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Spectator april 9Th.

The great Ulster demonstration against
lone lule came off in Belfast on Tuesday,
and was even more successful than had been
expected. The people from the surrounding
counties had swarmed into the city and half
a million Of persons were abroad in the streets.
From eighty thousand to one hundred and
twenty thousand men are believed to have
Joined in the march past Mr.. Balfour, which
occupied four hours; and the sarnestnsss and
order of these grave Protestants are noted BY
all the reporters. All the prominent men of
the North took part in the procession, and all
the clubs and societies The workmsn joined
it in thousands, and the Orange Lodges were,
of course, out in force. The bearing Of the
people was p erfectly quiet; but the welcome
to Mr.. Balfonr was almost regal. and is
said to have made the deepest impression on
his mind. In the evening a vast asselnblage
met to listen to him in the Ulster hall, every
class being represented, from the highest
Peers to the wlarfmen; and it is noted in
svery acc cunt that the nearer the speaker
approached to advocacy of armed resistance,
the wilder became the enthusiasm of the
audience, which finished the striking scene
by singing "Rule Britannia p. Throughout
the ceremonial many Catholics of distinction
were present, and the Catholic population,
either overawed or fearing that a riot might
fire the powder, abstained from any appear
ance of sppoSition.N No gathering so great or so
unanimous has been seen in Belfast for gem
e~lations; and it did but express the feeling of
all ProtestantS in Ireland and all Catholics
with anything to lose that the Home rule Bill
must not pass or if passed, must MOI be
obeyed.
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occupation of Egypt, he afirms, cannot yet
cease, for reasons which he enumerates, and
especially because withdrawal would be
followed by confusions necessitating, under
still more difficult circumstances, a fresh
intervention. If new and dangerous cir.
cumstances arise, it would be necessary to
consult the Sultan and the European Powers,
and make, Lord Roseberry hints, new
proposals. The tone of the despatch lis firm
to rigour; but it is ID doubtful if it convinced
the Khedive, who relies on the support Of
France, and of that section OF his own troops
which is drawn from the fellaleen. Education
does not open the eyes of an Oriental, though
experience does.
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for them; and he drew a favourable augury
for the further increase of Belfast under
Home-rule, from the fact that, as he contend
cd, it had doubled its population between 1882
and 1800,-that is, under the Irish Parlia-
mentaof Grattan. For the rest. he argued
that because Lower Canada, where the
Irish Catholics have a separate State to
themselves, gets on fairly we'll with the
Dominion, therefore Ulster, which is to be
~swamped in Catholic Ireland, will get
on fairly well also,-a very curious leap
in the dark,-a leap i'll the direction
precisely opposite to that which analogy
suggests.
Immediately after the Withdrawal of this
deputation. Mr.. Gladstone received another
from the City of London, headed by Sir
Reginald Hanson, MP, and Sir John Lub-
book. MP, TIE latter pointed out how
difficult it would be for Ireland to borrow
under the proposed Constitution. what would
be needed for developing Irish resources.
Already mortgages were being called IN. and
Irish loans were being refused even when
very tempting terms were offered. Mr..
Lidderdale, lately governor of the Bank of
England, followed with still more unfavour-
able auguriss of the ruin likely to follow
Irish Home-rols and other representations
Of equal force succeeded. Mr.. Gladstone, in
reply, expressed his keen regret that the pro
pertied classes had been hostile, not only
TO this measure, but to previous Liberal
measured Of his,-previous measures which
did not deprsOiats the value of private pro-
perty in England; and he expressed himself
boundto take the constitutional view that,
what the majority of the representatives
Of the United Kingdom desire, is likely
70 bs for the benefit, and not for the injury,
Of this Kingdom. He argued that because
Mr.. Sexton, when Lord Mayor Of Dublin,
bad raised a loan for the Corporation on
favourable terms,-Homs-rule being then
altogether problematic, Irish securities
would be freely accepted even after Home
rule had become a fact. Mr.. Gladstone
added that, far from proposing a revolution
airy measure, he was proposing a Conserva-
tive measure for returning to the Irish
rsajmss of 1882, one of the most commercially
prosperous eras, as be holds it to be, IN Irish
history. 1t is singular. however, that, if
thatis his motive, he should not propose to
return also to the narrow Protestant oligarchy
which ended in rebellion and disaster. Mr..
Gladstone's Conservation is Conservatism of a
very topsy-tarvy kind.
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The Lancashire cotton strike came to an end
on Monday, after lasting for twenty weeks.
The strike was against a reduction of 5 per
cent. in wages, and the terms now agreed on
are 2.9l per cent, reduction for six months
certain, and a general arrangement in regard
to the settlement of disputes in the future.
The agreement, which is in many ways o
very remarkable document, provides for a
Joint Committee of three or more members
from each federation, its aim being ::'the
opening Of the new markets abroad, the
alteration Of restrictive foreign tariffs" and
similar matters. Each side pledges itself
"to bring the whole Of lite influence to bear"
in furthering the interests of the cotton trade.
II this includes bimstallism, and means
business, the CLAUSE may have very curious
results. Though the strike was in many
ways q blunder, it reflects enormous credit
on the men. For the 6rst time they treated
Q strike as what it is,-an incident in the
higgling of the wages market. Not only
did they not riot, but behaved to the masters
with perfect %civility. Let those who long
Cor the good old times" learn from "The
State Trials" reviewed by US this week,
what . Lancashire cotton strike meant fifty
years ago.
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During the week, the Bshriug Sea Arbltra-
ton Court has been hearing some preliminary
arguments of counsel in regard to the admis.
sion of evi dence. On Wednesday Dir. Phelps
on the part of the United States, vehemently
insisted on he rejection of the supplements
rv Report of the Behring Sea Commissioners
The British Government had sprung masses
ofsevideuce on the United States when it was
difficult or perhaps impossible for them to
prepare replies. Mr.. Phelps, indeed, went 80
far as to declare that if he had had the guild
ing of the policy of the United States when
Great Britain presented her counter case at
the last minute, he would have refused there
and then to proceed with the arbitration.
'Ths conduct Of the British Government to-
wards the United States had 'Deen unjust, and
in Il high degree. hum liating for the Gov.
eminent of the latter" Those who think Of
Mr.. Phelps as what he showed himselfswhen
Minister here-that lie, one of the .wisrst and
most moderate of men-will, for the moment
perhaps feel astonished at such an exhibition
of heat. They must remember, however,
that Mr.. Phelps 10 counsel arguing in a Court
of law, and that his language must be judged
exactly as the language of Sir Edward
Clarke or Sir Henry James is judged when
either eminent barrister is doing his best to
save" his clients Gaze. THE unparalleled
meanne ss with which the other side is con-
DUCT ng this case is common form
The Colony Of Victoria has sustained q
great shock in the suspension of the Com
mercial Bank of Australia, which stopped
business ON the 4th inst. The Bank had q
nominal capital of $1,000. 600 of which only
sel, POO, 900 had been called up, leaving the
holders of the three hundred thoussna shares
liable for E6 a share. Tie liabilities are es-
timated at Ella, 700, 900. of which e12, OeO, 900
are stated to be due to iepositors, Of whom
one half are in Great Britain. The associated
Banks Of Melbourne made an effort to save
the Bank; but, on examination of its affairs,
the negotiations failed, the Association de-
handing, it as asserted, all the liquid securi-
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The Khedive, who is striving hard to re-
cover his -autocraoy being, he says, a
wealthy man. and careless if be has to resign
-has. employed Mr. Wilfred Blunt to state
his case in an English Review. 1t 10.
substantially, that all Egyptians dislike US,
that our reforms are exaggerated. except
as regards hydraulics, and that English
Radicals are bound to support the Egyptian
cry for selfsgovernment. The Khedive
denies, alsp, that he is bound to follow
English advice. He is only bound to hear
it. Lord Rosebery, in reply, Publishes his
despatch to Lord Cromer Of February 10th,
in which he repeats that Lord Cromer's
protest against the Khedive's act in dismiss:
ink Ministers, must, if disregarded, nave been
Followed by graver consequences. The
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The presence OF Mrs. Maekay in San
Francisco, whittier she was called to the
bedside of her wouuded hpsnand, recalls
the fact that she was weak enough once TO
prosecute and muAcs in damages q cheap
London newspapea Tor saying she was a
washerwoman in kft early days on the
Pacific coast. Mrs Macks% was weak to
pay anv attention 10 the VI gar gossip of
the London paper. ,he easily proved tina,
she vas the daughter of az army officer,
nevertheless washing clothes is a per-
fectly honorable e:nployrsent and hun
dreds of women. as good. fatelligent and
true as Mrs. Mackay. have washed clothes.
and nobody whose opinion IS worth re-
speeding thinks less Of thea today that.
when necessary, th"y DO nas scorn to turn
their hands to honest wor..
In New England today a the smaller
towns the daughter of respectable farm
ers stu continue t. so our 80 serve. They
wash. work and do ehamhar work and are
treated with perfet respees hy their en-
ployers. eating at .ae same table and ad-
Enissed 10 the fanny sitisag room. The
aristocracy Of E. Gland, " hen STANLEY
proved himself Ran Of ;9sroic quality.
gave him both hanGs. slth>Ggh they knew
he was an almshouae child
Suppose AbrahaFa Lincc.r had suryiyed
the war and gone arourA the world, as
did Grant does an Body ssgpose tina. he
would have taken anv pst.ce OF printed
gossip concerning his s'tow origin"
that he was "a! sp!it;es and a tiatboat
man In his youth ! THAI BIS mother wss
an illegiiimate chiAf TIA Srea, Enrlish
lawyer, Lord ST. ;eonarEs would never
have taken any !e>Al nc;i;e Of a news
paper that sneered 81 hii~ - the son If
Sugden, the hairdre,ser. Lord Civae. the
hero of the Alma, s{alak sgA, and the In
dian mutiny Of ls57. su.c..sed in the est.
nation OF nobody but slebs ana Gnaes
because he was tie so; Il an obscurs
Highland peasant, SHAKESPEARE. the i'm.
perial Joye OF Eng aad's isseFary Olynpu,
Was The son CT 3 over; Charles Lambs
father " IS a butler; Kes'- was the son Of
poor parents; Caslyle. i;s.e Burns. was
OF peasant raren.s sc; Goldsmith, John.
son. Churchill. scott. Hugh Miller.
Tyndali, Fa-aday. {ieorrs Eliot, Dickens.
were all children q the e";nmon people.
In sll Eng ish literature 'here IS no. an
eminent name thsE lays @lsim 70 aris,o-
cratic lineage, SAFE Byesa, and he Was
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GREAT MEMS WEAKNEssEx.

The late Col. SHEPARD. OF the New York
AaI and Express. was man of curious
makeup; he WAS a philsrthropist: he W as
successful commercial lawyer: he was an
enterpr.sing and successful though very
eccentric newspaper proprietor and editor.
He Was SO weak in spots "a TO furnish an
exhaustiess subject for ridicule 10 the
newspaper WITS of the nation, and il Is
difficult today 10 read his famous editorial
notice of the marriage Of his daughter
without suspec,ing tha. the suthor was
little daft. Aud yet some very gifted men
have been conspicuously weak in spots.
Lord Eldon wrote very stupid verses. as
aid Frederick the Great, but there Is no
doubt that Eldon WAS 4 very great law
yer and Frederick very great soldier.
Napoleon. man Of universal genius
for practical affairs. had such a corrupt
literary taste that he thought highly of
Osslan, and when he sought 10 be eloquent
Mas generally hombas,ic. Wolfe. who
captured Quehec, staggered so extrava-
gantiy in the presence Of the elder PITT,
Boosting that he could surpsss the soldiers
Of antiquity. that Pitt on his departure
held up his hands in horror. saying "Musi
We trust 81 army TO thai idios?" George
Washington moral sense Was no: so far
above his time as to prevent him from
buying lottery tickets. and the Duke OF
Wellington confessed he wrote q letter on
the evening OF the battle Of Waterloo.
which lie paid large sum TO recover and
burned With the remark that when he
wrote !, he Was the creates, ass in Enrone
ianeoln 10 his inslmases frequently con-
fessed 70 acts in h.s career that he de-
nouneed 50 instinct with folly rather than
wisdom.
NO man Is hero 10 his valet" esid
Napoleon, and no honest man 10 a hero 70
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sEATrLE. SUNDAY. MAY q
THE SCHOOL ELECTION.

The people have rejected BY small but
decisive majorities both propositions sub
mitted to them by the board OF school
directors. They have instructed the board
not to purchase the balance of the block
selected for the high school site. and not
to erect on that part of the block already
purchased high school TO cost $l25, GOO.
Inasmuch as the board thought it desir-
able to submit these propositions to the
people, they will undoubtedly be governed
by their decision. 1t is safe to assume,
therefore, that no immediate steps will be
taken TO erect building to cost SIZE, 600
for high school purposes.
1t is not probable that the decision OF
the people against the propositions sub
United can be taken as an indication that
they are not in favor of the maintenance
of high school. Many people voted
against the propositions because they
thought the price asked for the site was
too high. and because they honestly be-
heved that $125, 900 was too much money
to expend at this time for building.
More money, however. will doubtless
have to be expended before many years in
the purchase of land and in the erection Of
. high school. But at this time the ques-
ton has been settled by the court Of last
fesort-the people, and there 10 nothing to
80 bat To abide by their decision.
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SAYS HE.

"Whatever the weather may be, says he
"W hatevef the weather may be-
It's phase. il ye will, an I'll say me say
Supposin today was the winterest day,
Wud the weather be changing because - cried.
Or the snow b grass were ye crucifedf
The best 10 to make your own summer" says he
NV hatever the weather may be-" says he
"Whatevsr the weather may bel"
"Whatever the weather may be-" says he
"Whatever the weather may be,
It's the songs ye sing, an the smiles ye wear
That's a-makin' the sunshine everywhere;
An the world OF gloom 10 q world of giee,
Wid the bird in the bush. an the bud in the
tree,
Whatever the weather may be-" says he
"Whateve the weather may be!'
"Whatever the weather may be-" says he
"Whatever the weather may be,
Ye can bring the spring wild its green and gold,
An the grass III the grove where the snow lies
cold,
An yen warm your back. wild smiling face,
As ye sit at your heart like an ovid fireplace,
Whatever the weather may be" says he
'Whatsvcr the weather may bel"
james Whitcomb Riley
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STATE PRESS OPINION.

seattle's citv government does mot seem to sis
easy upon hef stomach-Spokoae Reviem.
Reports fail to mention whether Dink Bolts
and Skid Buck were at the opening OF the
Worlds fair. But the affair was . crushing sue
cess all the same.-Tdromd Neca
Cannot our city council ordain against the sale
and distribution OF the Seattle Sunday Mercury
and other infamous publications in this cityf
II looks a. though the council might do some
Make penalty for any one caught selling
or Offering to sell any publication Of that class
Inside the city limits.-SnoAomish 7fibune
Since the absence Of Mayor Ronald from his
post of duty Seattle people have been realizing
rather disgraceful and humillating state Of
municipal government The dismissal OF Act
ing Mayor Sweeney for inef1ciency and the con-
tinual "kicks" that are coming in from all sides
regarding the management OF Affairs puts the
Democratic administration In an unenviable
light They viii probably hnd Themselves out
OF control again for some time to come after the
next municipal slection.-Bollord Nesa
1t h certainly strange that the authorities Of
the presumably respectable cities Of Seattle and
Spokane permit such breach of the laws, such
gross outrage upon decency, ~ the publishing
OF the SsA There are general. state aud NUM-
cipsl laws that bear directly upon thu case.
which should at once be enforced. The sheet 10
already excluded In several of the British Co
lumbia cities. and the sentiment against it Il
growing strong in all the smaller towns of this
state. The respectable people OF this city will
soon demand the exclusion of the nasty sheet
and their demand will receive the united and
hearty support of the local presa-Port Tornsend
GfapMc
The members Of the last Legislature who voted
for the law which fxes the rate Of interest on
county and city warrants at per cent should
Kick themselves into the sea, where all sharks
should naturally reside When these elegant
sQuabblers passed that Law they no doubt
thought they were protecting the people against
shrewd manipulators. How we'll they succeeded
10 demonstrated by the action Of the banks and
brokers, who, to make even. have discounted
county and city warrants S per cent This de-
duction can not by law be saddlsd upon the
municipality, but must come directly out Of the
pocket of the original holder Vancouver Inds-
. pendent
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The Rochester IN. W Herald tho other
day printed Edmund Walters famous
lyric go. Lovely Rose" as an original
poem contributed BY "Julia Cartwright"
The marvel 10 not that Julia Cartwright
ventured to practice this bold bit of
plagiarism. but that so excellent and care
fully edited paper as tho Rochester Her
aid should have been imposed upon. The
Hrold has been victimized by that not
very rare creature, woman with hys-
tericai passion for notoriety. one illustra-
ton Of which IL tho large number of liter
AIRY piagiarisms perpetrated by women.
There Is not newspaper In tho
land that could not testify to
the receipt of original verses" by
women who stole them outright from
printed books Of poetry. One of Bret
Harte's most famous poems was recently
Contributed" to Denver newspaper and
was made the subject Of q very mirthful
paragraph by the New York Sun. AIDE.
laide Proctor's 'Judge Not" and Florence
Fercy's my Shcaves" and even Bayard
Taylor's hackneyed "Song of the Camp"
have been palmed of on careless newspa-
pers az Original poetry"by female con-
tributors. who eign themselves Edith
Aidrch" or some other umbra nominis.
This propensity reveals the presence of
hystericai female freak seeking notoriety
in literature. Every Psychologist knows
that certain nervous diseases are associated
with certain mental effects; every doctor
knows that hysterical women are not only
prone TO self-deluson but to the practice
of deception upon the public. Every doc
tor knows that an opium "fend" is in
variably calin. unimpassioned, but mos.
incessant and motiveless liar. and no. sell
dom rurposeless thief, since he will
steal when not crowded by any neces sity.
Every doctor knows. too, that one of the
signs of chronic alcoholism is an irrepres-
sible disposition to lie without any COM
mensurase motive. whether hope Of re-
ward or fear Of punishment. Every doc
tor knows. too. that some persons never
suspected OF fasehood or dishonesty in
their sober life invariably steal and lie
when intoxicated.
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proved chronometers between Sitka and these
points for the purpose Of obtaining their iongi-
tude. etc Canadian officers will also accompany
the American parties to verify their ooserva-
lions and discoveries. while the United States
viii b similarly represented among the Can
adana
The work Of the Canadians will b chiefly In
land, and the several PARTIES will Be thus dis
tributed: Mr.. St Cyr, unuk river; MI. Talbot,
Unuk to ssickesn: Mr.. Gibbons. from Stickeen
northwssssrly; Mr.. BrabaSon. from Holkham
bay southeastsrly: Mr.. Macarthur, HOLMAN bay
to Taku Inlet: Mr. Ogilyie, from Taku inlet
northwestefly; Mr.. Klots, to connect the work
Of all
Az much as possible the Canadian parties VIII
adopt the Photographic method OF survey, obvi-
ating ~ 1t does the loss of both time and labor
in useless travelling. 1t has been pracficed with
great success during recent years, notably In
surveying the railway belt in the Rockies Tor
the Dominion government Vicforto Co0nisk
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How Expressmen's Licenses are Col.
lected-Outrage ON . Worthy Citisen.
SEATTLE, April 6. 1893
10 THE EDITOR: am ana have been engaged
In the sxpress business for nearly i've years
and am truthful witness of the difference be.
tween honest city government and "reform"
administration. / wish to inform the citizens
ana business men of Seattle of Q species of
tyranny practised here In our midst Heretofore
We have had an officsr called license Inspector
whose duty it was to collect license from OF.
pfessmeu. am ON record for prompt payment
OF license since have been in the express bust.
ness, and everything went smoothly along the
grand highway of honest and efficient city
government We had become accustomed to
honest omcfals. competent and obliging, and
were never accused BY them of dishonesty our.
selves, but change in the collection of licenses
came with the great "reform." Last Wednesday
. week ago was taking half q ton of coal to =
customer and on Thursday was arrested by Mr..
1iicott noticed him standing in front of the
alley ana walking up and down on Union
street while / was engaged In carrying the coal
on my back to my customers fooma. This
walking specimen Of reform aud secret service
espionage applied to the lady and asked nv
name and what charged her for hauling and
packing upon my back upstairs her coal In
kindness of heart l have no objection to any
person knowing my name He received the de.
sired Information, and on the following morn.
Ing was arrested for not having my license re-.
newed, when had all this time waited for this
new omcial to notify me and receive my money
and give me . receipt
1refussd to put up 80 bail and they searched
mo and forcibly took over $500 In notes
and valuables. aud then threw me in
the steel cage with seven hard. old.
tough malefactorA So much for reform.
They could not go the way clear after Ellicott
nao put his foot In II, so was dragged before
police court and was find SO and costs which
foots up the beautiful sum OF $50 81 Now. am
compelled to pay $3.50 for my license, which
Eilicott could have had for asking. / would
have paid 1t, and was anxious to do 90.
All ask Is Justice and no favors. Mr.. Editor.
II this 10 reform for heavens sake let Us In
augurate some honesty with IL or at least let
men OF common sense. justice and humanity
MI the omces. J. g. FLETCHER,
EXpreaaman
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himself. for the very sood reaspu that he
and he alone knows aai about ESTaseif, and
with such fullness of knowledge ne cannot
honestly indulge in seif-aduietio FL
naIly. Louis the Fourteenth Of France,
who was certainly superior Dan, wrote
verses Of which he was so prcssd that he
showed them TO Boileau, the famous satir-
ist. who returned them saying: "Your
majesty can do anything; year majesty
wished TO write some very bad poetry, and
your majesty has succeeded"