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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25
THAT WORD "FREEHOLDER.
The Charter Commission Compromises
Upon Its Application.

The charter commission had very har-
non.ous session yesterday. and there was
no debate except upon the much discussed
word "freeholder" II was In the old .har-
ter, and IL was noted at least half dozen
times In the new charter that this should
De the first point in the eligibility OF any
candidate for elective office. IL has been
voted out Of the charter so often, and SO
often voted in again by a close vote, that
yesterday morning the matter was COM
promised. and bin was passed that the
mayor and the four counc.lmen at large
should not be included In its operation, but
that the nine councilmen elected under the
new charter must be freeholders.
The whole OF the new bills were after this
rapidly gone over, and the old charter
read and corrected as 10 phraseology from
beginning to end. There was little discus
sion upon any point except that of free
holder. and when the commission adjourn
ed the whole OF the amended charter vas
referred TO the revision committee This
may report on Monday but more probably
on Tuesday
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25
Bureau of Associated Charities.

The Bureau of Associated Charities met
in its office in the Safe Deposit bailding
Thursday. and the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President
Rev. u. e. Garrett; vice president. John
f. Conant: secretary. Joseph Shipper,
and treasurer, r. Lobe.
At the annual election Of the board OF ii-
rectors. held in the Chamber of Commerce
January -. directors were elected TO MI
the vacancies caused by the expired terms
of W r. Smith, Mrs. w. IL IL. Green,
George II. Fisher and j. Readnan. and by
the designations OF Jerome Catlin and G.
Van Wyck as follows: w. r. Smith and
Mrs W. II. III. Green. reelected. Joseph
Shipper, John II. Agen, Il. Lobe and r. B.
Burwell.
4 move from their present quarters has
been contemplated for some time. bat ii
was decided at the last meeting 10 remain
In the Same Office The response 70 the
last call for clothing was very gratifying
10 the bureau. but more supplies are nee0ed.
the demand being an almost constant one.
All donations will be received In the Office
OF the bureau. on the nth floor OF the safe
Deposit building.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25
No FARE CHARGED.
People Can Go to Hood Canal Now for
Nothing.

The slashing of rates that has been gong
on between the boats on the Hood canal
route eliminated yesterday in the RAINIER
giving passengers a free ride TO Port Gam
BILE the other steamers, George T. starr
and Delta, charging the small sum or ~
cents The captain OF the RAINIER sara ne
was too Disguised with sucn petty puSlhess
to take up any fare.
The fight. which can hardly be called
rate war. but is rather, as a steamboat man
aptIy termed IL yesterday. a squaopls'
has been going on for several weeks. 1he
trouble was started when the Delta, uhuer
Cant D. TroutmanS control. TOOK the run
and made a rate OF 81 ton for freight abd
81 for passenger fare. The rate up TO me
time ~ the Delta's arrival on the scene had
been s.. 30 a ton for all points on Hood CANA
and from 81 to 81. - for passengers, accord
ing To destination. A short time ago the
Chehalis met the cut. and on turther re-
ductlon by the Delta. F. w. Goodhue, man
aging the Chehals, went them one oettcr
by putting on the Rainier to alternate VII !
the Chehalis and making a UNIFORM rate
~ "a cents for Messengers and freight. on
Wednesday the price was - cents, ana yes
tereIav a passenger could ride 70 Port Gam
bic for nothing. Today premiums VIII proc
ably be paid 10 any body consentl1g 10 NiSi1
the Hood canal country.
The Delta has record on the SOUND iof
breaking up hong established runs ff-eS
m the Sidney route. which supported ire
A. r. Robinson and Gen. Candy were cut
10 pieces in the same way about hve months
ago. The regular boats were ekelnS 'ut
scanty profit by charging 20 cents. fare ana
freight. 10 Sidney when Capt TroutInan put
the Delta on cutting the rates 10 % cents
The Whatcom run next came III LOT
share OF the Delta's disastrous attehtloh7'
ana AZ a consequence most Of the boatmen
on that run were reduced 20 bankruptcy.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25
THEFOURTH WARDERS
Meet and Organize a Strong
Ward Club.
THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY SPIRIT.
THAT Every Member should Help Bear
the Expenses of the Coming
Campaign
THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY spirit

FoiIowtng the organization OF Republican
ward clubs IN the Second, Third. skin.
Seventh. Eighth and Ninth wards, thc
Fourth ward held last night a re0r-hS
meeting and with much enthEslAsnp COM
,,letef l;s organization. II has bees ssseh-
TONED at some OF these meetings tnAt ne
central committee had no funds IN the treas
- Nth which to make an aggressive
camnaign. but instead OF this being dam
,,er t,pon the enthusiasm OF these res1sci-
tated organizations. II acted as A spark 70
the finder Of their desires. fhat eacn
member Of the party should pay his pro
rata assessment of the expenses OF ne
campaign has seemed TO find favor al eaeh
,athering. II being held that this was the
,s-oanr Renublican party spirit. that each
-yeruber of the party should feel his indie
uepdence and that the hummer ana "arl
beeler should be shut out OF the parry )
conclaves. -
There r. considerable of a difference IN
the first meetings OF the two great poiit-
zeal parties tbs year. The kephnllsdh
meetings for the purposes OF organization
80 ,d,,e,ttsea IN advance and were neld
IN inc various wards open 10 the puoilc-
,rhe organization OF Republicans in me
First and Fifth wards tonight VIII De
equally open 10 all The Democrats, on me
contrary held n secret meeting al the
Hotel Northern on Thursday night a.
which over nifty or tnat poihcu TAFT" ~"
uresent. These fifty discussed a propo-
sit.ou Of presenting their candidates py pc
tltlou. so that the party would De al 40
exnense as the city would under those cir
eumstances be compelled to place the ticket
sa,hscribed to fin the petition on the cleo
ton ballot. This was voted down on me
ground tina. II would be too great CON
fession Of weakness II has not been De-
cided what course the Democrats viii take.
and they will probably await the acton OF
the Republican convention before decldiAs'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25
THE PLAN FOR FUSION.
Jordan Making an Effort to Fool the
Democrats.

democrats.
The Jordan machine is contemplating a
plan for deceiving both the Democrats and
the labor organizations into supporting the
Jordan ticket. While il is known that
certain Democrats are lending favor TO the
scheme, IL remains 10 be seen whether the
more reputable element Will give it coun-
tenance. The methods by which Jordan has
built up his present ticket have already
been pretty fully set forth He is now
preparing 10 trim that ticket down so as
to secure the Democratic Endorsement. for
which he is said to be willing TO make al
most any sacrifice. He will throw Down
the other Populst nominees on his ticket
in order TO put Democrats on.
The plan, as far as developed, is to give
the nomination for corporation counsel.
made vacant by Richard Winsor's declna-
ton. to l. j. Lichtenberg. 1t viii then be
in order to remove Frank T.. Wright the
nominee for city clerk, and II. G. Bollong,
the nominee for city treasurer, in order
to make places for two men acceptable TO
the Democratic party. To carry out the
Democratic side of this scheme A. CT. Lane,
Lee Hart and /. j. Liehtenberg are looked
to.
At 4 recent meeting of about fifty poliu-
cal Democrats, the representatives or the
Jordan men spoke strongly for straight
Democratic ticket, and under that pretense
fired the Democratic heart to contribute
$500 with which TO carry on" primary
election The result OF this election is ex-
pected to be just opposite to the express
sions of the Jordan men just referred 10;
in other words, the delegates 10 be elected
at the Democratic primaries VIII De Tor
fusion with the Jordan ticket.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25
Highest Of all Leayenng Power-Latest u S Govt Report
R>!A!! RRskiRs
ABSOLUTELY PURE

freed from the interference or the manipu-
lation Of any political machine IL would
be an apparently and glarlngly unjust
abuse of the principle of the referendum
10 refer fraudulently nominated ticket
10 the. people for ratification.
That this association and the executive
committee thereof take all Necessary steps
30 carry Gut tlAe principles ana pSrs'ras
here defined and that the active co-opera-
ton Of all true Populists and ali otner
patriotic citizens be invited 10 JOIN Us II
the effort 10 effect the same
Speec hes made during the session were
earnest and determined They plainly re-
vealed that the political discomfort OF the
anti-Jordan men. far from having weak
ened, has been intensified, by the ruler
disclosure of the methods by which they
were thwarted. as well as by knowledge
OF several street rumors that have already
begun 10 circulate against the good name
of the anti-Jordan men.
To such an extent did this feeling pre-
vail last night that G.. G. Severns offered
a motion that the meeting called Tor to-
night at Armory hall be denounced as
fraud: but the more deliberate sense or
the body prevailed that it would be wiser
TO wait. The motion gave occasion, how
ever. FOR invectives against the Jordanites
for inveigling speakers from distance TO
appear upon the platform at Armory hall
tonight, and some not very gentle names
We're applied by anticipation to such Of the
imported speakers as might persist in
speaking tonight after being informed of
the true state of affairs" by special
committee, upon which Chairman Scott
appointed the mover. j. ]. Holman. Paul
Land and S. NJ. Allen.
Some quotations from the speeches last
night will afford some interesting bits OF
reading:
NJ. NJ. Holmes-The only elements now
that will support Jordan will be the single
takers under the leadership OF Robert
Bridges, the ward heelers under the lead
ership of Eugene Way. and the Democrat
ic contingent under the leadership OF A. G.
Lane.
Chairman Scott was talking today
with ]. ID. Mcintyre, the nominee fer the
city council from the Seventh ward on the
JORDAN ticket, and he stated to me in the
presence Of c. j. Smith that ne is no long
er Jordan man and will no longer sup
port the Jordan ticket.
A committee was appointed to draft res
olutions of sympathy concerning the death
of Jacob Davidson, late chairman of the
city central committee.
The association adjourned TO convene
next Thursday night.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25
Acrncl,crv IEnm.o Move.

ON or about February Il the Rialto
Crockery Department. under the manage
Fnent OF - 4 Sehade. viii remove be the
Collins block, one door south az J. \ Bail
larg,ou 81 Cos store. and nearly opposite
the old store ~ Schade. Woodruff & &c.
or tho Plate Front" as IL was known.
Commencing Saturday, January - and
lasting until the removal. the stock OF din
uer sets rutjct sets. lamps, bTic-a-brac.
granite irouwaTe, house furnishing goods
and Ga fact every Thing in the store. will
De- marked 90 prices that Will insure the
sale II l1rrs amount ~ The stock. there
nv avoiding the danger from hreakace and
giving customers the benefit OF the saving
mus made.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25
Young women's Christian Association.

The Young Women's Christian Associa
ton beginning With the FIRST week in Feb
ruary. Will open its night work. consisting
q educational classes, socials and enter
tsinments of a varied nature. The work
viii he inaugurated BY "A general meeting
OF the association and sta friends taking
place next Tuesday evening, at 7.30 O'Clock.
az the rooms. rs Third avenue, end being
devotional in its character. This meeting
ia 70 be followed by a social ia q few days.
To both Of these meetings gentlemen and
ladies are invited.
Mrs MayAeld viii conduct the services
SUNDAY afternoon at o'clock. in the Y.
W. q \ rooms. rs Third avenue. All
women and girls are most cordially invited
N, ~. NJ. sent
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25
seattle Coal and Iron Co.

The New York Mail and Express OF jan
uary 16astates that the bondholders Of the
Seattle Coal and Iron Company and the
Green River Coal and Coke Company. and
the stockholders of the Seattle Coal and
Iron Company, are being notified by Morton
s. Patton, chairman of the reorganization
committee, that in view of the forthcoming
sales of the properties all securities must
be deposited with the Manhattan Trust
Company on or before January g. and the
reorganization agreement signed at the
time OF said deposit.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25
Grand Peoples Party Ratification.

4 meeting VIII be held at the Arm
orv SATURDAY evening, January =.
The Cedar river water question. together
With other questions OF great Importance
70 the people will be discussed by the fol-
lowing distinguished speakers: Judge
Richard winSor. Judge /. J. Lichtenbers.
7 ~ Todd. secretary state lecture bureau.
+ w. Jacobs. organizer Industrial Legion;
Col Frank Wlkerson, OF Hamilton; Gov.
Teats. OF Tacoma: Rev. ". ". Mallory, Z.
n. Benson T. J. Cowiey and others Ro-
bert Bridges. vice chairman Z. c c.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25
\ Co-onerntIxe AnlIr.

The Seattle Industrial Cooperative Soci-
ETY. Is anxious % get land which d can
r.n- f. reducing vegetables, etc. Il al
ready has "a ranch on White river. which
its members are working 70 advantage, but
they want 10 get lots near the city also
Ths society has been incorporated. and its
earnings 70 into 4 common fund.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25
, cnn.t Reristrarlon Da~.

The registration Of voters for the spring
election yesterday was as follows First
ward \. Second Is Third =. Fourth -.
Fifth 81. sixth - Seventh p, Eighth 50.
Ninth = total %.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25
Finh Ward Republicans.

The Republicans OF the Fifth ward are
requested TO meet in Ranke's hall Saturday
night at S O'Clock for the purpose OF or
gantzing a ward club, Every Republican
Is asked TO come out K. NJ. EAMES.
Central Committeeman.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25

There VIII Pc 2 meeting ~ the Requisite
ans 81 the Thirl precinct of the Third
ward ai lFl- Madison street AZ s O'Clock a.
ri. SATURDAY. january e. for the purpose
a. creanizating "a Republican ciub fer that
p~etlrcg- JOHN X POWELL.
NIce President Third Ward Republican
Club Tor Third Precinct
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25
FIRST Ward Republicans.

Republicans of the First ward viii meet
IN room g. Seattle National Bank building
Saturday evening at 5 o'clock. for the pur-
pose OF forming a ward club. All Republic
ans OF the ward are requested TO attend.
g. Q. GUY. Committeeman
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25
Railroad and Industrial Notes.

r.. C Stevens, OF the Great Northern,
has returned from Portland.
+ p. Shelby. Of the Great Northern. is
IN Portland He viii return 10 Seattle to-
day.
c. ]. Eddy. the Portland agent OF the
Chicago. Milwaukee ST. Paul, was in
the city yesterday.
]. w. Casey. travelling passenger agent
OF the Chicago. Milwaukee * ST. Paul was
in the city yesterday.
General Passenger Agent A. u. Charl-
ton Of the Northern Pacific, came up
from Portland yesterday.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25

The use 81 Halls Hair Remover pro
notes the growth Of the ha.r, and restores
its natural color and beauty. frees the
scalp OF daadrun. letter and az impurities.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25

When Baby -as siet. ~- gave her Car-oria.
whea SIC was Chilt. shs cried 'o- Cas;orlA
When sse became MS, she chung 20 Castoria.
When shs AAI Ca.as.,rrI. sAe gave them C.Ssor,s.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25

Just received, by steamer Empress OF
Japan. a large cargo OF white paper nap
kins. Lowest prices. Wholesale and re-
tail. F1ruya. japanese Bazaar 303 Yes
Ter way.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25

many had left the hail The meeting Of
the executive committee was announced
fo- Monday afternoon. al 5 o'clock. al
Mr.. LoveJor's Office in the Sullivan build
fru
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25

II you suffer from indigestion or consti-
nation Imperial Fiaked Wheat for break
fast viii keep the system in good order.
Try il from your grocer.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25

Parties wishing Munyon's Remedies BY
mail can have their orders promptly filled
by Stewart Il Holmes Drug Company.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-25

This Is the festival Tor tire conversion e
s. Paul january - IL al be observed
Wsth services TODAY 81 s. Marks chuy-a
81 s.s9 O'clock.
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1nnlc-. Nuxtlinrv to tho y. NJ. c. 4.

The regular monthly meeting OF the Ia
dies auxiliary 80 the y. Nj {. y. viii be
hcIl at the association rooms this after
MON. al . 81 O'Clock.
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aoOo hssS tv~. All druggists rs
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-02-14
CONCERNING KAFFIR CORN.
Country Dealers Say 1t Weighs Much tn
Same as Wheat.

Country Dealers Say 1t Weighs Much the
same as Wheat.
Secretary Coburn, of the state board
of agriculture, who has looked the
matter up says: As Kafir corn is so
similar, and. in fact but another Of the
same class Of sOrghums it would seem
that Sc pounds of it would be accepted
as a bushel without question and that
it would be handled On that basis, but
in fact is quite invariably bought and
sold by the pound or hundred pounds.
Country dealers whu handle it claim
that it weighs much the same as wheat.
or So to 60 per bushel, but say that
farmers insist on 80 pounds as bushel.
Mr.. Coburn has conferred with five
Of the big seed concerns in Kansas and
Kansas City which deal in this class of
seeds most largely and they unani-
mously say that the custom is to quote
them by the pound; but if bushel
basis is insisted upon by patron, they
buy or sell 90 pounds as a bushel, and
that this is now the universal custom
among seed merchants as to all these
sOrghUms, regardless of the statutes.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-02-14
sUBSOILING WITH DYNAMITE.
Claimed to Be Cheap and Effective
Method.

Claimed to BE Cheap and Effective
Method.
A man down at Mulvane, this state,
has been making some agricultural ex-
peFiments with dynamite. He says:
at was discovered that four ounces
sunk two feet and fonr inches deep
loosened the ground all around to a
distance of from u to 14feet. 1t made
the ground so loose that a common
spade could be easily pushed down the
entire length of the spade and handle.
"The test was made on upland where
the soil is as hard as any to be found
in Kansas. A quarter of a pound of
dynamite fired at depth of 30 inches
will loosen four square rods so that
moisture will soak out all around and
wet the subsoil. A shot of that kind
costs little less than 8 cents; forty
shots will put an acre of ground in
good condition fOF holding all the rain
that falls on it. Forty shots at s cents
each will cost $500.
An acre of upland with the subsoil
broken thirty inches deep will yield on
an average more than twice as much as
an adjoining acre plowed in the ordi-
nary way. It will pay to fire shot
right where you want to plant tree"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-02-14
QUEER COLORADO JUSTICE.
4 Kansas Man Arrested for Stealing His
Own Horses.

4 Kansas Man Arrested for Stealing His
Own Horses.
E. NJ. Duensing, a Rawlins county
man, has run up against a queer streak
of Colorado justice and has been beat
out of a good team of horses thereby.
Mr.. DuensiDg lost team of horses by
theft last fall and traced them to Flag
Ter, Col, where the theft had sold them
to a man named Doughty.
The Kansas man demanded his prop
erty, but Mr.. Doughty refused to yield
up the stock. Duensing concluded to
settle the question by taking the horses
without the others consent, which he
did. A warrant was then sworn out by
Doughty charging Duensing with horse
stealing Duensing was arrested and
put in Jail, but on explaining the mat
to the prosecuting attorney and sub
hitting proof his ownership of the
animals, the case against him was dis
missed, but the horses we're given to
Doughty.
Duensing was in Goodland Monday
and secured the services of Attorney
Knight who will institute legal pro-
ceedings to recover the team.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-02-14
So. VALENTINES DAY.
The Origin of the Day Devoted to Cupid's
Messages.

The Origin Of the Day Devoted to CuPid's
Messages.
Few superstitiOns are harder to
account for than those about st. Val
entine's day. Valentine himself is no
myth, for bishop of that name, after
various tortures, was beheaded in the
year 270-on February "A, according to
the best authorities. After many cen
turtles he was canonized for his good
works. He was noted for his goodness
toward the sick, aud epilepsy was I'M
der his especial patronage.
''st. Valentine, to such as do his powers de-
spise.
The falling sickness sends, and helps the man
that to him cries
The church of st. Praxedes contains
his relics, and Pope julius honored
him with church near the Porta Val
entina. DR.. John Dome begins an
epithalamium for a 14th of February
wedding:
Hail Bishop Valentine, whose day this is,
All the air is thy diocese,
And all the chipping chCTisteTs
And other birds are thy Pensioners"
As Valentines day comedies so nearly
with the season of the Lupercal at
Rome, some Of its observances have
doubtless descended from Pagan times.
At the Rome festival, for example,
young people used to adopt as lovers
for the ensuing year those whose
names they had drawn at random from
box. This custom, continued to
Christian times, had many abuses. In
his "Lives of the Saints" Butler says
that to abolish this heathenish, super
stitious custom of boys drawing the
names of girls in honor Of their god
dess Februato Juno, on the 10Th of
February, several jealous pastors sub
stituted the names of saints in billets
given on that day.