The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-18


showmen when advertising their at,rac-
tons
ArTEarnorenrs.
The BROOKLYN Eagle sums up the Cana
dian attitude upon the boundary question
by remarking: Canada seems inclined to
be mistress in her mothers house az well
as In her own The slipper Is the remedy
And Il Is about time the remedy was ap-
piled.
Since Secretary Alger testified that he
4 viii 10 necessary fcr Pfnxree to re-
assure the public that Aiger Is an right
on the trust question. Pingree has set
a certificate from him is all that is nee
essary.s
The Bank OF Spain at Havana has de-
ciared a dividend in American gold to tho
great disgust 0 the Conservative Span
iards. who say: THE banks capital is
Spanish: why not make the dividend pay
able in Spanish gold?' Some one should
inform them that Spain has qxt business
in this hemisphere
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So Carter Harrison wants to be governor
Of Illinois and then the Democratic presi-
DENTAL candidate in 1904. The people of
Illinois are not partial to Democratic gov
ernors IN these piping times OF prosperity
and Teddy is the man everybody will want
for president in 1904 Carter will have TO
be satisfied with his present job as mayor
Of Chicago.
Fifty thousand tin plate workers who
have been on a strike for the past two
weeks have resumed work They get an
advance of Is per cent. over last years
schedule and further advance of 20 per
cent on account OF the rise in the price
OF tin. A IS per cent. advance in wages
would induce almost anyone but a pro-
fessional tramp to go to work.
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The New York Tribune does not take
Germans candidacy seriously 1t says:
German is wanted as a fire balloon to
draw attention away from Bryan's sput-
tering and pretentious pyrotechnics. II he
expiodes later in midair. he will have
served the required purpose. and that is all
that Is wanted OF him." The Tribune over
looks the fact that Bryan Is considerable
Of a balloon h-mself
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Bryan has accepted the invitation of Alt
geld to speak at the Chicago platform
meeting. to be held at the Auditorium
July 20. 1t is said that Mayor Harrisons
friends hoped Mr.. Bryan would not ac-
cept the invitation. and even wrote him,
giving reasons why he should not speak
at the meeting. II Mr.. Bryan insists upon
algning himself with the .Altgeld forces
as against Harrison he may find the Illi-
nois delegation supporting Mr.. Croker 5
candidate in the national convention.
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Ex-Gov. Hogg. of Texas. has a pretty
lS-year-old daughter named Ina. The
governor says this was not done with
malice aforethought. Her mother was
reading book somewhere In which
one of the characters which inter-
ested her exceptionally was named Ina.
About that time the little girl came along
and she was named lima. II was several
years before they discovered anything un-
usual about the name lima Hogg. The
fact that the girl has forgiven her parents
speaks well for her sweetness OF charac.
ter.
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1t Is matter of profound regret that
discussions have arisen among the officers
of the Washington regiment. The result
OF these differences and animosit.es will.
be to prevent any OF their number from
receiving the promotion or recognition to
which their splendid service entities them.
Not only this. but the entire regiment SUI
fers IN morale and discipline from this
constant jealous pickering among the Of
icers. We do not know who Is to blame
for this condition OF affairs, but II 1t Is
occasioned because the commanding officer
is an officer OF the regular army and was
not citizen OF this state when appointed,
ii Is not very creditable to the regiment.
Until the contrary is proven we will not
believe this to be the case.