The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-01

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/ wocf and lumber trade ard seriously affect
I fzx the returns % labor.
( General dissatisfaction with the present
/ national administration and 81 apparent
Inability o. It's part 70 give relief In tine
I Of distress worked a political revolution
during tire year. and In nearly al the state
elections tf4e Republicans we're victorious
BY enormous piuraliti-s. The landslide q
1854 continued in Iss5. and an overwhelming
Republican majority In tire lower house %
congress has taken the place OF the equal
~ strong Democratic majority in the last
house Already steps have been taken 10
urao what was done IN the way OF so
called revenue reform. and IL IS probable
that speedy relief VIII De afforded 20 the
government IL its present en1bzrrassrnents.
During the year a number OF important
events have heen chrouIcied. among the
most important being decision OF the sd
prenae court ad5Hdging the income tax 10
be unconstitutional Two serious labor
troubles have occurred In the operation of
street railways. one in Brooklyn and the
other. but recently settled without very
ser7ous rfoting 10 Philadelphia The At
lanta exposition has proved an affair almost
national in its comprehensive1ess, and
very gratifying success. especially 20 that
section Of the country 10 the interests OF
which Il was especially devoted The year
has seen the placing in commission Of two
rnAgr11fcent American-5uilt steamships, the
ST. Louis and ST. Paul. the return OF Lieut..
Teary from a rather unsuccessful explora-
ton towards the pole. the defeat OF the
vslkyrie by the Defender. the payment of
TIE Iong-unsettled Mora claim. the van
gushing OF Cornell az Henley, the opening
of the Harlem canal. the succession OF Gen.
Miles 20 the command Of the army, the
conviction OF Durrant and Holmes. the
organization OF the Irish Nationalist So
clety. the adoption Of an anti-negro con-
stitnthon in South Carolina, and the return
Of Tamnany 10 power In New York city,
through the enforcement OF local sump-
tuary laws.
There has never been a time in recent
years when so many foreign complications
have arisen for settlement by the state
department. The Hawaiian fasco Of
Cleveland. Gresham, BlouEt. Willis and
Queen I.iHuokalani finally eliminated in
a proper recognition OF the de facto gov
eminent at Honolulu. but the settlement
of this question has only been followed
By others equally interesting, and perhaps
OF greater Importance Negotiations fin
ally brought about an adjustment of the
Mora claim already mentioned. In March
ex-Consul Waller was sentenced 20 TWEEN
ty years imprisonment for assistance al
legged 10 have been given the Hovas in
Madagascar. He stiIl lies IN a French dun
geon. and quite serious international diff
ferences have grown out OF his apprehen-
sion and imprisonment. More recently the
whole country has been enthused over
the very determined utteranoes OF Presi-
dent Cleveland. 10 the effect that under
his Interpretation of the Monroe doctrine
the United States viii seriously object TO
the acquisition by Great Britain OF terri
tory which an investigation may show
belongs 10 Venezuela. Not in many years
has 50 popular a chord been struck by
a chief magistrate Of the nation, and in
ID this hemisphere Mr.. Cleveland has prae-
tleally the whole country at his back
Much has occurred in foreign parts dur
ing the past twelve months. The Chino
japanese war has come to a close with
an abundant indemnity 10 the latter power
and a marked addition 10 its prestige.
France has frightened her hold on NADIA
gascar. and will in the near future make il
a French dependency. The KEEL canal
was opened last summer amidst great en-
thusiasm In Germany. and with represen-
tatiyes OF all the great governments Of
the world as spectators. IN June the
Roseherry ministry resigned and lord
Salisbury was called 10 form a cabinet.
The parliamentary elections. which short
y followed. gave sweeping Conservative
and UEionist gains. leaving the Liberals
IN very small minority. President Cast
mer-Perier OF France. has been succeeded
by NJ. Faure. and in October the Ribot
ministry was replaced by that OF Bour-
geois. The Cuban Instruction broke out
into a serioJs revolution IN February, and
for eleven months all attempts Of one OF
SPANS leading soldiers 10 suppress It have
proved futile. As the new year opens.
the prospects Of the insurgents seem
brighter than ever before. The slaughter
81 Armenian Christians by Mussulmans
has continued month after month. The
whole world has looked on with horror.
and the great powers have insisted that
the outrases should cease Lust Of terri
tory. however. is stronger than love for
Christianity, and the Turkish question re-
mains I'm stat0 QUO, each great nation
backed by its warships. watching what
the others VIII do. and the ArmenIans cry
ine for help during an this inactivity
The troubles wiil probably be settled as
they were in lS7s hy Russia taking the as
gressive ana virtually acquiring Armenia
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