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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-30

Democracy, dreading the annexation of
Canada as territory sure to enlarge the
area Of the tree states. granted the conces-
sion of . free market for Canada's natural
products on this side of the border. 1: is
possible that the Cleveland Democracy
may give Canada again a free market in
the United States; if il does the argument
for annexation would lose something Of
its present strength, but without CONNER
cial union or unrestricted reciprocity with
the United States independence would not
help to cure tie present industrial and
commercial stagnancy Of Canada.
The trouble with Canada is that she
represents less than five millions of peo-
pie cut off from her natural market, the
IS, 100000 of people that inhabit the United
States. Canada is losing fearfully Of her
best young blood every year; she does not
grow in population; her lands are declin-
ing in value, and unless she gets unre-
stricted reciprocity with the United States
her situation is likely to become worse be-
fore it grows any better, whether she re-
mains a colony or becomes nation. In
the meantime the flood of Canadian emil
grafton to the United States is greater
than at any previous period in the history
of the Dominion, and even in Toronto
hundreds of vacant warehouses, shops and
private dwellings bear witness to the
prostration of trade.
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The Cunning and Thrifty Indian.
Victoria Colonist.


The twelve-month Indian potlach at Cape
Nudge is drawing to q close-in fact, it may be
said that all is over. The blankets, which are q
leading feature in the proceedings, cannot stand
the wear aud tear of q further transference.
being now almost threadbare. When Chief Bill
set the potlach going he may possibly have
counted on the benefits of reciprocation, but
he scarcely dreamed OF such a prolongation of
the feast. He gave away 5000 blankets, 600
boxes of biscuit and a couple of thousand
dollars worth OF trinkets. Since this display
of nberaiity a reciprocity treaty came into
operation at the Cape Nudge settlement,
and any respectable Indian TO whom
Bill gave few hundred blankets gave
return potlach and transferred at
least fair percentage of the original gift The
same set OF blankets and trinkets which in
itiated the ''hyou potlach" have been since
undergoing the process of transference, unit
now they are nearly worn out, having passed
through few hundred hands and the coloring
process OF exposure to Cape Nudge weather.
Only few of the original boxes OF biscuit are
said to be still available for potlach purposes,
but the trinkets iemain intact. or nearly So. At
the last potlach, held a week ago, 1t is said that
only 500 OF the original blankets withstood the
test of time. There Is no comfort in q siwash
blanket, If the history OF those Cape Nudge
comforters be fair criterion.
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LAKE WASHINGTON CANAL.
ELLESsBuRa, Nov. 26. 1872


To THE EDITOR: Please in iorm me through
the columns of the Po.T-ISTELLIGEcER: ID
When and by whom the Lake Washington canal
was hrourht into politics? CO When was it
first brought before the state legislature? Was
1t by Democrat or Republican? 81 Was it
ever brought before the congress OF the United
States? SUBSCRIBER
I'D When Tacoma politicians ATTEMPTED to
defeat the reelection OF any man who had advo-
ca ed IL. sad Democratic onvention put plank
IN It's platform dedouncing IT. Until that time 1t
was no more in politics than other subject
OF general interest q |; was brought before
the legislative assembly OF Washington
territory in 1883, and both political par
ties Joined in q memorial to congress.
90 Yes; in 1888 and frequently since the time.
III 1883, Gen &. b. Mcclellan repOrted in favor OF
IT. 1t was recommended by Maj. q. H. Elliott,
Gen Z. S. Alexander and Capt. c. ". Raymond,
IN 1867; by Gen, Alexander, in 1870; By Capt.
Charles F. Powell, III 1881: by Gen. Nelson a.
Niles, 1885; by Gen. Gi obon, 1s92- An elaborate
report Was made in its favor in 1871 bv special
board o. examiners, consisting Of b. 5. Atexan-
der. lieutenant colonel of engineers, and by
Lieut.. Thomas Handbury. Congress made an
appropriation for survey in 1890, and IN De-
cember. 1891, strong report was made by Col.
q. III. Mepdell, Mai I. X. Hamburg and Capt
L. W. Symons showing the advantages and
cheap practicapilisy of the canal.
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THE CANADIAN Pacific.

The Halifax correspondent of the New
York Sun reports that subsidized fast
steamship line across the Atlantic is to be
established by the Canadian Pacific rail-
way, in opposition to the lines having
their terminus at New York. According
to this correspondent the Dominion gov
eminent will propose at the coming ses-
sion OF the Ottawa parliament to turn
over the Intercolonial railway to the
Canadian Pacific as gift, on condition
that the donee shall establish q line of fast
steamships between Halifax and Liver
pool, to which the Dominion treasury
will also contribute by way of subsidy
half million dollars year. The Cana
dian Pacific expects by means of its
steamers and express trains to place
Chicago ocean voyager at his own door in
the same time that it will take other lines
to land him in New York. Even with re-
gard to residents in New York and other
seaboard cities. it is expected that the adj
vantage to the ocean passengers of being
on the open sea only three days will
attract thousands to the Quebec route.
The Sun recites these facts and inquiries
if it is not 'time for us to stop help
ing this foreign and hostile corporation to
vie with American competitors for the
carrying trade of the West? We have
simply to deprive the Canadian Pacific of
the privilege it now enjoys of transporting
goods in bond from one point in the
United States to another, and We should
at one stroke reduce the road to i'm
potence." Continuing the Sun says:
But for the privileges given by our secretary
of the treasury to the Canadian Pacific, 1t would
be incapable OF harming either our transatlantic
or inland trade. Stripped of subsidies and con-
fined to Its original and proper field of opera.
tions, this company could hardly be run Tor
tweivemonth. From Ottawa westward to the
Pacific coast 1t must be operated at dead loss.
Its gains are made by aggression, sometimes OF
q semi-piraticai kind, on other lines of railway
either in Canada East or in the United States.
The New York Tribune supports this
view of the Sun, and says:
Along the northern frontier is foreign rail-
way with government subsidies behind it
which has built up an enormous business at the
expense OF American railways. From Vancou-
Yer on the Pacific that corporation has estab-
ished with British and Canadian subsidies a
fast steamship line 10 compete with ana destroy
American shipping interests. By obtaining con-
troll of the Intercolonial line, which cost the
Canadian taxpayers s5o,o00,OOO, and by organic
ing with subsidies from tire Dominion and Eng
land steamship line with Liverpool, it is
striking boldly at American commercial STU
premscy this continent. In these raids
upon American commerce it is supported by the
license which it is allowed in competing on
unequal terms with our own corporations in
United States territory.
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THE PASSING THRONG.

[. s G. White. civil engineer, L. s. v. accom-.
panied by Mrs. Waite aud their two daughters
are guests at the Arlington. Mr.. White who
ranks as a lieutenant commander, has been de.
tailed by the navy department g. exnert eDsi
neeT TO sUperintend the construction of tts
Port Orchard dry dock. Prior to this assign
aent he was stationed at Norfolk, Va a..
place" said he, whose climate develops that
tired feeling one reads about The dock 70 he
constructed here is 10 be one OF the best in the
world The only one OF equal sizs
in this country IS tae one for which A
contract has recently been let TO be
buzz AZ New York, and one nearly as large il
now building at Port Royal, : c You see the
class OF ship We a-e now building IS very broad
at the bottom, and few OF the docks we now
have are vide eno0gh 4. the bottom Of the sata-
way 10 admit such vessels. Ny understanding
is that the full plans of the department con-
template making this naval station one of the
most complete aad best equipped Ia the conn
Try. The making of fresh water hsrbor ont Of
Lake Washington would be OF advantage 10 tbs
navy los vessels lying Up in ordinary, because
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SEATTLE, WEDNESDAY. NOV. 30.
AN EXTRA SESSION.

The South and West are solid for an ex-
ira session, and so are the New York Ecen-
ing Post and the Boston Herald at the East.
while the New York Times believes con-
gress should meet as early as September or
October, 1898. The Democratic Toledo
Bee makes the following plausible argu-
ment for an extra session:
If no extra session is called the congressman
Just elected viii not take their seats until De-
cember Of 1893 II would be March or April be-
fore tariff bill would be ready for introduce
ton, and probably August or September before
it received the signature of the president A
few months alter the bill became a law the con-
eressional election would be on ns, aud the
Democratic party would naturally be fighting on
the defensive, and much injury TO the party
might result An extra session need not preci-
pitate any financial trouble and no radical tariff
reform bill be introduced or adopted.
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fresh water does not corrode steel as
fast as salt water. Several years ago
was on two boards. which contemplated
making fresh water basins, in which 10 lay
up the monitors, one near Norfolk ana the other
at New London, Conn, bu. IL was afterward
decided 10 anchor these vessels IN the James
river above salt water. This is my first Visit to
this Coast, and have not yet visited the ground
where the dock is to be located, but tnink
shall like this country. hope shall, however,
because shall no doubt be stationed here until
the dock is finished, about three years
J. E. Smart, bookkeeper for Smith Bros, con-
tractors on the Monte Cristo roai. came down
last night from the work. He says that II the
contractors had had three more weeks they
would have finished their contract, but thas
now nothing more would be done until next
May. "About twenty men are still at WORK IN
the mines at Monte Cristo under Superinteu'
dent Cox" he said last night, "but it is ques-
ton whether they will remain in the camp the
entire season. They can work In the mines all
right, but it il feared that they have not LAID In
enough provisions to last through the winter,
and 1t is impossible to get wagons through
The snow Is very deep in the mountains, but
there is none this side OF Bogardus, about nalf
way from Getchel TO Monte Crisso"
Mr.. and Mrs. James C. Wallace, accompanied
by their son and daughter, formerly OF Trinity
county, California, arrived In the city last even
ing. They will remain here during the winter,
1T not permanently, as the guests oil their son,
Mr.. John Wallace, well known in this city. Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace CAME Vest during the early
mining excitement and have ever since resided
in California. The family has been spending
the summer il Western Pennsylvania, where
they have large interests in the oil fields.
Goyernor-elect John Fl. McGraw returned
homo from California at 10 o'clock this morning,
restored to health. The Hotel del Monte Mon
terey, where ne has been for the past few weeks,
was an ideal retreat and afforded him oppor-
tunity for absolute quiet and rest
A change has occurred in the management OF
the Occidental hotel. Mr.. NJ. W. Willis disposing
of his interest to Mr.. A. A. Seagrave, who will
henceforth run the hotel alone.
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TEARS, IDLE TEARS.

"Tears, idle tears, know not what they mean,
Tears from the depth OF some divine despair
Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes,
In looking on the happy Autumn feds,
And thinking of the days that are no more.
Fresh as the first beam glitterng on sail,
That brings our friends up from the under
world,
Sad as the last which reddens over one
That sinks will ali we love below the verge;
So sad, SO fresh, the days that are no more.
"Ah. sad and strange as in dark summer
dawns
The earliest pipe of halfawakeu'd birds
To dying ears, when unto dying eyes
The easement slowly grows a glimmering
square:
So sad, so strange, the days that are no more.
"Dear al remembered kisses after death,
And sweet as those by hopeless fancy feign'd
On lips that are Tor others: deep al ,ove,
Deep as first love, and wild with all regret;
Death in Life, the days that more"
Alfred TeilnVson
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level with that contemplate. ignorant
and depraved child of American slave civ
ilization, the state of Louisiana. Duelling
:utions in France, and now it seems that
100000 of the subscriptions to the
Panama canal have been stolen by the
gamblers who persuaded the government
to authorize their lottery. Republican
France is equal to better things and she
ought to lift herself above the level of
Louisiana and rise to the level Of enlight-
ened Christendom to which in other re-
spects she fairly belongs.
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Fighting Allen.
0iyrnpian


Nelson Bennett, of Tacoma, Is after Senator
John B. Aliens scalp. He is actively organic
ing the opposition TO the junior senator and
hopes, when he reaches Olympia in January
next, 10 have a formidable following
1t Is extremely doubtful II the ''ezar OF Pierce
county Democracy" as he has been called since
his futile attempt 10 defeat Mr.. MeGrew for
governor. can crystalline any decided opposition
TO Mr.. Allen at this late day.
Had Bennett, or any other man OF strength
and influence. backed up inteiligently and
actively their opposition to the Walls
Wallis statesman. the tide that 10 now running
so strongly in his favor might have been ehec,u-
ally stayed.
9u. pigheadedness and chicsnery have proved
destructive to the opponents OF Allen. HIS
friends are encouraged they should be; and
the hopes OF those who are against him weak
ened.
Il will take greater fnesse than Bennett pos
sesses and more sdro.t man puisIiou than any
hRter Alien possesses at this hour 20 COMPASS
MS confusion and perfect his defeat II Is alto
gether certain he viii be nominated on the first
ballot
Nelson Bennett had better save his energies to
harrsss the small Repu blicaa majority yet re-
naming in Pierce county.
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Ladies' Dongols Kid Shoes, regular
price So. 80, now $40.
Chiidren's aud misses best grade
of Rubbers. l5c.
4O-inch all-wOol Cash mere, and
Henrirttas. all shades, a bargain at
Zoe; selling out price, 40c.
56-inch Check Cloak ne, regular
price, 81. so; SLING out price, S1.50.
3t-inch Alpaeas and Serges. former
price 25c and 30c; selling out price,
14c.
London BrOadcloths in plain and
stripes. wertn S1.25; selling out
price 75c yard.
French pressed Flannels in stripes
an checks. a bargain at soc; selling
cut price. 35c yard.
Misses and Boys IrOnclad Hosiery
reduced TO l9c pair.
Ladies' Black Cashmere Hose. plain
and ribbed, soc: reduced to Bic.
Ladies' Spun Silk Hose. all colOrs,
regu ar price, $500; selling out
price $3.50 pair.
Lad es' Linn Collars. Be each.
Ladies' Linen Cuffs. DC pair.
Chenille. and Arrasenes in all col
Ors, 1Oc dozen.
Gentlemens all-w0Ol Vests, regu-
lar price, S1.OO: selling out price,
soc each.
Now is your chance, lad 'es, to save
big money Oh y0nr purc1a'eS.
Ladies' FascinatOrs $1.O0; selling
out price, soc each.
Ladies' Hoods. reg ular price, Sl.75;
selling out pr ice, 15c each.
Children and Miss Tam OShanters,
regular price, Use: now 35c each.
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was his surprise, not TO end it box that it
resembed, but that IL was addressed to him.
self. He got q wheeibarrow and wheeled Ii 10
his house, opened 1t, and found II TO contain
sewing machine and other household utensils,
which were shipped as part OF airs. McCraws
freight, who has just arrived from her old home
in Missouri. Mr. McCsaw found that tina box
had been knocked overheard from the La Camas
the night before whilst unloading some goods
at Fort Candy. 1t is rather curious coincidence
that the box should have been brought il by the
tide and deposited on the beach within q stones
throw OF his hOCsa
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STATE PRESS OPINION.

The next legislature OF Washington will be
Republican on joint ballot by about forty ma
jority. So far as heard from the members APP
pear to favor the reelection OF Senator John B.
Allen as his own SUCCESSOR City Journal
Hon. John II. McGraw. the governor ELECT, 10
to be congratulated on his splendid plurality of
1900. Considering the serious detection in
Pierce county the Republicans of Washington
have reason to be satisfied with the result of the
eleCtion.-Sulton Cttu Journal
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THE FALL OF Tue FRENCH MIN
fSTEN,

The Ioubet ministry has fallen in
France Its fall was anticipated: exposure
OF the Panama canal swihdle has helped
TO hasten it. but its lack o. vigor IN dealing
with rioting labor lost the ministry the
confidence of the public. With or without
reason members Of the present and pre-
vious ministries are charged with being
implicated in the Panama canal scandals.
The canal managers are charged with dis
tribusinc 100000 of francs among $50
deputies and few senator's The deputy
who made these charges III debate further
asserted that millions of francs were de-
mauded for election expenses in the de-
partment Of Nord and for the purchase of
four newspapers; he stated that member
of the lottery committee who had the
casting vote forced the company 20 pay
him 2eo coo francs. The banker. Baron lie
Reinach, who committed suicide when
these canal exposures were made. was he
Iieved 10 have enriched himself through
the canal operations by Sol. CO., 900, and
half dozen more suicides of men who
have stolen similar sums are expected.
The French ministry has fallen. because
its long delay in acting IN this matter has
placed the government in hal light. 1t
has been known fer long time that an
enormous sum vas stolen or fraudu,entlv
diverted by the managers OF the COMPANY.
The government has been in official pos
session Of many OF the facts, and its delay
IN taking earlv action has confirmed the
ment we're compromised by the frauds.
The original lottery scheme authorized by
the government 20 raise money for The
cana Was unworthy q grea; and .nIelli-
gen. natioa Ike France; it placed it on .
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Ohio's stay-at-Home Vote $4,000.

Columbus Correspondent of Cincinnati Times
Star.
very curious fact is discovered, viz: That
the total vote cast this year was less by 25,i4I
than tina, cast in 1885, Figuring the vote of
Lucas and Clark counties as the same as that OF
last year and taking the official returns for all
other counties, it is found that the total vote
was s4o,36L Instead of the increase pre- iicted
by Chairman Dick, who estimated the vote at
100000, there has been singular decrease
Authorities here calculate that there are sc. COO
more votes in Ohio this year than there were
four years ago Add $4,000 TO that and the
astounding result 10 obtained that about "a, 600
voters remained from the polls
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Fables Wooden Legvinpx rsr,,..
price o0c; selling out price, ar
Ladies' Fancy Hairpins. ,.m,,.
price 25c and 35c; selling ont n, r..
Zoe. '"' pf'0e'
Hairpins per box. lie.
Hooks and Eyes per boz, Sc
Binding Ribbon and Casipy. N.
roll. AW
stockinet Shields. former prl..
Toe; selling ont price. &c pair. ~
Large Rubber Combs, former n,i..
15c; selling out price. Sc each. '
Rubber Tipped Pencils, lie each
100 yards Belding Bros. Spool IN.
IN all coiOrs, selling out price g.
spool. !"
Fiye-Hook Corset Clasps, Sc NJ,
pair.
Full sized Sateen Comforters, whit.
cotton lined. regular price, s.. 10.
selling out price. Sis.
Full sized Comforts. a bargain II
Sl.5O; selling out price, s5c each. :
Best brands Laconia Bleaehed
Sheeting. 2 yards wide. 18e.
Best brands Laconia Bleaehed
Sheeting. ~ yards wide, 2lc.
Best brands Laconia Bleache1
Sheeting, % yards wide, 23c.
L0nsdale Muslin, full width, Il
yards tor S1.00.
Canton Flannel, 3O-inch wide, Il
yard.
20x32 Huck Towels, sc each.
Ladies' Fine Kid Shoes, opera and
plain too, former price, $500; Ell.
ing out price, $3.50.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

The public is hereby warned not to pay
any money to parties representing to be
agents of the Seattle Posr-IsTELLIG EycER,
except the following, who are the only
authorized travelling agents of the PosT-
INTELLIGEScgR, viz: J. A. Mcclellan and
7. A. Davies. This does not apply to resi-
dent agents of this paper, who are located
in various cities and towns of the North
west, nor to postmastcrs. who are in all
cases authorized to take subscriptions for
the Daily, Sunday and Weekly Posr-Is-
TELLIGEscER.
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Island County Sun,

lsIHHu CUuIty sun.
The next legislature has duty to perform in
that it should devise some progressive, general
system of road laws 1t is doubtful if there be
in any other state in the union poor roads as
We have in Washington, particularly in the
western par. of the state
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Goods Delivered BY the Eide.
PACIFIC Journal.

EdtiIIE JUIItHI
Mr.. NcC-aw went 70 the beach the morning OF
November - to work up some logs into fire.
wood. A.ittle ways from the logs be was work
ing on he saw what appeared TO De COX TIA.
lad noa.sd ashore. Upon going up to il what
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SEATTLE DRY GOODS S7OR1
1920 Front Street, Odd Fellows Building

Positively
Business. whole
the reasonable will
well
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