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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05
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To rpff1ead OreeUnian presents IN
able statement Of tia Alaska boundary
sisuatton, and declares that the Cana
dian csaim u 'suSt intrlnsscafIy reason
able. aaA Il bears Ill the marks Of >
cause trumped up 70 meet m emergency
CRESTED ~ recent svents- Having thus
soundIy snd correctly stated the case.
the Portland paper arrives At the
strange conclusion that:
.AH motives Of international asity sug-
sest an easy afrnagsnent by which free
ne may BE- made by British merchants
anc shApp<rx Of cm< o. more Of the pcrsx
on the coast Of Southeastern AiaskaN An
asr2ngement 10 this &nd weoid. possibly.
encounzer oh3sctson on the part OF Am<ri-
can trade eentern ambitious 10 enwrues
AjaAexan bustnes. bus such merely selfish
tnterests ought not and cannas be ccnsid-
ered serjossn5y ~ Opposed To the general
justice ~ the situation and to the obisga-
sss1s Of tsternasioaai Good nss9hSership."
Everybody has heard Of fhe unselnsh
petr1ot who WAS willing 70 sscrifice all
hIs wifeT reiations to save she Union.
The generous Oregon Journal u Hike
wise willing to sacrifice ali the trade In
teresss o. Puget sound lust To show
England that the United States Ia all
right Jonas" sid . creditor to his
debtor. '.you owe me SO n you'll pay
m n0w, I'll throw OIL half. -6mith. Z
said the debtor. II dent propose that
you shah Guido me In liberaiIty. ri
throw on the other half" When II
comes 10 settlement u the boundary
dispute. Canada h willing TO yield one
half iss claim. and Portland will sur
render the other half.
s The sole reason for any proposed con-
cessson 20 Canada In that. although the
dominion has asked for something il
has no shadow Of right to. II would be
= Ecnsrous deed TO give II to her. No
American newspaper or publicist Of rep
utation has yet been found who viii adj
NIT that the Canadian contention has
the smallest merit. or any merit at all:
and the universal judgment IL that Il II
all cheap game Of blur and hiuster.
designed To make the United states yield
out u extreme Eood-nature. and just 70
stop canadas vociferous bowling. which
threatens to disturb the continued
serenity Of the justly celebrated Anglo
American Autuai Admiration Society.
The Anglo alliance IL great
thing. II has been gratifying to the
vanity Of Uncle Sam TO feel that he
WAS TO 70 into the select society OF the
family II nations with John Bull as q
chaperon But enough Of good thing
u sometinaes too much a high social
standing has its undoubted advantages.
but 1t IL likely to impose uncomfortable
obligations. Let Ar. Bull look out Ter
his own poor relations.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

u Novemlhsr. n u Aoped b this way %
euss rsmmany from power. II n dcuoe-
fnl 4 tAsS vesy radical measure wousd
prove other than 4 Boomerang for IN pro-
jecsDrA TAe people - Greater New YORK
deliberately selected TAmmany HAN TOT
their ruler. and. Rad a. the governments
Furnished ~ that orszniAfica n thsy
would resent IN attempt to n<ddie With II
~ = Republican legislature. Mayor Van
wyck. o. soms other Democrat VIKING tn
Be the tool Of Croker. would be elected
b. 1aAsD majority. Interference u this
Kind u always DANGEROUS
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05


oBAT91n. eATuDUAT, ADJUST Z.
u1YAN DAD neTTEn xEEp slLkNT.
ByyAa 10 . wise man 20 keep away
ir0uu ~ state Of washington just NOW.
when ~ wss here last he found . re-
eepttye 1ald. He found IL piowed up bS
1eh& Ara narrowed BY depression. The
people wers becoming stoiidiy despond
chi. Yasuss we're shrinking. the popu-
lnttao ,uas stoushinG on - one after an
ether dsspairsnx man took his family To
some Other place IN the hope of better
Sortun4. Men saw the accumuiations Il
pears sDtppiax away. and these In mod
efass circumstance scarcely knew how
20 pay thstr next months rent. There
esemed no way out of The darkness until
Bryan flashed before the people the dAx-
~ Of his free silver chimera
These facts sufsiee for our community.
6at Ne sanse story can be told in = less
degree In any part Of tho country. There
WV INV S&On8A 0t1sN WasbSss toS
e61amlty howiers relied to constitute a
platform Of grievances. One was that
American manufactures were declining.
anotheS Wns -thAf tAe currency vas
shrtnking and the third was that prices
wess fAiling. The claim Ut the bryan
ites was thst these things would con-
tinns until We had free silver. aud that
they wousd b. worse II Mckinley were
s1oetol
Not only have those prophecies peoved
untrue. but the reverse of the condition
hAs been % remarkable that the world
- astenished. According to statistics
recently published the exports Of do
mastic manufactures for the year 1899
were greater than tbs total domestic
exports In isoo. In that year they were
only n pr cent, Of the whole. while In
- tAsy wsrs considerably more than
eoe-euaxtsr. IAs following table gives
tAe tetai experts of the United States
aos In dscenniAl pears from 1850 to 1850
and yeAriy since thea:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

Tse rep~ss thai Gen. Niles il TO Se ire
ieasisx faeter in military Affairs under ths.
new bad Of tire wsr Department l. as graf
Tying 10 sse frHsats Of she administration
as Il h anSeseesse 20 ,se opposition. shAeA
has been continually striving 10 create ths
isassssssaa that state of sncsEssns warfare
existed asswesn the grxzsrsf commanding
tae array saA TIE president X Is quite
evident ia; hcss Secretary Algsr sni As-
tasars ssesersl csrhsn we're sasssls 20 Gen.
Mites. ana seis Asts,asse ~ a member x his
satsnst place. the rressssst IN a very ssa-
ssasrs~snx s-a*sttor. trrrn sAscss the rwssx-
nasses of Secretary Alxer has rvsssssss afsn.
sssa Mics resentment ~ sAs manner Ia
~hsss Re cas- treated by TIE var a~rsst-
n&n: uAs assrA&r diGraae1 0ee xe2
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

A report has been Circulating through
the anEs-atminis;raticn press that the pres
.sieas r. determined 10 recommend that Gen.
sAaftsf be henorea by making him a neu-
year IN recognition 81 hts services Ia Cuba
II IS 3ifNcasit 20 say snsi Gen shafser has
6cne 10 merit this distinction. hat the
source srom xhAh the segor springs = %
saea soaSgfal character that this saetees
Is scasceiy worth discussing
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

The announcesneat TINT Marx Hanna II
retiring from business occasions our Dem
ocrattc trends much uueasiness. They
are afraid be will devote his whole time to
politics.
~ :. :.
II y now reported that the assassination
Of Precedent Heursaux was un.ntentionai.
Another csse Of didn't know II was load
was intentional
Gen. Jacob Ccxey. OF oho hs resur-
rected himself from Oblivion long enough
to diagnose the case Of tbs Democratic
party. which, he says. requires = new set
Of brains. Mr.. Coxey's reasoning fscul-
ties appear 10 be In good order.
- a -
1t seems that the report that Willie
waldorf Astor 10 to marry Lady Churchill
is not well founded. unless that lady con-
templates committing hgamy. Her en-
gaGement to Lord coFnwaIis Went II an
nounced. and II looks - II our lost Willie
10 out Of the race.
- ~ -
Emperor Williams yacht Meteor con-
tinues 10 win races from the English
yachts and vii return to Germany loaded
down with English yachting trophies. On
Thursday he won the Town cup Ut Cowes
Perhaps the Meteor would like 70 try a
fall with the Columbia II the Shamrock
goes home unsuccessful.
- - 20
All Yu. Ch.naman born in Shanghai
who enlisted in the United States navy In
iSsl. ana Who was at one time attached to
the Olympia. Is now IN invalid from some
sort OF lung trouble. and has, accordingly.
this news gets hack to Shanghai there
will be a rush of Cinnamon to enlist In the
United states navy.
~ - -
Within the past year Tammany has In
creased the number Of New York city Of
ictais by &.so& and by raising salaries all
around Increased this item of expense $l2-
IS. ls9 IN the same period. The city budget
for 1883 shows an increase OF So. liz. IS over
that Of last year. Tammany 10 an expen-
sive luxury. but the people Of Greater
New York cannot get along without It. al
though they would like to.
- .. -
The Nsxicans are having quite good
sized war Of their own In the Yaqui tnsur-
rection. The uprising was 80 unexpected
that many American prospectors, wholly
unsuspicious OF the hitherto friendly In
dams. have been murdered by them. The
Mexican government Is taking active
measures to put down the insurrection, and
II can only end In one way-the practical
extirpa.ion OF the tribe. The campaign Is
certain to be long and bloody one as the
Yaauis are good nghtsrs and employ tho
Apache method Of making war from
mountain fastness>s. where Il 10 difficult,
for the troops to reach them.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05
The Camp ~ ladies.
Everett Independent.

The acknowledgement devotes several
columns Of its valuable space TO an ex-
ceedingiy good write-np OF the new mining
camp at Index. The P.-I. expresses the
greatest confidence In the future Of this
promising camp. and predicts that Il viii
rival the great copper camp Of Butte,
Mont. There seem 20 be good grounds for
the hopeful view taken by our Seattle con-
temporary, and al signs point TO the fact
that soon a constant stream Of ore viii be
pouring into our smelter from the mines
at Index.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

Mr.. Mess. attorney for the Msxet inves-
sssasfaw committee. says II Is tire purpose
90 s1s committee 20 convince Gov Rcose-
sest that an extra session cf tie ssxtsia-
tara Should be sAi'ed 70 sharten the term
81 Mayer Van vyek to two y~a1 And TO
ax-Aaxe for tie election of - s0nnasuso
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

Senator Morgan. Of Alabama. makes
this remark: "As to the Philippine war.
any man who opposes II now. when the
best blood OF the country u icing sacri-
nced. Is fool" Mr. Morgan has some
times been accused Of talking TO excess.
Perhaps he has done %. and perhaps some
parts Of his matter have not been weighty.
But there .s a nugget here. Mr.. Morgan
can talk sense. that Is certain.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

MED County journal.

MAsUR NOunNy JouyhAL
The handfut OF old fossils In the effete
East vino are making the "an,i-expanston'.
howl are about N far behind the times 4.
they were forty years ago. when they ara
rot think the Northwest Was worth cav
ing from the British And there are many
people who iet these old grannies do iii
their thinking.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

Cheney Sentinel.

How much happier would our farmer
and his family be II he had not TO exceed
80 acres, well fenced. thoroughly cult
waited with comfortable and substantial
buildings ard improvements OF all kinds.
With the possible addition q one man, he
and bis family can do all the labor neces-
ssry 10 keep the farm In good shape and
make q comfortable living.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

Up to Friday Of last week total enlist
menss In the new regiments aggregated
7.ese men. The number OF men offering
their services 10 Increasing with each week
and h . short time the ranks OF the new
regiments Will have been hiied and al but
the regular recruiting ofscae closed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

Mrs. NaUSby tmpa;ientiy calsingl--
Nora. drop everything at once and come
10 me-
Nora--Yes. xnaam
Mrs. Nasgsby-Now. what's the baby
crying for,
NorarBecause I dropped him. num-
Tit Btsa
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

she SAYS her husband ia awfally obiig-
ing. He'll eat almost anything that's Get
before him"
Dear. me, she couldn't expec, him TO
eat Z. If 'fwas behind him. could she -
Philadelphia Bulletin
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

DE Jones-~l hear your Arm discharged
you.
Smythe--Yes, but wouldn't mind that so
much IL they hadn. added insult 10 IN
Jury.
De Jones-How 90?
Smythe-They advertised for boy to Ill
my piace.--ChicaGo News
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

Say" said the chief bootbiack. who IL
dts Shakespeare you're tafkfn' about. any
way He must be some new chap what =
ttss hobbed up ain'f ~een no cigar dat's
named after him yet-"-Chicsgo Times
HERALD
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

Harry-pc you believe that man Is in
ferior 20 woman
Ha.riet-T am told he often seems 20 tn
the woman not a great while after mar
rfaEe-Rossca Transcript.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

II h easier 70 crsticise the ahmfntssra-
ton now that II has passed through tire
srAser rarr Of IT'S naturai term thar r.
Vas 10 suggess The unodus operanA3 az
steering clear Of the Affneuitt&s thas crse-
ysess
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

The grandfather sat In his easy chair.
And ths grandson laughed: mo! Ho.''
While repeating the very latest joke,
But II filed his heart With Voc
When the old man sadly smtied and said
Ny hoy. that's . good iohe. know;
I laughed myself when I beard u nne,
Some e9sy-odd years ago.
-Ch1caRo News
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

Jim is quite q billiard player. under
sta nd"
II don't think he n. He poked his cue
through the cloth the first game he played
at the club" e
"Dsdn't you know. His father-in- law
deals In haiiiard supplies" -Cleveland Plain
flcaIef
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-05

The announcement TINT Marx Hanna Il
retiring from business occasions our Dem
ocrattc trends much uueasiness. They
are afraid be will devote his whole time ts
politics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-30
Opening of the Road to Dewey.s Fame.

Much has been said through the
press and otherwise as TO how Adj
miral Chen commodore Dewey came
to be assigned to the Asiatic station
just when he was. at time when it
became one of the most important
divisions of the navy. Il has been
said that he was sent to the further
most corner of the globe because of
his being a democrat, and the appoint
ment was regarded as practically
sending him into obscurity. 1t has
also been asserted by those in a posi-
tion to speak authoritatively, that
Dewey was far-sighted enough to see
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-30
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-30
The sampson Intrigue Against schrey.

After the naval battle of Santiago,
and the real facts and conditions sur
rounding the conflict of ironclads be-
came known, there was a wide differ
ence of opinion in this country as to
whom the laurel of victory belonged
Sampson or Schley. While it was the
misfortune of the commander-in-chief
of the North Atlantic squadron to be
distant from the scene OF battle until it
was fairly won, and was only present
in time to receive the surrender of the
vanquished commanders of Spaln's
fleet, a generous people were never
theless disposed to concede to Samp-
son large measure of credit for the vic
tory. This because the plan of battle
on the American side was his, and be-
cause of his superior generalship and
executive capacity, the state of pre-
paredness in every respect as to detail
existing in the squadron of whiC b he
was the COMMANDER was such that ii
was constantly on the alert, and ready
for any emergency, and for just such
a circumstance of warfare as arose
In a word, it was pointed out in Samp-
sons behalf that he had such COM
plete mastery over the situation that
his own presence was not essential to
victory. as results demonstrated.
Nevert heless, events so shaped
themselves that in the absence OF the
commander-in-chief Schley, next in
rank, was in charge of the squadron
when the battle came on, and whether
his presence added to the glory of the
occasion or not. he was in charge, he
did his duty, showed that he was the
right man in the right place, was
equal to the situation, and by his
C Jolness and courage and capacity
proved himself hero. He asked for
no credit of the outcome, stole no one
else's thunder, and simply spoke of
the victory as big enough for us
all. Sampson, on the contrary,
would not have the outcome con-
strued in that way. In his first Off
cial dispatch announcing the annihi-
lation of CeTvera's 1eetit was given as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-30

that war with Spain was likely, and
that in such an event, in view of the
Spanish possessions in the far east,
the Asiatic fleet would have plenty
to do. and Admiral McNair, then in
command, having reached the age of
retirement, Dewey applied for the
command of the station. Regardless of
the favoritism exhibited by the admin
istration in the assignment of import
ant positions in both army and navy
during the recent war and the deter
mination to thrust honor upon other
shoulders than history had placed it,
it cannot Justly be charged that
Dewey was sent away to the Asiatic
station in order TO deprive him of
the opportunity to distinguish himself.
On the contrary, Dewey was obliged
to make a struggle for the post in
which he distinguished himself so sig
nally and so brilliantly. Having APP
piled for it, and seeing that political
influences were being eXerted at the
White House in behalf of others,
Dewey, realizing that he was not
strong enough politically to secure
the place, appealed TO the senator from
his own state whom he knew had
standing at court. and whom he felt
the administration could not turn
deaf ear to without giving a reasonable
explanation. Dewey placed his case
in the hands of that statesman from
his own commonwealth. the Green
Mountain state. Redfeld Proctor, for
mer secretary of war. and now United
States senator. Proctor took the mat
ter up at the White House. and New
lie Of h.. II
stance:
Senator Proctor, of Vermont, told
today the story of his interest in hav-
ing Admiral Chen com modore) Dewey
assigned to the Asiatic squadron. He
said that when the question of COM
mander for the Asiatic station was I'M
der discussion. he went to the presi-
dent to recommend Dewey for the
post.
- i saw the president last Tuesday ;
he continued, in regard to this very
matter. He rememb ered the CONVEX
sation we had quite distinctly, and, to
my surprise, in detail.
IL had spoken of the fighting quali-
ties of Dewey, and Mckinley replied:
Yes. but all naval officers are fighters
Then | said that was true, but that
Dewey was level-headed and could
take care of his country and his coun-
try's interests, no matter how far
away he might be sent.
." Mr.. Mckinley remem bered all this
perfectly. This seemed to have some
effect on the president, tor he wrote
on a card these words: Secretary
Long-Assign Commodore Dewey to
Asiatic squadron. w. Mckinley
The president placed this note be-
hind his inkstand on his desk. Then
he said to me: Senator. that is fixed. ;
l told Dewey of this soon afterward.
and Dewey said: i will celebrate
this. I'll give you a dinner | told
Dewey that he did not owe me any
thing, but as he was an old friend of
mine l would eat his dinner. and l
did -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-30

RErUBLICAN stump orators do not
like the word imperialism as applied
to this country's new policy. Neither
do the people in general of this coun-
try, but the people in general do not
believe in lodging the truth, and the
republican party does. No one who
cherishes the memory of the fathers
of the republic is particularly attract
ed by the idea of the new departure
into Imperialism. 1t goes against the
true spirit of Americanism, but we
are in it just the same, and there is
none so blind as he who deceives him
self
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-30
Opening of the Ohio Democra,lc Campaign

John X. Mclean, democratic candi-
date for governor, opened the Ohio
campaign on the democratic side at
Hamilton this afternoon. with a mas
terlly address on the issues of the day,
which was listened TO by an immense
concourse of people. In his intelli-
gent discussion of those matters of
vital interest which most directly
concern the American people, Mr..
Mclean showed that intelligent grasp
of public affairs with which he has
always been credited. and which has
brought him into the front rank of
Ohio's great men, Mr.. Mclean re-
CARDS expansion, the trust and the
money question rs those which appeal
to the consideration of the people.
Ohio being the presidents state, a des-
perate fight may be expected from
Washington, but the people are with
Mclean and he will come out ahead in
the race on election day.