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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21
Struggle with a Wildcat.


Last Tuesday morning Mr.. John Japgers. of
Nicomin island, was awakened early In the
morning by an unusual noise in or around the
chicken -bou e. and very soon came to the con-
clusion that there was an intruder in csmp
Having o g God idea of what the invader was
like, he mediately seized his dou Bile barrelled
shotgun. By this time the dog was bark ng
fas. and furious. and soon was on the run aud
freed her game in big cedar close by. Mr.
Jaegers. on going up, soon spied an enormo us
wildcat, and immediat ly on locating what
he thought was his head. and afterwards
proved 10 be his hindquarters took aim end
fred. From the motion of the monster as he
backed down the tree, Mr.. Jasgers sJon found
out that he was not badly hurt althoue h
dragging q hind leg. AS the cat neared
the bottom he took aim again. Int
was Mortified 10 find that the other barrel was
not loaded. As soon as the cat got down he
looked around ana seeing his assailant maize
straight for b IN. As the bush was III ok there
was no chance to escape and Mr.. Jaggers imme-
diately CONCLUDED to face his enemy, but the
trusty dog had an eye on all the proceedings.
Just as the cat was out to spring the dog
leaped and caught the cat by the back Of the
necK, which CHI ckei his course. Then a terrible
Struggle ensued, but just for a moment, for Mr..
Jaagers saw that the dog must give ND in an.
other mi.ute. Watching bis chance, he spranx
and lit with both feet right on the back OF
the CT. For the next few minutes there
was scratching, kicking, Stamping and
growing. and after some tremendous eff rts on
the part of the cat to free himself from the hold
of TIE dog, which still stuck bravely to her first
hold. showed signs OF weakening. Standing
with loot on the cats fore foot and the O, her
on his hind one. Mr.. Jaggers broke of piece
OF bough hanging overhead and with that dis
patched Mr.. Wild Cat The dog came ont
WITHOUT single scratch, but Mr.. Jsggers was
not quite SO lucky. He had the tips Of his
boots nearly torn q, but. luckily Tor n m. the
infuriated cats C avs did not penetrate further
than the leather Upon examiaati 1t was
found that the animal was not cat bur what il
really was no one couli say. 1t measured s ,eet
6 in hes in girth at the shoulders and weighed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21
The Sea Serpent in Howe Sound.

vancouver News Advertiser.
On Tuesday night Mr.. s. NJ Stewart arrived In
the city from his logging camp, where he has
been for some weeks. Yesterday, in converse
ton with some of his friends, Mr.. Ssewat re-
cited an int resting adven ure he and the COM
panions with whom he came from the camp
had on their way down. They were crossing
the mouth OF Howe sound about SHUTDOWN on
Tuesday night rowing leisure y when Mr. Stew
art drew attention to a peculiar looking log
about 200 feet away from them on their right
hand. The log was deep black color, straight
from end to end as an arrow, and about sew.
enty-hve feet long, They rested on their oars
for a few minutes looking at it in languid
sort OF way, and then concluded 10 row to il
and see what kind Of wood it was They
headed their boat straight for 1t, and when
within about thirty feet it sank in the water
like stone without the slightest noise, and
disappeared from sight The boats crew were
de ply astonished at this unexpected turn of
affairs. and were somewhat alarmed. They
paused once more, half expecting to
see 1t rise again, and drea ding lest
1t would rise under and caps'ze the
boat After about three minutes of this expec-
fancy they concluded. as nothing resulted, to
continue their course. They accordingly headed
their boat for home and started. TheyIhad not
gone very far. however, when they aga n be-
held the same object, this time on their left
and q iitt nearer. They were now determined
TO see what it was, ana directed their course
once more toward it When they got within
about fifteen yards of it the object again sank.
but almost imm, diately reappeared. blowing q
stream of water at the boat's crew and drench-
ing them. This at once convinced the men
that it was not a log they had encountered. and
when the animal began flashing the water with
his tail, which it did in such manner a. al.
most to swamp the boat. each man came to the
conclusion that II was the sea serpent they had
hna ma
off as rapidly as possible, but the animal seemed
to think 1t was It's turn 10 AZ tune the offensive
and it pursued them, keeping at about ten
yards distance, and lashing the wa'er unremit.
tingly. This fight and pursuit continued for
about mile, when the animal left as suddenly
as It came Mr.. Stewart AYERS that the animal
whatever 1t was-was not whale, aud while
he does not claim it was the traditional sea SER
pent on q cruise in northern waters he con-
tends that 1t was an inhabitsnt of the sea n u
very often met with, and not very desirable
companion on voyage in small boat
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21
SEATTLE ACKNOWLEDGMENT MONDAY. JULY 2L 1890

tempt tes the d ference between stable nous
ing thousands OF horses, and an electrician ssa-
ton of SUN lent sixs to operate rnAi with the
same Efficiency, one is at last struck with tne
advantages on the side OF the electric
system, which, indeed. are fnconfrove.-
bic. Instead of Q large, ilrsmeiling puiio-
ing whose odors are waited for many
blocks (making the tenancy of those houses
within half mile almost unbearaoe. and IN
volving a large depreciation of prop rty IN the
nejghborbood), IN, re is . neat, suostsnuai
building equipped with . steam plant ana dy-
nsmos, and occupying hardly one-tensh the
space required for an equivalent number OF
horses Therefore, not only Is there effected
r movai OF the nuisanees attached TO a ABLE.
bat large saving in the cost OF real estate. ana
the far greater amount involved in the known
depreciation OF the surrounding property Be-
sides this, the stables are OF nece sity required
TO be in close proximity 70 the trace, whereas
the electric-power station which furnishes cur
rents to the car may be situated mile irom the
track in some suitable place, as. for instance.
beside river, where. with condensing engines,
power may be generated at minimum OF cost
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21
A Gigantic Skate.

Yesterday afternoon Mr.. W. Werner. the
United Stats customs Inspector, aid Mr.. Fl De
Kolta were fishing off the &. P. r. dock, when
Mr.. Warner felt that he had caught a S ag.
Upon pulling on bis line IL was observed to
move Great excitement ensued, and there wal
gre at strain on the small lire However. by
careful man cement. Mr.. Warner managed to
bring the monster to the surface. Il proved to
be gigantic skate, member of the Raw fam.
lily. Mr.. Koita then jump q on q raft and
held onto the fish, while Mr.. Warner ran ard
blamed one OF the freight hooks used by the
men when loading. With the use OF this hook
aud strong rope they managed to haul the mon.
ster on tue dock, II being so heavy il was a n
that three men could do to haul IL up Al the
ieast calculation II must have weighed over go
pounds. and when measured il was found 10 he
four feet two inches from fn 20 fin and five teet
eight inches from the point of the nose 10 the
end of the tail
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Grafton is highly applicable to the presen.

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time:
We Americans. the descendants Of sires re-
nowned for their justice and spirit. have heard
caly government of our own choice and crea-
ton ridicuied, vilifed. illuminated: we have
seer every art exerted to Propagate the tale of
falsehood, not only without punishment, bat
almost without reproof. From the
adoption of tn Federal constitution q current
OF cafumny and abuse. repIeuisbed from sources
the most vile and wicked, has never ceased to
pour upon our rulers. While we. high-spirited
republicans, in full exercise and coast Of the
energy OF yirtuous and the foresight of intelli-
gent minds, have listened calmly 60 these in.
vectives; and without rejecting tina; the keen
est OF all Insults against the people Is that
which holds up its representatives to dishonor,
this language has been submitted to from men
the loudest on all occasions in their pretended
yenera ION and care of the people.
And the following is susceptible of sig
nifcant application and teaches what
may be expected If those experiences
become the rule with ali capable and wor-
thy men who have not the courage to as
sumo responsibilities and serve the people
faithfully without regard to consequences:
To what viii these things .eac9 Experience
daily gives the answer. Men of talents retire,
or refuse your preferred honon True spirit
cannot long bear to be q butt for the shafts of
calumny. If the justice of their country will
not cure the fame of good men, they viii seek
IN retirement consolation for its injustice. And
who viii succeed? Bold and hardy ambition
that seeks its own emolument, not the welfare
OF the state; from whose brazen front the darts
OF just reproaeh leap back blunted; that win
sacrifice his country, and take care to recon-
pense upon the people-ah. keenly to recon-
pense-tneir unjust suspicious of yirtue or
thoughtlsss indolence IN lis defense.
leave the country at the mercy of the base.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21

The assessment roll OF can Francisco
for the current year makes q surprising
revelation. Although . remarkable num-
Der of costly new buildings have
been erected, several new sys-
TENS of cable roads constructed, and .
great many new streets opened up or ex-
tended, there actually appears a decrease
OF six million dollars as compared with
last year in the total of real estate valua-
lions. Can this be an effect of "Puget
sound rivalry?
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21

The Iowa state Register says that for the first
six months in 1S90 the sum of $50. 600 has been
drawn from the treasury to pay the criminal
costs in the Justices courts in the city of Des
Moines, of which more than $1,000 w-s paid to
FIVE justices. the balance going to their con-,
stables. Jurors. witnesses, etc. And the Register
says that these model officers pocket the Ii oney
without any effort to stop the liquor traffic,
which they do not wish stopped. as they are
making fortunes out of pretended Efforts T. sup
press 1t Prohibition in Iowa does not prohibit
drinking, but 1t S, ems to have put an effec,ual
Quietus on Official honesty
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21

The st. Louis Republic has mounted high
horse. In its issue OF July 16 IL files notice that
II the federal elections bill shall pass the West
ern Democrats will assert themselves" and
take charge of their party. Then they will
nominate q Western man for President" and
If they elect him. or have any grounds for claim
ing his election, they wiz do their best to seat
him." It files no'ice that they viii not stand
any repetition of the 1876 business, and the
Republic doubtless expected general quaking
all along the Republican line when it closed
with the ominous and threatening words,
"They are not likely to call for an electoral
commission" The Republic will perhaps be
surprised to learn that in some quarters this as
surance will give more of comfort than it will
cause OF alarm in any quarter. As the election
bill is pretty certain to pass,.if that papers
threat is made good. and the Demo rats there
fore nominate Western man. the Republicans
are quite likely to do the same, and the West
win be certain to be represented in the presi-
dental chair. That suits exactly.
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or for the Olymplcs.
Port Crescent star

party Of three Taeonaites. consisting of A
p and Fl. Carr and another VIII 60 name we
did not learn, left this morning for trim
through the oiympcs by way OF Crescent pass
MI Car ana MS brother have made several
trips through this ran OF mountains. wsvs
starting II. m Hoods canal, but they say thar
route is too wearisome and hard They ave
both old prospe tors, and their obi ct now Is 10
lock for IN lnerals of q kinds On a previous
trip they found some float gold, aad they will
endeayor TO locate the source from whence IL
came on this journey. They VIII head through
tor Gray's harbor
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BRIGHT NORTHWEST NEWS.

In consequences of complaints by citizens OF
Fairhaven that the census gave that city only
1880 inhabitants, C. Noel Bear, chief clerk to
supervisor Jenkins has written to the Herald
calling for the unenumeratsd to report thcm-
selves before July 81.
The widow OF General Custer is a guest OF the
garrison at Fors Sherman and Is gathering in
formation for book about that country.
The superintendent of schools of Pierce county
estimates the scnool population at $500. Re-
turns viii be completed on august l.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21

At vincennes, Indiana. last May. there was an
election for mayor which resulted in a tie Sub
seQuenty the legislature adopted the Australian
ballot system. and on the 1t of June there was
q new election under that system, with the
same candidates in the field. when interest in
the new system brought out a larger vote and
one of the candidates obtained q majority of
fhrea YnIes.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21
THE AGE OF IMITATION.

Pine and paint now do for oak;
Plush has taken sealskin's place:
Slang for tongues our iatner's spoke
Writer'S madiy now MIRAGE.
Tailors give cur caught rs grace;
And the product OF the lamb
Hath OF wo | but scanty trace
In this wondrous age Of sham.
Dull invention does for joke;
Brick usurps The granite base;
st ad of co / we're burning coke;
Ric-rac has the call on lace.
Paint aud powder make the face
OF the maiden and madame;
Aniseed for fox we chase
In this wondrous age of sham.
Cabbage leaf we often smoke;
Val, ze Is now what once was vase;
Hearts as trumps once love awoke-
Diamoud-shap ID is now the a e.
Gavel doth suppltnt the mace,
Sickly rhyme the epigram-
How we'd 8 srtle hem of Thrace
In this wondrouG age of shani
ENVOY.
Greek you'll really have to brace,
Be, beg You, not . clam
His Is not q W ming pare
In this wOndrous aye of sham.
John Kendrfck Bangs.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21

New Orleans showed the largest percentage Of
increase in postal receipts for the quarter end.
ing June 80 OF any city In the county. This is
doubtless due to the sale OF lottery tickets, and
gives an indication of the extent to which the
country Is fieeced by that ms tuition. This 10
one OF the cham Is through which q vas.
amount of Northern capital is developing
Southern industries" It has become an inter.
esting question whether congress will TO
twenty-five years longer allow the use of the
United States mails as agents Of this robbery
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21
A CODE OF MORALS.

Now Jones had left his new-wed bride to keep
his house In order,
And HE'D away to the Hurrum Hills. above the
To sit on a rock with q neliograph; bat ere he
His wife the working of the Code that sets the
miles at naugnL
And Love had made him very sage. as Nature
made her fair;
30 Cupid ana Apollo linked, per Photograph, the
pair.
At dawn, across the Hurrum Hills. he flashed
her counsel wise
At cen, the dying sunset bore her husbands
homilies.
He warned her 'gainst seductive youths in
scarlet clad ano g.ld,
of the old;
But kept us gravest warnings for thereby the
That snowy-haired Lothario. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Bangs
Twas General Bangs, with aid and staff. that
When tl,ey beheld heliogrsph tempesiuously
at play.
They thou. Int of border risings, and of stations
So stopp, to take tie message down-and this
is what they learnt:
Dash dot dot, dot, dot dash. dot dash dot"
twice. The General s~ore.
"was ever general officer addressed as dear
before?
"'My Low + fsi.hl my Duck Gadsooksl MY
'Spirit OF great Lord Woiseley, who 10 on that
mounIain-topf'
The artless aide-de-camp was mute; the gilded
s. aft were still,
As dumb with pen up mirth, they booked that
message from the hill;
For clear summers ghtning dare. the hus-
bands warning ran:
"Don't dance or ride with General Bangs-a
most immoral man..
cat dawn. across the Hurrum Hills. he flashed
her counsel ~ise-
But, bowsoever Love be blind, the world at
With damna DRY dot and dash he photographed
his wife
Some Interesting details of the Generals private
life.
Tho artless aide .de-camp was mute; the shining
staff We're still,
And led and ever redder grew the Generals
shaver 81 l.
And this is what he said at last this feelings
matter o J:
II think we've tapped private line. Hill Threes
about therel Troll"
All honor to Bangs, for ne'er did Jones there
al er know
By word or act official who read off that hello;
But the taie is OH the frontier, and from Michni
to Mooltan
They know the worthy General as shat most
immoral man."
-Rudydrd Kipliag.
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Good Land Above Pitt Lake.

Messrs. Mckay and Murray, who have been
on prospecting tour for some distance past the
head of Pitt lake, nave returned, aud 1t IS sad
that q new tract oil farming land has been DIS
covered by them. The land is just outside the
twenty-mile belt, three miles from the head of
the lake. aud on IL there Is 70 pm for nearly 30
families, besides being of the vtry beat Qualify for
farming purposes. Mr.. Murray Will report his
find to the government
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21

The New York Railroad Chronicle reports the
gross earnings of Isl railr ,ads for the nrs, six
months of this year at s1l6,64l 296, q gain of
SIS, 100000 over the same period of last year
The same paper reports unusually heavy sales
of Northern Pacific preferred sock, with Vii.
lard a thousand miles away" in mid ocean. II
is predicted that he will telegraph orders for
heavy purchases when he hears OF il
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21
Electric Railway as a Sanitary Measure.
Enr5hna-ss Ne azgna

The rapid extens ion of the electric street-car
sys EN- which has taken place Especially in this
country, naturally leafs 70 the question of the
cause thereof. To have gained such pre-emi-
nence IL must be able TO do not only what other
systems can do, but, still more, ii mus, be able
20 do il at a decreased cost Again, removal of
thousands of horses from the streets OF city.
involving, as 1t does. the doing away with the
noise aud dirt is another distinct gain 10 its res
idsntS Bat II ons goes stu farther, ano con.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21

The Democrats of Pennsylvania base a hope
for the success OF their ticket on the luck of
Barclay. their candidate for secretary OF state.
who several years ago drew q prize In the
Louisiana lottery. They forget that lightning
never strikes twice in the same place
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21

suit in the twelve millions being called
upon to support zone twentieth Of their
own number" which would be 600 900, or
about two-thirds of those soldiers who were
alive at the Close of the war, most pre-
posterous estimate.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21

Between the decks of the steamer New York,
as she lay in Boston harbor, aud the most shell.
tered aud shady spots in the city, there was a
difference of ten degrees in temperature July
9th. On the water the thermometer stood at 50
for maximum. and in the city it reached 80.
In Seattle on that day the highest temperature
VAST This is an immense country, and Puget
Sound is s point of most equable temperature.
Not uncomfor able in medium 9 ring clothing
twenty DAYS In the year.
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Following are the latest figures on the men
available for duty in the armies Of the prineinal
Europesn powers
Total.

With four reduced 70 Its equivalent in grain.
the exports OF wheat and -four from the United
States Tor the year ending June soth amounted
to llo 1868 bushels. an increase of "a per cent
for the preceding year. This looks as thou. b
the farmers had been doing q tolerably healthy
business
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21

Much as has been said and written about
farm mortgages and the restitution of farmers
especia ly as contrasted with the extortious of
railroads and their inordinate profits, the ST.
Louis Globe Democrat ventures the opinion that
there are many owners of railroad property who
would be glad to exchange 1t for farms In sup
port OF this idea II notes the fact that within
the lat six months q railroads have been sold
under foreclosure. representing an aggregate
length of $50 miles, funded BIT of s35. $50 600
and capital stock of $56,147,OO0. "All is not
gold that eliitera" Josh Billings was right
when he said that "Many q millionaire has nary
million"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21

Henry Willard is quoted as declaring that in
five years there will not be q steam locomotive
on any railway in the United States. and that
every kind OF machinery win be driven by elec-
tricity. This is probably an exaggera,ion OF
what Nh. Willard did say, bu: with an extension
of twenty years in the time for effecting the
change there can be little doubt hat the subtitle
fluid viii pretty effectually supersede steam.
And with the change there will be an enorm. Us
diminution OF fire risks and of loss of life from
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-21

The death of Fremont recalls the favorite
refrain of his supporters for the presidency in
1856: Fremont Dayton and the railroad too"
At that time nothing was SO popular as the idea
OF railroad across the continent By the old
line Republicans, and by all others to a greater
or less degree, IL was regarded little less than
sacrilege to talk about limiting the aid which
the federal government the states or munich
palities would render for that purpose And If
the railroads had responded in the same gen.
erous spirit and had been perfectly fair. just and
imrartial in their dealings with all of the
people. and had let politics alone, and had con-
fined themselves solely and strictly to their
railroad business. there is no reason to doubt
that the enthusiastic good will manifested
towards them in IS would have been main
tanned to this day. How delightful it would be
If that hearty good feeling between the people
and the transportation companies, the foremost
agents of material progress, could be restored.
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THE POST INTELLIGENCER-
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enhscr1bers ordering addresses changed snou'o
i've the old address Is web as the new one;
address all remittsnces TO foeA-is sl'i'
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