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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-03
4 Queer Thing.

Portsmouth, o.. Blade.
The average Democratic congressman is
queer thing. A war is ON. Money Ia
needed TO sustain the national honor ard
carry Our arms TO victory. He will support
no revenue measure unless its principal
feature IS an income tax. The supreme
court. however. has held an income tax
to be unconstitutional. Just how war
money is to be raised by an unconst.tu-
tional law, he does not attempt TO explain.
What tritiing with common sense IL is TO
place an income tax provision in the war
tax bill when the whole world knows il
is unconstitutional and that never dollar
could be raised under It.
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The graphic descriptions given Of the
sinking al the schooner Jane Gray
prove her loss 70 be one ~ those dIsas-
tars which are so sudden and SO mex
llicable an to make men shudder at the
contemplation of Journey by sea. Al
though the weather was rough. the YES
eel encountered no such storm as should
have wrecked one Of her class She was
built In Maine. state famous for the
strength aud Durability If her craft:
che Was only ten years old. which is
hot long life for a well-buiis ship. and
che had passed inspection 81 this pert
Aicss than this. she had been subjected
so an osethauliue with a view 10 hav-
tns any repairs that seemed necessary
made before she started and her cap
tain. an experienced mariner. had fall
confidence in her seawoFthiness. The
fact that he had gone to lie down. when
q seemed that the worst ~ the gale
AaS over. shows that he had no arpre.
aension OF danger.
The youth OF many of those lost has
made tbs disaster seem unusually sad.
The fast that many ~ the lost wcre
.vell known ana wcli liked in thls city
ssings the sadness neascg home. bat the
sympathy - the People viii so out wiki
Equal bearflosss - the beryayesi families
a those wbo Came here T~lrr abroad 20
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Detroit Free Press
Scipio, coal-biack negro, better knowni
as Scip, is janitor OF a large apartment
house In Boston.
One day the DIS, who had an apart
men; In the house. engaged a new maid.
who was as black as Scip. She was the
only colored girl in the house. and one
evening Mr.. ID. said tokingly 20 Scsp:
Say, Scip. We have n nice coIored girl
named Chloe living with vs. now, and If
you'll be on your good behavior you may
come and see her, and maybe she'll take
a fancy 10 you"
Tank yo', sab: tank yo' kindly" re-
piled Scip. but de fac IS. sab, Ise al
ready in tub wtv a blonde"
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OF France has nct prevented the rate
OF exchange On Paris going up from =
to S.
Naturally, the value Of all securities
has decreased In sympathy. and the
people generally are ruined. II Is little
wonder that the Barcelona merchants
said that. so far from fighting the
United States longer. n our navy ar
rived there they would invite the adj
miraI to dinner.
The downfall Of the dynasty Is In
evifable. The inefficiency and GRIMM
atty Of the government win be resented
In the person Of the queen Helpless al
though such functionary is. she has
been the mouthpiece through which the
people have been deceived and her name
is Identified with the worst disasters
tina. have befalien even Spain.
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The public Is disposed to sympathize
with the unhappy newspaper men who
find 50 much difficulty in penetrating the
secrecy imposed by the government but
1t VIII net be disposed TO believe that the
government has only just arrived at
plan simply because the correspondents
have not been let into it before. The fact
that carefully prepared Estimate has
been submitted to congress shows that a
plan must have been agreed upon In Its
main lines some time age.
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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
sEAfTLE, FRIDAY, JUNE 8.


The Washington volunteers are la
boring under many ANNOUNCEMENTS.
1t Is doubtful IL their ambition to see
active service Mt Manila viii soon be
realized, and they are confronted by
the prospect Of an indefinite period OF
inactive and inglorious coast-defense
duty. They do not deserve thei- fate,
and the belief that they have been ua-
duly Disseminated against seems to
have foundation. We have the testi-
mony of Ger. Merriam that they are
among the best regiments In the serv-
ice: but they are nevertheless Obliged
10 witness the spectacle Of volunteers
from other states. less speedily organ
ix4sd and certainly not more efricien.
OF better equipped. preferred for active
service. II Is disappointing and even
humiilating. and Gov. Rogers protest
to Washington is wholly justified.
IL Is true that a soldier serves his
country best who serves II most Will
ingly in whatever fleia may be assigned
TO him: but 1t Is likewise true that 1t
is the duty OF the government to dis
pose ita troops in manner most likely
To contribute to the success of Its
arms. IL is not too much to say that
the National guard Is the flower OF the
volunteer service. Nc other new and
undiscipiined troops ought TO be dis
patched on difficult ard dangerous du-
~. III is more than probable that the
Coast service will be perfunctory. and
IL would seem that ii regiment, or two,
or three. could easily be raised expressly
FOR that service. and that 4, would
meet all requirements In an eminently
satisfactory manner.
So let the First Washington regiment.
l.. =. V. go TO Manila, Let the battalion
al Vancouver under Col Wholiey be
relieved Of rs iriSsome position and dis
PATCHED To San Francisco. Joining the
first and second hattalions. and then
sent on to the field of probable action.
where IL has "A right 10 go.
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A Popular Loan and Free silver.
Lesiie.s Weekly

A matter Of grave Importance, In con-
nection with the coming war loan, is
this: The loan will probably be issued, on
the basis of popular subscriptions. for
bonds Of fifty dollars and multiples thereof.
If bonds. payable IL. "coin," were sold
at popular subscription. it is safe to say
that every holder of them would insist
that his be made payable In gold, and
when the time came for congress to defin-
itely provide for payment. every bond
holder, great or small. no matter whether
he came from silver or a gold state,
would demand that the obligation be made
payable in the best money in the world.
How far this would affect the silver ques-
ton remains TO be seen. Perhaps Senator
Tellers opposition to a. government loan
arises from the fact that he scents dam
ger in the air to the cause of free silver.
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The Washington authorities may
we'll regard the situation in Madrid
as afrording them fully as much aid
In Gripping the enemy as the military
and naval forces. The condition of
Spain is almost pitlable. IL the run
upon the Bank OF Spain meant no more
than compelling the government to dis
continue the war IL might prove bless
ing In disguise; but the evil reaches
deeper. 1t means the ruin of man,
thousands who have had very little to
say about the government or Cuba or
the conduct Of the war.
The condition in Spain should incl
dentaIly serve as warning to the peo-
pie of this country against tampering
with the currency or having cheap
money. The people are Fastening 10
change their paper money into coin, be-
cause they fear there will not be enough
coin with which 10 redeem the curren-
ey, and the paper viii soon become
United States worrying about the gold
OF silver or currency. but II there was
any fear of the slightest difference In
value between them. even l per cent,
there would be an Immediate rush for
the most valuable OF the three kinds o,
money That kind would be gold.
Neithy laws nor patriotism would serve
20 stop the run on the part OF the peo-
pie.
When Senior Castillo was leaving
Madrid to return to his post at Paris he
was Informed by the queen that In the
present state OF puhlic opinion no over
lures by European powers or by the
United states could be entertained IL
Il implied the loss OF territory in the
West Indies or the Philippines. In view
OF what is taking place. this grandilo-
qucnt declaration sounds like the az
fectasion Of comic opera queen.
The nation has long been bankrupt.
no less than two-;hir1s OF the annual
revenue being required 10 pay the In
terest GA the national debt. So little
hope Is there Of the payment Of the prgn-
clpal that the bonds have never been
worth more than a little above % par
cent. Of their face. and they have now
fallen 10 about 81 While the streams
90 people are denuding the Bank of
Spain % rs coin, a small part of the
population. ac;uatcd by patriotic pur-
pose are contributing generously 10 the
funds for what they call the preserya-
ton ~ na;ioaa. honor. but the entire
aWoun; that can BE- raised I'm that way
s. comparatively insignificant The
breaking % Diplomatic relations with us
forced securities Down and made poor
many whose desire 10 uphold the in
tcgrl,y - the nation had induced them
20 buy the bonds,
The dispatches % not say how much
has been Withdrawn altogether from
the hank, eut II IS known that within
three DAYS iS.o<sa 40 resetaS in silver
has been drawn cat. and the same
state = Affairs IS reported from the
provinces. Vighln that time the shares
* the Bank ot Spain had fallen grctn
saa to 20. and Caban bonds ran down
rapidly from % to q. ard they are stal
declining. every recovery being followed
y another 9E0a. EySa The friendship
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SNAPSHOTS ny THE WAY.

All the Spanish victories continue 10
coma VIA Madrid.
- - -
Wars may come and wars may 90. but
the senate goes on forever.
- - -
The Seattle team gives symptoms OF
belng the Dewey of tia baseball situa.
,son.
- - -
alr. Bryan IS thoroughly convinced that
WAN street = barrlcai'ng his route to the
front.
-. - -
The Santiago fleet numbers sixteen YES
sels. Here IS a great chance for some
nautical Col. Ryan
- - -
Col. Lewis would have been entirely
safe II re hsd tried 20 break through %
the froat by the Washington volunteer
rogss-
- - -.
TIE Spanish ministry has 50 far xuc-
cess.say esscs4led lie braaA g ensk-
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\ man was paying his Bill az a fish,
monE.r's shop at Ashford. While the
shop keeper had his back turned the Gus
toner slipped a Goldfish .nto his pocket.
hut the garment was too short 70 hide the
theft.
Now" said the customer. II have al.
ways paid you up promptly. haven't To-
Il have always said that honesty Ia the
lesst policy" said the man.
A. the maa turned 10 go away the shop
keeper called him back and said:
Speaking q honesty. have BIZ Of
advice 70 give you. When you coma, here
again yon had better wear a longer coat
or steal a shorter fish,
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Electrical Review


II Ia well that President Mckinley IS a
man OF physical strength. Never In the
history of this country. since the DAYS Of
Lincoln. has 1t been so important that the
president should possess "a sound mind IN
a sound body" Few can realize the strain.
mental and physical. to which the duties
OF the past few weeks have subjected him,
What serious thing II would have been
had Mr.. Mckinley broken down, But no:
wisely he observes the laws or health and
is bearing up under the tremendous pres-
sure In n way that Is the pride of every
American and the establishment OF every
other nation in the world
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NO TROUBLE BETWEEN THEM.
House of Representatives, L. s..
Wa htnpfnr II q Nay - 1Sas

Washington. u. G.. May -. 1898
To the Editor: beg TO inform you that
the statements in your editorial OF the
Goth inst.-upon the assay office-concern-
ing the personal relations of Congressman
Lewis and myself are wholly incorrect
He never in his career in this house made
q vicious attack upon any member-par-
ticulariy never upon me. We have dis
agreed upon party policies, but orr con-
tests have been waged with courtesy and
good feeling. My acquaintance with the
Seattle member has been a pleasure ana
the continued association with him per-
soaal qualification. Mr.. Lewis is the only
one who ever asked me TO vote for the
bill, and I told him that should do SO
very willingly. AMOS J. CUMMINGS
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OF Sudden current. she opened her

Of a sudden current. she opened her
seams ard sank before her unhappy
passengers realized the fate that was
IN store Tor them II IL had not besn
fer the launch taken for the purpose
of navigating the waters OF Kotzebue
sound, every man on the Jane Cray
would have gone down Ike those on the
fvanhee. and never q word would have
reached the shores. Only after many
months would IL have dawned upon
us that some such disaster had &C.
Cured. Sad as the news must be %
ths homes OK those who are lost, the
certainty is even better than that long
drawn-out agony which comes Of SUE
r@rxF.
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The correspondence between Gov. Rog-
ers and Gen. Merriam has led TO tele-
gram which says that the wishes OF the
troops from the state of Washington will
De respected. and that general satisfaction
will ultimately be secured. This Is good:
but there Is some reason 10 believe that
unless very persistent efforts had been
made. they Nigh, have been deprived OF
the glory OF active fighting by being re-
tained for home defenses
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II the Spanish flagship Cristobal Colon
appeared TO engage the American squad
ron. IL was only in order TO make show
10 the people OF Santiago. 1t was fool
vessel can pass through the channel at a
time. and the commander probably hoped
that some lucky sho. would damage an
American ship and give an excuse for
just such report as they afterwards sent
about causing much damage ID the Iowa.
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At last the troops have sailed from
Tampa Whether they go 20 the north
shore OF Cuba or % Porto Rico or 10 the
neishhoraood Of Santiago will not be
known unit! the object they are sent TO
reach is safe. 1t marks distinct stage
81 tae war This Is the first time in the
history OF the country thar troops were
ever transported across water TO attack
Ii foreign country
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Her status.

sally Gay-Whas do you think OF Mias
BTalnley9
Dolly Swift Ike her quite ss-l: for.
while she st - exasperatingiy clever. sae
IS elso cor4soiIngiy ugly
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weather. Il may be some consolation 10
remember that IT Will have the effect OF
saving us from the smoke FOG which al
ways follows q dry May.
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indfaUspogis Journai
20 that abSeonding cashier got away Is
sacrificing h.s beard. did hee'' asked he
Fef0Fter
Yes" sah she detective. y Missed him
N Q s.sss sa.Ys.,
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China's prospects Of being civilized CT
the face OF the earth seem 10 be improv-
ing every day.-~San Francisco Call.
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screw it VIII ~ to unbcttle Cervera from
Santiago harto-.
- - ~
The Spanish idea of a brilliant ard sue
eessful campaign Is 20 keep from getting
licked as long az possible.
- -
The able puusters who are advising ths
great American commodore 10 go in and
Schley the Spanish woulf better consult
3 pronouncing gazetteer.
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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-03

pityY' A peal OF laughter answers his
supplication. And the same voice con-
tinued:
+ Away with you, and beware how
you look behind you"
The bird so strangely p1ucked Of his
plumage waited not for second in
junction. He sped on his course, pro-
PEELED forward by the fresh morning
breeze, and a slight crack Of a whip
which descended on his shoulders, as
he was turning the first corner. He
received the following morning by the
earliest post billet, thus penned:
Considering you as much a coward
as swindler, contrived last night to
set my two journeymen, Paul and 'Kir-
mann, across your path, each furnished
with a chocolate pistol. You might
have supped of them. I had them pre-
viously attested by my worthy friend,
the commissary of police. You pre-
ferred restoring the clothes with which
1 had furnished you, and for which you
had refused paying me; you have done
right, for we are now quits. Get angry,
II you choose, and receive the felicita-
lions OF your very humble servant
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-03-03
NO WONDER BILLY'S RICH,
The Way He Does Business Is Very
Lawyer-Like.

Lawyer-Like.
'You know that he's rich now," said
the pioneer business man of an inland
town while they were sitting about his
office stove discussing a former resident
who fills very important public posi-
ton, says the Detroit Free Press. eyes,
Bills rich. We used to call him Billy.
When he first came here and hung out
his sign as lawyer he was so bright
and busy and willing to work that 1
threw everything his way that I could
I had a lot of tough old accounts that
I didn't think worth very much, but
Billy was screamer in the collection
line and I concluded to give him a
chance at them. So I made out sched-
ule of all these notes and bills and
made half their value over to him.
Now, Billy, I said, half of each one
of these accounts belongs to you. I
call that liberal percentage. See what
you can do with them It wasn't long
until some old customers who had quit
me began to come back and I made up
my mind Billy must have been fixing
things up with them. So I drops into
his Office one afternoon. Yes, he had
been doing very we'll with the accounts,
better than he expected. Then I sup
pose you can turn over something to
me, Billy; I'm "a little pressed DE for
money just now There's nothing TO
turn over answered Billy, coolly. I've
only been collecting my half There
was no use trying to get it all; you
know that But I don't understand
of course, you don't. You're no lawyer.
1 am one. If you care to pay for an
opinion in the matter I'll give it to
YOU A dread Of being laughed at kept
me quiet, and I guess Billy knew that
it would ..
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RECEIVE QUEER REQUESTS.
Funny Experiences Related by the OH
Gals OF tho British Museum.

Funny Experiences Related by the OH
Gals OF tho British Museum.
(From the London Mail.)
An American collector has made a
singular application to the authorities
of the British museum. He asks: will
you please get and send me piece of
the ruins out of the great London fire
which has lately occurred. I wish
to put it into my curio cabinet" This
is not the first time that requests of
an equally humorous nature have been
received at the British museum. Sir
Edward Maunde Thompson, X. G. B,
the principal librarian, recently told
story of a letter containing numerous
questions sent him by German gentle
man, who, in apologizing for their in
ordinate number, explained that eve
Germans are a questionable people,"
Another OF the officials remembers the
advent Of a man who wanted to see
1.-THE original Sanscrit" and, on being
Intercepted, added, "the original San
scrit what all the languages come
from" On being shown a Sanscrit
manuscript he inquired: els this what
all the languages come from?' "Well,
not quite all; but most Of them," was
the reply; whereupon he calculated,
'Oh!' and walked away, perfectly sat-
isfed. On one occasion man asked
the manuscript department. to see the
''roll of the law which Esdras found
in the temple" He was promptly re-
ferred to the keeper of the Oriental an
tiquities, with what result is not stated.
There is also the anecdote of the in
quirer who asked an attendant whether
the roll of the Pentateuch exhibited I'M
der glass case in one of the galleries
of the manuscript department. was the
identical thing ''that Moses chucked
about" AS he spoke with a Scottish
accent it is still doubtful whether he
was intending a joke or not. But the
most remarkable instance Of the ig-
norance under which the museum Off
cial suffers, and over which he makes
merry, is perhaps that in which a rad
ical member of parliament asked at
the center desk in the readingroom for
a copy of the English constitution.
Conceiving that this important abstrac-
ton had been grievously infringed by
a tory government, he came to examine
it with view to an Impeachment of
the ministers of the crown.