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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-08
Schively Confident of Republican Victory.

II the superficial indications, combined with all
the reports reaching both from official and
official all reliable, then there be
the Republican party will be in the ascendant
its competitors by from 1000 to 1000 plurality with
all the signs of landslide in favor and the proba
bility of running up to 10000.
The problem in this election is of course what Is
technically called the silent vote; that is, the
who not expressing their intention to What
they will do when they come to vote. We believe
that this vote will be cast in favor Of the Republican
candidates because Of the general prosperity of the
country resulting from the economic policy of the
ent national administration; and, further the loyalty
fact will prompt Endorsement Of Mr.. McKinley's
admirable conduct of the This sentiment which
strong enough if let alone, has been greatly in
tensifed by the unwse and unpatriotc attacks made
by the opposition party upon the administration The
voters Of the state appreciate the fact that the
Of the Spanish people upon this nation with eager
desire to the president rebuked and his policy
censured by the election Of other than Republican
gressmen, and while the question is IN the balance
using every effort in their power to embarrass
peace commissioners.
The question is merely how large will be the
majority given the Republican ticket. The conf
dence feel in certain victory today is reflected by
every member OF the committee, and is based on the
conviction that the voters of the state ready to
discard fusion and are anxious and willing to voice
their loyalty to the admjnistration of William Nc
Kinley.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-08
How Are You Going to Vote Today


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Orent.t
loyal patient and
and praise
magma
which has been fairly earned is
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the beck O h
you vi you n your interest today?
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-08
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Chairman Republican State Committee.
Republican Majority 1000 in King County.

The Republican county and legislative ticket in
King county is a winner. We have actual and posi-
tive information to warrant the belief which every
member of the county committee feels that today the
majority of the voters OF King county will cast their
ballots for the Republican candidates. A thorough
canvass of the county has been made poll has been
taken OF the various precincts in both the city and
the country This poll is conservative and it was made
by competent persons. Upon it believe that the
county will give the Republican congressional and
judicial nominees good majority and that every one
OF the candidates for county offices will be elected
In the early part of the campaign made poll
of the county. This showed great gains for the Re-
pubiicans over two ago. On this poll formed
the opinion that the county would give the Repub-
lcan ticket majority Of 000. revision of the pol
just completed shows that our first estimate was too
small. and is now apparent that will carry the
county by even larger majority than that given
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-08
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Secretary People Party State Committee.
Rutter's Fusion Figures on City
and County.

The fusion county committee has substantial rea-
sons for believing that the election day will no. be
materially different from that Of two years ago.
results 60 The fusion county ticket will be elected
by majority averaging 1900. These figures are not
based guesses they creatures of the fancy
We have definite and positive reports from every
ton of the county, made by our precinct committee
They based actual polls OF the voters of
the precincts OF King county.
The fusion forces will poll larger vote proper
tionately than two years ago.
We will carry Seattle by 500 votes and the country
will give additional 900 majority.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-08
KN YORK STATE
No LONGER N DOUBT
Roosevelt Is Established as
a Prime Favorite.
2 TOT OFFERED ON HIM.
Van Wyck's Supporters Find Any
Amount Of Money to Cover.
2 TOT OFFERED ON HIM.

Confident of ..ctory,
shrOuded in GlOOm-CfOkeF's At.
titude Has AntaXOniEed Thou.
sands of vOters-Each Side
Claims the Election by . Big
MatOrity-Superinte McCul-
laGh SWeaFs Out Warrants for
Fraudulent Reputation Cases.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-08

TtA polliteai campaign IN New York
city Is turning upon an issue infested into
.t a. almost ire last moment The issue
- MADE upan the refusal ~ The Democrats
paGy. led by Richard croker. TO renauai-
Evening star., 1898-04-16
AT THE RACES.

Betting With q Woman Who Always
Relies ON Tips.
II will wager you the incest hat I can
find to box Of suede gloves that Tappan
will beat Gen. Maceo," said a pretty and
enthusiastic young Washington matron to
her husband in the grand stand, out at the
Benning race course the other afternoon.
"Done," said the husband. smilingly.
There's fine case of heads I win, tails
you lose,'" whispered the husband, grin
ming, to a man friend beside him, after he
had scribbled the bet in his betting book.
MY wife never pays a racing bet under
any circumstances, you see. Neither does
any other mans wife, when her husband Is
the winner. They forget you know. Yet
my lady holds me very strictly indeed to
the payment Of my wagers with her. But I
like to make a race interesting for her, by
giving her an opportunity to bet with me
on the result, and am consoled for having
to square occasional winnings made by her
in these bets by the knowledge, based upon
experience, that she rarely picks more than
one out Of twenty winners. What 1 pick
up in the way Of good things sure win
ners,' and hot tips of all kinds, I turn over
to my wife. and let her bet on them against
me- The infrequency with which these
things go through Of course gives me the
best of it-but did you ever meet a woman
who would not mortgage everything she
possessed on a hot hp?"
Evening star., 1898-04-16
BLUEJAckETs ON WHEELS

Capt SigSbee's bicycle was taken from
the Maine wreckage, after having been in
the mud Of Havana harbor for I'VE days,
and those who read this fact seemed to
find some difficulty In imagining a sailor
on q bicycle. Yet not Only are the OIL
GERS Of the United States navy addicted to
the bike habit. but the bluejackets them
selves are enthusiastic cyclists. On ac-
count Of the cramped living and stowage
quarters Of the men forward on a man-of-
war, the sailors in our navy are not now
permitted to take bikes aboard ship. but
it Is likely that before very long they Will
be allowed to stow their bikes In unused
store rooms. The men forward have been
agftatfng this for some time. At least half
of the officers, however, are the owners
of bicycles, which they take along with
them on their cruises.
The bluejackets who are fond of hiking
no sooner strike port. in this country or
abroad. wherein the roads are good fer
riding, than they go ashore In body. rent
machines and take long spins. The blue
jackets are pretty apt at learning to ride.
probably because they are without fear Of
physical injury, but, nevertheless 1t fs
funny sight to ses a man in the bluejacket
uniform trying to mount a wheel for the
Of any teacher, whether the teacher be a
shipmate or civilian. and he simply
wants to get the knack Of 1t at the first go
of. and in rine cases out OF ten he sue
ceeds in this. on account of his fearless
ness. He will not pull his wheel UP along
side q c1rbstone to mount 1t even for the
first time. but places 1t right In the middle
of the road and makes the leap from the
step. If he falls of, well and good; he
picks himself UP and tries it again. When
he usually sticks on, by reason OF his in
stfnct for keeping the pedals moving.
Evening star., 1898-04-16
BATTLING AGAINST REDSKINS.
How Two Whites Stood on 5000 In
dians for Three Days.
From no Sal lake Hera1d

How Two Whites Stood on 5000 In
dinns for Three Days.
From the Salt Lake Herald.
Charles Gates is an old-time Indian fight
er. He used to reckon his dead Indians by
the cord. He has fought more Indian bat
ties than any man on earth or under 1t
He has Just returned from a trip to the
north, and said:
1.-The most interesting part of it was that
I went back to the place where Bill
Hanks and me stood off 5000 Indians fol
three days one time back in the late COS
There were seventeen of US at first, but
only three Of US lived to tell the tale. The
spot is some thirty-five miles from Black
foot, Idaho. near where the roads fork
The Indians sailed into US one afternoon
and made things lively. 1 tell you. We
dragged the wagons together in a circle
killing all the horses, and strung them
around for breastworks. and bade the
painted fends come on, and they came
Why, 1t fairly rained Indians. We kept
shooting. and SO did they. until night came
on, when we discovered that 'Bilf Hanks
myself and Jim Defoe were all that were
left of U.S. We knew that we could not
hold out. so we drew lots to see who
would go for help. and Defoe won. and
crawled out. He told US when he got back
that he crawled nine miles through the
darkness before he dared rise up"
why did he crawl SO far?' asked Dan
Nickum, who was listener.
"Because he didn't get through the In
dians for nine miles," answered Gates.
with dignity. There were more Indians
there at that time than was ever gathered
together at one time before or since. Well,
In that circle and moved down Indians.
When the soldiers did come we were
mighty glad, 1 tell you. After the fight
was over they counted. and found me and
which first attacked US. The soldiers killed
the balance
How could you tell which ones you
killed and which ones the soldiers killed p
asked Nickum again.
Simple enough" said Gates. by the
freshness Of the corpses When the corpse
was over day old we credited it to our
account"
But how could you tell the freshness OF
q cOrpse?'
"Oh, that's dead easy OF course YOU
don't have to know. and so longs the In
dams are not likely to trouble US again
there's no use in telling you now, for the
Information would not do you any good.
But. man that is used to killing Indians
can tell corpse any time and just how
long 1t has been dead. Even If that wasn't
the case, We had another method, for we
never shot an Indian except right through
the head. Didn't want to spoil the hide"
What on earth would you do with an
Indians hide?" asked Nickum.
Cut EN- into slices and make razor
strops OF EN-; that's what we always did
with Indian hides. We used to ship bales
OF Indian hides to Europe every year.
That's where / got my start"
That must have been as hard a fight as
you ever had, wasn't it?''
essir. all but one. Was in q harder
night than that down in Arizona one time.
LOST more men. The Indians came on us
by surprise. and killed every durn one OF
us. Not one escaped to tell the tale"
And then Gates engaged himself in a race
for q street car.
Evening star., 1898-04-16
AN ELOQUENT TIPsTER

When tho crowds debark from the trains
tahat run out to the Benning race track
their ears are assailed by the loud but
entertaining spell-binding of q seedy man.
of apparently liberal education, who ped
dies printed tips on the races of the day at
10 cents each. The man looks like a Once
Was, who has brought himself down by q
too fevered career. His enunciation and
pronunciation OF words are equally excel
lent. and hts GRAFTON to the throngs pass
ing down the board walk to the grand
laughter. His spiel is something like this:
Men Of the world. I appeal unto your
wisdom, and not unto your lust for
gain. I am in this business from purely
ptilanthropic motives. / love my kind. l
grieve over the disappointments of my fel-
low men. l perfectly appreciate the fact
that You have come hither, not for the sake
OF accruing base lucre on winners, but for
the sole purpose Of satisfying yourselves
and your friends by exhibiting sufficient
wisdom to get on the winners. Gentlemen.
l am the font OF that wisdom. In the YER
nacular OF the pave, gentlemen. am in
possession OF the know These little print
ed slips that I hold in my hand, ready 10
purvey for the modest humble sum of half
peseta, otherwise ten American cents or
gentlemen. the corner stones. the nucleus
OF colossal fortunes-of gigantic accumu-
iatfons Of money. gentlemen They bear.
printed in excellent wood type the names
OF all Of the horses that are going to win
today, in one. two three order. If you in
qulre how know they are going to win I
refer you to the inscrutable, esoteric force
whence derive my Information 1 refer
you also to the fact that yesterday I picked
four out Of five winners. My wrath against
the bookmakers Is such that devote my
iliimitable powers Of foresight to the task
OF rendering them bankrupt Therefore.
my friends be guided. I speak for your
good. have your interests at heart. oh.
how I love my fellow men! Oh, how 1
ache over the disappointments of my
brothers! Oh, how 1t grieves me to look
into the unutterably saddened countenances
Of losers! Oh. how I mourn over the short
sightedness of noble, generous men who
permit the glorious. unprecedented offer l
extend to them to aggregate mammoth
wealth in one single afternoon. to go un-
needed! For 10 little copper disks, STAMPED
with the mighty authority of this smiling
land. gentlemen. I offer you the opportun-
ity to instantly pile up wealth beyond the
dreams Of avarfce! Be wise! Be astute!
If you lose on any tip of mine, I'll refund
you your losings. though they amount TO
the thousands, yea, gentlemen. even though
they climb into the millions!'
Evening star., 1898-04-16
COULD NOT Be RETURNED.
The Article In Question Hal Been
Used Too LOnE.

Used Too Long.
This is one of the yarns Of childhood
Six-year-old Tommie was sent by his
eldest sister to the corner grocery to buy
pound Of lump sugar. He played allies
on his way to the store. and by the time he
arrived there he had forgotten what kind
OF sugar he was sent for. So he took home
a pound Of the granulated article. His
eldest sister sent him back to the store to
get lump sugar. After the proprietor of
the grocery shop had made the change for
the little lad he engaged Tommie in con-
versation. .-
''Tomnie' said he, II understand there
is new member Of your family"
Yes. sir" replied the kid; I've got a
little brother" -
well. how do you like that, hey?" in
Quired the groeryman.
Don't like 1t at all" said Tommie;
"rather have a little sister,
Then, why don't you change him, Tom
mie2
well. we would If we could: but I don't
suppose we can. You see, we have used
him four days now!'
Evening star., 1898-04-16
Sure Of a Profit.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
There are lots Of stories floating around
in the papers, now and then, about the
profits made In prescriptions. Possibly
there Is rome truth in them. but as q gen.
eral thing the drugststsiof the present dav
have about as harfta lime in making the
ends meet as the average retailer. For
all that, there Is no harm in telling stories
about the way thetsx get fifty cents for a
small vial containing aqua calcis, which
is lime water, worth twenty cents a bar
rensfve Latin name prescribed by a ply
sician who will not tell You what the stun
Is made OF. II oh6
In the West End ~ pharmacy nre.
science. He doesn't get many preserin- n-
tions day. nor much trade Of any other
kind. Hence he is bogHd to charge wen
for the little trade that ZONES to the shop.
a.z. man hard .Ds Of ssss Ss%s tn ssx
ant. . boy who has q diploma, Q prescrin.
ton TO be filed. He sat down and waited.
Tho boy was sharp enough not to put It
up too quick. That would have given the
waiting customer an idea that It was easy
to compound. and hence inexpensive After
fifteen or twenty minutes he came from
behind the screen and wrapped the two
ounce vial In such 2 neat way that it
showed him to be hHe pharmacist
How mucnf" said the man.
''Seveuty-fve cents" said the boy.
"Fifty-five cents" he repeated after the
boy. with his hand to his ear.
mo; seventy-fv cents, / said"
"Oh. twenty-five cents. That's reason.
able enough"
mo. no: severty-fve CENTS" shouted
the clerk. but pcy whatever you dern
please you deaf idiot. I'n make twenty
cents on Of You anyhow
The customer left quarter on the coun.
ter and went out ts ..4ils.
THAT'S all right" said the clerk. .rm
not up on decimals and can't estimate
just what did make on the old geexer."
Evening star., 1898-04-16
CoREA ANDf1Is PEOPLE.
They Have Queen Customs and Curl
Gus Characteristics. ,.....,..

They Have Queer Customs and Curl
..,s Gus Characterfstics. ,s,...,s4
From the Fortnightly, Review. e.,s "A
Corea is a splendid country. The sum-
mer in three-fourths ofe the provinces Is
bright, bracing and temperate. not unlike
that of Nova Scotia. In any case the. hot
weather and mosquitoes do not last more
than q, month or two at the utmost The
winter is clear and very cold, rather like
that Of New York, or perhaps Quebec.
Taken as a whole the land Is fertile. and
the rice especially has bone in it." which
turns out tough natives and makes 1t very
highly esteemed even in Japan. Its bean
crop also is enormous. and 1t has a plentiful
supply Of gold, cattle. tobacco. hemp, paper,
leather. vegetables, fish and medicine. The
inhabitants are clean made, erect, active
walkers, with a physique perhaps not so
wiry, but far superior In grace to that Of
either the Chinese or the Japanese; not SO
coarse and uncouth In movement as the
German physique: pc rhaps more like that
OF the Spaniards in general build than that
OF any other European ration. Women
are kept in seclusion, and one sees none
hut old hags In the market places. The
men are great eaters, indefatigable march
ers, ready drinkers when they can get
liquor. interminable smokers and very
quarrelsome. Bit they are lazy. except un-
der stimulus; calm and deliberate. except
under provocaticn: obstinate, destitute of
moral feeling. full Of natural religious emo
ton. while recognizing no religious sane
tions: dirty In person. thievish, cunning,
untrustworthy. but affectionate and loyal
If kindly treated.
They are without the simpering polite.
ness of the Chinese or the obsequious cere-
meny Of the Japanese. Good FORM is
imperturbable placidity. deliberation and
taciturnity. Not even a Turk can approach
Corean In perfect calm and restfulness
of attitude. The trading instinct seems
good and will develop. but. Of course, lack
Of experience and organization keeps 1,
backward. The agricultural laborer works
well, and would be hard working II the
fruits Of his labor were, secured to him,
Party feeling runs wonderfully high among
the official classes who are corrupt almost
to a man. cruel and full of fierce personal
hatreds; but both civil and military man
darins are often exceedingly refined in
manner. I never saw more perfect man
ners in any country than those of the gen.
elal at Torai. who entertained me in the
most princeiy feshion. His palace was
scrupulously clean. but plainly furnished:
his clothes were OF the finest possible tex.
ture; his hands and nails clean, his hat
and button" a marvel Of basket work !"
art and jewel carving; In short, his whole
bearing. as also the wine and sweetmeats
he gave me, showed the utmost refinement
and good taste.
Evening star., 1898-04-16
RULES FOR GOLF.

A Comprehensive Set Made Up by
One who Knows.
From Pcarsons.
The most important thing, of course, is
the costume. After that comes the Scotch
accent. Both are expensive, but golf is not
poor mans game. Then buy or steal
699.0 COS of them in existence, but one will
do to start with.
Don't be discouraged at hitting only the
atmosphere the first seven times you make
a drive with your weapon, your toe the
next fourteen times and the seat Of a by
standers knickerbockers the next time
after that, but continue to persevere. In a
month or two you will be able to hit the
ball and land 1t into some bystander's q
mouth. and then. oh. JOY!
Never pick up your ball in your hand,
and then shout: "By Jove, Just look at
this beautiful shot OF mine!" as there are
great many bigoted individuals who
would consider 1t cheating.
The etiquette of the game Is thus de-
scribed:
I. 1t Is considered very bad form for a
player or spectator to talk. move or breathe
within forty miles of the ball when q stroke
Is being made. 1t Is generally understood
that the earth stops spinning on its axis
Of jogging the player.
2. Players should not appear on the
grounds with golf stockings previously
worn while bicycle riding. This would be
an outrage on the dignity of the game. A
new pair Of stockings. with different plaid
pattern. should be donned by every player
after each stroke Of the ball. CThis does
not apply to the lady players)
3. Turf cut or knocked up in the air by a
blow that misses the ball should be instant
ly replaced, so as not to spoil the appear
ance of the links. Teeth of spectators
knocked out or skin damaged by wild blows
do not matter so much-uniess they belong
to members Of the same club as yourself
a. If ball falls into a pond, lake or
ocean, the player who made the stroke
must Immediately dive for it without re-
moving his golf costume, and must stay
under water until the ball is found. The
fine against this violation of good taste is
forbidding the violator to turn down the
tops of his golf stockings more than half
an inch "a very degrading fine).
g. Golf should always be pronounced eoff
by those players who move In the best So
ciety. For ordinary persons 1t makes no
difference. And on every occasion It should
be spelled with q capital G..
Evening star., 1898-04-16
The True Story Of Othello.
From the Pail Mali Gaxatts.

Rome-A diary kept In 1542 BY the rep
resentative In Gambia Of the republic Of
venice has just been discovered In q We
netian convent. 1t is stated that the doc.
ument contains the whole history OF Othel-
10. and completely contradicts the version
given by Shakespeare. The writer de-
scribes Othello's arrival In Venice. his
marriage and subsequent career and DEATH
tne latter event occurring while Desde-
mona was still alive. It may be. there
FORE that the palace In Venice pointed
out to the tourist a. that occupied BY Des-
demona 10 actually the ono. Stin, there
Is a doubt about 1t.
Evening star., 1898-04-16
An Interesting Animal,
From the London Times,

Capt. Patton-Bethune has Just brought
home with him from the Malay states a
sladans "a Malayan Wild bison), which is
believed to be the only one OF its species
that is in captivity in the world. The ami
NAL was caught last spring in Ulu PahanR.
In the Malay states. Its mother was shot.
and the little one. then only about ten days
old. ran round and round until secured by
some Malays. who tied its feet together
with "putties," which were the only things
mandy at the time. 1t then had to be car
rted some sixty miles, and was brought IN
with baby's feeding bottle. It came to
England In large horse box, which had
to be covered all round with tarpaulins
and boards to keep out the cold. One of
the soldiers on board became SO fond of
the animal that he used to sleep in her
tcx to see that no harm should come to
her. but she proved an excellent sailor
The sladang is now living in a loose box at
Capt. Patton-Bethune's residence Clayton
Priory, Burgess Hill, and seems none the
worse for the change of climate.
Evening star., 1898-04-16

DO you s'pose could see the Seckretary
OF War;" inquired Farmer Corntossel
Il don't know" replied the man whom
he had waylaid in the corridor. 1T would
probably depend on who you are and the
nature Of your business
We'll. who I am doesn't make SO much
difference. But the nature of my business
Is important. Eff can't see him I'll hunt
up the President an talk 1t over. But
thought it 'ud be only polite to see the
Seckretary of War first"
If it's an appointment you want, the
member Of the House of Representatives
from your district"
II don't want no office. I'm here to make
suggestion IL. the interests of the hu-
man race. want to talk about war;
You can get all the latest information
In the newspapers"