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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-01
Negotiation Of the Sale OF Kan
sas Democracy.

Young Mr.. Holiday, of Kansas,
informs the Republicans that he
will give them the electoral vote OF
the state if they will abandon pro-
hibition. This is Enthusiastically
generous Of Mr.. Holiday. He will
give away anything he has. OF
course he has the electoral Of Kan
sas; he carries it around in his
pocket. -Leavenworth Times.
While the Times proceeds to
make merry of the above alleged
intention of this Democratic editor,
there is in it much that should com
mand serious attention. The fact
that Democratic editor should
thus publicly express his willing
ness to deliver the Democratic vote
to the Republicans for considera-
ton is matter worthy of tote.
1t is well to know that the Demo-
CTaClC eulIOTS aIS LII Ii0 uCii'Oii VII
business. 1t is well to know that
these Democratic editors are going
round with the Democratic vote ON
platter, offering it to the highest
bidder. 1t is also well to bear in
mind that the recent election dem
onstrated that the Democratic edit
ors were not only willing, but ABLE,
to deliver the goods.
1t is noticeable that Mr.. Holiday
does not demand money consider
alton. But~he is peculiarly stu
ated. His father is one of the
wealthiest men in the state, there
fore money is not the price he
places upon the sale of his influence.
But how is it with the rest of the
Democratic editors-the fellows who
scarcely get corn bread enough to
keep body and soul together What
these fellows will want is money !;
and they likely will get it from the
Republican party.
We do not know that the Peoples
party can do much to prevent this.
Fusions and such reprehensible
deals are out of the question. We
can countenance no bargain, trade
or sale. Our only recourse must be
to impress upon honest Democrats
that they are being made articles of
commerce by their editors. But it
is as long as it is broad, anyway,
whether the Democrats elect Re-
publican president or the Republic
ans elect Democrat president. In
either event it will be man of the
Wall street brand.-Ottawa Journal
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-01
What DOES TIE S!slE sAy

About Prohibition, Glass Legislation
Taxation, the Tariff, Wages, Etc.
This question the CHRISTIAN PATRIOT,
Morristown, Tenn, is trying to answer. Send
Eff Cents for years subscription.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-01

LAST year the Democrats polled a
vote of 1851 in this state. No
sooner was this result known than
the Democratic editors put on long
faces. They charged that the AL
lance had seduced Democratic
voters under false promises, etc.
This year the Democratic vote in
the state will fall below 10000.
But are the Democratic editors
wearing long faces2 Not bit Of
it. Although their party has polled
the smallest vote ever known within
the memory Of the Oldest inhabitant,
yet the Democratic party were new
er in such hilarious mood. This
ought to be overwhelming evidence
to all that the chief subject which
engages the attention of the Demo-
cratic editors is not how large a
vote they can secure for their party,
but how great bride they can OBJ
tain for betraying it.-Ottawa
Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-01
POpuIist Hand Book.

The Populist, or Peoples Party,
Hand Book, published by the Vim
cents, is ready for delivery. Call
at this office, or send, and get one.
Price, so cents.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-01

AN exchange rises to remark that
a United States of America note of
ten dollars will buy thirteen dollars
in Mexican silver.-Salina News.
Yes, and ten U. S. silver dollars
will do just the same thing, although
they contain but 4l2 IL grains of
standard silver each, while the
thirteen Mexican silver dollars con-
tain 1921 grains each. This is a
nut for the intrinsic value gold-bus
to crack.-Lincoln Beacon.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-01

The government is furnishing
money to the national banks at enc
per cent. upon U. S. bonds as secur-
itv. Now let it extend this favor
to those who can give real estate
security, and things will brighten
Missouri World.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-12-01

SEND Ten CENTS for bundle of
Reform papers, for distribution
among your weakened friends.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-15
Hop Lice ON the Pacific Cnast.

Mr. +. L Washburn, entomologist of the Ore
gon experimental station, contributes an inter.
esting summary of the work which he has done
the present season upon these insects to the
columns OF the North Pacific Rural Spirit of MAY
81 He summarizes the now well-known life
history of the insect and states that IL has been
more abundant in Washington than in Oregon.
Individual losses during 1890 ranged from 500
to 5000 When the yards have been more or less
shut in by timber, or from other causes were so
situated: that but little sun and breeze entered,
they were more badly affected than
yards In more exposed situations The
eggs and the early generations of the
lice were not found upon the Italian prune,
and very few were found on any variety OF the
cultivated plum or prune. Even the Damson is
said to have been exempt, while Peterson's
seeding or Peterson's Drupe has been found to
harbor many eggs, and the jefferson and the
variety known as the Helen plum come in for
quite share. Professor Washburn recon-
mends that the wild plum thickets or seedlings
be at once removed. lie adopts our recommen-
dation TO burn the vines immediately after
picking, and also recommends the use OF
causuc sprays in winter, before the buds begin
TO swell, but makes no mention OF the more
practical course of spraying the plum trees
with Kerosene emulsion after the eggs hays
Matched.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-15
THE SEIZURE OF m1rYLESE.

The news OF the occupation of the island
Of Mirylene by q British naval squadron
IL not unexpected, for as a matter of
course England cannot afford to allow the
transit Of Russian war vessels through the
Dardanslles to the Mediterranean. This
would mean the complete nullifica-
ton Of the treaty of Paris of
1855, under which the victorious allies
bottled up Russia's war ships in the Black
sea. OF course England has not taken
this step without a distinct understanding
with Germany, Austria and Italy that she
viii be sustained In her determination to
force Turkey to maintain the treaty of
Paris against Russia.
1t Is q foregone conclusion that Turkey
must yield unless Russia means war, and
Russia win not go to war in year of short
crops, for England could blockade her
ports and starve her to death, since Ger
many and Austria would cut off all sup
plies by way of their frontier.
War on the part of Russia
Is impossible this year. The
action Of England will force a diplomatic
conference of the powers signatory to the
treaty, and Turkey will be obliged to open
the Dardanelles TO the warships of all ma
tions or close them to all nations, as the
treaty Of Paris does at present.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-15
THE STATE PRESS.

Tacoma Globe: "The nomination OF Mr. Fas-
sett as the Republican candidate for governor OF
New York seems to have aroused a great deal of
uneasiness among the Democratic politicians of
the Empire state. Mr.. Fassett is not only good
man, OF high character and standing and OF gen.
eral popularity, but be is also thoroughly good
and successful politician. He would not have
accepted the nomination unless he had been
satisfied that his chances OF election were good.
The Democrats appreciate this and they are
further embarrassed by the lack OF suitable
candidate upon whom they can agree
Tacoma Ledger: at is the fault of both the
press and of individuals OF the present day that
they incline TO condemn persons accused of
crime before they are tried. Let q man be ar
rested for theft forgery, murder or any other
crime, and straightway he is freely spoken OF as
thief, forger or murderer. Is is the fault OF
the times. 1t is inconsiderate, unjust, cruel,
even, In many cases, because innocent persons
are often accused"
Puyallup Commerce.: "The poor Puyallup tax
payer catches it " hen 1t comes 70 putting up Tor
useless and needless legal advice. The town
council hes jusf paid 500 of the peoples money
70 Tacoma lawyers for legal advice In regard to
issuing sewer bonds There is nothing TO show
for this expenditure OF the peoples good money.
Every one knows that there were no sewer bonds
issued"
Kent Journal: at is evident that the hop
growers of this region should meet and counsel
together as soon as practicable after the present
hop crop is harvested and baled. New condi-
tons have arisen and new difficulties have pre-
sented themselves that require changes in culti-
walton and management
Chelan Falls Leader: '1f John L. Wilson can
be prevailed upon to accept the nomination for
governor he is the man who should receive it."
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-15
The Much-Detested Sullivan.

San Francisco Examiner.
d. C. Sullivan, the detective, who kidnapped
Editor Bailey and his companion, is the man
ager of TheiPs Detective Agency, of Portland,
and is one of the most cordially disliked
of modern Vidocques. He claims to have
Been for several years with the Pinker-
tons in Chicago. If 30, it was many
years ago. In 1SS0-S1 he ran q general
supply store at the mining camp of Robinson,
Colorado, and failed. leaving sundry creditors
wrangling for their money. During the Ceur
dAlene excitement in 1854 he started hotel
in one of the numerous mining towns there,
and in this enterprise he again collapsed. Later
he went to Portland and there launched out as
detective. The Northwest was growing, and he
quickly gathered about him some of the most
INSCRIPTIONS men who ever engaged in the
business He carried things with hight hand,
and not content with state, he branched out in
Washington. He was the better able to gain q
foothold by reason of the fact that the Northern
Pacific engaged through him gang OF spoilers
So arbitrary did Sullivan become in a short time
that there was a great popular outburst against
the imported Pinkertons, as they were called,
which he brought in. Was there q strike or a
lockout anywhere at one of the numerous coal
mines, Sullivans men, armed cap-a-pie, in con-
trsvention of the constitution of Washington,
which fOrbids unauthorized armed bands, were
at the scene.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-15
Laws Against Private Detectives.
IN Francisco Report.


Seattle is considerably stirred up over the
arbitrary conduct of certain private detectives
who have constituted themselves a sort of Pink
erton force for the Northwest and carried
things with pretty high hand. They have
been enabled to do this because they have had
wealthy corporations at their back, and they
have wealthy corporations at their back because
they have always been ready to hire themselves
out as armed mercensries to do any work the
corporations might want done in that line
of business. Some states have al
ready passed laws forbidding the organ
ization of bodies of armed men
save by the state or local authorities. Every
state should have such q law, because
the tendency of corporations is to insti-
tute little standing armies of their own. which
is a tendency extremely dangerous to popular
liberty. Those states which delay in passing q
law against armed mercenaries are likely to
md, by and by, that the corporations are
strong enough to prevent the passage of any
such law We do not know whether the South
ern facihe would object to such law in Cali
fornia- Should IL do so, of course the idea of
passing the law would have TO be abandoned.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-15
THE muawump IN POLITICS.

The Mugwump is a kind of political
cuckoo; it sometimes lays its eggs in the
Democratic, sometimes in the Republican
nest. When the Mugwump egg is Matched
II is a very unwelcome squad, and manages
TO make its irritating presence felt from
the hour of its birth. A Mugwump has
been coarseiy defined as a creature whose
requirements and so-called education so
greatly outran his intellect that he was al
ways q kind of learned pig in politics who
will not walk constantly on the right or
the left, or in the middle of the road. 1t
Is perhaps true that the Mugwump has
generally more scholastic learning than he
has native power of understanding to con-
strue, digest and absorb; he not seldom
in his vain efforts to use his weight of
learning TO any practical purpose, sug-
gests the spectacle of a hoy trying TO drive
asptke home with tack hammer, so light
Is the brain behind all his books. But this
criticism will not apply TO ali the Mug
wumps, who. as a class, do not lack brain;
the Mugwump is generally either man of
hypercritical spirit. rather than of govern
Ing capacity, or he belongs TO that class of
educated men who are un-American In
their sympathies aud un-democratic In
their lives.
Politics is the practical application of
the Silence of government, which includes
the discussion, the construction and the
execution Of salutary legislation for human
society. Ii is field broad enough to alb
sorh the whole range of the finest sort of
trained intellectual power, and it is SO
closely related 10 the current lite of the
people that its problems, constantly press
ing for solution, equally engage the intel
lectual vision and the moral sensibilities of
the actors. A man deep in politics is an
instrument most influential for great good
or great evil, according as be is intelligent,
humane. able. upright. or ignorant, big
cted, corrupt and inhuman. No field of
EFFORT ought 10 be more attractive TO the
best equipped intelligence and humanity
ofthe country. for now here is there SO mitch
need of good work. and nowhere is
there so great an opportunity 10 do good
work. And vet in this field OF illustrious
opportun- mere no versatility of gifts
is too vast : comprehensive circle. the
so-called cot lsborers are very few by
comparison " England, France or Ger
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-15
THE sHEIK.
LC. P. HAsKIss

With heavy turban Ger his brovs
lsmail, the Sheik, with aspect grim,
Looks towards the deserts burning rim.
Before his tent the camels browse
In the fierce heat; within, a shade
Is cast by curtains, rich with braid
OF gold, with jewels interlaid-
All round the sloping canvas walls
Bright cloths are placed; gay syrian hues
OF crimson, green and purple blues;
With which stray euabeams interfuse.
Adown their midst striped skin falls;
Against whose fur sharp weapons lean,
Abiaze with steely light snd keen
As any deadly Damascene.
Beside the sheik table stands,
With fragrant coffee, spices rare,
Dates that have known the desert ali.
The wild fig and the prickly pear.
Beyond him stretch the burning sands,
Behind him pale Iskandra lies,
Nude, and with drowsy, half-closed eyes,
Still dreaming of Cricassian skies.
A 1.-the, brown boy close to his feet
Upon reed a soft, low tune
Doth make and sings an Arab rune
OF love beneath the desert moon.
Still grows the blazing, burning heat;
Yet ever towards the sand-waste's rim,
Looks forth, with gaze no glare makes dim,
ismail, the sheik, with aspect grim
William Sharp.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-15
UTTERLY IMPRACTICABLE.

The project of another transcontlnental
railroad is under discussion in Canada.
The Pacific terminus would be Port Simp-
son, near the southernmost point of
Alaska, and its Atlantic terminus would
be at Fort Churchill, on Hudson Bay.
The purpose Of the projectors is to furnish
a shorter route from Yokohama to Liver
pool across our continent. Port Simpson.
lying 600 miles north of Vancouver, has
fine harbor, where the expenses of tonnage
charged upon vessels going to Vancouver or
Seattle would not be incurred. The distance
by rail from Port Simpson to Fort Churchill
is only l,450 miles, and the total distance
from Japan to England would be very
much shorter than by any other route
across this continent. The great obstacle
to this enterprise is the fact that Hudson's
straits at the utmost are navigable only
four months in the year, and in some years
cannot be entered because of the ice a.
late as the LIST of July.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-15

mines; and in thirteen days 40 tons OF ore was
crushed yielding s4.oO0 IN gold bullion. the first
made in that region, and the gold bricks were
taken TO Spokane about the time the young men
were at Loomis. These rich mines are in
Palmer mountain district, and the Reduction
Company has only lately begun operations
The hunters then went TO the rear, doubtless
meaning west of the Chapaca mountains, not
@Chippecker," although the pronunciation
doubtless misled them.
They were in the prospector's, rs well as the
hunters paradise and ought to have staked out
their claims.
In another year, or less. they may take train
from Fairhaven TO Ruby City, but from there they
may have to depend upon the cayuse for trans
portation of camping outfits to the Palmer
mountains, or wannacut lake districts, where
they will find as rich mines and prospects as
anywhere in oksnogan county. Golden. in the
Wannacut lake region, is six miles from the
boundary line and nearer than LOOMS, which is
about ten miles
~ D Has
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-15

The Spokane Rerietc dominates Judge
Hanford, United States judge for the Dis
triet of Washington, to the vacancy Gre
ated by the death OF Circuit Judge Saw
yer. 1t would indeed be wise selection.
Judge Haniord has every qualification for
the position, including comparative youth.
point that Will weigh greatly in his
favor, if it be true as it is reported that
the president will appoint nobody to a iu-
dicial position who is over sixty. Under
this practice Judge Deadly, of Oregon, who
is first In the line of succession. would
not be eligible. The probabilities are.
however, that some California man will
be given the place. California is far the
most populous of the several states which
form the circuit, and her bar will make an
united effort to secure the iudgeship for
some one of their own number.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-15
SEATTLE, rUEsDAY, ST. rs.
THE ALBrnrsoS CASE.

1t is inconceiyable that the parties who
are urging the prosecution at Tacoma OF
Mr.. K. d. AIbertson OF this city on a
charge of larceny, deem him really guilty.
1t is too monstrously improbable and abb
surd for serious belief They found them
selves yesterday morning when the case
came for trial in position where they were
totally unable to maintain the original
charge of completely in the robbery of the
Fidelity bank, and the later charge of
larceny was simply trumped up to pro-
long the nasty business of prose-
cution and to avoid the
acknowledgment which immediate dis
missal would have implied. Nobody
knows better than the promoters and
managers of this prosecution that Mr..
AIbertson had no part in the concep-
ton or the execution of the GRIM
inal act, and no share in the spells
of that transaction. There will, of course,
be pretense of trial, and the thug Sui
Ivan will provide sufficient amount of
perjured evidence to give the more re-
spectacle parties in the affair chance to
crawl out with pretence of fair conduct.
This sort Of thing is, of couse, the regular
trade of the thug Sullivan, and it is not
more surprising that he should be en-
gagged in 1t than it would be to find him
doing any other dirty and dis
reputable act The only surpris-
ing thing is that man like
Mr.. T. B. Wallace should be found in COM
pany and In practical partnership with
him in the low business of falsely accusing
and UNANIMOUSLY prosecuting citizen who
Is absolutely free from criminality and
whose innocence calls for no proof.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-15
A bloodhound shark Caught.

An Indian, belonging TO Bay Centre, while out
fishing recently caught large shark. Il meas
ured sixteen feet and three inches in length.
and three feet in diameter. The fin on the hack
was fourteen inches long and eleven inches
wide. The teeth were two inches long and one
AID half inches wide. The weight of the
monster was l,500 pounds. The Indian had
quite time with his victim, but he finally
succeeded in capturing 1t. At first he thought
he would cut his net and let him go, but as
there was good breeze blowing he concluded
to tow him ashore. The Indian was afraid 20
get up close to him when he got him out of
the net, for fear that he would knock a hole in
the boat seal and sturgeon partly digested
were found in his stomach when opened This
is the largest shark ever brought ashore AT This
point, and the boys took some OF the teeth To
be used in making watch charms for their rirls
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-15
THE oKANoGAN COUNTRY.
KEIrLE FANS, Sent. n 80

NH4tLN ILLS, HtpI tx IsgI-
To TIRE EDITOR: Having read with much in
terest IN yeur issue OF September 5 the sccou nj
OF long horseback ride OF Seattle hunting
party, would like 10 add few Wor,ts by vay
OF explanation regarding names Of plares. also
ada lille Information which they fsiIed %
gSln or at least nPart to your readers, in regard
10 The "Okaaogan country"
Loomis IS not, nor ever was "Coulee CITY,"
the latter place being in the Big Bend country
IN Douglas county, aud "A railroad town OF CON
siderable importance: being the point from
whieh supplies are iVeigAEed to Conconully,
Ruby, Loomis. Golden, etc, a distance of from
sixty 10 one hundred miles
Doubtless the hunters heard Of "Tosts
Coulee, along the east side OF salmon. or Con
conuliy creek, saa looEnis was formerly known
as point on Toats Coulee
The ore they speak OF as being crushed al
Loomls, u iroIa the Black Bear or War Eagle
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-15
A New Pest to Prune Tree.
From a Government Bulletin


linelose sample of bugs which are eating the
foliage OF prune trees, stripping them In a short
time. What is il? What will kill it?-J H
Abert' Sdleas, Oregon, Nay Is, 1891
kEPLY-This beetle is one of the vesviIs
known as 7Rrteoispts taorRdta- 1t Is Western
species, and little or nothing 10 known of its
habits. Ii is new pest and requires inyestisa-
ton. Feeding as il does the best remedy viii
be To spray the affected trees with Paris green
or london purple in the proportion of / round
10 30 gallons OF Mhtnr
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-15
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

The public is hereby warned not to pay
any money to parties representing to be
agents of the Seattle OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
except the following, who are the only
authorized travelling agents of the Posi-
IrrELLIeEscER, viz: J. A. Mcclellan, l..
C. Branson, T. A. Davies, J. III. Wiliett
and T. ID. Curtis. 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
Ill cases authorized to take SUBSCRIPTIONS
for the Daily, Sunday and Weekly Posi-
IKTKLLIeEscEa.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-15
A New York sections Vile Cr,n..

NEW York, Sept 1+-Robert Bell, assistant
sexton at Calvary church, was arraigned in the
police court today, charged with rape, abduction
ami revolving crime, and SIX OF his yietims
girls ranging from a to 10 years, confronted
nm The stories of the girls reveal "A series of
helnous crimes extending over a period of ten
months. The prisoner was held Yitbout hail
for an examination