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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-05

III the necessity OF tue moment, OF tNo
giadness of the hour The attic salt
of the term ''klondike widow owes its
agreeabieness to that movement north
ward which left many in mingled tears
and smiles.
There are many Klondike widows on
view. There is the stately and ponder
Gus lady who, having locked her heart
up and sheltered her best furniture in
brown holland. sits in the rear OF her
news arrives whether Jason has OBJ
tanned the golden fleece or not
There is the little futtering bird OF
Klondike widow who flies from ear to
ear telling Of her loneliness. and perch
Ing on every friendly hand to triIl her
woes.
There is the matter-of-fact klondike
widow with lots Of grit, who takes in
boarders. or rents her rooms, or paints
on china. to tide over the days till her
che" shall return. This widow keeps UP
her courage by shying away from her
friends who condoie or her acquaint-
ances who commiserate. She is too
brave to complain. too p!ucky 10 finch.
What Shakespeare said. things with
out remedy should be without regard"
is down deep in her heart. just above
that dun ache that the words "klondike
widow" always cause.
There Is the chiidless. brainless klon-
dixie widow. who finds in seif-decora-
ton her balm Of Giiead. This lady with
golden hair and pretty pink flesh tints
immersc5 herself in the latest fashion
or fancy. and lends her pretty presence
wher. smiles and songs and sunshine
live
There Is the meek. darby dressed
Kiondike widow who seems to apollo
gize for existing. as mouselike she
glides into the lawyers office to beg
some copying. or scuds along between
other as forlorn as herself
There is the Kiondike widow always
looking out for the chance To send
letter. You may see her running out
and In those places whence mails are
said To be surely going. or infesting the
rostofiice for rea, true statements of
keep his promise to the dweller In Alas
ka. This particular KIondike widow
car say a sharp thing or two on 6cca-
sions. and the way she goes for the
peaceful gentlemen who make their
living by selling stamps, or dealing out
letters. is rather trying to those men
Of peace.
There is the Klondike widow with a
family or small children. Shoes and
stockings and the how 20 make one sack
OF -four do duty for two agitate her
motherly heart. It's all very well dur
Ing the day. but when night comes, and
the little ones kneel IN pray for papa
way up north In the snow" can you
wonder that this sort Of Klondke
widow cries til her eyes are red and
her heart achcs7
The term "KlondIke widow sounds
very funny 10 the men who invented II
II is a. sort or idealizea grass widow
with prospective geld bags Brass and
gold look very much alike IT'S the
crueicai fire that determines worth.
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-rYoas 'osst g ggss4 deal 81 sims from vour
business bx gosag % var. didn't YOU %
Yes" answered the rnaa wAo yos17r-
.eeraa @but / 29Ub. whether | iost any
more than some q the people Y9o oisin :
40 atle soSs arguing over i. w ASKING
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IsfS status.


San Francisco Chronicle.
Mr.. BRYAN still sticks 10 Is 10 !. JudS-
ing from the comments OF the other party
leaders he figures as the ].
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AMUsEMENTs TONIGHT.

SEATTLE THEATER--James-Kld der-
Warde combination in THE School Tor
Scandal"
THIRD AVENUE THEATER-Mc-
Phee's Dramatic Company in "Fanchon.
the Cricket"
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Golf CapeS.

Came by express. only few,
probably not enough to go around
suppose you come early in the morn
ing.
Fur Col.arettes - Had 50 many
calls We bought some more Of tho
low priced Ones. were usually glad
not 10 have any at this time of the
year, but 80 many people wanted
one and we could get them so rea-
sonahle, that we-~weii here they are.
$50 &c $50 each.
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That's where We shine. ours At.
they're made with "A View 10 that
purpose.
Chev.ot Serge Skirts. percalino
lined, back trimmed with small butt
tons. So.
Serge Skirts. open on side. shield
effect. buttons en- back, percalina
lined, ISIS.
Same. better. with front panel
deliberately braided, buttons on back.
SIC.
Handsome plaid skirts In rich col-
nrinea. extra full. first class lining
and b-nding, crsiceabic. and very
stylish. sli.oo.
Handsome cros grain silk. satin
stripe skirt. bell shape, percuiiiie
lined, very pretty. sii.5o.
Heavy, all silk, black satin skirts.
fiare Skirt, percaiine lined, sl1.5o.
OF venetian Goth. front panel.
stitched on both e.de.s and trimmed.
fun length Of sskirt with two rows
of sinai! buttons and six loops. but
tons and loops on back, percaline
lined. $500,
Better ones at sl6. si7.5o and $3.50
of black Peau dc Sole silk.
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AT WHAT PRICE?

We've nyria9s to from. suit almost any
3e-ineh Pialds In bright pretty coorings also 3nch
STYLISH. novelties, &c yard
3S-inch, two tone wills, spring coorings splendid
for service. looks much higher priced Is good costs
little, ssc yard
3s-ineh novelty Cneviot Mixtures 3sc a yard
io-inch light and deep toned plaida pretty Of
fects soc a yard.
4o-inch Pekin stripes all wool. dim checks plain
mixtures. etc. in the very latest coors chance
to "A stylish dress that Will well for very
small price, Hc "A yard
42-ineh all wool covert. extra fine finish. jus, the
thing tor tailor suit bicycle suit street suit etc., e
lo.inch small Illuminated emecns metallic checks
Baya5sre stripes. etc, all hne small and Patterns,
a yard.
40lnch all wool Manila cloth. two-ionel effects s5c
yard,
s2-inch all wool Scotch checks think Of that width.
ard all wool ard heavy SIC yard.
52-inch all wooi imported bell checks. pretty
eliy and durable. sSe "a yard
ss-ineh, all wool Scotch imported cheyot. light In
shade and texture. - effects. one that will too
long, s5c a yard.
so-ineh sl wool. whip cord. for Princess gowns, a
h.gnly finished mafe-ia Imperial and tissssar blue.
M1sbsfry red. tan mouse and castor, 15e yard.
51~inch Mohalr Gioseils, wry, strong material.
sil. too long. and Is highly recommended. $40
and sI-@s a yard.
5z-.Hca tsaasies Scotch closn IN golf bars. pretty
and durable. good shades. 81 4 yard.
Prgneia cloths. ali coisTs. $50 yarG.
49-tnch hard finished covert sp1ttef. slf1 yard
4e-iHca EaStorlna. tno-toac1 weed, Si&5 yard s
4s-!neh Tailor Sutng extra nue. Sl.s1 4 yard.
And many others at prices intervening
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COLOREO FABRICS.

Tailor suitings the favor4es: cloths venetians
tweeds. etc. the KIND that the people aani. We
have them at all prices.
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Dress Skirts.

Some perfect beauties, represent
ing al of the new ideas in skirt erea-
lions. black. plain and mixed co.ors.
also some exceedingly rich PLAID and
golf check skirts.
The graceful hang characteristics OF
our new skirts, viii make them the
fayorites with all good dressers.
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PATTERN SUITS.

Have just received pretty Crepon suits.
broGered robes, etc, only of kind.
Also fine tailor suitings. Pekin stripes. Her.
ringbone stripe etc. all neat ana exceedingly dur
able There only OF kind, some but
OF kind, therefore viii be common.
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Have just received by express
about eighteen very choice silk
waists. corded. pleated. with revers.
with pouch front, with novelty yokes
lace trimmings the very prsttisxt
we have ever seen. $40 10 $iS each.
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Like cut, of medium blue Vene-
tan cloth, short JauD.y jacket. satin
lined throughout. skirt The very lat
est, Si150
OF Mode Venetian Cloth, short fly
front jacket. cerise coiored silk In
ing throughout, stitched seams, skirt
the newest. $3.50
OF same cloth. London smoke col
or. satin lined. otherwise as above.
Sl6.5o
OF barely discernible striped mode
Suiting, jacket lined with good silk.
skirt the latest. s2i.50.
Here's a swell idea, the new dim
checks. fly front jacket. silk lined
throughout. stitched seams velvet
collar, newest skirt $2i50.
OF Mode Venetian Cloth, tigh,
jacket, two rows OF buttons. silk
lined throughout, velvet collar,
stitched seams. and latest shed
front cut skirt. $3.50.
or Blue Tailor Suting. very
handsome one, tight jacket. silk
lined. seams double stitched. latest
skirt. $3.50.
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There's let up 10 the black dress buying. Guess
sold enough during the last month furnish the
town, wonder where they all CO. know however, that
they all from here
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-01

Every inch of standing and sitting room
in pit and gallery was occupied, and
such an audience, Special trains from
Wake Forest and Trinity brought down
several hundred people yesterday after
noon and the brains and beauty OF
Raleigh graced the occasion.
The shout that went up at the close
of each of the speeches of the young
champions WAS something never to be
forgotten. The yell Of the college boy
when he hollers for his institution is as
no other yell. 1t is longer, louder and
has more genuine. enforced human en-
Thusiasm in it. Both sides hollered last
night, and when finally the judges an
nonnced the victors the sound that went
up from Baptist boys was a triumph
for the human lungs-and nobody en-
joyed it more than they who were
partisans Of neither side. Certainly the
occasion was clear and sufficient vim
dlcatlon of those who contend that intel
lectual ccmbat can arouse the same en-
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to prove: IT, That either the present
system does not prove the purpose for
which it was constituted, or CD that the
purpose has been outgrown and is no
longer desirable; 90 having proved this,
they must prove that election by the
people will serve the purpose contem-
plated; "a they must prove that this
change will relieve the necessity of that
purpose and add to the efficiency Of the
Senate.
1.-THE present system of elecsing Sena-
tors has stood the test of 10 years. lit
has served the country wei. and il may
be changed for no superficial or temper
airy reason. The necessity for changing
should be palpable, of considerable
weight, and Of many years standing, and
before a substitute is resorted 10 it
should be demonstrated that this sub
stitute serves the end ahmed at by rhe
founders of our government. Now lei
us examine for a moment whether the
reasons brought forth for this change
are at once palpable and likewise of
long standing.
'Sirs. You must bring forth more than
little passing trouble or incidental
blunder to radically overthrow a sys-
tenn fathered by Washington, developed
by Jefferson and Hamilton. nurtured by
Webster. Clay and Calhoun and hon
ored by over century Of usage. No
cry of political sorehslads or platform
makers will ever suffice. This you may
be sure is question of centuries and
not of years. In determining ii we must
appeal to our experience of a hundred
years, and not merely to that of yester-
day or the day before. Whatever there
may be of existing evil can be corrected
by the intelligence and good sense of the
people as has been done in the past
THE proposed plan in its very nature
is radical to the last degree. 1t implies
what the whole history of our country
shows to be untrue, that the Senate, du-
ring the last century has failed TO meet
the just expectations of the people. The
reasons brought forth for this change
if acted upon and carried TO their logical
result would lead to election by popular
vote and mljorities of the president, the
judiciary and every o.her officer of our
government. and would compel the
placing of these elections. under complete
national control, and this would mean
the passage Of a Federal elecion law
lit would result in n complete overthrow
OF the whole scheme OF the Senate and
in the end Of the whole scheme Of the
National Constitution.
Instead of representing different con-
stituencies 10 secure the different in
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terests in legislation, the Senate and the
House are TO represent constituencies of
the same kind differing only in size.
You mean TO have two Houses. both de-
pendent upon the popular will You
mean to institute a government with
two Houses representing the same con-
stituency, then you are simply arguing
for the dissolution of the Senate.
But you say that the times and con-
ditions have changed and these reasons
have been oUtgrown and are no longer
desirable. / challenge you to prove that
statement. There is nothing to be said
now in favor of popular election of Sena-
tors that was not said in the original
discussion of the question. The purpose
for which our Senate was constituted
is still desirable, more so now than ever
before. because of the growing great
ness and the increasing complications
i'm our government, and the objections
then made have been confirmed rather
than removed by experience and time.
The proposed plan would not be complete
nor consistent without the abrogatiOn Of
the present equality of the States in the
Senate. since it would be necessary for
the same number of people in each
State ITO choose n Senator in order to
carry out the idea Of Senate directly
representing the people instead of the
State.
an other words the whole legislative
system would have to be overturned and
readiusted before the theory of popular
election by the people rs n people could
be justly and fairly applied. Our coun-
try needs no transformation so radical,
nor are there amy valid reasons for even
n partial resort to such Il measure.
Il maintain that our present system is
in harmony with our system Of r2presen-
tative democracy. The whole scheme Of
our government is founded upon dele
gated power and indirect election. You
cannot attack the present mode Of elect
ing Senators as being out of harmony
without declaring that our whole sys-
tenn Of government is an inharmoniOus
conglomeration of inconsistencies which
ought to be changed from bottom to top.
II maintain further, thaIt it is not the
system which is to blame. lit is a fact
which stands to reason that you cannot
have pure representative body of any
kind if you have coN'upt people be-
hind it. Sirs, if you would reform the
Senate. YOU must first reform the people,
for as are the people. so is the Senate.
Il maintain further, that the opposition
must prove that direct election would
not only do as well in the future as the
present system has done in the past,
this would be no reason for ehanging)
but they must also prove, that direct
elections, if instituted would secure to
us a greater prosperity and create SEN
ates that would better act as the great
balance wheel to TOO vicious and hasty
legislation"
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thusiasm and interest as the contests on
the diamond and the gridiron.
The query for debate was: IRE
solved that United States Senators
should be chosen by popular vote.
Trinity College had the affirmative of
this question, which WAS the popular
side. Wake Forest had the negative.
the side that has the Constitution to
support it.
The debate was most excellently
planned, so that there was no repeti-
ton. and il WAS therefore interesting
from start to finish. Excellent speak
crs We're chosen by both sides to open
the discussion, and in doing this they
pursued the excellent plan of each out
lining the entire argument of his side
Those that followed him elaborated the
strong points thus laid down.
The arguments were all logical. terse
direct and often eloquent. In short it
Nias Il very fine debate, the best or the
intercollegiate debates yet held here.
The judges selected to award the
prize to the best debaters were Rev. DR.
Eugene Daniel, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church: Rev. DIR. e. d.
Bratton. rector of st. AIlarys School
and Hon. X. IL. Battle. one of the lead
ing lawyers of the State.
The cup was presented for The Chan.
Der Of Commerce. which gives ii. Is
Mr.. Josephus Daniels. editor of the
News and Observer
Promptly at o'clock Mr.. w. II.
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Jones. president Of the Chamber of
Commerce, raped for order.
1--WE are assembled here this even
ing,n he said, ''for the purpose of listen
ing to a debate between representatives
of Wake Forest and Trinity Colleges.
This debate is for prize given by the
Chamber of Commerce of this city and
| have been asked to preside.
I'm the name of the people Of Raleigh
! welcome you and these young men and
| want to say to them that there is no
contest. there is no exhibition here that
is more appreciated than are these inter
collegiate debates on each recurring
Thanksgiving evening. We have here
the flower of the young manhood and
womanhood OF the State" (Applause,
lit was now announced that each of
the six debaters would be given four
teen minutes for his first speech and
five minutes for rejoinder.
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IN A VERY FINE DEBATE
HOW SHOULD L. s. SENATOR'S
BE ELECTED:
TRINITY SAID BY DIRECT VOTE OF PEOPLE
Wake Forest. Said II Should Be Done Indirectly
by the Legislature as Now, and the
Judges Said Wake Forests Ar
gument Was The Best,

Wake Forest College yesterday even
ing won from Trinity the handsome sill
Yer cup given by the Raleigh Chamber
of Commerce for the victors in the an
nual intercollegiate debate. This was the
third contest. Wake Forest having won
the first and Trinity the second of the
annual events. The victory hast night
makes the Baptist boys the guardian
of the hard-won trophy for the en-
suing YEAR.
Zach Of the annual debates has shown
more popular interest and larger crowds
than its predecessor. Nobody in re-
cent wears has looked into the faces of
a larger or more inspiring crowd than
filled the Academy of Music last night.
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gress, as | have shown you, has been in
the direction of the eliminating indirecr
methods of ELECTION What mockery
that we continue to say that all just
powers OF "a government are derived from
the consent OF the governed, il we fail
to make this living potentially by
giving the people a direct voice i'm
choosing their lawmakers. With Mr..
Bryan / can see no reason that can
be argued against this proposed change
except aRdistrust in the people them
selves.
''In conclusion. / want to ask the mega
tive this simple questions: Does the
present system secure or defeat the will
of the sovereign people? In other
words. are there amy Senators whom the
people would not elect by their bal
lots?"
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tions upon which the negative proposed
to rest its case, as follows:
L. That the present system of electing
United States Senators is in harmony
with our mode of representative democ-
racy.
=. That the present system does serve
the purpose for which it was consti-
tlIted.
3. That this purpose is still desirable;
more so now than ever before.
A. That an election by the people will
not serve the object-the full purpose
conceived in the organization of the
United States Senate.
B. That while the Senate is not per-
feet, and though it has made blunders,
it has admirably filed its purpose in the
national government.
6. That there is no reason of long
standing or of considerable weight why
its fundamental constitution should be
changed.
1t rests, he said, upon the affirmative
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elections, their votes outweighing the
ballots of the rural sections.
.IThe seething foreign population of
the North and West, the illiterate ne
gro voter OF tine South are forces 70
he reckoned with | deny that p0pu-
lar elections are free from corruption.
If evils arise once and awhile under
the present system OF eleeting Senators,
il is not the fault of the system but
Of the low standard Of the people They
cannot be trusted in moments Of OK
element The voice of the people is not
always the voice Of God.
'"The SieDate has always responded
to the popular demand whca that de-
mand has been tempered with Justice.
There must be some body to stand be-
tween the lmreasoning madness Of the
mob and the unjust demands OF the dis
contented. The Senate was created for
this purpose. and it was for this very
reason that IT was made independent Of
direct responsibility to the people
SPEECH or MIR. FLOWERS.
Mr.. j. NJ. Flowers, for Trinity, said
that the present metlhOd Of electing
Senators has resulted in the injection Of
purely national questions into State
matters. AMI frequently an honest man
is confronted with the dilemma of either
voting for a legislator who will elect a
Senator opposed to his views of NATIONAL
questions or for 10 legislator who will
make laws d;Stasteful to him as a citizen
of the State A Republican may wish
to vote for a Democratic legislator be-
cause Of State issues but to do so Will
he to secure the election Of n United
States Senator who will do what he
does not want done in national matters.
The result is the destruction of all intel
ligent voting on State and nat Onal
questions. The election of a Senator
interferes with the legitimate fundtion
of n Legislature. The change from the
choice of presidential electors by the
Legislature to this election by the people
Is abundant precedent for the election
Of Senators by popular vote. The change
would he in line with the advancement
toward the individual man as the unit
Of government and the repository Of pow
err.
The evils Of the present sysem We're
Illustrated IN Ohio two years ago where
d majority of the people favored local