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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-06

Society took o great intsresi In tho
engagement 81 the BostnnlanA and
in fact that Amusement has served
as the only social function % the
week. Prom the opening night until
the close u the engagement sock~fy
haASbesu represented IN large mum.
bsrs AZ each performance. Ilap par
tics have been given and many the
alter suppera followed later in the
evening Dewey day was the coca
slan for several parties and the ut
tic people had several affairs in hon
or % May day. II Providence wili
dispense the quality % weather Sc
attic u usually enjoying about this
time every year. one can soon expect
lawn parties and teas 70 be the order
Of the day. The golf links and ten
nis courts viii soon occupy the at
tsntinn % the athletic enthusiasts.
and Seattle viii then be socially re-
presented out % doors
Mrs. bailey Gatrsrt has moved
from che Rainier Grand hotel 10 her
summer home on the eastern shores
Of Lake washington.
Mrs. George W. Dickinson and
Miss Wood have returned from their
trip to New York.
Miss Dorothy Phelps left during
the week for her home tn Iillnoin.
Mrs. f, T. Daniels Is visiting her
son Mr.. X. Daniels, at Port Town
send.
Miss Grace street. Of snohamiah.
ia visiting Miss Ethel Springs on
Queen Anne hill.
Miss Ella Curtiss has left for tho
Fast where she Will remain during
the summer.
Mrs. j. W. Wheeler has isft for a
three months visit with her friends
In Los Angeles. Cal.
Miss Andrienne LANCER left Thurs
day for san Francisco where ahe
will visit relatives.
Miss Libbie Thursting. Of snohom-
ish. II visiting her sister. Mrs. W. l..
wooding. Of this city.
Mr. Ralph II. Reher has arrived
from Baltimore and will make Seat
Ito his future home. lie Is n brother
of Mr.. T.. l.. Reber,
Mrs. Fred wilcoxen. OF this city.
Ia visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Fordney. at Port Gamble
Miss Nellie Murphy. who has been
visiting friends In this city. has re-
turned 10 her home at ChchhllH.
Miss Gertrude Windsor. who has
been teaching at Maple Valley, has
returned to this city for the summer.
The Emerald club held an open
meeting I'm the Is. a. H. hail I'm tho
Hincslcy block Monday night.
The dramatic entertainment ana
given at the Seattle thcnter
evening by the Young Mems
and Young Ladies' sodallty. Church
Of immaculate Conception. waa a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-06
Killed by Mis- Horses.

BRIsToL Pa. May e.--Phiiip Dew
In. u Stony Ifill. this county. was
found dead under his horses feet.
Il II supposed that the animal
trampied him 10 death after he had
fallen in an attack OF paralysis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-06
THEY psTEREO OUT.
a Century Run Concluded on
Train.

coLvfLt.Es. Wash. May e.-sThrre
ef colvillr's crack whseimvu. wha
aspire 90 the homer % having accom-
pilshed a eentury run. STARTED ON
sunday Tor Spokane. The start Was
made at 6 a m. AMI Il Was expected
that they would reach their deetIn-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-06
Railroad Man Killed.

NEW BLOOMFIELD. Pa, May g.
Tho aecand fatal accident on the
Perry County railroad occurred yes
to-day. when superintendent Beck
was run over by "A train. having his
left foot cut on aud receiving other
injuries that caused his death at II
o'clock last night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-06

There ia pest which was intro
duced into this country some years
ago under the innocent aud aliurinE
name OF the trust" and which has
thriven nightly untn now Il has
everrun the land. The state Of New
Jersey is partly responsible Tor the
introduction OF this pest by reason
OF Its so-ealled liberal laws. which
were designed 20 facilitate the In
corporation OF gigantic monopolles In
restraint Of trade simply that the
state might reap the fees charged
for such servieesl New Jersey has
enjoyed almost monopoly Of this
business heretofore. but ether states
have been casting envious eyes at
the bis fees which she has pocketed.
and are preparing 10 pluck some Of
the golden fruit also. The little state
OF Delaware, for example. has re-
Gently passed Incorporation laws
even more liberal than those OF
New Jersey. and she Is going to be-
sin business by charging much less
for her services IN af,ixlng her cor
porate seal upon the charters OF
Trust concerns than does New Jcr-
sey. The possibilities Of the de-
velopment Of rivalry and % the cut
tins q rates among the different
states in this business IL great. and.
meanwhile. the trusts are multiply
Ing 50 rapidly that they are In dan-
gvr Of killing each other.
When trusts were first formed. the
capitalization Of the corporation was
comparatively moderate. = million or
Ave Of dcliars representing the value
,f both solid and liquid assets Now
the water" has been so copiously
added. that the fcod 81 stock Of so
called tndustriaix poured cut upon a
sullibie public threatens TO become
an overwhelming torrent which Will
probably drown many Of the unfar-
tunate investors. one or two million
dollars OF capital are no longer worth
considering: tens Of millions. and
even scores % millions. are chaIked
up with the greatest assurance.
There have been South Sea bubbles
and speculative schemes OF various
kinds noastng In the air in past
times. but there has never been With
IN the recollection Of persons now
living. q Wild speculative crane ot
such widespread dimensions as that
which exists today In every indus
trial center in the world Sooner OF
latter bubbles invariably burst. and
n viii be strange. Indeed. " the mod
ern inflated system % trusts shat
prove NOR. solid and safe than did
the schemcs Of former times
No cne who reads about the des
r>r.ss axhtinx going on In ,sSs'
ioo~-rnxs quick ftrfns days eouli
have failed 20 be amazed AZ the SINAI
number Of resulting casualties Al
= mn rser OF fact. taa firinx begin
when the eonhstanss are mile
apart. ard ends before they can 80
the whites Of each others eyes. Their
10 no '-hand-so-hand business an o
yore. what killing 10 done l. mis-
e.isaneous and accidental This
particularly true with respect TO IN
warfare now In progress In the Phi
sppsnes Ths fatalities among ou
troops mainly result from the IRE
saarpshOo;ers. who pick their vic
tins OF FROM the safe cover of n
Jungle. The FiMptnos have learns
TO protect themselves By keeping OF
Of range. Two or three severe lei
sons sasfsssd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-06

TERRA HArTE. Ind. May a.
The Southern Indiana coal miners
wen, out On a strike this morning
for the same scale the Northern In
diana miners are receiving. one
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-06

We no longer hear Of single pearls
NJ the fabulous value Of those pos
sessed by Cleopatra, Scrvilla, Philip
H., Philip w. and Leo X. worth at
least 5000. 600 OF our present money.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-06

The Liverpool docks. one ~ the
wonders OF modern commerce. cx-
tend along the ersoy a distance Of
six and a half miles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-06

Atsp. m. the Alumni association
wiIi hold their annual reunion and
banquet. At this meeting the mem
b~ru Of the present senior class VII
be welcomed iato the Alumni asso-
citation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-06

Judge Carroll H. Graves. Of Ell
lcnsburg, who has been III In this
city FOR several weeks, returned 10
him homo Wednesday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-06

The following are some Of The box
parties given at the Seattle thea
ter Wednesday evening" Mr. ana
Mrs. Charles Hamilton and Mr.. and
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senger than himself, and if it is recognized
that the people of this country are the law
makers it might be good idea for them to
follow the foX's example and attend to their
own business. There would be no possible
way, in the nature of the case, to pass any
such number of measures and those that
were passed would be apt to be of general
Importance.
81 have faith in the decision of the whole
people, because one cannot imagine any
bad measures that would benefit them as a
whole. They might occasionally be mis-
taken, but they could not willfully pass any
laws of bad character that would be good
for them as a whole Such laws are always
advocated and passed at the instigation of
interested parties and by people who are
not as deeply interested as the great public
themselves.
Good bless the man who invented Sleep
says Sancho PanZa, and so / say: God
bless the man who will invent practical
way to stop the flood of legislation in town-
ship, village, city, county, State and cOun-
try at large
Hon. S. M. Jones (Republican), mayor
OF Toledo, Ohio, President of the Acme
Sucker Rod Manufacturing Co.:
eve must have direct legislation before
we can reach the ideal social state. am
ready for it. Certainly it would seem that
when the people make their own rules Tor
laws), through the initiative and referen-
dunn, there would be nothing more to be
desired, but even if direct legislation will
not eliminate human selflshness, and
though we had that form of government to-
morrow, am inclined to think it would re.
quire marked change in our moral stand.
ards before society would be redeemed. As
long as we point to successful man" or
leading citizen"-simply because he start
ed poor boy and devoted his life to accum
ulating the fruit of other mems toll (ant
this is just what we dOl, direct Legislation
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the general public; and in pursuance of
which, valuable franchises belonging to the
people are disposed of without adequate
consideration of the rights of the real own
ers.
Probably one of the most notorious ex-
amples of this character in American his
tory was the disposal, against the protests
of its citizens, of the gas monopoly in Phila-
delphia to favored corporation at nineteen
million dollars less than was offered by an
other bidder; and in face of the fact that
practical business analysis of the prOvis-
ions of the franchise justified the belief that
it would yield to the favored corporation,
during the thirty years of its continuance,
profit exceeding fifty-eight million dollars.
a peculiarly alarming and perplexing fea-
ture connected with this particular act was
that among the recipients of what was COM
monty regarded "ill-gotten plunder ex-
torted from the poor" were to be found
some of the very wealthy and "eminently
respectable" citizens of Philadelphia, some
occupying high social and religious posi-
tions in the community.
"In view of the practical difficulties Of or
ganizing and maintaining a regular party
organization which would successfully COM
bat the present well-organized political
forces, am inclined to regard the "Refer-
endum" as not only the most practical step
toward checking dishonest legislation, but
also believe it would bring to the direct con-
sciousness of the voter, his right and power
of self-government, and eventually make
that right something more than textbook
theory"
Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfred Laurier, G. G. M.
c., head of Liberal party, Premier and Pres
ident Privy Council of Canada;
Acts speak louder than words. Here is
Sir Laurier's record, compiled from The
Nnurr Nsrnn hrr M.
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as public attention is at present much
directed to the consideration of the
admittedly great evils of intemperance,
it is desirable that the minds of the people
should be clearly ascertained on the ques-
tion of prohibition by means of a Dominion
plebiscite"
Joseph Franklin, Esq, Vice President
and manager of the VIM. Barr Dry Goods
Co., st. Louis, Mo-:
'Would it be an advantage to put check
on law-making in this countryi Yes. Ex-
perience has shown me that three-fOurths of
all the laws passed here, had best never be
enacted.
Many of them are vicious, many useless
and all expensive and confusing A few
laws properly administered are better than
The thousands passed every year and that
are neglected or enforced only for the ben
eft of some class or clique.
''HOw can these streams, rivers, oceans Of
laws be stopped or damned! 1t is an old
saying that the fox never sent better mes
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Congress. The former cOngeries of repre-
scntatives, some honest and some corrupt,
each acting from his individual motives,
has given way to the boss, who owns the
legislative power in bulk, and takes con-
tracts to jam through any measure whose
sponsors are willing to pay his price. The
people, enraged by successive betTayals, and
realizing the hopeless folly of turning out
one boss to make room for another, are in
a dangerous mood. The only way of keep
ing their rising indignation within the
bounds of order is to give them some peace
full method of controlling their own affairs.
That is what direct legislation would do"
Hon. Hazen S. Pingree (Republican),
Governor of Michigan, four times mayor
Of Detroit, head of firm of H. S. Pingree &
Smith, shoe manufacturers, OF Detroit:
"Give the people what they want is my
motto, and as | understand that direct leg
islatiOn is only means to do this most
heartily favor it. In my political expert
ence, have found that as l brought for
ward measures for the real benefit of the
people, lost more of the support of the SUI
perior classes and have had to rely on the
masses, and have found fund of honesty
and good sense in them not to be found else
where, and the wisest thing to give the peo-
pie is what they want. So let us have di-
rect legislation"
Hon. John MacVicar Republican,,
mayor of Dos MOines, Iowa:
Representative government at best can
only roughly estimate the wants of COM
munity, and too
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ter Vicarious atonement in government as
much as in religion is illogical and unfair,
II all the people govern, then the classes
must stand or fall together-the strong
must raise up the weak or suffer and fall
with them.
"To-day the most practical need of the
referendum is to cut short the purchase OF
legislators by franchise monopOlies. When
millions are to be made by or protected
against legislative acts, corrupt men will
seek to represent the people and will make
out of their votes all that the traffic will
bear.
81 have no such overweening confidence
in many permeated with the greed of our
civilization as to believe that the legislators
average worse than the voters or to believe
that majority of voters will be controlled
by ethical motives. But when self-protec-
tiOn compels the venial voter to vote right,
society, good and bad, is benefited.
with direct legislation we should get
the public service of better men, awaken q
better public interest and be saved from
much vicious legislation"
Samuel E. MoiTett, formerly editor of the
San Francisco Examiner, now one of the
editors of the New York Journal:
"Direct legislation is no longer merely
desirable; it has become essential to the
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family all who earnestly strive for political
reform, economic Justice and social enfran-
chisement must range themselves on the
side of organized labor in this demand for
direct legislation"
Hon. Marion Butler, United States Sen
ator from North Carolina;
'Do l believe in direct legislation? Let
the facts speak. have been trying to pass
o resolution in the United States Senate for
the appointment of special committee to
consider into the feasibility of applying it
to federal legislation, but there is consider
able prejudice in the Senate against the cre-
ating special committees, particularly when
the Senate is not especially friendly to the
object. The cry is always raised that reg
ular committee of the Senate should make
such investigations. ] have never been able
to get my previous resolution reported from
the Committee on Contingent Expenses.
Recently have made new move by IN
PRODUCING new resolution instructing the
Committee on Privileges and Elections to
make this investigation. succeeded in
getting il to q vote, and it passed on
June 49,"
Rev. b. Fay Mills, the eloquent pulpit
orator and Christian Socialists
81 will hold up both hands for the ini-
tiatiye and referendum. sometimes think
agree with those who feel that this should
be the next step in social reconstruction, as
certainly believe it will be productive OF
all others.
81 believe the revelation of God is in the
conscience of all the people. Mazzini says
that whoever makes q religion out OF de-
mocracy will save the world"
Lord Salisbury, the English premier, and
leader of the Conservative party of Great
Britain;
81 believe that nothing could oppose
bulwark to popular passion except an ar
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their approval. The people Of the Iowa mu-
inequalities may also take the initiative and
require that proposition authorizing the
city authorities to establish municipal
water works, gas works, or electric light
works be submitted to the people.
"The city of Des MOines has already had
occasion to take advantage Of the initiative
and referendum and believes it to be Of inn
mense value"
Finley Acker, Esq, head OF the firm Of
Finley Acker & Co., wholesale and retail
grocers, Philadelphia, Pa, and lifelong Re
publican:
81 regard the Referendum or Direct
Legislation method as the most practical
means, at this
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referendum occupied certain place. The
official leaHet issued from the central Con-
servative Offices, to explain and enumerate
the items of the party program, placed the
referendum third on the list of Unionist
aims. A firm imperial policy comes first.
Then follows a strong navy. Third comes
the referendum. The referendum may thus
fairly be said to have emerged from OBJ
scurity y"-J. St. Loe Strachey, editor of the
London Spectator.
N. o, Nelson, Esq, President N. 0. Mel
son Manufacturing Co, of st. Louis, foun-
der of LeClaire, business man, and philan-
thropist:
81 believe in direct legislation because
the representative system has developed
some disastrous weaknesses. II has re-
lieved the people from responsibility and
thus weakened their interest. From a
choice of the ablest and best, indifference
and ignorance have left the field to the
shrewd, the unscrupulous, the vigilant self
seekers
"a people can have and should have as
good government as it deserves, but no bet
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ship OF more IMAM
million trade
unionists:
81 have full
faith in the peo-
pie. The safety
Of the future as
well as the inter
ests Of the pres
ent can safely be
entrusted in their
hands. The whole
are more honest,
more intelligent
than the few. We
must soon choose
whether we are
to have an oil
garehy or a dem
ocracy. All low
ers of the human
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safety, II not 10
the continued ex-
istence, of the re-
public. A few
years ago the
represent tive
system was in de-
caynow it is
dead. Then we
had many bad
representatives
now we have sub
stantially no rep
resentatives, good
or bad, at all.
Thia ia literally
true of State leg
islatures and city
councils, and it is
becoming increas-
ingly true Of
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new lime Dy MI.
George Wrigley,
of Toronto:
Mr.. has
never avowed
himself directly
in favor of a di-
rect legislation
law, but the Lib
eral party to
which he be-
longs, committed
itself to that
principle when
its platform was
framed in 1893
at Ottawa by
the adoption of
plank 10, which
reads:
"That where
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munlCy ana TOO
often party plat
forms and pledg-
es are miscon-
strued or neglect
ed, representa-
tives influenced
either by greed
or gain or ambi-
ton; but the peo-
pie cannot be cor
rupted.
I'm the very ma
ture of things, all
classes and inter
ests cannot be
represented in
our law-making
assemblies.
"Iowa munich
palities appreci-
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AAANNAiDg NJ ViAAD
time, for check
ing the corrupt
assaults which
are being con-
stantly mad g
upon the treas
uries Of large mu-
inequalities. Care
full observers real
ize the fact that
municipal poll
tics in America
has developed 81
gantic and pow
erful business or
ganizations, con-
Quoted for the
pose of enriching
favored parties
at thp pYnpnsp of
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+" MSfo4uneS Never
Come SmglN."

II Is said that nincty-ffVc
out of eVery hundred business
men meet misfortune at some
stage tn their HVeS; some re-
cover and some do not. IF
the remedy IN business life
Evere as easily found as in
the ills that beSet humanity,
there Evould not be as much
misfortune.
In the latter case, multitudes when at
tackled by rheumatism, scrotula and
other diseases, flee for protection to
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and they find
there a sovereign and specific remedy
for troubles of the kidneys, liver and
bowels. Lt Never diSappOintS.
Liver and Kidneys My mother was
very sick with congestion Of the liver and
kidney trouble Nothing helped her until
we got Hoods Sarsaparilla, which showed
its effects with first dose. She is we'll and
hearty" MRS. d. A. STONE, Winthrop, Me.
Run Down - Il was weak, had no ap-
petite, nervous and completely run down.
Tried many remedies but nothing helped
me until used Hoods Sarsaparilla which
cured me-" MRS. WIN. MARKS, 27 Henry
st., Binghamton, N. Y.
GastEitIS -" Nervousness caused hy
fright made my wife suffer intensely from
gastritis. Morphine was necessary to re-
lleVe the suffering. Hoods Sarsaparilla
and Hoods Pills were tried after all else
failed and in four days she improved and in
IA days she was cured" G. W. Il. SCHMIDT,
Cedar Falls, Iowa.
DYspepsIa--"I suffered for 20 years
with dyspepsia. Dared not eat meat, new
bread or vegetables. Went hungry for feaI
Of distress. Felt Respondent and distressed
Took Hoods Sarsaparilla and got relief
Immediately. Can eat most anything with.
out discomfort" MRS. EMILY f. BUMP,
Middleboro, Mass.
Dizzy Spells - "After the measles my
daughter had dizzy spells, which we thought
would pass of but they did not until we
gave her Hoods Sarsaparilla. In five days
they disappeared and in one month she re-
gained her usual health" B. H. KAMFER.
BECK, 5S Graves Place, Holland, Mich.
SND ~ n
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ate the safeguard which our laws, provid,
ing limited direct legislation, have thrown
around our city governments. Before
franchise can be granted or its terms ex-
tended, ,itmust be submittedto the people for
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ranBelllehI ~,
deliberate and
careful reference
of any matter in
dispute to the
votes of the peO-
pie, like the ar
rangements ex-
isting in the
United States
and Switzer-
land"
To this may be
added the follow
ing significant
statement from
the editor of Lon
dOn's greatest
newspaper:
"At the elec.
ton of 1895, the
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Samuel Gompers, President Of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, with a member
AN'-AA --...... H..
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money IL 1t fails co
cure. 25c. The genuine has Il B. Q. on
each tablet.
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-29

Hoods Pilla cure liver ills, the nonlrrltating and
only cathaTtLO 60 take with H00d,s saTsaPaEllIa:
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Direct Legislation VS.. Boss Rule.
MORE OPINIONS FROM PROMINENT PERSONS ON NECESSITY
FOR PURER DEMOCRACY.

NMMNNMNM MRMMMMM MMMRMRRRM
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-20
INDIANS GETTING UGLY.
Leech Lake Reds Apparently Prepar-
ing for More Deviltry.

Minneapolis, March 15.-Michael
Gogins, a we'll known and conservative
pine cruiser, says that the Leech Lake
Indians are in a dirty temper and
ready for any sort Of deviltry. They
have been holding councils two or
three times week and the proceed
ings are kept very quiet. The Indi-
ans grievance is based on a fear that
after prospective pine sales are over
they will still be in debt, something
that has never been known to happen
before Gogins says the Indians could
muster in case of trouble fully 1900
fighting men, nearly all armed. The
government has lately ordered the two
companies of the 9TH infantry away
from Fort Smelling and the state now
has no available military force except
newly organized militia.