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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-15
GET READY FOR THE RUSH.
- minneapolis Man Says 10000 Are
Coming to Seattle.

Minneapolis. MIMI, Dec. 5. 1897
10 the Editor; / am taking great inter-
est IN your valued paper, which comes
mere regular, except the last few days
caused perhaps by the foods interfering
with the mails. We will be sixteen in
our party, and We have decided to go from
mere about January is and leave Seattle
later for Juneau and Dyea. II the weather
permits We viii then get over all the lakes
before the Ice breaks up.
Have you any idea OF what crowds you
VIII have In Seattle between February Is
ana June l! OF course many will go by
the way OF San Francisco and direct to St
Michael. Large numbers will go by Port
land. Tacoma and Victoria: but the bulk
OF the travel will be by Seattle. There
is no doubt about that. have watched
the current and drift OF the public pulse
not only in this country, but In foreign
lands, and am fully convinced that no less
than 100000 people will try to get into the
Yukon basin in the next nine months and
10000 OF these will come through Seattle
Are You prepared to handle such enormous
crowds? VIII your merchants have facli-
ties TO take care of this sudden increase
in their business? VIII your hotels and
boarding houses be able TO cope with the
immense throngs. and will the transporta-
ton facilities northward be able to carry
the crowd away:
I see in your issue Of November 20 you
suggest that 10000 might be accommodated
in private houses outside the hotels and
lodging houses. You can be sure your
capacity will be tested as II never has been
before. Why. from Minneapolis alone
there will be at least 300 persons. and Chi
cago. ! think, will send several thousand.
They viii not ali find gold mines, either.
There will be bitter disappointmen:s In
the Yukon next fall. and thousands will
wish they had never heard that magic
ia IN AL
there will be many new strikes and many
men made rich. but perhaps the majority
OF those going viii be disappointed. There
will be too many going and no. sufficiently
equipped with provisions. clothing and
money. LARS GCNDERSON.
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The newspapers which made the most
noise because the Post-Iateuigencer and
nearly every other reputable journal IN
the United States said tina, famine was
threatened a. Dawson give curious evil
dences OF mental ooliqutty. Here is a
specimen from 81 exchange:
News IS beginning TO come in from
Dawson 20 the effect that the iuFid tales OF
starvation which have hssn sent oui from
the kiou1iks capital by the correspond
eats q yellow newspapers there are gross
" exaggerated. The latest arrival from
Dawson Is Ia Eearn, sn old Colorado
m,uer. Ee7ru fixes the date when ssarva-
ten may begin az the middle OF February.
II rrovtst0ns CO rot arrive by that tine ne
believes that there Is 8 possibility OF star
vastec"
OF course this IS conplete ard exac. con-
frnacien CT al tha. has been said aeou,
starvation.
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Australia. but IL last year amounted 20
s57l $50 The traffic In bicycles reached
$50, sss We exported sia5. 4ss worth OF
agricultural implements. which is sloa.-
900 more than six years ago. The in
crease In cotton manufactures since
1853 was from ses.ss2 up to seo2.s ss. This
is not altogether newly created bust
ness. Cntii quite recently the English
makers Of bicycles have had the Aus
tralian markets practically to them
selves, Just In the same way as they
had the machinery and farm implement
trade In their hands. In 1888 the value
OF agricultural machinery sent from
Great Britain to Australia was OF the
value of $ss5. Goo. but two years later.
notwithstanding the increased popula-
ton. the total had fallen to $4,000.
These figures come from American
sources. but they are amply confirmed
by the report Of q British agent as to
the rise Of the American trade in sgd
ney and Melbourne. Our goods are
gaining ground In tools, especially in
axes. saws. shovels and files. and in
fencing wire and ammunition This
agent says:
Take an American hammer. brace, saw.
ak or Ratchet, and Its equal cannot be
bought outside OF America for any money.
What English maker win turn out electro
etc. anything like the American goods?
In spite Of years Of endeavor to turn out
the right article by British makers, all our
hammers and carpenters tools are still
from America. while their piows are stead
fly ousting the old iong-breass impIe-
ments."
Only . short time ago q letter ap-
peared In the London Times, written by
one Of the leading Australian mer-
chants, in which he warned England
not only Of those facts. but also that
the trade In watches had passed to the
United States. He did not lay so much
stress upon the superiority OF the arti-
Gle as upon the American method OF
doing business. One very notable diff
ference will be Of interest. The English
manufacturers are still holding to or
binary writing In correspondence. The
letters are frequently almost illiterate.
and as often written by subordinates
He contrasts the American manufac-
turer's way by which all letters are die
tated by the principal of the firm or
head OF department, and written on
the typewriter. Incidentally, he notes
that prices are always quoted in the
currency Of the country to which the
letter is going. The supplying OF in
voices In triplicate is a minor. but inn
portant. matter. But. beyond all. the
Australian merchant praises the enter
prise of the elaborate catalogue upon
which the American exporter will print
the importers name, and also give the
importers selling prices instead Of his
own. so that the catalogue can be wide
ly distributed.
1t will not interest the general reader
to go into the details, but the sugges-
tions thrown out In a general way by
the Australian for the benefit of his
English shippers will be valuable to
American exporters with limited ex-
perience.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-15

He Scars Away Into Realms OF Ina
axfuatfan About Klondike.


Pat ponan's soart.g imagination is stu
in business at the old stand: but. since
his rehuke by the president Of The oregon
Railroad Sc Navigation Company he has
been significantly silent aboat Seattle. 50
far as observation from this city has ex-
tended. In the waiia wslla Statesman.
December 3, appears a characteristics Do
ran article from an unnamed Eastern
newspaper. II IS largely devoted TO
criticism OF the newspapers OF the United
States for lying. Its conclusion is as fol-
lows:
with all their lying ability and inciina-
ton. there IS one thing the great Journals
ard journalists can not do. They cannot
magnify the magnificent realities Of the
new gold fields. Their amazing richness
cannot be exaggerated as their extent
cannot yet be- estimated. The truth IN re-
gard 10 them surpasses all fiction, HUI
man genius cannot gid the gorgeous
facts. Claims OF frozen moss and mud
paying from si.oo to sis 90 day for each
man slu!ci1g. One man On Aleck McDcn-
AIDS E.ldorado creek claim shoveling in
$50 900 in twelve hours. Mcdonald him.
self big. rough. hard-working pros
pector and miner. paying over Sso.aoe at
one time to the agent OF the Alaska Trad
ing TO Mrs Henderson. little newspaper
woman, as he handed her a huge bowl
containing sl2.Noo Help yourself to some
or these nuggets. Take some OF the big
ger ones, as many as you please: they'r
nothing TO me- Frank Phiscater. q poor
prospector of a year ago. returning TO
Michigan last month with $780, 900 in his
moose-skin bags, and selling one-third
interest In his kiondike claims for 81 $685..
J@s. or at the rate OF s5,oSeQoo for four
months work. All the golden stories Of
the Arabian Nights dw!ndle 10 common
place beside such simple facts of record"
Il is not probable that any newspaper
has dared on Its own account to dissem-
mate such exaggerated rot about the
hlondike. ronan does not know what he
IS talking about, nor does he care. He is
paid to talk, and he Just opens his mouth
and superiatives roll out. Fact and false
hood are indiscriminately mixed. A paid
hireiing like Donan does great harm to the
real interests Of the Northwest and Alas
ka- 1t is shameful that such deception
Is permitted to be practiced without ex-
posare. The truth about Alaska u
enough.
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SNAPSHOTS BI THE WAY.

All reports agree that the people Of Daw-
son have not yet reached the point of call
ing on the undertakers.
=.
We violate no confidence in stating that
when Mr.. Bryan returns from Mexico he
will venture to make a few remarks on
silver.
The Canadian authorities will make the
customs laws as liberal as possible. The
size OF the duty will depend on the size
of the pile OF the victim.
Any old amendment 10 the civil service
law that will furnish nice soft berths for
the te-for-re-election's friends will
be acceptable TO the clamorous spoilsmen
In congress.
=. =.
Having established a fixed rate to Daw-
son, San Francisco may be said to be
fairly in the scramble for klondike busi-
ness. provided somebody establishes a
steamer line.
::
In Kansas a Journal has started the fad
In It's marriage notices OF publishing the
list OF young men refused by the bride.
Lack Of space prevents introduction OF the
scheme in Seattle papers.
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Is as 70 the complete responsibility OF
government officers. ike postmassers and
collectors Of revenue, for the acts Of their
suaosdsna-es- No postmaster should be
held accountable for detaicatton Or en-
oexxlenaent by 4 clerk with whose ap-
pointmens he had nothing 20 do ard over
~ncm he has no authority OF removal.
II subordinates who handle money are
required 20 give bonds. ard IL the heads
OF departments can be freed from hahil-
iey. unless completely or criminal nega-
gence Is shown. righteous amendment
viii have been made.
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II viii be interesting to know what ef-
iect the change Of route by the Northern
Faeinc between Puget sound and Port
land viii have on the much talked-of and
never-compieted Astoria railroad. Il was
the purpose Of the promoters OF the pres
ens project TO connect with the Northern
racine at Goble. opposite kalama II
the transccntinental route Is detected SO
as to 30 by way OF Vancouver. about
forty miles of track on the south bank
or the river win be abandoned or dis
posed Of in some way by the Northern
Pacific These forty miles, or parallel
forty. must be acquired by the Astoria
people. or their project viii be left in the
air. where. by the way. it has already
been for many years.
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morals. without the commission OF the
cTense.
If Mr.. Gompers wants to protect
workingmen from assault by deputy
sherirs. he should tell them that upon
the appearance Of any person earring
a gun the peaceabie citizen has only TO
go to the nearest justice OF the peace
and he can have all the protection nec-
essary. II deputy sheriff shall fire at
him while he liz at q distance and not
throwing rocks or doing something else
10 put the deputy sheriff on the de-
fensive. the deputy viii be punished.
But why should honest. hard-working
citizens. going about their business
peaceably. worry because courts issue
iniunctions restraining persons from
committing crines?" Every honest
man and peaceable citizen ought to re-
joice that crime can be stopped. OF
course. 'ft Is but just" a. he says.
that the workers should be regarded
as equals before the law" but what
worker in the ranks Of the Federation
Of Labor considers himself the equal Of
a criminal?
On another subject Mr.. Gompers lays
down a doctrine which will hardly be
regarded as honorable even by work
ingmen--not that they are as a body
less honorable than any other class, but
they might be presumed to sympathize
to some extent with Gompers' views.
He denounces the decision OF the court
which sustains the claim that when a
seaman has contracted to make a round
voyage with a ship he shall not be per-
mitted to desert that ship before the
voyage is completed and the contract
fulfilled. He likens seamen who want
to desert, but who are compelled to keep
faith, to the return of a fugitive slave.
contract would never be worth the
paper 1t would be written on, except to
the 'workingman" A seaman could
enter into a contract at New York, for
instance. to travel with the captain and
aid him in the navigation Of the ship
to foreign port and home again, but
when he reached that port, If he could
get higher wages there. he could break
the contract and leave the captain to
shift for himself. That would be the
act Of a free and honorable man. But
IL the captain agreed to hire man for
the round journey. and discharged him
at some port where he could get cheaper
labor, and so broke his contract, he
would be scoundrel.
No organization can live on such
principles as these; no permanent union
OF men can exist which is not based
upon the doctrine of one rule and that
applied equally to all.
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THE COMMOy-sEysE DRESS.
Seattle. Dec. IA. 1897.

Seattle, Dec. II. 1881.
To the Editor: The writer wishes TO add
her endorsement of the common sense
dress While I certainly do not approve
of the skirt reaching to the knee only.
do strongly advocate that II be worn from
six TO eight i.,ches (Which Is only shoe-top,
or slightly above. from the ground 10 en-
able the wearer to walk down our numer-
Gus hills without being obliged to carry
her skirt: and also to avoid the spiashing
from rain, which even the s,x-inch length
(which the writer wearsl does not suffi-
GENTLY protect. The ankle length, or from
three 10 four inches. as has been sug-
sested, does not answer the purpose, be-
sides. II is an unbecoming length. Surely
there is no undue exposure IN the shoe-top
length, unless Il be In the minds OF a few
narrow minded persons whose onin.ens
are not worth considering. H. RE
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The Situation In n Nutshell.

-rGt LAKE ftefEti.
But why is there scarcity OF food In the
Klondske and why does famine threaten /?
Because men are imnrovident. trusting TO
luck when they know there can be no luck
In the matter Of food supplies II Is the
same old story in the Kloudike with which
the world everywhere Is so familiar only
The conditions are harder there than al
most anywhere else. II is buf a repetition
Of the story of the thrifty and the thrift
less. The thrifty who went 20 the Klors-
dixie were we'll aware Of the conditions
that would confront thern and made ample
provision - meet them The 'hriftiess
were equally we'll aware ~ The conditions
tfst would confront them. hut they made
little or no provision n m9rt tham. That
Is the whole trouble IN the kiontiike today.
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Iae h4ondike ruSn IS commencing IN
earnest Already more than fifteen YES
ssss have LETT New York for Alaska ara
every one OF them VII step and liz cur a,
this port. Letters are resolved almost
daily from People who are orgar!zing for
the trip to the gold fields. ard .he expa-
dlt!onists are a! going 10 make their final
star, from this port. All This is good news:
tat il IS cutie certain that a greas many
"K9on6Iksrs" are going b. way o. Seattle
or Efctoris. and especially Seattle or
course san Francisco Will set much Alaska
trade this coming season. but il Will not
get a. much as !, would have had had i,
advertised Ike Seattle.
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Ons serious defect in Councilman Chan
mans proposed board of public works is
thar 1t would place the city engineer un-
der the superintendent of streets. This in
altogether illogical The office Of super
mtendent OF streets Is an important one.
but a man competent 20 be city engineer
should have attained a much higher grade
OF professional training than Is usually re-
CURED for the superintendent Of work
which has been designed and passed upon
by the engineer.
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ONE ASPECT OF VICTORIAN SUP.
PLIES.


Not long ago the Victoria ColonIst
said that only a very small part of a
miners outfit Is purchased In the United
States by Canadians. meaning Vic
toria merchants. This statement is on
a par with others from the same source.
Canadian merchants at Victoria do buy
large part Of their supplies in the
United States because the supplies are
not produced I'm British Columbia, but
are either imported and pay duty, or
are brought from Eastern Canada and
pay heavy freights.
The British Columbia Board of Trade,
In Its annual report for 1897. pages So
81, gives the following list of imports
of such products of agriculture and Its
branches, packed meats cereals. etc, as
can be produced in that province. but
are not, for three years ending June
80, 1896:
Bacon. 2.sl3 0ao pounds.
Canned meats. eoe. sl0 pounds.
cornmeal, sol barrels.
Oatmeal, So $40 pounds.
Wheat -four, 81 09S barrels.
Beans, sou bushels.
Oats, 20 .io7 bushels.
Peas. 1,e51 bushels.
Wheat .65os bushels.
Apples. dried i62 So pounds.
rlums and prunes l6a. Seq pounds
Canned fruits and vegetables, i.605 81
pounds.
Potatoes. Is eSs bushels
Butter. 900 SIS pounds.
Condensed milk, s.s5s cases.
The bulk Of these goods enters into
miners provision outfit. the bulk Of
them are imported into British Column
hia from Puget sound: so ii appears
that more than a few lines of goods are
imported into Victoria. and IL is diff
cult TO see how IL il even possible to
outfit a miner completely with Canadian
goods In Victoria as low or lower than
in Seattle. for Victoria goods have
either paid duty already, or they are
imported all the way across the CONT
nent from Montreal, Toronto and Ham
ilton at rates which preclude successful
competition with American goods
bought IN Seattle. even IL the latter
shall have TO pay all the duty on the
whole outfit. and they DO not now, and
may never do. In spite OF the Victorian
bugbear.
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The ruhlie Need rot concern Issslf great
~ about the assault oe spogi.rne= agasns,
tbs c.vii service Law. Il VIII no. =. -.
pe2@ed. nor 80 purpose and policy de-
fea1ed II must se admitted TIA, At
isast one OF TIA points made by TIE al
yoca,ez C repeal Is wei taken. ara that
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The creation of 4 governmental danar,.

Inc creation OF . governmental depart
ment Of commerce and industries Is bet
Ter than that of navigation and statistics.
The title is more comprehensive and the
association Of the two branches OF all
trade unites all that would come under
the head OF navigation and statistics. II
is better than having a separate bureau
OF LABOR and board OF trade. and smoothes
out all inequalities and class distinctions
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1t is interesting to learn that the North
ern Pacific intends abandoning the ferry
at Kalama, but 1t Will be no less crafty
ing to Seattle to know that a short dis
lance In King county is to be covered by
rail SO as to avoid long detour by way
Of Tacoma to reach Seattle.
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The act Of the board Of aldermen of Chi
cago in raising their salaries from s.
week TO about $50. is about as bold a pro-
ceeding as legislative body ever under
look. Three dollars week is absurdly
small for an honest man. Perhaps $50 q
week is too much. but II the increase is
accompanied by honesty. Chicago can af-
ford 1t. Still, II is a most astounding act
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NOW the busy foreign correspondent
comes forward with the startling story
that China is to be broken I'D among the
powers, each taking piece. 1t is not a
movement to be very seriously deplored,
because it would result in opening up and
developing splendid field for enterprise.
But meantime there would be some high
handed grabbing OF lands
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Why Is Mexico hysterical over Mr..
Bryan? Why does the whole nation hail
him as savior and deliverer? Is it anxious
10 take him behind the scenes and show
him the beauties of free silver in actual
working order? Or will 1t merely give him
a front seat in the orchestra and offer for
his entertainment front view OF the gor-
geoUs silver spectacle we have heard so
much about. and have had sense enough to
stay away from7 We shall be greatly en-
tertained by Mr.. Bryan's beautiful and elo-
quent description when he returns, and we
shall be almost willing TO forgive him
when he tells US tina. Il Is the real thing,
with no paint, or tlnsel. or spangles, or
false faces. or padded legs, or calcium
light effects. We shall forgive him because
We know and more or less admire Mr..
Bryan and his amazing facility for making
the false appear true, the unreal the real,
and the bad the gcod. It's a way Mr.
Bryan has. and We understand it--and him.
So We say We shah be pleased 10 hear and
laugh and APPLAUD, and so on our ploddlng
and substantial way. with our backs stead
lily TO free silver and cur faces toward
sound and real money
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THAT AFFAIR ~ THE KHyBER.

Mad Muliah on q Summers day
To the Khy1ser took his way.
And when J. Bull came riding ~
He Up and srnote him IN ate eye
OF ell tad words os tongue CT pen
The haddest were thoge that John sali
then.
Cleveland Pan Dealer.
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THE STATE. PRESS.

cheney Sentinel: when President NJ
kinney wrote I'm his message that conGi-
Ions In Cuba DO not Justify interference
by ere, - .rnrnent he undoubtedly knew
shat he vas NOT striking a popular chord
as The people OF the United States are
overwhelmingly n favor ~ extending a
helping hand 20 the struggling patriots.
But mere sentiment >arnot - allowed 10
rule In international affairs. and ore ca
nos hgt admire the presidents flfgnneSs
IN announcing in the face NJ adverse pub
lie opinion tina. this country 1rill not In
= rfer@ IN the Cuban matter until K can 20
so with ius-ice alike % Cuba. 70 S5a;n ana
% ali the world
CIaliam Pay Record: The question as 70
what viii he done bout the forest reserve
after next March Is soueiaing of corun-
drum One thing Is certain. AIRY one want
ing timber claim should get II before
next March as there an be no doubt that
there can be 10 more purely timber claims
10 be had after next March. Of any value.
"a the main purpose q the government In
70 reserve the timber. A timber claim g
in effect simply q purchase % timber by
r individual from the government ard
the svowef Intention Of the reserve law Is
70 keep hereafter all unsolS timber There
fore. now r. the time for man 70 uze his
timber right" as the opportunity will "a
gone after next March.