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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-04
Senator Chambers Malice.

The refusal Of grand jury to re-
turn an indictment against Senator
Galiinger, Of New Hampshire. for vio-
lating the law relative to the solicita-
ton Of contributions for political pur-
poses marks the final collapse of what
the country win set down as a malici-
GUS personal assault by his associate
In the United States senate. It Is Sem
ator Chandler who has been at the
bottom OF this throughout: and the
character Of the man as well as the cir
cumstances Of the case establish the
fact Of particularly contemplate per-
sonai persecution for personal ends.
No one acquainted with practical pol
itics will fancy for a moment that Sem
ator Chandler bears the brand Of q
civil service reformer, or that zeal for
that cause has eaten him up. He Is
a chronic disturber OF the peace; one
Of those men who, with more ballast.
than Mason and less disposition to of
takes a no less distinctly personal view
of his Office. He IL for Chandler. first.
last and all the time. Considerations
Of party policy or public welfare weigh
little with him as against what he
fancies to be an opportunity to make
capital for himself or convince the peo-
pie OF his greatness.
This disposition has led him into
numerous rattle-brained performances
in the past, but there Is an especial
absence of propriety in his latest action.
A war upon his own colleague is suffl-
GENTLY unusual: when 1t Is found to
be based upon groundless accusations
1t becomes discreditable. 1t Is the fact
that the charges against Senator Gal
linger were supported and probably In
spired by Chandler. They were inves-
tigated by the civil service commits
sion, the proper authority to take cog
nizance of the matter and the one most
Jealous for an observance of the law,
and were dismissed. After this, the at
tempt to have the grand jury take up
the matter showed the motive under
meath. With it's declaration against
an Indictment, the entire charge
against Senator Gallinger is disposed
Of. But it leaves Senator Chandler In
a position that more sensitive Or
scrupulous man would find scarcely
tolerable.
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NO FRrf0aTT YARDS on WARE
HOUSES.
Seattle, Jan. 5. 1900.

Seattle, Jan, 5, 1900.
TO the Editor: VIII you kindly permit me
the use Of your columns for q very brief
statement of my views In reference TO tho
granting on the part Of the city OF certain
rights and privileges asked for by the
Northern Pacific Railway Company In &c.
attie3
1t Is my opinion that the proper place.
all things considered, for a passenger depot
in Seattle is the space Immediately east Of
Railroad avenue. extending from the north
fine of Columbia street to the south line Of
Madison street; that for this purpose Mar
ion street west OF Western avenue should
be vacated, at least for all except persons
on foot. for the accommodation Of whom
a safe ard convenient passage way should
be provided. Further, Railroad avenue
should not be used for freight yards or
switching purposes. but should be kept
free Of ali distractions. Freight yards or
depots should go south of King street.
The above are my views on the railroad
situation In Seattle, all reports to the con-
trary. ID. B. WARD.
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Revising Pension Laws.

It Is proposed by the senate that a
special commission be appointed to
make general revision Of our pension
laws. The need for such a revision has
Icing been demanded, not with the idea
Of making 1t more difi1cult for worthy
applicant to obtain needed relief. but
for the purpose Of defeating the per-
sistence OF claimants who are not en-
titled to assistance from the govern
ment and making the law clear con-
sistent and harmonious.
The pension roll now amounts to more
than $1lo.0O0.O0o annually. and, instead
Of decreasing, there Is every probability
that It will be made even larger Years
ago 1t was thought the limit had been
reached, and that there would be a
gradual falling off in the number Of
pensioners, az well as decrease IN the
amount paid to them. Such has not
been the case. Each succeeding con-
gress has found 1t necessary to make
larger appropriation than its prede-
cessor, and hundreds of claims are yet
to be acted upon.
The war with Spain and the later sup
preston of instruction in the Philip
pines are certain to entail increased
expenditure for pensions Casualties
have not been large in number, and the
claims already filed are comparatively
few In the aggregate. but it Is impossi-
Bile to tell what the future will bring
forth. Before military operations have
been suspended many thousands Of men
will have seen service, and at later
date not q few of them may be asking
the government to recognize their work
and give some substantial reward II
they have been incapacitated through
wounds or exposure In the tropics.
The United States has always shown
a disposition to treat its soldiers fairly.
The size of the present pension roll is
sufficient evidence Of this fact. 1t will
probably be as willing in the future to
deal generously with its defenders as
1t has been in the past No just COM
plant has ever been made because the
nation helped man who had been in
capacitated for work through military
service, and It Is not probable there ever
will be.
Dissatisfaction over the increase in
the amount of pensions has grown out
of belief that there are some who are
not entitled to relief from the govern
ment. 1t is believed that there are
many on the rolls who should not be
there Through the skillful work of I'M
scrupulous pension attorneys many
names have gone on the lists and the
government Is in these cases paying for
services never rendered. Even now,
thirty-five years after the civil war, II
is proposed by some to pass laws which
will swell the pension appropriations
still more. One senator has introduced
a bill sweeping away all obstacles to
pensions for deserters, and another
favors measure proposing a liberal
bounty to every surviving soldier Of the
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VIII PROMOTE GREATNESS OF
SEATTLE.


Seattle, Jan. 3. 1900.
70 the Editor: The idea that any
railroad company competing for the
business Of Seattle II attempting to
throttle the commerce of the city,
or to do anything that viii not tend
to the increase OF that commerce Is to me
an absurdity. am of the opinion that the
Northern Pacific Railway Company, pur-
suing the policy Of enlightened selfishness
which characterixes its present MANAGE
ment, can afford to do only that which VIII
promote the commercial greatness OF Seat
tie. II this be not true why Is It that the
Northern Pacific recently invested large
sums OF money IN the purchase Of real
property upon which It is proposed to erect
expensive terminal buildings, thereby FUR
nishing our people with suitable facilities
for handling their business? Why - u,
that the same company, at great cost, -
now building the Palmer cut-off, which VIII
give it's trains direct entrance to our city!
To me It seems clear that the proposed
improvements win relieve rather than az
gravate the present unsatisfactory condi-
tion on our water front. The railroads are
there now, and they VIII continue to do
business there in an increasing volume
Shall they do that business in suitable
buildings and In restricted space, or shall
they be compelled to continue. as at pre-
sent, to handle the vast traffic OF this city
from freight cara which block the water
front all along Railroad avenue?
am convinced that II our citizens VIII
divest themselves OF the enmities that were
engenderet by the management Of the old
Northern Pacific Railroad Company when
II was seeking to build rival town at
the expense OF our city, II they win remeni-
her that new money has been invested In
this great transcontinental highway, and
that new men control it, destinies. they
win withdraw their opposition to these
proposed much needed improvements.
JOHN H. MGRAW.
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The chief cause OF complaint Of the
Portland oregonian against President
Mckinley appears to be that he IL cap
able Of progressing with events; that
contact With affairs constantly broad
ems and enlarges him. It IL charge
that no one will ever be able to bring
with truth against his critic.
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1t is quite common to Judge of COM
munity's condition by its postal BUSH
ness. II times are good the postofflce
shows 1t. According to this reasoning
the city Of Everett must be taking steps
forward. 1t has become second class
office, and during the past year the re-
ceipts showed 6. very marked increase.
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In the above table we reckon the Chris
tian era from the birth of Christ; and up
to the time His first year is completed
December 80 Christ was in His first year
(or yearA1 of his existencel.
For example: If an engineer were to
measure the distance from Seattle to New
York he would start from definite base
Zero representing the birth of CHRISTI.
His first mile would be mile l. and every
measurement made until he had COM
pleted the 5.2S0th foot in that mile would
be as of mile i. or the first mile of his
measurement. Each measurement from
the end Of his first mile Cor beginning OF
his second) to the end of his second mile
would be as Of mile 2, and he would not
complete mile until he had made his
last measurement of mile 2, ready to be-
gin on the third mile. or mile 3. Not until
he had measured the last foot OF the
lsoOth mile December 81. 1900 would he
enter upon his 2oO0th mile twentieth GEN.
tury). j. o. CAMPBELL.
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This city is no place for bunko men,
skin games and tin horn gamblers. The
sooner they are requested to move on
and the more persuasive the argument
the better.
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The Post lnteIligeneer hereby
GuAraneees ats advertisers = bOna
Aae Daaa easouIAtions DAILY, weekly
and Sunday, double that 81 any
ether newspaper p1bllshe1 IN the
state - WasAingtens Advertiaing
eontFaets Will be Daae subject 70
nhis guarantee.
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Railroads and steamship lines are
preparing to bid for the Nome travel
this year on scale unprecedented in
the history of transportation.
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A football game between Stanford
university and Seattle was advertised
for yesterday. but Seattle wasn't In 1t.
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Senator Pettigrew still wants tc
know, you know"
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Seattle's credit has always been good
and was never better than today.
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6EATTLE THEATER- shenandoah"
THIRD AVENUE THEATER.--.At
Gay Coney Island"
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Advance In Freight Rates.

Spokane Spokesman-Review.
Here Is an issue which the American
naople must face and settlA
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Seattle, Jan. 8, 1900.
To the Editor: II you have not wearied
of the new century problem. please al
low me a few words
In this mornings paper correspondent
gives the example Of the age. Of a child.
It Is quite true that we do not say the
child is one year old until he has COM
pleted his first twelve months, but we
do say that he Is In his first year Cor year
of his existence). The instant he COM
pletes his first year he enters upon his
second year (year Of his existenee). and
50 on. He is not 20 years old until he has
completed his twentieth year t240th
MONTH, although we say he was in his
twentieth year. or year 20 OF his exist
ence.
Your correspondent says: when
Christ was six months old half his first
year was gone. When twelve months
were ended year had passed completely
away" According to this 1t seems to
me that when the first twelve months
of 1901 are ended December 81. 1900, the
first twelve months OF the 2000th year
(new century, will have passed
As to the manner Of expressing a given
date, II seems to me that It would not
be 1899 years and months and 4 days,
but the 4th day of the 7th month Of the
1sg9th year, which year was completed at
its end, or December 81. 1899. y 4
As TO the interest calculation. It is not
contended that we begin at 81. but
with" 81, !. e.. at the beginning of 81
..............B. c. i........... b Ian. Il l
...............B. G. a.......... b Tan. 81 ]
Zero. Birth of Christ. =. Zero
ossl,. "a. .. D Ise. Il ]
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Seattle, Jan. 3, 1900
To the Editor: The century question"
seems to be gaining in interest by dis
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snArrLn, THURSDAY. JANUARY
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a
DAY rs

Our goods are all select. desirable
and salable, and are all excellent
values at their regular prices. but
fnsomuch as you can now buy them
for less than they have been. or
will be, why not buy what you need
or will soon be needing now?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-09
CAN'T USE BATHTUBS.
GAINESVILLE Plum bers Refuse to Work
on Goods Purchased
Out Of City.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Jan. 6.-ISpecial. i
Several prominent residents of this city
are now up in arms over what they claim
is highhanded work on the part of the
local Plumbers union. Several days ago
these residents made the purchase of
costly bathtubS Of a Chicago firm. The
Chicago house made the cost about one
half what the GAINESVILLE plumbers asked.
But where the real trouble commenced
was when the local plumbers were called
on to make the proper plumbing connec-
tons.
Members CT the local union now refuse
to have anything TO 10 with making the
proper connections. The result is that
several costly bathtubs are not being
utilized
Plumbers claim that it is against their
rules to dc the work where the purchase
was made out Of the city
The interested bathtub purchasers
claim that the whole action is nothing
short Of Il farce on the part Of the plumb
ers who have things all their own way
III GAINESVILLE. Present indications are
that outside nonuniOn plumbers will be
called N to remedy the existing trouble.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-09
AN INSURANCE SWINDLER.
Eagle Farmers Fall Victims to :
Clever Cheat.

Waukesha, Wis. Jan. 6.-i Special. /
Holders Of insurance policies in the vii
lage and vinicity of Eagle are anXiously
examining their policies and inquiring Of
the companies issuing them how they
stand en- the books Of the company This
is because Of the crooked methods of a
certain agent who has been doing bust
ness at Eagle, but whose whereabouts
is now unknown. His method was to
raise the policies issued 4 man would
take out 4 policy for $1,000. The agent
would issue HIM the policy in regular
form ana collect the premium. He would
then send in TO the company a duplicate
but instead OF being for $1,000 it would
be for 800 and only the premium for
500 would accompany it, In this way
the policy holder had a policy for $1,000
and the company had record Of a poll
ey one-tenth as large. This has been
going on for some time and would not
have been discovered until Il loss ON one
of these policies had occurred had it not
been for the fact that an Inspector of
the company visited Eagle and discov-
cred what was going OH. The delinquent
agent has disappeared and it is under
stood that the company will not prose
cute The act Of the agent is supposed
to have beca caused by a local rate war
between agents of different companies
and he teok this method to reduce the
premiums on policies issued by him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-09
PRISONERS MAKE
DASH FOR LIBERTY.
Green Bay Reformatory Officials
Use Their Guns on Escap-
ing Inmates.

Green Bay, Wis, Jan. 6.-[Special. J.
There was an unsuccessful attempt to es,
capt from the state reformatory early
this week. On Tuesday night two in
mates named Mccarthy and Endermann
made a bold attempt to escape. The in
mates were filing into quarters for the
night and were under the surveillance
of several guards. The farmhands are
allowed to step out OF line to go to the
stables at evening. The two young men
stepped out and started to walk towards
the stables. No attention was paid to
them by the guards, who supposed they
were some of the farm workers, until Il
few moments later. when Mccarthy and
Endermann were. seen running towards
the river. Several OF the guards, armed
with 16-shooters, prepared to give chase
en- the ice. The fleeing inmates had
nearly crossed the river when the guards
began firing at them. A bullet went into
the ice about Il foot from one Of the in
mates feet and quaking with fear he
sunk to the ice and was captured merely
because his knees refused to longer sup
port him. The other inmate was pur-
sued across the river. but was overtaken
a short distance from the west bank.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-09
BAD FREIGHT WRECK.
Wisconsin Central Road Sustains a
Loss of 100000 Near Chip
DSWa r aiIS.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, Jan. G.-TSpe-
cial. Freight train No. p. westbound
on the Wisconsin Central, was wrecked
last night three miles east Of Cadott,
which is eighteen miles from here. A
wheel broke on a bridge, causing the
freight to break in two. The cars caught
fire and seventeen were burned, causing
a loss Of 100000. No one was in
jured
The through freight from Chicago, con-
slstlng OF twenty-eight cars, ali loaded
and bound for the Twin Cities, went
through bridge eighteen miles east Of
this city and seventeen ears with contents
were totally destroyed by fire which
broke out q few minutes after the occur
renee Of the wreck.
Eight cars beside these that had passed
over III safety remained on the track i'll
Guiding the cabOOse III which the train
iien and conductor were sitting This ac-
counts for there being no loss of life.
The fifth car to tumble into the rayine
was an oil car which exploded, the burn
ing OIL scattering over the wreck The
last three cars were loaded with coal
which is still burning
Wrecking crews from the city and
Stevens Point are at work endeayOring
to save the iron and steel portions from
the flames
Passenger trains are being transferred
60 the Omaha track and taken around
by way of Eau Claire. A temporary
track cannot be completed before Mon
day. Railroad men here say that the
bridge was considered in a safe condition
and that undoubtedly the first car which
broke through had jumped the track and
thus wrecked the bridge
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-09
SKATER DROWNED.
Marfnette Boy Goes Through the
Ice and is Dead Before
Help Arrives.

Marinette, Wis, Jan. 6.-[Special. j
ing and following the ice crusher Ago
NAH. When about two miles from this
port he skated into the channel made by
the big boat and before any attempt
could be made to rescue him went down
He was the sen of fisherman.
Green Bay, WIS, Jan. 6.-[Special. /
Frank Berends, 4 man about 60 years
old, was drowned in Fox river here this
morning. While crossing the river he
broke through the ice. His cries for help
were heard by the police but before as
sistance could reach him the unfortunate
man was drowned. He was unmarried
and has lived here many years. Two
married brothers also live in the city
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-09
HENRY F. CORBETT HELD
Judge Considers There is a Prima
Facie Case Against Him.
BAIL FIXED AT $4,000.
Must Stand Trial on Charge of Shoot
ing Rev. and Mrs.
Cheney.

Racine. Wis, Jan. 6.-[Special. /
Judge Belden at noon today announced
his decision in the Corbett case. He
holds Corbett for trial and fixes his bail
at $4,000. Corbett was unable to fur
nish bail and was taken back to Jail to
await trial in the municipal court. His
case will be taken UP IN March.
When Judge Belden called court this
morning the room was packed to the
doors with spectators Corbett was in the
prisoners dock and looked worn and
nervous The general opinion was that
Corbett would be held as it was thought
that an examining magistrate would not
take the responsibility of discharging
him.
The general opinion proved TO be right,
as Judge Belden decided to hold Cor
bett to the municipal court in $4,000
bonds.
The judge said that the only power an
examining magistrate had was to deter
mine if the crime charged had been COM
mitted and if the evidence against the
accused was sufficient to justify suspicion
against him.
He said that he did not pass on the al
legged alibi nor the merits Of the identifi-
cations by Mr.. and Mrs Cheney. but he
had, after considering the testimony.
made up his mind that there was prima
facie case against Corbett, and for that
reason he did not feel that at this time
the accused was entitled to a discharge.
As soon as the judge had finished read
ing his opinion COrbett arose and turning
to Judge Belden addressed him.
Your honor" said he, Il wish to"
he was Interrupted by his attorney Nor
timer Walker, who pulled him to his
seat.
After the court had adjourned Corbett,
who had been unable to furnish bail
stated to a representative of the Wiscon-
sin that his health was being impaired
III the jail and that he would be a phys
zeal wreck by March if he was unable to
secure bail
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-09
FATAL GASOLINE EXPLOSION.
Madison Woman Badly Burned and
May Die.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 5.-[Special- =
Mrs. Walter Veerhusen was badly
burned this morning in a gasoline stove
explosion at her home, while working
over the stove. 1t is feared her injuries
will prove fatal. The fire was extin-
guished with slight damage
Portage, Wis, Jan, 5.-[Special. !
Henry ]. Jones Of Caledonia aged ..s.-1
years, fell from the roof of barn which
he was engaged in shingling and sus-
tanned fatal injuries. He slid down the
main roof to a second roof below from
which he fell to the ground before he
could recover himself The distance was
only eight feet, but he struck upon his
head, fracturing the inner skull, and died
a few hours later from brain compression
and hemorrhage.
Necedah, Wis. Jan. 5.--ESpecial l.
William Hoppe, the 14-year old son OF
Henry Hoppe Of StrCngs Prairie. while
playing with shotgun with Il younger
brother, was accidentally Shot and
killed