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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

1t may be remembered that the VIctorsa
Cclonist some time since waxei axcaas.
ing wroth because the Post-Inteliigencer
ridiculed its pretsnse that the Stickesn ia
an a1-Canadian route. Il disputed fatty
a statement OF this paper that no vessel
could make continuous passage from Vic
toria Or Fort Simpson across Dixon's en-
trance and up the river to Telegraph
creek. The Victoria paper now makes
the following statement:
The Stickeen route il available now
Tor the transportation Of prospectors and
viii doubtless be available during Fehrsi-
airy and March, and perhaps part OF April
for winter transportation OF freight.
Those going by Ii viii take a steamer at
Victoria for Wrangei. which Ia situated
on an Island about six miles from the
mouth Of the Sickeen- Wrengel il In
territory now occupied by the United
States. 1t 10 800 miles from Victoria"
It must be assumed that the Coloniss
was led into a statement Of facts oa:y
through inadvertence. 1t Is proper to add.
however. that the Colonist declares that
Sin the season OF navigation vessels can
sail from points In British Columbia up
the Stickeen and past the conventional
boundary" etc. Can? But they won't,
IL they have the slightest regard for the
safety OF passengers. Persons going by
the alleged all-Canadian route will find
that they will not escape the same Gus
toms regulations as are imposed at Dyea
and Skaguay.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18
THE BANJO PLAYER.

Swart and dusky and sirnple-souled.
He stands In the starry dark
The heavens are silent, the earth IS cold.
lie kna~eth Il not.
RE car@fh naught-
IN has strings are his warmth ana his
frlendship-hark!
From the Silly depths, a 'ow refrain.
"A hoo-Gah a-hoo-9aht
And echoes wake in the wide, stiu plain,
+A-hoo. ah-hool"
IT'S the banjo player a-coGuin'. a-com!n'.
The banjo player a-comin.
TaHny IS he and brave ~ hu!lt.
Ntl6 son q Afr.ca's wild.
But ne touches the strings and 10. are
filled
The shadows with wings
AE6 soft whtsperIngz,
Ard / weep at the thought % 4 yellow
haired child,
sigh for the, days that ere Fast: but Re
A~hoo-6Gh a-hoo-dah"
He sings from heart. as wild bird, free
'A-hoo. an-hool'
is the ba MO player a-conein'. a-coulla',
The banjo player a-cou!n-
Oh. his clothes nay beg rs table fast,
But he STANDS in the starry dpeps,
o. hunger unknown. O. cold uUopprSsse3
Tuhee8ful Of sorrow.
Incaretai e Enorrow
His life In ths strings his eager hand
sweeps;
lie Smiles and s.ggs II tie vide. deep
SPACE
"A-ssoo~dah. a-hoo-d4ht'
He sings mis- soul ful. OF wide, deep peace
A-E2ao. Eh-hoo.'
It's the banjo player a-comin'. a-coultn',
The banjo player a-corsln
- 3 E.hrlGga.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

II is interesting TO observe that the
Toronto Mail and Empire. q Tory news
paper. has assumed an attitude decided
~ hostile TO the proposal to send re-
lief expedition to the Klondike. It is
also significant that the Toronto Globe.
the leading Liberal newspaper In the
dominion. defends the expedition aud
the purposes Of the Ottawa government
! In admitting the supplies free of duty.
! The views of both papers are no doubt
/. largely influenced BY their attitude to-
ward the government, and the project
Of the United States may be said to
have already been made political
question in Canada.
The Tory paper bitterly complains
that the supplies are to be admitted
duty free. and IL Is likewise in a great
state of mind because United States
soldiers are TO be permitted to enter the
Northwest territory. Says the Mail and
Empire:
AIR sifton IL he had known anything OF
the history OF our country, should never
have consented to the admission OF United
States troops to the gold region. These
troops. entering ostenssbly for charitable
purposes. are detailed 10 sell goods which
They carry in duty free. Thus our own Gus
toms law Is avadSd. our own merchan ts
lose trade which belongs 10 them, and
part of the Fifteenth United States in
faniry IL landed into the bargain"
II the Canadian merchants will I'M
dertake 10 go ahead right now and land
and sell goods TO the hungry miners of
Dawson, the United States government
will no doubt be most glad to surrender
the job.
The relief expedition has no object of
any other merchants. 1t IL trying only
to supply a want which cannot, or will
not. otherwise be filled If this Tory
newspaper correctly represents Cana
dian opinion, the merchants of the do
ninion simply pat themselves In the POI
sition OF saying To the United States:
We cannot sell neeaful supplies Just
now 10 American and Canadian sub
teets at dawson; you shall not" Dog
in-the-nnanger Is a very mild term 10
apply TO this selfish policy.
The lingo uproar about the soldiers
is all rot. The design Is TO make them
the Custodlans Of the supplies simply
because II Is a Federal project. 1t will
he expaslient. too. To dispatch the troops
through 10 Alaska for police duty.
They could and would perform the same
service In Alaska territory along the
ikon that the Canadian mounted POI
Ike are row employed in Who Will say
that IT Is not proper and desirable
thing frCm every point OF viewe
The truth IL that certain Canadian
newSna rers have exhibited reprehensi-
bic hIgotry az - the relief expedition,
In noteworthy contrast to the wise aGd
ll'seral policy If their government They
have Persisted In misunderstanding the
motives and misstatlng the actions ~
the United States authorities and the
promoters ~ the project. Their course
is deserving of rehuke
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18
We find In the Spokane Record. a Pep
lies party paper. a severe arraignment of

We find In the Spokane Record. a Peo-
pies party paper. a severe arraignment Of
State Printer Hicks. who Is termed an
''unprincipied apostate" and is accused Of
having "scandalously disgraced his ex-
allied political position" His Impeachment
is called for. Without pretending to as
sert that the Indictment Is deserved. We
think We are justified in calling attention
to the fact that Hicks was nominated and
elected as ap avowed and tried friend of
organized labor, and especially Of the
printers union. After election the state
printing Office is RATED" and only
"scabs" are employed. We do net know
that Hicks is not right; but we do know
what the result of his quarrel is. and We
think his obligation to organized labor
was SO strong that he should not have vio-
lated 1t except for some extraordinary rea
son or reasons. 1t Is well enough also to
call attention to the fact that the previous
Republican state printer. Mr.. White, with
out any noisy defamation about his
friendliness to labor, always employed
union printers.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

may safely BE assumed that Secretary
Gage forgets nothing Of the kind; but
fg anxlous TO spare tbs country any
F4ore such sacrifices.
IL In proposed nog 20 have oar bonds
paid sou1e tire In the future in gold
Gold is now said BY such rne1 as Dir.
sVoIcott to BE- AZ premium II free
silver shall prevail gold win he re-
5acesi IN yaiue-soIlowing the same lire
Of arganaris--so that By inserting the
word gold now, the hondhoi9ers would
get less. II the advocates Of free sill
yer ssalieye that legislation vii make
oliver the equal ot gold. and there
fore a. matter ~ Indifference which
eotn has 70 be paid. why should they OBJ
5ect TO promising 10 pay In goid2
With this exception. Senator Wolcotf
gives due credit to every official con-
nected with the government for his
earnestness in cooperation with him.
Senator woicott has learned how dit-
facult IS the task bat he II full Of cour-
are and IT IL very evident he has be-
come convinced that the coinage Of free
silver BY this country alone Is only 20
invite disaster, and that when an agree
rnent is arrived at we must adapt our
selves TO the conditions prevailing In
other parts IF the world and accept
conditions OF other countries than Is
10
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

Mr.. johnson does not say so, but no
implies that he would be perfectly will
ing 10 paraphrase Col. Asa Bird Gar
diners celebrated slogan and engage the
hosts OF ant-spoilsmongers under a BAN
ner bearing the strange but expressive
device. ITO he'll with civil service" For
fear that # may he assumed that Mr..
Johnson finds the civil service regulations
personally troublesome. We hasten 10 vim
dictate him by pointing out that he has
already secured very satisfactory gov
ernment position and is entitled to be con-
sidered absolutely unbiased and unpreiu-
diced. Mr.. ~Johnson's caudor is COM
rnendabie, but his argument is far from
convincing. His letter is worth reading
as a fair exposition of the view OF .
spokesman who does not hesitate to avow
his entire and irreconclIable hostility to
civil service.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

1he delay ii the confirmation Of Attor-
ney General MeKenna as justice Of the
supreme cour. viii be TO his advantage,
X the inquiry suggested by Senator Allen
shan be conducted on the lines laid down
BY HIM Whether the charges are wei
founded or not. they have been made. ana
Aehenna should welcome any action
which will resul, in his name being cleared
and his ascension 70 the highest court in
the country made free from any suspicion
OF an attempt to force his confirmation
for purely political reasons The only
charge worthy Of consideration is that
relating TO his fitness fer the office.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18
SNAPSHOTS BY THE WAY.

The Corona is just simply Offering a
lew samples OF the yellow stuff tina. Will
he brought out later
- -
From the length and frequency Of Mr..
McCoy's manifestos. we Judge he is in
the championship class.
p. ~ -
Mr.. Wolcott viii see to it that each
member OF the Colorado legislature re-
ceiveo copy OF the speech in fine, large
print
- - p
Sheriff Meyer says he has gone into no
Populist deal We trust the sheriff hasn't
been crowded out OF the game by Mr.
d Henry.
- - y
The organization OF a successful Elks
order In Alaska gives ground for the be-
lief that the prohibition law must have
been duly eyaded
- - -
1t will be necessary next for the knock
ers TO supply Minister Sifton with a few
valuable pointers on how to run his bust
ness, since he proposes to aid and abet
that expedition into the Klondike.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

The Coifax Peoples Advocate. a Popu-
list newspaper, IS righieously indignant
over the recent lynching In that city. and
it uses a great many long words 10 say
SO How long" Il cries. must Chris
tAn people stand this outrageous con-
ducts Mast God-fearing people and law
abiding citizens be compelled 10 associate
and cast their ballots annually with red
handed murderers OF the most cowardly
and violent type?" This is indeed a
proper and laudable inquiry, and We and
ii rot easy TO answer. No doubt the
Popuiist sheriff could give an adequate
reply TO the agonlzed Interrogation?
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18
The nominal tie that binds together three

The nominal tie that binds together three
parties in fusion is silver. great prin-
ciple is at stake, we are told. and the
Democrats. Silver Republicans ana Popa-
lists must join forces in order to insure
its success. 1t is not easy to see how flu
sion in the city election is going to bring
about that important result, In whole or
In part. Silver as an issue cuts no figure
one way or the other in the approaching
campaign. What. then. is the motive be-
hind the fusion movement? Spols The
Populists know IL. The Silver Republicans
know it. The Democrats know 1t. Every
body knows 1t, and nobody denies it. No
wonder the Populists. who as a rule, are
earnest in the advocacy CT principles.
wrong or right. are ioath to enter again
into a combination that involves the dis
tinct abandonment of many OF the things
they have been fighting for, and simply
serves to boost a few self-seekers into
office
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

TIE Togonto Mao and Empire ands
sore cause sor gr!ef because Canada Is
ruled" by The United States in the fo!-
lowing particulars:
Oar binder twiue industry for ths United
States manufacturer.
Cur Indian corn interest fer the West
err States
oar stamps and nomlGioa notes pF:ated
hy New York company.
oar legs fer the Michigan lumbarrrsn
our nlcAel Ter tie New Jersey resn.s-
les
our Nova Scotia coal fer United States
monopoly.
Our Niagara power for New York capt.
talIsts.
Our gold fer United States miners
Our kloaaaks business Tar the Seattle
merchants free OF duty.
our territory invaded by ths Fifteenth
Cn4te1 States !ntsntry.
The Mall aad Empires tears hare 70;
hha3s3 II - tie zeal situation. Il knows
xAy 4 snouErs, ngt u ought 10 ae s1.ss..
II sAs interest ot fairness. taAt American
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

The tone o. Minister slfton's dispatch
70 Secretary Alger makes il clear that the
Canadian government sympAthizes fully
with the purposes Of the relief expedition,
ana vii Go all in rs power to render aid
The Canadians have ascert4.ned that
there Is present need for provisions be
tween sksguay and Dawson. ana are anx-
ioas that they be hurried forward as rap
g3,y as possible. II Is known that many
persons are scattered along the route,
numbers q them inadeQuateIy supplied
With feed. ard II Is heart!eSs 10 iarow
obstacles In the way % ar enterprise that
VII ogar them succor
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

goods are no: now admitted 10 the kion-
dixie free Of duty. But ttas makes rstrsa
difference 20 Seattle merchants. They
are so far able 10 unsterseil Canadian
dealers that. with the customs charges
added. it Is still Of advantage 20 the klon-
diker TO buy here, Furthermore it should
be mentioned that there is an American
revenue force ct Dyea and Skagnay that
imposes charges that quite ersat tina
Canadian duties at Lake Tasfsh. The
bonding privilege has not yet been raana
easy for Canadians.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

Sheriff StraS. CT Whitman county, f. &
most thoughtful rnau. TIE iyncking being
wei over. he has now posted Up On the
CoIsax ian door n order TO prevent :
recurrence OF tire event. No one admit
ted here except or business The general
impression Is that The !ynchers entered
the ta!l strictly On business
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

Colfax Peoples Advocate: Last Friday
night our city was visited for the third
time by a mob OF 0utlaws-wh0 have for
many years infested this courtyard a
fourth victim taken from the county Jail
and violently dubbed 10 death and hanged.
Officers were overpowered and the law
set at defiance. How long. oh. God, must
Christian people stand this outrageous con-
ductF Must God-fearing people and law
abiding citizens he compelled 70 associate
and east their ballots annually with red
handed uurdeTers OF the most cowardly
and violent tyre7 Is the civil martial and
Christian law all to be set az defiance by
this band Of midnight assassins9
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

Gen. Tltb@tts' paint sgairx; the publ
cation OF pension lists does nc; rae@i the
argument Il IS designed 10 make kaowr
the names ot pensioners. 50 that e may
b discovered II persons openly and pal
g-5ly Let entitled 10 go9e-lz1eEt assist
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

ance are CT the list No renxioner reed
fear that he viii be dropped without due
investigation and ample cause The oh
tect Of pension revision Is not 50 much 70
avoid payment CT large sarns as 10 pre-
vent payment 70 persons 'sho 60 net de-
serve t.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

Freeman's Labor Journal: Fusion. say
the Democrats, for they know their party
couldn't elect a dog-catcher Fusion. say
the silver Republicans. for they would like
an office or two themselves. Fusion. say
the office-seeking Popuiists. for they also
like pie. Fusion, say the rogues, gamblers.
political grafters. the office-seekng fra
ternity, Lets fuse for office and free sill
YER" But Populists say. mi. we'll not be
used as a catspaw to pull your ehestnuts
out OF the fire"
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Not EriGhlened.
-FVN - 1T NHFNs


Would you be willing TO live in haunt.
Cd house?" inquired Mrs. Meekton. who
had been considering the advisabilltv M
moving.
Wei. Henrietta" was the answer II
must say Il would be a good deal Of a com.
fort TO be able to hear noises without hay
Ing 70 get up and hunt for burglars"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

Snohouish Tribune: Seattle is certainly
the Queen City Of the universe. When
the hard times had appalled, other cities
Seattle kept steadily at work making i'm
povemeuts and building up business. Now
that the enormous kIondike business is
seeking markets for purchase. Seattle is
the almost universal choice. II is the nat
ural Quitting point. and the simply enor-
nous stocks Of Alaskan goods now car
ried placed the city beyond all eompeti-
ton. No other place can sfford 10 main
tain such stocks, for they do not do the
business.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

If your children are we'll
but not robust, they need
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod
liver Oil.
We are constantly in re-
ceipt of reports from par
ents who give their children
the emulsion every fall for a
month or two. Itkeeps them
we'll and strong all winter.
1t prevents their taking cold.
Your docto- will confirm
this.
The oil combined with
the hypophosphite is a splen-
did food tonic.
soc. ard st.oo. .si druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE. Chemists. s.xYuh 4
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

Germany has now electric lights in over
1890 postal cars. and Austria IS about to
adopt the same system
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18
Everett News: Undoubtedly t

Everett News: Undoubtedly the most
impracticable proposition to reach the
Yukon is that offered the public by KAN
loops, 3. c.. under the title of 1.-The all
Canadian, all land route to the golden
north" accompanied by maps with big
red lines. representing roads and trails.
which are being distributed all over the
country. According to it's own statement.
this 'all land route" parallels the Pacific
ocean for distance of $50 miles.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

The attitude In California toward Sc
attic is now rather interesting. Outside
OF San Francisco there is a manifest and
growing conviction that klondikers had
better buy their goods here and that they
are going to do it. The Oakland, Cal.
Enquirer. of January 7. says:
Col John O. Hanscom of Berkeley yes
terday received a letter from Seattle.
which indicates that the enterprising town
of the northwest has already outstripped
San Francisco In the contest for trade
OF those Joining the rush to the klondke.
While San Francisco merchants are pre-
pairing to advertise the advantages Of
their city as Quitting headquarters for
Alaskan miners. Seattle has already be-
gun to enjoy a boom In business that
means big profits. The letter received by
Col. Hanscom is from William A. Nash.
a former Berkeley editor and we'll known
in both Berkeley and Oakland. 1t was
dated at Seattle last Monday.
People are coming here by the thous-
ands every day and every steamer for the
north Is crowded. says Mr.. NASHUA per-
son has to get his passage weeks ahead.
When the rush fairly sets in / do not
know how they are all going to get pass
age. The Corona came down last night
with forty passengers from Dawson and
they brought s525 900 in gold dust and
nuggets with them. / saw some of it
today and 1t looked fine and gave me the
fever worse than ever.
There will be between 100000 and 10000
people try to get in there this spring and
money will be very plentiful" Judging
by this letter. Seattle is going TO have all
the kiondike business it can handle.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18
SEATTLE AND THE NEWSPAPERS.

The advertising which SEATTLE IS recesv-
ing in connection with the klandike ard
Alaska trade continues ia 3 marked ex-
tent IN newspapers throughout the eoufl-
try. OF course there Is = vast diversity
and range Of tone in the notes and conf
n2erts thus published. Some ef them cea-
ce9e urauesttonahly and uagFu1g-
ingly thar this city is the main
entFerot fer the vast volume OF
traffic and transportation now de-
yeloping IN connection with the new
northern market. Others show : degree
Of jealousy that is both amazing and
amusing.
In most Instances the ignorance dis
played by the latter class is SO obvious
and their misrepresentation SO trans
parent as 20 defeat their own object. III
tsllgent rrospectors who have set out Tor
the klond.ke from eastern states have.
without any coaching or urging from So
att1e. had their favorable attention d.
rected to this city by vindictive and VEN
omous envy displayed IN certain news
papers. The Observation-Disclosures Syndicate,
one Of the first large pargIes TO outfit in
Seattle this season, stated that this was
the real cause Of their decision 20 come
here.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

A good Illustration OF this particular
animus appeared in press dispatch sent
CUT from San Francisco last Sunday
night. stating that the steamer Waiia
Walla had just sailed from San Francisco
for Skaguay. In point of fact of course
she sailed for Seattle. and whatever
transportation her passengers obtained
fer Skagaay had TO be gotten here. Fur
thermore the same dispatch stated that
the ga passengers all left San Francis
CO fully QUILTED. carrying 1850 pounds
of baggage and provisions. A little cal
culation viii show that this amount of
stuff would Just about supply the Ga and
leave the 300 absolutely unequipped.
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A GUARANTEE.

4ho Post-InfriIsgenc~r hereby
guasanaees its aAversis~rs n bona
aAe pasA eircsIatsos. Daily. Weekly
ana Snaday. assbie that Of ANY
oshes newspap<v pubttsh~d TN the
nta4e ~ Washisgfea~ Adverusanx
sWnaroass will be nssAe subject 10
1hss guarantee.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

Olympian: The PopuIist party is fire.
auently born again, but X falls to expert
ence a change Of heart. Its Methodism
therefore is not orthodox.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

4 marvellous exhibition of its purpose to
mislead is shown by the San Francisco
Chronicle. In a recent issue It publishes
"a full page map, explicitly stating that
the map was compiled by Prof. George
Davidson, late assistant superintendent
of the United States coast and geodetic
survey. The scale Of miles as printed
shows the distance from San Francisco
10 Dutch harbor as $50 miles, when III
fact ii is about 1900. Worse still, the
map shows such a distortion OF territory
as to obiiterate Oregon and Washington
entirely. Puget sound does not appear,
and San Francisco is shown to be Just
100 miles from Dixon's entrance. The
real distance is about 1900 miles.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18
STATE PRESS.

Ellensburg Locallzer: The time Is draw
ing near when everybody VIII have
chance to run for office or go to klon6ike