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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-21
Senator WeIlington's Plight,
Chicago Record


There is what you might call delicate
situation over in Maryland, where the Re-
publican senator from that state has had
the editor Of the chief Republican organ
arrested for criminal libel and has sued
him for Go0.0ol damages. The career of
Senator Wellington has been so brief and
brilliant that 1t is pity 10 compel the
Baltimore American TO prove the truth
OF all the stories it has printed about him.
The trouble with Mr.. Wellington is a dis
ease or the brain known TO psychologists
as egousm-excessive self-approbation,
which often amounts TO insanity. He suf-
fers from mania that he is a great man
ana that he was born TO succeed Sena-
tor German as the boss of Maryland pol
tiles: whereas he is only a good fellow Of
ordinary ability and many attractive quail
tues. who ought TO have entered the
freshman class Of politics, but through a
combination of circumstances and a PC
itical earthquake was hurled accidental
~ into the United States senate without
any particular merit or effort OF his own.
IL seems only yesterday that he was
clerk In little bank in Cumberland and
ne has been going up so fast that he IS
dizzy.
party OF gentlemen was this morning
taking about WeIingtons suit against
the American. when one OF them said;
i never took any stock in Wellington
after he went back on Quay. as he did IN
the last political campaign. He voiunta-
riiy sought oGt Quay and offered bis sup
port and the support Of the Maryland del
esatIon "a, 81. Louis for the presidency"
The deuce he did " exclaimed another.
Il was present at q dinner party where
he made speech and pledged himself and
his delegation 10 Allison. and am pretty
sure that he wrote Allison a letter renew
ing the pledge IN the strongest terms"
And l happen 10 know" said q third.
that he was working for Reed and using
Reed money all the time trying 20 ge,
him the Maryland delegation"
And he was FOR Mckinley ali the time"
suggested fourth. or at least he says
so since the election"
Senator Wellington IS in desperate ST.
uation politically. and his SUIT against the
American "a deruisr resort. Since the
last Republican state convention repuai-
st@d him. that paper has been lambast-
inc him numerically on al sides and he
had 20 DO something IN seff-.fefarSe
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IN CHINESE WATERS.

The situation in China becomes more
gather in its waters. The denial that
there Is any agreement between Ger
many and Russia Is quite consistent
with the conditions. Germany has de-
termined to occupy a position on the
coast Of China for the purpose of an
noying England. Russia has taken ad~
vantage Of that to secure the presence
of the Russian feet at Port Arthur In
pursuance Of professed friendship for
China and of real determination TO
make Port Arthur eventually the ter
minus OF the Siberian railway Pro-
tected as Port Arthur is from the lev
waters OF the Arctic it will afford an
open harbor all the year round, and
this Russia needs.
The situation Of China is Of a very
alarming character. 1t Is evidently
helpless so far the army is concerned.
and there is probably a. conspiracy
"esI1A-Ss Tic 4AlS NllA
why Russia and Germany are receiving
secret encouragement and why at the
same time the emperor OF China is be-
ing advised to withdraw his court to
Marking. This will not improbably be
followed by the uprising OF the Tar
tars. and the loss OF Manchuria and
Mongolia to the empire. The great wall
of China may once again become the
boundary line to the north. This would
mean the occupation OF the reheliing
provinces by Russia, and ultimate ex-
tension Of power over the peninsula
which now forms the kingdom OF Korea.
England must be smarting with NOR
LITIGATION at the high-handed invasion
OF what she has so long considered her
especial right in the Chinese seas. No
other nation has ever taken such a
bold stand as Germany does now with
out being called to account for ii. The
silence Of Great Britain Is very signifi-
cant. II means either that her domin-
ion in China viii soon be gone or that
she has an understanding with Ger
many as 10 Africa. which cannot be in
the Interest of France.
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4 REST FOR THE WHEEL.

The biker's melancholy DAYS
Have come around at last
And now ne joys along the streets
Where OFT Re swiftly passed
He'd like TO hump IT, ali tbs year.
And sadly ne complains
When nature or the eartn lets loose
Her chilling blasts and ra!Bs.
Far out upon che country roads.
Where he vas wont 10 spin.
The mud Is waiting for a chance
To take the o.ker in.
And though 3 sTlnenlng freeze VIII come
1t cannot end the wee.
For when tne mud e hardened I'D
T5eTe'n be a fall Of snow.
TIE wheel Is IN the attic stored
Where mice can chew the tire:
Upon the 53kisg silt the moths
Now feast 10 their desire.
TIE 3auuty cap ~ on a peg.
Accommodating dus+:
The stockings with deceptive PADS
In sscret place are thrust.
b. while WITH faces showing gloom.
ThA bske-s make lament
Another class OF rnortais fn3
A time @! sweet content.
For nov pedestrians can waIx
About tae streets a. WILL,
Ard .'scorchsrg' d no. dash along
To intgrs or 20 XIII.
Bot melancholy DAYS viii 30.
And hiking days Will come:
And Then again on every SIDE
The vhl-r4ax wheels xsA Aurr.
TIE a5king youth ard hiking giri
WIFI Fir. FOR al there wort5
And every '@eo~~hsr' "a the lard
WI gaink ~ own. s.e earth
-44stS5ars CIrsD-@.s- telegraph.
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Elements which sometimes compel NOM
inations. political complications which
a president may think he has to con-
slider and may properly consider IN re-
eard to any other Office than that Of
Justice of the most learned and digni-
ed court in the world. Such, for In
stance. dictated the nomination OF
Hornblower, and unfortunately made
the appointment Of the capable Rufus
W. Peckham impossible. Choate could
not be elected to an office. nor would
the politicians permit him to go to the
United States senate. yet the nation
would be honored by his elevation to
the supreme bench. Neither party
service nor geographical lines should
be considered, but only fitness for an
Office higher even than that Of presi-
dent in its relation to the people
Nominations have been made before
to the Office. but ii has been considered
the part Of prudence not to insist. One
very notable instance - that OF Attor-
ney General Williams. Of Oregon, who
was nominated by President Grant for
the bench OF the highest court. but
whose name was withdrawn from the
senate. 1t was a brave and wise thing
to do. Grant never knew whether or
not the reasons given for opposition
were technically true: It sutticed for
that courageous executive to know that
his nominee was received with pro-
tests and he would not have that Office,
Of all others, tainted with doubt
President Mckinley may yet see his
way to withdraw the offensive nomi-
nation. In the department of the judi
ciary there need be no trifiing with
qualifications; there are honest men
and qualified men to be had. There is
no question Of McKenna's character;
and on the subject OF qualifications
even President McKinley's information
could not be better nor his judgment
more accurate than those Of the men
Of the same profession who have crossed
swords with him at the bar or sub
mitted to his conclusions on the bench.
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SNAPSHOTS by THE WAY,

We shall know today whether the Col
fax lynchers consider intentions and exc
cution synonymous.
- u "
A man named Mustard has Just been de-
feated for mayor of an Oregon town. He
made q warm run.
q IS x
"Can you drive all those oxen?" asked
a Seattleite OF a klondiker. Sure, I
learned TO swear a long time ago."
u Is "
The fusionists la Olympia have success
fully explained away everything except
that they were soundly and successfully
whipped.
" Y u
The effete East and the wild and woolly
West are united in their failure TO solve
the great puzzle: How to reach the Klon-
dixie without going by way OF Seattle.
u x s.
Another San Franciscan has come 10 Sc
attic to buy his Klondike outfit. This goes
TO prove that residence in San Francisco
does not necessarily disqualify a man
from learning that there is only one peb-
bic on the Alaska trade beach.
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zeal IL made 70 that British lore o.
order and fair play" which always re-
spends, and the "hacklsr" has TO sub
side.
Party regularity. as We know IL. Is
entirely unknown IN England OF
course, there are men who always vote
the same ticket. but the country does
not take sides as we DO here. There
are fluctuations Of public opinion in
the United States, but changes take
place in England more On the ava
lanche order Each method has its
advantages. but In theory IL would
seem that that adopted in the radical
United States Is more conservative
than that Of conservative England
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the haondike relief expedition: and we
therefore feel constrained to call attention
70 our suggestion yesterday that the Port
iand merchants offer 10 furnish 10 tors
OF supplies at cent ton. II IL safe 20
say that no ether city. or aggregation Of
cities. will care TO enter into compesl-
ton o. philanthropy where the outcome
would De certain 10 end IN the Oregon
metropolis favor. The government would
get the supplies for practically nothing.
the charitable impulses OK the donors
dixie miners would secure the benefit Of a
good thing.
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The shooting OF Ruiz and AranEueren
by the Cuban general was a shocking
thing. but not more shocking than many
other incidents OF bloody war Rug was
in the camp endeavoring 10 persuade the
Cuban officers TO accept autonomy. and
not Improbably holding out temptations 10
them TO give up what he represented as a
hopeless struggle. lie may have been
there as the private guest Of his friend
but he Was there in fragrant disregard Of
the orders e tae commanding officer. who
had previously issued notice that anv
Spanish officers found In a Cuban camp on
such mission would be shot.
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A Canadian View Of I'll. co,oni,t

Vancouver. Il. Q. Columbian.
Certainly We have no argument to make
with paper capable Of s9Ch gross and
barefacsd representation. Nor can va
conceive Of the unutterahle depth OF
r1eanness 10 which the "a peT which could
rrtnt such miserable Gnisrerress rsia tons
has sunk. Il seems 50 purposeless. too. In
the absence % any other supT-3satIe mo-
tive, We are forced 10 the conclusion that
the Co.onist does that kind OF work BE-
cause IL is paid 10 60 Z. We Rish 1t 10Y
% xach al unsayorv 100.
The CclonISt had grossly and knowingly
hAs sunk. IL seems 40 purrsoseless. too In
raisx,ate4 the facts about tss Kamloups-
Yukon raurA
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wgll5m Lloyd Garrison would naturally
feel profound interest IN Henry George
The leader % tas single tar movement
was Gre o: tire most fascinating speakers
oa tae s1btec: At human rights ana wrongs
that ever waSe3 war for the raee. HIS
famoaz speech a. 81. Louis ten years az,
delightful In i;s eloquence ard logical
c!carnssS. ranks among TIRE bes; examples
n modern times.
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Mr.. Elfot'~ Appalling Error.
New York Times

BOSTON & shocked. and not qutse with
out reason. because President Eliot. os
Harvard, IN q recent address said: 'Ev-
eTyboay csrrct play football" This.
correspondent OF the TIA Hscyipt declares
- q vicious rntseoEstrQcttOa.' which. II
Il mans ANYTHING. means 'nobo3y can
play tcofh&0" and IS therefore ab~ur4iv
false he critic reaches BIS coB<inssovl
~ hrst substituting Is unable to- gor
''ca1ro," thus forming at easy ard r-oss-
eratsly fsir bridge between what TT FL
lot said and TIE contrary O. what he IN
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1t Is not usual to hang a boy or an ir-
reparable wrong might have been done IN
the case of the Ohio lad who was SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment for murder. 1t
is said now that he is innocent and that
the guilty man has been discovered. 1t is
bad enough for the boy that he has been
compelled to go to jail. but his death
would have been q murder in itself.
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Wculi-he Senator Corhetf- the WhtNV
bearded aspirsnt for Mi.ehelis fsssp'
seat in the senate. contented himseA w.
teraay with viewing his promised i@aa
from a sofa tn the rear Of the sena'e
chamber. The roSests hue of hope mas
dawHed for Mr.. Corhett because one or
two Republicans have animated that re
may be seated. Unfortunately, the Kepao-
leans are not In a majority In the sehate'
and while they may be prcfuse IN expIss'
siens OF sympathy they lack votes MT
Corhets viii not be admitted 70 the sem
ate this week
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tended % say. The strictly accurate Term
os course ures,sS have been, Not every
body can play football" and. Know.
Boston as ne does. for city wneIS
Inhabitants have ceased 10 wr''e ooen
ard 70 do business. ard shereiors ma
On their hands ynsfca leisure for the coa
s4dsratfon OF TRIES. IL WAS really fep
henslhle IN Or. Etc. 70 fail 20 use s.ss I.
terry correct rcra, OF expression ae =
hardly likely 10 lose much sleep over me
matter. however BoStonisns OF ms eau-
hEe needn't wal, till they Gle before com
ing 70 New York. where language : "
garie<s as a means. TO. an end.
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Il one Of the results OF all ne winter ex-
petitions 10 the Kiond.ke shall be TO d.
,erm'ne whether horses. oxen. dogs. rein
deer or steam sleds are the hest means OF
transportation. the public VIII no, re alto
gether uugratetuL with SO may expert
enced men. 50 evidently in earnest, differ
ing 50 widely. the nation may have to fall
back upon the never-sailing friend. the
government mule
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A New Version.
Albany ArguS.

Twas the night before Christmas ana
near its approach: not a creature was sur
ring. not single cockroaeh. Mamma was
mourning Ger poverty's Ills. papa was
thinking what TO do with those bills ihs
children We're dreaming OF stockings WEI.
filed by some very good fairy with GOOD
win instilled. So the children they waited
and the parents debated. and-would YOU
believe 1.-THE charm operated: Tor =
kindly old burglar, the house being still.
relieved things by stealing the grocery
bill,
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II must have been a very interesting din
nef that Prince Henry Of Prussia took with
his grandmother, Queen Victoria He was
passing on his way TO take part ia an
ACT which has for one OF its prime objects
the humiliation OF England. st the CON-
mand Of her other grandson. his brother.
the Emperor Of Germany. They probably
only talked Of their cousins and their
AUuts.
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It VIII be fitting occasion for the last
OF the Grand Army encampments that the
veterans shall be present at the unveiliny
or the soldiers monument at Pittsburg
which Is to cost about half million dol
lars. In 1900 it Ii expected that the ma
tonal encampments Will be abandoned
and the camp-ares will become the only
meeting places Of the survivors Of the civil
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Most ot shs crew ot the Cleveland h,va
escaped. but 80 g.ea: were their sa~er,nxs
that ore Of taern did from exhsuxtso,
THE chances are against any others having
escaped. TIE secont of.csr's beat Is sim
missing. and T. in addition 10 the peras G,
the storm. II has encountered the rosks q,
ths Alpha passage. sae poo- fellows viii
probably never se heard - again.
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There Is no time for holidays Just now.
The lamp chimney factories are so busy
that instead of laying their men OF FOR
two weeks. and so depriv.ng them Of
wages at a critical time OF the year. they
can only get Christmas day. What pity
Bryan is not here to condole with these
slaves whose masters viii not let them
take two weeks vacation, as usual.
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Prosperity's Forward Step.

LOUISVILLE ScdfieT-SooEHaAs
The Missouri Pacific has granted ITS g.
6e employees 10 per cent. increase In pay.
The earnings OF this system have eeen
growing at an astonishing rate and Presi-
dent George Gould Is willing TO share thu
good fortune with the wage earners. ThiS
means about l.ooo, 60 to the Missouri Pa
cific. 1t Is the first great railroad system
To take this forward step. but it Is certain
not to be the last.
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NUGGETS.

Parish visitor-Yes: and there are two
nice tracts for YOU. and ball OF yarn 10
darn your husbands socks.
The Visited One-I can't read. mum. an
never darns my 'usband's socks.
Parish Visltor-Never darn his socks?
How !mprovident! Didn't you ever
learn?
The Visited one-yes. mum. I learnt all
right.
Parish visitor-Then why don. you darn
them?
The Visited ons-'Cos he's tn legless
wonder In SINNERS sideshow. num-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"wer Tommie. what ala you learn at
kindergarten today?" asked the boys
father.
"riow to make a caterpillar out Of clay"
said Tommie.
And was IL a good one?"
81 guess not said Tommie. II couldn't
make il crawl without breaking it's back.
so rolled IL up into a ball and played
marbles with II. and wen five glass agates
from Bobby Jones. Harper Bazaar.
Abner Appledry--what was the matter
with that young city felier who had been
boardIn' at your house, that made him
leave so suddenly yesterday?
Jay Green-Aw. he didn't have sense
enough 10 appreciate a convincing arg1.-
ment when IL was given to him. He was
a queer chap. and went around sayin'
that life was only dream; and when I
couldn't argue him out of IL with words
! test took and kicked him down stairs
and told him II was 10 wake him up-ana
blamed IL he didn't git so mad about Il
that he packed right up and lit out for
the clfy.-Harpers Bazaar.
What does your Auxiliary Society at
the church DOR asked Mr. Hawkins Of
Mrs. Hawkins. when that good lady re-
turned from the Meeting.
we take the garments made by tha
young girls in the 81 Jonah's Guild and
make en- at to wear" replied Mrs
wkins---Harper's Bazaar.
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The burning Of an entire district in Lon
don is said to have been matched in a
more limited way In Melbourne with loss
of $3.50. 900. 1t is very odd that such
events rarely occur alone and usually in
threes.
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STATE PRESS.

whatcom Blade: The hills OF Washing
ton are laden with gold and siiver-every
day brings forth further demonstration or
that fact. There is certainly no need or
going to Alaska when We are bringing 10
light new gardens Of gold right at our
doors nearly every day
West Coast populist: As the extermina-
ton OF the fur seal herd means also the
determination OF the fur seal expert herd,
or the still more dreadful alternative OK
working for a living, they very consist
emily oppose it TO man. Ihey can get
the value Of the seals hide without In
jury to the seal as long as they can Keep
people scrapping over him.
Garfield Enterprise: Phenomenal as the
Palouse soil IS in its adaptation TO wheat
culture. Incredible as The story must he
to the outside world that wheat may be
sown here. and actually Is sown during
every month in the year and produces a
bountiful crop. yet we should not on that
account forget that very few old coun-
tries escape the burden of artificial fer
tiiization and that by little prudence in
advance we may postpone the evil day IN
definitely.
Chehalis Bee: Oregon Populists have re-
solved 10 get strictly into the middle of the
road and fuse no more. It looks as though
Washington PopuIists would revive their
party next campaign also. To be consist
ent, Populist cannot unite with either
Democrats or Republicans. True Democ-
racy is as far from Populism as Is Repub-
licanism. The combine OF go was engin-
eered by a gang who wanted the Offices.
1t Is doubtful X the same crowd can con-
troll again.
Port Townsend Call: The iawless need
not presume to take comfort from the as
tonishing results which concluded the
murder trial last evening and by the
same token the citizens need not feel at
all skittish about going home after dark
ness settles down. 1t is the firm convic-
ton OF everyone here that anything more
In the line of aggravated lawlessness Will
occasion a setting OF that swift and dec,s-
i've tribunal presided over by judge who
uses his own name In infiicting the PEN
atty,
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ws are .ol4 that tAs so<od people or Part.
land are ma>a caAgrgned that Secretary
Aiser has baked their eeuevoien. alma ev
refusing u accept donations q food for
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REDLANDS

REDLANDS, May 30.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) The Right Rev. Joseph H.
johnson, bishop of the diocese of Los An
geles, preached at Trinity church in this
city this morning. His text was from the
Twenty-fourth Psalm-"Who is this King
of Glory? The Lord strong and mighty,
the Lord mighty in BATTLE" The sermon
was a discussion of the benefits derived
from observing the festivals of the church,
such as Christmas, Easter and Ascension
Sunday. Bishop johnson argued that this
observance is very important as tending
in the most forcible way to keep before
the mind of the Christian the principal
events in the life of Christ, helping. him
to realize fully the value of that LIE to
the world, and laying a stronger founda-
tion for the pure and upright living, which
is of first Importance in all Christianity.
than is possible unless the believer has a
definite conception of the full significance
of Christ's life and mission. Bishop John
son will preach again this evening and the
rite Of confirmation will be administered
A feature of the service this morning was
the singing by Miss Ruggles and Miss An
ma Fitch.
Services at the Methodist church today
are appropriate to the sentiment of Dec
Grafton day. There was a sunrise prayer
meeting, led by Comrade Foster of the g.
A. r., and a sermon at II o'clock by Rev
e. j. Inwood, which was addressed prin
cipally to the eBar Valley post, the mem
bers of which were present in a body.
This evening there will be an "old soldiers
rally" which will be addressed by a vet
eran who enlisted at Is years of age and by
other veterans of the civil war.