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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07
EXCESS IN ATHLETICS.

The New York EreninG Post brings the
charge against college athletics that they
have been permitted to run into extrava-
gance that is injurious to the student in
both body and mind. The professional
spirit, displayed in the intercollegiate
sports, Is denounced by the Post. Foul
play, one-sided umpiring and the gam
bling mania has attached itself to college
athletics. "AlI other undergraduate
ideals have been swamped by the one,
predominant and overInastering athletic
ideal"
After the recent football contest be-
tween Yale and Princeton the college
youth appear to have been exceedingly
lawless and drunken in their antics in
New York city. The Post comedies that
an undoubted improvement in health has
come In with the new attention to physi-
cal training, but adds this just criticism:
We know of no compromising advantage to
put over against the distorted conception of
life, and particularly of college life, the false
standard OF individual and college distinction,
and the evident retarding OF young men In ar
irving at serious and worthy ideals, all OF which
have been involved in the increasing ~glorifca-
ton Of college athletics.
Meaning to be entirely impersonal. We believe
1t to be the fact that, as a rule, tho men who
have run glorious athletic careers at college are
considerably slower than their fellows in settl-
ing down to tho serious work of life.
Plato considered the mere athlete as lit
tle better than a savage and distinctly de-
clared the effect ~ofgymnastic training car
Yied to great lengths to be to make the
mind 'dull and feeble" The Post is prob
ably correct in its observation as ito stupe-
flying effect of unlimited athletics"
There was a time in England when the
same stupid extravaganza was perceived
and sharply satirized by English writers
of distinction. This excessive worship Of
muscular Christianity was made the
subject OF a powerful novel by Wiikie Col
Inns. MAN and Wife" in which the vuI-
gar, over-trained hero drops dead of heart
failure contesting a footrace. Dick
ems satirized the stupid worship of
professional pugiIism in his picture of Mr..
Toots and "the Chicken" Thackerav
shoots a deal of satire. too, at ''athletics"
in his pictures of very stupid, d~issoiute
English youths who have made a ''fad' of
physical training.
We shall get over our craze in America
Just as England did. and without turning
our back on football we shall not be with
out some passion for music. art and litera-
ture.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07
SEATTLE. WEDNESDAY. r ?.


The ProhIbitionists will fall about &c.
oo votes short of the million they had
p to cast at the national election.
Still they made a gain of over 50. 600 as
compared with four years ago.
Chairman Taylor, of the Prohibition
state committee of Illinois. attributes the
defeat of Mr.. Harrison to the vote oil the
Prohibitionists, and regards it as a great
victory for his cause.
1t is not easy to understand how the
cause OF prohibition has been benefited by
the election of Grover Cleveland. Presi-
dent Harrison is certainly al abssemious
man; but the Democracy is not an ab-
stemious party; neither is Mr.. Cleveland
an abstemious party" The Democratic
party neither by precept nor example has
ever idone anything for prohibition, the
Republican party has unfortunately done
something for prohibition; it wonld
be a great deal better of today If it had
done nothing for prohibition.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07
A SENSIBLE REFORM.

Gen. Hooker, member of congress from
Mississippi, has introduced a bill to change
the time OF meeting of congress to the frs,
Monday IN March after election.
This proposition seems 10 Us n sensible.
needed reform. The most thoughtful
statesmen OF both the great political par
ties have always acknowledged that tie
long interya. between the election and the
meeting OF congress. in the first year OF
the presidential term especially. is g
defect IN our system. OF course the aver
age congressman IS pleased with the pres
ent situation, which permits them 10 draw
their salaries Ter nine months before they
do sny work. In every one OF our
states the newly elected legislature
meets ordinarily within : little more
than two months after election. In
England. france, Germany. Austria
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07

and Italy the same rule is followed. The
will of the people is manifested At the
election: the enactment of their will
so expressed should be begun as soon as
possible after its authoritative manifesto
ton. In no kind Of private business do
its paid agents get their appointment and
draw their salaries nine months before
they do any work. Why should such a
rule prevail in the public business of the
government?
It is not sound policy to allow q vic
torious army to lose by inaction the ardor
and confidence of success; to give the
beaten enemy any time to recover from
defeat by reorganization for further resist
ance. The extra session is a remedy pro-
vided by the constitution to meet any
emergency during the long congress
sional recess from March to December.
The power of calling one is intended
to be used on extraordinary occasions"
What constitutes an extraordinary occa-
sion" is %variously defined. The leading
Democrats of the country are divided to-
day In opinion as to whether an extra SEES
sion should be called, but even if the
parry was pEdSti|dis q 0nis IA cpliiioh LIS
views are open to the danger of being
treated with indifference by an all-suih-
cient, self-sufficient executive of the Jack
son Johnson or Cleveland type.
The ordinary session of a new congress
does not begin when it naturally should
begin. AS a rule neither the new presi-
dent nor the new congressman are dis
posed to favor an extra session. because
salary without work is very agreeable to
the vast majority of people in this world.
Nobody from president down to congress
sionaI doorkeepers enjoys doing any work
that can be avoided SO long as idle
ness carries salary with it. There
is really no sound reason why
the first nine months of q new
administration should be passed by both
president and congress in idlenes at the
expense Of the nation. 1t is a sound rule
in public as we'll as private business that
its agents and executives should be set to
work as soon as possible after they begin
to draw pay.
Gen. Hooker's bill, therefore, stands for
a desirable reform. 1t is not likely to pass,
however, as the average congressman is
not disposed to surrender the present stu
alton, which permits him to enjoy a nine
months vacation ON full pay between
March and December.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07

!, .aa not, as in Ohio. result. in the defeat
on eiector of the majority party.
a.,a, .ennssivania. according to the PhiIa.
sss.pn'a ifess. several thousand more bal
.,.a.' 'e.e counted for the head of the
.orai ticket of each of the leading
s than for the other names, because
many voters, instead of putting the
=. the party name, careIessIy placed
the individual name at the head of the
arai ticket. In lesser degree the same
,ng occurred in voting on local candi-
..es In some of the counties.
- remedy this danger of error the Phil
saeiphia Press says:
ha,,a. 81. put the electoral ticket on a separate
tna 's ana permit 1t to be voted as now by max
sinsie mark at the head of the party
s.napr Il could then b. so printed that it
In os almost impossible to make a blunder
IT, nRg, while on the other ballot. contain
va,,a a.a'e and local candidates, the voter
aiaknow just what he was doing bv being
y. pslied To marx the name of every candidate
"Hon ne desired to vote.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07

The stupid bill to proven, trading in
futures passed by the house last spring ia
not likely to pass the United States senate
this session. The farmers forced the na,-
sage OF he bill through the house under
the delusion that short sales on the ex-
changes were the cause Of low prices in
their products. The rise in cotton. which
three months ago sold at Charleston. s. G
g. ~ cents a pound, to 10 cents. has con-
WINGED the Southern farmer that il ia the
contracts for future delivery which have
forced the price of cotton 10 advance 2
cents a pound in less than as mauv
months. Ii trading in futures had been
to-b.dden by law they would not have re-
celvet January prices for cotton until
January, instead of having the January
prices anticipated and paid to them now.
The South Carolina planter could no, get
the price now offered him in cash for his
cotton If congress had been able to prevent
the buyer from purchasing for future de-
livery. The Southern planters begin to
see the point, and they are nutnerously
signing petitions to the senate 10 reject
the pending bill.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07

In several states the Australian ballot
system has proved n costly experiment
through the carelessuess OF voters. The
blank votes cast ut the recent election in
Massachusetts, were II, 1G6 on governor
s2.005 on lieutenant governor. 5000? on
treasurer and 40. sol on secretary o. state.
This is the seventh or eighth trial of the
Australian ballot system II Massachusetts,.
and yet, as the New York Snm points out.
s.from 10000 TO 10000 sovereign American
electors are SO enmeshed in the iutricacies
of legal technicality that their votes coun,
as blank, and they are practically disfran-
chised."
If the cross mark system had existed in
New York and the voters blunderei in the
same proportion 100 600 voters would have
been deprived by it of their right of choice
and the election would have been decided
ssys the Sun. "not in favor ofthe candidates
receiving the larger number of votes. hut
adversely to the party whose members
made the larger number Of unintentionsl
mistakes in the preparation of al eclectic
and academic ballot"
In Ohio one Democratic e~lector. whoSs
name STOOD at the i-sau oi RAs 4lss, las
been elected in this way. although every
other candidate on his ticket was defeated.
The Republican candidate for eLector
whose name stood at the head on the
printed ballots also ran away ahead OF his
associates on the ticket. This was caused
bv voters putting : cheek opposite the
name OF The first candidate under tie i'm.
preston that they were thus voting the
whole list. as they would have Zone had
they marked the party name instead of
any individual candidate. III Indiana
there is also a wide difference between the
vote for the candidates whose names stood
a. the head and those which followed, but
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07
ne Colfax Tidings is a corpse.

The Colfax Tidings is a corpse.
Dr.. Sheldon Jackson has destroyed thirty bar.
rels OF whisky this season at Port Clarence,
Alaska.
Frank Bigelow, a brakeman on a Southern
racine passenger train running between Port.
land and Corvallis, was killed at Cornelius Mon
day while coupling cars.
There ia no civil war among the Ni,inat In.
dianS. The latter are engaged III the "Black
Dance" OF which the firing o. guns in the air is
q feature. There has been no murder and &c
the flagship Warspite proceeds to England. The
Nitinats say that all reports of bloodshed origi.
mated through the white mans ignorance oil
their dances and customs.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07
Roses Blooming in the snow.
SedrO Press

A strange picture indeed was presented
to the editor last Saturday morning. The
storm of the previous day had precipi.
tated about six inches of snow on the
ground, and shrubbery was bent under the
weight OF the snow. Yet In Mrs. George W.
Hopp's garden were roses in full bloom
while the bushes on which they grew
were bent nearly to the ground. The
picture was as beautiful as it was novel
and the strange contrast of the beautiful and
delicately tinted rose made doubiy beautiful by
the snow white background was a picture tina,
would make food for the artists soul.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07
Smeit and Chinook Salmon.

halaN6 BtilctiD.
Following close after the first lot OF the Colum.
bia river smelt. as usual, the first chinook
salmon OF the season made its appearance III
the market yesterday. I. was as plump as q
partridge and as bright as a silver dollar, and
mad Just come from the ocean. Fish sharps are
at a loss to account for the unusual early arriva.
OF the smeits and chinook salmon. Some say
the flood in the river has brought them up, but
a Hood at this season is no unusual thing, aud
has never brought these fish up so early before.
Early springs are not uncommon here, but it is
hardly possible that spring has come before win
ter set in. Probably the fish will find that they
nave been a little too previous, and will go back
aud wait till their usual season comes around.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07

employing girls has gust locked them out
for no other cause tf.an that they became
members Of a union and would not aban-
don it. The constitutionatity of the stat
ute will now be tested in the state courts,
the Knights of Labog having taken up the
cause of the girls.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07

The Indiana Democrats. who swear by
Dan Voorhees,. have celebrated their vic
tory in certain districts by most outrageous
and riotous proceedings. The headstones
on soldiers graves have been painted red
and otherwise deseerated, while the new
tin plate mill at Anderson has been set On
fire for the second time and burned down.
This Is carrying Voorhees, free trade war
against ''the robber barons" to its logical
nonnirSsrn
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

The public Is hereby warned no: to pay
any money to parties representing to be
agents OF the Seattle Posr-IsrELLIaEscEg,
except the following, who are the only
authorized travelling agents of the Posr-
INTELLIaENcEg, viz: ]. A. Mcclellan and
1. A. Davies. This does no. apply to resi-
Gent agents of this paper, who are located
in various cities and towns of the North
west, nor to postmasters, who are in all
cases authorized to take subscriptions for
the Daily. Sunday and Weekly Posr-Is-
TELLIGEyCEg.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07
Profit in Strawberries.

Fl. G. Cronk, OF Kelso, who has baen in the
fruit business in Cowlitz county for a
number OF years, says he considers the
production of straw berries the most re-
mnuerative and desirable business in the
fruit line. He has nearly two acres OF straw
berries and solt more than 5000 pounds
this year. He says he has sold
ripe berries from the second crop every week
during this fall. He has a small order for Der
ries at 81 per box on January l, which lie says
he will be able to fill.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07

The national debt of France is So, 100,
Ooo,Ooo according to an article just pub.
lished by NJ. Edmond Thery in the Econo-
mtste E~uropcen. The bonded debt of this
country is $685., 2is. $40. Yet the United
States has 80 per cent. moro population
and wealth and tenfold more resources
than France.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07

Sir John Thompson, the new prime
minister of Canada, is by far the ablest
minister of the cabinet. He is a Roman
Catholic, a native of Halifax, Is years old,
has been premier CT Nova Scotia and
judge Of the supreme court of that
province.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07

The last ohio legislature enacted that m
employer OF labor should seek, through
Threats OF discharge or otherwise, to pre-
vent his employees from joining or forming
LABOR organizations. j Cleveland firm
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07

King county does not bestow honor or conf
dence upon public servants who could fail or
fsiter in executing her ex press wishes and COM
mauds.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07
A
EXHIBITION And BALL

The Dancing exhibition TO be given AZ ARuORY
HALL EHIDAY EVENING, Q.
b. the STANDARD Academy promises 10 he the very
best ever presented IN this CIay.
Programme. skirt Dance by several ladies' Span
fsh Iaochua Highland Fling. sword Iance. ~a.l-
or 5 AoEnppe, irish Jig and the famous spring
Dance, a.. IN national cnarac es aud original co.,
TUNES assisted by First Regiment orchestra
&C Jciu5ed with q grand bali Professor Aker
Will appear III all the above dances Upon this oc-
caslon Ar. Aker Will probably he challenged bv
some ether professors Of dancing. and, under his
recent challenge a contest will take place. IL viii
un4onotediy afford greas pleasure ana prove very
Interesting.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07

Claude Catch, son of frof. Catch, of the state
university, vas elected mayor of salem, Or, on
tho Republican ticket yesterday. Mr.. Catch
has many friends here and paid this city a visit
only a few days ago.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-07

Mrs. William Wallace, Mrs. E.. G. Ames and
Mrs. Cramer came over from Port Gamble yester-
day to attend the opera and are registered at the
Rainier.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-26

Why Not Exnlntn It i?

Tho strike Of the thousands Of coal
miners in Durham has produced in
tense distress not only in that region
but in the great iron district Of Cleye.
land, where more thousands are on the
verge OF starvation. Tho peril is SO
great that tho queen has been appealed
to for assistance.
Perhaps our friends the free traders
will take the trouble to lot us know
what they think Of this aggravated
wage trouble in free trade Great Brit
ain, which has no "hostile tariffs to vex
the natural. course Of trade, and with
out which tariffs We are given to under
stand that trusts, strikes and lock-outs
are unknown.
A iew hours OF time and a few COL
unns OF valuable space might we'll BIO
devoted to the discussion OF this condi-
ton, leaving free trade as 4 beautiful
theory to be taken up under more
favorable auspices.
Is, our friend the Register on deck?
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Tho Minneapolis NOMINATION.

. 49,. H
While there has boon no strong
probability that tho scheme to defeat
Harrison undor tho rallying cry Of
Blaine will meet with success, tho at
mosphero is much clearer than it was
q week ago. Republican, have had
time to think.
The more It is thought over tho more
unreasonable it seems to suppose that
the scheme can succeed. II cannot
succeed without tho acquicsconce Of
Mr.. Blaine. Having declined the nomi.
nation in 1883 and positively refused to
permit himself to DO nominated, hav.
Ing declined again when he could
have had tho nomination by acclama-
ton, is it to be supposed that he will
now consent to take the nomination il
1t can be secured for him over Presi-
dent Harrison?
Does anybody regard Mr.. Blaine as SO
poor a politician as to think he would
rather got the nomination by riding
down the head Of the administration Of
which he is al honored part than to
have it by tho friendly consent and CO.
operation Of tho President and his
friends?
Is Mr.. Blaine to be suspected of de-
liberately falling in with a tricky
scheme to embarrass men who for years
have followed him with singular deyo-
ton, who read in his letter to Mr.. Clark
son that they must make another choice,
who were elected a. delegates with the
understanding that they will support
another?
Ii Mr.. Blaine be regarded as having
eliminated himself f,om tho considera-
ton it must be admitted that President
Harrison is the only serious factor re-
naming. The opposition to the Presi-
dent admits this when it abandons all
other soundings and casts its lead
for Blaine. The cry of Blaine or No
body-Blaine being presumably i'm
possiblc-is conclusive confirmation Of
this view.
There is one way in which Mr.. Blaine
can be brought before the convention
consistently with good politics-at the
request of the President. It is not
probable that the President could pre-
vail upon him to do this. II tho Presi-
dcnt,could not it is certain that nobody
else can.
Finally, it is not good common sense
TO supposelthat old enemies can succeed
where old friends have failed.
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known places. The sooner tho state
gets out Of tho business the better for
Its good name.
Autobiography Of a Great Man.

There is issued by every Congress a
anal volume known rs the .ttCongres.
sional Directory" Thif volume con.
tains, among other things. a brief bio.
graphical sketch Of tho members OF both
houses, which sketch Is furnished by
tho member himself or his next friend,
and includes his birthplace, age. place
Of education, occupation and any con.
splcuous services, public or private. In
tho Directory Of tho Fifty.second Con.
grcss Is found tho following somewhat
unique and suggestive sketch OF our
own John O. Pendleton:
"John o. Pcndleton, OF Wheeling,
Ohio county, was nominated for state
senator for the First senatorial district
in 1886. and was defeated; was elected
to the house Of representatives OF tho
Fifty-0rst Congress on November 9,
1886, and was unscated on February 81,
1900; was elected TO tho Fifty.second
Congress rs u Democrat, receiving 49,.
40 votes, against 1881 votes for ". p.
Hubbard, Republican AIS votes for F.
N. Lynch, Prohibitionist, and 70 votes
for G. H. Davis, Union Labor candi-
date"
It is presumed tlapt Mr.. pendloton
was born Mt least on8 at some time and
place but from tho singular omissions
Of this sketch 1t may DO he Gust
erowed," like Topsy. 1t cannot DO pos.
tsible that he has reached that doubtful
period OF lifo OF which the ladies are
said to be so sensitive. OF course those
who know him will readily understand
why he says nothing about his occupa-
tion, but certainly he could have told
us more about himself. Has he no
father or mothcr, no sister or brother,
no nearer n still and no dearer ono?
These observations are made for tho
reason that all tho sketches OF his dis
tinguished contemporaries aro quite
full in respect to the points upon which
MI. Pendleton is conspicuously silent.