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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-04

The farmers of Nebraska, Minnesota,
Kansas. South Carolina, Georgia and Ala
bama, who are advocating Senator STAN
ford's brilliant idea of government loans
on farm mortgages through the medium of
paper money issued on that basis, may
learn most useful lesson by studying the
pending revolution in the Argentine Re-
public. and the causes which brought it
about.
1t rests on the best OF authority that II
was the s'cedula," name given to the
enormous loans on farms and produce,
that brought about this revolution. At
first the masses were much in favor of this
device. They thought it would make
money plentiful, and the masses are always
in favor of anything which promises to do
that And the cedula made money, such
as it was. very plentiful. The country was
fairly flooded with money.
But when the merchants who had
bought their goods in London sold them
for this cedula paper. and the time came
for converting into gold for the payment of
London bills, then the crash came. and
the gold value of the bills went down with
run. The gold premium within few
weeks jumped to 100. 200. 800 and greater
per cent
And then the time came when the men
who had worked hard at day labor, or who
had sold their produce. found the paper
which they had taken in payment at its
current value on pay day for, say, twenty
dollars, would a week later pass for not
more than twelve or fifteen. and when
they were told that the government was
about to issue hundred million more.
with the certain effect of further depreciat-
ing the value of that which was outstand.
ing, then came the revolt
And il must be confessed that there have
been few, if any, Spanish American reyo-
buttons that had equal justification. When
government can make no better use of
the powers with which il has been en-
trusted than in destroying the fiscal con-
dition of the country and bringing the
people TO want and ruin. it is treason To
sustain such government The govern
ment is under no less obligation To deal
Justly and wisely by the people than they
are 20 support and sustain the govern
ment. The Buenos Ayrans were wrong in
| method. but not so very far astray on the
| question of principle. II the farm mort
gage men should have their way in this
country--of which. happily, there is no
danger--they would soon find themselves
in the same fix as the Argentines with
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-04
THE DEATH OF MENENpEz.
Treachery OF Exeta, who Now Com
mands the Armies Of Salvador.

Treachery OF Ezeta, who Now Conn
mands the Armies of Salvador.
Eye Wi ness Letter in Courier des Etatx-U Union.
On June % the president. General Men
endez, in order to celebrate the fifth ami
yersary of his triumphal entrance into San
Salvador, had invited the prominent fami-
lies OF the city and its environs to grand
ball which was to be followed by BANQUET
in the presidential palace. AT IL o'clock.
when the dancing was at its height there
arrived IN front of the palace the musical
band OF Santa Anna, invited for the pur-
pose of adding to the jubilation OF
The occasion, its members shouting
viva Menendezln and playing the
"Boulanger March," The COMPANY
forming the guard of honor allowed the
band and the escort accompanying il
TO penetrate into the inner square
of the building in the belief that it came to
serenade the president Suddenly the
musicians threw out their instruments,
which they replaced with guns and weap-
ons carried by the escort Then, led by
General BIasio Marcial, they assembled the
steps. reached the doors of the dancing
halls and summoned the president and the
ministers TO surrender.
General Menendez was at the moment
sofa in his apartments on the second floor.
On hearing the shouts of the insurgents,
who had changed their cries of viva
Menendez' for those of "Muera Menendez.
viva Ezeta," the president appeared at q
window. talked excitediy at the rebels, fired
his revolver at them and appealed to the
guard of honor to do its duty. A lively
fusillade was then opened. just on the level
of the dancing hall, whence the guests
could see the flashes from the guns. Ire
mendous confusion ensued, mothers cali
ing for their sons and daughters. husbands
looking alter their families, and The piteous
cries OF the wounded. and, above all. the
sieniorian voice of President Menendez, in
paroxysm of rage. calling for General
Ezeta and defying him to personal combat
Suddenly the tusiliade stopped, and q
strange silence prevailed. Only two voices
were heard-that of the president. standing
in the window aud continuing his impreea-
lions. and that OF Biasio Marciai. standing
on the steps covered with blood, and win
only horsewhip in his hand. encouraging
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THE CALLIOPE.

Accepted suitor-But won't you ind IL awk-
ward, Blanche, when you meet your first hus-
band in heaven? Pretty Widow-My dear
George, am not Bit AFRAID Of that ever hap
pening. Chatter.
Fannie-Paps. MI Hsymuch has asked me to
marry him. Pspa-And, my child. do you think
you love him? Fannie, sstonished-Love him,
pspal Why, he's worth million dollars.-Nep
York World.
THAT must be Boston girl" 'why do you
tn nix sos "She is all freckled." "How does
that make her q Boston girl?" "wcli, you see.
she has her specks on."-Boston Courier.
shumberger Sitting. tries to mash" pretty
shop girl standing mp in 'L")-Py gracious. If
mein poy Moses was here would make him
gief you his sead FREDDY quick.-yudge.
II didn't get FISH," But you brought home
q nice mess" "Yes. followed the advice of the
wise man and hired hauL"-Nese York Herald.
II requires no self-denisl for pawnbroker TO
keep the pledge.-Boston Transcript.
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DEAR HEART, SWEET HEART.

Dear heart, sweet heart your baby hands
Have touched and passed this floating woric
Have loosed their hold ON lifes II Ill strands
And now upon your breast lie furied
Twin blossoms OF eternal peace,
Like lilies on untroubled streams.
When the rude winds have made surcease
And summers glory drifts and dreams.
Dear heart sweet heart, your waxen lips
Shall never touch my cheek again,
For they are stepped In an eclipse
Which lies beyond my mortal ken;
And that great sphinx OF death who keeps
His silent vigil over all
Has left thy face as one who sleeps
Save for the b0sOm's rise and TALL
Dear heart, sweet heart, thy tender eyes,
With ali their depths of wondering.
Are closed for aye: as droops and dies
The first sweet violet bank of springs;
And their far look of thought unthougnt
Shall never come sgain. or be.
That closed the gates 'twixt thee and me.
Dear heart sweet heart, the lonely way
Seems douby steep since you are gone,
The dawn has faded out of day,
The rose has faded out of dawn;
Al d l. alasl must needs go down
Ny hand unclaSped by any child,
To wear the cross without the crown
And walk through life unreconciled.
Dear heart, sweet heart, mid hopes and fears
bend and kiss you thus, and thus;
Nine yes sre dim with Drumming tears,
MY lips with grief are tremulous;
My baby boy-that y u should die
Aud cut into the darkness 60,
Beyond my broken-hesrted cry,
Flowed you 40. loved you so.
Ernest NcGr6en
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MALEFIcENr If TRUE.

contributor to the August Ayynd--a
LII. d. and Secretary OF the Medico-Legal
Society-contributes a readable, but it is to
be hoped not reliable. article on new
school of hypnotists who have their princi-
pal headquarters in the city of Nancy.
France. Unlike Charcot and his followers,
these people discard the mechanical appli-
ances, such as crystal ball or pair Of mir
rors, to fix the gsze of the subject. but rely
wholly upon personal influence and what
they call suggestion.
Ii their statements are to be accepted,
they have been far more generally success
full than the other school. Charcot has adj
mitted that under his plan of operating
only a small percentage OF subjects have
been found susceptible to the hypnotic in
fiuence or at least to a complete loss of
consciousness and responsibility. But the
Nancy school. or suggestlonists, reporting
from several cities in France and Germany,
their subjects in each case running up into
the hundreds, show as rule fully ninety
per cent. of successes. Moreover, their ex-
periments negative the impression hereto
fore prevalent, that susceptibility to this
influence Is confined to or most general
among the physically weak and nervous.
On the contrary, these professors claim
that their most pronounced successes have
been achieved with healthy and vigorous
subjects. And If their reports be true
their discoveries deal deadly blow to the
idea that free will is . prevailing quality
among the masses OF human beings.
Should their theories be established and
generally accepted there would have to be
q complete revision of the rules Of evidence
and of Jurisprudence. For they claim TO
have established that with few exceptions
people are susceptible to this influence.
and by suggestion of the operator can be
made to see. feel. do and testify as he wills.
A large number of instances are related,
confirmatory of this claim. They fore
shadow possible condition OF affairs
which II is frightful to contemplate. But,
happily, not an instance is related which
does not afford room. on close analysis. to
suspect deception. The whole case rests
on the declarations of the operators that
the subjects have seemed to see or feel, or
have done or testified in obedience to sug-
gestions, and on the declarations of the
subjects that these results have been with
out their will or knowledge. An operator
tells q subject that he will do certain
thing at q certain time after restoration to
consciousness, the thing is done at the time
and in the manner suggested. and the sub
ject declares he was not aware of the sug-
gestion when made.
There is room to doubt that he was IN
conscious when the suggestion was made.
Let US hope that such is the fact. and be
very cautious about accepting the con-
trary. The discussion is interesting, and
it is sometimes pleasant to be humbugged
with an interesting fiction, but there are
limits.
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PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE ARMY
How 1t Il Intended to Rearrange tn
Military Commands.
Washington City Special.

How 1t IL Intended to Rearrange the
Military Commands.
Washington City Special
The rearrangement of the military COM
mands has been contemplated ever since
the death of General Crook. and it is now
settled that the three divisions are to be abol-
ished entirely and that Major-Generals
Howard and Miles will be put on the same
status in their relations with the command
ing general as the six brigadier generals,
except that the two departments they viii
command will be larger in extent and more
important than the other six departments.
The abolition of the division system means
q more prompt transaction OF adminlstra-
tive business. as each commander will tor
ward his papers direct TO the commanding
general and receive his orders direct from
that individual instead of through di-
vision commander. Almost all of the Of
ficials here admit that the change will be
beneficial and economical. as there will no
longer be any necessity for keeping up the
large corps of staff officers at division head
quarters.
The boundary lines of the recognized
departments have not been decided. There
are to be eight departments, making
command for each of the two major-gen-
erals and the six brigadler-generals. The
present intention seems to be to keep Gen.
mand OF the department of the Atlantic in-
stead of the division of the Atlantic, and
General Miles at San Francisco, as COM
manding officer of the department of the
Pacific instead of the division of the Pacific.
The latter's command, il is expected. will
comprise what is now the department of
California and portion OF the department
of Arizona, the other portion of this
department probably being merged into
the department of Texas. General How
ards command will comprise what is now
the department of the East and slice
from the department of Missouri. One
of the questions that has given the most
trouble is as to what will be done to satisfy
Chicago. As far as the slate is made up,
she is left out entirely, but it is the opinion
of the department officials that Chicago,
above all other cities in the West, should
be the headquarters OF one of the depart
ments. There is some talk of removing
the headquarters of the department of Mis-
souri, from st. Louis to Chicago, and
another proposition is TO transfer the
headquarters of the department. OF Dakota
from 81. Paul.
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As the time approaches for the holding OF the
National encampment speculation increases -
to who viii succeed Comm -nderin-Chief Alg r
and the other officials of the National g. A. r
The two leading candidates for the mantle OF
General Alger are Colonel w. 4. SmedberR. OF
California, and Colonel w. G. Weary, of Yer
mont. The former viii have the enthusiastic
and solid support of California and the Pacific
coast states generally, and win receive consid.
cradle support from other states a. well The
California people win make . big light for
snedberg on the ground that commander.
in.chief has never been chosen from the
Pacific coast Judge Weary is at present
one OF the Interstate commerce commissioners,
and 1t Is thought by some that his duties in his
present position might interfere with his accept
ing the commandersnip Judge Weary, next
to General Alger. was the leading candidate At
Milwaukee last year. and, after being placed IN
nomination, withdrew in favor OF General Al
ger. He is very popular throughout the Eas
and can have very general support from that
section If he desires il. The names of Governor
Hoyey, Of Indiana; Corporal Tanner, OF Wash
ingfon, and Colonel A. G. Weisseri, Of Wiscon-
sin. now senior wee commander, are frequently
mentioned as possible candidates. but it ID un-
derstood Colonel Weissert has no such ambi-
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The Fool Killer Is All Right.
Na..r YAH Xnril
New York wo

After all. the fool killer is not the indolent,
slip shod, losferisn iuuctionary that most peo-
pie hold him TO be- When little man with a
sma / newspaper In this city rose and bawied re-
Gently for million citizens TO arm and rally in
the North, and called upon the negroes of the
South TO rise and punish a few enthusiastic men
who set up a staue to General Lee In Richmond
the fool killer merely raised his club and the
racket ceased. List week, when an Atlanta
newspaper proposed to organize a boycott
against the whole North Ia q certain event, the
watchful fool killer merely withdrew his sub
scription. trowned significantly and there was
peace in the neighborhood. The fool killer in
not a man OF violence. and he makes a great
deal OF allowance for the alterations of hare
Drained people in warm weather But he keens
his eve Open
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4 novel use for the Australian ballot has been

A novel use for the Australian ballot has been
devised in Massachusetts, The Republicans
propose to use 1t for the nomination of their
candidates In state convention. ballot con-
tanning the names of all the candidates for all
the Offices il to be furnished to each delegate in
the convention, and each win indicate his
preference for candidate for each Office. The
ballots will be perforated between each set OF
candidates. and each strip will differ In color,
which it is thought win prevent difficulty in
counting after the ballots have been cast 1t
viii obviate long winded nominating speeches,
secure vote for the full ticket oil at once, very
materially interfere with trading, and If plu-
rality vote on the first ballot shall decide the re-
suit 1t will greatly expedite matters. But all
depends upon this latter point. II candidate
for each Office must receive majority OF ell the
votes cast. this arrangement seems calculated to
make an interr.ina Job of nominating full
state ticket. And on that point reports about
this innovation are silent
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his soldiers and forbidding them to IRE.
whi.s ; legged the ladies and strangers TO
get oft of the palace. assuring them fnaf
there IS no danger, and offering 70 protect
them with bis own body The ladies with
out their cloaks. their shoulders naked and
their hair flying to the wind. STEPPED down
the few steps. Among them were the vile
ard daughters of the minister OF war,
whom they embraced, when Marciai inter-
fsrsd-
General" exclaimed the minister. "my
wife and daugters are dying with fright
Let me lead them away and return imme-
diaseIy. give yen my word OF honor
Il accept it. said Marcial, but don't
fail 10 return"
The minister did not come back.
At this moment Colonel Martinez. COM
mandant of the Guard OF Honor. who had
not understood the meaning OF the fusii-
lade. and took il for salute to the presi-
dent, arrived on the portico ana Is say the the
less blood" said the general "All the
barracks are IN our power" and in the
hope OF better persuading Martinez. ne
took him in his arms. But meanwhile the
president had come down from his apart
menss, and seeing Martinez in the arms OF
Marcial. exclaimed:
What! What Even my body guard
sNo." answered Martinez. lam come to
die by your side"
s. A struggle took place between the two
chiefs, who rolled on the ground, and Mar
cial is killed. Then Menenfex, sword IN
one hand and . revolver in the other, sur
rounded by few friends and ordering his
guard to follow him, madly ran into
the street in pursuit of the rebels.
But he suddenly turned himself
around. his arms beating the air
and fell under q sudden stroke OF apo
plexy. He was carried into the palace. and
Colonel Martinez slowly retreated toward
the barracks of the guard, where he was
was soon subdued by the greater number
of the insurgents.
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A Huge Cat in the Tree.
Palouse City News,

Ed Carson and Mark Howe w re hunting
Tuesday In the vicinity of Flat creek, and about
twenty miles up the river when they ran across
q very excited sheep herder, who was standing
over the mangled body of ne of his wards He
explained thar he had just driven of large
cougar, which had killed and was devouring
the sheep. and that the animal, pursued by q
dog had taken to the woods. Just at this point
the dog returned whining, and led the party TO Q
huge pine tree, . few rods from the clearing,
upon q limb of WHICH the cougar was comfort
ably ensconeed. A bullet through the shoul-
ders brought the brute to the ground in a heap
but he recovered sufficiently to badly mangle
the plucky shepherd dog A second bullet hit
the neck of the big Cat and ended his existence.
The body measured over six feet from the nose
TO the tip of the tail, and weighed 100 pounds
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STATE PRESS.

The Port Townsend caE succinctly puts now
wcll-known fact in such shape that It win besr
: petition: .Gseat u Washington. Ten years
go its population was only 75.ll6. while that Of
Oregon wes ia 672 The present census gives
Washington $4,000, while Oregon only has u.s.
900. During the past ten years Washington has
increased in population about 27l.ooo. while Ore
gon shows an increase Of only 10000 inhabi-
tant&" .
The editor Of the eprague Herald. Frank VIM
ship, pleads suilfy a. follows: ''The statesman
part is all right-we would like to be state SEN
sor-and msy be this fall-but a. for postoi-
fce-no, sonny, there's too much work about
ihst--and besides we have certified to the post
Office department that we believed the present
incumbent was an exceptionally efficient post
MASTER
The Pssco Pilot says that "a few villains Of
some description very kindly % plugged about
thirty wstermelons in Mr.. Potter's melon patch
last week Boys. this il awful bad business,
and you had better have care. a. the proper
parties srs on to- you"
Pelouse Gazette: The average man hereshouts
who ID resti g easy beneath the spreading
branches Of his own obscurity should not mis-
take the buzzing Of the flies among the Palouse
hills for call for him 10 60 forth and run for
Office.
The LINDEN Pioneer Press gives some very
good advice to the young men of that place who
throw paper balls in church, ana admonishes
Them to maintain the local standing and dig
nifty.
The Whatcom Bulletin declines to answer "the
excessively smart things which appear in the
Reriesc.n
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The St. Louis Republic, edited by bourbon of
bourbons, has discovered q weak point in Mr.
Blaine's diplomatic armor. II ends him def
cient in that respect for the fundamental law of
his native land which Is indispensable 10 endur-
ing success ~ diplomatist." In what respect,
think you? No matter II you be native of
Connecticut, you might guess for thousand
years and never solve the problem. The Repab-
Tic makes the astounding disclosure that in his
correspondence with Lord Salisbury Mr.. Blaine
'.indecently exposes his own ignorance Of
American law and history BY using the noun
United States In the singular numb T." That
the leading statesman OF these" country could
be guilty OF such an improperly in discussing
the relations between Great Britain and those
United States, 10 certainly abhorrent
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Population of British empire, SSo.o0oOoe.
Each true Britain il therefore mortsaged Tor
SIS. including the rice eaters of India, the me-
groes Of the West Indies, and the savages of
British Africa
II We deduct from the total population ZOO
o00, tmpecunious East Indians 1000 goo West
Indian negroes, and 100000 African savages,
as totally irresponsible. the remaining I2aooo,-
coo Of taxable Britons are norrgaged for about
SIS each.
He states that for the past 46 years the
expenses of the Indian empire have been
$170. 900 more than the receipts. and il
owes debt as shown in the above table.
Truly our cousins are paying dearly for the
imperial whistle.
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The smoke-Hole of St. Helen..

Mr.. George Merrill, OF Deer Island, is making
extensive preparations for his trip to ST. Helens
with the Mcbride party. 70 make thorough in
vestigation OF she great cavity on the north side
of the mountain. which mp 20 date has never
had close examination. II has been rumo-ed
by both white men and Indians that they have
occasionally seen smoke issuing from tha,
place, and while il has been given considerable
credit by some people. Others believe II 10 be
without foundation. II would be a great relief
20 the minds of many people 20 know exactly
the eondi ion OF things they exist in and
around that imposing mountain
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THE CLIFFS.

These iron-rifted cliffs, that DER the deep,
Wsve-worn and thunder-scarred, enormous
lower,
Stand like the work OF some primevsl Power.
Than or Demiurgos, that would keep
Firm ward forever DER the Fashioned steep
OF turref-crowned Beitarc. or mightiest Moher
Vainiy beneath, as though they would devonr
The rooted rocks before them, reel and leap
The hesdlong waves and, as plumed phslsnx,
Crushed in the assault OF some strong citadel
IndomitatAe still, It's shattered ranks
Cheers 20 the breach again. and yet again.
So from the battling pillows bursts the swell
OF a more awful combat than of menl
Sir AuETeU de Tfrs