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Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-28
Preferable to Opera.

Herr Hugelspiel (sadly(-Aoh himmell
How is it you look so gay unit happy when
das German opera and all dose Wagner
singers are no longer hereS
Herr Rornlieb (smilingly)-Hal Dose
Wagner singers go, but care not. I hat
taken a room next by dentists Office,
and dot dentist is busy all Chicago
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-28

Chalet life in Switzerland has become
fashionable among English people of late
Years, the demand for such Alpine chalets
as are pretty and comfortable being great
er than the supply. A good knowledge of
French is a necessity if one would have q
pleasant summer.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-28

The windmill which is so conspicuous
in Dutch and Belgian scenery is likely to
be seen in India. 1t is proposed to drain
the unhealthy flats around Bombay by
means of windmill pumps on the system
of the low countries.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-28
One of Hawthorne,s Letters,

In the Duyckinok collection, as shown
at the Lenox library, may be seen the
manuscript of Hawthorne's Moses From
an Old Manse," with the following letter
bound with it:
''SALEM, Feb. 22, 1916.
''MY DEAR 6IR-At last send you the
copy for part second Of the proposed col
lection. 1t will make, as near as I can
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VINO rArs rHE TAxEsf

The demand that special municipal en-
ployment be given nc the public cost IL
eagerly supported by persons who forge.
that the burden Of the expense would fall
largely upon the Iaooring men themselves
who have in their conventions formulated
this request.
The taxes on real estate. which compose
tire bulk Of the loeal levies. are not paid In
the las, IS well as the first instance by the
owners 81 tie property. In the matter Of
house AID tenement rents. while the
owner pays the tar In the first instance be
r. sure to add the tar into the rent, and so
Ioasis IL upon the tenant. who In the final
account, ~ rule. pays the levy or con-
siderable part Of 1t. Ths owner of basi-
ness block nominally pays the tar on Il.
ard then passes il along through the rem
tai figures 70 the storekeeper. who In turn
adds 10 10 the price OF goods sold TO the
people, who finally pay the bulk Of that
tar.
When IL is urged that money be raised
By taxation 10 give work to the unem-
p.0yed IL Is WORTH remembering that prob
ably one-half the burden of 10 would fall
upon the very class most active in advo-
eating this plan and least abie to support
1t. Labor organizations ia advising this
method Of relief hare burdencd heavily
their own psople.
This 10 the common sense argument OF
the Springfield tMass.l Republican and is
supported by the following simple array
OF facts and figures:
"Here are 1000 men in Springfield pay
ing nominaliy only a Doll tax; and 1000
more paving real estate taxes. Where do
the io.001 men live with their families, of
which majority Of them are possessed !?
In the taxed houses and tenements of the
1000; and in their rents they are contrib
utiug month by month the taxes levied
upon these buildings Conceding that a
great many Of the 600 house or building
owners consunts per individual in their
private residences much more house rent,
30 10 speak, than the average renter OF
houses. but remembering also the amounts
contributed by the house renters To husl-
ness block taxes through purchases of
goods or Office work and il IL too much
10 conclude that the Ia, eco house renters.
who nonninaliy pay no tax beyond the 81
poll levy, actually do pay nearly or quite
one-hslf OF the $4,000 collected in this
city from real cstalef'
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SCARED OF A BROKEN REVOLVER
Fear Almost Makes = Corpse Of Pawn.
brokers Clerk.

An old offender. known a. Lee Morris.
was np before Justice of the Peace
Humphrey yesterday afternoon on q
charge OF ~sssulting Alexander Bridges. a
clerk IN Commercial street secondhand
store, with deadly weapon. He wa.
held 10 appear in the superior court for
trial, and - default Of $3.50 bonds wen. to
isil.
Il - charged that last SATURDAY. n.
wanted 20 pawn revolver az the second
hand store shsre Bridges is en- ployed. and
when Bridges remarked thAs il vas broken
aad no; Ia working order. 50 he eonld adj
vance but very little on Il. he ierked the
wsapoa from the clerk. declared:
''ise gun may not be worth ANYTHING
and may Se busted, but 81. good enough
10 XII you withE"
And lie made . move a, II 70 shoe.
Bridges, who is \ small man and easily in
undated, Was almost frightened 10 death.
lie uttered Wild cry OF fear. and throw
Ing ap his hands fsI. on the door in
aeSd faint Morris thought he Vas dead.
AID hiding hts revolver IN bis pocket, fed.
Naea Bridges recovered he swore out /,
warrant for his visitors arrest, but Morris.
so44a nos - ieaad until yesterday morn
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rKrzErreHrIxo on TINE DECLINE.

Indiana. New York, Arkansas and
Louisiana all refused 20 allow the Corbess-
Mitchell Sight to take place within their
borders. Tho governor Of Florida has
done his best TO exclude the battle from
his borders, and IL he fails IL win be due
TO the willingness OF the courts 70 allow
an obvious subterfuge 10 buy out the law.
bat If the courts are weak enough to per-
nit an evasion of the las by accepting the
assertion that the contest 10 . legal spsr-
ring contest with gloves, 10 will probably
end prizefighting hereafter In Florida, for
ID will call public attention 70 Florida in .
way that Ia not welcome to the state that
both needs and seeks decent immigration.
In England and France the law has
driven prissnghting into obscuri.y. and 1t
bids fair TO do the same for IL in the United
States. There Is increased attention paid
everywhere TO decent athletics, but prize
fighting and kindred brutal sports have
been driven TO It's East ditch" in Florida
Whether the governor succeeds in pre-
venting the fight or the courts authorize
il. the prize ring has fought It's last fight
IN Florida. When even Texas. Arkansas,
Louisiana and Mississippi. where Iynching
parties are common, repudiate . prize
fight as hopelessly brutal affair, Florida
IL not likely to long defy the best opinion
of both sections.
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ZEAL Exr.rx sALAs.
Deeds Recorded i'm sae Auditors once
Yesterday.

Deeds Recorded i'm sae Audfsors Omes
Yesterday.
Real estate Transactions from January !.
1885. are 1851. I42 There were fled for
record Yesterday Il deeds. the considers
tons aggregating s9.o5l. Following 10 the
list as furnished by Osborne. Tremper
Il Co., abstractors of titles. 1i6 Cherry
strest, between Front and Second:
Eliza Forgaces to 8. rorgaces. 5oxi65 feet
In sec Is. tp - n, r Sc, $50
8. Forgaces to ]. Iilkomich. 5ox165 feet
in sec g. tip Gan. rec. sl46-0.
Harry White and wife 10 William Miller,
lots q. 2, q and "A, block J. Second motor
line. 81.
Arthur Burns to Charles Waters, VIZ Of
nwH sec q. q. 7, 81
d. Vaughn to A. Helyar, lot 4. block 7,
Prospect Terrace, $500.
O. Marten.on TO A. Hakenson. lots Is
and is. block 4. Bay View add. 500. :
q. L. Edmiston 10 A. c. Mareonnief,
acres in sec Is. "a. 4, 81
A. c. Marconnier to r Livingstone, 5
acres in sec Is. "A, 4, S..
John Wheatman to A. Mccain. lot Il,
block "a, Gilman Park. 81.
A L. Steele to John Hackett, lot Is.
block l. Bradner's add. 500.
Flora Fuller to T. 7. Barnum, 4 lot 2,
block 81. Lake Union add, $50.
Ueofge Rockingham 10 Cnurcn OF tho
Immaculate Conception. lots and 8,
block Ia, A A. Denny's Broadway, s, 800.
Jane IL. Pittman to Trustees Seattle
Seminary. lot 1. block IL, University, sos.
George Kinnear to f. 7. Smart. lot /,
block 4. Comstock, 81 900.
4. L. Stark to w. T. Cormods, lot 8,
block 4, Laws ist, s..
G. s. Beatty to James Fitzgerald. ek Of
~ of swH of SEA OF nel. 70, "A. 3, 81.
III ~ I%ta 4
ana IL, block 3, Green Lake Electric Motor,
$50
Mary z. CroomIer to Sever Roy. lot S,
block 5. Jackson Street add, $3.50.
ID. Nj. Jones to c. Stranie, 10 acres In
sec. 80. q, 4. $1,000
F. NJ. Stroud to f. ]. Grifhths. 2 acres
In lot 2. sec. 8. %. 4, $500.
II. Potts to I. NJ. Jones, lots | and 2,
block 20, Salmon Bay Park and other,
fl2A IN
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Nor HIsroRrcAL rnurH.

When Mr.. Cleveland became president
last March he withdrew the treaty the
senate had before IL tor the annexation of
the Hawaiian islands to the United 81 ates.
OF this treaty Mr.. Cleveland said that sit
contem plated departure from unbroken
American tradition In providing for the
addition to our territory of islands of the
sea more than 1000 miles removed from
our nearest coast" Without discussing
the policy or impolicy of annexing these
islands. the reason given by President
Cleveland is of no consequences, because it
Is not historically true. The trainers of
the articles Of confederation and of the
Federal constitution were all annexation
lists. franklin wanted Canada and the
Bermuda islands; Jefferson ana Gallatin
were annexationists; John Quincy Adams,
President Monroe. President Polk and
President Buchanan favored the annexa-
ton of Cuba.
The Hawaiian islands are nearer by 800
miles TO San Francisco than the outer
most island of the annexed Aleutian
chain in Alaska. The element of distance
from the United States is not an objection
to annexation. or we should not have pur-
chased Alaska in 1867, which was hum
dreds of miles distant from any part of
our territory. Secretary Seward, Secre-
tary Marcy, President johnson and Presi-
dent Grant were all annexationis.s; 1t
was not a question of distance at all. but
question of expediency. and the historical
precedent is all against the curious assump-
ton of Mr.. Cleveland.
On the question OF expediency the
United States might reject or accept an
opportunity for annexing new territory,
but it is historically untrue to pretend
that the unbroken line of American
precedent is against the annexation of new
territory because 10 Is distant or because
it comprises islands. We have annexed
some territory that wa. contiguous and
some like Alaska that was not contiguous,
but distant. The mass OF American pre-.
eedent shows that annexation has been
our historical policy. and has rested for
its decision upon the argument OF expedi-
ency and value; not upon the mere oues-
ton OF distance and situation. When the
Nicaragua canal is Quilt we shall be COM
PEELED to become great naval power. and
| IL is absurd to suppose that we would re.
| fuse To annex . valuable tract of new terri
tory upon the plea that it was distant ter
r.iory and OF insular situation.
| There are reasons which could be quoted
against the proposed annexation of the
Hawaiian islands, but their distance and
their insular situation can no. be fairly
| quoted against them as violation of an
unhroken American precedent
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NEW York. Jan. 1.-The legislature met
this afternoon. Gov. Flowers message
announces that for the first time In more
than seventy-five years the state is free
from debt. He recommends measures to
do away with direct taxation. and advo-
Gates the use of electricity as a motive
power for canals end the adoption of the
"blanket" ballot. Referring to the pro-
posed consolidation of New York and
Brooklyn, the message advises submission
of the question 10 a vote of the citizens of
the two cities The slate for officers of the
legislature forced through the senate and
assembly Republican caucuses last night
was ratified when the two branches of the
legislature met.
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The Psess-TssaSs Iass evening printed ths
foEIo.ing announcement ss the head OF Its
editorial column:
The Seattle Publishing Company has
maize arrangements xisb the Ieiexrapn
Publishing Company % set up tSs fTea-
1sas>s rron the iiscfype nachInes.
The business office Of the com pany VIII
remain ~ ia Columbia street"
IL Is also authoritatively announced
that the Eesaing Hsvad will suspend pub
iicasion on Wednesday. Comment upon
these extraordinary changes in the jour-
nalsstie ornament 10 unnecessary. The
facts speak for themselves
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The Seattle Chamber Of Commerce
adopted by 9 decisive vote resolution,
protesting agains, the placing OF coal,
lumber end iron on the free has. The
action was no. in any sense POLITICAL and
will not be so regarded. Il is purely a
question Of looking after the local inter.
ests OF Seattle and the state Of Washing.
ton just rs the people of Alabama are
looking AFTER the interests Of their own
state. IL vii be an interesting spectacle
10 see thu senator's and Representatives
from Washington and Alabama joining
hands IN fight against free coal and free
iron.
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A seherns to hholi.h Indsan Arencies.


WssHrscros crTr, JAM 2-lSrecial.l-
The report that the committee on Indian
Affairs Of the house had recommended
thai all Indian agencies in the state OF
Washington be abolished il wholly with
out foundation. Even had such q report
been made By the committee, il would have
had no effect on the house. since the rec
ornmendasion OF the commissioner OF
Indian affairs would have far more weight
The publication OF this report Was the
work of Congressman Holm an, ex-vatch-
dog Of the treasury. who has been deposed
from the place which he so long held Is
chairman Of the committee on appropria-
tons. but who stIlI retains the chairman
ship Of the committee on Indian affairs.
He is determined to make . record some
how. and thinks he can do it by
cutting OF the fes thousand dol
lars allotted TO the men who take
care Of the Indians in the state of WASH
ington. He bases his views, which are
personal, and have not yet received the
sanction Of any other member of the COM
mittes on Indian affairs on g census re-
port made not long ago by Prof. Donald
son. . special agent of the census bureau,
on the condition of the North American
Indians. The theory advanced by Prof.
Donaldson 10 that when the Indians have
been allotted lands in severalty and have
been admitted to citizenship they should
be treated a. other citizens Of the state in
which they reside. and all governmental
restraint be removed from them. This 10
q very pretty theory, but any one
who knows the condition of the
Indian after he has received his
allotment Of land will readily
see how impracticable It would
be 20 put such theory into practice. The
Indian bureau, which has ut its head men
OF practical experience In dealing with
Indians, laughs at the idea Of abolishing
these agencies. Assistant Commissioner
Armstrong says that In nearly every case
the Indians are worse off when they have
received their lands In severalty than
they were before, until they have learned
to till the soil. Even then they have
troubles about which they appeal to the
government, and it is much cheaper TO
maintain an agent to look after these mat
tiers than IL would be to appoint . special
commission to look mp every individual
complaint. 1t Is safe to say that there will
be no abolishing of Indian agencies in
Washington this year.
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ing. In court yesterday Bridges Vas sfih
mush frightened. and he explained to the
justice.
81 was most scared 20 desth. l Snes II
/ opened my mouth that would be aoead
man. thought sure he Was going 70 see
Il the gun was really out OF order. put ne
didn't shoot. not that remember OF
Morris vas at one time waiter In
Pike street restaurant. but the inauenee
Of the dance halls in the southern portion
OF the city was too much for him, and 10Y
more than year past the police have haa
his name on their iiss rs suspicious cnar-
acter. a year ago he was arrested on
charge Of bnrglasizing q lodging house.
but las discharged tor lack OF evidence.
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New interpretations.

OLYMPIA. Jan. Especial. Articles of
Incorporation for the following domestic
corporation have been filed in the Office of
the secretary of state:
Star Manufacturing Company, Seattle;
capital stock, 5000; 90 shares, at SIS:
incorporators, Valentine Barker, Andrew
Baumgarten. p. I. Brunsing: manufac-
ture OF vinegar, mustard and pickles.
Buckeye Shingie Company, Blaine:
$3.50; nine shares, 500 each; incorpora-
tors. Barnev Schlader. James Hinton, E.
l. Pine. George Hunt, Custer Hunt !;
manufacture and sell shingles.
Swartout Investment Company, Everett;
$50, 600; 500 shares, of 500 each; incorpo-
ratory, Melvin Ssartout. Maud Swartout
and w. w. Edwards: to deal in real and
personal property,
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President Cleveland ha. behaved In the
matter of Haw ali exactly as he did in the
matter OF the Nicaragua canal. In 1885
the senate were about 10 ratify treaty
with Nicaragua under which the NIcara-
qua canal would have been built by the
United States government. President
Clevelsnd'a first act after his inauguration
In March. lass, was TO Withdraw this
treaty. lie desired to rob the Republican
party and President Arthur OF the honor
of pushing this great project 10 compile
ton, so he withdrew the treaty, never re.
turned II and killed the best opportunity
We ever had 20 build that grea. commercial
waterway.
lie withdrew the Hawaii annexation
treaty from the senate in the spirit Of
spItefuI determination TO Siiserealt the adj
ministra,lon of President Harrison and Of
rohking the Republican party OF the creii,
OF annexing these islands His Hawaiian
policy has completely mlsearried ana his
special message on the subject is a miser-
ably weak document. in which he shows
his sense Of humiliation aud discontinue
hy leaving the subject in the hands of
congress without any recommendation.
lie has. moreover. not compiled Nth the
demand Of congress for the papers in the
case. Some OF the most important
are suppressed. like the report of M
Willis upon the obstacles he found in the
way Of carrying cat the demonstrations Al
policy Of the administration. which was
20 unset stable and respectable free re-
publican fern OF government and rsplaee
IL With a decTepit despotista shat eoaid not
s:and alone
Congress viii certainly not sanction III.
PROJECT In restore the monarchy. Mr.
CleSeland's message - In no sense an ar
gu@ens any more than Mr.. Blounr. re-.
roTt vas an argument, and We an know
,hat that report was nothing bot ex parss
testimony In behalf Of the queen and her
followers.
cae OF the stapiaess thlngs said BY the
president is his statement tha, his plans
have been in,eFtsred with because IN.
queen sonld not grant amnesty "a IN.
provisional government lie seem. 70 he
unaware that the provisional government
Is not in the slightest danger from the
queen, who IS entirely peNsriess.
Tae defeat OF President Cleveiana'. nm
constitutional roliey does not ead m.
inquiry, and when that inqusrv I, over
President Cleveland wIll enjoy the ri fleel.
OF the opposition ana the compassion 81
al bis intelligent fgiends. Nothing /. lef,
OF tae hswAiisa policy of the Cleveland
Administration. Ii has raiserah,v co,.
ispsed. Cleveland started eat ~ steal
woos and re has eoas back shagn- The
isst.e invented % B'oans proves 10 be base
lass. aad leaves President Cleveland N =
ridiculous position. vaialv striving 20
shoulder On ecawrrss the responsibility b.
assumed OF Eailsaee nov known 9, b.
fslxe
Cleveland is ne~ tired eg quoting lersr-
son "a sic inspired evangelist Of tie r,,ssss-
sal faith Of the Democratic party. an.a h.
f9Fests Fha' wEsslaS Of - negotiations Tor
sae purchase og the Louisiana tsrrgtovx
ssAs&soa s2.@s "I@sss 10 20 coassstu.
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Registration OF Ch,n..e ..~,,

sAs Francisco. Jan. THE bureau Of
registration OF Chinese laborers in con-
formity with the McCreary law opened for
business here this morning. Large rooms
have been secured convenient to Chinese
quarters. The eight clerks who were in
readiness 10 issue certificates had almost
nothing TO do Up to noon only two ap-
plicstions for certificates Of residence had
been made. Collector Welborne has had
circulars in Chinese freely distributed
among the Chinese. urging them to come
forward promptly
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no.rd Of Public WORKS An.,r,.

At the meeting Of the board of public
works yesterday petitions were received
from John Parkinson and Minnie A.
Cane, asking permission to use the park
way on portions OF Hyde street in front of
their property for terracing. The permits
sion was granted.
The Union Electric Company and the
Seattle Gas and Electric Light Company
each made proposition 10 the board rela-
tive to the lighting of police headquarters
and the main part of the city hall. Both
propositions were referred to Commits
sioner Van Brocklin for fuller investiga-
ton.
The contract was awarded to the Wash
incton Iron Works for the furnishing of
100 man-holes for the new sewers now I'M
der construction. at the rate of IS. IS each.
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nES yxB. Jan. c-one of the evil effects
OF Gov. " ate calling an extra session of
the legislature was made apparent today.
The banking house Of White & Co, New
York, bad contracted 20 take s4o1 GO
worth q pasllc Improvement bonds Of
this city. They today wired. withdraw.
Ing sa negotiations until after IL had been
determined what the Legislature will DO
regarding several q the governors recon-
naenaAtlons
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THE CUSTOM HOUSE OFFICEs.
Saunders' Coachman Promoted-Rolitf.
ciana Rafuaa Poor Places.

clans Refuse Poor Places.
PoRr TOWNSEND. Jan. 2-tSpecial. Tho
collector Of customs is having some diff
Guilty, strange as it may appear, in getting
competent Democrats to accept govern
ment positions. One of the best Demo-
cratic workers in the county, ]. A. Shee-
han. has declined two appointments which
had been rendered him by Mr.. Saunders.
One position, messenger, was worth $50
month and the other. a day watchman-
ship. 10 salaried at $1,o95 year. Mr..
Sneehan was an applicant for an inspector
ship at IS. 50 per diem, and had the united
Endorsements of the city and county CEN
trail committees and the leading Demo
Gratis of this section, consequently he was
quite indignant when Saunders offered
him the position Of custom house
mental. He said today: az told
Saunders that / would not accept
such q petit larceny job. and that
I wanted an inspectorship or nothing.
He tried TO apologize for the affront by
saying that it would lead up to q promo
ton. The position now held by Inspector
Van Bokkelen at Vancouver is soon to be
made vacant, and wanted that job. He
said that he had promised it to c. N. S.
Tucker, q nephew to Or. Wilson. one Of
Saunders bonds.nen. You will remember
that he appointed this man Tucker to the
Office of statistical deputy last August. who
on account of incompetency was COM
PEELED 10 resign after getting his reports
all muddled up. l don't know by what
cinch Tucker has the collector. but what
ever it is Saunders has to obey his die
tates."
A man named Battos, who has been
employed as Saunders coachman. was
given position as day messenger today
at salary of $500 per annum.