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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-05
PROFITS ON THE wArER-woRKs

The report of the superintendent of
water-works shows that for February the
operating expenses were, including every
incident, $4,955.69, and the gross receipts
were $40, 7s015. This is net profit of
SIS. S24. &c for the month. In January the
gross receipts were over $11,0OO, but the
expenses were larger in proportion. The
great expense IS due to extending the
service. The mains and supply pipes are
paid for out of construction account. but
the house service attachments, repairs.
ETC., are paid for out of the operating
account. At the present rate the annual
revenue will be about $4,000, or $o9, $50
above the interest. As the work of con-
struction proceeds the revenue will in
crease, but there is good reason why the
operating expenses should not be cut
down.
The city will not be nearly supplied
with water by the time the proceeds of the
bonds are exhausted. The surplus over in
terest should be applied to the further ex-
tension of the system until every taxpayer
who Is to contribute to the redemption of
the bonds benefits by the work for which
he is to pay.
For that reason it is not just to, at pres
ent, reduce the rates to barely working ex-
penses and interest; nor will it be until
the entire city shares IN the advantages.
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THE MAYORS APPOINTMENTS.

An attack was made in the city council
by one of the delegates, at the last meet
ing, upon the character of Mayor Whites
appointments. If the attack concerned
the mayor alone he might be left to defend
himself but the imputation was so general
that it included large number of gentle
men who are in such a position that they
cannot defend themselves, and the insinu-
alton conveyed is very damaging to the
city.
1t is quite unnecessary to say anything
as to the character of his appointees, but
as the broad assertion that the mayors ap-
pointments are open to suspicion may be
accepted by some who do not stop to con-
slider who these people are, a word may be
said to check the injustice.
On the Park Commission are Messrs.
Daniel Jones, w. E. Bailey, Abram Barker,
c. N. Evans and W. +. Burgess. The
gentlemen on the Library Board are Judge
Eben Smith, Mr.. Il. C. Washburn and Mr..
John Aver. The Health Board are Drs.
Churchill, Noble and Shannon. The Po-
lice Commission consists of Messrs. S. l..
Crawford, W. +. Ledgerwood, O. c. Guy
and A. H. Manning. The Board of Public
Works is composed of Messrs. Jesse Coch-
ran, g. III. Hebron and w. V. Rinehart.
All of these are not only men of thor
oughly reputable character, but many of
them have long been distinguished as
among the most active, jealous and public
spirited of Seattle's citizens.
OF the individual appointments, that of
C. w. Ferris, as city comptroller, was gen.
orally recognized as a particularly good
and appropriate selection. The port
warden had for some time efficiently done
service in the place to which he was re-
appointed.
These include about all the appointments
for which the mayor is responsible. The
officials cannot resent the sweeping
charges against them; but of whom among
them can il he said he has been guilty OF
one rcprehensible act as an individual?
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A statement has been published that the
salary roll of the city il now 5000 .
month greater than for the corresponding
month of last year. Such mischievous
perversion of the facts Il particularly I'M
fortunate at time when the responsible
men Of the city are endeavoring to make
the financial condition conform to the re-
suit Of the exceptional circumstances fol-
lowing the fire.
The city incurred an Indebtedness dur
ing the succeeding twelve months for work
upon the streets for which the city de-
pended for its immediate necessities, If
not its ultimate prosperity. The streets
had just been planked to considerable
extent when the firs swept the improve
ment away. Hundreds of men were
thrown out Of work and at the same time
the streets were impossible.
The city bad only few thousand dol
lars in the treasury, but ct meeting Of
taxpayers unanimous shout went up
"Spend money; build up the city; spare
no expense, we'll foot the bills" The
spirit manifested then was applauded all
over the country. The city has been built
up, the bills are to foot. It is proposed to
bond that Indebtedness; the stringency Of
the Eastern market makes it more difficult.
Capital is timld; it needs the assurance of
determination to meet just obligations.
not the fear of . policy which might i'm
pair the power to meet them.
Some newspapers have advised the
gradual slowing down of the extraordinary
amount of work and the expense incurred.
That was prudent, and forms no parallel
to the publication of entirely erroneous
and alarming statements. All who are
familiar with city affairs know the figures
published to be misleading, but they are
apt SO be accepted by men who have
neither time nor opportunity to verify
them.
In the statement referred to, what pur-
ports to be comparison of the city pay
roll for January, 1890, with that Of Janu-
airy, 1891, is made. The figures for the
former month are.
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END or THE FIRST HALF.

Yesterday closed the first half of the adj
ministration of Benjamin Harrison as
President of the United States. Not in
vidiously. but with strict regard for facts
as impartial history will record them, it
may be claimed that not since tho founda-
ton ofthe government has there been .
President who at the same stage Of his
term has been less subject to scandalous
charges. or less subject to assaults upon
his official or personal integrity.
Many even Of his own party have failed
to appreciate how fully this is true Of
President Harrison, and but few of them,
perhaps, realize how strong the contrast.
in this respect, between his experience and
that Of some Of the more honored Of his
predecessors. In fact, it is almost with
out parallel in the history of our country
that not even the most malignant and
INSCRIPTIONS Of his political opponents
have ventured to attribute to him any cor
rupt act, or to question the high standard
of his honor.
When the record on this point is COM
pared with the merciless assaults that were
made upon the official integrity and pri-
vate character Of Washington and the
elder Adams, the monstrous perversions
Of Lincoln's dignity, disposition and mo-
tives, and the torrents Of defamation that
were poured upon the devoted head of
Grant, President Harrison's immunity
cannot but appear very notable.
It is conceivable that in some cases such
conditions might result from the pursuit of
time-serving, negative, "conciliatory"
policy as to the principles and leaders of
his own and the opposition party. But no
such explanation will apply in this case.
No man has ever filled the presidential
chair who has adhered more steadfastly,
uncompromisingly and tenaciously to the
pledges, expressed or implied, of his can
didacy, and to the principles of his party
as contained in the platform upon which
he was elected.
For lack of grounds for aspersion Of his.
integrity, or the cleanness of his admins
tration, or of his good judgment in exer-
Ching the appointing power, or as to the
firmness of his adherence to principle, the
opposition have been driven to cheap
attempt at ridicule which has been SO
puerile and abortive as to have excited no
feeling stronger than contempt. Even
though they have not hesitated az last
resort, to assail the family relation as a
source of ribald humor, neither as grand
son nor grandfather have they been able
to shake public respect for this firm
adherent to principle, this straightforward
and conscientious executive, this ex-
empiary gentleman.
Ex-senator Mcdonald, of Indiana, an
ultra Democrat, than whom few know
President Harrison more intimately, and
who has studied his administration with
none too partial eye, was right the other
day when he predicted that as the people
came to study it closely and appreciate it
fully the administration of Harrison would
become vastly popular and be accorded a
very high rank among the best the country
has enjoyed. If the second half shall make
good the promise of the first, the fulfill
ment of McDonald's prophecy is beyond q
peradventure.
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JoKERs' MAGIC LYMPH.

Mn. Hayfork-Anything fof NET Rural Post
master-I don't - nothin'. Nrs. Hayfork-I
was expectin' letter q postal card from Aunt
Sally spriggs tellin' what day she was comm.
Rural Postmaster (cslling to his wifsH Did -
zee postal card from Mn. Hayfork's Aunt
Bally tellin' what day she was comin'f His
wife-Yes, she's comm Thursdsy. -Brooklsm
Life
A kind and thoughtful warning has been
given to the public By the editors Of the Overland
Monthly that the March number Of that magazine
viii contain discussion ON the Mckinley bin
BY Colonel John r. Irish and n. n. Estees-CM
ea0o Tribune
First Boston Maiden-O, mamma and have
been awful busy today. Second Boston Maiden
do say! And what has made you 90 busys
F. B. M.-we have been getting out and cleaning
our spring pectacles.-Jesselevs Circular.
$50 you want railroad position" unused the
superintendent "Do you think you could give
IN intelligent account Of IN accident?' eyes,
cir, I'm sure could 'sThen think " have
NO place for you."-Elmiyo Gazette
He-The Bostonians are brave people; they
never say die. She-Don't theyr" He-No, they
say decease.-1unsey's Weekly.
"This il terrible weight Of gilt, moaned the
little picture with the big Frame Wdshin0tos
R0sf
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COFFEE PRODUCT AND CONSUME.
TION.

According 10 the Economists Franeais
which is reckoned the highest authority,
the worlds production of coffee amounts
to So, 200 tons per annum, and the con-
sumption is about $4,000 tons. OF this
total Brazil produces 10000 tons. or more
than one-hali. Central America and
Mexico are credited with 5000 tons, Java
and Sumatra, 00oo, Hayti and San Do
mingo, 40ooo, Arabia, Abyssinnia and
Madagascar together $500 tons, leaving
nearly 10000 tons scattering and I'M
accounted for.
Our country, both as TO total and per
capita. is by far the largest consumer of
coffee among the nations of the earth.
And either the French journal is egregi-
ously mistaken in its statistics. or the
American cottee-loving aud coffee-con-
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Port Townsend Resents the Sheer.
Port Townsend Call. y


It ID indeed pity that irresponsible men
should 20 far forget their duty TO their town -
to bring It into bad repute BY misleading state
ments regarding the moral status Of the COM
munity. True, Port Townsend, like other seA-
faring towns, has its sporting element. An
deeply a. 1t is matter of regret, in every sea-
faring town Of any importance you meet with
an element of society which has no visible
means OF support. They drift from one town 70
another where the greater degree Of prosperity
exists, obtaining living either with gambling
devices or BY other means equally - questionat.
BILE. Ut this worthless element Of society Port
Townsend doubtless hasits full share. Yet in
no greater degree than In Seattle and Tacoma.
The imputation, however, that gambling is gen.
eral, IL a. unjust a. 1t 10 untruthful Because
Judge Sachs il addicted to gambling; because
his associates are victims Of the same vice;
because testimony has been offered in this dis
graceful trial that Sachs and his friends were
alike helpless subjects OF this dem0ralizing
habit, is not proof that the entire community is
similarly tainted. The moral, respectable ele-
ment of society il largely in the majority in
Port Townsend. They love their country, obey
its laws and serve their God. II anything can
be urged against them it il laxity and manifest
indifference in overcoming these evil influences.
The press of Tacoma never misses an oppor-
tunity to give publicity TO any report calculated
to iniure Port Townsend. No one IL better
aware of the fact than the representatives Of
these journals that the testimony in the Sachs
trial is confined chiefly to the rendezvous Of the
gambler, therefore the attempt to compromise
the reputation of the entire community, and to
bring upon 1t public odium ID reprehensible in
the extreme. Indeed, 1t ID extremely unfortunate
that Port Townsend should have had such q
terrible stain fastened upon it and one which
has been given such far-reaching publicity,
through the evidence produced In this disgrace
full trial.
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gion described, then 1t is hard TO-
account for the extrayagant demands for
enormous government expenditures Tor its
reclamation. Referring TO this question,
Mr.. Emerson pretty broadly intimates
that the whole movement has been .
rapacious scheme against the federal treas
ury, which originated in the city Of his
residence, and thence, in the main,
has been manipulated. But even if the
reports Of these manipulators were true,
it would be well to wait until the millions
Of unoccupied acres arc settled and inn
proved, which are indisputably well wat
cred and well located, before undertaking
TO spend millions Of dollars on works Of
disputed and doubtful necessity.
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WHY rHE pEcErrIoN,

A. Emerson, of Denver. Colo, in a late
communication to the New York Euenino
Post, volunteers to correct what he de-
clarcs to be glaring Misrepresentation in
respect to the so-called "arid belt lying
between the Tooth meridian and the Rocky
mountains. II the statements made by
this writer are correct-and he seems 10
know what he is writing about--then little
else than Misrepresentation has been pub
lished regarding that region.
In answer to the very common claim
upon which was based the appeal to the
government for gigantic and costly ir-
rieation scheme, that there is disastrous
lack Of rainfall-the great body of estimates
putting it at less than inches per annum
IS an avcrage-Mr. Emerson challenges in
vestigation of his statement that at Omaha
the average Is about IS inches; at North
Platte, Neb., near the 1olst meridian. it is
IS inches. and at Denver, on the lo5th
meridian, il is Is inches.
That the reader may more fully appre-
ciate these figures they may be compared
with the average at Madrid, Spain, which
is but II inches; on the island of Malta, IA
inches, and for the whole of Europe, within
q small fraction of % inches; about the
same as on the lo1st meridian. and
about - per cent. less than that
of Omaha. Moreover, the larger pro-
portion of the European rams fall in VIM
ter, while it is claimed that fully 20 per
cent. of the rainfall of the so-called arid
region falls when it Is most needed, be-
tween April and September 1.
If these be facts, and the writer claims to
have been long resident of and thor
oughly informed concerning the re.
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Stunning public are sadly imposed upon BY
the retail dealers and BY the hotels and
restaurants. Accepting their representa-
tions, the former sell and the latter serve
upon their tablesa and at their stands little
else than Mocha, Java and the two mixed,
and TO supply this demand the shove
credited to Java and Arabia would b alb
surdly inadequate.
Beyond al question there must b .
screw loose somewhere, and It l. more
pleasant to discredit the French authority
than our own dealer and caterers.
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There is an arithmetical error in this
return; the figures published as. to the
''heads of departments" make total Of
$4,7O1.91. The actual cost, therefore,
under the new charter taking the figures
given as correct), was $3,271.40 less for
January of this year than for the same
month last year.
In addition to the total as given above
the city spent in salaries during January,
1891, $2,13553 for water service and
extension for which there was no expense
last year, but which yields an immediate
corresponding revenue. 1t also paid out
g. 1864 for wages for labor in laying new
water mains and 2,263. IS for constructing
sewers, both of which sums are paid out of
the proceeds of bonds issued for the sole
purpose of doing that work.
The city has nothing to fear from frank
and truthful statement of its financial con-
dition. 1t is perfectly solvent, its value as
security is increasing substantially, it's
Indebtedness has been incurred for i'm
provements without which it could never
be city, and its liability is not excessive
But in year or so it will be necessary to
spend more money, to have more electric
lights and increased water supply. For
that reason it is necessary to be prudent
as to current expenses.
How best to bring about that result is q
legitimate subject for newspaper discus
sion. No good is accomplished by reckless
statements or false comparisons.
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The legislature made short work of Nick
owings' bill to do away with the Sunday
laws. This is one of the several little Incl
dents during the past few weeks which go
to show Mr.. owings how small man he
is and how little influence he commands.
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THE UNSURPASSED.
How dare one say TT

now 0ofe one Say w
After the cycles, poems, singers, plays,
Vaunted Ionia's, India's-Homef, 6hakespeare--
the long, long times thick dotted roads,
areas,
The shining clusters and the Nilky Ways Of
stars-Nature's pulses reap'd,
AL retrospective passions, heroes, war, love,
alteration,
All ages plummets dropt TO their utmost depths,
All human lives, throats, wishes, brains-ali
experiences utterance;
After the countless songs, or long or short, al
tongues, all lands,
TIL something not yet told in poesys voice or
int-something lacking,
who known? the best yet unexpre1'd and
lacking). Wall Whjtm0A.
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THIEL's DETECTIVE sERyICE

Established 1873
General Detective Business Transacted for r,or,.
ratsons and Individuals
CH1CA0O-Stock Exchange BUILDING
81 LOU1S-700 and 702 Olive street
NEW YURk-S2 and 81 Nassau street
DENvER-Tabor block As'
foRTLAND-ofdce rooms IS, 50, 20, Al. q. a
eoo ~ Aaoee heck y G. SULLIVAN. Nses
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The Great Northern Route.
Coulee City News.

Noulee lily news.
The Great Northern surveyors have run the
preliminary line down the summit to the bottom
of the coulee. They found the grade % much
better than they first anticipated that they are
no longer in doubt a. TO their future course in
crossing the Grand .coulse.
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lothi.. .$45S.979 %
STATE OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY OF KING, S.
], MANSON +. BACkCS, cashier Of the above
named bank. do solemnly swear that the above
statement Is true to the best Of nv KNOWLEDGE ana
belief N. f. BACKCS Cash,a.~
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 4Ih day
of March, 1891.
Ierrect-Atfest: h w. HIGGINS.
Notary Public
II 3. Ba akEY. Directors.
JAMES BOUTWELL,
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ailment caused by inaction OF the liver. Use
Carriers Little Liver Pills. The result will be
pleasant surprise. They give positive relief.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-05
S;JACoBS OIL
CURES PERMANENTLY
soIATlcA. LUMeAco

N. Ogden, Mich,
May II, 1890.
my brother-Rev.
Samuel Porter, was
cured by st. Jacobs
OIL Of excruciating
sciatic pains in his
thigh"
]. n. L. PoRrKR.
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IT Is THE BEST,

DEPoRT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
III Washington National Bank of Seattle at Sc
attic, in the State of Washington, at the close Of
business. February 90 1891
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-30
True TO Gen. Jackson.


There used to be an old fellow up In my
county" said Judge Upton Young, "who wss
famous In the early days ss q militia colonel
As drill master he was perfect and in disci-
pline very severe. Just before the war he had
Q good militia company and he closed every
drill with these orders:
Company, attention. All who favor Gen
jackson for President Of the United States,
three PAGES TO the front Forward, march,
1.-The entire command always voted. But
one day one Of the soldiers got Il into his heed
that Gen. jackson was dead, and 80 at the ne 1t
drill, when the colonel had given his custom
airy order, this fellow stood stock still. This
characterization created q momentary panic,
but the colonel recovered himself, and, with
his face purple with rage, shouted:
Jonathan Thompson, attention! You vote
for Gen. jackson or FL have you court-martial-
led and shot, sir. Three PAGES to the front,
John Thompson. Forward, march,
And you bet John Thompson marched
white and scared as any pet rabbit you ever
saw. After which the colonel said:
L have the honor of announcing 20 this
company that Gen. Jackson has again been
elected President Of the United States masnani-
mously.'"
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From the London Globe.

From the London Globe.
Colonel H. c. Tanner of the Indian staff
corps has seen q great deal of the Himalayas
during survey work, and distinguishes four
types OF avalanche among them. The first and
commonest is simply the sliding Of a mass of
new snow on the steep slopes and is frequent
In winter or spring. The second type is a rush
OF old snow. detached by the heat of the sun,
and 1t occurs in summer or autumn, when,
from its suddenness. tits dangerous to.ravelers.
Inc third type occurs in mountains of pc
culiar formation, and is mixture of ice and
snow dislodged blythe broken end of glacier
projecting over the crests of ridges or cliffs.
Inc fourth type has only been seen by Colonel
described by other observers.
Hunting an ibex one day in an elevated
valley OF the Gilgit-Darel mountains he saw to
ms surprise what appeared to be millions of
snowballs rolling down the bed OF q torrent in
stream mile and half long. The balls
were ABOUT the size Of mans head and rolled
over each other. Colonel Tanner offers no
theory OF their formation, but the bed Of the
torrent was filed with old balls, proving that
there.
In the Sat valley, which drains the southern
iace OF the Rakaposhi mountain. in Gilgit,
there are three immense glaciers, one Of which
has an Island covered with pine trees and
bushes, ON its surface and higher up lake OF
sarn OF deep blue-green water. Pinnacles, wedges
piocks and needles Of ice, some supporting
great boulders, add to the weird beauty of tbe
glacier. We may add that Colonel Tanner found
the snow limo Of the Himalayas TO vary IN
altitude, and recommends that explorers II
ascerteining this limit should measure the aIti-
tnds q those hat open spaces on which the snow
lies where Il falls, and not 70 by snov iaaids
which nay b. drifts, or IN the shads.