The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-16


AFTERTHoUGHTs.
There does not seem to be any hurry on
the part OF the other great powers 70 join
Croker In his response to Aguinaldo's d.
mand Tor recognition
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Henry Watterson Is mourning over the
disa6ected Kentucky Democrats who are
opposing Goebei. Henry has evidently
forgotten that In 1896 he gave a very good
Imitation Of disaf1ected Democrat him.
self.
Mr.. Evans, OF waitsburg. who owns q
ranch on Whisky creek. reports that he
has field of barley that will Yield over
100 bushels to the acre. With such q
showing Mr.. Evans should at once change
the name OF the creek
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Abnormal weather conditions seem to
prevail all over the world. More rain fell
In Luzon during July than ever before re-
corded. and now this state has started out
to beat the August record for wet wealth
CT In this part Of the country.
Andrew Carnegie has gladdened the
hearts Of the Boston undergraduates
by sending them a check for $1,000 to be
used in opposing the plans of the admin
istration. This Is generous OF Mr.. Car
negie. but a man with $1oO, o00, 900 In the
bank can afford to throw away $1,000
checks occasionally.
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The Washington committee for the re-
fef of the Texas Hood sufferers will now
turn their attention to the victims of the
hurricane In Porto Rico. In spite of the
Hon. Billy Mason, who assures us we are
all worse than Nero, there appear TO be
a few humane spirits left, and a close
inspection fails to ind the Hon. Billy's
name among them.
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Gen. Mercier explains the confession of
Esterha8y that he forged the bordereau
upon which Dreyfus was convicted by
saying that ne does not believe Esterhazy
guilty OF the offense which he confesses.
This is getting out Of a pretty small hole.
but it must be remembered that some
French generals are pretty small men.
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The new president of Santo Domingo,
whom Don Juan Jiminex is trying to dis
place, has recommended the adoption OF
novel means for currency reform. He
advises that 20 per cent. Of the customs
duties of the island be paid in paper cur
rency. which shall Immediately be burned.
till all the deprecated paper money is re-
moved from circulation.
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The New Jersey Democrats have de-
clared against the silver humbug, thus
eliminating one plank: It Is neither posi-
BILE nor probable that New Jersey DEM
ocrats will strike blow at the most
fiourishing industry Of the state by de-
claring against trusts: this disposes Of an,
other plank and leaves the party In that
state clinging to the anti-expansion plank
with a death grip.
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After a vast amount of abuse has been
ans by the anti-administration press. the
G. A. II. committee appointed to investi-
gate the charges against him has COM
pieted its report. which exonerates the
commissioner and says the pension ONCE
il being honestly and conscientiously ad-
ministered. That is the kind OF admins
tration to which the pension attorneys
and pension agents object.
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Senator Pettigrew. of South Dakota, is
distancing Atkinson in copperhead talk.
He wants the United States to at once
withdraw it's forces from the Philippines
and apologize to the world for the error
it has made. AS for the ability Of the
natives to govern themselves. the senator
disposes of that question by saying that
"any people can maintain as good gov
eminent as they have right to have. and
you can't give them better one" No
one will accuse the South Dakota poiiti-
clan Of being either patriotic or a states
man.