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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-16

greatest peril, none who are loyal 20 the
principles which maintained the Union,
would harm or modest the ashes or the
tomb Of Lincoln.
And if be true that everywhere and by
all the results of the war have been In
good faith accepted, surely none who thus
accept would disturb the rest of the great.
tender-hearted President, who wept while
lac conquered. and whose gentle kindli-
ness was only equalled by his stern sense
of duty. But reminded by the Presidents
words, and considering the matter calmly
and dispassionately, all who are candid
and well-informed feel forced TO the sad
confession that the guard is as necessary
now as in the first instance, or at least
that il would be imprudent and hazardous
to withdraw it,
The confession speaks volumes in favor
of the continued supremacy of the Repub-
lican party. The mission of that party can
never be at an end in this land while it is
necessary to maintain guard over Lin
coins grave or while experience teaches
that at least there would be danger in dis
charging that guard. Until the govern
ment and all fair-minded people can feel
that wholly nnguarded Lincoln's tomb is
as secure as Robert f. Lees, Stonewall
Jackson's or jeff Davis's, the Republican
party has mission not yet fulfilled.
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JUDGE LYNCH OyERRULES COR
RUPT COURTS.

CosMoPoLIs, May II, 1891.
ToTHE EDITOR: In your issue Of May IL you
are still agitating the Walla Walla tragedy.
viii you tell me the difference between the New
Orleans, the Pacific county and the Walla Walla
outrage? If one Is justified, the otheris TWAS
not the soldier who committed this crime; 1t
was the comrades who revenged the murder OF
one OF their number, even as IL was not the Ital-
ians as a nation who were sinned against in
New Orleans, but the nurderous Malta. The
soldiers were justified by the famous murder
trial OF Sandy Olds, the crime being committed
on the open streets of Portland In broad daylight
II seems that the fanatic American prejudice
shows itself in this case. soldier in time OF
peace is looked down upon, whereas a gambler
is "sport," an American aristocrat OF the lower
branch, the same as q railroad magnate is of the
upper. Now a soldiers career In time OF peace
NAV not be very honorable, but it surely is not
dishonorable. He may be necessary evil, but
a gambler is unnecessary nuisance, para
site. No man has the right to cut short the life
of another. condemn lynch law and don't be-
lieve in capital punishment.
These late lynching outrages left broad trail.
let us follow il up aud go to the root of the evil
We will find that our courts have become q
farce; 1t is only the poor and friendess who re-
ceive punishment; money, the almighty dollar,
clears the rich. The fact that 1t cost the Port
land gamblers $4,000 to $4,000 to clear their
guilty associate was openly announced, but not
explained that this was the price paid to hand
cuff justice. II money can influence a court OF
justice, the latter fails to accomplish Its object
But how can we find fault with our lower
courts when we know our higher government
organizations suffer from the same deep-rooted
malady. The scandals of the Olympia and Sac
ramento legislatures are still fresh in the mind
of every reading and thinking man. The same
evil exists in Washington City, but on larger
scale. CITIZEN
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THE GUARD AT LINcoLN.s TOMB

Certain remarks of President Harrison
The other day, when he paused beside the
grave of Lincoln, for many contained a
revelation. 10 others recalled sad but tender
memories. A large proportion of the
American people were not aware that a
guard of federal soldiers are kept over
President Lincoln's grave. 10 protect his
remains from removal and his tomb from
dissertation. To many who were aware of
the fact n reminder of it was painful.
What will be thought of il by the people
Of other lands who have admired our sys-
tenn of government and aspired to an en-
,oyment of the like2 Twenty-six years
after his cruel assassination, guard to
protect the remains and the tomb of
Abraham I.incolni With all of her cruel
wars between York and Lancaster, the
Stuarts, Cromwell and Orange, no such
spectacle has been witnessed in England,
nor in France as result of the bitter an
tagonisms and ruthless encounters be-
tween royalists, Imperislists and repCb-
leans.
But our government by maintaining
that guard gives formal and official impli-
GATOR. that il is deemed necessary. Neces-
sary to protect the ashes and the resting
place of one who was entitled to the reyerent
love of every American, and than whom
none ever was so reverentiy loved by so
great n number of his feilow-men. Surely
none who were loyal during the country
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THE STATE PRESS.

whascom Rerefue. nwhen the English free
trader attempts to attach his notions to America
he may discover their inadaptibility by looking
back to the days when Britain produced that
Rome might prosper It was free trade with
Rome then and all day with Britain. lnstevd
of building up q civilization that should last.
the island was drained and robbed, and when
the bat and rat began to take possession OF the
provincial palaces and halls, the barbarians
came in and another civilization was necessi-
tated."
walla walla Union-Journat: SIS the Worlds
fair something to be avoided as immoral? II so.
then il should be closed not only on Sunday, bus
every day in the week. Is 10 to be classed along
with saloons7 On the contrary, 1t viii contain
ali that there is in nature and art. 1t win be q
beautiful flower garden in itself. Who would
think of closing public park on Sundayf You
might as well talk of closing the churches them
selves on that day.
Spokane Revie,c: "The tactical value OF the
Nicaragua canal TO this country Is demonstrated
by the pursuit of the Itata. It would have been
an easy matter to have sent the Philadelphia, or
some of the other vessels that are always crnis-
ing about In the West Indies until late in the
summer, through the canal 10 cut Of the Itata' 3
escape. Such a reinforcement would be inval-
liable to the ships already in pursuit"
Tacoma Meas: GAS man of mystery David
B. Hill is q success. He never lets his plans be
known TO friend or enemy and has always on
hand choice collection OF the newest and rarest
political surprises. He is mystifer OF the first
class, and Just now has the whole state of New
York, and politicians generally throughout the
country, wondering what he is going to do
Waterville Immigrant: "At least three-tenths
OF Moses band have died this spring from In
grippe. The mortality has probably been a.
great among other bands, and the solution OF
the question which has for years yexed the fed.
eral authorities is likely to soon be found"
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sNoHoarIsH SCHOOL MATTERS.
sNoHoMIsH, May IA, 1891,

eNoHOMIsH, May IA, 1891.
To THE EpTToR, In the correspondence from
snohomish in your issue OF the 14th inst. occurs
the following: "only four more weeks of school
until the summer vacation. The present corps
of teachers viii be retained for another year by
the school board with the exception Of the
principal Much TO the satisfaction of the pa
rents OF this community, new principal will
be secured
The above is misleading, and in some particu-
lars lacks the important element of truth. First,
there are six more weeks of school before the
summer vacation. Second, the statement that
"the present corps of teachers win be retained
for another year with the exception of the prin-
cipal" is wholly unauthorized. The Snohomish
schools are In charge of an excellent corps of
teachers, and doubtless many of them will be
retained for next year, but none of them have
been elected yet Third, Professor Moore, the
principal, is an able, efficient and conscientious
teacher, and his work will speak for itself To
say that any considerable number of the patrons
OF the school are dissatisfied with his work is TO
assert Whist is at variance with the facts.
II. c. CoMEays, Director.
J. c. DENSEY, Director
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sHERMAN's REAL ESTATE.
The General Invested 500 in the can
fiauated YfIlnge of OIYmpia.'


Washington City Letter in Portland Oregonian.
The correspondent of the Oregonian has had in
his possession for year past letter from Gen.
eral Sherman to Senator Squire, OF Washington,
which may be interesting to the early settlers of
Oregon and Washington. The letter has been
held at the request of the late general, as he
wanted TO make some inquiries about the prop
erty As Il can make no difference now, the
letter, which is written under date of New York,
March II. is herewith given:
In overlooking some old papers today ] came
across the enclosed deed, which was TO me as
much surprise as II may DC to you. ! have
that had, or ever did possess any interest IN
that Anticipated village, and infer that some pill
grim came down to San Francisco In 1854, with
letter from Governor Stevens Mcclellan or some
army friend, and borrowed OF me, then banker,
500, for which he made the deed for the twenty
four lots described in the deed, to which he may
have had title or not. He got his 500, and, as
usual, got nothing, not even enough to make
the faintest impression on my memory. III there
is the faintest chance to get my 500 back You
will know IL. and our friend Owings may ex-
tract anything less than 100 per cent for re-
covery.
The deed referred to is made at San Francisco,
June Is, 1854. II 10 q warranty deed on blue
paper, and is signed by Edward S. Giddings. jr.,
witnessed by John A. Godfrey, and acknowl-
edged before Ogden Hoffman, jr., United States
district judge for the North district of Califor-
mia. 1t deeds to General Sherman lots to 8, in
blocks s., % and 70, and lot 4. block 90, laid
down upon the map OF the waterfront extension
OF Olympia The deed was recorded June %,
1854. In book OF records No. l. pages 40 and 14l,
as attested by Urban E. Hicks, recorder, Thurs
ton county, w. T. With the deed is a receipt
dated at San Francisco June 10, 1854, as follows:
Received of w. T. Sherman 500 in part pay
ment for real estate bargained for this date.
EDWARD g. GIDDINGs. JR
Whether Senator Squire has ever found out
that the old hero Is really the owner of the val
liable real estate in Olympia has never been
learned. 1t may be that in the press Of bust
ness and political cares, he has never had time
to ascertain what became OF the property decided
TO General Sherman so many years ago. II 1t
should turn out that his heirs are entitled to
this land, 1t would in all probability be highly
appreciated by them. 1t is more than probable
that the property, II really owned by Giddings
when decided, has long ago been sold for taxes,
or it may be that Giddings did not have clear
title to it and it went up under a mortgage. 1t
is evident that General Sherman shook hands
with the 500 and never expected to see it again,
as the matter entirely slipped his memory.
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Ladies who use cosmetics should understand
chemistry or avoid mineral baths. At least such
is the lesson taught by the experience of beau
tiful blonde of Tiais, Russia, who went TO one
of these baths and Immediately after entering
the water had her lovely complexion spoiled,
her face, arms and breast becoming as black as
tar. She had forgotten TO remove the cosmetics,
which contained solution OF lead, and the wa
ter was heavily charged with sulphur and
natron. Black was q necessary result OF the
chemical action induced by the contact Of these
several minerals A temporary withdrawal
from society Will be the only penalty, but to
some beautiful blondes this is but little less try
ing than death.
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Have you a Pittsburgh,
Rochester, Duplex, Or a Stu
dent Lamp?
Do they work satisfactorily?
Do your Lamp Chimneys
break? You get the wrong sortl
The RIGHT ones are the
pearl GLASS" made by
Geo. A. Macbeth & Co., Pitts
burgh, makers of the cele-
brated "Pearl-top" lamp CHM
ney, which have given univer-
sal satisfaction.
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division Of sunolk on ths 7th Rrrmer,

division Of Suffolk. On the It'll Brymer,
Conservative, led Edgecomb. Giadstonian,
only 10 votes, against COL for his predeces-
sor in 1886 on materially smaller total in
the South Dorset division. On the sth, in
the South Leicester division, Logan, Glad
stonian, received 5.9S2 votes against 6,493
for Hardy. Conservative, majority of 4S9.
whereas at the last election the Conserva-
tives had 8, 7Os, votes, against 4,67o for the
Giadstonians. majority of LBS. The
current seems to be running all one way.
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Among the contributors to next SUM-
days Posr-ISrELLIsEscER are Chauncey
NJ. Depew, W. Clark Russell. Henry Clews,
Joe Mulhatton, the champion liar; Alex
L. Sweet, editor of Texas Siftincs; NJ. II.
de Young, Mrs. John Sherwood and Frank
G. Carpenter. Portraits of Peter Jackson,
Jim Corbett and the Duke of Portland will
also be given.
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The English hye-elections continue to
run heavily against the government aud
in favor of ''the grand old man" During
the week ending May 9 there were contests
20 FIJI three vacant seats in parliament.
On the 9Th Mr.. Greene, Conservative, was
defeated by Baron Sterne, Gladstonisn, by
q majority OF ia votes in the Stosmarket
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William Eberhart, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, FIVE
years of age, had his skull badly fractured last
fall, from which portion of the brain. weigh
ing an ounce, oozed out, but he recovered and is
as strong in body and mind as ever. His case
was so extraordinary and SO interesting that he
was made the most distinguished guest of the
state medical association on the occasion Of its
recent meeting at Waterloo. Iowa.
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VIM. L. Wilson, the Democratic bat
tle-ax, did not make great success of con-
verting this state 20 Democracy. He has
cancelled all his dates East of the noun
tains, and is going home in disgust.
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PACIFIC sTANpARp r1xE.-A. N.
LOCAL TINE.

These figures viii enable any one to tell very
nearly the times of beginning and ending for
any other point in the state, according to the To-
cation.
1t will be seen from the results here given,
that the duration of the eclipse the state Is
about one hour and fifty minutes.
The sun will be eelipsed on the north limb.
and that the moons path across the suns disc
may be known the points of first ana last con-
tact of the suns disc are here given:
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POSITION ANGLE

The magnitude of the eclipse may be stated as
follows: Atthe middle of the eclipse the moons
circumference viii reach to the suns center al
Olympia, overlap ii very little at Blaine and fall
Walla
On the 9th of June the sun rises at about Il
minutes past o clock In our latitude: thus the
sun viii be two hours high at the beginning OF
the eclipse, which will enable one to see il
through its entire duration. should the weather
hermit.
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AN ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.
Visible in Seattle on June 6-Instruc-
tions to Observers.
OLYMPIA Tribune,

Olympia Tribune.
Orrin e. Harmon, of Chehalis, school superin-
tendent Of Lewis county, has issued the follow
ing relative to the eclipse of the sun on the 9Th
of next month:
Wherever visible in the United States, this
eclipse will be partial. in order to give an idea
of its appearance, in the Northwest, and espec-
tally in the state of Washington, the writer has
computed the phases for four points, viz: Olym-
pia, Blaine. Spokane and Walla Walla.
That the result may be clearly presented, the
main features of the eclipse are tabulated be-
low. The times of beginning and ending are
given In Pacific standard time, and also in the
local time of each place:
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THE PRESIDENT IN TACOMA.

Tacoma News.
Tacornas rain wss falling fast,
Asup Pacific avenue passed
A hat, and underneath q man,
Who shouted, as he only can,
"DriYe Fasteri"
His hat was set, bis mouth below
Jahbered ss onward he did go:
ssf'm sick and tired of all this fuss,
Oh, get me out OF this omnibus
Drive Fasterl'
s'oh stay" Bill Calkius cried, sand rest
Your weary mouth upon my chest"
A tear stood in his bright gray eye,
AS still he answered with sigh:
Drive FaSterl'
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Not an enamel or face bleach, but true beau
CEsx-Masdon's famous Roosrtine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-26
No Flirting mt Prayer MeetingA

FROM the Lewiston Journal
One Lewiston girl believes that prayer meet
ings are not the place for firtations and pair
ing off. She has known what il 10 to expect
one or two men waiting at the church door
every Sunday night with the question whether
or not he may go home with her. She has de-
termined to rid herself of both and probably
has. She went to the cake walk in Lyceum
Hall Saturday night, and during the evening
both asked permission TO escort her home.
She said yes TO both. They both waited for her
ON the landing and when she came down
stairs she smiled and took ono OF each young
mans arms
AT first they hesitated little, but then won't
down the last fight Of stairs At q jerky gait AZ
the foot Of the stairs they both let 60 her arm
and walked up Lisbon street, looking ugly at
each other. She entertained them both with
lively stories of the evenings entertainment
Each thought that the other would drop od at
the head OF the street and he would 20 home
with the pretty girl; but no, they both went on
up Main street. wishing in their Utmost hearts
that they were out of it. What fool the other
fellow was! Why didn't he leave?
In the meantime they went past corner after
corner. where each thought surely the other
would say goodnight for had not the girl said
he might go home with herr So on they went
until the gate was reached, and, with pretty
thought about the effect Of the moon on dried
leaves in the gutter. she asked them both In.
They both said il was late and looked nervous
Cant You both come mp and zee me Thursday
evening" she asked Mamma would -
pleased to meet you"
One said he had an engagement st the store
that night and the other said he was going out
OF town Thursday. After o moment during
which each thought il was time for the other %
move on, the young lady said good-night and
day night when she came out Of prayer Dsse-
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-26
A PLUTOCRATIC BOOTBLACK.
He Has Accumulated $4,000 and Had Fun
Besides

He Has Accumulated $4,000 and Had Fun
Besides.
New York Mail and Express -
There is an Italian bootblack up in Harlem.
He has a good corner stand and a lucrative run
of trade. He came to this country as a lad
about twenty years ago. During this period he
has accumulated nearly $4,000. Besides this
he has substantially assisted his relations in
Italy, and taken more and longer vacations
than nine out Of ten successful business men
can affo-d.
Every second autumn he sails to Italy, spends
the entire winter there and returns in the
springtime.
Every summer he spends away from New
York, either at some fashionable seaside or
mountain resort. One summer it was Long
Branch, the next Saratoga. Last year it was
Newport, and this it was the Adirondacks. And
while away summering he managed to make it
pay, while at the same time securing enough
leisure to enjoy himself and to benefit his health
In the fall he returns to this city, and if it
happens to be his winter for work, as it is this
year. he succeeds in piling up respectable in
crease of savings by spring. Next winter he
will spend, according to plan. in Italy, but when
he returns he proposes to 20 to Chicago and
favor that city during the course Of the worlds
fair.
In private he lives a quiet, respectable life,
much above the standard of his fellow-country-
men. He is unmarried and boards with a re-
spectacle family Of Germans. He has educated
himself up to the point of approaching stand
ard English fiction, and he reads much.
1t is his ambition to accumulate S25 OOO q
sum he hopes to acquire within another ten
years. Then he has planned u return to his
native land to remain there permanently. He
makes no secret Of his intention, having
reached that point, to purchase country seat
somewhere along the shores of the Mediter-
ranean. and there he hopes to pass his declin-
ing years.
He's an all-around rational fellow, is Miguel
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BREAKING THE CORD.
II 10 q Long Friendship That Has No In
terruption, This Story shows

II 10 q Long Friendship That Has No In
terruption. as This Story showa
From the Detroit Free Press.
Deacon Jones and Elder White had lived on
adjoining farms for over thirty years and never
a word Of dispute had passed between them.
Their wagons, plows, drags, hoes, rakes and
other utensils were used in common. They
had lots side by side in the graveyard and more
than once they had loaned and borrowed chairs
for funeral Two brothers would not have
agreed as well as these two men did in politics.
religion aud all else. One afternoon the
elder was moving his dooryard the deacon
came over to trade newspapers with him aad
they sat down under q cherry tree 10 talk.
Pretty soon along came q stranger, who an
nounced that be was a surveyor, and he asked
If they didn't want the line run.
why, bless you" replied the elder, we've
bin hvin' by that line fur thirty years."
That doesn't make it right, replied the sur
veyor.
Il guess that line is right on the spot" said
the de acon-
The surveyor wanted q job and he kept talk
ing and talking and finally offered TO run tho
line SO cheap that the elder said;
We might do it Jest TO hunt up the old land
marks"
We'll I'm willin' to pay my sheer" replied
the deacon.
After the stranger had seen their deeds and
dug out the old stakes a starting point he
got down to business, and in about half an
hour he announced that the line fence wss four
feet over on the deacon.
al allus suspected n" said the deacon, but
I didn't keer about them four feet"
And I've knowed fur over twenty yeers that
you was over five feet ON TO mew replied the
elder. Il had the line run that time you went
10 Ohio. but l didn't want 10 say nuthin'."
III warrant my work to be correct" said the
surveyor.
Cant be-" replied the elder.
He orter know his bizness, put in the dec
con.
What Dye claim that I'm four feet onto
YOU"
1--WE allus suspected"
You've been hsvin i've feet Of my land al this
timer'
Cant see il that way"
"But kim"
''Might as well call me liar 70
'If anybody lies faint mel"
''of course not! It's me, sposei Elder,
I'll git right off your land"
And you kin stay OF till you git some
senser
finger than you have in your whole bodyr'
''Git off, l hain't no use fur land stealers!'
"Nor l. either, and don't you rile me or IN
lay hands on you!"
''Come and lay"
Il would if you wasn't SIGH an old man.
Don't you never dare to speak TO me again.
I've just found out what q snake in the grass
you are"
Speak to you! I'd see you dyin' fust Go
home and pay yer honest debts"
And the surveyor shouldered his instrument
and went of down the highway, softly singing:
"All is Peace Over There" He had accom-
plished his mission.