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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-20
German Socialism.
Berlin Letter.

While talking to one of our advanced
thinkers about the school reform move
ment, that gentleman took from his pock-
ct statistical review based upon official
reports, to prove tina: the poorer classes
have their share Of university education in
spite of the assertions to the contrary by
Socialist agitators, their favorite studies
being theology and philosophy. For every
Cos farmers, for every SIC artisans, for
every 1874 of the mercantile and profess
sional classes, and every 6o3 capitalists
there is one university student. Fifty-four
per cent. of the students whose fathers be-
long to the laboring classes study the
ology, ~ per cent. take up Jurisprudence
or medicine, and 40 per cent. adopt
philosophy. Among the sons of the lower
grade Of public officials the percentage
is as follows: Theology, 81 per cent. !;
medicineand Jurisprudence, per cent,
and philosophy. AZ per cent. This furnishes
an instance of the much-dreaded identity
of interests between the workingmen and
the smaller fry of government servants.
The last-named are said, by the way, to be
as enamored of socialism as the average
bricklayer. The statistics Of the studies
most affected by the sons of the higher
bureaucracy are theology, 10 per cent;
jurisprudence, a per cent; medicine or
therefore, that the government draws its
chief moral instruments, namely, the
clergy and the school teachers, main
ly from the very classes whose eth
ical and intellectual enlightenment
constitutes the greatest danger tc
a monarchical regime. The fact that the
government, under the influence of
transitory sense of justice. is talking about
restoring the salaries of the Catholic
bishops and priests, sequestrated during
the kultur Kampf, has emboldened the
socialists to raise cry of restitution on
their own account. The assert that under
the regime of Prince Bismarck 100000
marks belonging to socialistic societies or
individuals were confscated by the police,
at one time or another, and that an meal
culable amount of socialist literature was
destroyed. Newspapers were suppressed,
and private and public institutions belong
ing to the party were abolished. For all
these unconstitutional avages Of the Iron
Chancellor the socialists desire to be com
pensated, and they think that the present
melting mood of the government offers
them an excellent opportunity for sending
in their claims.
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MANY INVESTORS COMING.
thousands OF Tourists for the sound
New England VII InYcsi

G. Linwood Blake, correspondent of the
BOSTON Pest, who has returned from visit
ia San Francisco. says that there viii be a
greater immigration of investors from the
East this summer than any previous wear
"Mr. Raymond, of Raymond, Whiteomb
4 Co, told me, said he, that they had
already booked 5000 tourists for the Sound
for the coming summer. The Boston Pro-
duce Exchange, with a1 members and
ladies, left Boston on February 1. and il
now IN California. IL is due here i'm n few
days. | tried 10 get another EXCURSION
party, which is coming 10 Denver. 10 come
on 10 the Coast, but the Southern Pacific
road refused TO make reduction of cent
IN its rate to San Francisco, and as they
would not come out 10 visit the Sound
alone, we lost them.
This is going 20 be a great year for in
vestments on the Sound from the East.
There are $500, 600 90 in the New England
savings banks waiting for good invest
ments. The Eastern people own Kansas
and are now looking for a new field. and
Puget sound offers them the best and sur-
est returns, so they are turning their at.
fenticn in this direction -
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-20
Drunkenness In Germany.
Berlin Letter.

IT is expected that general law for the
suppression drunkenness will be enacted
and put in force in all the states of the
German Confederation before the year is
ended. bill on the subject has been pre-
pared by the Prussian government, and
has received the approval of the emperor,
who, from the day he succeeded to the
throne, has persistently demanded some
restrictions upon the sale of intoxicating
liquors. For nearly three years his min
listers have been engaged in collecting sta
tistics and evidence on the points con-
cerned, and the decisions at last arrived at
have already been sanctioned by the
bundesrath. The bill DEGREES the with
drawal OF saloon licenses and the IMPOSE
ton of fines upon saloon-keepers who en-
courage persons of inebriate habits. The
drunkards themselves will be fined if they
are poor, so as to prevent them from in
duiging in the vice of intemperance, and
terms OF imprisonment are to be imposed
In cases where monetary fine would pre-
Sumabiy not have the desired effect.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-20
NAMING THE STREETS.


( MT IL III De0rOOrn MAkSa several new
suggestions for Conside ration.
THE delay of the city council in set
Ting the matter of street names is making
the matter harder to SETTLE" said Mr.. IL.
III. Dearborn last evening. Each week
that we put off the change renders the in
PRODUCTION of new system more difficult.
We should be getting ready for visitors
and putting up our street signs, for the
influx of summer tourists will begin before
long.
Il had hoped that when Alderman Will
cox took up the matter that the plan
would be carried through. and certainly
his scheme is great Improvement over
the present chaos.
But his bill seems somehow to have
fallen by the wayslde, and apparently we
are as far as ever from getting out Of the
tangled maze
Alderman Wiieox proposed a system of
street names by which we should have a
Third avenue North and Third avenue
South, and so on. Were the city laid in a
checker-board, as Philadelphia is, Mr..
Wilcox's system would be beyond criticism.
But though as have said his plan is i'm
measurably better than the present no.
plan, still | maintain that less confusion
would result by terming all streets north
OF fesier avenue, no matter what their
direction, avenues, and all south streets.
Front street would be First avenue and
Commercial street First street. Then Sec
ond street above Yesler avenue would be
Second avenue. As the street correspond
ing is Third street, / should change the
name of that to Second street, so that Sec
ond avenue may run into Second street,
Third avenue into Third street. and so on.
'sSince Second street south of Yesler
does not run into any street north,
should give it different name-State, for
instance.
1.-THE streets north and south of Yesler
run together pretty well up to Broadway,
where an extra one is thrown in. so to
speak, just as at South Second street. So
at that point should suggest the name
South Broadway, to get rid of South
Eleventh street
This is all modification of my former
plan, made to meet certain criticisms
made on 1t.
suggest that in blocks north of Yesler ave.
nue. We use the numbers l to so, 1Ol to $50,
2o1 to $50 and SO on: while in the blocks
south we use 81 to 100, Isl to
200, 25i TO 800. So on learning
the number of house you would know
from the half Of the hundred in which it
came whether the building was north or
BILE confusion from having a Third Street
and Third avenue, Fourth street and a
Fourth avenue would be done away with.
House numbers in Third avenue would
run in the first half of each
hundred. to 50, l01 to l50, and
so on; while numbers on Third
street would go from 81 to 100, 151 to 200.
at present we only use the first twenty
five numbers of each hundred.
But as have said before, what want
is a system in naming the streets. | don {
stick for my pet system. If we can have
something done, and the old contract for
street signs carried out, shall be con-
tent
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-20
THE PASSING THRONG.
What Men Talk About in Hotels
and Streets.
WAITING FOR ANNEXATION.
New Brunswick Eager 10 Enter the
Union--sIontana and Free Sill
ver-street Names.

John J. Barry, of st. John, n. B., is on
. visit to the city and will probably locate.
Speaking of the political sentiment in his
province. he said: New Brunswick is
ready to be annexed to the United States
as soon as the United States is ready to
annex it. Our trade is naturally with this
country. We produce lumber, fish, coal,
lime and dairy products and our market is
in the United States. In return we want
TO buy clothing and other manufactured
goods from this country. We want to
break down the tariff. wall between
our country and our 2natural market.
We want reciprocity with the
United States. Sir John Macdonald has
been forced to dissolve the Dominion par
Lament year before its term expires and
is making strong bid for votes by the re-
ciprocity cry, but If he wins no more will
be heard of reciprocity. The Liberals are
honestly in favor of reciprocity. and ulti-
mately of free trade. The Dominion gov
eminent retains its hold on the province
by maintaining an army Of officials in the
cnstom-house and internal revenue Office.
They are the great check on the annexa-
ton sentiment
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-20

sci for the Northern Pacific road. 1.-THE peo-
pie of Montana. 2 said he last evening, ARE
happy over a heavy fall of snow--not much
of IL on the plains, but good deal in the
mountains That means that our streams
are going TO be full and we shall have good
crops
About the silver question? Yes, ! sup
pose Montana is almost unanimous for
free coinage; for that would make a gain
of between five and seven millions Of dol
lars TO the people Of our state. We surely
ought 10 be interested in free coinage.
II dent believe a bill such as we want
will pass this session, but in my mind
there is little doubt that the next congress
will take proper action, though fear the
president viii veto free coinage bill.
Under this present bill silver went up
for a little while, but has fallen again to 50
or Whereabouts. The trouble is that un-
der the present bill silver is commod-
ity and the big operators speculate with it.,
raising and lowering the price just as they
do with wheat. | have no idea that silver
is going to stay down, but so long as it is
nothing more than commodity, the
operations of spectators will make the
price constantly f1uctiiate.
1--WE need free coinage to give silver a
steady value. There is no doubt whatever
that free coinage bill would do this"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-20
PACIFIC COAST UNITY.
A Californian Thinks the Three States
Should Pull Together.


Mr.. II. l.. +. Meyer and Mr.. William
Macdonald, of San Francisco, are at the
Rainier hotel, spending few days in this
city on pleasure trip III the Northwest.
"Caliiornians are in good humor,n said
Mr. Macdonald last evening, because we
have had good rains which came Just in
the nick of time TO give us good crops of
grain and fruit. There is an unusually
large amount of wheat in this year and
we look for bountiful harvest.
II am hoping that the season will prove
successful one in the development of the
Northwest, for am not disposed to look
with an envious eye upon the progress of
other Pacific states than California. I
have been sorry to see in the papers ac-
counts of rivalry between the congress
slonal delegations of these states. Such a
rivalry seems to me a mistake, for be-
Teve that the whole Pacific coast should
stand together in all worthy efforts; and.
too, stand with the rest of the country
California, Oregon and Washington will
rise or fall together. The development of
the Northwest is a direct benefit to San
Francisco, and our progress is benefit to
youn
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-20
BUYING A RAILROAD.
Purchase Of the Terminal Road
by the Great Northern.
THE BURLINGTON MAY EXTEND.
Another Railroad Anxious 70 Reach the
Coast-Northern Pacific Will
Resume Construction.

The Great Northern railroad is reported
to be negotiating for the purchase OF the
railroad owned by the Seattle Terminal
Railway and Elevator Company, running
across the bay to the grain warehouse and
elevator. From the answers made by Off
Gals Of both companies to inquiries on the
subject, it is evident that the report is well
founded. Colonel w. p. Clough, vice
president of the Great Northern road. and
Colonel Thomas Ewing, president of the
Terminal company, were questioned as to
the truth of the report and neither of them
would affirm or deny the report. Colonel
Clough said:
you would not expect me to say so. You
will know whether such sale is made
when the deeds are placed on record"
Colonel Ewing was equally reticent, but
1t was evident from his answers to the
questions addressed to him that the report
had solid basis of truth.
After the meeting Of directors of the
Terminal road at the Rainier hotel on
Monday evening, Colonel Clough was in
vited to join them and remained with them
for some time. On Tuesday he and his
party visited the grain warehouse and the
railroad in company with the directors.
The construction of the railroad and
warehouse cost about $325, 600. The rail-
road runs from South Second and Weller
streets southwestward along Railroad ave-
nue. West to the shore of West Seattle. The
company has franchise Of thirty feet on
Railroad avenue West next to deep water.
The warehouse is 5ol feet long, 125 feet
wide and two stories high and the elevator
Is 125 feet high from the first floor. There
is storage room for 100000 bushels of
wheat. The company owns 1900 feet of
water front 600 feet deep on the western
side of the harbor.
The ownership of this property would
be of great advantage to the Great North
ern. It has franchise on Railroad avenue
and on Railroad avenue South to its ter
minal ground on the tide flats, but has
none on Railroad avenue West, which
runs across the harbor to the grain ware
house. The acquisition of the Terminal
company's property would give it road
already built to the western side of the
harbor, warehouse to receive the great
grain shipments which it is expected to
bring from Eastern Washington to Seattle,
the Sound terminus, and ample yard room
Tor the handling Of cars.
While the sale is not yet concluded,
little doubt remains that it will be before
Colonel Clough returns East.
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WASHINGTON POLITICS.
Prominent Democrat Thinks the Two
Parties ON Pretty Good Terms.

Prominent Democrat Thinks the Two
Parties ON Pretty Good Terms.
Mr.. NJ. ]. Maloney, Of Ellensburgh, is at
the Diller hotel. During the last fourteen
years he has attended every state Demo-
cratic convention and he has been recog-
nized as one of the wheel-horses of his
party. He has served on many Demo-
cratic campaign committees, and during
1850 he was vice chairman of the state
executive committee, conducting the cam
paign east of the mountains. He has held
various Offices
''The feeling between the political parties
in this state is not SO bitter as in the East, -
said Mr.. Maloney last evening. You see
we have not been really part of the ma
tional organization long enough yet. In
territorial days we divided OH local issues,
sometimes this way and sometimes that !;
and we didn't much care.
AS yet we have hardly outgrown this
feeling. We talk savagely and glare at
each other. but the fact is that the Demo-
Gratis and Republicans here are on pretty
good terms: and both are willing to pull
together for the best interests of the state. ("
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-20
Objected to the Dog.
Chicaoo Trihy1pa

Lordly Brakeman-Madam, you'll have
to put that dog in the baggage-car. Itcan't
ride in here.
Lady--It's down on the floor, where it
will not disturb anybody.
ut can't ride in this car, ma'am, tell
you. You'll have to carry it into the next
car"
II would rather not carry it."
"Then You can lead it there, can't you 2"
~ don't think can lead il"
What's the matter with your driving II
there?"
II don't believe can drive il, either"
'1Well, can, madam. I'm going to drive
it dut Of the car, anyhow"
kicks the dog violently. 1t proves to
be a cast-iron dog
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-20
FOR LIGHT AND POWER.
Use OF the Electric Poles in the Middle
of James Street.

The electric poles are being placed on the
James street cable tracks TO hang both
light and power wires AS the cable cars
are to carry the electric cars from Broad
way up and down James street. the latter
Will require some power to operate their
motors, which will be geared to their
wheels. 1t is therefore intended to put q
light current on the wire, sufficient to fur
nish four or five horsepower, for the oper-
alton of the motors. This wire will also
furnish the current for street lamps, to be
suspended 10 the poles, and for the lamps
in the cars. The poles are placed in the
middle OF the street, so that they NAV sus-
tain the wire for both tracks. and tina.
there may be no guy-wires stretched across
the street
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-20

Billy Woods, the Denver heavyweight,
who whipped Mike Conley, the Ithaca
Giant, at New Orleans, is comparatively a
new man in pugilistic circles, but his
ring career, though short, has been bril-
liant one. He has not as yet suffered de.
feat and and. his Victories have been won in
Of the Slavin stamp. Woods is a light
heavyweight, his best figure being nc
pounds. There are now six undefeated
heavy-weights in the world-John l.. Sui.
Ivan, Peter Jackson. Frank P. Siavin,
Jim Corbett, Joe Goddard and Billy Woods.
The Jackson Corbett fight will strike one
of these from the list.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-20
GRAY's HARBoR LINE OPEN.
Trains Now Run Through to Montesano
and Way Stations.

The Gray's Harbor branch of the North
ern Pacific railroad has been put in regu-
lar operation, and is doing good BUSH
ness, both freight and passenger. Train
No. Z, leaving this city at OILS a. M, runs
through to Montesano, arriving there at
p. M, and train leaves Montesano at 8
a. M, arriving at Seattle at 3:15 p. m. One
freight train daily will run each way, the
rate per 100 pounds from Seattle to Monte
sano being: Glass !, 4Oc; class 2, Csc; class
g. Soc; class 4, Csc. In carloads: Glass 5,
pc; class A, &c; class B, Zoe; class C, 19c;
class d, Ice; class f, 12c.
The Northern Pacific Express Company
has also established offices mt Elma, Mon
tesano. Hoquiam, Aberdeen and Cosmopo-
lis, and is running express cars on the
road. The office at Montesano has been
opened and the others will be opened in a
few days.
The distance from Seattle to Montesano
by rail is 1874 miles, the new road being
forty-two miles long from Centralia to
Montesano. 1t will soon be extended to
OcOSta.
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Claiming a Reduction

Il say, doctor, isn't this bill little
steep? Can't you knock off W"
mo. Why should I?''
We'll, you must remember that il was
me VINO introduced this scarlet fever in
this town. Amt that worth something ?
get 10 per cent on every scarlet fever VIC
tim from the undertaken on the corner. "
Teas Siffihas.
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No Necessity for Trading.

First Deacon-You'veg got that horse vet,
l see.
Second Deacon-Why shouldn't I have
him?
First Deacon-You are always selling or
trading your horses, you know.
Second Deacon-There isn't anything
the matter with this horse
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-20
Resolutions OF Respect

At meeting of the Seattle Press Club,
held at the editorial rooms of the Yele.
graph yesterday, the following resolutions
were adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased God in His infinite
wisdom to remove from all earthly trouble our
late associate and fellow member Horace L.
Wood.
WHEREAS, IN the death of Horace l. Wood
the seattle Press Club recognizes the loss of a
conscientious citizen and painstaking worker;
Res0irod, That the sympathy of the Seattle
Press Club be and hereby is extended to the
bereased members of his family. and that a copy
of these resolutions be forwarded to his wife
and spread upon the minutes of the club and
published in each of the daily newspapers.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-20
No Women Tried.

None Of the disorderly women were tried
in the police court yesterday. Judge
Rivers spent the whole day passing judy
ment upon petty offenders. This morn
ing Emma Rivers, charged with being an
inmate of a bawdy house, viii be arraigned
and given Jury trial
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-20

Movements Of Great Northern Chiefs.
Vice President Clough, Chief Engineer
Becker and Principal Assistant Engineer
Watson returned late on Wednesday night
from trip down the shore to see the pro-
gress of work on the Seattle e. Montana
road. This morning Colonel Clough and
Mr.. Becker go to Fairhaven to inspect the
Fairhaven & Southern road and complete
the transfer of it to the Great Northern.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-20
The once Seeks the Man.

IVNAe SiIlIDSS
A Kansas City doctor, whose Office is on
high bluff, felt il giving way and tried to
escape. 1t overlook and nearly crushed
him. 1t was one of the few instances
where the Office sought the man.
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The M..K .Hr. Not in tho Deal.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 19.-Relative to the
Kansas City dispatch about the consolida-
ton Of the National or Gulf line property
with the Missouri, Kansas e. Texas, Man.
ager Waldo, Of the latter road, disclaims
any knowledge of such an arrangement,
and said he did not believe there was any
foundation for the story.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-20
o. I. COMPANIES COAL MINES.
Newcastle Output Large-Franklin Will
Not Re.Open for Several Months.

Not Re-Open for Several Months.
PORTLAND, Feb. 13.-lSpecial. THE Ore
gon Improvement Company's coal mine
at Newcastle is putting out about 5000
tons per month. The bunkers here are
pretty well filled, owing to the decreased
demand by reason of the mild winter The
companys mine at Franklin is closed
down partly on account of fire and partly
in order to drive new slope. This mine
will probably not be opened till the slope
is driven to the boundary of the company's
lands. which will take several months
When the mine is opened the output will
be increased 10 500 tons per day, as there
is large demand for this coal, it being
considered the best steam coal in the state
That the affairs of the company are pros
pering is shown by the fact that stock is
up to 273t.
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A Taste Of 1t.

New York Weekly.
Noted Anarchist explaining his position
to fellow-passengers on Western railway
train)-Ve want all laws banished from the
statute pooks. Vevant effry citizen to do
as he please
Leader of Western Outlaws (suddenly
boarding the train)-Hold up y'r hands!
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F0K FREE SILVER.
Prominent Montana Lawyer Talks of
the Desire OF His STATE

Mr.. and Mrs. W. T.. Cullen and daurh-
ter, OF Helena, and Mr.. ". c. Ferrineton.
of Duiuth, are at the Rainier hotel. stop
ping on their way 10 California Mr.. Far.
rlngton is the agent of the Great Northern
railroad at Duluth. and Mr.. Cullen. who
was formerly the law partner of Senator
Sanders, OF Montana, is now division coun.