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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-10

Indian Territory, is 62.622, $50, of which
l6, 462, lbs, or more than a fourth of the
people, reside west Of the Mississippi river.
The area of the United States is 3,025 900
square miles, of which 2,343, 155 square
miles is beyond the Mississippi. This
leaves but 6S2, AS square miles In the cis-
Mississippi, which Is an area not four
times as large as Texas. In this 49,, AS
square miles east of the Mississippi there
is q population of 6,16O,075, being an
average Of about 52H persons to the square
mile. The average population to the
square milr in the trans Mississippi is only
about eight.
The trans ississippians are enthusiast
tic when they speak Of the marvellous
growth Of the West, and realize the possi-
bitities of the future. They believe that
the time is not far distant when interna-
tional railroads will be built from the
West to the great cities Of the South Amer
Boring strait. Ex-Governor Gilpin, of Col
orado, who was q pathfinder with FIRE.
mont, recently said to me: II will not
live to see it, but some of the present gen.
Grafton will see the day when they can
take the cars at Denver for Alaska. Russia,
Rome. The genius of the American engi-
neer win bridge Bering strait"
The cry of the West IL, "Give Us internal
improvements" that will lead up to these
possibilities. The West considers the East
too conservative, and hence the great in
terstate and territorial conventions and
congresses to emphasize these questions
before the national law makers. Irriga-
ton. the retaining of the arid lands. inn
provements of the Mississippi, Missouri,
Columbia and other rivers. the building Of
harbors on the Gulf and Pacific coasts, the
free coinage of silver, are all great ques-
tionsthat agitate the West. It was by
means of interstate deep harbor conven-
tons held at Denver and Topeka that
Texas obtained an appropriation for
the harbor that Is to be built at Gal
weston. The surplus producing West,
anxious for the nearest seq coast for the
exporting of Western products, supported
Texas in this movement, and congress
yielded to the pressure brought to bear on
this question. This and other Gulf har-
bors will save the Western farmer from
500 to / Loco miles of railway tariff, that is
now paid transcontinental lines to the
Eastern seaboards. Nearly twenty years
ago an interstate convention was held in
Denver to urge the irrigation question and
the building of reservoirs to save the sur
plus waters to irrigate the arid lands. The
national government, by permitting the
Missouri river to till up with sand bars,
has caused the Western farmer to still
further pay ont in the last twenty
five years many millions of dollars
that might have been saved by
shipping his crops at low water rates. The
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-10

The air, but Il IL not recorded that che ex-
pertinent was ever subjected satisfactorily
70 scientific test. In 1870 = Jesuit, Francis
Lana, proposed to make four copper balls,
each twenty 1--we feet in diameter and only
four oneethOusandths Of m inch ii thick
ness, from which the air was to Be ex-
hausted. To these balls basket was 70
Be attached, with mast ard sail, and the
calculation was that the contriyanco would
carry LOO pounds. Unfortunately. u was
discovered that the excessive thinness Of
the copper spheres would cause them to be
broken when vacuum was created inside
Of them by the pressure Of the atmosphere
from without.
Nevertheless, this suggestion approached
more nearly to q practicable idea In aeros-
tatics than any other offered up 10 the
time Of the invention Of the balloon in
17S3 by the brothers Mongolfier. So late
as 1775 Joseph CALM, Dominican friar
and professor of philosophy, contended
that it would be possible to collect the
rarifed air Of some lofty mountain top
and inclose it in . huge vessel mile in
diameter, which would carry fifty-four
times as much weight a. did Noah's ark
Funnily enough, nearly all the early
theorists on this subject imagined that the
atmosphere merely covered the earth like
q sbaIfow ocean, on which the aerial yes
sells they had in mind were intended to
noat, like ships in the sea, with their
upper portions in the diffuse ether that lay
above. RENE BAcHI.
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states were also empowered to select vice

ltates were also empowered to select vice
presidents.
In the generous rivalry between Denver,
Kansas City, Guthrie and Wichita, az the
place for holding the great meeting in
May, Denver was chosen. But in the
meantime, through call by the Kansas
legislature, Kansas City has held West.
ern commercial congress, that was con-
vened in that city April IA. Governor D.
Il. Francis. Of Missouri, was elected per-
manent chairman, and John w. Springer,
Of Illinois. secretary. Mr.. Springer was
one Of the l01 who made the long fight for
Senator Palmer in the Illinois legislature,
and for which he wears q gold medal.
This Western congress at Kansas City,
which was so largely attended, was COM
posed of delegates from the eastern part Of
the Mississippi valley, as well as from the
West. But, as the name suggests, the Trans
Mississippi commercial congress. soon to
meet in Denver. will only have delegations
from trans-Mississippi states and terri
tories, and great preparations are making
for the event. Secretary Tom Richardson,
of Galveston, who is well-known South
ern journalist, and Assistant Secretary
Olney Newell, who is secretary of the
Denver Chamber of Commerce and presi-
dent of the Denver Press Club, have both
been busy for several months in cor
respondence with Western governors and
representatives of commercial interests.
President Fishback is one of the leading
lawyers in the western South, and be-
lieves that this congress will bring about
much better feeling between the West
and South, which have so many interests
in common.
The basis of representation for the trans
Mississippi congress is as follows: Thirty
delegates-at-large from each state and ter
ritory,, to be appointed by the governors;
one delegate from each county, to be ap-
pointed by boards of county commission
ers; one delegate from each city. with one
additional delegate for each 10000 or frac-
ton thereof, to be appointed by the may
or; ten delegates from each board of trade,
chamber of commerce or other CONNER.
cial organization, and two delegates each
for railroad companies operating west of
the Mississippi river.
Among the questions to be considered
the following are prominent features, viz:
legislation affecting commerce, transportation
Improvement OF waterways, lake. gulf and
Pacific ports.
Markets for Western products
Promotion OF manufacturing and Agricultural
interests.
Irrigation and reclamation of arid lands, and
immigration.
Western mineral lands and thar develor.
meut
Causes and effects OF business combinations
and trusts.
Reciprocity and international trade and ex.
tension.
The Indian question and the opening Of
lndian lands.
These and other great questions of vital
interest to the Trans Mississippi, West and
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THE FLAG OF ENGLAND.

"Above the portico flagstaff, bearing the
Union Jack, remained futtering in the flames
for some time, but ultimately when 1t fell the
crowds rent the air with shouts and seemed to
see significance in the incident. DAILY Papers.
Winds Of the world, give answerl They are
wimpering to and fro
And what should they know Of England who
only England know
The poor little stretched people that vapor
and fume and brag,
They are lifting their heads in the stiffness
to yelp at the English flag.
Must we borrow a clout from the Boer-to
plaster anew with dirt?
An Irish liars bandage, or an English cow
We may not speak of England; her Flags to
What is the Flag Of Englandi Winds of the
The North Wind blew: "From Bergen my steel
shod wang yards go;
chase your lazy whalerD home from the
Disko foe;
By the Great North Lights above me work
the will of God,
And the liner splits on the lce-feid or the
Dogger flls with cod.
The lean, white bear hath seen It In the long.
long Arctic night,
The musk OK knows the standard that nouts
the Northern Light;
What is the Flag of Englandf Ys have but
Ye have but my drifts to conquer. GO forth,
for it is therei"
The South Wind sighed: "From the Virgins nv
mid-sea course WAS ta'eu
Over thousand islands lost in an idle main,
Where the sea-egg flames on the coral and
the long backed breakers Groom
Their endless ocean legends TO the lazy
locked lagoon.
Ny basking suniish know it, and wheeling
albatross,
Where the lone wave fills with fire beneath
the Southern Cross.
What is the Flag of England? Ye have but
my reefs 10 dare,
Ye have but my seas to furrow. Go forth,
fer it is therel"
The East Wind roared: "From the Kuriles. the
Bitter Seas, come,
And me men call the Home-wind, for
bring the English home.
Look-look well TO your shippingl By the
breath of my mad typhoon
Iswept your close. packed Praya and beached
your best at kowlooni
The desert-dust hath dimmed 1t, the flying
wild ass knows.
The scared white leopard winds its vay
across the taintless SHOWS.
What is the Flag OF England7 Ye have but
ys have but my sands to travel Go forth,
for IL is therep'
The West Wind called: am squadrons the
thoughtless galleons ny
That bear the wheat and cattle lest sire at.
bred people die.
They make my mi ht their porter thew m aka
my house their path,
And loose my neck from their service and
whelm them al in my wrath.
But whether in calm or wrack-yreath
whether by dark or day,
heave them whole to the eonSer or rim
their plates away,
First of the scattered Ieeious under n shriah
ing sky,
Dipping between the rollers. the English
Flag goes by.
The dead dumb fog hath wrapped 1.-THE
frozen dews have kissed
The naked stars have seen IL, q fellow-stsr in
the mist
What Is the Flag of Englands Ye have but
my breath TO dare
fs have but my waves 70 conquer. Go forth,
for ii is therel"
-Rndpdrd Kfrifne.
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low freight rates on the Missouri river, if
congress had kept that mighty highway
for cheap transportation improved. would
have saved enough to have paid off many
of the millions of dollars that now plaster
with mortgages the Western farms. Both
railroads and rivers are needed. One
would be a check on the other. If the
Union Pacific never pays its debt to the
national government, the building Of that
railroad to the Pacific has been worth
1000 per cent. on the investment in the de-
velopment Of the West. The Columbia
c eona f sos in ae em as SGF'hws.
erly improved. Great silver con-
ventions have also been held in st.
Louis and Denver to urge that question
upon the national congress. These inter-
state conventions seem to be an evolution
Of the stock and cattlemen's conventions.
To protect their interests the Western
stockmen. with delegates present not only
from American states and territories, but
old Mexico and British America have held
these conventions, representing hundreds
of millions in wealth. Since then have
sprung up great silver conventions, deep
harbor conventions and commercial con-
crosses.
The West and South claim that the
Eastern influence in national affairs is
unfair In its treatment of these two Sec
tions. Hence the West and South by
these interstate conventions is forming
closer bond of union and sympathy. This
sympathy between the new West and the
new South has made its power felt in con-
gress with terrible force. and recently has
won three great victories.
The West and South gave Chicago the
Worlds fair.
The West and South defeated the federal
elections bill
The West and South passed the bill for
the free coinage of silver in the Senate.
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This question IS . "perts e.
mean it. Will You sacrifice I r
dollars, and save your lifsf SswI r.
allow your blood to become tnln1s
your system rundown, untfl 1117
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Scalp Diseases, Ulcers Sorea
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blood-cleansing, in its e0sc(1 7s
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AN EMPIRE AROUSED.
The Trans Mississippi Congress
to Be Held in Denver.
NEW WEST AND NEW SOUTH.
Pep1laslon Of 100000 Dsunanaing
Dsstsr Rscosnition In Nationsl Leg
lslatton-Wsshingten Represented.

DxSvER. May Especial Correspond
ence. 1.-The TRANSIT Mississippi Commercial
Congress, which will be welcomed to Dem
yer by Governor John L. Routt, of Colo
RADIO, on May 10, will be the most repre-
sentative body that ever assembled in the
West. From the Mississippi river to the
Pacific coast, and from the northern
boundary line on the British possessions
to the Gulf Of Mexico and the Rio Grande,
will be gathered together IN . great con-
vention or congress, the prominent men
Of this vast region, torspresent its business
interests.
1t is the second session Of this remark-
able body. Pursuant to q call from Gal.
weston, the Western Commercial Congress
was organized In the Cotton Exchange in
that city, February 7, 1897 Nearly ell the
Western states and territories were repre-
sented. The name was changed to the
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress,
and after the preliminary work vas accom-
plished, they adjourned to meet in Denver.
At this first congress the following officers
were elected:
Presidens- W. N. Fishback, a
Fort Smith, Ark.
Secretary-Tom Richardson, Of Calves
ton, Tex.
Assistant secretary lney Newell, Of
Denver, Colo.
The following are vice presidents, viz.
Asa Morgan, of Arkansas; Marcus A.
Smith, Arizona; Ex-Governor John Evans,
Colorado: J. s. Clarkson, Iowa; George q.
Clements, Kansas; e. T. Howard; Mime
sofa; Ryerson Richie, Missouri; e. Il. NJ.
Westervelt, Nebraska; Antonio Joseph,
New Mexico; J. w. McNeal. Oklahoma;
Ex-Governor F. r. Lubbock, Texas; NJ. S.
Walter, Utah; ]. NJ. Steele, Washington;
J. c. Baird, Wyoming, and the other
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The Ruling Passion.
Munsey's Weekly.

Eastern Man ito friend in Kansas ceme-
tery)-What cherries and uninyiting
place your burial ground Isl Tie location
Is dismal one, and
Sepulchral Voice tfrom grave of Colonel
McSkinley. the land agent)-No, a bit Il
it; my friend. nyou occupy grave in my
adoifioA TO this cemetery once you win
never occupy any other.
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On the Volcanoes Edge.

Henderson" sobbed Ethel, after they
had been married . few weeks, Il have
been ali th-through the house today"
Yes, dariIng-don't you think it dear
little house f''
Ye-yes, Henderson. But, Henderson,
where are ali those plaques / painted for
you while We we're engaged ?n
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South viii De considered. D. C. Imboden
ana r. Q: Flood. of Galveston, Ryerson
Richie, of Kansas CITY. and HI P;erce
of Wichita have been appointed a com,
miteee TO make a report giving full and
complete statistics on commerce. Dele
gates have been appointed from Mime
sofa, the Dakotas, Montana. the far
northwest down to the Gulf coast and "A
lar West as Los Angeles and other points
The demand is for represept.tiv. hr.;.
ness men. Seventy-eight treat r.;Ivav
corporations have been requested TO send
Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-19

ASoRoAt HuiII iI 1s' sfoddard ar 11. a"eF D. 00"'nAn D. o N For For rafdpn the bieyeemG E Lar% 9ada,, 11 n
 For Patriarch Militant pin--G. N. Moses g. New Car Heaters on the Fair Haven
 Road.
 The new car heaters that were put on the Fair Haven road yesterday for the first time are very neat and tasty in their ap- pearance. The stoves are small cylinders enclosed on the top and front by fancy iron-work and ou the sides by wood work They are tended from within the car and are easy and convenient in use. They only occupy the room of one seat, and appar- ently heat car thoroughly.
 Officers Elected. coMMANDERY NO. 49, LOYAL LEGION, A.
 O.. U. M.
 Captain, E. E. Sessner; first lieutenant, Harry Rolling; second lieutenant, L. W. Burns; first sergeant, Theodore 0. Hast ings; second sergeant, George Whiting; third sergeant, D. H. Donegan; fourth sergeant, w. I. Kinney; first corporal, Stephen Hughes; second corporal, Rob ert Wilson.
 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ELECTIONS.
 The following officers were elected last evening for the ensuing year by New Haven commandery K. T.: Frank Stod- dard, E. O.; D. R. Allen, Gen.; Charles E. Rounds, 0. G.; Ward Nichols, Prelate; E. L. Cobb, s. w.; William E. Morgan, J. w.; Charles F. Root, treasurer; G. An thony, recorder; T. Parsons Dickerman, assistant recorder; A. B. Treat, warden; E. H. Sperry, trustee.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-19
Red Men Celebrate.

Delegations representing the sixteen diff ferent tribes of l. O. R. M visited New Haven last evening. All the degrees which confer full membership were worked. Messrs. Arthur Skinner, Oscar Howard, Charles Hayden, E. w. Rassett took lower degrees. Mir. William H. Hall received the entire four degrees, the last of which or chiefs degree confers full membership. The Sonquassen tribe of Hartford worked the first degree, Tuxis of Waterbury the second, Arrowanna of Middletown the third, Wanyunk of Hartford the fourth. The degree team, Sequesis of Pocohontas, Waterbury, gave fine drill at the exer- cises in the Athsneum, and also rendered popular selections at the banquet in Music hall afterward. There were about 300 covers laid, but on account of the length Of the exercises at the Atheneum, the time was rather limited for the banquet, and in consequence there was no speech making, but all appeared to enjoy themselves and left at 130 8. m. for their respective homes. There were about $50 menzbers present from out of town.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-19
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Hold a Spicy Meetfne-No Decisive
 Action Taken.

Hold a Spicy NIeetfne-No Decisive
 Action Taken.
 The board of public works had breezy session last evening. All the commis- sioners were present with the exception of Commissioner Sullivan Commissioner States presided. e7 z
 Commissioner Leigh moved that Morris McHugh, weigher at the stone crusher, be discharged. The motion was tabled until next meeting.
 MT. Leigh then asked Superintendent Doyle what was done with the stone and refuse taken from the trench of the State street railway.
 Mir. Doyle replied that he had removed it to the lot on Commerce street and also one on Mill River street. The stone are to be left there until they are needed. Both lots, he said, were filled up to grade.
 MT. Brown moved that the persons own ing the Harrisburg road roller be asked to take it back. Mr. States declared the motion out of order because of an order from the court of common council order ing them to do nothing with the Harrisburg road roller. While Mr. Leigh was oues. tioning Mir. Doyle MT. Todd moved to ad- journ, and Mir. Atwater seconded. MT. States put the motion. Commissioners Atwater and Todd voted for and Commis- sioners Leigh and Brown against. Com missioner States declared tie and the motion lost.
 It was moved that the mayor be re- quested to call the board together to act with the selectment for the appointment of successor to Bridgetender Futile, who has resigned.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-19
COMING APPOINTMENTS,

The Police and Fire eCommissioners.
 Candidates prominently mentioned for the republican fire commissionership are ex-Fire Commissioner Loren H. Stannard, Captain c. B. Dyer, and it is possible that the present incumbent, Mir. Blakeslee, may decide to enter the field for reappointment. On the democratic side Joseph B. Cunning ham will probably "get there," although Jacinto Casariego, the Ninth ward bottling works man, is in the field and is said to have pull for the position He is backed by Alderman-elect Shanahan of the Ninth.
 For police commissioner Alderman Nor gan of the Eleventh is pretty well slated on the republican side and stands an excel lent chance of getting there unless ex-Po- lice Commissioner Hart should yield to i'm portunities and become candidate, of which nothing is positively known yet. On the democratic side Clancy stands good chance of being reappointed police commissioner. He is strongly backed by his friends