The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-05

working hard just now, when the Democ-
racy Of the state is strongly united and
there Is some reason to believe that the
existing breach In the Republican ranks
In Maryland will be very difficult to heal
Really. a very deplorabie state Of things
exists az the present time In the Repub-
lican ranks In Maryland The party
gained great victory there at the last
election. The legislature was Republican
and chose United States senator. Six
Republican congressman were elected. II
would, perhaps, have been better II the
victory had not been sweeping. The
Republican senator chosen bore the name
OF the great and victorious commander Of
the British forces on tho field of Water
loo. II Is said that he has even likened
his success TO that of the great 'Tron
Duke"
Senator wellington assumed the abso-
lutte leadership OF his party: presumed 10
dictate all appointments. and objected TO
confirmation by the senate OF every name
sent In by the president which had not
primarily received his official sanction
Although new In the senate he appealed
20 that long established and much abused
thing known senatorial courtesy"
which. freely translated. means that the
whole senate stands together and refuses
90 do anything that one OF It's number
personally objects to. An older member
might have made this work. but Mr. Wei
fresh, not TO use the term In a slang
sense. and his invocation OF senatorial
courtesy was without avail. BY this time
he had ostracised from his friendship all
the Republican congressman. with one
exception.
FEW days ago a state convention was
held at Ocean City TO decide whether Sem
stor Wellington should or should not con-
troll the affairs OF the party In Maryland
The senator, as chairman OF the state
arawHN a..
that he would have a majority Of the con-
vention In his favor. but the one congress
man who had remained loyal deserted
him at the last moment, with all HIS fol-
lowing and the senator found himself in
hopeless minority. Whether the sem
ator viii acQuiesce quietly IN his defeat
remains TO be seen Some think the ac-
ton OF the Ocean City convention has
made breach In the Republican party in
the state that time will widen. Others
think that. thu matter being definitely
settled. the party will be solidifed again
and another Republican senator will be
chosen to succeed Mr.. German.
Some remarkable relies o: the ancient
stone age. when giants were supposed 10
have peoriod the world have recently
been received by the Smithsonian Institu-
ti5n IN this city. They were discovered in
Somaliiand. on the eastern coast Of Afri-
ca soma months ago by the English tray-
eler. II. w. Seton-Karr. Flint Is the ma
teriGl ~ which this remarkable collection
% spearheads. hattle-axes wedges and
bludFeons Is composed Their size and
weight make Il slmost certain that the
men who welded these weapons must
have been OF unusual stature and marvel
Gus strength
According 70 archaeolcgfsts. these weap-
ons all belonged 10 what Is known as the
first stone axe. prehistoric .frna nonu-
larry aHnnNgH4 IA 10
with tia DAYS q Noah. or even prior 10
the great food 81 which mention is made
IN Biblical history. one great authority
on such matters thinks these implements
were the handiwork 81 people who lived
at least $4,000 years ago. As this era is
somewhat more than prehistoric. no one
has yet arisen % contradict his view
Setan~karr himself. who nlak~s a bust
ness ~ gotmg about the world hunting for
traces - Ets prehistoric hahitants and
incidentally shooting big game and Climb
iug htch mountains. as he aia In ISL when
he explored Mount So. Elias 81 Alaska.
rather overtops al the other archaeoln-
gists when he gives n as his positive
opinion that these implements were found
q what must have been the original gar
zen 81 Eden. PERTAINS Adam hfrr,aeif -
he says made and used these very i'm
Elements and weapons. A. any rate. nv
discoveries in Egypt and Southland Lad
re % the Idea that mans original bona
CT A3@ Rka-e NUaTF lie Was gradually
evolved. must have been iu Africa. or az
lesst n 4 tropical fsnd where clothes were
unnecessary ard food plentiful % hand
Congressman lewis. VITA his Assoc. lie
aud patent feathers. has LETT the sfnte
Fast Tor his home 81 the Tar West. but
Re Is not altogether forgotten. The en-
clnoau Enquirer. IN = recent editorial on
Sueaker Reed aavN.
There Vas not a 3av when che Some
What giraffe, hst brilliant. James Harnii-
toG lewis. - the stste = Washlrgtcr.
VAS feeling reasonably well that ha could
ros tansie TIE speaker. an8 make A3fu an-
Eear tmconSyste0t and frequently rstru-
ious. Ar, Lewis Knew That be vs.fA
Hchteve gcthfue - results that would ne-
rear en- the fcurUal lie knew that aa
A1areaEt Escn unaeut could nct os con
v.nced wttN argument ar raaHe to cNaaEe
= course already Usrpe8 o8t bat f. vas
Ertas satisfaction ~ hfrn and % all ere
falr u-ta IS me cag0trY ta see tha Enslul-
q ~ taR s1eASer ard his ndfunctS lAla
eaFe .n 5ae very Performance ~ ft'-
iris ittie paragraph shows VERY clearly
t9w at@trenS Is tEs polrt - view u vart-
crs persons TIE sneaker snH IRE Re-
teams g re Assse q ia SIS appeared 1c
thtrN tAAs feese b3-v eek1y Incidents Or
Fassss Ses-a t-1rras between fhe sneaker
40 tAe ufer0nss frsnn WashsaErsr a9Navs