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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-02
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

W. A. Johnston, who IS now associate
justice of the Kansas supreme court, serv-
ing HIS third term, once was an amateur
baseball pitcher, and a good one. too.
The Guild Hall library in London has re-
fused 10 accept a bust Of the late Joseph
Whitaker, whose "Almanack" is thought
by some 70 DE one of the most useful books
ever printed.
II was in lH7 that German chemist
named Margeraf discovered that sugar
could be made from oeets: but the beet
century later.
The late Joseph Willard, Of Washington,
was supposed 10 have left about $20oo. 0oo
but his brother Henry is authority for the
statement that the estate viii run over
sl0, 0o0. 600 ''Joe" Willard, as he was
known, leaves only one heir 10 his prop
erty-a son living at Fairfax, who is a
member OF the Virginia legislature. He is
popular and wants 10 go TO congress, first
as representative and then as senator.
Before he started on his visit to England.
the king of Siam formally opened the first
section OF the korat railroad. which has
recently been completed between Bangkok
and Clyathia, and the first sod OF which
was cut by him in 1892 The opening Of the
first section which is four and half miles
In length. was made the occasion OF much
spikes the priests chanted the prayers
usually recited at state ceremonies The
king drove In two spikes and fastened
bolts at the end of the rails. using for tie
purpose gold hammer with an ivory
handle and a gold spanner with handle
10 the other end OF the rail, and a set OF
implements was also handed TO her. which
she used. The royal party returned TO the
pavilion. where addresses were delivered.
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ENEMIES TO LABOR.

The worst enemies whom the laboring
n1en Of the country have to fear are the
hysterical agitators Of the Debs and Sow
and the laws. who preach the doctrines OF
anarchy, pirate Of an uprising OF the peo-
pie 10 abolish the supreme court. dispsrss
congress and ''enthrone the sacred rights
OF American citizens and American free
dom" as the particular balderdash Of Debs
puts IL.
AT this immediate moment there IL q
strike on OF = large number OF the coal
miners IN various parts OF the country.
There Is no question that the miners have
substantial grievances. that they are I'M
deTpaId. and. in many instances, victims
Of onerous regulations which still further
reduce their measer pay. The most ear
nest sympathy 10 felt for these men, and Is
freely expressed In all quarters A strike
for a substantial and welI-understood
grievance which can be remedied. which
strike has popular sympathy strongly be-
hind IL. has. as rule. fair chances of sue
cess; although, 1t must be confessed in the
present instance, success seems long way
of.
A conference Of labor leaders of the Debs
and Sovereign stamp is held. ostensibly to
concoct measures TO aid the miners In their
strike. and what ioes 1t accomplish? Alb
solutely nothing but to illuminate furious
threats against the whole framework OF
rfsfv z il ffaa of 4 he.
land In resolutions. framed in tawdry
rhetoric: threaten armed resistance to the
enforcement Of the law, and uphold with
approving cheers the propositions put for
ward by Debs that the courts and con-
gress should be abolished by Dloodshed, il
necessary.
Such utterances as this OF Debs are but
the windy frothings of an erratic dema-
gogue, not TO be taken seriously. The men
who make UP the ranks of organized labor
in this country differ in nowise from the
mass of their fellows; they are censerva-
tive American citizens. take pride in our
institutions, and however they may i'm
pulsively applaud the utterances of dema-
gogues Of the Debs stripe. they are not at
all likely to take part In a movement to
destroy the constitution as framed by the
founders of our republic and replace it by
one framed by irresponsibles like Debs.
The trouble Is that such utterly sense
less outbursts as this, coming from the So
called labor leaders Of the country, will
have q tendency to disgust sensible peo-
pie with the whole affair; to lend color to
the belief that the strike. like many in the
past, was a manufactured affair, dellber-
ateiy worked up ia the interest of the So
eial;stic movement which Debs inaugurated
with a grand blare Of his own trumpet
just before the strike came on, and gener-
ally ALLEVIATE sympathy from the strikers.
II the coal operators desired to do their ut
most toward breaking the back of the
strike they could not have adopted a bet
ter course than to hire Debs to make a
few more speeches such as he made in st.
Louis on Tusday.
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FACTS or INTEREST.

President MeKiniey's mail averages
from leo to 1870 letters day. and several
sacks OF newspapers
Shakespeare had a vocabulary of 1900
words, and Milton one OF SGD. University
graduates rarely exceed 400.
Frogs have been raining down in thick
showers on Bizerta, in Tunis. The largest
were the size Of a mans thumb.
Two large estates in Comfy Tyrone
have just been bought by the tenants I'm
der the Irish land purchase act.
The Cork corporation has discussed the
theater hat, and has decided that it Is
pcweFless 10 deal with the nuisance.
Chief Clerk Treleasen OF the Santa Re
freight Office in Kansas City. tells the
Following story Of trip he has just
made through Kansas: When the train
stopped at Larned. Kan. / heard a voice
say, In tone of command. Come out OF
there.' l looked out Of the window and
saw an old man holding A tramp who was
just crawling out from the trucks under
a car ! supposed Il was the sheriff Of
the county and that he had caught a
criminal I want YOU said the old man.
as the tramp stood on his feet. I'll give
you $50 day Then il dawned on me.
The old man was out catching farm hands
for the harvest eeld. 4 moment later a
young man came up and tried TO hire the
tramp, but the older farmer drove hun
away, saying the tramp was his by right
or discovery. and he proposed TO keep him
or fight. The conductor told ine such &C.
eurrences are common at present and that
there are few stations along the lire in
TIE grain belt but have a crowd OF rarln-
ers around them at train time. hoping
to be able to catch tramp for the harvest
fields. It's work or sail with tramp when
he falls into such hands"
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THOMAS JEWELS EXPLANATION.
Issaouah. Wash. Aug. 30. 1897

Issaquah, Wash, Aug. 30. 1897.
To the Editor: noticed a letter, pur-
porting to be written by ]. L. Hughes.
wherein my name was mentioned as
blackleg who had returned to work against
the striking miners. Now. sir, through the
columns of your valuable paper, If you
Will allow me space. l desire TO vindicate
myself and give the full status of the situa-
ton.
The miners ordered a strike for all those
that were digging coal by the car. / was
working In narrow work. driving chutes
~ the yard, and said strike IL gained or
lost, did not benefit me in any way There
was also ll6 men working by the day for
the company, and they did not strike. nor
were they asked TO go on a strike and
they were not called blackiegs Now. sir.
/ am a free American citizen and fought
through the late war to sustain free in
situations In America. / reside In Gilman.
own my home and pay all my bills at the
end OF every month.
Mr.. Hughes Is posing as a great reforrner
and leading light In the Populist ranks
and Is walking statesman, dilating on the
wrongs Of the poor workingman. While
We have adverse opinions In politics. we
90 not object to Mr.. Hughes because politi-
cally he is Populist. because the constitu.
ton of the United States guarantees every
citizen life. liberty and pursuit of happi-
ness and to embrace any political theory
he desires, and TO worship God to the dc
tations OF his own conscience.
/ am Republican and always have
taken an active part In the party. So I am
despised by the Populists. Yours very
respectfully, THOMAS JEWELL.
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crnpfoynens OF labor. and from decreased
p-ice IN farm ard other products during
tire period in which Mr.. Bryan posed a. .
presidential candidate. can never be re-
covered, and In the aggregate this must
amount TO rsillsonz Of dollars. The mind
OF a mar must be singaiariy dense and i'm
pcnetrabl4 IL, after comparing the prices
that ruled while there was a danger that
Mr. Bryan might be eisctee with the prices
that rule now. and the condition of the
countryss Industries then with their cor
difaon now. ne can sffl believe that silver
Esakss high prices and prosperity and that
gold makes low prices and hard times.
II our free silver friends should survive
TIRE mental disturbance involved In their
comprehension. acceptance and acknoEI-
edgment OF the simple ard obvious fact
that the values Of wheat and silver are en-
sirsly disconnected, u II charitable TO hope
that they may soEne time comprehend tina
reistlyity of other values. and that all val
uss are governed ~ the same iaw Of sup
ply and demand. Having admitted that
the price cf silver has nothing whatever
20 do with the price cf wheat and that the
price Of wheat Is governed solely BY the re-
lafion Of the quantity on hand to the guam
tity required. they may IN time see that
the value Of silver Is established In the
same way and that its decrease in value
results from It's being produced IN greater
Quantities Ia proportion TO the demand for
& than Il vas years ago.
II. in addition to giving US a bountifui
harvest this year. providence would per-
form the more difficult task OF impIanting
Ia the minds Of those who still believe in
free silver this simple truth in regard to
its value. would fsrtiiize that unprosnssing
ground for its development, watch over
lis growth and nurture II 10 maturity, it
would be almost as much cause for thank
fuiness az the wheat crop OF 1ss7 and the
fact that American farmers viii be paid
for IL in gold and not in silver dollars.
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An EXPERT ON ADvERTisrxo.
Never Wastes Money On Posters
DODGERS and H.nd-RfIls

John wRaAmaker. n che Fourth Estate
y never "a ms lie used such a ching a :
a poster or do6ger CT hand-biif NY plan
Tor twenty years has been 70 bay So much
space Ia g newspaper and al it I'D as I
wanted, I would BOT slve az advertise
6cSgsrs or poeteTs-
III ! wanted 90 sell cheap s-welry CT
Fssa q gambling scheme ufgst use post
s~s. but voutG not irsult a decent read
ing puh,ss wsth nan9-a4ils.
The class % people who read them are
TO poo- 80 iaok FOR support in mercantile
kTair< ! deaf directly with the publisher
| say 10 hin.
q matter through yoGr p&ger for sle1 or
$50 - TIE case nlAy hss let hlrn Do the
figuring. ara Z { thtaS he Is nat trying "a
r. S0 rnore than RS share. 7 give hisr tns
e0Ey. / LAY as.-s tEx pxss.ts On = pxsticg-
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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
SEATTLE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
A IrurTLEss FIELD.

II Is a difficult task to divert the tide
when IL once sets strongly In one direc-
ton. This fact Is manifest to every citI-
zen OF Seattle vino has visited the wafer
front and witnessed daily the departure
Of hundreds % mea for the frozen gold
fields OF the Yukon and KIondike. IN
face Of the fact % the eongested eondl-
ings OF the press that # is impossible 70
gel through to the Klondlkc this fall
Men arc apparently as unreasouing as a
band OF sheep. especially when following
a lead where gold II the Turing element
NJ The further end
II has never occurred to them that the
gold OF the Yukon and the Kiondlks has
been there for untold ages. frozen fast
10 the soil. where Il is impossible for IL
10 get away. unless released by some ex-
slow firing process Of man. There is no
necessity for this unseemly haste over
The Dyea and Skaguay trails. through
chilkoot. chilkat and numerous other
passes. for the gold viii still lie sulleniy
and silently on the bedrock OF the Yukon
klondke. Bonanza and Eureka. just the
same as II these fuming. sweating. swear
Ing thousands had never wailowed In the
mud nor foundered In the streams OF
Alaska
II is time to SIT down and reason to-
gcther over this business We have II
on the authority OF men who have mined
for the precious metals all their lives. In
every country and every cline. that Alas
Ia is the biggest and richest gold country
IN the world~thai It is practically limit
lees and practically unprosBseted and nn-
explored. Gold is found in all It's streams.
In all It's mountains. In every guich and
In every canyon. We are told by these
men that color can be found IN every pan.
IN almost any portion OF this vast terri
tory one chooses to prospect. In brief.
II il gold country in the true sense OF
the word. and these Is enough Of It 10
afford every fellow claim. IL he don I
break his neck in the Wild scramble 70
obtain II. II IL true the Lord helps those
WHO HelF lHesEEStFrss lie AiHe those
who help others. aud We can AFFORD TO
wait
while the thousands of inexperienced
men now facing 10 the north have but
the ono idea before them-goid. the old
and experienced Alaska miner has some
thing mere serieus-famlne-a there
are times and seasons in that country
when mountains Of gold will no: buy
bread nor stay The ravages OF hunger
These experienced men are now louder IN
their aroseasssions against this maddeniug
stampede than al others. bat stin their
warning Is unhec3ee. aud the crowd
moves on.
II Is bu. a few short months till spring.
when the trip can DC made with safety
and there viii ne no fear OF starvation.
because every man can ind means Of
carving provisions enough aloHS 70 guard
against wsnt for year aaa tAe oppor-
tunssles Ter obtaining claims ard fortunes
win he 3ast as rood as or even better than
now.
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mur,r.s onlner LESSON

Tse free silver people have been driven
BY dollar wheat ard ss-csn, silver to admit
,haf after all TIE price 81 wheat ilhe mat
OF any other commodity. Is govsrard by
sappiy and demand Tbs Is wat beljsv-
.as IN the gold standard have claimed aii
along. and no Gre who took the tFeuble 10
,Nsrk FOR himself ever came 80 any other
conclusion. whca the worlt's wheat crop
Is grose than g needs. wheat 81 course.
"a ehcap. when the crop Is less than ths
consunptive demand. equally. % course.
wheat Is dear That Is al there Is u IA and
Il makes 10 difference IN what other com
mc,lggy the value 81 wheat is measured.
Incidentally monetary standard or a
tariff law may efSac, the value OF Whea;
by Increasing or decreasing ceusuup tion.
The whole w2g.a snay be paSalyxed by TIE
threat Of debaxet currency. as 9; vas
aarsas the earspsirn 90 tSs. and all bus
mess suspended 80 saeh an extsat that sha
90 = mgnisaum. On the ether haaa eoa-
neence in = Sesole currency ussy Be r.
stored ard established as 4 vas ~ Mr
Mexialey's eies,son 10 sseA aa exssns thai
general revival e business resuiss ana
the consumption &c wheat Is Increased 10
maximum. This, however. Is merely IN
clasRssi 70 the law q supply ard seuaas.
which governs ire price.
II would be interesting 10 knax wAat re
silver campaign e 1855 cost The people ~
the Uaised States. The ssrlnSasa in re
values 81 securities ana zeal estate are rot
- important. because gAese have n great
Measure recovered si-ee sfT. Ss1an's para.
hSlso eight lnie prominence ended in tAe
ehscur!;y from whicA q spranz Bert tbs
absolute waste fgo.n Suspended Industries.
fSm sgoppags OF pgS1sssssn. fEesa aoa-
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eliminating duty imposed By the DiugIey
bill against Canadian transportation lines
is . mere bagaselle. There IL no reason
why this discriminating. duty should not
remain, that the American transportation
Ines can be protected against the dis
EXAMINATIONS which Canada is enforcing
against them
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Crude system of Taxation.

Our whole system OF taxation is a mud
die OF absurdities and contradictions. IL
will probably be half a century or more
before our American legislatures will be-
gin TO put taxation on a basis of common
sense and equity. Until then We must get
along the best we can with the imperfect
agencies provided for the administration
OF imperfect laws.
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The entire distance between Portland.
Me. and Portland. or, long regarded a.
the Synonyms for the two transcontinental
extremes Of the United States. has been
spsnned BY The news brought By the steam.
er Portland.
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Miss selden and Mrs. Hunt are entitled

Miss Selden and Mrs. Hunt are entitled
TO the thanks Of the community. A
drunken man may not carry of as much
jewelry as a burglar. but he can do as
much harm to the average female nervous
system. man who permits himself to be-
come so drunk that he wanders around at
night frightening women is not entitled to
much consideration
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lar line Of goods for advertising pur-
poses.
Al first I Laid aside $500: last year
laid aside and spent s40na I have done
better this year. ard stall increase that
SUM as the profits warrant IL / owe ny
success 70 nevSua pers. and to them free
~ give certain profit of my yearly bus
mess"
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The long list Of college brutalities should
reach the end with the shocking injuries
received By three freshmen at Berkeley. 1t
/. infamous that mans whole life should
be marred in order to crafty the brutal APP
petite OF gang OF college rowdies.
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Superintendent Mason. of the New York
mint. says "thls Klondike gold Is poor
stuff" 1t only assays about tls.s5 10 the
ounce. Those people who supposed it
might rsn 70 N7s0 ought to think twice be-
fore carrying OF a ton Of H.
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The Germans. who have done so much to
foster the alliance between Russia ard
France can now enjoy the consequences.
The feeling against Germany viii intensity
under a sense of greater security brought
about by the new friendship.
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Debs proposes to abolish the supreme
court and congress. but the labor conven-
ton took the more practicable and con-
stitutionaI method of seeking to remedy
the wrongs complained of by resolving to
lay the matter before congress.
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Oats az SO 8 ton form OF themselves a
pretty profitable crop. Al that price a
fairly abundant harvest ought 20 make the
farmer have pleasant arssns.
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Gov. 0'Ferrau. OK Virginia. places Demo-
cratic principles before personal advantage.
Many other Democrats VIII also maintain
the sound doctrines OF his party.
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BITS OF NOR.

Rather curious that both the melon
and this beefsteak should be the product
OF a vine" casually observed Lake Front
at breakfast. ''Beefsteak from a vine"
growled the dyspetic. Yes" was the
cheerful reply. from a bovine. "-Chau-
tauqua Assembly Herald.
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American Econan,sxs


According TO the old free-traie sdea we
should throw our American markets open
so that the manufacturers of all the cheap
labor countries in the world might enter
into competition with the products made
by our better paid American labor The
adoption of such a policy could have but
one effect. namely. the caeapening of our
labor down TO the foreign level, less the
cost OF transportation from foreign shores
10 our shores.
But what would we surrender. in addi-
ton 10 the superior civilization Of Amer
lean wage-earuers? The volume of our
business Is based upon our bank clea rings
which are held approximately 10 represent
the amount OF our daily. monthly or year
ly trade transactions. No other method
has ever been determined for gauging the
extent or our business. therefore assun1-
ing that the bank clearings are fair test.
We desire 10 compare them with the for
eign trade that we have acquired and with
the total foreign trade which II would be
possible for Us 10 acquire II we supplied
all foreign countries with all the goods
that they import. Thus:
American bank cleariBgs, 49,. So. 10s, os2. s75
Total imports or foreign coun-
Af1Ss. AcesN-..-. ....s.... 4. 069, 3B, 10
American market excess ..$54 81, 062, sT5
American bank clearings 1896. sal III, sal S.sS
Total imports OF foreign coun-
tres, bss' -.....-...-..-.. 1863. 0oo. o0o
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Seth Lew Sil be nominated for mayor Of
Greater New York IL the Republicans ar.
visa they VII tnaorse him
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1.-THE divorce was brought about through
religious differences. wasn't it?'
Yes. You see, she wanted him to go tc
church with her twice every Sunday on
their tandem. NORTH American.
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Wife-We have been married twelve
years, and not once in that time have
missed baking you a cake for your birth
day. Have I, dear?
Hubby-No. my pet. I can look back
upon those cakes as milestones in my life
London Answers
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Our iandlady had to lower the dining
tables three inches"
why did she do that?"
Nearly all the boarders are scorhers.
Chicago Record.
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Yakima Herald: A very favorable inai-
cation that the long business stress is
about over Is found In the fact that tie
railroad companies are employing 100 90
more men than they did last year. This
means sSeoo 900 per month aistrsb,,fea
through the regular arteries of trade.
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Papa Crumley-I judge a man, sir, by the
company he keeps.
Mr.. Suitor-Yes, sir. hope you Will
bear in mind that I've been keeping COM
pany with your daughter for over two
years.-Philadelphia North American.
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San Francisco Can: When Milton spoke
Of a place deeper than the lowest deeps.
he may have been trying 10 describe that
spot silver now seems strangely bent on
finding
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A GUARANTEE.

The Posf-InteIiigeDcer hereby
guarantees Its advertisers bonn
nae paid circulation, Daily, weekly
and Sunday. double that of any
other newspaper published In the
state of Washington. Advertising
contracts VIII be made subject DO
this guarantee.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
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stole a piano IN Minneapolis AZ noon the
other day. and hid il IN the grass on Hen
nerin ayenae-oae If the principal thor
oughfarss Of the town