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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-16
orrosrNe T1Ir lrrNRaAN,r SYSTEM

Al the next general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church. for which
delegates have been elected within the
past month. there is again TO be brought
forward PROPOSAL TO abolish the Ave
year time limit In the term % all pastors.
This ricvcr,en, toward doing away with
che iunerant system. which has always
been . distinctive feature OF the Method.
Est ministry. nnds its greatest support
among the wei -paid pastors OF the rich
churches In the ctrercn, large ei,ies
At the New York annual conference held
April :. and l. this question was among
the most important which came up for
discussion The conferences was esarred
with the duty OF eice,Ins seven DELEGATES
to the general conference. and the con-
sentative members. who were In favo- Of
maintaining the present nve-year limit.
are extremely anxious 20 impress their
views on the delegates 20 be elected A
resolution Was accordingly introduced.
advising the general conference against
aeoiishins or extending The time limit.
There Was a rather warm debate over
the adoption OF the r~>oin,ions. tire New
York city members OF the conference hesnx
aines, 70 man opposed 20 q; Taey
argued that the usefulness and prosperity
OF = city church depends - a great extent
upon the strength and personality OF its
pastor. and that De should nc; be removed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-16
THE PoPO-DEM. FUSION.

Whatever men may think about politics
and politicians, there IL one method of
action which will never achieve more than
of fusion violates our primal and instinct
i've conceptions OF political honor and pro-
priety. II there 10 one thing above all
others that the average voter wants to
know about his party. II Ii that the party
has distinct set of principles: that 1t
stands for something definite and tangible
Fancy some man or combination Of men
attempting to organize a party In the first
instance without some declared principles!
Who would rally around them? what
would they rally fort Plainly. such a
movement would be meaningless. Yet this
V not 90 very different from that which Is
being attempted In this state. Two par
ties. distinct In principle. distinct in his
tory. purpose and aspirations. are trying
70 come together. or. more truly, perhaps,
are being forced together, without any
commonly declared political policy or prln-
ciples except TO defeat = third party.
party which declares that the state shall
~" meat W hotnihS lointus hanuS Win
party which declares that the state shall
do nearly eyerything-sureiy this is a re-
versal OF every known principle of poIiti-
cal ethics and utterly without intelligent
purpose. except as an exhibition OF narrow
spite against q successful political rival.
or q mere degrading and unprlnclpled
scramble for Office at any cost
Nationally speaking. such thing would
be impossible. a. no national convention
would dare to leave half the ticket open
20 be fiiied up on trust by some other polit-
Zeal party. 1t would be ridiculed out of
existence II II attempted such a thing. No
national convention would dare to declare
that its only object was 10 gather all the
"disgruntied" together for no higher pur-
pose and In obedience to no higher princi-
pie than merely TO defeat the opposition.
The American people would laugh them
into everlasting contempt
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-16
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

The president has appointed Leo Berg
holz. of New York, consul at Erxeroum.
Armenia
The Republicans of the Second Maine
district have renominated Congressman
Nelson Dingley.
tional house OF representatives and family
are expected to spend the coming summer
at Newport.
Hell Chatelain. the African explorer,
missionary and philogogist. who is now in
the United States. is engaged in laying be-
fore philanthropists plan for the prac-
ticai abolition Of the internal slave trade
In Africa.
Count Won Lamberg and Princess Doro-
inca hooh aen; Youngest daughter Of
iurst, were married at Vienna Weines-
day. Cardinal Gruscha. archbishop of
Vienna, officiated.
Mr.. Chamberlain Is one Of the first En-
the possibilities Of sisal- He has purehas-
ed large estate on one of the outlying
Islands Of the Baf,s,Spas group and has had
1t planted with sisal plants.
Mrs. Mary Harlan. of Coxville. Ind,
mother of Ex-United States Senator Har.
Ian. OF Iowa. and grandmother Of Mrs.
Robert T. Lincoln, was 100 years old on
March 20. AT the birthday reception there
a son 76.
DIR. Carl Peters, the German explorer.
whose conduct In Africa has got him into
trouble. is a knock-kneed little man with
a weli-shaped head, his cheeks SCARED
with slashes from student duels. He lisps.
wears eyeglasses. and is pronounced An
glomaniac. specially in dress, and has
aspirations to be sport" Moreover. he
has unbounded conceit.
Baron Won Rekardtstein. military at
tache OF the German embassy in London.
was married on Wednesday to Miss Grace
Maple daughter of Sir ]. Blundeil Maple,
at st. Adams abbey. The bishop Of st.
Adams officiated. The guests Included
nearly all the diplomatic corps in Lon
don and many Scotch notabilities. After
luncheon the bridal couple started for
the Duke Of Adams chateau near Se-
Vile. Spain. Tho bride and groom receiv-
ed over 600 gifts.
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man. Of SPOKANE. Speaking At st. Paul
. day or 20 ago Of the defalcstfcns Of
Paul schulze, Mr. D.liman said that he was
charged and undertook TO pay sss2.cse for
= tract Of land which he nov knows the
board OF directors had considered to be
worth xse.ep. and were willing to sell
to Dii1man 1t that price. Here was one
transaction IN which sze. 90 or IS per cent
Of the price to be paid with somebody's
money. was entirely fictitious valuation.
Somebody. or . number Of somebodies
gathered in . syndicate. believed that when
they got that land they were worth At
least the deed price OF that property; now
want the tariff taken on imported goods.
others want . protective tariiY to keep out
competition with American manufacturers:
some want state banks established: some
want national banks abolished; some want
greenbacks retired: some want . greater
per capita tssued-and all for the purpose
Of remedying conditions which induced
them to pay $4,000 for soe.seo worth Of
land.
When . man paid $4,000 for $4,000
worth Of land. II vas because he supposed
he could cajole somebody else into paying
him . million for it. Sometimes he sue
ceeded. but the collapse came. The coll
lapse only caught those who had not
caught greater suckers than themselves:
the collapse didn't catch those who did.
We want = restoration Of normal business
conditions. . tariff which shall yield a
revenue. and At the same time stimulate
home industry. We want a safe banking
system and . SUFFICIENT amount of money
to conveniently transact business with.
but far more than either do We need to
profit By the sad experience Of the gentle
man who had. when the tide went out.
left on his hands land worth S30o.o 900 for
which he had taken out q his pockets
900 to pay for 1t.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-16

Jsnt IT the tine when BE- haA biz work ven
in hand
The arguments put forward by the con-
sentative upholders Of the isinerant sys-
tom can Be Judged from the following ex-
tract from the remarks Of one of the pas
tors in support Of the resolution He says:
Il believe that this agitation for the
aboIision or extension Of the existing fve-
year limit comes from our great prosper
ify. approve OF the decision Of the con-
ference TO consider the question here In
stead Of leaving It entirely TO the general
conferences In some cases the delegates
10 the conferences may represent higher
light than that which we have here. but in
recent years II has come TO BE- more and
more true that they represent only . mar
row section OF Methodism- Most OF them.
In their narrow secretaryships, live in .
barrel and peep out ~ civilization through
the bunghole.
I'VE are too prosperous. What did John
the Baptist care about . time lmit7 He
was filed with holy zeal for the upbuild-
ing OF the Lords Kingdom and was ready
20 move at any time. So II many . poor
country preacher who Is working today
for $50 year. The opposition to the Ave
year limit comes not from such AZ he. but
from those who have the fat charges. who
receive good salaries, and are able to live
IN good houses. Some members OF the
Methodist church are like the people OF
Israel when they struck that grass patch
In their march through the wilderness.
You remember the Israelites, who had
been full of ambition for the promised
land the day before. stopped and said:
oh. Lord. here u . fertile spot. good for
tife feeding Of cattle Let us abide here
and take us not over Jordan 80 it Is
with members Of our clergy when they
have struck . good place for cattle. and
they want to stay there"
The resolution was finally adopted. and
thus the seven delegates from the New
York conference are committed against
any abandonment Of the old distinctive
system.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-16
THE STATE PRESS.

Rockford Enterprise: d. r. Percival. Of
Cheney. who has long done valuable work
In advertising the advantages OF that part
OF spokane county, stated in his speech at
the Spokane immigration meeting that one
result directly attributable TO such adyer-
tising was the location Of q cheese factory
In their midst. which result alone was
worth more than the entire cost OF AL the
advertising done for q period Of yearA
Snohomish Tribune: Travelling men and
others who come to this city say that Sno-
homish Is the best small town on the
Sound. Our merchants are all doing fairly
well for the times. and things in general
are picking up That monster. the credit
system." is fast becoming obsolete in these
diggings. and cold cash II what knocks
just now. When merchants, lawyers. doc
tors. and-editors, as well as other Iaboring
men, can get the coin. gold silver. nickel
or copper. for their marketable products,
times will be better. and the equity look
viii disappear from the vissge of the aver
age pedestrian.
Spokane Review: The people want this
splendfd Northern Pacific property reor-
ganized. but they demand that the new
capitalization be placed somewhere within
the range Of the actual value OF the road.
The property Is now insoivent: II was
made so because Of the excessive burden
OF debt-because the securities were wa
tered and rewatered until the patient died
from q bad attack Of dropsy. And the peo-
pie win protest against the attempt of
financial chariatans to inject more water
into the corpse. declare is rehabilitated.
run up the market price Of new securities
by paying dividends out OF the boarded
earnings amassed during the receivership,
and then unload on the iamb-iike. invest
ing public.
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coxrRAcTIos OF CURRENCY.

There u one aspect of currency contrac-
ton which Is seldom touched upon by
theorists on the money question 1t il that
form OF contraction with which the gov
eminent has nothing to do, and which is
brought about by . perfectly wise and 1u-
dicious exercise Of private right Of the In
dividual-withdrAwalf from motives Of pru-
dencs Of collections that cannot be re-
loaned at fair rates Of interest and on good
security. This process has been. doubtless.
going on the past two years and accounts
for no small part Of the contraction which
10 SO nippantly charged to conspiracy be-
tween the bankers All funds Of private
individuals held in trust by loan COM
panies have been largely protected from
loss BY this withdrawal with the sanction
OF such clients and depositors; for no man
desires that bank to which he entrusts
his money should loan 1t at great risk Of
loss.
It In . conspicuous feature Of the present
situation that the ordinary commercial
business Of the country has suffered less
than lines of activity which are more dis
tinctively speculative.
Banking. In its more strictly legitimate
sense. consists not In malung loans on real
estate. but In making short time advances
for ordinary commercial purposes. The
currency engaged In this form Of invest
uent has suffered iess contraction than
any other. II men In good times persist In
over-estimanng the probable returns to
be had from long-tim Investments and
borrow recklessly on the strength Of these
hopes. there must come time OF reaction
and reversal when the lender. failing to
receive his interest ana growing anxious
about the principal. seizes the first oppor-
tunity to collect the money which he feels
hs cannot let out with safety. and this.
more thaa any conspiracy. or imagined
conspiracy. has caused scarcity of money
which would otherwise have remained out
ON investment and ~ . matter Of course In
general circulation
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-16
Growing Output Of Gold.
Detroit Free Pres

1t would be strange indeed II the In
crease In the production Of gold should
bridge the gap between It and silver be-
fore legislation gets in its work. but strange
as 1t would be 1t is not impossible. Ac-
cording to the Rocky Mountain News. the
returns for the first three months Of 1886
indicate a production for the year in Colo
RADIO alone Of 80, ooo, 600. which Is about
one-seventh of the estimated product for
the year the world over.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-16

The parliamentarians In the Canadian
parliament at Ottawa are now talking
against time ON the Manitoba relief BILL
The session will end April "a and there are
Q hundred or more clauses in the proposed
act yet to be passed upon Although the
luxury of night sessions is INDUCED in. the
enemies of the measure are confident that
1t will not pass BY April "a in which event
1t will fail and Manitoba will be free to do
as it likes for some time to come with its
own schools
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-16

A movement is being organized for the
gradual colonization of Southern negroes
on the irrigated lands Of Arizona A con-
ference. attended by representatives Of the
race from Virginia, North and South Caro-
lima and a number of other states was held
In Washington City recently. and the plan
Is to draw of the industrious who are anx-
ious to better their condition, and the COL
ony will b planted near Phoenix.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-16

According to Carroll d. Wright's calcu-
lation. wages In this country have shown
a progressive increase from an average of
SE.sS per annum for each person in 1850.
to s2sss4 in 1850. to s3020s in 1870. to ss4S 81
in 1850. and TO si44.Ss in 1890. And days
work will now buy far more OF the COM
forts of life than 1t would half a century
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-16

Senator Tillman advises the Colorado
Republicans to send Senator Teller to St.
Louis at the head Of the Colorado delega-
ton with instructions to leave the hall the
moment Mckinley or some other gold bug
is nominated on any other platform than
one for free silver. This sort Of Tillman-
ism may go all right in South Carolina, but
1t will hardly work In = national Repub-
lican convention.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-16

Col. A. X. Mcclure. editor Of the Phil
adelphia Times. who Is touring the South,
writes from Florida: There Is not sin
gle state In the South under present con-
ditions that is certain to vote for the
Democratic candidate for president next
November"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-16

Some idea % the recklessness whs7h
characterized rsAi estate transactions dur
ing the boom days when men permitted
themselves TO Re carried aios, In halloors
In the aalisscsns;iou shA, they would aeve-.
neycr Fave 10 return TO earth again. Is
AFFORDED BY the confession Of I. c. p.u-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-16

There sort of grating sound to the
Tacoma declaration commencing the able,
honest and fearless administration of
President Cleveland and demanding the
free coinage of silver at the ratio Of 1s TO I.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-16

The victors at the Olympian games were
crowned with laurel as of old. the inteh-
ton of bestowing silver wreaths having
been abandoned. 1t is hardly possible that
the change was made because Of any un-
friendiiness to silver.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-16

There has never been presidential gear
In recent times when some man has not
written letter in which. while he declines
to be candidate. he leaves the impress
sion that that is just what he wants 10 be-
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Let no one underes innate the Importance
or having the army post located at Mag
nolia blum The amount to be subscribed
will be returned many times over Every
one should subscribe something.
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We wonder II Brother Harrison has
opened an umbrella yet, only to have a
generous shower OF rice fan over him
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This cold spring weather Is disagreeasle.
but II is not seriously objected to by the
man who has but a single overcoat. and
that a winter one
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People do not generally doubt that the
British will eventually win in the Soudan,
but the belief is widespread that the cam
paign will be no play-soldiering affair.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-16

That there is stiil fair market for our
surplus horses is shown in the fact that
10000 are shipped to Europe every year
from the port of New York.
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Seattle has another permanent location:
this time II Is United States engineer to
supervise government work on Puget
sound.
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Names are being added daily to the list
OF those men who have for a long time
thought they would like to make a short
visit 10 81. Louis
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Ohio evidently doesn't believe In stretch.
ing necks. The legislature there has pass
ed an anti-high hat and an eiectrocution
law.
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me reported engagement OF young Whit
ney and Miss Vanderbilt recalls Josh Bill
hngs' remark that Them as has, gifts.
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Utah Is sun rather lonesome as the only
state declaring for free silver which has a
chance Of going Republican.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-16

Capaeious plgeonholes seem to be year,-
ing for the Nicaragua canal and Hawaiian
cattle bills.
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The A. p A opposition 10 Mckinley vii,
make him friends among most fa.r-ninsass
people
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Tiisman says the country is going "a
sheol. eu, they can't make n any too no,
for Tillman-
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mere Is me usual scarcity OF individuals
VINO thsnk the ofice should seek the ma,
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IL Helen Of Troy had been a Ya.kss
Hreesaa history might have been alysrs,.
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me state OF Georgia has more Industries
To-Day than the whole South had In 1sss,
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hoa, forget to do your share toward
H<ssang the army ate subscription.
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TIvoLI THEATER-The only first-class
Vaudeville entertainment given in the
city. The performance will commence
with the iaughahle act. Irish Justice"
OHIO. Miss Josie King. Miss Julia Win.
cheIi. Pyne Sisters. Carry winchell.
Troxell & Evans. Mccall 4 King. the
Great Meiborns. WEIGH 4 Boofhe. Don't
fail to see this show. Admission. Toe
and SC. Between Second and Third on
Washington street. Seattle. Wash.
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edition Of halfa million copies to Be sent Also
luteiy without price TO all who Will remit the
small charge OF Al cents IN ore-cen; stamps 70
pay the cost of mailing o~iy Address, with
stamps. Worlds ptspeusary Medical AAsocaAtioa,
No. 8y Main Street Buffalo, n. Y.
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CEATTLE THEATER-
~ Northwest theatrical Association.
Paul B. Fyner. Resident Manager.

ONEt
The Prince OF Romantic Actors. Mr..
JAMES
O'NEILL.
TWO,
In Alexander Dumas Masterpiece,
MONTE CRISTO.
As played by Mr.. o'Neili over 1900 times
in all the leading theatess OF the United
States and Canada.
THREE,
A company Of artists A car load of
scenery A chaos OF calcium effects, Tour
directed by William =. Connor
Prices. &c, ssc. 5ec, &c and g. Seats at
theater. Thursday. April is.
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hninan-body and all the ailments
to which il is subject than any
other single book In the English
language. II Is really . medical
encyclopedia in enc volume. a
large heavy book OF 1905 pages.
with over 500 illustrations. The
outlay Of money. time and efot
in producing this great book was
paid for by the sale Of the hrst
edxion Of esn.ooo copies Al s. %
each: and the profit has been
used in Publishing the present
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