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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-06

Our Populist evening contemporary has
derived much comfort from an application
of the Populist system of mathematics to
the Jones vote In Ohio. By this method
OF computation all votes not 9TH
erwise accounted for are considered
to be PopuAst votes that will be
cast for Bryan next year. There
fore Col. Bryan and our Populist contem-
porary are convinced that the men who
voted for Jones voted against expansion.
and will vote for the matchless leader In
1900 Only last Sunday, in an interview
at Galveston. Tex. Mr.. Bryan so express
ed himself. 1t is cruel to dispel these
pleasing illusions. but Mr.. w. G. Client.
OF Toledo. who edited Jones' paper and
managed his campaign. has grown tired
of this kind of newspaper talk. and makes
the following signed statement
II emphatically protest, both In my own
behalf and that Of the thousands of ex-
pansionists who supported Mayor Jones.
that the nonpartisan vote had the mean
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That was rather pleasing reception the
American troops under Gen. Young expe-
were intrenched in an almost impregnable
position. Instead OF hail OF Mauser bull
lets. the leading citizens of the town,
headed by brass band, met the Ameri-
cans and escorted them into the town.
which had been hastily. deserted by the
panic-stricken insurgents. All opposition
to the American advance has practically
ceased, and Aguinaldo. with small rem
pant of his army. is in wild fight for the
mountains.
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or all commodities known to man It is
universally conceded that talk is the cheap
est. The men who talk the most are as a
rule the most worth1ess they are always
prof,se In telling what they are going to
do. not today but some other day; they
sow but never reap; they commence but
never finish-their task is In the air, and
there 1t always remains. And so they go
on until the END oveftalkes Thorn and life
Is snufred out that has nothing to its ac-
count save bluster and Idle yaporings. the
Offspring OF egotism and an inability to do
the right thing at tho right time. A with
NEIL so 1t Ia with communities.
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the common serse manner In which 4
remedy for evils u indicated
The AlAska boundary ana other SUBJ
,ects Of controversy between this coun-
try and Great Britain. a moro elastic
currency system. maintenance Of the
gold standard and the many other tasks
set before congress- are handled fear
iessiy ana with no Indication Of . put-
pose to trim opinions In order to pander
to public favor. The message win In
crease very much the esteem in which
President Mckinley Is held By the
American people.
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with his usual promptitude. Admiral
Dewey has already selected his presiden-
tial candidate, and II Ii certain that he has
picked out tho winner.
- 20 %
Translated into English. the name OF
Aguinaldo's recently captured minister OF
foreign AFFAIRS Is ''Gcodroads." and there
is no doubt but that Aguinaldo often wish
es he had Goodroads with him.
% % %
Gov Pingree has made his appearance
again. This time he Il piaintifr In a libel
suit against the Detroit Free Press, where
In he demands ss50eoc damages occasioned
by certain statements made By the Press
In connection with the recent aldermanic
investigation Of charges against the board
of public works. -Four other persons have
sued the Free Press on similar charge,
but as their united claims only amount to
s27o0oo. II Il apparent that Mr. Pihkree
was much more badly damaged than the
others.
The Spokane Outburst should purchase
or borrow q globe and spend few mo-
ments in studying it. Tne Uutburst says that
San Francisco is some hundreds Of miles
nearer Mdnlld tOan F~uBtJ SOuuus IuG
government pilot chart of the North Pa
cifc ocean gives the distance from san
Francisco to Yokohama via Honolulu a.
$500 miles: from the Strait OF Juan de
Fuca to Yokohama. 4.2ao miles. Al trazs-
ports usually SAIL via Kobe. the distance In
favor OF Seattle 10 about 1000 miles. With
this correction, the Outburt'e article is In
every way correct.
- 20 -
II Col. Cicero Lewis aware that an anx-
ious public Is waiting with bated breath
the promised exposition OF his momentous
views upon the Philippine question: That
they are momentous we have the cosonel's
own assurance Did he not writs to his
single tax friend, Mr.. Bridges. MY views
upon the Philippine question, the attempt
ed imperialism. and the local issues are OF
such momentous consequences that they
can hardly be discussed with fairness or
satisfaction to those interested In me In
any newspaper or letter, public or other
WISE? Are we not all interested In Col
Lewis, and particularly in his 'momen-
tous views"?s We win be glad to Know
what he has to say about the attempted
imperialism. !" No one has yet satisfactorily
explained what the Little Americans mean
by Imperialism" IL Mr.. Lewis can tell
US. we will be exceedingly obliged to him
for the enlightenment. Let US have a
glimpse at your "momentous VIEWS" colo
uel. at as early date az possible.
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3 st.
lssAAisy Tor MafAh csiticssm.
This Seattle Times has called upon its
devoted self some very severe criticisms
fot having said some VERY severe things
regarding the late Vice President Hobart
shelton Tribune.
Hebu1ke to De9eneracy.
The Seattle Times Is being scored by the
prese OF the state for ths severe and un-
called for. manner In which Il criticised
Vice President Hobart on the occasion OF
his death last week. Burlington journal.
~ -
Universally Denounced.
The 'lunatical" editor Of the Seattle
Times has every reason 70 regret his con-
temptibie attack on the dead vica president
OF the United States. An editor mean
enough to indorse his low down work has
not been found In the state, and they all
denounce him for IT. Tcllensburg Capital
q
DlserAceful JOurmalfsm.
The disgfacefui utterances Of the Seat.
tie Times on the occasion OF the death OF
Vice President Hobart stamps that paper
as possessing additional negative quail
ties. besides being the silliest representa-
tive OF metropolitan journalism on the Pa
CHIC coast. Mr.. Hobart had committed
the crime OF acquiring wealth, and here
are the ntterAnces or q demagogue news
paper to tickle the minds Of demagogue
readers on the death OF the vice president
Of the United statca s-Montesano
vidette.
- Ks
Attack On the vice President was
Coarse ana Contemptible.
Tho controversy between the Seattle
Ira >sI = ~ - <rfS< ~S<
incident OF 1887 is not the real issue, but II
kept UP win yet cause the people to over
look the venomous assault Of Col. Blethen
upon a man, defenseicss because he was
dead when the attack was made. Whether
Mr.. Haskell or Mr.. Shaw wrote the Cieve-
land article OF 1887, and whether or not 1t
was done at the instance OF Col. Blethen
does not require calculation at this time.
What the people want to know il why Col.
Blethen insults the nation by his coarse,
contemplate, scurrilous attack on the
character and the Integrity Of the dead vice
president. -Northwest Republican.
Depths 81 DIRTY Disgrace.
The death OF Vice President Hobart, an
occasion for national mourning. an much
for the Importantly. geniality ana sterling
worth Of the man a. for the fact of his
prominent position, gave Col Blethen, OF
the Seattle Times, one OF those choice OPP
portunit.es that ne never fails to take adj
vantage Of, for an outpouring OF scurrility
and ghoulish imaginings. Wherein such
a man as Carrot A. Hobart could have In.
Cured the ermity Of the likes Of Biethen
is not at once apparent save as any man
OF fre character In high and honorable
position may naturally incur the envy.
hatred and malice Of irredeemabie and tr-
responsible blacksuArds.
It IL only necessary to reproduce cou-
pie OF excerpts from Blethen's editorial on
the death OF the vice president to sound
the depths Of his dirty dlsgrace.-Spokane
Outburst
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narroNs MEET THEIR MATCH.


BRrToNs MEET THEIR MATCH.
In the absence OF any definite news
from South Africa dispatches are made
up Of trifiing matters which are scarce
iy worthy of attention and AFFORD no In
tiication Of the actual conditions. The
close censorship over news which seems
to be exercised by the Beers a. well az
the British leaves newspaper correspon-
dents very little material with which to
satisfy the intense craving for Informal
ton, and that material ID often very
flin1sy.
Dispatches have been received contin-
uously to the erect that the lombard
ment OF Ladysmith was doing very lit
tie damage. and that everybody was
cheerful. Now It transpires that no
less than ss2 have been killed and
wounded. That ID terrible butchery.
At the same time we are assured that
every attack results in heavy losses to
the Beers, but we are not treated to
even approximate figures, and the re-
portssgiven out by the Beers with an
appearance of frankness are very far
from indicating serious loss.
The story that eighteen hundred men
were lost by the Beers at the battle Of
Glencoe Ia still travelling, ia company
with equally mythical stories to the ef-
feet that the Beers had to be whipped
into line at Modder river, ana that even
then some threw down their gums. Pos
sibly few men did this, but the invari-
able pluck Of the Transvaal soldiers
throws discredit upon such an absurd
story. It IL also said that scurvy and
dysentery are rampant among the
burghers who are beleaguering Lady
smith. If that be the case with men
who can be camped apart for many
miles and have wide range for move
ment, what must be the condition. OF
the eight thousand or ten thousand un-
fortunates who are cramped up In Lady
smith under rain of shells?
Never since the day OF Bruce and
Wallace have the British encountered
such formidable foe. Cheerful re-
ports are not confirmed by the news
that upon top OF all the reinforcements
already sent out another call is made
for ten thousand men to be sent from
England. They cannot be equipped and
landed where they are needed until the
middle Of January, so that long and
stubborn struggle Is anticipated.
The announcement that Field Mar
shall Lord Roberts will be ordered to
take command in South Africa is an
other indication that the British gov-
eminent considers the situation very
serious. The British press says that the
mobility of the Beers is source Of con-
slant surprise and anxiety to the Brit
ish authorities. That is a pleasant way
of putting 1t. The fact is, that, with
characteristic egotism, the British au-
thorities entirely moderated the cour-
age. the skill, and the determination of
the Beers, and the proud Mistress of the
Seas has more than met her match.
man for man and gun for gun. Sue
cess win be due only to sheer force of
overmastering numbers.
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The Kansas authorities are determined
to break up the insurance union in that
state, claiming that IL violates the anti
trust law. The union operates on much
the same lines as the Pacific coast insur-
ance compact, which has this Coast In its
clutches. The Kansas superintendent Of
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Old Gent.eman--Do you mean to say that
your teachers never thrash you?
Little Boy-Never! We have moral sua-
sion at our school.
Old Gentleman What's THAR
Little Boy--Oh, we get KEEP In, and stood
up in corners, and locked out, and locked
in, and made to write one word a thousand
times, and scowied at, and Jawed at, and
that's ail-Col1ier's Weekly.
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1t Is only that raw undeveloped region,
rich in natural resources offers q greater
inducement to brains and Drawn than a
section teeming with population. whose
mines have given up their wealth and
whose forests and whose fields have YIELD
ed for generations to satisfy mans greed.
That Ii why the Northwest is a better place
for energetic young men than the far East.
The world Is wide here and men are few,
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Dawn II the Mining Era.

Seattle Mining Record.
Let the proper Seattle Spirit" move
and we shall soon be in the top-notch OF
a prosperous mining era,
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Certain.

Dashaway--Now, IL / order any clothes
from you, I want to be sure beforehand
that you won't dun me. i want 1t under
stood. Can you suggest any way to avoid
this?
Tailor-Weli. you might pay me de-
posit now, and the rest when the clothes
are delivered.-Detroit Free Press.
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Envfous.

Mrs. Hobbs-She possesses such YER
satile mind
Mrs. Nobbs-How does 1t display itself?
Mrs. Hobbs-Why, for instance, I've
seen her plan out a gown. and give her
husband the impression that she was
listening to what he said, all at one and
the same time.-Detroit Free Press.
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His Intention.

Mrs Hashley-You have been flirting with
my daughter, and last night you event went
so far as to kiss her. Now, want to know
what your intentions are.
Boarder-My intentions, madam, are
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british Columbia at the Front.

Some of US said. when we babe good-by
to the Victoria contingent. that the fight
ing would be ali over before they got there.
We know better row. We know that in a
very few days they may be in the very
thick Of battle. May their arms be
strengthened and their hearts steeled for
the ordeal that awaits them
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Mig Bin Anthony.

Walia Walia Statesman.
And yet this man was permitted to die
a pauper and his remains are to be in
hand Of charity.
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mo man with any sense at all would
approve of your actions" said the angry
husband.
"But, my DEAR" calmly inquired his
better half, ''how do you know what a
man with any sense would doT--Chicago
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THE noER's PRAYER.

II II be true
The red-clothed warriors in the strife
In anger fell upon few
Unarmed, and robbed them of their life,
And yelled in glory as they slew;
Then. for their murder, God undo
Their work; their day Of use ia through.
II 1t be true.
n II be true
The strife be but for wealth and gain.
And many fall upon the few,
Earth's fading glories to obtain;
Then. God of Love- pray listen to
Thy husbandmen now they sue;
The work Of evil hands undo,
II 1t be true
II 1t be trus
The powers Of Inst make way with love-
And greed has overcome love too;
Then, God Of Righteousness above
Who shields the weak. who aids the few.
Judge for the murdered ones they slew:
o God! Their heinous work undo,
II 1t be true.
Seattle. Dec. $. 1853
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Atkinson's Grave Defect.

Clallam County Courier.
The great difficulty with Edward Atkin.
son in Massachusetts, was that he did NOT
have Goebel election law.
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Noble Lord Methuen.

Nelson, B. C.. Miner.
That he did not think it worth while 70
mention his wound in his own dispatches.
is an instance Of self-effacement worthy
of the best traditions of the British army.
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Debated Hon Mots,

"Quiller is thinking of bringing out a
book
What onf"
1.-THE witty and sarcastic sallies he
thought of after the occasion for saying
them had passed. '-Philadelphia North
American.
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JOhnnfe'a View of lit.
whats dis word imperialism"

sPop, what's dis word imper alism?"
at refers to an empire"
Den it's no good. never seen an en-
pire yet that wasn't rotten. De day we
played de Choctaws they brought along
two empires an they gave such rank de-
cis'ons dat we licked 'em both before de
fort innin' s."-Cleveiand Plain Dealer.
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The Moke-The West is becoming more
and more metropolitan.
The Man--You bet! The people can now
receive kilograms without anticipating
death and disaster City Independ-
ent.
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Only Hope for once.

C6utTHifa OurUnICIo.
Nonpartisan movements in general are
a scheme of members of the minority
party to get something which is unat-
tainable under the auspices Of their par.
ty. #u..a
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BIaninx II On the Mule.

HSossiHEiui ID. C-s FNFcOfu.
The only serious reverse the British arms
have met was at the hands-no, at the
heels-of the American mule, but no man
can base amy calculations on what mule
may Do a.
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King County's Toughest Town
Index Mine

King county has the reputation Of hold
ing the worst town In the state. That is
wellington. The conditions there are said
to be disgusting beyond description.
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40 QuibhIinR bx RepnhIIcnns.

Olympian.
The country will know what the Rerubli
can policy is very certainly.
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Me and Dewey.

Snohomish County Tribune.
Dewey says that his chief desire now Is
to live quietly and peaceably. Well many
married men have that desire
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He-What Is a Irritation?
She--Attention without Intentions Chi
cago News.
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Fat and Lean for sockIes..

: - StdrUuCK SfgnAI
While Jerry Simpson succeeded In dis
posing Of his fat cattle at a good price. he
still has that lean Populist newspaper on
his hands.
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The Crokers ought to Go. To,

Ciallam County Courier.
Crackers are out OF style. The optimjsx
has the vogue now.
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A Credit to the TamiIy,

by George." exclaimed the delighted
ing in rag tifne."-Chicago Tribune.
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The 'lunatical" editor OF the Seattle
Times has every reason to regret his con.
temptibie attack on the dead vics president
Of the United States An editor mean
enough to indorse his low down work has
not been found In the state, and they al
denounce him for Ellensburg Capital
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Better than usual values. It's what you get
FOR the price that We Wish you'd know
about The prices deceive you as to values;
they don't do the goods justice. $500.
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AFTERrHouGHrs.

with his usual promptitude. Admire
Dewey has already selected hts PRESTON
tial candidate. and II Ii certain that he ha
picked out the winner.
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The Seattle Times Is being scored by the
press Of the state for ths severe and un.
called Tor. manner In which u criticised
Vice President Hobart on the occasion Of
his death last week. Burlington Journal
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12
CHAPTER v.
A TRIANGULAR QUARREL,

I knew of no reason to fear him, but Il
gave me start to recognize scammell, in
the full uniform of captain in De Lancy's
marauding tories. He threw quick glance
about him, taking in the angry belligerent
and his friend, who had picked himself up
and was standing at safe distance with
his blade in his hand, as though waiting a
favorable opportunity to rush in and take
part in the muss. Though fell under The
tory's eye, he did not at once recognize me,
for I had my beard at about ten days
growth, and was something more than pic
turesqus In the shabbiness of my dress. he
Immediately claimed the attention of my op-
ponent by calling him by name.
"Hello, Belden! Something put out again,
Ell? What the DEVILS the matter now!
Have you not had lessons enough in your
own set that you must fall afoul of pot
house loungers? What's amiss?"
''rhat villain has dared lay his hand on
me, and, by God! he's bound to pay the
penalty!" burst out Belden, for the first
time finding his voice.
(Which villain?" asked Scammell, as he
threw his leg over the saddle and came &c
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you may deem necessary, and report to me
for further and secret instructions on the
completion of arrangements, which shall
not be later than ten days from date.
This paper was undated, unsigned, and
showed hurried construction. / saw at once
that it was given me to test my willingness to
undertake the adventure. 1t was to be but
dispatch-bearing mission, with spying a.
n side issue, unless modified in some manner
by the secret instructions referred to. But
should these prove demand to kidnap or
even assassinate Washington himself,
would be found ready to undertake the task
on any terms, SO great had become my desire
to leave the city.
Five men could easily get, though not a
soul knew who could, help me carry out
the scheme that leaped to my brain on the
first perusal of the paper. Yet even alone l
would undertake to bring the Phantom with
five prisoners into patriot port could /
once get the vessel clear of the bay.
felt the strength of ten men within me
as Matched the plot, and only prayed for
the morrow and the meeting with Clinton;
for Scammell, the duel, and all else faded
before the glowing light of the future. ]
worked myself into an ecstasy the like OF
which l had not experienced since, when Q
boy and beset with homesickness, hailed
the date of my return to the arms of my
mother. My property and my liberty were
to be set within reach at once, and beside
them would place honor, the last by car.
rying back batch of prisoners.
1t was small wonder that acted the boy
again, and you who have never known the
sudden loosening of frightened heartstrings
and the childlike joy resulting, know little
OF the upper scale of human happiness.
| But / did not hold myself long at thii
height. The practical fact that must name
date and hour when on this very spot
| should stand and fight for my life, forced
itself upon me.
The ground was well hit upon, beini
screened from all sides by the trees, whicl
would also keep the sun from the eyes o
either combatant. 1t was fairly open, level
and free from underbrush.
The morrow would be the Sabbath. and
though war is no respecter of days, woult
not desecrate it by fighting out prlvat
quarrel. Therefore set my mind for tn
meeting at sunrise on Monday, that I nigh
have the business off my hands and prepar
for what considered the greater adventure
| To. BE Continued.