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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-13

The settlement of the tide land CON
troveysy is q matter % great Importance.
and Il Is - 10 hoped that a satisfactory
solution or the difficulties encountered
Will be arrived a. and that right speed
ty. Shore wners arc Interested in hav-
Ing the matter settled and improvcrs are
anxious that a system o. plats should he
approved. So that all thclr rights may he
secured and their titles 20 property rem
derca perfect Moreover. the general
public IS interested in having the work
completed definitely and the questions IN
volvei settled for al thine The labors
90 the iocal board o. appraisers. though
prolonged beyond the time originally con-
tesnpla ted by law. have been generally con-
ssaerea satisfactory. Although the plat
as approved by the board may work
hardship IN some individual eases. as a
scieatlfc engineering standpoint has
been though, BY competent authority 70
Ne "a every way adapted 20 al the posi-
Die needs e. grelt city.
l, may not be Improbable 20 observe
how satisfactorily similar difficulties IN
pierce county were ne; ard settled. and
Il $ certainly not out % phase 30 wish
cur own local differences might De set
tle8 as happily and tremendously as those
~hilh once existed IL the etty ot Tacoma.
TAs interests On Commencement bay con-
ntetei 50 SHARPLY that al work vas.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-13
SEATTLE, THURSDAY, JUNE I3.
TUE DEFICIT AND THE BONDS

While the movement OF gold abroad last
year and the early part OF the present year
vas a serious thing IN itself. it resulted
I'm saving tho treasury from practical
suspension of payment. which would in
the case Of a private individual have been
simply bankruptcy. No authority in ex-
listing laws IS vested In the secretary of the
treasury 10 issue bonds 10 meet the cur
rent expenses of government lie is en-
powered. however. when an emergency
arises. 10 issue bonds 10 preserve intact
tho gold reserve.
Before the commencement OF the gold
export movement. the treasury had TO
face a very serious deficit in the revenues
and the prospects were that the deficit
would be much larger. prospect fully
realized when the new revenue law went
into effect. It is roughly estimated that
tho difference between the receipts ana
the expenditures OF tho Federal govern
ment for the past two years has been at
least $1,000 300 on the wrong side OF the
ledger.
ment and the withdrawal OF gold from the
reserve for that purpose and the subse-
quent issuance of bonds TO replace the
money so withdrawn. the treasury depart
ment would have been forced 20 one OF
two alternatives-to have refused TO cash
the warrants drawn against the treasury
or to have paid them out OF the gold re-
serve itself. in disregard OF the purpose for
which that reserve was created.
This gold export movement came to the
relief of the treasury department at Just
the right time. The gold I'm the treasury
was paid out in redemption of legal ten
der notes. tho notes were Immediately re-
issued in payment of the current expenses
of the government. and then the gold re-
serve was restored by the issuance OF
bonds In pursuance of the authority vest
ed In the treasury department.
The endless cllfin" movement by which
the gold was withdrawn was only rendered
possible by reason of the necessity for re-
ISSUING the treasury notes. and their re-
issue was only necessary because the gov
ernfneht could meet It's running expenses
in no other manner.
IN other words had the government dur
ing the last two ysars had an income in
excess Of its running expenses. as had the
Republican administration which proceed
e It, had it been accommodating a surplus
instead Of having to face and provide for
a tremendous deneit. there never could
lave been any heavy Withdrawals of gold
from the treasury Tor export or otherwise.
for every treasury note paid I'm for Golu
would at once have been Withdrawn per-
manently from circulation. and tho avail
ablc supply Of such notes would soon have
become practically exhausted.
The truth is that the heavy additional
bonded indebtedness with which the coun-
Try has become burdene3 during the pres
ent administration represents almost tx
actly the amount ny which tho expenses
q the government have exceeded the
revenues. The money was in literal fact
borrowed 70 meet the running expenses OF
tho government. and only by n colorado
actlon can 1t be held that the bonds were
ISSUED to restore the depleted reserve func
% geld
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-13

through legal proceedings. suspended Cor
long period o: time. and the legislature
had 20 be finally appealed TO for relief
A law was passed. applying 10 tide lands
81 front OF cities of the hrst class. IN
which Il was provided that IN event OF
the work OF the appraisers not being sp-
proved by the city council, then the mat
ter should be left 20 the final decision OF
the governor as a sole judge Of the ner-
its OF the controversy.
The IDEAS Of tie land plat were SO at
variance. the views Of the coutending fac
tlons so dissiu1ilar and widely apart, and
a display OF so much bitterness and bad
blood had resulted from the negotiations
between the hostile forces that a settle
Tnent OF the question was not expected
without vast amount OF ~rangiing and
the leaving Of long-lasting resentments.
TAO OF the local appraisers were removed
and more competent men appointed in
their places. The rev board met. work
was begun in earnest, and inside OF
sixty days differences were adjusted. the
plat made and vicious controversy OF
long standing settled TO the satisfaction
OF all parties concerned.
II is 20 De hoped that an equally short
cut may be found 10 a settlement OF our
own local troubles. Already the work
has dragged too long, and II is a matter
OF Importance not only 10 the city. but to
the state. that petty considerations be
swept aside and final settlement reached
withou: more ado.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-13

Gov. Mckinley used the following IAN
guage in a recent speech. which is well
worth reading and remembering: ITO
tell me that the free and unlimited coin
age of silver of the world. in the absence
OF cooperation on the part of the other
commercial nations. will not bring gold "a
a premium. is TO deny all history and the
weight OF all financial experience. And
when you have sent gold 10 premium.
then you have put it. in great measure.
into disuse. and We are RENTED to the
single STANDARDIZED of silver alone; we
have deprived ourselves OF the active use
of both metals"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-13
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

NJ. Suares. a Jewish banker, has given
s900.ono TO the French archaeological
school at Cairo.
Actress Lolita announces her retirement
from the stage and says she Is the only
star who has entered private lie with
out a farewell tour.
The king OF the Belgisns only goes to
church once a year. and for that ocCa-
sion modestly selects the day of his &C
Cession TO the throne
Miss Agnes p. Nahoney, Of Hawthorne.
y J. who carried of ne nrst prize in
rnatera mefiCa OF the New York college
of pharmacy. is the first woman whose
name has been inscribed on the roll Of
honor in that institution.
An incandeSNsent methyI alcohol lamp
was shown recently TO Kaiser Wilhelm
by the inventor. II gives SIX times the
light OF a kerosene lamp. To show that
the ernDerors request, on 4 heap OF sand;
the glas broke and the alcohol flowed
around the flame but il did not burn.
Miss Tadzu Suglye is the name OF a
studying at Wellesley college. oe,,ame a
teacher IN a Christian school FOR girls at
osaka, Japan. Il tech she says,
'.tllre.a classes in Chinese Ii, nature two
in English. one in the history Of Jepan-
Csc literature and one IN botany. Re
sides I have TO C0TrCst the japanese com
positions produced from the classes and
10 give a iesNtIIre each week on the Jap
anese rhetoric Ad1ed - All these
have 10 give lessons in Yankee cookery"
Or Tanner received the following tele-
gram from Major Jones of Penzansoe at
the house OF commons on Monday: I'm
-eplv TO your deSpiCahae question about
the Duke OF Cambridge. ! designate Won
a coward Delighted TO give YOU salts
faction across the water. Pistols" To
this the anti-Parnellite whip at once re-
piled Wire received Win meet YOU
tomorrow In Constanrinople under the
tower Of GaIafa. midnight Being chaI-
or priv A. 3
ass Tanner" Yesterday another dis
match from the Cornish watering plare
was delivered az Westminster: Il 'uxit-
tingly YOU have confirmed nv telegram
hut not the challenger. Jones. Ma ior'
p- Tanners Second message ran thus:
Wire received Sorry you funked the
torpe,toe@ Stick 20 ConStantinople.
Bring the rnOke.-ranner" There the
correspondence rests for the present
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-13
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-13
Personal.

John W Gum. editor Of the Snoho-
rniSh independent, WAS in the city yes
Jerday.
Judge J. r. VIM. OF Nhatcorn county,
registered at the DlIleT hotel yesterday
On his way nome after visiting several
Eastern states.
col. Thomas Hart. who has returned
from Slate Creek and has been a guest
% the Butler for few days, left last
Saturday for California ana Mexico.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-13
A GUARANTEE.

The Post-InteilIgence hereby Ruarar-
tees TIA advertisers bona fide paid cir
culatlon, Daily. Weekly and Sunday. dou-
bic that OF any other newspaper pub
ilshed in the State OF Washington. Nd
yertising contracts viii be made subject
10 this guarantee.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-13
NORTUwFST NEWS.

Thomas g. Powell, who killed Homer
Straight IN COwlitg county on April !.
has beer convicted Of manSlaughter ard
sentenced to one year in the state prison.
Tue assessment roll OF Victoria for the
current year shows the following figures:
Taxable land Sis "a 20 irnDF-oE ernrrfS
Ss.zloSc0 exempted property Sz70l 81.
total. So lSs 5000 = general reduction
Of about 5000 IS e2.s-Sed irona the
total.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-13

the word go 20 the finish No prominent
and weil-known silver advocates were n
the gang. II was mutual admiration
gathering-eaeh OF the delegates asniring
the supreme gail % all the others Il was
not called to aid silver. but for the pur-
pose OF gaining a little cheap notoriety for
these broken-down hacks and hungry
ga Hs--f-vz
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-13

In New York parents OF children are Pc
titioning the school boards 10 close the
schools early this year on account of the
intense heat A high school principal
who weighs all the pupils when they en-
ter school and again at the close Of the
school year. usually at the end Of June.
finds an actual loss Of from two TO eight
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-13

What can be done with a four-year-old
murderer? a boy of that age in Laporte.
Ind. took offense because a little girl,
years old. sighted him. and struck her
with stones till she died. Before this in
FAINT, courts may well stand puzzled.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-13

Texas advertises that she wants foreign
capital TO develop her resources. Yet II is
only three years since Texas legislators
proposed to drive out all foreign capital
and the borrowers who defaulted interest
payments were upheld by the courts.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-13

The Idaho WORLD IS an advocate Of the
use O; silver, but Il does not seem 70 ap-
prove az ihc resent convention a. salt
lake In facI IL speaks in such terms as
20 cast some dis-redlt upon II. Il says:
The anything fer ofAce sang Of political
hacks ana Quacks who met 10 salt Lake
recently Ga an alleged silver conference.
uumaSked themselves 81 the resolutions
80 unanimously adopted. The
salt Lake conference vas ! fraud from
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-13
Wonderful Capacity.

Johnny was in the preserve-closet sur
resptitiorlsly helping himself. 1T beats
all" he said under his breath, how much
Jam a fellow can stand 'thout feelin'
crowded.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-13

The Chicago Times-Herald asks: by
the way, what is the West?' Certainly
not Chicago or Milwaukee. The West Is
somewhere off by Seattle isn't it?"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-15

which would follow their labors In tho
erection of the capitol building which
adorns this wonderful city. Every
human being on earth is'fulflling his
functions in a narrow sphere, but they
do not realize that they are carrying
out infnitesimal parts of the work
which has been planned by the Su-
preme Architect Of the universe. And
so the men and women who partici-
pated in the laying of the corner stone
of the District of Columbia realized but
family that they were aiding in the ac-
complishment of work which shall
last forever. 1t was not given unto
them to dip into the future and see the
wonders of the new world, and view
with prophetic vision the capital city
of a republic which should be the parlia-
ment of mankind.
The corner stone WIS set at the origi-
nal point of survey, and the place
was selected by that experienced
civil engineer and surveyor, George
Washington. 1t is a singular
fact that when the location of the
corner stone was selected by Gen.
Washington it was outside the limits of
the district, as described in the act of
congress authorizing President Wash
ington to choose a location for the per-
manent seat of government. This act,
which became law July IS, 1870, gave
the president power e. select a site any
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-15
1t is indispensable for finest food.
Limited Cooks and Pastry Cooks AssO'n of the Uni

state; he gives utterance to his views
upon public questions and retains his
interest in them; his powers seem to
be in excellent order; he takes the
greatest enjoyment in life and action.
He may yet again be heard In parlia-
ment. Bismarck, the youngest of the
three octogenarians, has passed into
retirement for the remainder of his ex-
istence. He himself has told, within
the past few weeks, of the effort he
had TO make to take part in the cele-
bration OF his eightieth birthday, and
to receive the many delegations which
have waited upon him; his participation
in the ceremonies has been hard trial
for him; his speeches to the delegations
have been very laborious and short;
and it has frequently been necessary
that he should receive the help of his
friends while moving about.
Gladstone's thoughtful. careful and
venerable wife lives to cheer his years;
it was but recently that Bismarck be-
came a widower; the supreme pontif
never marries-
There are often reports about each Of
the three octogenarians that his death
is at hand; but at least two of them are
ceaselessly busy, and only one Of them
talks gloomily. It would seem that
the pope is never kept from his duties
by the condition of his health. 1t IS.
certain that Gladstones occasional all
ments are of short duration. Bis
marck's frame has been more seriously
shaken than that of either of his two
contemporaries. Yet it were idle to
speculate upon the prospects of life for
any one of the three. 1t may be that
the oldest of them viii outlive the
youngest.
1t is not in every age of the world
that three such octogenarians as those
here spoken of are seen. 1t Is not
often that three veterans of their dis
Effectiveness of character hold such
places in the world as they have held
contemporaneously. There have been
but few instances in which a pope of
the years of Leo MIL has been as
active as he is Gladstone is without
parallel in British annals. Bismarck is
without rival in the past, as ne was
the first chancellor OF the existing Ger
man empire
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-15

Of the territory of Virginia, including
the city of Alexandria, ought 10 be
made part of the new federal district.
and in announcing the selection of the
site he stated that the initial. point &C
the surveys OF the dls5riGI Scundar.
line would begin at Hunting creek
south OF Alexandria.
Congress gave its sanction to this
change and passed an anendatorv act
which extended the lines of the district
so as TO take in slice OF the soil of
the Old Dominion, as web as territory
south of the Eastern branch. The site
of the corner stone, having for few
months pending this action of congress
been outside of the district. WAS
allowed TO remain within the juris.
diction of the federal government for !
period Of fifty-five years. Then in the
year 1915 the act of retrecession was
passed and the state OF Virginia again
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-15
LOOKED FAR AHEAD
Washington Selected the Site for
the Nations Capitol
Impressive Ceremonies Attending tho Lay
ing OF tho Corner Stone of the Tod
eraI aDistrict-<luite an Event
at That Time.
rspoc1al WASHINGTON Letter. |

It is not generally known but it is a
fact that grave and solemn ceremonies
marked theIlaydng of the corner stone
of the Distriet,of Columbia more than a
century ago. The participants were
men who but vaguely realized the i'm
portance and significance of their
1abors. They did not philosophize from
cause to effect nor in any sense realize
the fact that every man is the intelli-
gent artifoer of a portion of a wonder
full work which is not his own. Even
the surveyors, the stone workers, the
master mechanics, the hod carriers. and
all others inexperienced their various
functions with intelligence and skill,
had no idea of the architectural result
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-15
LIVED FOUR SCORE
Three Who Arc Making Q Life
Race with the Century.
Great Men Of Europe Who May Live 70
Sec the Close Of the Year 1900
Gladstone, Pope Leo and
Prince Bismarck.

OF the three notable octogenariens Of
Europe Leo Kill, the supreme pontifi
of the Catholic world; Gladstone, the
ex-premier OF England, and Bismarck,
ex-chancellor of the German empire,
the Oldest is Gladstone, who was born
in 1909, and the youngest is Bismarck.
born in 1915, while the pope, who was
born in 1910, Is but two months younger
than Gladstone.
The three octogenarians, says the
New York Sun, differ rs greatly from
each other in their genius as in their
life work. Each of them possesses ex-
ceptional traits of character. The pope,
is spoken of as the "Pacifcator," Bis
marck as the "Man of Blood and Iron,'
Gladstone as the ''Grand Old Man"
The only one of these yet in active
service is the pope, who was elected as
supreme pontiff in 1878 Prior to that
time he had been archbishop OF
Damiata, apostolic nuncio to Belgium.
bishop Of Perugia, and member Of the
college OF cardinals
Gladstone was g member Of parlia-
ment as early as 1882. He subsequently
held great variety of Offices under the
government, including the Office of
chancellor Of the eXchequer. He was
premier for the first time as successor
to Disraeli in 1853, and for the second
time in 1880, and for the third time in
1856, and for the last time from 1899 to
1894, when he resigned. He has been
the author of many books, theological,
classical and political.
Bismarck's career has been less va
ried. In 1S4S he was chosen a member
of the second chamber of the Prussian
diet. He was subsequently Prussian
ambassador to st. Petersburg and to
Paris, Prussian minister of foreign af-
fairs, and finally, in 1871, chancellor of
the German empire, which he held I'M
til he was relieved by the present
kaiser.
OF the three octogenarians, the pope
is the one who possesses the most amia-
BILE and kindly disposition; Gladstone
is man of warm temper, which is apt
to become hot when aroused; Bismarck
is a person of exceeding Feasibility,
which characteristic, however, accord
ing to all accounts, has become greatly
modified since his fall from power.
The pope Is the most eminent Catho-
lie scholar and theOlogian of his time;
Gladstone Is q man of vast and varied
learning; Bismarck has made no mark
upon the age outside of statecraft.
The pope's activity in the business Of
the church is ceaseless. He keeps
watch of his charge in every country;
he receives and holds intercourse with
prelates, priests, and other visitors
from all parts Of the world; he COM
poses encyclicals upon many subjects,
he labors necessarily for the unifca-
ton of Christendon; he performs all
his duties in a manner at once precise
and vigilant. Gladstone, though re-
tired from Office, is busy with one
thing or another every day of his life.
He is engaged at literary labor; he
travels at home and abroad; he keeps
an eve upon the affairs of church and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-15
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where along the Maryland or eastern
side of the Potomac river between the
mouth of the eastern branch and the
Conococheague, the latter being u
stream which enters the Potomac at
Williamsport, Md, not far from Hagers-
town.
Every man in this country has more
or less state pride, and George Wash
ington was proud of Virginia. There
can be no doubt that he expected that
the national capitol would be builded
largely in Virginia: and that he in
tended the growing city of Alexandria
to be the nucleus of the future city. 1t
was manifestly his idea that the capitol
building would be on Capitol hill, far
away from the business part of the
great city which would be built. There
fore he located the corner stone south
OF Alexandria. Moreover. he placed it
within few miles of his home at Mount
Vernon. He was master of the situation
and practically dictator in all matters
at that time. For reasons of his own,
which were never uttered or written
he reached the conclusion that portion