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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-01
The Oregon and the Canal.

VANCOUVER, Il. G., Daily Wof!u.
The Hispano-American war serves as an
impressive object lesson Of the necessity
OF constructing the Nicaragua canal. If
the canal had been dug the Oregon would
have long ago been in Admiral SIMPSONS
feet and the Washington navy department
would not be a. their wits end over the
question whether to send the feet south
to meet her or let her take her chances.
IL the United States is. TO become great
naval power Ii will necessitate the divis-
ION Of the two Americas by a waterway.
Her great extent Of almost unprotected
coast line makes II imperative that she
should be able to concentrate her naval
forces either in the Atlantic or the Pacific
in the shortest possible time. and the open
ing OF the Nicaragua canal would place
her In q position to do %.
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emulate European powers n aggressive
Eess we rast ee prepared 30 assert cur
sesres Il necessary b. force: ard IS :.
that requires 3 powerful navy ana a large
standing army. Had VIE beeh ~ war with
. first class military power Ike France o.
Germany we shentd by this time have
suffered . crushing disaster from which
ws would no, recoyer in q generation even
n this close OF the war left rs vicscrs We
are fighting q nfsh rate power. which is
bankrupt IA treasury and demoraiized Ia
government. which - without energy and
lacking IN skill. yet We are compelled 20
wait patiently until our crude forces ara
made ready.
We are now taking over 10000 raen from
c.va employment ana endeayoring to pre-
pare them and equip them In sixty days
for tina profession OF war. All this prepa-
ration is necessary although CUR only OBJ
ject IL 70 capture . little island and 20
drive out OF It $500 OF 1000 Spanish SOL
diers whom We have despised and ridi-
cuied. We could not undertake TO invade
Spain, IL that were necessary. under q
year, and Il either France or Germany had
been our aggressive enemy Il would have
been ready to land . force on our shores
In six weeks The Atlantic has been eur
protector against Spain. but 1t would have
offered 60 such difficulty to either OF those
nations.
We have a very c-editabls navy. yet we
have hesstated to strike the enemy any
where except In Manila, and, glorious as
cxr victory was there our vessels are
lying helpless because wa have no land
force with which 70 follow 1t up. We do
not doub. that our troops viii be brave
and that our commanders ara skillful. but
We ehouid not ask too much OF mea
whose preparation for the battle has been
made through their own voluntary efforts
and at such few hours as they could
spare from their daily occupations. We
can see now IN what a different posi-
tEon We would have been placed had We
possessed an army Of 10000 men and had
we prepared transport service and planned
the campaign before the declaration Of
war. Our mistake was not in declaring
war, but in not making the preparations
when war seemed probable. We did not
heed the advice OF Washington and CT
other military authorities to the effect
that the best way 10 avert war Is to be
prepared for II.
We believe that this country has acted
wisely IN following up its warning TO
Spain by warl.ke action. but before We
adopt the policy Of European nations we
must make up our minds to bear the ex-
p-nss necessary to cope With foreign
methods
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MRS. CELIA wALLACE-s GIFT.

Chicago Times-Herald.

Chicago Times Herald.
MIS- Celia Wallace has rendered her
Southern home at ST. Augustine. Fla. as
hospital for the soldier boys of Illinois.
Gov Tanner has accepted the offer and ex-
pressed MS appreciation OF the generosity
and patriotism that prompted the gift.
Mrs Wallace has suggestions 20 make re-
Earding the equipment OF the place, and
2 committee win confer with her. Mrs.
Wallace has also purchased furniture and
other equipment with her own funds.
Through the gift Of Mrs. Wallace. Illinois
the care OF the sick and wounded or the
militia A corps OF nurses under Mrs.
George NJ. Mouiton awaits the cali at ST
Augustine.
81 have two houses IN ST. Augustine"
said Mrs Wallace yesterday. "and there
arc going to be many soldiers In that vi
cinity. Some Of them viii sustain In
5uries and some OF then win be taken i'll.
This suggested to mo that my property
could be used as hospital, and have
loaned 1t to Illinois. AS soon as can
conclude certain plans here I intend to
go TO st. Augustine to 1T out the buildings
for the use Of nurses and the soldiers II
seems TO me there ought to be a line OF
hospitals along the Southern coast"
The two houses loaned to the state over
look the bay. and they adjoin the United
States parade ground and the barracks.
They face granite sea wall which forms
q magnificent promenade. The grounds
have a sea frontage OF 800 feet and a depth
OF 100. There Is room to extend the hos
ptal accommodations IL necessary. There
Is no yellow fever at st. Augustine The
climate is delightful and the water Is
healthful.
Mrs. Moulton and Mrs. Wallace will to-
gether plan the work they hope to do in
the South. Mrs. Moulton Is going to the
front when her husband is called TO the
South. For weeks she has been enlis;ing
a corps OF nurses, who are eager to show
that women can serve their country as
Wen as the men who fire the guns
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Again the rumcr is revived OF q better

Again the rumor Is revived OF . better
understanding between Germany, Great
Britain and the United States. Only the
military ambition OF the emperor has stood
IN the way before. II is the most logical
OF alliances and IL 1t should include Japan,
with the integrity OF China as one OF the
objects. 1t would be invuinerable. France
and England are absolutely without any
community OF interest and no nearer to
friendship than when Napoleon I. reigned.
Germany and France can never become
friends. Russia and Germany, as the two
great continental powers. mus. eventually
become rivals. England and the United
States have only commercial advantages
In view and neither fears acquisition OF
territory from the other. This is not the
case with Russia whose ambitions are like
iy always to involve interference with tho
other powers.
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rue RESPONSIBILITIES OF An AG-
.RE~SIyT POLICY.

The sentiment expressed FAST row that
40 mas; 30 longer take Gar. foreign policy
sra1a sFe teachings c. George Washington
aads much favor. Il seems 30 mean tAat
We muse abandon car policy o. continental
iso'a;ion ana ,aks cur place WITH other
powers 81 determining the 5eStiuy 81 TIRE
fest et tAe weri3. !: Ia exceedingly ST.
tract,ve and we fa:;er ourselves thst Ne
az heSjasinS - know more than iiecrss
Washington aaa.
Before committing ourselves - tire
abandonment ~ a polley ~As.h has beea
Ereas.y ia az advantage during ,hs cen.
gu-y - oar independent existence. IL wal
ea 5aes "a wea SO consider tAo .espoasg-
bslssos we are assuming, TIA pressa. war
furnishes s'>o& text .ra-a watch % range
over sae s1h;ecs- II sc undertake to no;
fs-f..azy e4-ss4s Q. or coast La aus "a
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NEWSBOYS' PROFITS,
The War News Increases His Sales
Considerably.
Wa shinCtnn Star.


My father was newsboy on the Bal
timore d Ohio In war times, as am now"
said bright young chap on q train go
Ing OUT OF town the other night. HE says
l am having the bonanza now that he had
then. only 1t won't last 80 long. He used
to sell extras taken on slips from the gall
leys OF type In the old Star and Chron-
ic!e offices, and got sometimes as high as
. cents apiece for them. I don't get
much OF chance at extras, but I sell a
heap Of papers on my regular run. The
life OF q newsboy on a. regular train is a
peculiar one, and success depends on the
boy. I have done well from the start, but
/ know boys who come in and report only
n dollar or two OF sales on a run. The
fact Is, you can make anywhere from Is
cents a day to $40 in this business. I made
Sl4 last Sunday.
How did do It'll Chiefly on New York
papers. I run up into Virginia, where
they get excited over war news on Fitz
Lees assount, / suppose, and pay 10
cents apiece for New York papers with
out murmur. / sold 30 New Yorks last
Sunday. and a good many Washington
and Baltimore papers. too. We pewsboys
get 20 per cent. you know. and Of course
We have to sell q good many to roll up
anything like good wages"
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Under the prstense OF uphoiding the
cause OF the thrifty. some newspapers
hse con6smning the senate amend
ment imposing tax OF one
quarter OF enc per cent. en- bank
deposits. whether those deposits are In
banks with or without capital stock. No
wise man would desire 70 put any OBJ
stacle In the way Of thrift, but we can
net believe that there Is any man In
Che United States who IL 80 good eiti-
zen that he has put BY one hundred
dollars. who would refuse TO contribute
''two bits 10 the expenses Of war In
which his country Is so vitality inter.
estad.
Teivessca % all rlgmarole about
placing inpositions upon the savings
az labor. this tax merely means that
II a man has one hundred dollars IN the
bank he viii be called upon 10 bear tie
patriotic burden of contributing twenty
i've cents per anaum 60 help the govern
fsfSAks re thEAzAtto&t Il We may ttsha
So extreme . distinction. who spends his
weekly surplus, or 4 part ~ &. IN To-
haeeo and beer. viii have 20 contribute
not less. on an average. than twenty.
five cents a n}orth. lie who spends his
raeney the; way viii have 60 pay <rom
ore dollar 30 threa dollars a year. while
TIE IMAM who saves ere hundred dollars
can esears wl.h only twenty-five cents
year. ARother difference IS ;hat the
shristless w!n ray his tax oat og his
principal. waffle tas thrifty viz oa5y pay
frosa one-slshtA - one-tve't5h e shs
annual proa,, leavlng as principal an,
taGcasS.
Any argument against 81 lsghg task
IS that proposed Is onIy such as ceala
fe Grgei against taxation Ia any faxrss.
II - absurd TO talk Of sA.s ssiainx l...-
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THE EAGLE AND THE LION.

Lines on the growing cordial relations
between England and the United States.
Alone on his rock nigh a hundred Years
He has drowsed with the sun In his eyes.
Dumb watch Ger the yellow sand was his
care,
Far west TO the far sunrise.
But now he stretches his tawny length
There Is stir in the dusk OF the hundred
years
Distant the sounds, and great his strength.
So he dozes again with listening ears.
Alone the young eagle above the rock
Watching the smoke and the dust Of the
Garth
Watching the free wind blow.
Drowsed too-but now he ruffles his crown,
And she evening light In his eyes glow
As he mounts to mark the sun go down.
A century's sun, meath the thunderhead.
BE we brothers. or brothers be we not?"
To him on the rock comes down the cry
And he answers, Yea, we are kin and kin.
Twain kings Of the earth and the sky.
ihou OF the Hgn'nings OF heaven hast
I of the powers of Gods great deep.
Gather the thunders? Bare mems children
the sword?
IT'S time that we rouse us from our
Sleep"
Woe when the eagle sends cry TO heaven
And LIST Stops BPS, TO the cloud where the tenn
And woe when the lion shah rise on his
rock,
stOrm-wind in his name and wrath in his
Then, brother with brother and blood with
blood
We shall stand. ALLEN peoples. beware,
Hold we the dread powers Of fire and
OF earth. and of sea, and Of air.
George Frederick in Lesies Weekly.
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EXPECTATION OF A FIGHT.

Even before these words reach the
public the news may have come over
the wires OF great naval victory. The
news already received Is to the effect
that Notwithstanding all the threatened
danger Of forcing passage through the
narrow channel into the harbor OF Sam
tlago de Cuba, Commodore Schley has
made Dewey dash and Is attacking
the Spanish feet.
There seems to be no reason for longer
concealment of the actual conditions by
the authorities. II Cervera is in the har-
Dor and Schley Is watching for him on
the outside no publication OF news In
American papers can help him. The
knowledge OF these facts has long ago
reached Madrid by cable. but even that
knowledge does not enable the Cadix
feet TO cross the ocean more rapidly or
with a greater strength than Sampson
can match i, with. That feet Is stu at
Cadiz, and the indications are that the
government VIII hesitate a long time
before leaving the coast exposed TO at
tack by sending It's only reliance 10 the
aid OK cervera. only to be met by Sarnp-
son.
II is fair to presume that the army
will now be dispatched 20 the eastern
end of Cuba with view to following
up the destruction OF the Spanish fleet
by an attack upon .he land forces With
one squadron at Santiago and Arnert-
can troops on land there. and sanp-
sons fleet accompanied by another
army In the nelghborhood Of Havana.
the conques, = Cuba viii be only q
question OF a very short time.
Expectation has been SO long on the
anxious seat that the news OF possible
action Ia received with grea. rejoicing.
because the people know that when once
our army and navy get the opportunity
70 strike they viii max. speedy work OF
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post - ian assault upon accnrnuia-
tfona" All taxes. except the poll tax.
are easslIy m assault upon accrusula-
tons The tax borne By al forms Of
property. real estate. q hoase. a farm.
i've stock, implements. personal proper
ty Of any kind. stocks. bonds. money
or on income, is a tax On Accommodations
II in fudicsous 20 relieve the poorest
as much as possible from taxation. but
having avoided harshness. the next best
principle In % make 1t absolutely Inn
partial ard fair In proportion This the
simple tax OF one quarter CT one per
cent. on banks deposits will do. The
man who has only one hundred dollars
will pay two bits q year: the man who
has one thousand dollars win pay two
dollars and . half. He who has such
means that be can put by one hundred
cellars would not hesitate 10 pay TWEEN
ty-five cents for a ticket to a picnic or
q dance: VIII he be more niggardIy IN
contributing to a fund whose necessity
is ocessioned by the needs OF his coun-
try In a war undertaken on behalf OF
humanity and involving 30 much to
his country's interests?
1t is urged that the amount required
By the government should be raised
preferably by indirect taxation. This
means that IL should be placed upon the
necessar!es OF life, which would newt
ably lead 10 higher price being de-
manded for articles In daily use. We
cannot see the justice Of taxing those
articles which are needed to sustain
life. and to obtain which so many people
are engaged In a constant struggle even
a. present prices. and leaving untouched
the surplus over mans wants.
The best system OF taxation will all
ways aim to avoid placing any burden
upon that which mans wants compel
him to buy, and place the burden upon
that which he Is fortunate enough TO
acquire over and above his necessities.
Statistics show that the average de-
posit is less than four hundred dollars.
The tax on this average would, there
fore. be one dollar per annunl. The tax
should not be borne by current deposits,
Of course, because much OF the money
standing to mans credit is merely
placed In the bank for safe keeping. and
often represents sums passing through
his hands In the course OF business but
not his own property. 1t might be said
that I'm order to evade the tax people
would exchange their time deposits to
call deposits; but this is not at ell prob
able, because 1t would mean a sacrifice
of interest The usual interest on time
deposits is three per cent. but even IL
1t were only two per cent. no man
would give up the chance of making
SITS interest because. by paying the tax
he would not get two dollars.
A war tax is an emergency tax. and
no citizen should seek to evade IL when
1t imposes no hardship.
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The American colony In Paris paid y
very graceful compliment to the French
nation ana displayed very commendabs
splrl. IN the particular attentions paid TO
the tomb az Lafayette. Although the
ceremony CT decorating the graves OF
American soldiers extends chiefly to those
who feil IN the civil war. it was a very
appropriate opportunity TO show that we
Sill remember the friends who stood by Us
in 'ae war for Independence.
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OF Objectionable Inherent.

interviewer-T called 20 see you. Mr.,
Goodman. 70 learn II YOU have any remin-
'scences OF the late Mr. Lyric, the poe;
whose demise the public so much iar1ents
Mr.. Gcodman-Indeed. / have, but
assure Won that they are OF no value.
Intervie wer-ExcGse me. SIR. but YOU
are mistaken: thu public would be De-
lighted % have anything OF interest from,
him.
Mr.. GOodman-Well here are six OF his
promlssory notes. If the public can &c,
any interest out OF them .,'s more than
have been abe to do.-Boston Courier.
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]: Is worth noting that among those who
marched with the Union veterans on Mon
day was "a ed English soldier who Tough.
in the crinsan war. Besides his wish 10
display sympathy with the veterans, he
had an additional Tigh. to be In the ranks
Tor 10 has two brothers living who fought
fer the Stars ard Stripes during the civil
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Double the Cost.

Puyalfup independent.
Just see how the fus!onists are running
the treasurer's office in King county. Tho
total expense for conducting the office for
ono month Is $3,0S7.s3. and this does not
include the salaries OF nine men who are
collecting personal taxes. Under Repub-
lican management the monthly expenses
of the office We're very much less-aoout'
one-half.
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A treat ADVANTAGE

Marie ompasientIy)-oh. do wish I
was a mani
Janet;e-Poh, done believe n nan
can button his collar on any more easily
than a woman.
Marse-That may be. but n man can say
what he thinks about it without losing hts
Tespect.-Harper's Bazaar
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One az ths raost graphic pieces Q. de-
scripE4vs writing 10 be found FOR a long
time in epeesnsral Journalism Is the In
aginaisva description G. a naval battle in
a late number OF I.esIle's Weekly repus-
Ashsd in yes;erdAy's Pes -Ia;eGigence-.
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EasebAl does Tot oocupy the position I.
did Sn paSic attention sew years ago.
bot Seattle sas managed 80 wiz arst pace
IL the Tace tor ire Pean&nt aa3 tbs city
si!n turns ogt = large nunasve- Of ea,aus-
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Siiyer q Dead ISAue.

G.rard. Kan. Press.
There has not been a silver editorial I'm a
Kansas Populist paper for more than two
months. II Is also found by investigation
OF the files OF the state historical depart
ment that more than fifty Populist papers
have pulled down the name or w. ]. Bry-
an. after declaring that they intended 10
carry it at the head OF their columns until
1901
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What a hold Maud seems 70 have on
all her rejected sultogz''
why shouldn't she. tire s-;sul fnIur7
She always tells a man. when she refuses
him. that she IS afraid 20 marry hand
some maa. because she wogild re 80 yeal-
Gus" --Ciucsnnati Enquirer.
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thic9Eo NeTS
Wei thie affair with Spain has revived
Gre hTancs or hl4siness anyway
''Fgcw's thatr'
About every other man yea meet IS u-,-
SeT the doctors care
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sslEs Cay-Di9 Jack Higgins steal a
kiss from yoa In tie conservatory TO-
night
Dolly swif.-Yess ba. ! l-aneaia:e.y re-
nlsysaad s1-R.lek
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AsscoTailo1 day vas observed al over
the United Stairs this year with IRE San.
fArsas ~4EGsSsi Ia sa.x osu. a fxrxaal
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A GUARANTEE

The Post-Inscisigcneer hereby
guaSantees Its advertisers . eona
Aae paid efrculatfen. Daily, weekly
aaa suaany. deubie that Of sny
ether newspaper psbiished In tho
state 81 washfngtoa. Adversistng
sonfracts will be made suhject 10
this guarantee.
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OFFICES:

Seattle Second avenue and Cherry sne
Esw York rooms 1e-31i Temple Ioes
Cnscsgo rooms 4k-zlg Chicago S1oSA e.
change building.
Tacoma. 1860 Pacific avenue.
Give postofYfce address IN fun. nci'a'"e
county and state. "a. ~,
Remit by expr~ss. money order. ofaa' vi
In registered letter. NJ our yssk. 49,. =.
Telephones Ezzsrsss O6ice. As'H 50
Editorial Rooms. Main ~
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ABOUT PEOPLE
sirans,rs N ths CITY ana whesiin,,,v pso-

stranysrs N che city and Whit ceiling PEG.
sss 4, Pile Aba cad. 3. 4 ii "A.
D. r Sharp. q RowiesburS. Is a
Howell guest. n
4 II. Stanley Chandler. OF ST. Clalrsyilie,,
is at the stanini. z
Nrs. E. 6. Easton. OF alannington. IL
registered OF the MeLure.
Thomas Garthen was q ststersyllle ar
rival IN the city last night.
w. Fl 'Tudar. Of st. clalrsyilie, was q
Windsor register yesterday + y
N. L. Benedur. q Cameron oil man,
was at the Stamm yesterday, VI
A. II. Fleming, OF Faitmun., yesser-
dny registered at the Windsor.
Ellis Brooke. otiBrooke'e famous Chi
cage Marine band, is ut the Mcclure.
Harry Prosser, OF the Island. return.
ed 5yes;eriay. from q weeks visit to
Pittsburgh. /,
Charley Schneider, paymasser at the
LaBclle. has recovered enough from his
recent accident to be able to be out.
Madam @. n. Shidcll, successor to a.
( L, Rice & Co.. and trimmer, has return
ed from Il three weeks stay In New
York, purchasing spring goods
Mr. j. Harvey pevore returned yes,cr-
day from New York. where he met his
brother. Lieutenant D. b, Devore, OF the
United States Army. who recently re-
turned from Norway with RENDERS for
the Rlondlke relief expedition.