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turn from the same class OF peonls. IN
the present Cuban difficulties the president
has taken a straightforward course. keep
ing IA View keen sense o. Justice 10 an.
wntle ursIng q policy II. soiasonance with
The times ard our SURROUNDINGS
There are many things which the press-
dent and hts cabinet is aware OF tha, The
masses OF the paopse know nothing about.
hence the situation from the standpoint os
the president, his cabinet and his generals
may be quite different from the supposed
situation as viewed by the people at large
Take irto consideration the deep study az
the surroundings BY ali these eminent men,
their combined and profound knowledge
OF war situations, and the untold value OF
the practical knowledge and observations
OF Ger. Lee. aud why should these men
Fot have a more insellisea; knowledge Of
the situation than all otbersg Ii i easily
to be seen now. and win ne seen clearer
later ON. that il those who We're So anxious
and blatant for war had succeeded in
bringing about a clash of arms months
age as they wished. tbs fsatio, would
have suffered. besides the great probability
or sad complications with other nations.
The president moved cautiously being
careful 10 shut up this gan and that. fore-
stall opposition here and there while the
warships were being constructed. the am
snuni;ion manufactured. and all things
suits. unparalleled In the history az sha
world. and the wonder and amazemeut q
all natioa=
by the careful and deliberate planning
of the chief executive and his advisers the
war viii be much shorter and thousands
OF precious lives viii be saved. and the
victories more glorious. Were We justi-
fed In going TO war on account OF The
Maine Disaster Perhaps not. but we were
justified, I think IN intervention on be-
half OF the helpless thousands toward
whom the Spaniards We're practiclng tho
most a;roeious and cruel crimes on the
face of the earth, and right at our door.
There WAS time away back in the dark
ages when. among nations as Well as
among people. the principle prevailed that
Knight makes right" But through the enc
iightenment of the civilized nations we
have overturned the old false adage. and
now right makes might" Am ! my
brothers keeper Yes: and as Il is amcng
the people. So. after this date no civilized
nation will look complaeently on while
neIghboring people are undergoing the
horrnrs of disease and starvation. as has
been enacted in Cuba by the spanish gov
eminent
The world Is progressing morally as well
as physically The question of mans
humanity 10 man. has a place among tho
civilized nations, and step higher mas
been attained, as Is now being demons
stratcd by the present conflict. We as
sumo this contest not for nancy. nor ter
ritory, nor for gain of any kind. but from
the noble impulse of relieving distressed
people and elevating them to a position OK
freedom. Let there he no unjust crlsi-
elsms OF our able and patriotic leaders.
~. ~.
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SHOPPING on HUNTER CREEK.
j. F. Rumsey Seriously Wounds W.
j. Ekins I'm Quarreb.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-inteiiigencer
r.OI,yIII.E May n.-In a shooting al
frsv on Hunter creek Saturday afternoon j..
r Rumsev shof and seriously woun6ed W
i Ekins. a merchant of Addy. Rumsey
has a store on his farm near the head or
the creek. and Ekins, who was former
resjd4r,. of that place. left some business
matters in Rumsey's hands 10 square up
r. was In the course OF settlement OF
thesa affairs that Ekins is sad 10 nave ex-
hibted a vicious temper and threatened an
assault upon Rufnssy.
Mrs, Ramsey got between the TWO men
and counseied peace. but this seemed 10
axasnarate Ekins, who thrust her aside and
grasped Rumsey by the throat. hnnlseE
drew a ulstoi and fred. the ball striking
Ek,ns in the Ief, side The two combat
ans were AT such close quarters that
Fkfns' CLOTHES caught fire
Ek,ns dssengaged himself and wen, TO
his horse. bu, cooled down and returned TO
the store. where lie is said 20 have exon
Grated Rumssy. ard the TWO men settled
Their differences arDicaAly.
Then Ekins rode 10 a neighbours. where
no became faint and sent for "A physician.
II VIA late in the evening before the ply
stefan arrived and since that time roth
irr has been heard of Ekins condition.
Rumsay gave himself mp 10 Constable
J.. Rr,rchbiiL of Hunter creek precinct.
who arrived here lass night. having in
charge the prisoner. i complaint was
lodged in Justice PettingslTs court cbarg-
ing Rur1sey with an assault with intent 10
xiii Run,sey waived preliminary exam
;na.toy1 and was held in 500 bail 20 an
sxer II tire coming term Of the superior
court.
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SUMPTION AN INFECTIOUS Dts>
EASE.
Seattle. May II. 1855.

Seattle. May IL. fSS.
To the Editor: You say eiitoriaily. 1T
viii be news 70 The citizens Of Seattle that
there is any serious danger from the
spread OF tuberculosis.
IL that Is really newsstand an editor
ought TO know what Is news--the fact
that consumption Is the most serious dam
ser to life known among men Is news to
The citizens OF Seattle. then the cftizens OK
Seattle ought TO wake Up.
+ Consumption or tuberculosis has many
forms consumption OF the lungs. COM
sumption OF the bowels. consumption Of
the bladder. consumption OF the bones. of
the BRAIN nerves. glands. hood vessels.
blood Itself and general consumption OF
the whole system. More people de oe
tuberculosis than OF any other disease
whatever. X might almost be said than
OF all other diseases combined. One In
every SIX OF cur race dies OF tuberculosis.
Smallpox and siiphther.a and scarlet fever
are not 10 be mentioned beside 1t. They
are old wooden gunboais TO this terrible
DESTROYER" Famine and pastilence hum
ger and cold even poverty itsef, ARE not
such Inunsirous foes TO life as tuberculosis
X seems the very scythe of old Death hsm-
self.
II all this Is news To the citizens of Sc.
atfle." where have we been living?
Consumption is contag ious and infec-
tlous A mother will give IL to her child
In her most loving kiss. You may catch
IT from sleeping In a hotel bed where d
consumptive sept last night. The dust OF
the streets where consnmptives spit every
day Is laden with the dried up but fatal
germs. The dalnfest lady viii carry II on
her skirt or boot 10 the cieanest home. Tho
milk you drink may convey the Infection
into your system. A consumptive may 70
about the streets for years apparently
we'll ali the while splitting out nests Of
g,aciii 70 deal death to his neighbors.
Is this news 10 the citizens of Scatter
Then spread II broadcast, for these are
facts known to every educated physician.
IL is because Of these facts that the ply.
sicians Of this city and the board Of
health are urging action by the council
aimed To check and diminish the raYages
OF this most awful seuurge. Cleanliness
and scientific supervision have made smaii-
pox and cholera and yellow fever oniy
memories OF The past In civilized communi-
Ties n Is because OF the universal spread
of this worst epidemic. tuberculosis, and
fsecaus. of It's hopeless character in tho
past. that men have tolerated its exist
ence as Inevitable.
but we know now that we can control
IL by the same means as other dirt dis
eases
VIII not The post-I1teii.gencer do iss
best 10 educate the public 10 demand that
Seattle have the best protection possibie
against that disease which lis none the leso
dreadful because hoary and famsiiar7
We urge no extreme fneasures--onsy
c0nmonsenFe ordinances to prevent jndss-
erimfnate and promiscuaus and universal
expecioration and 20 secure iss.nfectlon Of
premises known 10 be infected
HERMAN r. TITUS.
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CRITICISM Oh THE PRESIDENT.

Seattle. May II. lsas
To the Editor: Criticisms OF the actions
OF presidents OF the United States who are
In ef'ice during a war are always inelslve
and generally uncaiied for. MANY men OF
prominence IN the councils Of the naiior.
would have gladly retracted their severe
criticisms and wished them hlottea out
forever and expunged from the record
could It be so, bur history oace made re-
mains forever. Criticisms are OF three
kinds. First that which sgnana;es from
an honest desire To have those in authority
do the right thing. This Is net so obiec-
Lonahe- and ofEtigaes II productive Of
good results when pressed IN The right
spirit. Second. there are criticisms eina-
mating from impure motives. and generally
from men OF small ctiibre, who would In
their partisan zeal attempt 10 hinder The
successful progress 81 I&ssi war simply
10 make "a H;tie political capital for the
fuytherance Of sl9elr own interests among
their constituents. or for their party In
general These cases. bs IL 10 The shame
Of orsr country are not 80 scarce as thew
should be- Third. there are thOse sfo are
very prominent men. and Influential
with&l who are overwhelmed with fe4t-
o,sxv toward the man wap occupies the
dual position of president OF the United
states aud conmandsr-sn-cnsef Of all the
war forces ia the nation.
This last is he most dangerous class %
the three. ard shoal.d be the most promptly
srowned upon by the people. TIE Unitest
States is far from being free from such
people and probably never will be. bat the
number OF these sseFnaxogues should fe re-
dssres4 Washington. with all his burdens
trials and griefs.. was pesiered by this
class RI jealous men. NO ona wSs so bur
aenea wisa grave responsibility a. presi-
dent Lincoln. yet no one was 80 ssiiYisd
as he ard no ores motives we're 80 mis-
construed. Coming down TO the present
times President A.KsnIex rs having hin
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EXCURSION 10 Suoquaniie next ssin-
day. Train leaves 3.59 "A. m. Fare y.09.
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The Greatest and Best Remedy for
Rheumatism.

II think world go crazy with pain wexc
Il NO, for ChansherIain's Pain Baira,s writes
Mr.. W. IT. Sfapiesan, Iierrainis.. In. Il
have been afflicted with rheumatism for sew
araI wears and hare tried remedies without
nua,fxr. hai Pain Balm is the best thing !
have got hold Of II is the greatest and best
remedy for rheumatism have ever tried
One application relieves the pain.
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ROAD WILL NOT BE ExTENDE.D.
Everett 4 Womte Cristo 0mcIals
Deny PuhIisbed Runners.

Special Dispatch to the post-Inieiligeneer
EVERETT. May ff-The officials Of ths
Everett a Monte Crlsto Railroad Gem
pany erpphaticaliy deny the published
statements that the company Intends re-
building the road or extending II from
Robe 70 this city. They say the facts arc
that temporary road In heiag built AZ
far as Robe 10 enable the company 10 re-.
move the railroad material n0@ In the
canyon.
SO far as acquiring further terminal IA
ELITES here. the statement Is absolutely
false. the efFicisls say
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United States or Canada.
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4 PIANO in The home educatea. ref7nes.
entertaInS and Is one Of the family. Cali
or write for prices. y. s. Johnston. -
second avenue. Burke building
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STEAMER "Rosalie'' will leave for
Alaska ports Saturday May IL. y. m
once under ~. r. RS. cor. Yesier and
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THEY WENT BELOW
TO THEIR DEATH,
Narrative of the SuGocatiOn From
Sugar Fumes Aboard the Ken
ilwOrth, Told by the Mate

NEW YORK, Nov 16-Fumss of burning
sugar on board the American ship keRil-
worth. from Valparaiso, caused the death
of three men and nearly that OF q fourth
as already reported briefly from Valpa-
raise. The men who were lost were Capt,
James d. Baker. who was in command OF
the ship when she left Hilo. Hawaiian isl
ands. on May 10; Arthur ". Piper. chief
mate. and an apprentice boy named Henry
Hobson. said TO be relative of Lieut.. Hob
son. The man who was nearly suffocated
was George Ernst Thrum, a PASSENGER
making the trip from Hilo to this city. The
kenilworth is owned by Arthur Sewall OF
Bath. Me. He came to this city and board
ed the vessel at Quarantine on her arrival
here, in order that he might learn the par
ticulars of the fire.
Mate Genereaux says that on July s,
when the ken!lworth was 1850 miles from
Valparaiso. First Mate Piper saw smoke
coming up the first ventilator aft The
men called to Capt. Baker and in a mo-
ment all hands were piped On deck The
coverings were removed from the hatches
and smoke belched forth in great clouds
and came 50 fiercely that it was necessary
10 replace the coverings. There was q
tune with the smoke that was suffocating.
Inere was nothing to be done but keep
the matches closed At eight bells Gener-
eaux took charge of the port watch and
capt. Baker. Mate Piper and the members
OF the starboard watch went below The
apprentice boy. Hobson, was told that he
could trrn in. Late at night Genereaux
started FOR the captains sitting room 10
arouse him, as Il was blowing a stiff gale
On reaching the room he found Thrum w.
ing on the lounge, unconscious The can
tain lay on his back apparently dead. The
TWO men were carried 10 the deck In the
mates room Piper was lying In one corner
OF me apartment. Hobson was found on
the divan. These TWO were taken on deck
and placed on the after hatch. For four
hours the crew worked 10 resuscitate the
men. but succeeded only in the case of the
passenger. 1hrum. The matches were bat
tened down ad the vessel headed for Val
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GEN. BROOKE UPHELD.
His Action Appointing the Mayor of
Ponce According to Law.

SAN JUAN DE PORTO RICO. Nov. IS
The city council os Ponce was originally
appointed ny the military authorities. Its
members have pers!steutly eudeavored 20
obtain the powers which & was proposed 20
grant under the autoaomist regime Such
bodies have always heen very active IN
Porto Rico and have attempted to control
the u1JTnictpa! AFFAIRS.
When Cen Brooke appointed a mayor
81 Puucs. ignoring the choice % the city
council. several members % the co1Incs!
resigned, declaring his act unconstitutional
despite TIE fat that tne law saws tnat
unstl general elections have been he'd may
o-s and c0uHcilmen ara 10 be appointed hy
the ruling authority. who In ms case il
Gen Brooke. The Ponce couucilr1en n !se,s
tire question a. headquarters asserting
thezr alleged preroEa;.ves ard declaring
that they hA1 haen given 10 understand ~
Geas Hsary ard Wilson that these rr1vi-
Ieges 81 constitutional autonomy would %
guaranteed. When Csta. Brooke Ma, their
Claim with = negative they declared tina:
Senior Mlnsz. President of tse council CT
secretaries under the autonomous regime.
had betrayed autonomy ard has Influence!
Gen Brooke 20 decade against shA petition.
TIE oest eisgneDt IN iAe population consist
'ers fnst GEN BcAoke has actet wisely. -
x would re serious mistake to grant ex-
csSs5Te Autogto-n-st power &c tie C3ty coqr-
Glis
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ARE CHILDREN In
GEN. MERRITT'S EYES.
I. The American Commander Says Ii
. Would BE Impossible tn Estnb-
: lish lamer ican Government.

: LONDON, Nov. f6.--Gen. Wesley A. Mer-
,ri;t. L. s. a. who IL sim in this city. read
with a great deal Of interest the long let
+. ter OF complaint against American officials
!: In the Philippines, addressed by the So
called Filipino junta or Iongkong 10 Pres
!. it.ent Mckinley and the American people,
In discussing the Eiliplnos, the American
general refers 10 them as Children" and
says II would be impossible to establish an
American government In the islands He
adds that they must have some form OF
colonial government. siuli!at to the Brit
ish colonies.
Regarding the complaints OF the Fill
pinos. the general said:
1T was impossible TO recognize the in
snfgenis and l made IL a point not 10 do
so. as i knew II would lead to complica-
fions. Admiral Dewey. after my arrival
pursued the same course. I purposeiy did
not recognize Aguinaldo or his troops nor
did / use them In any way. We purposaly
our attack on Manila because we did not
need their cooperation aud VIC ala not
propose 10 have 1T. We were moved by fear
that they might loot end plumber and pos
sibly murder. Aguinaldo wrote n complain
Ing letter. saying the insurgents had been
denied their share or the booty. took no
notice OF this letter, nor do I think the
subject nov raised is "A matter for discus
sion between Aguinaldo ana any represen-
tstiye OF the American government"
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HOME MARKET CLUB
AGAINST EXPANSION.
Americas Representative Tariff Or
ganixatiOn Gives Its Reasons
for Opposing Acquisition.

BOSTON. Nov. 1.-THE annual meeting
OF the Home Market Club was held here
today Col Albert Clark. secretary Of the
club. in his annual report, considered the
question of national expansion from an eco
homie standpoint, and said:
1T is greatly to be hoped that President
Mckinley will SO frame his treaty of peace
with Spain as to minimize the dangers and
responsibilities which We must assume as
the result of the war
ION October -. at the quarterly meeting
of our officers, all the New England states
being represented, there were many strong
expressions Of personal opinion as to the
policy known as national expansion and
there was no expression in its favor Some
think our opposition Is because expansion
and protection Will not be yoke-fellows.
That would depend upon how the new ac-
QUESTIONS are treated
eff they are helped to independence as
think they should be, or are governed as
colonies. as those not able 20 govern them
selves ought to be. II the constitution will
permit. tariff may be maintained between
them and the United States which will rea-
sonably protect both and at the same time
give reciprocal preference.
But If they are annexed and made part
OF our country. the provision In section s.
article ]. OF the constitution. that all du-
ties. imposts and excuses shall be uniform
through the United States. and the provi-
sion IN section 8. that no tax or demand
shall be laid on articles exported from any
state which has been held to apply also TO
territories. may have the effect practically
TO introduce free trade In such articles as
sugar. tobacco. hemp. fruits and various
ores. and ali other goods produced In the
annexed regions. and as ii Is impossible Ia
bring working people in these countries up
10 the American standard, their annexa-
ton would seem % expose our Industrial
population 10 unrestrained competition
with low prices and Unconditional and COO
lie labor.
IF we must have an expansion policy.
ard il must take n form Of annexation
and territorial government. how can the
party which has always favored pro;ec-
ton 70 American labor ever again look a
workin gman In the face?
I'VE do not oppose. but we favor the
finding OF foreign markets. We are gain
ing them constantly. Hitherto conquest
has been peaceful. The best Of them are in
countries which are self-governed and for
which we have 10 assume no responsibility
and bear no expense. We can continue to
increase our trade in those countries bat
we can gain vastly more by preserving the
conditions % domestic prosperity and cui-
tivattng the home market with equal care.
Let US do both
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SOUND MONEY LEAGUE.
An Opinion That There should He
No legislation This Conrre..

NEW YORK, Nov. IA meeting OF the
executive committee OF the National Sound
Money League was held here today. Tho
IouoWlng members were present: NJ F.
ingalls,. OF Cincinnati, chairman; J. K
Cow3n, OF Baltimore; 4. r. Hepburn and
Henry Hentz, OF New York, and =. Y,
Smaiiey, or s.. Paul. general secretary
MOST or the session was occupied in talk
on the significance Of the result of the
recent election. Congressman Fowler OF
New Jersey, attended the meeting. and
gave 1t as his opinion that IL would he good
policy 10 let the currency bin OF the house
banking committee remain without action
~ me coming short session. FOR the reason
that y cannot be gotten up in the. senate
ana that 10 debate Il In the house would
only involve deep antagonisrs in the Re-
publican party that would weaken what
ever currency measure may he brought ND
In the next congress. He thought tina. fts
president should Re urged 10 cali an EXTRA
session or the new congress TO convene In
the spring for the enactment OF the gold
standard into statute law and for tho
adoption Of legislation for the credit cur
rency Of the country.
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The output of the Klondike included in
the above is estimated at $1,000, GO. The
kloncihe data is most interesting. The ex-
act figures, as they have come 70 the direc-
tor Of the United States mint, are Slo.0t5 20.
OF this $4,000 was handled by the assay
office at Seattle. and A.ss5.27o was turned
in for coinage AZ the San Francisco mint.
The Klondike production viii exceed the
figures now available by probably 100000.
Last spring Director Roberts estimated the
output as between $40 10000 and 81, 0o0, 0oo
Facts bear him out. and also bear out the
estimates of miners well informed on the
subject.
The KIondike is merely keeping step
with the rest Of the world. The production
OF gold is increasing al an astonishing rate
and there is good reason for the belief that
the ratio OF increase will be main. tanned
annually for many years to come.
In 1885," said the director of the mint
this afternoon. ''the world produced in gold
s23., 09o.olo. For 1888 the output will reach
s2775. 1000. This is an increase of about
2lo per cent. over the production in 1880
when slls,o0o,0o0 was wrung from the soil.
OF this tremendous production South Afr1-
ca easily leads with approximately s,5.-
10000. Australia with $65, 100000, United
States ,0o0 Russia s3o, 600 .oo0 the re-
naming $45,ooo.NO distributed among 9TH
er nations OF the earth.
In all probability the output for 1899 will
measure up TO 500. Co., 90, and SO far as
human Judgment Is capable Of discern
ment, this Increase annually, st a fair ra-
Ito, VIII continue for many years at least"