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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-24
CHARTER REVISION

The question OF charter revision IL ons
that requires careful attention. The leg
islzture az The last session passed an
act enabling cities OF the first class 10
amend their charters through a eonnss-
sion OF freehoiders 70 be elected Tor taEt
rurxsose Under the terms Of the BIN the
city council IS empowered 70 call an cleo
tlou for the creation Of such a rom mss-
sion az It's discretion. or the COUNCIL IS
required to call such ar election upon Pc
tgtlon % = Per cent. OF the gualined sot-
era OF the city.
Since the passage OF this act the mat
ter has been very generally discussed,
and several committees have waited upon
the council TO urge immediate action.
The leaders OF the movement IA favor OK
an immediate election OF freshoidsrs
commission are Judge NcGilvra, Ar ".
II. White. Dir. l.. b. Hart and Mr. r. j.
Jenries. These gentlemen have insisted
with considerable warmth that the people
demanded immediate action. II Is DOUBT
less true that there IL a Widespread SEN
timent In favor OF more or less radical
vevislon of the city charter In the line OF
greater economy and simplicity. IL IL
generally believed that our present city
government is too cumbersome and too
expansive for a city OF go.o"0 people
II IL were not for the expense Involved
there would probably be no objection to
calling an immediate election, as pro-
vided for in the Dill. The matter OK ex-
pense, however. IS one that the council
may very properly consider. and in the
absence OF a mandatory petition signed
by q per cent. Of the voters OF the city
the duty dsvolyes upon the council OF de-
terminl>g whether the end sought 10 be
attained viii Justify the expense OF two
special elections. The members OF the
council were elected BY the people and
are their direct representatives. They
are, therefore. better qualified 10 speak
for the people than any OF the self-con-
stituted spokesman who talk SO freely
about what the people demand
The people as yet have demanded moth
Ing. and until they do the members OF the
council are justified in doing what the
best interests OF the city seem 10 them
to require. 1t may DO that 1t would be
cheaper and more satisfactory for the
council TO prepare amendments modify
ing the present charter in such a man
ner as TO cheaper and simplify the city
government without impairing It's eff
cheney. and to submit those amendments
at the next general election.
1t may be desirable. on the other hand.
10 do as the gentlemen named have
urged. call an immediate election and
prepare an entirely new charter. These
are questions for the council TO consider
carefully and conscientiously, keeping in
mind always that they. and they only, as
the situation now stands. are the ac-
credited and responsible representatives
OF the people.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-24

II Is now definitely decided that the St
Louis capitalists who recently visited Sc
attic viii go ahead with the project OF
filling I'm the tide fats and constructing
a waterway 70 connect Lake Washington
with the Sound. Ali that now remains
20 be done In the way Of arranging pre-
Iimlnaries Is for the waterway company
to secure the subsidies that have been
agreed upon As these subsidies are In
terms made payable only upon the COM
pletion Of the entire work, there IS every
likelihood that they can be secured with
out delay IL IL difficult TO oyerestimate
the Importance OF this great enterprise
TO Seattle. To carry It through TO COM
pletion viii Involve an expenditure OF
about s7.00o. 90 and viii require about six
years time. The work % filling in the
tide fats viii. OF course. proceed grad
uaiiy. and each year viii see a suhstan-
tial addition 10 the assessed valuation Ct
the city. brought about by the making OF
new land I'm this desirable location. Any
.ng that the city can do 20 help along
lie work should be done without hesita-
ion. Its completion according 70 the
plans agreed upon VIII make the harbor
OF Seattle one Of the finest in the VIZ rid.
and Will establish the commercial su-
prernaey OF the city for oil time TO come.
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TO DEFEND THE CUP.

The recent victories OF the Ailsa. the
new Fife cutter. over the Britannia have
served 20 arouse considerable apprehen-
sion In the East as to the outcome of the
races for tho Americas cup. The Atlsa In
one race defeated the Britannia by thir-
teen minutes. dnd IN all Of the races she
has demonstrated her superiority as a
fast sailer. 1t IS a significant fact that
the new cup defender being built by Her
reshon IS a narrow and deep keel boat
something on the lines OF the old Valky-
RE. while the Aflsa Is as broad as the
Nigiiant. In other words the foreign de-
signers seem 10 have adopted the Ameri-
can idea OF a broad beam just at the time
that our own designers are on the point
OF discarding IL.
The New York Sun In referring 20 this
fact says.
we may ask where we and the Britlshs
ers are AZ with nightly stimulated curl
Osity. This promised turn-aSout between
the models OF the centending yachts ~
next fan makes the result Of their races
much more problemattcal than Il would
have been. u our representative had been
built rather for an improved Nisilant or
Coionia. We must have fresh supply OF
trust Ia American genius ia construction
and cleverness IN rigging. IA order 10 give
Us our usual feeling OF confidence"
The Boston Herald. an authority on
yachting matters. sounds the following
warning:
we are far from being alarmists, and
consider Mr.. HerreshoY the peer OF any
yacht designer In The world: but 4 mis-,
be borne in mind thai thors IS a large
element ~ chance In yacht designing. and
that this 800. with lhe boat now bulla-
ing at Bristol We are 90 have no advan-
tage u type. Thus 10 risk the cup on this
one boat is - put all our eggs IN ore
basket. RISKY experiment. II IS nos yet
too late for another new bost 80 be bull.
and W cannot hut th.nk that there should
ho patriotism enough to build one As
Tor Hftlng out the boa g % 1898. n the Val
kyrie IN IS faster than the Allss. the
money might a- well De saved The Amer
lean boat 20 beat the faster Of the Two
rcw EuF.itH -ulsers SHOULD be an iVs
nio,i,i. fs- We have 10 rcas an - s,stsf-.ss
from t'e las, races tf,at we are two yen rs
in advance 20 our British cousins on tha
question az yscts designing
When q % considered 5hst - takes f.tst
ahsa- en even s'o3"ao to build and sslI a
cup defender fsr one ssa@an. I, csa be- s.n-
3vrs.ao3 BOW are> G~aft 87on os-rie,-
tsn ie,rFra ttanal Naeht raesaE really ls.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-24

The arguments OF Gov. McGraw IN con-
nectlon with his veto of the deficiency
judgment bin are conclusive. and viii
convince any one who Is disposed TO re-
gard the matter fairly that the position
taken by him Is correct. At time Ike
the present. when SO many people are
suffering from the depressed condition OF
business and are unable 20 meet their oh
legations, there Is apt 10 bo a strong son
timent IN favor OF any form OF legls!a-
ton thai holds out even promise OF
relief, There Is. moreover. a very uatu-
raj feeling that where property taken as
security for a debt has Deprecated in
value ~ Is only just that the creditor. as
well as tha debtor. should bear portion
OF the loss When It IL considered. how
ever, that tho bin IN question could not
In any way affect existing obligations n
must be clear that the effect Of The hil
would De exactly the reverse OF what yas
Intended. Instead OF helping The ethtor
Il would injure him. ThcFr is a DISPOSE.
ton on the part OF creditors 10 - lraleut
so long as their rights are no>tmrafr,I
bat II Is notorious that capital e. vsr,,
timid. and the enactment OF such law
a. the deficiency Judgment Hill cauten-
plated would only have worked a hard
chip upoa thoss whoSs property ix al
ready mortgaRvd without any attendant
benefits.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-24

Reports for the week Indicate some I'm
rrovemeut Ia general trade throughout
Che country. Tho recently devrlope,g
strength Ia the priee OF cotton. wheat
and rour has had an encauraeiar tom
eency. IN all ~ the money certrrs -
TIE Fast there Is an Improved demand fer
money end yates are showing some al.
vance IA consequence RraBstrt.s's r.-
ports that White among Important rri-a
movements there are reactions FOR wheat
cats and Rri from the advances ~ leet
week. this was TO Dee expected ~ che OUT
eegaa 81 "a selling movement fa take
profits. emphasized bv favorable crop
reports from abroad and fre~r reeespfs.
Quotations for anthracite coal have been
acuoraliEed and there i= ittffe bore for
chem u1tu those VITO raake them desire
60 make prices higher ard steady FreS
continue IN dceline and live hogs az some
Western points are bower wool remains
unchanged. although thn volume ~ t,,sSt-
ness - smaller because e - t~etNeea
seasons. while 3rcss goods. mills srt
Australian woods arc more pcnular NJ
changes fn quotations are noted for coffee.
sugar o. naval stores Ce th= other hand
cotton has jumped ur t.is og a cent. cova
Ia IL hisher. ans butter has scored aaoth.
81 advance On che rarin- ceass far,a,sr
- higher ana a3Yaerirg. ana a. Central
Western markets leather s. np T.. Live
cattle have also advanced as has coke
which. fskrn "a connection wtfh trr~ezse-4
wages paid iron ART Hfeei Norte~x ~
rittsharw Indicates az afxar.e To- p~z.
sernsr rig ard eHtegs. decreased rffs,r,eg1
- reported in so-ue varieties q cotton
soctls. sue 20 the advance la eotscn.
sorae varieties having l~esn marked ,fp s~e
~ ufanntaeturers The ssva~re noted
g. she prize 90 lumber - tst5catfve ~
~ast Is expected 81 be q peraas-est sf-,-
proVewert }n tae demand Ter that ~,na-
mostly VIA q revival tn the Jar eev i-,-
ousgry business generally n this section
wo13f sooa show a acc3siei csaHgc sog ire
better.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-24
Mr.. HOGAN EXPLAINS.

Orfllia. March .. 1876
To the Editor: In yoor issue OF today.
relative 20 what took place At The scene
OF the shooting os the murderer tBianckp,
you do the section foreman who vas at
work close 10 the place an injustice; 10
doubt an unintentional injustice. The
facts OF the case are: When MesSrs- crow
and Shepich were proceeding from Kent
10 orfliia, whore they thought the muir
dere- was concealed. they pasesd where
the foreman and his crew were AZ WORK
Shepich inquired how much he tthe fore
NAM would charge fer his hand car and
crew 20 go with them on the hunt The
foreman briefly explained that ne could
not leave his post Just then on account
OF the condition OF the track, as the safe
" OF several lives depended on the safe
~ of the track. But" he continued, my
crew and myself viii be at your COM
rnand in ten minutes" One thousand
feet farther north they met the murder
CT, with the result already stated IN your
paper. BY this time the foreman had MS
car on the track and was proceeding with
IL toward his men. who were stu at
work on the track. with the intention CT
rendering the promised assistance. when
the alleged hold-up took place, which is
q base fabrication. and worthy OF cred
ence from those only no circulated IL.
PATRICK c. HOGAN.
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THE MAGAZINES.

The feature OF the Midland Monthly for
March. published at Des Moines, Ia, IS a
handsomely illustrated description or
visit 10 Washington logging camp, oy
Ida A Baker.
IN the April number OF Demorests
Magazine seven OF New fork's most
prominent clergymen tell how their de-
nominations celebrate Easter. and their
reasons for doing so. and there are sew
eral poems appropriate for the season.
The story matter is very attractive.
The April number OF Godey's Magazine
appears with a handsome Easter cover
This number is beautifully illustrated.
The subject matter ranks with the best
OF the magazines OF the month, and con-
tains as leading articles: THE Metro
politan Opera Season OF 1885," by Robert
Hughes, with magnificent photographs OF
the principals; Mysteries OF Africa" by
f. W. Wendt, and Artists In Their Stu
dos" by W. A Cooper.
The complete novel in the April issue
OF Lippincotts is "Alain OF Halfdeae."
by Anna Robson Brown. Il is a stirring
tale OF the sea. pirates. rescuers and
Mount Desert Chen by no means so well
known as now. in the days when Wash
ington was president. AT the Hop-Poie
Inn" by Mrs. Poultney Bigelow. tells
how curiously a near-sighted English
man and his young wife were recoaciled
after a first quarrel THE Defendant
Speaks 10 some purpose in a story ~
Genie II. Resented; result. a divorce i
avoided,
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sIrrN1IoN N erRNrANx

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-24

During the past two days thousands OF
people have thronged the place where the
body % a dead issperao lay. 5ostling each
other I'm eagerness 70 obtain a view Of his
remains So great has been the press that
the services Of a guard were necessary
10 preserve the public order and prevent
injury from too great haste upon the
part Of the curious throng. A procession
was formed and the morbid appetite OF
the public for the gruesome spectacle
was gratined. Whether 81 Is wise or ben
efctal thus TO make public spectacle OF
the corpse OF q slain murderer is open 10
serious question. The benefits 10 be de-
rived from such an exhibition are not
apparent On the contrary the course
better suited 20 the case woula rather
have been prompt burial IL the potter's
field and utter ignoring OF the morbid de-
mand which instead was catered 10 and
possibly appeased. The effect of this ex-
hibition upon the public mind. especially
the youth. can be but prejudicaL Blanck
was not hero. nor yet brave man In
the sense that deserves honorable recog-
milton He was q savage. his record -
that OF a hloodthirsty wretch. who preyed
upon society and scrupleG not TO shed
human blood In order 10 rob aud plumber.
or 70 save his vile carcass from capture
and his neck from a waiting galioRs. Not
one honorable instinct actuatsd his move
uents. not a shred Of remorseful memory
has been evidenced by him during his i'm
prisonment. He died as be had lived
striving 10 Kill.
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NORTHWEST NEWS.

The Wisdom Drug Co.'S store. at Port
land. has been closed by attachment.
Otto Matson, s. years old. was crushed
20 death by large rock IN the stone
quarry at Fishers, Clarke county,
March 70.
\ Port Townsend paper published In
fun tho proceedings OF tho Meyer divorce
trial There was nothing sensational in
the testimony; Il was only dirty and dis
gusting. and II is strange thar any one In
Port Townsend can be deeply interested
IN the case.
The kootenai steamer Spokane. which
has been used AS a whaTfboat and ware
house FOR the past year AZ kaslo. Z. g.
was burned there. March Is The fire
caught from the stovepipe OF the galley
stove. Most Of the freight was saved.
The hull and machinery were saved. The
loss Is about <l0.sa The Spokane was
built At Bonuer's Ferry in 1891 and was
owned by the Columbia and kootenai
Navigation Company. l. SIS the second
boat they have had burned inside of nine
mont hS.
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Republicanism Is the Fashion.
New York Recorder.


The election OF a lot OF new members
to the Union League Club last night calls
attention to the very important part that
politics are now playing In the economy
Of our big social organizations Not long
ago the Union League was ianguishing
in its big house for lack of membership
and support. while the Manhattan Club
was booming along under very extra
VACANT management.
The election last autumn has completely
reversed these conditions.
Today there are over 500 names on the
waiting list OF the Union League. while
the committee OF the Manhattan Club
is obliged to retrench in every depart
ment.
Nothing succeeds like SUGGEST
Republicanism is the fashion OF the day
in town. and every one with the slightest
hope or inclination toward political pre-
ferment Is fiocking to the Union League,
which is Mayor Strong's only club.
Democracy has got black eye, and
the chappies who draw fat salaries from
the city and used 10 blow in a good
share thereof at the Manhattan would
now fain I'LL their Bellies with the husks.
etc. and the club suffers severely in con-
sequence.
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very wealthy within tire past two years.
and as the ore IL becoming richer wfta
development ard depth. his fortune Is
daily Increasing and BE is using the gold
he II extracting from the mines 20 further
the cause Of siIver. Those who know hin
cay shzt he will hack the league a. long
as his mine produces and his gold holds
out. and that he Il honest snd earnest
In the cause Of silver. when re first Open
81 his mine the ore returned him eighty
ounces r. silver and 81 Il, gold 70 the Ton;
now Il t. yielding So in gold and forty
ounces tn silver 30 the ton.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

The public IA hereby warned not 20 pay
any money TO parties representing 20 De
agents OF the Seattle Post-Infeiligencer.
except the following, who are the only
authorized travelling agents OF the POST
IntslIigencer. viz: J. a Mcclellan ana j.
l. Hawley. This does not apply 10 resi-
dent agents OF this paper who are located
In various cities and towns In the North
west, nor TO poatmasters, who are In All
cases authorized 70 take subscriptions ior
the Daily. Sunday and Weekly Post-Iutei-
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An Elaborate Project.

Eyes" said the heavy-set. conspicuous
~ dressed man. ducks been against me
for some time past But / think I've
struck a scheme with money in IT."
What IL it%'
I'm going to see IL can't get up race
track near Philadelphia"
isn't that little rapid for the people
thsre?"
mo. My idea is TO give purses for tho
horses that can run the slowest.'
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j pray that. risen from the dead
I may In glory stand
A crown. perhaps. upon my head.
But a needle in my hand.
I've never learned 10 sing or play,
So let no harp be mine:
From birth unto my dying day
Plain servings been my line.
Therefore. accustomed 10 the end
To plying useful stitches.
III be content II asked 20 mend
The little angels breeches.
Eugene Field.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-24

Early this month the first can load OF
eggs from California arrived in the New
York market and al the same time heavy
shipments were received from Virginia.
Tennessee and other Southern states.
These shipments increased the receipts
In New York TO the extent of 1884. 100
eggs and as a result prices dropped with
a duh thud from 80 cents dozen TO Is
cents. How long viii il be before Wash
ington is sending eggs East instead OF inn
porting them as now?
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-24

Private advices from Alaska say the
weather is warm and the snow along the
coast is rapidly melting, while every in
dieation points to an unusually early
spring. Even the icebergs are moving
earlier than is customary for them 10 cast
adrift. and the harbor OF Juneau was alive
with them a few mornings since. These
harbingers Of coming spring are very wei
come. for IL means the opening or the
trails TO the mines and a speedy resump-
ton OF prospecting and mining.
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Self Aba-eunent.

I
We shall nave no trouble with Spain.
Everything will be condoned. The Vir-
ginius outrage beat this affair hollow.
and we overlooked It. We are a cheap
lot. Everybody snubs us. We haven't
spirit enough to take San Domingo, or
Hawaii, or Cuba, upon the fairest offer
or provocation. We are stinkards. we
should say, If that wouldn't be libelous.
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Now that they are assured OF a road
across the Cascades the people OF the
northwest counties are correspondingly
elated. The road is a public necessity and
when completed II viii DO much TO stinu-
late trade between Eastern and Western
Washington
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20 Bismarck expressing his profound III
d1znation~ al tire aezion o< the reschssag.
vaich ne SAYS has acted IN complete oES-
position 70 the feeling Of the German
princes and people This - equal 10
breaking of relations with ri1s reichssaz.
which he must dissolve. leaving the anti
socsaltst biz unrassei
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The action OF the school board In call
ing an election to ratify the Indebtedness
OF school district No. !, and to provide
for the funding of the same, is a step in
the right direction. Our schools should
now be placed upon a cash basis, and
should then be kept there. The teachers
earn their salaries. and are entitled to
have them paid in cash.
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70 iE the opirsen - oGr STAGE librarian
tsst a ihrce thousar8 do5,ar hoteI in S-ir-
cicl4 cay. okancEaa county would nay
yer ttself ia enc year This tcwn Is a. the
aea 4 u uNytEat A.n n1 tAe Co9uu1hia river.
ana those COINS "a tee mines IN the urrer
Country aust PASS throaga IL
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In an article in the North American Re-
view Lieut.. Harman, OF the regular army.
contends that the acquisition OF the Ha-
waiian islands Is "a military. naval and
commercial necessity TO the United
States" This is undoubtedly true and il
is TO be hoped that il Will not be long
before the government recognizes the ne
cessity and acts.
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A GUARANTEE.

Tho Pos,-Tntelligencer hereby rnaran-
tees is advertisers bona hde paid circu-
latlon. Daily. Weekly and Sunday. double
that OF any other newspaper pubaished IN
the state OF Washington Advertising
contracts wii be made subject 10 this
Enarantce
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SIR. r A. Davies. who has represented
this paper among local aavertisers Tor
several years past has resigned, and viii
engage IN another line Of business. Mr.
& n. Weston viii hereafter have charge
~ she local advertising department OF
the Post-Infelllgeucer.
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The governor has signed the amend
ments 20 the revenue and taxation law.
providing for the payment of taxes in two
instaliments. The first installment is pay
able on or before Nav 81.
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f1s Of tse ch5ef promoters CO the Pi-
Trstallt- League. az whAh sxtun3si men-
tlou nnS hecn mate ~ tne Associates
iress Dispatches Is a wtatr hy ere Hasas
o. Johnson. sac ever az a tleh rs@E TnBne
al crsese. Colo. Hss mice las raAGe hin