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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-18
THE GOULD FORTUNE.
Continued from Fege 81

energy and fertility of resource as jaw
Gould might himself have been proud of,
and when by reason of his counter STRAIT
egg George Gould won the Battle, the first
desperate one he had undertaken, there
was no longer question whether the father
had been misled by pateFnal interest in
his judgment of the son.
Exactly what George Could did upon
this occasion he himself alone knows. 1t
was enough for the beaten ;nilion TO know
that he had won and won fairly.
Two of the three great properties Mr..
Gould left are practically r:lonopolies with
no great danger of ever belng compelled to
face dangerous competition The Western
Union and the Elevated: Railroad COM
panies of New York are n, longer expert
ments. They are money makers. Invest
ments IN their securities gre regarded as
almost as permanent as a government
bond. They need only TO pc so managed
as TO be equal to the demaEds OF annually
increasing business.
Ii IS with the great railway system of
the Southwest that the constructive and
organizing abilities of the rev Gouids will
be chiefly occupied. Mr.. tTould is said TO
have told his SONS that wish the develop
ment of that country the securities of this
system can be made as valuable and as
great a favorite with investors as are those
which represent the Vanderbilt interests.
1t is believed that George Gould's ambi-
rion is to handle this systeFl that as much
money can be borrowed onlts securities as
upon those of any other gairoad in the
United States. Ii he makes the securities
of system comprising negrly 10000 miles
of railway "gilt-edged," rs William III.
Vanderbilt did those of the corporation
he inherited, then George could will take
rank as a 1inancier and ra:lway manager
with his father. and will net fear the rep
utatlon his father gained o: being a mag
niled cracker" of property.
Their money aud their. interests will
give George Gould and his Brother power.
If he does for that great "a :way system all
that ambition suggests. then he will stand
with the giants a his tathe5 did. This is
what the greater capitalists. are now talk
ing about when George G,.uid's name is
mentioned T.. SAY EDWARDS.
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Don't forget me g.s suction sale OF Standard
Furniture COMPANY 10 bessn Monday, Deeea.
bsz -
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ems in Ohio. Indiana and Kentucky all
tell the same story. In this the Ute d ffers
from all other Indians. / have no doubt
but that Mummy cave, with its feathered
coats, il full of Utes
Black Bird, the great war chief of the
omahas, at his own request was buried on
the top or high hill, logged out in all his
plumed iinery aid seated astride the back
OF his snow white steed. Gradually
the turfs were heaped around the limbs
and Hanks of the animal covering him
all over the body as they rose higher and
higher, till At last only the nozzle of
the noble brute peeped out of the mound
for last breath. when with single
large turf the smooth mound closed for
ever and not 8 struggle beneath its smooth
surface told the story of the living steed
that law folded beneath it,
There is still another form of burial. It
is aquatic burial. The harague bury their
common people by sinking their bodies in
stream. Sometimes q canoe Is turned
aGrltt on streara or over a fall. Niagara
has seen many such funeral both OF the
dead and Of the living. There are few
very depraged tribes who eat the dead and
thus become living sepulchres entomped
with the departed.
Posts, with Indian characters grayed on
them. are sometimes placed at the heads
of graves. fires are kindied dances are
performed. sacrifices offered. feasts made
stones, Enthusiastically marked The
superstitions INDUCED in are as sadly
grotesque and rs cruelty lmperious as
the ignorance OF i primitive race can make
them.
The Indian breads death. He will take
no open Or even chances for his life until
he is certain that he has yours first. He
is always armed. An Indian without his
gun * dead Indian.
Such are the various mortuarv customs
Of the Indian country.
AL this the pine tree told ME as IL sane
its lullaby IN the hushed up valley around
that little grave For re II remembered
that whatever ne the mode OF hur.al. in
some mysterious way ~ emba!raiue. or
steHing. or starving, OF torklng. Or pos.
ing. or scaiiold,ne. or pltketiuc. o. tr,e
burial, IN some Nay the pine tree PLAYS ia
part. The shades OF tEe dead ghost in ~
heaysed sa5ies, the p.Umes NJ The warrior
toss on lis tassc.ied tips. The medicine Of
the couluye- turks III It's legendary secrets
the miracle OF healing works in is hra,lt
scattering ha,safns. The voice OF 4 sd
hear1-oraEen people steals IL its Mis-
erere' cu the sUA air and st~au.zc.v
whispers, "Mlantonomoh Was right. H
MIElEE HA0ENtS.
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The custom of destroying all the personal
effects Of the husband when he Dies i'm
poverishes the bride. As consequence
women do uot care 10 have many children
and iufauucide prevails ~ = great extent.
The Yukls. OF California, adopt tho same
custom.
The Comanches, Of the Indian Terri
tory. adopt precisely the other extreme.
Before u person dies his knees are q .nh.cd
up and the head benz down upon the knees
The dying person IS roped .irm.y in THIS
position. 4 blanket IS wrapped round the
body and roped. The body is then flacei
H. = sitting posture IN a saddle on pony.
for Comaucae is all horsemanship IL the
last. spaaw C!dlcs behind 10 hold tie
hoy ugt. As soon as the grave -
rescued the corpse IS literally tamb.ed
in. The grave Is found generally AZ the
hsaes 81 canyons or Jscp washes. Broken
boss an& arrows are thrown IN after the
by pony Is killed sud away rides the
s}.fit Of tne departed 10 tie happy hunt
inz grounds.
The eaeblos of New Mexico bury ,heis
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should old acquaintance .be forgot:" R.
PetS0ylts. the iurrleF. never foesos his lady pa
irons. Ills prices are lower til eu ever.
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What ouj4 Tessc vour Wife better than q
new crown sewing machine Tor "a Christina AZ
present No tetteT machine made Unlimited
warranty. FIre-tFawac rnaeh.ne, 81. 81 o. \
Peterson & Bro, trout and Depot strcetA
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Don't forge, the big auction zsie of Standard
Furniture Company TO begin Monday, Decem.
Der H.
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At Private SAFE.

From s in the morning to- 10 st night. of
watches, diamonds and Jewelt5. Frisch Bros,
20 Front street, Seattle.
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eventually. especially as they are not In
numbered with snow. 1t matters very little,
however, what the height of mountains
scalp is in the individual pursuits Of life. A
just estimate of the valleys is conducive TO
success in enterprise.
1t Is cheering symptom of a return to
constitutional commercial health TO learn
that the Panama Railroad will adhere to
competitive lines in future management.
Here is a railroad with the grip of trade in
its right hand. No other railway, no other
route. Why should it sell Itself to one COM
pany, the Pacific Mail, and bargain out at
exorbitant hazards all other competition in
the traffic between the Atlantic and Pa
reason is as plain as mountain peak. The
Southern Pacific wanted 70 siifle the route
and bought it and blocked it, Other rail-
roads chimed in and paid their shot of sun
preston. But now the tables are turned.
The Pacific Mail is having the blades
Knocked off its propellers and the steam
drawn from its boilers. Could it expect
otherwise from outraged commerce when
the opportunity came? All commerce should
be on free terms across the Panama Isthmus
just as through the SueZ canal. and as COM
MERGE should be through the Nicaragua
canal when completed. There should be
no special privileges to any companies or
combinations of them. All such routes
should be open to the nations. and not re-
stricled and barricaded by the greed of
million-piing individuals. The Panama
route Will atone for much il il can lay low
some of the dirty jobs that have subsisted
heretofore by predatory bargains about as
Infamous as commerce chronicles.
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OUR STOCK OF SILVER.

A contemporary says that the American
Government cannot throw its stock of silver
upon the market for the reason tbatit is held
for the notes issued against it. This IS true
only of the portion of the stock against
which silver certificates have been issued.
The treasury notes issued in payment for
silver bullion under the Sherman act ccn-
stitute debt for which there is specific
security. They are In that respect like legal
tender notes. The Government must Day
them when presented, but is not required
In the meantime 10 keep the bullion for the
payment of which they were issued for that
especial purpose. II The Government should
sell this silver it would get gold for IL. The
price would probably be below that at
which the silver was bought, but the differ-
ence would rot seriously cripple the Treas
ury Department. The purchase of silver
was a speculation. IL such purchase should
result in an advance of prices the Govern
ment would be a gamer; if depreciation
continued it would be loser. While it is
not well to ADOPT policy with a view to
the punishment of nation for not adopting
measures which we deem essential to thu
general welfare, certain OF the European
powers have exposed themselves to such
retaliation. The English and German ad.
herence to the gold standard is prompted
doubtless by the fact that they are creditor
nations TO which an increase in the value of
money is source of profit. The money
power rules these nations as absolutely as
in the past the Southern Pacific has ruled
California. No national policy can be en-
tered upon that the great money kings Of
Britain and Germany do not approve. Europe
is continually kept on the verge of war that
the grip Of the money power on the neck of
the governments shall not be relaxed. If
the United States should throw its stock Of
silver on the market neither England nor
Germany would have cause of complaint.
The American Government purchased silver
in the hope that its effort to sustain the
price would meet with favor from Euro
pean governments. But the facts apparently
are that advantage has been taken of our
silver policy to exchange their silver for
our gold. The American Government need
not grieve much over the loss 1t has in
CURED through its efforts to sustain silver,
but the temptation is strong to let European
governments have a taste of the natural
effect Of the policy they are pursuing
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THE DAY OF MEETING.

There seems to be an impression In some
quarters that the day CT the meeting of Con-
gress cannot be changed without an amend
ment TO the constitution. A Washington
cores pendent says that the resolution pro-
posing change in the time OF meeting in
troduced at the last session will meet with
the opposition Of those who object 10 changes
in the constitution. But the power OF chang
ing the day of meeting is especially con-
ferred upon Congress by the constitution.
That instrument simply provides that until
Congress names some other day the sessions
shall commence on the first Monday in De-
cember. Conditions have changed since
then. The sessions OF Congress are longer
and still important business is left over
from session to session. Congressman are
now paid by the year and owe their time to
the Government to the extent Of the Govern
meDts requirements. a great deal OF Con-
gressional work now goes into the Congress
sional waste-basket in the form of un-
finished business Bills are lost between
the two Houses. il Congress met by law in
March it would have three good months for
the transaction of business before the
capital woul& become unpleasant ON ac-
count of heat. A three months vacation
would afford members rest and recreation.
There might be a fall session any other year
but In tue years OF an election of Congress-
men. So many would be in the field for re-
election that sessions might not be profit
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PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Henry Watterson is lecturing on nom
political topics.
Chairman Carter will resume the practice
of law in Helena, Mont.
Joseph JeffersOn's farm in Louisiana is
twenty miles from railway.
General Rosecrans, W no is in poor health.
will probably come 10 California next sum-
mer.
Mrs. Oscar Wilde will accompany her
husband on his approaching visit 10 this
country.
Rutherford b. HAYES has been elected
president again of the board of trustees of
the Ohio State University.
A costly pipe is that which the Shah of
Persia smokes on state occasions. 1t is
stated to be worth $500, 900, and is set with
rubles. diamonds and emerads.
Although Governor Russell of Massa
chuseits Is leit-handed his friends proudly
declare that he can raise cocktail to his
lips with his right hand and not spill
drop.
Austin COrbin is now said to be the donor
or the 100000 reported to be given
TO the fund for building the new
Episcopal Cathedral of ST. John the Divine
on Harlem Heights. New York.
The Emperor of Germany and his grand
uncle. the Duke of Sake Coburg- Gotha, do
not speak "a they pass by, and the yeper-
able Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-StraIIiz
who is very fond of Berlin, has not visited
the city since the Emperor was crowned.
One of the most successful students in
Kings College School. England, is Haiee
Agha khali'. son Of Hajee Mohamed Has-
san Khan Nakil FL COwlah Bahadur. The
latter gentleman Is merchant prince OF
hermanshah, ana Is noted philan thropist
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VOTING SYSTEMS CONTRAsTED.

Under the old election law the failure or
neglect of the voters to mark names on the
ballot was equivalent to affirmative action.
The voter voted for every name on the bal
lot which he did not cross out. The most
intelligent voter voted for men he had no
personal knowledge of simply because their
names were on his party ticket. Quite
naturally, under the Gil cumstanees, there
were few candidates not voted for. ball
lot was counted for each name on the ticket
that was not crossed off. The new law re-
verses this rule OF action. Only candidates
are voted for whom the voter especially
desgnates Putting ticket in tie ballot
box counts for nothing unless names on the
ticket are indicated by the voter. Formerly
every name on the ticket was voted unless
crossed off; now no name Is voted unless
by direct Affirmative action on The part Of
the voter. A contemporary has taken con-
siderable pains to point out failures on the
part of voters under the new law to vote for
one candidate for each offiee to be filed
Some voters did not vote for Presidential
electors, some did not vote for Congress
men. and some voted for only portion OF the
municipal candidates. Perhaps ballots in
which candidate for every office was voted
for were exceptional. What does this
prove? Simply that under law requiring
affirmative action on the part of the voter to
vote for any candidate there were fewer
complete ballots cast The same fact has
often been shown before. Certain PROPOSE
tiens require affirmative action on the part
of all the voters as condition Of success.
The voter who does not vote on such propo-
sitions in effect casts negative vote. his
vote on other propositions eoun IS In making
up the number Of which the specific propo-
sition must have majority. 1t is a ques-
ton whether such blind voting as was done
under the old law has any real value. Is it
more than a remote indication Of the will of
the people? The straight vote helps to
elect party candidates. and thereby adds TO
the power OF party bosses, but it cannot be
said TO be an expression OF individual opin-
ion. Under the new law, il voting was
less general it is at least an expression of
the will OF the voter. 1t is reasonable to
suppose that tie requirement of affirmative
action Oh the part of the voter will tend to
cultivate feeling Of responsibility. The
blame for voting for bad men cannot be
thrown upon the party convention. Voters
feeling this responsibility will, In many
cases. withhold votes for offices concerning
the candidates for which they have no
knowledge. We do not know that law
which sets the voters to thinking is to be
regretted. Is it not better that some candi-
dates should not be voted for than that the
casting OF vote should be done blindly
and without personal sense of response
hfIitvo
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REED AT ROCHESTER.

EX-Speaker Reed recently announced his
intention TO deliver lecture at Rochester.
New York. but when the hour arrived he
saw before him an audience Of about fifty
people in II hail that would accommodate
three thousand. Mr.. Reed, 1t is SAID, did
not know exactly what TO do. The rules by
which he had filed the House of Represen-
tatives al Washington with an unwilling
audience were not in force at Rochester. He
could not az the moment devise a rule by
which be could count aquorum But if Mr..
Reed could not count quorum he could ig-
more fact. He proceeded to deliver lee
TUE so full OF wit aud wisdom that the good
people Of Rochester realized the next day
that they had missed good thing. Here
after, if any Rochester people want to hear
TON" Reed lecture. they " i'll have to travel
to do so. Reed and Rochester have parted
company.
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SIX HEADS TUrIBLE.
Summary Removal of Officers by Col
IectOr Phelps.

Six inspectors OF customs were discharged
from the service by Collector Phelps yester-
day. Their names ara a. Mem. Sharp and
w. p. johnson. dscharging inspectors, and
j. j. McGOvern, w. A. Harrigan, +. A.
Whear.y and Peter Kelly, night inspectors.
Collector Phelps refused to give any rea.
sons for the summary dismissal of these of.
ficers. In reply to request TO that effect
from CALL reporter lie answered that the
men were not efficient and their removal
was for the good of the service
SuTmises were plentiful around the Gus
t0m-hOuSe that the officers were removed
for negligence growing out of their failure
10 detect the landing of smuggled opium
from the steamer Umatilla. For the first
time in long while two men were arrested
few mornings ago with a large quantity of
smuggled opium in their possession The
arrest was made, however, by the police and
not BY Federal officers. which il is believed
accounts Tor the startling novelty. The
customs officers have gathered in a large
amount ri the cOntTaband drug during the
past year. but with unfailing regularity they
have always avoided tacKling the smugglers
Inspector Sharp. one of the dismissed Of
hcers, said that he had not the fainteSt idea
why he had been let out except his supposi-
ton that IL was because he Is Democrat
Three new appointments were made by
Collector Phelps yesterday. The new ap-
p0iptees are l.. Z. Bsban, vice w. A.
Sprague promoted; Frank J. Halpin, vice
Harrigan removed, and Henry q. Pbelap.
vice NJ eGOyern removed
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THE r10NEY QUESTION AND GOV
ERNr1ENT LOANS.

There Is wide difference of opinion as TO
what will probably be the outcome of the
International Monetary Conference. but
there does not appear to be much difference
OF opinion as to the proposition that the
final action of the conference is fraught
with the grayeSt consequences. This
opinion is grounded on the established
fact that the supply of gold in the world is
lar below requirements. and which will
make itself severely felt in the event OF con-
fdence being destroyed. 1t is only through
confidence that panic, such as was never
before Witnessed. has been stayed. but
the day for such a financial catastrophe
appears TO be drawing near, and. as
Baron R0,hschild well said, can only be
averted by the conference taking action
which will lead up TO an international treaty
that viii result in the larger use Of the
white metal While larger use of silver
in the currency of the world will avert a
panic, yet ii does seem that in the end the
makeshift will prove a failure. 1t is only
by an International agreement 10 rehabili-
tate silver that all fears of a panic will be
ailayed, con fdence be restored and once
more the various industries feel the reviy-
flying effects of more capital.
When the strong desire OF each nation to
against silver are considered it does seem as
if the conference will not adjourn before
taking favorable action on the question.
With still stronger boarding of gold and
silver further Disseminated against it will
be impossible for the different governments
seeking money to float their loans.
The Russian Government has been nego-
tiatiDg both in France and Germany for a
new loan OF 500. 100000. With this large
sum secured and added to the already
large amount of gold held by that
nation in London. Berlin and Paris
it could at any time throw the worlds
money market into confusion, proyid ed
the gold standard is continued Aside
from Russia the Austria Hungary Govern
ment passed an act months ago to raise a
gold loan OF over 500, COO, which VIII be
carried out the first favorable opportunity.
Germany and Prussia will each ask for
S25,000,000 in gold the coming spring.
France will also be in the market for
very large sum of money, with which to
meet large floating debt and heavy ex-
pendtures. She viii want gold and prob
ably as much as Russia and Austria Hungary
combined Italy and Spain are in a chronic
state of impeeuniosity, and unless they
succeed in securing about $50, 600, 600 each
bankruptcy would be pending. The smaller
countries of Europe and South America are
as clamorous for money as the larger ones,
and while the sum asked for By each will
not 90 much over S25. DOC. coo, yet the total
will aggregate very large sum.
With so much money required abroad it
does seem as if the International Monetary
Conference will be forced to act fayorably
10 bimetalism, for failure will bring on a
financial panic Of colossal proportions, and
any makeshift or temp0rzIng policy Will
only avert 1t for short time
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A GENUINE FREE-TRADEp.

Congressman NJ. d. Harter Of Ohio is a
genuine free-trader He is also a genuine
goid-standard man. lie is engaged in man.
ufacturing himself, but he believes that
Americans can hold their own in even COM
petition with the cheapest foreign labor. He
has been led to this conclusion By visit to
some locomotive works in which patent
machinery was in operation, which, In Mr..
Harter's opinion, enabled the American
works to dc NJ ueh more and much better
work than foreign mills without the patent
machinery. Admitting all Mr. Earter saw
to be daily occurrence. it does not follow
that in general work low wages do not give
employers considerable advantage. The
American may have machinery which In
special departments is not equaled In
Europe. but the fact is not denied that to
conn etc with Europeans in many kinds of
finished goods we have to get new macbin-
cry. There was a time when England
clearly beat the world in machinery, but II
would now be difficult to place one nation
much In advance la this respect to another.
Inventions of real value are exchanged
among all manufacturing countries, some