case
now stands precisely where it did before
the proceedings Of last Monday. and within
few days. possibly today, the argument
win be concluded and the question at issue
viii 20 10 the ccurt for decision.
Nothing more important in its way than
the reinstatement of this case, when all
the circumstances are considered, has ever
occurred in Seattle. The facts are still
fresh in the public mind ard cannot be
forgotten: for long time the city had
been prosecuting q case, nominalIy Of
minor character. but in reality an essen
tisl factor in = controversy of great public
importance. As to the technical merits
Of this case and as 10 its chances Of
success in the courts, opinions
have differed and still differ: but il has been
considered Of sufficient importance TO re-
ceive the Iaborious and hopeful attention
Of at least two city attorneys and to have
been brought 70 trial by third But
while upon trial, it was. through the der
ELECTION Of the Corporation Counsel, under
circumstances which need not be re-
hearsed, suddenly and without cause,
abandoned. The Corporation Counsel en-
tered into q stipulation with the CON-
panies for its dismissal. giving no reason,
and in fact having none to give. What
followed need not be told again
In joining with the Corporation Counsel
in request for the reinstatement Of the
case, the railroad companies back squarely
down from their arrogant position They
have learned lesson. II is this, namely,
that the people Of Seattle win no longer
submit to the ''bulldozing" methods which
have prevailed IN times past. There win
be no more fights on our city front for
rghfs-of-wsy and other real or imaginary
rights. between bodies Of men armed With
axes and crowbars, backed by corporation
money and differed by corporation agents
The day Of that sort OF thing is past. And
il has been attempted for the last time.
This triumph of the right over the wrong
has been brought about through the
force Of an enlightened and yigilant
public sentiment. Il has been proved
that IN this. as in any other American
community. no organization of men or
means can succeed in wrong purposes
against united and outSpoken public
condemnation
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27

has had the besitching effect Of making
them abjare those pledges
In this country. where the popular de-
rand for the direct election Of United
States Senators By the people i rapidly
growing and likely 70 become seia-nign
unanimous, the people may make up their
minds TO be confronted By similar diff
entity. The plan cannot be altered with
out consent Of the Senate. Suppose that,
in spite Of pledges. majority Of Senator'S
cannot be rallied 10 support OF the change.
What viii we do ahouf Isl
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27

such choice IN one state should be quail
fed ON ike conditions 30 do 50 IN any
other state. The rule should be uniform
As to state officers il is right and proper to
leave 20 each state the making Of is own
regulations, but as 10 the choice Of federal
officers none but citizens Of the United
States, under ike conditions IN al the
states. should be allowed to participate,
and IN ali Of the states on such equal terms
the right should be guaranteed and en-
fss-re~{
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27
THE SINGLE TAX.

SEATTLE. Dec -, 1870.
To TIE EDITOR: Seeing Ia some OF the coGn-
ny papers from my former home IN Kansas,
many illusions 70 aihe single tax" and wishing
20 know Why its advocates object 10 more taxes
than one, OF whether the tar Is 20 De applied %
"single" people. write 70 sou for AZ explana-
ton Of IFS meaning sIlAs SPENCER
Henry George proposes 70 tax Land regardless
Of improvemeuts-to take from the owner the
fan amount of rent the bare ground would
bring He would tax nothing elsel
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27

James Rcdpoth. friend Of John Brorn and
Nicha<l Darsf. the fotbey Of the boyeott and
formerly editor 81 the North American ReEiew.
wyites On ''TA< Home Rtste Army' ia the
Sunday PosT-IxTELLsGEscER- The ayficte is
ispxtrated With ca1ss Of Parne2, Redzaond,
Harrington. SezfOn, OBriea, Tim Hcaly,
Mccarthy and DflEon
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27

Wiley Jones, negro barber, psnniless ffteen
years ago. owns twelve miles Of stree; railway
Al Pine Bluff. Arkansas. which is free from debt
and paving handsomely. Il 10 not certain.
though, that Mr.. Jones can vote Is be ple2ses
and have his vote counted as cast He also
OWES two parks and several large business
buildings that bring in big rents.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27

The steamer "City of Seattle which ar
rived last evening after q long voyage
aroGnd Cape Horn. was royalty greeted.
She is fine ship-beautiful. staunch, COM
modious and sxif:-Eorthy Of her name
and a credit 70 the cIty.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27

Ii Is not by amp means so certain as il seemed
a month ego, that with Ell their enormous ma
icrity The Democrats vii Be able 20 tally QUO
rum Of their own members 81 al times II the
lower house Of the 52nd congress- A Repgh-
ican member has introduced bill 70 prohibit
the manufacture or sale Of spiriruo1s on malt
liquors within the limits OF the District o. Co
lumbia- sho1ld il pass-ss il Is 70 be hoped il
wilI-ths Democratic Speaker, If present, may
have to -eount quorum" after all
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27

Radolph ATonsoa. Fruncis EsIson, Ma-
Gsiids C0ftyelIy. Marie Tempest and Eiaai<
PatsaeT srite about Comic OgTa IA aext San
days PosT-IyrELxI6EycR
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27

From the Greek Of Theocrstux
Love, the thief. ehaneeG On day
Near tie bees 10 Hnger,
When naughty one. they say,
Srung him on The finger.
Oh, the wound, il hurt bin sol
How be blew and shook IL.
How he stoTaped sld danced with woe,
Then 70 mother took IL
Spreading al his fingers he
Soboe1 % Ararucire.
Mother. little Is the Zee,
But lis sting Is mighty"
Then the Queen Of Passion smiled,
And she answered userely:
s-You are small yourself. my child.
But you wound severely
-G1orcs Eorsea
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-27
Population of Japan.
Eiogo News
THE SINGER sTUNG.

The population Of Japan On December Il lie
IVES 4e.g7ZAG1
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LOCATION.
IL miles from sidney mile from Sound pc e
Near Maple Valley partly Improved
Nasl1on Island partly improved
esier avenue fezsy terms1
Bush. Jackson. each
fralSi0 sEreex. LAKE, Cnson
.ss.as*--
FesleT avenue .................s...s
YeSlsr aveE1s tea$y terms5
Corner Washington and
Section 2. Scash Seattle.
Co-rer Washington and Eleventh
Corner Main aud Twelfth.
GoEneE Rainier and Washington
Wal-a ala addition
6entn and NlrSs1aA streets 1850
- /
Front and Virginia; must he sold
Near denos. Se1iro
c. L c. r 2 addition .s4sN
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-29

A correspondent writes us that
Mr.. Albert Warren was very friendly
to Mr.. Donnelly this summer-and
was instructed to vote for him at the
convention. The latter statement is
true. If the former is true Mr.. w.
has been seriously misrepresented by
some of his neighbors. They have
written us that he was opposed to
to him and the GREAT WEST last
winter-and the gentleman has up
held and defended Hall and Lathrop.
etc., in this office-and determinedly
argued with several gentlemen here
that the frauds OF a political conven-
ton should be buried for the sake of
the party. If Mr.. Warren has been
misrepresented we are sorry for it,
but those who have heard him talk
in this Office believe he is thoroughly
in harmony with the Hall element.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-29
Good Alliance Timber!

From Austin we find a democratic
convention. Therein we discover the
form of J. D. Sheedy, the Manager of
the Alliance Hail and Cyclone ms.
Co.-Furlong's Company!-and
Sheedy is delegate. To the State
Convention goes none other than 10.
Keenan,, the alliance treasurer of an
Alliance Hail Company; and the
man to whom the alliances have been
sending their twine-money! Truly,
the democratic proclivities of the
Scheffer wing are unfolding!
We also notice Cash Fairbanks
among the delegates-a Centre ALI
ance man.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-29
Contemptible.

There never has been a moment
during the terrible fight between the
N. Y. Central R. R. system and the
Knights of Labor that the St. Paul
Daily News did not know the cause
of the strike.
There was not newspaper man in
the United States at that late date
who did not understand the situa-
ton. The miserable plutocratic
whipped-spaniels of the Scheffer organ
knew we'll enough that it was con-
flict between organized labor on that
great system, and a plutocratic COM
pany determined to destroy it. To
destroy it on the vast N. Y. system
was to destroy it forever, and
throughout the country within a few
years. II not, then the struggle must
be repeated henceforth, on more
terrific scale, involving every COM
mercial interest in the world.
Do you suppose that those master
spirits OF confederated labor we're
summoned from every part of the
country to right the presumed
wrongs of SO n?-that and moth
ing more? No, it was because "or-
ganization" was attacked in the per-
sons OF these men-and the schemes
being discovered, the Assemblies were
called together to consider the out
look. They saw destruction staring
them in the face. They grappled with
the tyrant while they had strength.
Then comes this miserable bankers
daily. managed by the man who
voted against the usury bill, land
who completely belied a platform he
had signed in 1888, to capture an al
lance nomination. and put it's edi-
torial strength against these strug-
Cling Knights! Those editorials
should have damned the paper to
eternal infamy as hypocrite and
goldbug sneak; covered with an alli-
ance mantle, but within, black and
rotten with schemes to Cypress our
toiling millions. Every line except
a very few carefully selected notes of
other people and other writer's,
breathes it's political perfdy-its CO.
partnership with the other parties!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-29
Live up to the Constitution.


A prominent alliance man, in Rice
county, writes as follows:
Il hope Mr.. Donnelly will, as a
member Of the Executive COMMITTEES
hold each officer to a strict adherence
to the alliance constitution; and if
any officer refuses to obey the Sec
tiOns governing the office he holds
that he will demand his resipna-
tiOn."
This is the universal sentiment
But it must be remembered Mr.. Don.
nelly is not President OF the Alliance
simply one of the Executive Commit
tee, and he is fought at every step by
the President of the Alliance. and his
supporters. 1t is very unpleasant
task, at any time, for a man to COM
pei his associates, in a body, to do
their duty; it is doubly painful when
that man finds himself in a minority
with those in acknowledgement to
him. "A house divided against itself
cannot stand;;" and that is the con-
dition OF the alliance to-day.
1t has been the same way in the ex-
ecutive committee: Mr.. Donnelly
trying to push the alliance forward
and Mr.. Hall industriously engaged
sitting down on him.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-29

Wheat is bounding upward. The
private conferences in the Directors
Room of the Minneapolis Chamber of
Commerce and the Chicago Board OF
Trade have something to do with
this. But there are two other rea-
sons: First, the tremendous dis
closures of the GREAT WEST which
squelched that $4,000 Pillsbury
challenge; and Second, the fact that
silver has gone up to $1.2O an
ounce.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-08-29
The Central Strike.

The western people are left abso-
lutely helpless, and at the mercy of a
quintette oligarchy, so far as news
from distant parts of the country
are concerned. The Associated
Press is a closely organized concern
under the control Of plutocrats, and
a party slave-catcher bureau. 1t is
wonderful to read accounts of the
strike in the st. Paul Dailies, and
then compare with the New York
Herald. At the very time that the
Pioneer Press and Daily News were
declaring the strike off and all trains
running there were not five freight
trains out of one hundred going out
OF Buffalo-and not one out OF Al
bany. If aman in this western coun-
try wishes to get the news it is as
necessary to take an eastern daily as
it is for man to read the Bible to
get Christianity. The editorial wish
es of a western paper will also fire.
quently lead them to cut down even
the press-report! Those anti-strike
editorials in the Daily News were
written in accord with pruned dis
patches. The real dispatches of
those afternoons gave the full reason
for the strickland the Daily News
wrote them up as criminal, senseless
and weak!
And what makes it more remark
able is that of all the eastern papers
the party papers are the worst. It
is fact-beyond all dispute or doubt
that the most reliable and admir-
able eastern journal is an English pa
per, practically-the N. Y. Herald.
This is singular, and unfortunate
but it is true.