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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-07
THE STARS IN FEBRUARY.

Mars and Jupiter are prominent objects In the
western skies. They were in conjunction jan
uary ., bu. Mars is making o rBpiS Hight
toward the east, so that the two planets are last
separating. February they passed. The merid-
ian about thirteen minutes apart, AID by the
last OF February they will be one hong apart
The difference IA their times OF setting IS, how
ever, somewhat greater. February 10 Mara sets
q few minutes past IL O'Clock p. m, and Jupiter
about one hour earlier: while at the last OF the
month Mars sets at nearly the same time as on
February 10, and Jupiter about one hour and
forty minutes earlier.
Venus is a morning star. rising abous thirty
minutes before the sun on February IL This
planet is slowly approaching the sun ead they
will be in conjunction May
Saturn passes the meridian about o'c4ock IN
the morning February Is. A, tina, time il viii
rise little after O'Clock In the eyeniHg. and
will consequently be conspicuous in the eastern
skies during the spring months. The Planet IL
slowly approaching the celestial equat"r from
the south, and will be near the great equatorial
circle during the year 1893 AS result OF Sat
urn's uearness to the celestial equator, the
planet vii! be nearly an eeua! time above and
below the horizon for the greater part OF the
year.
While we are contemplating the phases and
movements OF the planets. we must not forget
to watch the stately march OF Orion end his
retinue, now crowniug the meridian in the early
evening. ORaIS z. HAaXoS.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-07
THE ELECTION OF PRESIDENT.

Tomorrow the two houses of con ress
will assemble in she hall of the house of
representatives, at 1 O'Clock i'm the after
noon, pursuant to requirement Of the con.
stitution and laws relating to the election
Of the president and vice president Of the
United States; and the president OF the
senate shall be the presiding officer; that
two persons be appointed telers On the part
of the senate and two on the part of the
house, to make a list of the votes as they
shall be declared; that the result shall be
delivered to the president of the senate,
who shall announce the state of the vote
and the persons elected, which shall
be deemed declaration of the persons
elected president and vice president Of
the United States, and together with a
list Of the votes be entered OH the journals
Of the two houses. On the day appointed
the safe of the VICE president is unlocked
and the senate, with the official envelopes
forwarded by the governors, marches over
to the chamber OF representatives. and goes
through the formal ceremony of counting
the votes. When the count is complete
and every opportunity has been given to
question the vote of any state, the vice
president declares the result. Then, and
only then, is the new president legally
elected.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-07

problem. We appehend that the mayor
has fallen into the error OF including IN
the total indebtedness OF the city al the
time ne assumed the reins of government
not only the actual obligations OF the city.
but also the bonds authorized for the pay
ment OF some OF these very obligations.
The mayor comes out sqaareiy and
fairly in favor Of paying every dollar Of
the city's Indebtedness. whether 1t be tech
nicaliy legal or not. This recommendation
has the right ring, and will be universally
approved.
Speaking in general way, the report OF
the mayor shows that the city is prosper
ous. that public improvements are being
pushed forward with commendable rapid
ity. and tha. the municipal finances. con-
sidering the large amount OF valuable
property owned by the city, are in a
sound condition.
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STATE POLITICS.

Turner is not willing to disclose ali he said 20
Gov. McGraw at that celebrated interview. Or
course this reluctance demonstrates thu statu-
esque political chastity of Tu,ner.-Tke Oyn'.
plan
The Allen men have all along had two and
more votes to Turner's one. The Allen men are
the majority. When the majority canno, rule it
is Turner and destruction vs.. Allen and the Re-
publican maj ority.-Eueasburg L0c1f.sr.
Wonder IL the Spokane Review expects It's
readers TO be- eve that John B. Allen is the
Northern Pacific Company's candidate when all
the simon pure corporation hee'ers are r. be
found in the Turner camp.-Garfeld En1erprtse
The Turner faction 10 doing great Injury TO
the Republican party in the state al large by its
obstructive methods. If there was ghost OF a
chance TO elect Turner by holding out MS small
following he would then have some claim to
justify their action, but as ii l. they will be held
oulpable for any damage resulting TO the party.
Senator Allen has within seven Of q ma ority OF
the whole legislature and he Is entitled TO the
support OF every Republican in both houses.
The tail cannot wag the dog. The mass OF the
party will endorse the Allen men If they stand
firm TO the end OF the session.-Port Anyeles
Tribune
The great majority OF the Republicans who
have been voting for Hon. John B. Alien, the
party nominee, have pledged themselves TO vote
for Allen until the close of the session, unless
ton to whether the dog shall wag the tail or
the tail the dog. As no charges have been
brought against Mr.. Allen, the great majority OF
the Republicans who have been supporting him
could not, with honor. trot out dark horse, or
vote for one, even ii It should be San Juan
copnty's favorite son. II there Is no election
let the responsibility rest with the wreckers
who are working in the interest Of the pora-
tons to defeat NJ. Ailen.-Port Stanley Graphic
Hon. A. s. Bush our representative at Oiym-
pia. is evidently there in the interests of his
constituents. SO far he has done his duty no.
bly, supporting Hon. j. b. Allen for senator, and
will do so to the end OF the session if necessary.
Mr. Allen is the choice of the people, end the
Turner faction Is only repetition Of two years
ago. By his action Mr. Turner, in net with.
drawing under the circumstances, there being
only twenty-five members ior him as against
Fl ty-one for Allen, has forever politically cruci-
fed himself in this part OF the state. Hon J. b.
Alien has been tried and proved himself an
honest, hard working otfic al, and should be re-
turned. We are proud of 4. S. Bush as our
representa- WiIdpd Journal
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RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEAD
LOCK.

Judge Turner has charged that Gov.
McGraw is now responsible for the sena-
torial deadlock because he has declined to
exer. his influence as the official head of
the Republican party In the state to induce
Mr.. Allen to withdraw from the contest.
Such an assertion is unworthy Of man Of
the character and ability of Judge Turner.
Senator Allen is the choice of the people of
the state. he has the support of an over
whelming majority of the Republicans of
the legislature, and was regularly nomin-
ated by Republican caucus. is, there
fore, clearly entitled to an election. If
Gov. McGraw should. for reasons entirely
personal to Judge Turner, exert himself
actively against Senator Allen. it would be
the height OF improperly.
The attitude of Gov. McGraw through.
out the senatorial contest has been
entirely dign fed and eminently
proper. He hes persistentIy declined
10 take an active part for or against
any candidate. In this he has done
right. If he owes any duty to his
party in the matter. however. it is to see
that the laws OF party usage are carried
out, and that the man vino is the regular
nominee of the party is elected. For him
to take any other stand would be to set
premium upon obstinacy, and disregard
the wishes of the people who elected him.
Ii is not becoming nor is it manly in
Judge Turner to seek 10 pull an honorable
antagonist down. simply because he has
failed to rise. Unless Judge Turner can
show that the minority and not the ma
jority should rule, he must bear alone
whatever responsibility attaches to the
failure Of the Republican party to do its
duty to the people and elect senator
without further delay
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Personal Gossip From Tacoma,

TACOMA. Feb 6-[speciaL when a boy T. J.
Mahoney, now Of this city, suffered the fracture
oil leg. The injury was not proper y reduced,
and for six months he got about on clutches
Recently the marrow in the bone began TO de-
compose. At St Joseph's hospital DR.. McKona
cut In grooved opening along the side of the
bone and scraped 1t on the inside, hoping to
save the leg, OF which he now has some doubts,
From the bnngliug manner in which the broken
leg was treated originally Mr.. Mahoney has suf.
fered the greatest agony. So intense wa. the
pain the other day that the sufferer cried out:
'Why don't the doctor take me out and
shoot me?'
This unfortunate incident has a parallel in
stupidity in Lewis county. The other day at
Chehalis, during the trial of DR.. Guile on the
charge of mauslaughter, DR.. WiukIer, a member
OF the state medical board, is reported by J. E.
"hinnery, editor of the Centrsha Chronicle, to
have test fed that he "knew nothing about
anatomy" However, he, with Dr. Guile and
3irs. Mccormick, the nurse. undertook IN oper-
alton for hip or some other imaginary disease on
the leg OF an old resident of Centralia, a Mr..
Wright Winkler put in bill for Sl00 for serv-
ices in this case, yet he testified that he did not
know how many sections Cutie made of the
mans hip bone. 1t is understood the informa-
ton against tinker viii be filed aud he viii be
tried for numbering Wright The jury found
Guile guilty OF manslaughter, although the
courts charge was strong against such finding.
Guile Is Il Mason. So was Wright. That fra
ternity is active IN demanding justice in the
matter.
Ex-Gov- semple, speaking of newspaper tex
tras," said that during the civil war news
brought by stage up into Idaho used to sell in
the shape OF "extras" printed On slips at 81
apiece in the mining camps. The same sort of
extras used TO sell for 10 cents each at Portland
o.. where Mr. semple was interested in the
Herald The Rev. Edward Everett Hale referred
recently TO this sort OF "extra," AMI be Titled
the idea OF designating copy of newspaper
published at a certain hour daily by that name
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NORTHWEsT NEWS.

John Gesrin, pioneer OF Oregon snd father
OF John NJ. Gearin, OF Seattle, died in Marion
county. Or, last week.
Miles c. Moore's defuuct newspaper. tne SPEC
tdt0r. run by him as Democratic daily, Is 10 be
revived by +. Il. Burk and J. Frank Porter.
On his last trip 10 Olympia Hon. l. r. Thomp-
son took with him a fine oil painting of Gen.
Isaac !. Stevens, the first governor OF Washing
ton territory, and the first uperintender.t OF In
dian affairs in the territory. Gen. Stevens was
killed on the battle field OF Balls Buff in 1882
The picture was painted in New York. Mr..
Thompson will plare II in one OF the legislative
halls.-Sumner Herald
Thorn q, Leask, wel-known logger. and a
man named Brewer, are thought TO be drowned
The sail OF Leasks boat has been touna on the
beach of Valdez island. Charles Dallas saw two
men IN a boat Oft the island, supposed TO be
Lessk and Brewer, and on looking again he
failed 10 see the boat or tho occupants It was
rough weather az the time and i. il feared the
bnat csp-iz'd. drowning the iuma.os.-.sdnaimo
Free Press Februdrys
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MAYOR RoNALD's MESSAGE.

The annual message of the mayor is an
exhaustive, ingenious and in many WAYS
an interesting document. II shows in de-
tail the work accomplished by the differ.
ent departments of the city government,
and points out the growth that has been
made i'm wealth and population during the
past year.
Some of the recommendations made
by the mayor are good. He suggests
that our present city government is too
cumbersome. too complicated and too
costly for a city of the size of Seattle and
recommends change. Every taxpayer
in the city will doubtless heartily second
the recommendation. Unfortunately, the
mayor seems TO have changed his mind
since his election, and he now admits that
he sees no way of reducing the number Of
eaiaried employees under the charter now
in force.
The mayor is especially warm In his
commentator of the police department
He saws: 'The administration of the po-
lice department IS certainly n credit to the
city," He insists that no one connected
with the department has done anything
dishonorabie. Be this as il may. We vent
ure the assertion that they have done very
little. honorable or dishoncrable. The
protection Of life and property and the
arrest and prosecution OF often ers against
the law we believe 10 be the primary work
of the police. We assert without fear of
successful contradiction that life and
property have not been protected as they
should be, and that the nnmber of arrests
and punishments OF the more dangerous
cis.s Of criminals have been exceedingly
smau compared with the crimes COM
mlted.
The assertion OF the mayor that gam
Hing has been absolutely stopped is incor-
rect Il is true that spssmodic raids have
been made when the evil has become so
notorious that the news parers have started
a crusade against IL. Il may also be true
and doubtless Is that the police have the
matter go we'll in hand that Il can he
,tonped TT short notice should they deem
IL advisable But that any honest effort
has been made TO entirely suppress gam
hing nobody believes Unless II be the
mayor himself
Touching upon financial questions the
MAYOR seems 80 have succeeded in con
vinclng himself that the municipal IA
,fe,,.cduess has &C ually been & m.niShei
o. the amount OF s2i5. 263. ~ during his al
n,injstration. This goes 10 show that the
MAYOR is not a. good hnancIer as he s. 4
LAWYER. II the mayor Will demons,ra,e
how and in What way the lndebseIress
Of the city could have been decreased
when. as he states. the tax levy for last
wear was not sufficient to pay current ex-
reuses he viii have solved al intricate
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-07
SEATTLE. TUESDAY,. FEB. 2
ARGUMEST EXHAUSTED.

The PosT-IyTETLEGEyCEg does not az.
tempt from day to day 20 recite the moral
alphabet Of politics to the state legislature
The argument has been exhausted; the
legislature has heard from the people: and
yet the deadlock remains unbroken.
Why? Il remains unbroken because GER
tain Republicans in the legislature seem
to think that the people send them thither
not to execute the will of the majority of
the party, but to satisfy their private
spleen and spite; that the future welfare
of the Republican party and the progress
of public business is 10 be sacrificed 10 the
personal feelings of kicking minority.
There is. of course, no remedy when the
voice of reason and the peadings of
public interest are treated with contempt
except to wait until time works out
cure that will kill the dissemination of the
disease. The pretense that the kick
ing minority is fighting a ring"
and are utterly reckless of the fu-
ture health of the party. If they only
can beat "the ring" is absurd. The
Republican party is "a ring" to the
Democratic party; the Democratic party
is "a ring" to the Republican
party. Wherever there are political organ.
izations, local. domestic, state. sectional,
factional or national, with real or fancied
rival interests or causes of contention.
there will always be political factions, as it
is called, in Spokane; in Tacoma; in
Seattle; there will always be real or fam
ced causes of dispute between different
sections Of the state; Tut when the
representatives of these warring sections
or factions meet in state convention or in
the Legislature there must be some final
mode of settlement; some conclusive oui-
citing of the quarrel, or else all hope Of
government through party organization
must be abandoned.
The simplest. the iairest mode of settle
ment is the rule Of the majority of the
party whose banner ali those factions pro-
Tess to Loyalty follow. When this rule of the
majority is repudiated and the kickin mi
nority take refuge in the cry that they are
ready TO burst the party to break the
"ring"; that Is to defeat the will of the
majority, then the minority are as reckless
and stupid as man who burnt down his
barn in order TO roast an OK In the stall.
OF course If this kind of conduct is justifi-
able for faction of kicking Republicans
1t Is justifiable for any individual, and
there is an end to all party methods of or
ganization manifested through political
machinery. 1t is Ego as you please" for
everybody, and the party dissoIves into an
angry, discordant mob.
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Ought to Be Drummed Out OF Oily mp,a


The handful of Legislators that are trying to
defeat the will of the people at Olympia and
boost into office a man who is not wanted
should be drummed out OF the capital. If the
choice of the candidates had been evenly divided
there would be some excuse for the action of
the King county supporters OF Turner. But un-
der the circumstances, there being 81 against %
for Allen, 1t IL their duty, as supporters OF the
Repu oiican principle that majority rule, to cast
their vote for Allen and break the deadlock.
The people arc getting tired OF this iniantiIe
business, and the members of the house who are
thus thwarting the wishes OF the greatest ma
jority of the state should be instructed that the
people OF this state do not care 10 be paying
them a salary for an unwarrantable ana un-
caiied-ior delay in doing their duty. Let them
settle this senatorial business at once by fu, ii IL
ing the plain wishes OF the people, of VIII. Oh they
are not ignorant, and get down anu do the busi-
ness for which they were elected. The names Of
these men who are persistent in their endesvors
t. proiong The stru gle should be printed and
kept before the people, and If they ever bob up
for patronage OF any kind again Should tie
elected to stay at home.
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81. w. Miles, postmaster of WaterviIle. Doug.
las county, writes to the Ellensburg Locdiizer:
l wish 10 state for your Information that
when Hon. G. l. Helm visited this county lust
before election he approached REGARDING
the senatorial question, ana stated that he tad
made no pledge. but would act In the matter
as his constituents desired; that he was -ats-
fed that majority of the Republicans of Kit
titas county were favorable u len After Ehe
election he was informed tnat this Il solid
Alien county; that our county convention in
dorsed Alien without a dissenting voice. But
he has given no attention TO our wishes i'll the
matter Since Mr. II -im commenced IL vote for
Turner he has received kilograms from this
county signed BY sixty of the lea ling Repub-
ncans of thss county. There il not pro-
nouDceG Turner man in the county; doubt If
twenty-five could be found out OF the lao
voters regardless of party. II is not known tnat
M. Helm has CONSULTED a Re- uOlican in the
county re -arding their wishes the senate.
rial question.
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THE JURY IN The LAyAN CASE.

SEATTLE, Feb. 6, 1883
To THE EDITOR: Your ed l,orial In this morn
ing's issue OF your paper does the jury in the
case of the state VS.. Patrick Lsyan great In
Justice, and am therefore constrained TO pen
you this note relative 10 the facts il the case.
Ths defendant did not deny the shooting, but
alleged as a defense that at the time OF the
shooting be was iDssne, aud therefore not re-
spoBsibls for what he did.
You say, "rf Lavan was insane when he shot
the superintendent that fact was not shown, for
II il was the jury could have rendered a verdict
that the accused was laboring under al OF
temporary insanity and was not responsible for
his actions"
In this you make q two-fold mistake. No less
than eight reputable citizens of this city, who
have known Mr.. Lavan for several year., te,ti.
fed to hs insanity and his conduct as observed
By them for a long time prior to and upon the
very DAY OF the shooting, which clearly showed
that the defendant was irresponsible At the time
OF the shooting. Among the witnesses for the
defendant upon this point Was Dr.. +. B. n.
Miller, one OF the most eminent physicians
In this city. Two OF the witnesses who
observed the defendant at the time of
the shooting gave es their opinion that
the defendant did not know right from
wrong, owing to his unfortunate mental
condition. Under the law the defendant is not
required to prove mis- insanity by preponder-
ance OF the evidence. but IL is sufficient to sc.
cure an scQuittal If the jury, from the evidence,
entertain Il reasonable doubt as to his sanity.
From the evidence In this case, it is hard to see
how conscientious juror could have reached
any conclusion other than the one arrived at in
this case Under our practice, where the de-
tense OF insanity is interposed, the jury DO not
render verdict iii they conclude from tho evil
dence that the de.endan: was insana), "that the
accused was laboripg under Q fit of temporary
insanity and was not responsible for his &C.
uous," but render verdict OF not guilty, for
the court instructs them, as the learned judge
did in this case: "If the jury, after considering
eli the evidence in the case, entertain reason
able doubt as TO the sanitv of the defendant at
the time OF the alleged commission of the OF.
Tense, il is their duty to fud the defendant not
guilty.
II is true, as you say, "The law wisely binds
the jury by oath To render a verdict in accord
ance with the evidence" The Jury having con.
cluded from the evidence that the defendant
was insane at the time of the shooting, or, at
least, they entertained a reasonable doubt upon
that point, they could not have returned a YER
dict Of her than the one they did without vio-
!atng their oaths.
man sitting as Juror must render a verdict
aecordin' to the whole evidence as it appears to
him, and when his conscience speaAs TO HIM
aud d ctate> his verdict he has done bis duty as
good citizen and society has nothing rom him
to fear, but Goi pity the lay when citizen
shall be condemned by popular clamor or public
outcry. Very respectfully yours.
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THE APPOINTMENT OF JACKSON.

There is no good reason why the senate
should confirm the nomination of Judge
Jackson to the supreme bench. 1t has
been the rule for Republican president
to appoint Republicans. not Democrats, to
positions of this kind. Should President
Cleveland have the opportunity, as he is
likely to have. of appointing successors to
one or more Of the present justices he
may be relied upon to appoint none but
Democrats.
The supreme bench is out of the pale of
partisan politics, but there are enough
Republicans who have the character and
ability to fill so distinguished position
to enable proper choice to be made with
out selecting a Democrat
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THE METROPoLfrAN POLICE BILL.

The bill introduced in the legislature BY
Senator Claypool, of Pierce county. pro-
v.ding for the appointment by the gov
ernor of police commissioners iii cities of
the Arst class, should not pass. The cities
OF this state, acting under wise and liberal
laws. are entirely able TO regulate their
own internal affairs. Interference with
local seif-government is dangerous thing.
and should not be attempted except in
cases where 1t is plaini-- proper or made
necessary by existing emergencies.
Pollce control and police regulation are
peculiarly matters that should he in the
hands Of the people who are 10 5e directly
affected