The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-24

in that city, and it ABSORBED almost all the
wages OF the working people In the
city. This is easily seen from the
fact that there is only one savings
bank in the entire city" With regard to an
other great Institution peculiar to New Orleans,
Mr.. L.payre said "The Mardi Gras festivities
continue to attract more and more visitors from
the North every year. and the last carnival was
the most successful ever held; but another great
institution has depar .sd-the celebration OF
Firemen's day on the 4ta of March. owing to the
supplanting OF volunteers by paid fire depart
ment In former times the annual parade OF the
hre companies was a spectacle which was only
rivsled by that of the carnival. The various
companies aud their friends WED with each
other In decorating their machines, and many
thousands OF dollars were expended In most
elaborate and beautiful floral decorations. An
other Institution Of the Crescent City has also
disappeared-to the greet satisfaction OF every
one in our city. I allude TO the Maha
While the method OF extirpation was ter
rible and did not approve OF 1t,
it certainly was . most effective one This
band OF assRssins have become 90 terroriZeo
that there Is at present no trace OF their exist
ence. although their terrible memory Ii some
times made use OF In attempts to hoax people
The recent mysterious disappearance OF the ven.
cradle Judge Mari gave come schemers chance
to recall the terrors OF the Malta. The judges
family received q letter stating that he was
held prisoner BY the Malta, and would be re-
leased on the payment Of 500, or might be seen
on payment of 500, but if the family failed %
put up any cash his right ear would be cut OF
aud sent TO them. The family paid no attention
to what was generally believed TO be An attempt
to swindle" Mrs. Lapsyres most beautiful
ana charming young woman, cvtnced much In.
terest in the Malta, and showed deep subtraction
at the extinction of the dread society.
g. A. Lazisr and R. p. Hamilton are q couple
At 1T ~Tf~N~ IL n~A. ~ 49,
been spending some time In the West They
came down from Everett yesterday in company
with r. o. LAzier, nephew OF tho first-named
gentleman. who II q business man tn that town.
Mr.. Lazier 10 interested In several different
manufactures In his section of country and II
also large cotton dealer, while Mr. Hamilton il
a large grain dealer. Mr. Laxief says that what
il printed in United States papers regarding the
feeling In Canada in favor OF annexation to this
country is all nonsense, and that the
sentiment in its favor Is really
insignificant In point Of fact one
candidate for Office there made his canvass on
that issue and was overwhelmed by an ava
lanche Of adverse votes. The people in his SEQ
ton are as prosperous, everything considered.
as they are on this side Of the border. In regard
to the refusal Of Blaine to negotiate reciproo.
fty treaty Mr.. Laxier said that It undoubtedly
disturbed the trade channels of large part Of
Canada and to q large extent injuriousy at.
iecseu tue prOOuceI9 t6er0s but No DeileFeV
that the people would fad other markets, and
perhaps. ~ was greatly desired, free trade Eng
land may fnd 1t TO her interest and that OF her
colonies to establish discriminating tariff rela-
tons with her colonies. As . matter OF fact
while Gladstone was q great free trader, Lord
Roseberry, tho new minister Of foreign affairs,
was one Of the original movers and hardest
workers In favor OF imperial federation. In re-
gard to the canal retaliation lately resorted to
by this country Mr.. Lazier believed that his
country would pay the increased duties demand.
ed by our government uutil the end OF this sea-
son, and by the opening OF next seasons navi.
CATION the new Canadian canal ct Sault Ste
Marie will b completed, when Canada herself
will be able to do some retaliation on American
commerce passing through the Welland canal,
If such policy should be deemed advisable,
which MI. Lazier questioned.
Grin F. winslow, OF Fall River. Mass, 10 q
guest At the Occidental He ID hide inspector
for the Massachusetts, tanneries. and il taking q
vacation, coming out over the Canadian Pacific
and returning over one Of the southern routes.
"Hides are lower at the present time," said Mr..
Winslow, "than they have been since 1887, and
1t is difficult to assign . reason for it. One
cause certainly il the fact that less leather Is
used In the footwear now in use than formerly.
Most people now wear shoes, aud many Of those
are partly Of cloth, whereas not long ago two or
three times the amount OF leather was con.
sumed in making the boo;s people used to wear.
Harness also is now much lighter than it used
hand. the vast development Of labor-saving ma.
chinery has caused an enormous in.
crease in betting, but - this requires
the best class of sole leather, that grade is not
depressed a. others. If those are not the rea.
sons for the overproduction in hides, then there
must be more animals killed than formerly, and
hence people eat more beef than they used to.
n0at a MI 0f N
best comes from the Argentine Republic. Why
they should be better than hides from this coun.
try Is difdcult to tell, but they certainly fetch
much higher price. On the other hand. the
best kips come from New Orieans-that is, the
hides of city-kiled animals, probably because q
great many young animals are slaughtered
there. California, too, produces . superior
grade OF kips. The quality of hides also varies
according to the season the animal 10 killed, the
long haired hides fetching the better price All
hides bought by the tanners are bought subject
to inspection, and this 10 . very particular bus.
mess, as the standards are constantly varying
and there are many ciassifcations, and new
kinds OF leather are constantly being made"
H. J. GARNER, a wholesale liquor merchant OF
Detroit. is at the Occidental on his return home.
ward from visit to relatives in Whatcom. MI.
Garner is making a tour OF the Coast for his
health. and leaves today for the southern
coast "Politics in Michigan" said MIR. Carr.
ner, shave been agitated for some time, but
since the supreme court decision on the Demo.
cratic plan to elect presidential electors by dis
tricts, and the recent redistricting of the state
by the legislature they have somewh hat subsided
Cleveland will surely get eight votes In my
state and perhaps one or TWO more. Detroit il q
Democratic city, but at the last city election
there was q three-cornered fight, two of the can.
didates for mayor being Democrats, which split
their vote and elected Republican. One thing
which will aid the Democrats in Michigan Is the
poor crops. Wheat has done fairly well, but
oats and corn are very poor, owing to too much
rain in the spring and toe little in the summer"
Thomas d. 5. Hart, city editor Of the Walla
Walla SGtesndn. was in the city yesterday On his
way TO the Democratic convention at Olympia,
the proceedings of which he will report for his
papcr. Mr. Hart says there is no hostility in his
section OF the state towards the Lake Washing
ton canal, and the Democratic managers from
that section are determined to wait until B!a.
lock Is nominated before taking a position on
the canal question. "Walla Walla wants the
United States senatorship," said he, "and in
order to get that she must stand In with King
county"
TAKE OUT THE KINKS.
RpovoN0 Au0 % 1907