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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-01
NOTABLE PEOPLE,

In Mexico City Hop Lee advsrtises an
American restaurant.
A diver In the Clyde recently worked for
forty minutes at depth OF iss feet, which
feaf Is record in Great Britain
The Duke of Fife is said 10 keep twelve
suits going at the same time and never
wears the same clothes twice IN the same
week.
]. III. Carroll. recently appointed consul
10 MeSsiua, Italy IL a descendant ar
Charles Carroll. OF Carrollton. and is said
10 b0 the only one of the family who was
ever "A Republican.
J. NJ. Barr!e's description OF himself al
Nottingham. in his journalistic days, ten
or twelve years ago. Is as follows: IAN
uncouIb stranger wandering IN the dark
round the castle. his appearance uniu-
pressive. book IN each pocket, and his
thoughts 30 miles due NORTH
Mr. j. ST. ioe Starchey who has been
connected with the London Spectator for
some years az assistant editor. succeeds TO
the position OF joint editor and Joint pro-
prietor with Mr. Townsend. formerly held
by Mr.. Hutton. In consequence OF this
change Mr.. S,archey sewers his conne~-
ton with the Cornh!il Magazine.
Senior Don Antonio Delnna. VINO was the
congress. recently held In Philadelphia. is
spending some tine IN Plymouth, Mass
He 10 writing book, IN which ae deals ex-
tsnsivs.y with the old history of Boslo.,
ana the Pilgrim Fathers. lie has jast re-
celsed notice OF his appointment as consul
general Of Venezuela. with residence III
Sew York city.
old seat on the James river a few miles
below Richmond was schoolfeasow and
personal friend u Edgar Allan Poe. Dur
ing the poets short and cad ilfe MAJ Drary
was mis- ssaanch friend, and, although poor
himself al that time be often helped him
financially He says that Poe was not a
f!nnk4rd. az has often been charged, but
ca the contrary, seldom drank spirisuous
liquors.
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IMPROVEMENT OF Rosps.

There Is = reasonable prospect that
next year will witness Il remarkable de-
velonmen' In the agricultural districts
of this state. and II Is not too early for
the county commissioners OF the re-
spectiye counties 10 make provision for
scheme ~ road reform
In order to do IL thoroughly Il should
be done ander the direction Of the state.
hut the county commissioners can facili-
tate the movement considerably by taxi
Ing the preliminary STEPS towards as
certainsns what roads would best d.
*eiop the county. ana how many niles
would b needed to make highway
which should form par, OF conplstc
system
The policy Of laying wide. Hat steel
rails On country Toads for ordinary
vehicles Is be,ng observed in several O,
the Eastern states. It has been demon
strstcd that these rails can BE- laid sor
p comparatively small cost Ter mile.
ard tina, they can - 50 laid that ,hev
viii tot sag cut - shape and become
useless whese the Net,evraens az the
road has heen made prior 20 the LAYING
@: the rails the best results have been
attained. Another factor has been
added 20 these Interested In the i'm
rvovement ~ roads. ard that IL the
hleycisr, who has learned by experience
THAT THE Fat rail forms an excellent
track.
ether states have beer shcwn ar OK.
ce8lent example by Rhode Island. which
has established the office et state high
way commissioner and has provided
Tor the construction OF sample half
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Gov. Pingres, OF Michigan. with unex-
pected frankness. owns up that he stole
his recent Thanksgiving proclamation from
predecessor. But be justifies the plagiar-
ism In the following language:
Il have merely fallen in with the order
OF the day. The Democratic Republican
combine In Detroit stole my platform bod
lily, 50 ! merely followed the preceden,
when took Gov. Rich's message. l guess
too much was taken from the ex-governor's
message to look good. The message was
too long, anyway
The painful feature o. the governors
frank acknowledgment Is that 1t duplicates
Gov. Stephens. Of Missouri in similar
theft. If Pingree stole it from former
Michigan proclamation. SO did stephens.
The Missouri executive may not find 1t so
easy 70 square himself for adopting the
expressions Of . Republican governor of
another state. As for Pingree, ne is like
the only Pennoyer. q law unto himself. 1t
Is his royal prerogative to steal. and he
steals.
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Croker has no use for David b. HILL
Following his announcement that he
would not recognize Hill as the leader of
tie New York Democracy comes this full
mination:
II cannot understand why any fuss is
made about 1t. Hill never was the leader
of the party in this state. have always
recognized Senator Murphy as the leader.
and Hill TODAY is lust where he has always
been. He Is not and never has been q
leader"
Does your statement mean that Hill
has been turned down and has no pow err in
the party?" he was asked.
No: he has not been turned down, be-
cause he was never up. j repeat that Hill
never was the party leader In the state
OF course Croker Is talking nonsense
when he says Hill never was the leader
of his party. The Tammanv boss has in
view. 1t is said the nomination Of Hugh j.
Grant for governor next year. the control
of the next legislature, the reelection Of
Murphy 10 the senate. and the selection Of
Democratic candidate for president In
1900. These are large plans. and Croker,
who has lately been weiterine in his own
verbositv. will doubtless find that he made
a mistake wnen he changed his historic
policy Of claiming his tongue.
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miles OF improved highways In each OF
the towns of the state Nineteen towns
have made application for the sample
roads and half mile Of roadway has
been constructed In thirteen towns The
state highway commissioner chose to
do his work In the worst sections Of the
main highways OF town for the plr-
pose Of influencing the town to improve
the roads on either side OF the sample.
This. OF course, has made the samples
expensive. and consequently the cost Is
piete system would be. The cost Of the
half-mile section has been Sc. 800. or Sl2.-
GO mile. but IL is believed that long
distance highways can be constructed
at from 5000 to 50 900 mile.
The object of the commissioner Is
good one. no doubt. but the policy Was
not one best calculated to encourage
submission to the necessary taxation.
II would be much better to select one
Tpad oA aA0 Cs~cEt6ikA
what the cost would be. leaving for
special treatment such bad places as
might occur In spots.
With very little more than the money
now spent every year patching pieces OF
the roads, a fine and permanent high
way could be had. and beyond the saw
ing In cost Of construction would be the
increased comfort and saving in time.
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INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

The Red Bluff Cotton mills. of Benefits
willie, S. c., recently Incorporated. have
organized with Alex McRae president
and J. N. Malonee. secretary treasurer.
According to leading mercantile agen-
cy. the number Of men now at work. not
counting the recent coal strikers, Is some
$4,000 in excess of the number employed
at this time in 1896.
A number of skilled men are arriving at
Bessemer, Col, from Illinois and Penn
sylvania to assist in taking down the old
machinery at the steel works preparatory
to replacing II with new.
1t is estimated that the United States
furnishes 50 per cent. Of Mexico's imports.
against 45 per cent. in 1895. England fur
nishes IL per cent. and Germany 10 per
cent, while Spain and other countries
contribute per cent.
The South now absorbs with its own
machinery more than one-third OF the en-
tire cotton consumption of America. The
total takings by Southern spinners in
1857 were 1.o42e7l bales, against 1904. $50
bales consumed by our Northern spinners
out of total crop OF S.757.9s4 bales. 1t is
clear that our wideawake New England
manufacturers have not overestimated the
formidable character of Southern COM
petition.-Boston Journal
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The mournful news comes from Kansas.
mother OF tragedies. that Jerry Simpsons
popularity shows emphatic signs of wob-
bling, and it is even said that the sockiess
statesman is walking on his political
uppers. The Populist voice has been
raised against him. and his own county
recently went heavily Republican. The
trouble with Jerry Is that he is too pros
porous. When he acquired socks he dealt
Populist admiration sad blow. but when
he began to play golf and ride bicycle
It was plain that confidence in him was
wofully misplaced. Sounds of great iamen-
tation have gone up out of Kansas over the
fallen idol. and the prospect it that he Will
at the next election be recalled TO the
sacred precincts of Medicine Lodge. where
he will be suffered to mediate for the rest
OF his days on the ungratefulness of repub-
lies and the utter unreasonableness OF
Kansas.
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II is rare that a murderer achieves the
distinction of belonging in the same class
with Durrant; but the man Soper, whose
trial began at Liberty, Mo-, Monday. has
a mental endowment that surpasses even
the Californians in its calculating feroc-
ity. He murdered his wife and two chill
dren in Missouri in 1891. under circum-
statees OF peculiar atroci,y: and then. es-
eaping to Oregon, he remarked and lived
quietly for several wears one night. six
months or more since, he disappeared.
taking his two-vear-oId child with him.
He slew the child. buried IL and fled. His
motive for leaving appears 10 have been
that he had an inkiing that officers were
on his track for his former crimes. He
was captured IN Southern Oregon and
taken back to his old home. Soper's plea
of insanity is probably well founded. He
Is cursed with much the same murderous
irratioraiitv that INSPIRED Gu.teau TO his
great deed. although there was motive IN
che one case and apparently none in the
other. Such beings are the wild beasts
OF society and deserve only merciless
death.
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SEATTLE. WEDNESDAY. DEC.
A WARNING TO alaska.

Their, IL no disposition on the part
OF the state of Washington TO place
any obstacles in the way Of the develop
nient of Aiaska and the extension OF
better government. facilities. 1t Is the
part of friendship. however, to warn
the people of the territory against the
danger OF imitation. Dignity may be
purchased at too great cost and the
future be discounted at too rapid
pace.
The people of Alaska should be very
cautious about having the territory di-
yided into two parts. Although IL COW
ers a vast area the lines of travel will
be few, and for several years popuia-
ton will be strung along those lines.
1t may be necessary to have. subordi-
nate to the governor. one or more COM
missioners. who could perform many of
the functions of government without re-
quiring that al official business should
be transacted at Sitka. II will be nee
essary. too, that the Federal court
should be held at different points. just
as II "a In the state OF Washington.
Some inconvenience there must be.
but they cannot be worse than In
okanogan county or In the Idaho pam
handle.
To set up two distinct territorial gov
ernments. with all the official pararher-
MALTA. would be very costly--altogether
out of proportion to the resident popu-
iation. who would have to pay the
taxes. Pride OF a separate Jurisdiction
and the ambition of politicians may
tempt the eiated Alaskans TO an ex-
travagance which the conditions do not
Justify. but for which comparatively
limited number OF people would have to
pay. For the next two or three years
the concentration of population will not
be In Alaska. but In the Northwestern
territory. The craze Is for the Kion-
dixie. and the pressure will be beyond
IL and not back of II.
AFTER year or TWO. IL Is inevitable
that the tide shall begin To recede. and
men viii flock back into the creeks and
rivers on the American side Then Will
the country begin to settle up with
permanent citizens. whose children and
grandchildren. acoiimated and hardy,
Will find no discomfort In remaining
there the whole winter 1t will be time
enough then TO calculate whether the
population and the property valuation
viii Justify division OF the territory,
end the cost.
This suggestion will not find favor IN
MI parts Of Alaska. bat IL Is commend
eo tn the earnest consideration OF those
residents who have seen the mlsch ev-
Gus Consequences and the burdenseine
taxation which have followed & too am
bilious striving after the glitter of tn
dependent government
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when II Is passed by the Austrian leg
islative body IL viii assure . continu-
ance of the compound empire for At
least another year
Upon shis slender thread depends
the stability of the Austria Hungarian
empire. Public sentiment would not
tolerate an effort to make . more last
ing compact One Of the objections
is of . financial character, and rests
upon the original understanding that
Hungary should pay q proportion OF
the revenue Of the empire equal to her
relative wealth The contest Is re-
newed every ten years. when the time
comes for readiustment Of the proper
ton to be paid by each.
With Hungary's increased prosperity
has come q loss Of national pride. When
the '.Ausgieich. was established thirty
years ago the proportion fixed for Hun
gary was only 80 per cent, and 1t was
well understood that this was more than
her proportion. but the statesmen of
that day, who were types of the proud
and generous Magyars, would not con-
sent to the proposition that Hungary
represented less than 80 per cent OF the
empires valuation. 1t is reported that
Count Julius Andrassy, the most ia
nous Of that country's statesmen, not
only insisted that Hungary should bear
exclaimed: God grant that we may
soon be able to contribute so per cent,
instead Of 80 per cent"
Ten years ago when the now expiriag
treaty was made Hungary was still Ear
inferior to Austria, and the apportion-
ment then made was 6s6 per cent. for
Austria and 3l.4 per cent. for Hun
gary. That was regarded as an equita-
BILE distribution then. but since that
time Hungary has been growing in
wealth and resources far more rapidly
than Austria With that development
OF the commercial spirit there has been
q change in public sentiment. The
treaty was originally made by men who
belonged to the nobility class. and they
thought more Of the honor Of the coun-
try than OF its pocket. but now people
are more particular about paying taxes.
and there has been for some time q bag
Cling over the proportion to be paid by
Hungary. which has led to the intense
ill-feeiing manifested In the reichsrath.
The reason the treaty Is renewed Cor
a year only is because no agreement
had been reached, and a year is pro-
vided within which to continue the ne
gotiations and determine. IL possible, to
the mutual satisfaction Of the two por-
tons of the empire, what shall be con-
sidered just decision.
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'rof. Falb, whose earthquake predictions

Prof Falb, whose earthquake predictions
several years since excited tremendous
CONSERVATION, has not been able to repress
his penchant for foretelling some terrify-
ing calamity. He recently made a predic-
tion.. which attracted deal of attention in
Europe. that the earth would collide with
Temples comet November 10. 1899 The
Vienna observatory has, however, made a
calculation of the comets course and dis
covers that IL will not approach nearer to
earth than 1890 600 kilometres. This Is
somewhat reassuring. But the vogue of
the humbug is eternal, and Falb's proph-
ecy. If repeated, will no doubt disturb and
alarm a vast number of people.
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The riotous scenes In the Austrian
relchsraih do not admit, Of any tustia.
cation. The intense bitterness CT the
several factions has been aggravated
only by the stuehornnesS ard unreason
able demands Of the factions among
each other. The origin OF the ;ro,5h,a
Hes In the relations between Hungary
and Austria. The provocation for the
outburst OF national prefua.ces was
consideration OF Hill FOR the rrs-
stsionai renewal of the compact with
Hungary. II has already beer adopte<.
hy the Hungarian parliament. aaa
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Sir Wilfred Laurier Is a very smooth gen.
ueTAt. lie has not the slightest purpose
OF giving TO the United States more than
he receives for Car ada. He viii make a
great show OF nberality in surrender,nr
Canada's long n'i:ntaiEed right Of paIsssr
sealing. VIXEN he knows perfectly well .ha,
TIE Industry is becoming Improbable and.
IL se&leTs do not deslst viii be ruined ard
the sera all fu' destroyed. Csrada must
therefore sooner or later quit oelaeir ssa,-
inE, reciprocity or no reciprocity. Mean
while the rnetuous Premier hopes 20 make
II the lever ey wtici, re prizes open Amerf-
eau markets to Canadian coal. lumber and
other ra@ products II is likely alSo TIA.
TIE conmisslc3 to be appointed Will make
"a great splGrse about concessions on the
k'ondikc. II Aaspens that the United
Safes. through iis possession Of ALASKA
hs' about as many favors 20 grant "a ..
has 10 ask. Probably Uncle sam w,l, r.
wiling to walk into Canadas parsor when
he Is sat:sttd ,ha: there is an EASY w.v
co..
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THAT II the new tariff bill does nor fulfill

What II the new tariff bill does NOT fulfill
expectation as revenue producer? What
IL the receipts during the FIRST year Of its
existence will fall SIS 900. 900 short of esti-
mates? The Dingley tariff law is designed
primarily for protection and secondarily
for g revenue producer. II the income is
not as great as expected. we simply know
that the imports have fallen short of estt-
mates. Meanwhile the exports during the
same period have enormously increased, SO
that the balance of trade is heavily in our
favor. Broadly speaking, the more we ex-
port and the less we import, the better off
we are. We know that the country has
prospered under the DinEfey tariff; so
theories NAV well be thrown to the winds
and results allowed TO speak for them
selves.
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An Austrian princess once asked the
Duke OF Wellington: How Is il that we
In Vienna speak French so much better
than you in English" To which the duke
replied; We'll. princess. IL Napoleon had
twice visited London with his armies, as
he has Vienna, have no ioub, we should
be much more familiar with the French
language"
Louis Philippe of France introduced TO
the Duke of Wellington one OF the French
marshals whom he had beaten in the PEN
Ursula. The marshal partly turned his
back TO the duke, which greatly displeased
Louis Philippe who apologized to the duke
for his marshafs rudeness. Forgive him.
SIRE" said the duke; Il taught him to do
that in the Peninsula"
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ANECDOTES OF nc nAuRrER.


The Note That He sent His Father
After Passing an Examination.
Harper's Weekly.
These are the lines which Du Magr!er Is
said 20 have sent to his father when.
somewhat 10 his own astonishment he had
passed a dreaded examination:
Care, mihi princeps. sum per. mirahiia
dictu
ProximA sed rasura. fu!t. nj Tailor. aratra
Translated by the Cambridge Review.
they run:
Dear governor, tits no less strange than
true
That by q lucky duke I'm through, I'm
through
And yet ii was. unless I'm much mistaken
A close shave OF a plow--just saved my
bacon
The examination must have been one
that he passed in University college. Lon
don, where he studied chemistry.
The incident recalls another that is as
sociated with pu Maurier. To most read
ers OF The Martian." Bay.y Josseiin's
gift OF feeling The north must have seemed
pure flight of fancy. On the contrary
1t is stated that Du Maurfer himself in his
youth possessed this curious faculty, and
since The Marian was published other
persons. some Of them we'll known have
owned up TO the same thing. It is an in
ssinct that seems especially characteristic
of poets
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On. woman Is surprising queer
| know not what 10 make OF her,
IloGea L II admit she IL a dear
win loving eyes and s8lken puFr:
Yet when she reasons / aver
il IL against all common laws,
For when we two on why's confer:
Her only answer is-"Becauser'
] ask her II she'll not make clear
The reason why my pulses stir.
] ask her why she seems SC dear
And yet 50 Ike a foreigner:
And why, ask does she demur
Wren occult force her figure draws
Wshtn my arms. q prisoner:
Her only answer is" Because
j ask her why she f. severe.
Why she Is fond Of saying "Ssri~
Why follow fashion year or year,
Why abe prefers the fiatterer.
Why does she love so 10 incur
The CHATTER Of the social DAVIS
Why love is called a soreerer:
Her only answer is-" Because!"
L'ENvOY.
Why Is X me you do rrsfsrS'
! ssk--Prince. she doth pause
by this I've caught her vouii infer:
Her oEiy answer ts-"B Because
Harold Macliratf.
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Ing 1t home. The Alleged recent discov-
cries OF gold In all parts OF the world are
really one Of the phenomena Of the Klon-
dixie craze. and are simply evidence of It's
great height, Iengt. and breadth. They
have not al all served TO distract attention
from the Alaskan fields, but rather have
had a cumulative eject upon the sum total
Of the excitement The goid-hunsers are
bound to go Forth and win not be salts
fed until they strike it rich. or find that
they have been PURSUING an ignis fatuus.
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SNAPSHOTS ny THE WAY.
The Tacoma press is still Pat Donanin,
all its statements about Seattle.

The Tacoma press is still Pat Donaning
all its statements about Seattle.
:.
The oldest Mason has resumed his great
speciality of dyirg; this time in Missouri
able chiefly for the legs that were not I'M
der the table.
The Hon. j. Lawrence Suilivan's candi-
dacv for mavor of Boston seems 70 have
been left at the post.
II must work the recording angel over
ming changes on religion.
Craemer has a long handicap on Phil
iins. but It's pennies 20 peanuts tha latter
wIll win out at the yaliows BY "a neck.
the uncomfortable feeling that the har-
monv he lief, behind is of the clamorous
Rogers brand.
IL might be easier for the councIlnen to
settle the lighting prohienn IL they could
cut out the jack rabbit wards.
The ways OF Providence are mysterious
ard mast fathoming. Ananias was struck
down; but Pat DOMAIN continues In busi-
ness At the old stand
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The Brooklyn Eagle appears "a have
made Up it, mind that tAe .rush far ,sa
AiosaaiAs ta&i VAS announced for the
spring may rot he 40 much o. a rush as,sr
al The Eagle points cut tAa, go,a .gn
enormous quantities has been discovered
u sieerts. Peru. Montana, Casfo-n,, ara
AUSTRALIA arc suggests tina: the result. viii
- that prospeeiors viii save car and
steamship fare and muea hardship ev STAY.
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It remains to be seen whether We shall
reed another train between Seattle and
Portland. II the citv of Portland does not
soon disclose an intention to disavow the
lying statements of the unspeakable Do
nan. It Is quite likely that one train will
be sufficient for all the traffic between
Seattle and that point.