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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-08

The uifnoss Bar Association has resent
Is beea IN session ard II may be some con-
ISOLATION 10 the people OF this state 70
know that they are no worse OF than
some Of their more advanced nesgheors.
Some % tha Suggestions made Involve
reforms which VIII make sweeping
changes ard u Is manifest that although
tAere 10 w4so dlrercnee OF oplnlon re-
sar:sng ths methods to ee adopted there
ina; IN Cook county II takes On 81 aver
sss, TWO years 20 ersnx case 70 trial
SoEeesrons hare beer MADE based upon
the EaglisA system ans there are pFoeas-
~ n&ny partioularx IA which recourse
eoult - wisely bad 60 the now wes set
uea practice there 90 the last twea,y
years. since sae rvogE araixstson % TIE Ezg-
lssh tsaiciSl system.
Ts.at even ~ England the law does nos
always rival rsHcaTy IN SIS speet, l..
howevSr shown hy case which - now
receiving renswet attention. although tie
petition ugsoo whssA u Is based was sled
about ssxty-sevea years ago 7, - ;hs
claim q the Ears % pA-nssy - ina suke-
dons 81 Rschuone s-ss 1zsaaox o. TIE
Krosss3 tAAt - 5 the rsxAses3 Aeis % that
Duke 81 FlcauloD1 ard taznox. upca
whose death n L., King Charles II made
a SUGGESTED claim 20 tAs sisses aaA go
satss. IL was atmiste3 shat TIE kssg's
sltin was pe~fcos. ea1 Z Was claimed that
rAe estates ana sitle eowia - ishe-sses
naav hv bis legitimate isssse. whiea nsoNme
exSaacs Ia Isss win this &sa.A e Cardinal
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MFSFIFR OF ABYsSISTA.

The king o. abysssn.A - evidently not
ore Of those Goats who wants 20 restore
a condition OF things merely oas OF re-
spect 20 The memory OF his "taddses
M-nelek. having shown Europe that be -
equal 20 az ieast one Of It's powers n
war, is now about 20 demonstrate that he
CON orehends the advantages OF European
cfysl non. He recently took steps 70
have his country admitted 20 the postal
union. This is q commercial arrangement
effected By international agreement BY
which the letters OF one country shall be
delivered IN another. No one country
could make such ar arrangement OF its
own accord. II wo1sd be folly for any
one country 20 agree 20 deliver all the
letters other countries might send into Il
for delivery without first obtaining the
consent OF those countries 70 deliver let
tiers sent them by that one
AbyssinIa has for two or three centuries
been regarded as country >pf barbartans.
having nothing IN common with the an
cient civilization Of which traces only are
left. Vandalism has spared very little.
but the country stu possesses a treasury
Of scientific and historical lore. L Is sad
that on an island surrounded by the grea.
inland sea OF Zuoa, there Is a collection Of
priceless papyrus. parchments AMI books.
which for a thousand years has been
guarded by monks who are never per-
nsfted 70 leave the island after once TAX
ing up their residence there. Tradition
says that this mysterious island IS the
hiding place Of the holy books OF the an
clent empire OF Ethiopia II that be true.
ously guarded crypt beneath the altar OF
the ancient temple of Admun where, ii
Is said, are preserved the ark OF the cove
nant brought from Jerusalem. together
with the seven-branch candle stick which
figured 50 conspicuously IN the temple OF
Solomon
European savants evidently believe In
these treasures because the chief geo
graphical societies of Europe have cum
ningly elected King Menelek TO member
ship, evidently with a view to persuad-
lng him TO permit search 20 be made
among these valuable memorials OF a
magnificent past
Menelek Is the Montezuma OF Africa,
the only surviving monarch having any
pretenfions TO sovereign power such as
We know Of in Europe. His evident policy
may have a very marked bearing upon
the future not only OF Eastern Africa
but in the vide region surrounding him,
ard which Is now peopled only by nomadic
tribes Since his defeat Of Italy he has
kept himself out OF the newspapers, but
il seems that he has not been idle and is
accomplishing greater wonders than the
slaughter OF unframed and rl-fed troops.
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DEPRECATED INSURANCE POLL
(,IES.

II Is announced that State Auditor Parks.
OF Colorado. 10 about 20 punish several
insurance companies for sending our cir
culars to their policy holders containing
the assertion thA; II the Democrats party
IL successful In the coming election. their
policies win Do worth but hair the amount
on which the policies have been paid"
1t may be that some insurance companies
have sent out such a circular. but Il IS
very doubtful The dispatch probably re-
fers to circular sent out to policy hold
ers By some companies warning their
policy hoiders--noi against slectlng the
Democrats nominees. but OF the fact that
the free coinage OF silver at the ratio OF
IL 20 viii diminish by one-haif the value
OF the provision they have made for their
families
II IL true: and the more widely that
truth Is known. the better. People cannot
DO prevented voting In fAvor OF silver
mono-metaliisn by circular; and II. not
wishstanding the warning. they do vote for
II, that In their privilege.
IL aos a threat: Il IS the statement % a
fact IT Ia a mere repetition OF the aecla-
ration OF the silver non0-mstalIisis them
selves. They say thai By the cemonetixa-
ton Of silver In lSss the purchasing power
of a dollar has been doahlsd: that means
It's value has doubled. IL silver il re-
monetisea. they say this condition WI be
reversed. and the dollar viii return TO the
value II had In 1873. Policy holders have
been paying these dcabls-valae dollars or
their premiums
II The value OF Dollar is 20 b eus In
half by the reconciliation o. silver. is Il
nor a fact that the smosat OF the money
the insured mans widow Is - resolve on
his insurance policy win be worsh then
,.st one-haif Of what Il Is today To &c
strictly accurate. the silver usono-messi-
rs,s say that the dollar has increased in
value from Ice cents 20 -. cents; this Is
near enough 70 double for al practical
purposes.
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THE KITCHEN TFIEpHoSE.

A new feature has been introduced in
the telephone service IN San Francisco,
which has been very ingeni0usly contrived
plete system. The company has decided
for ''educationaF' purposes 10 put In a
kitchen telephone. al the rate OF 50 cents
per month for the purpose OF giving Or
ders 20 the butcher. grocer. coal dealer or
other merchant. There cannot be much
cannot hold flrtation with her best
beau. for the telephone only works one
way. II includes the right 20 continued
switching with any one other subscriber.
as for instance. house and the husbands
Office. but for cents switching Is permit
ted with any other subscriber.
The object Is 70 educate the householder
20 the need OF che telephone. and with the
fun use OF the system higher rate must
Be charged The limit upon the service
makes Il improbable that more than two
calls a day VII be made: and these can De
provided at the low rate.
The idea is a good one. and VIII no doubt
be successful. The greater the use OF the
telephone. the more rapidly viii improve
Eents come Wherever Inducements are
offered the public 10 AVIAN themselves Of
new inventions Z, takes them up readily.
Nobody who Uses the railroad. telephone.
telegraph or electro lights wants 70 80
back 20 the cid method. Nobody ever pro-
poses K as 20 anything except a long ahazl-
aane~1 ratio
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Vera. tfs ask rrsHse her os ths royal ho<zss
q Se1zrs
TIE pressnt 6zks * Richmond owes his
rossessson 20 ore % fhose iett-narst mar
raawes-to put ta> rxzzEson II a poAss form
-whsch the r1ysserng king CONTRACTED
with Mel Gwynn and other favoratss. TIE
Ear of Dzrnfey. who Gains ths tile.
Ersst 30 somsthlax o. tartar himself.
fer he T. az swords points with his ELDEST
SOC, whom &c threatens 20 5sxsnhsr.;. ard
his daughter. Lady Mary B.sgh. commit
ted sasczse week Or tive since hy drown
ing herself "a the lake Of The PARK sur
rou18Ing her sztser,~ country sea-
iris L>srd Dzrni@y does rot belong %
the family Of tha, famous Ear Da--sey
who wzs the husband % Mary Queen %
Scots. aad made himself famous in ronaan-
tic history By his participation in The
murder 81 DAVID Rszxso, ard who was a.
forwards blown Nd by g8npo~der IN his
osn hunting lodge e; the instance, It ID
presumed, OF lis nckie queen
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VIII Vote for Rrran.
81. Louis ilobe-Democrat.


For a time this Watson-Sewau unpless-
antness Is going 70 give some trouble 10
the Democrats. but II VIII not bother the
Populists mach, for all that viii be left
81 Populism long before this canvass ends
IS what VIII be found IN the Democrats
party. The Democrats came into our
party and got our principles said Watson
IN another connection. This Is correct. Of
course. and K is asout the worst case Of
partisan grand larceny committed in any
country since that historic occasion some
haf century ag0 when Sir Robert Peel
and his followers, IN the words OF Dis
rseh, found the Wings In swimming and
stole their clothes" The Democracy has
stolen the Popuiists principles, and X NIL
have 50 out OF every 1e9 OF the Popullsts
votes. no matter how the Watson Sewal
difficulty Is arranged. on November 3.
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NOTABLE PEOPLE.


Sscaa-zine. the late Dr. Browr-Ss-
essarass ezsx5r 81 Life. g2a1z 81 s-1aceraEei
guinea psgS erG14sa. = al s1ees&Ve cure
far leprosg. use3 - ar sN5ec Oh. 81 1eesE.
- DR. aaa1e tets re k3raS -Ac81s1s.e
ces Scenes
II = not generally known s1at ne ex-
Enaress EsaEeTle IS an 1r-sss ygtEEsSr. IN
ons Ss1s s1e EAs 1ssSeti4ss ssSHl = AE4z-s
a place Tor himself II the tEgernLlAn2e
S2sDtsa wars
"a aerswskfs physical eoliense IS %
comnsesa as - leA1 - The Sanss aiian ot
tee carter part % rsSs season The play
sr'S OUTLOOK = a SegloAS oaS, lie : te4zs-
paF4rssy A nervous wreck
J0nn ". Foster VIII entertain Il Hung
Chang IL Sepsesss ser. WIEN E5e latter yls 5
fAe Nalte4 ~s&ke@. zen 1852 II ~ =
1luszte Ir8ens - IRA vscercy ans sers I
as his occidental avsser during lie
pSaca Eeso tlaes0Hs @fsa sSkstl.
Several years asga Marshall Harris, a
wezlthy iuushsgnasa 4 - saosa. y -. be-
CEe2sAea 70 the ctty Ssaas@, 20 D@ Used n
the oGas1slg Of g library, proN32e1 ne
amount was increased 20 SlaeQs 1y other
CONTRIBUTIONS. Senafo~ SAWYER has re-
Gently volunteered % add S2a.tta. and X
seems probable that the remaining SAasto5
VII be forthcosning-
Ysaye. the violinist who pays Ike an
engel and Jocks axe q butcher, 5 S5Ag4e
in MS tastes. AL I ask. said he. 5
a aShI.ne and some water. The less fish
the Better ! can So AAE Hours Win .
line il The water IN peTfeet happiness.
When a nibble comes my dream = over
] also confess 20 a weakness for the Hl-
cycle. buE care nothing for POLITICS.
There are two known survivors Of the
famous bah -.ven by the Duchess OF R-ca-
ma15 AZ Brussels on the eve OF the hattie
OF Waterloo. They are EsnglishNoEaeEl \.
the Ladies Louise and Sophie llsne- IN
ISIS LADY Louise was - ana Lady sophie
5 wears OF age. They were both looking
on =, tho dancing OF the great Duke e
Wellington. With thssr elder sister. Lacy
De RIOS. Who died ol-y , year or TWO ago
Difficulties have arisen with regard 20
the administration o. Barren f1iFschs ss-
tate. More than 0ue Of the executors
named By tie teStator have refused D
ac.. and complications have also arisen
froza the manner in which the Will s.
drawn II IS expected that the property
in England which VII pay duty % ne
chancellor Of the exCasGEeE Will 1a4A III
tie short Of &S.ooe,ee.
Charles La Hutchinson. the well-known
business man OF Chicago. who has Just
returned from a tour around the w0rAG.
SAYS that India Is q terrible example o.
the BAD effects % frse silver. IF / had
my way he SAYS. Il would send all The
free silver advocates 10 In18a for 4 Few
months. If they found they had 20 re-
ceive their pay In silver rupees they
would begin At once 20 hate the white
metal. The rupee was once worth 80
rel4ts. bur free coinage brought II doxn %
e cents. where il now stands. The ma
tives hope. however. that We Will adopt
free coinage. as they can then saip rs
their rupees and raw silver % be coined.
II was n most Instructive lesson. as
sure You
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Bishon Thoburu on silver.

Bishop Thoburn. who has lived IN Cal
eutta for twenty years. has been inter
viewed on the silver question. THIS IS MS
reply;
They have The silver basis In India
have had Il for centuries. and It has been
given a fair trial II w0uld ruin this
country and bankrupt everybody. The
foundation OF business is stability. and
with a silver standard you car never have
g. n Calcntta I can buy SUIT OF clothes
for so today. and perhaps for So tor 3r-
row. ami the next day x WE De go. Won
can never teA from the number Of dollars
yca own how much you ars worth The
countrT : a. the mercy of The money
changers and specuiators"
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He Wants No silver Dollar.
Seattle Argus.


No said George E. Story. who has
just returned from Central America, II
am not free silver man And what IS
more, IL would be pretty hard 10 find any
one who has ever lived in Central Amer
lea who is
''Why?'' I asked.
We'll, vas the reply, that IS a free
silver country. A hundred and twenty
five dollars a month looks Ike big wages.
don't II? or course bigger wages ara paid,
but not many. But when you come 10 pay
from $50 TO SO month for board, with
everything else In proportion. things ap-
pear in a different light I paid SIS for a
pair OF shoes You see. the dollar is
worth about 20 cents, and that Is the rea-
son II takes so many OF them 10 pay for
anything"
How much DO common iabo-ers re-
ceivs?" / asked.
"Oh," was the reply. ''aboRt % cents a
day. | had rather work in Seattle for s.
a week than have a good lob in Central
America at s1@5 per month"
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SEATTLE, SATURDAY. AUG.


Tn. frs. annual report Of the bureau
OF statistics. agriculture ard immigration
T. very creasssbls production. The basis
having been laid and the clerical nnachin-
cry for gathering data having now besa
put into working order. future reports
win. no doubt. be mere exact as 20 detail.
sscresary Of State Price admits the Short
oornings Of the compilation, but Il should
be said that the shortcomings are tas only
10 TIE comprehensivensss o. his work.
Had he been content with lower stand
ard. me report would have been regarded
as beyond criticism.
The deficiencies are due only 20 the fail
ure OF merchants and others 70 afford de-
tailed information az TO their business.
The general results are stated with ae-
euracy and without exsggeration- The
compilation viii furnish the very best kind
OF literature TO send abroad. II Is rather
an expensive book probably 10 send out
broadcast. but synopsis could very easily
he made sufficient TO mall in quantities,
with an invitation 20 fnquirers 10 apply
for copies Of the official publlcation.
Any ono who takes the trouble 10 go
throug.1 this report cannot fail to appre-
esats she tact exercised In making COM
parlsoHs Of counties and sections With
out seeming TO do SO, the report carefully
avoids any tendency to booming. ana
throughout displays quiet buslnsss-like
representation OF actual facts which will
be sure TO impress the reader. The sched-
uies showing average prices for land.
yield per acre. wages and prices OF farm
products give precisely the kind OF infor-
nation which a farmer. intending 70 To-
cate here. would desire Every county re-
caves attention and its various advantages
are presented
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81 taI fs0TeeE kFe>s.
The farmer Is told thai with the adop-
ton OF a silver standard the prices ~ MS
products would rise Bat what be IS no,
ted Is that the prices OF everything ne
has 70 buy would rise ia much greater
proportion For II IS a fact OF universal
experience that "a all eTss OF Deprecated
currency the priees or farm products rise
much more slowly than those os most
manufactured goods or OF such imported
articles as tea. coffee ard sugar. This
was the case during orr gTeennaek period.
when the rise IN the prices OF agricultural
staples was from IS 20 - per cent less
than the advance in the prices OF the ar
ticies he had 20 buy. That is 20 say. Re
was loser for years TO the extent % from
IL 70 81 per cent. by having 70 sell his
products in a deprecated currency.
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a FTne showing.
Terre Haute Express.


The boys down a. the car works %
things about riE1t when they sst stzrtes.
IN The campaign OF lisa the works en-
psoyel something ever so n1sr. and there
was steady occupation al FAR wages for
every one. That was during the gooa days
CT the Harrison administration. As usual
che Eorknsn. Democrats were there
shaltES aaaat the ro6Aer tariff and sna-F
. 6s!11e6 workman. although srsn STEAD
u employed. was being persuaded thai
free trade would stiIl further improve hss
condition.
In lse the Republicans organized club
VITA 80 members. or about 20 per cent
OF the employees. Last night 81 Glesson'S
Rail there vas an enrolment OF - from
the shops. and II Is believed taRt within a
few days tais viii os increased 10 fully
e per cent Of the 80 employees Scarcely
one o. the slgners 10 club membership
but that knew why there are nos only
one-rTsh OF the men ar woTk wao were
there four short years ago. And they are
lot slow 70 understand that the election
OF Mckinley with rs consequent settle
nenE CT the money question. vii BE- socn
followed by a renewal OF the activity that
las long made the ear works The best me-
dunn for distributing thai Is 10 De found
In Terrs Haate-
IL Is specially significant moreover. that
% tas 10 members enrolled last nlght on
the membership Est Of the car Works
Sound Money Club" thirty were Demo-
Gratis who thus declared their opposition
10 the free coinage OF silver as well as 20
al other Popocratic fads.
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sllver. MIC Mar Ae.alnst Sc Coinar "a

Silver Mine Man Against Free Coinage.
A. ". Harris. a silver mine operator OF
k-ngstowr. y. ". IN sending his congra1-
ulatlons 20 Maj. Mckinley on h-s nomlna-
ton and his stand for sound money and
protection. says,
lou VIII doubtless be surprised 10 hear
the avowal OF sentiments n opposition TO
free and unlimited coinage OF silver BY
salyer-mlne owner and operator of twelve
years Standing. but such is the fact.
have never aesitated 20 declare that j was
my settled opinion. derived from constant
study and investigation OF the subject.
that free and unlimited coinage OF saver
a. A ratio OF Is 10 I would result in silver
ulono-ue.ali1Sm and the consequent over
whelmlGS disturbance OF the general Il
nanclal systems OF the country. The Idea
% making il a leading issue was con-
ceived n a spirit Of reputation and an
anarchistic desire 10 break down the nA-
ttonal banking system and the manufac-
turing and Industrial system OF the coun-
try. Now, while my chief interests are
Intimately associated with silver mining,
and l would gladly see the white metal
appreciate IN value by any proper and
permanent means. 1 cannot wish its ae-
complishment at a sacrifice Of the gen
eral veal and loss OF national financial
honor.
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Tom Watson says the southern Demo
Gratis canno. ~ induced - support tire
Republicans Tor the Western Republicans
"a enter the Democratic party. bat tia,
TIRE Southern ard Western Democrats
are defylrs Wa street ana Western
po2uzsts had made This possible ard
would unite with Western Democrats
even though Southern Democrats seem %
have no use FOR Southern PopuaSts, and
but what Is the use CT wasting time over
watson's theories. anyway he can
never be elected
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szrnessIy a5S explicitly hat coure %
last resort Hee5 never again 50 aSzray- \
resolution 1s2t The supreme coarE he dis
p@sSed WITH entirely. and teat al s7oeals
he hereafter taken 70 i AAng colr-y Pop
convention was csrsai1lr n order ates-
the z3op-ssa o. the seSs13 2aznk - F6szr
platform by TIE POPS 81 King coaasy n
convention assembled. Z the city - Scar
tie OF the sth day Of Angus. u TIE year
OF or Lard 1Ss~s ..
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FIAT LUX.

To the Editor: II, as you say. under
free coinage one can exchange s7i4 grains
of pure silver for q silver dollar. and 4
silver dollar for gold dollar. why will
not S7iA grains of pure silver be worth A
gold dollar? Is not any article worth what
you can exchange Il for?
CD And further, IL you could exchange
SIN grains Of pure silver for a gold dol
lar. why will anyone take an extra god
dollar out OF the country? Where are they
going % take * 20, and for what purpose7
90 And further. II you could exchange
s7lh grains OF pure silver for silver dol
lar and that silver dollar for gold dollar.
why would any one sell silver bullion
enough TO make ono and one-half silver
dollars for that gold dollar? Who would
give away the extra half dollar in bullion
when he could just as wei coin It and get
dollar for dolisr7
I cannot understand your logic and ask
FOR more light. MONEY.
Cd So long as the government could ex-
change a god dollar for s71A grains OF
silver, the latter would be worth a gold
dollar: but ths government could not keep
up this exchange any length OF time be-
cause its stock Of gold would soon be ex-
hausted. With free coinage OF two metals
the coin OF the greater value disappears
Up 10 1884 at IL 10 / the metal IN the gold
dollar was more valuable than the metal
IN the silver dollar, and gold disappeared
After 1884 a. I6 10 the metal In the sill
yer dollar was more valuable than the
metal In the gold dollar and the silver dis
appea red. This was the working OF the
wel-known Gresham law. Free coinage OF
silver now with silver worth less than & -
an ounce would cause gold TO disappear
and the government could exchange gold
dollars for silver dollars only by buying
gold in the market and paying a premium
for f.
go II one could always exchange STA
grains Of pure silver for a gold dollar, he
would not take the gold dollar out Of the
country. but under free coinage Of silver
the government stock Of gold would soon
Be exhausted and Z would b. unable 20 ex-
change GOLD for silver. American brokers
under these circumstances would pay
man a premium for his gold dollar IN sill
Yer and ship the gold abroad TO gold using
countries
co Under free coinage a holder Of silver
bullion would sell for gold dotsr enough
silver bullion 20 make something Ike one
and one-half silver dollars. because in the
great bullion ma ~kets Of the world the
bullion n the gold dollar would be about
equal in value 20 the bullion IN one and
one-half silver dollars. II would be an ex-
change OF silver for gold At their real
values ard no one would be giving away
an extra half dollar.
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Republicans a., oTer the gate are alive
90 the irnpo~.zace Of the campaign Nc
Esz3sy eSubS are bssng organized every
where su1 enthusiasts work n this safe
vii - wei under way even before the
convention meets
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vourr millionaire ess.or o. tss New york
Tezz-uai- Ire on.y -ssra~ - crossed o0E Was
that a. wEEszn J. Bran az Nebraska
ssB1s - nay be nominated Tor president"
Mr. Hearst was tod oy his adviser.
Yes very likely" answered Hearst pat
not sA5s yez-"