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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-24
THE AGE OF CONSENT.
An Effort TO Raise the Age by Law 20
Eighteen Years

An effort VIII be made By the Ladies'
Single Tax Club 81 Seattle 70 induce the
state legislature TO raise the age or con-
sent 70 Is years. A. q recent meeting o.
that organization through the efforts az
Or Annie Russell. who is president. the
following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas. AS no civilization has en-
dEred that has nor champloned virtue ard
Tevere6 motherhood
Where's. As the lap OF ignorance and
mere childhood mas never reared great
men au1 n0ols women.
whereas. N harmony with the trend OF
civilization and humanity. most OF onr sis
ter states have raised the axe Of consent
20 mature years and some OF the more
progressive states have established the
age a. Is years, and believing that the
state - Washington s. IN in-elligen nee,
progress and morality not I3gginE behind
any 81 her sisters. che Ladies Single Tax
Ciub az Seattle does hereby petition your
honorable body 70 raise The age Of consent
% 5 years"
These resolutions. addressed 10 the state
legislature, have also beeS put into the
form -. petition which is being very
generally signed.
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FREDERICK, NELSON 6 MUNRO,


the state % Washington. vacancy II
oar legislative representation at VASE
layton. and,
whereas. The western part OF this state
Is entitled 10 equal representation VITA
is eastern half. possessing. as u does ore
hzlf OF the population and vast paohc
improvements that require the constant
care OF = senator couvers2nr Win our
needs ard interests; therefore, De u
Resolved thai we. the fusion forces OF
tae Forty-zecon6 district. IN mass meet
frg assembled. 90 hereby represent 70 our
legislators az Olympia that We believe the
best interests OF said district viii Dc con-
served BY the election of : Western wash
ington candidate. and respectfully urge
them 20 continuously support such eaad!-
date"
As the crowd ariftsd out an old man.
with earIsps on hts cap. asked: what
ye been having. a corkus And some
one said. That's what X was; a corkus.
wen. ~ gum said the old man, as
he stopped 10 listen 10 the tale OF woe
The Squire men walked down the street
laughing.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-24

hymn Coronation" the audience Joined
in singing il with vim as well as melody.
Then DIR. j. y. Martin offered an appro-
pirate prayer. and a trio composed OF
Mrs. George II. Edmunds and Messrs.
Grout and Gentle sang a delightful selec-
ton. Praise Ye the Lord
The formal addresses Of -eicome were
delivered by Rufus Willard. NJ D.. on be-
half OF the laity and Rev. Wilmot Whit
field. ID. D., on behalf of the ministry.
Each was felicitous, voicing a warm wei
come to the bishop from the two great
departments OF church membership and
work. The audience showed its appre-
citation of each address by hearty ap-
plause. Then Mrs George II. Edmunds.
with Mr.. II. O. Reichert at the plano.
sang that meditative solo, The Choir
ister." sweetiy and sympathetcally.
A few words from Col. Sheafe introduced
Bishop CTanston. whose first sentences
won their way 20 the hearts of the audi
ence. He had close attention throughout
his address.
You take mo by surprise this evening, :"
he said. 81 know that you will think a
Methodist bishop ought never 10 be taken
by surprise. Bat, TO speak frankly, l had
supposed that the reception period had
passed. have not delayed my visit from
any indisposition 10 receive the social
ministration of your people. There has
been nothing so far in my administration
that has caused me the slightest hesita-
ton to look into your faces.
II did not have to look on the map TO
find Seattle. / had heard of Seattle; its
fame reached me years ago as far away
as Cincinnati. / had INDUCED the desire
TO see this far-famed home of enterprise:
and yet ii never occurred to me that L
should see il under these conditions.
when / came into this room tonight I
met surprises, pleasant and yet tinged
with sadness" The speaker then referred
with pathos to his meeting with friends
and acouaintances of long ago. and then
addressing himself TO those he had never
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-24

Miss Frances Wtlzirskl the graduate
cptlclan row boasts the handsomest ard
most ccuansete optical Offices in tic North
west. having secured h8lf the store oceg-
Pied BY the Empire Jeweiry Company st
rs SecSnd avenue In addition 10 the fne
frant display window, elegant fixtures.
tie cosy ofloa WHERE the Strictest privacy
NAV Re secured the patient. Miss WI
rfnskt has also a dark room. where walls
Getting and sN are painted black end 10
ray 81 Tight IS admitted sxcep: tne elee-
tricsl lights useG IN connection with the
Instruments. ThIs room Is intended fe-
ophthalr1oscopie examinations OF the tn
teraal eye 70 discover TIE exact condition
e fhat debate organ.
The~o VIII also ~ re most modern
scientific electro Instruments Tor other
tests 20 determine any ard every defect
- the ewes Al t1ase examinations are
made without extra ChaTge 10 those pur-
csats!Eg glasses
Miss TNasnski viii IN the near future
put n complete plant sar grinding. cut
ting and polishing l~nse- froza the strraple
spherical % the NEST cosn 0lscated COM
hgnAtfons
Miss Wilxi7sk extends 3 cordial invita-
tteu z, AZ 20 visit her rev quarters. z6
sec5ui avenue
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1et tafors - ciss-,ei aeoWazasaHee T4ta
s..esn en- tsc gsound 81 tie ssFaaso1i ex-
lsssT Fences CT ssfe and 90 rG@sfoG- ss<iss
aao1estiy nat ne felt sure the phases or
zaost Ives Rad hesu Duplicated III MS OWL
1T Is SATURDAY -sieht" re continued.
"an5 an - speak three times Fora0rrow.
and have consented 70 speak once Non
dag morning. ard fear II I should give
way - my feelings tonight and say al
that is IN NY heart. I should Dc myself
Injustice and violate the proprieties q
this occasion"
Nevertheless be took I'd the work o. the
lsity. referred 70 b. Or. WIZARD. paid high
tribute 10 It's Importance and gave some
practical ana sorclhle criticisms on the
yav in which men OF the world are apt
10 look az iaymen. Re took a bright and
hopeful view Of the condition Of The church
today despite the inconsistencies and IN
perfections which ne freely confessed IN
the lives OF its members. These ne old-not
seek 10 condcne, but he thought II only
fair In considering them 70 take into cor
ssdsratson the kind Of material from which
the church had 10 gather its members tie
made strong plea for church Loyalty,
saying II have no use for nor confidence
in a man who viii eat Methodist bread
and butter and ar the same time preach
rationalism, or any other kind OF ISM
declaration which brought fervent Tf-
and from other preachers.
After a humorous account or now ne
came 20 choose Portland As his home,
the bishop closed by expressing his thanks
for the courtesies OF the evening ana his
good wishes for the people during his four
years term OF residence among them.
Rev e NJ Randall. jr., then announced
that II was in order 10 shake hands with
the bishop. and very few people left the
room without availing themselves or the
privilege of an introduction.
Bishop Cranston is the junior bishop OK
the NJ e. church-elected at the last ses-
sion OF the general conference at Cleve-
land. Early In his ministry he served in
Illinois. then Colorado. and for the last
twelve years he has been senior agent or
the Methodist Book Concern. at tincin-
rati the style of the firm being Cranston
& Curtis. He was elected, with c. Q. Nc
Cabe, late missionary secretary, 20 iii the
vacancies caused by the retirement OF
Bishops Bowman and Foster. The term
Junior bishop merely signifies that be IS
the last one elected. Bishop Merrill now
being the senio=- These terms are merely
complimentary. SIS all Methodist bishops
are Of equal rank. Bishop Cranston's resi-
denee is at Portland. and he is supposed
20 have a particular supervision or the
Pacific Northwest although he viii pre-
side over annual conferences In other parts
OF the United States.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-24

Bishop C-anstor, with his strong COM
mon sense. magnets personality aud at
trac1ive address broke down the barriers
OF Formally AZ the reception stvea him
by the Methodist Episcopal churches Of
Seattle last night. and completely cap
tivafed the large audience that had gath
cred to give him friendly greeting.
Ire lecture room OF the First Methodist
Episcopal church was snugiy filed. and
there was such a buzz OF animated con-
versation that the hour for opening the
exercises went Sy unnoticed, but when
Col. c. NJ Sheafa. as chairman, called
for order and announced the good old
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-24
IAN EMERGENCY" EXISTED.
The Mayors Seeretary's Experience
With n Painting Woman.

A mayors private secretary Is a very
much overworked individual. The cares Of
a municipal administration are welghty.
SO thinks sam Wood Edwards. who has
acted IN that capacity under two changes
OF executive and Is as much fixture OF
the city hall as the water records or the
vault fl which they are kept. Mr.. Edwards
- well acquainted with all the intricate
duties OF his Office, and By severe appn-
cation he has accumulated information
IN other sciences. being In fact good man
al pinch In almost any difficulty. While
never admitted 10 practice as a physician,
he knows a thing or two IN that line. so
he says.
I'D like TO know he said yesterday as
ne stood before one OF the city hall wash
basins cleansing the CRIME of toll from his
fingers. I'D Ike 10 know II the mayors
office is going 10 be turned into a hospit-
all" He looked Up questioningiy.
No one % the small group. OF persons
standing around seemed 10 know. The
mayors private secretary added some
more soap and continued. You should
have been In here yesterday. Charley
Evans. of the water office. came floating
in late in the afternoon with a man and
woman on either arm. And what does
that woman do but flop into chair and
faint. Not thing but that. Ii was
faint knew Il in a minute. But the man
was scared. Get some water, l said, hand
ing him a glass. He went out and came
back with about three drops Of water. He
dropped these on her head and said in
scared voice: Iedy. Ledyr Here. said I,
go and get some water. get lots of ii. get
the glass full While he was out / slap
ped her forehead and rubbed the curl out
of her hair, and when he came back 1
threw the glassful In her face. Pretty
SooD she came to- What do you think
She gave that fellow the worst roasting
you ever heard. for allowing her to faint"
''The woman didn't die, them" by
stander asked. die. no; didn't l say IL
was only a faint?" The mayors assistant
parted his hair carefully and put on his
hat she might have died but for me-"
Ia said
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-24
vain. of Government vessels.

Lewis Nixon. manager 81 the Crescent
ship ward AZ Elizabet hport. y. J., IN
uapar published in the January number
OF the Engineering Magazine. said:
'"The total value % all Ire vessels %
the United States including those be-
longing 20 the government. = about Ss00
00 h08 More thhn one shin yard in the
United States could be named that Is
amply capable Of meeting the whole prob
able commercial demand fer new SHIPS
FOR the next Ten years under existing
conditions. 50 far as sea going ships q.
say. 2eaa tons register and upwards are
concerned. exclusive, % course. Of the
lakes"
T'n5s Re attributed not 20 "an override
veiopr,ent'' ~ shlphun9ing facilities. bur
- an unaer-developmen CT commercial
demand for vessels.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-24
rpr Cane Prices Cut In Two.

This week ]. s. Graham. us Second ave-
rue, announces the very sensational offer
OF his entire stock % high grade fur capes
at strictly half price. The capes consist
OF wool seals. electric seals, astrakhans
and Canada martens. - and - inch lengths
with full sweeps. elegantly silk lined. thi-
bet and marten trimmed. consisting in al
o. fifteen garments. The $40 capes are re-
duced TO SO the SO capes TO SIS ]. S.
Graham. rs Second avenue
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WITH NAR5i HEARTS.
THE aETHooTsTs WELCOME
BISHOP -snI. cH.SSTeS.

by Dr.. E-Eus willard for
the Laify. and Rev Wiimot Whit
field for the Ministry. Col. G. VI.
T. N. RandaIfs Church the Scene
of the GatherfnE-Bishop Grams
ton TO Preach Three Times Today.
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We are now prepared 20 80 composition
Tor he trade ANY measured In NonpareII,
Ninion. Brewer ard Long Primer Salts
faction guaranteed. Cal! o. address Post
azsel.lg easer, Seattle.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-24

A post office package containing 49, $50
was missing from sack OF registerecsmail
at Denver Thursday from San Francisco.
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So fur csPes fo- sIs 81 Grahan's re Sec
on5 zvsnue. tomorrow
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Removal Sale

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made i'm
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oss yoar meals A. Hotel Stevens Cafe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-13
III COMMITTEES.
Mr.. M~artindale Headed the One on
Permanent Organization.

Chairman Stanard, after concluding his
address, announced that the next order of
business would be the roll call by the Sec
rotary. Several members were on their feet
and protesting that it would take up too
much time to call the roll of delegates. and
finally W. C. Parsons. of Akron. o., moved
that the matter of roll call of delegates be
referred to the committee on credentials,
which was carried.
Chairman Stanard then announced the
following committees:
Credentials-William II. Anderson. Grand
Rapids. Mich; IL. a. Angel. Cleveland, o.:
+. b. Weare, Chicago: Louis Hollweg, In
dianapoliS; Herman Cooper. Cincinnati,
o.; Evan Thonns, New York; Henry w
Lamb. Boston; l.. l.. Prince. St. Louis; 5.
Dunwoody, Minneapolis. Mimi. S. ID. Scud-
der. San Antonio. Tex; Il. A. Copeland. La
Crosse; Wis J. b, Tiedeman. savannah.
James F. Cravens. Yankton. S. d..
Permanent Organization-E. i. Martin
dale. Indianapolis; Murray Nelson, Illinois;
+. b. Thurber. New York; c. III. Spencer,
Missouri; d. b. Smith. Ohio; A. Z. Wilson.
kentucky; r. u. Bullock, Georgia; c. +.
Pongal, Arkansas: Frank II. Peavey, Min
nesota: William r. Tucker. Pennsylvania;
Power, Montana; J. N. Simpson, Texas;
William III: Beck, Iowa; Blanchard Ran
dali, Maryland.
Rules and Order of Business-E. V.
New York; Rowland Hazard, Rhode ISL
and; Rufus b. Bullock. Atlanta; III. l.. Hig-
ginson, Boston; III. G. Tompkins, Montgom-
cry. Ala; C. ]. Hubbard. Kansas City; C.
Mont; Charles l.. Pock. Cleveland; Thomas
II. West. st. Louis; Thomas w. Osborn,
Syracuse; A. A. Sprague Chicago; p. g.
Kelsey. Evansville; William Daggett. OF
tumWa. la.
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come before she convention. except the re-
ports Of the committee on resolutions
speeches shall be limited TO five minutes
each.
The on resolutions may re-
port the recommendations in whole or in
part. as they may deem best. In making
a report. the chairman. or such members
as he may designate. shall have half an
hour in which to address the convention.
If there shall be a minority report. the
mover of such report shall also have half
an hours time. after which speeches shall
be limited to ten minutes each.
The previous question may be moved
at any time, and If seconded by twenty
delegates. the presiding officer shall pro-
coed under the rules of the House of Rep
~resentatives at Washington.
THE rules of the House of Representa-
BILE. shall be the rules of this convention,
except as they may be modified by the
special rules adopted by the convention
on motion of Mr.. Smalley the report was
adopted.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Z. B. Martindale, chairman of the COM
mittee on permanent organization. pre-
scented the report of that committee as fol-
lows:
Your would respectfully rec
ommend that c. Stuart. Patterson, of Penn
%sylvania. be chosen permanent president of
this convention; that there be chosen by
the delegates of each State one vice presi-
dent, whose name shall be handed to the
president of this convention by the dele
gates from the several States; hat Evans
Woollen, of Indianapolis, be chosen perma-
nent secretary of this convention, with au-
thority to appoint necessary assistants,
that w. +. c. Colt, of Indianapolis, be
chosen Sergeant-at-arms, with authority to
appoint necessary assistants; that there be
chosen, or continued if already chosen, u
committee on credentials, to consist of
fifteen delegates; that there be a committee
on rules and procedure of one delegate
from each State represented in this con-
vention."
The report was unanimously adopted.
Il will appoint Judge Martindale and II.
II. Hanna, OF Indianapolis, and MIR. Lowry,
of Atlanta, Ga, a committee TO wait upon
Mr.. Patterson and bring him to the plat
FORM said Chairman Stanard.
Mr.. Patterson was escorted TO the plat
form.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-13
THE GOLDEN COAST ORATOR.
Col. John II. Irish Makes One of His
Characteristic Speeches.

At the conclusion of ex-Secretary Fair
child's address there were calls again for
Irish" "Irishr' and upon the appearance
of the California orator upon the stage he
was cheered. He spoke as follows:
Admonished by trying experiences. past
and current, for the first time in the his
tory OF this Nation the business men OF the
republic have met to-day Ito take up arms
against a sea of troubles and by opposing.
end them (Applause.)
the difficulties of the situation. Moved on
by a spirit OF optimism for more than a
third of a century, the business of the
country has hoped against adverse condi-
tons. The strength of our youth and re-
sources have met and mastered difficulties
that would have conquered the strength of
any other land on the earth, but at last we
have reached a crisis which can be met
successfully and passed successfully
by no spirit OF optimism. Hope
is no longer a force that can sustain the
business interests OF this Republic. Our
financial scheme is a scheme that has been
permitted To grow through "A series of
patchwork expedients, with its radix in the
far-gone emergencies of the civil war. until
If / We're to describe it IN the
our financial plan in this Republic
Is a complex, compound. comminuted
fracture. with a continuity from marrow
out to skin Qaughter)-in violation of neaH
ly every sound and scientific principR
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-13
MIR. FAIRCHILD'S VIEWS.
The Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Adj
dresses the Convention.

After the appointment of these commit
tees. the chair. addressing the convention.
said: What is your further pleasure until
some of these committees are ready to re-
port?' At this point there were cries of
"Irishi" Irish ''Irish!' and c. w. Rob-
erts. of Mississippi. moved that Mr.. Irish. of
California, be invited to address the con-
vention while the committees were making
up their reports, but on being informed by
the chair that Mr.. Irish had left the hall.
Mr.. Roberts suggested that the secretary
be appointed a ommitte of one to hunt
him up and bring him in, and Chairman
Stanard, instead of appointing the secre-
tary, appointed the mover OF the motion as
the committee. and MIR. Roberts was sent
to notify Mr.. Irish of the action of the con-
vention in desiring to hear him. MIR. NJ. l..
Crawford. of Dallas, Tex, then moved that
the convention adjourn until S o'clock, to
which Chairman Stanard said, "Oh. no;
let us not adjourn, although. OF course. a
motion to adjourn is always in order; L
hope you will not adjourn"
1T has been suggested to me- said the
chairman. that eX-Secretary Fairchild is
in the convention. and L know the conven-
ton will be exceedingly glad to hear him
for the next ten or fifteen minutes" The
ex-secretary was conducted to the platform
amid APPLAUSE. and on being introduced by
the chairman. spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Conventional / am 10 speak at all. which
| do not wish to do. / certainly am very
glad to speak before Mr.. Irish. rather than
after him. Nothing can exceed in impor-
lance the purpose which has brought you
here together. For the first time in the his
tory of governments Il scientific monetary
question was submitted to a people for pop
uhr consideration in our last election. 1t
was a great test of our institutions. not
alone in the way in which Is was decided.
but on the whole in the spirit with which IL
was considered. because we were consider
ing the adoption practically OF a tool with
which To conduct our buSineSS-that and
only that. other men at other times in our
history had considered similar questions,
men differing as widely as possible in their
political views; and Yet. TO them. there
never entered an idea that party. section,
race. nationality or worldly condition was
involved. When. at the beginning Of our
government. such men as Hamiltor and
Jefferson considered these subjects they APP
preached them with calmness of mind. haV-
ing no difficulty in considering them side by
side. Therefore IL was a great test of our
system OF popular government when all
these millions OF people are enabled as a
OF that sort on the whole in that same
spirit.
ELECTION A NEGATIVE DECISION.
Ii was most reassuring. but the decision
that was arrived at was a negative one,
after all. w stopped where We were. We
went no further in one direction. Now the
necessity is before the country of going
onward and upward in another direction.
and unless the educated commercial and
business community is alive and bestirs it.