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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23

ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.
HlRD AVENUE THEATEk--ih ne
.zIer"
SEATTLE, "WEDNESDAY, NOV. Sd.
THE TAXPAYER Is CONCERNED.


THE TAxPAYEa Is CONCERNED.
The question has been asked: What
ia the motive of the Post~Inteiligencer
IN insisting on the economical manage
menf of county afairs?' True. the ques-
ton comes from source that
never adyocted reform except from
sinister motives and is. there
fore quite natural AS the Post
Intelllgencer has already stated. It's
Investigations into county affairs have
convinced 1t that there is room for i'm
proyement in the present method OF ad-
ninistering the county government, and
the taxpayers. who will greatly benefit
by the Introduction Of more business
like methods In its conduct. viii not
bother about the motives of the Post
Intelligencer IL 1t aids in bringing about
this result.
That the present fusion county govern
ment is far from being an Improvement
upon it's predecessor has been amply de-
monstrated The fact-is. its methods are
precisely the same MS have been en-
ployed for years. There has been no
change whatever in this respect. except
three times as much pressure for place
brought To bear on the fusion office
holders aa upon their pye.taceSsorS with
the not unnatural result that there are
more employees in proportion to the
amount of work done, and. therefore.
more incompetent and inefficient em-
ployes drawing salaries from the county
treasury than ever before.
II has been frequently asserted by the
fusionists that "a Republican board Of
county commissioners so Disseminated
against ropulist Treasurer Maple dur
the public proper nnd efficient service.
and for that reason il was unfair 10
compare his administration expenses
with that of his fusion successor. This
* not even partially true. MIR Heaton.
a Populist, was a member % the board
of commissioners during Mr.. Naples
term. and. as they were the only Popu-
lists connected with the county govern
ment at the time Mr. Heaton insisted
SO strenuously on economical manage
ment OF the trcasurer's office. In order
10 make populist record. that Ia him
was given the decision as to the number
OF clerks to b. allowed the treasurer
The contest was between two Populists
In which the two Republican members
OF the board did not take part.
The county offices are row divided
between the Republicans and the flu
sionlsts, and the rost-In'allgencer can
not he Justly accused Of unfalrness or
craftsmanship in its crusade for better
ana more economical county govern
menf
II the fusion office holders have been
guilty Of making their estimate II TX
penses for the current year too low. In
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23

Washington State Journal (pop}
The Seattle Times we'll the leaders
OF the fusionists. were warned months ago
THAI a campaign in this state could not be
carried Oh successfully this year upon the
silver issue and yet in spite OF all the
murmurS low and deep which came from
the people. the campaign committee and
the Times saw fit 10 make that the domi-
Dant thought before the people
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23

the proposition generally Should b. very
carefully eonsiisref. II Is one thing for the
government 10 own al the railroads and
quite another fer IL 10 enter into competi-
tim with private lines. TIE Pacific rail-
roads have redeemed over fifty million dol
lars worth OF bonds ard there remains ua-
paid less than fourteen million dollars.
With the great Improvement in conditions
there is no rsasen 10 doubt thai this sum
will be paid within comparatively short
fsy1s
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23

An ingenious writer has completely es;ab-
i;shed the fact that the original spelling o.
the prououn it, was hit Not only is
that form to be found in the ancient
writers. but the analogy OF he and her.
seems to make hit the more probable
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23
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An Outrage just the Same.

ththaI.s Bee.
In King county at the recent election all
OF the clerks Of election were fus:ousts
thus leaving the Republicans with only one
Judge on each election board. II a Repub-
lean board Of county commissioners would
refuse to allow the opposition one Of the
clerks al an election there wouldn't be type
in the Popuhst printing offices back
enough to denounce the Outrage"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23

II is reported from kittitas county that
more timber land has been sold there with
in the past few days than for as many
previous years. Homestead lands are also
being taken up. That will be rich coun-
~ before iony
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23
Touching sympathy of the Elect

Everett Indepe ndent tP0p)
There was not nominee on the fusion
ticket who would not have gladly given up
all hope of election IL only by that he could
have won the return of Lewis IN congress
Even those who have been elected would
sacrifice their good fortune If required 10
gain that for the good OF their state.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23

The Maria Teresa has had 10 be aban-
doped. Her encounter with the ocean after
her encounter with American guns proved
100 much for her. and an interesting relic
of the war will be left 10 become a total
wreck
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23

Kansas CITY Journal
There is ono drawback - the ret.rerIl mt
OK Jerry Simpson and J. Hamilton Lewis.
I, doesn', 10 Eto effect until after tie next
session ~ congress.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23

Gen. Miles has the most unusual graft
tica-ion OF being able TO claim a coIapiete
victory without the loss OF prisoner, a
flag, or a rifle. In view OF the glory OF
the general result, minor faults may Vel
De condemned with leniency
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23
>ome.s hat incoH sisfeut,


New York TrltUuh
Funny. how sound money mon Who
worked 70 secure Democrats house
should rejoice over the election Of Re
publican house as good omen for the
preserKatIon % the god siandarl.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23
single Tax Was IL.

thehaNN NueEtt-
Notwithstanding the laborci explana i0ns
and violent assertions prior - the elect on
we learn upon eminent fus-ou authority
that ii was a single tax Park after ali.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23
~ Ia All Around Him.

ChicsSo Times Herald.
After this Mr Bryan viii rot have 20
leave Nebraska in orier 10 ind "the enc
r1y's country"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23
silver Lining Ia the Cloud.

Kansas CIty STAR
One Of the consolation prizes Of the re-
cent election Is the defeat OF Ham Lewis
OF Washington. 10 whose earnest effort and
personal ambition IL due the failure #
much good regular army legislation in the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23

fniiv AIfssnitlinn


As soon as the people of the state OF
Washington discovered. that the hrlliancy
of Congressman James Hamilton Lewis was
on the outside OF his head they repudiated
him
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23
source af Revenue shut OF,


san Francisco Post.
All hopes OF beng able to collect an 8d-
mission fee al the doors # cougress dis
appeared when &c became known tina. ].
Ham Lewis mad failed Of reelection.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23

Port Angeles Tri5une~Tjmos
They now say the sjay-at- homes did IL
God bless our homes,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23
And There They VIII stay.

Baltimore American
Ore great fact in the recent elections IS
shown in the ful returns The Republicans
are getting back their Western states
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23

about the Improvement and economy in
the management Of county affairs for
which the post-Tntelligencer Is striving.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23

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In addition 10 this is the enormous
production of gold in this country.
which is only exceeded by that Of one
other continent. OF course every year
We cannot expect 10 import gold in the
same proportion or we would soon drain
the whole world. bat the amount Ne
have in our possession now and the ad-
dltional fifty million dollars a year from
our mines. would seem 20 avert any fear
that we shall have II suffer from insult
llciency Of medium n exchange.
The amount in circulation Of gold
alone In this country is nearly $2o0.0oo.-
Coo mere than on August /, 1896. in
which month II touched its lowest point
in many years. with oHly one exception.
on August /. 1895. when the campaign
for free silver had begun and people
commenced 10 realize that there WAS a
possibility 90 that calamity oycttaklng
the country. the circulation Of gold sank
t. $3ts. o00 0t0 ON November !. 1s9S. IL
Was s6l9 0o0. e'o. a difference of Se4i-
o0o Goo The free silYerites. when they
ssw sold shrinking IN circulation. deril-
"a II aud uoche.a it and said IL was a
coward This tudlcrous argument de-
luded many people ~ thrre WAS
scarcely "a man having utt]e gold - ho
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-23
% %'s you Smoking Jackets ..,

MAKE
ATTRACTIVE MEN FOLKS. LoUNGGNG a BusI
Nor
CLEAN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.

The passing track in front of the sta
ton at Dodge City has been made the
main line track and all passenger trans
will hereafter use it. The other tracks
have been made passing tracks which
freight trains will use.
The NJ. K. & T. has made a five
years contract, dating from January 1,
1898, with the Parsons Water company,
for supplying the company with water
in that city.
The bridges near Dillon on the Mis-
souri, Pacific are being strengthened
with extra timbers. Heavier engines
will be put on this division to accom-
mOdate the increased volume of bust
ness.
Ex-COnductor Richard, who resigned
two days ago, after long service on
the s. f. P. & P, at Phoenix, is work
pur, who Officiated on the passenger
run north UP to November 10 last, will
take q position in the train service out
of the same point on the Santa F'e Pa
cifc.
When Engineer Page saw the unfor-
tunate Judah family last Saturday
evening, the air was applied with such
force that the iron air tubes of the en-
CINE were twisted out of shape. En-
gineer Page told the cOrOner's jury
that he had been running an engine for
thirty eight years.
The superintendent of telegraph of
the Rock Island says that his company
will shortly be operating trains into
AtchisOn Ogain.
A Santa Fe train killed a large wild
cat last Saturday, near Purcell, I. T.
The animal measured five feet from tip
to tip.
Switchman F. B. Brown of the Santa
F'e yards of Hutchinson had his left
hand injured in making a coupling.
The accident viii cause the loss of two
fingers. Mr.. Brown was brought to
the Santa, Fe hospital in this city.
Chas- NJ. HigginsOn, assistant to the
president of the Santa Fe system, who
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
springs. made a few changes at the
MOntezuma hotel One of these was to
have the bar and billiard room closed
and discontinued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
TO CURE NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA.
To Gain Flesh, to Sleep Well, to Know
What Appetite and Good Diges-
ton Means, Make Test of
Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets.
Interesting Experience of an Indiana
polls Gentleman.

No trouble is more common or more
misunderstood than nervous dyspepsia.
People having it think that their nerves
are to blame and are surprised that
they are not cured by nerve medicine
and spring remedies; the real seat of
the mischief is lost sight of; the stom-
ach is the organ to be looked after.
Nervous dyspeptics often do not have
any pain whatever in the stomach, nor
perhaps any of the usual symptoms of
stomach weakness. Nervous dyspepsia
shows itself not in the stomach so much
as in nearly every other organ; in some
cases the heart paIpitates and is irreg-
u1ar; in others the kidneys are affect
ed; in others the bowels are constipat-
ed. with headaches; still others are
troubled with loss of flesh and appetite
with accumulation of gas, sour risings
and heartburn
Mr.. A w. Sharper of No. 81 Prospect
street, Indianapolis, Ind, writes as fol-
lows: "A motive of pure gratitude
prompts me to write these few lines re-
garding the new and valuable medi-
cine, Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
have been a sufferer from nervous dys-
pepsia for the last four years; have
used various patent medicines and 9TH
er remedies without any favorable re-
suit They sometimes gave temporary
relief until the effects of the medicine
wore off. attributed this to my seden-
tary habits, being a bookkeeper with
little physical exercise, but I am glad
to state that the tablets have overcome
all these obstacles, for I have gained in
flesh, sleep better and am better in ev-
cry way. The above is written not for
notoriety, but is based on actual fact
Respectfully yours,
A w SHARPER,
81 Prospect Street, Indianapolis, Ind
It is safe to say that Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets will cure any stomach
weakness or disease except cancer of
the stomach. They cure sour stomach,
gas. loss of flesh and appetite, sleep
iessness, palpitation, heartburn, consti-
nation and headache
Send for valuable little book on stom-
ach diseases by addressing Stuart Co.
Marshall, Mich.
All druggists sell full sized packages
at so cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
GLOBE SIGHTS.

CFrom the Atchison Globe.)
Some peoples kin look like second hand
clothes.
Many people spend more for bait than
fish would cost.
You can make policeman and woman
believe anything
No man was ever 50 tender hearted that
he interfered in rooster fight.
Virtue is seldom encouraged; corruption
is often charged where it does not exist.
After ALL the most admirable thing in
the world is a man who has good sense,
and uses it.
Did you ever notice that married people
never include the word affinity IN their
We talk great deal about the he nee ssI
and then go and sit down.
girls, in ninety-nine cases out Of every
hundred, is money burned
When a man leaves a town. everyone
talks about it, but nobody says a word
when new citizen comes in
When a man and wife. parents Of three
children, separate, the wife always insists
on taking two OF them
Nothing strikes such despair to a wo-
mans heart as to have anyone with mud
dy shoes enter her freshly scrubbed
kitchen.
-
The muddy weather was Just what was
needed to give the girl who got SIX
petticoat for Christmas a chance. Had
the ground remained dry she wouldn [
have had an excuse for holding up her
dress skirt and showing it.
As soon as a man dies his women folks
recall that he had ''faVOrite'' hymns,
which they ask to be sung at the funeral.
This happens in many cases where the
deceased would be greatly surprised at
the discovery if he knew Of it.
An AtchisOn man, who is tired OF going
to work every morning. will move his fam
lily to a noted summer resort. lie mas
figured it out that when his wife lives IN
a place where all the woman keep board>
ers she will catch the fever, and he VIII
no longer have to do anything for a HV-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
FIVE GENERATIONS
Embodied in One Family at Atchison
Sixty Grandchildren.

five generations of one family was ia
ken in Atchison this week. j. NJ. Cur
tbs. of Severance, aged S4.father Of Mrs.
w. H. NeSbitt, of Atchison, was the old
est in the group and the remaining
four were his daughter, Mrs. VIM KEEL
ley, of ConcOrdia; his granddaughter,
Mrs. Lewis, of COncordia; his great
granddaughter, Mrs. Stella Robertson,
of Sedalia, and his great great grand
son, Mrs. RObertson's infant. Mr.. Cur
tbs settled in Doniphan county in 1855,
and he and his wife were the parents Of
Is children, eleven of whom are still
living. the youngest being AZ years of
age. They have so grandchildren, over
80 great grandchildren, and one great
great grandchiId.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
A Fair Siren Works the Mayors
of Several Towns.
Tells of a Gay DeceiVer Who
Lured Her Away
THEN BORROWS A TEN
To Carry Her Back to Her
Home and Children.
LeavenwOrth Orders Railroads
to Furnish Gate Crossings.

OskaIoosa, Jan. Att has come to
light here that the good looking widow
who induced the city mayor of Oska-
loosa to give up $40 recently to pay her
fare home to Nebraska. has worked the
same game at other points.
At Blue Mound she gave her name on
the hotel register as F. H. Kincaid, but
did not state her residence. She had
dark hair. brown eyes and a fairly well
rounded figure, a combination that is
well calculated to appeal strongly to a
man as good looking and chiValrOuS as
the young mayor. She was a poor lone
widow with two children, and her home
acquainted with a man there, and after
several years acquaintance, he finally
persuaded her to take a little trip with
him to LeaVenWorth. The tempter pre-
vailed and she fell q victim to his oily
tongue, tan shoes and Charley boy OV-
tiOnal hotel at LeaVenWOrth, where
they registered as man and wife and
proceeded to take in that old town and
have a good time. But her gayness
was short lived, according to the con-
fidential talk she gave the mayor, and
after few days she was left alone in
the city without money or friends.
She had heard that a supposed man,
with tan shoes, a red necktie and a.
Charley boy OVercOat, had been spot
ted on the streets here and she had
prevailed upon the city authorities at
LeavenWOrth to send her here in search
of her lost and deceitfuI deceiver, but
alas, she found the rumor was a false
one.
And now if the mayor would only
lend her $40 to get home on she would
go and sin no more. She got the mon
ey. The mayor of TOnganOxie, too had
his experience. The fair widow seems
to have reaped a golden harvest by the
above plea in many Kansas towns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14

The new bridge which Topeka is going
crazy over cost $4,000, and takes the
place of a 800 900 bridge which Topeka
used for twenty-five years, without pay
ing for it, so it is claimed Topeka re-
pudiated her bonds on a technicality, and
a Lawrence man according to the Law
renee Journal, who had bought the bonds.
was made penniless by the transaction
AtchisOn Globe
The Wichita Eagle also copied this false
hood, and not the correction. The old
Topeka bridge was paid for, every cent of
it. The Lawrence Journal man, with his
usual righteousness and carelessness about
Topeka, mixed up an old bridge factory
for which bonds were voted and which
was never built, with the old bridge across
the Kaw river. Some of the newspapers
of Kansas are like aged, snaggle-toOthed
scandal mOngers, always starting and cir
culating harmful lies about neighbOring
towns and never making any effort to get
the facts or publishing them when they
do get them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
A Discussion From the Pulpit.

The following dialogue occurred be-
tween former Lord Elphinstone and his
parish minister. The latter, be it promised,
was a very addls headed theoIogian, and
in his sermons occasionally knew not the
end from the beginning. One Sunday his
lordship to his customary sleeping added
an unmistakable snore. This was too
much for the minister, who stopped and
cried:
'Wauken, my Lord Elphinstonel"
A grunt followed, and then his Iordship
answered:
I'm no. sleepin, minister -
''But ye are sleepin. I wager ye dinna
ken what said last, - exclaimed the pas
tor.
''Ou aye returned the peer. aye said,
'WRuken, my Lord Elphinstone.' "
faye, aye, " said the minister. "But I
wager ye dinna ken what 1 said last afore
that
"Tutsl'' rejoined the nobleman. "I'I
wager ys dinna ken yersel'. Nuggets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
he READ THE SIGNS.
How an Old Farmer Caused a Missou-
ri Pacific Conductor to Faint.
The. Parsons Eclipse says:

The Parsons Eclipse says:
A sign in day coach over on the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad came near getting
the conductor into trouble recently.
An old farmer persisted in hanging his
feet over the arm of the chair so they
would rest on the carpet in the aisle. The
conductor stumbled over the old mans
brOganS two or three times and then ask
ed him what he was doing with his feet
in the aisle all the time" "'Obeyin' or
ders,' meekly replied the old gent. Il
don't know of any orders that compel you
to make a nuisance of your feet and keep
them where I am obliged to stumble over
them every time am obliged to go
through the train angrily retorted the
knight of the aluminium nerve. The old
man stood up, grabbing the official with
one hand, pointing with the other to a
sign which read: Passengers must not
put their feet on the cushions or wood
work in this car" explaining: Your gol-
dinkuses and the back of the chairs, and
how am I to keep my feet off the wood
work unless l put EN- on that carpet in
the gangWay2'
They Brought the conductor to with
falr1 1rnf1O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
STILL HAS THE GANGwAY.
Baggage and Express Car No. 300
q RELIC of @Good Old Timaso

Baggage mail and express car No. sos.
that was sent from the shops to Wichita
for service, is one of the few bagga ge
cars in the country that have a gangway
leading from the side door to the plat
form.
The car has no end door, and in order
for the occupants of the car to reach the
platform there is built an iron shelf about
three inches deep and extending from the
side door around the end of the car to
the platform. Overhead is an iron rail-
ing for the person to grasp to keep from
falling. This idea has been done away
with and is not put on cars that are built
now. The gangwayS have been found
to be extremely dangerous, for if a person
was making a trip over the gangway and
a tunnel should be reached he would be
crushed. Car sos is an old one and prob
ably the only one in service that still has
the gangWay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-14
TO BOOM AToH1soN.
Business Men Organize a Commercial
Club for a Purpose.

Atchison, Jan. 14-The meeting held
at the Office of r. b. Drury to talk over
the prospects of securing packing
houses, resulted in the organization
of an association which will be known
as the Atchison Commercial club. r.
G. Harwi was elected president; +. NJ.
Baker, treasurer, and R. B. Drury, sec
rotary.
The question of securing packing
houses was discussed, and in view of
the general shaking up of packing
house locations, a committee was ap-
pointed to go to Chicago and investi-
gate Atchison's chances of securing
one or two Of such locations.
The attendance at the meeting was
large, so business men agreeing to be-
come members of the Commercial club.