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EDMuNDs ON THE TREATY.

ANY utterances OF ex-senator Edmunds
upon public affairs win be received by the
public with respect. particularly when he
discusses questions Of international or
constitutional law, IN which branches OF
Jurisprudence he certainly ranks among
the foremost, II he be not himself the fore
most, authority in this country. 1t Is thus
a matter OF congratulation TO the friends
OF the arbitration treaty recently nego-
tiated with Great Britain. to find that the
venerable ex-senator IS heartily and IN
equivocally in favor OF its confirmation by
the senate Of the United States.
In an opinion upon the treaty. which he
gave to the press last week. ex-senator
Edmunds answers the most serious OBJ
jections which have been urged against
the ratification Of the treaty. He him
self Is. as he says, IAN intense supporter
OF the Monroe doctrine" but he strenu-
ousiy and effectively refutes the contention
that the proposed treaty viii in any man
ner nullify or impair the integrity or
force OF that policy. The analysis OF the
treaty made by Mr.. Edmunds entirely up
sets the claim made by IT'S opponents that
it's adoption would bind this government
10 submit 10 arbitration all questions
which may arise In connection with the
Monroe doctrine.
According TO Mr.. Edmunds' interprsta-
ton of the treaty. special care appears TO
have been taken to reserve from its appli-
cation all cases involving the Monroe doc
trine as an American principle. This lie
shown, as an example, by the fact that
a special treaty was framed TO cover the
Venezuelan affair for the very reason that
the case. being one that directly involved
the Monroe doctrine, could not come with
In the scope OF general arbitration treaty.
The Monroe doctrine. Mr. Edmunds as
serts, can never become q subject OF arbi-
tration- II is an American contribution
to international law. accepted by Great
Britain In oonsenting TO arbitration Of the
Venezuelan controversy.
The scope OF the proposed arbitration
committee is confined % dealing with
questions of fact. not Of law, and the
awards OF the commission provided for
therein will not be governed by any new
code OF its own, but by recognized princi-
pies OF International law, including among
those principles. the Monroe doctrine st.
self.
Il IS fortunate that tia treaty has at this
critical time the support OF such a cham
p.on as Mr. Edmunds. His public record
has shown that ne is not man to consent
10 the surrender OF the slightest portion Of
the dignity OF this country. and no treaty
which In the slightest degree jeopsrdized
American interests would have received
tho weight OF bis support. His plea
Tor the ratification OF the treaty is that
OF statesman who sees in its eonsurama-
ton the triumph OF a principle OF infinite
benefit to humanity. obtained without any
sacrifice OF dignity or material rights upon
she part OF this country.
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The Rise az Thoma. c. Plat.

0nlc1Eo Inter Ocean.
Il is now sixteen years since Thomas c.
Elatt wss elected 10 tho United States SEN
ate by the Republican legislature OF New
York. he was not muca known then and
his election was generally regarded as the
selection az a very small man for a very
large place Hlssenior colleague was the sl-
peTb Conkiing. by tbs side o. wnorn almost
any one would bs thrown IN the shade.
II would he idle 10 speculate upon what
would have been tns result II Mr. Platt
had gone along in the ordinary way. He
a not much % a speaker. ard has a very
quiet and unootrusive way with him. But
suddenly came a new fork IN his road.
thu weli-known Garfeid-Conki,ng quarrel
over t1e colectorship Of the port % New
York. and the resignation OF both sen
ato-s Il was supposed that Conkling re-
signed ard that then Piatt followed his
example on the '+ns too plan. but as A
matter % fact Platt was the first TO make
up hrs mind 20 resign. and his frst surxes-
ton was the announcement o. HIS purpose.
Mr.. Co0ktnE opened p law Office in New
York cl,y. and achieved great professional
succs 5 Mr.. PATE was business man.
gre PRESIDENT 81 great corporation. and
- went TiE3t along about hIs Business a
y - had never heard OF such thing as
pcttl-s and ne has kept ~ his bsissnte.
ever since. revs- allowing the excitement
q politics 10 o1Vert Rs attention from s.
Hs is one Of the few men who can DO that
suc,s ssfll.ay year after year.
'Eh- press q New York city. with hard
~ any exception. took especial delight n
abusing ht-n. Rnd kept 4 ID year after
year nsH word was then added TO the
Ems 50 anguaee-''F'l zttisrn' and every
effort was made 70 fnsuse odlum into is
saentacance
G7seusi.v the Republicans q the state
g. New YORK have come % know NJ.
Pat Tlev lave fo2ad thax - s not
devil hut ssuaply a shrswd politician.
true 60 p = promises e1d wise in he 5udE-
Tssrot - mau ans po4lcIos- BY 3 process q
grow -a hs h2s sors On setting stronger
ard stro1g8r evsTy year. uutsl ae has b.
cone th~ scknUw edged Ead fnvinrsh5e
head ~ ia parry n that stare When
thsF o~-zs 10 kaoE t1e u1an TIE people
we've 6-ssl4s - with IS t-adGeers ard rsa-
AgDs-s- HAD - been treated w-stA con-
non fairness hs Eous8 probably never
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NOTABLE PEOPLE.


The Philadelphia papers give appreeia-
tive sketches of the life OF Robert AdRer.
ColoTed, who recently died In that city.
He was born in slavery in Charleston, s
G. He came 10 Philadelphia early In llfe
and went into the furniture business. in
which he remained until his death. He
was man OF property and standing in
tho city, and was foremost In all efforts
for the betterment OF his race. One Of
his sons was the first colored student TO
be graduated from the University OF
Pennsylvania. His youngest daughter is
the wife Of Prof Brooks OF Piddle uni
versity. North Carolina.
Capt jonathan r. Nort0n,of East Lee,
Mass. who was 100 years old on August
last. and who voted for MCKINLEY on Mo-
vember 3, has received the following let
ter from the presiGcut-elect: My Dear
Sir My friend. Mr. Wellington Smith,
informs me that he accom- panied YOU TO
the polls. and that you have seen q cen-
fury OF life and have lived under all the
presidents OF the United States. I beg 20
congratulate you upon the remarkable dis
tincdon allowed you by q gracious Provl-
denCe. and 20 express 10 YOU my apprecia-
ton OF the honor OF having received your
vote. Trusting that the days that are yet
vouchssfed TO y0u may be fun 81 peace.
! am, win great respect, yours very truly.
william Mckinley"
John Piper. The Baruum OF the Com
stock. has had the curtain fan on his
last scene. lie was a native 81 Germany,
born somewhere about ISIS. For more
than twenty-five years there was not an
actor Of note that visited san Francisco
who did not play an engagement AZ Pr
per's opera house. in Virginia city. be-
fore returning eastward. On the boards
o. his new grim and dlnEy old theater
nave STROBE such celebrities as Edwin
Booth. Lawrence Barrett. John McCul-
Tough. Mrs. d =. Bowers Charles Dillon.
Anna Beilsea. Tom Kari. q. Tagliapsetra.
Emma Juch. Charles Wyndhsm. Frank
c Bangs. Agnes Booth and a host Of
others. The good old German manager
was a man Of Cecdtuae and played his
part IN life well
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Give the De Chimays a Rest.
Chicago Tribune.

chicago Tribune.
The perniclous activity of the Princess
Sc chimay IN breaking all the moral laws
that came I'm her path has been exploited
before the American public with a lavish
detail that has robbed the imagination OF
most OF its customary work I'm affairs OF
this kind. Her amiable disregard Of all the
ordinary ana extraordinary obligations OF
a decent life has been exposed 10 public
scrutiny in a record or unbridled adj
venture. But IL the nimble correspondents
who have been loading the cable with the
photographed etfuvia OF this woman's
lively and successful pursuit of wickedness
would direct their zeal TO some more ex-
hIiaTatiHg topic they would impose a debt
or gratitude on a suffering people. The
picturesque phase Of this creatures career
has been obscured by the revelations of
her unlovely persistence I'm plain. every
day vice, and the tahulated statistics 81
her present daily life have become a nuis-
ance and bore.
If~her escapade possessed any romance
In the beginning Il has faded away before
the murky vision OF her latest necessary.
an ugly. peripatetic fiddler. and she has
ceased 70 have any more rational claim
even 20 noooricty than any other unprinci-
MED adventures
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SEATTLE, SATURDAY. JAN. 30.


II has been definitely announced that
Lyman j. Gage. Of Illinois. will be the
secretary OF the treasury In President Nc
Klnleyvs cabinet. T~aix selection has been
foreshadowed for SONS time. so there Is
no surprise, beyond that which Is felt
that Mr.. Gage should have been persaad-
ed into making the sacrifices which ne
must OF necessity make In accepting the
position rendered.
Re Is AZ the head OF one OF the strong
est financial Institutions in the country.
and presumably receives a salary out OF
All proportion greater than that which
accompanies A cabinet position. But this
Is not an which he viii be called upon 10
surrender. The peculiar law in reference
to the qualifications OF a secretary OF the
treasury contains a provision that no such
officer shall directly or indirectly be con
cerned or Interested In carrying on the
business Of trade or commerce." etc.
''or be concerned I'm the purchase or dis
posaI OF any public securities OF any state
or OF the United States" Under Mr.
Cages Interpretation OF these statutory
provisions he feels himself compelled, on
accepting a cabinet position, not only 20
yacate his present position. which is
naturally TO be expected, but to entirely
withdraw all OF his investments from
banking or other commercial business.
The selection OF a man with years OF
training In finance for the position OF SEQ
rotary Of the treasury II to some extent
an Innovation: yet Il IA an Innovation in
the right direction. The problems which
the head OF a treasury department Is
called upon TO meet are precisely those
which require the knovlcdge Of finance
which is acquired I'm no school save that
OF experience. II Is rather better for the
country that such experience should have
been acquired prior 10 taking Office. rather
than that such experience should be az
auired in once and at the public expense.
This much appears certain. that In the
makeup Of the next cabinet there viii be
no experiments. no unknown quantities.
and no personal friends selected on the
personal star theory. None OF the men
90 far selected requires biographical
slyetch 20 be printed. accompanying his
name. 70 INFORM the American people who
o. what ne is with Sherman as secretary
of state. Lyman J. Gage as secretary OF
the treasury. and Gen. Alger as secretary
of war. the start has been made toward
the selectlop OF the strongest and ahlest
cabinet which mas surrounded any Iresi-
dent In recent years.
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TIE Washington Agricultural college has
i.Susd a circular calling attention to the
fact that thz ehird annual session OF the
winter school for farmers win commence
on February ! and continue until Febra-
AIRY Is. Last year there were go farmers
who eook advantage OF the opportunity AZ
forde1 them 70 acquire soma additional
scientific knowledge OF their profession.
and Il Is believed tie attendance this year
viii be even greater.
The idea Of this wiater school is not 70
afford instruction to the young. hut 70 give
practical lectures 20 tire farmers them
selves. Al nj IN the two weeks o. the session
there is "a considerable amount of ground
gone over. The programme eonteuap,ates
instruction 10 the following topics: The
chemistry OF ,hs farm. Including such sub
divisions "a the chemistry - dsirylag. fod-
ders from a chemists standpoint. ana re-
cont progress IN the beet sugar industry:
grasses ana forage plants: wheat culture:
ssock feeding; physical properties Of the
soil. health and diseases or live stock. the
squirrel pest. wlsa S0ms interesting and
valuable results ~ investigation into the
J-structlon % the squirrels. fruit culture:
crchard enemies. wlsh instruction. on ia-
scet pests and rIngols diseases. good
roads. ana tAs work Cs tho experiment
station.
Within . comparatively brief period ne
practical farmer. whO had acquired his
stock u knowledge ~ his profession en-
Iirely In tae rough but thorough school os
hars experience. hooked down Win uuais-
euise3 ccnsenapt lypon tie so-called book
farmer" There was some reason Tor this.
Erls'0g FROM Ia fac. that ;hs .-bz,ok
fsrmsrs' s. rule we're men wso had
tsken up agricultural pursuits late ID ilts.
sr1cr Asvier src,imIf,atet A cornetsn-s
or made a tal,lss in other etsiacss r-ir-
salts VITA a rlsire want 81 rractser1
experience. they rolled solely az guide
to sAe operations uEea su-n '--o--ua .I.,-. ~
thsy -oal3 obtain Sroea eoaAA w-l..sr. -
q sny Instance. vie references % climatic
sens.,1,rs entirely 6sSsrcns eron tsor.
w.h}ea surrounded tae agna.s-lr Wa accept
ss .aern as guides. ard wAi-a z,so ere
san7oses Il certain Amount us k1ovfetze
60 ere suh3~ei us,oa tae part - s5sse woo
usea ;aesn as salaek Tat TIE s.era-rs %
'-N>aS farmers ua6eF sasoh ciccsgulst uses
we're msaifs'4 uas b,ss nasarsl. Aaa 1, vvss
sguaNy raearal sAas ne practical tarme-
seoe'4 exec yeretea o. tss contemp,
wsscA - se1 ter sac gAeor}-s g7,fty % sucA
e.uaserS ~ te- s,oRs fr5Es wl.lsa tie La
frr e.e..sssss8 Ma k-a-~,-s.srs
vs2rk ~ arvicsa' '.srsl experimental s,s.9ors
as eoa8aete4 n aaay s,a.sr. &ra e-,su :as
ta,eryasngs II IDEAS wasea hiss c0ras Abcgs
~ sac .seeglnxs - tA@ v.~soos fs r-nrrs'
socsr<iss- - zsoss severely rr1eft-al
tATmsr. Z equipped wiA iAs average SIP
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ar. many t1t-gs about RS profession
wnscA re does not re- kuow. wiz fas
knowledge o. MS orn ignorance CT some
saa3eeaz has cone -. desire FOR further
.r-zorTaafi0n. ard there 10 k..n sr5 wide
spread desire zrgozg izts.llxeat farmers 70
take sevantags Of all opportunities % fur
.se- their knowsscge OF the profession
wrasch taey e1pscs 70 follow fog the re-
rsssrS-r O. their lives
Especially h this true since TIE bow price
OF the great staples has forced upon many
ire necessity Of diysrssfyiag their crops
and THIS engaging n fheqrodncfson % rev
crops. with ire cultivation ana manage
experience.
To thfs class OF farmers the winter school
is decided benefit Tss sessions are held
at a time az year when there is little farm
work OF hand; the expense Of attendance
Ia slight and the benefits great This 5
especially true OF the farmers Of Eastern
Washington. To those Of tbs west, IN
Fortunately. TIE location OF the school puts
# out OF possibility that they should at
tend; and more serious obstacls Is that
soil and climatic conditions are 50 differ
ent on this eide Of the mountains that
much which is taught az the school al Pull
man would be .nappItcanie 30 farming In
Western washington. Possibly within
few years Il can be arranged that there
may be an occasional session held AZ some
xplacs in Western Washington and that the
lectures for such a course may be arranged
with especial reference TO farming con-
eltions in this section
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benevoleace. IL small Suns given 10 the
aid es existing casri,a5ls institutions. and
without public record, cannot &c ssti-
mated or more than guessed at IN the
aggregate the sums 80 bestowed. uos only
By the wealthy. but By those in moderate
means, and even by those who rank as
among the poor, would II all probability
vastly exceed the sum mentioned
With this showing IL can hardly be said
with any justice that the world is grow
Ing worse, or that charity and benevo-
lencs are tending 20 become extinct viz
rues
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Maize" said the young lover, with del
icata intonation, as he was escorting his
best girl homeward by ths moonlight after
the theater after supper. suppose we fol-
low out the old adage, instead of taking
a car. Shall we?''
THE old adage.' said the fair one. You
mystify me-"
Why, you know the ancient saw of the
wise men, don't you, where they say:
After dinner sit a while;
After supper walk mile"
For a moment the dear creature nedi-
tated, and then lifted her voice In the sol
emn stiffness. George said she. half
sternly. II am no angel myself. but 1
must say that 1 do hate shams. You
might have put off my grandmother with
that sort OF a song and dance years ago,
but not the modern up-t0-date belle. Stick
10 the truth. If after the luxurious sup
per that We have enjoyed you are broke
for car fare. don't quote poetry, nor beat
around the bush. Just say, Maize, dear,
lend me dime till tomorrow, and l will
repay IL with two-kisses-a-miaute interest
at pawn brokers ratesp "
With sigh the youth closed his hand
about the precious silver piece and hailed
a passing car. Il wonder what the COM
ing mar VIII look like" he unused silently,
"if the coming woman gets any cleverer?"
And, with a shudder, he helped the fair
mind reader into the cable car and sat
down beside her as gingerly as II he were
sitting down in basket of eggs.-Chlcago
Record
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have risen very high. but the press O.
New York lifted him On high and Kept
him prominent before the pecae- and
finally the people came 70 know him and
recognize the fact that ne Is very abe
man and no. deserving OF the abuse
heaped upon him Ittook time toove-coEne
prejudice and secure justice. but now he
Is 20 return 70 the senate, not 20 be re-
ga-5ed as a pygny IN the shadow OF a
giant. but as a leader OF leaders from the
very day he re-enters the senate, and one
ef the most prominent members Of that
kaT-
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An ex~iIeutenant governor of Arkansas
has Just been committed TO the insane
asylum. and an ex-lieutsnant governor OF
Tennessee has died a drunken pauper.
There is fatality about the place II 1t
does not send a man to the insane asylum
or drive him to drink. it usually lands him
in obscurity.
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Henry Heitfsld has been elected United
States senator from Idaho. Let US hope
that the wisdom OF this selection tustihea
a continued and abiding faith in the ca
government
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Nearly half the newspapers in the coun-
try are relating with much humor that
there Is a wood and coal firm in Boston
whose name is Cole & Wood. That firm
knows how TO advertise.
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What a much better position Watson c.
Squire would be IN today If he were able
to turn with dignity to his old Republican
friends and say: II am beaten. but l have
heen true TO mYselfn
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Snohomish Tribune: The United States
win not build or aid in building the Mica
rsSua canal. The Greater Republic OF
Central America says so. But Uncle sam
viii keep an eye on john Bull or any
other "furriner'' who attempts 20 stick
his spade into that ditch. He'll play the
dog-in-the-manger game. In the mean
while, the Coast states viii patiently wait.
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There Is a man in Jail in Oregon for
burglary who refuses to accept pardon.
He Is wanted in Chicago for murder. and
the police are lying in wait for him.
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Chica go Is always Dragging. Now her
newspapers are claiming that she has
more families IN distress than any other
city. 1t is bad enough, but she is found
10 be exaggerating as usual.
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BITS OF HUMOR.

Deacon Drybones enthusiastically
Does not this congregational singing stir
you up?
Professor Note "a musician)-Stir me up?
Indeed It does. Makes me swear.-Nsw
York Weekly.
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COAST PAPERS.

San Francisco Bulletin: At last some
actual relief work has been undertaken on
behalf OF the famine sufferers of India.
II would be graceful thing, by the way,
IL San Francisco people were to freight a
ship with wheat for these poor people. Il
would be in keeping with the American
character and above all, with the califor-
man character.
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Tacoma Daily News: Now that Seattl'
has obtained a big appropriation for m
beginning % work on the cans.a about ~
Of her energetic citizens are lighting fo
a boom-tins valuation on the rlsAt-oI
way That is the way with patriots ev
eryghere.
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There were more girls than boys born
last year. This may be due TO the fact
that 1t was leap year.
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Doctor-I prescribed for the deceased.
can testify thae ne died a natural death.
Coroner-But the druggist may not have
compounded your prescription as you
wrote ft-DetroIt Tribune.
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One-tweIfth of the year 1897 is nearly
gone. And the legislative session lessons
day by day.
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Aston deaies that he has become a Brit
ish citizen. We sta live in hopes. how
ever
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]. Sterling Morton IS a good, honest man,
but for some reason his own party never
misses a chance TO poke fun at him.
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THE STATE PRESS.

Tacoma Morning Union: After his
youthful boomer was taken into Custody
Maple got some votes
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San Francisco Call: Ex-senator Ed
munds' letter on the arbitration treaty
disposes OF the charge that the treaty in
wolves a surrender OF the Monroe doc
trine, and 10 that extent is reassuring &C
the people. No living man is higher au-
thority on international law than Ed
munds, and no one has a wiser regard fol
our national welfare, and his words viii
therefore have great weight i'm confirm
ing public approval Of the treaty.
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with al ~ original scensry. 70 horses.
- fox ho1nds. IS used during its 10
nights ran 81 Academy o. Music, New
YORK CITY PRfCs ES-EVer1n gs. lower
Toor. excapg last four rows. 81 last four
rows ard FIRST four rows balcony, &c;
back balcony, 59c. gallery. &C and &c.