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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-04
THE BATTLE OF SEDAN.

Twenty-one years ago last Wednesday
Napoleon the Third of France surrendered
with his army of 10000 men to William
the First of Prussia. Napoleon declared
war July l9, 1870; the Germans defeated
Marshal MacMahon at Woerth August
9Th; defeated Marshal Bazaine at Mars Ia
Tour August 18th and again at Gravelottle
August 18th; Bazaine falling back on
Metz. Marshal MacMahon, who was at
Chalons, pushed forward and attempted to
join BaZaine. Had he marched as rapidly
as did the Germans he would have sue
ceeded, but he moved so slowly that the
Germans enveloped him with 10000 men
and defeated him SO badly September 1,
1870, that his army surrendered the next
morning. This great victory sealed the
fate of Bazaine, who was besieged in Metz
and forced to surrender with lis, 600 men
October %, 1870, and Paris capitulated
January %. 1871. The surrender at Sedan
in the number of prisoners exceeded any
military disaster of modern times. Napo-
leon the First, in 1906, by his operation
around Ulm, forced the Austrian general
Mack to surrender q, 900 prisoners, the re-
mains of an army of $1,000 men, but the
disaster at Sedan is without parallel.
Of the great actors present at Sedan on
both sides all are dead save Marshal Mac
Mahon and Prince Bismarck. Emperor
William, his soldier son and successor
Prince Frederick William, Prince Karl,
Marshal Moltke, Marshal Won Room, and
our own General Sheridan are all dead.
MacMahon is upwards of So and Bismarck
is 10.
Marshal MacMahon lost his army by
the inexcusable slowness of his march
when his only hope Of success depended
upon the Napoleonic energy of his move
ments. Even as it was, a great soldier
with 100000 could have cut his way out;
he probably would have lost 5000 men,
but could have broken through the circle
of fire with the residue. A good soldier
would not have been caught in such
position, and a great soldier would have
got out,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-04
THROW PHYSIC TO THU DOGS"
Electromagnetic Influence and It's
Effects on the Human System.

As the world advances in age and the
people become more enlightened, the old
schools of medicine gradually give way to
modern science. The God-given powers of
electricity and magnetism supplant the
"nostrums Internal" are only kept for
human gargoyles. Among the most
prominent professors of the new curative
age are Drs. Darrin. Wondrous to relate,
they are especially successful in curing ali
nervous, chronic and private diseases,
such as Loss OF Manhood. Blood Taints,
Syphilis, elect, Gonorrhea, Structure,
SpermatorrhHa. Seminal Weakness or loss
OF desire of sexual power in man or
woman. All peculiar Female Troubles,
LeucorrhPa, Displacement, etc., with little
or no medicine. The certificates of cures
made by these celebrated physicians would
fill volume. They embrace every disease
to which humanity is exposed. The rem
edies are painless. almost pleasant and in
iallible. Drs. Darrin are entitled to great
credit tor their almost miraculous dis
coyeries in the art of electromagnetic
healing. There is no durable known
malady that they cannot conquer, and will
under no circumstance take case that
they cannot cure or benefit
They have their offices in 1.-THE Nor
mandy" corner Third and James streets,
Seattle, Wash.
Office hours: 10 to daily; evenings,
to g.; Sundays, 10 to II. Consultation is
confidential and free. Charges reasonable
Most cases can receive home treatment
after visit to the doctors office. In
quirles answered and circulars sent free.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-04

demagogues do demand Of parliament that
all iaborers should be pensioned. just like
soldiers, when they cannot earn living;
in America we do not consider that the
government is under any more obligation
TO q public laborer than to a private
worker, and do not propose to pension
labor in either case. OF course, If post
Office clerks and letter carriers are PEN
stoned, the money must be raised by taxa
ton imposed upon the other workmen Of
the country, who suffer equally from sick
ness and approximation, who pay for
their own clothes, and do not expect to be
paid when they do not work because of
sickness.
OF course the pensioning Of disabled
soldiers is conceded by the practice of all
nations to be justified within reasonable
limitations, and il would seem as If that
inst limit had been reached when all
Union veterans who are incapable of self
support by manual labor are legally en-
titled to pension from IS to s12 month
as long as they live. All widows of de-
ceased soldiers, whether able TO support
themselves or not, unless they have an in
dependent income, are to receive S.
month, and all soldiers children under Is
years of age are to receive 81 month.
There are now living some ,2Os. 900 soldiers
of the Union. Of these AZ, 600 are now
on the pension rolls, as well as 10000
widows and other dependents. There are
now pending claims to the number Of
1, 095, 099.
These figures show that our govern
ment has been generous to her soldiers
beyond any other civilized nation on
earth.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-04
THE STATE PRESS.

Beilinsham Bay Express, "Ths, Seattle is har
oorlag a lot Of land thieves no one conversant
with land ofice affairs for moment doubts.
Men who proved up on their land two years
ago are having coal filings placed on their
claims, without sign OF coal or so much as
prospect hole sunk, simply to get some ''blood
money out of the original locator Land con-
tests are numerous. The majority OF men are
nos financially able to bear the burdens inn
posed, and yield to these INSCRIPTIONS rascsls.
The federal government lie pursuing policy
which gives encouragement to these unprinci-
pied sharks by accepting the proofs offered and
oeiaying The granting OF patents. Why don't
the land agents 90 on the land just prior to the
aay set Tor making final proof, examine the i'm
proyements. soil, timber. etc, and II the fling
placed on the tract does not correspond with
the land the setter is laying claim to- or his i'm
proyements are insufficient report 50 to the
local land Office: better still that this examina-
ton be made before the settler goes to the ex-
pense and trouble OF proving up Ii the agent
nnds The land to correspond with the fling
made, permit him to go ahead and complete
titie, and let come who or what will, the land
l. MS without further moleststion.
Bellingham Bay Express Talk about hard
times. Did you ever notice how hard men work
out here compared to what they do in most East
ern cities? man that works ten hours day here
thinks he is killed entirely-the skilled mechan-
les positively refuse 10 do it. The business men
sit down, smoke cigars and take things easy,
but the records show a remarkably small num-
Der of failures, and how many OF our business
men came to this country with money? 1t may
may be hard times and board may come high,
but IL the men who growl tried to live in most
places on the amount of work they do here,
their clothes would not ft them half as well a
they do now"
Whateom Repeille: "With this issue the
Daily RereiUe commences its second year. It
was not intended to be a rival, at once, of the
Oregonian or PosT-ISTELLIGENCER,b but to be just
such paper as the people could afford to main
tain. There is not that fascination In sixteen
hours work per day for the ordinary publisher
to pay the expense of his paper out of reserve
fund, and this was understood by the publish
ers in the beginning. The paper was not started
on wind, and is, and has been unsubsidized by
anybody, and has done fairly well. and is as
sound financially as dollar. 1t has evidently
been appreciated by the public it goes into
nearly every household in the city"
Tacoma Ne,es: "Mrs. Moore, OF North Lever
EFT, Mass, has enriched the world by three girls
and boy all at once. If she lives up to her
name, her husband viii be bankrupt"
Tacoma Netrs: Scar Reed is not entirely ex-
tinguished. He has added to the language of
polite society the word 'catswumpus.'"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-04
THE POLICE JUDGE AND THE POLL
tax.

The action of the police judge in decid-
ing petty case involving grave legal
question of far-reaching importance with
out affording an opportunity for authorita-
tive decision is quite in keeping with his
career on the bench since the unfortunate
passage of the bill which hedged him in
with the dignity of state court.
In the case in question, man refused
to pay his poll tax because he was an ex-
empt fireman, but the lawyer who de-
Tended him made an argument which has,
1t cannot be denied. thrown such serious
doubt upon the validity of the tax as to
render it desirable to have the highest
court pass upon it.
The police judge had the right to dis
charge the prisoner if he believed him to
be not guilty of the offense alleged; and
it may be that he has even such a color of
authority as would enable him to pass
upon questions of constitutional law, but
If he had some of the diffidence which
sits so gracefully on men in posi-
tons of inferior jurisdiction who are
not entirely consumed with a sense of
their own Importance. he would have done
as judges of the superior court so often
do with a case of vital mportance-pass it
on to the court above for final and salts
factory settlement.
No injustice would have been done the
defendant by holding him in nominal
recognizance to await an appeal. The
case had assumed proportions al
together beyond the functions of
the city's representative, and the Judge
knew that. He knew that the
assistant city attorney was not the city,.
legal counsel in question of that kind.
He never gives the city the benefit of a
doubt where the validity, regularity or
technical correctness of ordinances is con-
cerned, but invariably upholds the lucky
hobo and the willy attorney. throwing all
the expense upon the taxpayers.
There is no justice in it; generally the
decision is only the outcome of that hair
splitting pedantry which characterizes the
justices court and the practitioners of
which bear in the profession very ugly
name. This by no means reflects upon
the lawyer in the case commented upon.
whose defense was as able as it was ineen.
ious, and ii is fully entitled to the deliber-
ate consideration an appeal to the su-
preme court would have accorded il.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-04
. sELF-sUPPoRrrSG PRNs1oSER.

Lieutenant Allen r. Foote, who was
shot through the lung at Fair Oaks, In a
recent address al Washington. D. c, main
tains that the laws should be changed so
that he, and others whose wounds do not
in any way disable them for intellectual
employment, should not receive pensions.
the money saved to be applied TO the relief
OF actual sufferers. He lays down the
principle that the soldier who is capable
Of and is earning respectable living has
no right to pension, because he has suf.
tered no impairment of earning capacity"
A pension should never be given rs a nav
nsnt for duty done or as q reward for Low.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-04

The 2per cent. loan is success. OF the
Isl, O00, 900 ~ per cent. bonds all but about
500 0O0, 600 have been continued at 2 per
cent. As the interest on the ~ per cents
ceased Wednesday all Of the outstanding
bonds viii be presented for redemption
probably during the next two months.
The condition of the treasury is such that
If the holders of the AZ per cent. bonds do
not care to accept 2 per cent. rate of in
terest they may present their bonds for re-
demption and receive the par value of the
securities without trenching on the $780,
90 900 gold reserve.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-04

Last year, according to the director Of the
mint, this country produced $4,000 ounces OF
silver. If the increase in the production is no
greater this year than last the mines will yield
price of silver bullion is now about 90 cents an
ounce. The coinage value is $l.29 an ounce.
Hence by free coinage the silver mine owners
would get about sl7.S47, 500 more year for their
bullion. The government now buys it at the
market price, and any profit made goes to the
people. But under freq coinage half dozen or
SO OF mine owners would get this profit.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-04

There is call from The Dalles for re-
lief. Many families who lost everything
in the conhagration of Wednesday are in
distress. Seattle should, and will, respond
promptly to this call. There must be no
delay about it. The mayor should appoint
a committee to receive contributions to-
day. By tonight relief fund should be
forwarded to the stricken people at The
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-04
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

The public 10 hereby warned not to pay
any money 70 parties representing to be
agents Of the Seattle Posr-IsrELLreEscEs,
except the following, who are the only
authorized travelling agents Of the Posr-
IsTxLLIeKscER, viz: J. A. Mcclellan. L.
C. Branson, T. A. Davies and J. H. WiIlett.
This does not apply to resident agents OF
this paper, who are located in various
cities and towns Of the Northwest, nor to
postmasters, who are in ali cases author
lied TO take subscriptions for the Daily,
Sunday and Weekly Posr-IsTELLIeEscER
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-04
WANT A SITUATION i?

Use the Want Columns of the POST
INIELLIGENCER. Double the cir
cuiation of any paper in the State.
Best results
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-04

1t is of course to be expected that those
who plundered the city under the cold
system" will at all times be opposed to the
new charter.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-04

Colonel Will L. Visscher, the well
known editor and poet, hes resigned the
editorship of the Fairhaven Herald.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-04
SEATTLE
DRY GOODS STORE,
9O3 Second St,
COR. MARION, BURKE BLOCK

We will place on sale, new, for
this week, large line of 36-in.
American Serges, the latest Nov
elites in Plaids, Checks, Polka
Dots and Self-coloring Figures
also a large line of "Chuddah
Cloths" in decidedly pretty
patterns. These goods we i'm
ported ourselves direct from The
factory and were bought at such
low prices as will enable US to
offer them here at prices that are
bound to give universal satisfac-
ton. We have also a lot Of
Flags, Welcome Shields Ban
ners and other Decorations suit
able for Labor Day Celebration
which we will dispose Of at very
Reasonable Prices.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-04

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MEDIA, THE AMERICAN VIRGIN. By Nadage
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-24
The Sales Made Yesssrday

Daniel H. Wells to Junius F. Wells, part
of sections = and II. township south,
range | west ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1900
J. J. Smell; TO William Roberts, lots in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-24
Kansas City. 5; Milwaukee, IL.
An Oklahoma Townsite Decision.


WASHINGTON, June 23.-Secretery Noble
has rendered a decision in the case of the
townsite of East Guthrie, North Guthrie
AID Capitol Hill, Oklahoma, against
Neerder 3. Paine and other agricultural
claimants. The secretary sffirms the de-
cision OF the commissioner rejecting the
claim Of the towDsIte OF North Guthrie and
directs that hearing De had to determine
the rights of the respective agricultural
claimants. The entries made by those who
entered the territory prior TO the hour
fixed by proclamation for opening the land
10 settlement are declared void, AS to the
claims Of Veerder 3. Paine and Xenopnsn
Fitzgerald, the secretary finds theiI home
stead entries were not made in good faith,
but, on the contrary, having knowledge
that the townsite would be located at a GER
tain poiEt, they had entered the tracts with
q view TO specializing in town lots, although
they were on the ground few minutes
prior to the arrival of the townsite claim
ants. Their motive is taken into consid-
Grafton and the land awarded TO the town.
site people, thus reversing the decision OF
the commissioner of the general land office.
The application of the mayor and others to
enter the west half of section as the
townsite OF East Guthrie is rejected On the
ground that the application was made IN
the interest of men, many OF whom VIC
lated the law in entering the territory prior
TO the date fixed by the President in his
proclamation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-24
! MIDNIGHT WAR
The Rapid Transit Outrage Last
Night.
PINCHING A RIGHT OF WAY
The Rapid Transit Endeavors to Lay Trach
on Second South. but is Stopped by
an Injunction at 500 A. N.

There is right way and wrong way of
doing things
It would seem at the present writing that
the Rapid Transit people had chosen the
latter.
AT about IL 80 last evening the Rapid
Transit company commenced stringing
calls and ties along Second South street,
from Main to Second West, and in a very
few minutes thereafter 100 men, armed
with picks and shovels, appeared on the
scene, and commenc ed work in good earn
est, intending to lay street railway track
from Main TO Second West, or to put it
more correctly, from the Wasatch corner
TO the county court house. 1t will be re-
membered that franchise was
granted the Rapid Transit for q
single track from First East TO
the Rio Grande Western depot but
an injunction from property owners be-
tween Main and Second West put an end
10 the building for time. Since the is
suance OF the injunction no work had been
done between the two points, although the
Rapid Transit people had completed their
track from the Rio Grande Western to
second West-the county court house
corner, and there has been some curiosity
SAPACSSco 40 W Wuds aCtlOn hOulu NC
taken.
Midnight trackiaying or other business
al that hour is always looked upon
with suspicion, and the work De-
ing done last night, as a consequence,
attracted q great deal of curiosity, hundreds
OF people assembling to watch the out
come. A HERALD representative was on
the scene few minutes after work
started and the first person encountered
was Z. b. Jack, attorney for the Rapid
Transit company. When asked as to the
meaning of the movement, he said: 'Oh, it
IS all right. We are acting merely on our
rights"
''If that is SO, why did you not do the
work in the day time, instead Of commenc-
ing at pidnighJ!'
well. we thought ii best. in order that
we might not impede the public traffic any
more than Is necessary"
docs the other company know what
action you are takings"
II suppose So" said Mr.. Jack rather
evasively.
What do you propose to do."
PUT IN another track so as to reach the
Rio Grande Western depot"
That the other compsny-the Salt Lake
City rallroad-did not know what was
going on, however, was illustrated by
events subsequently occurring.
In order TO give our readers better idea
OF the situation the following diagram is
submitted:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-24
Chamber Of Commerce Meeting.

The directors Of the Chamber Of Com
merce held a special meeting last night.
Minutes of June Is were approved as read.
On motion Of Mr.. Donnellan, Mr.. T. G..
Weber was unanimously elected a direc-
tor. vice W. II. Remington resigned.
The following gentlemen were unani-
mously elected members: E H. Parson,
w. S. Marshall, w. J. Harvey, investment
banker; Frank II. Dyer, President of the
Salt Lake Power and Heating company
L. S. Whitehead. Steam Carpet Removal
ing Works and Henry Ripe, Tent manu-
facturer.
The secretary made q statement Of the
financial condition OF the Chamber,
which while it showed, that it was
improving, is still not so good as to war
rant the Chamber in undertaking many
matters of benefit to Salt Lake City, which
it would like to.
The communication prepared by the sec
rotary for presentation TO the Western
Traffic association At Chicago was accepted
and the Stock exchange and Real Estate
exchange are TO be asked to unite in the
same, protesting against the threatened
raise in the round trip tourist rate from
Missouri to Utah common points.
The special irrigation committee which
was recently appointed to confer with Gov
ernor Thomas, was instructed to prepare
letters to be sent to various cities and asso-
Citations asking them to send delegates.
A special meeting Of the directors was
called for Thursday night in conjunction
with the transportation bureau.
On Mr.. Wantland's motion, the secre-
tary was instructed to communicate with
the officers of the Deseret Agricultural
and Mechanical society asking that they
make their exposition this fall an inter
mountain affair, if il can be legally done.
On motion, adjourned.
Ohio parties are writing for information
regarding Utah and Utah mines.
CALL. MR.. JOHNSON.
If the local party who dropped card to
the board Of trade on the 22d asking that
information be sent to j. Z. johnson, Dan
vile, KY, will call at the Chamber of Com
merce he will learn something to his ad.
vantage.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-24
PERSONAL MENTION.

Tom DASsoN. one OF the proprie.ors of the
Merrinack house At Thistle is in town lie
in Thistle and says that Q club will soop he
organized there
Mr. GARNER s. SrENHoUsE, of Provo, is in
the city for q short VISIT.
MR. OSCAR MOVIE. brother of ATTORNEY
James H.. has returned from Ann Arbor 10
spend his vacation.
JAMES BEws, o large sheep man of Nevada, is
at the Morgan.
J. A. LEWIS and party Of eight from Ogden.
are At the Morgan.
JAEMs CROUCH. OF Stockton. ard late pro.
proprietor Of the Valley house. is at ths Morsan-
AT THE HOTELS.
THE WHIrE-OS Hulet SprinRyille: CARR
Falk, Indianapolis: Oscar Reebe, Provo: i K
Jones New York; Mrs Henniford. Ogden: Wili.
Crowley, Kansas CITY; Fred w Ieehorn
John c Leghorn. Backhern City; Paul Tomeu'
tor. Porigeor' William Ridgewsy, Denver: II