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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-31

About fortnight ago President HIPPO
LrTE OF Hayti issued q general proclamation
OF amnesty to political offenders: and II must
DO admitted that the sanguinary and sooty
Presidents sentiments. In his proclamation.
We're so-yery fine Us to DO almost worthy OF u
gentle shepherd In an amiable mood. As
soon as the proclamation OF amnesty was IL.
sued. some OF the captives who haG been held
in prison since tho revolt OF last autumn were
liberated amid the rejoicing ofthe black popu-
lace. and HIpPoLyTE was lauded for his elem
ency in language as gorgeous as the fora Of
Hayti.
1t is q noticeable fact, however. that the
leaders Of the anti HRPoLYTE revolt. who es-
capped to Jamaica. have not taken advantage
OF the amnesty. Gen. MASIoAT. and Gen. Pro-
PHETE. and Gen. LEoITIME. and several other
Generals seem to be unwilling TO run the risk
OF testing tho good faith OF their adversary's
proclamation This may be because they have
not forgotten that HIPPoLYTE's amnesty record
10 bad. and that he has In other times used q
proclamation OF the kind ~ means Of setting
hold Of men who had ESCAPED from his grasp.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-31
One Of Mr.. CA,,s.,. Treasures.
Prom. u. PHILADELPHIA R.oard.

From The Philadelphia" Reoird.
One Of the treasures OF the George W. Chilis coiec
Ion Of books and manuscripts the Drrxel
Institute !. y .bisndid set Of byron. works. IN the
wordsworth's poem Peter Bell" beginning;
There's something IN a flying horse.
And something In huge balloon"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-23
THE STATE PRESS.

Tacoma GEobs: "The success OF the Repub-
1ican party in this state in the campaign OF Iss2
has been claimed by some of the disgruntled 90
called Republican journals TO b doubtful. they
alleging ~ Q reason for this opinion that the
party control 10 disorganized. and that the ele-
ments composing the party are divided by such
bitter feelings that harmony within the party ID
virtralIy impossible. II 10 absurd to believe
that this condition Of affairs exists or TO believe
that the principles of the Republican party are
affected by local fights or friction between am
bilious ofice-seekers"
Spokane REVIEW: whenever the American
farmer begins to feel that providence and the
government have gone back on him, he should
go out and gaze upon bis field OF waving grain,
and think Of the starving peasantry In Russia.
In one land there Ii Q despotie government and
q crop failure in the other we have Q free con-
stitutional government and abundant harvests.
Yet some of the American farmers are making Q
greater hullabaloo than Ia made by the suffering
Russian grain growers"
waftsburg Times: IA most excellent plan
would be for the road supervisors OF all the road
districts in the county to have a meeting at
Wallis walla at some convenient time that could
be appointed, and talk up the matter of straw
ing the roads. Let 1t be during the frat week OF
August during the session of the county COM
missioners, and procure from il instructions to
straw all the roads in the county"
The editor OF the wsitsburg Times is in dead
earnest in the matter of "strawing" the roads Of
walla walla county. He says: "You may call
US cranky II you like on the matter of strawing
the roads But we know we are right, therefore
we shall fight on that line until the roads are
strawed or until this frail body and Trailer head
of ours lies Wondering in the cold and silent
grave
Ballard Erpress: "Don't never vote dollars
worth of bonded Indebtedness unless the rev.
enue to be required from such indebtedness will
more than pay the interest on the bonds"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-23
A NATURAL RIGHT.

SEATTLE, July 81, 1891.
To THE EDITOR; In my hurry over the COM
munication published in your issue of today
"Voting a Natural Right left one point a
little contradictory, if not obscure What /
mean is this: Voting. when primarily consid-
cred from the standpoint of justice, and in
human society where people bear their burdens
equally well and without regard to sex, is a
natural right In q secondary sense il is an as
sumed right, after which Ii is conferred right
and me which those who first assume it have
no right, save that of might to prevent another
sex that composes one-half the body polite
from freely exercising, either in detail or in
bulk. Whether woman generally asks for the
privilege or not, and what she would do with
the privilege If she had il, has nothing what
ever TO do with the question.
The manly thing for those to do who are now
presuming TO monoPolize tina franchise is to re-
move the barriers and let womsn in on the sim
pie ground floor of humanity, and as a member
OF human society who always does her part
equally well with man, both in war and in peace
no matter whether she shoulders gun and
goes out cunning for human game or stops at
home and works faithfully for those who do en-
gage In that noble, time-honored pastime.
To say that man has the exclusive right to
vote because he can back his vote with bayo-
net is not only very brutal, but very absurd.
Woman might very nttingly respond by say
Ing that she has the exclusive right 10 the bal
lot because back Of both bsyonet and ballot are
the home comforts and eommissary stores of
which she has principal charge.
One more correction. ] meant 10 say in nv
article In today's issue that ''eoffee or tea or
sugar are not the same, but that they 90 well
mixed" Bat the compositor. or perhaps nv.
self, left ont the sugar" which swesisned the
sentence and made IL harmonious As the sugar
had reference 10 women, beg the iattsrs PAY
don for the omission. JAMES G. CLARK
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-23

The decision of the supreme court in the
case of Wilson against the city of Seattle
IL one of most serious import to tax
payers. It says in effect that the ordi-
nance providing for the grading of South
Twelfth street, passed by the old council
In its last hours, is invalid, and that the
citizens at large must pay over $20,o 900 be-
cause city Official has blundered-or
worse.
The order to grade the street was blum
der of the crassest kind in itself There Il
a strong suspicion that very shrewd mani
pulation worked beneath the surface In
the passage of the ordinance. 1t failed In
its main purpose. because after the expendi-
ture of many thousands of dollars the entire
street caved in, and, from Norman street
to the south, sidewalks are twisted into
such shape as to be menace to travellers
at night, and great masses Of earth have
fallen across the roadway.
1t is doubtful whether there is any pro-
cess under the law-there should not be in
equity-by which property-owners could
be made liable for such a monstrous impo-
sition, forced upon them without their
consent. If the city elects or suffers the
appointment of incompetent officials the
citizens at large should bear the burden of
their errors.
But that consideration is no bar to an
inquiry into the measure of blame attach
ing to the officials responsible for the
laches upon which the supreme court
decision turns. If the work had
been done completely, there could be no
recovery by the city against the property
owners. because there was mo notice of
assessment" As a matter of fact, the
notice was duly published in the Official
newspaper, but the court will accept no
proof of publication except that prescribed
by the law, which is the sworn statement
of the publisher. And this, it seems, is
not upon the records.
The effect of the decree is that careless
or venal official, by a failure to comply
with one provision of the law, can not
only entirely negative grade ordinance,
but relieve the benefited property owners
of all liability for payment.
What q magnificent avenue Of corrup-
ton this opens upl A street car company
seeking to extend its line, or the owner of
tract of plated land, could afford to
pay one thousand or two thousand
dollars to have an ordinance switched
quietly off the track of legality
and landed in hopeless quagmire of ire
sponsible bungling.
The present City Council has in this SUBJ
ject tempting opportunity for inquiry
into the misdeeds tor which its predeces-
sor may be held responsible, and duty
rendered to the public which may perhaps
result in preventing such culpable careless
ness in the future, although it will not
save the pockets of the taxpayers from
the necessity of contributing $40, 600 to the
blunder fund
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-23

itself During the last thirty years the
great English joint stock banks, with chief
Offices in London and with aggregate de-
posits of 81, oOO, 900 900, have not suffered an
sppreciable loss through the dishonesty OF
their employees. The London and County
Bank has liz branches, while the National
Provincial Bank has 1854 branches, and their
combined assets are in the neighborhood OF
$500, 0o0, 900. The officers of these banks,
compared with our own, lack opportunity
and temptation to defraud, and the banks
are governed by most rigorous discipline.
This branch system prevails also in Scot
land, where there are seven banks possess
ing upward of a hundred branches apiece,
in Ireland, Australia, Canada and other
British possessions. The present ay erage
market value of banking capital in Eng
land is 2l0 per cent. premium; in Scotland
157 per cent; in Ireland 161 per cent.
There are in Australia banks which pay Is
per cent. on 100000 capital; III per
cent. on Sc, 10000 and on SC, 600 900, while
others pay dividends of Ia, 15, Tx and
2214 per cent. respectively, on large paid
up capitals.
These very interesting facts are quoted
in the current number of the Forum by Sell
win TAFT in support of the legalization in
this country of some system under which
national banks within certain areas can
adopt the English plan. so that instead Of
$500 banks We would have say 50 large
banks with so tol00 branches, each radiating
from our chief cities throughout the nation.
The central offices of these amalgamated
banks would see that the branches
were properly examined, while the gov
eminent examiners and the clearing
house committees of the cities could make
a searching investigation of the chief estab-
hshments semi-annually. So strong have
these great joint stock banks be-
come in Great Britain that there are
banks which could lose the entire assets
of dozen of their branches, not only
without closing branch door, but with
out passing dividend. The methods of
inspection employed by the head banks
prevent defalcation and bad banking in
the branches, while in times of panic q
bank with number of branches all stu
ated within days journey of the head
office, and therefore within easy reach Of
timely help, does not have to keep but q
small fraction of the cash on hand which
the same number of isolated banks would
think necessary to life and safety.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-23
SOME POINTS IN NEWSPAPER
POLICY.

A White river farmer, who writes to
criticize the methods of q milk dealing
firm in this city, is unable TO understand
why the Posr-INTELLIeEEoER will not
print bis letters. He points to our often
published statement that the columns of
the paper are open to the discussion of
public questions and charges inconsist-
ency In the rejection Of his screeds. For
his benent, and that the position of the
paper may be thoroughly understood, we
make this explanation:
The PosT-lSrsLLieEScrR is ready AZ all
times, circumstances as 10 space. etc.
permitting, to print opinions and
arguments on any public question. pro-
vided the subject is timely. the writing
intelligibls and intelligent, and the ar.
ticles respectful in tone. But il cannot
allow the paper to be made a vehicls
e personal or business denuncistion If
The White river farmer wishes To discuss
the relative merits of different kinds of
milk and show the bad consequences
OF consuming milk from "swill-fed "
ar "malt-fed cows. well and good i.
this n an important public matter and his
letters concerning 1t will be gladly
printed; but 10 so further and to charge
: business rival with wrong practices is
mite another thing and of course cannot
Be permitted. We certainly should not
hermit Smith the grocer to charge Jones
the grocer through the columns of the
posr-IsTEIIaKScxs with sanding his
sugars: and the same rule must apply to
the rival milk dealers and to all others.
There 10 another matter that those who
write letters to newspapers ought to under
stand. namely, that ii is one of the first
rules of journalism not to correct the
Measurements of other newspapers. If q
newspaper misquotes or in any way mis-
represents citizen his first impulse is
usually to so to another newspaper TO
have the wrong righted. AL newspapers,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-23
Aggregate value of product.

The report of the grand jury criticising
the employment of private guards and
recommending "the early passage by the
legislature of an act prohibiting, under
proper penalties, individuals or corpora
tons from organizing, maintaining or en-
ploying an armed body of men" is I'M
questionably in harmony with public SEN
timent. Such a law was enacted by the
legislature at its recent session, but was
defeated by veto of the acting governor
after adjournment, when it was too late to
pass it over his head.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-23

Do you know that you can
buy a chimney to fit your lamp
that will last till some acct
dent happens to it?
Doyou know that Macbeth's
"pearl top "or "pearl glass "
is that chimney?
You can have it-your
dealer will get tiff you insist
on it. He may tell you it
costs him three times as much
as some others. That is true.
He may say they are just as
good. Don't you believe it.
they may be better for him;
he may like the breaking.
Pittsburg. GEO. A. MACBETH Co
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-23

or at least all reputable newspapers, are
willing to correct their own mistakes, but
they cannot undertake TO correct the mis-
takes of others. This is principle that
few people appear to understand. hyou
are the victim Of wrong report, 90 to the
offender for correction Of the wrong and
don't seek TO impose the burden Of 1t
upon an innocent third party.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-23
Gsoxraphical Parallels

The Troy Times publishes the following table
showing the places in America that are on the
corresponding parallels of latitude with the
leading cities OF Europe:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-23
Thousands of Tons of Entertainment.
New Elfland Street Parade.

The Most Tents, The Most Trains, The
Most Cages. The Most Cars, The Most
Charicts, The Most PrOdigies, The
Most Wild Be casts, The Most Ann
phibia, The Most Thorough
breds, The Most Artists,
The Most Acts, The Most
Arenas, The Most
Olympian Stages,
The Most Mu-
sic, The Most
Trained
Animals,
The Most
Races, The Most
Great Performers,
The Most Lady Rid
ers, The Most Clowns,
The Most Ponies. The Most
Phenomena, The Most Elhand
Carnivals. The VI ost Oriental Act
ors, The Most instruction, The Most
Fun for Every bot y, The Most Liberal
ity, The Most Enterprise, The Most
knowledge, The Most Laughter, The
Most Satisfaction, The Most APP
plause, The Most People.
Mara Than he enrs sns,a in ths psper eoQd sapmps
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-23

Decent public sentiment in Minnesota
has proved too strong for the promoters of
the "manly sport" and the prizefght
which was to have taken place last night
was declared off" the sheriff obeying an
order from the governor giving notice
that he would not allow the fight to go on.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-23

During the last ten years the production
of lumber has increased in Michigan
1892 per cent; in Wisconsin 1853 per
cent, and in Minnesota 1891. In Michi-
gan the end of the supply is in sight, and
in many places the white pine is all gone,
but for another decade there will be tim
Der enough to supply the demand. In
Michigan the lumber output has increased
from So, 400, GOO to $6S, 100, 600; in Wiscon-
sin from $17,90o,0Oo to $4,000, 900, and i n
Minnesota from 81, 800, 900 to SIC, 100000.
The census bulletin says:
1t is evident, therefore, that the supply of .
msrchantable white pine is rapidly nearing ex
haustion. 1t Is shown from the individual re
turns that the average annual consumption OF
this variety Of timber as material for manufact-
uring industry In the three states under con-
sideration is over 10 900 900 feet, and that manu-
fscturers' holdings of such timber are only sum
cient to supply them for about five years at the
present rate OF cutting.
OF course the forests of Washington viii l
be slaughtered with the same reckless
ness unless we take measures to preserve
our forests by forest culture as in France
and Germany. The value of the lumber
PiSNuSs AOA sSh ySoAS PoSsj
to the census bulletin, was as follows:
Forest products not manufactured at
mill observation-disclosures &C, 426 1874
NH pIouuctS .............-......... ll2,o99,Ou4
Re-manufacturss. ..................... 2l,1l2,6l8
Aggregate value of product. $500. 1857 ,237,sl6
The production of this value required the use
of $40, OH invested capital; the employment
in the forests of 1928 men, 100 women and
children, and 32,491 animals; the labor in the
mills of 1899 men and 1,299 women and chill
dren; the operation of machinery and mechan-
ical appliances valued at SIS, $50 S4; the expen-
diture OF steam and water power sufficient to
lift 3,5000o0 tons one foot per minute; the re-
moval of l262, ISL $50 cubic feet of merchantable
timber from the natural growth: the investment
of s7,S90,23 in vessels, railways and waterways
specially used and owned by this industry for
the transportation of its material and product;
and the expenditure of $780, ,256 for wages,
subsistence, supplies and miscellaneous ex-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-23
rorrcE TO TEE PUBLIC.

The public Is hereby warned not TO pay
INV money to parties representing to De
AGENTS of the Seattle PosT-IsrELLrsEscER,
exceut the following, who are the only
authorized travelling agents of the Posi-
Irrrr1aerscKE, viz: ]. A. Mcclellan, l..
G. Branson, 7. A Davies and J. II. Wiiiett.
Thi. does not apply TO resident agents OF
This paper, who are located in various
eifies and towns Of the Northwest, nor TO
postmssters, who are In all cases author
lied to take subscriptions for the Daily,
Sunday and Weekly PosT-ISTELLIeENcEE.
SEATTLE. THURsDAY. july 70.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-23
Yes, Worth . Dozen.

Kate Field
One trip to the Pacific coast Ia worth three 10
Europe
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-21
REDONDO.

The crowds coming to the beach on
Saturday are fast increasing and as it is
holiday for the children, it does not
take much persuasion to bring the par
ents down for little recreation too.
The annual picnic of the Sunday
school of the First Baptist church, Los
Angeles, was held here today, and the
attendance was large. No better place
could be selected for a picnic, was the
general verdict of those who attended,
and there was amusement for all, old
and young, great and small.
S.J. Salisbury and family are among
the arrivals today at the Redondo.
Will G. Bailey, OF the Cotton News,
spent the day on the beach.
Mark R. Plaisted, of the Riverside
Enterprise, found the day at Redondo
exceedingly delightful.
Among the last arrivals at the Re-
dondo are: j. M. Rankin, Washington,
d. c.; G. A. Brown, Kansas City; Mr..
and Mrs. J. N. Monck, Denver, Colo.
J. E, Adler, San Francisco; D. M. Kel-
lon and party, Mexico; Miss Flora
Howee, University; Mrs. E. D. Mason,
Mrs. j. M. Willard and children, Pasa-
dena; E. H. Drew, Boston; N. F.
Whipple, Oakland; Frank Lunt, Mrs.
M. E. Shepherd, Miss E. M. Kirkpat-
rick, Miss Rebecca Mudd, Henry j.
Kramer, Mrs. H. M. Mitchell, Misses
Mitchell, Los Angeles. b.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-21
BURNED TO DEATH.
POOR wEAK-MINDED MANS SAD
FATE.
He Refuses to Be Rescued-His Mother
and Brother vainly Attempt to Get
Him to Leave a Burning House.

The fatal burning of a man in the fire
on Santa Monica avenue Friday night,
as reported in yesterdays HERALD, un-
fortunately proved to be only too true.
The victim was James Taylor, son OF
Peter Taylor. He was 32 years old and
was weak-minded. Coroner Weldon held
an inquest yesterday at Ballona, when
the facts were developed.
The house, which was two-story
frame one, was occupied lby Mrs. Taylor
and her two sons, James and Peter, her
husband being away at the mines in the
San Gabriel canon. Mrs. Taylor heard
the cracking of the fire in the kitchen
and awakened Peter. They both rushed
to the room occupied by James and each
clutched him by the arm to help him
down stairs. He positively refused to
go down stairs, saying that he would get
burned to death. His mother and
brother tried to persuade James to go
down. In the meantime the flames
spread with great rapidity.
"For Gods sake come down"
pleaded the mother. Every effort
was made to induce James to forsake
the burning building, but the sight OF
the flames crazed the man and he re-
fused to listen to reason. Finally the
agonized mother and his younger
brother attempted to pull him down by
force, but he was too strong and broke
away. The mother and brother were
then reluctantly compelled to leave
James to his fate in order to save their
own lives. %
The fire started in the roof of the
kitchen. The house was totally de-
stroved by fire. The charred body of
James Taylor was recovered sometime
a fter midnioht
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-21
cisco; Mr.. and Mrs. John Dessark, No.

cisco; Mr.. and Mrs. John Dessark, No
gales, Arizona.
At the St. James they were Jas. Nee
han, Howard Mckee, E. Esto, HI. w.
Whitmarsh, George Williams, I.os An
geles; Mr.. and Mrs. N. f. Whisenand,
Kansas City, Mo.
The dime social given by the ladies OF
the Congregational church Friday even
ing was huge success, the hall where
they are at present worshiping being
packed to its utmost capacity. Rev. D..
ID. Hut gave the audience a short talk
on That Boy, which was not only in
structive but highly amusing. The gen.
tleman evidently understanding the in
fluence of humorous story in driving
home truth. Besides the entertaining
speaker, Miss Volkman and Mrs. Walter
played voluntaries on the organ. Mrs.
Nelson sang Little Walter Swartwout,
4-year-old lad, recited with telling eff
feet The Story of That Boy. The Santa
Monica string band gave some selections,
and after some refreshments the audi
ence reluctantly adjourned, hoping sim
cerely for another soon. j. @. II.