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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-01
Dana and Melville as Writers of the Sea.
w. Clark Russell in North American Review
for February

for February.
Until Richard II. Dana and Herman
Melville wrote the commercial sailor of
Great Britain and the United States was
without representation in literature. Dana
and Melville were Americans. They were
the first to lift the hatch and show the
world what passes in a ships forecastle;
how men live down in that gloomy cave,
how and what they eat, and where they
sleep; what pleasures they take, what
their sorrows and wrongs are; how they
are used when they quit their black sea
parlors in response to the boatswain's sill
yer summons to work on deck by day or by
night. These secrets of the deep Dana
and Melville disclosed. By doing so they
the one by single volume, the other by
four or five remarkable narratives-ex-
banded American literature immeasurably
beyond the degree to which English liter
AZURE had been expanded by, say, the
works OF two-thirds of the poets named in
Johnson's Lives" or by the whole series
OF the Wayerly novels. or by half the nc
ton, together with much of the philoso-
ply, theology, poetry and history that
has been published since the death of
Charles Dickens. Two Amer
lean sailors, men of letters and
OF genius, seiZing the pen for
a handspike, pried open the sealed
lid under which the merchant seaman Law
governed. The light of heaven fell down
the open hatch, and the story of what had
been happening for centuries in the British
service. Tor years in the American, YVES
read. Did any good come of it? ! should
have to ask your patience for a much
longer paper than this TO answer that
question. But as literary featl in an
age too, when men thought most things
known. Americans honor your Dana
and your Melville. Greater geniuses your
literature has produced, but none who
have done work so memorable in the his
tory of their native letters.
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PREPARING TO CUT LOOSE.
Canadian Pacific Building . Line to
Dispense with Great Northern Aid.

Canadian Pacific Building . Line to
Dispense with Great Northern Aid.
The Canadian Pacific road is preparing
to establish alternative routes for trans
continental traffic. 1t already controls
the St. Paul. Minneapolis IL Saulte Ste.
Marie road from Saulte Ste. Marie to Min
neapolis and through North Dakota to-
wards the boundary, and is pushing an
extension of this line TO connect with its
own line at some point west of Winni-
peg.
When this line is completed it is prob
able that transcontinental trains will run
over both routes, the main line by way of
Winnipeg and the new inc by way of
Minneapolis. Thus, by the time the
Great Northern has its own line COM
pleted TO the Coast, the Canadian Pacific
will have line of its own through the
territory which it now enters over the
Great Northern lines 1t is probable that
the alliance between the two systems will
then be loosened, each running through
TO the Coast and having feeders running
into the others territory
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WORK OF CONGRESS.
Dubois Will Win in the Idaho Con-
tested Senatorial Case.

WASHINGTON CIry Jan. 3l.-The Well
and La Abra claims will be brought to
vote in the Senate tomorrow. The Clag-
gett-Dubois election contest from Idaho
will be reported from the committee on
privileges and elections on the same day.
While it is thought that nearly the whole
week in the Senate will be taken up with
this case, it is generally conceded that it
will be favorable to Dubois.
A number of bills of minor Importance
will probably be passed.
The House programme for the greater
part, if not all of the week, can be told in
two words-"the rules" Although dis
cussion has already been considerable,
there is no present indication that it will
be brought speedily to a close, especially
as it affords an inviting opportunity for
speeches of an interesting political char
acter
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Police Prevent a Riot.

CINcISSAru. Jan. 3L-A incipient riot
was que!led this evening. 4 great crowd
collected in front OF an empty building on
Sixth street, near Central avenue, recently
low saloon and house of prostitution, oc-
eupied by MEX nelmore. John Hicks
WAS found dead in the alley in the rear OF
this saloon few months ago. The YER
dict of the corner was Death from al un-
known cause" The statements Of two
women recently made, that Delmore
drugged Hicks and caused his death. has
caused the arrest of Delmore, and was the
cause of the fury Of the mob. The crowd
dispersed, and the house is guarded by
the police. after few doors and windows
were broken
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-01
wom.n with Big In.urances.

Nearly all the prominent companies viii
accept a woman as risk, if she passes the
lynx-eyed medical examiner with q good
bill of health, out few companies seek
closely for female risks. The woman who
carries the largest insurance in the United
States, if not in the world, is Mrs.
George Hearst, of San Francisco, widow
OF Senator Hearst. Her insurance, held
by several companies. is placed at $780,
COO Mrs. Marshall o. Roberts, married
the other day to Captain Vivian, of the
British army, presented him, as a wedding
gift, an insurance policy on her life, prop
erly made out in his favor, for $4,000.
Several New York ladies are insured for
large amounts. One woman, a plunger on
the stock exchange, recently borrowed a
large amount of money on her life insur-
ance policies to meet the demand of her
broker for margins. The misased Queen
Natalie of Servia some time since insured
her life for $4,000 for the benefit of her
son.
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The Burglar Did Not Make wages.

Two small burglaries are reported to
have been committed on Pike street some
time on Saturday night. corner of the
gla,s in the rear door of the Keystone
pharmacy at the corner of Third street
was pried open and the burglar, by reach
ing his arm in, opened the cash drawer.
He got the magnificent sum of IS cents!
Probably the same burglar climbed
through the transom of the Minneapolis
shoe store, little further down Pike
street. but secured no nlunher
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Cara Organizing an Army.

eAS ASToNIo. Tex, Jan. Sill. l..
Nunde, in Mexican newspaper published
q, Laredo by the widow OF General Msrti-
nee, the Mexican exile, says today tina;
Cara is organizing an army in the states
Of Tamaulipas and Coanuila; that he Is
supported by the people and many capt.
talSts and military men, who do not
openly declare their position, fearing the
wrath OF the Mexican government; that
CARA now has from 5000 10 $500 men. An
editorial in the paper concludes as follows;
Gsrzas cause is much stronger. notIithstaui-
fms the activity OF the Mexicsa government
Our restoration Is near. All hsii the sacred
rights OF tbs people Down wish tyranss.
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Wise, late Of Sumner county, was discov-
cred yesterday by John W. Wise, grand
son OF the deceased, while digging for the
foundation of new structure on the farm
on which the old man died. Thirty-hye
thousand dollars in gold is said TO be the
amount recovered. Old Wise was miser
during his life. In the keg in which the
gold was found was a will, and by It's
terms the finder. John W., gets al the
treasure
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Beard 81 + hammers.
Dated seattle, Feb. /, 1891.
CHRONIC. NERVOUS AND SPECIAL DIS.
EASES skLLLEuLLY TEEAIED-


Or. +. u. johnson has returned from New
YORK city with special facilities for the treat
uient Of ell classes OF chronic maiadics.
W Alle there re procured the most modern
electrical APPLIANCE. including the Hoffman,
Van Houto1 Electro Therapeutic Cabinet
BstS,' valuable adiupct in the treatment @
chronic ailments also, Pneumatic Cabinet"
tas latest Au1 most successful method Of treat
E.cpt Tor diseases oi the lungs
These cS34Aets, the only two 81 the state. used
Is accessories @ the best methods Of treatment
given A. the Post-liraduate ana other leading
Sew aoTG hospitals and clinics. enable Dr.
JoanSol - irezt with tae bcss results obtain
so.e, a! tAS cArouic nervous and spSCIAi as
eases, including all diseases OF THE lungs, ali
kl1ney diseases. diseases OF the Liver, dyspeps a
az sAln sud blood diseases. rheumatism, neural
s, sciatca, all toEya> O. laulale diseases rectal
diseases, geaitC-urIgasy diseases, nervous de-
bih'y and al sllAsnis sr4sins from . weakened
nervous systsEl.
otliec, rO0Cas s. s aai scheuesaaa block.
Dortawest csgGeE EreGE au9 Cherry streets Sc
eiSle. wash.
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Hedspeth IL Vow safe.

ST.. Louis, Jan. 3L--Attorney Brown, OF
ST. Joseph. Mo-, is in the city to consult
with hrs. Hedspeth. He brought letter
from her husband. The attorney said be
had been retained by Hedspeth, who was
in safe place. He practically admitted
that the fugitive was in country where
extradition proceedings are OF no avail.
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A workman's Large Savings.

CrScIsSATr, Jan. 31--John Prengle,
workman in lithographing establish
ment in this city. died here Friday. To-
night in an old trunk the family was sur
prised by finding stored away $4,000 In
cash, three sound policies Of life insurance
aggregating Sc. 900 and building associa-
ton shares worth $500.
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Charles spent his childhood. already evincing q
serious disposition, and being pointed ont as
likely TO be q successful minister. Returning
70 his fathers house at Colchester, he attended
school there, and when only l6 became an usher
at Newmarket In 1850 he became Baptist,
and soon began TO preach with such force that
IN 1852 be was made pastor OF q church at
waterbeach. In the next year he was called to
supply New Park street chapel, London, and in
few months q sermon OF his was printed, thus
fnaugursting practice which has resulted in
the circulation Of millions of copies OF his dis
courses. The chapel proving too small for the
increased congregation. was enlarged, and
in 1851 the Metropolitan tabernacle was
opened. having seats for $500 persons
Though Its cost exceeded si5o,0O0, It was free
OF debt. In connection with the church there
are numerous missionary, educational aud
philanthropic agencies The Pastors college,
intended 10 1T young men for ministerial work,
began in lass apd has a special building, which
was erected tn1s74 The stockweil Orphanage
spurgeon for this work. AT first boys only were
admitted, but since 1879 girls are also received
There are now ABOUT 240 boys and go girls sup
ported, the most needy having the preference
The church has also its aimshouses and day
school and carries on colportsgs in the villages
of England. Mr. Sturgeon had an efficient
helper In his vile, 10 whom he was married ia
1856, and his brother, James Archer spurgeon,
had been his associate IN the psstorate since 1858
His twin sons, Charles aud Thomas, have become
Baptist preachers. the former at Greenwich, Eng.
land, the latter q. Auckland, New Zealand Spur
geons publications comprise the following:
"The New Park street Pulpit" The
Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit" "Ihe Treasury
oil David-a commentary on the Psalms" (seven
volumesl, "Leetures to Ny Students" John
Ploughmsn's Talk and "John Ploughman's
Pictures" The last two homely in style ana
pungent in mattsr, attained circulation Of 351,-
oO copies His religious monthly magazine
The SHord and frotsei, gave information OF the
various enterprises Ia connection with his
church. The power exerted by spurgeou, both
In the pulpit aud through the press has been
sbundantiy acknowledged. The London Tiuss
once asked why ST. Pauts and Westminster All
hey should remain comparatively empty while
this dissenier should gather around him lO.O0o
every sunday. HIS success was due 10 his in
tense earnestness and sincerity, assisted hy his
simple, idiomste language aud impressive de.
livery. Each hearsr is impressed with the idea
that he alone Is addressed, which accounts for
HE extraordinary popularity. He has received
upwards Of 20 oo9 persons into his church and
about forty chapsis have been erected in Lon
don by his followers, the ministers of which
have graduated from the college founded by
himself. The great preacher had but recently
recovered from severe spell Of sickness. when
he was again attacked. tie fingered and the
Christian world prayed for him. lie. however,
sGeeumbed yesterday and passed into eternity |
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A saIonn Blown I'm.

KANSAS CRY, Jan. 3l.-The saloon Of 8.
ri. Bremen of Southwest Boulevard, was
wrecked by an explosion of dynamite this
morning. b. Davis. the bartender whom
Brenner discharged lately. was arrested
for the crime.
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A Poor Excuse.

EEFctI q sIllIN ; NUuu NEWt.
First boy (threateningly)-Just wait till
ketch yer after school.
Second boy advancing defantlyl-Why
don't ye take ne noW2
First boy (backing ol)-Me mind 10 on
me lessons now
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-01
Fret Car Runs on Grant Street.

The last gap in the Grant street electric
road between Yesler avenue and South
Seattle was closed yesterday and the first
car ran through TO the end Of the line in
the afternoon. 1t was crowded on everv
trip and the passengers expressed great
satisfaction at the smoothness with which
II ran.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-01
Murdered Hia Wife.

WASHINGTON CRY. Jan. 3l-Howard
Schneider tonight fatally shot his wife and
killed her younger brother, Frank Ham
lin. The wife had refused TO live with him.
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saloon Man. Deadly Revolver.

GREEN BAY, Wis, Jan. 3L-Last night
three young men attacked saloonkeeper,
Chales Won Loonan, in his saloon. lie
opened fire upon them with his revolver
and set his bulldog on them. Charles
View was shot dead, one of his compan-
ions was fatally and the other seriously
wounded.
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Movement of Vessels.

SAN FRAScIsco, Jan. 31.-Arrived-Bk
Columbia, Port Blakeley. Departed-Bk
General Farchild, Nanai mo; sh Dashing
Wave, Tacoma.
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Big Insurance in New York

II there is any one in New York who ia
not loaded up with life insurance it il not
because OF any oversight on the part of the
enterprising agents. New York ia tho
home OF several of the largest companies
and 1t has been the policy of all hands
connected with them to see that no ona
escaped. Chauncey NJ. Depew. first in
some other things. is believed also TO be
nrst among all New York in the matter
Oh NE insurance. His holdings are nIaead
at S5Ul00o. Next TO Depew is J. A. Bost-
WICK. OF ne Standard Oh Company. with
so52,Voo- +. W. Devoe has $50 Geo and
WITHIN year CYRUS W. Field had the
same amount. Since Mr. Fields Illness il
mas oeeh stated tina, this has been cut
uo"n considerably, but insurance peopIe
say they are prepared to paw somewhere
near the original sum in the event of NJ
REID death Four members of the
haYemyer family carry insurance to the
extent Of about $500,o0 Other Nav
Workers are quoted as follows. T. H9w
Ssonniield, $4,000; W. II. De Forrest
1900; Alex Barrett, 500 600. M NJ
Fielding, $4,000; II. ]. W. AIexandsr
10000; Ruias Hatch, $1,000: G. n
hia'ni s,96 49, sloo, 600; l.. C. GILES.
PPi 1a,0 SIio S. Z; NJ. Field (now in
b bodeo" s, street aGo jai $4,000; Alfred
Hernert c. Pel. $4,000; E. W TP; oge'
fI5o 700; Franz o. Matthiessen. 500 Coz 600:
f afn6 ogo b Hyde, $le5. 600; P. Lorriiard,
Pitcher. $500 Henry ". Poor siIe od NJ
T. B: Roberts, 500, coo; Theodore \ Val
$4,000: Deacon" ). V. White S17, Coz,
EDITOR Benjamin Wood. SIS. 900: F II
Eenner, $4,000: d. S. Walton s155 600
IL Il Is believed that Jay Gould, the MessTs
hocS eieiier and the Vanderbilts also carry
are are alh1uh5s' ont they have succeeded in
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Prominent Insurers EIs-wb.rs

Andrew Carnegie. of Pittsburg, is a good
patron OF life Insurance, and his taxing off
would cost the companies not far from
$4,000. Robert J. Anderson, of Pitts
ourg, has s290.co valuation on his life
and Chris L. Magee, the stirring politician
oil the same city, has 100000. Here are
some Seli-Kho"n men throughout the
country and the amount of life insurance
credited 70 each: J. B. Pace. the tobacco
man OF Richmond, Va, s10o, 600; the Hon.
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A Thrnlnrlnn Dead.

LouIsvIlIE, Ky, Jan. Sl.-Dr. Basic
Naniey. professor in the Southern Baptist
Theological seminary. died here tonight.
lie was born in 1875 in South Carolina,
and VAS one Of the founders OF the semi
nary
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,Tiser'. Hidden treasure Found.

Sr Louis, No, Jan. Si.-The Republics
special from Wichita. Kan. s%2s the fortune
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Cincirnati's Big Insurers.

Cincinnati ranks well among insurance
men, among the conspicuous patrons
being the following named: Moorbrink,
the tailor, 10000; Henry Mack. mer-
chant, 100000; James Levy, S125,O00;
Henry Hauck, brewer. $4,000; George
Gerge. brewer, $4,000; Julius Erie
burg, distiller, s125, 600; DR.. T. G. Brad
ford, S155, 900; A f. Burkhardt. Sl95, 900;
+. B. Bowler, 100000; ]. L. Carew,
of Mabley IL Carew, $4,000; ex-senator
Fleischman, $500 900; w. II. III. Laws,
$50, 900; Enas Moch. $4,000; Leo Fech-
heimer, $4,000; George X. Duckworth,
500, 600; Henry Muhlhauser, $50 COO;
Gotleib Muhlhauser, SIPS, coo; Henry
Muhlhauser, jr., Sl25,o0o; J. ). PEBBLES.
SI00, 1000; Stewart Shiilito, $50, 90; Colonel
L. c. Weir, $75,0 200; c. c. Waite, 100000;
Henry Silk, 100000; f. \. Roth, 500 COO;
Philip Trounstine. $l0O, 600, and score of
others above $50.0OO
But, after all, and with all respect for
the business sagacity of the distinguished
gentlemen named above, does life insur-
ance pay2 mean does il pay the average
American citizen? Does he not help to
maintain our big companies without re-
ceIving an adequate return, and in most
cases no return at all? 1t Is an interest
ing question which may receive attention
at q future time.
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BIG LIFE INSURANCE.
Companies in This Country Pay
S85, 900, 900 a Year.
BUT THEY RECEIVE $3.50 900, 600.
An English Duke Insured for $4,000
600. 900, the Prince OF Wales for
$4,000, ooo-Cxar . Bad Risk.

NEW York, Jan. 26.-fSpecial Core
spondence IL met the other day General
George F. d Utassy, formerly of Cincin-
natl, but who. for couple of years, has
been a resident of Baltimore. 1t has been
said that an insurance agent, like poet,
is born, not made and General Utassy.
as his friends assert, is born underwater,
and since then has been much polished
and perfected by long service in the bust
ness. He occasionally takes up politics as
a advertisement, and during Foraker's
first campaign for governor of Ohio, made
German speeches throughout the state
for him. In the recent senator
ial contest in that state / no.
ticed his name among the members
of the Lincoln Club who favored Sher-
man as against Foraker, whom he helped
to elect governor. In the present case
General d'Utassy is especially interesting
to us because of the fund of information
he has in regard TO life insurance, which
is becoming more and more an interesting
subject for the public. He gave me in
sentence pretty good idea of the magni-
tude which the insurance business has at
tanned when he said that the companies
in the United States disburse nearly $751;
100000 year in claims, or an average of
upwards of 81, 600 every minute in the
day. Their interest from investments is
above $4,000, 900, and they receive from
the public in premiums a sum exceeding
S160. eco 000 This vast amount of moneyis
drawn annually from the earnings OF the
people, and whether they get value re-
eeived for it in the protection which it af-
fords to families is a matter for them to
determine. General d'Utassy and men in
his line can prove 70 you by a little book.
which each one of them carries in his in
side pocket, that there IS nothing like in
surance this side the pearly gates. | re-
call an address by Mr.. James w. Alexan-
der, prominent insurance man of this
city, in which he gave it as his opinion
that the highest vocation which man
can elect is the Christian ministry, and
next to that he placed the life insurance
agent And Mr.. Alexander was not max
ing humorous speech either, although
he has been known to do such things.
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TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

The quarterly examination OF teachers will he
held IL the library room CT the new courthouse
on February II, Il and Is. lS92 The sessions
VAL begin a. 5. n. Y. A FUSkY,
Superintendent Of Schools.
q. :. JONES
DAVID THOMAS.
Beard 81 Examiners
Dated seattle Feb l. 1904
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SPECIAL REDUCTIONS
FOR THIS WEEK.

We will offer this week some very tempting bargain,
in every department to close out
balance of stock
Special Reductions in Table Linens.
Special Reductions in Towels.
Special Reductions in Napkins.
Special Reductions in Hosiery.
Special Reductions in Underwear
Special Reductions in Dress TRIMMINGS
Special Reductions in Embroideries
Special Reductions in Fancy Goods
Special Reductions in Gents FURNISHINGS
Special Reductions in Blankets.
Special Reductions in Comforters.
Special Reductions in Dress Goods
Special Reductions in Silks.