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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-05
SEATTLE. MONDAY, DEC. 5.
SECRET OF coon Governments.

SECRET OF coon GOVERNMENT.
One of the most practical papers read
before the convention on municipal
government now being held in Indian
apoIis is that by Horace T. Densing. OF
New York. II Is OF particular interest
In this state, because Ii deals with a
problem which has agltated every mu-
nicipality. We are much further adj
vanced than the Eastern states in the
application Of a principle which he re-
CARDS az essential to good local govern
ment He says that one of the prin-
ficient and economical municipal gov
eminent IL that the municipality is not
granted sufficient power 10 determine
for itself all matters of local public poll
ley, and to settle for Itself the details
of its scheme Of internal local admins
tration.
In the state OF Washington munich
palities of the first class have been
granted all the powers necessary To
good government. but our inexperi-
enoe has led To a variety of schemes Of
TO symmetry by combined action such
as that which resulted In the conven-
ticn OF the three principal cities this
week. No member of that body would
conclusions bat II has been found.
nevertheless. that the aid of the legis-
latere may very usefuly be invoked To
supply concurrent action.
While 1t is undoubtedly best tn endow
the citizens OF municipalities with the
power 10 carry out their own ideas as
TO what will best satisfy their local
needs. charters have too frequently
been Subject to broadly auctuating no
lions no less than 10 what he calls 1.-The
sport OF special legislation" one of
the best laws on our statute books.
carrying out the idea of local self-gov
eminent. explicitly provides that IL IL
not the intention 10 supersede any local
law. hat TO supplement il with a disere-
tionary power 10 the municipalities feel
disposed to apply Il.
Mr.. Deming says that the municipal
vision OF and responsible to central
state administrative departments. This
Is novel idea. and without more ma
ture consideration does not commend
itself az being very wise measure
We fear that such a department would
become q cause 81 friction and jealousy
which the present system avoids.
The experiment Of entirely separating
the executive from the legislative de
partment In thu city affairs has now
been on trial In the three cities Of the
state of Washington and has proved a
great success Spokane has more rig
oronsly adhered to IL than even Seattle.
but in this city II has been sufficiently
sustained Ia Justify the ciaim that II is
the right method OF government There
IL less turmoil In our clay government
now than We have ever known. When
the two departments were blended there
was constant hiokerins and struggling
for supremacy Oh the part ~ both the
mayor and the city council That is
entirely done away with. The purr,asa
90 the charter has been carried aet in
good faith ny cur city council and by
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-05

The sen - Don Carlos makes 10 secret
that Re intends trying 20 steal the Spanish
GROVE. Yet he IS welcomed by many OF
TIE people with evidences o. affection. THE
rev Spanish anthem should b., ''Robber
,og enc Jaime
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-05

The rush % Americans TO Havana would
Il 70 other reason existed. justify strong
measures for re preservation OF order. II.
: evident thar not only the hest Of Arlerl-
cars are seeking new fields. The preaa-
terry class Is always "a be found IL the
wake 90 Victorious army. and the firm
hard 90 the lsw Is as much needed Cor
protection of Cuba from II 81 from the
Cuban Insurgents
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-05

The right-of-way for the Cedar river wa
ter system will soon be incontes.ab.y in
been made. and In 8 few days the recent
owners will receive their money. and all Ie-
gal obstacles removed so far as that phase
OF the matter is concerned.
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Successor to the Only Lewis.
New York Sun.

The gayety OF the Federal house of rep
resentatives will be heavily reduced 10y the
defeat of Jerry Simpson and James Ham,
ilton Lewis but there will probably be
some rare cuss in the horde Of new mem
bers.-Atlanta Journal.
One star falls, but another rises. Hitch
your wagon 10 the Hon. Goose Island Moo
nan. of Chicago. the all-accomplished
Goose-Island Noonan.
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trafion-- II is impossible 70 publish At
length addresses Of this character In q
daily newspaper. but the suggestions OF
any competent man upon such SUB
fect are well worthy Of consideration by
all who are interested in advancing the
cause OF good local government.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-05

Every day brings fresh news in testimony
to the fury of the recent storms On the At
lantic. Great ships were tossed about and
battered by the waves as IL they were
made Of straw. The loss Of life has been
beyond all precedent, and the suffering
short OF death Is almost appalling. Es-
cape from the fury of the elements seems
TO have been q mere matter of lucky
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-05

An alarming report is waited all the way
from the state of Washington to the effect
that James Hamilton Lewis may not be
defeated after all. According to this report
Lewis has run some 5,o00 votes ahead of his
ticket and may pull through. The matter
is altogether too serious TO be accepted
without some verifcation. The suspense
in Washington in the meantime Will be
very trying.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-05

Much VIII be expected OF the new school
board. The new members have been elect
ed upon a platform which seeks TO put and
keep the school system on a business ba-
sis. There has been very little dissatis-
faction Of late. but the needs of more &C.
commodation. the difficulty in securing
sites, and the large sum to be expended.
will all have 10 be very carefully handled
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That was very sad ending to court
ship reported from Hamilton It is not to
be commended that a girl shall take her
viii see in her act relief from many years
az snrrnW
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TIE Saturday Review ls evidently trying
% make = reputation Tor hluntress 20 com
Tensate Tor Is less N ability. IL IS SEEK
iag 70 fcuent 3ea.ousy OF the part % the
Lz1ie4 SlA.eS az 2aif2.< se.waE. tas iasa
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-05

stranher-Do you live in this part Of
town
Nalive-Yes, sir.
Stranger-Can you direct me 10 the big
garbage dump that's omewhere about herer
Native-Great Scott What do you want
TO find that fort
Stranger-T'm tired OF Theses other smells
Chicago Tribune.
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But They still Have bailey.

Richmond, Va. Times.
The house of representatives will miss
mountebanks like Jerry Simpson and
James Hamilton Lewis. but Of course there
Is Bailey left.
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Woatd Make n Clean sweep.
Baltimore News.

As 4 there wasn't enough TO MAKE the
New York Suns cup Il haTssiness ~ with
the defeat Of Jerry simpson ana J. Ham
!}ton Lewis they are now talking o. sup
pressing" Jon Bailey.
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Has Cleaned the slate.

San Francisco Evening Post.
The state OF Washington has committed
many political errors in the past, bat the
country al large viii be Wiling 20 wipe
the slate clean. no1 that the insuffarahle
]. Ham Lewis has been retired 10 yEivate
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where lie VIII he Missed.

Savannah. Ca. Press,
Who vii. take james Hamilton Lewis
place 81 cor sress win the parsgra pliers
ard orresDondeHts7" asks the Augusta
C'hrenscfs. Il VII BE- hard - .3
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Washington Post.
They are rolling j. Ham Lewis over :
barrel and making heroic efforts TO resus
citate him, but he Is a political goner.
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Hut He Is Equal to Ii.

Washington Post.
That Washington man who is to be
pointed out as the successor OF James
Hamilton Lewis doesn't know what dis
NAL job he has contracted.
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tsIlfissECl
Epiiaph on the political remains OK 'ha
Hon. Ham Lewis. OF Washington. HE
iA--.I- MI. susS.al e1saa.axls On tte ASa.
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AMUsEMExTs TONIGHT.

THIRD AVENUE THEATER-"coon
Hollow
SEATTLE THEATER-"The span OF
Life
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
OLD ISSUE REVTVED

An attempt is to be made to revive
the Irish home rule issue, even before
the new local government system takes
effect. The first election of local gov
ernments will be held January 16 and
the new county councils will not be
chosen till March, but during the first
week of the new year, an all-Ireland
convention is to be held for the purpose
of adopting a plan of campaign to OBJ
tain further concessions for Ireland
when parliament next meets. Encour-
agement for this movement is found in
the recent conversions of landlords to
the home rule idea, so that something
like an amalgamation of interests
seems to have been ACCOMPLISHED in
the island. This sudden alliance of
landlords and tenants, of course. has
not come about without obvious cause.
and this is found conspicuously though
not exclusively, in the belief that Ire
land should receive more generous fin
ancial consideration from parliament
the concession of SO, ESQ, 600 under the To-
Cal government bill is not deemed suf-
flcient, and on this point, the landlords
are in full accord with the people.
Hence, the taste of home rule afforded
by the rev law seems certain to result
in demand for more, and with some
prospect of Irish unanimity The re-
vival Of the issue in parliament, with
party alignments very senstbly chang
ed, would imDart an unexpected inter
est TO the coming session.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31

DR.. Schenck, the Vienna scientist, has
been induced by the New York World
to comment upon the striking excess of
births Of males over females in the
United States, since the war. In New
York city alone, statistics show pro-
portion of 107 boys to 100 girls born
within the past two months. DR..
Schenck explains the phenomenon by
the enthusiasm evoked by the war -
and argues that "the enthusiasm must
have been strongest on the women's
side" He adds, however, that "the
adoption of my system by the American
women in very large numbers also
serves to account for the very high
male birthrate." Prof. Inama- Sternegg,
chief of the Austrian bureau of statis-
tics, characterizes Schenck's war
theory as absurd nonsense" but next
comes Prof. Won Oettingen, an eminent
physiological authority, who cites fig
ures to show that similar phenomena
OF increased male birth rates have fol-
lowed modern war periods in Europe,
especially in Prussia, Austria and Hol-
stein. These facts suggest that in all
ages, nature may have had her own
way of repairing losses suffered in war.
and that in the matter of population.
as in everything else, there is a strong
innate tendency to restore the normal
balance.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31

societies, have been crowned with mar
Vellous success, and among the hun
dreds who appear before me, the num-
Der between the ages of is and 25 years
is steadily diminishing. If the home
and the church can do that for the roll
licking young Irishman, it ought to be
initiated by the native. If you notice
the change which has been made in the
appearance of all, in sobriety, in general
intelligence and good breeding, you
ought to be thankful that these things
have come to us.
AS to my own particular branch of
this work. / speak with caution, be-
cause there are so many people who
think that nothing but punishment will
answer in this world and IN the world
to come, that any effort to help the I'M
fortunate-or as they soy, the wicked
is so much absolute waste. OF course
they say that the man helped is thank
full, but always forgets, but when we
look over the records of the $1,000 or
more that have been before the court,
which are referred to me, or the nearly
1000 which have been the subject of
probation within the past six years.
have the greatest satisfaction in the
thought that many, very many, have
braced up and are leading correct lives,
and among the many letters receive
l4JGy lGll vi IeuillLeQ families anu GtSLO-
ration to manhood Of those who have
been looked upon as little better than
outcasts.
But / must not only be a probation
officer, but also 4 prosecuting officer,
for / make it my duty TO see after due
trial and failure, they shall receive
what the law intends, a long punish
ment. Thus, while the county commits
sioners have power to release from the
house of correction, they are never
sent out without the warning that if
they are rearrested they will receive a
sentence which shall be almost sure to
be served to the last day. While /
Should be glad to be relieved from that
part of my duty--as the commissioners
have made it so-still there are many
cases Of merit there, but the influences
which are brought TO get some people
out of Jail are not the best, and are the
subject of much misre presentation
My letter has been as much too long
as the first was too short, but in clos
ing I desire to say that the worst thing
to combat is the treating habit, which,
il not in vogue, would ruin ali the sa-
loonkeepers. That is the worst side,
and the best side is the proper training
in the church and home Of the young
man and maiden that temperance pays
Yours sincerely, e. ]. Russell.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
COL. HALsTEAD MUST BE ILL.
(From The Springfield Union.)

(From The Springfield Union.)
Our esteemed contemporary, The,
Worcester Spy, seemingly objects to
being charged with opposing the an
nexation of the Philippines because
dominated by Senator Hoar. In con-
clusion of its defense of its position, it
says: Certainly it (The spy will not
assume one position because an older
and rival contemporary has been be-
forehand in taking the other" From
this we assume that The Spy did not
come out in advocacy of the anti
imperialist league doctrines merely be-
cause the Worcester Gazette favored
expansion. However, The Spy should
remember that the point made by the
Union was not that the Gazette had
driven The Spy into opposing expan-
sion, but that Senator Hoar was the
author of the trouble. The Spy will
remember that when the venerable SEN
ator was in dire distress about a chain
letter he flew to The Spy for advice.
and why is it not reasonable to sup
pose, that The Spy when in doubt about
a question of national importance.
should run to the senator? We have
great respect for the ability and sa-
gacity of Mr.. Hoar, and think that The
Spy should not be ashamed because
it sought his advice.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31

The president has had virtually no
information or advice concerning the
Philippines save what has come
from military or naval sources. He is
therefore reported to be desirons" of
sending a commission or q representa-
tive from civil life to observe and re-
port upon the situation. Admiral
Dewey calls for "a statesman of the
first rank" but to the rest of the world
it will seem that, so far as tactful and
successful diplomacy are concerned, he
fills his own prescription admirably.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
SOUTHERN PENSIONS.

When the Charleston News and
Courier gets its back up, there is hard
~ a more brilliantly scintillating and
corruscating spitfire in the whole
south. There has been much newspa.-
per talk down there lately about the
national care of the confederate dead
and national pensions for confederate
veterans. In some instances these
suggestions have been spurned or
poohpoohed, the writers maintaining
that 1.-The south is able to take care of
its veterans and will do it" This sort
of talk seems to have wearied the
News and Courier, for it proceeds to
lecture southerners with amazing
frankness. 1t says:
Nobody is asking for any favors.
and it is probably true that the south
can take care of It's veterans and -
may be true that it will do it, but as
matter of fact it has never done it
In no southern state has there ever
been adequate provision for needy con-
federate veterans, and it has been only
a few weeks since the newspapers in
some of the southern states were dis
cussing the necessity of Withholding
the pittaT &c that has been given to
these poor fellows. We have an ex-
ubcrant way of talking down south
about what we can do and will do, but
talk is the cheapest thing in the south
and we run to loud professions and
empty deeds"
CT course it makes a world of differ
ence who says thing. Confession is
good for the soul. But just imagine
how the Charleston editorial column
would have blazed and spluttered if
these lines had been written in the
north. For years after the war the
impoverished south had a hard time
earning it's daily bread. There was
precious little money for pension frills.
Nevertheless the south has probably
taken as good care of it's soldiers as
any other country save the United
States.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
FROM SIRE TO SON.
The Elder Jefferson's Mantle Gracefully
Worn by the Mex Generation.

There was a crowded house at the
Worcester Theatre last night, evid-
emily attracted thther by curiosity az
to whether the foremost American
comedian had transmitted his talents
to his sons in any considerable degree.
The two curtain calls and the abund-
ant applause testified that the audi
experiment
During Joseph Jefferson's temporary
indisposition his four sons, Joseph,
Jr., Charles, Thomas and William, are
touring in their fathers greatest sue
cesses, The Rivals" and rip Van
WlnkIe," Charles Jefferson acting as
manager and assuming small parts,
1hoInas essays Rip and William plays
BOD Acres, while Joseph has the lead
ing roles in support
IN their impersonation of the elder
JeHerson's roles. William is said to be
the better mimic and Thomas the bet
Ter actor. Last nights performance Of
KIP did not give Mr.. William Jefferson
a ehance to show his highest abilities:
put MS brother Thomas, in the title
IoIe met with success that was more
IMAM striking. 1t was expected his
performance would be a close inita-
Ilon OF his fathers, which he has witt
messed so often as to become almost q
second nature to him, but he SURPRISED
every one by giving in many instances
distinct and original conception.
mat he does not quite reach the del
lcacy and complete magnetism of the
master is perhaps chiefly due to his
limited experience in the part, which
tllne Will rectify, or possibly, to the
reallzatlon of the size of his UNDER
taking, in view of the renown of his
model; but taking everything into con-
sideration, the actors friends owe him
their heartiest congratulations.
The production as whole was even
better than when Mr. Jefferson senior
was at the helm Joseph jefferson, Jr..
as the scheming Derrick, William as
the cloWnish Cookies, Edna Carey as
the ylXenish Gretchen, pretty Blanche
sender (Mrs Joseph, Jr.) as Meenfe.
Cnarles as Heinrich, all gave as fin-
lshed representations as if theirs were
the stellar role. Best of all. none Of
them overacted, Derrick instead of he
ing the crafty miser that he generaliy
mas been pictured was simply an as
tute, sociable burgher, with possibly
little too keen eye to the main chance.
cookies was discovered to be no more
stupid than the ordinary rich mans
helr, and one saw in Edna Carey's
Gretchen more the self-sacrificing.
Woodworking heroine goaded to sharp
ness by overtaXed nerves and energies
rather than the conventional shrill-
voiced Virago-all Of which conceptions
are evidently those Of the author and
In far the best taste.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
COMING TOMORROW.

Senator George f. Hoar is expected
back from Washington Sunday night
He comes to argue the Kettle Brook
water cases, which come up Monday.
His son, lockwood Hoar, got word yes
terday from the senator to expect him
Sunday evening, although it is possible
he will arrive Saturday.
Senator Hoar had expected to be back
in Worcester several days sooner. but
was detained by the death and funeral
of his old friend and colleague, Senator
Morrill, of Vermont. His stay here will
be determined entirely by the CELEBRITY
with which the water cases are dis
posed Of. He probably will leave again
for Washington Tuesday afternoon or
evening.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-31
GOVERNOR CAN'T COME,
Granite State Banquet Therefore Likely
to Be Postponed.

Principal Homer T. Lewis, of the
English high school, chairman of the
committee which has charge of the
banquet to be held in Association hall,
Jan. 10, under the auspices of the New
Hampshire Society, has received word
from Governor elect Frank S. Rollins
that he will be unable to attend on
that date. Gov. Rollins wrote that he
was very DESTROYS of attending, and
for this reason the banquet win prob
ably be postponed to such a time as
the society may be graced with the
governors presence.
The citizens Of Concord, N. H, are
planning a grand fete in honor of the
citizen soldiery of the state, early in
January, and as Concord is the gov
ernors own home, he feels that it is
his duty to attend. Gen. Frank S.
Streeter of Concord, one of the leading
lawyers of New Hampshire and coun-
sci for the state for the Boston and
Maine railroad, will respond for Dart
mouth College, of which he is a gradu
ate