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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-20

The good deeds. rare though they be. are
seldom made the subject Of newspaper
comment, bat occasionally there is to be
found . peer u the realm who u At the
same time . gentleman The earis Of
Berkeley have not been distinguished As
. race for their ability or honor, but
tainted as their blood il with folly and
vice. one bearer Of the title should have
. monument erected to his memory. He
has been dead for some time. but the ex-
ample he has set has not been followed BY
his unworthy successors. and he stands
out from among eight generations a. one
brilliant exception in the record Of In
fanny.
The present earl. the eighth Of his title.
married Edith Brandon, one Of the so
called "charmers' who formed part Of
the theatrical company which came 10
this country under the management Of the
notorious Lord Lonsdale. His father was
compelled to live out Of England for the
best part Of his life on account Of the
scandal he created by clipping with Lady
BeiIeu. wife Of the admiral OF that name.
and who subsequently, became the mother
Of the present earl The sixth earl de-
clined to take his seat IN the house Of
lords Or to assume his title. on the ground
that II he did 70 1t would constitute . re-
was one Of the younger sons Of his father.
but the eldest to be born after the lattsr's
public marriage His father and mother
were publicly married after the father
succeeded to the title. but they claimed
that there had been = secret marriage ten
years prior to the public marriage. The
house Of lords. to whom application was
made to certify to the private marriage
and SO legitimixe the children born before
the public wedding. were not satisfied
with the testimony offered. and finally de-
clared the documents offered in evidence
to be forgeries. Before the nnal decree.
the father died. and the noble young man
became by the decision Of the house Of
lords. the lawful successor to q coveted
title and to the patrimonial estates. He
stood by his mother. insisting that she
had at all times been a lawfully welded
wife. and that his eldest brother was en-
titled to bear his fathers name and sue
coed to his property. He refused to accept
either. and for the same reason remained
unmarried. His self-sacrifice could not
change the decree or confer upon his
brother what he believed to be that elder
brothers right. and at his death. the
earldom Of Berkeley passed to his cousin.
the father Of the present earl. both OF
whom have brought discredit upon the
family escutcheon. Romance does not af-
ford more striking illustration Of high
minded honor. and If the peerage Of Great
Britain were made up of such men, aris-
tocracy would be something more than a
name. and nobility something more than
the possession Of fictitious title.
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both. The leading men IN the Pre- State
are thorough Afrfkanders. and n they see
a chance for the overthrow OF British
domination by uniting force and fortune
they would find the people only too Will
ing. II they do unite. England viii have
. most harasssng war on her hands. for
the Beers never know when they are
beaten. and they have the advantage Of
being as much at home in their rough
country as goats on an Alpine mountain
In their way. the Beers have an arma-
ment Of prowess and endurance which no
military accoutrement could overcome ex-
cept In advantage OF numbers-and that.
II would severely tax England to AFFORD 1T
. time when she has 30 much else TO claim
her attention and her very limited mili-
tary strength
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ALASKAN SETTLEMENT.

Pioneers are never daunted by fears of
hardship. and almost every part OF the
United States has been settled by men
who took their lives In their hands and set
out prepared not only to endure hardships.
but TO brave unfriendly natives. II Is DIM
cult. therefore. to dissnade determined men
from seeking new fields OF fortune. but
those who know the conditions in Alaska
would be remiss II they did not utter a
word OF warning that pluck and endurance
must be backed up by some means.
There seems no room for doubt that the
Ultima Thule Of migration In Northern
American will afford great rewsrds for
those who are fitted TO endure tile priva-
ticns and overcome the difficulties OF Alas
kan conditions, but they are such
as have seldom tested human strength.
The distances between settlements are
great and the cost OF transportation high.
Many who start on the journey hardly
realize that the distance from Sitka to
Cook inlet is almost as great as from Seat
tie TO Sifka. and that between them Is a
rough country which has yet shown no evil
dence OF easily accessible mineral wealth.
Although Juneau will always be an i'm
portant point as the nearest to the head
wat-rs Of the Yukon, Cook inlet offers in
dacements which Will make q consider
able settlement. II is named after Eng
lands famous navigator. Capt. Cook. who
penetrated It In search Of the northwest
ern passage. The most fertile land in the
known territory u around Cook inlet. and
good crops Of oats. barley and some tubers
can be raised there. The best deposit of
tertiary coal Is also To be found there; be-
sides copper and sulphur In great quanti-
ties. and cinnabar and iron more sparsely
Salmon abounds most plentifully. and
there the nests Of the canvasback duck
were FIRST discovered. Berries OF various
kinds are very plentiful. In their seasons
cod. herring and haiibut are to be had. 90
that starvation il not to be feared by
those who know how to take advantage
OF natures supplies
II has been assumed that because the
glaciers are gradually decreasing in size
thc tikor VI kio Cttfnat6 - kFduudlly mitl-
eating; but the theory that IL was colder
always In past times is not borne out by
the fossil rsmains. which show that Alas
ka was once the home Of the elephant, the
buffalo and tho horse The two latter are
supposed to belong only TO temperate re-
glons and the elephant has always held a
place among tropical animals. There hav,
evidently been great changes In the elf.
mate OF that northern region, inconsist.
ent either with graduations from cold tc
heat or heat to cold.
The cold now Is not so great on this
coast as TO deter settlement. the japanese
current tempeging the icy waters. ans
another generation may produce a hard,
race fully acelimated and braced to bea,
without discomfort the short seasons o.
extreme temperature. and bravely making
. livelihood In what until a few years AK,
was considered an inhospitahie land.
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VIII Soon Be Over.
New York Herald

But what makes the declaration OF the
Rhode Island Republicans so valuable Is
their appeal to the working classes--to the
immense majority. that is, of the Ameri-
can people. They meet the silverites on
the very ground they have chosen. They
tell the wage Garner that II is his question
still more than the question OF the capt.
talist. Tho capitalist can fight his own
battle on a silver basis-nay, he will make
money out Of 1t as well as out OF opera
tons in gold. But the iaborer the arti-
san, the man who earns either wages or
a salary. the widow who lives on a small
fixed income-these are powerless to pro-
tect themselves against the deprecated
purchasing power OF a debased coinage
Let this be once clearly understood and
the reign OF the silver craze will soon be
over,
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THE UNION OF THE BOERs.

n the British government were ALWAYS
successful in Its wars with It's provoked
foes Il might he supposed shat 1t was pre-
pared for the apparently serious condi-
ton OF affairs in Africa. Many reverses.
rome OF a very disastrous nature. Justify
the apprehension that. both In the soudan
and further south. II Is not prepared 10
meet the dangers Il has aroused The
kaffir war. the Zulu war. two encounters
with the Beers. the campaign In India
abont forty years $50. the war I'm which
Chinese Gordon lost his life. are among
tho more conspicuous instances Of a fair
urc TO daily estimate the strength Of the
opposing force.
Tho massins OF 1900 desperate and
courageous Mstabeles against less than
i,eoc armed whites may well alarm, the peo-
rss OF Cape Colony and adjacent territory
who have experienced the horrors Of a
war With native tribes. In It's belief that
volunteers enlisted IN South Africa are
better nt;ct than regular soldiers 20 cope
with the natives the British government
- no douht right. but the i,sproportion
Of numbers Is so great that aid from, the
var department Is absolutely necessary
The Beers are undoubtedly determined
but thec win probably wait until the Brit
ish forces are either beaten by the Mata-
esles or broken Gown by the Inevitable
hartshire OF successful contest. They
will then be In a COED condition to give
challenge 10 the hated English
Tho union 81 the Orange Free STATE Ard
tho Transvaal republic under the name
OF South African republic IS among N.
most tislnieting probabilities The tso
republics are distinguished only BY an ar
hitrary political division; IN race. Ian
susGe HABITS ana interests they are Men-
teal Tire Orange Free State has not fer
very many years had any sericu. differ
ence with England and hesnx closer 10 IN.
british colonies II has been KEEP, IN greater
fear. no Doubt. of the powerful nation.
There has never been any friendship BE-
tween the tive peoples. although the late
President BRAND. who WAS cr~,stte. with
an ambition to become rider over a South
African federation such "a Cecii Rhodes
az later date dreamed of. did much to-
ward ailayinx enmity.
The Beers Of that slate ara In syraps-
thy With their blood relations in the
Transvaal. and they realize that union
between the twe would vastly ssrens then
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NOTABLE PEOPLE.

While coughing violently. Miss Nellie
Wright. of Delhi. n. Y, elected tooth
from her lungs, ami her health. which
had been critical. Is improving.
Mrs Louise Chandler Moulton is unable
TO make an intended visit TO the South. ow-
ing to broken arm. caused by slipping in
the street in Boston the other day.
Mary Anderson Navarro has left Eng
land for a'protracted tour of the Continent
Her health is broken. and she goes TO
Southern Europe with the hope Of improve
ment
Lewis G. Stevenson. son of Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson. arrived in San Francisco
the other day from the East. whittier he
health.
Prince Albert Of Prussia. second cousin
OF the German emperor and colonel OF a
regiment of dragons. is the tallest man
In the German army. with one or two ex-
ceptions.
Senator wolcott. Of Colorado. has the
reputation of being the finest billiard
player in either house Of congress. Sher-
man. of Ohio. old as he Is. plays q very
strong game.
crowned: neither was his father. Emperor
Frederick. In the case Of the present
kaiser the ceremony was omitted for econ
omical reasons.
Arthur Balfour was riding his bicycle in
the Old Kent road not long ago. when ne
came into violent collision with a baker 5
errand boy. The boy wanted to fight. and
the Intervention OF a policeman was all
that prevented him from taking revenge.
Mollie Pitcher, the revolutionary heroine
is buried at Carlisle. Pa, and the Phila-
delphia branch of the Daughters of the
Revolution is trying TO persuade the people
TO permit the removal of the remains from
that city TO Gettysburg. where she Is TO
have a monument.
Miss Alice Luce, a graduate Of Welles-
by, has just obtained the degree OF doctor
of philosophy, multa cum laude. from the
University Of Goettingen. after two years
Of pathological studies at Leipsic and a
semester at Goe;tingen. she being the
fourth woman to receive the DOCTORS de-
gree at that university.
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OFFICIAL ORIHOGRAPHY.

Representative Dooli;tie has introduced
. bill In congress to create the English
photographic commission. 1t II to consist
Of zine members. appointed by the presi-
dent from throughout the Engiish-speak-
ing world, who are to hold life positions,
bu: without compensation The FIRST sim
pliIed spelling reported by the commission
Is TO be followed In ali printed matter and
currency set up. engraved or coined BY
the government on and after January l.
1900 and Its subsequent orthography u to
take effect every tenth year thereafter.
The president u authorized to order this
simplihed spelling to be used In any or AL
other Official written or printed matter.
and 1t will be his duty to invite ali gov
ernments, whose Official language Is En-
giish. to cooperate with our government
in securing . uniform and simplified
photography for official use.
The United States board on geographic
names, which at present Is the only Fed
erai authority on photography. was ere
atsd by President Harrison in 1880. To
ings Of geographic names. and its decis-
ions. although binding on government
officers only. have been almost univer-
sally adopted by the press. the public and
map and textbook publishers. This board
decided that the correct photography of
the name of the grandest mountain in the
world was Rainier. and not Tacoma. The
high authority of this decision was recog-
nized by the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company in correcting its mercenary per-
version of the name OF the mountain on
it's maps, folders and other advertising
matter.
The proposed reform, however. affects
only the written and not the spoken lam
guase. and its use is not obligatory on the
public. II the British government and our
own agree on a simplified Official spelling.
which will not at first make a marked
change in the familiar appearance Of the
printed page. it will undoubtedly find the
same favor with the public as that of the
board on geographic names.
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Rule or Ruin.
naryer


We can assure our Eastern critics that
We know our rights and powers snd duties,
and that We can neither be coaxed nor
bulhed into an abandonment Of the public
policies which We deem best for ourselves
and for the whole country. by anything
they may say or do. The course pursued
by the silver senators regarding the tariff
commands almost universal approval In
the far West, and no matter how the pres
idential election may go IL is certain that
so long as the sage brush" senator's
hold the balance of power in congress, no
protective tari1 bin viii be passed until
bill for the unrestricted coinage of both
silver and gold at the ratio OF 10 TO I Is
1rst enacted.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-20
France Would Unload Her silver.

More than 500 600 900 OF silver 5-franc
pieces are already accumulated at the
Bank of France. and the public is no
longer ready TO receive these heavy pieces
Silver appears TO be failing into dlsfavor.
and We must hasten to demonetize II; IL
We do not, We shall be left encountered
with the inconvenient metal. What the
French were clear-headed enough 10 stop
doing over twenty years ago. our silver
ties are muddle-headed enough to begin
again now. But they have no encourage
ment from France. That country has no
disposition to renew the Latin union or
10 form a monetary union with the United
States. II would be very glad TO unload
Its hoard OF deprecated coins on us; II
We were so foolish as to open our minis
to them
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A NoRLE LORD.

The peersge OF Grca, Britain has fur
nishsd the newspapers with an inani,e
variety % scandals most Of which are
far better known 70 the reading public cr
the United States than 70 those OF he
Island The reason Is tina; few newSp.-
pers In England care or darc to pufGisA
stories which are freely transmitted to
this country by sossspy eoTresponteniA
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Spain says she could not possibly enter
tain a proposal for the independence Of
Cuba or even for q suspension Of hostili-
ties 10 negotiate with the rebels. as public
opinion would never tolerate such a hui
initiation. And yet Spain has been tolerat-
ing this sort OF thing very frequently dur
ing the last one hundred years.
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REPUBLICAN coNvENrIox.

The Republican state convention y g.
TO meet at the city of Everett May ~ -
at 10 O'Clock a. M. for the purpose y
lecting eight delegates and eight alter
be held at st. Louis on June Is. l0k u
lect candidates for the Office OF pre9l
and vice president of the United ~
The basis Of representation to the co1yO
ton viii be one delegate-at-large 49,
each county. and one for each one X,
dred votes. and one for each fracue
vote over fifty, as calculated from -
ihs eonyr YES 49, oy ,ns ,ss1 H. ~ =
spective counties: the apportionmem
each county being as follows:
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They appear to be getting down TO q
very strict enforcement of the Raines law
in New York city. The first Sunday under
1t there were 2S5 complaints OF violations
OF its provisions. The second Sunday
there were forty-two complaints, and the
third Sunday there were only thirty COM
plaiuts.
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Cleveland or whitney.

The general expectation Of the Demo
Gratis and Republicans In congress n that
either President Cleveland or ex-Secre,ary
Whitney viii be nominated. In spite OF
what they may say and really feel against
It. Both are given credit for sincerity. for
many obvious reasons. and yet the ques-
ton always recurs: If one Of them is not
TO be nominated, who can 1t he? And. of
course. no one has the slightest Idea that
either OF them. IL nominated, would de-
cline.
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Judge Catron, the delegate from New
Mexico. believes in making hay while the
sun shines. He has appointed one son TO
West Point and another to Annapolis, and
each is named as an alternate for the other
IN case either tails to pass the examina-
lions.
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Yesterday was q memorial day at the
Bailey Gatzert kindergarten and mary
kind and appropriate remarks were made
by men who knew Mr.. Gatzert and could
appreciate the appropriateness OF leaving
as one Of his monuments an institution
with such a useful and noble purpose as
that Of the school founded by his widow.
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Skenfical.
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.

CfnCHNutI enquirer.
"Yes," said old Farmer Sionneker to q
skeptical neighbor. my son Tim has riz
very rapid since he went to the city. At
the place where he's workin' now he has
twenty-seven men working under him."
''Humph," said the neighbor. who har-
bored recollections OF divers watermelons
that had disappeared from his patch in
the light of the moon. 'he must be workin'
on the roof"
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Missouri Democrats have declared for
free coinage. but If the Republicans speak
up for sound money. It may result in the
union Of all the sound money men and
put the state safely IN the Republican
column
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Richard Harding Davis says the only
part Of his life he wishes to forget is the
time when he was a reporter. And yet
reporters cannot be such valueless men,
for Gov. Coffin. Of Connecticut. is good
enough to say that reporters have gener-
ally been of service to him in reporting
his speeches much better than he had de-
livered them.
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Our local weather director says In his
report that March OF isss will long be re-
nnembered in this state as cold and verv
unpleasant month. and as to April he
might say ditto
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The mayors of New York ana CHICAGO
vetoed the Greater New York bin. and
right In the face Of the fact that a srhoo,
census gives Chicago I.T5o.cco population
or therea bouts
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Now that the saloons are close, a, I
o'clock IN the morning the police should
keep an eye on the oarroorl Ioafers who
ftad their way into the streets ana NAV
get into mischief
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A crusade has been started In London
against the silk hat. but that style OF head
gear is SO weii-established in the favor Of
the civilized world that many years will
be required to get it on the road OF popu-
lar dscredit
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More stupid Than He Looked.

Young lawyer claim the release of
my client on the ground OF idiocy. He is
a stupid fool. and is not responsible for
any act he may have committed
Judge-He doesn't appear stupid to me-
Prisoner INSTRUMENTATION honor,
look at the lawyer I've hired.
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lotdi -....s.-...---s .s..'.'-.'f%-. -
II Is recommended that the counu -
vention In electing delegates to
Owing 10 me form e Of ths printing 4 -
lots In the county seat election in w. ~
ty OF Snohornlsh a full vote was ~
on the Republican congressman
and Snohomish county Was ailo.sSs1sis10
representation according to It's aasSSS
vote In that county. allowing
county nineteen delegates. 80. -
In the Judgment OF the execuusy
mistee IL IL not necessary Tor ~
ent county conventions ard pfi
be held under the primary "a.
However, each county commitI
determine for itself whether o.
will proceed under this law. OF 8
'1A' MANNER SCOTT swETLAl2
Chairman Republican State com 95 81
J. A. VAN BOX 81 s.
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The fact that the Boston athletes made
the best scores at the Grec.an games
prompts New York paper TO remark
that no one will row question Boston's
right to be called the Athens OF America,
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Republican clubs are being formed in
all parts OF the state and the indications
are that the party Will be in splendid nsht-
ing trim this fall even II there Is only tho
semblance OF an enemy against II.
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ton or once without the consent q the
church authorities. One of the twelve
Mormon apostles has refused TO submit
and has been dropped from his high po-
sition In the church.
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there was . general ownership Of govern
ment bonds among the people.

ment BONDS 1moEx the People.
I. Seven Financial Conspiracies." PIP.
E-& :. Congressional Globe. July II. 1873.
p n7i. & Labor. vol :. p so. National
Loans OF the United States" by Bayley,
.. 10 l. Statistical Abstract Of the
United States" 1884. p. 8. S. Tribune Al
manac. iS&s. p. LOT. 6 Congressional
Globe 1851. part T. appendix. .. !. I. An
aual Cyciopedia." ISIS. p. III S Sherman's
Forty Years in House. Senate and CAbi-
net vol. l. p. Si; Bureau OF Statistics
Quarterly Reports. 1854. p. lis.
HERMON w. CRAVEN.
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recent issue OF a paper called Boston
Ideas says II is Informed that the people
Of Washington territory are Alaska
crazy. The informant appears to be a
person who is somewha, behind the times