The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-14
THE PASSING THRONG.

n. Van Kempen, of Amsterdam, Holland. IL
stopping At the Rainier. being on G tour OF this
part OF the world. He speaks English quite
well. and, besids his native Holiandish. also
German and French. ave are obliged to know
number of foreign tongues he said yester-
day, "in order TO carry On the great qusntity OF
business we do with the outside world. Our
boys generally make their choice at Is years of
age whether they shall study ancient or modern
languages, the former being part OF professional
training, the latter OF practical or technical
curriculum" Speaking Of his country's PCS
sessions, he said: "Our colonies exceed enor.
mously the area of the parent state HOLLAND
has but q 90 square miles, but o. her East In
dian possessions Borneo alone Is many times
larger. We own all of this except little piece
OF the north, which il controlled by England,
the Island Of Java. sumatra and the Celeoes, al-
together about $4,000 square miles. No
one knows exactly how large they are.
Borneo is one Of the least settled and ex-
piored, but IL IL known to possess valuable
minerals and precious stones. The government
OF these islands II quite . unique system OF
home rule. In the 6rst instance. the highest
power is the governor general appointed by the
crown OF Holland. He acts with the council
which 10 appointed by the states general as
the parliament of Holland Is called. Then
next to the governor of the island and his coun-
Gil come the residents or heads of districts.
To aid each o. these there are two assistants,
efnang body OF three for each district Below
these are the chiefs of the 'dessahs,' or villages,
and OF course these are natives. II is TO these
native chiefs that complaints must frat comet
They are quasi magistrates and, though appeals
can Be taken from their decisions to the resi-
DENTS and from there to the governor and
council, this is not often done. This is different
ana think much more inst and fair than, for
instance, the method BIZ which the French rule
Algeria. Here all the officials are French, and
a. they rarely speak the native tongue they
must rely on Interpreters, who may not be
honest Our system is of comparatively recent
origin and works we'll"
J. +. Mckee. OF Prospect, Butler county, Pa,
now teacher In the government school at Met
lakatla, Alaska, Is at the Alaska hotel. Mr.. Nc
Kes during the rebellion was in the One Hun.
dred and Thirty-ninth Pennsylvania regiment,
whose commander, Col. Collier, il now on the
common pleas bench in Allegheny county.
"Our first Introduction to war was in terrible,
gruesome earnest" he said last night "Soms
OF as ate our breakfast at our homes in Pitts
burg on Monday morning, September !. 1862; on
the following Saturday afternoon, under flag
of truce, we were buryipg the dead who had
lain many days unburied on the field of the
second Bull Run battle" Speaking OF school
WORK in Alaska, Mr.. Mckee says: "The educa-
ton Of the Indians is an act OF human
Its, q some of them are fine specimens
of human kind. But I believe they are
o doomed race, not % much destined to
be absorbed among the rest Of the population
a. to become simply extinct For soma time
past deaths have exceeded births at Metlakatla,
and this, remember. Is one Of the most favored
sections OF the territory. There is . reason
tor this. believe. that have never seen stated,
and IL is. as feel, that the Indians lack a GER
tain amount OF moral staynira-nerve. To be
sure. disease 10 at work among them; but they
die when there 10 no earthly need to. Not long
ago at Metakatla We had q strong, healthy girl,
who In choppins wood cut . trifling scratch in
her knee Yet she nearly died of il. believe
she would have died if had not shamed,
laughed her out of the idea OF being sick. 1t 10
precisely Like soldiers in war. some OF whom
win die of what others would get well OF, the
sole difference being in nerve and stamina"
A party OF Massachusetts, hunters arrived In
the city yesterday over the Great Northern and
left in the evening At $40 over the Northern Pa
cifc for Tacoma Jerome Marble, q wholesale
druggist of BostoR and Worcester, manager of
the party. was seen by . reporter of the Posi-
INTELLI6RScER and was quite enthusiastic over
the pleasures of the journey thus far. 'Our
party left Worcester on September 5, and We
have been moving ever since. We have been
through the greater portion of Canada along the
Canadian Pacific. and have at times left our ps.
latial cars for days in order to do some hunting.
We had good SPORT and our car il filed with
trophies of victory. We intend to go to Port.
land and will go home by the Northern Pacific,
reaching our place of starring on November !.
Our party is made up of business men and
msniActurerh The only man in the whole
crowd who ever had any interest in anything
outside OF business Is the Hon. Max B. Richard.
son. who was formerly mayor of Oswego, n. Y"
Following is q full list OF the members OF the
party: John n. Johnson, Norwich, Conn; Will
lard Nye, r., New Bedford, Mass: W. E. Har-
mon, Boston, Mass: J. G. Brewer, Auburudsie,
Mass; Hon. Max b. Richardson, Oswego, n. Y;
A. B. F. Kinney, Worcester, Mass: Mrs. A B. F.
Kinney, Worcester, Mass: Miss Edith Kinney,
Worcester, Masa; II. +. Allen. Grafton, Mass;
MIRA H. Allen, Grafton. Mass; Miss Helen A.
G.ifiths. Worcester, Mass; A. W. Clifford, Wor-
cester. Mass: Samuel Crump Balm bridge, n.
Y: Jerome Marble. Worcester, Mass; Mrs. Jer-
ONE Marble, Worcester, Mass
F. r. Boynton. of Spoks was in the city
yesterday and leaves today for two months
visit in Boston and New York. Mr.. BOynton
was cashier in the Oregon Improvement Com.
pany's coal Office up to lew weeks ago.
Lieut. r. W. Hodges, United States navy.
ordered East from the Pints, Alaska. 10 visiting
Psymaster and Mrs Z b. Webster a, ths
Griffith.
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