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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-01

armor plant to be determined by the
secretary of the navy. precisely as the
purchase Of any other supplies for that
branch of the government.
II. as a business proposition, it can
be demonstrated that the government
can manufacture its supplies of this
commodity more cheaply than they can
be purchased by private contract. then,
with propriety, provision could be made
for the building of an armor plate fac
tory to furnish future supplies. In the
meantime IL is the height of folly 20
check at once the upbuilding of the
navy, because certain portion Of the
supplies necessary for the purpose are
costing the government of the United
States and other governments of the
world more than some theorists think
they should.
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An UNFAIR DEAL.
Some Pierce County "HOgRishness''
Exposed by Spokane bathurst

In these columns last week was given a
partial list OF the appointments that have
gone directly to Pierce county, aud the
endeavor was made to show that in all of
the state and national patronage Tacoma
and Pierce county Jared equally as we'll
as, If not better than. the other counties
of the state.
The Post-Intelligencer of last Wednea-
day, in telegram from Tacoma. an
nounced the appointment of Jim Knox.
of Tacoma and Puyaliup, to the position
OF United States shipping commissioner
at Port Townsend, and thus we have
again an exhibition OF Pierce county con
sideration for the interests and wishes of
the smaller counties.
In fairness and justice the place of ship
ping commissioner belongs to Jefferson
county. In all the trials and tribulations
of the Republican party Jefferson county
remained loyal In the disaster of 1896
with vote Of about 1900 she gave a Re
publican majority Of nearly 300. leading
the very small list of three counties In
the state that gave maiorities for the
Republican presidential electors There
is no reason in the world why jefferson
should have been overlooked in this APP
pontment; still less why she should be
Inundated by the appointment Of man
so VIGOROUSLY UNIT for public office as
Jim Knox.
Senator Foster received very strong
earnest and faithful support from the
legislative representatives OF jefferson.
In return for this support the only re-
quest made was for the appointment OF
"a local man as shipping commissioner
Al the first mention OF Knox's name in
this connection there was an earnest
protest against him from many parts ~
the state Congressman Cushman and
Jones indorsed another applicant. Not
wlthstanding this the dispatches indicate
Knox success.
The appointment viii add nothing TO
Senator Fosters reputation and the pub
lie service will not be elevated by plac-
ing in such position a man who II con-
c.ded by his own neighbors 20 be abso-
lstelv unqualified by temperament or BY
character.
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Adhering TO the Enemy.

The report OF Gen. schwan Is simply
cumulative 10 the testimony Of every
other army officer who has seen service
in the Philippines and who has been
heard from upon the subject. when u
says that the scattering emDers of In
surrectlou in the islands arr held alight
solely In the hope OF Democratic sue
cess In the coming national election
The grra, any Of the FiHpinos ia. and
has been from the Inception II the In
surrectlou In that country the Demo-
cratic party in this
There is no partisanship ia these re-
ports. which come from so many differ
ent sources. That there is some bitter
ness IS but naturally u be- expected Z
men whu have been undergoing severe
hardshIps. daily r-sAing their lives and
seeing their comrades shot down a 9 their
sides. knowing all the time that The
sufferinss and death which they wit
messed were due in great part 10 the
altitude Of partisan politicians in the
United States.
The FibpInos are not alone in their
hopes There is not an enemy Of the
United states gov eminent or people in
any part OF the world who has not the
same hearty wish for the success Of
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POLITICAL NOTES.

Il is disgusting 10 extremes o. aee the
scramble sone ~ the state officials are
making to I'd themselves Ellen s5uIs
Dawn
Strange TO SAL. the dlssenslans 81 the
ranks og the Kitutas Democracy wess over
shadowel by those Of King coun'y.-E1-
Isnsburg CaAltaL
While no. admitting the Implication that
anyncsIy or anything Was worked" our
delegation mere tsjoiced r1at The GodNfr
rr.en made =lch a Sowing % justice by
oral ana written testimony, az enlisted
their support. independently ~ the fact
that fb.v were useful 20 he sCnsmes Of
the auti-Rogers people. e. Wash rlzt0n
Standard
Had the Spokane convention been In the
hands and been manipulated ty tie Re-
publi1ans IT could DOL have played more
successfully with the Democrats. There
was 10 attempt al c0mprc nize. there we're
no concessions. there was no halfway
meeting place provided, there was no at
tempt az peace meeting. The Hart dee
CATION. regularly organized. with ,is re
d.sutlAis a. straight as a string. was simply
thrown out bodlly-and no one mourueG or
shed tear. on! what fall Was this
Ballard News
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THAT OTHER RUSH FOR GOLD.
Hegira 10 Nome Compared with the
Fraser River Excitement.

salt Lake IriDune.
The steamships carried away 1000 pas
sengers last week from Seattle for Cape
Nome. or Nome City. An Eastern paper,
commenting on H. says: Nothing in the
history OF American prospecting for gold
Is at all comparable with the headlong
rush of Adventures to the Cape Nome
district"
The paper Is n little off. 1t did not see
the rush To Fraser river that came just
when the placers of California began to
weaken. Nothing like II had ever oc-
Cured on this earth before. Years after
Il the captain of the old Sierra Nevada
was asked by gentleman IL he remem-
bered when he backed out from the wharf
I'm San Francisco with the first load Of
gold-seekers for the Fraser river. His
reply was: DO | remember Il? | backed
out because | was afraid that II / waited
longer the mass of humanity on the old
ships deck would capsize her IN the bay"
The general prospect of the Cape Nome
Adventures. We think. II better than IL
was at Fraser river. but the movement
to the north is precisely the same as 81
was to Fraser river, and can only be com
pared with the EwarminE OF bees when
about the right time Of year comes
around. when the old boss bee starts
there Is no use To deliver lectures to the
swarm. They go. and nothing can stop
them except exhaustion. The bees are
governed by some law OF their own. There
is no telling what impels the great crowd
OF men TO all take on frenzy at the
same time and make rush for new
gold field. or supposed gold field. II t.
just as frantic, just as Wild. just as I'M
tamRble and ungoyeTnable az the annual
pilgrimage to Mecca The faithful sim
ply want TO go, and they 20; they 20
knowing that hundreds OF them will die
every year on the way. but that does
not stop them. No one can convince any
individual member ~ the crowd that he
IL the one that is going 10 die. h. simply
says Allah W great. and ! will take my
chance.
II half the hopes ~ the Cape Nome vOy-
ayers are realized they viii add 10 the
gold output this year very materially. and
by next year will bring the product Of
this country up to sf69RSl 90
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Armor Plate Provisions.

The question whether the work Of
without interruption, or whether there
shall be a cessation OF construction OF
battleships and armored cruisers for an
other year depends upon the disposition
which congress makes Of the armor
plate provision in the naval appropria
ton bill If a fixed price is provided,
and that at proposed low figures. the
completion of the battieships now I'M
der construction will be delayed indef
initely. No contracts can be let for
those authorized by the pending bill,
and the contracts for the construction
OF the six armored cruisers authorized
by congress more than a year ago will
be tied up. The Limitation upon the
price OF armor has prevented the adver-
Using OF bids for the construction OF
these vessels.
II politics were eliminated, and bust
ness sense applied to the problem. there
would seem no legitimate reason why
the Foss amendment should not be
agreed to In conference. This simply
puts armor plate in the same category
with other supplies: with the proviso
that IL a contract cannot be let at
reasonable price. the secretary of the
navy may build an armor plate factory
In which the government can make Its
own armor plate. The treatment OF the
whole armor plate question by congress
is dlscreditable, from the constant in.
trur on Of politics into matter which
the country, Few pretend to question
the necessity Of the upbuildng OF the
navy. That being admitted, or at least
not seriously controverted by any CON
siderable number in either house. the
whole matter should have been treated
as business proposition for the ac-
quirement OF needed material for an
important branch Of the government.
But the interests OF the country have
been subordlnated 10 the opportunity Of
creating partisan capital out Of the al
legged eNtortion Of those firms which
alone are in a position to furnish the
armor plate necessary for the new ships.
under construction or authorized
Whether or cot the price asked for ar
NOR plath Is extortionate Is aside from
no. q n atr -gru
Il may BE- said that this government
has been able 90 secure its armor plate
supplies cheaper than has any other
country IN the world II trust should
be formed and arbitrarily advance the
price ~ hard bread aul salt Junk. upon
which sailors are proverbially supposed
10 suGsisi. d, would b. scarcely expect
"a that the navy ration should be abol-
.shsd untN the trust came 10 terms or
aulu the government constructed its
( own packing houses mills and bakeries
/ % supply us own necessities.
/ The construction oG an arrnor plate
/ factory should be considered entirely
apart from the acquisition Of armor
( plate for the vessels now under con-
| strUction or authorized The necessities
/ OF the service cannot wait for the con-
! structlon u government plant. and
| for getting it Into operation. any more
than hungry sailors could await the
building Of government ration fac
! sOrN- With uoIttfcS ONT Of The WAY Their
Is no reason why congress should not
| leave the question Of the purchase Of
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HOW TO IMPROVE PORTLAND. OF.
Abandon Boom Methods aud Plant
Tabhage- in vacant Lots.


The INCORPORATION Of towns and cities
In this Western country f. ~ fro4usni oc-
currence. bat the formal ard legal aban-
donmeut ~ corporate municipal existence
Is not a common Incident. though IL D.
reported 10 have occurred this week In
the case ~ the "city" AZ %ecanlcum. ga
Clat~op county, the suffiricut ana senel+
bic reason given being that ths land was
much more valuable for farming uuf-
poses than for town lots The same is
true OF "a large part ~ a good many 81
our Western "citl.s Hnd the mauf adj
dlti0ns thereto.
A considsra bic portion ~ the area Of
Portland. even. plated into town lots
and called thlH or that addition" would
BE- put 90 better uve. and would lee 81
more profit to- the owners and To- the com
munitv. n % were devoted ga raising p1-
tstoes and cabbage apples pr berEies
This craze 10 plat all the country for
miles around every lltll" collection az
houeea into city lots aud hold them NJ
ten times the value they Will be for any
purpose Tor a hundred ears to come, has
been a continual curse to this country.
The city" Of Nccanicum has set good
example.
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The German meat exclusion bill
which has passed the reichstag and -
now before the bundesrath Is likely to
proyoke considerable discussion on
both sides Of the Atlantic. especially
since Congressman Bailey has intro
duced in retaliation bill directing the
president to impose and collect an ad-
ditionsl duty of 10 per cent. on all i'm
ports from Germany should the meat
bill become a law.
The reichstag bill absolutely excludes
American canned meats. sausages and
sausage meats nom the German mar
ket II passed the reichstag through
the efforts OF the German agrarians. or
landed proprietors and farmers, and
was In reality the result of a deal BY
which the axrarians agreed to assist
the emperor In building UP his new
navy In return for the imperial good
Offices In securing the meat exclusion
act The measure was framed ostensi-
bly, in the interest OF the public health.
but In this respect II is wholly fraudu
lent. for American meats have been
found 10 be the best and purest Ia the
world, and TO say that they are dis
eased and unit for food is Islander
that has been disproved repeatedly. In
spite OF the fact that there have been
severe restrictions on meat importa-
tlons into the German empire. Ameri-
can meats and especially hos prod
uets have constituted nearly 80 per
cent. Of the total importations from
this country. The Germans like our
meats and they have not proved detri-
mental to the health OF the consumers
But the German farmers ind that their
business has been Affected by American
competition and In order that their
prohts may be Increased they ask that
Cur canned meats and Sausages be kept
out
OF course the Germans themselves d.
not regard the proposed law as some
thing gotten NJ Ia the interest u the
good health of thc empire. Two Of the
mos, important hygienlc provisions ~
the bill were eliminated before its pas.
sage and the Rgrartans secretly admit
that they favor the law because they
want the German meat market to them
selves This is how the matter viii he
regarded Ia this country and every
where else outside OF Germany. IL .s
nothing more ~ less than special dis
crtmination against a friendly country
made by misrepresentation which
amount 20 an actual slander against
American products.
II Germany had attempted a. bring
about this exclusion u American meats
by scheme OF reasonable customs da-
ties this country probably could not
have complained We are upholding
the system OF protection for ourselves
and IL would not have been reasonable
on our part TO find fault IL another ma
tion claimed the right 10 adop; the
same policy Deliberately shutting the
doors against our products is quite a
different matter. and there is every els-
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President Hearst of the National AS
Democrats and all patriotic citizens, re-
sar1less of party affiliations. to join In
a new pledge of fidelity 10 the republic
as the fathers made it, Some people
may be in doubt as to whether or not
Mr.. Hearst means the republic after
Louisiana without the consent of the
governed: and others may inquire why
Mr.. Hearst makes a distinction between
Democrats and "ali patriotic citizens
regardless Of party affiliations
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slaughter that would write another
glorious page IN history at the cost of
blood and tears and human suffering
incaieulabie. Since they had not re
why prolong the struggle? This is the
lesson of every step Of the advance from
Bloemfontein, where one position after
another prepared for resistance as ef-
fective as that which made brilliant the
earlier campaign. was abandoned with
out a blow. The war was over when
the Boer in the ranks saw that there
was no longer a chance to win.
The event makes Lord Roberts the
most illustrious commander of his time.
He has fought no great battle. But he
restored the morale, the confidence and
the organization of an army at the low
est ebb. This was his work during his
long pause. this and the strategy that
made use Of his mighty force to just
this end.-that II should win by demon
strating the futtiity OF a stand against
1t. He began where others failed; ami
IL is in the spirit Of our time to honor
more highly him who wins at least cost
OF men more highly than the victor In
a decisive engagement whose dead are
numbered by tens Of thousands. Eng
land can use her triumph only to build
up thriving, free and happy colonies
by and by 10 become loyal as well-upon
the ruins of the subjugated states. For
them the high hope OF independence
fades forever: but as English subjects
they Will enjoy rights and privileges
that have been won through centuries
of struggle happier than their own.
Whatever their sympathies. the people
OF this country will be glad that this
sorrowful war is at an end.
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The summary OF the report of the
Chamber OF Commerce published this
morning serves to define and deepen
the impression Of the valuable work for
Seattle accomplished by this body and
It's enthusiastic and indefatisable secrc-
tary. Mr.. Prosch. There is not one de-
partment OF our municipal development
In which its influence has not been felt.
Some OF the most important enterprises
OF the city. some OF the institutions that
make most directly for Its prosperity.
some OF the movements that have
brought II into national prominence can
trace their origin to the inspiration and
the fostering care OF the Chamber of
Commerce. The record Of work done
during the last year Is a long and sug-
gcstive one. We wish continued energy
and success for this powerful promoter
and assistant OF Seattle's progress.
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rec,, Rhodes is about to establish an
important mining enterprise in German
West Africa, but settling an outlander
question in that territory will be quite
a different matter from settling II IN
the Transvaal.
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The police board of ST. Louis is doing
now what it ought to have done at the
outset of the labor trouble there 1t has
called upon the sheriff to summon
posse large enough to quell disturb
ances. stop rioting and put an end to
the indiscriminate shooting matches on
the street that have been daily
amusement for the last two weeks
When that is done. when life and prop
erty are secure from assault, then will
be time and opportunity to settle the
differences between the striking street
car men and their employers.
1t il a disgrace to the American name
that these outbreaks Of violence should
be permitted; that they should run their
course, through the cowardlce of weak
kneed officials. and that it should re-
quire always much loss of property and
that action to which every city official
Is bound by his oath of office. We are
proud of comparing our government
with others; but when our municipal
system breaks down as IL generally does
at the initial point, and private differ
ences are allowed to run into rioting
and free assault. we sink TO the level OF
the worst governed peoples Of the
world
nd ION to tc
cowardly neglect to act has come TO be
regarded by the whole criminal and dis
orderly elements of a city as an invi-
tation to excuses. The moment that
they hear OF strike on a large scale
they are on the alert. This Is their op-
portunity: and the sworn defenders OF
law and order do not raise a hand. Any
one who looks at the list of casualties
In st. Louis since this trouble began
will see how small Is the part of strik.
ers or employers in the melee The
streets are full Of gangs OF roughs. out
for any mischief that presents itself,
and the victim Is usually some noffen-
sive bystander who picks up stray
bullet in his person.
ST. Louis has disgraced herself. and
she has only copied the example set by
other cities under similar circum-
stances. 1t is even more to the interest
OF labor than OF capital that order he
preserved during strike, so that no
imputatlon OF violence may rest upon IL
Justly. But labor and capital both want
10 stand within the circle OF the law,
The shameful policy which invites ev-
cry hoodlum TO attack body and hunt
booty because a strike is in progress
should be condemned by every friend
of order in every community.
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CULTIVATE THE srGAR BEET.
Experiments Probably VIII pen
strats That u Is Prs9tsbss

Midway. u e. A1Nanfss
II g. gfatify Ing 70 find an effort 80
made 20 encourage the cultivation " ~
gkAnogaB country 81 the sugar f~f9
with the object - ultimately mNkihx =
70 marketable product on sgiiSeasnt',
large scale 10 induce both growers ". !.
ihe sugar manufacturers 70 derive w~
from the industry.
IL has been amply dem00HlFatsG u@
tobacco growing is both sueeessinl -
profitable m the MizFion valley. an9 ".
on effort e. % be made 20 ascertain ", -
rnliAbiHfy ~ otherwise II that - X.
and other parts of the Dkanogan iW "
growth ~ tins sugar bret.
" o. 20 b. hoped that farmers via -
d genuine interest ln the experiment.. q
II aflcticsbi. 20 add another pfoh'rpfs
sIAfing cruy ~ the ssFsTai BIT !.
proved aging ln the fertile fallsy o. "
Oka ungaU country
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There Is one wholesale house In Ia
coma TO which the Ledger of that city
was referred with the assurance that
1t would get plain statement in the
matter of alleged lower prices for goods
there than In Seattle. II took the advice
and here Is what one of the high officers
OF the company said: II do not say that
we sell cheaper than Seattle. but l do
say we sell as chesply as they do. 1t is
quite possible that in some things their
prices may be higher than ours. In 9TH
er things we may be higher than they
are" This disposes of several columns
of fake matter in the Ledger. on the
authority OF Tacoma business man OF
high standing
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The front door OF the White House
which has been a grained imitation OF
black walnut for unnumbered years
was scraped the other day and found to
be solid mahogany. This reminds us
that the American character is often
found TO be more solid than II is painted
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Reduction of aaiirosd mstss.

fJlt WfAA lNbstai :.
The Northern Pacific Railroad tpiai.. -
has voluntarily reduced the local ne, ~
for paaAeEger transportation IN ihis go
and oregon 70 cents raiis, .s sasrx
enc, Tutv = This IS an enterprise
move on the part % the manastns1..
that wiII be we'll received by the peog
and which We hope viii prove pfoasAess
10 the company by Increased 49, s..s.
There would not be any anti-cofpo' -
cry n the corporations would always
fairly and Justly with the psopse
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Think of what the British public may
suffer IL returning soldiers are struck
by a mania for writing magazine ar
ticles such as the American people bad
to put UP with after the close of hostih-
ties with Spain.
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only thirty persons were present
when the Populist convention met IN
Birmingham. Ala, Thursday but thirty
Pops OF the unterrified and unshaven
variety can furnish as much sound for
convention purposes as 800 delegates in
any other convention could supply.
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Pederewski says English audiences
are deeper thinkers than American su-
diences. He probably means that their
appreciation rises to the top more
slowly.
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n the people are not acquainted with
the best methods of regulating the ar
fairs of the universe 1t is not because
the college graduate is not doing his
best to offer well-considered sugses-
tons