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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-04
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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

States but all of 1t has come from that The best lesson which the South has to teach to the West IS what her citizens have accomplished in diversifying their industries.
 An illustration of what has been achieved in that way was given in a recent speech at Board of Trade banquet Dallas by Joseph D. Savers, the Governor elect of Texas, who in advocating the establishment of factories in that State said:
 "In conversation with the Governor of Georgia a few years ago. illustrating the progress which his State had made in manufactures, he spoke to me of his little town of not exceeding 25oo inhabitants There was within its limits citizen whose estate reached the sum of $25,ooo They were getting poorer while other cities in the State becoming richer and more densey populated. The people of this little city got together and determined to build factory They didn't to build an expensive one. They didn't propose to put up buildings three and four stories high, but plain simple onestory build ing Stock was issued only to those who lived within tn community and to other. No was per- mitted to take than $Iooo worth of stock They began in this small way, and in less than five years they exporting from their village more than ST ooo ooo worth of cotton fabrics every year and now there isn't single idle boy girl within that munty, my friends. Young men are not studying law nor medicine, but they are earning living"
 There are many small communities in California that might proftably follow the example of this Georgia town. Self help is better than waiting for capital to come in from abroad The manufacture of fruit into fine ellies and preserves be carried on Iii small factories just as well as the manufacture of cotton. It would be worth while for the towns that form the centers of our fruit districts to try it.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.

[ JAIL, Christmas day, and merry Christmas to i all! Once more our eyes are gladdened by the
 behoIdng of the anniversary that brings with its sunshine every form of joy known to the human breast The gay merriment of ligh-hearted children the deeper feelings of love and of friendship made manifest by the interchange of gifts, the benevolent ninisratons of charity, the profound gratitude of deeply religious soulsall have their part in making up the sum of joy that brightens Christendom and lightens the world to-day
 In special sense this is childrens day and to be enjoyed by old people only upon condition that they revive within their hearts something of the feelings of childhood There must be sympathy with happy hearted laughter, with childhoods faith and love, else there be but little gladness i'll the day for any, matter how large may be the host of their friends, how sunptuous the feast that awaits them, how numerous and beautiful the rich presents be- slowed upon them
 Happy those families that gather day in one household Happy also are those far scattered families who this day renew in spirit the oldtime ties and feel again in all their original force the in 1uences of family love and affection Happy are those who of their prosperity help the needy, and happy also the needy who can find this day evidences of that generous hepfulness that binds together not only in the humanity of a de- scent from Adam, but in the divner brotherhood of the spiritual relation of all to Christ.
 On the old Judean hills nearly nineteen hundred years ago the startled shepherds angels descend ing and heard the heavenly song Peace on earth; good will to men, Through all the long drawn cen turies since then that song has been to mankind a comfort, hope and inspiration. It has sung
 into the hearts and the brains of lofter ideals of aspiration and nober purposes of life It's beautiful words, infused with the holiness of heaven, still seem to vbrate after all these years with something of the celestial music that first sounded them through the world
 "Lo I am with you alway, to the end of the world said Jesus The divine promise has been kept
 through nineteen centuries, and with each succeeding one humanity has grown better and brighter and nearer to the accomplishment of the true kingdom of Christ. Never before helpful to man as now, never before so gentle or morals pure The joys of this Christmas day will be shared more abundantly by larger proportion of men than those of any since the great festival first estab lished
 The saddest souls can find some joy in this holy season. the happiest hearts for increased gladness. In the solemn churches so beautifully decorated in the wellordered homes where peace and love and plenty dwell, in all the haunts of men, there will be found and felt the radiance of the joyous influence of the day, and everywhere and all times the salutation will be full of cordiaity as men and women meet to wish one another, as The Call wishes them, "A merry Christmas day"
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25
THE GRAND JURY.

1 N using the expression "The Grand Jury" refer
 ence is not necessarily had the present body It may have been futile but SO have all that have preceded it. and will be all of the long array to follow.
 The average Grand Jury consists of tradition in tentions and medocrity It labors as the mountain but does not bring forth much mouse. II it any purpose 1t is that of and that it adorns the social structure in any worth the expense IS open question.
 With all the rascalty offered for it to deal with the present jury has done nothing. It had the School Board, the ferry frauds the miscellaneous peculaons of public officials as material with which to work and cipher represents what it has accomplished It goes from office without honor and without even bluff at achievement.
 Once more, it has often done, question arises to what the Grand Jury is for Surely has some power. Who IS baking it? What malign force stands between it and the accomplishment of something? It is this force which IS in need Of indictment If the jury can't ndict it. let it confess and ndict itself This much IS certainly due the public.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25
THE BRITISH LIBERAL PROGRAMME

ID Y the retirement of Sir William Harcourt from the leadership of the Liberal party in the House A~ Of Commons the confusion among the Liberals which has prevailed more or less ever since the re- trement of Mir Gladstone has reached crisis At period in this generation has Liberalism been so weak in the kingdom. At the present time 1t has neither leader, fighting force platform.
 The London Chronicle, of the ablest represen- tdtlves of the party, attributes the confusion mainly to the inability of the leaders in Parliament to agree upon plan of action In recent issue it says Tt is perfectly we'll known they seriously consult even among themselves Still less do they consult their party, whether within or without the House They much at variance to what ought to be done in many grave matters and even as to what the bulk of the party would wish them to do. They do not arrange what they shall say or when they shall keep silent The game goes on as 1t may, and games so played are lost before they begun"
 It to be conceded that the Liberal party will not again in the future undertake fight for home rule in Ireland In recent address to his con- stituents on the subject Sir Henry Campbell Banner sad 'The party was not blind, or deaf, or diotic. Liberals must take facts as they found them Two heroic attempts had been made within the last few years to carry out this great change. They had failed, though sustained by the genius and en- thusasm of the author of the measures who had now passed TOlH tleHl IO1eNeT. OOulQ they smut tnelr eyes to the fact that the preponderatng opinion in England opposed to home rule, and that third attempt in present circumstances, to pass it would really third failure? What could be gained for the by going kicking against a stone wa?"
 With the view taken by Sir Henry the more in fuential papers, well as the leaders of the party seem to agree The prevailing opinion is that the new local government should be thoroughly tested be- fore any further steps taken toward extension of self government to Ireland.
 The old issue brought to the front by Parnel and sustained by Gladstone being thus set aside for a time, any rate and there being no leader to come forward with a programme the Chronicle has collected what it calls opinions from representative quarters to what the policy of the party should be. It announces the result that there is among Liberals, first, "a strong general desire to raise the question of the Lords and, second, ' powerful and genuine movement in favor of the taxation oi ground values.
 On each of these issues the Liberals would have the support of all the radicals in the kingdom and their support in many constituencies would be sufficient to determine the result by the defeat of the Conservative candidates. A campaign along such lines would be
 lively and the very fact that the policy proposed by so strong an organization as the Liberal party gives promise that he coming of something like social and political revolution in Great Britain is near at bond
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25
RESPONSIBILITY OF PoUNDKEEPER

is gratifying to observe that Justice ot the Peace
 Kerrigan has given judgment in favor of a man whose property has been damaged by the deputies of Poundkeeper Osborne Some weeks ago these deputies took horse from vacant lot in Richmond belonging to George M. Blanchard. They had no right to impound the animal, since he upon prl- vate property but they did so and grossly matreated him the way to the pound The animal was las soed and thrown, being badly cut and lamed in the operation. Besides, the deputies whipped him un- mercifully
 When Blanchard reached the pound to redeem his horse the animal was scarcely recognizable The vices of veterinary surgeon who charged $I5, were necessary to put the brute in condition for further service Blanchard brought suit against Osborne for S25o damages and upon the trial of the case estab lshed his claim obtaining judgment for the full amount with costs.
 We do not know whether the poundkeeper is re- sponsible but he certainly has bond which ought indemnity people who complain in this way of his neglect of duty. Ii it is the law that persons who suffer at the hands o his lawless employees mulct him in court there will be speedy and effective way of reforming the management of the public pound All the Board of Supervisors need do i'll order to secure good administration of that institution will be to increase the bond of the poundkeeper in pro- portion to the damage he may do.
 Mr. Blanchard is entitled to credit for having es- tablshed this precedent and 1t IS sincerely to be hoped that other people whose property is made the sport of the poundkeepers awess deputies will fol- low his example It is better to resort to the rather than to the club
 Under the State law dogs property, and dam ages may be recovered for their destruction or n- jury, as well as the destruction injury of other animals. The pOundkeeper has right to impound cattle and horses found in private inclosures, and when he does so he IS guilty of larceny. There must be some way to stop that kind of business, and the method pointed out by Mr. Blanchards proceeding is even better than applying to the Board of Super visors.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25
THE QUESTION OF PENALTY.

"OMASSO KELLINI has been found guilty of
 murder. As he, indubtably was guilty, this is
 certainly step in the right direction But the jury said the penalty should be imprisonment for life Why?
 To send man to prison for life means simply that a burden IS imposed upon society It is not mercy to the man. for rather than be hopeless prs- oner he might better be dead. Society is under no obligations to the class of people who kill They for felt their right existence when they give vent to their dangerous passions They become menace, and the privilege of protection against them be withheld. There is no reason why, instead of be- ing put out of the way, they should be granted an existence that IS than wasted because it IS of no service to them no service to anybody else and an absolute burden on people who, refrainng from the delights of slaughter, simply attend to business which includes the paying of taxes.
 We do not consider Tonlasso individual He is simply example. He committed murder for which there no shadow of excuse, and he should be hanged for it. If the death penalty Is pretense let it be abolished but 1t is a reality let it be inn posed when the subject Is deserving
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25
 A LESSON FROM THE SOUTH.

NNE of the notable features of the industrial | J activity of the country is the energy with
 >> which the Southern Statej have entered upon the task of building up manufacturing enterprises Several of the States of that section have undertaken to foster such enterprises by exempting them from taxation for series of years, and Alabama has re gently joined the number by granting ten years freedom from taxation to all manufacturing estab- lishments set up within the State in the next five years.
 Much of the manufacturing enterprise of the South has been due to Northern capital Northern energy which have been induced to enter those
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25
HIS NAME IS
 IMMORTAL

The name of Grant is immortal, but the Grant who is trying to be United States Senator because of his name is, so far as the people of California know to the contrary, a very commonplace parsonage. They say that he has bought a few legislators whose votes he expects to receive. Time will tell Bedding Free Press.
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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25
ANUS SEMENTA

California-'Magda" Columbia-"A Paror Match" Alcazar-" "Fiumbug." Tvoli-"The Yellow Dwarf" Morosco' 's-"Unce Toms Cabin Orpheum--V Vaudeville. Comedy-"A Bunch o Keys" The Chutea-Gorfla Man. Vaudeville and the Zoo Olympia Eddy streets Speciates. Glen Park Mission Zoo. Recreation Park-Basebal. Ingleside Races Tomorrow. Metropolitan Piano Recital Tuesday even- lg, January
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

prize fight is not called a mill be- cause it gives work for the hands.-Phils delphia Times.
 Discern the tragedy, who can, GIow sad two hearts must feelD Here's "Wanted-To exchange tam Dem for a single wheel" Simkins-What makes your nose so red. TiImkins-It glows with pride, sir, at not poking itself into other peoples business. Tit Bits.
 Hasn't Longhill recovered yet from the illness he contracted in the army?" No; his pension application won't be passed on for several weeks. .'-Philadel- phia North American. q cured my wife of wanting her own way about everything. How"
 T let her have it"-Chicago Record.
 He sang a little song of snow,
 But snow staid out of sight
 He sang song of violets
 And every roof was whitel
 Atlanta Constitution. Her arm was white and beautiful Her jewels glittered like the stars. A hundred envious whispers said: She's got two vaccination scars"
 Chicago Tribune. 'One of my romances netted me 100000 
 (Which one?"
 "One I carried on with a rich widow over In Ostend. l married her"-Flie- gende Blaetter.
 The best Xmas present: Townsend's Cal ifornia Glaee Fruits, soc, in fire etched pexes or Japanese baskets. 627 Market st., Palace Hotel building
 ----s-<s-& special information supplied daily to pu ppuslnesS I houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen'sl, 510 Mont gomery street. Telephone Main 1042 Gazkins-I struck great luck to-day. Bobrey-By the way, so did I. Gdzkins-What was yours? Bobrey--l got called on the jury, Gazklns-You did. I got left off!-Rox-' bury Gazette.
 AcKER'S ENGLISH REMEDY WILL STOP cough at any time. and will cure the worst gold in twelve hours or money refunded. Al Owl Drug Co.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25
A TALE OF TWO BELLIES.

TERY grave problems confront the country at \ this moment, and they appeal to the deep seated beliefs and conscience of public men,
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

Three months for stealing turkey; acquittal for having killed inofensive man. The administration of justice has not been reduced to an exact science
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

Let us forget that the Spanish Peace Commission CTS have called "upstarts It is fact that when the provocation warranted we did upstart.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

It is with thrill of pride notice a college president has resigned to ac- cept the position of under sheriff of
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

It is not possible to watch man ascend in bal loon, hanging by his teeth, without wishing that the laws of gravitation would be suspended The man invariably comes down.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

The fact that another French soldier has been ac- cused of betraying army secrets is fairly good evi dence that he is not guilty.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

ACKER'S ENGLISH REMEDY WILL STOP a cough at any time and will cure the worst cold in twelve hours or money refunded. Al Owl Drug Go.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25
IN THE BEST OF HUMoR.

A prize fight is not called mill be- cause it gives work for the hands.-Phils delphia Times.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

The coming of the Santa Fe to this coast means that other great lines are bound to follow Roads which now terminate in Colorado and Utah will be no longer content to stay there.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

Santiago has become clean by the method of using the lash on the people who transgressed sanitary laws While the method cannot we'll be applied gen. erally the virtue of it will be recognized
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

Special information supplied daily to puslness houses and public men by the Fress Clipping Bureau (Allen'sl 510 Mont somefy street. Telephone Main 1042
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

The best Xmas present: Townsend's Cal ifornia Glaee Fruits soc, in fire etched boxes or Japanese baskets 627 Market st., Palace Hotel building.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

Gazkins-I struck great luck to-day. Bobrey-By the way, so did I.
 Gazkins-What was yours?
 BoDrey-l got called on the jury, Gazkins-You did! I got left off!-Rox- bury Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

"one of my romances netted me 100000 marks.
 (Which one?"
 One I carried on with a rich widow over in Ostend. l married her"-Flie- gende Blaetter.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

Many remarks have been made about Cunning, and such as may have been of complimentary nature I failed to note. The man does not appear in an enviable light, and yet it does not seem fair that for the only exhibition of de- cency he has given he should have been sent to jail Cunning refused to an- swer certain impertinent question propounded by Attorney Knight. In my Judgment, which may be bad,
 Knight had no business to ask the question, and knew this when he asked it. He seems to have a total disre- gard for the rights of witness. It has always been puzzle to me why within a court lawyer should have the privi- lege of being impudent to degree which in any other place would earn him a cracked pate. Many cross ex- aminers seem to regard the feat of in- sulting witnesses as something of which to be proud. As matter of fact, it is cowardly, brutal and stupid. Cow ardly because the witness has no means of defense: brutal because it is torture of the helpless, the exagger- ated tendency of the small boy to im- pale a fly; and stupid because any fool with tongue can harass. There is no bravery in prodding raged lion or flashing a chained mastiff. The fault is not peculiar to Knight, but because he talks more and louder than most of
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

cere, and l willingly contribute to the spread of her information.
 There is something brutally strange in the indignant charge that there has been no suffering in Monterey County and that the kindly impulse to send provisions to the hungry there is born of a wanton desire to give the locality a bad name. In all probability, how ever, the citizens whose stomachs are experiencing the first satisfactory dis tention in many days will fail to in. dorse the peculiar view.
 The seating of a polygamist in Con- gress would be wrong beyond the point of toleration. Not only would it be the anomaly of giving to a defiant law breaker place among law makers. but it would degrade the tone of the House Congress has. ever been distinguished for the strictness of it's morals and the rigidity of it's virtues as we'll as the unquestioned purity of it's motives. If could III afford to lower the standard which hcs made it the pride of one con- tinent, the wonder of another and tho joy of heaven.
 Whatever may be the conclusions of the Investigating committee the fact ia plain that the commissary department of the army in Cuba was ,niserah hlv managed. The great fault was with the contractors. Of course a contractor who would sell rotten meat for the use of soldiers is miserable traitor who ought never to be paid and deserves hanging. But of course he will be paid and instead of being hanged have a larger bank account and be solid citi- zen, his counsel sought among fnan- ciers.
 It is with thrill of pride notice a college president has resigned to &C., cept the position of under sheriff of
The Springdale news., 1898-11-11
Injunction Asked

Little Rock, Ark, Nov 5.- The Choctaw ard Memphis Railway Company r day filed an appllcaiion in the PoIas Ri ChancetN t fnt praying for an injuEc;i alnsr he St. Louis Iron Muuu .sia and Southeru Ra lway Cnnuany from build ing a road on the sonlh side of the livtl. The instrument is the nInst vol'.mnioms filed in any count here for years, carer ing nearly 30 typewiiflea pages It charges that the + n Moun- tam has tlespaseed on prior rights in locating it's proposed line by taking possession of the Choctaw'S surveys
 Plaintiff represents that t~o lines of road cannot be c0r- structed upon the route, and especially along the passes and narroW6 on the south bank of the Arkansas River, and if de- fendant is permitted ID take possession of that part of, ils line plaintiff will De forced to abandon same and to seek some other route upon which to con stlGct its road. Plaintiff al. leges that the defendant has not filed in the office of the Sec- retary of State the resolution of it's stockholders authorizing the construction of aforesaid branch, setting forth the length of said extension, proposed cost thereof and the intention of the defendant to build the sam4, or Tn any respect com piled with the aforesaid provis ions of the statute in regard 10 the construction of branches, It is also charged that undr the Constitution the Iron Mountain cannot build a parallel line.
 The petition will Ee taken up by the Chancellor next week
The Springdale news., 1898-11-11
MarshaI's Office Investigated.
Ft. smith Elevator.

Examiner Mercy, who was sent by the department of jus tice to investigate the charge preferred against Marshal Stahl, has concluded his work and returned home. We un- derstand the examiner made a thorough examination ot the matter complained of, taking the testimony of Mr. O'Neil and Col. H0lblitzel, two of the accusing parties, as we'll as a number of others who are ac qualnted with the management of the Marshal's office. Mr.. Mercy did rot make known lhe result of his investigation, but those who seem to know what they are talking about say it will be a vindication of Mar shal Stahl,