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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25
THE ARMY POST.

The gratifying news wag received yes
terday that the army post is now prassi-
eaiiy an assured thing. The secretary OF
government to accept the site offered by
the citizens OF Seattle and vicinity. and
there seems 20 be no doubt that any re-
naming obstacles viii be easily overcome.
This Is the best piece Of news that has
been published ia this city for long
time. and should be a cause for genuine
reioiciag During the many months OF
work in order To secure what the govern
Eaeut required a site. the ada IMAGES OF
having a military garrison in the imme-
date vicinity have been set forth with
more or less roinuteuess by the press and
The local committee having the matter in
charge. It was something we'll worth
striving for. and future years will DEM
onstrate that its acquisition was piece
Of great good fortune.
When the post has once become esiab-
lished and garrisoned. 1t will mean much
10 The mercantile and general business
interests % the city. and those who have
generously assisted in securing the lands
asked for vii find themselves handsome
IL rewarded. From this point OF view
the return II certain 10 b. more than the
outlay by many fold.
When the work OF construction. as out
llned by the government. has been finally
completed the post Wilt be one Of the
attractions of the sound. A site ample
IL acreage has been selected and those
who are acquainted with the way Uncle
Sum takes care OF his property. may
form some IDEA OF the beauty and pie
taresaaeness or Magnolia biufr when once
u Is occupied and attention has been given
10 its adernment. II will be practically
a great public park. maintained by the
government.
Thanks are d9e Capt. Robinson for the
interest he has taken In the matter and
special credit should be granted the local
committee. which has long and faithfully
lshered 70 bring about the hoped-for re-
suits. Time and labor have been given
these Taaay months without complaint.
and amidst the most embarrassing
obstacles pad dishoartening delays.
Success has crowned the work, however.
aud in this the committee viii 70 doubt
experience ifs greatest satisfaction.
Tile little thst remalns 20 he done should
he doHe with earnest encouragement from
every side. II necessary. aid shogld be
volunteered freely so that by a general
cooperation all the preiinlnaries ,nay be
u,t'ied and a substantial beginning be
made oa POSE construction. In the mics;
Vf tnotuei ennsratulNtl0ns there ynecld he
i1o delay in pushing matters so that the
""1k required oa the part If the locality
M.N re happily and satisfactorily ended.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25
LEGISLATION FOR A CITY.

Philadelphia Is undergoing the expert
encs OF endeavoring through the state
legislature TO bring about some reforms
IN the administration Of the city's affairs
This city has no self-constituted charter.
but that rnak&s no difference. because
Seattle has learned by experience thar i.
IL of very little advantage 20 have the
right OF charter-naking IL the legislature
can by general laws render the Charters
provisions entirely nugstory. Public seE-
timent has not yet made up It's mind
whether II is better to have local law
made by men who know what the city
wants. but know how TO turn its wants
to their advantage. or by legislative
body seven tenths of whose members do
not know the first thing about city gov
eminent There is fight on now be-
tween the country and the city in Penn
syiyania whose result cannot yet be de-
termined: bat II IS something Ike the
fight bet ween the country and the city N
New York state which resulted In the
Raines law. and promises to result n the
control by Tammany. There arc Ave bills
under consideration. among The most I'M
portsnt OF which, perhaps. Is one to limit
the power Of the city to grant or consent
10 the granting of franchises. or CT per-
mission to exercise franchises within its
corporate limits, and specifies conditions.
which shall be implied in such grant 1t
provides that those by whom the fran
schise IS held shall pay TO the city annual
compensation ir. the form OF percentage
on the gross receipts. said compensation
to be 5 per cent, where not expressly
stated at another figure.
Another bill provides that all contracts
for supplies or work 10 cities OF the hrst
class shall be awarded TO the lowest re-
sponsible bidder, and permits properly
owners TO object to payment Of all bills
not incurred In this way. One feature
which seems To apply to the grading OF
streets is that property owners may
take exception to work or materiai. not
withstandlng the approval OF any NUM-
cipal officer as to the satisfactory per-
Torrance of the contract. One of the
measures places In the hands Of city coun-
ellis the power to make investigation, ana
authorizes the chairman OF any commit
tee to administer oaths and take tesi-
nony for use in case Of indictment for
perjury arising out of an inquiry made by
order OF a council. Another bill regulates
tho suspension. trial and dismissal or po-
uc~men and firemen. providing that no
one shall be dismissed without his writ
ten consent, except by the decision Of
court of trial or inquiry composed Of Fer
sons belonging to the police Or fire force.
appointed by the directors of public cafe
~. This court Is to have all the powers
Of a justice OF the peace. The last ~ the
five bills is one relating TO magistrates.
It looks as IL Phiiade. piiia had not ad-
yanced as far as Seattle in some matters
Of local government for in all these &c
spects we have already long ago provided
legislation similar 10 that now under COLI
sideration at Harrisburg.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

In certain city IN this state a stranger
who remarked upon che lack of life 81
ths streets was informed that the reason
ar 4 vas that al the people were busy
az work indoors From the rrrorts that
are cemiuE n from IRE mountains il
rog seen or the streets 81 cur cities Is
because they are out on the mountain
staes seeking mining locations. From
every Gs'Ttc: arrive reports 20 the effect
that prcspeetors are coming and gong by
ths hurtreds. and X the person vou are
after ISM, 20 be found II IS safe 10 say he
IS ous .sostinE mineral claims.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

The amendment to the sUndry civil bill
appropr:ating sle.oe of the amount al
ready granted for a cadsstrai survey u
the Lake Washington canal seems TO
have been stricken out by the conference
committee. 1t is doubtful. therefore, il
the desired amount is obtained at the
extra session There is no reason to be
discouraged. however. Cnderhand oppc-
sition. which has interfered with success
at the present time, will be overcome in
due season and the project be given the
consideration It deserves
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

FACTS OF INTEREST.

II w5s On his way 30 the battlefield Of
PhArSaia thar Caesar uttered tire famous
saying 70 the fishermen. lie had some
down 20 Erintsisi to cross 70 pyrrachsgm.
ard. finding no galley. commanded the
9wrsr % small sailing boat ia put hin,
scTosS the Aarssf4c. o. the voyAEe 4 vio~
j%as storm oceurrea and @*ea the expert-
weed mariners were terrified; bur 1as
great captain said Have TO feari You
carry Caesar sns his fortunes
The migration % the F'rencA-speasissg
people cs Canada 90 the >eS England
states has assumed enormous proportions
in rs-cens years. and shows no signs OF aifs1-
inWssOn- The Frencg population of ire
province OF auaEes - i~-ss'ss. wasis. az
eoza.nS 10 sas census Of lisa. the number
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25
newspaper IN which the cause OF tabor
should he maintained.

The workingmen Of this country arc not
different 10 any others 81 this respect
There are dozens Of newspapers and maya
zines devoted 70 the interests Of bankers.
merchants. z:oyskeepers. zeal estate own
ers and every form OF capital ard every
kind Of employer. but the workingman viii
no, support an organ Ia his own benaIs-
The amount Of money contributed TO one
large strike would keep . newspaper run
ring for several years, and do FAR greater
service In the long rum
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

Two cases involving the new revenue
law have been argued before the supreme
court and taken under advisement. A de-
cision will probably be rendered at an
early day. IL the law Is defective it is well
to know it at once, and il points against
Ats constitutionality are to be raised. the
sooner Il is done the better
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

Yakima Republic; A young son OF {. r.
Harris discovered 4 freak of nature" on
Sunday last. He was trying 10 drown out
a nest of gophers and when the animals
came to the top os the ground he found
that four OF the six caught were perfectly
white. with pink ev1ss. They weren't white
rats. but white znphers-something the
oldest inhabitant" has been busy ever
since trying to explain. The boy captured
the animals acar this city, toward the
Yakima river 10 the east.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

The chessnen of the house OF commons
and the house OF representatives viii be-
gin their play next week This is an ar
bitration upon which the two countries
seem to have been able to agree, and ii the
tournament results in no serious ;nterna-
tional dinsculties it may possibly open a
way to the settlement OF more irnportan:
ouestionS
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

Gen. Ney2cr talks very bravely. bat he
sss been dang saat ever s.r,ce ~ arrives.
IN CNha. lie halls with toy. he says. q
recownstsan cf nell3gsreary by the United
Safes. because &, VIII make (, possible 10
',o&s the proposed Spanish loan, wiki
WEIGH - prosecute tAs var * Is hardly
probable thai sAe general VIII he srae4f.sl
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

by seeing the United States do as he pre-
diets II viii, at least for some time. In
the meantime perhaps the best thing he
can do Is TO use bragxadocso. That has
been the only means by which he has
been able TO satisfy his own bankrupt
government that there are any hopes o.
eventual success
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

The Turks insist that the Greeks shall
negotiate a peace with Eihem Pasha, the
latter having full powers to make set
Element. This. Of course, amounts to moth
ing. The peace will be negotiated by the
powers, and both Turkey and Greece will
have to abide by what the powers say.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

OF French Canadians ard persons 90 Cana
dian extraction in The United States was
50, 40. The late NJ, Aercier predicted that
by 1919 there would be more French Cana
dams by birth and descent IN the Ca.:si
States than i'm Canada
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

II Mr.. Gladstone would not enter the
peerage when he was younger, more am
billions and anxious tor power. It is not
likely that he will accept of a dukedom
now when his labors are practically fin
ished and he himself not anxious for more
houors
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

The new companion bicycle on which
two parties ride side by side is said to be
particularly suited to mismated couples,
and in state where divorces are so plen-
popular.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

Portland Telegram: II is claimed that
the new ordnance which allows the town
COW 30 play in any unfeisced yard was
passed - help the poor. The man w9o
owns a COW cannot properly es classified
as an INDECENT. Ba; charity Is always he
ing utilized a. mantle for iulsecIie leg
isiaticn.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

The trouble in Uruguay appears to b
not unlike that in the Philippines in that
the reports of the rebellion being put
down are usually followed by news OF In
surgent victories.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

James Gordon Bennett arrived in New
York yesterday. After looking into the
affairs of the Herald it is probable he will
return home without any very extended
travel through this country.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

Between DR.. William Phrander among
the Presbyterians and Dr. W. H. Cossum
among the Baptists, matters do not seem
to move along as smoothly as they should
q common end.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

If President Mckinley can come as far
West as Denver he might be able to ex-
tend his trip TO the Pacific coast, and il
he comes to the Coast his excursion would
be q failure without seeing Puget sound.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

The Westinghouse. With Deep Creek
Jones calling Gov. Rogers an Ananias. an
migrate; and Gwin Hicks. OF the board of
control. calling II. NJ. Holmes an unmit-
gated liar, the fusion family Is unhappy.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

West Coast Populst: 1t looks mighty
strange that Gov. Rogers should be fur
nished a private car BY Jim Hill 10 make
a trip through the state. There Is some
thing rotten in Denmark.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

San Francisco Bulletin: No doubt Pres
ideut Mckinley viii cheerfully recognize
the rights Of Mr.. Mason of Illinois as a
belligeFcnt and that should De glory
enough for one senator 10 achieve in one
day. Let Us now get back 10 the tariff
bill.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25
THE STATE PRESS.

Whatcom Reveille: The leaven is work.
ing thai promises TO result in both Cuba
and Hawaii being made strategic ocean
points controlled by the United States.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

If the United States recognizes the
Cuban government It is very certain a
number of other nations will not be far
behind her.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

Victoria was IS years old yesterday and
1t Is not Britons alone who express the
wish that her venerable and highly-re-
spected majesty may reign for many
years to come.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

Money doesn't do much talking in Cuba,
but Weyler does.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25

san Francisco Post: OF all the cruel
things Mr. Langtrv has to say about MS
ex-uffe. that which will nrcha bly, cause
the Lily" the most pain Is his dsclara-
ton that she is - years old
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25
COAST PAPERS.

Salem Statesman: When Greek meets
turk. then viii cunle the tug of Jaw.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25
TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION:

OFFICES:
Seattle, Second Avenue and Cherry S s,'sg
View YORK. Rooms 10. Il. Is Trsoahc H'Ns
Chicago. 2iT Chamber of CornIsfcs-
Tacoma. L5e Pacific Avenue
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25
A GUARANTEE.
SEATTLE, TUESDAY. MAY IL.

County and city omcial Psper.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-31
1.-THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL
Letters From Our Readers on Topics of Current
Interest
The Railroad Problem.

Of
and,t
gath
il
n
dior
opportunity
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-31

business it is impossible to say, but 1t
probably is. The eyes of the whole coun-
try have been fixed on this bill as afford
ing the one avenue to better times. and as
the prospects for its passage improve con-
fiGence increases in like ratio. All classes
of business men have confidently pre-
dicted an improvement in trade after the
adoption OF The tariff. and it is reasonable
TO presume that this is the principal factor
in the current upward tendency.
AS far as the State is concerned there
are no new features worthy OF especial
comment Wheat is tending downward,
as it generally does on the eve OF the har-
vest, but is still worth a profitable price to
the grower, and nobody expects that 1t
will fall below profta BILE Price this year.
The other staples rule quiet at about last
weeks prices. Except in wheat there is
no downward tendency visible anywhere.
Nor is there any marked trend toward
better prices. There never is at this time
of the year. But crop conditions are full
of promise and there is feeling of conf
dence that the present year will be more
satisfactory to the general public than its
three or four predecessors.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-31
THE LOTTERY SWINDLES.

The so-called "little lottery" schemes,
which have long been Turing dollars from
the pockets Of poor victims into the cof.
fers OF clever swlndlers (whose nefarious
business fourishes openly and unmo-
Tested under the very eyes of the police,
have been again shown up in their rob.
bing practices.
The expose in yesterdays CALL of the
wholesale thievery carried on under the
guise of fair play "little lotteries" should
be enough 10 doom them for all time.
That fifty tickets, every one of them
bearing the number of the capital prize,
should be sold righ here in San Francisco,
and that every one of them upon pre-
sentation at the lottery agency" should
be rejected as counterfeit" is lesson
that should forever deter the poor man
from yielding no matter how small frac-
tion of his earnings to help enrich the un-
scrupulous persons who have been trad
ing upon his gullibility. The fact that OF
the winning ticket alone fifty counter
feits" had been presented and rejected
did not in the least disturb the agents"
equanimity. He informed THE CALL re-
porter that he expected more. There
seems to be no limit to this fleeing pro-
cess. and the most deplorable thing about
it is that the poor man is the party
fleeced, while the lottery "agents" SIM
ply rake in the shekels ard laugh as they
wax rich.
II the police cannot be forced to carry
out the law against these rascally frauds
it lies in the hands of the people who
have been plucked of their money through
these so-called ''little lotteries to drive
the manipulators of these bunco schemes
out OF their accursed occupation by refus-
ing to be duped any longer. The working
classes OF the City have been duly warned
by THE CALL, which has held up The gross
eception to the light of day. Kill off the
lottery swindles by ceasing to purchase
their tickets. In this way you may drive
the rogues 10 the necessity of getting
money by legal means.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-31
THE THIRD RAIL.

The feasibility of electric traction on
existing steam roads has been recently
demonstrated in the vicinity OF Hart
ford, Conn.,, where an old-esta blished
steam line, being threatened with the loss
of a lucrative business through the estab-
lishment of rival trolley roads, has pro.
ceeded, in accordance with the advice OF
scientific experts, to meet the enemy with
its own weapon.
While steam railroads all over the
country have been experiencing big en-
croachments on their business through
these electrical rivals, it remained for a
Yankee railroad manager 10 profit by the
suggestion Of the experts, and. by ample
test, 10 discover that an old steam road
enjoys distinct advantage over the troll
ley in being able 10 derive its current
through third rail.
Trolley cars run on open highways, and
therefore must resort to the overhead wire,
which, with it's a5orate system OF poles,
brackets, cross-suspension wires and insu-
lators, costs much more than an extra
rail. The tracks of the steam roads arc
fenced in, however, and placards In proper
places warn venturesome parties against
such danger as may exist.
1t is averred that only at street-cross-
ings and at stations need this peril be con-
sidered, and that here it can be obviated
in several ways. For instance, boards
may be set up on edge, on either side Of
the third rail, just high enough to prevent
wagons wheels or horses hoofs from COM
ing in contact with the metal, or the rail
may be discontinued for a distance OF
thirty or forty feet, an extra shoe on the
rear car picking up the current until the
front car has passed the gap and has re-
stored the connection.
The third rail is about to be tried in many
other parts of the East, and in the vic;n.
ity of the cities of Chicago and st. Louis.
Its successful employment for passenger
ira ffic in Connecticut is regarded as the
probable beginning of the substitution OF
electricity for steam as a motive power.
The Hartford Times recognizes that the
new system sis the best and most perfect
electric railway in the world," and antici-
pates that great mum mbers will visit Hart
ford this summer to see how it works. The
same publication directs attention to the
fact that "one result of the general adop-
ton of the electric system on railroads
would almost certainly be the absolute
incIosure of the route" for "the third
rail means death" The character of the
situation, according to the Times, is indi-
Gated by the fact that employees of such
railroads are required to wear rubber
shoes and rubber gloves. But there
seems to be no doubt that the technical
part of the probl EN- of electric traction on
at roads boq hoap solved
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-31
THE SIGNS ARE GOOD.

Signs that business is i'm proving are
multiplying The Western railroad man
ayers report an increased volume OF traffic
over the great railroads of the Central
West. This has produced favorable
effect on railroad shares in Wall street
and quotations are pointing upward. Gov
ernment bonds are also quoted frmer
with an advancing tendency in one or
two descriptions. Imports of dry goods
at New York are larger, showing an in
creased purchasing power. In England
there is better demand for American
securities which indicates an expectation
there of better times in this country.
VI course, these are merely straws, but
they show which way the wind is blow
ing. Several weeks ago it was pointed
out that the trend in all classes of trade
was toward increased activity. The fea-
ture last week was the publication of the
Government statement showing the enor-
nous excess of exports over imports
This week it is something else. New
signs are cropping up on ali sides. True,
they are mere premonitions at present,
but they all set in the same direction.
We have evidently touched bottom and
are on the rebound.
Whether the action of the Senate in
finally taking up the tariff bill is the cause
of this tendency toward the revival in