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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-01
Retirement OF q Journalist.
Harper's Weekly.

The retirement of Mr.. Charles Nordhoff
from the field of active journalism con-
cludes remarkable career. We shall
doubtless hear again from Mr.. Nordhof
in the field OF authorship, where he is al
ready SO well known as the writer of Cape
Cod stories, and of books having great and
permanent value, like Politics for Young
Americans" and God and Future Life"
But 1t is as newspaper editor that for
more than thirty years Mr.. Nordhoff has
most closely touched and influenced popu-
lar opinion and action. Before the war he
was edisorialiv associated with the New
York Evening Post, rising to the highest
position on the staff of that paper, from
which he retired in 1871. Three years
later Mr.. James Gordon Bennett chose him
TO fill the new and responsible position
of Washington editor of the New York
Herald. AS chief of the Herald bureau at
Washington, Mr.. NorGhoff organized and
developed this new department in journal
ism, giving it the characteristics of his own
strong ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, indepen.
dence. fexibility and common sense. The
circumstances of his retirement, while
evincing the value and importance of Mr.
Nordhofi's long and faithful service, re-
feet the greatest honor upon Mr.. James
Gordon Bennett. The retirement OF Mr..
Nordhoff on half pay for life, reminds us
OF the like appreciation by the elder Ben
nett of the late Mr.. Frederic Hudson's
fidelity during a long and successful edi-
toriai career. Such examples are as noble
as they are rare. Mr.. Nordhoff retires TO
the home of his choice in lower California,
a country which, in a recent and interest.
ing book. he has made familiar to Ameri-
can readers
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Young Man at Portland Perishes In Try.
ing to Save HE Comrade.

Young Man at Portland Perishes In Try
ing to Save His Comrade.
PORTLAND. Aug. 3l.-Joseph Boset, aged
Is, and George Straussel, aged IL, were
drowned this afternoon in the Willamette,
near Governor Pennoyer's sawmill in this
city. Boset. young Straussel and
several ether lads, were sitting on
some logs just south of the mill
fishing. Boset. Straussell and Price were
on the same log, and in the excitement at
tending good bite Straussell fell into the
water. This caused the log to roll. and all
the others could do was to retain their bal
ance.
It was steadied in very short time, how
ever, and then Boset jumped in to rescue
his companion. Price. seeing Boset jump,
also jumped into the water. George Simon
threw in his fish line and young Price
grasped 1t and was pulled out, but before
anything could be done for the other two
they disappeared. Both drowned within
eight or ten feet of each other. Both bodies
were recovered.
Saturday evening. few miles below this
city, John Frederick fell off of barge and
was drowned. He was standing on the
edge Of the barge and q steamer passed
which caused the barge to rock, and Fred.
erick, who is an old man, fell into the
river and was drowned. The body was re-
covered.
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Estimating the Merits OF the Various
English Poets.
Iondou Letter

Estimating the Merits OF the Various
English Poets
London Letter.
Lord RossIyn has been very III, but Is
now getting well again. This does not
sound like literary news. but it has an IN
terest all its own, for be is one Of those
mentioned as likely to be poet laureate,
provided he outlives Lord Tennyson. We
have too many poets at the present time;
we don't know what to do with them, and
when Tennyson dies there viii probably
be struggle for the laureateship the Ike
of which has never been known. Those
who profess to know the inside OF Things
say that the queen has made up her mind
that Lord Rosslyn shall succeed to it, which,
of course, would settle matters, TOR IL Is one
of the few posts absolutely in her own
gift. The worst OF it is that outside court
circles no one ever heard Of Lord Rossiyn's
poetry till lately, and those who have heard
of it lately don't think much OF II. iS con-
sists of such things as poems TO Lady
Smith," 1.-The Earl of Beaconsfield,' to
LADY +. Co. Lord Ravensworth" and
other members of the aristocracy. with
few others on very trite subjects, ana none
OF them rises above the level OF respectable
verse. He wrote an ode on the 1unliee; IN
deed. that was the first that most OF as
heard of him. He went about with 1t seek
ing whom he might dev0ur-er rather
whom he might induce TO publish IL ior
him. He showed it to the queen. Luckliy
for him she liked il and commanded MIN
to print it.
A paragraph to that effect appeared In
the papers. and next day there was pro
cessiOn OF eager magazine editors chasing
him across country and bombarding him
with kilograms. William Blackwood, the
great publisher, caught him up before any
one else, and the ode appeared in Black
rood, a magazine which for more than
century has been held sacred to good liter
AZURE, prides itself on being the head OF
periodical publications, and costing half
crown. Lord Rosslyn is q worthy gentle
man OF 81. He has very bad health and of
late has given great anxiety to bis friends
on this account. Only last week he was
not allowed to be present at the marriage OF
his son, Lord Loughborough, lest The ex-
element should be TOO much for him. Lady
Rosslyn was formerly the Hon. Mrs. May
nard. and was rich and charming widow
when she married her present husband.
Among other distinctions, Lord Rosslyn is
stepfather to Lady Brooke. q society beauty
much sought after in the Marlborough
house set. When she first came out some
years ago as the beautiful Miss Maynard
she made sensation, and the late duke OF
ALBANY was said to have proposed to her.
as well as to Miss Barring, now Countess
Compton.
But all this does not qualify Lord Ross
lyn to appear as the representative OF Eng
hsh poetry. and when Tennyson dies, If
poets like Swinburne, Edwin Arnold. AL
fred Austin, Lewis Morris, Coventry Pat
more and others are passed over to make
way for him, it will be real scandal
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German Socialists at Sec.
New York Tribune.

At the end of next month the anti-social-
list laws of the German empire will cease to
be in force. Enacted for limited period
during the popular excitement that pre-
vailed at the time of the socialist attempt
to assassinate the old emperor II years ago,
they have been retained in vigor ever since
at the instance of Prince Bismarck, who
alleged that it was impossible TO maintain
order in Germany without them. He ex-
perienced, however. great difficulty in Sc
curing their prolongation from the reichs-
tag, as they were felt by that body and
the people at large to be unnecessarily
harsh and tyrannical, and altogether out
of keeping with an enlightened civilization.
Emperor William III. showed that he.rec-
ognized the force of this argument when,
few days after the resignation OF the
prince chancellor, he announced that no
steps would be taken by the government to
obtain their re-enactment when they ex-
pire this fall, and that the authorities had
enforcement.
BY thus removing the ban of outlawry
which has hitherto hung over the head of
every person protesting socialist doctrines
in Germany, the emperor has conciliated
public opini n, ana has, in addition
achieved there by, so far as present appear
ances go, more than ever Prince Bismarck
ouSNcCAC0 IA 0oAA6 toWaiA tAAS ASof2 ASdOit
of the movement. Fer he has deprived it
of whatever glamour persecution has en-
dowed il with, and has Invested it of the
attractions which proverbailly belong to
FORBIDDEN fruit. Persons are free now to
air their socialist opinions without danger
of imprisonment, and there Is no longer
any necessity of secret meetings, pass
words or grips.
The result OF this liberty is already APP
parent. The disappearance OF the enemy,
in the form of anti-socialist laws, has led
to q relaxation of discipline and cohesion
in the ranks of the socialists, and has de-
priyed the latter of their principal incentive
toward presenting united front. Dissen-
sions have broken out on every side. The
oder members who are inclined TO be rela-
lively conservative and patient are at dag
gers drawn with the younger and more
radical element. The socia lists of the rural
districts are at oren war with those OF the
cities and towns, and IL a similar manner the
socialists OF the north OF Germany are in
conflict with those OF the south and those
of the east with those of the west Some
have adopted antf-clericaIism as a main
plank of their platform and nave submitted
to Jewish leadership, while Others have
nailed the coiors OF ants mitic agitation
to their masts. An important section of
the party deprecates strikes and boycott
as tending TO ALLEVIATE public sympathy
while smother recognizes in them the mos
efectiveme thods of warfare against tn
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Billy Muldoon Detests Cigarettes.
Nav Work World

The professional athlete who had a row
with Union club man a night or two ago
in an uptown ehop-house didn't mind
the fuss. of course 1t was ali in
his business. But the public sympathy
which might otherwise have gone out TO
the clubman has been alienated
by the fact that the bruiser objected to the
company of the club mans cigarette only.
A guest of the Studio can smoke anywhere
on the premises. Theoretically, but when
ne puffe smokS, paper. perfume and al
into the face OF some other gent"
who doesn't like smoke in general
and loathes cigarette smoke in par
tlcnlar. the limit has been reached, and if
the other gent" happens to be Billy"
Muidoosl, as he was in the particular case
Ieferren 10. the line will be drawn. There
Is no subject of contention, perhaps, on
which gentlemen differ so widely as cigar
cite smoking
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SEATTLE, THE MARVELLOUS.
Enthusiastic Praise OF q New Settle
From Maryland.


From Maryland.
Seattle Letter in Marlboro, Md, Gazette.
The great tire OF 1889 proclaimed that Sc
attic, Washington town of wood en- build
ings, was almost wiped out OF existence.
and straightway Eastern readers thought
OF Seattle as consisting of hastily con-
structed shanties, one or two stories high,
inclosed by rough boards, with a hole in
the roof and weather-beaten stovepipe
for chimney. AS for paved streets, street
cars, water-works, sewers. gas or electric
lights, Western town. but yesterday nom
existent, could not have such things for a
generation AT least. Those who so thought.
or mayhap stin think of Seattle, have only
10 come here to be pleasantly undeceiyed.
They will hnd clean, wide and we'll
paved streets. lighted by electricity and
lined on either side with substantial
buildings four, five, six and seven
stories high. which would do credit
TO any city IN the Union: an
efficient police and fire department.
good water. pure air and climate gener-
ally with which that of few, if any, places l
know OF can begin 10 compare. The cli-
mate has been good enough to silence the
most chronic grumbler at the weather that
ever wore strapped pantaloons and
"chawed" blackstrap. Last night at IL
O'Clock the Thermometer stood at 20. This
forenoon AT IL il stands at 20 The street
car service TALL cable or electric motorl is
simply beyond praise.
But | suppose you have more curiosity
about the future than s5oEt tks present or
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IN THE LAZY TWILIGHT.
Chicago Tribune.

i.
To lie In q hammock at dusk. and swing
To the runes of the nesting birds that ring
From the emerald tents of the tranquil trees
To toss all care to the cooling breeze.
And sway and swing In vision fond
OF some fair land IN the dun beyond
To turn to the past. and Irvine md tie
In tangles Of Fancy the days gone by
To waf at viii in an al boat,
AS feathery-iight as the floss afloat
And drift and dream, and give full play
To the soul, far-winged. as it scars away
These. these are the jays that mortal knows
Who can laugh at the world Ger his upturned
toes.
III.
Hard and sad is the world by day,
When the cruel and kinelike Mind holds sway,
But soft and glad Is the twilight hour,
When the sovereign Heart asserts its power;
Rough is the hand and the face HARDEST
When the brow with the heads of toll is wet,
But sweet is the smile and soft the palm
When the hammock swings in the evening
CAIN
When the baby's throne is the fathers breast.
As he lies in the sea-grass Web at rest,
And the fond young mother sits and sings.
Hard by, with her hand ON the trailing strings
Heaven is pictured as far away,
By bachelor bar is and hermit~ gray,
But out of the twilight dim there strays
A CLINT of its gol when the hammock sways.
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classes. In fsct conflict and disorganiza-
fian are uppermost. and in despair Mr.
Bebel. Mr.. Liebknechs and Mr. Singer
three OF the socialist members OF the reich
stag. have issued manifesto summoning
q socialist congress to meet al, Halle on
October II, for the purpose OF making an
effort to organize and constitute the Social
ist party afresh, and to decide on some
Joint programme and common piatIorM.
openly held in Germany since 1878. But II
its promoters wish 10 avoid fasco, they
should use their influence to induce the
government to issue . proclama'ion pro-
hibiting the meeting and threatening IN
reference on the part OF the ponce In
that case the congress would be certain 70
prove ae least s.howling" success.
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shows That Serve No Useful Purpose.

Complaints are again made by Indians
with Buffalo Bills show that they have
been abused and maltreated. These stories,
repeated again and again. should be sufii-
cient to lead the department of the inter-
ior to keep the Indians on their reserva-
tons. They serve no useful purpose in the
shows to which they are attached. the kind
of dramatic entertainment in which they
figure being specially designed to acauaint
the youth of the country with cruel prac-
tees and inspire them with desire to go
to the plains and engage in the exciting
adventures of frontier life. For the pro-
lection of small boys as well as for the pro-
lection OF the Indians, the latter should be
kept out of travelling shows
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PoRr TOWNSEND, Aug. 3i.-Arrived--
Bktn B. C. Perkins. Honolulu. Cleared
Steamer Queen. Sailed-Steamer Queen.
San Francisco. via Nsnaimo.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 3.--Arrfved-Bk
James Chester, Port Gamble; bk Bunda-
leer. Departed-Br bk Oakland, Port
Madison; sh c. F. Sargent. Tacoma 81
State of Maine. Seattle; sh c. G. Chapman,
Nanaimo; blk Detroit, Seattle. Sailed-Str
San Pedro, Tacoma.
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CoTToswooD. Cal, Aug. 3l.-Tramps at
tempted to wreck . train last night few
miles soHfh of here by piiing wood on the
track. They also broke into the section
house ard stole a revolver and other arti-
cles The obstruction was discovered and
removed before the train came along.
Sheriff vestal, of Tehama county, and
Constable Birmingham captured one OF the
tramps this evening.
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HIS PAY WAS INSUFFICIENT.
Berlin Official Kills His Bride and Their
Commits Suicide.

BERLIN. Aug. 3I.-A postoffice assistant
here who had occupied responsible posi-
ton for twenty-three years, and received a
salary OF IL shillings per week, suicided
yesterday. Before killing himself he killed
his intended bride, helen Richter.
beautiful young girl. A letter
found gave as a reason for the act
that he owed a debt of 80 marks, for which
he was being pressed, and which he was
unable to pay. and likewise the utter hope
lessness of his efforts to earn sufficient in
the government service to live upon.
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Bic Opium seixure at San Francisc

SAN Francisco, Aug. 31.-Officers Con-
boy and Farrell early this morning capt
ured 332 boxes of struggled opium, valued
at 81, 400, in the possession of Louis Matt
son. Mattson was taking the opium into
Chinatown from the schooner Jennie,
which recently arrived from Nanaimo.
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Miss Agnes Huntington.
Eugene Field

It's grayely announced in the London
press that there Is not the slightest ground
LOT the rumor that Lord Dudley is to marry
Miss Agnes Huntington. Itseems possi-
nie, however, that Agnes will hook on
somewhere by-and-by. She has been taken
up by the Baroness Burdett-Coutts, and
that Is big lift. socially and elsewise.
Agnes IS as stunning locker as ever, but
she Is getting on in years, and her voice
lnever too pleasing) has begun to show
through in spots.
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SAN Francisco, Aug. 31.-The funeral Of
John NJ. Cnenowith. the suicide and slayer
of r. r. Carroll, took place today from $50
Ellis street. The obsequies were of an IN
ostentatieus character. The body was in
tered in Mountain View cemetery.
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ST.. PETERsBURe, Aug. 31.-The town of
Holsengfore, on the Gulf of Finland, has
been visited by hurricane. which did
great damage. Many houses and several
churches were demolished, and it is feared
that many vessels were wrecked in the
Baltic sea
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FATAL END OF A QUARREL.
Cattieman ut Linkville, Or, Mortally
Wounds an Enemy.

LrNKvILLE, Or, Aug. 3l.-About 9o'clock
this morning, near the residence OF n. s.
Goodlow, in Langeli valley. Tom Miles
shot and fatally wounded Josh Buckmas-
ter. The ball entered Burckmaster's body
Just below the right shoulder and came
out through the left breast Miles arrived
here this evening and gave himself up to
the authorities. Miles exhibited bullet
hole in his hat, which he claims was made
by bullet from Buckmaster's weapon.
The shooting was the outgrowth of the
Shook Goodlow tragedy, which occurred
here about two months ago, in which the
latter was killed. The quarrel originally
arose out OF dispute between the Good
low and Shook factions concerning the
possession Of some cattle which Mr.. Tom
Miles and others were rounding up. Buck.
master can not recover.
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Ban Francisco, Aug. 3l--Alfred F.
Carter was stabbed in the breast early this
morning by Charles Calian during quar-
rel. Some one broke the windows in the
saloon where Callan tends bar, and he ac-
cused Carter of doing it. During the
scuffis Carter was stabbed. The knife pene-
trated his lung and he will probably die.
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Strong and Sincere Credit.

The most sincere and conclusive tribute
to the good work OF the modern press was
paid by lottery lobbyist at Washington
the day that the anti-lottery bill passed the
House. 1t consisted of the terse but COM
prehensive remark: The newspapers did
this ,i--n 'aN 20
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sAs FRAEcIsco, Aug. 3l-Forecast till
s p. m. Monday: For 0regon-Fair
weather. except light rain at Roseburg.
For Washington-Cooler at Walla Walla,
fair weather. except light rains at Fort
Candy. Olympia and Spokane Falls.
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MARROW escapes ~ San Francisco Fire.
SAs FRAscrsco. Aug. Sl-A tire early
this morning destroyed several frame
dwellings at the corner of Post and Mason
streets. Loss, 5000. Fireman John Fay
fell twenty feet from the burning building
and broke his arm. dislocated his shoulder
and fractured his elbow. Fireman George
Natheson fell thirty feet from ladder, but
his fail was broken by wooden awning
and his injuries are not fatal. The occu-
pants OF the houses had a narrow escape
from burning, several being dragged from
their beds by policemen and firemen.
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TRANs-sAHARAN SHIP CANAL.
French Engineers Approve 2,OO0-lIils
Route Across Algeria.

PARIS, Aug. 3l.-Guyot, minister Of
public works. has submitted to the cabinet
project for the construction of a sea canal
to Paris. The commission of inquiry for
the investigation of trans-isthmian railway
schemes has approved the route from
Constantine and Biskara, in Algeria, across
the desert to Lake Tehad. This route is
by the way of Timissinis and Amgnid and
traverses the Tonaregs country. Its length
will be 1000 miles. The project is backed by
lie Banque Russeet Francois.
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drunken Acrobat Causes GIFTS Death.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3l.-At Chambers
burg last night atraveling acrobat named
Bond attempted 10 give tight-rope per-
Torrance while in state of intoxication.
He let the pole fall and fatally injured a
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Aiternates win Go.

IL is probable that neither of this states
Worlds fair commissioners Senator Henry
Drum, of this city. and c. b. Hopkins. of
Spokane Falls. will be able TO attend the
coming meeting of the commissioners. IL
Is likely the atternates, Mr.. Bingham. of
Cheney. and Mr.. Bagiey. of Seattle, Will
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New York Central Freight DeraiIed.

PoueHKEErsIE. n. Y. Aug. 31.-Early
this morning freight train on the New
York Central was derailed north OF this
city by misplaced switch, supposed TO
have been tempered with, as passenger
train passed over it short time before.
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LONDON. Aug. 31.--British Queen, Balti-
more. Sighted-Normandie from New
York, and Norseman, from Boston.
New York, Aug. 3f.-Bretagne, Havre !;
Persian Monarch, London: and Seryia,
Liverpool.
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SAN Francisco, Aug. BIS. P. Clark,
secretary OF the Anglo Nevada Assurance
Company, died today. He was native of
Ohio and had been for a long time promi-
nent in g. A. r. circles.
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MELBOURNE, Aug. Sl.-The full police
force and 1000 special constables were on
duty today, but the labor demonstrations
proved orderly. Forty thousand men, re-
presenting all trades, paraded the streets.
A meeting was held subsequently.
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Big salmon Catch q, chlgnia nay.

Fan FRANcisco. Aug. ST. By the
schooner Robert sesrles, which arrived to-
day from Chignik bay, IL is learned that the
salmon catch IN that vicinity is very much
better than elsewhere this season, and in
excess OF the catch at Chignik bay last
sAs Hobart searles brought down
2T,se~ '-~vs~sse = Z - asr.
reis. There
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equipped line for all pom East. A. Chilber q
city ticket agenI. 716 Seco d street. oston
b ock: e. Tonsin depot ticket agent. Seattle
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Reservations on snysreamsnip line in the
Atlantic service 10 Europe and England can be
secured at Northern Pacific ONCE. A. Chilberr
city ticket agent 7i6 Second street, Boston
block: z Tonkin. depot tickeragens Seattle