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wHY soT INITIATE THE OTHERS !

The spectacle ~ KngIana. France. Ger
rnany or Russia protesting against jap
anese annexation OF any portion Of con-
uusrei China, would be indeed Instructive
When. gray. has either % those nations
hesssased TO annex and occupy any por-
sson OF the earth to which n took q fancy.
uniess interrupted ard opposed. one by the
other, 10 the grabbing process? There Il
hardly an island OF the sea that. At one
time or another. has rot been sought By
one Of them: Hos . knewn habitaoie spot
on earth thar Ii not coveted. nor but few
that have not been "annexed BY one or
this Quartette of ciytlizers. The flags OF
the four nations fringe the globe and
each in turn has first attacked, then des-
oizted and finally Appropriated capes.
rromontorses. islands ard inferior prfn-
cipalisies, undeterred by and regardless
Of right or protests, save that proceeding
from rivals I'm the same kind of business.
What business has England to protest
against the eession of all China IL Japan
70 wfiIsg The empire OF Great Britain
encircles the round globe. In Europe.
Asia, America and Africa. the islands Of
all seas. including vast Australia. her
sovereignty Is recognized. IN their ports
her navy rides. from their heights her
guns frown and from their people Is ex-
acted the tribute that supports the Brit
ish empire with her troops and ships
that first subjugated and now enforce her
rule over them So. In lesser degree. ID
q with France and Germany whose flags
float over conquered territory in all parts
Of the globe. ana whose interference IN
behalf Of any feeble and unprotected
tribe or government is but the first act
toward Its dismesnbermsnt and eventual
appropriation.
China is not under . protectorate. 1t
was never asked for, never extended.
Japan, already the robust England OF the
Orient, has the same right to take from
China what she can compel her to reiin-
quish, as Germany had to demand and oc-
cupy Alsace and Lorraine after the
Franco-Prussian war. as England has In
Egypt France in Africa, or Russia In
Bokhara- While these great nations,
Great Britain in particular. are evangeI-
izing and undermining darkest Africa with
sword aad gun, and incidentally appro-
prtating the territory thus illuminated,
why should not Japan. jealous In her new
birth TO self-respect and consciousness of
power, perform like service In and with
the people and principalities OF an effete
and lasgard despotism that in the inter-
ests and for the Independence of an ad-
Joining nation she has been compelled
10 whip into submission? Has japan
not equal rights with the other named
eTangelistsa Is she not, moreover, an
able and successful exponent OF tiie mis-
sionary spirit which those ma tons have
displayed?
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Spokane and the Railroad Bill.
Snokaro Snakasnan


The Walla Walla Unisn is guilty Of a
small bit OF demagogy. 1t declares that
the votes of Seniors Ide ana Van Houten
were . slap on the part of Spokane at
the farmers OF Eastern Washington. and
that, therefore, the wheat growers ought
to boycott this town and do their trading
At Walia Waila. The Union knows better.
Public sentiment In Spokane, with the ex-
ception of two or three men, was unan-
imous In support of the bill. Every hon.
orable influence was exerted in its favor
by the press and the people of this city.
even to the disagresable task Of denounc-
Ing the two Spokane senators who voted
against the bill.
The attitude OF Senators Ide and Van
Houten will not influence one farmer to
alter his natural advantages of trade.
Mny of the farmers OF Eastern Washing
ton can trade to the best advantage at
waiia Walla. and these should, and will.
continue those advantageous relations.
Others. through geographicalandtr anspor-
tation influences, can trade to best advant-
age ia Spokane and the surrounding towns
and they viii continue their old connec-
tons.
1t Is in quite another way that the de-
feat of the freight rate bill viii hurt Spo-
kane. Ii robs the farmers OF this just
prosperity, and indirectly strikes at the
PROSPERITY OF the people of this city. This
phase of the issue was tn oroughly under
stood by the people OF Spokane. who are
\ quite as dissatisfied with the action of
Senators Ide and Van Houten as are the
farmers themselves. and who give their
unqualified approval to the votes of those
nine members from this county who sup
ported the bill
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etc, could Be transported without trans
fer and without breaking bulk. Ii also
provided for = reduction Of passenger
fares within the state from cents TO
cents per mile. It compelled the railroad
companies TO haul by she shortest routes
from interior points 20 the coast or.
rather. prevented them from changing
more than by the shortest route per ton
per mile even though they saw 81 To
haul by either than the shortest routes
The News deems II advisable for the
people Of this section TO thoroughly ac-
Quaint themselves with all the oosAinabie
facts bearing upon this important mat
ter. and 10 study the votes OF the MEM
bers recorded against the measure. IL
would be well 10 hold their representa-
rfyes 30 voting 20 strict and unqualified
account for their action. Nothing APP
preaching q satisfactory explanation has
as yet been made By single one OF
them, and we are at a loss TO know now
their action can be explained away
We would ask the honorable senator's
who voted against this measure X they
are aware OF the extent OF loss and dam
age 10 the people by their unexpected
and unexplainahle action?
For illustration the amount that would
have been saved TO Palouse City alone
would not fail short of $1,000 annually;
ana we honestly believe that the estimate
Is too low rather than too high. IL Is
based entirely upon freight shipments
from Palouse and does not take into con-
sideration the savings from reduction
of passenger rates. or the clauses com
polling the companies to make proper
connections at junction points. whereby
Palouse shippers would enjoy all the adj
vantages afforded shippers on neighbor-
ing lines. The advantage would amount
to fully as much a. that Of the construc-
ton Of q competing line into the city.
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STATE LAND COMMISSION.

The joint legislative committee that ts.-
sestiEssed thu state land department rec.
ouAsuends that the local boards OF tide
lard appraisers De abolished. that the
seven state land cruisers employed on
commission. he relieved. and two cruisers
paid a yearly safars. be substituted: that
the school land appraisers b. abolished
that rhe assistant attorney generals be
abolished. ard their werk Done by one at
tosnes. employed ~ the state land beard
ard thai the state land hoard he cognpaSs,.
Or the commissioner ~ pnolic lands and
two other members 20 he appointed by the
governor. THE cerwnait,ec found that the
books Of the present state land commits
sHan are In excellent condition, ana that
tas commission has saved money TO the
state by increasing the school land rect
ais. There IS nes Gre word 81 criticism,
o. the report as 20 the work OF the com
mission.
The ieeai hessts 81 tile liant appraisers
have beer very expensive. issiees. I'm ere
county. I, Is said, ths appraised Nsige &c
the tide lands viii aes cover the coat 81
sppFassement. The appraissnseat east as
much 81 the small "a IL asd IN the large
counties The eide land appraisers In
sene Of sfa counties have abused the aa~
shayafy given to shsEya. hut the committee
hss 40 elaaAe ser ,hs other oaseers. Ana
the esteT recommendation arc nsaae
rayely 81 the Interest - eeancms.
Tha salaries 81 nve lard cruisers
several assistant attorney Eeuerafs. eigh-
teea ssssrss es tide land appraisers Art
cns state commissioner are proposed 20
a 1zSn.
s''ansv. however. In the present Syssesu 90
n'&nAss meat at state lands TIE centred
ssisi remaining tn q heard OF tarse, 60
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THE BROKEN PLEDGE.

The defeat of the Helm railroad bill
means a larger Porulist vote In Central
and Eastern Washington two years
hence.-Eilenshurg Register. Dem.
The Helm railroad bin which passed
the house by a sweeping majority, was
killed In ths senate Wednesday. by vote
of Is to a. The enactment of this law
would have been a godsend to the farm
ers of Eastern Washington and was sup
ported by all political parties. We are
sorry TO state that Senator Megler voted
against the people and in favor OF the
railroads on this importnt question. Rep
resentative Irving voted for the BILL
Cathiamet Gazette. Rep.
The defeat OF the Helm freight bill was
no more than could be expected IL the
senator's from this county had voted as
their conscience Uhe people who placed
them thereD told them TO. the vote for
a reconsideration yesterday would have
been tie. But. as II was. these senator's
plainly gave Spokane and its interests a
cold shoulder and voted for the railroads.
There Is saying that there is reason
for everything" Why did they vote that
way7--Spokane Opinion. Req.
The Helm railroad freight bill was de-
feated In the state senate on Thursday
by q vote OF q to -. All OF which leads
us 20 remark that the Republican party
of this state IS menkeying with buzz
saw and may hear from the people at the
next general election. There are q great
many Republicans In this state upon
whom there are no strings, and we belong
IN that class If IL is proclaimed by this
strongly Republican legislature that the
masses have no rights which corporations
are bound 10 respect, the next election
VIII witness a revolution Elm politics.
Leayenworth Journal. Rep
The friends Of the Helm railroad rate
bill did not contend that IL was perfect
IN all It's provisions. but Ii was a step In
the right direction. IL would have as
sisted Ia easing the burdens OF tbs peo-
PIE. Gov McCsraw recommended legts-
fatlon TO secure lower rates In his mes
sage The Republican state platform
adopted in Spokane last September de-
mandsd and promised relief from exor-
oiiant rates. Every Republican In the
legislature ts under q solemn pledge to
the people 10 give such relief. II the
provisions OF the Helm bill were not just
they should have been so framed either
In committee or In legislative session
The national Decorate party has been
uiicermoniously repudsased because IL
failed 10 keep it's pledges 10 the people
We trust the representatives of the Re-
publican party Ia Washington will no.
make such record as TO bring the same
fate upon the party In this stafs--Spokans
Times. Rep.
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The payroiis Of the Indians who are
entitled TO share In the first cash pay
ments Of $50 900 have been completed
and are ready to be forwarded to WASH
ingto City for final action. The rolls en-
brace 3.06e names. OF whom about 30 have
died since the allotment was made and
whose heirs win receive their pro Sata.
and % births have been added. Each
name Is therefore entitled to $30S.10 in
cash. They win receive their money in
probably thirty or forty days. Under the
direction OF Colonel Lane. the special
Indian agent. the clerical force has been
at work from Z In the morning until II
at night, and are now for the first time
drawing free breath. The work has
Agency Clerk Martin
Colonel Lane Is hourly expecting a
telegram from the department authoriz-
ing him to strike from the roll the names
of about ITO interiopfng Indians who
have no legal or moral right In the dis
tribution. These Indians came In from
several adjacent reservations when the
allotment was made and their claims
were allowed by Miss Fletcher. Colonel
truders are not just claimants and is
desircus of saving to the proper benefi-
Charles the $4,000 involved. AS soon as
advice is received upon this point the
rolls will be Immediately copied In tri-
plicate and forwarded to Washington
City. where checks to the individuals
will be made out and sent here TO Colonel
Lane for distribution.
James Reuben reached Washington City
yesterday morning and is doing all he
can to expedite the payment. Jim is all
right and Is working In entire harmony
with the purpose Of the government. He
will go to Carlisle. Penn, in a day or
two. where he has been invited to deliver
an address before the Indian industrial
school
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Everybody Hates Dolph.

"dstiiiiS ton lily 1ScttcI.
Poor Dolph. He is gone and nobody
mourns. It is too bad to talk about a
man when he Is down. but Doiph's is a
peculiar case. There Is probably no other
man In the senate whose departure would
have given such general satisfaction.
Dolph Is the man who tried to prosecute
the newspaper correspondents for print
ing the stories of executive sessions which
senators had told them. OF course he
didn't succeed. for the average United
States senator is manly and honorable,
but Dolph never ceased to regret his fall
ure. Now that Dolph Is gone there will
be something OF a discussion as to who Ia
the most unpopular man In the senate.
The question was up for discussion in a
group OF gallery observers q few days
ago, and each member of the group wrote
on slip OF paper the ten senator's whom
1t would give him the greatest pleasure
to see retired to private life. Doiph was
on every list.
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SEATTLE, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10
CROW AND THE RAILROADS.

Pepuitst Senator chow led the fight for
the railroad rate bill In the senate. but on
the defeat of the measure he changed his
vote To the winning side. in order that he
might move reconsideration Ills con-
stituents over Ia the PaIouse country do
not understand parliamentary law. and
are furious over the senators supposed
perfsdy. One of the Whitman county pa
pers saya: Some say that gold did the
work. but We would rather believe that
Mr.. Crows utter Ignorance Of state affairs
and his lack OF perception had led him
astray. than that he was bought up by
the money Of the corporations" The Re-
pubiicans are enjoying the joke, and cali
Ing attention 70 the vow OF the Silver
Federation. OF which Senator Grow is said
70 be = member: 1.-THE penalty OF treason
shall be DEATH
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THE RECENT PATENT DECISION.

The recent decision of the United States
supreme court that the life of an Ameri-
can patent expires with that of foreign
patent on the same thing, provided the
foreign patent was issued previous to the
granting of the patent by this govern
ment. is creating considerable stir among
patent owners. attorneys and patentees.
IL Is regarded as one of the most impor-
tant decisions rendered by the supreme
court. and only possibly exceeded in prac-
teal effects by the legal tender decision.
Although 1t is at present impossible to
estimate the number of interests In
volved. 1t Is calculated that more than
thousand patents have expired under the
decision which their owners thought had
yet several years to run. There are hun
dreds of suits now I'm the courts which
viii lapse because OF the decision. Among
these are those OF a company which was
operating under patents for the reciama-
ticn of rubber from old rubber goods and
has been doing n business of upwards of
A,0oovd0 annually. This company finds
that It's patents expired "A few months
ago instead of running until 1901. as 1t
had supposed. 1, has been receiving roy
aities amounting to $4,000 year, which
are cut off. and its suit against the rub
Der trust for infringement will have to
be modified TO suit the date when the
patent expired.
The General Electric Company Is in
terested In the decision. IL loses its pa
tent on the fundamental principles OF the
mcandescent lamp. the manufacture OF
which is now open 10 all the world The
same Is the case with the patents on the
transmitter of the Bell telephone. The
main principles Of which are no longer
protected. although several minor patents
are still In force. The Western Union
Telegraph Company also. 10 is said, owns
some patents cut of by the decision. but
they are no. of primary Importance
The best effect Of the decision. how
ever will be visible In the change of
practice i'm the patent Office, where 1t Is
probable that the ions delays. so Justly
and severely criticised in the Beriiner
decision. not long ago made. will not
hereafter occur. These delays were par-
poseiy caused In order that the Ameri-
can patent could have a long time 10 run
after the foreign patent had expired. and
II had become a common practice 10
hang up' eases for years in the interests
OF applicants Many OF our readers
doubtless remember that long after Ger
tain sewing machine foreign patents had
expired. and the machines were selling
Tor very low prices abroad. the enforce
meni of the patent In this country kspt
the prize 10 80 nearly the original mark
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swo OF whom. however. are 60 be sp-
posntef BY sfe governor.
FurrheY. sfe power Of the state hoard Is
20 he Increased BY giving Il direct super
sfsson Of tide hand surveys. a7rrasse-
snenfx ard sales; BY directing that strict
account h~ kept with couusy commission
erx as TO xtnool lands. ny making an ap-
preparation 10 prosecute trespAseers. and
by authorizing the state 10 Advance
money for the survey OF rev ten nships.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

The public II hereby warned not 10 pay
any noney 70 parties repressnting to be
agents OF the Seattle Poss-Intsiffsenrer.
except the following, who are the only
authorized travelling agents OF the Post
rnfe7lisencer, VIZ: J. A. Mcclellan and j..
i. Hawisy This does not apply TO resi-
dent agents of this paper who are located
in various cities and towns In the North
west. nor to poctmasters. who are IN all
cases authorized to take subscriptions for
the Daily. Sunday ana Weekly Pozt-InteI-
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A Chicago genius. whose name. N
known wouid go down 10 posterfry en-
rolled among the beaefactors OF mankind.
has hit upon q plan 70 abate the high
hat nuisance Ia theaters. the n sre mention
Of which is conclusive Of its infal,foiiity-
This unknown phtlanshropfst who sub
scrihes himself a martyr 20 the hat"
gives TO the suffering public his anti-blg-
hat-toxine through the Herald rs follows.
Let every manager cause 10 be circutat-
ed blazing slips. on each Of which Is an
inscription Ike this. Ladies over IS viii
be allowed TO keep on large hats. all
Others must remove them" No one VIII
deny the absolute efficacy OF the remedy
proposed. Like the majority OF discov-
cries for the relief of human ills. II Is
% simple that the wonder Is that 1t has
not long ago been tried.
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naval academy. which under the uniform
practice OF the navy department belong
20 the incoming congressman Last
month about twenty cadets were dropped
~ lzsk OF proficiency IN studies A clause
was iog-roEied Into the naval approprs-
alton bin proyiding THAI they be nifed
1T once Whereupon the hungry snerneers
rushet their nominations into the depart
ment and Secretary Herbert was COM
peeled to confirm all that be received
before noon or course new members are
Indignant and threaten that the next
congress on assembling viii take prompt
measures 10 yaeats the appointments.
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A New Silver Party.

The story comes from Olympia that a
new silver party is to be formed in this
state, composed of Republicans. Demo-
Gratis and Popuiists. or this party Hon.
George Turner, of this city. Is to be
made the candidate for governor. The
demand for this party is said to have
grown out OF the failure of the state leg
islature TO enact laws demanded by the
people. Judge Turner, Judge Ruby. l..
NJ. Ringer. Harry Cornweli and Senator
Helm are said to have encouraged. II
not promised allegiance to the new party.
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The policy Of the Post-Enseilis sncer Is
to give all the news. treat everybody
fairly. and to constantly improve. Next
Sundays Post-Intelligenzer Will be the
best Sunday newspaper ever issued In the
state of Washington, and it will have
the widest circulation.
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The only difference between the gold
mono mesailist and the silver mono-mefal-
list 10 that the former wants TO swindle
the debtor and the latter wants to
swindle the creditor. International BIZ
metallism would do exact justice TO
both debtor and creditor.
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Japan has insisted ever since the war
first opened that her conduct In the treat
ment of her neighbors would be governed
by the law of nations. Therefore. IS soon
as peace negotiations are actually begun.
an armistice must be declared. The sud-
den activity about Newchwang Is due 10
the desire of the Japs 10 make the most
OF the few DAYS that remain Of the war.
The conquerors are no nearer to Picking
than they were month ago, and, unless
the peace negotiations about 10 taks
place fail. the Chinese capital ID safe.
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The New York sun says that there
were three conspicuous .'hoodoos' OF the
Fifty-third eongress-w Wilson OF West Vtr-
ganis. MeAsliin of Tennessee. and Spring
er OF Illinois. Wilsan. because he shaped
the way 20 the Demoeracy's eternal dts
grace" AcMillin. hecause ''he played the
part Of a Democrats Cuxey.' and fast
eaea upon the Democracy the Popalist.c
income tax Springer. because he Was
cuckoo frcn beginning to end" and
played steadily and consistently and
with great uialetic ability the part of a
spaniel" Bat saSnhinsi these hooioas. -
says shs sun. "and outside % congress
there has been bigger hooaco than any
ere ct them. a mere potent influence in
determining the srnemlny Of the Fifty
third congress thar all three Of them com
btneG Grover Cleveland. president OF
the ginltsd States played the part OF
master TO al four
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killing the squirrels.
Yakima Reuuhiic. y

Take . I'VE gallon can, put . stick OF
PHOSPHORUS with q little cold water In the
bottom OF It: pour In hot-not boiling
water. just hot enough to melt the phos-
phorous gradually. Add two pounds OF
sugar and stir. Then add cornmeal and
-four In equal quantities TO make thick
batter: then stir In whole wheat until the
latter is quite stifY. Pour in at the same
time fifteen or twenty grains Of rhodium.
The wheat win absorb all the water and
the mass win become hard Fer use chip
or small pieces the size OF hickory nut
and place in the runs.
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A creamery has been built at watervtlle
and will be ready for operation early In
April. What Is needed now Is cows. The
farmers have been growing wheat to the
neglect Of more profitable branches OF
agriculture, and the new creamery can
obtain the milk of only 80 cows. while
the number required is 400. The creamery
expects to put out 800 pounds of butter
Der day, which will be salable at 10 cents
per pound. The market Is unlimited.
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Suficient orders have already been re-
ceived to make the actual paid circula-
ton Of next Sundays observation-disclosures
5000 copies. Taking an average OF four
readers to every paper and it Will be
found that every advertisement that app
pears In the Sunday Post-Intelligencer win
be seen By 1ao,00o readers. That Is the
kind Of advertising that pays.