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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24
REMARKABLE CHINESE WOMAN.

The wonderful influence OF the parent
in China could not be better illustrated
than b. the relations of the emperor
If China TO the dowager empress. She
Is not the mother Of the emperor. but
is the widow Of a former emperor. and.
became the adopted mother Of the en-
peror when he succeeded to the throne
AZ the age II years. 4 no less potent
force behind the arbitrary seizure Of
power by the empress IS the opposi-
ton of the conservative Chinese au-
thorlties 10 the proposed reforms ini-
siatei by the emperor. During four sue
cessive reigns there have been moments
when the sovereign acceded 10 the de-
snand for reforms. but they have always
failed on account Of the determined re-
s!stance Of the governing class.
Empress Tse-ChI, II that is her right
namt--:or the mysterious Chinese 20
tentatss seem 10 have so fuany-is a
very remarkable woman: and she and
Ii Hung Chapg make team who have
ruled China. in spite Of every other in
fiuence. for many years The present
emperor is Kwangsu. who VAS born
about ISL and succeeded his cousin,
Emperor Tsnug-Chi, who died at the
age II i. In 1875. leaving no heir. That
monarch had himself asCended the
throne AZ the age ~ 5 years. AMI ne
affairs 81 the country had been admin
tstered by the present 3owager en-
press. together With another regent
known as tho Empress Tse-Ang. the
latter q whom died seven or eight
years ago. Thu present emperor was
not a Popular choice. hut the laws Of
huredity made him Que of the few avail
able heirs. and the two expresses seem
70 have been controlled ~ their par
,ialiiy fer Prince Chan, the father Il
she ycaug prince. Although Prince
Chun Was respected adviser the en-
press rsgsn, WAS the head Of the gov
eminent untn 1883 when the empress
sslected young Woman fer the eru-
perov as has wife ana rsliaqulshed the
gesAs
AZ t.ae sinse II her retirement. the en-
PRESS. who had practically guided The
dssiinies II China since 1861. issued a
proclamation explaining that q female
n seney was on'y h last rrSort t. pre-
ven; abuses sgch as had taken place
In previous dynss'ies. bat thag the tine
had ccnle when constitutional u>aGt
could b. reverted t. without detYtnsen.
10 the safety ard well being q. the eng
piEe. The capacity u this wosuaa for
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24

government can be gathered from one
incident she kept secret the fact
ssr fourteen years that when she select
Sd the baby prince for the .a.ons she
comreIIea his father 20 sign q memorial
In which the prince expressed his desire
that 60 hGaes saeul1 be given 10 hiaa.
ami tia. persons rgoposing Them should
BE- treated with igsoz4ay as dangerous
characters, intriguing 20 carry favor fer
The sake ~ their cwn advancement.
This vas withheld .rc-n publication
anti the emperor assumed control. bot
she zas evidently ready 70 spring il ca
Prince Chan IL any movement were
made 81 invest him With authority.
Nov once mare asi Officers are re-
auires to make their reports TO the
empress e0wager When she retired
IL was proposed that such documents
should be made CO. 10 duplicate. ore
for the emperor ard cne fer the en-
press, be, the royal lady S:ernly re-
bgket the official and ordered him ITO
report himself for punishment 70 the
proper board" From her standpoint
ard that Of her advisers her actions
must seem TO be those Of a patriotic
woman attempting TO preserve her
country from the customs Of barbar-
ians The emperor seems TO have been
under the influence OF q Eberal and
progressive adviser. but he has proceed
ed too hastily and has aroused the in
tense pretudIces CT the people against
the hated foreigner. There have been
warnings of this revolt Il has been
fomen;sd by Russia and the friends OF
Ii Hung Chang have not been Idle AL
though the mission OF Marquis Ito. that
enlightened japanese statesman. may
have hagfene6 the coup d'etat, Russian
Influence has hat n7ore 70 d. with it
than any antagoEisn On the part OF
China 10 Japan.
Every movement shows the strong
pEeponderance of Russian diplomacy,
and even when il seems idle 1t Is silent
II working.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24

The steamer City of Columbia had on
hoard when IT. went 70 Hiio 300 tons Of
freight, Of which 1850 tons were from
Seattle and forty tons from Tacoma
This Is what the Tacoma Ledger says;
and that paper will not be suspected Of
making Misrepresentation To the ad-
vantage of Seattle and the detriment
of Tacoma.
II is incredible, but 1t is true that, not
withssanding this fact. Tacoma was
credited By the customs authorities
with the whole 1900 tons In another
column of the Ledger the foreign bush
ness of Tacoma il placed at double that
Of Seattle. 1t can easily be made to
appear double with system of reports
shipments 10 Tacoma, instead of the
forty tons to which Tacoma is entitled.
The Post-Inteiigeneer and the Cham
Der Of Commerce have both endeavored
10 secure more authentic returns; but
even should both succeed in making re-
liable compilations Of the business OF
this port, they could not control the err
roneous figures sent out from Tacoma.
Only the customs authorities can do
that
The object of the Tacoma Ledger In
making such a damaging admission as
to the falsity OF figures is to arouse the
people Of Tacoma from the false sense
Of security into which they have been
iuIled by just such misrepresentation
Padding the returns has not brought
the business. Deiuded by the mislead-
ing statistics most people in Tacoma
have been deceived into the belief that
Tacoma was still far ahead of Seattle.
Meantime Seattle has been rustling and
getting the business. In one sense these
false statements have really been an
advantage to this port. For our part,
wa do not care very much whether the
ahsurdity continues or not. except on
the general principle that official fig
ures should be accurate.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24

The Republican party has nominated
20 the supreme bench two candidates
known 10 possess ability. character.
fairasss. experience ard learning. II Ia
os The creates, Importance that they Re
elected. and II Is the duty cf ali citi-
zens who are concerned In the future ot
the state. and who are anxious that the
supreme bench remain antaintee by the
suspicion of partisan bias CT prejudice.
t. vote for them.
Washington voters face an srner-
gency. ard much depends ON their de-
cisiou. The Populists have openly de-
ciared thar purpose 10 elect as supreme
judges man VINO would render partisan
decisions On partisan measures A cor
rsct and proper Interpretation of the
law Is not desired. What they want Is
the enactment. maintenance and en-
forcemeni Of statutes that emboay their
own peculiar ideas CT the proper way
TO govern society and the possessions
arraign class against class-and they
want the supreme court either TO back
them up. or let them alone.
The state supreme court has hereto
fore been a buiwark against the food of
mischief and damage turned loose by
the late fusion legislature X declared
invalid certain enactnents, not because
they were Populistic or socialistic or
partisan. but because they were uncon-
s,itu,ional. In one instance-she $500
personal exemption iaw-they affirmed
the decision OF a Populist superior
ness to break away from heavy political
pressure; and unfortunate Judge
Pratber has been abused and repro
baied and fiercely attacked in and out
Of Populist councils ever since. 1t II in
the highest degree important that there
be entire confidence In the personal and
judicial integrity OF a supreme court !;
and IL In not too much to say that that
confidence cannot be generally felt If
the fusionists are to be successful this
fall.
The supreme court has stood like a
rock In the storm of partisan passion.
Let all citizens join in seeing that its
foundations are not undermined by the
threatened PopuIist invasion.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24

Gen Anderson. wEo is In command At
CSvsts. has actst with coed judgment n
fnis-csosaS fer tire inx2rgsn; who WAS
sentenced 20 be sic; for his part IL the
recent trouble vita the Utah scldiers. TIE
claim We properiy make % superiority in
Poses upon us tbs. duty ot showing a gosd
example 70 the insurgents. and particular
iy IN matter u seif-eortrol ander provo
cation. II cur men we're IA the wrong, as
the board 0: inquiry aas decided. the sub
sequent action CT the insurgents should Be
regarded VITA magnan!Yous lenleney.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24
Nh Ei~fJlN TtSs M.

Fusion has teen wrecked in Men
tana. jus, as Il Is certain ultimately 10
be In Washington. The sole tie that
binds Is spells. and ihe QaarTels ard
chickering's that invariably arise over
their proper division are sure sooner or
later u lead to permanent schisIn. The
Montana Democrats would not fase
with the silver Republicans and Pop
Ditsss because the latter would nos con-
Gsds 10 lhenl the United States senator
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24

We are ,he casy CART Of sas Rsruei.can
party as hersscse-s constituted ~ao de-
clare for ,he aEcis2. tsEsts &C tbs party,
SAT- TIE chairman ~ the silver Rsp1oa-
cgns a. their ecTwsntioa yesterday. TIE
Silver Rep1bsseaa method CO declaring for
the single tax and she initiative and refer
sn3ar. which as ancient Republican ten
cts have fong corEan6ej i5s ssaity. ac-
marathon. ana loyalty Of tbs entire party.
The Ever Rspu blsczas appear 70 have
era'ed ancient Republican ,sas.s bag and
baggage !ntc tie 5o4zs tusio1 platform
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24

TIE New YORK EyerIng Post IS evidently
If the osin.aa thai the yellow journals
have succeeded in destroying al patriotism
in the country. The Post IS one Of those
un-Amer.can papers that opposed the war
In all It's stages. opposed the annexation Of
Hawaii opposed the conquest Of Porto
Rico, 5oes not want this country 10 ~e;ain
even c0a!ng station in the Philippines
and thinks our army should leave Cuba as
soon Us the Spanish forces are embarked
II has aow another argument to urge for
the adoption Of its policy OF abandonment OF
tae fruits % oar victory. Assuming that
the sensational S+orias printed by ;he yell
lsw Journals aro credited by the people, the
post g5ayeIy asks where the United States
i to get an army 10 garrison lis conquer
ga territory. Il assumes that the s.arva-
t!on and hoFror stories ct the sensa .sonal
rrexs VII keen volunteers from Offering
their services II the government, and pro-
fesses - bel<eYe that there viii be many
dfssTtons from the regulars when they
learn that they are assigned 70 garrison
3Uts IL the tr3t!as II Is a singular condi-
tioa Ct mind thA; can imagine hat IA
triot}sm and loyalty have died in the
breasts of Americans at the behest Of
Democratic ard nlpswump papers Tie
sageruess with which the WASHINGTON
5roogs are looking forward to their de-
gar'sve 'oy Manila stamps these unpa-giotic
n3ssswgaspian assertions rs utterly false and
MISLEADING
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24
A significant lncit1en
Baltimore Sun.

When the American commissioners ar
rived at the palace Of the colonial gov
ernulent. Whole their first meeting took
place they were ushered into dle state
apartment, where. On a table IN the CEN
ter were maps CT Span and Cuba. The
members Of the commission and their
STATS removed their swords ana in 50 do
ing inadvertently placed them over the
map Of Cuba, covering the whole length
OF the island. One Of the Cuban attaatses
present noticed this. approached the table
and removed the arms. The incident did
not pass unobseryed by the others pres
ent. WHO have since commented good
naturally On The occurrenee.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24

The Skamauia Republicans are not many
In number. but they do not lack in intela-
gence or courage. One OF the best planks
In their platform Is declaration in favor
OF just ard equal assess ment Of all prop
eriF- There can be no objection 10 the
pledge that us officials shall enforce and
collect in full such Just tax against rich
corporations. but any special pledge Of that
character Is unnecessary with "a just and
equal assessment Of all property"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24

The explanation given by Cen Aug-sti
for his Eight from Manila adds nothing TO
lis reputa,ion- Hts only excuse Is that
considering his presence a, Manila 10,
necessary. he asked permission 10 go home
as his position had become by no means
easy This Is not a very high standard
for soldier CO the nation which urides
l,sslf on Its honor. This. II should be said
In justice 10 Gen Toral Is very unlike that
brave soldiers answer 10 Saafter, that II
he could not save hts army be could die
with IL
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24

Democratic ana Popa.ss; papers are TAX
iSg much pleasure IN the fact TIA; TIA
EepQA eau Yoie In Mains ts.l CT - Der
cert. this year compared with ihs vote OF
iss& They ascrih@ this TO Repaal.caa
apathy and To doubt trey are right We
woaI3 Ike 70 tal their attention 10 the
fafs thst the fetal ressocra;sc vote in
Arkansas This year WAS 81. So less than sas
VITA fo- bryan . loss Of oaAzs n l., p>r
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24

Another large log raft has eoine TO grief.
1t seems TO be fatality that every effort
TO transport logs in this fashion shall be
made when the weather Is bad. The sea
has been very rough for some time, yet the
risk was taken. Considering that the vi
ter is 80 smooth for several months in the
year, il seems strange to the unlnitiated
that more propisions time than Septem-
Der should not be selected.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24
A Logical Conclusion.
sd Tnulg Gloha-nem ocraf.

~
The Brooklyn Eagle, a Democratic pa
per. which fayors the acquisition OF all tne
Philippines. says. In regard TO expansion
THE change OF national sentiment in tbs
United States il without parallel. 1t il
Invisible only 20 those who Will not sac. e
One reason for this Is thar calm cohs!d'
Grafton Of the subject leads 10 the opinion
that Spanish Sovereignty IN the Philippines
must necessarily end.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24

The interesting letter from the special
correspondent Of the Poss-Intelligence in
Hawaii should stimulate the merchants Of
Seattle 10 develop commerce with the ISL
and, and particularly with Hiio The op-
portunity seems to be there and IT is within
our reach Other places are endeavoring to
secure the trade. and II viii go where en-
terprise takes II.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24

cent Tsss - zsc-sbed 70 Democrats
apathy. The nasure. ccnsa1ssan nas. &c
ina. there u sess Of - ps- csas- 81 tie
Republican vote by reason CT apathy Ard =
less q ss Ii ger cen. .. Ebe DsLocyaEtc
strength Ok lie pzr-aes tE congress will Eo-
De changed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24

Wheat is going Up again. and has reached
6 cents for No. biuestem TWO wears ago
when wheat went up the PopulIsts said
Mark Hanna was putting IL up for political
purposes. Opinion has changed a little on
that subject since young Letter lost $780,
90 trying 10 buck natural Conditions
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24
Better Than a Coursmartfai.

New Eofk If3blne-
IL the troops who viii not take their pay
from a negro paymas;er will only persist
In their refusal tie United States will be
80 much richer. To let them go without
their money would be 4 simpler ard more
effective punishment than any that court
gnartiai could devise.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24

With Frank Cushman IN the field, slim
ulated by the prize before him, the cam
Eaign viii be unusually animated The
people viii he interested in u personality
which has pieturesqueness entirely its
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24
Prize l5ulfs.

In hts Collections and Recoiections''
Mr.. Russell gives two Irish bulls which
are prize specimens Of taeir class. This
by T Healy. las hong the voice Of
Irish suffering Is dumb The ear OF English
compassion IS deaf 10 it" And this from
The irish Times: tine key al the Irish
difficulty is not 10 be found IN the empty
pocket ~ the Landlord. New York TTi-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24

Dcan candidate fer congress as Yakima
Jones. Wheat Chart Jones has brought tie
family name into odiun in the state. We
are going to apply. in measure. the hon.
ecna,hic doctrine, ''SimilIa similibus curan-
tur"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24

TIE F0reigner-so a woman ean travel
alone al over this country, can shes
Tire Satsye-Yes. All sne has 10 do is
10 per or u bicycle suit O. sufficient IN
saffieiency. and there VII be plenty OF men
to lock after hsr.-CincaaEati Enquirer,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24

New York Tribune.
We are importing gold ard exporting sill
yer and yet the Democrats tell - that the
reople OF this country aTs hungry for more
G4OA0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-27
Ntu21rrk Dxilp tribt1's<
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER q, 1N'S.
THE NEWS THIS IORNING.

roRE1GN-The Madrid Government has been
Informed by the president Of the Spanish Peace
Commission that the United states lhCIuueS S 20
its demands the cession Of the Suiu group y.
The Phiippines; II is stated in Madrid that
Senior Rios has been instructed 10 sien ''ie
peace treaty without protest. and TO arranss
AZ r. written again to General Otis reassert-
ing his right to hold the Spanish civlhsns anu
clericals among his prisoners - Md IL,
were landed from the cruiser Boston d. 10
Tsin China as a guard for the American Leed
ton in Picking -= number OF french Lep ~
ties demanded Of the French Pree. tna n n,te
nored until after the decision Of the court OF
Cessation in the Dreyfus case - GeheId i
Blanco formally resigned as Governor 'ro' GO
OF Cuba and was succeeded by Genera Sas
tellanos - Frank Knack a New 1oiAoi
has been arrested in Berlin on the oharse "a ~
ieze-maiestv - The German Emperor an9
Empress returned 10 PERM anu i0'S'
were publicly welcomed
DOMESTIC batte-ship Wisconsin was
launched al the yards OF the Union Iron WORKS
San Francisco. - President Iglesias, OF costa
RIGA had conferences with Presidenr ,bs
and Secretary Hay. in which he explained rne
.t,i,ude Of Costa Rica toward the Nicaragua
canal - General Butler. of the Cuban EVac,
uation Commission arrived in Washlngton AN, anu
80 a renort 70 the President on the condition
~ affairs in the island -- The annual report
Of the Ouartermaster General of the Army Was Was
A. n,,huc - There were no more bodies
49, from the ruins Of the Baldwin Hotel and
Theatre in San Francisco, but II is reared lhdt
several still remain undiscovered - II IS not
Thought that any Of the creditors OF Grant I.
Gilett the Kansas Cattle-feeder. who falled TOT
81 900 600 will lose anything. =" Inc hospita
shin Relief brought go sick soldiers from Porto
Rico 10 Newport News. == The National bank
at Wrentham Mass, was robbed by TWO men
who blew open the vault ---- An express tram
was wrecked on the Danbury branch OF the
New-Haven road.
CITY-Stocks were strong and active. -
4 heavy snowstorm began at noon and Ten
inches Of snow had fallen by midnight the
storm kept the Lucania and other vessels due
10 sail yesterday in the Lower Bay over
night The War Investigating Com
mission held its last session in this city, ana
the members started for Boston. - Colonei
Theodore Roosevelt was in the city for shor,
time on his way to Boston. - The Lotos
Club entertained Rear Admiral Schley at din
ner ====- Two firemen fell through three noors
Of a burning building at a downtown fire ana
were probably fatally injured. - The Mayor
took action to cause the Board OF Health 10
insist on the speedy abatement of the Barren
Island nuisanCes.
THE Neutrality-suspicious. for to-day Snow
followed by clearing much colder weather.
The temperature yesterday: Highest, 80 de-
grees; lowest. 2I average. 321s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-27
TIE POSTAL SERVICE GAL GL.

Statistics are proverbially dry reading. and
from Government reports the average reader
turns a from an intolerahle bore. Yet prov
CRIBS are not always true. and the imprimatur
of the Government Printing Office is not of
necessity the hallmark Of dulness On the
contrary II is seldom that report is made
which does not contain something which all
men ought as a duty Of intelligent citizenship,
TO know and which the average man would
find not only instructive hut highly interest
ing Mr. Kiplipg has shown us how much OF
romance resides in the commonplace day 5
work. We can scarcely expect Government
Secretaries and clerks thus 70 invest their
routine documents with fascination. But are
we all 10 be like sid Lakdars pupil. who re-
oured the ripe fig that had fallen upon his
cheek 10 be placed III his mouth? Surely il is
worth while now and then TO search TOT rhings
of value and Of interest.
Note for example. the annual report of the
Postmaster General. of which we published
yesterday an abstract Doubtless there is much
In IL of purely technical interest which does
not appeal 10 the general public But CLEAN
from it an item of pure statistics. and observe
the fascinating significance of the hgures IL
is made known that in The last fiscal year the
gross revenues Of the Department were SS''
Ol2,61S and the expenditures SIS WT5.''-"
against $33.315.4I9 and $3G,542.So respective
w. in 1850; and the number of postefflces has
increased in the same time from 5000 TO 10
600. There is in the simple magnitude OF those
figures much TO impress the reason and the
Imagination. But in the comparison of eigh-
teen years there IS something more; there Is
an unrivalled suggestion Of thought concerning
the growth of the Fathcrland. For in round
numbers. the increase of population IN these
eighteen years has been from N,OUWN to 90
100000 That is 20 per cent gain. But the gain
in number of pOstoffices is 70 per cent. and the
gain in volume Of business, financially reck-
oned. is about $50 per cent.
What does that mean: What does ii mean
for the business of the Postofiice to grow more
rapidly than the population of the country: IT
means that more business is being transacted
by the people that there is a greater inter
change Of ideas among them. that newspapers
and magazines and books are being more wide
" circulated 1t means growth Of National
mind as well as of body, growth in greatness
as well as in mere bgness. 1t means that the
Nation is becoming not only more numerous.
but more prosperous and more intelligent and
more highly civilized There is, indeed. prob
ably no gauge of progress more Significant tnan
this. The simple census-rol means numbers.
Statistics Of commerce and banking mean
wealth Railroad mileage means enterprise
Army and Navy achievements mean military
provess But the Postoffce figures mean an
all-round symmetrical development that in
cludes all these and far more. They are more
than Department report; they are a gauge
Of National civilization.