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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-05
PRIZE MONEY.

When the government has decided
which Of the captured merchantmen
are to be retained as prizes. 1t will be-
come necessary to arrange for the dis
position OF the vessels SO as to admit
OF the allotment of the proceeds in ac-
cordanca with rules OF naval warfare.
Some OF those prizes viii net very
handsome sum for their captors and
the practice usually followed will be
Of general interest
Vessels and their cargoes captured
as prize In naval warfare are sent into
port for an adjudication in prize
court. which is branch Of the Fed
eral court usually Instituted tempo
rarity for the purpose. Ii condemned
the property il sold by the United
States marshal and the proceeds. when
the capture has been made by YES
sci OF the navy. disposed of according
to the decree OF court. II the prize
should be OF equal or superior force to
the vessel or vessels making the cap
ture, the whole OF the net proceeds
will be decreed to the captors. but when
Of inferior force one-half will be de-
creed to the United States and the
other half to the captors. This sup
plies an incentive to courage and dar-
Ing la making captures.
The prize money adjudged to captors
il distributed among all on board the
capturing vessel The commander Of
a feet or squadron receives one-twen-
tieth part OF all prize money awarded
to any vessel or vessels under his I'M
mediate command. The commander Of
a division OF a fleet or squadron re-
ceiyes sum equal to one-flftieth OF
any prize money awarded to a vessel
Of the division under his command.
This comes out Of the amount awarded
to captors unless moiety shall be due
the United States, under the conditions
already mentioned. when 1t comes out
OF such moiety. The fleet captain re-
ceives one-hundresith part OF the money
awarded to any vessel of the fleet in
which he Is serving. The commander
of single vessel receives ope-tenth of
the prize money and after these de-
ductions have been made the residue
IL distributed among ali others doing
duty on board. and borne upon the
books OF the ship. in proportion TO their
respective rates of pay.
The prize money is also shared by
all vessels Of the navy within signal
distance OF the vessel making the cap
ts;ro and In such condition as to be
able To render effective aid If required.
The share az prize money awarded
10 the United States is set apart for
ever rs a fund for the payment Of pen
sions TO naval officers. seamen and
marines entitled 10 pensions. These
rules do nos apply 10 privateers. which
are entitled 10 prize money under laws
relating Ia themselves and usually
made al the outset os each expedition
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come than . much smaller store. Ths
goodwin might consist chiefly Ia the
willingness Of the proprietor TO sell his
goods TO the public upon smaller mar
gin Of profit than his neighbcr with .
smaller stock. II would be the height
OF injustice 10 tax . ssorekeeper more
because he sold his goods to the public
at less profit.
II il to some extent the same with .
franchise, reserving the distinction we
have already pointed out. A street car
company might have a line running
through unimproved property and with
a small volume OF business. while an
other company might have q franchise
for q similar distances through terri
tory which had been well built up and
afforded q good income Enterprise
might tempt a man to take the risk OF
running a street car tire through new
district and be the means of having
the land improved by the erection OF
houses all along the line. each OF which
would add to the taxable value OF the
district. At the same time on account
of the thinness OF the line OF buildings
the road might be reduced to the neces-
sity Of the most extreme economy In
order to keep alive. That franchise
would not be as valuable al one which
produced a good revenue. The great
difficulty would be to determine what
was the value Of the good roads fran
chise. Then IL the poor road escaped
taxation altogether. the other road
might make the complaint that the two
were not running upon equal terms
The measure Of the value Of fran
chise would seem. to be the total In
come II brought into its owners treas
ury. From this 1t might be just to de-
duct a certain portion of the income
for each car running on the line be-
cause the plant, rolling stock and track
all have a share in producing that in
come.
1t would not have been proposed to
tax franchises II they had been sold
for a reasonable sum in the first place.
Franchises should not be sold out for
a specific sum, but for reasonable per-
centage of the gross returns above a
certain sum needed for the first expert
mental running expenses. Then the
city would profit by the growth Of traf-
fic, and q lire which had the misfor-
tune to run through poor territory
would only pay in proportion to one
running through good territory. There
is considerable chance about the direc-
ton in which population will gather.
and IL a lump sum Is exacted at the
starting out of road, 1t may prove
that the amount was altogether too
much for one road and altogether too
little for another.
This would leave the tax to fall upon
the visible property OF a corporation
the same as upon that Of any other tax
payer.
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DON'T DAM THE STREAM OF FREE
DOM.

Don't dam the stream o. Freedom IN this
Western hemisphere,
1t comes roliin' down the ages till by this
It's gettin' clear
Thet the tide thets sweep'n' on'ard. red
with many martyrs blood
Can't be stopped. an them shet tries IL MI
perish in the food.
Don't dana the stream o Frecdom-its
bound ter make Its way
Where the foot of God shall turn It. ush-
erin in 4 brighter day.
TIL the desert place shall flourish an bios
som as the rose.
An the land OF desolaiion sprinK to YER
dure where i; flows.
Don't dam the stream o. Freedon7-yer
might ez Well set out
To stop the rain from faiiin' by prophecy
In drout.
Yer can. put ont the sunshine by biindsn'
yer own eyes,
An CT fer keepin' summer back, don't try
1t ef yer wiSe.
Don't dam the steam o Freedom tn this
Western hemisphere
II Amt no ole world rivulet thet's t5aTed
out waast year:
Tt's a tidal wave Of promise thst the an
gels push along
Bearin' life upon It's bosom. bearin' doom 10
e' AMZI TIBBALs
Mcrristoga, -. J.
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and they call it the Pacific ocean!
~ ~ ~
Col. LIS might go along as q sky
rocket. 2k
~ ~ ~
Some very lively news is also In store FOR
the expectant Klondikers.
~ n -.
Several Spanish cruisers are hanging
about Gibraltar. Gibraltar Is a good safe
place.
~ ~ n
The Spanish seat of government IL in
need OF some large strong dark-brown
patches.
-. - -.
Young King Alfonso speaks Spanish En-
glish. German and French. But his people
can fight in no language.
~ ~ -
John l.. Smiths resignation seems to be
one OF his few acts that has met the
unanimous approval of all the citizens OF
Skagway.
-. ~ ~
Spain still has a chance to turn the tide
by declaring a truce and inviting the YES
sells in Manila harbor to take station at
buoy No. 1.
y. ~ p.
If WeyIer will run for general OF the
Spanish troops. and will agree to lead
them in person. he will get the whole
American vote.
n -
Mr.. Bryan will not enlist because he
fears his motives will be misconstrued.
But Lieut. Col Is need not worry
about his motives being miscons.rued.
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About q year ago . standing item o.
news was that the LAsard Freres. OF New
rork. had shipped - much gold to Eu-
rope. Pressure upon the space Of news
papers has prevented . continuance Of
that piecs OF news. but whenever II cfeeps
10 now among the war dispatches It -
changed to read. "Lasard Freres an
nounce that they have engaged HoN.5o
gold in London for shipment to the United
Stases"
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King Otto. OF Bavaria, is said 10 be
dyirg. His eccentricities compelled his
government some years ago 10 remove
him from the exercise OF authority and
place him in confinement Assesses are
Row forming on his brain and he has lost
ali power OF speech. In his coca ssonai
spells OF partial activity he necessarily
wanders around his cell with shambiing
gait. Measures are already being taken
in anticipation Of his early demise.
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Olympia. Wash, May q. 1898.


Olympia. Wash, May g. 1898
To the Editor: While anxiously await
Ing confirmation. and detsiis OF the glori-
Gus victory won under the leadership OF
Commodore Dewey aboard the flagship
Olympia. the thought occurs that this state
has never yet taken any decisive action
looking 10 the attestation Of its apprecia-
ton OF the honor that was conferred up
on the state in the naming OF that vessel
FOR it's capital This honor. now made
brilliant by the Manila achievement, ap-
peals to the patriotic spirit 81 our citi-
gems. The people OF this city are espe-
clally conscious of the homer that has been
conferred. and feel that they would like
10 purchase such silver service 10 bestow
upon the Olympia as viii be appropriate:
but the community Is too small TO Sarry
out such undertaking. have the assur-
ance OF the leading citizens OF Olympia
that they VIII willingly and gladly do
their share toward a suitable decoration
Of the Olympia, II II can be done with
the cooperation OF the puhlic-spIrited citi-
gems OF The state ! therefore suggest
that il the leading papers OF the state vii.
undertake popular subscription. Olym-
pa will Join in the movement and con-
tribute her fun share. This suggestion
Is made because. while We realize that
olympia has been Slghly hcnor@d, that
honor has been conferred IN recognition
rather of the state than ot the city. I
believe the time is a. hand when this nn-
aer.aking cen be accomplished Win you
not launch the movement.
ED c. SUFFER-, Editor Oiympsau.
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The announcement that the British gov
eminent intends sending Sir Thomas H
Sarderson "a ambassador 20 Washington
IS very significant Probably no man IN
the diplomatic service OF Great Britain
has more thorough knowledge OF The re-
latsons 81 that country with foreign row
ers. He has hsen IN the foreign Office
nearly ferty years and has been 10 con-
fientssl ofiices ell the time He was r-i-
vase secretary to the Ear Of ps>v ed
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The British steamer Alert. which sailed
from Port Royal for Santiago do Cuba
to protect the British consul there. on re-
ceiving assurances of his safety returned
to Jamaica. II the news reaches that ves-
eel that the consul is now in jail 1t will
speedily return and a prompt explanation
viii be demanded from London Of the
Spanish government.
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It Il noticeable that official communica-
tons from Great Britain usually refer TO
the United States in the singular. while
our own officials use the plural. 1t 10 also
worth passing notice that whereas Mr..
Cleveland always referred to himself in
the first person. President Mckinley only
uses IL when the nature Of his COMMUNE
cation requires II. He generally refers to
himself a. ''the executive"
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We have declared ourselves as not de-
string any territory as the result OF our
conquest Of Spain. but we may find 1t
convenient to follow the illustrious exam
pie OF Russia and take lease for ninety
nine years OF coaling station in the
Caribbean SEA and another in the Philip
pine islands,
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The work OF construction for the Sho-
qualmis Falls Power Company continues
steadily. A very peasant excursion was
made Tuesday to the scene Of operations
by cur neighbors, the city ofiicials of Ia
coma, and several representatives OF the
Pierce county government. A great i'm
petus should be given to manufacturing
when the work is completed and power
can be supplied.
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brushing Up on Geography.


tTNfffHffU TItIFa A2Rf1f-R'
There IL a great class Ia geography Just
at the present tine. II consists 81 thz
American people. They ars making spe-
cial,y OF the Yves; Indies aud giv.ag at
tsn,ias "a some other localities. What
ever tn. evils consequent u5oa the pres
ent aiffseulrias there Will be more geo
graphical knowledge In the country than
ever before.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-05

An English member OF parliament has
been stimulated by the victory Of the
American fleet to disregard parliamentary
language and use the old English smile
that the Spanish fleet has been knocked
fish NJ. p. for the suggestion and adopt
it into the American language.
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10 Earl Granville when they were secre-
tarses for foreign affairs. and has been per-
manent undersecretary for many years
The position he holds 10 one that does
not change with each ministry. Capacity
is the only qualification needed
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This Is no time to be talking politics.
but 1t would not be courteous to the fine
city OF ST. Paul to omit publishing the
fact that ex-Congressman Kiefer. the Re-
publican candidate. has been elected
mayor by about 1900 plurality.
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nrrIcES:

OFFICES:
Seattle. gecond avenue and Enery 80
NEW York. rooms ~ ~ I y
Chicago 81 Chamber o. Cos1fhrfes'
Tncruta 1919 Pacific avenue.
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Give postoffjce address tn sali' ine'aut" .
Remit hy express. money order. draft o.
&, registered letter. at our ffh Ssn =.
Observation-Disclosures Onice. Ma"s -
Editorial Roona Main ~
Evening journal., 1898-10-21
nApANnsE IMIrATIoN.

The Japanest are almost universally
condemned by writers for the imitation.
-practiced by them Of late years-oi
Western literature, art, science and IN
vention-in fact, Of Western civillza-
ton. And yet this imitation seems
natural and right. Imagine, If possible
the nation Of Japan leaping across the
civilization OF hundreds Of years IN
half a century. Think Of her emerging
from the darkness Of the Middle Ages
aud standing suddenly forth in tne
light OF the nineteenth century. Would
Il not have been worse than madness
for her to have said: This new civili-
cation is better than ours. yet we WILL
not initiate it. We will retain our
originality, and perhaps in ages 10
come we shall reach the enlightened
state now enjoyed by the rest OF tne
world"
But fortunately the Japanese did noa
say this, but gave themselves up TO the
acquisition Of the wonderful stores OF
knowledge opened to them.-hppin-
colts
Evening journal., 1898-10-21
The BAIT FISHER.


He may or may not take bass with
the fly. He can do It IL so inclined, for
he knows fishing from Alpha to One
ga. He has as many bats for an emer-
gency as the fly fisher has brands OF
flies; he knows exactly when, where
and how to take one and all of his
fnny prizes. He knows how TO take
and keep In condition the fattest white
minnows; how to coax worms to the
surface during hot, dry nights; how to
secure the crawflsh, the bee larvae, the
white grub worms from sod or rotting
log; how to use the small frog, young
mouse, grasshopper, cricket-in fine,
how to use everything capable Of
tempting a flsh. Needless TO say, he
also knows what to do with tempted
fish.
These fish baiters are apt to be the
real students of fish lore, for to be sue
cessful one must needs be well-inform-
ed. While the trout fisher exercises a
great deal Of skill in casting his lures
and In playing his fish. yet he has
comparatively few details to master.
Once he has learned how to use his
tackle and to recognize good trout
water, he is upon the high road to sue
cess, for he is always after the one va
riety of fish. The impetuous dash OF
the trout also greatly simplifies mat
ters. With the bait fishers conditions
are very different. He may be intent
upon the capture Of specimens Of half
dozen varieties Of fish, the prizes
eought greatly varying in habits
haunts and food. During one day he
may have to employ several distinct
methods and many varieties Of bats
and be It known that to properly ma
nipulate bait demands as much, oil
more, skill than is exercised by the fly
fisher. To some this may appear to bt
rank heresy, yet it is true.
OF course, in this expert class OF bali
fishers are not included those Cheerful
idiots who select a spot because It is
shady, or because a natural seat IL
convenient, and who spit upon theil
bunch Of worms, plop in the bait. Sc
the pole In a crotched stick, and theI
wait for something to turn up. Thii
Is still-hshing all right enough; it Il
also very restful. Now and then sucl
method will prove fairly successful
tCo, for even a duffer may blunde
upon the right spot at the right time
and almost anyone knows enough L
heave upon fish-pole when the sign
isay that something has hooked Itself.
The real bait fisher. however, woul
scorn such lubbery method, for b
the bait fisher mean the man VIII
fishes the river, not six square yards G
lit.-Outing.
Evening journal., 1898-10-21
Now YorIs MnrI.eta.

FLOUR - State and western strong
and nominally higher, with demand
checked; winter patents, S3.75Q4; win
ter straights. $S.55q3.65; Minnesota pat
ents, SS.90q4.40; winter extras, S2.S5Q
3.15.
WHEAT-No. red opened active and
strong on cables and war news but
eased off under realizing: December,
75s 676ikc.; MAJ, 73 11-16Q74hc.
RYE-Firm; state, Sc; No. west
ern. 521sc., c. /. T., Buffalo.
CORNING. 2 opened firm on cables
and later yielded with wheat; Decem-
Der. Ss1sQSS%c.; May. 40h Q4OMc.
OATS-No. 2 dull; track, white. state
2s@S4c.; track white, western. 29QS4c
PORK-Quiet; mess. $s.75G9.25; fam
lily, s12.5oQ1S.
LAnD-Firm; prime western steam
S5.42k, nominal.
BUTTER - Steady: state dairy. 14Q
19c.: state creamery, 15Q22c.
CHEESE-Quiet; large, white. s%c.
small, white. &c.
EGGS-Firm; state and PENNSYLVANIA
21c.; western. zoe
SUGAR - Raw firm; fair refining
3%c.. centrifugal, 96 test. 4Ac.; refined
firm; crushed. 5hc. powdered. SIC.
TJ1RPENTINE-Firmer at s4lkQ
MOLAssEs-Firm; New Orleans, q
QSsc.
RIcE-c.eady; domestic, 4ss95c.; ia
pan. SC.
TALLow-steady; city. s%c.; coun
try. 3N@3%c.
HAY-Quiet; shipping, 25Q4oc.; gooC
to choice, s5g55c.
Evening journal., 1898-10-21
ENDURANCE oF HoRsEs.

The Yedette, the regimental journal
OF the Twenty first Lancers, gives an in
tereslng account of a march carried
out between Cairo and the Bitter Lakes
and back-2O5 miles in five days. This
was done to test the relative merits
CT the three classes of horses in use in
the regiment, namely, ARABS, Walers
drought from India by the Seventh
Dragon Guards) and Hungarian re-
mounts lately supplied TO the regiment.
The Arabs were to 10 years old, the
Walers Ii years and upwards, and the
Hungarians and 5 years old. rather
young for such trial"
The verdict was that, even, allowing
for age, the Hungarian horses were de-
cidedly inferior in breeding and stam-
ina; and the Walers. though in a more
temperate climate they might be eu-
perior to the Arabs, under the prevail
ing conditions OF service in Egypt,
with short uations and plenty OF sand,
long periods without water, and the
temperature at 1SO degrees in the
shade" were decidedly inferior TO the
Arab, which, in a desert march, snow-
ed itself we'll able to carry the British
soldier, with his impediments. AS the
weight carried was an average Of near
ly sixteen stone. the marches were de-
cldedly good. namely, thirty-tive, fifty
thirty. ffty-eight and thirty-two miles
per day. One Arab. three Waiers and
eleven Hungarians were "laid up in the
sick lines" after the trlal."--London
Sketch.
Evening journal., 1898-10-21
cHliNEsE PAlRrITIoN.

The situation on the Chinese coast
that has followed Germany's seizure OF
ISiaolChau has continued to hold the
f,remost place In the attention. OF the
world. Nobody knows what will hap
pen eventually. but II is not likely thar
the great game OF Chinese partition Is
to begin at once. In due time, however
the Chinese empire bids fair TO go 20
pieces. We have BEEN accustomed m
times past to think OF the Chinese as
several hundred millions Of perfectly
homogeneous people. AS a matter OF
fact, although they belong TO the great
yellow division of the human race, the
diversltles OF types I'M the different
pares OF CHINA are greater than the
diversltles among white men OF hu-
rope, and there is less connection and
ly far less sympathy among them
than among the discordant population
e ements that make up the present-day
congiomerate that we know as tine
Hungarian empire. There IS
an immense range Of dialects In China,
and it often happens that the people OF
one neiehborhood cannot talk with
those who live In another four or five
miles away. There is no such thing In
China as pervasive national feeling
o. an imperial patriotism. The various
provincial governments are not under
Arm control by the central government
and such military and naval forces as
exist are provincial rather than I'M
periaa. The Chinese OF different prov
hoes and sections hate each other
worse than they hate the foreigners OF
other races. When the moment arrives
Tor the partition Of China upon plan
that would not injure European peace
the thing can be carried out as easily
as was the German landing and con-
quest at Kiao-Chau.-Review OF Re
views.
Evening journal., 1898-10-21
rhe Lafayette statue.

PARIS. oct. 21.-At the meeting Of
the municipal council Of Paris yester-
day the president of the council read
letter from Mr. Ferdinand w. Peck,
United States commissioner to the
Paris exposition Of 1900, asking on be-
half OF the Lafayette monument COM
mittee a site in the exposition grounds
for the proposed statue to General La
fayette. The president thanked the
United States for this evidence Of
sympathy and republican brotherli-
ness" and said he had forwarded the
request to the exposition commission
ers, with a recommendation that It be
granted.
Evening journal., 1898-10-21
BubonIc Plague In vienna.

VIENNA. Oct. 21.-The death Of Ba-
risch, the employee in the bacteriolog-
ical department OF Professor Nothna-
gle's establishment. who contracted the
bubonic plague here while assisting in
cultivatlng the plague bacillus for pur-
poses Of scientific investigation, has al
most created a plague panic in Vienna.
The remains were buried yesterday with
remarkable precautions, the body hav-
ing been soaked in disinfectants and
placed in a double metal coffin. care
fully soldered. Barisch's two nurses
have developed alarming symptoms
They have been isolated. His duties IN
the Nothnagle establishment were tc
clean and feed the rabbits, rats an6
guinea pigs that were the subjects ol
experimental incubation. His widow
says that familiarity with danger made
him careless.