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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-16
EUROPEAN RAILWAYS AND THE
BALE ACCIDENT.

The European countries know little of
she science of ''railroading" as the word
ID understood on this side of the Atlantic.
but for perfection of organization and
thoroughness of system, as far as the run
ming of trains and MANAGEMENT of stations
and track so, no railways can compare
with those of Europe. A European road
10. for the most part, If not wholly,
manned by army and navy veterans,
who infuse into their new calling all
the perfection of discipline of the
old. In the matter of construction, too.
these railways are much superior to our
own, the roads being the property of the
governments, stockholders are not clarnor.
ing for dividends, and they are built ap-
parently for all time. In short, labor is
cheap and the roads are built with view
to perr.anence, so that everything depend
emit upon these two facts is developed to
the highest degree. The roadheds. after
ballasting, are built up with fine broken
gravel which packs closely while il allows
the rain to pass freely from the ties. thus
preserving them for years. This gravel is
kent as level as billiard table by the
section men, of whom there seems 10 be
one for every hundred yards of road. and
for stranger to pick his way across the
track without stepping on the gravel at all,
Is q misdemeanor for which, in case of
detection, the offender is taken by the
section man to make his peace with the
nearest station-master by an apology.
In spite of all this elaboration of cara
something has gone wrong 81 Bale. result
ing in the loss of about 10 lives-just what
1t was will not be known till after the
official Investigation, " hich is TO be held
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-16

The New York CSssaeyesaJ Adsertiser SEN
tentiously declares that when the Itata
and her arms shall % safely returned to
the custody 0f the marshal At San Diego,
the people Of this solaasfy vial force our
government 20 10 j9s<see 70 The ChiIeans
who are struggling fo1 Is5ersg. Our gov
eminent will not require ~ - forced" to
do justice, nor viii The rsoygs sscennpt to
force any inseTfsrsnes - fsvor Of one
party or sks other IA sae Chilean
struggle. Has the 6aseyfiser forgotten
tass the chase of the Itata was on the
Trosnd Of violation Of our neutrality
lass2 In this matter neutrality is Justice.
because We are pledged TO peace with the
government of Chilli. which includes all of
its departments. That paper is perhaps
right tina, the insurgents have the SYM
pathy Of the American people," but that
will not incline them TO force or urge their
government to violate treaty obligations
by unwarranted interference
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-16
The ACKNOWLEDGMENT" Fire Edition,


Last saturday, June 6, was the second ami.
versary OF the Seattle FIRE, and the PosT-Iy rrr
LTeEScER eommemorated the event in a specisl
edition of twenty pages. There are few in Seat
tie who do not regard the fire as an actual bene.
fl 20 the town. Two years ago the business
streets of Seattle were lined with ramshackle
structures, which afforded good habitations to
incredible number of rats, and which
were otherwise q disgrace to the public
spirit of the town. Owners refused TO
tear town and rebuild because of
the enormous rents these crazy buildings
yielded. The streets were narrow and crooked
and entirely inadequate for the convenience of
traffc. The water front was irregular and even
dangerous for foot passengers. One railroad
followed so devious a way as to have its right.
of-way called the "ram's horn" Everybody
had built to suit himself. and the result was
confusion worse COMPOUNDED. The fire came
and swept away rickety buildings, rats sawdust
streets, crooked thoroughfares, nl-arrauged
water front and all The authorities took the
opportunity of building n new city on new
plan, and the result is amazing. There is the
same com psrison between the Seattle of TODAY
and two years since as between order and oh .os
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-16
THE STATE PRESS.

orfiur oracs<: eve have little IL any sym
pathy with those who oppose capital punish
ment In many cases hanging 10 altogether too
nxht purishment Il n beyond our ccmpre-
heusion and We are mot quite heathens, eithef.l
how any nan or woman coaid read Of the bestial
crimes contained in the daily papers on Monday
last and feel that even the seveyest torture in
vented by the Chinese would be sufsclent pun
ishment for the dastardly perpetrators."
Tekoa esob<. .sTacoma IL q veri table dog in
the manrer, or else the Globe OF that city 10 not
q perfect reject OF public sentiment prevailing
in that town regarding the fight being made by
the inland towns against unjust freight rates.
Tacoma, and the Globe in particular, has always
had q snari for Eastern Washington. and her
latest growi viii not have q tendency to In
crease her trads relations with this part of the
country TO any great degree."
Spokane cArpnicis: ssThat Spokane in REGARDED
BY the railroads centerfns here a. their goose to
Be plucked for ali It's trade and trsfic win bear
Ia evident BY the extortions, exxctions ana dis
ordinations practised against its commerce and
travel, and in favor Of other localities"
Olympia Capital: aon Puget Sound the Cans
dian Pacific has sxerted Beneficial influence In
keeping down freights to something like rea-
Sensible rates IL viii no doubt Be valuable
check upon the combinations Of American lines.
which are constantly being planned"
BeIlfngham Bay Bee: ait 10 an outrage 10 ouY
town that the action of . few arbifrary-mineed
contractors and employers of labor should be al
lowed to give to IL reputation which win 60 far
toward driving away the hard-working laboring
men from our borders"
Tacoma Globe: ssThere Ia considerable obiec
ton 70 the present method of loading the ear-
bage on q scow and dumping 1t in the bay. The
proposition Of farmers near Hillhurst to take the
garbage and use 1t a. fertilizer meets with con.
siderable favor"
snohomish Eye: "Thers appears to be q mis-
understanding on the part of the people of the
country regarding the membership of the board
OF trade What Ii wanted Ii that every enter
prising representative citizen should become \
member"
Spokane Reuieu: "Moley IL hard to get SAYS
. financial exchange. On, no. Money is easy to
get. It's the keeping of il that il difficult"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-16
Who rules in this town?
Dependson the question ur

The lamp-chimney ques-
tion-what sort do you break /?
Whatever sort your dealer
deals in.
How, do you think, he
selects his chimneys?
He buys those that cost him
least; he can get the regular
price for them; and the faster
they break the more he sells.
That's how he reasons.
Tell him you want Mac
beth's "pearl top" or "pearl
glass;" tough glass, transpar-
ent, clear, not foggy, fine, of
right shape and uniform. Tell
him you'll pay him a nickel
more a piece, and that will
cover his extra costs twice
over. Tell him you don't pro-
pose to break any more. Try
your hand at ruling.
Pittsburs. GEO. A MAcB11H &co.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-16
The Largest Tree I'm snohomish County
Arlington Times


The largest tree in Snohomish county, prob
ably, is cedar which stands little ways from
the kents prairie and Stanwood road about six
miles from Arlington. party of nine went
down from this place last Sunday to satisfy
themselves of the truth OF what by them were
regarded as exaggerated reports of its size II
has been claimed that the tree is ninety nine
feet In circumference, but the measurement
taken Sunday shows it to be but sixty-eight
feet. Still, that Is considerable of a
sapling, being nearly twenty-three feet in
diameter. Ii measured around the roots and
knotty protuberances the tree would likely
measure the ninety nine feet claimed for ii, but
that is not q fair test. Sundays measurement
was as close to the body of the tree as a line
could be drawn. About seventy-five feet from
the ground the tree forks into four immense
branches. Just below the forks is big knot
hole, and five of the party-Jack Howard. ]. F.
shannon, A. Engberg, Ralph Morris and Harry
Patterson-climbed up and made an explora-
ton OF the inside of the tree, which is a mere
shell, though still green. They went down
some forty-6ve feet In the tree and claim that
there il standing room for at least forty men
there peculiar feature which they noticed
was that the tree is barked on the inside the
same as on the outside
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-16
The Canadian Pacific Rule. Canada.


Nr. Abbott, who leads for the government in
the Senate, would be in some respects a natural
leader for the present emergency He law.
yer OF ability aud man of discernmenk He has
no personal enmities 10 crowd him back. But
be Is the salsried attorney OF the Canadian Pa.
cine railroad, and has long record of rriyste
and public service in that all-sraspine eorr.o-a.
lions behalf. As a man of high honor, he womb
be likely in Office 10 hold much more firmly 70
the public interest against the interests of the
Canadian Pacific than would Sir Charles Tur
per, bat the fact Of his definite pecunisrv con.
neetion with the road would give his anpoint.
ment TO the premiership q scsndAlous appes Ar.
Ance
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-16

The joint resolution. authorizing sale of
sufficient salary warrants to pay police
men and firemen, passed by the Board of
Aldermen, was last night postponed by the
House of Delegates. All employees should
be paid in cash. hit joint resolution is
not the parliamentary method by which
that end can be reached. There is an or
dlnance on the subject, so far as day Ia
borers are concerned, and il cannot be
amended or its powers extended by a reso-
fufinr
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Dedication of the Soldiers. Home.

june IS, 1891, will be a red letter dav u
ortings history. and doubtless will be long re-
membered by our people. On thar day the Sol
diers' home OF the state OF Washington will hi
dedicated 70 the old veterans who need the shell
ter of its walls in their declining days and there
VIII be the largest concourse of prominent mer
ever gathered within our little burg. Invita-
tons have been extended by the soldiers home
commission TO all the state officers, the Grand
Army OF the Republic, the Wemen's Relief Corps
and the state militia to be present on the occa
sion, and many acceptsnces have been signified
President G. II. Boardman, of the commission
anticipates the attendance of at least 1000 from
al portions of the state, and special trains will
probably be arranged for.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-16

So tell the truth when they say that farming I'm
some cxses At LEAST does NOS pay. The World
tails of . man Who was In its once few days
ago, who three years ago had his farm mort
gsxed for sz,2sa He has paid it all OF. has spent
81 so besides On buildings. . buggy and other
Injuries, and, counting mortgage and all, has
psid OUT over aud above living expenses, not
less than 5000. does not owe q dollar, and
s.zasde every dollar OF Il out of Brown county
farm" IL 10 needless 10 say that he has mos
spent his time in making . new party crusade,
and IL not In favor of having the government
loan money on farm produce at per cent
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as soon as the bodies of the victims have
been recovered. Terrible Is the catastrophe
may seem to Americans, their familiarity
with railway accidents, due 70 the haste
with which their roads are built and the
lack Of durability in the materials used, it
will have q double horror for those who
are comparatively unaccustomed TO having
them occur, and who from the admirable
methods which they employ, are unpre-
nared for such casualties.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-16

The Florida legislature. after long and
bitter struggle over the choice of United
States senator, which was continued even
after Calls election, wound up its delibera-
tions in blaze of glory by making the
birthday of Jefferson Davis legal holt
day. 1t was shrewd fellow who hit upon
that only possible device for restoring har-
mony and getting the Democratic brethren
together for . love-f feast.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-16
SUNRISE.

The sun climbs up with burning feet.
The sea is like tossing sheet
flre-tringed. where shore and waters ,asat
While on the crest of yonder height
T !, hose tall, dead eedars shine so bright
That each one seems q lance OF ligh.
~-EeYherf pusky,rsa
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-16

II the HiAwssha. Kansas. World is 10 be be.
iesei farm mortgage Is not always an un-
naixed eva, nez do the Alliance people OF Kan,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-16

Coughs, Hoarscness, Sore Throat, etc. quickly
relieved by Browns Bronchial Trorhes They
hoSrSeness, and IS q cough reme,fy are r-ss
efninently the best -
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-16

VISIONS Rooertine il the only thing now
used by fashionable ladies 10 perpetuals . beau.
L1gl complexion.
The morning call., 1891-11-15

sportsman, who had returned from the
country with a decidedly healthy look and
thoroughly un-burned neck. There is no
donbt that the sp0rtsmen who have been
tTamping the hills since the season for quail
shooting opened have concluded that there
IS very little pleasure in the pastme until
after good storm, when the birds will
vacate the heavy underground and scatter
along the open hillsides, where they can
afford good sport, provided they are prop
cry handled.
Sportsmen who take pleasure In owning
thoroughbred dogs of the pointer and setter
classes are now figuring on a few days
good sport in the vicinity Of Bakersfield,
where the annual field trials will be held
The dog-breakers are up to their eyes in
business. putting the finishing touches on
the animals that have been entered for the
trials. Some years ago before the intro
duction of field trials on this Coast the set
ter was the favorite dog among men who
desired an animal that was good for all
round shooting. OF recent years the pointer
has taken the lead principally ON account
of his ability TO stand the heat and travel
without water longer than the setter. Then,
also, the pointer is more graceful dog in
the field than the Irish, Llewellyn or tine En-
gllsh setter Some of the latter have often
gained high honors and much distinction,
but then if brace of thoroughly broken
pointers and settlers were liberated in an
open country, where the underground is
scant, the markell difference in the perform
ances between the sleek and heavily coated
animals would be acknowledged by the
most skeptical judges. The pointer is the
dog above all that is fitted for quail Shoot-
ing. On the other hand, II sportsman de-
sire dog for all-around purposes, he can
not select a better animal than the Irsn
setter.
The morning call., 1891-11-15

utes' hard fighting would not excite them to
such an extent as to make them lose sight
OF ang previous advantage. Put me down
as in fasar of hiring professionals right
through"
An athlete asks whether it is true that
the sprinters who run in Sheffield handi-
caps in England are kept In so-called sta
bles. and whether the manner of judging
the finish OF races is the same as in ordinary
amateur contests? The majority OF runners
at Sheffield handicap, in England work at
different trades in factories, but when they
improve in athletic ability SO much as to at
tract the eye of some hacker, they drop
their trade and pay undivided attention to
getting into good athletic condition. Hun
dreds of sprinters are now kept III that city
alone, just as though they were horses; for
the handicaps are so well organized and the
prizes and betting so large, that the sport is
almost on par with horse-racing, so far as
good organization and profit are concerned.
There are about half a dozen large handi-
caps held each year in Sheffield. The usual
place for holding them is the Queens
Grounds, although the Hyde Park grounds
have been used very often for great occa-
stems The main feature of the Queens
Grounds Is the broad sprint path, which is
taken care of as carefully as If it were never
to be cut up by runners shoes. The judges
are stationed in boxes right at the ishing-
posts at some elevation from the track, so
that they can get better view from looking
down on the contestants as they fly past the
finish. This method Of Judging is known to
produce far better results than If the Off
cialS were on n level with the contestants,
and, as so many Sheffield haudicaps are won
by only few inches the utmost accuracy
Is sought for by those in charge.
The morning call., 1891-11-15
LAWN TENNIS,
Berkeley University Tournamen;-Cali-
fornfs Club Court.

Berkeley University Tournament-Cali-
fornfs Club Court.
1t is rumored that Bates and Neel may
be called upon TO play Taylor and Tobin at
the opening of the new grounds of the Cali
fornia Club, which will probably take
place this week. The game will not be one
Of he league series, but will be an exhibit
ton game. so called, and it will be for
blood" if the four mentioned players take
part In the event of the opening being
held on Saturday the league game will in
all probability b. postponed.
The Oakland Tribune, which gives very
interesting budget of tennis news OCCASION
ally, SAYS that league has been formed by
the Pastime, Terrace aud Oak street clubs.
Games are played Wednesdays, THURSDAYS
and Saturdays and great interest is taken in
the contests by the members Of the clubs
The Pastlme Club is ahead, with the Terrace
second. There IS friendly rivalry between
these two clubs and some interesting
matches will result. The last match be-
tween Pringe and Ransome of the Terrace
Club and Allen and Warren OF the Pastime
Club resulted in victory for Allen and
Warren after hard struggle OF five sets.
The tennis double tournament played at
the Berkeley University on Saturday, the
It'll inst, was most successful affair. The
day vas perfect for playing. ana the courts
were in splendid order. The contests were
Nct9 eACIlluB. AuOne InS + freshmen play
ers some good men were brought out who
will greatly strengthen the club. The fol-
lowing result of the contests has been re-
ceived:
Woodward, Devens aud Webster, PARCELS
60, 6-3.
Fox. Parkhurst and Burks, Morse. The for
NOR won by default.
johnson, Gibbs and RIckard, Stringham-6-4,
Sc. To.
Gardner, Robbins and Haskins sedgwick-
6-1, 6-3.
,BOleltl; Luebbert and Blackwell brothers.
Won by default.
Palache, CARRIER and Koshland, Wiel. Won
by default.
Rich, Chapman and Brown. Roundtree. The
latter by default.
fault
The winners above played off as follows:
woodward, Devens aud Fox. ParkhUrst-
Gardner. Robbins and johnson, Glbbs-e-1.
Pslache, GaIber and Bioletti, LueDbert-1o-s,
R9undtree; Browning ana Willis. Thompklns-
The winners OF these now played:
6-1, 81, G-1.
Browning, Roundtree and PaIache, CARRIER
The finals we're won by Gardner and Robbins
The morning call., 1891-11-15

An eficacious way of making hands soft
Is to rub them with glycerine while they
are wet after washing with warm water and
soap, says writer in Chambers Journal
Glycerine. it should be remembered is a
valuable toilet accessory. There are very
few hands so hard that they will not lie rem
dered soft by rubbing slycerine in regu-
ariy for ten or twelve nights. When til is
Is done, gloves must be worn to prevent the
bed linen being made greasy. Some people
mud glyceriue too heating they say it makes
The skin smart, and find it very irritating.
Under these circumstances oatmeal may be
employed instead. Oatmeal will not answer
quite SO well as glycerine, but it will be very
helpful. A writer in one of the medical
journals, speaking on this subject not long
ago., said: The best preparation for the
hands at night is white-of-egg with a grain
Of alum dissolved in it. Quacks have q
fancy name for this; but all can make it,
and spread i over their hands. and the
work Is dune"
The morning call., 1891-11-15
KERNEL.
Gold on shipboard.

In these days of heavy gold shipments
the specie-room on the steamship is very
important institution. 1t is located in an
out-of-the-way place amidships, under the
saloon. Few of the passengers know of its
existence or of the valuable treasure that is
carried across the ocean with them. The
room varies slightly on different ships, but
is usually about sixteen feet long by ten feet
wide and eight feet high. 1t is constructed
of steel plates quarter of an inch thick
and strongly riveted together. The floor.
the ceiling ana the walls are all of steel
plates. There is heavy door, also made
of steel. 1t 10 provided with two Engls h
"Chubb" locks, variety of combin alton
lock that is said to be burglar proof. The
gold and silver is usually i'll bars, but occ a.
sionally quantity of coin in bags is shipped.
This was the case when the heavy ship
ments OF gold were made last spring. The
Majestic is credited with carrying the
largest quantity, her strong box having had
S4,5o0,000 intrusted to it for safe keeping
Scribner's Magazine.
The morning call., 1891-11-15

Of q few Of the fat purses offered by the
greyhound fanciers Of MERGED are now as
silent and dumb as the festive clam at high
water. One of the fraternity who returned
from the woody plains said last evening:
We'll, should have remained at home
and | would have been better off. rs fool
lsh 20 play against another mans game.
When l heard that John Grace was not 90
ing to judge the meeting l lost all interest
In the sport OF course the people of Mer-
ced contributed the prizes that were offered,
and there is no doubt but that they are de-
lighted with having won the greater part of
them. | would like to have covered my ex-
penses Probably if | had another such
animal as Master McGrath l might have
taken third prize.
Il doubt whether the famous Weterl o
champion could scare points enough in his
best run ming days to beat the winner of the
late Interstate meeting. | hope, for the
benefit OF the cGursing fraternity o. this city,
that at all future meetings to be held at
MERGED the name Of the judge will be
announced before any man will undertake
to train dogs for the contests. AS far as
am Individually concerned, | would not have
thought of attending the meeting had not
been given TO understand that John Grace
was to have been the judge The sports
men of this city have not yet forgotten the
meeting of few years ago, which was
judged by Tldmarsh from San Jose. A
word to the wise, 1 think, should be