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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
SEATTLE, THURSDAY. JUNE 2.


The state election in Oregon occurs
asxt Tuesday and the campaign devei-
oGments have been so clear and deter
minabie that Judgment can be formed AZ
10 It's probabla outcome. There IL little
Or 40 question of the entire success OF
ehe Republican state ticket, headed by
Theodore r. Geer, candidate for gov
amor. No one now seriously doubts the
election Of Mr. Geer by a majority of
esreral thousand. and the most san
guine OF his supporters do not hesitate
20 say that he viii lead his opponent.
at. King. by from 5000 To 10000. The
LEGISLATURE will most certainly be Re-
publican, and a Republican senator to
succeed Hon. John II. Mitchell is as
t,sred.
A Republican victory for representa-
tivss Ia congress does not seem TO be
Certain. Oregon now has two Repub-
lican members In the lower house. both
OF whom were elected In 1886 by very
marrow majorities. For the first time
In tho history of the state. silver forces
have now fused on candidates for con-
xress. and their normal majority in
the First district. assuming that fusion
Is anywhere near complete. Is several
thousand. Tongue. the Republican can
didate of this district. enters the race
under severe handieaps. and. IL he Is sue
cessful, IL will be in spite OF conditions
that IL does not now appear possible he
can overcome. Moody, In the Second
district. Is reasonably sure of election.
although the silver forces have fused
against him, but they are not SO strong
a. in the First district.
Oregon will be the first OF the states
during the current year to sound the
public attitude toward the present ma
tional administration and to register at
the ballot box It's optimism as to whethe.
the prosperity following the defeat OF
Organism I'm 1896 is real or feigned. This
L. an of year. and of years are usually
disastrous for the party In power. but
Abe outlook now is that the customary
rule will be reversed and that the voters
sill attest their satisfaction with the
present administration and with general
material conditions.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02
A GUN Is SHORT LIVED.

Washington Evening Star.

washington Evening star.
The life of q gun Is one of the most IN
satisfactory things about Il" remarked an
ordnance officer in discussing the war
question, land though a number Of expert
ments have been made In connection there
with there Is no absolute certainty as to
the results. A general rule has been ar
rived at which is thought TO be on the safe
side OF the matter, and that il that the
modern steel gun should not be fired more
than 100 times. After that il matters not
what the emergency may be, IL Is safer to
dismantle the gun and send 1t back to the
shop than to risk firing 1t. for The explo-
Sion OF a gun is decidedly and extensive
iy dangerous occurrence TO all in Its imme-
date locality. The firing of a gun causes
the steel to crystalline and thereby be-
come brittle as a file. So far as has yet
been discovered. there Is no remedy for it,
1t Is not exactly a total loss after a gun
has become dead, for the steel can be used
for thousands OF things In the way of bolts.
braces and the like for new work and for
repairs.
A modern gun IS an expensive affair.
running from $4,000 way up. 1t is equally
expensive to keep Il In operation, the cost
for each cartridge sent from 1t being over
a00o, which does not include the putting
OF the gun on its emplacement or taking
II down. nor the thousands of dollars nee
subsistence OF the officers and men who
operate ii. This capitalization of the
metal is one of the mysteries of the sci
enee OF ordnance. The gun could be re-
v.vified to some extent by heating 1t to
white heat and allowing 1t to cool OF
slowly. but the treatment is not exactly
satisfactory or even approximately GER
tain as TO results. II has been said of US
as of other nations that il VIC kept every
gun We own In actual firing operation for
even twenty-four hours the powder and
shell bill would bankrupt Us, and there is
some truth in IL. This Capitalization of
the metal is not confined 10 guns. however.
The same thing occurs in the journals or
axles used on the railroad cars. 1t is for
that reason that careful railroads put on
new axles every five or six years. In
Europe there are laws upon the subject.
though 1t is custom with us. In Germany
IL Is unlawful to use an axle on passenger
cars more than four years, though the linn
itation on freight cars Is not so rigid. AS
with the oft-fired gun, the steel in the
journal becomes so brittle by the crystal
lization in consequence of its use that II is
liable to snap in a dozen pieces any time
after its life Is ended
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could not fan to hit the vessel. because

could not fan to hit the vessel. because
they hare had plenty Of opportunity to
train themselves to the utmost accuracy
OF aim. since the point OF eruergence 10
20 clearly defined and within such mar
row limits. Our vessels going int the
harbos would run precisely the same
risks that the Spanish warships would
coming out into the open sea- Then. too,
IL would be impossible to reach the bat
teries at the inner end OF the channel
because IL Is 50 narrow that guns could
not be trained upon them.
Il viii probably be necessary to con-
centrate lard forces around Santiago.
cutting or supplies by land. while cur
ships perform a like office at sea- The
people win. unfortunately. have 20 suf-
fer, but humanity may give them an op-
portunity to leave the city provided
they take with them all the provisions
they could secure and carry. which
they would no doubt be very willing to
do II would take long time to starye
out the men on board the warships. but
meantime the subtugation OF Cuba could
go on and peace might be declared be-
fore the Spanish feet knew OF IL. The
surrender Of the warships might be
made one OF the conditions Of peace.
The admiral could disregard an order
from his own government to that effect
by blowing up his vessels. but that
would mean certain death: and even
brave men do not sacrifice their own
lives and the lives OF those under them,
when nothing is to be gained by it
Peace having been declared, his honor
would not suffer by his obedience to an
order from his government. II is pretty
certain that he will never come out il
he can help IT.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02

AT last We know with some certainty
SHAT Is the position Of the respective
Eeets. Admiral Cervera Is locked up in
santiago hashor. whore he is awaited
On the outside by both SIMPSONS ana
SchIey's sauadrons. The men on our
SHIPS have had good lesson. They
may not have needed IL. but IL can do
no harm. IL has been very s,rikingly
demonstrated that vigilance 81 "a eff
fective as bravery in the kind OF war
fare being wsged In the Caribbean sea.
Uhe officers night glass vas as good as
q gun In defeating the Spanish torpedo
boats. The desperate condition OF the
Spanish commander will BE an iacea'
tive 10 10 Fything In his power 10 at
least make a record II he cannot escape.
When the conflict takes place. IL Ger
vera can ever he induced to cone out
Of the hartor. Il viii b. as vicious as
gespalstug men can make t.
II Sampson can silence the outer fortt.
neassons Of Santiago hArl'or. he may
then be able 20 reach chose along the
ride e the chaauet tie would stu be
IN danger e the mines tu the channel.
hui Il ihe insurgents >aa follow up The
advantage by capturing tae forts they
may ~ able 60 ascertain where sne
wires are iecAted ana "a; theEa. so max
Ing J; safe fog the American feet ta en-
ter. 50 Tar "a that Is concerned.
Sut even under thase favorable con-
aittsns, 5s mould s;tu ~ very hazard
GAS thins 60 enter The barber. oar yes.
seis must SO In single Go ana as cash
vgaerges SgVm the harrow passage inta
the open lssrhos II we0la Re the mark
for every gan that caajd reach 4 from
al sides Eyea Spanish nsA.Axs.e:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02

Special correspondents OF three impor-
tant English newspapers have been cap
tured in Cuba and are now in prison. One
of them is the famous Phil Robinson. of
the Pail Mail Gazette. and the others rep
resent the London Times and the London
Standard. They viii probably be well
treated. but IL Is doubtful II they will be
OF much more service 10 their papers I'M
I'll the close OF the war. They embarked
on a foolhardy expedition. and the British
consul general Mt Havana warns other cor
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02

Samuel Piimso.i. known as the sailors
friend all over the world, is said to be
dying at Folkestoue.. He devoted the best
years of his life to forcing through pariia-
ment a measure 20 prevent the overload
ing OF ships. Every ship flying the Union
Jack now has a mark painted around
IL, known as the Piimsoll mark, and It Is
a fe.ony TO load vessel so that this line
will be below the water. The overlooking
OF ships had become a national scandal.
but such was the influence of ship-owners
that a law which should have been
adopted the moment /. was suggested.
was only carried after years OF persever-
ance and after having several times been.
one of the campaign issues in the coast
cities.
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EXEMPT ON ONE CLAIN ONLY.


Seattle Nay 80 1875
To the Editor: In regard 30 the mat
ter OF relieving the owners % mining
claims OF the burden OF doing their annual
assessment work would like 10 say thai
IL does not seem 10 me that any one
should be relieved from the annua. assess
ment work on more than one claim OF
go feet by Lao feet Tor IN placerS OF
twenty acres. This. for the reason that
many men are now each holding from
one 10 a dozen or moro claims and sucn
relief. % far from encouraging, really
dtSceurages mining and prospecting. BY
enabling q few men 10 practically take up
whose creek and hold it to the exclu-
sion Of every one else. / know OF one
instance where three men have located
claims to the amount OF nearly 500 acres
in some haif-doxen iocaEtieS-ciaims
which they cannot possibly hope TO work
or develop. 1t ia mostly for the benefit OF
these that the law is desired. When con-
gress again takes up the question of min
ing claims 1t ought to put the limitation.
that one man could hold only one unpat-
ensed mining claim at q time.
SUBSCRIBER.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02

III. NH hHi-R THE MAINE,

Remember the Maine" Rad the signal
From the nas;-heads OF our feet
As they sailed to meet the SpaHiartf
In TIE waters Of Cavite.
And when the Do1s were sighted,
How our sailor boys did shout.
As our ships get into action
Ard put the Dons 10 EoGt.
H.
The Maine was well remembered
BY our gallant fars that day:
When ihey fought and Licked the Span
saYds
Right la Manila bay.
81 blow the aorns and beat the drums.
join IL the jubilee
In honor Of brave Dewey.
And Aax men across the seq
all. IL UA~~.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02
The Labor Question i'm Japan.
Philadelphia Recor

A newspaper printed In the interest OF
workingmen has been established In Japan.
II aims TO advance the rate OF wages, and
advocates as a means to that end the es-
adjustment OF labor unions. Ths danger
apprehended by other manufacturing Ia
tons that cheap labor in Japan would
give the producers OF that country an over
whelming advantage Is not likely to prove
seriously menacing. AS new demand shall
be created for labor IN Japan, wages Will
commensurately advance. The indications
are that that swiftly progressive nation Is
making an advance along the lines Of civil
ization which involves the whole body of
the people. There Is a general lifting Up
OF the masses. which is one of the most
remarkable occurrences OF the present
century.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02

Great Britain evidently has something in
view. II Is reported that the government
has bought in the United States III. 90 bar
res Of -four for army and navy stores to
bs delivered a; Kingston. jamaica Il IL
supposed 10 be preparation for an emer-
Eency. bat what that emergency may be
can only Re conjectured. as none threatens
the island az present
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02
Cooperative Profits.
London telegram.

London Telegraph.
The audit OF the las. quarters trading
OF the English cooperative organizations.
which has just been completed, shows that
In the thirteen weeks the sales amounted
10 $i7,55ss4o. This Is the largest sum ever
realized In any quarter in the history OF
the cooperative movement, and means an
increase in the quarter of nearly one
quarter of a million pounds. The Coop
erative Wholesale Society made purchases
In the same our rter from other countries
amounting TO s4.sos545. Denmark sent
butter, eggs and bacon 20 the value OF
50 n5a III
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02

The validity of the act abolishlng munich
PAL courts IS now placed beyond question.
The appeal OF ex-Judge Bogue 10 the su-
prerna court. whose object was 10 test the
act. has been decided against him. The
right % the legislature 70 abolish an Of
fee created by il. irrespective q the term
q az incumbent. Is once more upheld.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02

The secretary Of war has directed ,hat
al soldiers destined tor Cuba. Porto Rico
ana TIE Philippines shall re paid enc
months salary IN ADVANCE As many ~
them EFT O. very sho-t notice this will ha
great boon 70 them and help % keep IN
their spirits whle submitting % Amos. n
evt1ahle hsraships.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02

The feeling OF the merchants of BARGE
Iona as TO the war IS very significantly ex-
pressed tn their reply TO demand by the
Spanish government for contributions 10
the defense Of the town. They answer:
eff the Yankee admiral comes here. we
shall Invite him to dinner" Before this
country gets through. all Spain will be
equally tired OF the war.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02

The loss OF the Jane Gray adds another
to the many sad mysteries OF the sea.
II Is OF little use to inquire now
what was the cause: the vessel Is sunk
far below the water and ali thai could az
ford testimony has disappeared. We can
only extend sympathy to the beseaved.
The disaster seems to have come SO sud
denly that there was no suffering.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02

Sarcastic Tnouirer-what good will It do
you 10 take your bicycle with you to
Cubae
Prospective Soidier-ff I become home
sick. sir. can panctuase one OF my tires
and breathe my native air again.--ChIcago
Tribune
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02
The Chafing Dish supper.

WAL, girls" said Uncle 81 Low. who
was visiting his nieces, when you come
down TO the farm this summer. you make
lots Nv fun uv us because We eat in the
kitchen But i don't see ez il makes much
difference whether ye eat In the kitchen. or
cook IN the dining room. truth
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Expianattou Demanded.

''Yassir." said Mr.. Erastus Pinkiey:
when l goes ter de wah I won't be no
awS,inary soier. I'll be a reg'lar bird
"MIstuh Pinkiey." responded Miss Miami
Brown. SIS you usin' slang. or Ii to on
derstan' dat you's gwiueter iine de fyin'
squadron w ashington Evening Star.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02

Mr. Dukaae-I couldn't sleep q wax
last night.
Mr. Gasweil-Yoa had insomnia. I sup
pose
Mr.. Dukane-So: Insomnia had me
plgtsbusg Chronicle Telegraph.
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-ADlOS."

Land or garlic ara to-:iI}as.
Land Of xeRsecs AMI maGtliia~
Land Of mules aud smuEgled 1s:tsrs.
Land 81 Tassias and of fTirFers,
Land Of Pedro and 81 SanGhc,
Land Or " eyssF and Of Bi1nca.
Land 90 e9linghtS and pesetas,
lsaRd of duEkv seaor!tas.
Land ct manners stiff and haEgh;y,
Land OF izs beiia naughty.
Land % Bees E.all and Hansii.
D9n yeu bear yo1E Uncle Samf2
CIT
LIZA Vsxroua
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02

a Danish girl who IS making excellent
progress In the language. told her mis-
treSs how she had slipped and fallen on
the sidewalk. and added; 1T s.lames me
very hard TO think | did fall down Jus, as
long a. I amr'-Harperis Fazar.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02
Jap. Are Kind to Animals.

The japanese are kind 10 animals, ani
hold them In honor. Among the monu-
ments erected 20 commemorate the war in
China Is ore 10 the horses that feb during
the war.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02

TIE Seattle spirit Is something ike
locomotive II takes little tsgne 70 get
~ steam, bat was< IL ID ssss sssr,sa n
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Iotal .......... .$2oS oV0.nD0
Our own civI war cost the government
Sc, 100. 000, 900, while the Southern losses
must have been approximately as large.
The Schlesw!g-Holstein war cost Dem
mark 600 and the German confed-
Grafton about twice as much, or So co.,
600.
The Prussia-Austria misunderstanding
cost Prussia. after deducting indemnity
paid to Austria, 500 900. 600; Austria, $780,
600. 400: Bavaria, Wurtemberg, etc. $780,
900. 600: total, go 00o. 600.
The efforts Of Louis Napoleon to fasten
Macmillan on the Mexican throne cou-
pied with the war with Paraguay, cost
France 500 o0o.eoo
The losses in men may be estimated
as follows. In the statement OF American
Losses Il must be understood that It emu
nserates losses under three heads, viz,
killed, wounded and missing, while the for
eign estimates include all who died on
the field or in hospitals:
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gees ca with rush. II II about time to
get up steam for Fourth OF July ceie-
brasfon
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lOS1t wills. ia~5s
Four additional wars Of magnitude are
to be enumerated before We can approx
innate the total expenditure OF life and
money, during the last thirty odd years.
These were Russia and Turkey. Germany
and France, China and Japan and Turkey
and Greece. There must have been easily
a million men killed, wounded ana miss
ing in the various battles IN these wars.
and the cost could. rot have been less than
O couple OF billions of dollars.
The burden OF all this. the loss OF blood
and money, naturally fails upon the labor
ing cIass. the farmer and artisan. As
Bobbie Burns puts IL:
FOR gold the merchant piows the main
The farmer plows the manor;
But glory - the sojer's prize:
The scJer's wealth is honor.
The brave. poor sojer ne'er dgspise,
Nor count him as a stranger
Remember he's his country's say.
In the day and hour OF danger
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-15
THIS IS ENCOURAGING.
Wounded Improving; Sick Recover
ing; Few Cases of Malaria at
Sibonev

Siboney, July 10. via Kingston, Jamaica,
july 15.The division hospitals here pre-
sent a very different appearance from that
which they presented a week ago. All
the wounded have been removed to the
hospital ships. most of which are on the
way north, and not q single one of the
wounded remains here. The surgical de-
wounds of prisoners, who, after the dress
ing of their WOUNDS, have been taken
back to a separate camp.
All the buildings and huts before oc-
that the germs of disease fingered, have
been burned to the ground The debris
has been removed, fresh. clean tents have
been spread and bitches have been dug
around each to carry away the rain
The last batch of Cubans was sent to
a separate camp, ten miles distant
hill None of their baggage or belong
ings has been left. The pier has been ex-
tended beyond the surf, making a landing
place for supplies, The wounded are easy.
Many of those who were only slightly hurt
go to the front again. In the meantime
they are working ABOUT the camp here.
The fever hospital is also isolated from
the surgical ward, in order to avoid the
iaria. which. owing to the heavy rains,
attacks some of our men in a mild form.
There has been only one death from fever
since the troops landed. These attacks
of chills and fever are promptly attended
DAYS only really acclimatizing the men
and leaving them stronger than before;
Many such returned from the hospital
ships have gone to the front.
The sanitary conditions here now are ex-
cenent. Water from mountain spring
is plentiful and pure Great attention IS
paid to clean linen. AS rule any arrival
from the front is first carefully inspected
in the medical ward before entering the
camp in order that the clothing be fumi-
gated before he enters the surgical hospi-
tai 1t is believed that such precautions
will result in making this camp as health
fuI as that at Guantanamo, where not a
single case of malarial fever or sickness
exists.
Here there are no wounded, and at the
field hospital in the front there are only
seven cases, too slight to require bringing
here.
All the men here who are laid up or
hurt are exceedingly anxious to return to
the line impatient at being inactive and
under trea tment, but the sanitary regula-
tionS are enforced severely